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1、閱讀訓(xùn)練9414243444546474849505152535455616263646566676869707172737475完形填空On a cold winter ' s night I stopped for gas on my way home from work. Iwas tiredand had a slight 41I worked in a doctor ' s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run later

2、than 42 . It seemed I was going to be late 43 home and my husband, being the punctual （準(zhǔn)時的）person, would be readyto pronounce me late once again. Maybe 44 I hurried, I could still make it home.I was heading inside to 45 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking fo

3、r 46 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 47 half an hour ago.The young man at the counter was trying to be 48 in explaining how to getthere, with two other people giving their own opinions. One of them was 49 trying to give them a whole different route. Just then, I walke

4、d over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the50?”A look of 51 crossed the woman ' s face.T m going right by there, " I said, which wasn ' t a lie since I had just made up my mind to do 52 that.I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watchto be su

5、re theywere right 53 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 54 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.Later, as I arrived home, my husband joked, “So you aren' t ever late any more.”I said, aSometimes it ' s 55 to be la

6、te. ”41 A. breakB. feverC. coldD.headache42 A. ordinaryB. commonC. usualD. unique43 A. gettingB. cookingC. callingD.working44 A. asB. sinceC. whileD. if45 A. payB. changeC. waitD. search46 A. opinionsB. troubleC. directionsD. money47 A. reachedB. visitedC. calledD. left48 A. skilledB. helpfulC. expe

7、riencedD.active49 A. evenB. stillC. onlyD. ever50 A. stationB. officeC. hospitalD. hotel51 A. panicB. reliefC. sadnessD. peace52 A. partlyB. properlyC. exactlyD. perfectly53 A. acrossB. beforeC. besideD.behind54 A. go upB. die downC. speed upD. turn down55 A. possibleB. specialC. goodD. safe閱讀理解AOsc

8、ar the catseems to have an unnatural ability for predictingwhen nursing homepatients are goingto die, by curlingup （ 蜷伏 ） next to them duringtheir final hours.His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members oncehe has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less

9、 than four hours to live.“ Many family members take so me comfort from it. They appreciate the companionshipthat the cat provides for their dying loved one,” said Dosa, a doctor and assistantprofessor of medicine at Brown University.The 2-year-old cat was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-f

10、loor dementia（ 癡呆 ） unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the facility treats people with Alzheimer ' s, Parkinson ' s disease and other illnesses. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'

11、 d smell and observe patients, then sit beside people who would end up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously.aOscar is better at predicting death than the people who work here,“ said Dr.Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an

12、expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscar' s talent when he madehis 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn' t eating, was breathing with difficultyand that her legs had a bluish color,signs that often mean death is near. O

13、scar wouldn ' t stay inside the room, though, so Teno thought his streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor ' s prediction was roughly 10 hours tooearly. Sure enough, during the patient' s finaltwo hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.Doctors say

14、most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill that they probably don' t know he ' s there, so patients aren' t awarehe' s a predictor of death. Most families are grateful for the advance warning.No one' s certain if Oscar ' s behavior

15、is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat senses mysterious scents or reads something from the behavior of the nurses who raised him.56. What makes Oscar the cat so special?A. He observes the cases of dying patients.B. He curls up next to the patients.C. He calls fa

16、mily members to the hospital.D. He senses when patients are to die.57. The underlined words “his streak was broken " probably mean.A. his bones were severely injuredB. his magic powerstopped workingC. his devotion to work got changedD. his friendshipwith patients ended58. The best title for thi

17、s passage isA. Cats Can Be Used for Looking After PatientsB. Oscar, the Sweet-Faced, Gray-and-White CatC. As Death Comes Calling, So Does Oscar the CatD. Oscar the Cat, the Best Helper of the HospitalBThere are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip as much as the British.If prying into（打探）o

18、ther ' s lives were an Olympic sport, then TeamGBwould surelytake the gold medal.And when the British can ' t watch the lives of real people, they have anothersource of entertainment to fall back onthe soap opera. British soap operas are very different to US TV dramas. For one, they are norm

19、ally longer running. The two most popular, Coronation Street and East-enders , have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively. Both are broadcast several times a week, so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street .The most obvious difference is that, unlike US dram

20、as, the British soap operas focus on the real world. There is little glamour （魅力）,the stars are rarely rich,and they normally have boring jobs. Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audiencebut with some drama added. Thismeans the viewer can relate to t

21、he characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show.Because these soap operas last for decades,the cast is ever changing. The showsrarely focus on one or two main characters. Like the real world, people come and go all the time, However, there are exceptions. Coronation Street

22、' s William Roach, 76, has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960, and he is still a regular.The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural: People from the north of British tend to watch Coronation Street as it is set in Manchester. People fr

23、om the south generally prefer East-enders , which is set in the east of London. The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.59. What is the main different between American dramas and British soap operas?A. American dramas are longer.B. British soap operas are longer.

24、C. American dramas deals with dangerous things.D. British soap operas dealwith real people.60. Why do British people like to watch such operas?A. They can find their own life from the operas.B. They can enjoy the operas in their free time.C. They can watch the operas for many years.D. They care abou

25、t the fate of the characters in the operas.61. The underlined world “ episodes ” in the 2 nd paragraph probably means .A. playsB. pagesC. issuesD. parts62. One characteristic of British operas is that .A. the characters play the same role for a long time. B. the characters in the play often changeC.

26、 peopl e don t know what will happen next D. there is only one or two characters in themCWant to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a newstudy. It s possible that being happyhelps

27、 the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.“ It seems that positive feelings may reduce the danger of illness,” saidthe study s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. Pe

28、ople who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.In this study, Cohen s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. Durin g the interviews, the people were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.The results showed that everyone

29、in the study was equally（相等地 ）likely toget ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illnesses are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness

30、and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.63. Which of the following wasNOT a part of the study?A. People talked about their feelings every day. B. People were kept alone for six days.C. People were given colds by doctors. D. People were made to feel unh

31、appy.64. What did the study find?A. People who felt happy never got ill.B. People ' s feelings didn ' t influence their health.C. People with good feelings became ill more easily.D. People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses.65. According to Cohen, which of the following may he

32、lp fight illnesses?A. Eating. B. Crying. C. Laughing. D. Sleeping.66. This passage is a/an .A. advertisementB. newspaper report C. storyD.scientist ' s diaryDMr. Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet

33、 of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot （ 行李箱）.Mr. Johnson' s car had finished up in a ditch （溝渠）at RomneyMarsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank.a Fortunately, the water began to come in onlyslowly, " Mr. Johnson said, “I couldn ' t force the doo

34、rs because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot.

35、Then he began his struggle to escape.Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the onlycoin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew(擰開的螺絲 )the back seat to getinto the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”It took te

36、n minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear thesweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench(扳鉗)and began to workon the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by."It was the only chance I had.Finallyit gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud

37、 poured in. I forcedthe lid down into the mud and scrambled (move with difficulty) as the car filled up.” His hands and arms were cut and bruised (擦傷).Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farmnearby, where he was looked aft er by the farmer ' s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said,“The thi

38、rty minutes seemed like hours. " Only the tips ofthe car wheels were visible(can be seen), police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.67. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet SalesmanB. Car Boot

39、Serve As The Best Escape RouteC. Driver Escaped Through Car BootD. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident68. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?A. The hammer. B. The coin. C. The screw. D. The horn.69. a Finally it gave ” (Paragraph 5) means that.A. luckily the

40、door was torn away in the end B. at last the wrench went brokenC. the lock came open after all his efforts D. the chance was lost at thelast minute70. It may be inferred from the passage that.A. the ditch was along a quiet country roadB. the accident happened on a rainy cold dayC. Mr. Johnson s car

41、stood on its boot as it fell downD. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditchEAjob is more than a job ， especially to the old. “ It s not the moneythat matters ， but the sense of self-worth ”56 -year-old Cbeng Wonlan said. So， every day Ms Chengcarries a bag of parcels ， letters and documen

42、ts and does her rounds in North Point. She s a courier（ 快遞員 ）Five years ago, Ms Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic. She had worked there for 30 years but was jobless when the doctor migrated（移居 ）. It was difficult forher to find another job as a nurse.“ People do not trust my ability when they le

43、arnhow old I am ，” she said. After two years of searching, she eventually foundanothernursing job. But then after two years， she quit. Why?“ My colleagues didn t understand mebecause of my age. They often asked me You are so old. What are you working for? I was very unhappy ” She said. So while the

44、rest of her family left for work， she was left to lonely boredom at home .Then herneighbou rs told her about Employee s Retraining Board（ERB）offering retraining courses for older people. These courses are specifically designed to encourage older people back to work.“ I was interested in courier work

45、. I didn t think my age was a barrier becaus e I was fit. ” She said .Upon graduating ， Ms Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service Company. But then Ms Cheng was faced with a conflict： shewas caught between honour and employment “ I felt embarrassed about carrying and delivering le tters and parcels. ” she said. It took Ms Cheng 24 hours to make up her mind： there