My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 36 the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 37 to do it efficiently(有效地)，telling me to 38 to re-shine(再擦亮) the shoes if the customer wasn’t 39 .
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 40 because I was also working for the good of the family. But my father 41 that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I 42 to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the 43 .
I was 44 paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week. He said,“OK. How about you paying me for three mea ls a day you have here? And for the times you bring 46 your friends for free soft drinks?” He 47 I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted(升迁) to Captain at that time. And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the 49 thing Dad said was，“How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t 52 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 53 member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把). Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 54 is above all. It has nothing to do with 55 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.
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Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good.” Miss Gorgers answered, but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes? Kate.”
“I disagree. Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock he re and it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.” Kate said.
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Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .| A．how to telephone | B．about electricity | C．about time zone | D．about sound |
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Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether .| A．it was easy to phone to Los Angeles | | B．her student could hear her from 75 feet away | | C．her students had understood her lesson | | D．sound waves were slower than electricity |
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Kate thought Tom was wrong because .| A．clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York | | B．electricity was slower than sound waves | | C．Tom was not good at physics at all | | D．Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves |
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Whose answer do you think is correct according to the laws of physics?
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Do you know this girl?
I was in the park with my elder sister, Cathy, on Friday. My sister left her jacket on a chair while we talked to some friends. When we went back to the chair, a girl in a red T-shirt was sitting there. She had some money in her hand. When she saw us, she got up and walked away.
I asked my sister, "Did you have any money in your jacket?"
She said, "Yes, Anna, I did."
I said, "Look in your jacket quickly."
Cathy looked in her jacket, but her money was not there.
"That girl stole it!" I said, and we both ran after her. We caught her quickly.
My sister was very angry and she said, "Give me the money." The girl gave the money to Cathy and ran away. We both ran after her, but we lost her.
Then we went home. But before we could tell our parents, my mother said to Cathy, "You left your money at home. It"s on the table in the sitting room. You must be more careful with money."
So the girl in the red T-shirt was not a thief! She probably thought we were thieves! We felt terrible.
Please telephone us if you know this girl! We are very sorry for our mistake. We would like to say sorry to her and give the money back to her.
Our number is 512667. My name is Anna.
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Cathy thought the money in the girl"s hand was .| A．from her jacket | B．the girl"s own money | | C．from their home | D．from the chair |
小题2:
The girl ga ve the money to Cathy because .| A．she was afraid | B．Cathy asked her nicely | | C．it was Cathy"s money | D．she wanted to help them |
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Hearing their mother"s words, they knew that .| A．they did a good deed | B．the girl was a thief | | C．the money was Anna"s | D．they had the girl"s money |
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The writer writes the passage to .| A．telephone the girl | B．say thanks to the girl | | C．say good-bye to the girl | D．return the money to the girl |
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Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 21 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 22 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 23 , he loaded his family into the car and 24 them to see family members in Canada with a 25 ,“there are more important things in life than money. ”
The 26 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 27 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 28 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 29 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 30 was how warm the people were in the house and how 31 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 32 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 33 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university 34 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 35 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. The 36 is telling the stories in a way children can 37 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 38 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 39 , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children 40 they should take from the story and what the moral is. ”
小题1:.| A．missed | B．lost | C．forgot | D．ignored |
| 小题3: | | A．friendless | B．worthless | C．penniless | D．homeless |
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小题4: A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took
| 小题5: | | A．hope | B．promise | C．suggestion | D．belief |
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| 小题6: | | A．tale | B．agreement | C．arrangement | D．report |
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| 小题7: | | A．large | B．small | C．new | D．grand |
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| 小题8: | | A．surprised | B．annoyed | C．disappointed | D．worried |
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| 小题9: | | A．Therefore | B．Besides | C．Instead | D．Otherwise |
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小题10:.| A．talked about | B．cared about | C．wrote about | D．heard about |
| 小题11: | | A．much | B．many | C．little | D．few |
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| 小题12: | | A．beyond | B．over | C．behind | D．through |
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| 小题13: | | A．argument | B．skill | C．interest | D．anxiety |
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| 小题14: | | A．study | B．design | C．committee | D．staff |
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| 小题15: | | A．provide | B．retell | C．support | D．refuse |
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| 小题16: | | A．trouble | B．gift | C．fact | D．trick |
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| 小题17: | | A．perform | B．write | C．hear | D．question |
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| 小题18: | | A．means | B．ends | C．begins | D．proves |
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| 小题19: | | A．needs | B．activities | C．judgments | D．habits |
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| 小题20: | | A．that | B．what | C．which | D．whom |
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One day I was doing an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt. A voice came, “Nice shirt”. Then another 1 said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Jimmy’s mother works for my family. We meant to throw the shirt away, but gave 2 to her instead.” Hearing the words, I was embarrassed. It was Mike. Mom worked for his family.
In the evening, I told my mom what had happened. She was silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will 3 work for your family.” That night, she knew her life’s 4 was something greater. She decided to find a more meaningful job.
The next day she 5 with the headmaster of a local public school. She was told that she could not teach without a proper education. So Mom decided to 6 a university.
A year later, she went back to the headmaster. He said, “You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a 7 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with some mentally disabled children with little or 8 chance of learning.” Mom accepted the opportunity very 9 .
For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on the children and 0 , feeling upset. Then one day, the headmaster 11 in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you 12 the children over the last three years and admire your hard-working spirit. We all agree that you should be the 13 of this class.”
My mom spent over 20 years there. I was proud of her 14 she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with 15 situations. During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”.
小题1:| A．shout | B．noise | C．sound | D．voice |
小题2:小题3:| A．even so | B．in reality | C．no longer | D．more than |
小题4:| A．goal | B．trick | C．problem | D．routine |
小题5:| A．ran | B．met | C．stayed | D．worked |
小题6:| A．visit | B．design | C．attend | D．start |
小题7:| A．condition | B．function | C．promotion | D．position |
小题8:小题9:| A．angrily | B．bitterly | C．eagerly | D．strangely |
小题10:| A．come | B．leave | C．return | D．succeed |
小题11:| A．went up | B．took up | C．handed up | D．turned up |
小题12:| A．accuse | B．blame | C．treat | D．cheat |
小题13:| A．monitor | B．teacher | C．headmaster | D．librarian |
小题14:| A．because | B．once | C．unless | D．if |
小题15:| A．pleasing | B．challenging | C．exciting | D．amazing |
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The angels were 26 a small space in the cold basement instead of in the comfortable guestroom. As they made their 27 on the hard floor, the older angel saw a 28 in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked 29 , the older angel replied, "Things aren’t always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to he house of a very poor but 30 farmer and his wife. After 31 what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they 32 have a good night’s rest. When the sun 33 the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife 34 . Their cow, whose milk had been their only 35 , lay dead in the field. The younger angel was angry and asked the older angel, “How could you 36 this happen? The first man had everything, 37 you helped him. The second family had 38 but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die 39 help them. ”
"Things aren’t always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we 40 in the basement, I 41 there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. 42 the owner was greedy and unwilling to share, I covered the wall so that he wouldn’t 43 it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came 44 his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem."
Sometimes that is 45 what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should.
小题1:| A．supplied | B．supported | C．provided | D．given |
小题2:小题3:| A．hole | B．window | C．spot | D．circle |
小题4:| A．what | B．how | C．why | D．where |
小题5:| A．gentle | B．generous | C．modest | D．devoted |
小题6:| A．sharing | B．cooking | C．buying | D．delivering |
小题7:| A．should | B．must | C．could | D．may |
小题8:| A．turned up | B．came up | C．brought up | D．sent up |
小题9:| A．in danger | B．in rags | C．in defence | D．in tears |
小题10:| A．food | B．budget | C．income | D．output |
小题11:| A．have permitted | B．have got | C．have let | D．have caused |
小题12:小题13:| A．none | B．much | C．some | D．little |
小题14:| A．less than | B．other than | C．more than | D．rather than |
小题15:| A．repaired | B．stayed | C．lived | D．settled |
小题16:| A．realized | B．recognized | C．noticed | D．looked |
小题17:| A．Since | B．Although | C．If | D．While |
小题18:| A．discover | B．search | C．seek | D．research |
小题19:| A．to | B．for | C．over | D．around |
小题20:| A．hardly | B．exactly | C．obviously | D．fortunately |
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