One day，a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in
his hanD. he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining（抱怨）
about his bad fortune and kept 36 why those who had so much money were never 37
and were always desiring more.
"As far as I"m concerneD. if I had only enough to 38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the 39 ，saw the beggar and said to him, "Hi, I have wished to 40 you for a long time. Now, open your 41 and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this 42 ：All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 43 shall become dust. Do you unde stand?""I see.”said the beggar."Then you should 44 ！It"s obvious that your wallet is a(n) 45 one，so don"t to it too heavily,”said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly 46 to have gold He quickly opened his wallet, anc
47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
"Is that enough? Isn"t it cracking?" asked Fortune.
"Never 48 ．It"s still strong enough now.，’answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar"s hands began to 49 . "A if only the golden stream would 50 forever! Just a little more，”said the beggar,“ 51 just a handful or two.”
"There! It"s full. The wallet will 52 ．”warned the Goddess, but the beggar reque teD.“It will 53 a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 54 fell upon the ground and came dust, The greedy beggar had nowto 55 but his broken bag.
| 小题1: | | A．showing | B．explaining | C．proving | D．wondering |
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| 小题2: | | A．relaxed | B．satisfied | C．worried | D．depressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．learn | B．watch | C．eat | D．play |
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| 小题4: | | A．street | B．bridge | C．yard | D．forest |
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| 小题5: | | A．praise | B．forgive | C．help | D．comfort |
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| 小题6: | | A．coat | B．pocket | C．box | D．wallet |
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| 小题7: | | A．occasion | B．suggestion | C．situation | D．condition |
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| 小题8: | | A．hand | B．feet | C．ground | D．corner |
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| 小题9: | | A．look out | B．look after | C．look up | D．look down |
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| 小题10: | | A．large | B．empty | C．worn | D．full |
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| 小题11: | | A．stand | B．wait | C．breathe | D．think |
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| 小题12: | | A．stream | B．piece | C．pair | D．variety |
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| 小题13: | | A．disturb | B．request | C．fear | D．insist |
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| 小题14: | | A．spread | B．close | C．loose | D．shake |
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| 小题17: | | A．flow | B．burst | C．disappear | D．change |
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| 小题18: | | A．attract | B．permit | C．include | D．hold |
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| 小题19: | | A．present | B．food | C．treasure | D．metal |
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| 小题20: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．everything | D．something |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:B
小题18:D
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试题分析：一个沿街乞讨的乞丐遇到了财富女神，财富女神给了乞丐许多金币，同时告诫乞丐，金币掉到地上则化为灰尘，贪婪的乞丐不听劝告，导致金币撑破钱包化为灰尘，乞丐又变得一无所有。故事告诫人们面对金钱不要贪得无厌。
小题1:D考查动词辨析。A. showing展示，B. explaining解释，C. proving证明，D. wondering怀疑，根据第一段最后一句，为什么那些人如此有钱却从不满足，还想得到更多。可知乞丐对此百思不得其解，“keep wondering”(一直想知道)符合句意。
小题2:B考查形容词辨析。A. relaxed B. satisfied C worried D. depressed还想得到的更多，所以不满足，“Never satisfy”(从不满足)符合句意。
小题3:C考查动词辨析。由常识可知，乞丐最重要的是要解决吃和穿的问题。eat(吃)对应下面提到的“穿”符合情景，learn“学习”，watch“看、观察”，play“游戏”，均不符合情景。
小题4:A考查名词辨析。根据第一段，乞丐在沿街乞讨，所以财富女神降落到大街上才能看到乞丐。street(街道)符合文意。bridge“桥”，yard“院子”，forest“森林”，均不符合文意。
小题5:C考查动词辨析。根据下文，打开你的钱包，我要给你一些金子，可知财富女神在帮助乞丐。所以选help意为：“帮助”。praise“表扬”，forgive“原谅”， comfort“安慰”，均不符合情景。
小题6:D考查名词辨析。A. coat外套，B. pocket 口袋，C. box盒子，D. wallet钱包，根据第三段中“All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold”(所有进入你钱包的都是纯金)可知乞丐打开的是一个钱包，所以选 wallet，“钱包”。
小题7:D考查名词辨析。A. occasion场合，B. suggestion建议，‘C situation情形，D. condition条件，只有在这种条件下，我才会去做。“All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 8 shall become dust”代指上文提到的这种条件。condition“条件、状况”符合句意。
小题8:C考查名词辨析。A. hand手，B. feet脚，C ground地面，D. corner角落，语境为：每一枚金币掉到地上都会变成尘土，ground(地面)符合情景。
小题9:C考查动词短语辨析。根据下文财富女神告诫乞丐不要装的太重，提醒乞丐注意、当心。所以选look out。look after照顾，look up仰视、向上看，look down俯视。
小题10:C考查形容词辨析。A. large大的，B. empty空的，C worn用旧的，D. full满的，结合上题，财富女神提醒乞丐当心，下文又提醒乞丐“so don’t load it too heavily,”最后一段中告诉我们，钱包坏了，由此可以看出，这是一个旧钱包，所以选worn，意思是：“用旧的”。
小题11:B考查动词辨析，A. stand 站，忍受，B. wait等待，C. breathe呼吸，D. think思考， could hardly wait to do意为：“迫不及待的干某事”。句意：激动的乞丐早已迫不及待的想拿到金子。
小题12:A.考查名词。A. stream小溪，B. piece片，C pair对，D variety种类，根据倒数第三段中提到“golden stream”可知答案。
小题13:C考查动词辨析。A. disturb打扰，B. request要求，C fear害怕，D. insist坚持，通过乞丐告诉财富女神钱包现在还很结实，可知不要为钱包担心。Never fear“不要害怕”。
小题14:D 考查动词。句意为：钱包装了如此多的金币，乞丐的手开始发抖。shake(发抖)符合情景。spread“伸展”，close“关闭”，loose“放松”，均不符合情景。
小题15:A考查动词。A. pour流出，B. end结束，C. dry变干，D. melt融化，乞丐希望金子源源不断的流出，四个选项中只有pour(流出)能形象的描绘出乞丐的贪婪。
小题16:B考查动词辨析。对应前文的“Just a little more,”可知，这里表达的意思是：贪婪的乞丐想再往钱包中多装一两把金子。add(添加)符合句意。take拿、携带”，lend“借出” ，send“送给”，均不符合情景。最后一段的第一句话也有原词复现： One more piece was added and the wallet split。
小题17:B考查动词辨析。A. flow流动，B. burst 突然爆发，破裂，C disappear消失，D. change改变，钱包已经装满了，而且是一个旧钱包，继续装可能会裂开。所以选burst“破裂”。最后一句话中的“split”为同义词复现。
小题18:D考查动词辨析。A. attract吸引，B. permit允许，C include包括，D. hold持有，保存，贪婪的乞丐认为钱包还能多装一点。hold“保存”符合语境。
小题19:C考查名词辨析。treasure(财宝)这里代指金币。钱包破裂后金币自然会掉到地上。present“礼物”， food“食物”，metal“金属”，均不符合句意。
小题20:A考查不定代词辨析。句意：衣衫褴褛的乞丐除了破裂的钱包一无所有。nothing“什么也没有”。 |
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During the last fifteen years of my mother"s life she suffered with Alzheimer"s disease. Until then she had been a bright, __51__ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) __52__ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I"m your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn"t that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed __53__ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, __54__ later on she would go __55__periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life __56__ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were __57__ for a short time.
Hoping to please her and put her mind __58__ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a __59__. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I __60__ my mother there as a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some __61__. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home." Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a __62__, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much __63__, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother"s suffering set me wondering __64__ I would have in mind if someday I couldn"t find __65__ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some __66__ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only __67__ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer"s is haunting there. Someday __68__ and when I become even more __69__ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your __70__.
| 小题1: | | A．accessible | B．cheerful | C．hopeful | D．considerate |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．doubtful | C．puzzled | D．amazed |
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| 小题3: | | A．greatly | B．hardly | C．totally | D．simply |
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| 小题5: | | A．with | B．through | C．by | D．over |
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| 小题6: | | A．declaring | B．suggesting | C．crying | D．commenting |
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| 小题7: | | A．unsettled | B．unattended | C．unconcerned | D．uninspired |
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| 小题8: | | A．in place | B．under control | C．in order | D．at ease |
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| 小题9: | | A．lady | B．student | C．child | D．mother |
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| 小题10: | | A．told | B．pictured | C．stated | D．encouraged |
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| 小题11: | | A．response | B．smile | C．reasons | D．answers |
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| 小题12: | | A．name | B．dream | C．symbol | D．place |
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| 小题13: | | A．prettier | B．younger | C．happier | D．healthier |
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| 小题14: | | A．that | B．where | C．which | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．memory | B．passion | C．home | D．way |
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| 小题16: | | A．deadly | B．alarming | C．interesting | D．allergic |
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| 小题17: | | A．natural | B．special | C．rare | D．unique |
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| 小题18: | | A．if | B．what | C．until | D．whether |
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| 小题19: | | A．mechanical | B．cloudy | C．clear | D．stubborn |
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In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 46 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 47 . The only solution is to reach 48 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 49 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 50 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get 51 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 52 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly 53 . The only direct and honest comparison is 54 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only 55 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 56 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 57 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated（埋头苦***）you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 58 someone is coming up fast 59 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 60 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 61 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 62 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 63 . You are a more 64 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 65 is all you need.
| 小题1: | | A．patient | B．strict | C．content | D．concerned |
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| 小题2: | | A．stronger | B．better | C．lazier | D．wiser |
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| 小题4: | | A．accurate | B．useful | C．careful | D．powerful |
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| 小题5: | | A．end | B．best | C．convenience | D．side |
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| 小题6: | | A．satisfied | B．busy | C．inspired | D．lazy |
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| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．fun | C．sure | D．success |
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| 小题8: | | A．equal | B．unique | C．alike | D．common |
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| 小题10: | | A．instructed | B．allowed | C．directed | D．suggested |
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| 小题11: | | A．situation | B．position | C．occasion | D．accommodation |
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| 小题12: | | A．game | B．match | C．friend | D．enemy |
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| 小题13: | | A．conclude | B．bet | C．announce | D．declare |
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| 小题14: | | A．before | B．beside | C．below | D．behind |
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| 小题15: | | A．assistant | B．competitor | C．coach | D．teacher |
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| 小题16: | | A．contribute | B．expose | C．push | D．devote |
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| 小题17: | | A．cares | B．says | C．wonders | D．asks |
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| 小题18: | | A．effort | B．sense | C．difference | D．change |
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| 小题19: | | A．successful | B．happy | C．lucky | D．fit |
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| 小题20: | | A．benefit | B．progress | C．habit | D．result |
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One day I decided to quit．I quitted my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the 36 to have one last talk with God． "Can you give me one good 37 not to quit?" His answer surprised me．
"Look around． Do you see the fern（蕨类植物） and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them．The fern quickly grew from the earth． 38 nothing came from the bamboo seed． During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful． And 39 , nothing came from the bamboo seed． But I did not quit on the bamboo． Then in the fifth year a 40 sprout（新芽） emerged from the earth． Compared to the fern it was 41 small and insignificant． But just 6 months later the bamboo 42 to over 100 feet tall． It had spent the five years growing 43 ． Those roots made it strong and gave it 44 it needed to survive． I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not 45 ．”
He said to me． "All this time you have been struggling, you have 46 been growing roots． I would not quit on the bamboo． 47 will I ever quit on you． Don"t 48 yourself with others．The bamboo had a different 49 from the fern． Yet they both make the forest beautiful． Your time will 50 ． You will rise high! "
"How high should I rise?" I asked．
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked 51 ．
"As high as it can?" I 52 ．
"Yes," He said． "Give me glory 53 rising as high as you can．"
I left the forest and bring back this story． I hope it can help you see that God will never 54 on you． Never regret a day in your life． Good days give you happiness． Bad days give you 55 ． Both are necessary to life．
| 小题1: | | A．farm | B．heaven | C．bushes | D．woods |
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| 小题2: | | A．reason | B．sense | C．response | D．explanation |
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| 小题3: | | A．Even | B．Instead | C．Yet | D．Rather |
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| 小题4: | | A．again | B．always | C．ever | D．often |
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| 小题5: | | A．thin | B．tiny | C．weak | D．short |
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| 小题6: | | A．largely | B．entirely | C．seemingly | D．probably |
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| 小题7: | | A．raised | B．provided | C．rose | D．produced |
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| 小题8: | | A．fruits | B．leaves | C．seeds | D． roots |
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| 小题9: | | A．which | B．where | C．how | D．what |
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| 小题10: | | A．present | B．explore | C．handle | D．offer |
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| 小题11: | | A．particularly | B．actually | C．merely | D．obviously |
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| 小题12: | | A．Either | B．So | C．Neither | D．As |
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| 小题13: | | A．furnish | B．associate | C． connect | D．compare |
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| 小题14: | | A．purpose | B．recognition | C． credit | D．possibility |
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| 小题16: | | A．in nature | B．in exchange | C．in respect | D．in turn |
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| 小题17: | | A．questioned | B．required | C．requested | D．remarked |
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| 小题19: | | A．cut up | B．give up | C．break up | D．pick up |
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| 小题20: | | A．experiences | B．strengths | C．awards | D．ambitions |
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One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the 36 direction at about the same speed. As we 37 each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be 38 , as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall 39 , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden 40 . Though we had 41 spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world 42 . At some 43 , we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us 44 not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act 45 , with friends or even with 46 .
As technology 47 our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which 48 thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a 49 problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world’ We must recognize that our fates are not ours 50 to control.
In my own life, I’ve put great stock in 51 responsibility. 52 , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of 53 . So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a 54 road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．wrong | B．correct | C．same | D．opposite |
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| 小题2: | | A．passed | B．greeted | C．recognized | D．met |
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| 小题3: | | A．believing | B．thinking | C．admitting | D．suggesting |
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| 小题4: | | A．down | B．off | C．asleep | D．sick |
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| 小题5: | | A．end | B．shock | C．surprise | D．disaster |
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| 小题6: | | A．apparently | B．hardly | C．never | D．ever |
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| 小题7: | | A．looks | B．exists | C．stays | D．works |
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| 小题8: | | A．level | B．place | C．moment | D．length |
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| 小题9: | | A．temporarily | B．simply | C．constantly | D．consciously |
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| 小题10: | | A．independently | B．respectively | C．individually | D．cooperatively |
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| 小题11: | | A．strangers | B．colleagues | C．parents | D．partners |
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| 小题12: | | A．develops | B．enlarges | C．shrinks | D．improves |
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| 小题13: | | A．killed | B．threatened | C．destroyed | D．saved |
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| 小题14: | | A．similar | B．different | C．serious | D．widespread |
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| 小题15: | | A．alike | B．alone | C．alive | D．along |
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| 小题16: | | A．personal | B．public | C．common | D．general |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．Though | C．But | D．Thus |
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| 小题18: | | A．friends | B．authorities | C．others | D．oneself |
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| 小题19: | | A．dark | B．main | C．busy | D．narrow |
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| 小题20: | | A．enjoyment | B．trust | C．safety | D．encouragement |
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One suicide and three attempted ones that left two seriously injured, all by middle school students in Shanghai last week, cast a gloom (忧郁) over an otherwise happy beginning of a new term there. The terrible things took place even as the Ministry of Education and China Central Television organized the first lesson on TV about personal safety for students last Monday, the first day of the new semester. Such things suggest that this first lesson is more than necessary. Not only should kids be taught how to protect themselves in times of emergency, they should also be made aware of the value of tile2 One student was prevented from killing himself from his school building. He said he just could not accept the fact of not being able to go tip to a higher grade with his classmates, and thus considered life meaningless. Another 12-year-old boy who jumped off a building to his death was said to have been a good student, and no one could say why he chose to end his life. Obviously, their inner worlds were seriously affected. But when they chose to take their own lives, their irresponsible choice was clearly the result of a lack of adequate understanding of the value of life.
The ancient sage Confucius (孔子) stressed that one must protect even one"s hair and skin from being hurt. He meant that the sense of responsibility for one"s parents was important as far as the value of life was concerned. When we talk about the enthusiasm of making contributions to our motherland, we are referring to values that constitute the nobler part of the meaning of life. The value of life should be far beyond the concern for personal interest.
Undoubtedly, those kids who chose to take their own lives were faced only with their own sadness that they could not overcome. If they had a little concern for their parents, for their parents" expectations of them or for their own potential contributions to this world in the future, they would not have gone that far. Difficulties or sufferings are supposed to help kids develop their sense of responsibility and thus help them better understand the value of life.
Too much attention and care from their parents and grandparents have made most of the only children self-centered. Many think it is natural that they deserve to be taken care of by others in whatever way they want. They expect to have their problems solved by their parents or someone else. With such a false sense, they fail to grasp the tough reality of life. They suffer from the illusion (幻觉) that their life should be nothing but plain sailing, Whenever the illusion is broken, they can hardly gather enough courage to face life as it is. So a hotline is indeed necessary to help those kids who find it hard to accept the tough reality of life. But parents and teachers also need to take lessons from the things. They need to know that life should not always be sugar-coated for kids; they should be made to taste the bitter side too as early as possible.
小题1:From the passage we know that _________.| A．four students took their lives in Shanghai last week | | B．being unable to catch up with other classmates led to the 12-year-old boy killing himself | | C．the importance of life lies in the sense of responsibility for parents | | D．parents are supposed to tell the kids the bitter side of life as well as the sweet side |
小题2:What mainly causes those kids to take their own lives is that _________.| A．they are worried that they may fall behind others in studies | | B．they lack the respect for their parents | | C．they may be physically healthy, but mentally unhealthy | | D．their parents expect too much from them |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?| A．An irresponsible choice. | B．The value of life. | | C．Weak-minded generation. | D．The reality of life. |
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