John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last .
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered，“My did. When I was young，my father . ”Then he continued，“ was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a cleaner. ”Hearing this, the director asked John to his hands. John reached out his hands that were and perfect. The director said，“I have a .When you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt but did it. His tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so . Also John that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to him. After cleaning his mother’s hands，John washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to his feelings. “Now I know what is . Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the me today. By helping my mother，I see how it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled，“This is what I am .I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”
A．farewell B．job C．interview D．try
A．tutors B．father C．parents D．mother
A．died away B．passed away C．died out D．passed by
A．What B．How C．Who D．Where
A．carpet B．floor C．clothes D．window
A．turn B．show C．wave D．shake
A．clumsy B．dirty C．strong D．smooth
A．request B．question C．wish D．choice
A．embarrassed B．frightened C．confused D．inspired
A．before B．as C．since D．until
A．slim B．warm C．soft D．rough
A．realized B．believed C．insisted D．wondered
A．sacrifice B．serve C．satisfy D．support
A．modestly B．secretly C．quietly D．gently
A．improve B．describe C．awaken D．hide
A．appreciation B．cooperation C．qualification D．communication
A．wealthy B．famous C．successful D．humorous
A．firm B．exciting C．crazy D．tough
A．looking through B．looking for C．looking at D．looking into
A．shan’t B．needn’t C．won’t D．can’t
There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried them, especially the younger one, Ben, he was not doing well in school, Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .
The mother that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her．
One day，in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand？” they wondered. He said anything; what could he possibly want to say？
Well, Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ．
Ben later went on to the of his class.When he finished high school, he went to Yale University at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．
After Ben had grown up，he something about his mother that he did not know as a She，herself，had never learned how to ．
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.
At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.
One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.
“Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”
“I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”
“Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”
And the tree turned away from the plant in .
But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.
When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (残根）or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .
But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.
No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the 1450s Johannes Gutenberg, a Gennan printer, developed a new printing press(印刷机)。Then single letters could be ______ in lines to create a page of text. The letters were made of metal.Each one could be ______ to different parts of the press,depending on which words were_______ on a certain page. This was one of the most important _______ in the history of pringting.
_______, most books had been created by copying out text by hand. The____of a single book would take many hours or even days. With the Gutenberg press, ______ could be printted in several seconds, and many copies of books could be created in a few hours.
Gutenberg's printing press was not so much an i_______, however, as an improvement of developing technologies. The Chinese were the first to use wooden blocks(木刻版)，as early as the 8th century. Then great _____was made around 1040. The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng in China. European _______the printing methods centuries later. Another contribution to Cutenberg`s system also come from the East,______.The Chinese invented paper using ______materials,including old clothes. The kind of the inexpensive paper was introduced into Europe in 1000 or so. This kind of paper was ____for the new European printing presses,______it took in the only ink required for the metal type.
Printing soon became an important ____in a rapidly growing world. By 1500,nearly 35,000 books were in print worldwide. But the printing press did not ______a lot for a long time. In the 19th century , however, iron _______wood in the press`s framework. And paper became______in continuous rolls rather than more expensive single pieces. Steam engines _____the speed at which the press ran. In the late 1900s,the introduction of better presses greatly _____the time it took to turn ideas into books.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were and no one seemed in a hurry to . We waited, tired and . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter alongside. My granddaughter sat on my as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their , I knew it would be a wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind . We thanked them and moved to their table. The girls quickly their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was .
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago，Mr. Smith asked me to be the referee（仲裁人）on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a for his answer to a physics question，while the student said he should receive a perfect ，I read the examination question：“Show how it is possible to the height of a tall building with the of a barometer（气压表）.”
The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a rope to it, the barometer to the street, and then bring it up, the length of the rope. That’s the .”
I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit ,since he had answered the question , but the answer did not prove competencein physics. I that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the that his answer should show some of physics.
His answer reads:“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formulas=1/2at2,calculate the height of the building.”
I gave the student full credit.
Before I left, the student said he had answers. He said,” The best way is to knock at the building manager’s door. When he ,you say: “Sir, I have a (n) barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will you this barometer.”
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