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The images were shocking: Allison Samowitz and her twin sister, Jillian were watching the 2010 BP oil spill (溢出）on TV with their     sinking. "①We live right   the beach, and we heard many stories of how sea birds and sea creatures       because of sea pollution and how the spill      the ocean's ecosystem，" says Allison. "It was just devastating (毁灭性)，and we were      it would happen here." The       towns along the Gulf of Mexico didn't feel that far away from their little Golden Beach anymore. They decided to do      for the nature conservation.
The sisters studied the      habits of their friends and neighbors. "We're a(n)       town of 260 homes, and we found out only 20 percent of them      ！” Allison says.
②Moved to act, they first organized a town fair with demonstrations about how    people could make lasting changes to the environment. They       local companies to join them and the fair    a crowd of about 200 people. On the scene were trucks and booths (货摊）where volunteers and company workers accepted       electronic equipment, eyeglasses, clothes and books—all for recycling.
The girls are planning another    this year. "It's an education campaign," says Allison. "People don't know, but there are so many simple things they can do every day that can       the nature."
Allison now reports on the environment for her school's television station. Both girls devote their spare   to various recycling projects around the town，such as giving old toys to children's charities and collecting   clothes for the people in need.
And should anyone think that they're awfully single-minded, they are       . The sisters have many      other interests: ballet, volleyball，singing and deep-sea diving with their dad. "They're basically optimistic," said their dad.
A. boats      B. ships           C. habits      D. hearts
A. for        B. on               C. above      D. with
A. lived      B. died             C. appeared    D. survived
A. promoted    B. maintained     C. controlled   D. affected
A. sure       B. sorry            C. afraid     D. certain
A. historical     B. industrial    C. official    D. coastal
A. something      B. anything     C. nothing    D. everything
A. conservation    B. contribution    C. pronunciation    D. nutrition
A. famous         B. ancient      C. large      D. small
A. recycled      B. fished       C. worked     D. waited
A. clever        B. normal       C. ordinary    D. cautious
A. ordered       B. reminded     C. warned     D. persuaded
A. collected     B. informed     C. attracted     D. moved
A. used          B. repaired      C. polluted      D. broken
A. game        B. concert        C. competition    D. fair
A. damage      B. benefit        C. ruin          D. endanger
A. time        B. part           C. money         D. effort
A. new         B. fashionable    C. worn           D. expensive
A. mistaken    B. right          C. silly         D. friendly
A. wealthy     B. strange        C. popular       D. healthy

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At first I couldn’t believe it! There were no ___1___ in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to ___2___. Although we all lived 搃n? ___3___ made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no 搇ights out?
The ___4___ thing was that practically all the students went to class, ___5___ very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or ___6___ class. The new ones always went wild ___7___, but this never lasted long. The ___8___ took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like ___9___; never did we have to ___10___ “stand up”, “sit down”, “speak out”. I don’t ___11___ one student who didn’t try his best.
The subjects were the same as those in ___12___ school, but what a difference in the approach(方式)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had ___13___ classes in the spring or fall, but instead we ___14___ two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. ___15___ in winter we each studied a few ___16___ things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms ?small ones ___17___, but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a ___18___ time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ___19___ the angles(角度) and so on. I didn’t take ___20___. I can’t stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s ___21___!
___22___ I think I am a ___23___ person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That’s probably a real big ___24___ between the free school and regular school ?the amount of ___25___.
1. A. desks     B. lights C. students      D. buildings
2. A. home     B. bed     C. class   D. work
3. A. anybody B. nobody      C. teachers      D. parents
4. A. sad B. last     C. good   D. strange
5. A. and B. but     C. so       D. yet
6. A. attended B. took    C. missed       D. studied
7. A. from then on B. at first C. once more D. just then
8. A. freedom B. habit   C. time    D. people
9. A. workers B. pupils C. gardeners   D. grown-ups
10. A. understand   B. study C. play    D. say
11. A. hear from    B. feel like     C. think about D. know of
12. A. night    B. regular       C. small D. real
13. A. all B. short   C. no      D. indoor
14. A. planted B. studied       C. drew   D. toured
15. A. Still     B. Then   C. Yet     D. Next
16. A. wild     B. successful   C. usual   D. particular
17. A. as well B. after a whileC. of course   D. as a result
18. A. funny   B. great   C. convenient D. thoughtful
19. A. looking out B. taking out   C. finding out D. figuring out
20. A. math    B. care    C. botany       D. notice
21. A. dull      B. interesting C. enough       D. dangerous
22. A. On the whole      B. Once again C. Sooner or later   D. After a while
23. A. careful B. better C. busier D. lovely
24. A. problem      B. chance       C. difference   D. change
25. A. reading B. gardening   C. teaching     D. thinking

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“They not only make it ___4___ to sleep at night, but they are ___5___ damage to our houses and shops of historical ___6___,” said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“__7___ we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student. “Why don’t they build a new road that goes ___8___ the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a ___9___ village. Its streets were never ___10___ for heavy traffic.”
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The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were ___19___ on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.
___20___ asked if they were ___21___ that the police might come to ___22___ them.
“Not really,” she said, “Actually we are ___23___ bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no ___24___ against practising.”
I ___25___ the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
1. A. college   B. village       C. town   D. church
2. A. change   B. repair C. ring    D. shake
3. A. now and then B. day and night     C. up and down      D. over and over
4. A. terrible   B. difficult     C. uncomfortable   D. unreasonable
5. A. doing     B. raising       C. putting       D. producing
6. A. scene     B. period C. interest       D. sense
7. A. If   B. Although    C. When D. Unless
8. A. to   B. through      C. over    D. round
9. A. pretty     B. quiet   C. large   D. modern
10. A. tested   B. meant C. kept    D. used
11. A. well     B. hard    C. biology      D. education
12. A. effort   B. time    C. trouble       D. noise
13. A. townspeople B. other students    C. government officials D. truck drivers
14. A. stand    B. accept C. know D. share
15. A. shop     B. live     C. come D. study
16. A. but       B. so       C. or       D. for
17. A. notice   B. mention     C. fear    D. control
18. A. event    B. loss     C. action D. problem
19. A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly       D. usually
20. A. I   B. We     C. She     D. They
21. A. surprised     B. afraid C. pleased       D. determined
22. A. seize    B. fight   C. search D. stop
23. A. proper B. experienced       C. hopeful      D. serious
24. A. point    B. cause C. need   D. law
25. A. left      B. found C. reached      D. passed

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Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She   26  John very much. In her   27  he couldn't do anything   28 . Every morning she would give him breakfast   29  bed and bring him the papers to   30 . It isn't really true that he was too   31  to work-in fact he had tried a few   32 . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to   33  at least six windows. Then he   34  a bus conductor and on his second 35  a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (车费) collected. He   36  lost his job as a postman   37  he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was   38   suitable work for him. So he    39   to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so   40  about this that she told the   41  to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said， “He is going to be the best soldier there   42  was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came   43  he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His   44  mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good   45  in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his   46  came in sight some of the people watching   47  laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant , who was filled with    48  , shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at   49 ! They're all out of   50  except my John! Isn't he the best!”
26. A. depended on       B. waited on               C. trusted             D. loved
27. A. hope                        B. eyes                                C. head                 D. beliefs
28. A. wrong                      B. great                             C. good                    D. strange
29. A. to                            B. at                                  C. in                         D. by
30. A. check                B. read                              C. keep              D. sign
31. A. lazy                         B. young                           C. weak             D. shy
32. A. ones                        B. years                             C. tasks              D. jobs
33. A. rub                          B. drop                            C. break                    D. clean
34. A. followed           B. met                                 C. became                D. found
35. A. day                           B. try                                  C. route                    D. chance
36. A. thus                           B. even                               C. once                D. only
37. A. even if              B. so that                           C. because             D. though
38. A. some                       B. such                              C. less                        D. no
39. A. began                      B. promised                       C. managed           D. decided
40. A. excited                     B. worried                         C. anxious                  D. curious
41. A. incident                     B. change                          C. news                      D. matter
42. A. yet                            B. ever                                C. never                     D. just
43. A. where                      B. since                             C. when               D. till
44. A. proud                      B. kind                              C. strict                      D. lucky
45. A. time                        B. position                         C. experience       D. impression
46. A. neighbours          B. army officer               C. mother                  D. fellow soldiers
47. A. couldn't help              B. shouldn't burst out   C. stopped           D. kept
48. A. sadness               B. happiness                     C. surprise                  D. regret
49. A. them                        B. those                             C. that                        D. him
50. A. sight                          B. order                             C. mind                      D. step

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What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They had been friends since Grade Three and had   41  many of their high school experience. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was  42   day at Lamar High School. 43 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 44 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly   45   in a good social life.
“Isn't it  46   that we're all finished?”said Valerie. “I'm really looking forward to having a good time this summer.”
“ 47   be nice,” Jennifer replied, “I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses.”
Jennifer's parents had only a small  48   and she had made up her mind to have an occupation in which she could afford all the things her  49   could not.
Valerie,  50 , came from a fairly well-to-do family. She had little desire to work hard for  51  she had always taken for granted.
“I really don't want to go to college for a while,” she   52 .
“My uncle runs a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has  53   me to spend a year there as a waitress. That should give me plenty of   54  for the beach.”
“It seems   55  I'll really be going different ways now”, thought Jennifer.
41. A. learned        B. obtained          C. remembered     D. shared
42. A. exam                  B. sports              C. graduation         D. working
43. A. If                     B. Because           C. Although           D. When
44. A. diligent             B. polite              C. active              D. favorite
45. A. specialized   B. relieved           C. envied               D. interested
46. A. certain              B. great               C. unfortunate        D. annoying
47. A. Can                  B. Shall             C. Must                      D. Need
48. A. income               B. problem            C. family                    D. differance
49. A. teachers       B. parents              C. friends                   D. relatives
50. A. in fact                B. in a way          C. as a result        D. on the other hand
51. A. what                 B. whom               C. that                        D. these
52. A. admitted           B. complained        C. invited                   D. screamed
53. A. helped              B. assured                     C. proposed                D. promised
54. A. peace         B. work                 C. energy             D. time
55. A. I                      B. we                    C. she                  D. they

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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
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling   36 , but I always knew he was   37 . He never criticized us, but used   38  to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I   39  as a child I said something   40  about somebody, and my father said, “   41  time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best   42  people, I would get the best   43 . From then on I’ve always tried to   44  the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very   45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   46  a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a  47 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,   48  any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad   49  me to go into law. And I’ve   50  regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,   51  I didn’t pursue my   52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As   53  turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national   54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad   55  me.
36. A. biologist             B. manager                   C. lawyer                            D. gardener
37. A. strict                      B. honest                       C. special                            D. learned
38. A. praise                        B. courage                         C. power                      D. warmth
39. A. think                         B. imagine                         C. remember                 D. guess
40. A. unnecessary         B. unkind                          C. unimportant              D. unusual
41. A. Another                 B. Some                          C. Any                           D. Other
42. A. on                          B. in                              C. at                                 D. about
43. A. in case                   B. by turns                     C. by chance                 D. in return
44. A. revise                    B. set                                    C. review                            D. follow
45. A. understanding             B. experienced                     C. serious                          D. demanding
46. A. taking up                   B. making up                 C. picking up                  D. keeping up
47. A. suggestion                  B. decision                         C. notice                            D. choice
48. A. and                           B. as                               C. even if                       D. as if
49. A. helped                B. allowed                     C. persuaded                   D. suggested
50. A. always                       B. never                         C. seldom                      D. almost
51. A. rather                        B. but                                C. for                                D. therefore
52. A. promise              B. task                            C. belief                        D. dream
53. A. this                           B. he                                 C. it                                  D. that
54. A. newspaper           B. magazine                       C. program                        D. project
55. A. controlled           B. comforted                      C. reminded                       D. raised

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