People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here，people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.
How do people climb the wall? To climb，you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(绳索)tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the next piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you，and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.
1. What can we infer from the passage?
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A．People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays. |
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B．It is impossible to build up（强健） one’s body by climbing. |
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C．People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors. |
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D．It is always easy to see holding places in climbing. |
2.. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is________.
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A．to tie ropes to your harness |
B．to control your fear |
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C．to move away from the wall |
D．to climb straight up |
3.. The word “workout” underlined（被划线） in the last paragraph most probably means________.
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A．settlement |
B．exercise |
C．excitement |
D．tiredness |
4. Why does the author write this passage?
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A．To tell people where to find gyms. |
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B．To prove the basic need for climbing. |
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C．To encourage people to climb mountains. |
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D．To introduce the sport of wall climbing. |
My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 16 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really 17 . I looked up to Helen 18 she was doing what she loved— 19 people better. She always made everyone, customers（顾客） and co-workers（同事）, 20 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 21 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet（炒蛋）, and when I saw him _22 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I 23 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own __24 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s 25 ? You’re not smiling today.” I 26__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody 27 just have faith in （信任）me.”
Before long he handed me checks 28 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust（信任） in your 29 as a person. Good people with a dream should have 30 __to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 31 __working at the restaurant, making 32 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（被破灭）, though, and I lost the 33 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__34 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent（代理商，代理人）. 35 ， I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest（利息 ）. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm（公司）.
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A．friend |
B．waitress |
C．citizen |
D．customer |
2..
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A．losing |
B．earning |
C．sharing |
D．lacking |
3...
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A．while |
B．though |
C．because |
D．unless |
4..
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A．helping |
B．respecting |
C．serving |
D．praising |
5...
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A．work |
B．eat |
C．smile |
D．speak |
6..
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A．regular |
B．favorite |
C．respected |
D．fresh |
7..
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A．eating |
B．greeting |
C．smiling |
D．coming |
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A．found out |
B．picked up（学会） |
C．got back |
D．took away |
9...
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A．restaurant |
B．work |
C．house |
D．money |
10..
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A．ahead |
B．that |
C．there |
D．up |
11..
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A．exchanged |
B．discussed |
C．shared |
D．explained |
12...
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A．should |
B．would |
C．might |
D．must |
13..
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A．counting |
B．totaling（共计） |
C．adding |
D．valuing |
14..
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A．ability |
B．honesty |
C．responsibility |
D．identity |
15...
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A．patience |
B．confidence |
C．choice |
D．chance |
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A．loved |
B．practiced |
C．continued |
D．enjoyed |
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A．tables |
B．plans |
C．decisions |
D．suggestions |
18..
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A．faith |
B．honesty |
C．money |
D．friend |
19..
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A．hired（雇佣） |
B．rejected |
C．encouraged |
D．determined |
20...
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A．Fortunately |
B．Excitedly |
C．Personally |
D．Eventually |
Everything is full of yellow dust because of the sandstorm（沙尘暴）. ！
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A．What terrible a weather |
B．What terrible weather |
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C．How terrible a weather |
D．What a terrible weather |
The policemen rushed to the place a bank robbery（抢劫案） had happened, but the robbers（抢劫者） had disappeared from sight.
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A．which |
B．that |
C．what |
D．where |
On a small farm in Mexico, there are no schools. A bus is the school! The driver of the bus is the teacher! It is a school bus, but it doesn't take children to school. It just goes round from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay here for three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels (车轮).
Every time the bus comes, the farmers come running to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus!
When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real(真正的) school on their farm!
1.. . The driver of the bus is ________.
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A．the teacher |
B．the student |
C．the farmer |
D．the school |
2.. The bus school will ________.
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A．take children to school |
B．stay there for lunch |
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C．take the fathers and mothers to school |
D．go round from place to place |
3.. . When the school bus comes, the farmers are ________.
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A．sad |
B．angry |
C．be happy |
D．disappointed(失望) |
4.. . Which one of the following is true?
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A．A school bus is a real school for farmers' children. |
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B．The bus school has no teacher at all. |
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C．The bus school has no students. |
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D．The children and their parents on the farm all come to the bus school to learn. |
A rich man was camping（露营） alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent（帐篷）wet. At last he 16 make his way home. As he passed(经过)17 beautiful house he wanted to look 18 rest. A lady walked past him with her 19 holding up（举起） high. Following her were her two beautiful daughters. They stopped and stared at（瞪着）him 20.
“Who are you? We don’t like tramps（流浪汉） going 21 our home .”one of them shouted.
“Go away at once. ”cried the other.
“But I’m not a 22 . ”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”
“How 23 you come here? Go away at once!”they 24 , “We don’t like your feet around our house. Go, go!”
The man moved on and reached a 25 house. On entering (进入) it he saw a 26 preparing supper. Though the light was 27 and the furniture（家具） was old , it made him feel warm and comfortable（舒服）.
“Can I have some 28 and rest for the night? he asked.
“Of course, 29 , ”said the woman, giving a little chair for him. “We are going to 30 our supper. Come and 31 us.”
The food was not 32 but they shared（分享） it with the stranger（陌生人）. That night they let him sleep on their bed 33 they themselves used the stable. Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their 34 left him a memory(记忆) full of thanks.
When he reached home he 35 ordered（命令） a lovely house to be built for the poor but kind family in the woods.
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A．had to |
B．must |
C．should |
D．would |
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3..A.at B after C.for D.in
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A．nose |
B．head |
C．eyes |
D．hands |
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A．curiously (好奇地) |
B．eagerly (渴望地) |
C．surprisingly |
D．angrily |
6.Afor B.over C.to D.at
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10..
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A．big |
B．small |
C．lovely |
D．dirty |
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12..
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A．weak（微弱） |
B．bright |
C．dark） |
D．strong |
13..
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A．cloth |
B．light |
C．food |
D．chair |
14..A friend B.tramp（流浪汉） C. thief（小偷） D.stranger（陌生人）
15..
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A．prepare |
B．cook |
C．buy |
D．have |
16..A.join B.help C love D.enjoy
17.A. sweet B enough C.short D.delicious
18..A.and B.while C.then D if
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A．coldness（冷漠） |
B．sickness（疾病） |
C．kindness（善良） |
D．thank |
20..
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A．quickly |
B．finally |
C．happily |
D．quietly（安静地） |
