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Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __36__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __37__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby __38__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home. __39__they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __40__ rode in for safety. The couple then __41__ in their car towards home. After they had driven a few miles, they __42__the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __43__, the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __44__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.
The couple drove back__45__the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __46__ the baby and that the baby was __47__. The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __48__ by his plastic seat. The __49__couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.
There was one thing __50__with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __51__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __52__that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story__53__, they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __54__is that newspaper and radio reporters __55__ believe them.
36. A. wrote B. read C. told D. imagined
37. A. puzzling B. terrible C. interesting D. harmful
38. A. alone B. along C. away D. around
39. A. Since B. Before C. While D. After
40. A. they B. she C. we D. he
41. A. went away B. drove off C. moved on D. left out
42. A. searched B. glanced at C. examined D. thought of
43. A. newspaper B. radio C. story D. report
44. A. left B. planned C. forgotten D. expected
45. A. around B. towards C. near D. for
46. A. saved B. saw C. helped D. had
47. A. dangerous B. dead C. comfortable D. fine
48. A. protected B. saved C. covered D. caught
49. A. satisfied B. puzzled C. grateful D. frightened
50. A. wrong B. right C. important D. necessary
51. A. reported B. told C. made D. written
52. A. at ease B. in places C. for sure D. with joy
53. A. told B. mentioned C. printed D. recorded
54. A. surprising B. believable C. unlucky D. strange
55. A. never B. almost C. also D. always
In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that 1 AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born with HIV. From the beginning of his life, he was on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his .
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this disease. It was not to find him playing and racing around his backyard. Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in . That way, when she looked out of the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly him.
This dreaded disease wore down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon .
A few days before his death, Tyler asked me to his hospital bed and , "I might die soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
A.causes B.causing C.leads D.leading
A.experience B.lessons C.gifts D.business
A.specially B.approximately C.permanently D.especially
A.infected B.affected C.rejected D.reflected
A.soon B.very C.much D.most
A.keen B.hard C.impressed D.dependent
A.pump B.backpack C.ball D.tube
A.carried B.lifted C.fetched D.hooked
A.fluently B.temporarily C.continuously D.optionally
A.bathing B.breathing C.playing D.racing
A.deadly B.bloody C.badly D.dreadful
A.often B.occasional C.unusual D.frequent
A.orange B.blue C.red D.green
A.look B.spot C.glare D.glance
A.suddenly B.eventually C.immediately D.constantly
A.such B.as C.so D.nor
A.satisfied B.convinced C.encouraged D.comforted
A.in heaven B.in the bed C.in hospital D.in the yard
A.yelled B.whispered C.cried D.shouted
A.wear B.put C.dress D.wrap
When I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore, I began to scan titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like . I said yes because I needed to for college.
I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union college and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most
One day a woman asked me for on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in and found other books we could . She left the store , and I’ve always remembered the I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民)child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hands. His family couldn’t a corrective operation, and the boy lived in , hiding his hand in his pocket. I
my boss to let me do the . After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, to perform the operation for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward.
At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the , not the store. Today it’s . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the , through my “Today” show, helping them make of the world.
A.a book B.the place C.a job D.the boss
A.gain experience B.start saving C.get a degree D.get grades
A.during B.after C.before D.behind
A.boring B.tiring C.satisfying D.important
A.advice B.medicine C.help D.books
A.stock B.mind C.shelves D.counter
A.borrow B.publish C.introduce D.order
A.much happier B.less anxious C.less disappointed D.more confident
A.pride B.interest C.anxiety D.difficulty
A.doctor B.bookseller C.TV reporter D.writer
A.afford B.do C.support D.pay
A.danger B.trouble C.shame D.need
A.suggested B.required C.expected D.persuaded
A.promising B.offering C.providing D.refusing
A.broken B.damaged C.repaired D.injured
A.boss B.customers C.future D.college
A.different B.true C.the same D.new
A.children B.viewers C.patients D.strangers
A.use B.fun C.change D.sense
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并将答案写到答题卡上。
a popular French writer, Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction, which is a combination of scientific truth and . His famous science fiction stories, such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World In Eighty Days, are liked by people of all all over the world no matter whether they are old or young.
The book Around the World In Eighty Days centers around a rich English gentleman and his French servant. The gentleman regularly pays a visit to a club made up of men. Once he to get into a heated discussion about whether it is possible to complete the journey the world in eighty days. It’s a bit little challenging at that time. So they bet a lot of money. He accepts the challenge. In the course of his travels, he is held up by many surprising adventures along the way, so he thinks he has lost the bet. , he gains one more day. Because he doesn’t take into consideration the fact that he is travelling westward. Thus he reaches the place a full day earlier. , he wins and finds himself a beautiful wife, too.
This work by Jules Verne is one of his classics. It has been made into several movies, including the 1956 version (版本) by the same . Certainly no writer before Jules Vern has been made widely known in English-speaking countries. It is his early love for scientific knowledge that his success.
A.As B.Like C.Unlike D.With
A.knowledge B.experiment C.research D.imagination
A.ages B.abilities C.senses D.tastes
A.poor B.wealthy C.ordinary D.clever
A.seems B.wants C.happens D.decides
A.in B.around C.over D.through
A.Besides B.Still C.So D.However
A.Luckily B.Carefully C.Sadly D.Disappointingly
A.time B.place C.name D.story
A.turns to B.leads to C.points to D.adds to
阅读下面短文,从每小题所给四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire(百万富翁,but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngestof eight children. His father had a in a cotton mill (纱厂)but he was often 27 to work because ofpoor health. The family couldn’t to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went . After leaving school at the age of ,Jack was what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him £ 100 to start his own .
It was just after the war F_aw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a in scrap metal(废弃金尾). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage (仓库).When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and plenty of money.
Jack working hard. After one year he succeeded in the £100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had his first million, and he wanted to this achievement by doing something “ ”.With all his money it was to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959,“Baines Castle” was built in the of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the countiy.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for £500 million, Jack still can’t get used to the good life. He can be found drinking with the locals at the local pub (酒吧).
“I remember being very as a child, but never as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am ”
A.job B.work C.company D.house
A.able B.glad C.unable D.eager
A.offer B.like C.expect D.afford
A.wrong B.hungry C.ill D.bad
A.seeing B.wondering C.doubting D.preparing
A.school B.farm C.business D.store
A.problem B.purpose C.future D.principle
A.spent B.borrowed C.wasted D.earned
A.enjoyed B.preferred C.promised D.hated
A.developing B.saving C.repaying D.paying
A.given B.made C.taken D.lost
A.remember B.honor C.celebrate D.recognize
A.fat B.simple C.bad D.great
A.impossible B.possible C.obvious D.basic
A.ground B.front C.spot D.heart
A.so B.and C.or D.but
A.using B.sparing C.living D.keeping
A.often B.never C.sometimes D.seldom
A.rich B.poor C.healthy D.well
A.proud B.satisfied C.unhappy D.happy
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
I have always lived in Canada, and traveled from Hamilton to Ottawa for work months ago. Arriving at the airport , I had to stay in the hall to spend my time. Without much else to do, I decided to go to the store. As I walked around the store, 1 two American women having a on a bench. It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours, and I felt anxious to do something to help them their wait.
I the store for a few moments, and went to buy a medium-sized toy which looked like a cartoon . I asked the owner of the shop for a note and a and wrote, "When you get up ,I hope this gift will make you smile. Have a good trip ! "
I walked towards the two women and the toy and the note next to them. Not wanting to wake them, I tried my best to make no , but in my attempt to flee the scene. one of them woke up and caught me in the act. At first she looked . Maybe she thought I was a ! But when she looked at the soft toy and the note, she up, as if she became a happy girl. " Is this for me? " she asked. I gave her a smile and nodded.
She was about the thing ! We talked more like old friends instead of
. I came to realize that we should care for each other and love each other although
we were from places.
A.late B.early C.hurriedly D.soon
A.waiting B.dining C.exhibition D.lecture
A.flower B.book C.drug D.gift
A.kept B.made C.noticed D.heard
A.talk B.nap C.rest D.cigarette
A.calm B.ease C.weaken D.sharpen
A.ran into B.went through C.looked around D.set about
A.driver B.author C.salesman D.character
A.pen B.card C.box D.packet
A.hurriedly B.quietly C.slowly D.fast
A.repaired B.hid C.placed D.showed
A.mistake B.experiment C.noise D.progress
A.moved B.happy C.sure D.scared
A.passenger B.thief C.passerby D.student
A.gave B.turned C.hurried D.brightened
A.friendly B.grateful C.plastic D.bitter
A.excited B.worried C.sad D.anxious
A.workers B.teachers C.strangers D.officers
A.enjoyment B.permission C.attention D.suggestion
A.clean B.beautiful C.same D.different