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In the last century there were not 1 big towns in the U.S. 2 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 3 people 4
the things they couldn't made or grow at home.
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the store sold
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a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and
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that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of
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that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the
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would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.
Life in the
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century America was
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.One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had
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still they looked forward
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courage to whatever the future would
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them.It would be interesting to know
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they would feel about life in the world today.
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to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is
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in the past?
Nobody will
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know the
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people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same
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people at present.
1.A.many
B.so many
C.so much
D.a lot of
2.A.where
B.like
C.what
D.as
3.A.where
B.for
C.in which
D.that
4.A.made
B.bought
C.sold
D.paid for
5.A.That
B.No matter
C.Which
D.What
6.A.says
B.talks
C.refers
D.tells
7.A.other things
B.another food C.other foods
D.foods and drinks
8.A.clothes
B.clothing
C.dresses
D.suits
9.A.farmers
B.men
C.women
D.children
10.A.eighteenth
B.nineteenth
C.twentieth
D.next
11.A.easy
B.simple
C.interesting
D.tiresome
12.A.and which
B.and yet
C.and that
D.but what
13.A.in
B.to
C.of
D.with
14.A.bring
B.take
C.happen to
D.serve
15.A.what
B.whether
C.that
D.how
16.A.Did it appear B.Would it seem
C.What did it seem D.What appeared
17.A.still what it used to be
B.better than what it was
C.much more easier than
D.no more than it was
18.A.never
B.always
C.once
D.ever
19.A.truth that
B.fact whether C.idea how
D.information of
20.A.as
B.for
C.with
D.like
One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by
a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?”
started going up.
He said, “I am going to
this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who
wants it?” Still the hands were
in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“
I do this ?” And he dropped it on the
and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and
.
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very
lesson. No matter what I did to the
, you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in
. It is still worth $20, with
we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are
, and trampled underfoot by the decision we
and the circumstances that come our way. We feel
we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never
your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by
we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are
. Don’t ever forget it.”
If you
this lesson in mind, it will help you to
again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
2．A. holding up B. picking up C. keeping up
D. bringing up
3．A. Chats
B. Voices
C. Hands
D. Talks
4．A. pass
B. give
C. show
D. lend
5．A. ever
B. even
C. also D. still
6．A. on
B. off
C. up D. out
7．A. What for B. How come
C. What about
D. What if
8．A. floor
B. desk
C. shelf
D. dustbin
9．A. usable B. small C. dirty
D. old
10．A. meaningless B. amazing
C. rare
D. valuable
11．A. money
B. paper C. book
D. card
12．A. shape
B. value
C. quality
D. size
13．A. which
B. what
C. that
D. whose
14．A. warned
B. pushed
C. dropped
D. reminded
15．A. prefer
B. receive C. face D. make
16．A. as though B. even though C. if only
D. only if
17．A. take
B. lose
C. miss
D. win
18．A. how
B. what
C. where D. who
19．A. honest
B. wise C. young D. special
20．A. keep
B. forget
C. impress D. leave
21．A. stand up B. put up
C. take up D. jump up
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real
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He had gone out of the study for some
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, leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see what was on his
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. In the
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was a small piece of paper on which were written the
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“English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n)
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boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the
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. I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a
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until the start of the exam so I could not
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reading it.
When the headmaster
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, I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had
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then. It would have been so
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to say: “I’m sorry, but I
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the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to
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it.”
The chance passed and I did not take it. I sat for the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still
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anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor have I tried to explain to myself why not.
22．A. plan B. fault C. grade D. luck
23．A. reason B. course C. example D. vacation
24．A. book B. head C. clothes D. desk
25．A. drawer B. book C. middle D. box
26．A. names B. words C. ideas D. messages
27．A. honest B. handsome C. friendly D. active
28．A. desk B. paper C. book D. drawer
29．A. question B. key C. note D. secret
30．A. help B. consider C. practise D. forget
31．A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. went
32．A. existed B. remained C. happened D. continued
33．A. tiring B. easy C. important D. difficult
34．A. saw B. gave C. set D. made
35．A. repeat B. defend C. correct D. change
36．A. cheating B. having C. staying D. finding
No one is perfect．We a mess up（搞砸）now and then．an
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a little bit to remember that most people have been in the
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you’re in—hurting several people’s feelings．What makes the difference is what you do next．38
can go along way toward healing(治愈) hurt or angry feelings．It akes
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to step up and admit what you did was
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．Try saing，
“What I said te other day was
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insensitive of me．I shouldn’t have said at．I ust want to say I’m sorry．”
When we say sorrywe
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to be sincere to show we feel sorry about how hurt another person may be．If an apology is more about
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and how we can bene，it might not seem true．
Another element of saying sory is to let the person know you’re not going to let it
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again．You ould tell your friends，“I’m going t be more aware of what I
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and say about people in the future．I’ll make an efort(努力) to be
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and more positive about people，and not to 47
behind their backs—especially when it’s my friends．”
If yu can’t bring yourself to have a
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in person，write a note．Whichever way you 49
to communicate, be sure that you’d feel comfortable if anything you say is
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with other friends，too．
Hopelly，yourends can stop being angry with you．But don’t be
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if it doesn’t happen instantl．Someeople are quick to
52 ．Others ma have to think about what you said and need
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to get over hurt feelings or anger , or to regain trust．Do your best with te part that’s up to you．The rest is up tem．
Sto being angry with yourself，too．You can earn from your
54 ．Beg too self-critical can’t help you．Move forward．Fr energies on trying to make things right
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working on your good intentions!
37．A．gie
B．help
C．explain D．get
A．Wd
B．house
C．nding
D．situation
A．Agies
B．Friendships
C．Words
D．Experiences
A．money
B．knowledge
．courage
D．paience
41．A．wrong
B．unusual C．dierent
D．dangerous
A．robably
B．usuallC．reall
D．finall
43．A．1eam
B．need
C．promise D．hope
A．others
B．themselves
C．humans
D．urselves
45．A．continue B．hapen
C．chge
D．rk
46．A．want
B．know
C．think
D．hear
A．cleverer
B．stronger C．faster
D．kinder
A．ta
B．fo
C．act
D．shut
49．A．party
B．1esson
C．meeting D．conversatin
50．A．dare
B．decide
C．claim
D．dream
A．shared
B．comared
C．connected
D．eated
52．A．surrised
B．interested
C．discouraed
D．ghtened
53．A．frgive
B．understand
C．agree
D．appear
A．ener
B．time
C．confidence
D．suppo
55．A．ss
B．ends
C．plans
D．mistakes
A．for
B．and
C．but
D．r
参考答案
1．
1.B 2.D 3.A4.B5.D 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.D 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.B20.C
【解析】
2．A
3．C
4．B
5．D
6．C
7．D
8．A
9．C
10．D
11．A
12．B
13．A
14．C
15．D
16．A
17．B
18．B
19．D
20．A
21．A
【解析】
试题分析：
2．考查词组。holding up举起；picking up捡起；keeping up保持；bringing up抚养。根据常识可知应是拿起那20美元。故选A。
3．考查名词。Chats聊天；Voices声音；Hands手；Talks谈话。C。
4．Pass传递；give给；show展示；lend借出。根据句意：我会把这20美元给你们其中一个人。故选B。
5． Ever永远；even甚至；also也；still还。根据句意：谁还想要它，故选D。
6． On继续着；off走开；up向上；out在外。Hands started going up”，手开始举了起来，这里用了up。同样此处考查方位副词，四选项中只有C项up向上正确。故选C。
7．。故选D。
8．Floor地面；desk桌子；shelf架子；dustbin垃圾箱。根据后面用脚踩可知是放在地上的。故选A。
9． Usable可用的；small小的；dirty脏的；old旧的。根据前文提到在地上用脚踩，可知这张钱一定是脏了。C。
10． Meaningless无意义的；amazing令人惊异的；rare稀有的；valuable有价值的。阅读全文可知这是一堂有价值有意义的课程。故选D。
11．考查名词。 Money钱；paper纸；book书；card卡。根据前文提到的20美元，可知这是钱。故选A。
12．考查名词。Shape形状；value价值；quality质量；size尺寸。根据句意：无论我对这张钱做了什么，你们仍然想要它是因为它的价值并没有降低。故选B。
13．考查指示代词。此处指代前面提到的钱，作宾语，可排除B、D项。Which可直接跟在介词后面，而that不可以。故选A。
14．考查动词。Warned警告；pushed推；dropped丢下；reminded提醒。根据前文中“他把丢在地上，并踩它”暗示在生活中我们就是那张被丢在地上的钱，会被践踏。故选C。
15．考查动词。Prefer宁愿；receive收到；face面对；make做。Make decision 做决定，下决心。故选D。
16．考查词组。as though好像；even though即使；if only只要；only if只有。根据句意：我们感觉到好像我们是没用的。故选A。
17．考查动词。Take拿；lose失去；miss想念；win赢得。根据句意：但无论发生了什么或者会发生什么。你都不要失去自己的价值。故选B。
18．考查指示代词。How如何；what什么；where在哪；who谁。根据句意：我们生命的价值不在于你做过什么或者你认识谁。做do的宾语。故选B。
19．考查形容词。Honest诚实的；wise聪明的；young年轻的；special特别的。根据前一句我们生命的价值不在于你做过什么或者你认识谁，而在于你是谁，可知我们本身存在就是独一无二的，是特别的。故选D。
20．考查动词。Keep保留；forget忘记；impress给某人以深刻影响；leave离开。根据句意：如果你把这一课深深留在脑海中，keep in mind记住。故选A。:学
21．考查词组。stand up站起来；put up举起；take up拿起；jump up跳起来。根据常识可知失败后还要再站起来。故选A。
考点：考查夹叙夹议类短文
23．A
24．D
25．C
26．B
27．A
28．B
29．D
30．A
31．C
32．C
33．B
34．A
35．D
36．A
【解析】文章讲述的是作者在十五岁的时候由于偷看了比赛的题目而内心愧疚不已，直到现在还永远忘不掉。
22．上下文，根据后文可知作者认为是他自己的错误，他本可以向校长道歉的。
23．句意理解，校长由于某种原因出去了
24．句意理解，校长不在的时候我想看看他的办公桌上有什么，
25．上下文，因为作者看的是办公桌上的东西，所以此处指的是在办公桌的中间放着一张纸，
26．名词，纸上写着这样的字“English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies”
27．句意理解，作者偷看了比赛的题目，他认为一个诚实的孩子一看到纸就应该避免继续看比赛的题目了。
28．同上
29．上下文，比赛的题目是保密的，因此作者偷看了才会有愧疚感
30．上下文，因为比赛的题目是保密的，所以作者才会禁不住，忍不住偷看了题目，can't help doing sth意为禁不住干某事
31．上下文，上文讲到了校长因为某种原因出去了，所以此处指的是他回来了
32．句意理解，我本应当告诉他，刚才发生了什么。作者指的是自己偷看比赛题目的事情
33．语境，说一声对不起其实是很容易的事情
34．句意理解，对不起，我看到了比赛的题目，你得换一个题目了。
35．同上
36．句意理解，虽然我不是故意要作弊的，但是那仍然算是作弊。
37．B
38．D
39．A
40．C
41．A
42．C
43．B
44．D
45．B
46．C
47．D
48．A
49．D
50．B
51．A
52．C
53．A
54．B
55．D
56．B
【解析】略