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(2013·东北三省四市联合诊断考试)I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.I just wanted to see how it ended ____ I was still in the middle of it. This habit ____ first my mom，then my friends, and ____ even my own daughter. Often my ____ wouldn't be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were ____ as well.Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one ___ at a time like everyone else！” At times I didn't ___ this bad habit to just books either.I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and ____ out what to do months and even years from now ____ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the ____ of my life wasn't done yet and that I had many pages ___ to go, I still couldn't control my burning desire to write the ____ of it halfway through.Time and again, I would ____ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life，____，doesn't work like that.It loves to ____ us，and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will ____. Recently when I found myself living in the ____ again，I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I ____，turned the book of my life back to the ____ page, and thanked God for today. Each of us has to ____ the book of life line by line，moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end. 1.A.since B．for C．while D．because 2.A.confused B．annoyed C．delighted D．embarrassed 3.A.usually B．obviously C．accidentally D．finally 4.A.impatience B．misunderstanding C．disappointment D．disagreement 5.A.saying B．reading C．doing D．watching 6.A.page B．copy C．chapter D．edition 7.A.contribute B．devote C．apply D．limit 8.A.try B．figure C．let D．turn 9.A.on the part of B．other than C．instead of D．on the basis of 10.A.book B．river C．picture D．play 11.A.forgotten B．left C．kept D．regretted 12.A.feelings B．beginning C．ending D．comments 13.A.consciously B．strangely C．foolishly D．critically 14.A.otherwise B．moreover C．therefore D．however 15.A.surprise B．cheat C．satisfy D．frighten 16.A.make B．bring C．take D．award 17.A.present B．future C．memory D．dream 18.A.cheered B．cried C．lost D．smiled 19.A.exciting B．hopeful C．favorite D．right 20.A.write B．review C．explain D．translate
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All Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphinkilling, so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town, Taiji.The American activist, who is the star of a new awardwinning documentary that portrays the dolphinkilling here, got an unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week for the start of the annual hunt. His movie, The Cove(海豚湾), directed by National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, was released in the United States a month ago but has not yet to come out in Japan. Scenes in the film, some of which were shot secretly, show fishermen banging on metal poles stuck in the water to create a wall of sound that scares the dolphins— which have supersensitive sonar(声纳系统)—and sends them fleeing into a cove. There, the fishermen sometimes pick a few to be sold for aquarium shows, for as much as $150,000. They kill the others, spearing(刺) the animals repeatedly until the water turns red. The meat from one dolphin is worth about 50,000 yen, and is sold at supermarkets across Japan. Greenpeace and other groups have tried to stop the hunt for years.Activists hope The Cove will bring the issue to more people internationally—and eventually in Japan. Already，the Australian town of Broome dropped its 28year sistercity relationship with Taiji last month，partly because of the movie. “Some regions have a tradition of eating dolphin meat，” said fisheries official Toshinori Uoya. “Dolphinkilling may be negative for our international image, but it is not something orders can stop.” The town government in Taiji—which has made whales and dolphins its trademark—refused to comment about The Cove, or the growing international criticism against dolphinkilling. Many in Taiji take the dolphin hunt for granted as part of everyday life. They are defensive about The Cove，seeing themselves as powerless victims of overseas pressure to end a simple and honest way of making a living. 1.Ric O Barry made The Cove because he wanted to ________. A．stop the dolphinkilling B．win an international award C．support Greenpeace's efforts D．make Taiji wellknown in the world 2.Viewers can learn from The Cove ________. A．the advanced techniques to catch dolphins B．the cruel and bloody dolphinkilling C．the beautiful Japanese seaside town Taiji D．the sale of dolphin meat around the world 3.What is the response to The Cove on the Japanese side? A．Taiji broke up with its western sistercity Broome. B．Japanese officials decided to ban dolphinkilling. C．The town government in Taiji kept silent on criticism. D．Most Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat. 4.What does the underlined word “defensive” probably mean? A．Feeling guilty for killing dolphins. B．Protecting themselves against criticism. C．Attacking those against dolphinkilling. D．Making the determination to change. 5.What can we infer from the passage? A．Many people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinema. B．The Cove has not influenced Japan's international image. C．Taiji's dolphinkilling industry has been seriously damaged. D．The Cove has brought international attention to dolphinkilling.
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