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入库时间：2017-07-14In the early spring of 1974, the now world-famous photographer Stephen Wilkes was a 16- year-old reporter and cameraman for his high school’s television station. His best friend was also a reporter for the ___21___, and together they came up with the wild idea of___22___some of the great news broadcasters and journalists of the age. So they wrote personalized, hand-written letters to dozens of them.
Nobody ___23___but perhaps the greatest news broadcaster and journalist of them all: Walter Cronkite, who generously offered to spend a full ___24___ with the boys. Stephen and his friend understood that this would be the most ___25___reporting event of their lives, so they prepared___26___for it.
They___27___dozens of thoughtfully well-prepared questions and practiced the questions over and over again. When the day of the interview ___28___, they were ready. They sat with Mr. Cronkite and asked him one question after another, carefully___29___each question on their notepad. And Mr. Cronkite was unbelievably_____30_____ with his answers for the entire hour.
Then, as they were_____31_____ things up, he said, “Boy, I’d like to ask you both an important question; Do you know what makes a _____32_____interview?”
Stephen and his friend were caught off-guard, so they quickly began searching _____33_____their notepad, which didn’t provide an obvious _____34_____. Mr. Cronkite smiled and quickly rescued them, _____35_____. “Being a good listener, boys. That’s what truly makes a great interview. Being a good _____36_____will always lead you to the next best question.”
The boys looked up at the legendary broadcaster and suddenly _____37_____ they had spent their whole hour robotically _____38_____one scripted(照本宣科的) question after another meaninglessly, but not truly listening or _____39_____to a single answer. And if they had listened, they could have allowed Mr. Cronkite’s answers to guide their question, and guide them to a far more _____40_____ hour together.
21. A. company B. station C. town D. country
22. A. becoming B. knowing C. studying D. interviewing
23. A. replied B. cared C. accepted D. believed
24. A. minute B. hour C. day D. week
25. A. challenging B. fortunate C. important D. rewarding
26. A. separately B. anxiously C. independently D. carefully
27. A. gathered B. employed C. received D. composed
28. A. passed B. ended C. arrived D. occurred
29. A. looking at B. breaking down C. leaving up D. checking off
30. A. patient B. funny C. strange D. wise
31. A. making B. packing C. turning D. cleaning
32. A. slow B. peaceful C. great D. content
33. A. for B. inside C. through D. with
34. A. way B. answer C. favor D. chance
35. A. complaining B. warning C. declaring D. explaining
36. A. listener B. reporter C. broadcaster D. cameraman
37. A. mastered B. realized C. expected D. remembered
38. A. showing B. donating C. asking D. guiding
39. A. responding B. sticking C. objecting D. agreeing
40. A. effective B. unforgettable C. interesting D. meaningful
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入库时间：2017-01-27When I was 8 years old,a gentleman came to my orphanage and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project--a small table.I was so 41 of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) 42 .It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 43 .it I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a 44 .She was the head mistress of our orphanage was always 45 with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating,the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories.But I was just so 46 and happy that I couldn't wait.I 47 out like a flash,carrying my table and smiling from ear to car.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table betide my bed.I was 48 it when Mother Winters entered.Sh walked ever to the table.Running her hand 49 it,she noticed that it was still wet.
"Were you 50 to bring this home?"she asked.
"No,ma'am."I 51 with my bead down.
She ordered me so throw the table out and so I did.After she left,I immediately opened the door to
get it back. There was 52 stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never 53 it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would 54 it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I 55 that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her 56 to get something important. I followed her 57 into a dark corner. She picked something up 58 she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 59 to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to 60 .
41. A. tired B. ashamed C. aware D. proud
42. A. award B. record C. wonder D. product
43. A. complete B. invent C. paint D. design
44. A. reward B. gift C. prize D. souvenir
45. A. satisfied B. angry C. patient D. strict
46. A. upset B. excited C. confident D. amazed
47. A. dashed B. walked C. stepped D. climbed
48. A. drying B. admiring C. observing D. hiding
49. A. into B. after C. above D. across
50. A. supposed B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. determined
51. A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued
52. A. glue B. dirt C. paint D. wood
53. A. removed B. shook C. touched D. split
54. A. throw B. give C. take D. put
55. A. recommended B. expected C. remembered D. learned
56. A. bathroom B. basement C. balcony D. bedroom
57. A. unexpectedly B. unwillingly C. curiously D. worriedly
58. A. Until B. Since C. Before D. As
59. A. gratitude B. admiration C. sympathy D. regret
60. A. adapt B. study C. please D. perform
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入库时间：2017-01-23On August 26,1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to __41__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __42__ to go home. Some battled to __43__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __44__ bravely，walking miles to get to work.
I __45__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __46__ had stopped. After making my way __47__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was __48__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __49__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __50__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever，the train __51__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __52__ through, exhausted and __53__.
My coworkers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5：00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __54__ I received an email from Garth, my Director：
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __55__ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __56__ to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth's email was short, but I learned more from that __57__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __58__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __59__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth's words immediately __60__ me and put a smile back on my face.
41．A.break B．flood
C．sink D．crash
42．A.forced B．refused
C．adjusted D．gathered
43．A.order B．pay
C．call D．search
44．A.climate B．scenery
C．storm D．burden
45．A.used B．promised
C．deserved D．happened
46．A.practice B．routine
C．process D．service
47．A.to B．through
C．over D．for
48．A.operating B．cycling
C．turning D．rushing
49．A.check B．carry
C．find D．board
50．A.street B．ground
C．floor D．platform
51．A.paused B．crossed
C．reached D．parked
52．A.wet B．weak
C．sick D．hurt
53．A.ashamed B．discouraged
C．surprised D．puzzled
54．A.while B．when
C．where D．after
55．A.hardly B．casually
C．absolutely D．eventually
56．A.devotion B．donation
C．connection D．reaction
57．A.accurate B．urgent
C．brief D．humorous
58．A.promise B．appreciation
C．advice D．guidance
59．A.troubles B．signals
C．rules D．signs
60．A.corrected B．supported
C．amazed D．refreshed
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41.A. books B. stories C. reports D. films
42.A. crazy B. easy C. busy D. angry
43.A. families B. classmates C. colleagues D. employers
44.A. adventure B. research C. exploration D. experience
45.A. good B. hard C. sad D. urgent
46.A. kitchen B. garage C. house D. garden
47.A. frequently B. rarely C. gradually D. finally
48.A. bored B. lost C. hurt D. upset
49.A. calm B. awake C. firm D. happy
50.A. while B. unless C. until D. after
51.A. learn B. imagine C. realize D. agree
52.A. early B. late C. nice D. guilty
53.A. serious B. nervous C. wrong D. painful
54.A. concern B. worry C. opinion D. regret
55.A. forever B. somehow C. alone D. instead
56.A. care about B. apologize for C. think of D. refer to
57.A. again B. often C. even D. still
58.A. spare B. save C. take D. kill
59.A. follow B. receive C. divide D. make
60.A. needs B. keeps C. misses D. stops
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入库时间：2016-09-03 My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters __41__ the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.
The first __42__ event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone __43__ to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __44__ but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps __45__ the stairs to the top room.A few hours __46__ her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.
A few weeks later the __47__ event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were __48__.She pushed them in and went back __49__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite __50__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.
The last event at the house was the __51__ and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to __52__ it and no one was there.She went to the __53__ for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was __54__！She ran all over the house and __55__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was __56__ because Sarah couldn't __57__ the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and __58__ her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma __59__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV __60__ she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.
41．A. offered B．supported C． shared D．afforded
42．A. interesting B．particular C．anxious D. strange
43．A. upstairs B．outsides C．downstairs D．indoors
44．A. male B．other C．female D．another
45．A. turning up B．coming up C．picking up D．sending up
46．A. later B． ago C．after D．former
47．A. last B．second C．third D．final
48．A. pulled out B．pointed out C. thrown out D．given out
49．A. turning B．pushing C．cooking D．pulling
50．A. delighted B．disappointed C．frightened D．satisfied
51．A. best B．worse C．better D．worst
52．A. receive B．answer C．reply D．react
53． A. kitchen B．living room C．sitting room D．bedroom
54．A. asleep B．lost C．gone D．sleeping
55．A. in the end B．at first C．firstly D．at the end
56．A. unnecessary B．desperate C．separate D．impossible
57．A .run B．walk C．climb D．wander
58．A. took B．held C．carried D．brought
59．A. crying B．shouting C．calling D．laughing
60．A. when B．before C．while D．until
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入库时间：2016-08-21The British isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 16 , or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is ___17___ into three parts: Scotland , Wales and England.
The United Kingdom is that __18____of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the ___19___of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The ____20__of Ireland is self-governing. The __21____name of the United Kingdom is ____22__“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
___23__ is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most __24___of the United Kingdom, so people often use the __25___ “England” and “English” when they __26__ “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little __27__. The Scots in particular are very __28___ of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard ___29___as English, and have a culture and even a ___30___of their own.
Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish___31___ ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. ___32___, Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still ____33__to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland ___34___to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not want to ___35___British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.
16. A. Wales B. Britain C. England D. Scotland
17. A. divided B. cut C. broken D. separated
18. A. piece B. island C. country D. part
19. A. south B. north C. part D. whole
20. A. smaller B. larger C. rest D. island
21. A. correct B. true C. full D. complete
22. A. also B. therefore C. likely D. perhaps
23. A. The UK B. The British isles C. Great Britain D. England
24. A. colleges B. officials C. cities D. population
25. A. words B. names C. spellings D. pronunciations
26. A. call B. forget C. speak D. write
27. A. angry B. difficult C. tired D. lonely
28. A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind
29. A. it B. Wales C. them D. themselves
30. A. capital B. language C. history D. programmers
31. A. Country B. Question C. Disease D. Republic
32. A. At last B. So C. Meanwhile D. Also
33. A. returns B. belongs C. gets D. speaks
34. A. hoped B. refused C. broke away D. used
35. A. feel B. touch C. fight D. help
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入库时间：2016-08-15Historians already know that Winston Churchill often took high-risk gambles（赌博）in his political life . But that Churchill was a gambler in 41 aspects of his life has tended not to catch his biographers’ 42 .
Two new books attempt to fill this 43 .
The first is No More Champagne written by David Lough , a private-banker-turned-historian who looks at Churchill’s personal 44 during the ups and downs of his career . It is the first 45 to focus on this aspect of his life .
Mr. Lough has 46 through Churchill’s personal accounts and found that he was as much a 47 when it came to his money as he was when he was 48 at the Admiralty or in Downing Street .
49 Churchill was a descendant（后裔）of the Dukes of Marlborough , his 50 had “ very little money on either side ” – but that never 51 them living the 52 life . Indeed , between 1908 and 1914 the Churchill household spent an average of ￡1,160 on wine 53 each year--$145,000 in today’s money . It is no 54 that Churchill spent most of his life leaping from one cash flow crisis to another , being constantly behind his suppliers’ 55 .
Another new book , Winston Churchill Reporting , by Simon Read , an American journalist , looks at one of the 56 Churchill eventually paid some of them : 57 .
Mr. Read investigates how Churchill went from a young army officer to being Britain’s highest-earning war journalist by the age of 25 .
The Churchill name 58 helped open newspaper editors’ doors across London . But it was that the young 59 was willing to take risks on 60 across the world that marked out his columns from those of his contemporaries .
| 41. A. some | B. the other | C. the same | D. other |
| 42. A. breath | B. smile | C. attention | D. voice |
| 43. A. gap | B. hole | C. post | D. bill |
| 44. A. letters | B. beliefs | C. donations | D. finances |
| 45. A. biography | B. diary | C. song | D. poem |
| 46. A. travelled | B. searched | C. cut | D. got |
| 47. A. trouble-maker | B. passer-by | C. looker-on | D. risk-taker |
| 48. A. keeping secrets | B. making decisions | C. taking steps | D. giving lessons |
| 49. A. Since | B. When | C. Although | D. Until |
| 50. A. children | B. parents | C. wife | D. colleagues |
| 51. A. relieved | B. encouraged | C. stopped | D. banned |
| 52. A. low | B. miserable | C. high | D. new |
| 53. A. alone | B. joint | C. combined | D. separate |
| 54. A. use | B. doubt | C. need | D. wonder |
| 55. A. products | B. bills | C. price | D. service |
| 56. A. ways | B. friends | C. ideas | D. dreams |
| 57. A. reading | B. writing | C. fighting | D. risking |
| 58. A. hardly | B. involuntarily | C. illegally | D. certainly |
| 59. A. historian | B. banker | C. reporter | D. editor |
| 60. A. battlefields | B. farms | C. rivers | D. playgrounds |
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入库时间：2016-08-08Would you agree with the statement that a wish is born from an idea, a simple idea imagined in the mind? Back in the 19th century two men had an idea which became their great 36 . The efforts they had made were rewarded with their success that 37 world travel.
In 1903, the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville) achieved their dream. They flew the world’s first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine by which they made free, controlled and sustained 38 . Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 39 this important and memorable moment.
The dream started with an idea that was planted in their minds by a 40 given to them by their father. In the words of the boys, “Our father came into the house one evening with some object in his hands, and 41 we could see what it was, he threw it into the air. Instead of falling to the floor, the toy flew across the room 42 it hit the ceiling, where it finally sank to the 43 .” This simple toy attracted the Wright Brothers and started their lifelong 44 in human flight.
The Wright Brothers 45 learning new things. 46 they opened their own printing office and then in 1893 they opened a company where they repaired bicycles. But Wilbur had his mind set on something more 47 . He decided to pursue 48 .
The brothers spent many hours researching, 49 their machines and making improvements. What started out as a 50 soon became a career. With determination and 51 they realized their dream in 1903.
The next time you hear or see an airplane or travel on one, 52 where it all started. A simple idea was developed in the minds of the two young men who didn’t have a university degree. They were not scientists in the 53 sense of the world.
What idea are you working on? Have you limited yourself by saying you are not a scientist or not 54 enough? Whatever the mind can think and believe, it can be 55 .
36. A. time B. pressure C. dream D. fortune
37. A. combined B. replaced C. explored D. changed
38. A. flight B. ride C. contribution D. achievement
39. A. wanted B. witnessed C. proved D. needed
40. A. bicycle B. airplane C. document D. toy
41. A. when B. before C. after D. while
42. A. until B. since C. if D. but
43. A. desk B. floor C. street D. road
44. A. discovery B. trip C. interest D. devotion
45. A. considered B. enjoyed C. admitted D. imagined
46. A. Firstly B. Finally C. Usually D. Actually
47. A. average B. powerful C. exciting D. fortunate
48. A. dancing B. singing C. flying D. writing
49. A. testing B. watching C. designing D. examining
50. A. hobby B. gift C. trouble D. trick
51. A. distinction B. explanation C. expression D. patience
52. A. forget B. ask C. remember D. expect
53. A. hopeful B. true C. wealthy D. energetic
54. A. funny B. polite C. outgoing D. clever
55. A. defeated B. recognized C. achieved D. organized
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入库时间：2016-08-07In ancient times the king of Greece was sick. The doctor came, 21 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk.” The king was 22 , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 23 ?” he asked.
“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) 24 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 25 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 26 him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo 27 understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 28 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 29 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t 30 , Father, I will help you.”
The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 31 the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made 32 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 33 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.
“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king. The girl 34 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father 35 a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 36 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”
“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a 37 of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”
“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, 38 can’t a man have a baby?”
The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 39 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his 40 .
21. A. looked B. tested C. examined D. judged
22. A. surprised B. pleased C. touched D. moved
23. A. impossible B. possible C. usual D. unusual
24. A. enemy B. friend C. neighbor D. patient
25. A. excite B. delight C. anger D. suffer
26. A. begged B. decided C. ordered D. suggested
27. A. quickly B. directly C. correctly D. suddenly
28. A. situation B. chance C. position D. place
29. A. wrong B. matter C. thing D. problem
30. A. frighten B. worry C. doubt D. fear
31. A. above B. on C. over D. below
32. A. such B. that C. more D. so
33. A. get out B. find out C. take out D. bring out
34. A. began B. looked C. pretended D. became
35. A. had birth in B. gave birth to C. gave birth of D. had birth to
36. A. clothes B. food C. bowls D. bottles
37. A. lie B. trick C. fool D. friend
38. A. how B. why C. who D. what
39. A. daughter B. girl C. wife D. friend
40. A. daughter B. boy C. baby D. sister
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入库时间：2016-05-27History has not yet __51__ what we will definitively call the postmillennial cohort (2000年后出生的人) that now __52__ more than 60 million people in the U. S. These kids and __53__ with no concept of life __54__ the Internet have so far been called the App Generation and Generation Z. They've been referred to as Homelanders, having grown up under the ghost of terrorism. They've also been __55__ the plurals, for their historic diversity, as well as the Founders, at least by MTV.
Whatever we __56__ naming them, marketers and academics are turning their attention to this group, which has billions in __57__ and is already shaping the culture. This generation is growing up “totally and utterly connected," says California State University psychologist Larry Rosen. Experts like Rosen have concerns about these kids' Google-inspired expectations that everything be __58__. They worry about their inability to __59__ even five seconds of boredom. And they worry about the demands that come with __60__ several identities online, from Facebook to twitter to Snapchat. "There's so much pressure on young people, who are still __61__ their identities, to present this crystallized, idealized identity online," says the University of Washington's Katie Davis.
Historian Neil Howe sees __62__ with the Silent Generation, the spoilt, risk-avoiding, "nice" generation of kids who grew up during the Great Depression and World War II, although some marked differences are found. Today's youths are also coming of age among geopolitical trouble and fears about the economy, he says, __63__schools emphasize an intense far-reaching sensitivity to other kids. He suspects this __64__ will be known for being well behaved and perhaps boring the culture by playing it safe. "There are typical examples that occur repeatedly," Howe says, "even if they go by different __65__."
51. A. remarked B. convinced C. guaranteed D. revealed
52. A. numbers B. houses C. accommodates D. contains
53. A. adults B. adolescents C. folks D. guys
54. A. over B. without C. besides D. beyond
55. A. diagnosed B. dismissed C. labeled D. coined
56. A. end up B. consider about C. appeal for D. approve of
57. A. distribution force B. purchasing power C. global view D. unique outlooks
58. A. vivid B. instructive C. instant D. profitable
59. A. feed up with B. put up with C. make up for D. identify with
60. A. faking B. revising C. illustrating D. maintaining
61. A. supervising B. forming C. representing D. promoting
62. A. parallels B. contrasts C. comparisons D. reservations
63. A. because B. although C. while D. when
64. A. emphasis B. generation C. intensity D. cultivation
65. A. routes B. schemes C. names D. definitions
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入库时间：2016-05-26One of the most exciting archaeological (考古的) discoveries in history was made in November 1922, when Howard Carter was 41 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. After many months of digging, he finally 42 an unknown tomb (坟墓).
43 with his friend Lord Carnarvon, who was providing the money for his work, Carter entered the 44 tomb. At first there was 45 , because the tomb was 46 , and it was clear that it had been robbed (盗窃) at some time in the past. 47 , one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that led down to another door that had not been 48 .
Carter went down the dark staircase, walking 49 in case there were any traps (陷阱). As he opened the 50 , Lord Carnarvon asked if he could see anything. He replied, “Yes, 51 things.” It was clear at once that they had discovered what they had been 52 . The tomb of King Tutankhamun was full of treasures of 53 value. There were over 5,000 objects of silver, gold and precious stones which had lain there 54 for thousands of years.
Lord Carnarvon’s 55 at discovering the treasures did not last long. Many of the local people were afraid of 56 the kings’ tombs, and believed that the kings would punish anyone who 57 them. Lord Carnarvon had paid little attention to these 58 , but only a few weeks later, he 59 fell ill and died; at the exact time of his death, all the lights in Cairo went out all of a sudden, and far away in England, his dog also 60 .
41. A. traveling B. visiting C. working D. standing
42. A. fell into B. passed by C. came across D. knocked down
43. A. Back B. Again C. Around D. Together
44. A. new B. dark C. warm D. familiar
45. A. joy B. surprise C. satisfaction D. disappointment
46. A. empty B. wet C. dirty D. quiet
47. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
48. A. fixed B. locked C. opened D. replaced
49. A. calmly B. quickly C. confidently D. carefully
50. A. door B. tomb C. case D. eye
51. A. terrible B. common C. strange D. wonderful
52. A. lost B. looking for C. ruined D. focusing on
53. A. no B. little C. low D. great
54. A. undivided B. undeveloped C. unplanned D. undiscovered
55. A. fear B. worry C. pleasure D. shame
56. A. building B. repairing C. disturbing D. closing
57. A. bought B. entered C. met D. cleaned
58. A. jokes B. mistakes C. stories D. warnings
59. A. finally B. really C. suddenly D. actually
60. A. died B. changed C. disappeared D. returned
使用次数：187
入库时间：2016-03-11Throughout history, many great leaders and explorers have tried hard to find objects or other ways to live forever. While it might sound 41 to live forever, I believe that what makes life so 42 is that it doesn’t last forever. So, I don’t 43 that living forever is a good idea.
For one thing, I think living forever would be very 44 . We always have to find ways to 45 ourselves in a normal lifetime. 46 you lived forever, you would still need to eat and have a place to live. To pay for all these things, you would have to 47 working for as long as you lived. Many people work for 30-40 years, then 48 and begin to enjoy the rest of their lives. But you wouldn’t have that 49 if you lived forever. And, since forever is a long time, that means if you didn’t 50 your skill set every few decades(十年)，you could be stuck doing the same thing for a very long time. That doesn’t sound like 51 at all!
Furthermore, it would be very 52 to live forever if the people around you didn’t also have that 53 . You’d be likely to 54 a lot of people in different periods of time, but you would also have to 55 them die. No doubt this could be very 56 for you. You would have the 57 to see your children and your grandchildren and your great grandchildren all 58 . But then, you’d also have to watch them get old and pass away. 59 , this could lead to a very lonely existence(存在).
60 , while living forever might be attractive to some people, I don’t think it 
would be right for me.
41. A. painful B. worrying C. interesting D. impossible
42. A. valuable B. difficult C. busy D. quiet
43. A. doubt B. realize C. fear D. agree
44. A. important B. boring C. special D. normal
45. A. discover B. support C. dress D. protect
46. A. Even if B. As if C. Every time D. Soon after
47. A. start B. enjoy C. forget D. continue
48. A. move B. stop C. wait D. play
49. A. plan B. choice C. problem D. effort
50. A. control B. notice C. change D. improve
51. A. beauty B. truth C. fun D. luck
52. A. lonely B. strange C. nice D. clear
53. A. patience B. courage C. ability D. decision
54. A. teach B. save C. invite D. meet
55. A. watch B. make C. help D, feel
56. A. good B. simple C. exciting D. sad
57. A. chance B. right C. duty D. method
58. A. show off B. set off C. grow up D. give up
59. A. Suddenly B. Hopefully C. Secretly D. Finally
60. A. As usual B. In short C. At least D. For example
使用次数：184
入库时间：2016-03-11Throughout history, many great leaders and explorers have tried hard to find objects or other ways to live forever. While it might sound 41 to live forever, I believe that what makes life so 42 is that it doesn’t last forever. So, I don’t 43 that living forever is a good idea.
For one thing, I think living forever would be very 44 . We always have to find ways to 45 ourselves in a normal lifetime. 46 you lived forever, you would still need to eat and have a place to live. To pay for all these things, you would have to 47 working for as long as you lived. Many people work for 30-40 years, then 48 and begin to enjoy the rest of their lives. But you wouldn’t have that 49 if you lived forever. And, since forever is a long time, that means if you didn’t 50 your skill set every few decades(十年)，you could be stuck doing the same thing for a very long time. That doesn’t sound like 51 at all!
Furthermore, it would be very 52 to live forever if the people around you didn’t also have that 53 . You’d be likely to 54 a lot of people in different periods of time, but you would also have to 55 them die. No doubt this could be very 56 for you. You would have the 57 to see your children and your grandchildren and your great grandchildren all 58 . But then, you’d also have to watch them get old and pass away. 59 , this could lead to a very lonely existence(存在).
60 , while living forever might be attractive to some people, I don’t think it would be right for me.
41. A. painful B. worrying C. interesting D. impossible
42. A. valuable B. difficult C. busy D. quiet
43. A. doubt B. realize C. fear D. agree
44. A. important B. boring C. special D. normal
45. A. discover B. support C. dress D. protect
46. A. Even if B. As if C. Every time D. Soon after
47. A. start B. enjoy C. forget D. continue
48. A. move B. stop C. wait D. play
49. A. plan B. choice C. problem D. effort
50. A. control B. notice C. change D. improve
51. A. beauty B. truth C. fun D. luck
52. A. lonely B. strange C. nice D. clear
53. A. patience B. courage C. ability D. decision
54. A. teach B. save C. invite D. meet
55. A. watch B. make C. help D, feel
56. A. good B. simple C. exciting D. sad
57. A. chance B. right C. duty D. method
58. A. show off B. set off C. grow up D. give up
59. A. Suddenly B. Hopefully C. Secretly D. Finally
60. A. As usual B. In short C. At least D. For example
使用次数：119
入库时间：2016-01-21In 1882 a baby girl caught a fever that was so fierce that she nearly died. She 41 but the fever left its mark一she could no longer see and 42 . Because she could not hear，she also found it very 43 to speak.
So how did this child，blinded and deafened at 19 months old，grow up to 44 a world-famous author and public speaker?
The fever cut her 45 from the outside world， depriving (剥夺）her of sight and sound. It was 46 she had been thrown into a dark prison room from which there could be no 47 .
Luckily Helen was not someone who 48 easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other 49 . She followed her mother wherever she went， 50 onto her skirts. She touched and smelled everything she came across. She 51 their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself，like milking the 52 or kneading dough (揉面）.She even learnt to 53 people by feeling their faces or their clothes. She could also 54 where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the 55 of the ground under her feet.
By the age of 7 she had invented over 60 different 56 by which she could talk to her family. ff she wanted bread for example，she would pretend to 57 a loaf and butter into slices (片）.If she wanted ice cream， she 58 herself with her arms and pretended to shake.
Helen was unusual in that she was extremely 59 and also very sensitive. By her own 60 she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world. But even so she had limitations.
41.A. escaped B. succeeded C. finished D. survived
42.A. cry B. sleep C. hear D. read
43.A. difficult B. impossible C. able D.usual
44.A. explain B. become C. manage D. choose
45.A. down B. off C. in D. up
46.A. even if B. not only C. so that D. as if
47.A.increase B. release C. punishment D. praise
48.A. gave out B. picked up C. gave up D. turned up
49.A. senses B. plans C. projects D. dreams
50.A. falling B. hanging C. stepping D. rushing
51 A. copied B. stole C. expressed D. figured
52 A. chickens B. children C. cows D. birds
53 A. ask B. find C. lead D. recognize
54 A. remember B. tel C. forget D. improve
55 A. feel B. knowledge C. opinion D. sight
56 A. directions B. signs C. notes D. topics
57 A. order B. cook C. cut D. throw
58 A. reached B. held C. dropped D. opened
59 A. generous B. kind C. intelligent D. honest
60 A. lives B. relationships C. effects D. efforts
使用次数：65
入库时间：2013-09-11In 1896, 17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich for the mathematics and physics program at the polytechnic in Zurich. There he met Marits, a girl from Hungary and the only woman student in the school. They studied in the same class and the 41 interest in physics brought the two together and they became good friends. Over the next few years, their friendship developed into 42 . In a letter to her, Einstein called Marits “a creature who is my equal and who is as strong and independent as I am.” In January 1903, when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he.
After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the 43 on the great theory of relativity. To give her husband more help, Marits 44 her own work, and became a good wife and 45 . She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible. She was sure that her husband would 46 . They often discussed the 47 while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from home.
In 1914, the Einstein’s moved to Berlin and 48 there. At that time, Einstein’s theory 49 to be correct and he became 50 all over the world. Marits was very 51 her husband with his success. But it was not long before the First World War 52 , Marits as well as her two sons, who were 53 in Switzerland, couldn’t come back to 54 any longer. The war not only stopped Einstein’s work but also broke up the warm, happy 55 . In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced, having lived apart for five years.
41. A. great B. special C. common D. especial
42. A. association B. romance C. relationship D. amazement
43. A. cause B. matter C. idea D. research
44. A. gave up B. held up C. give in D. took off
45. A. mother B. cook C. servant D. assistant
46. A. agree B. practice C. succeed D. accept
47. A. plan B. program C. suggestion D. theory
48. A. lived on B. stopped C. settled down D. worked
49. A. seemed B. appeared C. looked D. proved
50. A. excited B. famous C. satisfied D. lucky
51. A. proud of B. admired for C. surprised at D. worried about
52. A. ended B. broke out C. finished D. took place
53. A. living B. working C. traveling D. performing
54. A. Berlin B. Munich C. Hungary D. Switzerland
55. A. life B. time C. home D. family
使用次数：68
入库时间：2013-08-19On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 4 human heads. They 5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 8 , these huge stone men 9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 15 men. Why they did this is still 16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 18 all the animals dying out. 19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.
1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke
2. A. and B. but C. however D. still
3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
4. A. looking B. resembling C. liking D. standing for
5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure
6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward
7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt
8. A. looking B. invention C. discovery D. covering
9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created
10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar
11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many
12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on
13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once
14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of
15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron
16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown
17. A. While B. After C. With D. As
18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in
19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans
20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down
使用次数：82
入库时间：2013-02-20On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 4 human heads. They 5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 8 , these huge stone men 9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 15 men. Why they did this is still 16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 18 all the animals dying out. 19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.
1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke
2. A. and B. but C. however D. still
3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
4. A. looking B. resembling C. liking D. standing for
5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure
6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward
7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt
8. A. looking B. invention C. discovery D. covering
9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created
10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar
11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many
12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on
13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once
14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of
15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron
16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown
17. A. While B. After C. With D. As
18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in
19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans
20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down
使用次数：54
入库时间：2013-01-31There was once a great war between two countries. The war had been going on for some time and the soldiers were starting to feel 21 the long battle.
On a hot afternoon, a man was 22 past a small group of soldiers digging a huge pit(坑). The group leader was shouting orders and threatening 23 if the work was not completed within the hour. The man riding the horse 24 and asked，“Sir, why are you only shouting orders? Why cannot you help them yourself?”
The group leader looked at him and replied, “What do you 25 ? I’m the leader. The men do as I 26 them to.” He then added,“If you feel so strongly about helping them, you are 27 to do so yourself!”
The man got down from the 28 and started walking up to the soldiers at work. The group leader was simply 29 !The man took up the 30 and started helping the soldiers and worked with them till the job was 31 !
Before leaving, the man 32 the soldiers on their work, and 33 the group leader. He said, “Next time your 34 prevents you from supporting your people, you should inform your 35 authorities, and I will provide a more permanent 36 .”
The group leader was now completely surprised. Only now he looked 37 at the man and realized the man was the army general!
The army general exhibited some of the key 38 that are important for a true leader. There are 39 people who are ready to really help get the work done. They 40 the status of the leader but not the state of the leader.
21. A. astonished at B. tired of C. frightened of D. embarrassed at
22. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running
23. A. illness B. battle C. punishment D. death
24. A. stopped B. waited C. stayed D. doubted
25. A. remember B. mean C. express D. imagine
26. A. remind B. tell C. beg D. invite
27. A. sure B. lucky C. ready D. welcome
28. A. horse B. plane C. car D. bike
29. A. shocked B. moved C. encouraged D. worried
30. A. tools B. guns C. clothes D. bricks
31. A. improved B. lost C. finished D. allowed
32. A. thanked B. rewarded C. instructed D. congratulated
33. A. interviewed B. answered C. tested D. approached
34. A. people B. order C. leader D. status
35. A. richer B. higher C. cleverer D. smaller
36. A. prize B. solution C. salary D. experiment
37. A. frequently B. closely C. seriously D. firmly
38. A. problems B. courses C. qualities D. speeds
39. A. few B. some C. most D. many
40. A. achieve B. call C. prepare D. collect
使用次数：123
入库时间：2013-01-16On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 4 human heads. They 5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 8 , these huge stone men 9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 15 men. Why they did this is still 16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 18 all the animals dying out. 19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.
1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke
2. A. and B. but C. however D. still
3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
4. A. looking B. resembling C. liking D. standing for
5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure
6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward
7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt
8. A. looking B. invention C. discovery D. covering
9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created
10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar
11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many
12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on
13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once
14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of
15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron
16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown
17. A. While B. After C. With D. As
18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in
19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans
20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down
使用次数：61
入库时间：2011-12-26Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things nust die. But people now live longer than they 36 . Yet, all living things still show the 37 of aging, which will eventually 38 death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the 39 they form do not function as well as they 40 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 41 against disease and is more 42 to have accident.
A number of related causes may 43 aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 44 when they die. As a person ages, 45 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 46 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 47 cells may not be as workable or as capable 48 growth as those of a young person.
Another 49 in aging may be changes within the cells 50 . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known 51 with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (起皱纹) and 52 . This is also the reason why old people 53 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 54 information that the cells need. Aging may affect this 55 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
36.A.would B.be used to C.used to D.used
37.A.function B.effect C.affect D.appearance
38.A.lead in B.give in C.run into D.result in
39.A.hands B.feet C.heart D.organs
40.A.do B.has done C.did D.had done
41.A.energy B.protection C.vigor D.power
42.A.likely B.probable C.possible D.alike
43.A.attend to B.contribute to C.add to D.devote to
44.A.replaced B.reborn C.recovered D.surrendered
45.A.a number B.the amount C.the number D.a great deal
46.A.The others B.The other C.Another D.Other
47.A.old B.left C.new D.other
48.A.to B.for C.of D.in
49.A.factor B.effect C.reason D.element
50.A.for themselves B.of themselves C.themselves D.on their own
51.A.change B.to have changed C. to change D.to be changed
52.A.hangs loose B.hangs loosely C.is hanging loosely D.is hanging loose
53.A.increase B.shrink C.lengthen D.decrease
54.A.pass away B.pass by C.pass of D.pass on
55.A.improvement B.procession C.approach D.process