
Passage 1
Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese _____1 (kill) right below their windows. She was 2 neighbor. Yet 3 of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police.
John Barley and Bib Fatane went beyond the headlines to research into the 4 why people didn’t act. They found that a person has to go through two steps 5 he can help. First he has to notice that it is 6 emergency(紧急情况).
Is the smoke coming into the room 7 a leak in the air conditioning? Is it “steam pipes”? Or is it really smoke from a fire? It’s not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and 8 important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally 9 (responsibility). He must feel that he must help, 10 the person won’t get the help he needs.
Passage 2
More than 220 people were killed in the fire ___1_____ destroyed the Capital Building on February 4th, 1974. The building was finished only a few months ___2_____ the fire; it was Sao Paulo’s newest building. All the 25 ___3____ of the office building were completely destroyed. __4____ fire also destroyed cars which belonged to people who worked in the building.
Over 500 people were working in the building when the fire ____5__on the 11th floor. ___6___knows how the fire started. Perhaps it was started by an ___7___(electricity) fire in the ceiling of one of the offices. Office workers tried to put out the fire, _8___ it was impossible to control __9__ . Soon the whole floor was on fire and it was impossible for people on the floors above ____10___(escape).
Passage 3
People are not so honest as they once 1 (be). The temptation to steal is greater than ever before----especially in large shops. A detective 2_______ (recent) watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were _____3_____ people in the shop than usual when ____4____ woman came in, 5 ______ it was easier for the detective ____6____ her. The woman first bought a few small articles.
After a little time, she chose ____7____ of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant ____8____ wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop ____9____ paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free ____10____ once a week!
Passage 4
Charlie Chaplin developed his own manner of acting, the one that was to become world-famous. He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air __1__ he walked. During his first year, Chaplin acted in 35 films, many of __2___ he wrote and directed himself. Chaplin’s earliest films __3____ silent, __4___ the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed.
The ___5_____ (develop) of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin, as he was uncertain about __6___ (make) films with dialogue. Instead, he continued to make films without dialogue, but he added music. Chaplin’s later films, __7____, were not well received. He made only six films __8____ 1940 and 1966 and only the first of these is still popular today. Before he died in 1977, he ___9__ (honour) in a number of ways for __10___ contributions to the film industry.
Passage 5
At 3:42 a.m. everything began to shake. It seemed 1 the world was ____2___ an end! Eleven kilometers____3_____(direct) below the city the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century began. It was heard in Beijing, ____4___ is one hundred kilometers away. One - third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut __5____ houses, roads and canals
Steam burst from 6 (hole) in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins . Two-thirds of the people died or _____7________(injure) during the earthquake. Thousands of families 8 ( kill) and many children were left ___9___ parents. The number of people 10 were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
Passage 6 (07广东英语考试大纲说明)
Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in and for life. If two teams play 31 ___ game, one team must lose. If a dozen teams attend an athletic competition, 32 ___ team will get the most points and all the 33 _____ eleven teams will get 34 _____ points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face. 35 ____ that team and that school must do is admit that it 36____ (lose). The only intelligent reaction 37 ____ defeat must be: next year we will do our best to come out on top, because from now on our team will devote 38 ______ to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.
Lessons 39 _______ (learn) in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more 40 _______(value) are the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in “house” activities, and , especially, in the student council.
Passage 7.(07深圳一模)
In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, 31___ 8--year--old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop 32 _____sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream?” “ Fifty-cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled 33_____right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of 34 _____in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice scream?” he asked. Some people were waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit 35 ___________ (patient).” “Thirty-five cents,” she said 36 ______(rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins 37 ________. “I will have a plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress walked 38 _____. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long 39 ______ the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw. There, 40 _______ (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies—her tip!
Passage 8 (07广州一模)
Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy. Many thing must be considered such as 31_____ the person is interested in and how old he is. We must also consider the reaction of the person32 _________ (receive) the gift. One of the 33 _____ (bad) gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen. Ms Chen 34 ____________ (teach) me English since Junior 1, and to show my 35 ___________ (appreciate) I decided to get her a present. I asked my classmates about her interests 36 ______ I made my final decision. Then I went to the department store 37 ______ I worked part-time and bought her 38 ___ expensive gift box of Sichuan beef. I was certain she would like it because I 39 _____________(tell) by my classmates that she loved hot food. I left the box with a card on her desk, and I was sure she would like them. 40 ____ was only after I heard she became sick that I learned she couldn’t eat MSC(味精).
Passage 9 (07惠州一模)
There once were a goat and a donkey 31 ______ lived on a farm. The donkey worked harder so the farmer fed 32 __ more food. Sometimes the donkey was given more food 33 _____ it could eat. This made the goat so jealous 34 ___ it began plotting against(谋划对付) the donkey. “Hey, donkey,” the goat said one day. “I think you do too much work 35 ___ the farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don’t you pretend 36 _____ (get) sick so you can take a day off?” The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. 37 ___ the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable(畜栏) on its side with its eyes _____ (close). Right away, the farmer called the doctor. After looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine made 39 _____ the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed ______ goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.
Passage 10 (07广二模)
I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance(毅力), were a sure path __1__ success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, ___2___ was originally to be held in our classroom, ______3______ (change) to the library at the last minute. This, ___4_______ , didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax ____5____. But my mood quickly changed when I saw __6___ first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered _____7_____ I finally found the solution. With the problem ____8____ (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. ____________ (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left ____________ (complete) the rest!
Passage 11 (07深二模)
One evening, I came across one of son’s papers with a failing grade. I almost started to yell his name __1__ I suddenly remembered he was in bed asleep. It was his __2___ (nine) year of school and his academic career seemed to be in ruins, so I was angry. But I put the paper aside and turned to the ___3____ one, at the top of which were written “My dad”. It was a poem about me, ___4__ included the time I had to leave work to take him to the hospital because he ______5_____ (break) his finger. So careless was I ___6__ I had forgotten all about that. He talked about how I wrestled with him in the evening and __7__ good many 0ther things. That paper was suddenly not nearly as important as it had been a few minutes ___8___. I don’t know if he planted the poem next to failing grade to ___9___ (soft) the blow, but it worked. Instead of a severe lecture, I talked to him about the poem as well as the failed homework, and it began to make sense to me that I could include praise along __10__ constructive criticism.
Passage 12 (07广东高考)
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car 31 _______ (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32 ______ should have the honor of receiving me 33 ________ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me 34 _______ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 35 _______ small town some 20 kilometres away 36 ________ there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 37 _______ villagers brought me goat’s cheese and hone. We drank together and talked 38 _______ (merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 39 _________ the trouble I had caused 40 ________.
Passage 13
To other European, the best quality of the British, and in particular of the English, is “reserved”. A reserved person is ___1___ who does not talk very much to strangers, does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited. It is difficult to get to know a reserved person: he never tells you ___2___ about himself and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives, how many children he has , and ___3___ his interests are. English people tend to be like that. If they are making a journey by bus, they will do their __4___ to find an empty seat: if by train, an compartment. If they have to share the compartment with a stranger, they may travel many miles __5___ starting a conversation. If a conversation __6__ start, personal questions like “How old are you?” or even “What is your name?” are not easily asked and it is quite possible for two people to know each other casually for years without ever knowing each __7__ name. Questions like “ Where did you buy your watch?” or “What is your salary?” are almost __8__ (possible). __ 9___ (similar), conversation in Britain is in general quiet and restrained and loud speech ___10___ (consider) ill-bred.
Passage 14 (08惠二模)
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.
[31]___________ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes [32] ______ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. [33] ________ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens [34] _______ we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. [35] __________ (second), there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. [36] ______ it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my [37] ____________ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English within easy reach. Whenever something [38] ________ (beat) us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is [39] ________ great use to keep a diary in English for [40] _________ development of our writing skills.
Passage 15 (08广一模)
It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn't have much time to spare. I wanted to see 31 much of the city as possible in the two days 32 I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and 33 to get there. I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city's well-known tourist 34 (attract) and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady 35 noticed ,ny book came up to me and introduced 36 . She said her name was Miss Bai She and kindly offered to show me 37 the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first 38 (go) to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn't so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. 39 it was broken, did she expect me to jump across? And I couldn't swim, so if I fell in then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation, 40 (close) my book and walked away.
Passage 16 (08广二模)
Lake Titicaca, a famous lake in South America, is located on the border between Bolivia and Peru. But the lives of the ancient people who once lived around the lake and __31__ culture was thought to be highly advanced, have long remained a secret. Recently __32__, scientists taking part in an exploration project at the lake have found __33__ they believe to be a 1000-year-old temple __34__ the water.
Divers from the study group have discovered __35__ building scientists think is the remains of a temple built by the people who once lived beside the lake. The project leaders hope to begin raising important materials from the site later this week __36__ bad weather forces a change in their plans.
"The scientists have not yet had the opportunity to study the materials carefully," said project director, John Aubi. "But some __37__ (put) forward the idea that the remains date from this period because of their __38__ (similar) to those found elsewhere."
The research team has so far this year made more than 200 dives into water 30 metres deep. During these dives, __39__ have been recording the ancient remains on film. There will be a meeting, __40__ (start) later this year to review the film.
Passage 17.(08深圳一模)
One day, about ten years ago, while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw 31 elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked 32 ( close ) at this girl, I found that she was fixed on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs , just a head, a neck and upper body, 33 ( dress ) in a little white skirt. As the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back 34 the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, 35 smile just melted me 36 almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of 37 life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and 38 ( bring ) me into her world; a world of smiles, love and 39 ( warm ). I’m a successful business man now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught 40 .
Passage 18.(08深圳二模)
Each of us failed from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. But all too often ___31___ parents and teachers, we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words ___32___ by actions that failure is something to be ashamed ___33___ . and that nothing but top performance meets with our ___34___ (approve).
When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was ___35___ shy , nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure ___36___ (keep) him from classroom games that other children played with joyous abandon. He seldom answered questions for fear ___37___ he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he repeatedly checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up ___38___ self-confidence. And I repeatedly asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm, ___39___ Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie ___40___ (include), adored her. With her frequent encouragement, Donnie became confident.
Passage 19 (08广东高考)
Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life. 31 these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop 32 (help) it grow”, is based on the following story.
It is said that a short—tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help 33 rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about 34 day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea 35 he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired 36 doing this for a whole day, 37 he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” 38 (high).
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their 39 (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often 40 (result) in the contrary to our intention.
Passage 20.(08佛山一模)
Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think 31 matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, 32 are smart and strong-willed, are very likely 33 (succeed). The reason 34 this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for 35 same reason.
What happens to the 36 children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, 37 , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite 38 (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in 39 lives. They usually 40 (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
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