D

One day in early March of 1993, Pauline and Tom Nichter and their 11-year-old son Jason, were shopping for a toy in Buena Park, California. Suddenly, Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor. When she looked inside, she found $200. The family, homeless and without work, knew that could change their lives. But they took the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in. The wallet was found to have some other pockets, and more money in — over $2000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up. The man thanked the Nichters and shook their hands, but did not reward them. Luckily for the family, a TV news re??porter filmed the story. People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters, money and even jobs. A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months. So far, the family has received over $1, 000, 000. Now the Nichters’ future is bright.

68. The best title of the reading would be________.

    A. Money Is Everything               B. From Have-nots to Haves

       C. A Kind Businessman              D. A Lost Wallet and the Police

69. Who found out the “major part of the money” in the wallet?

       A. The police.               B. Jason.

       C. Someone else in the shop. D. The man who lost the wallet.

70. The words “reward them” in the reading means “_______”.

       A. speak highly of the Nichters             B. give something to the Nichters

    C. pay the policemen                    D. meet the news reporters

71. Which of the following is true about the Nichters?

   A. They got lots of money from a reporter.

   B. They made friends with the loser of the money.

   C. They worked for a business for half a year.

   D. They became known to many people.

It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelor’s degree, graduating with honors despite working two jobs and being a wife and mother. My parents and five-year-old son were in the audience when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and proud to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my family’s well-being.
But when I got home that evening, there was a note from my husband written on the back of an envelope. It basically said he had come to get his clothes and wouldn’t be back. We’d been having trouble, but the finality of that note still came as a shock. He had emptied our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had quit my previous jobs in expectation of interviewing for a teaching position. Plus, I was eight months pregnant.
I had my son, and I was about to bring a new life into the world, so despite my deep sadness, I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep breath, fixed breakfast, and basically did everything I always did. I used my routine to keep me moving. After being in the military for six years, I guess you can say I relied on my training, like all good soldiers do in tough situations. One small step after one small step was the way I bounced back(恢复原状).
And in the seven years since, I’ve continued moving forward. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a master’s degree in education, and watched my babies grow to twelve and seven. I certainly would never have chosen to put them through this, but looking back, I’m glad it happened to me when it did. It helped me find my voice and myself a lot sooner. It helped me grow independent, confident, and strong—things I’m hopefully instilling(灌输) now in my children.

1. 1.

   After getting her bachelor’s degree, the author expected to ________.

   1. A.
      become a teacher
   2. B.
      be a wife and mother
   3. C.
      work two jobs
   4. D.
      get divorced
2. 2.

   What do we know about the author from Paragraph 2?

   1. A.
      Her husband wrote a note to congratulate her on her graduation.
   2. B.
      She had just been to a job interview when her husband left her.
   3. C.
      Her husband paid off all the debts from the bank.
   4. D.
      She was going to have another baby soon.
3. 3.

   The author’s hardships in life made her ________.

   1. A.
      become confident and independent
   2. B.
      work harder in the kindergarten
   3. C.
      use her routine to move forward
   4. D.
      feel pleased with what happened to her
4. 4.

   It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

   1. A.
      The author’s parents helped her a lot
   2. B.
      The author received further education later
   3. C.
      The author earned a master’s degree when she was 29
   4. D.
      The author didn’t know how to deal with marriage
5. 5.

   What helped the author to pull through her hard time?

   1. A.
      The divorce with her husband.
   2. B.
      Her fellow soldiers in the army.
   3. C.
      Her decision to find a new job.
   4. D.
      A strong mind and love for her kids.

A new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe.

Soon when smokers buy cigarettes, they might see a shocking photo of

a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.

       Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won’t

agree when they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table.

The European Union announced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage young smokers.

To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.

“The true fact of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young,” said David Byrne, an EU health official. “Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for cigarettes.”

The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warning included “smoking kills” and “smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”

So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000．The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers.

According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute.

68．What would be the best title for the text?    

       A．New Ways to Stop Smoking.  B．Pictures to Shock Smokers.

       C．New Packers of Cigarettes.     D．Dangers of Smoking.

69．We can learn from the test that _______.

       A．The EU countries have put the new warning method into practice

       B．only a small number of the EU countries have used the new warning method

       C．the new warning method has worked in some EU countries

       D．countries in the EU still use the old warning method

70．Which country is most successful in stopping smoking?

       A．Ireland.    B．Belgium.  C．Canada.   D．EU

71．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that ________.

       A．It’s hard to stop smoking in EU

       B．deaths caused by smoking could have been avoided

       C．smoking is the biggest cause of deaths in EU

       D．EU has the largest number of deaths caused by smoking

“A lot of learning comes through play,” says Mardy McGarry, 52, who has been a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She had seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. When she wanted to build a playground for children with special needs，she knew it wouldn’t take long to develop interest in it around the small fishing village. But she never expected that 2,800 people — a third of the town—would all be willing to make a great effort to bring her vision to life.

McGarry started doing some research into play equipment and contacting design companies and she also found a piece of land available. When the city council(市议会) agreed to set aside an area for a playground, she also asked physical and professional therapists(治疗专家) for their investment. And she turned to her friend, Sue, for help. “Neither of us is good at maths, which is why $450,000 didn’t sound like a lot of money,” McGarry says of the initial estimate.

Her Kiwanis Club came through with $7,000，and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company match it. Soon, smaller businesses were joining in. There was a silent effort to collect money. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000. All McGarry needed was 500 volunteers to work six 12-hour days.

On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s operated their tractors. Ten-year-olds cleared up the mess. “None of them was paid. It was truly an amazing week,” says McGarry. Only three building managers were paid. Volunteers with “building experience” became coordinators(协调人); those who could operate power tools formed a separate group. One team served meals donated from local restaurants and churches, and another organized activities for the children of volunteers.

Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children, including the ones with special needs, play shoulder to shoulder. “Some playgrounds have special equipment in a different section. Here, you see all the kids in the same playground, all having fun.”

It’s exactly what McGarry imagined. “People used to ask, ‘Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?” She says, “It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children.”

It didn’t occur to Mardy McGarry that __________.

A. her plan would soon draw the interest of people in the small village

B. so many people would volunteer to help her realize her dream

C. she would meet with so many difficulties in raising funds

D. the playground would be the most popular destination in Ozaukee County

We can learn from the fourth paragraph that __________.

A. the playground was finished in September 2008

B. everything was well prepared, apart from the volunteers

C. everyone worked unpaid, except for three building managers

D. the playground is so popular that it is overcrowded all the time

It can be inferred from the text that __________.

A. Mardy McGarry is a famous architect in the small town

B. Sue was forced to join in the project because of her son

C. people always ignore the real needs of disabled children

D. Mardy McGarry’s vision has been successfully accomplished at last

What would be the best title for this text?

A. Mardy McGarry: A Woman with Great Determination.

B. Cooperation: The Greatest Power in Overcoming Any Difficulty.

C. Show Real Concern for Poor Disabled Children.

D. Make it Matter to Build a Playground for Disabled Children.

One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got the “Help Wanted Unskilled” section．A small advertisement held my   36 .It read, “Easy job．Good wages．No experience   37  .” It sounded like the job I was   38   ．Easy job．Good wages．Those four words  39   now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40   ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good wages．Easy ...

    When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41  half filled with water, out of which I noticed   42   the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43  these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their  44  in the water of the basin, the left hand holding a  45  and the thumb nail of the right hand scratching（刮;擦） the labels on   46  .

    I sat down on a  47   beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48   of the water started to  49   from my hand to my body．But  50   still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was  51  by the minute into a full?? blown tomato?? colored finger．A numb（麻木的）pain began to be felt  52   from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.

    After three hours of this I told the manager I’d  53  .He figured I had  54  69 cents at 23 cents an hour．With the money, I left the working place．“Easy job．Good wages.” came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I  55    myself, “Can easy job get good wages？”

A．eyes              B．attention             C．decision           D．breath

A．necessary          B．relevant           C．practical           D．primitive

A．running after      B．looking for         C．heading for       D．looking after

A．circled         B．moved             C．flashed           D．attacked

A．letter           B．sign             C．advertisement     D．post

A．baskets         B．bowls              C．pots             D．basins

A．hiding          B．sticking            C．rising                   D．breaking

A．In             B．Above             C．Under           D．Around

A．arms           B．hands            C．legs                D．feet

A．knife          B．snail             C．bottle               D．brush

A．that                  B．those               C．them                D．it

A．chair          B．bench             C．bottle              D．sofa

A．smell          B．coldness           C．color             D．steam

A．spread         B．travel            C．recycle           D．accelerate

A．worse         B．better            C．more             D．rather

A．going         B．finding           C．growing          D．becoming

A．now and then   B．here and there     C．one by one         D．little by little

A．adapt          B．equip               C．bargain             D．quit

A．taken          B．offered            C．earned              D．created

A．thought        B．asked            C．found              D．hated