Michael GreenBerg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the  arts, But people in the streets  36 him, especially those who are   37  .
For those people, he is "Gloves" GreenBerg. How did he get that  38 ?
He looks like any otner Businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a Briefcase (公文箱). But he's  39 _. His Briefcase always has some gloves。
In winter,Mr.GreenBerg does not  40 like other New Yorkers,who look at the sidewalk and  41 the street.He looks around at   42 .He stops when he   43 someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he   44 ,looking for more people with cold   45 .
On winter days,Mr.GreenBerg   46 gloves.During the rest of the year,he   47 gloves.People who have heard aBout him   48 him gloves,and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. GreenBerg     49   doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and      50     his Behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes    51   him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them   52   .
It runs in the   53  .Michael's father always helped the poor as he Believed it made everyone happier. Michael GreenBerg feels the   54  .A pair of gloves may Be a   55  thing,But it can make a Big difference in winter.
小題1:
A．know aBoutB．learn fromC．cheer forD．look after
小題2:
A．oldB．BusyC．kindD．poor
小題3:
A．ioBB．nameC．chanceD．message
小題4:
A．calmB．differentC．crazyD．curious
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ctB．soundC．feelD．dress
小題6:
A．cross overB．drive alongC．hurry downD．keep off
小題7:
A．carsB．peopleC．street numBersD．traffic lights
小題8:
A．helpsB．choosesC．greets D．sees
小題9:
A．holds upB．hangs outC．moves onD．turns around
小題10:
A．handsB．earsC．faces D．eyes
小題11:
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
小題12:
A．Borrows B．sells C．returnsD．Buys
小題13:
A．call B．send C．lendD．show
小題14:
A．delayed B．rememBered C．Began D．enjoyed
小題15:
A．understand B．dislikeC．studyD．excuse
小題16:
A．sorry forB．satisfied withC．proud ofD．surprised By
小題17:
A．smartB．richC．specialD．happy
小題18:
A．cityB．familyC．neighBorhoodD．company
小題19:
A．honorB．painC．sameD．cold
小題20:
A．smallB．usefulC．delightfulD．comforting

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:D
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:A
小題16:D
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:A

小題1:街道上的人都知道他。A了解；知道......情況；B向......學(xué)習(xí)；C為......加油；D照顧。故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)，第六段的many poor New Yorkers know him可知，尤其是窮人們，對(duì)他很熟悉。故選D。
小題3:那些人（窮人）叫他"Gloves" GreenBerg，它是怎樣獲得這個(gè)稱號(hào)的呢？故選B。
小題4:他看起來和其他人一樣，穿西裝提公文箱。但和別人不一樣。根據(jù)，But可知，表轉(zhuǎn)折，故選B。
小題5:Mr.GreenBerg不像其他紐約人一樣，其他人是看看人行道，然后就穿過馬路。act行為，故選A。
小題6:who look...引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞是other New Yorkers，其他紐約人的做法是看一下人行道，接著駛過路口，A穿過；B沿著......開；down有“沿著”的意思；D遠(yuǎn)離。故選C。
小題7:根據(jù)，下一句可知，Mr.GreenBerg環(huán)顧四周，看有沒有沒帶手套的人，故選B。
小題8:當(dāng)看到有人沒帶手套時(shí)，Mr.GreenBerg就會(huì)停下來。故選D。
小題9:根據(jù)，looking for more people可知，Mr.GreenBerg繼續(xù)前行，尋找沒帶手套的人。hold up舉起，支撐，耽擱；hang out閑逛；move on繼續(xù)前進(jìn)；turn around轉(zhuǎn)身，好轉(zhuǎn)。故選C。
小題10:Mr.GreenBerg沿街發(fā)放手套，他尋找的肯定是手凍僵的人，故選A。
小題11:search for搜尋，尋找；store up儲(chǔ)存；give away分發(fā)；put on穿上。在冬日里，Mr.GreenBerg發(fā)放手套，而不是儲(chǔ)存，故選C。
小題12:Mr.GreenBerg冬天發(fā)手套，過了冬天就買手套，以備冬天發(fā)放。故選D。
小題13:send sB sth寄給某人某物......，知道Mr.GreenBerg的人都會(huì)給他寄去手套，結(jié)果，他的公寓里就有了很多（手套），故選B。
小題14:Mr.GreenBerg是21年前開始做這件事的，Begin doing sth開始做某事，故選C。
小題15:根據(jù)，下一句可知，知道他的人，都理解他的行為。A理解；B不喜歡；C研究；D原諒。故選A。
小題16:根據(jù)，上一句可知，不知道他的人，會(huì)不理解他做的事情。A為......感到遺憾；B對(duì)......滿意；C為......自豪；D對(duì)......感到驚訝。故選D。
小題17:那些不理解的人沒有意識(shí)到他只是讓他們（窮人）快樂，根據(jù)，最后一段的it made everyone happier可知，這里填happy。故選D。
小題18:樂于助人的精神在Mr.GreenBerg家庭相傳。根據(jù)，下一句Michael's father...可知，父親對(duì)他深有影響，故選B。
小題19:Mr.GreenBerg的父親相信，樂于助人讓每個(gè)人更快樂，Mr.GreenBerg也是這樣認(rèn)為的。the same一樣，故選C。
小題20:一雙手套或許微不足道，但是在冬天就會(huì)有很大不同了。本句話表示轉(zhuǎn)折讓步語(yǔ)氣，主要突出Mr.GreenBerg的無私奉獻(xiàn)精神。故選A。
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Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 25-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and 36 up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a wish that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the  37    boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword   38  in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to  39   a solo album ( 專輯)  in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan   40   at the same time. The album  41   him to become a popular star.
His success is not only because of his excellent singing  42    , but also because of his talent in song   43   . Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s    44   company tried to invite someone else to write several songs 45    him. None of them were as good as they are hoped.  46  Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.     47  , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to  48   them on his first album.
Some people would 49  this rising star with Jay Chow from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical 50  is quite different from Jay Chow’s,  51  he likes Jay Chow’s music.
With many music awards already in his  52  , Hu Yanbin seems to be  53   up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say 54   things about him, he says that it doesn’t  55  him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.
小題1:
A．broke B．cameC．wentD．grew
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．talentedC．determinedD．sensitive
小題3:
A．came upB．came overC．came in D．came out
小題4:
A．realizeB．formC．releaseD．earn
小題5:
A．evenB．a(chǎn)llC．stillD．yet
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)ffectedB．expectedC．made D．helped
小題7:
A．skillsB．ideasC．meansD．ways
小題8:
A．playingB．makingC．writingD．performing
小題9:
A．concertB．recordC．musicD．performance
小題10:
A．toB．a(chǎn)boutC．withD．for
小題11:
A．ButB．AndC．ThusD．Then
小題12:
A．To his surpriseB．In a wordC．To be honestD．Above all
小題13:
A．takeB．includeC．containD．type
小題14:
A．replaceB．competeC．compareD．inspect
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)bilityB．tasteC．a(chǎn)ttentionD．style
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)s thoughB．even thoughC．a(chǎn)s if D．now that
小題17:
A．pocketsB．mindC．sightD．heart
小題18:A keeping    B. coming  C. catching    D. putting
小題19:
A．positive B．strangeC．powerfulD．harmful
小題20:
A．upset B．mindC．careD．ruin

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On August 5 at 10:31 p.m. PST, a rover（探測(cè)器）named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was lucky enough to have a front-row seat.
My name is Clara, and when I was in Grade 6, I won the essay contest NASA held to name its next Mars rover. The essay I wrote was not even 250 words long, but somehow it was enough to change my life.
I still remember that cold December day, sitting in a science class. I’d finished a worksheet early and decided to get a Time for Kids magazine off Mrs. Estevez’s bookshelf. It was the 2008 Invention Issue, but that wasn’t the only thing that caught my eye. In the magazine, there was an article about a girl who named the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The article also talked about the essay contest NASA was holding to name its next Mars rover. Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind: Curiosity.
I couldn’t wait for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home from the bus stop, sat down at the computer and typed until my fingers ached. It turned out that I was just in time. A few days later, and the contest would have closed.
Five months later, shortly after I had turned 12, I was watching a National Geographic special on mammoths when the phone rang. My mom answered, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face. When she told me that I had won, I was happier than I could ever remember being, I screamed and ran up and down the stairs and all around the house. I completely forgot about the mammoths and did not even remember to turn off the TV until it was really late.
Curiosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandfather and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. He’d tell me stories and point out the stars.
My grandfather lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas. I loved the stars because they kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didn’t know about them. That’s what I love so much about space. No matter how much we learn, it will always possess some mystery.
In the past, space exploration may have been a competition to see who got somewhere first or the fastest. But now, it is one of the few things that bring people together. Science is a language that needs no translation. It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you look like – you just have to have a thirst for knowledge and a passion for learning in order to succeed.
People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mars. Why do we explore? My answer to that is simple: because we can; because we’re curious; because we as human beings do not just stay holed up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what’s over the hill and beyond the horizon.
The curiosity rover is more than just a robot. It is more than just a titanium body and aluminum wheels. Curiosity represents the hard work, passion, love and commitment of thousands of people from all over the world who were brought together by science. Science is so awesome. It is breathtaking and mind-blowing; and sometimes, it’s just a little bit crazy. The discoveries we make about our world are incredibly humbling. They move us forward and have the potential to benefit all of mankind.
This December it will be four years of my life that have been tied to Curiosity in some way. I’ve met so many amazing people through this experience, from scientists to engineers to administrators to volunteers. Their devotion and enthusiasm inspire me greatly. My journey with Curiosity and the MSL mission team has shaped the person that I am today, as well as the person I would one day like to become.
I am deeply grateful to everyone who made it possible for me to have this amazing adventure.
And to you, I hope your curiosity takes you far.
小題1: The method the writer uses to begin the passage is _____.
A．telling a storyB．giving an example
C．offering an explanationD．describing a scene
小題2:Why did the writer hurry home to finish the essay for the contest NASA held?
A．She had just gathered enough information from Time for Kids
B．She wanted to write down what flashed through her mind in time.
C．She knew from Mrs. Estevez the deadline for the contest was approaching.
D．She was afraid she might miss the chance to compete with the former winner.
小題3: The writer mentions her grandfather in order to show that ______.
A．she missed him very much.
B．he knew a great deal about space
C．he influenced her to love the stars
D．she treasured their happy moments
小題4:Which of the following serves as a summary of Paragraph 11?
A．The writer was inspired to be a volunteer by the people she met.
B．The writer owed her success to her team members’ encouragement.
C．The writer met many difficulties in her four-year life with Curiosity.
D．The writer has benefited a lot from her experience tied to Curiosity.
小題5:Which best describes the writer’s tone in the passage?
A．Sharp.B．Proud.C．Aggressive.D．Enthusiastic.
小題6:What is conveyed in the passage?
A．Curiosity is important to human beings.
B．A thirst for knowledge helps one grow up.
C．Entering a contest is a way to achieve success.
D．Curiosity changes people’s attitude towards science.

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