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A. year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—$7,000,a legacy (遗产) form their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident . “It really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says Dave.  
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Doxens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in other, it was more than $100,000.   
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were am elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm .  
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving, They thrived own (喜欢) comparison shopping and  would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase .   
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do go make you happier, and they would do them.   
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cent —should enrich the whole community (社区) and Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story .  
Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.   
56. According go the text, the Fusses _____
A. were employed by a truck company    B. were in financial difficulty  
C. worked in a school cafeteria            D. lost their home  
57. Which of the following is true of the Hatches?  
A. They had their children during the Great Deoression  
B. They left the family farm to live in an old house  
C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors  
D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs  
58. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store?  
A. They decided to open a store        B. They wanted to save money  
C. They couldn’t afford expensive things  D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids  
59. According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were_____  
A. understanding  B. optimistic    C. childlike   D. curious   
60 What can we learn from the text?  
A. The community of Alto was poor  
B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents  
C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches  
D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example  
答案
56-60 BCBAD
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56..细节理解题,根据文章第一段 The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.及 It really made a difference when we going under financially.可得出答案。
57..细节理解题。由文章第二段可知Hatch 夫妇把他们的钱全都赠给了他们的邻居们。
58..细节理解题。由文中第四段可得出答案。
59..细节理解题。由文中 They could see things they could do to make you happier.可得出他们是善解人意的。
60..推理判断题,由文章倒数第二段可知他们想让邻居们以他们为榜样。
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When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时的)about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what" s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen -- they can" t do both -- and they don" t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships -- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group,  they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls" mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked  to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents res the brain bias of their children. Since a girl" s brain is better organized to send and receive speech ,
we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply.
56.While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they
A. are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends
B. can both talk and watch the screen at the Same time
C. think they can have a good time and develop relationships
D. have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands
57. After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to              .
A. experience the happy time again    B. keep a close tie with her
C. recommend her a new scenic spot   D. remind her of something forgotten
58. What does the author want to tell us most?
A. Women" s brains are better organized for language and communication
B. Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.
C. Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.
D. Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.
59. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Women Are Socially Trained to Talk          B. Talking Maintains Relationships
C, Women Love to Talk                     D. Men Talk Differently from Women
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Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult _31_ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy _32_ (please)as her mother,who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides,shopping at this time of the year was not _33_ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or _34_ (push)you with their elbows(肘部),hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter _35_ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,”the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price. ”But Jane knew from past experience that her _36_ (choose)of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes _37_ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while,she knew that this was a present which was bound to please _38_.
When Jane got home,with her small but well-chosen present in her bag,her parents were already _39_ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane _40_ (inform).
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Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, eve adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Film Festival tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.
“What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.
The nine shorts to b shown range from a Claymation biography of B.B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “Alot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. “The choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.”  Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’ (移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title is Pressure.
56. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival _____________.
A. is organized by a middle school
B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival
C. shows films made by children
D. offers awards to film school students
57. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?
A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.
B. It provides arts projects for young people.
C. It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.
D. It’s a national organization for young people.
58. The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to _________.
A. short trousers  B. short kids   C. short films  D. short stories
59. Movies to be shown in the festival ______________.
A. cover different subjects            B. focus on kid’s life
C. are produced by Global Action Project  D. are directed by Ms. Gardner
60. At the end of this film festival, there will be __________.
A. various awards      B. “red carpet” interviews
C. an open reception  D. a concert at Lincoln Center
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Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing.  36 she was very scared,she went with her 37 to a cliff. She took hold of the rope and started   38  the face of that rock. She got to a place where she could take a breath. As she was  39  there,the safety  rope suddenly struck Brenda"s eye and   40  out her contact lens(隐形镜片).
Well, here she was, on a rock face,with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet 41  her. She was desperate and began to get  42 , so she prayed to the Lord to help her to 43 it.
When she got to the top,a friend  44 her eye and her clothing for the lens,but there was no contact lens to be found. She  45  across the mountains,thinking of that verse(诗句)that says, “The  46 of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth. ” She thought,“Lord,you can see all these mountains. You know every  47  and leaf,and you know  48  where my contact lens is. Please help me.”
Finally,they  49 down the trail to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out,“Hey,you guys! Anybody  50 a contact lens?”
Well,that would be  51  enough,but you know  52  the climber saw it? An ant was moving  53  across the face of the rock,carrying it on it"s back.
Brenda told her father about the story of the  54  ,the prayer,and the contact lens. He then drew a picture of an ant carrying that contact lens with the words,“Lord,I don"t know why you want me to do this. I can"t eat it,and it"s awfully  55 . But if this is what you want me to do,I"ll carry it for you. ”
36. A. Although     B. As           C. Because          D. Except
37. A. friend          B. group       C. guide            D. leader
38. A. down       B. off             C. on             D. up
39. A. taking off      B. hanging on      C. getting along      D. putting up
40. A. pulled          B. carried         C. left              D. knocked
41. A、over            B. across          C. beyond         D. above
42. A. hopeful         B. upset           C. eager               D. proud
43. A. search          B. dream         C. find               D. imagine
44. A. watched         B. tested          C. treated             D. examined
45. A. looked up       B. looked on       C. looked out          D. looked for
46. A. eyes            B. arms          C. hands              D. legs
47. A. person          B. stone           C. tree           D. bird
48. A. exactly         B. simply          C. generally           D. totally
49. A. walked          B. climbed         C. ran            D. flew
50. A. find            B. own             C. buy            D. lose
51. A. annoying        B. surprising      C. disappointing       D. frightening
52. A. which           B. why        C when            D. whether
53. A. quickly         B. happily         C. slowly              D. sadly
54. A. rock            B. rope            C. ant             D. Lord
55. A. heavy       B. light         C. valuable          D. dirty
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It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” Deluca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘you should open a sandwich shop.’ ”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘ We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did — in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their supplies. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” Deluca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” Deluca adds.
Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
小题1:Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ________.
A.support his familyB.pay for his college education
C.help his partner expand businessD.do some research
小题2:Which of the following is true of Buck?
A.He put money into the sandwich business.
B.He was a professor of business as ministration.
C.He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D.He rented a storefront for Deluca.
小题3:What can we learn about their first shop?
A.It stood at an unfavorable place.
B.It lowered the prices to poor management.
C.It made no profits due to poor management.
D.It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.
小题4:They decided to open a second store because they _________.
A.had enough money to do it
B.had succeeded in their business
C.wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D.wanted to make believe that they were successful
小题5: What contributes most do their success according to the author?
A.Learning by trial and error.B.Making friends with supplies.
C.Finding a good partner.D.Opening chain stores.

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