Once, long ago, there was a man who traveled from Persia to India on foot. He had been to India before. When he arrived at a village, he happened upon a fruit stand. In that village, fruit was quite because of the lack of water. The man was looking around at the fruits when he a big basket of some very red, very long fruit. It was the cheapest fruit in the shop, not expensive at all.
the man walked up to the counter (柜台) and asked: “How per kilo?” And the shopkeeper said: “Two rupees.” Two rupees in India is . The man thought to himself: “What a !” So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and began to it. But after he tried a few pieces, he screamed: “Oh, my God!” His eyes watered, his mouth burned, and his face turned . He coughed and choked and gasped for breath.
But despite his , he continued to stuff the fruits into his mouth! Onlookers their heads and laughed. One man yelled: “You’re , man! Those are chilies! People use them as a condiment (佐料). You don’t just eat them by the handful like that; they’re not fruit!” But the man replied: “No, I can’t ! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”
You probably think this man was pretty , right? Nevertheless, I bet you or someone you know makes the same on a daily basis. People invest money, time and effort into a relationship, business or job. Even when experience tells them that it’s not , and they know there’s little hope of improvement, they still because they don’t want to waste the previous investment. But this is . It is no different than being the man who continued eating chilies because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid for them.
Losing something is difficult, but it is important to the loss and move on. you’ll just keep burning your mouth on hot chilies.
A．often B．never C．sometimes D．seldom
A．common B．small C．expensive D．tasteless
A．noticed B．watched C．recognized D．selected
A．Yet B．So C．Still D．Besides
A．large B．long C．many D．much
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．bargain B．trade C．business D．regret
A．throw B．cut C．eat D．cook
A．pale B．red C．purple D．yellow
A．fear B．warning C．confusion D．pain
A．shook B．raised C．lowered D．nodded
A．amazing B．hungry C．crazy D．different
A．believe B．stop C．agree D．confuse
A．impolite B．humorous C．awkward D．stupid
A．mistake B．agreement C．impression D．explanation
A．changing B．working C．leaving D．helping
A．refuse B．worry C．ignore D．continue
A．illogical B．unusual C．unnatural D．incredible
A．remember B．improve C．recognize D．protect
A．Also B．However C．Thus D．Otherwise
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项。
Everyone needs water and a diet 36 healthy foods. These foods should 37 some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods 38 change into energy. Our bodies use different 39 of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里). The more40 we take, the more calories we burn. Even when you are 41 , you are using energy---about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is42 up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On 43 Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as 44 as 650 calories an hour.
The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is 45in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many 46 countries in the world. That is 47 lots of people in China have white teeth.
People in the Western world do not eat 48 healthy foods. They eat
too much fat and sugar and don’t take 49 exercise. Because of this, they 50 very easily. In order to 51 with the quick pace(步伐) of their life and work, they eat a lot of fast food. They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisps, chocolate, butter and ice cream and so on,52 are called53 food by some epicureans（美食家）. The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid 54__ fat and 55 it is advisable(明智的) to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that h
ave a high calorie rating.
A．above B．of C．at D．over
A．include B．hold C．contain D．make up
A．which B．what C．where D．it
A．numbers B．amounts C．plenty D．deal
A．exercise B．exercises C．sport D．game
A．sleepy B．running C．working D．asleep
A．running B．adding C．burning D．wasting
A．Children B．Work C．Sports D．Sport
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．poor B．low C．rich D．plenty
A．more B．other C．rest D．others
A．Why B．because C．because of D．since
A．so B．very C．much D．such
A．a number of B．too much C．masses of D．enough
A．lose weight B．put on weight C．die D．stay healthy
A．keep up B．carry on C．keep on D．go on
A．as B．these C．which D．they
A．bad B．diseased C．healthy D．junk
B．becoming C．to become D．get
A．keep thin B．keep fit C．stay calm D．fall ill
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－30 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __21__, it was the same score. Later that evening, I __22__ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our son much better than an IQ(智商) test. We decided that Michael’s score must have been a __23___ and we should treat him naturally as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and he got _24 _ grades in Concordia High school, especially _25_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort. Michael entered Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _26_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
After the graduation ceremony, we told Michael about the low IQ score he got when he was six. Interestingly, Michael then _27_ anoth
er IQ test. We went to the same cliniche had received the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _28._.
Children often do as well as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,_ 29_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ __30_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these 21 are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are 22 and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 23 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 24 to the parents. It was then 25 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and 26 the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended 27 . However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been 28 . In those cases there was often a way to get the 29 baby back. You could 30 the Changeling on the fire — then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe a
nd sound nearby.
A．babies B．believers C．fairies D．supermen
A．powerful B．cruel C．frightened D．extraordinary
A．sick B．slim C．short D．small
A．uncomfortable B．unbelievable C．unacceptable D．unrecognizable
A．feared B．predicted C．heard D．reported
A．covered B．changed C．replaced D．terrified
A．cases B．tools C．steps D．methods
A．missed B．stolen C．found D．lost
A．1ittle B．pale C．sad D．real
A．seize B．burn C．place D．hold
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。
Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have 25 said those words to before or at least haven't 26 those words with for a long time．"
Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the 27 of men that were taught28 feelings is not "manly", this was very 29 homework for some．
In our next 30 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully 31 one of the women to volunteer, as was 32 the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he 33 out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite 34 with you last week when you gave us this homework． 35 were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew 36 who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"
"My father and I had a severe 37 five years ago, and since then we had 38 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly 39 to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just 40 to tell you that I love you. '"
"Dad reached out and 41 me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will 42 it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my 43in this is: Don't wait to do the things 44 it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"
A．ever B．always C．never D．even
A．said B．shared C．talked D．discussed
A．year B．occasion C．period D．generation
A．explaining B．hurting C．devoting D．expressing
A．interesting B．threatening C．inspiring D．exciting
A．class B．term C．holiday D．week
A．asked B．disliked C．advised D．expected
A．usually B．probably C．not D．seldom
A．sat B．rose C．stood D．struggle
A．bored B．amused C．curious D．angry
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
A．exactly B．fully C．directly D．simply
A．condition B．discussion C．disagreement D．experiment
A．hated B．avoided C．reduced D．continued
A．spoke B．smiled C．looked D．turned
A．dropped in B．ran across C．came over D．came across
A．touched B．tested C．inspired D．hugged
A．get B．make C．deserve D．overcome
A．sense B．point C．thought D．message
A．until B．when C．before D．as
完型填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，满分30分）。
In 1990 a report was published about36 the earth might be like 20 years from then on．The report was a result of a three-year study．
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a37 one．The world will be more 38 because the population will continue to grow．The population could be39 6,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1985．More people would move into cities,40 cities in developing countries．Such cities as Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15 million by then．
Food production will42 , but not enough to feed all the people．Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,43 most of the increase would be in countries that44 produce enough food for their people．45 increase is expected in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East．Poor farming ways are46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts．More farmland is47 as cities become larger and more houses are built．48 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil．Many of the world’s forests could disappear as more and more trees49．Energy will continue to be a serious problem．The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 201050．They only pictured the situation that51 today．By changing the situation, by52 the problems, the picture can be changed．There is53 time for nations of the world to 54 a plan of action．But they warned that 55 too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success．
A．that B．whether C．how D．what
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．clean
A．dangerous B．brilliant C．crowded D．awful
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．especially B．specially C．deliberately D．apparently
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．Much B．More C．Heavy D．Little
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．is cut across B．is cut up C．are cut down D．are cut off
A．must be true B．will come true C．can’t be true D．may be wrong
A．happens B．develops C．exists D．appears
A．settling B．working out C．answering D．dealing
A．much B．still C．less D．fewer
A．work about B．work at C．work out D．work for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting