Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 up his small company．Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his 37 expensive “school” fees．He always 38 a Ph．Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting an undertaking．Before 39 , he bought a Rolex watch with the 40 made through years of work after school and the scholarships．At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be 41 down for inspection．Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax．And he worried about paying 42 for his watch．So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless 43 ．When he was 44 of his ‘smarts’, immediately, 45 the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which 46 nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen’s words．Glen was amazed． 47 he understood why, he was taken to the office to be 48 strictly．For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment．The officers 50 every thing carefully in the box, and warned him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy（伪劣）goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too．He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because an additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would 55 as the secret of his success forever.
| 小题1: | | A．set | B．came | C．went | D．called |
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| 小题3: | | A．owns | B．owes | C．belongs | D．possesses |
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| 小题4: | | A．staying | B．leaving | C．living | D．coming |
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| 小题5: | | A．books | B．things | C．savings | D．pounds |
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| 小题6: | | A．put | B．looked | C．taken | D．lied |
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| 小题8: | | A．present | B．trade | C．toy | D．fake |
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| 小题9: | | A．afraid | B．proud | C．well | D．hard |
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| 小题11: | | A．paid | B．spent | C．took | D．cost |
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| 小题12: | | A．Before | B．After | C．If | D．Though |
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| 小题13: | | A．appreciated | B．beaten | C．spoken | D．examined |
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| 小题14: | | A．conditions | B．experiences | C．experiments | D．chances |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked out | B．looked up | C．looked over | D．looked round |
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| 小题16: | | A．came out | B．found out | C．sent out | D．set out |
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| 小题17: | | A．hit | B．blamed | C．praised | D．charged |
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| 小题18: | | A．expression | B．idea | C．thought | D．impression |
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| 小题19: | | A．honesty | B．lies | C．goods | D．things |
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| 小题20: | | A．remember | B．learn | C．revise | D．read |
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俗话说“贪小便宜吃大亏”，在生活中诚信显得很重要。本文通过描述Mr.Glen的一段亲身经历说明了这一道理。
36.选A。考查固定搭配。set up设立，成立；come up走近，出现；go up上升，增长；call up召唤，使想起。由语境可知选A，他成立了他的小公司。
37.选C。根据全文可知，Mr.Glen把这次教训当做交了一次“额外的”学费。extra额外的，不包括在价目内的。文章最后一段中because an additional high “school” fee也有暗示。
38.选B。根据前文decided to return to the homeland可知，此处表示“离开”。
39. 选C。空后的made through years of work after school and the scholarships可知，表是他用他的积蓄(课外工作所得和奖学金)买的。saving存款，积蓄。
40.选C。考查固定搭配。take down拿下，摘下；put down放下，拒绝；lie down躺下；look down俯视，跌价。此处的意思是：手表也要摘下来进行检查。故选C。
41.选C。根据后文中nearly ￥100,000可排除A和B，从had to pay the tax可知，携带特定的物品出境需要缴税。
42.选B。it代指前面的the tax。
43.选D。根据后文中carrying fake and shoddy(劣质的)goods可知。
44.选B。be proud of以……自豪。他以为自己的小聪明会得逞，正洋洋自得。
45.选A。in the presence of Glen“当着Glen的面”。
46.选D。定语从句的引导词which指代the watch，cost的主语为物，spend的主语为人。
47.选A。根据Glen was amazed可知答案。他还没有明白过来是怎么回事，就被带到了办公室。
48.选D。根据后文“他知道只有‘黑名单’上的人才‘享受’这种特殊待遇，工作人员仔细检查了他的箱子”可以判断，应选D项。
49.选B。此处指根据多次出入境的经历，他知道……。
50.选A。工作人员警告他无论什么时候出入境，他都必须接受检查。
51.选B。这是一个省略的虚拟语气句。If(he was)found out reusing and carrying fake and shoddy(劣质的)goods，he would be charged according to the law！find out“查明(真相)”。
52.选D。board the plane登机。
53.固定短语make a deep impression on表示“给……留下深刻的印象”。
54.选A。根据前文故事可知，他的经历让他懂得了诚实的重要性。
55.选A。他将永远牢记诚信——他成功的秘密。 |
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A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier is to think of something good that happened to you the day before.
Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away．Other activities such as saying “Thank you” and smiling also made volunteers feel happier, but not as much.
Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study．He got 26,000 people to go online to try out a few different activities to make them feel happier．They were told to be nice, remember a pleasant event from the day before, give thanks or smile for 15 seconds twice a day．The volunteers did these activities for one week.
The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.（146 words）
小题1:The text may probably be taken from _____.| A．a personal anecdote(轶事) | B．sports news | | C．a history novel | D．brief news |
小题2:Volunteers who _____ began to feel happier right away.| A．thought of something good that happened the day before | | B．were asked to remember a pleasant event from the past 24 hours | | C．did other activities like saying “thank you” and smiling | | D．went online to try out a few different activities |
小题3:From the text we know that Richard Wiseman is a(an) _____.| A．worker | B．artist | C．professor | D．director |
小题4:The best title may probably be _____.| A．Thinking about yesterday’s happiness to be happy today | | B．Making a study to make people happier and younger | | C．Letting out a secret to live a longer life | | D．Doing experiments to make people happier |
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A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were．I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.
“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get．They can never help keep our house clean.” I said, feeling unhappy.
“Do you know how happy you are?” a woman behind us asked．“I would love to go home and find my house a mess．I wouldn’t mind my floor being dirty．Nor would I mind the dirty clothes being piled high．I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home．I would love it．I would love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them．You see, my two children were killed in an accident． My house stays clean; my clothes stay put up; the dishes are done.”
“There are no fingerprints on my walls．There are no sounds of arguing, either．So you see, you are very lucky．I would give anything to be going through what you are now! How I’d love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears and share their dreams! I wouldn’t care how my house looked．I would be happy just to have them.”
Now if you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.(268 words)
小题1:The writer was complaining about her children to her friend because they ____.| A．would go out without permission | B．couldn’t keep the house clean | | C．made her look dirty and bad | D．were too lazy to hug or kiss her |
小题2:My house was wrecked in the first paragraph means my house _____.| A．was very dirty | B．was broken into | | C．needed to be painted | D．looked beautiful |
小题3:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．Children shouldn’t be left home alone. | | B．A mother lost her children in an accident. | | C．People should be thankful for what life gives. | | D．A mother complained about the mess at her house. |
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It all starts with a tree．In fact, it starts with several trees．Since the first modern guitars were made in northern Spain over 150 years ago, crafts persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.
Every guitar is made of several different kinds of wood．Each piece is carefully chosen and then cut to fit the part of the guitar for which it is designed．The most important part of a guitar is the soundboard--the piece of wood with a large hole that lies under the strings(弦,线)．Guitar makers are careful to make the soundboard just the right shape and thickness．Then they fix stripes（长条）of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.
Wood for the curvy (弯曲的) sides of the guitar must be soaked (浸湿) in water and bent over a hot iron pipe．When all the pieces of the guitar are ready, they are carefully stuck together with glue．Special woodworking tools are used to shape and smooth the neck of the guitar．The craftsperson must make sure that the neck is perfectly centered over the soundboard.
Then it is time to use varnish(亮光漆)．This brings out the beauty of the wood．Varnish also improves the sound of the guitar but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.
Finally guitar strings are attached and tightened to make just the right musical tones．Then it’s time to play a song．(273 words)
小题1:The best title for this passage may be _____.| A．How to Make a Guitar | B．What a Guitar Is Made of | | C．How to Play the Guitar | D．Where to Find the Best Guitar |
小题2:In order to make the soundboard strong, _____.| A．people tie strings to the top of it | | B．stripes are stuck across the inside of wood | | C．a large hole is made in it | | D．several pieces of wood are glued together |
小题3:Which of the following doesn’t affect the sound of a guitar?| A．Soundboard | B．strings | C．neck | D．color |
小题4:What will happen to the guitar if too much varnish is used to the wood?| A．The beauty of the wood can’t be seen clearly. | | B．The sound of the guitar will be flat and dull. | | C．The tone of the guitar will be improved | | D．A guitar will become thin |
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Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.
A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently 36 , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in 37 . Trying to get him to 38 each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing, 39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.
One evening, to our 40 , he refused to eat the ice-cream, 41 I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I 42 it for him.
As I passed another ward（病房）, a 43 asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the 44 , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little, 45 the occasional ice-cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the 46 woman’s room, and 47 her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was 48 stunned that I had thought of her, and 49 the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, 50 what was happening in my family and listened to her 51 story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not 52 many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.
I 53 the gesture a few days later, and this time was 54 with a huge hug.
I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of 55 can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.
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| 小题3: | | A．speak | B．laugh | C．drink | D．eat |
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| 小题6: | | A．if | B．unless | C．so | D．because |
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| 小题7: | | A．borrowed | B．bought | C．made | D．fetched |
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| 小题8: | | A．woman | B．granny | C．girl | D．child |
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| 小题9: | | A．question | B．situation | C．process | D．decision |
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| 小题10: | | A．better than． | B．more than | C．rather than | D．other than |
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| 小题11: | | A．pretty ’ | B．honest | C．sick | D．shy |
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| 小题12: | | A．offered | B．told ． | C．sold | D．charged |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．finally | C．gradually | D．totally |
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| 小题14: | | A．accepted | B．stored | C．exchanged | D．gave |
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| 小题18: | | A．reported | B．expressed | C．noticed | D．^repeated |
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| 小题19: | | A．covered | B．connected | C．rewarded | D．filled |
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ONCE again, I was in new school. 36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities 37 . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the 38 in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my 39 .
40 she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me 41 and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42 no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the 43 fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next 44 ．I would have thought she’d outgrown them．I had 45 played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we 46 crazy stories about the Barbies．That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be 47 when we were older．We both had wild 48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49 from smiling so much．She showed me her 50 , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （时装设计店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a 51 sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole 52 charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was 54 in her magic world．We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the 55 teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．
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| 小题8: | | A．modem | B．new | C．late | D．latest |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprise | B．joy | C．delight | D．happiness |
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| 小题14: | | A．harmed | B．ached | C．injured | D．wounded |
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| 小题15: | | A．books | B．paintings | C．food ． | D．outfits |
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| 小题16: | | A．writer | B．outfits | C．model | D．exchange |
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| 小题17: | | A．family | B．neighborhood | C．class | D．school |
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| 小题18: | | A．colleges | B．clothing stores | C．restaurant | D．movie theater |
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| 小题19: | | A．attracted | B．drawn | C．included | D．attached |
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| 小题20: | | A．tough | B．happy | C．colorful | D．rich |
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