Tapping on the windshield (挡风玻璃) to get his a...

Tapping on the windshield (挡风玻璃) to get his attention, I asked, “Is your taxi available?”

He looked up at me, nodding, “I’m sorry. I was reading a letter.”

“I’m in no hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.”

He shook his head, “I’ve read it several times.”

“Letters from home always mean a lot.” I said.

“This isn’t family.” he replied, “Old Ed was my oldest friend. He was a nice guy.”

“You said ‘was’. Does that mean—?”

He nodded, “Died a few weeks ago.”

“I’m sorry.”

After a brief silence, I heard him repeat: “I should have kept in touch. But things come up and we just don’t seem to find the time.”

“We used to find the time,” he handed the letter over to me. “Take a look.”

The letter began with “Old Friend,” and then referred to the good times they had had together.

“For the last 30 years it’s been mostly just Christmas cards. Never a real letter. I’m not good at writing.” He added.

“It must have made you feel good, didn’t it?” I said.

The driver said something I couldn’t understand. As we were getting close to our destination, I skipped to the last paragraph. It was signed, Your Old Friend, Tom.

“Your friend’s name was Ed. Why did he sign it Tom?”

“I’m Tom,” he explained, looking as if he were trying to see something in the distance.

When I got to my hotel room I didn’t unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.

1.What can we learn about the driver from the passage?

A.He lost his oldest friend.

B.He never got in touch with his old friend.

C.He thought nothing matters more than friendship.

D.He was so focused on writing a letter in the beginning.

2.What does the underlined “It” refer to?

A.A Christmas card. B.The time spent with Old Ed.

C.The letter the writer was reading. D.The friendship between the driver and his friend.

3.Why did the writer decide to write a letter and mail it right away?

A.Because he missed his friends very much.

B.Because he formed the habit of writing letters.

C.Because he happened to have time to write a letter.

D.Because he didn’t want to have the same regret as the driver.

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A.A sincere heart. B.A letter never sent.

C.Memories of an old friend. D.All good things must come to an end.

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When you are sitting in the car, do you ever notice the drivers looking over their shoulders or side to side in the car? Well, they are doing this to check their blind spots! Blind spots take driving extremely difficult and increase the potential for car accidents.

Fourteen-year-old Alaina Gassler from Pennsylvania noticed her mother struggling with blind spots while driving their family car. So she came up with an ingenious solution that won the first place and $25,000 in the Broadcom Masters Competition.

Blind spots are the areas around the car that cannot be directly observed by the driver. There are two kinds of blind spots---on the back of the car that cannot be seen with mirrors, and blind spots at the front of the car as well.

When a driver is changing lanes, he has to look over his shoulder through the side windows to make sure that there is no vehicle in the blind spot. This invisible area is big enough to hide a car!

The other blind spot is created in the front by the A-pillar（柱子）---the material on either side on the windshield（挡风玻璃）that holds the glass and forms the frame of the car. In some cars, this pillar can be quite thick. Usually, people or cyclists can be hidden by this pillar.

Alaina's design was to get rid of the blind spot created by the front A-pillar of the car, the one that helps hold up the windshield.

She put a camera on the outside passenger side of the car which then sent the photos to a projector above the drivers' head. Then, she covered the inside of the pillar in reflective fabric onto which the image was projected. Basically, her device made the pillar "see through" and removed the blind spot on that side of the car.

Alnina's solution is very creative and could be improved by using LCD displays that will make it easier to see during day time as well.

1.What can be learned about blind spots during driving?

A.They call for careful driving. B.They make driving thrilling.

C.They are many in kinds. D.They can't be get rid of.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "ingenious" in paragraph 2?

A.interesting B.creative

C.inspiring D.invisible

3.How did Alaina solve the problem?

A.By improving the A-pillar. B.By using a mirror on the outside of the A-pillar.

C.By relying on LCD displays. D.By using a camera to capture images.

4.What's the best title for the text?

A.An Introduction to Blind Spots B.A Warning About the Road Safety

C.A Teen's Creative Solution to Blind Spots D.Scientific Research on Blind Spots

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I had stopped to get gas at a place where I almost never go.I had hesitated about cleaning my windshield(挡风玻璃）。But then when the gas __ was almost finished,I decided for some reason to __ and clean it.That's what I was doing when a woman asked for ___

There were two women in the old car,one middle aged,the other twenty-something. "Can you tell us how to get to Mopac,sir?""Sure.Where on Mopac are you __?"I asked.She unfolded a printout(打印件）and showed me the address.I knew it well,and started to get the __ that this moment was meant to happen."I know ___where that is."I told her."I used to have a(n)__ in that building to work in.”

I ___giving directions to the older lady,and then again to her __,who was the driver. It took a while,because I __ each instruction to make sure they understood.The whole___ helped me much more than it helped her.I had been having a very __ day.In fact,the only reason I had gone to that particular gas station was that I wanted to take a little drive and __ my head.

As I replaced the gas cap,having sent them on their way,I suddenly___ that I felt better. My head was clear.And I am __ for the real goodness it brought into my life.

1.A.pressing B.packing C.pulling D.pumping

2.A.go ahead B.give up C.pick up D.turn around

3.A.gas B.money C.directions D.food

4.A.dragging B.persuading C.consulting D.heading

5.A.feeling B.concern C.power D.pleasure

6.A.gradually B.exactly C.wholly D.personally

7.A.destination B.court C.office D.apartment

8.A.thought of B.put off C.turned to D.ended up

9.A.companion B.master C.helper D.colleague

10.A.urged B.repeated C.blamed D.recalled

11.A.situation B.accident C.conversation D.incident

12.A.extreme B.precious C.important D.difficult

13.A.clear B.empty C.cover D.turn

14.A.understood B.realized C.admitted D.assumed

15.A.guilty B.confident C.aware D.grateful

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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pains, no gains". He hardly watered his new trees, which greatly went against conventional (守旧的) wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things hard for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how trees, if they were not watered, would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.

I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often hope that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my idea. I know my children are going to meet with hard times. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to hope for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.

1.With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often __________.

A.kept watering them every day B.paid very little attention to them

C.beat them to make them grow tall D.talked to them to get their attention

2.What does the underlined word “Adversity” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?

A.A happy moment. B.An important position.

C.A difficult situation. D.A dirty environment.

3.What does the author wish for his sons?

A.Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.

B.Have an easy, happy and comfortable life.

C.Have good luck, meeting no hardship at all.

D.Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.Growing Roots B.Doctor Gibbs’ Trees

C.Watering Trees D.Helping My Sons

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I was dropping my mom and sister off at the train station after their holiday visit. On the way I saw a man in a wheelchair in an empty car park. It looked like he wasn’t wearing shoes.

After dropping off my family, I went back to the park and he was still there. His chair was on the incline (斜坡) that led to the street and it looked like he was struggling with his bare (赤裸的) feet to keep the wheelchair from sliding (滑) away into the street. I asked if he wanted me to pull him back up. He nodded. I asked him to pick up his feet and pulled him back up into the park. He didn’t react when I asked if this was far enough. Then, I opened the box I had brought with me. It was a shoe box with an old pair of shoes that I had kept in my car in case I found someone in need.

You could imagine the look on his face. First it was shock, then it was pure delight. When he spoke, I couldn’t understand what he said, but I knew he was thanking me.

On the way back to my car, I saw a couple who were in need and gave them a couple of my bags for the homeless. As I drove past the first man, I saw he had already put on one shoe and was working on the second.

Keeping old pairs of shoes in my car for situations like this is so much more important than throwing them out or selling them at a yard sale.

1.What caught the author’s attention while driving?

A.An empty park. B.A holiday visit experience.

C.A train station. D.A man with bare feet.

2.What was the disabled man doing when the author saw him for the second time?

A.He was putting on a shoe. B.He was asking passers-by for help.

C.He was preventing his chair going down. D.He was pulling himself into the street.

3.What made the man feel shocked?

A.The author’s beautiful car. B.The old shoes offered to him.

C.The questions asked by the author. D.The author’s effort to pull him back.

4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A.The author is always ready to help others. B.A homeless couple asked the author for help.

C.The author was praised for his kindness. D.The disabled man had difficulty putting on shoes.

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A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was snowing hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up when he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly. ”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, Sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.

That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have you seen it yet?” “Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”

1.The farmer grew vegetable______.

A.on the farm B.in the field C.in his garden D.beside the market

2.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to.

A.buy some food for his family B.buy some medicine for his wife

C.go to see a doctor D.go to the cinema

3.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because.

A.they were too bad B.they were very expensive

C.it rained hard that morning D.few people liked to go out that day

4.On his way home,the farmer.

A.helped a person on the snow B.gave the basket to a person

C.had a talk with an officer D.left his basket beside a person

5.When in the police station,the farmer was.

A.shy and nervous B.brave and lucky

C.happy and helpful D.curious and honest

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The teacher asked us to ______ all the words on the blackboard.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why does the woman talk to the man?

A.To get a discount.

B.To ask for his opinion.

C.To learn more information.

2.What color does the woman dislike?

A.Red. B.Yellow. C.Blue.

3.What’s the woman’s final decision?

A.Take the purple dress.

B.Wait for the sales.

C.Go to other stores.

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If you stayed up or had a bad night of sleep last night, you know it’s difficult to stay awake in class today. Your teacher’s voice might begin to sound like a lullaby(催眠曲). 1. To keep yourself awake, some tips are worth trying in class.

Sit in the front of the room. Why? 2. Besides, it’ll be easier to pay attention and participate when you’re in the front. You’ll also be near the people who are more likely to participate, and the sound of their voices might keep you awake.

3. Ask and answer questions and pay attention to the lecture. This will help if you’re tired or discouraged by the content of the lecture, because you can ask your teacher questions to get to the bottom of the problems. Talking will also keep you engaged and alert. It might be helpful to make a goal for yourself to answer or ask at least 3 questions per class. 4. For example, you might say “I didn’t understand the last part of the proof. Could you explain it again in more detail?”

Listen actively to the lesson. Active listening is a great way to force yourself to stay awake because it requires engagement of your mind as well as your body. 5. To effectively listen to your teacher, you should try to maintain eye contact, face the speaker, pay close attention to what the speaker is saying and ask questions during a pause in the lecture.

A.Participate in class activities.

B.Develop interest in the subject.

C.If so, classrooms can be boring because you’re tired.

D.Keep silent all the time and try to catch as much information as possible.

E.To avoid annoying your teacher you should try to keep your questions on topic.

F.You’ll be more motivated to stay awake if you know that the teacher can see you easily.

G.Practicing active listening can help you keep your eyes open for the length of the lesson.

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If you ask people to name a person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare” “Samuel Johnson” and “Webster”, but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn’t even speak English—William the Conqueror.

Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived people in two main language groups. One was a Celtic language, the other was what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or old English), a Germanic language. If this had lasted, English today would be close to German.

But this didn’t last. In 1066 the Normans led by William began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of farmers. As a result, English words of politics (政治) and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a difference between upper-class French and lower-class Old English in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked. This shows the fact that the lower-class farmers were doing farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.

When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and ads seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the results of one man’s ambition (野心).

1.Before 1066, the two main languages spoken in the place which we now call “Great Britain” were __________.

A. Germanic and French

B. Nordic and Germanic

C. Celtic and Old English

D. Old English and Germanic

2.According to the passage, which of the following groups of words are most probably from French?

A. President, lawyer and beef.

B. President, bread and water.

C. Bread, field and sheep.

D. Pig, cow and government.

3. Why do Americans find France less foreign than Germany?

A. Many signs and ads are in English.

B. They know little about the history of the English language.

C. Many French words are similar to English ones.

D. They know French better than German.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. The History of Great Britain.

B. The Similarity (相似点) between English and French.

C. The Rule of England by William the Conqueror.

D. The French Influence on the English Language.

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