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A.should B. C. D.hadRobertMoody,52,isanexperiencedpoliceofficer.Muchofhisworkinvolvesdealingwith16angang(团伙)problemsintheschoolsofhiscommunity.Knowingthatmanykidsoften17 trouble,hedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Soin1991hebegantoinvitesmallgroupsofkidstogofishingwithhimonhisday Thosefuntripshada(n)19impact.Achanceencounterin2000provedthat.Oneday,20workingsecurityataschoolbasketballgame,Moodynoticedtwoyoungguys 21.Hesensedtroublebetweenthem.22oneofthemheadedtowardMoodyandgavehimahug.”I23 you.Youtookme whenIwasinfifthgrade.Thatwasoneofthe25 daysofmylife.”Deeplytouchedbytheboy’sword,Moodydecidedtocreateafoundation（基金会）that26teenagerstothebasicsoffishingincampingprograms.“Asapoliceman,Isaw27therewasviolence,drugswerealwaysbehindit.Theyhaveadamaging28onthekids,”saysMoody.Byturningkidsontofishing,he29topresentanalternativewayoflife,“Whenyou’resittingtherewaitingfora30,”hesays,“youcan’thelpbuttalktoeachother,andsuch31canbeprettydeep.”“Talkingaboutdrugshelpedpreparemeforthepeer（同龄人）pressuresinhighschoolsaysMichelle,17who32thefirstprogram.“AndIwasabletohelpmylittlebrother33drugs.”Moodyfaces34inthreeyears,whenhehopestorunthefoundationfull-time.”I’mlivingahappylifeandIhavearesponsibilitytomy35togiveback,”Moodysays.”IfIteachakidtofishtoday,hecanteachhisbrothertofishtomorrow.”16.A.17.A.ranB．gotC．left B．complaining C. D. B.worked D.madeA. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.WelcometoWindsorCastle,theoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworld.Windsorisoneoftheofficialresidences（）oftheQueen,whosometimesstayshere.AudioFreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoor-sightedvisitors.GuidedVisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguide.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateVisitorswithForthosevisitingwithchildren,aspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.Pleasenotethat,forsafelyreasons,pushchairsarenotpermittedintheStateApartments.However,babycarriersareavailabletoborrow.VisitorsarrivingattheCastleafter15:00fromMarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitStGeorge’sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudio

ShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollection,includingbooks,postcards,china,jewellery,andchildren’stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservice.BottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FormApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailable.VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainre-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermittedintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapel.PhotographyandmobileNon-commercialphotographyandfilmingarewelcomedintheCastle.Photography,videorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.AsWindsorCastleisaworkingroyalpalace,visitorsandtheirbelongingsshouldgetthroughairport-stylesecuritychecks.Forsafetyandsecurityreasonsaone-waysystemoperatesalongthevisitorhe B.intheStateC.attheAdmission 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beateam B.obeythebasicC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibleTheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgames describelifeinanexciting B.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingAccordingtothepassage,whyiswinningOlympicmedalssoItinspirespeople’sdeeplovefortheItprovestheexceptionalskillsoftheIthelpsthecountryoutofnaturalItearnsthewinnersfameandIribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationis bringfuntopoor B.providesoccerballsforC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetter D.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorWhatcanbeinferredfromtheGamedbenefitpeoplealltheir B．SportscangetallathletesC．Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.D．Sportsincreaseacountry’sCInthekitchenofmymother’shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand（木架）withasmall（记事本）andaholeforaI’mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil,fivehouseslater,thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan’tbethesamepencil?Thepadismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.“I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyear.”Isaytoher,walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil.“Youstilluseapencil.Can’tyouaffordaMymotherrepliesalittlesharply.“Itworksperfectlywell.I’vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea,andIwasalwaysinthekitchenintheseImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcoveredinflour,awoodenspooninonehand,thepencilintheother,hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,“OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliantthought,butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.”Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas,andisagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetoworkLater,whenmymotherisinthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.Sureenough,onthebackofthesmallestone,aresomepenciledmarksIrecognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetraveledunaffectedthroughfiftyyears,rootedinthesoilofacheapwoodenbreadboard,invisible（看不到的）exhibitsateverymeal.Whyhastheauthor’smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthe B．TolisthereverydayC．Tonotedownmathsproblems.D．TowritedownaflashofWhatistheauthor’soriginalopinionaboutthewoodenIthasgreatvalueforthefamily.B.ItneedstobereplacedbyabetterC.Itbringsherbacktoherlonelychildhood.D.ItshouldbepassedontothenextTheauthorfeelsembarrassed blaminghermotherwrongly.B.givinghermotheralotofC.notmakinggooduseoftimeashermotherdid.D.notmakinganybreakthroughinherWhatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Themotherissuccessfulinhercareer.B.ThefamilymemberslikeC.TheauthorhadlittletimetoplaywhenD.ThemarksonthebreadboardhaveIntheauthor’smind,hermother strangein B.keenonherC.fondofcollectingold D.carelessaboutherDToerrishuman.Toblametheotherguyisevenmorehuman.Commonsenseisnotallthatcommon.WhytellthetruthwhenyoucancomeupwithagoodThesethreepopularmisquotes(戏谑的引语)aremeanttobejokes,andyettheytellusalotabouthumannatureToerrortomakemistakes,isindeedapartofbeinghuman,butitseemsthatmostpeopledon’twanttoaccepttheresponsibilityfortheproblem.Perhapsitisthenaturalthingtodo.Theoriginalquoteabouthumannaturewentlikethis:Toerrishuman,toforgivedivine(神圣的).”Thissayingmirrorsandealpeopleshouldbeforgivingofothers’mistakes.Instead,wetendtodotheopposite–findsomeoneelsetopasstheblameonto.However,takingresponsibilityforsomethingthatwentwrongisamakingofgreatmaturity.Commonsenseiswhatwecallclearthought.Havingcommonsensemeanshavingagoodgeneralplanthatwillmakethingsworkwell,anditalsomeansstayingwiththeplan.Commonsensetellsyouthatyoutakeanumbrellaoutintoarainstorm,butyouleavetheumbrellahomewhenyouhearaweatherforecastforsunshine．Commonsensedoesnotseemtobecommonforlargeorganizations,becausetherearesomanythingsgoingonthatonepersoncannotbeinchargeofeverything.Peoplesaythatinalargecompany,”therightdoesnotknowwhatthelefthandisAndwhatiswrongwithasocietythatthinksthatmakingupagoodexcuseislikecreatingaworkofartOneofthecommonproblemswithmakingexcusesisthatpeople,especiallyyoungpeoplegettheideathatit’sokaynottobetotallyhonestallthetimeThereisacorollary(直接推论)tothat:ifgoodexcuseis“good”evenifitisn’thonest,thenwhereistheplaceofthetruth?Accordingtotilepassage,whichoffollowingseemsthemostTosearchfortruth．B.Toachieveone’s52．Accordingtotheauthor,whatisasignofaman’smaturity?A．Doingthingshisownway.B．Bearingresponsibilityforhismistakes.C．Makingasfewmistakesaspossible．D．ThinkingseriouslyabouthisWhichofthefollowingisNOTbasedoncommonA．AmantriestotakechargeofeverythinginalargeB．AstudentgoesoutwithanumbrellainstormyC．Acompany’snextmovefollowsagoodD．AlawyeractsonfineWhatistheauthor’sopinionaboutagoodMakingagoodexcuseissometimesabetterInventingagoodexcuseneedscreativeAgoodexcuseisasrewardingasBittertruthisbetterthanagoodWhatwouldbethebesttitleforhisAMirrorofHumanNatureB.ToBlameortoC.AMarkof WhenDanShawgetsupfromthesofainhishome,Cuddlesisneverfaraway.Whenhewantstogooutside,hedoesn’ttakeCuddlesoutforwalk—Cuddlestakeshimforawalk.Cuddlesisclearlynoordinaryfamilypet.Itisatwo-foot-highminiaturehorseandservesastheguidingeyesofShaw,whoisblind.WhenShawlosthissight,hiswifesuggestedheapplyforaguidedog.Shaw,ananimallover,saidhecouldn’tbeartopartwithadog(whichusuallylivesabouteighttotenyears)andgetusedtoanewone,perhapsseveraltimesinhislife.ThenShawheardofaprogramaboutthetinyguidehorses.Helearnedthatthehorsepossessmanyqualitiesthatthatmakethemanexcellentchoiceforguidingpeople.Theyarecleanfriendly,smartandhavegreatmemories.Theycanbetrainedtoremaincalminnoisyandcrowdedplaces.Bestofall,theylivefor25-25years,whichwouldenableShawtohavethesameguidecompanionformostorallofhislife.Shawimmediatelyappliedtobeandwasacceptedasthefirstpersontoreceiveaguidehorse.TheinstanthemetCuddles,heknewhewasmakingtherightchoice.Thenhebeganhistraining.bselevatorbuttonsCuddlesevendemonstrated（显示）itsabilitytostepinfrontofShawandblockhim,topreventhimfromwalkingintoadangeroussituationThelittlehorsealsoexpertlyledShawthroughbusyshoppingmalls.Theygotalongwithoutanydifficulties.NowShawisconfidentthatCuddleswillchangehislifeforthebetter.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“miniature”inParagraph1?(Nomorethan2Whydidn’tShawwanttochooseadogashisguide?(Nomorethan15WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?(Nomorethan10HowdoesShawfeelabouthisfuturelifewiththehelpofCuddles?(Nomorethan10Inyouropinion,whatistheidealrelationshipbetweenmanandanimals?(Nomorethan20对此活动的认识（如对本人、学生及社会的益处等个人优势（如性格、独立生活能力、语言能力等注意：1.词数不少于100；参考词汇：晨曦希望小学ChenxiHopeSchoolDearSirorMadam,IamLiHuafromClassOne,SeniorLiHua10页，第Ⅱ1112例：Standoverthere 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D.CerealandcoldWhydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringToexperienceawarmerfamilyToenrichtheirknowledgeofToentertainfriendsastheyToenjoymuchmoreBInthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic–andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8!Ourhomewasacompletezoo–ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:littlestepsadduptobigWhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwasto 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D.Innocentandsingle-CAnideathatstartedinSeattle’spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptsimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesameInadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起)the“IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook”projectin1998.heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.InChicago,themayor(市长)appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBook,OneChicagoprogram.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecit.acrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersmissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthanintodiscussionaboutabookitself.Ultimately,asNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess,orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyToinviteauthorstoguideToencouragepeopletoreadandToinvolvepeopleincommunityTopromotethefriendshipbetweenWhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheTheyhadlittleinterestinTheyweretoobusytoreadaTheycamefrommanydifferentTheylackedsupportfromthelocalAccordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedInlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofInlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromInmedium-sizedcitieswithadiverseInlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyTheunderlinedwords“sharedaword”inParagraph5probably 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thecarefulselectionofaproperthegrowingpopularityofthethenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromthenumberofbooksthateachpersonDBlindimitation(模仿)isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth,imitationappearsattractive;tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable.Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes(菜谱)andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle:theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously(下意识地)holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoiceforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofInthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowithallthematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.Studyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnotserveyou.Thenyoucansay,“Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors’tragediesanddeclarevictory,andknowthattheyarecheeringmeon.”Imitationprovesusefulwhen 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Incollege,SpringBreak(春假)isusuallyassociatedwiththebeach,partiesandsleeplessnights,bringingaboutrelaxation,freetimeandfriends.Studentswhowishtospendtheirbreakdoingsomethingproductiveandrewarding,however,maychoosetoparticipateintheAlternativeBreakProgram.Itplacescollegestudentsincommunitiesbothathomeandabroad.TheProgramallowsstudentstotakepartinvariousprojectsdealingwithissuessuchasliteracy(识字),homelessnessandtheenvironment.Itincludeshelpingkidswiththeirlessons,raisingmoneyforfamiliesinneedandcollectingdataforenvironmentalresearch.Thehopeisthat,bygettingthemselvesinvolvedindifferentenvironments,studentswillhavetheopportunitytolearnaboutmembersofcommunitiesandbroadentheirviewInturn,theywillincorporate融合)theirexperiencesandlessonslearnedintotheirowncommunities.Inaword,theProgramaimstoencouragestudentstobeactivecitizensandengagethemselvesinmakingadifferenceinsociety.Inthespringof2006,about36,000studentsintheUSAparticipatedintheAlternativeBreakSamanthaGiacobozzi,nowdirectoroftheProgram,hasbeenonfivealternativebreaktripherself,includingtripstoNewOrleans,IndiaandtheDominicanRepublic,“Iwasastudentwhowentonalternativebreaktripsandhadmylifetotallytransformedbythatexperience,”shesaid,“Everyyear,wemeetmanystudentswhohaveatt