I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I wasyounger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was goingto become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready toaccept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would notface that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two morec hildren. On getting the news that she was expecting, I remember thinking “What do Iknow about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!”I don’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gaveme a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew,and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn"t. But I couldn"t quite figure outwhat kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother,Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother  was the examplefor the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot oftime with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here"s what I learned from myGranny：
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my entire life, Granny always had acookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with thecounter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older Ilearned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched,I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it downoff the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I didwhen I went to Granny "s house was check the cookie jarand there were alwayscookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and thefirst thing Pd do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar and on my granddaughte’ s firs tChristmas, my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to seeme, her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
小题1:The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.| A．she was not old enough to be one | | B．she was not emotionally ready to be one | | C．she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother | | D．grandmother should be older than she was |
小题2:Theunderlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to”________”| A．taking care of a grandchild | B．taking care of a baby | | C．being a young grandmother | D．being a young mother |
小题3:It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.| A．the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar | | B．the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar | | C．the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar | | D．women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren |
小题4:What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?| A．One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself. | | B．One who grows up with her grandmother"s cookie jar with all kinds of cookies. | | C．One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat hergrandchildren. | | D．One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren. |
小题5:Which of the following can be the best title of this text?| A．Grandmother’s Cookie Jar | B．Grandmother’s Treat for Children | | C．Grandmothers and Grandchildren | D．Happy Memories of Cookies |
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t 31 the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 32 , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought 33 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning 34 driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 35 was never dull when he was 36 . With him there was one wild 37 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 38 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 39 , I wasn’t even sure it was 40 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really 41 until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 42 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had 43 ! Back when we were in college, the 44 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 45 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him 46 the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 47 to expect people to remain the same, especially 48 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I 49 the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 50 the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．describe | B．see | C．believe | D．understand |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．the army | C．middle school | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．nothing | B．much | C．most | D．none |
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| 小题5: | | A．exercise | B．life | C．work | D．exam |
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| 小题7: | | A．adventure | B．mistake | C．chance | D．joke |
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| 小题8: | | A．determined | B．struggled | C．managed | D．hoped |
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| 小题9: | | A．First of all | B．At first | C．Now and then | D．All the time |
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| 小题11: | | A．sorry | B．surprised | C．sure | D．confident |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．talked | C．worried | D．knew |
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| 小题13: | | A．lied | B．worked | C．tried | D．changed |
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| 小题14: | | A．first | B．last | C．next | D．only |
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| 小题15: | | A．interest | B．career | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．accepted | C．replaced | D．compared |
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| 小题17: | | A．wise | B．foolish | C．normal | D．equal |
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| 小题18: | | A．because | B．what | C．how | D．when |
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| 小题19: | | A．remembered | B．respected | C．knew | D．liked |
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| 小题20: | | A．felt | B．shared | C．behaved | D．considered |
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Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do maths well.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I remember clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my passion has led me into varied explorations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something brings these observations together in my mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books.
But curiosity, a keen （敏锐的）eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小题1:The first paragraph tells us the writer .| A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood | | B．lost his hearing when he was a child | | C．didn’t like his brothers and sisters | | D．was born into a naturalist’s family |
小题2:The writer can’t clearly remember his relatives probably because .| A．he didn’t live very long with them | | B．the family was very large | | C．he was too young when he lived with them | | D．he devoted himself to observing nature |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was .| A．a scientist as well as a naturalist | | B．not a naturalist but a scientist | | C．only a born naturalist | | D．first of all a scientist |
小题4:According to the writer, a born naturalist should first of all be .| A．good at maths | B．full of passion | | C．knowledgeable | D．self-controlled |
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卡相应位置
Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his 36 to let my mother 37 her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the 38 . One evening, our father came home and there was no 39 , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as 40 as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.
41 I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not 42 us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he 43 and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he 44 to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children 45 .
My father did not eat and had 46 all day but he sat there and felt 47 at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my 48 . At that moment, I felt moved knowing that he tried his best not to let us 49 , and he wanted us to know he was always there ____50______ us.
In 51 times, I think, it is important not to 52 weakness but strength. 53 the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that 54 a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens( 加固) that cement.
It is his values and 55 that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.
小题1:
| | A．car | | B．ticket | | C．savings | | D．right |
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| | A．call | | B．visit | | C．bring | | D．invite |
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| | A．classroom | | B．office | | C．house | | D．farm |
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| | A．food | | B．drinks | | C．electricity | | D．gas |
| 小题5:
| | A．poor | | B．hungry | | C．angry | | D．sleepy |
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| | A．hear | | B．let | | C．remember | | D．prevent |
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| | A．lost | | B．hid | | C．found | | D．returned |
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| | A．managed | | B．forgot | | C．needed | | D．refused |
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| | A．something | | B．nothing | | C．anything | | D．everything |
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| | A．bargained | | B．worked | | C．searched | | D．prepared |
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| | A．lucky | | B．sorry | | C．happy | | D．regretful |
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| | A．mouth | | B．teeth | | C．mind | | D．chest |
| 小题14:
| | A．change | | B．share | | C．wait | | D．suffer |
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| | A．difficult | | B．dangerous | | C．interesting | | D．comfortable |
| 小题17:
| | A．admit | | B．show | | C．discuss | | D．understand |
| 小题18:
| | A．Unless | | B．If | | C．Though | | D．Until |
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| | A．designs | | B．places | | C．takes | | D．holds |
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| | A．permission | | B．hobbies | | C．actions | | D．attitudes |
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It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a wonderfully written book”. However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.
And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day survey, Dreams from My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading. As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s absolutely outstanding.
Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more in depth!
The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named J.K. Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.
So which books have you lied about reading — if any — and which is your favourite?
1．The main reason why people lie about reading is to _________.
A. make fun of the listener B. impress the listener
C. please the listener D. interest the listener
2．The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means “_________”.
A. wanted B. happened C. continued D. stopped
3．What does the World Book Day survey show?
A. Nearly half of the people su rveyed didn’t read through a whole classical book.
B. People don’t like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell’s 1984.
C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.
D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.
4．What is the best title for the passage?
A. Are You a Book Liar? B. Readers Are All Liars
C. World Book Day D. Dreams from My Father |
完形填空。从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出一个能填入空格的最佳答案，每小题1.5分，共30分。
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 my__42___.During the work day, I would disappear for a quick 43 . 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 take 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.
36.A.face B.find C.accept D.notice
| 小题1: | | A．now and then | B．all the time | C．at home | D．at work |
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| 小题2: | | A．tried | B．asked | C．waited | D．invited |
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| 小题3: | | A．polite | B．important | C．fine | D．special |
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| 小题4: | | A．condition | B．situation | C．result | D．effect |
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| 小题5: | | A．frequent | B．regular | C．unusual | D．particular |
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| 小题6: | | A．friends | B．study | C．family | D．work |
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| 小题7: | | A．a call | B．a secret | C．an accident | D．a reply |
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| 小题8: | | A．hopeful | B．delighted | C．frightened | D．anxious |
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| 小题9: | | A．forcing | B．telling | C．giving | D．limiting |
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| 小题10: | | A．sending | B．taking | C．passing | D．recording |
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| 小题11: | | A．long | B．immediate | C．enough | D．surprising |
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| 小题12: | | A．saying | B．demands | C．with | D．words |
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| 小题13: | | A．careful | B．mad | C．determined | D．helpless |
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| 小题14: | | A．save | B．reduce | C．protect | D．stop |
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| 小题15: | | A．destroying | B．using | C．stealing | D．emptying |
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| 小题16: | | A．offered | B．guided | C．ordered | D．reminded |
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| 小题17: | | A．missed | B．had | C．accepted | D．fixed |
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| 小题19: | | A．always | B．just | C．more | D．different |
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