Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(鋪路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   36  and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under  37   in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved  38  the cars could be on site   39  the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!  40   other local paving company wanted to do the job,  41  it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   42  to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and   43   our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   44  them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   45   they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into  46  .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our  47  challenge was to keep the rock mixture  48  enough.All the available water wagons(灑水車)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. 49  ,I got a special   50   to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龍帶)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I  51  held one of those hoses to  52  down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 53  one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  54  company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the    55   to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
36.A.kindness               B.patience                    C.imagination               D.experience
37.A.construction          B.repair                        C.control                      D.development
38.A.after                     B.as                             C.for                            D.so
39.A.while                   B.since                         C.where                       D.when
40.A.Some                   B.Any                          C.No                            D.Every
41.A.stating                  B.reporting                   C.telling                       D.warning
42.A.able                            B.nervous                     C.afraid                        D.willing
43.A.supported             B.promised                   C.continued                  D.improved
44.A.asked                   B.surprised                   C.reminded                   D.demanded
45.A.though                 B.but                           C.as                             D.unless
46.A.discussion             B.action                       C.practice                     D.production
47.A.next                            B.first                          C.past                          D.previous
48.A.cold                            B.wet                           C.loose                         D.clean
49.A.Naturally                     B.Obviously                 C.Meanwhile                D.Instead
50.A.excuse                  B.order                        C.permit                       D.reason
51.A.exactly                 B.personally                 C.angrily                      D.hardly
52.A.pull                      B.knock                       C.hit                                   D.water
53.A.required               B.mixed                       C.followed                   D.formed
54.A.best                      B.last                           C.second                      D.only
55.A.courage                B.interest                      C.hope                         D.chance
36-40 CADDC 41-45 ADBCB 46-50 BABDC 51-55 BDADA

36.:imagination 意為“想象力”。根據(jù)短文的最后一句話“The key to our success was having the courage to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”可判斷出Carolyn Stradley回憶了挑戰(zhàn)她的想象力的工作,因為只有具有想象力才能有創(chuàng)造性。kindness意為“仁慈,親切,好意,善意”;patience意為“耐性,忍耐”;experience意為“經(jīng)驗,體驗,經(jīng)歷,閱歷”。
37. construction意為“建設”。根據(jù)下文中的“National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved so the cars could be on site...”可判斷出在1979年the Atlanta Airport在建設中,因為只有建成后才能開放。repair意為“修理,修補”；control意為“控制,支配,管理,調節(jié),抑制”；development意為“發(fā)展”。
38. o意為“以便,為了”。so用于so that 結構,口語常將 that 省略。句意為“當機場開放時,汽車能夠開到工地現(xiàn)場”。after 意為“在……之后”；as意為“當……的時候”；for意為“因為”。
39. when引導時間狀語從句,表示當機場開放時。while引導時間狀語從句時,從句的謂語動詞必須是延續(xù)性動詞。since 意為“自從”,與現(xiàn)在完成時連用表示動作從過去的某個時候開始,一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動作或存在的狀態(tài)。where引導地點狀語,意為“在……地方”。
40.:no意為“沒有”。根據(jù)下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”可判斷出沒有任何一個公司在這么短的工期內完成這項任務。故選C項。some表示“某一個”。any用于肯定句意為“任何一個”,表示任何一個公司都能完成。every意為“每一個”。
41. state意為“聲明,陳述,規(guī)定”。下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”作其賓語,表示聲稱不能在如此短的時間內完成任務。report意為“報導,匯報,報到,告發(fā)”;tell意為“告訴,說,吩咐,斷定”;warn意為“警告,注意,通知”。
42. willing意為“樂意的,自愿的,心甘情愿的”。根據(jù)上文中的“Because we were new and really needed the work”可判斷出因為是新開辦的公司,又真的需要工作,所以樂意做這項工作。able意為“能……的,有才能的,能干的,能夠的”；nervous意為“神經(jīng)緊張的,不安的”；afraid意為“害怕,擔心”。
43. promise意為“允諾,答應”。表示答應盡力在這段時間內完成任務。故選B項。support意為“支撐,扶持,支持,支援,擁護,維持,贍養(yǎng),忍受”；continue意為“繼續(xù),連續(xù),延伸”；improve意為“改善,改進”。
44. remind意為“提醒,使想起”。表示提醒他們。ask意為“問,要求,需要,邀請”；surprise意為“使驚奇”；demand意為“要求,需要,要求知道,查詢”。
45. but意為“但是”。根據(jù)“they would be no worse off ”和“they had plenty to gain if we succeeded”之間的關系可判斷出它們表示轉折關系,所以要but連接。though 意為“雖然”；as意為“因為”；unless意為“如果不”。
46. action意為“動作,作用,戰(zhàn)斗,行動,舉動,行為”。go into action意為“投入戰(zhàn)斗”,表示他們馬上行動起來。discussion意為“討論”；practice意為“實行,實踐,實際,慣例,習慣,練習,實習,開業(yè)”；production意為“生產(chǎn),產(chǎn)品,作品”。
47. next意為“下一次,其次”。根據(jù)上文中的“Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.”可判斷出他們的第一個挑戰(zhàn)是需要燈光,下一個挑戰(zhàn)是使巖石的混合物保持潮濕。first意為“第一的”；past意為“過去的,結束的”；previous意為“在前的,早先的”。
48. wet意為“濕的,潮濕的”。根據(jù)下文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判斷出使巖石的混合物保持足夠潮濕。cold意為“寒冷的,使人戰(zhàn)栗的”;loose意為“寬松的,不精確的,不牢固的,散漫的,自由的”;clean意為“清潔的,干凈的,清白的”。
49instead意為“代替”。根據(jù)上文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判斷出由于灑水車都被別人租用了,所以他們用消防水龍代替。naturally意為“自然地”；obviously意為“明顯地”；meanwhile意為“其時,其間”。
50. permit意為“許可,允許,準許”。因為租用消防水龍需要特許。excuse意為“原諒,申辯,作為……的托辭,為……免去”。order意為“次序,順序,正常(工作)狀態(tài),秩序,會議規(guī)則,命令,定購,定單”。reason意為“理由,原因,動機”。
51.答案:B
解析:personally意為“親自地,以個人”。表示Carolyn Stradley親自澆水。exactly意為“正確地,嚴密地”；angrily意為“憤怒地”；hardly意為“幾乎不”。
52. water意為“澆水”。根據(jù)上文中“Our next challenge was to keep the rock mixture wet enough.”可判斷出要保持巖石混合物足夠潮濕就必須往巖石上澆水。pull意為“拉,拖,拔”；knock意為“敲,敲打,敲擊,(使)碰撞”；hit意為“打擊,打,碰撞,”。
53. require意為“需要”。表示需要想出一個又一個主意的挑戰(zhàn)。mix意為“使混和,混淆,混合”；follow意為“跟隨,追隨,沿……而行,理解,遵循,從事”；form意為“形成,構成,排列,(使)組成”。
54. only意為“唯一的,單獨的”。根據(jù)上文的內容可判斷出因為National Car Rental在飛機場請C&S Paving Inc.建造了停車場,所以它是唯一一個在機場有停車場的公司。best意為“最好的”；last意為“最后的,臨終的,末尾的,最近的”；second意為“第二，另一個,又一個”。
55. courage意為“勇氣”。根據(jù)上文的內容可判斷出當時沒有一個公司愿意承擔這項任務,但C&S Paving Inc.接受了挑戰(zhàn),完成了任務,這需要勇氣。interest意為“興趣,關心,重要性,影響”；hope意為“希望”；chance意為“機會,可能性,偶然性”。
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Finally, the girls realized that the ___18___ in the other group were not good babysitters. They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house ___19___ they were sitting. When the children of the families started to ___20___, and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening.
1. A. active     B. thoughtful       C. easy                         D. hard
2. A. take care of    B. run into                  C. go through              D. take advantage of
3. A. children  B. members                  C. circles D. players
4. A. alarm     B. traffic C. phone D. neighbor
5. A. fact B. degree C. question     D. demand
6. A. Therefore      B. Suddenly    C. Regularly                D. Unwillingly
7. A. attracting             B. finding       C. calling       D. matching
8. A. younger               B. cleverer      C. taller   D. older
9. A. compete B. fight   C. do      D. meet
10. A. heard    B. knew  C. promised    D. shot
11. A. damaged      B. caught C. expected     D. forced
12. A. hoped   B. liked   C. refused       D. seemed
13. A. chance  B. possibility  C. power D. policy
14. A. share    B. give    C. provide      D. mark
15. A. put down     B. paid off      C. found out   D. come through
16. A. check up      B. end up       C. look up      D. show up
17. A. satisfied       B. unhappy     C. curious       D. helpful
18. A. kids      B. adults  C. systems      D. situations
19. A. that      B. when  C. where D. how
20. A. blow    B. complain    C. appreciate   D. spread

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Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days of the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. But Chinese hurdler(跨欄運動員) Liu Xiang surprised everyone by taking the bronze medal in the men's 60-meter hurdles.
Liu became the first Chinese male athlete to get a world indoor medal in the 18-year history of the championship and was the only Asian medallist this time. 
"Karaoke (卡拉OK)! That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to get a big group of my friends together and sing. I love both Western and Chinese music but especially Michael Jackson," said Liu after clocking 7.52 seconds in the final to take his place on the podium (領獎臺).
"Frankly speaking, I didn't think I was in the shape to win a medal," Liu said. "On my arrival here, my aim was just to fight my way into the final. After I did that, I thought I might just get into the top six. I knew British hurdler Colin Jackson was going to be here and he's the world record holder indoors and out."
"There was also Cuba's reigning (統(tǒng)治的) Olympic champion Anier Garcia and Allen Johnson, from the United States." It was Johnson, the reigning world outdoor champion, who was successful in 7.47 seconds with Garcia second and Jackson finished back in fifth. 
Now Liu will never underestimate his chances again and is aiming for glory in Paris later this year.
"There is the World Championship outdoors in the summer and I have now got to think that I can get a medal. I can never again think that I can't get a medal," he said. Liu's success here marks his rapid transition into the senior ranks.
"The university gives me a lot of flexibility. My courses are very easy and the teachers are very helpful," said Liu.
They might have to be even more accommodating(樂于助人的) now if Liu starts taking on celebrity status, although an invite to his homecoming karaoke party may help.
小題1:The first sentence "Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days…" means "________".
A．Asian athletes can do things at their will in the first two days
B．Asian athletes haven't any achievements in the first two days
C．Asian athletes could match athletes from other continents
D．Asian athletes are tired of competing in the first two days
小題2:The underlined sentence means "________".
A．I was not satisfied with my performances
B．winning a medal can't show what I have done
C．I didn't think I was able to win a medal
D．I haven't told anyone about my achievements in the hurdles
小題3:Liu ________ the World Championship outdoors in Paris later this year.
A．is busy preparing for
B．has great pressure on
C．is more confident of his ability in
D．pays little attention to
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Liu Xiang was the youngest athlete to take part in the competition in England.
B．Liu Xiang was the first Asian medallist to get a world indoor medal.
C．Liu Xiang is not only a good athlete but a music-lover.
D．Liu Xiang finds it hard to get along with teachers in university.

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