Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this __2__ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”
The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”
Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy  ___14___  of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David,  a young engineer traveling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.
1. A. sorry                       B. successful             C. first                      D. wonderful
2. A. dance                      B. moment                C. show                    D. party
3. A. voice                       B. face                      C. dress                    D. life
4. A. think of                   B. bring back            C. go back                D. come back
5. A. age                          B. friend                   C. mother                 D. teacher
6. A. musician                  B. pop star                C. lady                     D. girl
7. A. French                     B. music                   C. piano                    D. dance
8. A. actress                     B. student                 C. singer                   D. dancer
9. A. prepared                  B. learning                C. driven                  D. waiting
10. A. some                     B. any                      C. no                      D. enough
11. A. eight                      B. eighteen                C. eighty                   D. eighty-eight
12. A. lucky                     B. sure                      C. afraid                   D. fond
13. A. fill                        B. live                      C. lead                      D. take
14. A. heard                     B. knew                    C. talked                   D. thought
15. A. saw off                 B. learned from         C. heard of               D. met with
16. A. love                       B. feeling                  C. music                   D. touch
17. A. assistant                 B. teacher                 C. wife                     D. student
18. A. him                       B. engineering           C. herself                  D. music
19. A. certainly                B. possibly                C. only                     D. mainly
20. A. thought          B. hope                   C. purpose                D. will
1-5 CBACA  6-10 DBCAC  11-15 BBADD  16-20 ACDBB
本文使用倒敘的形式述說(shuō)了 Dorothy 學(xué)習(xí)音樂的故事。一開始說(shuō)小女兒舉辦音樂會(huì)，由女兒美麗的歌聲想到自己年輕時(shí)候?qū)W習(xí)音樂的情況。Dorothy 年輕時(shí)很有音樂天賦，先后在法國(guó)、意大利和美國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)音樂。不過(guò)由于偶遇 David 并相愛，為了愛情而放棄了音樂的學(xué)習(xí)。不過(guò)讓她可以感到欣慰的是女兒已成為歌唱家，完成了她的心愿。
1.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:B或D.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視下文的場(chǎng)景設(shè)置容易誤選B或D。
【答案解析】 C。由下文的“這一時(shí)刻她等了好多年了”來(lái)看，這里說(shuō)的是女兒第一次演出。由于演唱會(huì)還沒有開始，結(jié)果未知，因此可排除選項(xiàng) A、B 和D。
2.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:C.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視了上下文的場(chǎng)景設(shè)置易誤選C
【答案解析】B。由下文知道，Dorothy Brown 也曾學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)音樂，但由于認(rèn)識(shí) David 并結(jié)婚而影響了自己在音樂方面的發(fā)展，現(xiàn)在正好讓女兒來(lái)完成自己的心愿。由此可知，她“盼望這一時(shí)刻好多年了”。
3.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:D.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視了下文的song一詞，可能會(huì)誤選D
【答案解析】A。由“今天小女兒 Lauren 將舉辦演唱會(huì)”來(lái)看，此處說(shuō)的是“她的聲音真美”。
4.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:A.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視了文中to一詞可能會(huì)誤選A，介詞后不可以跟to。
【答案解析】C。女兒的演出使她想到了和女兒一般大的時(shí)候的事情。下面是回憶自己以往學(xué)習(xí)音樂的情況。go back to the days… 意為“回憶起……的日子”。
5.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:C.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視上下文的場(chǎng)景設(shè)置可能誤選C。
【答案解析】A。從下面的“當(dāng)還是一個(gè)年輕姑娘時(shí)，Dorothy 想成為一名歌唱演員”來(lái)看，Dorothy 在和女兒差不多大的時(shí)候也曾學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)音樂。
6.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:A.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視as是“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”而不是“作為”的意思時(shí)，可能會(huì)誤選A
【答案解析】. D。當(dāng) Dorothy 還是個(gè)小女孩時(shí)，她想成為一名歌唱演員。
7．【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤A錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視本文主題，以為在法國(guó)學(xué)法語(yǔ)則可能選A。
【答案解析】 B。由上下文可知“她曾在法國(guó)、意大利和美國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)音樂”。
8.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:B.錯(cuò)因分析:如果上一題選錯(cuò)，那么這一題也可能會(huì)誤選B
【答案解析】 C。由上下文可知，此處是老師告訴她以后有能力成為一名出色的歌唱家。
9. 【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:C.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視文章主題和場(chǎng)景可能會(huì)誤選C，以為是被迫去學(xué)。
【答案解析】 A。前面說(shuō)“你有能力成為一名出色的歌唱家”，現(xiàn)在話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，“但是你必須愿意努力學(xué)習(xí)、刻苦勤奮很多年”。be prepared to do sth 表示“有能力并且愿意做某事”。
10.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:D.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視前后文場(chǎng)景則可能會(huì)誤選D
【答案解析】 C。這是老師繼續(xù)說(shuō)的話：在你一生中要把全部時(shí)間用于音樂，不能用在其他方面。
11.【答案解析】 B。由 Dorothy 遇到了 David 并與他結(jié)婚等來(lái)看，當(dāng)時(shí)她的年齡不可能是 8 歲、80 歲或 88 歲，當(dāng)時(shí) Dorothy 為 18 歲比較合理。
12. 【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:B或C.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視上下文場(chǎng)景會(huì)誤選其他。
【答案解析】 B。
13.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:B或C.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視上下文場(chǎng)景會(huì)誤選其他。
【答案解析】A。聽了老師的話，再加上當(dāng)時(shí)她只有 18 歲，“她確信音樂是充實(shí)她生活的全部?jī)?nèi)容”。fill one’s life 為“填充生活，充實(shí)生活”。
14.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:C.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視文章中心主題則可能會(huì)誤選C
【答案解析】 D。有接近一年的時(shí)間，Dorothy 什么也不想，這里說(shuō)的是她一心撲在學(xué)習(xí)音樂上。
15.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:C.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視上下文可能會(huì)誤選。
【答案解析】 D。前面說(shuō)她有一年的時(shí)間把心思全撲在學(xué)習(xí)音樂上，這里說(shuō)的是“接著她遇到了在歐洲旅游的 David”，這動(dòng)搖了她學(xué)習(xí)音樂的念頭。meet with 意為“遇到，偶然碰到”。
16.【錯(cuò)解分析】錯(cuò)因分析:如果不了解fall in love (with sb / sth) 意為“愛上某人或某物”是固定搭配，可能會(huì)誤選。
【答案解析】 A。從下文 David 要她做他的妻子及 Dorothy 也想嫁給他等來(lái)看，這里說(shuō)的是他們見面后不久就相愛了。fall in love (with sb / sth) 意為“愛上某人或某物”。
17.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:A.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視前后文場(chǎng)景可能誤選A
【答案解析】 C。從上文“他們相愛”可推測(cè)，此處說(shuō)的是“David 要她做他的妻子”。
18.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:A.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視下文場(chǎng)景可能誤選A
【答案解析】 D。Dorothy 也想嫁給 David，“但是她也愛音樂”，她不知道怎么辦，這就在嫁人與學(xué)習(xí)音樂方面產(chǎn)生了矛盾。
19.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:A.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視下文場(chǎng)景會(huì)誤選A
【答案解析】B。下文 David 說(shuō)學(xué)習(xí)音樂和結(jié)婚，“你二者不可能兼得”。possibly可以與 can’t 連用，表示“不可能”。
20.【錯(cuò)解分析】典型錯(cuò)誤:D.錯(cuò)因分析:如果忽視文章主題和場(chǎng)景可能會(huì)選錯(cuò)。
【答案解析】 B。從上下文特別是 Now Lauren became a singer instead of her 可推測(cè)，Dorothy 想成為歌唱家的愿望由女兒來(lái)完成了，故此處用 hope。will往往含有“遺囑，遺愿”的意思，在此不太合乎情理
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26. A. cut      B. disturb    C. bring      D. block
27. A. students  B. friends    C. creatures   D. workers
28. A. proud    B. helpful    C. respectful   D. responsible
29. A. hear     B. leave      C. strike      D. touch
30. A. family   B. situation    C. way       D. hurry
31. A. send     B. provide    C. destroy     D. keep
32. A. them     B. nobody    C. someone    D. others
33. A. tastes     B. smells     C. feelings    D. views
34. A. all       B. both       C. neither     D. any
35. A. realized   B. recognized   C. admitted   D. promised
36. A. flows     B. takes       C. picks       D. brings
37. A. prepared   B. filled      C. presented    D. supplied
38. A. honesty    B. truth       C. doubt      D. modesty
39. A. forward    B. outside     C. inside      D. upward  
40. A. referred    B. intended    C. devoted    D. connected

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It was pouring outside. We all stood there  16 , some patiently, others annoyed  17  nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens  18  away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain.” a girl’s voice  19 me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it  20  down a bit.” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and  21 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No. we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  22  her Mom’s arm.
“This morning?  23 __ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through  24 .’”
The entire crowd turned   25 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about  26  she would say.
Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being  27 . But then we heard, “Honey, you are  28 . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then  29  they ran.
We all stood  30__ , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were  31  by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the  32  to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your  33  . But no one can ever take away your precious  34 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the  35  to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run though the rain.
16. A. talking                   B. waiting             C. complaining          D. expecting
17. A. as if                B. even if            C. because            D. when
18. A. taking              B. putting           C. driving            D. washing
19. A. caught             B. annoyed          C. impressed          D. called
20. A. slows              B. comes              C. pushes             D. stops
21. A. asked              B. repeated           C. required           D. added
22. A. pulled              B. touched          C. waved             D. felt
23. A. Why               B. How               C. When             D. Where
24. A. the rain            B. the disease      C. anything          D. something
25. A. still                B. silent             C. serious             D. angry
26. A. what              B. how                      C. whether            D. if
27. A. dishonest           B. silly                      C. daring             D. forgetful
28. A. right               B. wrong            C. stupid            D. clever
29. A. off                B. along             C. on                D. over
30. A. sighing             B. joking             C. discussing         D. watching
31. A. followed           B. guided                 C. respected           D. praised
32. A. time                     B. way                C. same               D. best
33. A. house              B. money            C. health            D. time
34. A. children            B. memories        C. courage           D. experience
35. A. possibilities         B. opportunities   C. risk              D. challenge

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    If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life，one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have．Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment．
Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（敘舊）with the friends，relatives and acquaintances we already have．
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven’t seen much of them lately。is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy，take a good look at how you spend your time．Compare it with your real values and priorities（優(yōu)先考慮的事）in life．Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?   
If you have become too busy for friends，why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over．committed because you never say“No”to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so，why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities．Make sure that you schedule enough time for the things that are truly most important to you．
If you really want to keep friends in your lire，make a space in your schedule，and a space in your heart for them．
小題1:In this passage the author mainly discusses       ．
A．how to balance friendship and work
B．how to spend our spare time
C．whether we should keep friendship
D．whether we should invite friends to dinner
小題2:Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?
A．You have someone to count on when you are in trouble．
B．You have someone to have close talks with．
C．You feel depressed with others in life
D．You have fun when you are with someone
小題3:The underlined word“delegated”probably means“       ”．
A．a(chǎn)ppointedB．replacedC．declinedD．handled

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It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the ___1___ to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled(變味), and ___2___ may the host or hostess’ spirits. If you have to be ___3___ call and tell them to start ___4___ you.
It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be ___5___. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car until the right time.
Though it’s often ___6___ to arrive at a party on time, on the other hand, the host or hostess ___7___ guests to arrive and leave between certain times, so you can ___8___ at any time between the times he or she gives you.
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring ___9___ present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might make the host or hostess ___10___. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will be fine. ___11___ bring money as a present. In an introduction, the ___12___ of a name is: (1) the given name; (2) the family name. In other ___13___, the given name comes ___14___. It’s important not only to learn and remember ___15___, but to repeat them often in conversation. After the introduction, we usually call friends by their ___16___ names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mrs Smith”, “Mr Johnson”, “Dr. Brown”.
A maiden(閨女) name is a ___17___ family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman ___18___, she takes the family name of her ___19___ in place of her maiden name. It is now becoming common, however, for women to ___20___ their maiden names after they get married.
1. A. guests     B. visitors       C. customs      D. passengers
2. A. or   B. so       C. but     D. yet
3. A. tired       B. hungry       C. late     D. early
4. A. without  B. for      C. with    D. after
5. A. awake    B. ready  C. up      D. friendly
6. A. useless    B. impossible  C. unable D. important
7. A. forces     B. invites C. begs    D. orders
8. A. play       B. fly      C. arrive  D. start
9. A. a big      B. a small       C. a good       D. an expensive
10. A. pleased B. satisfied     C. interested   D. uneasy
11. A. Never   B. Always       C. Do      D. Be sure to
12. A. spelling       B. calling       C. order  D. pronunciation
13. A. words   B. letters C. idioms       D. sentences
14. A. last       B. first    C. finally D. in the middle
15. A. expressions  B. appearances       C. names D. addresses
16. A. given    B. family C. middle       D. pen
17. A. gentleman’s  B. boy’s  C. woman’s    D. man’s
18. A. works   B. marries      C. bears   D. dies
19. A. husband       B. mother       C. father  D. sister
20. A. stop      B. give up      C. keep   D. find

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