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On a cold morning in 2015, five-year-old Lucas stood on the bank of Blue Star River, hugging a dead salmon（鲑鱼）against his thick yellow coat. He looked up at his father, Steve, who nodded encouragingly. “Go ahead,” he said. “Put it in.” The young boy dragged his feet forward and held the fish as far as he could into the shallow water. “It’s floating!” Lucas yelled, delighted. For a moment, it’s almost as if the handsome salmon could come back to life.
Lucas’ salmon was just one of 100 or so dead bodies that will land in Blue Star River in a half-hour activity this morning, delivered by dozens of volunteers. None of the salmon will rise from the dead, but Andy, president of the Fish Rescue Society, who has promoted this gathering, is carrying out the resurrection （复活）project of salmon.
Andy led the group’s campaign to recover this urban waterway’s salmon population. “The Fish Rescue Society started exploring the possibility of recovering the salmon in the river in the mid-1990s, and they also focused on river recovery in cities worldwide.”
Andy and his group are devoted to giving the river a full make-over. This monumental repair job, supported by approximately $95,000 of funding from the Pacific Salmon Foundation over the past 15 years, has involved recovering the river-habitat of salmon and preventing it from wearing away. Work on the river’s final section was completed in October 2016.
1.What can we learn about the salmon from Paragraph 1?
A. It was dying. B. It was saved.
C. It was injured. D. It had died.
2.What do Lucas and his father do?
A. Pray a salmon’s forgiveness. B. Lay a salmon into the water.
C. Help a salmon rise again. D. Catch a salmon for fun.
3.What does the underlined word “it” in last Paragraph refer to?
A. the salmon population
B. the river-habitat of salmon
C. the money for repair job
D. the work on the river’s final section
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Saving a river to save the salmon. B. The effort on recovering the river
C. Andy’s campaign against pollution. D. An unforgettable story of the salmon.
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完形填空。
It was a beautiful morning in the summer. My oldest grandson, Seth, now twelve, stood on the small dock (码头) and _______ for me to bait his hook (在鱼钩上放诱饵) with a lively worm. I _______ the worm securely to the hook.“Here you go, Seth，” I told him. “You're all set.” He cast his _______into the water. I baited my own hook
and cast my lineinto the water. We sat on the dock, enjoyed the brief relief from the heat and ________ watched any signs of a bite.
Seth reeled (往卷轴上绕起) his line in. “What are you _______？” I asked.
“There's no fish.”
“Sure there are！” I said.“They aren't hungry right now，________ they're there.”
He_______ me, pulled his bobber (浮子) and bait in and cast his line in another________. I sat and watched Seth cast. He'd wait a few minutes, reel it in and _______ again.
“Seth！”
He looked at me. “Seth! Patience! Fishing is a game of ________： You cast your bait into the water and wait.”
“Poppa, there is no _________ here.”
“Seth, fishing is a game, a very _______ one. Sometimes you win, but mostly you ________. The fish are clever. It's a waiting _______. The fish usually win. They're smart. You need to be_______.”
We went home that day emptyhanded, but I hoped he _______ a lesson from this experience.
________ is easy in life. We go through pains, struggles and dreams, but _______ we are patient, our goals will bite the hook and we can reel them in.
I'm still waiting for mine. I _______ it's out there, under the waters, searching for the hook.One day it will happen.
In the meantime, I________fishing.
1.A.looked B．worked C．cared D．waited
2.A.applied B．transformed C．fastened D．linked
3.A.line B．bucket C．stone D．bag
4.A.suddenly B．carefully C．proudly D．helplessly
5.A.discovering B．doing C．suggesting D．asking
6.A.but B．so C．or D．and
7.A.left B．followed C．ignored D．accepted
8.A.order B．time C．direction D．form
9.A.cast B．gain C．appear D．win
10.A.humour B．courage C．preparation D．patience
11.A.boat B．fish C．worm D．chance
12.A.easy B．slow C．different D．useful
13.A.succeed B．rise C．dream D．lose
14.A.game B．list C．period D．room
15.A.happier B．stronger C．smarter D．taller
16.A.offered B．taught C．learned D．began
17.A.Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Something
18.A.unless B．before C．although D．if
19.A.predict B．guess C．know D．doubt
20.A.keep B．imagine C．stop D．avoid
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On countless mornings over the past year, I stood with my son, James, in our driveway, watching our neighbor hurry off to kindergarten．My wife and I wanted to give James the best education, but that meant we'd have to change our jobs and spend less time with our kid．I asked myself, "Would this trade-off be worth it?" When I look at the research on child development, I think it might not．Where our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents think．
Social scientists have long tried to determine why some children grow up to be successful．In a 2001 study, Greg Duncan, a professor of education at the University of California, measured the influence that the people in a child's life have on how well the child does in school．Duncan and his team found almost no relationship between how students did on the test and whom they sat beside in class, whom they hung out with after school and who lived in their block．The only meaningful link they found was between siblings （兄弟姐妹） and twins in particular．
For a long time, scholars thought that a family's income heavily affected how well kids did in life．But that might not be the case．When Susan Mayer at the University of Chicago looked at the relationship between family income and lifetime achievement, she ran a series of experiments to measure it, finding such outcomes weren't caused by income．She argued that the things that make a difference are relatively inexpensive: the number of books a kid has or how often his family goes to museums．
Lareau, another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parenting．He concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their children．He said "Many parents I interviewed are anxious about their children's futures．But they have exaggerated（夸大） the sense of the risks involved if they don't give their children 'the best' of everything．"
So at last, we decided to leave things as it were．More time with our kid is the best we can provide．
1.The first paragraph is intended to _．
A．introduce the topic of the passage
B．confirm the result of a research
C．stress the importance of good education
D．support a research on child development
2.From the passage we know that most American parents _．
A．spend a lot of time with their children
B．like to buy a variety of books for their children
C．think children's achievement largely depends on schools
D．believe their income cannot afford children's education
3.Who believes children's brothers and sisters may influence their academic performance?
A．Lareau． B．Greg Duncan． C．Susan Mayer． D．James．
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．Parents' time matters to children's future．
B．School education determines children's future．
C．Family income counts to children's achievements．
D．Less education means more risks for children's success．
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On countless mornings over the past year, I stood with my son, James, in our driveway, watching our neighbor hurry off to kindergarten. My wife and I wanted to give James the best education, but that meant we’d have to change our jobs and spend less time with our kid. I asked myself, “Would this trade-off be worth it?” When I look at the research on child development, I think it might not. Where our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents think.
Social scientists have long tried to determine why some children grow up to be successful. In a 2001 study, Greg Duncan, a professor of education at the University of California, measured the influence that the people in a child’s life have on how well the child does in school. Duncan and his team found almost no relationship between how students did on the test and whom they sat beside in class, whom they hung out with after school and who lived in their block. The only meaningful link they found was between siblings（兄弟姐妹）and twins in particular.
For a long time, scholars thought that a family’s income heavily affected how well kids did in life. But that might not be the case. When Susan Mayer at the University of Chicago looked at the relationship between family income and lifetime achievement, she ran a series of experiments to measure it, finding such outcomes weren’t caused by income. She argued that the things that make a difference are relatively inexpensive: the number of books a kid has or how often his family goes to museums.
Lareau, another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parenting. He concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their children. He said “Many parents I interviewed are anxious about their children’s futures．But they have exaggerated（夸大）the sense of the risks involved if they don't give their children the best of everything..”
So at last, we decided to leave things as it were. More time with our kid is the best we can provide.
1.The first paragraph is intended to __________.
A. introduce the topic of the passage
B. confirm the result of a research
C. stress the importance of good education
D. support a research on child development
2.From the passage we know that most American parents _________.
A. spend a lot of time with their children
B. like to buy a variety of books for their children
C. think children's achievement largely depends on schools
D. believe their income cannot afford children's education
3.Who believes children's brothers and sisters may influence their academic performance?
A．Lareau． B．Greg Duncan．
C．Susan Mayer． D．James．
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Parents' time matters to children's future．
B. School education determines children's future．
C. Family income counts to children's achievements．
D. Less education means more risks for children's success．
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On a freezing cold winter morning with ______ wind, Wang Xiang lay on the thick ice in a river, nearly frozen to death, catching fish for his sick step mother, which, however, has received universal praise throughout history.
A. mild B.sharp C.large D. calm
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On a freezing-cold February morning in Indiana, Jhaqueil Reagan,18, left home to walk to a job interview—ten miles away, over snow-covered roads.
Reagan had been looking for work for months. His mother had died two years earlier, and he was the only caretaker of his younger brother, Cole, 16, and sister, Jazzlyn, seven. He was desperate for a regular salary after cutting lawns(草坪) and doing other temporary jobs.
Three hours into his hard trip, Reagan had covered only three miles. He paused outside a Cajun restaurant called Papa Roux to ask for directions from owner Art Bouvier, who was clearing ice and snow from the parking lot. “I told him to get on the bus,” says Bouvier. “He thanked me and went on his way.”
Fifteen minutes later, Bouvier pulled up in his car beside Reagan as he walked along. “You’ve really got to be on the bus,” he told Reagan. “I don’t have money for the bus,” Reagan replied. Bouvier offered him a lift. On the way, he asked the boy about his job search.
“I thought, This is the kind of kid I want working for me,” says Bouvier. He got the teen’s phone number and dropped him off for his interview.
Later that day, Bouvier wrote about Reagan on Facebook. “He doesn’t know it yet, but he starts on Monday,” Bouvier wrote. “It’s been a while since I’ve met someone so young with a work ethic(伦理) like that!” A few hours later, Bouvier called to offer Reagan a job. Shocked, the teen accepted on the spot. A television reporter caught wind of the story and interviewed the pair on camera that night.
Today, Reagan is washing dishes, filling orders, and greeting Papa Roux customers for $8.50 an hour. The publicity(宣传) has brought in so many new customers that Bouvier plans to open a second restaurant by the end of the year.
1.Why did Jhaqueil Reagan have to find a job ?
A. Because he had to make enough money to support his family.
B. Because his parents had died two years earlier.
C. Because he wanted to change his job.
D. Because he was desperate for a good job.
2.Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined part in the sixth paragraph ?
A. reported B. delivered C. heard D. told
3.Which of the following words best describes Bouvier?
A. honest B. warm-hearted C. modest D. independent
4.What’s the best title of the passage ?
A. A Young Man Who Had an Interview B. A Young Man Who Found a Job
C. A Boss Who Offered a Job D. A Boss Who Took a Chance
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On a cold January morning in a Washington, DC Metro Station, a man with a violin played for about an hour．During that time about 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work．
After 3 minutes a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing．He stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on．Four minutes later the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat without stopping and continued to walk．After 6 minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and walked away．After 10 minutes, a 3-year-old boy stopped but his mother dragged him along hurriedly．This action was repeated by several other children．Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly．
Finally only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while．About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace．The man collected a total of $ 32．When he finished playing, no one applauded．
The violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world．He played one of the most intricate （复杂的） pieces ever written, with a violin worth $ 3．5 million dollars．Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $ 100 each．
The program was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about understanding, taste, and people’s social position．In a common place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we appreciate beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
If we do not take a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
1.The first paragraph is aimed to tell us ______．
A．the man chose a bad place for playing
B．what background the story was set in
C．how busy people were that morning
D．many people showed interest in music
2.We can infer from the passage that ______．
A．none of the passers-by were fond of music
B．beauty can only be enjoyed in particular places
C．in a way, the violinist was mistaken as a beggar
D．Joshua Bell first played the violin in the station
3.According to the writer, people should _____．
A．listen to as many great musicians as possible
B．try to create beautiful things for others to enjoy
C．show kindness to anyone whether they’re rich or not
D．notice and appreciate what’s going on in their daily life
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On a cold January morning in a Washington, DC Metro Station, a man with a violin played for about an hour. During that time about 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
After 3 minutes a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on. Four minutes later the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat without stopping and continued to walk. After 6 minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and walked away. After 10 minutes, a 3-year-old boy stopped but his mother dragged him along hurriedly. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.
Finally only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $ 32. When he finished playing, no one applauded.
The violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate (复杂的) pieces ever written, with a violin worth $ 3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $ 100 each.
The program was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about understanding, taste, and people’s social position. In a common place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we appreciate beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
If we do not take a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
1. The first paragraph is aimed to tell us ______.
A. the man chose a bad place for playing B. what background the story was set in
C. how busy people were that morning D. many people showed interest in music
2.We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. none of the passers-by were fond of music
B. beauty can only be enjoyed in particular places
C. in a way, the violinist was mistaken as a beggar
D. Joshua Bell first played the violin in the station
3.According to the writer, people should _____.
A. listen to as many great musicians as possible
B. try to create beautiful things for others to enjoy
C. show kindness to anyone whether they’re rich or not
D. notice and appreciate what’s going on in their daily life
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On a freezing-cold February morning in Indiana, Jhaqueil Reagan, 18, left home to walk to a job interview — ten miles away, over muddy roads.
Reagan had been looking for work for months. His parents had died two years earlier, and he was the only________ of his two younger siblings (兄弟姊妹), Cole, 16, and Jazzlyn, seven. He was ________ for a regular paycheck ________ doing many odd jobs (零活).
Three hours later, Reagan had covered only three miles. He paused outside a ________called Papa Roux to ask for directions from ________ Art Bouvier, who was clearing ice and snow from the parking lot.
“I told him to get on the bus.”says Bouvier.“He ________ me and went on his way.”
Fifteen minutes later, Bouvier ________ in his car beside Reagan as he walked along.
“You’ve ________ got to be on the bus,”he told Reagan.
“I don, t have money for the bus,”Reagan replied. Bouvier offered him a ________ . On the way, he asked the boy about his job search.
“I thought, this is the kind of kid I want working for me,”says Bouvier. He got Reagan’s ________ number and dropped him off for his ________.
Later that day, Bouvier ________ about Reagan on Facebook. “He doesn’t know it yet, but he ________ on Monday,”Bouvier wrote.“It, s been a while since I’ve met someone so________ !”
A few hours later, Bouvier called to offer Reagan a job. ________ , the teen accepted on the spot. A television reporter caught wind of the ________ and interviewed the pair on camera that night.
Today, Reagan is washing dishes, filling orders, and greeting Papa Roux ________ for ＄8.50 an hour.
The publicity has brought in so many ________ customers that Bouvier plans to open a second restaurant by the end of the year. Reagan has ________ enough money to move into a new apartment.
Now, when the weather is ________, he takes the bus to work.
1.A．friend B．relative C．caretaker D．teacher
2.A．glad B．sorry C．desperate D．nervous
3.A．before B．after C．until D．since
4.A．restaurant B．hotel C．store D．hospital
5.A．assistant B．consumer C．waiter D．owner
6.A．refused B．comforted C．thanked D．moved
7.A．threw up B．pulled up C．looked up D．cheered up
8.A．always B．really C．finally D．normally
9.A．lift B．car C．ticket D．chance
10.A．bus B．identity C．account D．phone
11.A．job B．conference C．interview D．party
12.A．talked B．heard C．cared D．wrote
13.A．leaves B．finishes C．returns D．starts
14.A．kind-hearted B．strong-minded C．poor D．healthy
15.A．Shocked B．Tired C．Encouraged D．Confused
16.A．truth B．story C．reason D．joke
17.A．customers B．bosses C．passengers D．reporters
18.A．new B．big C．regular D．private
19.A．collected B．borrowed C．earned D．spent
20.A．beautiful B．warm C．bad D．cool
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It was a cold morning and there was almost nobody walking on the icy road. James, an elderly man, walked with great _______ on the road. As is well—known to us, aging is something that everybody must _______. Both his eyesight and _______ failed. Just as he was _______ his steps cautiously, a _______ was approaching by and sent him falling into the ditch(小水坑) by the road. _______ what had happened, the driver was scared but he didn’t _______.
On the contrary, he fled away in no time. _______ and overweight James was _______ injured and he couldn’t move a bit. He could only lie there __________, hoping __________ kind man could aid him. Cold and injured, James gradually lost his __________. About 10 minutes later, another car __________ near. When the driver, Steven, saw someone lying in the ditch by the roadside, he __________ stopped and went out of the car. He put one finger in front of James’s nose and __________the breath, knowing he was still living. He shouldered him up and carried him into his car.
Having wrapped a __________ blanket around James, he took off his own coat and covered James. After that he __________ for the nearby hospital. Because of the warmth of the blanket and Steven’s coat, James slowly __________ life. Knowing it was the young man who had saved him, he erupted into tears,saying “Thank you, kind boy! __________you I would have died! ” __________ for Steven it is a small case, we should always remember these who have helped us when we are in great need.
1.A. care B. patience C. force D. strength
2.A. fight B. think C. learn D. experience
3.A. sense B. ability C. hearing D. appearance
4.A. noticing B. minding C. seeing D. witnessing
5.A. man B. car C. horse D. train
6.A. Frightening B. Feeling C. Conducting D. Observing
7.A. pick up B. pull over C. go over D. cut down
8.A. Poor B. Excited C. Strong D. Frightened
9.A. greatly B. badly C. slightly D. sharply
10.A. quiet B. still C. calm D. safe
11.A. every B. other C. some D. another
12.A. consciousness B. life C. way D. concept
13.A. pulled B. pushed C. dragged D. drew
14.A. immediately B. unwillingly C. bravely D. suddenly
15.A. touched B. felt C. smelt D. confirmed
16.A. warm B. beautiful C. cold D. elegant
17.A. set B. headed C. ran D. rowed
18.A. gave back B. got up C. came to D. looked around
19.A. Without B. With C. For D. Besides
20.A. When B. As C. Because D. While
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