In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to __36__ the cause of her illness, so she __37__ to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital, where specialist help was __38_. She was then only half-conscious（半昏迷） and on the “Dangerously Ill” list. A team of doctors hurried to __39__ the baby only to discover that they, __40__, were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby’s case, a nurse asked to __41__ to them.
“Excuse me,” said nurse Marsha Maitland, “__42__ I think the baby is __43_ from thallium poisoning.”
“__44__ makes you think that?” Dr. Brown asked. “Thallium poisoning is extremely __45__.”
“A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse __46__ Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitland explained. “In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and __47__ the symptoms are __48__. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”
“You’re very observant and you may be right,” another doctor said. “We’ll __49__ some tests and find out __50__ it’s thallium or not.”
The __51__ showed that the baby had __52__ been poisoned by thallium, a rare metal used in making optical（光学的） glass. __53__ they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. The baby soon __54__ and was sent back to Qatar. Inquiries（调查） showed that the poison __55__ from an insecticide（杀虫剂）used in Qatar.
A．describe B．diagnose C．discover D．discuss
A．flew B．sent C．went D．was flown
A．inexpensive B．important C．available D．impossible
A．examine B．see C．look after D．cure
A．too B．either C．often D．never
A．refer B．turn C．speak D．belong
A．and B．so C．as D．but
A．coming B．suffering C．tired D．dying
A．Who B．How C．What D．Which
A．rare B．serious C．clear D．dangerous
A．in B．on C．by D．about
A．all B．some of C．one of D．both
A．drawn B．broadcast C．announced D．described
A．make up B．carry out C．get through D．deal with
A．that B．how C．what D．whether
A．words B．tests C．examination D．book
A．indeed B．actually C．probably D．never
A．As long as B．As for as C．Once D．If
A．died B．got injured C．recovered D．got ill
A．must come B．should come C．might have come D．can’t have come
Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of m
e. I reacted 36 and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just 37 with that!" We've all been there with 38 incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the 39 parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I 40 that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely. 41 rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad 42 , maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the 43 of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I 44 to think about the other side before I 45 . Usually the reaction causes more of a 46 .
I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always 47 my head whenever those 
48 happen. I've 49 my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what 50 that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do 51 their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they 52 it and 53 what the other person's pro
blem might be. Even if the other driver really might be 54 or doing a "power play," no more 55 reactions will occur because of their irritation.
A．calmly B．quickly C．angrily D．carefully
A．get up B．get away C．get down D．get along
A．similar B．terrible C．rude D．familiar
A．first B．farthest C．last D．nearest
A．suggested B．complained C．thought D．concluded
A．Always B．Just C．Almost D．Still
A．impression B．grades C．skill D．news
A．lessons B．purposes C．possibilities D．reasons
A．used B．needed C．preferred D．reminded
A．decide B．drive C．react D．do
A．problem B．threat C．mess D．result
A．happened to B．came across C．passed by D．flashed through
A．accidents B．incidents C．affairs D．quarrels
A．noticed B．given C．taught D．passed
A．degree B．measure C．step D．action
A．as soon as B．in case C．as though D．even though
A．get B．set C．make D．catch
A．question B．wonder C．forget D．know
A．troublesome B．polite C．rude D．warm
A．casual B．dangerous C．amazing D．cautious
For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 26 Melanie.
Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 27 nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 28 been accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.
When she gets an unexpected 29 from Georgetown University, she decides to 30 a road trip with a few 31 female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step 32 adulthood. But 33 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 34 with the prospect(期望) of his little princess 35 the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern. 36 Melanie’s father only has the best of 37 , his presence 38 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）.
After following their faulty device 39 into the backwoods (偏远地区), James and Melanie 40 Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔间). What should be a simple tyre change 41 the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…. All these disasters add spice(额外的趣味) to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter 42 get the chance to really 43 each other.
All parents, 44 they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up. 45 what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.
A．named B．naming C．name D．names
A．join B．send C．attend D．pass
A．still B．always C．yet D．already
A．appointment B．interview C．visit D．meeting
A．provide B．offer C．take D．hold
A．closing B．close C．closed D．closely
A．toward B．for C．during D．with
A．though B．while C．once D．despite
A．satisfying B．successful C．comfortable D．meaningful
A．seeking B．examining C．searching D．exploring
A．Since B．Because C．While D．When
A．intentions B．attempts C．efforts D．planning
A．comes about B．leads to C．calls in D．turns out
A．lately B．late C．deeply D．deep
A．discover B．invent C．recognize D．realize
A．succeeds in B．brings in C．results from D．results in
A．hopefully B．finally C．firstly D．certainly
A．agree to B．speak to C．talk to D．turn to
A．whether B．if C．what D．why
A．As B．Like C．For D．Except
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项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。
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 21me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 22for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 23than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly 24, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and 25, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, 26the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement 
began a(n) 27between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 28as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 29my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more 30and my brothers and I could be better educated.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 31and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I 32it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I 
accepted her 33and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 34that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the 35beneficiary (受益者). My father became the 36man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power 37has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 38strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 39.
You can communicate that power to 40who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
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A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced
A．distinguished B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded
A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier
A．backward B．forward C．upward D．downward
A．talked B．replied C．cried D．answered
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．agreement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship
A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind
A．begged B．persuaded C．ordered D．invited
A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful
A．camera B．radio C．bicycle D．typewriter
A．considered B．suspected C．ignored D．appreciated
A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description
A．teaching B．writing C．studying D．reading
A．next B．same C．only D．real
A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest
A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortune D．confidence
A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly
A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt
A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．nobody
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 21 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me 22 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the 23_ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of _ 24 .
I tried to mind my manners and 25 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 26 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 27 , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 28 the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 29 as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand l
osing him.”
I was 30 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 31 that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and 32 is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to33 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was34 her job. She had a whole world of 35 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very __36____. I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 37 she was a bus driver. I had38 her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m 
just another person in 39 else’s world, and may not be 40 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.
A．front B．end C．side D．middle
A．find B．take D．stand
A．doctor B．driver C．teacher D．assistant
A．fire B．topic C．conversation D．discussion
A．politely B．slightly C．carelessly D．partly
A．however B．therefore C．instead D．otherwise
A．surprise B．particular C．silence D．purpose
A．fighting B．turning C．clearing D．protecting
A．opened B．shone C．closed D．lowered
A．recognized B．worried C．shocked
A．victory B．pain C．respect D．disappointment
A．away B．seldom C．still D．never
A．pick up B．work out C．go through D．get down
A．almost B．nearly C．ever D．just
A．family B．bus C．school D．friend
A．selfish B．desperate C．pessimistic D．ridiculous
A．while B．because C．though D．until
A．criticized B．received C．considered
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．nobody
A．happy B．wise C．useful D．important
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。
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening. The overhead light outside my door was 36 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole. When I finally 37 to open the door, I 38 around the wall for a light switch. I found a 39 where a switch was once installed... but no switch.
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 40 by the bed when I put away my luggage 41 in the day. I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 42 happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 43 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 44 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 45 to find another lamp. So I 46 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no draw-string!
I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 47 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 48 is.
But even more necessary than 49 light is the light that shines from people—the light of love, sympathy and 50 . Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 51 place.
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 52 of some light.
So let your light shine. Whatever ligh you 53 may be a beacon（灯塔）of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness. And if you feel that your light is 54 a candle in a forest, remember this—there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 55
the light of one small candle.
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A．burning B．broken C．shining D．smooth
A．managed B．attempted C．succeeded D．meant
A．touched B．turned C．felt D．looked
A．light B．plate C．lamp D．signal
A．lamp B．switch C．desk D．window
A．later B．earlier C．sooner D．first
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．when B．unless C．since D．although
A．certainly B．surely C．absolutely D．perhaps
A．stars B．street C．room D．shop
A．forced. B．struggled C．made D．pushed
A．worked B．failed C．did D．closed
A．love B．thinking C．dream D．light
A．spiritual B．physical C．mental D．inner
A．faith B．soul C．help D．attention
A．mixed B．fancy C．lonely D．complicated
A．lack B．need C．favor D．face
A．devote B．receive C．offer D．throw
A．only B．even C．ever D．much
A．give out B．leave out C．take out D．put out