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A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking(搭便车)on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road.The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him.Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop.The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel(方向盘)!
The car started to move very slowly.The man looked at the road and saw a curve (拐弯处)coming his way.Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life.He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel.The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve.Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky car.Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town.In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.
Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car.Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other, “Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”
小题1:When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man ________.
A.felt very curiousB.was extremely frightened
C.cried for helpD.remained as calm as possible
小题2:According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?
A.His reasonable behavior.B.His vivid description.
C.His plain appearance.D.His honest attitude.
小题3:We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.it is unsafe for people to take a free ride
B.the man was telling a lie to his listeners
C.the car probably broke down on the way
D.the two young men were familiar with the man

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小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
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Car sharing is another way to drive green that’s gaining in popularity, especially in urban areas.People who may not drive every day but still want a car to run errands (差事)or drive on weekends benefit most from car sharing.Car sharing is usually run by a service like Zipcar, though there are non-profit (非营利的)and informal car sharing services.Members pay a monthly fee and have access to an entire fleet of cars when they need one.The cars are parked in fixed spots around the city, so members only need to make a reservation, and then go to the pickup spot.
Car sharing has major environmental benefits because it reduces the number of cars on the road.Members don’t drive just because they are in a car.They plan trips, and if they don’t need a car, they don’t use one.Still, a car is available to them if they need to make a big trip to the grocery store, pick someone up at the airport or if they want to go to the beach for the day.Members also benefit by having access to a car without any of the headaches of ownership.They usually don’t have to pay for the gas, insurance or maintenance (保养), and the monthly membership fee is less than a typical car payment.So if you really want to go green but aren’t ready to totally give up a car yet, car sharing may be the way to go.
If you still need to get around, but want to go even greener than sharing a car, share a bus!
小题1:The author intends to tell us that car sharing ________.
A.has become the most popular way to go to work
B.has become the best way to cut living costs
C.is becoming more and more popular in cities
D.is becoming popular both in urban and rural (乡村的)areas
小题2:We can conclude from the passage that _________.
A.Zipear can’t help you if you are running urgent errands
B.Zipcar, different from other services, aims green driving with no profit
C.Zipcar is a company supplying car sharing service for a monthly payment
D.Zipcar is a company providing formal car sharing free
小题3:The second paragraph mainly tells us _________.
A.why people will share a car
B.why car sharing benefits the environment
C.why car sharing is cheaper than owning a car
D.why a car is available to members
小题4:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Car sharing has become a new trend (趋势).
B.Car sharing can save you the headaches of ownership.
C.Bus sharing is even greener than car sharing.
D.Zipcar is the largest company offering car sharing services.

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My grandfather worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates(木箱)for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for Brazil!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.
“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving my time and money to my work, and now this.”
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.
He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all,” he said, “ I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this. Then your crates arrived. When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
He paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, he continued: “When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me!” The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.
小题1:The  underlined word “miraculous”(Paragraph 6)can be replaced by          .
A.practicalB.wonderfulC.necessaryD.important
小题2: What would be the best title for the text?
A.The Perfect Mistake.B.An Ordinary Carpenter.
C.A Careless Old Man.D.A Pair of Glasses.

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Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China"s space science. As a world-famous expert on aerospace rockets and aerodynamics, he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics, engineering cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事业).
He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, and Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study in MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one year later. After receiving master"s degree in MIT, he went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and mathematics.
In 1955, six years after the founding of People"s Republic of China, Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles. In 1956, Qian Xuesen put forward “Proposal on the Development of China"s Aviation Industry for National Defense”. With the support from Zhou Enlai, the premier, and marshal Nie Rongzheng, Qian Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China"s first missile and rocket research and development structure, the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(从此以后), he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China"s missile, rocket and spacecraft.
Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen, China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later, China launched its first man-made satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, to the earth orbit on April 24, 1970, becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, France and Japan. The satellite floated around the earth, blaring(高声播放)the song Dong Fang Hong, which has the same name as the satellite.
As a forerunner leading the development of China"s aerospace science and technology, Qian Xuesen also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi, former chief designer of China"s manned-space project, has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. “He suggested that rocket of the second generation should be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general designers.” Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen, Sun Jiadong, general designer of China"s lunar orbiter project, is very grateful. “He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes, he seldom blamed us, but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the future.”
Honored as Father of China"s Missile and King of Rockets, Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past, but looked forward to the future.
小题1:When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
A.In 1955.B.In 1935. C.In 1936. D.In 1934.
小题2:Which of the following is about the five countries that launched man-made satellite independently before 1970?
A.The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the UK, France, China and Japan.
B.The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, Japan, Canada and China.
C.America, France, Japan, China and Australia.
D.The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, America, France, Japan and China.
小题3: What does the underlined word “forerunner”(Paragraph 5) probably mean?                                 
A.A leader.
B.A competitor. C.A pioneer.
D.A successful scientist.
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true?
A.In 1956, he made good preparations for the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defence.
B.He made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese aerospace
undertaking.
C.He returned to China, bringing China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
D.He devoted all his life to China’s space science.
小题5:It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that _________.
A.Qian Xuesen is very concerned about the development of young scientists
B.The help of Qian Xuesen is beneficial to young scientists
C.Qian Xuesen gives many opportunities to general designers
D.When the chief designers do something wrong, Qian Xuesen helps them find out the cause

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William Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he   36   himself in his own world and he never spoke to others. As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but   37  . It seemed as if he just didn’t want to break his   38  .
After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the   39   Christmas collection of money for the   40   in our school. “Christmas is a season of   41   ,” I told my students. “Some poor students in our school might not have a   42   holiday. By giving a little money, you will help   43   some toys, food and clothing for these needy students. We will   44   the collection tomorrow.”
The next morning,   45   , I found out almost everyone had   46   this matter except Willard Franklin. He came up to my desk with his head down.   47   , he dropped two coins into the small box. “I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said in a   48   voice.
After school I couldn’t help sharing what had   49   in the morning with our headmaster. “I may be wrong, but I   50   Willard might be ready to become part of our class.” “ I am   51   to hear that,” he nodded. “And I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need   52  . Here, take a look at it.”
As I sat down to   53   , I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list. At that moment, I felt I really   54   Willard for the first time: a cold face with a warm heart. From this   55   , I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart.
小题1:
A.taughtB.shutC.leftD.controlled
小题2:
A.failed B.stopped C.interruptedD.changed
小题3:
A.recordB.promise C.sadnessD.silence
小题4:
A.daily B.weeklyC.monthly D.yearly
小题5:
A.youngB.sick C.poor D.shy
小题6:
A.giving B.enjoying C.receiving D.spending
小题7:
A.realB.happyC.usualD.long
小题8:
A.findB.makeC.buy D.gather
小题9:
A.prepareB.finishC.start D.continue
小题10:
A.though B.however C.otherwiseD.thus
小题11:
A.forgotten B.considered C.learntD.realized
小题12:
A.QuicklyB.SuddenlyC.Proudly D.Carefully
小题13:
A.sweet B.loud C.low D.polite
小题14:
A.appeared B.plannedC.happenedD.collected
小题15:
A.hopeB.wonder C.doubtD.believe
小题16:
A.gladB.sorry C.curious D.lucky
小题17:
A.education B.advice C.rescueD.help
小题18:
A.restB.readC.workD.study
小题19:
A.knew B.likedC.understoodD.recognized
小题20:
A.projectB.experienceC.eventD.accident

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When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to  21  at 5:30. From the bank there was still a 22  journey to the airport. Phillip merely (仅仅,只不过;只是)watched the  23   along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began  24 the things he would need for the 25 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks—Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly  26   that he must have left his passport (护照,通行证) 27 .
Whatever could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little  28  to return to the bank. This was the  29   time he was representing(代表) his firm for an important  30  with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be  31  to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi 32 outside the air . Phillip got out, took his suitcase and  33  the driver. He then  34  a good deal of confusion(混乱)in the building. A 35 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much 36 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike (罢工)of airport staff(职员,员工), all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are  37 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 38 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip gave a 39 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 40 his passport.
小题1:
A.leaveB.registerC.check outD.pull
小题2:
A.pleasantB.shortC.longD.rough
小题3:
A.sceneryB.sceneC.viewD.sight
小题4:
A.countingB.looking overC.thinking aboutD.checking
小题5:
A.tripB.planeC.meetingD.flight
小题6:
A.remembered B.realizedC.noticedD.learned
小题7:
A.at homeB.at the officeC.at the bankD.in the taxi
小题8:
A.timeB.chanceC.possibilityD.use
小题9:
A.goldenB.lastC.onlyD.first
小题10:
A.journeyB.visitC.businessD.meeting
小题11:
A.sadB.unableC.impossibleD.difficult
小题12:
A.stoppedB.was drivenC.reachedD.was parked
小题13:
A.leftB.sent awayC.paidD.spent
小题14:
A.startedB.noticedC.caughtD.found
小题15:
A.speechB.noiseC.callD.voice
小题16:
A.apologizeB.announceC.worryD.regret
小题17:
A.advisedB.forcedC.toldD.persuaded
小题18:
A.ideasB.plansC.informationD.time
小题19:
A.loud laughB.deep sighC.big smileD.sharp cry
小题20:
A.returnB.findC.recoverD.gather

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