Audrey Hepburn（奥黛丽·赫本）won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953,But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood . During World war Ⅱ , she lived and studied in the Netherlands .Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks . Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college. But when she returned to London after the war she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina（芭蕾舞女演员）. So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame .In 1951 she played the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey make more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Hoolly Golinghtly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. There years later she played Eliza Doolittle in my Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one by each husband. In 1989,the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) projects .The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War II. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid . She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.
小题1:In Paragraph 1,“her aid work”means       .

A．winning an Academy Award as Best Actress

B．taking acting parts in stage shows

C．making her own movies

D．acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF

小题2:The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that     .

A．she wanted to be a ballerina	B．her parents were from Britain
C．it was safe there	D．the education there was excellent

小题3:We can infer from the passage that     .

A．Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War II

B．Audrey lived in America in the 1950s

C．Audrey was made to give up dancing

D．the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role

小题4:     is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn

A．Marriage

B．Identity

C．Contribution

D．Religion

小题5:     is the right order for Audrey’s life.
①The first time she began to play in movies
②She returned to London from the Netherlands
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress
④She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady

A．②①③⑤④

B．①②③⑤④

C．②①⑤③④

D．①②⑤③④

[1]Although known as an extraordinarily successful businessman, Warren Buffet comes off as a pretty ordinary person.
[2]Looking back on his childhood, one can see how serious he was about making money. Buffet used to go door-to-door and sell soda pop. Later, he also worked at his grandfather’s grocery store. At the ripe age of 11, Buffet bought his first stock(股票). When his family moved to Washington D.C., Buffet became a paperboy for The Washington Post. While still in school, he was making $175 a month, a full-time wage for many young men.
[3]From the beginning, Buffet made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money that he had made from selling pop, delivering papers and so on. Between 1950 and l956, he grew his $9, 800 to $14, 000．From there, he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends, and then gradually drew in more people through very attractive terms.
[4]Buffet applied to Harvard Business School but         , making it to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history. The outcome ended up affecting Buffet’s life deeply, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Benjamin Graham, the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation for Buffet’s grand success.
[5]Buffet is a person of habit—same house, same office, same city. He doesn’t collect houses or cars or works of art, and he hates companies that waste money on such goods. Instead, he has established the Buffet Foundation, with a detailed plan on how to invest his money more wisely to society.
小题1:What kind of person is Buffet according to Paragraph 1? (no more than 10 words)
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小题2:What does the writer intend to tell us in Paragraph 2? (no more than 10 words)
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小题3:According to Paragraph 3, how did Buffet start his investment? (no more than 10 words)
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小题4:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
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小题5:Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5.(no more than 10 words)
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WHEN John Gurdon was 15, he ranked last out of the 250 boys in his grade at biology. He also came in last for every other science subject. His teacher wrote in a      : “I believe he has ideas about becoming a      ; on his present showing this is quite foolish.”
Luckily, the teacher’s words didn’t       Gurdon’s love for science. He kept working hard. He went to lab earlier and left       than anyone else.
On Oct 8, 2012, 64 years later, the British professor       the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore       the award.
Gurdon got the honor       his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some       on cells. He took a cell from an adult frog, moved its      , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then       into a clone of the adult frog. His research       for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.
At that time, many people       accept Gurdon’s idea. But later it helped to       Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the       use of cells. For example,       from someone’s skin can turn into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those       who have diseased or damaged tissue.
Gurdon always remembers the       he had when he was 15. He even put the report on his desk as a daily       to himself.
“When you have      , like an experiment doesn’t work, it’s nice to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be      ,” he said.
However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed.

小题1:	A．report B．letter C．passage D．program

小题2:	A．musician B．scientist C．manager D．millionaire

小题3:	A．stop B．mean C．inspire D．reflect

小题4:	A．sooner B．later C．more hurriedly D．more happily

小题5:	A．won B．founded C．dreamed of D．applied for

小题6:	A．accepted B．refused C．collected D．shared

小题7:	A．instead of B．in spite of C．because of D．in place of

小题8:	A．reading B．writing C．change D．research

小题9:	A．baby B．power C．genes D．features

小题10:

A．cut B．grew C．went D．formed

小题11:

A．predicted B．studied C．proved D．provided

小题12:

A．couldn’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．needn’t

小题13:

A．save B．drive C．feed D．create

小题14:

A．everyday B．medical C．physical D．illegal

小题15:

A．cells B．hairs C．water D．blood

小题16:

A．fools B．scientists C．patients D．doctors

小题17:

A．friend B．teacher C．classmate D．neighbor

小题18:

A．rule B．paper C．reminder D．reward

小题19:

A．prizes B．diseases C．meals D．problems

小题20:

A．right B．wrong C．happy D．welcome

When two Bangs meet
SHELDON Cooper is a scientific genius on the popular American TV show, The Big Bang Theory (《生活大爆炸》). He finally met his match last year: Stephen Hawking.
This is not the first time that the scientist has appeared on TV. He has also been on Star Trek (in 1987) and The Simpsons (in 1989). Each time, he played himself.
Hawking, 71, is perhaps the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He has spent his whole life studying the beginning and the end of the universe, including the Big Bang (宇宙大爆炸) theory.
The Big Bang theory explains the early development of the universe. According to the theory, about 13.7 billion years ago everything was all squeezed together in a tiny, tight little ball, and then the ball exploded. The results of that explosion are what we call the universe.?
Hawking has always tried to make science more popular with people. His book: A Brief History of Time was published in 1988. In the book he shares his understanding of the universe in simple language. The book tries to explain many subjects about the universe to common readers, including the Big Bang, black holes and light cones (光锥).
Hawking’s achievements are even greater if you think about his disability. When he was 21, Hawking caught a bad illness that slowly stopped him from moving or talking. Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He chooses his words from the screen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer (合成器).
Hawking also believes that there might be aliens in space. However, he believes they are probably very dangerous, so we should not look for them. “I imagine they might exist in very big ships ... having used up all the resources from their home planet,” Hawking said in a British documentary named Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking. 
小题1:What does the “two Bangs” in the title refer to?

A．The director of “The Big Bang Theory” and the founder of it.

B．The director and the actor of “The Big Bang Theory”.

C．The founder of the “Big Bang” theory and its spreader.

D．The scientific genius on TV show and the one alive in real life.

小题2:Acting in The Big Bang Theory is Hawking’s _____ time on TV.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

小题3:According to Paragraph 5, Hawking wrote the book A Brief History of Time especially for _____.

A．scientists who study the universe

B．people who know a lot about the universe

C．people who know little about the universe

D．people who only know simple language

小题4:The Big Bang theory mainly explains _____.

A．how the universe started	B．what the universe is like
C．how old the universe is	D．how the universe exploded

小题5:According to the passage, which of the following about Hawking is TRUE?

A．He was born with a disability.

B．He uses a computer to communicate.

C．He believes aliens are our friends.

D．He encourages people to look for aliens.

I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and              of a big city, and where teenagers like me        leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house.       they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty        . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some       , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was       in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was       more drunk than me, got into his car and        towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him       to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown       the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.
Whenever I       back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my       to drink so much that night.       things would be different. I know Martin       the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel       for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by       my story I can make you       that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours       . Every choice is like a stone dropped into         water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice       . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

小题1:	A．death B．fashion C．danger D．challenge

小题2:	A．succeeded in B．dreamed of C．applied for D．agreed to

小题3:	A．As B．While C．When D．Although

小题4:	A．lost B．drunk C．frozen D．sleepy

小题5:	A．fun B．difficulty C．hope D．method

小题6:	A．died B．injured C．killed D．hurt

小题7:	A．constantly B．frequently C．clearly D．equally

小题8:	A．headed B．walked C．pushed D．fled

小题9:	A．in trouble B．in time C．in danger D．in place

小题10:

A．above B．below C．into D．through

小题11:

A．turn B．hold C．look D．get

小题12:

A．desire B．fault C．right D．chance

小题13:

A．Thus B．Nevertheless C．Otherwise D．Therefore

小题14:

A．faced B．avoided C．regretted D．made

小题15:

A．responsible B．disappointed C．sensitive D．embarrassed

小题16:

A．remembering B．sharing C．declaring D．stopping

小题17:

A．explain B．escape C．limit D．realize

小题18:

A．alone B．finally C．merely D．perhaps

小题19:

A．clean B．deep C．still D．fresh

小题20:

A．affects B．inspires C．attracts D．benefits

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: Things aren’t always what they seem.
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune，I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed，the angel of death(死神) came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
小题1:The underlined part “the pair” in the second paragraph two refers to　　　 .

A．the poor couple

B．the rich couple

C．the angels

D．the guests

小题2:The younger angel was very angry because 　　　　.

A．the older angel killed the farmer’s cow

B．the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C．the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live

D．the angel of death took the cow away

小题3:Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A．Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B．Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C．Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

D．Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

小题4:The story tries to tell the reader that 　　　　.

A．sometimes things are not what they seem

B．angels are always ready to help the poor

C．angels are always ready to help the rich

D．the young should always learn from the old

The sun was just coming up when I headed out to work last May at 6 a.m. Not quite dark but dark enough to need my headlights. I turned onto one of the lonely rural country roads.
Maybe it was because I was listening to the radio, maybe it was because I was already thinking about some projects at work, that I didn’t spot the dark object on the road until I was too late. I ran over it and felt the back left tire pull, and then sink. I stopped and got out of the car.
No mystery here---- my back left tyre was cut like a loaf of bread. Back 50 yards was a piece of sharp iron I had run over. I had never changed a tyre. I looked up the road. Not a car in either direction. The nearest service station was miles away. I threw up my hands. Then I remembered---- my cell phone! I powered it up before realizing, I didn’t know who to call.
Wouldn’t you know it, I spotted a car coming from the opposite direction. The driver slowed as he approached. I guessed he could see I was in trouble. He stopped his car, got out and immediately saw the trouble. “Madam, would you like me to change that tyre for you?” he asked. The man couldn’t have been more friendly. I was frightened out there and he put me completely at ease. “There,” he said, after putting on the spare, “you are all set to go.”
“Good thing for me that you were driving this way,” I told him, as I climbed back into my car.
“Funny you should say that,” he said. “Just like you, I was heading to work, but my job is in the opposite direction. I made a wrong turn at some point. I don’t know what I was thinking.”
小题1:The writer didn’t notice the object on the road because ______.

A．it was rather dark then	B．she didn’t use her headlights
C．there was much traffic	D．she was careless when driving

小题2:From Paragraph 4 we learn that______.

A．the writer felt quite anxious

B．no one would like to help the writer

C．the writer was a new driver

D．the cell phone should be powered up

小题3:What did the man do when he saw the writer?

A．He stopped and laughed at her.

B．He walked over to frighten her.

C．He helped her without hesitation.

D．He drove away in the opposite direction.

小题4:The end of the story tells us that the man ______.

A．went a wrong way	B．felt the writer funny
C．didn’t know what he was doing	D．come specially to help the writer

I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had       the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started       our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come       and get on the       list.
The next morning I went down to the       at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I       the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to       me, and that I would stay in       with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to       the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became       when I went into something I      . I once worked there in 1966 for the       of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten       tall. And it was burning. I started to ask       in which my crane might be       a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had       the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people       them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely      . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my       and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”
Then I   a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”

小题1:	A．noticed B．reached C．hit D．passed

小题2:	A．finding B．making C．getting D．losing

小题3:	A．away B．near C．in D．down

小题4:	A．volunteer B．soldier C．police D．fireman

小题5:	A．company B．hotel C．center D．home

小题6:	A．answered B．made C．heard D．received

小题7:	A．be curious about B．forget about C．laugh at D．worry about

小题8:	A．peace B．touch C．connection D．relation

小题9:	A．walk B．complete C．cancel D．smooth

小题10:

A．delighted B．frightened C．embarrassed D．interested

小题11:

A．built B．met C．designed D．had

小题12:

A．construction B．plan C．destruction D．use

小题13:

A．miles B．centimeters C．stories D．floors

小题14:

A．means B．numbers C．position D．directions

小题15:

A．as B．why C．when D．because

小题16:

A．driven B．let C．asked D．enjoyed

小题17:

A．pushing B．giving C．looking D．picking

小题18:

A．dangerous B．urgent C．efficient D．important

小题19:

A．view B．sight C．breath D．sense

小题20:

A．put down B．settled down C．knocked down D．let down

The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder (梯子) fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn' t start. With each problem he shouted angrily, more at himself than at his things. As I drove him home, the man didn't say a word.
I tried talking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.
On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then, when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.
The following day, I asked him about the tree.
"That's my trouble tree," he answered. "Work troubles aren't welcome at home with my wife and the children. So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again. "
"And you know what else?" he said smiling,"The next morning I find that there aren't as many as I remember hanging up the night before. "
小题1:Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker?

A．His truck broke down.	B．He was late for work.
C．He fell onto the roof.	D．His ladder fell down.

小题2:When did the worker first arrive in this town?

A．Today.	B．Last night.
C．Six weeks ago.	D．Six months ago.

小题3:Where did the writer find the worker?

A．Through a newspaper.	B．Beside the trouble tree.
C．In his old house.	D．In Blue Hills, Victoria.

小题4:Why did the worker touch the tree?

A．To get good luck,	B．To leave his trouble outside.
C．To send good wishes to his family.	D．To clean his hands.

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Looking for a job can make trouble.

B．It is important to get to work on time.

C．Often our problems are worse than what we think.

D．A happy family can make many problems go away.

It was my first year teaching in a special class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly Special Olympics sports meeting. My       had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy (脑瘫).
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a      , he had to fight his spasms (抽搐) just to control his movements.    , he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile. His classmates       him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at   ­­    . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his      , and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with      .
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas placed well in their sports events, and gave the calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines,       them on. The final event of the day was the 400-meter race.       was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the       length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they       and turned to look behind them. At the       of the crowd on the track, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had      him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to       . Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent       passed between them. Slowly, they jogged       towards their friend, cheering him on       he had done for them moments before.
The progress was      , but in the end the three star runners and Mark       the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face and hands upraised, I came to understand what       the Special Olympics.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.

小题1:	A．students B．friends C．partners D．classmates

小题2:	A．bed B．machine C．desk D．wheelchair

小题3:	A．Thus B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides

小题4:	A．protected B．satisfied C．loved D．cared

小题5:	A．expression B．practice C．studies D．sports

小题6:	A．interests B．habits C．body D．mind

小题7:	A．trust B．admiration C．fear D．worry

小题8:	A．bringing B．cheering C．holding D．moving

小题9:	A．Someone B．Everyone C．Anybody D．Nobody

小题10:

A．average B．different C．entire D．extra

小题11:

A．fell B．rested C．hurried D．paused

小题12:

A．end B．front C．center D．top

小题13:

A．left B．ignored C．passed D．helped

小题14:

A．run B．jog C．cover D．walk

小题15:

A．demand B．relief C．action D．thought

小题16:

A．back B．along C．again D．on

小题17:

A．while B．although C．since D．as

小题18:

A．slow B．great C．boring D．relaxing

小题19:

A．crossed B．arrived C．rushed D．got

小题20:

A．left B．made C．kept D．found