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going to be pleased."Thank God, here it is!" The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I
was walking into the 2 where I work.."Twenty-five past nine. I 3 the manager doesn"t notice." But I was
not 4 .
"Smith!" shouted the manager."Late again. What"s your 5 this time?" "I am afraid the bus was late, Mr.
Brown."" 6 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter (柜台). We"ll be opening in a few minutes."
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 7 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed
very 8 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew (提取) some money and
9 about opening an account. I gave her necessary 10 and she went out. 11 , I noticed a tall man by the
door, carrying something 12 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun
sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 13 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling…
It seemed to be a long time 14 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 15 shaking from the memory
of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 16 , the bus wasn"t on time, and I got to the
bank at 9:25.
"Smith!" the manager cried out in a voice like thunder." 17 of your excuses! Start work at once!" To
my 18 , the first customer was a girl 19 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something
wrapped n brown paper. The 20 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
| ( )1. A. as ( )2. A. hotel ( )3. A. believe ( )4. A. lucky ( )5. A. ( )6. A. Hurry ( )7. A. Before ( )8. A. nervous ( )9. A. cared ( )10. A. information ( )11. A. Again ( )12. A. hidden ( )13. A. took ( )14. A. before ( )15. A. Even ( )16. A. As usual ( )17. A. Less ( )18. A. pleasure ( )19. A. of ( )20. A. dream | B. but B. shop B. think B. happy B. idea B. Set B. Behind B. shy B. talked B. offer B. Then B. filled B. closed B. after B. Still B. For one thing B. Plenty B. surprise B. with B. story | C. and C. bank C. guess C. sorry C. cause C. Catch C. Beyond C. calm C. asked C. news C. Thus C. decorated C. filled C. when C. Just C. In fact C. More C. joy C. on C. affair | D. or D. restaurant D. hope D. angry D. answer D. Get D. Against D. angry D. worried D. support D. However D. covered D. came D. that D. Ever D. In general D. None D. regret D. in D. incident | |||||||
| 1-5: CCDAA 6-10: DBACA 11-15: BDCAB 16-20: ADBDA | ||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||
| The 16-year-old girl Jessica Watson is said to be the youngest person to sail non-stop alone around the world. But her record has been questioned because someone thought that she has not sailed far enough. She will also not be recognized by the World Speed Sailing Record Council, as it was too dangerous for someone under 18 years old. Ms Watson sailed into Sydney port on Saturday, seven months after leaving on a hard voyage. Family, friends and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have gathered to greet her. Thousands of well-wishers waited at the port and watched from boats as Ms Watson sailed her pink, 10m boat over the finishing line. Many more Australians watched the event broadcast live on television. Watson said she was just an"ordinary girl who believed in her dream". Ms Watson left Sydney on 18 October, despite that some people disagreed to her plan. Watson traveled northeast through the South Pacific and across the equator (赤道), south to Cape Horn at the tip of South America, across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa, through the Indian Ocean and around southern Australia. The route took her through some of the world"s most changeful waters, and she battled through huge storms and suffered seven accidents of her boat. People around the world have followed Ms Watson"s adventures on her blog, which she has daily updated (更新). On her blog, she wrote down beautiful sunrise over seas, the excitement of meeting a blue whale and the bright, terrible sight of a shooting star flying across the night sky above her boat. Ms Watson has reportedly sold her story to a news company for $700,000. She is planning to write a book on her experience. | ||||||||||
| 1. Which of the following oceans didn"t Ms Watson cross through in her voyage? | ||||||||||
| A. The Pacific Ocean. B. The Arctic Ocean. C. The Indian Ocean. D. The Atlantic Ocean. | ||||||||||
| 2. Ms Watson"s voyage will NOT be considered an official world record mainly because _______. | ||||||||||
| A. no one can prove that her route was dangerous enough B. she hasn"t applied for the record C. teenagers are not encouraged to take such a dangerous adventure D. girls are not allowed to take part in the dangerous sports | ||||||||||
| 3. We can make a conclusion from this passage that Watson _______. | ||||||||||
| A. would make another voyage for money B. made the world round voyage for money C. had no way to communicate with others during the voyage. D. is so confident and brave that she could overcome troubles on her own | ||||||||||
| 4. All the following can be inferred from this passage EXCEPT that _______. | ||||||||||
| A. her book about her voyage is a best seller B. people in Australia had much interest in her voyage C. she spent more than 200 days alone at sea D. people have different attitudes towards her voyage | ||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited | ||||||||||
| 1. What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction? | ||||||||||
| A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly. B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town. C. He will give the very person long list of direction. D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction. | ||||||||||
| 2. How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room? | ||||||||||
| A. He felt strange. B. He felt embarrassed. C. He felt very sad. D. He felt astonished. | ||||||||||
| 3. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage? | ||||||||||
| A. Someone we don"t know. B. The writer did it for himself. C. The secretary did so. D. A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing. | ||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||
| I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money. In the United States, it is possible to win large amounts of money 1 lotteries (彩票). People pay money for tickets with a combination (组合) of 2 . If your combination is 3 , you will win a huge amount of money- often millions of dollars. A few years ago, my friend Tom won the lottery. It 4 his life. He did not come from a rich family. In fact, he earned very little. Sometimes, Tom even had to 5 money from his relatives and friends, but he wasn"t the kind of person who never paid back the money he owed. 6 , he was always very 7 with the money he spent. One day, Tom spent 8 dollars on a lottery ticket. He never thought he would win lots of money but 9 , his combination of numbers was chosen and he won a great deal of money. Tom was so 10 . The first thing he did was to 11 a new car that he was dreaming of, and then he started spending more money on unnecessary things. He learnt to waste money, 12 he had money to burn. 13 we got together for a meal at a restaurant, Tom 14 always try to pay the bill, and he 15 telling me that money made him feel very happy. However, Tom spent the money too fast, and he became 16 again. He had no money left. I do feel 17 for him. He had 18 money to live like a king. Instead, he is 19 to living like a poor person. Some people might say he is 20 about small things, but not about important things. | ||||||||||
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