Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休)，but she needed to keep __1__.She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her __2__ with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she __3__ other old folks like her. By talking with them，she __4__ two things. Old people had abilities that were not __5__.But old people also had some __6___.She found a new purpose for herself then. Through the years，she __7__ to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new __8__：Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”，which is about __9__ old. She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being __10__. Anna Douglas uses her __11__ ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands __12__ problems begin. For example，one of her __13__ said that his grandchildren__14__ the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas __15__ some ways to him to understand his grandchildren. “It's important to know__16__ about your grandchildren's world，” says Mrs. Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and __17__ is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，” she continues. “Never try to __18__ your grandchildren or other young people. Never __19__ your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.__20__，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well.” 1．A. free　　　　 B．rich　　　　 C．powerful　　　　 D．busy 2．A. service　　　 B．money　　　　 C．students　　　　 D．books 3．A. observed　　　　 B．met　　　　 C．comforted　　　 D．answered 4．A. recognized　　　　 B．followed　　　　 C．enjoyed　　　　 D．demanded 5．A. studied　　　　 B．agreed　　　　 C．gave　　　　 D．used 6．A. mistakes　　　　 B．problems　　　　 C．questions　　　 D．characters 7．A. had　　　　 B．ought　　　　 C．was　　　　 D．used 8．A. subject　　　　 B．life　　　　 C．way　　　　 D．plan 9．A. getting　　　　 B．respecting　　　　 C．employing D．supporting 10．A. unknown　　　 B．refused　 C．misunderstood　　　 D．discouraged 11．A. thinking　　　　 B．working　　　　 C．writing　　　　 D．leading 12．A. that　　　　 B．when　　　 　C．why　　　　 D．whether 13．A. visitors　　　　 B．readers　　　　 C．listeners　　　　 D．friends 14．A. got　　　　 B．entered　　　　 C．left　　　　 D．passed 15．A. invented　　　　 B．chose　　　　 C．suggested　　　　 D．imagined 16．A. everything　　 B．something　 C．anything　　　　 D．nothing 17．A. listening　　　　 B．speaking　　　　 C．pleasing　　　　 D．advising 18．A. praise　　　　 B．scold　　　　 C．trouble　　　　 D．encourage 19．A. speak out　　　 B．give up　　　　 C．get back　　　　 D．stick to 20．A. Commonly　　 B．Surprisingly　　 C．Happily　　　 D．Naturally

 

One fine day, I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel, a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto. It was just past noon, late July, and I was 　 1　 to the desperate sounds of a life —or— death 　2　 going on a few feet away．

There was a small fly 　3 the last of its short life' s energies in a useless 　4　 to fly through the glass of the window．The whining （发出嗡嗡声） wings told the 　5　 story of the fly' s strategy: Try harder．But it' s not working．

The great effort offered no hope for its　 6 ．Instead, the struggle was part of the trap．It was 　7　 for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass: This fly's fate was　 8 ．It would die there near the window． 9　 the room; ten steps away, the door was 10 ．By ten seconds of flying, this small creature could 　11　 the outside world．With only a bit of the 　12　 now being wasted, it could be free of this self - imposed （自设的） trap．The breakthrough possibility was 　13　 .It would be so easy．

Why didn't the fly try 　14　 approach? How did it get so locked in the idea that this 　15 route and determined effort offered the most 　16　 for success? No doubt this approach made sense to the fly． 17 , it was an idea that would kill it．

Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more．It 　18 offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life．Sometimes, 　19　 , it' s a big part of the problem．If you stake （拿……冒险） your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may 20 your chances for success．

1．A．listening　　　 B．walking　　　 　　　　　　 C．looking　　 　　　 D．talking

2．A．performance　 B．struggle　　　　 C．competition　　 D．decision

3．A．giving up　 　　　　　　 B．saving up　　 C．bringing out　　 D．burning out

4．A．fight　 B．attempt　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．way　　　　　　 D．spirit

5．A．sad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　 　　　 D．great

6．A．reality　　　　　 B．trouble　　　 C．survival　　　 D．death

7．A．impossible　　 B．difficult 　C．unnecessary　　 　　　 D．practical

8．A．determined　 B．shortened 　C．changed　　　　 　　　　 D．controlled

9．A．From　　　 　　　　　 B．．Through C．Across　　　　 　　　　 D．Around

10．A．open　　　　 　　　 B．left 　C．closed　　　 　　　　　 D．guarded

11．A．see　　　　　 　 B．reach 　C．feel　　　　　 　　　　　 D．contact

12．A．power　　　 　　 B．hope C．trial　　　　　　 　　　 D．effort

13．A．late　　　　　 　　 B．little C．there　　　　 　　　　　 D．wasted

14．A．another　　　 　　　 B．the other 　C．either　　　　　 　　　 D．any other

15．A．different -　 　　　　 B．difficult 　C．familiar　　　　 　　　 D．particular

16．A．problem　　 　　　 B．excuse C. strength　　　　 　　　　 D．promise

17．A．Probably　　 　　 B．Regrettably C．Naturally　　　　 　　　 D．Gradually

18．A．may not B．mustn't C．would not D．can't

19．A．at last　　　 　　　 B．intact 　C．as a result　　　 　　　 D．after all

20．A．kill　　　　　 　　 B．value C．take　　　　　　 　　　 D．have

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mr Fox had spent the last 20 years of his working life as manager of Dougal's，the gentleman's tailor in the High Street．When he retired（退休），he 　　1　　 an old farm cottage，with a yard and a small field some five miles 　　2　　 the town．There he planned to 　　3　　 a few chickens，grow his own vegetables and pretend he earned his 　　4　　 from agriculture．In fact his pension（退休金）was quite enough to 　　5　　 for the simple life that suited his wife Amelia，and himself．

　　It was while 　　6　　 the old barn（谷仓）on the far side of the yard that he 　　7　　 an interesting discovery．In a corner，under some old boxes，he found some large pieces of an antique（古董） 　　8　　 ．Curiously，he took them into the kitchen and，much to the unhappiness of his wife， 　　9　　 the dirt off them in the kitchen sink（洗涤槽）．That evening he 　　10　　 newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully stuck the pieces 　　11　　 ．Two pieces were missing，but even Mr Fox's wife，who did not share his 　　12　　 in antiques，had to 　　13　　 that the bowl looked rather splendid．

　　Two days later，having pulled down the barn，Mr Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for fitting a greenhouse 　　14　　 he discovered the two missing pieces．When he had stuck them in 　　15　　 the bowl looked so fine that Amelia 　　16　　 to its being placed in the sitting-room，in front of the 　　17　　 ．

　　A few days later two police officers knocked at the door and pointed to the bowl in the window．Amelia 　　18　　 her husband．

　　“Yes，I found this bowl recently．Is there anything 　　19　　 ？”Mr Fox looked nervously at their 　　20　　 faces．

　　“The fact is，”one officer said，“that it disappeared from a museum in 1965．”

1．A．borrowed	B．moved	C．bought	D．hired
2．A．out of	B．inside	C．past	D．by
3．A．pick	B．keep	C．taste	D．collect
4．A．farming	B．living	C．dining	D．housing
5．A．offer	B．give	C．satisfy	D．provide
6．A．repairing	B．clearing	C．building	D．closing
7．A．took	B．carried	C．made	D．brought
8．A．jar	B．basin	C．tea-pot	D．bowl
9．A．pushed	B．cut	C．washed	D．threw
10．A．spread（摊开）	B．bent	C．pulled	D．supplied
11．A．again	B．together	C．well	D．fairly
12．A．knowledge	B．method	C．interest	D．research
13．A．report	B．support	C．notice	D．admit
14．A．while	B．when	C．before	D．as
15．A．touch	B．wound	C．position	D．situation
16．A．agreed	B．forbade	C．found	D．ordered
17．A．house	B．window	C．board	D．furniture
18．A．shouted	B．gathered	C．invited	D．called
19．A．funny	B．necessary	C．regular	D．wrong
20．A．proud	B．familiar	C．serious	D．angry

The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1955.His  1　　 now is in the central state of Kansas of the U.S. It belongs to a retired (退休的)  2　　 doctor, Thomas Harvey.   3    did this happen? And why?

In the 1950s,Albert Einstein and Thomas　Harvey    4   each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University    5   Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was    6    to examine his body. It was then that he started to study 　　7   has become a long time examination of Einstein’s brain. His goal was to 　　8   some physical evidence(证据)of the scientist’s genius(才华)。

Doctor Harvey,    9   ,did not tell Einstein’s family that he 　　10   the great man’s brain. It was only later    11   the family learned of Doctor Harvey’s work. They did not   12    the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to 　　13   him to study the brain Doctor Harvey then asked    14   scientists to help. They cut the brain    15   three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers   16　　 chemical formaldehyde(甲醛)to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been 　　17   Einstein’s brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists    18   study.

Only one researcher has found something    19    . A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein’s brain has more certain cells(细胞)than 　　20   .Such cells are known to feed brain. She said this may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.

1．A. body　　    B. heart　　    C. brain　　  D. head

２．A. actual　　  B. chemical　　   C. natural　　 D. medical

３．A. What　　  B. How　　　　  C. Who　　    D. Which

４．A. realized　　 B. recognized　　    C. learned　　 D. knew

５．Ａ. as　　　　  B. because　　　　  C. while  　　  D. since

６．A. called on　　  B. called at　　    C. sent up　　   D. sent off

７．A. which　　　　 B. how　　　　  C. that　　　　  D. what

８．Ａ. invent　　　　 B. discover　　    C. prove　　　　  D. examine

９．Ａperhaps　　　　 B. therefore　　    C. thus　　　　  D. however

10． A .bought　　　　   B. sold　　　　  C. kept　　　　 D. made

11．A. that　　　　    B. when　　　　  C. before　　    D. after

12．A. hear of　　　　   B. like　　　　   C. suggest 　　　　  D. offer

13．A promise　　　　  B. let　　　　　　  C. have　　　　  D. permit

14．A. other two　　    B. two other　　    C .more two　　 D. two another

15．A. off　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　  C. into　　　　   D. about

16．A. for　　　　   B. about 　　　　  C. of 　　　　D. with

17．A. learning　　　　 B. studying　　　　   C. searching　　　　 D. selling

18．A. for　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　 C. into　　　　　　   D. about

19．A. easy　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　    C. particular　　　　  D. common

20．A. ever　　　　　　  B. enough  　　　　   C. usual　　　　　　  D. normal

 

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column, She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep (1) . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her (2) with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she (3) other old folks like her. By talking with them, she (4) two things. Old people had abilities that were not (5) . But old people also had some (6) . She found a new purpose for herself then.

　　Through the years, she (7) to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new (8) : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about (9) old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being (10) .

　　Anna Douglas uses her (11) ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands (12) problems begin. For example, one of her (13) said that his grandchildren (14) the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas (15) some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

　　“It's important to know (16) about your grandchildren's world,”says Mrs Douglas.“That means questioning and listening, and (17) is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them,”she continues.“Never try to (18) your grandchildren or other young people. Never (19) your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. (20) , they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well.”

(1)

[　　]

A．free　　　　　　　B．rich

C．powerful　　　　　D．busy

(2)

[　　]

A．service　　　　　　B．money

C．students　　　　　 D．books

(3)

[　　]

A．observed　　　　　　B．met

C．comforted　　　　　 D．answered

(4)

[　　]

A．recognized　　　　　B．followed

C．enjoyed　　　　　　D．demanded

(5)

[　　]

A．studied　　　　　　B．agreed

C．gave　　　　　　　D．used

(6)

[　　]

A．mistakes　　　　　B．problems

C．questions　　　　　D．characters

(7)

[　　]

A．had　　　　　　　B．ought

C．was　　　　　　　D．used

(8)

[　　]

A．subject　　　　　　B．life

C．way　　　　　　　D．plan

(9)

[　　]

A．getting　　　　　　 B．respecting

C．employing　　　　　D．supporting

(10)

[　　]

A．unknown　　　　　B．refused

C．misunderstood　　 D．discouraged

(11)

[　　]

A．thinking　　　　　B．working

C．writing　　　　　D．leading

(12)

[　　]

A．that　　　　　　B．when

C．why　　　　　　D．whether

(13)

[　　]

A．visitors　　　　　B．readers

C．listeners　　　　 D．friends

(14)

[　　]

A．got　　　　　　B．entered

C．left　　　　　　D．passed

(15)

[　　]

A．invented　　　　B．chose

C．suggested　　　 D．imagined

(16)

[　　]

A．everything　　　　B．something

C．anything　　　　　D．nothing

(17)

[　　]

A．listening　　　　　B．speaking

C．pleasing　　　　　D．advising

(18)

[　　]

A．praise　　　　　　 B．scold

C．trouble　　　　　　D．encourage

(19)

[　　]

A．speak out　　　　　 B．give up

C．get back　　　　　　D．stick to

(20)

[　　]

A．Commonly　　　　B．Surprisingly

C．Happily　　　　　D．Naturally