In the fall of 1985, I was a bright­eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewherE. Twenty­one years later I am still a bright­eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell. My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait. Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantastic—and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003, I gave birth to another boy. You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8！Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo.Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full­timE.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant taking as few as one class each semester. The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives. In 2007, I graduated from the University of North CarolinA.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree! I am not special, just single­mindeD.It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal.Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day.It's a process.Remember: little steps add up to big dreams. 41.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________. A.a writer　　　　　　　　 B.a teacher C.a judge D.a doctor 42.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college? A.She wanted to study by herself. B.She fell in love and got marrieD. C.She suffered from a serious illness. D.She decided to look after her grandmA. 43.What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5? A.She was busy yet happy with her family lifE. B.She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons. C.She wanted to remain a full­time housewifE. D.She was too confused to make a correct choicE. 44.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph? A.Failure is the mother of success. B.Little by little, one goes far. C.Every coin has two sides. D.Well begun, half donE. 45.Which of the following can best describe the author? A.Caring and determineD. B.Honest and responsiblE. C.Ambitious and sensitivE. D.Innocent and single­mindeD.

IknewIwasallrightnow.Nobodyelsewouldcomea-huntingaftermE.Igotmytrapsoutofthecanoeandmademeanicecampinthethickwoods.Imadeatentoutofmyblanketstoputmythingsundersotheraincouldn’tgetatthem.IcaughtacatfishandtowardssundownIstartedmycampfireandhadsupper.WhenitwasdarkIsatbymycampfirefeelingprettysatisfied;butbyandbyitgotsortoflonesomesoIwentandsatonthebankandlistenedtothecurrentcrashingalongandcountedthestarsanddriftlogsandraftsthatcomedownandthenwenttobed;therewasnobetterwaytoputintimewhenyouarelonesome;youcan'tstaysoyousoongetoverit.Andsoforthreedaysandnights.Nodifference—justthesamething.ButthenextdayIwentexploringaroundtheislanD.Iwasbossofit;itallbelongedtomeandIwantedtoknowallaboutit;butmainlyIwantedtospendthetimE.Ifoundplentyofstrawberriesandgreensummergrapes;andthegreenblackberrieswerejustbeginningtoshow.WellIwentfoolingalonginthedeepwoodstillIjudgedIwasn'tfarfromthefootoftheislanD.IhadmygunalongbutIhadshotnothing;itwasforprotection.AboutthistimeIalmoststeppedonagood-sizedsnakeanditmovedquietlyandsmoothlythroughthegrassandflowersandIafterittryingtogetashotatit.IclippedalongandallofasuddenIboundedrightontotheashesofacampfirethatwasstillsmoking.Myheartjumpedupamongmylungs.IneverwaitedfortolookfurtherbutuncockedmygunandwentsneakingbackonmytiptoesasfastasIcoulD.EverynowandthenIstoppedasecondamongthethickleavesandlistenedbutmybreathcamesohardthatIcouldn'thearanythingelsE.Imovedquietlyalonganotherpiecefurtherthenlistenedagain;andsoonandsoon.IfIseeastump树桩Itookitforaman;ifIsteppedonastickandbrokeititmademefeellikeapersonhadcutoneofmybreathsintwoandIonlygothalfandtheshorthalftoo.TherewasnotimetobefoolingarounD.WhengettingtothecampIgotallmytrapsintomycanoeagaintohavethemoutofsight.Iputoutthefireandthrewtheashesaroundtolooklikeanoldlastyear'scampandthenclimbedatreE.IsupposeIwasupfortwohours;butIdidn'tseeorhearanything—IonlythoughtIheardandsawasmuchasathousandthings.WellIcouldn'tstayupthereforever;soatlastIgotdownbutIkeptinthethickwoodsandonthelookoutallthetimE.AllIcouldgettoeatwasberriesandwhatwasleftoverfrombreakfast.56.TheunderlinedpartputintimeinthesecondparagraphprobablymeansA.killthetimeB.takethetimeC.employthetimeD.wastethetime57.Whydidtheboyalwayscarrygunwithhimwhereverhewent?A.Toshowoffhisgun.B.Toplaywithitforfun.C.Toprotecthimself.D.TohuntsomeanimalsforfooD.58.Howdidtheboyfeelwhenhesawtheashesofacampfirethatwasstillsmoking?A.SurpriseD.B.ExciteD.C.FrighteneD.D.PuzzleD.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theboybroughtwithhimselfatent.B.TheboyfeltabitlonelyontheislanD.C.TheboywassurelytheonlypersonontheislandatthattimE.D.TheboymightbebittenbysomeanimalwhenthestoryhappeneD.

TodaywasaverybigdayformeandIhadalreadyorderedupapileofbooksIneededintheUniversityLibraryfromhomebyabout10:15.OffIwentat10:30totheUniversityLibrarytogetallthosereferences.OnlytroublewasthatwhenIarrivedIdiscoveredIhadn’tgotmyuniversitycardthatwouldopenthelibrary’selectronicentranceandeveryotherplaceIneededtoaccess.IhadhaditinanotherlibrarythenightbeforewhichwaswhereIstronglysuspecteditstillwasbuttheimmediatedilemmawasthis:shouldIPlanAtryusingtheolduniversitylibrarycardIhadwhichIhadthoughtIhadlostandhadbeencancelledbutIthoughttherewasachanceitwouldstillworktheUniversityLibraryturnstile转门?OrshouldIPlanBadmititandhopethatIcouldblag哄骗mywayinontheI’vebeencomingtothislibraryfor40yearsline?IwentforPlanA.Tworeasonsreally.IthinkIcouldprobablyblagorcrymywayinbutIthoughtitmightgettheentrystaffintotroublE.They’veknownmeforagesbutrulesarerules.BesidesIthoughttherewasagoodchancethatmyoldcardwouldstillworktheturnstileevenifithadbeencancelleD.Andifitdidn’tworkIcouldstilltryPlanB.Theanswerwasmyoldcarddidstillwork.IlookedupthattrickylittlearticleabouttheMiddleEastthenIwentofftomyownlittleLibraryknockedonthewindowandgotletinbyagraduatestudentIamsuretherearealsorulesaboutnotlettingprofessorsinwhentheyhaven’tgottheircardevenifdesperateandcrying.Andtherewasgoodnews.ThereunderthepileofbooksIhadbeenusingthenightbeforewasthelostcarD.60.Whoislikelytobethewriter?A.alibrarianworkingintheLibrary.B.astudentstudyingintheuniversity.C.aprofessorworkingintheuniversity.D.oneoftheentrystaffworkingintheLibrary.61.Whathappenedtohisolduniversitylibrarycard?A.Itwaslostinanotherlibrary.B.Itwasfoundunderapileofbooks.C.Itwasfoundbyagraduatestudent.D.IthadalreadybeencancelleD.62.Howdidthewritergetintohisownlibrary?A.ByusinghisoldcarD.B.ByusinghisnewcarD.C.Byaskingastudenttohelphim.D.Byaskingentrystafftohelphim.63.Thewriterseemstobea_______person.A.humorousandthoughtfulB.sensitiveanddeterminedC.stubbornandforgetfulD.responsibleanddecisive

WheneverwemeetwithdifficultyorfailureteachersparentsorothersoftensaytousorperhapswesaytoourselvesNevergiveup.Thesecanbeencouragingwordsandwordsofdetermination.A.personwhobelievesinhimselfwillkeeptryingtoreachhisgoalnomatterhowmanytimeshefails.InmyopinionthequalityofdeterminationtosucceedisanimportantonetohavE.ThereforeIbelievethatweshouldnevergiveupOnereasonisthatifwegiveuptooeasilywewillrarelyachieveanything.Itisnotunusualforustofailinourfirstattemptatsomethingnewsoweshouldnotfeeldisappointedandshouldtryagain.Besidesifwealwaysgiveupwhenwefailwewillnotbeabletodevelopnewskillsandgrow.Anotherreasonweshouldnevergiveupisthatwecanlearnfromourmistakessothatwecannotmakethesameones.IfwedonottryagainthelessonwehavelearnediswasteD.Finallyweshouldnevergiveupbecauseasweworktoreachourgoalswedevelopconfidenceandthisconfidencecanhelpussucceedinotherareasofourlives.Ifweneverchallengeourselveswewillbegintodoubtourabilities.Inshortitisimportantthatwedonotgiveupwhenworkingforourgoals.Whetherwesucceedintheendornotwewilllearnsomethingandwhatwelearnwillhelpustobecomebetterandmoreconfident.Furthermoreifwegiveupwehavenochanceofattainingourgoalsanymorebutifwekeepmakinggreateffortsthereisalwaysachancethatwewillsucceedoneday.Topic:NeverGiveUpPossiblemeaningsandtheauthor'sopinionsThewordsNevergiveupcan__55__othersoroneselfandexpressone'sdetermination.A.personwhowantsto_56___shouldhavethequality.Soweshouldnevergiveup.The___57___Ifwegiveuptooeasilymaybewewillachieve____58__sowhenwefailinourfirstattemptatsomethingnewweshouldnot___59____ourselvesbuttryagain.Alwaysgivingupmeansthatwewillnotbeableto___60___anyprogress.Nevergivingupwillmakeuslearnfromthemistakeswe'vemadebeforeandlearnthe__61____soasnottomakethesamemistakes.Toreachourgoalsanddeveloptheconfidencewhichcanhelpus___62____ourselveswemustnotgiveupbutchallengeourselves.ConclusionsIfyougiveupyouwillhaveno_63____ofreachingyourgoals.Nevergiveupandyouwillattainyourgoalssooneror___64____

Iamapsychologist.IfirstmetTimothyaquietoverweighteleven­year­oldboywhenhismotherbroughthimtometodiscusshisdeclininggrades.A.fewminuteswithTimothywereenoughtoconfirmthathisself-esteem自尊andgeneralhappinesswerefallingrightalongwiththem.IaskedaboutTimothy’stypicalday.Heawokeeverymorningatsixthirtysohecouldreachhisschoolbyeightandarrivedhomearoundfourthirtyeachafternoon.Hethenhadaquicksnackfollowedbyeitherapianolessonoralessonwithhismathtutor.Hefinisheddinnerat7pmandthenhesatdowntodohomeworkfortwotothreehours.QuicklydoingthemathinmyheadIfoundthatTimothyspentanaverageofthirteenhoursadayatawritingdesk.WhatifTimothyspentthirteenhoursadayatasewingmachineinsteadofadesk?WewouldimmediatelybeshockedbecausethatwouldbecalledchildrenbeinghorriblymistreateD.Timothywasfarfrombeingmistreatedbutthemountainofhomeworkhefaceddailyresultedinasimilarconsequence—hewasbeingrobbedofhischildhooD.InfactTimothyhadnotimetodoanythinghetrulyenjoyedsuchasplayingvideogameswatchingmoviesorplayingboardgameswithhisfriends.Playhoweverisacrucialpartofhealthychilddevelopment.Itaffectschildren’screativitytheirsocialskillsandeventheirbraindevelopment.Theabsenceofplayphysicalexerciseandfree­fromsocialinteractiontakesaserioustollonmanychildren.Itcanalsocausesignificanthealthproblemslikechildhoodobesitysleepproblemsanddepression.Expertsinthefieldrecommendtheminuteschildrenspendontheirhomeworkshouldbenomorethantentimesthenumberoftheirgradelevel.Asafifth­graderTimothyshouldhavenomorethanfiftyminutesadayofhomeworkinsteadofthreetimesthatamount.Havinganextratwohoursaneveningtoplayrelaxorseeafriendwouldsoundlybenefitanychild’slifequality.【小题1】WhatdidthewriterthinkofTimothyafterlearningabouthistypicalday__________?A.Timothywasveryhard­working.B.TimothywasbeingmistreateD.C.Timothyhadaheavyburden.D.TimothywasenjoyinghischildhooD.【小题2】Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthewriter’sopinion________?A.Childrenshouldbeallowedenoughtimetoplay.B.Playingboardgamesworksbetterthanplayingvideogames.C.ThemoretheyplaythemorecreativechildrenwillbecomE.D.Thedepressioncausedbyhomeworkmakeschildrenunwillingtoplay.【小题3】Accordingtothepassagehowlongshouldathird­graderspendadaydoinghomework________?A.Abouttenminutes.B.Nomorethantwentyminutes.C.Nomorethanthirtyminutes.D.Aboutfiftyminutes.

Parentsarefuellingbadbehavioramongtheirchildrenbyattemptingtobuytheirlovewithexpensivegiftsnowadays.OverrecentdecadesweseemtohavecreatedamusthavecultureamongouryoungpeoplE.Manymothersandfathersbelievetheyarefailingasparentsiftheyareunabletoensurethattheirchildrenhavethelatesttoyelectronicdevicesthelap-topcellphonesGameBoyetC.alongwiththeirfriends.Inmanycasesfamiliesalsofeelpressuredtoenroll使加入childrenin'everyinterestcluborafter-schoolactivitythatisavailabletofilluptheirtimelikemostoftheotherchildren.Butexpertswarnedthatthemovemightaffectpreciousfamilytimenegatively.GrahamGortonchairmanoftheIndependentSchoolsAssociationsaidthatparentsspenttoomuchtimefillingtheirchildren'sliveswhichhadaseriesofnegativeeffectsontheverypreciousfamilytimethatexists.Itseemsthatthosetimeswhenawholeweekendwithoutplannedworkwasseenasaluxury奢侈andaperfectopportunitytospendtimetogetherandsharethosevaluablemomentsofchildhoodarelonggoneMr.GortonsaiD.AsachildIonlyoncesaidthatphrasethatparentsfeared'I'mbored'.ImmediatelymymothertookactionandproducedalistofjobsandtheninsistedthatIcompleteeveryoneofthem.Thoughldidn'tthinkcleaningallthefloorscouldreallygetridofmyboredomIenjoyedthefeelingofstayingathomewithmymotherandbrothers.Earlierthisyearsomeresearcherssuggestedthatrelativelywealthyparentsweresometimesguiltyoffailingtoteachbasicsocialskillstochildren.Oftenit’stherichmiddleclassesthatbuyofftheirchildrenthroughthecomputerandtheTV.Thatthensetsthemapartfromtheirfamilyandthentheparentsaresurprisedwhentheirchildisn’tcomingtoschool.61.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat________.A.today’schildrenhavelittletimetoplayB.today’schildrendependonelectronictoolstoomuchC.today’sparentsfeelpressuredbythe'musthavecultureD.beingqualifiedparentsbecomesharderfortoday'syoungpeople62.Whatdoesthemusthavephenomenonrefertobasedonthepassage?A.ThatchildrenmusthavewhatotherchildrenhavE.B.ThatchildrenmusthaveproperpressuretoworkharD.C.ThatchildrenmusthavespecialskillstoensureabetterfuturE.D.Thatparentsmusthavepatiencetoknowtheirchildrenbetter.63.WhichofthefollowingisthebestadviceyoucouldgivetoparentsbasedonGorton’sstatement?A.PlanfeweractivitiesfortheirchildrentoimprovefamilytimE.B.Buytheirchildrenfewerthingsthattheyarefondof.C.Givetheirchildrenmorehouseworktodo.D.LeavetheirchildrenalonewhenthekidsfeelboreD.64.Mr.Gortontendedtothinkthatinthepast________.A.childrenenjoyeddoinghouseworkB.childrenneverthoughtlifewasboringC.childrenlikedtospendtimewiththeirfamilyD.childrenoftenhadsomeplannedworkafterschool65.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.wealthyparentsdon’tliketeachingbasicsocialskillstochildrenB.parentsshouldbemuchmorestrictwiththeirchildrenathomeC.childrenshouldnotbebroughtupinawealthyandpleasantenvironmentD.onlysatisfyingchildren’smaterialneedsisnotagoodwayofparenting

Ididverybadlyatschool.MyheadmasterthoughtIwassimpleandwhenIwas14hesaidyou’renevergoingtobesomethingbutafailurE.AfterfiveyearsoflowjobsIfellinlovewithaverynicemiddle-classgirl.ItwasthebesthappinessthatcouldhavehappenedtomE.ItoldherIwantedtodosomethingpositivewithmylifebecauseIwantedtoprovetoherthatwhatpeoplesaidaboutmewaswrong.EspeciallyhermotherwhohadsaidtomeLet'sfaceit.You'vefailedateverythingyouhaveeverdonE.SoItriedhardwithmywritingandwenttocollegE.MyfirstnovelcameoutwhileIwasatcollegE.AftercollegeItaughtduringthedayinhighschoolsandattendedeveningclassesatLondonUniversitywhereIgotadegreeinhistory.IbecamealectureratacollegeandwasthinkingofgivingupthatjobtowritefulltimewhenIwasofferedapart-timejobatLeedsUniversity.Ibegantofeelproudofmyself---herewasaworking-classboywho'dleftschoolearlynowteachingattheuniversity.MywritingcareertookoffwhenIdiscoveredmyownstylE.NowI'mrichandfamous.IhavebeenonTVandmetlotsoffilmstars.Butwhatdoesitmean?IjustwishallthepeoplethatputmedownhadsaidIbelieveinyou.YouwillsucceeD.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Youwillsucceedinanyway.B.Youwillfailinanyway.C.Youwillbeafamousman.D.YouwillbehatedinthefuturE.58.AccordingtothesecondparagraphwecaninferA.theyoungmannevermetagirlB.thegirl’smotherdidn’tbelieveintheyoungmanC.theyoungmanpublishedhisfirstnovelinseniorschoolD.theyoungmanneverwantedtoproveanythingtothegirl59.Wherewastheyoungmanteachingintheend?A.Inhighschool.B.Inmiddleschool.C.InLondonUniversity.D.Intheuniversity.60.Fromtheendofthepassageweknowheisaman.A.positiveB.negativeC.pridefulD.successful

ToWhomItMayConcern:YouraddresswasforwardedtousbyHowtoMagazine.AllofusherethinkTheInternationalInstituteofNotDoingMuchisthebestorganizationintheworlD.Youknowhowtoavoidunnecessaryactivities!AsamatteroffactwecloselyfollowedtheadviceinyourarticlE.Firstwereplacedallourtelephoneswithcarrierpigeons.SimplyremovingthejingleoftelephonesandreplacingthemwiththepleasantsoundsofbirdshashadaremarkableeffectoneveryonE.BesidesbirdsarecheaperthantelephoneservicE.Afterallweareabusiness.WehavetothinkofthebottomlinE.AsasidebenefitthebirdsalsofertilizethelawnoutsidethenewemployeesaunA.NextwesoldthecomputersofftoStabGrabGritandNastyafirmoflawyersnearby.Ourelectricitybillwentwaydown.Bigsavings!ThebossisimpresseD.Wehavecompletelyembracedpapertechnology.Nowthatweallusepencilsdoodlingisontheincreaseandthequalityofpencilwomanshipisimpressiveasyoucantellfrommyhandwritinginthisletter.Bythewayifyoucanpleasesendthisletterbacktous.Wecaneraseandreuseit.JusttieittoMaggie’slegandshe’llknowwheretotakeit.Nowit’sverycalmandquietherE.YoucannoticethedifferencE.Nomoreloudchatteronthetelephones!Allwehearisthescratchingofpencilonpaperthesoundofpigeonsandthedeliveryofinter-officecorrespondencebypaperairplanE.Wonderful!I’vealwayswantedtoworkforaninsurancecompanyeversinceIwasalittlegirl.Nowit’sperfect.SincerelyyoursEleanorLightlySpokeswomanandCompanyHairStylistABCActivityInsurance:Insureagainstoverdoingit56.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthelifetheauthorisleading?A.A.simpleslow-pacedlifE.B.A.lifeofhardworkandsecurity.C.A.religiouspeasant-likelifE.D.A.lifeawayfrompaperandpencils.57.WhereisEleanor’slettersentto?A.HowToMagazinE.B.ABCActivityInsuranceCompany.C.StabGrabGritandNastyLawFirm.D.TheInternationalInstituteofNotDoingMuch.58.Whichofthefollowingispracticedintheauthor’scompany?A.Replacingthemanualworksystemwithmoderntechnology.B.RecyclingpaperresourceswheneverpossiblE.C.Turningofflightsinthedaytimetosaveelectricity.D.Buyingbirdsandpetsascompanyforthestaff.59.WhatistrueaboutMaggie?A.Sheworksasamanagerintheauthor’scompany.B.ShesometimeshelpsfertilizethelawnoutsidethesaunA.C.Sheoftenhelpswithinter-officecorrespondenceusinge-mail.D.Herhandwritinghasimprovedalotafterenteringthecompany.60.Whatisthepurposeforthepersontowritethisletter?A.toshowhisdissatisfactionwiththenewenvironment.B.tocomplainaboutthebadworkingcondition.C.toexpresshisgratitudeforthegoodadvicE.D.topersuadepeopletoliveasimplelifE.

Thefirstpeoplewhogavenamestohurricaneswerethosewhoknewthembest—thepeopleofPuertoRico.ThesmallislandofPuertoRicoisintheWestIndiesoffthecoastofFloridA.OftenhurricanespassnearPuertoRicoorcrossitontheirwaynorth.ThepeopleofPuertoRicoexpectsomeoftheseunwelcomevisitorseveryyear.Eachoneisnamedafterthesaint’sdayonwhichitarrives.Givinggirls’namestohurricanesisafairlynewideA.ItallbeganwithastorycalledStormwrittenbyGeorgeStewartin1941.Initaweathermanamusedhimselfbynamingstormsaftergirlsheknew.WeathermanoftheU.S.ArmyandNavyusedthesamesystemduringWorldWarII.TheywerestudyingweatherconditionsoverthePacificOcean.Whenevertheyspottedastormtheygaveitagirl’snamE.ThefirstoneoftheyearwasgivenanamebeginningwithA.ThesecondonegotanamebeginningwithB.TheyusedallthelettersfromA.toW.WhenthenewspapersandradiofollowthetravelsofahurricanenamedHazelanddescribethedamageshedoesgirlsnamedHazelareprobablyinforalittleteasingbytheirfriends.TokeepoutoftroubletheWeatherBureausays:Anyresemblancebetweenhurricanenamesandthenamesofparticulargirlsispurelyaccidental.Andreallyitis.OnlytwoofthenamesmayhavebeenpickedwithoneofwhichOrphaitisreportedwastakenfromoneofthegirlsworkinginaWeatherBureauofficE.Somewomenbecomeangrybecausehurricanesaregiventheirnames.TheysometimescomplaintotheWeatherBureau.Butmanyotherwomenareproudtoseetheirnamesmakeheadlines.Theydon’tevencarethattheyarethenamesofdestructivestorms.BecausemorewomenseemtolikeitthandislikeittheWeatherBureauhasdecidedtocontinueusinggirls’namesforhurricanesandnowmen’snamesareusedaswell.Insomewaysahurricaneislikeaperson.Afteritisbornitgrowsanddevelopsthenbecomesoldanddies.Eachhurricanehasacharacterofitsown.EachfollowsitsownpaththroughtheworldandpeoplerememberitlongafteritisgonE.SoitseemsnaturaltogivehurricanesnamesandtotalkaboutthemalmostasiftheywerealivE.41.Hurricaneswerefirstnamedafter________.A.theamountofdestructiontheydidB.theplacetheystartedC.thedateonwhichtheyoccurredD.thegirlwhofirstspottedit42.Thepracticeofgivinggirls’namestohurricaneswasstartedby______.A.aradiooperatorB.anauthorC.asailorD.Orpha43.PublicreactionwillprobablycausetheWeatherBureauto_____.A.continuenaminghurricanesafterwomenB.namehurricanesafterfamouspeopleonlyC.gobacktousingthedayswhentheyarriveD.usemen’snamesinsteadofgirls’names44.Itisnaturaltonamehurricanesafterpeoplebecause____.A.fewhurricanesarereallydestructiveB.hurricanesarealiveC.allhurricanesshouldbelongrememberedD.eachhurricanehasitsownpersonality45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThepeopleofPuertoRicoknowhurricanesbest.B.Howhurricanesgettheirnames.C.ThedestructionhurricanesdiD.D.Howhurricaneshappen.

OnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsagoIenteredtheTrackKitchenarestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest卑微的tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderlyunshavenmanwholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalonE.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffeeIaskedMayIgetyousomething?AcoffeewouldbenicE.ThenIboughthimacupofcoffeE.WetalkedmoreandheacceptedanothercupofcoffeeFinallyIrosetoleavewishedhimwellandheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.HeaskedHowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?Who?Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuyingofferingafreebreakfastandfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.GalbreathchangedmylifE.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespectnomatterwhoIthinktheyareandnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisheveledmean?A.Untidy.B.Unfriendly.C.GentlE.D.KinD.57.TheauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecauseA.heintendedtoshowhispolitenessB.hewantedtostartaconversationC.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorD.hewouldliketothanktheoldman58.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.ProuD.B.Sorry.C.RegretfulD.SurpriseD.59.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B.ItishonorabletohelpthoseinneeD.C.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.D.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.

WhenIwas12allIwantedwasasignet图章ring.TheyweretheinthinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadonE.Onmy13thbirthdaymyMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials姓名首字母carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeingreplaced.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthenewstuff东西wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.ThenonlyonemonthlaterIlostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.ButitseemedtohavedisappeareD.EventuallyIgaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslaterwesoldthehouseandmovedaway.YearspassedandacoupleofmoveslaterIwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingformE.Itwasn'tmybirthdaynorwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.You'llrecognizethisoneshesaidsmiling.Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.ItookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinsidE.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorationswhichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroomtheyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoittheyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.AnditstillfitsmE.41.Theunderlinedwordininthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.fashionableB.availableC.practicalD.renewable42.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout_____.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.44.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandFoundC.LostandReplacedD.AnExpensiveRing

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservancebyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGraftonWestVirginiahadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation.In1909Mrs.DoddfromSpokaneWashingtonthoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.ShewantedtohonorherownfatherWilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdiedhehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910thefirstFather’sDaywasobservedinSpokanE.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishFather’sDayasanationalcommemorativedayin1972.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.11.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisNOTtrue?A.ItisadaytoshowlovetomothersB.ItisadaytowearcarnationsC.ItisadayforpeopletovisitthecemeteryD.Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices12.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.A.ThefirstFather’sDaywasobserveD.B.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservanceC.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalobservancE.D.TheideaofhonoringfatherswasbroughtupA.abcdB.dabcC.bacdD.dacb13.WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday?A.Mrs.DoB.MargaretChaseSmithC.AnnJarvisD.WoodrowWilson14.FromthepassageweknowintheU.S.________________.A.oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassawayB.onMother’sDayfamiliesoftengoouttohavebarbecuesC.onFather’sDaypeopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialday.D.Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents15.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________A.callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparentsB.introduceMother’sDayandFather’sDay.C.tellthedifferencebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDayD.showhowimportantfathersandmothersare

GoodafternoonandwelcometoEngland.Wehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasantone.TodayIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourlaws.Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Nowyoumaynotbuyalcohol酒inthiscountryifyouareunderl8yearsofagenormayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.Secondlynoise.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeansbutpleasedon’tmakeunnecessarynoiseparticularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.Thirdlycrossingtheroad.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.Usepedestriancrossings人行横道anddonottakeanychanceswhencrossingtheroad.Mynextpointisaboutlitterthrowingawaywastematerialinapublicplace.Itisanoffence违法行为todroplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowawaypleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithomeorputitinalitterbin.Finallyasregardssmokingitisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobacco烟草ifyouareunderl6yearsofage.I'dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistanceyoushouldcontactyourlocalpolicestationwhowillbepleasedtohelpyou.Nowarethereanyquestions?51.Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto.A.preparepeopleforinternationaltravelB.declarethelawsofdifferentkindsC.giveadvicetotravelerstothecountryD.informpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglaws52.Howmanylawsaretherediscussedinthespeech?A.Three.B.Four.C.FiveD.Six53.FromthespeechwelearnthatA.Inthiscountryifyouareunderl8yearsofageyoumaynotbuyalcoholbutyourfriendcanbuyitforyou.B.Youmaynotbuycigarettesortobaccounlessyouareabovel6yearsofage.C.Becausethetrafficmovesontherightsideoftheroadyoumustusepedestriancrossingswhencrossingtheroad.D.Youcan’tmakenoiseexceptatnight.54.Theunderlinedwordcontact’’intheseventhparagraphmeans.A.keepintouchwithB.getintouchwithC.joinD.report

IhavenothingtosayaboutwhetherornotADayWithoutImmigrants移民hadapositiveornegativeeffectonthequestionofhowthefederalgovernmentshoulddealwiththehugepopulationofundocumentedillegalimmigrantsinthiscountry.I'llleavethatquestiontoothers.Regardlessofhowyoufeelabouttheeventoneconclusionisobvious.UsingthethemeofADayWithoutasawaytofocusnationalattentiononaparticularsubjectisagreatideaandcouldserveasamethodforincreasingpublicconsciousnessaboutotherissuesthataffectdailylifeinAmericA.Herearemytopthreeexamples:ADayWithoutSpeeding.Howhardcouldthisbe?Ifalldriverswouldstrictlyobeyeverypostedspeedlimitonhighwaysdowntownonneighborhoodstreetsandinparkinglotsforone24-hourcyclethebenefitswouldbehugE.ADayWithoutLosingYourTemper.A.higherdegreeofdifficultyhereandIknowthatfrompersonalexperiencE.Whensomethinggoeswrongathomeoronthejobtheremaybebriefsatisfactioninyellingorkickingthefurniturebutburstingintoangerusuallyhasnothingtodowiththeapproachtotheheartofthematter.ADayWithoutHavingAllTheAnswers.IwouldliketogetabreakfromhearinganyonespeakthephraseHere’swhatyou’redoingwrong.RightnowtheUSispackedwithcitizenswhobelievetheycanpointoutthecauseofeverysingleprobleminexistenceandthensolveitinamoment.Ibelievetheyneedtobequietsometimesandusetheirearsinsteadoftheirvoices.IwonderhowwouldaverageAmericansreacttosuchanationalpause?Woulditbeadayofreactionagainstangerorjoyfulcelebrations?72.Thefirstparagraphsuggests________.A.thewriterisagainstADayWithoutImmigrantsB.immigrantsarenotequallytreatedbytheUSgovernmentC.theimmigrantsissueissocomplexthattheauthorhastorefertoothersD.somemovetoAmericawithoutthepermissionoftheUSgovernment73.Theauthoruseshistopthreeexamplesto________.A.criticizetheundocumentedillegalimmigrantsinAmericaB.showpublicconsciousnessofsomesubjectscouldberaisedC.encouragecommonpeopletocreatemoresimilaractivitiesD.indicatesomebotheringissuesaffectingpeople’sdailylife74.Accordingtotheauthorlosingone’stemperis________.A.unpleasantB.pointlessC.relaxingD.personal75.Thewritersuggestsadaywithouthavingalltheanswersbecause________.A.hethinkstheAmericansaretooproudB.hewantstohaveachancetospeakhismindC.heexpectsotherstokeepquietandcalmD.hehopestogetabreakfromtheproblems

ThegardencitywaslargelytheinventionofEbenezerHoward1850-1928.AfterimmigratingfromEnglandtotheUSAandanunsuccessfulattempttomakealivingasafarmerhemovedtoChicagowherehesawthereconstructionofthecityafterthedisastrousfireof1871.InthosedaysitwasnicknamedtheGardenCityalmostcertainlythesourceofHoward’snameforhislaterbuildingplanoftowns.ReturningtoLondonHowarddevelopedhisdesigninthe1880sand1890sdrawingonideasthatwerepopularatthetimebutcreatingauniquecombinationofdesigns.Thenineteenth-centurypoorcitywasinmanywaysaterribleplacedirtyandcrowded;butitofferedeconomicandsocialopportunities.AtthesametimetheBritishcountrysidewasinfactequallyunattractive:thoughitpromisedfreshairandnatureitsufferedfromagriculturaldepression萧条anditofferedneitherenoughworkandwagesnormuchsociallifE.Howard’sideawastocombinethebestoftownandcountryinanewkindofsettlementthegardencity.Howard’sideawasthatagroupofpeopleshouldsetupacompanyborrowingmoneytoestablishagardencityinthedepressedcountryside;farenoughfromexistingcitiestomakesurethatthelandwasboughtatthebottompricE.Gardencitieswouldprovideacentralpublicopenspaceradialavenuesandconnectingindustries.Theywouldbesurroundedbyamuchlargerareaofgreenbeltalsoownedbythecompanycontainingnotmerelyfarmsbutalsosomeindustrialinstitutions.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovedinthegardencitywouldreachitsplannedlimit--Howardsuggested32000people;thenanotherwouldbestartedashortdistanceaway.Thusovertimetherewoulddevelopavastplannedhousecollectionextendingalmostwithoutlimit;withiniteachgardencitywouldofferawiderangeofjobsandservicesbuteachwouldalsobeconnectedtotheothersbyarapidtransportationsystemthusgivingalltheeconomicandsocialopportunitiesofabigcity.62.HowdidHowardgetthenameforhisbuildingplanofgardencities?A.ThroughhisobservationofthecountrylifE.B.Throughthecombinationofdifferentideas.C.Bytakingotherpeople’sadvicE.D.ByusingthenicknameofthereconstructedChicago.63.TheunderlinedphrasedrawingoninParagraph1probablymeans______.A.makinguseofB.makingcommentsonC.givinganexplanationofD.givingadescriptionof64.AccordingtoHowardgardencitiesshouldbebuilt______.A.asfaraspossiblefromexistingcitiesB.inthecountrysidewherethelandwascheapC.inthecountrysidewhereagriculturewasdevelopedD.nearcitieswhereemploymentopportunitiesalreadyexisted65.Whatcanwelearnaboutgardencitiesfromthelastparagraph?A.TheirnumberwouldcontinuetorisE.B.Eachonewouldcontinuetobecomelarger.C.PeoplewouldliveandworkinthesameplacE.D.Eachonewouldcontainacertaintypeofbusiness.66.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CityandCountrysideB.TheInventionoftheGardenCityC.A.NewCityinChicagoD.A.FamousGardenCityinEngland

最近为了更好地了解中学生的课外阅读习惯我们对2000名初高中生进行了一次调查情况如下表请根据调查数据和结果写一篇短文投稿给校刊英语专栏并就初高中生的阅读提出你的建议至少2点调查内容初中生高中生每年阅读数量37%的学生5本以下80%以上的学生1-2本喜欢的阅读材料漫画杂志幽默故事通俗小说经典作品科幻小说阅读量少的原因没兴趣作业太多没有时间注意1.词数120词开头部分已经给出不计入总词数2.参考词汇漫画cartoon通俗小说popularnovelsRecentlywehaveconductedasurveyof2000juniorandseniorstudentsinordertolearnmoreaboutstudents’readinghabits.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Aswerushthroughourbusydaysaccomplishingourtasks-workkidsshoppingcleaningeatingandsoonweoftencomplainthatwedon’tfeelgood.ThereisasimplequickandeffectivewaythatyoucanfeelbetterthroughoutthedayandalsobemoreattractivE.Allyouhavetodoissmilemore.Smilingchangesyourattitudewhetheryourealizeitornot.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsnexttimeyoufeeldownstartsmilingandthinkingpositivethoughtsandseewhathappens.Youcan’thelpbuthaveabetterattitudewhenyousmile.Smilingalsoraisesyourconfidence.Smilingaffectsyouremotionsbecauseofabrain-bodyconnection.Ittriggersscientificallymeasurableactivityintheleftfrontalcortex-theareaofthebrainwherehappinessisregistered.Yourfacehas44musclesbetweentheskincartilage软骨bloodandbonethatyoucontort扭曲flexandmove.Thisletsyoumakeover5000differenttypesofexpressions.That’salotofexpressions!Andeachwillhaveadifferenteffectonyourfeelingsandthoselookingatyou.Nowthatyouknowhowgoodsmilingisforyoumakeaconsciousefforttousethissmileexerciseaminimumofsixtimesthroughoutyourday.Whenyousmileremembertobreatheinthroughyournoseandthinkpositivethoughts.ThisIguaranteewillhaveapositiveinfluenceonyourdayandinyourlife.Sosmile!76.Howcanyoufeelgoodandbemoreattractiveaccordingtothispassage?within2words.77.Whycanwemakemorethan5000differenttypesofexpressions?within19words.78.Whatarethebenefitsofsmiling?within12words.Direction:Completethesentencewithcorrectwords.12points原创79谣言证明是假的Therumour_______________________tobefalsE.80.他下决心要实现他的目标Heisdeterminedto____________his___________.81.我们已适应新的生活Wehave_______________thenewlifE.82.她致力于教育事业深受学生的尊敬和喜爱She____________________tothecauseofteachingandwaslovedandrespectedbyherstudents.83.别把我牵扯到你的麻烦中来Don’t___________me_________yourtroublE.84.我们必须把反污染的斗争进行到底Wemustcarrythroughthe_________________pollution.

Whenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlifetherearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence.Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdobuteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingselfconfidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologistsandotherprofessionals.Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbeforinstancetoaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterallifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilitieshowwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraisehavingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilitieschancesarethatthosearoundyouwhethertheyareyourcoworkersyourcolleaguesoryoursuperiorswillseethatconfidenceandthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouareethebestatwhatyoudo.Havingahighlevelofconfidenceafteralldoesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprove.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone'slife.B.Thedifferenceofpeople'sconfidence..C.TheimportanceofconfidencetosuccessD.Thejudgmentonone'sconfidence.61.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose______.A.whodreamtoberecognizedexpertsB.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothersC.whowanttoaskthebossforaraiseD.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach62.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymean?A.outgoingB.attractiveC.importantD.energetic63.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey传递inthelastparagraph?A.Tooverlookone'sdisadvantages.B.Tomakefulluseofone'sadvantages.C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone'sabilities.D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluationsofone'sabilities.

Weoftenhearpeopletalkingaboutagenerationgap代沟.ThenameisnewbuttheideaisolD.Youngpeopleandtheirparentsdon’tunderstandeachother.Theworldhasalwayskeptchanging.DuringthesecondcenturyafterChristawisemansaidBurymeonmyfacebecauseinalittlewhileeverythingwillbeturnedupsidedown.Therehasalwaysbeenagapbetweengenerationsbutmorepeopletalkaboutitnow.OldMr.EllisthinksheunderstandswhathashappeneD.WhenIwasaboyIthoughttheworldwasabeautifulplacE.Mylifewasverypleasant.ButwhenIwasolderIlearnedaboutpeoplewhoweretreatedbadlypeoplewhodidn’thaveenoughtoeat.IwantedtohelpthemandImarriedagirlwhowantedtohelpthemtoo.Wewenttomeetingsandtalkedalotbutitdidn’tseemtomakemuchdifferencE.Ourchildrengrewupinaworldatwar.Theydidn’tknowwhenthefightingwouldstop.Theywantedtheirchildrentohaveniceclothesandtoys.Theydidn’twanttothinkaboutthefuturE.Theythoughtnothingcouldbedoneaboutit.NowIhavegrandchildrenandtheyhavetheirownideas.Theyaretryingtomaketheworldbetter.TheyaretryingtohelpotherpeoplE.They’remakingpeoplelistentothem.Iamproudoftheirgeneration.32.Thewisemanmentionedinthetexttoldpeopletoburyhimonhisfacesothatwheneverythingisturnedupsidedownhewill_____.A.lieonhisbackB.lieonhisstomachC.standquietlyD.sitinpeace33.WhichgenerationdidNOTwanttodoanythingtomaketheworldabetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generationB.Hisgrandchildren’sgenerationC.Hischildren’sgenerationD.NoneoftheabovE.34.Whichgenerationis/wasmoreefficientinmakingtheworldbetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generation.B.Hischildren’sgeneration.C.Hisgrandchildren’sgeneration.D.NoneoftheabovE.35.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthegenerationgap?A.UnacceptablE.B.Awful.C.Funny.D.Objective

ThankyoufortrustingmE.IenjoyexchangingmyideaswithyoursThefirstthingIwanttotellyouisthatiftheboysarecallingyounamesitistheirfaultnotyours.Boysatyouragearedifferentfromgirls.Theyaretryingtoprovethattheyaremanlyandthenoftendothisbypickingonsomeonewhocan’treallyfightback.Thisisofcoursewrongbutithappens.Ingeneraltheboysknowtheyarebiggerandstrongerthanyouaresotheycanmakefunofyouandmakeyoucryandthenlaughaboutit.IfyouletthemseethattheyarehurtingyoutheywillonlydoitmorE.Itisn’tthattheywanttohurtyou;theysimplywanttomakethemselvesfeelsuperior优越的.It’sstupidbutitiscommon.InEnglishwesaysticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutnameswillneverhurtmE.CanadianchildrenlearnthisfromtheirmothersbecausethesamethingthatishappeningtoyouinChinaalsohappensherE.Thebestwaysofgettingtheboystostopcallingyournamesistosimplyignorethemknowingthatthenamescan’thurtyouandthattheboysarebeingstupiD.Ifyoucanlaughatthemtheywillgettiredoftryingtomakeyoucryandthey’llgiveup.Itwon’tbeeasybuttrustmeitwillwork.Thereisalsosomethingelseworkinginyourfavorandthatisthatyouaregrowingupandtheboysarebeginningtonoticeyouasayoungwoman.Isuspectsomeofthemactuallylikeyouandaremakingfunofyoujusttogetyourattention.Againit’sstupidbutithappens.Inrealityyoucancontrolthissituationbynotlettingthemseeyougettinghurt.Laughatthemtellthemthey’reactinglikechildrenandtheyshouldgrowupandthenwalkawaywithyourheadheldhigh.OnemorethingNancy.Itisveryimportantthatyoustophurtingyourself.Ifsomeoneelsehurtsyouitisbadenoughbutyoushould’tmakeitworsebythenhurtingyourself.Evenstickingapenintoyourfingercancauseaninfectionandgiveyoualotoftroubleandbesidesithurts.ThenexttimeyouaredisturbedbyagroupofstupidboyswritetomE.YouandIcantalkaboutanythingyoulike;aboutChinaaboutCanadaabouttravelanything.HavingaconversationwithmeisbetterthanstickingholesinyourfingersatleastIhopeitis.68.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatthewriteris.A.aCanadianB.anEnglishmanC.Nancy’sschoolmateD.Nancy’sfather69.Nancyhurtherselfbecauseshe.A.couldn’tpreventtheboystakinginterestinherB.feltitherownfaulttobecallednamesbyboysC.foundherselfmorestupidthantheboysD.wantedtheboystoseeherhurtbyherself70.WecanlearnthattheboyscallNancynamesmainlybecausethey.A.wanttoprovemanlyB.arebiggerandstrongerC.meantohurtNancyD.actuallylikeNancy71.ThebestwayforNancytostopbeingcallednamesisto.A.talktothewriterB.cryandhurtherselfC.fightbackandignorethemD.stickholesinherfingers

Manyofushaveheardstoriesaboutteacherswhocanseeintoastudent’sfuturE.Evenifastudentisnotperformingwelltheycanpredictsuccess.Weareconvincedthatthisabilitythisgiftisevidencethattheywerecalledtoteach.Ifthegiftofsightisevidencehowgreatermustbethegiftoftouch.Ihaveastory.IgrewupinapoorAfricanAmericanneighborhoodinStocktonCaliforniathathadneithersidewalksnoranelementaryschool.Eachdayalwaysingroupsatourparents’insistencemyfriendsandIwouldleavehomeearlyenoughtowalkeightblockstoschoolandbeinourseatswhenthebellrang.Forfourblockswewalkedondustyroads.BythefifthblockwewalkedonsidewalksthatledtolovelyhomesandtoFairOaksElementarySchool.ItwasatFairOaksinasixthgradeEnglishclassthatImetMs.VictoriaHunterateacherwhohadahugeinfluenceonmylifE.Duringreadingperiodsshewouldwalkaroundtheroomstopatourdesksstandoverusforasecondortwoandthentouchus.Withoutsayinganythingtousnothingcouldbreakthesilenceofreadingperiodsshewouldplacetwofingerslightlyonourthroatsandholdthemthereforseconds.IlearnedmanyyearslaterwhenIwasastudentatStanfordUniversitythatteacherstouchthethroatofstudentstocheckforsub-vocalization默读whichslowsdownthereadingspeeD.IdidnotknowatthetimewhyMs.HunterwastouchingourthroatsbutIwasaseriousandrespectfulstudentandsoduringsilentreadingperiodIdidwhatMs.Huntertoldustodo.IkeptmyeyesonthematerialIwasreadingandwaitedforhertoplaceherfingerslightlyonmythroat.OnedayoutofcuriosityIraisedmyheadfrommybook—thoughnothigh—sothatIcouldseeMs.HunterawhitewomanfromCanadamovingupanddowntherowsstoppingatthedesksofmyclassmates.Iwantedtoseehowtheyreactedwhenshetouchedtheirthroats.Shewalkedpastthem.IwasconfuseD.Didshepassthembybecausetheyweremodelstudents?Whatdidwethestudentswhoweretouchednotdoright?Isatupstraighterinmychairthinkingthatmywayofsittingmightbetheproblem.IwasconfuseD.SeveraldayslaterIwatchedagainthistimeraisingmyheadalittlehigher.NothingchangeD.Ms.Huntertouchedthesamestudents.AlwaysshetouchedmE.Shetouchedmewithherhands.ShealsotouchedmewithherbeliefinmyabilitytoachievE.ShemotivatedmebydemandingthebestfrommeandbylettingteachersIwouldmeetinjuniorhighschoolknowthatIshouldbechallengedthatIwouldbeseriousaboutmywork.IamconvincedthatshetouchedmebecauseshecouldseemeinthefuturE.ThatwastrueofallofusatFairOakswhosatstillandsilentasMs.Hunterplacedherfingerslightlyonourthroats.WeleftFairOaksasbeststudentsenteredJohnMarshallJuniorHighSchoolfinishedatthetopofourhighschoolclassandwentontoearngraduatedegreesinvarioussubjects.Ms.HuntersawusachievingandshetouchedustomakecertainthatwewoulD.IwasnotsurprisedthatshecametomygraduationceremonyatEdisonHighSchoolinStocktonorthatshetalkedtomeaboutfinishingcollegeandearningaPh.D.SheexpectedthatofmE.Shegavemeabeautifullywrappedbox.Insidewasagiftthebeautyofwhichmultipliesevenasittouchesme:anecklacetowhichIcanaddcharmsforeachstageofmylife.75.Accordingtothewriterwhatisaspecialabilitymanygoodteacherspossess?A.Theabilitytomakeallstudentsbehavewell.B.Theabilitytotreatdifferentstudentsinthesameway.C.Theabilitytodiscoverastudent’spotentialtosucceeD.D.Theabilitytopredictthenearfutureofapoorstudent.76.WhenshesawMs.Hunterwalkpastsomestudentswithouttouchingtheirthroatsthewriterfelt_________.A.disturbedB.puzzledC.ashamedD.annoyed77.AccordingtothepassagehowdidMs.Huntermotivatethewriter?A.Bycorrectingthewayshesat.B.Byhavinghighexpectationsofher.C.BysendingheravaluablenecklacE.D.Bycommunicatingwithherparentsoften.78.WhatdoesthewritermeanbyanecklacetowhichIcanaddcharmsforeachstageofmylifeparagraph6?A.A.giftwhichencouragesmetodowellonthejourneyofmylifE.B.A.giftwhichbecomesmoreandmorevaluableastimegoesby.C.A.necklacewhichIwearonallimportantoccasionsinmylifE.D.A.necklacewhichsuitsmeandaddstomycharm.79.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsMs.Huntermightbedescribedas_________.A.disappointedB.gratefulC.doubtfulD.sympathetic80.Whichofthefollowingservesasthebesttitleforthestory?A.Ms.Hunter’sSurpriseB.Ms.Hunter’sChallengeC.A.Teacher’sTouchD.A.Teacher’sMemory

LifeistobeenjoyeD.There'snopointingivingupsomethingyouenjoyunlessyougetsomethingbackthat'sevenbetter.Whenpeopleeatmorehealthfullyexercisequitsmokingandmanagestressbettertheyfindthattheyfeelsomuchbetterthatitreconstructsthereasonformakingthesechangesfromfearofdyingtojoyofliving.ThelateststudiesshowthatwhenyouexerciseandeatrightYOURBRAINreceivesmorebloodflowandoxygensoyoubecomesmarterthinkmoreclearlyhavemoreenergyandneedlesssleep.Twostudiesshowedthatjustwalkingforthreehoursperweekforonlythreemonthscausedsomanynewneurons神经细胞togrowthatitactuallyincreasedthesizeofpeople'sbrains!YOURFACEreceivesmorebloodflowsoyour_skin_glowsmoreandwrinklesless.YoulookyoungerandmoreattractivE.Incontrastanunhealthydietchronicemotionalstressandsmokingreducebloodflowtoyourfacesoyouagemorequickly.Smokingacceleratesagingbecausenicotinecausesyourarteries动脉tonarrowdownwhichdecreasesbloodflowtoyourfaceandmakesitwrinkleearlier.ThisiswhysmokerslookyearsolderthantheyreallyarE.YOURGENESchangE.InMayastudywaspublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesshowingthatchangingyourlifestylechangesyourgenes.YOURTELOMERES染色体端粒getlonger.Telomeresaretheendsofourchromosomes染色体thatcontrolhowlongwelivE.Astelomeresbecomeshorterthencellsagemorequicklythusshorteningourlives.Besidesoneofthemostinterestingfindingsinthestudywasthatthemothers'awarenessofstresswasmoreimportantthanwhatwasreallyoccurringintheirlives.Theresearchersgavethewomenaquestionnaireandaskedthemtorateonathree­pointscalehowstressedtheyfelteachdayandhowoutofcontroltheirlivesfelttothem.ThewomenwhowereawarethattheywereunderheavystresshadsignificantlyshortenedanddamagedtelomerescomparedwiththosewhofeltmorerelaxeD.Onthecontrarysomeofthewomenwhofeltrelaxeddespiteraisingadisabledchildhadmorenormal­appearingtelomeres.Inotherwordsifyoufeelstressedyouarestressed;ifyoufeelfineyouarefinE.67.Whichofthefollowingaregoodforlengtheningone'slifeaccordingtothepassage?①eathealthyfood②drinkplentyofwater③takeexercise④getupearly⑤gotosleepearly⑥releaseone'sstressA.①③⑥B.①②③C.①⑤⑥D.③④⑥68.TheunderlinedwordsyourskinglowsinParagraph3areclosestinmeaningto________.A.yourskinbecomeswhiteasthereisplentyofsunshineB.yourskinbecomessmoothasthereismuchbloodinitC.yourskinlookspinkasyouarehealthyD.yourskinbecomessoftasyouexerciseenough69.Fromthelastbutoneparagraphwelearnthat________.A.motherswillhavemoredamagedtelomeresiftheyraiseadisabledchildB.mothersdon'tknowhowtohandlestresseffectively.C.somewomenwereaskedtofilloutaquestionnaireabouteducatingchildrenD.mothers'positiveattitudesarethekeytomanagingtheirstress70.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.A.EatbetterlivebetterB.FeelbetterlivelongerC.Lessstressfewerdiseases[来源D.Smokemoreagesooner

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.HehadleftamessagethenightbeforetellingmethatmyshowwastobecanceleD.Icalledhimseveraltimesbuteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaitedbuttherewasstillnocall.ThreehourspassingbyIbecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmyworkandhedidn'tcareaboutmE.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.IstartedtoshoutatthephoneLetmewaitwillyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?AtthattimeIdidn'trealizemywifewaslookingon.WithoutshowinghersurprisesherushedinseizedthephonetoreoffthewiresandshoutedatthephoneYeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingherspeechless.Whatonearth?ShesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouseNowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom—ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusbandoutyougo!ThensheturnedtomekissedmeandsaidcalmlyHoneyyoujusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.Withthatshelefttheroom.AfterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandoutshoutingateverythinginsightInoticedthatsomethinginmymoodhadchangeD.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.36.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?A.HewasmadatthetelephonE.B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.C.HewasanxiousabouthiswifE.D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.37.Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?AShesaidnothing.B.Sheshoutedathim.C.Shecalledtheagent.D.Shethrewthephoneaway.38.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?A.Hisowncrazybehavior.B.Hiswife’ssuggestions.C.Hischangeablefeeling.D.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.39.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanticsreferto?A.SmartwordsB.Unusualactions.C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings

WhenIwas12Igotapart-timejobonadairyfarmmilkingcows.Wemilked65cowstwiceaday.OnedayIcomplainedtomyfatherabouthavingtogomilkthosecowssayingitwastiring.Hesaidyouknowboytoworkisablessing.Ilookedatthemenwho'dworkedharder.IhadafeelingIhadbeentoldsomethingreallyimportantbutittookmanyyearsbeforeitsunkin.Backthengoingtocollegewasarareprivilege.MyfathertoldmeifI.'dpickedsomethingtostudythatIlikeddoingI.'dalwayslookforwardtomywork.Buthealsoaddedevenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajobatall.IwantedtobeafarmerbutIjoinedamilitaryprogramtohelppayforcollege.AndwhatstartedoutasanobligationtotheArmybecameawayoflifethatIstayedcommittedtofor37years.Inthelate1980sduringavisittoBangladeshIsawawomanwithherbabyonherbackbreakingbrickswithahammer.Iaskedalocalofficerwhytheyweren'tusingamachinetomaketheworkeasier.Hetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofwork.Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwasitwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:toworkisablessing.AfterseeingalotofpeoplelikethatwomaninBangladeshI.'vecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotfree.They'revictimsofcrimepoorhealthanddepression.Peoplewhohavejobscanhaveahomesendtheirkidstoschooldevelopasenseofpridecontributetothegoodofthecommunityandevenhelpothers.Whenwecanworkwearefree.Weareblessed.51.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.ToworkisablessingB.MychosenwayoflifeC.WhyshouldIworkD.Inspirationfromawoman52.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thewriter'sparentswererichfarmers.B.Thewriteradmiredhisfather'sjob.C.Thewriterdidn'tenjoyhispart-timejob.D.Thewriterdisagreedwithhisfather.53.Thewriterjoinedamilitaryprogrambecause_______.A.hisparentsforcedhimtodosoB.heintendedtofindalifetimejobC.hecouldtravelabroadwiththearmyD.hecouldn'taffordhiscollegeeducation54.AccordingtoParagraph3machineswerenotusedbecause_______.A.machinesweretooexpensiveB.peopleneededjobstoliveC.womencoulddotheworkbetterD.machineswerehardtooperate55.Whatdoesthewriterintendtosaythroughthelastparagraph?A.Peoplewithoutjobscouldachievemore.B.Freedomisnotalwaysfreeforpeople.C.Weshouldfeelfortunatetohaveajob.D.Richpeopleshouldhelpthoseinneed.

Ididn’thearthemcallmynameexplainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeensATasshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2013.Areyouready?iswhatshehearD.ThenshesaidIshookmyheadnoandthentheysaid‘yes’anditwasannouncedagain.Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehanLouisiana—shewasstilloncloudninE.Iwassoshocked!Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen.Presentintheaudience观众thatdaywere:hermotherandfatherolderbrotherherfriendsandherdanceteacher.UnderstandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethereATaskedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompetE.She’salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I’vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She’sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I’velearnedtogetoverbadlife’sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher.Oneofthosebadlife’sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.ShesaidIwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealotalotalot...AsMissLouisianaTeenshetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteensaboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSAShelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedrivinginadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.WhenATaskedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreadersshesaidDon’tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatwayitiseasytobeyourself.60.TheunderlinedwordsoncloudnineinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.frightenedB.troubledC.veryhappyD.veryangry61.Shelleytakesherdanceteacherasarolemodelmainlybecausesheis_______.A.determinedB.friendlyC.strictD.experienced62.WhatdidShelleyoftendoaftershebecameMissLouisianaTeen?A.Shevisiteddrunkendrivers.B.ShegavedanceperformancE.C.Shemadespeechesonsafedriving.D.Shehelpedotherteenswiththeirstudies.63.WhatsuggestiondoesShelleygivetotheteens?A.Beyourselfwiththesupportoffriends.B.MeetfriendswheneverpossiblE.C.Goeasyonyourselfandothers.D.Haveagoodrolemodel.

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencealertsystemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry'stradeassociationCTIAestimatesmorethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementstothenation'semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers—telecommunicationscompaniesisvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2014.61.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.62.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof______.A.CTIAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators63.Whodeterminesthecarriers’participationinthesystem?A.TheUSfederalgovernment.B.ThelawoftheUnitedStates.C.Thecarriersthemselves.D.Mobilephoneusers.64.Underwhichcircumstancewillanalertmessagenotbesent?A.A.childloseshisway.B.A.terroristattackoccurs.C.A.naturaldisasterhappens.D.A.universityshootinghappens.65.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudents.B.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustry.C.CellPhoneAlertsofNationalDisasters.D.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon.

Whenyouarecuriousaboutsomethingandwanttoknowmoreaboutityoucanusethewayofaskingquestions.Askingquestionsisthefirststeptomakediscoveriesandfindinterestinganswers.Thestepsbelowcanguideyouduringtheresearch.Step1Onanotecardorapieceofpaperwritedownthesubjectthatyouareinterestedin.Justgetthemainideadown.Forexampleyoumightwrite:Discovermoreaboutdinosaurs.Step2Stopandthinkforamomentaboutwhatyoualreadyknowaboutyoursubject.Listwhatyoualreadyknowlikethesentencesbelow:1.DinosaurslivedlongbeforehumanbeingsappeareD.2.Dinosaurslivedontheearthformorethan150millionyears.3.Somedinosaursfedonplantssomeonmeat.Step3Whatcanyoudowithwhatyouwanttolearn?Byaskingquestions.Onyourpaperstartwritingdownquestionsaboutthedinosaursasyouthinkofthem:1.What’sthebestweatherfordinosaurstolivein?2.Howmanykindsofdinosaursarethere?3.Havedinosaursreallydisappeared?Step4Armedwithyourlistofquestionsyoucannowgotothenearestlibraryorcomputertobeginyourresearch.Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubjectyou’llprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.Forexampleyoumightdiscoverthatdinosaursdisappearedabout65millionyearsago.Why?Whathappened?Askingnewquestionscanhelpyouresearchyoursubjectmorewidely.Thenexttimeyoufindsomethinginterestingtoresearchtaketimetoorganizeyourthinkingbyaskinggoodquestions.Andremember—learningmorealwaysbringmorequestions.60.Whenyoudosomeresearchyoushouldtakethefollowingsteps:______.①listwhatyouwanttoknow②choosearesearchsubject③listwhatyoualreadyknow④discovernewproblemsA.①④③②B.②③①④C.③②④①D.④③①②61.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceArmedwithyourlistofquestionsmean?A.Puttingyourlistofquestionsunderyourarm.B.Discussingyourquestionswithyourclassmates.C.Writingdownyourlistofquestions.D.Takingyourlistofquestionswithyou.62.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.YoucanfindalltheanswersonlinE.B.Learnmoreandyou’llhavenoquestions.C.Duringtheresearchyoumaykeepfindingnewquestions.D.Askingquestionsistheonlywayforresearch.63.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.DiscoveringDinosaursB.AskingGoodQuestionsC.FindingSubjectsD.HavingInterestingAnswers

TherearetwothingsIcancountonmydadaskingeverytimehecallsme:IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?andHow’sthecar?Iguessheaskswhathecandoformebecausehisdadanairforceofficerwasneverreallythereforhimandhe’sdeterminedtoprovidemewiththesupporthelackeD.DuringmyyouthhenevermissedaschoolplayorsoftballgamE.InfacthewassosupportivethatIsometimeslongedforoneofthosedadswhodressedbetterandcaredless.Butmydadwouldforeverbetheguywearingshortswithdressshoesandblacksockscheeringmeonexpectinggreatness.Hisotherstandardquestion—How’sthecar?--usedtostrikemeasawasteoflong-distancedollarsfromamanwhooncesuggestedmakingalistofwhatyouwanttotalkaboutbeforecallingsomeoneoutofstatE.WhatInowrealizeisthatHow’sthecar?isnotaboutthecar.It’safather’swayofaskinghisadultdaughterhowsheisdoing.Theadvantageisthatifthere’ssomethingwrongwiththecarheknowswhattodoaboutitandhowmuchitwillcostwhereasifyou’rehavingproblemsaboutmarriageordoubtingacareerchoicehemighthavetoactMomonthelinE.AtagethirtyIfinallytooktheplunge跳进intoadulthoodbyrentingacarwithoutmydad’shelporadvicE.I’msuremydadwashurtratherthanprouD.Thoughadaughter’sindependenceisevidenceofajobwelldoneitstillimpliesthejob’sdoneandmanyfathersareunwillingtoretirE.Evenwhenmydadwasoverworkedhe’dhappilyjumponaplaneifIsaidIneededhelp.HisfrequentquestionIsthereanythingIcandoforyou?underlinesthefactthathewishestherewasstillsomethinghecouldprovidE.It’sinteresting:Eventhoughwe’retiedbybloodandIlovehimnomatterwhathestillseemstoneedaconcretefunction--suggestingstocksfindingthecheapestplanefare--tofeelhehasaroleinmylifE.51.Intheauthor’sopinionherfatheralwaysattendedherschoolplaysorsoftballgamesto_____.A.satisfyanydemandshemadetohimB.showhisinterestandwatchthemforfunC.makeupwhathewaspreviouslyshortofD.expecthisdaughterwouldbegreatingames52.TheauthorhaslearnedthatbyaskingHowisthecar?herfatherisactually_____.A.remindinghernottowastemoneyB.askinghowhisdaughterisgettingalongC.expressinghisconcernforherdaughter’ssafetyD.askinghisdaughterifthecarbreaksdownornot53.Accordingtotheauthorherfatherlikemanyotherfathersisunwillingtoretireprobablybecause_____.A.hewantstocontinuetoearnmoneyB.heisdoubtfulofchildren’sindependenceC.hewon’tputanendtocaringforhischildrenD.heisafraidoflosingconnectionwithchildren54.Wecansafelydrawaconclusionfromthestorythatintheauthor’seyeherfather_____.A.hasastrongpassionforhisworkB.hasthedeepestloveforhischildrenC.hasgreatinterestinhisdaughter’scarD.hastoomuchcontroloverhischildren

Tiredofallthepushinginsupermarkets?Fedupwithwaitinginendlesslinestopayforwhatyouhavebought?Angryatwastingtimeintrafficjamsonlytofindnoparkingspaceswhenyoueventuallyarriveatthestore?Ifthisisyouthenonlineshoppingistheanswertoyourdreamsoftrouble-freeshopping.Orisit?Onlineshoppingbringsitsownchallenges.Hereareafewthingstobearinmindwhenbrowsing浏览variouswebsites.Theclaimmadebyonlinesitesisthatshoppingonlineisasafeandsecurewaytomakepurchases.Theevidencechallengesthis.Inanycaseyouonlyhavetobethevictimoffraud诈骗oncetoexperiencealltheproblemsthatcomewiththisformofstealing.Useonlysitesthathaveatrustedhistoryandanexcellentreputation.Anotherproblemistheappearanceofitemsinrealityisoftenquitedifferentfromwhatyouseeonyourcomputerscreen.Thismightnotbeaproblemifyouarebuyingwashinguppowderbutcouldbeamajordisappointmentwhenthatbeautifulbluedressyouorderedturnsupingreen.AlsoproductdescriptionsaresometimessimplyuntruE.Perhapsthewisestplanistopurchaseitemswheredesignandcolorarenotessentialtocustomersatisfaction.Someevenarguethatonlineshoppingindirectlycontributestoglobalwarming.Yesyourcarcanstayparkedbuthowareonlinegoodsdelivered?Oftenbysomelargevanspouringoutcarbonmonoxideandaddingtoouralreadydesperatetrafficproblems.Youarealsobynowbecomingincreasinglyirritated使烦恼bythefactthatthedeliveryislateandyouhavewastedtheleavefromworkyouhavetakentoreceiveit!Withoutquestiononlineshoppingisheretostayandithasitsbenefits.HoweverperhapsitisnotaswonderfulassomeofitssupportersclaimittobE.39.TheauthorlistsseveralquestionsinParA.1to.A.supportonlineshoppingB.collectanswersfromreadersC.showhisdislikeofgoingshoppingD.introducethetopicofthepassage40.Bywhatcanonlineshoppersavoidfraud?A.Usingonlytrustedwebsites.B.Choosingbigwebsites.C.CollectingshoppingevidencE.D.SeekingadvicefromthepolicE.41.Theauthoragreeswiththefactthat______.A.customersareneversatisfiedwithproductsB.onlineshoppingisasafewaytomakepurchasesC.onlineshoppinghasnothingtodowithglobalwarmingD.deliverydelayoftenmakesonlineshoppersunhappy42.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlineshopping?A.Verypopular.B.A.wisechoicE.C.NottroublefreE.D.A.wasteoftimE.

DadIsayoneday..takeatrip.Whydon’tyouflyandmeetme?Myfatherhadjustreired..HisjobfilledhisdayhisthoughthislifE.WhilehewokeupandtookawarmshowerIscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatchIrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.Myfatherseesmedrftingaimlesslynothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.HewantsmetosettledownbutnowIwanthimtofindanadventurE.Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.Whatisourfirststop?asksmyfather.Whattimeisit?Stilldon’thaveawatch?LessthananhourawayisMountRushmorE.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranitehismouthandeyesopenslowlylikethoseoflittleboy.UnbelievablehesaysHowwasthisdone?AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.WestareupandIaskmyselfWouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything?NodirectionsIalwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather’svoicE.NowIheartheminmyown.Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalParkwherewehaveapicniC.Didyouevertravelwithyourdad?Iask.Onlyoncehesays.Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother---butneversaidit.WhateverhecouldgivemehegavE.>Thekastsebtebce----it’sprobablythesamethingI’ssayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutmE.InGlacierNationalParkmyfathersaysI’veneverseenwatersobluE.IhaveinseveralplacesoftheworldIcankeeptravelingIrealize---andmaybearegularjobwon’tbeasdullasIfeareD.WeeksafterourtripIcallmyfather.Thephotosfromthetriparewonderfulhesays.WehavegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometimE.ItellhimI’velearndecidedtosettledownandI’mwearingawatch.46.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_________.A.followedthefashionB.gotboredwithhisjobC.wasunhappywithD.likedtheauthor’scollectionofstamps47.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore?A.HisfatherisinterestedinsculptureB.HisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboyC.HeshouldlearnsculptureinthefutureD.HeshouldpursueaspecificaiminlifE.48.Fromtheunderlinedparagraphwecanseethattheauthor________.A.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfatherB.comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeansC.learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfatherD.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather49.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?A.ThecallsolvestheirdisagreementsB.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloserC.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.D.Theybegintochangetheirattitudestolife50.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LoveNatureLoveLifeB.A.SonLostinAdventureC.A.JourneywithDadTheArtofTravel

LikemanynewgraduatesIleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.MydegreewithhonorsinEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehowbutIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.IknewitwouldbealotofhardworkandthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtimE.InshortIdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.EventuallyhoweverIwonthesupportofmyfamilyandIsentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.AftercountlessinterviewsandpresentationsImanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalonE.SeveralmonthslaterIfinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportfortheduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbujaNigeriA.Where?What?Nigeria?IhadnoideA.ButIwasabouttofindout.AftercompletingmytrainingIwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.ThoughthelocalvillagerswerepoortheyofferedtheirhomesheartsandfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.IwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhousE.ForthenextyearorsoItaughtinthatsameschoolhousE.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfrommE.SometimeduringthatperiodIrealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdidthoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguageandreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.36.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HisuniversityeducationfocusedonthetheoreticalknowledgE.B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.C.HetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworlD.D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliteraturE.37.AccordingtotheParagraph2itismostlikelythattheauthorA.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamily.B.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntaryworkC.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasksD.feltsadabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends38.InhisapplicationforthevolunteerjobtheauthorA.participatedinmanydiscussionsB.wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltestsC.wrotequiteafewpaperonvoluntaryworkD.facedstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates39.OnarrivalatthevillagetheauthorwasA.askedtoleadafarmingteamB.senttoteachinaschoolhouseC.receivedwarmlybylocalvillagersD.arrangedtoliveinaseparatehousE.40.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor’sexperiencesinNigeria?A.HefoundsomedifficultyadaptingtothelocalcultureB.HehadlearnedtocommunicateinthelocallanguagE.C.HehadovercomeallhisweaknessesbeforeheleftforhomE.D.Hewaschosenasthemostrespectableteacherbyhisstudents.

OnceagainIwasinanewschool.SowasagirlinmyclassnamedParis.That'swherethesimilaritiesendeD.Iwastallandshewassmall.Mythickblackhairhadbeenrecentlycutshort.Hernaturalblondehairflowedtoherwaistandlookedgreat.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn't.Icouldn'tstandher.Iconsideredhermyenemy.ShelikedmE.Shewantedtobefriends.OnedaysheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyes—Iwastooshockedtoansweranyotherway.Noonehadinvitedmeovertoplay.Butthisgirlwhoworethelatestfashionswantedmetogohomewithherafterschool.Igotverysurprisedwhensheledmeintoanapartmentbuilding.Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermotherherstepfatherhertwobrothersandhersister.WhenwegottotheroomshesharedwithhersistershetookoutabigcaseofBarbies—whichwasmynextsurprisE.Iwouldhavethoughtshe'doutgrownthem.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.Butwesatonthefloorofawalk-inclosetlaughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.That'swhenwefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolderandwebothhadwildimaginations.Wehadagreatdaythatafternoon.Ourjawsachedfromsmilingsomuch.Sheshowedmeherwardrobewhichhadmostlycomefromadesignerclothingstoredowntheblock.ThewomanwhoowneditusedherasamodelsometimesforhernewspaperadsandgaveherclothesinexchangE.ParishadthewholeneighborhoodcharmeD.Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazinesthemovietheatergaveherfreepassesandthepizzaplaceletherhavefreeslices.SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworlD.Wesleptoverateachother'shousesspenteveryfreemomenttogether.MydarkhairgrewoutandIlearnedtolovebeingtall.Parismyfirstrealfriendsincechildhoodtaughtmeanamazingandverysurprisingthingaboutmakingfriends:thatyourworstenemycanturnouttobeyourbestfrienD.46.ThewriterandParisweresimilarinthat.A.theywerebothnewstudentsB.bothofthemwerefriendlyC.bothofthemweretallD.theywereboththeyoungestinclass47.InthearticlethewriterdescribedParisasagirlwhowas.A.awkwardandshyB.fashionableandproudC.quietandlonelyD.friendlyandlovely48.WhatdidthewriterlearnfromParis?A.HowtomakebestuseofherneighborhooD.B.HowtodressandlookfashionablE.C.Howtobecomeagoodwriter.D.Howtomakefriends.49.FromthearticlewecanseethatthroughherfriendshipwithParisthewriter.A.foundsheandParishadmoresimilaritiesthandifferencesB.wasabletofitinathernewschoolwithParis’helpC.wasnotsoawkwardorshyasbeforeD.learnedmoreaboutfashionherself

Therearemanyfunfreeactivitiesthatyoucandoasafamily.AllthatisrequiredisabitofimaginationandsometimE.AndthebestpartisthatthesearethekindoffunfamilymemoriesachildwillrememberforalifetimE.FamilyGameNightKidsoftengetgamesforChristmasorbirthdaysandwouldlovetohaveachancetoplaywiththeirfamily.Ormakeupsomegamesoftheirown.Charades字谜游戏isafungamethatwillchallengechildrentousetheirimagination.Dividethefamilyintoteamsandleteachteamcomeupwithwordsandtheotherhastoactout.FamilyArtTimePicksometimeforthefamilytositdownandcomeupwiththeirownart.Itdoesn’tneedtobejustadrawing－takesomeoldmagazinesletthekidscutoutpicturesandpastethemintotheirownshapE.Orletthemuseleavesbranchesandwhateverelsetheycanfindtomakesomethingfromtheirimagination.FamilyPicnicTakingthefamilyforapicnicisagreatwayforsomefunthatdoesn’tcostanymoney.Iftheweatherisnicetakethemtoaparkorplaygroundandletthemhaveadayofplaying.FamilyFieldTripAfamilyfieldtripdoesn’thavetocostacent.Askanearbyfarmifyoucanbringyourkidsoutforatourandtoseesomeoftheanimals.OrtakethemtoaparktofindcertainitemsfromnaturE.Askalocalbusinessifyoucouldbringthefamilyforatourtoseehowthingswork－youmightbesurprisedatthenumberofpeoplewhowouldbeexcitedtosharewhattheydowithothersanditcouldbeaninterestinglessonforkids.【小题1】Whenplayingthegamecharadeskidsaresupposedto______.A.preparesomecakesforeachotherB.singasongforeachotherinturnC.connectactionswithcertainwordsD.bequicktofollowothers’actions【小题2】Whichactivitiesinthepassagedependmuchonthekidsimagination?A.FamilyGameNight＆FamilyArtTimeB.FamilyGameNight＆FamilyPicnicC.FamilyPicnic＆FamilyFieldTripD.FamilyFieldTrip＆FamilyGameNight【小题3】Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.youmayshareyourownexperiencewithworkersB.ItcostsalottovisitaparkforafamilyC.allthepeoplewillbeexcitedtosharewhattheyhavewithyouD.youshouldaskforpermissionfromthefarmowner【小题4】Thepassageismainlyintendedfor______.A.teachersB.teenagersC.touristsD.parents

Someyearsagowritinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday’seventsfeelingsandimpressionsinmylittlebluediary.IdidnotreallyneedtoexpressmyemotionsbywayofwordsbutIgainedacertainsatisfactionfromseeingmyexperiencesforeverrecordedonpaper.Afterallisn’taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?WhenIwasthirteenyearsoldIwentonalongjourneyonfootinagreatvalleywell-equippedwithpensadiaryandacamerA.DuringthetripIwasbusyrecordingeveryincidentnameandplaceIcameacross.Ifeltproudtobespendingmytimeproductivelydutifullypreservingforfuturegenerationsadetaileddescriptionofmytravels.OnmylastnightthereIwanderedoutofmytentdiaryinhanD.Theskywasclearandlitbytheglareofthemoonandthewallsofthevalleylookedthreateningbehindtheirscreenofshadows.IautomaticallytookoutmypenAtthatpointIunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.AllIrememberedofthepreviousfewdayswerethedullcharacterizationsIhadsetdowninmydiary.NowIonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.Istilllovetorecordideasandquotationsthatstrikemeinbooksorobservationsthatareparticularlymeaningful.Itakepicturesbutnotveryoften--onlyofobjectsIfindreallybeautiful.I’mnolongerblindlysatisfiedwithhavingsomethingtorememberwhenIgrowolD.IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamerabusypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuturE.Idon’twanttowakeuponedayandhavenothingbutapileofpicturesandnotes.MaybeIwon’thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI’llforgetcertainfactsbutatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsidemE.Idon’tlivetomakememories--Ijustliveandthememoriesformthemselves.26.Beforethirteentheauthorregardedkeepingadiaryasawayof________.A.observingherschoolroutineB.expressinghersatisfactionC.impressingherclassmatesD.preservingherhistory27.Onajourneyatthirteentheauthor________.A.nearlyignoredthebeautyofnaturewhilebusymakingrecordsB.hardlymadepreparationsforajournalwhileappreciatingnatureC.suddenlyfeltitimpossibleandunnecessarytowriteeverythingdownD.wasentirelystruckbynatureandforgottorecordanything28.Whatcausedachangeintheauthor’sunderstandingofkeepingadiary?A.A.dullnightonthejourney.B.Thebeautyofthegreatvalley.C.A.strikingquotationfromabook.D.Herconcernsforfuturegenerations.29.Whatdoestheauthorputinherdiarynow?A.Notesandbeautifulpictures.B.Specialthoughtsandfeelings.C.Detailedaccountsofdailyactivities.D.Descriptionsofunforgettableevents.30.Theauthorcomestorealizethattoliveameaningfullifeis______.A.toexperienceitB.tolivethepresentinthefutureC.tomakememoriesD.togiveaccuraterepresentationsofit

Ihavealwaysknownmykidsusedigitalcommunicationsequipmentalot.Butmycellphonebilllastmonthreallygrabbedmyattention.Mysonhadcomeuptonearly2000incomingtextmessagesandhadsentnearlyasmany.OfcoursehewasoutofschoolforthesummerandcommunicatingmorewithfriendsfromadistancE.NeverthelesshefoundtimetokeepasummerjobandcompleteacollegecourseinbetweenallthattypingwiththumB.Iwasevenmoresurprisedtolearnthatmysonisnormal.Teenagerswithcellphoneseachsendandreceive2272textmessagesamonthonaverageNielsenMobilesaiD.Someexpertsregretthatallthatkeyboardjabber键盘闲聊ismakingourkidsstupidunabletoreadnon-verbalcuessuchasfacialexpressionsgesturespostureandothersilentsignalsofmoodandattitudE.Unlikephonestextmessagingdoesn'tevenallowtransmissionoftoneofvoiceorpausessaysMarkBauerleinauthorcalledTheDumbestGeneration:HowtheDigitalAgeStupefiesYoungAmericansandJeopardizesOurFuturE.BeyondthatthoughI'mnotsureIseeasmuchharmascriticsofthistrenD.I'vepostedbeforeonhowIinitiallytriedtocontrolmykids'texting.ButovertimeIhaveseenmysonsuffernoapparentilleffectsandhegainsabigbenefitcontinuingcontactwithothers.Idon'tthinktextingmakekidsstupiD.ItmaymakethemannoyingwhentheytrytotextandtalktoyouatthesametimE.AnditmaymakethemdistracteD.whenbuzzingtextmessageinterrupteffortstonoodleoutamathproblemorfinishreadingforschool.ButIdon'tseetextingharmingteens'abilitytocommunicatE.Mysonisasaccustomedtononverbalcuesasanyoldermembersofourfamily.IhavefoundhimmoreengagedandeasiertocommunicatewithfromagreatdistancE.becauseheisconstantlyavailablebymeansoftextmessageandrespondswithfaithfulnessandspeeD.61.WhatisMarkBauerlein'sattitudetotexting?A.Itisconvenientforteenstocommunicatewithothers.B.Itislikelytocausetroubleinunderstandingeachother.C.ItisconvenientforteenstotextandcallatthesametimE.D.Itwillcausedamagetothedevelopmentofteens'intelligencE.62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ForTeensTextingInsteadofTalkingB.ForParentsCaringMuchforTheirKidsC.DisadvantagesofTextingD.TheEffectofCommunication63.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddistractedinthefifthparagraphmean?A.ConfuseD.B.Absent-mindeD.C.ComfortablE.D.Bad-tempereD.64.Theauthor'sattitudetotextingis___________.A.objectiveB.opposedC.supportiveD.doubtful65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?A.Itisnormalforateentosendorreceive60textmessagesperday.B.Textingisaverypopularwayofcommunicationamongteens.C.Thewriterlimitedhissontosendorreceivemessagesatfirst.D.Whentextingteensdon'tmindtalkingwithyou.

Iwasstoppedataredlightonlyamileorsofrommygoalofmybrother’shousE.IwasplanningtodrivedowntoNorthCarolinatobewithmyfatherwhowasbadlyill.AsIwaitedatthestoplightInoticedSharper'sFloristwhereIhadexperiencedmanythings---floodsofmemorieswentthroughmyminD.InoticedthewinestorestraightaheadwheremyfatherandIhadbeenmanytimesbeforepickingoutthebeeroftheweek.WebothlikedGermanbeer.ThelightfinallyturnedgreenandImadealeftturnanddrovethroughthepoorsectionofourhometown.IrememberedhoweachThanksgivingmyfamilywouldbetogether.IalsorememberedhowmyfatherwouldtakesometimeoutofeachThanksgivingtomakesuretherewasnoonehungryintheneighborhooD.AsayoungboyIwentwithhimtodeliversomefooD.IwasscareD.IhadneverbeenintothispartoftowndeeplybeforE.Myfatherseemedcalmandwentabouthisbusiness.Thepeoplewewenttoseemedtoknowhimandgratefullyacceptedwhathecametooffer.Myfatherseemedabletogiveawaythefoodinawaythathonoredthepeoplehewasgivingitto.Thiswasnotanarrogantact.HewouldstopateachplaceandtalkalittlE.HewantedtobesurethateveryonehadfooD.Ifhefoundpeoplewhodidn'thavefoodhewouldtakethetimetogobackandgetmorE.That'sthekindofmanhewas.64.Afterthefatherbecameillhe_______.A.stayedwiththeauthor'sbrotherB.helpedthepoorinNorthCarolinaC.pickedoutthefreshbeerwiththeauthorD.gaveawayfoodtothepoorinthetown65.Theauthorwasafraidofgivingawayfoodtothepoorwhenhewasyoungbecause.A.hewasnotfamiliarwiththesurroundingsB.hehadnevermetsomanypoorpeoplebeforeC.hisfatherdidnotstaywithhimthenD.hisfatherdidn'ttakegoodcareofhim66.Theunderlinedwordarrogantinthelastparagraphmeans____________.A.havinganeffectB.feelingorshowingloveC.fullofmeaningD.behavinginaproudandimpolitemanner67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthefatheris_______.A.carefulB.activeC.generousD.brave

Inthefallof1985.Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversityaimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewherE.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandmaanamazingwomangraduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollegeshedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic---andveryemotional.A.yearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003Igavebirthtoanotherboy.[YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecameraisingfourboysundertheageof81.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.NotsurprisingIneverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-timE.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeanttalkingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquitButIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2007IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinA.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！Iamnotspecialjustsingle-mindeD.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshugebutwhenyou’reinthemidstofititjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Rememberlittlestepsadduptobigdreams.1.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversityherdreamwastobeA.awriterB.ateacher[C.ajudgeD.adoctor2.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.B.ShefellinloveandgotmarrieD.C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.D.ShedecidedtolookafterhergrandmA.3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?ShewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylifE.B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewifE.D.ShewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoicE.4.Whatdosetheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylittleonegoesfar.C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.WellbegunhalfdonE.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.CaringanddeterminE.B.HonestandresponsiblE.C.AmbitiousandsensitiveD.Innocentandsingle-mindeD.

MyfatherwasaSt.Bernard圣伯纳犬andmymotherwasacollie科利牧羊犬.ThiswaswhatmymotherhadtoldmE.Ididnotknowthesenicedifferencesmyself.Mymotherliketosaythemandseeotherdogslooksurprisedandjealous嫉妒的wonderinghowshegotsomucheducation.Butindeeditwasnotrealeducation.ShegotthewordsbylisteninginthediningroomandthesittingroomwhentherewerepeopletalkingandbygoingwiththechildrentoschoolandlisteningtherE.WheneversheheardawordshowinggreatknowledgeshesaidittoherselfmanytimessothatshecouldkeepituntiltherewasameetingintheneighbourhooD.Thenshewouldshowoffherknowledgeandsurprisethemallfromsmall-sizeddogstolarge-sizeddogs.Iftherewasastrangerbeingdoubtfulandgettinghisbreathtoaskherwhatitmeantshealwaysexplainedtohimindetail.Hehadneverexpectedthisbutthoughthewouldmakefoolofher.HoweverintheendhewastheonewhowasfooleD.Theothersknewwhatwasgoingtohappenbecausetheyhadexperiencedthat.Whensheexplainedthemeaningofabigworldnodogsdoubtedifitwasright.Itwasnaturalbecauseforonethingsheansweredveryquicklyandconfidentlyandforanothertherewerenoknowledgeabledogspointingouttheanswerwaswrong.WhenIwasoldershebroughthomethewordunintellectualandworkedonitveryhardalltheweekatdifferentmeetings.ItwasatthistimethatIrealizedshemadeupafreshmeaningofthesamewordeverytimE.ItshowedthatshewasmorecalmthanknowledgeablE.FromADog’sTalebyMarkTwain51.Whywereotherdogsjealousofmymother?A.Becauseherchildwasnotadog.B.Becausemymotherkneweverything.C.Becausetheyknewnothingaboutme.D.BecausetheythoughtmymotherwaseducateD.52.Wheredidmymotherlearnthewords?A.Shemadeupthewordsbyherself.B.Shelearntthewordsstudyingatschool.C.Shelistenedandmemorizedwhenothersweretalking.D.Sheattendedmeetingstolearnthewordsfromotherdogs.53.Howcouldmymotheralwaysfoolotherdogs?A.OtherdogsalllikedtobefooleD.B.Shecouldexplainanythingindetailcorrectly.C.Shelearntalotoftrickstomakefoolofothers.D.Otherdogswerenotknowledgeableenoughtofindouthermistakes.54.Whatwordscanbeusedtodescribemymother?A.friendlyandcleverB.calmandconfidentC.quickandexperiencedD.devotedandknowledgeable

Hehasclimbedahighmountainracedthe24-hourmotorcycletrackinFranceandevenwalkedfromTokyotoKyotoadistanceof500km.NowEvoltaPanasonic’s7-inchHumanoidRobotisgettingreadyforhisbiggestchallenge---theIronmanTriathlon铁人三项ChampionshipinHawaii.Tocompeteinthisexhaustingcontestthegreen&whiterobotwhichissmallenoughtofitonahumanpalmwillhavetoswim2.4milesintheroughoceanbike112milesacrossthehotHawaiiandesertandrunafullmarathondistanceof26.2milesinthepainfullyhotweather.Giventhatheissotinyandpoweredbyrechargeablebatteries充电电池ofPanasonichewillbeallowedsomefreedominthewayhecompetes.ForonehewillbestartingtheraceonOctober23rd2011threeweeksfollowingtherealeventandwhilehumancompetitorshaveatmost17hourstocompletethetriathlonEvoltawillbegiven7daysduringwhichhisonlybreakswillbetorechargehisbatteries.ThebiggestdifferencehoweverwillbethatunlikeasinglehumanbodydoingallthreeracestherewillbethreedifferentEvoltarobotbodiescompeting—eachbuiltforthespecificracE.Evoltatheswimmerwillbeequippedwithspecialarmstoswimforward.Evoltathebikerwillbeonalittletwo-wheelerwithtrainingwheelswhileEvoltatherunnerwillbefixedonwhatlookslikeawheel.Inspiteofalltheseadvantagestherobot’screatorTomotakaTakahashibelievesthattheracewillbeahugechallenge—notonlywillEvoltahavetobattlethewindandsunbutalsosmallroadobstacles障碍thathumansjuststepover.Thewaterwillbeevenworsethankstothestrongwavestidesandoceanwinds.ButifhedoescompleteitEvoltawilladdanotherfeatherinhiscapandjustprovethealreadywell-knownfactthatPanasonic’srechargeableEvoltabatteriesareindeedtheworld’slongest-lastingbatteries’!64.WhencompetinginthetriathlonEvolta____.A.hastofinishthecompetitionin17hoursB.willbeallowedtohaveabreakfromtimetotimeC.willstartthreeweeksearlierthanothercompetitors.D.willhavethreespecially-builtbodiesforthecompetition65.BysayingEvoltawilladdanotherfeatherinhiscaptheauthormeans_____.A.EvoltawillcelebratethevictorywithafeathercapB.EvoltawillbecomeveryfamousandattractiveC.EvoltawillbeawardedwithanotherfeathercapD.Evoltawillhaveanotherthingbobeproudof66.FromthetextwecaninferthatEvoltawilltakepartinthecompetitionto____.A.ChallengehumanrunnersB.ProvethepotentialofrobotsC.MarketPanasonic’sbatteriesD.Showtoday’sadvancedtechnology67.Thetextismainlyaboutarobot_____.A.usingtheenergy-efficientbatteriesB.accomplishingachallengingtriathlonC.winninghumanathletesforthefirsttimeD.competingintheIronmanTriathlonChampionship

ThedrugstorewasclosingforthenightandAlfredHigginswasabouttogohomewhenhisnewbossapproachedhim.EmptyyourpocketspleaseAlfredSamCarrdemandedinafirmvoicE.Alfredpretendedtobeshockedbutheknewhe’dbeencaught.Fromhiscoathewithdrewamake-upkitalipstickandtwotubesoftoothpastE.I’mdisappointedinyouAlfred!saidthelittlegray-hairedman.Sorrysir.PleaseforgivemE.It’sthefirsttimeI’veeverdonesuchathingAlfredliedhopingtogaintheoldman’ssympathy.MrCarr’sbrowfurrowedashereachedforthephoneDoyoutakemeforafool?Let’sseewhatthepolicehavetosay.ButfirstI’llcallyourmotherandletherknowhersonisheadingtojail.DowhateveryouwantAlfredshotbacktryingtosoundbig.ButdeepdownhefeltlikeachilD.Heimaginedhismotherrushingineyesburningwithangermaybeintears.YethewantedhertocomequicklybeforeMr.CarrcalledthepolicE.Mr.CarrwassurprisedwhenMrsHigginsfinallyarriveD.Shewasverycalmquietandfriendly.IsAlfredintrouble?sheaskeD.He’sbeenstealingfromthestoretheoldmancoollyreplieD.Mrs.HigginsputoutherhandandtouchedMr.Carr’sarmwithgreatgentlenessasifsheknewjusthowhefelt.ShespokeasifshedidnotwanttocausehimanymoretroublE.WhatdoyouwanttodoMr.Carr?Thewoman’scalmandgentlemannerdisarmedtheonce-angrystore-owner.Iwasgoingtogetacop.ButIdon’twanttobecruel.TellyoursonnottocomebackhereagainandI’llletitgo.ThenhewarmlyshookMrs.Higgins’shanD.Mrs.Higginsthankedtheoldmanforhiskindnessthenmotherandsonleft.TheywalkedalongthestreetinsilencE.WhentheyarrivedhomehismothersimplysaidGotobedyoufool.InhisbedroomAlfredheardhismotherinthekitchen.Hefeltnoshameonlyprideinhismother’sactions.Shewassmooth!hethought.Hewenttothekitchentotellherhowgreatshewasbutwasshockedbywhathesaw.Hismother’sfacelookedfrightenedbroken.Notthecoolbrightfacehesawearlier.Herlipsmovednervously.ShelookedveryolD.Thereweretearsinhereyes.Thispictureofhismothermadehimwanttocry.Hefelthisyouthending.HesawallthetroubleshebroughtherandthedeeplinesofworryinhergreyfacE.Itseemedtohimthatthiswasthefirsttimehehadeverreallyseenhismother.6.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Alfredtriedtosoundbigtohidehisfear.B.ItwasthefirsttimeAlfredhadstolenanything.C.Mr.CarrsetatraptocatchAlfredstealing.D.Mr.CarrhadplannedtoforgiveAlfredfromthebeginning.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisarmedprobablymean?A.annoyedB.convincedC.gotoverD.madelessangry8.WhatimpressedAlfredmostabouthismotheratthedrugstorewas______.A.howangryshewasB.howeffectivelyshehandledMr.CarrC.thatshedidn'tcryD.thatshewasabletosavehim9.Whatwasthemother'sattitudetowardAlfred?A.Shewasverystrictwithhim.B.Shewassupportiveofhim.C.Shefeltdisappointedwithhim.D.Shewasafraidofhim.10.FromthelastparagraphweknowthatAlfred______.A.wasnolongerayouthB.feltproudofhismotherC.feltguiltyandregretfulforhisdeedD.wantedhismothertobehappy

Everydayisagiftandifyoulookforwardtospendingeachdaywithhappinesswakeupeverymorningwithapositiveattitudeandenjoyabeautifulday!Setupadailyplanforyourselfandensurethatyoureserveenoughtimeforyourhomework.Alsodon’tforgettosparesometimeforplay!Stopbeinglazyandstartparticipatinginyourlifeinsteadofjustwatchingitpassby.Trytodosomethingfunandconstructiveeveryday.Readabookwritesomethinginterestinginyourdiarytryanewhobbyspendtimewithyourfriendsorjustwatchyourfavoriteshowontelevisionandyouwillseehoweverymomentofyourdayunfolds.You’llachievebetterresultsandultimatelygreatersuccess.HowevereverydaywillnotbethewayyouwantittobE.SomedayswillbegoodwhilesomewillbebaD.Youwon’tbealwayshappyandsmiling.Youmaycomeacrossmanychallenges.Don’tforgettoremindyourselftoslowdownandtakecareofyourself.Intoday’sbusylifestyleitisnecessarytorelaxtobringbalanceandjoybackintoyourlifE.SotakechargeofyourlifE.Enjoyandappreciatethesmallthingsaroundyou.Doagooddeedandmakeothershappy.Sometimesdoingsomethingassimpleashavingacupofteawithanoldfriendorafamilymemberlisteningtoacheerfulsongorjustwritingdownallthethingsthatmakeyouhappycouldindeedturnyourdayaround!Reviewandanalyzeyourdaybeforeyouretireatnight.Rewardyourselfforcompletingthesetgoalsandpreparethestageforthenextday.Thiswillimpactyoursleepandoverallhappinesslevels.Planforthenextdaytakeagoodrestandwakeupfreshthenextmorning!IfyoufeelyouaredoingthesamethingseverydaystepoutofyourcomfortzoneandsetasidesometimetodothingsyouhaveneverdonebeforE.Stretchyourlimits.NotonlywillitmakeaboringdayexcitingbutitwillalsobuildyourconfidencE.66.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.TeachersB.StudentsC.WorkersD.Peopleingeneral67.WhyisReadabookmentionedinthesecondparagraph?A.Toshowreadershowtomakethemhappy.B.TotellreaderstolearnhardfortheirfuturE.C.TosupplyreaderswithwaysofkillingtimE.D.Toofferreaderssuggestionsonhobbies.68.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.Everydayisbeautifulandworth-remembering.B.Yourfutureisuptoyourselfandyourfriends.C.AgoodstartisdefinitelygoodforthefuturE.D.Youshouldmakeadifferenceinyourday.69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.PlanningyourscheduleforthenextdaythenightbeforE.B.Gettingintothehabitofself-praisingwithgoalsachieveD.C.Risingearlytogetreadyforyourdaywithpositiveenergy.D.Tryingsomethingnewtolearnfromittostretchyourlimits.70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtomakethemostofyourdayB.HowtoleadahappyandsatisfyinglifeC.ActnowwithoutdelaytochangeyourlifeD.Sparetimetofocusondailyresponsibilities

Formanyoldpersonsjustwalkingacrossaroomcanconsumethemofalltheirenergyfortheday.InhotweathertheymaynotevenmakethemoutofbeD.LearningtoconserveenergyisnotacomplicatedprocessyetitcanmakeaworldofdifferencE.Learningtoperformtasksefficientlyandtominimizeenergyexpenserequiresmentalorganization.BeforeanelderlypersongetsupanddoessomethingtheneedstostopandthinkaboutwhatelseshecandoatthesametimE.Forexamplegettingdressedinthemorningcouldrequireseveraltripstothecloset.Sheshouldstopandthinkaboutallthethingssheneedstogatherfromthecloset.Sheshouldgatherthemallatonceinsteadofgettingclothesoutputtingthemonthengoingandgettingabeltandlookingforshoes.Goinginandoutoftheclosetseveraltimesrequiresalotofactivitiesandenergy:gatheringalloftheitemsatonetimeanddressinginordercantakeafewsimplersteps.Grooming梳洗canbescatteredbyfirstbrushingherteeththengettingdressedthengoingbacktothebathroomandwashingherfaceandcombingherhair.Theyshouldperformalltasksinonelocationandthenmoveontothenextareaandtasks.Makesuretheytakeabreakandrestbetweentasks.WhencookingtheyshouldgathersuppliesatonetimeperformtheworkandthenputawaywhatisnolongerneedeD.Theyshouldcookthefoodsitdowntoeatandthenclearup.Therearemanyotheraspectsofenergyconversationincludingbreathingtechniquesandrestandrelaxationtips.Rearrangingspacesuchaskitchen-chainedcontentsandhouseholdfurniturecanbehelpfulinmakingenergyconversationworkmoreefficiently.【小题1】Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Adviceonhowtoconserveenergy.B.Tipsonwhattodowiththeelderly.C.HelptobedonefortheoldpeoplE.D.Dailyaffairshappeningtotheelderly.【小题2】Whatisthefunctionofthethirdparagraph?A.Toshowhowhardanelderlypersonworks.B.ToprovementalorganizationiseffectivE.C.Toimplyelderlypersonsneedtimelyhelp.D.Toproveweareintoanagedsocietynow.【小题3】Whenanelderlypersonisdoinghergroomingsheshould______.A.performallthetasksinahurryB.leaveoutsomeoftheactivitiesC.finishallthetasksinoneplaceD.groomwhilemakingameal【小题4】Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom______.A.JournalofEnvironmentandHealthB.FamilyCareandLifeMagazineC.SportsandEnvironmentMagazineD.InterviewandNewsReport

Yesterdaywasmystepmother’sbirthday.Ihaven’tbeenhomeforalongtimesoIwantedtostopbythehousetoseeheronthisspecialday.IhavebeenstrugglingonalowincomesoIwasafraidthatIcouldn’taffordthelongtrip.Gasissoexpensivenowadays!AnywayIfilledmytankwithgasandsetoff.Istoppedatashoppingmallandfoundapresent.ItwastheperfectgiftandIknewshewouldloveit.ButwhenIgottothecashiermycardwasdeclined!Ididn’thaveenoughmoneyinmyaccounttopayforthegift!SoIponderedtheissueforafewminutes.IcouldputitbackandgetsomethingcheaperbutIknewtherewasnothingelseinthestoreshewouldhavelikedasmuch.SoIgottomysmart-phoneandtransferredsomemoneyfrommysavingaccountandwasabletobuythegift.IttookabigpartofmysavingsbutIwantedhertohavesomethingspecial.ItturnedoutthatshelovedthegiftandIfeltthateventhoughIhadspentalmostallmymoneymystepmotherdeservedthebest.IwasgladIgaveherthebestIcoulD.BeforeIleftmyparents’housemydadtookmetoonesideandwithoursecrethandshakehegavemesomemoney.Ihadn’tsaidanythingtohimaboutmyfinancialconditionbutIguessedmydadjustknewit.WhenIgottothecarIsawtheamounthegavemewasthreetimeswhatIhadspentonthegasandthegift!Itgoestoshowthatdoingtherightthingalwayscomeswithgreatrewards.56.Whywasthewriterunwillingtohavealongtrip?A.BecausegaswashardlyavailablE.C.Becausethewriterdidn’tlikedriving.B.Becausethewriterwasshortofmoney.D.Becausetheroadwasdifficulttodriveon.57.TheunderlinedwordponderedinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.thoughtaboutB.triedonC.dependedonD.gotthrough58.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.thewriterloveshisstepmotherverymuchB.thegiftthewriterboughtwaslovedbyhisfatherverymuchC.thewriterspendallhissavingsbuyingthegiftforhisstepmotherD.thegiftthewriterboughtwasthemostexpensiveoneintheshop59.Whydidthewriter’sfathershakehandswiththewriterinsecret?A.Becausehewantedtoaskthewriterforsomethingspecial.B.Becausehewantedtogivethewritersomemoney.C.Becauseheknewthewriterhadbeenstrugglingfinancially.D.Becausehedidn’twantotherstocopytheirhandshakE.

IoncehadahouseguestfromCubA.DuringhisvisitIhappenedtothrowanoldbrokenblender搅拌机inthetrash.Thenextdayitwassittingonmycounter–inworkingorder.Inhisworldpeoplesimplycannotaffordtoreplaceanitemwhichdoesn'tworkproperly.Theytakethetimeandfigureouthowtofixit.InCubatheyarestilldrivingcarsfromthe1960’smainlybecausetheydonothaveachoicE.IncontrasttheU.S.isathrow-awaysociety.StatisticsshowthateachAmericanproducessixpoundsoftrashperday.Ibelieveacombinationoffactorshascontributedtothisphenomenon.Plannedobsolescence废弃isnotasecret.Itisamanufacturing制造业philosophydevelopedinthe1920’sand1930’swhenmassproductionbecamepopular.ThegoalistomakeaproductorpartthatwillfailorbecomelessdesirableovertimeorafteracertainamountofusE.Thispressurestheconsumertobuyagain.Plannedobsolescencedoeskeepcostsdown.Insteadofmakinganexpensiveproductthatwilllastalongtimebusinessesproducemoreaffordabledisposable一次性的items.Someelectronicitemshavebecomesoinexpensivethatitischeapertoreplacethemthantorepairthem.Busypeopleoftenvaluetheirtimeandconveniencemorethanmoney.Ifacarstartstohavemechanicalproblemsreplacingitwithanewermorereliablemodelmaybemoreappealingthantoleratingitbeinginthegarageforaweek.InadditionadvertisingtrainsconsumerstowantwhatisnewandimproveD.ItconvincesthemthatthemoretheyhavethehappiertheywillbE.UnlikepeopleinmanydevelopingcountriesweliveinaworldofabundancE.A.studybyDr.TimothyJonesoftheUniversityofArizonaalsofoundthatintheU.S.40-50percentofallfoodreadyforharvestiswasteD.AbundanceandwastesoonbecamecloselyassociatedintheAmericanwayoflifE.64.InCubapeopleusuallyfixabrokeniteminsteadofbuyinganewonebecause__________.A.wastingisprohibitedthereB.theyarepoorC.theyareinterestedinfixingthingsD.theylivealow-carbonlife65.Accordingtothearticleplannedobsolescence___________.A.beganbeforemassproductionbecamepopularB.isintendedtoencourageconsumerstobuymorethingsC.resultsinhigherpricesofitemsD.requiresfactoriestoproducehigh-qualityproducts66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthethrow-awaysocietyintheU.S.?A.PeopleprefertobuyanewblenderratherthanrepairthebrokenonE.B.A.largequantityoffoodhasbeenwasteD.C.PeoplebelievethatthemoretheyhavethehappiertheywillbE.D.Peopleallholdthebeliefthatmoneycomesfirst.67.Whatmaybethewriter’sattitudetowardsathrow-awaysociety?A.SupportivE.B.Critical.C.Tolerant.D.OptimistiC.

InthepastwhenpeoplehadproblemstheyusuallywenttotheirfamiliesorfriendstogetadvicE.TodayitispossibletogetadvicefromradioshowsTVprogramsandtelephonehotlines.A.hotlineisatelephonelinE.Itoffersadirectwayofgettingintouchwithadvisers.Mosthotlinesarecompletelyanonymous.Thatistosaycallersdonothavetosaytheirnamesortelephonenumbers.MosthotlinesarefreE.Callersdonothavetopayfortheadviceorthephonecalls.Atsomehotlinestheadvisersarevolunteers.Otherhotlinespaytheiradvisersfortheirwork.Usuallytheadvisersarefull-time-jobpeoplewithyearsofeducationandexperiencebutsometimestheadvisershaveonlytakenashortclassbeforestartingtoworkonthehotlinE.Alltheadviserslistentopeopleandhelpthemsolvetheirproblems.56.Howdidpeoplegetadvicewhentheyhadproblemsinthepast?A.TheylistenedtotheradioB.TheywenttotheirfamiliesorfriendsC.TheywatchedTVprogramsD.Theymadetelephonecalls57.Whatisatelephonehotline?A.AhottelephoneB.AphonecalltothelistenersC.AtrainingclassonthephoneD.Atelephonelineforpeopletogetadvice58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanonymousmeaninthepassage?A.开放的B.虔诚的C.匿名的D.免费的59.Accordingtothepassagehowdoesacallergetintouchwiththeadviserworkingonthehotline?A.BywritingaletterB.BywatchingTVC.ByReadinganewspaperD.Bymakingtelephonecalls60.Accordingtothetextwelearn_________.A.AlltheadvisershaveyearsofeducationandexperienceB.Alltheadvisersarevolunteers.C.Alltheadviserslistentopeopleandhelpthemsolvetheirproblems.D.Alltheadvisershaveonlytakenashortclassbeforestartingtoworkonthehotline

Howwouldyoufeelifyouhadjustreturnedhomeat1:30A.m.fromatwo-monthtripthroughCambodiaVietnamandthePhilippineswantingnothingmorethantosleepinyourownbedonlytodiscoveryourentireroomandbeentransformedintoapinkprincesswonderlandequippedwithbrightandshiningfurnitureadollhouseandstuffed标本animals?That’sexactlywhathappenedonJune17toTomOverened26fromFootscrayAustraliawhenhegotbacktothehouseheshareswithfourofhisbestfriends.WeliveinanoldlargerefittedshopwherewehostthingsoftenOverendwroteinanemailtoGoodMorningAmericA.Com.Wheneverwedoeverythinggetspiledintomyroom.IwasexpectingtoreturntoastorageroomwhichIthinkiswhytheydeliberatelysetouttoachievetheoppositE.HisfourfriendscompletedtheentireroommakeoverintwodaysincludingallthetimeittooktoshopdecorateandpaintthespacE.TheyevencreatedaFacebookeventinviting15additionalnetfriendstogetinvolvedintheprocess.WhenaskedifhisfriendsoftenplaytrickslikethisOverendrespondedYesbutthishascertainlyraisedthebar.WelikesurprisE.We’reblessedwithacreativehouseholD.I’dsaywedon’tevenconsiderthemtricks’.Wejustenjoyupstagingeachother’ssurprises.Overend’sroommatesclaimtheentireroomcostthemlessthan$60toconstruct.MostofthetoyswereborrowedfromfriendsthebedtheyboughtforfreefromGumtreeanAustralianoversionofCraigslistandthebrightpinkpaintonlycost$14.Howeverrevenge报复mightbeinstorefromoneoftheOverend’sroommatesMarcMcIntyrewhoisthenextoftheyoungmentogoonalengthytrip.OverendwroteI’mlookingintohowmuchit’llcosttofillhisroomwithdeerandlions.He’sdefinitelygettingsomekindofuniqueanimalsinthereIpromisE.41.OnarrivalathomefromalongtripOverendfeltthat________.A.hecouldhardlygotosleepB.hisroomwasinamessC.hewaseagertosharehisexperiencesD.hisroomhadchangedalot42.TheunderlinedwordbarinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.doubtB.levelC.costD.popularity43.WhydidOverend’sfriendsmakethetransformationinhisroom?A.Toconstructapettyroom.B.Toattractmorenetfriends.C.TogivehisabigsurprisE.D.Toshowofftheircreativity.44.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MarcmighthaveparticipatedinthetransformationofOverend’sroomB.Overendandhisfriendsoftenplaywithsomeanimals.C.Itcostsmuchtodecorateandpaintaroom.D.Overendisn’tgettingalongwellwithhisfriends.

Whenyouareillyoushouldgotoseeadoctor.AfterthedoctorlooksyouoverhewillwriteyouanotetotaketothechemistforsomemedicinE.Chemistsareusuallygoodatreadingdoctors’notes.Butsometimesdoctorswritetoobadlyandeventhechemistcannotreadthem.Onedayawomanwrotetoadoctortoinvitehimtohavedinnerwithherfamilyintherestaurant.Thedoctorwroteananswerbuthewrotetoobadlyandthewomancouldnotreadit.WhatshallIdo?sheaskedherhusbandIdon’tknowwhetherheisgoingtocomeornot.Idon’twanttocallandsaythatIdon’tunderstandhim.HerhusbandthoughtforafewminutesandthenhehadanideA.TakeittothechemisthesaidHewillbeabletoreaditforus.ThankyouthewomansaidThat’sagoodideA.Shewenttothechemist’sshopandgavethedoctor’snotetohim.ThechemistlookedatitforalongtimE.CouldyouwaitamomentMiss?hesaiD.Thenhewenttothebackoftheshop.AfterafewminuteshecamebackcarryingalargebottlE.Hegavethebottletothewoman.Takeonespoonful一匙everyday.Hetoldthewoman.56.Whatdidthedoctordowhenhewasinvitedtohavedinnerintherestaurant?A.HesaidhecouldcomeontimeB.hewrotethewomanananswerC.hewasverygladtocomeD.Hewroteanotetothechemist57.Whycouldn’tthewomanunderstandthenote?A.Becausethedoctorwrotebadly.B.Becausethewomandidn’tknowmuchaboutmedicinE.C.Becausethedoctordidn’tliketogoD.Becausethewomanneverwenttoschool.58.Thehusbandwantedhiswifeto_______.A.callthedoctororhavedinnerwiththem.B.gotothechemistandgetsomemedicinE.C.takethereplytothechemistforhelpD.readitagain59.Inthestorythewordchemistmeans______’’inChinesE.A.护士B.化验师C.药剂师D.药房60.Whichofthefollowingistrue?_______A.Chemistsarenotgoodatreadingdoctors’notes.B.ThewomanknowsthedoctorisgoingtocomE.C.Thewomanwrotetothedoctorbecauseshewasill.D.Thechemistdidn’tunderstandthedoctor’snotE.

LongagoinasmalltowntherewasaplaceknownastheHouseof1000Mirrors.A.smallhappylittledoglearnedofthisplaceanddecidedtovisit.Whenhearrivedhebounced跳happilyupthestairstothedoorwayofthehousE.HelookedthroughthedoorwaywithhisearsliftedhighandhistailwaggingasfastasitcoulD.Tohisgreatsurprisehefoundhimselfstaringat1000otherhappylittledogswiththeirtailswaggingjustashis.Hesmiledagreatsmileandwasansweredwith1000greatsmilesjustaswarmandfriendly.AsheleftthehousehethoughttohimselfThisisawonderfulplacE.Iwillcomebackandvisitoften.InthissamevillageanotherlittledogwhowasnotquiteashappyasthefirstonedecidedtovisitthehousE.Heslowlyclimbedthestairsandhunghisheadlowashelookedintothedoor.Whenhesawthe1000unfriendlylookingdogsstaringbackathimhegrowledatthemandwashorrifiedtosee1000littledogsgrowlingbackathim.AshelefthethoughttohimselfThisisahorribleplaceandIwillnevergobackthereagain.Allthefacesintheworldaremirrors.Whatkindofreflectionsdoyouseeonthefacesofthepeopleyoumeet?51.Whywasthefirstdogsurprisedwhenheenteredthehouse?A.Becausehedidn’texpecttoseesomanyhappydogs.B.Becausehedidn’tknowtherewere1000mirrorsinthehousE.C.BecausehewasalwaysinamixedmooD.D.Becausehesawsomanydogssmilingathim.52.Whydidthefirstdoglikethehouse?A.Becausetherewere1000mirrorsinthehousE.B.BecausehethoughthecouldkeephimselfwarminthehousE.C.Becausehelikedeverythingpresentedtohim.D.BecausehefelthewaswelcomeherE.53.Theunderlinedwordgrowledprobablymeans______.A.makeanunfriendlynoiseB.smileC.sayhelloD.stare54.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.A.SmallHappyLittleDogB.TheHouseof1000MirrorsC.TheWonderfulPlaceandtheHorriblePlacE.D.TwoLittleDogs

SeveralyearsagoIhadtoreplaceareceptionistformyunit.BeforeIadvertisedforthepositionIwasapproachedbyanothermanagerandaskediflwouldconsideratransferfromhisstaffinsteadofopeninganewcompetition.Mynaturalquestionwastoaskwhohewantedmetoconsiderandwhy.ItappearedfromhisdescriptionofthisemployeeMariathatshewashavingalotofproblemsperformingherdutiesandhaddifficultieswithherbossanddidnotappeartorespondtoanyattemptshethemanagerhadmadetosettletheissues.NowafterlisteningtohisexplanationIreallyhadseveredoubts.Whatcrossedmymindafterthisdiscussionwasthathewantedmetotakeaproblemoffhishands.ItoldhimIwouldthinkaboutitandwouldlethimknowthenextday.AspromisedafterthinkingmoreaboutthispotentialperformanceissueIdecidedthatIwouldagreetospeakwithMariaprivatelybeforeImadeanydecision.AndwhatIfoundoutduringthisinterviewleftmedeepinthought.Asitturnedouttheperformanceissueappearedtoresultfromworkingforabosswhoneverextendedagoodmorninggreetingnevergaveawordofencouragementandwasconstantlychangingtheworkloadandroutines.Theendresultwasatotallyruinedemployeewhowasunconfidenthatedtoseeanewworkdaystart.Idecidedtoaccepthertransfertomyunit.WhatstartedoutasashywithdrawnandfrightenedemployeeturnedouttobeoneofthemostproductiveandloyalemployeethatIhadeverworkedwith.Mariacouldn'tdoenoughandwasconstantlyaskingformoreandformoreresponsibility.Iwasmorethanhappytogiveherwhatsheneeded-praiseforworkwelldonerespectasapersonandencouragementfordoingwellinanythingshedealtwith.SometimesweareguiltyofholdingothersbackfromaccomplishingordoingordevelopingastheyshouldorcoulD.ItmaybeawiseideathatwealllookinthemirrorfromtimetotimetoseewhatwearereallylikE.66.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromthefirstparagraph?A.Heisamanagerinthecompany.B.Hedoesn'tlikehisreceptionist.C.Helikestocompetewithothers.D.Hewantstofindanotherposition.67.Afterhearinghiscolleague'sdescriptionofMariathewriterthoughtthatMaria_______.A.attemptedtosettletheissuesB.wasaproblemtoherbossC.shouldn'tstayinthecompanyD.couldgetonwellwithothers68.WhydidMariafailtoperformwellinherpreviousjob?A.Herpreviousjobwasnotsuitableforher.B.Shehaddifficultyrespondingtohermanager.C.Herbossdidn'tinspireherworkingenthusiasm.D.Herbossshowednotrustinherability.69.ThewriteracceptedMaria'stransfertounitprobablybecausehethoughtthat________.A.shewasaruinedemployeeB.shewouldneedhisprotectionC.shewouldturnouttobeagoodemployeeD.shewasashyandfrightenedemployee70.Thewriterprobablybelievesthatagoodbossshould________.A.praiseandawardhisemployeesalotB.respectpraiseandencouragehisemployeesC.greethisemployeesandgivethemmuchworkD.alwaysgivehisemployeesguidanceinworking

Wealllikewatchingonlinevideosofdogsandcatsdoingfunnythings.Butifyouhadtodecidewhichofthetwoanimalswouldyousayyoumightlikebetter?Youranswermaysaysomethingaboutyourpersonality.Accordingtoa2010studyledbySamGoslingascientistattheUniversityofTexasUSdogpeopleareabout15percentmoreoutgoingand13percentmorepleasanttobefriendswiththancatpeoplE.Thisisnothardtounderstandsincecatsanddogsbehavedifferentlythemselves.CatswilloccasionallyengageinsocialactivitiesbutusuallyafteronlyafewminutestheywillabandonthegamE.DogsontheotherhandwilloftenengageinplaylikefetchingathrownballforhoursatatimesaidModernDogMagazinE.AlthoughcatpeoplearelesssocialGosling’sstudyshowedthattheyare11percentmoreopen-mindedthandogpeoplE.Theyusuallylikeartadventuresandunusualideas.Theyalsohavemoreimaginationandcuriosity.Butdogpeoplearemorelikelytosticktooldbeliefsandtraditionalinterests.Howevertheirloveofafreelifestylealsomeansthatcatpeopledislikemakingplans.TheyjustfollowwhateverideaspopintotheirheadswithoutplanningaheaD.Butdogpeoplearedifferent.Theyusuallyhavestrongself-controlandliketocarryouttheirplans.DespitethesebigdifferencesbetweendogpeopleandcatpeopletherearesomethingsthattheyhaveincommonBothtypesofpeopleconsiderthemselvesclosetonaturedislikeanimal-printclothingandaregenerallyoptimistsnotedMotherNatureNetwork.Butcanpersonalitychange?Canacatpersonbecomeadogpersonortheotherwayaround?InastudydonebyStanleyCorenascientistbasedinCanadaheaskedcatowners:Ifyouhadenoughlivingspaceandtherewerenoobjectionsformotherpeopleinyourlifeandsomeonegaveyouapuppyasagiftwouldyoukeepit?About68percentofthemsaidtheywouldnotacceptadogasapet.Butwhendogownerswereaskedthesamequestionaboutakittenalmost70percentsaidtheywouldallowacatintotheirlives.59.Accordingtothearticledogpeople_____________catpeoplE.A.performbetterinschoolthanB.aremoreopen-mindedthanC.havecloserfriendsthanD.aremoretraditionalthan60.TheunderlinedphraseengageininParagraph3probablymeans_____________.A.takelittleinterestinB.takepartinC.benefitfromD.sufferfrom61.Whatdocatpeopleanddogpeoplehaveincommon?A.BothofthemlikeplanningaheadB.BothofthemlovetravellingandadventuresC.BothofthemareimaginativeandcuriousD.BothofthemcareaboutnaturE.62.Whatcanweconcludefromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.CatpeoplearemorelikelytobecomedogpeoplE.B.Dogpeoplearemorelikelytoacceptcatsintotheirhomesthancatpeoplearetoacceptdogs.C.Neitherdognorcatpeopleliketoacceptanewpet.D.ItisdifficulttofindoutwhetherdogpeopleorcatpeoplewillmakeachangE.

Iamapsychologist.IfirstmetTimothyaquietoverweighteleven­year­oldboywhenhismotherbroughthimtometodiscusshisdeclininggrades.A.fewminuteswithTimothywereenoughtoconfirmthathisself-esteem自尊andgeneralhappinesswerefallingrightalongwiththem.IaskedaboutTimothy’stypicalday.Heawokeeverymorningatsixthirtysohecouldreachhisschoolbyeightandarrivedhomearoundfourthirtyeachafternoon.Hethenhadaquicksnackfollowedbyeitherapianolessonoralessonwithhismathtutor.Hefinisheddinnerat7pmandthenhesatdowntodohomeworkfortwotothreehours.QuicklydoingthemathinmyheadIfoundthatTimothyspentanaverageofthirteenhoursadayatawritingdesk.WhatifTimothyspentthirteenhoursadayatasewingmachineinsteadofadesk?WewouldimmediatelybeshockedbecausethatwouldbecalledchildrenbeinghorriblymistreateD.Timothywasfarfrombeingmistreatedbutthemountainofhomeworkhefaceddailyresultedinasimilarconsequence—hewasbeingrobbedofhischildhooD.InfactTimothyhadnotimetodoanythinghetrulyenjoyedsuchasplayingvideogameswatchingmoviesorplayingboardgameswithhisfriends.Playhoweverisacrucialpartofhealthychilddevelopment.Itaffectschildren’screativitytheirsocialskillsandeventheirbraindevelopment.Theabsenceofplayphysicalexerciseandfree­fromsocialinteractiontakesaserioustollonmanychildren.Itcanalsocausesignificanthealthproblemslikechildhoodobesitysleepproblemsanddepression.Expertsinthefieldrecommendtheminuteschildrenspendontheirhomeworkshouldbenomorethantentimesthenumberoftheirgradelevel.Asafifth­graderTimothyshouldhavenomorethanfiftyminutesadayofhomeworkinsteadofthreetimesthatamount.Havinganextratwohoursaneveningtoplayrelaxorseeafriendwouldsoundlybenefitanychild’slifequality.68.WhatdidthewriterthinkofTimothyafterlearningabouthistypicalday?A.Timothywasveryhard­working.B.TimothywasbeingmistreateD.C.Timothyhadaheavyburden.D.TimothywasenjoyinghischildhooD.69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthewriter’sopinion?A.Childrenshouldbeallowedenoughtimetoplay.B.Playingboardgamesworksbetterthanplayingvideogames.C.ThemoretheyplaythemorecreativechildrenwillbecomE.D.Thedepressioncausedbyhomeworkmakeschildrenunwillingtoplay.70.Accordingtothepassagehowlongshouldathird­graderspendadaydoinghomework?A.Abouttenminutes.B.Nomorethantwentyminutes.C.Nomorethanthirtyminutes.D.Aboutfiftyminutes.

Let’sTalkTheFreeAdviceProjectAfewweeksagoItookawalkaroundWashingtonSquarePark.ImetalltheusualpeoplestreetperformersthePigeonGuyagroupofguitaristssinginginharmony.Butofftothesidesittingonabenchwasawomandoingsomethingvastlydifferent—givingfreeadvicE.AweekortwolaterIsetupaninterviewwithherandwediscussedherprojectatlength.LisaPodell32startedtheFreeAdviceProjectthispastMay.Itbeganasanexperiment;shesatinWashingtonSquareParkforadaywithasignthatreadFreeAdviceasasimplewaytoreachouttopeoplE.PodellwasastonishedatthestrongresponsE.Podelladmitsthatshewasdoubtfulatfirstbutnowshedescribestheprojectasmutually相互地beneficial.Peoplelearnfromher—butshealsolearnsfromthem.Shesaysthatthemajorityofthosewhocometoheraredealingwithsomeprettyheavyissuesandtheyexpecthernotonlytolistenbutalsoproviderealanswers.HavingworkedasafulltimeteacherandnowasanadolescentadvisorPodellbelievesthattalkingthingsoutisanimportantinthedecision-makingprocess.Sometimespeoplewalkaroundalldaykeepingtheirproblemsintheirownheadandthinkingabouttheminthesameway.PodellsimplystrivestoprovidepeoplewithperspectivE.IaskedifthereisafutureplanfortheFreeAdviceProject.PodellsaidshewouldliketopromoteittoeachpublicspaceinNewYorkwhichwouldbecarriedoutbyvariousvolunteersacrossthecity.ItwastrulyinspiringtomeetsomeonewithsuchabigheartespeciallyinNewYork—whereitissometimesveryhardtofindanybodytolisten.303words【小题1】InwhatwaywasPodelldifferentfromotherpeopleinthepark?Nomorethan6words________________________________________________________________________【小题2】WhatdopeopleinneedexpectPodelltodo?Nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________【小题3】AccordingtoPodellwhatshouldpeopledowhenmakingdecisions?Nomorethan6words________________________________________________________________________【小题4】HowwouldPodellpromoteherprojectinNewYork?Nomorethan15words________________________________________________________________________【小题5】WouldyouliketobeavolunteerintheFreeAdviceProject?Why?________________________________________________________________________

Whatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Anastronaut?Whatdoyouneedtodotoachieveyourdreamjob?Perhapsyouthinkthatstudyingwellandthengoingontoworkhardwillgetyouthesuccessfulcareeryouwant.Weareconstantlytaughtthatourhardworkwilleventuallypayoff.Butagovernmentsurveyhasshownthathardworkisnottheonlythingthatwillhelpyoutomoveuptheladder.Twothirdsofpeoplebelievethatwhoyouknowmattersmorethanwhatyouknowwhenitcomestosocialactivity.Soaretheconnectionsthatyouhavemoreimportantthanyoureducation?Seventy-sixpercentofthepeopleinthesurveybelievedthatfamilybackgroundisimportantininfluencingyourchancesofsuccess.Theybelievethatifyouareprivilegedfrombirthyouaremorelikelytohaveasuccessfulcareerespeciallyifyourfamilyiswealthy.Evenifyoudon’thaveaprivilegedbackgroundthepeopleyouknowcanstillmakeadifferencetoyourcareer.Networkingisaskillwhichisencouragedbymanycareeradvisers.Somecompaniesrunnetworkingworkshopstotryandencouragestafftomeetotherpeopletocommunicateandbuildrelationships.It’savaluableskill.Butthesurveyalsoshowedsomethingquiteinteresting.AlthoughmostpeoplebelievedthatnetworksaremoreimportantthaneducationmanypeopleputtheirowncareersuccessdowntotalentratherthanbackgrounD.41%ofthepeoplesaidthattheirparents’incomehadinfluencedtheirlifebutatthesametimeanother41%believedthattheyhadachievedtheirownsuccess.Sowhichismoreimportantwhatyouknoworwhoyouknow?Itseemsthatbyworkinghardandmakinglotsofconnectionstheanswermaybethatbothareveryimportant.36.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpart?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.NothingisimpossiblE.C.Hopeforthebest.D.Nopainsnogains.37.Accordingtothegovernmentsurveythemostimportantfactortohelppeoplemoveuptheladderis.A.hardworkB.educationC.socialrelationshipD.socialactivity38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.76%ofthepeoplethinksocialrelationshipmattersmost.B.41%ofthepeoplebelieveparents’incomeismostimportant.C.76%ofthepeoplethinkfamilybackgroundranksfirst.D.41%ofthepeoplebelievetheygainedtheirownsuccess.39.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthewriterwritesthearticleto.A.stresstheimportanceofeducationB.challengethetraditionalbeliefC.makelotsofsocialconnectionsD.encouragepeopletoworkhard40.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheWaytoSuccessB.KeepyourDreaminMindC.AWealthyandSmoothCareerD.ASurveyonPeople’sDreams

Awomanrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitateduncertainhowtoclassifyherself.WhatImeanisexplainedtherecorderdoyouhaveajoborareyoujustaOfcourseIhaveajobsaidEmily.I’mamother.Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation‘housewife’coversitsaidtherecorder.OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.Theclerkwasobviouslyacareerwomanconfidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitle.Whatisyouroccupation?sheaskeD.Thewordssimplypoppedout.I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.Theclerkpausedballpointpenfrozeninmidair.IrepeatedthetitleslowlyandthenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninboldblackinkontheofficialquestionnairE.MightIasksaidtheclerkwithnewinterestJustwhatyoudointhisfield?CoollywithoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoiceIheardmyselfreplyIhaveacontinuingprogramofresearchwhatmotherdoesn’tinthelabandinthefieldnormallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout.Ofcoursethejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanitiesanymothercaretodisagree?andIoftenwork14hoursaday24ismorelikeit.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’svoiceasshecompletedtheformstoodupandshowedmeout.AsIdroveintoourdrivewaybuoyedup依托bymyglamorousnewcareerIwasgreetedbymylabassistants—ages137and3.UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodela6montholdbabyinthechild-developmentprogramtestingoutanewvocalpattern.Ifeltproud!Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable不可缺少的tomankindthanjustanothermother.MotherhoodWhatagloriouscareer!Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.41.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorder?A.TherecorderwasimpatientandrudE.B.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.C.TheauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaceD.D.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.42.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?A.curiousB.indifferentC.puzzledD.interested43.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhendescribingherjobtotheclerk?A.calmB.ambitiousC.confidentD.cool44.Whydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.B.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.C.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor’sresearchworkinthelaB.D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.45.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstowardit.B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.

ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldsonTenyson.AswewereleavingwefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcretE.Herhusbandwaswithherbuttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.WalkingtowardsthesceneTenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouplE.HesaidtomeMumit’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryonE.Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharity慈善grouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.ItwillmakeherfeelbetterhesaiD.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetideA.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.JusttakeitshereplieD.Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesturE.Bynowparamedics救援人员hadarrivedandwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptohermysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhimMysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.AtthattheoldmanstartedcryingandsaidThankyousomuchyouhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflowertellingherwhoitwasfrom.ThoughbadlyhurtandshakentheoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmilE.56.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C.LovebeginswithalittlesmilE.D.A.smallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhisfather’ssupport.C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesturE.58.Theunderlinedwordintimidatedinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans___________.A.astonishedB.struckC.frightenedD.excited59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FlowerPowerB.Mother’sDayC.AnAccidentalInjuryD.AnEmbarrassingMoment

Aftercommutingcookingdinneranddoinghouseholdchorestheaverageparenthasjust30minutestodevotetotheirchildrenintheeveningsaccordingtoanewstudy.Oneinfourworkingparentsworrythathalfanhoursimplyisn’tenoughwhilealmosthalffretthattheyaren’tagoodenoughparentduringtheweek.Howeverparentingexpertsbelievejust12minutesadaymaybeenoughformothersandfatherstofullyreconnectwiththeirchild—aslongastheyasktherightquestions.ChildpsychologistDrClaireHalseysaidaskingaseriesofopen-endedquestionscanhelpimproveparents’relationshipwiththeirchildren.Amongthequestionsrecommendedintheresearchare:Howmanytimeshaveyousmiledtoday—whatmadeyoulaugh?;Canyouactoutwhatyoudidatbreaktime?;Whoistaller—mummyoryourteacher?andWhatarethenamesofthetoysyouplayedwithtoday?Parentsofolderchildrenareadvisedtostartupaconversationwith:I’vegotagreatstoryforyoubutIwantoneinreturnyoufirst!orTellmesomeschoolgossipI’mallears!DrHalseyworkingwiththemakersofRibenaPluswhocommissionedtheresearchsaid:Thereisnooneastoughontheirownparentingskillsasaparent—butthisstudyshowsthereisnoneedforparentstobesoharsh.It’shardforworkingparentstojugglealltheirresponsibilitiesanditcanfeellikeguiltissimplyaparent’slot—butit’sabsolutelynot.Byusingclevertacticssuchasalittlepreparationalongsideuseofopen-endedquestions—suchas‘Tellmewhatthebestbitaboutyourdaywas?’—parentscanreducethetimeworryingaboutchoresandworkandspendmoretimelearningabouttheirchildren’sday.36.TheunderlinedwordreconnectinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A.discussB.communicateC.understandD.combine37.AccordingtoParagraph1almosthalfoftheworkingparents________.A.canspareonlyabouthalfanhourtobewiththeirkidseverydayB.spendtheirdaytimecommutingcookingdinneranddoinghouseholdchoresC.worrythathalfanhour’sstaywiththeirkidsisfarfromenoughD.fearthattheyaren’tagoodenoughparentduringtheweek38.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?A.Iwillbegladtolisten.B.IwillbeveryinteresteD.C.Iwilllistencarefully.D.Iwillcallyourteacheratschool.39.Whichofthefollowingopen-endedquestionsisforathree-year-oldchild?A.Whereareyouofftowithyourfriendsthisweekend?B.Whoplayedthebestinyourfootballmatchtoday?C.WhatscienceprojectareyoudoingatthemomentandcanIhelpwithit?D.Whatarethenamesofthetoysyouplayedwithtoday?40.WhatdoesDrHalseyintendtotellusinthispassage?A.Itisnotnecessaryforparentstospendtoomuchtimewiththeirchildren.B.Itisnaturalthatworkingparentsdonotaffordmoretimetoreconnectwithkids.C.Itisimportantthatworkingparentslearnmoreparentingskills.D.Itiscleverthatparentsasktheirkidsquestionsinsteadofdoingchores.

Ateacherstoodinfrontofhishistoryclassoftwentystudentsjustbeforehandingoutthefinalexam.Hisstudentssatquietlyandwaitedforhimtospeak.It’sbeenapleasureteachingyouthistermhesaiD.You’veallworkedveryhardsoIhaveapleasantsurpriseforyou.Everyonewhochoosesnottotakethefinalexamwillgeta‘B’forthecoursE.Mostofthestudentsjumpedoutoftheirseats.Theythankedtheteacherhappilyandwalkedoutoftheclassroom.OnlyafewstudentsstayeD.Theteacherlookedatthem.ThisisyourlastchancehesaiD.Doesanyoneelsewanttoleave?Allthestudentstherestayedintheirseatsandtookouttheirpencils.TheteachersmileD.Congratulations祝贺hesaiD.I’mgladtoseeyoubelieveinyourselves.YouallgetA’s.61.Thisstorymostprobablytookplace______.A.atthebeginningofthetermB.inthemiddleofthetermC.attheendofthetermD.atthebeginningoftheschoolyear62.MostofthestudentsgotGrade______.A.‘A’B.‘B’C.‘C’D.‘F’63.Whydidsomestudentsstayintheirseats?A.Becausetheywantedtotaketheexam.B.Becausetheteachertoldthemtostayintheirclass.C.BecausetheywereafraidtoleavE.D.Becausetheydidn’thaveanythingtodo.64.TheteachergavethestudentswhostayedintheclassroomA’sbecause______.A.theteacherlikedthemB.theywereclevererthantheotherstudentsC.theybelievedinthemselvesD.theystudiedhard65.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph3refersto______.A.studentsstayingintheirseatsB.studentsleavingtheclassroomC.theirseatsD.allthestudents

WouldyoujumpofftheGreatWallofChinafor300poundsaday?A.stunt特技表演personisamanorwomanwhodoesallthedangerousbitsofactingworkinfilmsoronTV.Thiscanbeanythingfromasimplefallintoaswimmingpoolorwalkingoffthetopofatallbuilding.Itsoundslikeajobthatyouwouldhavetobemadetotrybutthereareactuallylotsofpeoplewhowanttodoit.SarahFrancetwenty-fourisoneofBritain’ssixteenprofessionalstuntwomen---thereareonehundredandsixtystuntmeninthecountry.WeaskedSarahhowshecametobeastuntwoman.WhenIwasyoungIwastrainedtobeadanceandforsevenyearsafterschoolIwashardlyoutofwork..A.dancer’slifeisprettyshortthoughandmyfathersuggestedIshouldthinkaboutdoingstuntworkafterI’dgivenupdancing.Ithoughtaboutitforthenexttwoyearsanddecidedtohaveago.ForsixmonthsIworkedreallyhardeveryday.Ihadtolearndifferentskills---swimmingjumpinghorse-ridingetC.Sarahfinishedthecourseinjustfivemonthsandappliedtotheofficewhichdecideswhetheryou’reacceptedasaprofessionalstuntpersonornot.TwoweeksaftershewasacceptedSarahwasthrowingofftheGreatWallofChinainSupermanIV.Iwasveryluckytogetworksoquickly.IhadasmallpartplayingatravelerwhofellofftheWallafteranearthquakE.Thetraveler’slifewassavedbySupermanofcourse!ActuallyIfellforty-fivefeetintoapileofcardboardboxes!Youcan’tuseanythingsofterthanthatoryouwillbebroughtbackintoviewofthecinemA.Insteadyoujusthavetolearntofallproperly.It’squitedangerousbutIenjoyit.66.Quiteanumberofpeoplewanttododangerousactsinfilmsbecause___________.A.theyaremadB.theydon’tthinkthemdangerousC.notrainingisneededD.theycanearnmuchmoney67.Sarahgaveupdancingbecause___________.A.herfatherpersuadedhertodostuntworkB.shecouldnotgoondancingforeverC.shehadtoworkhardeverydayD.shewasoftenoutofwork68.SoonafterSarahgothernewjobasastuntperson___________________.A.anearthquaketookplaceneartheGreatWallB.shefellofftheGreatWallandhurtherselfC.shewasaskedtoactinSupermanIVD.shelearnedhowtofallproperly69.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesSarah?A.HealthyB.AdventurousC.SkillfulD.Successful70.Thepurposeofthefirstsentenceofthepassageisto______________.A.drawthereaders’attentiontothewholepassageB.inviteyoutotryjumpingofftheGreatWallformoneyC.askyoutobeastuntpersonD.raiseaquestionforthereaderstothinkabout

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejoB.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajoblookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweekshe’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunatelyitdidn’toftenworkout.IwasgettingextremelytiredandfedupbecauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSundayIwasintheparkwiththechildrenandmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithmE.ItoldheraboutmySituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification资格证书ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecoursE.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamilyandgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobtherE.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareerevenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.【小题1】Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?A.Workingpart-timeinacollegE.B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.【小题2】Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’familytheauthor________.A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghoursC.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek【小题3】Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?A.Shefoundafull-timejoB.B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecoursE.D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.【小题4】What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordfedup?A.TroublesomE.B.Loving.C.ExciteD.D.Great.【小题5】Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.Onemustchoosethejobshelikes.

IwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehare兔子andthetortoise乌龟.AttheendIsaidSonremember:BeslowandsteadyandthatwillwintheracE.Don’tyouthinkthere’ssomethingtolearnfromthetortoise?SonnyopenedhiseyeswideDoyoumeannexttimewhenI’menteringforthe60-metreraceIshouldwishthatBillyTonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?IwasshockedButthetortoisedidn’twishthattheharewouldfallasleep!HemusthavewishedthatSonnysaidOtherwisehowcouldhebesofoolishastoracewiththehare?HeknewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthanhehimselfdiD.Hedidn’thavesuchawishIinsisteD.Hewontheracebyperseverance坚忍不拔的bypushingonsteadily.SonnythoughtawhilE.That’saliehesaiD.Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharehadn’thappenedtofallasleepthetortoisewouldneverhavewontheracE.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulikeorahundredtimessteadierbuthe’dneverhavewontheracE.That’sforsurE.Igaveup.Today’schildrenarenotlikewhatweusedtobE.They’rejusthopeless.56.Thewriterarguedwithhissonbecause______________.A.helikedtortoiseswhilehissonlikedharesB.theydisagreedaboutwhetherthetortoisewasfoolishC.hetriedtoteachhissonamoral品德lessonbutthesonhadtotallydifferentopinionD.helikedthestoryofthehareandthetortoisewhilehissondidn’t.57.Sonnybelievedthatthetortoise______________.A.wontheracebyhisownhardworkingB.tookariskbyagreeingtorunaraceC.wasnotgivenafairchanceintheraceD.infactdidwintheraceluckily58.Thewriterthinksthathisgeneration______________.A.areclevererthanSonny’sgenerationB.havethesameideasaboutlifeasSonny’sgenerationC.aremorehopefulthanSonny’sgenerationD.havedifferentideasaboutlifefromSonny’sgeneration59.Accordingtothepassagewhodoyouthinklearntalesson?A.ThetortoiseB.Sonny’sfatherC.ThehareD.Sonny

LastFridayatleast5peoplewerekilledbylightninginNepal.LightningstrikesarethesecondmostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisastersintheUS.Thefirstisfloods.Around400peoplenationwidearestruckbylightningeachyearandofthose70peoplediE.Thatismorepeoplearekilledbylightningthanbytornadoesandhurricanes.Becauselightningkillsonlyoneortwopeopleatatimeitsdangerdoesnotreceiveasmuchattentionasotherdisasters.IfyouhearthethunderyouareindangerfromlightningsaidRockyLopesadisastereducatorattheAmericanRedCross.ThundermeansthatlightningiscloseenoughtohityouatanytimesoyoushouldmoveindoorsimmediatelyandstaythereuntilthestormhasendeD.ThemostimportantthingtorememberistoseekshelterLopessaiD.Summeristhepeaktimeforlightningstormssowhenlightningstrikesacrosstheskyrememberthesesafetytips:♦Stopworkingfishingswimmingorplayinginopenfields.♦DonotstandunderatreE.♦Getoffbicycleandmotorcycles.♦Crouchdown蹲下ifthereisnoshelter.♦Avoidopenspaceswirefencesmetalobjectsandelectricalobjectssuchashairdriers.26.IntheUS_________isthemostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisasters.A.lightningB.tornadoesC.hurricanesD.floods27.OfthepeoplewhoarestruckbylightningeveryyearintheUSabout_________peopleareluckyenoughtosurvivE.A.400B.70C.330D.528.Ifyouhearthethunderthemostimportantthingyoushoulddoisto__________.A.standstillintheopenspacesB.findsheltertohideinC.standunderthetreeD.stopworkinginthefields29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.FloodsarethemostcommoncauseofdeathsintheUS.B.Lessthan70peoplearekilledbytornadoesandhurricaneseachyearintheUS.C.Peopledon'tpayasmuchattentiontothedangerofhurricanesasthatoffloods.D.Ifyouhearthethunderyoushouldmoveindoorsrightaway.30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.TheDangerofLightningB.SomeSafetyTipsagainstFloodsC.HowLightningHappensD.5PeopleKilledbyLightninginNepal

OnedaynewlyweddedNancylostherringwhilehelpingtoplantpotatoes.Friendswerecalledandthefieldwassearchedlongbutinvain.LaterwhenthepotatoeswereharvestedEveryonelookedoutfortheringbutitremainedlost.Anotheryearcameroundandallthefarmersworkinginthefieldkepttheireyesopen.ThefollowingyearwasthesamE.AndyearafteryearwhoeverhadbusinessinthefieldalwayshadNancy’sringinhisminD.Thenthefarmchangedhandsbutitwentnofartherthantocousins.Sothememoryofthelostringremainedaliveuntilthirty-eightyearshadpasseD.Thencameaspringdaywhenamanwasploughingthefieldbehindapairofhorses.Evenafterthirty-eightyearshestilllookedoutfortheringandknewjustwhichpartofthefieldNancyhadlostitin.Atthistimewhenhecametherehefoundit.HepickeditupputitcarefullyintohispocketlefthishorseandranallthewaydowntothevillageandplaceditintoNancy’shanD.【小题1】.Theunderlinedwordinvaininthe1stparagraphmostprobablymeans_______.A.suggested.B.returnednoresultC.insistedD.decided【小题2】.HowdidNancycometoloseherring?A.ShelostitwhilehelpingtoharvesttomatoesinthefieldB.ShelostitwhilewateringtheplantsinthefielD.C.ShelostitwhileworkinginthefielD.D.ShelostitwhilehelpingtoplantpotatoesinthefielD.【小题3】.Whatdidtheploughmandoafterfindingthering?A.Hepickeditupandputitinhispocket.B.HeranbacktotelleverybodyinthevillagE.C.Heplaceditinasecretspot.D.Hereturnedittotheowner.【小题4】.Whatcanyouinferfromthestory?A.TheringwasinvaluablE.B.Peopleonthefarmwerehonestandhelpful.C.Thering’smysteriousdisappearancewastheworkofsupernaturalpower.D.Nancynolongerexpectedthatherringwouldbefoundagain.

Weoftenhearpeopletalkingaboutagenerationgap代沟.ThenameisnewbuttheideaisolD.Youngpeopleandtheirparentsdon’tunderstandeachother.Theworldhasalwayskeptchanging.DuringthesecondcenturyafterChristawisemansaidBurymeonmyfacebecauseinalittlewhileeverythingwillbeturnedupsidedown.Therehasalwaysbeenagapbetweengenerationsbutmorepeopletalkaboutitnow.OldMr.EllisthinksheunderstandswhathashappeneD.WhenIwasaboyIthoughttheworldwasabeautifulplacE.Mylifewasverypleasant.ButwhenIwasolderIlearnedaboutpeoplewhoweretreatedbadlypeoplewhodidn’thaveenoughtoeat.IwantedtohelpthemandImarriedagirlwhowantedtohelpthemtoo.Wewenttomeetingsandtalkedalotbutitdidn’tseemtomakemuchdifferencE.Ourchildrengrewupinaworldatwar.Theydidn’tknowwhenthefightingwouldstop.Theywantedtheirchildrentohaveniceclothesandtoys.Theydidn’twanttothinkaboutthefuturE.Theythoughtnothingcouldbedoneaboutit.NowIhavegrandchildrenandtheyhavetheirownideas.Theyaretryingtomaketheworldbetter.TheyaretryingtohelpotherpeoplE.They’remakingpeoplelistentothem.Iamproudoftheirgeneration.36.Thewisemanmentionedinthetexttoldpeopletoburyhimonhisfacesothatwheneverythingisturnedupsidedownhewill_____.A.lieonhisstomachB.lieonhisbackC.standquietlyD.sitinpeace37.WhichgenerationdidNOTwanttodoanythingtomaketheworldabetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generationB.Hischildren’sgenerationC.Hisgrandchildren’sgenerationD.NoneoftheabovE.38Whichgenerationis/wasmoreefficientinmakingtheworldbetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generation.B.Hischildren’sgeneration.C.Hisgrandchildren’sgeneration.D.NoneoftheabovE.39.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthegenerationgap?A.UnacceptablE.B.Awful.C.Funny.D.Common.

Intoday'sfastpacedhighstressworldpeopleareworkinglongerhoursthaneverandoftenexhaustthemselvesatday'sendinfrontofthetelevisiontorelaxenoughtobeginagaininthemorning.Howevertelevisionwatchingformostpeopledoesnotreallylowerstress.StudiesshowthatTVviewingmorethananhourorsoactuallycreatesstressandespeciallyinwomenmayleadtotheblues.Mostindividualsareunawarethatdoingsomeexerciseafterworkmakesthemmoreenergeticsinceitincreasesenergylevels.Wiseuseoffreetimedoesnotmeangettinganadvanceddegreealthoughthementalencouragementgainedthrougheducationisunbeatableinkeepingyourmindactive.Learningnewthingsnearlyalwaysaddsasparktoyourdailylifeespeciallyifitisafavoritetopicsuchassportfashionorart.Alsolookthroughyourbookstoreorlibrarytofindbooksonyourinterests.TrytoreplaceahalfhourTVwatchingwithreading.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesrecentlymanyindividualshaveasfewastwogoodfriends.Longworkhoursandcarcommuteacttoseparatepeoplefromeachother.Thisseparationisdeadly.Findwaystomeetpeopleattheendofthedayandonweekends.Oftenthiscanbebestdonebycombiningactivitiessuchasbyjoiningawalkinggrouptogetbothexerciseandcompanionship.Takingaclasswillliftyourspiritsandallowyoutomeetotherswithsimilarinterests.Hobbiesaregreatforreducingstressandprovideanotheropportunityforsocialinteraction.Usingyourfreetimetoaidyourhealthmayincludetheseelementsandmanymoresuchasgoingtoconcertsandspendingtimewithfamily.Overallthekeyistospendlessfreetimebeingpassive.Thebestwaystousefreetimearetobementallyandphysicallyactivespendsometimeoutdoorsandinteractwithotherpeopleonaregularbasis.68.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Watchingtelevisionmaycausewomentofeeldepressed.B.Findinginterestsandhobbiesincommonmeanstakingaclass.C.Goingtoconcertsisthebestwaytomakeyoumentallyactive.D.Gettinganadvanceddegreeineducationalwayslightsupyourlife.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommuteinParagraph3probablymean?A.Thearrangementtoworkeveryday.B.Thejourneytoworkeveryday.C.Thecommunicationbetweenpeople.D.Theseparationbetweenpeople.70.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveaHappyandHealthyLifeB.RelaxYourselfinVariousWaysC.SpendYourFreeTimeWiselyD.InteractWithOthersOutdoors

Whenwetalkaboutalibrarywemaythinkofshelvesandshelveslinedwithbooks.ButanewlibrarysettoopenthisfallinTexaswon’thaveanybooks----atleastnotthekindyoucanleafthrough..Therewillbe10000digitalbooksavailableforloan借出intheBiblioTechlibraryinBexarCountyTexas.About1.7millioncountyresidentswillbeabletocheckoutthebooksonlinewithoutleavingtheirhomes.Thelibrarywillalsoprovide100e-readersforpeopletoborrow.InthelibrarypeoplecanworkstudyandaccesstheInternetusingdozensofcomputerstations.WewantedtofindacheapeffectivewaytobringreadingandlearningtothecountyandalsofocusonthechangeintheworldoftechnologyBexarCountyJudgeNelsonWolffthemanwhostartedtheprojecttoldreporters.Digital-onlyacademiclibrariesalreadyexistintheUS.TheUniversityofTexasatSanAntonioopenedthefirstin2010andofficialssayit’sbeenasuccess.Manypubliclibrariesevenofferdigitalbooksinadditiontopapercopies.ButBiblioTechwillbethecountry’sfirstcompletelypaperlesspubliclibrarysystem.TucsonArizonaandNewportBeachCaliforniaattemptedtoopenbooklesspubliclibrariesin2002and2011respectivelybutbothendedupofferingpaperbooksafterpublicoutcry.HoweverResidentsofTucsonandNewportBeachlivedclosetolibrariesandcouldeasilygettothem.ManyareasofBexarCountyontheotherhandlackpubliclibrariessoresidentsdon’thaveeasyaccesstobooks.WolffhopesBiblioTechwillsolvethatproblem.Criticsargueagainstdigital-onlylibrariessayingmanypeopleprefertoseeandholdactualbooks.Somesaybookswithpicturessuchaschildren’sbooksandhow-tobooksworkbetterthandigitalbooks.Otherssaypeoplewhoaren’tcomfortablewithtechnologywon’tbeabletousethepaperlesslibraries.Theyalsopointoutthatmanydigitalbooksarenotavailableforlibrariestopurchasefortheircollections.ButsupportersofdigitallibrariessaytheseinstitutionswillmakebooksavailabletomorepeopleliketheresidentsofBexarCounty.Wolffhimselfwhocollectsprintbookssayshedoesn’tintendpaperlesslibrariestoreplacetraditionalonesbuttoexistalongsidethem.Peoplearealwaysgoingtowantbookshesays.Buttheworldischanging.71.WolffhopestoopenmorepaperlesslibrariesacrossthecountryifBiblioTechsucceeds.WhatdoweknowabouttheBiblioTechlibrary?A.Thefirst10000peoplecanreadthedigitalbooksforfreE.B.Itwillprovideabout1.7milliondigitalbooksforthereaders.C.PeoplecanreadthedigitalbooksatthelibraryorathomE.D.Itwon’tprovidetheloanserviceforpeopleoutofTexas72.FromParagraph4wecaninferthat__________.A.OfficialsintheUShelpedbuildthedigital-onlyacademiclibraries.B.Thefirstdigital-onlyacademiclibraryopenedin2002intheUSC.Otherattemptsatopeningdigital-onlypubliclibrarieshavefaileD.D.TheUniversityofTexasoncetriedtoopenabooklesspubliclibrary.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartthatprobleminParagraph5referto?A.PeopleinBexarCountycan’treadbookseasily.B.TucsonandNewportBeachlackpubliclibraries.C.Therearen’tdigitallibrariesinBexarCounty.D.Residentsaren’tcomfortablewithtechnology.74.Whatarethereasonswhycriticsareopposedtodigital-onlylibraries?A.Somepeopleenjoyseeingandpossessingprintedbooks.B.Bookswithpicturesworkbetterthandigitalones.C.Somepeoplearen’tgoodatusingtheInternet.D.Thepricesofsomedigitalbooksaretoohigh.A.abdB.abcC.acdD.bcd75.FromwhatWolffsaidinParagraph7welearnthat__________.A.ThefutureofprintbooksiscontrolledbyreadersB.DigitalbookswilltaketheplaceofprintonessoonC.PeoplewilllosetheirinterestinreadingbooksinthefutureD.Paperlesslibrariesandthetraditionalonesshouldcoexist

Iwasparkedinfrontofthemallwipingoffmycar.Ihadjustcomefromthecarwashandwaswaitingformywifetogetoutofwork.Comingmywayfromacrosstheparkinglotwaswhatsocietywouldconsiderabum.Fromthelooksofhimhehadnocarnohomenocleanclothesandnomoney.Therearetimeswhenyoufeelgenerousbutthereareothertimesthatyoujustdon'twanttobebothered.Thiswasoneofthosedon'twanttobebotheredtimes.Ihopehedoesn'taskmeforanymoneyIthought.Hedidn't.Hecameandsatontheedgeofthepavementinfrontofthebusstopbuthedidn'tlooklikehecouldhaveenoughmoneytoevenridethebus.Afterafewminuteshespoke.That'saveryprettycarhesaid.Hewasinragsbuthehadanairofdignityaroundhim.Hisbadly-grownblondbeardkeptmorethanhisfacewarm.Isaidthanksandcontinuedwipingoffmycar.HesattherequietlyasIworked.Theexpectedplea乞求formoneynevercame.Asthesilencebetweenuswidenedsomethinginsidesaidaskhimifheneedsanyhelp.IwassurethathewouldsayyesbutIheldtruetotheinnervoice.Doyouneedanyhelp?Iasked.HeansweredinthreesimplewordsthatIshallneverforget.Weoftenlookforwisdomingreatmenandwomen.Weexpectitfromthoseofhigherlearningandachievements.Iexpectednothingbutanoutstretcheddirtyhand.Hespokethethreewordsthatshookme.Don'tweall?hesaid.56.Whydidthewriterparkedhiscarbeforethemall?A.Becausehewantedtopickuphiswife.B.Becausehewantedtoshowoffhiscar.C.Becausehewantedtowipeoffhiscar.D.Becausehewantedtodosomeshopping.57.WhichhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordbuminParagraph2?A.dustmanB.driverC.beggarD.robber58.Whichisthebesttitleforthistext?A.A.goodhusbandB.Didn'theneedhelp?C.Don'tweall?D.Oneshouldbegenerous

Ineededtobuyadigitalcameraonethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps快照maybeoccasionallyformagazines.BeingthecautioustypeIfanciedareliablebranD.SoIwentonthenetspent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsiteswrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastorE.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.IpointedatitandaskedanassistantCanIhaveoneofthose?Helookedperturbed不安.Doyouwanttotryitfirst?hesaiD.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.DoIneedto?IrepliedThereisnothingwrongwithitThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbaD.Nono.Butyoushouldtryithesaidencouragingly.Compareitwiththeothers.Ilookedacrossattheothers:shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewallofferingawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscountswitheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.WithsomanymodelstochoosefromitseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstYalwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametimE.ButwhenIhadfinishedIwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:firstsoonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshopitwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecondmywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.ButsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoicethecleverchoicethewisechoicE.IntheendIagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutofmychosencamerafromcupboardshowhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppersandwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeaturesIinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.Whydowethinkthatnewoptions选择stillofferusanythingnew?PerhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimaginE.42.TheshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershouldA.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit.B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothers.C.getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompanies.D.trusthimandstopaskingquestions.43.WhatdoesthewritermeanbyitwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforitparagraph2A.Heshouldgeta50%discount.B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.C.ThequalityofthecamerawasnotgooD.D.ThecamerawouldsoonfallinvaluE.44.ThewriterdecidedtotrythemodelhehadchosenbecauseheA.knewverylittleaboutit.B.didn’ttrusttheshopassistant.C.wantedtomakesuretheonehechosewouldbethebest.D.hadaspecialinterestintakingpicturesofhisfellowshoppers.45.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter’sopinion.A.peoplewastetoomuchmoneyoncamerasB.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylifeC.wedon’tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproductD.famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanquality

Usuallywhenyourteacherasksaquestionthereisonlyonecorrectanswer.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcorrectanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.SometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisuseD.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.A.boycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.A.familywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook小溪someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroaD.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.InthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillagE.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter---apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter---apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillagE.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniturE.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’snamE.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.67.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?A.PlaceswherepeopleliveD.B.People’scharacters.C.TalentsthatpeoplepossesseD.D.People’soccupations.68.AccordingtothepassagetheancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainersD.builthousesandfurniture69.SupposeanEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood70.Theunderlinedworddescendantsinthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_____.A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartnersD.laterbosses

Doyouloveholidaysbuthatetheincreaseweightthatfollows?YouarenotalonE.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasureanddeliciousfoods.Manypeoplehoweverareworriedabouttheweightthatcomesalongwiththesedeliciousfoods.Withproperplanningthoughitispossibletocontrolyourweight.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofsomehelptoyou.Donotmissmeals.Beforeyonleavehomeforafeast宴会haveasmalllow-fatsnack小吃.Thismayhelptokeepyoufromgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.Beginwithclearsoupandfruitorvegetables.A.largeglassofwaterbeforeyoueatmayhelpyoufeelfull.Useasmallplate;alargeplatewillencourageyoutohavemorethanenough.Betternothavehigh-fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamyhavemuchfatinthem.Chooseleanmeat瘦肉.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Ifyouhaveasweettoothtrymints薄荷andfruits.Theydon’thavefatcontentascreamandchocolatE.Don’tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A.20-minutewalkafteramealcanhelpburnoffexcess过多的calories.56.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymay______A.bringweightproblemsB.bringyoumuchtroubleinyourlifeC.makeyouworriedaboutyourfoodsD.makeyouhatedeliciousfoods57.Inordertoreallyenjoyyourholidayswithoutputtingonweightyou'dbetter__A.drinkmuchwaterandhavevegetablesonlyB.noteatthefoodinhighfatC.notacceptinvitationstofeastsD.turnawayfromdeliciousfoods58.Accordingtothepassage___isanecessaryparttostopyoufromputtingonweight.A.VegetablesB.WaterC.caloriesofenergyD.physicalexercise59.Manypeoplecan'thelpputtingonweightaftertheholidaysbecausethey_______.A.can'tcontrolthemselvesB.gototoomanyfeastsC.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can'thelpturningawayfromthefoods

IwasblindbutIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickandhatedaskingforhelp.AfterallIwasateenagegirlandIcouldn’tbearpeopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlikethem.Imusthavebeenaterribledangerontheroads.Comingacrossmewanderingthroughthetrafficmotoristsprobablywouldhavetosteprapidlyontheirbrakes.Apartfromthattherewereallsortsofdisastersthatusedtooccuronthewaytoandfromwork.OneeveningIgotoffthebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebusesandasusualIranintosomethingI’mawfullysorryIsaidandsteppedforwardonlytorunintoitagain.WhenithappenedathirdtimeIrealizedIhadbeenapologizingtoalamppost.Thiswasjustoneofthestupidthingsthatconstantlyhappenedtome.SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstopwhichwasarequeststopwherethebuswouldn’tstopunlesspassengerswantedtogetonoroff.NooneelsewasthereandIhadtotrytoguessifthebushadarriveD.GenerallyinthissituationbecauseIhatedshowingIwasblindbyaskingforhelpItriedtoguessatthesound.SometimesIwouldstopabiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdrewaway.IntheendIusuallymanagedtoswallowmyprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp.Butonthisparticulareveningnoonejoinedmeatthestop;Itseemedthateveryonehadsuddenlydecidednottotravelbybus.OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespassorIthoughtIdid.ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemforfearofmakingafoolofmyselfIletthemallgoby.Istoodtherealoneforhalfanhourwithoutstoppingone.ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop.56.Thegirlrefusedtoaskforhelpbecauseshethought_________.A.shemightberecognizedB.askingforhelplookedsillyC.beingfoundblindwasembarrassingD.shewasnormalandindependent57.Afterthegirlgotoffthebusthateveningshe_________.A.begantorunB.hitapersonasusualC.wascaughtbysomethingD.hitalamppostbyaccident58.Attherequeststopthateveningthegirl___________.A.stoppedabiglorryB.stoppedthewrongbusC.madenoattempttostopthebusD.wasnotnoticedbyotherpeople59.Finallythegirldecidedtowalktothenextstophoping__________.A.tofindmorebusesthereB.tofindpeoplethereC.tofindthebusbyherselfthereD.tofindpeoplemorehelpfulthere60.Whatwastheproblemwithguessingatthesoundtostopabus?A.OthervehiclesalsostoppedtherE.B.Itwasunreliableformakingjudgments.C.Morelorriesthanbusesrespondedtothegirl.D.Ittooktoomuchtimeforthegirltocatchthebus.

OnOct42011Iphone4smadeitsinternationalappearanceatthepressconferenceclaimedbytheIphonecooperation.EversincethenIphone4shasbecomeahotcakeandevenmadeafashionaroundtheglobE.Meanwhilemanynewexpressionscomeaboutinrelationshipwiththistypeofhigh-techproducts.Jailbreakisoneofthem.Jailbreakmeanstounlocktheoperatingsystemofamobilephoneorotherdevicesothatitcanrunsoftwarewhichitisnotnormallyauthorizedtousebecauseofrestrictionsimposed实施bythedevice'smanufacturer.Ifsomeonejailbreaksasmartphonetabletcomputerorotherdevice设备theyuseaspecialpieceofsoftwareinordertoremovetherestrictionsimposedbythemanufactureronthekindofapplicationsthatcanbedownloadedandrunonthedevicE.TheconceptofjailbreakingismostoftenassociatedwithproductsfromAppleIncsuchastheiPhoneiPodandiPadwhichroutinelyrestricttheusertoapplicationslicensedexclusively独家地byAppleandpurchasedviaitsAppStorE.Aswellaswantingtolifttherestriction解除限制onwhatkindsofapplicationstheycanpurchasethosewhojailbreakoftendosoasareactionagainstwhattheyconsiderasaformofcensorship监控imposedbyAppleIncinonlyallowingtheuseoftheir'approved'apps.TheconceptofjailbreakingdatesbacktoJuly2007whenitwasappliedtotheiPhonewithinamonthofthedevice'sfirstreleasE.Thisfirstoccurrencerelatedtotheaddingofcustomringtones个性铃音buttheideaquicklydevelopedasameanstolifttherestrictionandequipthephonewithgamesandotherapplicationsnotlicensedbyAppleInC.9.jailbreakmeansthat________________.A.CriminalsescapeoutofthejailB.PeoplemakeagreatbreakthroughintheirlifeC.ItisawaytolifttherestrictionspeciallyimposedbytheIphonemanufacturer.D.It’sabreakthroughbeyondone’sdream.10.WhichisprobablythecorrectChinesemeaningofahotcakeA.热蛋糕B.抢手货C.热门话题D.最高礼遇11.Whichoneisthecorrectstatementfromthispassage?A.TheoriginalmobilephonesalsorequirejailbreakingB.PeoplejailbreaknotonlyinordertolifttherestrictionsofapplicationslicensedbytheIphoneCooperation.C.TheconceptofjailbreakisseldomassociatedwithproductsfromAppleIncD.Theconceptofjailbreakdatesbacktothetwentiethcentury

IfIwantedtobebymyselfIwouldretreattoariverbirch桦树bythestreamthatfedourponD.ItforkedatgroundlevelandI'dwedgemybackupagainstonetrunkandmyfeetagainsttheother.ThenIwouldlookattheskyorreadorpretenD.ThatsummerIhadn'thadmuchtimeformytreE.OneeveningasmyfatherandIwalkedpastithesaidIrememberyouscrunchingintothattreewhenyouwerealittlekiD.Idon'tIsaidsullenly闷闷不乐地.Helookedatmesharply.What'sgotintoyou?hesaiD.AmazinglyIheardmyselfsayWhatthehelldoyoucare?ThenIranofftothebarn.SittinginthebackroomItriednottocry.MyfatheropenedthedoorandsatoppositemE.FinallyImethisgazE.It'snotagoodideatodoctoryourownfamilyhesaiD.ButIguessIneedtodothatforyourightnow.HeleanedforwarD.Let'sseE.Youfeelstrangeinyourownbodylikeitdoesn'tworkthesamewayitalwayshaD.Youthinknooneelseislikeyou.AndyouthinkI'mtoohardonyouaroundherE.Youevenwonderhowyougotintoafamilyasdullasours.Iwasastonishedthatheknewmymosttreacherousnightthoughts.ThethingisyourbodyischanginghecontinueD.Andthatchangesyourentireself.You'vegotalotmoremalehormonesinyourblooD.AndSonthere'snotamaninthisworldwhocouldhandlewhatthatdoestoyouwhenyou'refourteen.Ididn'tknowwhattosay.IknewIdidn'tlikewhateverwashappeningtomE.FormonthsI'dfedoutoftouchwitheverything.Iwasirritableandrestlessandsadfornoreason.AndbecauseIcouldn'ttalkaboutitIbegantofeelreallyisolateD.Oneofthethingsthat'llhelpyoumydadsaidafterawhileiswork.Hardwork.56.Whydidtheboygotothestreamandsitunderthetree?A.Heenjoyednatureverymuch.B.HehadalotofsparetimE.C.HehadtopretendtobeinterestedinnaturE.D.Hewantedtobealoneanddosomethinking.57.Theboyfeltthat.A.hewasappreciatedbyhisfamilyB.lifewasdullandtherewasnochangewhateverC.hewasregrettingbeingamemberofthefamilyD.hisfatherandmotheroftenignoredhim58.Accordingtothefathertheproblemwiththesonwasthat__________.A.hebecametooselfishB.hedidn'tknowotherscaredforhimC.hebegantofeelverylonelyD.hehadarrivedataspecialage59.Whatwasthefather'ssuggestiontohisson?A.WorkingharD.B.Avoidingisolation.C.Notbeingsorestless.D.Changinghisprevioushabits.

Youprobablygetcoldsorheadacheseveryonceinawhile.Theseareyourbody'swaysofsayingIneedyourhelp.Otherthantheseoccasionalmomentsyoutendtothankyouareperfectlyhealthy.Butareyou?Humanbodiesarethemostcomplexmachinesintheworldwhichmeanstheyareconstantlyindangerofgoingwrong.Butourbodieshandlemostproblemsthemselveswithoutusevenrealizing-problemslikeDNAdamage.DNAdamagehappensmoreoftenthanyoumightthink.EverytimeacelldividesintotwothefirstthingitdoesisthatitproducesacopyofitsDNA.AndthereisabigchancethattheDNAwillbreakduringtheprocesssinceit’squitefragile易损坏.OtherfactorslikesmokingeatingtoomuchredorprocessedmeatandfrequentexposuretoUVraysfromthesuncanallcauseDNAdamageresultinginasmanyas1millionindividualmolecularlesions分子损伤percellperdayaccordingtoScienceDaily.IfDNAdamageisnotrecognizedandrepairedintimethenitcanleadtoanytypeofcancersaidMichaelFeigprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity.Butthetaskoflocatingadamagedbaseissimilartofindinganeedleinahaystack.Fortunatelyallcellshaveabuilt-inDNA-repairmechanism机制thatisalwaysactivesoitcanrespondrapidlytoanydamageintheDNAstructure.That'swhywesurviveconstantDNAdamagethreatsexplainedZhaoJihearesearcherattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.Withoutthisrepairsystemunhealthycellswoulddevelopthroughoutthebody.ScientistsstillbarelyunderstandhowtheDNArepairprocessworks.TheseareexpensivecalculationsforwhichweneedhundredsofCPUstoworksimultaneously同时Feigsaid.Wecannotrunthemonordinarydesktops.Theyhopetoonedaybeabletodevelopstrategiestoimitatethebody'sDNArepairfunctionsothatwhenourbuilt-inmechanismsfailwe11haveabackupplan.68.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Whywearenotashealthyaswethink.B.HowDNAdamageaffectsourhealth.C.Whattodowhenourbody'sbuilt-inmechanismsfail.D.HowhumanssurviveconstantDNAdamagethreats.69.AccordingtothetextyourDNAislikelytobreakwhen___.a.yousmokeb.yougetcoldsorheadachesc.aDNAcelldividesintotwod.youeattoomuchchickenandfishe.youareoverexposedtosunlightA.ab.cB.bcdC.aceD.bde70.WhatcanbeinferredfromMichaelFeig'swords?A.It*snoteasyforscientiststoidentifytheDNAthatheedstoberepaired.B.ScientistshavealreadydiscoveredhowtheDNArepairprocessworks.C.Notalltypesofcellshaveactivebuilt-inDNA-repairmechanisms.D.Ifyourbodycouldn'trepairdamagedDNAyouwouldbesuretogetlungcancer.71.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthemmthelastbutoneparagraphreferto?A.CPUsB.calculationsC.repairsD.threats

Aftertwomonthstheboy’smothersaidItisshoppingdaytomorrow.ThefoodisveryexpensivE.Ihaven’tgotmuchmoney.YouaregrowingandyoumusteatgoodfooD.Youhaveajobnow.Willyougivemealittlemoneyeachmonthplease?NoMothersaidtheboyIdonotwantmuchtoeat.IneedonlyalittlefooD.Allrightsonsaidhismotherquietly.Yourfatherisill.ButeverymonthwemustpaytherentforthishousE.Willyougivealittlemoneytohelptopaytherent?NosaidtheboyI.’llgoandliveoutsidE.ButsonsaidhismothersadlyYouwon’tfindaplacetoliveforfortydollarsamonthpleasestayherE.ButtheboywentoutoftheroomandhismothersatonthebedandcrieD.Howeveraftersometimeherealizedthathewaswrongsohecamebacktolivewithhisparentsagain.60.Whatdoestheunderlined划线wordwagesmean?A.食物B.礼物C.衣服D.工资61.Theyoungboy’sfamilylived______lifE.A.averyrichB.averyhappyC.averyniceD.averyhard62.Whydidn’ttheyoungboyspendhismoney?Because______.A.hehadonlyalittlemoneyB.hedidn’twantmuchtoeatC.hewantedtobearichmanD.hisfatherwasillhesavedthemoneysothathecouldbuymedicineforhisfather

Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancelinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanely发疯地busybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.56.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy57.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan__________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly58.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.59.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto_______.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?

Oncetherewasamanwholikedtoeatmangoes.OnedayhedecidedtogetthesweetestmangofromtheverytopofthetreE.Mangoeswhichareexposedtothesunthemostarethesweetest.Soheclimbeduptothetopwherethebrancheswerethin.HemanagedtopickupafewsweetreddishfruitsbutinanattempttoclimbdownheslippedandstartedfallingtowardsthegrounD.FortunatelyhecaughtthebranchashewasfallingandremainedhelplesslyhangingonthetreE.Thenhestartedtocallnearbyvillagersforhelp.Theyimmediatelycamewithaladderandsticksbutcoulddolittletohelphim.Thenaftersometimeonecalmandthoughtfulpersonarrived–awell-knownsagewholivedinasimplehutnearby.Peoplewereverycurioustoseewhathewoulddoashewasfamousinsolvingmanypeople’sproblemsintheareaandsometimesverycomplicatedones.Hewassilentforaminuteandthenpickedupastoneandthrewitatthehangingman.EverybodywassurpriseD.ThehangingmangoloverstartedtoshoutWhatareyoudoing?!Areyoucrazy?Doyouwantmetobreakmyneck?Thesagewassilent.Thenhetookanotherstoneandthrewitattheman.ThemanwasveryangryIfIcouldjustcomedownIwouldshowyou!That’swhateverybodywanted–thathecamedown.Buthow?Noweverybodywastenseastowhatwouldhappennext!Somewantedtochastisethesagebuttheydidn’t.Thesagepickedanotherstoneandthrewitagainatthemanevenmoreforcefully.Nowthemanonthetreewasenragedanddevelopedagreatdeterminationtocomedownandtakerevenge复仇.Hethenusedallhisskillandstrengthandsomehowreachedthebrancheswhichweresafetostartgoingdown.Andhemadeit!EverybodywasamazeD.HowevertherescuedmanfoundthesagegonE.Hestoodthererealizingthatthemanreallysavedhimbecauseheinduced引诱himtotryhisbestandsavehimself.Ishouldbethankfulandnotangry.68.Fromthestoryweknowthatthesweetestmangomustbetheone.A.ontheverytopofthetreeB.hiddeninthemiddleofatreeC.onthetreeforthelongesttimeD.exposedtosunlightlessoften69.Whathappenedafterhehadpickedafewsweetreddishmangoes?A.Heslippedandfelltothegroundsuddenly.B.HewasclimbingdownquicklyC.HeremainedhanginghelplesslyonthetreE.D.HeshoutedloudlyforhelpbutnoonehelpeD.70.Howdidthemanfeelwhenthesagehithimwithastone?A.Hewasnervous.B.HekeptsilentC.HefeltsurpriseD.D.Hewasangry.71.Whatdoyouthinkmotivatedthemantoclimbdown?A.CouragE.B.RevengE.C.Carefulness.D.AssistancE.

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestormthoughwasbeautiful:blueskieswarmairandacalminvitingseatouchingtheshoregently.Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmythingbutIdecidedtogoallthesamE.I’msogladIdiD.OntheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoastbuttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshapE.AfterallitwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetinychanneltotheseA.Aswegotonboardwenoticedtwobighumps脊背inthedistancE.Onapproachingthemwesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit——therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoastherE.ThestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebayinwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvivE.Thelittlebabywhale——actuallyasbigasourboat——wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmovE.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenlymakingbigwhirlpools漩涡andwaves.She’stryingtohelpherbabybutonthewrongsidemyfathersaiD.Atthispointmyfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideandheadingtheboattowardsthebabywhalepusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowlytheyletusleadthemsome-timesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe——andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.OncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromtheseathemumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistancE.Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutesbutwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.ThatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyofthedayNearlyfourdecadeslaterIstilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatseA.32.TheauthorsaysI’msogladIdiD.inParA.2because__________.A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmseaC.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhalesD.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily33.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto____________.A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebayC.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline34.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause__________.A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolongB.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenoughC.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelpD.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection35.Whatisthethemeofthestory?A.SavinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappinessB.FishingprovidesexcitementforchildrenC.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimalsD.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment

OncemanyyearsagoIpulledafamilyoutofaburningcarsomewhereinWyoming.Lastweek1receivedatelephonecallfromawomanwhocouldnotstopcryingasshetoldmethatoneofmystorieshadsavedhersonfromcommittingsuicidE.Inclosingshecalledmeahero.Thatgotmethinkingaboutwhataherois.WasIaherobecauseIpulledafamilyfromaburningcar?IfsohowcouldIbeaherojustbecauseIwroteastorythatsavedsomeone'slife?TodayIdecidedtolookupthewordherointhedictionarytoseeexactlywhatitmeant.Itreadapersonwhodoessomethingbrave.AsIreadonitalsosaidpersonwhoisgoodandnoble.ThatstatementimpressedmemorethanthepartaboutbeingbravE.SoIthoughtaboutsomethingveryimportant.SayIwaswalkingintothelocalWal-MartStoreandIhappenedtoopenandholdthedoorforsomeoneasacourtesy.AstheypassedmebyIsayHowareyoutoday?Mostofthetimethatwouldbenobigdealbutthistimelet'ssayitwasforsomeonewhowasdeeplydepressedandneartileendoftheropE.ThatmayhaveverywellbeentheonlykindnessorcourtesyshowntotheminaverylongtimE.HavingbeenneartheendofmyropeaftermymarriageoftwentyyearsendedIwasinsuchacondition.Iwaswithinhourstryingtogetupenoughcouragetoendthepainandmisery.WhenIreturnedhomesomeonehadsentmeacardinthemailwhichtoldmehowmuchtheywouldappreciatemeasafrienD.ThatwonderfulcardprobablysavedmylifE.Thatpersonwithoutevenknowingitsavedalifeandbecameahero.ThemanystoriesIkeptwritinginthefollowingyearssavedthelifeofateenageboy.Inturnthatmakesthepersonwhosentmethecardadoublehero.IsupposethatiswhyIfightsohardtohelpthechildrennowlivinginorphanages孤儿院.MostchildrencomeoutoftheseinstitutionswithaveryhardandbitterattitudeagainsttheworlD.Thegiftswesendthemletthemknowthattheyhavenotbeenforgotten.HopefullymostofthemwillneverhurtanyonebecauseofthekindnessshowntothembythoseofuswhocareD.Ifitworkswewillalsobecomeheroes.Geewhowouldhaveeverthoughtthatanyonecanbecomeaheroandpossiblysavealifejustbybeingkindandcourteoustoothers?Thebestpartofallisthatbecomingaheroisfreetoallwhowishtowearsuchanhonor.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhyShouldYouBeA.Hero?B.WhatExactlyIsA.Hero?C.IAmA.Hero.D.EveryoneIsA.Hero.65.TheunderlinedwordcourtesyinParagraph4meansthebehaviorthatis______.A.bothpoliteandrespectfulB.bothbraveandfearlessC.boththoughtfulandconsiderateD.bothcuteandkind66.TheunderlinedworditinthelastsentenceofParagraph5refersto______.A.thewonderfulcardthewriterreceivedB.theactionofsendingthecardC.thefactthatthecardsavedthewriterD.thefactthatthesenderwasatruefriend67.Accordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasthebehaviorofahero?A.HoldingadooropenforsomeonE.B.SendingsomeoneawonderfulcarD.C.Keepingwritingmanystoriesforchildren.D.BeingkindtosomeonewhohasahardtimE.

OneafternoonlastweekIsawthreetearfulchildrenfrommyson’sschoolbeingcomfortedbyteachers.Thatmorningmy11-year-oldhadstomachpainsretching干呕intoabowl.TalkingtoothermotherslaterIheardaboutotherchildrenwithstomachacheordifficultsleepingthenightbeforE.Whatcausedsomuchpain?Sportsday.Sportsdaymightbenecessaryatahighly-competitiveindependentschoolbutnotatavillageprimaryschool.Forthechildrenwhocanflylikethewindsportsdaycausenoproblem.Forthosewhoareoverweightorjustnotgoodatsportitisnightmare噩梦.EvenforthosewhoenjoyrunningbutfallhalfwaydownthetrackinfrontoftheentireschoolandtheirparentsitcanproveadiseasE.Whydoweputourchildrenthroughthisannualsuffering?Somemaysaycompetitionischaracterbuilding;orit’stakingpartnotwinningthat’simportant;orthat’satraditionofschoollifE.Ijustfeltgreatpityforthosechildrenintearsorinpain.Teamgamesattheendofsportsdayproducedsomecloseraceswildenthusiasmlotsofshouting—andwerefuntowatch.Moreimportantlythechildrenwhowerenotsofastorquickatpassingtheballwerehiddenalittlefromeveryone’seyes.SomeofthemalsohadthethrillofbeingonthewinningsidE.Iwishthatsportsdaycouldbeabandonedandreplacedwithsomeotherlesscompetitiveevent.Perhapsanafternoonofteamgameswithafewracesforthosewhowantthemwouldbelessstressfulforthechildrenandalotmorefuntowatch.57.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’ssonfromParagraph1?A.Hetalkedwithsomemothers.B.Hecomfortedhisclassmates.C.Hehaddifficultyinsleeping.D.HesufferedfromstomachachE.58.Sportsdayisstillanannuleventinthisschoolprobablybecause__________.A.thisisanindependentschoolB.itisatraditionoftheschoolC.ithelpschildrenloseweightD.childrenenjoywatchingsports59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutteamgames?A.Theyshouldincludemorestressfulraces.B.Theyareacceptabletodifferentchildren.C.Theyshouldbeabandonedatprimaryschool.D.Theyarelessfunforthosewholoverunning.60.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardssportsday?A.Critical.B.Neutral.C.PositivE.D.Ambiguous.

Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosethattheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefallstheotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellmanwhoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccidentandCorbettanexperiencedrockclimber.TogethertheyclimbedupHalfDomethefamous2000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalParkthroughoneofthemostdifficultroutes路线.DuringtheclimbCorbetttooktheleadhitinthemetalspikes尖状物thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.ThenafterWellmanpulledhimselfuptheropeCorbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagaininchbyinchfor13days.Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.HegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalonE.InallWellmanfiguredthathehaddone5000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimB.Howeverwhenthetwomenfirstmettheynevertalkedaboutclimbing.HeknewthatwashowIgotinjureD.WellmansaiD.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.AtonepointpiecesofrockgavewayandCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplacestoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slifE.Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpartner’slifeWellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.Therearerealcloseties.60.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDome?A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.ToclimbittwiceC.Todo5000pull-upsuptheropE.D.TolocktheropeinplacE.61.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?A.CorbettwaspoorlytraineD.B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.C.Corbettdidn’twanttohurtWellman’sfeelings.D.Wellmanhadn’tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.62.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?A.Hestoppedrock-climbingforsometimE.B.HeclimbedHalfDomebyhimself.C.Hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident.D.HewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimB.63.Themainideaofthetextisthat.A.twoheadsarebetterthanoneB.friendshipispreciousinlifeC.thedisabledshouldnevergiveupD.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeated

Myhusbandmyfour-month-olddaughterandIsetoutonafive-daydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.OneofourstopsoncewecrossedtheOregonborderwasataBlackBearDiner.WalkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatonesidE.Hewasclearlyuntidywithoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.HoldingmydaughterIturnedaroundandsaidtothegentlemanSir.Areyouhungry?HesaidYes.IthenaskedMaywebuyyousomethingtoeat?HerespondedwithSureIcanordersomethingmyself.Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.ItoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanteD.ThemanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrighteneD.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.ThisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustodayIsaiD.Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.Themanagersaidwithafrown皱眉Okay.WeturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaidloudlyandquicklyThankYou!Wewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.IaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordereD.Onefreshorangejuiceonecoffeeonebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn’tseehimbutthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislifeevenifonlyforafewminutes.60.Fromtheappearanceofthegentlemanwecanguesshewasprobablyan_____.A.waiterB.actorC.beggarD.worker61.Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause_____.A.themanwasnotfriendlyB.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurantC.hehadfiredthemanbeforeD.hewasafraidthemanwouldn’taffordtopaythefood62.Fromthepassagewecaninfertheman_____.A.wasthankfulfortheirkindactB.feltashamedandslippedawayC.washungryandatealotoffoodD.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer63.Thephrasemademydayinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.wastedmymoneyB.mademeveryhappyC.mademefeelsorryD.movedmedeeply

IthadbeenadifficultmovE.I'dleftmyfamilyandfriendsinIndianathebelovedstatewhereI'dlivedmostofmylifE.MynewhomeinFloridawasthousandsofmilesawayfromanythingIknew.Itwashot—allthetimE.JobswerehardtocomebybutIwasupforalmostanychallengE.AtlastItaughtinaspecialschoolwherestudentshaveseverelearningandbehavioraldifficulties.AnotherteacherandIhadspentweeksteachingthechildrenappropriatebehaviorforpublicoutings.UnexpectedlyonlyafewstudentsincludingKylehadnotearnedtheprivilegeofgoing.Hewasdeterminedtomakehisdisappointmentknown.Inthecorridor走廊betweenclassroomshebeganscreamingcursingspittingandswingingatanythingwithinstrikingdistancE.Oncehisoutburstdieddownhedidwhathe'ddonewhenhewasangryatallhisotherschoolsathomeevenonceatajuveniledetention拘留center.Heran.PeoplewatchedindisbeliefasKyledashedstraightintotheheavymorningtrafficinfrontoftheschool.IheardsomeoneshoutCallthepolice!ButIranafterhim.KylewasatleastafoottallerthanmE.Andhewasfast.Hisolderbrothersweretrackstarsatthenearbyhighschool.ButIcouldrunlongdistanceswithouttiring.IwouldatleastbeabletokeephiminmysightandknowhewasalivE.AfterseveralblocksofrunningdirectlyintooncomingtrafficKyleslowedhispacE.Hetookasharpleft.StandingnexttoatrashbinKylebentoverwithhishandsonhisknees.Imusthavelookedridiculous.Buthiswasnotalookoffear.Isawhisbodyrelax.Hedidnotattempttorunagain.Kylestoodstillandwatchedmeapproach.IhadnoideawhatIwasgoingtosayordobutIkeptwalkingcloser.HeopenedhismouthtospeakwhenapolicecarpulledupabruptlyfillingthespacebetweenKyleandmE.Theschoolprincipalandanofficergotout.TheyspokecalmlytoKylewhowillinglyclimbedintothebackofthevehiclE.Icouldn'thearwhatwassaidbutIdidn'ttakemyeyesoffKyle'sfaceevenastheydroveaway.Icouldn'thelpbutfeelthatIhadfailedhimthatIshouldhavedoneorsaidmorethatIshouldhavefixedthesituation.IsharedmyfeelingswithaspeechtherapistwhowasfamiliarwithKyle'shistory.NooneeverranafterhimbeforeRachelshesaiD.NoonE.Theyjustlethimgo.ThingschangedthedayheranandIranafterhimeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightwordseventhoughIwasn'tabletosavehimfromthemesshewasin.ItwasthedayIdidn'tthrowmyhandsintheairanddecidehewastoofastawasteoftimeandeffortalostcausE.ItwasthedaymymerepresencewasenoughtomakeaprofounddifferencE.67.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheauthorleftherfamilytoFloridabecausejobswerehardtocomebyinIndianA.B.Studentswereallowedtogooutaftertheypassedsomespecifictests.C.Theauthorworkedinaschoolwherestudentswereexcellent.D.NoteacherhadeverrunafterKylebeforetheauthor.68.ThefollowingdescriptionsaboutKylearetrueexcept.A.hehadsomebehavioraldifficultiesandoncemovedfromonedetentiontoanotherB.heusedtorunouttoletouthisangerwhenhewasinschoolhomeorjuveniledetentionC.differentfromhisbrothershelearnedinaspecialschoolinsteadofanormalhighschoolD.hewasmovedbyhisteacherwhotreatedhimwithmorepatienceandunderstanding69.Whichisthecorrectorderofthetrace?①Heburstoutwhenheknewhecouldn'tgoout.②Idecidedtorunafterhim.③Kylestoppedbesideatrashbin.④ApolicecarcameandKyleleftwithit.⑤HerushedintotheheavymorningtraffiC.⑥KyleslowedhispacE.⑦IwalkedtowardKylE.A.①⑤②⑥③⑦④B.①⑤②④⑥⑦③C.⑤④②⑥③⑦①D.①②⑥⑦③④⑤70.Thebesttitleofthetextis.A.KyleaboywithlearningandbehaviordifficultiesB.TheteacherwhoranC.A.schoolwithspecialstudentsD.A.terribleconflict

BreathewaveandsmilE.Alongwithmorethan300otherseniorsImarchedintothestadiumontheafternoonofMay10.Theaudienceburstintodeafeningcheers.Thehugestadiumshookwithallthewhistlingandclapping.ItwasasifaHollywoodsuperstarhadwalkedonstagE.Andindeedeverysingleseniorthatdaywasastarofthemoment.Eachdeservedit.Theseniorshadbeenpreparingforfouryearsforthisonce-in-a-lifetimemoment—thecommencement.SeatedIwaitedanxiouslyfortheopeningaddress.AsaforeignexchangestudentIwasnotabletoreceiveadiplomA.HoweverIstillhadthewonderfulfeelingofbeingpartofthings.LiketheothergraduatesIwasdressedinpurplecapandgown.OurprincipalMr.Gloverdeliveredashortwarmgreeting.TheUSnationalanthemfollowedandthenhandsonchestsasolemnPledgeofAllegiance效忠宣誓.Studentswhohadexcelledacademicallygavefarewellspeeches.Thetearsinsomeeyesconvincedmethatmanyhaddeepfeelingsabouttheoccasion.ItwasastheclassmottosaysLifebringsustearssmilesandmemories.Thetearsdry;thesmilesfade;butthememorieslastforever.Thencamethecore核心ofthecommencement.HundredsofnameswereannounceD.Eachgraduatewalkedacrossthestagetoreceivehisorherdiplomafromtheprincipal.Fromthedifferentcheerseachgraduategotwehadthefunnysensethatitwasakindofcompetitionofwhocouldcheertheloudest.Tobehonestthepresentationofdiplomasgotboring.A.girlsittingnexttomeevenstartedyawning.Butitwasn’tboringforthosereceivingthediploma:theywouldtreasurethemomenttheprincipalplacedthesacredbrowndocumentintheirhandsfortherestoftheirlives.Anewpageinthebookofthatperson’slifehadturneD.Theywereglimpsingtheirfutures:futuresofchallengehardshipperhapslonelinesstoowhichwouldtakealloftheircouragE.62.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?A.AnAmericangraduationceremony.B.Theopeningceremonyofasportsmeeting.C.A.presentationofcollegediplomas.D.A.UScollege’sfarewellparty.63.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisTRUE?A.Hollywoodsuperstarswenttoattendtheceremony.B.Everysingleseniorbecameasuperstarattheceremony.C.Wheneachgraduategothisorherdiplomatherewerecheers.D.Allgraduateswouldtreasurethediplomafortherestoftheirlives.64.Therightorderofthefollowingeventsis________.A.Diplomaswerepresentedtograduates.B.Studentsgavefarewellspeeches.C.TheUSnationalanthemwasplayeD.D.Theprincipalgaveashortwarmspeech.E.Seniorswentintothestadium.A.b-c-a-d-eB.b-d-c-e-aC.e-d-b-a-cD.e-d-c-b-a65.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_______.A.foreignexchangestudentscouldgetadiplomaB.adiplomaguaranteesabrightfutureC.theceremonysymbolizesthebeginningofanewstageinlifeD.everyonefeltexcitedatthepresentationofthediploma

RecentlyIcameincontactwiththetruemeaningoflovE.ThatwouldhavebeenKaneaboy.Kanewasthetwo-year-oldsonofJolenemynewneighbor.AtaglanceKanewasasight.He’dbeenbornwithhardsticksforlegs.AndonthatmorningIwitnessedtheeffectthatKane’sphysicalshortcomingshadonhisfamily.ButIalsowitnessedmuchmorethanthat.IsawanextraordinaryfamilythatembracedthisspecialchilD.A.familythatwouldn’tallowKanetoknowhewasdifferent.JolenehadconstructedasmallcartjustafewinchesoffthefloorforhissontogetarounD.UsinghishandstomoveaboutKanemovedthecarttogotoanyplacejustaseveryoneelsewasabletodo.Kaneworkedthatlittlecartlikeamaster.Kanewasavitalfocusoftheentirefamily.Hewasmorethanjustamemberofthefamily;hewasthesoul.Thischildwasthedriverthemotivatorandthefounderofmuchoftheinteraction.MuchlaterinmylifeIcametorealizethatGodhadsentthischildtohelpsomeofuswhojustweren’tgettingwhatlovewasallabout.EvenwithmylimitedcapacityforunderstandingatthetimethatKanewasahighlydevelopedspiritwithgreatwisdom.Kanedemandedattentionbutnotbecauseofhismobilitychallengesorotherapparentshortcomings.Inhismindhehadnochallengesorshortcomings.Thetruthisthathereceivedattentionbecausehewasaliveandrealandhadsomuchtooffer.Kanewasandstillisalotofwarmandpowerfulenergysenttousallsowemightlearnthatlovesurpassesallthings.Kaneafragileyetlovelybabywasheretoteachusallanimportantlesson.Andattheageoftwohedidjustthat.56.HowdidtheauthorthinkofKane’sfamilymembers?A.TheywerestrangebecausetheylockedKaneathomE.B.Itwasrespectableforthemtostarttheirownbusiness.C.ItwasridiculousforthemtomakeacartforKanE.D.Theyweregreatlybravetofaceallthedifficulties.57.HowdidKanegettoeverywherehewantedtogo?A.Bymovinghiscartwithhisownhands.B.Byaskinghisfathertoleadhimaheadwithastick.C.ByaskinghisgrandparentstopushhineverywherE.D.Hisparentsspeciallyemployedababysitterforhim.58.AccordingtotheauthorGodmadeKanewithdisabilitytohelp_______.A.hisparentsgettoknowtheirresponsibilityB.hisfamilymembersknowtheimportanceofunionC.peopleespeciallythehealthyrealizewhatlovereallymeansD.peopleespeciallythedisabledrealizetheirinnerpower59.Kaneneededattentionbecausehewantedtoshow________.A.hecanchallengehisdifficultyinmovingB.hehadchallengesorshortcomingsinhislifeC.hehimselfneededtobelookedafterbyothersD.hehadthepowertoprovehewascapabletoo60.WhatcanwelearnfromKane’sstory?A.Lovemelovemydog.B.Loveisaboveallthings.C.Manyhandsmakelightwork.D.PuregoldfearsnofirE.

Whenyougetinyourcaryoureachforit.Whenyou'reatworkyoutakeabreaktohaveamomentalonewithit.Whenyougetintoaliftyouplaywithit.Cigarette?Cupofcoffee?Noit'sthethirdmostaddictivethinginmodernlifethecellphonE.Andexpertssayitisbecomingmoredifficultformanypeopletocurbtheirlongingtohugitmoretightlythanmostoftheirpersonalrelationships.ThecostsarebecomingmoreandmoreevidentandIdon'tmeanjustthemonthlybill.DrChrisKnippersacounsellorattheBettyFordCentreinsouthernCaliforniareportsthattheoveruseofcellphoneshasbecomeasocialproblemnotmuchdifferentfromotherharmfuladdictions:abarriertoone­to­onepersonalcontactandanescapefromreality.Soundsextremebutwe'veallwitnessedtheevidence:thepersonatarestaurantwhotalksonthephonethroughanentiremealignoringhiskidsaroundthetable;thewomanwhotalksonthephoneinthecarignoringherhusband;theteenagerwhotextsmessagesallthewayhomefromschoolavoidingcontactwithkidsallaroundhim.JimWilliamsanindustrialsociologistbasedinMassachusettsnotesthatcellphoneaddictionispartofasetofsymptomsinawideninggulfofpersonalseparation.HepointstoastudybyDukeUniversityresearchersthatfoundonequarterofAmericanssaytheyhavenoonetodiscusstheirmostimportantpersonalbusinesswith.Despitethegrowinguseofphonese­mailandinstantmessaginginotherwordsWilliamssaysstudiesshowthatwedon'thaveasmanyfriendsasourparents.JustasmoreinformationhasledtolesswisdommoreacquaintancesviatheInternetandcellphoneshaveproducedfewerfriendshesays.Ifthecellphonehastrulyhadtheseeffectsit'sbecauseithasbecomeverywidespreaD.Considerthatin1987therewereonly1millioncellphonesinusE.Todaysomethinglike300millionAmericanscarrythem.TheyfaroutnumberwiredphonesintheUnitedStates.20.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanknow________.A.cellphoneshavebecomeasaddictiveascigarettesB.cellphoneaddictionisgoodforbuildingpersonalrelationshipsC.peoplearelongingtohavetheirowncellphonesD.cellphonesarethesameascigarettes21.CellphoneaddictionhascausedthefollowingeffectsEXCEPT________.A.abarriertopersonalcontactB.fewerfriendsC.anescapefromrealityD.aseriousillness22.TheunderlinedwordcurbinParagraph2means________.A.ignoreB.controlC.developD.rescue23.Theexampleofawomantalkingonthephoneinthecarsupportstheideathat________.A.womenusecellphonesmoreoftenthanmenB.talkingonthephonewhiledrivingisdangerousC.cellphonesdonotnecessarilybringpeopletogetherD.cellphonesmakeone­to­onepersonalcontacteasy24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CellphonesarethenewcigarettesB.CellphonesareharmfultothesocietyC.ThenewreportaboutthecellphoneD.Thedisadvantagesofthecellphone

[1]Whenchildrengotocamptheyareontheirownsometimesfortheveryfirsttimeintheirlives.Theyhavetodecidewhattowearwhattoeatandwhichactivitiestoparticipatein.AsaresulttheydevelopconfidenceandindependencE.[2]Asself-respectdevelopsfromlearningtobeontheirownchildrencontinuestotrynewactivities.Alsoitispossiblethattheywillengageinwhattheyareunfamiliarwith.Inschoolchildrendonotexperiencesuccessinthesameway.Campcanbeaschoolwithoutfailurebecausejusthavingfunmakesthemasuccess.[3]Oneofthegreatestbenefitsofacampexperienceisthatchildrendevelopsocialskills.Incampsettingagoodcounselor顾问willmakesurethateverycamperisincludedintheactivityandthateachchildinteractswiththeothersinapositiveway.TheylearntogiveandtakeandtheylearnhowtoworkandcooperateSomethingassimpleasclean-upisnotonlytheretogetthecabincleanbuttopromoteateamatmosphereofworkingsogetherwhichinturnresultsinfriendship.[4]Theobviousbenefitofcampisthatcampersmakelonglastingfriendships.Thesefriendshipscanoftenbeuniqueandspecialbecausecampersarelivingwitheachotherandseethetruepersonalities.Childrenlearntoseeothersfromadifferentviewpoint.Childrentendtobeacceptedforwhotheyareanddonothavetobeconcernedaboutwhattheywearwhattheyaregoodatandhowtheylook.Thisisbecauseinacampsettingrespectandcaringfinallywinoutovermaterialistic唯物的objectives.[5]Inawordcampdoesgivechildrenfunfriendsandfulfillment.【小题1】.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Nomorethat10words____________________________________________________________________________【小题2】.TheunderlinedphraseontheirowninParagraph1canbereplacedby.Nomorethanoneword____________________________________________________________________________【小题3】.AccordingtoParagraph2whatmakescampingdifferentfromaschool?Nomorethanoneword____________________________________________________________________________【小题4】.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?Nomorethan10words____________________________________________________________________________【小题5】.Accordingtoparagraph4whycancampingimprovefriendship?Nomorethan15words____________________________________________________________________________【小题6】.ExplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3.____________________________________________________________________________【小题7】.Accordingtotheauthorwhatcanchildrengetfromcamping?Nomorethan4words

OnedaywhenIwasworkingasapsychologist心理医生inEnglandanadolescentboyshowedupinmyofficE.ItwasDaviD.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlesslyhisfacepaleandhishandsshakingslightly.HisheadteacherhadreferredhimtomE.ThisboyhaslosthisfamilyhewrotE.HeisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothersandI'mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn’thavetheanswertoandwhichnowordscandescribE.SometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympatheticallyThefirsttwotimeswemetDaviddidn'tsayaworD.Hesatthereonlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindmE.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.HenoddeD.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon--incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatmE.It'snoteasytocheatinchessbutIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwicE.UsuallyhearrivedearlierthanagreedtookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?PerhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwithIthought.PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.Somemonthslaterwhenwewereplayingchesshelookedupatmesuddenly.It’syourturnhesaiD.AfterthatdayDavidstartedtalking.HegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicyclecluB.Hewrotetomeafewtimesabouthisbikingwithsomefriendsandabouthisplantogetintouniversity.NowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlifE.MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone一withoutanywords一canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahugashouldertocryonafriendlytouchandanearthatlistens.41.WhenhefirstmettheauthorDavid________________________..A.feltalittleexcitedB.walkedenergeticallyC.lookedalittlenervousD.showedupwithhisteacher42.Asapsychologisttheauthor__________________________.A.wasreadytolistentoDavidB.wasskeptical怀疑aboutpsychologyC.wasabletodescribeDavid'sproblemD.wassureofhandling处理David'sproblem43.Davidenjoyedbeingwiththeauthorbecausehe___________________.A.wantedtoasktheauthorforadviceB.neededtosharesorrowwiththeauthorC.likedthechildren’sdrawingsintheofficeD.boretheauthormanytimesinthechessgame44.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDavid?A.Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.B.Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.C.Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.D.Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.45.WhatmadeDavidchange?A.Histeacher’shelp.B.Theauthor’sfriendship.C.Hisexchangeofletterswiththeauthor.D.Theauthor’ssilentcommunicationwithhim.

LastThursdayIhadthepleasureofvisitingwithDeputySuperintendentPedroMartinezPrincipalNeddyAlvarezandherstaffatWesternHighSchoollocatedintheClarkCountySchoolDistrictinLasVegas.Theschoolundertookacomprehensiveefforttocompletelytransformthecultureoftheschoolandaddedamotivatedgroupoftalentedteachers.Westernaltered改变theschooldaytoaddopportunitiesforstudentstogetadditionalcreditstowardgraduationandcreatedsmallerlearninggroups.Aspartofthesecomprehensivechangestheschool’sleadershipalsofocusedonfourmainreformstotransformtheirschool.Firstimprovementsstartedwiththechangeintherelationshipbetweentheschoolandstudentstocreateacaringatmosphereattheschool.UsingtheCapturingKids’Heartsstrategiesschoolleadershipandteachersbeganbuildingatrustingenvironmentandstudentsandfamiliesdescribedseeingchangesaimedatimprovingstudentoutcomesandensuringthesuccessofeverystudent.Theschooldaywasalteredtoaddmoreoptionsforstudentstoobtainadditionalcreditstowardgraduation.Studentsandteachersweregroupedintohousessothatsmallergroupsofteachersandcounselors辅导员couldcreateone-on-onerelationshipswithstudents.Teachersandcounselorssaidthatthealteredschooldayprovidestimetoaddressstudent’sindividualconcernsanddevelopindividualizedlearningplanstoputeverystudentonapathtograduation.TheschoolalsomadechangestoencourageparentstosupportschoolandencouragerealdialoguesbetweenparentsandtheteachersandleadersatWestern.FundedinpartthroughtheUnitedWaytheschoolcreatedafamilyengagementcentertogetparentsmoreinvolvedintheirchildren’seducationparticularlyparentsofEnglishlanguagelearners.ParentslikeAllyGaonaandMarthaMendeztoldmethattheyhadavoiceandthetoolstoengageintheirchildren’slearningandthattheyrecognizethatthemainresponsibilityfortheirchildren’slearningmustrestwiththeparents.Parentswerepassionateaboutthesepositivechangesandsaidthatthesechangessignaledtotheentirethecommunitythattheschoolwasseriousaboutfamilyengagement.25.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toattractpeopletotheschool.B.Totalkabouttheschoolreforms.C.TointroducetheschoolD.Tointroducetherelationshipbetweentheschoolandstudents.26.Howmanymainreformsarementionedinthepassage?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five27.Studentsandteachersweregroupedintohousesinorderto___.A.providetimetoaddressstudent’sindividualconcerns.B.addmoreoptionsforstudentstoobtainadditionalcreditstowardgraduation..C.createone-on-onerelationshipswithstudents.D.developindividualizedlearningplanstoputeverystudentonapathtograduation.28.Whichstatementistherightaccordingtothepassage?A.Parentsdidn’tsupportthereforms.B.Thereformsintendedtoimprovestudentoutcomesandensurethesuccessofeverystudent.C.Theschoolaskedparentstodonatetheirmoney.D.theschoolwasnotseriousaboutfamilyengagement.

Whenhewasjust19MichaelDellstartedthecompanythatwoulddominatetheindustry.AtthetimeIBMpersonalcomputerssoldinstoresforabout＄3000.AftertakingthemapartandrebuildingthemDellrealizedthecomponents零部件couldbeboughtforone-fourththepricE.Soonhewasbuyingcomponentstoreducethecost.A.goodbusinessdecisionbutitmeanthisroomwasstartingtolooklikeamechanic’sshop.Iwasquiteexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesforpersonalcomputersandhowtheycouldchangesociety.IhadthisideatoselltheproductsdirectlytotheusersoverthephonehesaiD.Collegeplansandhisparents’expectationsbotheredhimalot.ButMichaelDellwasdetermineD.HedroveofftotheUniversityofTexasatAustininAugust1983inacarhe’dboughtwithearningsfromsellingnewspapers.Hewassurprisedthathismotherwasn’tsuspiciousaboutthethreecomputersinthebackseat.ByNovembernewsreachedhisparentsthathewasn’tattendingclasses.OnasurprisevisittoAustintheycaughttheirsononspot.MichaelDelltoldhisdadthathewantedtocompetewithIBM.AlthoughMichaelagreedtofocusonhisstudiesthebusinesschancesandthetimingcouldn’thavebeenbetter.Thepublicwasbecomingmoreinterestedincomputersbutnoonewasproducingthem.InearlyMayaweekbeforehisfinalexamsMichaelstartedDellcomputerCorporationwith＄1000.Hetookhisexamsandthendroppedoutofcollegeattheendofhisfreshmanyear.Itwastimetotryouthisdirect-to-customerbusinessmodel.ThreeyearslaterDellsayswehadalreadyachievedannualsalesofabout＄150millionIwas22yearsoldthen.【小题1】.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph1mean?A.affectB.developC.supportD.lead【小题2】.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoparagraph2?A.DelldiscoveredagoodchancetomakemoneyB.Dellcouldbuyacomputeratone-fourththepriceC.IBMmadelittlemoneyfrompersonalcomputersD.Dellrebuiltcomputersinamechanic’sshop【小题3】.WhenDell’sparentslearnedabouthisabsencefromclassthey.A.triedtohelpwithhisbusinessB.weretoosuspicioustoacceptitC.wantedhimtogohacktoclassD.encouragedhimtocompetewithIBM【小题4】.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat.A.DellwastiredofhiscollegelifeB.DellwasnotdevotedtohisstudyatcollegeC.Dell’scollegelifehelpedhimgreatlyD.Delldidn’tfinishhisfinalexams【小题5】.Dell’sexperiencesshowthat.A.determinationandopportunityleadtosuccessB.familysupportplaysanimportinone’ssuccessC.there’snoneedforallofustogotocollegeD.weshouldinsistonwhateverwearedoing

DearLanLanI’mnowwritingtoyouatHartsopavillageintheLakeDistrictaplacetohavemostbeautifulsceneryinEnglishcoupleheretospendChristmaswiththem.ThiswasplannedforoverseasstudentstoknowBritishwayoflifebylivingwithBritishfamilies.WecametwodaysbeforeChristmasandduringourstaywehavehadeverythingweexpecteD.ChristmasturkeyChristmascakeChristmaspuddingsChristmaspartiesandChristmasgiftsundertheChristmastreE.Allareexcitingandamusingbutaboveallthesewearedeeplytouchedbythehospitality好客ofthefamilyRogerandAnneMariE.AnneMariewasanurseandallthesedaysshehadbeenbusycookingmealswashingdishesandshowingusarounD.RogerwhowasadoctorknowsalotaboutChinaandstillwantstoknowmorE.HeplaysusChinesemusicanditseemstomehedoesbetterinthatthanwedo.IntheeveningsweallsitaroundthefireplacewithTimalovelydogbyoursidE.Likelong-time-no-seefriendswetalkaboutallthethingsthathavehappenedorwehopetohappeninourlives.Thereisalwayssomuchtotellandtoknow.AfterthreemonthsawayfromhomeweareagainfeelinghowsweetahomecanbE.RogerandAnneMariearenotlikemostoftheotherpeoplewehavemetwhoalwaysmakeusfeelweareforeignersinaforeigncountry.Theyshowsuchkindnesstousthattheybringusaperson-to-personfeelinginsteadofaBritish-to-Chinesefeeling.TheymakeusbelievethatthoughtherearedifferencesoflanguagesandculturesonemayalwaysexpecttofindineverycorneroftheworldthefeelingofloveandbeingloveD.HowIwishMumandDadcouldmeetthem!HowIwishyouwereherewithme!HowstrangeitisthatthemoreIfeelathomeherethemoreImissmyrealhomeandallofyou.WealwaystalkaboutwhenwegobackhomenextyearandsoonwewillturnthisintowhenwegobackhomeTHISyearfortheNewYear’sDayiscoming.Missyou.LoveCaoWen56.ThewriterisnowinEnglanD.A.aChinesevisitortoanEnglishfamilyB.aChineseteacherworkingC.aChinesestudentstudyingD.aChineseteacherliving57.InHartsopCaoWenfelt.A.ratherathomeB.theEnglishhomebetterthanherhomeC.shewasaforeignerinaforeigncountryD.shewasonememberofthefamily58.ItseemsthatRoger.A.canspeakChineseverywellB.knowssomethingaboutChineseforalongtimeC.oncelivedinChinaforalongtimeD.candoeverythingbetterthantheChinese59.Whenyouareawayfromhomeitisgoodforyoutohavethefeeling.A.ofbeingaloneB.ofloveandbeinglovedC.ofgoinghomesoonD.asaforeigner60.Inthewriter’sopinionthebesthomeis.A.thehometheystayedinEnglandB.thehomethatyouleftbehindC.ChinesehomeD.one’sownhome

Fallingtemperaturesarenoexcusetoavoidoutdoorexercisewithyourdog.Alongwithmakingsureyouareappropriatelydressedyourdogshouldalsobeproperlyprotectedfromtheelements.SomelargebreeddogssuchasLabradorRetrieversGoldenRetrieversGermanShepherdsandHuskiescantoleratethecolderweatherbetterthanothers.Thesedogsmayalsodevelopathickercoatovertimeastheyareexposedtocolderweather.SmallerbreedshoweverlikeChihuahuasandMiniaturePinschersbreedswithshortcoatsandpuppiesshouldwearsometypeofprotectioni.eacoatorsweaterifthetemperaturedropstoolow.Lookforcoatsorsweaterswithhighcollarsoraturtleneckthatcoversyourdogfromthebaseofthetailontoptothebellyunderneath.Dogbooties毛线鞋providegoodprotectionfromchemicalsorsaltsonthepavementaswellasmuD.Ifyoudon’tusethebootiesbesuretowipeyourdog’spawpadswithroomtemperaturewateraftertakingitoutsidE.OthertipsWhenyoubatheyourdogdryhimcompletelybeforetakinghimoutinthecoldweatherforawalkorexercisE.Itisespeciallyimportanttokeepyourdogwellgroomed打扮duringthewintermonthstoprotecthimfromtheelements.Ifyourdogfrequentlyparticipatesinoutdooractivitiesduringthecoldermonthsincreasehisfoodintakeespeciallyproteintohelpkeephiscoatgrowthickandhealthy.DogsthatarenotasactiveduringthewintermonthsmayneedtohavetheirfoodconsumptionreduceD.TheamountoftimeyouspendoutsidewithyourdogwilldependonhissizebreedtypeandagE.Rememberthatillorelderlydogsaremoresensitivetocoldweather.Dogswhomcoldweatheragreeswithcanspendhoursoutsidewithoutgettingcoldbutsomeofthesmallerandyoungerdogs’exercisesessionsshouldbekeptshorter.DogsshouldnotbeleftoutsideunattendeD.Anotheractivitytoconsiderisdoggiedaycarewhichisanexcellentalternativeduringcoldweathermonths.It’sagreatplaceforyourdogtogetplentyofphysicalandmentalstimulationwhilebeingwithotherdogs.BanfieldPetHospital66.Theunderlinedwordelementsinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.A.extremeweatherB.potentialenemiesC.seriousdiseasesD.terribleaccidents67.Dogownersareadvisedto______inthetext.A.bathetheirdogslessduringthewintermonthsB.avoidoutdoorexercisewiththeirdogsincoldweatherC.maketheirdogswearbootiesforawalkoutsideeverytimeD.feedtheirdogsmorefoodifthey’refrequentlytakingthemoutinwinter68.Theauthorthinksdogownersshould_________inthecoldweather.A.notwalkthedogB.protecttheirdogpetsfrombeinghurtC.stopwalkingthedogD.avoidwalkingthedog69.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.Smallbreeddogsareusuallymoretolerantofcoldweatherthanlargerones.B.Smallerandyoungerdogstendtobecomelessactiveincoldweather.C.Dogs’pawpadsshouldbethoroughlycleanedafteroutdooractivitiesinwinter.D.A.triptodoggiedaycarecangetdogsbetterpreparedforoutdooractivities.70.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtomakeyourdogexerciseincoldweatherB.WalkdogsinthecoldweatherC.DogsliketotakeexerciseinwinterD.Takegoodcareofdogs

Itmighthavebeenareallybadstressfuldayfeelingtrappedinsidebythecoldandsnowwhichsurroundedus.Myhusbandwasthefirsttoshifthisconsciousness.Hedressedaccordinglyandannouncedthathewasgoingoutsidetobuildagiantsnowman.Atfirsthestoodalonepilingmassiveamountsofsnow.Soonafteraneighborjoinedinmyhusband’squesttoembracetheopportunitythewinterpresenteD.Maintaininglessthandesirableattitudeswereluctantlyputonoursnowgear用具andheadedoutsidE.Itwasn’tlongbeforeweweresmilingandenjoyingtheabundanceofsnowthatMotherNaturehadprovideD.Otherscametoouryardonebyonetogiveahandinthemakingofourgiantsnowman.IntheendweallstoodbackandsurprisedatwhatwehadcreateD.Hewaselevenfeethightwenty-fivefeetaroundatthebaseanddecoratedwithmanyhouseholditemssuppliedbyvariousfamilies.Therehestoodourgloriousgiantsnowman.PeopledrovebyandsmileD.SomeevenstoppedtoenjoyhisexistencE.ThespiritthatwentintocreatinghimseemedtocatchonandweallenjoyeditwhilethecoldtemperaturesalloweD.Withthepassingoftimethespringmadeitswaybackintoouryardandthesnowmanchangedformconsiderably.Inafinalefforttosavewhatwecreatedforjustalittlebitlongersomebodystoppedbyandchangedthesnowman’sremainstolooklikearabbit.AsIpreparedforthestartofanotherweekIdecidedtocheckmyemailbeforegoingtobeD.Ifoundacuriousmessagethatcontainedthesubjectline:enjoythesnowman.IdecidedtoreadthemessageeventhoughIdidnotrecognizewhosentit.Thewordsitcontainedmeltedmyheart.Theemailsaid:yourneighborlooksonindisbelief!Iamsureyoupeopleareenjoyingthesoundsandsmellsalongwithsightsofspring.TheenergydisplayedinMr.SnowmanorMsisfilledwithvigorandjoyousenergy.Youandyourfamilykeepitupasthisiswhattheworldneedsnow.LovesweetlovE.MorepowertoyouandyourlovedoneskeepsharingwiththeworldarounD.Perhapsitwasmorethansnowmanwebuiltthatday.I’dliketoagreethatitwas.Themessageseemsclear.Ourcircumstanceswillturnouttobewhatwemakeofthem.Thepossibilitiesareendlessandthechoiceisours.51.Thereasonforherhusbandtomakeasnowmanwasthat________.A.hehadtopleasehisneighborsB.hewasbetteratitthanothersC.hewantedtocheerhimselfupD.hemustgetthelastchancebeforespring52.Fromthepassagewecanknowthatthesnowman_______.A.wasbuiltonlybytheauthor’sfamilyB.wassurprisinglybiginsizeC.madepeoplemoreforgivingD.madebuildingsnowmanpopular53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsontheemailisNOTtrue?A.Itwasprobablyfromaneighborwhodidn’tbuildthesnowmanthatdayB.ItwasmainlywrittentosharejoysforthecomingofspringC.Thewriteroftheemailencouragedtheauthortokeepbeingvigorousandjoyous.D.Theauthorwasdeeplytouchedandinspiredbyitswords.54.Accordingtotheauthor_______.A.therearemanychancesinourlifeB.choicesaremorepracticalthanpossibilitiesC.wemusthaveourownideasaboutourdecisionD.wecandetermineourwayoflifethroughourchoice

IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightenedLookingdownIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbankThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalife-and-deathstruggleHercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfearMaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldgetholdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother’sbodyandwasgoneMaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk象鼻againsttherockybankThenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrockJustatthismomentshefellbackintotheriverIfshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertaindeathIknewaswellasshedidthattherewasonespot地点whereshecouldgetupthebankbutitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalfWhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother’sloveMaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring吼叫allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusiC.24.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw______.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater25.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?A.ByputtingitonasafespotB.BypressingitagainstherbodyC.BytakingitawaywithherD.Bycarryingitonherback26.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaring?A.ItwasagreatcomfortB.ItwasasignofdangerC.ItwasacallforhelpD.Itwasamusicalnote27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AMother’sLoveB.ABraveActC.ADeadlyRiverD.AMatterofLifeandDeath

IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives-thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因的engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo-aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmittedelectronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethatitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread-sportandinternationalnews.etC.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.60.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV61.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofthenewspaperD.thewriterbelievessomemediawilldieout62.Thephrasefeedoffinthelastparagraphmeans.A.dependonB.competewithC.fightwithD.killoff63.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNews.B.TheChangesofMediA.C.MakeYourOwnnewspaper.D.TheFutureofNewspaper.

Hehadbeenonalongflight.Thefirstwarningoftheapproachingproblemscamewhenthesignontheairplaneflashedon:Fastenyourseatbelts.ThenafterawhileacalmvoicesaidWeshallnotbeservingthedrinksatthistimeasweareexpectingalittleturbulence气流.PleasebesureyourseatbeltisfasteneD.Ashelookedaroundtheaircraftitbecameobviousthatmanyofthepassengerswerebecomingnervous.LaterthevoiceoftheannouncersaidWearesosorrythatweareunabletoservethemealatthistimE.Theturbulenceisstillaheadofus.Andthenthestormbrokeout.Theterriblethundercouldbeheardevenabovethesoundoftheengines.Lighteninglitupthedarkeningskiesandwithinmomentsthatgreatplanewaslikeafeatherthrownaroundonavastocean.Onemomenttheairplanewasliftedongreatcurrentsofair;thenextitdroppedasifitwereabouttocrash.Themanadmittedthathesharedthediscomfortandfearofthosearoundhim.HesaidAsIlookedaroundtheplaneIcouldseethatnearlyallthepassengerswereupsetandalarmeD.Somewerepraying.Thefutureseemedterribleandmanywerewonderingiftheywouldmakeitthroughthestorm.AndthenIsuddenlysawagirltowhomthestormmeantnothing.Shejustsatonherseatandwasreadingabook.Everythingwithinhersmallworldwascalmandorderly.Sometimessheclosedhereyesthenshewouldreadagain;thenshewouldstraightenherlegsbutworryandfearwerenotinherworlD.WhentheplanewasbeinghitbytheterriblestormwhenitshookthiswayandthatasitroseandfellsoseverelywhenalltheadultswerescaredhalftodeaththatunusualchildwascompletelycomposedandunafraiD.Themancouldhardlybelievehiseyes.ItwasnotsurprisingthereforethatwhentheplanefinallyreacheditsdestinationandallthepassengerswerehurryingoffboardheaskedthegirlwhyshehadnotbeenafraiD.ThesweetchildrepliedSirmyDadisthepilotandheistakingmehomE.26.Whathappenedwhiletheauthorwastakingtheflight?A.Apassengerwasscaredtodeath.B.TheplanemetaturbulencE.C.AgirlbecamedeafintheplanE.D.Drinksandfoodwererunout.27.Somepassengerswereprayingduringtheturbulencebecause.A.GodaskedthemtoB.theycoulddonothingC.theyweretooafraidD.theywerewarnedto28.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothewordcomposed?A.cleverB.calmC.strongD.healthy29.Whichistherightorderofthedescriptionaboutthegirlwhenotherswerescaredhalftodeath?a.Sheclosedhereyes.b.Shestraightenedherlegs.c.Shewentonreading.d.Shesatonherseatreading.A.d-a-c-bB.d-c-a-bC.a-d-b-cD.a-b-c-d30.Whatmakesthegirlbehavesodifferentlyfromothersthen?A.Destination.B.Determination.C.Behavior.D.ConfidencE.

Whatisalifestyleandhowisthatdifferentfromalife?A.lifestyleisaboutbrandnamesandbuyingidentityorfamE.Lifestylegivesafalsesenseofpeaceandacceptabilitythatcomesfromothersrecognizingwhatyou’veboughtintoaswellasbought.Ifyourcarclothesandhomeareexpensiveyou’resophisticated世故的andstylish.Ifyouhavetherightkindofjoborgototherightsocialgatheringsthenyoureceivetheinsincereapprovalofothers.Thismeansthatyourself-esteem自尊isalwaysatthemercyofotherswithnoappreciationofyouasanindividual.A.lifeontheotherhandisverydifferent.A.lifeiswhatyouleadwhenyouknowwhatmattersmosttoyou.Itisverysimpleandcomesfrombeingconnectedtowhatyouknowisimportantandbeingwillingtoputthatfirstnomatterwhatothersmaythink.Whenyoucreatealifevs.alifestyleyourself-esteemcomesfromwhat’sinsideyounotwhatothersthinkaboutyou.LifestyleisexpensivefinanciallyandpersonallybecauseitcostsagreatdealtokeepupappearancesanddowhatyouthinkissociallyacceptablE.A.lifeisnotexpensivE.Ratherthanusingpersonalorfinancialresourcesalifegeneratesenergyandstayingpower.It’saboutliberatingyourselffromthemindlessconsumptionthatsocietyexpects.Itisaboutmakingthechoicesthatareinlinewithyourvaluesinsteadofusingupyourbankaccountorenergyfornoheart-drivenreason.Howcanyoumakethechange?UnderstandthedifferencebetweenalifeandalifestylE.Analyzeyourcurrentlifestyletoseewhatiscostingyouinmoneytimestressandenergytomaintainit.Letgoandmakeroomforwhatisreallyimportanttoyouwhatsupportsyouandbringsyoujoy.Rememberwhoyouarefromwithinnotwhatyouown!63.Whichofthefollowingexamplesbestexplainswhatislifeabout?A.Weworklonghoursinajobthatwedonotenjoy.B.WefocusonwhatwewearorwhatkindofcarwedrivE.C.WefindoutwhatourtruebeliefsandvaluesareandchoosetolivebythesE.D.Wethinkthathowothersseeusismoreimportantthanwhatwethinkofourselves.64.Whatmethoddoestheauthorusetoexplainhisopinioninthethirdparagraph?A.Makingcomparison.B.GivinganexamplE.C.Givingadefinition.D.Givingareason.65.Tomakethechangeweneedto______________________.A.bedirectedfromwithinB.bedirectedfromoutsideC.bedrivenbysocialvaluesD.bedrivenbyothers’opinions66.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Todescribewhatlifeis.B.Tointroducewhatlifestyleis.C.TopromotelifeinsteadoflifestylE.D.TotellthedifferencesbetweenlifeandlifestylE.

MywifeJulieandIwereoutontheroadthatrunsaroundwherewelivewhenwesawanoldworn-outdogstumbling蹒跚painfullyuptheroaD.Westoppedbentdowntalkedgentlytothedogandpattedit.Icheckedandtherewasacollarwithaphonenumber.IcalledbutnooneanswereD.Thedogwaspainfullythin.SoJulieranhometogetsomeofourdog’sfoodwhileItriedtoencouragethedog.AfterJuliecamebackwesatdownonthesidewalkwhileournewfriendmadeshortworkofthefooD.EventuallywegotherhomE.Aftertryingformanytimeswegotaresponsefromthenumber.A.ladycamearoundwithabunchofflowersforus.SheexplainedthatTarahadbeenherfather’sdog.Shewasveryoldandgotlostthatmorning.SoTarawassafelyreturnedhomE.Hereisthetruthofthestory:ActuallyJulieandIwereoutthatmorningbecauseIwasleaving.ShewastryingtopersuademetocomebackbutIwasn’thearinganythingthatmadethatsoundlikely.Iwasabouttoturnandgowhenanoldblackdogwalkedbetweenusandalmostfelldown.Suddenlywehadsomethingmoreimportantthanourproblemtoworryabout.Therewasacreatureinneedrightbeforeusandwehadtoworktogethertohelpit.Wedidhelpit.AndhereIamwritingthestoryinmyownhomeinmyownfamily.InthesongLoveIsNotaFightWarrenBarfieldtalksaboutmarriagE.AtonepointhesingsAndifwetrytoleavemayGodsendangels天使toguardthedoor.Sometimesangelscomedisguised伪装asdogs.60.Howwasthedogwhenfound?A.Tooweaktowalk.B.Thinandwornout.C.UnabletoeatfooD.D.HomelessbutgentlE.61.WecaninferfromParagraph2that.A.thedogdidn’tgowiththewriterB.thewriterhadhisownpetdogC.JulieboughtsomefoodforthedogD.thedogdidn’teatanyofthefood62.Theunderlinedpartourprobleminthepassagereferstothefactthat.A.thewriterdidn’twanttotakeJulie’sadviceB.anoldblackdogappearedinfrontofthemC.Juliedisagreedwiththewriter’stravelonbusinessD.thecouplehadsometroublewiththeirmarriage63.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnAngelDogB.A.HelpfulCoupleC.SavingtheDogD.A.FamousSong

WhenIwasakidmyMomlikedtomakebreakfastfoodfordinnereverynowandthen.AndIrememberonenightinparticularwhenshehadmadebreakfastafteralongharddayathospital.OnthateveningsolongagomyMomplacedaplateofeggssausageandextremelyburnedtoastinfrontofmydaD.Irememberwaitingtoseeifanyonenoticed!YetallmydaddidwasreachforhistoastsmileatmyMomandaskmehowmydaywasatschool.Idon'trememberwhatItoldhimthatnightbutIdorememberwatchinghimspreadbutterandjellyonthattoastandeateverybite!WhenIgotupfromthetablethateveningIrememberhearingmyMomapologizetomydadforburningthetoast.AndI'llneverforgetwhathesaid:HoneyIloveburnedtoast.LaterthatnightIwenttokissDaddygoodnightandIaskedhimifhereallylikedhistoastburneD.HetookmeinhisarmsandsaidYourMommaputinaharddayatworktodayandshe'sreallytireD.Andbesides–alittleburnedtoastneverhurtanyone!YouknowlifeisfullofimperfectthingsandimperfectpeoplE.WhatI’velearnedovertheyearsisthatlearningtoaccepteachother’sfaultsisoneofthemostimportantkeystocreatingahealthygrowingandlastingrelationship.Thisgoodqualityisthebaseofanyrelationship---husband-wifeorparent-childorfriendship!AsfarasI’mconcernedI’mnotthebestengineerasexpecteD.HoweverIhavemademyefforts.That’senough.SolearntotakethegoodthebadandtheuglypartsofyourlifE.Burnttoastisn’tadeal-breaker!Don’tputthekeytoyourhappinessinsomeoneelse’spocketbutintoyourown.51.Whenhismotherputtheburntbiscuitonthetabletheauthor_____.A.wantedtoseehowhisfatherreactedB.pretendednottonoticeitC.pretendedtoenjoytheburntfoodD.stoppedhisfathereatingtheburnttoast52.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’smother.A.Shewasnotgoodatcooking.B.ShehardlyhadtimetocookathomE.C.ShefeltsorryfortheburntfooD.D.Shespentmoretimeonbreakfastthandinner.53.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfathersaidhelovedburnttoast?A.MoveD.B.PuzzledC.SurpriseD.D.DisappointeD.54.Accordingtothetexttogetahappylifeoneshould______.A.givehelptopeopleinneedB.trytobeaperfectpersonC.learnfromone’smistakesD.learntobeunderstanding

Onemomentitwasquietandcalmintheforestthenexttheairwaschargedwithtension.TheelephanthadheardthedistantalarmcallsofanimalsandhermoodsuddenlychangeD.Iurgedtheelephantdeeperintotheforest.Wesoundedlikeaforestfire~cracklingsnappingtrailblazing.Butthroughallthenoisecameasharpwarningcry.Theelephantstoppedandwehearditagain一thetell-talecallofaspotteddeer.Ilookedquicklyaroundtheshadowsoftheforest.Raysofsunlightshonethroughtreebranchesbeneathwhichthepatchwork交错ofgreenplantsandshadows-within-shadowswouldmaketigerstripes条纹lookmoreattractivE.Apartfromanoccasionalnoisefromtheelephant’sstomachtheforestwassilent.Graduallythetensionslippedfromourbodies.Theelephantseizedanearbybranchandputitintohermouth.Ireachedforwardandgentlymovedmyhandovertheelephant’snecktherewasasoftpartfreeofwrinklesandhairsbehindherear.ThiswasmyfourthtimetosensetheauraoftheforestinCorbettalthoughIsawnotigersintheenD.LocatedatthefootoftheHimalayanmountainsCorbettishometoabout135Bengaltigersbuttheforestseemedtobeguardingtheirwhereabouts出没处asilentreminderoftheirsecrecyandrarity.StillIwashappyenoughtouchingtheelephantbehindtheear.IfIhadsodesperatelywantedtoseeatigerIcouldhavegonetoazoo.AfterallspottingtigersmerelyconfirmstheirbeautytrackingthemcanmakeyouawareofsomethingmorE.48.Whichofthefollowingwasaclearsignalofalarm?A.TheelephantstoppeD.B.AspotteddeercalleD.C.Theelephantseizedabranch.D.TheforestwassilentforawhilE.49.Theauthorbeginshisaccountofthetourintheforestmainlyby.A.describingvarioussoundsB.comparingdifferentanimalsC.listingdifferentactivitiesD.introducingvariousplants50.Whatdoestheunderlinedparttosensetheauramostprobablymean?A.Toseethediversity.B.Toenjoythescenery.C.TofeeltheatmospherE.D.Toexperiencethefreedom.51.HowdoestheauthorfeelafterseveralvisitstoCorbett?A.SeeingaBengaltigerisquitethrilling.B.Itisverytime-consumingtotravelinCorbett.C.ItisreallyworthwhiletostudytheanimalsinCorbett.D.TheprocessoffindingBengaltigersismostappealing.

ForaslongasIcanrememberI’vehadapassionforphilanthropicendeavors慈善事业.IhavebeenblessedinmylifeandwasraisedtohelpmyfellowmanwhenhewasunabletohelphimselfsomethingItrytoinstillinmyemployeestothisday.Whetherpullingoveronthesideofthehighwaytohelpamotherandherchildrenchangeaflattireprovidingahothome-cookedmealtotheyoungcoupledownthestreetwhojusthadtheirfirstchildordonatingmoneytomylocalanimalshelterI'moftenlookingtohelpothersanywayIcan.PhilanthropyisanythingapersondoestomaketheworldabetterplacE.Becomingseriousaboutphilanthropyhoweverisnotasimpledecision.Whileitisexcitingtoexploreyourbeliefsandwisheslearnfromthosearoundyouandexperimentwithdifferenttypesoforganizationsandgrantsbecomingaphilanthropistisoftenalongsometimespainstakingjourney.Thejourneycanbeoverwhelmingattimes.Thesocialandenvironmentalneedsaresogreatthatitcanbedifficulttoknowwheretobegin.Alsothepressuretodoreallywellisgreaterifyou'regivinglargeamountsofmoneyandplanongivingoveranextendedperiodoftimE.OneofthemainelementsofdevelopingyourownphilanthropicjourneyasI'vecometolearnisthateveryphilanthropist'sadventureiscompletelyuniquE.Howeverthebestplacetostartanywayistoevaluatewhatyoutrulyhaveapassionforandstarttryingtoday.Forteenagersherearenowaboomingnumberoforganizationsdedicatedtoengagingyouthinhelpingothersbycreatingopportunitiesforthemtogivebacktotheircommunitieswhereteenscanbegintheirjourneytohelpothers._______________youwillprobablycontinuetodosofortherestofyourlivesbecauseofthehappinessyougainfromtheprocess.76.Whatisphilanthropyinthewriter'sopinion?Nomorethan15words77.Howcanteenagersstartthephilanthropyjourney?Nomorethan10words78.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthepassageintoChinesE.79.PleasefillintheblankinthethirdparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Nomorethan10words80.Whatdoyouthinkofphilanthropy?Nomorethan10words

EveryyearItellmysonswhatI'dlikeforMother'sDay:aletter.Somethingwrittenfromtheheartandofferedfreelyratherthanboughtfromastoreandwrappedneatly.Idon'talwaysgetmywishnordoIalwaystakethetimetowritetomyownmother.ThisyearmyboyswillbeintwodifferentstatesonMother'sDay.MymomanddadwillbeawaytogetherandI'11bedrivinghomefromawriter'sworkshopinMassachusetts.ThinkingofthefactthatmanyfriendshavealreadylosttheirmothersandthatafewhavelostchildrenIamdeeplygratefulthatwhatseparatesusfornowatleastismerelydistancE.Itwon'talwaysbesoandthereisnowaytoprepareforthatfactotherthantoappreciatethemomentthatis.MysonsknowthattheycanpleasemeonSundaywithaphonecallorane-mailandthatisenoughasIlovetheirwords.Theverybestgifttheycanpossiblygivemeistheirownhappinesstheveryfactoftheirbusy.fullandwell-livedlives.StillknowingthatmyyearsofstayingwithmysonsareoverIdoFeeldoleful.ThetruthisImissbeingthecenteroftheuniversetotwolittleboys.Andthisholidaycanbeabitpainful.Iwonderifmyownmothereverfeltnostalgic'VTIHWJforthepassingofmychildhooD.Iwonderifsherealizesthatsheisstillatthecenterofmyuniverseandalwayshasbeen.Idon'toftenpausetothinkaboutit.butofcoursesheistheonewhohasbeenrightthereatmysidefromthemomentIdrewmyveryfirstbreath.Howtoeverfullyappreciatethewomanwhosepresenceand1oveandexamplehaveshapedmeintotheadultIam?Howtodescribeevenasmallpartofthesharing.sacrificing.andsupportshehasgivenmeovertheyears?66.Theauthormainlywantstotellusthroughthefirstparagraphthat_____.A.shehopestogetherson'slettersverymuchB.hersonsdon'toftenwritetoheronMother'sDayC.Mother'sDayistheverydatethatshelongsformostD.sheisverysorrynottowritetohermotheroften67.Theauthorisdeeplygratefulforthepresentlifebecause____.A.hersonsdon'tlivefarawayfromherhomeB.herparentsandchildrenarestillaliveC.herparentsarecomingtoherhousetospendMother'sDayD.hersonscanpleaseheronSundaywithaphonecall68.Accordingtotheauthor______A.youngpeoplenowadaystendtoignoretheirparentsB.parentsshouldnotgivetheirchildrentoomuchfreedomC.children'shappinessandsuccessarethebiggestcomforttoparentsD.parentsarenotthecenteroftheirchildren'suniversewhenchildrengrowup69.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddolefulinparagraph3mean?A.sadB.excitedC.guiltyD.proud70.Whatwilltheauthorprobablytellaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.She'lltellthereaderabouthermother'spresentsituation.B.She'llrecallhowhermothereducatedandcaredforher.C.She'lldescribethereunionofherfamilyonMother'sDay.D.She'lltellthereaderabouthermother'sachievementsinhercareer.