(B)Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, i...

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Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.

We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”

1.The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .

A．bright            B．dirty             C．comfortable       D．dark

2.When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____

A．Of course , it loves me , since I love it .

B．If I love it , it should love me.

C．I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .

D．I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .

3. The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.

A．she thinks it will be very exciting

B．she likes sports and enjoys canoeing

C．she has decided to realize a childhood dream

D．she wants to be still active when she gets old

4.What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?

A．Someone who does not show what she is feeling .

B．Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .

C．Someone who doesn’t use her head much .

D．Someone who is open , honest and brave .

5.The best title for this passage is ____ .

A．Life Begins at Sixty                      B．A Round Coast Sail

C．An Old Woman Sailor                    D．An Unusual Hobby(爱好)

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I often go to France to visit my grandmother who is very dear to me. She's now 76 years old, so every time I go to ______, the two of us are very aware that it might be the ______time we see each other for she has cancer.

Last time I visited her in December of 2012. I did a series of short video_____about her life. I asked her about her greatest memories and life learning so far, her _____books, food and stories. I learned a large quantity of amazing new things about her I _____ knew before.

This year, I did not really have _____, only a great urge for her to know how much she is loved. I cooked for her and read her stories.

Before leaving, I was_____a way to leave something ______behind besides the memory of our _____together. So I wrote her five different ______and gratitude notes to let her know how much she ______to me, and hid them in different places where I knew she would ______find them. One under her pillow. Another one _____from the lamp cover by which she reads in the evening. Another one by her toothbrush. One in her_____which she eagerly checks every day. And the last one on her car's steering wheel.

I left ______knowing that these cards would surely ______her up after I left. She called me as I was departing for Paris to catch my plane back to the US and said, “I ______your three cards! By the time I discovered the third card, I was laughing out loud!______, they did me so much good. Thank you so much!” I _____to myself, knowing she still has two more to go! It was Sunday, so my ______was that she had not checked her mailbox and had not yet driven her car!

1.A. visit　　 B. inspect　　 C. search　　 D. expect

2.A. hard　　 B. next　　 C. first　　 D. last

3.A. appointments　　 B. speeches　　 C. interviews　　 D. discussions

4.A. valuable　　 B. favorite　　 C. rare　　 D. cherished

5.A. even　　 B. also　　 C. still　　 D. never

6.A. interests　　 B. reasons　　 C. questions　　 D. topics

7.A. looking for　　 B. dealing with　　 C. making up　　 D. picking out

8.A. normal　　 B. special　　 C. valuable　　 D. healthy

9.A. sleep　　 B. meal　　 C. work　　 D. time

10.A. love　　 B. freedom　　 C. wisdom　　 D. encouragement

11.A. responds　　 B. lies　　 C. means　　 D. owes

12.A. usually　　 B. finally　　 C. carelessly　　 D. properly

13.A. showing　　 B. hiding　　 C. dropping　　 D. hanging

14.A. mailbox　　 B. bag　　 C. office　　 D. garden

15.A. peacefully　　 B. sadly　　 C. joyfully　　 D. quickly

16.A. wake　　 B. cheer　　 C. pick　　 D. take

17.A. searched　　 B. witnessed　　 C. harvested　　 D. found

18.A. Obviously　　 B. Luckily　　 C. Firstly　　 D. Personally

19.A. said　　 B. added　　 C. smiled　　 D. turned

20.A. news　　 B. guess　　 C. idea　　 D. plan

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It is well known to car drivers that red means “stop”, green means “go” and yellow means “hurry up and make that damn light”. Why those colors, though? The answer lies in the fact that the earliest traffic signals were designed for trains, not cars. They were red and green, gas-powered, and more than a little dangerous in the event of a leak.

Red is an inherited (继承的) symbol from railroads, which symbolizes danger in many cultures. As red has a longer wavelength than any other color on the visible spectrum (光谱), it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors. Red has meant “stop” since long before cars existed, with train signals’ use of red dating back to the days when mechanical arms lifted and lowered to indicate whether the rail ahead was clear.

Green’s wavelength is next to (and shorter than) yellow’s on the visible spectrum, meaning it’s still easier to see than any color other than red and yellow. Back in the early days of railway lights, green meant “caution”, while the “all-clear” light was, well, clear or white. It is said that several disastrous collisions happened after an engineer mistook stars in the night for an all-clear. Thus, green became “go”, and for a long time, railways used only green and red to signal trains.

From the earliest days of motoring up until mid-1900s, not all stop signs were red-many were yellow, because at night it was all but impossible to see a red stop sign in a poorly lit area. In 1950 the yellow stop-sign craze began in Detroit, a city that five years later installed its first electric traffic signal, which happened to include the very first yellow traffic light.

But what of those mysterious yellow stop-signs? As materials and technologies evolved, the ability to produce highly reflective signs meant that red could resume its natural spot in the sign hierarchy (层次体系，等级体系), leaving the still-highly-visible yellow to the domain (领域) of “caution”. That’s why school zones and buses, crosswalks, and other important warnings are yellow today.

1.What’s the main reason for the color red’s long being used to mean “stop”?

A.It has the longest wavelength on the visible spectrum.

B.It represents danger in many cultures.

C.It can be seen even in the dark area.

D.People prefer red to other colors.

2.Which of the following may the author agree with?

A.The meaning of red is culture–specific.

B.Yellow functioned as stop signs in the 1900s.

C.Green’s wavelength is just second to that of red.

D.Green’s role in traffic lights has changed over time.

3.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.The significance of road traffic signs.

B.The history of railroad transportation.

C.The symbolic meaning of different colors.

D.The origin and development of traffic lights.

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It is every citizen’s duty to go out to ______ the snow on the street______ it stops falling so as to make it convenient for traffic to pass．．

A．sweep up; the instant                           B．clear up; the moment

C．clean up; immediately                D．whirled up(卷走); directly

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I mean ________ aboard and nothing is going to stop me, though that means _______ my parents for a long time.

A. going; leaving             B. going; to leave

C. to go; to leave             D. to go; leaving

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Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what the best way to celebrate was. Should we throw her a party? Should we take her on a trip? We remembered that she had touched so many people's lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute(献礼) to my grandmother.x k b 1 . co m  We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmother's address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response surprised us. We compiled(编辑)these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday.

The unusual thing about my grandmother's friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmother's life.

I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in one's lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.

1.How did the author's family celebrate Grandmother's birthday ?

A．They took her on a trip across the country.

B．They gave her a memory book of friendship.

C．They invited all her friends to her birthday party.

D．They asked all her friends to send her cards.

2.When receiving her birthday gift, the author's grandmother probably felt _____.

A．disappointed and lonely                  B．sorry and sad

C．surprised and pleased                    D．nervous and excited

3.The underlined word “bonds” in the last paragraph probably means_____.

A．relationships       B．works            C．Successes         D．celebrations

4.According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _____.

A．the more friends you have, the better

B．friends are more important than family

C．understanding leads to greater success

D．true friendship is very important to us

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why didn’t the woman go to the man’s party?

A. Because she took her grandmother to hospital.

B. Because she hadn’t received the man’s invitation.

C. Because she went to visit her grandmother at the hospital.

2.What do we know about the woman’s grandmother?

A. She doesn’t know about traffic rules.

B. She got hurt when she was driving.

C. She’ll stay in hospital for just several days.

3.Who mostly went to the man’s party?

A. His friends.　　 B. His classmates.　　 C. His relatives.

4.Where will the speakers most probably go next?

A. A Chinese restaurant.　　 B. An Italian restaurant.　　 C. A French restaurant.

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What are the speakers going to do?

A. Do some cooking.　　 B. Stop to eat.　　 C. Go into a dining room.

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London, Reuters--What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home？

No, it's not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.

It's high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (装置) called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away.

The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body's natural ability to detect some wave bands decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage.

A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install (安装) it at trouble spots.

Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers--if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away."

1.The device can be used to _______.

A．threaten teenagers in public

B．drive away trouble-makers under 20

C．help mothers control their teenage children

D．help the police control shopkeepers

2.From the passage we can know that _______.

A．young people often suffer from pains in ears

B．shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects

C．high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20

D．the police invented a new device to deal with teenagers

3.The purpose of the writer to write the passage is ______.

A．to advertise a new hi-tech device

B．to tell the reader a piece of news

C．to sell the device to shopkeepers

D．to inform the public as the spokesman of the police

4.Who will welcome the device most?

A．Shopkeepers.      B．The police.         C．Young people.      D．The producer.

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I stopped at a grocery store the other day because I was about to go on a long drive and I wanted to buy my favorite 　 　 　 for the trip. It wasn’t the store I 　 　 　 go to, just one I passed along the way.

As I walked up to the entrance, I 　 　 　 a man and a boy who was about 10 or 12 years old 　 　 at the front of the store. The man handed 　 　 　 half-sheets of white paper as customers walked past. I walked up to them with 　 　 　　 , wondering what cause they　 　 　　 . As I got closer, I saw that they had two carts (购物车) starting to fill with 　 　 　 .

I said hello and the man greeted me and 　 　 　 me one of the pieces of paper, 　 　 　 that they were collecting donations for the homeless. On the paper was a simple  　 　 of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables. It also included a short story about the boy and his　 　 　 to collect food donations since the age of 8.

I was really　 　 　 that someone so young would be so interested in helping others. I told him it was a(n)　 　 　 idea and that he should be proud of himself. He smiled.

Then, I went inside to get my drink. 　 　 　 , the store didn’t have it. 　 　 　　 , I wasn’t upset, because by then I felt I had another mission. I went through the store, 　 　 　 things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart. They thanked me and offered me a(n)　 　 　 (candy, I think).

As I walked back to my car, the boy’s well-intentioned spirit　 　 　 with me. How inspiring to 　 　 　 a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it.

1.A. cigar        　　　　　　 B. beer         C. drink         D. snack

2.A. hardly        　　　　　　 B. normally    C. intentionally    D. consciously

3.A. noticed        B. watched    C. felt        D. recognized

4.A. sitting        　　　　　　 B. lying        C. hiding　     D. standing

5.A. customers        B. salesmen     C. children    D. drivers

6.A. astonishment        B. curiosity    C. concern        D. anxiety

7.A. presented        B. devoted     C. disapproved    D. represented

8.A. money        　　　　　　 B. clothes        C. groceries    D. vegetables

9.A. sold        　　　　　　 B. showed     C. brought     D. handed

10.A. whispering        B. explaining    C. advising    D. analyzing

11.A. advertisement        B. poster        C. menu        D. list

12.A. efforts        B. attempts    C. plans        D. puzzles

13.A. convinced        B. touched        C. discouraged     D. reminded

14.A. specific        B. flexible　　     C. awesome     D. imaginable

15.A. Surprisingly         B. Eventually     C. Thankfully　     D. Unfortunately

16.A. then        　　　　　　 B. Therefore     C. Still        D. However

17.A. picking         B. packing     C. gathering     D. holding

18.A. inspiration         B. treat　　     C. praise        D. award

19.A. struck        B. agreed         C. stuck         D. arose

20.A. come across　         B. bring up    C. see through    D. care for

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