I went over my grandmother’s house today and she didn’t have time for me. You see, the lady’s husband downstairs died and my Grandmother wanted to make some cookies for her. My grandmother did not analyze （分析) how the lady treated her, or if the lady needed any cookies, or even if the lady would like the cookies. She didn’t think how much the lady has done for her. She simply began baking. My Grandmother turned 94 last week and this I believe is her secret to life. My grandmother is generous （慷慨) and hard-working in a way that is rare for our time. She lives by a simple belief: if someone needs your help, you help. Never mind all the analyzing and thinking whether the person deserves or appreciates the help. My grandmother doesn’t sit around thinking about who might be making use of her: she simply does what is needed. At 94, she is busy in life. She is making a blanket for a new great grandchild, and worried that I don’t have enough kitchen towels for my home. She is bringing soup to a sick neighbor, and teaching the new wife of her cousin （who is 88) how to cook Italian food. My grandmother had every right to give up, but she didn’t — and amazingly life did bring her good things, like a husband with twinkling blue eyes who was much ahead of his time and believed that men should do an equal amount of cooking and cleaning in the home, three beautiful children （my father and two aunts), 22 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. My grandmother is not afraid to give someone she barely knows a bowl of soup. She never keeps herself out of the world.
The reason why my grandmother made cookies for the lady downstairs is that ________.A. she thought the lady was too busy B. she would make them as thanks to her C. she thought she should do something for the lady at the special time D. they had had an agreement before
In the writer’s opinion, ________.A. my grandmother has a secret way of living B. my grandmother does everything on careful consideration C. few people are as generous as my grandmother now D. my grandmother will get something in return
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？A. My grandmother cares for her children even some strangers. B. My grandfather does not treat women in an unfair way. C. This is a family in which there are nearly 30 people now. D. My grandmother never keeps everything for herself.
We may infer from the text that the writer ________.A. thinks his grandmother is living a tired life B. thinks his grandmother is doing what she should do C. thinks his grandmother should not be so kind D. is proud of his grandmother
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第二节 完形填空（每题1.5分,共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（
A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The day was Thankful Thursday. It’s a 36 tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive 37 .
My girls shouted “McDonald’s, McDonald’s” as we 38 along a busy Houston road. Suddenly I 39 that almost every crossing I passed through was 40 by a panhandler（乞丐). And then it hit me! All these panhandlers must be hungry, too. Perfect! After we ate, I ordered a（an) 41fifteen lunches and we set out to deliver them. We would pull 42 a panhandler, make a contribution, and tell him or her that we hoped things got better. Then we’d say, “Oh, 43 …here’s lunch.”
We handed our final contribution to a small woman and then immediately 44 back in the opposite direction for home. 45 , the light caught us again and we were stopped at the same crossing where this small woman stood. I was 46 and didn’t know quite how to behave.
She made her way to our car, “No one has ever done47 like this for me before,” she said with 48 . Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “ So, 49 do you think you’ll eat your lunch？”
She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, “Oh honey, I’m not going to eat this lunch.” I was 50 ,but before I could say anything, she continued, “You see, I have a little girl and she 51 loves McDonald’s, but I don’t have money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald’s!”
I don’t know if the kids 52 the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our acts of kindness were too 53 or insignificant to really effect change. 54 in that moment, I recognized the 55 of Mother Teresa’s words: “We cannot do great things—only small things with great love.”
A. weekly B. daily C. monthly D. yearly
A. decision B. choice C. contribution D. plan
A. walked B. ran C. wandered D. drove
A. reminded B. realized C. understood D. thought
A. crowded B. occupied C. discovered D. laid
A. additional B. expensive C. cheap D. special
A. close B. together C. alongside D. throughout
A. in fact B. to tell the truth C. generally speaking D. by the way
A. faced B. headed C. took D. looked
A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Unexpectedly D. Hopefully
A. excited B. embarrassed C. frightened D. annoyed
A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
A. amazement B. fear C. sorrow D. amusement
A. what B. how C. where D. when
A. shocked B. confused C. pleased D. worried
A. really B. even C. just D. never
A. watched B. felt C. noticed D. recognized
A. many B. small C. big D. simple
A. Therefore B. Although C. Meanwhile D. Yet
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A. makes out B. leaves out C. tries out D. puts outA. chance B. expression C. impression D. translationA. spot B. lab C. competition D. lotteryA. took B. turned C. went D. lookedA. with B. as C. like D. forA. later B. formerly C. hardly D. generallyA. loser B. winner C. shame D. surpriseA. wrongly B. usually C. really D. rightA. since B. what’s more C. therefore D. butA. on purpose B. by accident C. in time D. at first sightA. chats B. lies C. failures D. consequencesA. fair B. court C. trick D. entryA. company B. fellow C. country D. stateA. term B. cooperation C. election D. serviceA. boring B. shocking C. true D. wrongA. for B. against C. through D. acrossA. regret B. forget C. fail D. tryA. must B. need C. should D. mightA. customers B. patients C. reporters D. doctorsA. attractive B. critical C. fair D. Sad
Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive （cheat). When someone tells you something that is true, but 36 important information that should be included, he can create a false 37 .
For Example, a man once told me, “I just won a hundred dollars on the 38 . It was great. I 39 that ticket back to the store and turned it in 40 one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right？ May be, may be not. Then 41 I discovered that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a 42 . He was 43 a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, 44 he left out important information 45 . That’s called a half—truth. Half—truths are not technically 46 , but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this 47 . Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her 48 lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she sought another 49 . One of her opponents put an ad saying, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s 50 . However, an honest statement would have been quite different.
Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths. It’s 51 the law to make false claims, so they 52 to mislead you with the truth. An ad 53 blow its own horn, “Nine out of ten doctors lend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only ask ten 54 , and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of 55 deception happens too often. It’s a fact of life: lies are lies, but sometimes the truth can lie as well. -
C People think being an artist must be a wonderful way to earn one's living. Of course, there are lots of great things about working for oneself, at home alone. What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning, what to wear; or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match. But then, I have no one to chat with when I'm bored, no one to discuss last night's match with during the lunch-hour. Sure, I can spend the afternoon doing something I enjoy like swimming, walking the dog, or even sleeping, if I choose. But the work will still be there when I do finally get back home, and it's still got to be finished in time. Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it's too late——my thoughts have been interrupted. No one would dream of calling if I worked in an office, but in an office I find myself making cups of coffee and listening to friends' troubles. As they talk, my ideas disappear and I feel increasingly stressed thinking of my work waiting to be done.
What is the writer trying to do in the text？A. To encourage readers to work at home. B. To explain why he has changed his job. C. To describe his working life. D. To say how he would like to work.
What can the reader learn from the text？A. How to start working for oneself. B. What it's like to work at home. C. Why the writer decided to work for himself. D. How artists become successful？
What does the writer like about his life？A. He has plenty of opportunities for sport. B. He is his own boss. C. He can see people when he wants to. D. He has a comfortable place to work.
What does the writer imagine he might do with colleagues （同事 ) ？A. Have meals in restaurants. B. Go to the swimming pool. C. Spend time in the countryside. D. Talk about sport.
Which of these notices would be most useful for the writer to put on his door？
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 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，并在答题卡上涂黑。 As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board？” announcement. I’ve been 36 only once-for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 37 made me quite curious about how 38 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 39 with a real mid-air medical emergency-without access 40 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 41 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 42 a study about in-flight medical events, I 43 it with interest. The study estimated that there are a（n) 44 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 45 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 46 13% of them-roughly four a day-are serious enough to 47 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 48 heart trouble, strokes, and difficult breathing. Let’s face it: plane rides are 49 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 50 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 51 , but passengers with heart disease 52 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 53 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis（血栓）-the so-called economy class syndrome（综合症）. 54 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation（立法）, flights with at 55 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipments to treat heart attacks.
A. called B. informed C. addressed D. surveyedA. accident B. incident C. condition D. disasterA. soon B. many C. long D. often1,3,5 39. A. met B. identified C. treated D. provided40. A. for B. by C. to D. through
A. before B. when C. since D. whileA. collected B. discovered C. conducted D. publishedA. consulted B. read C. consumed D. consideredA. amount B. sum C. average D. numberA. significant B. common C. heavy D. seriousA. For B. But C. And D. SoA. require B. engage C. inspire D. commandA. include B. imply C. confine D. containA. enjoyable B. favorable C. peaceful D. stressfulA. who B. which C. what D. thatA. mentally B. easily C. neatly D. naturallyA. ought to B. used to C. may D. needA. Any B. Other C. One D. AnotherA. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whichever D. WhereverA. most B. least C. worst D. best -
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The “Monday morning feeling” could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves y
ou sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.
The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 percent high chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.
Working Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 percent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.
A study of 11000 Italians proved 8 a.m. on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.
The findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. “We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol （胆固醇) but we don’t know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can’t give clear advice on how to prevent them,” he said.
Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.
“When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal （内分泌) changes in their bodies,” Willich explained. “ All these things can have an unfavorable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot （血凝块) in the arteries （动脉) which will cause a heart attack.
“When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,” said Willich.
72．Monday morning feeling, as this passage shows, _____.
A．is not so serious as people thought
B．is harmful to working people in developed countries
C．is the first killer in Germany and Italy
D．is created by researchers in Germany and Italy
73．To protect people from heat attacking, doctors have paid much attention to ______-.
A．people’s working time B．people’s living place
C．people’s diet and life style D．people’s nationalities
74．It can be learned from the passage that heart attack has nothing to do with ______.
A．blood pressure B．heart rate C．hormonal changes D．blood group
75．If the researchers give us some advice to avoid Monday morning feeling, what might it be？
A．Stop working on Monday B．Create a pleasant working environment
C．Get up late on Monday morning D．Do to work with a doctor