For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!
The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
小題1: The author felt depressed because she __________.
A．couldn't consume her waking hour
B．had not seen a film for a long time.
C．had not finished her work on time
D．had worked on a hard job for too long
小題2:The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.
A．take photosB．find a solution to the project
C．hop along the pathD．cheer herself up
小題3: The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".
A．unsuccessfulB．unrelatedC．uninterestingD．unexpected
小題4:In the author's opinion, __________.
A．a(chǎn) bath can make people relaxed
B．depression is usually caused by hard work
C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health
D．a(chǎn)dults should express their inner feelings freely
小題5:The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.
A．explanationB．suggestionC．introductionD．reminder

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A．talkB．complainC．writeD．speak
小題7:
A．AndB．SoC．ButD．Instead
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A．in no wayB．in a wayC．in the wayD．in many ways
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A．harmB．wrongC．goodD．wonder
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A．towardsB．overC．out ofD．into
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A．manyB．muchC．moreD．lots of
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A．conclusionB．impressionC．startD．surprise
小題2:
A．unexpectedlyB．completelyC．strangelyD．necessarily
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A．continuedB．beganC．spreadD．struggled
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A．hopefullyB．nervouslyC．carelesslyD．excitedly
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A．hoursB．weeksC．yearsD．months
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A．turningB．lyingC．smiling D．joking
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A．wayB．jobC．walletD．car
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A．behindB．nearC．beforeD．under
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A．took outB．picked outC．took up D．picked up
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A．even ifB．a(chǎn)s ifC．a(chǎn)s wellD．even so
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A．placedB．putC．droppedD．removed
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A．luckB．wordC．promiseD．a(chǎn)ction
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A．messageB．noteC．mark D．tip
小題14:A. what            B how           C. where              D. that
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A．a(chǎn)fter allB．a(chǎn)bove allC．in all D．a(chǎn)t all
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A．in dangerB．in painC．in troubleD．in charge
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“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please ____21____ there at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly ____22_____.” said an anxious voice of a young woman. “ And you know I am the ….”
“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ____23____ though the line was cut off. Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off. Before long they got to the crossing, but they ___24____everything was fine. No accident, no wounded man.
“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman ____25____. “ We must find out that bad___26_____ and …..”They were just talking about the _____27___when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came ___28_____towards them, too. When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly ____29___ to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen __30_______, the train hit the truck heavily and ___31____it dozens of meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ___32_____ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone. As he was taken to the ___33______ in time, his life was saved
Later the police did whatever they could to _____34___the woman who had telephoned them. It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand ____35_____ of this crime as described above.
小題1:
A．callB．comeC．goD．notice
小題2:
A．beatenB．treatedC．neededD．injured
小題3:
A．talkingB．laughingC．cryingD．shouting
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A．realizedB．foundC．provedD．wondered
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A．trialB．warningC．programD．punishment
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A．passingB．turningC．runningD．rolling
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A．refusedB．stoppedC．continuedD．began
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A．struckB．metC．caughtD．missed
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A．pushedB．helpedC．letD．a(chǎn)sked
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A．companyB．houseC．stationD．hospital
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小題1: The passage is mainly about _______________.
A．how an online farmers’ market works
B．the American local food movement
C．three youths starting an online farmers’ market
D．the reasons why people are interested in local food
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A．Because it met the need of the market.
B．Because the founders were interested in seasonal food.
C．Because some people wanted to buy locally grown food.
D．Because farmers wanted to sell their foods.
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A．food of high qualityB．terrible foodC．food of low fatD．fried food
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A．open new shops in faraway markets
B．buy locally grown and handmade food
C．find more food outside their local farmers’ markets
D．find more food growers to open shops on their site
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When he got back, he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
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A．Rupert's teacher.B．The neighbor's teacher.
C．A medical school teacher.D．The teacher's neighbor.
小題2:Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?
A．He needed it for the summer term in London.
B．He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.
C．He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.
D．He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.
小題3:What happened at the airport?
A．The skeleton went missing.B．The skeleton was stolen.
C．The teacher forgot his suitcase.D．The teacher took the wrong suitcase.
小題4:Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident?
A．He was angry.B．He thinks it very funny.
C．He feels helpless without Rupert. D．He feels good without Rupert.
小題5:Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A．The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.
B．The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.
C．The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.
D．The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.

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“When you go through such a long process of auditioning you kind of forget about getting it. It’s more like you keep going up and having a little bit of fun,” Pettyfer said.
The film became a hot topic for film critics. One review of Pettyfer’s performance described him as playing the role with an “earnest seriousness”, although another noted that he “isn’t quite at ease as an actor”. Media reports have specified that the film is expected to make Pettyfer a “teen idol”.
After Pettyfer completed filming on Stormbreaker, he did not discuss the film with anyone at his school, and decided to leave school and concentrate on his film career, as well as study drama full time at college. Now he is studying at Shiplake College boarding school. Pettyfer likes skiing, dancing, and hockey when not working.
小題1:What’s the CORRECT time order of these events in Pettyfer’s career?
① He made his first appearance in a film.
② He made his first appearance in a play.
③ He made his first appearance on television.
④ He made his first appearance as a model.
A．①②③④B．①②④③C．④③①②D．④②③①
小題2:Anthony Horowitz chose Pettyfer as the main character in Stormbreaker because ____.
A．Pettyfer was born in a family of actors and models
B．Pettyfer made his first public appearance at an early age
C．Pettyfer performed well in Tom Brown’s Schooldays
D．Pettyfer performed best among the 500 boys who auditioned
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A．It was a hit film.
B．All the reviews of this film are positive.
C．Pettyfer didn’t want to play in the film.
D．Pettyfer wasn’t satisfied with his performance in it.
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A．He’s always ready to help others.
B．He’s too confident of his ability.
C．He prefers drama to films.
D．He likes doing sports in spare time.

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