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When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to   36  her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. "I thought I could retire by the time I was 27," says Rush, "At that age, you don't know  37  you don't know."
Rush is 49 now and  38  working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has  39  to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an)  40  not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.
Rush was  41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was  42  by the poverty and lack of hope. "I really wanted to  43  " she says.
She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an air goods company, 45 the speed of package pickups and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. "I thought I could do that 46 ," Rush says.
Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客戶)  47 Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier.
By 2001, many of Rush's 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every    49  But she felt she hadn't done enough. 50  she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.
She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million   52  .
She's come a long way from the  53   23-year-old who thought "the cash would just roll in." But Rush wouldn't change a thing: "I love my job," she says. "I 54 the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep   55  yourself—and then suddenly you lift your head and it's been 25 years"

小題1:	A．make B．a(chǎn)ccomplish C． receive D．a(chǎn)rrive

小題2:	A．what B．which C．why D．who

小題3:	A．so B．somehow C．still D．a(chǎn)nyhow

小題4:	A． grown B．become C．got D．gone

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)ble housewife B．ordinary woman C．role model D．truck driver

小題6:	A．brought B．lived C．risen D．raised

小題7:	A．moved B．interested C．struck D．encouraged

小題8: A have an influence           B．make a difference  C．set an example   D．make a decision

小題9:	A．low B．high C．cheap D．expensive

小題10:

A．which B．that C．when D．where

小題11:

A．well B．badly C．worse D．better

小題12:

A．like B．besides C．for D．except

小題13:

A．take B．fetch C．bring D．lift

小題14:

A．education B．family C．background D．city

小題15:

A．Because B．For C．But D．So

小題16:

A．seizing B．creating C．grasping D．losing

小題17:.

A．in case

B．in turn

C．in return

D．in need

小題18:

A．inexperienced B．experienced C．expert D．skilled

小題19:

A．enjoy B．hate C．doubt D．refuse

小題20:

A．fighting B．forcing C．challenging D．a(chǎn)musing

If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the important thing is to get on with the reading; to try to grasp what the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the meaning of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar(不熟悉). You can not enjoy a story if you stop half a dozen times on every page in order to look up words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.
When you are reading books of this kind, therefore, you will usually have to rely mainly on(依靠) the context (上下文) to help you. If you meet an unfamiliar word, do not let it take too much of your attention from the main thread(主線) of the story. In all probability(可能) you will meet the same word again a few pages later on in a slightly different context, and each time you see it that your understanding of it will become more exact.
小題1:To read for pleasure means _____________.

A．to take pleasure in reading

B．to be satisfied in reading book

C．to read such books as novels, plays, travel books, etc

D．to go on with reading pleasantly

小題2:The phrase “to get on with reading” in the passage has the same meaning as “_________”.

A．to try to grasp the meaning of every sentence in the book

B．to try to catch the meaning of every word in the book

C．to try to understand all the writer is going to tell you

D．to try to understand the main idea of the book

小題3:、When you meet new words in reading such kinds of books, you’d better _________.

A．stop and look them up in a dictionary	B．stop and think them over
C．try to guess their meanings from the context	D．have none of them

小題4:According to the passage the best way to read novels, plays and travel books is _____.

A．to read very slowly	B．to read quickly and not too carefully
C．to read very carefully	D．to read very seriously

小題5:The best title for this passage is “___________”.

A．Read for Pleasure	B．Get on with the Books
C．Reading Skills	D．The Importance of Reading

If you are in a town in a western country, you'll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. But the reason why one keeps a dog has changed Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told him to. Later people used dogs for the hunting other animals, and the dogs didn't eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chicks. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.
小題1:_______are more useful than a dog in the world.

A．No other animals

B．Some animals

C．Many animals

D．A few animals

小題2:In the past people kept dogs because dogs _________.

A．could fight against other animals	B．met the people
C．did not eat other animals	D．helped and listened to people

小題3:Now people keep dogs in the cities because dogs_____.

A．fight other animals	B．a(chǎn)re lonely
C．a(chǎn)re like their friends	D．a(chǎn)re afraid of the thieves

小題4:A dog can be _____.

A．a(chǎn) child's friend only	B．a(chǎn) young woman's son
C．old people's real child	D．everybody's friend

小題5:So a dog will __ in a family.

A．a(chǎn)lways be used	B．not be useful
C．still fight	D．a(chǎn)lways be a good friend

From early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures.
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre (盧浮宮) in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.
The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort (要塞)with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat (護(hù)城河) to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the fort grew. By 1350,the fort was no longer needed and became a palace home for French kings and queens.
During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During times of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged(毀損).
When Francis I became King of France in the year of 1515,he brought in artists from many countries, and one of them was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy, whose Mona Lisa is the best-known painting in the museum today.
In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum, just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.
小題1:The above passage is about       

A．the world-famous painting Mona Lisa

B．a(chǎn) king of France by the name of Francis I

C．a(chǎn) grand art museum in the capital of France

D．a(chǎn)n artist named Leonardo da Vinci

小題2:It seems to be necessary for great art works to be kept in public museum because    .

A．only in this way will they not be stolen

B．it gives everyone a chance to enjoy them

C．it helps people to remember the life of French kings and queens

D．it tells people what meaningful work the French kings did in the past

小題3:The Louver became an art museum        

A．in the year of 1350

B．in 1515 when Francis I became King of France

C．in the seventeenth century

D．in the nineties of the eighteenth century

小題4:Though the story does not say so, it makes you think        

A．lots of people pay visits to the Louvre

B．Leonardo da Vinci was once the keeper of the museum

C．the Louvre was only open to the artists from other countries

D．the Louvre became a public museum at the beginning of the last century

A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life ,asked me the question,“Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster :life isn’t fair. It’s a disappointment, but it’s absolutely true .One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others ,thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be .It’s not and it won’t be .
One of the nice things about surrendering (屈從)to the fact that life isn’t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have . We know it’s not “l(fā)ife’s job ”to make everything perfect :it’s our own challenge .Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand ; everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel unfairly treated.
The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the contrary , it suggests that we should .When we don’t recognize or admit that life isn’t fair ,we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves .Pity ,of course ,is a self –defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone ,except to make everyone feel worse than they already do .When we do recognize that life isn’t fair, however ,we feel compassion (熱情)for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches .The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact .You may be surprised that it can make you out of self-pity and into helpful action.
小題1:The writer thought of his friend’s question as a good one because          .

A．he also wanted to know who held such an opinion

B．it made him recall something during his childhood

C．like his friend , he also thought life was unfair

D．he learned something from the question as a youngster

小題2:The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us that          .

A．it’s nice to accept the injustice of life	B．it’s nice to surrender to life
C．we should not feel sorry for everything	D．we should not surrender to life

小題3:From the passage, we can learn that the author’s attitude to life is          .

A．negative

B．positive

C．self-pity

D．indifferent

小題4:Which of the following could be the best title of the text ?

A．A Helpful Action: Try to Feel Compassion	B．A Good Question: Why Life Isn’t Fair
C．Do Our Best to Improve Ourselves	D．Surrender to the Fact That Life Isn’t Fair

There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do .
In the ancient world , as is today ,most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another .In societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls are being prepared, even in play , to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world .
What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same . The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship ,mechanics, and technology . It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing .In Egypt ,America ,China ,Japan and among the Arctic (北極的)people, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and way of life because toys imitate their surrounding. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.
Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use .The progress from the wheel to the cart to the automobile is a direct line of ways up. The progress from a rattle (拔浪鼓) used by a baby in 3000BCto one used by an infant today , however , is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.
小題1:The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that       .

A．their social roles are rigidly determined

B．they like challenging activities

C．most boys would like to follow their fathers’ professions

D．boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers.

小題2:One aspect of “the universality of toys ”lies in the fact that          .

A．the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world

B．technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys

C．the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D．the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

小題3:Which of the following is the author’s view on the historical development of toys?

A．Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child’s character.

B．The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years.

C．The craftsmanship in toy-making has remained essentially unchanged.

D．Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries.

小題4:Regarded as a kind of art form, toys          .

A．reflect the pace of social progress

B．a(chǎn)re not characterized by technological progress

C．follow a direct line of ascent

D．a(chǎn)lso appeal greatly to adults

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小題1:A person can join in a tour at ________on Saturday through the academic year．

A．10 a.m.

B．2 p.m.

C．11：15 a.m.

D．3：15 p.m.

小題2:If you want to go for an information session, you can go on __________.

A．May 2

B．June 23

C．August 20

D．September 1

小題3:A student who wants an information session may _________for more information．

A．call (617)495-1573	B．call (617)495-1551
C．email icenter@ camail. Harvard.edu.	D．go to the Events＆Information Centre

小題4:The above ad．is mainly intended for________．

A．foreign visitors	B．freshmen
C．high school students	D．those living near Harvard University

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1-15各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then  Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)    1  bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      2   .
The bed    3  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   4  music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   5 , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording    6  . The sound recording can be loud music or   7  sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   8 you'll be late!"
If you don't get up  9 the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few  10 minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly the   11 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 12 the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and  13 
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to   14  a contest. He works for Honda
Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees
---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   15  . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.
1. A. expensive      B. special       C. valuable      D. comfortable
2. A. works          B. runs          C. happens       D. moves
3. A. is separated from                B. is made up of
C. is attached to                   D. is made into
4. A. loud           B. classical      C. pop          D. soft
5. A. sound          B. voice          C. noise        D. way
6. A. sends         B. turns          C. plays        D. appears
7. A. pleasant       B. interesting    C. unpleasant   D. funny
8. A. and            B. but            C. so           D. or
9. A. after          B. until          C. since        D. before
10. A. other        B. another        C. more         D. one
11. A. end           B. middle         C. body         D. top
12. A. However       B. Finally        C. Therefore    D. Otherwise
13. A. angry         B. work           C. happy        D. awake
14. A. win          B. achieve        C. gain         D. defeat
15. A. praises        B. contents       C. prizes        D. medals

After our early morning wake-up, we are still a couple of
hours away from the overlooks.It is pitch black.I can feel the
heavy humid fog left behind my last night's rain. This is why
the tour memo listed "flashlight". Unfortunately; the majority
of our hiking party of nine must have missed the memo, so we
have only four flashlights between us.
An hoar later,we are on the trail. It is dark, foggy, wet and the rocks are alippery.We alternate places between the flashlights "haves" and "have-nots". As we march, the only voices heard are from the "haves": "Step up, step down, watch out for the rock on your left."
We reach Intipunku with only 15 minutes to spare. The view at sunrise is not what we were told in the travel brochures. Three feet in front of our faces is a white substance called "fog".
As we walk towards the Machu Picchu ruins, my anticipation is mounting. When will the fog lift? Slowly, as if someone is cranking up a curtain, Huayna Picchu begins to appear,overlooking Machu Picchu. First there are fleeting glimpses, and then finally, there is, in its full splendor.
When I envisioned going to Machu Picchu, I always thought of mysterious ruins and the famous postcard picture looking toward Huayna Picchu. But there is more to this man-made / natural wonder of the World. It is the adventure of getting there. I knew I wanted to experience the feel of the Inca culture and the energy of this sacred valley, I also knew I didn't want to take the train, but needed to hike. Depending on your starting point,the Inca Trail is 25 to 33miles of semi-arid desert, breathless mountain passes and stunning tropical cloud forest. Our hike took us four nights and 25 miles to finish.
Our local guide MaurO keeps telling us "no worries, the hike is 90 percent mental and only 10 percent physical. "I am not convinced that the physical percentage is correct, but I definitely become more and more excited as we are now getting closer to Machu Picchu.By getting myself into good shape, running 20 miles and hiking a 500-foot-high hill five to seven times per week before I left for Peru, I was able to enjoy the beauty of the hike and not worry much about aching muscles and lungs.
小題1: About flashlights, which of the following statements is true?

A．The local guide had asked them to take flashlights for the hike.

B．They had taken enough flashlights for the hike.

C．Before they got to Intipunku, they depended a lot on their flashlights.

D．They used flashlights all the time.

小題2: Put the following events into the right order.
a. They reached Intipunku,
b. They read the travel brochures.
c. They walked on the trail in the dark.
d. They advanced to get closer to Maehu Picchu.
e. They enjoyed the splendor of Huayna Picchu.

A．ebade

B．bacde

C．a(chǎn)bced

D．bcaed

小題3: What does the underlined word "anticipation" in Paragraph Four mean?

A．expectation

B．excitement

C．disappointment

D．enthusiasm

小題4: What can NOT be inferred from the text?

A．The writer made good preparation for the tour.

B．The Inca Trail took them four nights.

C．Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru.

D．They reached Intipunku ahead of time.

小題5: According to the writer, what attracted him most in the tour?

A．Mysterious ruins.	B．The famous post-card picture.
C．The hiking.	D．The Inca culture.

Dear Michelle:
Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.
He consumes every waking, minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.
His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.
I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!
A worried mother
Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl:
Hmmmmm. What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye
Birdie"?
Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills.Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be.
Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experiene, there would be tittle of it.
Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with
intelligence and you have given her good Values.
When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visit the ones that were specifically desigened for student the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influenee.
It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, them might be some adoldscent wisdom in her behavior after all.
Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.
Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11^th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.
Michelle
小題1:From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter             

A．is being fooled by the boy	B．has fallen behind in her studies
C．doesn't talk much with her mother	D．has chosen which college to attend

小題2: According to Michelle; 17-year-teenagers              .

A．a(chǎn)re too young to manage their life

B．a(chǎn)re old enough to live their own life

C．should have managemnent before experience

D．have reached the age of an adult

小題3: The underlined word"puppy-love"refer to          

A．false love

B．foolish love

C．pure love

D．a(chǎn)dolescent love

小題4:Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally          

A．come up with the right decision

B．follow her boyfriend's advice

C．worry her parents for unconscious reasons

D．influence her boyfriend's behavior

小題5: The best title for the passage would be          

A．College of kids' own choice

B．How can I help my girl?

C．How to manage teenagers' life?

D．A 17-year-old girl and her mother