When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my , I found people queuing some paces away from the at the savings deposit (存款) window.
Why so? Each did his business in turn but the line never a step nearer .I was very curious, so I walked to the window to the cause. There was a on which was written “ Thank you for your respect for other's privacy”—a polite to keep people away from nosing into other's affairs (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries).I was deeply by the sight and stayed a while to watch: they were so calmly at a distance that they seemed quite to the practice. The thing happened at a public telephone box. Those waiting for their always kept their distance—enough to be out of .It's another typical example! From then on I to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment shown towards . I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy（隐私）. They not to put others in an embarrassing (窘迫) situation. For instance, they never about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, nor would they talk about the others or others wore on their necks. Their laws reading diaries or opening letters without . It’s obvious that it shows matters are not allowed to be disturbed.
A．joy B．anger C．thought D．surprise
A．man B．person C．letter D．document
A．stood B．broke C．moved D．skipped
A．find out B．depend on C．apply for D．come to
A．picture B．character C．warning D．sentence
A．disappointed B．impressed C．affected D．supported
A．disappearing B．waiting C．performing D．looking
A．used B．familiar C．comfortable D．polite
A．interesting B．strange C．same D．different
A．money B．arrangement C．challenge D．turns
A．trouble B．sight C．touch D．question
A．took care B．went on C．paid attention D．carried on
A．myself B．them C．others D．another
A．supposed B．ordered C．told D．tried
A．asked B．heard C．worried D．learned
A．smiles B．cloth C．jewelry D．stockings
A．appreciate B．stop C．hate D．forbid
A．permission B．glasses C．help D．alarm
A．public B．personal C．small D．important
Everyone has experienced trying, but failing to master a difficult book that was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is 36 to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in 37 too much from the first reading of a(n) 38 book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the 39 reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair(令人失望).
What is the right method? The 40 is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not 41 or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever 42 to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.
Do not be stopped by what you 43 understand. Read through the difficult 44 ,and you soon come to things that you do understand. Read these 45 .You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that 46 you to have read the book through once 47 .
What you understand by reading the book through to the 48 will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not 49 in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding 50 of it, which will happen 51 you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.
Most of us were taught to 52 the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the 53 of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another 54 for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only 55 our reading, instead of helping it.
36. A. necessary B. useful C. natural D. effective
37. A. learning B. wanting C. accepting D. expecting
38. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. correct
39. A. ordinary B. young C. serious D. sincere
40. A. method B. question C. answer D. problem
41. A. taught B. known C. sure D. perfect
42. A. starting B. hesitating C. Stopping D. repeating
43. A. can't B. won't C. mustn't D. wouldn't
44. A. words B. articles C. parts D. points
45. A. quickly B. immediately C. clearly D. carefully
46. A. requires B. causes C. advises D. allows
47. A. later B. after C. before D. again
48. A. top B. end C. bottom D. cover
49. A. see B. turn C. Notice D. understand
50. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
51. A. if B. so that C. whenever D. as though
52. A. put away B. put down C. think of D. think about
53. A. uses B. Meanings C. Spellings D. troubles
54. A. thinking B. reading C. Book D. way
55. A. harm B. increase C. Improve D. prevent
Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 36 a lot of attention throughout her political career.
Condoleezza Rice, 37 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 38 citizens in the south. Although slavery was 39 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 40 of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 41 black people, her parents told her she could become 42 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 43 for her.
Rice was a gifted student with a 44 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 45 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was 46 by political scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.Rice 47 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University, 48 her career developed quickly. She 49 on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she 50 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 51 provost after two years.
In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world, 52 George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international 53 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 54 .
She held this position until 2005,when 55 Secretary of State.
36.A. directed B. turned C. paid D. attracted
37.A. known B. Considered C. Seen D. accepted
38.A. respectful B. equal C. different D. noble
39.A. finished B. Stopped C. Prevented D. ended
40.A. difference B. disagreement C. separation D. division
41.A. against B. to C. with D. towards
42.A. whoever B. whomever C. whatever D. whichever
43.A. desiring B. waiting C. preparing D. longing
44.A. talent B. interest C. hobby D. favourite
45.A. purpose B. goal C. intention D. attention
46.A. effected B. affected C. impressed D. influenced
47.A. changed B. postponed C. cancelled D. exchanged
48.A. which B. where C. when D. that
49.A. acted B. waited C. served D. called
50.A. paid a visit B. showed concern C. attended D. returned
51.A. black B. white C. capable D. efficient
52.A. turning B. holding C. becoming D. taking
53.A. praise B. approval C. criticism D. attention
54.A. politics B. history C. culture D. government
55.A. elected B. invited C. appointed D. succeeded
Twenty years ago,kids in school had never even heard of the Internet.Now,I'll bet you can't find a 36 person in your school who hasn't 37 heard of it.In fact,many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at 38 .The “net” in Internet really stands for network.A network is two or more computers 39 together so that information can be 40 or sent from one computer to 41 .The Internet is a vast 42 for all types of information.You may enjoy using it to do 43 for a school project,downloading your favorite songs or 44 with friends and family.Information can be found 45 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals(个人)create.It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses!But since anyone can put 46 on the Internet,you also have to be careful and use your best 47 and a little common sense.
Just 48 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information,or even correct, for that matter.You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about, 49 if you're doing research!But what if you're just emailing people?You still have to be very 50 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online.You could be doing something 51 !You should never give out any 52 information to someone you don't know,not even your name!And just like you can't 53 the information on every website out there.You can't 54 on what strangers you “meet”on the Internet tell you either.In the same way that you could 55 things about yourself to tell someone,someone else could do the same to you!
36. A. stupid B. single C. common D. clever
37. A. at least B. at mostC. at last D. at first
38. A. school B. Home C. work D. hospital
39. A. met B. Communicated C. joined D. connected
40. A. shared B. found C. made D. chosen
41. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
42. A. material B. resource C. source D. matter
43. A. homework B. housework C. research D. experiments
44. A. playing B. talking C. meeting D. communicating
45. A. through B. across C. by D. on
46. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
47. A. wisdom B. judgmentC. Courage D. confidence
48. A. because B. when C. where D. what
49. A. specially B. especially C. naturally D. strangely
50. A. careful B. wise C. suspicious D. confident
51. A. exciting B. interesting C. suspicious D. confident
52. A. social B. personal C. general D. special
53. A. respect B. consult C. send D. believe
54. A. rely B. believe C. trust D. base
55. A. make of B. make from C. make out D. make up
I met the guy who told me an amazing story．He was 21 Scotland on a motorbike by himself．One late afternoon he was on the road between Aberdeen and Elgin．He was travelling along, miles from any village, when he saw a really 22girl standing by the road, hitchhiking (搭便车).Anyway, he stopped and said he would give her a 23to Elgin．She got and drove off．He said he 24having her on the back, as it was nice 25．But after a time he forgot that she was there．Suddenly he 26but he realized that he couldn’t feel her knees 27against him ! He 28behind him but …she wasn’t there.
He said he felt frightened 29his life ! He felt cold all over．He thought she must have 30off the back．So he turned round and 31back along the road．He didn’t find her．So he began to think that she might have been 32 by someone else.
Anyway, he drove on towards Elgin and didn’t see anyone 33he came to a pub．He decided to34so that he could talk to someone and he thought he ought to tell 35 ．He went into the pub and talked to the barman．He told the barman what had happened．He said the barman didn’t seem to be at all 36 ．He just carried on 37the glasses.
Then the barman said, “you are not the 38person to come in here and tell the same 39．That girl you think you picked up 40seven years ago… in a motorbike accident.”
21．A．touring B．searching C．defending D．circling
22．A．poor B．attractive C．tall D．terrible
23．A．help B．lift C．service D．trip
24．A．chose B．came C．meant D．liked
25．A．business B．event C．company D．action
26．A．thought B．considered C．remembered D．called
27．A．pressing B．turning C．going D．running
28．A．looked B．took C．felt D．seized
29．A．out of B．in case of C．in place ofD．to the best of
30．A．jumped B．kept C．kicked D．fallen
31．A．raced B．walked C．got D．watched
32．A．picked up B．searched for C．taken awayD．brought back
33．A．when B．until C．although D．since
34．A．wait B．enter C．stop D．march
35．A．someone B．nobody C．the father D．the police
36．A．worried B．surprised C．moving D．satisfied
37．A．breaking B．waving C．knocking D．drying
38．A．first B．last C．right D．honest
39．A．story B．message C．lie D．truth
40．A．was saved B．ran away C．died D．left
It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their 36.This was the beginning of another 37 day in New York City. 38 this day was to be different.
Waiting 39the crowded streets, on top of a40110 stories high, was Philippe Pettit.This daring Frenchman was about to 41a tightrope(绷索)between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first 42 with great care.The wire held. Now he was 43he could do it. 44only a balancing Polar, Philippe walked his way across, a 45of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour 46began to notice. What a 47 !There, 1350 feet above the street, a48figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven 49, back and forth(来回).He wasn't satisfied with just 50 .At times,he would turn,sit down,and 51go on his knees.Once,he had the astonishing 52 to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of 53 watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute 54,Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked 55 he did it.Philippe shrugged(耸肩)and said,“When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”
36.A. homes B. jobs C.buses D.offices
37.A.working B.hot C. ordinary D. same
38.A.And B.So C.But D.Thus
39.A.for B.in C.by D.above
40.A.roof B.position C.wall D.building
41.A.throw B.walk C.climb D.fix
42.A.act B.landing C.step D.trip
43.A.sure B.uncertain C.glad D.nervous
44.A.Through B.Against C.With D.On
45.A.distance B.height C.space D.rope
46.A.streets B.crowds C.passengers D.city
47.A.height B.pleasure C.wonder D.danger
48.A.great B.strange C.public D.tiny
49.A.experimentsB.circles C.tripsD.movements
50.A.walkingB.staying C.acting D.showing
51.A.almost B.even C.often D.rather
52.A.spirit B.result C.strength D.courage
53.A.patient B.terrified C.pleasedD.enjoyable
54.A.show B.trick C.try D.program
55.A.how B.why C.whether D.when