“Today is the day I start the big diet （节食）,” I told my wife as I raised my hand and   1  , “No chocolate today!”

“Oh, has the hospital gift shop   2   selling it?” she asked.

“No,” I said. “I’ll just have to   3   my strong determination.”

But when I arrived at the hospital, my little friend Benton has been there   4  . I knew my promise would   5   disappear. Because if Benton had things his way, I’d always be eating a piece of candy from the  6   bag he often shared with me.

Benton was an eight – year – old boy who was  7   because of a kind of cancer, which cause him to live in the darkness, when he was fifteen  8   old. For the next twenty – six months, he was in and out of our hospital. For nearly four years, it seemed   9   Benton could beat the disease, until one Friday afternoon in April 2009, when he  10  a headache and lost   11   on his right side. His mom   11  him to the hospital.

Over the next several months, Benton came to our   13   many more times. Each time he came, we   14   say hello, while Benton answered the   15   by holding out a candy from his bag.

So, on that first day of my diet, I went to his room and found Benton lying in his bed, his eyes   16   but not looking into this world.

“We brought his candy bag with us. Would you like to have some?” his mother asked.

Without thinking of my diet, I   17   into the bag and pulled out the first piece my fingers touched. It was my favorite as if Benton had saved one last piece   18   me. At home that evening, I answered a phone about Benton’s   19  . As I   20   it up, I opened the candy and ate it.

1．A．shouted                 B．answered             C．stated                  D．promised

2．A．stopped                 B．continued            C．kept                    D．tried

3．A．base on                 B．depend on            C．insist on              D．keep on

4．A．one                       B．yet                      C．again                   D．early

5．A．suddenly               B．quickly                C．quietly                 D．shortly

6．A．bottomless            B．countless             C．endless                D．belt less

7．A．ill                         B．injured                 C．deaf                    D．blind

8．A．years                    B．seasons               C．months               D．days

9．A．even though          B．as though            C．if only                 D．as with

10．A．found                  B．developed            C．managed             D．provided

11．A．movement           B．touch                  C．motion                D．sight

12．A．hurried                B．brought               C．rushed                D．carried

13．A．home                  B．room                   C．office                  D．hospital

14．A．would                 B．could                  C．should                 D．must

15．A．meeting               B．greeting               C．encouraging         D．praising

16．A．closed                 B．glimpsed              C．glared                 D．opened

17．A．ran                     B．touched               C．reached               D．felt

18．A．at                       B．for                      C．with                    D．on

19．A．illness                 B．blindness             C．death                  D．sadness

20．A．put                     B．hung                   C．set                      D．gave

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　　Do you know the history of the use of cosmetics（化妆品）? Probably when 1 first painted their faces, many thousand years ago, it was for the purpose of 2 their enemies in war. But there are records of women in Egypt 3 cosmetics more than four thousand years ago. These women not only painted their eyebrows, they also added a thick dark line under 4 , and had different kinds of 5 for different seasons of the 6 .

　　Women in ancient Rome used cosmetics, too. 7 used Egyptian KOHL for darkening the eyelids, powdered chalk for whitening the skin, and a red colouring matter for the cheeks. 8 rich Roman lady spent many hours over her dressing, arranging the hair and putting on make-up, 9 by a crowd of young slaves of many nationalities. The Roman writer Oind 10 a book on cosmetics, which gives a description of what we now call a face-pack, made 11 flour, eggs and other materials. The use of this, he says, will make the face smoother and brighter than a mirror.

　　In 12 , it was the custom, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, for all ladies of fashion to paint 13 faces and to blacken their eyebrows. In the nineteenth century there was a change of taste, however, and until about the end of the century, ladies who made up were 14 accepted in high society. Girls were advised, just before 15 the ballroom, to bite and lick（舔）their lips and slap their cheeks 16 so as to bring some 17 to the face.

　　Today the use of cosmetics is accepted everywhere, and it is 18 to see women and girls making up in public. The 19 industry is one of the largest in some countries, and large sums of money go to the 20 of beauty parlour（美容院）.

(1)A.women	B.man	C.men	D.Egyptians
(2)A.inviting	B.driving 　　 off	C.hunting	D.frightening
(3)A.taking	B.making	C.using	D.selling
(4)A.an	B.neither	C.one	D.each
(5)A.purpose	B.reasons	C.paint	D.clothes
(6)A.year	B.month	C.century	D.week
(7)A.Men	B.They	C.Soldiers	D.Those
(8)A.Some	B.A	C.Another	D.That
(9)A.taken	B.brought	C.helped	D.caught
(10)A.wrote	B.bought	C.sold	D.did
(11)A.into	B.from	C.up 　　 of	D.with
(12)A.France	B.some 　　 countries	C.a 　　 country	D.England
(13)A.her	B.their	C.them	D.they
(14)A.already	B.also	C.not	D.easily
(15)A.cleaning	B.leaving	C.sharing	D.entering
(16)A.hard	B.softly	C.quickly	D.slowly
(17)A.colour	B.cosmetics	C.dirt	D.materials
(18)A.common	B.necessary	C.unusual	D.important
(19)A.cosmetics	B.powder	C.chalk	D.eggs
(20)A.shops	B.owners	C.women	D.girls

The Yangtze River, the biggest river in China, starts with the Tuotuo River at the Roof of the World, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, takes in countless rivers, and flows eastward across the inner part of China. With a total length of more than 6,300 kilometers, it marches toward the East China Sea, singing the songs of the four seasons with its waves. The Yangtze River, only next to the Amazon and the Nile, is a cradle that breeds the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation. The Three Gorges have showed the magic workings of nature with their beautiful mountains and waters. The peaks and rocks on the two sides are telling us the history of the region in the past billion years. Every year, many visitors around the world are attracted by the charming thousand-year-long history of the region, the great ancient relics of human civilization, and the mysterious folk tales. Sandwiched between the mountains, the Three Gorges run across Fengjie and Wushan Mountain in Sichuan Province and Badong, Zigui and Yichang in Hubei Province, extending 193 kilometers long to include Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. The City of White Emperor in Fengjie is the important passage of the west part of the Three Gorges. Nanjinguan in Yichang is the important gateway of the east part. Along the banks of the Yangtze River, the high peaks, overhanging rocks tower, rise into the clouds, dangerous cliffs seem to reach the sky, waterfalls are spraying and sparkling, clouds and thin fogs are curling, rapids and torrents are boiling. On the whole, Xiling Gorge is dangerous for its shallow shores and rapid currents. However, Yichang is regarded by most people as the best start point to tour the Three Gorges. 1. The Yangtze River is important to Chinese people, mainly because _______. A. it extends its way from the west to the east of China B. the ancient Chinese civilization began here C. the scenery on both sides is very beautiful D. the Three Gorges is located on it 2. We can see the Three Gorges _______. A. on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau　 B. in Hubei Province C. in Sichuan Province　　　 D. Both A and B 3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The Three Gorges have a total length of 193 kilometers. B. The shapes of the Three Gorges are like sandwiches. C. The Three Gorges is famous for beautiful scenery and relics. D. The Xiling Gorge are very dangerous for ships to sail. 4. As a tourist, you’d better go to _______ to start your trip to the Three Gorges. A. Nanjinguan　　 B. Wushan　　　 C. Badong　　 D. Zigui

 

The Yangtze River, the biggest river in China, starts with the Tuotuo River at the Roof of the World, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, takes in countless rivers, and flows eastward across the inner part of China. With a total length of more than 6,300 kilometers, it marches toward the East China Sea, singing the songs of the four seasons with its waves. The Yangtze River, only next to the Amazon and the Nile, is a cradle that breeds the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation.

The Three Gorges have showed the magic workings of nature with their beautiful mountains and waters. The peaks and rocks on the two sides are telling us the history of the region in the past billion years. Every year, many visitors around the world are attracted by the charming thousand-year-long history of the region, the great ancient relics of human civilization, and the mysterious folk tales.

Sandwiched between the mountains, the Three Gorges run across Fengjie and Wushan Mountain in Sichuan Province and Badong, Zigui and Yichang in Hubei Province, extending 193 kilometers long to include Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. The City of White Emperor in Fengjie is the important passage of the west part of the Three Gorges. Nanjinguan in Yichang is the important gateway of the east part. Along the banks of the Yangtze River, the high peaks, overhanging rocks tower, rise into the clouds, dangerous cliffs seem to reach the sky, waterfalls are spraying and sparkling, clouds and thin fogs are curling, rapids and torrents are boiling. On the whole, Xiling Gorge is dangerous for its shallow shores and rapid currents. However, Yichang is regarded by most people as the best start point to tour the Three Gorges.

56. The Yangtze River is important to Chinese people, mainly because _______.

A. it extends its way from the west to the east of China

B. the ancient Chinese civilization began here

C. the scenery on both sides is very beautiful

D. the Three Gorges is located on it

57. We can see the Three Gorges _______.

A. on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau    B. in Hubei Province

C. in Sichuan Province        D. Both A and B

58. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The Three Gorges have a total length of 193 kilometers.

B. The shapes of the Three Gorges are like sandwiches.

C. The Three Gorges is famous for beautiful scenery and relics.

D. The Xiling Gorge are very dangerous for ships to sail.

59. As a tourist, you’d better go to _______ to start your trip to the Three Gorges.

A. Nanjinguan      B. Wushan       C. Badong       D. Zigui