When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly.Then I had a ____ problem and had to go to hospital for a ___ examination.
It seemed a small ____ compared to the one I was about to face，but things started to go ____ right from the beginning.Not having a car or ____ the city，I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B．___ I"d left myself plenty of time，soon it was ___ I was going to be late，as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ____ direction.
I ___ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do.I looked into the eyes of a ____，who was trying to get past me.____，instead of moving on，she stopped to ask if I was ____.After I explained my ____ to her，she pointed to a bus stop across the street，where a bus would take me back into the city to my ____.Sitting there waiting，I felt ____ that someone had been willing to help.____，hearing a horn(喇叭)nearby，I looked up to see a car with my new friend ____ at me to get in.She had returned to offer me a ___ to the hospital.
Such unexpected ____ from a passerby was a lovely gift to receive.As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her，she smiled and told me not to lose ____，for all things are possible.
| 小题1: | | A．physical | B．traveling | C．social | D．housing |
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| 小题2: | | A．scientific | B．final | C．previous | D．thorough |
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| 小题3: | | A．chance | B．challenge | C．success | D．error |
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| 小题4: | | A．wrong | B．easy | C．fast | D．ahead |
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| 小题5: | | A．leaving | B．visiting | C．knowing | D．appreciating |
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| 小题6: | | A．Although | B．Since | C．Unless | D．Once |
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| 小题7: | | A．strange | B．necessary | C．obvious | D．important |
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| 小题8: | | A．same | B．right | C．general | D．opposite |
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| 小题9: | | A．looked at | B．waited for | C．got off | D．ran into |
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| 小题10: | | A．driver | B．friend | C．stranger | D．gentleman |
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| 小题11: | | A．Especially | B．Surprisingly | | C．Probably | D．Normally |
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| 小题12: | | A．nervous | B．excited | C．OK | D．dangerous |
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| 小题13: | | A．idea | B．motivation | | C．excuse | D．situation |
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| 小题14: | | A．appointment | B．apartment | | C．direction | D．station |
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| 小题15: | | A．afraid | B．grateful | | C．certain | D．disappointed |
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| 小题16: | | A．Thus | B．Then | C．Perhaps | D．Surely |
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| 小题17: | | A．staring | B．laughing | C．waving | D．shouting |
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| 小题18: | | A．lift | B．suggestion | C．bike | D．guidebook |
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| 小题19: | | A．power | B．faith | C．touch | D．support |
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| 小题20: | | A．results | B．news | C．kindness | D．appearance |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:C
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本文为一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己初到芝加哥人生地不熟时的一次受人帮助的愉快经历。
小题1:根据下文的“had to go to hospital for a __2__ zexamination”可知，是“身体”出现问题。故a physical problem符合语境。故选A。
答案 A
小题2:作者去医院是进行“全面的检查”，故选D项， thorough“全面的”。
答案 D
小题3: 根据语境可知，作者初到一个陌生的城市，人生地 不熟，显然这对于作者来说是个“挑战”。故选B 项。chance“机会，机遇”；challenge“挑战”；success“成功”；error“错误”。
答案 B
小题4:根据but表示的转折含义以及接下来讲述的故事可知，开始出现问题，不再是小挑战。go wrong“出现问题，遇到困难”，故A项符合语境。
答案 A
小题5:根据语境可知，由于作者没有车，而且对这个城市也不熟悉，所以只能靠乘公交车来往于A地和B地之间。故C项正确。
答案 C
小题6: 句意：尽管“我”留足了时间，但很快“我”就发现自己要迟到了，因为“我”错乘了一辆开往相反方向的公交车。根据语境可知，选A项，although“尽管”。
答案 A
小题7: 根据语境可知，作者很快发现自己乘反了方向，这样显然就不能按时到达。故选C项，it was obvious(to sb)(that)．..“显然……”。
答案 C
小题8:参见上题解析。
答案 D
小题9:发现自己坐错了公交车之后，作者下了车，不知如 何是好。故选C项。get off“(使)下车”，符合语境。
答案 C
小题10:作者刚到芝加哥，人生地不熟，再根据最后一段第一句中的a passerby可知，她只是一个素不相识的路人。故C项符合语境。
答案 C
小题11:这个陌生人不是继续走她的路，而是停下来问“我”是不是遇到问题了，这让作者感到很惊讶。故B项正确。
答案 B
小题12:参见上题解析。OK“安然无恙”，符合语境。
答案 C
小题13:作者把自己的情况解释给她听，她指了指路对面的一个站牌，那儿有一班车可以把作者载回芝加哥赴约。根据语境可知D项正确。
答案 D
小题14:根据语境可知，此处指作者去医院做体检与医生的预约，故A项正确。
答案 A
小题15:陌生人主动帮助作者，作者自然是有一种“感激”之情。故B项正确。
答案 B
小题16:随后，“我”听到近处有汽车喇叭声。上下句之间为时间上的先后关系，故选B。
答案 B
小题17:作者抬头看到他的这位新朋友开着一辆车招手示意他上车。wave at sb to do sth“挥手示意某人做某事”。
答案 C
小题18:女士返回来是想让作者“搭便车”。lift“搭便车”，符合语境。
答案 A
小题19:女士先前给作者指了路，让作者感激不尽，现在又返回来，让作者搭便车。这样的来自一位路人的善意是作者收到的一份可爱的礼物。故选C项。
答案 C
小题20:当作者在医院下车转过身来谢谢她时，她微笑着告诉作者不要失去信念，因为一切皆有可能。根据语境可知，B项正确。
答案 B |
核心考点
试题【When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly.Then I had a 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
One sunny afternoon，a sevenyearold girl went for a walk.She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do，she began crying.After a while，she ___ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house.She opened the door and ____ stepped in.Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the ____.Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl"s parents were out and her dog，Laddy, was at home.Laddy ____ that his mistress(女主人) was in danger.He jumped ____ a window，breaking the glass.He looked in the fields，but he couldn"t find his mistress anywhere.However，from the ground came a ___ scent(气味)as he lowered his head.He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland.Barking ____ into the air，the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ___.But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods.Much to his ____，he saw his mistress"blue shirt in the distance.He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and ____ her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“You ____ me, Laddy.”and she kissed him several times.Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of ____.That night Laddy had a hero"s supper：a huge meal of steak.
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．while | D．as |
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| 小题2: | | A．wondering | B．forgetting | | C．remembering | D．regretting |
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| 小题3: | | A．preferred | B．expected | | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题4: | | A．When | B．Until | C．If | D．Because |
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| 小题5: | | A．carelessly | B．cautiously | | C．hopelessly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．trees | B．bushes | C．woods | D．grasses |
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| 小题7: | | A．stream | B．rock | C．tree | D．house |
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| 小题8: | | A．found | B．sensed | C．heard | D．smelt |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．strange | C．pleasant | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．discovered | C．followed | D．ignored |
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| 小题12: | | A．calmly | B．loudly | C．merrily | D．gently |
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| 小题13: | | A．searched | B．wandered | C．looked | D．travelled |
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| 小题14: | | A．window | B．girl | C．house | D．hero |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | | C．embarrassment | D．delight |
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| 小题16: | | A．jumped | B．climbed | C．walked | D．flew |
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| 小题17: | | A．awake | B．abandoned | | C．available | D．asleep |
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| 小题18: | | A．spotted | B．watched | C．observed | D．saw |
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| 小题19: | | A．disturbed | B．comforted | | C．rescued | D．scared |
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| 小题20: | | A．pain | B．shock | C．sorrow | D．relief |
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(2013·南通模拟) “It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new！”says Englishtown _____ Ellen Rema.Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50，and in just a few years，she has made ____ progress!
Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were ____ in the German countryside where she lives.At Englishtown，she joins ____ classes online and speaks with live native Englishspeaking teachers.
“Englishtown is a wonderful place to ____，”she says.“My son always says，mom，you are a bit ___.He cannot understand why I spend so many hours studying，____ love it，I do it for myself.”
In 2001，Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly ____.“I spent hours and hours studying.”she said.“Maybe I wanted too much in a short time.I finished all my ___ after 2 years，but noticed I still had ____ difficulties.”
Instead of ____，she chose to press on.After four years at Englishtown，she"s still studying in the online classroom，but now to perfect her already ____ English，she has set new ____ for herself and ___ understanding grammar points.
“Studying online is never ____，but you need selfdiscipline，selfmotivation and staying power，”she says.“If you really want to learn，never quit even when you notice difficulties or when you think there is no____.Practice，practice，practice！”
Ellen says studying English isn"t all about hard work.It should also be ____！“I really like the online conversation classrooms，”she says.“I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions.I"m open for all____.”
Ellen has been able to ____ her English to use by visiting England five times！“I"m very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here，”Ellen says.“My life has ____ with Englishtown.”
| 小题1: | | A．professor | B．friend | C．student | D．reporter |
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| 小题2: | | A．amazing | B．challenging | | C．discouraging | D．disturbing |
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| 小题3: | | A．satisfied | B．offered | | C．attended | D．represented |
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| 小题4: | | A．conversation | B．composition | | C．listening | D．reading |
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| 小题5: | | A．live | B．eat | C．entertain | D．study |
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| 小题6: | | A．crazy | B．tired | C．worried | D．attractive |
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| 小题7: | | A．though | B．but | C．while | D．when |
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| 小题8: | | A．dropped | B．brushed | | C．awarded | D．progressed |
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| 小题9: | | A．channels | B．schedules | C．courses | D．papers |
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| 小题10: | | A．comprehending | B．reading | | C．grammar | D．vocabulary |
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| 小题11: | | A．fighting back | B．giving up | | C．turning away | D．looking around |
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| 小题12: | | A．significant | B．shabby | C．broken | D．excellent |
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| 小题13: | | A．goals | B．decisions | | C．means | D．conclusions |
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| 小题14: | | A．turns off | B．gets off | | C．focuses on | D．puts up |
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| 小题15: | | A．interesting | B．boring | C．shocking | D．unwilling |
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| 小题16: | | A．vision | B．success | C．struggle | D．tendency |
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| 小题17: | | A．fun | B．waste | C．weakness | D．wonder |
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| 小题18: | | A．measures | B．topics | C．timetables | D．fashions |
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| 小题20: | | A．ruined | B．started | C．changed | D．turned |
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Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day"s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isn"t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?
When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well－equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen...
At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful.I"m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.
I don"t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won"t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I"ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don"t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.
小题1:Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of________.| A．observing her school routine | | B．expressing her satisfaction | | C．impressing her classmates | | D．preserving her history |
小题2:What caused a change in the author"s understanding of keeping a diary?| A．A dull night on the journey. | | B．The beauty of the great valley. | | C．A striking quotation from a book. | | D．Her concerns for future generations. |
小题3:What does the author put in her diary now?| A．Notes and beautiful pictures. | | B．Special thoughts and feelings. | | C．Detailed accounts of daily activities. | | D．Descriptions of unforgettable events. |
小题4:The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is________.| A．to experience it | | B．to live the present in the future | | C．to make memories | | D．to give accurate representations of it |
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My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ____ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ____ to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ____ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn"t talk the way ____ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___. My writing was not at the ____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ____.
My mother ____ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH. D. , decided to ____ the situation early in my development. She didn"t want me to ____. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ____ me. She spent hours every day ____ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ____ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ____ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ____ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ____ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ____ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ____ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
| 小题1: | | A．everything | B．nothing | | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题2: | | A．mind | B．brain | | C．feelings | D．work |
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| 小题3: | | A．smoothly | B．strongly | | C．frequently | D．easily |
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| 小题4: | | A．average | B．ordinary | | C．normal | D．common |
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| 小题6: | | A．hear | B．write | | C．read | D．understand |
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| 小题7: | | A．level | B．length | | C．speed | D．degree |
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| 小题8: | | A．problems | B．excuses | | C．worries | D．duties |
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| 小题9: | | A．suffered | B．observed | | C．removed | D．tolerated |
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| 小题10: | | A．study | B．find | | C．change | D．keep |
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| 小题11: | | A．fight | B．struggle | | C．strike | D．challenge |
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| 小题12: | | A．interrupted | B．disturbed | | C．terrified | D．troubled |
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| 小题13: | | A．teaching | B．giving | | C．supporting | D．reminding |
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| 小题14: | | A．Without | B．Except | | C．Besides | D．Beyond |
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| 小题15: | | A．information | B．advice | | C．promise | D．expectation |
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| 小题16: | | A．before | B．though | | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题17: | | A．set up | B．gave up | | C．pushed up | D．looked up |
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| 小题18: | | A．rich | B．famous | | C．successful | D．powerful |
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| 小题19: | | A．training | B．grades | | C．experiments | D．abilities |
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| 小题20: | | A．woman | B．doctor | | C．sister | D．teacher |
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I am a journalist in America.When reporting a story，I sometimes need to find a ____ kind of person—someone who has recently switched banks，or who is ____ cancer，or who owns both a Chevy pickup and Toyota sedan.
At such moments，I ____ my brother Keith，a telecommunication worker in eastern Kansas.Usually he says，“I know just the guy.”
His contacts are so diverse in large part ____ he is offline.At age 52，he’s ____ sent an email，surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to ____ his attention when he is shopping，he is ____ to make a friend or two before ____.Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project—how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove—he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their ____，and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their ____ of health problems，banking habits and newcar ____.
“I like talking to people，” he says.“I do not ____ nowadays people send each other emails instead of talking while they’re in the ___ room.”
My older brother ____ considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet ____ are making him more so，too.As a(n) ____ to the Web，my brother belongs to one of the nation’s fastestdecreasing ____.
During the first half decade of the 21st century，the proportion of Internet users ____ slowly，to 59% of adult Americans from just over 50%，according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.____ in the second half of the decade，that growth skyrocketed(猛升) and now nearly 80% of adult Americans use the Internet.At that pace，the offline Americans will no longer ____ in the coming decade.
| 小题1: | | A．rich | B．friendly | | C．brave | D．particular |
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| 小题2: | | A．battling | B．avoiding | | C．curing | D．developing |
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| 小题3: | | A．appoint | B．call | | C．miss | D．search |
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| 小题4: | | A．when | B．until | | C．unless | D．because |
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| 小题5: | | A．ever | B．frequently | | C．never | D．seldom |
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| 小题6: | | A．divide | B．receive | | C．pay | D．gain |
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| 小题7: | | A．willing | B．likely | | C．anxious | D．clever |
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| 小题8: | | A．settling down | B．using up | | C．setting off | D．checking out |
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| 小题9: | | A．advice | B．plan | | C．example | D．gesture |
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| 小题10: | | A．lesson | B．speech | | C．talk | D．lecture |
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| 小题11: | | A．displays | B．purchases | | C．exchanges | D．repairs |
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| 小题12: | | A．imagine | B．predict | | C．understand | D．recommend |
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| 小题13: | | A．big | B．new | | C．same | D．special |
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| 小题14: | | A．sometimes | B．recently | | C．once | D．always |
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| 小题15: | | A．values | B．trends | | C．techniques | D．benefits |
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| 小题16: | | A．stranger | B．user | | C．owner | D．beginner |
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| 小题17: | | A．workers | B．races | | C．minorities | D．teams |
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| 小题18: | | A．increased | B．developed | | C．varied | D．moved |
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| 小题20: | | A．change | B．exist | | C．last | D．work |
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