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Some myths are stories used since ancient times , to explain the causes of natural phenomena. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ___1_____I about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone , whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld , fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ___2_____ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his _____3____. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he ___4______ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without ____5____. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter ____ 6 ___ what happened to Persephone, she became so ___7____ that she caused all plants to _____8___. People were in_____9____ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow____10______ . her daughter , Persephone, was returned to her. ____11______, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s ____12___. She could go back to her mother if she had not ___13_____ anything while she was in the underworld Demeter ___14_____it, underworld. When Zeus_____15____ this , he decided that Persephone could spend part of the year with her ____16_____. But he added that since she had eaten the seeds , she had to spend part of the year in the underworld.; And so it __17____ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and ___18_____ not let the crops grow. That is ___19_____ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is ____20_______. It becomes spring , and plants begin to grow again.

A．periods B．seasons C．time D．age

A．winner B．ruler C．advisor D．fighter

A．wife B．lover C．partner D．daughter

A．forbid B．forgive C．admit D．accept

A．arrangement B．warning C．reason D．permission

A．let out B．worked out C．thought out D．found out

A．excited B．tired C．angry D．serious

A．grow fast B．start growing C．stop growing D．grow slowly

A．danger B．hope C．turn D．case

A．since B．until C．after D．when

A．Persephone B．Zeus C．Demeter D．Hades

A．return B．change C．marriage D．journey

A．stolen B．found C．eaten D．heard

A．understood B．refused C．doubted D．accepted

A．discovered B．studied C．forgot D．prepared

A．daughter B．mother C．god D．ruler

A．works B．remains C．happens D．starts

A．should B．can C．dare D．will

A．where B．because C．why D．how

A．nice B．friendly C．fresh D．happy

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To improve relationship with others, you need to be aware of several sensible ways to complain.   21 , you need to be specific. Don’t say, “Boy, did you   22   like a fool at the party?” Instead, say, “You embarrassed me by getting drunk and telling   23  jokes to my parents.” Secondly, stick to the present. Don’t mention old offences from last month or last year. By doing this, you   24  attention from the problem at hand. Moreover, when you complain,   25   add insults. If you start calling the other person names, that will only   26 anger and hurt any chance of getting the person to really   27  you. A last point to remember is to complain privately. Never criticize the other person in front of friends, parents, children, or anyone else for that   28 . Criticizing in front of a third party has the same effect as   29 . This shames the person being criticized and makes it very   30  that the person will want to attack you orally rather than listen to you.
Remember sensible ways to complain yet?
Be specific.
Stick to the present.
Don’t add insults.
Complain privately.
21. A. To start with    B. Frankly speaking    C. In addition      D. Needless to say
22. A. conduct             B. undergo                 C. perform        D. act
23. A. temporary      B. controversial       C. offensive       D. dramatic
24. A. take away     B. set off             C. draw up        D. catch up
25. A. not                 B. barely            C. never           D. seldom
26. A. commit        B. deliver            C. involve         D. create
27. A. listen to             B. work for            C. look after       D. wait on
28. A. time           B. matter             C. person         D. party
29. A. jokes          B. criticism            C. insults          D. embarrassment
30. A. likely         B. natural            C. impossible      D. Frequent

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable.” I gave the class homework!
The assignment (任务) was to “go to someone you love   36   the next week and tell them you love them. It   37  to be someone you have never   38   those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.” That doesn’t   39   like a very tough assignment,   40   you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35 and were   41  in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho (男子汉气概的).” Showing feelings or crying (heaven forbid!) was just not done   42 this was a very threatening assignment for some.
At the   43   of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to   44   what happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the   45   to volunteer, as was usually the   46 , but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit   47 . As he unfolded out of his chair, he began by saying, “Dennis. I was quite   48   with you last week when you gave us the assignment. I didn’t feel that I had   49 to say those words to and   50 , who were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my conscience (良知) started talking to me. It was telling me that I   51   exactly who I needed to say I love you to. You see, five years ago, my father and I had a heated   52   and really never resolved it since that one. We   53  seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But   54   then, we hardly spoke to each other. So last. Tuesday   55  I got home, I had convinced myself. I was going to tell my father I loved him.”
36．A．after B．before      C．for    D．within
37．A．has to       B．ought to    C．had better D．can
38．A．told   B．said   C．talked       D．spoken
39．A．look B．hear C．listen D．sound
40．A．when B．until C．that   D．unless
41．A．born B．grown      C．raised       D．risen
42．A．And B．But   C．So     D．For
43．A．beginning B．end   C．middle      D．stating
44．A．announce B．share C．answer      D．ask
45．A．men B．adults       C．students    D．women
46．A．case B．thing C．story D．experience
47．A．afraid       B．shaken      C．terrible     D．worried
48．A．happy       B．pleased     C．angry       D．satisfied
49．A．everybody       B．nobody     C．someone   D．anyone
50．A．else   B．except      C．beside       D．besides
51．A．thought    B．considered       C．knew D．guessed
52．A．disagreement    B．encouragement C．disappointment D．discouragement
53．A．imagined B．risked       C．avoided    D．escaped
54．A．still   B．even C．just   D．only
55．A．by the time      B．at the time       C．for the time      D．during the time

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
It was in late April, dangerously near the well – known AP exams, when the absurdity(无助的荒诞感) of my life struck me. I was making a   36   of problems to be discussed for the evening as usual. When I   37  the great number of things on the list—a literature essay, timelines for American History, a Spanish presentation and   38 for tests in both Calculus and Physics, I was overwhelmed(难以承受) to the point of   39   exhaustion (extreme tiredness). After - school arrangements had already worn away my   40 . To keep myself awake at 11p.m. to finish five hours of   41  just seemed like too much to handle. I   42   at the computer screen with tears streaming down my cheeks,   43 my friend James about how stressed out I was over school.
His response was immediate. “Well,   44   did you decide to take five AP classes on the top of everything you’re doing?”
My response   45 just as quickly. “Because I need them for college. Harvard won’t   46   someone who doesn’t challenge themselves with difficult classes!”
The words sounded so   47   as I typed them on the screen that I   48 laughed out loud. I was supposed to be   49 myself not torturing(折磨) myself. That was the night I   50   that I didn’t need to deal with a course load of disastrous difficulty to   51   my own self – worth.
It was a little too late to   52   things, of course. The AP exams were about to go full – force,   53   were winding down, and most of my clubs and organizations were about to hold their end – of – year parties. Still, I   54 a valuable lesson. No college, one billion dollar endowment (资助) or not, is worth the   55   I went through last year. I wish I’d had someone to tell me sooner that I didn’t have to do everything. Colleges don’t really want overachieving robots, They want people with passion(love). It doesn’t matter whether you’re a policy debater or not, as long as you show that you’re going for the things you love.
36．A．list    B．box   C．film D．car
37．A．listened to B．put up      C．looked at D．found out
38．A．working   B．fighting    C．struggling D．studying
39．A．physical    B．nervous    C．constant    D．mental
40．A．patience    B．sense C．energy      D．evidence
41．A．sleep B．homework       C．essays       D．tests
42．A．knocked   B．pointed     C．stared       D．shouted
43．A．typing      B．messaging C．dealing     D．telling
44．A．who B．what C．how D．why
45．A．received   B．made C．showed     D．came
46．A．want B．teach C．meet D．respect
47．A．curious     B．ridiculous C．encouraging     D．disappointing
48．A．still   B．also   C．almost      D．even
49．A．admiring B．inspiring   C．educating D．challenging
50．A．realized    B．doubted    C．believed    D．guessed
51．A．know       B．prove       C．become     D．trust
52．A．keep B．collect      C．change      D．forget
53．A．classes      B．exams       C．students    D．operations
54．A．had   B．learned     C．gave D．took
55．A．plans B．lessons      C．hardship   D．Stress

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some   36   intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy   37   suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been   38    if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his   39     To make matters worse his wile   40   him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two   41   were more than Al could handle, and he   42  to alcohol．In time Al became an alcoholic．
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   44   — his home, his land, his art objects, everything． 45   Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete   46 ．
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now   47   son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   48   of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him．"I'm really _51__ by something," I said．"I know your father was 52  _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
36．A．certain          B．common           C．rare          D．basic
37．A．died              B．choked            C．starved        D．worsened
38．A．cured            B．prevented          C．forbidden     D．saved
39．A．disease            B．debt              C．guilt        D．duty
40．A．left              B．scolded            C．quarreled      D．forgave
41．A．disasters           B．adventures         C．conflicts      D．situations
42．A．got                   B．drank             C．turned       D．sank
43．A．As               B．Though            C．Because      D．If
44．A．needed            B．shared             C．benefited      D．possessed
45．A．Eventually         B．Gradually          C．Therefore     D．Meanwhile
46．A．trouble            B．hardship          C．failure       D．waste
47．A．teen               B．aduh               C．aged          D．adolescent
48．A．win               B．fall                   C．space         D．flow
49．A．mother            B．brother           C．father         D．child
50．A．up              B．with              C．on            D．through
51．A．worried          B．puzzled         C．interested      D．attracted
52．A．especially          B．basically           C．merely       D．specially
53．A．argued            B．searched             C．analyzed        D．reflected
54．A．thoughts           B．ideas               C．minds        D．memories
55．A．treat              B．call                C．judge        D．Feel

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little 31 . It’s not that Ben is unsociable , or a bad cook , but it’s just that he never 32 more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 33 for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a 34 table was waiting for us.“Nothing but the 35 for my friends!”said Ben. We all sat down and looked 36 at each other---what did he 37 to?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup.“It’s a 38 of carrots , potatoes and tomatoes,”said Ben. The next 39 was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again. It’s just 40 mixture of vegetable.
As we ate we chatted and finally the 41 turned back to what we were eating.“Was there a recipe（食谱）for this,” asked Marina ,“or did you 42 it up?”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked 43 what I could find.”Marina was surprised.“But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.”“But there’s 44 choice in what you can find 45 supermarkets.” He replies.
46 that we had all finished the food , Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually 47 away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 48 , boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had 49 provided a decent(不错的) meal for his friends , and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food , but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 50 millions of people.
31. A. excited                  B. disappointed             C. surprised                  D. delighted
32. A. takes                         B. spends                  C. uses                         D. costs
33. A. cheap                        B. special                        C. practical                   D. usual
34. A. new                           B. separate                    C. booked                     D. laid
35. A. worst                         B. most                        C. best                         D. least
36. A. nervously                   B. carefully                  C. sadly                        D. happily
37. A. think                        B. consider                   C. mean                    D. ask
38. A. mixture                       B. liquid                   C. matter                  D. dish
39. A. course                B. food                        C. soup                        D. salad
40. A. other                         B. others               C. the other          D. another
41. A. dinner                       B. idea                         C. food                        D. subject
42. A. pick                          B. look                        C. make                       D. take
43. A. referred                        B. depended on             C. lay in                       D. resulted from
44. A. less                           B. more                        C. some                        D. any
45. A. within                       B. beyond                     C. inside                   D. outside
46. A. Feeling                  B. Seeing                        C. Realizing                  D. Thinking
47. A. store                          B. move                       C. throw                   D. hide
48. A. order                         B. place                        C. season                  D. date
49. A. successfully            B. possibly                   C. hardly                 D. hopefully
50. A. enrich                        B. please                 C. affect                       D. Feed

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