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1、试题阅读理解AAttheageofsixteen,Ijoinedavolunteergroupwithmydad.IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprojectinWestVirginia.Onthenightwearrived,wediscoveredthat“ourfamily”waslivinginatrailer（拖车）thatwasinpoorcondition.Acrewhadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblem,anothersurfaced.Wedecidedtheonlyrea

2、sonablesolutionwastobuildanewhouse一somethingunusualbutnecessaryunderthesecircumstances.Thefamilywasoverjoyedwiththeirhousethatwastwentybythirtyfeetwiththreebedrooms,abathandakitchen.OnTuesdayofthatweek,whileweatelunchtogether,Iaskedthefamily'sthreeboys,Josh,EricandRyan,“Whatdoyouwantforyournewro

3、om?”Expectingtoysthatchildrenusuallyaskfor,wewereastonishedwhenJoshresponded,“Ijustwantabed.”Theboyshadneversleptinabed!Theywereusedtoplasticmats.Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynight,afewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenewestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.Whenwesaw

4、thedeliverytruckcoming,wetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprise.Wecouldhardlycontainourselves.ItwaslikewatchingexcitedchildrenonChristmasmorning.Thatafternoon,aswefittedthepartsofthebedstogether,Ericranintothehousetowatchusandobservedwithwide-eyedenthusiasmfromthedoorway.Asmyfatherslippedapillowcase（枕套）ontoo

5、neofthepillow,Ericasked,“Whatisthat?”“Apillow,"hereplied.“Whatdoyoudowithit?”Ericcontinuedtoask.“Whenyougotosleep,youputyourheadonit,"Iansweredsoftly.TearscametomyeyesasmyfatherhandedEricthepillow.“Oh.that'ssoft,"hesaid,huggingittightly.Now,whenmysisterandIstarttoaskforsomethingth

6、atseemsurgent,mydadgentlyasks,“Doyouhaveapillow?”Weknowexactlywhathemeans.21. Theauthorwrotethispassageto.A.askustodovolunteerworkB.introducevolunteerworkC.describehisfirstvolunteerprojectD.collectmoneyforhisvolunteerproject22. WhywastheauthorshockedonhearingJosh'sanswer?A. Becausethefamilylived

7、inatrailerB. BecausetheboyshadnobedtosleepinC. BecauseJoshdidn'tknowwhatabedwasD. BecauseJoshexpectedtogetsometoys23. Bysaying“Wecouldhardlycontainourselves.”theauthormeantthattheyall.A.feltconfusedB.feltexcitedwithjoyC.couldnthelplaughingD.failedtokeepthesecret24. Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatEric

8、hadneverseena.A.trailerB.houseC.bedD.pillowCBBDBDoyouwanttovisitWarwickCastleinBritain(BritainsUltimateCastle)?Warwickisafriendlyandmemorableexperienceforallages.Easilyaccessiblebycar,bus,train,cyclingoronfoot,itissurroundedbyhistoricbuildingsandfantasticattractions.TicketPrices&OffersLookatouro

9、nlineoffers.istheonlyplacetopurchasetheUltimateCastleandTheCastleDungeonTicketatthebestprice.Onlinebookingsmustbemade24hoursbeforeyouvisit.PleasenotethatAdmissiontotheCastleDungeonisNOTincludedwithStandardonlineoron-the-daytickets.TherearelimitedDungeonsticketsavailable,andonlyfrom.Pleasebookinadvan

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11、neDayTicket(notincludingDungeon)theCastleTicketTypeOnthedayOnlinePriceAdult££Child(4-6yearsold)££Senior(morethan60yearsold)££theUltimateFamilyTicket(2adults+2children)££Clickhereandbuyticketsonlinenow!ImportantnotesonticketingForseniorcitizens,yourDungeonexper

12、iencecanbepre-bookedbycalling08704422375.A£feeappliestoallbookingsmadeonlineandviatelephone-onefeeperbooking.Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.Groupratesareavailableforgroupsofmorethan10people.Groupscanbebookedbycalling08704422371oronline.Onlinebookingsmustbemade24hoursbeforeyouvisit.25. Ifyou

13、hopetovisitCastleDungeon,youshould.A.dial08704422371B. buytheticketinpersonC. bookthetickettwodaysinadvanceD. booktheticketfromWarwick-C26. Ifaboyof5yearsoldwantstobuyaticketonline,heshouldpay.A.£B.£9.56C.£D.£27. Ifyouwanttobuygrouptickets,.A.youshouldbookbyemailB.youshouldbookon

14、lineC.youshoulddial08704422375D.thereshouldbeatleast20people28. Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom.A.newspaperB.amagazineC.awebsiteD.ageographybookDABCCGeorgeOrwellwasthepennameforEricArthurBlair,whowasbornin1903inIndiaanddiedin1950.Orwellwasoneofthepopularwritersbackinthiseraandwasverypopularforwriting

15、news,fiction,literarycriticismandpoetry.WhenBlairturned5hewassenttoaconvent（女修道院）schoolasadayboyinHenley-on-Thames.Thereasonforthiswasthathismotherwantedhimtohavethebesteducation,althoughhisfamilywasnotwealthyenoughtopayforit.HismotheraskedherbrothertoseewhetherhecouldfindaproperschoolwhereEricBlair

16、couldbeaccepted.AftersometimetheysenthimtoStCypriansSchoolinEastbourne,Sussex,England.AttheschooltheheadmasterdecidedtoundertakeBlairandhelphimwinascholarshipandhelphisparentsbymakinganagreementinsecretforthemtopayonlyhalfofthenormalschoolfees.Afterbeingsenttothisschool,Blairhatedit.Hemanagedtowrite

17、articleswellenoughtobepublishedinschoolmagazines,winprizes,andthenearnmorescholarshipsintootherexpensivecolleges.AsBlairbecameolderhestartedtowriteprofessionallyandthenchangedhispennametoGeorgeOrwell.OneofhismostfamousbooksiscalledNineteenEightyFourandwaspublishedin1949.Thisbookwasknownforthesociala

18、spects,whichwereaboutoppression（压迫），povertyandcrime.Thebookbecamepopularinitstimeandwasreadbymanypeople.Althoughhewasanexperiencedwriter,hislifestylewasnothealthy.Blairslifestyleconsistedofheavysmoking.Healsocontinuouslyplacedhimselfinsituationswhereitwasconstantlycoldanddamp.Itwassaidthathehadalove

19、forstrongteaandalsowasknownforwearingcasualclothingmostofthetime.Astheyearswenton,hesoonbecamesickanddiedin1950.Tothisdaysomeofhisworksarestillreadbymanypeople.29. Thepassageiswrittento.A. advertiseEricArthurBlairsworksB. urgereaderstoreadEricArthurBlairsbooksC. introduceEricArthurBlairbrieflyD. inf

20、ormreadersofEricArthurBlairslifestyle30. ThereasonwhyBlairwassenttoaconventschoolwasthat.A. theschoolfeestherewerenothighB. hismotherwantedhimtoreceivethebesteducationC. hismotherwantedhimtolearnmoreaboutreligionsD. Blaircangetmorescholarships31. WhywasNineteenEightyFourfamous?A. Becauseitsolvedsome

21、socialproblems.B. Becauseitwaseasytounderstand.C. BecauseitexposedmanysocialproblemsD. Becauseitcontainedsomethingaboutthewriterslifestyle.32. AllthefollowingaboutEricArthurBlairarementionedexcept.A.BooksB.LifestyleC.EducationD.MarriageCBCDDSomepeopledontdrinkcoffee.Areyoufondofdrinkingcoffee?Hereis

22、somethingyoucanuseasanargumenteverytimesomeonewarnsyouagainstdrinkingyourthirdcupofcoffeefortheday:Coffeemayactuallyaddsomeyearstoyourlife.ApaperpublishedrecentlyintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinedetailsastudythatbeganin1995.Atotalof402,260testsubjects（noneofwhomhadheartdiseaseorcancer）betweentheages5

23、0and71wereaskedabouttheircoffeedrinkinghabits.Only42,000ofallthetestsubjectswerenon-coffeedrinkers,whilemostofthemadmittedtodrinkingtwoorthreecupsaday.Bytheyear2008,52,000ofthetestsubjectshadalreadydied.Basedonthedatagatheredbytheresearchers,menwhodranktwoorthreecupsofcoffeedailywere10%lesslikelytod

24、ie,whileitwentupto13%forwomen.Researchershaventbeenabletotelltheexactsubstancethatbenefitsyourhealthitcouldbeanyoneofcoffeesmanycomponents.Itsclearthatmoreresearchisneededtoestablishtheconnectionbetweendrinkingcoffeeandhavingalongerlife,butDr.FrankHuofHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthbelievesits“thebestev

25、idencewehave”.Beforeyougetupfromyourseattogetanothercupofcoffee-dontforgettocheckthetipsonmakinggreatcoffee-Dr.Huhastwopiecesofadviceforyou.First,avoidcreamandsugarandanythingthatcouldaffectthehealthpropertiesofcoffee.Second,filter（过滤）yourcoffeebeansinsteadofboilingthem,becausefilteringremovesthecom

26、ponentsthatcanraiseyourcholesterol（胆固醇）level.33. Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusbywritingthispassage?A. Peopleshouldnotdrinktheirthirdcupofcoffee.B. Drinkingcoffeeeverydaymayhelppeoplelivelonger.C. Peoplewholivelongergenerallylikedrinkingcoffee.D. Drinkingcoffeecanreducepeoplescholesterollevel.3

27、4. WelearnfromParagraph3that.A. womenlivelongerthanmeningeneralB. coffeehasgreaterinfluenceonmenthanwomenC. womenbenefitmorefromdrinkingcoffeethanmenD. menusuallydrinkmorecoffeethanwomeneveryday.35. Forwhatpurposeisthelastparagraphwritten?A. Totellushowtoreduceourcholesterollevel.B. Totellushowtodri

28、nkcoffeeinahealthyway.C. Towarnusabouttheharmofcreamandsugar.D. TotellusthelatestachievementofDr.Husresearch.BCB7选5Howtoliveahappierlife“Happinessisnotsomethingyoupostponeforthe”famousUSbusinessmanJimRohnoncenoted.Indeed,happinessiswhatweallstrivefor,yetmanyofusfinditchallengingtofindandevenharderto

29、maintain.Tohelpyouseizetheday,arecentarticlepublishedbyTheHuffingtonPostsummedupsomeusefultipsforleadingahappierlife.Herearesomeofthem.Letstakealook.AskforhelpDespitethefearsyouhaveaboutseemingweakorincompetent,you'llfeelhappythatyou'veaskedforhelpwhenyouseepeopleshowupforyouintime.37Letothe

30、rshelptohandleyourproblem,andyourstresswilleaseup.38Generosity（慷慨）canmeanvolunteering,donatingtoacharity,lendingyourthingstoothers,orsimplybeingkindtootherswithyourwordsandemotions.Beinggenerouswithwordscanbeaspowerfulasgivingarealgift.39TrynewthingsYoumaythinkthattakingrisksmakesyoumorestressed.But

31、infact,bygoingbeyondyourcomfortzone,"40Itkeepsyoufrombecomingbored,andperhapsmostimportantly,itforcesyoutogrow”,USauthorAlexLickerman.wroteinhisbookHappinessinThisworld.A.Avoidgenerosity.B. PracticegenerosityC. However,itmayleadtoyourfailure.D. Itissomethingyoudesignforthepresent.E. Itopensupth

32、epossibilityforyoutoenjoysomethingnew.F. Asyougivealittlelovetosomeoneelse,you'llfeelbettertoo.G. Talkoveraproblemwithafriendorevensharesomeofyourresponsibilities.DGBFE完形填空阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（AB、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Iwastravelingtovisitmysisterwholivesafewstatesaway.ItwasaverylongdriveandIstoppedatquiteaf

33、ew41alongtheway.OnestopwasinasmalltownthatlookedjustlikecountlessothersIhad42onmyway,butitturnedouttobevery43.WhenIenteredthegasstationthetwogirlsworkingattheregister44andsaidhello.Theyhadaveryfriendly,welcomingenergyandIsmiledand45themback.ThenImademywaytotherestroom.Iwas46toseethattherewerepositiv

34、emessagesalloverthestalls（小隔间），like“Nomatterwhat,don'tgiveup”,“Smile”BecauseIwantedto47them,Itookapictureofthemessageswiththecameraonmyphone.Sooftenbathroomstallsarefilledwithpretty48things,sothisonereallystoodout!Iguessit'sthelastplaceIexpectedtofindmessageslikethese,anditwasawelcome49inthe

35、midstofalongtrip.Themessageswere50inalldifferenthandwritingstyles,sizes,andinkcolors,probablya51ofthediversityofthepeoplewholeftthem.Therewere52fromalldifferentstatesaboutroadtrips,adventures,supportandencouragement.Itwasfuntoreadthemand53mademesmile.AsIleft,Isaidgoodbyetothegirls54thecounterwhohadk

36、nowing（会意的）smilesontheirfaces.Ileftfeelingalittle55andinspired,withasmileofmyown.SincethenIhave56passedsomeofthesemessagesontoothers,hopingtheywill57 someoneelseaswell.Iguessthis58taughtmethatyouneverknow59messagesoflovearegoingtopopup.Theymightevenbefoundinthemost60 places,likeabathroomstall.41. A.

37、gasstationsB.railwaystationsC.policestationsD.subwaystations42. A.builtB.passedC.chosenD.played43. A.frighteningB.ordinaryC.differentD.disappointing44.A.shoutedB.explainedC.smiledD.returned45.A.talkedB.foughtC.impressedD.greeted46.A.surprisedB.alarmedC.sorryD.sad47.A.testB.rememberC.correctD.replace

38、48.A.positiveB.instructiveC.puzzlingD.negative49.A.surpriseB.signalC.beliefD.adventure50.A.readB.copiedC.preservedD.written51.A.memoryB.concernC.reflectionD.direction52.A.questionsB.notesC.photosD.letters53.A.brieflyB.hardlyC.reallyD.simply54.A.behindB.beforeC.outsideD.within55.A.heavierB.lighterC.p

39、uzzledD.upset56.A.neverB.unhappilyC.pitifullyD.actually57.A.inspireB.annoyC.recognizeD.shock58.A.accidentB.examinationC.experienceD.conclusion59.A.howB.whereC.whyD.when60.A.naturalB.ordinaryC.charmingD.unexpected41-45ABCCD46-50ABDAD51-55CBCAB56-60DACBD语法填空AsocialworkernamedMargaretSangstersawayoungb

40、oyinapoorareaofabigcity.He_61(hit)byacarmonthsago.Hislegsweresobadlybroken62hecouldn'twalk.ThisboywasnotevenpartofMargaret'sjobandresponsibility,butshetookhimtoadoctorwhooperated63theboy'slegs.Twoyears64(late)thisyoungboywascompletelyhealed!HewalkedintotheofficeofMargaretSangster65(thank

41、)herforchanginghislife.Naturallyshewassohappytoseehimfinallywalkingand66(live)anormallife.Yearslater,Margaretwastellingthisstorytosomeothersocialworkers.Sheaskedthemwheretheythoughtthatboywastodayasayoungman.Theyeachthought,andasked67hewasateachernow?Oradoctor?MaybeevenasocialworkerlikeMargaret.ButM

42、argaret,68(try)tokeepfromcrying,said:"Thisyounm69(be)nowinprisonforaterrible,evilcrime!Yousee,Ihelpedhimwalkagain,70therewasnoonetheretoteachhimwheretowalkandhowtoliveright!"hit62.that63.on64.later65.tothank666.living67.if/whether68.trying69.is70.but单词拼写71. Iamsittinginthewarmnightair,（思考）

43、ontheday-adayofpuremagic.72. Mr.Smithgaveuphisdaysofftodo（志愿的）workinthehospital.73. XieLeihighly（推荐）thepreparationcourse.74. The（改革）arestronglysupportedbythemajorityofthepeople.75. WhenIdrewcloser,thesnakesa（突然）disappearedintoaconvenientholeinthewall.71.reflecting72.voluntary74.reforms75.abruptly短文改

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