Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is.Through the years I would ____a guess at what I thought was the correct____.When I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，____I said，“My ears，Mommy.” She said，“No，many people are ___.”
Since making my first attempt，I had considered the correct answer carefully.So several____later，I told her，“Mommy，____is very important to everybody，so it must be our___.”She looked at me and told me，“You are learning fast，but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
Over the years，Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was____.Then last year，my grandpa died.Everybody was____.When it was our turn to say our final____to Grandpa，my Mom asked me，“Have you found the answer to my usual question—what is the most important body part____，my son？”
I was____when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a game between her and me.She saw the____on my face and told me，“This question is very important.It shows that you have really lived your life.For every part you gave me____，I have told you were wrong and I have given you an example____.But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson.” She looked down at me as only a mother can.I saw her eyes well up with tears.She said，“Son，the most important body part is your____.” I asked，“Is it because it holds up my head？”
She replied，“No，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry.Everybody needs a shoulder to____on sometime in life，my son.I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you ____ it.”
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one—it is sympathetic to the___of others.People will forget what you said.People will forget what you did.But people will____forget how you made them feel.
小題1:
A．make　B．reply
C．think　D．contribute
小題2:
A．guessB．a(chǎn)nswer
C．part　D．choice
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)nyhow　B．otherwise
C．therefore　D．however
小題4:
A．deafB．blind
C．dumb　D．disabled
小題5:
A．daysB．minutes
C．months 　　D．years
小題6:
A．hearing 　B．touching
C．sightD．taste
小題7:
A．eyes 　B．ears
C．hands　D．legs
小題8:
A．right　B．wrong
C．the sameD．different
小題9:
A．injured　B．hurt
C．woundedD．damaged
小題10:
A．sorryB．hello
C．good­byeD．yes
小題11:．
A．a(chǎn)lready　B．still
C．though　D．yet
小題12:
A．pleasedB．shocked
C．disappointedD．satisfied
小題13:
A．confusion　B．smile
C．questionD．excitement
小題14:
A．in the future 　B．a(chǎn)t present
C．in the pastD．for the moment
小題15:
A．how　B．why
C．what　D．where
小題16:
A．back　B．head
C．neckD．shoulder
小題17:
A．cryB．rest
C．put　D．carry
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ccept　B．get
C．need　D．have
小題19:
A．embarrassment　B．pain
C．a(chǎn)nger　D．a(chǎn)wareness
小題20:
A．never　B．ever
C．completely 　D．forever

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小題2:B
小題3:C
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小題7:A
小題8:C
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小題11:D
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語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章通過(guò)作者母親提出的問(wèn)題告訴我們：人身體最重要的部分是肩膀。因?yàn)榧绨蚩梢宰寗e人趴在上面哭泣并且能給他人痛苦帶去安慰與同情。
小題1:解析：　考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意為：這么多年來(lái)，我猜我當(dāng)時(shí)想的是正確答案。make a guess at...對(duì)……猜測(cè)，是固定搭配，符合文意。故答案A符合文意。
答案：　A 
小題2:解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：這么多年來(lái)，我猜我所想的是正確答案(answer)。與第二段第一句“Since making my first attempt，I had considered the correct answer carefully.”相呼應(yīng)，故答案B符合文意。
答案：　B
小題3:解析：　考查連詞辨析。句意為：在我小的時(shí)候，我認(rèn)為聲音對(duì)人類(lèi)很重要，因此(therefore)我說(shuō)：“我的耳朵，媽媽�！笨崭袂昂笫且蚬P(guān)系。故答案C符合文意。
答案：　C
小題4:解析：　考查形容詞辨析。句意為“不，很多人是聾子(deaf)”。與上文中的sound和ears相呼應(yīng)，可推知答案A符合文意。
答案：　A
小題5:解析：　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第三段中的“Over the years...”和語(yǔ)境可知，答案D符合文意。   
答案：　D
小題6:解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：多年以后，我告訴媽媽說(shuō)，“媽媽?zhuān)暳?sight)對(duì)每個(gè)人都很重要，因此我們的眼睛應(yīng)該是最重要的了�！迸c下文中的“there are many people who are blind”相呼應(yīng)，故答案C符合文意。
答案：　C
小題7:解析：　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“there are many people who are blind”可推知，答案A符合文意。
答案：　A
小題8:解析：　考查形容詞辨析。句意為：多年來(lái)，媽媽又問(wèn)過(guò)我?guī)状�，而她的回答總是一樣�?the same)。根據(jù)第一次和第二次媽媽的否定回答，和本句中的“always”可知，答案C符合文意
答案：　C
小題9:解析：　考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意為：去年，爺爺去世了，每個(gè)人都很傷心(hurt指心靈上的創(chuàng)傷)。故答案B符合文意。injure在意外事故中受傷；wound一般指外傷；damage破壞，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故排除。   
答案：　B
小題10:解析：　   考查名詞辨析。句意為：當(dāng)輪到我們和爺爺最后告別(good­bye)的時(shí)候，媽媽問(wèn)我：“你有沒(méi)有找到我經(jīng)常問(wèn)你的那個(gè)問(wèn)題的答案——什么是我們身體最重要的部分，我的孩子？”根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，爺爺去世了，應(yīng)該是來(lái)和他告別的，故答案C符合文意。  
答案：　C
小題11:解析：　考查副詞辨析。句意為：當(dāng)輪到我們和爺爺最后告別的時(shí)候，媽媽問(wèn)我，“你有沒(méi)有想出我經(jīng)常問(wèn)你的那個(gè)問(wèn)題的答案——什么是我們身體最重要的部分，我的孩子？yet已經(jīng)，常用于否定句或疑問(wèn)句，表示到目前為止，符合文意。故答案D符合文意。already和still常用于肯定句；though然而，常用于句末，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故排除。
答案：　D
小題12:解析：　   考查形容詞辨析。句意為：她這個(gè)時(shí)候問(wèn)我這個(gè)問(wèn)題讓我很吃驚(shock)。由語(yǔ)境可知，母親在作者向爺爺最后告別時(shí)提這個(gè)問(wèn)題，作者感覺(jué)有些意外。
答案：　B
小題13:解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：她看出了我臉上的困惑(confusion)，然后告訴我……由語(yǔ)境和句意可知，作者對(duì)母親在這個(gè)時(shí)候問(wèn)這個(gè)問(wèn)題感到吃驚和困惑，故答案A符合文意。
答案：　A
小題14:解析：　考查介詞短語(yǔ)辨析。根據(jù)下文“But today”和上文語(yǔ)境可知，答案C符合文意。
答案：　C
小題15:解析：　考查特殊疑問(wèn)詞辨析。句意為：對(duì)于過(guò)去你每次給出的答案，我都說(shuō)你錯(cuò)了，而且我當(dāng)時(shí)都給你舉了例子說(shuō)明為什么(why)。根據(jù)下文中的“Is it because it holds up my head？”可知，答案B符合文意。
答案：　B
小題16:解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：兒子，身體最重要的部分是你的肩膀(shoulder)。與下文中的“Everybody needs a shoulder to...”相呼應(yīng)，故答案D符合文意。
答案：　D
小題17:解析：　考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意為：在一生中，有時(shí)候每個(gè)人都會(huì)需要一個(gè)肩膀可以趴在上面哭泣。根據(jù)本段中多次出現(xiàn)的cry一詞可推知，答案A符合文意。
答案：　A
小題18:解析：　考查動(dòng)詞辨析。   句意為：我只希望你有足夠的愛(ài)和足夠多的朋友，在你需要(need)的時(shí)候，可以有個(gè)肩膀讓你去哭泣。與上文中的“Everybody needs a shoulder to...”相呼應(yīng)，故答案C符合文意。
答案：　C
小題19:解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：就在那時(shí)，那個(gè)地方，我意識(shí)到身體最重要的部分不是一種自我的東西，而是一種對(duì)他人痛苦(pain)的同情。根據(jù)空格前的“sympathetic”和選項(xiàng)可知，答案B符合文意。
答案：　B
小題20:解析：　考查副詞辨析。句意為：但是人們絕不會(huì)(never)忘記你給他們的安慰。根據(jù)此句中的“But”可知，此處與上文提到的兩種情況形成對(duì)比。
答案：　A
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A. The Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty.
B. Not all the foreign tourists like the Great Wall.
C. The first part of the Great Wall was built in 221 BC.
D. The Qin Great Wall was protected well.
66. The underlined part "those sections far away from the public eyes" (in Paragraph 2) refers to the parts of the Great Wall _____.
A. that are too difficult to find
B. nobody can watch
C. that are too far to be seen
D. that are not well-known to the public
67. What's the main reason of the Great Wall's being destroyed?
A. The local people are short of culture knowledge.
B. The local people need bricks and stones to build houses.
C. The local people think that the Great Wall is not important.
D. The local people sell the bricks for a living.

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When our restaurant business failed，we headed north in a camping truck to Texas，hoping to have a “fresh start”.
At the     of Palo Duro Canyon (峽谷）State Park，I     a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a     ，permanent campsite in the park, and     , the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (護(hù)林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an     for the following day.
The park was     , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼠由）walking toward our table. We     climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to     our camp.
Having survived that night, we were     that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our     and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening,     , we learned about the canyon    . They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently，and we lay     in the dark until the winds died away.
   the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and     the little money my wife     by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful     For a time after our business    I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny     with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky，I found myself     for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!
小題1:
A．backB．edgeC．centreD．entrance
小題2:
A．sponsoredB．publishedC．noticedD．a(chǎn)nswered
小題3:
A．safeB．freeC．convenientD．beautiful
小題4:
A．in returnB．in timeC．in shortD．in turn
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．a(chǎn)greementC．a(chǎn)ppealD．a(chǎn)ppointmei
小題6:
A．crowdedB．dangerousC．idealD．quiet
小題7:
A．repeatedlyB．immediatelyC．eventuallyD．calmly
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ttackB．leaveC．passD．search
小題9:
A．satisfiedB．determinedC．confidentD．a(chǎn)ware
小題10:
A．responsibilitiesB．requirementsC．circumstancesD．conditions
小題11:
A．moreoverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．however
小題12:
A．windsB．snowsC．woodsD．trails
小題13:
A．shakingB．quarrellingC．mourningD．a(chǎn)ching
小題14:
A．AfterB．BetweenC．DuringD．Beyond
小題15:
A．give awayB．hand outC．live onD．put aside
小題16:
A．borrowedB．earnedC．postedD．raised
小題17:
A．businessB．careerC．familyD．image
小題18:
A．startedB．failedC．expandedD．declined
小題19:
A．truckB．parkC．houseD．camp
小題20:
A．desperateB．readyC．suitableD．thankful

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When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob (烤肉串)hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.
The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming.
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customer especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking.
A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates piled with food.
The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordably but practical as well.
The food, especially appeals to health­conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill(烤肉架)．
The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat.
One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob, which is made of grille chicken pieces served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, kabob consisting of grilled beef.
Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a plan that should not be overlooked.
小題1:When first entering the restaurant，one can find that it________.
A．is splendidly decorated
B．has pleasant smells of kabobs
C．is crowded with dining table
D．looks like a common restaurant
小題2: What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?
A．Watching news events on TV.
B．Drinking a kind of black coffee.
C．Reading local English newspaper.
D．Discussing world topics in low voices.
小題3:The food of the restaurant_________.
A．is served in small amountsB．is rather expensive
C．is rich in varietyD．is very healthy
小題4:What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of?
A．Rice.B．Chicken.C．Bread.D．Beef.

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Art robbery and art forgery (仿造) are both major themes in crime movies and literature.In the 2012 comedy movie Gambit, British actor Colin Firth plays an art curator who cheats his abusive boss into buying a fake Monet. In reality, art crimes are no less interesting and exciting.
According to The New York Times, over the past 15 years, Glafira Rosales fooled two local commercial art galleries into buying 63 false works of art for more than $30 million.She passed off fake paintings as works by 20th century modernist masters such as American artists Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock.But in fact, these so called “newly discovered works” were all produced by a single man, a Chinese immigrant named Qian Peishen.
The art world was shocked by Rosales' deception.But to the public, it was amusing and most satisfying to see wealthy people get tricked.
So what decides the value of a piece of art? Is it beauty? Is it the artist's talent and craftsmanship? Or is it just because the artist is famous?
We should take beauty out. If the buyers were buying paintings only for their beauty, they'll be content displaying good fakes on their walls. They wouldn't be so upset when a forgery is exposed.
The art market claims that great artists are inimitable, and that this inimitability justifies the absurd price of their works. We can't deny that most famous artists are good at what they do, but forgers like Qian show that their works are imitable.Otherwise, the difference between the original and the copycats would be obvious and Rosales would not be able to fool anyone.
According to an article in the Economist, expensive paintings are what economists call positional goods. They are valuable because other people can't have them. With other goods, a higher price reduces demand.But art turns down the laws of economics. “When the goods that is really being purchased is evidence that the buyer has paid a lot, price increases cause demand to boom，” explained the article.
That's why scarcity and authenticity are so important in the art market. Artists sometimes forget this.Demien Hirst, the British pop artist, is famous for his spot paintings. But they dropped in value when it became clear that they had been produced in quantities so vast that nobody knew how many were out there.The art market lost faith in these paintings because no one could be sure which of them were authentic and which were fake.
小題1:The first paragraph is meant to tell the readers that ________.
A．movies and literature will be popular with art involved in them
B．a(chǎn)rt crimes are as interesting and exciting in reality as in movies
C．Gambit is a good movie with art forgery as the major theme
D．real art crime in reality can be adapted into popular films
小題2:Who is amused and satisfied to see the rich buy forged works of art?
A．The public.
B．Glafira Rosales.
C．Qian Peishen.
D．Mark Rothlo and Jackson Pollock.
小題3:What kind of art buyers should not be unhappy with its high prices when a forgery is exposed according to the author?
A．Those who buy only for its beauty.
B．Those who buy for its inimitability.
C．Those who 'buy for its authenticity.
D．Those who buy for its scarcity.
小題4:What is the law of economics theory behind art goods according to the economists?
A．They are valuable goods.
B．High prices reduce the demand of art goods.
C．High prices increase the demand of art goods.
D．They are produced in quantities to satisfy people.

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We are just getting older and older with each New Year. Vigor and wisdom are draining, and bit by bit we are moving away from the amazement of youth.
Yet neither fear nor anxiety helps retain youth. Instead, a few living habits help maintain.
●Laugh to your heart's content as much as you can. Laughter helps reduce pressure and improve your immune system, which makes people look 8 years younger.
●Keep an eye on your blood pressure. Those with a blood pressure of 115/75mmHg look 2.5years younger than those above 160/90mmHg.
●Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking. This can take 8 years off your appearance.
●Spare some time for exercises each day. Exercises need not be tiring. A 20 minute walk every day makes people look 5 years younger.
●Keep learning and absorb something new each day. Speak the same language as the young people. Learning something every day makes people look 2.5 years younger.
●Keep other pressures under control. Too much pressure makes people look 30 years older. If they are good at networking and manage to keep pressure under control, they will look 30 years younger.
●Secure high quality medical care insurance and do whole body check regularly. For those contracted with chronicle diseases, proper treatment and qualification of the diseases makes people look 12 years younger than what they would without proper treatment.
小題1:The passage is mainly about _________.
A．the important of retaining youth
B．some tips helping people retain youth
C．moving away from the amazement of youth
D．the connections between the health and the age
小題2:The underlined sentence “This can take 8 years off your appearance.” means _________.
A．Smoking and passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger
B．Smoking and passive smoking can make you die 8 years ahead
C．Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you live 8 years longer
D．Giving up smoking and avoiding passive smoking can make you look 8 years younger
小題3:According to the passage, we can know that _________.
A．exercises properly every day helps people retain youth
B．if you want to be 30 years younger you must keep other pressures under control
C．doing whole body check regularly can make people look younger
D．fear and anxiety are a part of our life, which help people realize the importance of keeping youth

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