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请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was caught in the war and put to prison.I was sure that I was to be killed,I became terribly nervous.I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes(香烟),which had 36__ their search.I found one and because of my 37 hands,I could only get it to my lips.But I had no 38 .
I looked 39 the bars(铁栏)at my jailer(狱警).He did not make eye contact with me.I called out to him,“Have you got a light?” He looked at me,and came over to 40 my cigarette.
As he came close and lit the match,his eyes met with mine.At that moment,I smiled I don't know 41 I did that,Perhaps it was 42 ,perhaps it was because,when you get very close,one to another,it is very hard not to 43 .In any case,I smiled.It was 44 a spark(火花)jumped across the distance between our two hearts.I know he didn't want to,but my smile jumped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips.He lit my cigarette but stayed near,looking at me 45_ in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him,now 46 of him as a person and not just a jailer.And his looking at me seemed to have a new 47 ,too.“Do you have kids?” he asked.
“Yes,here,here.”I took out my wallet and nervously searched for the pictures of my family.He, too,took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his 48 and hopes for them.My eyes were filled with 49 .w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mI said that I feared that I'd never see my family again,never have the chance to see them grow up.Tears came to his eyes,too.
Suddenly, 50 ,he unlocked my cell(牢房)and silently led me out.Out of the prison,quietly and by 51 routes,out of the town.There,at the edge of town,he set me 52 .And without another word,he turned back toward the town.
My life was 53 by a smile.
Yes, the smile—the unaffected,unplanned,natural connection between people.I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could 54 each other,we wouldn’t be enemies.We couldn’t have 55 or envy or fear.
( )36.A. avoided B.escaped C.followed D.prevented
( )37.A.interacting B.trying C.shaking D.upsetting
( )38.A.energy B.strength C.daylight D.matches
( )39.A.over B.through C.below D.above
( )40.A.1ight B.smoke C.accept D.operate
( )41.A.when B.where C.why D.how
( )42.A.embarrassment B.confidence C.disappointment D.nervousness
( )43.A.smile B.smoke C.call D.glare
( )44.A.as though B.even though C.if only D.what if
( )45.A.deliberately B.thankfully C.directly D.immediately
( )46.A.certain B.aware C.tired D.careful
( )47.A.motivation B.belief C.response D.meaning
( )48.A.plans B.procedure C.accomplishment D.concern
( )49.A.admiration B.shame C.tears D.ambition
( )50.A.without difficulty B.without another word C.with reason D.with safety
( )51.A.1eft B.front C.back D.right
( )52.A.out B.up C.off D.free
( )53.A.saved B.inspired C.delivered D.approached
( )54.A.realise B.adapt C.comfort D.recognize
( )55.A.love B.sympathy C.hatred D.worry
Many young people in America go to camps when they are out of school during the summer. They are offered a chance to explore different things: nature, sports, music, technology ——even business and economy.
One such program for high school students in the Pacific Northwest is called Washington Business Week. The program began in 1975. Officials say forty-five thousand people have attended Washington Business Week. Other states now have similar camps.
Washington Business Week describes itself as a way to learn more about how to plan for the future in an ever-changing economy. Students form an executive(行政的) management (管理) team. They lead an imaginary company to financial success.
The camp is held at three colleges in Washington State. The high school students live in the college housing. The cost of the camp is almost three hundred dollars, but families can receive financial assistance(援助).
Some business camps are free. These are for students from poor areas. The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship(企业家)(NFTE) is an organization based in New York City that supports such camps. It has programs around the United States and its Web site lists international partners in China, Tanzania and a few other countries. NFTE says it has served more than one hundred thousand young people since 1987.
Among other business camps is Camp C.E.O.. C.E.O is an chief executive officer. And this camp is for girls only. Camp C.E.O. is supported by the Girl Scouts of America and takes place for one week each summer.
The camp took place last month in Tennessee. The girls worked with successful businesswomen
from different industries. The girls learned how to build a business and develop an idea into a product. And, we imagine, they also had some fun.
【小题1】 In Washington Business Week, students successfully run a company_______.
A.that they are working in | B.that belongs to the American government |
C.that does not actually exist | D.that was once shut down |
A.It offers financial help to all students. |
B.It has programs in America and some other countries. |
C.It was organized by many rich New Yorkers. |
D.One of its aims is to train students to be business managers. |
A.The Americans are good at enjoying their lives in many camps. |
B.The young Americans are living a happy life in camps. |
C.The Americans pay attention to developing the students’ abilities. |
D.It is easier to organize business camps in America than other countries. |
The teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child. She 20 all her pupils to have one, and sometimes, arranged for their parents to come and 21 the work they had done as a result.
One Friday morning the teacher told the class that 22 of them who had a hobby could 23 a holiday that afternoon to get things they had 24 as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon.
So on Friday afternoon, 25 those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual lessons, the 26 ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on 27 that they returned before five o’clock to bring what they were going to 28 . When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was 29 to see that Tommy was not there. He was the laziest boy in the class, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a 30 collection of butterflies in glass cases. 31 his teacher had admired them
and helped him to arrange them on a table in the 32 , she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to 33 . “What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must 34 here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s 35 the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know they are coming then,” answered Tommy, “and I will 36 them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are 37 .”
“But what has it got to do 38 your big brother?” asked the teacher. “Aren’t the butterflies yours?” “No,” answered Tommy. “They belong to him.” “But Tommy, you are 39 to show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s!” said the teacher. “I know that,” answered Tommy. “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”
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In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition(试镜)for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn’t perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. Susan was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub.
Susan suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Susan put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother, Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan’s possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain’s Got Talent. We used to watch it together,” Susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”
In 1999, Susan used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo(样本唱片)tape, which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Susan began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’Neil.
In 2007, her mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn’t come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone”. She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, O’Neil urged her to try out for Britain’s Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Susan auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I Dreamed A Dream, a hit song from the musical Les Miserables(《悲惨世界》), in the first round of the show, which was aired on April 11, 2009.
The 47-year-old Scottish woman's plain looks provided a sharp contrast(对比)to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies.
【小题1】Bridget Boyle’s attitude towards her daughter’s musical talent can be described as ___.
A.critical | B.doubtful | C.indifferent | D.confident |
A.was slightly discouraged by her voice coac | B.entered Britain’s Got Talent to prove her ability |
C.decided to give up her singing career | D.was deeply affected by her mother’s death |
A.Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. | B.Her audition for My Kind of People failed. |
C.She has never stopped singing since 1995. | D.She was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent. |
A.Susan Boyle was convinced by her brother that her plain looks were disadvantageous to her success |
B.It was at the age of forty that Susan Boyle established a student-teacher relationship with O’Neil. |
C.Susan Boyle was so struck by her father’s death that she shut herself out from the neighborhood. |
D.The online views of Les Miserables numbered over 40 million within a week in 2009. |
A.tell us how Susan’s dream come true | B.let us know more about Susan’s personal life |
C.show how Susan was influenced by her family | D.explain how to enter and win a talent show |
As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.
Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs (郊区), leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it has been worthy of. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.”
Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”
1.What do the first two paragraphs tell us?
A. People seldom work long hours to make money.
B. People hardly buy more things than necessary.
C. People are sure everything they own is in the right place.
D. People realize there is more to life than just making money.
2. When Daniel was a reporter he _____.
A. lived in central London B. disliked his job
C. missed his children D. was well paid
3. Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm _____.
A. was easy to organize B. has improved family life
C. was extremely expensive D. has been a total success
4. What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Child-caring. B. Liz’s advice. C. Downshifting. D. Liz’s job.
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