Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies（同伴） and I decided to play a __45__ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.
小題1:
A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somebodyD．a(chǎn)nybody
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)shamed B．a(chǎn)fraidC．sure D．proud
小題3:
A．privateB．secretC．interestingD．funny
小題4:
A．foolish B．politeC．simpleD．brave
小題5:
A．expectedB．suggestedC．orderedD．demanded
小題6:
A．connect with B．depend onC．make an apology to D．get along with
小題7:
A．improve B．continueC．realizeD．keep
小題8:
A．notesB．listC．plan D．stories
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ny B．mostC．none D．a(chǎn)ll
小題10:
A．partB．gameC．trickD．record
小題11:
A．viewB．sign C．a(chǎn)ttentionD．remark
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)lsoB．evenC．stillD．ever
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ppearsB．considers C．presents D．remembers
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．happyC．doubtful D．a(chǎn)live
小題15:
A．wordsB．ringsC．repeatsD．calls
小題16:
A．coldB．plainC．nervousD．lively
小題17:
A．in caseB．so long asC．unlessD．because
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)roundB．out C．onD．a(chǎn)way
小題19:
A．build upB．make upC．clear up D．give up
小題20:
A．regret B．forgiveC．rightD．punish

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:B
小題9:C
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:A
小題14:D
小題15:B
小題16:D
小題17:D
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:C

小題1:代詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知教員讓我們把過去做過的所有感到羞愧的事情都列出來。anything任何事情.
小題2:形容詞辨析。解析同上。
小題3:private 意為“私人的、保密的、不讓人知道的”。上述事情都屬于個人隱私，不宜公開。
小題4:brave 意為“勇敢的”，盡管是隱私不宜公開，但在自愿者中也有勇敢的人。
小題5:suggested 意為“建議”，句子謂語用的動詞原形，是虛擬語氣，可先排除expected；從說話者語氣看，不是“命令”，所以可排除ordered和demanded。
小題6:這里教員建議要做以下幾件事情：to make apologize to people“向人們道謙”，(to) take some actions right any wrong doings“采取措施糾正錯誤的所作所為”。
小題7:本來作者是參加一個交際培訓班，而現(xiàn)在教員所要學員做的一切似乎與培養(yǎng)交際能力無關，所以作者很納悶這是否能提高(improve)他的交際能力。
小題8:make a list 意為“列表、造表”。
小題9:這里是指沒有一個人喜歡Sheriff。
小題10:play a trick on sb 意為“捉弄某人”。
小題11:sign 意為“記號、標記、符號”，指Jimmy他們寫的字。
小題12:副詞辨析。ever曾經(jīng)；無論何時
小題13:appear 意為“出現(xiàn)”，指Sheriff Brown的名字被列在表上。
小題14:alive 意為“活著的”，此時Jimmy還不知道Sheriff Brown是否活著，與后面他們接通電話，證實了Sheriff Brown還活著。所以此處不宜用其他形容詞。
小題15:名詞辨析。這里是指打電話的鈴聲。
小題16:由we had a good laugh 可知 Sheriff 和 Jimmy 進行的是熱烈的(lively)討論。所以不宜選其他形容詞。
小題17:后面的句子說明原因，故選 because 引導原因狀語從句：因為你的伙伴都把他們做的錯事給忘了。下一句表示：而Jimmy卻這些年 (nearly 20年) 來一直把他所做過的錯事記在心頭。
小題18:解釋同上。
小題19:clear up 意為“消除、解除”，此句意為：在兩年里Jimmy鼓勵了我消除在我的表上的所有項(做錯了事情)。
小題20:right 意為“糾正”，此句意為：糾正過去的不道德行為還為時不晚
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A．sendingB．receivingC．makingD．exchanging
小題2:
A．foundB．preparedC．gotD．expected
小題3:
A．doubtB．hopeC．suggestD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題4:
A．broke inB．settled downC．turned upD．showed off
小題5:
A．reliefB．lossC．a(chǎn)chievementD．justice
小題6:
A．blamedB．lovedC．forgottenD．a(chǎn)ffected
小題7:
A．highlyB．littleC．poorlyD．enough
小題8:
A．presentB．firstC．recentD．previous
小題9:
A．hardlyB．instantlyC．regularlyD．occasionally
小題10:
A．strengthB．independenceC．importanceD．safety
小題11:
A．kept up withB．caught up withC．came up withD．put up with
小題12:
A．noneB．fewC．someD．each
小題13:
A．fineB．specialC．helpfulD．normal
小題14:
A．remindedB．guaranteedC．convincedD．promised
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．untilC．whenD．since
小題16:
A．chanceB．giftC．momentD．reward
小題17:
A．litB．tookC．burnedD．cheered
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)tmosphereB．sympathyC．calmnessD．joy
小題19:
A．itB．suchC．something D．everybody
小題20:
A．byB．tillC．forD．from

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As a young girl, Margaret “Mattie” Knight never played with dolls, preferring to make toys for her brothers instead. In 1849, Knight went to work in a cotton factory where she witnessed a “shuttle,” a device that carries thread back and forth across a textile loom（紡布機）, fly off the machine when the thread broke, striking and killing a young boy about her own age.
The 12-year-old Knight developed a safety mechanism that made it impossible for a shuttle to leave the loom. The design was so effective, soon virtually every new power loom carried her invention, saving countless workers from injury or death. Being so young, she didn’t bother to patent the device, so she never received payment.
Knight wouldn’t make the same mistake later in life when she invented a machine that could produce flat-bottomed paper bags. Knight had built a small wooden model in her home, but she needed a metal version to show it could hold up to the stress of mass production. So she hired Charles Annan to make the full-sized machine for her, only to have him try to claim the patent for himself. When Knight sued（起訴）, Annan’s argument was that the design had to be his, because no woman could possibly understand the complex mechanics. Knight proved him wrong when she brought back her wooden prototype and explained how every part worked. She won the case in 1871, making her the second woman to hold an American patent. Over a hundred years later, her design is still used as the basis for many modern flat-bottom bag machines.
But that wasn’t the last the world heard of Mattie Knight. During her lifetime, she made about 90 inventions and received 26 patents, becoming one of the most productive female inventors of the 19th century.
小題1:We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ________.
A．Knight behaved like boysB．Knight had an unhappy childhood
C．Knight did a poor job of making toysD．Knight liked inventing things as a child
小題2:What do we know about Knight’s first invention?
A．It is still used today.B．It brought her great profit.
C．It was made when he was 20.D．It reduced injuries at textile plants.
小題3:Knight sued Charles Annan because he _______.
A．stole the wooden model for the machine she invented.
B．failed to make the full-sized machine for her
C．tried to patent her invention for himself
D．kept the metal version for himself
小題4:What would be the best title for the text?
A．Mattie Knight’s fight for her patentB．A great woman in the 19th century
C．“The female Edison”, Mattie KnightD．Great inventions, great woman

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