B 　　Fever has usually been regarded as a threat to health.However,no one has actually proved that fever is dangerous.This fact attracted the attention of Matthew J.Kluger.Imagining that fever might not be as harmful as it had been supposed,Kluger set up a series of experiments with lizards(蜥蜴). 　　What Kluger and his team did his team did in their first experiment was simplE.They put some lizards in a sand-box,one end of which was heated to 44℃,while the other was at a room temperaturE.It was found that the lizards moved form one part of the box to the other in order to keep a constant temperature of about 38℃.Having shown that normal lizards regulate(调节) their own temperature,Kuger,in a second experiment,then set out to show that lizards,like most other animals,develop fever when infecteD.This was done by making lizards infected with bacteria (细菌) that were known to cause diseasE.As the team expected,the infected lizards remained longer in the heated part of the box,until they had raised their body temperatures to two or three degrees above normal.In other words,the sick lizards gave themselves fever. 　　In a third experiment,the team observed the effect of temperature on the survival of the lizards.One group of infected lizards was given a fever - suppressing(退烧) drug.The other group was given no drug and ran a fever,that is to say,they kept a highter temperature for four or five days before seeking a cooler environment.The results were impressivE.Of those which raised their body temperature,all but one remained alivE.Of those given the fever - suppressing drug,more than half dieD.Similar results have since been produced in other animals.For example,infeced fish swim to warmer water,and will die if not allowed to do so. 　　An important conclusion can be drawn from these experiments.As Kluger points out,lizards have been on earth for hundreds of millions of years.It is reasonable to suppose that a response that is so old has been kept by nature for some purposE.It would appear, therefore, that fever does not make disease worsE.Rather it its part of the mechanism(机能) by which infection is controlleD. 　　60.In his experiments,Kluger was hoping to prove that fever ________. 　　　A.is not harmful to lizards 　　　B.is not necessarily bad 　　　C.is necessary for both humans and animals 　　　D.has the same effect on humans and animals 　　61.The lizards put in the sand - box in the first experiment _____. 　　　A.had a fever B.were not sick C.recovered from disease D.died of heat 　　62.In the third experiment,the lizards given a fever - suppressing drug died because _____. 　　　A.they had no more fever that they needed 　　　B.they were normal ones and had no fever 　　　C.the drug had no iffect on sick lizards 　　　D.the drug made their body temperature too low 　　63.How would you understand the underlined words"a response" in the last paragraph? 　　　A.Gause of diseasE. B.Recovery from diseasE. 　　　C.Relationship between living D.Natural defense in the body against diseasE.

第二部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑共20小题每小题2分共40分BillClintonwasbornonAugust191946inatowncalledHopewiththebirthnameWilliamJeffersonBlythE.Hisbirthfatherdiedinacaraccidentjustthreemonthsbeforehisbirth.Whenhewasbornhismothersenthimtolivewithhisgrandparentsbecauseshecouldn'tpossiblysupportachildbyherself.HelivedwithhisgrandparentsfortwoyearswhilehismotherwasawayatanursingschoolinNewOrleanstryingtoadvancehercareer.WhenBillwasfourhismotherreturnedtoHopewhereshemetandmarriedRogerClintonSr.A.fewyearslaterBillandhisfamilymovedtoHotSpringswhereBillattendedschool.WhenhewasnineyearsoldhechangedschoolsandwenttoRambleElementary.WhenBillwastenRogerClintonJr.wasbornandatagefifteenBilltookhisstepfather'slastnameinhopesofhelpinghismother'stroubledrelationship.WhileBillwasgrowingupinHotSpringsthetownwastroubledbygambling赌博butBillhadlittlecontactwiththispartofsocietydespitehisparents'frequentparticipation参与intheseillegalpractices.Astimewentbyhismother'srelationshipwithRogerClintonSr.becamemoreandmoreunstablE.HisparentsoftenseparateD.InhighschoolBillwasamemberofthebandstudentgovernmenthonorsocietyandmanyotherorganizations.OnesummeratapoliticalsummercampcalledBoysStateBillranfordelegate代表toBoysNation.HewonthiselectionandwasonhiswaytoWashingtontomeetJohnF.Kennedythepresident.BillsaidofhisvictoryIdidn'tknowifIcouldwinaracelikethat....AfterthatBillbecamedeterminedtoenterpolitics.56.WilliamJeffersonBlythemovedtoHotSprings________A.whenhewasbornB.beforehewasnineyearsoldC.whenhismotherremarriedD.whenhewastwo57.BillClintononcestayedinthefollowingplacesEXCEPT________A.thetownofHopeB.thenursingschoolinNewOrleansC.HotSpringsD.RambleElementary58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.RogerClintonSr.wasalwayskindtoBillandhismother.B.BillClintonwasoncecalledWilliamJeffersonBlythebefore15.C.Bill'smotherandstepfatherwereinterestedingambling.D.RogerClintonJr.wasBillClinton'shalfbrother.59.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______A.BillwantedtobeapresidentwhilestudyingatschoolB.BoysNationwasapoliticalsummercampC.membersofBoysStatecouldseethepresidentD.BilldecidedtoenterpoliticsaftermeetingJohnF.Kennedy

BAboutayearagoIwenttostayataDetroithotel.Ididn’twanttocarrytoomuchmoneywithmesoIaskedthedeskclerktoputahundred-dollarbillinthesafeformE.Thenextmorninghowevertheclerksaidheknewnothingaboutmymoney.Ididn’thaveanyproofthatIhadgiventhemanthemoney.TherewasnothingIcoulddobutgotothenearestlawyer.Thelawyeradvisedmetoreturntothehotelwithhimandgiveanotherhundred-dollarbilltotheclerk.ThisIdiD.AnhourlaterIwentbacktothedeskandaskedformymoney.SinceIhadthelawyerasaneyewitnesstothesecondhundred-dollarbilltheclerkcouldnotsayheknewnothingaboutit.AnotherhourlaterIputthesecondpartofthelawyer’splanintoaction.ThistimeboththelawyerandIwenttothehotel.Iaskedforthehundred-dollarbillonceagainandwhentheclerkinsistedhehadalreadygivenittomeIdenied否认it.ThelawyersaidtohimIsawthisgentlemangiveyouahundreddollars.Ifyoudon’thanditoverimmediatelyI’llbeforcedtocallthepolicE.Theclerkrealizedhehadbeentrickedsohegavemebackthefirsthundred-dollarbill.Idon’tknowhowtothankyouenoughforgettingmymoneybackIsaidtothelawyer.Andwhatyousupposeheanswered?HesaidOhdon’tthankmE.ThatwillbeahundreddollarspleasE.60.ThemanwenttoaDetroithotelonedayto___________.A.gethismoneybackB.putahundred-dollarbillinthesafeC.asktobeadeskclerkD.stayforthenight61.Thehotelclerkatlastreturnedthefirsthundred-dollarbilltothemanbecause_________.A.heknewthelawyer’splanverywellB.hefoundthelawyertrickinghimC.hedidn’twanttogetintotroublewiththepoliceD.hewantedtogivethemanasurprise62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Themandidn’tgethis200dollarsback.B.Thelawyerwashappythatthemangotbothhisbillsback.C.Thelawyeraskedfor100dollars.D.Themanthankedthelawyerbypayinghimsomemoney.63.Themanwas_______.A.wiseB.foolishC.happyD.sad

AnthonyHorowitzwasmiserableaschilD.Hewasasheputitnotverybrightandcouldn’twintheattentionofhisverywealthyparentswhopreferredhiscleverolderbrother.Atage8HorowitzwassentawaytoanabusiveboardingschoolinhisnativeEnglandeventhoughhescreamedandpleaded恳求withhisparentsyearafteryearnottosendhim.ThethoughtwasIt’llbegoodforhimherecalleD.Itwasnot.Horowitzdidbadlyinhisstudieshadfewfriendsandwasbullied欺负forfiveyears.Myteacherscouldn'thavehadaloweropinionofmehesaiD.Iwasn'tevensmartenoughtorebel.TheonethingIrememberfromtheveryearliestagewasthisdesiretowritE.WhenIwas10yearsoldIrememberaskingmyparentstogetmeatypewriterformybirthdaybecauseIwantedtobeawriter.Nowatageof55Horowitzisoneoftheworld'smostsuccessfulchildren'sbookauthors.HisAlexRiderserieshassoldmorethan5millioncopiesandtheeighthbookfeaturingtheyoungspyCrocodileTearscameoutthismonth.TheAlexRiderbookstelltheadventuresof14-year-oldAlexRideranagentfortheBritishintelligenceagencyM16.Horowitzsaidhedoesn'ttrytowriteforkids;itjustcomesoutthatway.Ihaveafeelingit'stodowithpurityandsimplicity.IgiveaslittleinformationasisnecessarytodescribetheroomthecharacterintheroomandgetonwiththeactionhesaiD.ThestylehasalsomadeHorowitzasuccessfulwriteroftelevisionshowsforadultsinBritainbecausehesayswritingbooksforkidsisalotlikewritingtelevisionforgrown-ups:Inbothcasesit'sallaboutentertainingpeoplewithagoodstory.NowHorowitzcouldn'tbehappierwithhislifE.Hesumsuphissuccess:youcanbeanythingyouwanttobeifyoujustbelieveinyourself.Idobelieveitcompletely.IntheboardingschoolHorowitz’steachers.A.oftencriticizedhimB.showedgreatconcernforhimC.taughthimhowtowritestoriesD.thoughtlittleabouthisabilityWhichofthefollowingistrueofAnthonyHorowitz?A.Hewasthebelovedchildofhisfamily.B.Hebenefitedalotfromboardingschool.C.Heemphasizestheplotratherthancharacterinstories.D.Althoughheissuccessfulheisn’tveryhappy.WhatadvicedoesHorowitzhaveforreaders?A.Confidenceisthekeytosuccess.B.Hardshipteachesvaluablelessons.C.Interestisthebestteacher.D.Industryistheparentofsuccess.Inwhichsectioncanyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?A.CampusTrendsB.Culture&LeisureC.OurWorldD.ScienceLife

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项AOnestormynightmanyyearsagoanelderlymanandhiswifeenteredthehallofasmallhotelinPhiladelphiA.Tryingtogetoutoftheraintheycametothefrontdeskhopingtogetsomeshelterforthenight.Couldyoupossiblygiveusaroomhere?thehusbandaskeD.Theclerkafriendlymanwithawinningsmilelookedatthecoupleandexplainedthattherewerethreeconventionsintown.AllofourroomsaretakentheclerksaiD.ButIcan’tsendanicecouplelikeyououtintotherainatoneo’clockinthemorning.Wouldyouperhapsbewillingtosleepinmyroom?It’snotexactlyasuitebutitwillbegoodenoughtomakeyoufolkscomfortableforthenight.Whenthecoupledeclinedtheyoungmanpressedon.Don’tworryaboutme;I’llmakeoutjustfinE.theclerktoldthem.SothecoupleagreeD.AshepaidhisbillthenextmorningtheelderlymansaidtotheclerkYouarethekindofmanagerwhoshouldbethebossofthebesthotelintheUnitedStates.MaybesomedayI’llbuildoneforyou.TheclerklookedatthemandsmileD.Thethreeofthemhadagoodlaugh.Astheydroveawaytheelderlycoupleagreedthatthehelpfulclerkwasindeedexceptionalasfindingpeoplewhoarebothfriendlyandhelpfulisn’teasy.TwoyearspasseD.Theclerkhadalmostforgottentheincidentwhenhereceivedaletterfromtheoldman.Itrecalledthatstormynightandenclosedaround—triptickettoNewYorkaskingtheyoungmantopaythemavisit.TheoldmanmethiminNewYorkandledhimtothecornerofFifthAvenueand34thstreet.Hethenpointedtoagreatnewbuildingthereapalereddishstonewithturretsandwatchtowersthrustinguptothesky.ThatsaidtheoldermanisthehotelIhavejustbuiltforyoutomanagE.YoumustbejokingtheyoungmansaiD.IcanassureyouIamnotsaidtheoldermanaslysmileplayingaroundhismouth.Theolderman’snamewasWilliamWaldorfAstorandthatmagnificentstructurewastheoriginalWaldorf—AstoriaHotel.TheyoungclerkwhobecameitsfirstmanagerwasGeorgeC.Boldt.Thisyoungclerkneverforesawtheturnofeventsthatwouldleadhimtobecomethemanagerofoneoftheworld’smostglamoroushotels.51.Thepurposeoftheauthorwritingthisstoryisto_______.A.givepeopleagoodlaughB.coversomefactsC.promotethebusinessofWaldorf—AstoriaHotelD.deliveralesson52.WhichofthestatementsaboutthestoryisNOTtrue?A.ThestorytookplaceataboutoneA.m..B.Theoldcouplewastoopoortoaffordaluxuriousroom.C.TheclerkwaswillingtohelpthoseinneeD.D.Theclerkreceivedanunexpectedinvitationfromtheoldman.53.TheunderlinedwordconventionsinParA.3canbereplacedby_______?A.roomsB.suitesC.meetingsD.hotels54.Whichofthefollowingproverbssuitsthestorythebest?A.Everylittlethinghelps.B.Makehaywhilethesunshines.C.ManproposesGoddisposes处理决定.D.Onegoodturndeservesanother.

第三部分阅读理解共15个小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项ItwasasunnysummerdaylastyearwhenIgotthenewsthatIwasadmittedbytheuniversity.SoonthenewsspreadalloverthevillagE.Hearingthenewsmyparentsweremorethan不止happy:bigsmilesformedontheirfaces.ButbehindtheirhappinessandprideformysuccessInoticedmyparentsworriesabouttheheavyfinancialburdenontheirshoulders.Ikeptbeingcalm.Inordertoprepareformystudyexpensesmyparentsworkedharddayafterdayallthatsummer.AndthedayfinallycamewhenIhadtogotoschoolwhichwasfarawayfrommyhometown.Istillrememberitwasinthemorningthatwearrivedatthebusstation.Myparentshadhelpedmegeteverythingready.Itwassohotthatday:thescorchingsunbakedthegrounddry.Theheatedairwasfilledwiththecrowds’noiseandallkindsofsmellscomingfromthestation.Sweatstreameddownmyparents’facE.Itookmyseatonthe11AMbusandlookedatmyparentsthroughthewindowwaitingforthebustostart.Twominutesto11:00！Myheartleapt强烈跳动.IsuddenlyrecalledalltheeffortstheymadeformealltheenergyandallthesweattheyspentonmE.Theyweresoselfless!Ialmostburstintotears!WhileIkeptmytearsbackIturnedaroundforIdidn’twantthemtoseemecryingThelastmomentcamE.Thebusstartedandwasmovingfurtherawayfrommyparents.TheywavedatmeandIturnedtowardthemwatchingtheirshadowsdisappearinggraduallyintotheseaofpeoplE.Ian18-year-oldgirlwhohadneverleftmyhometownbeganmylongtriptomyschool.Ididn’tknowwhatwouldthefuturebebutIknewthatIwouldhavealongwaytogoandIbelieveIcouldbebraveenoughtotakeupallthechallengesinmyfuturelifewithmyfamily’slovetheirwordlessandselflesslovE.IwillbealwaysthankfulforthislovE.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.herparentsareveryrichandgenerousB.herparentswouldn’tsupportthewritertofurtherstudyC.herparentsthinkhigheducationisveryimportantfortheirchildD.herparentshavebeenalwayshappyonhearingthenews57.Thewriter’sparentshavethefollowingfeelingsexcept_______accordingtothepassagE.A.prideB.happinessC.worryD.regret58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Herparentsworkedharddayandnightinordertoprepareforthestudycost.B.Herparentshadhelpedhergeteverythingreadybeforeshearrivedatthestationinthemorning.C.ItwassohotandwindyandtheyfeelcomfortablE.D.Thewritertookherseatonthe11PMbusandlookedatherparentsthroughthewindow.59.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedword?A.ProvideD.B.UnderstooD.C.OffereD.D.RemembereD.

EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRicharD.I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!Richardusedtoboast.Andyou’llbesorryyouknewmeGeorgewouldreplybecauseI’llbethebestlawyerintown!GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.ItwashardtomakemoneyfrombookswhichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworsE.NowwithonlyonebookshopintownbusinesswasbetterforGeorgE.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrowoldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindowthinkingabouthisformerrival竞争对手Perhapshemissedhim?GeorgewasveryinterestedinolddictionariesHe’drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.WhentheparcelarrivedthebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighteD.ButwhilehewashavinglunchGeorgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!TremblingGeorgestartedreading.BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompanyownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPikeisnowthelargestbooksellerinAustraliA.GeorgeandRivhardwereatschool.A.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellersHowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?A.HeenviedRichard’smarriagE.B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotimE.C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.D.HewasguiltyofRichard’sdeath.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom.A.adictionarycollectorinAustraliaB.thelatter’srivalsDylansC.ararefirsteditionofadictionaryD.thewrappingpaperofabookWhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwasmissing.D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

DWrtingartielesaboutfilmsforTheFrontPagewasmyfirstproperjoB.BeforethenIhaddonebitsofreviewing---novelsforothernewspapersfilmsforamagazineandanythingIwasaskedtodofortheradio.ThatwashowImetTomSeatonthefirstartseditorofTheFrontPagewhohadalsowrittenfortelevision.HehiredmebutTomwasnotprimarilyajournalistorhewouldcertainlyhavebeenmorecarefulinchoosinghisstaff.Atfirsthisideawasthatateamofcriticsshouldtakecareoftheartformsthatdidn’trequirespecializedknowledge:booksTVtheatrefilmandradio.TherewouldbeaweeklylunchatwhichwewouldmakeourchoicesfromtheartisticmaterialthatTomhaddecidedweshouldcoverthoughtherewouldalsobegueststomaketheatmospheresociablE.Itallfeltlikeabitofdreamatthattime:anewnewspaperandIwasoneoftheteam.Itseemedsounlikelythatapapercouldbeintroducedintoacrowdedmarket.ItseemedjustaslikelythatamillionairewantedtohelpmepersonallyandwaspretendingtoemploymE.Suchwasmylackofself-confidencE.Tom’soriginalschemeforateamofcriticsfortheartsnevertookoff.Itwasagoodideabutwedidn’tgettogetherasplannedandsoeverythingwasdonebyphonE.ItturnedouttoothatthegeneralpublicouttherepreferredtoassociateareviewerwithasinglesubjectareaandsoIchosefilm.WithoutTom’sinitialpushthoughwewouldhardlyhavecomeupwiththepresentarrangementbywhichIwriteanextendedweeklypieceusuallyononefilm.ThespaceIamgivenallowsmetobroadenmyargument---orforcesmeinanuninterestingweektomakesomethingoutofnothing.Butwhatismyroleinthepublicarena?Iassumethatpeoplechoosewhatfilmstogotoonthebasisofthestarsthepublicityorthedirector.Soifafilmreviewisn’treallyaconsumerguidewhatisit?Icertainlydon’tfeelIhavearesponsibilitytobe‘right’aboutamoviE.NordoIthinkthereshouldbeacertainnumberof‘great’and‘bad’filmseachyear.AllIhavetodoisputforwardanargument.I’mnotajudgeandnorwouldIwanttobE.67.WhatdowelearnaboutTomSeatonfromthefirstparagraph?A.HeencouragedMarktobecomeawriter.B.HehadworkedinvariousareasofthemediA.C.HemetMarkwhenworkingfortelevision.D.Hepreferstoemploypeoplethatheknows.68.Theweeklyluncheswereplannedinorderto.A.helpthewritersgettoknoweachotherB.provideaninformalinformationsessionC.distributetheworkthathadtobedoneD.entertainimportantvisitorsfromthearts69.WhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesaysthatTom’splan‘nevertookoff’inParagraph4?A.Itwasunpopular.B.ItwastedtoomuchtimE.C.Itwasn’tplannedproperly.D.Itwasn’tputintopracticE.70.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeswhatMarksaysabouthiswork?A.Hissuccessvariesfromyeartoyear.B.Hepreferstowriteaboutfilmshelikes.C.Hecanfreelyexpresshisopinion.D.Hewritesaccordingtoacceptedrules.

ThewinterholidaysareaspecialtimeattheWhiteHousE.Eachyearabout44000peoplecometoseetheholidaydecorationsortoattendholidaypartiesatthePresident’shomeinWashingtonD.C.IwasabletoattendapresspreviewoftheholidaydecorationsrecentlywhichwashostedbyFirstLadyLauraBush.Thisyear’sthemeforthedecorationsisAllThingsBrightandBeautiful.Thedecorationsareallmadeoffreshflowersgarlands花环andfruits.Theflowerswillhavetobechangedeveryfewdaystokeepthelookfresh.ThemainChristmastreeisintheBlueRoom.It’san18-footfirtree—tallenoughthatthechan-delier吊灯hadtoberemovedtomakeroomforit.Freshwhitelilies百合crystalgarlandsandwhitelightsdecoratetheWhiteHouseChristmastreE.Theroomsmellsofpineandlilies.Mrs.BushwasaskedwhethershecalledthetreeaholidaytreeoraChristmastreE.WeknowthatAmericanscelebratetheseasoninalotofdifferentwaysshesaiD.We’llhaveapartyandareceptionhereattheWhiteHouselaterduringthemonth.ButIthinkwe’vealwayscalledthistheWhiteHouseChristmastreE.Anothercenterpieceofthedecorationseachyearisthegingerbreadhouse姜饼屋madebychiefThaddeusDubois.ThisishissecondgingerbreadhouseMrs.BushsaiD.AndthisyearDuboispainstakingly辛苦地辛勤地madeitspecial.Thegingerbreadhousewasmadewith100poundsofgingerbread150poundsofwhiteanddarkchocolateandclearpouredsugarwindows.A.strandofwhitelightsinsidetheGingerbreadWhiteHousemadeitglow.40.Mrs.BushchoseAllThingsBrightandBeautifulasthethemeforthedecorationsto______..A.highlightnature’sbeautyB.showthegreatwealthofthefamilyC.expressherloveofthecountryD.differfromotherpeople’sideas41.WhichofthefollowingcanprobablybeusedtodescribetheWhiteHouseafterthedecorations?A.Newandclean.B.Elegant高贵的andbeautiful.C.Smellyandshaky.D.Luxurious豪华的andserious.42.Thepassageismainlyabout______..A.howAmericansobserveChristmasB.decoratingtheWhiteHouseforholidaysC.thedifferencesbetweenaholidaytreeandaChristmastreeD.howtoselectapresentfortheWhiteHouse

WhenIwassixteenyearsoldImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroaD.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschool.IhadoftenbeentoFrancesoIwasusedtospeakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn’tunderstandFrench.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceandeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblems.HowwrongIwas!Themisunderstandingsbeganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDaisyacallandtellherthatIhadarriveD.A.friendlyoldmansawmelookinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpmE.YesIsaidIwanttogivemyfriendaring.Wellthat'snicehesaiD.Areyougettingmarried?Butaren'tyouabityoung?Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?IreplieD.IonlywanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI'vearriveD.Canyoutellmewherethere'saphonebox?Oh!hesaiD.There'saphonedownstairs.WhenatlastwemetDaisyexplainedthemisunderstandingtomE.Don'tworryshesaidtomE.Ihadsomanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromtheBritish.You'llsoongetusedtoallthefunnythingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!56.Thewriterthought______inAmericA.A.hewouldn'thaveanylanguagedifficultiesB.hewouldnotunderstandtheAmericansC.theAmericansmightnotunderstandhimD.hewouldhavedifficultyattheairport57.Thewriterwantedto_____.A.buyaringforhisfriendB.makeacalltohisfriendC.gotothetelephonecompanyD.seehisfriendoff58.Fromthepassagewecanseethatgivesomebodyaring______.A.meansthesameinAmericaasinEnglandB.meanscallsomebodytotheoldmanC.hastwodifferentmeaningsD.meansbegoingtogetmarriedinEngland59.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedwordtheyrefersto______.A.theoldmanandtheboyB.theAmericansC.theBritishD.theFrench

InmyprocessionasaneducatorandhealthcareproviderIhaveworkedwithnumerouschildreninfectedwiththevirusthatcausesAIDS.TherelationshipsthatIhavehadwiththesespecialkidshavebeengiftsinmylifE.TheyhavetaughtmesomanythingsbutIhaveespeciallylearnedthatgreatcouragecanbefoundinthesmallestofpackages.LetmetellyouaboutTyler.TylerwasborninfectedwithHIV:hismotherwasalsoinfecteD.FromtheverybeginningofhislifehewasdependentonmedicationstoenablehimtosurvivE.Whenhewasfivehehadatubesurgicallyinsertedinaveininhischest.Thistubewasconnectedtoapumpwhichhecarriedinasmallbackpackonhisback.Medicationswerehookeduptothispumpandwerecontinuouslysuppliedthroughthistubetohisbloodstream.Attimeshealsoneededsupplementedoxygentosupporthisbreathing.Tylerwasn’twillingtogiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydiseasE.Itwasnotunusualtofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyardwearinghismedicine-ladenbackpackanddragginghistankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon.AllofuswhoknewTylermarveledathispurejoyinbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler’smomoftenteasedhimbytellinghimthathemooredsofastsheneededtodresshiminreD.Thatwaywhenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyardsheroundquicklyspothim.ThisdreadeddiseaseeventuallyworedowneventhelikesofalittledynamolikeTyler.HegrewquiteillandunfortunatelysodidhisHIV-infectedmother.Whenitbecameapparentthathewasn'tgoingtosurviveTyler'smomtalkedtohimaboutdeath.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtooandthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.A.fewdaysbeforehisdeathTylerbeckonedmeovertohishospitalbedandwhisperedImightdiesoon.I’mnotscareD.WhenIdiepleasedressmeinreD.Mompromisedshe’scomingtoheaventoo.I’llbeplayingwhenshegetsthereandIwanttomakesureshecanfindmE.WhatistheboyTyler’sattitudetowardsdeath?A.pessimistiC.B.optimistiC.C.sorrowful.D.fearful.Tylerrequestedthewritertodresshiminredwhenhediedsimplybecause.A.redisaluckycolor.B.redrighthelptocurehim.C.hismomcouldspothimeasilyD.hecouldfindmorematesbywearingreD.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasapossibletitlefarthispassage?A.Myunusualprofession.B.Acaringmother.C.Motherandson.D.DyinginreD.Theunderlinedworddynamointhefourthparagraphheremeans.A.apromisingandhelpfulyouthB.anextremelyenergeticpersonC.arareandbeautifulflowerD.amagicandunderstandingsuperstar

Youfinishaworkoutandfeelgreat.ThenyougetupthenextmorningandyourexercisedmusclesfeelsorE.Youfindithardtoliftyourarmsandbrushyourteethorbenddowntopickupabook.Whathashappened?Scientistscallthissoreness24to48hoursafteryourexercisedelayedonset延迟发作ofmusclesorenessorDOMS.Itiscausedbymicroscopicdamagetomusclefiberswhichreleaseschemicals.Thechemicalsirritate刺激nervefibersandcausepain.Musclesorenessisagoodsign.Itmeansthatyouhavechallengedyourmusclesandaregettingstronger.Everyoneexperiencesiteventhebestathletes.Butitcanbeavoidedbyusingtherightexercisemethods.Herearesometips:*Warmupbeforeyouworkout.Thisishelpfultoavoidmusclesorenessbutmoreimportantlytoavoidinjury.ItstartscirculationtothemusclesandwarmsthemusclesandtendonsgettingthemreadyforexercisE.*Stretchafteryourworkout.Afterexercisingmakesureyoustretchyourmusclesfor15to20secondsbeforetheycooldown.Theywillbewarmandelastic弹性的sotheywillstretchwell.*Don’tdotoomuchtoosoon.Whetherit’sjoggingrunningwhateverworkoutroutineyouarestartingjustdohalfoftheexercisevolumethefirstweektointroduceyourmusclestotheexercises.Ifyouarealreadyfeelingmusclessorenessherearesomewaystohelprelieveit.*Getamassage按摩.LightlymassagethesoremuscleandgraduallyincreasethedepthofthemassagE.Itmightbepainfulinthebeginningbutitwillgraduallyeasethemusclesoreness.*Takeahotbath.Nothingbeatsalongsoakinahotbathformusclesoreness.Theheatwillincreasecirculationandprovideasoothing舒缓effect.*Flushyourmuscles.Runhotashotasyoucanbearwateroverthesoremusclesfortwominutesandthenimmediatelyswitchtocoldwaterfor30seconds.Repeatthisprocessfivetimes.Thishastheeffectofopeningandclosingyourbloodvessels血管.Itwillflushtheacid酸物质fromthemandeasethesoreness.*Exercisegently.Goforaslowwalkandbreathedeeply.Thishelpsreducemusclesorenessbyincreasingbloodflowtothesoremuscles.72.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?A.Totellreaderstoexercisemoreforfitness.B.TowarnreadersofthesideeffectsofexercisE.C.Togivereadersadviceonhowtoavoidandrelievemusclesoreness.D.TointroducegoodformsofexercisE.73.Thearticlesuggeststhatbeforeexerciseweshould______.A.stretchourmusclesB.haveamassageC.haveahotshowerD.warmupourmuscles74.Fromthisarticlewecanconcludethatmusclesorenessiscausedby______.A.damagedmusclefibersB.damagednervefibersC.abadcirculationtothemusclesD.exerciseinjuries75.JudgingfromthearticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Onlybeginnersgetmusclesoreness.B.Musclesorenessmeansyouhavephysicalproblemsandshouldstopexercising.C.Musclesorenessisagoodsignbecauseitmeansthatthemusclesaregettingstronger.D.MusclesorenesscanberelievedbyincreasingtheamountofexercisE.

Thestorygoesthatsometimeagoamanhadaverylovelylittledaughter.Onedaythemanpunishedhis3-year-olddaughterforwastingarollofgoldwrappingpaper.MoneywastightandhebecameangrywhenthechildtriedtodecorateaboxtoputundertheChristmastreE.ButthelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoherfatherthenextmorningandsaidThisisforyouDaddy.Themanwasembarrassedbyhisearlieractbuthisangerbrokeoutagainwhenhefoundouttheboxwasempty.HeshoutedathersayingDon’tyouknowwhenyougivesomeoneapresentthereissupposedtobesomethinginside?ThelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsinhereyesandcriedOhDaddyit’snotemptyatall.Iblewkissesintothebox.TheyareallforyouDaddy.ThefatherwasashameD.Heputhisarmsaroundhislittlegirlandhebeggedforherforgiveness.OnlyashorttimelateranaccidenttookthelifeofthechilD.ItisalsotoldthatherfatherkeptthatgoldboxbyhisbedformanyyearsandwheneverhewasdiscouragedhewouldtakeoutanimaginarykissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputittherE.InaveryrealsenseeachoneofusashumanbeingshasbeengivenagoldboxfilledwithunconditionalloveandkissesfromourchildrenfamilymembersfriendsandGoD.Therearesimplynootherthingsanyonecouldholdmorepreciousthanthis.阅读短文判断正T误FThegirlhatedherfatherbecauseherfatherpunishedherandwasmeaninmoney.ThestoryhappenedonChristmasEvE.Thegirl’sfatherfeltveryregretfulbecausehedidn’tunderstandtheloveofherdaughterandhurtheratfirst.Sadlythegirldiedfromherself-respectbeinghurt.Unconditionalloveandkissesfromourbelovedpeoplearethemostpreciousofallthings.

CIspotted发现;认出himatthecheckoutcounterbaggingatNo.14.Hisarmsshookviolentlyasheplacedacarton纸板箱;纸盒ofeggsintoaplasticbag.HeworeayellowplasticnametagonwhichhehadwrittenJerryinkindergartenpenmanship书法.Helookedmiddle-agedbuthismentalagemusthavebeenabout12.EversinceIsmiledathimthefirsttimehebaggedmygroceriesatmylocalsupermarketJerryhasfollowedmearoundlikeanadoringfan.HislackofboundariesmakesmeuncomfortablE.Idon’tknowhowtoavoidbeingnoticedbyhim.Idon’twanttospeaktothemanager—mycomplaintcouldgethimfireD.SoIstartavoidinghim.ThereareothergrocerystoresbutIchoosethisonebecauseitemployspeoplewithdisabilitiesfromwhichmybrothershavealsosuffereD.LastWednesdayafterIfinishedchoosingwhatIwantedIturnedaroundanddrovemycarttoCheckoutNo.3hopingJerrywouldnotnoticemeandstayatNo.14.Paperorplasticma’am?Jerry’ssoftvoicesurprisedmefrombehinD.PaperpleasE.InoticedthatthecheckoutstandcreatedplentyofspacebetweenJerryandtheclerk.InthissituationheknewwheretostanD.Theclerksaidtome:＄27.30pleasE.IhandedmyowncartsignedmyreceiptandsteppedaroundthecounterwhereJerrywasholdingmylastpacketofbiscuits.HecametowardsmestoppinganinchfrommE.HewastooclosE.Iwantedtodashoutofthestoreandleavebehindthepacket.InsteadIstoodwithmyhandfrozenonthecart.Hiseyeslookedlonely—IknewtheywouldfollowmeafterIleftthestorE.Iwantedtoapologizeformycoldness.I’mI’msorry.A.tinyvoiceinsidemesaiD.ItappedmyheadwithmyhandasifIhadforgottensomething.ForgivemE.I’mfromNewYorkCity.I’mnotusedtopeoplebeingsohelpful.HelaugheD.IlaugheD.HiseyesbrighteneD.It’smyjobma’am.Ilikeit.hesaiD.WhenheofferedtopushmycartIdidn’tcarebutnoddeddeeply.64.Theauthorfeelsuncomfortablebecause_______________.A.JerryislikeanadoringfantoherB.JerryismentallyyoungerC.Jerry’shandwritingisterribleD.Jerryistooclosetoherwithoutproperdistance65.Atthecheckoutstand_______________.A.JerryofferedtopaymybiscuitsB.Jerrywasleftbehindwithapacketofbiscuits.C.JerryknewthesocialimportanceofdistancE.D.JerrywasnotclosetomE.66.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______________.A.JerrylikedhisjobB.theauthorwasafraidofJerryC.theauthor’sbrothersweredisabledD.Jerrysawtheauthorashisclosefriend67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TooCloseforComfortableB.Don’tLookDownupontheDisabledC.HowtoKeepaGoodRelationD.Don’tSmileatStrangers

IntheearlydaysoftheinternetmanypeopleworriedthataspeopleintherichworldembracednewcomputingandcommunicationstechnologiespeopleinthepoorworldwouldbeleftstrandedonthewrongsideofadigitaldividE.Yetthedebateoverthedigitaldivideisfoundedonamyththatpluggingpoorcountriesintotheinternetwillhelpthemtobecomerichrapidly.Thisishighlyunlikelybecausethedigitaldivideisnotaprobleminitselfbutasymptomofdeepermoreimportantdivides:ofincomedevelopmentandliteracy识字.Fewerpeopleinpoorcountriesthaninrichonesowncomputersandhaveaccesstotheinternetsimplybecausetheyaretoopoorareilliterateorhaveothermoreimmediateconcernssuchasfoodhealthcareandsecurity.Soevenifitwerepossibletowaveamagicwand棒andcauseacomputertoappearineveryhouseholdonearthitwouldnotachieveverymuch:acomputerisnotusefulifyouhavenofoodorelectricityandcannotreaD.YetsuchWand-waving-throughtheconstructionofspecificlocalinfrastructure基础设施projectssuchasruraltele-centers--isjustthesortofthingforwhichtheUN'snewfundisintendeD.Thissortofthingisthewrongwaytogoaboutaddressingtheinequalityinaccesstodigitaltechnologies:itistreatingthesymptomsratherthantheunderlying下面causes.Thebenefitsofbuildingruralcomputingcentersforexampleareunclear.Ratherthantryingtoclosethedivideforthesakeofitthemoresensiblegoalistodeterminehowbesttousetechnologytopromotebottom-updevelopment.Andtheanswertothatquestionturnsouttoberemarkablyclear:bypromotingthespreadnotofPCsandtheInternetbutofmobilephones.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.PluggingpoorcountriesintotheInternetwillhelpthemtobecomerichrapidly.B.Poorcountriesshouldbegivenmorebasicdevicesotherthanadvancedones.C.Richcountriesshouldhelppooronesbecomerich.D.Peopleinpoorcountriescannotafforddevicessuchascomputer.2.WhatdidtheauthormeanbyreferringdigitaldividE.Line3ParA.1?A.Digitaltechnologywillmakethegapbetweenrichworldandpoorworldwider.B.DigitaltechnologywilldividepeopleintorichandpoorworlD.C.Peoplecanbedivideddigitally.D.Todividepeopleindigitalworldiswrong.3.Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthat_______.A.peopleinpoorcountriescannotusecomputerbecauseofilliteracy.B.poorpeoplecannotusecomputers.C.therewouldbenomagictocauseacomputertoappearineveryhouseholdonearth.D.peopleinpoorcountriesneedmorebasiclivingconditionsthancomputers.4.Consideringthefollowingsentenceswhichonewouldtheauthormostagree?A.Digitaltechnologyisuseless.B.Digitaldividewillhelppoorcountriesbecomerich.C.Poorpeopleneedmoreimmediateconcernssuchasfoodhealthcareandsecurity.D.Mobilephonesshouldbepromotedfirstly.5.Thefollowingpassagewillprobablybe:A.Howtopromoteusingofmobilephones.B.Howtousetechnologytopromotebottom-updevelopment.C.Thebenefitsofbuildingruralcomputingcenters.D.Howtomeettheneedoffoodhealthandsecurityinpoorcountries.

DIenteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.MerelybookishIlackedapointofviewwhenIreaD.RatherIreadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayingspiecesofinformationideasthemes—anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducateD.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothaveacomplicatedideauntilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooksIheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony嘲讽oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverreaD.StrictwithmyselfIincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.Howafterallcouldonereadabookmorethanonce?AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.Couldanythingshorterbeabook?TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImadE.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollegE.ThearticlehadalistofthehundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.MorethananythingelseinmylifetheprofessortoldthereporterwithfinalityfirmlythesebookshavemademeallthatIam.ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn’tignorE.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.MostbooksofcourseIhardlyunderstooD.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublicforexampleIneededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.Howeverwiththespecialpatienceandsuperstition迷信ofaschoolboyIlookedateverywordofthetext.AndbythetimeIreachedthelastwordpleasedIpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublicandseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist68.Onhearingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreadingthewriterthought_______.A.onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB.astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC.itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD.studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread69.Whileathighschoolthewriter_______.A.hadplansforreadingB.learnedtoeducatehimselfC.onlyreadbooksover100pagesD.readonlyonebookseveraltimes70.Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto_______.A.explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB.describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC.showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD.provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword71Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo_______.A.showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB.tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC.introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD.explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool

Almosteveryonelikesdogsandalmosteveryonelikesreadingstoriesaboutdogs.IhaveafrienD.Thefriendhasalargepolicedog.ItsnameisJack.Policedogsareoftenveryclever.EverySundayafternoonmyfriendtakesJackforalongwalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfrienD.HestayedalongtimE.HetalkedandtalkeD.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackforhiswalk.ButthevisitorstillstayeD.JackbecameveryworrieD.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofthevisitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinuedtalking.FinallyJackcouldn'tstandit.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbutthistimeheheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthandranoutoftheroom.Jackisthenameof____.A.ayoungmanB.apolicemanC.apolicedogD.agoodfriendInthisstorythewordvisitormeans____.A.theyoungmanB.thewriterofthisstoryC.thepolicedogD.thefriendThevisitorpaidnoattentiontothedogbecause____.A.hedidn'tseethedogB.hedidn'tlikethedogC.hewasafraidofthedogD.hedidn'tunderstandwhatthedogmeantThedogheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthtoshowthat____.A.helikedthehatverymuchB.hewantedthevisitortoleaveimmediatelyC.hewantedtothrowthehatawayD.hewantedtoputonthehatWhichoneisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Everyonemustlikedogs.B.MyfriendnameisJACKC.Thevisitorpaidnoattentiontomyfriend’sbehavior.D.JACKisclever..

BSirRichardBransontodayoffereda$25000000prizeforscientistswhofindawaytosavetheplanetfromtheeffectsofclimatechangE.SupportedbytheformerUSvice-presidentA1GoreandotherenvironmentaliststhebossofVirginAtlanticairlinescalledforscientiststocomeupwithawaytotakegreenhousegasesoutoftheatmospherE.Whatwearedoingismakingsurewegetthemostcarbondioxide-friendlyplanes.Wepromisethat100%ofprofitswemakefromourtransportationbusinessareputintothingsliketheprizewe'veofferedtoday.Weshallconvincepeoplethatwearefacingathreatwhichisurgentandthere’snosuperhero.Wehavenohopeofameaningfulsolutionunlesswefindawaytoworktogether.hesaiD.MrGoresaidglobalwarmingwasman-madeandwasliketotheplanetsufferingfromafever.HesaidHumanshadslippedintoawayofthinkingthatwascenteredon‘shorttermsatisfaction’andnowmeetthechallengeof‘transformingourselvesandchangingthestructuresofeverythingwedo’hesaiD.ReactingtothelaunchoftheprizeTonyJupitertheFriendsoftheEarth'sdirectorwarnedagainstwastingtimewaitingfornewinventions.HesaidSirRichard'sinitiative初衷mayencourageinventorstodevelopawondertechnologytodealwithcarbondioxideoftheatmospherE.ButmanyofthewayssuchasenergyefficiencyandrenewablesalreadyexistanditisessentialthatthesebeputintopracticeassoonaspossiblE.MoreoverSirRichardmustalsolookathisbusinessactivitiesandthecontributiontheymaketoclimatechangE.TheworldwillfinditverydifficulttosettleclimatechangeifairtravelcontinuestoexpandandspacetourismisdevelopeD.40.SirRichardBransonis________.A.ascientistconcernedforclimatechangeB.abusinessmanworkingforA1GoreC.thebossofVirginAtlanticairlinesD.thedirectoroftheFriendsoftheEarth41.ThepurposeofusingA1Gore'squotationwasto_______A.askpeopletochangethewayofthinkingB.compareglobalwarmingtoanEarth'sfeverC.showhowseriousandurgenttheproblemisD.callformoreattentiontothelaunchoftheprize42.Whatisfilemainideaofthepassage?A.Itisimportantforpeopletosaveourplanet.B.HumansaretoblameforcausingclimatechangE.C.ScientistsaretryingtotakecarbondioxideoutoftheatmospherE.D.A.prizewasofferedforsolutionstoglobalwarming.43.HowwasTonyJupiter’sattitudetospacetourism?A.NegativE.B.PositivE.C.OptimistiC.D.Neutral中立.

Einsteinwasbornin1879inGermany.Asachildhewasslowtolearntotalk.AsapupilhewasbackwarD.Butwhenhewasfourteenyearsoldhebecameclever.Hetaughthimselfmathsfromtextbooks.Hestudiedhardbecausehewantedtobeaphysicist.In1901Einsteinbeganteaching.In1902hecontinuedhisstudiesattheUniversityofZurich.Severalyearslaterheformulated系统地阐述hisfamousTheoryofRelativity相对论.Tomostpeoplethelawofrelativityisdifficulttoexplain.ButonceEinsteinexplainedittoagroupofyoungstudents.HesaidWhenyousitwithagoodgirlfortwohoursyouthinkitisonlyaminutE.Butwhenyousitonahotstoveforaminuteyouthinkit'stwohours.Thatisrelativity.AfterHitlercameintopowerinGermanyEinsteinwenttoAmericA.In1940EinsteinbecameanAmericancitizen.In1955Einstein'slifeendedattheageofseventy-six.36.WhenEinsteinwasapupiloftwelvehe_______.A.wasnotquickinlearningtotalkB.waspoorinhisstudiesC.studiedveryhardD.hardlylaggedbehind37.Thelawofrelativityis_______.A.veryhardformostpeopletounderstandB.toohardforEinsteinhimselftoexplainC.toohardtoexplaintoanybodyexceptEinsteinD.easytounderstandonlyfortheyoungstudents38.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.TheGermansowedtheirscientificprogresstoEinstein.B.TheAmericansowedalltheireconomicdevelopmenttoEinstein.C.EinsteinowedagreatdealtothemodernworlD.D.EinsteinmadeaverygreatcontributiontomodernsciencE.39.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.A.TheoryofRelativityB.AnAmericanCitizenC.AlbertEinsteinD.Einstein'sContribution

MicrosoftfounderBillGateshasrecoveredhisspotatthetopoftheUSmoneyheaptakingtheplaceofInvestorWarrenBuffettasAmerica'srichestpersonForbesmagazine'slatestlistreveals.With57billiondollarsnetworthGatesagainleadsthelistof400richestindividualsintheworld’swealthiestcountry.HedisplacedBuffettwhobrieflyheldthepositionthisyearbutwhohasseenhisBerkshireHathawayinvestmentgroup'ssharesslip15percentsinceFebruaryandisnowworth50billion.AccordingtoForbeswhoselistwaspublishedlateWednesdaythegolden400have1.3billiondollarsnetworthormorE.Howevertheircombinednetworthroseonly30billiondollarsortwopercentto1.57trilliondollars.Forbessaidthatrisingoilanddizzyartpricesfuelledtheentryof31newmembersintotheultra-richclubandthereturnofeightpreviousmembers.A.notablearrivalwasMarkZuckerberg24founderofthesocialnetworkingsiteFacebook脸谱网.Forbesestimateshisworthat1.5billiondollars.Meanwhileturmoil动荡onthestockandhousingmarketssaw33othersdropoffthelistincludingformerheadofthetroubledinsurancegiantAIGMauriceGreenbergandaformerheadoftheonlineauctionsiteeBayMargaretWhitman.BiggestgainerswereledbyNewYorkMayorMichaelBloombergwhotookeighthplacewith20billiondollarsworthafteratransaction交易putanewvalueonhisBloombergmediaandfinancialdatanetwork.Thebiggestloserwascasino赌场娱乐场所tycoonSheldonAdelsonwhosefortunefell13billiondollarsover12months--theequivalentto1.5milliondollarsanhour--althoughhestillhas15billiondollarsandoccupies15thplacE.Abouttwothirdsofthelistareself-madebillionairesandjustover10percentarewomenledbytelevisionstarOprahWinfreywhosefortunerose200milliondollarsto2.7billiondollars.68.AccordingtoForbesWarrenBuffetisworth________.A.57billiondollarsB.50billiondollarsC.1.5billiondollarsD.20billiondollars69.31newmembersenteredtheultra-richclubasaresultof________.A.turmoilonthestockandhousingmarketB.mediaandfinancialdatanetworkC.risingoilanddizzyartpricesD.investment70.ThepurposeoftheauthorusingthetelevisionstarOprahWinfreyasanexampleisto_________.A.tellthereadersthattelevisionstarsmakemoneyeasilyB.provethatamillionairecanbecomeabillionaireC.womencanalsobebillionairesD.tellthereadersthatmostofthebillionairesareself-made

A.youngmanwenttoatownandworkedtherE.HedidnothaveawifeandaservantdidtheworkinhishousE.Theyoungmanlikedlaughingalot.Henailedtheservant’sshoestotheflooronMondayandthenlaughedbecauseheputhisfeetinthemandfelldown.TheservantwasnotangrybutsmileD.ThentheyoungmanputbrushesinhisbedonTuesday.Theservantgotintobedandhitthebrusheswithhisfeet.HewasafraiD.Theyoungmanlaughedloudlyagain.AgaintheservantwasnotangrybutsmileD.ThenonWednesdaytheyoungmansaidtohisservantYou’reanicekindman.Iamnotgoingtobeunkindtoyouagain.TheservantsmiledandsaidAndI’mnotgoingtoputanymoremudfromthestreetinyourcoffeE.Heplayedajokeontheservantbecause.A.hehatedhimB.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththefoodtheservantpreparedforhimC.hewantedtogetpleasureD.helikedtoshowoffhimselfWhentheyoungmanplayedajokeonhimtheservantwasnotangrybutsmiledbecause_____.A.helikedtheyoungman’sactionB.makingtheyoungmanlaughishisjobC.hewasafraidtobefiredD.hethoughtheshouldn’tbeangrywithachildWhatdidtheservantdoinreturntotheyoungman?A.HestolesomethingfromthehousE.B.Hegaveasmiletotheyoungman.C.Hehadafightwithhim.D.Heputmudintotheyoungman’scoffeE.Whydidtheyoungmanstopplayingjokesontheservant?Because___.A.theservantshowedkindandnicebehaviortohimB.theservanttoldhimthetruthC.hewantedtobeagoodmanD.hisfathertoldhimtodoso

TaylorsingswithheartThemusicindustryisnevershortofteenpopstarswithwonderfullooksbutitdoesn’toftenfindonelikeUSsingerTaylorSwift.BeneathTaylorSwift’snot-a-girlnot-yet-a-womansweetnesshidesaveryskillfulsongwritingtechnique技巧writesLeahGreenblattwithEntertainmentWeekly.SongwritingthecountrysingerexplainsishowIdealwithproblems.Iamusedtowritingaboutthingsthatreallyinfluencesmemost.Soinhersongsthereisalwayssomethingtrueandhonest.Theyseemlikestoriesfromadiary.AndthatcertainlyhelpsSwiftattractheraudiencE.She’ssoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwideofherfirsttwoalbums2006’sself-titleddebut首张专辑and2008’sFearless.She’stheyoungestartistevertobenamedArtistoftheYearattheAmericanMusicAwards.NotsurprisinglythereweregreatexpectationsforherthirdalbumSpeakNowwhichcameoutlatelastmonthwheresheagainreturnedtoherownlifeformaterial.The14songsareallaboutthelasttwoyears...whenlifewasalittlebitbiggerandcraziersaysSwift.SoI’vewrittenaboutthelessonsandconfusionandheartbreakandallthedifferentthingsthatgoalongwithbeing1819and20.WhatledtoTaylor’sfame?A.Herwonderfullooks.B.Hersongwritingskillstogetherwithherlooks.C.HerbeautifulvoicE.D.Herspeciallifeexperienceinherteenageyears.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Taylorisnowinhertwenties.B.Taylor’stheyoungestArtistoftheYearattheAcademyAwardsC.Taylorhasproducedthreealbumsuptillnow.D.Taylorhassoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwidE.WhatmaybewritteninthealbumSpeakNow?A.HerunhappyexperiencewithherboyfrienD.B.Herconcernforherpopularity.C.HerhappychildhooD.D.Herworriesforenvironmentalpollution.

HundredsofpeoplelinedupatGrandCentralTerminalyesterdaybuttheyweren’ttheretocatchatrain.TheycametoNewYorkCity’sfamousrailroadstationtotradeinolddollarbillsforthenewGeorgeWashingtonPresidential苊1coin.Thegold-coloredcoinisthefirstinanewseriesbytheU.S.Mint造币厂thathonorsformerU.S.Presidents.TheMintwillissue发行fourPresidential苊1coinsayearthrough2016.Likethepopular50StateQuartersprogramwhichissuescoinsintheorderinwhicheachstatejoinedtheUnionPresidential苊1coinswillcomeoutintheorderinwhicheachPresidentserveD.TheGeorgeWashingtoncoinisthefirsttobereleaseD.JohnAdamsThomasJeffersonandJamesMadisoncoinswillcomeoutlaterthisyear.ThePresidential苊1coinswillbethesamesizeandcolorastheSacagaweaGoldenDollar.HoweverthereisanimportantdifferencE.Forthefirsttimesincethe1930sthereisaninscription题字ontheedgeofeachcoin.EachcoinwillshowadifferentPresidentonitsfaceorheadsidE.ItwillalsoshowthePresident’snametheorderinwhichheservedandhisyearsinofficE.TheothersideofthecoinwillshowtheStatueofLibertyandtheinscriptionsUnitedStatesofAmericaand苊1.TherewillbeonePresidential苊1coinforeachPresidentexceptGroverClevelanD.Hewillhavetwo!ClevelandistheonlyU.S.Presidenttohaveservedtwononconsecutive不连续的terms.ThelastPresidentscheduledtogetacoinisGeraldFordbecauseaPresidentmusthavebeendeadfortwoyearsbeforehecanbeonacoin.Whydidpeoplelineupattherailwaystation?A.Tobooktraintickets.B.Toexchangemoney.C.Tovisitacoinshow.D.Tovisitthestationitself.InwhichorderwillthePresidential苊1coinscomeout?A.EachstatejoinedtheUnion.B.EachPresidentwasborn.C.EachPresidenttookofficE.D.EachPresidentdieD.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.therearenowordsontheSacagaweaGoldenDollarB.thenewcoincanbuymorethantheoldcoinC.thenewcointakesonawhitecolorD.theSacagaweaGoldenDollarisbiggerWhywillGroverClevelandhavetwocoins?A.HeservedlongerthananyotherPresident.B.HeisthemostfamousPresidentintheU.S.C.Heistheonlyonewhohasservedtwoterms.D.Heservedtwotermsbutnotcontinuously.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Presidential苊1coinissueD.B.DifferentwaystohonorPresidents.C.ThedifferencesbetweenPresidential苊1coinandothercoins.D.Collectionsofolddollarbills.

第二部分.阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分满分45分阅读下面五篇短文从每题后所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案ManytimesmyfriendJunewouldsayIfIevergetrichI’mgettingacompletelynewwardrobeandmovingintoabiggerapartment.IthoughtofherwordsandherchancesofbeingrichareaboutasgoodasminE.Buttoeveryone’ssurpriseafewyearsagoJunedidcomeintoalargeinheritance遗产.AtfirstJunesaidverylittleaboutthemoney.Astheinitial最初的shockdisappearedshebecameexciteD.JuneisagreatbelieverinmakinglistssoIwasn’tsurprisedtofindherwritingdownallthewaysshewouldspendhernewwealth.Astimewentonwhathadbeenmidwaydownthecolumnwasnowatthetop.AtlastIsaidtoherYouknowitisn’tnecessarytospendallyourinheritanceatoncE.Takesometime;thinkaboutit.IknowIknowsheansweredwithalittlebitanger.ThenonemorningJunecalleD.I’vedecidedhowIwanttousemynewinheritancE.IwanttoseewhatyouthinkshesaiD.Thiswasn’tsomethingIlookedforwardtobutwehadbeenfriendssolong.AswesatJunespreadasheetofpaperonthetablE.Tomygreatsurpriseshehadwrittenonlytwowords:Charities慈善andGrandchildren---inthatorder.ThoughIhadvowed发誓tokeepquietIcouldn’tkeepfromaskinghowshecametothisdecision.WellshesaidItookyouradviceandthoughtaboutit.SheaddedHelpingothersmeansalottomesoI’mhopingthisgiftwillhelppeopleinneeD.IinterrupteD.Butwhataboutthisbigapartmentyoumosthopetohave?Atfirstitwashardbutitdoesn’tseemasimportantanymoresheansweredwithasmilE.ThenJunemovedherhandandIcouldseeafewwordswrittenintinylettersatthebottomofthepagE.AfterhavingalookatthesmallprintIburstintolaughter.Junehadwritten:ANDonenewwardrobE.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter____________.A.wasricherthanherfriendJuneB.wasnoricherthanherfriendJuneC.waspoorerthanherfriendJuneD.wasinterestedinmoneyasJuneAftermakingalistofhowtodealwithherinheritanceJune___________.A.didn’tchangeitatallB.hadaquarrelwiththewriterC.askedthewriterforadviceD.oftenmadesomechangesofitWhenJunecalledthewritertotalkabouthernewdecisionthewriter___________.A.feltthatJunewoulddosomethingmeaningfulB.refusedatfirstbutchangedhermindlaterC.waseagertolearnmoreaboutthenewlistD.haddecidednottomakeanycommentsonJune’slistWecanlearnfromthetextthat______________.A.helpingothersismoreimportantthanbuyingabiggerapartmentB.friendshipdoesn’tmeanacceptingtheshortcomingsofafriendC.givingawayone’swealthneedstimeandcourageD.moneycan’tbringpeoplerealandlastinghappiness

Eversincefarmersbegantogrowgraintheyhavehadtoprotecttheircropsfrombirds.Inthe1300'sEnglishfarmershiredchildrentoprotecttheircrops.Theywerecalledbirdscares.Thechildrenchasedbirdsandthrewstonesatthem.Birdscareswerereplacedinthe1800'sbyscarecrows.A.scarecrowisanythingthatissetinafieldtoscarebirdsaway.Oftenitisapoledressedlikeaperson.Somefarmswithsmallfieldsstillusescarecrowstoday.Farmingbecamebigbusinessinthetwentiethcentury.Scarecrowscouldnolongerprotectthehugefieldsofgrainsofarmersusedpoisonouschemicalsonthefields.Thepoisonmadethegrainbitter.Thebirdsusuallywouldnoteatthebittergrain.Althoughtheycanpreventcropsfrombeingdestroyedbyinsectsandbirdssomechemicalscanbeharmfultohumans.Thereforefarmersareusingfewerchemicalsnowthantheydidtwentyyearsago.PerhapsscarecrowsmaybeseenmoreofteninthefieldsinthefuturE.Englishfarmersbegantohirechildrentogetawaybirdssince_____.A.thetwelfthcenturyB.thefifteenthcenturyC.thesixteenthcenturyD.thefourteenthcenturyBirdscareskeepbirdsawayfromcropsby_____.A.feedingthembittergrainB.pretendingtobescarecrowsC.spreadingchemicalsinthefieldsD.chasingthemandthrowingstonesWhichstatementfromthepassagesupportstheideathatscarecrowsmaybeseenmoreofteninthefieldsinthefuture?A.Scarecrowscouldnolongerprotectfields.B.Theywerecalledbirdscares.C.Englishfarmershiredchildren.D.Farmersareusingfewerchemicals.Theauthor'spurposeisto________.A.giveinformationaboutchildrenwhoworkedasbirdscaresB.tellhowcropshavebeenprotectedfrombirdsC.makethereadersfeelsorryforbirdsthateatpoisonedgrainD.entertainthereaderswithafunnystory

2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语浙江卷AIfyouweretowalkuptoArthurBonnerandsayHeyButterflyManhisfacewouldbreakintoasmilE.Thetitlesuitshim.Andhelovesit.ArthurBonnerworkswiththePalosVerdesbluebutterfly蝴蝶oncethoughttohavediedout.Todaythebutterflyiscomingback—thankstohim.Butyearsagoifyou’dtoldhimthiswaswhathe’dbedoingsomedayhewouldhavelaughedYou’recrazy.Asaboyheusedtobealittletoughguyonthestreets.Atagethirteenhewascaughtbypoliceforstealing.Ateighteenhelandedinprisonforshootingaman..IknewithadhurtmymomBonnersaidafterhegotoutofprison.SoItoldmyselfIwouldnotputmymomthroughthatpainagain.OnedayhemetProfessorMattoniwhowasworkingtorebuildthehabitat栖息地foranendangeredbutterflycalledElSegundobluE.Isawthesign‘ButterflyHabitat’andasked‘Howcanyouhaveahabitatwhenthebutterfliescanjustflyaway?’Bonnerrecalls.Dr.Mattonilaughedandhandedmeamagnifyingglass放大镜‘Lookattheleaves.’Icouldseeallthesecaterpillars蝴蝶的幼虫ontheplant.DrMattoniexplained‘Withouttheplanttherearenobutterflies.’WeekslaterBonnerreceivedacallfromDr.Mattoniwhotoldhimtherewasabutterflythatneededhelp.ThatwashowhemetthePalosVerdesbluE.Sincethenhe’sbeenworkingforfouryearstohelpbringthebutterflyback.Hegrowsastragalustheonlyplantthebutterflyeats.Hecollectsbutterfliesandbringsthemintoalabtolayeggs.Thenheputsnewbutterfliesintothehabitat.Thebutterfly’spopulationoncealmostzeroisnowupto900.FortheirworkBonnerandDr.Mattonireceivedlotsofawards.ButforBonnerheearnedsomethingmore:heturnedhislifearounD.ForsixyearsnowBonnerhaskepthispromisetostayoutofprison.Whilehe’sbringingbackthePalosVerdesbluethebutterflyhashelpedbringhimbacktoo.41.WhenhewasyoungArthurBonner_______.A.brokethelawandendedupinprisonB.wasfondofshootingandhurthismomC.oftenlaughedatpeopleonthestreetsD.oftencaughtbutterfliesandtookthemhome42.BonnercametoknowthePalosVerdesblueafterhe_______.A.foundthebutterflyhaddiedoutB.wonmanyprizesfromhisprofessorC.metDr.MattoniaprofessorofbiologyD.collectedbutterfliesandputthemintoalab43.Fromthelastsentenceofthetextwelearnthatraisingbutterflieshas_________.A.madeBonnerfamousB.changedBonner’slifeC.broughtBonnerwealthD.enrichedBonner’sknowledge44.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.PromisetoMomB.A.ManSavedbyButterfliesC.A.StoryofButterfliesD.A.JobOfferedbyDr.Mattoni

IV.ReadingComprehension40pointsA.SofarasIknowMissHannahwasthefirstpersontogivethebasicdifferencebetweenworkandlabor.Tobehappyamanmustfeelfirstlyfreeandsecondlyimportant.Hecannotbereallyhappyifheisforcedbysocietytodowhathedoesnotenjoydoingorwhatheenjoysdoinglowlythoughtofbysocietyasvaluelessorunimportant.InasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeengotridofthesignthatwhatamandoesisofsocialvalueisthatheispaidmoneytodoitbutalaborertodaycanrightlybecalledawageslavE.A.manisalaborerifthejobthatsocietyoffershimisnotinterestingtohimselfbuthehastotakeitjustowingtothenecessityofearningalivingandsupportinghisfamily.Theoppositesidetolaborisplay.Whenweplayagameweenjoywhatwearedoingotherwiseweshouldnotplayitbutitisapurelyprivateactivity;andsocietycouldnotcarelesswhetherweplayitornot.Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.A.manisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodo;whatfromthepointviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewwillingplay.Whetherajobistobeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsnotonthejobitselfbutonthetastesoftheindividualwhodoesit.Thedifferencedoesnotforexampleagreewiththedifferencebetweenaphysicalandamentaljob;agardeneroracoppermaybeaworkerabankclerkisalaborer.WhichamaniscanbeseenfromhisattitudetowardleisurE.Toaworkerleisuremeanssimplythehoursheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkefficiently.Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuch;workersdieofheartattackandforgettheirwives'birthday.Tothelaborerontheotherhandleisuremeansfreedomfromcompulsion强迫sothatitisnaturalforhimtoimaginethatthefewerhourshehastospendlaboringandthemorehoursheisfreetoplaythebetter.56.A.manfeelshappywhen____________.A.heissupposedtodowhatisimportantinhisopinionB.hehastotakeajobtoearnalivingandsupporthisfamilyC.heisdoingsomethingpersonallyinterestingandsociallyvaluableD.whatheenjoysdoingiswhathethinkshighlyof57.Thereasonwhyalaborercanbecalledawageslaveisthat___________.A.hehasafamilytosupportB.hiswagesareaslowaswhataslaveusedtomakeC.societydoesn'tcarewhetherheplaysornotD.heisdoingthejobonlyformoneynotforinterest58.Whetherajobcanbeclassifiedaslabororworkdependson_____________.A.whetheritisaphysicalormentalB.thetastesofthepersonwhodoesitC.theattitudeofthesocietytowarditD.thenecessityofthejobtothesocietyandindividual59.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WhethertoWorkortoPlayB.WorkLaborandPlayC.DifferencesbetweenLaborandPlayD.LeisureKeytoWorkLaborandPlay

A.10-year-oldboyfatallyshothisfatherFridaystrikinghimseveraltimesashesatinthefrontseatofaSUVtopickuptheboyfromhismother’shomeforaweekendvisit.Theincidenthappenedabout3:45p.m.onacul-de-sac死胡同inthe1700blockofCedarCoveCourtsaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.AninvestigationfoundthatRickJamesLohstroh41wasshotbyhissonwhowassittinginthebackseatoftheman’sToyota4-RunnersaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.TheshootingtookplaceoutsidethehomeofLohstroh’sex-wifewheretheboyliveswithhismotheranda7-year-oldbrother.We’renotcertainofanythinguntilwefinishourinvestigationWilliamssaiD.Theinformationwehaveatthistimeisthatthe10-year-olddidfiretheweapon.Themotherandthe7-year-oldwereinsidethehousewhentheshootingoccurredsaidWilliams.Williamssaidthegunbelongedtotheboy’smother.Afterfiringshotsthroughthebackseattheboyexited退出thebackofthevehicleandcontinuedtofireatthecar.ThemandiedonthewaytoMemorialHermanHospital.LohstrohwasadoctorattheUniversityofTexasMedicalBranch.Themanandwomansharedcustody监护ofthechildren.WilliamssaidthemotherandtheboywerestillinthehometalkingtoinvestigatorsFridaynight.Neighborsdescribedthefamilyasbeingquietandkeepingtothemselves.JustinGray17waswalkingintheneighborhoodwhenheheardgunshots.We’vehadasuicide自杀inthisneighborhoodoncebutneveranythinglikethisGraysaiD.Thebesttitleforthenewsshouldbe.A.A.BoyShotHisFatherB.ShootingKillaFatherC.AnUnbelievableTragedyD.A.Ten-Year-OldBoy’sCrueltyWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenews?A.Thefatherisnotresponsiblefortheboy.B.Thefamilydon’tlikeassociatingwiththeirneighbours.C.TheboyliveswithRickJamesLohstroh.D.Theboyhasnobrothersorsisters.Whatcanweinferfromthereport?A.ThetragedyhappenedbecausetheboyhadseentoomanyfilmsshowingviolencE.B.Theboykilledhisfatherafterhequarreledwithhisfather.C.SuchthingsoftenoccurredinthisneighbourhooD.D.Theboy’sparentsgotdivorced离婚.Thereasonwhytheboyshothisfather.A.isclearB.can’tbemadeoutC.isnotknownD.isquitesimple

BJust7kmeastofSydney’scitycenterliesAustralia’smostfamousbeach–Bondiwithitsgloriousstripofgoldensandandbluewater.OtherdelightfulsurfbeachesandsmallbaysstretchsouthtoMaroubrawhiletheharboursuburbstothenorthoffersandybaysandthebushlandofSydneyHarbourNationalPark.ThelifesavingmovementwasfoundedinAustraliaintheearly1900sandnowBondiandBronteeachclaimtobetheworld’sfirstsurfclub.1.BeachesSurfandsandfromBonditoMaroubrapluscalmharbourbeaches.●WithitsrollingsurfandlongareofsandBondiistheregion’sbest-knownbeachandtheliveliestofalltheoceansuburbs.●FourmoresurfbeachesliesouthofBondi—TamaramaBronteCoogeeandMaroubra—aswellascalmerClovellyandCordonsBay.

CSusanSontag1933—2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliteraturE.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.WithgreateffortandseriousjudgmentSontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculturE.SeriousnesswasoneofSontag’slifelongwatchwords格言butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasureofpopculturE.InNotesCampthe1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle—knownsetofdifficultunderstandingsthroughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.NotesonCampshewroterepresentsavictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’.Byconviction信念shewasasensualist感觉论者butbynatureshewasamoralist伦理学者andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforwarD.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities被压抑的性格aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthediseasE.Infactre-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.InAmericaherstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatirelessall-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfamE.SometimessheoncesaidIfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefendingistheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.64.TheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphlmeansSontag____________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture65.Shefirstwonhernamethrough____________.A.herstoryofaPolishactressB.herbookIllnessasMetaphorC.publishingessaysinmagazineslikePartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings66.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon____________.A.atirelessall-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchword:seriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing67.FromtheworksSusanpublishedinthe1970sand1980swecanlearnthat_____.A.shewasmoreamoralistthanasensualistB.shewasmoreasensualistthanamoralistC.shebelievedrepressedpersonalitiesmainlyledtoillnessD.shewouldliketore-examineoldpositions

A.schoolinNanjingplanstoorderKorean-styleschooluniforms校服forstudentsbutparentswereagainstthemovebelievingthatthenewuniformslookedtoogoodandwouldencourageearlyromancesamongthestudents.Parents:MydaughterwassoexcitedabouttheKorean-styleuniformsayingit’sherdreamtowearaminiskirttoschooleverydayamomsaiD.Mydaughteralsocalledherclassmatestotalkabouthowhandsometheboyslookedintheuniforms!Ifthestudentswearsuchbeautifuluniformshowcantheyconcentrateontheirstudies?School:Wehadtostoptheplanbecausemanyparentswerestronglyagainstit.Someparentsthoughtitwasjustawayfortheschooltomakemoneyandothersthoughtthenewuniformswouldtakestudents’attentionawayfromtheirstudies.Students:Thestudentswereverydisappointedabouttheschool’sfinaldecision.Theythoughtthesportswearuniformsmadethemlookdull.TheysaidtheKoreanuniformshadmanyadvantagessuchasraisinginterestinclassandliftingconfidencE.Asforconcernsaboutromancethestudentsbelievethatloveisloveandhasnorelationshiptotheuniforms.TheDepartmentofEducation:Theschoolscanchoosetheirownstyles.EithersportswearorotheruniformsareOK.CurrentlymostmiddleandelementaryschoolsinNanjinghavesportswearuniforms.Expert:Fashionableschooluniformscanincreasestudents’interestinlearning.Parentsdon’tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutearlyromances.Today’sprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavestrongpersonalitiesandtheirappreciationofbeautyisrapidlyforming.A.fashionableuniformcandeveloptheirsenseofbelongingtotheschoolandreducetheirresistance__totheschool’smanagement.Butwedon’thavetofollowKoreanorJapanesestyles.WeshoulddesignourownChinesestyleuniforms.1.Studentsthinkthenewuniformswill________.A.makethemhavegoodtasteinfashionB.makethemfeelconfidentC.makethemfeelproudoftheirschoolD.reducetheirfearofteachers3.Theopinionoftheexpertisto________.A.forbidthestudentstowearfashionableuniformsB.encouragethestudentstowearsportswearuniformsC.designuniformsinaChinesestyleD.wearnewuniformsinaforeignstyle3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.schooluniformsaremostlyblueorblackB.fewstudentsarewillingtowearschooluniformsC.schooluniformsareawasteofmoneyD.schoolsareencouragedtochoosetheirownuniforms

2010??冀州二模Averydisruptive扰乱型的six-yearoldchildkickedmylegsandclawedatmyhandsaidoneteacher.Ibrokeupafightandwaskickedbetweenmylegssaidanother.Manypeoplehaveheardstorieslikethis.Butthesituationismoreworryingstillanditinvolvesparents.Everychildregardlessofthecircumstancesintowhichtheyarebornhastherighttoachievetheirpotentialregardlessoftheirparents’wealthandclass.Andwerecognizethatasanationitisalongwaytoachievethisgoal.Butrightscomewithresponsibilitiesandwhatworriespeopleisthatweareindangerofneglectingthelatter.Fartoomanychildrenarebehavingbadlyatschooleventothepointofbeingviolenttostaff.Thisisterribleenoughbutitishardtobesurprisedsincemanychildrenarejustmirroringthebehavioroftheirparents.Toomanyarestartingschoolunabletoholdaknifeandforkunusedtoeatingatatableandunabletousethelavatoryproperly.Weareindangerofbecominganationoffamilieslivingseparatelivesunderoneroof.Thebedroomonceaplacetosleephasbecomethelivingspacefortheyoung.Spendinghoursinfrontofcomputerscreensonsocialnetworkingsitesorbeingimmersedincomputergameschildrenandyoungpeoplespendlittletimewiththeirparents.Parentsareunabletomonitorjustwhattheirchildrenarewatching.Schoolscannotrightthewrongsofsocietyandteacherscannotbecomesubstituteparents.Bothpartiesneedtoworktogether.Parentsmustbehelpedandgivenconfidencetotakebackcontrol.Theyareresponsibleforsettingboundariesfortheirchildren’sbehaviorandstickingtothoseboundarieswhenthegoinggetstough.Theyareresponsibleforsettingagoodexampletotheirchildrenandfordevotingthatmostpreciousofresources—time—sothatchildrencometoschoolreadyandarewillingtolearn.Intheopinionofthewriterwhatproblemdopeopleignore?A.TheschoolviolencE.B.Thepressureofstudents’learning.C.Therighttoachievestudentspotential.D.theresponsibilitiesofthestudents.Thewriter’sattitudetothebehaviorsofparentsmaybethatof________.A.dissatisfiedB.unconcernC.understandingD.toleranceTheunderlinedpartinParA.4maymeans__________.A.parentsandchildrenliveintheirseparateroomsB.parentscarelittleaboutchildren’slifeathomeC.childrendon’tlivewiththeirparentsinthesameroomD.athomechildrenliveadifferentlifefromthatofparentsWhatmightbemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?Children’sbehavioratschoolisworryingpeopleParentsexpectschoolstocorrecttheirchildren’sbadhabitsThereisnopointinparents’teachingchildrenathomeDon’tblameteacherswhenit’sparentswhoarefailing

BIstartedteachingEnglishabroadwhenIwas22soonafterIgraduatedfromuniversity.I’m35nowandhavebeendoingiteversincE.Ifyouwanttotraveltheworldthere’reafewwaystoearnmoneywhileyoudoso.YoucanpickfruitpullpintsorteachEnglish.Thethirdonehasdefinitelysuitedmebest.ItaughtinRussiaArgentinaSpainandSlovakiaandstayedanaverageoftwoyearsineachcountry.OurflatisintheSanlitunareanotfarfromthemainfootballstadiumandIworkatvariousschoolsinthecity.ThedemandforEnglishlanguageteachersisstaggering.BasicallyifaChinesepersonwantsajobwithaninternationalcompanysuchasHewlettPackardthenEnglishisamust.InChinathere’snoshortageofworkthoughthepaycanvary.IfyouteachEnglishasasecondlanguageataninternationalschoolyoucanearn22000yuanamonthabout￠2200or￡1500.Ifyou’reshortofcashyoucanalwaysdoabitofextraprivatetuitionwhichpaysreallywell—about￡30anhour.ThebestthingaboutBeijingisthatyouaren’tgoingtobelonely.There’sahugeexpat侨民communityheremostlybasedinSanlitunandgrowingallthetimE.Idon’tknowmywayaroundDublinorLondonverywellbutIcantellyouBeijingistherestaurantcapitaloftheworld.49.WhydidtheauthorstayinBeijingtoteachEnglish?A.Hewantedtomakeafortune.B.Beijingmadeagoodimpressiononhim.C.HewantedtoliveinChinaforever.D.Hewantedtotravelaroundtheworld.50.TheunderlinedwordstaggeringinParagraph2means________.A.veryweakB.oftenchangingC.greatD.unsteady51.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor____.A.oftenfeltlonelyinSanlitunB.wassatisfiedwithlivinginChinaC.wasveryfamiliarwithDublinD.likedChineserestaurantsbest

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项SinceherhusbanddiedMrs.Jacksonhaslivedaloneintheirbigoldsuburban郊区的housE.Thehousewasboughtbyherhusbandalmostfiftyyearsago.Forthesakeofsafety为安全起见hersonhastriedhardtoaskhertosellthehouseandbuyanewandsmalloneinthetown.ButMrs.Jacksondoesn’tliketheideA.Shesaysthatshehastolookafterherhusband’soldhousE.ButrecentlysheoftenhearsstoriesaboutunknownpeoplestealingthingsaroundherE.ThatwasacolddaybeforeChristmasEvE.Aroundfouro’clockintheafternoonMrs.JacksonwasenjoyingtheChristmasmusicwhensomeoneknockedatthedoor.Sheheardthesoundbutdidn’tmovE.Anotherknock.Whocoulditbe?Mrs.JacksonwasabitafraiD.Shedecidednottoanswerthedoorbutkeepwaiting.OneminuteanotherminuteandyetanotherminutE.Nothinghappenedandnomoreknocks.ShewalkedquietlytothedoorandlisteneD.SheheardnothingbutthewindoutsidE.Sheslowlyunfastenedthedoorandpeeped窥视throughthecrack小缝.Shethengaveasurprisedcryandthrewthedoorwideopen!AtthedoorshesawatallbeautifulChristmastree!InthetreestoodaChristmascardwiththesewords:MerryChristmas!Yournewneighbor56.ThehouseboughtbyMr.Jacksonis_____.A.inthetownB.smallbutnewC.outsidethetownD.smallandold57.Mrs.Jacksondoesn’twanttosellthehousebecause_____.A.itisalmostfiftyyearsoldB.itisbigandoldC.shelikestolivealoneinitD.herhusbandleftittoher58.Whydidn’tshemovewhensheheardtheknockatthedoor?A.BecauseshewasenjoyingtheChristmasmusiC.B.Becauseshethoughtitmightbeanunknownperson.C.Becauseitwasnotherson.D.Becauseshehadn’tdecidedtoanswerthedoor.59.WhenshefounditwasaChristmastreeshe_____.A.criedinsurpriseandpushedthedoorwideopenB.wasveryexcitedC.threwthedoorawayD.wentouttostandinthetree

It’sanimagethatmightmakeSaddamHusseinprouD.Afrightenedprisonerheadcoveredanddressedinragselectrodesattachedtothefingersofhisout-strectchedhands.He’sbeenforcedtostandonaboxandifhefallsoffhiscaptorshavetoldhimthathe’llbeelectrocuted触电致死.TheprisonerwasanIraqiandhistorturerswereAmericansoldierswhoweresenttothecountrytoliberatetheIraqipeoplE.ThisunpleasantimagewasoneofaseriesofphotographsleakedbyaUSsoldier.HewasworkingataUSPrisonerofWarPOWcampwhichusedtobeSaddam’spunishmentcentrE.SincethepictureswereshownontheAmericannewsprogrammer60MinutesⅡonApril28theyhavecausedshockandangerintheUSandabroaD.DespiteUSPresidentGeorgeW.Bush’spromisetopunishtheresponsiblesoldiersthecountry’simageintheMiddleEastcouldbedamagedforever.TheliberatorsareworsethanthedictatorssaidAbdel-BariAtwaneditoroftheArabnewspaperAlQudsAlArabi.TheyhavenotjustlosttheheartsandmindsofIraqisbutofpeopleinalldevelopingcountries.UNsecretary-GeneralKofiAnnansaidhewasdeeplydisturbedbythepicturesandhopeditwasasingleincident.HoweversimilarphotographshaveappearedinBritishnewspapersofBritishsoldierstorturingIraqis.AnykindoftortureormistreatmentofprisonersisforbiddenundertheGenevaConventions.Thefirstagreementwassignedby16Europeancountriesin1864inGenevaSwitzerlanD.Itwasintendedtoprotectwoundedsoldiersonlandandlimithumansufferingintimesofarmedconflict.Furtherruleswereaddedtocoverthetreatmentofsoldiersatseaandprisonersofwar.Theentiresetwasacceptedin1949andhassincebeenacceptedbynearly200countries.57.Thepassageisabout________.A.howAmericansoliderstreatedPOWsB.America’sglobalimageC.photosofPOWmistreatmentD.internationalreactionstothephotosbeingreleased58.WhymightsuchphotosmakeSaddamHusseinproud?A.Hecouldbecruelerthanthetorturersinthephoto.B.Itshowedtheso-calledliberatorswereworsethanhim.C.TheyweretakeninhispunishmentcentrE.D.TheycoulddamagetheimageoftheUSintheMiddleEastforever.59.AccordingtothearticlewhohadahandinthemistreatmentsofIraqisoldiers?A.SaddamHussein.B.Britishsoldiers.C.Americansoldiers.D.BothB.andC.60.WhichofthefollowingiswrongabouttheGenevaConventions?A.Over200countrieshaveacceptedtheConventionssofar.B.Theymakesurewoundedsoldiersgetpropertreatment.C.TheywerenamedaftertheplacewherethefirstagreementwassigneD.D.TheConventionsshowthattheUSsoldiersactedwrongly.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ThetruthinotherwordsA.blindboysatonthestepsofabuildingwithahatbyhisfeet.Heheldupasignwhichsaid:Iamblindpleasehelp.Therewereonlyafewcoinsinthehat.A.manwaswalkingby.Hetookafewcoinsfromhispocketanddroppedthemintothehat.Hethentookthesignturneditaroundandwrotesomewords.Heputthesignbacksothateveryonewhowalkedbywouldseethenewwords.Soonthehatbegantofillup.A.lotmorepeopleweregivingmoneytotheblindboy.ThatafternoonthemanwhohadchangedthesigncametoseehowthingswerE.Theboyrecognizedhisfootstepsandasked:Wereyoutheonewhochangedmysignthismorning?Whatdidyouwrite?Themansaid:Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaidbutinadifferentway.Whathehadwrittenwas:TodayisabeautifuldaybutIcannotseeit.Doyouthinkthefirstsignandthesecondsignweresayingthesamething?OfcoursebothsignstoldpeopletheboywasblinD.Butthefirstsignsimplytoldpeopletohelpbyputtingsomemoneyinthehat.ThesecondsigntoldpeoplethattheywereabletoenjoythedaybuttheboycouldnotenjoyitbecausehewasblinD.ThefirstsignsimplysaidtheboywasblinD.ThesecondsigntoldpeopletheyweresoluckythattheywerenotblinD.Thereareatleasttwolessonswecanlearnfromthissimplestory.Thefirstis:BethankfulforwhatyouhavE.Someoneelsehasless.Helpwhereyoucan.Thesecondis:BecreativE.Thinkdifferently.Thereisalwaysabetterway!56.Themanwrotesomewordsononesideoftheboy’ssignbecause.A.hethoughtthattheblindboydidn’tknowhowtowriteB.hewantedtoprovethattheboywasreallyblindC.hethoughtthattheboycouldn’tgetanymoneyD.hewantedtohelpthepoorblindboy57.Thechangedsignworkedbetterthantheoriginalonebecause.A.theoriginalsigntoldpeopletodothingswhichpeopledon’tlikeB.thesecondsignmadepeopleseetheirhealthasagiftwhichmadethemwillingtohelpC.theoriginalsignpointedoutakindofsufferingthatpeopledon’tcareaboutatallD.thesecondsigndrewpeople’sattentiontoanotherproblemtheboyhad58.Wecanlearnfromthestorythatthemanwhorewrotethesignwas.A.creativeB.patientC.funnyD.curious59.Thestoryshowsusthat.A.thinkinginadifferentwaycangetusoutoftroubleB.learningtobethankfulforwhatwehavemayhelpustolivehappierlivesC.creativethinkingmaybringusbetterresultsD.beingkindandrespectfulwillencourageblindpeopletohelpthemselves

UponwakingupJimfoundhimselflyingonastretchofsandyshorewithhisfacehalf-buriedinthesanD.Hefoundthathisclotheshadbeenalmosttornapart.HisarmsachedandhisbodywasheavylikestonE.Beforehecouldstanduphewasbroughttohiskneesduetoexhaustion.Ashelayonthesandhebegantostudytheenvironmentforsignsofhumanactivities.Buttherewasnothingexceptforafewtreesandsomestoneswithineyesight.HerememberedhowafewhoursbeforehehadstillbeenstrugglingforsurvivalinthevastSouthChinaSeA.Theboatthathadcarriedhisfriendsandhimouttoseaforafunfishingtriphadrunintoaterriblestorm.Jameswhowasthecaptainoftheboatandhadbeenatthewheellostcontroloftheboat.Theboatmovedfromsidetosideinthestorm.SuddenlyithitasharpobjectmostprobablyarockfromtheseaandwaswreckeD.JimcouldnotrememberhowhehadmanagedtodriftontolanD.Hisfriendswerenotinsight.HewassaddenedbythefactthattheymighthavealldrowneD.Thenhesuddenlysawathincolumnofsmokeonthefarsideofahill.Coulditbeahouse?Jimaskedhimself.Evenifitwasn’titgavehimsomefreshhopeofsurvivingtheordealthathewasgoingthrough.Hestruggledontowardstheplacefromwherethesmokewasrising.Finallyhefoundhimselfatthetopofthehill.Hesawalittlegreenvalleydottedwithafewhutsandtreesinthesun.Hiseyeswerenotplayingtricksonhim.Therewasavillagelocatedatthebottomofthevalley.ThesightgavehimrenewedhopE.Hebegantoruntowardthevillagewithhislastounceofenergy.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Jimfoundhimselfinadesertwhenhewokeup.B.JimandhisfriendswerefishingatSouthChinaSeA.C.Jimlostcontroloftheboatheandhisfriendswerein.D.Theboathitarockbutkeptsteady.69.Jimstruggledtowardtheplaceofthesmokeprobablybecause______.A.hewasafraidofbeingtooneartheseaB.hethoughthisfriendsmightbeintheplaceofthesmokeC.thesmokeimpliedhumanactivitiesD.AlloftheabovE.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordordealinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.badweatherB.orderC.sufferingD.idealstate71.AccordingtothepassagewhatisNOTTRUEaboutJim?A.Hesurvivedaterribleseastorm.B.HehadthefeelingthathisfriendssurvivedthewreckagE.C.Atfirsthedidn’tfindsignsofhumansbutthenhesawasmokerising.D.Hefinallyfoundavillageatthebottomofavalley.

RobertFrostwasatheartamean-spiritedhumanbeingnotthekindofmanonewouldexpecttowritepoetry.HewasborninSanFrancisco.FrostenteredDartmouthUniversityin1893butdroppedoutandswitchedtoHarvardwhichheattendedfortwoyears.Hestartedabriefteachingcareerwherehewasinspiredtobecomeapoetbysomeofhisstudents’work.Froststoppedteachingandbecameafarmer.Duringthistimehewrotenumerouspoemsandacoupleofshortstories.Whilehewasafarmerhestartedtothinkseriouslyaboutbecomingafamouspoet.InalmostallofhispoemsFrostwroteinthefirstperson.Thefirstwidely-readpoemthathepublishedwascalledMyButterfly.AtfirsthisaudiencewasverysmallbutwithhisCollectedPoemshebecamefamous.RobertFrostreceivedalmostalltheawardsthattherewereforpoetry.Hispoetrydescribestheforcesofnatureandtheviolenceanddeepemotional情感的needsofhumanbeingswhichreflecttheexperiencesofhischildhooD.RobertFrostwillalwaysbeknownasoneofthebestpoetsinhistory.Hiswayofputtingemotionandviolenceintowordsisremarkable非同寻常的.Histalentforpoetryisnatural-bornandhehaddiscoveredthiswhenhestartedtofarm.Eventhoughhetreatedhiswifeandchildrenterriblyhestillbecameoneofthebest-knownpoetsofhisandourday.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.RobertFrosthadbeenafamouswriterbeforehestartedteachingB.RobertFrostwrotehispoemsmostlyinthefirstpersonC.RobertFrostwasveryfamousatthebeginningofhiswritingcareerD.RobertFrostbegantowritepoemswhenhewasateacherAccordingtothepassageRobertFrostwasfamousfor________.A.histeachingcareerB.hislifeexperiencesC.showingstrongfeelinginhispoemsD.hisinterestinpoemsThelastparagraphofthepassagemainlytellsus________.A.whyRobertFroststoppedfarmingB.whyRobertFrostwassofamousC.abouthismasterpieces杰作D.aboutthewayhetreatedhiswifeandchildrenFromthepassageweknowthat________.A.RobertFrost’smostfamouspoemisMyButterflyB.RobertFrostbegantowritewhenhewasincollegeC.RobertFrostgaveupstudyingatDartmouthUniversityD.hispoetryshowedtheviolenceofwarandhischildhood

A.businesswomanamotheroffouraninternationalfashionicon偶像awomancommittedtomakingtheworldabetterplaceforwomenandchildren—QueenRaniaofJordanistrulychangingtheworlD.RaniawasbominKuwaitin1970.ShortlyafterIraqinvadedthatcountryin1990herfamilyfledandsettledinJordan.AftergraduatingfromabusinessschoolRaniabecamesuccessfulinthebusinessworlD.Whenshewasjust22shewenttoadinnerpartythatchangedherlifeforever.ItwastherethatshemetJordan'sPrinceAbdullah.SixmonthslaterRaniaandAbdullahhadaroyalweddingandstartedafamily.Afterthedeathofherfather–in–lawKingHusseinin1999PrinceAbdullahwascrownedKingAbdullahIIofJordanandRaniabecametheworld'syoungestlivingqueen.InherroleasQueenRaniahasbecomewellknownaroundtheworldforhercharityworkandhereffortstoimproveeducationalopportunitiesforgirls.Sheisanoutspokenadvocateofwomen'srightseducationreformandchildabusE.Sheisalsowell-knownforhereffortstoremoveWesternstereotypes旧观念abouttheMuslimworlD.Raniaexplainsthatthereisadirectrelationshipbetweenincreasingeducationandeliminatingpoverty.Youcanchangethecourseofanationthrougheducationshesays.Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoforagirlisempowerherwithhereducation.Onceshehastheeducationshecanthenhavecontroloverherincomeshecanchangeherlifeshecanhavechoices.InthefutureRaniasaysshehopesforamoreopenandsecureworlD.Welookatproblemshappeninghalfwayacrosstheworldandwethink'Wellthat'stheirproblem.'Butit'snotshesays.Whenyousolvesomebodyelse'sproblemyouaresolvingaproblemforyourselfbecauseourworldtodayissointerconnecteD.RaniaandherfamilymovedtoJordanbecause____.A.shewasengagedtoJordan'sPrinceAbdullahB.shewantedtoattendabusinessschoolthereC.JordanwasamoredevelopedcountrythanKuwaitD.thewarbrokeoutbetweenKuwaitandIraqRaniabecametheworld'syoungestlivingqueenwhenshewas____.A.agirlof22B.attheageof23C.inherthirtiesD.29yearsoldInherroleasQueenRaniaismoredevotedto____.A.herbusinessworkB.girls'educationC.fashionshowsD.herfamilyRaniathinksthat____.A.womenhavebroughtaboutgreatchangestotheworldB.educationcanhelpagirlfindawealthyhusbandC.intheworldtodayallcountriesdependoneachotherD.theMuslimworldneedsmorehelpfromthewesterncountriesThetextmainlydescribesRaniaas____.A.acaringmotherB.afashionmodelC.asocialactivistD.asmartbusinesswoman

OdlandrememberslikeitwasyesterdayworkinginanexpensiveFrenchrestaurantinDenver.Theicecreamhewasservingfellontothewhitedressofarichandimportantwoman.ThirtyyearshavepassedbutOdlandcan’tgetthememoryoutofhismindnorthewoman’skindreaction反应.ShewasshockedregainedcalmnessandinakindvoicetoldtheyoungOdlanD.It’sOK.Itwasn’tyourfault.WhenshelefttherestaurantshealsoleftthefutureFortune500CEO总裁withalifelesson:Youcantellalotaboutapersonbythewayheorshetreatsthewaiter.Odlandisn’ttheonlyCEOtohavemadethisdiscovery.RatheritseemstobeoneofthosefewlawsofthelandthateveryCEOlearnsonthewayup.It’shardtogetadozenCEOStoagreeaboutanythingbutmostagreewiththeWaiterRulE.TheysayhowotherstreattheCEOsaysnothing.Buthowotherstreatthewaiterislikeawindowintothesoul.WatchoutforanyonewhopullsoutthepowercardtosaysomethinglikeIcouldbuythisplaceandfireyou.orIknowtheownerandIcouldhaveyoufireD.Thosewhosaysuchthingshaveshownmoreabouttheircharacter人品thanabouttheirwealthandpower.TheCEOwhocameupwithitoratleastfirstwroteitdownisRaytheonCEOBillSwanson.Hewroteabest-sellingbookcalledSwanson’sUnwrittenRulesofManagement.ApersonwhoisnicetoyoubutrudetothewaiterortoothersisnotanicepersonSwansonsays.Iwillneverofferajobtothepersonwhoissweettothebossbutturnsrudetosomeonecleaningthetables.WhathappenedafterOdlanddroppedtheicecreamontothewoman’sdress?A.HewasfireD.B.HewasblameD.C.Thewomancomfortedhim.D.ThewomanlefttherestaurantatoncE.Odlandlearnedoneofhislifelessonsfrom_______.A.hisexperienceasawaiterB.theadvicegivenbytheCEOsC.anarticleinFortuneD.aninterestingbest-sellingbookAccordingtothetextmostCEOshavethetimeopinionabout_______.A.Fortune500companiesB.theManagementRulesC.Swanson’sbookD.theWaiterRuleFromthetextwecanlearnthat_______.A.oneshouldbenicertoimportantpeopleB.CEOsoftenshowtheirpowerbeforeothersC.oneshouldrespectothersnomatterwhotheyareD.CEOsoftenhavemealsinexpensiverestaurants

EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:ItseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedlE.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.HedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticalsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyrE.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.AccordingtothepassageEliasHowewas_________.A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsC.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedD.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreamsTheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas_________.A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedleD.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedleThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause_________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe'sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleepDreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause_________.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分共30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项Oncetherewasanoldmaninatown.Healwaysforgotalotofthings.SohiswifealwayshadtosaytohimDon’tforgetthis!OnedayhewentonalongtripalonE.BeforehelefthomehiswifesaidNowyouhaveallthesethings.Theyarewhatyouneedforyourtrip.Takecareofyourthingsduringthetrip.Hewenttothestationboughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.Abouthalfanhourlatertheconductorbegantocheckthetickets.HecametotheoldmanandsaidWillyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispocketsbuthecouldnotfindit.HewasveryworrieD.Ican’tfindmyticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain.saidtheoldman.Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allrightyoudon’thavetobuyanotheronE.saidtheconductorkindly.ButhowcanIknowwhereI’mgoing?----Ican’tremembermystation!theoldmansaidsadly.51.Theoldmaninthestorywasvery__________.A.kindB.poorC.forgetfulD.sad52.Whereistheticket?A.Theoldmanforgottobuyit.B.Theoldmancouldnotrememberwhereitwas.C.Theoldmanshowedittotheconductor.D.Theoldman’swifetooktheticketaway.53.Theoldmanboughttheticke__________hegotonthetrain.A.beforeB.afterC.asD.when54.Theconductor__________theoldman.A.didn’tbelieveB.laughedatC.believedD.feltsooryfor55.Theoldmanwassadbecause_____________.A.hesadtobuyanotherticketB.helostallthethingshiswifegavehimC.hedidnotknowwherehewasD.hedidnotknowwhereheshouldgetoff

Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter-anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteacher.UPuntilnowIhadbeenabletodressmyselfforrecess课间休息buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlaysonmykindergartenteacheratPrincessElizabethSchoolnearHamiltonOntariohadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimesinherlongcareerbutIthinkshemaystillrememberthisonE.Imanagedgogetintomywoolsnowpants.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrotheranditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandmatchingscarfweremineandtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinteryouwillbeabletoputonyourownboots.Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidencE.Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.LikemostchildrenIexpectedtheadulttodoallthework.Aftermuchwigglingandpushingshemanagedtogetfirstoneintoplaceandthenwithasighworkedthesecondoneontoo.IannouncedThey’reonthewrongfeet.Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.ThenIsaidThesearen’tmybootsyouknow.AsshepulledtheoffendingbootsfrommyfeetshestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinteresteD.OncetheywereoffIsaidTheyaremybrother’sboots.MymothermakesmewearthemandIhatethem!SomehowfromlongyearsofpracticeshemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.Shepushedandshovedlessgentlythistimeandthebootswerereturnedtotheirproperplaceonmyfeet.WithagreatsighifreliefseeingtheendofherstrugglewithmesheaskedNowwhereareyourgloves?IlookedintohereyesandsaidIdidn’twanttolosethemsoIputthemintothetoesofmyboots.39.Accordingtothepassagethelittlegirlgot______fromherbrother.A.thewoolsnowpantsandthejacketB.thejacketandthebootsC.thejacketandthehatD.thebootsandthegloves40.Whatmadeitsohardfortheteachertohelpthelittlegirlputherbootson?A.Theglovesinthetoesoftheboots.B.Theslownessoftheteacher.C.ThewrongsizeofthebootsD.Theunwillingnessofthegirl41.Itcanbeinferredthatbeforethelittlegirlfinallywentouttoenjoythefirstsnowofwintertheteacherhadtohelpherputonherboots______.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes42.WhichofthefollowingsentencesfromthetextBESTindicatesthattheteacherisveryconsiderate?A.InhercalmmotherlyvoicesheBytheendofwinterParagraph2B.WiththegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtoParagraph4C.shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinteresteD.Paragraph4D.shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.Paragraph4

Todayat28theyoungGermanViolinistAnne-SophieMutterisatthetop.ShegivesradiancetothemusicwroteGeoffreyNorrisinTheDailyTelegraphLondon.BorninRheinfeldenonJune291963Anne-SophiegrewupinWehrasmalltownjustfivekilometersfromtheSwissborder.HerfatherKarlWilhelmMutterandhermotherGerlindeconsideredmusiclessonspartofagoodeducation.ItcameasnosurprisewhenAnne-Sophiesaidshewantedaviolinforherfifthbirthday.Herparentsthoughtshewastooyoungfortheviolinandpersuadedhertostartonthepiano.ButAnne-Sophiehasalwayshadamindofherown.IlongedtoplaytheviolinshesaysItseemedtomeamuchmoreinterestinginstrument.Aftersixmonthsherparentsgavein.ThefamousviolinteacherErnaHonigberferwholivednearbybecameAnnie-Sophie’stutor.Afteronlyninemonthsoflessonssheenteredthesix-year-oldinanationwidecompetitionforyoungmusicians.WithChristophaccompanyingheronthepianoAnne-SophiewonfirstprizE.In1974ErnaHonigbergerdieD.Anne-Sophie’snewteacherwasAidaStucki.ShetaughtAnne-Sophietodevelopherownideasonhowapieceshouldbeplayednotjusttoimitateothers.Thisisoneoftheviolinist’sstrongestmostdistinctivecharacteristicstoday.ThoughtheMutterswereshortofmoneyattimestheylimitedtheirdaughter’sperformancestooneortwoayear.Wearegladwewentthefamilyroadsaysherfather.Nooutsidercaneverhaveaneffectonourdaughter’scareerorpushherintoplayingmoreconcertsthanshewantsto.Latershewasallowedtogivesixtoeightconcertsayearandmakesomerecordings.60.Anne-Sophie’sconcertsare_________.A.limitedtooneortwoayearB.accompaniedatthepianobyChristophC.highlypraisedthroughouttheworldD.appreciatedbyprofessorsinLondon61.WhichsentenceshowsAnne-Sophie’sstrongpointasaviolinist?A.Shewantedaviolinforherfifthbirthday.B.Shehasalwayshadamindofherown.C.Shehadtwofamousviolinteachers.D.Violinseemedtoheramuchmoreinterestinginstrument.62.ThevirtuetheMuttershaveisthattheybelieve__________.A.childrenshouldlearnmusicB.moneyisnoteverythingC.Anne-SophiewastooyoungtogiveconcertsD.parentshaveagreateffectupontheirchildren63.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Mutter’sfamilyhadaneffectonher.B.Anne-SophiegotherfirstprizewiththehelpofAidaStucki.C.Anne-Sophielikedtoimitateothers.D.Anne-Sophielikedalltheinstruments.

Infrontofapopularrestaurantalineofcustomerswaitfortaxis.Andwait.Mostofthecabstaxisarefull.That’snothingunusualinthiscityof4millionpeoplE.Butit’s2:30inthemorning.VisitorstotheOlympicGamesmayleavedisappointediftheyseeAthensonlythroughtheeyesofthetypicaltouristwhomakesabeelineoftheislandsafterthevisittotheAcropolis雅典卫城andtheunusualandattractivePlakadistrict.TofullyappreciateanddiscoverAthens’manycharms魅力doastheGreeksdo:walkoutintotheneighborhoodsfindthepackednightclubseatatoneoftheinnumerable数不清的restaurantsorseeHollywoodstarsunderrealstarsinaromanticoutdoorcinemA.TheGreekcapitalisnamedfortheancientgoddessAthenawhosefavouriteanimalwastheowl猫头鹰.It’safittingsymbolforthecity’snocturnal夜里的naturewhichoftenreachesitshighestpointinsummerwitharushhourjustbeforedawn.AsnativeAthenianPanosDemestihasaidAthensbydayisunlivable不宜居住的butit’smagicalatnight.AtheniansfaceuptoheavytrafficblockdecreasinggreenspacedustystreetsCityofficialsareusingthemomentum契机oftheAugust13-29Olympicstofixsomeoftheseproblemsandmakecitylifemorebearable.72.TothesurpriseofthevisitorstoAthens____.A.mostofthecabsareoftenfullalldaylongB.thecabsareoftenemptyC.thecabsarealmostfullevenat2:30amD.thereisnocabinthestreetat2:30am.73.ThenameofAthenscamefrom____.A.agoddessB.afamousathleteC.akindofanimalD.akindofplant74.ThetypicalvisitorswilloftenvisitthefollowingplacesEXCEP____.A.theneighborhoodB.thePlakadistrictC.theAcropolisD.famousislands75.Theunderlinedwordbearableinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby____.A.astonishingB.forgettableC.excitingD.comfortable

MelissaPoewas9yearsoldwhenshebeganacampaignforacleanerenvironmentbywritingalettertothethenPresidentBush.Throughheroneffortsherletterwasreproducedonover250donatedbillboards广告牌acrossthecountry.TheresponsetoherrequestforhelpwassohugethatPoeestablishedKidsForA.CleanerEnvironmentKidsF.A.C.E.in1989.Therearenow300000membersofKidsF.A.C.E.worldwideanditistheworld’slargestyouthenvironmentalorganization.PoehasalsoaskedtheNationalParkServicetocarryoutaChildren’sForestprojectineverynationalpark.In1992shewasinvitedoneofonlysixchildrenintheworldtospeakattheEarthSummitinBrazilaspartoftheVoicesofthefutureProgram.In1993shewasgivenaCaringAwardforhereffortsbytheCaringInstitutE.SincetheorganizationstartedKidsF.A.C.E.membershavedistributedandplantedover1milliontrees!Ongoingtree-plantingprojectsincludeKids’Yards—thecreationofbackyardwildlifehabitats栖息地andnowKidsF.A.C.E.isinvolvedintheexcitingOdysseywhichisagreatwaytostarthelping.Wetrytotellkidsthatit’snotOKtobelazysheexplainsYouneedtostartbeingaresponseenvironmentallyfriendlypersonnowrightnowbeforeyoubecomearesource-suckingadult.KidsF.A.C.E.is__________.A.aprogramtohelpstudentswithwritingB.aprojectoflitterrecyclingC.acampaignlaunchedbyPresidentBushD.aclubofenvironmentalprotectionWhatcanwelearnaboutPoe?A.ShewasawardedaprizeinBrazil.B.Shedonatedbillboardsacrossthecountry.C.Shegotpositiveresponsesforherefforts.D.ShejoinedtheNationalParkServicE.Kid’sYardsis____________.A.establishedinnationalparkB.startedtoprotectwildlifeC.awildlife-raisingprojectD.anenvironmentparkforkidsWhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Adultsareresources–suckingpeoplE.B.PoesoughthelpfromayouthorganizationC.KidsF.A.C.E.membersarefromtheU.S.D.Kidsareurgedtosavenaturalresources.

ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.I’dspendhoursthinkingofdifferentthingsIcouldplantthatwouldlooknicetogether.ButthenwehadMatthew.AndMarvin.AndthetwinsAlisaandAlan.AndthenHelen.Fivechildren.Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.MoneywastightaswellastimE.OftenwhenmychildrenwerelittleoneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuchandI'dhavetosayDoyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontreesyouknow.Finallyallfivegotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwereoffontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainabouthavingagarden.Iwasn'tsurethough.ImeangardensdocostmoneyandafteralltheseyearsIwasusedtolivingonaprettyleanno-frillsbudget.ThenonespringmorningonMother'sDayIwasworkinginmykitchen.SuddenlyIrealizedthatcarsweretootingtheirhornsastheydroveby.IlookedoutthewindowandtherewasanewtreeplantedrightinmyyarD.IthoughtitmustbeaweepingwillowbecauseIsawthingsblowingaroundonallitsbranches.ThenIputmyglasseson-andIcouldn'tbelievewhatIsaw.Therewasamoneytreeinmyyard!Iwentoutsidetolook.Itwastrue!ThereweredollarbillsonehundredofthemtapedalloverthattreE.ThinkofallthegardenflowersIcouldbuywithonehundreddollars!Therewasalsoanoteattached:IOUeighthoursofdiggingtimE.LoveMarvin.Marvinkepthispromisetoo.Hedugupaniceten-by-fifteenfootbedformE.Andmyotherchildrenboughtmetoolsornamentsatrellis棚架asunflowersteppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygarden'snowveryprettyjustlikeIwanteD.WhenIgooutandweedortendmyflowersIdon'tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncediD.Itfeelslikethey'rerighttherewithmE.IliveupinMichigan'sUpperPeninsulawherewintersarelongandcoldandsummersaretooshort.ButeveryyearnowwhenwintersetsinIlookoutmywindowandthinkoftheflowersI'llseenextspringinmylittlegarden.IthinkaboutwhatmychildrendidformeandIgettearsinmyeyes-everytimE.I'mstillnotsurethatmoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!BysayingDoyouseeamoneytreeoutside..themotheractuallymeansA.Observationisthebestteacher.B.Seeingisbelieving.C.TheoutsiderseesthemostofthegamE.D.ItisnoteasytogainmoneyThebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe.A.MyflowergardenB.MarvinhelpstorealizemydreamC.LoveinMichiganD.MoneygrowsontreesTheunderlinedwordno-frillsinthefifthparagraphsissimilarinmeaningto.A.wastefulB.tightC.absurdD.helpfulFromthelastbutthethirdparagraphwecaninferthatthemotheris.A.divorcedwhenshewasyoungB.notcaringforherkidsanylongerC.alonebutnotatalllonelyD.prouderwithhergardenthanwithherkids.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AWebetthatoncoldwintrydaysmanyofyoulovetostayinyourwarmhomeandeverynowandthencomeoutintothekitchenforasnack.Unfortunatelyplentyofcreepy-crawlycritters爬行生物liketodothesamething!Winteristhetimewhenbugs虫子invadeyourhousewithoutaninvitation.Theseasoncanbetoughforsuchcreatures.Inwintertheairiscoldthegroundishardandmanytreeshavenoleaves.SobugsdowhattheyhavetodotosurvivE.Monarchbutterfliesheadsouthtowarmerclimates.Antscrowdindeepundergroundcoloniesandeatfoodtheyhavebeenstoringallyear.ManyinsectsgointoadeepsleepcalleddiapausE.There’redifferentkindsofdiapausebutallaresimilartohibernationatimewhenbiggeranimalsbecomeinactiveinthecolD.Insectsgointoaninactiveperiodtoobutitoftenisn’twhenthetemperaturedrops.Theyrelyonmoredependablesignalsintheenvironment.Forexamplemanyinsectscantellhowmuchsunlightthere’seachday.Theyusethattotellthemwhentoshutdown.Bugsarecold-bloodedmeaningthattheirinsidetemperatureisthesameastheoutsidE.Theycan’tmovemuchwhenitgetsbelow40degreesFahrenheit.SotheysearchforanywarmplacE.They’relookingforprotection.Theseguyshavebeendoingthisfor300millionyearssotheydon’treallyknowthey’recomingintoyourhousE.Thehomeisarecenteventintermsoftheirevolutionarybehavior.Theyenterthroughtinycracksorcomeinunnoticedonyourclothesorshoes.Rememberthattheymaybeinvadingyourhomesforwarmthandfoodbuttheydon’tcareabouthumans.56.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Topointoutthathumansliketostayathomeinwinter.B.Tomeanthathumansandbugshavethesamelivinghabits.C.Tomeanthatbugswillinvadethehousefortheirwinter.D.Toputforwardtheideathatbugsarenotwelcomeinwinter.57.Accordingtothetextwhatisdiapause?A.Itisthesameastheanimals’hibernation.B.Itoftenappearsinwarmareasalltheyear.C.Itisdonetokeepbugsactiveinwinter.D.Itisadeepsleepsimilartohibernation.58.Whatoftendecidesbugs’diapause?A.Thelowerlocaltemperatures.B.Theamountsofsunlight.C.Kindsofenvironmentalsignals.D.Theinsects’insidetemperaturE.59.Accordingtothetextbugsinvadehumans’homesto______.A.attackhumansB.lookforenoughfoodC.seekforprotectionD.showtheirevolutionaryresults60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Bugs’lifeoncoldwintrydaysB.Whybugsinvadeyourhomeinwinter?C.GoodrelationsbetweenhumansandbugsD.Whatdoesdiapausemean?

DuringmyhighschoolyearsthemostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearingtotheFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedaboutitwastheleastofmyworries.WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschoolmyelderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollegE.FormygraduationhegavemeacardinwhichhewroteEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast.Iremembernotbelievinghimthenbutlookingbackhewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasapersonpushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult.HoweverIwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschoolthatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelikE.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformancE.IknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollegesoItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollege社区学院andIdidn’tworryaboutmySAT美国大学入学考试scores.WhenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollegeIstartedtowishIhaddonethesamE.MyfriendswerelivingawaymeetingnewpeoplediscoveringnewplacesandIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!Whydidn’tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampusatmosphereinsteadoftwo.MyadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftimE.NowIhavegraduateandIamworkingfulltimeandIwoulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!Whydidn’ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores?A.HewantedtogotocommunitycollegE.B.HehadbeenadmittedforhisgiftindancE.C.Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.D.Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.WheninhighschooltheauthorA.drovetoandfromclasseveryday.B.buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetimE.C.enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelifE.D.livedintheschoolexceptonholidays.Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanbyEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast?A.HewishedtheauthortohavemoredancE.B.Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.C.HeencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzonE.D.HesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollegE.Talkingofhishighschoolyearstheauthorfeels.A.regretfulB.lonelyC.angryD.pleased

DDearMichelleMymotherisnotagoodexampleformeandmysister.Shesmokesstaysoutlateandshecurses骂人.IloveherbutIamashamedofher.Idonotwanttobringmyfriendshomebecauseshedoesnotactlikeanyoftheothermothers.ShesaysIamaloserbecauseIsitathomeandstudy.IwishIcouldliveinanotherfamilythatwasnormalbutitwillbe5yearsbeforeIam18andlegal.WhatamIsupposedtodountilthen?PrisonerofaCrazyHouseDear7thGraderIamgladthatyouloveyourmotherbecausetherestofyourfeeingsabouthermaychangeasyougetolderandmature成熟.Whileitistruethatyourmother’ssmokingpartyingandcursingbringyoushamethefactthatyouwanttostayseparatefromherdoingsisnotableandverysmart.Itshowsthatyouareawinnernotaloser.IamguessingthereforethatyoudonotbringshametoyourselfandthatisagoodthingSokeepitthatwayandkeepawayfromyourmother’shabits.Atthesametimetrytogetthebestgradesandjoinclubsandschoolactivities.Offersocialserviceonweekendsandvisityourfriendsattheirhomes.UnfortunatelyyouarenotalonE.Manyteensliveinhomeswithimmaturemisguidedselfishparents.Thosekidsoftenfeellonelyandseparatefromtherestoftheirfriendsbecauseoftheirparents’terribledeeds.Buttheydevelopgoodfriendshipswithnicekidsdowellinschoolandoftenfindateacherorguidanceadvisorwhomakesallthedifference!DoitMissWinning13yearsoldandkeeplookingforwardtoyourownfinefuturE.MaybebythenyourmothermayevenseethelightandrealizehowsurprisingyoureallyarE.Bestluck!Michelle64.Thekidasksforadviceonhowto___________.A.makehermotherchangeB.dealwithhersituationC.getalongwellwithhermotherD.startanewfamily65.Michelledoesn’taddressherletterreceiverasPrisonerofaCrazyHousepossiblybecauseshe__________.A.triestobepoliteB.doesn’twritetothekidaloneC.knowsthat’sagirlinGrade7D.wantstocheerthekidup66.AccordingtothepassageMichelleadvisesthegirlto_________.A.trytalkingtohermotherforherfutureB.sticktoherattitudetowardshermother’ssomehabitsC.understandhermother’shabitsandgetusedtothemD.trytokeepawayfromhermother67.WhatdoesMichellemainlyexpressbywritingthelastfourparagraphs?A.Don’tworrytoomuchabouttheproblem.B.Manyparentsactterribly.C.ParentsmannersmakelittledifferencE.D.Thegirlisnotspeakingforherself.

2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语浙江卷EIbeganworkinginjournalism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.Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickle五分镍币.ItwasthefirstnickleIearneD.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbellsaddressadultswithself-confidence自信andpersuadethembysayingthatnoonenomatterhowpoorcouldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehomE.OnedayItoldmymotherI’dchangedmyminD.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethissherepliedyou’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.SheinsistedthatassoonasschoolwasoverIshouldstartringingdoorbellssellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidnoshewouldscoldmE.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymotherdissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slifedeterminedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeoplE.Butneverdidsheexpectthatfortyyearslatersuchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlovE.56.Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.HewantedtobefamousinthefuturE.B.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.ThecompetitionforthejobwasfiercE.57.Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismotherwelearnthatthemotherwas_______.A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed58.Whatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A.SheforcedhimtocontinuE.B.Shepunishedhim.C.Shegavehimsomemoney.D.Shechangedherplan.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethisbattlelastparagraphreferto?A.Thewarbetweentheboy’sparents.B.Thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother.C.Thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomers.D.Thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather.60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theearlylifeofajournalist.B.Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C.Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D.Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.

Philipwasanine-year-oldboyinaSundayschoolclassof8-year-oldgirlsandboys.Sometimesthethirdgradersdidn’twelcomePhilipintotheirgroupandusuallytrickedhim.Thiswasnotbecausehewasolderbutbecausehewasdifferent.YouseePhilipsufferedfromaconditioncalledDowns’sSyndromE.Thismadehimdifferentwithitsfacialcharacteristicsslowresponsesandmentalproblems.OneSundayafterEastertheSundayschoolteachergatheredsomeplasticeggsthatpulledapartinthemiddlE.TheteachergaveonetoeachchilD.Onthatbeautifulspringdaythechildrenweretogooutanddiscoverforthemselvessomesymbolofnewlifeandplaceitinsidetheplasticeggs.Afterthechildrenreturnedtotheclassroomtheteacheropenedtheireggsonebyoneaskingeachchildtoexplainthatsymbolofnewlife.Thefirstopenedeggcontainedaflower.EveryonecheereD.Inanotherwasabutterfly.Whentheteacheropenedthelasteggitwasempty.That’sstupidsaidsomeonE.Theteacherfeltapullathisshirt.ItwasPhilip.LookingupPhilipsaidIt’sminE.Ididit.It’sempty.Ihavenewlifebecausethetombisempty.Notasoundwasheardinclassatall.FromthatdayonPhilipbecamearealpartofthegroup.Theywelcomedhimandwhatevermadehimdifferentwasnevermentionedagain.Philip’sfamilyknewhewouldn’tlivealonglifeforthereweretoomanythingswrongwithhim.Theunderlinedwordconditioninthe1stparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.gradeB.statusC.healthD.diseaseItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat___________________.the8-year-oldsweresometimescruel.B.The8-year-oldswerefriendlytoPhilip.C.Philipwasreallydifferentinschool.D.PhilipwasolderandmoresensitivE.Theteachergaveeachchildoneplasticeggtoletthem_______________.playaroundonthatbeautifulspringday.B.putsomesymbolofnewlifeintoit.trytopullitapartinthemiddlE.D.gooutanddiscoverthemselves.AfterPhilipexplainedhisnewlife_____________________.theclassthoughthewasclever.B.Theclassfellsilent.C.Hebegantostudyintheclass.D.Hefeltdying.Welearnfromthepassagethat___________________________.theteacherusedtohaveclassesoutdoorsB.ThePhilip’snewlifewishwasemptyC.PhilipwashealthyasawholE.D.Philipwasacceptedbyhisclassmatesintheend

Archery射箭maybetheoldestsportintheworlD.Thereareprehistoricdrawingswhichshowthatbowsandarrowswereused20000yearsago.Inearlytimesanimalswerealwayshuntedandkilledwithbowsandarrows.Goodarcherswereveryimportantwhencountryfoughtagainstcountry.Oneofthemostfamouslegends传奇传奇故事inEuropeanhistoryisthestoryofWilhelmTell.HewasaSwisswhorefusedtoworkforanAustrianandwasorderedtoshootanapplefromtheheadofhisson.HehittheappleandthenshottheAustrian.Switzerlandhasbeenfreesincethensothestorygoes.Archersshootattargetsat305070or90meters'distancefromthem.Thetargetsareround80centimetersacrossandhave5circlespaintedroundthecentrE.BowsaremadeofsteelwoodandstrongplasticandarrowsofwooD.Thesportisenjoyedintheopenairinsummerandinabuildinginwinter.Archeryisgoodforthechestthearmsandtheback.Menandwomencanshoottogethersincebeingstrongisnotsoimportant.Womenusuallyuselighterbows.Peoplewhocan'twalkorwhohavebeenillcanalsoenjoyit.ForZenBuddhistsfó jiāo 徒archeryisnotonlyasportbutalsosomethingdeeper.IthelpstheindividualtounderstandhimselfandthemeaningoflifE.Goodarcherswereneededbycountriesinorderto_______.A.makebowsandarrowsB.huntanimalsC.dodrawingsD.killenemiesThelegendsaysSwitzerlandhasbeenfreesinceWilhelmTell_______.A.killedanAustrianB.inventedastoryC.startedworkingforanAustrianD.shotanappleathischildTargetinParagraph2mostnearlymeans_______.A.animageofapersonB.somethingtobeaimedatinshooting-practiceC.ananimalwhichispainted5circlesD.adeadanimalusedforshooting-practice

Afterbloggingregularlyfortwomonthspeoplefelttheyhadbettersocialsupportandfriendshipnetworksthanthosewhodidn’tblog.Bloggingcanhelpyoufeellessisolatedmoreconnectedtoacommunityandmoresatisfiedwithyourfriendships.Bothonlineandface-to-faceanewAustralianresearchhasfoundResearchersJamesBakerandProfessorSusanMoorefromSwinburnehavewrittentwopapersinvestigatingthepsychologicalbenefitsofblogging-regularlyupdatingpersonalwebpageswithinformationthatinvitesotherstocomment.ThefirstpublishedinthelatestissueofthejournalCyberPsychologyandBehaviour.comparesthementalhealthofpeopleintendingtoblogwiththatofpeoplenotplanningtoblog.Mooresaystheresearchersmessaged600MySpaceuserspersonallyanddirectedthemtoanonlinesurvey.A.totalof134completedthequestionnairE.84intendedtoblogand50didn’t.Wefoundpotentialbloggerswerelesssatisfiedwiththeirfriendshipsandtheyfeltlesssociallyintegrated;theydidn’tfeetasmuchpartofacommunityasthepeoplewhoweren’tinterestedinbloggingMooresays.Itwasasiftheyweresaying‘I’mgoingtodothisbloggingandit’sgoingtohelpme’.Anditseemedtodothetrickastheresearchers’secondstudyshows.Thisstudywhichisyettobepublishedwasconductedtwomonthslater.Theresearcherssentoutquestionnaires调查问卷tothesamegroupofMySpaceusersthistime59respondedBloggersreportedagreatersenseofbelongingtoagroupoflike-mindedpeopleandfeelingmoreconfidentbecausetheycouldrelyonothersforhelp.Allrespondentswhetherornottheybloggedreportedfeelinglessanxiousdepressedandstressedaftertwomonthsofonlinesocialnetworking.SogoingontoMySpacehadliftedthemoodofallparticipantsinsomewayMooresays.Maybethey’djustmademoresocialconnections.Mooreacknowledgesthisisearlyresearchandhopestofollowalargergroupofpeopleforalongerperiodtimetotestsomeoftheresearchfindings.66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Thementalhealthofbloggers.B.Bloggingimprovesone’ssociallifE.C.Whatkindofpeoplearelikelytoblog.D.Blogginghasbecomemoreandmorepopular.67.Itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat_________.A.thosewhowerenotinterestedinbloggingdidn’thavegoodmentalhealthB.peoplewerelikelytobecomebloggersiftheyfeltsociallyisolatedC.potentialbloggerswerethosewhohadmentalhealthproblemsD.potentialbloggersusuallyheldawrongviewaboutblogging68.Thepurposeofthesecondstudyistofindout_________.A.whatpeopledoonMySpaceB.howmanypeoplebecamebloggersC.howpeoplefeltafterbloggingfortwomonthsD.howmanypeoplekeptbloggingaftertwomonths69.Thesecondstudyshowsthat________.A.onlinesocialnetworkingcandopeoplegoodB.onlybloggersbenefitfromonlinesocialnetworkingC.notmanypotentialbloggersbecamerealbloggersD.notallbloggersfoundthehelptheyneeded70.ThemainpurposeofpeoplegoingontoMySpaceisprobablyto_______.A.exchangegoodsB.entertainthemselvesC.seekhelpD.exchangeviews

TheplaywrightGeorgeBernardShawoncesaidhumorouslyEnglandandAmericaaretwonationsdividedbyacommonlanguagE.Ifhewerewritingtodayhemightadd‘dividedbyacommontechnology---e-mail’.Twocompletelydifferentstylesofe-mailhaveformedoneithersideoftheAtlantic-EuromailandAmerimail.Americailisinformalandchatty.It’slikelytobeginwithaHiandendwithaBye.ThechancesofAmerimailcontainingasmileyfaceoranxoxoaredisturbinglyhigh.WeAmericansareunwillingtodiveintothemeatofane-mail.Wefeelwehavetofirstinformrecipients收信人aboutourvacationontheislandwhichwasreallyexcellentexceptthejellyfishwerebitingandthekidscaughtacoldsowehadtoskipthewhalewatchingtripbutaboutthatinvestors’meetinginNewYork.AmerimailisabundleofcontradictionscasualandyetdirectrespectfulyetoverprouD.InotherwordsAmerimailisAmericA.EuromailisstiffandcoldoftenbeginningwithaformalDearMr.XandendingwithasimpleSincerely.Youwon’tfindanymentionofkidsortheweatherorjellyfishinEuromail.It’sallbusiness.It’salsoslow.YourcorrespondentmighttakedaysevenweekstoansweramessagE.EuromailisexactlyliketheEuropeansthemselves.Recentlyabout100managerswereaskedonbothsidesoftheAtlanticwhethertheynoticeddifferencesine-mailstyles.Mostsaidyes.Hereareafewoftheirobservations:Americanstendtowritee-mailexactlyastheyspeak.Whydon’tyoujustcallmeinsteadofwritingfivee-mailsbackandforth?Europeansarelessinterestedincheckinge-mail.IngeneralAmericansaremuchmoreresponsivetoe-mail—theyrespondfasterandprovidemoreinformation.SowhichisbetterEuromailorAmerimail?Irealizedit’snotpopularthesedaystosuggestwehaveanythingtolearnfromEuropeansbutI’mfedupwithaninboxfilledwithcasualbarelymeaningfule-mailsfromfriendsandcolleagues.IfthealternativeisafewearnestlywrittencarefullywordedbitsofEuromailthenIsayBringiton.WhatdidGeorgeBernardShawmeanbysayingEnglandandAmericaaretwonationsdividedbyacommonlanguage?A.ThereisnotmuchdifferencebetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.B.BothEnglandandAmericaspeakthecommonlanguagesotheyaremuchthesamE.C.EitherEnglandorAmericaisadividednationthoughtheyshareacommonlanguagE.D.ThereissharpdifferencebetweenEnglandandAmericadespitetheircommonlanguagE.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobethemeatofanAmerimail?A.Thejellyfishwerebiting.B.WehadanexcellentvacationontheislanD.C.Wehadtoskipthewhalewatchingtrip.D.Weweretoattendtheinvestors’meetinginNewYork.Onreceivingane-mailEuropeanstendto__________.A.respondtoitimmediatelyandearnestlyB.takemoretimethanAmericanstorespondtoitC.respondbycallinguptheircorrespondentD.neverrespondtoitallWhatarecharacteristicsofAmerimail?A.InformalandchattyB.CasualandindirectC.StiffandcoldD.Formalanddirec60Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat__________.A.thedifferente-mailstylesdomuchharmtotherelationshipbetweenthetwosidesonAtlanticB.AmerimailismoreappreciatedbythewriterforbeinginformativeandcasuallywrittenC.EuromailalwaysimpressesthewriterassomethingmorepleasanttoreadD.thewriterdoesn’tfavoreithere-mailstyleasbothhavetheirownshortcomings

ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.‘It’can’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.Thebesttitleforthearticleis_______.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.AskingtheComputerWhatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.Whydoyouthinktheyhadnotabackupcomputer?A.BecauseitwaseasydownB.BecauseitwasveryexpensivE.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_______.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedown.B.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers

CJimCarreyisoneofthemostrecognizedfacesintheworld—andcertainlybecauseofhisrubberyfacE.BorninOntarioCanadaonJanuary17th1962toapoorfamilyyoungJimCarreyledatoughlifeyetonegoodthingcameoutofit:HedevelopedagreatsenseofhumortocopewithlifE.At15hestartedperformingataTorontocomedycluB.laterhemovedtoLAandsooncametotheattentionofRodneyandwentonhistour.JimCarreygothisbigbreakin1990oilthecomedyshowlaLivingColor.ThereCarreyperfectedmanycharactersmostwidely-knownoneFireMarshalBillwhoalwayswentupinflames.TheshowstoppedwhencriticsclaimedthatitencouragedkidstoplaywithfirE.ThisargumentputCarrey'snameintheheadlinesforthefirsttimE.Hebrokeintofeaturefilmsinonesinglesuccessfulyear1994makingittheYearoftheFunnyFacE.FirsttherewasAceVentura:PetDetectiveasurprisehitshowingCarrey’swacky古怪stylE.NextcameTheMasktailor-madeforhimandahitwithaudiences.TherewasstillDumbandDumberwhichendedupontopoftheboxofficE.Carreyhassloweddownbuthisfilmshavecontinuedtomakewavesifnotquiteofthepreviousquality.TherewasBatmanForeverthenasequeltoAceVentura:WhenNatureCallswhichdidn’tquiteretakethesparkle光彩oftheearlieronE.NextcameLiarLiaraterrificsuccesseverywhereputtinghimbackontop.ThencameTheTrumanShowafilmwhichprovedJimCarreywasmorethanjustafunnyfacE.Snubbed冷落bytheOscarshewasclearlyconsideredgoldenbythefans.44.AllofthefollowingfilmsareconsideredofexcellentqualityEXCEPT______.A.LiarLiarB.DumbandDumberC.TheTrumanShowD.AceVentura:WhenNatureCalls45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutJimCarreyisTRUE?A.HehasachievedhisfamecompletelyduetohisfacE.B.Hishardearlylifehelpeddevelophisstyleofhumor.C.HereceiveduniversalpraisesforhispartinInLivingColor.D.NotmanypeoplelikehisperformingstylE.46.TheunderlinewordsequelinParagrah5probablyrefersto_______.A.anadaptedfilmoftheoriginalB.afilmthatcontinuesastoryC.acomedyshowofastrangestyleD.acommentonafunnyfilm47.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.JimCarrey—MoreThanaFunnyFaceB.JimCarrey—FamousFireMarshalBillC.JimCarrey’sGreatFilmsD.JimCarrey’sActingCareer

A.newstudyhasfoundthatthebestwaytomakeyourselffeelhappieristothinkofsomethinggoodthathappenedtoyouthedaybeforE.Volunteerswhowereaskedtorememberapleasanteventfrompast24hoursbegantofeelhappierrightaway.OtheractivitiessuchassayingThankyouandsmilingalsomadevolunteersfeelhappierbutnotasmuch.ProfessorRichardWisemanofHertfordshireUniversityplannedthestudy.Hegot26000peopletogoonlinetotryoutafewdifferentactivitiestomakethemfeelhappier.Theyweretoldtobenicerememberapleasanteventfromthedaybeforegivethanksorsmilefor15secondstwiceaday.Thevolunteersdidtheseactivitiesforoneweek.Theresultshowedthatthinkingaboutonegoodthingthathadhappenedthedaybeforeworkedthebestformakingpeoplehappier.146wordsThetextmayprobablybetakenfrom_____.A.apersonalanecdote轶事B.sportsnewsC.ahistorynovelD.briefnewsVolunteerswho_____begantofeelhappierrightaway.A.thoughtofsomethinggoodthathappenedthedaybeforeB.wereaskedtorememberapleasanteventfromthepast24hoursC.didotheractivitieslikesayingthankyouandsmilingD.wentonlinetotryoutafewdifferentactivitiesFromthetextweknowthatRichardWisemanisaan_____.A.workerB.artistC.professorD.directorThebesttitlemayprobablybe_____.A.Thinkingaboutyesterday’shappinesstobehappytodayB.MakingastudytomakepeoplehappierandyoungerC.LettingoutasecrettolivealongerlifeD.Doingexperimentstomakepeoplehappier

JessicaTandyprobablyisbestknownforwinninganAcademyAwardin1989forthemovieDrivingMissDairy.ShewastheoldestpersontohavewontheawarD.Butformanyyearsshehadreceivedpraiseforhergreatperformances.JessicaTandywasborninLondonin1909.Afterherfatherdiedhermothertaughtandtookotherjobsatnighttomakeextramoneytoraiseherthreechildren.Jessica’solderbrothersshowedaninterestinthetheaterandoftenputonshowsathomE.Jessicasaidlaterthatshewasterribleinallofthem.ButshesaidtakingpartinthoseplaysasachildcreatedadesireinhertobesomeoneelsE.Jessicalovedgoingtothetheater.Thisloveledhertoattendanactingschoolin1924.SheperformedinherfirstplaycalledTheMandersonGirlsat18.Butfewpeoplewatchedthisplay.In1932shemarriedthefamousactorJackHawkins.TheirweddingpictureswereonthefrontpageofmanyBritishnewspapers.InthesameyearcriticsinLondonrecognizedhergreatactingskillinherperformanceintheplayChildreninUniform.In1940JessicaendedherfirstmarriageandmovedtotheUSA.InNewYorkshemetactorHumeCronyn.TwoyearslatertheymarriedandmovedtoHollywooD.Herturningpointcamein1947whensheplayedtheleadpartinTennesseeWilliams’playA.StreetcarNamedDesirE.TandywonthefirstofherfourTonyawardsforbestactressinit.AfterthatHollywoodproducersbegantochoosehertobeinthemoviE.JessicaTandysaidshehatedseeingherselfinthemovies.ShewassurprisedwhenshewontheAcademyAwardforDrivingMissDaisy.Shesaidthatthewonderfulpartshehadmadeupforherlackofexperienceinmovies.68.Jessica’searlyinterestinactingcamefrom__________.A.hernaturalgiftforactingB.herbrothers’influenceC.herhopeofhelpingraiseherfamilyD.hermother’sencouragement69.WhatmadeJessicafirstwidelyknowntothepublic?A.Attendinganactingschool.B.HerfirstplayTheMandersonGirls.C.HermarriagewithJackHawkins.D.HerwonderfulperformanceinDrivingMissDaisy.70.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.JessicaperformedinTheMandersonGirls.B.JessicamarriedHumeCronynC.JessicaplayedtheleadpartinA.StreetcarNamedDesirE.D.JessicamovedtotheUSA.A.adbcB.abcdC.bdacD.bcad71.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat__________.A.Jessicawasn’tinterestedinactinginmoviesB.winningtheAcademyAwardwasasurprisetoJessicaC.JessicawouldperformbetterifgivenabetterpartD.Jessicawasasconfidentascommonlyconsidered

StrugglingintheUS?MovetoChina!Igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithadegreeofcivilengineering.Itisagoodfieldbutmyheartwasnotinit.IwantedtobeanactororworkintheentertainmentindustrylivingacreativelifE.MychoiceofcivilengineeringwasreallyamistakebutIrealizedtoolatE.AssoonasIgraduatedImovedstraighttoLosAngeles—thehomeofthefilmandtelevisionindustry!ForthreeyearsItriedtogetajobinthatfielD.IoftenworkedasanextrainmoviesandTVshows—standinginthebackgroundwhileactorsareintheforegrounD.ThiswasfunforawhilebutIwantedarealactingjobwhereIwasspeaking!SadlyinLosAngelesthereistoomuchcompetition.Everyraceandageisrepresented:oldyoungblackwhiteAsianandthousandsofblondish-redhairedMidwesterntypeslikemE.Beinganextracouldn’tmakeenoughmoneyformetoliveinLosAngeles.Ihadtodosomethingelseformoney.AfterthreeyearsoftryingIgaveupmydreamofbeinganactorandstartedadifferentcareer.Ithentriednetwork-marketingbutintheendthatfaileD.SevenyearsaftergraduatingcollegeIwasstillindebtstillsearchingforasatisfactorylifE.Idecidedtogobacktocivilengineering.HoweverIwasstartingtogetverydisappointedwithmylifE.WhyislifenotlikewhatIexpected?IexpectedtohavemadealotofmoneygottenmarriedwithahouseandnicecarskidstimefreedometC.Millionsofpeopleleadliveswiththeirdreamsshelvedexistingbutnotreallyliving.IwantmylifetobedifferentmoresatisfactorymorealivE.AmericawasnotprovidingthatformeInadditionAmericawastooexpensive—alwaysworryingaboutmoneywasaheadachE.IwantedalifefilledwithadventureromancefriendshipssuccessesanddreamsrealizeD.IdecidedtomovetoChinA.69.Howcanwedescribethewriter’sattitudetowardlife?A.PracticalB.PassiveC.DisappointedD.Positive70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.AlotofpeoplearelivingbuttheyarenotenjoyingtheirlifE.B.AlotofpeoplearelivingwithdreamsthoughtheirlifeisnotthatenjoyablE.C.AlotofpeoplegiveuptheirdreamsandyetarelivingagoodlifE.D.Alotofpeopledon’thavedreamsnordotheywanttoliveeither.71.WhatdidthewriterdobeforehefinallydecidedtomovetoChina?A.Engineer→extra→marketing→engineerB.Extra→marketing→engineerC.Engineer→extra→marketingD.Extra→engineer→marketing72.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.LifeiseasierintheUS.B.LifeinChinaisnoteasy.C.ThereisalwayssomewhereintheworldwhereyoucanenjoylifE.D.MoreAmericanswillmovetoChinA.

Dr.MarieCurieisknowntotheworldasthescientistwhodiscoveredradioactivemetalsi.E.RadiumandPolonium.MarieCuriewasaPolishphysicistandchemist.TogetherwithherhusbandPierreshediscoveredtwonewelementsandstudiedthex-raystheyemitteD.Shefoundthattheharmfulpropertiesofx-rayswereabletokilltumors.BytheendofWorldWarIMarieCuriewasprobablythemostfamouswomanintheworlD.Shehadmadeaconsciousdecisionhowevernottopatentmethodsofprocessingradiumoritsmedicalapplications.MarieCuriewasbornonNovember71867inPolandanddiedonJuly41934.Herco-discoverywithherhusbandPierreCurieoftheradioactiveelementsradiumandpoloniumrepresentsoneofthebestknownstoriesinmodernscienceforwhichtheywererecognizedin1901withtheNobelPrizeforPhysics.In1911MarieCuriewashonoredwithasecondNobelprizethistimeforchemistrytohonorherforsuccessfullyisolatingpureradiumanddeterminingradium'satomicweight.AsachildMarieCurieamazedpeoplewithhergreatmemory.ShelearnedtoreadwhenshewasonlyfouryearsolD.HerfatherwasaprofessorofscienceandtheinstrumentsthathekeptinaglasscasefascinatedMariE.Shedreamedofbecomingascientistbutthatwouldnotbeeasy.Herfamilybecameverypoorandattheageof18Mariebecameagoverness.ShehelpedpayforhersistertostudyinParis.LaterhersisterhelpedMariewithhereducation.In1891MarieattendedtheSorbonneUniversityinPariswhereshemetandmarriedPierreCurieawell-knownphysicist.MarieCuriecontributedgreatlytoourunderstandingofradioactivityandtheeffectsofx-rays.ShereceivedtwoNobelprizesforherbrilliantworkbutdiedofleukemiacausedbyherrepeatedexposuretoradioactivematerial.Theunderlinedwordemittedinthe2ndparagraphmeans_______.A.gaveoffB.gaveawayC.setoutD.setoffAccordingtothepassagewhichorderofthefollowingisright?①MarieCurieworkedasagoverness.②MarieCuriemetandmarryPierreCuriE.③MarieCurielearnedtoreaD.④MarieCuriewashonoredwithasecondNobelPrizE.⑤MarieCuriediscoveredradium.A.①②③④⑤B.③①②⑤④C.①②③⑤④D.③①②④⑤WhendidMarieCuriewinaNobelPrizeforachemistry?A.InhertwentiesB.InherthirtiesC.InherfortiesD.InherfiftiesWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkedabout?A.MarieCuriediscoveredradiumB.MarieCurieafamouschemistC.MarieCuriewontwoNoblePrizesD.ThebriefbiographyofMarieCurie

AnelderlywomandiedandseveralotherpassengerswerecriticallyinjuredwhenacrowdedVirginexpresstraincrashedinCumbrialastnight.A.hugerescueoperationinvolvingRAFhelicoptersanddozensofambulancesarrivE.Afterpassengersweretrappedinthetrainformorethanfourhoursbecausefallenpowerlinepolesmadeaccessforemergencyworkersdifficult.Authoritiesreportedupto80injuries.Thirteenpeopleweretakentohospitalinacriticalorseriouscondition.Between180and200passengerswereonthe5:15pmVirginservicefromLondonEustontoGlasgowCentralwhenallninecarriageslefttherailsbetweenOxenholmeandTebay.Witnessessaidthatthetrainshookviolentlybeforetoppling倾斜overintoanembankment筑堤withatleastfourcarriagesoverturning.Earlythismorningauthoritiesconfirmedanelderlywomanhaddiedandsomeotherpassengershadsufferedinjuriesincludingbackstrainsheadwoundsandbrokenbones.RuthColtonapassengeronthetrainsaidshewasreadingabookwhenthejourneybecameuncomfortablE.Itseemedthatthetrainwasbeingbeatenbyheavywindsasifwewereonaplane.TheaccidentbroughtconcernsthatBritain'sbusiestrailroutewouldbecrippled瘫痪forsometimE.ThelinebetweenPrestonandCarlislewaspostponedasVirginTrainspromisedarapidinvestigationintotheseriousincident—thecompany'sfirstbigcrash.Itisunderstoodthattheinvestigationwillexaminewhethertherewasanobstacleonthetrackandthepossibilityofspeedingormechanicalbreakdown.Thedriverwhowasinjuredwillbeinterviewedandablack-boxrecorderinstalledinthetrainwillbeexamineD.Whatmadetherescuecomesolate?A.It'snotaccessibletoreachtheaccidentspot.B.NoenoughhelicoptersandambulancescouldbefoundatthattimE.C.ItwastoofarfromhospitaltoCumbriA.D.Noonecalledtheemergencycenter.AccordingtothepassagethebusiestrailrouteinBritainisA.FromPrestontoCarlisleB.BetweenEustonandGlasgowC.FromOxenholmetoTebayD.BetweenVirginandPendolinoWhatdoestheunderlinedwordcriticalmean?A.Important.B.Careless.C.Dangerous.D.Surprising.Whichofthefollowingisthepossiblecauseoftheaccident?A.Carelessdriving.B.HeavywinD.C.Overloading.D.Obstacleonthetrack.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatVirginTrainsA.madenoquickreactiontothisaccidentB.seldomhadsoseriousanaccidentbeforeC.hadmadefullpreparationsfortheaccidentD.didn'tmindhowmanypassengersthetraincanhold

EveryyearontheInternationalVolunteersDaytheworldthinkshighlyoftheworkofmillionsofpeoplewhogivetheirtimetohelpothers.Theworktheyaredoingisimportant.AsKofiAnnanSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNationssaideachcontribution—nomatterhowsmall—canhelpmakeadifferencE.LuHaoandMengYuarejusttwoexamplesofthe13.5millionyoungChineseVolunteerswhowanttomakeacontributiontosociety.LuHaoisamiddleschoolstudentwhojoinedthe1helps1scheme1oftheYouthVolunteerCommunityDevelopmentProjectlastyear.EveryTuesdayandFridayhevisitsanelderlygentlemanwholivesalonE.Mr.ZhaoisweakandcannotdomuchforhimselfsoIhelpwithshoppingdojobsinthehouseorreadthenewspapertohim.WithhishelpMr.Zhao’shealthhasimprovedandhefeelsmoreenergetiC.LuHaohasalsofoundtheirrelationshipbeneficial2.InthepasthistorywashisweakestsubjectbutitisonewhichgreatlyinterestsMr.Zhaoandtheyoftendiscussit.Mr.ZhaohasencouragesLuHaotostudyhistorylessonsharderandhisgradeshaveimprovedagreatdeal.MengYuisstudyingforhermaster’sdegreeinCanadA.Shehasabusytimetablebutstillfindstimeforvoluntaryactivitiesduringtheweekends.LastmonthItookpartinaneventtohelpstarvingchildreninsomeoftheleastdevelopedcountries.Twenty-twoofuswentwithoutfoodfor30hours!ItwasachallengE.Wewantedtoimproveawareness3ofhungerbecauseeverydaychildrenaredyingofstarvation.Itwasagreatsuccess.ThelocalnewspaperandTVreporteditandwereceivedmanymoney.MengYuandherclassmatesorganizedthisactivitytoraisemoneyforagoodcauseandintheprocesssheformedstrongfriendships.LuHaoandMengYuarehelpingtomakeotherpeople’slivesbetterandtheyalsomakegreatfriendsgainnewskillsandincreasetheirchancesofgettingthejoboftheirdreams.Wouldyouliketomakeadifferencebybecomingavolunteer?阅读短文回答问题Accordingtothetextwhatisthereasonwhyyoungpeoplechoosetodovoluntarywork?_______________________________________________________________________________LuHaohaschosentovolunteerontwoeveningseveryweek.HowhasMengYuchosentogivehertime?Whyhasshemadeadifferentchoice?_______________________________________________________________________________WhatbenefitshashisvoluntaryworkbroughtLuHao?_______________________________________________________________________________WhatbenefitsdidMengYu’svoluntaryworkbringthestarvingchildren?_______________________________________________________________________________

IbelievethatmycountryPolandisaperfectexampleforaplacewherefoodisparticularlyimportant.Whenwewerelittlechildrenwebegantounderstandhowmuchaloafofbreadmeanttoourparents—tosomeitmightsoundsillybutformethecustomofkissingbreadbeforeyoustartedcuttingitwassimplyamazing.It’snotsocommonnowadaystotreatfoodthatwaysinceyouhardlyeverbakeyourownbreaD.Besideseveryonewouldcallyoucrazyifyoutriedtokisseverybreadrollbeforeyouatethem!Butthoughwenolongermakeourfoodfromscratch起点somecustomshavebeenkept—that’swhyIfeelsosorryeverytimeIhavetothrowanyfoodaway—eventhoughInolongerlivewithmyparentsandnobodywouldblamemeforthisanymore!ManypeopleofournationarestillworkingasfarmerseatingwhattheygrowandharvestandthereforeenjoyingeverythingmorE.It’swidelyknownthatyouvaluemoreanythingthatneedsyoureffortinthefirstplacE.InmosthomesinPolandespeciallythoseoffarmersthewholefamilywouldtryandhavetheirmealstogether—extremelydifficultnowbutsorewarding值得!Youcanshareothermembers’troublesandsuccessesgiveyourchildrensomeattentionorjustsitdownforamomentinsteadofrushingthroughlifeaimlessly.Furthermoreyourbodyandstomachinparticularwillbeverygrateful感激forsuchatime!InPolandaweddingChristmasorevenabirthdayiscelebratedwithagreatmeal.Womeninthehousegettogetherandcooksometimesforafewdaysbeforetheeventandtheextremelygoodorunusualfoodwillberememberedandwidelytalkedabout.Youcannotover-valuetheimportanceoffoodinthecountry.What’smorealmosteveryoneinPolandwillbeasinterestedinthetopicasIam.Whenthewriterwasachildhe/she______.A.foundpeoplewerecrazyaboutbreadB.begantorealizetheimportanceoffoodC.thoughtthatcuttingbreadwasamazingD.learnedpeoplehardlybakedtheirownbreadThewriterfeelsverysorrywhenhe/shehastothrowawayanyfoodbecause______.A.he/shemakesfoodfromscratchB.his/herparentswouldblamehim/herC.somecustomsstillhaveeffectonhim/herD.manypeoplearestillworkinghardasfarmersFromthetextwecanlearnthatinPoland_______.A.mostmealscanbeinterestingtopicsforalongtimeB.thewholefamilyoftenhavemealstogethernowadaysC.it’scommonforwomentogettogethertocookforafewdaysD.familymemberscanknowmoreabouteachotherbyhavingmealstogether

BMomwasateachermostofherlifE.Whenshewasn’tintheclassroomshewaseducatingherchildrenorgrandchildren:correctingourgrammar;startingusoncollectionsofbutterfliesflowersorrocks;orinspiringadiscussiononhermostrecentBookoftheMonthClubtopiC.Mommadelearningfun.Itwassadformythreebrothersandmetoseeherailinginherlateryears.Ateighty-fiveshesufferedastrokeandshewentsteadilydownhillafterthat.TwodaysbeforeshediedmybrothersandImetathernursinghomeandtookherforashortrideinawheelchair.WhilewewaitedforthestafftoliftherlimpbodybackintobedMomfellasleep.Notwantingtowakeherwemovedtothefarendoftheroomandspokesoftly.Afterseveralminutesourconversationwasinterruptedbyamuffledsoundcomingfromacrosstheroom.WestoppedtalkingandlookedatMom.Hereyeswereclosedbutshewasclearlytryingtocommunicatewithus.WewenttohersidE.Whirrshesaidweakly.Where?IaskeD.Momistheresomethingyouwant?Whirrsherepeatedabitstronger.MybrothersandIlookedateachotherandshookourheadssadly.MomopenedhereyessighedandwithalltheenergyshecouldmustersaidNotwassaywere!ItsuddenlyoccurredtousthatMomwascorrectingbrotherJim’slastsentencE.IfitwasuptomeJimleaneddownandkissedhercheek.ThanksMomhewhispereD.Wesmiledateachotherandonceagainshookourheadsthistimeinaweofaremarkableteacher.44.WhenMomsaidWhirrwhatdidshereallywanttodo?A.Shewantedtotellhersonsherwill.B.ShewantedtohavesomethingtoeatbeforeshedieD.C.ShewantedtocorrectthemistakesJimmadewhiletalking.D.Shewantedtoteachhersonsmorebecauseshewasdying.45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.Momwasagoodteacherandneverwantedtostopherteaching.B.Momwasalwaysmakingherteachingfun.C.Momdidn’tforgetherteachinguntilshedieD.D.MomwasnolongerateacherwhenshewasathomE.46.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhismother?A.Helovedherbutwastiredofhismother’steachingathomE.B.HismothershouldforgetherteachingandenjoyedtherestofherlifE.C.Hismotherwasgreatbecauseshedevotedherselftoteaching.D.HismotherwasanexcellentteacherbeforeshewasretireD.47.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.OnceateacheralwaysB.Mom’swillC.A.teacher’slifeD.A.teacher’sdevotion

OnSeptember222007108ChinesecitiestookpartinCar-FreeDayaglobaleventheldeveryyearforthefirsttimE.Chinabecametheworld’ssecond-largestautomarketandthird-largestcar-makerin2006.Ithasalsobecomethesecond-largestgreenhousegasproducerintheworldandisrapidlycatchingupwiththeUnitedStates.InthissenseChina’sparticipationwillgreatlypromotetheCar-FreeDaymovement.ThenumberofcarsontheroadisgoinguprapidlyinChinA.InBeijingabout1000newcarsareaddedtothestreetsonanaverageday.CarscertainlyofferpeopleplentyoffreedomtomovearounD.ButinmanyChinesecitiesappearanceoftoomanycarshasturnedintoamajorproblem.Gettingstuckintrafficjamsisaneverydayexperiencefordrivers.Evenworseistheenvironmentalimpact影响causedbycars.Accordingtoanationalreportonasmogday79percentoftheairpollutioniscausedbycars.Thegrowingnumberoftrafficaccidentsisanotherproblem.Over100000peoplediefromtrafficaccidentseveryyearinChinawhichisbyfarthehighestnumberofroaddeathsintheworlD.108cities’participationinCar-FreeDayshowsgrowingpublicconcernaboutthetrafficandenvironmentalproblemscausedbycars.Onthisdayallcarswerebannedfromrunninginselectedareasoftheparticipatingcities.Peoplewereencouragedtowalkcycleandusepublictransport.Accordingtoexpertsthecarbonmonoxideintheatmosphereproducedbycarswasreducedby3000tonsonCar-FreeDay.Withcleanerairandsmoothertrafficflowonthedaymorecitieswillhopefullywanttojointheeventnextyear.AndmorepeoplemightsharethehopethatCar-FreeDayisnotjustonSeptember22butapossibility365daysoftheyear.FromthepassagewecanknowthatChina______.A.hastheworld’shighestnumberofroaddeathsB.hastheworld’slargestautomarketC.istheworld’slargestgreenhousegasproducerD.istheworld’ssecond-largestcar-makerWhichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthepassage?A.ThecausesofcargrowthinChinA.B.TheeffectsofcargrowthinChinA.C.ThehistoryofWorldCar-FreeDay.D.ThepopularityofWorldCar-FreeDay.OnCar-FreeDayin2007108citiesinChina______.A.didn’tallowpeopletodriveB.didn’thaveairpollutionC.calledonpeopletodrivelessD.calledonpeopletodrivefreelyCar-FreeDayinChinawill______.A.beheldalltheyearroundB.stopairpollutionandtrafficjamsC.attractmorepeopletojoininD.reducetheproductionofcars

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项OnthefirstdayofschoolwewerechallengedtogettoknowanewclassmatE.Iwaslookingaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.IfoundalittleoldladywithawarmsmilE.ShesaidHihandsome！I'mRosE.I'm87yearsolD.CanIgiveyouahug拥抱IlaughedandheartilyrespondedOfcourse！Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayounginnocent天真的ageIaskeD.ShejokinglyrepliedI'mheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedhavechildrenandthentravelarounD.NoseriouslyIaskeD.IwascuriouswhyshetookonthischallengeatthisagE.IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！ShetoldmE.Webecameinstantfriends.OvertheyearRosebecameacampusicon偶像andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandsheenjoyedtheattentionfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareoldwegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Herearethesecretstostayingyoung.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You'vegottohaveadream.WhenyouloseyourdreamsyoudiE.Wehavemanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadandtheydon'tevenknowit！shesaiD.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorabilitysheaddeD.ButgrowinguprequiresfindingtheopportunityinchangE.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhattheydidbutratherforthingstheydidnotdo.OneweekaftergraduationthatyearRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Shetaughtusbyexamplethatit'snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybE.56.Rosestartedcollegeattheageof87inorderto.A.marryarichmanB.travelaroundtheworldC.makemorefriendsD.realizeherdream57.WhichofthefollowingbestexplainsshewaslivingitupintheseventhparagraphA.ShewaslivingalonglifE.B.Shewasenjoyingherself.C.Shewasspendingalotofmoney.D.ShewaskillingtimE.58.Whenyouloseyourdreamsyoudiebecause.A.there'snosenseinlivingwithoutyouraimB.youcan'tsleepwelleverynightC.youaretoooldandhavetostopplayingD.somethingisterriblywrongwithyourbrain59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.MeettheChallengeB.NeverWasteTimeC.GrowUporGrowOldD.HaveYouGotReady

GrandOpeningBentwoodTruckMuseumSaturdayNovember8at10:00A.M.Aftereighteenmonthsofhardworkbymorethan100volunteerstheBentwoodTruckMuseumisreadytoopen.TheoldfactoryhadbeenscheduledtobedestroyeD.WhenRogerHaygoodheardabouttheplanstoteardownthebuildingheboughtitsothathecouldstorehiscollectionofoldtruckstherE.Thenhehadtheideaofturningthebuildingintoatruckmuseum.Duringthepastyearandahalftheoldbuildinghasbeentransformedintoatreasurechestofmemories.Insteadofadarkanddullhousethebuildinghasbecomeacheerybrighthomeforallkindsoftrucksfromthepast.Themuseumnowhouses68trucksandwehopetohaveevenmoresoon.Thereisa1959schoolbusa1942bakerytruckanda1937fireenginE.Ouroldestvehicleisa1919milktruck.Ournewestvehicleisa1966towtruck.Youcantakearideonafiretruckamailtruckoranice-creamtruck.Ridesare$2.00butyoucangetaticketforafreerideatanygrocerystoreinBentwooD.Helpuscelebrateourgrandopeningbybringingyourfamilyandfriends!Thereissomethingtointeresteveryonewhoattends.TheBentwoodTruckMuseumisaspecialpieceofourhistory.●TogettoBentwoodTruckMuseumtakeRoute29KingstonHighwaytoPalmerStreet.●GosouthonPalmerStreetforoneblockandtakealeftontoNormanDrivE.●Youwillseethemuseumbuildingandtheamusementparkonyourleft.●Parkingisavailableacrossthestreetonyourright.72.Inwhichofthefollowingcanvisitorstakearide?A.Amilktruck.B.Anice-creamtruck.C.Abakerytruck.D.Aschoolbus.73.WhereisBentwoodTruckMuseum?A.OnNormanDrivE.B.OnPalmerStreet.C.OnKingstonHighway.D.OnRoute29.74.Whatisspecialaboutthismuseum?A.Itisbuiltontheruinsofanoldbuilding.B.Itoffersvisitorsfreeridestothemuseum.C.Itexhibitstrucksdatingbackto200yearsago.D.It’stransformedfromanoldfactorybyvolunteers.75.What’sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?A.TointroducetheoldhistoryofBentwoodTruckMuseum.B.Topersuadereaderstoattendtheopeningofthemuseum.C.ToexplainwhyBentwoodTruckMuseumwassetup.D.Tocallonthevisitorstotakearideinoldtrucks.

A.volcaniceruptioninIcelandhassentashacrossnorthernEuropE.AirlineshavestoppedorchangedtheflightsacrosstheAtlanticOceanleavingairporthundredsofpassengersstuckinairports.GrimsvotnisoneofthelargestandmostactivevolcanoesinEuropE.WhatmakesGrimsvotndifferentisthatitliesunderahugeglacier冰川oficeupto12matersthick.Thehotvolcanoheatsuptheiceaboveitwhichthenformsalayerofwaterbetweentheglacierandthevolcano.ThislayerofwaterputspressureonthevolcanokeepingitstableAsthewaterflowsoutfromundertheglacierthepressurelifts.Thelava岩浆fromthevolcanothencomesuptothesurfacE.Thisisexactlywhathappenedtoday.Nowairlineshavetomakechangestotheirflightssoasnottoflythroughthecloudsofvolcanicash.AccordingtoKLMoneofEurope’sbiggestairlinesairplanescannotgounderthecloudoroverit.Goingthroughthecloudcanresultinashgettingstuckintheairplane’senginescausingdamagetotheplanE.TheeruptionhasalsocausedproblemsforanimalsinIcelanD.Thevolcanoleftashandsharpglass-likerocksalloverthecountrysidE.Farmersarekeepingtheiranimalsinsidetostopthemfromeatingash-coveredgrassorthesharpobject.1.WhatmakesGrimsvotndifferentfromothervolcanoes?A.ItisbelowicE.B.ItliesundertheseaC.ItisthelargestvolcanoD.Itislavaaffectstheairlines2.WhatkeepsGrimsvotnstill?A.TheslowflowofwaterB.ThelowwatertemperatureC.ThethickglacierD.Thewaterpressure3.Whichofthefollowingistheresultofthevolcaniceruption?A.PeoplestoptravelinginEuropeB.AirlinessufferfromthelossofplanesC.ItbecomesdangerousforanimalstoeatoutsideD.Farmershavelostmanyoftheiranimals4.Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom_________.A.aresearchpaperB.anewspaperreportC.aclasspresentationD.ageographytextbook.

A.beautifulwomantookaplaneonbusiness.Shefoundherseatandsatdownnexttoayoungman.ThemanwasjustthinkingofmakingafewdollarsontheplanE.WhenhesawthewomanhegotanideA.Hey!Wouldyouliketoplayagame?heaskedthewoman.Nothankyou.Ijustwanttotakeanap打盹thewomananswereD.It’sreallyeasy.AllyouhavetodoistoanswerthequestionsthatIaskyou.Ifyoudon’tknowtheansweryougivemefivedollars.IfIdon’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionthenI’llgiveyoufivedollars.NothewomanstillrefuseD.OK.IfIdon’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionI’llgiveyoufivehundreddollars.Howaboutthat?themansaiD.ThenthewomanbecameinterestedanddecidedtojoininthegamE.OK.HowmanymoonsdoesJupiter木星have?askedtheyoungman.Thewomanreachedintoherpurseandtookoutafive-dollarbill.Whatgoesupthemountainwiththreelegsandcomesbackwithfour?thewomanaskeD.ThentheyoungmantookouthiscomputerandsearchedtheInternetforananswer.Minuteslatertheyoungmanhandedfivehundreddollarstothewoman.Afterafewhourstheyoungmanreallywantedtoknowtheanswertothequestion.SoheaskedthewomanWhatistheanswertoyourquestion?Thewomanreachedintoherpurseandhandedtheyoungmanafive-dollarbill.49.Whydidthemanaskthewomantoplayagame?A.Hewantedtoshowhiskindness.B.Hewantedtohaveapleasantjourney.C.Hewantedtoearnsomemoneyfromit.D.Hewantedtomakefriendswiththewoman.50.Howmuchdidthewomangetattheendofthestory?A.$500.B.$5.C.$10.D.$490.51.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thewomantoldthemantheanswertoherquestion.B.Thewomangavetheman’smoneybacktohim.C.Thewomanaskedthemananotherquestion.D.Thewomandidn’tknowtheanswereither.52.Wecanlearnfromthestorythatthewomanis______.A.cleverB.friendlyC.politeD.honest

HewasoncereferredtoasthePicassoofpoetry.BelovedbyChileansofallclassesheisoneofthemostwidelyreadandrespectedpoetsinhistory.Andthisyearisthe100thbirthdayofPabloNeruda1904-1973.BornwiththenameNeftaliRicardoReyesBasoltohewasatallshyandlonelyboy.Helovedtoreadandstartedtowritepoetrywhenhewasten.TheAmericanpoetWaltWhitmanwhoseframedpictureNerudalaterkeptonhistablebecameamajorinfluenceonhiswork.Howeverhisfatherdidnotliketheideaofhavingapoetforasonandtriedtodiscouragehimfromwriting.TocoverupthepublicationofhisfirstpoemhetookthepennamePabloNerudA.In1924NerudagainedfamewithhismostwidelyreadworkTwentyLovePoemsandaSongofDespair’’.YethisrichexperienceasadiplomatandexilemadehimgobeyondthethemeoflovE.HisworkalsoreflectedthepoliticalstruggleoftheleftanddevelopmentofSouthAmericA.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1971.Nerudalovedtheseawhichhesawascreativedestructiveandforevermoving.Hefoundinspirationinthepowerandfreedomofthewavesandtheseabirdsonthecoast.IneedtheseabecauseitteachesmehewrotE.Imoveintheuniversityofthewaves.Helovedhowtheseaforeverreneweditselfarenewalechoedinhiswork.5.TheunderlinedwordPicassocanprobablybereplacedby________.A.mostimportantpersonB.famouspersonfromPicassoC.freedomfighterinPicassoD.poemfan6.NeftaliRicardoReyesBasoltotookthepennamePabloNerudabecause________.A.literarygreatsusuallyusedthepennameB.hisfatherencouragedhimtousethenameC.hewantedtopreventhisfatherknowingthepublicationD.hewasgreatlyinfluencedbyotherpoets7.Whichofthefollowingisnotthethemeofhisworks?A.LovE.B.PoliticalstrugglE.C.Socialreform.D.DevelopmentofSouthAmericA.8.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.theseagaveNerudavastwritinginspirationB.thebeautifulsceneryalongtheChilecoastC.Neruda’spoemswerewidelyreadoverseasD.Nerudalovedtowritehispoemsnearthesea

Myfatherwasaforemanofasugar-caneplantationinRioPiedrasPuertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanoxguidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1adayIworkedeighthoursstraightwithnofoodbreaks.Itwasverytediousworkbutitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.BecausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingusIhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcoulD.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsincE.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.MoreimportantIearnedmypay;itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.IwasonlysixyearsoldbutIwasdoingaman’sjoB.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymotherfathertwobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem自尊心oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhavE.WhenIwassevenIgotworkatagolfcoursenearourhousE.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthem.LosingaballmeantyouwerefiredsoInevermissedonE.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamtofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicyclE.ThemoreIdreamedthemoreIthought.Whynot?Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimb番石榴树枝andapieceofpipE.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensity.Ilearnedworkinginthefield—exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclubnotoxenwithabroomstick.Thewriter’sfirstjobwas_______.A.tostanddownthefairwayatagolfcourseB.towatchoverthesugar-caneplantationC.todrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefieldsD.tospottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthemThewordtediousinParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.A.difficultB.boringC.interestingD.unusualThewriterlearnedthat_______fromhisfirstjoB.A.heshouldworkforthosewhohelikedmostB.heshouldworklongerthanwhathewasexpectedC.heshouldneverfailtosayhellotohisownerD.heshouldberespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleheworkedfor_______gavethewriterserf-esteem.A.HavingafamilyofeightpeopleB.OwninghisowngolfcourseC.BringingmoneybackhometohelpthefamilyD.HelpinghisfatherwiththeworkontheplantationWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Hewantedtobeasuccessfulgolfer.B.HewantedtorunagolfcoursenearhishousE.C.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobhegotonaplantation.D.Hewantedtomakemoneybyguidingoxenwithabroomstick.

AcoupleofyearsagobeforeatriptoChinaNicoleDavisandherUSwomen’svolleyballteammateswerewarnedabouttheprominence显著突出ofcoachJennyLangPinginhernativecountry.IwaspushedoverbyChinesejournalistswhileIwasjusttryingtoputmyluggageonthebussaidDavis.KnownastheIronHammerforherpunishingspikes扣球LangmadeitpossibleforChinatodominateinthesportintheearly1980s.ShewasakeyplayeronChina’s1984Olympicgoldmedalwinningteam.WhentheUSteamarrivedfortheOlympicsLang48whoisfromBeijinghadtotakeadifferentroutetoavoidacrowdofreportersandfans.ThencamethegreatestmomenttoLangWhiletheUSteamwasplayinginapackedgymatleast8000ChinesefansunfurledanAmericanflag.ThatreallysaysitallDavissaiD.Theylookatherasanicon偶像.I’msureit’shardforthemtoseehercoachinganothercountrybuttheylovehersodearlythathersuccessistheirsuccess.TheloyaltyoftheChinesefanswastestedonFridaywhenChinalostamatchtotheUS.It’sapitythatChinalostthematchbutI’mstillgladthatLangPing’steamwonsincesheistheprideofChina’svolleyballsaidLiuChengliaspectator.WealsocheeredforLang’svictory.Langsaidshejusttriedtostayprofessionalwhenthetwoteamsmeet.Itdoesn’tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteam.It’sthesamE.LangsaiD.DavissaidsheandherteammatescouldnothaveimaginedthepassionforvolleyballamongChinesebecausethesportwaslackofpopularityintheUS.ThereceptionfromChinesefanshastouchedtheUSplayerssaidUSvolleyballplayerLindseyBerg.It’ssuchanhonortobehereandplayforourcoachhereinChinashesaiD.TheamountofsupportthattheChinesegivetoherandushasbeentremendous.ThewholeeventhasbeenunbelievablE.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Stayingprofessional.B.CheeringfortheIronHammer.C.AmatchbetweenChinaandtheUS.D.LangPing’scareerasacoach.LangPingavoidedmeetingthereportersandfansprobablybecauseshe________.A.wasafraidtobequestionedaboutherstrategyB.didn’twanttobepaidmuchattentiontoC.dislikedtobewithherfansD.didn’twanttodisturbpublicorderWhatdoestheunderlinedwordunfurledexactlymean?A.destroyedcompletelyB.toreintopiecesC.spreadouttothewindD.rolledupWhatdoesLangPingmeanbysayingItdoesn’tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteam.A.AmericanVolleyballTeamwillbeatanyteam.B.ChineseVolleyballTeamisthesameasotherteams.C.Shejusttriedtostayprofessional.D.TheresultsofeachmatchwillbethesamE.

ThewordsofGandhiEinsteinandothergreatthinkersaretobequotedinserviceannouncementsonLondon’sUndergrounD.TransportforLondonhasaskedTurnerPrize-winningartistJeremyDellertoeditalistofmottostobeusedbytubedrivers.Gandhi’sthereismoretolifethanincreasingitsspeedandtheartistCezanne’sweliveinarain-bowofchaosareamongthequotes.Dellerhopestheywillmakepassengers’journeysabitmorethought-provoking发人深省的.Deller’soriginalplanwastoabolishallpublicannouncementsforaday.ItmakesmefeelannoyedhesaiD.It’slikesomepsychologicalwarfare战争onthepassengers.ButhisideawasrefusedbythemanagerofTransportforLondonwhoinsteadagreedtotheplanofreplacingsomeannouncementswithsomethingmorehumanandattractivE.SallyShawwhoisrunningtheschemeforTransportforLondonsaysitispartofanattempttoimproveday-to-dayinteractionandrelylessonautomatedannouncements.Ithinkeveryonehastheirownlittlephilosophyontheirjourneys.AndifwecangetmoreofthatoutintheairthatwouldbegreatshesaiD.SusyWellsoneofthedriverstotesttheideaoutontheLondonUndergroundisalsoenthusiasticaboutit.ShesaidIliketomakemyownannouncementsandit’snicetogetpassengerstothinkaswell.What’smoresomequotesarehelpfultothedrivers.Theyhelpthepassengersbecomemoreunderstandingaboutthedrivers’work.ThequotessuchasThomasFuller’sastumble绊脚maypreventafallarepopularforhelpingexplainwhyalittleinconveniencewassometimesnecessarytokeepthesystemsafE.1.Theunderlinedphrasetubedriversprobablymeans______.A.taxidriversB.subwaydriversC.truckdriversD.busdrivers2.WhydidDellerwanttoabolishallpublicannouncementsontheunderground?A.Becausetheycauseawaramongpassengers.B.BecausethepublicannouncementsmakeDellertireD.C.Becausethepublicannouncementsaredull.D.Allpublicannouncementsarenotsuitableforthepassengers.3.ThereasonwhythesayingsaretobequotedonLondon’sUndergroundis______.A.thateveryonehastheirownlifemottoB.thatsayingsarebelievedtobemorehumanandattractiveC.thatsayingscanhelpdevelopspiritualcivilizationinLondonD.thatsayingcanmakedriversthinkmore4.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe_____.A.ChangesonLondon’sUndergroundB.CultureonLondon’sUndergroundC.SomeQuotesSeenonLondon’sUndergroundD.IntroductiontoLondon’sUnderground

CSeveralyearsagoIworkedinanofficewhichIhadalocusttreegrowingoutsidethewindow.IthadgrownintoatalltreeandmusthavebeenthereforalongtimE.ThetreeblockedtheviewandmadetheofficeseemdullunfortunatelythishappenedtobetheroomassignedtomeandIwasdepressedbyitforquitesometimE.WhenthefirstspringcameeverythingwasgreenexceptthelocusttreE.SecretlyIwasveryhappybecauseIhadthoughtithaddieD.OnemorningwhenIopenedthewindowforfreshairIunexpectedlysmeltafamiliarsweetscentfloatingintomyofficebutIcouldn’tnameit.SuddenlyIrealizeditwasthelocusttree!ThetreethatIthoughtdeadwasblossominginfullglory.FromthenonIusuallycametotheofficeveryearlytoseedewformingonthelocusttreeblossomsandeveryyearwaseagertoseespringagain.Duringsummerthegreenleavesprovidedshadeprotectingmefromtheharshsunlightbutallowingenoughlightintomakeitpleasant.Inautumntheleavesturnedintomanydifferentcolors.Itsbeautytouchedmysoul.ManytimesIthoughttotakephotosbutneverdiD.ThenIhadtoleaveinahurry.LaterinlifeitbecameagreatregretthatIhadnotdoneso.Actuallymanytimesinourliveswethinkweownsomethingthereforewedon’tcherishit.Wedon’tfeelregretfuluntilweloseitoneday!Moreoversometimeswehavetoacceptthethingswedon’twantandneedtodiscoverthehiddenbeautytofindunexpectedjoy!59.Theauthorofthepassageemployedawritingway________.A.ofholdingandreleasingB.thatreleasedfirstthenheldC.thatheldfirstthenreleasedD.thatwasnotholdingorreleasing60.Whattheauthorwantedtotellusisthat________.A.notbeingdelightedforwhatyouhavegotandnotfeelingpityonthelostB.thinktwicebeforeyouleapC.treateverythingcalmlyD.cherishwhatyou’veowned61.Thereasontheauthorcametotheofficeearlyis________.A.toenjoythedewB.tofinishherworkearlyC.todosomecleaningD.toavoidtheburningsun62.Theunderlinedwordsointhefifthparagraphperhapsrefersto________.A.thatIcouldn’tseethetreeanylongerB.thatIshouldhavetakensomephotosC.thatIhadtoleaveD.thatthetreedied

Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldcooktheirfoodoversmokyfireeveryday.Itisoftendifficulttofindwoodforthefire.Peoplewhodonothavewoodmustspendlargeamountsofmoneyoncookingfuel.Howeverthereisamucheasierwaytocookfoodusingenergyfromthesun.Solarcookerorovenshavebeenusedforcenturies.ASwissscientistmadethefirstsolaroveninseventeensixty-seven.TodaypeopleareusingsolarcookersinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Peopleusesolarovenstocookfoodandtoheatdrinkingwatertokillbacteriaandotherharmfulorganisms.Therearethreekindsofsolarovens.ThefirstisaboxcookerItisdesignedwithaspecialwallthatshinesorreflectssunlightintothebox.Heatgetstrappedunderapieceofglassorplasticcoveringthetopofthecooker.A.boxoveniseffectiveforslowcookingoflargeamontsoffooD.Thesecondkindofsolarovenisapanelcooker.Itincludesseveralflatwalls.orpanels.thatdirectlyreflectthesun’slightontothefooD.Thefoodisinsideaseparatecontainerofplasticorglassthattrapsheatenergy.Peoplecanbuildpanelcookersquicklyandwithveryfewsupplies.Theydonotcostmuch.InKenyaforexamplepanelcookersarebeingmanufacturedforjusttwodollars.Thethirdkindofsolarovenisaparaboliccooker.Ithasroundedwallsthataimsunlightdirectlyintothebottomoftheoven.Foodcooksquicklyinparabolicovens.HoweverthesecookersarehardtomakE.Theymustbere-aimedoftentofollowthesun.Paraboliccookerscanalsocauseburnsandeyeinjuriesiftheyarenotusedcorrectly.Youcanmakesolarovensfromboxesorheavypaper.TheywillnotcatchfirE.Paperburnsattwohundredthirty-twodegreesCelsius.A.solarcookernevergetsthathot.SolarovenscookfoodatlowtemperaturesoverlongperiodsoftimE.Thispermitspeopletoleavefoodtocookwhiletheydootherthings.1.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.Totellthereadershowtomakesolarovens.B.Toadvertisethesolarovens.C.Togivethereadersbriefintroductionofsolarovens.D.Tohelpreaderstosavecostonfuel.2.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat______.A.panelcookeristhecheapestovenofthethreeB.panelcookeriseasytomakeC.boxcookeriseasytomakeD.boxcookeristhemosteffectiveoven3.Ifyouhavemuchfoodtocookyou’dbetterchoose.A.aboxcookerB.apanelcookerC.aparaboliccookerD.apapercooker4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.solarcookersaredangeroustouseB.solarcookersdon’tburnwhilecookingC.solarcookerscostlessthanothercookersD.Swissoftenusesolarcookerswhilecooking

Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson’ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotooneandmyson’steamwasintheleaD.Parentssurroundedtheplaygroundofferingencouragement.Withlessthantensecondsremainingtheballsuddenlyrolledinfrontofmyson’steammateMickeyO’Donnell.WithKickit!echoingacrosstheplaygroundMickeyturnedaroundandgaveiteverythinghehaD.AllaroundmethecrowderupteD.O’Donnellhadscored!ThentherewassilencE.MickeyhadscoredallrightbutinthewronggoalendingthegameinatiE.Foramomenttherewasatotalhush.YouseeMickeyhasDownsyndrome综合症andforhimtherewasnosuchthingasawronggoal.AllgoalswerecelebratedbyajoyoushugfromMickey.HehadevenbeenknowntohugtheopposingplayerswhentheyscoreD.ThesilencewasfinallybrokenwhenMickeyhisfacefilledwithjoyhuggedmysontightlyandshoutedIscored!Iscored!Everybodywon!Everybodywon!ForamomentIheldmybreathnotsurehowmysonwouldreact.IneednothaveworrieD.Iwatchedthroughtearsasmysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchantingWaytogoMickey!WaytogoMickey!WithinmomentsbothteamssurroundedMickeyjoininginthechantandcongratulatinghimonhisgoal.LaterthatnightwhenmydaughteraskedwhohadwonIsmiledasIrepliedItwasatiE.Everybodywon.Theunderlinedwordhushinparagraph3means________.A.cheer.B.cryC.laughterD.silenceWhatdidtheauthorworryaboutwhenMickeyscoredandhuggedhisson?A.Theresultofthematchwouldfailhisson.B.HissonwouldshoutatMickeyforhisgoal.C.Mickeywouldagainhugtheopposingplayers.D.HissonwouldunderstandMickey’swronggoal.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.bothteamslikedandrespectedMickeyB.bothteamswerethankfultoMickeyforhisgoalC.Mickeydidn’tmindthoughhisgoalwaswrongD.Mickeywasakind-heartedboyandhopedeverybodywonThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis_____.A.totellajoketomakereaderslaughB.tosuggestweshouldnotmindlosingC.toshowenjoyingagameismorethanwinningagameD.topresenthisson’sfinequalitiesofunderstandingothers

AnnaKoumikovawasbornonJune7th1981inMoscow.Herparents'namesareAllahandSergel.Whenshewas5yearsoldherparentssoldtheirTVtobuyherthefirsttennisbatforChristmas.Sheplayedinaclubnearherplaceuntilaged11.ThenshemovedtoBradentonFloridaUSAtotrainwithNickBollitierri.At14sherepresentedRussiainaFedCupmatchandbecametheyoungestplayerevertowinaFedCupmatch.KournikovamadeherWTAfirstshowat15yearsoldattheUSOpenwhereshefinallylostagainstplayerSteffiGraf.Butshemadeittothedoublequarterfinalsthatsamematch.In1996KournikovawontheRookieoftheYearawardandthenextyear.Sheimprovedverymuchtoevenmakeittothesemi-finalsinWimbledon.ShelosttoworldnumberoneMartinaHingisattheFrenchOpenandatWimbledon.In1999shewonherprofessionaltitleatMidlandMiehigonaninternationalTennisFederationmatch.Shewas5thfavouriteinIllinoisthesameyearandwonher2ndcareerITFmatch.Shewonherfirstgrandslam大满贯titleill1999withMartinaHingisindoublesattheAustraliaOpen.Sincethentheyhaveplayedregularlytogetherandhavequicklybecomeoneofthe'bestpairs.Aimin1999shemadeherfirstcareerWTAfinalinkeyBiscayneagainstVenusWilliamsinatough3setmatch.ShealtowonherfirstdoublestilewithMonicaSelesinTokyo.AtpresentKournikovaismoresuccessfulonthenetthanatthenet.Sheremainsthemostsearchedandmostdownload网上下载ontheinternetthreetimesmorepopularthantheNO.2sportsfigureMichaelJordan.Sheisstillveryyoungandsheseemstohaveagreatfutureahead!Whichofthefollowingisright?A.KournikovabeatSteffiGrafattheUSOpenwhenshewas15.B.KournikovawontheRookieoftheYearawardin1999.C.KoumikovaisnowmoreluckyatthenetthanontheInternet.D.In1997Kournikovaworkedhardtomakeittothesemi-finalsinWimbledon.KournikovawonherfirstgrandslamtitleindoublesattheAustraliaOpenwith.A.SteffiGrafB.VenusWilliamsC.MartinaHingisD.MonicaSelesFromthetextwecanknowKournikovawonherprofessionaltitleinanITFmatch.A.atMidlandB.inFranceC.inAustraliaD.atBiscayneWhatcanwelearnaboutKournikova?A.ShehasalotoffansontheInternet.B.Herparentsgavehermuchsupport.C.ShebeatMartinaHingsin1996.D.SheplayedtennisforherhomecountryRussiA.

OnaFridaynightapooryoungartiststoodatthegateoftheNewYorkrailwaystationplayinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman.Thenextdaytheyoungartistcametothesameplaceandputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentfromthedaybeforehetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditunderhishat.Thenhebegantoplaytheviolin.Itsoundedmorepleasantthanever.Soonhewassurroundedwithpeoplewhowereattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.ItsaidLastnightagentlemannamedGeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistakE.Pleasecometoclaim认领itsoon.Afterabouthalfanhouramiddle-agedmanrushedthroughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaidYesit’syou.IknewthatyouwereanhonestmanandwouldcertainlycomeherE.TheyoungviolinistaskedcalmlyAreyouMrGeorgeSang?ThemannoddeD.TheviolinistaskedDidyoulosesomething?It’salotteryticketsaidtheman.TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.Isit?heaskeD.Georgenoddedandtookthelotteryticketandkisseditthendancedwiththeviolinist.TheviolinistwasastudentatanartscollegeandhadplannedtoattendadvancedstudiesinViennA.LaterhisclassmateaskedtheviolinistAtthattimeyouneededmoneytopaythetuition学费andyouhadtoplaytheviolinintherailwaystationeverydaytomakemoney.Whydidn’tyoukeepthelotteryticketforyourself?TheviolinistsaidAlthoughIdon’thavemuchmoneyIlivehappily.ButifIlosehonestyIwon’tbehappyforever.Throughourliveswecangainalotandlosesomuch.Butbeinghonestshouldalwaysbewithus.WhatdidtheyoungartistdoattherailwaystationonFriday?A.Heplayedtheviolintomakesomemoney.B.HewaitedforthetraintoViennA.C.HecametobuyatraintickettoViennA.D.HewalkedaroundtheNewYorkrailwaystation.AccordingtothewordsonthepaperwhichsentencebelowisTRUE?A.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhishat.B.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhisimportantthing.C.Itwasalotteryticketandheneededtofindtheowner.D.Itwasalotteryticketandtheownerisunknown.Fromthisarticlewecanlearnthat____.A.weshouldsharewithothersifwefindsomethingvaluableB.weshouldknowtheimportanceofhonestyandleadahappylifeC.keepthelotteryifyoufindoneD.playingtheviolincouldmakeyoufeelhappy

IfirstwenttoHarrowinthesummerterm.TheschoolhadthebiggestswimmingpoolIhadeverseen.Itwasagoodjoketocomeupbehindanakedboyandpushhimintothepool.ImadequiteahabitofthiswithboysofmyownsizeorlessOnedayIsawaboywrappedinatowelonthesideofthepool.HewasnobiggerthanIwassoIthoughthimafairgamE.ComingsecretlybehindIpushedhiminholdingontohistowelsothatitwouldnotgetwetIwassurprisedtoseeanangryfacecomeoutfromthewaterandabeingofgreatstrengthmakingitswaybyfiercestrokes猛力地划totheshorE.Ifledbutinvain.Heovertookmeseizedmeviolentlyandthrewmeintothedeepestpartofthepool.Isoonclimbedoutontheothersideandfoundmyselfsurroundedbyacrowdofyoungerboys.Doyouknowwhatyouhavedone?theysaidIt’sAmery;heisinGradeSix.Heischampionatgymhehasgothisfootballhonor.IwasfrightenedandfeltashameD.HowcouldItellhispositionwhenbewaswrappedinabathtowelandsosmall.Hedidn’tseempleasedatallsoIaddedinamostbrilliantwordMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmall.AtthisbelaughedandaftersomegeneralwordsaboutmyrudebehaviorandhowIhadbetterbecarefulinthefuturesignifiedtheincidentwascloseD.1.ThewriterthoughtAmeryafairgamebecausetheboy.A.lookedlikeananimalB.wasfondofgamesw*w*C.wasofsimilarsizeD.wasgoodatsports2.Thewriterfeltashamedbecause.A.hewaslaughedatbyotherboysB.AmeryturnedouttobeinthesamegradeC.hepushedAmeryhardandhurthimD.heplayedajokeonanoutstandingathlete3.BysayingMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmallthewriter.A.triedtopleaseAmeryB.challengedAmeryC.threatenedAmeryD.admiredhisfather4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThewritercouldrunfasterthanAmery.B.Thewriterlikedplayingonboysofallsizes.C.AmerywasastudentinGradeFour.D.Ameryforgavethewriterforhisrudebehavior5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordovertookmean?A.catchholdofB.catchupwithC.takealookatD.shoutat

DearSirIhavetotraveleverydayfromSoukRoadtotheairport.Twobusestravelalongtheirroute路线:thenumber49andnumber16.Butbythetimethenumber16busreachesSoukRoaditisalwaysfullsoIcan’tgetonit.Ihavetowaitforthenumber49becausesometimesthereareemptyseatsonit.ThetimetablesaysthattherearebusesfromSoukRoadtotheairporteverytenminutes.IfthisissowhydoIhavetowaithalfanhourforabusnearlyeveryday?Theregulationssaythatifthereareemptyseatsonabusthebusmuststopateverystopwherepeoplearewaiting.Whydothehalf-emptybusesgostraightpastmewhenIamstandingatthebusstop?Theregulationssaythatnobusmaycarrymorethan40seatedpassengersand20standingpassengers.YesterdayIwasthefirsttogetoffthebuswhenitreachedtheairport.Icountedtheotherpassengersastheygotoff.Therewere129ofthem.Itisclearthatourbuscompaniesbreaktheregulationsandthinklittleoftheirpassengers.Cannothingbedonetomakeyourservicebetter?YoursTiredpassengerThewriterhastotakeBusNo.49because.A.itarrivesontimeB.itisnotalwaysfullC.ittravelsfasterD.ithasfewerseatsonitHowlongdoesthewriterusuallyhavetowaitforabus?A.Tenminutes.B.Onehour.C.Halfanhour.D.Nearlyaday.Theregulationssaythateachbusmaycarrypassengersatmost.A.20B.40C.60D.129Fromthepassagewecanseethat.A.thebusservicewaspoorB.nobusesexcepttheNo.49buspassedSoukRoadC.nopassengerstooktheirbusesD.thewriterwasalwaysthefirsttogetonthebus

Oneeveningayoungmanatacertaincollegewhowasknowntobesomethingofapoetreadoneofhispoemstoasmallgroupofhisfriendsinaroom.ThepoemwasgreatlyadmireD.ButafterwardsoneofthemwhowascalledCricksaidIwasveryinterestedinHand’spoembutitwasstolenfromabook.HiswordswerereportedtoHandwhowasveryangryandrequiredanapology.WellsaidCrickIdon’toftentakebackwhatIsaidbutthistimeIadmit承认Iwasmistaken.WhenIgottomyroomIlookedinthebookwhichIthoughtthepoemwasstolenfromandIsawitwasstillhere!ThepoemHandreadoneeveningwaswrittenby.A.HandB.CrickC.oneofhisfriendsD.anotherpoetHand’sfriendsadmiredthepoemmainlybecause.A.itwasreadbyHandB.HandwasapoetC.itwasreallywonderfulD.itwasstolenfromabookFromthestoryweknowthatCrick.A.wasreallymistakenB.reallytookbackwhathesaidC.wasapoethimselfD.wasquitefamiliarwiththepoemWhenHandrequiredanapologyCrick.A.didn’tdoasHandaskedB.admittedhewaswrongC.wasunwillingtodosoD.showedthepoemtoHandAccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatHand.A.wasayoungpoetB.likedpoemsverymuchC.wouldbeapoetD.wasregardedasapoet

ConnectingwithPatientsDr.Parisoftentreatsseveralgenerationsofafamilyovermanyyears.He’sseenusthroughtwobirthsoneoperationmultipleearachesabrokenwristandarecoveryfromaserioustrafficcrashsaysJillFarrowa43-year-oldlawyerwhosefirstvisittoDr.Pariswasasateenager.DuringthebirthofheryoungersonFarrowbeganbleedingbadly.Dr.ParismanagedtosolvetheprobleminadelicateprocedurE.Twentyyearsagosheprobablywouldhavediedhesays.TodaywhenheperformsschoolsportsphysicalexaminationsfortheFarrowboys10and11heisalwaysremindedthatlivesarechangedforeverbydoctorsjustdoingtheirjobs.Tobeamixofcountrydocandsomewhatadventurerthe55-year-oldfamilyphysicianmovedtoHaileyaftercompletinghisresidency医生实习期.HehopedtopracticemedicinethereandskiatnearbySunValley.Unfortunatelytheonlyjobopeningwasforanemergency-roomdoctorinMissoulaMontana300milesaway.Dr.Paristookit.I'dskialldayandthendriveallnighttobeinMissoulafora48-hourshiftherecalls.I'mluckytobealivE.Knowinghecouldn'tkeepupwithhiseight-hourcommute通勤hebegantakingflyinglessons.In1981Dr.ParisjoinedasmallmedicalpracticeinHaileyaformerminingtownwithapopulationatthetimeof2109.AsHaileygrewintheshadowofSunValley'sboomingpopularityDr.Paris'sownpracticeexpandedtosevenphysiciansincludinghiswifeKathrynWoodswhoisalsoafamilydoctor.Theymetin1986atacertificationexaminDenverwheninaroomfullofmeninstodgysuitsWoodsarrivedwearingaLycrabikingoutfitandcarryingthefrontwheelofherbicyclewhichshecouldn'tlockupoutside.Dr.Parisaskedheroutonthespot.In1989theymarrieD.WhatJillFarrowsaysistoindicate________.A.howweakthebodiesofherfamilyB.howharditistobeadoctorC.howbrilliantthephysician’sskillisD.howeasyitistodealwithsuchproblemsDr.Parisoftenremindshimselfthat________.A.livesofpeopleshouldnotalwaysstaythesameB.peoplecanrelyonthemselvestochangetheirlifeC.doctorsshouldchangetheirownlifeD.itisthedutyofadoctortohealthepatientsWhydidDr.ParismovetoHailey?A.BecausehecanbeadoctorandanadventurertherE.B.BecausehehastofinishhisresidencytherE.C.BecausehischildrenarefondofskiingatnearbySunValley.D.Becausehehastobeanemergency-roomdoctortherE.Wecaninferthedoctorgotmarriedprobablyattheageof________.A.27.B.37.C.17.D.47.Thispassageisintendedto________.A.introduceDr.ParisB.praisethedoctor’sexcellentmedicalartC.describethedoctor’sadventurousexperienceD.tellthedoctor’sloveaffairs

Onedayateacherwasgivingheryoungstudentsalessononhowthegovernmentworks.Shewastryingtoexplaintheprincipleofincometax收入税.Youseeshebeganspeakingslowlyandcarefullyeachpersonwhoworksmustpaypartofhisorhersalary薪水tothegovernment.Ifyoumakeahighsalaryyourtaxesarehigh.Ifyoudon’tmakemuchmoneyyourtaxesarelow.Isthatclear?sheaskeD.Doeseveryoneunderstandthemeaningofincometax?ThestudentsnoddeD.Arethereanyquestions?sheaskeD.Thestudentsshooktheirheads.Verygood!shesaiD.NowIwouldlikeyoutotakeapieceofpaperandwriteashortparagraphonthesubjectofincometax.LittleJoeywasaslowlearner.Hehadlotsofproblemswithspellingandgrammarbutthistimeheatleastseemedtounderstandthetask.Hetookhispenandafterafewminuteshehandedtheteacherthefollowingcomposition:OnceIhadadog.HisnamewasTax.IopenedthedoorandincomeTax.Theteacherwastryingtoexplainoneday.A.thebasicprinciplesoftheincometaxB.howthegovernmentworksC.everyoneshouldpayincometaxD.howmuchtaxoneshouldpayforhisincomeAftertheteacher’sexplanation.A.allthestudentsshooktheirheadsB.manyofthestudentswerestillpuzzledC.MoststudentsunderstoodthemeaningofincometaxD.Somestudentsdidn’tunderstandtheirteacherThestudentswereasked.A.tosaysomethingaboutincometaxB.toanswersomequestionsonincometaxC.towriteacompositiononincometaxD.toexplaintheprincipleofincometaxLittleJoey.A.wasclearaboutthesubjectB.graspedwhatincometaxmeantC.wroteaparagraphabouthisdogD.didaswhathewastoldtodo

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑TellmeWallymyamazedfriendaskedthedriverhaveyoualwaysservedcustomerslikethis?Wallysmiledintotheback-viewmirror.Nonotalways.Infactit’sonlybeeninthelasttwoyears.MyfirstfiveyearsdrivingIspentmostofmytimecomplaininglikealltherestofthetaxidriversdo.ThenIheardthepersonalgrowthofWayneDyerontheradiooneday.HehadjustwrittenabookcalledYou’llSeeItWhenYouBelieveIt.Dyersaidthatifyougetupinthemorningexpectingtohaveabaddayyou’llrarelydisappointyourself.Hesaid‘Stopcomplaining!Distinguishyourselffromyourcompetition.Don’tbeaduck.BeaneaglE.Ducksquackandcomplain.EaglesflyhighabovethecrowD.’Thathitmerightbetweentheeyes.DyerwasreallytalkingaboutmE.IwasalwaysquackingandcomplainingsoIdecidedtochangemyattitudeandbecomeaneaglE.Ilookedaroundattheothertaxisandtheirdrivers.Thetaxisweredirtythedriverswereunfriendlyandthecustomerswereunhappy.SoIdecidedtomakesomechanges.IputinafewatatimE.WhenmycustomersrespondedwellIdidmorE.ItakeitthathaspaidoffforyouIsaiD.ItsurehasWallyreplieD.MyfirstyearasaneagleIdoubledmyincomefromthepreviousyear.ThisyearI’llprobablyquadruple增四倍it.Youwereluckytogetmetoday.Idon’tsitattaxi-standsanymorE.MycustomerscallmeforappointmentsonmycellphoneorleaveamessageonmyansweringmachinE.IfIcan’tpickthemupmyselfIgetatrustworthyfriendtodoitandItakeapieceoftheaction.Wallywasphenomenal.Hewasrunningafirst-classserviceoutofaYellowTaxi.I’veprobablytoldthatstorytomorethanfiftytaxidriversovertheyearsandonlytwotooktheideaandranwithit.WheneverIgototheircitiesIgivethemacall.Therestofthedriversquackedlikeducksandtoldmeallthereasonstheycouldn’tdoanyofwhatIwassuggesting.WallytheTaxiDrivermadeadifferentchoicE.51.Theunderlinedwordphenomenalmeans______.A.easy-goingB.warm-heartedC.flexibleD.remarkable52.Wallydoesn’tparkhistaxiattaxi-standsjustbecause_______.A.hisincomedoubles.B.histaxiisusuallyfullybookedC.hehasacompanyofhisown.D.hehasalookofadisgustingeagle53.Wally’sincomedoubledwhenheimprovedhisserviceabout______.A.oneyearagoB.twoyearsagoC.fiveyearsagoD.sevenyearsago54.Afterreadingthepassagewemaydrawasafeconclusionthat______.A.kindnessmustberewardedB.it’seasytosaybuthardtodoC.goodservicepaysoffintheendD.theearlybirdcatchestheworm

RogerFedererandSerenaWilliamshavebeennamedas2009'sworldchampionsbytheInternationalTennisFederationITFaftertoppingtheyear-endrankings.FedererwhowinsthehonourforthefifthtimecompletedacareerGrandSlam大满贯atRolandGarrosbeforewinninghis15thGrandSlamrideatWimbledon.AndWilliamswontheAustralianOpenandWimbledonherllthmajorsuccess.Thepairwillreceivetheirawardsattheannual1TFworldchampionsdinnerinParisinJunE.FedererregainedtheworldnumberonerankingfromRafaelNadalafterhisParisvictoryandhisWimbledonwinoverAndyRoddicksawhimsurpassPeteSampras'haulofGrandSlamtitles.Hewasalsorunner-upattheAustralianOpenandtheUSOpenandhelpedhiscountryretainitsDavisCupworldgroupstatus.ItisanhonourformetobenamedITFworldchampionforafifthtimE.Itwasanincredible不可思议的yearformebothonandoffthecourtsaidthe28-year-oldSwissstarwhosewifeMirkagavebirthtotwingirlsinJuly.TowinmyfirstRolandGarrostitlebreaktheall-timeGrandSlamrecordandregainthenumberonerankingisamazing.Itmeansalottometofinishtheyearagainatthetop.Williamstakestheawardforthefirsttimesince2002.AswellasherGrandSlamwinsshewontheseason-endingWTAChampionshipsinDohA.sealingthetoprankinginthelasteventoftheyear.ShealsotookthedoublesyearawardwithsisterVenusaftertakingtheircareertotalto10GrandSlamtitles.IndoingsoshejoinsLindsayDavenportandMartinaHingisastheonlyplayerstobecomesinglesanddoublesworldchampionsinthesameyear.AmericantwinsBobandMikeBryanwerenamedasthemen'sdoublesworldchampionsforthesixthtimeinsevenyears.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.RogerFederergothisfifthworldchampions.B.SerenaWilliamswasnamedtheITFworldchampion.C.Williams&Federerwerenamed2009'sworldchampions..D.RogerFedererwonhisfirstRolandGarrostitlE.WhatdoesFederermeanbysayingthatitwasanincredibleyearforhimoffthecourt?A.Hemadealotofmoney.B.Hiswifegavebirthtotwingirls.C.HeregainedtheworldNo.Oneranking.D.HegotaGrandSlamtitleatRolandGarros.InwhichcountrymightRolandGarrosOpentakeplace?A.FrancE.B.AustraliaC.TheUnitedStatesD.EnglanD.____hasnevergotbothsinglesanddoublesworldchampionsinayear.A.SerenaWilliamsB.LindsayDavenportC.VenusWilliamsD.MartinaHingis

Intheveryearly1800’sayoungboyabout14yearsoldnamedJohnlivedinanorphanage孤儿院inOldEnglandalongwithseveralotherchildren.OrphanmeantunwantedandunloveD.Christmaswastheonedayoftheyearwhenthechildrendidn’tworkandreceivedagiftanorangE.Usuallytheytriedtotasteandpreserveitforsolongthatitoftenrottedbeforetheyeverpeeled剥开ittoenjoythesweetjuicE.ManythoughtwereexpressedasChristmastimeapproacheD.ThechildrenwouldsayIwillkeepminethelongest.Johnusuallysleptwithhisnexttohispillow.ThisyearJohnwasoverjoyedbytheChristmasseason.HewasbecomingamanandstrongerandsoonhewouldbeoldenoughtoleavE.HewouldsavehisorangeuntilhisbirthdayinJuly.ChristmasdayfinallycamE.Thechildrenweresoexcitedastheyenteredthebigdininghall.ImmediatelythemastershoutedJohnleavethehallandtherewillbenoorangeforyouthisyear.John’sheartbrokeviolentlywideopen.Heturnedandwentswiftlybacktothecoldroom.ThenheheardthedooropenandeachofthechildrenentereD.LittleElizabethwithherhairfallingoverhershouldersasmileonherfaceandtearsinhereyesheldoutapieceofragtoJohn.HereJohnshesaidthisisforyou.AsheliftedbacktheedgesoftheraghesawabigjuicyorangeallpeeledandquarteredandthenherealizedwhattheyhaddonE.JohnneverforgotthesharingloveandpersonalsacrificehisfriendshadshownhimthatChristmasday.InmemoryofthatdayeveryyearhewouldsendorangesallovertheworldtochildreneverywherE.1.Thefirstparagraphismainlytotellusthat______.A.Johnlivedintheearly1800’sB.John’sparentshaddiedC.JohnlivedahardlifeinanorphanageD.Johnlivedwithseveralotherchildren2.Thesechildrenwouldbehappiestwhen______.A.theygotthespecialgiftB.theypreserveditverylongC.theyfinallyenjoyedthesweetjuiceD.theyenteredthedininghall3.WhatwouldoverjoyJohnmostthenextyearaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Heplacedhisorangenexttohispillow.B.Hewouldeathisorangeonhisbirthday.C.Hewouldn’tgethisspecialgift.D.Hewouldstayintheorphanageforanotheryear4.AccordingtothetextwheredidJohn’sorangecomefromthisyear?A.ItwasmadeupofwhatthesechildrendonateD.B.Hismastergavehimawholeoneagain.C.ThesechildrenboughthimonE.D.LittleElizabethdonatedherstoJohn.5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Johnhadexpectedhewouldn’tgetthegiftthisyear.B.Johnknewwhyhedidn’tgetthegiftthisyear.C.Johnfeltashamedfornotgettingthespecialgift.D.Thestoryteachesustolearntosharewithothers.

PacingandPausingSaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwifebutBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversationBettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.Conversationisaturn-takinggamE.Whenourhabitsaresimilarthere'snoproblem.ButifourhabitsaredifferentyoumaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinisheD.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSarA.ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBettywhoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturnsisBritishandSarawhoexpectedrelativelyshorterpausesisAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySarA.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinlanD.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.Thegeneralphenomenonthenisthatthesmallconversationtechniqueslikepacingandpausingleadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping思维定式.Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.ForexampleawomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetingsshekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin--andneverfoundit.AlthoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfidentinWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyearshewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle--tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause-canhaveagreateffectonone'slifE.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems---eveninthemindofthewomanherselfwhoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.1.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?A.BettywastalkativE.B.Bettywasaninterrupter.C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSarA.2.Accordingtothepassagewhoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?A.Americans.B.Israelis.C.TheBritish.D.TheFinns.3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____________A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpacingB.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUSC.one'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimesD.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sconfidence4.Theunderlinedwordassertivenessinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____________A.beingwillingtospeakone'smindB.beingabletoincreaseone'spowerC.beingreadytomakeone'sownjudgmentD.beingquicktoexpressone'sideasconfidently

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑DavidBeckhamhadadream:tobethefirstEnglishplayertoappearinfourWorldCups.ButnowitappearsthatdreamisoverafteraseriousinjurytohisAchillestendon跟腱whichmeanshecouldbeoutofactionforaroundsixmonths.Withthisyear'sWorldCupinSouthAfricaonlythreemonthsawaysadlyBeckhamlookssettomissout.TheinjuryhappenedwhileBeckhamwasplayingforACMilanagainstACChievointheItalianleaguE.Afterattemptingtokicktheballhecollapsedtothegroundandhobbledoffthepitchbeforebeingstretchered被担架抬走away.Itisnotyetknownwhetherhehascompletelysevered切断hisAchillestendonoronlytornit.TheplayerhasnowflowntoFinlandforassessmentandtreatmentbyakneespecialist.EnglandmanagerFabioCapellofearstheworstforBeckham'sWorldCupchances.WehavetowaitfortheresultsofthescanbutitlookslikeheisoutoftheWorldCuphesaidinastatement.IspokewithhimafterthegameonSundaynighttooffermysupport.DavidisagreatprofessionalandhasworkedveryhardtobereadyfortheWorldCupsomissingitwillbeabigblow.Beckham'sformermanageratAmericanclubLAGalaxyAlexeiLalasechoed共鸣Capello'swordsofsupport:ItisahorriblesituationforBeckham.IknowhowmuchitmeanttohimtobeintheWorldCupandhowimportanthewastotheEnglandteam.DavidBeckhamisnow34andsomeareaskingwhetherthisseriousinjurycouldmeanhiswholecareerisover.Whateverhappensasoneoffootball'sbest-knownandpopularplayersBeckhamwillhavenoshortageofencouragementfromfansaroundtheworlD.SomewillrememberBeckham'smiraculousrecoveryfromanAchillesinjuryin2006whenhewasbackonthepitchafteronlyeightweeks.IfhecouldrepeatthesamefeatintimefortheWorldCupitreallywouldbethestuffoffairytales.Soperhapsallisnotlost.OptimistswilltakeheartfromAlexeiLalas'words:Youneverwanttowriteoff排除DavidBeckhamashehasshownushisabilitytobounceback恢复原状.56.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Beckhamhadadream?B.Beckham—agreatfootballplayer!C.TheendforBeckham?D.WorldCupinSouthAfrica!57.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingmissingitwillbeabigblow?A.MissingtheWorldCupwillbeabigsuccess.B.MissingBeckhammeansagreatfailurE.C.MissingBeckhammeansanimportantopportunityfortheAmericanclubLAGalaxy.D.MissingtheWorldCupmeansabigdisappointmentforBeckham.58.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat____________A.BeckhamwilldefinitelynotbeabletoplayfootballagainB.BeckhamwascuredbyagreatkneespecialisthefoundC.BeckhamhashisabilitytobouncebackD.BeckhamislikelytomisstheWorldCup59.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstakeheartprobablymean?A.getdisappointedB.gethelpC.getencouragedD.gethurt

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A.JeanneCalmentaFrenchwomanbecamearecordbreakeron17Octoberwhenattheageof120yearsand238daysshebecamethelongestlivedhumanbeingonrecorD.A.Japanesemandiedin1986attheageof120yearsand237days.JeanneCalmentlivesinasmalloldpeople’shomeinthesouthofFrance;herhusbandheronlychildandhergrandsonhavealldieD.Sheisnearlyblindanddeafandisalwaysinawheelchairbutherdoctordescribesherasbeingmorelikea90-year-oldwomaningoodhealththansomeoneof120.Shestillhasalivelysenseofhumor.Whenaskedonher120thbirthdaywhatsheexpectedofthefutureshereplied:A.veryshortonE.ShealsoremarkedthatshethoughtthegoodLordhadforgottenallabouther.Sowhatisthekeytoalonglife?Accordingtosomedoctorsdietexerciseandnosmokingarethethreeimportantfactors.JeanneCalmenthasfollowedtwoofthetips.Shehasalwayseatenahealthydietandsheusedtodoexerciseseverydayuntilshebrokeherlegattheageof115.Howeveruntilrecentlyshedranktwoglassesofstrongredwineadayandshedoessmokenowonlyalittle.BesidesJeanneCalmentmighthavegotverygoodgenes基因fromherparents.Herfatherlivedtotheageof94andhermotherto86.A.locallawyerboughtherhousewhenshewas80underanagreementthathewouldpayhersomemoneyeveryyearuntilherdeath.ItmusthaveseemedagoodmoveatthetimebutsofarthelawyerhaspaidheratleastthreetimesthevalueofthehousE.EveryyearonherbirthdayJeanneCalmentsendshimacardsaying:SorryI’mstillalive!56.HowdoesJeanneCalmentfeelaboutheroldage?A.Sheismiserableandunhappy.B.Sheischeerfulandhumorous.C.Shewouldliketolivemuchlonger.D.Shefeelssheisgoingtodieverysoon.57.WecanoweJeanneCalment’sgoodhealthandlonglifeto_____.A.smokingonlyalittleeverydayB.hergivingupsmokinganddrinkingC.drinkingtwoglassesofstrongredwineeverydayD.thegoodgenesfromherparentsahealthydietandsomeexercises58.Whichofthefollowingwordcouldbestreplacethewordmoveinthefourthparagraph?A.dealB.trickC.marchD.sport59.WhydoesJeanneCalmentsaySorryI'mstillalivetothelocallawyereveryyearonherbirthday?A.Becauseshehadanagreementat80withthelawyerwhichwastoheradvantagE.B.BecauseshehasaskedthelawyertopayhermorerentthantheyfirstagreeD.C.BecausethelawyerhaspaidhermuchmoremoneythanthevalueofthehousE.D.Becausethehouseshesoldtothelawyerisn’tworththemoneyhehasalreadypaiD.

WhenChristinaBrouderwasfiveyearsoldadrunkdriverranoverherassheandherfatherwerecrossingthestreetinfrontoftheirhomE.Hurtbadlytheyounggirlwasforcedtospendalongtimeinafull-bodycast石膏torecoverfromherinjuries.MostlyshetraveledbetweenthehospitalandherhomE.OnceoutofthecastBroudersatinawheelchairforalmostayear.InspiteofthehorribleaccidentChristinawasgratefulforherrecovery.Shewassogratefulinfactthatsheandherfourtalentedsiblings兄弟姐妹threesistersandabrotherstartedamusicgroupGilbridE.Thegroupperformedatlocalhospitalsandnursinghomesperformingforthepatients.Amongthemthechildrencouldsingdanceandplayabout20differentmusicalinstruments.Attheirfirstshowin1988heldatMontefioreHospitalthekidswere2368and9yearsolD.Thatyearalonethegroupmadeoverahundredappearances.Fromthelocalpublicentertainmentplacesthegroupexpandedtocharityperformances.TheyalsoentertainedpeopleatDisneyWorldRadioCityMusicHallandeventheWhiteHousE.Christinabalancedherhappyandsuccessfulmusicalcareerwithacademics.FirstgraduatingfromNewYorkCity’sHighSchoolofMusicandArtandthenfromFordham.In2000astheyoungestgraduatefromFordham18一year—oldChristinaandhersiblingswentontourforayear.NotpleasedwiththeapplauseshereceivedfromtheaudiencesheenteredPaceUniversityLawSchool.OnMay19ChristinaBrouderrealizedpartofherdreamwhenatonly22shereceivedHealthLawCertificate文凭.WhathappenedtoChristinawhenshewasfiveyearsold?A.Shewascoldlydesertedbyherfather.B.ShegotastrangeandseriousdiseasE.C.Shehadtogiveperformancestomakealiving.D.Shewasseriouslyinjuredinatrafficaccident.AccordingtothetextChristinawas.A.thankfulandhardworkingB.alittleshybutgentleC.a1ittlestupidand1azyD.sadandboredwithher1ifeAccordingtothepassagethesiblings.A.weretalentedinmusicB.wereinterestedinsportsC.wereenthusiasticaboutwritingD.hadtheabilitytodrawverywellIntermsoftimewhatisthecorrectorderofthethingsChristinadid?A.ShegraduatedfromFordham.B.ChristinareceivedHealthLawCertificatE.C.TheirfirstshowwasheldatMontefioreHospital.D.SheandhersiblingsentertainedattheWhiteHousE.A.dabcB.dcbaC.cdabD.cbda

ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencyclethetwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncenterbutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroutE.Hereplied‘Youmeanfortunately.’HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovideD.MyattitudetothehillhasnowchangeD.IusedtogrumbleasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.ThishillismyfrienD.FinallyasIwendmywayuptheinclineIconsolemyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfreE.IhaveasmugsmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.ProblemsaretheretobefacedandovercomE.WecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylifE.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainaUniversitydegreE.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.ShewroteCharactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.OnlythroughexperiencesoftrialandsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthenedvisionclearedambitioninspiredandsuccessachieveD.Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardshipsproblemsaccidentsafflictionsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyconfrontusthroughnofaultofourown.Whilstwecannotchoosetheadversitywecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegsamputatedfollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingacesintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.HesaidDon’tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That’snonsensE.Makeupyourmindyou’llneverusecrutchesorastickthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschooljoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.ButneverneverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossiblE.ThebiographiesofgreatpeoplearelitteredwithexamplesofhowtheytookthesekindsofstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaceD.ThecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedefeatistordepresseD.TheychosetheirattitudE.TheychosetobepositivE.TheytookonthechallengE.Theywon.Thewriterhasasmugsmileofsatisfactionashereachesthetopofthehillbecause.A.hewasactuallykillingtwobirdswithastoneB.comparedwiththosesillypeoplehewassmarterC.helostweightbycycingtothetowncentereverydayD.hewasinformedofashortroutefromhishousetothetownThewriterquotedHelenKellerandhersayingasanexampletodemonstrate.A.onecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylifeB.onlydisabledpersonscanexperiencehardshipdeeplyC.one’ssuccessisdeterminedbynothingbuthis/herattitudeD.it’srareforadeafandblindpersontogainaUniversitydegreE.FromthispassageweknowthatDouglasBaderwasapersonof.A.individualandcreativecharacterB.stubbornyetcharmingpersonalityC.greatbraveryandstrongwillD.excellentspeakerwithgreatinfluenceInwritingstylethelastparagraphservesas.A.anexplanationB.ademonstrationC.anintroductionD.asummarization

第三部分阅读理解共两节40分第一节共15小题每小题2分共30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑BeforeIstartedschoolpeoplefeltthat1wasnotgoingtobesuccessful.AttheageoffourIstartedspeechlessonsbecausebasicallyIcouldnotspeakwellenoughforanyonetounderstandmE.ThestorygoesdownhillfromherE.ThefirstgradewasastrugglE.InotonlyhaddifficultyspeakingbutalsofeltnervousaboutthefactthatIwasexpectedtolearntoreadandIjustcouldn'tdoit.Thesecondgradewasnotmuchbetter.IstillstruggledwiththeinabilitytoreaD.ItwasinthethirdgradethattheschooldistrictbuiltanewschoolclosetomyhomE.IremembergoingtherewithmyparentsandhelpingtogettheschoolreadysothatwecouldmovetothenewonE.Howeverthingswerestillnotmuchbetterasfarasmyschoolingwasconcernedanddidnotgetbetterforthenexttwoyears.ItwasinthefifthgradE.Mi-s.Wakefieldwasmyteacherandifevertherewasateacherthatdeservedagoldstaritwasher.ShedidnotmakemefeeldefeateD.OnthecontraryshedidherbesttoletmeknowthatIcouldbewhateverIwantedtobE.AndthatisjustwhatIdiD.Forthepast22yearsIhavebeenafifthgradeteacher.BecauseofMrs.Wakefield'sinfluenceonmylifeIamnowencouragingstudentswhohavehaddifficultiesintheirlivestobelievethattheycanovercomeanydifficultyandbecomesomeonE.IhavewonnumerousawardsuptonowsuchasTeacheroftheYear.IoweitalltoonefifthgradeteacherwhobelievedinmeandchallengedmetobeallthatIcouldbE.56.Thewriter______whenhewasinthethirdgradE.A.didbetterinreadingB.beganspeechlessonsC.wenttoanewschoolD.receivedahighaward57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriter______.A.isaverysuccessfulteachernowB.thinksteachingisachallengingjobC.hassolvedproblemswithhisowneffortD.worksinthesameschoolwithMrs.Wakefield58.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toexpresshisdevotiontohiswork.B.Toshowhisrespecttoaspecialteacher.C.Tosharehisleachingexperiencewithus.D.Totellushisstoryofovercomingdifficulties.

Weigheddown压得喘不过气来bystudy?Pushedtothelimitbythefastpaceoflife?Frightenedbythepossiblewar?Wellyou’renotalonE.MenandwomeninFranceareseekingreliefusingtheworld’sbestmedicine─laughter.Inthepastyearmorethan25laughterclubshavebeensetupacrossthecountry.Peopleofallagesreleasetheirstresswithanhourofgrouplaughs.Peopletelephonedmeandsaidtheyhaveforgottenwhatitistolaugh.TheywanttofindaplacewheretheycanescapealltheirproblemsforawhilE.Sotheycomesaid40-year-oldJocelynLeMoan.Sheusuallytakesaclassofaround60peoplethroughaseriesoflaughtertechniques.Herpupilsrangefromteenagersto70yearsoldbutmostaremiddle-agedwhitecollarsseeking60minutesofrelaxationattheendofabusyday.LeMoantakesthemthroughtheLionLaughandtheLaughContestwhereparticipantsspeaktoeachotherindifferentways.Andinsteadoftalkingtheybreakintofitsoflaughter.Attheendthereare15minutesofmeditation沉思whentheylieontheirbacksandletthelaughsburstoutoftheirmouths.Iloveit.It’sanexperiencethathaschangedmylifE.ThroughitIrediscoveredthechild’slaughinsidemesaidRomainJourffroy24.LikeJourffroymanylaughterclubmembersfindthemselveschangedintochildrenagainandwhynot?Theaveragepreschoolerlaughsupto400timesaday.Theaverageadultonlyasadseventofifteen.Thephysicalbenefitsoflaughterarealreadywell-recognizeD.Doctorssaytheactoflaughingreleasesgoodchemicalsintotheblood-streamwhilethequickbreathingthataccompaniesithelpsmassage按摩thedigestiveorgansandstrengthenstheheart.Afullhourislikehavingyourinsidesgojogging!Onefinishesoutofbreathbutfeelsrevitalized产生新活力.Andontopofthatyou’vehadalaughsaiddoctorAlexisdEstaing.AndmanyparticipantsinParisalsoemphasizethepsychologicalbenefits.Theybelievethatlaughterisawayofmakingoneselffeelmoreconfident.MaybeitisbecausewearesurroundedbysomanytroublesthatwefeeltheneedtokeeplaughingsaidAnneMaurigianoa29-year-oldfilmmaker.51.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethefollowingbut__________.A.JocelynLeMoanisateacherofthecluB.B.themembersaremostlymiddle-agedwhitecollars.C.peoplealwaysneedsomewaytorelaxinlifE.D.laughfreelyandeverythinggoeswell.52.Thewritersuggestedthatyoushould__________.A.haveagoodlaughafterabusydayB.talktoeachotheraboutwhattroublesyouC.learnseriesoflaughtertechniquesD.taketheworld’sbestmedicine53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedamongthebenefitsoflaughing?A.Itcanmakepeoplerediscovertheirchildren’slaugh.B.Itcanreleasegoodchemicalintoblood-stream.C.Itcanmakeyoufeelself-confident.D.ItcancuretheillnessofpeoplE.54.Whatdoesthephraseonthetopofthatmean?A.besidesB.onthetopoftirednessC.aboveallD.onthetopofyourenergy

A.CharlotteN.C.manwaschargedwithfirst-degreemurderofa79-year-oldwomanwhompolicesaidhescaredtodeath.InanattempttoevadepolicemenafterabankrobberytheAssociatedPressreportsthat20-year-oldLarryWhitfieldbrokeintothehomeofMaryParnell.Policesayhedidn’ttouchParnellbutthatshediedaftersufferingaheartattackthatwascausedbyterror.Cantheguybeheldresponsibleforthewoman’sdeath?Prosecutors公诉人saidthathecanunderthestate’smurderrulewhichallowssomeonetobechargedwithmurderifheorshecausesanotherperson’sdeathwhilecommittingorfleeingfromaseverecrimelikerobbery—evenifheorshedoesn’tkillsomeoneonpurposE.Butmedicallyspeakingcansomeoneactuallybefrightenedtodeath?WeaskedMartinSamuelschairmanoftheneurologydepartmentatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston.Absolutelynoquestionaboutit.Thebodyhasanaturalprotectivemethodcalledthefight-or-flightresponse战或逃反应whichwasoriginallydescribedbyWalterCannonthechairmanofHarvardUniversity’sphysiologydepartmentfrom1906to1942.Ifinthewildananimalisfacedwithalife-threateningsituationtheautonomicnervoussystemrespondsbyincreasingheartrateincreasingbloodflowtothemusclesandslowingdigestionamongotherthings.Allofthisincreasesthechancesofsucceedinginafightorrunningawayfromanaggressivebeast.Thisprocesscertainlywouldbeofhelptoprimitivehumans.Howeverinthemodernworldthereisobviousdeclineofthefight-or-flightresponsE.Theautonomicnervoussystemusesthechemicalmessengertosendsignalstovariouspartsofthebodytoactivatethefight-or-flightresponsE.Thischemicalistoxicinlargeamounts;itdamagestheorganssuchastheheartlungsliverandkidneys.Itisbelievedthatalmostallsuddendeathsarecausedbydamagetotheheart.Thereisalmostnootherorganthatwouldfailsofastastocausesuddendeath.Kidneyfailureliverfailurethosethingsdon’tkillyousuddenly.Bythewayanystrongpositiveornegativeemotionssuchashappinessorsadnesscancausethesameresult.Therearepeoplewhohavediedinintercourseorinreligiouspassion.TherewasacaseofagolferwhohitaholeinoneturnedtohispartnerandsaidIcandienowandthenhedroppeddeaD.Foraboutsevendaysafterthe9/11terroristattacksontheWorldTradeCenterandPentagontherewasanincreaseofsuddencardiacdeathamongNewYorkers.WhytheCharlotteN.C.manwascharged?A.Becausehethreatenedthepolicementokillanoldwoman.B.Becausehecausedanoldwoman’sterrorandshedieD.C.BecausehebeatanoldwomanandcausedherheartattackD.Becausehemurderedanoldwomanwhilerobbingabank.WhatisMartinSamuels’attitudetothepossibilityofbeingfrightenedtodeath?A.Approval.B.Disapproval.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.Whichofthefollowingaboutthefight-or-flightresponseistrue?A.Thefight-or-flightresponsewasraisedandprovedbyMartinA.Samuels.B.Itisanaturalprotectivemethodthatcan’tbefoundinallcreaturesbuthumans.C.Theancienthumanshadasuperiorfight-or-flightresponsethanmodernones.D.Thefight-or-flightresponseisbeneficialtobothouractionsandorgans.Whatactivitycanweinferislesslikelytodamagetheorgans?A.Winningabiglottery.B.Missingadeadfamily.C.WatchingahorrormoviE.D.Listeningtoasweetsong.Thepurposeofthepassageis_________.A.toexplainwhypeoplewilldieofaheartattackB.tooffersomeadviceonprotectingusfromheartfailureC.tocomparedifferentkindsoffeelingstocauseadeathD.toshowstrongemotionscancauseasuddendeath

WhatamIdoingwithmydaughterathome?RatherthanreadaloudfrombookswegotodinnerandhaveaverygoodtimE.ThisisusuallywhenherMomisn'taroundandthisiswhenmylittlegirlandIrelatebetter.They'realonetogethersomuch.We'reseldomalonE.Whenwe'realonetogethersheandIsomehowbehavedifferently.Welearnabouteachother.ShelearnsthatI'mherfather.Ilearnthatshe'smydaughter.It'sastrangefeelingbutanyparentknowswhatI'mtalkingaboutwhenIsaythatIoftenlookatmydaughterandwonderjustwhosekidsheis.Where'dshesuddenlycomefrom?AndwhyonearthdidshepickLauraandmeforparents?WhenmydaughterandIarealoneshe'llholdmyhandandsayIjustloveyousomuchDaddy!She'ssousedtomyleavingthatwhenItellhersheandIaregoingtohangoutallnightshegetsthisgreatlookonherfaceandsaysWe'vegotsomuchtodoDad!There'snothinglikeitintheworlD.IwantmyrelationshipwithmydaughtertokeepgrowingsoI'vebeengivingmywifeacoupleofhundreddollarseachweekandmakinghergototheshoppingcenterwithhergirlfriendsorsomething—anything!Butthisclosenessisnotwithoutitsproblems.WhenI'msittingthereplayingwithherBarbiedoll巴比娃娃washingherhairavoiceinmesuddenlysaysI'vegottogetadrinkandgetoutofherE.RightinthemiddleofallthispleasantnessthevoicegoesLookatyourself!You'rewashingdolls!1.Whydoesthehusbandgivehiswifesomuchmoneyeachweek?A.Hewantshertobuymorethingsforthefamily.B.Shecandowhatevershelikeswiththemoney.C.Hecanspendmoretimewithhisdaughter.D.Shecanspendmoretimewithherfriends.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thefatherspendsmoretimewiththedaughterthanthemotherdoes.B.Thedaughterishappywhenthefathertellsherhewillbeaway.C.ThefatherishappyhearingWe'vegotsomuchtodoDad!D.Thefatherissurethatthedaughterisnothisown.3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellusaboutthefather?A.Hedoesn'tenjoybeingwithhisdaughter.B.Hedoesn'tlikewashinghisdaughter'shair.C.Helikestoenjoyhimselfbygoingoutforadrink.D.Hehasmixedfeelingswhenheiswithhisdaughter.

E.Everybodyhastobuyorsellthingssometimes.Evenstudentswhoareusuallynotveryrichhavetolearnsomethingaboutmakingpurchases买东西intelligently.Asastudentyoumayfindforexamplethatyouneedtobuyawalkmanorwinterclothing.Youmaywanttobuyatelevisionorausedcar.Ofcourseyouwanttogetgoodvalueforyourmoney.Ifyouareconsideringamajorpurchaseoranypurchaseyoushouldrememberseveralimportantthings.◎Studyfirstandthendecidewhatyouwanttobuy.Youcanlearnalotjustbyreadingbooksandadvertisements.Rememberthatahighqualityproductwillprobablylastlongerandworkbetter.Ofcourseforasuperior优良的productyouareexpectedtopaymorE.Aninferiorproductmaynotgiveyouthesamequalitybutthepriceshouldbelow.Perhapsthisseemsobviousbutyouknowthequality.Don’tjustlookatthepricE.A.poorqualityproductcouldbeexpensivE.AndavaluableonecouldbeonsaleatagreatlyreducedpricE.◎Don’thurry.TakeyourtimE.Afteryoudecidewhatproductyouwantgotomanydifferentstores.Ifyoucannotfindtheproductyouwantyoumaytrytoorderitdirectlyformthefactoryoraskthestoretoorderitforyou.Lookforagooddeal.Ifyouwaityouwillprobablyfindthatyourproductwillgoonsaleandyoumaybeabletosave1020oreven50percentoftheoriginalpricE.◎Finallybeforeyoubuymakesurethattheproductisguaranteed质量保证.Ifyoufindthelowestpossiblepriceyouwillgenerallybehappywithyourpurchaseandalsokeepmoremoneyinthebank.73.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhatproductsareofhighqualityB.DoshoppingwiselyasastudentC.HowtosaveyourmoneyD.Takeyourtimewhenshopping74.Theunderlinedwordinferiorinparagraph3probablymeans____.A.lowinpriceB.producedbyasmallfactoryC.lowinqualityD.producedbyalargefactory75.Ifyoucannotfindwhatyouwanttobuyinthestoresyoumay____.A.waituntilitarrivesB.placeanorderdirectlywiththefactoryC.savesomemoneyinthebankD.getyourmoneybackfromthefactory

Consumersarebeingconfusedandmisledbythehodge-podge大杂烩ofenvironmentalclaimsmadebyhouseholdproductsaccordingtoagreenlabelingstudypublishedbyConsumersInternationalFriday.Amongthereport’smoreoutrageous令人无法容忍的findingsaGermanfertilizerdescribeditselfasearthwormfriendlyabrandoffloursaiditwasnon-pollutingandaBritishtoiletpaperclaimedtobeenvironmentallyfriendlier.ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain’sNationalConsumerCouncilNCCforlobbygroupConsumerInternational.ItwasfundedbytheGermanandDutchgovernmentsandtheEuropeanCommission.WhilemanygoodandusefulclaimsarebeingmadeitisclearthereisalongwaytogoinensuringshoppersareadequatelyinformedabouttheenvironmentalimpactofproductstheybuysaidConsumersInternationaldirectorAnnaFielder.The10-countrystudysurveyedproductpackaginginBritain.WesternEuropeScandinaviaandtheUnitedStates.ItfoundthatproductssoldinGermanyandtheUnitedKingdommadethemostenvironmentalclaimsonaveragE.Thereportfocusedonclaimsmadebyspecificproductssuchasdetergent洗涤剂insectspraysandbysomegardenproducts.ItdidnottesttheclaimsbutcomparedthemtolabelingguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganizationISOinSeptember1999.Researchersdocumentedclaimsofenvironmentalfriendlinessmadebyabout2000productsandfoundmanytoounclearortoomisleadingtomeetISOstandards.Manyproductshadspecially-designedlabelstomakethemseemenvironmentallyfriendlybutinfactmanyofthesesymbolsmeannothingsaidreportresearcherPhilipPagE.Laundrydetergentsmadethemostnumberofclaimswith158.Householdcleanersweresecondwith145separateclaimswhilepaintswerethirdonourlistwith73.Thehighnumbersshowhowconfusingitmustbeforconsumerstosortthetruefromthemisleading.hesaiD.TheISOlabelingstandardsbanvagueormisleadingclaimsonproductpackagingbecausetermssuchasenvironmentallyfriendlyandnon-pollutingcannotbetesteD.WhatwearenowpushingforistohavemultinationalcorporationsmeetthestandardssetbytheISO.saidPagE.1.AccordingtothepassagetheNCCfounditoutrageousthat____.A.alltheproductssurveyedclaimtomeetISOstandardsB.theclaimsmadebyproductsareoftenunclearormisleadingC.consumerswouldbelievemanyofthemanufactures’claimD.fewproductsactuallyprovetobeenvironmentallyfriendly2.AstudywascarriedoutbyBritain’sNCCto____.A.findouthowmanyclaimsmadebyproductsfailtomeetenvironmentalstandardsB.informtheconsumersoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheproductstheybuyC.examineclaimsmadebyproductsagainstISOstandardsD.testtheguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization3.Whatisoneoftheconsequencescausedbythemanyclaimsofhouseholdproducts?A.TheyarelikelytoleadtoseriousenvironmentalproblemsB.ConsumersfinditdifficulttotellthetruefromthefalseC.TheycouldarousewidespreadangeramongconsumerD.Consumerswilltendtobuyproductstheydon’tneed4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthelobbygroupConsumerInternationalwantsto____.A.makeproductlabelingsatisfyISOrequirementsB.seeallhouseholdproductsmeetenvironmentalstandardsC.warnconsumersofthedangerofso-calledgreenproductsD.provetheeffortsofnon-pollutingproducts

A.severelyhandicappedteenagerwhocannotwalktalkorholdapaintbrushhaswonaplaceatOxfordtostudyfineart.HeroJoyNightingale16whocommunicatesthroughhandmovementsistobegivenassistantstopaintandsculpt雕塑inplaceofher.HermotherPaulineReidtranslatedforherdaughterduringinterviewsfortheplaceatMagdalenCollegE.TheteenageristhemostseverelyhandicappedstudentevertobegivenaplaceatOxforD.Shesuffersfromaterriblediseasecausedbybraindamagethatmakesherunabletospeakandherbodyuseless.Sheisunlikelyevertobeabletowalkfeedorcareforherselfbutthankstotheeffortsofhermother.ShecancommunicatE.WhenHerowasfourPaulinedesignedasystemofhandgesturesthatisequaltothealphabet.BydictatingtothehermotherHerohascreatedaninternetmagazineFromthewindowwhichcontainsbyGeorgeCareyMelvynBraggMargaretAtwoodandKofiAnnan—allofwhomareinvitedtowriteforher.A.spokespersonforOxfordsaidTheuniversitywelcomesapplicationsfromstudentswithdisabilities.Incaseswherestudentsareprofoundlydisabledtheremaybemanyissues问题thatneedtobecarefullytalkedaboutbeforeanindividualcantakeupaplacesuchasfixingfirmlyhowthestudentcanbestbetaughtandexamineD.Herowhosuffersalmostdailyepilepticfitsandhasaholeinherhearthasnotattendedschoolsinceshewassix.ShehasbeentaughtathomebyhermotherandfatherwhoworkatKentUniversity.PeterGilesherarttutoruntillastyearsaidshehasagiftforart.SheisferociouslygifteD.Wewouldsittogetherandhermotherwouldgrabherdaughter’shandandthenwewouldbeginworkhesaiD.Togethertheywww..combuiltseveralmodernsculpturesfromplasterandmetal.Theinstructionswouldtalkawhiletodecipher解释解密.ButfinallytheywouldcomeandfinallymakesensE.Hero’sclasseswillbeheldattheRuskinSchoolDrawingandFineArt.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?A.OxfordUniversityhastakeninotherhandicappedstudentsbesidesHero.B.Hero’smotheristheonlypersonwhocanunderstandherfairlywell.C.Herocannotcreateanyartworkswithoutherfairlywell.D.OnlythroughherhandmovementisHeroabletopaintandsculpt.Inthesentence:ButfinallytheywouldcomeandfinallymakesensE.thewordtheyrefersto_______.A.theassistantsB.themotherandtheassistantsC.Hero’sinstructionsD.themother’sinstructionsWhichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DisabledHeroandherMotherB.DisabledHeroWinsOxfordPlaceC.OxfordUniversityWelcomeDisabledStudentsD.DisabledStudentsLivinginOxfordUniversity

Hewishestheholidayseasonwouldendalready.Hisbackacheshisredsuitfeelslikeaspacesuithischeekshavegonetightfromsmilingfor12hours—andstillthekidskeepcomingandcominglikeantsatapicniC.AsChristmasbecomesmorecommercialized商业化acrosstheU.S.andCanadasomustSantas.Astheholidaybeginsearliereachyearsomustitsspokesmen.Thequestionsfromchildrenthesedaysareharderthanever.NowwiththousandsofchildrenexpectingafatherormotherservinginIraqorAfghanistanthequestionsareasheart-breakingastheyareunanswerablE.ForexampleCanyoupleasebringDaddyhomefromthewarintimeforChristmasmorning?Santasalsohaveaprettygoodchanceofgettingsued指控.A.professionalSantaClausinCanadatoldastory:A.SantahadagirlonhiskneeandhecommentedYouhaveniceeyesandnicehair.Thegirllatersaiditwassexualharassment骚扰.WhenaSantafeelsanxiousheoftenshowsitinthesamewaysordinarypeopledo:TheSantaswerealwaysseentohangaroundatthedinnertablewhentheshowendeD.Manyofthemjustsleepinbedforseveraldaysanddon’tseeotherchildrenagain.56.Inthefirstparagraphspokesmenrefersto.A.businessmenB.politicalleadersC.organisersoftheactivitiesD.SantaClauses57.ThepassageimpliesthatthejobofSantaClausis.A.well-paidB.veryhardC.worthdoingD.dangerous58.AccordingtothethirdparagraphSantasmaysometimesbeblamedfor.A.doingsomethingagainstthelawB.hangingaroundthedinnertableC.beinglazyandsleepinginbedfordaysD.notplayingtheirrolesasexpected59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Christmas:NotaGoodFestivalforSantasB.IsSantaClausReallyAlive?C.AChristmasStoryD.WhatDoesSantaClausDoforChildren?

DDearEconomistMynewly-weddedwifeandIaredeeplyinlovE.ThereishoweveroneissuethatthreatensthehappinessofourmarriagE.IabsolutelyinsistonshoppingatWalmart.MywifemeanwhilewouldratheravoidWalmartatallcosts.IhaverecentlytriedtoconvinceherthatnotonlydoesWalmartofferthelowestpricesknowntomanbutthatthechainisalsoaforceforgood―lowerpricesmeanbetterstandardsoflivingforallconsumersincreasedglobaltrademeansatighter-knit紧密团结的internationalcommunityandefficientoperationstranslateintohigherproductivitygrowthfortheeconomy.MywifecomplainsaboutpoorlabourpoliciesthefactthatWalmartsqueezessuppliersandthatitputslocalshopsoutofbusiness.Whoisright?Willourmarriagesurvive?BrianGeeDearBrianIhavetoagreewithyouaboutWalmart.JasonFurmanthenaneconomistatNewYorkUniversitynowanadvisertoPresidentObamafamouslyarguedin2005thatWalmartwasunwittingly不知不觉地aprogressivesuccessstory.Thechain’spricesdon’tmuchaffectmeIpreferWholeFoodsbutFurmanestimatedthattheybenefitedlow-and-middle-incomeAmericanstothesumofaround$250billionayear.Walmartdoesnotpaymuchsoitmaydepresswages.Thenagainitmayincreasewagesbyofferingjobstotheotherwise-unemployeD.EitherwaythebenefitsoflowpricestoWalmartshoppersfaroutweighanyseeminglyreasonablecoststoWalmartemployees.AndwhileitistruethatWalmartemployeestendtobepoorthesameistrueofWalmartshoppers.ArmedwiththisinformationyoucanfaceyourwifewithconfidencE.Youaresuretowintheconversation.ThedivorceislikelytobemoreargueD.Economist68.WhatconcernsBrianGeesomuchthathewrotetheletter?A.HiswiferefusestoshopatWalmart.B.TheyarefacedwithadivorcE.C.Theycan’taffordthecostsofshoppingatWalmart.D.TheyareinconflictaboutshoppingatWalmart.69.BrianGee’swifetendstoholdtheopinionthat_________.A.itiswrongforWalmarttodepressitsemployees’wagesB.consumers’liveshaveimprovedthankstoWalmartC.Walmart’sbusinessoperationincreasesproductivityineconomyD.Walmart’sbusinessincreasesglobaltrade70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthereplyletter?A.SomeemployeesacceptthelowpaytokeepthejoB.B.Walmartappealstoonlypoorconsumersandpooremployees.C.EmployeessufferfromWalmart’slowpricesmorethanconsumers.D.JasonFurmanaNewYorkUniversityeconomistspokehighlyofWalmart.