I was cleaning
out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company .
“What is it ?” I wondered . I
21 it over . There
, on the back in faded ink , was a hand-scrawled(手寫的) 22 .
Immediately my mind traveled
23 many years .
I was nine years
old , walking down the cold , wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my
shoulder . On my 24 that day , I came to that
Company finally , whose owner , Mr Rader , had always taken me there to ask his
workers 25 they wanted any magazines .
Shaking off the
26 like a wet dog , I
entered Mr Rader’s office . After a quick glance he 27
me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 28 in the top of my 29
, he said , “Come with me !” pulling me into his 30
and drove me downtown. We pulled to a stop before a shoe store
. Inside , a salesman 31 me with the finest pair of
Oxfords I had 32 seen . I felt several
inches 33 when I got up 34 them . “ We’d like a pair of
new socks too,” Mr Rader said .
Back in his
office , Mr Rader took out a
35 , wrote something on
it , and handed it to me . With 36 eyes , I read , “ Do to others
as you would have them do to you .” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to 37 I love you”.
I said good-bye
, and for the first time I 38 the hope that things would be 39 . With people like Mr Rader in
the world , there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a 40 .
21.A.read B.thought C.turned D.passed
22.A.a(chǎn)ddress B.list C.message D.information
23.A.forward B.so C.a(chǎn)head D.back
24.A.return B.rounds C.trip D.a(chǎn)rrival
25.A.if only B.how C.whether D.why
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27.A.led B.followed C.watched D.carried
28.A.hole B.mud C.water D.cover
29.A.magazine B.shoe C.sock D.bag
30.A.truck B.factory C.home D.store
31.A.wore B.fitted C.showed D.comforted
32.A.ever B.a(chǎn)lready C.never D.hardly
33.A.higher B.tall C.high D.taller
34.A.for B.with C.on D.in
35.A.pen B.paper C.card D.notebook
36.A.tearful B.unbelievable C.curious D.puzzled
37.A.recognize B.know C.consider D.express
38.A.sensed B.received C.lost D.gained
39.A.mistaken B.right C.a(chǎn)ll right D.possible
The holiday
is upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. So,
why not read a book? Well, some people will say, "Why bother with books?
We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful
entertainment. Books are history!" But don't be fooled. I'm sure there's
still a lot to be said for reading.
One clear
reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long
as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it's far easier to get
new English words and phrases from a book or an article than it is from the TV
or the Internet.
But another
more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply
can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to
make it as easy to read as possible. While "easy" may be attractive,
unfortunately it's of little use for any long-term development of reading
skills and the general language level. Because of that, there's still no
substitute (替代品) of a
book.
But perhaps
the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it
independently means that it's something you do by and for yourself. You can
choose what you want to read. It's hard work, but somewhere down the line, you'll
find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure.
41.How many
reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four
42.According to
the passage, we basically need a ____ in reading.
A.television B.dictionary C.notebook D.pencil
43.In the
author's opinion, reading on the Internet may____.
A.develop long-term reading skills
B.improve the general language
ability
C.not take the place of reading books
D.be an effective way of reading
44.The passage
is written mainly to ____.
A.share the pleasure of reading books
B.a(chǎn)dvise readers to read books
C.stress the importance of reading
online
D.help readers to choose good books
Space
travel used to be a young man's game, but when John Glenn went into space aboard
Discovery, four generations of men and women could stare into the sky and think
"That could be me someday. "At the same time Glenn was looking down
and doing some thinking of his own.
"It's
quite unusual, "he said, "to look down on this blue planet, seeing
the air that surrounds it. You fly over the Mediterranean, over the Middle East and it's so beautiful. You wonder why in the
world humans can't solve all the problems they have created, leaving them to fester
over the centuries. "
"I
was at the Houston airport on my way back to Washington recently when
an older guy walked up to me, all excited. He shook my hand and said, 'Boy,
you're changing my life! ' I asked,' How is that?' He said, ' I' m 74, and ever
since I was a kid I've wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
However,! haven't done it, and I
kept putting it off. But now I'm going to do it! 'And all the time his wife was
standing behind him, just shaking her head."
"But
I've noticed something. I've noticed that maybe because of all this, people are
seeing themselves in a way they haven't before. They're realizing that older
people have the same ambitions, hopes, and dreams as anybody else. I say you
should live a life based on how you feel and not by the age. "
45.The word "fester"
in the second paragraph most probably means ____.
A.get infected B.become certain C.grow worse D.get better
46.Which of the
following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A.Space travel will become older
people's career.
B.Space travel will become popular
with young people.
C.John Glenn spoke his thoughts
freely about his space travel.
D.John Glenn advised people on how to
live a happy life.
47.John Glenn's
example shows that.
A.more and more grandparents will be
astronauts someday
B.older people are beginning to show
interest in mountain climbing
C.older people have the same rights
as young men
D.people's ambitions should not be
held back with age
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48.Which hotel
gives a promise?
A.Fort lauderdale Plaza Hotel B.Beach Plaza Hotel
C.Baymont Hotel
D.All the three hotels
49.In which
hotel is parking free?
A.Baymont Hotel
B.Beach Plaza Hotel
C.Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel D.None of the hotels
50.If you
____.you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel.
A.enjoy seeing films without leaving
your hotel room
B.a(chǎn)re fond of swimming in heated
water
C.want to eat food cooked by yourself
in the hotel
D.a(chǎn)re a cigarette smoker
51.Which of the
following is NOT true to the ads?
A.All of the three hotels provide
television with cable.
B.You can keep your money in the
in-room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.
C.In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-our maid
is available.
D.While staying in Fort Lauderdale
Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet.
As
prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself(DIY) trend in
the US
continues to grow.
"We
needed furniture for our living room, "says John Ross," and we just
didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables
and chairs. "John got married six months ago, and like many young people
these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of
living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night
school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim
Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as
well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for
$ 520. "I was deeply upset about it. Now I have finished a car repair
course. I should be able to fix the car by myself. "
John
and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing
everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If
you want to become a "do-it-yourselfer", you can go to DIY classes.
And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell
you how you can do things yourself.
52.We can learn
from the text that many newly married people ____.
A.find it hard to pay for what they
need
B.have to learn to make their own
furniture
C.take DIY courses run by the
government
D.never go to a department store to
buy things
53.John and his
wife went to evening classes to learn how to ____.
A.run a DIY shop
B.make or repair things
C.save time and money
D.improve the quality of life
54.Jim decided
to become a do-it-yourselfer when ____.
A.his car repairs cost too much
B.the car repair class was not
helpful
C.he could not possibly do two jobs
D.he needed an extra job
55.When the
writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ____.
A.makes shoes at his home
B.does extra work at night
C.does his own car and home repairs
D.keeps house and looks after his
children
Most
of my husband's friends call him "lucky. " Why? Not because I'm a
perfect wife, or look like a model, or treat him like a king―but because I love sports.
Am
I the only woman who thoroughly enjoys sports?
When
I talk to my girlfriends about how the Minnesota Twins won their game the night
before, most of them raise their eyebrows and look at me with blank
stares. When I talk about how excited I am that football training is soon to
begin, they raise their eyebrows even further. Why is that?
The
funny thing is that I'm much fonder of sports than my husband. Oh, he tries to know
what's going on in the "sports world", but eventually he has to ask
me, "What's the score?" or "Who are we playing with?" or
"Who's in the first place?"
Yes,
I watch or listen to particularly every single Twins game throughout the entire
season. My husband watches too, but I'm the one doing the cheering, the
roaring, the jumping up and down and clapping.
Is
it strange that every morning I read the sports section in the newspaper to
read the latest articles on the Twins? Or that I know the name of every single
player on the team? Come on, there's got to be other women like me who enjoy
sports ?maybe even more than their husbands!
To
me, Sunday is the best day of the week. Why? Because it's the day we go to church,
come home from church and watch football. What could be better than that?
56.It can be
inferred from the passage that ____.
A.generally wives don't like their
husbands to enjoy sports
B.husbands like sports less than
their wives
C.no women love sports
D.a(chǎn)ll men love sports
57.The
underlined word "blank" in third paragraph probably means ____.