Your dog's got it madE. It spends most of its time indoors, enjoying familiar surroundings and all the comforts of homE. But do you know indoor dogs may get less exercise and that their skin may dry out more easily? That’s why Purina veterinarians and nutritionists developed Purina Little Bites Indoor Complete to meet the nutritional needs of indoor dogs like yours. New Little Bites Indoor Complete has a formula (配方) that delivers : ●High quality protein that helps keep an ideal body condition ●VitaminE.and minerals to help promote healthy skin and coat ●Crunchy nuggets(酥脆的小圆块食品) to promote healthy teeth and help freshen breath ●A small tidbit (小片食物) and a great taste your dog loves GUARANTEED ANALYSIS: Crude Protein (Min) 25.00/o Crude Fat (Min) 9.0% Crude Fiber (Max) 4.50/o Moisture(Max) 12. Ou/o Linoleic Acid (Min) 1. 5% Calcium (Ca) (Min) 1. 1% Phosphorus (P) (Min) 0.9% Copper (Cu) (Min) 10 mg/kg Zinc (Zn) (Min) 135 mg/kg Vitamin A. (Min) 10,000 IU/kg Vitamin E. (Min) 150 IU/kg INGREDIENTS: Ground yellow corn, meat and bone meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat, soybean meal, animal digest, salt, VitaminE.supplement, added color ( Yellow 6, Yellow5 , Red 40, Blue 2) , VitaminA.supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, folic acid, biotin. PRODUCED BY: Nestle Purina PetCare Company, St. Louis, MO63164, USA Animal feeding tests using the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) procedures show that Purina Little Bites Indoor Complete, dog food provides complete and balanced nutrition for all life stages. 56. According to the passage, for whom is the food produced? A. Babies. B. Pets, C. Indoor dogs. D. Old men. 57. The following are all the characteristics of the food EXCEPT that ________ . A. it helps keep the best body conditions B. it helps promote healthy skin and coat C. it helps increase the height and strength D. it helps promote healthy teeth 58. Which of the following has the least amount in the food? A. Crude Protein. B. Crude Fiber. C. Linoleic AciD. D. Calcium. 59. Which of the following descriptions of the food is TRUE? A. This kind of food is suitable for any life stagE. B. This food is up to the international food safety standarD. C. There is at least 150 IU/kg of vitaminA.in this fooD. D. This food is made by an American company in FloridA.

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

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

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

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.

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

IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdidn’twanttohirehim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.56.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.A.heshowedsympathytotheauthorB.heknewtheauthorshouldfindagooddoctorC.heknewtheauthorneededhishelpD.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney57.A.gooddoctorisnecessaryfortheauthorto__________.A.findoutthepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentB.recovertotallyfromtheinjuryC.eventuallymaketheresponsiblepartypayforhisinjuryD.betreatedfairlybeforeheleavesAmerica58.Thewordchargeinthethirdparagraphmeans_________.A.givemoneyB.makemoneyC.offermoneyD.askmoney59.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery__________.A.helpfulB.professionalC.selfishD.money-maker60.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.Onecannotbetoocarefulwhiledrivingacar.B.PeoplevaluemoneymostintheUS.C.FindinglawyersissomethingverycommoninAmericA.D.HavingsomeselflessfriendsismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.

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

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.

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

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

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

73.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout________.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold74.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseownerhimself.D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandFoundC.LostandReplacedD.AnExpensiveRing

[1]TheotherdayIreceivedanemailfromanoldroommatE.ShecongratulatedmeonmynewbasketballcoachingjoB.Afterthecongratulationshernextwordswere:Iknowyoucan’tkeepstill.[2]Myroommateknowsmewell.Welivedtogetherfortwoyears.Shesawmeworkingtwojobsonefull-timeandonepart-timeandbesidesthatIcoachedagirlbasketballteaminthewinter.IrarelyhadfreetimE.WhenshesaidIknowyoucan’tkeepstillshewastellingthetruth.[3]ForyearsIlikedbeingbusy.IncollegeI________studyingsportsandclubs.Igraduatedfromcollegefouryearsago.DuringmostofthoseyearsIheldatleasttwojobsatthesametimE.EvenifIwasonabreakwithonejobIfilledmytimeupwithwhateverIcoulD.[4]Ourcultureteachesusthatbeingbusymeanshappiness.Wearesocialized社会化tobelievethatfillingourdayskeepsuscontent.Howeverbeingbusyhasbadresults.Beingbusyallowsustoescapeourlivesandignoreourproblems.Weneverhavetheopportunitytofaceourfearsorexaminethedesiresofourhearts.WeneverlearnthejoyandpeaceoffreetimetojustbealivE.[5]A.yearagoIdecidedtomakesomecompletechangesinmylifE.Iwasn’tcontentandthecultureofbusinesswasupsettingmE.IwantedasimplelifE.IwantedalifewhereIhadfreetimetoenjoytheworldaroundmE.[6]IchangedmylifestylE.ImoveD.IgotanewjoB.IlivedasimplelifE.HoweverwhenmyroommatesentmethatemailsheremindedmeIstillhaven’tquitebrokenfreeofmyoldhabits.Istillneedtoworkonbeingstillandbreakingfreefromthecultureofbusiness.86.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?nomorethan8words87.FillintheblankinParagraph3withproperwords.nomorethan6words88.ExplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6.89.Whatcanweknowaboutourculturefromthetext?nomorethan8words90.Whatdoeskeepingbusymayleadtobesidesescapingourlives?nomorethan8words

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

Haveyoueverstoodsidebysidewithanelephantandtoucheditsearoritslongnose?A.marvelousopportunityisofferedhereforyoutoexperienceworkingwiththesegiantanimals.Thedailyhighlightisthewalkfromtheelephantorphanagedowntotherivertobathetheelephants.Imagingwhatanamazingfunitistowatchanentireherdsplashing溅湿aroundandrollingintheriverjustfeetinfrontofyou!Thisopportunityisavailablethroughaprogrammedesignedforvisitorsandvolunteerstoworkintheworld-famousgovernment-runelephantorphanageinPinnawelaSriLankA.Theorphanageisregardedasoneofthelargestcentersofitskindintheworldwithoneofthemostsuccessfulcaptivebreeding人工饲养programmesforAsianelephants.PinnawelaOrphanageissituatedinthehillsofcentralSriLankA.Itwasestablishedin1975bytheSirLankaWildlifeDepartment.Theorphanage’s24acres英亩areahomeforthemanybabyelephantsfoundinthejunglewithouttheirmothers.InmostofthesecasesthemothershadeitherdiedorbeenkilleD.BabyelephantscaredforbytheorphanagearereleasedintothewildwhentheyreachacertainagE.Thevolunteers’workinghoursarequiteshortsothereisplentyoftimetosightseeandexplorE.Thevolunteerworkconsistsmainlyoftheday-to-dayaspectsofrunningtheorphanageratherthanmorespecializedresearch-basedwork.Thevolunteers’maindutiesarecleaningtheelephanthomesinthemorninghardmuddywork!andbathingsomeofthesmallerelephants.Someelephantsareoverlylargeorhavenotbeentamedortrainedtoasatisfactorylevel.Howevertherearestillenoughopportunitiestohavefullhands-oncontactsafely.Whilethemahoutsarebathingthelargerelephantsyouwillhaveachancetorelaxbytheriverchatwiththemahoutsandwatchtheelephantsplayandinteract互动withhumansandeachother.Itisanabsolutelybeautifulsight.Beingaroundthesesereneanimalsinsuchabeautifulsettingcanhaveaverycalmingeffect!Ifyouareinterestedinsuchanexperiencecontactusformoreinformation.59.Howmanymaindutiesdoesthepassagelistforthevolunteers?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.60.Thepassage’sgoalisto.A.describetheelephantorphanageinPinnawelaSriLankA.B.attractmoretouriststocomeforsightseeingC.getvolunteersforPinnawelaElephantOrphanageD.callonpeopletocareforbabyelephants61.Mahoutsareprobablypeoplewho.A.trainelephantsB.batheelephantsC.careforelephantsD.driveelephants62.Theunderlinedwordhands-oninthefifthparagraphprobablymeans.A.doingsomethingratherthantalkingaboutitB.doingsomethingbyhandC.lettingothersdoitD.averycloserelationship

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopmentimitation模仿ishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocookIusedrecipes菜谱andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewboreD.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoingbutonceyoufindyourownbalanceyouflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylifeimitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously下意识地holdpoorrolemodels.IfasachildyouobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebadyoumayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydiD.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourselfyouwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.Inthefieldofentertainmentthosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreentheirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeonefocusontheirtalentnottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.Thinkofthemoviesbooksteachersandfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethembutbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.71.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebalanceoflifeC.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice72.Toavoidthebadresultofimitationweshould________.A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexampleC.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars73.Accordingtotheauthortheworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.A.eagertoinfluenceotherswiththeirknowledgeB.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintorealityC.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdidD.willingtoacceptothers’ideas74.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideasC.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively75.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto__________.A.emphasizetheimportanceofcreativity.B.criticizethecharactersofrolemodels.C.compareimitationwithcreation.D.explainthemeaningofsuccess.

MyfatherandIstartedourmorningbymovingquicklyintothelocalstorE.IwaitedinthelineattheStarbuckscounterwhileheshoppedaroundtopickupafewthings.AsIwasstartingthereIbecomeawareofanelderlywomenwithuntidyhairwearinglayersuponlayersofoldclothinghunchbacked弯背的behindmeinlinE.ShehadafewthingsforwashingandseemedtowanttheStarbuckscashiertoringupsincethatqueuewasshorterthanthequeuesinthestorE.AtsomepointIbecameawareofheredging慢慢挪动closerbehindme—closerthanIwascomfortablewith!Iinstinctively本能地placedahandovermypurseanddrewitclosetomE.MyfearandimaginationracedcreatingwildstoriesaboutthishomelesswomanwhomighttrytostealfrommE.Thenitwasmyturntoorder.AsthecashierrangYpsilantimytotalIdiscoveredIwas67centsshort.Icalledmyfatherbuthewashardofhearing.HeaskedmetorepeatwhatIsaidbuthestillcouldn’tmakemeout.AtthatpointalonggreyarmwithholesinitssleevesreachedoverfrombehindmE.Shelaid67centsoutonthecountersayingHereweallneedsomehelpsometimes.Iwasstunned!Herewasawomanwhoclearlyhadverylittletogiveandwasingreatneedherself.Ihadjudgedherwronglyandshehadofferedtoreachouttohelpme!Whatanamazinggiftandlessonthiswomangavemeaboutjudgingothers!ThankyouGod!63.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheelderlywomen.A.probablylivedapoorlifeB.triedtostealmoneyfromthewriterC.alwaysfollowedclosebehindthewriterD.oftenwenttothestoretobuyafewthings.64.Theelderlywomandecidedtohelpthewriter.A.themomentshesawthewriterB.whenshenoticedthewriterwatchingherC.afterthewriterfailedtogethelpfromherfatherD.whenthewriterdiscoveredshewas67centsshort65.Theunderlinewordstunnedinparagraph5probablymeans.A.happyB.surprisedC.angryD.disappointed66.Whatlessondoesthewriterlearnfromthestory?A.Weshouldlookatthingsfromtwosides.B.It’swisetogivehelptothoseinneeD.C.Theworldisfullofloveandsurprises.D.NeverjudgeapersonfromhisappearancE.

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

SaturdayMarch24thWehavearrivedinthehotwetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand泰国.AllthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefooD.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayingischeapandveryclean.WeplantostayhereforafewdaysvisitsomeplacesinthecityandthentraveltoChiangMaiinthenorth.TuesdayMarch27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwaterandsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorfulandwehavetakenhundredsofphotographsalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.WewilltakethetrainnorthstayinChiangMaifortwodaysandthentakeabustoChiangRai.FridayMarch30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife----nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsayhello.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThaisosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.60.ItseemedthatvisitorsinBangkok.A.oftenfeelhungry.B.canalwaysfindcheapthings.C.can’ttakeanyphotos.D.canenjoythemselves.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailanD.B.ThewriterleftChiangMaitoChiangRaibybus.C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailanD.62.Thepeopleinthevillage.A.arefriendlytoothers.B.liketospeakEnglish.C.areveryweak.D.hopetoliveinthecities.63.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis.A.MyFirstTravelB.TheOutsideWorldC.TravelinginThailandD.A.CountryontheTrain

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.

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

Everyonewantssomedegreeofsuccess.Manypeoplebelievethattheydeservesuccesssimplybecausetheybelievethattheydeservesuccess.Butthereisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveitbutbecauseofinfluential有影响的friendsortherightbackgrounD.SometimesitmayjustbeacomfortingandharmlessbeliefwhileattheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructivE.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.BecauseofherknowledgeandexperiencesheshouldhavebeenpromotedtoProductionManager.Insteadthejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperiors上司.Thisinjusticediscouragedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Atthesametimeweshouldnotbepessimistic悲观的.Moreandmorethemodernworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenoughnotjustbecausetheirfacesfit.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachinewhichwouldnotgo.HeexamineditthentookoutahammerandtappedoncE.Themachinestartedupimmediately.WhenhepresentedhisbilltheownerprotestedThiscan'tberight!$100justfortappingamachinewithahammer?Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:Fortappingamachine$1;forknowingwheretotap.$99.43.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause_____.A.itwaspoliticallylessgoodforthebosstoacceptherthanthemanB.herbossdidnotthinkshehadthefightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogotthepromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleague44.Theengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrightincharging$100because____.A.hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagainB.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfC.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertskillsD.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithit45.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefthatpeoplegetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit?A.Hequiteagreeswithit.B.Hedoesn'texpresshisopinionhisopinionatit.C.Hecompletelydisagreeswithit.D.Hedoesn'tquiteagreewithit.46.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Havinginfluentialfriendsorrightbackgroundseemshelpfulsometimes.B.Theengineerhadgoodreasontooverchargethefactoryowner.C.NotallthosewhoaregoodintheirjobshavethechancetobepromoteD.D.Thosewhoaregoodintheirjobsarestilllargelyneededbythemodernsociety.

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

Ireallyhadn'tmeanttoyellatthem.Butthatgreyafternoonsawitjustasmysonanddaughterweremakingaterriblemessonthefloorinthekitchen.WithatiresomereporttowriteIfeltbotheredatmydesk.Suddenlyitoccurredtomethatmykidswereatfault.A.voiceinsidemeinsistedthatIdosomethingquickly.OKyoutwoherebutwhatanawfulthingyouareattempting!shoutingangrilyImadeforthemwhileitbecameevidentthattheboywantednopartofmE.Getawayfromus!heshoutedbacktherebeingexpressionofsupportfromhissister.AllofasuddenIfoundthefaultinmyself.QuicklyIshapedmyhandsintopincers蟹钳andcrawledtowardsthemCrabby似螃蟹的DaddyisherE.HaHaHahelikestoyellatchildrenandtheneatthem!MysoncontinuedtokeepmeawaybutnowhewaslaughingandcryingatthesametimE.Mymissiontorepairthedamagecausedbymyyellingseemedtoworkwell.StillIregrettednothavingcontrolledmyselffirstinarightwaythatmychildrencoulddoafter.NeedIletthemknowhowbadlytheywereactingbyblamingthem?ThisisalessonthatletsmethinktwicE.Itonlyshowsjusthowtogetridofsomethingill-feelingsresponsibilitybyblamingothers.It'snotmybestself.Wehavetosearchforourbestselfwhenwithourchildren.Theydon'tneedperfectparentsbuttheydoneedparentswhoarealwaystryingtogetbetter.HereI'mremindedofthewordsofagreatthinkerWhenamanliveswithGodhisvoiceshallbeassweetasthemurmurofthebrookTheninourlifetimecouldn'twealwaysspeaktoourkidsinsuchasweetvoicesincemostofusconsiderthemasthemostpreciousintheworld?Andbeforewereachthislevelwhatshouldwedowhenwecomeacrossvariousdifficultcaseswithourchildren?39.Theauthorcouldn’thelpyellingathiskidsprobablybecause________.A.theweatherwassounpleasantB.hewastiredofhisboringworkC.hewasill-temperedD.hefeltitafather’sdutytodoso40.Whatdoestheboywantednopartofmeinthethirdparagraphmean?aTheboywasangryafterIyelledatthem.bTheboywasafraidbecauseIwasangry.cTheboydidn’twanttoseemE.dTheboydidn’twantmetojointhem.41.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?aTheauthorenjoyedplayingwithhischildrendespitethemesstheymadE.bThegirlalsoshoutedathisfatherinsupportoftheboy.cTheboy’syellingbackmadetheauthorawareofhisfault.dTheboywelcomedtheauthortojointhembecauseofhisfunnybehavior.42.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorwill________insimilarsituationnexttimE.aplayacrabagainlikethistimebapologizetokidsinasincerewaycavoidblamingkidsinahurrydbeatthemupaboutsuchthings43.Whatwillthewritergoontowriteaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?aHowtobehaveourselvesproperlywhenkidsareatfault.bHowtoplaywithourchildreninamoreinterestingway.cHowtodealwiththehouseworkwithchildrenaroundus.dHowtopersuadechildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.

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

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

Inthepastyearthenumberofparentingcontracts­statementssignedbyparentsagreeingtobringtheirchildtoschool—hasgoneupby41%to6861.Thenumberofcourt­issuedpunishmentnoticeswentupby12%to7793lastyear.TheDepartmentforChildrenSchoolsandFamiliessaidthatpartoftherisewasduetoabanonparentstakingtheirchildoutofschoolduringtermtimetogoonholiday.TheLabourgovernmenthasatargettocuttruancy逃学byathirdbutthecurrentrateofunauthorisedabsenceinEnglandisathirdhigherthanin2001.Thegovernmenthasintroducedtoughnewpermissiontoforceparentstodealwiththeirchild'struancy.Parentscanbefinedaskedtosigncontractsororderedtomaketheirchildgotoschool.Finallytheycanbesenttoprison.ThefirstparenttobeputinprisonwasPatriciaAmosfromBanburyOxfordshirein2006.SeparatefiguresfromtheMinistryofJusticetodayshowthat133parentswereputinprisonbetween2004and2011forfailingtopreventtheirchild'struancy.Children'sMinisterDelythMorgansaidIt'simportantthatwebackschoolsandlocalauthoritiesinusingthesepowerstodealwithproblempupilsandbadbehaviour.Theyrightlymakeparentstakeresponsibilityfortheirchildren.Theselatestfiguresshowthatschoolsandlocalauthoritiescontinuetomakegooduseofthesemeasures.DavidLawstheLiberalDemocrateducationspokesmansaidWhileparentsneedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirchildren'sbehaviourandhavethedutytoensuretheyattendschooltruancyratesacrossthecountryremainskyhigh.WhatisneededisamoreeffectivelocalapproachinvolvingparentsschoolsandthepolicE.Extramoneytocutclasssizesandprovidemoreone­to­onesupportwillenableteacherstoworkwithindividualchildrenandmakesurethattheyareoccupiedintheclassroom.60.Parentingcontractsaresignedto________.A.remindparentstohelptheirchildwithhishomeworkB.makeparentsaccompanytheirchildtoschoolC.keepchildrensafeonthewaytoschoolD.ensurechildrenattendschool61.TheunderlinedwordbackinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.adjustB.limitC.opposeD.support62.Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A.thegovernment'sapproachhashadlittleeffectonchildren'struancyB.thegovernmentshouldtaketoughermeasuresagainstparentsC.thenumberofparentssenttoprisonhasreducedD.schoolsandlocalauthoritiesmisusethemeasures63.InDavidLaws'opinion________.A.onlyschoolsareresponsibleforchildren'sbehaviourB.schoolshavegotlesssupportfromthegovernmentC.parentsschoolsandthepolicearetoblameforchildren'struancyD.moreeffectivemeasuresshouldbetakentopreventchildren'struancy

TwelveyearsagoayoungtravelernamedRhettButlerfromSanFranciscoCaliforniavisitedtheSabahrainforestonMalaysianBorneo.Inoneareaoftherainforesthewatchedabirdflyingthroughthetrees.Thebeautifulsightleftquiteanimpressiononhim.ButweekslaterbackhomeRhettButlergotthenewsthattreeshadbeencutdownintheareahevisiteD.ThatexperienceledRhettButlertobeginwritingabookaboutrainforestsandthreatstotheirexistencE.Buthedidnotpublishthebook.Insteadin1999heusedhisresearchforthebooktocreateawebsitE.ThesiteisMongabay.Com.Hispurposewastoinformthepublicabouttropicalrainforests.ButthesubjectquicklydevelopeD.Asaformerbusinessmanhebecamearespectedwriterofscienceandenvironmentalstories.ThepopularityofMongabay.Comattractedadvertisers.Smalladsonthesitepayforitsoperations.Mongabay.Comhasgrownandledtoothersites.Forexamplethereisasiteforchildrenwhichiscalledkids.Mongabay.Com.AnotheroneWildMadangascar.OrgisallabouttheislandnationthatRhettButlercallshisfavoriteplacE.Tokeephiswebsitegoinghetravelsaroundtheworldonseveralmajortripseachyear.Hisworkingtoolsarealaptopcomputercamerasandsometimesdivingequipment.Heoftencallsonexpertsforinformation.ForexampleheinterviewedAlisonJollyatopexpertsonlemurs狐猴.HeinterviewedRodneyJacksonabiologistwhoestablishedtheSnowLeopardConservancy.StorieslikethesehavemadeMongabayafavoriteplaceontheInternetforresearchersstudentsandteachers.InAprilTimE.ComnameditoneofthefifteentopclimateandenvironmentwebsitesintheworlD.61.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.RhettButlerandhiswebsitE.B.RainforestonMalaysianBorneo.C.HowRhettButlerprotectedrareanimals.D.HowRhettButlermadehiswebsitepopular.62.RhettButlerdidn’tpublishhisbookaboutrainforestsbecause_______.A.makingwebsitesearnsmoremoneythanwritingbooksB.hedidn’twanttobecomeawriterC.thebookwasnotaboutrainforestprotectionD.hewantedtousetheinformationtocreateawebsite63.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrueabouttheMongabay.Com?A.Itwassetupin1999.B.Itattractedmanyadvertisers.C.Atleasttworelatedwebsitesgrewfromit.D.RhettButlermadealotofmoneyfromit.64.TokeephiswebsitegoingRhettButler________.A.keptvisitingtherainforestB.traveledaroundandinterviewedexpertsC.raisedraresnowleopardsD.madeagreatnumberofadvertisements65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.Mongabay.ComwaslovedbyresearchersaswellasstudentsB.kids.Mongabay.Com.hasmanystorieswrittenbykidsC.WildMadagascar.orgisbetterknownthanMongabay.ComD.RodneyJacksonwasonceabusinessman

AfterMomdiedDadandItookatriptogethereverysummer.Justthetwoofusfatheranddaughter.ThiswasespeciallymeaningfulbecauseDadwasoldandwelivedtwothousandmilesapart—soaweekwithDadundisturbedfromotherfamilymembersorfromworkwasatreat.OurfirstdestinationwasatouruptheMississippiriver.Weboardedthesteamboat汽艇inSt.Louisandnoticedthatweweresomeoftheyoungestpeopleamongthetravelers!EvenDadat73lookedyoung!Wesatinrockingchairsonthedeckthewarmbreezeblowingonourfacesadmiringthelushgreentreeslinkingthemightyriver.A.jazzbandplayedinthebackgrounD.OnthedeckwemetJohnwhomettheloveofhislifeatasingles’danceforoldpeopleandaskedtheladytomarryhimtwoweekslater.ThentherewasJaneateacherfromLittleRockArkansas阿肯色州whodancedwithBillClintondecadesagoataschoolfundraiser.SometimesonthedeckDadandIsatquietlyreading.AtlunchtimewestoodinlineforthefooD.PeopleaskedifDadwasmybrother!Amazingforourthirty-eight-yearagedifference!Dadfilledhisplatewithbreadmeatsandcheesestomakeasandwich.Dadlovedmayonnaise!Anythingelsebetweentwopiecesofbreadwasextrafillings.AfterlunchwelandedatAlton奥尔顿Missouri.Thissmalltownwashometoalotofantiqueshops.Dadwithlittleinterestinshoppingorantiquesalthoughhewasalmostanantiquehimselfwalkedinandoutofshopaftershop.Wewalkedupthehilldownthehillandthroughtheoldtown.Wewalkedallday.ItwasthelongesttimeIeverspentshoppingwithDaD.EachdaycombinedtogetherlikethelastuntilsevendayspasseD.OntheseventhdaywereachedMinnesota明尼苏达州atthetopoftheMississippi.MyhomewastherE.DadsawmyhouseforthefirsttimeandmetmytwocatsCoconutandCoffeeBean.Coconutsatonhislapandpurred打呼噜.Thetwobecamequickfriends.Thiswasthefirstofmanytripsweplannedtogetherbutunfortunatelyitwouldbeourlast.Daddiedafewmonthslaterfrombeinghitbyadrunkdriverwhilecrossingastreetinhishometown.Whatmadethistripspecialwasourtimetogetherjustthetwoofus.IhadgrownfromtheteenagerembarrassedtobewithDadtotheadultcherishingourtimetogether.I’llalwaystreasurethesememoriesofmyfatherandbeproudofwhoIhavebecomE.51.Whatdidthewriterthinkofthejourneytogetherwithherfather?A.AppropriateB.SignificantC.EnjoyableD.Worthless52.Accordingtothepassagemostofthetravelersaboardwere_______.A.parentsandchildrenB.teachersandstudentsC.theagedpeopleD.couplesandfriends53.Whywastheauthorproudofherself?A.Shehadgrownup.B.Shetookatripwithherfather.C.Shefeltembarrassedwithherfather.D.Shecametovaluethetimewithherfather.54.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Tomemorizeherfather.B.ToadvocatediversewaysoflifE.C.Toshareaninterestingstory.D.Tosolveaproblem.

Areyouaproblemshopper?TheanswerisYesifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwordsdoyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshoppingorhaveanout-of-controlfeelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyusetheymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeelarushduringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelingsofwhichanxietypainandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinsideweoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscaseweoftengoshopping.A.fewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeoplethemotivationisadesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.OthersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforgetatleasttemporarilytensionfearorunhappinessintheirlifE.Besidesshoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstancetherearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendtherE.What’smorefoodcourtscoffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovidedsoyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Thereforeonceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforcesworkyouwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexamplehowmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.KeepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspenD.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.40.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A.ThosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyusE.B.Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C.Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D.Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.41.Accordingtothepassagewhatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A.Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B.Thedesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.C.Boredomemptinesstensionfearorunhappinessinpeople’slifE.D.Long-timebadfeelingsofanxietypainandshamE.42.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A.Nevergototheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B.Applyforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C.MaketheshoppingtimeasshortaspossiblE.D.Makeashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.43.Theauthorwritesthispassageto_____.A.informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB.providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingC.scoldtheproblemshoppersD.tellashoppingstory

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

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

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.

MomanddadaretwoofthemostimportantpeopleinyourlifE.Andthey’relikelytoinfluenceyoumorethananyoneelsE.It’sparents’jobtoloveandguidekids—andmostparentswilldothisaslongastheyliveevenwhenthekidsaregrown-upsandhavechildrenoftheirown.ThatmeansyouhavemanyyearsaheadtosharewithyourmomanddaD.Sohowtogetalongwithparents?Spendtimetogether.WhenathomeaskyourmomanddadtoplaywithyouinsteadofplayingacomputergameorwatchingTV.GooutsidetogethertryaboardgameorreadabookoutlouD.Shareyourfeelingsandaskforhelp.Manykidssaythey’dliketheirparentstohelpthemwhenthey’reupset.Butyourmomordadmightnotknowthatyou’rehavingaproblem.Tellaparentifyou’resadorstrugglingwithsomething.BekindlittlethingsmightmeanalottoyourmomordaD.Youcanbrightenaparent’sdaywithahugacardorajokE.It’salsolovelywhenakidofferstohelpfoldthelaundryorcleansuphisorherroomwithoutbeingaskeD.__________.SomefamiliesarealwayskissingandhuggingandsayingIloveyouwhileotherfamiliesmaynotdolikethat.Butit’simportanttoshowthatyoucareforeachother.Inadditiontokissesandhugskidsandparentsshowtheirlovebyrespectingeachotherandbeingpoliteandthoughtful.Doyourbestatwhateveryoudo.Youdon’thavetobeperfectbutwhenyoudoyourbestyoumakeyourparentsprouD.Itmakesthemhappytoseehowyou’returningintosuchagreatkiD.56.Thewriterwrotethispassage_____________.A.toaskparentstohelptheirkidswhentheyareupsetB.toshowtheimportanceofbuildingagoodrelationshipwithparentsC.togivekidsadviceonhowtobuildacloserelationshipwithparentsD.toadviseparentstopayattentiontotheirwordsanddeeds57.Ifyouwanttomakeyourparentsproudyoushould___________.A.dowhateveryourparentsaskyoutodoB.respectyourparentsbyshowingyourloveandcareC.spendasmuchtimeaspossibletogetherwiththemD.tryyourbesttodowhateveryoudo58WhichcanbefilledintotheblankinParagraph5?A.ShowyourhobbyB.ShowyourconcernC.GiveahandD.Shareyourexperience59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.YourparentsmayinfluenceyoumorethananyoneelseB.PlaywithparentswhenathomeratherthanplaycomputergamesorwatchTVC.KidsareunwillingtosharetheirfeelingswithparentsD.Littlethingssuchasahugcanmakeyourparentshappy

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

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopmentimitation模仿ishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocookIusedrecipes菜谱andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewboreD.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoingbutonceyoufindyourownbalanceyouflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylifeimitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously下意识地holdpoorrolemodels.IfasachildyouobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebadyoumayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydiD.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourselfyouwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.Inthefieldofentertainmentthosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreentheirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeonefocusontheirtalentnottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.Thinkofthemoviesbooksteachersandfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethembutbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.56.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebalanceoflifeC.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice57.Toavoidthebadresultofimitationweshould________.A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexampleC.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars58.Accordingtotheauthortheworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.A.eagertoinfluenceotherswiththeirknowledgeB.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintorealityC.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdidD.willingtoacceptothers’ideas59.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideasC.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively60.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto__________.A.emphasizetheimportanceofcreativity.B.criticizethecharactersofrolemodels.C.compareimitationwithcreation.D.explainthemeaningofsuccess.

WesternNewBridgeLibraryAnnouncementShortenedLibraryHoursforSpringBreakLibraryHourshavebeenshortenedto7hoursaday9∶00a.m.-4∶00p.m.forSpringBreakfromMarch24toMarch30.ComingEvents◆OnMondayMarch24at10∶30a.m.ScottSuttonachildren’swriterwilltellstoriestokidsoverseven.Sutton’sattractivestylewillsurelyinspireeveryonepresent！◆At2∶00p.m.onMarch25alecturewillbedeliveredinRoom201whichfocusesonthedevelopmentofwritingskill.Famoustutorsfromthedistrictwon’tdisappointyou.◆At1∶00p.m.onMarch26theGeorgetownMusicianswillpresentanIrishFolkConcertwhichwillbeentertainingfortheentirefamily.Comeforthemusicandstaytocheckoutsomerelevantbooksfortherestoftheweek！◆OnThursdayMarch27at2∶00p.m.theannualChildren’sGatheringwilltakeplaceinRoom201thesecondfloor.PickupaninvitationintheChildren’sRoomandreturnyourRSVP回复toreserveyourseatatthetableby3∶00p.m.onTuesdayMarch25.OnlychildrenareallowedintheGathering.◆At10∶30a.m.onFridayMarch28EnzoMonfreofthehitkids’scienceshowENZOologywillbringFossilsLive!SurelyEnzowilltaketheaudiencebackintimedeepbeneaththesurfaceoftheearthtouncoverthemysteriesofkillerdinosaursandmorE.EnzorecentlyappearedontheEllenDeGeneresShow—comeandseehimatthelibrary！Pleasenote:IncaseofemergencypleasecalltheHelpDeskat9263736andfollowtheproceduresoutlinedonthevoicemessagE.Thecalldownserviceisstaffed24hoursaday7daysaweekforemergencies.TheHelpDesksuppliesservicetoyoualltheyearround!Forquestionsaboutallthesepleasecontact_hld_@_wnbl._corg.ComeforthegreatFun;StayfortherelevantBooks！56.Timwantstopolishhiswritingitisbestforhimtoattendtherelatedactivityon________.A.MondayB.TuesdayC.ThursdayD.Friday57.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsabouttheannualChildren’sGatheringistrue?A.Ticketsareamustinordertoattendit.B.OnlythosewhohavereceivedaninvitationareadmittedintheGathering.C.Youhavetomakeareplytotheinvitationtomakesureyougetaseat.D.You’dbetterapplyinadvancebecausetherearenotenoughseatsforeveryonE.58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheannouncement?A.ThechildrenwhoareinterestedinthemysteriesofkillerdinosaurscanattendtheEllenDeGeneresShowonFriday.B.Childrencan’tattendalltheactivitieswiththeirparents.C.Childrencanchoosemorethanoneoftheactivities.D.Childrencanborrowsomerelevantbooksfortheactivities.59.Ifthereisanemergencyyoushould________.A.calltheHelpDeskB.contacthld@wnbl.corgC.stayinthelibraryandwaitD.ring926363760.Theannouncementismainlyintendedfor________.A.staffmembersofthelibraryB.parentsoftheschoolchildrenC.theschoolchildrenD.volunteersoftheactivities

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

MostparentslovetheInternetandwanttheirkidstouseit.ButanewsurveyinAmericafindsalmostasmanyalsofeartheonlineworld-especiallysocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace-andworrytheirkidswillgetintroublewithpeopletheymeet.Theparentsseetheweb'sincrediblepotentialandtheyknowtheirkidshavetobetheresaysJamesSteyerCEOofCommonSenseMediawhichreleasedresultsfromasurveythatlookedintoparentalattitudestowardtheInternet.It'salsowhattheyarescaredofmost.MeetingbadpeopleonlineThestudywasconductedonlineMay5-10byInsightResearchGroup.Itsays80%ofparentsareconcernedaboutkidsmeetingbadpeopleonlinE.That'sbecauseyoungpeoplewholargelyhavegrownupwiththethinkofitasasocialoutletsaytheresearchers.Toyoungpeoplethebenefitsofgivingoutsomepersonalinformationtoreachouttofriendsoutweightherisks.Andthestudyshowstheyaresocomfortablewiththemediumthat78%haveapersonalwebsiteorblog.ThemostvaluableeducationtoolParentsalsorecognizetheimportanceoftheInternet.Thesurveyshows91%thinkthehelpstheirchildrenexploretheirpassionsand77%thinktheInternetisoneofthemostvaluableeducationtoolsteenshavE.But88%thinkit'simportanttoknowwhattheirkidsaredoingonlinE.FindingssuggestbothparentsandteensneedmoreeducationaboutusingonlinemediaSteyersays.InternetsafetyhasbecomeanincreasingconcernforparentsinAmericA.OrganizationsliketheNon-profitCommonSensehavebeentryingtoreachandhelpparentspayattentiontotheproblem.60.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordoutweigh?A.Bemoreimportantthan.B.Bebetterthan.C.Beheavierthan.D.Belighterthan.61.AsfortheInternetuseamajorityofparentsthinksitimportantto______.A.makeasmanyfriendsaspossibleB.knowwhattheirchildrenaredoingonitC.hideyourpersonalinformationD.haveapersonalwebsite62.What'stheparents'attitudetowardstheuseoftheInternet?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.Contradictory.D.Indifferent.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.mostparentsareworriedabouttheweb'sincrediblepotentialB.91%ofparentsthinktheInternetisoneofthemostvaluableeducationtoolsforteensC.onlyteensneedmoreeducationabouttheuseoftheInternetD.78%ofparentshaveapersonalwebsiteorblog

OnthewayhomefromschoolJackalwayspassesapark.HismothersaiditwasdangeroustopassbytheparkatnightbutitisthefastestwayhomE.TodayafterfinishingsoccerpracticeJackwaswalkingtowardtheparkasusual.SuddenlyJackheardsomeonecallinghimExcuseme!Jackturnedaroundandtherewasanoldwoman.Yesma’am.Jackansweredpolitely.Don’tpassbytheparktonight.Hervoicewasweakanddry.Okayma’amsaidJackcarelessly.TheoldwomanheldJack’shandstronglyandsaidImeanit!Jackfeltthehairsonhisneckstandup.Assoonastheladyletgoofhishandhestartedtorun.Thistimeheransofastthathedidn’thavetimetothinkwherehewasgoing.Whenhestoppedherealizedhewasinthemiddleofthepark.HerememberedwhattheoldwomanhadsaidbutitwastoolatE.HethoughtItwouldbeokayifIrunreallyfast.Suddenlyheheardsomeonescream尖叫.Jackwastoofrightenedtowonderwhoitwas.HebreathedasdeepaspossiblE.ThescreamingcontinueD.HeheardsomefastfootstepsapproachingsoheturnedarounD.Itwastheoldlady!ShewalkedtowardhimandshoutedItoldyounottocomehere!FrightenedtodeathJackscreamedsharplyandranhomelikeanarrow.HethoughtheheardnotonlytheoldladybutalsosomeotherpeopleshoutingathimanditmadehimmoreterrifieD.AssoonasJacksawhismotherJacksaidMom!Doyounowwhatjusthappenedatthepark?Jack’smothernoddedandsaidYesIknow.Thereisamovieshootingtonightinthepark.60.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A.AnoldladyscaredJackforfun.B.A.moviewasbeingmadeinapark.C.JackwasfrightenedbysomethingunexpecteD.D.MothertoldJackafrighteningstory.61.WhydoesJackprefertopassthepark?A.It’sthefastestwayhomE.B.It’sfuntocrossthepark.C.HehopestomeetsomebodytherE.D.He’dliketotakeadventures.62.WhydidJackrunhomelikeanarrow?A.HewasterriblyfrighteneD.B.Hewaslateforathriller.C.Hewasracingwiththeoldlady.D.Hewasorderedtodoso.

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.

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

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

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

EverydayitiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglisha11aroundus.Lookatyourownbagsandclothesandatthebagsandclothesofyourclassmates.HowmanydifferentadvertisementscanyouseewhichuseEnglishwords?Oftenbagsandclothesshowthenameofthecompanythatmadethem.Thisisapopularform.A.specialpictureorsymbolcalledalogo标识语issometimesusedLogosappearonmanydifferentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogoitishardtoforgetthatproductorcompany.ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsareveryshortsometimes.Theadvertisersuseashortsentencewhichiseasyforpeopletosayandremember.NikeforexamplehasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:Justdoit.Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberit.Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrinkforexamplemightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeoplearealldrinkingthesoftdrink.AdvertisersaresayingtoyouWhydon’tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?Youcanbeyoungandmodern.YoumightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotafteryoubutthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrinkaskyourselfthisquestionWhyamIbuyingthisparticularproduct?63.Agoodlogois______.A.easytorememberB.ausefulproductC.difficulttounderstandD.easytobuy64.Peoplearemostlikelytorememberanadvertisementthatis______.A.EnglishB.longC.funnyD.new65.Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe______.A.AdvertisementsforBagsandClothesB.AdvertisementsonTVandRadioC.AdvertisementsforSoftDrinksD.AdvertisementsaroundUs

Iwaswithagroupofbusinessmenandweweredealingwithaquestion—Whatisagoodperson?Atacertainpointduringthediscussiononeofthestudents—ayoungmanofaboutthirty—describedaneventthathappenedatChristmas.Heandhisfive-year-oldsonweredecoratingtheChristmastreeandalittleboycametothefrontdoorbegging.IfyouevervisitMexicoyouwillseethatthepeopletheretakebeggingasnothingtogetupsetaboutandnothingtogetembarrassedby.Sothislittleboycametothedooraboyaboutthesameageasmystudent’sson.Thefatherandthesonwenttothefrontdoorandthefatherwentbackwithhisfive-year-oldsonandsaidtohimGivehimoneofyourtoys.AtthewordsthelittleboyquicklypickedupsometoyandhisfathersaidtohimNono－givehimyourfavoritetoy.AndthelittleboylikealittletigersaidNoway!Hecried;herefuseD.ButthefatherlikeabigtigerinawayinsistedgentlyNoyoumustgivehimoneofyourfavoritetoys.Andfinallytheboywithhisheaddownpickedupatoyhehadjustgotten.ThefatherwaitedinthelivingroomandtheboywalkedtothefrontdoorwiththetoyinhishanD.ThefatherwaitedandwaiteD.Whatdoyouthinkhappened?Afteracoupleofminuteshissoncamerunningbackintothelivingroomhisfaceradiant.DaddyhesaidcanIdothatagain?IthinkIhavegottheanswertothequestion.56.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatinMexico________.A.beggingislookeddownuponB.beggingisconsideredasanormalpartoflifeC.visitorsallovertheworldtreatbeggarskindlyD.fewpeoplearelivingapoorlife57.ThesentencecanIdothatagain?showedthattheboy________.A.gotpleasurebyhelpingthelittlebeggarB.wantedtopleasehisfatherC.begantolikethelittlebeggarD.wantedtobethelittlebeggar’sfriend58.Accordingtothewriterbeingagoodpersonmeans________.A.havingthecouragetocorrecthis/hermistakesB.beingfriendlytobeggarsC.beingreadytogiveD.beingabletoteachchildrentotellrightfromwrong

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.

WhenIwasakidIalwaysusedtowonderhowintheworldmyfatherworkoutsideinthewinterwithoutacoat.Itcouldbeminus20degreescentigradeandthere’dbeDadremovingsnoworperhapschoppingsomewood---hiscoatthrownaside---wearingashirtacapandapairofgloves.Aren’tyoucoldDad?I’dask.NoDadwouldreply.I’mnotcold---workingtoohardtobecolD.ManytimesIwonderedwhethermyfatherwasanextremelytoughmanorwhetherhewasfoolish.OnetimewhenIwasquiteyoungperhapsfiveorsoIwenticefishingwithDaD.Itwasabrightclearday—andbitterlycolD.Afterwe’dbeenoutontheiceforalittlewhilemyfeetstartedgettingcolD.DaddymyfeetarecolD.IsaiD.Yeahit’scoldoutheretodayhereplieD.TellyouwhathesaiD.WalkarounD.Makesomecirclesinthesnow.SeehowmanydifferentpatternsyoucanmakE.Thatwillgetyourfeetwarm.IwasjustalittlegirlatthetimebutIrememberthinkingHowintheworldwillwalkingaroundinthesnowmakemyfeetwarm?DadmustbeoutofminD.Buthewasmyfatherafterall.Imadecirclesinthesnow.Imadesquares.PrettysoonIwashavingsomuchfunmakingpatternsinthesnow.IforgotaboutmyfeetbeingcolD.NowalltheseyearslaterIknowtoofrompersonalexperiencehowmyfatherwasabletotakehiscoatoffandworkoutsideinthewinterwearingjustashirtacapandgloves.BecauseIdoittoo.Aren’tyoucold?myhusbandaskedonewinterday.NoIreplieD.I’mnotcold—workingtoohardtobecolD.IhopemyhusbandhasdecidedI’mbothtoughandsmart.ButIguessquiteabitofthetimehethinksI’mfoolish.WhereverDadisonthatgreatbigfarminthesky—I’msurehecan’thelpbutsmilewheneverItakemycoatoffwhileI’mworkingoutsideinthewinter.50.Whentheauthor’sfeetfeltcoldherfatheradvisedherto.A.gohomealonefirstB.keepwalkinginthesnowC.drawpicturesinthesnowD.lightafireontheice51.Hearingherfather’sadvicetheauthorthoughtherfather.A.forgettableB.warm-heartedC.crazyD.cruel52.Whatmighttheauthor’shusbandthinkofher?A.ToughB.SmartC.BraveD.Foolish53.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto.A.rememberhertoughandsmartfatherB.showhowherfathercaredaboutherC.describememoriesofherchildhoodD.explainwhyherfatherlovedhersomuch

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

SheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Nowaynotmeanyway.MaybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbeforE.We'removinghousE.Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.Weneverreallywantedherbutwhatcouldwehavedone?Shewasapresent.Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.IcalledherGoldiE.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegivenheramorecreativenamE.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyateanythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeherhappyitseemeD.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventuallyattheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.AlwaysbymysidewhetherwewereoutononeofourlongwalksorsittingbythefirE.That'swhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutforawalk.Wewerealongwayfromhomewhenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhouseinthedistanceasfastasshecoulD.BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldiE.ButwhenIsawherlicking舔thefourpuppies幼犬Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem.Wedidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtohersaidthewomanatthedoor.ItookherforawalkonedaysoonafterthepuppieswerebornandshejustdisappeareD.Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemandgotlostaddedaboyfrombehindher.ImustadmitIdomissGoldiebutI'vegotNuggetnowandshelooksjustlikehermother.AndI'velearntagoodlesson:nottojudgepeoplE.63.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhenGoldiecametothehouse?A.shockeD.B.sympathetiC.C.annoyeD.D.upset.64.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouseGoldie.A.feltworriedB.wasangryC.atealittleD.satbythefire65.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe.A.sawherpuppiesB.heardfamiliarbarkingC.wantedtoleavetheauthorD.foundherwaytoheroldhome66.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof­.A.timeB.effectivenessC.importanceD.complexity

SurroundedbyBrothersIknowitiswrongtoenvyyourchildren.ButwhenIseemysonTonioandhisyoungerbrotherSamgoingdownaslidetogetherone’sarmaroundtheotherIknowIhavemissedsomethingwonderful.NotonlydidIneverhaveabrotherbutalsoIhadnofriendshipsliketheirs.MysisterwasoldenoughtohelptakecareofmesoshewasmoreamotherthanaplaymateandIwasmoreapestthanafrienD.A.brotherwouldhavebeenwonderfulbutitwasnotinthefamilyplanning.NowIfinallylivewithbrothersmysonsTonioandSam.IamwatchingthembuildthekindofrelationshipthatIoncedreamedabout.Theygotobedtogether.WhenonecomesintoourbedafteranightmaremywifeandIknowthatbeforemorninghisbrotherwillfollow.Sammanagestheworldwithmoreeasethanhiselderbrotherwhosefrustrationsoftenbringhimtotears.WithasincereSmileTonioSamistheonewhocomfortshim.Tonioontheotherhandhasstoppedplayingwithboysathisagewhodon’tlikeplayingwithSam.Theyarealwaysbackingeachotherup.Idon’tknowwhatkindofrelationshiptheywillhavewhentheygrowup.ParentsalwayswanttheirchildrentohavewhattheynevercoulD.Iwantthemtohaveeachother.SoIimaginethemgoingtothesamecollegemarryingsistersandlivingonthesameblock.That’swhyIwassoworriedthedayToniostartedkindergarten.IfeltthatIwouldlosesomethingtoo.AsweheadedforschoolthatmorningbothboysseemedrelaxedasifneitherhadanyideathatthedaywasgoingtobedifferentthatstartingthenToniowouldbeleavingbehindhisbrotherhisbestfriendhisrightarm.Tonio’sfirstdaywaschaoticwithhundredsofchildrenoutsidelookingfortheirteachers.BeforeanyofuscouldsaygoodbyeToniodisappearedwithhisnewclassmates.HeturnedtowaveandthenwasgonE.Itwassosudden.Samevendidn’tseehimgo.AlthoughparentshadbeenaskedtoeasethecrazinessofthefirstdaybystatyingoutoftheschoolIliftedSamupandtookhimtoTonio’sclassroomlookingforaglimpseofTonio.Samspottedhimfirst.MywifeandIdidn’theadbackhomeimmediatelystoppinginsteadatacoffeeshoptotreatSamtohotchocolatE.Weevenlethimeatice-creamwithhisfingers.SamwasstillquietsoIaskedhimifhemissedhisbrotheralready.Hedidn’tanswer.InsteadheaskedDaddyisToniogoingtobegoneforever?NoSammyIsaidfeelinghappyabouthissweetquestion.Notforeverjustuntilthreeo’clock.IsometimesthinkthatthegreatestthingIhaveeverdoneistohelpcreatethesebrothers.AndIdidn’tstopwiththem.Wehadanotherchildandforthethirdtimeinarowitwasaboy.Itwasn’tlongbeforehisbrothersclimbedintothecrib婴儿床toplaywithhim.Iamsurroundedbybrothers.55.Whatmakestheauthorenvyhissons?A.HehasnofriendslikeSamandTonio.B.Hehasonlyonebrotherinhisfamily.C.Hedoesn’tenjoybrotherhoodastheydo.D.Hedoesn’thaveagoodrelationwithhissister.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpestinparagraph2mean?A.abadpersonB.anannoyingpersonC.agoodcompanionD.alovelybrother57.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwolittlebrothers?A.ToniooftenencouragedSamwhenSamburstintotears.B.Thetwobrotherswenttothesamekindergarten.C.Neitherofthebrothersplayedwithotherchildren.D.Theysupportedeachotherindifferentways.58.TheauthorwasworriedthedayToniostartedhiskindergartenbecause__________.A.ToniomightnotspendsomuchtimewithSamB.ToniomightnotdowellwithhisstudyC.hewasafraidhewouldloseTonioforever.D.hewantedToniotohavewhathedidn’thave59.Onthefirstdayofthekindergarten__________.A.ToniohadanicedayplayingwithhisnewclassmatesB.SamwasverysadbecauseToniowasgoneforeverC.Samwasallowedtohaveice-creamwithfingersasusualD.thefatherfelthappywhenhesensedSam’slovetoTonio60.WhatdoesthetitleSurroundedbyBrotherssuggest?A.Theauthorexperiencedbrotherlyaffectionbyraisinghissons.B.TheauthoroftenplayswithhissonswheneverhehastimE.C.Parentswanttheirchildrentostayathomeandplaytogether.D.Theyoungestsonisalwayssurroundedbyhiselderbrothers.

DearEditorIusedtobeadoctorinthechildren’sdepartmentofahospital.SometimesItreatedchildrenwhohadbeenpoisonedbymedicineforolderfamilymembers.Thechildrendidn’tknowthemedicinewasdangerous;theyjustknewittastedsweet.ChildreneasilyopenthebottlethatwenowuseinChinA.SomedaysagoItalkedaboutmedicineswithanAmerican.HeshowedmeasortofplasticbottlE.ThedesignwasquitesimpleandI’msureourChinesefactoriescouldproducethesebottles.Thetopofthebottlelicksbutcanbeopenedbypressingdownonitwhileturning.Thisisdifficultformostyoungchildrentodothoughgrown-upscanopenthesebottlesveryeasily.I’mcertainthattheexpenseofmakingsuchtopswouldbeverysmall.AsadoctorI’dlovetoseethisdonE.Andmostparentswouldbegrateful感激的.SincerelyyoursLiHua56.Fromtheletteronecanconcludethat.A.somechildrenliketotakeadults’medicineB.someadultsmedicinescausedangertochildrenC.allchildrenliketotakesweetmedicinesD.alladults’medicinesaredangeroustochildren57.ThedoctorseemstobeA.happyaboutChina’ahospitalB.sorryforwhathashappenedC.eagertodisclosetheaffairD.anxioustosolvetheproblem58.Thedoctorthinksthatweshould.A.learnfromtheAmericansB.buythiskindofbottleC.producethiskindofplasticbottleD.turntoAmericansforadvice59.Theletterwaswrittentotheeditorinordertoaskfor.A.moneyfromthenewspaperB.theplasticbottlesfromthereadersC.advicefromtheeditorD.supportfrompublicopinion

WhenIwasabout12Ihadanenemyagirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:IwasverythinIwasnotagoodstudentItalkedtoomuchIwastooproudandsoon.ItriedtobearallthisaslongasIcoulD.AtlastIbecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.HelistenedtomequietlyandthenheaskeD.Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janetdidn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?Wellyounowhavethatgirl’sopinion.GoandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretruE.PaynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaiD.IdidashetoldmE.TomygreatsurpriseIdiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretruE.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchangelikebeingverythinbutagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochangE.ForthefirsttimeIwenttoafairlyclearpictureofmyself.IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.That’sjustforyouhesaiD.Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolistennotjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrueyou’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemallbuthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.InmylifeI’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvicE.57.Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter’scomplaint?A.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhatherenemyhadsaidandjustdowhatshewantedtodo.B.Hecriticized批评herandtoldhertoovercomehershortcomings.C.HetoldhertowritedownallherenemyhadsaidandpayattentiononlytothethingsthatweretruE.D.Herefusedtotakethelistandwanttohavealookatit.58.WhatdoesWeekbyweekherlistgrewmean?A.Shemadealistofmyshortcomingsandkeptonaddingnewonessoitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.B.WeekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemouttomE.C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.D.Weekbyweekmyshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.59.Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?A.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter’senemysaidwasmostlytruE.B.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithherdaughterandwantedtokeepsilent..C.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.D.Becausehewasnotquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruths.60.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.NotanEnemybuttheBestFriendB.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHadC.MyFatherD.MyChildhood

OnJan232012IwasaboardashipontheYangtzeRiverlisteningtothesoundoffireworksandeatingplateafterplateofdumplings.OnSundayFeb102013IwaspreparingtocelebrateChineseNewYearagain—inLondon’sChinatown.Itwasraining.ItwascolD.ButeversinceIleftBeijinginAugustIhadpromisedmyselfIwouldcelebrateChineseNewYear–ifonlytohelpwithmyBeijinghomesickness.CentralLondonwasdressedupfortheoccasion.Therewasastageforabigfireworksdisplayfortheevening.Evensoitwasn’tlikemyrealBeijingChunjiE.Evenbuyingajiaozididn’tcheermeup.Itcostabout10timesasmuchastherealthingdoesinBeijingandgotstucktoitsrain-ruinedpaperbag.ColdwetanddepressedIranintoashopforshelter.Suddenlythereitwas.BetweenthepacketsofdriedmeatandfishthebagsofriceandthesmellofdriednoodlesinthislittleChinesesupermarketIhadfoundhomE.AnhourlaterIhurriedintomyhousewithbagsoffrozenjiaozipacketsofsauceandalargebottleofvinegar.Iboiledwatertoreopenthepacketsgrabbedmychopsticksandsettleddowntoafeast.ThisIthoughtisaHappyChineseNewYear.IevenwatchedthefireworksonTV.AfterallwhyfacetheBritishweatherwhenIcanbringChinahomeinonebite?36.Wecanconcludefromthefirstthreeparagraphsthattheauthor______.A.likeswatchingfireworksontheboatB.missesChinesefoodmorethananythingelseC.findsitgreatfuntocelebrateChineseNewYearD.missesherlifeinBeijingverymuch37.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundsomeChinesefoodsinasupermarket?A.alittlecuriousB..rathertiredC.abitcomfortableD.verydepressed38.WhydidtheauthorwatchthefireworksonTV?A.Shedidn’twanttogetwetandcoldagain.B.Thesquareisfarawayfromwhereshelives.C.Shedoesn’tlikefireworksverymuch.D..Shewastoohungrytogoout.39.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.UnforgettableChunjieinBeijingB.WonderfulExperienceinBritainC.FindingHomeinLondonD.FestivalinLondon

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

WhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarmandinthewinterespeciallywewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteensortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.68.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.70.Inthepassagethewritertriesto＿＿＿＿.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity71.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.

Areyousingleanddreamingofanexcitingvoyagevacationbutunsureofthenextstep?You’renotalone!Manysingletravelerswonderwhichvoyagewillhavethemostsinglesonboardhowthey’llmeetothersingleshowmuchthevoyagewillcostandwhethertheywillenjoythemselves.Ourhostedsinglesvoyagesareidealforsinglesofallages.Nootherformoftravelaffordsasmanyopportunitiestomeetpeopleandmakefriends.InfactourSinglesDivisioncanhelpyoufindasinglesvoyageonatripthat’sjustrightforyouandmakesureyoumeetmanyothersinglesonboarD.We’vescheduledsinglesvoyagesonsailingstoalloftheworld’sgreatestdestinations.Andwe’veselectedpopularitineraries旅行计划onlargenewshipsfordifferentaudiencessoyoucanfindonethatsuitsyourtastes.Ifyou’relookingforaroommatetocutcostsourMatchProgramcanpairyouwithasame-sexsingleinonestateroomonhostedsailingsonlyenablingustoofferyouthesameper-personpricingthatcouplesreceivE.Weguaranteetofindyouaroommatewheneveryousign-upbeforethecut-offdatE.Ifwedon’tyouonlyneedtopaytheper-persondouble-occupancyratE.Ifyouprefertheprivacyofyourownstateroomthesinglesupplementrateswillapply.Eitherwaywe’llprovideourownhostonboardtoorganizesinglescocktailpartiesmixersgamessingle-minglediningandmorE.Onceyou’vebookedyourvoyagewe’llalsogiveyouprivateaccesstooursingleschatsitewhereyoucangettoknowothersinglesbeforeyoudepart.Weexpectourstateroomsonthesesailingswillfillquicklysopleasebookearlytoavoiddisappointment.Togetstartedclickonanysinglesvoyageinthecalendartotheleft.Hopetoseeyouonboard!Note:Ifyoucan’ttakeadvantageofoneofourhostedsinglesvoyagesbutstillwishtotravelasasingleclickhereformoreinformation.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OnthesinglesvoyageyoucanmeetmanyothersinglesandmakenewfriendsB.Youcantakenewshipssailingtoalloftheworld’sgreatestdestinations.C.Onceyoubookthevoyageyoucanchatwithallthestrangers.D.OnthevoyageyoucanenjoymanykindsofactivitiessuchasmixersgamescocktailpartiesetC.61.Thetextprobablycomesfrom.A.aguidebookB.anadonnewspaperC.amagazineD.awebsite62.Thispassageismainlywrittenfor.A.singlesB.parentsC.travelersD.singleswhowanttotravel

MyBestEnemyOnceagainIwasinanewschool.SowasagirlinmyclassnamedLisA.That'swherethesimilarity同样endeD.Iwastallandshewassmall.Mythickblackhairhadbeenrecentlycutshortintoanuntidy不整齐stylE.Hernaturalblondehairflowedtoherwaistandlookedgreat.Iwas12andoneoftheoldestintheclasswhileshewas11andtheyoungest.Iwasawkward笨拙andshy.Shewasn't.Icouldn'tstandherconsideringhermyenemy.ButshelikedmeandwantedtobefriendswithmE.OnedaysheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyes—Iwastooshockedtoansweranyotherway.MyfamilyhadmovedsixtimesinsixyearsandIhadnevermanagedtodevelopanyfriendships.Butthisgirlwhoworethelatestfashionswantedmetogohomewithherafterschool.Shelivedinafunpartoftownthathadtwopizzaplacesanall­nightbookstoreamovietheaterandapark.AswewalkedfromtheschoolbusstopthroughherneighborhoodItriedtoguesswhichhousemightbehers.Wasitthewhiteonewiththeperfectlawnorthethree­storyhousewithafrontporchIgotverysurprisedwhensheledmeintoanoldapartmentbuilding.Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo­roomplacewithhermotherherstepfatherhertwobrothersandhersister.WhenwegotintotheroomshesharedwithhersistershetookoutabigcaseofBarbieswhichwasmynextsurprisE.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.WesatonthefloorlaughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.Wefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolderandbothhadwildimaginations.Wehadagreattimethatafternoon.LisawaslovedbythewholeneighborhooD.Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazinesthemovietheatergaveherfreetickets...SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworlD.Wesleptoverateachother'shouseandspenteveryfreemomenttogether.Lisamyfirstrealfriendsincechildhoodhelpedmegetthroughtheroughyearsofearlyadolescence青春期andtaughtmeanamazingandverysurprisingthingaboutmakingfriendsyourworstenemycanturnouttobeyourbestfrienD.65.ThewriterandLisaweresimilarinthewaythat________.A.theywerebothnewstudentsB.theyhadthesamehairstyleC.theywerebothtallD.theywereofthesameage66.OnedayLisainvitedthewriter________.A.togotothemovieB.togotoherhomeC.togotowalkinaparkD.togotoapizzaplace67.InthepassagethewriterdescribedLisaasagirlwhowas________.A.awkwardandshyB.richandhappyC.quietandlonelyD.friendlyandlovely

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

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

Ihavearulefortravel:Nevercarryamap.Iprefertoaskfordirections.ForeignvisitorsareoftenpuzzledinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames.InJapanpeopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwestusuallytherearenotmanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat平坦的.Inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.InsteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistancE.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap:Theymeasuredistancebymeansoftimenotmiles.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.OhtheyanswerIt’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausevisitorsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguagE.InsteadofgivingyouthedirectionaGreekwilloftensayFollowmE.Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostofficE.Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthissituation?A.NewYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanthinkthatIdon’tknowisimpolitE.TheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.visitorcangetveryverylostinYucatan!Onethingwillhelpyoueverywhere—inJapanintheUnitedStatesinGreeceinMexicoorinanyotherplacE.Youmightnotunderstandaperson’swordsbutmaybeyoucanunderstandhisbodylanguagE.Heorshewillusuallyturnandthenpointinthecorrectdirection.Gointhatdirectionandyoumayfindthepostoffice!41.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat__________.A.nevercarryamapfortravelB.therearenotmanylandmarksintheAmericanMidwestC.therearedifferentwaystogivedirectionsindifferentpartsoftheworldD.NewYorkersoftensayIhavenoideabutpeopleinYucatanMexiconeversaythis.42.ThepassagesaysInJapanpeopleuselandmarksintheirdirections.Thewordlandmarksmeans__________.A.buildingnamesB.streetnamesC.therearedifferentwaystogivedirectionsindifferentpartsoftheworldD.buildingsorplaceswhichareeasilyrecognized43.Inwhichplacedopeopletelldistancebymeansoftime?A.JapanB.AmericanMidwestC.LosAngelesCaliforniaD.Greece44.Inthepassage__________countriesarementionedbythewriter.A.sevenB.fourC.eightD.five45.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Travelerscanlearnaboutpeople’scustomsbyaskingquestionsaboutdirections.B.A.person’sbodylanguagecanhelpyouunderstanddirections.C.peopleinsomeplacesgivedirectionsinmilesbutpeopleinotherplacesgivedirectionsbymeansoftimE.D.Peopleindifferentplacesalwaysgivedirectionsinthesameway:Theyusestreetnames.

IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthenewsofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorenewsofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorereportsofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetc.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper68.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillreportmorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV69.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.Amenuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

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

Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoorbutveryhospitable好客的farmerandhiswifE.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhadthecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.TheironlycowwhosemilkhadbeentheironlyincomelaydeadinthefielD.TheyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangelHowcouldthishappen?Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?ThefirstmanhadeverythingyetyouwatchedoverhishousesheaccuseD.Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverythingandyoudidnothelp.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseemtheolderangelreplieD.WhenwestayedinthebasementInoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.SincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortuneIaskedGodifIcouldseal封口thewallsohewouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbedtheangelofdeath死神cameforhiswifE.IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinsteaD.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.56.Theunderlinedpartthepairinthesecondparagraphtworefersto.A.thepoorcoupleB.therichcoupleC.theangelsD.theguests57.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause.A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer’scowB.theolderangeltreatedthetwofamiliesunfairlyC.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetoliveD.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway58.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungerangelalesson.C.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.D.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swifE.59.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat.A.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseemB.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoorC.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold

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?

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

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

ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.WithopeningnightonlyaweekawayIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcolD.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayanypossiblerobbers抢劫犯.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymorE.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruck垃圾车pulluptothesidewalknexttomE.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.m.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgotmywalletback.IalsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.59.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.ColdandsickB.LuckyandhopefulC.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless60.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow61.Onherwayhomethewriter_____A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyamanwithaknifeD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher62.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_____A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners.D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank

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

OnthisfoggymorningmymemorytakesmebacktothetimewhenIlivedinCaliforniA.Iremembermymorningwalksalongtheoceangreetedbyallthepurpleflowersaccompanied陪伴bygentlebreezesthatgreetedmeGoodmorning!ThesewalksmeantsomuchtomE.Soontheywouldbefollowedbybeautifullovingmonthlyfirecircleinthemountains.Itwaslikebeingblessedeachmonthbymixedfeelingsoflovehonorandrespect.OneweekendamonthIwouldgatherwithfriendstohonoreachotherandthosewhowalkthisearthaswellasthosewhohavepassedaway.ThefirecirclesareaprotectedspacecreatedforpeopletosingdancedrumtalkandrhymE.Almostlikeascenefromamovieyetneverrehearsed排练.Harmoniously和谐地wewouldjointogethertheenergiesoftheearthwindfireandspiritofoneanother.Whenwearealoneinnaturewithourtrueselvesthetruthofwhomwearebeginstounfold呈现.It’salwaysaremindertomeofhowpreciouseachmomentis.WorkinginharmonywiththeelementsoftheearthalwaysbringsusbacktowhomwewereborntobE.Whenthesoleintentionofamomentishonestythemostbrilliantlightthatshinesisalwayslove—thelovewearebornwiththelovethatmakesuswhoweareintheenD.ThisloveallowsustomovethroughsituationswithgraceandeasE.Treasureyourlifeandthosewhoaredeartoyou.Ourtimeonthisearthisshortandwe’reborntobebeingsoflovE.Appreciateyoursurroundingsandlivelifeaswonderfulasyoucan.63.WhentheauthorlivedinCalifornia.A.hewastiredoffoggymorningB.heusedtowalkalongtheoceanC.hefellinlovewithfishingD.gentlebreezesmademecrazy64.AccordingtoParagraph2wecanknowthattheauthorwould.A.haveholidaysoneweekendinamonthB.respectandhonortherichoneweekendinamonthC.gatherwithfriendsoneweekendinamonthD.recallthosewhohavepassedawayoneweekendinamonth65.Whenstayinginthefirecirclespeople.A.becametalkativeB.wereinhighspiritsC.gotsensitivetoremarksD.thinkhighlyofeachother66.Theauthorthinkseachmomentispreciousbecause.A.itcanshowthenature—withoutanymaskB.heknowstimeismoneyC.itcangivehimmorefreedomD.hecanliveinharmonywithnature

Themorninghadbeenadisaster.MytoothwasachingandI’dbeeninanargumentwithafrienD.Herwordsstillhurt:Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon’tputyourselfinmyplacE.Can’tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?Ishookmyheadstubbornly固执地andfelttheacheinmytooth.I’dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackfromholidaybutthepainwasreallyunbearablE.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebookbutnoonecouldseemeimmediately.FinallyataboutlunchtimeIgotlucky.Ifyoucomebyrightnowthereceptionistsaidthedentistwillfityouin.Itookmypurseandkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshortnotice?Whywasn’theasbusyastheothers?Inthedentist’sofficeIsatdownandlookedarounD.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworrieD.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldonE.WhenItoldhermyfearsshelaughedandsaidDon’tworry.ThedentistisverygooD.HowlongdoIhavetowaitforhim?Iaskedimpatiently.Comeonheiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.AndenjoytheartworktheassistantsaiD.Theartwork?IwaspuzzleD.Thechairwentback.SuddenlyIsmileD.TherewasabeautifulpicturerightwhereIcouldenjoyit:ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!AtthatmomentIbegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords.Whatarelief!56.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingthatmorning?A.Upset.B.Nervous.C.SatisfieD.D.Cheerful.57.Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtaboutthedentist?A.Thelaughingassistantofthedentist.B.Thedentist’sbeingasbusyastheotherdentists.C.Thesurroundingsofthedentist’sofficE.D.Thedentist’sagreeingtotreatheratveryshortnoticE.58.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostprobably?A.Strikewhiletheironishot.B.Putoneselfinothers’shoes.C.Haveagoodwordforone’sfrienD.D.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestormthoughwasbeautiful:blueskieswarmairandacalminvitingseatouchingtheshoregently.Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmythingbutIdecidedtogoallthesamE.I’msogladIdiD.OntheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoastbuttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshapE.AfterallitwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythatonlyonetinychanneltotheseA.Aswegotonboardwenoticedtwobighumps里脊inthedistancE.Onapproachingthemwesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit---therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoastherE.ThestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebayinwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvivE.Thelittlebabywhale---actuallyasbigasourboat--wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmovE.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcampupsuddenlymakingbigwhirlpools旋涡andwaves.she’stryingtohelpherbabybutonthewrongsidemyfathersaiD.Atthispointmyfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideandheadingtheboattowardsthebabywhalepusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowlytheyletusleadthemsometimesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe---andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.OncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromtheseathemumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistancE.Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutesbutwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.NearlyfourdecadeslaterIstilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatseA.62.TheauthorsaysI’msogladIdidinParA.2because_________A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmseaC.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamilyD.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhales63.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto____________A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebayC.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline64.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause___________A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong.B.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenobigenough.C.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection.D.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp65.Whatisthethemeofthestory?A.Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren.B.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals.C.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment.D.Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness.

Youspeakwritealetterandmakeatelephonecall.YourwordscarryamessagE.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.TearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresaD.Whenyouraiseyourhandinclasstheteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskquestions.YoushakeyourheadandpeopleknowyouaresayingNo.YounodandpeopleknowyouaresayingYes.Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.ForexampleasignatthebusstophelpsyoutoknowwhichbustotakE.A.signonthewallofyourschoolhelpsyoutofindthelibrary.Signsondoorstellyouwheretogoinorout.Haveyouevernoticedthattherearealotofsignsaroundyouandthatyoureceivemessagesfromthemallthetime?Peoplecancommunicateinmanyotherways.Anartistcanusehisdrawingstotellaboutbeautifulmountainsabouttheblueseaandmanyotherthings.Booksarewrittentotellyouaboutallthewonderfulthingsintheworldandalsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.BooksmagazinesTVandradiosandfilmsallhelpustocommunicatewitheachother.Theyallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout.61.Canwecommunicatewitheachotherwithoutwords?A.Yessometimeswecan.B.Nowecan't.C.No.It'simpossiblE.D.Yeswealwaysdoso.62.Whenweseesomebodysmilethenhemustbefeeling____.A.angryB.joyfulC.surprisedD.sad63.Wecanlearnnewsfrom____.A.newspapersB.radioC.TVD.ABC64.A.signatthebusstoptellsyou____.A.howmanybusesthereareB.whatkindofbusitisC.wherethebuscomesandgoesD.howmuchmoneyyou'llpayfortheticket65.Whatdoyouthinkisthequickestwaytocommunicatewithyourfriendinanothercity?A.Writingaletter.B.MakingatelephonE.C.DrawingapicturE.D.AskingsomeoneelsetotakeamessagE.

Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifeforsport.Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatchingandonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.Thenumberofgunnershowevergrowsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins血管.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulate刺激adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat栖息地.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulationbutcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn’tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproveD.WildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalonE.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoottheyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.TheonlyanswerthenistobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeoplE.Nowitistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-buildingbutweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.Ifastheywouldhaveyoubelievegun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-characterthenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.63.Accordingtothetextmostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause______.A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacterC.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol64.Theunderlinedwordagonyinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.formB.conditionC.painD.sadness65.Accordingtothetextthefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually______.A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafelyB.praisehuntingascharacter-buildingC.describehuntingasanexerciseD.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown66.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto______.A.blamethemajorityofpeopleB.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlifeC.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building

[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

Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn’tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk.anditknowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceeD.saysscientistAndrewZolli.ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample－whatwillbethenext?31.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern32.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.33.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.34.WhatAndrewZollisaysindicatesthat_________.A.successfulnewtechnologymustbreakthroughwhatexistsalreadyB.whatwehavetodayissuretodisappearbecauseofnewtechnologyC.allthesethingswillbeturnedintorealitywithoutanydifferenceD.theInternethasalreadybeenthebesttechnology35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

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

EarthquakeSafetyTipsOnMay122008abigearthquakehitWenchuanSichuanProvincE.ThousandsofpeoplediedandmanymorewereinjureD.Whyarethereearthquakes?Earthquakesmayhappenanywhereontheearth.Thesurfaceoftheearthhasmanyplatepieces板块.Theseplatesarealwaysmoving.WhentwoplatesmovepasteachotherthereisanearthquakE.Manyearthquakesbeginunderthesea.Theyoftenhappennearthemountainstoo.Scientistareworkinghardtofindoutmoreaboutearthquakes.Theytrytopredict预测thembutit’sveryharD.Doyouknowhowtogetreadyforanearthquake?Doyouknowwhattododuringanearthquake?Herearesometipsyoushouldfollow.WhattodobeforeanearthquakeKeepasupplyoffoodwaterandsomethingsforfirstaiD.Youshouldmakesureyouhavetwobottlesofwaterapacketofbiscuits饼干acleantowel毛巾afewband-aids创口贴aradioandaflashlight电筒athomE.WhattododuringanearthquakeIfyouareinside:★StaywhereyouarE.Quicklymoveunderastrongdeskoralongawall.Thiswillprotectyoufromfallingthings.★Don’tstandnearwindows.★Turnoffyourgaslightsandwater.★Don’tgetintoaliftduringanearthquakE.IfyourareinaliftgetoutasquicklyaspossiblE.Ifyouareoutside:★Don’tstandnearbuildings.Thingsmayfallonyou.★Lieonthegrounduntiltheshakingstops.★IfyouareinacarslowdownanddrivetoaclearplacE.Stayinthecaruntiltheshakingstops.48.Thereasonwhyanearthquakehappensisthat________.A.thesurfaceoftheearthisthinB.theplatesofthesurfacearemovingslowlyC.twopiecesoftheearth’ssurfacemovepasteachotherD.therearetoomanypeopleontheearth49.Duringanearthquakeyoushoulddothefollowingexcept_________.A.turnoffthelightsandgasB.hideunderastrongdeskC.makesureyouhavesomefoodandwater.D.getintoalift50.Youmustprotectyourselfinanearthquakeby________.A.keepingyourselfawayfromfallingthingsB.lyingontheflooroftheroomuntiltheshakingstops.C.standingnearthewindowD.runningoutofthebuilding

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.

Everybodywantsiteverybodyworksforitandnobodycanlivewithoutit.Whatisit?Moneyofcourse!HowoftenpeopleaskusWillyougoonholidaythissummer?Willyoubuythis?Willyoudothat?AndveryoftentheanswerisItalldependsItalldependswhat?ItalldependsalwaysmeansIfIhaveenoughmoneyIshallNotonlyyoursimplestneedsbutourwildestdreamsareoftenconnectedwithmoney.IfIwinthenationallottery彩票IshallSomepeoplethinkitistherootofallevil罪恶othersthinkitwillsolvealltheworld’sproblems.Bothsidesagreethereisneverenoughofit.Ofcoursemoneyisn’tananswertoeverything.Youcan’tbuyloveorhappiness.forexamplE.ButassomeonesaiD.Ifyouaregoingtobeunhappyitiseasiertobeunhappyincomfort.36Accordingtothepassagewhetheryouwillgoonholidayornotdependson________.A.howmuchmoneyyouhaveB.howmuchyouwillbepaidC.whatyouhaveD.ifyouareinvited37Thepeoplewhothinkthatmoneywillsolvealltheworld’sproblemsbelievethat_________.A.youcan’tbuyloveB.peopletryhardtogetmoremoneyC.youcan’tbuyhappinessD.everybodycanlivewithoutmoney.38Thepassagemainly主要says__________.A.moneyisimportantbutitisnoteverything.B.moneyisnotimportantinourdailylifE.C.somepeoplewantmoneybutsomedon’tD.moneybringseverythinggoodtoallofus.39Somepeoplethink________.A.moneycanneverleadustohappiness.B.moneyistherootofallevil.C.wedon’tneedmoney.D.weshouldstopmakingmoremoney.40Thebesttitle标题forthispassageshouldbe___________.A.MoneyIsEverythingB.TheRootofallEvilC.TheAnswertoEverythingD.TheQuestion困惑ofMoney

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

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

OnedayItookseveralpairsofshoestotheshoemakertobemendeD.AfteraweekIwenttotakethemback.FourmonthslatermyhusbandandIwereinvitedtodinner.Itookoutapairofshoes.Ihadn’twornthemsincetheyweremendeD.IputoneshoeonmyrightfootandthenIputtheotheronmyleft.ButIfeltthattheotheronewasonthewrongfoot.Itookbothshoesoffforacloserlook.Theywerenearlythesamestylecolourandsizebuteachwasfortherightfoot.ThenIthoughtoftheshoemaker.ThoughIwassurehewouldn’tremembermeaftersuchalongtimeIcalledhim.Thankgoodnessyoucalledmeatlast!Hesaidhappily.Anangrywomanhasbeentroublingmeformonths!56.Howmanypairsofshoesdidthewomantaketotheshoemakertobemended?A.OneshoE.B.Twopairsofshoes.C.Onlythreeshoes.D.Somepairsofshoes.57.Theshoemaker__________.A.wasverycarefulwithhisworkB.mistookoneofthewoman’sshoesfortheotherwoman’sC.forgotthewomanbecauseithappenedalongtimeagoD.wastroubledbytwomen58.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.ThewomanworetheshoesassoonastheyweremendeD.B.BothshoeswerethesamestylebutdifferentcolourandsizE.C.Bothshoeswerefortherightfoot.D.TheshoemakercalledthewomanafteralongtimE.

ThefirsttimethatIhadheardthetermEQwasinthefallof1995whenthebookEmotionalIntelligencebyDanielGolemanwaswidelycoveredbytheAmericanpress.ThewidespreadresearchpresentedinthebooksupportedmyownobservationsanddoubtsaboutlifeandemotionsandtoldmethatIwasontherighttracktogoafterhappiness.TheresearchcontinuestoconfirmwhatIhadconcludedonmyown:Thesefeelingsareextremelyimportanttoindividualhealthhappinessandsocialharmony.ThismightseemabitobviousbutitwasnotalwaysobvioustomE.Igrewupinafamilywherewedidn’ttalkaboutfeelings.Wetalkedaboutideasconceptsandprinciples.AsaresultIcouldtellyouwhatIthoughtabouteverythingbutIcouldn’ttellyouhowIfeltaboutanything.AfterseveralfailedrelationshipsItooktimeofftoreflectonmylifeandrealizedIhadmademanydecisionswhichresultedinunhappinessformyselfandothers.AfterstudyingtheliteratureonemotionsandfeelingsIconcludedthatmostofmypoordecisionscouldbedirectlyduetowhatisnowcalledlowemotionalintelligenceorlowEQforshort.PreviouslyIstruggledtofindhappinessthroughthetraditionalroutes—materialsuccess.NowhoweverIrealizethatThere’snotmuchpointhavingeitherwealthorrelationshipsifyouaren’thappy.Itishardtobehappywithothersifyouaren’thappyyourself.Itishardtobehappyaloneifyoudon’tfeelgoodaboutyourselfi.E.havehighself­esteemandself­confidencE.Itishardtohavegoodfeelingsaboutyourselfifyoudon’thavegoodemotionalmanagementskills.EmotionalmanagementskillsthemainsubjectofEQarethereforeoneofthemostbasicelementsofhappiness.61.Theauthor’sviewsandideasaboutlifewereexactlyprovedby________.A.thewidespreadreportsinAmericannewspapersB.ownobservationsanddoubtsaboutlifeandemotionsC.ideasandviewsinthebookEmotionalIntelligenceD.thefactthathewasontherighttracktogoafterhappiness62.Theauthor’sfamilymembers________.A.arewiseandhard­workingB.arewealthyandstrongC.arenotgoodatexpressingtheirownfeelingsD.getalongbadlywitheachother63.Beforereadingthebooktheauthorthoughthecouldhavehappiness________.A.ifhecouldearnalotofmoneyB.ifhecouldavoidpoordecisionsC.ifhetooktimeofftoreflectonhislifeD.ifheignoredthetraditionalroutes64.Apersonwhocan’tfeelhappyhimself________.A.willfeelhappywithlotsoffriendsB.willnotgetonwellwithothersC.hasnoself­esteematallD.shouldreadthenewbookonEQ65.Lonelinessmostprobablycomesfrom________.A.lackofwealthandhealthB.lackofthepresenceofothersC.lackofgoodrelationshipswithothersD.lackofself­confidenceandself­esteem

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

IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasabigfishermanandhelovedtheseA.HehadhisownboatbutitwashardmakingalivingontheseA.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschoolinhisoldtruckwhichwasolderthanhewas.AshewoulddrivetowardtheschoolIwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetimehewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch喷出acloudofsmokE.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontanditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.ItwassoembarrassingformE.HereIwastwelveyearsoldandmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!IrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.WhenwegottotheschoolandcametoastophehadhisusualbigsmilE.HestartedtoleantowardmebutIputmyhandupandsaidNoDaD.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatwayandhehadthissurprisedlookonhisfacE.IsaidDadI'mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttimeandhiseyesstartedtotearup.ThenheturnedandsaidYouareabigboyaman.Iwon'tkissyouanymorE.Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Hisboatwasfoundadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoastrongwindandwastryingtosavethenetsandtheboats.NowhowIwishtohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenamanIwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.46.InFrank’seyeswhenhisfathersaidYouareabigboyaman.heprobablyfelt.A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud47.BysayingthesentenceIwishIhadbeenamanthen.Frankmeant.A.hewasfedupwithhisfatherkissinghimgoodbyeB.hedeeplyregrettedwhathehaddonetohisfatherC.hewasthentooyoungtorefuseagoodbyekissD.hehopedthathisfatherwouldforgivehim48.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSmelloftheOcean.B.WeAllNeedLovE.C.A.GoodbyeKiss.D.Father'sEmbarrassment.

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

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

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

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

OnceIinvitedagroupoffriendsroundtomyhousetellingthemthatIwasgoingtorecordtheirspeech.IsaidIwasinterestedintheirregionalaccentsandthatitwouldtakeonlyafewminutes.Thusononeeveningthreepeopleturnedupatmyhouseandwereshownintomyfrontroom.Whentheysawtheroomtheywereabitalarmedforitwaslaidoutasastudio.Infrontofeacheasychairtherewasamicrophoneatheadheightwithwiresleadingtoatape-recorderinthemiddleofthefloor.IexplainedthatallIwantedwasforthemtocountfromonetotwenty.Thenwecouldrelaxandhaveadrink.Iturnedonthetape-recorderandeachinturnseriouslycountedfromonetotwentyintheirbestaccent.WhenitwasoverIturnedthetape-recorderoffandbroughtroundthedrinksandfortherestoftheeveningtherewasgeneralcheerfulconversation—interruptedonlybythefactthatIhadtotakeatelephonecallinanotherroomwhichunfortunatelylastedsometimE.Oratleastthatwashowitwouldappear.Forofcoursethemicrophoneswerenotconnectedtothetape-recorderinthemiddleoftheroomatallbuttoanotheronewhichwasturninghappilyawayinthekitchen.Theparticipantshavingseenthevisibletape-recorderturnedoffpaidnomoreattentiontothemicrophoneswhichstayedinfrontoftheirchairsonlyafewinchesfromtheirmouthsthusgivingexcellentsoundquality.AndmylengthyabsencemeantthatIwasabletoobtainasnaturalapieceofconversationasitwouldbepossibletofinD.IshouldaddperhapsthatIdidtellmyfriendswhathadhappenedtothemaftertheeventwasoverandgavethemthechoiceofdestroyingthetapE.Noneofthemwantedto—thoughforsomeyearsafterwardsitalwaysseemedtobemyroundwhenitcametothebuyingofdrinks.Linguisticresearchcanbeaveryexpensivebusiness.39.Thewriteraskedhisfriendstocountfromonetotwentybecause_______.A.hewantedtorecordthenumbersforhisresearchB.hewantedtofindoutwhetherthetaperecorderwasworkingC.hewantedtomakehisfriendsrelaxbeforerealrecordingstartedD.hewantedhisfriendstothinkthatwasallhewantedtorecord40.Thewriterwentintoanotherroomto________.A.getanaturalrecordingofhisfriends’conversationB.stayawayfromtoomuchdrinkingwithhisfriendsC.bringatelephoneintothefrontroomD.answeralongdistancephonecall41.Thewriterturnedoffthetape-recorderbecause_______.A.hehadtoansweraphonecallB.hewantedhisfriendstoenjoysomedrinksC.hethoughtthetape-recordermightbotherhisfriendsD.hewantedtomakehisfriendsbelievehehadfinishedtherecording

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.