My family lived in a motel for two years. Like most families living there, we stayed in a two-bedroom suite. We were living from paycheck to paycheck, so when Christmas approached, we didn't know if we would be able to purchase gifts for our children.
A few days before Christmas someone dropped off presents for all the kids that lived at the motel. It brought so much joy to all the children, most of whom knew that they wouldn't be receiving anything.
Five years ago, we moved out of the motel. After that, my husband and I were working hard at Joe’s Crab Shack to support our family. A few days before Christmas. I was working a “big top” and a single table. The man at my table could see the large tables was taking most of my time, but I was very patient and friendly. Between drinks and food I was able to chat with him about his family and mine. He left me $ 10, then walked out. A bout 10 minutes later, I turned around and there he was again. He gave me a hug, and put something inside my apron, telling me “ Have a Merry Christmas”. I reached into my apron and pulled out $ 800.
I was so overwhelmed by his generosity that I burst into tears. He had given me more than enough money to help my family catch up on our bills. After discussing what we should do with the money we had left over. We decided to buy presents for the families living at the motel, so we could pass on the blessing that we had received. Since then, it has been a tradition for us to give Christmas gifts to the families in need.
Last year we were able to give presents to each of the 80 children at a school in our community, and throw a Christmas party for them. This year our goal is to add at least 20 children.
25. What does the underlined part imply?
A. They paid for checks non-stop.
B. They might struggle financially.
C. They were in heavy debt.
D. They had to save money for children.
26. What did the author do?
A. She was a nurse.
B. She was a party designer.
C. She was a waitress.
D. She was a shop assistant.
27. What did the author do with the 800 dollars?
A. She used all the money to improve their life.
B. She threw a Christmas party for schoolkids.
C. She bought some presents for poor families.
D. She donated all the money to her community.
28. The author wrote the article to ________
A . share her own experience
B. stress the importance of love
C. call on readers to do good deeds
D. express her gratitude to a stranger
Professional footballers have worryingly poor teeth that could be affecting their
performance on the football ground, say dentists. Their study on players at eight clubs in
England and Wales, in the British Journal o f Sports Medicine, showed nearly 4 0ut of 10
had cavities (蛀牙) and that athletes often had worse teeth than the general population.
Regularly taking sugary foods is one possible explanation.
The dentists, from the International Centre for Evidence-Based Oral Health at
University College London, examined 187 players' sets of teeth. They found 53% had
dental erosion (腐蚀), 45% were bothered by the state of their teeth and 7% said it
affected their ability to train or play. Around 40% had cavities, compared with 30% of
people of a similar age in the general population.
Prof Ian Needleman, one of the researchers, said: "These are individuals who
otherwise invest so much in themselves so it’s a surprising finding.
"There are two main groups - some have a catastrophic effect, they have very
serious disease that stops them in their tracks and they cannot play or train.
"There Il be others experiencing pain affecting sleep or sensitivity every time they take
a drink. "
At this level of athlete, even small differences can be quite telling.
Nutrition is one of the primary suspects with having too many sugary or acidic foods
during training potentially accounting for cavities and erosion. A lot of air in the mouth
during exercise can also dry it out so there is less protection.
While these findings are worrying, clubs are attaching greater importance to dental
health and educating their players. According to Stijin Vandenbroucke, head of medicine
and sports science at West Ham United, oral health is an area where many athletes have
greater problems than the general population and there are clear benefits of oral disease
prevention for athletes and clubs.
32.What does the passage tell us about professional footballers teeth?
A. Nearly 4 out of 10 players in the UK suffer from toothaches.
B. They have been invested a great deal by individual players.
C. Many players' poor teeth bother their career and daily life.
D. British footballers teeth are examined regularly.
33.What mainly results in professional footballers' poor teeth?
A. Experiencing too much training.
B. Eating food with too much sugar.
C. Breathing in lots of air during exercise.
D. Having little education of oral disease prevention.
34. These findings are worrying clubs because____.
A. footballers aren’t willing to give up sugary or acidic food
B. they've spent much on their players' oral disease prevention
C. footballers have more serious tooth problems than the public
D. players' oral disease may lead to bad performance in games
35.This passage is most probably taken from____.
A. a dentist's diary B. a sports newspaper
C. a medicine magazine D. a science report
Once upon a time, there was a selfish man. 51 He could not share his things with anyone, not even his friends or the poor. One day, the man lost thirty gold coins. He went to his friend’s house and told him how he lost his gold coins. His friend was a kind man.
As his friend’s daughter was coming from shopping, she found thirty gold coins. 52 The girl’s father told her that the gold coins belonged to his friend and he sent for (派人去叫)him.
When the selfish man arrived, his friend handed the coins to him. After counting the gold coins, the man said that ten of them were missing. He said that he would recover the remaining coins from the kind man. 53
The selfish man left the gold coins and went to the court. The judge then sent for the girl and her father. When they arrived, he asked the girl how many gold coins she found. 54 The judge then asked the selfish man how many gold coins he lost and he answered forty gold coins.
The judge then told the girl to keep the gold coins and that if anybody was looking for them, he would send for the girl. The judge told the selfish man that if anybody reported that they found forty gold coins, he would send for him. 55 But it was too late. The judge did not listen to him.
A. But the girl’s father refused.
B. She replied thirty gold coins.
C. He liked everything to be his own.
D. As a kind man, he was always ready to help others.
E. It was then that the man said that he had lost thirty gold coins.
F. When she arrived home, she told her father what she found.
G. Now he had no choice but to return the ten missing coins to the man.
Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
29. That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.
A. to see one of his friends
B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D. to see one of his relatives
30. The waiters felt sorry because _____.
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. the room was not very clean
D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
31. All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D. Mark Twain made a joke
32. From the story we know _____.
A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
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注意:1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My soccer coach retired in last week.I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party.My mum makes the better biscuits in the world,so I decide to ask her for help.Mum taught me some basic step of baking.I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well.My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.
At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked,“I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”
My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!
---I didn’t see her last night at the party.
--- You ___________. But you came too late.
A. could have B. can’t have C. must have D. ought have
If you _______hard then, you ______ in the comfortable officer now.
A. had studied;would be sitting
B. study;are
C. have studied; would be sitting
D. studied; are sitting
— Is dinner ready?
— Not yet.The main course _______.It needs another ten minutes.
A.was not done B.had not done C.is not done D.has not done
Everyone knows that eating too much junk food is not good to our health. Yet, what is it about junk food that is so completely irresistible(无可抗拒的)? For one thing, it’s everywhere. From chips in fast food restaurants to candy in supermarkets, junk food always seems available. Thankfully, science is now providing new clues to help us reduce snacking.
Make friends with dainty(讲究的) eaters.
Studies have found that people tend to increase or reduce the amount of food they eat depending on what their companions are taking in.
See happy movies… and always get the smaller bag of popcorn(爆米花).
According to some experts, people eat up to 29% more popcorn if they are watching a sad or serious movie, compared to when they are watching a comedy. Viewers consumed almost 200 calories more when snacking from a large bucket, as opposed to when given a medium-sized container.
Eat breakfast.
Nutritionists have gone back and forth(来来回回)about the question of how much to eat in the morning, but new studies suggest that consuming a good breakfast is a must. Surveys on long-term weight-loss show that two key factors in keeping weight down are eating breakfast and exercising.
Divide your food and conquer overeating.
Any kind of dividing your food into portions slows down your eating. Any kind of marker makes you aware of what you’re eating and of portion size. Researchers advise reallocating(再分配)snack foods into small plastic bags. It sounds simplistic, but it works.
25.Why do people eat too much junk food though it is bad for our health?
A. It’s delicious from chips to candy.
B. It’s easily taken everywhere.
C. Because it’s available here and there.
D. It’s easily bought in fast food restaurants.
26.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People are likely to eat more food when staying with friends.
B. Nutritionists have the same opinion about how much to eat in the morning.
C. People prefer to snake from a large bucket.
D. If people are watching a tragedy, they eat up to 29% more popcorn.
27.What will he or she do if he or she wants to lose weight?
A. To eat nothing in the morning.
B. To eat breakfast and exercise.
C. To get up early and to go to bed late.
D. To snack from a medium-size bucket.
28.What is the text mainly about the rule(s)?
A. how to eat properly and healthily.
B. how to make friends with dainty eaters.
C. how much to eat in the morning.
D. how to control overeating.
Please turn down the music, our neighbors next door will be disturbed.
A.and B.or C.but D.so
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People say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That 21 comes to me as I 22 the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house 23 my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was 24 ,we looked around the 25 house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so 26 all the stuff left. Like so many of their generation, my parents 27 everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious 28 about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every 29 my parents ever saw, I also 30 many hidden treasures. Mom’s pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, 31 her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War Ⅱ veteran (退伍兵)and a world traveler, 32 everything—from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 33 . The letters he wrote during the war 34 his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I 35 our old kitchen table, which brought back 36 of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I’m realizing all these things 37 my parents’ life journey. Each time I go to 38 , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I 39 knew. 40 , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
21. A. coincidence B. thought C. principle D. goal
22. A. looked for B. looked into C. looked through D. looked after
23. A. for B. to C. with D. by
24. A .retired B.ill C. injured D. gone
25. A. clean B. strange C. modern D. empty
26. A. astonished at B. familiar with C. pleased with D. disappointed at
27. A. saved B. enjoyed C. purchased D. designed
28. A. challenges B. bargains C. decisions D. responsibilities
29. A. person B. neighbour C. doctor D. child
30. A. bought B. discovered C. buried D. lost
31. A. just B. only C. even D. yet
32. A. liked B. kept C. bought D. lost
33. A. countryside B. army C. college D. school
34. A. receive B. direct C. sense D. describe
35. A. repaired B. cleaned C. set D. spotted
36. A. memories B. introductions C. descriptions D. communications
37. A. instructed B. recognized C. represented D. confirmed
38. A. the house B. church C. my office D. the supermarket
39. A. merely B. always C. never D. really
40. A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something
Try to be fearless, _____ fear can control you and keep you from living a colorful life.
A.because B.although C.but D.so
Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was a beautiful creature, and she was also magic. She lived near the entrance 61 a picturesque forest between two mountains. The bird was so heavy 62 she had to walk along the ground.
Despite this, she enjoyed looking up at the trees every day, dreaming of one day being able to fly and enjoy 63 (view) the beautiful countryside from up high.
But that dream disappeared after the great fire.
All of plants were burnt, and all of animals that__64___(live) there were dead except the stone bird. The stone bird was 65 only form of life able to survive the fire. But when she saw 66 the forest had become, she couldn’t stop crying. She cried for days so her tears were wearing away her stone body. Finally, the body was 67 (complete) worn away and the bird turned 68 a puddle (水坑) of water.
But when the sun came out, that puddle of tears evaporated (蒸发) into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees. Since then, the little cloud 69 (travel) all over the world, enjoying the views of all the forests and beautiful countryside. And remembering what destruction the fire brought to her own forest, the cloud is now very 70 (care) to pour her rain down on any tree she sees burning.
What can be done about mass unemployment? All the wise heads agree: there are no quick or easy answers. There is work to be done, but workers aren’t ready to do it — they’re in the wrong places, or they have the wrong skills. Our problems are “structural,” and will take many years to solve.
But don’t bother asking for evidence that justifies this bleak view. There isn’t any. On the contrary, all the facts suggest that high unemployment in America is the result of inadequate demand — full stop. Saying that there are no easy answers sounds wise, but it’s actually foolish: our unemployment crisis could be cured very quickly if we had the intellectual clarity and political will to act.
In other words, structural unemployment is a fake problem, which mainly serves as an excuse for not pursuing real solutions.
The fact is that Job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into part-time employment in almost all industries has soared. Unemployment has surged in every major occupational category. Only three states, with a combined population not much larger than that of Brooklyn, have unemployment rates below 5 percent. So all the evidence contradicts the claim that we’re mainly suffering from structural unemployment. Why, then, has this claim become so popular?
Part of the answer is that this is what always happens during periods of high unemployment — in part because pundits and analysts believe that declaring the problem deeply rooted, with no easy answers, makes them sound serious.
I’ve been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; it was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now. Unemployment cannot be brought down rapidly, declared one 1935 analysis, because the work force is “unadaptable and untrained. It cannot respond to the opportunities which industry may offer.” A few years later, a large defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy’s needs — and suddenly industry was eager to employ those “unadaptable and untrained” workers.
But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy. And that, fundamentally, is why claims that we face huge structural problems have been proliferating: they offer a reason to do nothing about the mass unemployment that is crippling our economy and our society.
So what you need to know is that there is no evidence whatsoever to back these claims. We aren’t suffering from a shortage of needed skills; we’re suffering from a lack of policy resolve. As I said, structural unemployment isn’t a real problem, it’s an excuse — a reason not to act on America’s problems at a time when action is desperately needed.
63. What does the author think is the root cause of mass unemployment in America?
A. Corporate mismanagement B. Workers’ slow adaptation
C. Technological advance D. Insufficient demand
64. What does the author say helped bring down unemployment during the Great Depression?
A. The wise heads’ benefit package.
B. Nationwide training of workers
C. The booming defense industry
D. Through restructuring of industries.
65. What has caused claims of huge structural problems to multiply?
A. Very Serious People ‘s attempt to cripple the economy
B. Powerful opposition to government’s stimulus efforts.
C. Evidence gathered from many sectors of the industries.
D. Economists’ failure to detect the problems in time.
66. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To testify the experts’ analysis of America’s problems.
B. To show the urgent need for the government to take action.
C. To offer a feasible solution to the structural unemployment
D. To alert American workers to the urgency for adaptation
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The iPod Generation
Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. _16 Outside life is shut out. So are you one of them?
For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. _17 What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “I’m not available for chatting at the moment”.
Suppose, you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough. But a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. _18 Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.
_19 It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family while their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.
Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. We’ll be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. __20 And they are changing our social habits along the way.
In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange. Suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore.
A. Our instruments are changing quickly.
B. I also have wires hanging from my ears.
C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.
D. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.
E. After all, I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed.
F. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.
G. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal digital noise reduction systems.
Wise people have focused the process rather than the result as it is in the process ______ we learn and grow.
A. where B. in which C. that D. from which
Your suggestion is too general. Have you got any ________ proposals as to what we should do?
A. productive B. previous C. concrete D. critical
Marian Anderson was an American. She was born in 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up surrounded by poverty. Yet she remembered her family as a 21 one because of her parents’ love.
It was in church that Marian first 22 to sing in public. She was six years old then. The songs were about 23 and the hope for a better life after death. Her interest in music 24 as she got older. When she was eight. her father brought home an old piano. But the Andersons were too 25 to pay someone to teach Marian. So she was able to 26 herself only a few simple songs. Her 27 remained her most important musical instrument.
Marian’s father 28 when she was ten years old. She had to go to work to help 29 her family. She 30 to sing at church on Sunday. Soon, other churches 31 the young girl with a beautiful, deep voice, They invited her to sing for them. Marian 32 . She began singing in African-American churches 33 Philadelphia.
At about this time, several people told Marian that she should have a voice teacher. They told her that a beautiful voice could be destroyed 34 it was not trained. Marian said she always sang 35 , without any thought of how she did it. She realized that she would need some 36 .
The people in Marian’s church were very 37 her. They wanted to help, 38 many of them were as poor as the Anderson family. They 39 enough money to pay for a few voice lessons. She went to a local music school in Philadelphia.
Marian was a talented singer. But without those people’s 40 , she might not have become so successful.
( )21.A.normal B. wealthy C. surprising D. happy
( )22.A. tried B. began C. dreamed D. pretended
( )23.A. suffering B. joy C. trust D. love
( )24.A. decreased B. changed C. grew D. appeared
( )25.A. common B. poor C. unwilling D. busy
( )26.A. find B. charge C. teach D. afford
( )27.A. piano B. voice C. skill D. interest
( )28.A. died B. moved C. escaped D. concluded
( )29.A. protect B. offer C. hold D. support
( )30.A. continued B. decided C. refused D. stopped
( )31.A. believed in B. referred to C. heard of D. thought of
( )32.A. considered B. accepted C. doubted D. followed
( )33.A. in the middle of B. next to C. out of D. all over
( )34.A. so B. because C. if D. unless
( )35.A. carefully B. strangely C. differently D. naturally
( )36.A. influence B. encouragement C. training D. effort
( )37.A. careful about B. afraid of C. angry with D. proud of
( )38.A. only if B. even though C. as if D. in case
( )39.A. collected B. counted C. promised D. returned
( )40.A. decision B. help C. opinion D. lessons