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阅读理解      Where we live, on the eastern shore of Maryland, the gentle waters run in and out like fingers slimming at the tips.
     The Canada geese know this place, as do the white swans and the ducks.In autumn, they come home
for the winter.Once or twice each year, snow and frozen rain move into the area.When this happens, if the river is at its narrowest, there is a freeze which hardens the water to ice.
     One morning, a friend of mine set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the
Tred Avon River.Suddenly she leaned forward and cried out, "There is a goose out there."
     We saw the figure of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its feet frozen
into the ice.
     Then from the dark skies, she saw a line of swans.They floated from the top of the sky downward
and at last landed on the ice.My friend was on her feet now, with one hand against her mouth, unbelieving.As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared that life it still had might be pecked(啄) out by
those great swan bills.
     Instead, those bills began to work on the ice.The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and
again.It went on for a long time.At last, the goose"s head was lifted.Its body was pulled.Then the goose
was free and stood on the ice.And the swans stood in the air watching.Then, as if it had cried, "I cannot
fly."Four of the swans came down around it.Their powerful beaks chipped off the ice held in the feathers.
Slowly, the goose spread its wings as far as they would go, and moved slowly into the sky.
     This is a true story.I just think of it in the bad moment, and from it comes only one hopeful question:If
so for birds, why not for man?

1. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Why Not for Man?
B. Graceful Swans
C. Swans" Brave Act
D. I Just Couldn"t Believe It!

2. What happened to the Canada goose?

A. It was deserted by other geese.
B. It was stuck in the ice.
C. It was wounded and couldn"t fly.
D. It was lost in the water.

3. At first the author"s friend was worried that________.

A. the swans would not help the Canada goose
B. she didn"t care about this matter any more
C. the swans wouldn"t identify with the Canada goose
D. the swans would peck the Canada goose to death

4. What did the swans do when they saw the Canada goose couldn"t fly?

A. They chipped off the ice held in its feathers.
B. They waited patiently for the ice held in its feathers to melt.
C. They came down and lifted it up to the sky together.
D. They stayed with it and protected it.

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1-4: A B D A

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     Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险) salesman. Try __1__he might, he was still unable to get a
couple to sign up for a policy(保单). "I certainly don"t want to frighten you into a __2__," he announced,
standing up to__3__. "Please sleep on it tonight, and __4__ you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think."
     People can be motivated by many different __5__. Fear is the common one.__6__many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually __7__ effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and
work.
     A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who __8__from a mental disability, Christmas
shopping. As they went into a department store, the__9__accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every __10__. At that __11__ a(n) angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and __12__, "Pick them up."
     "No," the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
     "Pick them up," the clerk__13__.
     "No," the boy shouted back.
     His older sister began picking up the __14__. Then the boy started to __15__. Before long, the boy,
his sister and the clerk were __16__ together to put the shoes back in __17__.
     When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) __18__ lesson with these words: "You have to
encourage my brother to do it in action."
     If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister"s advice. If you want people
to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer __19__. When you fill people with what
they want, you"re __20__ to get what you want out of them.

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(     )1. A. however
(     )2. A. trouble
(     )3. A. defend
(     )4. A. should
(     )5. A. feelings
(     )6. A. Thus
(     )7. A. less
(     )8. A. arose
(     )9. A. boy
(     )10. A. section
(     )11. A. occasion
(     )12. A. demanded
(     )13. A. expected
(     )14. A. shoes
(     )15. A. cry
(     )16. A. walking
(     )17. A. process
(     )18. A. thoughtful
(     )19. A. gift
(     )20. A. positive

B. as
B. sale
B. fight
B. will
B. plans
B. But
B. more
B. contributed
B. girl
B. direction
B. stage
B. conflicted
B. commented
B. books
B. help
B. organizing
B. silence
B. instant
B. stick
B. likely

C. since
C. bargain
C. leave
C. shall
C. means
C. Plus
C. half
C. benefited
C. clerk
C. shelf
C. situation
C. reminded
C. shouted
C. toys
C. complain
C. working
C. detail
C. cautious
C. honey
C. confident

D. in spite of
D. decision
D. argue
D. may
D. results
D. Since
D. just
D. suffered
D. salesman
D. course
D. point
D. arranged
D. acquired
D. bottles
D. worry
D. assisting
D. order
D. complex
D. tears
D. probable

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     On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were
dressed warmly and   1   with the rented(租)video we had been dying for watch. I was feeling a little
   2  , as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the  3 .They were so heavy that I decided to
  4 some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can  5 I noticed a poor man walking his bike
out of the restaurant in front of us. He 6 a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another
nearby garbage can and started  7 it.
     I suddenly felt very   8 because I was about to do away with a new drink just 9 it was heavy. I
knew this man would take all he could   10  , so I walked up to him and  11 the drink and some snacks
to him. The man looked up    12   and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread  13   his face and this
caused me to feel indescribable   14   . I felt like I   15 be happier with myself, but then he said, "This is
my son"s lucky day!"
     With that, he   16   me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him  17 a song as he rode
away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I
now understand what is   18   by the saying "Giving is getting".
Since then, every time I have the  19  to do something nice, the image of the man"s happiness caused by
my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  20  of charity.

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