Ralph and Norton can grow to be 40 feet long and live in a tank as large as a football field.What are they? They’re the only two whale sharks at a North American aquarium .
You can see Ralph and Norton at the world’s largest aquarium, the new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
The aquarium’s giant tanks hold eight million gallons of water and will be home to about 100,000 fish!
The aquarium was designed to look like a giant ship breaking through the waves.It has 60 different habitats from the sea and five galleries (展馆), each with a different theme.About 2.4 million visitors are expected to come each year.“We want to be the world’s most engaging aquarium.” Said Jeff Swanagan, the aquarium’s executive director.
Ralph and Norton arrived in June, 2005 from Taiwan.They were only 15 and 13 feet long, but they may grow to be more than 40 feet long! Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish.Three full-time vets will work there to make sure that Ralph, Norton, and all of the aquarium’s sea life stay healthy.Students from the University of Georgia will help run the aquarium and conduct research at the animal hospital.
The aquarium was paid for almost completely by a $ 200 million gift from Bemie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot Inc, and his wife, Billi.“It’s going to be the most unique aquarium in the world,” said Marcus.Marcus said the aquarium was a “thank you” note to the city of Atlanta and the State of Georgia, where the Home Depot first opened for business.
小题1:According to this passage, Ralph and Norton are ______.

A．polar bears

B．penguins

C．whale sharks

D．dolphins

小题2:The world’s largest aquarium is located in ____.

A．Los Angeles

B．Atlanta

C．New York

D．Miami

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Marcus helped to build the aquarium to show his thanks to Atlanta.

B．The aquarium’s giant tanks can hold eighteen million gallons of water.

C．Ralph and Norton arrived in June, 2005 from Japan.

D．The aquarium was designed to look like a giant shark.

小题4:By saying “We want to be the world’s most engaging aquarium” Jeff Swanagan means ___.

A．the aquarium will be the largest habitat for sea life

B．the aquarium will be home to very special sea animals

C．the aquarium will be rebuilt and will be made even larger

D．the aquarium will attract a large number of visitors

完型填空（共20小题，满分30分）
Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog.But we were too busy to buy one.One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with   36 .
　　I followed her to the bush and found a   37 ! He was hurt.Seeing me, he stood up   38 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry.“Don’t be afraid.That’s Mom.She  39 you, too.” Becky said.Then he became friendly.It was  40 !
　　I   41  to find my husband and told him about the wolf.We should have  42  the wolf, but Becky loved him.Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky.So we called the vet finally.
　　Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph ,  43  she carried food to him every day.Later, Ralph got well.They played together in the daytime.At night, Ralph would return to the mountains.Sometimes he   44  but came back several days later.
　　On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s   45 .After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and   46  .When Becky returned, he got happy again.This    47  throughout Becky’s school years.
　　Twelve   48  passed.
　　One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed.The other wolf was hurt and ran away.We were   49  about Ralph.That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤).Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and   50  him.We hope he could come through.However, he   51 .
　　Becky cried.I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s  52 ! Before he died, Ralph   53  his child to us! He knew he would be  54  here, as he had been.Ralph, Ralph...I was   55 .
　　“Don’t be afraid, little ...Ralphie.That’s Mom.She loves you, too.”

小题1:	A．encouragement B．entertainment C．agreement D．excitement

小题2:	A．dog B．fox C．wolf D．tiger

小题3:	A．lovely B．finally C．suddenly D．patiently

小题4:	A．hurts B．loves C．kills D．hates

小题5:	A．wonderful B．unhappy C．unbelievable D．normal

小题6:	A．prepared B．rushed C．pretended D．wanted

小题7:	A．loved B．found C．damaged D．killed

小题8:	A．and B．but C．so D．or

小题9:	A．disappeared B．turned C．passed D．came

小题10:

A．sadness B．dream C．understanding D．anger

小题11:

A．slept B．left C．sang D．waited

小题12:

A．stopped B．joined C．lived D．continued

小题13:

A．days B．weeks C．months D．years

小题14:

A．surprised B．puzzled C．worried D．careful

小题15:

A．comforted B．beat C．washed D．amused

小题16:

A．succeeded B．died C．cried D．woke

小题17:

A．mother B．father C．wife D．child

小题18:

A．posted B．brought C．sold D．threw

小题19:

A．safe B．happy C．warm D．friendly

小题20:

A．confused B．disappointed C．moved D．frightened

In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself.Along the way he had completely run out of（用光） money and was forced to spend the night in his car.This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet.The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting.He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said.The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did.Maybe nobody dropped the money at all.“Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使尴尬)me.So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man.Now he lives near Kansas City.Each year he gives away thousands of dollars.He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants.Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.
小题1:The young man was travelling cross the country in 1971 to______.

A．look for a good restaurant	B．improve his life
C．show his new car to others	D．hand out dollars

小题2:The underlined sentence implies(暗示) that the young man got to know that______.

A．it was vey lucky of him to get his lost money back

B．it was very honest of the owner to return his money

C．the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings

D．another person who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

小题3:From the end of the passage we can learn that ______.

A．the man did carry out his promise

B．the man was not successful in the end

C．the owner was paid back the money

D．Santa gives the man money each year

小题4:The message of the story is “______”.

A．One good turn deserves another

B．Where there is a will there is a way

C．He who travels far knows much

D．Give love wings (翅膀) and it may fly higher

With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, a tall and thin figure(身躯) Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor.He made his first appearance in a film in 1990.Though he was in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him.In his next film Pitt played the role of a fisherman.To make the film better, he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman.
Pitt, caring more about roles than money, has a special favor for the “hard” roles.After reading the screenplay(剧本) of “Legends of the Fall”, he was attracted by the leading character.He asked for a lower pay from the shooting team and was willing to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months.“The film gives the chance to know life.I shall always remember the time when we were making the film,” Pitt said after completing it fully.
Pitt started his dream of art when he was in university.Though born in a common family in 1964, he showed his interest in film at an early age.After leaving high school, he went to university to study law.Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he dropped out for a life of his own, with only 325 dollars in hand, sometimes as a porter or a waiter.Thanks to his hard work, he finally opened up a new field of his own.
小题1:Pitt acted his first film at the age of        .

A．6

B．14

C．26

D．36

小题2:The underlined expression “a born actor” means        .

A．he was born in an actor family

B．he became an actor soon after he was born

C．he was an actor when he was born

D．he has a strong natural ability to be an actor

小题3:From the passage we know        .

A．Pitt became known as an actor at an early age.

B．To achieve his goal, Pitt suffered a lot before success

C．it was wrong of Pitt not to finish his university education

D．In order to develop his interest, Pitt failed to enter university

小题4:Which of the following words can best describe the character of Pitt?

A．Devoted.

B．Generous.

C．Selfish.

D．Mean.

When Boris left school，he could not find a job．He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives，but they had problems of their Own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．Still he went on trying and still he failed．He began to think that he had no future at all.
“Why don’t you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him．“The world is a  money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”
“But what can I do?”
“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way．“See what people want；then give it to them，and they will pay for it.”
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer．He worked hard，made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit．A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself．He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag(障碍). But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles．Slowly  but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last，Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside．
小题1:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?

A．Goodwill is the key to success．

B．The world is a money-locker

C．No education, no future

D．Difficulty of starting a small business

小题2:Which of the following best describes Boris’ job hunting experience?

A．Surprising

B．Encouraging

C．Boring

D．Disappointing

小题3:Boris start his career by       . 

A．cycling around the town

B．developing a waste ground

C．repairing cycles

D．buying empty shops

小题4:Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because      .

A．it was not so expensive

B．he had a lot of old customers there

C．he could make good use of his skills there

D．there were good opportunities there

小题5:We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris       .

A．still couldn’t make good profits

B．set off in a successful career

C．found a lot of gold coins by accident

D．had great difficulty running his business

Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who strengthened my understanding of the power of belief. She was __36___ the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie __37___ in California.
Our class had already been going for quite some time when ___38___, supported by metal crutches(拐杖), ___39__ herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹). She had much ___40___ in communicating with others. This was not because of ___41___ of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to __42___ her. No one had taken the time to help her develop the ability to ___43___. It was Bonnie, her present caretaker, who ___44___ there was much more to Chris than anyone else could see.
When asked by the instructor what her goal ___45___ the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became impatient and ____46___ in the process. For most of her ___47___ nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to ___48___ was through temper outbursts(发脾气). With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her ___49___ was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.
On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and ___50___ with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever ___51____. Though as a girl who had in many ways been ____52___, she believed that she could ___53___ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been ____54___ strangers.
What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is ____55___ moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are related to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.

小题1:	A．luckily B．probably C．formally D．naturally

小题2:	A．break B．chance C．house D．course

小题3:	A．someone B．he C．herself D．she

小题4:	A．ran B．rushed C．dragged D．jumped

小题5:	A．difficulty B．concept C．disagreement D．suggestion

小题6:	A．lack B．need C．notice D．cheer

小题7:	A．impress B．annoy C．calm D．entertain

小题8:	A．walk B．pronounce C．communicate D．write

小题9:	A．knew B．asked C．spoke D．required

小题10:

A．at B．for C．on D．in

小题11:

A．angry B．surprised C．grateful D．noisy

小题12:

A．way B．life C．operation D．process

小题13:

A．watch B．smile C．listen D．understand

小题14:

A．class B．goal C．ability D．reason

小题15:

A．began B．agreed C．found D．shared

小题16:

A．argued B．attended C．witnessed D．accepted

小题17:

A．found out B．thrown away C．brought up D．held out

小题18:

A．give B．spend C．accomplish D．accompany

小题19:

A．complete B．necessary C．enough D．typical

小题20:

A．called B．carried C．searched D．created

In the spring of 1919, Princess Bazaar of Luxembour’s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ___36___ for Bazaar. They always talked about the good times ___37___they were having ice-cream. They soon fell in love. But ___38___ their different social status, both of them buried the ___39___.
Soon, Bazaar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazaar, he was___40___ with impatience. Finally, Bazaar ___41___ at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon ___42___ the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice-cream. Leon ___43___ that Bazaar could understand his feelings.
A few days later, Bazaar got ___44___ . One year later, Leon could not ___45___ the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family ___46___ a candy store.
Many years later, they met again. Bazaar ___47___ that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn’t see the ___48___ letters then.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past ___49___ .If that chocolate had been___50___, those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to ___51___ a solid chocolate which can ___52___ a long time.
After lots of ___53___ , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was___54___engraved(刻有) with the letters “DOVE”. It’s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the___55___ of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?

小题1:	A．dishes B．chocolate C．ice-cream D．cakes

小题2:	A．until B．if C．while D．once

小题3:	A．because of B．thanks to C．apart from D．regardless of

小题4:	A．feelings B．difference C．silence D．needs

小题5:	A．calling B．burning C．working D．talking

小题6:	A．stood up B．turned up C．stayed up D．dressed up

小题7:	A．wrote B．sent C．mixed D．noticed

小题8:	A．expected B．declared C．allowed D．promised

小题9:	A．sick B．angry C．married D．bored

小题10:

A．reduce B．stop C．repeat D．bear

小题11:

A．left B．visited C．ran D．found

小题12:

A．realized B．remembered C．wondered D．thought

小题13:

A．confusing B．interesting C．melting D．annoying

小题14:

A．misunderstandings B．competitions C．judgment D．prejudice

小题15:

A．stable B．powerful C．frozen D．solid

小题16:

A．buy B．discover C．create D．enjoy

小题17:

A．stand B．spare C．take D．preserve

小题18:

A．breaks B．research C．pressure D．problems

小题19:

A．luckily B．immediately C．quickly D．firmly

小题20:

A．story B．memory C．whisper D．secret

It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.
One day the pastor1_____an auction(拍卖）and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It completely hid the 2_____!
Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 _____won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4_____ .She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.
The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5_____, but she didn’tseem to 6_____“It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7_____ for mc !
She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II. They planned that he would 8_____ her. But she never saw him again. Later she heard that he had died. The pastor tried to 9_____ her, advising her to take the cloth with her. She 10_____ . Then she went away.
On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11_____.‘‘It is strange，”he said in his soft accent.
^“ Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.
The pastor suddenly became very 12_____ . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13_____ in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14_____ who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15_____were reunited.

小题1:	A．had B． attended C． held D． took

小题2:	A．wall B． church C． hole D． table

小题3:	A．boss B． company C． train D． bus

小题4:	A．warm B． ready C． cool D． calm

小题5:	A．damage B． story C． fact D． truth

小题6:	A．work B． believe C． listen D． understand

小题7:	A．carefully B． attentively C． finally D． especially

小题8:	A．join B． write C． bring D． leave

小题9:	A．amuse B． comfort C． please D． help

小题10:

A．cried B． accepted C． refused D． continued

小题11:

A．puzz led B． delighted C． determined D． disappionted

小题12:

A．sad B． shocked C． hopeful D． excited

小题13:

A．later B． earlier C． warmer D． colder

小题14:

A．woman B． manager C． husband D． family

小题15:

A．weeks B． countries C． Christmases D． centuries

Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty 200 years ago. At any other time and place, this lowly origin would have dictated his future, but in Lincoln’s case, his self-determination and force of will made it possible for him to secure his seat in his country's history. He has become a role model in the self-made America.
If you want to learn about somebody who didn’t quit, look no further. Abraham Lincoln had two business ventures failed, and the second one made him bankrupt, so he had to spend the next 17 years of his life paying for the debt. He also lost 8 different elections. It seemed that he had never done things right at the first time: the first time he ran for state legislature for Congress, for land officer, for Senate, all of these failed, and the first time he sought the vice-presidential nomination, he got less than 100 votes nationally. But he never found it too shameful to carry on his mission. Then later in 1860, on such a rough road, he made it to the White House. He lived up to his famous saying, “Always bear in mind that your own determination to success is more important than any other.”
He could have quit many times-—-but he didn’t and because he didn’t quit，he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of America. One important way Lincoln influences present society is that we look back on his lifeas a role model for future generations. Lincoln’s high character influences us because we compare present-day politicians to the example Lincoln set. A major influence Lincoln has on the united States today is simply through the good example he set when it came to honesty, persistence and leadership.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is true?

A． Lincoln was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

B． Like Lincoln, a poor origin leads to a bright future.

C． America is considered self-made because of Lincoln.

D． Self-determination and will contributed to Lincoln’s success.

小题2:What is Paragraph Two mainly about?

A． How Lincoln made his way to the White House.

B． Lincoln suffered various failures.

C． Lincoln was a man who never quit.

D． Lincoln once lost two business ventures.

小题3:Which is the correct order of what happened to Lincoln?
a. He was paying off his debt.  b. He failed in the run for land officer,
c. He got less than 100 votes nationally. d. he stuck to his mission, e. He went bankrupt.

A．b-c-c-d-a

B．e-a-b-c-d

C．e-c-a-b-d

D．d-c-a-b-c

小题4:What’s the function of Lincoln’s famous saying in Paragraph Two?

A． To tell us that determination is the most important to success.

B． To attract readers1 attention.

C． To show why Lincoln was able to carry on in hard times.

D． To summarize Lincoln’s story.

小题5:Why does the writer consider Lincoln as one of the greatest presidents in America?

A． Because he still influences America as a role model.

B． Because he set a good example to the present politicians.

C． Because of his great personalities.

D． Because he went through diverse difficulties.

I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old.
The  31  goes with me wherever I go. My mother gave it to me so that  32  would follow me. She looked at me and said, “I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.”
“Thanks, mom,” I replied, “I will keep it  33  to me always.”
My mother passed away when I was seven years old. I remember I took out my two dollar bill and held it in my hand for the longest time, knowing that she would  34  me the rest of my life.
Each time I felt I had a crisis, I would  35  for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would  36  at it for several hours and could always  37  a solution. When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewed for a job was  38  but I had to work. I saw one of the interviewers well dressed with  39  purse and shoes. I also knew the chance of being chosen was  40  when looking at the length of others’ resumes.
“What makes you feel you are  41  for this job?” The well－dressed woman asked. “I really need this job and there is nothing I can not do” I responded. She then asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I left, I  42  and said “Please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very  43  member of your team.”
I went home,  44 . That evening I received a phone call. “Gina” she said, “we decided to give you a chance to  45  yourself.” “Thank you, you will not regret this decision.” I  46  the phone and yelled. At that instant, I remember my mom once said to us “You are  47  in my mind. Don’t  48  failure. It is a way to get us to try harder.”
How  49  this gift from Mom! It had built up  50  in me.

小题1:	A．money B．check C．bill D．paper

小题2:	A．luck B．happiness C．wealth D．wisdom

小题3:	A．close B．near C．hard D．firm

小题4:	A．look out for B．watch over C．see to D．come across

小题5:	A．get B．stretch C．hold D．reach

小题6:	A．stare B．glance C．observe D．glare

小题7:	A．come up with B．put forward C．set up D．pull through

小题8:	A．exciting B．amazing C．nervous D．scary

小题9:	A．suitable B．matching C．fancy D．exaggerating（夸张的）

小题10:

A．slim B．terrible C．few D．abundant

小题11:

A．born B．qualified C．stable D．grateful

小题12:

A．turned around B．turned back C．put up D．raise up

小题13:

A．productive B．additional C．concise（简洁） D．effective

小题14:

A．terrified B．exhausted C．sound D．cautious

小题15:

A．test B．challenge C．prove D．strengthen

小题16:

A．hung up B．got through C．set aside D．got off

小题17:

A．brilliant B．awesome C．careful D．unbelievable

小题18:

A．stand B．bend C．fear D．ruin

小题19:

A．rare B．special C．relative D．primary

小题20:

A．confidence B．perseverance C．model D．intelligence