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　A man has a parrot. Its name is Dolly. It’s blue and green. It can speak like a man. Every morning the man goes to talk with it. But the parrot doesn’t say anything to him. Then one morning the man is angry with it. He doesn’t give it food. The next morning he goes to see the parrot again. He says something to it. But the parrot still doesn’t speak. At last the man says， “Fool. You are a fool!” Soon， he hears the same words from the parrot. He laughs. He loves it very much. It’s a clever parrot. 　　(& )1. Dolly is a child. 　　(& )2. Dolly can speak like a man. 　　(& )3. Dolly says something to the man every morning. 　　(& )4. The man doesn’t give Dolly any food because it doesn’t speak to him. He is very angry. 　　(& )5. Dolly says，“Fool! You’re a fool!” after the man says so. 　　&&&&
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科目：初中英语
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Cat's Friendship
　　A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At meal time the cat sits at the table with him.
　　The man eats with a knife and
fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish,
her master(主人)will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her.
　　One day the cat is not at the table at meal time.
　　“Ah！Where is my cat?” asks the man.
　　His wife
says, “Can't you eat without her?”
　　So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is
over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps up into the chair quickly. She has two mice in her
mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops one into her own plate, and the other into her master's plate.
　　“Dear me!” cries the woman. “A mouse in your plate!”
　　“Hush!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I have often shared mine with her.”
根据短文判断下面句子正(T)与误(F).
(1)The master loves his cat very much.
(2)The cat always shares her food with her master.
(3)One day the cat is not at the table at meal time.
(4)The cat hurries home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.
(5)This story tells us that the cat also loves her master.
(6)His wife also loves the cat very much.
(7)The cat likes to eat mice.
(8)The cat caught two mice one day.
(9)The master like to eat mice too.
(10)The cat is not at the table at meal time one day.
科目：初中英语
Reading comprehension. 阅读理解.
　　A man has a parrot (鹦鹉). It is nice. Every day the man speaks to it. “Hello,” says the man. “What are you doing?” says the parrot. The parrot often flies round in the room. “What are you doing?” says the man. “What are you doing?” says the parrot. One day the man is not at home. A thief comes in. He is stealing many things from the man's house. He is ready to leave. Just then the parrot says, “What are you doing?” The thief drops the things and runs away.
True or False. 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容, 符合的用 “T” 表示, 不符合的用 “F” 表示, 填入括号内.
(1) The parrot can fly.
(2) The man puts his parrot in a cage.
(3) The parrot always likes to say, “What are you doing?”
(4) A clever parrot can tell you many things.
(5) The parrot knows the thief.
科目：初中英语
A Clever Bird 　　A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird. “Hello!” he says. “Hello!” the bird answers. “What are you doing?” says the man. “What are you doing?” says the bird. The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things “Hello!” The thief hears the bird's words. “What are you doing?” The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house. 根据短文，选择正确答案（10分） (&& ) 26. The man teaches the bird ________. A. how to say something　　　　　　　　 &&&& B. how to sing songs C. how to eat something　　　　　　　　 　& D. how to dance
(&& ) 27. The bird is ________. A. very nice　&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. very clever&&&&&&& C. very beautiful　　&&&& D. very silly(傻的)
(&& ) 28. The man speaks to the bird ________. A. sometimes　&&&& B. once a week &&&&&&&&&&& C. every week　　 &&&&& D. every day
(&& ) 29. The thief is taking ________ things from the house. A. a few　&&&&&&&&&&& B. a little　　&&&&&&&& C. a lot of　　　　&&&&&&&&&&&&& D. some
(&& ) 30. The thief ________ out of the room. A. walks　　&&&&&&&& B. comes　　　　　&&& C. runs　　　　　 &&&& D. goes
科目：初中英语
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)　　　　　　　　
A man and his cat 　 A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At meal time the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master（主人） will give her his food. He shares his meal with her. 　 One day the cat is not at the table at meal time. 　 “Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man. 　 His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her?” 　 So the meal begins without the cat. Before the lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps up into the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate. 　 “Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!” 　 “Hush!’ says her husband, “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship(友谊) is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her.”
1 The master likes his cat very much.
2 The cat always shares her food with her master.
3 One day the cat is not at the table at meal time.
4 The cat hurries home with two mice in ther mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.
5 The story tells us the cat also loves her master. 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　
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&&&&&&&&三、完型填空&&&&A完形填空AhotdogisoneofthemostpopularAmericanfoods.BE.pleasureC.ifA.alsoD.easy完形填空Alittleboywantedtomeetgod,……C.sittingA.hungryE.beforeB.gotD.happily完形填空AverynewAverynew,youngofficerwasatarailwaystation.Hewasonhiswaytovisithismotherin__another__town,andhewantedtotelephonehertotellherthetimeofhistrain,sothatshecouldmeethimatthestationinhercar.Helookedinallhispockets,__found__thathedidnothavetherightmoneyforthetelephone,sohewentoutsideandlookedaroundforsomeonetohelphim.&&&&一个新来的，年轻的军官在火车站。他要去看望他的母亲在另一个镇上，他想打电话告诉她火车的时间，让她能在车站在她的车看见他。他找遍了所有口袋，发现他没有打电话的零钱，于是他走到外面，看着找个周围的人来帮他。&&&&&&&&Atlastanoldsoldiercameby,andtheyoungofficerstoppedhimandsaid,"Canyouchangethemoney_for__&&&&最后一个老战士路过，年轻的军官拦住他，说，“你可以替我换钱吗？”&&&&&&&&me?"&&&&&&&&"Waitamoment,"theoldsoldieranswered,beginningtoputhishandinhispocket."I'llseewhetherIcanhelpyou."&&&&“等等，”老兵回答说，开始把他的手放在他的口袋里。”我要看看我是否能帮助你。”&&&&&&&&"Don'tyouknowhowtospeaktoanofficer?"theyoungmansaidangrily."Nowlet's__start__again.Canyouchangethemoneyforme?"&&&&“你不知道怎么和一个军官说话的吗？”年轻人生气地说。”现在让我们再开始。你可以替我换钱吗？”&&&&&&&&"No,sir,"theoldsoldieranswered__quickly__&&&&“不，先生“，老兵快速的回答。&&&&&&&&*完形填空AmericanpeopledividetheirdaysintoseveralblocksAmericanpeopledividetheirdaysintoseveralblocks__of__time,andplandifferentactivitiesfordifferenttimes.&&&&美国人把他们的时间划分成若干块区域，计划不同的活动在不同的时间。&&&&&&&&Americantimeis"onthedot".Ifsomethingissupposedtohappenateighto'clock,itwillbeginateight.Americanvaluepromptnessandmaybecomeangryifapersonismorethan15minuteslatewithoutagoodreason.Ifyouknowyouaregoingtobelate,callinadvanceandletsomeoneknow.Ifyouarrivelate,youshouldapologizedandexplainwhy.Americansarriveontimefordoctors'appointments.Thedoctormaykeepyouwaiting,butifyoukeepthedoctorwaiting,youmaygetabillwiththedoctor'stime!&&&&美国人的时间是”在点上“。如果事情应该发生在八点，事情将在八点开始。美国价值迅速提升，他会变的很生气，如果一个人迟到超过15分钟，没有一个好的理由。如果你知道你要迟到，提前打电话，让某人知道。如果你迟到了，你应该道歉，并解释为什么。美国人到达后，准时听医生的命令。医生会让你等，但如果你让医生等，你可以得到一个医生的时间的帐单！&&&&&&&&完形填空AnoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoneyAnoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoney.Butthesonwasafoolishyoungman,hequicklyspent__allthe__money,andsoonhehadnothingleft.Ofcourse,whenthathappenedallhisfriends_left__him.Whenhewasquitepoorandalone,hewentto&&&&&&&&seeNasreddin,whowasakindcleveroldmanandoftenhelpedpeoplewhentheyhadtroubles.&&&&一个老人去世了，留给他的儿子很多钱。但的儿子是个愚蠢的年轻人，他很快花光了所有的钱，很快他就一无所有。当那发生时，他所有的朋友离开他。当他穷困潦倒的时候，他看到纳斯丁，他是一个和蔼聪明的老人，经常帮助人们摆脱困境。&&&&&&&&"Mymoneyisfinishedandmyfriendshavegone,"saidtheyoungman."Whatwill__happen__&&&&我的钱花光了，我的朋友已经离去，”年轻人说。”现在我该怎么办呢？”&&&&&&&&tomenow？"&&&&&&&&"Don'tworry,youngman,"answeredNasreddin."Everythingwillsoonbeallrightagain,andyouwillsoonfeel__much__happier."“别担心，年轻人，”&&&&纳斯丁回答。”一切都会好的，你很快就会觉得更快乐。”&&&&&&&&Theyoungmanwasveryglad."AmIgoingtogetrichagainthen"heaskedNasreddin.1&&&&&&&&&&&&那个年轻人非常高兴。”我会再变的富有“他问纳斯丁。&&&&&&&&"No,I_didn’t__meanthat,"saidtheoldman."Imeantthatyouwouldsoongetusedtobeingpoorandhavingnofriends."&&&&“不，我不是这么说的，”老人说。”我是说你很快就会习惯贫穷和没有朋友。”&&&&&&&&完形填空Aslateas1800，women’sonlyplacewasinthehomeAslateas1800，women’sonlyplacewasinthehome．No“nice”womanwould__61C(dream)__ofenteringwhat,wasstrictlyamaleworld．……62A(widely)……63B(signing)……64D(open)……65A(accept)……66B(after)……67A(it)……68D(invention)……69D(fingers)……Theidea__70B(that)__womencouldworkinthebusinesshadbeenaccepted．练习7：迟至1800年，妇女的地位仅仅是只能呆在家里。没有“好”女人会梦想进入完全的男人世界完形填空ArichAmericanwentintoashopinLondon.ArichAmericanwentintoashopinLondon.Hewantedverymuch___toget21___anice-lookingwatch.Hesawawatchandlikeditsomuchthathedecidedtobuyit.Buttheowneroftheshopaskedfivehundreddollarsforit.___While22___theAmericanwashesitating,ayoungmansuddenlycameintotheshop,took___thewatch23___outoftheowner'shandandranoutwithit.Itallhappenedin___afew24___seconds.Whentheownerranout___into25___thestreet,theyoungmanhadalready___disappeared26___amongthepeople.TheAmericanwenton.Atthenextcorner,hesaw___theyoungman27___withthestolenwatchinhishand,"Doyouwanttobuyafinewatch,sir?"hesaidinalowvoice,"It'sonlyahundreddollars.""Theyoungmandoesn'tknowIsawhim___stealing28___thewatchjustnow,"hethought.TheAmericanpaidatonceandwenthappilybacktohisroomwiththewatch.Hetoldhisfriendaboutthefinewatch.Hisfriend___took29___alookatthewatchandstartedtoshoutimmediately.Hesaid,"Youareafool.Thiswatchisworthonlytendollars.I'm___sure30___theshopownerandtheyoungmanplannedallthistogether."完形填空A:Hi,SunYan!WhatareyoubusydoingthesedaysA:Hi,SunYan!Whatareyoubusydoingthesedays?B:I'mbusy___preparing21___fortheSpringFestival.A:WhatdoyoumeanbytheSpringFestival?B:Don'tyouknowabouttheSpringFestival?It's___like22___yourChristmasholiday.It's___themost23___importantholidayinChina.A:Oh,Isee.___Howlong24___istheholiday?B:Aboutoneweeklong.A:Whatdoyouusuallydoduringtheholiday?B:Lotsofthings,suchaseatinganddrinking,playingmajiang,goingtomoviesandtemplefairs(庙会),visitingrelativesandfriendsandsoon.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers(鞭炮).Itisveryinteresting.Butnowit___isn'tallowed25___insomebigcitiesbecauseitisnotsafe.A:Doyoueatspecialfood___for26___theholiday?B:Yes,weeatdumplings.A:Dochildrenliketheholiday?B:Sure.Childrencanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.A:Whatisthatmoneyfor?B:Thismoney___isgiven27___tochildrenforgoodluckbytheirparentsorotherseniorpeople.Childrencanusethemoney___tobuy28___alotofthingsfor___themselves29___.A:That'sveryinteresting.Thankyoufor___telling30___mesomuchabouttheSpringFestival.B:It'spleasure.完形填空Apersonwhobelievesthatheisincapablewill.Apersonwhobelievesthatheisincapablewillnotmakearealeffort,becausehefeelsthatitwouldbeuseless.Hewon'tgoatajobwiththeconfidencebeliefinhisincompetence.AlfredAdler,afamousdoctor,hadanexperiencewhich23illustratesthis.Whenhewasasmallboyhewaspooratnecessary21forsuccess.Heisthereforelikely22tofail,andthefailurewillstrengthenhis&&&&&&&&arithmetic.Histeachergottheideathathehadnoabilityinarithmetic,andtoldhisparentswhatshethoughtinorderthattheywould2&&&&&&&&&&&&notexpect&&&&&&&&too24&&&&&&&&muchofhim.&&&&&&&&In25&&&&&&&&thisway,theytoodevelopedtheidea,"Isn'tittoobadthatAlfredcan'tdouseless26totry,andwasverypooratarithmetic,&&&&&&&&arithmetic?"Heacceptedtheirmistakenestimateofhisability,feltthatitwasjustastheyexpected.OnedayAdlersucceededinsolvingaproblemwhichconfidence.Herejected28none27&&&&&&&&oftheotherstudentshadbeenabletosolve.Thisgavehim&&&&&&&&theideathathecouldn'tdoarithmeticandwasdeterminedtoshowthemthathecould.Hisnewdetermination,&&&&&&&&foundconfidencestimulatedhimtogoatarithmeticproblemswithanewspirit.Henowworkedwithinterest,andpurpose,andhesoonbecameextraordinarilygoodatarithmetic.**完形填空Almosteveryone&&&&&&&&**完形填空Acitymanwas&&&&&&&&**完形填空Averynew&&&&&&&&B完形填空Before1836theTexasareaBefore1836theTexasarea__91A(belonged)__toSpainandthentoMexico．……92D(Under)……93B(free)……94A(other)……95B(as)……96C(declared)……97D(rebels)……98A(signed)……99B(elected)……TheRepublicofTexasdidnotbecomepart__100B__theUnitedStatesfornineyearsbecausemostnorth-emersopposedtheannexation(合并)ofanotherslavestate．练习：1836年以前得克萨斯州属于西班牙，之后属于墨西哥。3&&&&&&&&&&&&完形填空BuckandhismotherandallthemensmokedBuckandhismotherandallthemensmokedtobaccoandtalked,___21A(while)____Iwaseating．22D(wasliving)23C(wasneverheard)24B(but)25A(that)26A(tOtravel)27B(off)28A(share)29D(hadneverseen)30C(of)Thathousehadeverythingapersoncouldwant，andthefoodwasgood，too．自测当我在吃饭的时候，巴克和他母亲和所有的男人在抽烟讲话完形填空Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovidedeverydayBeforethe20thcenturythehorseprovidedeverydaytransportationintheunitedstates.21C(replaced)……22B(nearly)……23A(afford)……24B(in)……25C(average)……26D(purchasing)……27A(income)……28C(cost)……29B(superior)……Theinfluenceoftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheecnomy_30D(as)_thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoneykeepingtheircarsrunningthanonanyotheritems.自测17:在美国20世纪以前马提供每天的交通。但是今天在美国汽车已经完全取代了马成为最常见的交通方式。&&&&&&&&C完形填空CanyouimaginehowyouwouldfeelifyouCanyouimaginehowyouwouldfeelifyoufellseriouslyillandcouldnotcommunicateyourneedfordoctor?21C(position)……22D(.where)……23C(1ives)……24B(to)……25A(ifonly)……26A(No)……27C(make)……28D(other)……29C(as)……0B(therefore)……，thatAustraliashouldhavebeenthefirstcountrytoinitiateaFlyingDoctorService.自测15:你能想象当你病的很严重却又联系不上医生的时候你是什么感觉吗？澳大利亚成为第一个开创医疗救助飞行服务的国家完形填空Chinahas267millionfamiliesChinahas267millionfamilies．About10millionnewlywedsestablishnewhouseholdseveryyear．Manyofthesenewhouseholdsdiffersignificantly__81C（from）__traditionalfamilies．…82A（ratherthan）……83B(line)……84C(potential)……85A(that)……86B(Increasingly)……87A(declining)……88D(role)……89C(rate)……butitisstillonlyone-thirdtoone-fifththatofdevelopingcountriessuchasIndiaandThailandThisindicatesthatChinesemarriagesarestillrelativelystable…90B(Eventhough)…people’sideasandconducthavechangedsignificantlysinceChina’sreformandopeningtotheoutsideworld．练习9中国有2.67亿个家庭,每年有一千万个新结婚的人建立新居,中国的高生育率已经下降了至少50%。完形填空ClimatechangeisoneofthemostfundamentalClimatechangeisoneofthemostfundamentalchallengesevertoconfronthumanity.Itsimpactsarealreadyshowingandwillintensifyovertime__if21__leftunchecked.Thereisoverwhelmingscientificevidence,_as_22__shownintheFourthAssessmentReport(第四次评估报告的综合报告)oftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)政府间气候变化专门委员会(IPCC),thatclimatechangewillthreaten__economic23__growthandlong-termprosperity,aswellastheverysurvivalofthemostvulnerablepopulations.IPCCprojectionsindicatethatifemissionscontinuetoriseattheircurrent__pace24__andareallowedtodoublefromtheirpre-industriallevel,theworldwillfaceanaveragetemperature__rise25__ofaround3°thiscentury.CSeriousimpactsareassociated__with26__thisscenario(情景),includingsea-levelrise,shiftsingrowingseasons,andan__increasing27__frequencyandintensityofextremeweathereventssuchasstorms,floodsanddroughts.&&&&气候变化是人类面临最基本的挑战之一。它的影响已经在显现出来，如果得不到控制的话，气候会变得越来越糟糕。正如政府间气候变化专门委员会做出的第四次评估报告的综合报告中所指出的，压倒一切的科学证据表明气候变化将对经济的增长，长期的繁荣以及最脆弱的群体的生存造成威胁。政府间气候变化专门委员会议案指出如果任由气温按照当前的速度升高达而到工业化前气温的两倍，本世纪全球将面临平均气温大约上升3°C这样的情况。与此相关造成的严重影响包括；海平面的上升，季节变化的改变，极端恶劣的气候如暴雨，洪水，干旱等爆发的频率和强度都将增加。&&&&&&&&TheUnitedNationsClimateChangeConferenceinCopenhageninDecemberin2009offersa__historical28__opportunitytostepupinternationalactiononclimatechange.ACopenhagendealis__essential29__theglobaltransitionintogreeneconomic4&&&&&&&&growth,and,mosturgently,tohelptheworld,especiallythemostvulnerable,toadapttoimpacts__that30__arenowinevitable.&&&&&&&&&&&&联合国哥本哈根气候变化峰会在2009年12月召开，为国际联合采取行动应对气候变化提供了历史性的机遇。哥本哈根协议是重要的，全球将过渡到绿色经济增长，并且，最紧要的是，帮助世界上特别是最脆弱的地方去适应如今无法逃避的气候的影响。&&&&&&&&**完形填空Childrenusetheirparentsasmodels&&&&&&&&D完形填空DoyouknowthestoryaboutthefoxandthegrapesDoyouknowthestoryaboutthefoxandthegrapes?Afoxis___lookingfor___food.Heisveryhungry.Now,hestandsnearawall.Thewallisvery___high__.&&&&你知道狐狸和葡萄的故事吗？一只狐狸在找食物。他很饿。现在他站在墙附近。墙很高。&&&&&&&&Thefoxislookingup.Heseesalotoffinegrapes___on__thewall.Hesmilesandsays,"Hownicetheyare!Iwanttoeatthem."&&&&狐狸是向上看看。他看见墙上有许多的优良的葡萄。他笑着说，“它们多好啊！我想吃它们。”&&&&&&&&Thefoxjumpsandjumps,butthewallistoohigh.He___can't___getthegrapes.&&&&狐狸跳啊跳，但这墙太高。他得不到葡萄。&&&&&&&&Thefoxsays,"Imustgonow.Idon'tlikethosegrapes.Theyaregreen.Theyarenot___good___toeat."&&&&狐狸说，“现在我得走了。我不喜欢那些葡萄。它们是绿色的。它们不好吃。”&&&&&&&&完形填空DidyousleepwelllastnightDidyousleepwelllastnight?Maybemanypeoplewillanswer:No.Infact,intheworldaboutoneinthreepeopledonothavegoodsleep.Ifyousayyoudonothavegoodsleep,itmeanswakingearlyandnotgettingbacktosleep,ofteninterruptedshortmaygettired,worried,andanxious.Yourmemoryandabilitytoremember&&&&&&&&periodofsleep,orhoursofwakefulness.Youthingswillbeaffected.&&&&&&&&Thenwhatshouldyoudowhenyouhavethetrouble?Donotworryaboutittoomuch.First,let’sseewhetheryoucansleepyourself.Thewaysareasfollows:First,makesurethatyourbedroomisn’ttoocoldortoohot.Keepitdarkandquiet.&&&&&&&&Second,checkyourlifestyle:Donotdrinktea,coffee,colaorchocolatefourhoursbeforefewervisitstothetoilet.Setyourbodyclockwellbygettingupandgoingtobedatthefixedtimeeveryday.Youdaytimenaps.Developarelaxingbedtimehabit.Readorbread,riceorlistentomusic,thentakeawarmbath.Ifyoureallycannotsleep,trysomehadbetternottakeanygoingtobed.Drinklessliquidsothatyoucanhavenoor&&&&&&&&milk.Theywillhelpyoufallasleep.sodoexerciseoutdoorsifyoucan.5&&&&&&&&Goforadailywalk.Naturallighthelpyoutoputyourbodyclockintocorrecthabit,&&&&&&&&&&&&Forgettheworriesoftheday.Writedownanyworries,thoughtsorquestionsbeforeyougotobed.Withthesewrittendown,youwillhavelesstothinkaboutandyoursleepwillbecomeeasier.&&&&&&&&E完形填空Eaglehasthelongestlife-spanEaglehasthelongestlife-spanofits'species.Eaglecanliveupto21__70years,buttoreachthisage,theEaglemustmakeaharddecision.In___22__it's40's,its'longandflexibletalons(爪)cannolongergrabprey(掠食)whichserveasfood,its'longandsharpbeak(鸟嘴,喙)becomesbent.Its'old-agedandheavywings,duetotheirthickfeathers,becomestucktoits'chestandmakeit___difficult23__tofly.ThenEagleisleftwithonlytwooptions:dieorgothroughapainfulprocessofchange___which24__lasts150daysforsurvival.TheprocessrequiresthatEagleflytoamountaintopandsitonits'nest.TheretheEagleknocksits'beak___against25__arockuntilitplucks(拔去)itout.Afterpluckingitout,Eaglewillwaitforanewbeaktogrowback.___When26__its'newtalonsgrowback,theeaglestartspluckingits'old-agedfeathersandafterfivemonths,eaglecantakeits'flightofrebirthandlivesforthirty___more27__years.Manytimes,inordertosurvive,we___haveto28__startachangeprocess.Wesometimesneedto___getridof29__oldmemories,habitsandotherpasttraditions.Onlyfreedfrompastburdens,canwe__takeadvantage30__thepresent.(208words)&&&&鹰是世界上寿命最长的鸟类，一生的年龄可达70岁。要活这么长的寿命，在其生命的中期必须做出艰难却重要的决定。因为鹰活到40岁的时候，它的长而灵活爪子开始老化，无法有效地抓住猎物；它的长而尖喙变弯，翅膀也越加沉重，由于厚重的老羽毛，翅膀和胸粘在一起，使得飞翔十分吃力。这时，它只有两种选择：一是等待死亡；二是经历150天痛苦的重整后再生。选择重整后再生的鹰，要经过一个痛苦更新的过程。它首先要努力地飞到山顶，在悬崖筑巢，这段时间，要用力将又长又弯的喙击打岩石，直到完全脱落，然后等候新的喙长出来；再用长出的新喙将老羽毛一片一片地拔掉。五个月后，待新的羽毛长出后，鹰得以重生，又可以翱翔于广阔的天空，继续后30年的生命旅程。许多次，为了生存，我们必须开始经历变化。有时，我们需要遗弃旧的记忆，习惯和一些老惯例。只有从过去烦恼的尘埃中解脱，我们才能更好地把握现在&&&&&&&&完形填空EveryonelikesgiftsEveryonelikesgifts.Somelittlekidsthinktheydon’tget__enoughgifts__.Someoldpeoplethinktheygettoo_many__gifts.Differentpeoplelikedifferent__kindsof__gifts.Somepresentsarenevertoosmall.Alittlechildmaygivehismotheraleaf_from__atree.Itisenoughtomake__herveryhappy.&&&&&&&&Giftgiving__isdifferentindifferentcoutries.InJapan,peoplesometimesgivespecialgifts.Buttheyarenot__opened_.Later,thesamegiftmaybegiventosomeoneelse.Manypeoplehaveenoughthingsanddon’twanttoomanygiftsthemselves.InCanada,manypeoplewillnotgivebiggiftstosomeoneelse.Theywillpayforaparkbenchoratreetohelp_remember_aperson.IntheUSA,somepeopleasktheirfamiliesandfriendstogivemoneytocharityratherthan__tobuy完形填空EveryonehashobbiesEveryonehashobbies.Ahobby_can_bealmostanythingapersonlikestodoinhissparetime.Peoplewhotake__up_hobbiesarehobbyists.Theypaintpictures,singpopsongs,__play__musicinstrumentsand_collect_stampsorotherthings.Theygrowflowers,gofishingandhunting.Theyclimb_mountains_,swim,skateandplaygames.Peopletodayhave__more_timethaneverforhobbies.Inearlytimes,peoplewere__too__busymakingalivingtohavehobbies.Nowadaysmachineshavetakenthe__place__ofmanyworkers.Morepeopleretireatanearlierage.Theyhavehobbies_because_theseactivitiesofferthemenjoyment,_friendship_,knowledge,andrelaxation.__themgifts.InSweden,doingsomethingforsomeoneisthebestgift.Peopledon’tneedtospendtoomuchmoney.Instead,_making__amealisenough.&&&&&&&&6&&&&&&&&&&&&F完形填空FrankknewhewasveryillFrankknewhewasveryill．Hespentdayswalking，__21A(sometimes)__asfarasthirtymiles__22D(in)__aday，tryingtoreasonwiththepain，andstrangethoughtsinhismindThen，onenight．23C(mind)24A(1istened)25A(be&&&&&&&&admitted)26B(remember)27C(nobody)28A(whenever)29A(onlv)Thousandsofothers__30D(Like)__himcanfindnohelpeither．Theyarethesufferersfromlong-termmentalillnessthatconfusethemindsoftheirvictims．自测6弗兰克知道自己病得很重,……他到门诊部挂号去看精神病医生完形填空ForthefirsttimeinourmarriageForthefirsttimeinourmarriage,Ihaddecidedtospendmyholidayalone,withoutmywife.Wehadnot__quarreled__.Mycommonsensetoldmethatallhabits——evengoodones——shouldbebrokenfromtimetotime.Doingeverythingtogetherwithmywifehadbecomeverymuchofahabitwithme.SoIhadgoneofftoItaly__on__myowntospendthreeweeksatahotelattheseaside.Ihadhopeditwouldbeniceandwarm.Butactuallyitwas35intheshade,__hot__enoughtoroastanox.Iwalkedaboutinshorts,mybaldheadcoveredwithahandkerchief,sweatingandthirsty.AndallthetimeIhadto__thinkof_mywife,whohadgonetothemountainsofNorthWalesandwasdoubtless__enjoying__herselfverymuch.WhyhadI,withmysensitiveEnglishskin,gonetoItalyofallplaces?Atnight,Iwaskeptawakebytwobandsplayinglikemadinthebardownstairs.&&&&对于我们的首次婚姻，我决定独自度过我的假期，没有妻子。我们不争吵。我的生活常识告诉我，所有的习惯——甚至是好的习惯——应该有时打破。和我妻子一起做每一件事情成为和我的一个习惯的很多部分。所以我自己去了意大利花三个星期在一个海滨宾馆。我曾希望会温暖。但实际上在树荫下是35，吵架足以烤一头牛。我走了短裤，我的头覆盖着手帕，出汗，口渴。我一直都想我妻子，她去北威尔士的山脉，无疑是玩的很开心。为什么我和我的敏感的皮肤，英语，去了意大利所有的地方？晚上，我一直醒着，乐队在酒吧楼下疯狂地演奏。&&&&&&&&完形填空FirecanhelppeopleinmanywaysFirecanhelppeopleinmanyways.Butitcanbeveryharmful.Firecanmakewaterhotandthehousewarm,givelightandcookfood.Butfirecanburnthings,__too__.Bigfirecanmaketrees,houses,animalsorpeople.&&&&火在很多方面可以帮助人们。但它可以是非常有害的。火能使水热，使家温暖，给光和烹调食物。但火也可以燃烧的东西。大火能使树木，房子，动物或人着起来。&&&&&&&&Nobodyknowsclearlywhenpeoplebegantomakefire.Buttherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutthefirsttimeamanorawomanstartedafire.Oneis&&&&阳那里，把火带下来。&&&&&&&&__about__aman.Themanlivedverylongtimeago.Hewentuptothesunandbroughtfiredown.&&&&&&&&没有人清楚知道人们何时开始生火。但也有许多有趣的故事关于第一次使用火的人。一个是关于一个男人。这个男人生活在很久以前。他去太&&&&&&&&Todaypeopleknowhowtomakeafirewithmatches.Childrensometimes&&&&&&&&__like__toplaywiththem.Butmatchescanmake&&&&&&&&himverydangerous.Thematchescanburnapieceofpaperandthenburnahouse.Asmallfirecanturnabigfire,veryquickly.Soyou__must__becarefulwithfire.&&&&今天人们知道怎么使用火柴生火。孩子们有时喜欢玩火柴。但火柴可以让他很危险。火柴可以点燃一张纸，然后烧毁一间房屋。一个小火能变成大火，很快。所以你必须对火要很小心。&&&&&&&&Becarefulwithfire,anditwill&&&&&&&&__help_you.Butifyouarenotcarefulwithfire,anditmayhurtyou.&&&&&&&&小心火，它会帮助你。但如果你不小心用火，它会伤害你&&&&&&&&*完形填空ForthousandsofyearsForthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecentlydothey___21___cometothinkofitas___22___somethinglookedthrough.Storesdisplay___23___theirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthathold___24___foodanddrinkallowustosee___25___thecontents.Glassisusedtomake___26___spectacles,microscopes,telescopes,andmanyother___27___veryusefulandnecessaryobjects,and___28___glassesareusedbypeoplewhocannotseeperfectly___29___orbypeoplewhowanttoprotecttheireyesfrom___30___brightlight.&&&&&&&&7&&&&&&&&&&&&G完形填空CatsanddogscanCatsanddogscanfindtheirwayhome,oftenoverlongdistance.Weoftenhearofcatswhichdisappearwhenthepeoplewhokeepthemmovetoanewareaandarelaterfoundbackattheirhome.Wedonotknowhowtheyfindtheway.Inthesameway,manykindsofbirdstravel__24__fromonesideoftheworldtoanothereveryyear.Thisisknownasmigration（迁徙）Itisthought.that__25__theyfollowthesunorthestarsbutnoonecanbesure.Thesalmon－akindoffishthatlays__26__itseggsinriversandswimsbacktotheseatolive－returnstothesameriveritfirstcamefrom,oftenaftercrossingthousandsofmilesofsea.Salmonarebelieved__27__tobeabletosmellthedifferencebetweenoneareaofwaterandanother.Dogsknowwhenit'stimeforthewalk,although__28__theycan'ttellthetimefromtheclock.Cats__29__disappearfromhomewhenthepeopleareawayon__30__holidaysandappearagainanhourortwobeforetheyreturn.&&&&&&&&H完形填空HighereducationinAmericaHighereducationinAmericaismostlyaboutHML(HowtoMakeaLiving)．__21C(Ironically)__，byfollowingthispaththeuniversitiesmaybeputtingthemselvesinthepoorhouse.22A(concepts)……23B(interaction)……24B(Therefore)……25A(plenty)26C(that)……27C(aneffort)……28D(concerned)……29A(means)……and__30C(which)__canonlybetaughtandlearnedperson-to-person：wisdom(智慧)．在美国，高等教育主要是有关“HML”(如何谋生)。讽刺地是，与之相伴的是大学可能把学生放在简陋的教室里。完形填空Historically，therealcowboywasHistorically，realcowboywasasimplefarmworkeronhorseback：spentthelongdaysoutdoorsworkingwithcattle．theHeTheworkwasdirty，tiringandnotverywellpaid……21D(raise)……22A(markets)……23C(lookafter)…24B(railroad)…25C(long)…26A(unmarried)…27B(understood)…28A(towns)…29A(free)…30D(1ikely)…Theseparttimecowboysincreasethetotalproductionofmeat，keepingthebeefpricelow．自测11:历史上真正的牛仔是个在马背上的简单的农场工人。他要整日在外放牛。工作又脏又累，酬劳很低完形填空Humanlanguageisasystemofsymbols.Humanlanguageisasystemofsymbols.Nootheranimalhasacomplexsymboliclanguagethatmustbelearned.Animallanguageislargelyinstinctive,while21things,ideas,actions,andthelike.Welearntoread,oftenwithconsiderableeffort,bynoticingorthatwealreadyknow26being23taughtthatgroupsoflettersstandforthesoundseffort,bylearningtoformtheletters,whichbasichumanlanguageislearnedspeech,composedof22soundsthatsymbolize&&&&&&&&how24tospeak.Welearntowrite,witheven&&&&&&&&greater25&&&&&&&&aresymbolsofsounds,andtoputthemtogetheronpapersothatotherscanreadwhatwe"say".Sincehumanlanguageisaformofhumanbehavior,there27isnothingabsoluteaboutit.Ithasdeveloped28sounds29lowly&&&&&&&&throughouthumanhistoryandwillcontinuetodevelop.IntheEnglishlanguagethereareperhaps600,000more,butmostofthemareknown30onlytospecialistsandarerarelyused.&&&&&&&&,Possibly&&&&&&&&*完形填空HelenwasaveryHelenwasaverypretty__21___girl,andherparentswerequiteproudofher.Alotofyoungmeninthetownwantedtomarryher,butshewasnotsatisfiedwith___22___anyofthem.Oneevening,oneofthehandsomestoftheyoungmenwhowanttomarry___23___Helencametovisitherinherparents’houseandaskedhertobecomehiswife.Sheanswered,“No,Tom.Iwon’t___24___marryyou.Iwanttomarryamanwhoisfamous,whocanplay___25___music,singanddanceverywell,whocantellreally___26___interestingstories,whodoesn’tsmokeordrink,whostaysathomeintheeveningsandwhostopstalking__27___whenIamtiredoflistening.”Theyoungmangotup___28___,tookhiscoatandwenttothedoor.Butbeforeheleft___29___thehouse,heturnedand8&&&&&&&&&&&&saidtoHelen,“Itisn’taman___30___youarelookingfor.It’satelevisionset.”*完形填空HowmuchdoyouknowaboutmannersHowmuchdoyouknowaboutmanners?Differentcountrieshavedifferentmanners.Insome___21___Asiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoesbeforeyougointoahouse.But___22___inEuropeancountries,eveniftheysometimesbecameverydirty,thisisnotdone.Ifyouareavisitor___23___inaChinesehouse,whenyouhaveameal,youusuallydonotfinishthefood.Youoftenleavealittletoshow___24___thatyouhavehadenough.ButinEngland,avisitoralwaysfinishesfoodtoshowthathehasenjoyed___25___it.Wemustknowthecustomsofothercountries,sothattheywillnotthinkus___26___bad-mannered.Peopleallovertheworldagree___27___thatawell-manneredpersonshouldbekindandhelpful___28___toothers.Ifyourememberthis,atleastyouwillnotgoveryfarwrong.Everybody___29___likesapersonwithgoodmanners,butnoonelikesapersonwithbadmanners.Keep___30___yourmanners.&&&&&&&&I完形填空Insomecities，workaholismInsomecities，workaholism(废寝忘食工作)issocommonthatpeopledon'tconsideritunusual．……21D(normal)……22B(serious)……23B(probably)……24D(hate)……25A(physical)……26C(failure)……27B(always)……28B(Why)……29D(morethan)……30A(made)……Psychologistsclaimthatworkgivespeopleanidentity．自测18在有些城市，工作狂很常见；对工作狂失败和成功的评论。完形填空IntheAmericanfamilyIntheAmericanfamilythehusbandandwifeusuallyshareimportantdecision-making．……21C(old)……22D(what)……23B(independent)……24A(too)……25C(suit)……26D(breakawayfrom)……27A(reached)……28C(matters)……29D(beyond)……30C(setup)……buttheyfeeluselessandlonelywithneitheranoccupationnoraclosefamilytie．自测14在美国家庭里丈夫和妻子通常共享决定权…..子女独立，但会使老年夫妇感觉到无用和孤独。完形填空InBritain，winteristheseasonnotonlyforvisitstothetheatreInBritain，winteristheseasonnotonlyforvisitstothetheatre，opera，concertsandballet，butalsoforshoppingorforsightseeing．London，oneofthe__11C(busiest)__citiesintheworld，……12B(especially)……13D(their)……14A(shopper)…15D(offers)……16B(eager)……17A(in)……18A(see)……19B(which)．Rentacaranddrive…20A(out)…_intothebeautyofthewinterlandscape-thescenerywillbeeverbeautiful-andthepeoplewillhavemoretimetochattoyouatthistimeofyear．练习2在英国，冬天不仅仅是一个适合参加剧院，戏院，音乐会和芭蕾舞演出的季节，还是购物和观光的好时节。完形填空ItisalwaysinterestingtovisitanothercountryItisalwaysinterestingtovisitanothercountry,especiallyforthosewhohavenevertraveledagreatdeal.Foreigntravelcanbeveryeducationalforanyoneifheisinterestedenoughtomakepreparationsbeforehand.Learningthelanguageofthenewcountrywouldbedifficultforthetraveler,butthebenefitsofsuchaneffortwouldbecomeobviousimmediately__on__hisarrival.Itmaynotseemimportanttohimwhenhecomfortablystaysathome,butknowinghowtoorderamealorbookaroomisnecessaryfor&&&&&&&&thenewcomerinastrangecountry.Withoutknowingthelanguage,itisverydifficult__for__thestrangertounderstandthepeopleofthenewcountryandtheircustoms.&&&&访问另一个国家总是有趣的，尤其是那些从未旅游很多的人。国外旅行对任何人来说，可能是非常有教育意义的，如果他先做好准备且有足够的兴趣。学习一门新国家的语言对游客来说是很困难的，但这种努力的好处，将对他的到来是很明显的。当他舒服地呆在家里，对他来说，可能似乎并不重要，但在一个陌生的国家要知道如何订餐或订房间对新来者是必要的。不知道语言，对陌生人来说，是很难了解这个新国家的人们和他们的习俗。&&&&&&&&Ofcourse,inoursmallworlditisoftenpossibletofindsomeonewhounderstandsourown,butthisisonlysecond-bestforthetraveler.Tobesure,hecanseeplacesandthings__without_theuseofalanguage,butplacesandthingsarenottheheartofany9&&&&&&&&&&&&country.Togetthegreatestofthelanguage.&&&&&&&&benefitfromatrip__to__anothercountry,itishowimportantforthevisitortohaveanunderstanding&&&&&&&&当然，在我们的小世界里经常能找到理解我们自己的人，但对于游客来说并不是最好的。可以肯定的是，他能看到不使用语言的地方和事物，但地方和事物不是任何一个国家的心脏。获得最大的受益，在于旅行到另一个国家，对于访问者来说，对语言的理解是多么的重要。&&&&&&&&完形填空It'sveryinterestingtostudynamesofdifferentcountriesIt'sveryinterestingtostudynamesofdifferentcountries.Chinesenamesaredifferentfromforeignnames.OnceanEnglishladycametovisitme.WhenIwasintroducedtohershesaid,"Gladtomeetyou,MissPing."Thenshegavemehernamecard&&&&&&&&withthreewordsonit:"BettyJ.Black".SoIsaid,"Thankyou,MissBetty,"Welookedateachotherandlaughedheartily.LaterIfoundthattheEnglishpeople__put___theirfamilynameslastandthegivennamescomesfirst,whiletheirmiddlesarenotused&&&&&&&&verymuch.IexplainedtoherthattheChinesefamilynamecomefirst,thegivennamelast,soshe_should__nevercallmeMissPing.SheaskedifweChinesehadamiddlename.Itoldherwedidn't.ButpeoplemayoftenfindthreewordsonaChinesenamecard.Inthiscasethefamilynamestillcomesfirst,andtheotherwordsafterit__are__atwo-wordgivenname.Itisquiteusual&&&&&&&&inChina.MysisterisLiXiaofang.Shehastwowordsinhergivennameinsteadofjustone___like__mine.&&&&研究不同国家的名字是非常有趣的。中文名字与外国的名字是不同的。一旦一个英国女人来探望我。当我被介绍给她，她说，“很高兴见到你，平小姐。”然后她给了我她的名片，上面有三个字：“贝蒂〃布莱克”。所以我说，“谢谢你，贝蒂小姐，我们看着对方，真心的笑着。后来我发现，英国人把他们的姓氏放后面，把名字放前面，而中间不太使用。我向她解释说，中国人的姓氏在第一，名字放最后，所以她不应该叫我平小姐。她问如果我们中国人自己的中间名。我告诉她我们没有。但是人们可能经常发现三个单词在中文名片中。在这种情况下姓仍然是第一位的，其他在姓之后的字，是两个单词的名字。这在中国是很平常的。我的姐姐是李小芳。她有两个单词的名字而不像我只有一个。&&&&&&&&完形填空ItseemsquiteclearlyunjusttopaytwopeopleItseemsquiteclearlyunjusttopaytwopeopledifferentamountsofmoneyfordoingthesamework.Butitisnotaseasyasitappealsatfirst__sight__tointroduceequalpayforequalwork.&&&&干同样活的两个人得到的却是不同的酬金，这看起来似乎很不公平。但是同劳同酬的引入起初并不是那么简单。&&&&&&&&Twopeoplemaybeworkingsidebysideinafactoryanddoingthesamework,butonemaybedoingittwiceasfastasthe__other__;oronemaybemakingnomistakes,whiletheotherismakingalot.Insomekindsofwork,onecansolvetheproblemofspeedifonepaysbytheamountofworktobedoneandnotbythehour:workpaidforinthis__way__iscalledpiece-work.Butitisnotalwayspossibletodothis,soitissometimesusefultopayworkersatdifferentrates,whichtakedifferencesinskillinto__account__.Thisusuallymeansthattheyoungerandthereforelessexperiencedworkergetslessthanthe__older__andmoreexperiencedone,whichseemsreasonableenough.&&&&两个人可能并排在一个工厂工作，做同样的工作，但一个可以比另一个做快一倍的工作；或可能是一个不犯错误，而另一个犯很多错误。在某些种类的工作中，一个可以快速解决问题，如果你的工作是靠工作的数量来付钱的，而不是以小时来计算的工作方式。这叫计件工。但它并不总是可能做到这一点，所以有时是以工人的不同的速度来计酬劳是很有用的，就是把技能的差异考虑进去。这通常是指年轻和缺乏经验的工人得到的酬劳低于年老的和更有经验的人，这似乎很合理。&&&&&&&&完形填空Intheeighteenthcentury.Intheeighteenthcentury,citiesbecamelargerandlarger.Peoplemovedfromthecountrysideandsmalltownstothecitiesbecausetherewasmoreworkforthemtodointhecities.OnSundaysandholidays,theylikedtoleavethecitiesandhaveagoodtimeinthecountryside.Butnoteveryfamilyhadahorseorawagon（四轮马车）.Peopleneededasimplermeansoftransportation.Inventorsinmanycountriestriedtosolvethisproblem.Thefirstbicycle,whichwasverysimple,appearedin1790.Peoplecalled"thehorseonwheel".Thenin1861,aftermanyimprovementsbeingmade,thebicyclebecameapracticalmeansoftransportation.Peoplelikedbikesbecausetheyweren'tasexpensiveashorsesanddidn'tneedtobefed.Theycouldgoanywhereandwereeasytoride.**完形填空ItwasgettingdarkSomechildren&&&&&&&&10&&&&&&&&&&&&J**完形填空Johnsentforadoctor&&&&&&&&完形填空JulesVerne'smostfamousJulesSea”．Verne'smost)famousbook)is“Twenty……23C(atThousand)Leaguestellerunder)the……21A(meaning……22D(invented……24A(story……25B(to&&&&&&&&be)……26D(who)……27A(easy)……28C(ways)地球》有时候他描述错了但通常准确度非常高。&&&&&&&&29C(aswellas)……30D(Sometimes)…hewaswrong，ofcourse，but&&&&&&&&oftentheaccuracyofhisdescriptionsisveryclever．自测5：儒勒·凡尔纳最著名的书是《海底两万里》另一本书《八十天环游&&&&&&&&K完形填空KateandSandyareAmericanstudents.KateandSandyareAmericanstudents.They__are__sisters.Theylive__intown__now.Kateis__older__thanSandy.Shelikeslivingintownverymuch.Katethinkslivingintownis__moreinteresting__than__living__inthecountry.Therearemoreparks,11&&&&&&&&&&&&shopsandcinemasintownthaninthecountry.Sheespeciallylikesthelightsintown.Shethinksthelights__atnight__aremorebeautifulthanthestars.ShelikestoreadandreadsmorequicklythanSandy.OftenKatereadsuntilverylateatnight.Sandylikes&&&&&&&&thecountry__better_.Shethinksthecountrylifeisquiet.Thereislessnoiseandfewercars.ShelikestovisitherauntPeggy.Sheoftenhelpsheraunt__with__herwork.Sandylikestorun.SherunsfasterthanKate.InthecoutrySandycanrunlongerthanintown.Shealsothinksrunninginthecountry__is__themostexcitingthingtodo.*完形填空Kellyisaclerk.SheworksinatownKellyisaclerk.Sheworksinatown.Sheisbusyfrommorningto___night1___.Shegetsupatsixo'clockinthemorningandgoestodomorningexerciseathalfpastsix.Thenshehasbreakfast___with2___thefamilyataquarterpastseven.Shegoestoworkataquarterpasteight.She___finishes3___workathalfpastfourandgoeshome.Shearriveshomeataquartertofive.Athalfpastsixshemakessupper.Aftersupper,shehasalittlerest.Sometimesshe___watches4___TVforalittlewhile.Shestudiesforaboutanhour___before5___shegoestobed.&&&&凯莉是一个职员。她在镇里上班。她从早忙到晚。她早上六点起床，六点半去晨练。七点十五和家人一起吃早餐。八点一刻去上班。她四点半下班后回家，四点四十五到家。六点半做晚饭。吃过晚饭休息一会。有时她看会儿电视。学习一小时左右上床睡觉。&&&&&&&&L完形填空LastSaturdayLastSaturday，TonywenttoseeBenny.Buthedidn'tknow__where__Bennylived.Ontheway,hestoppedinfrontofa&&&&&&&&house,andaskedanoldwomanthe__way__toBenny'shouse."Hishouseisnotfarfrommyhouse,"saidthewoman."It'sbehindthetrees.Butyoucan'tgetthere__easily_.Youcangotherebybus.It'lltakeyourhourstogetthere__on__foot.""What'swrongwithher?"Tonythought."IcanseeBenny'shousefromherenow.It'sbehindthetrees.&&&&上星期六，汤尼去见班尼。但他不知道班尼居住在哪里。一路上，他在房子前停下来，问一个老太太关于班尼的房子的路。”他家离我家不远，”女人说。“它在树后面。但你不能很容易找到。你可以乘公共汽车去那儿。它会带你小时到达那里靠步行。”“她怎么了？”汤尼想。”我可以看到班尼的房子现在从这里。它在树后面。&&&&&&&&ThenTonywalkedtotheothersideofthetrees.Hefoundtheoldwomanwas__right__.Therewasariverinfrontofhim,andhecouldn'tseeaboat.Thehousewasontheothersideoftheriver.&&&&然后汤尼走到另一边的树。他发现这位老妇人是对的。有一条河，在他面前，他看不见船。房子在河的另一边。&&&&&&&&完形填空Lastnight,afirebrokeoutinAnn'shouseinManchester.Ann'sparentswereoutoftownfortheweekendwhensomethingwrongintheroomcausedthefiretostartinthemiddleofthenight.Thegirlwaswakenupbythefamilydog,Danny,whowasbarkingloudlyinthebackgarden.Annsmelledsomethingburning.Shegotupandatonceranthroughthesmoke-filledhousetowakeheroldbrother,Frank.WhenFrankwouldnotwakeup,Anngotsomehelpfromthedog.Frank'sunconsciousbodywasfartoolittlegirltomovealone,buttheclevergirlbroughtthedoginsideheavyfortheandtiedthedog'slend（牵狗的皮带）toFrank'spulledFranktosafety.&&&&&&&&leftankle.Shethenheldherbrother'srightankle,andtogetherthegirlandthedogThe10-year-oldgirl,Ann,savedherbigbrotherfromdeath.&&&&&&&&*完形填空LastTuesdayItookmytwodaughtersLastTuesdayItookmytwodaughters,agedfiveandseven,totownbycar.Itbegantorainhard,soIdecidedIwouldleavethechildreninthecarbeforeIrushedintoashop.IwarnedthegirlsnottotouchanythingandtoldthemIwouldbebackwithinafewminutes,thenIlockedallthedoorsandleftthemhappilylookingoutofthewindow.Returnedtothecarinlessthanfiveminutesbutthegirlshaddisappeared!Icouldhardlybelievemyeyes.Thecardoorswerestilllocked,thewindowstightlyshutandonthebackseatwereonlytwocoats.Beingfrightened,Irantothecornerofthestreetwheretherewasnosignofthem.Irusheduptoanoldladynearbyandaskedwhethershehadseentwosmallgirls,butshesaid“no”.12&&&&&&&&&&&&M完形填空MancannotgoonincreasinghisMancannotgoonincreasinghisnumberatthepresentrate.Inthe__next__30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis.__Some__expertsbelievethattherewillbeawidespreadfoodshortage.Otherexpertsthinkthisistoopessimistic,andthatmancanpreventthingsfromgettingworsethantheyarenow.Butrememberthattwothirdsofthepeopleintheworldareunder-nourished有（营养的）orstarvingnow.&&&&人不能继续增加其数量，按目前的速度。在接下去的30年，人将面临危机的时期。一些专家认为会有一个普遍的粮食短缺。其他专家认为这是过于悲观，人们可以防止事情比现在变得更糟。但要记住，世界上三分之二的人都营养不良，或现在会饿死了。&&&&&&&&Onethingthatmancandoistolimitthe__number__ofbabiesborn.Theneed__for_thisisobvious,butitisnot__easy__toachieve.Peoplehavetobepersuadedtolimittheirfamilies.&&&&人们唯一可以做的是，限制出生的婴儿的数量。需要这么做是显而易见的，但它不是容易实现。人们不得不被说服，来限制他们的家人。&&&&&&&&完形填空ManyAmericansliketohavetheirvacationin___B.otherA.wantsC.helloE.fromDasks完形填空MartinLutherKingJrMartinLutherKingJr．wasborninGeorgiain1929．Whenhewas__1B(still)__aboyMartinlearnedthatblackAmericanswereoftentreateddifferentlyfrommostof__2D(their)__fellowAmericans．3B(skin)…….4C(wrong)……5A(where)………6D(for)……7B(even)……8A(that)……9B(violently)……ButDr.King’sdreamcanneverdie．ManyAmericansarestill__10B(working)__tomakethatdreamcometrue．练习1马丁路德．金,为争取平等而奋斗,这位倡导过非暴力的后来死于暴力，但是金先生的梦没有随他死去。完形填空MostchildrenwithhealthyappetitesMostchildrenwithhealthyappetitesarereadytoeatalmostanythingthatisofferedthem．Achildrarelydislikesfood__21D(unless)____itisbadlycooked．……22C(way)……23A(whether)……24C(discuss)……25B(anybody)……26A(supposed)……27C(idea)……28B(allow)……29B(soon)……Under__30D__circumstancesmustachildhecoaxed(哄骗)orforcedtoeat．仿1：很多胃口好的孩子都乐意去吃提供给他们的几乎所有食物……在任何情况下都不要哄骗孩子或是强制他们进食。完形填空ManyteachersbelieveManyteachersbelievethatthestudentshouldberesponsibleforlearning．……21A(If)……22B(context)……23B(one)……24C(1earning)……25D(with)……26C(assigned)……27B(minimum)……28A(student's)……29C(sources)……30D(otherthan)……suchasadministrativeorresearchworkThereforeifastudenthasaproblemwithclasswork，studentshouldthemakeallappointmenttoseeaprofessorduringofficehours．自测4很多老师认为学生应该对学习负责。……如果一个学生在功课上有问题，学生应该在办公时间预约去见老师。完形填空Mr.Smith，apassengeronthetranscontinentaltrainMr.Smith，apassengeronthetranscontinentaltrain，appearedbeforethejudge．Apoliceofficerclaimedhehadattemptedto__21A(avoid)__payinghisfareThedefendantrefusedtoconsultalawyer__22C(and)__suggestedthattheofficerwasnotaware__23D(of)__allthecircumstances．……24A(take)……25D(shortly)……26A(borders)……27B(rest)28A(view)……29B(accept)……30C(reason)……Crimemustnotbeencouragedortheprocessesofthelawinterferedwith．HegaveSmithawarningandfinedhimonedollar．自测9:史密斯先生是这列横穿大陆的火车上的一名乘客，警察声称他曾试图逃票,史密斯说穿过边境时突然被偷走了并愿意接受法庭给予的任何合理的惩罚，警告并且罚款一美元。&&&&&&&&13&&&&&&&&&&&&完形填空ManystudentsfindtheexperienceofattendingManystudentsfindtheexperienceofattendinguniversitylecturestobeaconfusingandfrustratingexperience.Thelecturerspeaksforoneortwohours,perhaps__illustrating__thetalkwithslides,writingupimportantinformationontheblackboard,distributingreadingmaterialandgivingoutassignment.Thenewstudentseestheotherstudentscontinuouslywritingonnotebooksand__wonders__whattowrite.Veryoftenthestudentleavesthelecturewtihnoteswhichdonotcatchthemainpointsandwhichbecomehardevenforthethestudentstounderstand.&&&&很多学生发现参加大学听课是一种令人困惑和沮丧的经历。讲师讲的一个或2个小时，也许用幻灯片来说明课题，黑板上写了重要信息，分发阅读材料和分布一下任务。新生发现别的学生不断记笔记，迷惑写些什么，学生常常做笔记时没有抓住重点，远离主题，甚至对学生去理解都有困难。&&&&&&&&Mostinstitutionsprovidecourseswhichassistnewstudentstodeveloptheskillstheyneedtobeeffectivelistenersandnote-takers.Iftheseareunavailable,therearemanyusefulstudy-skillsguideswhich__enable__learnerstopracticetheseskillsindependently.Inallcasesitisimportanttotackletheproblembeforeactuallystartingyourstudies.&&&&大多数学院提供学生课程可以帮助学生发展技能，他们需要的是成为有效的听众和记笔记者。如果这些没有，有很多有用的学习指导，使学生独立练习这些技巧。在所有情况下，重要的是解决这个问题，事实上在开始你的研究之前。&&&&&&&&Itisimportanttoacknowledgethatmoststudentshavedifficultyinacquiringthelanguageskillsrequiredincollegestudy.Onewayof__overcoming__thesedifficultiesistoattendthelanguageandstudy-skillsclasseswhichmostinstitutionsprovidethroughouttheacademicyear.Anotherbasicstrategyistofindastudypartner__withwhom__itispossibletoidentifydifficulties,exchangeideasandprovidesupport.&&&&重要的是承认大多数学生在大学学习获取语言技能方面是有困难的。一个办法克服这些困难是参加语言和学习技巧培训班（大多数机构提供在整个学年）。另一种基本的方法就是找一个学习伙伴，与他交流，有可能来确定困难，交换意见和提供帮助。&&&&&&&&*完形填空ManypeoplewouldagreeManypeoplewouldagreethatstressisamajorprobleminmodernlife.Itiscertainlytruethatworryandquarrelcancauseallkindsofillnesses,frombackachetosevereheadaches,orevenmoreseriouscomplaintssuchashighbloodpressure.Manyofusthinkofstressassomethingthatotherpeopleimposeonus.Weoftencomplainabouthowotherpeopleputusunderpressure.Butweshouldtrynottoletsuchpressureaffectus.Weshouldnotforgetthatwearelargelyresponsibleforsomeofthestressourselves.Wesometimestakeonmoreworkthanourbodiesandourmindscanhandle.Weshouldlearntoacceptourlimitations.Weshouldbeawareofwhichthingsarereallyimportantandwhicharenot.完形填空Menusuallywanttohavetheirownway.A.wayC.harmfulB.setsoutE.runintoD.through完形填空Memoryisveryimportantinourlife.D.hisA.liveC.parentsE.tolearnB.little&&&&&&&&完形填空MichelisayounggirlwhoworksforthepoliceMichelisayounggirlwhoworksforthepolice__as__ahandwritingexpert.Shehashelpedcatchmanycriminals(罪犯)byusingherspecialtalents.&&&&迈克是一个年轻的姑娘，作为一个笔迹专家，为警察工作。她协助抓了很多罪犯，通过用她的特殊人才。&&&&&&&&Whenshewasfourteen,Michelwasalreadysointerestedinthedifferencesinherfriends’handwritingthatshewouldspendhoursstudyingthem.AfterfinishingcollegeshewenttoFranceforaspecialtwo-yearclassinhandwritingattheSchoolofPoliceScience.&&&&她十四岁时，迈克已经是对她朋友的笔迹的差异非常感兴趣，她会花时间研究他们。大学毕业后，她去法国，在警察科学学校进行特殊两年笔迹课程学习。&&&&&&&&Michelsaysthatitis__impossible__forpeopleathidetheirhandwriting.Shecandiscovermostofwhatsheneedstoknow14&&&&&&&&&&&&simplybylookingatthewritingwithherowneyes,butshealsohasmachines__that__helphermakeoutdifferentkindsofpaperandink.Thisknowledgeisoftenofgreathelptothepolice.&&&&迈克说，对人们来说，隐瞒自己的笔迹是不可能。她会发现大部分她需要的，仅仅通过用她自己的眼睛看笔迹，但她也有机器，能帮助她分辨出不同类型的纸张和油墨。这种知识往往是对警察有很大帮助。&&&&&&&&Michelbelievesthathandwritingisagood__sign__ofwhatkindofpersonthewriteris."Iwouldn’tgooutwithafellowifIdidn’tlikehishandwriting."Shesays.Butsheaddsshefellinlovewithherfuturehusband,ayoungpoliceman,__before__shestudiedhishandwriting.Itislaterprovedtobeallright,however.&&&&迈克认为，书法是一个很好的哪种人的标记。”我不会和一个小伙子出去，如果我不喜欢他的书法。”她说。但她补充说，她爱上了她未来的丈夫，一个年轻的警察，在她研究字迹前。这是后来证明是正确的，然而。&&&&&&&&br />&&&&完形填空MoreandmoreteachersandparentsMoreandmoreteachersandparentshavenoticedanotherkindofpollution,streets.Theseprintedthingslooklikenewspaperbuthavehardlyanythingtodowiththem.Youcanonlyfindreadingmaterialsbadlymadeupthere-somearetoostrangeforanyonetobelieve,othersarefrighteningstoriesofsomethingevenworse.However,whichcamefromtheprintedpaperssoldon&&&&&&&&manyoftheyoungstudentsaregettingabsorbedinsuchpoisonousreading,whichcoststhemwhattheyshouldpayfortheirbreakfastandbringthemnightmaresandimmoralideasinreturn.Homeworkisleftundone,dailygameslost.whoevertheyare,wenever&&&&&&&&Thesesellersshoutonstreetssellingtheirpaperswell.Thewrites,publishersandprinters,&&&&&&&&know,aremakingtheirsilentmoney.Thesheepskinnedwolf’sstoriesseemtohavebeenforgottenonceagain.Whynotforbidthiskindofthingsatschool?Yes,bothteachersandparentshaveoftheyoungreaders.Yetunfortunately,themoreaskedeachotherformorestrictcontrol&&&&&&&&youwanttoforbidit,themoretheywanttohavealookatit.Sometimesyouanotherdrivenbythecurious&&&&&&&&mayevenfindseveralchildrenshareonepatchedpaper,whichhastraveledfromonehadtonature.Itreallydoesharmtooursociety.Ithasalreadyformedasortofmoralpollution.The完形填空Modernzoosareverydifferent&&&&&&&&worried&&&&&&&&teachersandparentsneed&&&&&&&&morepowerfulsupport.Meanwhile,theyoungreadersneedmoreinterestingbookstohelpthemgetridoftheseuglypapers.&&&&&&&&Modernzoosareverydifferentfromzoosthatwerebuiltfiftyyearsago.Atthattime,zooswereplacescouldgotoseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theanimalslivedincagesthatweremadecagesthatwereeasytokeepclean.of&&&&&&&&where&&&&&&&&people&&&&&&&&concretewithironbars,&&&&&&&&Unfortunatelyfortheanimals,thecagesweresmallandimpossibletohidein.Thezooenvironmentwasanythingbutnatural.Althoughthezookeeperstookgoodcareoftheanimalsandfedthemwell,manyofththeybehavedin&&&&&&&&strangeways,andtheyoftenbecameill.Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalhabitats.Theanimalsaregivenmorefreedominlargeareassothattheycanlivemorecomfortablyastheywouldinnature.Eventheappearanceofzooshaschanged.Treesandgrassgrowinthecages,andstreamsofwaterflowovertheareasthatanimalslivein.完形填空MondayisthebeginningoftheweekMondayisthebeginningoftheweek.ItisthedaymostAmericanslikeworst.ThedaytheylikemostisSaturday.Saturdayiitisthebeginningoftheweekend.Lifeisdifferentontheweekend,mostAmericantakecareoftheirhouses,carsandgardens,Theysleeplateratthenight.Theyenjoythefeelingthattimeseemstomoveslowly.Theworkweekisforthingsyouhavetodo,theweekendisforthingsyouliketodo.Somepeoplemaygetinacarforadriveinthecountry.Theyliketotakepartinasportsactivityoutofdoors.AndonSaturdaynighttheymightgotopubliceatingplaceorafilm.完形填空Mr.BrownandhiswifehadasmallbarMrBrownandhiswifehadasmallbar(酒吧)neararailwaystation.Thebardidn’tclose__until__midnightbecausepeoplecametodrinkwhiletheywere__waiting__fortrains.Sothebusinesswasgood.15&&&&&&&&&&&&Attwoo’clockonemorning,amanwas__still__sittingatthetableinthebar.Hewas_sleeping_MrBrown’syoungwifewantedtogoto_bed_.Shelooked__around__thebarseveraltimes,butthemankeptsleeping.Thenatlastshewenttoher__husband__andsaidtohime,“Youhavetriedtowakethatmanseveraltimes,andheisn’tdrinking__anything__.Whyhaven’tyousenthimaway?It’stoo__late__.”“Oh,no,Idon’twanttosendhimaway,”heansweredwithasmile.“Youknow,eachtimeIwokehimup,hegavefivepounds.Thenhewenttosleepagain.”完形填空Mr.BrownisaveryrichmanMr.Brownisaveryrichman,buthelovesmoneymorethananyotherthing.Oneday,Mr.Brownwentintoahotel.Heaskedtheclerkforacheaproomwithabath.Theclerkwasverysurprised.Hesaid,“DearMr.Brown,yoursonalwayslivesinthebestroomwhenhecomeshere.Thatroomdoesn’tfityou.Youhadbetterchooseabetterone.”“Mysonhasafatherwithmuchmoney,butIdon’t.”AnsweredMr.Brown.&&&&&&&&完形填空Mr.ClarkeworksinamiddleschoolMr.Clarkeworksinamiddleschool.Helikesreadingandoftenborrowssomebooksfromthelibrary.Hekeeps_listening_totheradioeverymorningandreadingnewspapersaftersupper.Soheknowsmuchandteacheswell.Hisstudentsworship（崇拜）himverymuch.Mike,Mr.Clarke'slittleson,isonlynine.He___also___likesreadingbooks.Andheoftenaskshisfathersomequestions.Mr.Clarkealwaysthinkshe'stoo___young___tounderstandhimandchoosestheeasiestonestoanswer.Ofcoursetheboyisnotpleasedwiththat.OnedayMikeread___something___aboutthelightsandwasinterestedinit.Whenhisfathertoldhimtodosomehousework,hewentonthinkingofit.Heaskedhim___afew___questions,andhisfatheransweredall.Thenhisfathersaidproudly,"Fathersalwaysknowmorethansons!"Theboythoughtforawhileandsaid,"Idon'tthinkso!"&&&&克拉克先生在一所中学工作。他喜欢读书，经常从图书馆借书。每天早晨他听收音，晚饭后读报纸。所以他知道很多，教的好，他的学生对他很崇拜。迈克，克拉克先生的小儿子，只有9岁，他也喜欢看书，他经常问他的父亲一些问题，克拉克先生总是认为他太小了，不能听懂他，选择最简单的来回答，当然这男孩对答案不高兴。一天，迈克读一些关于闪电的书，对它很感兴趣。当他的父亲告诉他去做一些家务时，他正在思考。他问他一些问题，他的父亲全部回答了，然后他的父亲自豪的说：“父亲总比儿子知道的多。”这个男孩思考了一会儿，说，“我不认为这样。”&&&&&&&&完形填空Mrs.GreenlivesinthecountryMrs.Greenlivesinthecountry,andshedoesn’tknowLondonverywell.Oneday,shegoestoLondon.Shecan’tfindherway.Justthensheseesamannearabusstop.Icanaskhimtheway,”Shesaysto__herselfandasks,“Excuseme,willyoupleasetellmethewaytoKingStreet?”Themansmileswithnoanswer.Hedoesn’tknowEnglish.HespeaksRussian.Heisavisitor.Thenhe__puts__hishandintohispocket(口袋)，__takesout__outapieceofpaperandletshim__lookout__it.Onthepaperarethesewords,“Sorry,Idon’tspeakEnglish.”&&&&格林夫人住在乡下，和她对伦敦不太熟悉。有一天，她去伦敦。她找不到她的路_。这时她看到一个男人在公共汽车站附近，我可以向他问路，她说，然后问道，“对不起，请你告诉我去国王街的路吗？“那人微笑着没有回答。他不懂英语。他会说俄语。他是一个游客。然后他把手放进口袋，拿出一张纸，让他看看这张纸。纸上是这些话，“对不起，我不会讲英语。”&&&&&&&&完形填空ManyChinesestudentsdon'tpaymuch.ManyChinesestudentsdon'tpaymuchattentiontospokenEnglishatschool.TheythinkitnecessarytopracticespeakingEnglishin21class.HereisastorytoshowyouhowimportantitistospeaktheEnglishlanguagefreelyineverydaylife.atatable23.16&&&&&&&&AforeigneroncegothungryandwentintoarestaurantinLondon.Hesatdown&&&&&&&&&&&&Whenthewaitercame,heopenedhismouth,puthisfingerswantedsomethingtoeatforhecouldnotspeakEnglish25.&&&&&&&&into24&&&&&&&&itandtookthemoutagaininordertoexpressthathe&&&&&&&&Thewaitersoonbroughtacupoftea.Themanshookhishead.Thewaiterthentookclearlyandfluently（流利地）28&&&&&&&&away26&&&&&&&&theteaandbroughtacupofunderstood.Finally&&&&&&&&coffee.Themanagainshookhishead.Themantriedagainandagain,buthewasn'tabletomakeanothermancamein.HespokeEnglishvegetablesonthetablebeforehim.Soyousee29amanoftengoeshungryifhedoesn'tmaster30aforeignlanguage.&&&&&&&&himself27&&&&&&&&.Inafewminutes,therewasalargeplateofmeatand&&&&&&&&**完形填空Mr.JohnsonwasaskingTom&&&&&&&&**完形填空Mr.Simpsonlikedtobeexact&&&&&&&&**完形填空Mr.Blackinahospital&&&&&&&&**完形填空MumuisaChineseboyMumuisaChineseboy.Butnowhe___is1__intheUK.Helivesand___eats2__withMrandMrsGreeninLondon.Theyareverynicetohim.Buttheylikedifferentfood.17&&&&&&&&&&&&Forbreakfast,MrandMrsGreenwouldlikemilk,eggsandsomevegetables,sometimestheyhavefruits.Mumuwouldlikemilkandeggs,buthewouldn'tlikevegetablesatthebreakfasttime.Lunchisatone___o'clock3___.MrandMrsGreenusuallyhavelargehamburgers.Mumudoesn'tlikethem.Hethinksthey're___bad4___.Hewouldlikesomerice.Afterthat,he'dlikesomefruits.___But5___MrandMrsGreenusuallyhaveafternoontea.Fordinner,MrandMrsGreenhavesoup,beef,vegetablesandfruit.Mumuwouldn'tlikeanybeef,he'dlikesomenoodles.&&&&木木是个中国男孩。但现在他在英国。他在伦敦和格林夫妇在一起生活。格林夫妇对他很好。但他们的饮食习惯不同。格林夫妇早饭喜欢喝牛奶、吃鸡蛋及一些蔬菜，有时他们也吃点水果。木木喜欢喝牛奶吃鸡蛋，但他早餐不喜欢吃蔬菜。午饭时间是一点。格林夫妇通常都吃个大汉堡。木木不喜欢吃汉堡。他认为汉堡不好。他喜欢吃米饭，吃完米饭吃些水果。但格林夫妇通常是喝下午茶。格林夫妇晚饭喝汤，吃牛肉，蔬菜及水果。木木不喜欢吃牛肉，他喜欢吃面条。&&&&&&&&N完形填空NewcomerstotheUnitedStates.NewcomerstotheUnitedStatesareoftensurprisedbytheschools.Americanschoolssometimesseemsodifferentfromschoolstheyknowin____other____partsoftheworld.Americaneducationisbasedonthe____idea__thatchildrenneedtolearntothink____for___themselves.Theschoolshouldbethe___place___wheretheylearntodothis.Inschool,childrenlearnthe“threeR’s”(Reading,WritingandArithmetic),historyandgovernment(oftencalledSocialStudies)andmanyothersubjects.Theyalsolearn___how___tobeindependent,howtomaketheirownjudgmentandhowtodeveloptheirownabilitiesandinterests.TheAmericanteacherdoesnot____want___thechildreninherclasstositwithhandfoldedquietlyandtosay__nothing__.Shewantsthemtolistenattentivelyandtoaskquestions.Sheknowsthatwhatchildrenlearnfrombooksis_important__.Shealsoknowsthat,itisnecessaryforthemtoknowhowtousethislearningfortheir___growth___anddevelopmentDuringOpenSchoolWeek,parentshavea___chance___toseehowAmericaneducationworks.完形填空NomancanchangetheweatherNomancanchangetheweather．Nobodycancontroltheweather．ifpeoplereadcorrectlythesignsaroundthem，Buttheycantell__21C(what)__thewillbelikethefollowingdayortwo．……22B(make)……23D(suchas)……24B(sign)……25A(air)……26D(on)……27A(that)……28B(weather)……Mostofthe__29A(above)__sayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheir__30C(eyes)__andbrainstomakeweatherforecasting．自测3：没有人能改变天气。没有人能控制天气。但是如果人们能正确地识别出天气信号，他们能说出在接下来的一到两天里是什么样的天气。完形填空NowadaysmostpeopledecidequiteearlyNowadaysmostpeopledecidequiteearlywhatkindofworktheywoulddo.WhenIwasatschool,wehadtochoosetostudy21whenwewerefifteen.Ichosescientificsubjects."Inthefuture22end23what&&&&&&&&,scientistswillearnalotofmoney,"myIdecidedthatIwouldneverbeascientist.&&&&&&&&parentssaid.ForthreeyearsItriedtolearnphysicsandchemistry,butintheItwasalongtimetolookforajob."Italked25aboutitwithmyfriendsFrankandLesley.&&&&&&&&before24ItoldmyparentsthatIwasn'thappyatschool.Somyfathersaid,"Well,thebestthingtodonowis&&&&&&&&Neither26&&&&&&&&ofthemcouldsuggestanything,butthey&&&&&&&&promisedthattheywouldasktheirfriends.Afewdayslater&&&&&&&&while27&&&&&&&&Iwasstillinbed,someonephoned,"IsthatMiss&&&&&&&&Jenkins?"aman'svoiceasked."IknowyourhobbyisphotographyandI'vegotajobthatmightinterestyouinmyclothesfactory.MynameisMr.Thomson."Idecidedtoseehim.IwassoexcitedthatIalmostforgotIarrivedabitearlyandwhenMr.ThomsoncameheaskedmeifItosay28goodbyetomymother.&&&&&&&&hadbeen29&&&&&&&&waitingalongtime.Ireplied,"No,notbut30amodel!&&&&&&&&long."Aftertalkingtomeforabout20minutesheofferedmeajob-notasaphotographer&&&&&&&&O&&&&&&&&18&&&&&&&&&&&&完形填空OnMay27,1995,OnMay27,1995,ourlifewassuddenlychanged.Ithappenedafewminutespastthree,__when__myhusband,Chris,fellfromhishorseasitjumpedoverafence.Chriswasparalyzed(瘫痪)fromthechestdown,“have-nots”.Orsowethought.Yetwhatwediscoveredlaterwereallthegiftsthatcameoutof___sharing___difficulties.Wecametolearnthatsomething___wonderful___couldhappeninadisaster.AllovertheworldpeoplecaredforChrissomuchthatlettersandpostcardspouredaeveryday.Bytheendofthethirdweekina__postal___centerinVirginia,about35,000piecesof____mail___hadbeenreceivedandsorted.As__afamily__-,weopenedletterafterletter.Theygaveuscomfortandbecameasourceofstrengthforus.Weusedthemtoencourageourselves.Iwouldgotothepileoflettersmarkedwith“Funny”ifweneededa___laugh___ortothe“Disabled”boxtofindadvicefrompeopleinwheelchairsoreveninbedlivinghappilyand___successfully___.Theseletters,werealized,hadtobeshared完形填空OnedaywhenJamiecamehomeOnedaywhenJamiecamehomeafterschool,hismotherhadonherworryface.Heknewshewasthinkingoftheweather“It’sbadoutthere.Blackcloudsarecomingfromthesea,”Jamiesaid.“Yes.I’mthinkingofthosefishingboatsatsea,”shesaid.Atthatmomentthelightswentout.Jamieandhismotherwereinthedark.Troublesalwayscomeinthrees.Ibroke“Thecoastlinewillbeinthedark,”Jamie’smothersaid.Shegotmoreworried.mybestglassesthismorning,andmysisterhasthecold.“Now,don’tworry,mum.They’reright.”They’resuretocomethroughthisallright.missthecove（海湾）inthedark.pulledhimselfuphandoverAndso___here___weofferoneofthemtoyou.unabletobreathenormally.Ashewasthrownfromhishorse,weenteredintoalifeofdisabilitywithlotsofunexpectedchallenges.Wewentfromthe“haves”tothe&&&&&&&&ButJamiereallyworriedaboutthosefishingboatshimself.Thefishingboatswould&&&&&&&&Jamietookflareandrushedintothewind.Therewasacliffbythesea.Hestartedtoclimb.Hehand.Atlasthereachedthetop.Hefailed&&&&&&&&threetimes.Onthefourthtryhefiredoffoneoftheflares.Itroseandcutintotheblackskyinbrightlight.&&&&&&&&Thenhesawanansweringflareupatsea.Jamiefiredofftwomore.Hesawanotheransweringflareup,thenanother,thenanother.Theansweringflaresfromthefishingboatsshowedtheywerenowhadpassedbytheentrancetothecovebutthenchangedcourseandsavethefishermenofthevillage.&&&&&&&&sailingintothecove.Theywerealmosthome.Jamiehelped&&&&&&&&**完形填空Ofallthethingsweeatanddrink&&&&&&&&**完形填空Onenight,athiefbrokeintoanoldman'shouseOnenight,athiefbrokeintoanoldman'shouse.Hemadeanoiseandwokeuptheoldmanandhiswife.Thehusbandtoldhiswifetobesilent,whilehesaidloudly,"Mydear,thesedaysthievesarecleverer.Iftheytakeofftheirclothesandputthemonthetable,thepeopleintheroomwillfallasleepandcan'twakeup."Whenthethief___heard3___this,hetookoffhisclothesatonceandwasreadytosetouttowork.Atthis___moment4___,thehusbandsuddenlyshoutedinaloudvoice:"Stopthief!Stopthief!"Thethiefwasveryfrightened.Heranawayasfastasbecouldand___left5___hisclothesonthetable.&&&&一天晚上，一个小偷闯入一位老人的房子。他发出的声响惊醒了老人夫妇。丈夫让妻子别出声，然后他大声说：““二手贩卖可耻，唯一扣扣四二四三二九”，亲爱的，这段日子小偷更聪明了。如果他们把衣服脱下来放桌子上，房间里的人就会睡着，醒不来。”小偷听到后就立即把衣服脱下来，正准备偷东西时，丈夫突然大声叫喊：“抓小偷，抓小偷！”。小偷很害怕，迅速逃离，并把衣服留在桌子&&&&&&&&19&&&&&&&&&&&&上。&&&&&&&&P完形填空PeopleusedtosayPeopleusedtosay,“Thehandthatrocks(摇)thecradle(摇篮)rulestheworld”and“Behindeverysuccessfulmanthere’sawoman.”Allthesesayingsmeanthesamething.Menruletheworld,buttheirmothersorwivesrulethem.Somewomenstill___like____makingtheirhusbandsandsonssuccessful.Butsomewomenwantmorefor___themselves___.Theywantgood___jobs___.Whentheywork,theywantgood___pay___.Theywanttobeassuccessfulasmen.Today,thebestjobsare__always___giventomen.Evenwhenwomendothesamework,theyareoftenpaid___lessthan___men.Womenwantthesethingschanged.Thewomen’sliberationmovementwasstartedbywomenwhodidn’twanttostandbehindsuccessfulmen.Theywantedtostand____beside___men,withthesamechanceforsuccess.Themovementisquitenew,andmanyAmericanwomendonotagreewith___its____purpose.完形填空ParisisthecapitalofFrance.ItisalsooneofParisisthecapitalofFrance.Itisalsooneofthe___21B(mostfamous)____citiesintheworld．……22C(allover)……23D(Educational)……24A(1ie)……25A(islocated)……26C(ontopof)……27D(suchas)……28B(mustbe)……29A(called)……is__30D(where)____NotreDameislocated.TodayaroundeightmillionpeopleliveinParis.自测19：巴黎是法国的首都。它也是世界上最重要的城市之一。塞纳河、白色教堂SacreCoeur、巴黎圣母院完形填空Paris,whichisthecapitaloftheEuropenationParis,whichisthecapitaloftheEuropenationofFrance,isoneofthemostbeautifulandmostfamouscitiesintheworld.&&&&巴黎，这是欧洲国家法国的首都，是世界上最美丽和最有名的城市之一。&&&&&&&&ParisiscalledtheCityofLight.Itisalsoaninternationalfashioncenter.WhatstylishwomenarewearinginPariswillbewornbywomenoverall_theworld.Parisisalsoafamousworldcenterofeducation.Forinstance,itistheheadquartersofUNESCO.&&&&巴黎被称为“城市之光”。也是国际时尚中心。在巴黎时髦女子身上穿着的将会会被全世界妇女所穿。巴黎也是世界著名的教育中心。例如，它是联合国教科文组织的总部。&&&&&&&&TheSeineRiverdividesthecityintotwoparts.Thirstytwobridgecrossthisscenicriver.TheoldestandperhapsmostwellknownisthePontNeuf.__which__wasbuiltinthesixteencentury.TheSorbonne,afamousuniversityislocatedontheLeftBankoftheriver.&&&&塞纳河将城市一分为二。三十二座桥穿过这风景河。最古老和最有名的是新桥。这是建立在十六世纪。索邦大学，一所著名的大学坐落在河的左岸。&&&&&&&&TherearemanyotherfamousplacesinParis,&&&&&&&&suchas&&&&&&&&thefamousmuseumtheLouveraswellasthecathedrlofNotre&&&&&&&&Dame.However,themostfamouslandmarkinthiscitymustbetheEiffelTow