Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery (电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you” — two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
1. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B．The couple sent him a business card.
C．The couple offered to help him.
D．He called his friend for help.
2.The battery of the author’s car was dead because ________.
A．something went wrong with the lights
B．the meeting lasted a whole day
C．he forgot to turn off the lights
D．he drove too long a distance
3.By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show ________.
A．how to write a thankyou letter
B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kindheartedness of older people
D．the importance of expressing thanks
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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible (有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
1.Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?
A. Parents bring up children.
B. Parents give love and care to children.
C. Parents educate children to be good persons.
D. Parents pass away before children grow up.
2.What do you think “florists” do?
A. They sell flowers.
B. They make and sell bread.
C. They offer enough room for having family parties.
D. They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
3.What do you know from the passage?
A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.
B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.
C. Not all the children respect their parents
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.
4.On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, ________.
A. people usually have family parties
B. everyone goes to visit the cemetery
C. children always go to parents’ home
D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts
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Football T-shirts are more commonly connected with boys than girls. This can often cause a problem when you want to find a cool shirt for a girl. That is not to say that there are no cool shirts out there for girls to wear. The problem is that they are often harder to find than the ones for boys.
You can get custom (订制的) shirt printed for girls from a number of custom print stores. Of course you have to make sure that they are legally allowed to use the logos (商标) and colours of the team you want to support.
You can also go through official channels to get the shirt you want. The official channels will generally be the large sportswear stores or the official stores of the teams. These stores will be able to use the colours of the teams and even put the name of the person who the shirt is for on it.
If you do not feel like you have to try the T-shirts on, then an online store may be your best choice. The reason for this is that you can visit various stores and find the best ones.
If you want to see what the T-shirt looks like in real life, then going to a store is the best choice. Large sportswear stores often have football shirts. These are the best places to go if you do not live close to an official store. And these stores usually have lower prices than the official stores.
1.According to the text, football T-shirts ________.
A. are all made by boys
B. are seldom loved by girls
C. are only designed for boys
D. are difficult to find for girls
2.According to the text, custom print stores ________.
A. could use any colours and logos as they like
B. should be operated by the football teams
C. could print anything that official stores sell
D. should legally use your favourite logos
3.If you don’t need to try the T-shirts on, you can visit ________.
A. official stores
B. online stores
C. large sportswear stores
D. custom print stores
4. What kind of readers is this passage for?
A. Football players.
B. Clothes store owners.
C. Female football fans.
D. Physical education teacher
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English songs have been very popular for people around the world for many decades. Songs from Elvis Presley to Ricky Martin, from the Beatles to Eminem and from Natalie Cole to Britney Spears have all been enjoyed by people around the world, even for people who don’t speak English, and even for people who speak zero English.
From my experience, some people listen to English songs for 20-30 years but still don’t achieve any good English skills. Some people choose English songs to be their main learning method, but most of them fail.
Listening to English songs does not help you to speak English fluently. It does help you gain some vocabulary, but most of these words are unusual ones that you don’t use in everyday life. You won’t learn the sentence “It is a difficult project. We really need to meet the deadline.” in any English songs. All you will hear are love, passion, affection, hate and blue, for the feeling, not the color.
People like using English songs to practice English skills because it’s easy and enjoyable. They think that sitting in the car listening to English songs day after day will improve their English skills. It actually will not.
You will definitely not improve your listening skills because normal people don’t speak with a tune. People don’t talk like Eminem’s songs. You can’t get yourself familiar with English pronunciation or accent just from listening to English songs. The words that they pronounce in the songs are not the words that you will hear in your everyday life. They can even confuse you more about how English is pronounced.
I would fully encourage you to watch English movies and listen to radio news or other normal talks, but not music. Of course, you can consume it for fun but not with the aim of improving your English skills. Having good English skills is not that easy. Remember you should work hard to improve your English step by step.
1.According to the passage, listening to English songs can help you _____
A. improve your English grammar
B. speak English more fluently
C. gain the skills of writing
D. learn more new words
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Most people think it is convenient to learn English by listening to English songs.
B. It’s hard for people to improve their listening skills by listening to English songs.
C. It’s a good idea to learn to speak with an English accent by listening to English songs.
D. It’s rare to hear normal people speak English like they are singing.
3.What can we learn about the words in English songs?
A. Most of them are vivid and interesting.
B. They are seldom used in people’s everyday life.
C. English learners should learn more of them.
D. They can help people improve their pronunciation.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer may be _____.
A. an experienced English learner
B. a well-known pop singer
C. a Chinese music fan
D. an American teacher
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。(选 E 涂AB, 选 F 涂CD，选G涂AC)
Being a Volunteer
What can you do to help people? The answer is -- to be a volunteer! 1.
● Help yourself by helping others
When you volunteer to help others, you are helping yourself. 2. Lots of people really enjoy volunteering. Doing volunteer work means one important thing: You make a difference in the world. So where do you start? 3.
● Things to do with family members
Volunteering is a great way to have fun with your family. Talk to your parents, brothers, or sisters and see what they might be interested in. Find something you all agree on. Here are some ideas for things you can do as a family like cleaning up a park and planting trees or flowers in your local community.
● Invent your own opportunity
4. You can make and sell products, and donate the money to charity. Volunteering gives kids a taste of responsibility, Volunteering can also help kids learn important things about themselves — like what kinds of things they’re best at. A volunteer job can even help some kids decide what they want to do when they grow up. 5. Make a plan to start volunteering today!
A. School is a good place to start if you are looking for volunteer ideas. Ask a teacher for ideas.
B. Volunteering means to spend time helping others,
C. If you are upset, doing something can be a great way to calm yourself down,
D. Why not come?
E. So what are you waiting for?
F. Kids can come up with their own ways to raise money or provide needed services,
G. Clean up a school or other public buildings.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Twenty－one years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eight－week－old dog, to help me ease the loss of our daughter. Later my husband and I moved from New York to New Jersey where our neighbor, whose cat had ________ had kittens, asked us if we would like one. We were afraid that Sam would not be ________ , but we made up our ________ to take a kitten.
We picked a little, gray, playful cat. She ________ around running after imaginary mice and squirrels and jumped from table to chair very ________ , so we named her Lightning (闪电).
At ________ , Sam and Lightning were not close to each other. But slowly, as the days went on, Lightning started ________ Sam. They slept together, ate together and played together. When I took ________ one out of the house, the other was always ________ by the door when we returned. That was the ________ it was for years.
Then, without any ________ , Sam suddenly died of a weak heart. This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to ________ why she would never see her friend again.
In the ________ that followed, Lightning seemed heartbroken. She could not ________ me in words that she was ________ , but I could see the pain and ________ in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door. The weeks ________ by, and the cat’s sorrow seemed to be lifting. One day as I walked into our living room, I ________ to have a look at the floor next to our sofa where we had a sculptured replica (雕塑复制品) of Sam that we had bought a few years before. ________ next to the statue, one arm wrapped around the statue’s neck, was Lightning, sleeping with her best ________ .
1.A. recently B．lastly C．firstly D．never
2.A. sad B．excited C．disappointed D．glad
3.A. minds B．hearts C．heads D．brains
4.A. walked B．climbed C．raced D．hid
5.A. slowly B．quickly C．carefully D．bravely
6.A. last B．noon C．night D．first
7.A. leaving B．following C．hating D．catching
8.A. neither B．both C．either D．any
9.A. waiting B．sleeping C．crying D．barking
10.A. road B．path C．way D．street
11.A. words B．diseases C．fear D．warning
12.A. talk B．explain C．think D．write
13.A. days B．months C．seasons D．years
14.A. express B．tell C．report D．say
15.A. enjoying B. doing C．suffering D．missing
16.A. disappointment B．anger C．gathered D．fun
17.A. came B．went C．gathered D．walked
18.A. seemed B．appeared C．happened D．meant
19.A. Running B．Laying C．Playing D．Lying
20.A. friend B．enemy C．sofa D．chair
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语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, 1. 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop 2. sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled 3. right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it.
"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit 4. (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said 5. (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins 6. . "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked 7. . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long 8. the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised 9. what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels (五分镍币) and five 10. (penny) ….. her tip!
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根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，用正确形式的单词填空。并把完整单词填写在答题卷相应的位置上。
1.Having experienced many failures, I have the courage to meet all the _________ (挑战).
2.Can the problem be _________ (解决) by money?
3.Nowadays we can see _________ (广告) everywhere, on the walls, in the newspapers and on TV.
4.You are _________ (应该) to finish your homework on time.
5.Now he is _________ (拨) his friend’s number, but the line is busy.
6.She is absent because of s_________.
7.Mary g_________ from Cambridge last year with a degree in law.
8.The computer will soon work out the d_________ between the two cities.
9.A healthy d_________ should be rich in fruit and vegetables.
10.I’m sorry. I must go now. I have something u_________ to deal with.
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根据所给汉语及英语提示完成下列句子，每空一词(请把答案填入答卷标号为76-81的空格中)。
1.The incident caused _______ _______ _______ (一系列的) events that nobody had foreseen.
2.Nowadays many young graduates _______ _______ _______ (自愿义务教书) in poor faraway villages.
3.To reduce stress, one of the important things you should do is to _______ _______ _______ (多锻炼)。
4.That girl spent much time _______ _______ _______ (更换衣服) before the party.
5.Mike and John work hard at their lessons _______ _______ _______ (为了) catch up with the others.
6.I don’t know _______ _______ _______ (怎样设计) a poster.
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句子翻译
1.她无法忍受别人的嘲笑。(stand)
2.他现在正遭受头痛之苦。(suffer)
3.我们宁愿在外面玩也不愿意在家看电视。(prefer)
4.学生们向校长投诉作业太多。(complain)
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