Mark was on the 57th floor of the North Tower when the plane hit the building above his office. Eight years on he is suffering from PTSD, 31 has led him to write a book about his experiences after the 911 terrorist attack. He hopes that sharing 32 he’s been through will help others. “The symptoms of PTSD like anxiety and sleeplessness will remain 33 me for life. They can be lessened and I can learn how to deal with 34 , but they’re never going to completely go away. Everything from 35 places to a particular telephone ring would trigger a panic attack. He’s been 36 to go near a petrol station- 37 (simple) because of the smell. After the plane hit, jet fuel poured down through the building. 38 became clear to Mark that he wasn’t able to travel by underground. “The building was still shaking while I 39 along the street. Any shake from 40 underground train became a trigger for horrible flashbacks. 查看更多

 

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完形填空。
     Steve and Mark were good friends. They decided to spend their vacation in Haiti. Since they   1   no
French, they took a French word book with them and hoped it would help them in difficult situations.
     The flight was   2  , and the hotel was very comfortable. Each day after breakfast, Steve and Mark 
  3   a picnic lunch and dinner and went off to visit interesting places. After a while, the boys became tired
of   4   picnic meals and decided to eat a big fish dinner in a good restaurant. Unfortunately, they   5   their
word book in the hotel.
     They   6   the menu carefully. After ten minutes, Steve said to Mark:
     "I don't understand this menu."
     "Neither do I," said Mark. "I see poison on this menu. Are they   7   here?"
     "Maybe. They even spelled poison   8  . They spelled it p- o-s-s-o-n instead of p-o-i-s-o-n. But it   9   
mean the same thing. Maybe we should go to another restaurant. I don't  10  to eat something that will kill
me."
     But Mark was  11 , so he said:"There is no other restaurant near here, and I'm tired of walking around
the city. Let's order something else instead. It's  12  here, so the food must be good. "The boys looked at
the menu again. They finally decided to order steak,  13  they really wanted fish. The boys just pointed to
the word steak, and the waiter  14 .
     As they were eating they  15  some tourists speaking English.
     "This  16  is delicious."
     "We're lucky we picked a restaurant that's famous for its fish."
     Steve and Mark wondered about what they  17 .
     "Famous for its fish? There was no fish on  18 !" said Mark.
     Finally, Steve decided to find out what all this was about.
     "Excuse me, how did you order fish when it wasn't on the menu?"
     "Sure it's on the menu. It's right here. Poisson."
     The boy shouted:
     "Poisson. That's  19 ! We were wondering why a restaurant like this could have poison on the menu."
     The tourists  20 . One of them said:
     "No. Poisson is French for fish."
(     )1. A. learned  
(     )2. A. terrible 
(     )3. A. packed   
(     )4. A. buying   
(     )5. A. reviewed  
(     )6. A. checked  
(     )7. A. crazy    
(     )8. A. silly     
(     )9. A. must     
(     )10. A. have     
(     )11. A. tired    
(     )12. A. quiet    
(     )13. A. since    
(     )14. A. realized 
(     )15. A. heard    
(     )16. A. steak    
(     )17. A. bought   
(     )18. A. the table
(     )19. A. poison   
(     )20. A. agreed   
B. spoke       
B. booked   
B. ordered   
B. suffering 
B. kept      
B. studied     
B. stupid   
B. right     
B. should    
B. expect      
B. puzzled    
B. crowded    
B. because    
B. recognized 
B. met        
B. meal     
B. discovered     
B. show     
B. wrong       
B. stopped 
C. taught       
C. excellent    
C. carried      
C. eating       
C. lost         
C. compared     
C. cruel        
C. simply      
C. can          
C. want         
C. scared      
C. convenient   
C. and          
C. understood    
C. found      
C. fish      
C. picked         
C. the menu 
C. it              
C. screamed
D. knew          
D. delayed       
D. cooked        
D. enjoying    
D. left         
D. observed       
D. funny        
D. wrong             
D. would    
D. dare          
D. endangered             
D. comfortable    
D. although      
D. satisfied         
D. noticed     
D. food     
D. selected     
D. sale         
D. dangerous      
D. laughed  

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     When Mark was 8,his third grade teacher announced a class spelling contest;the prize was attractive
to him and he wanted to win the contest badly.
     In honor of the spelling contest,Mark finally agreed to a haircut.Before he changed his mind,I quickly
took him to the barbershop.I used to find various prizes,like a weekend trip or a new music CD,to get him there every time his hair was long.
     "Make it a lucky cut,"I instructed barber Joe."Mark is competing in an important spelling contest next
week."
     "Well,did you do your homework?"barber Joe asked.
     "Yes,"Mark replied.
     "Did you study hard?"barber Joe asked.
     "Yes,"Mark replied.
     "Do you have confidence?"barber Joe asked.
     "Confidence.C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E.Confidence.A lot of people spell that word
wrong,"Mark explained.
     "Sure.You can spell it,"baber Joe responded."But do you have it?You have got to have confidence in
yourself,son.It's a winner's secret weapon (武器). "
     Mark won the spelling contest and got the prize-a free pizza lunch.And Mark never forgot barber Joe's words:"You have got to have confidence in yourself,son.It's a winner's secret weapon."
     Decades later,after becoming famous for his special design in buildings,Mark began receiving interview requests.When he discussed his design approach with one particular feature writer,the reporter asked him a question,"You're considered as a special one in the world of architecture.When everyone around says it can't be done,what makes you think you can pull it off?"
     After thinking a bit,Mark replied,"Confidence.After I've done my homework,and studied my idea from every possible angle,if I still see it then I know the only thing standing between me and success is
confidence.It's a winner's secret weapon."
1. What can we infer about little Mark from the passage?
A. He didn't take his study seriously.
B. He didn't like to have his hair cut.
C. He was not good at spelling.
D. He was a kid with few hobbies or interests.
2. What was the prize for the winner of the spelling contest?
A. A new music CD.  
B. A free haircut.
C. A free weekend trip.  
D. A free pizza lunch.
3. What does Mark do now?
A. An architect.  
B. An engineer.
C. A barber.  
D. A reporter.
4. From the passage,we can learn ________.
A. the author was worried about Mark's study
B. the barber's words have influenced Mark greatly
C. Mark stopped doing his homework to prepare for the spelling contest
D. Mark turned to many people for help to succeed in the spelling contest
5. The passage is written to ________.
A. honor a person who influences Mark greatly
B. prove the great power of others' encouragement
C. say a person needs confidence to succeed
D. say childhood experience can greatly affect a person
6. 用30词左右概括文章大意
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    Steve and Mark were good friends. They decided to spend their vacation in Haiti. Since they   1  no 
French, they took a French word book with them and hoped it would help them in difficult situations.      
    The flight was   2  , and the hotel was very comfortable. Each day after breakfast, Steve and Mark   
  3    a picnic lunch and dinner and went off to visit interesting places. After a while, the boys became 
tired of   4   picnic meals and decided to eat a big fish dinner in a good restaurant. Unfortunately, they   
  5    their word book in the hotel.      
    They  6   the menu carefully. After ten minutes, Steve said to Mark:"I don't understand this menu. "      
    "Neither do I," said Mark. "I see poison on this menu. Are they  7   here?"       
    "Maybe. They even spelled poison   8   . They spelled it p- o-i-s-s-o-n instead of p-o-i-s-o-n. But 
it   9   mean the same thing. Maybe we should go to another restaurant. I don't   10    to eat something 
that will kill me. "       
    But Mark was   11   , so he said:"There is no other restau- rant near here, and l'm tired of walking 
around the city. Let's order something else instead. It's   12   here, so the food must be good. "       
    The boy looked at the menu again. They finally decided to order steak,  13   they really wanted fish. 
The boys just pointed to the word steak, and the waiter  14   .      
    As they were eating they   15   some tourists speaking English.      
    "This  16    is delicious. "      
    "We're lucky we picked a restaurant that's famous for its fish. "      
    Steve and Mark wondered about what they   17    .      
    "Famous for its fish? There was no fish on   18   !" said Mark.      
    Finally, Steve decided to find out what all this was about.      
    "Excuse me, how did you order fish when it wasn't on the menu?"      
    "Sure it's on the menu. It's right here. Poisson. "      
    The boy shouted:      
    "Poisson. That's  19   ! We were wondering a restaurant like this could have poison on the menu. "      
    The tourists   20   . One of them said:      
    "No. Poisson is French for fish. "
(     )1. A. learned    
(     )2. A. terrible   
(     )3. A. packed     
(     )4. A. buying     
(     )5. A. reviewed   
(     )6. A. checked    
(     )7. A. crazy      
(     )8. A. silly      
(     )9. A. must       
(     )10. A. have      
(     )11. A. tired     
(     )12. A. quiet     
(     )13. A. since     
(     )14. A. realized  
(     )15. A. heard     
(     )16. A. steak     
(     )17. A. bought    
(     )18. A. the table 
(     )19. A. poison    
(     )20. A. agreed    
B. spoke     
B. booked    
B. ordered   
B. suffering 
B. kept      
B. studied   
B. stupid    
B. right     
B. should    
B. expect    
B. puzzled   
B. crowded   
B. because   
B. recognized
B. met       
B. meal      
B. discovered
B. show      
B. wrong     
B. stopped   
C. taught    
C. excellent 
C. carried   
C. eating    
C. lost      
C. compared  
C. cruel     
C. simply    
C. can       
C. want      
C. scared    
C. convenient
C. and       
C. understood
C. found     
C. fish      
C. picked    
C. the menu  
C. it        
C. screamed  
D. knew        
D. delayed     
D. cooked      
D. enjoying    
D. left        
D. observed    
D. funny       
D. wrong       
D. would       
D. need        
D. endangered  
D. comfortable 
D. although    
D. satisfied   
D. noticed     
D. food        
D. selected    
D. sale        
D. dangerous   
D. laughed     

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根据所给首字母或中文意思,用单词的适当形式填空 (每个1分, 共20分.)
【小题1】He was c__________(好奇的) to know what was going on in the neighborhood.
【小题2】The law applies to all EU countries; Britain is no e__________ (例外).
【小题3】It was pouring. The hunter got inside a hollow tree for s__________ (庇护).
【小题4】 This new pay-TV channel sends s__________ (信号) via satellite to cable companies.
【小题5】They o__________(提供) him a very good job, but he turned it down.
【小题6】The entire s__________ (员工) has done an outstanding job this year.
【小题7】A good diet is e__________ (必不可少的) for everyone.
【小题8】His dog became his closest c__________(同伴).
【小题9】She a__________ (申请) for a job with the local newspaper yesterday.
【小题10】She keeps a bottle of gin h__________ (隐藏的) behind a stack of books.
【小题11】I want to do research on Mark Twain. Is there a b__________ (传记) about him?
【小题12】 He had a v__________(生动的) picture of her in his mind.
【小题13】 Sorry to d_________ (打扰) you, but I have an urgent message.
【小题14】He finally won his f__________(自由) after twenty years in jail.
【小题15】Our o__________(起初的) plan was to go camping, but it was pouring with rain.
【小题16】Many endangered species now face e__________ (灭绝)
【小题17】This kind of apples is more expensive because they are i__________(进口)from abroad.
【小题18】The hotel is not modern, but it does have the a__________ (优势) of being close to the city.
【小题19】Jordan, a talented leader, led his team to v__________(胜利) .
【小题20】She s_________ (得分) an average of 95 in the last test.

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Investors soon will be able to own shares of Facebook stock. The world’s biggest social media network presented documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The documents are required before the company can make its initial public offering(首次公开募股)or IPO. A date for the stock sale has yet to be announced.

Experts say Facebook could raise about five billion dollars. That would be one of the biggest IPO sales ever. And it would be much bigger than Google’s first public stock sale in 2004. At that time, the Internet search company raised almost two billion dollars.

Facebook has 800 million users around the world. It is the second most visited website after Google. Now, experts say the social media network is in a position to become one of the most valuable Internet companies.

Stock expert Anupam Palit at Greencrest Capital says that among social media sites, Facebook is in a class by itself.

“It is the biggest company in this space and we believe what makes it very unique from every other company that went public last year in this space is that it is very, very profitable.” said Anupam Palit.

Early estimates place the total value of the social network between 75 and 100 billion dollars. That includes earlier investments by other companies. David Kirkpatrick wrote the book The Facebook Effect. He says Facebook’s IPO will be historic.

The stock sale could also make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg one of the world’s youngest billionaires. He is only 27.

Investment companies are likely to buy Facebook stock first. But investment manager Jim O’Shaugnessy says that is not so bad. He says the prices of some IPO stocks are too high and fall not long after they first go on sale.

    Recently, share prices of some Internet businesses have fallen after their stocks were first offered. For example, stocks of Linkedln, Groupon and Zynga, dropped in price by as much as 25% after going public.

There were similar questions eight years ago when Google first sold stock to the public. Today, Google is one of the world’s most valuable technology companies.

1.Which of the following is true about Google?

    A. Google’s first public stock sale began in 2005.

    B. Google is the world’s most valuable company.

    C. Google’s share price rose after its stock was first offered.

    D. Google raised almost two billion dollars from its first public stock sale.

2.According to the passage, we can know Facebook ________.

    A. has 800 million users in the USA       B. has announced the date for its first stock sale

    C. is the most visited website today       D. is the world’s biggest social media network

3.We can infer from the passage that ________.

    A. Facebook stock is being sold very well

    B. Mark Zuckerberg will get much money from the stock sale

    C. Mark Zuckerberg was only 27 when Facebook was founded

    D. investment companies have bought many Facebook shares

4.Which would be the best title for this passage?

    A. Facebook and Its IPO               B. The Difference Between Facebook and Google

C. The Founder of Facebook            D. A Book Called The Facebook Effect

 

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