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When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable
book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for very little money.
The book wasn"t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It
was a thin strip of animal skin on which was written the secret of the "Touchstone"! The touchstone was a
small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold.
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly
like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles were cold.
So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began
testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were
cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into
the sea He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way.
Pick up a pebble. Cold-throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days continued over
a long period of time.
One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw itinto the sea
before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea
that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.
So it is with opportunity. Unless we are cautious, it"s easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in
hand and it"s just as easy to throw it away.
B. it was very interesting
C. there was a secret in the book
D. he wanted to find the touchstone
B. cold
C. magic
D. big
B. Because he didn"t want others to pick them up.
C. Because he didn"t like their ordinary looks.
D. Because he didn"t like the cold feelings.
B. We should seek for opportunities in the world.
C. We may seize opportunities when we are watchful.
D. We may discover opportunities when forming habits.
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of northwest Scotland. He had never owned a radio or television nor had he travelled further than forty
kilometres from his birthplace. His knowledge of the world was gained only from his brief trips to the village
to sell his sheep and buy food. However, he had lately come to rely on the growing number of hill-walkers in
the region as sources of international news.
In the spring of 1992, a Spanish student came across Angus high in the mountains. Eager to practise his
English he engaged Angus in conversation. The student told Angus of the forthcoming Olympic Games in
Barcelona. Excited by the student"s colourful description of Spain and the Games, Angus decided to attend
the event in person and two months later arrived in Barcelona.
The ticketless Angus stood outside the stadium with his canny brain working overtime, watching a growing
number of individuals entering the stadium through a small entrance at the side. He noticed that they all seemed
to be carrying objects. Perhaps they were workmen, he thought. He moved closer and watched.
Within minutes a thin young man came along carrying an extremely long pole. He approached the official
at the door and said "Pole Vault". The official moved to the side and the man entered. Next came a heavy-set
man with a spear. Angus wondered how a man could carry such a dangerous weapon in a modern city. The
man shouted "Javelin" and was presently admitted. Angus was puzzled. Perhaps they were all connected with
security. His puzzlement grew when a huge man appeared with a steel ball in his hand. He shouted "Shot Putt"
and walked past the official.
It suddenly dawned on Angus that these people were competitors. He opened his programme and sure
enough under the heading "events" he saw the three words the men had said. Angus laughed to himself as a
plan began to take shape in his mind. First he needed to buy one or two things.
An hour later he reappeared dressed in a tracksuit with "Scotland" written across the chest. Over his shoulder
he carried a roll of barbed wire (铁丝网). Smiling to himself he walked up to the official and as casually as he
could, shouted, "Fencing!"
B. Listening to radio and watching TV.
C. Going to the nearby village to sell sheep.
D. Talking to hill-walkers in the region.
B. Names of competitors.
C. Security weapons.
D. Names of countries.
B. the Spanish student"s description of his country excited Angus
C. Angus had been planning a trip to Barcelona to see the Olympic Games
D. Angus became a member of the Scottish Olympic team
B. intelligent
C. strong-minded
D. athletic
B. Refuse to let him in.
C. Give him a close inspection.
D. Lead him to the competition.
or riding their bikes around the neighbourhood. But for Steven Spielberg none of these "normal" activities were
very exciting. Instead he made his own entertainment, like the time he 1 his younger sisters that he had a
dead body in his bedroom and almost frightened them to death.
When Steven was about seven years old, he developed a 2 for television, despite the 3 his parents made
to control the children"s viewing. His father 4 placed hair on the television "ON" switch to know when Steven
watched TV. But Steven would 5 its position and replace it after watching hours of television.
A chance finally came for Steven to 6 his ability to entertain with his enthusiasm for television. When his
father received a movie camera for Father"s Day, the movies he took, according to Steven, were 7 . Annoyed
by his son"s 8 criticism (批评), he gave the camera to Steven.
Steven proved to be a (an) 9 with the camera and quickly made several films using his own toys as the
performers. His parents were 10 by how life-like they were and so he began a magnificent movie career.
| ( )1.A. convinced ( )2.A. gift ( )3.A. decisions ( )4.A. quietly ( )5.A. locate ( )6.A. combine ( )7.A. special ( )8.A. occasional ( )9.A. winner ( )10.A. satisfied | B. reminded B. need B. suggestions B. secretly B. relate B. compare B. terrible B. humorous B. expert B. amazed | C. promised C. concern C. attempts C. hopefully C. memorize C. connect C. entertaining C. unreasonable C. natural C. puzzled | D. encouraged D. love D. preparations D. successfully D. examine D. accompany D. surprising D. constant D. native D. inspired | |||
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Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little | ||||||
| 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | ||||||
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| A. Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer. B. The family didn"t find out what happened to Frank until three years later. C. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder. D. Frank didn"t want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him. | ||||||
| 2. Paddy didn"t cry for Frank because he thought _____. | ||||||
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| A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment B. Frank should have told Fee what had happened C. what had happened to Frank was killing Fee D. Frank had always been a man of bad moral character | ||||||
| 3. Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank? | ||||||
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| A. "Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead." B. "Let him bear the shame alone, it"s what he wants." C. "Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away." D. "The eyes didn"t liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks." | ||||||
| 4. "She half-rose before sinking back..." (in Paragraph 6) shows that _____. | ||||||
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| A. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up B. Fee didn"t want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank C. Fee couldn"t leave her family to go to see Frank D. Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish | ||||||
| 5. What is Fee"s probable relationship with Frank and Paddy? | ||||||
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| A. Son and brother. B. Son and husband. C. Brother and lover. D. Lover and husband. | ||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||
| Recently divorced in my 30s, I had no job and was on my way downtown on a rainy day to go to the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had 1 apart, and I couldn"t afford another one. I sat down in the streetcar-there against the 2 was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle inlaid with gold and bright enamel (珐琅). I had never seen anything so lovely. I 3 the handle and saw a name on it. The 4 procedure would have been to turn in the umbre la to the conductor, but I decided to take it and find the 5 myself. I got off the streetcar in a downpour and 6 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the 7 on the umbrella and found it: I called and a lady answered. Yes, she said in 8 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her as a birthday present, but it"d been 9 from her locker at school years before. She was so excited that I forgot I was looking for a job and went 10 to her house. She took the umbrella, her eyes filled with tears. I was only too happy to see her get back the lost umbrella, and get a job she offered me. | ||||||
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