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阅读理解。     Ryan and Lowry had been friends since high school,but it wasn"t until after college that they hit on the
idea of a home-care product company. "We were shocked to learn how toxic cleaning products were",
says Ryan. Why couldn"t they create green products that would be just as environmentally pure as
Aveda"s skin-and-hair-care lines?
     When Ryan"s mom heard about the plan,she stared at him blankly:"I"ve never even seen you clean your
room!"Not discouraged,Lowry experimented with nontoxic ways to clean while Ryan focused on marketing. In February 2001,they mixed their first four cleaning sprays and convinced the managers of 20 grocers
to try them. Once they had their approval,they tapped friends and family and pooled their savings to come up with $ 90,000 in seed money.
         From the start,"Go big or go home. "was their mantra(口头禅). Their first financing-that＄1
million-was due to be signed on September 11,2001. By the time they got it,two months later,says
Ryan,"We had＄16 in the bank and personally owed＄300,000. "
       Seeking a national retailer(零售商)proved just as troublesome. The friends set their sights on Target
known for its trendy,affordable goods. "But Target didn"t like the product or the brand. "recalled Ryan.
"We thought the deal was dead,but then a new buyer saw that even though we weren"t selling big volumes,we were profitable,just on a smaller scale. "They won over Target
       Consumers were hooked on the natural things and wonderful fragrance. Today,the partners sell 130
products in more than 8,000 stores,and taxes are over  $ 100 million. Such rapid growth has at times
stressed the men"s friendship. "Eric and I agree on "what" but never on "how","says Lowry. "Although we
are willing to challenge
each other,we come up with interesting and smart solutions. There"s little fire and ico between us. "1. The underlined word "toxic" in Paragraph l most probably means _________.A. poisonous
B. dirty
C. expensive
D. troublesome2. When Ryan told his mom his plan,________.   A. he knew his mom was sure to support him
B. his mom asked him to clean his room
C. his mom suspected his ability
D. he was discouraged by his mom3. We can learn from the third paragraph that____________.   A. Ryan and Lowry wanted to give up and go home at first
B. their plan didn"t go smoothly at the very beginning
C. they made profit two months later after their first financing
D. $ 1 million was not enough as their seed money4. The partners" cleaning products are sold very well because __________.     A. the products are made of natural material and smell nice
B. their friends and family offered to use their products
C. they cooperated with a well-known national retailer
D. they convinced 20 grocer managers to try them5. It can be inferred from the passage that _________  .     A. Aveda"s skin-and-hair-care lines are not so successful as Ryan and Lowry"s
B. Target is a famous environment-friendly cleaning brand
C. the friends" cooperation with Target is very successful
D. the partners get on well with each other in their business

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阅读理解。                                                        Caring a lot, in a quiet way
      The situation seemed hopeless.
       From the day he started at my junior-high,Willard. P. Franklin lived in his own world,
shutting out his classmates and me,his teacher. My attempts at establishing a friendly
relationship with him were met with complete indifference (冷淡). Even a "Good Morning
Willard" received only a very low grunt (咕哝).I could see that his classmates got on no
better. Willard was completely a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to break his barrier (障碍) of silence.
      Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday,we received word of the annual Christmas collection of money
for the less fortunate people in our school district.
       "Christmas is a season of giving,"I told my students. "There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. By contributing to our Christmas collection,you will help buy food,
clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow. "
      When I called for the contribution the next day,I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten,
except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he walked up to my desk.
Carefully,he dropped two quarters into the small container.
      "I don"t need any milk for lunch,"he said very quietly. For a moment,just a moment,he smiled. Then
he
turned and walked back to his desk.
      That night,after school,I took our meager contribution to the school principal (校长). I couldn"t help
sharing the incident that had taken place.
      "I may be wrong,but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around
him,"I told the principal.
       "Yes,I believe it sounds hopeful,"he nodded. "And I think we might do well to have him share a bit
of his world with us.I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through
the Christmas collection. Here,take a look at it. "
        As I gazed down to read,I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top name on the
list.
                                                                                                               Anonym1. From the second paragraph,we can see that the teacher  A. established a friendly relationship with Willard
B. tried hard to pull Willard out of his own world
C. found Willard got on better with his classmates
D. believed that Willard would gradually open his heart2. What do we learn about the collection of money at Christmas?     A. It is intended for the poor families in their school district.
B. Everyone was unwilling to contribute to the Christmas collectior.
C. Students were encouraged to buy food,clothing and toys for needy people.
D. It is collected every year to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.3. What does the underlined word "meager" in Paragraph 7 mean?A. Great.
B. Generous.
C. Huge.
D. Small.4. Which of the following can best describe Willard?  A. Poor but proud.
B. Lonely but caring.
C. Indifferent and sad.
D. Bright and hopeful.  5. How did the teacher feel after he saw the list of the poor families in their school district?A. Happy.
B. Touched.
C. Angry.
D. Sad.

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完形填空。     Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 1 I had a lot of experience and a Master"s degree, I
could not find 2 work.
I was 3 a school bus to make ends meet and 4 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 5
five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 6   the
job. "Why has my life become so 7 ?" I thought painfully.
     As I pulled the bus over to 8 a little girl, she handed me an earning 9   I should keep it 10 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said "BE HAPPY".
     At first I got angry. Then it 11   me - I had been giving all of my  12   to what was going wrong with my 13 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 14 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 15 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 16   from a lady who was a
director at a larger 17 . She asked me if I would 18 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to
200 medical workers. I said yes.
     My 19 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was
because I changed my way of 20 that I completely changed my life.

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(     )1. A. As
(     )2. A. successful
(     )3. A. driving
(     )4. A. working
(     )5. A. prepared for
(     )6. A. lose
(     )7. A. hard
(     )8. A. wave at
(     )9. A. ordering
(     )10. A. in case
(     )11. A. hurt
(     )12. A. feelings
(     )13. A. opinions
(     )14. A. list
(     )15. A. connect
(     )16. A. her
(     )17. A. hospital
(     )18. A. listen to
(     )19. A. plan
(     )20. A. operation

B. Though
B. extra
B. repairing
B. travelling
B. attended
B. like
B. busy
B. drop off
B. promising
B. or else
B. hit
B. attention
B. education
B. book
B. turn
B. a passenger
B. factory
B. review
B. choice
B. speaking

C. If
C. satisfying
C. taking
C. discussing
C. asked for
C. find
C. serious
C. call on
C. saying
C. as if
C. caught
C. strength
C. experiences
C. check
C. keep
C. me
C. restaurant
C. give
C. day
C. employment

D. When
D. convenient
D. designing
D. living
D. held
D. get
D. short
D. look for
D. showing
D. now that
D. moved
D. interests
D. life
D. copy
D. add
D. my friend
D. hotel
D. talk about
D. tour
D. thinking

完形填空。

     Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson"s bedroom skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by
a clap of thunder_1_ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _2_ his two-story
wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
    Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to    3 ; he opened the door to the basement (地下室), and
flames    4   out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. "I felt    5   because the room had
a separate outdoor stairway," he explains.
    But the phone didn"t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was   6   by a wall of
flames. Sibson realized he was trapped (困住).
    Sibson"s house was three kilometers   7 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew
calling for help would be   8 .
    Up a hill nearby lived Sibson"s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke
alarm   9 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his   10  and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the  11 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
    Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to   12 the house. But Huggons said, "There is
no way I am going to listen to Sibson  13 and die in that fire."
    "Anyone there?" Huggons called out. Then he heard "Help! I"m trapped!" coming from the second floor
balcony (阳台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his   14   .
    After one more   15 inside the house, Huggons gave up and   16 around back.
    The wind parted the smoke just   17 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to
him. He   18  the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and   19
Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
    Sibson is still   20   when he tells the story. " I was alone that night," he says. "Then I heard the most
beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons."

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阅读理解。
On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house. Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are. There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees. Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple(枫树)makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees. The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that. The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars"(杨树)putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.
1. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?
A. The scenes are colorful and changeable. B. There are many windows in the wooden house. C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house. D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.
2. By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that ______ .
A. the kids like playing in trees B. the kids are very familiar with trees C. the kids have learned much knowledge D. the kids find trees useful learning tools
3. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. The change of seasons is easily felt. B. The seasons make the scenes change. C. The weather often changes in the forest. D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.
4. What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?
A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house. B. To introduce her children"s happy life in the forest. C. To show that living in the forest is healthful. D. To share the joy of living in the nature.
阅读理解。
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn"t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull. I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words. It takes confidence to make a new start - there"s a dark period in-between where you"re neither one thing nor the other. You"re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you"re too ashamed to say, "Well, I"m writing a navel, but I"m not quite sure if I"m going to get there." My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside. Then I met an agent(代理商)who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel. The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal - that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for. It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck - of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there"s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同)of the publisher - to be a published writer - is unbelievably rewarding(有回报的).
1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. I was waiting for good fortune. B. I was trying to find an admirable job. C. I was being aimless about a suitable job. D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.
2. The author decided to write a novel ______ .
A. to finish the writing course B. to realize her own dream C. to satisfy readers" wish D. to earn more money
3. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?
A. Disturbed. B. Ashamed. C. Confident. D. Uncertain.
4. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?
A. It pays to stick to one"s goal. B. Hard work can lead to success. C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky. D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.