BWhen Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "t
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When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an
award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says."I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up--again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."
61. Why did Mary feel regretful?
A. She didn't achieve her ambition.
B. She didn't take care of her mother.
C. She didn't complete her high school.
D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.
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第1题：
Mary always wanted to be a singer．(11) was the most important part in her life． Un-luckily， she had a (12) voice． Although she took lessons (13) many years， her voice didn't get better． It just got louder． Her teacher finally (14) teaching her， but she kept on practicing herself．One dayshedecided (15) a concert and invited her teacher to it． The teacher was very (16) about what to say after the concert． He knew it would be a (17)． one． At last he got an idea． When the concert (18) ， he went to see Mary． "Well，" said Mary， "What do you (19) my concert? "My dear， said the teacher． "You’ll never be (20) than you are tonight．
( )11．
A．Drawing
B．Music
C．Dancing
D．Reading
正确答案：B
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第2题：
—Hello! May I speak to Mary? —Yes.________ Mary,you are wanted on the phone.A.Wait for her,please.
B.Hang on,please.
C.I'll call on her.
D.She will come soon.
正确答案：B
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第3题：
The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院)knew little about her. The streets where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else-to be independent. At twenty-one，she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary. And then，in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody. Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasn't good enough.” she says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her. Mary studied management at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work in many places-China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family. The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.
(1).Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage，she had lived in the streets for many years.
A.T
B.F
(2).The sentence "orphanage girls could be something" means that orphanage girls could be popular and successful.
A.T
B.F
(3).Her life changed in 1985.
A.T
B.F
(4).This passage is probably taken from a novel.
A.T
B.F
(5).Mary's boyfriend was good at English.
A.T
B.F
正确答案: (1).A (2).A (3).B (4).B (5).A
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第4题：
A
Her name is Mary． She comes from America． She is in China with her father and mother． She can speak a little Chinese． She studies in No． 80 Middle School in Tianjin．She is in the same school as her parents(father and mother)． She is a good student． She goes to school six days a week． She likes getting up early． She doesn’t like to be late．She often goes to school very early． But today she gets up late． So she gets to the classroom at 7：30． But there aren’t any students in it． She is not late． She is still early． It’s Sunday today． The students are all at home．
( )21．Mary is from _______．
A． America
B． China
C． No． 80 Middle School
D． Tianjin
正确答案：A
21.A【解析】根据原文“She comes frorh America．” 可知，她是美国人。 -
第5题：
I recently went to a charity party. At the end of the visit our host told us that the following Monday was his birthday. He asked21, as a gift to him, we would do something kind for someone else on that day. I thought that was a terrible birthday 22 !
The following Monday, I saw my neighbor, a new mother, in the garden with her baby, I went outside to say"hello" to her. During the talk, she told me, not in a complaining 23 but just as a matter of fact, about the sleeplessness and the challenges to get anything done with a baby followed by. I 24 the charity party host's request and said,"Hey!Why don't 25 watch your baby for an hour!I will just hang out with him here in the back garden 26 you go in and take an hour to yourself."
She was so surprised that she almost cried."Are you 27 Would you be able to do that ""Of course! " I said. "I'd be happy to! " An hour later she came outside with a smile on her face."I have 28 so much done! " she told me, and I told her that I had sung every kid's song I knew and had a good time hanging out with the baby, too. And I was so happy to see her smiling like that.
It was one of the best 29 I've ever given, and it has given me the desire to ask the same 30 all my friends this year. I know it will make me feel great to know my friends are out there sharing their wisdom and time with people who can really use it.
I recently went to a charity party. At the end of the visit our host told us that the following Monday was his birthday. He asked21, as a gift to him, we would do something kind for someone else on that day. I thought that was a terrible birthday 22 !
The following Monday, I saw my neighbor, a new mother, in the garden with her baby, I went outside to say"hello" to her. During the talk, she told me, not in a complaining 23 but just as a matter of fact, about the sleeplessness and the challenges to get anything done with a baby followed by. I 24 the charity party host's request and said,"Hey!Why don't 25 watch your baby for an hour!I will just hang out with him here in the back garden 26 you go in and take an hour to yourself."
She was so surprised that she almost cried."Are you 27 Would you be able to do that ""Of course! " I said. "I'd be happy to! " An hour later she came outside with a smile on her face."I have 28 so much done! " she told me, and I told her that I had sung every kid's song I knew and had a good time hanging out with the baby, too. And I was so happy to see her smiling like that.
It was one of the best 29 I've ever given, and it has given me the desire to ask the same 30 all my friends this year. I know it will make me feel great to know my friends are out there sharing their wisdom and time with people who can really use it.
A.for
B.about
C.as
D.from答案：D解析：前半句说这是我所给的礼物中最好的一个，可知此空前the same指的是“the same pre—sent”．而“ask the same present”后面是“all my friends”．再根据所给的选项，应该是ask something from sb．，故选D。 -
第6题：
It′s that time of the yea—graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it′s an especially big deal if?you′re finishing high school or college.
One amazing（令人惊叹的）16-year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma（毕业证书）before her high school diploma.How′d she do that?
"Hard work and dedication（专心致志）,"she told a local TV news station,"have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time."She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often?get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.
Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She′s one of the 9?children,all home-schooled until the age of 13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history?teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she?hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays?basketball in her college team in her spare time.
What do Grace′s parents want her to be in future?A.A news reporter.
B.A basketball player.
C.A university teacher.
D.A lawyer.答案：C解析： -
第7题：
It′s that time of the yea—graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it′s an especially big deal if?you′re finishing high school or college.
One amazing（令人惊叹的）16-year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma（毕业证书）before her high school diploma.How′d she do that?
"Hard work and dedication（专心致志）,"she told a local TV news station,"have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time."She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often?get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.
Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She′s one of the 9?children,all home-schooled until the age of 13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history?teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she?hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays?basketball in her college team in her spare time.
What did the parents do to help Grace with her education?A.They shared with her college history lessons.
B.They taught her until she was 13.
C.They made her interested in math.
D.They hired a part-time teacher.答案：B解析： -
第8题：
Mary forgot（）a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.
Awriting
Bto write
Cto have written
B
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第9题：
-Hi, is Mary there, please? -（）
- A、Hold on.I’ll get her.
- B、No，she isn’t here.
- C、Yes，she lives here.
- D、Yes，what do you want？
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第10题：
单选题Mary was surprised to realize that it was us, her old school friends, calling her from Paris.Asurprised to
Bus
Cschool friends
Dcalling
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第11题：
单选题Mary forgot（）a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.Awriting
Bto write
Chaving wrote
Dto have written
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
问答题Practice 7 When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible. So when she was a sickly, fretful, ugly little baby she was kept out of the way, and when she became a sickly, fretful, toddling thing she was kept out of the way also. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants. And as they always obeyed her and gave her her own way in everything, because the Mem Sahib would be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived. The young English governess who came to teach her to read and write disliked her so much that she gave up her place in three months, and when other governesses came to try to fill it they always went away in a shorter time than the first one. So if Mary had not chosen to really want to know how to read books she would never have learned her letters at all.正确答案：
【参考译文】
当玛丽·劳诺克斯被送到米瑟斯威特庄园,和她舅舅一起生活的时候,每个人都说她是他们见过的长相最令人不舒服孩子。这也对,玛丽有着消瘦的脸蛋、单薄的身体、薄薄的头发和一副不高兴的表情。她的头发是黄色的,由于出生在印度并且总是因为这样或那样的原因而生病,她的脸蛋也显得那么蜡黄。玛丽的父亲在英国政府中有份工作,经常很忙也时不时地生病,她的母亲是个大美人,只关心各种聚会以及和一些男人们寻欢作乐。玛丽的母亲从来没有想过要一个小女孩,当玛丽出生后,她就把她交给奶妈来照顾,奶妈知道,如果她想让女主人高兴的话,她就必须尽可能地把这个孩子带离她的视线。所以,当玛丽还是个多病、爱哭、难看的小婴孩时,她就被带离大人们的视线。当玛丽长成为一个多病、爱哭、蹒跚学步的小孩时,她还是被带离大人们的视线。除了奶妈和其他印度仆人的黑脸,玛丽从没记得见过任何熟悉的东西。因为女主人会被她的哭声打扰到而生气,所以奶妈和仆人们非常顺从玛丽,让她为所欲为。当玛丽长到6岁时,她像一头小猪那样乖戾而自私。来教她阅读和书写的年轻英语家庭女教师非常不喜欢玛丽,三个月后就放弃了这份工作,而后来试图教她的家庭教师也总是干不到第一位那么长的时间就离开了。所以如果不是玛丽自己真的想要读书的话,恐怕她连自己的名字也不会写。解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
When I saw her crying.I realized I ( ) her the news so soon.A、shouldn't have told
B、should not tell
C、should have told
D、must have told
参考答案：A
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第14题：
Mary has just returned to the USA after studying in England far three years. She decided to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother，s family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths’College，which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend's brother
who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.
1. Mary is now in___
A.England
B.the USA
C.France
2. She studied at___untverstty.
A.a British
B.an American
C.a Chinese
3. Mast probably, her grandmother_________
A. worked in the college
B. studied English Literature
C. lived in London
4. Her friend's brother recommended her to________
A. study for her MBA
B. study in the college
C. work for his company
5. Mary would return to Europe to_.
A. study
B. spend her holiday
C. work
参考答案B A C B C
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第15题：
It was (11) birthday． She got a letter from her uncle． "Dear Mary，"he wrote in the let-ter "Happy birthday．I’m sending you some (12)．They will arrive tomorrow．l hope you'll like them．Mary was very (13)． She liked eating eggs and chicken． "I can keep the chickens (14) Ntheir eggs or eating them， she thought．When the chickens arrived the next day，they were put in a box． She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box was so heavy that she dropped(掉) (15) ．The box fell on the ground and broke open． The chickens all (16) 0ut． They ran here and there． Mary (17) hours in trying to find them．(18) few days later her uncle came． He asked，"Did the chickens arrive safely? "Yes，but I dropped the box．lt broke open and the chickens ran everywhere．(19) took me the whole morning to (20) them， Mary said．"Did you find them all? asked her uncle． "I hope so， Mary answered，"but I only caught eleven of them．"That's very interesting．l only sent you six， her uncle said with a smile． ．
( )11．
A．Mary's
B．Kate‘s
C．Jim's
D．Dave’s
正确答案：A
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第16题：
From: Mary Unger [m_unger@pdc.com]
To: Tina Barkley [t_barkley@pdc.com]
Subject: Presentation
Sent: May 4, 10:20:07 A.M.
Dear Tina,
I wanted to get back to you about the presentation on Thursday. As of now, 23 people have responded. I expect a few more people to show up at the last minute.
We're still planning on holding the lecture in room 240B. I'll make sure we have at least 30 chairs set up. I was also planning to make photocopies of my presentation slides in case anyone would like a copy.
Sincerely,
Mary Unger
Outreach Director
Payton Daniels Corporation
What does Tina Barkley find out regarding the presentation?A. Her presentation will be videotaped.
B. A colleague will not be able to attend.
C. Her presentation is the first one scheduled.
D. Twenty-three people have said they will attend.答案：D解析： -
第17题：
A young woman rode with her new husband in a wagon（四轮马车）.They came to a log cabin（小木屋）.The man shouted and a little boy came running out of the cabin.Sarah,the young woman,got down from the wagon,opened wide her arms and heldthe boy close.
"Hello,Abe Lincoln,"she said."I think we′ll be good friends."
The new mother with the smiling face went to work at once.She washed Abe and hissister and tidied（弄整齐）their hair.And that night she threw away the boy′s mattress（床垫）of leaves and gave him a soft mattress and enough blankets to keephim warm at night.
Sarah wove cloth and made new shirts for Abe.She made him new deerskin trousers and even deerskin shoes.
Maybe,if she hadn′t come to the cabin,he wouldn′t have lived to be a man.When Abe′s father told him not to go to school any more and help on the farm,Sarah took Abe′s part against his father.Abe would rather read than eat,and when hisfather told him to stop,Sarah said,"Let the boy read."
In 1830 the day came when Abe would leave home to work in New Salem.For the last time she had taken Abe′s part against his father.For the last time she had kept the cabin quiet so that Abe could read.More than twenty years later,when Abe,who had then become famous,was going to make a speech in a nearby town,Sarah went there just to watch him.In the crowd she tried to make herself small,but he saw her,and in front of everybody,got out of his carriage and went overand put his arms around her and kissed her.Yes,that was her Abe.
"Heloved me truly,"she said later.
If Sarah hadn′t come to the cabin,A.Abe's father wouldn't have told him not to go to school
B.Abe wouldn't have helped his father on the farm
C.Abe wouldn't have had so much time to read
D.Abe's father wouldn't have told him to stop reading答案：C解析：考情点拨:事实细节题。应试指导:从第五段可知，Abe的父亲反对他读书，但是Sarah来到之后，坚持让Abe读书。 -
第18题：
It′s that time of the yea—graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it′s an especially big deal if?you′re finishing high school or college.
One amazing（令人惊叹的）16-year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma（毕业证书）before her high school diploma.How′d she do that?
"Hard work and dedication（专心致志）,"she told a local TV news station,"have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time."She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often?get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.
Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She′s one of the 9?children,all home-schooled until the age of 13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history?teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she?hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays?basketball in her college team in her spare time.
Why does the author say that Grace is amazing?A.She finished high school earlier than others.
B.She never went to bed before 11 p.m.
C.She graduated from both high school and college at 16.
D.She got two diplomas from the same school.答案：C解析： -
第19题：
Mary forgot（）a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.
Awriting
Bto write
Chaving wrote
Dto have written
B
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第20题：
-Hi, is Mary there, please? -（）
AHold on.I’ll get her.
BNo，she isn’t here.
CYes，she lives here.
DYes，what do you want？
A
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第21题：
Mary forgot（）a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.
- A、writing
- B、to write
- C、having wrote
- D、to have written
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第22题：
单选题Mary forgot（）a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.Awriting
Bto write
Cto have written
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题-Hi, is Mary there, please? -（）AHold on.I’ll get her.
BNo，she isn’t here.
CYes，she lives here.
DYes，what do you want？
正确答案： A解析： 请问，Mary 在吗？ --请别挂断，我去叫她