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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

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　　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。