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A.whichB.thatC.whoD.where
3.TheUSdeclaresithasthebestmedicaltechnologyintheworld,butquitealotofAmericanshaveno______tohealthcareservice.
A.accessB.entranceC.introductionD.devotion
4.Mike,doyouthinkthesemathsproblemsarequitedifficult______?
A.workoutB.workingoutC.workedoutD.toworkout
5.AllofasuddenIbecame_______thatIhadmadeaseriousmistake.
A.knownB.awareC.famousD.accustomed
6.—Whichofthewhiteshirtsappealstoyoumost?
— .Ipreferayellowone.
A.NeitherB.NoneC.AllD.Both
7.Takeavocabularynotebookwithyouallthetime.Collectanygoodwords,sentencesorarticles, famouslinesandwisesayings.
A.skillfullyB.particularlyC.absolutelyD.consequently
8.Thereisanobvious betweentheculturesoftheWestandEast.
A.contentB.contrastC.contractD.contact
9.IsawMarydancingatKate’sbirthdaypartyandonthat shewasreallyexcellent.
A.sceneB.situationC.positionD.occasion
10.Becausethebadweathercausesthemainroadclosed,wewillputoffourvisittotheartexhibition now.
A.tobeheldB.beingheldC.heldD.havingbeenheld
11.Theboydidn’tcometo lifeandthemethodtostarthisbreathingendedupas failure.
A./;
theB.the;
/C.a;
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12.WhenRaywasten,he hisparentstobuyhimacomputerasabirthdaypresent.
A.orderedB.demandedC.convincedD.influenced
13."
Hopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst"
isaproverb, lifeisbeautifulandfulloffrustrationsaswell.
A.meansB.meantC.meaningD.havingmeant
14.Ididn’twanttodriveallthewaytoNewYorkbymyself,soI Anna,mybestfriend,togowithme.
A.convincedB.consultedC.adoptedD.admitted
15.Hehadfinally severalcustomersoftheadvantagesofhisproduct.
A.convincedB.remindedC.accusedD.informed
二、完形填空:
共20题每题2分共40分
God’sCoffee
Agroupofclassfriends,highlyestablished(有成就)intheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoon 16 intocomplaints(抱怨)aboutstressinworkandlife.
Offeringhisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand 17 withalargepotofcoffeeandacoupleof 18 —porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,some 19 looking,someexpensive,somedelicate—tellingthemto 20 themselvestothecoffee.
Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffee 21 ,theprofessorsaid“Ifyounoticed,allthenicelookingexpensivecupswere 22 ,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis 23 foryoutochooseonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe 24 ofyourp
roblemsandstress.Beassuredthatthecupitself 25 noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesit 26 hideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyou 27 wentforthebestcups.Andthenyoubegan 28 eachother’scups.Nowconsiderthis:
Lifeisthe 29 ;
thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdand 30 life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefinenor 31 thequalityoflifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we 32 toenjoythecoffeeGodhas 33 forus.Godbrews(煮)thecoffee,notthecups…Enjoyyourcoffee!
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Thehappiestpeopledon’thavethebestofeverything.Theyjust 34 thebest
ofeverything.
Livesimply.Lovegenerously.Caredeeply.Speak 35 .LeavetheresttoGod.
16.A.devotedB.exchangedC.turnedD.thought
17.A.fetchedB.returnedC.broughtD.took
18.A.pansB.bottlesC.bowlsD.cups
19.A.cleanB.plainC.uglyD.fine
20.A.helpB.devoteC.takeD.pick
21.A.inthoughtB.incupC.inhandD.inmouthful
22.A.takenupB.givenawayC.cutoutD.leftaway
23.A.wiseB.importantC.necessaryD.normal
24.A.explanationB.reasonC.causeD.resource
25.A.adaptsB.reducesC.adjustsD.adds
26.A.evenB.everC.neverD.still
27.A.bravelyB.intentionallyC.cheerfullyD.carefully
28.A.exchangingB.guidingC.glancingD.looking
29.A.teaB.waterC.coffeeD.wine
30.A.includeB.containC.liveD.make
31.A.worsenB.beatC.riseD.change
32.A.succeedB.failC.wishD.try
33.A.soldB.gaveC.providedD.bought
34.A.keepB.sayC.doD.make
35.A.kindlyB.clearlyC.secretlyD.loudly
三、阅读理解:
Honestycomesinmanyforms.Firstthere’sself-honesty.Iswhatpeopleseetherealarticleordoyouappearthroughsmokeandmirrors?
IfindthatifItrytobesomethingI’mnot,IfeelunsureofmyselfandtakeoutapartfrommyPBA(personalbankaccount).IlovehowthesingerJudyGarlandputit.
“Alwaysbeafirst-classversion(版本)ofyourself,insteadofasecond-classversionofsomebodyelse.”
Thenthere’shonestyinouractions.Areyouhonestatschool,withyourparents,andwithyourboss?
Ifyou’veeverbeendishonest,Ithinkweallhave,trybeinghonest,andnoticehowwholeitmakesyoufeel.Remember,youcan’tdowrongandfeelright.ThisfollowingstorybyJeffisagoodexampleofthat.
Inmysecondyearofstudy,therewerethreekidsinmymathclasswhodidn’tdowell.Iwasreallygoodatit.IwouldchargethemthreedollarsforeachtestthatIhelpedthempass.I’dwriteonalittlepieceofpaperalltherightanswers,andhandthemoff.
Atfirst
IfeltlikeIwasmakingmoney,kindofanicejob.Iwasn’tthinkingabouthowitcouldhurtallofus.AfterawhileIrealizedIshouldn’tdothatanymore,becauseIwasn’treallyhelpingthem.Theyweren’tlearninganything,anditwouldonlygetharderdowntheroad.Cheatingcertainlywasn’thelpingme.
Ittakescouragetobehonestwhenpeopleallaroundyouaregettingawaywithcheatingontests,lyingtotheirparents,andstealingatwork.Butremember,everyactofhonestyisadeposit(储蓄)intoyourPBAandwillbuildstrength.
36.Theunderlinedpart“appearthroughsmokeandmirrors”inthefirstparagraphmeans
______.
A.behonestB.beunreal
C.becomeclearD.comefromanimaginedworld
37.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainJudyGarland’swords?
A.Beyourtrueselfratherthanfollowothers.
B.Don’tcopyothersoryoucan’tbethefirstclass.
C.Makeeffortstobethefirstinsteadofthesecond.
D.Don’tlearnfromothersunlessthey’reexcellent.
38.WhatdoestheauthorexpecttoshowbyJeff’sstory?
A.Honestycanbeofgreathelp.
B.Abadthingcanbeturnedintoagoodone.
C.Helpingotherscheatcandogoodtonobody.
D.Oneshouldrealizethewronginhisbaddeeds.
39.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexpress_______.
A.onemustbebravetobehonest
B.it’sdifficulttobehonestwhenothersarenot
C.oneshouldbehonestwhenmakingadeposit
D.honestyinone’sactionscanhelphiminthefuture
Amongvariousprogrammes,TVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstyle.Butnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontent,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,thantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.
JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof“rubbishtalk”.Thecontentsonhisshowareassurprisingastheycanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalks
howtitlesoflove,sex,cheating,andhate,toadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarksideofsociety,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople’slives.
LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstop.ButOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentqualityoflife.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessons,managingyourworkweek,togettingtoknowyourneighbors.
ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.Jerryendseveryshowwitha“finalword”.Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaoftheshow.Hopefully,thisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.
Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow’smainviewersaremiddleclassAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetime,money,andabilitytodealwithlife’stoughproblems.JerrySpringer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludelove,relations
hip,sex,moneyanddrug.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedthroughtheshow’sexploitation.
40.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare____.
A.moreinterestingB.moreformalC.moredetailedD.unusuallypopular
41.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?
A.Familyincomeplanning.B.Nationhatred.
C.Anewtypeofrobot.D.Streetaccident.
42.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows_____.
A.havebecometheonlyonesofitskindB.attractdifferentpeople
C.appearatdifferenttimesofthedayD.exploittheweaknessesinhumannatu
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43.WhichstatementaboutthepassageisNottrue?
______
A.JerrySpringershowislikepoisonouswaste,sonothingcanbelearntfromit.
B.Thetwokindsoftalkshowsareoppositeincontent.
C.OperaWinfreyshowishelpfulforthosemiddleclassAmericans
D.JerrySpringershowattractsthosewhoareyoungandintrouble.
Almostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsomeway.Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways,andatdifferenttimesonthe