Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.
"Can we write him a letter?"
She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."
My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.
"No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.
"Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.
She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (纏繞) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.
"Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."
The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.
Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditar. I prayed to be a balloon.
小題1:When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.
A.felt it hard to answerB.thought her a creative girl
C.believed it easy to do soD.found it easy to lie
小題2:When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.
A.jumped with joyB.became excited
C.started writing immediatelyD.was worried that it couldn't be delivered
小題3:In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?
A.An incurable disease.B.An unforgettable memory.
C.The hard time her father had.D.The failures her father experienced.
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.An unforgettable experienceB.The strong red balloon
C.Fly to paradiseD.A great father
小題1:A小題1:B小題1:C小題1:B
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I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22  . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23  .
His question   24  me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25  about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”
“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26  all sixty students in the class . “In   27  to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28  in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29  the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30  .I tried to start it again , but the   31  wouldn’t work .   32  I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33  down the road to the college .”
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She was   37  . “What do you mean ?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38 , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39  walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40  .”
I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .
小題1:
A.studentsB.schoolmatesC.childrenD.teachers
小題2:
A.badB.sadC.goodD.free
小題3:A. grateful      B cheerful          C. hopeful         D. thankful
小題4:
A.remindedB.informedC.toldD.warned
小題5:
A.decisionB.preferenceC.judgmentD.choic
小題6:
A.showingB.demandingC.commandingD.a(chǎn)ddressing
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A.contributionB.a(chǎn)dditionC.devotionD.a(chǎn)pplication
小題8:
A.collegeB.schoolC.universityD.institute
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A.foundB.exitedC.crossedD.entered
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A.brokeB.endedC.died D.finished
小題11:
A.instrument B.engineC.wheelD.light
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小題13:
A.droveB.marchedC.rodeD.followed
小題14:
A.preparedB.lookedC.a(chǎn)rrangedD.waited
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A.workB.studyC.lunchD.class
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A.usualB.luckyC.unusual D.unlucky
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A.a(chǎn)stonishedB.excitedC.pleasedD.puzzled
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A.AnywayB.Also C.InsteadD.Still
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閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A,B,C,D )中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
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A.backB.frontC.middleD.side
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A.middleB.wayC.frontD.back
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A.whenB.unlessC.untilD.if
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A.fightB.a(chǎn)rgumentC.conversationD.game
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A.timeB.yearC.monthD.day
小題14:
A.placesB.seatsC.a(chǎn)ttitudesD.glasses
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A.needed toB.was able toC.hoped toD.had to
小題16:
A.similarlyB.differentlyC.beautifullyD.surprisingly
小題17:
A.StillB.SinceC.OnlyD.Also
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A.seatB.standC.lieD.put
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小題2:
A.upsetB.happyC.tiredD.excited
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A.a(chǎn)fterB.whenC.beforeD.while
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小題7:
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A.getB.searchC.hearD.see
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A.in silenceB.in returnC.in surpriseD.in a hurry
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A.a(chǎn)roundB.a(chǎn)crossC.overD.to
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小題15:
A.couldn’tB.shouldn’tC.needn’tD.mustn’t
小題16:
A.smiledB.toldC.stared atD.thanked
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A.singingB.soundingC.listeningD.making
小題18:
A.referredB.saidC.meantD.spoken
小題19:
A.timeB.chanceC.ideaD.effort
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閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。
"Hey, Tahlia! How's the model?"
I had just taken a bite of my hot dog __21__ I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all __22__.
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But after that __30__ at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.
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A.a(chǎn)s B.when C.while D.before
小題2:
A.a(chǎn)pplauding B.cheering C.laughing D.quarreling
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A.looked into B.searched for C.wondered aboutD.glanced at
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A.for B.like C.on D.a(chǎn)fter
小題9:
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小題10:
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A.forced B.expected C.reminded D.preferred
小題12:
A.a(chǎn)pologize B.beg C.hide D.complain
小題13:
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小題14:
A.hardly B.ever C.even D.gradually
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A.blanket B.bed C.chair D.mirror
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A.right B.still C.therefore D.a(chǎn)nyhow
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A Full-Time School Called Life
You are enrolled in a full-time school called “l(fā)ife”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.
Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. What we and our ancestors overlooked, however, is there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual.
Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else’s. As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is a key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life.
As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you don’t need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you specifically need to learn; whether we choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you.
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小題1:.According to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?
A.Having the same opinions as others.
B.Taking the distinct path from others.
C.Learning the lessons presented to you.
D.Doing the different things from others.
小題2:. From the passage we can conclude ______.
A.everyone has his own track to follow
B.the same thing usually happen to the peers
C.a(chǎn) painful divorce must lie in financial problems
D.a(chǎn) wealthy man must have a wonderful marriage
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C.limit your developmentD.help you with your success
小題4:. Which of the following is TRUE?
A.All things are equal and justice will always prevail.
B.You should learn to appreciate your specific uniqueness.
C.One has to fix his mind on unfairness of circumstances.
D.The teachers have designed the lessons as part of your curriculum in the life school..
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I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.
I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.
I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤兒院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.
The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.
That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
小題1:From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is ______ in some subjects.
A.mind-blowingB.slow-wittedC.fun-lovingD.badly-behaved
小題2: Where may the boy live according to the passage?
A.In an orphanage.B.In a big prison.
C.In the school dormitory.D.In his home.
小題3:. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?
A. D-.            B. C.             C. B+.             D. E.
小題4: The underlined word “tucked” in the passage most probably means “________”.
A.stuck B.listedC.hidD.copied
小題5: The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that ______.
A.he missed one of his fingersB.he treated his students very well
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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young.She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star.“I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,”she says.“I used to wear them to watch TV.”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt.The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”.It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights.Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest.But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street.Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s.As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies.In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwoo d in The Blue Brothers.Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun.Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement.The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation.UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully.But you don’t have to give up style for safety.The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge.So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
小題1:What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A.The use of sunglasses.B.The history of sunglasses.
C.The sunglasses wearing.D.Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses.
小題2:Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A.She was a movie star.
B.She wanted to follow a movie star.
C.Wearing sunglasses was good for her eyes.
D.It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV.
小題3:Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______.
A.they wore sunglassesB.they went out in the sun too much
C.the lights on movie sets were too brightD.their scripts were written in very small writing
小題4:We may know from this passage that ______.
A.Audrey Hephburn was a famous film star
B.Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker
C.Sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986
D.Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses
小題5:Now people wear sunglasses ______.
A.just to protect their eyesB.for fashion and to protect their eyes
C.because of bright lightsD.because movie stars wear them

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Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do maths well.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I remember clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my passion has led me into varied explorations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something brings these observations together in my mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books.
But curiosity, a keen (敏銳的)eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小題1:The first paragraph tells us the writer        .
A.was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
B.lost his hearing when he was a child
C.didn’t like his brothers and sisters
D.was born into a naturalist’s family
小題2:The writer can’t clearly remember his relatives probably because        .
A.he didn’t live very long with them
B.the family was very large
C.he was too young when he lived with them
D.he devoted himself to observing nature
小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was        .
A.a(chǎn) scientist as well as a naturalist
B.not a naturalist but a scientist
C.only a born naturalist
D.first of all a scientist
小題4:According to the writer, a born naturalist should first of all be        .
A.good at mathsB.full of passion
C.knowledgeableD.self-controlled

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