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During all those summers as a kid when I worked at Indian Jan’s Taco Stand, I like working with an old Indian woman named Darlene. She would tell me about our heritage. It is important that my white skin doesn’t overpower my native , according to her.
I the importance of my heritage. It’s one of the things I’ve learned from Darlene. 39 I’m a half Native American, you would never guess it by looking at me. On the , I look like my mother—I have her light hair, German eyes, and pale skin. My father is the native one, and I grew up fully aware of the between his skin and mine. People in the small Nebraska town where I grew up often seemed of his dark skin and shiny black hair. He often wore it long and in ponytail(马尾辫), something that men in our just didn’t do.
I grew up feeling like I didn’t belong to either of my-parents’ and that I couldn’t ever be anything in-between. When I was at home in Nebraska, people would say “Broken Rope? What kind of a name is that?” , in the summer, when we visited the reservation(美洲印第安人居住地)where my father grew up, I would always be the whitest person around, sticking like snow.
I Darlene all of these when I was thirteen. She stopped kneading(揉)the bread and kept for a minute, just looking at me. she leaned closely to my ear and said, “We are all one people.”
I looked at her, “It doesn’t matter what your skin color is,” she said. “It doesn’t matter who your parents are, or where you live, or what you . You matter because you .You’re the past. You’re the future. You both heritages inside you, and you keep them alive forever. That’s what’s . ”
A.preserved B.accepted C.shared D.proved
A.language B.blood C.ability D.charm
A.believe in B.take in C.burst in D.cut in
A.When B.If C.Since D.Although
A.outside B.screen C.way D.contrary
A.chaos B.balance C.connection D.difference
A.concerned B.tried C.frightened D.disappointed
A.hearts B.parts C.villages D.alleys
A.cases B.accents C.cultures D.dreams
A.hear B.change C.write D.give
A.Then B.Thus C.However D.Otherwise
A.around B.out C.together D.up
A.offered B.showed C.told D.reminded
A.calm B.awake C.quiet D.occupied
A.Wildly B.Luckily C.Typically D.Finally
A.confused B.amazed C.bored D.ashamed
A.miss B.like C.want D.have
A.care B.exist C.prepare D.insist
A.defend B.choose C.distinguish D.carry
A.innocent B.alternative C.important D.ambiguous
第一节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
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It’s an age-old saying: Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. Males and females __21_ different behaviors almost from birth. Researchers say these behaviors are due to basic differences in __22_ structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting targets and __23__ math problems while women are better at memorizing words and_24__faces. Why the differences?
A test of the brain’s electrical activity shows that women commonly use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists already know that the two sides of the brain control different functions---one controlling the sense of space, __25__, the other controlling language. Some researchers believe that the different ways men and women use their brains _26__from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women cared for the children. Men had to have good aim. Women had to talk to the kids.
Whatever the __27__, the battle of the sexes continues. And although their brains are constructed __28__ differently, men and women may be equally capable. They may simply __29__different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of space to find it, while the woman relies on her __30__ of landmarks. Both of them find the car. But chances are, they’ll still argue about who’s the better driver and who’s better at finding the way home.
21. A .build B. form C. choose D. show
22. A. brain B. muscle C. heart D. head
23. A. testing B. finding C. making D. solving
24. A. realizing B. recognizing C. describing D. painting
25. A. at least B. as a result C. above all D. for example
26. A. grew B. developed C. invented D. produced
27. A. consideration B. decision C. imagination D. explanation
28. A. slightly B. heavily C. greatly D. quite
29. A. show off B. take on C. depend on D. keep up
30. A. drawing B. memory C. thinking D. setting
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)
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More good things come from small things
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me.
I never heard any 36from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We 37often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I 38spoke, but the only 39I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.
I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 40they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 41for the others. I 42in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed(冷落). The parents were 43her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 44holding the door open, 45for me.
I hurried as much as I could and 46her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 47the little girl and said to myself, “I 48she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note 49how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s 50.
The next day there was a 51on the door and 52was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I 53her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.
Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 54manner, I might add. 55time
passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.
36.A.sound B.noise C.conversation D.crying
37.A.met B.saw C.visited D.gathered
38.A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always
39.A.reward B.action C.answer D.prize
40.A.moved B.returned C.started D.drove
41.A.open B.closed C.fit D.active
42.A.stopped B.kept C.worked D.remained
43.A.suggesting B.telling C.forcing D.making
44.A.ever B.even C.still D.yet
45.A.waiting B.calling C.leaving D.asking
46.A. replaced B.encouraged C.ignored D.thanked
47.A.thought about B.thought of C.thought over D.thought out
48.A.decide B.am lucky C.am sure D.doubt
49.A.saying B.stating C.reporting D.writing
50.A.mind B.body C.thought D.heart
51.A.hit B.knock C.drop D.beat
52.A.she B.it C.they D.he53.A.noticed B.watched C.recognized D.felt
54.A.kindly B.politely C.coldly D.friendly
55.A.When B.Since C.As D.While
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Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he 36 God, “They tell me you are sending me to 37 tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so 38
and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many 39 , I chose one for you. She will be 40 for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t 41 he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do
42 but sing and smile, that’s 43 for me to be happy.” “Your angel will sing for you and will also 44 for you every day. And you will 45 your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And 46 am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the 47 that men talk?”
God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet
48 you will ever hear, and with much 49 and care, your angel will teach you how to
50 .”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
“Your angel will place your 51 together and will teach you how to pray(祈祷).”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will 52 me?”
“Your angel will defend you even if it means 53 her life!”
And then God 54 the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not 55
to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”
A.asked B.answered C.taught D.told
A.heaven B.hell C.earth D.space
A.big B.small C.strong D.stupid
A.nurses B.doctors C.teachers D.angels
A.hiding B.waiting C.heading D.voting
A.sure B.urgent C.conscious D.impressive
A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
A.much B.little C.few D.enough
A.clear B.dive C.smile D.react
A.damage B.feel C.govern D.resign
A.when B.why C.how D.whether
A.language B.meaning C.topic D.politics
A.poems B.stories C.arguments D.words
A.strength B.patience C.warning D.thinking
A.sing B.dance C.speak D.paint
A.hands B.feet C.arms D.legs
A.replace B.convert C.educate D.protect
A.burying B.risking C.experiencing D.attacking
A.hit B.ruined C.touched D.cleaned
A.hard B.easy C.strange D.convenient
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was 36 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily __37a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was _ 38 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 39__ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things _40 he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 41 by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _ 42__ three young men. They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, __43__ their eyes.
Our __44__ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned __45_ she had told me about the __46__ . She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told mehow they appreciated the things Jim ‘_ 47 _ ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _ 48__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she __49__, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5^U consider himself to be the __50__ man.”
Then she gently lifted the _51_ fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be _52 by our words, but by our kind _53 _ . It is said that it takes a minute to find a _54_ person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to _55 him.
A.buying B.selling C.borrowing D.hunting
A.reaching for B.glancing at C.staring at D.picking up
A.astonished B.pleased C.annoyed D.worried
A.turned over B.went over C.came over D.looked over
A.but B.otherwise C.or D.although
A.suspected B.impressed C.regretted D.embarrassed
A.discovering B.watching C.finding D.seeing
A.closing B.rolling C.cleaning D.wiping
A.time B.chance C.turn D.decision
A.the story B.the proverb C.the legend D.the joke
A.marbles B.men C.debt D.life
A.talked B.traded C.shared D.left
A.ever B.always C.never D.seldom
A.laughed B.cried C.sighed D.added
A.honest B.happiest C.coldest D.richest
A.lifeless B.regretless C.useless D.hopeless
A.thought B.touched C.remembered D.affected
A.deeds B.things C.remarks D.rewards
A.strict B.honest C.special D.learned
A.ignore B.forget C.recognize D.remind
A young Scottish lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!” She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to . Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew , and the daughter became more and more stubborn in her way of life.
No was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having heard of her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in of her daughter. She stopped at of the rescue missions(收容所) with a simple speech. “Would you allow me to this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten at the bottom: “I love you still … come home!”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat listening to the service, all the while letting her wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still … come home!” she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too to be true.
It was night, but she was so by the message that she started walking home. the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and her way timidly. As she knocked, the door open on its own. She thought someone must broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s , the young girl ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s . The daughter said, “I was so worried and thought someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been .”
A.modern B.religious C.awful D.simple
A.earn money B.help others C.get free D.become famous
A.lonelier B.slower C.angrier D.older
A.contract B.contact C.link D.difference
A.sight B.charge C.search D.need
A.each B.both C.none D.every
A.print out B.look at C.give off D.put up
A.record B.advice C.message D.notice
A.sensitively B.absent-mindedly C.devotedly D.carefully
A.eyes B.hands C.thoughts D.imaginations
A.help B.move C.wait D.listen
A.After B.Since C.Until D.As
A.lucky B.good C.happy D.certain
A.astonished B.touched C.interested D.ashamed
A.By B.At C.During D.Before
A.had B.led C.made D.held
A.seemed B.blew C.proved D.flew
A.safety B.health C.danger D.life
A.backs B.hearts C.shoulders D.arms
A.pushed B.opened C.locked D.fixed