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Years ago,there was a very wealthy man who,with his devoted young son,shared a passion for art collecting .Together,they traveled around the world,adding only        art treasures to their collection.
One year,as winter approached,    engulfed(吞没) the nation,and the young man left to      in the army.After only a few short weeks,his father received a telegram.His beloved son was      in action.The art collector     awaited more news,     he would never see his son again.Within days,his fears were      .The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.
Upset and        ,the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness.On Christmas morning,a knock on the door awakened the        old man.As he opened the door,he was greeted by a        with a large package in his hands.
He introduced himself to the old man by saying,“I was a      of your son .I was the one he was      when he died.May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you.”
As the two began to     ,the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his,not to mention his father’s,      of fine art.“I am no     ,”said the soldier,“but I want to give you this.”
As the old man unwrapped the package ,he saw a portrait (画像)of his son.Though the world would        consider it the work of a genius,the painting featured the young man’s face        detail.
Overcome with emotion,the man      the soldier.After the soldier had left,the old man put the painting above the fireplace,pushing       thousands of dollars worth of art.His task completed,the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the        he had been given.
小题1:
A.poorestB.richestC.finestD.cheapest
小题2:
A.floodB.fireC.stormD.war
小题3:
A.saveB.protectC.serveD.build
小题4:
A.missingB.actingC.fightingD.dying
小题5:
A.calmlyB.anxiouslyC.quietlyD.secretly
小题6:
A.fearingB.doubtingC.wonderingD.expecting
小题7:
A.completedB.doubledC.removedD.confirmed
小题8:
A.nervousB.tiredC.lonelyD.frightened
小题9:
A.sadB.puzzledC.angryD.worried
小题10:
A.farmerB.soldierC.painterD.seller
小题11:
A.guardB.photographerC.partnerD.friend
小题12:
A.rescuingB.commandingC.guardingD.hiding
小题13:
A.argueB.moveC.talkD.eat
小题14:
A.descriptionB.loveC.senseD.understanding
小题15:
A.artistB.businessmanC.heroD.reporter
小题16:
A.sometimesB.neverC.oftenD.still
小题17:
A.forB.ofC.inD.on
小题18:
A.thankedB.questionedC.welcomedD.treated
小题19:
A.downB.upC.asideD.off
小题20:
A.treasureB.giftC.souvenirD.package

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B
试题分析:一位酷爱艺术品收藏的老人,一生搜集艺术珍品无数,却没有一件能比自己为国捐躯的儿子的画像珍贵。
小题1:考查形容词。由上下文的描述“a passion for art collecting”,“they traveled around the world”可以推测出,他们周游世界是在搜集世界上“最好的”艺术珍品。根据句意故选C。
小题2:考查名词。由该段最后一句话“The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.”可以看出,这里表达的意思是:有一年,随着冬天的来临,战争吞没了整个国家,小伙子离开家乡到前线报效国家。所以选war,意思是:战争。根据句意故选D。
小题3:考查动词。save 挽救;help帮助;build建设。这里指的是年轻人参军保卫国家,所以选serve。serve the country意为:报效祖国。根据句意故选C.
小题4:考查形容词。下一句告诉我们,这位父亲在等待更多的关于儿子的消息,担心再也见不到自己的儿子,由此可以看出,电报上只是说儿子失踪了,所以选missing,意为:失踪的。根据句意故选A。
小题5:考查形容词。calmly 冷静地;quietly 安静地; secretly秘密地。收到了儿子在战场上失踪的电报,害怕再也见不到儿子,在等待更多消息的心情应该是“不安的”。根据句意故选B.
小题6:考查动词。A.fearing害怕;B.doubting怀疑;C.wondering想知道;D.expecting期盼。这里指老人害怕再也见不到儿子。故选A。
小题7:考查动词。complete 完成; double 加倍; remove移开。由下一句可以看出,他所担心的事情真的发生了,也就是说他的儿子真的牺牲了。故选D。
小题8:考查形容词。儿子去世了,父亲感到很孤独,所以选lonely,意为:孤独的。A项的干扰性很大,但是该词意为:不安的,和and前的upset意思上重复。。根据句意故选C。
小题9:考查名词。上一句中有选项的名词形式sadness复现。句意:圣诞节的上午,敲门声唤醒了这位(因失去儿子)伤心的老人。故选A。
小题10:考查名词。由他自我介绍中的“I was the one he was ____ when he died. ”可以看出,这位来客就是老人的儿子牺牲时救的那个人,再结合第二段的“The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.”可以看出,他也是一位士兵。故选soldier。下文中“the soldier told of how…”也提示了答案。故选B。
小题11:考查名词。A.guard守卫;B.photographer照相的人;C.partner伙伴;D.friend朋友。这里指我是你儿子的朋友。故选D。
小题12:考查动词。A.rescuing拯救;B.commanding命令;C.guarding守卫;D.hiding隐藏。我是他拯救我的那个人。根据句意故选A
小题13:考查动词。由语境以及下文的told可以看出,这两个人进行了一些谈话,所以选talk。根据句意故选C
小题14:考查动词。对应第一段的“a passion for art collecting”,所以选love。句意:战士告诉老人,他儿子生前告诉大家他非常热爱艺术品,更不用说他的父亲了。可知应选B。
小题15:考查名词。好的艺术作品都是艺术家创作的,而战士带来的礼物是战士自己画的,所以他要表达的意思是:我知道你很喜欢艺术珍品,我虽然不是艺术家,但是我画了一幅您儿子的肖像,送给您。所以选artist。故选A。
小题16:考查副词。尽管这幅画画得不是多么好(也就是文章所表达的:世界上绝对不会有人认为这是一位天才画家的作品),但是却细致地勾画出了小伙子的面部特征。所以选never。根据句意故选B.
小题17:考查短语搭配。in detail为固定搭配,意为:详细地。这里指绘画详尽地特写了年轻男人的脸。故选C。
小题18:考查动词。A.thanked感激;B.questioned询问;C.welcomed欢迎;D.treated对待。收到了别人精心准备的礼物,自然应该感谢。根据句意故选A.
小题19:考查短语辨析。push aside 把……向旁边推。句意:老人把以前收藏的价值连城的艺术品放到了一边,而把儿子的画像挂到了最显眼的位置。其他各词都能和push搭配,但不符合语境。根据句意故选C.
小题20:考查名词。A.treasure财富;B.gift 礼物;C.souvenir纪念品;D.package包裹。这里指的就是老人收到的礼物,也就是战士送的画像,所以选gift。根据句意故选B。
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People in cities all over the world shop in supermarkets. Who decides what you buy in the supermarket? Do you decide? Does the supermarket decide?
When you enter the supermarket, you see shelves full of food. You walk in the aisles (走道) between the shelves. You push a shopping cart and put your food in it.
You probably hear soft, slow music as you walk along the aisles. This may be an attempt to please you, so you will enjoy shopping. Some supermarkets want to increase their profits by playing soft and slow music, because the slow music makes you walk slowly and you have more time to buy things.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are usually put near the entrance. When you arrive at the supermarket, you think about the kinds of fruit and vegetables you need first. Once you’ve got that out of the way, you can relax and do the rest of the shopping without any hurry. Besides, if you see fresh goods first, it gives you a “feel good” impression of freshness, so you can not help spending your money.
Maybe you go to the meat department then. There is some meat on sale, and you want to find it. The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department. The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers enter. You have to walk past all the expensive meat before you find the cheaper meat. Maybe you will buy some of the expensive meat instead of the meat on sale.
Most of the food in supermarkets is very attractive. It all says “Buy me quickly!” to the customers. The fresh fruit and vegetables say “Buy me quickly!” as you walk by. The expensive meat says “Buy me quickly!” The supermarket tells you what to buy.
小题1:Some supermarkets play soft, slow music because it ______.
A.makes customers walk slowly and buy more
B.can help customers get the things they want
C.can make customers relaxed and happy
D.can tell customers exactly where to go
小题2:The manager knows ______.
A.where customers come from
B.which customers like slow music
C.where fresh meat should be put
D.which customers like cheap meat
小题3:When walking past the expensive meat, the customers will ______.
A.pay no attention to itB.possibly buy some
C.look for some cheap meatD.feel uncomfortable
小题4:If you see fresh goods first in the supermarket, ______.
A.you know where to get things
B.it brings you good luck
C.it makes you spend less money
D.you’ll get a fresh impression
小题5:Supermarket managers make the food attractive so that ______.
A.the customers will buy moreB.it looks very expensive
C.the customers come oftenD.it seems cheap and fine

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To Friend or Not To Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?
In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.
These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.
A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”
Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
小题1:From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.
A.parents feel secure about their privacy online
B.social networks successfully fill the generation gap
C.parents have realized the importance of social networks
D.social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate
小题2:Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because _______.
A.they hide something from their parents
B.they are unwilling to be watched by parents
C.their parents tend to fall behind in technology
D.their parents make negative comments on them
小题3:The passage is mainly about _______.
A.privacy onlineB.social networks
C.the generation gapD.parents’ friend requests
小题4:The passage is written mainly for _______.
A.parentsB.teenagersC.teachersD.researchers

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