Marsha seemed like a nice enough lady, 96 years old. She had a(n) _______ heart and only months to live. That’s why I was _______ her at the nursing home. She was glad to hear me read from the Bible, but suddenly, she burst into _______. ''When I get to heaven,'' she said, ''I will tell God to kick(踢) my father out of there! I don't ever want to _______ him again! '' I didn't know how to respond, but I wanted to help her _______ her heart.
I went home, wondering if I would be like Marsha at her age. A loud voice inside me was forcing an uncomfortable _______: Isn't there somebody you need to _______? Frankly(坦白地) there was something I didn't want to _______.
I grew up in Chicago. My brother John was 12 years older than me and always shouted at me. Everything I did was _______. I couldn't get along well with him, so I ________ him off. I couldn't see how old wound could hurt us ________ in the last days of life ________ I met Marsha.
I read all about forgiveness, including everything I could find in the Bible. I told myself it was to help Marsha, but ________, I was desperate to help myself. Like they say, when you can't stop being mad at someone, the person you end up ________ the most is yourself. So I finally took the ________ to call him.
''I don't want to be ________ with you anymore, '' I said. ''I'm ready to start over. Whatever our ________ have been are in the past. There was a brief ________ on the other end of the phone. ''I agree,'' John said at last. ''I'll try to do better.''
The last time I saw Marsha, she was too weak to ________. I don't know if she forgave her father when she would get to heaven. Either way, I ________ they worked it out, like my brother and I.
1.A.healthy B.limited C.weak D.curious
2.A.encouraging B.visiting C.persuading D.seeking
3.A.tears B.anger C.amusement D.laughter
4.A.cheer B.love C.see D.lose
5.A.control B.break C.win D.unlock
6.A.question B.idea C.song D.movie
7.A.pay B.forgive C.gather D.harm
8.A.give up B.build up C.think about D.depend on
9.A.religious B.natural C.wrong D.gentle
10.A.turned B.cut C.put D.moved
11.A.even B.only C.just D.always
12.A.since B.although C.when D.until
13.A.closely B.honestly C.slightly D.politely
14.A.consulting B.cheating C.hurting D.admiring
15.A.courage B.place C.benefit D.belief
16.A.popular B.angry C.disappointed D.familiar
17.A.achievements B.traditions C.problems D.strengths
18.A.silence B.shade C.noise D.statement
19.A.argue B.think C.stand D.talk
20.A.doubted B.guessed C.hoped D.supported
Drinking coffee is a morning habit for many people. Coffee helps get us up as much as it prepares us for the day ahead. 1. Perhaps you have wondered where everything began or when the first coffee was developed. For all of these who enjoy coffee, here are some amazing facts that you probably didn’t know about coffee.
● 2. We hardly find anyone who can consume 100 cups of coffee at a time. This has been thought the lethal dose(致命的剂量) for the average-sized man or woman. Too much coffee will lead to heart failure.
● A French doctor told his patients to drink coffee with milk to greatly reduce their illnesses. 3. But there still are a large number of black coffee lovers.
● Being a barista(咖啡师) is really a good job in Italy. 4. There you will find middle-aged men and women who take great pride in their work.
● The ancient Arabs took coffee seriously. The only way a wife could legally divorce(与……离婚) her husband was if he did not give her enough caffeine. 5.
Hopefully these facts make you enjoy your coffee a little bit more. People who keep themselves from drinking tasty coffee just do not get it!
A.It sounds crazy, but we all know the danger of coffee!
B.It takes up to 12 hours to clear caffeine from the body.
C.For many people, this drink provides a sense of relaxation.
D.Stop drinking at 99 cups, because that last one will kill you.
E.This is the preferred combination of choice for many people today.
F.The average age for baristas in the U.S. is half that of those in Italy.
G.People in New York drink 7 times more coffee than those in other cities.
The Disneyland parks are full of amusements, but they're also small cities that deal with deliveries, rubbish, and groups of visitors. People need to move from one place to another; they have to refuel and relax. To meet these requirements, the parks are well-equipped in reality. For example, Disneyland Park in California has a reliable transport system. In Walt Disney World in Florida, dustbins are spaced 30 feet apart, and all of them are emptied through underground tubes(地下管道).
None of this happened by accident. Walt Disney first had his idea for a play land in 1937. He first imagined the park’s buildings in a small size. He spent years collecting ideas by visiting other places. He studied Beverly Park in Los Angeles, including rebuilt historic villages. He visited Colonial Williamsburg, where employees dressed up and walked around… Then he organized a team of engineers and designers to plan and build a small world he called Disneyland. Walt Disney had blueprints(蓝图) drawn up, and tried to get the permission to break ground(破土动工).
In 1952, he showed his plan to the Burbank City government, for a 16-acre site between Griffith Park and his studio in Burbank. They didn't go for it. ''We don't want the carnival(嘉年华会) atmosphere, '' an official said. ''We don't want the loud music and screaming.''
The failure got Disney thinking even bigger. In 1953, he closed a deal to buy some land in Anaheim. Some designers thought it was too far, but Disney went ahead. It was like building a new city. Pipes had to be fixed. Railway track had to be laid around. Disney chose the hub-and-spoke(轴辐式) street pattern that many cities have. ''I want Disneyland to be a place where you can't get lost, '' he said. Designers and architects also diagrammed(图解) the rides and made models, while artists painted the background.
Finally in July 1955, the visitors came. If they picked up maps, they could see the results of years' planning: the shops and restaurants, the square, and the streets. The magic city had finally jumped off the drawing board and come into real life.
1.What does the author want to show about Disneyland parks in the first paragraph?
A.The convenient environment.
B.The amusing tourist attractions.
C.The differences between the parks.
D.The visitors' common requirements.
2.Why did Walt Disney travel to different places including Beverly Park?
A.To choose a place for construction.
B.To advertise his Disneyland Park.
C.To experience American culture.
D.To get inspired for his park.
3.What led to the Burbank City government refusing Disney's application?
A.Upsetting noises.
B.Possible safety dangers.
C.Harm to the local environment.
D.Large areas for building the park.
4.What kind of person is Walt Disney according to the passage?
A.Considerate and hard-working.
B.Stubborn but kind-hearted.
C.Careful and determined.
D.Confident but selfish.
5.What's the best title of the text?
A.It is worthwhile to build large parks
B.Disneyland has been built like a brand-new city
C.How a theme park was built in a big city of USA
D.Disneyland --- a famous park around the world
Working or learning in a foreign country can be a difficult experience, both professionally and personally, because of the culture shock.
The hardest part of working abroad isn't finding a place to stay or learning the language. It's learning to overcome the culture shock. The anthropologist(人类学家) Kalvero Oberg first put forward the term ''culture shock''. He reported that the culture shock was caused by the ''anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse(社交) while living and working in another culture''.
These things are part of everyday life, and include many signs, gestures, facial expressions, and customs. When we enter a new culture, these cues(提示) are usually not present or so different that they're no longer understandable to us.
''When a person enters a foreign culture, '' wrote Oberg, ''all or most of these familiar cues are eliminated. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded he or she may be, lots of props(支柱) have been knocked out from the environment.''
This is what happened to Lara, a young IT consultant(顾问) from America moved last year to their company in southern Europe. Three weeks after she arrived in Europe, Lara sent a desperate e-mail begging to return home. ''The people are so unfriendly, '' Lara wrote. ''They eat at strange hours and I'm starting to get allergic(过敏的) to the local food. I can't get anything done because their way of doing business is so disorganized and so inefficient and I have a terrible skin itch because of the water. I want to come home!''
What Lara and other IT consultants meet on their first assignment abroad is a culture shock. While you can't prevent the culture shock from happening, you can take some measures to cut down its effects.
1.What is the most difficult part for a foreign student?
A.Learning the foreign language. B.Adapting to the local culture.
C.Finding a right place to live. D.Entering a famous school.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “eliminated” in Paragraph 4?
A.observed B.removed
C.solved D.measured
3.What happened to Lara when she arrived in Europe?
A.Her life got into a mess.
B.She worked more efficient than at home.
C.She couldn’t get on well with her colleagues.
D.She was out of condition because of the weather.
4.Why does the author describe Lara’s experience?
A.To show us where we’ll meet with the culture shock.
B.To show us how to adapt to the culture shock.
C.To explain to us what the culture shock is.
D.To tell us how she manages to work well.
5.What would be talked about in the paragraph that follows the last one?
A.Why Lara wants to come home.
B.Who will come across the culture shock.
C.What a person meets in a foreign culture.
D.How a person adapts to the culture shock.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What is the speaker talking about?
A.People like eating healthy food.
B.Japan and France have different diets.
C.A healthy diet helps people live longer.
2.What is the average age Japanese women can live to?
A.80. B.87. C.100.
3.What can we learn about French people?
A.They eat snacks between meals.
B.They eat fatty foods but are still thin.
C.They eat foods with high calories.
4.Why do French people live longer?
A.They always eat less.
B.They buy products in small stores.
C.They eat nutritious foods every day.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Why does the man need to get up early?
A.To take a taxi. B.To eat breakfast. C.To catch a plane.
2.What does the man ask the woman to do?
A.Arrange a wake-up call. B.Deliver breakfast to his room. C.Set down his room number.
3.Where does the woman work?
A.At the airport. B.In a hotel. C.In a tourist company.
4.How long does it take to reach the airport?
A.30 minutes. B.35 minutes. C.45 minutes.
