One day in 1965，when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle，a fourth­grade teacher approached me.She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge.“Could he help in the library？” she asked.I said, “Send him along.”
Soon a slight，sandy­haired boy in jeans and a T­shirt appeared.“Do you have a job for me？” he asked.
I told him about the Dewey Decimal System(杜威十進分類法) for shelving books.He picked up the idea immediately.Then I showed him a stack(摞) of cards for long­overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them.He said，“Is it kind of a detective job？” I answered yes，and he became working.
He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced，“Time for break！”He argued for finishing the finding job；she made the case for fresh air.She won.
The next morning，he arrived early.“I want to finish these books，”he said.At the end of the day，when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis，it was easy to say yes.He worked untiringly.
After a few weeks I found a note on my desk，inviting me to dinner at the boy’s home.At the end of a pleasant evening，his mother announced that the family would be moving to a neighbouring school district.Her son’s first concern，she said，was leaving the View Ridge library.“Who will find the lost books？” he asked.
When the time came，I said an unwilling good­bye.I missed him，but not for long.A few days later he came back and joyfully announced，“The librarian over there doesn’t let boys work in the library.My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge.My dad will drop me off on his way to work.And if he can’t，I’ll walk！”
I should have had an idea such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go.What I could not have guessed，however，was that he would become a genius of the Information Age：Bill Gates，tycoon(企業(yè)巨頭) of Microsoft and America’s richest man.
小題1:What was the author when the story happened?

A．A teacher.	B．A librarian.
C．A detective.	D．A student.

小題2:Why was the boy sent to the library by the fourth­grade teacher?

A．He failed to finish his work on time.

B．He challenged the teacher in the class.

C．He disturbed all the other students in the class.

D．He needed something to do to challenge himself.

小題3:What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?

A．To rearrange the books according to the new system.

B．To put those overdue books back to the shelves.

C．To find out the books with wrong cards in them.

D．To put the cards back in the long­overdue books.

小題4:The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because ________.

A．he didn’t get along well with the librarian in the new school

B．he was not allowed to work in the new school’s library

C．he missed his old schoolmates and teachers

D．he had to walk a long way to go to school

We come by business naturally in our family.Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.As we worked and watched，we ____ that work was about more than ____ and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my mind.It was shortly before Christmas.I was in eighth grade and was working evenings，straightening the toy section.A little boy，five or six years old，came in.He was wearing a brown torn coat with ____ sleeves.His shoes were scuffed(磨損) and his one shoelace was torn.The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to ____ to buy anything.He looked around the toy section，picked up this item and that，and ____ put them back in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy.His steel blue eyes ____ and the dimple(酒窩) in his cheek stood out as he ____ the boy what he could do for him.The boy said he was looking for a Christmas ___ for his brother.I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same ____ as any adult.Dad told him to take his ___ and look around.He did.
After about 20 minutes，the little boy picked up a toy plane，walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this，Mister？”
“How much you ____？” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and ___ it.His hand was creased(起皺) with ____ lines of dirt from holding his ____ too tightly.In his hand lay only 27 cents.The ____ on the toy plane he’d ____ was $3.98.
“That’ll just ___ it，” Dad said as he made the sale.Dad’s reply still ____ in my ears.When the little boy walked out of the store，I didn’t notice the worn coat or the ____ torn shoelace.What I saw was a happy child with a ____.

小題1:	A．showed B．heard C．learned D．guessed

小題2:	A．survival B．pleasure C．trouble D．expectation

小題3:	A．short B．dirty C．tight D．colorful

小題4:	A．intend B．attempt C．afford D．decide

小題5:	A．suddenly B．differently C．happily D．carefully

小題6:	A．closed B．smiled C．shone D．focused

小題7:	A．asked B．told C．showed D．called

小題8:	A．tree B．card C．present D．cake

小題9:	A．friendship B．respect C．support D．favor

小題10:

A．effort B．word C．time D．courage

小題11:

A．paid B．earned C．lost D．got

小題12:

A．cleaned B．opened C．gave D．turned

小題13:

A．lon B．thin C．wet D．flat

小題14:

A．toy B．pocket C．hand D．money

小題15:

A．price B．number C．quality D．value

小題16:

A．carried out B．picked out C．put out D．pulled out

小題17:

A．change B．cover C．need D．take

小題18:

A．rings B．stays C．runs D．pauses

小題19:

A．clean B．normal C．single D．double

小題20:

A．choice B．hope C．package D．treasure

When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London，a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon(絲帶) around a bomb”．Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time.Sadly，she is actually a_much_bigger_name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City，Kahlo suffered from polio(小兒麻痹癥) at the age of seven.Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older.Then，in 1925，her back was broken in several places in a school­bus accident.Throughout the rest of her life，the artist had many operations，but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.However，the accident had an unexpected side effect.While lying in her bed recovering，Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929，she got married to Diego Rivera，another famous Mexican artist.Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works，but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately，her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s，even in her home country.Her first one­woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954，Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world，but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.            (2012·安徽，C)
小題1:What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A．a far better artist

B．a far more gifted artist

C．a much stronger person

D．a much more famous person

小題2:The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by________.

A．polio	B．her bent spine
C．back injuries	D．the operations she had

小題3:Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the________.

A．1930s	B．1940s
C．1950s	D．1970s

小題4:What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?

A．Devotion.	B．Sympathy.
C．Worry.	D．Encouragement.

One of the worst feelings you have as a professional athlete is the feeling after losing a game to a team that you should have beaten. That happened last night against the lowly Boston Celtics. They had only won 13 games the whole year and were really struggling. We had just come off a very good win against the Orlando Magic on the road and were feeling good about ourselves.
The day did not start out good for us when we learned that T-Mac was going to miss the game with the flu. When you lose your best players (Yao, T-Mac) everyone must play a little harder and do a little bit more on the floor. We inserted Bonzi Wells into the lineup (he was the only one to have a good game for us), in place of T-Mac.
It was a nasty game. We are usually one of the best three point shooting teams in the NBA and we only made 1 of 22 three point shots! I have never seen that happen. Never! Rafer Alston, Luther Head, and me combined to shoot 5 of 33 from the field. Ouch! You aren't going to win too many games like that. Even as poorly as we shot the ball, we STILL had a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter but failed to make the winning plays that you must make to leave the floor victorious.
In the locker room after the game, everybody felt terrible. When we play a bad game, we feel that we let our teammates down. There is a bad feeling in the pit of your stomach when you leave the gym and you just want to go home and not talk to anyone. It is a terrible feeling, but it is a feeling that makes you want to try harder and do better the next time.
I'll talk to you guys later.
Shane
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?

A．To blame the team for losing the game.

B．To tell the readers about the feeling after losing the game

C．To explain why they played poorly in the game.

D．To blame Yao Ming and T—Mac for being absent from the game.

小題2: What can the readers learn from the text?
A. The Boston Celtics is one of the top teams in NBA.
B. The Boston Celtics had a big win over the writer’s team.
C. Every one of the team played poorly with no energy.
D. Bonzi Wells starts in the game with T-Mac out.
小題3: How do you think the writer might describe his performance that night?

A．Tough

B．Relaxing

C．Terrible

D．Efficient

小題4:The text most probably comes from the writer’s _________ .

A．blog

B．telephone message

C．note

D．interview

When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite    . The fourth grade even found him at the     of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not      until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon,      the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid    , the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one    the concepts, except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it.     by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for      . All children naturally drew    pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.
Since then, Joe started       . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always       and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe? On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most      possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I      my brightness.
It is easy to overlook the role that your body plays in influencing your mood(情緒). When you are      , you may find yourself blaming work pressures or an unknown future. However, it could just be that you've been sitting behind your desk too long.
One way to improve your mood is     . Psychologically, it provides you with a break from the stresses in your life. Also, in the process, you may aim for    goals, like a new personal running record or a better body shape. The achievement of a particular goal makes you feel good and contributes to your       . That is why exercise has been shown to      your self-respect.
You do not have to train yourself      to feel the psychological benefits of exercise. What really matters is      , not intensity(強度) of your exercise. You can try walking for 30 minutes five times per week or simply gardening on weekends.

小題1:	A．unfair B．boring C．disappointing D．dangerous

小題2:	A．center B．top C．beginning D．bottom

小題3:	A．happen B．work C．finish D．last

小題4:	A．until B．since C．because D．as

小題5:	A．concentrate B．change C．hide D．sit

小題6:	A．challenged B．grasped C．doubted D．admitted

小題7:	A．Relieved B．Surprised C．Encouraged D．Puzzled

小題8:	A．class B．sports C．art D．tea

小題9:	A．great B．dark C．different D．strange

小題10:

A．improving B．painting C．recovering D．studying

小題11:

A．worried B．amazed C．friendly D．cautious

小題12:

A．familiar B．expensive C．admirable D．precious

小題13:

A．woke up to B．put up with C．got on with D．looked down upon

小題14:

A．ill B．poor C．unhappy D．unsuccessful

小題15:

A．play B．communication C．sleep D．exercise

小題16:

A．clear B．present C．common D．early

小題17:

A．ability B．relationship C．confidence D．business

小題18:

A．tear down B．build up C．set aside D．give out

小題19:

A．hard B．everywhere C．carefully D．late

小題20:

A．time B．length C．form D．frequency

A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth to her son, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.
Tracey Hermanstorfer's heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn appeared lifeless after the Caesarean(剖腹產術)section on Christmas Eve. However a few minutes after he was born, both began breathing again. Dr Stephanie Martin told Good Morning America she could not explain how the pair survived. Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike told the American television show that their baby was now healthy and that they were doing “good” following the drama at Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital.
The couple, who already had two children, had to go into the hospital seven weeks earlier than planned. Her husband, 37, said his wife was tired after receiving an epidural(硬腦膜外麻醉)during the labour(分娩)but after closing her eyes, she “wasn't waking up”．She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.
Dr Martin said she was called in and that the outlook was grim since in most situations like this，“despite the best efforts of the team”， the mother was often unable to be revived. In that case doctors then tried to focus on delivering the baby but when he was born he was “completely lifeless”．
Mr Hermanstorfer told the Associated Press news agency，“I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour and a half I had everything given to me.”
Dr Martin said she did not have a “great explanation” for why Mrs Hermanstorfer's heartbeat returned. “Somewhere between four and five minutes she had been without heart rate and had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stopping，” she said. The doctors were then able to bring the baby back to life, and the mother was alive after that.
Despite tests, she said doctors were still not sure about what had happened. However Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike have said they believed it was down to a miracle. She said：“I got a second chance in life.”
小題1:The story happened on________.

A．December, 24

B．December, 25

C．December, 31

D．January, 1

小題2:What might have happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer just before her heart stopped beating?

A．She became unconscious.	B．She took a nap.
C．She had a bad headache.	D．She suffered a heart attack.

小題3:Which of the following is the correct order of what happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer?
a．suffering a heart attack
b．stopping heart beating entirely
c．stopping breathing
d．coming back to life
e．receiving an epidural
f．producing a baby

A．acfdbe

B．fcadbe

C．eacbfd

D．eabcfd

小題4:What feelings did Mr Hermanstorfer experience during the incident?

A．Sad and delighted.	B．Disappointed and depressed.
C．Sad and angry.	D．Touched and regrettable.

小題5:Which of the following words best expresses Dr Martin's attitude towards Tracey Hermanstorfer's coming back to life?

A．Shocked.

B．Puzzled.

C．Normal.

D．Curious.

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My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the        or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a        Christmas after all.
     , the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陸續(xù)來臨) in.
There was a        on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to        us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a       on the porch (門廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had        a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.
The        feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.
As Jeff and I were clearing pre-Christmas        from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to        us to dig out.
Then, we received an invitation to        a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their       —a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.
Our Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our       . Our Christmas morning        was special, thanks to the Smiths’ gift of bread. I was so       for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.
This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The        and work schedules just made things too difficult.        that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were        in the holidays.
Lonely people are all around us, but most of us        notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest        gesture can make a world of difference.

小題1:	A．chance B．anxiety C．time D．ability

小題2:	A．lonely B．free C．merry D．usual

小題3:	A．Therefore B．However C．Somehow D．Meanwhile

小題4:	A．sign B．knock C．card D．note

小題5:	A．invite B．welcome C．drive D．send

小題6:	A．tree B．flower C．mail D．package

小題7:	A．forgot B．missed C．arranged D．received

小題8:	A．warm B．deep C．true D．mixed

小題9:	A．rubbish B．snow C．dust D．leaves

小題10:

A．teach B．urge C．help D．forbid

小題11:

A．prepare B．share C．taste D．exchange

小題12:

A．guest B．aunt C．maid D．partner

小題13:

A．folks B．relatives C．neighbors D．colleagues

小題14:

A．call B．greeting C．meeting D．breakfast

小題15:

A．sorry B．eager C．grateful D．ready

小題16:

A．season B．expense C．distance D．situation

小題17:

A．Knowing B．Showing C．Studying D．Discovering

小題18:

A．happy B．busy C．alone D．active

小題19:

A．always B．usually C．finally D．seldom

小題20:

A．careful B．kind C．pretty D．patient

In 1943, during the Second World War the body of an English man, William Martin, was discovered off the Spanish coast. The papers he had been carrying were returned to England, where they were carefully examined. They had clearly been changed and that was exactly what the British had hoped would happen, for Martin was a trick designed to fool the Germans.
　 Martin did not exist. The body was that of a sailor who looked as though he had died when his boat sank, but in fact he had been ill and died. Leaving the boat to go down, his parents allowed the dead body to be put into the sea near Spain. It was hoped that the Germans would find it and read the fake(假的)papers he carried.
　　The papers said that the British would attack the island of Sardinia, when in fact they planned to attack the island of Sicily. The trick was successful. When the British landed on Sicily, most of the heavy German guns had been moved to defend(保衛(wèi)) Sardinia.
小題1:______ put the papers on the dead man.

A．The British

B．German spies

C．Spanish soldiers

D．William Martin

小題2:When the Germans found William Martin they probably thought he _________.

A．was a British spy with important information about the war

B．was killed by the British soldiers

C．died of an illness

D．had the fake papers of the British Army

小題3:When the British found out the papers were changed they concluded _________.

A．Martin did exist	B．Martin was a German spy
C．the Germans had read the papers	D．they should attack Sardinia

小題4:Which of the order is right according to this passage? __________.
a. The Germans found the dead at sea.
b. The British decided to use the dead body to fool the Germans.
c. The British planned to attack Sicily.
d. The papers on Martin were brought to London to be examined.
e. The Germans found the fake papers on the dead body.
f. The Germans decided to defend Sardinia.
g. The Germans believed the papers.

A．c.b.a.e.g.f.d.

B．c.a.b.d.g.f.e.

C．a.c.b.g.f.e.d.

D．b.c.a.g.e.f.d.

One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast. I notice an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.
We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide range of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked.
“May I get you something?”   “A coffee would be nice.”
Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee. Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked, “How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”
“Who?”“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchchill Downs. ”
I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!
My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.
小題1:What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?

A．Unfriendly.

B．Untidy.

C．Gentle.

D．Kind.

小題2:The author bought coffee for the old man because ______.

A．he thought the old man was poor

B．he wanted to start a conversation

C．he intended to show his politeness

D．he would like to thank the old man.

小題3:How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?

A．Proud.

B．Pitiful.

C．Surprised.

D．Regretful.

小題4:What is the passage mainly expressed in the story?

A．We should learn to be generous.

B．It is honorable to help those in need.

C．People in high positions are not like what we expect.

D．We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”
The surgeon said, “I’m ____. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ____ it.” 
Sally ____into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ____?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ____ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ____ his body to the university for study. He said it might ____ somebody else. “I said no at first, ____ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ____, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ____ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ____. It was even harder to enter the ____ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ____ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ____ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ____. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ____ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ____ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to ____a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ____. I don’t have to stand that ____any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I  love you, Mom.”

小題1:	A．worried B．sorry C．happy D．grateful

小題2:	A．make B．pass C．win D．like

小題3:	A．knocked B．looked C．sank D．got

小題4:	A．house B．church C．hospital D．university

小題5:	A．anxiously B．lovingly C．patiently D．angrily

小題6:	A．donate B．move C．show D．lend

小題7:	A．affect B．help C．protect D．impress

小題8:	A．for B．and C．so D．but

小題9:	A．gold B．stone C．wisdom D．bravery

小題10:

A．toys B．clothes C．belongings D．letters

小題11:

A．long B．smooth C．difficult D．dangerous

小題12:

A．empty B．familiar C．big D．old

小題13:

A．roughly B．exactly C．especially D．possibly

小題14:

A．put B．sent C．cried D．buried

小題15:

A．wrote B．spoke C．slept D．awoke

小題16:

A．understand B．forgive C．leave D．miss

小題17:

A．with B．around C．on D．in

小題18:

A．save B．host C．visit D．adopt

小題19:

A．lost B．gone C．cured D．spotted

小題20:

A．depression B．sadness C．pain D．stress