When I was about 8 years old, I asked my mum to buy me a certain biscuit because it sponsored（赞助）Flash Gordon. Gordon was a super-hero who 31 for good deeds（事情）in outer space.
My mum would buy the 32 for me because I 33 the prize that came with it. The prize was a pair of glasses that Gordon 34 .
However, in order to get the prize I had to 35 the whole box of biscuits out because it was at the 36 . I didn’t dare to think of 37 my way to the prize because I was too 38 . Yes, I wanted to be like Flash Gordon! 39 the glasses came out from the bottom, I put them on. I felt like my favorite 40 . I wore them everywhere my mum and I went. I even tried to wear them to 41, but the teachers didn’t want a super-hero flying around the playground.
Over the years there were other prizes from many 42 brands（牌子）of biscuits, but I was never really 43 the biscuits, only the 44 .
When you think about it, 45 itself can be like a box of biscuits. Even as adults, we keep 46 that prize at all costs. Just 47 what we do at times. We become greedy（贪婪的）to get what we think is the prize.
Try to look at it from a different view. Wouldn’t it be better to 48 the journey along the way ? In other words, don’t be impatient and pour the box. That will only spoil（破坏）the 49 meaning of the prize. Enjoy what you have and be grateful. I promise your prize will 50 , without having to push others out of the way to get it.
| 小题1: | | A．paid | B．prepared | C．fought | D．waited |
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| 小题2: | | A．biscuit | B．toy | C．book | D．space |
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| 小题3: | | A．designed | B．deserved | C．offered | D．wanted |
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| 小题4: | | A．made | B．sold | C．owned | D．wore |
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| 小题5: | | A．throw | B．pour | C．put | D．leave |
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| 小题6: | | A．beginning | B．side | C．bottom | D．top |
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| 小题7: | | A．changing | B．losing | C．eating | D．finding |
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| 小题8: | | A．impatient | B．lazy | C．weak | D．nervous |
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| 小题9: | | A．Although | B．Since | C．While | D．Once |
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| 小题10: | | A．soldier | B．hero | C．model | D．player |
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| 小题11: | | A．cinema | B．school | C．hospital | D．shop |
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| 小题12: | | A．old | B．famous | C．different | D．special |
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| 小题13: | | A．interested in | B．afraid of | C．good at | D．angry at |
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| 小题14: | | A．color | B．price | C．box | D．prize |
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| 小题15: | | A．success | B．life | C．love | D．wealth |
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| 小题16: | | A．looking at | B．looking after | C．looking for | D．looking up |
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| 小题17: | | A．think about | B．set down | C．pack up | D．go through |
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| 小题19: | | A．new | B．real | C．funny | D．strange |
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| 小题20: | | A．appear | B．disappear | C．flow | D．enrich |
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小题3:D
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小题5:B
小题6:C
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小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:C
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小题14:D
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在我们的人生之路上，要学会欣赏沿途的风景，对待生活要有点耐心，那样才能找到生活的真谛。
小题1:考查固定词组。Pay for 付钱买…;prepare for为…准备；fight…for为…斗争；wait for等待…;根据句意可知是为了外太空的好事而斗争。
小题2:上下文串联。前文提到我要妈妈买这种饼干，而我想这种饼干是因为里面的奖品。
小题3:动词辨析。同上。
小题4:词义搭配。佩戴眼镜wear glasses.
小题5:上下文串联。根据句意以及out可知我是把整盒的饼干倒出来就为寻找奖品，因为奖品在最下面。
小题6:名词辨析。同上。
小题7:动词辨析。我没有想过要一直吃饼干知道奖品最后出现。
小题8:形容词辨析。根据前文的我把整盒的饼干倒出来就为寻找奖品，说明我没有耐心。
小题9:连词辨析。根据句意一旦我拿到了奖品，就立刻戴起来。
小题10:上下文串联。第一段提及Gordon was a super-hero。
小题11:上下文串联。下一句提及了老师，说明我想把眼镜带到学校去。
小题12:形容词辨析。根据常识可知有很多不同的饼干品牌。
小题13:形容词短语辨析。由前文可知我对饼干并没有兴趣，我喜欢的是奖品。
小题14:名词辨析。同上。
小题15:上下文串联。由下文可知是把生活比喻成一盒饼干。
小题16:动词短语辨析。我们不惜代价地一直在寻找那个奖品。
小题17:动词短语辨析。根据上下文可知我们要考虑我们所做的事情。
小题18:动词辨析。根据句意可知：一路上享受友谊不是更好吗？
小题19:形容词辨析。指把整盒的饼干倒出来的那种不耐心的行为只会破坏真正的奖品的意义。
小题20:动词辨析。由上下文可知，你的奖品一定会出现的。 |
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Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what was the best way to celebrate. Should we throw her a party ? Should we take her on a trip ? We remembered that she had touched so many people’s lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute（献礼）to my grandmother.
We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmother’s address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response（回应）surprised us. We compiled（编辑）these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday.
The unusual thing about my grandmother’s friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmother’s life.
I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in one’s lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.
小题1:How did the author’s family celebrate Grandmother’s birthday ?| A．They took her on a trip across the country. | | B．They gave her a memory book of friendship. | | C．They invited all her friends to her birthday party. | | D．They asked all her friends to send her cards. |
小题2:When receiving her birthday gift, the author’s grandmother probably felt _____.| A．disappointed and lonely | B．sorry and sad | | C．surprised and pleased | D．nervous and excited |
小题3:According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _____.| A．the more friends you have, the better | | B．friends are more important than family | | C．understanding leads to greater success | | D．true friendship is very important to us |
小题4:Which of the following words can best describe the author’s grandmother ?| A．Kind. | B．Great. | C．Polite | D．Pleasant |
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A man and his girlfriend got married. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, "I read in a magazine about how we can 36 our marriage. Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit 37 with the other. Then, we can talk about how we can 38 them together and make our lives happier together."
The husband 39 . So each of them went to a(n) 40 room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their 41 .
"I"ll start," offered the wife. She 42 her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. After the wife had read all three pages to her husband, 43 the husband stated, "I don"t have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the 44 that you are. I don"t want you to 45 anything for me."
The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his 46 of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don"t really have to go 47 for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us?
| 小题1: | | A．enrich | B．strengthen | C．lengthen | D．deepen |
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| 小题2: | | A．annoying | B．surprising | C．satisfying | D．inspiring |
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| 小题4: | | A．smiled | B．refused | C．agreed | D．hesitated |
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| 小题5: | | A．spare | B．separate | C．empty | D．special |
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| 小题6: | | A．dishes | B．magazines | C．lives | D．lists |
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| 小题7: | | A．put away | B．handed in | C．took out | D．wrote down |
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| 小题8: | | A．disappointedly | B．unluckily | C．bitterly | D．quietly |
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| 小题9: | | A．appearance | B．way | C．situation | D．position |
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| 小题10: | | A．change | B．accept | C．decide | D．drop |
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| 小题11: | | A．advice | B．warning | C．acceptance | D．pride |
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| 小题12: | | A．leaving | B．waiting | C．asking | D．looking |
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When I was a child, my mom liked to make food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night 36 when she made dinner after a long, 37 day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone 38 ! Yet all my dad did was to 39 his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I 40 him that night, but I do remember 41 him smear(涂上)butter on that toast and eat 42 bite!
43 I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom 44 to my dad for burning the toast. 45 I’ll never forget what he said: “Baby, I 46 burnt toast.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy 47 and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Son, your mom 48 a hard day at work today and she’s really 49 . And besides, a little burnt toast never 50 anyone!”
You know, life is full of imperfect things…and imperfect people. I’m not the best housekeeper or cook. What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s 51 and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy and 52 relationship.
And this is my prayer for you today: you’ll learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and 53 them at the feet of God, because 54 , he’s the only one who will be able to give you a relationship where burnt toast isn’t a deal-breaker(煞风景)！
We could extend(推广)this to any relationship in fact 55 understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!
| 小题1: | | A．in time | B．in turn | C．in fact | D．in particular |
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| 小题2: | | A．comfortable | B．hard | C．boring | D．happy |
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| 小题3: | | A．noticed | B．punished | C．praised | D．opposed |
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| 小题4: | | A．enter for | B．answer for | C．reach for | D．make for |
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| 小题5: | | A．told | B．asked | C．explained | D．promised |
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| 小题6: | | A．helping | B．hearing | C．making | D．watching |
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| 小题7: | | A．one | B．every | C．another | D．neither |
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| 小题8: | | A．Until | B．Since | C．When | D．As long as |
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| 小题9: | | A．apologize | B．congratulate | C．apply | D．introduce |
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| 小题11: | | A．hate | B．respect | C．love | D．make |
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| 小题12: | | A．morning | B．goodnight | C．evening | D．night |
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| 小题13: | | A．bring in | B．put in | C．get in | D．take in |
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| 小题14: | | A．lovely | B．excellent | C．hard-working | D．tired |
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| 小题15: | | A．hurt | B．found | C．expected | D．stricken |
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| 小题16: | | A．advantages | B．values | C．faults | D．gifts |
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| 小题17: | | A．lasting | B．appreciative | C．outstanding | D．turning |
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| 小题19: | | A．on the top | B．in the end | C．in surprise | D．in the long term |
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It is normal for parents to question their children"s hairstyle or the clothes they wear. But today teenagers and their parents argue over something else: money.
Children are spending lots of it. Parents used to say to their children, "You"re wearing that?" Now they say, "You paid how much for that?"
Children in the US today spend five times more money than their parents did when they were young.
So what are all these children buying? The list is long: ipods trainers(训练鞋), cellphones and jeans are typical items that children "have to" buy. And they will do anything to get them. They ask their parents over and over until they buy them.
But parents also need to take the blame for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best stuff. They end up competing with other parents over what their children have.
So no wonder children find it hard to learn the importance of saving money rather than spending it all the time.
And it"s hard to save when companies use advertising and clever slogans to encourage young people to buy their products. They even encourage children to keep asking their parents for something until they get it.
Today, you don"t even need to have money in order to buy something. Banks give out credit cards and loans all the time so people are saving less and less. We are used to there being lots of money around. And if you don"t have much you can always borrow some.
But this hasn"t always been the case. When our grandparents were young there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.
The older generation made the wise expression, "Money doesn’t grow on trees." This is as true now as it was 50 years ago. They give money a great deal of value. And we all have a lot to learn from them.
小题1:The text mainly tells us ________.| A．divisions between teenagers and their parents | | B．children"s high consumption (消费) of products | | C．what is popular among children at the moment | | D．how to spend money wisely |
小题2:Parents are to blame for children"s spending a lot of money because ________.| A．they encourage children to care about the latest fashion | | B．their consumption habits set a bad example for children | | C．they always give children too much pocket money | | D．they do nothing to help children establish healthy consumption habits |
小题3:Nowadays people find it hard to save money because of all of the following reasons EXCEPT that ________. | A．banks provide credit cards and loans | | B．advertisements draw people’s attention to new products | | C．people have more money than in the past and saving is out of date | | D．people"s living standard has improved and they can buy what they want |
小题4:The saying "Money doesn"t grow on trees." in the last paragraph is intended to tell us that ________.| A．the older generation understood how to teach children to save | | B．in the past, people attached more importance to saving money | | C．money has a great deal of value | | D．money is not easily earned and people should be careful spending it |
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Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ___36___ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I ___37___ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ___38___. As I grow older and wiser, I realize ___39___ an exceptional person she is. How ___40___ that I am unable to speak these words in her ___41___, but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ___42___ hard work that go into ___43___ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ___44___ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ___45___ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ___46___ how wise her mother really is?
How does a ___47___ woman thank a mother for ___48___ to be a mother? For being ready ___49___ advice (when asked) or remaining ___50____ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ___51___? For being ___52___ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ___53___ and to help me live up to the example she has ___54___. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ___55___ in mine.
| 小题2: | | A．approve | B．appreciate | C．need | D．resemble |
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| 小题5: | | A．sad | B．glad | C．comic | D．tragic |
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| 小题6: | | A．absence | B．presence | C．appearance | D．existence |
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| 小题7: | | A．common | B．plain | C．normal | D．usual |
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| 小题8: | | A．raising | B．rising | C．developing | D．training |
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| 小题9: | | A．childish | B．energetic | C．fearless | D．moody |
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| 小题10: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题11: | | A．detects | B．discovers | C．recognizes | D．realizes |
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| 小题12: | | A．pretty | B．foolish | C．green | D．grown |
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| 小题13: | | A．failing | B．intending | C．continuing | D．keeping |
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| 小题15: | | A．silent | B．quiet | C．cool | D．noiseless |
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| 小题16: | | A．dozen times | B．a dozen of times | | C．dozens of times | D．dozen of time |
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| 小题17: | | A．valuably | B．essentially | C．naturally | D．virtually |
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| 小题18: | | A．devotes | B．deserts | C．deserves | D．desires |
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| 小题19: | | A．set | B．settled | C．placed | D．fixed |
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