No one ever saw the Mute Singer at night. Nobody even knew where he 1 But during the day he could be found at the same place,sitting near the church and playing his 2 while his lips moved silently with the music. Everybody liked the Mute Singer,the peasants as much as the 3 People threw their pennies into the cups of the beggars sitting on the ground asking for help. But not so 4 the Mute Singer. Into his cup,they dropped their pennies 5 . He used the shell of a turtle as a cup. He got much more money than the others,but this did not 6 any of the beggars.
At the 7 of the day,the beggars crowded around the Mute Singer in front of the church. He took a clean white handkerchief from the pocket of his old coat,and put it 8 on the ground. He made it seem like a(n) 9 ceremony. Then,he put all his 10 on the clean white cloth. He made all the beggars do the same. Then,he gave all the beggars an equal share of the money but 11 nothing for himself. Sadly,he looked around at the beggars 12 with dirt and disease.
The sun was sinking fast and the peasants had all left the 13 area. The Mute Singer 14 his head and started to pray. The beggars were on their 15 joining him in prayer. Then the Mute Singer began to play his guitar,moving his lips with the music. The beggars sat still and listened. The music cut deep into their 16 . It cut through their years of pain and suffering and 17 of hope. It made them feel 18 again. Many of them cried,and with dried old hands wiped away their tears. I heard a beggar say the Mute Singer was not a human being,but God 19 as a beggar. "If that is true," another answered, "he would not come as a beggar,but as a 20 .”
( ) 1. A. went B. slept C. lived D. lay
( ) 2. A. saxophone B. violin C. flute D. guitar
( ) 3. A. beggars B. villagers C. officials D. children
( ) 4. A. as B. to C. with D. for
( ) 5. A. gently B. rudely C. proudly D. meanly
( ) 6. A. trouble B. scare C. puzzle D. strike
( ) 7. A. break B. beginning C. middle D. end
( ) 8. A. directly B. softly C. smoothly D. wildly
( ) 9. A. serious B. religious C. exciting D. encouraging
( ) 10. A. books B. food C. instruments D. money
( ) 11. A. shared B. kept C. benefited D. stored
( ) 12. A. occupied B. overcome C. covered D. filled
( ) 13. A. begging B. downtown C. church D. working
( ) 14. A. lowered B. laid C. dropped D. raised
( ) 15. A. knees B. hands C. feet D. chests
( ) 16. A. stomachs B. ears C. eyes D. hearts
( ) 17. A. itch B. wait C. gain D. loss
( ) 18. A. satisfied B. alive C. human D. rich
( ) 19. A. served B. dressed C. treated D. pretended
( ) 20. A. doctor B. priest C. teacher D. musician
1. B夜晚不知在何處"睡"，睡眠是夜晚必做之事。
2. D由第3段第3行得知。
3. A由后一句得知。
4. C大家把錢扔給乞丐，但對Mute Singer卻不這樣。
5. A大家對Mute Singer很尊重，所以把錢輕輕地放在他的杯子里。
6. A大家給Mute Singer的錢要比給乞丐的錢多一些，但從下文得知這并沒有給乞丐帶來任何影響。
7. D 一天結(jié)束后才可能把所得的錢拿出來分。
8. C這里是說Mute Singer把手帕平整地攤開來放錢。
9. B Mute Singer很虔誠，他為乞丐所做的這一切就好像是宗教儀式一樣。
10. D由本段倒數(shù)第2句得知。
11. B他把錢都分給乞丐，自己卻什么都沒留下。
12. C他同情這些滿身泥土、被疾病折磨的乞丐。
13. C 由下句started to pray得知。
14. A祈禱要低下頭。
15. A祈禱是跪著的，所以是雙膝著地。
16. D Mute Singer的音樂深深地刺痛了乞丐的心，讓他們想起了多年來所經(jīng)歷的痛苦。
17. D乞丐們經(jīng)歷了多年的痛苦，失去了希望。
18. C Mute Singer的音樂使乞丐們產(chǎn)生了共鳴，他們重新感覺到自己活著像個人。
19. B有些乞丐認為Mute Singer是神，只是裝扮成乞丐而已。
20. B和神、宗教有關(guān)的只有牧師。
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4. She was searching for something that would . (hang)
她正在尋找一種可以讓她鼓起勇氣堅持下去的東西。
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Summer reading for kids need not be about summer itself. But is there a better time to read about family vacations,flagwaving,lemonade stands or baseball? USA Today reviews four new books for young readers： Pictures from Our Vacation Written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins Greenwillow,31 pp.， $16. 99 (ages 4 ~8) Here's a lovely,picture book that's about all the things pictures can't capture. It,s narrated by two kids whose mom equips them with cameras to record the family vacation to their grandparents' farm. But how do you photograph the past? "Our dad saw happy memories everywhere he looked. All we could see was old furniture and dust. " They learn " it's hard to take a picture of a story someone tells" or of what it feels like " falling asleep in a house full of cousins and uncles and aunts. " But some pictures you can keep in your mind. The Lemonade War By Jacqueline Davies,Houghton Mifflin,192 pp.， $16 (ages 6〜：L0) Jacqueline Davies' earnest but entertaining story deals with feelings and money,and how both can get complicated. A business war erupts between Evan and younger sister Jessie over who can make the most money selling lemonade. Evan,who's heading into fourth grade,is "people smart" but struggles with long division. Jessie,who's skipping third grade,is "math smart" but has trouble figuring out people. They learn lessons about joint ventures,underselling and crisis management. Good reading for young capitalists. You're a Grand Old Flag By George M. Cohan,illustrated by Warren Kimble Walker,23 pp.， $16. 95 (ages 5〜8) Who remembers George M. Cohan's 1906 musical,George Washington Jr.？
But who can forget the show's stirring hit song,You 're a Grand Old Flag? It was the first song from a musical to sell more than 1 million copies of sheet music. Warren Kimble,a folk artist who paints on pieces of 18thcentury wood,puts Cohan's lyrics (歌詞) into delightful visual images that include a scarecrow dressed as Uncle Sam.
The Longest Season By Cal Ripken Jr.，illustrated by Ron Mazellan Philomel,32 pp.， $16. 99 (ages 6 and up) By playing in 2,632 continous majorleague baseball games,Cal Ripken Jr. gave new meaning to the concept of showing up. But his book deals with the low point of his career,in 1988,when the Baltimore Orioles set another kind of record by losing their first 21 games. His teammates included his younger brother Bill. Their manager was Cal Ripken Sr.，who was fired after six losses. The book is dramatically illustrated,but Ripken was a far better ballplayer than writer. He explores one of sports' most neglected (疏忽) topics―what you learn by losing―but stays safely within lockerroom cliches (陳詞濫調(diào)) .Still,it should prompt discussions―about winning and losing.
( ) 1.The passage is written to .
A. sell the books for the old people
B. introduce the books to the children
C. advertise for the Publishing House
D. teach us how to read new books
( ) 2. A four-year-old boy who likes reading picture books will prefer to buy .
A. Pictures from Our Vacation B. The Lemonade War
C. You're a Grand Old Flag D. The Longest Season
( ) 3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Jacqueline Da vies' story deals with the low point of one's life.
B. Cal Pipken Jr. never failed in his sports career.
C. You 're a Grand Old Flag was a successful song from a musical.
D. Two kids in Lynne Rae Perkins' story found magic things in the old furniture.
( ) 4. Why are the four books picked out among the others?
A. Because they are all very cheap in summer holiday.
B. Because they are all popular topic.
C. Because they will draw the mother's attention.
D. Because they are fit for the children to cure summer boredom.
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Perhaps the greatest challenge I faced during my undergraduate years was entering hospital as a medical student. Even now,I still remember what happened to me the first day I 1 the gynecological (婦科的) department. Wearing white gowns,my teacher and I began to diagnose and 2 patients at 8 a.m. At the beginning,patients came in and my teacher got very 3 . After each patient's case history had been asked,they were examined. While I was only observing how my teacher 4 the medical records and never went into the examination room. Half an hour later,my teacher began to 5 with me. "Why don't you come into the examination room?" she asked.
I was a man of few words and I would 6 if I met a girl,let alone doing a gynecological examination. "I think it's too 7," I answered.
"But you can't forget you are a doctor. If you are shy,you are not able to 8 in this department," she said seriously.
At that moment,I felt very 9 . Just then another patient came,when my teacher was preparing to examine her,I 10 to walk into the entrance of the room. "Please pass me the medical gloves. ” My teacher had 11 me. I had to get into the room and obeyed her. She asked the patient to take off her dress,but the patient 12 ,
"Why?" My teacher asked.
"I think that man should go away" ， she pointed at me. "Never mind,he is our young doctor."
Quite 13 ,the patient took off her dress and we finished the examination. To my surprise,my teacher asked me to 14 the examination by myself when the next patient came. Under much 15 I entered the examination room and pretended to be experienced. In fact,I was so 16 that my heart was beating very fast. I tried my best to calm down.
"Have you ever 17 any patients before? You seem to be very young. ” The patient asked.
"Yes,I've worked here only for two years and if there is any question,I will 18 that old doctor."
Hearing my words,the patient seemed to be 19 ,and I continued the examination successfully. Going out of the room,I told all this to my teacher and she was 20 with me.
( ) 1. A. looked into B. ran into C. went into D. burst into
( ) 2. A. confirm B. register C. treat D. exchange
( ) 3. A. upset B. annoyed C. sorry D. busy
( ) 4. A. put up B. wrote down C. made out D. handed over
( ) 5. A. communicate B. correspond C. associate D. disagree
( ) 6. A. smile B. nod C. tremble D. blush
( ) 7. A. puzzling B. interesting C. embarrassing D. exciting
( ) 8. A. practise B. prosper C. continue D. participate
( ) 9. A. delighted B. encouraged C. fascinated D. confused
( ) 10. A. volunteered B. hesitated C. managed D. failed
( ) 11. A. reminded B. informed C. noticed D. recognized
( ) 12. A. bargained B. balanced C. appealed D. refused
( ) 13. A. obediently B. frequently C. gradually D. anxiously
( ) 14. A. command B. connect C. commit D. conduct
( ) 15. A. confusion B. stress C. sorrow D. consideration
( ) 16. A. astonished B. gentle C. nervous D. sacred
( ) 17. A. examined B. met C. assisted D. saved
( ) 18. A. convinced B. acknowledge C. inspect D. consult
( ) 19. A. relaxed B. downhearted C. moved D. defeated
( ) 20. A. surprised B. disappointed C. strict D. satisfied
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The African wild dog,also called Cape hunting dog or painted dog,typically wanders around the open plains and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa.
These longlegged canines (犬科動物) have only four toes per foot,unlike other dogs,which have five toes on their forefeet. The dog's Latin name means "painted wolf"，referring to the animal's irregular,mottled coat,which features patches of red,black,brown,white,and yellow fur. Each animal has its own unique coat pattern,and all have big,rounded ears.
African wild dogs live in groups that are usually led by a monogamous (一夫一妻的) breeding pair. The female has a litter of 2 to 20 pups (小狗) ，which are cared for by the entire pack. These dogs are very social,and packs have been known to share food and to assist weak or ill members. Social interactions are common,and the dogs communicate by touch,actions,and barks.
African wild dogs hunt in cooperative packs of 6 to 20 (or more) animals. Larger packs were more common before the dogs became endangered. Packs hunt antelopes and will also hunt much larger animals,such as wild beasts,particularly if they are ill or injured. The dogs supplement their diet with rodents (唯齒動物) and birds. As human settlements expand,the dogs have sometimes developed a taste for livestock,though significant damage is rare. Unfortunately,they are often hunted and killed by farmers who fear for their domestic animals.
African hunting dogs are endangered. They are faced with less land in their African home. They are also quite possible to be infected by diseases spread by domestic animals.
( ) 1. The underlined word " mottled" in the passage means .
A. expensive B. spotted C. beautiful D. colorful
( ) 2. We can identify an African wild dog by its .
A. actions B. barks C. coat D. toes
( ) 3. We can infer from the passage that .
A. farmers often hunt African wild dogs to make them domestic
B. only the leading pair can breed pups in a group of African wild dogs
C. the African wild dog look like the domestic dogs except their round ears
D. African wild dogs do less harm to the domestic animals than they do to them
( ) 4. A proper title for this passage might be .
A. Endangered African Dog
B. The African Wild Dog
C. Wanderers on the Plains
D. Conflicts between the Wild and Domestic
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Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded―and can come back to haunt (困擾) you―appears to be the key to the finding.
Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca,New York,asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes,and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 percent of emails,21 percent of instant messages,27 percent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 percent of phone calls.
His results to be presented at the conference on humancomputer interaction in Vienna,Austria,in April,have surprised psychologists. Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars,reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable,the detachment (非直接接觸) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of communication.
But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread,and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account,he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.
People are also more likely to lie in real time―in a instant message or phone call―than if they have time to think of a response,says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脫口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand,such as: "Do you like my dress?"
Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance,the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But,given his result,work assessment where honesty is a priority,might be best done using email.
( ) 5. Hancock's study focuses on .
A. the consequences of lying in various communications media
B. the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas
C. people are less likely to lie in instant messages
D. people's honesty levels across a range of communications media
( ) 6. Hancock's research finding surprised those who believed that .
A. people are less likely to lie in instant messages
B. people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions
C. people are most likely to lie in email communication
D. people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations
( ) 7. According to the passage,why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?
A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.
B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.
C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.
D. They are most practiced at those forms of communication.
( ) 8. According to Hancock the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because .
A. salesmen can talk directly to their customers
B. salesmen may feel less restrained to exaggerate
C. salesmen can impress customers as being trustworthy
D. salesmen may pass on instant messages effectively
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The old Indian was sitting on the snow. It was Koskoosh,1 chief of his tribe. Now all he could do was sit and listen to the others. His eyes were old,he could not see. But his ears were wide 2 to every sound. "Aha."That was the sound of his daughter Sit-cum-to-ha,she was beating the 3 ,trying to make them stand in front of the snow sleds. He was 4 by her and by the others,too. They had to look for new hunting grounds,the long snowy wide waited. The days of the northlands were growing short. The 5 could not wait for death. Koskoosh was dying.
The stiff crackling noises of frozen animal skins told him that the chiefs 6 was being torn down. The chief was a strong and manly hunter. He was his son,the son of Koskoosh. Koskoosh was being left to 7 . As the women worked,old Koskoosh could hear his son's voice drive them to work 8 . He listened harder,it was the 9 time he would hear that voice. A child cried and a woman sang softly to 10 it. The child was Kootee,the old man thought. A 11 child,it would die soon. And they would 12 a hole in the frozen ground to bury it. They would cover its small body with stones to keep the 13 away. Well,what of it,a few years and in the end 14 Death waited,never hungry. Death had the hungriest stomach of all. Koskoosh listened to other 15 he would hear no more. The man tying strong leather rope 16 the sleds to hold their belongings. The sharp sounds of leather 17 ordering the dogs to move and pull the sleds. Listened to the dogs' cry,how they 18 the work. They were off,sled after sled moved slowly away into the silence. They had passed out of his 19 . He must meet his last hour 20 .
( ) 1. A. the first B. former C. current D. powerful
( ) 2. A. open B. apart C. awake D. tense
( ) 3. A. slaves B. children C. dogs D. deer
( ) 4. A. respected B. forgotten C. feared D. loved
( ) 5. A. hunters B. old C. children D. tribe
( ) 6. A. cart B. office C. sled D. tent
( ) 7. A. die B. rest C. work D. cook
( ) 8. A. quickly B. harder C. again D. faster
( ) 9. A. high B. first C. last D. right
( ) 10. A. make B. quiet C. fool D. threaten
( ) 11. A. sickly B. lovely C. energetic D. noisy
( ) 12. A. make B. dig C. burn D. plough
( ) 13. A. others B. ants C. wolves D. dogs
( ) 14. A. suffering B. success C. sorrow D. death
( ) 15. A. cries B. screams C. songs D. sounds
( ) 16. A. about B. to C. around D. up
( ) 17. A. coats B. whips C. tents D. sled
( ) 18. A. hated B. loved C. fulfilled D. committed
( ) 19. A. sight B. life C. hearing D. place
( ) 20. A. unwillingly B. happily C. alone D. unfortunately
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My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates. We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance. Although we grew up together,we still had class outcasts. From second grade on,a small group started harassing two or three of the others. I was one of those two or three,though I didn't know why. In most cases when children get picked on,they aren't good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race. But in my class,we all read too much and didn't know how to play sports. We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other's race. This is what was so strange about my situation. Usually,people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group. But in my class,large differences did not exist. It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them.
The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked,and rolled eyes when I turned around. If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people,they often fell silent. Sometimes,someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense.
There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I. She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes. One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn't want to miss. We walked to a corner of the playground. Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book,which I was told was the girl's diary.
I sat down and,laughing till my sides hurt,heard my voice finally mixed with the others. Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself,even though the satisfaction does not last. Looking back,I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt. If I were in that situation today I would react differently,but I can't honestly be sure.
( ) 1. The author was made an outcast because .
A. she couldn't play sports as well as others
B. her family belonged to a minority group
C. her classmates found her clothes funny
D. her classmates needed to find an outcast
( ) 2. How was the author treated as an outcast?
A. She was often the target of teasing.
B. No one responded to her talking.
C. She was refused to approach others.
D. Her diary was often made public.
( ) 3. What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. She showed great sympathy with the girl.
B. She joined others in making fun of the girl.
C. She stopped the others from hurting the girl.
D. She found more materials about the girl for jokes.
( ) 4. What does the passage intend to tell us?
A. Everyone is likely to become an outcast.
B. We shouldn't hit a person when he is down.
C. One should pay somebody back in his own way.
D. Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others.
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Have you ever pressed the "send" button and immediately wished you could get your email back? For American high school boy Scotty Thomas,it's the biggest mistake of his life. And the result of this thoughtless act makes up the story of the new movie Eurotrip.
Scotty and his Berlinbased email pen pal Mieke have been writing each other for years,sharing every detail of their lives. But when Mieke suggests coining to the US to meet him face-to-face,Scotty rudely turns him down. What he didn't realize is that,in Germany,Mieke is in fact a girl's name.
By the time Scotty figures out that Mieke is actually a hot high school girl,she has cut off all contact with him. Thinking that this might be his one chance at true love,he sets out on a trip across Europe to Berlin,helped by his best friends,Cooper and the twins Jenny and Jamie.
Their journey takes them from London to Paris,Amsterdam,through Eastern Europe and on to Rome before finally arriving in Berlin. From London's Big Ben to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Rome's Coliseum,the teenagers enjoy a jokefilled adventure.
The cultures they find are certainly a world away from the ones they read about in their textbooks. In Eastern Europe,they manage to enjoy a fivestar hotel and a night of dancing with just US $1. 87—and have 27 cents left over.
As Scotty Thomas,Scott Mechlowicz is in his first ever leading role. But he manages to express his character's simpleminded,but daring and charming nature in a believable way.
"This movie presents the final days of childhood and the beginning of that next big adventure into freedom," said Hollywood movie critic Michael Rechtshaffen. Eurotrip ranked No. 6 at the North American box office early this month.
( ) 1. The best title for this passage could be .
A. Travel―an Interesting Topic
B. Eurotrip―a New Film
C. A New Film Star―Scotty Thomas
D. Europe―My Dream
( ) 2. From the passage,we can learn that .
A. Scott Mechlowicz succeeded acting out the character of Scotty Thomas
B. the people in Eastern Europe live a happy life
C. the journey is full of adventures that are hard to get through
D. only young people enjoy the film
( ) 3. The underlined word "presents" in the passage means .
A. thing given or received as a gift
B. being in the place
C. give or hand over sth. to sb.
D. show something to the public
( ) 4. Which of the following statements is true?
A. During their journey,the book is their best guide.
B. Although the film is a jokefilled one,many people still enjoy it.
C. The biggest problem of the character is that he pressed a wrong button.
D. The movie critic thought highly of the film.
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