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1、 Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static （静电） noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel

2、 and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles （肌肉） shaking my set. When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to

3、go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $ 62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.21. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set? A. He got an older model than he h

4、ad expected B. He couldnt return it when it was broken. C. He failed to find any movie shows on it. D. He could have bought it at a lower price. 22. Which of the following can best replace the phrase signed off in Paragraph 1 ? A. provided fewer channels B. ended all their programs C. changed to com

5、mercials D. showed all-night movies23. How did the author finally get his TV set working again? A. By shaking and hitting it. B. By turning it on and off. C. By having it repaired. D. By switching channels. 24. How does the author sound when telling the story? A. Humorous. B. Anxious. C. Cautious. D

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14、3.7 D. $240.7 27. The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by _. A. making a phone call B. shopping online C. lining up in front of the stores D. writing to the companyCOne day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least o

15、ne book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to read. In the library, I found my way into the Childrens Room. I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagl

16、e. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. There on the books cover was a beagle which looked identi

17、cal（相同的） to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer. Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Am

18、os. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story,

19、my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together. My mothers call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read

20、it.Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them. I never told my mother about my miraculous （奇迹般的） experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousand

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22、D. he liked childrens stories very much29. Why could the author manage to read the book through? A. He was forced by his mother to read it. B. He identified with the story in the book. C. The book told the story of his pet dog. D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.30. What can be inferred

23、from the last paragraph? A. The author has had happy summers ever since. B. The authors mother read the same book. C. The authors mother rewarded him with books. D. The author has become a successful writer.31. Which one could be the best title of the passage? A. The Charm of a Book B. Moms Strict O

24、rder C. Reunion with My Beagle D. My Passion for ReadingD When Tom Szaky sees a juice container thrown away, he doesnt see rubbish, but he sees a pencil case. Sweet wrappers? A beautiful kite! But these are not the imaginings of a dreamer. For the 28-year-old CEO of Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCy

25、cle, theyre a business model. The fast-talking Szaky is leading the new industry of upcycling（升级改造）. Instead of recycling, TerraCycle takes packaging headed for landfills （废物填埋池） and reuses itmore or less whole. TerraCycles 85 employees make nearly 200 products, sold at shops such as Petco, Kmart, W

26、hole Foods Market, and Target. Szakys $7. 4 million company, now also moving ahead in Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom and Brazil, is quite different from the business he founded with his classmate Jon Beyer in 2002 as a freshman at Princeton University. The two entered a business competition with

27、 a plan to sell organic plant fertilizers made from worm waste. They lost the competition, but started the business anyway. With their goalto make products entirely out of rubbish-suddenly clear, Szaky knew the time was right to drop out of Princeton. TerraCycles first product used dining-hall waste

28、 to feed the worms and thrown-away bottles to package the fertilizer. The result: a cheap, green breakthrough. Word spread, and in 2004. Home Depot began carrying the fertilizer in its Canadian stores. To Szaky, waste does not exist in nature. TerraCycle is a second chance employer of, say, a piece

29、of furniture, an ice cream container. As Szaky points out, The biggest problem with most green, fair-trade, and organic products is that they tend to cost more. At TerraCycle, everything is made from rubbish, and rubbish is free. People should be able to protect the planet without having to pay a cost for that right. 32. What is Tom Szaky now? A. A student at Princeton University. B. An employee of Home Depot. C. The CEO of TerraCycle. D. The manager of a food company.33. How did Szaky get the idea of upcycling? A. From his visits to foreign companies. B. From his studies at Princeton Un