It’s a sad and familiar voice that we often h...

It’s a sad and familiar voice that we often hear in big cities: “Can you spare some change?”

Usually, when faced with that particular 　　 　 　　 , I have feelings of guilt if I pass by 　　 　 　　 giving a coin or two.

I had that feeling　　 　 　　 in Venice while on a tour of Italy’s famous sites in 2006. I had taken refuge from the 　　 　 　　 in a quiet café. Outside, there was an old woman kneeling on the hard, ancient paving stones, 　　 　 　　 .

Steady 　　 　 　　 of tourists were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd,　　 　 　　 drinking in the vistas（景观、景色）, but I noticed the young traveler was also 　　 　 　　 the old woman.

A tourist group walked along the street, 　　 　 　　 the woman and walked on. 　　 　 　　 group of tourists arrived and walked past the old lady. The backpacker watched 　　 　 　　 everybody else went on their way, focused on the 　　 　 　　 around them. Then, I was preparing to leave when I caught sight of the backpacker stepping forward and 　　 　 　　 some money in the woman’s cup. He did this somewhat　　 　 　　 just before the arrival of another tourist group. As I 　　 　 　　 , the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. Having been shown the way, other tourists followed suit and 　　 　 　　 some more coins to the cup.

His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar-woman, patted her on the shoulder and said, “I hope that 　　 　 　　 a little.”

I don’t know if the woman understood his English or 　　 　 　　 what had just happened, but I did.

I placed some money in the woman’s cup and continued my travels, 　　 　 　　 after witnessing such a 　　 　 　　 act of kindness.

1.A. sound    B. question    C. excuse    D. command

2.A. beyond    B. after    C. without    D. before

3.A. many times    B. some times     C. only once    D. once again

4.A. crowds    B. families    C. streets    D. signs

5.A. singing    B. crying    C. begging    D. trembling

6.A. streams    B. packs    C. masses    D. groups

7.A. simply    B. seemingly    C. similarly    D. specially

8.A. showing    B. following    C. checking    D. observing

9.A. glanced at    B. laughed at    C. rushed at    D. stared at

10.A. One    B. More    C. Another    D. Other

11.A. if    B. since    C. because    D. as

12.A. stones    B. sights    C. signs    D. tourists

13.A. lending    B. borrowing    C. placing    D. taking

14.A. accidentally    B. successfully    C. purposefully    D. cheerfully

15.A. watched    B. shown    C. understood    D. walked

16.A. changed    B. charged    C. found    D. added

17.A. measures    B. helps    C. explains    D. matters

18.A. recognized    B. caught    C. realized    D. figured

19.A. pleasant    B. annoyed    C. disappointed    D. light-hearted

20.A. beautiful    B. smart    C. pure    D. happy

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It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 36 ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of 37  if I passed by without giving a coin or two.

My conscience was hurt again when I was making a 38   in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees,    39 . Steady streams of 40  were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also 41  the woman.

She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little ________protection 42  the cold. The sight was especially 43  when compared with the signs of the 44  city around her.

A tourist group hurried along the street, 45  at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, 46  again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker 47  and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather 48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched 49  the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man 50  the way, other tourists followed.

The young backpacker 51  this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure 52  on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work 53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”

I placed some money in the woman’s cup and 54  my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a 55  act of caring.

1.A. time   B. effort    C. change          D. reward

2.A. satisfaction         B. guilt       C. anger    D. pleasure

3.A. lecture      B. report   C. study     D. tour

4.A. crying         B. begging          C. singing  D. dancing

5.A. passengers         B. customers     C. tourists D. foreigners

6.A. ignoring     B. serving C. observing      D. following

7.A. against        B. for         C. with       D. in

8.A. frightening          B. touching        C. fascinating     D. interesting

9.A. peaceful    B. noisy     C. wealthy          D. primitive

10.A. glanced    B. laughed         C. shouted         D. stared

11.A. unless      B. so C. but                   D. or

12.A. looking around         B. stepping forward  C. getting about         D. breaking in

13.A. secretly   B. carelessly      C. deliberately  D. eagerly

14.A. since        B. before  C. after      D. as

15.A. showing   B. showed          C. pointing         D. pointed

16.A. stopped   B. valued  C. made    D. repeated

17.A. moved     B. replied C. worked D. carried

18.A. done        B. was done       C. has been done      D. had been done

19.A. cancelled          B. continued     C. started  D. delayed

20.A. funny       B. smart    C. simple     D. modest

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We were sad to hear the news that ________ eight Chinese peace-keeping policemen were killed in ________ Haiti earthquake.

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Most people hate change, which is sad since we often go through intense changes in life. And for some of us, even the smallest changes can upset our day. So the question is: Why do most of us find making adjustments to our lives so hard?

Fear of change is nothing new. Over a century ago, the Parisians were unhappy over a particular addition to their city: the Eiffel Tower. In fact, the citizens were so angry about the plans for the tower that they protested its construction. As strange as it may seem, their anger was completely natural. They were given no choice about the huge change that was going to be made, so they became angry.

But we get upset over changes even when we do have a say in the matter and think about them carefully. Changes are brought about every day by the decisions we make: which school to attend, which job to take, whom to marry. Voluntary changes also make most of us uneasy because we don’t know how those changes will affect our future.

People have discovered that the key to overcoming the fear and anger associated with change is to be flexible(可弯曲的). When they are flexible, people can adapt to new situations more easily. Being flexible is especially important in the 21st century as technology makes change occur faster than ever before. Those who oppose change, especially with technology in the workplace, may find themselves out of a job.

When change comes, and you have no choice but to face it, embrace it. A positive attitude helps a lot. In fact, the change may turn out to be the best thing for you. That new job you got may end up being much better than your old one. You may make the best friends of your life in the new city you moved to. Don’t merely focus on how you feel about change; instead decide to accept the change. The change is the reality, and it’s up to you whether the change will be a success or a failure. You never know – your next change may be your life’s Eiffel Tower!

1.Why did the building of the Eiffel Tower make the Parisians unhappy?

A．Because they didn’t like the design of the Eiffel Tower.

B．Because they couldn’t avoid accepting the Eiffel Tower.

C．Because it was no use building the Eiffel Tower.

D．Because the Eiffel Tower seemed strange.

2.According to the passage, it can be inferred that what won’t disturb us are _____________.

A．the changes that have agreement with one’s will

B．the small changes we meet in our daily life

C．the changes whose effect we can predict and control

D．the changes that we discuss or consider thoroughly

3.How should we overcome negative emotions that the changes bring?

A．We are not supposed to face the changes and let them alone.

B．We should actively accustom ourselves to the new circumstance.

C．We should not take the changes seriously and avoid them as much as possible.

D．We should know that the changes merely bring us bad influence.

4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A．The change will probably make you fail like the Eiffel Tower.

B．The change is like the Eiffel Tower which is not good for our future life.

C．Your future life is never known just like the Eiffel Tower unknown to the Parisians.

D．Your future life is likely to be a great achievement due to the change.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Psychology of Change                 B．The ways to Overcome the Fear

C．Changes That Disturb Us                  D．The Bad Effect of Changes

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Most people hate change, which is sad since we often go through intense changes in life. And for some of us, even the smallest changes can upset our day. So the question is: Why do most of us find making adjustments to our lives so hard?

Fear of change is nothing new. Over a century ago, the Parisians were unhappy over a particular addition to their city: the Eiffel Tower. In fact, the citizens were so angry about the plans for the tower that they protested its construction. As strange as it may seem, their anger was completely natural. They were given no choice about the huge change that was going to be made, so they became angry.

But we get upset over changes even when we do have a say in the matter and think about them carefully. Changes are brought about every day by the decisions we make: which school to attend, which job to take, whom to marry. Voluntary changes also make most of us uneasy because we don’t know how those changes will affect our future.

People have discovered that the key to overcoming the fear and anger associated with change is to be flexible. When they are flexible, people can adapt to new situations more easily. Being flexible is especially important in the 21st century as technology makes change occur faster than ever before. Those who oppose change, especially with technology in the workplace, may find themselves out of a job.

When change comes, and you have no choice but to face it, embrace it. A positive attitude helps a lot. In fact, the change may turn out to be the best thing for you. That new job you got may end up being much better than your old one. You may make the best friends of your life in the new city you moved to. Don’t merely focus on how you feel about change; instead decide to accept the change. The change is the reality, and it’s up to you whether the change will be a success or a failure. You never know – your next change may be your life’s Eiffel Tower!

1.Why did the building of the Eiffel Tower make the Parisians unhappy?

A. Because they didn’t like the design of the Eiffel Tower.

B. Because they couldn’t avoid accepting the Eiffel Tower.

C. Because it was no use building the Eiffel Tower.

D. Because the Eiffel Tower seemed strange.

2.According to the passage, it can be inferred that what won’t disturb us are _____________.

A. the changes that have agreement with one’s will

B. the small changes we meet in our daily life

C. the changes whose effect we can predict and control

D. the changes that we discuss or consider thoroughly

3.How should we overcome negative emotions that the changes bring?

A. We are not supposed to face the changes and let them alone.

B. We should actively accustom ourselves to the new circumstance.

C. We should not take the changes seriously and avoid them as much as possible.

D. We should know that the changes merely bring us bad influence.

4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. The change will probably make you fail like the Eiffel Tower.

B. The change is like the Eiffel Tower which is not good for our future life.

C. Your future life is never known just like the Eiffel Tower unknown to the Parisians.

D. Your future life is likely to be a great achievement due to the change.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Psychology of Change            B. The ways to Overcome the Fear

C. Changes That Disturb Us             D. The Bad Effect of Changes

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On a dark grey morning, my mom said in a quiet voice. "Your dad and I have decided that we’re moving to Singapore.”

These words did not_______much in my five-year-old brain until the day we had to_______ and say goodbye to our close friends.

Normally，mom always booked our_______together. The_______of sitting next to a stranger was never something I had to worry about, until now. Booking it late, we weren’t given_______when buying the seats.

I was_________as I walked on the plane and down the aisle. What I saw was something _______to an alien to me. It was an Indian lady dressed in a traditional Sari and having a massive bindi( 额前的人工痣) between her eyebrows. But her_______wasn’t the only thing that_______me away. I made a__________ as if I had smelt something sour.

My mom__________walked me to the back of the plane, and__________she wasn’t any different from me and I should be respectful because it was her__________and religion.

As we got prepared to__________, the lady buckled(扣住 )her seatbelt and took out a book from her bag. At that point I am__________that the book was in English! After a short sleep, I__________to dinner time. I got spaghetti and so did the lady sitting next to me. She was eating the same thing as me!

Throughout the flight, I__________in my young little mind that she was just a human being like me though she looked and__________differently, which provided me with a__________of being a human being who__________all types of lifestyles.

1.A. expect　　 B. register　　 C. fail　　 D. find

2.A. meet　　 B. stay　　 C. leave　　 D. settle

3.A. flights　　 B. seats　　 C. rooms　　 D. tables

4.A. joy　　 B. dream　　 C. terror　　 D. opinion

5.A. preference　　 B. promise　　 C. attention　　 D. sympathy

6.A. ashamed　　 B. relaxed　　 C. tired　　 D. fearful

7.A. equal　　 B. superior　　 C. known　　 D. familiar

8.A. voice　　 B. appearance　　 C. attitude　　 D. skin

9.A. gave　　 B. put　　 C. look　　 D. scared

10.A. wish　　 B. deal　　 C. face　　 D. decision

11.A. immediately　　 B. fortunately　　 C. excitedly　　 D. sadly

12.A. worried　　 B. argued　　 C. explained　　 D. shouted

13.A. culture　　 B. accent　　 C. question　　 D. plan

14.A. take up　　 B. take off　　 C. take on　　 D. take out

15.A. nervous　　 B. relieved　　 C. shocked　　 D. upset

16.A. awoke　　 B. paid　　 C. slept　　 D. skipped

17.A. confirmed　　 B. predicted　　 C. doubted　　 D. realize

18.A. sang　　 B. dressed　　 C. sat　　 D. lived

19.A. control　　 B. trouble　　 C. sign　　 D. foundation

20.A. knows　　 B. believes　　 C. convinces　　 D. accepts

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It often seems that people have a hard time in speaking a seemingly familiar name. Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were not able to recall it? When this happened，what did you do? Next time this happens again，what should you do?

You should not try to recall it. Instead, just do something else for a couple of minutes and then the name may come into your head. Why? The name is just there, since you have met this person and learned his name. It, waiting there, only has to be dug out. The initial(最初的) effort to recall prepares the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious (下意识的) activities that go to work to dig up a dim（模糊的）memory. Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn't loosen your memory; it only tightens it.

That’s why students find the preparatory method greatly helpful in examinations. They read over the questions before trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones of which they are most confident. At the same time, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking place; work is being done on the more difficult questions. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to come into consciousness. It is often just a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.

You see, forcing ourselves to think hard to recall something usually doesn’t help. Chances are that the harder we think, the more difficulty we face in thinking of what we want to. Offering our mind time to work is what we are expected to do.

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The air in big cities _____very dirty by factories.

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Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other' s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. "Let' s shake (hands) on it" sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding(误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.

1.In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other______

A. to make a deal                      B. to greet each other

C. to show friendliness                    D. to reach an agreement

2.The first paragraph mainly tells us_______.

A. where handshaking was first practiced

B. how handshaking came about

C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade

D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

3.According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

C. We should make a judgment before shaking hands.

D. We shouldn’t' t shake hands with European women.

4.The main purpose of the text is______.

A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West

B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking

C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West

D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad

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Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. The practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman,

shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean

anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding(误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.

1. In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other.

A. to make a deal              B. to greet each other

C. to show friendliness    D. to reach an agreement

2.The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A. where handshaking was first practised

B. how handshaking came about

C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade

D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

3.According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

C. We should make a judgement before shaking hands.

D. We shouldn’t shake hands with European women.

4.The main purpose of the text is______.

A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West

B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking

C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West

D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad

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