阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Magic Touch
From my hotel room window，I could see a large advertisement board with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.
I absent-mindedly turned the 1. (page) of the phone book and came across a city map. Drinking my iced coffee I ran my fingers along the streets 2. the hotel to the opera hall. Not more 3. a half-hour walk, I thought.
I looked 4. (quick) at the clock, "The show starts in one hour; plenty of time! I drank the rest of my coffee and went to take a shower. Soon after, I was on my way to the show, 5. (carry) a fancy black handbag and a happy smile.
The hall was dark when I came in; the show was about 6. (begin). I made my way backstage just 7. the great magician was putting on his top hat.
“Daddy, I'm so glad to see you,” I 8. (whisper), I'm in town for the writer’s class, but I just couldn’t miss your show.” I gave him a quick hug and went back into the seating area，leaving him with a 9. (surprise) smile. I settled down in the darkness, and the curtains opened.
Magically, that show remains the Great Jason's best 10. (perform) to this day.
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I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg last night, a distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I was clinching (紧握）my fists with impatience.
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with the traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I approached the light, it turned red and I braked to stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.
I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being arrested，because there were obviously no police around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it.
Much later that night, the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it's part of an agreement we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it's an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we don't go through red lights.
It's amazing that we ever trust each other to do the right thing, isn't it? And we do, too. Trust is our first tendency. We have to make a deliberate decision to mistrust someone or to be suspicious or skeptical. Those attitudes don't come naturally to us.
It's a very good thing too，because the whole structure of our society depends on mutual trust, not distrust. This whole thing around us would fall apart if we didn't trust each other most of the time. We do what we say we'll do; we show up when we say we'11 show up;we deliver when we say we'll deliver;and we pay when we say we'11 pay. We trust each other in these matters, and when we don't do what we've promised, it's far from the normal. It happens often that we don't act in good faith and in a trustworthy manner, but we still consider it unusual, and we're angry or disappointed with those badly-behaved people. Anyway I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
1.Why did the author feel impatient while driving?
A. Because he had already driven for a long time.
B. Because it was too far away from his destination.
C. Because he could not overpass a truck on a narrow road.
D. Because something urgent happened in his family.
2.The author stopped at the traffic light because ________.
A. there were passers-by crossing the road
B. some policemen were on duty just at that point
C. there was potential danger
D. the trust between people influenced the author
3.What would happen if people didn't trust each other in most cases?
A. The social system would be thrown into disorder.
B. All the things would run normally.
C. The social traditions would be abandoned.
D. Strict rules and laws would be made.
4.What is the theme of the passage?
A. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
B. Mutual Trust is the best policy.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. Among the blind the one-eyed is the king.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Sometimes your friends start to talk about a new video game or a new app they have downloaded. It sounds pretty cool, and your friends really seem to like it. You become so 1. (interest) in it that you want to buy it too. Has this ever happened to you?
In the US and in places around the world, there is a similar feeling of wanting the 2. (new), greatest tech gadgets (小玩意). There is a big 3. (attract) to getting the latest technology even though people may not need it. But why is this?
As to(关于) these technologies, there’s 4. initial （最初的） excitement that 5. (get) people’s attention, according to Richard Larson, a director at MIT, US. If there’s a big group of people 6. want these things, you want to be a part of the excitement too.
One of the major US 7. (company) that really take advantage of this is Apple. It comes out with a new iPhone with very small changes every year. But people still flock (涌入) to the stores even if they have just bought the previous phone.
However, 8. （buy）these things may not always be the best choice. You could be buying things that you don’t really need and 9. (spend) too much money just for the right to show it off to your friends.
Not only that, but our need to always be on your phones or playing video games takes 10. a lot of time in our lives. So is this excitement over technology a good or a bad thing?
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John Smith was a very handsome young man but he was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr. Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age I was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr. Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything. “When you told me to earn some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $2,500?”
1.Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.
A. he liked listening to the radio
B. he had a big family to support
C. he spent a lot of time writing letters
D. he didn’t do the jobs well
2.Why was Johnny fined $ 250?
A. Because he was lazy.
B. Because he was out of work.
C. Because he cheated the people.
D. Because he didn’t pay for his new suit.
3.What would probably happen at last?
A. Johnny would get $2,500 from the newspaper.
B. The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny.
C. Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper.
D. Johnny would become a newspaper reporter.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner.
B. What’s Johnny’s secret.
C. What did the policeman want Johnny to do.
D. How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back.
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In the early 1980s, one of our neighbors asked my mom if she would make a few gift baskets for her to give as gifts for the holidays. My mom agreed and news of the unique gift baskets my mum was making spread like wildfire throughout the neighborhood. My mum was busy throughout the holiday season, so she asked a friend to help her. When the orders continued after the holiday season for baby gifts, birthday gifts and more, it occurred to them that maybe this job could be turned into a business and they did it.
My mum went into her business because she had a creative idea. She got orders and filled orders. But there was no purpose and no real strategy(策略). In 1991, my mum' s partner got into financial trouble and there was not enough money to support either my mum or her partner.
So if you are led by your creativity or enthusiasm, make sure you ask yourself what you want out of your business. If you don't set goals, how will you know what direction to go in? Do you want to create jobs and growth in the economy? Are you looking for a hobby? You can't keep scores if you don' t know what game you are playing.
After my mom's partner gave up, she had to abandon(抛弃) her business to support herself. She swore（发誓）she would run a business again and do it differently the next time. However, there wasn't a "next time" for her. She passed away just after her 51st birthday. She never had someone tell her how important having a goal was. She never had an opportunity to be everything that she could be.
There are no right or wrong goals, only the ones that matter to you. Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever that may mean to you.
1.The author's mum started her own business after she ________.
A. got continuous orders with her friend
B. cooperated with one of her neighbors
C. advertised her products in the neighborhood
D. designed unique gift baskets for the holidays
2.Which of the following can best describe the author' s mum?
A. Ambitious.B. Imaginative.C. Poor.D. Innocent(天真的).
3.After the author' s mum failed in her business, she _________.
A. hoped to restart it after her 51st birthday
B. wanted to find a different partner
C. reflected on her failure
D. didn' t work any more
4.The author writes the text to stress the importance of _________.
A. creativityB. opportunitiesC. goalsD. partners
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Suddenly another thought went through Kate’s mind like an electric shock. An express train was due to go past about thirty minutes later. If it were not stopped, that long train, full of passengers, would fall into the stream. “Someone must go to the station and warn the station-master，” Kate thought. But who was to go? She would have to go herself. There was no one else.
In wind and rain she started on her difficult way. Soon she was at the bridge that crossed the Des Moines River, a bridge also built of wood, just like the bridge across Honey Creek. The storm had not washed this away, but there was no footpath across it. She would have to cross it by stepping from sleeper (枕木) to sleeper. With great care she began the dangerous crossing, sometimes on her hands and knees, hardly daring to look down between the sleepers into the wild flood waters below. If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.
At last — she never knew how long it had taken her — she felt solid ground under her feet. But there was no time to rest. She still had to run more than half a mile and had only a few minutes left. Unless she reached the station before the express did, many, many lives would be lost.
She did reach the station just as the train came into sight. Fortunately the station-master was standing outside. “The bridge is down! Stop the train! Oh, please stop it!” Kate shouted breathlessly.
The station-master went pale. He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light. He waved the red light as the train came into the station. It was not a second too early.
1.What did Kate decide to do?
A. Stop the express train.
B. Check the signal light.
C. Meet the passengers.
D. Visit the station-master
2.Which of the following words best describes Kate’s journey?
A. Fruitless.B. Boring.C. Well-planned.D. Risky.
3.Why did the station-master turn pale?
A. He suddenly fell ill.
B. He realized the danger.
C- He discovered his mistake.
D. He became over-excited.
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Often a nickname is a shortened form of a person's name, and it can also be a descriptive name for a place or a thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help build up an identity, spread pride among citizens and build their unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means "the angels" in Spanish.
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.
The American movie and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is perfect without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there. Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
On the whole, Los Angeles is growing attractive just for its rich nicknames.
1.Choose the one that isn’t the function of a nickname of a place.
A. Uniting surrounding cities.
B. Entertainment.
C. Bringing pride to the locals.
D. Establishing characteristics.
2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined sentence?
A. Seeing the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside means you've been really to Los Angeles.
B. Not seeing the word "Hollywood" on a hillside means you haven't been to Los Angeles.
C. If you visit Los Angeles you should first pay a visit to "Hollywood" s on a hillside.
D. Your trip to Los Angeles is not complete if you miss the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside.
3.What’s the number of the nicknames given to Los Angeles?
A. 5.B. 4.C. 7.D. 6.
4.According to the passage, the true statement is “________”.
A. Los Angeles was built after the Italian city of Venice
B. Hollywood alone adds fame to Los Angeles
C. Los Angeles is most famous for its nicknames
D. All the nicknames increase the charm of Los Angeles
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As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this ________ at work in people of all ________. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about ________ with their new toys. But their ________ soon wears off and by January those ________ toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of ________ stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument(纪念碑) to someone’s ________ interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child ________ bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the ________ of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents(青少年) enter high school with great ________ but are soon looking forward to ________. The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many ________, who now complain about the long drives to work, ________ drove for hours at a time when they first ________ their driver’s licenses? Before people retire, they usually ________ to do a lot of ________ things, which they never had ________ to do while working. But ________ after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes(消遣) become as boring as the jobs they ________. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new ________.
1.A. principleB. habitC. wayD. power
2.A. partiesB. racesC. countriesD. ages
3.A. workingB. livingC. playingD. going
4.A. confidence B. interestC. anxietyD. sorrow
5.A. sameB. extraC. funnyD. expensive
6.A. well-organizedB. colorfully-printed
C. half-filledD. newly-collected
7.A. broadB. passingC. differentD. main
8.A. silentlyB. impatientlyC. worriedlyD. gladly
9.A. promiseB. burdenC. rightD. game
10.A. courageB. calmnessC. confusionD. excitement
11.A. graduationB. independence
C. responsibilityD. success
12.A. childrenB. studentsC. adultsD. retirees
13.A. carefullyB. eagerlyC. nervouslyD. bravely
14.A. requiredB. gainedC. noticedD. discovered
15.A. needB. learnC. planD. start
16.A. greatB. strangeC. difficultD. correct
17.A. timeB. moneyC. skillsD. knowledge
18.A. onlyB. wellC. evenD. soon
19.A. lostB. choseC. leftD. began
20.A. petsB. toysC. friendsD. colleagues
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—Have you ever been to Shanghai Expo Garden? —No. It is the first time that I ________to China.
A．come B．have come C．am coming D．came
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