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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Starbucks coffee shops can be found all over America and in more than thirty countries around the world．Many people think they are great places to 　　1　　 a hot cup of coffee or tea．But others 　　2　　 the company．

　　If you are in any major city in America, the chances are 　　3　　 that you are not far from a Starbucks．　　4　　, you might be very close to several of these coffee shops．The company 　　5　　 in the West Coast city of Seattle, Washington, in 1971．Starbucks was 　　6　　 after a character in the famous American novel Moby-Dick 　　7　　 Herman Melville．Today, there are more than 12,000 Starbucks around the world．Sales in 2006 were almost eight billion dollars．

　　Starbucks 　　8　　 more than just plain coffee．It started a whole coffee 　　9　　 with its own 　　10　　 language and coffee workers called“baristas”．It sells many kinds of hot and cold coffee drinks, like White Chocolate Mocha and Frappuccino．It also sells music albums, coffee makers, food, and 　　11　　 books．But 　　12　　, it sells the 　　13　　 of being a warm and friendly place for people to sit, read or talk．

　　Starbucks is a great Success story．Buyers are 　　14　　 to pay as much as five dollars for a coffee drink Many people say they go to Starbucks because they can depend on it to have 　　15　　 what they want and it is nearby．Some say Starbucks has helped to 　　16　　 people about the knowledge of coffee from many countries．

　　　　17　　, some people do not like the company's aggressive expansion．Owners of independent coffee stores cannot 　　18　　 with Starbucks．Some small coffee sellers even took the company to court, 　　19　　 that Starbucks controls the 　　20　　 and forces out competition．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mary Kimble-smith was an ordinary 12-year-old girl; ordinary, that is, in every way except one．She suddenly started to walk in her 　　1　　．No one knew why this happened．The best guess seems to be that it represents 　　2　　：the sleep-walker is worried．This feeling normally remains under control during 　　3　　 hours, but at night, when the mind is in a more passive mode, it 　　4　　 to the surface and shows itself in the form of physical movement．

　　At first, her family 　　5　　 help from just about every doctor they could find．But none of them were able to suggest a means by which she could be 　　6　　．Then her parents were frightened, and they tried to wake her up．In fact, the general advice is that we should not wake a sleepwalker．To wake a person and bring them to a sudden 　　7　　 that they are not where they thought they were could 　　8　　 the feelings of anxiety and perhaps even reinforce the habit．

　　Most sleepwalkers at last stop without any warning-they just 　　9　　 do it again．In Mary's case though, she 　　10　　 sleep-walking soon after her twelfth birthday and was still doing it the day before she died in 1989, at the age of 93．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　We walked so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book．Mum 　　1　　 to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to have a 　　2　　．While I watched, mouth 　　3　　 in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to 　　4　　．She walked 　　5　　 to the small room by the lift and 　　6　　 a wet mop．She pushed the mop 　　7　　 the desk and as the nurse looked up, mum nodded and said,“Very 　　8　　 floors．”

　　“Yes．I'm glad they've finally decided to 　　9　　 them．”The nurse said．She looked at mum 　　10　　 and said,“But aren't you working late?”

　　Mum just pushed harder, 　　11　　 swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther 　　12　　 the hall．I watched 　　13　　 I couldn't see her and the nurse had turned back to write in the big 　　14　　．

　　After a long time mum came back．Her eyes were 　　15　　．She rapidly put the mop back and took my hand．As we turned to go out of the door, mum nodded politely to the nurse and said,“Thank you．”

　　　　16　　, mum told me：“Dagmar is fine．No fever．”

　　“You saw her, mum?”

　　“　　17　　．I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not 　　18　　 us until tomorrow．Dad will stop 　　19　　 as well．It's fine hospital．But such floors!A mop is no good．You need a 　　20　　．”

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阅读下面的短文，然后从文章后面所给的各个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使文章内容通顺、正确

　　About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall．Obviously the teacher wasn't very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left．During the exam he was so 　　1　　going around the room making sure that nobody 　　2　　．He asked the students to pile the 　　3　　tests on the huge desk．This made for quite a mess．

　　　　4　　, everyone needed a fairly good grade．Many students did poorly when 　　5　　．

　　One of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said“　　6　　 down and check up your exam sheets．”

　　Five 　　7　　 turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty… almost an hour 　　8　　 the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil, gathered up his work, and headed to the front to 　　9　　 his final．The whole time, the professor sat there, 　　10　　 waiting for the student to complete．

　　“What do you think you are doing?”It was clear that the professor had 　　11　　 only to give the student a 　　12　　 time．

　　“Turning in my exam,”replied the student confidently．

　　“I'm afraid I have some bad 　　13　　 for you,”the professor gloated(幸灾乐祸),“Your 　　14　　 is an hour late．You've FAILED it．And I'll see you next term when you 　　15　　 my course．”

　　The student smiled slyly(狡诈地)　　16　　 asked the professor,“Do you know who I am?”

　　“No,”cried out the professor 　　17　　．

　　The student 　　18　　 the professor right in the eyes and said slowly,“I didn't think so,”so he lifted up one of the 　　19　　 half way, put his test neatly into the center of the pile, let the pile fall 　　20　　 his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall．

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company in the city of Chicago．Her father began the company in the 1960's．He died three years ago．Now, the company belongs to Susan．

　　Susan, 　　1　　, did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company．She just finished the college．

　　The employees became 　　2　　 concerned during Susan's first months 　　3　　 the job．Mr Cleveland had been a 　　4　　 leader．But Susan permitted 　　5　　 employees to make their own 　　6　　．One employee said,“Old Mr．Cleveland 　　7　　 told us what to do．He kept people on a short leash．　　8　　 the company did well．”What does a“short leash”mean?A leash is a kind of rope．We use a leash 　　9　　 our pet dogs．The leash keeps the dog from 　　10　　 away 　　11　　 getting into trouble．

　　Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her 　　12　　 close control．The person can't make many decisions for himself or herself．Miss Cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash．　　13　　, she encourages them to get 　　14　　 ways to do business．For example, her secretary proposed an idea．She said the company should 　　15　　 a sum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school 　　16　　 the factory．The winner could used the prize money to study at a university．Miss Cleveland 　　17　　 the idea．After the prize was announced, 　　18　　 who lived in the area of the factory began to buy 　　19　　 of the company's candy．Local newspapers wrote about the competition．Business 　　20　　．

　　Ms Cleveland made her secretary the company's first Director of Public Relations．The former secretary was very pleased．

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中选出最佳选项。

　　On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus．“Don't 　　1　　 her,”Lauren said, who sat beside me．“Or they will make fun of you．”

　　Amy had many 　　2　　 differences－lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her．Her eyes weren't straight．Her glasses were an inch thick．And she had really ugly teeth．

　　Every day 　　3　　 we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults(侮辱)at Amy．“God, what a(n)　　4　　 face!Stop looking at me!”“Mr．Rolland(the driver)!Amy took off her 　　5　　, and now her eyes are 　　6　　 me!Make her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I'd fit in(合群)．　　7　　, I didn't want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy．

　　But while I was insulting her, my heart 　　8　　 for the girl．I could see that the insults were making her look 　　9　　, because she was so ashamed(羞愧)and alone．Then I wanted to 　　10　　 her．I just didn't know how to stop my schoolmates 　　11　　 the night of our class roller-skating party．

　　Our whole class was there, including Amy．Amy didn't know how to 　　12　　, but I could see how much she wanted to 　　13　　 like the rest of us．So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink(溜冰场)．She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in 　　14　　．

　　On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me 　　15　　 together, 　　16　　 nobody insulted her or me．And they didn't do that for the rest of the year．

　　After graduation, I never 　　17　　 Amy again．However, I never forget her and I've always 　　18　　 if I changed her life for the better．But I know for sure she changed my 　　19　　．After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress(给……留下印象)people by trying to 　　20　　 like them．I became myself．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I am Ali．I have always believed in myself．My parents taught me to be ________1 and that I could be the best at anything．I ________2 challenging my neighborhood boys to see who could jump the highest and run the fastest．Of course I knew when I made the ________3 that I would win．I never even ________4 losing．

　　I started my boxing(拳击)________5 when I was 12．In high school I boasted(自夸)________6, if not daily, that one day I was ________7 to be the champion of the world．As part of my training, I would run down the street．I would rush in and out of shops to ________8 them I was training for the Olympics and that I was going to ________9 a gold medal．I never thought of failing．I only thought of the glory I was going to ________10 when I won．When I said I was going to be the“Greatest of All Time．”I ________11 myself．And I still do．

　　But I didn't know that my will would be ________12 when I retired．In 1984, I had Parkinson's disease．But my confidence and will to continue to live will ________13 be defeated．(打败)．

　　In 1996, I was asked to ________14 the cauldron(圣火)at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta．Of course my answer was ________15．I never thought that the disease would be a problem．

　　When the ________16 came for me to light the cauldron, I realized I had the ________17 of the world on me．Then I heard an extremely loud ________18．I was reminded of my 1960 Olympic experience in Rome, ________19 I won the gold medal．I remember those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta and ________20 that I had come full circle．Nothing in life has defeated me．I am still“The Greatest”．

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　　I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door．A man was 　　1　　 there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some 　　2　　 to cook it in．I couldn't 　　3　　 it．My dad demanded, “Who are you?Where are you from?”

　　The stranger announced, “I'm here because a friend of yours knows you're in need and that you wouldn't accept 　　4　　 help, but I've still brought this for you．Have a great Thanksgiving．”

　　My father said, “No, no, we 　　5　　 accept this．” The stranger replied “You don't have 　　6　　”, closed the door and left．

　　Obviously that experience had a profound impact(深刻影响)on my life．I 　　7　　 myself that someday I would do well enough financially(财政的)　　8　　 I could do the same thing for other people．By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual(习惯)．I would go out 　　9　　 and buy enough food for one or two 　　10　　．Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the 　　11　　 neighborhood and just knock on a 　　12　　．I always 　　13　　 a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience 　　14　　 a kid．The note said, “All that I ask for 　　15　　 is that you take good enough care of 　　16　　 so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else．” I have got more 　　17　　 from this annual ritual than that I've ever gained．

　　Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving．She was sad because we were not with our family．　　18　　 she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were 　　19　　 in a hotel room．When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited．

　　We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂)and the smell of urine(尿)．It was both an 　　20　　 realization for the people living this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference．

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　　When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything．I didn't understand and wondered why 　　1　　 had such a big influence 　　2　　 a person．I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now, 　　3　　 I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel 　　4　　 to express my own opinion on this saying．I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences．There are still many things waiting for me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice．

　　I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better 　　5　　 yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world．” I was shocked．It made me think about 　　6　　 itself．There are so many things around us that 　　7　　 our will．We can't force life to follow our wishes．The earth won't stop turning no matter whether we 　　8　　 it or not．What we can do is just to make 　　9　　 suit the world．I think we should learn to accept 　　10　　 life gives us, no matter whether it's the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy．

　　The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite．I'm deeply moved by this beautiful song．I always try to 　　11　　 every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see that I don't catch most of the pleasant moments．It is more likely that they slip by(流逝)and leave you 　　12　　 regretful．I realize that I'm not just living for myself and that there are others I should 　　13　　 such as my parents, friends, and so on．They all pay attention to my growing up, 　　14　　 it's just a little progress．

　　Everyone has his or her own 　　15　　 towards life, positive or negative．It doesn't matter, I think．There is one rule that should be obeyed and that's to make this world better．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　There is a story told about how Neil set about winning over one particular boy．The boy was always causing trouble and clearly regarded all teachers 　　1　　 a hostile eye．On one occasion, Neil, out taking a 　　2　　, had just rounded a corner when he came across the boy playing on his own．The boy, not noticing he was no longer 　　3　　, picked up a stone and threw it through one of the school windows．Turning, he saw Neil．Instead of finding himself 　　4　　 at angrily as he expected, the boy was 　　5　　 to see Neil bend down, pick up a stone and hurl it at another window．The boy had to 　　6　　 to get the window repaired, so did Neil．　　7　　 he thought this a small price to pay for 　　8　　 a bond between himself and the boy, whose 　　9　　 improved afterwards．

　　Neil was a remarkable character who knew just when to be 　　10　　 and just when to adopt a lighter touch when handling children．Not everyone is so 　　11　　．Willie Russell, the 　　12　　, likes to talk about the time when he had freshly 　　13　　 from teacher training college and had just begun to work as a teacher．On his first day at the school he was left to do playground duty on his own, rather a(n)　　14　　 experience for one so new to the job．Surrounded by children at morning break, he turned to see one of the children throwing a stone at a school window．When the boy saw that he had been 　　15　　 by a teacher, his face fell．　　16　　 for this boy, Russell remembered the story about Neil．Stooping down he picked up a stone and propelled(投掷)it through another window．Turning to smile proudly at the boy his satisfaction was suddenly shattered by the sound of dozens of windows being 　　17　　 by flying stones．

　　Unfortunately he had failed to take into account the difference between his 　　18　　 and the one which Neil had faced, namely that he and the boy were not alone．It was at this point in his career that Russell decided that perhaps he was not quite cut out to be a teacher．Deciding after this that he was not suited to teaching he left to 　　19　　 playwriting．Most of his plays are very imaginative and 　　20　　．A bit like this story, in fact．