It was in the garden of his old house ______ ...

It was in the garden of his old house _______ he grew up that he dug up a pot of gold.

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

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It was in the garden of his old house ______ he grew up ______ he dug up a pot of gold.

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It was in the garden of his old house ______ he grew up ______ he dug up a pot of gold.

A．that; that          B．where; where      C．that; where        D．where; that

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As John George remembers it, the Detroit neighborhood he grew up in was straight out of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. ''We knew all our neighbors,'' George, 60, told Detroit's Metro Times. ''On Christmas Eve, we'd all go to midnight Mass, and there would be 300 people in our house at one o'clock to about five in the morning. The folks were just really good, hardworking people. ''

By the 80s, however, the old neighborhood was more Pottersville than Bedford Falls. Due in part to economic downturns and a nationwide drug epidemic (泛滥), well-kept homes had been abandoned and kindly neighbors had fled to the suburbs. But not George. ''Living in any city, it's like being in a relationship,'' he told Reader's Digest. ''Some days are better than others. But it was my home. And when I saw it deteriorating, I had two choices: I could leave, or I could stay and fight. I decided to stay and fight. ''

When the abandoned home behind his turned into a crack den, the father of two grabbed some plywood and nails and began boarding up the house. After two neighbors stopped to ask what he was doing, they decided to help, with great results. ''When the drug dealers came back, they turned around and went home,'' says George. ''That's how it all got started. ''

''It'' is Detroit Blight Busters, or DBB, an organization of civic-minded volunteers devoted to reviving the city they love, one abandoned house, one vacant lot, and one garbage-strewn park at a time.

In the 30 years since that first home rescue, an army of approximately 182,000 volunteers, along with corporate and private donors, has helped George destroy around 300 abandoned homes, mostly in the poorer Northwest area of Detroit. They've also secured 400-some homes by boarding them up, thus keeping bad actors out. They've painted and renovated nearly 900 homes and built over 100 from scratch. According to Forbes, more than 1,000 Detroiters have been housed as a result of DBB's work.

''I'm half Lebanese, half Italian, and 100 percent Detroit stubborn, '' George told nationswell.com. ''Once we get something in our heart and in our head, it's almost autopilot. ''

But that was only the beginning. In 2003, George also breathed life into a dilapidated (破旧的) square mile of Detroit by turning it into Artist Village, an area now filled with galleries, a performance space, community gardens, a coffee shop, and outdoor courtyards. Because this region of North Detroit was a food desert, George also persuaded a supermarket chain to move into the neighborhood.

''Blight is like a cancer: If you don't set upon it, it will spread,'' George told thehubdetroit.com. And then there's Halloween. In Detroit, October 30 was ruefully known as Devil's Night, a period when all hell would break loose in the form of crime and vandalism. In response, George created a citizens' patrol (巡逻队) that would take to the streets, keeping an eye on suspicious behavior. He called it Angels’ Night. What began with 12 neighbors on patrol in 1990 has grown to more than 60,000 citywide.

George's inspired ideas have not gone unnoticed by the city he loves.''John wants to show that there is still something to Detroit. That it's still worth it,'' says real estate agent Robert LaBute. And others are buying into it.''We're seeing the trend of younger homeowners coming in.''

Is George proud of having boosted his once-ailing hometown? You'd better believe he is. As he puts it: ''We are on the front porch of the greatest urban comeback story in this nation’s history. ''

1.Why was John George reluctant to leave Detroit?

A.He wanted to save his city.

B.He enjoyed a wonderful life.

C.He stayed to fight against drugs.

D.He got along with his neighbors.

2.What was the result of the first home rescue?

A.An official organization was founded.

B.A voluntary movement began with it.

C.A better neighbor relationship was formed.

D.The drug dealers mended their ways at last.

3.The data provided in Paragraph 5 suggest that ______.

A.many people have been lifted out of poverty

B.many abandoned homes have been destroyed

C.DBB has done a lot to bring the city back to life

D.the number of the volunteers has been increasing

4.What did John George do to revive the city of Detroit ?

A.He transformed the city into an industrial area.

B.He created a citizen's patrol to prevent crimes.

C.He expanded investment in real estate business.

D.He built a supermarket chain in the neighborhood.

5.According to the passage, John George can be described as ______.

A.cautious and creative

B.stubborn and ambitious

C.proud and self-centered

D.strong-willed and inspiring

6.What's the best title for the passage?

A.The Life of a Hero

B.Detroit's Proud Tiger

C.The Power of Devotion

D.The Blooming of Detroit

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My father grew up in Oklahoma during the early years of the Great Depression. He was the only living child of a hard-working farmer and a ________ mother. When Dad completed eighth grade, my grandfather believed his only son would work on the farm. My grandmother, ________, understood the door that education could open even in ________ economic times. She persuaded grandfather to ________ Dad to finish high school.

Dad worked hard and completed high school at the age of 16. At last, grandpa was to have his wish. Dad would work on the farm, easing the economic and physical ________ grandpa carried. But grandmother again ________ grandpa to permit my father to go to college.

After ________, grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime. He walked to the chicken coop(鸡笼子), where he did his ________. Taking a shovel in his work-worn hands, grandpa ________ a jar that held all the family’s savings. He offered the jar and its precious ________ to Dad, saying, "Here boy, go make something of yourself."

Realizing that his family was ________ all their savings by investing in his education, Dad became a steward of those funds. He ________ his bachelor’s degree and then went on to the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated second in his ________ school class in 1936. Jobs were hard to ________ when Dad graduated, so he opened his own practice and lived in a home with a dirt floor. He worked long hours, but I remember him ________ the great books he discovered in the course of his education with me.

Our family was changed by the long walk grandpa took to the chicken coop. Education is ________ an investment in our family. It is a treasure. I ________ my father to college and law school, and all of my children have also ________ higher education. We have been transformed by a sacrifice made two ________ ago by a loving, if not fully convinced, grandfather and a persistent grandmother and that has made all the ________.

1.A. beautiful        B. curious        C. capable        D. devoted

2.A. so                B. however        C. otherwise    D. thus

3.A. tough            B. great        C. peaceful        D. competitive

4.A. permit            B. take            C. ask            D. force

5.A. pains            B. troubles        C. burdens        D. activities

6.A. refused            B. begged        C. ordered        D. required

7.A. graduation        B. work            C. reflection    D. permission

8.A. cooking            B. cleaning        C. farming        D. banking

9.A. picked up        B. dug up        C. broke up        D. cut up

10.A. books            B. contents        C. bills        D. coins

11.A. sacrificing    B. storing        C. treasuring    D. wasting

12.A. failed            B. received        C. offered        D. needed

13.A. maths            B. education    C. economics    D. law

14.A. come off        B. come about    C. come by        D. come on

15.A. making            B. writing        C. protecting    D. sharing

16.A. more than        B. rather than    C. other than    D. less than

17.A. joined            B. followed        C. advised        D. accompanied

18.A. sought            B. insisted        C. favored        D. considered

19.A. years            B. centuries    C. decades        D. generations

20.A. sense            B. difference    C. use            D. effect

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My father grew up in Oklahoma during the early years of the Great Depression. He was the only living child of a hard­working farmer and a____mother.When Dad completed the eighth grade, my grandfather believed his only son would work on the farm. My grandmother, however, understood the door that education could open even in____economic times. She persuaded grandfather to____Dad to finish high school.

Dad worked hard and completed high school at the age of 16. At last, grandpa was to have his wish. Dad would work on the farm, easing the economic and physical ____grandpa carried. But grandmother again begged grandpa to permit my father to go to college.

After____, grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime. He walked to the chicken coop (鸡笼子), where he did his____. Taking a shovel in his work-worn hands，grandpa dug up a jar that held all the family’s savings. He offered the jar and its precious____to Dad, saying, “Here boy, go and make something of yourself.”

Realizing that his family was sacrificing all their savings by　　　　 in his education, Dad became a steward(管家) of those funds. He____his bachelor’s degree and then went on to the University of Oklahoma，where he graduated second in his____school class in 1936. Jobs were hard to come by when Dad graduated, so he opened his own practice and lived in a home with a dirt floor. He worked long hours, but I remember him____the great books he discovered in the course of his education with me.

Our family was changed by the long walk that grandpa took to the chicken coop. Education is more than an investment in our family. It is a treasure. I____my father to college and law school, and all of my children have also____ higher education. We have been transformed by a sacrifice made two generations ago by a loving. If grandfather had not been　　 convinced by my persistent(固执的) grandmother, he would not have made the____.

1.A. beautiful　　　　　 B. devoted　　　　　　　　 C. lazy　　 D. curious

2.A. tough　　　　　　　　 B. great　　　　　　　 C. peaceful　　 D. competitive

3.A. permit　　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　 C. ask　　 D. force

4.A. pains　　　　　　　　 B. troubles　　　　　　 C. burdens　　 D. activities

5.A. graduation　　　　 B. work　　　　 C. reflection　　　　 D. permission

6.A. cooking　　　　　　 B. cleaning　　　　　 C. farming　　 D. banking

7.A. books　　　　　　　　 B. bills　　　　　　　　 C. savings　　　 D. coins

8.A. investing　　　　　 B. storing　　　　 C. treasuring　　　　　 D. raising

9.A. failed　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　 C. offered　　 D. needed

10.A. maths　　　　　　　　　 B. educat　 C. economics　　　　 D. law

11.A. making　　　　 B. writing　　　　　　 C. protecting　　　　　　 D. sharing

12.A. joined　　 B. followed　　　　　　　 C. advised　　 D. accompanied

13.A. sought　　　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　　　 C. favored　　 D. considered

14.A. toughly　　　　　　 B. kindly　　　　　 C. rudely　　　　 D. fully

15.A. sense　　　　 B. use　　　　　　　　　　 C. difference　　　　　　 D. effect

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It was in the factory _________ his friend worked  _______ he picked up a lot of experience.

A. where, where      B. that, where    C. that, that      D. where, that

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To the south of the school was a garden, _______ owner was seated in it playing chess with his little grandson every afternoon.

A. its　　 B. whose

C. which　　 D. that

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. Pointing to the house on ____ roof grew lots of bush, the old man told me that was _____   I would stay.

A. its; what       B. whose; what     C. whose; where       D. its; where

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I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.

With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

1. What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A.　 He never watched TV.

B.　 He read what he had to.

C.　 He found reading unbelievable.

D.　 He considered reading part of his life.

2.The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “　　　　 ”.

A. an idea

B. a sound quality

C. a way of writing

D. a world to write about

3. What effect does reading have on the author?

A. It helps him to realize his dream.

B. It opens up a wider world for him.

C. It makes his college life more interesting.

D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A. Why do I read?

B. How do I read?

C. What do I read?

D. When do I read?

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