When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble – a word game – against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 10 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ homE. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers. It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for mE. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the baD. Now it was my turn to give something back. It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introducE. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理). This proved to be a bigger challenge to her, so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces. “Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she askeD. “No, of course not,” I saiD. “They already know how to use a computer.” My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth perioD. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应). For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years. 56. What does the author do? A. She is a cook. B. She is a teacher. C. She is a housewifE. D. She is a computer engineer. 57. The author decided to give her mother a computer . A. to let her have more chances to write letters B. to support her in doing her homework C. to help her through the bad times D. to make her life more enjoyable 58. The author asked her mother to write her a letter . A. because her mother had stopped using the telephone B. because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother C. so that her mother could practice what she had learned D. so that mother could be free from housework 59. After the computer was brought home, the author’s father . A. lost interest in cooking B. took more phone calls C. played more games D. began to use it

ItwasalateWednesdaynightwhenthedreadingphonecallreachedourhomE.IsatupsoIcouldhearthephonecallbetter.TomysurpriseIheardmymomburstintotears.GetthecarDean!Andreahasbeeninacaraccident.Weraneverystopsignonthewaytothehospitalandourtiresscreechedaroundeverycorner.WegottothehospitalbutwerenotallowedtoseeAndreA.ThenextmorningafterwearingmaskswewereallowedtogototheICUtoseeAndreA.WelltheleastIcouldsaywasthateverythingwasinjuredinherbodyandshelostallofhermemories.Itwasafatalaccident.OverthenexttwomonthsIlivedmoreatthehospitalthanIdidatmyhousE.IwatchedasAndreaworkedsohardtogainbackeverydaymotorskills.Sheneveroncecomplainedorpitiedherselfherdeterminedspiritwasshiningthrough.AftertwoweeksintheICUandtwomonthsoftheregularhospitaltreatmentAndreawasabletocomehomE.Shemissedseveralmonthsofschoolsoitwashardforhertocatchup.AndreahadtaskstoaccomplishandnomatterhowharditwasshestuckwiththemuntilthejobwasdonE.ThoughbusywithdealingwithpainandtherapyshealwaysfoundtimetoloveandplaywithmE.I’llneverforgettheimpactthatthisincidentmadeonmylifE.Iadmireherstrong-willedpersonalityandherdeterminedspirit.TodaysheisperfectlynormaldespitethescarsandthepinsholdingherleginplacE.Icouldn’taskforabettersisterheroorbestfrienD.61.Thewritersatuptohearthecallbecausehe_______A.sensedthatsomethingterriblehadhappeneD.B.mightbeveryconcernedaboutwhophonedsolatE.C.wantedtoscoldthepeoplewhophonedsolatE.D.wasnotsurewhetherthetelephoneconcernedhim.62.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat_______A.thefamilydidnotobeythetrafficrules.B.thewriter’sfatherwasnotgoodatdriving.C.thewholefamilyweretooanxioustoseeAndreA.D.theirhousewasveryfarfromthehospital.63.__________mainlymadethewriter’ssisterrecoverfromthecaraccident.A.Thefamily’sencouragementB.Andrea’sstrongwillC.ThetreatmentD.Theeagernessforstudy64.DuringthetreatmentAndrea_______A.hadtogiveupallherstudiesB.stoppedplayingwiththewriter.C.refusedtobeaccompanieD.D.showedunbelievablestrength.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?__________A.AMiracleHappeningtomysisterB.MySister----theHeroinMyLifeC.AnAccidentWhichChangedMySisterD.AnIncidentWhichInfluencedMeMuch.

Ananxiousmotherwatchedasrescuersfreedherbabyfromamuddywell.Afterbeingpulledfromthewellthebabyjoyfullyrantoitsmomastherescuerstookabreak.Itwasadifficultandpotentiallydangerousrescue:thebabywasan8-month-oldelephantandatfirstitsmotherthoughtthehumansweretryingtoharmit.Thebabyelephantfellintothefive-foot-deepwellnearKenya'sAmboseliNationalPark.Localpeoplehaddugthewellforwater.Ittook30minutestoremovethetrappedelephant.WhileVickiFishlockoftheAmboseliTrustforElephantsmadealoudshouttofrightenthemotherawaytwomenstruggledtogetaropearoundthebabyelephant.OncetheropewasinplaceFishlockusedherjeeptopullthebabyout.FishlockrecognizedZombethemotherofthetrappedbabyelephantfromamarkonherear.ShebelievesthatintheendZomberealizedthehumansweretryingtohelp.Rescueswheretheelephant’sfamilymembersarearoundarealwaysstressfulandI'malwayshappywheneveryoneissafeFishlocksaiD.Thereunions团聚alwaysbringtearstomyeyes.Thedepthoftheirloveforeachotherisoneofthethingsthatmakeelephantssounusual.Theverynextdayanotherbabyelephantfellintothesamewell.The3-month-old'sfamilyhadbeendrivenawayfromtheareabylocalpeoplE.OnceithadbeenrescuedtheAmboseliTrusthadtosendittoanelephantorphanage孤儿院inNairobiKenya'scapitalcity.TherescuesshowedtheplightofelephantsacrossAfricA.Elephantsarefightingtosurviveasconflictsbetweentheanimalsandhumansareincreasing.Thousandsofelephantsarealsobeingkilledfortheirtusks.ThetusksaresoldinAsiawhereivorytrinketsareinhighdemanD.TheAmboseliTrusthasbeenstudyingelephantsandtryingtohelpthemsince1972.FishlocksaidWehopethisrescuepersuadespeoplethatelephantsarespecialanddeservetobeprotectedandtreasureD.56.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.A.FishlockhadseenthebabyelephantbeforeB.ThemotherelephantwasagreathelptorescuersC.thewellwasdugbylocalpeopletotrapelephantsD.themotherelephantwasunfriendlyatfirsttotherescuers57.WhatcausesFishlocktothinkthatelephantsarespecial?A.Theirtrustinhumans.B.Thedeeplovebetweenthem.C.TheirgreatabilitytosurvivE.D.Thegoodcommunicationbetweenthem.58.Whatdidthetwobabyelephantshaveincommon?A.Theywereboth8monthsolD.B.TheywerebothrescuedbylocalpeoplE.C.Theywerebothtrappedinthesamewell.D.Theywerebothreunitedwiththeirmothers.59.TheunderlinedwordplightinParagraph7probablymeans______.A.astrongpersonalityB.A.dangeroussituationC.anannoyinghabitD.acloserelationship60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnelephantrescueB.TheelephantanunusualanimalC.AnelephantrescueorganizationD.Conflictsbetweenhumansandelephants

IsometimesgetupatthreeorfourinthemorningandIsurfthenet.Ioftencheckmye-mailfortytimesaday.Ioftenspendmorethanthreehoursduringonetimeonthenet.Ispendmoretimeinchatrooms聊天室thanwithmy‘real-1ife’friends.Doyouknowanypeoplelikethese?Theyarepartofanewaddiction瘾calledInternetaddiction.Internetaddictsspendatleastthirtytofortyhoursonlineeveryweek.TheuseoftheInternetcanbeanaddictionlikedrug毒品usE.Peoplelosecontrol控制ofthetimetheyspendontheInternetForexampleonecollegestudentwasmissingforseveraldays.Hisfriendswereworriedandtheycalledthepolice.Thepolicefoundthestudentinthecomputerlab:hewassurfingthenetforseveraldaysstraight.Studiesshowthatabout6to10%ofInternetusersbecomeaddicted.AndpeopleworryabouttheteensbecausetheInternetischangingtheplayingfieldforsomeofthem.Theyspendmoretimeincyberspacethanintherealworldoffriendsandfamily.Issurfingthenetahobbyoranaddictionforyou?Youmayhaveaproblemifyouhavethesesymptoms症状:●YoudonotgotoimportantfamilyactivitiesoryoudonotdoschoolworkbecauseyouliketospendhoursontheInternet.●Youcan’twaitforyournextonlinetime.●Youplantospendashorttimeonlinebutthenyouspendseveralhours.●Yougooutwithyourfriendslessandless.◆根据以上短文内容然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项1.Whatdoesthebeginningofthepassagetellus?A.HowtobecomeanInternetaddict.B.WhatanInternetaddictusuallydoes.C.WheretofindanInternetaddict.D.Whytowritethispassage.2.Howdoesthewriterdescribetheaddicts’useofInternet?A.Itissomethinglikekeepingdrugs.B.Itisawayofproducingdrugs.C.Itisliketakingdrugs.D.Itisterribletoimagine.3.Whydopeopleworryabouttheteens?A.Theteensarewastingtoomuchmoney.B.TheyusedtoworkontheInternet.C.Theplayingfieldoftheteenswilldisappear.D.Moreandmoreoftheteenswil1becomeaddictedtotheInternet.4.Theexampleinthepassageshowsthat_______.A.InternetproblemsaremoreseriousamongcollegestudentsB.InternetaddictsusuallystayinthecomputerlabwithoutsleepC.SomeoftheInternetusershavealreadybeenseriouslyaddictedD.ThepoliceoftenhelptofindthoseInternetaddicts.5.Whatisthewritertryingtotellusattheendofthepassage?A.Don’tbeaddictedtotheInternet.B.Gotofamilyactivitiesmoreoften.C.DothingsasyouhaveplannedD.Staywithyourparentsasoftenaspossible.

IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinanaccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastotreatanother.Yethechargedme$155eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartwasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimE.AndIleftwithoutgettingacent.MyexperiencetaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:FirstlyinAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendshiphonororprofessionalmorality.SecondlyforeignersarestillbeingunfairlytreateD.SowhenwetalkaboutAmericaweshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.39.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause_____A.HefeltsorryforthefirsttimE.B.Hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney.C.HeknewthedoctorwasaverygoodonE.D.Hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer.40.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto_____.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury41.Theunderlinedwordchargeinthesecondpassagemeans____.A.beresponsibleB.accuseC.askasapriceD.claim42.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsinAmericA.

AcouplefromMinneapolisdecidedtogotoFloridaforalongweekendtowarmthemselvesupduringoneparticularlyicycoldwinter.Theyplannedtostayattheverysamehotelwheretheyspenttheirhoneymoon20yearsago.TheybothhadjobssoitwasdecidedthatthehusbandwouldflytoFloridaonaThursdayandhiswifewouldfollowhimthenextday.Uponarrivingasplannedthehusbandcheckedintothehotel.Therehedecidedtoopenhislaptopandsendhiswifeane-mailbackinMinneapolis.Howeverheaccidentallyleftoffoneletterinheraddressandsentthee-mailwithoutnoticinghiserror.Inthesametime:InHoustonawomanhadjustreturnedfromherhusband’sfuneral葬礼.Hewasaministerofmanyyearswhohadbeencalledhometogloryfollowingaheartattack.Thewomancheckedhere-mailexpectingmessagefromfamilyandfriends.Uponreadingthefirstmessageshefainted昏厥andfelltothefloor.Hersonrushedintotheroomfoundhismotheronthefloorandsawthecomputerscreenwhichread:To:MyLovingWifeFrom:YourDepartedHusbandSubject:I’vearrived!I’vejustarrivedandhavebeencheckedin.Iseethateverythinghasbeenpreparedforyourarrivaltomorrow.Lookingforwardtoseeingyouthen.Hopeyourjourneyisasuneventful平静asminewas.P.S.SureishotdownherE.46.WhydidthecoupledecidetogotoFloridaforweekend?A.TovisittheirfamilyandfriendsB.ToescapefromtheirbusyworkC.ToescapefromthecoldwinterD.Toattendafriend’sfuneral47.Whatmistakedidthehusbandmakeaftercheckingintothehotel?A.HecheckedintoawronghotelB.HeforgettobringthelaptopC.HeforgottomailhisletterD.Hemisspelledherwife’saddress48.Theexpressioncalledhometogloryprobablysuggeststhatthemanhad.A.diedandgonetoheavenB.calledhisfamilytosayhelloC.beenawardedanhonorD.gonebacktohishometown49.Howdidthewomanprobablyfeelafterreadingthee-mail?A.PleasedB.FrightenedC.AmazedD.Moved50.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Hiswifewouldn’tgotoFloridaforhiserror.B.Thewomanlikedtochatwithherfriendsbye-mailC.ThecoupleheldtheirweddinginFlorida20yearsago.D.Thewoman’shusbanddiedofaheartattack

IstillremembermyfirstdayatschoolinLondonandIwashalf-excitedandhalf-frighteneD.OnmywaytoschoolIwonderedwhatsortofquestionstheotherboyswouldaskmeandpracticedalltheanswers:IamnineyearsolD.IwasbornherebutIhaven’tlivedheresinceIwastwo.IwaslivinginFarley.It’saboutthirtymilesaway.IcamebacktoLondontwomonthsago.IalsowonderedifitwasthecustomforboystofightstrangerslikemebutIwastallformyagE.Ihopedtheywoulddecidenottoriskit.Noonetookanynoticeofmebeforeschool.IstoodinthecenteroftheplaygroundexpectingsomeonetosayhellobutnoonespoketomE.Whenateachercalledmynameandtoldmewheremyclassroomwasoneortwoboyslookedatmebutthatwasall.MyteacherwascalledMr.Jones.Therewere42boysintheclasssoIdidn’tstandoutthereeitheruntilthefirstlessonoftheafternoon.Mr.JoneswasveryfondofCharlesDickensandhehaddecidedtoreadaloudtousfromDavidCopperfieldbutfirstheaskedseveralboysiftheyknewDickens’birthplacebutnooneguessedright.A.boycalledBrianthebiggestintheclasssaid:TimbuktuandMr.JoneswentredinthefacE.ThenheaskedmE.Isaid:PortsmouthandeveryonestaredatmebecauseMr.JonessaidIwasright.Thisdidn’tmakemeverypopularofcoursE.Hethinkshe’scleverIheardBriansay.Afterthatwewentouttotheplaygroundtoplayfootball.IwasinBrian’steamandheobviouslyhadDickensinmindbecausehetoldmetogoingoal.Nooneeverwantedtobethegoalkeeper.He’sbigenoughanduselessenough.BriansaidwhensomeoneaskedhimwhyhehadchosenmE.IsupposeMr.JoneswhoservedasthejudgerememberedDickenstoobecausewhenthegamewasnearlyoverBrianpushedoneoftheplayersontheotherteamandhegavethemapenalty惩罚.AstheboykickedtheballtomyrightIthrewmyselfdowninstinctively本能地andsavedit.AllmyteamcrowdedroundmE.Mybarekneeswereinjuredandbleeding.BriantookoutahandkerchiefandofferedittomE.Doyouwanttojoinmygang帮派?hesaiD.AttheendofthedayIwasnolongerastranger.51.ThewriterpreparedtoanswerallofthefollowingquestionsEXCEPT.A.Howoldareyou?B.Whereareyoufrom?C.Doyouwanttojoinmygang?D.WhendidyoucomebacktoLondon?52.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.boyswereusuallyunfriendlytonewstudentsB.thewriterwasnotgreetedasheexpectedC.BrianpraisedthewriterforhisclevernessD.thewriterwasgladtobeagoalkeeper53.TheunderlinedpartIdidn’tstandoutinparagraph3meansthatthewriterwasnot.A.noticeableB.welcomeC.importantD.foolish54.Thewriterwasofferedahandkerchiefbecause.A.hethrewhimselfdownandsavedthegoalB.hepushedaplayerontheotherteamC.hewasbeginningtobeacceptedD.hewasnolongeranewcomer

Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchafussaboutanoldcopsewhichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpapereventoanationalprotestingaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillageandlookingatamaptheroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn’tasiftheareawasattractivE.IwasmorethanpuzzledIwascurious.Theenquiryintotherouteofthenewby-passtothevillagewasduetotakeplaceshortlyandIwantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoorbeingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods.I’vealwayslovedthisplaceshesaidithasalotofmemoriesformeandforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit‘Loverslane’.It’snotmuchofalaneanditdoesn’tgoanywhereimportantbutthat’swhyweallcameherE.Tobeawayfrompeopletobebyourselves.sheaddeD.ItwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbehearD.Squirrelswatchedfromthebranchesquiteboldintheirmovementsobviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuiltsoIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividualsIsaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeopleandchildrentheirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman’sstrangeideas.TakethistreeshesaidpausingafterashortwhilE.ToyouitisjustthatatreE.NotunlikemanyothersherE.ShegentlytouchedthebarkLookhereunderthisbranchwhatcanyousee?ItlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknifE.Isaidafteracursoryinspection.Yesthat’swhatitis!shesaidsoftly.ShewentonHehadapenknifewithaspikeforgettingstonesfromahorse'shoofandIhelpedhimtocarvethem.Wewereverymuchinlovebuthewasgoingawayandcouldnottellmewhathewasinvolvedinthearmy.IhadguessedofcoursE.ItwasthelasteveningweeverspenttogetherbecausehewentawaythenextdaybacktohisUnit.MarySmithwasquietforawhilethenshesobbeD.Hismothershowedmethetelegram.‘SergeantRHolmesKilledinactionintheinvasionofFrancE.’IhadhopedthatyouandRobinwouldonedaygetmarrieD.shesaidHewasmyonlychildandIwouldhavelovedtobeaGrannytheywouldhavebeensuchlovelybabies’-shewaslikethat!TwoyearslatershetoowasdeaD.‘Pneumonia肺炎followingachillonthechest’waswhatthedoctorsaidbutIthinkitwasanoldfashionedbrokenheart.A.childwouldhavehelpedbothofus.TherewasafurtherpausE.MarySmithgentlycaressedthewoundedtreejustasshewouldhavecaressedhim.AndnowtheywanttotakeourtreeawayfrommE.AnotherquietsobthensheturnedtomE.IwasyoungandprettythenIcouldhavehadanybodyIwasn’talwaystheoldwomanyouseeherenow.IhadeverythingIwantedinlifealovelymanhealthandafuturetolookforwardto.ShepausedagainandlookedarounD.ThebreezegentlymovedthroughtheleaveswithasighingsounD.TherewereothersofcoursebutnoonecanmatchmyRobin!shesaidstrongly.AndnowIhavenothing-exceptthememoriesthistreeholds.IfonlyIcouldgetmyhandsonthatawfulmanwhowritesinthepaperaboutthevalueoftheroadtheyaregoingtobuildwherewearestandingnowIwouldtellhim.Hasheneverlovedhasheneverliveddoeshenotknowanythingaboutmemories?WewerenottheonlyonesyouknowIstillmeetsomewhocamehereasRobinandIdiD.YesIwouldtellhim!Iturnedawaysickatheart.55.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto________.A.drawattentiontothedamagethatwarscauseB.persuadepeopletogiveupprivateinterestC.arousetheawarenessofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlyD.introduceatouchingbutsadlovestory56.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMarySmith?A.Selfish.B.Faithful.C.ChangeablE.D.Stubborn.57.TheunderlinedsentenceIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtheremeans________.A.IthoughttheremightbesomethinghiddeninthewoodsbyMarySmithB.IguessedtheremightbeastoryrelatedwithMarySmithC.IthoughttheremightbesomereasonforMarySmith’sprotestD.IguessedtheremightbeasecretpurposeofMarySmith.58.Whatwasprobablythecarvingonthewoundedtree?A.ThedatewhenRobinHolmeswouldleaveforarmy.B.Theirwishthatthisplaceandtreewouldlastlong.C.Theirnamesandaheartwithasignofarrowthroughit.D.Theirprotestagainstthewarwhichtorethemapart.59.InMary’sopinionwhichofthefollowingmighthavecausedRobin’smother’sdeath?A.PneumoniaB.A.chillonthechestC.A.heartattackD.Severesorrow60.Thetreeprobablystandsfor________.A.herromanceB.herdeterminationC.hersadnessD.herdream

ItisnosurprisethatmoreandmorepeoplelikebicyclingbecauseitisfunhealthyandgooD.Maybethat'swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroadsworldwidetodayBikescantakeyoualmostanywhereandthereisnooilcost.GetonabicycleandridearoundyourneighborhooD.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewallaroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketoworkandbenefitfromtheenjoyableexercisewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.Foldingbikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.YoucandothesameonanairplanE.A.foldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcasE.Youcanalsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationbygettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravelers.HealthBenefitsofBicycling:Ithelpstopreventheartdiseasesandcontrolyourweight.A15-minutebikeridethreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatayear.BicyclingcanimproveyourmooD.Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbettermorerelaxedandself-confident.Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.56.Fromthepassageweknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery_______.A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular57.Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighborhoodyoumay______.A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnoticeC.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbikeyoucanfolditand_______.A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrainC.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites59.Oneofthebenefitsofbicyclingisthat______.A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothersC.youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter60.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BicyclingisanenjoyableexerciseforpeoplE.B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.C.RidingabikepollutesyourneighborhooD.D.Commonbikesarewelcomedbyallairlines.

ManyyearsagoIlivedinawesterncountry.MyveryfirstjobwasinthecityandIwasexcitedtogotoworkbypublictransport!Ihadneverbeenemployedbeforeandmychancesoftravellingonabusbymyselfhadalwaysbeenveryslim.SoIwasveryhappywithmynewlifestyle!Ilefthomeeachmorningintimetocatchthe8.05busfromthemainroaD.OneautumnmorningIcouldseethebusapproaching.Icouldalsoseeanelderlyladywalkingwithalovelydogbesideher.Thereweresomeyoungstersbehindher.Thebusarrivedandwegoton.Onlyeightpassengerswerepermittedtotravelstanding.IwasinsidethebuswhentheconductorcalledOnlyeightstandingpassengers!Couldthelastonetogetonpleasegetoff?Isawthoseyoungstersinsiderightinfrontofmeanditoccurredthattheyhadjumpedthequeue!Iturnedandsawtheelderlyladywithherdogabouttogetoff.Imovedquicklytogetinfrontofher.IencouragedhertostayknowingverywellIwouldbelatethatmorningbutitdidn'tbothermE.ItwasonlyasImovedpasthertogetoffthebusthatIrealized--shewasblind!Herdogwasherguidedog!WellIeventuallygottotheofficE.Aftertheday'sworkIwenttothebusstandinfrontofmyofficetomakethereturnjourney.Whatapleasantsurprise!Theladyandherdogwerethere!IwasreallypleasedbecauseIwouldgetabetterchancetospeakwithher.IstartedtheconversationandsherecognizedmyAsianaccent!SheaskedifIwasthesamepersonwhohelpedherthatmorning.Amazing!Fromthereonwardsitwasonelonghappyconversation.ThesebeautifulmemoriesarestillfreshinmyminD.ByhelpingothersIfeelcontent!51.Fromthefirstpassagewecanlearnthattheauthor_______.A.oftentraveledbybusonherownB.enjoygoingtoworkbypublictransportC.foundabetterjobnowthanbeforeD.wasbornintoawealthyfamily52.Accordingtothepassagewhooughttogetoffthebus?A.TheoldladyB.ThedogC.OneofthoseyoungstersD.Theauthor53.Theauthorofferedtogetoffandpersuadedtheoldladytostaybecauseshe_______.A.didn’tlikethoseyoungstersB.didn’twanttostandinthebusC.wantedtohelptheelderlyladyD.hadmuchtimetogotowork54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestshowsthethemeofthepassage?A.ThereisnoplacelikehomE.B.ThereiskindnesstobefoundeverywhereC.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormD.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.

Wellwe’reinournewhousE.Let’sgetanewpettogetalongwithitMrsBrownsaidtoherhusbanD.ThatsoundslikeaprettygoodideaheanswereD.DoyouwanttoseetheadsinthenewspaperLet’sgototheanimalshelter.Manypetsthereneedhomes.SincetomorrowisSaturdaywecanbothgoshesaiD.NextmorningtheBrownsmetMrSnowattheanimalshelter.WewanttobesurethatthepetsheregotogoodhomesMrSnowsaidSoIneedtoaskyousomequestions.AftertheytalkedforawhiletheBrownsdecidedtogetasmalldog.Itwouldn’tneedabighouseorabigyarD.A.smalldogwouldbark吠andwarnthemifsomeonetriedtobreakintotheirhousE.AfterMrSnowgavetheBrownsabookonpetcaretheychoseoneandwantedtotakeherhomerightaway.Buttheanimaldoctorhadn’tcheckedheryet.SoMrSnowtoldthemtoreturnonSunday.OnSundayafternoontheBrownswenttotheanimalshelter.TheanimaldoctorsaidShadowhashadallofhershots预防针Shewillbehealthy.TheBrownsthankedthedoctorandtookShadowhomE.36.Fromthereadingwelearnthat_______.A.theBrownshaveneverhadapetbeforE.B.theBrownsknewaboutShadowfromthenewspaper.C.Shadowisasmallandhealthydog.D.MrBrowndidn’tquiteagreewithhiswifE.37.Thewordshelterinthereadingmeans_______.A.aplacetosellsmalldogsB.aplacetokeephomelessanimalsC.aplacetostudyanimalsD.aplacetosellbooksonpetcare38.MrSnowaskedtheBrownssomequestionsto_______.A.seeiftheyhadmovedtoanewhouseB.findouthowrichtheBrownswereC.knowwherethey’dkeeptheirnewpetD.makesurethey’dtakecareofpets39.TheBrownsthinkthatasmalldog_______.A.doesn’tneedanyroomtokeepB.canhelpthemwatchtheirhouseC.eatslessfoodthanabiggeroneD.usuallyhasabeautifulname40.It’sclearthat_______.A.ShadowwillnotbeeasytogetillB.theBrownswerenotsatisfiedwithShadowC.MrSnowdidn’tcheckShadowatallD.Shadowlikesbarkingalot

Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Ifwedidn’tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysix-year-oldsonBillywalkingtowardthewoods.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort.MinutesafterhedisappearedintothewoodshecamerunningoutagaintowardthehousE.Momentslaterhoweverhewasonceagainwalkingtowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour:walkingcautiouslytothewoodsthenrunningbacktothehousE.FinallymycuriositygotthebestofmE.Iwentoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked;beingverycarefulnottospillthewaterheheldinthem.Branchesandthorns荆棘slappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.AsIleanedintospyonhimIsawthemostamazingsitE.Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlyingonthegroundobviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterliftitsheadwithgreatefforttodrinkthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy'shanD.IstoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartworkingsohardtosavealifE.Asmytearsbegantohitthegroundtheyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmorE.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGodHimselfwasweepingwithpridE.56.Whydidtheauthorfollowherson?A.Becausetheremightbedanger.B.BecausehersonwasdoingagooddeeD.C.Becauseshewascurious.D.Becausesheintendedtohelp.57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.RainwasingreatneeD.B.Therewerefewtreesinthewoods.C.Billycarriedwaterwithhissmallhands.D.Billywalkedintothewoodsandthenreturnedoverandoveragain.58.WhatBillydidmainlyshowedthathewas________.A.caringB.beautifulC.childlikeD.brave59.Whichisthecorrectorderofthedevelopmentofthestory?①Theauthorwasmovedtotears.②Billyfedthewatertothebabydeer.③Billywalkedtowardsthelargedeer.④Itbegantorain.⑤TheauthorfollowedBillyintothewoods.A.③②⑤①④B.④①③②⑤C.⑤③②①④D.⑤②①③④

Theweatherwasterriblethatnight.Thesummerthunderstormhadknockedoutthepower.LuckilytherewasenoughcandlelightflickeringonthekitchentablE.WiththecandlelightIcouldseethecardIwaswritingtomyhusband’scousinsinFinlanD.DearHeliandRistoYouareonmymindtonightbecauseweareusingthecandlesyougaveuswhenyouvisitedustwoyearsago.TherewasahorriblesummerthunderstormthiseveningandthepowerwentoutandyourcandleswerejustwhatweneedeD.TheyhavelitourdinnertimethebedroomsandnowIamsittingbyoneinthekitchen...WhatIdidn’tsaytoHeliandRistoisthatweneverburnedthecandlesbeforebecausetheywellsmelllikeacampfirE.Andsotheystoodinironcandlesticksuntilweneededthem.I’msothankfulthatwehadcandlesonhandthatdarknight.AndI’mequallyasthankfulthatIhadabeautifulcardonhandtooorIwouldhavelettheopportunitytokeepintouchwithfar­awayfamilyescapE.ItwouldhaveturnedintoanotheroneofthosemomentswhenthethoughtofsendingacardcrossedmymindbutneveractuallyhappeneD.Thecandleburnedslowly.AfterIfinishedmycardtoFinlandIenjoyedlookingthroughtherestofmySomeoneCaresgreetingcards.TheairwasfreshandcoolandIhadcardsandenoughlighttowritE.Ifoundabirthdaycardformynephew’s10thbirthdayathinking­of­youcardformyauntandafungreetingcardforanoldfriendandIbeganwriting.Candlesandcards—twothingsthatmakeathunderstormintotheperfectstorm.56.Whydidthewriterlightthetwocandlesthatnight?A.Becauseshethoughtofherhusband’scousins.B.BecauseshewantedtoaddsomefuntoherlifE.C.BecauseshewantedtoenjoyanotherkindoflifestylE.D.Becausetherewasnoelectricityduetothethunderstorm.57.Bysayingsmelllikeacampfirethewriterwantstoshow________.A.sheoftenwenttoacampfirealoneB.shelikedthesmellofacampfireverymuchC.shedidn’tlikethesmelloftheburningcandlesD.shedidn’tneedtoburnthecandlesinthepast58.Inthepastwhenthewriterwantedtosendacard________.A.sheoftendidn’tputitintopracticeB.sheoftenimmediatelywroteoneC.sheoftendidn’tknowwhattowriteD.sheusuallyhesitatedforalongtime59.Lightingthecandlesinthestormynightmadethewriter________.A.knowwhowasthemostimportantpersontoherB.knowhowtomakeherboringlifeinterestingC.valueherrelativesandfriendsmoreD.believeeveryonecouldbehappy

OneschoolnightthismonthIwalkedquietlyuptoAlexandermy15-year-oldsonandtouchedhischeekgentlyinamannerIhopedwouldseemcasual.Ayearagohewouldhaveignoredthisdisturbancebutnowhereactedimpatientlyandleanedbacktohiscomputerscreen.Imadeamistake:breakingintomyteenager'spersonalspacE.TheaverageteenagerhasprettystrongfeelingsabouthisprivacyLaraFoxandherfriendHilaryFrankeltoldmE.Mr.FrankelandMr.Foxboth17aretheauthorsofBreakingtheCodeanewbookthatseekstobridgethegenerationaldividebetweenparentsandadolescents.Itisbeingpromotedbyitspublisherasthefirstself-helpguidebyteenagersfortheirparentsakindofKidsAreFromMarsParentsAreFromVenusthatexplainsthelanguageandactionsofteenagers.Thegirlsdealtwithissuesincludinghangingoutlatemoneyschoolpressuressmokingetc.PersonallyIwelcometheiropinions.Themostcommonmisstepsininteractingwithteenagersarisefromthewarbetweenparentsexercisingtheirrightstoknowwhatgoesonundertheirroofandteenagersfirmlyguardingtheirprivacy.Teenagerscanbequicktointerprettheirparents'remarksandrespondwithangerthatmaskstheirvulnerability脆弱.MsFoxsaidWhatwewantaboveallisyourapproval.Don'tforgetnomatterhowmuchweactasifwedon'tcarewhatyousaywebelievethethingsyousayaboutus.NancyaNewYorkchild-raisingexpertsaidshedidn'tagreewitheverythingtheauthorssuggestedbutfoundtheirargumentsreasonable.Whenyourkidsaresaying'Youdon'tgetitandyouneverwill'therearelotsofwaystorespondsothattheywilllistenandthatiswhatthewriterspointout.MyparentshelpedmeseethatMr.Foxtoldmeeventhoughtheyusedtostayoutlateandridetheirbicyclestoschooltimeshavechangedandthewayparentseducatechildrenisdifferent.Thesedaysthereisamajorfearfactorinbringingupkids.Parentsworryabouttheirchildcrossingthestreet.Thewriterssaidtheyhopedsimplytothrowlightonteenagethinking.63.Accordingtothetwogirlsteenagersnowadaysare____.A.independentB.intelligentC.inconsiderateD.sensitive64.TheunderlinedsentenceYoudon'tgetitandyouneverwillinthe4thparagraphimpliesthat____.A.theteenagersdon'twant/toadmittheirweaknessB.theteenagersthinkthattheirparentswillneverunderstandthemC.theparentsdonotnecessarilyforceintotheworldoftheirchildrenD.thegenerationgapcannotbeshorteneddespitetheirparents'efforts65.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat____.A.teenagersshouldguardtheirprivacyB.Nancytotallyagreeswiththetwogirls'opinionsC.parentsaremoreconcernedaboutchildren'ssafetyD.thetwogirlshaveobtainednumeroussupportfromthepublic66.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookKidsAreFromMarsParentsAreFromVenus?A.Itisoneofthebest-sellers.B.Itisalsowrittenbythetwogirls.C.Thetwobookshavethesimilartheme.D.Thetwobookshavedifferentopinions.

ThedrugstorewasclosingforthenightandAlfredHigginswasabouttogohomewhenhisnewbossapproachedhim.EmptyyourpocketspleaseAlfredSamCarrdemandedinafirmvoicE.Alfredpretendedtobeshockedbutheknewhe’dbeencaught.Fromhiscoathewithdrewamake-upkitalipstickandtwotubesoftoothpastE.I’mdisappointedinyouAlfred!saidthelittlegray-hairedman.Sorrysir.PleaseforgivemE.It’sthefirsttimeI’veeverdonesuchathingAlfredliedhopingtogaintheoldman’ssympathy.MrCarr’sbrowfurrowedashereachedforthephoneDoyoutakemeforafool?Let’sseewhatthepolicehavetosay.ButfirstI’llcallyourmotherandletherknowhersonisheadingtojail.DowhateveryouwantAlfredshotbacktryingtosoundbig.ButdeepdownhefeltlikeachilD.Heimaginedhismotherrushingineyesburningwithangermaybeintears.YethewantedhertocomequicklybeforeMr.CarrcalledthepolicE.Mr.CarrwassurprisedwhenMrsHigginsfinallyarriveD.Shewasverycalmquietandfriendly.IsAlfredintrouble?sheaskeD.He’sbeenstealingfromthestoretheoldmancoollyreplieD.Mrs.HigginsputoutherhandandtouchedMr.Carr’sarmwithgreatgentlenessasifsheknewjusthowhefelt.ShespokeasifshedidnotwanttocausehimanymoretroublE.WhatdoyouwanttodoMr.Carr?Thewoman’scalmandgentlemannerdisarmedtheonce-angrystore-owner.Iwasgoingtogetacop.ButIdon’twanttobecruel.TellyoursonnottocomebackhereagainandI’llletitgo.ThenhewarmlyshookMrs.Higgins’shanD.Mrs.Higginsthankedtheoldmanforhiskindnessthenmotherandsonleft.TheywalkedalongthestreetinsilencE.WhentheyarrivedhomehismothersimplysaidGotobedyoufool.InhisbedroomAlfredheardhismotherinthekitchen.Hefeltnoshameonlyprideinhismother’sactions.Shewassmooth!hethought.Hewenttothekitchentotellherhowgreatshewasbutwasshockedbywhathesaw.Hismother’sfacelookedfrightenedbroken.Notthecoolbrightfacehesawearlier.Herlipsmovednervously.ShelookedveryolD.Thereweretearsinhereyes.Thispictureofhismothermadehimwanttocry.Hefelthisyouthending.HesawallthetroubleshebroughtherandthedeeplinesofworryinhergreyfacE.Itseemedtohimthatthiswasthefirsttimehehadeverreallyseenhismother.57..Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ItwasthefirsttimeAlfredhadstolenanything.B.Alfredtriedtosoundbigtohidehisfear.C.Mr.CarrsetatraptocatchAlfredstealing.D.Mr.CarrhadplannedtoforgiveAlfredfromthebeginning.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisarmedprobablymean?A.annoyedB.madelessangryC.convincedD.gotover59.Whatwasthemother’sattitudetowardAlfred?A.Shefeltdisappointedwithhim.B.Shewasverystrictwithhim.C.Shewassupportiveofhim.D.Shewasafraidofhim.60.WhatimpressedAlfredmostabouthismotheratthedrugstorewas________.A.howangryshewasB.thatshedidn’tcryC.thatshewasabletosavehimD.howeffectivelyshehandledMr.Carr

WhenIwasabout12Ihadanenemyagirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings缺点.SometimesshesaidIwasthin.SometimesshesaidIwaslazy.SometimesshesaidIwasn’tagoodstudent.SometimesshesaidItalkedtoomuchandsoon.ItriedtoputupwithheraslongasIcoulD.AtlastIbecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.HelistenedtomequietlyandthenheaskedArethethingsshesaidtrueornot?Marydidn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?GoandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretruE.PaynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaiD.IdidashetoldmeandtomysurpriseIdiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretruE.IbroughtthelistbacktomydaD.Herefusedtotakeit.That’sjustforyouhesaiD.Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrueyou’llfinditwillbehelpfultoyou.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemallbuthearthetruthanddowhatyouthinkisright.ManyyearshaspasseD.ThesituationoftenappearsinmyminD.InourlifeweoftenmeetwithsometroubleandweoftengotosomeoneandaskforadvicE.Forsomeadviceyouwilltreasure珍惜allyourlife!56.Choosethebestmeaningoftheunderlinedexpressionputupwiththatisinthefirstparagraphfromthefollowing.A.搁置B.忍受C.张贴D.提名57.Whatdidthewriter’sfatherdoafterheheardhercomplaints抱怨?A.Heagreedwithherenemy.B.Helethercontinuetoputupwithherenemy.C.Hetoldhertowritedownallherenemyhadsaidabouther.D.HetoldhernottopayattentiontowhatherenemyhadsaiD.58.Thewriterfelt______whenshedidthethingsasherfatherhadtoldher.A.surprisedB.angryC.disappointedD.sad59.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Theenemythoughtthewriterwaspretty.B.TheenemythoughtthewriterstudiedharD.C.Thewriterandherenemybecamebestfriendsatlast.D.Thewriterisgratefultoherfather.60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MyParentsB.A.SeriousCriticism批评C.WhatPeopleSayAboutYouIsAlwaysRightD.TheBestAdviceIEverHad

WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreettheotherdayIhappenedtonoticeasmallbrownleatherwalletlyingonthesidewalk.IpickeditupandopenedittoseeifIcouldfindouttheowner’sname.Therewasnothinginsideitexceptsomechangeandanoldphotograph－apictureofawomanandayounggirlabouttwelveyearsoldwholookedlikethewoman’sdaughter.IputthephotographbackandtookthewallettothepolicestationwhereIhandedittothedesksergeant.BeforeIleftthesergeanttookdownmynameandaddressincasetheownermightwanttowriteandthankme.ThateveningIwenttohavedinnerwithmyauntanduncle.Theyhadalsoinvitedayoungwomansothattherewouldbefourpeopleatthetable.Herfacewasfamiliar.IwasquitesurethatwehadnotmetbeforebutIcouldnotrememberwhereIhadseenher.Inthecourseofconversationhowevertheyoungwomanhappenedtomentionthatshehadlostherwalletthatafternoon.AllatonceIrealizedwhereIhadseenher.Shewastheyounggirlinthephotographalthoughshewasnowmucholder.ShewasverysurprisedofcoursewhenIwasabletodescribleherwallettoher.ThenIexplainedthatIhadrecognizedherfromthephotographIhadfoundinthewallet.Myuncleinsistedongoingtothepolicestationimmediatelytoclaimthewallet.AsthepolicesergeanthandeditoverhesaidthatitwasanamazingcoincidencethatIhadnotonlyfoundthewalletbutalsothepersonwhohadlostit.67.Thewalletwhichthewriterfound.A.wasempty.B.hadsomemoneyinit.C.hadafewcoinsandaphotographinit.D.hadanoldphotographinit.68.Thewriterrecognizedtheyoungwomanbecause.A.hehadmethersomewherebeforE.B.shewastheoldwomaninthephotograph.C.sheoftenhaddinnerwithhisauntandunclE.D.shelookedliketheyounggirlinthephotograph.69.Theyoungwomantoldofherlossofthewallet.A.atthebeginningofthedinnerB.duringtheconversationC.assoonasshesawthewriterD.afterthedinner70.Thestorywasanamazingcoincidencebecause.A.thewomanknewthewriterandhisunclE.B.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletwereoldfriends.C.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletmetatthepolicestation.D.thewriterfoundboththewalletanditsowner.

ThesunisshiningwhenIgetonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssitjammedtogetherinheavyclothes.Noonespeaks.That’soneoftheunwrittenrulesofChicagocommuting.Althoughweseethesamefaceseverydayweprefertohidebehindournewspapers.Thesceneisstriking:peoplewhositsoclosetogetherareusingthosethinsheetsofnewsprinttokeeptheirdistancE.AsthebusapproachestheMagnificentMileavoicesuddenlyringsout:Attention!Attention!Papersrattle发出细小声.Neckscrane伸长.Thisisyourdriverspeaking.Welookatthebackofthedriver’sheaD.Hisvoicehasauthority权威.Allofyouputyourpapersdown.ThepaperscomedownaninchatatimE.Thedriverwaits.Thepapersarefoldedandplacedonourlaps.Nowturnandfacethepersonnexttoyou.GoaheaD.Amazinglywealldoit.Stillnoonesmiles.Ifaceanolderwomanherheadwrappedtightlyinaredscarf.Iseehernearlyeveryday.Oureyesmeet.Wewaitunblinking眼睛都不眨一下forthenextorderfromthedriver.NowrepeataftermeItisacommanddeliveredinthetonesofadrillsergeant操练军士.Goodmorningneighbor!OurvoicesareweakandtimiD.Formanyofusthesearethefirstwordswehavespokentoday.Butwesaythematthesametimelikeschoolchildrentothestrangersbesideus.Wesmileandcan’thelpit.Wehavesaidit;thebarrierhasbeenbroken.Goodmorningneighbor.Itisnotsohardafterall.Someofusrepeatit.Othersshakehands.Manylaugh.ThebusdriversaysnothingmorE.Hedoesn’tneedto.Notasinglenewspapergoesbackup.IhearlaughterawarmsoundIhaveneverheardbeforeonbusNo.151.Thisdayisstartingoffbetterthanmost.58.Onhearingthesuddenutterance发出ofAttention!thepassengers___________.A.stoppedreadingandputdowntheirnewspapersimmediatelyB.lookedupfromthenewspaperstoseewhowasspeakingC.satstillwithoutresponseD.werefrightened59.TheunderlinedwordcommutinginParagraph1mostprobablymeans___________.A.dailytravelingbetweenhomeandworkB.long-distancerideC.communicationtechnologyD.behaviorpatterns60.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepassengersonthecrowdedbusweresoabsorbedinreadingtheirnewspapersthatnoonespokE.B.ThepassengerswerephysicallyclosetogetherbutmentallytheykepteachotherataterribledistancE.C.Thepassengersdidn’tfollowthedriver’sinstructionatfirst.D.Whenthebusdriversaidnothingmorethepassengerspickedupandreadtheirnewspapersagain.61.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheWarmthofCommunicationB.TheExchangeofInformationC.ThePowerofObservationD.TheAttitudetoLoneliness

Whenwewalkthroughthecityweallexperienceakindofinformationoverloadbutwepayattentiononlytothosethatareimportanttous.Wedon’tstopwekeepourfacesexpressionlessandeyesstraightaheadandindoingsowearenotjustprotectingourselvesbutareavoidingoverloadingotherpeopleaswell.Wemakeuseofstereotypes刻板的模式asconvenientwaystomakequickjudgementsaboutsituationsandpeoplearoundus.Theymaynotalwaysbeaccurateandtheycanoftenbedangerouslywrongbuttheyareusedregularly.TheproblemwiththestereotypesisthattheyrestrictexperiencE.Byusinglimitedcluestoprovideuswitharapidopinionofotherpeopleorplaceswemaychoosetolimitourcommunication.Wemaydecidenottogotocertainplacesbecausewebelievetheywillnotoffersomethingweenjoy.Inthecitystylesofdressareparticularlyimportantwithregardtoself-presentation.DifferentgroupsoftenuseclearlyidentifiablestylesofclothessothattheycanbeeasilyrecognizeD.Itisbecomingincreasinglycommonforbrandnamestobeplacedontheoutsideofclothesandthislabelingmakesiteasytosendoutinformationaboutfashionandpriceinstantlyandletsotherstellatadistancewhetheranindividualhassimilartastesandisasuitablepersontoassociatewith.InEnglandwheresocialgroupingorclasscontinuestomakesocialdistinctions区分clotheshairstylespeople’spronunciationandthemannerofspeakingareallcluestooursocialgroup.Classdistinctionstendtoberelativelyfixedalthoughinthecitywheregreatervarietyispermittedtheyaremorelikelytobesecondarydeterminingfactorsoffriendshipandassociation.67.Peoplewalkingincitiesignorethesurroundingsbecause__________.A.theydonotwishtotalktootherpeopleB.everyoneelseisexpressionlessC.theenvironmentisalreadyfamiliartothemD.thereistoomuchinformationtotakein68.Accordingtothepassagethemaindisadvantageofusingstereotypesisthatthey__________.A.arelikelytoleadusintodangeroussituationsB.maymakeusmisssomepleasantexperienceC.canrarelybereliedonD.makeusmentallylazy69.Fromthepassagewemayconcludethat_________.A.stereotypescanhelptounderstandpeoplefullyB.peoplearebecomingmoreinterestedinfashionC.dressingcansendmessagesaboutindividualsD.stereotypescandomoreharmthangoodtopeople70.ItwouldappearthatinEnglandaperson’sclass__________.A.mightbelessimportantinmakingfriendsinacityB.ismainlydeterminedbyhispronunciationC.playslessofarolethanitdidinthepastD.issomethingthatcanbechangedeasily

MyBestEnemyOnceagainIwasinanewschool.SowasagirlinmyclassnamedLisA.That’swherethesimilaritiesendeD.Iwastallandshewassmall.MythickblackhairhadbeenrecentlycutshortintoanuntidystylE.Hernaturalblondehairflowedtoherwaistandlookedgreat.Iwas12andoneoftheoldestintheclasswhileshewas11andtheyoungest.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn’t.Icouldn’tstandherconsideringhermyenemy.Butshelikedmeandwantedtobefriends.OnedaysheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyes—Iwastooshockedtoansweranyotherway.MyfamilyhadmovedsixtimesinsixyearsandIhadnevermanagedtodevelopanyfriendships.Butthisgirlwhoworethelatestfashionswantedmetogohomewithherafterschool.Shelivedinafunpartoftownthathadtwopizzaplacesanall-nightbookstoreamovietheaterandapark.AswewalkedfromtheschoolbusstopthroughherneighborhoodItriedtoguesswhichhousemightbehers.Wasitthewhiteonewiththeperfectlawnorthethree–storyhousewithafrontporch?Igotverysurprisedwhensheledmeintoanoldapartmentbuilding.Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermotherherstepfatherhertwobrothersandhersister.WhenwegotintotheroomshesharedwithhersistershetookoutabigcaseofBarbieswhichwasmynextsurprisE.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.WesatonthefloorlaughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.Wefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolderandbothhadwildimaginations.Wehadagreatdaythatafternoon.LisawaslovedbythewholeneighborhooD.Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazines;themovietheatergaveherfreetickets.SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworlD.Wesleptoverateachother’shousesandspenteveryfreemomenttogether.Lisamyfirstrealfriendsincechildhoodhelpedmegetthroughtheroughyearsofearlyadolescence青春期andtaughtmeanamazingandverysurprisingthingaboutmakingfriends:yourworstenemycanturnouttobeyourbestfrienD.56.ThewriterandLisaweresimilarinthewaythat.A.theywerebothnewstudentsB.theyhadthesamehairstylesC.theywerebothtallD.theywereofthesameage57.InthepassagethewriterdescribedLisaasagirlwhowas.A.awkwardandshyB.richandhappyC.quietandlonelyD.friendlyandlovely58.WhichofthefollowingdidthewriterlearnformLisa?A.Howtomakeupstories.B.Howtodealwithenemies.C.Howtomakefriends.D.HowtoliveabetterlifE.

Goodmorning.I’mChenHuA.Here’smyculturereportfortodayMonday.Anewfilmstartstonightatthestudentcinemaateighto’clock.ThefilmisPiratesoftheCarribean.It’safantasticadventurefilm.JohnnyDeppandOrlandoBloomarethestars.TheyarebothverypopularandfamousandtheybothactwellinthisfilmandmaketheircharactersbelievablE.Thestoryisaboutanoldship.ItsailsaroundtheCarribeanislands.DeppandBloomtrytofindsomelostgolD.Thentheycomefacetofacewithsometerriblemenandhavetofightthem.There'slotsofactionandthefightinglooksreallydangerous.TheyalsosavesKeiraKnightly.SheplaysElisabeththedaughterofarichman.ThesceneswithKnightlyandBloomarebeautifulandromantiC.Thefilmisn'ttruetolifebutit'sveryexcitingandsomeofitisveryfunny.It'sanenjoyablefilmalthoughinmyopinionthere'stoomuchfighting.Butexceptforthatit'sanexcellentfilm.Youdidn'tseeitwhenitfirstcameoutIadviseyoutogoandseeitnow.I'msureyou'11enjoyit.It'sshowingallweek.41.PiratesoftheCarribeanis__________.A.atragedyB.acomedyC.anactionfilmD.anadventurefilm42.DeppandBloomsailsaroundtheCarribeanislandsbecause__________.A.theytrytofindsomelostgoldB.theytrytofindsomegoldC.theytrytofindsomelostironD.theytrytofindsomelostiron43.Theymeet__________.A.someterriblemenB.someterriblewomenC.somesmilingmenD.somesmilingmen44.There'slotsofactioninthefilmbecausetheyhaveto_______.A.fightthefrighteningpeopleB.fighttheterriblewomenC.makethefilminterestingD.makethefilmexciting45.KeiraKnightlyplays__________.A.DeppandBloomB.ElisabethC.OrlandoBloomD.JohnnyDepp

Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia怀旧.It’sfuntocomehomE.ItlooksthesamE.ItsmellsthesamE.You’llrealizewhat’schangedisyou.Homeiswhereweranrememberpainliveandsomeotherexperiences;Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;IwonthreechampionshipsherE.IfIclosemyeyesIcanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthomE.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass-topwoodentablE.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It’semptybutit’swheremyearliestmemoriesarE.ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdaysandwhereIcriedonHalloween-whenIdidn’twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeformE.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistableIcanseemyfavoriteroominthehousemyparents’room.Itissimple:abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachsidE.TheirbedismysafezonE.Icanjumponitanytime-wakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.I’mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheartonaphysicalproperty住宅onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles.ItisproofIlivedIgrewandIlearneD.SometimeswhenIfeellostIliedownandshutmyeyesandIgohomE.Iknowit’swhereI’llfindmyfamilymydogsandmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI’llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon’tmindbecauseIwanttohearhersaymynamewhichremindsmeI’mhomE.58.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor’sfistbedroom.B.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalmominLosAngeles.C.Theauthor’sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.D.Manypeopleoftheauthor’sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomes.59.Sometimeswhenshefeelslosttheauthorwill_______.A.OpenthewindowatnightB.liedowninbedtohaveadreamC.trytobringbackasenseofhomeD.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom60.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.ToexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhomE.B.TodeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthousE.C.Todescribethestateofherfamily.D.TolookbackonherchildhooD.

LightningflashedthroughthedarknessoverDonaldLubeck’sbedroomskylight.The80-year-oldretiredworkerwasshakenbyablastofthunder.Itwas11p.m.Thestormhadmoveddirectlyoverhistwo-storywoodhomeintheruraltownofBelchertownMassachusetts.Thenheheardthesmokealarmbeeping.Lubeckpaddeddownthestairsbarefootandopenedthedoortothebasementandflamesexplodedout.Lubeckfledbackupstairstocall911fromhisbedroombutthephonedidn’twork.LubeckrealizedhewastrappeD.Istartedpanickinghesays.Hisdaughterandyounggranddaughterswholivedwithhimwereawayforthenight.NoonewillevenknowI’mhomehethought.HishousewasthreemilesoffthemainroadandsowellhiddenbypinesthatLubeckknewcallingforhelpwouldbefruitless.UpahillaboutathirdofamileawaylivedLubeck’sclosestneighborsJeremieWentworthandhiswifE.Wentworthhadbeenlyingdownlisteningtotheradiowhenitoccurredtohimthatthesoundwasmorelikeasmokedetector.HejumpedoutofbedgrabbedacordlessphoneandaflashlightandheadeddownthehillsidetowardthenoisE.Hedialed911Isanyonethere?hecalledoutasheapproachedthehousE.WentworthknewthatLubecklivedinthehousE.ThenheheardHelpme!I’mtrapped!comingfromthebalconyoffLubeck’sbedroom.Iraninandyelled‘Donwhereareyou?’ThenIhadtorunoutsidetocatchmybreath.Afteronemoreattemptinsidethehousehegaveupandcircledaroundback.Buttherewasnowaytogettohim.IshinedtheflashlightintothewoodsnexttoanoldshedandnoticedaaddersaysWentworth.HedraggeditovertothebalconyandpulledLubeckdownjustasthesecondfloorofthehousecollapseD.WentworthandLubeckdon’trunintoeachotherregularlybutLubecknowknowsthatifheeverneedshelpWentworthwillbetherE.Lubeckstillchokesupwhenhetellsthestory.Iwasalonehesays.ThenIheardthemostbeautifulsoundinmylifE.ItwasJeremiE.61.AccordingtothetextLubeck.A.stayedcalminthefireB.couldn’tfindasafewayoutC.livedonthefirstfloorD.calledforhelpinthefire62.HowdidWentworthhelpLubeckescape?A.Hecalled911.B.HewentupstairsandtookLubeckout.C.HeputoutthefireD.Heusedaladderandpulledlubeckdown.63.WhichofthefollowingfactorswasnotmentionedinthetextthatalmostcausedLubeck’slife?A.Hewaslivinginhiswoodhomealonethatnight.B.ThestormwastooheavyandthefirewastoofiercE.C.Helivedfarfromthemainroadandwassurroundedbypines.D.Hewastoofrightenedtoescapefromthedanger.64.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Anearneighbourisbetterthanadistantcousin.B.AgoodwaytogetanarrowescapE.C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Bloodisthickerthanwater.

WelivedinaveryquietneighborhooD.OneeveningIheardaloudcrashinthestreet.Earlierthateveningmywifehadaskedmetogotothestoretogetsomesoftdrinks.ItseemedlikethiswouldbeagoodtimetoletmyteenagedaughterHollypracticeherdrivingsoIsenthertothestoreinmytruck.Atdinnermysontalkedabouthowmuchhelikedmytruck.IenjoyedhavingitbutIsaidGuymyheartisnotsetonthattruck.Ilikeitbutitisjustmetalandwon'tlastforever.Neversetyourheartonanythingthatwon'tlast.AfterhearingtheloudnoisethewholefamilyranoutsidE.MysonshoutedDad!Dad!Hollycrashedyourtruck.Myheartsankandmymindwasfloodedwithconflictingthoughts.Wasanyonehurt?Whoelsewasinvolved?AsIrantothedoorIheardavoiceinmyheartsayHereisachancetoshowHollywhatyoureallylovE.She'llneverforgetit.Theaccidenthadoccurredinmyowndriveway.Hollyhadcrashedmytruckintoourothervehiclethefamilyvan.Inherinexperienceshehadconfusedthebrakesandthegaspedal油门.HollywasunhurtphysicallybutwhenreachedhershewascryingandsayingOhDadI'msorry.Iknowhowmuchyoulovethistruck.IheldherinmyarmsasshecrieD.Laterthatweekafrienddroppedbyandaskedwhathadhappenedtomytruck.Itoldherthewholestory.Hereyesmoistened润湿andshesaidThathappenedtomewhenIwasagirl.Iborrowedmydad'scarandranintoalogthathadfallenacrosstheroaD.Iruinedthecar.WhenIgothomemydadknockedmetothegroundandbegantokickmE.Over40yearslatershestillfeltthepainofthenight.Itwasadeepwoundonhersoul.IrememberhowsadHollywasonthenightshecrashedourtruckandhowIcomfortedher.OnedaywhenHollythinksbackonherlifeIwanthertoknowthatIloveherathousandtimesmorethananypieceofproperty.Irepairedthevanbutthedent凹陷inmytruckisstilltheretoday.EverydayitremindsmeofwhatreallymattersinmylifE.71.Whatcausedthecrash?A.Thebrakesweren'tworking.B.Hollysteppedonthegaspedalinsteadofthebrakes.C.Hollywasdrinkingasoftdrinkwhiledriving.D.ThecargotafiattireandHollylostcontrol.72.Whathappenedtotheauthor'sfriendaftersheruinedherdad'scar?A.ShesufferedphysicalpainforalongtimE.B.ShelostthecouragetodrivE.C.HerfatherkickedheroutofthehousE.D.Herfatherwasviolenttowardsher.73.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhentheauthorfirstlearnedaboutthecrashheregrettedsendinghisdaughtertothestorE.B.TheauthorallowedhisdaughtertousehistruckbecausehissonwastooyoungtodrivE.C.Whentheauthorsawthecrashhewassorryforthedamagetohisbelovedcar.D.Bycomfortinghisdaughtertheauthorshowedhowmuchmorehelovedherthanhistruck.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A.Thewoundrecoveredafter40years.B.Hersoulwasdeeplyhurt.C.ThehurtcausedbyherfatheraffectedherallthetimE.D.Parentsshouldn'tbeattheirchildren.75.Themainideaofthestoryisthat______.A.loveismoreimportantthanpossessionsB.parentsshouldneverletateenagerdriveC.thereisnopointblamingsomeoneafteranaccidentD.weshouldalwaysforgiveothers'mistakes

ManypeoplegotoworkeachdaytoajobtheyhatE.Theharmfulfeelingsinfluencetheirentirelifeputtinganegativecloudoverthehometheirfriendsandmanyoftheirotheractivities.ThereisabetterwaytoliveyourlifE.Meaningfulpurposeisadrivingforcethataddsenthusiasmtoyourdays.Hereareafewstepstogetthenewcareerrolling:Dosomeself-analysis.Askyourself--Whatreallymatterstome?WhatproblemorwrongwouldIliketofix?WhatdoIenjoy?Wherearemyinterestsandhobbies?Whataremypriorities?Whatismysecretpassion?WhatdoIwanttodowiththerestofmylife?Reviewingthesequestionscangiveyounewinsighttowhereyouwanttogo.Useyouruniquegeniusandtalents.Everypersonisbornwithauniquesetofnaturalabilities.Talentssuchasmanagingcreatingresearchingtrainingothersdrawingcanallseemlikeeasyworkbecauseyouhaveanaturaltalentforthem.Truehappinesscomesfromcombiningyournaturaltalentsdevelopingandexcellinginthemandworkinginafieldjobindustrythatyouhaveapassionateinterestin.Makeadecision.OnlyactioncanchangeyourlifE.Readabook.Takevocationaltests.Useagoodcareer-managementprofessional.DosomecareerexplorationandgatheralltheinformationyouneeD.ThenmakeadecisionandgoforwarD.Outlinetheactionstepstoreachyourcareergoal.Findingmeaningpassionandpurposeeverydayyougotoworkisthewonderfulrewardsodon’twaitanylonger.BeginrightnowandsetinmotionyourownplantoliveahappiermoresatisfyinglifE.53.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SuggestionsonHowtoBuildaMoreMeaningfulCareerB.StepsonHowtoLiveHappilyandComfortablyC.DonotHateYourJobAnyLonger.D.FindOutYourNaturalTalentsandMakeaSuccess.54.Accordingtothepassagebyanalyzingourselveswecan.A.knowthetruemeaningofourlifeB.understandbetteraboutthecareerwewantC.findoutourownuniquegeniusandtalentsD.improverelationswithourfamilyandfriends55.Accordingtothepassageit’seasiertomakesuccessintheworkwhichwe.A.havemuchexperienceatB.haveprofessionalknowledgeaboutC.havebeenperformingforalongtimeD.haveanaturaltalentfor56.Thepurposeinwritingthispassageisto_____.A.persuadepeopletoworkhardtomakeahappierlifeB.revealsomewrong-doingsatworkC.directpeopletochoosetheircareerD.givesomesolutionstodealwithtroublesatwork

Itwasthesummerof1965.DeLucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartnersandtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.AfterdoingsomeresearchBuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WepersuadedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘Wearesosuccessful;weareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers供应商.Itprobablytookmytwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedout.DeLucasays.AndhavingagoalwasalsoimportantTherearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.56.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto__________.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch57.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingatUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.58.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorableplacE.B.Itloweredthepricetopromotethesales.C.Itmadenoprofits.D.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches.59.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey_______.A.hadenoughmoneytodoitB.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful

Todaymanypeoplesaythatwomenhavethesamechanceasmeninsociety.Butthiswasnotalwaysso.Inthepastwomenallovertheworldhadtofighttogetthesamechanceasmenineducationandjobs.Manypeoplesaidthatwomenshouldnotreceivemucheducationbecausetheywouldnotdoaswellasmenwhentheywenttowork.OnewomanwhoshowedthatwomenshouldhavethesamechancewasMarieascientist.Inthe1800sscientistsknewthatametaluraniumgaveoffradiation.Theyalsoknewhowmuchradiationcamefromhiselement.Buttheydidn’tknowwhatthisradiationwaslike;theywonderedwhyandhowuraniumgaveoffradiation.MarieCuriesetouttoanswerthesequestions.InoneofherexperimentsshewasstudyingacertainmaterialwhichsheknewcontaineduraniumButitgaveoff4timesasmuchradiationasusuallydoes.Whatcouldexplainthisfact?MarieCuriethoughtthattheremustbeanothersourceofradiationinthismaterial.In1898MarieCuriesetouttofindoutthisnewsourceofradiationwhichshenamedradium.Herhusbandwhowasalsoascientisthelpedher.Theysetupalaboratoryinanoldbuildingbehindaschool.ForfouryearsCuriessearcheddoingmanyexperimentsAndonemorningin1902Mariefoundthesourceoftheradiation.MarieCurieprovedtotheworldthattherewaselementthatgaveoffradiation.Andshealsoprovedtotheworldthatifwomenaregiventrulyequalchancetheycanreallyhelpsociety.1.ThescientistsofMarieCurie’sdayknew.A.thaturaniumgaveoffradiationB.thatradiumgaveoffradiationC.thattherewassomeradiuminuraniumD.thaturaniumandradiumbothgaveoffradiation2.TheCuriesfoundtheelementradium.A.withotherscientists’helpB.byaskingsomefamousscientistsC.bydoingmanyexperimentsD.withtheirteachers’help3.Inthepastmanypeoplethought.A.thatwomenmustgetthesamechanceasmenineducationandjobsB.thatwomenshouldreceivemucheducationC.thatwomenshouldgetgoodjobsD.thatwomencouldnotdotheworkwell4.MarieCurieprovedtopeople.A.thattherewasanewelementuraniumB.thattherewasanewelementradiumC.thatwomencoulddotheirworkaswellasmeniftheywerereallygiventhesameconditionsD.bothB.andC.

OnceImentionedthestoryofafriendgettingsomethingmadeformetogivemydaughterasapresentandthennotlettingmepayherback.Writingaboutthatmademethinkabouttheproblemofcommunicatingfeelingsparticularlyincross–culturalsituations.Letmeexplain.IfIsaytoafellowEnglish–speakerIknowhowyoufeelwhatIamactuallysayingisthatIcanimaginemyselfinthesamepositionandthereforecanimaginehowIwouldfeel.ButmyfriendcouldperfectlycorrectlyreplyNoyoudon’t!Youcan’t.Intruthwecancommunicatehowstronglywefeelbutwecannotcommunicateexactlywhatwefeel.Butifwecomefromthesamelinguisticandculturalbackgroundthematchcanbecloseenough.CultureandlanguagecannotbeseparatedandIthinkthatwehavethefeelingsthatarerecognizedinourcultureandthereforerepresentedinourlanguagE.Onemightsaythatwefeelthethingsthatourlanguageallowsustoexpress.SowhenitcomestotryingtoexplainfeelingstosomeoneofadifferentmothertonguethedifficultiesarehugE.IcouldnotexplaintomyfriendhowIfeltabouthernotlettingmerepayherbecauseChinesecultureitseemsdoesnotrecognizethesamefeelingsonsuchoccasions.ShecouldunderstandthewordsthatIwasusingbutcouldnotunderstandwhatIwastryingtosay.SometimeagoIwasgoingupintheliftandacolleaguewithwhomImerelyhaveanoddingacquaintancewasofferingroundsomesweetmeat.IknewthatIreallycouldnoteatitsoIrefusedpolitelyonlytobetoldthatIwasmakingherlosefacE.Ihavenoideahowseriousthecolleaguewasbeing.CausingsomeonetolosefaceisaserioussocialmistakE.Wehavetodoallwecantolearnthetypesofsituationinwhichithappensandtotrytoavoidthem.Butwecanonlyknowaboutlosingfacewecan’tfeellosingfaceasthetermismerelyaliteraltranslationofChinesenotonethatisnativetoEnglish.56.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoexpressinthesecondparagraph?A.Theauthor’sfriendfeelsinsultedifotherpeopleknowhowshefeels.B.Theauthor’sfriendcan’tunderstandtherealmeaningoftheauthor.C.Theauthorandherfriendcancommunicatefeelingswitheachother.D.Theauthor’sfrienddoesnotunderstandEnglish.57.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthematchcanbecloseenough.A.Theycansharesimilaropinionsandthoughts.B.TheycanmakeaperfectcouplE.C.Therecanbesomecompetitionbetweenthem.D.Theyareeveninamatch.58.AccordingtotheauthoritistoexplainfeelingstosomeoneofadifferentlanguagE.A.verydifficultB.alittlebitdifficultC.notdifficultatallD.impossible59.Thispassageisfocusedon.A.howtoavoidmakingpeoplelosefaceB.culturaldifferencesbetweentheeastandthewestC.theimportanceofone’sculturalbackgroundD.howtobeacquaintedwithChineseculture

A.fewmonthsagoasIwanderedthroughmyparents’housethesamehouseIgrewupinIhadasuddenscaryrealization.Whenmyparentsboughtthehousein1982theywereonlytwoyearsolderthanIamnow.ItriedtoimaginemyselfintwoyearsreadytosettledownandbuythehouseI’dstillbelivinginalmost30yearslater.Itseemedridiculous.Onapracticallevelthere’snowayIcouldaffordtobuyahouseanytimesoon.MoreimportantlyIwouldn’twantto.I’mnotsurewhereI’llbelivingintwoyearsorwhatkindofjobI’llhavE.AndIdon’tthinkI’llbereadytosettledownandstayinoneplacE.Sothisisprobablythegenerationgapthatdividesmyfriendsandmefromourparents.Whenourparentswereouragethey’dgottentheireducationchosenacareerandwerestartingtosettleintoresponsibleadultlives.MyfriendsandI–GenerationY–stillaren’tsurewhatwewanttodowithourlives.Whateverweendupdoingwewanttomakesurewe’rehappydoingit.We’drathertakerisksfirsttryoutdifferentjobsandmovefromonecitytoanotheruntilwefindourfavoriteplacE.We’dratherspendourmoneyontravelthanputitinasavingsaccount.Thiscasualattitudetowardresponsibilityhascausedsomecriticstocallmygenerationarrogantimpatientandoverprotected.Someofthesecomplaintshaveapoint.Aschildrenwewereencouragedtosucceedinschoolbutalsotohavefun.Wegrewupinaworldfulloftechnologicalinnovation:cellphonestheInternetinstantmessagingandvideogames.Ourparentslookedtorisevertically垂直的--startingatthebottomoftheladderandslowlymakingtheirwaytothetoponthesametrackoftenforthesamecompany.Thatdoesn’tapplytomygeneration.BecauseofthatitmaytakeuslongerthanourparentstoarriveatresponsiblestableadulthooD.Butthat’snotnecessarilyabadthing.Inourdesiretofindsatisfactionwewillworkharderstriveforwaystokeeplifeinterestingandgainabroadersetofexperiencesandknowledgethanourparents’generationdiD.ByArielLewiton63.Whentheauthorwalkedthroughherparents’houseshe_______.A.wasfrightenedthatshehadnoideawhatshewantedfromlifeB.startedtothinkaboutherownlifeC.realizedIshouldbuyahousE.D.wonderedwhyherparentshadsettleddownearly64.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewith?A.It’sallrighttotrymorebeforesettlingdown.B.It’sbettertotakeadultresponsibilityearlier.C.Itinvolvestoomuchefforttorisevertically.D.It’sridiculoustocallhergenerationarrogant.65.Whatisthemainthemeofthearticle?A.Thesuddenrealizationofgrowingup.B.A.comparisonbetweenlifestylesofgenerations.C.Criticismsoftheyounggeneration.D.Thefactorsthathavechangedtheyounggeneration.

Mr.BlackgavehiswifemoneyeveryFridayeveningbutshealwaysspentitbeforethenextWednesday.ForthenextthreedaysshehadnonE.EveryTuesdayeveningMr.BlackaskedherButwhatdidyouspendallthatmoneyon?andshealwaysansweredIdon’tknow.OneFridayMr.Blackbroughthomeanexercisebookandapencilandgavethemtohiswifealongwiththemoney.Nowlook!hesaidtoher.Whenyougetmoneyfrommewriteitdownonthispageandonthenextpagewritedownwhathappenstothemoney.WhenMr.BlackcamehomethenextTuesdayhiswifecametohimandshowedhimthebook.Ihavedonewhatyoutoldmeshesaidhappily.OnthefirstpageshehadwrittenFriday28thJunE.Igot£18fromJohnandonthenextpageTuesday2ndJuly.Ihavespentitall.41.Mrs.Black____________howshehadspentthemoney.A.wantedtoknowB.knewquitewellC.hadnoideaD.oftenaskedherself42.By____________eveningtherewasnomoremoneyleftforMrs.Black.A.TuesdayB.WednesdayC.ThursdayD.Friday43.MrBlacktoldhiswifetowritedownonthenextpage____________.A.whenshespentthemoneyB.whereshespentthemoneyC.whyshespentsomuchmoneyD.whatsheboughtwiththemoney44.Mrs.Blackbegantowritedownhowmuchherhusbandhadgivenher____________.A.AtthebeginningofJulyB.BytheendofJuneC.OnFridayeveningD.Everyweekend45.IntheendMr.Blackwassure____________.A.thathiswifehadahabitofsavingmoneyB.thatmostofthemoneyhadbeenspentonfoodC.abouthowthemoneyhadbeenspentD.thathiswifespenthermoneywithoutmuchcareorthought

WhenIwasyoungIwentlookingforgoldinCaliforniA.IneverfoundenoughtomakearichstrikE.ButIdiddiscoverabeautifulpartofthecountrycalledStanislau.LikeHeavenonEarthithadbrightgreenhillsanddeepforestswheresoftwindstouchedthetrees.BythetimeIarrivedthecharmingparadisehadbeendesertedbecauseminers’goodluckdidn’tlast.ThenIrealizedIwasnotaloneafterall.AmanwassmilingatmeashestoodinfrontofhislittlehousE.Itsfrontyardwasfullofblueandyellowflowers.WhitecurtainshungfromthewindowsandfloatedinthesoftsummerwinD.StillsmilingthemaninvitedmeinsidE.Myspiritseemedtocometolifeagain.Isawabrightrugontheshiningwoodenfloor.Andonlittletablestherewereseashellsbooksandchinavasesfullofflowers.A.womanhadmadethishouseintoahomE.ThedelightinmyheartshowedonmyfacE.Themanreadmythoughts.Allherwork.HesaidaffectionatelyNothingherehasn’tfeltthetouchofherhanD.Onepictureonthewallwasnothangingstraight.Hewenttofixit.Hesteppedbackseveraltimestomakesurethepicturewasstraight.Thenhegaveitagentletouch.ShealwaysdoesthatheexplainedItislikethefinishingpatamothergivesherchild’shairaftershehasbrushedit.Idon’tknowwhyIdoit.Ijustdoit.AshetalkedIwenttoalittleblack-walnutshelfthatheldasmallpictureofthemostbeautifulcreatureIhadeverseen.Therewasasweetnessandsoftnessinthewoman’sexpression.ThemanstaredatthepicturE.Nineteenherlastbirthday.ThatwasthedaywemarrieD.Whenyouseeher...ahjustwaituntilyoumeether!Whereisshenow?IaskeD.Ohsheisawayvisitingherparents.ThisisWednesdayhesaidslowly.ShewillbebackonSaturdayintheevening.ThatnightIstayeD.ThemantoldmehisnamewasHenry.ThursdayeveningwehadtwovisitorsTomandJoE.WejustdropovertoaskwhenlittlemadamiscominghomE.Anynewsfromher?OhyesthemanreplieD.Aletter.Hetookayellowedletteroutofhiswalletandreadit.Itwasfulloflovingmessages.WhilereadingheglimpsedhisfriendsandcriedoutOhnoyouaredoingitagainTom!Takeyourhandsawayandletmeseeyoureyes.I’mgoingtotellherthistime!Noyoumustn’tdothatHenrythegrey-hairedminersaiD.IamgettingolD.Andanylittlesorrowmakesmecry.Lordwemissherso.SaturdayfinallycamE.IwasgladtoseehistwofriendsTomandJoewithguitarscomingdowntheroadasthesunbegantoset.Theyputtheflowerstheybroughtinvasesandbegantoplaysomefastandlivelysongs.Henry’sfriendskeptgivinghimglassesofwhiskey.WhenIreachedforoneofthetworemainingglassesTomstoppedmyarm.Dropthat!Taketheother.hewhispereD.Ididso.Henrywasservedlast.Hehadhardlyswallowedhisdrinkwhentheclockstruckmidnight.Hisfacegrewpaleandpaler.BoyshesaidIamsickwithfear.Help!Iwanttoliedown.Henrywasasleepalmostbeforethewordswereoutofhismouth.InamomentthosehandymenhadhisclothesoffandtuckedhimintohisbeD.TheyseemedtobegettingreadytoleavE.SoIsaidPleasedon’tgogentlemen.Shewon’tknowmE.Iamastranger.Theyglancedateachother.ThenJoesaidShe?Poorthingshe’sbeendeadnineteenyears!Dead?IwhispereD.ThatorworsE.hesaiD.ShewenttoseeherfolkshalfayearaftershegotmarrieD.OnherwaybackonaSaturdayeveninginJunewhenshewasalmostheretheIndianscapturedher.She’sneverbeenheardofsincE.Henrywentinsane.ButheonlygetsbadwhenthattimeofyearcomesrounD.Thenwedropinherethreedaysbeforeshe’sduetoencouragehimupandlistentohimreadtheletter.SaturdayweallcomeandgeteverythingreadyforadancE.We’vedoneitfornineteenyears.ThefirstSaturdaythereweretwenty-sevenofusbutonlytwonow.Wedrughimtosleepthroughthenight.Thenhe’sallrightforanotheryear.ThetwooldmenopenedthedooranddisappearedintothedarknessofStanislau.55.YoucansensetheexistenceofawomanfromthefollowingsentencesEXCEPT______.A.SoftwindstouchedthetreesinStanislau.B.Therewasabrightrugontheshiningwoodenfloor.C.Therewereseashellsbooksandchinavasesfullofflowers.D.A.littleblackshelfheldasmallpictureofawoman.56.TomcriedwhenHenryreadtheyellowedletterbecause______.A.hewasgettingolderandolderB.hewasmovedbythelovingmessagesintheletterC.hefeltsadatthethoughtofHenry’swifeD.hewasdisappointedthatHenry’swifewouldarrivesolate57.Tomstoppedmyreachingforwhiskeybecause______.A.therewasnotenoughwhiskeyforHenryB.hedidn’twantmetogetdrunkC.thatglassofwhiskeywasdruggedD.itwasforHenry’swife58.Theunderlinedwordinsaneprobablymeans______.A.depressedB.disappointedC.madD.sick59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.Henry’swifewas38whenshewaslastseenB.TomandJoehaveheardthelettermanytimesC.theauthorstayedinHenry’shousebecausehewaslostD.thetwominerscameonSaturdaytosharepastmemories60.Thestoryismainlyabout______.A.ever-lastingloveB.lifelongfriendshipC.anunforgettableexperienceD.charmingStanislau

It’sparents’worstnightmarE.Theirchilddoesn’tcomehomeoneeveningandismissingforseveraldays.Whena14-year-oldboyfromAtlantaGeorgiadisappearedearlierthisyearhismotherturnedtoherSmartphoneforcluesusinganapp应用程序calledFamilyTrackerthathelpedtrackhislocation.Youcanseewhereyourlovedonesarewithouthavingtocallorbotherthem.saidRobertoFranceschettiofLogSatthecreatorsoftheFamilyTrackerwhichhasmorethan100000usersandisavailableworldwidE.ParentscantrackthelocationoftheirchildonamapsendmessagesandevensoundanalarmonthephoneinalongdistancE.WehaveanoptionforthesendertomakeaveryunpleasantnoisysounD.It’saloudalarmandwerepeatthatsoundeverytwominutesuntilthepersonpicksituphesaiD.Parentsdon’tneedtoownaSmartphonetotracktheirchildren.Theserviceisalsoaccessiblethroughthewebaslongasthephonethatisbeingtrackedisrunningtheapp.FamilyTrackerhasanadditionalservicethatkeepsrecordsofalldatafromtheappforatwo-weekperiodwhichthecompanycallsGPSbreadcrumbs.Withasubscription预定wekeepallthelocationswherepeoplehavebeenonourservers.Youcanseewhereyourkidhasbeenforthepasttwoweeks.YoucanfindoutwheresomeonewasatacertaintimeorwhenthatpersonwasataspecificplaceFranceschettiexplaineD.Whensomebodygetsabducted劫持usuallywhoeverdoesthisthrowsthephoneawayortakesthebatteryout.Wewerehopingthatourappwouldatleastprovideinformationonwherethepersonwasabductedorwheretheyhadbeeninthepast.Butwillthesetypesofappsletoutpersonalsecrets?Theadvantagesarehugecomparedtothedisadvantages.Let’snotforgetthatthepersonalwayshastogiveinitialpermission—noonecanbetrackedunlesstheyallowsomeonetodoit.saidFranceschetti.64.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingaboutFamilyTrackeraretrueEXCEPTthat__________.A.itcanhelpparentsknowwheretheirchildrenareB.allparentsdon’tneedtoownaSmartphonetotrackchildrenC.parentscanusealltheservicesoftheappforfreeD.ithaslittletodowithlettingoutpersonalsecrets65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheappwillenjoyagreatpopularityinthefuturE.B.Thelossofchildrenwon’tbeanightmareforparentsanymorE.C.Theappwillrepeattheloudalarmcontinuouslywheneverparentstrackchildren.D.Theappcankeeprecordsofinformationformorethanhalfamonth.66.Whichbelongtothefunctionsofthenewapp?A.tracklocationB.detectcriminalsC.sendmessagesD.protectprivacyE.sendremotealarmf.recordinformationA.abceB.acefC.acdeD.adef

Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetimebutitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrary随意的circumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequent随后的fateincourt.IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.OnemorningIwasinRichmondasuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotraveling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurryIwastakingmytimelookinginshopwindowsstrollingintheparkandsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousainilessnessthatledtomydownfall.Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.IwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibraryhavingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymenttherewhenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Insteadhesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.ButthenanotherpolicemanappearedthistimeinuniformandIwasleftinnodoubt.'Butwhatfor?Iasked.‘Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence'hesaid.‘Whatoffence?'Iasked.'Theft'hesaid.'Theftofwhat?'Iasked.'Milkbottles'hesaidandwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!'Oh'Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsintheareaparticularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteenhadlonguntidyhairandregardedmyselfaspanofthesixties''youthcounterculture'.AsaresultIwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincidentsoIsaid'Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?inthemostcasualandconversationaltoneIcouldmanage.IthusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituationanditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputable品行不端的character.A.fewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.'Getintheback'theysaid.'Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon'tmovethem.'Theygotinoneithersideofme.Itwasn'tfunnyanymore.Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandfamiliarwiththesituation.WhentheyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoingItoldthemI'dbeenlookingforajob.'Aha'Icouldseethemthinking'unemployed'.EventuallyIwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates'CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenseincourtbutassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappenedhehiredaverygoodsolicitor律师.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnessesincludingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My'trial'didn'tgetthatfar.Themagistrate法官dismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.1wasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe'right'accentrespectablemiddle-classparentsincourtreliablewitnessesandIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge.IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackgroundandhadreallybeenunemployedthereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawardedmysolicitor'scasequiteobviouslyrevolved回转aroundthefactthatIhada'brilliantacademicrecord'.Meanwhilejustoutsidethecourtroomoneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.'Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou'hesaidtomereproachfully责备地.Whatdidhemean?ProbablythatIshouldhavelookedoutraged暴怒andsaidsomethinglike'Lookheredoyouknowwhoyou'retalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!'Thentheyprobablywouldhaveapologizedperhapseventakenofftheircapsandletmeonmyway.55.Judgingfromthefirstparagraphthewriter'sattitudetowardshisstoryis_______.A.angryB.sadC.amusedD.morethanjustoneoftheabove56.Thefirstmanwhocameuptohimwas______.A.auniformedpolicemanB.apolicemaninplainclothesC.notapolicemanD.agoodjoker57.Thecourtneveraskedtheauthor'sEnglishteachertogiveevidencebecause_______.A.thetimeforthetrialwaslimitedtofifteenminutesonlyB.theauthorwantedtoconducthisowndefenseincourtC.thecasewasdismissedbeforethetrialreachedthatstageD.hewasfoundtobeunqualifiedasacharacterwitness58.Theauthorbelievesthathewouldmostprobablyhavebeendeclaredguiltyif_______.A.themagistratehadbeenlessgentleB.hehadreallybeenoutofworkC.hehadbeenborninalower—classfamilyD.bothB.andC.59.Intheopinionofoneofthepolicemanwhohadarrestedtheauthorthewholethingmightnothaveoccurredif______.A.hehadprotestedstronglyatthetimeB.hehadbeggedtobeallowedtogohomeC.hehadn'twanderedaimlesslyD.hehadtriedtolookcool60.Wecanseefromthepassagethattheauthor______.A.hasbrokenthelawonlyonceB.hasneverbrokenthelawC.hasbrokenthelawonmorethanoneoccasionD.oncebrokethelawwithoutknowingit

AtafewminutespastfiveDavenotedthattheblanketofdarknesswaslifting.Hewasjustabletomakeouttheheaviermassesthateventuallyappearedasthefamiliartreesthatlinedtheroadatthebaseofthehill.Theupperreachesoftheskyshowedlightershadesofgray.Davegotoutofbedquietlyanddressedquickly.Hemixedaspoonfulofinstantchocolateintoaglassofcoldwaterandhisimpatienceforcedhimtofinishthedrinkingulps.AshewalkeddowntowardthelakeDavepausedtoreachforthefishingpoleandgearboxonthebenchwherehehadleftthemthenightbeforE.Bythetimewherehereachedthesmallboatathickwhitemist雾气hadspreadoverthesurfaceofthewater.HesteppedintotheboatsatdownandrowedoutoftheweedbedsthatlinedtheedgeoftheshorE.Theouterfringe边缘ofthelakedisappearedastheboatmovedforwardnoiselessly.Allhecouldseewastheenvelopingwhiteness.HecouldnottellwheretheboatandthesurroundingairmetthesurfaceofthelakE.Daverowedsteadilyaheadrelyingonamentalpictureofthesurroundings.Thenthemistbegantoriseslowly.ItsoonrestedinchesabovethestillsurfaceofthelakE.Theheavysilencewasnowbeingbrokenbythefishbreakingthroughthesurfaceastheyleapedoutofthewaterforlow-flyinginsects.ThemagictimehadarriveD.DaveraisedhispolE.Dawnwasbroken.Hewasexcitedwithexpectancy.63.Davegotupearlyinthemorningto.A.enjoythesceneofthelakeB.seekadventureatthelakeC.gofishinginthelakeD.takeawalkbythelake64.AccordingtothestorywhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.DavebrokethequietnessofthelakE.B.Davewasfamiliarwiththesurroundings.C.Davetookapictureofthelakewithhim.D.Daveforgotthefishingpoleatthebeginning.65.TheunderlinedwordItinParagraph6refersto.三fishB.boatC.silenceD.mist66.Whatcanwelearnfromtheendofthestory?A.Davewashopefulofcatchingalotoffish.B.Davewishedtheweatherwouldbebetter.C.Davewashappythatdawnwasbroken.D.DaveexpectedsomeoneelsewouldcomE.

ThelightfromthecampfirebrightenedthedarknessbutitcouldnotpreventthedampcoldofDennis’sSwamp沼泽地creepingintotheirbones.ItwasastrangeplacE.MartinandTomwishedthattheyhadnotacceptedJack’sdarE.Theylikedcampingbutnotnearthisswamp.SoMartinaskedastheysatwatchingthehotcoals.Howdidthisplacegetitsname?Areyousureyouwanttohearit?It’sascarystorywarnedJack.Ofcourse!criedoutTom.Iftherewereanythingtobescaredofyouwouldn’thavechosenthisplace!Okbutdon’tsayIdidn’twarnyousaidJackandhebeganthistalE.WaybackintimeamancalledDennistriedtostartafarmherE.Hebuiltthatcottageovertheretolivein.Inthosedaysthearealookedquitedifferent----itwascoveredwithtalltreesandtheswampwasacrystal-clearriver.AfterthreehardyearsDennishadclearedseveralfieldsandplantedcrops.HewassoproudofhissuccessthatherefusedtolistentoadvicE.‘Youareclearingtoomuchland’warnedoneoldman.‘Thelandisalivingthing.Itwillhitbackatyouifyouabuseit.’‘Sillyfool’saidDennistohimself.‘IfIclearmorelandIcangrowmorecrops.I’llbecomewealthier.He’sjustjealous!’Denniscontinuedtochopdowntrees.SmallanimalsthatreliedonthemforfoodandshelterweredestroyeD.Hewassoeagertoexpandhisfarmthathedidnotnoticetheriverflowingslowlytowardshisdoor.HedidnotnoticesaltseepingtothesurfaceofthelanD.Hedidnotnoticeswampplantschokingallthenativeplants.Whathappened?MartinaskeD.Itwasgrowingcolder.HetrembledtwistinghisbodyclosertothefirE.Thelandhitback----justastheoldmanwarnedJackshruggeD.DennisdisappeareD.Oldfolksaroundherebelievethatswampplantsmovedupfromtheriveranddraggedhimunderwater.HisbodywasneverfounD.WhatastupidstorylaughedTom.Plantscan’tBeforehehadfinishedspeakinghescreamedandfainted晕倒.TheothertwoboysjumpedupwithfrightstaringatTom.Suddenlytheyburstoutlaughing.Somegreenswampivy常春藤hadcoveredTom’sfacE.ItwasawhilebeforeTomcouldappreciatethejokE.76.TheunderlinedworddareinParagraph1isclosedinmeaningto________.A.courageB.assistanceC.instructionD.challenge77.WhydidJacktellTomandMartinthestory?A.Tofrightenthem.B.Tosatisfytheircuriosity.C.TowarnthemofthedangeroftheplacE.D.Topersuadethemtocampintheswamp.78.WhydidDennisignorethewarningoftheoldman?A.Theoldmanenviedhim.B.TheoldmanwasfoolishC.Hewastoobusytolistentoothers.D.Hewasgreedyformorecrops.79.WhydidTomscreamandfaint?A.HesawDennis’sshadowB.HewasscaredbyaplantC.Hisfriendsplayedajokeonhim.D.TheweatherbecameextremelycolD.80.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofDennis?A.Graspallloseall.B.Nosweatnosweet.C.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.D.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.

Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?Whenyouselectyourcareerthere’swholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonalityitwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob'spay.ThereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjoB.Hereareafewofthosemainareas:1Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?Thereareisolating使孤立jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwowhichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.2Howdoyouhandlechange?Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothembutsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneedstabilityinyourlifeyoumayneedajobwherethechangesdon'thappensooften.OtherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutinE.3Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers?IdoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristiC.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputerwhilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Againtheseareextremesandyou'lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell.4Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy?Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon'tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou'llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairlyquickly.5Howdoyouliketogetpaid?Somepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheygetwhileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat.Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis.Anywaytheseareagreatstartingpointforyou.I'veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeoplethattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylovE.Itmaytakeyoualittlelongerbutmakingamovetodowhatyouhaveapassionforcanchangethecourseofyourlifeforthebetter.70.Thispassagemainlytalksabouttheimportanceof__________.A.differentjobsB.personalitiesC.personalskillsD.job’spay71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IsolatingjobsusuallydrivepeoplemaD.B.Interactivejobsmakepeopleshyeasily.C.Extremepeopletendtoworkwithothers.D.Almosteveryonehasatendencyinjobs.72.Whatisthemissingwordaboutajobsearchinthefollowingchart?A.DesignB.SkillsC.CooperationD.Hobbies73.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LifestylesandJobPayB.JobsandEnvironmentC.JobSkillsandAbilitiesD.PersonalitiesandJobs74.Whatwillitbeprobablyaboutifthispassagecontinues?A.ExamplesofsuccessfulpeopleB.ResearchesonpeopleC.DifferenttypesofJobsD.People’spersonalitycharacteristics

CanIseemybabythehappynewmotheraskeD.Whenthebabywasinherarmsandshewasmovingthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyfacethedoctorturnedquicklyandlookedoutofthetallhospitalwindow.Thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Timeprovedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfect.Itwasonlyhisappearancethatwasimperfect.Whenherushedhomefromschoolonedayandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarmsshesighed叹息knowingthathislifewastobeunfortunatE.HecriedtohismumAboyabigboy...calledmeafreak怪人.HegrewuphandsomE.A.favoritewithhisfellowstudentshemighthavebeenclasspresidentbutforthat.HedevelopedagiftatalentforliteratureandmusiC.Butyoumightcommunicatewithotheryoungpeoplehismotherblamedhimbutfeltakindnessinherheart.Afewyearswentby.OnedayhisfathersaidtothesonYou’regoingtothehospitalson.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonate捐献theearsyouneeD.Butit’sasecret.TheoperationwasagreatsuccessandanewpersonappeareD.Laterhemarriedandbecamealawyer.OnedayheaskedhisfatherWhogavemetheears?Whogavemesomuch?Icouldneverdoenoughforhimorher.Idonotbelieveyoucouldsaidthefatherbuttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknow...notyet.TheyearskepttheirsecretbutthedaydidcomE.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scasket棺材.Slowlytenderlythefatherreachedoutandraisedthethickreddishbrownhairtoshowthemotherhadnoouterears.MothersaidshewasgladsheneverletherhairbecuthisfatherwhisperedgentlyandnobodyeverthoughtMotherlessbeautifuldidthey64.Whydidthedoctorturnquicklyandlookoutofthewindow?A.BecausethebabyhadatinyfacE.B.Becausehesawthebabycrying.C.Becausethebabywasbornimperfect.D.BecausehesawsomethingattractiveoutsidE.65.WhichwordcandescribeMother’sfeelingwhenthesonthrewhimselfintoherarms?A.Nervous.B.Sorry.C.ProuD.D.Angry.66.Wecaninferthatthepersonwhodonatetheearsis_____.A.adoctor.B.hisfather.C.hismother.D.astranger.67.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.A.Mother’shairB.AnunforgettablememoryC.Whogavemetheears?D.Whydidtheykeepthesecret?

Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountryandcameuptoworkbytrain.HelikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasrainingbecauseitgavehimsomeexercisE.himYoumaynotremembermesirbutsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypocketsIstoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoneyandyoulentme£5becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaidYesIrememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!Wellansweredthestrangerareyoustillwillingtotakeachance?67.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.B.HewalkedtohisofficE.C.HewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitraineD.D.HeusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfinE.68.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause________.A.hecouldn’taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway69.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto_______A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccessC.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney70.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Greyand_______A.wantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyB.againaskedMr.GreyformoneyC.wouldliketomakefriendswithhimD.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

In2012anewTVrealityshowbecameaninstanthitwithaudiencesandforeverchangedthelandscapeofChinesetelevisionbroadcasting.WithinafewhoursofitsfirstlivebroadcastonJuly13TheVoiceofChinamanagedtocapturetheviewers’attentionandhearts.TheVoiceofChinaChina’sadaptationofaDutchrealitytalentshowseesitshopefulcontestantsgoingthroughablindaudition试唱withfourcelebrity名人coachespickingtheirteamsofsingerswhowillthengoontocompeteforarecordingcontractandahighlypublicizedconcertperformancE.TheshowturnedouttobeanunexpectedsuccessespeciallyatatimewhentheTVmarketisbasicallyoversaturated过饱和的duetothelargenumbersofrealitytalentshowssimilartowesternprogramsthatarecomingtoviewersonadailybasislikeAmericanIdolX-FactorandYou’veGotTalent.IntheChineseeditionacoachwillaskafellowmusiciantocometohelphimorherdecidewhichcontestanttopick.NaYingchoseWangFengLiuchoseSanBaoYuchosemusicproducerWangChi-pingandYangchoseCocoLeE.It’snotaprogramit’sacampaignthememosaidWewanttobringbackChina’sbeliefinmusicandrestorethepeople’sculturalconfidencE.SummarizedwhytheshowissofascinatingJinLeisaidChina’stopsingingandrecordingartistscanhaveadialoguewithaveragepeopleherebutatthesametimetheydon’tknowwhattheyaregoingtoget.ThisisliketheRomanColosseumpeoplehavetofighttochangetheirlifE.ThisiswherethedramatictensionliesinheaddeD.49.WhatdowelearnfromParagraph1?A.A.ChinesenewTVplayseriesbecamepopularwiththeviewers.B.TheChinesenewTVplayserieschangedtheviewers’attentionandhearts.C.A.ChinesenewTVprogrammefirstlaunchedonJuly132012D.ThefirstlivebroadcastofTheVoiceofChinachangedChineseTV’sfortunE.50.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcaptureinParagraph1heremean?A.CatchB.ControlC.CountD.Contain51.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheRomanColosseum____.A.bringsyoutogotovisitthefounderofancientRomeB.tellsussomedetailedinformationforsearchingforRomeC.isamuseumwherepeoplecanvisitandstudythehistoryofancient.D.isaplacewherepeoplecansurviveonlyjustbycontinuousstruggling.

WhenIwas12allIwantedwasasignet图章ring.TheyweretheinthinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadonE.Onmy13thbirthdaymyMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials姓名首字母carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeingreplaced.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthenewstuff东西wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.ThenonlyonemonthlaterIlostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.ButitseemedtohavedisappeareD.EventuallyIgaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslaterwesoldthehouseandmovedaway.YearspassedandacoupleofmoveslaterIwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingformE.Itwasn'tmybirthdaynorwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.You'llrecognizethisoneshesaidsmiling.Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.ItookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinsidE.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorationswhichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroomtheyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoittheyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.AnditstillfitsmE.56.Theunderlinedwordininthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.fashionableB.availableC.practicalD.renewable57.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout_____.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandFoundC.LostandReplacedD.AnExpensiveRing

Lookit’sBaldy!A.boyshoutedinmydirectionacrosstheplaygrounD.EventhoughIwasusedtoregularinsults侮辱becauseofthe11onmyheaditwas12horribletohear.IsighedasIwasheadedbacktotheclass.WhenIwasjust20monthsoldIsufferedserious13afterabowlfullhotoilfellonmyheaD.Iwas14tohospitalandhadtostaythereforweekswhilethedoctors15tosavemylifE.Holly’svery16tobealivetheytoldMumandDaD.Butshe’llbe17withscarsonherheadandofcourseherhairwon’tgrowtherE.AsachildIcaredmuchaboutmyscarssoI18woreascarftocoverthemupwhenIlefthomE.19Ididn’tpeoplewouldcallmehorriblenameslikeBaldy.Althoughmyfriendswerealwayscomfortingmetheynever20understoodhowitfelt.ThenthroughthehospitalIwas21toachildren’sburnscampwherechildrenlikemecangetanyhelp.ThereI2214-year-oldStephaniewhoseburnsarealotmoreseriousthanminE.Butsheisso23thatsheneverletsanyoneputherdown.Youshouldn’t24whatpeoplesayaboutwhatyoulooklikebecausewe’renotdifferentfromanyoneelseHollyshe25mE.Andyoudon’tneedtowearascarfbecauseyoulookgreat26it!ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIcouldspeaktosomeonewho’dbeenthroughsomething27.Soweekslateratmy13thbirthdayparty28byherbraveryIgaveupmyscarfandshowedoffmyscars.Itfeltamazingnothavingto29awaybehindmyscarf.NowIam30ofwhatIlooklikeandmuchhappierbecauseIhaverealizeditisyourpersonality个性thatdecideswhoyoutrulyarE.11.A.hatB.scarfC.scarsD.cuts12.A.stillB.justC.neverD.seldom13.A.hungerB.coldC.defeatsD.burns14.A.rushedB.ledC.invitedD.forced15.A.learnedB.foughtC.returnedD.decided16.A.happyB.luckyC.lonelyD.poor17.A.pressedB.occupiedC.leftD.painted18.A.possiblyB.usuallyC.finallyD.nearly19.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.IfD.Before20.A.correctlyB.roughlyC.easilyD.really21.A.promotedB.introducedC.reportedD.carried22.A.metB.recognizedC.rememberedD.caught23.A.honestB.strongC.activeD.young24.A.writesownB.agreewithC.passonD.listento25.A.promisedB.encouragedC.orderedD.calmed26.A.inB.forC.withoutD.beyond27.A.similarB.strangeC.hardD.important28.A.allowedB.requiredC.guidedD.inspired29.A.hideB.giveC.keepD.put30.A.sickB.awareC.tiredD.proud

IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreek.Otherscametooandwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyouseeandtheyaresquare.Itisabadwaytolivefortherecanbenopowerinasquare.YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircleandthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincirclesandeverythingtriestoberound.Intheolddayswhenwewereastrongandhappypeopleallourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenationandsolongasthecirclewasunbrokenthepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircleandthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlightthesouthgavewarmththewestgaverainandthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbelief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacircle.TheskyisroundandIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaballandsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincirclefortheirsarethesameasours.Thesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacircle.Themoondoesthesameandbothareround.Eventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchangingandalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywere.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhoodandsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirdsandthesewerealwayssetinacirclethenation’scircleanestofmanynestswheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.ButtheWasichusIndianwordforwhitepeoplehaveputusinthesesquareboxes.Ourpowerisgoneandwearedyingforthepowerisnotinusanymore.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.Wherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshouldboysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofage.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobefull-grown.67.AccordingtothepassagetheIndians.A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomesB.refusedtomovefromroundplacesC.livedinroundplacesbutwereforcedtoliveinsquarehousesD.livedinroundplacesbutthendecidedtomoveintosquarehouses68.Twothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare.A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditionsB.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefsC.theIndians’oldandnewpowerD.peopleandnature69.Inthesecondparagraphthefourquartersrefersto.A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouseB.thefourkindsofnaturalpowerC.thefourseasonsD.thefourdirections70.AccordingtotheauthoroncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses.A.theyhadtomovetootherhousesB.boystookmoretimetogrowintomenC.theyforgottheoldwayoflifeD.everyonewasnothappy

Myfatherdoesn’tknowhowtoexpresslovE.Itismymumthatmakeseveryonehappyandcalminourfamily;whileDaddyonlyworksdayandnightneverlookingusinthefacE.ButMummakesawrongdoinglistofusforDaddyscoldingus.Shewasaspy!OnceIstoleacandy.DaddyaskedmetoputitbackandtoldtheshopkeeperIwouldliketocarryloadsforher.WellMumtoldhimIwasjutachilD.IbrokemylegontheplaygrounD.It’sstillMumthatheldmetightlyinherwarmarms.Daddydroveusrighttoemergencyroom.HewasaskedtomovethecarawayforthatspacewasforambulancE.DaddygotangryWhatdoyouthinkofit?A.touringcar?OnmybirthdaypartyitwasagainmymumthattookoverthecakeformE.Andmydadwasbusywithblowingballoonsandsettingthetableanddoingthehousework.WhilelookingoverouralbummyfriendsalwaysaskWhatdoesyourfatherlooklike?Godknows.HephotosothersallthetimE.Sotherearemanyphotosofmymumandmeprettyandlovelyphotos.AndIstillrememberedthedaywhendadtaughtmeriding.IaskedhimnottolethishandsawaybuthedidtheoppositE.AndIcertainlyfellontothegrounD.IgotangryanddecidedtogetonthebikeandrodE.Buthesmiledagain.MumwroteeverylettertomewhileIwasincollegE.HeexceptchecksdidwritealetterbutextremelyshortjustafewwordssayingWithoutyourplayingonthelawnmysonmylawngrowsprettierthanbeforE.EverytimeIphoneditseemedthathewantedtotalkbuthewouldsayIwillgetyourmum.OnthedayofmyweddingMumcriedasifwewouldnevermeetagainwhiledadwentoutwithanasalsounD.FromveryyoungIheardhimsayingWherehaveyoubeen?Whendoyougohome?Didyougetoilforyourcar?DadreallyknowsnothingaboutshowinglovE.UnlessMaybeheshowedwhileIdidn’tnoticE.68.Fromthefirstandsecondparagraphswecaninferthat______.A.itwasthedaddythatwasinchargeofhischildren’seducationB.thechildrenwereallafraidoftheirfathersotheyhadtobecuteC.thewriter’sparentslovedtheirchildrenatthesametimetheywerestrictwiththemD.thewriter’smomwaslikeaspywhoreportedwhatthechildrendidtothefather69.AccordingtoParagraphSixweknowthefather______.A.wasnotpatientwhenhetaughtthewriterridingB.mightwanthissontolearnridingthroughindependentpracticeC.usedawrongwayofteachinghischildridingD.mightwanttoseehischildfalloffthebike70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedadscoldedthewriterforhavingdamagedthelawn.B.Thedadhadnosinglephotoofhisowninthealbum.C.ThedadpostedcheckstothewriterwhilehewasincollegE.D.Thedadgotexcitedwhenparticipatinginthewriter’swedding.

Mr.andMrs.Whitehadtwosonsandthreedaughters.OneSundayMrs.WhitesaidtoherhusbandThechildrendon’thaveanylessonstodayandyou’refreetoo.There’sanewfunfair游乐场inthepark.Let’sallgotheretoplay.HerhusbandsaidIwanttofinishsomeworktoday.Ohforgetit.Gothereandmakeourchildrenhappy.That’sthemostimportantwork.Mrs.WhitesaiD.SoMr.andMrs.Whitetooktheirchildrentothefunfair.Mr.Whitewasforty-fiveyearsoldbutheenjoyedthefunfairmorethanhischildren.Hehurriedfromonethingtoanotherandatelotsofsweets.OneofthechildrensaidtohermotherDadisjustlikeasmallchildisn’theMom?Mrs.Whitedidn’twanttofollowherhusbandaroundanymoreatthattimeandansweredHeisevenworsethanasmallchildMarybecausehemightspendmoremoneythanasmallchilD.56.Therewere________childrenintheWhitefamily.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five57.OneSundayMr.andMrs.Whitewantedtogoto_______withtheirchildren.A.schoolB.workC.afunfairD.ashop58.Mr.Whitelikedtheplacesomuchthathe_______.A.boughtlotsofsweetsB.followedhiswifeallthetimeC.hurriedfromonethingtoanotherD.askedalotofquestions59.FromthestoryweknowMrs.White________whenMaryaskedherthequestion.A.wasstillexcitedtoplayB.wasalittleangrywithMr.WhiteC.lookedforMr.WhiteeverywhereD.atealotofsweets60.Ofallhefamilymembers_________enjoyedplayingtheremostthatSunday.A.Mr.WhiteB.Mrs.WhiteC.MaryD.theboys

Isthishappeninginyourneighborhood?Childrennotebookcomputersstuckundertheirarmsawaittheyellowbusforthetriptomiddleschool.Onthesurfacethequestionofcomputersinschoolsisano-brainer.Itwouldbestrangetoinsistthattoday’stechnologyshouldn’tbeusedtomaketheclassroomexperiencemoreindividualizedmoreeffectivemoreimmediatemoreexciting.Computershavebeeninschoolsmorethan20years---andprobablyevendonesomegooD.ButtheideaofapersonalcomputerasanecessarydailytoolforeveryAmericangrammarschoolpupilisaltogetheradifferentthing.Beawareoftheseeminglyattractivevisionof10-year-oldsdoingmostoftheirwork---andhomework---onacomputer.Itisanotherillusorysilverbullet虚幻的能迅速解决问题的捷径之道thatpromisestosolveallofsociety’sillsthroughtechnology.Regardlessofwhetherparentsortaxpayersbuythemachineryit’sbadpolicy.Determiningtheproperroleofcomputersinschoolsistooimportanttobelefttocomputersuppliersandeducators.Aneducatedpublicwithclearandrealisticexpectationsneedstohelpdeterminetherighttrackfortechnology.Educatorsforeverseemtoseektheultimateinteachingtools.Theyarealwayspreoccupiedwithinnovation---juniorhighschoolnewmathwholelanguageopenclassroomsandmasterylearningtonameafew.Someideasturnedoutwellandovertimehaveearnedpermanentpositionsinoureducationsystems.Otherreflectedchangeforchanges’sakeandwoundupinthetrashbinwheretheybelong.Exactlywhatistobesolvedwithcomputersinschools?Arewelookingtoimproveinstructionalcapacityandflexibility?Arewetryingtomaketeachersandaidsmoreproductivebylettingstudentstakeadvantageofprogrammedlearningtools?Thisallsoundsgoodandmuchhasbeenaccomplishedwithcomputer-assistedinstruction.Butthat’snotthesameasmakingthecomputerasymbolofwell-temperededucationalpolicy.There’sdangerinthemessagethatachildisnotfullyeducatedifheorshecan’tsurftheWorldWideWebskillfullymovearoundinWindowsortheFounderuseawordprocessingprogramorprograminLogoorBasiC.Theseskillscanbelearnedoutsidetheclassroom.Worsethetimeittakesstudentstoacquirethemistimestolenfromtheteachingschedule---andthat’sabadtradE.Andwhatkindofcomputersshouldbepurchased?We’renottalkingbrandnames.Mostschoolsystemsdon’thavethemoneytoreplacePCsorMacsonthetwo-to-three-yearcyclethatshiftingtechnologiesdemanD.Ontheotherhand$2500---thecostofjustonecomputer---investedinbooksfortheschoollibraryproduceswealththathasshallwesayalongershelflifE.Andwhochangesthefactorycultureofschoolroomstoallowcomputerstobemoreeffective?Andwhoteachestheteachers?Thesearethereallytoughissues---theonesthatmorehardwarewon’tsolvE.Childrenarebestservedwhenschoolscontributetoshapingthesolidfoundationsonwhichtheirfuturewillbebuilt.ThestudentwhocanreadwithcuriosityandunderstandingwhohasmasteredbasicmathematicalconceptswhocanevaluateideascriticallyistheoneschoolsshouldaimtoproducE.57.A.no-brainerinthethirdsentenceofthefirstparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.somethingthatistakenforgrantedB.anideathatisbrainlessandfoolishC.aproposalthatisnotworthyofseriousconsiderationD.amachinethatcannevertaketheplaceofhumanbrain58.Whocandeterminetheproperroleofcomputersinschools?A.Computersuppliers.B.Educators.C.TheeducatedpubliC.D.AlloftheabovE.59.Accordingtotheauthorteachingcomputerintheschoolclassroomisbadpracticebecause__________.A.thecomputeristooexpensivealuxuryforschoolpupilsB.thepupilsarenotintelligentlymatureenoughtomastertheskillsC.ittakestoomuchtimewhichmighthavebeenspentonregularcoursesD.thepupilscanlearnnothingfromcomputer-assistedinstruction60.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorimpliesthat__________.A.computerskillscontributenothingtoapropereducationB.computerteachingisanessentialpartofaneducationC.thefundamentalpurposeofaneducationisbeingignoredD.teachersshouldbetaughthowtoteachcomputerskills

ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxidriver.I'vebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxidrivershavetheirowntaxis.It'sanicejobmostoftimE.YoumeetalotofpeoplE.Ialwaysworkatnightbecausethereistoomuchtrafficduringtheday.IlivetwentymilesoutsideLondonandIgotoworkat5:30intheafternoon.Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning.Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhomefromaparty.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouseshefoundthatshehadlostherkey.SoIwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindows.IwaitedandwaiteD.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Itiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthepolicecamE.TheythoughtIwasathief.Luckilythewomancamedownstairs.Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutmeandthedog!56.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause__________.A.shewantedtohaveasleepB.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforherC.shedidn'twanttopaythedriverD.shecouldn'tfindherkey57.Thestoryhappened__________.A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnightC.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolicestation58.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.B.ThepolicemadeamistakE.C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.59.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto__________.A.getmoneyfromthewomanB.returnthedogtothewomanC.seewhatwashappeninginthehouseD.phonethepolice

Theywerejustgrasshoppers蚂蚱.Butthereweremillionsofthemwhichwaswhydadwassoanxioustogetridofthem.They’retotallydestroyingourbeanshetoldMomoverlunchtimeoneSaturday.I’vebeentryingtokeepthemoutofthetomatoesbutIdon’tknowifIcanmakeit.Isn’ttheresomethingyoucandoaboutthem?MomaskeD.Shewasmostlyconcernedaboutthetomatoes.Ithinkthere’saspray喷雾orsomethingDadsaiD.I’mgoingdowntothegardencenterafterlunchandseeiftheyhaveanysuggestions.I’mprettysurethat’swhathesaiD.ButwhatIheardwasWhileI’mgonewhydon’tyouandGeorgecomeupwithyourownplanforgettingfidofthegrasshoppers?Andsothat’swhatwediD.ItwasthesummerbetweenfifthandsixthgradesowewerefeelingprettycleverandmaturE.Certainlyweknewhowtogetridofthesegrasshoppers.Thatseemedsimpleenough.FinallyRonandDonjoinedusbutthenthingsgotalittlecrazy.Beforeweknewitweweredoingterribleexperiments.Iwon’tdescribeourexperiments.Let’sjustcallitTheAdventuresoftheMarquisdeOrkin.Dadcamehomeandsawthesedifferentdeaths.Wewerelaughingbutthelaughterquicklyturnedtosilencewhenwesawthelookonmydad’sfacE.Whatareyouboysdoing?heasked.We’rejustsortofhelpingtogetridofthegrasshoppersIsaiD.Thisisn’t‘gettingridofgrasshoppers’DadsaiD.Thisiskilling.IwasconfuseD.Ilookedattheinsecticidehewascarrying.Butaren’tyougoingtokillgrasshopperswiththat?IaskeD.Yesbecauseit’ssomethingweneedtodofortheprotectionofourgardenhesaidseriously.ButI’mnotgoingtoenjoyit.56.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.thetomatoesinthegardenwerebadlydamagedbygrasshoppersB.thefatherwasadvisedtogetridofgrasshopperswithinsecticideC.thefatheraskedtheauthortohelpcatchgrasshoppersD.theauthor’swayoftreatinggrasshopperswasinteresting57.TheunderlinedwordtheminParA.3refersto__________.A.DadandIB.grasshoppersC.beansD.tomatoes58.TheunderlinedsentenceAndsothat’swhatwediD.meansthat_________.A.wekilledthegrasshoppersforfunB.wecarriedoutanexperimentonthegrasshoppersC.wethoughtofawaytodealwiththegrasshoppersD.wewerecleverenoughtogetridofthegrasshoppers59.Howdidtheauthor’sfatherfeelwhenhesawwhatthechildrenweredoingA.Angry.B.ConfusedC.SatisfiedD.Fearful60.Inwhichmagazinewouldyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A.AmericanLaboratoryB.AccountsofChemicalResearchC.Readers’DigestD.Technology

LookingbackonmychildhoodIgettobelievethatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesamewaymybrothersandsisterssoonthrewawaytheirpressedflowersandinsects.UnlikethemIhadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlytheunclearmemoryofthehousewelivedinofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparentsauntsunclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogsthefarmanimalsthelocalbirdsandabovealltheinsects.Iamanaturalistnotascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasm热情hasledmeintovariedinvestigations调查.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyouwonderyouseetheanswertotheriddle迷becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbookswhichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosityakeeneyeagoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingqualitiesrequiredisself-disciplineaqualityIlack.A.scientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtrainingdeterminationandagoal.A.scientistuptoapointcanbemade.A.naturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwoyougetthebestofbothworlds.53.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor___.A.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamilyB.losthishearingwhenhewasachildC.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsistersD.wasinterestedinflowersandinsects54.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause____.A.hedidn’tlivelongwiththemB.hewasfullybusyobservingnatureC.thefamilywastoolargetorememberD.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem55.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas____A.anaturalistbutnotascientistB.moreagoodobserverthanalistenerC.nomorethanabornnaturalistD.ascientistaswellasanaturalist56.Theauthorsayshe’sanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe___.A.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistB.hecouldn’tdomentalarithmeticC.hewasbroughtupinafamilyoffarmersD.hewasnotknowledgeableenough

IthadbeenadifficultmovE.I’dleftmyfamilyandfriendsinIndianathebelovedstatewhereI’dlivedmostofmylifE.MynewhomeinFloridawasthousandsofmilesawayfromanythingIknew.Itwashot—allthetimE.JobswerehardtocomebybutIwasupforalmostanychallengE.AtlastItaughtinaspecialschoolwherestudentshaveseverelearningandbehavioraldifficulties.AnotherteacherandIhadspentweeksteachingthechildrenappropriatebehaviorforpublicoutings.UnexpectedlyonlyafewstudentsincludingKylehadnotearnedtheprivilegeofgoing.Hewasdeterminedtomakehisdisappointmentknown.Inthecorridor走廊betweenclassroomshebeganscreamingcursingspittingandswingingatanythingwithinstrikingdistancE.Oncehisoutburstdieddownhedidwhathe’ddonewhenhewasangryatallhisotherschoolsathomeevenonceatajuveniledetention拘留center.Heran.PeoplewatchedindisbeliefasKyledashedstraightintotheheavymorningtrafficinfrontoftheschool.IheardsomeoneshoutCallthepolice!ButIranafterhim.KylewasatleastafoottallerthanmE.Andhewasfast.Hisolderbrothersweretrackstarsatthenearbyhighschool.ButIcouldrunlongdistanceswithouttiring.IwouldatleastbeabletokeephiminmysightandknowhewasalivE.AfterseveralblocksofrunningdirectlyintooncomingtrafficKyleslowedhispacE.Hetookasharpleft.StandingnexttoatrashbinKylebentoverwithhishandsonhisknees.Imusthavelookedridiculous.Buthiswasnotalookoffear.Isawhisbodyrelax.Hedidnotattempttorunagain.Kylestoodstillandwatchedmeapproach.IhadnoideawhatIwasgoingtosayordobutIkeptwalkingcloser.HeopenedhismouthtospeakwhenapolicecarpulledupabruptlyfillingthespacebetweenKyleandmE.Theschoolprincipalandanofficergotout.TheyspokecalmlytoKylewhowillinglyclimbedintothebackofthevehiclE.Icouldn’thearwhatwassaidbutIdidn’ttakemyeyesoffKyle’sfaceevenastheydroveaway.Icouldn’thelpbutfeelthatIhadfailedhimthatIshouldhavedoneorsaidmorethatIshouldhavefixedthesituation.IsharedmyfeelingswithaspeechtherapistwhowasfamiliarwithKyle’shistory.NooneeverranafterhimbeforeRachelshesaiD.NoonE.Theyjustlethimgo.ThingschangedthedayheranandIranafterhimeventhoughIdidn’thavetherightwordseventhoughIwasn’tabletosavehimfromthemesshewasin.ItwasthedayIdidn’tthrowmyhandsintheairanddecidehewastoofastawasteoftimeandeffortalostcausE.ItwasthedaymymerepresencewasenoughtomakeaprofounddifferencE.64.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.theauthorleftherfamilytoFloridabecausejobswerehardtocomebyinIndianA.B.studentswereallowedtogooutaftertheypassedsomespecifictests.C.theauthorworkedinaschoolwherestudentswereexcellent.D.noteacherhadeverrunafterKylebeforeexcepttheauthor.65.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutKyleisnottrue?A.Hehadsomebehavioraldifficultiesandoncemovedfromonedetentiontoanother.B.Heusedtorunouttoletouthisangerwhenhewasinschoolhomeorjuveniledetention.C.Differentfromhisbrothershelearnedinaspecialschoolwhilenotanormalhighschool.D.Hewasmovedbyhisteacherwhotreatedhimwithmorepatienceandunderstanding.66.Whichisthecorrectorderofthetrace?①Heburstoutwhenheknewhecouldn’tgoout.②Idecidedtorunafterhim.③Kylestopppedbesideatrashbin.④ApolicecarcameandKyleleftwithit.⑤HerushedintotheheavymorningtraffiC.⑥KyleslowedhispacE.⑦IwalkedtowardKylE.A.①⑤②⑥③⑦④B.①⑤②④⑥⑦③C.⑤④②⑥③⑦①D.①②⑥⑦③④⑤67.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.KyleaBoywithLearningandBehaviorDifficulties.B.TheTeacherWhoRan.C.A.SchoolwithSpecialStudents.D.A.TerribleConflict.

Inthenearfuturewemaybeusingoureyestooperateoursmart-phonesandtabletsevenwhenitcomestoplayingpopulargameslikeFruitNinja.TheGazeGrouphasbeendevelopingeye-controlledcomputertechnologyfornearly20years.Butthosedeviceshavebeenfirstlydesignedtohelpthosewithdisabilitiesandareveryexpensive.Afterawhilewefiguredoutthatprobablythebestwayistogoforamass-marketwaysaysGaze’sSuneAlstrupJohansen.whereeverybodywouldhavethisavailable.JohansenandsomeofhiscolleagueshaveformedanewcompanytheEyeTribewhichishopingtodevelopthetechnologyonamasscommerciallevel.Thetechnologyworkswiththehelpofthecomputingdevicetowardtheuser’sface.Aftermakingsureoftheuser’seyemovementsthetechnologyisthenabletoeasilyfindwhereaperson’seyesaremovingandthenallowtheeyestocontrolacursor光标.Oursoftwarecanthendeterminethelocationoftheeyesandknowwhereyou’relookingonthescreentomakesurewhatyou’relookingatreadsanexplanationontheEyeTribesite.Therehasbeenagradualchangetowardhands-freetechnologyinrecentyearsparticularlyinthegamingworld.RecentlyXboxreleasedtheKinectdevicewhichletsuserscontroltheirXboxandplaycertaingamesusingonlytheirhandslegsandvoices.Butstillmostofthesedeviceshavebeenmoreofagimmickthanapracticalwaytouseone’shandstocontrolamobiledevice.Johansensaidareplaceablefilter滤光器wouldbeacheapconvenientwayformostconsumers.AndevenascompanieslikeTheEyeTribeworktocreatesuchaproductfortheaverageusermakingtheeye-controlledtechnologymoreaccessibleandlessexpensivewillhavesimilarbenefitsforphysicallydisabledusers.FormorearticlesonmodernsciencepleaseCLICKhere.47.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Anintroductionofanewdevice.B.Anintroductionofsmart-phones.C.Anintroductionofeye-controllingtechnology.D.Anintroductionofanewtechnologyforthedisabled.48.Theunderlinedwordgimmickprobablymeans.A.atrickB.awayC.alieD.adream49.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat.A.theeye-controllingtechnologywasfirstdevelopedfortheblindB.thepresentdeveloping0fthetechnologywillbringnogoodC.thereisnosuchaphoneaswecanuseonlywithoureyesatpresentD.theeye-controllingtechnologyisonlyintendedforthedisabledpeople50.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom.A.anexperimentreportB.asciencefictionC.aschooltextbookD.asciencewebsite

Youhavewaited45minutesforthevaluable10minutes’break.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassringsyoucan’tbelievehowquicklytimehaspasseD.Ifyouhavethisexperienceyou’llknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfunanddragswhenyouareboreD.Nowscientistshavecomeupwithareasonwhythishappens.Theyhavefoundthatthebrainchangesitswaytoworkaccordingtoourattentiontoatask.Whenweareboredwepaymoreattentiontohowtimeispassing.Andthismakesourbrainsthinktheclockistickingmoreslowly.Recentlysomeresearcherswhowenttounderstandtheconditionscarriedoutanexperiment.Intheexperimenttwelvevolunteerswatchedapicturewhileresearchersmonitored关注theirbrainactivity.Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstnoticehowlongapictureappearedthenthecolorofthepictureandthird1ystudytheboth.Theresultsshowedthatthebrainwasmoreactivewhenthevo1unteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects.Itisthoughtthatifthebrainisbusynoticingmanyaspect方面ofataskithastospreaditsresourcesandpayslessattentiontotheclock.Thereforetimeseemstogoquickly.IfthebrainisnotsoactiveitspendsitsfullenergyonthepassingoftimE.Asaresulttimeseemstomoveslowly.71.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddragsprobablymean?A.runsquicklyB.passesslowlyC.movesactivelyD.goesfast72.Whathavethescientistsfound?A.Timegoesbyfastwhenwehavenothingtodo.B.Whenweareboredwepaylessattentiontohowtimeispassing.C.ThebrainworksindifferentwaysindifferenttimE.D.Thebrainchangesitswaytoworkaccordingtoourattentiontoatask.73.Howdidtheresearchersdotheexperiment?A.Byinvitingthevolunteerstohavealongclass.B.Byaskingthevolunteerstopayattentiontoaclock.C.BymonitoringbrainactivitywhilevolunteersarewatchingapicturE.D.ByaskingtenvolunteerstowatchapicturE.74.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Timeseemstogoquicklyifwe’rebusy.B.IfwepaymoreattentiontotheclockwemayfeellessboreD.C.TimegoesslowlywhenthebrainisactivE.D.Ifwespendfullenergyontheclocktimegoesquickly.75.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThebestwaytosavetimeB.TheimportanceofsavingtimeC.ThereasonfortimeflyinganddraggingD.Thereasonforsavingtime

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.HehadleftamessagethenightbeforetellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelleD.Icalledhimseveraltimesbuteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaitedbuttherewasstillnocall.ThreehourspassingbyIbecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmyworkandhedidn’tcareaboutmE.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.IstartedtoshoutatthephoneLetmewaitwillyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.WithoutshowinghersurprisesherushedinseizedthephonetoreoffthewiresandshoutedatthephoneYeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingherspeechless.Whatonearth?ShesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouseNowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom---ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusbandoutyougo!ThensheturnedtomekissedmeandsaidcalmlyHoneyyoujusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.Withthatshelefttheroom.AfterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandoutshoutingateverythinginsightInoticedthatsomethinginmymoodhadchangeD.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.58.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?A.HewasmadatthetelephonE.B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.C.HewasanxiousabouthiswifE.D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.59.Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?A.Shesaidnothing.B.Sheshoutedathim.C.Shecalledtheagent.D.Shethrewthephoneaway.60.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?A.Hisownbehavior.B.Hiswife’ssuggestion.C.Hischangeablefeelings.D.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanticsinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Smartwords.B.Unusualactions.C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings.

OnemorningafewyearsagoHarvardPresidentNeilRudenstineoverslept.Forthisbusymanitwasasortofalarm:afteryearsofnon-stophardworkhemightwearhimselfoutanddieanearlydeath.Onlyafteraweek’sleave－duringwhichhereadnovelslistenedtomusicandwalkedwithhiswifeonabeach－wasRudenstineabletoreturntowork.Inourmodernlifewehavelosttherhythmbetweenactionandrest.Amazinglywithinthisworldthereisauniversalbutsillysaying:Iamsobusy.Wesaythistooneanotherasifourtirelesseffortswereatalentbynatureandanabilitytosuccessfullydealwithstress.Thebusierwearethemoreimportantweseemtoourselvesandweimaginetoothers.Tobeunavailabletoourfriendsandfamilyandtobeunabletofindtimetorelax－thishasbecomethemodelofasuccessfullifE.Becausewedonotrestweloseourway.Wemisstheguidetellinguswheretogothefoodprovidinguswithstrengththequietgivinguswisdom.Howhaveweallowedthistohappen?Ibelieveitisthis:wehaveforgottentheSabbaththedayoftheweek―forfollowersofsomereligions―forrestandpraying.Itisadaywhenwearenotsupposedtoworkatimewhenwedevoteourselvestoenjoyingandcelebratingwhatisbeautiful.Itisgoodtimetoblessourchildrenandlovedonesgivethankssharemealswalkandsleep.ItisatimeforustotakearesttoputourworkasidetrustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworlD.Restisaspiritualandbiologicalneedhoweverinourstrongambitiontobesuccessfulandcareforourmanyresponsibilitieswemayfeelterriblyguiltywhenwetaketimetorest.TheSabbathgivesuspermissiontostopwork.InfactRemembertheSabbathismorethansimplypermissiontorest;itisaruletoobeyandaprincipletofollow.62.Thealarminthefirstparagraphrefersto___________.A.asignalofstressB.awarningofdangerC.asignofageD.aspreadofdisease63.AccordingtoParagraph4asuccessfulpersonisonewhoisbelievedto__________.A.beabletoworkwithoutstressB.bemoretalentedthanotherpeopleC.bemoreimportantthananyoneelseD.bebusyworkingwithouttimetorest64.Somepeoplefeelguiltywhentakingtimetorestbecausethey_________.A.thinkthattakingarestmeanslackingambitionsB.failtorealizethatrestisanecessarypartoflifeC.failtorealizethatreligionsforcethemtorestD.thinkthattakingarestmeansbeinglazy65.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Weshouldbalanceworkwithrest.B.TheSabbathgivesuspermissiontorest.C.ItissillyofpeopletosayIamsobusy.D.Weshouldbeavailabletoourfamilyandfriends.

Mr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriverhewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.WhenhecamebackshetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathomE.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A.fewfriendsofhislikedgambling赌博andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevisionwatchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.ShehadtotellthepolicE.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup拘留所hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.ButtheywereafraidthepolicewouldcomE.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutsidE.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamblE.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutsidedaddysaidtheboysoIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocomE.1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.hewasadriverB.heworkedinafactoryC.hehadalotofworktodoD.hehadworkedthereforalongtime2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.A.shecouldn’tfindanyworkB.shethoughtherhusbandwastiredC.herhusbandspentalltimeingamblingD.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgambling3._______sohewasputintolockup.A.Mr.LangoftengambledB.Mr.LangwaslateforworkC.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathomeD.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hedidn’tloveheranylongerB.hewouldn’tstopgamblingC.hehadbeenputintolockupD.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory5.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.

AftertoolongontheNetevenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpudlianaccentsuddenlybecomestoodifficulttounderstandafterhisclearwordsonscreen;asecretary’stoneseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbE.Timeitselfbecomesfluid—hoursbecomeminutesandalternatelysecondsstretchintodays.Weekendsonceahighlightofmyweekarenowjusttwoordinarydays.ForthelastthreeyearssinceIstoppedworkingasaproducerforCharlieRoseIhavedonemuchofmyworkasatele-commuter.Isubmit提交articlesandeditthembyE-mailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendlivesinEngland;somuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediateD.IfIdesiredIcouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfoodandmanagemymoneyloveandwork.InfactattimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathomegoingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheblizzard暴风雪of’96onTV.Butafterawhilelifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vemerged融合withmymachinestakingdatainspittingthembackoutjustanothernode波节ontheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It’slikeattendinganA.A.meetinginabarwitheveryoneholdingahalf-sippeddrink.Wehavebecometheopponents’worstnightmarE.Whatfirstseemedlikealuxurycrawlingfrombedtocomputernotworryingabouthairandclothesandfacehasbecomeanavoidance逃避alackofdisciplinE.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyberinteractioncomingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.AttimesIturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittochatterinthebackgroundsomethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.ThevoicesoftheprogramsrelaxmebutthenI’mjarredbythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperasorneedingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.DatelineFrontlineNightlineCNNeverypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandoverevenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetomE.WorkmovesfromforegroundtobackgrounD.71.Comparedtotheclearwordsofherboyfriendonscreenhisaccentbecomes______.A.unrealB.unbearableC.misleadingD.notunderstandable72.Thepassageimpliesthattheauthorandherboyfriendlivein______.A.thesamecityB.thesamecountryC.differentcountriesD.differentcitiesinEngland73.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmean?A.HavingworkedonthecomputerfortoolongshebecameabitstrangE.B.SometimesTVprogramsgivehercomfortandevenmakesherforgetherwork.C.ShewatchesTValotinordertokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.D.SheturnsonTVnowandtheninordertogetsomevaluableinformation.74.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothecomputer?A.Atfirstshelikesitbutlaterbecomestiredofit.B.Shelikesitbecauseitisveryconvenient.C.ShedislikesitbecauseTVismoreattractivE.D.ShelikesitbecauseitprovidesanimaginaryworlD.75.Theunderlinedphrasecomingbackoutofthecaveprobablymeans______.A.goingbacktothedreamingworldB.comingbackhomefromtheoutsideworldC.bringingbackdirecthumancontactD.gettingawayfromlivingastrangelife

LastJulymyparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncleinSeattleacityonthenorthwestAmericancoast.DaddidsomeresearchandhadnodifficultyinfindinguscheapticketsonlinE.Onthedayofourflightwehadtowakeupveryearly.WhenwecheckedourbagsinwefoundthatonebagweighedtoomuchsowehadtopayafinE.AfterthatDadinsistedthatwegoandhavesomebreakfastattheairportrestaurant.WehadalotoffunwatchingmanydifferentpeopletherE.ThenwerealizeditwasgettinglatesowerushedtothegatE.Ittookonehourforeveryonetogetontheplanebutfinallythedoorwasshutandwewereonourway!IthinkmyfavoriteexperienceduringourtripwasourvisittoMountRainieravolcanonearSeattlE.ItwasnothinglikeIhadexpecteD.BeforeweleftmyauntlentushatstoprotectusfromgettingsunburnedsoIsupposedthatitwouldbeveryhot.ImaginemysurprisewhenwedroveupthemountainandIdiscoveredthetopwascoveredinsnowandice!MyuncleledustoasmallpathbeyondthemaintrailstoincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlifE.Wewalkedoverasmallhillandsuddenlybeforeusthereappearedafieldofsnow.Smallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow;underneaththesnowwecouldhearrushingwater—asmallstream.Littleanimalsstoodstilltoavoidbeingnoticed;tinybirdsroseintotheair.ItwasthemostbeautifulsightthatI’deverseen.60.Whydidtheypayafine?A.BecausetheygotuplatE.B.Becausetheydidn’twaitinlinE.C.BecausetheycametotheairportlatE.D.Becausetheirbagwasoverweight.61.Whatwasthewriter’smostimpressiveexperience?A.TheflighttoSeattlE.B.Thebreakfastintheairport.C.ThevisittoMountRainier.D.Thediscoveryofasmallstream.62.Whydidtheychooseasmallpathinsteadofthemaintrails?A.ToenjoymoreofthewildlifE.B.TotakeashortcuttosavetimE.C.ToavoidthesnowyroaD.D.Toavoidbeingattackedbyanimals.63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.SeattleisonthenorthwestcoastofAmericA.B.TheyboughttheirticketsinabookingofficE.C.TheywaitedforalongtimebeforegettingontheplanE.D.Thehatsweretohelpprotectthemfromgettingsunburned

Theso-calledpost-90sgenerationhasbecomeevenmuchcoolerthanthe1980sgroupfortheycanspeakMartianlanguageadifficultcode-likelanguagecreatedbythemselves.Andtheyprobablythinkitveryoriginalandsmart.Theideaofthislanguageistopreventtheauthorities----parentsandteachersfromunderstandingwhatissaiD.Ms.Limotherofa15-year-oldgirllogged登录ontoherdaughter’sonlinespaceandfoundlinesofcodesmixedEnglishJapaneseandhalf-finishedChinesecharacterswhichlookedcompletelymeaninglesstoher.HerdaughtertoldherthatitwasMartianlanguageandherpeersallusedit.Thenewlanguageisbecomingverypopularinonlinespaces---somuchthatevensometranslatingsoftwarehasbeencreatedtotranslatethenormallanguageintoMartianlanguage.A14-year-oldnetizennicknamedS.TangguoexplainedthatthelanguagecouldbecreatedbyanyonE.AtfirstIjustcopiedthelanguagefromotherpeople’sarticles.LaterIbegantocreatesomewordsbymyself.Isplit拆分someChinesecharactersorusewordsthathavesimilarpronunciationstointerchangewitheachotherorevenaddsomeEnglishJapaneseorKoreanwordsintomyarticleandthatmakesthenewlanguagE.Myclassmatesallchatin‘Martianlanguage’.It’sinstyleandcanhelpushideoursecretsfromourparentsorteachers.UnliketheworriedparentssomeexpertshavefoundpositiveaspectsinthespreadofthisunusualonlinelanguagE.WangHaiyongapsychologistsaidthatthere’snoneedtobetooworriedaboutthephenomenon.Thisso-calledMartianlanguageisjustalittlehobbyofthepost-90sgeneration.Ontheotherhandthenewlanguagecaninspirechildren’simaginationswhichisagoodthing.HoweverWangalsoadvisedteachersandparentstogiveproperguidancetotheirchildrenhelpingthembetterdistinguishbetweenonlinelanguageandthenormative规范性的languageofreallifE.67.Whichhasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordpeers?A.authoritiesB.childrenC.expertsD.classmates68.Whydoesthepost-90sgenerationcreateMartianlanguageaccordingtothepassage?A.BecauseMartianlanguagecanmakethemsmart.B.Becausetheywanttopracticetheirforeignlanguagestogether.C.Becausetheyjustwanttohavefunbyplayingwiththecharactersandletters.D.Becausetheycanhidetheirsecretsfromtheauthorities.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOToneofthewayscreatingMartianlanguageaccordingtothepassage?A.Mixingsomecompletelymeaninglesscodestogether.B.SeparatingsomeChinesecharactersintoparts.C.Interchangingwordsthathavesimilarpronunciations.D.AddingsomeforeignwordsintotheoriginallanguagE.70.WhatisthecorrectattitudeweshouldtaketowardsMartianlanguageaccordingtothepsychologist?A.Parentsshouldworryaboutlosingcontrolovertheirchildren.B.AllgenerationsshouldlearntobecoolerbyusingthenewlanguagE.C.WeshouldhelpchildrenunderstandthedifferencebetweenthelanguageonlineandthestandardlanguagE.D.TheauthoritiesthemselvesshouldtrytousethenewlanguagE.

Ourlivesweresupposedtobemoreflexibleandfamily­friendlythankstothetechnologyatourfingertips.ButinthisageofBlackBerrysrecessionpressuresworkingathomeafterhoursandonweekendsfamilytimemaynotbeworkingoutthewaywethought.Busyparentswhoexpectedmoretimewiththekidsarefindingthatmoreworkhoursathomedon'tnecessarilytranslateintoqualitytimewiththem.Anewgenerationofparentsneedtodiscoverthemeaningofqualitytimeresearcherssay.PersonallyjustgiventhelifeIleadIthinkthereissomethingtothisideaofqualitytime—spendingproductivetimewithchildrenvs.justbeingaroundsaysPeterBrandonaprofessoratCarletonCollegE.HesaysengagingorinteractingwithachildinactivitiessuchasreadingorplayingcountsasqualitytimeratherthanpassivemonitoringsuchaswashingthedisheswhilethechildiswatchingTV.This_time_with_children_pays_offBrandonsays.Henotesthatgoodparent­childrelationshipsresultinchildrenbeinghappierandmoresuccessfulincludingatschool.AsparentsstruggletobemoreavailabletotheirkidsnewresearchonworkandfamilyschedulestobepresentedFridayatthemeetinginDallasincludesastudythatshowsparents'availabilityisonthedeclinebecausemoreparentsareintheworkforcE.Althoughparentstodaymaybespendingmoretimeonchildcaretheyarelessavailableoverall.Workingparentswhospendlesstimewiththeirchildrenshouldtrytomakesurethetimetheydospendiscommunicatingwiththemvs.doingthedishesorspendingmoretimeonthemselvesBrandonsaysThetrade­offisnotnecessarilytakingawaytimefromyourkidhesaysYou'retakingawaytimefromotherthings.20.Thefirstparagraphmainlyintendstotellusthat________.A.technologyletsparentsworkathomeB.parentsaresatisfiedwiththeirworkC.technologymakesourlivesmucheasierD.thefamilytimeisnotalwayssatisfying21.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat________.A.somefamiliesarenotexperiencingqualitytimeB.it'senoughforparentstostaywiththeirchildrenC.parentsenjoyengaginginwork­at­homeactivitiesD.workinghoursathomecantransformintoqualitytime22.AccordingtoBrandonthequalitytimemeans________.A.justbeingaroundwithchildrenB.worktimeisseparatefromfamilytimeC.spendinginteractivetimewithchildrenD.lettingthechildrendowhatevertheywanttodo23.TheunderlinedsentenceThistimewithchildrenpaysoffmeans________.A.thetimewithchildrenisoflittlevalueB.thetimewithchildrencostsquitealotC.thetimewithchildrenleadstogoodresultD.thetimewithchildrenhasabadeffectonthem24.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutinthenextpartofthepassage?A.HowtospendmoretimeathomE.B.Howtodothedishesinaproperway.C.HowtospendmoretimeinworkingathomE.D.Howtotakeawaytimeinamuchproperway.

AttheendofeighthgradeourclasswenttoWashingtonD.C.Foragroupof14-year-oldsthiswasabigdeal!Thefirstdaywassotiring:wecouldhardlyrememberwherewewereofftoseemonuments纪念碑startingwithWashingtonLincolnandJefferson.Wewalkedalongthepathsthroughtrees.ThentheWallcameintoview－theVietnamVeteransMemorial.AsIinchedclosertotheWallIheardabagpipe风笛inthedistancewhichseemedtoshowrespecttotheliveslostinthejunglesofVietnam.Wecontinuedwalkingandfeltsurprisedatthenumberofnamescarved雕刻intheblackstonE.Iwasdeterminedtofindasoldierwithmylastnamebutmyhuntwasstoppedwhenamancaughtmyeyes.Hewaskneeling跪着attheWallasingleroseathisfeet.Hisheadwasbowedandhewasrubbing摩擦hisfingersoveronenamE.Ithoughthowsadhewasandthenmovedon.AfterafewminutesIfoundonewithmylastnamebutmyeyesreturnedtothekneelingman.HewasstillrubbinghisfingersoverthesamenamE.HeneverknewIwaswatchinghimlostindeepsorrow.ItwastimeformetoleavethekneelingmanandtheWall.OnthewayhomeIcouldn’thelpthinkingmanandtheWall.OnthewayhomeIcouldn’thelpthinkingofthekneelingmanandhissadfacE.Iwasn’tsureoftheeffectsofwasbeforebutatthatmomentIrealizedhowmuchthatmansufferedfromlosinghislovedonE.MaybehewastheonlyoneofsomanyfamilieswhoexperiencedthesamE.IneverknewthefulleffectsofwaruntilIsawthatman.Ionlyknowaboutwarfromhistoryclasses.Thekneelingmantaughtmemoreaboutwarandtheeffectsithasonpeoplethananyhistorybook.56.Whichofthefollowingmakestheauthorfeelthesufferingthatwarbringstohumanbeings?A.Thekneelingman.B.ThesoundofabagpipE.C.ThenumberofnamescarvedinthestonE.D.ThejunglesofVietnam.57.Themancontinuedtorubhisfingersoverthenameprobablybecause____________.A.hefounditcoveredwithdustB.hemissedthelovedonewhodiedinthewarC.heintendedtoremoveitcompletelyD.herecalledthefiercewarhefoughtin58.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromthetrip?A.Howfiercewarisinhistory.B.Howpeoplerememberthosewhodiedinwars.C.Whatbadeffectswarhadonmanyfamilies.D.Whatweshoulddotopreventwar.59.Accordingtothelastparagraphtheauthorprobablythinksthat___________.A.heshouldhavestudiedhistoryhardinclassB.historybooksdon’ttellreadersthetruthC.thereismoreinhistorythanbookstellusD.thekneelingmanshouldbeahistoryteacher

MomandDadaretwoofthemostimportantpeopleinyourlifE.Youprobablyseeatleastoneofthemeveryday.Ifyourdadworships崇拜thePittsburghStealersyouarelikelytogrowupbeingabigfunofthatfootballteam.Andifyourmomlovestoreadyoujustmightgrowupcarryingbookseverywhereyougojustlikeshedoes.Herearefourwaysyoucanstaycloseandbuildastrongrelationshipwithyourparents.1.Spenttimetogether.Howmuchtimedoyouspendjustenjoyingeachother’scompany陪伴?InsteadofplayingacomputergameorwatchingTVmaybeyoucanaskyourmomanddadtoplaywithyou.Gooutsidetogethertryaboardgameorreadabookout.2.Shareyourfeelingsandaskforhelp.Yourmomordadmaynotknowthatyouarehavingaproblem.Tellaparentifyouaresadorstrugglingwithsomething.3.ShowyourcarE.SomefamiliesarealwayskissinghuggingandsayingIloveyou.It’simportanttoshowthatyoucareforeachother.Inadditiontokissesandhugskidsandparentsshowtheirlovebyrespectingeachotherbeingcaringpoliteandthoughtful.4.Whateveryoudodoyourbest!Youdon’thavetobeperfectbutwhenyoudoyourbestyoumakeyourparentsprouD.ItmakesthemhappytoseehowyouareturningintosuchagreatkiD.Why?Becauseitletsthemknowthey’redoingagoodjob.56.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus___________.A.thePittsburghStealersisafamousfootballteamB.thekidwilllikereadingifhisorhermotherlikesC.parentsinfluence影响theirkidsgreatly.D.weshouldfollowourparents’hobbies.57.Inthethirdparagraphtheauthorsuggeststhat____________.A.youkeepyourparentscompanyallthetimeB.youstayathomewithyourparentsC.youdosomethingtogetherwithyourparents.D.youenjoygameswhenyourparentswatchTV58.Theunderlinedpartthey’redoingagoodjobmeans_____________.A.theyhaveverygoodjobsB.theirjobscanbringthefamilymuchmoneyC.theymakeyoubecomeagreatkidD.theymakeyoufindagoodjoB.59.Thetextintendsto旨在tellus______________.A.parentsareimportanttoeveryoneB.howwegetalongwithourparentsC.torespectourparentsD.tosharefeelingswithourparents

ImadeapromisetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottagE.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsandsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalpassageabouthusbandsandtheirwives.ThenhewentontosayLoveisanactofwill.A.personcanchoosetolovE.TomyselfIhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusbanD.WellfortwoweeksthatwouldchangE.AnditdiD.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaidThatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.OhTomyounoticedshesaidsurprisedandpleaseD.MaybealittlepuzzleD.AfterthelongdriveIwantedtositandreaD.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.IstartedtorefusebutthenIthoughtEvelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithmE.Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappythat’showthewholevacationpasseD.ImadeanewpromisetokeeponrememberingtochooselovE.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperimenthowever.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.OnthelastnightatourcottagepreparingforbedEvelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.What’sthematter?Iaskedher.TomshesaidinavoicefilledwithsorrowdoyouknowsomethingIdon’t?Whatdoyoumean?WellthatcheckupIhadseveralweeksagoourdoctordidhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tomyou’vebeensogoodtomeamIdying?IttookamomentforitalltobeunderstooD.ThenIburstoutlaughing.NohoneyIsaidwrappingherinmyarms.You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolivE.56.InthefirstparagraphNoifsandsorbutsprobablymeans______.A.UnintentionallyB.UnconditionallyC.ImpressivelyD.Independently57.DuringthetwoweeksonthebeachTomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause______.A.thedoctorsaidhiswifewasseriouslyillB.hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirmC.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesD.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusband58.TheauthorsaysTherewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment.Whatdoesonethingreferto?A.Hepraisedhersweaterwhichpuzzledher.B.SheinsistedonvisitingamuseumwhichhehateD.C.Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.D.Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn’ttellher.59.BysayingI’mjuststartingtoliveTommeansthat______.A.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbanD.B.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifE.C.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD.heisbeginningtorecoverfromaseriousillness.

TwofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforevereventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarteD.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.InfactaccordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolenceInourcountrytodaythegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonmentbuttheterriblerealityofviolence.Giventhatthisisthecasewhyaren’tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblemsdrivecarsorstayphysicallyfit?FirstofallstudentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidablE.A.reportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult.ForexampleafightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtimE.LaughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsultswhichinturncanleadtoviolencE.Theproblemisn’tinthesandwichbutinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidabletheycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution:staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmerheorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewordsname-callingandaccusationonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfirE.Ontheotherhandsoftwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.Afterbothsideshavecalmeddowntheycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution:listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorhersideandtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterwardthelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker’sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.Finallystudentsneedtoconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn’tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat’swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoaccomplish.Forexampleashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:Howdidthisstart?WhatdoIreallywant?WhatamIafraidof?Astheissuebecomesclearertheconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.Evenifitdoesn’tcarefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschoolsbutthatdoesn’tmeanthereneedstobeviolencE.AfterstudentsinAtlantastartedaconflictresolutionprogramaccordingtoEducatorsforSocialResponsibility64%oftheteachersreportedlessphysicalviolenceintheclassroom;75%oftheteachersreportedanincreaseinstudentcooperation;and92%ofthestudentsfeltbetteraboutthemselves.Learningtoresolveconflictscanhelpstudentsdealwithfriendsteachersparentsbossesandcoworkers.Inthatwayconflictresolutionisabasiclifeskillthatshouldbetaughtinschoolsacrossthecountry.71.Thisarticleismainlyabout.A.thelivesofschoolchildrenB.thecauseofargumentsinschoolsC.howtodealwithschoolconflictsD.howtoanalyzeyouthviolence72.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat.A.violenceismorelikelytooccuratlunchtimeB.theeatinghabitofastudentisoftenthecauseofafightC.studentstendtolosetheirtempereasilyD.asmallconflictcanleadtoviolence73.WhydostudentsneedtoaskthemselvesthequestionsstatedinParagraph5?A.Tomakeclearwhattherealissueis.B.Togetreadytotrynewthings.C.TofindoutwhoistoblamE.D.Tofigureouthowtostoptheshoutingmatch.74.AftertheconflictresolutionprogramwasstartedinAtlantaitwasfoundthat.A.moreteachersfeltbetteraboutthemselvesinschoolsB.therewasadecreaseinclassroomviolenceC.therewaslessstudentcooperationintheclassroomD.theteacher-studentrelationshipgreatlyimproved75.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthisarticleisto.A.complainaboutproblemsinschooleducationB.teachstudentsdifferentstrategiesforschoollifeC.advocateteachingconflictmanagementinschoolsD.informteachersofthelateststudiesonschoolviolence

Everyoneneedsfriends.ThereisanoldsayingFriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheCareandKeepingofFriendsbyAmericanauthorSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.Sallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatree.Youplanttheseedandtakecareofittomakeitgrow.Firstyoushouldchooseafriend.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandpatient耐心.Forexampleifyouhaveabaddayagoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplains抱怨anddotheirbesttohelp.Tomakeafriendyoucannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwaysbehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktothem.Whenthereisnoonearoundhaveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalkyoucouldwritealetter.SallysaystherearethreestepstobeingfriendsagainTollhimorherhowyouarefeelingsaywhatyourfriendhasdonewrongandexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.Thebookalsohasadviceonsomesmallbutimportantthingslikecelebratingyourfriends’success.Evenifyouhaven’thadarealfriendbeforeyouwillstarttothinkofhavingoneifyoureadthisbook.Becausethebooktellsthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlife.46.ThebesttitleforthisarticleisA.LifeisgreatifwehavefriendsB.Whatisafriend?C.EveryonemusthaveafriendD.Howtomakefriends47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThisarticlewaswrittenbySallySeamans.B.ThecareandKeepingoffriendsgivesgoodadvicetoyoungstudents.C.Ifyouwanttogetfriendshipit’sOKforyoutoplantatreE.D.It’scertainthatbestfriendsdon’tfightagainstoneanotheranytimE.

Ibeganworkinginjournalism新闻工作whenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sideA.ShewantedmetomakesomethingofmyselfanddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenuE.ThecrowdsweretherE.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisiblemakingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.WhenitwassuppertimeIwalkedbackhomE.Howmanydidyousellmyboy?mymotheraskeD.NonE.Wheredidyougo?ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.Whatdidyoudo?StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.Youjuststoodthere?Didn’tsellasingleonE.MyGodRussell!UncleAllenputinWellI’vedecidedtotakethePost.Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickel五分镍币.ItwasthefirstnickelIearneD.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbellsaddressadultswithself-confidenceandpersuadethembysayingthatnoonenomatterhowpoorcouldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehomE.OnedayItoldmymotherI’dchangedmyminD.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethissherepliedyou’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.SheinsistedthatassoonasschoolwasoverIshouldstartringingdoorbellssellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidnoshewouldscoldmE.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymotherdissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slifedeterminedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeoplE.Butneverdidsheexpectthatfortyyearslatersuchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlovE.56Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.HewantedtobefamousinthefuturE.B.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.Thecompetitionforthejobwasfierce57Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismotherwelearnthatthemotherwas_______.A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed58Whatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A.SheforcedhimtocontinuE.B.Shepunishedhim.C.Shegavehimsomemoney.D.Shechangedherplan.59Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethisbattlereferto?A.Thewarbetweentheboy’sparents.B.Thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother.C.Thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomers.D.Thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather.60Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theearlylifeofajournalist.B.Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C.Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D.Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.

Wespentadayinthecountrypickingwildflowers.WiththecarfullofflowersweweregoinghomE.Onourwaybackmywifenoticedacupboardoutsideafurnitureshop.Itwastallandnarrow.BuyitmywifesaidatoncE.We’llcarryithomeontheroofrack行李架I’vealwayswantedonelikethat.WhatcouldIdo?TenminuteslaterIwas20poundspoorerandthecupboardwastiedontotheroofrack.Itwassixincheslongandeighteeninchessquarequiteheavytoo.InthegatheringdarknessIdroveslowly.Otherdriversseemedunusuallypolitethatevening.Thepoliceevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.CarryingfurniturewasagoodideA.AfteratimemywifesaidThere’salonglineofcarsbehinD.Whydon’ttheyovertakeIwonder?InfactapolicecardidovertakE.ThetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslyastheypasseD.Butthenwithgreatkindnesstheyledusthroughtherush-hourtraffiC.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.OneoftheofficerscametomE.RightsirhesaiD.Doyouneedanymorehelp?IwasabitpuzzleD.ThanksofficerIsaiD.YouhavebeenverykinD.IlivejustontheroaD.Hewasstaringatourcar:firstattheflowersandthenatthecupboarD.Wellwellhesaidlaughing.It’sacupboardyou’vegotthere!WethoughtitwassomethingelsE.Mywifebegantolaugh.Thenthetruthhitmelikeastonebetweentheeyes.Ismiledattheofficer.Yesit’sacupboardbutthanksagain.IdrovehomeasfastasIcoulD.52.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.otherdriversletthecouplegofirstbecausethehusbanddidnotdrivefastB.thecupboardcostlessthan20poundsC.thehusbandinfactwouldrathernotbuythecupboardD.allthecarsfollowedthecouple’s

WhydoIvolunteerwithBigbrothers/BigsistersofAmerica?Ihavemanyreasons.PerhapsthebiggestreasonisthatpeopleoncevolunteeredtohelpmE.YearsagoIwasontheothersideofthetablE.IwaslonelyandIfeltlost.It’salittleembarrassingtotalkaboutitnowbutwhatevertherightdirectioninlifewasIwasgoingtheoppositeway.MorethanonceIfoundmyselfonthewrongpath.Ifsomeonehadn’tsteppedinwhenhedidIprobablywouldn’tevenbeherenow.I’dratherbeinaprisonorsomewherealotsmalleranddeeper.I’veseentheworkthatbigbrothers/sistershavebeendoingalloverthecountryandI’mpleasedtobepartofit.I’veneverdoneanythingthatmademeprouderthanmyvolunteerwork.BigbrothersandsistershelpedmegetoversadnessanddepressionassoonaspossiblE.ThenifIcanhelpanyoneliketheyhelpedmeIamwillingtoserveforaslongastheywillhavemeservethem.TherearenowordstodescribethejoyIgetfromhelpingsomebodyturntheirlifearounD.EverytimeIthinkthatthat’smenowI’mproudandhappy.VolunteeringishowIwanttoleavemymarkontheworlD.Irecommendvolunteeringworktoeverybodyespeciallytosomebodywhoisn’tsurewheretheyaregoinginlifE.Helpingsomeonefindtheirpathisoftenthebestwaytofindyours.BeavolunteerandyouwillfindyourpurposeinlifE.61.What’sthemainreasonwhythewritervolunteers?A.HehasalotoffreetimE.B.Heislonelyandwantstobewithothers.C.Hewantsotherstoknowheisagoodman.D.Heisgratefulforwhatvolunteersoncedidforhim.62.ItisimpliedinParagraph3thatthewriter__________.A.iseagertohelpothersB.oftenfeelssadanddepressedC.hopeshewillbehelpedatanytimeD.travelsaroundthecountrytohelpothers63.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriterprobably__________.A.spentsomedaysinprisonB.didn’tknowhispurposeinlifeC.isdissatisfiedwithhislifeD.doesn’tliveameaningfullife64.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tosharehispastwithus.B.toaskforsomevolunteerwork.C.ToencourageustoenjoyourlifE.D.Tocallonustodovolunteerwork.

Iarrivedintheclassroomreadytosharemyknowledgeandexperiencewith76studentswhowouldbemyEnglishliteratureclass.HavingtaughtintheUSfor17yearsIhavenodoubtaboutmyabilitytoholdtheirattentionandtoimpressonthemmyadmirationfortheliteratureofmymothertonguE.Iwasshockedwhenthemonitorshoutedstandup!TheentireclassroseasIenteredtheroomandIwassomewhatpuzzledabouthowtogetthemtositdownagainbutoncetheembarrassment尴尬wasoverIquicklyregainedmycalmnessandadmiration.Iwentbacktomyofficewiththerosyglowwhichcamefromastrongsenseofachievement.Mystudentskeptdiaries.HoweverasIreadthemtherosyglowwasgraduallyreplacedbyastrongsenseofsadness.ThefirstdiarysaidOurliteratureteacherdidn’tteachusanythingtoday.Perhapshernextlecturewillbebetter.GreatlysurprisedIreaddiaryafterdiaryeachexpressingasimilarthemE.Didn’tIteachthemanything?IdescribedtheentireWesternphilosophy哲学andlaidthehistoricalbackgroundforalltheworkswewillstudyinclass.IcomplaineD.HowshouldtheysayIdidn’tteachthemanything?Itwasalongtermanditgraduallybecameclearthatmyideasabouteducationwerenotthesameasthoseofmystudents.Ithoughtateacher’sjobwastoraiseinterestingquestionsandprovideenoughbackgroundsothatstudentscoulddrawtheirownconclusions.Mystudentsthoughtateacher’sjobwastoprovideexactinformationasdirectlyandclearlyaspossiblE.Whatadifference!HoweverIalsolearnedalotandtheexperiencewithmyChinesestudentshasmademeabetterAmericanteacherknowinghowtoteachinadifferentculturE.1.Wecanknowthatonthefirstdaythewriter______.A.feltshedidn’tteachthemmuchB.wasveryconfidentinherstudentsC.feltveryconfidentinherselfatfirstD.wasdisappointedatherstudents’performance2.Atthebeginningofthelessonthewritergotpuzzledbecauseof______.A.culturaldifferencesB.students’admirationC.students’embarrassmentD.thesameexperience3.Thewriterlearntfromtheirdiariesthatthestudentswantedto______.A.raiseinterestingquestionsB.knowaboutbackgroundC.drawtheirownconclusionsD.knowmoreexactfacts4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewritergotusedtothelifeinChinA.B.Thewriterdoubtedaboutherabilityofteaching.C.Thewriterhadtaughtinmanywesterncountries.D.Thewriterbecamebetteratteachingforeignstudents.

OnceIinvitedagroupoffriendsroundtomyhousetellingthemthatIwasgoingtorecordtheirspeech.IsaidIwasinterestedintheirregionalaccentsandthatitwouldtakeonlyafewminutes.Thusononeeveningthreepeopleturnedupatmyhouseandwereshownintomyfrontroom.Whentheysawtheroomtheywereabitalarmedforitwaslaidoutasastudio.Infrontofeacheasychairtherewasamicrophoneatheadheightwithwiresleadingtoatape-recorderinthemiddleofthefloor.IexplainedthatallIwantedwasforthemtocountfromonetotwenty.Thenwecouldrelaxandhaveadrink.Iturnedonthetape-recorderandeachinturnseriouslycountedfromonetotwentyintheirbestaccent.WhenitwasoverIturnedthetape—recorderoffandbroughtroundthedrinksandfortherestoftheeveningtherewasgeneralcheerfulconversation-interruptedonlybythefactthatIhadtotakeatelephonecallinanotherroomwhichunfortunatelylastedsometime.Oratleastthatwashowitwouldappear.Forofcoursethemicrophoneswerenotconnectedtothetape-recorderinthemiddleoftheroomatallbuttoanotheroneinthekitchen.Theparticipantshavingseenthevisibletape-recorderturnedoffpaidnomoreattentiontothemicrophonesonlyafewinchesfromtheirmouths.AndmylengthyabsencemeantthatIwasabletoobtainasnaturalapieceofconversationasitwouldbepossibletofind.IshouldaddperhapsthatIdidtellmyMendswhathadhappenedtothemaftertheeventwaseverandgavethemthechoiceofdestroyingthetape.Noneofthemwantedto-thaughforsomeyearsafterwardsitalwaysseemedtobemyroundwheniteatnetothebuyingofdrinks.Linguisticre-searchCanbeaveryexpensivebusiness.71.Thewriteraskedhisfriendstocountfromonetotwentybecause________________.A.hewantedtorecordthenumbersforhisresearchB.hewantedtofindoutwhetherthetaperecorderWasworkingC.hewantedtomakehisfriendsrelaxbeforerealrecordingstartedD.hewantedhisfriendstothinkthatwasallhewantedtorecord72.Thewritertamedoffthetape-recordersothat______________________.A.hecouldcheckiftherecordingwasOKB.hisfriendscouldenjoysomedrinksC.hecouldtakeoutthetapesafelyD.hisfriendsfeltsuretherecordingwasover73.Thewriterwentintoanotherroomto_____________________.A.leavehisgueststalkingfreelyB.checkiftheothertape—recorderwasworkingC.bringatelephoneintothefrontroomD.answeralongdistancephonecall74.Whatdoesthewriterdoasaprofession?A.Recordconversations.B.Doexpensivebusinesses.C.Studylanguages.D.Testtape-recorders.75.Thewritersounds___________________intollingthestory.A.seriousB.humorousC.honestD.excited

WhenIwasababyIentertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh.WheneverIwasbadyou'dshakeyourfingeratmeandaskHowcouldyou?--butthenyou'dgiveupandrollmeoverforabellyscratchandIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect.Myhousetrainingwasalongprocessbecauseyouwereterriblybusybutweworkedonthattogether.Wewentforlongwalksrunsintheparkandcarrides.Westoppedforicecream.Itooklongnapsinthesunwaitingforyoutocomehomeattheendoftheday.Graduallyyoubeganspendingmoretimeatworkandonyourcareerandmoretimesearchingforahumanmate.Eventuallyyoufellinlove.ShenowyourwifeisnotadogpersonbutIstillwelcomedherintoourhome.Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy.ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexcitementIwasfascinatedbytheirpinknesshowtheysmelledandIwantedtomotherthemtoo.YourwifewasafraidIwouldbitethem.ButneverthelessastheybegantogrowIbecametheirfriend.Nowyouhaveanewjobinanothercityandyouandtheywillbemovingtoanapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets.You'vemadetherightdecisionforyourfamilybuttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily.Iwasexcitedaboutthecarrideuntilwearrivedatthedogpound.Itsmelledofdogsandcatsoffearofhopelessness.YoufilledoutthepaperworkandsaidIknowyouwillfindagoodhomeforher.Theyshruggedandgaveyouapainedlook.Thechildrenwereintearsastheywavedmegoodbye.AndHowcouldyou?weretheonlythreewordsthatsweptovermymind.Isitbettertolivewithhopeorwithouthope?Atfirstwheneveranyonepassedmypen围栏Irushedtothefronthopingitwasyouthatyouhadchangedyourmindandthatthiswasallabaddream.MybelovedmasterIwillthinkofyouandwaitforyouforever.Ihopeyoureceivemorefaithfulnessfromyourfamilythanyoushowedtome.67.Whotellsthisstory?A.Adog.B.Achild.C.Adog'sowner.D.Adogtrainer.68.Whydidthedog'sownertakehisdogtothepound?A.Hehadanewbornbaby.B.Hiswifedidnotlikethedog.C.Hewasmovingintoanewbuilding.D.Hethoughtthedogtootroublesome.69.Whichistrueaboutthedogwhenitlivedatthepound?A.IthopedtobeadoptedbyanotherfamilyB.Itcontinuedtoloveitsformerowner.C.Itdidnottrusthumansanymore.D.Itwasexcitedaboutthepound.70.Whatisthethemeofthestory?A.Bereadyforchanges.B.Neverexpecttoomuch.C.Nevercomplainaboutyourlife.D.Befaithfultothosewholoveyou.

Inmylivingroomthereisaplaque匾thatadvisesmetoBloom开花whereyouareplanteD.ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980swhenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourvilleKentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.DorothystandsoutinmymemoryasonewhobloomedinherremoteareA.DorothytaughtinaschoolinHarlanCountyKentuckyAppalachianMountainareA.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlanIfollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight-milejourneyIcrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimesgivingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.RatherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountainsIfounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschoolallgloom忧郁disappeareD.UponarrivingatDorothy’sclassroom.Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfordinnerlunch.Incaseyoudon’tknowpokegreensareaweed-typeplantthatgrowswildespeciallyonpoorgrounD.Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenthetimecametositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertificationDorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterwardssheinvitedmetotheone-and-onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictoryasifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degreE.AfterthemealsheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhanD.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom传__buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.66.EarlyChildhoodDevelopmentinParagraph1refersto__________.A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothyB.acoursegivenbytheauthorC.anactivityheldbythestudentsD.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnioncollege67.Inthejourneytheauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing_________.A.thelongtrackB.thepoorhousesC.thesametrainD.thewindingroad68.Uponarrivingattheclassroomtheauthorwascheeredupby_________.A.awarmwelcomeB.thesightofpokegreensC.Dorothy’slatestprojectsD.abigdinnermadeforher69.WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degreE.70.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.Whateveryoudoyoumustdoitcarefully.B.Whoeveryouareyoudeserveequaltreatment.C.HoweverpooryouareyouhavetherighttoeducationD.Whereveryouareyoucanaccomplishyourachievement.

SixyearsagoaMiamiwomanwalkingthroughthehallofanofficebuildingcasuallynoticedtwomenstandingtogether.Severalminutesafterherleavingthemenmurderedapersonworkinginthebuilding.Policeinvestigatorsdeterminedthatthewomanwastheonlywitnesswhohadseenthetwosuspectsandcouldpossiblydescribethem.Inaninterviewwithpolicehermemoryofthemenproveddisappointinglyunclear.SeveraldayslaterpsychologistRonaldP.Fisherwasbroughtintogetamorecompletedescriptionfromthewoman.Fisher’sinterviewproducedabreakthrough突破—thewomanreportedaclearpictureofoneofthesuspects.Shethenrecalledseveraldetailsabouthisappearances.ThisinformationgavepoliceimportantleadsthatenabledthemtoarrestthesuspectsandclosethecasE.PoliceinvestigatorsfoundthehelpfromFisherbecauseofhisrichknowledgeinconductingtheso-calledcognitive认知的interviewakindofmemory-rebuildingprocess.Initsoriginalformthecognitiveinterviewfocusesonguidingwitnessesthroughfourgeneralrecallingtechniques:thinkingaboutphysicalsurroundingsandpersonalfeelingsthatexistedatthetimeofpasteventsreportingeverythingthatcomestomindaboutthoseeventsnomatterhowbrokenorunconnectedretellingeventsinkindsoftimeordersbeginningtoendendtobeginningforwardorbackwardandacceptingdifferentviewswhilerecallingevents.Usuallyaninterviewerbeginsthecognitiveapproachbyencouragingthewitnesstotakeanactiveroleinrecallinginformationratherthangivinganswersonlytosomeoneelse’squestions.Thewitnessfirstdescribeswhathappenedinhisorherownwordswithnointerviewerinterruptions.Theinterviewerthengoesfurtherwithspecifictechniquessuchashavingthewitnesstellthedetailsofwhathappenedfromdifferentaspects.Experimentswithpolicedetectivestrainedinthisdemandinginterviewmethodfindthattheygetnearly50%moreinformationfromwitnessesthanbeforetrainingwhileerrorratesremainaboutthesamE.56.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.TogiveandescriptionofamurdercaseinanofficE.B.ToexplainwhyFisherwasinvitedtoapoliceinterview.C.Todescribehowcognitivemethodhelpsthewomantorecall.D.Togivethereadersanideaofcognitiveinterview.57.Thecognitiveinterviewhelpedthewomantorecallmoreby__________.A.strengtheninghermemoryB.givingherencouragementC.rebuildinghermemoryD.givinghermoretime58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinacognitiveinterviewtheinterviewermainlyplaysa__________rolE.A.directingB.questioningC.disappointingD.interrupting59.Whatisthekeypointofthecognitiveinterview?A.TheinterviewershouldinterruptthewitnessfromtimetotimE.B.Thewitnessisencouragedtotakeanactiveroleinrecallinginformation.C.Theinterviewshouldtakeplaceoutsidethepolicestation.D.Thewitnessshouldrecalldetailsatthesceneoftheevent.60.Policetrainedinthecognitiveinterviewmethodcan___________.A.getmoreinformationfromthewitnessthanbeforeB.decreasetheerrorrateC.solvethecasesmorequicklyD.usethemethodmoreskillfullythanthepsychologists

IstillremembermycollegedaysafterIwasinitiallygivenmyassignmentsofwritingdifferentpapers.IenjoyedmyfirstweekwithnewfriendsandteachersastheywerequitefriendlyandsociablE.ButIdidn’trealizethattherewasadarkerainmylifewhichwasthehorrifyingdayafterIfoundthatmytermpaperswithemptypages.Ihadnowayout.IwasnotalonE.Allthenewstudentswerefeelingexactlythesameway.Igatheredsomecourageandstartedthinkingtofindmethodstohelpmewritemytermpapers.Iwenttomyhistoryteacher.Shewasverykindandalwayspreparedtohelpnewstudents.ShetoldmethatIshouldactlikeaprofessionalstudentandnottakemyworklightly.ShealsoprovidedsomeencouragingtipswhichreallyimprovedmyconfidencE.Iwasinstructedtogotothelibraryandgatherbooksthathaverelevantmaterialortopicsaboutthetermpapers.Thenextstepwastofindrelatedchaptersinthosebooks.IdidasIwasordereD.Throughoutthewholeprocessoftermpaperstherewassomethingquiteinterestingandpleasing.Shedidn’tassistmeindoinganypracticalthingbutgaveinstructionsonebyonE.Withalargepileofreferencebooksweleftthelibraryandshetoldmetoreviewthosechapters.IgotalotofinformationanddatA.IhadbeenfeelingproudandhappyasIgotagoodideaaboutthetopics.Shetoldmetocreatea2000-wordessayinmyownwords.Ihadbeenhappythatittookonlytwodaystofinishmytask.Shedidfurthereditingandtoldmetomakeabibliography参考书目whichwasnotahardtask.IfeltquiteluckytoseethetermpapershadaprofessionalappearancE.Ialsofeltluckytohavesuchagoodteacherasher.56.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthebeginningofhiscollegelife?A.HarD.B.Ordinary.C.Lonely.D.Pleasant.57.Theauthor’shistoryteacheradvisedhimto.A.searchthelibraryforsomebooksrelatedtothepapersB.seekhelpfromaprofessionalstudentC.relaxhimselfandtakelittlenoticeofhisworkD.reviewthebookstheylearnedduringtheclass58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.theauthordidn’tworkhardduringhisfirstweekincollegeB.theauthor’shistoryteacherwenttothelibrarytogetherwithhimC.onlyafewstudentsintheauthor’sclassmetwithdifficultyinwritingpapersD.theauthorspenttwodayspreparingforhistermpapers59.Whatdidtheauthor’shistoryteacherdoforhim?A.Assisthimwithsomepracticaltasks.B.Makeabibliography.C.LendhimsomereferencebookstoreaD.D.Dofurtherediting.

Turnsoutwearen’tgoodatwalkingandtalkingatthesametimeaccordingtoastudyofpedestrians行人ontheircellphones.Nearlyone-thirdofpedestrians29.8%weredistracted分散注意力bytheirmobiledeviceswhilecrossingthestreetsayresearchersofastudypublishedonlineinthejournalInjuryPrevention.JustasdriverswhotexttalkoncellphonesoradjustMP3playersincreasetheirriskoflosingcontroloftheirvehiclespedestriansdistractedbytheirconversationsortheirdevicesalsoputthemselvesathigherriskofgettingintoanaccident.Duringthesummerof2012scientistsinSeattleWash.studied1102pedestriansat20crossroadsseeingthecity*shighestnumberofpedestrianinjuriesoverthepastfewyears.Theywatchedhowpedestrianscrossedthestreet@whethertheylookedbothwaysorobeyedthecrossroadsignal@andalsorecordedhowlongittookpedestrianstodoso.Distractionsincludedlisteningtomusicwithheadphonesusingacellphoneorearpiecetotalkonacellphonetextmessagingandtalkingwithanotherperson.Overallresearchersfoundthemostcommondistractionamongpedestrianswaslisteningtomusic11.2%followedbytextmessaging7.3%andusingahandheldphone6.2%.Butthemostabsorbingdistractionwastexting.Comparedtopedestrianswhowerenotdistractedthosewhoweretextingtook1.87secondslongertocrossandwerefourtimesmorelikelytonotlookwheretheyweregoingdisobeytrafficlightsorcrossoutsideofthecrosswalk.Whilethestudydidnottrackinjuriesrelatedtothesetrendspreviousstudieshavelinkedsuchactivitiestoahigherriskofbeinginjuredwhilecrossingthestreet.Combinedwiththeriseintheuseofmobiledevicesespeciallysmartphonestheresultsraiseconcernsthatmulti-taskingwhilewalkingmaybearisingconcernforpedestrians.AndthatdangermayonlyclimbasthenumberofwirelessdeviceshasalreadyexceededthepopulationoftheUnitedStates.Lastyearroughly1152peoplewoundupintheemergencyroomtotreatinjuriescausedbyusingacellphoneorelectronicdevicetheConsumerProductSafetyCommissiontoldtheAssociatedPressinJuly.Thosenumbersmaybeunderestimatedhoweverbecausepatientsmaynotalwaysadmitthattheywereusingtheirphonesalongwithotheractivitiessuchaswalkingordrivingwhentheywerehurt.67.Thescientistsdidtheirstudyatthe20crossroadsinorderto_____.A.attractmoreattentionB.seemoreinjuriesC.recordmoresamplesD.findmorepedestrians68.Accordingtotheresearchwhilecrossingthestreetthemostdangerousactivityforapedestrianis_____.A.talkingonaphoneB.textingmessagesC.listeningtomusicD.disobeyingtrafficlights69.Theunderlinedwordexceededisclosestinmeaningto____.A.gonebeyondB.greatlyinfluencedC.acceleratedtheincreaseofD.drawntheattentionof70.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Walkanddon'tTalkB.PreventionofDistractionC.LookbothwayswhilecrossingthestreetD.Cellphonesleadtoinjuries

HowtoGetWhatIWant?There’sanexpression:Whatyouseeiswhatyouget.Mygrandfatherusedtosay:IfyoulookedatatreelongenoughitwillmovE.WeseewhatwewanttoseE.Psychologiststellusthatnothingcontrolsourlivesmorethanourself-imagE.Welivelikethepersonweseeinthemirror.WearewhatwethinkwearE.Ifyoudon’tthinkyou’llbesuccessfulyouwon’t.Youcan’tbeitifyoucan’tseeit.Yourlifeislimitedtoyourvision.IfyouwanttochangeyourlifeyoumustchangeyourvisionofyourlifE.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerwasnotthatfamousin1976whenhemetwithanewspaperreporter.ThereporteraskedSchwarzenegger:Nowthatyou’veretiredfrombodybuildingwhatdoyouplantodonext?Schwarzeneggeransweredverycalmlyandconfidently:I’mgoingtobetheNo.1moviestarinHollywooD.ThereporterwasshockedandamusedatSchwarzenegger’splan.Atthattimeitwasveryhardtoimaginehowthismuscle-boundbodybuilderwhowasnotaprofessionalactorandwhospokepoorEnglishwithastrongAustrianaccentcouldeverhopetobeHollywood’sNo.1moviestar!SowhenthereporteraskedSchwarzeneggerhowheplannedtomakehisdreamcometrueSchwarzeneggersaid:I’lldoitthesamewayIbecametheNo.1bodybuilderintheworlD.WhatIdowascreateavisionofwhoIwanttobeandthenIstartlivinglikethatpersoninmymindasifitwerealreadytruE.Soundsalmostchildishlysimpledoesn’tit?ButIworked!SchwarzeneggerbecametheNo.1highestpaidmoviestarinHollywooD.Remember:Ifyoucanseeityoucanbeit.There’sasuccessfulbusinessmanwhooftenwearsashirtwiththesewordsonit:Don’tjustpursueyourdreams.Chasedownandtackle!youonlygetonelifetolivesowhynotlivethebestlifepossible?Soyoucanbefullysatisfiedatwhatyouseeandget.57.WhatdidArnoldSchwarzeneggerdobeforehebecameaHollywoodstar?A.Heworkedforanewspaper.B.Hewasamanworkingonbodybuilding.C.Heworkedinasmallfilmcompany.D.Hewasabusinessman.58.WhywasithardforthereportertobelievethatSchwarzeneggerwouldbecomeastaroneday?A.Becausehewasnotfamous.B.BecausehewasnotprofessionalandspokepoorEnglish.C.Becausehewasgoodatnothingexceptbodybuilding.D.BecauseheonlyspokeEnglishfluently.59.WhatdidSchwarzeneggerplantodotomakehisHollywoodstardreamcometrue?A.Hecontinuedtobuildhisbody.B.Hewenttomakemoremovies.C.Helivedalifelikeamoviestar.D.Hetriedhisbesttomeetthemoviedirectors.60.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.HaveadreamandmakeitcometruE.B.Stopyourdreamandfindrealisticthingstodo.C.YoucanjustdaydreamalonE.D.There’snothingtodointheworldbutdream.

IgotyourletterandwasgladtofindthatyouhadnotforgottenJourdonandthatyouwantedmetocomebackandlivewithyouagaininTennesseepromisingtodobetterformethananybodyelsecan.AlthoughyoushotatmetwicebeforeIleftyouIdidnotwanttohearofyourbeinghurt.ItwoulddomegoodtogobacktothedearoldhomeagainandseeAllenEstherGreenandLeE.GivemylovetothemallandtellthemIhopewewillmeetinthebetterworldifnotinthis.IwanttoknowparticularlywhatthegoodchanceisyouproposetogivemE.IamdoingtolerablywellhereinOhio.Igettwenty-fivedollarsamonthwithfoodandclothing;haveacomfortablehomeforMandythefolkscallherMrs.Anderson;andthechildren—MillyJaneandGrundy—gotoschoolandarelearningwell.TheteachersaysGrundyhasaheadforapreacher.WearekindlytreateD.NowifyouwillwriteandsaywhatwagesyouwillgivemeIwillbebetterabletodecidewhetheritwouldbetomyadvantagetomovebackagain.Wehaveconcludedtotestyoursinceritybyaskingyoutosendusourwagesforthetimeweservedyou.ThiswillmakeusforgetandforgiveoldscoresandrelyonyourjusticeandfriendshipinthefuturE.Iservedyoufaithfullyforthirty-twoyearsandMandytwentyyears.Attwenty-fivedollarsamonthformeandtwodollarsaweekforMandyourearningswouldamounttoeleventhousandsixhundredandeightydollars.Addtothistheinterestforthetimeourwageshavebeenkeptbackanddeduct扣除whatyoupaidforourclothingandthreedoctor’svisitstomeandpullingatoothforMandy.IfyoufailtopayusforfaithfullaborsinthepastwecanhavelittlefaithinyourpromisesinthefuturE.InansweringthisletterpleasestateiftherewouldbeanysafetyformyMillyandJanewhoarenowgrownupandbothgood-lookinggirls.Iwouldratherstayhereandstarve—anddieifitshouldcometothat—thanhavemygirlsbroughttoshamebytheviolenceandwickednessoftheiryoungMasters.YouwillalsopleasestateiftherehasbeenanyschoolsopenedforthecoloredchildreninyourneighborhooD.Thegreatdesireofmylifenowistogivemychildrenaneducationandhavethemformvirtuoushabits.SayhowdytoGeorgeCarterandthankhimfortakingthepistolfromyouwhenyouwereshootingatmE.41.AccordingtothepassagetheletterwaswrittenbyJourdontohisformer_______.A.friendB.masterC.neighborD.relative41.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefamilynameofthisletterwriterisAnderson.B.ThewriterispaidthesameashewasinTennesseE.C.Thewriterwillcertainlygetatleast11680dollars.D.Safetyratherthaneducationweighsalottothewriter.43.Thewriter’sdescriptionofhispresentsituationimpliesthat_______.A.heshowshisintentionofgoingbackinTennesseeB.heissomewhatricheranddoesnotneedtogobackC.hislifeisrelativelygoodbutstillneedsimprovementD.heisnotalittlesatisfiedwithhispresentlifeinOhio44.Thepurposeofthewriter’saskingforhispaybackis_______.A.toshowheneedsthatamountofmoneyurgentlyB.toshowheisdeterminedtogetwhathedeservedC.totestwhethertheletterreceiverisworthyoftrustD.totelltheletterreceiverhestillhasfaithinhim45.Fromthepassagewecanseethewriterisvery_______.A.wiseB.stupidC.greedyD.generous

56.TheunderlinedwordwretchedinParagraph3probablymeans____________.A.happyB.disappointedC.unhappyD.hopeful57.Reviewinghislessonsthatnightdidn’thelphimbecause____________.A.itwastoolateatnightB.hewasverytiredC.hiseyelidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopenD.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination58.Whatdoyousupposeprobablyhappenedtotheauthorthenextday?A.Hewenttoachurchtoprayagain.B.Hepassedtheexamallbyluck.C.Hefailedintheexam.D.Hewaspunishedbyhisteacher.59.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe____________.A.TheNightBeforetheExaminationB.WorkingFarintotheNightC.A.SlowStudentD.GoingOverMyLessons

FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.Iwasaclothesaddict有瘾的人hejokes.IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkleD.TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheofficE.HehardlyeverwearsanecktiE.IamworkingharderthaneverDavidsaysandIneedtofeelcomfortablE.Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothes?IntheUnitedStatesthechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFridaybutonlyonFriday.Thisbecameknownasdress-downFridayorcasualFriday.Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-aweekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaythingsaidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscodE.Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforworksaystheownerofasoftwarecompanysoit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservative保守的dresscodE.Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdresshasanegativemorale心境士气.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeinfluenceonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.SuitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeverydayonepersonsaiD.Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeenaclothesaddictbecause____.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause____.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany3.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscodE.ComfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductivE.A.casualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.4.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly90s.Dress-downFridaywasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.ManyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeoplE.5.InthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT_____.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier

IwassleepinginmyroomwhenmybedstartedshakingandaloudnoisewashearD.IwokeupandmymomwasscreamingmynamE.NextmomentIwasrunningalongwithmyyoungersistermomanddaD.BeforeIranoutofthedoorIrealizedmyeldersisterhadn’tcomeoutyet.SoIscreamedhernameatthetopofmyvoicE.Mymomsaidshehadgonetoherclass.ThenthefourofusalongwithmanyotherswererunningonthestaircasE.WelivedontheseventhfloorsoIthoughtwewouldnotbeabletomakeitandthebuildingwouldfallbeforewemanagedtoreacheventhefourthfloor.Mydad’sheadwasinjuredbysomethingfallingdown.IdidtrytoputmyhandoverhisheaD.Whenwereachedthesixthfloorthebuildingsplitintotwo.Wehadnowaytogetdown.ThenextthingIrememberissilencE.Therewerearound30peopleonthestaircaseandnonecouldreact.Fiveminuteslatersomeoneopenedthedoorofthesixth-floorflat.Weallwentin.Wewerewonderinghowwouldgetdown.Fromthebalconyofthesixth-floorflatIsawpeoplestandingonthegroundfloor.Alleyeswerestuckonus.Icouldseemyeldersistercrying.OurfirsthopeofsurvivingcamewhenaworkerclimbedaropetowherewewerE.Thatwasthefirsttimewethoughtmaybewecouldgetdown.HalfanhourpassedandwewerestilltrappeD.FinallyRSSpeoplearrivedwithropes.TheygotpeopledownonebyonE.Mybiggestworrywashowmydadwouldgetdown.Finallyaftertwoandahalfhoursweallgotdown.ThatdaywesawthepowerofnaturE.IthastakenmorethantwoyearstobuildtheflatsandittookjustoneandahalfminutestodestroythestructurE.59.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.WaystosurviveanearthquakE.B.Reasonswhyearthquakeshappen.C.TheloveofparentsinanearthquakE.D.Thewriter’sexperienceinanearthquakE.60.Whenthebuildingsplitintotwothewriterandhisfamily____________.A.werestillsleepingB.weretrappedonthesixthfloorC.werelookingforafamilymemberD.wererunningonthestaircaseoftheseventhfloor61.Thefirsttimethewriterthoughttheywouldprobablysurvivewaswhen.A.hewasencouragedbypeopleonthegroundfloorB.someoneopenedthedoorofthesixth-floorflatC.aworkerclimbeduponaropeD.RSSpeoplearrivedwithropes62.Theearthquakemadethewriterrealizethat.A.thereisalwayshopeforpeopleB.thepowerofnatureisreallygreatC.naturaldisasterscanhappenanytimeD.humanbeingsarestronginnaturaldisasters

EveryweekdaymorningItakethe8:30bustogotomyjoB.Iknowbysightseveralpeoplewhoalsorideinthatbus.Someofthegirlsworkasmaids.Theygetoffateachstopinonestwosorthrees.Butatonecornersomethingwonderfulhappens.BeforethebusstopsalittledogracesoutofthenearesthousE.Hedoesn'tlookattwoofthemaidswhogetoff.ButforthethirdhehasajoyfulHello!Fromheadtotailhislittlebodywagshishappiness.EveryoneonthebuswatchesuntilthemaidandthedoggointothehousE.Onedaynotlongagothemaidwasn'tonthebus.Iwonderedifthedogwouldbewaitingforher.Sureenoughhewas!HestoodatthebackdoorofthebusforaminutE.Icouldseehisjoyfulwelcometurningintofearfulworry.Wherewasshe?Thedriverclosedthebackdoor.Thedograntothefrontdoor.IttooshutinhisfacE.EveryoneonthebusfeltsaD.Poorlittlepup!Helookedsounhappystandingthere!Thedrivercouldn'tstandit.Heopenedthedoorandlookeddownatthedog.Shedidn'tcometodayhesaidinaloudkindvoicE.AmaninafrontseatleanedforwarD.MaybeshewillcometomorrowhecalleD.Thedogwaggedhistailasiftosaythankyou.Hewatchedthebusaswepulledaway.Thenheturnedtotrothome──alonE.Thenextdayeveryoneonthebuswashappytoseethemaidbackagain.Yesthedogwaswaitingforher.Thewelcomehegaveherwasevenwarmerandmoredelightedthanusual.Weallsmiledatoneanother.Howbrightandgoodthemorningsuddenlyseemedtous!61.Whatdothepeopleonthebususuallyseeatonecorner?A.A.littledogcomingclosetothebuswhenitstops.B.Twomaidsgetoffthemomentthebusstops.C.A.dogwaitingforsomeonE.D.A.doggreetsamaidmerrilyandfollowsherintoahousE.62.Onedaythemaidwasn'tonthebusandthedog___.A.didn'tappearB.stoodwaitingatthebusstoptillwepulledawayC.ranaroundlookingforthemaidD.wentbackassoonashefoundthemaidwasn'tthere63.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasepulledaway?A.leftB.ranawayC.putawayD.draggedaway64.Thenextdaypeopleonthebuswerehappyfor___.A.themaidwasamongthemagainB.shewouldnottakethesamebusC.shewasnotontheirbusD.shewaswaitingforanemptybustocome65.Wecansafelysaythisstoryisabout___.A.amagicdogB.ayoungmaidthathasmagicpowersC.abusthatcanproducemagicalresultsD.thecloserelationshipbetweenamaidandherdog

WhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.WelivedonasmallfarmanditwasverydifficultforustoknowwhatwashappeningoutsidethesmallfarmespeciallyinthewinterwhenwewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworlD.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsownproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicneedslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.IsufferfromadiseasethatmakesbreathingverydifficultandtheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsideasIlikeeveninthesummer.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryoutasteincultureorentertainment.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevariety多样性ofgoodsisverysurprising—andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteensortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.56.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.57.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Thewriterisveryoldnow.B.Thewriterisingoodhealth.C.Thewriteprefersdrivingacar.D.Thewriterlivesinthecitynow.58.Inthepassagethewritertriesto__________.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity59.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byquestioning.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.

Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt收据?Orisitthelookontherecipient'sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.Itoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatlalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;Mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad'sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirling卷曲的blackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframeIknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.61.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas.A.doingshoppingB.havingadebateC.leavingforWyomingD.readingamessage62.Theauthor'sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom..A.aphotoofaflowerB.astoryaboutakidC.acallfromthemotherD.atextaboutChristmas63.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3referstoapoemby_.A.thefatherB.theauthorC.EdgarAllanPoeD.WilliamBlake64.Theauthormadethegiftby.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.drawingthebackgroundbyhandC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.matchingthewordswithpictures65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone'sheart.C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.D.TodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.

Iranintoquiteafewlanguageproblemswhilevacationingwithmyfamilylastsummer.ThemostembarrassingwaswhenmyMomapologizedtothepeoplewewerestayingwithbecauseherpantsweredirty.Theylookedatherinamazementnotknowinghowtoreact.YouseeMomhadfallenoverandgottenmudonherjeans.ButinBritainpantsmeansunderpantsorknickersnottrousersasitdoesbackhomE.Katie—FromAmericaIwenttostaywithafriendonthewestcoastlastsummer.Herflatwasonthefirstfloorofahigh-risebuildingsoIgottheliftup.ThenIwanderedroundforageslookingforherflatbutcouldn’tfindit.FedupandtiredIfinallyhadtogoouttofindaphonebox.Sheexplainedthatherflatwasonthefirstfloorwhichformemeantthegroundfloor.David—FromBritainWhenIaskedfortherestroominabigdepartmentstorepeoplekeptdirectingmetoaroomwithseatswhereIcouldsitandrest.IttookmeyearstogetthroughtosomeonethatIonlywantedthetoilet!Tom—FromAmericaLastsummerwewentonatwo-weekfamilytouringholidaysoDadhiredacarovertheInternet.Thiswasanoldvehicleandthereturnedouttobelotsofthingswrongwithit.Whenhephonedthehirecompanyandtriedtoexplainthatthelockonthebootwasbrokentheythoughthewastalkingaboutfootwear!Hehadnoideatheirwordforbootwastrunk.Intheendwewenttoagarageandjustsolvedtheproblem.Mary—FromBritain51.HearingKatie’smother’swordsKatie’sfriendswereinamazementbecause____________.A.Katie’smothergotmudonherjeansB.Katie’smother’sunderpantsweredirtyC.theymistookpantsinAmericanforunderpantsD.theydidn’tknowEnglish52.Davidwentouttofindaphoneboxto____________.A.phonethepoliceforhelpB.phonehisfriendforhelpC.tellhisfriendshecouldn’tgotovisitherD.apologizeforhisbeinglate53.WhenTomaskedfortherestroomthepeoplearoundhimthought_____________.A.hewantedtohavearestB.hewantedthetoiletC.hewantedachairD.Hewantedtogotoadepartmentstore54.Theunderlinedwordgarageisprobably_____________.A.aparkingplaceB.acarC.agasstationD.aplacetorepaircars55.WhichofthefollowingwordsisfromBritishEnglishA.Pants.B.Groundfloor.C.Restroom.D.Trunk.

MyhusbandandIwereonceinNepal尼泊尔toseesunriseovertheHimalayas.Onemorningweawoketototaldarknessat5o’clock.AswerushedthroughatownwithcamerasinhandInoticedthecalmgentlewaytheNepalesepeoplegreetedthemorning.OnemanboiledahugepotofmilkteaandothervillagersgatheredaroundhisfirecuppingtheirhandsaroundsmallglassesofthesteamingsweetmixturE.Itwasfascinatingbutnottobeleftbehindwejoinedthestreamoftouristsmovingquicklyuptothelookoutpoint.Thetopwascrowdedwhenwearrivedbutafter10minutesofcoldwaitingtheassembledgroupgaveup.ThecloudcoveristooheavyonesaiD.Thenonebyonetheyrusheddownthehilltothenextitemontheirsightseeinglist.IwasdisappointedaswellbutsuddenlyInoticedasmallNepaleseboyabsentlyplayingwithastickandshootingquickglancesattheclouds.Hemustknowsomethingwedon’tIthought.Idecidedtowaitwithhim.TheboyandIdidn’thavetowaitlong.Momentslateratinystreamofgoldenlightburnedthroughonethickcloudthenanother.Rose-coloredfogwarmedthebacksofthecloudsandsuddenlythemorningsunstoleaglancearoundthesideofthemountainmileabovewhereI’dexpectedittobE.NothingI’dseenbeforepreparedmeforthemomentthecloudswithdrewwithbowedheadsandthemagnificentHimalayaswererevealedbeforearoundandabovemE.IsatinastonishmentnotbreathingnotdaringtolookawaycertainthatGodhadplacedmehereatthebackdoorofEarthtoshowmewhatHeavenreallylookslikE.IcertainlygotthemessagE.NeveragainwillIrushasunrisE.InowknowNaturewillsupplyherfruitstomeonlywhenIamtrulyreadytoreceivethem.56.WhatdoesItinParagraph2mostprobablyimply?A.Thedarknessofthetowninthemorning.B.ThehugepotofmilkteaboilingonthefirE.C.Thewaythelocalpeoplewelcomedtheday.D.Thestreamoftouristsrushingtothelookoutpoint.57.TheauthordecidedtowaitwiththeNepaleseboybecause_____.A.shefeltkindofhavingfaithinhimB.therestlesstouristsdisappointedherC.thatboywasprayingtothesunwithamagicstickD.shehadnothingmoretoseeonhersightseeinglist58.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.DoinRomeastheRomansdo.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.D.FortunerewardsthosehavingpatiencE.

WhenIlivedinSpainsomeSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheylefttheyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation住所.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’housesbecausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvicebuttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthousestheysaidbecausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.IthoughtthiswasstrangE.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappeneD.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglishandtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidaysis‘vacaciones’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresulttheystayedathotels!Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanishtheword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglishitmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroadandthatyoumusttakeadifferentroaD.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsigntheythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.InsteadtheroadendedinalargeholD.Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis.whensomeoneofferedmesomemorE.coffeeIsaid‘Thankyou’inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemoreHowevertomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!LaterIfoundoutthat‘Thankyou’inFrenchmeans‘Mothankyou.’68.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEnglandC.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar69.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause______.A.theywouldbeabletopractisetheirEnglishB.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotelsC.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinnerD.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodationthere70.NOVACANCIESinEnglishmeans______.A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays

Itoftenhappensthatanumberofapplicantswithalmostthesamequalificationsandexperienceallapplyforthesameposition.Intheireducationalbackgroundspecialskillsandworkexperiencethereislittleifanythingtochoosebetweenhalfadozencandidates.Howthendoestheemployermakeachoice?Usuallyonthebasisofaninterview.Therearemanyargumentsforandagainsttheinterviewasawayofselection.Themainargumentagainstitisthatitresultsinawhollysubjectivedecision.AsoftenasnotemployersdonotchoosethebestcandidatE.Theychoosethecandidatewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployersofcoursereplytothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomesoexperiencedininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeagoodassessmentofeachcandidate’slikelyperformancE.Themainargumentinfavoroftheinterviewisthatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate’sabilitybutwithhisorhersuitablepersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployersforexamplewilloverlookoccasionalmistakesfromtheirsecretaryifshehasapleasantpersonality.Itisperhapstruetosaythereforethattherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessableaspectsofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthethingsthatarehardtomeasuresuchaspersonalitycharacterandsocialability.Unfortunatelybothfortheemployersandapplicantsforjobstherearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.Therearealsoofcoursepeoplewhointerviewextremelywellbutarelaterfoundtobeveryunsatisfactoryemployees.Candidateswhointerviewwelltendtobequietlyconfidentbutneverboastful自夸的directandstraightforwardintheirquestionsandanswers;cheerfulandfriendlybutneverover-familiar;andsincerelyenthusiasticandoptimistiC.Candidateswhointerviewbadlytendtobeeitherveryshyorover-confident.Theyeithertalktoolittleorneverstoptalking.TheyareeitheroverpoliteorabitrudE.59.Peopleargueovertheinterviewmainlybecausetheyhave.A.differentpurposesintheinterviewB.differentexperiencesininterviewsC.differentstandardsofselectionD.differentwaysofselection60.Theunderlinedwordsubjectivemeansbasedonone’sratherthanfacts.A.personalityB.characterC.opinionD.ability61.ThepurposeofthelastparagraphistoindicateA.alinkbetweensuccessininterviewandpersonalityB.connectionsbetweenworkabilitiesandpersonalityC.differencesininterviewexperienceD.differencesinpersonalbehavior62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheinterview?A.HethinksitisagoodwayofselectionB.Hedoesn’tquiteagreewithitC.HeisneitherfornoragainstitD.Itisnotclear

I.havealwaysreallylovedreceivingmymonthlypocketmoneyformmydaD.AftergettingthemoneyIwouldbeveryexcitedandwouldrushofftomyfriend’splacewhereaftermuchconsiderationwewoulddecidewhattodowithitandwheretospendit.Mostlyitwouldgofortheicecreamtreats请客款待orjamsessionswithourfavoritepeoplearounD.Girlswillmanagetofindsomewayofbudgetingsothemoneywesavecanbeusedforotherpurposes.Ithinkthatthebestwaytoenjoyyourpocketmoneywouldbetoenjoythosetreatsthatcomeoccasionally.SincejustmerepocketmoneywouldbenotenoughmanygirlsaredoingaparttimejobofsomeformsothatalargeramountofmoneycanbecollecteD.Thebestuseofpocketmoneyistospenditinsuchawaythatitinvolveslotsoffunwithyourclosestfriends.ThosetreatsarenofunifdonealonE.CompanyespeciallygoodcompanycanworkwondersforprovidingyouthebestrelaxationthatyouneeD.Itisalsobesttospendyourpocketmoneyonthingsthatotherwiseparentsenduprefusing.Whenyouuseyourpocketmoneytogetthissenseofachievementyouwilljustfeelsocrazilyhappy.IrememberthetimewhenafriendandIwerejustsotiredofoureverydaymonotonouslifethatwedecidedtogoouthavesomegreatfoodandthenheadouttothebeachandhavethoselovelygrapeandmangoice-creams.Andwedidexactlythat.ThatdayhasjustbeenoneofthemostrefreshingdaysofmylifE.Ithinkthetruemeaningofpocketmoneyistobeabletomaximizeyourfunataminimalcost!61.Thewriterthinkshecangetgreatestfunfrompocketmoneyby________.A.spendingitaloneB.treatinggoodfriendsC.travellingforfunD.buyingicecreams62.WecantellfromParagraph1that________.A.thewriterdidn’tknowwheretospendhispocketmoneyB.girlsusedpocketmoneytobuyicecreamsC.thewritergotpocketmoneyfromhisdadyearlyD.boysandgirlsmayspendpocketmoneyindifferentways63.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemonotonousinthelastparagraphmean?A.exciting.B.Boring.C.Wonderful.D.Colorful.64.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.childrencan’tspendourpocketmoneywiselyB.therewouldbenofunwithoutpocketmoneyC.childhoodhappinessmainlycomesfrompocketmoneyD.wecanenjoyourselveswithalittlepocketmoney65.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtogetmuchpocketmoneyB.SavepocketmoneyasmuchaspossibleC.PocketmoneybringsgreatfunD.Pocketmoneymeanseverything

AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttablE.Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.AtonepointthewomanaskedSohowhaveyoubeen?AndtheboywhocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsoldreplieD.FranklyI’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremembermyfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutweweredepressedthatisinlowspiritsuntilwewereinhighschool.Undoubtedlyachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymorE.Childrenspeakmorelikeadultsdressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosaybutitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?HumandevelopmentdependsnotonlyonbornbiologicalstatesbutalsoonpatternsofgainingsocialknowledgE.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewsocialpositions.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecretsbutslowlyandinstages;traditionallywetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.Inthelast30yearshoweverasecret-revelation揭示machinehasbeenequippedin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationtoallviewersalikewhethertheyarechildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptationmanychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallengingmoreattractivemovingpictures.Communicationthroughprintasamatteroffactallowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationwhichchildrenwillgain.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.46.Accordingtotheauthorfeelingdepressedis________.A.asuresignofamentalprobleminachildB.amentalstatepresentinallhumansincludingchildrenC.somethingthatcannotbeavoidedinchildren’smentaldevelopmentD.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild47.Traditionallyachildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld________.A.throughconnectionwithsocietyB.graduallyandunderguidanceC.naturallywithoutbeingtaughtD.throughwatchingtelevision48.Accordingtotheauthorthattoday’schildrenseemadultlikeresultsfrom________.A.thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevisionB.thepoorarrangementofteachingcontentC.thefastpaceofhumanscientificdevelopmentD.therisingstandardofliving49.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.B.Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwriting.C.Ithelpschildrentoreadandwritewell.D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.50.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren?A.Hefeelstheiradultlikebehaviorissofunny.B.HethinksthechangeworthyofnotE.C.Heconsidersitarapiddevelopment.D.Heisupsetaboutit.

Onceagainrumorsarespreading.JudgmentDaythistimeissettohappenonDecember21st2012.Thedateoriginated起源于fromtheMayancalendarbutactuallygainedpopularitythroughthehitmovie2012.Howwilltheworldend?Andhowdoweknowtheexactdate?Therearemanytheories:A.meteoroid流星体fromouterspace;asolarstorm;ashift变换intheearth'spoles;blablabla.TheyallsupposedlypointedtothedateofDecember21st2012.Unfortunatelynoneofitistrue.ZhuJindirectorofBeijingPlanetariumsaidForearthitselftheendwillbebillionsofyearsawayfromnow.Andforushumansthereisaverysmallchancethatwemaybeaffectedbysomeastronomicalfactors.Howeverwedon'thavetheabilitytoforeseesucheventssofar.Sowhensomeonetellsyoutheworldisgoingtoendonanexactdateitmustbefake.Butthetruthhasn'tstoppedpeoplefrombelieving.Inthesci-fimovie2012thedirectorimaginedtheendoftheworldbasedontheMayancalendar.Thefilmearnednearly770millionUSdollarsworldwidE.NingHongHebeiProvincesaid.Themovie2012didgetonethingright.TherearearksbeingmadeinChinaButthey'renotbeingbuiltsecretlyinsidethemountains.Theyareconstructedhereinthecourtyardofafactory.InAprilLiuQiyuanquithisfurniturebusinessanddevotedhimselftodevelopingthesehugeroundballs.Hedoesn'tbelievetheendisnearbuthewantstobepreparedjustincase.LiuQiyuantheArkbuildersaidTheconceptoriginatedtwentyyearsago.TheTangshanearthquakehadflattenedourhousesoIwantedtobuildashelterthatwouldn'tfall.Thenin2004IsawthetsunamiinIndonesiathatkilledsomanypeople.ThenIrealizeditshouldbesomethingthatcouldwithstand抵挡theearthquakeandfloatonwater.Liuishopingtousehisinventionasalifeboatonthesea.He'splanningtotesthisproductonthewaternextyear.Itturnsoutthatrumourthoughfalseisgoodforbusiness.Doomsdaydiscountsandproductsarehotonmanyonlinestores.Whileit'ssurelyattractedattentionmanycomplainthatitmisleadsconsumers.Theirpurposeistopromoteproducts.Iftheybelievetheworldisgoingtoend.whowouldbuythings?Moneywouldbeuselesstoo.67.Thepurposeofthemovie2012was.A.topopularize普及scientificknowledgefortheviewersB.tomakeaprofitfromtheviewersC.totelltheviewersaninterestingfactualstoryD.towarntheviewersofadisastrous灾难性的event68.LiuQiyuanquithisjobandbuilthisarkbecause_________.A.hebelievedthattheworldwasgoingtoendonDec.212012B.hewastiredofmakingmoneyfromhisfurniturebusinessC.hewasalmostkilledinIndonesiain2004D.hewantedtomakepreparationsfordestructivenaturaldisasters69.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Rumorswerecreatedbybusinessmentopromotetheirproducts.B.Themovie2012wasverypopularandagreatmanypeoplewatchedit.C.OnetheorysaidthattheearthwastoshiftitstwopolesonDec.212012.D.LiuQiyuan'sarkwasintendedtosurviveearthquakesandterriblefloods.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.Timeandtimeagainpeoplespreadrumoursabouttheworld'sendforonereasonoranother.B.TheMaya'spredictionabouttheworld'sendhasfailed.C.Inthemovie2012bigarkswerebuiltsecretlyinsidethemountainsD.LiuQiyuanwasbornbefore1976andisatleast36yearsold.

SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswiminthelakebehindhishousE.Heswamtowardsthemiddleofthelakenotrealizingthatacrocodilewasswimmingtowardhim.Hismotherwhowasinthehousewaslookingoutofthewindowandsawthetwo.IngreatfearsherantowardthewatershoutingtohersonasloudlyasshecoulD.Hearinghervoicetheboybecamealarmedandswamback.ItwastoolatE.Justashereachedherthecrocodilereachedhim.Themothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthecrocodilesnatchedhislegs.Thecrocodilewasmuchstrongerthanthemotherbutthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.A.farmerhappenedtodrivebyheardtheirscreamsracedfromhistrucktookaimandshotthecrocodilE.Remarkablytheboysurvivedafterseveralweeksinhospital.Hislegswereextremelyscarred伤疤bytheattackoftheanimal.Andonhisarmsweredeepscratcheswherehismother'sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloveD.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhislegs.Andthenwithobviouspridehesaidtothereporter.Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms.too.IhavethembecausemyMomwouldn'tletgo.Neverjudgeanotherperson'sscarsbecauseyoudon'tknowhowtheyweremadE.72.Whichwillbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ScarsofLoveB.WomenHoldupHalftheSkyC.A.TerribleExperienceD.Don'tJudgebyAppearances73.HearingMother'sshoutstheboy_____.A.remainedinthemiddleatalossB.didn'tstopswimmingforwardsC.swambacktowardstheshoreD.wasreadytofightthecrocodile74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.A.crocodileattackedhimwhentheboyandhismotherwereswimming.B.Thecrocodilebitthearmsoftheboywhenitreachedhim.C.Thereisalwaysaninterestingstorybehindeveryscar.D.ItwasafarmerwhoshotthecrocodilE.75.Bysayingthewordsseetheunderlinedsentencetheboyreallywantedtoshow____.A.howdeepthescarsmadebythecrocodilewereB.whatabraveandcourageousboyhewasC.howmanyscarsandscratcheshehadD.howgreatandbelovedhismotherwas

Iamastrongbelieverthatifachildisraisedwithapprovalhelearnstolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.SeveralweeksagoIwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhekeptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathlines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdowntellinghimthatheshouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslaterasifhedidn'tevennoticehewasdoingithegotupagain.IwasgettingfrustratedbutthenithitmE.Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandaccuratewhenhestoodup.Couldhebemoreintentwhilestandingup?ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraisedtobelievE.Iwasraisedtobelievethataquietcalmchildwasasurewaytosuccess.ThischildwouldhavethedisciplinetostudyhardgetgoodgradesandbecomesomeoneimportantinlifE.NowthosesamepeopleperhapscometorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeirownsetsofDNAandpersonalitytraitsandallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.Asparentsthroughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthatweneedtobeourkids'bestcheerleadersguidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirway.IhavestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentratE.ObviouslyheisconcentratingjustinhisownwayandnotminE.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkids'waysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedformebutdoesn'tmeanweneedtocarryitthroughgenerations.ThereisnothingsweeterthanbeingindividualanduniquE.Itmakesusfreeandhappyandthat'sjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlifE.61.Atthebeginningtheauthortriedtokeephissonseatedinordertomakehim________.A.paymoreattentiontohisstudyB.keepsilentintheroomC.finishhishomeworkontimeD.getrightanswers62.Inspiredbythecaseofhissontheauthorbegantodoubt________.A.theimportanceofparentsB.theoldformofeducationC.therelationshipbetweenkidsandtheirparentsD.thegoodgradesofsomekids63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.Weshouldhelpkidscorrecttheirwrongways.B.Parentsshouldstudytheirkids'DNA.C.Kidsshouldbetaughttobehavethemselves.D.Parentsshouldloveandaccepttheirkids.64.Theauthorhasstoppedaskinghissontositdownbecause________.A.hehaschangedhistraditionalideasB.hissonwantstobeuniqueC.hissondoesn'tfollowhisadviceD.hisson'sDNAisdifferent65.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Studyhardandyou'llbesuccessfulB.BefriendlytoyourchildrenC.Children'ssuccessintheirownstyleD.Parents'helpwiththeirchildren'sstudy

Januaryl:IthashappeneD.IgotacalltodaysayingalittlegirlinRussiaisnowmylittlegirl.TherearealotofpaperstoprepareandwehavetotraveltoRussiatobringherhomebutnowitiscertain.IthinkI'lltellsomeclosefriends.JasonissoexciteD.Ihaven'ttoldStevenyet.HowcanItellaseven-year-oldthathehasasisterwhoisalreadyfiveyearsold?January10:TodayIreceivedapictureofKaterinA.ThepictureissmallandnotveryclearbutIlookatitoverandoveragain.Idon'tknowanythingelseabouther.ShehaslivedinahomeforchildrenwithoutparentsformostofherlifE.IwonderhowIwilltalktoher.Idon'tspeakRussianandshedoesn'tspeakEnglish.Februaryl:TodayIshowedKaterina’spicturetoSteven*Heisveryhappyandwantstotellallhisfriendsabouthisnewsister.IwanttobuysomenewclothesforKaterinabutIdon'tknowhersizE.Ihaven'treceivedanyinformationfromtheadoptionorganizationandI'mfeelingalittleworrieD.February16:Finally!Todaywereceivedgoodnews!AllthepapersarereadyandtomorrowwewillgotoRussiatobringKaterinahomewithus.February18:TodayImetmydaughterforthefirsttime.Sheisverysmallverythinandveryshy.Onthewayhomeintheairplaneshesleptmostofthetime.Whenshewokeupshecried.IamveryworriedandhopethatIcanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.February19:Stevenmethissisterthismorning.AlthoughKaterinawasquietatfirstsoonsheandStevenbegantotalkinamixofRussianEnglishandhandmovements.Stevenandhissistergetalongwelltogether.InfactheisabletohelphertalkwithJasonandme.IamworriedabouthowKaterinawillbeinschool.Nextweekshewillstartschool.Howwillsheunderstandherteacher?March21:Katerinalooksmuchbetternow.Sheisheavierherhairlooksgoodandherskinisclear.Shelovestowatchtelevisionwithherbrotherandshehaslearnedtoroller-skate.SheisdoingwellinschoolandherEnglishgetsbettereveryday.Althoughshesometimeslookssadandsometimescriesmostofthetimesheishappy.Ithinksheisslowlymylifewithouther.51.WhoisKaterina?A.Steven'seldersister.B.Anadoptedgirl.C.Jason'sclosefriend.D.Thewriter'sniece.52.Whenbackathomewhatisthewritermostworriedabout?A.HowStevencangetalongwellwithKaterina.B.HowKaterinacancommunicatewithJasonandher.C.WhetherKaterinawilladaptherselftotheschoollife.D.WhethershecanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.53.FromthepassageweknowthatinhernewfamilyKaterina______.A.getsveryfatB.becomesdepressedC.remainsfrightenedD.iswelltreated54.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?A.A.diary.B.Anadvertisement.C.Anessay.D.A.speech.

Oneofmyfondestmemoriesasachildisgoingbytheriverandsittingidly闲散地onthebank.ThereIwould__36___thepeaceandquietwatchthewaterrush___37__andlistentothesingingofthebirdsandtherustling沙沙声ofthe__38___inthetrees.Iwouldalsowatchthebambootrees___39___underpressurefromthewindandwatchthem___40___gracefullytotheiroriginalpositionafterthewindhad___41____.WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree’sabilitytobouncebacktoitsoriginalpositionthewordresiliencecomestominD.Whenusedin___42___apersonthiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadily__43__fromshockdepressionoranyothersituationthatstretchesthelimitsofaperson’s__44__.Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareatyour__45__point?Thankfullyyouhavesurvivedtheexperiencetolivetotalkaboutit.Duringthe__46__youprobablyfeltamixofemotionsthatthreatenedyourhealth.Youfeltemotionallydrained耗尽___47_____exhaustedandyoumostlikelyendured忍受__48__physicalsymptoms.Lifeisa__49__ofgoodtimesandbadtimeshappymomentsandunhappymoments.Thenexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappy_50__thattakeyouclosetoyourbreakingpointbend__51__don’tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou.A.__52__ofhopewilltakeyouthroughtheunpleasantordeal严峻的考验.With__53__forabettertomorroworabettersituationthingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseemtobe.Theunpleasantordealmaybeeasierto__54__ifthefinalresultisworthhaving.Iflifegets__55__andyouareatyourbreakingpointshowresiliencE.Likethebambootreebendbutdon'tbreak!36.A.seeB.hearC.enjoyD.touch37.A.downstreamB.smoothlyC.uphillD.peacefully38.A.fruitsB.branchesC.rootsD.leaves39.A.moveB.bendC.fallD.decline40.A.goB.turnC.returnD.suffer41.A.dieddownB.diedoffC.diedawayD.diedout42.A.honorofB.rewardtoC.referencetoD.favorof43.A.recoverB.sufferC.comeD.escape44.A.thoughtsB.mindC.bodyD.emotions45.A.startingB.breakingC.standingD.tiring46.A.practiceB.experimentC.victoryD.experience47.A.possiblyB.terriblyC.mentallyD.probably48.A.unpleasantB.unreasonableC.excitingD.good49.A.resultB.changeC.wonderD.mixture50.A.eventsB.momentsC.adventuresD.changes51.A.butB.howeverC.thoughD.and52.A.littleB.numberC.measureD.bit53.A.ideaB.hopeC.imaginationD.search54.A.dealwithB.lookintoC.dependonD.getstuck55.A.acceptableB.wrongC.toughD.cozy

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.CharilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwaywavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia马来西亚.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarfacE.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.Soonthetrainpulledup停车atButterworth.IlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearmedwithasmileIthrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug拥抱.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.66.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe_________A.adventurousB.pleasantC.excitingD.dull67.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.68.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon69.Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaruB.TheCauseway.C.ButterworthD.SingaporE.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.

ItwasSaturday.AsalwaysitwasabusyoneforSixdaysshallyoulaborandallyourworkwastakenseriouslybackthen.OutsideFatherandMr.PatricknextdoorwerebusychoppingfirewooD.InsidetheirownhousesMotherandMrs.Patrickwereengagedinspringcleaning.Somehowtheboyshadslippedawaytothebacklotwiththeirkites.Nowevenattheriskofhavingbrothercaughttobeatcarpetstheyhadsenthimtothekitchenformorestring线.Itseemedtherewasnolimittotheheightstowhichkiteswouldflytoday.Mymotherlookedatthesittingroomitsfurnituredisorderedforathoroughsweeping.Againshecastalooktowardthewindow.Comeongirls!Let’stakestringtotheboysandwatchthemflythekitesaminutE.OnthewaywemetMrs.Patriclaughingguiltilyasifsheweredoingsomethingwrongtogetherwithhergirls.Thereneverwassuchadayforflyingkites!Weplayedallourfreshstringintotheboys’kitesandtheywentuphigherandhigher.Wecouldhardlydistinguishtheorange-coloredspotsofthekites.Nowandthenweslowlypulledonekitebackwatchingitdancingupanddowninthewindandfinallybringingitdowntoearthjustforthejoyofsendingitupagain.Evenourfathersdroppedtheirtoolsandjoinedus.Ourmotherstooktheirturnlaughinglikeschoolgirls.Ithinkwewereallbesideourselves.Parentsforgottheirdutyandtheirdignity;childrenforgottheireverydayfightsandlittlejealousies.Perhapsit’slikethisinthekingdomofheavenIthoughtconfusedly.ItwasgrowingdarkbeforeweallwalkedsleepilybacktothehouseD.Isupposewehadsomesortofsupper.Isupposetheremusthavebeensurfacetidying-upforthehouseonSundaylookedcleanandorderlyenough.Thestrangethingwaswedidn’tmentionthatdayafterwarD.IfeltalittleembarrasseD.SurelynoneoftheothershadbeenasexcitedasI.IlockedthememoryupinthatdeepestpartofmewherewekeepthethingsthatcannotbeandyettheyarE.TheyearswentonthenonedayIwashurryingaboutmykitcheninacityapartmenttryingtogetsomeworkoutofthewaywhilemythree-year-oldinsistentlycriedherdesiretogoparkseeduck.Ican’tgo!IsaiD.IhavethisandthistodoandwhenI’mthroughI’llbetootiredtowalkthatfar.Mymotherwhowasvisitinguslookedupfromthepeasshewasshelling.It’sawonderfuldaysheofferedreallywarmyetthere’safinebreezE.Doyourememberthatdayweflewkites?Istoppedinmydashbetweenstoveandsink.Thelockeddoorflewopenandwithitarushofmemories.ComeonItoldmylittlegirl.You’rerightit’stoogoodadaytomiss.AnotherdecadepasseD.Wewereintheaftermath余波ofagreatwar.AlleveningwehadbeenaskingourreturnedsoldiertheyoungestPatrickBoyabouthisexperiencesasaprisonerofwar.Hehadtalkedfreelybutnowforalongtimehehadbeensilent.Whatwashethinkingof---whatdarkandhorriblethings?Say!A.smilesippedoutfromhislips.Doyouremember---noofcourseyouwouldn’t.Itprobablydidn’tmaketheimpressiononyouasitdidonmE.Ihardlydaredspeak.Rememberwhat?IusedtothinkofthatdayalotinPOWcamp战俘营whenthingsweren’ttoogooD.Doyourememberthedayweflewthekites?76.Mrs.Patrickwaslaughingguiltilybecauseshethought________.A.shewastoooldtoflykitesB.herhusbandwouldmakefunofherC.sheshouldhavebeendoingherhouseworkD.hergirlsweren’tsupposedtotheboy’sgames77.Bywewereallbesideourselveswritermeansthattheyall________.A.feltconfusedB.wentwildwithjoyC.lookedonD.forgottheirfights78.Whatdidtheauthorthinkafterthekite-flying?A.Theboysmusthavehadmorefunthanthegirls.B.Theyshouldhavefinishedtheirworkbeforeplaying.C.Herparentsshouldspendmoretimewiththem.D.Alltheothersmusthaveforgottenthatday.79.Whydidthewriterfinallyagreetotakeherlittlegirlforanouting?A.Shesuddenlyrememberedherdutyasamother.B.Shewasremindedofthedaytheyflewkites.C.Shehadfinishedherworkinthekitchen.D.ShethoughtitwasagreatdaytoplayoutsidE.80.TheyoungestPatrickboyismentionedtoshowthat______.A.thewriterwasnotaloneintreasuringherfondmemoriesB.hisexperienceinPOWcampthrewashadowoverhislifeC.childhoodfriendshipmeanssomuchtothewriterD.peoplelikehimreallychangedalotafterthewar

WhenevermydogBarneycomesintothehouseafterhavingbeenforarideinthecarherunstothepen围栏wehavesetupforhimbythebackdoor.It’snotsomethingweintentionallytrainedhimtodo.Thehabitcamesimplybecausemyhusbandtendedtoputhiminhispenwhenevertheycamein.AfterdoingitafewtimesBarneyjustfiguresthat’swhatyoudowhenyoucomeinsideafteracarridE.It’sthesamewithyourthinking.Yougetintothehabitofthinkingacertainwayandthenyou’llrarelyquestionitafterthat.Thisisespeciallytruewhenyouweregrowingup.Youdevelopedhabitsthatjustmadethingseasierforyou.Youprobablydidn’teventhinkaboutthem.That’sjustthewayitwasandthat’swhatyoudiD.JustlikeBarneythinkshehastogointohispenyoudothingsautomaticallyaswell.Forexamplewhenyouwereakidyoumayhavebeentoldnottotalkbackandtojustkeepquietaboutthingsthatwerebotheringyou.Thesearehabitsthatmighthaveworkedtokeepyousafeandoutoftroublewhenyouwereyoung.Nowthatyou'regrownupyoumaybefindingthatthesepreviousstrategiesareactuallycausingyouproblems.Inarelationshipnotcommunicatingisn'tgoingtoworkasyourpartnercan’treadyourminD.Whatworkswhenyou'reachildmaynotworkwhenyoubecomeanadult.Whenyoudecideyouneedtochangeyourthoughtsyourbrainmayatfirstfeelthatit'snotasafethingtodo.Lotsofpracticeandyearsofexperiencesaysit’snot.Alsoyoudon’tknowtoquestionthethought.It’satruthforyou.ThetrickistolookatyourresultsandseeifyourthoughtsarethecausE.Bewillingtoquestionyourthinkingandaskyourselfiftherearethoughtsthatarehindering妨碍you.AsyouarenowinadifferentphaseofyourlifedifferentstrategiesmaybeneedeD.63.AswiththedogBarneypeople_______.A.thinkinahabitualwayB.enjoyhavingacarrideC.usuallybehaveinafriendlywayD.haveagoodmemory64.Accordingtothepassageasakidonetendsto_________.A.beafraidtomakemistakesB.havetheexperienceofplayingwithadogC.learnmuchfromadultslikehis/herparentsD.formahabitwhichcankeephis/heroutoftrouble65.Inthewriter’sopinionadultsshould_______.A.nottalkbackB.avoidcausinganyproblemC.changethehabitwhichwillbringtroublesD.valuetheirhabitsformedintheirchildhood66.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.theauthor’shusbandmustbegoodattrainingdogsB.childhoodisthebesttimefordevelopinggoodhabitsC.onecanchangehis/herlifebychanginghis/herthoughtsD.youshouldchangeallyourchildhoodhabitswhenyougrowup

Igotmyfirstdriver'slicense执照in1953bytakingdrivereducationinmyfirstyearatCentralHighSchoolinCharlotteNorthCarolinA.FouryearslaterwhenitwastimetorenewmylicenseIwasamarriedwoman.HenryandIwerelivinginBaltimoreMarylanD.Twoweeksbeforemy20thbirthdayHenrydrovemetothemotorvehicleofficeonahotJulyafternoon.WhenIgottotheofficeandshowedtothemanbehindthecountermyNorthCarolinadriver'slicensereadytorenewthemantoldmethatIwasunderagebyMarylandlawsinceIwasnotyet21.Mr.HenrySmithyourhusbandwillhavetosignforyou.hesaiD.Iarguedpointingtoaverylargebelly肚子ofmineIammarrieD.Iamhavingababy.WhyshouldIhavetohavesomeonesignformetodrive?HeansweredcoldlyIt'sthelawmadam?Henryencouragedmetocalmdownjustgoaheadandgetthelicenseandbedonewithit.NoIsaiD.IrefusedtohavehimsignformE.SoIleftwithoutaMarylandlicensE.IcalledtheNorthCarolinaMotorVehicleOfficeandrenewedmyNClicensebymail—usingmynameSusanBrown.Andthusitwasforthenexttwelveyears.SinceHenrywasinthearmyIcoulddriveundermyhomestatelicensE.BythetimeHenryleftthearmywewereonceagainlivinginMarylandandIhadtotaketheMarylanddriver'sexam.SincethenIjustgoinandreneweveryfouryears--signthenameSusanBrownhavemynewpicturetakenandwalkoutwithalicensetodrivE.63.Susangotherfirstdriver'slicense________.A.beforeshegotmarriedtoHenryB.whenshewastwentyyearsoldC.aftershefinishedhighschoolD.whenshejustmovedtoMaryland64.SusanfailedtorenewherlicensethefirsttimeinMarylandbecause________.A.shewasforbiddentodrivebyMarylandlawB.shelackeddrivingexperienceinMarylandC.shewastogivebirthtoababysoonD.sheinsistedonsigningforherself65.WecaninferfromthetextthatintheU.S.A.AmericanmalesshouldserveinthearmyB.differentstatesmayhavedifferentlawsC.peoplehavetorenewtheirlicensesintheirhomestatesD.womenshouldadopttheirhusbands'familynamesaftermarriage

IreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneeD.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbelyingdownforseveralweeks.OfcourseIrespondedwithanimmediateYes!.AsIplannedthemealinmyheadIreflectedonhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefooD.Ihavedonesocountlesstimeswithaveryopenheart.ButthetrulyamazingthingisthatIhavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylifE.Whenmymotherpassedawayourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.A.womanfromthechurchofourcommunitystoppedbyeacheveningwithsomefooD.Thegiftoffoodwashersmallwayoftryingtoeaseourpain.LaterinmylifewhenIwasonbedrestduringmypregnancywithtwinswomenofthechurchagainsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwo-year-olddaughterandbroughtlovelydinnerstoourhousE.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospitalmyhusbandwouldbringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter.Foodisallaboutcomfort.Itfeedsourbodiesbutitcanalsofeedoursouls.WhenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavouriteholidaysitusuallyincludestheirfeelingsconnectedwithsharingfooD.IknowthatIwillhavemanymoreopportunitiesinmylifetimetopreparefoodforothers.ItistrulyagiftIwanttoprepareanddelivertosomeoneinneeD.56.Theauthorhasgivenlotsoffoodtoothersbecause_______.A.sheispooratcooking.B.sheisachurchmember.C.sheisfriendlytoothers.D.shehasreceivedothers’fooD.57.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor________.A.hadtostayinbedforseveralweeksB.knewthefamilyinneedverywellC.wasgladtobeabletolendahandD.wastiredofpreparingfood58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?A.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasinhospital.B.Shedidn’tgetenoughfoodduringherpregnancy.C.Shereceivedfoodaswellascomfortinherhardtimes.D.ShethinksofferingfoodisthebestwaytoshowlovE.59.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sfamily?A.HerfamilyistoopoortobuyenoughfooD.B.Herfamilylivesnotfarfromachurch.C.Herhusbandisnotgoodatcooking.D.Shehasababysittertakingcareofhertwins.60.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingconclusioncanweget?A.A.goodbeginningmakesagoodending.B.Onegoodturndeservesanother.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Everymanhashisfaults.

WhenIwas12allIwantedwasasignet图章ring.TheyweretheinthinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadonE.Onmy13thbirthdaymyMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials姓名首字母carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeingreplaced.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthenewstuff东西wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.ThenonlyonemonthlaterIlostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.ButitseemedtohavedisappeareD.EventuallyIgaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslaterwesoldthehouseandmovedaway.YearspassedandacoupleofmoveslaterIwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingformE.Itwasn'tmybirthdaynorwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.You’llrecognizethisoneshesaidsmiling.Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.ItookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinsidE.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorationswhichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroomtheyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoittheyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.AnditstillfitsmE.59.Theunderlinedwordininthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.practicalB.availableC.fashionableD.renewable60.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout_____.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.D.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandReplacedC.LostandFoundD.AnExpensiveRing

I′mnotsosureIlikemyfriendsanymore.Iusedtolikethem—tobehonest.We′dhavelunchtalkonthephoneorexchangee—mailsandtheyallseemednormalenough.ButthencameFacebook.andIwasintroducedtoasadfactmanyofmyfriendshavedarksidesthattheyhadkeptfromme.TodaymyfriendsshowoffthemoreunpleasantaspectsoftheirpersonalitiesviaFacebook.Nolongerhiddenthey′rethrowninmyfacelikeTVcommercials—unavoidableandendlessadvertisementsfortheworstoftheirpersonalities.TakeFred.Ifyouweretohavelunchwithhimyou’dfindhimwarmanddown-to-earth.ReadhisFacebookandyourealizehe′sanunbearablefood.obsessedbore.He′dpausetohaveacupofcoffeeonhiswaytosaveadrowningman—andthenwriteaboutit.TakeAndy.Youwon′tfindasmarterCEOanywherebutnowhe′saCEOwithoutacompanytolull.SoheplaysMafiaWarsonFacebook.He′sdoingwell—level731.ThankstoFacebookIknowhe’splayingabout18hoursaday.Andy.you′verunfourcompanies—andthisishowyouspendyourdowntime?Whathappenedtogolf?Whathappenedtogettinganotherjob?TakeLiz.SheispositivethattheH1N1vaccine疫苗willkillusallandthatweshouldavoidit.AndthencomesChriswholikestopostatleast20timesadayoneverywebsitehecanfindsoIgettoreadhisthoughtstwiceonceonFaeebookandonceonTwitter.InreallifeIdon′tseethesesidesofpeople.Facetoface.myfriendsshowmetheirbest.They′renicesmartpeople.ButfacetoFacebookmyfriendsarelikeablinddatewhichgoeshorriblywrong.I′mleftwithadilemma.Whoismyrealfriend?IsittheLizIhavelunchwithortheanti.vaccinelunatic狂人onFacebook?IsittheFredIcangrabasandwichwithortheFredwhoweepsifhe′Satapartyandthewineisn′tuptohisstandards?71.WhoisopposedtotheH1N1vaccineinthetext?A.Fred.B.Andy.C.Liz.D.Chris.72.What′SAndyprobablybusyindoingnow?A.He′srunninghiscompany.B.He′splayinggolfallday.C.He′slookingforanotherjob.D.He′splayingcomputergames.73.AccordingtothetextFacebooktendsto_________________.A.presentanothersideofpeopleB.offersomefbodsforfreeC.showendlessadvertisementsD.getyoutomoreparties74.Thetextisdevelopedmainlyby__________________.A.givingexamplesB.followingthetimeorderC.1istingfiguresD.raisingquestions75.Theauthorfocusesonthequestionof______________.A.whatisFaeebookB.whathappenedtogolfC.whoismyrealfriendD.whocanhelpme

I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtositabovethetopofit.Mothersatwritingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbeamostwonderfulthingintheworlD.YearslaterduringherfinalillnessMotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.ButthedeskshesaidagainisforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshowedinaction.Butasayounggirl.Iwantedtohaveheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional易动感情的.Butshelivedonthesurface表面.AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.IwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgivemE.Myhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestandfinallypeace–itseemedthatnothinghappeneD.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Butthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside–aphotoofmyfatherandaone-paperletterfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.Itwasmyletter.InanywayyouchooseMotheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.66.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk________.A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher67.Thepassageshowsthat_________.A.MotherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughterB.MotherwastooseriousaboutherdaughterinwordsC.MotherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwordsD.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarelesswords68.Theunderlinedwordgulfinthepassagemeans_______.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoungB.differentideasbetweenmotheranddaughterC.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughterD.partoftheseagoingfarinland69.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter’sletteraskingforforgiveness?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryearssheoftentalkedabouttheletter.C.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlifE.D.ShereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedieD.70.What’sbesttitleofthepassage?A.MylettertoMotherB.MotherandchildrenC.MyMother’sDeskD.TalksbetweenMotherandme

Howcanweallgetmorelaughterintoourlives?Hereiswhattheexpertssuggest:71NancyAlguireateacherinCliftonParkN.Y.wasoncepainfullyshyandhadahardtimelaughing.Thenshemarriedacircusclown小丑.IbecameinterestedintheclownssherecallsOnedayIputonacostumeandpaintmyfacE.ThatafternoonmywholelifechangeD.IlearnedtolaughandenjoylifeinawayIhadneverdonebeforE.72Tothisdayshestillmakesitaruletobewithpeoplewhoenjoylifeandlaughing.73Itdoesn’ttakeyoutoomuchtimeandcanbeeasy.Collectfavoritecartoonsandjokes.AlsokeepapaperforwritingdownhumoryoufindineverydaylifE.GoodideascomeandgofastyouhavetocatchthemquicklyortheyaregonesaysVirginiaTooper.Laughwhenyouneeditmost.74sayscomedianBillCosby.Andonceyoufindlaughternomatterhowpainfulyoursituationmightbeyoucansurviveitheinsists.GrayAlanasociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaclaimsthatlaughterisaskillwecanallgain–becauseitcomesnaturally.75Justremember:wearejusthereforaperiodsogetafewlaughs.A.Mixwithpeoplewholaugh.B.Youcansoftentheworstblowsthroughhumor.C.Practisetheartoflaughing.D.Butit’salsosomethingthathastobedevelopeD.E.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.F.People’sjoycanaffectthosearoundthem.G.Keepalaughterfile