When a close friend dies, it often forces you to consider your own death. The more you have in common with the friend, the more his death will make you wonder about your own. Sometimes you will naturally say to yourself, "It could just as easily have been me." Such a death has a way of reminding us how fragile life is, and it may cause you to reassess（重新評(píng)價(jià)） the direction of your own life.

    Jack's story is a good example. A successful businessman making a lot of money, Jack didn't spend as much time with his family as he wanted. His job required him to work long hours. But three years ago one of his best friends, a man who worked in the same office, had a heart attack. He died while celebrating his daughter's eighteenth birthday in a restaurant. He was only fifty years old.

    Not long after his friend's death, Jack started to have a chest pain. Finally he had a good physical check-up. He received a clean bill of health. But the chest pain continued. He kept thinking of the death of his friend. Jack thought about how much his friend missed in life and he saw how hard it was for his friend's family to manage after he passed away.

    Jack realized that he didn't want to end up his life that way. He talked his feelings over with his wife and children, and decided to change his way of life. The family moved to a small town where he started a simple life. Now he is running a small art gallery（畫(huà)廊）. He is relaxed, and says he has never been so happy in his life, and he has got no more chest pain.

63. Your close friend's death is __________________ to you.

   A. a warning           B. common            C. a direction of life     D. an example

64. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means "________________".

   A. The doctor didn't write a word on his bill

   B. The doctor didn't want Jack to pay for the bill

   C. The doctor didn't find anything wrong with him

   D. The doctor didn't want to treat his pain

65. His friend's death made Jack ________________.

   A. lose much interest in life

   B. realize that he missed the friend very much

   C. doubt his way of life

    D. ill for some time

66. While living in the small town Jack ________________.

    A. earns less money    B. gets more time  O%

    C. has a happier life    D. does all these mentioned above

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：江西省南昌市2012屆高三下學(xué)期第一次模擬測(cè)試卷英語(yǔ)試題 題型：050

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　　One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens(警笛)sounded．These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong．A house, only one block away, was on fire．Nine of the university's students lived there．

　　From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up．The victims of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night．The very next day, everyone got into gear to do their part in helping them．Flyers(小傳單)were posted with items that were immediatelyneeded, just to get these students through this next couple of days．Boxes for donations and money jarswere placed in every residence hall(學(xué)生宿舍)．

　　As a residence director，I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could．I knew that college students don't have much, but I asked them to clo their best：“Every little bit will help．" I really didn't think they could do much．l．was proved wrong．

　　At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition, where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations．l announced．that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party．

　　Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition．Within minutes, the place exploded．The single large box that I had placed in the lobby(太廳)was over-flowing．We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim．Members of the resident assistant staff and I began t．o count the items．l was astonished by what I saw, andI was inspired by these kids．

　　When we came to the final tally(得分), the winners tumed to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well．They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party．

　　Tears welled up in my eyes．I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donateall that they could．And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward．l was touchedand so very proud of them．

(1)

The writer mainly wanted to ________ by the story．

[　　]

A．

tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire

B．

praise the college students helping the victims selflessly

C．

tell us how successful the wing competition was

D．

show he was deeply moved by the college students' action

(2)

The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means ________．

[　　]

A．

be eager

B．

take action

C．

be prepared

D．

start working

(3)

At first, the residence director thought ________．

[　　]

A．

it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything

B．

it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students

C．

the college students would donate not much

D．

the college students would donate all the items they had

(4)

The wing competition was held ________．

[　　]

A．

on Tuesday evening

B．

on Thursday

C．

on Wednesday evening

D．

the very next day

(5)

How did the resi ence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes?

[　　]

A．

Terrible．

B．

Funny．

C．

Surprised．

D．

Serious

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　　We have met the enemy and he i s our s．We bought him at a pet shop．When monkey-pox, a di sea se u sually found in the African rain fore st suddenly turn s up in children in the American Midwe st, it' s hard not to wonder of the di sea se that come s from foreign animal s i s homing in on human being s．“Mo st of the infection s we think of a s human infection s started in other animal s, ” say s Stephen Mor se, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedne s s at Columbia Univer sity．

　　It' s not ju st that we're going to where the animal s are; we're al so bringing them clo ser to u s．Popular foreign pet s have brought a whole new di sea se to thi s country．A strange illne s s killed I sak sen' s pet s and she now think s that keeping foreign pet s i s a bad idea, “I don't think it' s fair to have them a s pet s when we have such alimited knowledge of them．” say s I sak sen．

　　“Law s allowing the se animal s to be brought in from deep fore st area s without stricter control need changing．” say s Peter Schantz．Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call．Re searcher s believe infected animal s may infect their owner s．We know very little about the se new di sea se s．A new bug(病毒)may be kind at fir st．But it may develop into something harmful．Monkey-pox doe sn't look a major infectiou s di sea se．But it i s not impo s sible to pa s s the di sea se from per son to per son．

(1)

We learn from Paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may ________．

[　　]

A．

come from Columbia

B．

prevent u s from being infected

C．

enjoy being with children

D．

suffer from monkey-pox

(2)

Why did I sak sen advi se people not to have foreign pet s?

[　　]

A．

Becau se they attack human being s．

B．

Becau se we need to study native animal s．

C．

Becau se they can't live out of the rain fore st．

D．

Becau se we do not know much about them yet．

(3)

What doe s the phra se “the wake－up call” in Paragraph 3 mo st probably mean?

[　　]

A．

A new di sea se．

B．

A clear warning．

C．

A dangerou s animal．

D．

A morning call．

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 Genzeb Tibeb is very bright. At only 11 years old, her future is looking promising.  She is ranked 2nd Out of 56 students at her govemment school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where she has been seleeted for a special program because of her talent. She knows she is special and proudly shows off her certificate and book signifying her accomplishments in this special program.

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1.What does the underlined word¨sole" in the second paragraph    probably mean?

A.important           B. main           C. unable            D. only

2.According to the text, what is the major factor that can help Genzeb Tibeb continue  her school?

A. Bright Future                     B. Her talent.

C. Her mother                       D. Her school

3.From the text we can leam_______.

 A. Genzeb Tibeb quitted school for several years.

 B. Genzeb Tibeb was admitted into a famous university,

 C. Genzeb Tibcb was involved in Bright Future activities.

 D. Genzeb Tibeb had to earn a living by herself.

4.According to the taxt, what is Bright Future probably?

 A. A student training center    B. A scholarship organization

 C. A government school       D. An orphanage organization

5.Which of the following things didn't Genzeb Tibeb clo on Bright Future ?

 A. Collecting and selling sticks.

 B. Teach younger kids there.

 C. Lock in academic skills.

 D. Take part in field trips.

 

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閱讀理解。
     One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens
(警笛) sounded.These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something
was wrong. A house, only one block away, was on fire.Nine of the university's students lived there.
From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up.The victims
of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night.The very next day, everyone got into
gear to do their part in helping them.Flyers (小傳單) were posted with items that were immediatelyneeded, just to get these students through this next couple of days.Boxes for donations and money jarswere
placed in every residence hall(學(xué)生宿舍).
     As a residence director,I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could.I
knew that college students don't have much, but I asked them to clo their best: "Every little bit will help."
I really didn't think they could do much.l.was proved wrong.
     At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition,
where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations.l announced.
that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party.
     Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition.
Within minutes, the place exploded.The single large box that I had placed in the lobby (太廳) was
over-flowing.We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the
brim.Members of the resident assistant staff and I began t.o count the items.l was astonished by what I
saw, andI was inspired by these kids.
     When we came to the final tally(得分), the winners tumed to me and announced that they would like
to donate their winnings as well.They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party.
    Tears welled up in my eyes.I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donateall
that they could.And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward.l was touchedand so
very proud of them.
1.The writer mainly wanted to       by the story.
A. tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire
B. praise the college students helping the victims selflessly
C. tell us how successful the wing competition was
D. show he was deeply moved by the college students' action
2. The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means       .
A. be eager
B. take action
C. be prepared
D. start working
3. At first, the residence director thought       .
A. it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything
B. it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students
C. the college students would donate not much
D. the college students would donate all the items they had
4. The wing competition was held       .
A. on Tuesday evening
B. on Thursday
C. on Wednesday evening
D. the very next day
5. How did the resi ence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes?
A. Terrible.
B. Funny.
C. Surprised.
D. Serious

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One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens(警笛) sounded.These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong.A house, only one block away, was on fire.Nine of the university's students lived there.

From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up.The victims of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night.The very next day, everyone got into gear to do their part in helping them.Flyers (小傳單) were posted with items that were immediatelyneeded, just to get these students through this next couple of days.Boxes for donations and money jarswere placed in every residence hall（學(xué)生宿舍）．

As a residence director，I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could.I knew that college students don't have much, but I asked them to clo their best: “Every little bit will help." I really didn't think they could do much.l.was proved wrong.

At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition,where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations.l announced.that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party.

Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition.Within minutes, the place exploded.The single large box that I had placed in the lobby (太廳) was over-flowing.We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim.Members of the resident assistant staff and I began t.o count the items.l was astonished by what I saw, andI was inspired by these kids.

When we came to the final tally（得分）, the winners tumed to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well.They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party.

    Tears welled up in my eyes.I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donateall that they could.And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward.l was touchedand so very proud of them.

61.The writer mainly wanted to       by the story.

A.tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire

B.praise the college students helping the victims selflessly

C.tell us how successful the wing competition was

D.show he was deeply moved by the college students' action

62.The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means       .

A.be eager             B. take action                C. be prepared                     D.start working

63.At first, the residence director thought       .

A.it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything

B.it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students

C.the college students would donate not much

D.the college students would donate all the items they had

64.The wing competition was held       .

A.on Tuesday evening                                B. on Thursday

C.on Wednesday evening                            D.the very next day

65.How did the resi ence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes?

A.Terrible．                  B.Funny．                    C.Surprised．               D．Serious

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