It’s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his ____ by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal ____. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is ____.
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, ____ not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter and ____ the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going____ with their illgotten gains. They ____ the food and simply crowded together in panic—knowing the police were ____the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal even if they were that ____. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still ____ to eat. If you need food, you ____ have some.”
They were told to ____ what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that ____ the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer ____.
This wasn't what they had ____. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three ____ people walked out with all the ____ their arms could hold. They were____ that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the ____ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a ____ amount of selfrespect and a little bit of hope.
A．friends B．neighbors C．customers D．passengers
A．respect B．pride C．wisdom D．privilege
A．slow B．busy C．heavy D．swift
A．bravely B．reasonably C．hardly D．obviously
A．opened B．locked C．closed D．broke
A．nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everywhere
A．hid B．lifted C．swallowed D．dropped
A．in B．on C．off D．by
A．anxious B．cautious C．courageous D．hungry
A．safe B．easy C．sweet D．unique
A．must B．can C．should D．need
A．hold up B．hand out C．pick up D．hand in
A．when B．after C．before D．since
A．popular B．necessary C．reliable D．important
A．wanted B．desired C．expected D．admired
A．dirtier B．cleaner C．cleverer D．quicker
A．money B．cigarettes C．drinks D．food
A．reminded B．warned C．ordered D．persuaded
A．first B．last C．best D．worst
A．large B．fair C．small D．full
An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public 36 for knowledge about how the financial system37 .
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, 38 UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were 39 up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society, and a 40 lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were41 crowds of 400, rather than the 42 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics 43 who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to 44 my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t 45 done.” He added.
University applications 46 7% last year. But there were rises 47 average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed 48 in careers in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A 49 study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial 50 and almost half said their children had asked them what was 51 , although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the 52 will be a generation that’s financially 53 and better equipped to 54 their money through times of economic 55 .”
A．concern B．thirst C．sense D．taste
A．works B．performs C．serves D．affects
A．in terms of B．according to C．on account of D．in spite of
A．yet B．once C．also D．still
A．outstanding B．inspiring C．convincing D．leading
A．catching B．appealing C．drawing D．covering
A．usual B．regular C． average D．common
A．majors B．interests C．preferences D．standards
A．attach B．adapt C．approach D．relate
A．generally B．frequently C．traditionally D．originally
A．raised B．rose C．fell D．struck
A．by B．in C．over D．above
A．effect B．focus C．interest D．benefit
A．recent B．late C．present D．unique
A．matters B．affairs C． events D．issues
A．taking up B．going on C．calling up D．keeping on
A．overturn B．downturn C．breakthrough D．breakout
A．cleverer B．smarter C．brighter D．wiser
A．strugglt B．measure C．manage D．earn
A．stability B．puzzle C．uncertainty D．recovery
It was the summer of my freshman year of college. Instead of heading home for a nice long 1 , my friends and I had decided to 2 and take some extra courses. We had 3 the top floor of an old house to live in. My bed was 4 into a stuffy (愁闷的)former laundry room and each night was a new 5 in humidity. Still, it felt 6 to be in my own place for the first time. After the first few weeks, 7 , the thrill faded and 8 set in. I found myself sitting alone each night 9 my home and my parents.
My summer holidays had always been a 10 time. I spent hours playing basketball and swimming. I talked to my Mom while she tended her flowers. I 11 helping my Dad drag firewood for the winter. And every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food 12 with love while my family filled the room with the sound of sweet 13 . Now I found myself missing them 14 than ever.
Finally when my 15 were at their lowest, I heard a 16 at the door. I opened it and was 17 to see my parents standing there with big smiles to fill my 18 heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the afternoon eating 19 , and just being together. It felt so good, and I felt so loved.
Victor Hugo wrote that, “The supreme happiness of life is the 20 that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself.” It was that gift of happiness that my parents gave me that afternoon and every day of my life.
A．journey B．term C．break D．way
A．leave B．stay C．relax D．travel
A．rented B．bought C．painted D．repaired
A．made B．changed C．jammed D．hidden
A．wish B．pleasure C．experiment D．adventure
A．exciting B．boring C．astonishing D．moving
A．anyway B．though C．therefore D．instead
A．headache B．loneliness C．satisfaction D．homesickness
A．forgetting about B．relying on C．thinking of D．referring to
A．special B．terrible C．specific D．difficult
A．gave up B．had trouble in C．put off D．took pride in
A．frozen B．prepared C．tasted D．kept
A．laughter B．scream C．whistle D．sigh
A．less B．more C．worse D．better
A．minds B．dreams C．spirits D．thoughts
A．kick B．hit C．crash D．knock
A．disappointed B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．hungry B．open C．sick D．gentle
A．making up B．getting up C．catching up D．taking up
A．sign B．chance C．secret D．belief
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，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。
The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were 31 . The doctor had said there wasn't anything more that could be done, that he should take the Cat home and make him as 32 as possible.
The man put the Cat on his lap and33 .The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear
34 down the Man's cheek and 35 on the Cat's forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.
" Why do you cry, Man?" the Cat asked. "Because you can't 36 the thought of losing me? Because you think you can never replace me?" The Man 37 "yes".
"And where do you think I'll be 38 I leave you?" the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. "39
your eyes, Man," the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told.
"What color are my eyes and fur?" the Cat asked. " Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown," the Man replied.
"And where is it that you most often 40 me?" asked the Cat. “I see you. . . on the kitchen window
41 the birds …,on my favorite chair. . . on my desk lying on the papers I need. . . on the pillow next to my
42 at night. " "Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes," said the Cat.
“Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my ‘toy’ .” he Man opened his eyes, then 43 over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to 44 himself
for hours with it. '"Now take each end of the string in one hand," the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
"The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my 45 . Now bring the two ends together," the Cat said. The Man obeyed.
"You have made a continuous 46 ," said the cat. "Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?" The Man inspected the string and then 47 his head " no".
The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the 48 , then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and 49 his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held in his hand.
One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was lovely and white…very different from his earlier 50 Cat and very much the same.
A．numbered B．accounted C．decreased D．figured
A．comfortable B．impressive C．considerate D．exciting
A．complained B．frustrated C．laughed D．sighed
A．put B．rushed C．curled D．rolled
A．appeared B．seemed C．landed D．dried
A．think B．imagine C．remember D．bear
A．smiled B．nodded C．shook D．cried
A．when B．before C．until D．because
A．Open B．Close C．Turn D．Fix
A．see B．accompany C．observe D．adore
A．watching B．catching C．interviewing D．admiring
A．foot B．body C．arm D．head
A．walked B．reached C．ran D．turned
A．entertain B．devote C．concern D．disappoint
A．life B．home C．family D．death
A．wave B．string C．circle D．point
A．turned B．shook C．raised D．hit
A．window B．desk C．door D．pillow
A．over B．through C．with D．under
A．beloved B．acquainted C．bothered D．compromised
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，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。
After years of searching, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. “Ask the well what is 36 , ” he was advised, “and the well reveal (告诉，揭露) it to you.” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important 37 . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroad, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”
Full of 38 the man ran to the crossroad to 39 only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold 40 , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to 41 much to do with the revelation of truth.
Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an 42 , but he was told only: “You will 43 in the future.”
As years went by, the 44 of his experience at the well gradually 45 until one night, while he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music 46 his attention. It was wonderful and it was 47 with great skill and inspiration.
Deeply 48 , the truth seeker felt drawn towards the 49 . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful 50 : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like 51 he had once seen in the three stores.
At last he understood the 52 of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our 53 is to assemble (聚集) and use them in the proper way. Nothing is 54 so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have 55 by considering the fragments alone.
A．truth B．hope C．future D．music
A．fact B．reason C．question D．well
A．energy B．hope C．mystery D．surprise
A．get B．count C．find D．open
A．instruments B．clothing C．food D．wood
A．connect B．have C．prepare D．offer
A．explanation B．advice C．excuse D．opportunity
A．succeed B．discover C．pay D．understand
A．bitterness B．failure C．memory D．secret
A．doubled B．forgot C．disappeared D．recovered
A．paid B．lost C．split D．caught
A．played B．broadcast C．enjoyed D．conducted
A．annoyed B．moved C．confused D．frightened
A．adviser B．director C．composer D．player
A．admiration B．distinction C．recognition D．imagination
A．those B．that C．it D．them
A．secret B．message C．theory D．benefit
A．target B．difficulty C．task D．shortcoming
A．interesting B．meaningful C．accessible D．successful
A．foreseen(预见) B．decided C．judged D．formed
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Five-year-old Marry loved to play in the street with her friends. This made her parents __41__. They did __42__ to keep her off the street. __43__, day after day they found her out there. Thankfully, the street wasn’t very __44__. But it was often traveled by soldiers and sometimes they would drive very fast.
Every time he drove by the lifeless animal that had __45__ in the road, Steven __46__ think of his daughter. And so he continued trying to teach her the __47__— with little __48__. Then one day as Steven was driving home, he saw something that helped __49__ an idea, which became an action by the time he got home. He walked over to where Marry was playing.
“Come on, sweetheart,” he said. “You and Daddy are going for a __50__.”
They drove back along the way he had just traveled, finally __51__ just behind a mound (堆) of something.
“What is it, Daddy?” Marry asked as they got out of the __52__.
“Look __53__, but don’t touch it,” Steven said. “Can’t you tell what it is?”
She studied it for a few minutes, unsure of its __54__ until she picked out its familiar ears. “A rabbit! What happened?” Marry asked.
“It was playing in the road, and a car came along and ...”
“... and squished (压扁) it?” Marry broke __55__.
“That’s right,” Steven said. “It got squished because it was playing in the road.”
“Yuck!” Marry said. For the first time, Steven saw __56__ in his daughter’s eyes.
The next evening, when Steven drove by a group of children playing in the street, he __57__ what Marry was shouting from the sidewalk.
“Come on, you guys! Stop playing in the street, __58__ you’ll get squished!”
So, if your message isn’t getting through to others, no matter how many times you __59__ it, you should try something __60__. This is Steven’s lesson.
A．disappointed B．worried C．ashamed D．puzzled
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．Thus B．Still C．Then D．Also
A．flat B．dirty C．wide D．busy
A．wandered B．banned C．competed D．gathered
A．might B．could C．would D．need
A．accident B．experience C．lesson D．practice
A．success B．hope C．approval D．panic
A．create B．discover C．decide D．cause
A．walk B．ride C．talk D．visit
A．stopping B．passing C．staying D．hiding
A．bus B．car C．train D．boat
A．quietly B．deliberately C．closely D．steadily
A．weight B．color C．identity D．shape
A．out B．in C．away D．through
A．delight B．understanding C．anger D．regret
A．realized B．watched C．heard D．felt
A．or B．and C．but D．yet
A．represent B．respond C．repeat D．refresh
A．funny B．simple C．easy D．different