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I was driving home one evening about 5, stuck in traffic, and the car started to die— I hardly managed to get into a gas station, glad only that I would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck(拖车). Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the “ Quickie Mart” building, then suddenly she slipped(滑倒) on some ice and fell down, so I got out to see if she was okay.
When I got there, it looked like she had been overcome by weep than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked exhausted with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up and gave it to her. It was a coin.
At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban packed full of stuff and three kids in the back, and the gas pump(汽油泵) reading $4.95.
I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying “I don’t want my kids to see me crying,” so we stood at the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California for Christmas and that things were very hard for her right now.
I took out my credit card and swiped(刷磁卡) it through the card reader on the pump so that she could fill up her car completely, and I bought 2 big bags of food for her kids in the car who attacked it like wolves. While it was fueling, she asked, “So, are you an angel or something?” I said, “At this time of year, angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses common people.”
It was unbelievable to be part of someone else’s miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. Sometimes, angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter(摆动) of their wings.
小题1:. Caught in traffic, the author still felt happy because      .
A.she could fill up her car to get home in time
B.the woman who needed help was waiting there
C.she could find a warm place to wait
D.she could do something for others in the gas station
小题2:. The young woman cried because     .
A.her situation was very terribleB.her kids wouldn’t listen to her
C.she was too tiredD.she fell down and got injured
小题3:. It can be inferred from the passage that    .
A.the author was driving carelessly on the way home
B.the young woman was interested in long driving
C.the young woman didn’t want to see her kids crying
D.the kids were extremely hungry at that time
小题4:. According to the passage, we can say that the author     .
A.was a kind personB.liked to deal with others’ business
C.had no thought for othersD.was a real angel

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小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.A
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Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her  36  concert. She had been waiting for this  37  for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her 38  is.
The song made her  39  to the days when she was Lauren’s  40 . As a young  41 , Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied 42  in France, Italy and in the United States, “You can become a fine  43 in the future, ” her teachers told her. “But you must be  44 to study hard and work for many years. There will be 45  time for anything but music in your life.” Dorothy was  46 at that time and she was  47  that music was all she wanted or needed to  48 her life. For almost a year Dorothy  49 of nothing else. Then she  50  David, a young engineer travelling in Europe. They soon fell in  51 .
David asked her to be his  52 . Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved  53 , too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t 54 do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return. Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her 55 .
小题1:
A.sorryB.successfulC.firstD.wonderful
小题2:
A.danceB.momentC.showD.party
小题3:
A.voiceB.faceC.dressD.life
小题4:
A.think ofB.bring backC.go backD.come back
小题5:
A.ageB.friendC.motherD.teacher
小题6:
A.musicianB.pop starC.ladyD.girl
小题7:
A.FrenchB.musicC.pianoD.dance
小题8:
A.actressB.studentC.singerD.dancer
小题9:
A.preparedB.learningC.drivenD.waiting
小题10:
A.someB.anyC.noD.enough
小题11:
A.eightB.eighteenC.eightyD.eighty-eight
小题12:
A.luckyB.sureC.afraidD.fond
小题13:
A.fillB.liveC.leadD.take
小题14:
A.heardB.knewC.talkedD.thought
小题15:
A.saw offB.learned fromC.heard ofD.met with
小题16:
A.loveB.feelingC.musicD.touch
小题17:
A.assistantB.teacherC.wifeD.student
小题18:
A.himB.engineeringC.herselfD.music
小题19:
A.certainlyB.possiblyC.onlyD.mainly
小题20:
A.thoughtB.hopeC.purposeD.will

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John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin((空白处). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner’s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.
He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year,they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what
she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested-7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station in New York.
She wrote, “You’ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.
As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split(劈开) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.
The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “I’m Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”
She replied with a smile, “I don’t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I’d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
小题1:
John was eager to know the former owner of the book because      .
A.he was very interested in the contents of the book
B.he was impressed by the notes written by the owner
C.the book offered him practical and valuable advice
D.there was address of the former owner in the book
小题2:
What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?
A.He began to serve the army abroad.B.He was seriously wounded in the war
C.He went on a business tour in EuropeD.He asked Miss Maynell for a photo
小题3:
What do we know about the woman with a rose?
A.She was Miss Maynell’s close companion
B.She was a conductor working in the station
C.She knew nothing about John’s appointment
D.She was paid to carry out a love test on John
小题4:
Which would be the best title of the text?
A.The Meeting in the StationB.The Girl with a Rose
C.A Soldier and a GirlD.A Meeting of the Heart

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When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My   36  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   37 . All day I   38  on the sands(沙滩) with strange   39  children. We made houses and gardens, and   40  the tide(潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we   41  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the   42  seemed to shine always brightly   43  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   45 in one’s pockets or good places where we could   46  ice creams. Each day was very happy.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   47  is much the same as it was. I   48  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   49  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   50  any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I   52  what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am   53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   54  who make houses and gardens with sands, 55  watch the incoming tide…
小题1:
A.teacherB.parentsC.nurseD.younger sister
小题2:
A.seaB.lakeC.mountainD.river
小题3:
A.playedB.sleptC.satD.stood
小题4:
A.movingB.excitedC.angryD.nervous
小题5:
A.madeB.broughtC.watchedD.heard
小题6:
A.rolledB.lookedC.turnedD.climbed
小题7:
A.lightB.sunC.moonD.lamp
小题8:
A.andB.yetC.butD.or
小题9:
A.exploringB.examiningC.repairing D.measuring
小题10:
A.sweetsB.sandC.ice-creamsD.money
小题11:
A.makeB.sellC.buyD.offer
小题12:
A.houseB.holidayC.gardenD.tide
小题13:
A.hardlyB.almostC.stillD.perhaps
小题14:
A.wavesB.windC.handsD.feet
小题15:
A.destroyB.fixC.useD.build
小题16:
A.ButB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides
小题17:
A.wonderB.feelC.understandD.believe
小题18:
A.strongB.weakC.youngD.old
小题19:
A.childrenB.boysC.girlsD.grown-ups
小题20:
A.thatB.whichC.whomD.who

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More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed. When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince"s chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert"s jaws and head.
"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.
"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.
The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized "he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog"s grave for a few minutes.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.
小题1:
Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ___.
A.ScotlandB.England C.IrelandD.Wales
小题2:
The Prince told the dog to _____ when he was leaving.
A.watch the door B.take care of his baby at home
C.welcome his friends D.stop the strangers
小题3:
The dog was very ____ when his master came back from hunting.
A.gladB.fearfulC.afraidD.tired
小题4:
The Prince never smiled again because __
A.the wolf was killed by GelertB.he had buried the dog on the top of mountain
C.he had killed his faithful friend GelertD.Gelert had killed his baby son

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That day I was later for school, so Mom offered me a   36 . I sat beside her in our car, daydreaming about my  37 . I’d be graduating from high school in a few months. I’d leave high school behind and do whatever I wanted. What  38 I do? Go to college? Or get a job in an office where I could  39 my way up?
Mom interrupted my thoughts.“Kassandra, do you  40  that?’’She asked just as we were  41  the railroad tracks. She stopped the car on the other side and   42  the window. “It looks like a child.’’  43 ,I saw a small boy walking by himeself. The warning lights on the train tracks flashed  44 .The boy stayed where he was right in the middle of the   45 .The whistle sounded. There’s no  46  that train can stop in time!The boy jumped up and down and   47  at the engineer.
I took off running. My shoes flopped(松动) against my feet as I   48 , so I kicked them off. I ran faster. Stones crunched(发出刺耳的碎裂声) and flew under my   49  feet. The ground shook. God, let me get to him! The train was almost on top of him. I   50 the boy in my arms. Keep running! But something   51  
me. I fell backward, away from the train. I pulled the boy with me onto safe ground. The train barreled(高速行驶)past. The noise was  52 . The wheels were so close that I could have reached out and touched one.
Once the train was out of  53 , I stood up. Mom ran up and hugged me. “Kassandra, I didn’t think you were going to  54 it !’’
I got ready for bed that night  55 looking forward to school the next day. I wanted to enjoy every moment in life.
小题1:
A.helpB.favorC.handD.ride
小题2:
A.loveB.futureC.jobD.university
小题3:
A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.might
小题4:
A.walkB.struggleC.feelD.work
小题5:
A.seeB.hearC.watchD.find
小题6:
A.passingB.repairingC.crossingD.building
小题7:
A.brought downB.rolled outC.pointed outD.looked out
小题8:
A.At lengthB.Frankly speakingC.After allD.Sure enough
小题9:
A.redB.yellowC.greenD.black
小题10:
A.streetsB.trainC.tracksD.roads
小题11:
A.possibilityB.problemC.wayD.doubt
小题12:
A.shotB.wavedC.shoutedD.laughed
小题13:
A.ranB.droveC.thoughtD.walked
小题14:
A.bigB.bareC.fastD.quick
小题15:
A.drewB.heldC.ledD.caught
小题16:
A.attractedB.knockedC.struckD.pushed
小题17:
A.deafeningB.soundingC.excitingD.loud
小题18:
A.fashionB.mindC.sightD.date
小题19:
A.fetchB.doC.makeD.get
小题20:
A.thusB.alreadyC.neverD.still

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