(2013·济宁市一模)________ early for his date, Mark...

(2013·济宁市一模)________ early for his date, Mark spent time reading the newspaper.

A．Arriving　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Having arrived

C．Arrived　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．To arrive

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______ early for his date, Mark spent time reading the newspaper．

A．Arriving                              B．Having arrived

C．Arrived                               D．To arrive

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Mark is always engaged in his work. But this time he felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area city council woman was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was on the decline. The neighborhood faced many problems. Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There were charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in empty buildings. Mark read from the charts, “Police patrols cut back, illegal parking up 20%”. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the council woman. It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big”, he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I can do would make a difference here.”

As he neared the bus stop on his way home, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag, and a baby. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly ran into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted, and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother. “You gotta stay with mom,” he said. Then he picked up the stray groceries while and the woman smiled in relief. “Thanks,” she said, “You’ve got great timing.” “Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’s a good place to start.”

1.What was being discussed when Mark arrived at the neighborhood meeting?

A. The high price of grocery.

B. The education problem of children.

C. The worsening of quality of life.

D. The housing conditions in the community.

2.What’s Mark’s opinion about the community problems according to the first paragraph?

A. People could solve the problems by themselves.

B. He didn’t have the ability to solve such problems.

C. He didn’t have enough time to solve the problems.

D. People were too selfish to help others solve the problems.

3.What does the underlined words “Small acts of kindness add up” mean in the last paragraph?

A. All small acts will add up to kindness.

B. Everyone should try his best to do good deeds.

C. All small kind acts can make people grow up quickly.

D. Everyone can play his own part to make things better.

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Mark always played an active part in community activities.

B. Visual aids were used to display the seriousness of problems.

C. Many people were discouraged by the problems facing them.

D. The city council woman was responsible for the falling of life quality.

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Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work.The area city council(委员会)woman was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was on the decline.The neighborhood faced many problems.Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls.There were charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant buildings.Mark read from the charts, “Police patrols(巡逻)cut back, illegal parking up 20%.”People were supposed to suggest solutions to the council woman.It was too much for Mark.“The problems are too big,”he thought.He turned to the man next to him and said，“I think this is a waste of my time.Nothing I can do would make a difference here.”

As he neared the bus stop on his way home, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag, and a baby.As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly dashed into the street.The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted(滑落), and groceries started to fall out.Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother.“You gotta stay with Mom,”he said.Then he picked up the fallen groceries while the woman smiled in relief.“Thanks,”she said.“You've got great timing.”“Just being neighborly,”Mark said.As he rode home, he glanced at the poster near his seat in the bus.Small acts of kindness add up. Mark smiled and thought，“Maybe that's a good place to start.”

1.Why did Mark go to the neighborhood meeting?

A. To join in the neighborhood patrols.

B. To collect suggestions for the community problems.

C. To voice his complaints to the city council.

D. To do something for his community.

2.What was being discussed when Mark arrived at the neighborhood meeting?

A. The increase of police patrols at night.　　 B. The worsening in the quality of life.

C. The rebuilding of vacant buildings.　　 D. The violation(违反)of community regulations.

3.What did Mark think of the community's problems?

A. They have to be dealt with one by one.

B. They need to be solved with the assistance from the city.

C. They may take a long time to be solved.

D. They are too big for single efforts.

4.Why did Mark smile on his ride home?

A. He had done a small deed of kindness.　　 B. He had read a funny poster near his seat.

C. He had got some groceries at a big discount.　　 D. He had caught the bus just in time.

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Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community activities, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The city councilman(议员) was leading a discussion about the decreasing life quality. The neighborhood faced many problems.

Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There are charts for crime, parking problems, and for problems in vacant(空置的)buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilman.

It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big,” he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here.”

Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop. “People should just take care of themselves,” he decided. “That’s enough to do. I can’t take on all the problems of the world.”

As he neared the bus stop, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn’t have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. “Thanks!” she said. “You have got great timing!”

“Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “ Maybe that’s a good place to start.”

1.We learn from the passage that_____.

A. Mark always played an active part in community activities

B. the city councilman was responsible for the decreasing of life quality

C. the seriousness of problems is made known to people in the community

D. many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them

2.The underlined word “darted” in Paragraph 5 means______.

A. walked　　　 　　 B. looked　　　　 C. fell　　　　 D. ran

3.The words on the bus wall imply that______.

A. if you are kind to others, you will be treated the same way

B. everyone can play his own part to make things better

C. all small acts will add up to kindness

D. it is a small act to help a person in need

4.This passage mainly wants to tell us______.

A. how each of us can help make a difference

B. how a neighborhood meeting can solve its problems

C. how citizens react to the problems they face

D. how problems are solved through group action

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(2013·山东济宁模拟)New computers are soon out of date since newer models are ________ constantly.

A．turned up　     B．turned out

C．turned down　     D．turned over

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It was along the Mississippi River _______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

A. how         B. which          C. that        D. where

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Fabien Cousteau is a French ocean explorer and documentary filmmaker．who spent his early years aboard his grandfather’s ships．Today, Fabien continues to protect the planet’s endangered ocean life and tries to strike a balance between environmental problems and market economies．

Fabien is well known for his study of sharks．During 2000—2002，he created a TV program aiming to change public ideas about sharks called“Attack of the Mystery Shark” based on the shark attacks that occurred along the New Jersey shoreline in the summer of 1916．Then during 2003—2006，with the help of a large crew，Fabien created a lifelike shark submarine(潜艇)，providing people with a rare view of the mysterious and often misunderstood creatures．

For the next four years(2006—2010)，Fabien was part of a series called“Ocean Adventures”，which provided viewers with a chance to look into some of the most fantastic ocean species(物种)and environments on the planet．

In 2010，Fabien started Plant A Fish，a nonprofit project for children to help rebuild local water ecosystems through the healthy“replanting”of key ocean species．Its final goal is to plant l billion“fish”worldwide in 10 years．

In June 2014，Fabien and his team embarked on Mission Mission 31，the longest underwater science research，the world’s only underwater laboratory located nine miles off the coast ot the Florida Keys，and 63 feet beneath the sea．Fabien’s Mission 31 broke new ground in ocean exploration，while broadcasting each moment live exposing the world to the adventure and mystique of what lies beneath．

Fabien is currently working on a feature documentary film about the adventures of Mission 31，as well as building all Ocean Learning Center to afford children around the world the opportunity to learn about oceans and connect with ocean explorers directly through social　 media．

1.How is the whole text developed?

A．By giving examples．　　 B．By offering analyses．

C．By making comparisons． D．By arranging in time order．

2.For what purpose did Fabien explore the sea and created documentary films?

A．To make himself a world-famous filmmaker．

B．To show off his great determination and bravery．

C．To afford children the opportunity to learn about climate．

D．To raise the public’s awareness of environmental protection．

3.What does the underlined part“embarked on”in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Set off on．　　　 B．Concluded from．

C．Were awarded for． D．Became famous for．

4.We can learn from the text that ___________．

A．Fabien’s“Plant A Fish”project has already achieved its final goal

B．Fabien’s Mission 31 broke the records of former ocean explorations

C．Fabien’s TV program about sharks is based on his childhood experiences

D．it took Fabien four years to produce“Ocean Adventures”on his own

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(2013·湖南高考)Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized.

A．read　　　　　　　　　 B．reading

C．to read　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．reads

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(2013·辽宁，22)He was unhappy when he sold his guitar.After all，he________it for a very long time.

A.has had　     B．had had　 C．has     D．had

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