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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a ____16____ thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to____17___ it.
The____18____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I____19____ took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and____20____ to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and____21____ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't____22____ and get hurt.
After that happened, I____23____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ____24____ ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨無霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost____25____.
After a while, I started wishing I could____26____ Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel____27____ in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that____28____ everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and____29____ them about their____30____　 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's____31____ and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on____32____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her____33____   she was a great heroine. I was____34____ of my grandma and hoped she would____35____ know that I had been ashamed of her.
小題1:
A．funnyB．commonC．terribleD．clear
小題2:
A．admitB．receive　　　C．refuseD．show
小題3:
A．quarrel　　　B．accidentC．trouble　　　D．adventure
小題4:
A．already　　　B．alwaysC．simplyD．hardly
小題5:
A．enjoyingB．pretendingC．imaginingD．continuing
小題6:
A．warnB．demandC．advise　　　D．beg
小題7:
A．mindB．hearC．seeD．fall
小題8:
A．expectedB．declaredC．realizedD．doubted
小題9:
A．Because ofB．Except for 　C．Such asD．Instead of
小題10:
A．died 　　　　B．cheeredC．disappearedD．suffered
小題11:
A．meetB．avoidC．arrangeD．hide
小題12:
A．independent　B．inconvenientC．unwelcomeD．unfamiliar
小題13:
A．changedB．finishedC．stoppedD．Prepared
小題14:
A．interviewB．report 　　　C．tellD．write
小題15:
A．newsB．lives　　　　C．advantages　　D．achievements
小題16:
A．freeB．popularC．interesting　　D．embarrassing
小題17:
A．showB．stage　　　　C．dutyD．time
小題18:
A．and then 　　B．even if　　　C．so thatD．as if
小題19:
A．sureB．proudC．ashamedD．afraid
小題20:
A．never　　　　B．evenC．stillD．once

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:D
小題12:C
小題13:A
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:B
小題18:D
小題19:B
小題20:A

試題分析：文章講述作者過去曾因為年邁的奶奶言行舉止有些怪異而感到恥辱，后來奶奶有機會站在學校舞臺講述自己的經歷并深受歡迎，從而作者對奶奶的看法發(fā)生了根本性的改變。
小題1:C根據第一句I used to be ashamed of my grandma 以及后文可知，作者過去對奶奶錯誤的看法或態(tài)度是一件很糟糕的事情。funny滑稽可笑的；terrible可怕的，糟糕的；common常見的；clear清晰的。
小題2:A雖然這種事情說出來不好，但卻是一個事實，作者不得不承認。admit承認； receive收到，接收；refuse拒絕；show展示。
小題3:C后文所列舉的例子，是作者認為由奶奶引起的麻煩事。另外后文沒有出現作者與Katy爭吵，故排除A；quarrel吵架,accident事故；trouble麻煩；adventure冒險。
小題4:D 根據上文I was so used to seeing them的句意及下文but轉折可知此處應為否定的語氣。already已經；always總是；simply簡單地，只是；hardly幾乎不。故選D
小題5:B根據動詞的用法可排除A、C；再根據后文作者擔心奶奶會聽見受到傷害可以推斷出Katy只是假裝要宣揚這件事。enjoying喜歡，享受；pretending假裝；imagining享受；continuing繼續(xù)。
小題6:D 上下文串聯。從上文get down on my knees（雙膝跪下），可以推斷作者是懇求語氣，beg sb to do sth乞求某人做某事。其他三項Warn警告；demand；要求advise建議均不符合題意。
小題7:B上下文串聯。從上句中shut up(閉嘴)一詞可以得知作者不想讓奶奶聽到嘲笑而受到傷害。 mind介意;hear聽到，聽見see看見fall落下，掉下。故選hear。
小題8:C 聯系上下文可知，作者意識到奶奶會引起很多不愉快的事情。expect盼望,期待；declare宣告，宣稱；realize意識到；doubt懷疑.
小題9:D根據常識可知，買漢堡包應該買已經做好的，而奶奶卻讓他們做一個“巨無霸”漢堡包。. Because of因為；Except for 除了；Such as比如說；Instead of代替，而不是。
小題10:A 根據前文but 可知，作者的態(tài)度應與弟弟的態(tài)度相反，再結合作者對奶奶的態(tài)度可排除B項cheer使振奮，使歡呼；disappear 消失，不符語意， suffer受苦，遭受；此處用die表示作者十分生氣失望的心情�！　　　�
小題11:D作者希望把奶奶藏起來，不讓奶奶出來引起麻煩。 meet遇見；avoid避免；arrange安排；　　　 hide躲藏，故選D
小題12:C inconvenient 不便利的，不方便的，主語不能為人，故排除；結合語意可知父母不希望讓奶奶感到在家里不受歡迎。Independent獨立的；inconvenient不方便的；unwelcome不受歡迎的；unfamiliar不熟悉的。
小題13:A此處為本文的轉折點，根據下文可知，作者對奶奶的看法發(fā)生了根本性的改變。finish結束；stop停止； prepare準備；changed改變。
小題14:A原詞復現。根據52個空后面的interview 可知答案。. Interview面試，采訪；report 報道；　　tell告訴；write寫。
小題15:B根據下文51空后面的rich in experience 可知此處lives 為生活、經歷。news 消息；　　　　  lives生命advantages優(yōu)點，長處 achievements成就。
小題16:C 根據49個空前面My teacher told us to help find interesting old people… 的可知此處應選C。Free自由的；popular受歡迎的； interesting有趣的；embarrassing令人尷尬的。
小題17:B作者在全體師生面前采訪奶奶，讓她講述自己的經歷，應在舞臺上。on show在展覽；on stage在舞臺上；on duty 在上班；on time按時。
小題18:D空后說奶奶是個偉大的英雄，但實際上并不是真正意義上的英雄，故用as if好像，用以突出奶奶講述自己的經歷時大家都認真聽的情形。and then然后 even if即使 so that為了，以便。
小題19:B聯系上文可知，作者對奶奶的看法已經轉變。be proud of 對……感到自豪, be sure of 確信，be afraid of 害怕……。Be ashamed of 以。。。為羞恥　
小題20:A作者希望奶奶永遠不會知道自己原來對她的看法，不讓她因此受到傷害。never從不，永不　　　even曾經；still仍然，還 once曾經，一度。
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What’s delicious, healthy to eat and comes in various colors? Eggplant! And no, it has nothing to do with chickens! This strangely named vegetable is, however, as versatile as an egg. It can be steamed, fried or baked. It can be eaten by itself or combined with meats and other vegetables.
Eggplant was first grown in India during the 5th century B.C. Its popularity soon spread to China and then throughout Asia. Finally, during the Middle Ages the vegetable made its way to Europe. At that time, eggplant was not the shiny purple vegetable most people know today. Instead, it was like a white egg. Due to this egg-like appearance, eggplant got its name. In its early days, the vegetable was so bitter that people often called it a “mad apple”. This nickname started because people believed its bitterness was bad for one’s health. People actually thought eggplant could cause insanity(精神錯亂) and cancer.
Fortunately, today people know that eggplant doesn’t cause insanity or cancer. In fact, eggplant is so healthy that it may prevent cancer. In addition, the brain and the heart benefit from this supper vegetable. Since it is high in fiber, eggplant can also improve digestion.
Italy, Turkey, Egypt, China and Japan are the leading growers of eggplant in the world today. Depending on its location, eggplant may be purple, green, orange or yellow-white. And it can be as small as a tomato or as large as a cucumber. Dish diversities(多樣性) range from simple to complex, with all of them being delicious!
Today, thousands of people are gathering in Loomis, Calif, for the 23rd annual Loomis Eggplant Festival. The main activity at the festival is eating delicious eggplant dishes. There is plenty more to do and see, though. Recipe contests, arts and crafts, performers, races and children’s activities all “egg-cite” festival-goers. Most people at the festival would agree — eggplant is an “egg-cellent” vegetable!
小題1:What does the underlined word “versatile” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．simple in shapeB．various in cooking
C．diverse in sizeD．flexible in price
小題2:Which of the following statements about eggplants is TRUE?
A. Eggplant was once misunderstood by the people for its bitterness.
B. Eggplant was introduced into Europe during the 5th century B.C.
C. Eggplant got its name for its nutrition which is as rich as an egg.
D. Eggplant looks like what it used to be in color and shape.
小題3:Eggplant is so healthy that it can _____________.
A．cure the cancer with certaintyB．do good to digestion
C．replace other vegetablesD．help relieve insanity
小題4:The diversities of eggplant reflect in many aspects EXCEPT _____________.
A．colorsB．sizesC．dishesD．nutrition
小題5:The passage mainly tells us about __________________.
A．the 23rd annual Loomis Eggplant Festival
B．the general introduction of eggplant
C．the origin of eggplant
D．the benefits of eggplant

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Many people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well.
Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as ‘bracketing’. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside, stepping into his or her shoes. Moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.
Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. Many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we don’t want to hear.
It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic(有療效的) In about a quarter of the patients I saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy(心理療法), before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I believe, was the patient’s sense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.
小題1:The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.
A．preparing a topic list firstB．focusing on one’s own mind
C．directing the talk to the desired resultsD．experiencing the speaker’s inside world
小題2:What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
A．How to listen well.B．What to listen to.
C．Benefits of listening.D．Problems in listening
小題3:According to the author, in communication people tend to ________.
A．listen activelyB．listen purposefully
C．set aside their prejudicesD．open up their inner mind
小題4:According to the author, the patients improved mainly because _______.
A．they were taken good care of.B．they knew they were truly listened to.
C．they had partners to talk to.D．they knew the roots of problems.
小題5:What type of writing the article likely to be?
A．Science fictionB．A news report.C．A medical report.D．Popular science

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Should e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? Reactions from Americans are mixed. More than half of the people questioned in a survey think e-cigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration, but 47 percent believe the e-cigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.
“In the hunt for a safter cigarette, e-cigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit.”or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer, ”Zogby International, which conducted the survey, said in a statement.
About half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered, or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution. They do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell. Sold mostly on the Internet, e-cigarettes were first made in China.
Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using e-cigarettes, saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit. The WHO said people who smoke e-cigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the lungs.
Nearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that e-cigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden, because they don’t produce smoke, but 46 percent disagree. Men who were aware of the availability of e-cigarettes were more likely than woman to say they should be a choice available to smokers who want to quit. Young people, aged 18-29, and singles were the groups most open to trying e-cigarettes. Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, according to the WHO.
小題1:What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．American smokers ought to try e-cigarettes.
B．Americans have different opinions about e-cigarettes.
C．Every kind of cigarettes should be forbidden in America.
D．Most of the Americans don’t like e-cigarettes.
小題2:According to Zogby International, e-cigarettes        .
A．are much safer than common cigarettes
B．are popular among people who want to quit smoking
C．will take the place of traditional cigarettes
D．are produced in a safer way by manufacturers
小題3:What do we know about e-cigarettes from the passage?
A．Most Americans are familiar with them.
B．They are a good choice as there is no nicotine.
C．They produce a water vapor that can’t be seen.
D．Most people buy them on the Internet.
小題4:What’s the attitude of the WHO towards e-cigarettes?
A．NegativeB．SupportiveC．Doubtful.D．Indifferent

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