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When my first wartime Christmas came，I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays．Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted．I was one of the lucky soldiers．It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home，and a light snow had fallen．Mother opened the front door．I could see beyond her，into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood．There were lights，all colors，and ornaments(装饰物)shining against the green of a pine．“Where did it come from?” I asked．“I asked the Gates boy to cut it，” my mother said．“I wouldn’t have had one just for myself，but when called-oh，such a rush！He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper hei ght，almost to the ceiling，and the Tree Top Krystal Star was its place．A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly(不够美观地)at the side，I thought，and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle．But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas．“It’s not like the one you used to find，” my mother went on．“Yours were always in good shape．I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look．But I couldn’t be fussy(挑剔的)．”“Don’t worry，” I told her．“It’s perfect.” It wasn’t，of course，but at the moment I realized something for the first time：all Christmas trees are perfect．1．From the passage，we can infer that ______．A．the writer spent his first Christmas during the warB．soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the warC．all the soldiers had three-day passes D．the writer could not go home for Christmas2．When the writer got home，______．A．it was December 23 B．it was snowing heavily C．he found a Christmas tree in the living roomD．the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother3．From this passage，we can conclude that ______．A．the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees B．his mother didn’t like perfect treesC．his mother didn’t want to have a tree D．the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else4．“All Christmas trees are perfect”，because they can remind you of ______．A．the wartime B．the green of a pine C．the pleasant smell D．the sweet home5．The best title for this passage would be “______”．A．How to Choose a Christmas Tree B．How Soldiers Spent ChristmasC．The Perfect Christmas Tree D．The Christmas Without a TreeCompassion is a desire within us to help others．With effort, we can translate compassion into action．An experience last weekend showed me this is true．I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly．These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机) with a box of biscuits．He said he was out of cash(现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards．He asked if we could let him have the food on trust．He promised to repay me the next day．I couldn’t help staring at him．I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before,and what he would be like if luck had gone his way．I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world．I told him tha t I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so．I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job．Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up．If anything, he looked more pitiable．“Charge it to me,” was all he said．What I had been feeling was pity．Pity is soft and safe and easy．Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action．I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either．Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself．I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.41．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.A．promised to obey the store rules B．forgot to take any money with himC．hoped to have the food first and pay laterD．could not afford anything more expensive42．Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?A．kind and lucky B．poor and lonelyC．friendly and helpful D．hurt and disappointed43．The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.A．he wanted to keep his present job B．he felt no pity for the old gentlemanC．he considered the old man dishonestD．he expected someone else to pay for the old man 44．What does the writer learn from his experience?A．Wealth is more important than anything else.B．Helping others is easier said than done.C．Experience is better gained through practice.D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.The house was quiet at 5 A．m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quie t. He’d dreamt of the cave last night? The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea .Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the seA．He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table.Gone to Michael’s Back tonight . Tim .The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea . The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world．Over the first rocks, along to the point. Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious (神秘)now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way …43．What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?A．He left the house quietly. B．He had breakfast at home.C．He left a note on the freezer. D．He put a sweater in his schoolbag.44．“He settled for some biscuits ” (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim .A．had to leave the biscuits on the table .B．liked biscuits better than sandwichesC．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches D．could only find some biscuits in the kitchen 45．What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?A．The height of the first rocks.B．The ups and downs of the waves.C．The change in the position of the sun.D．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.46．Whish of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?A．The sea looked like a piece of gold．B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived．．The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.47．In the story , Tim’s mood (心情) changed from .A．loneliness to craziness B．anxiousness to excitementC．helplessness to happiness D．eagerness to nervousness“Come in. Kim. Have a seat, please.” said Bill Williams, the manager. This was Kim’s first experience with an assessment. After only six months he was due for a raise if this assessment was satisfactory.“Kim,” began Bill Williams. “I am very pleased with the quality of your work. I have nothing but praise for your devotion and your hard work. My only concern is that you are not active enough in putting forward your suggestions.”“But,” Replied Kim, “I have always completed every assignment you have given me. Mr. Williams.”“I know that, Kim. And please, call me Bill. But what I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas. I need more input from you —more feedback on how things are g oing I don’t need a “yes man”. You never tell me what you think. You just smile as though everything is fine.”“But,” said Kim, “I feel that since you are my superior, it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.”“I’m not asking you to tell me w hat to do, but what you think we could do. To make suggestions. I employed you because I respect your experience in this field, but you are not communicating your thoughts to me.”“Yes. I see I’m not accustomed to this, but I will try to do as you say …, Bill”“Good, then, I expect to hear more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me.”“Yes, of course. Thank you Mr. Will…Bill.”69．Kim is the sort of employee who .A．does not speak out his own ideas B．is not devoted to the jobC．laughs too much over work D．can not finish his work on time70．The word “presumptuous” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to “” .A．full of respect B．too confident and rudeC．lacking in experience D．too shy and quiet71．From the passage, we can learn that .A．Kim has been invited to take charge of the staff meetingsB．the manager appreciates those who just do what he tells them to doC．the manager is pleased with Kim’s hard work and his sug gestionsD．Kim is likely to have a higher salary if he can pass the assessmentPeople fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National V elvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932．Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World war II started, the Taylor moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult (成人) roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? (1966) Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others — several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.60．The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she .A．was small in size B．was too youngC．did not play well enough D．did not show much interest61．What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both .A．popular all their lives B．famous actressesC．suecessful when very young D．rich and kind-hearted62．Taylor became Best Actress at the age of .A．12 B．28 C．31 D．3463．In her later life , Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to .A．doing business and helping othersB．turning herself into a legendC．collecting money for the poorD．going about research and education work19.以drive为中心的词组drive away vi.开车走掉vt.赶走，驱赶drive off 驱散drive out 逐出，乘车出去drivethrough 乘车穿过（街道等）drive sb.mad 使某人发疯20.以fall为中心的词组fall ill /asleep /silent 生病/睡着/沉默fall back撤退，后退fall behind 落后，落伍，落在后面fall down 倒下，落下，掉下，病倒，失败fall in love with...爱上（某人）fall into 陷入，养成，开始，渐渐fall into a habit of 养成...习惯fall off 掉下，衰退，减少fall over 摔倒，落在...上，（头发）披在肩上fall to pieces 破碎，崩溃，瓦解fall into ruins 成为废墟fall to the guound 坠地，失败，落空21.以fix为中心的词组fix a date / time for...为...安排日期/时间fix up 修理，安装，安排，建造，提供fix on / upon 确定，决定fix one's eyes on/upon 注视，凝视fix one's attention on/upon专心于,把注意力集中在out of fix (钟表)不准，不健全22.以get为中心的词组get about 徘徊，走动，旅行；流传get above oneself 自视高傲get accustomed to 习惯于，对~~习以为常get across 度过，通过，横过；说服，使被理解get ahead of 胜过，超过get along 前进，进步；同意；离去，相处get along with 与~~相处get around 走动，传播，影响，说服get at 发现，了解；掌握；攻击get away 离开，逃脱，出发，开始度假get back 取回，回来；报复get behind 落后；识破get close to 接近，靠近get down vt.咽下；写下；使沮丧，使倒下vi.下来get down to 认真对待，静下心来get familiar with 变得熟悉get/catch/seize/take hold of 获得，取得，抓住get home 到家get in 进入，陷入；牵涉get in touch with...与...取得联系get into/out of debt 欠债/不欠债get into进入，陷入，养成get into trouble /a habit of...get off 送走；脱下（衣服）；下车；动身get on 上车；穿上；进步，使前进；成功；相处get on/upon with 进步；在~~方面获得成功get one's hand in 熟悉；习惯get out vi. 摆脱，出去，下车，泄露get out of 由~~出来，从~~得出；避免；退休get over 越过；恢复，痊愈；克服；完成get possession of 占有，取得...所有权get ready for 为~~作准备get rid of 除去，去掉；免除，摆脱get through 拨通，到达，完成，通过；及格get together 积聚，积累；商谈，取得一致意见get up 起床，起立；研究，钻研；致力于；安排get used to 习惯于have got to do 不得不，必须23.以give为中心的词组be given to 沉溺于，习惯于，癖好give about 分配；传播give and take 相互迁就，互让give away 赠送；牺牲；泄露；颁发give back 归还，反射give cause 给予~~的理由give ear to 侧耳倾听give forth 发出，放出；发表give in 屈服，让步，投降give in to 同意，接受；向~~让步give off 发出（烟，气味）give oneself out as/to be 自称为give oneself up to 专心于；向~~自首give out vt.分发,公布,发出,使筋疲力尽vi.用完give place to 让位于，被~~所替代give rise to 引起，导致；使~~发生give sb. to understand 通知某人,使明白give up 放弃；停止give way to 让步，退却；屈服于given that...假定，给定，已知24.以go为中心的词组go about走来走去，（谣言等）流传go across 度过，越过go after 追逐，追求，跟随go against 反对，不利于go ahead 前进，进展，继续go all about 鼓足干劲，全力以赴go along 前进，进行下去go along with... 陪伴，和...一道走go around 走来走去，四处走动go away 离开，走掉go back 回去，返回，走下坡，追溯go back to 追溯至go bad 变坏，腐败go beyond 超过，胜过go by 经过，过去go dead （电脑）死机go down 下降，沉没，垮台，（风等）平静go down to 延续到，继续到go for 支持，赞成，适用于，去（取，拿）go for a walk/ride/swim 去（散步，骑马，游泳）go forward 前进，进展go in 进去，（日月等）被云遮蔽go in for 喜欢，参加，赞成，从事，为...而努力go into 进入，参加，调查，从事，深入研究go off 走开，爆炸go on 继续，接下去go on to do 接着做（另一件事）go on doing 继续做（同一件事）go on with...继续做，忍受go out 出去，熄灭，离开，下台，退休go over 温习，检查，越过go round 拜访，绕道走，绕...运行go through 审查，履行，通过，经历，忍受go too far 走得太远，做/说得太过火go up 上升，上涨，攀登go well 进展顺利go with 与...相配，和...一道走，同意go without 无需，没有...也行go wrong 出故障，走错路want a go 试一试25.以hold为中心的词组hold back 隐瞒，阻止，克制，扣留hold to / by 坚持，固守hold down 压制，压低，缩减hold off 耽搁，不接近，离开hold out 伸出，提出，支持，主张hold up 举起，竖起，支持，使停滞hold with 和...意见一致，赞成catch/seize/get/take hold of 抓住，掌握，获得leave/lose hold of松手，放弃26.以insist为中心的词组insist on / upon坚持，强调，坚决要求insist that...(注意两种语气)27.以keep为中心的词组keep at 坚持，不停地做keep away (from) 不接近，避开，远离keep back 阻止，扣留，隐瞒keep company with...和...结交keep dark 保守秘密keep down 缩减，控制keep doing继续，不断地做keep ...from...阻止keep in 闭门不出keep in mind 记住keep in touch with...与...保持联系/不断接触keep off 不接近，远离keep on doing 继续，不停地做keep one's balance 保持平衡keep out 使...不入内keep pace with...跟上，同...步调一致keep time 合拍子，按时，（钟表）走得准keep to 坚持，固守，遵守keep up 继续，坚持，保持，维持keep up with...赶上，跟上，与...并肩前进keep watch 守望，值班，注意in good /high keep保存得好in bad/low keep保存得不好28.以lay为中心的词组lay aside 把..放在一边，抛弃，贮藏lay down 放下，使躺下，放弃，牺牲lay off （暂时）解雇，放弃，停止lay out 花费，投资，不置，打昏29.以leave为中心的词组ask for leave 请假give leave 准假leave about乱放，乱丢leave alone 听任，任其自然leave...as it is.听其自然leave behind 留下，忘记携带leave for （离开某地）去某地leave out 省去，遗漏，不把...计算在内leave off 停止，脱去，戒除leave office 离职，下台leave over 留下，剩下，延期leave room for 为...让出地方leave school 毕业leave sth, to / with sb把...交给/留给某人.leave sb, sth. 把...交给/留给某人leave word / a message 留言，留信leave+object+o.c.on leave 休假，请假30.以look为中心的词组look about 四下环顾；查看look after 照顾，看管look around 东张西望look at 注视，着眼于look back 回顾，回头看look back on / upon ...回look for 寻找；期待，期望look down on /upon 俯视；轻视look forward to 盼望，期待look in 看望，顺便进去望一下look into 窥视；调查；浏览look like 看起来象look on /upon 旁观；面向look on / upon ...as...把...看作look one's age 和年龄相称look out 向外看；注意；当心，提防look out for 当心，寻找，搜寻look over 从上面看过去；检查，忽略look through透过~~看去；看穿；浏览，彻底调查look to 面向，注意look up 查阅，仰视，涨价look up to 仰望，尊敬31.以make为中心的词组be made from 由~~原料制成be made (out) of 由~~材料制成be made up of 由~~组成make an appointment with sb.与...约定make a beeline for走直路,走进路,朝...径直走去make a difference 有差别，有关系，很重要make a fool of 愚弄，欺骗make a mistake 弄错make a note of 记下make a point 阐述观点make a point of doing 强调；决心，坚持make a promise 许诺make a will 立下遗嘱make advantages/use of 使用，利用make after 追求，追赶make believe makecertain/sure确信，把~~弄清楚make contact with 接通，与~~接触，与~~联系make eyes at...抛眉眼，以目示意make for 去向，向~~前进；有利于make friends with 和~~交友make into 把~~制成，使~~转变为make much of 重视；理解；赏识make one's mind on sth. 决定某事make one's own 当作自己的看待make oneself at home 随便，别拘束make oneself understood 让别人理解自己make out 填写；开支票；理解；辨认。