The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a division that in school. The cool kids are good at .They are with the opposite sex .They are good-looking and people want to their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would be cool.
The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright ,but they don’t have great skills and they are at sports .When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads ,they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files” .They are as the geeks.
Here’s the news. The geeks are .Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations ,and they might not be too popular at university, but good degrees.
The most important of the 21st century ,computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks .Geek heroes like Bill Gates others to follow their example .Being a geek is a way of earning good money .And the creation of the Internet gave them a of their own to work and play in ,making them a global .Besides ,the effect of the geeks popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）.It is now cool to be .Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture ,in which what you know is more important than you look like.
But there are also . Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss .Perhaps it is time for .
A．continues B．makes C．remains D．starts
A．computers B．studies C．sports D．maths
A．pleasant B．popular C．crazy D．average
A．copy B．advance C．take D．act
A．not B．indeed C．perhaps D．actually
A．speaking B．operating C．social D．experimental
A．speechless B．sharp C．active D．hopeless
A．known B．referred C．thought D．admired
A．taking on B．taking up C．taking over D．taking in
A．put B．cause C．bring D．serve
A．win B．take C．wish D．finish
A．industry B．discovery C．progress D．development
A．promise B．discourage C．demand D．excite
A．chance B．space C．world D．career
A．force B．company C．organization D．department
A．of B．on C．in D．for
A．rich B．attractive C．handsome D．uncool
A．how B．that C．what D．how much
A．opportunities B．dangers C．possibility D．question
A．punishment B．argument C．competition D．employment
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 21 she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and 22 what to do, she began crying. After a while. She 23 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. 24 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and 25 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the 26 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 27 .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy 28 that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped 29a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 30 scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He 31 the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking 32 into the air, the dog 33 through the woods until he found the 34 . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his
35 , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He 36 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was 37 .
When she opened her eyes and 38 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you
39 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 40 That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak
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A．remembering B．forgetting C．wondering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．decided D．failed
A．If B．Until C．When D．Because
A．cautiously B．carelessly C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．grasses D． woods
A．rock B．stream C．tree D．house
A．sensed B．found C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．in C．through D．onto
A．terrible B．familiar C．pleasant D．strange
A．followed B．discovered C．missed D．ignored
A．calmly B．gently C．merrily D．loudly
A．looked B．wandered C．searched D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．hero D．house
A．delight B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．satisfaction
A．climbed B．jumped C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．asleep D．available
A．spotted B．saw C．observed D．watched
A．rescued B．comforted C．disturbed D．scared
A．relief B．shock C．sorrow D．pain
A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so 26 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it 27 in the yard, in the hope that it 28 recover soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the 29 of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to 30 from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle 31 his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing 32 and asked, “33 is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had34 , and the friend felt quite35 .
“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the 36 , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and37 it into the air. The eagle was38 , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could39 sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another40 . This time he carried the eagle to the41 of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you42 ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he43 the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright44 of the rising sun. Then he 45 tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.
A．polite B．brave C．kind D．proud
A．forward B．outside C．inside D．backward
A．would B．should C．must D．need
A．food B．sounds C．water D．habits
A．walk B．sleep C．talk D．drink
A．wasted B．forgot C．lost D．enjoyed
A．chicken B．eagle C．farmer D．plane
A．When B．How C．Why D．What
A．suffered B．experienced C．happened D．found
A．pleased B．surprised C．worried D．satisfied
A．sky B．sea C．land D．lake
A．pulled B．moved C．took D．threw
A．afraid B．interested C．excited D．angry
A．hardly B．exactly C．actually D．finally
A．drink B．meeting C．rest D．try
A．top B．foot C．center D．side
A．believe B．cry C．understand D．work
A．held B．put C．filled D．tied
A．sight B．light C．space D．shape
A．easily B．softly C．quickly D．powerfully
Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find 37 work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us 38 every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the 39 when I was 40 to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.
When I 41 in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n) 42 language I couldn’t understand. I 43 that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always 44 my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read 45
46 after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. 47 just made my life worse. If I was going to 48in this new concrete jungle, I had to 49 . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own 50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers 51 my improvement and moved me into a more 52 English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without 53 frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again 54 .I didn’t hear foreign talk. I 55 understand people.
A．find B．join C．see D．help
A．good-looking B．well-dressed C．better-paying D．highly-thought
A．once B．other C．each D．only
A．case B．condition C．situation D．state
A．packing B．trying C．managing D．arranging
A．reached B．entered C．got D．arrived
A．strange B．unusual C．standard D．foreign
A．hoped B．wished C．expected D．demanded
A．staring B．looking C．checking D．watching
A．texts B．newspapers C．English D．poems
A．Although B．Even if C．But D．Since
A．It B．They C．I D．Things
A．live B．study C．survive D．continue
A．adapt B．adopt C．adore D．admire
A．for B．in C．after D．at
A．made B．noticed C．concerned D．remember
A．modern B．advanced C．difficult D．convenient
A．even B．ever C．some D．any
A．if B．though C．ever D．because
A．could B．should C．would D．might
My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It 47 be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly, 50 John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51a person's clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
A．turning B．holding C．showing D．hanging
A．unreasonable B．expected C．unbelievable D．acceptable
A．teenagers B．adults C．women D．strangers
A．color B．price C．style D．size
A．sent B．carried C．lent D．wore
A．casually B．comfortably C．carefully D．quickly
A．happiness B．change C．smile D．matter
A．doubt B．fight C．argument D．war
A．thoughtful B．handsome C．hopeful D．curious
A．of B．on C．with D．at
A．wondered B．confirmed C．concluded D．discovered
A．can B．must C．will D．should
A．present B．mark C．word D．result
A．this B．them C．it D．one
A．looking up at B．looking down to C．checking up D．taking up
A．trust B．mistake C．exchange D．regard
A．But B．Though C．Since D．So
A．attaching B．connecting C．relating D．matching
A．career B．life C．study D．success
A．where B．why C．how D．when
Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her 36 .So her grandmother helped raise her.
At the age of sixteen，Lena 37 work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After 38 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 39 Louis Jones，who was an actor. 40 ，their life together did not last long.But they had two 41 ，Gail and Edwin.
In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and 42 with an all white jazz band.She 43 made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States 44 racial barriers (隔阂).Many jazz clubs during this period had 45 performers，but few allowed them to watch the 46 as part of the audience.
Lena Horne became very 47 .After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she 48 filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon 49 making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies 50 she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the 51 kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she 52 ，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.
However，through her hard work，she helped 53 racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s 54 and respect.She used her fame to 55 social injustices(不公正)toward AfricanAmericans.
A．dream B．performance C．life D．childhood
A．disliked B．found C．lost D．wanted
A．taking B．giving C．making D．designing
A．saw B．changed C．surprised D．married
A．Excitingly B．Amazingly C．Unfortunately D．Happily
A．relatives B．children C．friends D．parents
A．stay B．play C．perform D．communicate
A．always B．hardly C．never D．also
A．for B．with C．without D．on
A．black B．yellow C．brown D．white
A．shows B．dances C．activities D．people
A．popular B．hard-working C．happy D．interesting
A．took care of B．looked down upon C．got away from D．caught the attention of
A．stopped B．preferred C．began D．enjoyed
A．because B．so C．though D．if
A．fastest B．worst C．best D．biggest
A．served B．sang C．looked D．acted
A．break B．protect C．exchange D．show
A．hate B．service C．pity D．love
A．hide B．fight C．make D．experience