The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18 smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.
Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 24 his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 26. To the first he waved and 27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 28 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 30 more heartily.
Every morning I continued to watch the man with 31. So far I haven’t seen anyone 32 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n) 33 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.
16. A. hit | B. disappointed | C. presented | D. bored |
17. A. on | B. from | C. during | D. about |
18. A. false | B. shy | C. apologetic | D. bright |
19. A. research | B. study | C. recognize | D. explore |
20. A. praised | B. blamed | C. mistaken | D. respected |
21. A. conclusion | B. description | C. evaluation | D. introduction |
22. A. argument | B. disagreement | C. mystery | D. task |
23. A. visited | B. approached | C. passed | D. left |
24. A. drawing back | B. putting on | C. handing in | D. holding out |
25. A. Once | B. Before | C. Unless | D. While |
26. A. in | B. through | C. out | D. down |
27. A. cried | B. cheered | C. smiled | D. gestured |
28. A. idea | B. reply | C. notice | D. greeting |
29. A. awkward | B. angry | C. elegant | D. patient |
30. A. came | B. responded | C. hurried | D. appeared |
31. A. surprise | B. frustration | C. interest | D. doubt |
32. A. fail | B. try | C. wish | D. bother |
33. A. offer | B. sacrifice | C. promise | D. difference |
34. A. effectiveness | B. cheerfulness | C. carefulness | D. seriousness |
35. A. trends | B. observations | C. regulations | D. feelings |
16. C
解析：句意为：他的出现使我感到迷惑不解。hit表示“打,打击,碰撞”； disappointed 表示“失望的”；presented表示“出现，出席”；bored表示“厌烦的”，由句意应选C。
17. A
解析：上句所指迷惑不解其原因是他向我招手看上去像是密友似的。on seeing表示“看上去”。
18. D
解析：这里指人的笑容，应是笑容可掬或灿烂的笑脸。
19. B
解析：句意为：随后几天，我试着端详他的面孔看我是否认识他。
research 调查,研究；study 细看,学习,研究；recognize 认出,认可,承认；explore 探险,探测,探究。
20. C
解析：句意为：或许他把我误认为某个人。mistake sb. for sb.表示“把……误认为……”。
21. A
解析：句意为：到底我对我的结论感到心满意足,他和我是陌生人。最后验证他和我是陌生人的结论。
22. C
解析：接下来，这个秘密有一天得以解开。其他三项都不符合句意。
23. B
解析：句意为：正当我们快要到学校时，他站在马路中央。approach 表示“靠近,接近,动手处理”的意思。
24. D
解析：由上句可知站在马路中央伸手示意停车draw back撒回,收回(承诺等),拉起,退却;put on 穿上,戴上；hand in交上,递交;；hold out伸出。
解析：当孩子到了安全的人行道上,我在四辆车后面。引导时间状语从句。
26. B
解析：根据句意：他放下信号让我过去。表示穿过应用through。
27. C
解析：由前面一直在做的事情是对我微笑。可以推断出选C。
28. D
解析：按照事情的发生，应该是第二辆车也是打招呼问候，故选D。
29. A
解析：前面说的是表情刻板的生意人，可以推断出挥手的动作应是尴尬。故选A。
30. B
解析：接下来的送孩子上学的车回报更热心了。
31. C
解析：句意为：每天早晨我继续带着兴趣观看这个人。Surprise表示“吃惊” frustration表示“挫折,顿挫”；interest表示“兴趣”；doubt表示“怀疑,疑惑”。
32 A
解析：句意为：到目前为止，我还没见过拒绝挥手。
33. D
解析：句意为：我觉得很有意思,一个人可以做如此不同的事情,所以很多人的生活就如同做这一个简单的事象挥手和热情的微笑一样。
34. B
解析：句意为：他的快乐的招手开始了我的一天。由前面可知她每天早晨送孩子上学，遇见他。
35. D
解析：句意为：用一个友好的挥手和微笑的脸,改变了整个邻里的感觉。
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When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time．I know kids who have been shot or beaten up．I have friends who ended up in prison．I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr．Clark wouldn’t let that happen．
Mr．Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, the scores of our whole class rose．One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem．Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We did not want to let him down．
Mr．Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year．He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award．But when the time came to draw names, Mr．Clark said, “You’re all going．”
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn’t want his class to end．In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch．He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55．In 2003,
Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit the orphanages（孤儿院）．It was the most amazing experience of my life．It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds．
36．Without Mr．Clark, the writer ．
A．might have been put into prison B．might not have won the prize
C．might have joined a women’s club D．might not have moved to Atlanta
37．The Essential 55 is ．
A．a show B．a speech
C．a classroom rule D．a book
38．How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr．Clark?
A．None B．Three C．Fifty-five． D．All．
39．What can we learn in the short reading?
A．It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time．
B．Mr．Clark taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did．
C．Mr．Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles．
D．In 2003, Mr．Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us．
40．In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ．
A．Mr．Clark went to South Africa because he liked travelling
B．Mr．Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs
C．a good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores
D．a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
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Our phones will be so smart in 10 years’ time that they’ll know everything about our situation and warn us when something needs our attention. This is the top prediction of both Nokia and Google. They predict that our cars and home appliances will be able to communicate with our mobile. For example, fridges will tell your mobile to tell you to pick up milk on the way back from work. While driving, your mobile will suggest that you take a different route because there’s a road accident up ahead.
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The third major development will change our understanding of a mobile phone. From a single phone, the mobile will be developed into multi-part devices. It is opposite to the current trend in which mobile phones are combining the functions of cameras, music players and game consoles. The prediction is based on the idea that the world will become more wireless and all these—cameras, music players and game consoles—will be wirelessly connected. Mobile phones won’t need to contain these devices because users will be able to control them wirelessly through their phones.
The first paragraph serves as .
A. a lead-in B. a conclusion C. a summary D. a supporting fact
Which of the following is most likely to be the appearance of a mobile phone in 2020?
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A. drive cars for us
B. be controlled by the users’ voices
C. be controlled by home appliances
D. be very big together with separated multiple parts
The text mainly tells us .
A. three major trends of mobile phones
B. what mobile phones will look like in 2020
C. the future mobile phones are gesture-based
D. some new functions of the present mobile phones
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What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?
It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer． Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals．
Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK． It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of ￡1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm．
Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ￡112 each for a ticket to the three-day event． Tickets for the event sold out within three hours． Performers
included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone．
Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities．
Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty （贫穷）． In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously （同时） in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin． Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight （强调） international poverty and debt．
What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?
A． The festival has achieved growing success．
B． Great efforts have been made to hold the festival．
C． The festival has brought in a large amount of money．
D． There have been thousands of fans attending the festival．
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A． The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis．
B． Tickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price．
C． Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families．
D． In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free．
We can learn from the last paragraph that _____．
A． the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts
B． the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London
C． London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals
D． some superstars are concerned about global poverty
What is the best title for the passage?
A． How to have a good time B． Charity events around the world
C． The Glastonbury Festival D． Superstars’ performances in charity events
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TYPING
This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.
Course fee: $ 125 Materials: $25
Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.
This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.
UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS
This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.
Course fee: $75 Equipment fee: $ 10
Jan. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, Wed. & Sat. 9—11:30 a.m.
Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.
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Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.
Course fee: $30
Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 Mon. 2—5 p. m.
Dr John Good is a practicing psychologist who had helped hundreds of people stop smoking.
If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes _______.
A. from Monday to Sunday B. from Monday to Friday
C. on Wednesday and Saturday D. on Saturday and Sunday
Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. The most probable course he will attend is ______.
A. typing B. understanding computers
C. stop smoking D. any of the courses
If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay _______.
A. $ 75 B. $ 15 C. $ 115 D. $ 235
The typical difference of “Typing” from the other two is that ______.
A. people with different skill levels may learn at different speeds
B. you will take a test after the course
C. you will pay the fee before practicing
D. you will pay less money
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Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _____.
A. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment
B. they believe that work is superior to relaxation
C. they are traveling fast all the time
D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before
According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.
A. strong will to hold out stress
B. knowing the art of relaxation
C. high sense of responsibility
D. having control over performance
Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.
B. Stress is always harmful to people's health
C. It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.
In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to _____.
A. "expose ourselves to stress"
B. "find ways to deal with stress"
C. "remove stress from our lives"
D. "establish links between diseases and stress"
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A. to avoid it
B. to try to cope with it
C. to regard it as a vital motivation
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