On Christmas morning, I went to the Cockhedge Mall. People there were all busy buying their last minute requirements. I needed to buy a birthday card for my son-in-law whose birthday is the 29th of December. Picking up a few more things as well as my cared I went to join the line for the express checkout which was for people who only had a few items in a basket and not a trolley load. This line was next to the Customer Service desk.
Seemingly waiting quite a long time, I was jogged out of my thoughts by a voice behind me making comments on the things I bought.
It was so funny when I realized that she was describing the contents of my basket. The owner of the voice was a very pretty young lady. I said to her that I was going to buy a box of Christmas cookies but the only ones left were not to my liking. The lady told me that just opposite Cockhedge in Superdrug they had lots of cookies. I said, “I’m not going to bother now. I had enough of shops and I’m going home.”
The assistant from the Customer Service came across at this time saying “If there is anyone in the line with a few items in their basket, none of which needed to be weighed, I will check out their groceries at the desk.” Because I had the sprouts which needed to be weighted, the young lady accepted the offer and walked away waving goodbye.
Eventually my turn came at the checkout. I was walking away when I met my new friend once again who handed me a beautiful box of Christmas cookies. With a big hug she said “Hope you have a lovely Christmas.” She had been into Superdrug to buy me the cookies while I was still queuing in Cockhedge.
What a generosity to a stranger! I was so surprised you could have knocked me down with a feather. My Good Samaritan would never know what a joyful Christmas day I had with my family. Telling them this story, as we ate around the table, kept everyone spellbound.
小題1:The underlined word “spellbound” in the last paragraph probably means         .
A．interestedB．disappointedC．a(chǎn)stonishedD．frightened
小題2:Which of the following could be the best title of the story?
A．A Piece of Lucky FeatherB．A Surprise Christmas Gift
C．The Boring Shopping ExperienceD．The Unforgettable Big Hug
小題3:How does the writer feel about the pretty young lady?
A．Worried.B．Satisfied.C．GratefulD．Proud.
小題4:What can we learn from the story?
A．Nobody is sure what will happen the next moment.
B．A simple action can bring other people happiness.
C．Being patient will decrease the waiting time.
D．Life without hope and faith is a full thing.
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A．discoveryB．decisionC．a(chǎn)ttemptD．suggestion
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A．changingB．thinkingC．growingD．learning
小題6:
A．OverB．TillC．BeyondD．Before
小題7:
A．waysB．thingsC．questionsD．times
小題8:
A．strongerB．tallerC．smarterD．nicer
小題9:
A．leftB．got illC．diedD．got wounded
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A．dutyB．turnC．pityD．chance
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A．excitedB．satisfiedC．interestedD．shocked
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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
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A．fortunateB．wealthyC．generous D．successful
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A．evenB．stillC．yetD．only
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A．decorationB．expressionC．sign D．a(chǎn)nnouncement
小題7:
A．got by B．pulled outC．passed awayD．passed by
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A．emergencyB．dangerC．need D．panic
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A．foodB．a(chǎn)lcoholC．medicine D．entertainment
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A．drivingB．joggingC．wanderingD．cycling
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A．directed B．challengedC．permittedD．drove
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A．reached B．turnedC．brokeD．searched
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)musinglyB．strangelyC．a(chǎn)wkwardlyD．naturally
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A．incidentB．conditionC．coincidenceD．circumstance
小題15:
A．poured outB．turned outC．broke outD．burst out
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A．necessaryB．difficultC．possible D．suitable
小題17:
A．queuingB．leavingC．settlingD．operating
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A．giftB．time C．favorD．honor
小題19:
A．impressesB．informsC．persuadesD．reminds
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sea, __49  in the little sea town where she was born. With the   50  from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there.
Her husband had always been very   51  this house. She hadn’t been   52__ here, but it didn’t mean as much to her as it had to him.   53  most of the people who lived in the street had   54  away, and it was this that had made her decide to sell it.
Next morning Mrs. Robinson   55  the house for the station in her daughter’s car.
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A．bookB．dataC．receiverD．door
小題2:
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A．howeverB．of courseC．thereforeD．specially
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A．pickB．bringC．cheerD．warm
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A．likedB．hatedC．tendedD．pretended
小題6:
A．lawyerB．friendC．daughterD．husband
小題7:
A．independenceB．futureC．talentD．ideal
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A．movedB．hopedC．continuedD．dreamed
小題9:
A．stickingB．staringC．reachingD．pulling
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A．blamedB．excitedC．embarrassedD．mixed
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A．sadB．hardC．pleasedD．delighted
小題12:
A．petsB．folksC．descriptionsD．memories
小題13:
A．livesB．yearsC．wealthD．treasure
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A．down B．upC．backD．a(chǎn)way
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A．insuranceB．a(chǎn)llowanceC．rewardD．money
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A．fond ofB．busy inC．a(chǎn)fraid ofD．interested in
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A．funnyB．luckyC．happyD．unhappy
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A．SoonB．ShortlyC．RecentlyD．Immediately
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A．fledB．movedC．turnedD．traveled
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“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately, ”said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched (發(fā)出尖銳的聲音)to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
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Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white—faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God, ” said Joanne,  “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers.”
小題1:. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？
A．To walk her dog.B．To see her doctor.
C．To attend a club meeting.D．To play tennis with her friends.
小題2:. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again           .
A．to dress up for the meetingB．to phone the police station
C．to catch the badly hurt burglarD．to wait for her dog to be cured
小題3:. From the passage, we can infer that         .
A．Sheba fought against the burglar
B．the police found the burglar had broken in
C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
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A．cleverB．friendlyC．frightening D．devoted
小題5:．The underlined word a burglar in the last paragraph probably means ________.
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I stepped into the station buffet. I looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. I found a seat opposite a large mirror on the wall. Just then a friend of mine called Jim came in and sat with me. "What time is your bus?" asked Jim. "Oh, there's a plenty of time yet," I answered. "Oh, I'll get some drinks then," said Jim. We talked while drinking. Then I looked at the clock again. "Good heavens! It's going backward!" I cried. "A moment ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said Jim. I could kick myself for being so stupid. I had not realized that the marks for one and eleven on the face of the clock were the same. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. I have never liked mirror since then.
小題1: The London bus left ________. 
A．a(chǎn)t five to twelveB．before five to twelve
C．a(chǎn)fter five to twelve D．until five to twelve
小題2:The writer went to the station buffet because ________.
A．he was thirsty
B．he saw the station buffet was not so crowded
C．it was still early for his bus and he couldn't find a place to sit at the bus station
D．he had changed his mind; he wouldn't go to London
小題3: The writer sat ________.
A．behind a mirrorB．facing a mirror
C．under a mirrorD．near a mirror
小題4: Jim came to the station buffet at about ________.
A．twenty to twelveB．twenty past twelve
C．half past oneD．twenty past eleven
小題5:What time was it when the writer looked at the clock again?
It was ________.                                       
A．half past elevenB．twelve thirty
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Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
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"Not two boys," Jordan said. "But four."
And he named them. He said four names. And what did they talk about?
"Everything,” Jordan said. " Anything. I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they're paying attention to their study. If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it."
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小題1:The writer wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends because _______
A．he thought highly of Jordan's deeds
B．he hated to see Jordan do something bad
C．he believed it was time to help the disabled
D．he felt sure he needn't keep the promise then
小題2: A man in the western suburbs made a call to_______
A．know why Jordan stopped in a bad area
B．get a chance to become famous himself
C．let the writer know Jordan was not that nice
D．offer an example to show how Jordan helped others
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A．needed their support
B．had promised to do so
C．liked to teach them to play basketball
D．wanted to make sure they all studied well
小題4: The text implies that Jordan is _______.
A．a(chǎn)n excellent basketball player
B．good at dealing with problems of life
C．a(chǎn)lways ready to make friends with young people
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The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $27,000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.
Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140. The picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I liked. I bought it because of the frame. ”
“It’s a most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”
“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then. ” 
“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”
As a result of this explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.
Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”
And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible,” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods brought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr. Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If, now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty”.
小題1:When Oliver Pitt bought the picture, ________.
A．it was unframedB．Maveleone signed the deal
C．he suggested that it was valuableD．it was the frame that attracted him
小題2: From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-known artist,        _.
A．the painting would have cost much more than $ 140
B．he wouldn’t have sold his painting
C．the customs officer wouldn’t have been cheated
D．Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings
小題3: Pitt took off the frame probably in order to        _.
A．clean the painting to put it up for sale
B．look for the artist’s signature
C．use it for his wife’s photograph
D．find the painting’s true value
小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?  
A．In the end Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty.
B．In the end Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price.
C．In the end the Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting.
D．In the end Pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion.

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About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn't help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old—replied. “Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn't find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low spirits, until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don't seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
Human development depends not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new social positions. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages; traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation（揭示） machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation （誘惑）,  many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more attractive moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
小題1: According to the author, feeling depressed is ____________.
A．a(chǎn) sure sign of a mental problem in a child
B．a(chǎn) mental state present in all humans, including children
C．something that cannot be avoided in children's mental development
D．something hardly to be expected in a young child
小題2:According to the author, that today's children seem adult-like results from ____________.
A．the widespread influence of television
B．the poor arrangement of teaching content
C．the fast pace of human scientific development
D．the rising standard of living
小題3: What does the author think of communication through print for children?
A．It enables children to gain more social information.
B．It develops children's interest in reading and writing.
C．It helps children to read and write well.
D．It can control what children are to learn.
小題4:What does the author think of the change in today's children?
A．He feels their adult-like behavior is so funny.
B．He thinks the change worthy of note.
C．He considers it a rapid development.
D．He seems to be upset about it.

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