(26)
In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a
21
for four generations to become one. Grandfather’s clock stood like a trusted old family friend,
22
us
playing jokes and telling stories, which
was already a 23
of our life. 21. A. time
B. possibility
C. problem D. pleasure 22. A. seeing
B. hearing
C. watching D. looking 23. A. start
B. part
C. signal
C. mark √ √ √
As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I
watched and listened to it during
24. I was
surprised how at
25
times of the day, that
clock would strike three times, six times or
more, with a wonderful great
26
that echoed
throughout the house. I found the clock
comforting. Year after year, the clock chimed, a part of my
27 , a part of my heart. 24. A. stories B. jokes C. periods D. meals 25. A. busy B. urgent C. happy D. different 26. A. shock B. sound C. song D. music 27. A. memories
B. minds
C. comfort
D. information √ √ √ √ Even more
28
to me was my grandfather’s ritual. He meticulously
29
that clock with a special key each day. That key was magic to me. It
30
our family’s magnificent clock ticking and chiming, a part of every holiday and every tradition, as solid as the wood from which it was made.
28. A. comfortable
B. hopeful
C. wonderful
D. skillful 29. A. opened
B. wound
C. turned
D. started 30. A. made
B. controlled C. kept D. fixed √ √ √
(27)
Allow me to give you a little advice about writing fiction. First, make your characters 21. Make sure that they behave and talk as 22. In real life, everyone is unique. If all your 23 speak the same way and react to things in the same way, you’ll 24 your readers from the start. 21. A. believable
B. credible
C. creditable
D. trustful 22. A. viewers
B. individuals
C. friends
D. heroes 23. A. roles
B. characters
C. heroes
D. actors 24. A. win
B. lose
C. attract
D. miss √ √ √ √ Once your readers believe in your characters, you must 25 them to care. Each reader must be able to identify with at least one character, to 26 become that character in his or her mind. You can do this by 27 characters with genuine human traits, both good and bad.
25. A. ask
B. encourage
C. make
D. get 26. A. almost
B. most
C. mostly
D. probably 27. A. creating
B. developing
C. making
D. writing √ √ √
The individuals who populate your story should have human strengths and 28.
Now it’s time to weave your tale, to 29 a plot. Your readers are part of the story now; they are involved. 28. A. weaknesses
B. shortcoming
C. false
D. disadvantages 29. A. write
B. find
C. show
D. create √ √
One last thing, your story must 30 the readers’ emotions. If you can make them laugh and cry along with your characters, you will be a successful writer.
30. A. move
B. feel
C. touch
D. draw √ (28)
I come to China to major in Chinese this year. I have been deeply impressed by the 21 culture of China. I would like to
22
some fascinating aspects of the tea culture of China. The Chinese tea drinking habit
23
the Tang Dynasty.
21. A. tea
B. coffee
C. water
D. food 22. A. show
B. share
C. write
D. learn 23. A. dated to
B. went back to
C. dated back to
D. turned back to √ √ √
It became a national
24 and led to development of a delicate tea drinking ritual. There are five distinct types of tea. Among them, many foreigners are 25 with the green tea. The Longjing tea has a reputation both at home and
26
.
24. A. atmosphere
B. conventional
C. actions
D. tradition 25. A. angry
B. strange
C. popular
D. familiar 26. A. office
B. shop
C. abroad
D. tea room √ √ √
When it comes to drinking a cup of tea,
we usually 27
a few friends, go to a
serene place and drink. Tea helps our
body’s digestion. So it’s part of lifestyle to drink a cup of tea after the meal. Thus, the amazing job of tea is to
28
our mind.
27. A. ask
B. invite
C. call
D. cheap 28. A. refresh
B. wash
C. clean
D. surprise √ √ Scientific studies show that tea works 29
against cancer. In recent years in China, there has been a growing trend for women to drink tea to
30 or control their weight. As the old saying goes, one apple a day keeps the doctor away. With tea, I might as well add that one cup a day keeps the trouble away.
29. A. hardly
B. seldom
C. effectively
D. never 30. A. keep
B. lose
C. reduce
D. increase
√ √ (29)
When someone has deeply hurt you. it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible--and it can be surprisingly
21
to your physical and mental health.
21. A. beneficial
B. harmful
C. helpless
D. suitable
√ “People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good. “So it can help
22 on the wear and tear on our organs,
22. A. protect
B. save
C. wait
D. depend √
reduce the wearing out of the immune(免疫)system and
23 people to feel more vital.”
So how do you start the forgiveness? Calm yourself. To defuse your 24, try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of
25 that gives you pleasure: 23. A. have
B. wish C. make
D. allow
24. A. sadness B. anger
C. hunger
D. energy
25. A. something
B. anything
C. nothing
D. everything
√ √ √ a 26 scene in nature, someone you love, “Luskin says.
Don’t
27 an apology. ”'Many times the person who hurt you has no
28 of apologizing,” Luskin says.
26. A. thoughtful
B. dull C. beautiful
D. still
27. A. call for
B. hunt for
C. long for
D. wait for
28. A. invention
B. invitation
C. intention
D. attention
√ √ √
“They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same
29
.
Try to see things from the other person's perspective(立场,视角).
Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who forgive report
more energy, better
30
and better sleep patterns. 29. A. way
B. means
C. method
D. approach
30. A. housing
B. appearance
C. figure
D. appetite
√ √
(30)
Miss Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company. Monday was the first day she went to work. When she arrived at the office, she was surprised to
21
a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She
22
the flowers from the desk and smelled them.
21. A. uncover
B. smell
C. find
D. pick
22. A. picked up
B. threw away
C. stared at
D. took up √ √ "Oh, how lovely!" Miss Nancy 23 joyfully. She then looked round for a 24 to put them in. "Somebody has sent me flowers the 25 first day! "She thought happily. "But who could it be?" She began to wonder. 23. A. cried
B. laughed
C. wept
D. replied 24. A. jar
B. box
C. bottle
D. vase 25. A. happy
B. very
C. funny
D. quite √ √ √
Then came another Monday. When she
came near her desk she was overjoyed
to see a(an) 26
bunch of flowers there.
She quickly put them in the vase, replacing
the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Miss Nancy felt it
27
and this time she began to think of ways to find out the sender.
26. A. old B. red C. blue
D. new 27. A. special B. angry C. strange
D. difficult
√ √ Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to
28 a plan to the general manager's office. She happened to see on the desk a big note book marked "Records of managers’ meetings", and glanced at the
29
pages.
28. A. send for
B. hand out
C. try out
D. hand in 29. A. closed
B. damaged
C. pinned
D. half-opened √ √ Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 30 , the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk.” 30. A. at home
B. on time
C. in high spirits
D. in low spirits
√
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