“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”
With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction. And it began to affect(影响) my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
| 小题1: | | A．face | B．find | C．accept | D．notice |
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| 小题2: | | A．now and then | B．all the time | C．at home | D．at work |
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| 小题3: | | A．tried | B．asked | C．waited | D．invited |
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| 小题4: | | A．polite | B．important | C．fine | D．special |
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| 小题5: | | A．condition | B．situation | C．result | D．effect |
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| 小题6: | | A．frequent | B．regular | C．unusual | D．particular |
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| 小题7: | | A．friends | B．study | C．family | D．work |
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| 小题8: | | A．a quick | B．a secret | C．an expected | D．an extra |
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| 小题9: | | A．hopeful | B．delighted | C．frightened | D．anxious |
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| 小题10: | | A．forcing | B．telling | C．giving | D．limiting |
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| 小题11: | | A．leaving | B．taking | C．passing | D．recording |
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| 小题12: | | A．long | B．immediate | C．enough | D．surprising |
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| 小题13: | | A．saying | B．demands | C．wish | D．words |
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| 小题14: | | A．careful | B．mad | C．determined | D．helpless |
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| 小题15: | | A．save | B．reduce | C．protect | D．stop |
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| 小题16: | | A．destroying | B．using | C．stealing | D．emptying |
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| 小题17: | | A．offered | B．guided | C．ordered | D．reminded |
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| 小题18: | | A．missed | B．had | C．received | D．fixed |
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| 小题20: | | A．always | B．just | C．more | D．different |
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小题1:A。说完这些话，作者就开始面对/承认(face)了问题。face面对，面临, 承认；find找到, 发现, 感到；accept接受, 认可，承认；notice注意到。
小题1:B。作者过去从醒来到睡觉总是不停(all the time)地给人家打电话。now and then偶尔，有时；at home在家；at work在工作中；all the time始终。
小题1:C。我等候着(wait)，而不是要(ask)，试着(try)，邀请(invite)人家打电话过来，又想打电话出去，又多打一个电话出去
小题1:C。开始是为了社交，每天几个电话，仅仅快速的聊聊天，似乎没什么事(fine)，而没有什么特别(special)，客气(polite)，重要(important)的地方。注意与后句的though和got worse联系起来理解。
小题1:B。可后来，慢慢地，情况(situation)却越来越糟。condition 条件，环境；situation情形, 境遇；result结果, 成效；effect作用, 影响。
小题1:A。不久，就总是不停，频繁(frequent)地打电话来了，最后竟然上瘾了. frequent时常发生的, 频繁的，通常强调动作的多次反复出现；B. regular有规则的，经常的，强调动作有规律的经常出现；unusual不平常的，不寻常的，强调非常的情况；particular特别的, 独特的，强调个性特征。
小题1:D。这不仅仅影响朋友(friends)，家人(family)，学习(study)，还影响了我的工作(work)。后文谈论的是作者的工作情况。
小题1:A。大白天，不是为了一个秘密的(secret)，预料到了的(expected)，额外的(extra)电话，而是为了一个急迫的(quick)电话作者会突然出去。
小题1:D。没有电话打时，就等候人家打电话来，等得作者不是充满希望(hopeful)，欣喜快乐(delighted)，而是越来越迫切、焦虑不安(anxious)，但不至于担惊受怕(frightened)。
小题1:B。作者就会跟这个人打，跟那个人打，心里总是告诫(tell)就再打一个，而不是强迫(force)，给予(give)和限制(limit)自己。这句话是对作者的当时的心情的描述。
小题1:A。作者总是给人家打电话，并留下(leave)讯息，而不是接受(take)，传递(pass)，记录(record)讯息。take /pass/record /leave messages接受/传递/记录/留下讯息。
小题1:C。作者不管这电话是长时间的(long)，还是紧接着来的(immediate)，还是令人吃惊的(surprising)电话，而是要确保明天我能有足够多(enough)的电话来度过这一天。
小题1:D。作者就会直接走到电话机前说“我可以用这电话吗？”这些话(words)来表达要求(demands)或希望(wish)。saying谚语，警句，指人们经常重复耳熟能详的语句；demands要求，需要；wish希望，请求；words话语。
小题1:B。上班工作的时候，同伴阻止作者去打电话，作者就会感到无助(helpless)而情绪败坏狂怒发疯(mad)，而不会小心从事(careful)，意志坚定(determined)点而不去打电话。
小题1:D。同伴们会阻止(stop)作者去打电话。save sb. from救助/拯救某人脱离；protect sb. from保护某人免遭；stop sb. from阻止某人，使某人不做某事。reduce 通常不与表示“避免”意义的from搭配。
小题1:A。作者花掉了最后一英镑，没有了钱，他没法再使用(use)，也偷(steal)不着钱，倒不空(empty)电话亭，便气急败坏地毁坏(destroy)电话亭，结果给警察逮个正着。
小题1:C。作者被命令/安排(order)去看心理医生。offer(主动提供)，guide(指导，引导)，remind(提醒)的用词都太客气委婉，order通常指上级对下属等强硬的“指使，命令，安排”，意义较为强烈，其语气更符合文意。
小题1:B。三天里作者包括接(receive)和打，没有(have)一个电话，也就无从错过(miss)一个电话，更无法安装(fix)电话机了。
小题1:D。自作者使用电话亭以来，已经好几天了=作者好几天没有使用过电话亭了。since表示“自……以来”的意思。
小题1:A。作者努力不去看电视，不是因为电视上有各类不同(different)或更多的(more)人，也不是有人正好在打电话，而是因为屏幕上总是、时常(always)出现人们打电话的镜头。 |
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试题【“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”With these words I began to 36 】；主要考察你对
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To all of you at Chinese love links.
I am 44 years old and never married. I have always wanted to find that perfect someone that I dream about. For about the last five years I have almost given up the hope of ever finding the one I truly wish to spend the rest of my life with.
I have always tried to be a nice guy. I had found your website some four or five months before. I did not know what to expect. I don’t know how to speak Chinese and never thought truly of how I was to an Asian woman.
Well, I had a lot of replies from some very nice and pretty women. I had a hard time finding only a couple to write to. But one stood out from the rest. She was cute, nice and seemed to hold a lot of the same values as I do. In a short time I had decided to write only to her. We communicate via e-mails 2-3 times a day and phone calls once or twice a week.
I went and met her and her family only a week ago. Her name is  Yun and she lives in Nanning. I found Nanning to be one of the most beautiful cities I had ever been to. We had even decided to marry and bring her to the USA under the finance visa. Not only did she meet everything I had ever hoped to find in someone else but turned out to be what every woman should be like, at least the ones I have met. We plan to marry as soon as she is here and start a family together as neither of us has children but we both want them.
So to anyone out there reading this, I can only say this: You may not find what you are looking for if you’re not honest with your partner and yourself. This site worked for me mostly because I was honest with something that I wanted in someone else. When I did find her, love can work even across the other side of the world, between language differences and cultural differences. I wish you all luck in finding your perfect match. I have finally found mine and wish to give all my thanks to those at Chinese love links to help make it happen.
Sincerely yours,
Arthur
小题1:We can infer from the letter that Chinese love  links is a website to ____________.| A．help foreigners to travel in China | | B．help both Chinese and foreigners to find one they want to marry | | C．help Chinese and foreigners make friends | | D．receive letters from the USA |
小题2: Which of the following is true about Arthur’s story?| A．He was sure of finding a Chinese woman as his wife at first. | | B．He was determined to find a Chinese woman as his wife. | | C．He almost lost hope in finding a perfect wife until he found Yun. | | D．No women wrote to him before Yun. |
小题3: Yun stood out from the rest because ________.| A．she was a Chinese. | | B．she had much in common with Arthur | | C．other women stopped writing to Arthur | | D．she was cute and nice and often phoned to Arthur |
小题4:Arthur thinks _________ is the most important in finding someone one wants to marry .| A．being honest with the partner and oneself | B．help from the website | | C．difference in languages and places | D．difference in cultures |
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Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more__36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and__49__from behind his back a small box.__50__ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s__52__.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk..
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| 小题2: | | A．warning | B．ringing | C．calling | D．yelling |
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| 小题3: | | A．scolded | B．wondered | C．realized | D．learned |
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| 小题4: | | A．modestly | B．naturally | C．inaccurately | D．inappropriately |
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| 小题5: | | A．popular | B．upset | C．special | D．funny |
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| 小题7: | | A．practised | B．wandered | C．studied | D．stayed |
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| 小题8: | | A．would | B．should | C．might | D．could |
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| 小题9: | | A．aim at | B．turn to | C．put off | D．head for |
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| 小题10: | | A．argument | B．excitement | C．movement | D．judgment |
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| 小题11: | | A．school | B．year | C．education | D．program |
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| 小题12: | | A．relief | B．return | C．vain | D．control |
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| 小题13: | | A．weakly | B．sadly | C．quietly | D．helplessly |
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| 小题14: | | A．searched | B．found | C．raised | D．pulled |
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| 小题15: | | A．Holding | B．Handing | C．Sending | D．Leaving |
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| 小题16: | | A．delight | B．expectation | C．appreciation | D．surprise |
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| 小题17: | | A．cheap | B．empty | C．useless | D．improper |
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| 小题18: | | A．as | B．until | C．because | D．though |
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We Americans are wasteful people, not used to saving. Early settlers, our forefathers set us an example of wasting everything, for they thought nature’s resources were so plentiful that none of them ever imagined that natural materials would be used up in time. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move west. They burned down their houses with only one aim to get the nails（钉子）for future use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. As a people we destroy many valuable things that other people save. I noticed this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope（信封）that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be unthinkable in the United States. American banks, even the smallest, always use expensive stationery（信笺）with the names of all twenty - eight vice – presidents lists on side of the page.
小题1:According to the passage, we know the writer is ________ .| A．a Chinese | B．a Japanese | C．an Englishman | D．an American |
小题2:The writer thought their forefathers ________ .| A．set a good example | | B．wasted many natural resources | | C．knew natural resources would be used up in time | | D．made the best use of natural materials |
小题3: Which of the following statements is wrong?| A．The writer lives in Britain now. | | B．American banks use expensive stationery. | | C．Americans are not used to saving. | | D．The writer’s forefathers burned down their houses in order to get the nails. |
小题4:The purpose of the passage is to ________ .| A．wish Americans not to waste | B．tell us the English are a good people | | C．warn Americans against saving | D．encourage people to work hard. |
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There are many fun, free activities that you can do as a family. All that is required is a bit of imagination and some time set aside for fun. And the best part is that these are the kind of memories a child will remember for a lifetime.
Family game night
Find out any of the games that are already around the house. Kids often get computer games for Christmas or birthdays, and would love to have a chance to play with their family. Or, make up some games of your own. “Charades” is a fun game to play that will challenge a child to use his/her imagination. Divide the family into teams and let each team come up with words that the other has to act out.
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Pick some time for the family to sit down and come up with their own masterpiece. It doesn’t need to be just a drawing -- take some old magazines sitting around the house, let the kids cut out pictures and paste them into their own montage. Or, use items from nature. Let them use leaves, pine cones, twigs and whatever else they can find to create something from their imaginations.
Family Picnic
Taking the family for a picnic is a great way for some fun that doesn’t cost any money. If the weather is nice, take them to a park or playground and let the kids have a day of playing. Or, if it is the middle of winter and a foot of snow is on the ground, set up a picnic in the living room.
Family Field Trip
A family field trip doesn’t have to cost a dime. Ask a nearby farm if it would be alright to bring your kids out for a tour and to see some of the animals. Or take them to a park and make a scavenger hunt where they need to find certain items from nature. Ask a local business if you could bring the family for a tour to see how things work -- you might be surprised at the number of people who would be thrilled to share what they do with others, and it could be an interesting lesson for the kids.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that “charades” ________.| A．is a computer game | B．is too difficult for children | | C．involves acting out words | D．should be played by more than four people |
小题2: What is the best title to be put in the blank of part two? ____________.| A．Family art time | B．Family gardening time | | C．Family music time | D．Family cleaning time |
小题3:According to the passage, the family picnic____________.| A．should be held in the middle of winter | | B．can be held inside your house | | C．will be very meaningful if held in offices | | D．will cost much money if held on a farm |
小题4:Who might be most interested in this passage? _________.| A．Parents | B．Teachers | C．Farmers | D．Employers |
小题5:The writer wrote this passage mainly to _____________.| A．encourage children to use imagination. | | B．share precious family memories | | C．discuss young children’s interests | | D．suggest fun activities to families |
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“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late _31___the manager wasn’t 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 __32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not _33___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your _34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get 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. _35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and __37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary 38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___39_ _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 ___40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___42___ 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. “__43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___44__ the first customer was a girl ___45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
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| 小题8: | | A．information | B．offer | C．introduction | D．support |
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| 小题9: | | A．hidden | B．filled | C．decorated | D．covered |
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| 小题10: | | A．took | B．filled | C．closed | D．came |
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| 小题12: | | A．As usual | B．For one thing | C．In fact | D．In general |
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| 小题13: | | A．Less | B．Plenty | C．More | D．None |
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