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限时训练20Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 36 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.Then something 37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not 40 the operation, which put him into deep 41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either. 42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other 43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 44 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be 46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would 49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any 51 !Upon getting the money, I ran to the hosp ital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a 52 !”Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the 53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by bein g a (an) 54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .36. A. private B. colorful C. lonely D. normal37. A. strange B. wrong C. unexpected D. unfair38. A. lifted B. reduced C. examined D. removed39. A. terrible B. painful C. simple D. special40. A. stand B. consider C. perform D. afford41. A. confusion B. anxiety C.embarrassment D.dissatisfaction42. A. Thus B. Otherwise C. However D. Therefore43. A. reasons B. options C. symptoms D. expectations44. A. even if B. as if C. so that D. in case45. A. encouraging B. annoying C. astonishing D. convincing46. A. challenging B. disturbing C. amazing D. scaring47. A. saving B. handling C. donating D. selling48. A. colleague B. relative C. boss D. surgeon49. A. adapt B. survive C. continue D. wander50. A. Luckily B. Slightly C. Constantly D. Occasionally51. A. analysis B. dignity C. hesitation D. remark52. A. favor B. hug C. promise D. reply53. A. best B. longest C. strangest D. toughest54. A. aggressive B. sensitive C. supportive D. attentive55. A. effort B. sympathy C. pressure D. toleranceAThe common cold is the world’s most widespre ad illness, which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.The most widespread fallacy(谬误) of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being fre e from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes. During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pa in suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms.1. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 32. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.B. Colds are not caused by cold.C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.A. they are working in the isolated arctic regionsB. they are writing reports in terribly cold weatherC. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regionsD. they are coming into touch again with the outside world4. V olunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.A. suffered a lotB. never caught coldsC. often caught coldsD. became very strong5. The passage mainly discusses _______.A. the experiments on the common coldB. the fallacy about the common coldC. the reason and the way people catch coldsD. the continued spread of common coldsBAs the summer time approaches, more and more commercials and advertisements can be seen on the mass media encouraging students to join English study tours abroad. The purpose of these tours is to provide students with an opportunity to learn English in a native speaking environment and use English in real situations. Parents always believe that their children will automatically speak good English after attending these study tours. However, for me, as an English major and former participant of many English study tours, I find these summer tours ineffective.Parents who send their children abroad for a summer to study English usually believe that the native speaking environment, including the courses, teachers, and host families, can help their children to learn English better. This might be true if the students really study hard and they really get an all-English environment. But the fact is that, most of the time, the tour part is more important than the study part. Although these tours take place in foreign countries, students are rarely exposed in an all-English environment. You will find that, in the morning classes, Taiwanese students would like to stick together and speak Chinese with each other, even though there are some students from other countries. In the afternoon, the students go on a sightseeing excursion(观光游览) with their companions from Taiwan; they speak Chinese of course. In the evening, when students return to the host families, they would stay in their room and share the day with their roommate, another Taiwanese student. People who speak the same language with you is like a log in the ocean when living in a foreign country where you can not express yourself well, so that you would naturally stick with them. This is especially true with children. Another unrealistic expectation parents have for these tours is that the experience of living abroad can make their children more independent and mature. However, maturity does not come overnight. It takes time and practice. The most important of all is that they need a good mentor. None of these exist in the study tours.66. What’s the author’s attitude towards the English study tours abroad?A. Doubtful.B. Positive.C. Negative.D. Neutral.67. Which of the following is the most important thing for children who study in an English environment according to the writer?A. Host families.B. Hard work.C. Courses.D. Teachers.68. Why are students rarely exposed in an all-English environment?A. The study tour itself makes it less important for students to expose themselves.B. Staying with the students from the same country makes study easy abroad.C. They only want to stay with their English teachers.D. They are not sure about their spoken English.69. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word“mentor”？A. companion adult, grown-up, matureB. bossC. doctorD. adviser70. What makes the parents send their children to join English study tours abroad according to the text?A. Parents’ misunderstanding to the ads.B. Parents’ lack of information.C. Parents’ unrealistic expectation.D. Parents’ social experience.CThe London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games announced the details of the lighting of the Olympic Flame and travel around the UK to be started in May.Organized by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC)(希腊奥委会），the Olympic Flame will be ignited mid-morning on May 10 using the sun's rays at the Temple of Hera in Olympia，in an hour-long ceremony among the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Games.From the Lighting Ceremony in Olympia, the HOC will take the Olympic Flame on an 8-day relay around Greece before arriving in Athens on May 17 for the official handover ceremony. During an early evening hour-long ceremony, the Olympic Flame will be handed over to a London 2012 representative.British Airways, the official airline partner of the London 2012 Games, will carry the Olympic Flame on board flight “BA2012”一a golden aircraft from Athens into the UK on May 18. The Flame will arrive into the UK at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose on early evening of May 18. On the morning of May 19，the Flame will then travel from RNAS to Land's End ready for the start of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.The Olympic Flame will travel 8,000 miles across the UK to within 10 miles of 95 percent of the population^ 8,000 torchbearers (火炬手）will carry the Olympic Flame for approximately 300 meters each, passing the Olympic Flame from torch to torch until it reaches the Olympic Stadium on the eve of 27 July.56. The underlined word “ignited” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “____”.A. changedB. replacedC. litD. kept57. The official handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame will last ____.A. an hourB. one eveningC. a weekD. 8 days58. We learn from the text that ____.A. the Olympic Flame relay will take place only in the UKB. the 2012 London Olympic torch relay will last over three monthsC. the Olympic Flame will travel from Greece to the UK by landD. most people in the UK needn't travel far to see the Olympic Flame59. What is the best title for the text?A. Welcome to enjoy the 2012 London Olympic torch relayB. Olympic Flame lighting and UK arrival details announcedC. The hard journey of Olympic Flame from home to LondonD. A brief introduction to the history of Olympic Flame relay36-40 CCDCD 41-45 BCBBD 46-50 ADCBA 51-55CBDCABCDAC CBADC CADB。