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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Unit 12(1)I've heard that sometimes God has to knock us on the head to get our attention, but I never expected him to actually do it. In my case, though, he knocked on my left knee.I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do with my future but had generally decided to become a hist

2、ory teacher, more because I liked history and was good at it than for any other reason. My decision, however, suddenly changed in the middle of my second year at high school. You could say my future fell out of the sky and landed on me. Or you could just say I fell down.I was playing basketball and

3、landed on my knee with pain. After an operation, I had physical therapy. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it. I liked it so much that I started to think about it as a career.I've spent the last two years volunteering in the rehabilitation (康复) department of a local hospital, and though it began as a chan

4、ce to see what physical therapy was all about, I was gradually into it. I've always known I wanted to do something to help others. I just didn't know I could make a living at the same time. What better job, in an increasingly impersonal world, could there be?One of the best feelings I've

5、 ever had was helping the patients to take their minds off their pains. That moment was valuable enough for me to devote my life, time and energy to. My goal is to earn degrees in physical therapy and Spanish. Why? To make lots of money? No. To drive a fancy car and wear designer clothes? That won&#

6、39;t happen. I just want to be happy, and do something to make others as happy. That's a goal worth working for.1The underlined word “therapy” in Paragraph 3 most probably means _.AtreatmentBmovementCenergyDachievement2What is the author's goal in life?ATo make a fortune.BTo live happily and

7、 help others.CTo live a comfortable life.DTo devote his life to study.3Which of the following is true according to the passage?AThe author wanted to be a history teacher only because he liked it.BIt was what happened in his first year at high school that made him change his mind.CThe author is optim

8、istic towards life.DThe author wanted to have a doctor's degree in the future.(2)I decided to go to South Carolina to meet my former schoolmates there. “I could go by bus, but is there any other way? ” I wondered. Suddenly an idea occurred to me.On the school bulletin board (布告牌) , I put up a no

9、tice: “Need a drive to Columbia, South Carolina. Weekend. Will share gas. Call Yu at ”Jim called. He was a student of history and was going to South Carolina to meet his girlfriend. We arranged where to meet and when to start. Then I prepared food and drinks enough for two persons.It was a long way.

10、 Jim proved himself to be a good driver by driving his car fast and steady (稳) . The cars in front of us were lagging behind one by one. From time to time I served him with food and drink, and we enjoyed talking a lot.Jim showed great interest in Chinese history. “It's wonderful that you have su

11、ch a long history, ” he said, “Maybe one day I will visit China as a history researcher”. “Good idea! I will be your tour guide. ” I encouraged his future plan.We talked and laughed all the way to the very doorstep of my friend's flat. “I'll come to pick you up on Sunday morning at 10” Sayin

12、g this, he drove away.Needless to say. it was a happy reunion for several of our old schoolmates to meet in a foreign country. We had photos taken, and made Jiaozi in a big flat. “For our getting together in the US, cheers! ”We proposed (提议) to drink to this happy moment.In South Carolina there were

13、 many Shanxi Chinese students, because South Carolina and Shanxi have a sistership connection, which was set up through the help of the Chinese ambassador (大使) then to the US, who was also from Shanxi. When those I met got to know that I had settled down in Shanxi for eight years during the Cultural

14、 Revolution (文革) , they all talked to me like fellow villagers.The good time passed quickly. It wasn't long before Jim came to pick me up. All of my friends got out to see me off. We shook hands and promised to communicate with each other as often as possible. I waved good - bye to them as the c

15、ar drove away.1From the passage we know that the writer was a Chinese _.Atour guideBtravelerCstudentDambassador2The writer must have _the trip.Apaid nothing at all forBsuffered a great deal because ofCspent a dozen of days onDpaid for half of the gas during3The underlined sentence in the fourth para

16、graph suggests that _.AJim drove at a high speedBthe road was rather crowdedCthey didn't start earlyDJim's car ran very slowly4We can conclude from the passage that _.AJim and the writer didn't study at the same school.Bthe writer didn't return to the school in Jim's carCJim was

17、not easy to get along withDthe writer seemed not to be from Shanxi5Why were there many Shanxi Chinese students in South Carolina?ABecause South Carolina and Shanxi have a sistership connection.BBecause of the help of then US ambassador.CSouth Carolina is within easy reach for Shanxi students.DShanxi

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24、deo Magazine every four weeks.ASpecial Selection and Director's SelectionBlower - priced cassettes and moviesClower - priced cassettes and Special SelectionDDirector's Selection and a number of lower - priced cassettes(4)A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the stre

25、et when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn't much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on sidewalk is an attention - getter. It can be nothing more than a pe

26、nny.Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street. When I&#

27、39;m in New York, I'm a New Yorker. I don't turn either. Like the natives. I hardly hear a siren (警笛) there.At home in my little town in Connecticut, it's different. The distant loud noise of a police car, an emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I'm seated and br

28、ings me to the window if I'm in bed.It's the quietest sounds that have most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away through three closed doors. I've been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imagination turns

29、 into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty - five years in our house. How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime ?I'm quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are. I've turned against whistling, for instance. I used to think of it as the mark

30、of a happy worker but lately Ive been connecting the whistler with a nervous person making noises. The tapping, tapping, tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me. I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.1The sound of a coin dropping makes

31、people _.Athink of moneyBlook at each otherCpay attention to itDstop crossing the street2How does the author relate to sounds at night. ?AHe imagines sounds that do not exist.BHe thinks taps should be turned off.CHe believes it's rather quiet at night.DHe overstates quiet sounds.3He dislikes whi

32、stling because _.Ahe is tired of itBhe used to be happierCit reminds him of tense peopleDhe doesn't like workers4How does the writer feel about sounds in general?AThey make him feel at home.BHe thinks they should be ignored.CHe believes they are part of our lives.DHe prefers silence to loud nois

33、es.(5)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。1_ Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Amy, Beth and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of fault

34、s. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden - haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.2_ . “Your husband is very ill, ” it said, “come at once. ” The girls tried to be bra

35、ve when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热) when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. 3_ . When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. 4_ . Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully reg