It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in their lifE. We all pass in different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywherE. How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you arE. Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them. Problems are everywherE. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to seE. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides. Focus on the good onE. Look at the bright sidE. Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you arE. 67. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1? A. Feel shy. B. Stay calm. C. Keep silent. D. Feel upset. 68. In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that ______. A. problems cause troubles B. attitude is everything C. challenges can be avoided D. personalities are built on failures 69. What’s the writer’s purpose to write the passage? A. To encouragE. B. To comparE. C. To provE. D. To explain. 70. What can be the best title of the passage? A. How to Avoid Problems B. Challenges Are Everywhere C. Face Your Challenges Bravely D. You Are Loved Wherever You Are

WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithmE.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandtrainmeupforlovE.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottosharE.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafrienD.Wewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsay:Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.WewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistlE.ThenwewouldreadthemalouD.AttheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstoppeD.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriendHewasindespair失望andIwasindespair.ButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetimE.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.WewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparteD.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesminE.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesameminD.InmymostinterestingmomentsIoftenthink:YesImusttell.Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist心理学家whowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfrienD.66.Intheeighthgradewhattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend’shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend67.InParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans______.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon68.AccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend_______.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachother69.Inthedarkestmomentstheauthorwouldpreferto______.A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilence70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions

Whatdidyoudreamaboutlastnight?Didyourteethfalloutordidyoufly?MaybeyoudiedorsomeoneyouknowdiD.Ormaybeyouwerebackinhighschool.Theseareamongthemostcommondreamspeoplehaveandtheyallmeansomething.Herearesomeofthemostcommondreamsandtheirinterpretationsorsymbolism.Dreamsofflying.DreamsofflyingrepresentfeelingsoffreedomthatmayresultfromaninstancewhenyouovercomealimitationorobstaclE.Usuallychildrenhavemoreflyingdreamsthanadultsbecausechildrenaremoreopentotheirpossibilitiesandadultshaveoftenacceptedlimitationsimposedbysociety.Teethfallingout.Foodinadreamissymbolicofknowledgebecausefoodnourishesthephysicalbodyandknowledgenourishesthesoul.TeethareameanstobreakdownfoodorknowledgE.Whenyourteethfalloutinadreamitcouldsignifythatyoufeelill-equippedtobreakdowntheknowledgethatyouhaveavailablethatthewayyoubreakthingsdownhaschangeD.ThatchangecanbeeitherpositiveornegativE.Highschooldreams.HighschoolisaplaceoflearningfromthepastanddreamingofbeingunpreparedforahighschooltestcanindicateastruggletoaccessinformationyouneedtohandleinyourlifE.Recurringdreamsandnightmares.Recurringdreamsareyoursubconscious潜意识mind'swayoftryingtogetyourattention.Arecurringdreamisastepdownfromanightmarethatisaloudermoreinsistentwayyoursubconsciousmindcommunicates.Ifyouhavearecurringdreamtrytostopinthedreamandidentifywhatthedreamistryingtotellyou.Thatcouldmeanaskingsomeonewhoischasingyouwhatheorshewants.AwomandreamedforyearsthatanoldhaggardwomanwaschasingheraroundherhomE.WhenshefinallystoppedinthedreamandaskedtheoldwomanwhatsherepresentedtheoldwomansuddenlyturnedintoabeautifulyoungwomanandrepliedIrepresentyourquestionof'whatif?’Thetextismainlyabout____.A.highschooldreamsB.dreams'symbolismC.dreamsofflyingD.nightmaresAfteryou'vegotoutofsomedifficultiesyoumighthavea____.A.highschooldreamB.dreamofflyingC.dreamofteethfallingoutD.anightmareIfyoudreamofbeingunpreparedforahighschooltestitmeans____.A.you'retryingtolearnsomethingB.youwillcertainlyfailinthetestC.youwillbescoldedbyyourteacherD.you'renotwellpreparedforthetestTheunderlinedwordidentifyinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans____.A.breakoutB.recallC.makeoutD.explainThewoman'sdreamismentionedmainlyto____.A.tellusnothingbutaninterestingstoryB.showuswhatanightmareislikeC.tellusthatwomenarealwayschangeableD.showusthewaytodealwitharecurringdream

Wehavetwodaughters:KristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayeveningweinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.IdressedthemnicelyforthepartyandtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMommyinansweringthedoorwhenthebellrang.Mommywouldintroducethemtotheguestsandthentheywouldtaketheguests'coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.Theguestsarrived.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhowluckyweweretohavesuchgoodkids.EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfussoverKellytheyoungeroneadmiringherdressherhairandhersmile.TheysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatheragE.Ithoughttomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabigtodoovertheyoungeronebecauseshe'stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintentions.Butweseldomthinkofhowitmightaffecttheotherchild.IwasalittleworriedthatKristenwouldfeelshewasbeingoutshined.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenIrealizedthatshehadbeenmissingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroomcrying.IsaidWhatareyoudoingmydear?SheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaidMommywhydon'tpeoplelikemethewaytheylikemysister?IsitbecauseI'mnotpretty?Isthatwhytheydon'tsaynicethingsaboutmeasmuch?Itriedtoexplaintoherkissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.NowwheneverIvisitafriend'shomeImakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.56.Theunderlinedexpression'makeabigtodoover'paragraph4means_______.A.showmuchconcernaboutB.haveaspecialeffectonC.listjobstobedoneforD.dogoodthingsfor57.TheguestspraisedKellyforcarryingcoatsupstairsbecauseofher.A.beautifulhairB.prettyclothesC.lovelysmileD.youngage58.Kristenfeltsadandcriedbecause.A.theguestgavehermorecoatstocarryB.shedidn’tlookasprettyasKellyC.theguestspraisedhersistermorethanherD.hermotherdidn’tintroducehertotheguests59.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheelderchildrenB.theyoungerchildrenareusuallymoreeasilyhurtC.peopleusuallyliketheyoungerchildrenmoreD.adultsshouldtreatchildrenequally

Twotravelingangelsstoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloortheolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.WhentheyoungerangelaskedwhytheolderangelrepliedThingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoorbutveryhospitable好客的farmerandhiswifE.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhadthecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.TheironlycowwhosemilkhadbeentheironlyincomelaydeadinthefielD.TheyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangelHowcouldthishappen?Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?ThefirstmanhadeverythingyetyouwatchedoverhishousesheaccuseD.Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverythingandyoudidnothelp.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseemtheolderangelreplieD.WhenwestayedinthebasementInoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.SincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortuneIaskedGodifIcouldsealthewallsohecouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbedtheangelofdeathcameforhiswifE.IaskGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinsteaD.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.56.Whydidtheolderangelrepairtheholefortherichfamily?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethegreedyowner.B.Becauseshewanedtosavethegoldforthepoor.C.Becausethebasementwastoocoldtostayin.D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytoofferhelp.57.Theyoungestangelwasveryangrybecause_________.A.theoldangelkilledthefarmer’scowB.theoldangeltreatedthetwofamiliesdifferentlyC.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetoliveD.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway58.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungestangelalesson.C.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swifE.D.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.59.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat_______.A.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoorB.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseemC.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold

I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasMothersatwritingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworlD.YearslaterduringherfinalillnessMotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.Butthedeskshe’dsaidagainisforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.IknewshelovedmE.Sheshoweditinaction.ButasayounggirlIwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional易动感情的butshelivedonthesurface.AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamilyIlovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgive宽恕mE.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.NonecamE.Myhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestandfinallypeace―itseemedthatnothinghappeneD.IcouldnotbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Nowthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside―aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletterfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.GivemeananswermyletterasksinanywayyouchoosE.Motheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.68.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk_____________.A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher69.Thepassageshowsthat_____________.A.MotherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughterB.MotherwasveryseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddoneC.MothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwordsD.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords70Thewordgulfmeans____________.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoungB.difficultideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughterC.freetalksbetweenthemotherandthedaughterD.partoftheseagoingfarinland71.WhatdidMotherwithherdaughter’sletteraskingforforgiveness?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryearssheoftentalkedabouttheletter.C.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlifE.D.ShereadtheletteragainandagainbeforeshedieD.72.What’sthebesttitle题目ofthepassage?A.MyLettertoMotherB.MotherandChildrenC.MyMother’sDeskD.TalksBetweenMotherandMe

MunishBansalhasamassed积累8500digitalimagesofdaughterSuman12andherbrotherJay10sincethedaytheywereborn.Hehasenoughpicturestofill600albumsandshowsthemonawebsitenameddelightfulkids.Mr.Bansal36anaccountantfromGillinghamKent:ItstartedwhenItookapictureofSumanonthedaywhenshewasborn.Ididthesamethefollowingdayandthedayafterandthedayafterthat.BeforeIknewitshehadturnedoneandIhad365images.ItseemedashametostopsoIkeptgoing-anddidthesamewhenJaycamealong.Mr.BansalwholiveswithhousewifeRita39beganthefamilyalbumonthedaySumanwasbornin1996.Withadigitalcamerahetakesthepictureusuallybeforeschoolorduringdinner.Thephotographscaptureherlifefromababyandtoddlerthroughtoearlyschooldaysandintoherteens.Theyincludeimportantlandmarkslikewalkingthedayshespokeherfirstwordsandthebeginningofschool.HedidthesamewithheryoungerbrotherJaywhowasborntwoyearslater.Mr.BansaladmitsbothSumanandJayarequiteembarrassedaboutthewebsite-andtheirfather.Sumanwhoturns13tomorrowsaid:It'sinterestingbecausewhenIlookatthebabyphotosIdon'trecognizemyself-butI'mnotplanningonlettingDaddothisforever.Mr.BansalhassaidhewillcontinueuntiltheyareoldenoughtoleavehomE.AstheygetolderSunamandJayhavebecomequiteembarrassedaboutwhatI'mdoinghesaiD.ButIhopethatonedaybothofthemwillappreciatewhatI’vedoneandlookbackontheirchildhoodswithhappymemories.1.Peoplecanseetheirpicturesby______.A.lookingatthe600albumsB.visitingawebsitenameddelightfulkidsC.collectingallthe8500digitalimagesD.usingalltheirdigitalcamera2.WhenMr.Bansalstartedtotakethepicturehewas______.A.24yearsoldB.26yearsolD.C.28yearsoldD.30yearsold3.HowdoSumanandJaythinkofwhattheirfatherhasdone?A.TheyfeelverypleasedwithwhattheirfatherhasdoneB.TheythinkhighlyofwhattheirfatherhasdoneC.TheyfeeluncomfortablewithwhattheirfatherhasdoneD.Theyaresurprisedatwhattheirfatherhasdone4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.Mr.Bansalissorryfortakingsomanypictures.B.Mr.BansalwillstoptakingphotosnextyearC.Mr.BansalwantshischildrentoleavehomenowD.Mr.Bansallovehischildrenverymuch

Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?InterviewsandinvestigationsindicatethatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeoplesharE.FirstofallsuccessfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoaheaD.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.TheyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlifesuchasnaturethepastandotherpeoplE.Butinthemeantimetheyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempowering能够的thingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelifeonpurpose―theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.IntheiropinionhavingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeoplE.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurposetheirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo.Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment忠诚.Tolivetheirlifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besidestheynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlifetheyarewillingtoworkhardwhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Topachieversalwaysbearinmindwhattheydon'thavE.Ratherthanbenegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.68.Whatsuccessfulpeopleworryaboutmostis______.A.tohelpothersB.toliveacomfortablelifeC.todotheirworkwellD.totreattheirfriendswell69.BylivinglifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplecandothefollowingEXCEPT______.A.doalotofworkB.concentrateontheirjobsC.dobusinesswithmanypeopleD.controlallthethingsinlife70.Theunderlinedwordspurinthepassagemostprobablymeans______.A.encourageB.exciteC.relieveD.force

07·辽宁D.篇Allherlifemymotherwantedbusychildren.Itwasveryimportantthatherhouseshouldremainatalltimescleanandtidy.Youcouldturnyourhackforamomentinmymother’shouseleaveahalf-writtenletteronthediningroomtableamagazineopenonthechairandturnaroundtofindthatmymotherhadputitbackwhereitbelongedassheexplaineD.Mywifeononeofherfirstvisitstomymother’shouseplacedapacketofbiscuitsonanendtableandwenttothekitchentofetchadrink.WhenshereturnedshefoundthepackethadbeenremoveD.Confused疑惑的shesetdownherdrinkandwentbacktothekitchenformorebiscuitsonlytoreturntofindthatherdrinkhaddisappeareD.Uptothenshehadguessedthateveryoneinmyfamilyheldontotheirdrinkssoasnottomakewaterringsontheendtables.Nowsheknowsbetter.Thesedisappearanceshadaconfusingeffectonourfamily.Wewereallinclinedto有```的倾向forgetfulness.Anditwascommonforoneofusuponreturningfromthebathroomtofindthateverysighofhisworkinprogresshaddisappearedsuddenly.DoyourememberwhatIwasdoingwasaquestionfrequentlyaskedbutrarelyanswereD.Nowmysisterhasdevelopedasecond-handloveofcleanwindowsandmybrotherdoesthecleaninginhishouseperhapstoavoidhavingtobetheonetohithisfeet.ItrynottothinkaboutittoomuchbutIhaveatthislatertimestartedtodustthefurnitureonceaweek68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmymother?A.Sheenjoyedremovingothersdrinks.B.Shebecamemoreandmoreforgetful.C.Shepreferredtodoeverythingbyherself.D.Shewantedtokeepherhouseingoodorder.69.Slywifecouldnotfindherbiscuitsanddrinkinmymother’ahousebecauseA.shehadalreadyfinishedthemB.mymotherhadtakenthemawayC.sheforgotwhereshehadleftthemD.someoneinmyfamilywasholdingthem70.Theunderlinedpartinthefifthparagraphsuggeststhatmysister_______A.ishappytocleanwindowsB.lovestodeanusedwindowsC.isfondofcleanusedwindowsD.likescleanwindowsasmymotherdid71.Thispassagemainlytellsusthat_______A.mymotheroftenmadeusconfusedB.myfamilymembershadapoormemoryC.mymotherhelpedustoformagoodhabitD.mywifewassurprisedwhenshevisitedmymother.

2011·广东卷C.AyearaftergraduationIwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublisheD.IacceptedthejobwithouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.MyfatherwentbythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfuseD.WaitaminutesomeonemightsayareyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase公文包andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewordsHelloclass.I’mMr.Davis.SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoicE.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienceD.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.DaviswastherE.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.IsawninestudentsalongalongtablE.IhandedoutthecardsandthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequireD.AllrightthenIsaiD.Okeyherewego.ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedeskoverlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.Calmdownyou’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatimeoneatatime!AterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinionsIinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.36.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.A.hewantedtobeexpectedB.hehadwrittensomestoriedC.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.38.Beforehestartedhisclasstheauthoraskedthestudentsto______.A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercardsB.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaperC.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaperD.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards39.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?A.Theybegantotalk.B.Theystayedsilent.C.Theyraisedtheirhands.D.TheyshoutedtobehearD.40.Theauthorchosethecompositiontopicprobablybecause______.A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclassB.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclassC.hewantedtocalmdownthestudentsD.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic

OldwivestalesarebeliefspasseddownfromonegenerationtoanotherForExamplemostofusrememberourparents’tellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodocertainthings.Isthereanytruthintheseteachings?SomeofthemagreewithpresentmedicalthinkingbutothershavenotpassedthetestoftimE.Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatyourcarrotsbecausetheyaregoodforyoureyes?Scientistsnowreportthateatingcarrotscanhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmaculardegeneration.Eatingjustonecarrotadaycanreducethepossibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlic蒜isgoodforyoutoo.Itcankillthetypeofvirusthatcausescolds.UnfortunatelynotallofMom’sadvicepassedthetestofmedicalstudiesForexamplegenerationsofchildrenhavebeentoldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butresearchsuggeststhatthereisnodangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetoothproblems?Wellyesandno.Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtraditionalbeliefsdon’tholdwaterthereisstillalotoftruthintheoldwives’tales.Afterallmuchofthisknowledgehasbeenaccumulated积累fromthousandsofyearsofexperienceinfamilyhealthcarE.WeshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeevenaswesearchforclearscientificsupporttoproveittrueorfalsE.48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetest?A.Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.B.Stickysweetsaredamagingtoourteeth.C.Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.D.Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.49.Theauthordevelopsthethirdparagraphmainly.A.bycauseandeffectB.byorderinspaceC.byorderintimeD.byexamples50.Thephraseholdwaterinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_____.A.tobebelievableB.tobevaluableC.tobeadmirableD.tobesuitable51.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardoldwivestalesinthetext?A.SubjectiveB.ObjectiveC.DissatisfiedD.Curious

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外在的resultoraproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsarisethestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage―alltheseexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesinceitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbuttheattitudesfeelingspeoplehaveandtheircautionorcourageastheymeetwithnewexperiencesandunexpecteddifficulties.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyendstherearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstofacetheunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisnecessaryforourabilitytogrow.Doweseeourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifsowetendtotakemorechancesandbemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkweareslowtoadapttochangesorthatwe’renotsmartenoughtodealwithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrowIfweprotectourselvestoomuchthenwestopgrowing.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.65.Intheauthor’seyesonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould.A.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderB.growupfromhisownachievementC.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime66.Whichofthefollowingcanbeviewedastheprocessofpersonalgrowing?A.Ourmanagerwasalwayswillingtoacceptnewchallenges.B.Janewonthefirstprizeinthespeechcompetition.C.JennypickedupFrenchduringherstayinParis.D.Father’ssalaryrosefrom5000to7000.67.Forpersonalgrowththeauthorisinfavorofallthefollowingexcept.A.beingcuriousaboutmorechallengesB.beingquickinself-adaptationC.havinganopenmindtonewexperiencesD.stayingawayfromfailuresandchallenges68.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe.A.FacingNewChallengesB.Growth-ProductorProcessC.TwoBasicWaysofGrowthD.OvercomingInternalFears

ButIwonderaboutmyMommasometimesandalltheotherNegroblacksmotherswhogotupat6A.m.togotothewhiteman’shousewithsacksovertheirshoesbecauseitwassowetandcolD.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedveryhardforthemantheymadehisbreakfastandtheyscrubbedhisfloorsandtheytookcareofhisbabies.Theydidn’thavetoomuchtimeforus.IwonderaboutmyMommawhowalkedoutofawhitewoman’scleanhouseatmidnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemonthsandthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewall.She’dhavetomakedealswiththerats:leavesomefoodoutforthemsotheywouldn’tbitethedoorsorthebabies.Theroaches蟑螂Ohtheywerejustlikepartofthefamily!Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirteethaftertheyatetowashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishbathroom.Shecouldnevertellherownkidsbecausetherewasn’tsoaporwaterbackhomE.IwonderhowmyMommafeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvitaminsandpillstheschoolnursesaidwehadtohave.Mommawouldcryallnightandthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.A.weeklaterthewhitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollars’rentandMommawouldbeghimtowaituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletorthereliefcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.TomorrowI’dbehidingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsintheflatandIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMommaandcallheracheat.AndwhenhefinallywentawayMommaputthesacksonhershoesandwentofftotherichwhiteman’shousetodresstherichwhitekidssotheirmothercouldtakethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.68.Mothergotupat6A.m.everydaybecauseA.shehadtocookbreakfastforherchildrenB.shehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactoryC.shehadtoworkinthewhiteman’shouseD.shehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor69.Mothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsbecause.A.shethoughwedidn’tneedtoB.wedidn’tlikewashinghandsC.wehaddoneeverythingverywellD.therewasnosoaporwaterinourhome70.Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?A.Theclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.B.OnlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehousE.C.Theyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.D.Therewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.71.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A.BlackpeopleleadamiserablelifE.B.Blackpeopledon’thaveenoughrentmoney.C.WhitepeopleleadanexpensivelifE.D.Whitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.

LikemostpeopleIwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasagetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylaterthirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgivingawayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingbackthoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredalettertomyhomethoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyofficE.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation.MorethanayearlaterIneededapostofficeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleftandthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleavethepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheardourconversation.Wasn’tityouthatwroteusaletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome?Isaiditwas.Wellyoucertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifyouhavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.41.Atfirsttheauthorlookeduponlifeasaprocessofgetting.Heformedthisviewoflifebecause____________.A.otherpeoplewereselfishB.hethoughtitexcitingtogetfromothersC.ofhisearlyeducationD.ofhischaracter42.Theauthorwroteanoteofappreciationtothepostofficebecause________.A.heknewwhatsuchanotewouldmeantothepostofficeB.hehaddiscoveredgiving-awaymadelifeallthemoreexcitingC.hebelievedhewouldgetsomethingbackbydoingsoD.thepostmandeliveredanimportantletterintime43.Whentheauthorneededapost-officebox_________.A.manyhadappliedforpost-officeboxesbeforehimB.heaskedtoputhisnameonawaitinglistC.hetriedtoseethepostmasterD.hewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation44.Thepostmasterpromised_________.A.tomakeanewpost-officefortheauthorB.tolettheauthorhaveapost-officeboxC.toincludetheauthor’snameonthelistD.todelivertheauthor’smailtohishome45.Thepostmasterinterfered干预because________.A.heoverheardthisconversationB.hehadreceivedalotofcomplaintsforlackofpost-officeboxesC.hewasthankfulforthelettertheauthorhadwrittenD.hewasproudoftheirgoodservice

【2011·辽宁东北育才中学模拟】TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.PovertyhardworkandeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMegJoAmyandMarmeeastheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBethwhokeptthehousewaslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.YourhusbandisveryillitsaidcomeatoncE.Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.TheywaitedandprayeD.LittleBethgotscarletfever猩红热whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhooD.MegbecameMrs.Brookeandafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealthandherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedtherE.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedieD.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLauriethegrandsonofawealthyneighborhadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildrenenjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.56.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarchMrs.Marchandtheir_______.A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters57.WhowasthemostsuccessfulincareeramongtheMarchgirls?A.JoB.BethC.AmyD.Meg58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemarchFamilyB.TheMarchParentsC.TheMarchGirlsD.TheMarchRelatives59.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad______.A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighborsC.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives

TheBoardMeetinghadcometoanenD.Bobstartedtostandupandknockedintothetablespillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.Howembarrassing!IamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldagE.Everyonehadagoodlaughandsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.SomeonesaidComeonFrank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.FranklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhooD.IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafishermanandhelovedtheseA.HehadhisownboatbutitwashardmakingalivingontheseA.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.NotjustenoughforourfamilybutalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathomE.HelookedatusandsaidIwishyoucouldhavemetmyDaD.Hewasabigmanandhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohimhesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvasfoul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.Nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthemtheywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.Frank’svoicedroppedabit.Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.ItwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroaD.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.AshewoulddrivetowardtheschoolIwouldshrink畏缩downintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetimehewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch喷出acloudofsmokE.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontanditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.ItwassoembarrassingformE.HereIwastwelveyearsoldandmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!HepausedandthenwentonIrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.WhenwegottotheschoolandcametoastophehadhisusualbigsmilE.HestartedtoleantowardmebutIputmyhandupandsaidNoDaD.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatwayandhehadthissurprisedlookonhisfacE.IsaidDadI’mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.I’mtoooldforanykindofkiss.MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttimeandhiseyesstartedtotearup.ThenheturnedandlookedoutthewindshielD.You’rerighthesaiD.Youareabigboy....aman.Iwon’tkissyouanymorE.FrankgotafunnylookonhisfaceandthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyesashespokE.Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwasadaywhenmostofthefleet船队stayedinbutnotDaD.HehadabigfamilytofeeD.Theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoastrongwindandwastryingtosavethenetsandthefloats.IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain.Guysyoudon’tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheektofeelhisrougholdfacetosmelltheoceanonhimtofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenamanIwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.56.WhenhisfatherdrovehimtotheschoolFrankwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappearbecause________.A.hewasashamedofhisfather’soldtruckB.hethoughthewasoldenoughtogotoschoolaloneC.hedidn’twanthisschoolmatestoseehisfatherD.hehatedthewayhisschoolmatesstaredathisfather57.InFrank’seyeswhenhisfathersaidYouareabigboyaman.heprobablyfelt________.A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud58.AccordingtothestorywecanconcludethatFrank’sfather________.A.wasquiteconfidentinhisskillsinfishingB.lovedhischildrenbuthardlyexpresseditC.seldomgaveupfacedwithchallengesD.wasfullofdevotiontohisfamily59.BysayingthesentenceIwishIhadbeenamanthenFrankmeant________.A.hewasfedupwithhisfatherkissinghimgoodbyeB.hedeeplyregrettedwhathehaddonetohisfatherC.hewasthentooyoungtorefuseagoodbyekissD.hehopedthathisfatherwouldforgivehim60.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSmelloftheOceanB.WeAllNeedLoveC.A.GoodbyeKissD.Father’sEmbarrassment

DTimeoutextrachoresandtakingawayprivilegesaremoreusefulformsofdisciplining惩戒naughtychildrenthanspankingorhittingaccordingtoastudyonWednesday.About94percentofparentsusesomeformofphysicalpunishmenttoteachtheirtwo-year-oldsrightfromwrongaccordingtoresearchstudies.Butpsychologistssayitcouldleadtolateremotionalandbehavioralproblems.EvenchildrenwhowereonlyspankedsomeofthetimearemorelikelytoshowsignsofsadnessorhavelessconfidencE.ThekeyistobefairanddothesamethingeachtimE.Doingsomethinglikehittingachildthatseemscruelatbestdoesn’thelpandcanputachildatriskforproblemssaidDrPaulFrickoftheUniversityofNewOrleansinLouisians.ItisbettertouseotherpunishmentsheaddeD.TheuseofphysicalpunishmenttoteachchildrenhaslongbeendebateD.IncountriessuchasAustriaFinlandGermanyandSwedenitisillegaltousephysicalpunishmentathomeorinschools.Frickandhisteamwhostudiedtheeffectsofphysicalpunishmenton98childrensaidtheycouldn’tfindanypositiveeffects.Somechildrenlearnedmorefromthehittingthanwhattheparentwastryingtoteachthem.ThekeyistohavealotofdifferentformsofpunishmentdependingontheageofthechildsaidFrickwhoreportedhisfindingsintheJournalofAppliedChildPsychology.Herecommendedtimeoutforyoungerchildrenandtakingawaytelevisionandelectronictoysforolderchildren.Givingextrachorescanalsogetthemessageacross.Othermeasuresareatleastaseffectiveasphysicalpunishmentandhavelessharmfulpotentialconsequences.Theresearcherskeptchildrenwhomtheythoughtwereatriskoflaterconductproblemsoutofthetestandanequalnumberofotherchildrenwhoactedasacontrolgrouptostudywhatmeasureswouldbemosthelpful.Theyquestionedtheparentsandthechildrenaboutpositiveandnegativeparentingbehaviorincludingtheuseofphysicalpunishment.WegotitfrombothviewpointssaidFrick.Headdedthatchildrenonthereceivingendofahitcanlearnthatwhentheyareupsetandangrytheyhitratherthanunderstandingtheirbehaviorwaswrongandthattheyneedtodobetter.67.What’sthepurposeofthewritertowritethisarticle?A.Todebateifphysicalpunishmentisillegal.B.Tointroducehowtodealwithyoungkids.C.Totalkabouthowtodisciplineyoungkids.D.Toorderparentsnottospankyoungkids.68.WhichofthefollowingpunishmentsisNOTrecommendedbyFrickandhisteam?A.TakingawaytoysB.NotallowingwatchingTVC.Doingmorehousework.D.SwitchingTVchannels69.Whatshouldbekeptinmindwhendiscipliningakid?A.Howheorsheusuallybehaves.B.TellthemwhytheyarepunisheD.C.UsedifferentformsofpunishmenteachtimE.D.BefairandsticktothesameprinciplE.70.AccordingtothepassagewhydidDrFrickadviseagainstphysicalpunishment?A.Becausethechildrenmayhitpeopleasasolutiontoproblems.B.BecausethechildrenwilllearntheirbehavioriswrongintimE.C.Becauseitisillegaltousephysicalpunishmentincertaincountries.D.Becauseparentsthinkit’stheeasiestwaytoteachkidsrightfromwrong.

福建省三明一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考C.WhenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyardIwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit.Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years.Ispentatleast20minuteskneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaroundrelaxeD.WhathewasexpressingoutwardlyIwasfeelinginwardly.ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycarE.Overthenextfewdaystherewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat.EveryyardperiodagroupofprisonersgatheredtherE.Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat.Thesewereguysyouwouldn’tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother.SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroupnotchasingpeopleawaybutjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners.Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbreadwiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit.ThecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshapE.PeoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplacE.He’sgettingtreatedlikeaking.ThiswastruebutasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus.Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat’swrongwithprisonsinAmericA.Weneedmoreprograms.Weneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskinds.SomemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekinD.ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopractiseourownkindness.Notreceiveitbutgiveit.AftermorethantwodecadeshereIknowkindnessisnotavaluethat’sencourageD.It’softenseenasaweakness.Insteadthecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddownmindingyourownbusinessandneverlettingyourselfbeweak.ThecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenherE.BysimplysayingIneedsomehelpherehedidsomethingimportantforus.Heneededus.AndweneededtobeneedeD.Ibelievewealldo.79Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwas__________.A.ananimalprotectorB.theownerofthecatC.aprisonofficerD.aprisoner80.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat__________.A.showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonersstrongB.theAmericanprisonculturewillbeimprovedC.theauthorisnotcontentwiththeprisoncultureD.caringforothersisencouragedinAmericanprisons[81.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaringMakesusHumanB.PrisonCultureisImportantC.AnimalsNeedCareD.EveryoneNeedstobeCaredfor

ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluenced影响ustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.56.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.57.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.58.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.59.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

【2011·河北省南宫中学月考】C.AsaboyTimwasmuchinfluencedbybooksabouttheseabutinfactbytheageoffifteenhehaddecidedtobecomeadoctorratherthanasailor.HisfatherwasadentistandasaresultTimhadtheopportunityofmeetingmanydoctorseitherathomeorelsewherE.Whenhewasfourteenhewasalreadyhangingaroundtheclinicofalocaldoctorwherehewassupposedtobehelpingtowrapupmedicinebottlesbutwasactuallytryingtolistentotheconversationstakingplacebetweenthedoctorandhispatientsinthenextroom.DuringthewarTimservedintheNavyasasurgeon外科医生.ThatwasthehappiesttimeofmylifE.Iwasdealingwithveryrealsufferingandonthewholemakingasuccessofit.InCaliforniahetaughtthecountrypeoplesimplefactsaboutmedicinE.Hesawhimselfasalife-saver.Hehadprovedhisskillstohimselfandhisabilitytotakedecisions.Thuswhilehewasabletotellthemwhattodohecouldfeelhewasservingthem.Afterthewarhegotmarriedandchosetobeadoctorinthecountrysideworkingunderanolddoctorwhowaspopularintheareabutwhohatedthesightofbloodandbelievedthatthesecretofmedicinewasfaith.Thisgavetheyoungermanmanyopportunitiestogoonworkingasalife–saver.50.TimdecidedtobecomeadoctoratfifteenmainlybecauseA.hisfatherwantedhimtobesoB.hisfatherwasasurgeonhimselfC.hehadreadmanybooksaboutmedicineD.hehadchancestomeetmanydoctorsthroughhisfather51.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Timgotmarriedtotheolddoctor’sdaughter.B.Timcontinuedworkingasasurgeonafterthewar.C.BeforethewarTimworkedasadoctoratalocalclinic.D.WhileworkinginCaliforniaTimtaughtlife-savingtothepatients.52.FromthepassagewecaninferthatTim.A.wassenttoEuropeduringthewarB.workedasasurgeonduringthewarC.wassatisfiedwithhiscareerasasurgeon.D.decidedtogiveupmedicineforfaith53.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.Tim’slifestoryB.Tim’sdreamC.Tim’smarriageD.Tim’spatients

TodaywecompleteourstoryabouttheinfluentialEnglishwriterWilliamShakespearE.Hewroteplaysandpoemsduringthelatefifteenthandearlysixteenthcenturieswhichremainverypopulartoday.DuringearliertimespeoplewouldprobablyhavelearnedseveralancientRomanandGreekplays.Itwasnotunusualforwriterstoproducemorecurrentversionsoftheseworks.ForexampleinShakespeare'splayTheComedyofErrorsShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.ForhisplayMacbethShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwritersbuttheintensity强度ofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.WhilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgottenShakespeareandhisartliveon.Shakespearewasalsoinfluencedbytheworldaroundhim.HedescribedthesightsandsoundsofLondoninhisplays.Hisworksincludeobservationsaboutpoliticalstrugglesthefearofdiseasesandthepopularlanguageofthecity’stradesmen.Shakespeare'sknowledgeoftheEnglishcountrysideisalsoclear.HisworksincludedescriptionsofdeepforestslocalflowersandtheancientpopulartraditionsofruralpeoplE.ItwouldbeimpossibletolistallofthewaysinwhichShakespeare’sworkshaveinfluencedtheworldculturE.ButthefirstandgreatestexamplewouldbehisgreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguagE.DuringhistimetheEnglishlanguagewaschanging.ManynewwordsfromotherlanguageswerebeingaddeD.Shakespeareusedhissharpmindandpoeticinventivenesstocreatehundredsofnewwordsandreworkoldones.Forexamplehecreatedthenounformsofcriticmountaineerandeyeball.ManycommonexpressionsinEnglishcomefromhisplaysincludingpompandcircumstance装腔作势fromOthellofullcircle绕圈子地fromKingLearetC.ThelistofculturalcreationsinfluencedbyShakespeareisalmostendless.FrompaintingstotelevisiontomusicanddanceShakespearewaswellrepresenteD.Shakespeare'splayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageintheworlD.Shakespearebecameawell??knownwriterduringagoldenageoftheater.Hisyearsofhardworkpaidoff.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.ManyofShakespeare'sworkswereinfluencedbyearlierwritings.B.Shakespearewashard??workingwhenhewasastudent.C.TheexperienceoflivinginLondonhelpedalotwithShakespeare'sworks.D.Shakespearebecamerichlaterbecauseofthepopularityofhisworks.ShakespearemighthavelearntsomeinformationfromancientRomanworksin.A.KingLearB.TheComedyofErrorsC.MacbethD.OthelloWhycouldShakespeare'sworkssurvivehistimeA.BecausethereweresofewpeoplewritingplaysinhistimE.B.Becauseheproducedtoomanyworksthatnobodyelsecoulddo.C.BecausehewasarichandinfluentialpersonofhistimE.D.BecausehisworkswererichinimaginationandlanguagE.Shakespeare'sgreatestinfluenceshouldbeon.A.theEnglishlanguageB.paintingsC.televisionD.musicanddanceThepassageismainlyabout.A.anintroductiontoShakespeare’slifeandhisworksB.themainfeaturesandstylesofShakespeare'splaysC.howcultureinfluencedShakespeareandheinfluencedculturE.D.Shakespeare’sgreatestinfluenceontheworldculturE.

Ihavehadjustaboutenoughofbeingtreatedlikeasecond–classcitizensimplybecauseIhappentobethatput–uponmemberofsociety----acustomer.ThemoreIgointoshopsandhotelsbanksandpostofficesrailwaystationsairportsandthelikethemoreI'mconvincedthatthingsarebeingrunsolelytosuitthefirmthesystemortheunion.Thereseemstobeaharmfulnewmottoforso–calledserviceorganizations----StaffBeforeServicE.Howoftenforexamplehaveyouqueuedforwhatseemslikehoursatthepostofficeorthesupermarketbecausethereweren’tenoughstaffondutytomanalltheservicegrilles栅门ofcheckoutcounters?Surelyinthesedaysofhighunemploymentitmustbepossibletorecruitcashiersandcounterstaff.Yetsupermarketshintingdarklyathigherpricesclaimthatenshroudingalltheircashregistersatanyonetimewouldincreaseoverheads.AndthePostOfficesayswecannotexpectalltheirservicegrillestobeoccupiedattimeswhendemandislow.It’sthesamewithhotels.BecausewaitersandkitchenstaffmustfinishwhenitsuitsthemdiningroomscloseearlierormenuchoiceiscurtaileD.Asforusguestswejusthavetoputupwithit.There’salsothenonsenseofsomanysofriendlyhotelnightportershavingbeendismissedintheinterestsofefficiencyandreplacedbycoinguzzlingmachines.Nottomentionthecoldnessofthetea–makingkitinyourroom:akettlewithanassortmentofteabagsplasticmilkcartonsandlumpsugar.Whowantstowakeuptoarawteabag?Idon'tespeciallywhenIampayingforservice.56.Thewriterfeelsthatnowadaysacustomeris____.A.onewhoiswellservedB.unworthyofproperconsiderationC.classifiedbysocietyasinferiorD.thevictimofmodernservice57.Inthewriter’sopinionthequalityofserviceischangingbecause____.A.thecustomer’sdemandshavechangedB.theorganizationsreceivemoreconsiderationthanthecustomersC.thecustomers’needshaveincreasedD.thestaffarelessconsideratethantheiremployers58.Accordingtothewriterlongqueuesatcountersarecausedby____.A.difficultiesinrecruitingstaffB.inadequatestaffingarrangementsC.staffbeingmadelazyD.lackofco–operationbetweenthestaff59.Thedisappearanceofold–stylehotelporterscanbeattributedtothefactthat____.A.fewpeoplearewillingtodothistypeofworkB.machinesaremorereliablethanhumanbeingsC.thepersonaltouchislessappreciatednowadaysD.automationhasprovidedcheaperalternatives

WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsagoIreceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamilyfriendsandcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mailIhaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeusefulweneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming发送垃圾邮件acrimE.IflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspamtheproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworsE.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproductsindividuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworksandtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanieswhichareintheendpassedontotheconsumer.ForthesereasonsIbelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate立法againstsparE.SpammersshouldbefinedandperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeoplE.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconvenientlybutspamisdestroyingthisconveniencE.67.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcorrespondenceintheParagraphlprobablymean?A.messagesB.ideasC.connectionsD.programs68.Accordingtothetextwhatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A.Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B.Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C.Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D.Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.69.AccordingtoParagraph3whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A.Thebusiness.B.Theadvertiser.C.TheemployeE.D.Theconsumer.70.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toinform.B.ToeducatE.C.TopersuadE.D.Toinstruct.

Sometimespeoplegiveusnicknames绰号inordertobemeanormakefunofuswhichcanreallyhurt.Foureyes.MetalMouth.DumboSlowPokeCraterFacE.We’veallheardkidscallingunpleasantnicknameslikethesE.Maybeyou’veevenusedsimilarnicknamesonotherkidsorbeenstuckwithoneyourself.Aplaygroundbruiseorcutusuallydisappearsafteracoupleofdaysbutthepainandangercomingfrombeingcalledacruelnicknamecanlastalotlongerthanthat.Ifyou’veeverpickedonanotherkidbymakinguporusingateasenicknameorofyou’veeverbeenonthereceivingendofoneyouknowthatnameslikeFatsoSmellyandShortStuffcanbeveryhurtful.Plustheyhaveahabitofstickingtouslikeglue!Peopleusenegativenicknamesasawayofkeepingsomeoneoutofagroupofgainingpoweroversomeoneorofmakingthemselvesfeelmoreimportant.Youmayknowakidinyourclasswhoalwayscomesupwithnicknamesfortheotherkids.Thisstudentlikestofeelcoolbyactingliketheofficialnicknamer.ThiscangiveastudentafeelingofpowerbutthatpowercomesatthecostofmakingotherkidsfeelbaD.Kidswhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareoftentryingtocoverupthefactthattheyreallyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Likeotherkindsofinsults污辱acruelnicknamecanbeusedtomakeakidfeelbeingleftoutorangry.Sometimesthey'reevennastierthanmostwaysofbeingmeanbecausetheycanbesohardtoshakeoff.71.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PowerfulnicknamesB.HurtfulnicknamesC.Howtomakefunofother?D.Howtogiveothersanicknames72.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordbruiseinthethirdparagraphmeans.A.jokeB.nicknameC.woundD.game73.Akidoftengivesotherkidsnicknamesinorderto.A.showoffhispowerB.presenthiscreativeideasC.winreputationD.makehimselfhurtbyothers74.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.thosewhohavehurtfulnicknamesarenotconfidentB.thosewhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareconfidentC.theofficialnicknamersareusuallyverycoolD.theofficialnicknamersusuallyfeelbadaboutthemselves75.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsnicknamesinthispassageisbestdescribedas.A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.indifferent漠然的

Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggeration夸张howeverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment装饰sothatthepersontobepackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgrantedbyGoD.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinyournaturalqualitiesandyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.ElderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeenthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony和谐withnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxebetterqualityeditionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereonestandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________.A.peopleshouldbepackedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackingD.properpackingmakespeopleattractive2.Accordingtotheauthorifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnatureyoushould________.A.dyeyourhairB.makeupatayoungageC.followtheageingprocessD.giveupfameandwealth3.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness________.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance4.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople________.A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairyland

Listencarefullyworkingpeoplewewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.Timeisprecious.PeoplearespendingmoneybuyingtimE.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddleburyConnecticut.Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimeOtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.45.ThesentenceSaying‘yes’toyourselfmeans_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned46.Whenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltyway47.InWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthem48.Ifapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend

Areyouhappy?Doyourememberatimewhenyouwerehappy?Areyouseekinghappinesstoday?Manyhavesoughtavarietyofsourcesfortheirfeelingsofhappiness.Somehaveputtheirheartandeffortintotheirwork.Toomanyhaveturnedtodrugsandalcohol.Mostoftheireffortshavearootinonecommonfact:Peoplearelookingforalastingsourceofhappiness.UnfortunatelyIbelievethathappinessescapesmanybecausetheymisunderstandtheprocessandjourneyoffindingit.IhaveheardmanypeoplesaythatI'llbehappywhenIgetmynewpromotion.OrI'llbehappywhenIlosethatextra20pounds.Thelistgoesonandon.YouprobablyhaveafewofyourownyoucouldaddifyouwanteD.Thisthinkingisdangerousbecauseitpresupposesthathappinessisaresponsetohavingbeingordoingsomething.InlifeweallexperiencestimulusandresponsE.Stimulusiswhenadogbarksatyouandbareshisteeth.Responseiswhenyourheartbeatsfasteryourpalmsgetsweatyandyoupreparetorun.Todaysomepeoplethinkthatanexpensivecarisastimulus.HappinessisaresponsE.A.greatpayingjobisastimulus.HappinessisaresponsE.A.lovingrelationshipisastimulus.HappinessisaresponsE.Thisbeliefleavesusthinkingandfeeling:I’llbehappywhen...IthasbeenmyfindingthatactuallytheoppositeistruE.Ibelievethathappinessisastimulusandresponseiswhatlifebringstothosewhoaretrulyhappy.Whenwearehappywetendtohavemoresuccessinourwork.Whenwearehappypeoplewanttobearoundusandenjoylovingrelationships.Whenwearehappywemorenaturallytakebettercareofourbodiesandenjoygoodhealth.HappinessisNOTaresponse--ratheritisastimulus.Happinessisaconsciouschoicewemakeeverydayofourlives.ForunknownreasontomemanychoosetobepainfulunsuccessfulandangrymostofthetimE.Happinessisnotsomethingthathappenstousafterwegetsomethingwewant--weusuallygetthingswewantAFTERwechoosetobehappy.Ihavemadeonlyonesimpleruleformyownhappiness:EverydayabovegroundisaGOODday.ThereforeItendtohavealotofgoodandhappydayscontinually.72.Paragraph2mainlytalksaboutthatpeopleseekhappiness________.A.inthesamewayB.indifferentwaysC.hypinghardD.bytakingdrugs73.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseThisthinkingreferto?________A.ThethinkingofbeingpromoteD.B.Thegivingupofhappiness.C.Theprocessandjourneyoffindinghappiness.D.Themisunderstandingofhappiness.74.Thewriterstronglybelievesthathappinessis___________.A.aresponseB.astimulusC.agreatpayingjobD.anexpensivecar75.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A.tellpeoplehowtoenjoyhappinessB.encouragepeopletoseekhappinessC.criticizethewrongideasabouthappinessD.expresshisattitudetowardshappiness

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.IfyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengE.itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!46.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself47.Accordingtothepassageourserf-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions48.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.49.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.50.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.

Apeerisapersonwhoisaboutthesameageasyou.Peersaffectyourlifewhetheryouknowitornotjustbyspendingtimewithyou.Peerscanhaveagoodeffectononeanother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinsolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebookandnoweveryone’sreadingit.Howeversometimespeersaffectoneanotherinanotherway.Forexampleonekidinschoolmighttrytogetanothertocutclasswithhimyoursoccerfriendmighttrytopersuadeyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshertheballorakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoshopliftwithhim.Somekidsgiveintopeerpressurebecausetheywanttobelikedtofitinorbecausetheyworrythatotherkidsmaymakefunofthemiftheydon’tgoalongwiththegroup.Othersmaygoalongbecausetheyarecurioustotrysomethingnewthatothersaredoing.Theideathateveryone’sdoingitmayinfluencesomekidstoleavetheirbetterjudgmentsortheircommonsensesbehinD.Peerpressurecanbeextremelystrongandhardtogetridof.Experimentshaveshownhowpeerpressurecaninfluencesomeonetochangeher/hismindfromwhatshe/heknowsforsureisacorrectanswertotheincorrectanswer－justbecauseeveryoneelsegivestheincorrectanswer!Thatholdstrueforpeopleofanyageinpeerpressuresituations.ItcanbehardtowalkawayfrompeerpressurebutitcanbedonE.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.Innerstrengthandself-confidencecanhelpyoustandfirmwalkawayandresistdoingsomethingwhenyouknowbetter.63.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.PeershaveagoodeffectB.ChildrengiveintopeerpressureC.PeerpressureishardtoresistD.Peerpressure64.TheunderlinedwordshopliftinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.dosomeshoppingB.carrygoodsforshopsC.stealinshopsD.taketheliftupstairsinshops65.ThewriterwillNOTagreethat________.A.onlychildrenchangetheircorrectanswerstoincorrectonesbecauseofpeerpressureB.peershaveaneffectononeanotherC.PeerpressurecanbegotridofD.Peerswillbelieveinthemselvesifthereareotherpeerswhoagreewiththem66.Bywritingthepassagethewriterintendsto________.A.tellpeopletofollowother’sopinionsB.warnpeopletostayawayfromtheirpeersC.tellitishardtowalkawayfrompressureD.persuadepeopletodotherightthingregardlessofpeerpressure

LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisastandardpeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeopleIhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances泛泛之交.OnenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythenaskedmebackwithhisfingerminuteslatercomplaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon勤杂工byplentyofpeoplE.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollegE.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserveD.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledmE.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked.Isoonfoundoutdifferently.IsatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarnamE.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristiE.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.PerhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolvedbutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithmE.Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmepolitely.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustrybydefinitionexiststosatisfyothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduateschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.72.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat_______.A.one’spositionisusedasastandardtomeasureone’sintelligenceB.talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejobC.one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasapersonD.professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualwaitresses73.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.B.Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-mindeD.C.Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.D.Somecustomersliketocomplainbecauseofthewaitress’poorservicE.74.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.B.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.D.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.75.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph7means.A.thosewhosatisfyothers’needsaresuretobelookeddownupon.B.thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.C.thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.D.themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

Lead铅depositswhichaccumulated增加insoilandsnowduringthe1960'sand70'swereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandated托管unleadedgasuseintheUnitedStatestheleadaccumulationworld-widehasdecreasedgreatly.A.studypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenlanD.ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.CharlesBoutronanexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrancE.A.studybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic北极的snowweredeclining减少.InhisnewstudyDr.BoutronfoundtheratiosofthedifferentformsofleadintheleadedgasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferentfromtheratiosofEuropeanAsianandCanadiangasolineandthusenabledscientiststodifferentiate分区theleadsources.ThedominantleadratiofoundinGreenlandsnowmatchedthatfoundingasolinefromtheUnitedStates.InastudypublishedinthejournalAmbioscientistsfoundthatleadlevelsinsoilintheNorth-easternUnitedStateshaddecreasedmarkedlysincetheintroductionofunleadedgasolinE.ManyscientistshadbelievedthattheleadwouldstayinsoilandsnowforalongerperioD.TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyexaminedsamplesoftheupperlayersofsoiltakenfromthesamesitesof30forestfloorsinNewEnglandNewYorkandPennsylvaniain1980andin1990.Theforestenvironmentprocessedandredistributed再分配theleadfasterthanthescientistshadexpecteD.Scientistssaybothstudiesshowthatcertainpartsoftheecosystem生态系统respondrapidlytoreductionsinatmosphericpollutionbutthatthesefindingsshouldnotbeusedasalicensetopollutE.1.ThestudypublishedinthejournalNatureindicatesthat________.A.theCleanAirActhasnotproducedthedesiredresultsB.leaddepositsinarcticsnowareontheincreaseC.leadwillstayinsoilandsnowlongerthanexpectedD.theUSisthemajorsourceofleadpollutioninarcticsnow2.LeadaccumulationworldwidedecreasedsignificantlyaftertheuseofunleadedgasintheUS________.A.wasdiscouragedB.wascarriedoutbylawC.wasforbiddenbylawD.wasintroduced3.HowdidscientistsdiscoverthesourceofleadpollutioninGreenland?A.ByanalyzingthedatapublishedinjournalslikeNatureandAmbio.B.ByobservingtheleadaccumulationsindifferentpartsofthearcticareA.C.BystudyingthechemicalelementsofsoilandsnowinNortheasternAmericA.D.Bycomparingthechemicalcompositionsofleadedgasolineusedinvariouscountries.4.TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyhavefoundthat________.A.forestsgetridofleadpollutionfasterthanexpectedB.leadaccumulationsinforestsaremoredifficulttodealwithC.leaddepositsarewidelydistributedintheforestsoftheUSD.theupperlayersofsoilinforestsareeasilypollutedbyleademissions5.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatscientists________.A.arepuzzledbythemysteryofforestpollutionB.feeleasebytheuseofunleadedgasolineC.stillconsiderleadpollutionaproblemD.lackenoughmeanstocombatleadpollution

WhenthetwotinyducklingswerecaughtbythesharpjawsofalargerGermanshepherdtheymusthavethoughttheirtimeonearthwasup.Butasluckwouldhaveitforthefrightenedwildducklingsthathadlosttheirmotherthedogthathelpedthemoutofthebusheshadonlytheirbestinterestsatheart.Dukeaone-year-oldGermanshepherdfoundthetwoducklingshiddeninlonggrassnexttohisowner’sworkplaceontheedgeoftheThronybankIndustrialEstateinDalkeith.AnddespitethenaturalinstinctsofahunterthedoggentlytooktheminitsmouthandcarriedthembacktohisblanketputtingthemdownwhereitwaswarmandevenwashingthemcleanwithhistonguE.TheducklingswillbelookedafterbystaffatthecenteruntiltheyareoldenoughtobereleasedintothewilD.ThisdogisamoderndayRinTinTintheworld’smostfamousGermanshepherddogandtopickthemupinhismouthwithoutharmingthemisquitesomething.Tothemtryandwashthemisjustamazingbehavior.saidoneofthestaff.45.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeans___________.A.theyuseduptheirtimecompletely.B.theywillbecomethefoodofthedog.C.theywillbesavedbythedog.D.theyhavefinishedtheirdailyjoB.46.Dukeisthe________oftheGermanshepherD.A.nameB.ownerC.friendD.trainer47.FromthesentenceAnddespitethenaturalinstinctsofahunterinfourthparagraphwelearnedthefactthat________.A.DogsarefriendlytotheirpreysB.DogschangetheirappetiteC.DogsarebornhunterD.Dogsbecomevegetarian48.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphsweknowthatitis________forahunterlikedogtosaveandevenlickducklingsclean.A.commonB.impossibleC.interestingD.amazing

MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylife.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustforkidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkassmall-towndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalone.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I’mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterinternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcare.Inthesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedule.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunamiPakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.Eachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtoflee.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.Flubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfire.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdone.Butinrealityitwasjustgettingstarted.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.Iheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhave.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn’tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbe.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithme.56.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.C.Theplaceswheretheearthquakeshappened.D.Theplacesthatthehorribledisastersstruck.57.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.Tiredandtroublesome.B.Busyandrisky.C.MeaningfulandhelpfulD.Frighteninganddepressing.58.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople_______________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesbecauseofdisasters.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.thedoctor’swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.B.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.C.Thedoctor’sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswife.D.Withthetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislife.

IwasborninMississippiinthe1960s.MydisabilitieswerecausedbylackofoxygentomybrainwhenIwasafive-year-oldboy.IgrewupknowingIwasdifferent.ThefirsttimeIfelthurtandleftoutwasinGradeFivE.TheotherfourthandfifthgradersplayedtogetheringymclasswhileIwasputinthesecondgradegymclass.OnedayafamousfootballplayervisitedthefourthandfifthgradeP.E.class.AllthekidsgothisautographexceptmebecauseIwaswiththesecondgradersplayinggames.Momcalledtheschooltotellthemitwasn’tfairbuttheschoolscolded训斥meforcomplainingtoomuch.Inthe1980swhenmymomwasgivingbirthtomysistershehadmadeamajorstroke中风anddieD.Mydadbecameevenmoredistant.Iwasverysadandbeganusingalcoholtoeasethepain.Dadgotremarriedin1985.Everyonewenttohisweddingexceptme;hetoldmetostayathomeandwatchthehousE.WhenmyhighschoolballcamearoundIwantedtogobutwasn’talloweD.WhenIgraduatedmydadandstep-momrefusedtoholdapartyformE.Theyputmeinagrouphomeaftergraduation.MylifechangedwhenIbecamealocalleaderoftheNationalSelf-advocacy自我辩护Group.AtfirstIthoughtthegroupwasn’tformeuntilIfoundoutitwasallaboutempowerment授权!Mygoalistobethevoiceforpeoplewhohaven’tbeenheardandtoempowerthem.Manyfamilieslikeminedon’tbelievetheirdisabledfamilieshaveavoiceormindoftheirown.Lookingbackovermy16yearsofleadershipexperienceI’mproudthatI’vehelpeddisabledpeoplE.Theyshouldbeencouragedtonevergiveupandtofollowtheirownpath41.Whenthewriterwasinthefifthgradehe.A.washurtbyhisclassmatesinschoolB.feltleftoutforthefirsttimeinhislifeC.studiedwiththesecondgradersD.oftencomplainedabouttheschool42.Accordingtothepassagethewriter.A.wasborndisabledB.didn’tstudywellatschoolC.washappyinhischildhoodD.didn’tgetalongwellwithhisfather43.FromthepassagewecanknowthattheNationalSelf-advocacyGroupis.A.anorganizationthatgivesdisabledpeoplehelpB.acluborganizedcompletelybydisabledpeopleC.ahospitalwhichonlytreatspeoplewithdisabilitiesD.aschoolthatteachesparentshowtodealwiththeirdisabledkids

Youareenrolledinafulltimeschoolcalledlife.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?HumanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtimE.Whatweandourancestorshaveoverlookedhoweveristhatthereisnooneanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.AsyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurposE.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlifE.Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.YoumayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundancE.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.Thechallengeherethereforeistoalign与保持一致yourselfwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacewithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillbecompletelydifferentfromothers’.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeoplearoundyouandfocusonthedifferencebetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequalitytheassumptionthatallthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnotinfactfairandyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultlifepaththanothersaroundyoudeservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareuniqueandeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalmyouwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomplainingphaseofit’snotfair.Focusingontheunfairnessofcircumstanceskeepsyoucomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselfwithfeelingsofbitternessandanger.72.Lifeiscalledafulltimeschoolbecause.A.itisfullofalllessonstolearnB.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessonsC.youmeetwithspecificlessonseverydayD.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose73.Accordingtothepassagehowcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.74.Fromthepassagewecanconclude.A.everyonehashisowntracktofollowB.thesamethingsusuallyhappentothepeersC.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblemsD.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage75.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.D.Youhavetocomplainit’snotfairwheneverpossiblE.

IbelieveinfluenceistheunionofpowerandpurposE.AsaTVstarmagazinefounderbusinesswomanandcelebrityOprahWinfreycertainlyhaspower.Butmostimportantshehaspurpose—alastingcommitmenttotheprinciplesofgoodnessandgenerositythatgoesbeyondanyoneindividual.①IhavesatwithOprahininterviewsandinmyhomE.IhavefeltherwarmthandIamalwaysmovedbyherdeeploveforothers.Shemakesyouwanttoinviteherintoyourlife—andsheinvitesyouintohers.Oprah’sstoryisAmerica’sstory:ayounggirlfromMississippiwhogrewupwithoutelectricityorrunningwaterbutrealizedherpromisethrougheducationandachievedherdreamsinliberty.Oprah52remindsusthatwewhoprosperinfreedomhaveamoralresponsibilitytohelpotherswhohavethedesiretosucceedbutjustneedanopportunity.②Oprahishelpingcreatethoseopportunities.Outofherownpocketshebuiltnewhomes—andgavenewhope—to65familieswholosteverythinginHurricaneKatrinA.③AndjustlastyearOprahlaunchedasuccessfulcampaigntohelpvictimsofabusefindthejusticetheydeservesotheycanmoveonwithconfidencE.FormostpeopleOprah’sinfluenceislessdirectbutnolessmeaningful.Thosearethemillionsofordinarymenandwomenwhowishtoimprovethemselves—tobecomebetterparentskinderfriendsandstrongerindividuals.ForthosepeopleOprahisaninspiration.ShehasstruggledwithmanyofthechallengesthatweallfaceandshehastransformedherlifE.④Hermessageispowerful:Ididitandsocanyou.SowhothenisOprahWinfrey?Sheisawomanofmoralcharacterandasourceofstrengthformillionsofheradmirers.Herlifeandherworkareevidencestothegreatnessofhergenerousheart.SheisinfluentialtobesurE.AndsheissomeoneIamdeeplyhonoredtocallmyfrienD.63.Throughthispassagetheauthorintended_________.A.toshowherencouragementtoWinfreyOprahB.tosummarizethewholelifeofWinfreyOprahC.tointroduceWinfreyOprahasafriendandhershowsD.toshowherappreciationofWinfreyOprah64.WhichofthefollowingstoryisAmerica’sstoryintheauthor’seyes?A.RichyounggirlsfromMississippigainsuccessintheirlifE.B.Pooryounggirlsachievetheirsuccessthroughhardwork.C.Richyoungmenexperiencehardshipandwinsuccess.D.Pooryoungmenpursuehighereducationbutgetnothing.65.ThesupportingsentenceInSouthAfricatheOprahWinfreyLeadershipAcademyforGirlswilleducateanewgenerationofwomenleaders.shouldbeplacedat_______.A.①B.②C.③D.④66.ThroughtheunderlinedpartIdidittheauthormeansthatWinfreyOprahissaying________.A.ImanagedtoovercomethechallengesB.IencouragedparentsfriendsandindividualsC.IcreatedmanyopportunitiestohelppeopleD.Iwasadmiredasasourceofstrength

ToppingtheclassacademicallywascertainlyanadvantagE.StudyingwasabreezeforNigel.Therewardwascertainlyincomparabletothelittleeffortthathehadtoputit.Itbeginwhenhewasselectedtohelptheteachersinthecomputerlaboratories.Thepeakofhisschoolcareercamenotwhenhetoppedtheschoolbutwhenhewasselectedforthenationwidecompetition.UnlikeeveryoneelseNigelwantedtojointhecontestbecausehelikedplayingwiththeLegosetsandmakingsomethingoutofthem.Nigelspentthenexttwomonthsrebuildingtherobot.ItwasduringthetimethatNigelfoundoutabouttheprizesforthecompetition.Itswellusauspicescompetitor.Aliciafromaneighboringschool.Hisearlyintentionswereforgotten.Gettingthethousand-dollarprizewasmoreimportantthananythingelsE.NigeldecidedtobefriendAliciA.Unawareofhisintentionsshetoldhimallabouttherobotthatshehadbeenbuildingforthecompetition.Heevenhelpedhertoputthefinishingbranchestoherrobot.HewasgladwiththewaythingshadprogresseD.HisrobotlookedevenbetterthanAlicia’sanditwasabletobecomeaballwithitsarmssomethingAliciahadfailedtodo.OnthedayofthecompetitionhesaysAliciA.Everythingdawnedonhertheminuteshesawhimamongthecompetition.Shestaredathimpuzzledatfirstthenangryandfinallyalookofhelplessnesscameoverher.TheflashbulbsofthecameraexplodedinNigel’stry.TherobotbirdperformedactionssouniqueanddifferentthatthespecialistjudgmentswerethesamE.Nigelwassopersonalwithhimselfthathedidnotevennoticethegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim.Withoutherhewouldneverwinthecompetition.64.WhatrewarddidNigelreceivefordoingwellinhisschoolwork?A.Hewasofferedapart-timejobB.HewashonoredwithascholarshipC.HehelpedhisteacherconstructarobotD.Hehelpedinthecomputerlaboratories65.Nigel’soriginalintentionofjoiningthecontestwasto___.A.bethetopstudentoftheschoolB.beinggreathonortohisschoolC.constructsarobotwiththeLegosetsD.winsthethousand-dollarprize66.WhydidNigelhelpAliciafinishherrobot?A.HetriedtomakefriendswithherB.HewasfondofbuildingrobotsC.HeintendedtohelpherD.Hedidn’twanthertosuspecthim67.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsNigel’sactions?A.HeismildlycriticalB.HeisstronglycriticalC.HeisinfavorofthemD.Hisattitudeisnotclear

DrinkingWater:BottledorFromtheTap水龙头?InAmericapeoplewillincludeacaseortwoofbottledwaterwhenbuyingtheweek'sgroceries.Whentheyaregoingtoasoccergameoractivityit'scommonforthemtograbacoldbottleofwateroutofthefridgewiththem.InfactAmericansbuymorebottledwaterthananyothernationintheworldabout29billionbottlesayear.Butalltheseplasticbottlesusealotoffossilfuelsandpollutetheenvironment.Inordertomakeallthe29billionbottlesproducersuse17millionbarrelsofoilwhichisenoughtokeepamillioncarsgoingfor12months.Sowhydon'tpeopledrinkwaterstraightfromthetap?Somepeoplehaveastrongbeliefthatbottledwaterisbetterthanwateroutofthetapbutthat'snotnecessarilytrue.IntheUSthelocalgovernmentsmakesurewaterfromthetapissafe.Thereisalsogrowingconcernthatchemicalsinthebottlesthemselvesmaygointothewater.Peoplelovetheconvenienceofbottledwater.Butmaybeiftheyrealizedtheproblemsitcausestheywouldtrydrinkingfromaglassathomeorcarryingwaterinareusablesteelcontainerinsteadofplastic.Somearguethatplasticbottlerecyclingcanhelp.Recycledbottlescanbeturnedintoitemslikecarpetingorclothing.Unfortunatelyonlyoneinsixbottlesisrecycled.Therestmakeittolandfills垃圾填埋场orendastrashinotherplaces.Plasticbottlestakehundredsofyearsforthemtodisintegrate.Waterisimportantforyousokeepdrinkingit.Butthinkabouthowoftenyouusewaterbottlesandseeifyoucanmakeachange.Andyesyoucanmakeadifference.Rememberthis:Recyclingoneplasticbottlecansaveenoughenergytopowera60-wattlightbulbforsixhours.60.Howmanycarscanbekeptgoingforayearbytheoilusedtomake29billionbottles?A.100.B.I000.C.100000.D.I000000.61.WhydoAmericanspreferbottledwater?A.Bottledwaterisbetterthanwaterfromthetap.B.Bottledwaterischeaperthanwaterfromthetap.C.Bottledwatercontainsbeneficialchemicalsinit.D.Bottledwaterismoreconvenientthanwaterfromthetap.62.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisintegrateinthefifthparagraphprobablymean^A.Bewellrecycled.B.Becomelesspoisonous.C.Breakintosmallpieces.D.Godownbelowasurface.63.Theauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassageistorecommendAmericansA.drinkmorewaterfromthetapB.sendplasticbottlestolandfills.C.usewaterbottlestopowerlightbulbsD.buybottlesfilledwithwaterfromthetap

OnedayfourlawyerswereridingtheirhorsesalongacountryroaD.Therehadbeenarain.Waterwasdripping滴fromthetreesandthegrasswaswet.Theyrodeslowlytalkingandlaughing.Suddenlytheyheardsomenoisesfromthetreeabovethem.Whatisthematter?askedthefirstlawyer.Ohit’sonlysomeoldbirds!saidthesecondlawyer.Thestormmadeoneofthebabiesfalloutofthenest.ItistooyoungtoflyandthemotherbirdisveryworrieD.Whatapity!It’lldiedownthereinthegrasssaidthethirdlawyer.Itdoesn’tmatter.It’sonlyabirdsaidthesecondlawyer.ThentheyrodeontalkingandlaughingasbeforE.ButthefourthlawyerwhosenamewasAbrahamLincolnstoppeD.Hegotdownfromhishorseandtookthelittleoneinhisbigwarmhands.NevermindmylittlefellowsaidMr.Lincoln.Iwillputyoubackinyourlittlenest.HeclimbedupthetreeandputthebirdsoftlyintotheirwarmlittlehomE.A.fewminuteslaterMr.Lincolnjoinedthemagain.Hisshoeswerecoveredwithmudandhewaswet.Thentheotherthreelaughedathim.TheythoughtitwasfoolishforastrongmantodosomuchjustforayoungbirD.GentlemensaidMr.LincolnIcouldnotsleeptonightifIhadleftthehelplessbirdinthegrass.LaterAbrahamLincolnbecameveryfamousasalawyer.HealsobecamethepresidentofAmericA.HewasoneofthegreatestAmericanpresidents.61.Thereasonwhythemotherbirdwasworriedwasthat______.A.therewasarainB.thelawyerswereunderitstreeC.oneofitsbabiesfelloutofthenestD.itcouldnotfly62.Wecanlearnabouttheotherthreelawyersfromthepassagethat______.A.thesecondlawyerwaskindB.theywereallcold-heartedC.theydidsomethingtosavethebabybirdD.thethirdlawyerputthebirdintoitsnest63.Theunderlinedphraselittlefellowinparagraph2means______.A.themotherbirdB.Lincoln’slittlefriendsC.theotherthreelawyersD.thebabybird64.TheotherthreelawyerslaughedatLincolnbecause______.A.heclimbedthetreeB.hewaswetC.hisshoeswerecoveredwithmudD.theythoughtitfoolishforhimtodoso65.FromthepassageweknowLincoln______.A.likedridinghorsesB.wasverykindandlovedbirdsandanimalsC.likedbeinglaughedatD.wantedtobethepresidentofAmericathen

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:1Thecheckisinthemail.2OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning.3Itwasacomputererror.OfthesethreelittlewhiteliestheworstofthelotbyfaristhethirD.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetruE.Todayifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatwayyouknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:Itwasacomputererror.NonsensE.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistakethecheckerbaggerandmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:Itwasacomputererror.Itwasn’tofcoursE.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceyE.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode-thatribbonofblackandwhitelinesonthepackage－andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisrightyou’llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday－thatissomebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohighthereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehowacomputererrorissupposedtoexcuseeverything.OnereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisunderstandingthathugemoderncomputersareelectricbrainswithartificialintelligencE.Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.Thesmartestcomputeronearthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragescrewdriver螺丝刀.atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputerstheonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.68.Accordingtotheauthorahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjustA.asimplyaddingmachineB.anelectricinstrumentofsightC.awaytokeepemployeeshonestD.anexpensivepieceofwindowdressing69.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby.A.anemployeeB.atelephonereceiverC.anaddingmachineD.atypewriter70.AccordingtoheauthorwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.thathigh-techcashregisterisanythingbutanelectriceyeB.Thegrocerystoresupdatethepricelisteveryotherday.C.Thereisnomachinewithintelligencetoday.D.TherearethreeliesinAmerica71.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ComputersarestupidandinefficientB.ComputererrorsarebasicallyhumanerrorsC.ComputerscanhelpdepartmentstoresupdatethepricelistD.Supermarketpriceerrorsareoftenmadebycomputers

05·浙江C.篇InthecourseofworkingmywaythroughschoolItookmanyjobsIwouldratherforget.Butnoneofthesejobswasasdreadfulasmyjobinanappleplant.Theworkwashard;thepaywaspoor;andmostofalltheworkingconditionswereterriblE.Firstofallthejobmadehugedemandsonmystrength.ForthenhoursanightItookboxesthatrolleddownametaltrackandpiledthemontoatruck.EachboxcontainedtwelveheavybottlesofapplejuicE.IoncefiguredoutthatIwasliftinganaverageoftwelvetonsofapplejuiceeverynight.Iwouldnothavemindedthedifficultyoftheworksomuchifthepayhadnotbeensopoor.Iwaspaidthelowestwageofthattime—twodollarsanhour.BecauseofthelowpayIfelteagertogetasmuchaspossiblE.Iusuallyworkedtwelvehoursanightbutdidnottakehomemuchmorethan$100aweek.Butevenmorethanthelowpaywhatmademeunhappywastheworkingconditions.DuringworkIwaslimitedtotwoten-minutebreaksandanunpaidhalfhourforlunch.Mostofmytimewasspentoutsideloadingtruckswiththoseheavyboxesinnear-zero-degreetemperatures.ThesteelfloorsofthetruckswerelikeicewhichmademyfeetfeellikestonE.AndaftertheproductionlineshutdownatnightandmostpeopleleftIhadtospendtwohoursalonecleaningthefloor.IstayedonthejobforfivemonthsallthewhilehatingthedifficultyoftheworkthepoormoneyandtheconditionsunderwhichIworkeD.BythetimeIleftIwasdeterminednevertogobackthereagain.49.Whydidthewriterhavetotakemanyjobsatthattime?A.TopayforhisschoolingB.TosaveforhisfutureC.TosupporthisfamilyD.Togainsomeexperience50.ThefollowingfactsdescribetheterribleworkingconditionsoftheplantEXCEPT_________.A.loadingboxesinthefreezingcoldB.havinglimitedtimeforbreaksC.workingandstudyingatthesametimeD.gettingnopayforlunchtime51.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Thewriter’sunhappyschoollifeB.Thewriter’seagernesstoearnmoneyC.Thewriter’sexperienceasafull-timeworkerD.Thewriter’shardworkinanappleplant52.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic—Argument—ExplanationB.Opinion—Discussion--DescriptionC.Mainidea—Comparison—SupportingexamplesD.Introduction—Supportingexamples—Conclusion

Ihavetoadmit:Idon’tflush冲thetoileteverytimeIgotothebathroom.InfactIfirmlybelieveIfit’syellowletitmellow;ifit’sbrownflushitdown.I’msurealotofithastodowiththefactthatIworkathomE.Alonewellexceptforthecatsanddog.Allday.AndIdrinkalotofwaterwhichmakesformanytripstothebathroom.AnotherthingIhavetoadmit:Ialsotrytouseverylittletoiletpaper.Iwashmyhandsafterthough.EverytimE.SomaybethewaterIdon’tuseflushingmakesupforthewaterusedtowashmyhands?Ironicallymyhusbandwhoonlyusestoiletpaperwhennecessaryalwaysflushes.Buthedoesn’tseemtomindthatIdon’tflusheverytimE.OratleastnotenoughtofilefordivorcE.Yet.PostedbyJulietFarmerJun142010at10:21PMComments2WhenI’mathomealoneIdonotflusheverytimeIpee小便.Myhusbandhatesthatthoughsowhenhe’shomeIflushalittlemoreoften.IgrewupdoingthatbecauseIhadafamilythatlivedwithhugetanksandyouhavetodoitthatwaybecauseit’seasieronthesystemsoitdoesn’tbothermE.IdoflushwhenI’moutinpublicatpeople’shousesthatdon’thavebigtanksandwhenwehavecompany!CherBearCMJun152010at4:21PMNotalways.ButIhave4childrenwhoarealwayshangingfromthedoorknob球形捏手whileIpeeanyway.SoI’mluckyIhavetimetowashmyhandsafter.Theaveragetoiletuses8gallonsofwaterperflush!Muchlessthanwhatittakestowashmyhandsafter.justsayingluvbnmomnwifeJun152010at4:32PMCherBearCMdoesn’tflushthetoileteverytimeshepees________.A.becauseshecan’taffordsomuchwaterB.becauseherhusbanddoesn’tlikethatC.whensheiswithherfriendsD.whensheisaloneluvbnmomnwifeseemstoenjoy________.A.washinghandsafterusingthetoiletB.takingcareofherfourchildrenC.peeingwithherkidswatchingD.flushingthetoiletafterpeeingThetextistakenfrom________.A.anewspaperB.awebsiteC.amagazineD.ahandbookWhichofthefollowingtitlesbestsuitsthetext?A.Stopflushingyourtoilet!B.Doyouflushthetoileteverytime?C.Don’tforgettoflushthetoiletafterpeeing!D.Doyourealizetheimportanceofsavingwater?

Celebrity名人hasbecomeoneofthemostimportantrepresentativesofpopularculturE.Fansusedtobecrazyaboutsspecificfilmbutnowthepublictendstobaseitsconsumption消费ontheinterestofcelebrityattachedtoanygivenproduct.Besidesfashionmagazineshavealmostabandonedthepracticeofputtingmodelsonthecoverbecausetheydon’tsellnearlyaswellasfamousfaces.Asaresultcelebritieshaverealizedtheirunbelievablypowerfulmarketpotentialmovingfromadvertisingforothers’productstodevelopingtheirown.Celebrityclothinglinesaren’tacompletelynewphenomenonbutinthepasttheyweretypicallyaimedattheordinaryconsumersandlimitedtoafewTVactresses.Todaythey’restartedbyfirst-classstarswhoseproductsenjoyequalfamewithsomeworldtopbrands.Themostsuccessfulstart-upshavebeenthosebycelebritieswithspecificpersonalstylE.AscelebritiesbecomemoreandmoreexperiencedatthemarkettheyexpandtheirproductionscalerapidlycoveringalmostalltheproductsofdailylifE.Howeverforeverysuccessstorythere’sarelatedwarningtaleofacelebritywhoovervaluedhisconsumerappeal.Nomatterhawfamoustheproduct’soriginsisifitfailstoimpressconsumerswithitsownqualitiesitbeginstoresembleanexerciseinself-promotionalmarketing.Andoncetheinitial最初的attentiondiesdownconsumerinterestmightfadeloyalty忠诚returningtotried-and-truelabels.Todaycelebritiesfaceevermoresevereembarrassment.Thepop-culturalcirclemightbebiggerthaneverbutitsrateofturnoverhasspeededupaswell.Eachmisstepthreatenstoreduceacelebrity’sshelflifeandthesamenewspaperormagazinethatoncebroughthimfamehasnoproblempickinghimtopieceswhentheopportunityappears.Stilltheego’s自我的potentialforexpansionislimitless.HavingalreadyachievedgreatwealthandpublicrecognitionmanycelebritiesseefashionasthenextfrontiertobeconquereD.AsthesayinggoessuccessandfailurealwaysgohandinhanD.Theirsuccessasdesignersmightlastonlyashorttimebutfashion-likecelebrityhasalwaysbeentemporary.69.Fashionmagazinestoday________.A.seldomputmodelsonthecoverB.nolongerputmodelsonthecoverC.neednotworryaboutcelebrities’marketpotentialD.judgethemarketpotentialofeverycelebritycorrectly70.A.changeintheconsumermarketcanbefoundtodaythat_______.A.priceratherthanbrandnameismoreconcernedB.producersprefermodelstocelebritiesforachievementsC.producerspreferTVactressestofilmstarsforadvertisementsD.qualityratherthantheoutsideofproductsismoreconcerned71.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4indicatesthatanywrongstepwillpossibly______.A.decreasethepopularityofacelebrityandthesalesofhisproductsB.damagetheimageofacelebrityintheeyesofthegeneralpublicC.cutshorttheartisticcareenofacelebrityinshowbusinessD.influencethepriceofacelebrity’sproducts72.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.celebrityandpersonalstyleB.celebrityandmarketpotentialC.celebrityandfashiondesignD.celebrityandclothingindustry

第二部分阅读理解第一节20小题第二节5小题每题2分满分50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AWhatIsaBoy?Betweentheinnocenceofbabyhoodandtheseriousnessofmanhoodwefindadelightfulcreaturecalledaboy.Boyscomeindifferentsizesweightsandcolorsbutallboyshavethesamebelief:toenjoyeverysecondofeveryminuteofeveryhourofeverydayandtofilltheairwithnoiseuntiltheadultmalespackthemofftobedatnight.Boysarefoundeverywhere－ontopofunderinsideofclimbingonswingingfromrunningaroundorjumpingto.MothersspoilthemlittlegirlshatethemoldersistersandbrotherslovethemandGodprotectsthem.A.boyisTRUTHwithdirtonitsfaceBEAUTYwithacutonitsfingerWISDOMwithchocolateinitshairandtheHOPEofthefuturewithasnakeinitspocket.Whenyouarebusyaboyisatrouble–makerandanoisE.Whenyouwanthimtomakeagoodimpressionhisbrainturnstojellyorelsehebecomesawildcreaturebentondestroyingtheworldandhimselfwithit.A.boyisamixture–hehasthestomachofahorsethedigestionofstonesandsandtheenergyofanatomicbombthecuriosityofacattheimaginationofasupermantheshynessofasweetgirlthebravenatureofabulltheviolenceofafirecrackerbutwhenyouaskhimtomakesomethinghehasfivethumbsoneachhanD.HelikesicecreamknivessawsChristmascomicbookswoodswaterinitsnaturalhabitatlargeanimalsDadtrainsSaturdaymorningsandfireengines.HeisnotmuchforSundayschoolscompanyschoolsbookswithoutpicturesmusiclessonsnecktiesbarbersgirlsovercoatsadultsorbedtimE.Nobodyelseissoearlytoriseorsolatetosupper.Nobodyelsegetssomuchfunoutoftreesdogsandbreezes.Nobodyelsecanputintoonepocketarustyknifeahalfeatenappleathree-feetropesixcentsandsomeunknownthings.A.boyisamagicalcreature–heisyourheadachebutwhenyoucomehomeatnightwithonlydestroyedpiecesofyourhopesanddreamshecanmendthemlikenewwithtwomagicwordsHiDad!41.Thewholepassageisinatoneof_________.A.humorandaffectionB.respectandharmonyC.ambitionandexpectationD.confidenceandimagination42.BysayinghehasfivethumbsoneachhanD.theauthormeans.A.hehasaltogetherfivefingersB.heisslowfoolishandclumsyC.hebecomescleverandsmartD.hecutshishandwithaknife43.Accordingtothewriterboysappreciateeverythinginthefollowingexcept_________.A.icecreamB.comicbooksC.SaturdaymorningsD.Sundayschools44.Whatdoesthewriterfeelaboutboys?A.HefeelscuriousabouttheirnoisE.B.Heisfedupwiththesecreatures.C.Heisamazedbytheirnaughtiness.D.Hefeelsunsafestayingwiththem.

ToallofyouatChineselovelinksIam44yearsoldandnevermarrieD.IhavealwayswantedtofindthatperfectsomeonethatIdreamabout.ForaboutthelastfiveyearsIhavealmostgivenupthehopeofeverfindingtheoneItrulywishtospendtherestofmylifewith.Ihavealwaystriedtobeaniceguy.IhadfoundyourwebsitesomefourorfivemonthsbeforE.Ididnotknowwhattoexpect.Idon’tknowhowtospeakChineseandneverthoughttrulyofhowIwastoanAsianwoman.WellIhadalotofrepliesfromsomeveryniceandprettywomen.Ihadahardtimefindingonlyacoupletowriteto.Butonestoodoutfromtherest.ShewascuteniceandseemedtoholdalotofthesamevaluesasIdo.InashorttimeIhaddecidedtowriteonlytoher.Wecommunicatedviaemails23timesadayandphonecallsonceortwiceaweek.Iwentandmetherandherfamilyonlyaweekago.HernameisYingandshelivesinNanning.IfoundNanningtobeoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesIhadeverbeento.WehadevendecidedtomarryandtobringhertotheUSAunderthefiancéevisA.NotonlydidshemeeteverythingIhadeverhopedtofindinsomeoneelsebutturnedouttobewhateverywomanshouldbelikeatleasttheonesIhavemet.Weplantomarryassoonassheishereandstartafamilytogetherasneitherofushaschildrenbutwebothwantthem.SotoanyoneouttherereadingthisIcanonlysaythis:Youmaynotfindwhatyouarelookingforifyou’renothonestwithyourpartnerandyourself.ThissiteworkedformemostlybecauseIwashonestwithsomethingthatIwantedinsomeoneelsE.WhenIdidfindherlovecanworkevenacrosstheothersideoftheworldbetweenlanguagedifferencesandculturaldifferences.Iwishyouallluckinfindingyourperfectmatch.IhavefinallyfoundmineandwishtogiveallmythankstothoseatChineselovelinkstohelpmakeithappen.SincerelyyoursArthur45.WecaninferfromtheletterthatChineselovelinksisawebsitetoA.helpforeignerstotravelinChinaB.helpbothChineseandforeignerstofindonetheywanttomarryC.helpChineseandforeignersmakefriendsD.receivelettersfromtheUSA46.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutArthur’sstory?A.HewassureoffindingaChinesewomanashiswifeatfirst.B.HewasdeterminedtofindaChinesewomanashiswifE.C.HealmostlosthopeinfindingaperfectwifeuntilhefoundYing.D.NowomenwrotetohimbeforeYing.47.YingstoodoutfromtherestbecauseA.shewasaChineseB.shehadmuchincommonwithArthurC.otherwomenstoppedwritingtoArthurD.shewascuteandniceandoftenphonedtoArthur48.Arthurthinksisthemostimportantinfindingsomeoneonewantstomarry.A.beinghonestwiththepartnerandoneselfB.helpfromthewebsiteC.differenceinlanguagesandplacesD.differenceincultures

CEverybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemalehumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券forfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.64.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.OnlymonkeysandhumanscanhavethesenseoffairnessintheworlD.B.WomenwillshowmoredissatisfactionthanmenwhenunfairlytreateD.C.Inthewildmonkeysareneverunhappytosharetheirfoodwitheachother.D.MonkeyscanexchangecucumbersforgrapesforgrapesaremoreattractivE.65.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat________.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings66.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings'feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingbackto35millionyearsago.67.WhatcanweinferaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Themonkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Themonkeysmayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Co-operationamongthemonkeysremainseffectiveinthewilD.

CaraLangis13.ShelivesinBostonMassachusettsinmeU.S.LastThursdayshedidn'tgotoschool.ShewenttoworkwithherfatherinsteaD.EveryyearonthefourthThursdayinAprilmillionsofyounggirlsgowork.ThisisTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.Thegirlsarebetweenmeagesof9and15.TheyspendthedayatworkwithanadultusuallyamotherfatherauntorunclE.Theygotoofficespolicestationslaboratoriesandotherplaceswheretheirparentsorotherfamilymemberswork.Nextyearthedaywillincludesonstoo.TheMs.Foundationanorganizationforwomenstartedtheprogramabouttenyearsago.IntheU.S.manywomenworkoutsidethehomE.TheMs.Foundationwantedgirlstofindoutaboutmanydifferentkindsofjobs.ThenwhenthegirlsgrowuptheycanchooseajobtheylikE.Cara'sfatherisafilmdirector.CarasaysItwasveryexcitingformetogotothestudiowithmydaD.Isawalotofpeopledoingdifferentjobs.Manybusinesseshavespecialactivitiesforgirlsonthisday.LastyearCarawenttoworkwithherauntattheUniversityofMassachusetts.IntheengineeringdepartmentthegirlslearnedtobuildabridgewithtoothpicksandCandy.Inthechemistrydepartmenttheylearnedtousescales.Theylearnedaboutmanyotherkindsofjobstoo.RightnowCaradoesnotknowwhatjobshewillhavewhenshegrowsup.ButbecauseofTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDaysheknowssheh2Lsmanychoices.41.WhatisCara'sfather?A.Anengineer.B.Anofficial.C.A.moviemaker.D.A.professor.42.AccordingtothepassageTakeourDaughterstoworkDayis______.A.oneveryThursdayinAprilB.aholidayforgirlsofallagesC.adayforgirlstoknowaboutjobsD.adayforgirlstogetajobeasily43.OnthisspecialdayCarahasdoneallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.shelearnedtousescalesB.sheworkedasanactressC.shewenttoworkwithherauntD.sheusedtoothpicksandCandytobuildabridge44.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaraLangaFortunateGirlB.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayC.Children'sDayandWorkDayD.Ms.FoundationanOrganizationforWomen

HewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatintheGulfStreamandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafishtheboy’sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowdefinitelyandfinallysalaowhichistheworstformofunluckyandtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisskiffemptyandhealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryeitherthecoiledlinesorthegaff鱼钩andharpoon鱼叉andthesailthatwasfurledaroundthemast桅杆.Thesailwaspatchedwithfloursacksandfurleditlookedliketheflagofpermanentdefeat.Theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.Thebrownblotches斑点oftheskincancerthesunbringsfromitsreflectiononthetropicseawereonhischeeks.Theblotchesranwelldownthesidesofhisfaceandhishandshadthedeep-creasedscarsfromhandlingheavyfishonthecords.Butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.Theywereasoldaserosionsinafishlessdesert.EverythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolorastheseaandwerecheerfulandundefeateD.Santiagotheboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromwheretheskiffwaspulledup.Icouldgowithyouagain.We’vemadesomemoney.Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.NotheoldmansaiD.You’rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.IremembertheoldmansaiD.IknowyoudidnotleavemebecauseyoudoubteD.ItwaspapawhomademeleavE.IamaboyandImustobeyhim.IknowtheoldmansaiD.Itisquitenormal.Hehasn’tmuchfaith.NotheoldmansaiD.ButwehavE.Haven’twe?YestheboysaiD.CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe’lltakethestuffhomE.Whynot?theoldmansaiD.Betweenfishermen.56.Theboylefttheoldmanandwentinanotherboattofishbecause.A.theoldmanpreferredtofishaloneB.theoldmanwasunluckyC.theboy’sparentsorderedhimtoD.theoldman’ssailsuggestedapermanentdefeat57.Afterreadingthispassagewemaysafelyconcludethat.A.theoldmanwasinsistentandnotafraidoffailure[B.theboy’spapahadconfidenceineverythingC.theoldmancaughtbigfishesduringeighty-sevendaysD.theboyobeyedhisfatherbecausehehadsomedoubtsabouttheoldman58.Whatmighthappenafterthelastparagraph?A.Theoldmanandtheboymightgotofishwithotherfishermen.B.Theoldmanmightgotohaveadrinkwiththeboy.C.Theoldmanandtheboymightgotoenjoybeerattheoldman’shomE.D.Theoldmanmightgototelltheboy’spapaaboutthesecretsbetweenfishermen.

Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriendsandtheytome.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere’swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:Getalife.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotion提升thebiggerpaycheckthelargerhouse.Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure休闲itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.ItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIhadmychoiceitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall:Ilearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface.Learntobehappy.Andthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassion激情asitoughttobelived.56.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis.A.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don’twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife57.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.Throughsocialexperience.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.Fromherchildrenandhusband.58.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto.A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife59.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardwork?A.Doitwelltoserveothers.B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.C.Tryyourbesttogethigherpositionandpay.D.Don’tletitaffectyourreallife.60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallifeB.theauthordidn’ttryherbesttoworkwellC.theauthorspentallhertimecaringforherchildrenD.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch

Compassionisadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoaction.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash现金hadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.Ifanythinghelookedmorepitiable.ChargeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.41.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive42.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonelyC.friendlyandhelpfulD.hurtanddisappointed43.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause______.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman44.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelsE.B.HelpingothersiseasiersaidthandonE.C.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticE.D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

Iwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople’shomesinFrance.Theideaissimplebutrevolutionary―combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivities.IntheafternoonstheresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildrenandifachildisfeelingsadortiredthereisalwaysakindlaptositonandacuddlE.Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.TheadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerneD.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattentionandrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem.Theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.TheresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneedeD.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthisincludingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamilyworkingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelationsfamiliesthathavemovedawayandsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame―increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.Andmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluselessalongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyintergenerationalprogrammesdesignedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogetheraregrowinginpopularityallovertheworlD.ThereareexamplesofsuccessfulattemptsallovertheworlD.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexamplE.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanotherperhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention.41.A.nurseryschoolisaplacewhere_______.A.futurenursesaretrainedB.theelderlyliveC.childrenaretakencareofD.theoldjoininactivities42.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.numberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren.B.Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren.C.Thechildrenbecomestrongeraftergettingmoreindividualattention.D.ThechildrenlearnthatsickpeoplewilldiE.43.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A.ThereasonwhytheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.B.Onereasonwhychildrendon’tlivewiththeirgrandparents.C.ThesupportchildrenneeD.D.TheproblemthattheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.44.WhatdoestheintergenerationalprogrammesinParagraph4referto?A.Combiningelderlyhomeswithnurseryschools.B.Lettingthechildrenandtheresidentseattogether.C.AskingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeoplE.D.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschools.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Oldpeople’shomesinFrance.B.BuildingbridgesoflifE.C.A.Solutiontotheelderlyproblem.D.Children’snewhappylifE.

InancientEgyptthepharaoh法老treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalaceifhebroughtgoodnews.Howeveriftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynewshisheadwascutoff.Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutthedoorpicnicbasketinhandasmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaidOhboybaddayforapicniC.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.Iwantedtostrikehimontheracewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.NotforhisstupidweatherreportforhissmilE.SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounterthesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmileOhthatbusleftriveminutesago.Dreamsofhead-cutting!It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivereD.EveryonemustgivebadmewsfromtimetotimeandwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitudE.A.doctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoseitinacaringwayA.bossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictonE.Bigwinnersknowwhendeliveringanybadnewstheyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.Unfortumatelymanypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou’retiredfromalongflighthasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyye?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeefhasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces.HadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathyIwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleftIprobablywouldhavesaidOhthat‘sallright.I’llcatchthenextonE.Bigwinnerswhentheybearbadnewsdeliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded被轰炸的personissuretohave.53.InParagraph1thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.describeasceneD.offeranargument54.Inthewriter’sopinionhisneighborwas_____________.A.friendlyB.warm-heartedC.notconsiderateD.nothelpful55.FromDreamsofhead-cutting!Paragraph3welearnthatthewriter.A.wasmadatthesalesagent.B.wasremindedofthecruelpharaohC.wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavehaddreams.D.dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent’sheadthatnight.56.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication.B.Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.ReceivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcouragE.D.Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.

Whenyouenteracrowdedroomorgoonapicnicortoapartywhoisthemostattractiveandappealingperson?Itisthepersonwhoischeerfulhasasmilingfaceandbehavesasifheorsheisenjoyingeverymomentoftheevent!SuchpeoplehaveanoptimisticopiniononlifE.TheyaretheoneswithapositiveattitudE.Ontheotherhandlet’sseethatfellowinthecornerwithalongfacE.Heismostprobablythinkingaboutthetimeandmoneywastedinhavingfun.HeisapessimistonewithanegativeattitudE.ApersonwithapositiveattitudegetsonwellwiththejobathanD.Hedoesn’tworryaboutwhat’sgonebeforeorwhatmighthappeninthefuturE.Ifthereisaproblemhequicklythinksofwaystosolveit.IftheproblemcannotbesolvedsinglyheseekshelpfromsomeoneelsE.Hedoesn’tfeelthatit’sbeneathhisdignitytoseekassistancE.WhenSonallostherhistorynotesdaysbeforeanimportantexaminationshesatdownandcrieD.Thenshepulledherselftogetherborrowedafriend’snotesworkeddayandnightandmanagedtocopydownwhatevershehadlost.Sonalpassedtheexamwithflyingcolors.It’sjustnotpossibleevenforthegreatestoptimisttosmileallthetimeandfeelgoodallday.Everyonehasaperiodofbluesnowandthenwheneverythingseemssadandwithoutcheer.Butonceyoudevelopapositiveattitudeonceyourealizethatlifeisaseriesofupsanddownsdarkcloudsandbrightsunshineinnotimeatallyou’vebouncedbackreadytowelcometheworldagainwithopenarmsandahugesmile!Sofromthismomentonkeepyourfacetothesunshineandyou’llneverseetheshadows.49.WhatmightbethebesttitleofthepassageA.TolivewithanaiminlifeB.TobeapessimistoroptimistC.LifeisfullofupsanddownsD.Developthepositiveattitude50.ThecaseofSonalsuggestedthat_______.A.apersoncansolvetheproblemoncehethinksofawayB.SonalmadeupforwhatshehadlostbyworkingdayandnightC.SonalwasapessimistbecausehelostherhistorynotesD.thehistorynotesthatshelostwasnotimportantforher51.Theunderlinedphrasebouncedbackinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.movedbackandforthB.jumpedupC.returnedtoactivestateD.cameback52.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Ifyoualwayslookattheshadowsyouwillbeinhighspirits.B.ItisimpossibleforapersontobeinagoodmoodallthetimE.C.A.negativeattitudewillmakeyouwelcomelifewithabigsmilE.D.WhensomeonefeelssadhethinkstheworldcomestoanenD.

July21st2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer’sday―itrainedfor24hours!AsusualIrushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehousE.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIliftworkat5pmhowevertheroadintoourvillagewasfloodeD.OurhousebadneverbeenfloodedbutasIopenedthefrontdoorawaveofwatergreetedmE.ThankGodthekidsweren’twithmebecausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplasterhadtobetornoffthewallsceilingspulleddown.ks5uAtfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn’twanttomovethechildrenoutofhomesowecampedupstairs.weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.Butafterthreemonthswefeltverysicksowemovedtoawoodenhouseinapark.ThehousewassmallbutatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplacE.Unfortunatelythingstooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.WhatsurprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity社区.WehadlivedinafriendlyvillagewithgoodneighboursandI’dneverthoughthowmuchI’dmissthat.ks5uAlthough-oursituationwasverybadit’sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyoulookatwhat’shappeningelsewherE.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaandthoughtWedidn’thaveastrawhut茅草房thatwassweptawayandourhouseisstillsanding.We’relucky.ks5uWemovedbackhomeinAugust.WithDecembercomingthere’sreconstructionworktobedonesoit’sdifficulttoprepareforChristmas.ButIcan’twait―I’mgoingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.ThisyearIwon’tneedanygifts―livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittleweactuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthingsthere’sreallynorush―wehaveourhomebackandthat’sthemainthing.ks5u45.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordamissinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Wrong.B.Missing.C.Right.D.FounD.46.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.A.wassickofstayingupstairsB.caredmuchaboutherchildrenC.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouseD.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood47.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.B.BecausemanyotherplaceswerefloodeD.C.BecauseshehadbeentoNorthernIndiA.D.BecausesomeotherssufferedevenmorE.48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?A.ShevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbeforE.B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn’tneedpossessions.C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneedeD.D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.

Oursuccessinbusinesssportsfriendshiplove―nearlyeverythingweattempt―islargelydeterminedbyourownself-imagE.Peoplewhohaveconfidenceintheirpersonalworthseemtobeessentialforsuccessandhappiness.Goodthingsdropintotheirhandsregularlytheirrelationshiparelong-lastingtheirprojectsareusuallycarriedtocompletion.TousetheimageanEnglishwritercreatedtheycatchjobonthewing.Oppositetothatsomepeopleseemtoholdattractionforfailureandunhappiness.Theirplansgoinawrongmannertheyhaveawayofdestroyingtheirownpotentialsuccessandnothingseemstoworkoutforthem.Forsuchpersonstheirproblemsusuallyhaveasoriginadifficultywithself-acceptancE.Whentheygainmoreconfidencethroughothers’helpoftentheirtroublestakecareofthemselves.Itisbelievedthatanyonecanchangehisself-estimation.A.personwithlowself-imageisnotnecessarilylimitedtoalifeofunhappinessandfailurE.Itispossibletogetridofnegativeattitudesandgainthehealthyconfidenceneededtorealizeone’sdream.86.Thewordimageusedinline4means_____A.lifelikedrawingofsomethingB.pictureformedinone’smindC.reproductionofanobjectD.somethingimagined87.Accordingtothepassagehighself-imagehelpsone_____.A.tobecomehealthierandbetterlookingB.toenjoyone’slifelikeflyingwithwingsC.tomaintainanegativeattitudetowardsthingsaroundD.towinsuccessinone’slifeandwork.88.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.A.one’sself-imageissomethingunchangeableB.beingattractiveisveryimportantinmakingfriendswithothers.C.noteveryonecanbenefitfromanimprovementofhisself-imageD.apersonwithhighself-imagehasmuchconfidenceinhisownfuture89.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HappinessorFailureB.SuccessandSelf-imageC.DifficultiesinImprovingSelf-AcceptanceD.AttitudetowardsLife

Alotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal正面的attack―whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutbeinglateonthejoB.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate―seriousillnessathome―hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom更衣室;everyonewashardatwork.Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishanD.Howdoyoudo!hesaiD.I’mSamMaynarD.I’mapplyingforajoB.WhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?Theroomexplodedinlaughter.ThesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficE.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob―withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh.Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.ItcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingfacE.Forsomejobsit’stheonlytoolthatcansucceeD.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance忍受力thanpeopleinanyotherforum.67.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.Becausehewasill.B.BecausehegotuplatE.C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.D.HewasbusyapplyingforanewjoB.68.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.SamMaynardappliedforthesamejobagainB.humorisimportantinourlivesC.earlybirdgetsthewormD.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations69.ThephraseclampedoffinParagraph3probablymeanstryingto________.A.holdbackB.setoffC.leavebehindD.gaveout70.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheystartafrontalattack.B.Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.D.Humorisaveryeffectivewayofdealingwithdifficultsituations.

Noonegetsthroughlifewithoutexperiencingmanydisappointments.Strangelythoughmostpeopleseemunpreparedfordisappointmentandreacttoitinnegativeways.Theyfeeldepressedortrytoescapefromtheirtroublesinsteadofusingdisappointmentasanopportunityforgrowth.Onenegativereactiontodisappointmentisdepression.A.womantryingtowinapromotionforexampleworkshardforoverayearinherdepartment.Helenissosureshewillgetthepromotion.Infactshehasalreadypickedoutthecarshewillbuywhenhersalaryincreasecomesthrough.HoweverthebossnamesoneofHelen'sco-workersforthespot.DeeplydepressedHelenlosesherenthusiasmforherjobandcanbarelyforceherselftoshowupeveryday.Helentellsherselfthatsheisafailureandthatdoingagoodjobjustisn'tworththework.AnothernegativereactiontodisappointmentandonethatfollowsdepressionisthedesiretoescapE.Kevinfailstogetintothecollegehisbrotherisattendingthecollegethatwasthefocusofallhisdreamsanddecidestoescapehisdisappointment.Whyworryaboutcollegeatall?Insteadhecoversuphisrealfeelingsbygivinguponhisschool-workandgettingcompletelyinvolvedwithfriendspartiesandgoodtimes.Thepositivewaytoreacttodisappointmentistouseitasachanceforgrowth.Thisisn'teasybutit'stheonlyusefulwaytodealwithaninevitablepartoflifE.Helenthewomanwhowasnotpromotedcouldhavehandledherdisappointmentbylookingatotheroptions.Ifherbossdidnotrecognizehertalentandhardworkperhapsshecouldtransfertoanotherdepartment.Orshecouldaskthebosshowtoimproveherperformancesothatshecouldprepareforthenextpromotion.Kevintheboywhodidn'tgetintothecollegeofhischoiceshouldlookintootherschools.Goingtoanothercollegemayencouragehimtobehisownpersonstepoutofhisbrother'sshadowandrealizethatbeingturneddownbyonecollegeisn'tafinaljudgmentonhisabilitiesorpotential.Disappointmentsareunwelcomebutregularvisitorstoeveryone'slifE.Wecanfeeldepressedaboutthemorwecantrytoescapefromthem.Thebestthingthoughistoacceptadisappointmentandthentrytouseitsomehow:StepovertheunwelcomevisitoronthedoorstepandgetonwithlifE.57.Inthispassagetheauthor_____.A.analyzesthecauseofdisappointmentB.describeshispersonalexperienceindealingwithdisappointmentC.criticizesHelenandKevin'snegativeresponsestodisappointmentD.offersspecificexamplesofthewayspeopledealwithdisappointment58.FromthecontextthewordoptionParA.4means_____.A.wayB.choiceC.placeD.job59.Intheauthor'sopinionHelenshould______insteadoffeelingdepresseD.A.workevenhardertogetbetterthanherpromotedco-workerB.standthepressureandcompetitionC.winagoodopinionfromthebossbyseekinghisadviceD.moveintoanotherdepartmenttohavehertalentandhardworkappreciated60.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainidesofthisselection?A.Disappointmentisaninevitablepartoflifeandwehavetohandleitinapositiveway.B.Lifeismadeupofaseriesofdisappointments.Wehavetoacceptthem.C.Therearetwokindsofreactionstodisappointment.D.Mostpeoplereacttodisappointmentinnegativeways.

Everybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemalehumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券-somerocksforfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.66.Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.A.moreseriousaboutwhattheygetB.attentivetoresearchers’instructionsC.niceinbothappearanceandbehaviorsD.morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions67.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat_______.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings68.Whenonemonkeyreceivedagrapeforfreetheotherwould.A.notbewillingtohandoverhertokenB.shakeherhandsandgetangryC.havetoexchangehertokenforthecucumberD.refusetoacceptthecucumber69.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings’feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingfrom35millionyearsago.70.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Theycanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Theymayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Theyfeelangrywhentheyreceivesmallrewards.

Ifyou'reinchargeofaprojectthekeytosuccessisgettingeveryonetowanttohelpyou.AsadirectorIpointIsuggestIgentlypushtheactorsinthedirectionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movieNothinginCommonJackieGleason'scharacterMaxBasnergetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.ThesceneshotonaboatshowsMax'sdespair绝望aboutbeingoutofwork.IwaslookingforsomegesturethatwouldallowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdidandatfirstIwasfrighteneD.WhatcouldIpossiblytellTheGreatOneaboutacting?OutoffearIdecidedtodirectbysuggestionandIsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescenE.SoMaxissadright?IsaiD.GleasonnoddeD.Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithhisnameonthem---theonesheusedtohandouttohiscustomersright?GleasonnoddeD.Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired?Hewassilentforamoment.Whydon’tIthrowthemoverboard?Istoodupandturnedtowardthecrew.HeyeverybodyJackiehasawonderfulideA.Let’sshootit.AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledmeoverandsaidwithasmileGarrywhatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow?Youandyourteamcandiscovertheanswerstoproblemstogether.Whentherearenoprizesorgoldstarsforwhogetsthesolutionfirstyou'llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.56.Theauthortellsusthattosucceedinaprojectyouareinchargeofyoushould__________.A.makeeveryoneworkforyouB.geteveryonewillingtohelpyouC.letpeopleknowyouhavethefinalsayD.keepsendingoutorderstothem57.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.JackieGleasonisthedirectorofthefilmNothingincommonB.JackieGleasonisveryangrywhenheisfiredfromhisjobC.MaxacharacterinafilmisinverylowspiritswhenheloseshisjobD.JackieGleasonisthewriterofthefilmNothingincommon58.TheGreatOneinparagraph3refersto_______.A.GleasonB.thedirectorhimselfC.MaxD.Max'sboss59.WhydidGleasoncallthedirectoroverandsmileathim?That’sbecauseGleason_________.A.thoughthiswonderfulideawasacceptedbythelatterB.succeededinhittinguponawonderfulideaC.wasconfidentabouthisworkthenextdayD.appreciatedthelatter'swayofdirectingfilms60.Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis____________.A.DirectingaFilmB.TheKeytoSuccessC.A.WonderfulExperienceD.WorkingwithFilmStars

YOURKIDSAREAMAZING－especiallycomparedwitheverybodyelse’swhoseemtocryallthetime.Howdoyoushowyourloveforyourkidsthisholidayseason?Withtoysthataresmoothandcolorfulinteractiveandexciting.Andwithonesthathaveeducationalvalue－becauseyouaretheboss.1.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETHereisatoythatdoesn’tneedpower－andthekidshavetoputittogetherthemselves.This50-piecepuzzlesetismadeofsoft-edgedhardwoodandmakesacompletehospitalwithanX-rayroom.Italsoincludeseightpatientsacarandadriver.$135;flaxart.com.2.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALLSureit’scoolbutthiscolorfulbabytoyalsodevelopsproblemsolvingandmotorskills.Ithasaheadandlegsamagnetic磁性的handandatail.Suitableforlittleonesfrom6to36months.$19.95;tinylovE.com.3.ROBOSAPIENThissmallremote-controlrobotisreallypowerful.Itperforms67preprogrammedfunctions功能includingthrowingkickingpickingupanddancing.Youcanevenprogramyourownfunction-whichsadlydoesnotincludedoingwindows.$99;robosapienonlinE.com.4.MINIPEDALCARWantaMiniCooperbutcan’tfitthefamilyinside?Getoneforthekids.TheycanjumpintothisMinicarwhichcomesinhotorangewithasingleadjustable可调的seatandrideaway.Butitcouldspoilthemforthatusedcarthey’llbedrivingwhentheyturn16.Forages3to5.$189;minims.comclickongearupthenMinimotoringgear.64.Whichtoyissaidtohavethespecialdesignforchildren’ssafety?A.ROBOSAPIENB.MINIPEDALCARC.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETD.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALL65.Whichtoysarefitforthree-year-oldkids?A.1am3.B.2and4.C.1and2.D.3and4.66.EducationalvalueismentionedinallthetoysEXCEPT_________.A.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETB.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALLC.ROBOSAPIEND.MINIPEDALCAR67.Thispassageiswrittenfor__________.A.parentsB.childrenC.thewriterD.theboss

DespitetheirnametheWantFamilydon’twantmuch.Theywantenoughmoneyforanicehouseandaholidayeveryyear.Buttheydon’twanttobemillionaires.TheywanttodowellattheirjoB.Buttheydon’twanttobethebigboss.TheydowanttospendtimeimprovingtheirgardenvisitingtheirfamiliesandtakingtheirtwokidsNicolasandLeuantoMcDonald’sforlunch.Buttheydon’twanttobefamous.TheWantsjustwanttobenormal.That’swhytheyarefamous.TheyhavebeenselectedasthemostnormalfamilyinBritain.Afterasix-monthsearchforthemostordinaryfamilyinBritaintheWantswereselectedfromhundredsofapplicants.Johnwantsajobinmarketingforafoodcompany.Clairehasapart-timejobrentingoutchildren’splayequipment.Johndoesn’tunderstandwhytheywerechosentorepresentordinaryEnglishfamilies.Howaretheynormal?Thatisnotabadquestion.NearlyeveryonedoessomeofthethingsthattheWantsdo.Butveryfewpeopledoallofthem.TherehavebeengreatchangesinthesocialstructureofBritishlifE.ItisbecomingmorecommonforpeopletohavechildrenwhentheyareolderthantheWantsandtohaveonechildinsteadoftwo.A.householdwithtwochildrenmaybeheadedbyasingleparentusuallythemother.OrperhapsdadandmumarestilltogetherbutnotmarrieD.OrmaybedadandmumaremarrieD.Dadgoesouttoworkandmumstaysathomeandlooksafterthekids.Theyhavetraditionalvalues――Everyweekendthewholefamilygoestochurch.WhatwehavehereisnotanaveragefamilybutatraditionalfamilysaysCaryCooperprofessorofphilosophyatLancasterUniversity.Thereisnosuchthingasanormalfamilyanymoreinthewaytherewas20or30yearsagE.OfcoursetheWantsexistbutforwhatdoweneedtocelebratethem?Perhapsbecausewethinknormalfamiliesareanendangeredspecies.Examplesofthemhavetobepreserved保护toshowfuturegenerations.56.TheWantswereselectedasthemostnormalfamilyinBritainbecause__________.A.theyrepresenttraditionalEnglishfamiliesB.theydon’twantmuchC.theydon’twanttobefamousD.theywanttobenormal57.ThefollowingstatementsdescribethegreatchangesinBritishlifeEXCEPTthat_________.A.peoplehavekidslaterthan20or30yearsagoB.somechildrenarebroughtupbyasingleparentC.mostfamiliesgotochurcheveryweekendD.it’smorecommonforfamiliestohaveonlyonekind58.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat__________.A.mostBritishfamiliesholdtraditionalvaluesB.traditionalfamiliesarebecomingfewerandfewerC.futuregenerationsareexpectedtostudytraditionalfamiliesD.traditionalfamiliesnolongerexistinBritain59.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.AnOrdinaryFamilyB.FamiliesofFutureGenerationsC.CelebrationofaFamilyCompetitionD.A.NormalButSpecialFamily

Mostpeoplewhoarethoughtasbeingsuccessfuloftenowetheirsuccesstopeopleintheirlivesthattheyconsidertobeacoach.Infactthemostsuccessfulpeopleontheplanethavetheirownpersonalcoach.Thereasonforthisissimple.Whilefriendsfamilyandcolleaguescanbewonderfulsupporterstheyoftenprovideguidancetoyoubasedontheirownpurpose.Theirpurposeisoftenawellmeaningonebutthebottomlineis:it'stheirpurposE.Whiletheirwantsforyoumaysometimesagreewithyourownlifedesiresandgoalsitisdifficultforthemtobecompletelyunbiased公正的inactions.Noneofuscanbetrulyunbiasedinthewaysweinteract相互作用withthoseclosesttousbecauseourlivesaresodirectlyintertwinedwithoneanother.That’swhereapersonalcoachcomesin.Thepurposeofapersonalcoachistoprovideyouwithaprofessionalwhoisskilledatunbiasedlisteningandwhole.heartedhelping.Yourcoachexpertlyassistsyouincreatingastrongpersonalfoundationthatallowsyoutodreambigandachievethosedreamsaboutwhatyoucanorcannotaccomplish.A.coachisyourpersonaltrainerinlife.Acoachhelpsyoudiscoveryourundevelopedpotentialandworkswithyoutodevelopeveryaspectofyourpersonalgreatness·Withtherightcoachyoucan’thelpbutsucceed.It'snotsurprisingthatalmostallrecognizeleadershaveapersonalcoach.Ofcourseallprofessionalathletesdo.SodoFortune500CEOscuttingedgebusinessleadersandrecognizedrolemodels·72.AccordingtothepassageacoachisthefollowingEXCEPT·A.yourpersonaltrainerinlifeB.quitesuccessfulinhiscareerandloveC.aprofessionalwhoisskilledD.importantforapersontobesuccessful73.ThemostsuccessfulpeoplehavetheirownpersonalcoachbecauseA.theyhavequiteafewfriendsB.theirlivesarefullofdifficultiesC.theirfriendsandcolleaguesseldomhelpthemD.thepersonalcoachcanprovidefairadvice74.TheunderlinedwordintertwinedinParagraph3means·A.decoratedB.connectedC.comparedD.surrounded75.ThepurposeofthispassageistotellUSthat———·A.youneedapersonalcoachinordertobesuccessfulB.familiesarethefoundationofalotofsuccessesC.familiesandfriendscanhelpyoutobesuccessfulD.settinglifegoalsisveryimportantforyoutosucceed

Maybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redeaD.Dadinahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarunhadforgottentowearhissafetybelt--amistake75%ofUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.Therehavebeenmanymythsaboutsafetybelteversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.MyththeNumberOne:It'sbesttobethrownclearofaseriousaccident.Truth:Sorrybutanyaccidentseriousenoughtothrowyouclearisablegoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesareyou'llhavetraveledthroughawindshield挡风玻璃ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwenty-fivetimesincaseswherepeoplearethrownclear.MythNumberTwo:Safety-betstrappeopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.Truth:Sorryagainbutstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious昏迷duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituationnottobetrappedinthem.MythNumberThree:Safetybeltsaren'tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhourmph.Truth:Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachotheranunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10metres.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redead?A.HewasdrivingatgreatspeeD.B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.C.Hedidn'thavehissafetybelton.D.Hedidn'ttakehismedicineontimE.Thereasonfatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe__________.A.wasn'tfeelingverywellB.hatedtodriveinthedarkC.wantedtotakesomeexerciseD.didn'twanttobecaughtbythepeopleAccordingtothetexttobethrownclearofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.A.maybeknockeddownbyothercars.B.maygetserioushurtthrownoutofthecarC.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseatD.maygetcaughtinthecardoorSomepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve_______.A.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccidentB.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccidentC.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpcomesD.carscatchfireeasilyWhatistheadvicegiveninthetest?A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.C.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.D.Driveslowlywhileyou'renotwearingasafetybelt.

Dothisandyou’llbewelcomeanywhere.Whyreadthisbooktofindouthowtowinfriends?Whynotstudythetechniqueofthegreatestwinneroffriendsthewoddhaseverknown?Whoishe?Youmaymeethimcomingdownthestreet.Whenyougetwithintenfeetofhimhewillbegintowagitstail.Ifyoustopandpathimhe’lljumpoutofhisskintoshowyouhowmuchhelikesyou.Andyouknowthisshowoflove.Thereisnosecretmotiveshedoesn’twanttosellyouanyrealestateandhedoesn’twanttobeyourhusbandorwife.Didyoueverstoptothinkthatadogistheonlyanimalthatdoesn’thavetoworkforaliving?Ahenhastolayeggsacowhastogivemilkandacanaryhastosing.Butadogmakesalivingbygivingyounothingbutlove.WhenIwasfiveyearsoldmyfatherboughtalittleyellow―hairedyoungdogforfiftycents.Hewasthelightandjoyofmychildhood.Everyafternoonamundfourthirtyhewouldsitinthefrontyardwithhisbeautifuleyesstaringattheroadandassoonasheheardmyvoiceorsawmethroughthebushhewasofflikeashotracingbreathlesslyupthehilltogreetmewithleapsofjoyandbarksofcheer.Tippywasmygoodcompanionforfiveyears.Thenonenight―Ishallneverforgetit―hewaskilledwithintenfeetofmyheadkilledbylightning.Tippy’sdeathwastheterribleeventofmychildhood.YouneverreadabookonpsychologyTippy.Youdidn’tneedto.Youknowthatonecanmakemorefriendsinmonthsbybeingreallyinterestedinotherpeoplethanonecanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinhim.Letmerepeatthat.Youcanmakemorefriendsintwomonthsbybecominginterestedinotherpeoplethanyoucanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinyou.57.WhenthewriterwritesthegreatestwinneroffriendstheworldhaseverknownhereferstoA.himselfB.TippyC.apetdogD.apsychologybook58.ThewritertakesTippyasagoodexampleto.A.explainhowtowinlovefromothersB.showhowhelikedhisfriendC.tellthereaderswhytheyshouldreadthebookD.showushowapetdogshouldbehave59.Accordingtothewritertobewelcomeanywhereyoumust.A.knowmuchaboutothers’feelingsB.doeverythingwithoutsecretmotivesC.satisfytheneedsofdifferentpeopleD.showcareandloveforothers60.Generallyspeakinginwhattoneisthepassagewritten?A.LightB.SeriousC.SadD.Disappointed

Itisimpossiblenottomakeamistakeatsomepointofyourlife.Wemayaswellacceptthatsomethingwillgowrongandwewillbetoblame.Itisthereforesensibletoworkoutsomeplansforapologizingandthebestwaytoapologizeisbyletter.Thiswayyoucantakecareovereverywordyouwrite－whichyoucan’tdoifyousaysorrytosomeoneinperson.Weallsayordosomethingthatwewishwehadn’tsaidordone.Youmaysaysomethingthataccidentallyhurtssomeoneoryoumayprovideaservicewhichdoesn’tcomeuptothestandardsthatacheatorcustomerexpected.Youmayfeelthatitwasamistakewhichcouldn’tbeavoided.Ratherthandwellonthemistake.youshouldquicklytrytoremedy补救theproblem.Aneffectiveletterofapologyisanimportantpartofthatprocess.ForthecontentoftheletterjustrememberTABS---TimingActionBrevitySincerity.Thetimingofaletterofapologyiscrucial一itmustbesentassoonaspossible.Anydelayinsendingtheletterwillonlycompoundtheproblem.Inthiscase.betterlatethanneverisnotthebestmotto!Thelongeryouwaitbeforewritingaletterofapology.themoreitwillseemthatyouhavebeenforcedintowritingit.Althoughitisimportanttorecognizewhathasgonebeforeitisalsonecessarytodetailtheactionyouplantotaketorectifywhateveritwasyoudidwrong.Researchhasshownthatsomeindicationthatyouhavethoughtaboutwhatfutureactionyouplantotakeisalwayswellreceived.Aletterofapologyshouldbebriefandthewordsorryshouldappearnomorethantwice.IndicatethatyouareawareyouareusingitasecondtimeonceagainI’msosorryfororasIsaidearlyI’msosorryaboutFinallythetoneoftheletterhastobesincere.Infactalltheabovefactorswillhelpinthisrespect.Anddon’tthinkthatlettersareoutofdateintheEmail-oriented21stcentury.Anapologyemailcanbeworsethannoapologyatall!53.Whatkindofadvicedoesthetextsuggestaboutapologizing?A.It’sagoodideatowritealetterofapologyassoonassomethinggoeswrong.B.It’sagoodideatosendsseveralemailstoapologizeandshowthatyoumeanit.C.Writealongletterapologizingseveraltimestomakeyourpoint.D.Waittoseehowtheyreacttoyourletterbeforeplanningtodoanything54.WhatkindofthingsdoyouNOTapologizefor?A.Servicesthatarenotasgoodastheyshouldbe.B.Genuinemistakes.C.Caraccidents.D.Causingangerorhurt.55.Accordingtothewriteryoushouldnotafteryouhavemadeamistake.A.wastetimeworryingaboutwhathappenedB.writeaneffectiveletterofapologyC.avoidwhathappenedD.recognizewhathasgonebefore56.Theunderlinedwordrectifymeans.A.toputrightB.toimproveC.toputasideD.toapologize

福建省厦门双十中学2008年6月迎考热身试卷A.篇WhilewatchingtheOlympicstheothernightIcameacrossanunbelievablesight.ItwasnotagoldmedaloraworldrecordbrokenbutashowofcouragE.Theeventwasswimmingandstartedwithonlythreemenontheblocks.ForonereasonoranothertwoofthemfalsestartedsotheyweredisqualifieD.ThatleftonlyonetocompletE.Itwouldhavebeendifficultenoughnothavinganyonetoraceagainsteventhoughthetimeontheclockisimportant.Iwatchedthemandiveoffthebockandknewrightawaythatsomethingwaswrong.I’mnotanexpertswimmerbutIcantellagooddivefromapooroneandthiswasnotexactlymedalquality.Whenheresurfaceditwasevidentthatthemanwasnotoutforgold—hisarmswerewavinginanattemptatfreestylE.Thecrowdstartedtolaugh.Clearlythismanwasnotamedalcompetitor.IlistenedtothecrowdbegintolaughatthispoormanwhowasclearlyhavingahardtimE.Finallyhemadehisturntostartback.Itwaspitiful.Hemadeafewdesperatestrokesandyoucouldtellhewaswornout.ButinthosefewawfulstrokesthecrowdhadchangeD.Nolongerweretheylaughingbutbeginningtocheer.SomeevenbegantostandandshoutComeonyoucandoit!andhediD.A.clearminutepasttheaverageswimmerthisyoungmanfinallyfinishedhisracE.ThecrowdwentwilD.YouwouldhavethoughtthathehadwonthegoldandshouldhavE.EventhoughherecordedoneoftheslowesttimesinOlympichistorythismangavemoreheartthananyoftheothercompetitors.JustashortyearagohehadneverevenswumletaloneracE.HiscountryhadbeeninvitedtoSydney.Inacompetitionwhereathletesremovetheirsilvermedalsfeelingtheyhavesomehowbeencheatedoutofgoldorwhentheyactsoproudlyinfrontoftheircompetitorsitisnicetowatchanunderdog.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheyoungman_______.A.madehisturntostartbackpitifullyB.wasskillfulinfreestyleinthegameC.swamfasterthantheaverageswimmerD.wasnotcapableenoughtowinthemedal57.Thecrowdchangedtheirattitudesbecause_______.A.theyfeltsorryfortheyoungmanB.theywantedtoshowtheirsympathyC.theyweremovedbytheyoungmanD.theymeanttopleasetheyoungman58.Accordingtothepassageitisnicetowatchanunderdogprobablymeans_______.A.it’samusingtowatchamanwithawfulswimmingskillsB.it’samazingtowatchanordinarymanchallenginghimselfC.it’scheerfulforathletestoactproudlybeforetheircompetitorsD.it’sbraveenoughforsomeathletestoremovethesilvermedals59.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Goforit!B.Tryagain！C.CompeteforGold!D.BreakaRecord!

HappinessisinfectiousresearchersreportedonThursday.Themorehappypeopleyouknowthemorelikelyyouareyourselftobehappy.Andgettingconnectedtohappypeopleimprovesaperson’sownhappiness.Researchershavebeenanalyzingacollectionoffactsfromtrackingsheets跟踪调查卷datingbackto1971followingbirthsmarriagesdeathsanddivorces.Volunteersalsolistedtheinformationoftheirclosestfriendsco-workersandneighbors.Theyassessed评估happinesswithasimplefour-questiontest.PeopleareaskedhowoftenduringthepastweekoneIenjoyedlifetwoIwashappythreeIfelthopefulaboutthefutureandfourIfeltthatIwasjustasgoodasotherpeopleFowlersaiD.The60percentofpeoplewhoscoredhighlyonallfourquestionswereregardedashappywhiletherestwereconsideredunhappy.Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections―friendsspouses配偶neighborsrelatives―werealsothehappiestthedatashoweD.EachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappierChristakissaiD.AndhappinessismoreinfectiousthanunhappinesstheydiscovereD.Ifasocialcontactishappyitincreasesthepossibilitythatyouarehappyby15percent.A.friendofafriendorthefriendofaspouseorasibling兄弟姐妹iftheyarehappyincreasesyourchancesby10percent.A.happythird-degreefriend―thefriendofafriendofafriend―increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthepossibilitythatyou’llbeunhappybyonly7percent.Thefindingisinterestinganduseful.Amongotherbenefitshappinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreduceddeathratepainreductionandimprovedheartfunction.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety.Otherdatasuggestedhavingextra$5000increasesaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.A.happyfriendisworthabout$40000.53.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinfectious?A.Bringingtroubletosociety.B.Spreadingfromonetoanother.C.Passingdiseasestoothers.D.Affectingone’sownfamily.54.Accordingtotheresearchifyouwanttobehappyyou’dbetterhavemore_______.A.neighborcommunicationB.socialconnectionsC.siblings’supportD.relatives’relations55.Whichofthefollowingcontributesmosttoyourhappiness?A.A.happythird-degreefrienD.B.A.complainingclosefriendofyours.C.A.happyfriendofyourbrother’s.D.A.happycolleagueyouseeeveryday.56.Thefindingoftheresearchmainlyshows_______.A.happinesscanalwaysbeboughtwithmoney.B.ahappyfriendisworthmorethanahappyspouseC.thespreadofhappinesscanleadtoahealthiersocietyD.happinesscancuremostoftheterriblediseases

Onan―airplaneaspacecraftoraman-madesatellitethereisusuallyaninstalleddevicecalledtheblackboxMadeofaspecialkindofmaterial.itwouldremainunbrokeneveniftheentirecraftwereblowntopieces.Theboxrecordssomeimportantdatawhichprovidecluesastowhatchangeshadoccurredbeforetherealthingcamealongandhelptodiscoverthecausesofthedisaster.Theblackbox.Thereforebecomesthelastpieceofevidenceleft.MoreoftenitrevealaSchockingfactthatmanyaircraftsmettheirdisastersonlybecauseofasimplebutfatalmistakeSomehadn’tbeensuppliedwithsufficientfuelotherscrashedduetoabirdflyingintheirpaths.Inmanycasesthepilothadbeentired.In1986thefamousUSspacesiadttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunchbecauseascrewonitwasabitloose!AnideathusoccurstomeifahumanbeingwasequippedwithasimilardevicetrackingallthesubtleinnerChangesthathadtakenplaceovertimetheresultscouldastonishtheworldNewspaperscarrynofewsuchstoriesfromdaytoday－casesofgraftorbribe-taking行贿或受贿how―innocentmailwasrobbedandkilledandsoon.Afatalerrorcommittedbyacriminalataparticularpointinhislifemayhavearisenfromasmallquarreloroutofenvy.Thenumberofthosewhowereboomevilanddeliberatelysentthemselvestothegallows绞架isinfactextremelysmall.Thedisappointmenttowardsthelastmomentoftheirlifeisnodifferentfromastruggleagainstanaircraftcrash！Behaveproperlyinsmallmattersandtakebestcareofthesoul---thisIinsististhemessagefromthatmysteriousboxplanteddeepinsidehumansouls56.TheunderlianedphreseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.themysteriousboxinsidehumansouls.B.thecausesofthedisastersC.Thefatalmistakeofspaceshuttles.D.thefunctionoftheblackbox.57.TheunderlinedphraseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.ausefuldeviceB.ablackboxC.aninstalleddeviceD.animportantinstrument58.AccordingtothetextwhichoftenfollowingisNOTtrue?AMostofuswereboomkindbutthoseevilbynaturearenotinsmallnumbers.B.Manycrashesshouldhavebeenavoidedifpilotshadbeencareful.C.Somesmallerrorscanevencausealong-lastingregret.D.Eveniftheplaneblowsuptheblackboxcanstillfunction・.59.ThebesttitleforthetextisA.TheBlackBoxB.TheBlackBoxandDisastersC.TheBlackBoxoftheSoulD.TheBlackBoxandHumans60.ThepurposeoftheauthoristoA.warnusofoursafetyB.tellustotreatotherskindlyC.howushisconcernsD.remindusoftakinggoodcareofoursoul

Compassion同情isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoactions.AnexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistruE.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash现金hadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.IhadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworlD.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.IfanythinghelookedmorepitiablE.ChargeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.69.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive70.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonelyC.friendlyandhelpfulD.hurtanddisappointed71.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause______.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman72.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelsE.B.HelpingothersiseasiersaidthandonE.C.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticE.D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdonotlastverylong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules.Behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumayloseyourfriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.SotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstanD.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.NotwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalikE.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpractisehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.64.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause________.A.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious.B.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers.D.thosewhonevergiveothersfriendshipsreceivenofriendshipfromothers.65.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis________.A.somethinggoodB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse66.Whichofthefollowingwillafriendnotapproveofaccordingtothepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendthetruth.B.SharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvaluE.C.A.friendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefrienD.D.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.

ThechoicetoadoptandholdgratefulnessistheonethatisdifferentfromthosewhosuffermisfortuneandthosewhoenjoyafulllifE.MymotherdiedwhenIwas24.Itwasaverydifficulttimeinmylife―everythingseemedtofallapart.Ilostmyjobandthenmyutilitieswereturnedoff.Ihadtotakecoldshowersforsixmonths.A.neighborwhoknewaboutmysituationcametomyhouseandmademeanoffer.ItookcareofherchildrenasajobandInolongerwenthungry.Iwassurprisedthatsomeonewouldtrustme―ayoungwoman―withherchildren.AnditwaswiththeveryconfidencethatbeforelongIbegantakingcareofotherpeople’schildrentoo.Ihavesincemoved300milesfromBoiseIdaho.Formorethan23yearsIhavemadeeveryefforttoreachouttoallthekind-heartedpeoplewhohelpedmewhenIwasdownandout.WithouttheirtrustIdon’tknowwhatIwouldhavedonE.IamveryinvolvedinmycommunityandvolunteeratthelocalfoodbankandIhelpoutwheneverIcan.I’dliketoowewhatIamtowhoeverhasofferedmegenerosity.Ifyouaregratefulforwhatyoualreadyhavetheworldwillworktogethertogiveyoumoretobegratefulfor.Otherwisetheworldwillgiveyoumoretocomplainabout.Moreoverthetruemasterlearnstobegratefulinadvanceforthethingsthataredesiredbecausebeinggratefulinadvanceforsomeattainmentoraccomplishmentdoestwoveryimportantthings:oneittricksyoursubconscious潜意识intobelievingthatthegoaliscertainandtwoitconvincesotherpeoplewithwhomyoumustinteracttoachieveyourdesiresthatyouknowwhatyouareaboutthatyouareawinnernotawhiner哀诉者.56.Theunderlinedutilitiesreferstosuchthingsas______inthepassagE.A.gasandelectricitysuppliesB.waterandgassuppliesC.showerequipmentandwatersupplyD.heatingandTVsignals57.Thewriterwasgratefulmainlyfor______.A.hisneighbor’sdonationB.hiscommunityC.havinggotthejobD.others’trust58.Thewriter’spersonalstoryinthesecondparagraphtellsusthat______.A.tobegratefulwillgetyounowherebutawayfromhomeB.weneedtobegratefultobehelpfulandusefulC.agratefulpersonismostlikelytobesuccessfulD.thefragrance芳香staysinthehandthatgivestherose59.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.A.A.Thank-YouNotetoTrustingNeighborB.YouAreaWinnerNotaWhinerC.GratefulnessBringsaGreatFullnesstoLifeD.BeGratefultoLifeinAdvance

TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.PovertyhardworkandeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMegJoAmyandMarmeeastheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBethwhokeptthehousewaslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.YourhusbandisveryillitsaidcomeatoncE.Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.TheywaitedandprayeD.LittleBethgotscarletfever猩红热whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhooD.MegbecameMrs.Brookeandafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealthandherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedtherE.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedieD.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLauriethegrandsonofawealthyneighborhadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildrenenjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.41.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarchMrs.Marchandtheir_______.A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters42.Whowasthemostsuccessfulincareer事业amongtheMarchgirls?A.JoB.BethC.AmyD.Meg43.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemarchFamilyB.TheMarchParentsC.TheMarchGirlsD.TheMarchRelatives44.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad______.A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighborsC.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives

Historyisfullofcaseswheredreamshavebeenapathwaytocreativityanddiscovery.A.strikingexampleisprovidedbyDr.OttoLoewiapharmacologistandwinnerofaNobelPrizE.Loewihadspentyearsstudyingthechemicaltransmissionofnerveimpulses神经脉冲.A.greatbreakthroughinhisresearchcamewhenhedreamedofanexperimentthreenightsinarow.Thefirsttwonightshewokeupandwrotedowntheexperimentquicklyanduntidilyonpaper.Butthenextmorninghecouldn’ttellwhatthenotesmeant.Onthethirdnighthegotupafterhavingthedream.Thistimeinsteadofmakingnoteshewentstraighttohislaboratoryandperformedtheimportantexperiment.Loewilatersaidthatiftheexperimenthadoccurredtohimwhileawakehewouldhaverejectedit.Loewi’sexperimentgivessomeinsightintousingdreamstoproducecreativesolutions.Nervousfeelingsarereducedduringdreamingwhichmaybeespeciallyusefulinsolvingproblemsthatrequireafreshpointofview.Beingabletotakeadvantageofdreamsforsolvingisimprovedifyousetyourselfbeforeretiring.BeforeyougotobedtrytothinkintentlyaboutaproblemyouwishtosolvE.Buryyourselfintheproblembystatingitclearlyandreviewingallrelevantinformation.Thenusethesuggestionslistedintheprevioussectiontocatchyourdreams.Althoughthismethodisnotguaranteed保证toproduceacreativesolutionoranewinsightitiscertaintobeanadventurE.Abouthalfofagroupofcollegestudentsusingthemethodforaweekrecalledadreamthathelpedthemsolveapersonalproblem.69.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.A.verylittleisreallyknownaboutthemeaningofdreamsB.itispossibletocatchone’sdreamsbyplanningbeforegoingtosleepC.dreamscanbeusefulinproducingcreativesolutionstoone’sproblemsD.Loewi’sexperimenthelpedinthestudyoftransmissionofnerveimpulses70.Thefirstparagraphismainlyorganizedby_________________________.A.sortingouttypesofexperimentsB.summarizingtheworkofoneresearcherC.comparingandexploringhistoricalcasesD.tellingintimeorderaboutoneman’sresearch71.IfLoewihadthoughtoftheexperimentwhileawakehewouldhave_______________.A.askedsomeoneelsetodoitB.thoughtitwasabadideaC.trieditoutonhisownD.thoughtitwasawiseidea72.Theauthorseemstosupporttheideaof__________________accordingtothepassagE.A.seekingcreativesolutionstocertainproblemsB.avoidingdoingscientificexperimentsC.reviewingrelevantinformationduringdreamsD.becomingafamousscientistthroughdreamexperiments

IjustmailedthechickenandtheeggeachinitsownseparatepackagingandkeptcarefultrackofwheneachshipmentwassentfromapostofficeinCambridgeMassachusettsandwhenitlaterarrivedatitsintendeddestinationinNewYorkCity.InmailingthechickenIwascarefultosticktotherestrictionsdescribedintheAmericanPostalService’sDomesticMailManual57.ThisversionoftheManualstatesthat:AdultchickensmustbesentbyExpressMail.ThecontainersusedmustpassthestandardsinInternationalSafeTransitAssociationTestProcedure1A;bestrongenoughtoendurenormalhandling;andthenumberofbirdsmustnotbemorethanthecontainer’slimit.Imailedthechickeninawoodenboxgotfromacolleaguewhodoesresearchwithbirdsandmailedtheegginstandardpackagingobtainedthroughanindustrialsupplier.Ipostedboththechickenandtheeggat9:40amonaMondaymorningfromtheHarvardSquarepostofficeinCambridgeMassachusetts.Thestafftheretoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedfromthereinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.TheintendeddestinationforbothpackageswastheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficewhichislocatedinManhattanrightnexttoPennStation.ItookthesubwayfromHarvardSquaretotheBostontrainstationandfromthereboardedatraintoNewYorkCityadistanceofabout320kilometresarrivingthatafternoonatPennStation.Iimmediatelywenttothepostofficetoawaitthearrivalsofthechickenandtheegg.TheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeisopen24hoursadaysoIwasabletowaitthereuntilbothitemsarriveD.ThatdayMondayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.ThenextdayTuesdayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.Thechickenarrivedat10:31amWednesday.Thestaffatthepostofficetoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedtothepostofficeinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.Theeggarrivedthatsamedayat9:37pm11hoursafterthechicken.Soit’snowquiteclearthatthechickencamefirsttheeggseconD.60.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatPennStationis______.A.inNewYorkCityB.inCambridgeC.nearHarvardSquareD.nearBoston61.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor______.A.mailedthechickenandtheegginthesamepackageB.hadmailedchickensinthesamepostofficebeforeC.mailedthechickenandtheeggindifferentpostofficesD.mailedthechickenandtheeggbyExpressMail62.TheauthorchosetheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeasthedestinationforthepackagesmostprobablybecause______.A.itislocatedinManhattanB.itisopen24hoursadayC.itoffersagoodserviceD.itisconvenientforthetrainstation63.Theauthormailedthechickenandtheegginorderto______.A.testthepostalserviceB.haveacomfortablejourneyC.makeanexperimentD.savetimeandmoney

TheRockfordpolicechiefandsomecityofficialswanttoinstall安装videocamerasinall100policecars.Theythinkthiswillreducethenumberoflawsuits法律诉讼.InthelastfiveyearsRockfordhaspaidoutmorethanfivemilliondollarstosettleabout40lawsuits.ThechiefsaidIfcamerashadbeeninthosecars.wewouldn'thave.hadtopayonecent.We'realwayspullingoverdrunksordruguserswhotrytofightthepoliceorshootthem.Thentheyalwaysclaim声称thatthepolicestartbeatingthemfirstorstartshootingatthemfirst.Thecostofinstallingcameraswillbeabout$500each.Thecitycouncil委员会willvoteontheproposal提议nextMonday.Tenofthe13councilmemberssaidthattheyliketheidea.Onemembersaidthatitmakesgoodsense.Thepoliceofficersenthusiasticallysupportcamerause.Oneofficersaidthattoomanypeoplethinkthepoliceoftenlie;cameraswouldshowcitizensthatpolicetellthetruth.Themoneythatwe'vebeenspendingonlawsuitswillbebetterspentonmorecamerassaidoneofficer.Citizenopinionstotheideaofpolicecarcamerasaremixed.Onepersonsaidthatthepoliceshouldhavestarteddoingthisyearsagowhenvideocameraswereinvented.Butanelderlymanstronglyobjected.'Thesepolicearetryingtosticktheirnoseintoeverythinghesaid.Hewasgoingtoattendthecouncilmeetingtocondemntheproposal.Hehopedthatothercitizenswouldjoinhim60.Wecanlearnfromwhatthechiefsaidthatwithcamerason___.A.thepolicewillnotbetreatedunjustlyB.thepolicewillbefreefromanylawsuitsC.thepolicecanbeatthelaw-breakersfirstD.thepolicecanmonitoreverythingaround61.What'sthepurposeofinstallingvideocamerasinpolicecars?A.Topaylessmoneyonlawsuits.B.Tocutthenumberoflawsuits.C.Topreventlawsuitsfromhappening.D.Tostopbeingbeatenbylaw-breakers.62.Whichgroupofpeoplesupportcamerausemost?A.CouncilmembersB.Policeofficers.C.Localpeople.D.Drugusers.63.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.MostcitizenssupportcamerauseinpolicecarsB.Thepolicearetryingtotakecontrolofeverything.C.Themanshowedgreatdisagreementoncamerauseinpolicecars.D.Othercitizenswilljointhemantoobjecttocamerauseinpolicecars.

Whatmakesahouseahome?NotsizeofcoursE.I’vebeeninsomeofthegrandesthousesinAmericaandit’sclearnoonelivestherE.EarlierthisyearIhaddinnerinamudhutinEthiopiawherewesatonchairsnexttothehostess’bed―ahomethathadmorewarmththananyhouseI’vebeeninsincE.NowJohnEdwardsisexploringwhatmakesahouseahomeinhisjust-released发行Home:TheBlueprintsofOurLives.ThereEdwardswritesThisisn’tabookabouthouses;it’sabookabouthomes.AboutthevaluestheyrestonthedreamstheyarefilledwithandthepeopletheyhaveshapedEdwardswrites.Thehousesandcircumstancesaredifferentbutmuchofwhatyoufindinsidewillbefamiliar.Whetheryou’resittinginanairportflightnowwaitingtoflytoyourchildhoodhomeforThanksgivingorinyourownhomewaitingfortherelativestoarriveyouknowwhathe’stalkingabout.We’velivedinourtownhousefor21years.It’shomenow.TheloosewindowsthatshakeinthewinD.Thefireplacesoshallowitholdsonlyonelog.Thekitchenwindowthatoffersaviewoftheworldpassingby.It’swherefriendssitonthekitchencounterdrinkingwinewhiledinnerisbeingfixeD.Ilivedthereforonly18butitwillalwaysbemytruehomE.EventhelampinthewestlivingroomwindowwhichIcouldseefardowntheroadwhendrivinghomelateatnightstillshines.Whileallthistalkaboutchildhoodmemoriescanbewarmandcomfortinghomeiswhomyou’rewithnotwhereyouarE.AsEdwardswritesHomeisfamily.Homeissafety.Homeisfaith.Happyhomecoming.60.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmakesahouseahome?A.AllthebelongingsinthehousE.B.Feelingsofwarmthandcomfort.C.Thehousesandcircumstances.D.Drinkingwithfriendsonthekitchencounter.61.AboutthebookHome:TheBlueprintsofOurLivesweknowthat_____.A.itwasthedescriptionofEdwards’housesB.itismainlyabouthousesC.ithelpsusunderstandtheconcept概念ofhomeD.itwaswrittenbytheauthorofthetext62.Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenhementionedtheloosewindowsandtheshallowfireplace?A.Hishousewastoooldtolivein.B.HemissedthefeelingsofhomE.C.HehatedlivingtherE.D.Hemissedhisoldfriendstoomuch.63.Itcanbeinferredaccordingtothetextthat_____.A.theauthor’sfamilywereveryrichB.everyhappyhomeisthesameC.theauthorhasbeenlivinganunhappylifeD.theauthorandEdwardsholdsimilarideas

Negative消极的selftalkandnegativeenergycanaffectyoummanywaysandcauseyouadditionalstress.BecauseofthisdevelopingmorePositiveselftalk’sanimportantwaytoreducestressinyourlife.Youcanhelpyourselfmaintainapositiveframeofmind一whichwillhelpwithpositiveselftalk一bysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergyinyourlife.Youcangetthatbyaddingsomeelementstoyourlife.Listeningtomusicthatnotonlyhasasoothingmelodybutanupliftingmessagecanbegreatfordevelopingpositiveselftalk.Haveyoueverhadasongstuckinyourheadforafewhoursordaysthelyricsrepeatingthemselvesinyourmind?’’Ifthoselyricswerepositiveandinspirationalthatwouldbeagoodthing.It’samuchbettermentalsoundtracktohavethanarunningstreamofcomplaintscriticismsofself-limitingthoughtsorevensongsthathadmoredepressingorsadlyrics.Booksonstrengthpersonalpowerenlightenmentorselfhelpcanbegoodresourcestohelpyouchangeyouroutlookandthethingsyousaytoyourself.Ratherthanbringinghabitualself-defeatingthoughtsyoucanfindyourselfthinkingofnewcan-doconceptswhentimesgettough.Oneofthemostimportantwaysyoucangetandkeeppositiveenergyinyourlifeiswiththecompanyyoukeep.Doyourfriendsupliftyouorbringyoudown?Aretheycriticalorcomplementary?Idealfriendshipsprovidesupportwhenyou’redownfunwhenyou’reupwisdomwhenyou’relostandpositiveregarD.Goodfriendscaninspireyoutoreachgreaterheightsandseeyourstrengthsevenwhenyoudon’talways.Payattentiontohowyourfriendsmakeyoufeelandifthey’relessthansupportivestartputtingyourenergyandtimetowardpeoplewhoarebettersuitedtobeyourfrienD.Inadditionpositiveaffirmations肯定cancertainlychangeyourselftalkfromnegativetopositive.Nowwhynotbeginworkingpositiveaffirmationsintoyourlifeinsomecreativeways?46.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Reducingstressbysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergy.B.AddingsomeelementstoyourlifE.C.Gettingpositiveenergyfromthecompanyyoukeep.D.Changingyourselftalkwithpositiveaffirmation.47.Howmanywaysdoestheauthorsuggesttomaintainapositiveframeofmind?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.48.Ifyouhavesomethingstuckinyourhead.youprobably_______________________.A.keepsingingthesamesongforalongtimeB.keepthinkingofthisthingallthetimeC.regardthelyricsofasongaspositiveD.aredevelopingpositiveself-talk49.Accordingtothepassageyourbestcompanyshouldbethosewho_____________________.A.upliftyouorbringyoudownB.providefunwhenyou’redownC.encourageyoutodothingsevenbetterD.arelessthansupportive50.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Hownegativeselftalkinfluencesaperson.B.Howpositiveselftalkreducesstressinone’slife.C.Somegreatwaysofmakinggreatfriends.D.Somecreativewaysofpracticingaffirmation.

第三部分阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ImmediatelyIgotupanddressedstuckmyviolinundermyjacketandwentoutintothestreetstotrymyluck.IwanderedaboutforanhourlookingforalikelyspotfeelingasthoughIwereabouttocommitacrimE.ThenIstoppedatlastunderabridgenearthestationanddecidedtohaveatry.Ifelttenseandnervous.OnemomentIwaspartofthehurryingcrowdsthenextIstoodapartmybacktothewallmyhatonthepavementbeforemetheviolinundermychin.ThefirstnotesIplayedwereloudandrawthentheysettleddownandbegantorunmoresmoothly.TomysurpriseIwasneithercaughtnortoldtoshutup.Indeednobodytookanynoticeatall.ThenanoldmanwithoutstoppingsecretlythrewapennyintomyhatasifgettingridofsomeguiltyevidencE.OtherpenniesfollowedslowlybutsteadilydroppedbyshadowswhoappearednottoseeorhearmE.Itseemedtooeasylikeasecrettrick.Iworkedthereforseveraldaysgraduallygettingthetruthsofthetradebytrialanderror反复试验.Itwasnotagoodthingforexampletoletthehatfillupwithmoney;norwasitwisetoemptyitcompletely.PlacingacoupleofpenniesinthehattostartthethinggoingsoonbecamearegularrulE.41.Whenhefirstbegantoplaytheviolinheexpected.A.togetintotroubleB.toplaybetterthanhedidC.peopletostopandlistentohimD.tobetoldtomovesomewhereelse42.Thefirstmanwhogavehimmoney.A.wastoobusytostopB.wantedtogetridofhimC.droppedthemoneybymistakeD.didnotwanttoattractattention43.Hegraduallybecameconfidentthatdaybecause.A.nobodylookedathimB.heplayedtheviolinverywellC.peoplecontinuedtogivehimmoneyD.heearnedalotofmoney44.Onthefollowingdayshe.A.madealotofmistakesB.learnedhowtodothejobbetterC.getbetteratplayingtheviolinD.didnotmakesomuchmoney45.Hefoundthatthebestwayofencouragingpeopletogivehimmoneywasto.A.playindifferentstreetsB.leaveallthemoneyinthehatC.emptythehatatregulartimesD.leaveasmallamountofmoneyinthehat

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中的两项为多途选项Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?71ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylifE.Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.YourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvaluE.SurroundyourselfwithhappypeoplE.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.___72.Whensomethinggoeswrongtrytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinselfpity.Trulyhappypeopledon’tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavor._73.Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.74.Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunchtakealongrelaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearanceyouwillbesubconsciously下意识地puttingyourselfinabettermooD.Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightofasituationthatwouldotherwisemakeyouhappy.Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.75.A.Whatmakesonepersonhappymaybeverydifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.B.Onthecontraryifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappytheiremotionalstatewillbeinfectious.C.BeingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmooD.D.Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.E.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.F.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.G.It’salsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.

Healmostdidn’tseetheoldladystrandedonthesideoftheroadbuteveninthedimlightofdayhecouldseesheneededhelp.SohepulledupinfrontherMercedesandgotout.EvenwiththesmileonhisfaceshewasworrieD.Noonehadstoppedtohelpforthelasthourorso.Washegoingtohurther?Hedidn’tlooksafe;helookedpoorandhungry.HecouldseethatshewasfrightenedstandingoutthereinthecolD.Heknewhowshefelt.HesaidIamheretohelpyouma’am.Whydon’tyouwaitinthecarwhereit’swarm?BythewaymynameisBryanAnderson.Wellallshehadwasaflattirebutforanoldladythatwasbadenough.Bryancrawledunderthecarlookingforaplacetoputthejackskinninghisknucklesatimeortwo.SoonhewasabletochangethetirE.Buthehadtogetdirtyandhishandshurt.Ashewastighteningupthelugnutssherolleddownthewindowandbegantotalktohim.ShetoldhimthatshewasfromSt.Louisandwasjustpassingthrough.Shecouldn’tthankhimenoughforcomingtoheraiD.Bryanjustsmiledasheclosedhertrunk.Theladyaskedhowmuchsheowedhim.Anyamountwouldhavebeenallrightwithher.Shealreadyimaginedalltheawfulthingsthatcouldhavehappenedhadhenotstopped.BryanneverthoughttwiceaboutbeingpaiD.Thiswasnotajobtohim.ThiswashelpingsomeoneinneedandGodknowsthereweremanypeoplewhohadgivenhimahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhiswholelifethatwayanditneveroccurredtohimtoactanyotherway.HetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimbackthenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelpshecouldgivethatpersontheassistancetheyneededandBryanaddedAndthinkofmE.Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercaranddroveoff.Ithadbeenacoldanddepressingdaybuthefeltgoodasheheadedforhomedisappearingintothetwilight.41.Thisstorymostprobablytookplace_______.A.inagarageB.onahighwayC.inabusystreetD.nearagasstation42.Whenthemanapproachedtheoldladythefirstthinghedidwasto______.A.askwhatwaswrongwithhercarB.gettheoldladyoutofhercarC.changehertireassoonaspossibleD.makeherknowhewantedtohelpher43.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph6suggeststhat________.A.theoldladyhadgotreadytopaythemanB.theoldladywasgratefultothemanC.themanhadalotofdifficultychangingthetireD.themandidn’tstopchangingthetire44.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheman?A.Warm-heartedandsensitivE.B.Carefulandserious.C.Thoughtfulandhelpful.D.Generousandopen-mindeD.45.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______________.A.themanwashappyafterhelpingtheoldladyB.themanreceivedalotofmoneyfromtheoldladyC.themanmadetheoldladyfeelcoldanddepressedD.themanfeltextremelyfrustratedallthewayhome

RecentlyinthehopeofearningbothmoneyandsocialexperienceIbecameadoor-to-doorsalesman.Ioncereadasaying:Ifsomebodywantssomethingofyoursyouwillbetreatedaswarmlyasspringbutiftheydon’tyoumaybetreatedascoldlyaswinter.Youmayconsiderthisanexaggeration夸张butifyouareasalesmanitisclearlycorrect.Youwouldneverhavefoundittobesotrueifyouhadn’tbeenasalesman.Youneedn’tstanddoubtfullooksandunfriendlycomments;youneedn’tlistentosomethingcompletelywrongandnodtosaythatitwasquiteright;youneedn’tworryaboutbeingrefusedtimeaftertime;youneedn’talwayskeeppatienceandasmile;youneedn’trepeatthesamesentencesoverandoveragain;youneedn’ttalktosomebodyyoudislikeIdidthisworkforamonththenIdecidedtogiveitup.ApartfromthereasonsaboveIfoundIwaspayingtoomuchattentiontothejobandthussacrificingmystudytime.Thelatesttestresultprovedthatmygradesweregettingworse.EvenworseIhadn’tenoughtimetojoinmyclassmatesincollegeactivities.SometimesIfeltlonelyandunhappybecauseofbothmystudyandmypart-timejob.NowIdon’tthinkitisworthdoingsuchathingforeventhoughIwasearningmoneyitcameatgreatcost.Newspapersandmagazinesoftenpublishstoriesaboutexcellentstudentswhodopart-timeworkwhilealsokeepinghighscoresinclass.Butaccordingtomyexperiencepart-timeworkcanhavesomestrongnegativeinfluencesonstudy.Moststudentsdon’tviewtherelationshipbetweenstudyandworkcorrectly.Inmyopinionifitisn’tamustforfinancialreasonsstudentsshouldbecarefulabouttakingupapart-timejob.41.Fromthetextwecantellthatthewriteris_____.A.anunemployedmanB.amiddle-schoolstudentC.acollegestudentD.adoor-to-doorsalesman42.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsacrificing?A.losingB.usingC.wastingD.getting43.Inthewriter’sopinion______.A.part-timejobshadgoodeffectuponstudents’studyB.part-timejobswouldbegoodforeverycollegestudentC.itwashardtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenstudyandworkcorrectlyD.todoapart-timejobwasunnecessaryformostofthecollegestudents44.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Part-timeJobsAreUsefulB.Part-timeJobsCanCostDearC.Studentsshouldn’tTakePart-timeJobsD.Part-timeJobsAreImportanttoManyStudents

10·上海A.篇Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitssidefastasleep.A.fewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.ItdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeoplE.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbatitheelephantprincess.ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up--howtocatchwildelephants.Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejunglE.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfathershewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldfifE.Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechaseshesays.ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun.Myworkshesaysistorescuemanfromtheelephantsandtokeeptheelephantssafefromman.AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.IncreasinglytheIndianelephantisangry:formanyyearsillegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesoflanD.Itisnowfightingback.WheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillageParbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.A.goodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumansshesaidassheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegianthappyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!65.ForParbaticatchingelephantsismainlyto.A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafeC.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame66.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool.A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfatherB.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongsC.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincessD.shewastaughthowtohunttigers67.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause__________.A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavyworkB.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthemC.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimitedD.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem68.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia_________.A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacksB.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworseC.elephanttamersareinshortsupplyD.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants

Closerelationshipsthoughttohelpcommunicationbygivingspeakersacommoncontextareactuallymorelikelytomakecrossedwiresthanwhenstrangersareinvolvedanewstudysuggests.Becauseclosecolleaguesandfriendsalreadysharesomuchcommonknowledgethattheyoftenuseshortambiguous模糊的messageswhichcanleadtomisunderstandings.Peoplearesousedtotalkingwiththosewithwhomtheyalreadyshareagreatdealofinformationthatwhentheyhavesomethingreallynewtosharetheyoftenpresentitinawaythattheyassumethepersonalreadyknowsit.saysstudy-teammemberBoazKeysar.KeysarandhisgraduatestudentShallWutrained40pairsofundergraduatestudentstomemorizemade-upnamesanddescriptionsofstrangeshapes.Ineachpairthedirectorhadtocommunicatetheidentityofoneofthe24shapes.Thepartnerhadtousetheinformationtochoosethecorrectshapefromasetofthreeimagesonacomputermonitor.Halfofthepartnersstudiedonlythefirstsixshapeswhiletheotherslearnedthefirst18shapes.Thedirectorswhohadmemorizedalltheshapeswereawareoftheirpartners’knowledgelevelsoftheshapes.Inthepairswiththemostsharedknowledgethedirectorsweremorelikelytorattleoff快速背出shapenamescomparedwithpairswithlittleknowledgeoverlap重合inwhichthedirectorsweremorelikelytodescribetheactualshapes.Notsurprisinglyparticipantswithmoresharedknowledgeweretwiceaslikelytoaskforclarificationasthosewithlessoverlap.Languageitselfcanbeconfusing.ThereasonallthisishappeningatallisthatlanguageingeneralisambiguoussaidKeysar.HerecallsanambiguousbillboardnearastadiumholdingaRollingStonesconcertthatnight.ThebillboardreadAvoidLSDtonight.注LSD常作__的缩略语Hmmm?ItwasaboutLakeShoreDriveandI’msurethewriterofthesigndidn’trealizehewasbeingambiguousKeysarsaiD.EventhoughmiscommunicationcanleadtomissedmeetingsordeadlinespeopleareoftenunawarewhentheirlanguageisambiguousKeysaraddedWedon’trealizewesaythingsthatareambiguoushesaidandthat’saproblem.64.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.Electricwiresjoinedtogether.B.Riddleshardtofigureout.C.Misunderstandingsincommunication.D.Offensiveremarks.65.InKeysar’sexperimentwhichofthefollowinggivesmoreaccuratedescriptionsoftheshapes?A.ThedirectorsofthepairswithlittlesharedknowledgE.B.ThedirectorsofthepairswhosharedmoreknowledgE.C.Thepartnerswhosedirectorsrattleoffshapenames.D.Thepartnerswhosedirectorsgiveclearclarifications.66.Itcanbeinferredfromtheexampleofthebillboardthat_________.A.mostpeopleknowwhatLSDusuallyreferstoB.localpeoplewouldnotmisunderstandthemeaningofLSDC.thewriterofthesignmeanstoplayjokesonthoseattendingtheconcertD.peoplesometimesignorethelimitationofsharedknowledge67.Bythispassagetheauthormainlywantstosay___________.A.ambiguouslanguagecanleadtomisunderstandingsB.familiaritycanmessupcommunicationC.accuratedescriptionsofidentityhelpguessshapesD.closerelationshipsdonotmeangoodcommunication

WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit'sso－and－so'sfault.orIknowI'mlatebutit'snotmyfaultthecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.OryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneeD.Foranotherexampleifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentpersonordon'trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon'thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelsE.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1.Accordingtothepassagewinners________.A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.blamethemselvesratherthatothers2.TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.avoidB.acceptC.improveD.consider3.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblemyoushould________.A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4.Whenproblemsoccurwinnerstakethemas________.A.excusesfortheirfailuresB.barrierstogreaterpowerC.challengestotheircolleaguesD.chancesforself－development5.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.A.Winner'sSecretB.A.Winner'sProblemC.A.Winner'sOpportunityD.A.Winner'sAchievement

WhenIwasachildourdiningroomhadtwokindsofchairs―twolargeoneswitharmrestsandfoursmalloneswithout.Thelargeronesstoodattheendsofthetablethesmalleronesonthesides.MomandDadsatinthebigchairsexceptwhenoneofuswasaway;thenMomwouldsitinoneofthesmallerchairs.DadalwayssatattheendattheheadofthetablE.SittingwherehedidDadwasframedbythewindowthroughwhichtheyardcouldbeseenwithitstreesandgrass.Hischairwasnotjustaplaceforhimatthetable;itwasaplaceinwhichhewassituatedagainsttheyardandtrees.Itwastheholy神圣的andprotectedplacethatwashisandoursthroughhim.AfterDadretiredheandMommovedoutintoasmallflat.WhentheycametovisitmeattheiroldhousE.DadstillsatattheendofthetablethoughthetablewasnolongerhisbutminE.OnlywithmymarriagetoBarbaradidIhearavoicequestioningthearrangement.SherequestedgentlybutfirmlythatIsitattheheadofthetableinourhomE.IrealizedthenthatIwasheadofthefamilybutIalsofeltunwillingtointroducesuchachangE.HowwouldIfeelsittinginthatheadplaceinmyDad’spresence?Andhowwouldhehandleit?Iwastofindoutontheoccasionofouryoungestchild’sfirstbirthday.MomandDadarrivedforlunchandwentintothediningroom.Dadmovedtowardhisusualseatinfrontofthewindow.BeforehecouldgetaroundthesideofthetableItookadeepbreathandsaidDadthisisgoingtobeyourplacenexttoMomonthesidE.Hestoppedlookedatmeandthensatdown.IfeltsadandangryatBarbaraforpushingmetodothis.ItwouldhavebeeneasytosayMymistakeDaD.Sitwhereyoualwayssit.ButIdidn’t.WhenheandMomwereseatedBarbaraandItookourplaces.Idon’tknowhowDadfelt.Idoknowthatthoughremovedfromhisusualplacehecontinuedtosharehisbestselfwithustellingstoriesofhischildhoodandyouthtothedelightofhisgrandchildren.AsIservedthefoodourlivesexperiencedachangewhichwecontinuetolivewith.Itwasn’teasybutIsensethatthereisalsosomethinggoodinthechangewhichhasoccurreD.Iambeginningtolearnthathonoringone’sfatherismorethanthequestionofwhichplacetooccupyatthediningtablE.ItalsomeanslisteningwhereverwesitandwhateverpositionsweowntothestoriesDadlongstotell.WemaythenduringthesemagicalmomentsevenbeabletoforgetaboutwhosechairiswhosE.48.Wheredidthewriter’smothersitwhenoneofthechildrenwasaway?A.Shedidn’tchangeherchair.B.ShemovedherownchairnextDad’s.C.ShemovedtoanemptychaironthesidE.D.ShesatoppositetoDaD.49.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhetoldhisfathertositontheside?A.Hedidn’tfeelbadbecausehisfatherwasgoingtositthereanyway.B.Hefelthappyathavingcardedoutthedifficulttask.C.Hewasthoroughlysatisfiedwiththenewseatingarrangement.D.HeregrettedwhathehaddoneandwantedtoblamehiswifE.50.Whathappenedduringthemealafterthefamilyhadalltakentheirnewseats?A.Thewriter’schildrenremovedtheirgrandfatherfromhisusualplacE.B.Thewriter’sfatherdidn’tappeartomindwherehesat.C.Thewriter’sfathersharedhisfavoritedisheswiththegrandchildren.D.Theybecametenseandnervousabouttheirfutureasafamily.51.Whatdidthewriterlearnabouthonoringone’sfather?A.Fathersalwayslongtotellstoriesabouttheirearlyyears.B.Providingthefightchairistheonlywaytohonorone’sfather.C.Respectforone’sfatherdoesn’tdependonlyonwherehesits.D.ThefamilyshoulddinetogetheratthesametableasoftenaspossiblE.

Hanswasanhonestfellowwithafunnyroundgood-humoredfacE.Livingaloneeverydayheworkedinhisgarden.Inallthecountrysidetherewasnogardensolovelyashis.Allsortsofflowersgrewtherebloomingintheirproperorderasthemonthswentbyoneflowertakinganotherflower’splacesothattherewerealwaysbeautifulthingstoseeandpleasantodorstosmell.HanshadmanyfriendsthemostdevotedbeingtheMiller.SodevotedwastherichMillertoHansthathe’dnevergobyhisgardenwithoutpluckingalargebunchofflowersorahandfulofsweetherbsorfillinghispocketswithfruits.TheMillerusedtotalkaboutnobleideasandHansnoddedandsmiledfeelingproudofhavingsuchafrienD.TheneighborsthoughtitstrangethattherichMillernevergaveHansanythinginreturnthoughhehadhundredsofsacksofflourmanycowsandsheepbutHansnevertroubledhisheadabouttheseandnothinggavehimgreaterpleasurethantolistentoallthewonderfulthingsabouttheunselfishnessoftruefriendship.InspringsummerandautumnHanswasveryhappybutwhenwintercameandhehadnofruitorflowerstosellhesufferedfromcoldandhunger.ThoughextremelylonelytheMillernevercametoseehimthen.There’snogoodingoingtoseeHanswhilethesnowlasts.TheMillersaidtohiswifeWhenpeopleareintroubletheyshouldn’tbebothereD.SoI’llwaittillthespringcomeswhenhe’shappytogivemeflowers.You’recertainlyverythoughtfulansweredhiswifeIt’squiteatreattohearyoutalkaboutfriendship.Couldn’tweaskHansuphere?saidtheirson.I’llgivehimhalfmymealandshowhimmywhiterabbits.Howsillyyouare!criedtheMiller.Ireallydon’tknowwhat’stheuseofsendingyoutoschool.IfHanscameuphereandsawourwarmfireourgoodsupperandourredwinehemightgetenviousandenvyisamostterriblethingandwouldspoilanybody’snaturE.IamhisbestfriendandI’llalwayswatchoverhimandseethathe’snotledintoanytemptation.BesidesifHanscameherehemightaskmeforsomeflour.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanotherandtheyshouldn’tbeconfuseD.Thewordsarespeltdifferentlyandmeanquitedifferentthings.Everybodycanseethat.HelookedseriouslyathissonwhofeltsoashamedthathehunghisheaddownandgrewquitescaredandbegantocryintohisteA.SpringcomingtheMillerwentdowntoseeHans.Againhetalkedaboutfriendship.Hansfriendshipneverforgets.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.Seehowlovelyyourrosesare!Hanssaidhewantedtoselltheminthemarkettobuybackhisthingswhichweresoldduringthehardtimeofthewinter.I’llgiveyoumanygoodthings.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.saidtheMiller.AndnowasI’llgiveyoumanygoodthingsI’msureyou’dliketogivemesomeflowersinreturn.Here’sthebasketandfillitquitefull.PoorHanswasafraidtosayanything.HeranandpluckedallhisprettyrosesandfilledtheMiller’sbasketimaginingthemanygoodthingspromisedbytheMiller.ThenextdayheheardtheMillercalling:Hanswouldyoumindcarryingthissackofflourformetomarket?I’msorrybutIamreallyverybusytoday.WellsaidtheMillerconsideringthatI’mgoingtogiveyoumythingsit’sratherunfriendlyofyoutorefusE.Uponmywordyoumustn’tmindmyspeakingquiteplainlytoyou.PoorHanswasdrivenbyhisfriendshiptheorytoworkhardforhisbestfriendleavinghisgardendryandwasteD.OneeveningHanswassittingbyfirewhentheMillercamE.HanscriedtheMillerMylittleboyhasfallenoffaladderandhurthimselfandI’mgoingfortheDoctor.Buthelivessofarawayandit’ssuchabadwindynight.IthasjustoccurredtomethatyoucangoinsteadofmE.YouknowI’mgoingtogiveyoumygoodthingssoyoushoulddosomethingformeinreturn.CertainlycriedHans.HestruggledintothestormynightandgotthedoctortorideahorsetotheMiller’shouseintimetosavetheboy.HoweverHansgotlostinthedarknessandwanderedoffintoadeeppooldrowneD.AtHans’funeraltheMillersaidIwashisbestfrienD.Ishouldwalkattheheadoftheprocession.Everynowandthenhewipedhiseyeswithahandkerchief.81.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatHans___________.A.wasextremelywiseandnobleB.washighlyvaluedbytheMillerC.admiredtheMillerverymuchD.hadastrongdesireforfortune82.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanothercanbeunderstoodas___________.A.Differentwordsmaymeanquitedifferentthings.B.InterestispermanentwhilefriendshipisflexiblE.C.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.D.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.83.FromtheMiller’stalkathomewecanseehewas___________.A.seriousbutkindB.helpfulandgenerousC.caringbutstrictD.selfishandcold-hearted84.What’sthemaincauseofHans’tragedy?A.Truefriendshipbetweenthem.B.A.lackofformaleducation.C.A.suddenchangeofweather.D.BlinddevotiontoafrienD.85.TheauthordescribedtheMiller’sbehaviorinorderto___________.A.entertainthereaderswithanincrediblejokingtaleB.showthefriendshipbetweenHansandtheMillerC.warnthereadersaboutthedangerofafalsefriendD.persuadepeopletobeasintelligentastheMiller

【2011·四川成都4月月考】E.IpromisedMichaelIwouldn’tmentionthisuntiltheseasonwasover.Nowlthinkit'stime.EarlylastseasonIwroteacolumnaboutanartofkindnessIhadseenJordandotoadisabledchildoutsidethestadium.AfteritranIgotacallfromamarlinthewesternsuburbs.HesaidIreadwhatyouwroteaboutJordan.butIthoughtIshouldtellyouanotherthingIsaw.HereitcomesIthought.Italwaysdoes.WritesomethingniceaboutapersonandpeoplecallyouuptosaythatthepersonisnotsonicE.A.fewweekslaterJordanandIweretalkingaboutsomethingelsebeforeagameandIbroughtupwhatthemanhadsaiD.Wasthemanright?HadJordanreallybeentalkingtothosetwoboysinthatpooranddirty.neighborhood?NottwoboysJordansaiD.Butfour.Andhenamedthem.Hesaidfournames.Andwhatdidtheytalkabout?EverythingJordansaiD.Anything.I’veaskedtoseetheirgradessothatIcanchecktoseeifthey'repayingattentiontotheirstudy.IfitturnsoutthatoneortwoofthemmayneedteachingImakesuretheygetit.It'sjustonemorepartofMichaelJordan'slifeonemorethingthatnooneknowsaboutandonemorethingJordandoesfightfor.TheNBAseasonisovernowandthoseboyshavetheirmemories.SodoJ!WhentheexpertreviewersbegintotunaagainstJordanastheysurelywillI'llthinkaboutthoseboysunderthestreetlightwaitingforthemantheyknowtocomE.Forsomeonetheycandependon.57.ThewriterwrotethisstoryaboutJordanandhisyoungfriendsbecause_______A.hethoughthighlyofJordan'sdeedsB.hehatedtoseeJordandosomethingbadC.hebelieveditwastimetohelpthedisabledD.hefeltsureheneedn'tkeepthepromisethen58.A.maninthewesternsuburbsmadeacallto_______A.knowwhyJordanstoppedinabadareaB.getachancetobecomefamoushimselfC.letthewriterknowJordanwasnotthatniceD.offeranexampletoshowhowJordanhelpedothers59.Jordantalkedwiththeboysbecausehe_______.A.neededtheirsupportB.hadpromisedtodosoC.likedtoteachthemtoplaybasketballD.wantedtomakesuretheyallstudiedwell60.ThetextimpliesthatJordanis_______.A.anexcellentbasketballplayerB.goodatdealingwithproblemsoflifeC.alwaysreadytomakefriendswithyoungpeopleD.willingtodowhateverhecanforthegoodofsociety

Formanyyearsscientistscouldn'tfigureouthowatomsandmoleculesontheEarthcombinedtomakelivingthings.Plantsfishdinosaursandpeoplearemadeofatomsandmoleculesbuttheyareputtogetherinamorecomplicatedwaythanthemoleculesintheprimitiveocean.What'smorelivingthingshaveenergyandcanreproducewhilethechemicalsontheEarth4billionyearsagowerelifeless.Afteryearsofstudyscientistsfiguredoutthatlivingthingsincludinghumanbodiesarebasicallymadeofaminoacidsandnucleotidebases.Thesearemoleculeswithmillionsofhydrogencarbonnitrogenandoxygenatoms.Howcouldsuchcomplicatedmoleculeshavebeenformedintheprimitivesoup?ScientistswerestumpeD.Thenin1953twoscientistsnamedHaroldUreyandStanleyL.MillerdidaverysimpleexperimenttofindoutwhathadhappenedonthePrimitiveEarth.Theysetupsometubesandbottlesinaclosedloopandputinsomeofthesamegasesthatwerepresentintheatmosphere4billionyearsago:watervaporammoniacarbondioxidemethaneandhydrogen.ThentheyshotanelectricsparkthroughthegasestosimulateboltsoflightningontheancientEarthcirculatedthegasesthroughsomewatersentthembackformoresparksandsoon.Aftersevendaysthewaterthatthegaseshadbeenbubblingthroughhadturnedbrown.Somenewchemicalsweredissolvedinit.WhenMillerandUreyanalyzedtheliquidtheyfoundthatitcontainedaminoacids-theverykindofmoleculesfoundinalllivingthings.61.WhendidscientistscometorealizehowtheatomsandmoleculesontheEarthcombinedtomakelivingthing?A.4billionyearsago.B.1953.C.Aftersevendays.D.Manyyearslater.62.Scientistsfiguredoutthathumanbodiesarebasicallymadeof.A.aminoacidsB.moleculesC.hydrogencarbonnitrogenandoxygenatomsD.watervaporammoniacarbondioxidemethaneandhydrogen63.HaroldUreyandStanleyL.Millerdidtheirexperimentinorderto.A.findoutwhathadhappenedontheEarth4billionyearsagoB.simulateboltsoflightningontheancientEarthC.dissolvesomenewchemicalsD.analyzealiquid64.Attheendofthelastparagraphtheunderlinedworditrefersto.A.aclosedloopB.anelectricsparkC.waterD.theliquid65.AccordingtothewriterlivingthingsontheEarthinclude.A.atomsandmoleculesB.chemicalsC.plantsfishdinosaursandhumanbeingsD.theprimitivesoup

There’sadarklittlejoke:RipVanWinkleawakensinthe21stcenturyafterahundred-yearsleep.Menandwomendashabouttalkingtosmallmetaldevices.Youngpeoplesitonsofasmovingminiatureathletesaroundonelectronicscreens.Airportshospitalsshoppingmalls―everyplaceRipgoesjustpuzzleshim.Butwhenhefinallywalksintoaschoolroomtheoldmanknowsexactlywhereheis.Thisisaschoolhedeclares.Weusedtohavetheseblackin1906.Onlynowtheblackboardsaregreen.Americanschoolsaren’texactlyfrozenintimebutconsideringthepaceofchangeinotherareasoflifeourpublicschoolstendtofeellikethrowbacks.Kidsspendmuchofthedayastheirgreat-grandparentsoncedid:sittinginrowslisteningtoteacherslecturescribblingnotesbyhandreadingtextbooksthatareoutofdatE.A.yawningchasmseparatestheworldinsidetheschoolhousefromtheworldoutsidE.Thenationalconversationoneducationhaslongfocusedonreadingscoresmathtestsandclosingtheachievementgap.Thisisnotastoryaboutthatconversation.Thisisastoryaboutthebigpublicconversationthenationisnothavingabouteducationtheonethatwillultimatelydeterminewhetheranentiregenerationofkidswillfailtomakethegradeintheglobaleconomybecausetheycan’tthinktheirwaythroughabstractproblemsworkinteamsorspeakalanguageotherthanEnglish.ThisweektheconversationwillburstontothefrontpagewhentheNCSAWreleasesablueprintforrethinkingAmericaneducationfrompre-Kto12andbeyondtobetterpreparestudentstothriveintheglobaleconomy.Whilethatreportincludessomedebatableproposalsthereisaremarkableagreementamongeducatorsandbusinessandpolicyleadersononekeyconclusion:weneedtobringwhatweteachandhowweteachintothe21stcentury.Today’seconomydemandsnotonlyahigh-levelcompetenceinthetraditionalacademicdisciplinesbutalsowhatmightbecalled21st-centuryskills.64.Whatisthewriter’spurposetouseadarklittlejokeinthefirstparagraph?A.ToserveasanintroductiontoRipVanWinklE.B.Todrawreaders’attentiontothepresentsituationsinAmericanschools.C.ToremindpeoplethatAmericanliteratureplaysanimportantroleineconomy.D.Toletitsreadersenjoythearticlefromtheverybeginning.65.Whatisthewriter’sgeneralimpressionofAmericanschoolchildren?A.Theylookmuchliketheirgreat-grandparents.B.TheycandoeverythingastheylikE.C.Theyarewelldevelopedonallsides.D.TheyarealmostseparatedfromtheoutsideworlD.66.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthewriter________.A.hasfocusedonreadingscoresandmathtestsB.tellsastoryaboutthenationalconversationC.tendstocaremuchaboutthebigpublicconversationD.promisestohelpkidswiththeirgradeintheglobaleconomy67.Theunderlinedparttothriveinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.tobecomeandcontinuetobesuccessfulandstrong.B.toenjoysomethingespeciallyotherpeoplewouldnotlikE.C.tocompetewithotherpeopleforbetterpositionsD.toworkinteamswithanyotherpeoplE.

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubbornbutyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell－balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.1.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality________.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyougotosleepC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition2.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonality?A.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.3.Whichofthefollowingshowsthepersonalityofapersonsleepingonhisstomach?A.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshecan'tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.4.Whydon'tyoupossiblywanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup?A.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.5.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause________.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople

Todaywetalktoanup-and-coming有前途的erhuplayerLeeHangfromHongKong.He’llplaywiththeHongKongOrchestra管弦乐队nextSundayinaspecialconcertbyyoungChinesemusicians.Interviewer:ThankyoufortalkingtousLeE.YoumustbeveryexciteD.Lee:YesIam.ThisisthefirsttimethatI’veplayedwithsuchafamousorchestraandinfrontofsomanypeoplE.They’reexpectingabout4000peoplE.Interviewer:Doesthatscareyou?Lee:Tobehonestyes.Ihaven’tsleptmuchinthelastfewdays.ButmyteachertoldmeIwouldn’ttakeitseriouslyenoughifIwasn’tscareD.Thathelpedalot.Interviewer:Tellmeaboutwhyyoustartedplayingtheerhu.Lee:Myparentstookmetopianoandviolinlessons.Iquitelikedthembuttheyhadtoforcemetogosometimes.OnenightIsawadocumentaryaboutYoYoMathefamousChineseAmericancello大提琴player.HetalkedabouthisloveofChineseinstrumentsandweshouldfollowourinterests.IalwaysenjoyedlisteningtoChineseinstrumentsliketheerhuandguzheng.Thatinspiredmetolearntheerhu.MyparentsweregladthatIwasplayingsomethingIactuallylikeD.Interviewer:WhatdoyourfriendsthinkofyouplayingaChineseinstrument?Lee:Wellalotofmyclassmatesthinkplayingthingsliketheerhuisn’tcool.Idon’tcarE.Itmakesmehappy.IgotaletterfromYoYosayinghowmuchheadmiredmeandthathe’dliketomeetmenexttimewhenhe’sinHongKong.Theythoughtthatwasprettycool!Interviewer:Andwhatdoesthefutureholdforyou?Lee:I’dliketostudymusicinauniversityinChinathenhopefullyplayinorchestras.MyambitionistobringthebeautifulsoundoftheerhutoallthecornersoftheworlD.Interviewer:Wellifanyonecanit’syou.ThanksfortalkingtomeLeE.Goodluck.Lee:Thanks.WhatwillLeeHangdonextSunday?A.Hewillhaveaninterview.B.Hewilltalktoanewspaperreporter.C.HewillplayaChinesemusicalinstrumentataconcert.D.HewillstudyinauniversityinChinA.Lee_______becauseoftheconcert.A.hasn’tbeensleepingwellB.hasn’tbeensleepingC.willmeet4000peopleD.hasbeenafraidofhisteacherLeestartedplayingtheerhu________afilmaboutYoYoMA.A.beforeseeingB.whileseeingC.afterseeingD.tocopyLeelikesplayingtheerhu_______thepianoandviolin.A.lessthanB.asmuchasC.morethanD.becausehisparentslikeLee’sfriendsthought_______wasgreat.A.gettingaletterfromafamousmusicianB.writingalettertoafamousmusicianC.playingChinesemusicalinstrumentsD.seeingYoYoMainHongKong

Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.ButinfactanunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD52wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexcitingamazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofourlives?Picturethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.YourmobilephoneringsaQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreenthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.NowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdonE.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?InventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtireD.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitieswhohavenotelephonesnocarsnotevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwentbackintimetoseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.ThegrandparentswiththeirdaughterandgrandsonsBenjamin10andTomas7spentnineweeksina1940shousE.Theyhadnowashingmachinemicrowavecomputerormobilephones.ThegrandmotherLynsaidItwashardphysicallybutnotmentally.ShebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistiC.ThemorethingsyouhavethemoredifficultlifewillbecomeshesaiD.Theboyssaidtheyfoughtlesstofightoversuchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingatrendybeer-drinkinggrannytoonewhocookedthings.Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!Don’tbeavailableallthetimE.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday.Don’tcheckyoure-maileveryday.Don’treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessagejustbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirstbutitsoongetsannoying.66.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.problemsthatarecausedbytechnologyB.improvementsofourlifewithtechnologyC.theimportantrolestechnologyplaysinoureverydaylifeD.majorchangeswhichwillbelikelytohappentotechnology67.Thewriterquoted引用whatacitizeninancientRomesaidatthebeginningofthestoryinorderto.A.shareatruthaboutlifeB.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeagoC.tellustoenjoyourlifeD.pointoutthatshouldabandonthemodernlifestyle68.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940’shouse?Because.A.theylikedtolivesimplelivesB.theywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventionsC.theyweretroubledbymoderninventionsD.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem69.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordavailableinthefirstsuggestionofferedbythewritermean?A.BusyonlineB.FreeC.BeabletoD.Befoundbyothers.70.Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmoderninventionsis__________.A.optimisticB.pessimistic悲观的C.fairD.indifferent冷漠的

It’snoteasybeingateenager13至19岁青少年―norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangryhurtormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyouyou’llstillbethereforhimwhenheneedsyou.Expectalotfromyourchildjustnoteverything.Exceptforhealthandsafetyproblemssuchasdruguseorcarelessdriving;considereverythingelseopentodiscussion.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscusssomethingdon’tinsisthetellyouwhat’sonhisminD.Themoreyouinsistthemorelikelythathe’llclamup.Insteadlethimattempttosolve解决thingsbyhimself.Atthesametimeremindhimthatyou’realwaysthereforhimshouldheseekadviceorhelp.Showrespectforyourteenager’sprivacy隐私.Neverreadhimhismailorlisteninonpersonalconversions.Teachyourteenagerthatthefamilyphoneisforthewholefamily.Ifyourchildtalksonthefamily’stelephonefortoolongtellhimhecantalkfor15minutesbutthenhemuststayoffthephoneforatleastanequalperiodoftimE.Thisnotonlyfreesupthelinesothatotherfamilymemberscanmakeandreceivecallsbutteachesyourteenagermoderation节制.Orifyouareopentotheideaallowyourteenagerhisownphonethathepaysforwithhisownpocketmoneyoraparttimejob68.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellparents.A.howtogetalongwithateenagerB.howtorespectateenagerC.howtounderstandateenagerD.howtohelpatenagergrowup69.WhatdoesthephraseclamupinParagraph2probablymean?A.becomeexcitedB.showrespectC.refusetotalkD.seekhelp70.ThelastparagraphisabouthowtoteachateenagerA.tousethephoneinasensiblewayB.topayforhisowntelephoneC.tosharethephonequicklyD.toanswerthephonequickly71.Whatshouldparentsdoinraisingateenageraccordingtothetext?A.NorallowhimtolearndrivingortakedrugsB.GivehimadviceonlywhennecessaryC.LethimhavehisowntelephoneD.Nottalkaboutpersonalthingswithhim

Imadeapledge发誓tomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottagE.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsandsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalshèng jīng passageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtfuloftheirwives.ThenhewentontosayLoveisanactofwill.A.personcanchoosetolovE.TomyselfIhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusbanD.WellfortwoweeksthatwouldchangE.AnditdiD.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaidThatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.OhTomyounoticedshesaidsurprisedandpleaseD.MaybealittlepuzzleD.AfterthelongdriveIwantedtositandreaD.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.IstartedtorefusebutthenIthoughtEvelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithmE.Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappythat’showthewholevacationpasseD.ImadeanewpledgetokeeponrememberingtochooselovE.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperimenthowever.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.OnthelastnightatourcottagepreparingforbedEvelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.What’sthematter?Iaskedher.TomshesaidinavoicefilledwithdistressdoyouknowsomethingIdon’t?Whatdoyoumean?WellthatcheckupIhadseveralweeksagoourdoctordidhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tomyou’vebeensogoodtomeamIdying?Ittookamomentforitalltosinkin.ThenIburstoutlaughing.NohoneyIsaidwrappingherinmyarms.You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolivE.64.InthefirstparagraphNoifsandandsorbutsprobablymeans_____.A.unnecessarilyB.unexpectedlyC.impossiblyD.unconditionally65.FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage_____.A.withhisfamilyB.withEvelynC.aloneD.withhischildren66.DuringthetwoweeksonthebeachTomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause_____.A.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesB.hehadmadealotofmoneyinWallStreetC.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandD.shewasseriouslyill67.Theunderlinedwordsonethinginthetextrefertothefactthat_____.A.hepraisedhersweaterwhichpuzzledherB.sheinsistedonvisitingamuseumwhichhehatedC.heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn’ttellherD.hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying68.BysayingI’mjuststartingtoliveTommeansthat_____.A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD.heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly.believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthrelied依赖onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However.whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichualuesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople.Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelost.butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.71.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeopleC.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition72.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts73.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess74.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers’.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.75.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition

SofarasIknowMissHamahwasthefirstpersontogivethebasicdifferencebetweenworkandlabor.Tobehappyamallmustfeelfirstlyfreeandsecondlyimportant.Hecannotbereallyhappyifheisforcedbysocietytodowhathedoesnotenjoydoingorifwhatheenjoysdoingislowlythoughtofbysocietyasvaluelessorunimportant.InasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeengotridofthesignthatwhatamandoesisofsocialvalueisthatheispaidmoneytodoitbutalaborertodaycanbecalledaWageslavE.A.manisalaborerifthejobthatsocietyoffershimisnotinterestingtohimselfbuthehastotakeitjustowingtothenecessity0fearningalivingandsupportinghisfamily.Theoppositesidetolaborisplay.Whenweplayagameweenjoywhatwearedoingotherwiseweshouldnotplayitbutitisapurelyprivateactivityandsocietycouldnotcarewhetherweplayitornot.Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.A.manisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodowhatfromthepointviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewwillingplay.Whetherajobistobeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsnotonthejobitselfbutonthetastesoftheindividualwhodoesit.Thedifferencedoesnot.Forexampleagreewiththedifferencebetweenaphysicalandamentaljobagardenerorataxidrivermaybeaworkerabankclerkisalaborer.Whichamaniscanbeseenfromhisattitudetowardleisure闲暇1Toaworkerleisuremeanssimplythehoursheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkefficiently.Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuchworkersdieofheartattackandforgettheirwives’birthday.Tothelaborerontheotherhandleisuremeansfreedomfromcompulsion强迫sothatitisnaturalforhimtoimaginethatthefewerhourshehastospendlaboringandthemorehoursheisfreetoplaythebetter.72.A.manfeelshappywhen.A.heissupposedtodowhatisimportantinhisopinionB.hehastotakeajobtoearnalivingandsupporthisfamilyC.heisdoingsomethingpersonallyinterestingandsociallyvaluableD.whatheenjoysdoingiswhathethinkshighlyof73.Thereasonwhya1aborercanbecalledawageslaveisthatA.hehasafamilytosupportB.hiswagesareaslowaswhataslaveusedtomakeC.societydoesn’tcarewhetherheplaysornotD.heisdoingthejobonlyformoneynotforinterest74.WhetherajobcanbeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsonA.whetheritisaphysicalormentalB.thetastesofthepersonwhodoesitC.theattitudeofthesocietytowarditD.thenecessityofthejobtothesocietyandindividual75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WhethertoWorkortoPlayB.WorkLaborandPlayC.DifferencesbetweenLaborandPlayD.LeisureKeytoWorkLaborandPlay

Spendingaslittleas$US5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafound.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers―eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfwsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.NomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$US3000and$US8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalscience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$US5or$US20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations―a8littleas$US5一maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaid.56.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneyCanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelse.D.Youcanspendonly$US5adayon80meoneelsetogethappiness.57.Theunderlinedwordboost’’inthefirstparagraphprobablymeansA.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyon础占r8Cangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.59.Dunnis______.A.anemployeeinacompanyC.areporterinajournalB.apsychologistatauniversityD.avolunteerintheexperiment60.ItCanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat.A.thevolunteersnotgiven$US5or$US20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregiven$US5or$U$20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheyliked

Birthdaysofteninvolvesurprises.Butthisyear'ssurpriseonthebirthdayofthegreatBritishplaywrightWilliamShakespeareissurelyoneofthemostdramatiC.OnApril22onedaybeforehis441stbirthdayanniversaryexpertsdiscoveredthatoneofthemostrecognizableportraitsofWilliamShakespeareisafakE.ThismeansthatwenolongerhaveagoodideaofwhatShakespearelookedlikE.It'sverypossiblethatmanypicturesofShakespearemightbeunreliablebecausemanyofthemarecopiesofthisonesaidanexpertfromBritain'sNationalPortraitGallery.ThediscoverycomesafterfourmonthsoftestingusingX-raysultravioletlightmicrophotographyandpaintsamples.Theexpertsfromthegallerysaytheimage—commonlyknownastheFlowerportrait—wasactuallypaintedinthe1800sabouttwocenturiesafterShakespeare'sdeath.TheartexpertswhoworkatthegallerysaytheyalsousedmodernchemistrytechnologytocheckthepaintonthepicturE.Thesechecksfoundtracesofpaintdatingfromabout1814.Shakespearediedin1616andthedatethatappearsontheportraitis1609.Wenowthinktheportraitdatesbacktoaround1818to1840.ThiswaswhentherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splaysTarnyaCooperthegallery'scurator馆长toldtheAssociatedPresident.Thefakepicturehasoftenbeenusedasacoverforcollectionsofhisplays.ItiscalledtheFlowerportraitbecauseoneofitsownersDesmondFlowergaveittotheRoyalShakespeareCompany.TherehavealwaysbeenquestionsaboutthepaintingsaidDavidHowellscuratorfortheRoyalShakespeareCompany.NowweknowthetruthwecanputtheimageinitsproperplaceinthehistoryofShakespeareanportraiturE.TwootherimagesofShakespearearealsobeingstudiedaspartoftheinvestigation调查andtheresultswillcomeoutlaterthismonth.56.WhatmakesthebirthdayofShakespearedramaticthisyear?A.Itwasfoundthathepaintedaportraitin1814insteadofin1609.B.TheFlowerportraithasbeenfoundtobeafakE.C.ThreeportraitsofShakespearearebeingtestedtoidentifyarealonE.D.ItwasfoundthattherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splaysaround1818to1840.57.WhichstatementisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PortraitsofShakespeareareallunreliablE.B.FlowerportraitwasaportraitofShakespearegiventoDesmondFlower.C.1814mightbewhentheportraitwasdrawn.D.TheFlowerportraitisnotoftenusedasacoverforShakespeare'splay.58.Howmanymethodswereusedtotesttheportrait?A.NotmentioneD.B.TwoC.ThreeD.Atleastfour.59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.A.BirthdaysofteninvolvesurprisesB.Thesurpriseonthe441stbirthdayofShakespeareC.OneportraitofShakespeareisafakeD.HowcanweknowShakespeare'sappearance?60.Whichisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinthelastparagraph?A.Soonwe'llknowwhichportraitisreliablE.B.MaybewecannotfindarealportraitofShakespearE.C.IfthetwoportraitsarefoundtobefalsetheywilltestmorE.D.FornowwhatShakespearereallylookedlikewillremainamystery.

Youcanbeproudofyourselvesevenifyoucanonlymakeoneortwoofthesegreenchanges.Thegoalhereistolimitcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegaseswhicharecloselyassociatedtothebigproblemofglobal-warming.Strategy1:BringyourowncuptoStarbucksYou’llgeta10centdiscountandit’sonelesspapercuptoendupinalandfill.Whileyou’retherepickupsomefreebagsofspentcoffeegroundstouseas‘green’fertilizerinyourgarden.Thepayoff:Thestorewon’tcreatemorewastewhentheythrowawayacup.Strategy2:TurnoffyourcomputerWheninstandbymodeyourPCisstillusingenergy.Infact75percentofelectricityusedinyourhomecomesfromelectronicsthatareturnedoff.Thepayoff:Turningoffamonitorfor40hoursaweekmayonlysave$5amonthbutitreducesCO2by750poundsStrategy3:ReuseplasticbagsInsteadofthrowingaway100billionplasticbagsayeartryandgetasecondthirdortenthuseoutofthem.Betteryetnexttimeyoushoptryareusablebag.Thepayoff:You’rereducingpollution.Theamountofoilitwouldtaketomakejust14plasticbagswouldrunyourcarforonemilE.Strategy4:UserecycledpaperinthebathroomMostofthetoiletpaperweuseismadefromtreesfoundinforestspreviouslyuntouchedbyhumans.Thepayoff:Ifeveryhouseholdreplacedonerolloftoiletpaperwitharecycledone424000treeswouldstillbestanding.Lookforecopapertowelstoo.Strategy5:Buyenergy-efficientappliances电器ReplacetheoldfridgewithanEnergyStarapplianceandyou’lluse15percentlessenergy.Itmightbealittleexpensivetobuybutyou’llsavemoneyonyourelectricitybillsandhelptheenvironment.Thepayoff:IfweallusedoneEnergyStarapplianceathomeitwouldbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.Strategy6:PlantatreeAddinggreentoyourgardenisbeautifulandearth-pleasing.Thepayoff:Justonetreewillhelpmakecleanerairandsavetheenvironmentfrom5000poundsofhotcarbondioxideeachyear.53.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WaystosavemoneyathomeB.Waystobeearth-friendlyC.Waystoendglobal-warmingD.Waystolimitcarbondioxide54.AccordingtothewriterwhatwillhappenifourPCisswitchedoffwhennotinuse?A.Itwillhelptosavealargeamountofmoney.B.ItwillhelptoreduceagreatdealofCO2.C.ItwillsavetheamountofoilthatrunsyourcarforamileD.Itwillbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.55.Whichstrategiessuggestrecyclingorreuseofthings?A.Strategies1&3B.Strategies2&5C.Strategies3&6D.Strategies4&5.56.Whatbenefitsdothesestrategieshaveincommon?A.Theyallhelpreducetheuseofenergylikeelectricity.B.Theyallcutdowntheamountofthepaper.C.Theyallresultinproducinglessgreenhousegases.D.Theyallhelptopreserveourtreesandforest.

PutalittleloveinyourlifeIremembergrowingupmymomalwayssaidHalfthefunofdoinganythingissharingitwithothers.ItissotruE.Friendsandmatesallowustoenjoyoursuccessandourjoyscomfortusinourchallengingmomentsandprovideamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutourselves.I’vealwayslookedatfriendsasthefamilywechoosE.Theyenrichourlives.AsRobertLouisStevenoncesaidAfriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.Tobeagoodfriendorpartnerit’simportablebeagoodlistener.HearwhatyourfriendormatehastosayfirstratherthanjumpingtoconclusionsorgettingdefensivE.Sometimesitisusefultobetheirmirrorforwhentheyheartheirwordsrepeatedbacktothemitcanhelpthemtorealizethatwhattheysaidwasnotexactlywhattheymeanttosay.Patiencecompassionandempathyarealsoimportanttraitsinbeingagoodfriendorpartner.YouknowtheoldgoldenruleCareforothersthewayyouwouldlikethemtocareforyou.ThesupportofafriendduringatoughtimecouldmakethedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Encouragementandconfidencearepricelessgiftsthatcanhelpchangeaperson’slifE.Takecarethoughwithwhomyouchoosetohavecloserelationshipfortheycanhaveatremendousimpactonyourself-esteemandlifepath.Assomeoneoncetoldmetheattitudeofyourfriendsarelikethebuttonsonanelevator.Theywilleithertakeyouupordown.51.InordertomakegoodfriendsyoushoulddothefollowingexceptA.BeagoodlistenerB.BepatientcompassionateC.BecarefulD.Begeneroustoyourfriends52.Whatwillyoudotoyourfriendsaccordingtothepassage?A.Buyyourfriendamirror.B.PointouttheirmistakesifthereisanyC.GivethemencouragementandconfidencE.D.Payattentionwhattheydo53.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthepassagemean?A.Itisdifferentwhetheryouhavefriendsornot.B.Thesupportoffriendscountswhenyouhavedifficulties.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Youarecertaintosucceedifyougetthesupportoffriends.54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisgoodtoshareyourfunwithother.B.Thefriendisamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutothers.C.You’dbetterbeagoodlistenerifyouwanttobeagoodfrienD.D.BecarefultochooseyourfrienD.

YouCan’tDoItEvenIfItHurtsNobodyWhodoyouthinkbreaksthelawinoursociety?Ifyoubelievethatonlytoughguyscommitcrimesyoumayhavetothinkagain.Unlikeinthemovieswecan’tdividetheworldintobadguysandmodelcitizens.ReallifeismuchmorecomplexInthesamewaythatdiseasesrangefromthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokingonanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yetwhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining＄50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson.Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsabutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.Inthesamewaythatdiseasesrangeformthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokinginanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yeswhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining＄50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson..Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsaboutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.probablymeans_______A.thereisawiderangeofpeopleandcrimesinthereallifeB.smokinginanelevatorgoesagainstlawsinthereallifeC.therearemorecrimesthandiseasesinthereallifeD.modelcitizenssometimesbreaklawsinthereallife69.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepeoplewhocheatontaxes?A.TheytakenonoticeofthehumanmindB.TheybreakthelawsunacceptedintheirmindsC.TheyhurtotherpeopletoimprovetheirownlivesD.Theyaren’tconcernedwithsomeparticularlaws70.Peopletolerateviolenceandcrimebecause__________A.theirbehavioristhesameasthatofmostotherpeopleB.theypaynoattentiontothetruthbehindthecrimesC.mostunlawfulactsarenotharmfultotheindividualD.theyholdmistakenbeliefsaboutlaw―breaking71.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TodiscusswhetherlawsaresevereB.ToremindpeopletobehavewithhonestyC.ToshowpeopletheimportanceofschooleducationD.Toexplainwhysomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords