While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible sight. The 20090430 1 was swimming and started with only three men.For one reason or another, two of them had a 2 start, so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to 3 against. I watched the man 4 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I'm not an expert 5 but I do know a good dive 6 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal 7 .I listened to the crowd begin to 8 this poor man that was clearly having a 9 time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 10 . He made a few desperate strokes（划水）and you could tell he was exhausted. But in those few 11 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to 12 .Some even began to 13 things like, "Come on, you can do it!" and he 14 finished his race.The crowd went 15 .Even though he recorded one of the 16 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 17 . In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have 18 been cheated out of go1d, or when they act so 19 in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog（败者）, a man that gave his all-knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his 20 and the spirit of the games. 1.A.viewB.eventC.gameD.match 2.A.falseB.nervousC.strangeD.violent 3.A.fightB.struggleC.defendD.race 4.A.setB.bounceC.diveD.fall 5.A.swimmerB.coachC.judgeD.adviser 6.A.fromB.inC.beyondD.between 7.A.featureB.qualityC.exampleD.sign 8.A.break offB.stand byC.laugh atD.focus on 9.A.happyB.wonderfulC.vagueD.tough 10.A.hopefulB.pitifulC.boringD.skillful 11.A.flexibleB.smartC.awkwardD.excellent 12.A.supportB.quitC.cheerD.hesitate 13.A.speakB.presentC.concludeD.yell 14.A.eventuallyB.hardlyC.successfullyD.nearly 15.A.wildB.angryC.sadD.grey 16.A.fastestB.luckiestC.hardestD.slowest 17.A.companionsB.competitorsC.volunteersD.partners 18.A.somehowB.alreadyC.evenD.anyway 19.A.poorlyB.carelesslyC.sharplyD.proudly 20.A. advantageB.independenceC.determinationD.principle

WeanswersomequestionsthisweekinourseriesongettingintoanAmericancollegeoruniversity.ThefirstquestionhastodowithourrecentdiscussionofEnglishlanguagetests.VoNgocToanfromVietnamwouldliketoknowabouttheTOEICwhichisdesignedtomen—sureskillsinEnglishasspokenintheworkplace.Peoplemayberequiredtotakeitiftheyapplyforjobswithcompaniesorotheremployers.ButTOEICscoresaren’tusedforcollegeadmissionintheUnitedStates.TheEducationalTestingServiceadministratestheTOEIC.Itsaysthetestmeasuresthelanguageskillsofpeopleworkinginaninternationalenvironment.ButAmericancollegesanduniversitiesacceptscoresfromtheTOEFLandoftentheIELTS.Ifyoumissedourreportonthesetests.youcanfinditatourwebsitewww.unsv.com.TahirMahmoodfromPakistanaskshowtoimprovehisEnglishbeforetakingthesekindsoftests.WellyoucanstartbylookingforwaystouseEnglishasmuchasyoucan.WatchAmericanmoviesandTVshowsandreadbooksinEnglish.LookforEnglishspeakerstotalkto.TheInternethasmanyfreematerialsforEnglishtlearners.Visitorstowww.unsv.comforexamplecanreadlistenandwatchprogramsonmanydifferentsubjectsTheUSDepartmentofEducationrecentlylaunchedafleewebsitedesignedtohelpimmigrantslearnEnglish.ThesiteiscalledUSALearnsatusalearns.orglikechinadaily.com.cninChina.NextaquestionfromTurkeyHasanEkerasksaboutgettingapostdoctoral博士后的positionintheUnitedStates.ThisisworkgenerallydonebyapersonwhorecentlyearnedaPhD.TheNationalPostdoctoralAssociationinWashingtonhasinformationaboutinternationalpostdocsonitswebsitenationalpostdoC.org.AndfinallywehavequestionsfromIranAfghanistanandIndonesiaabouthowtopayforaneducationthroughjobs.There’rerulesthatrestrictthekindsofjobsthatforeignstudentscanhavewhilestudyingintheUnitedStates.1.Thepurposeofthepassageis.A.toasksomequestionsonenteringAmericanuniversitiesB.tointroducereaderstheTOEICC.toattractmorepeopletoclickthewebsitesD.tohelpdowithsomepuzzlesonenteringAmericancolleges2.WhatdoweknowaboutTOEIC?A.ItisamustforthosewhogotoAmericanuniversities.B.Thosewhoapplyforajobwithcompanieshavetotakeit.C.Itistotestaperson’slanguageskillsintheworkplace.D.It’satestdesignedforstudentstograduatefromuniversities.3.Howmanyquestionsareansweredinthispassage?A.2B.3C.4D.54.IfyouwanttolearnEnglishyoucangotothefollowingwebsitesEXCEPT.A.www.unsv.comB.www.nationalpostdoC.orgC.www.usalearns.orgD.www.chinadaily.com.cn5.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatA.foreignstudentsarenotpermittedtodowhateverjobstheylikeintheUSB.IELTSisalsonecessaryforjobapplicationlikeTOEICC.everygraduatefromcollegescangetapostdoctoralpositioniftheywanttoD.studentsfromIranaren’tallowedtohavejobsinAmerica

AnyonewhoreadsabookandthengoestoseeamoviebasedonthatbookgenerallyleavesthemoviefeelingalittledisappointeD.Whymightthisbe?Bothbooksandmoviesservethepurposeofentertainment.Bothbooksandmoviesoffercharactersandplots.Andbothbooksandmoviesprovideasettingforastory.Bookshoweverofferamoreattractiveandcomplexformofentertainmentthanmovies.Althoughmoviesareentertainingtowatchbookshaveadvantagesoverthem.Firstbooksincomparisontomoviescanmoreeasilyseizethedepthsofcharactersandcreateacomplexsettingthroughtheuseofrichdescription.BooksleaveituptothereadertointerpretimagineandrecreatethestoryinhisorherownminD.Howevermoviesareactionpackedandprovidelotsofvisualstimuli视觉刺激;stillitisthemovienottheviewerthatinterpretsthecharactersplotandsetting.SecondbooksarenotlimitedtotimE.A.writercanwriteasmuchoraslittleasnecessaryinordertocreateandtellastory.Moviesontheotherhandarelimitedtoanhourandahalftotwohoursofentertainingtimebeforetheaudience观众beginstogetrestless.Lastreadingisanintellectualformofentertainment.Readerscanimprovetheirlevelofreadingandvocabularyinaharmlesshealthyandpleasurableway.Moviesontheotherhandarenotascomplexandentertainingasbooksandtheyleavenothingtointerpret.Thereforetheadvantagesandentertainmentvalueofbooksoutweigh胜过thoseofamoviE.Toconcludebooksthroughinterpretationhelpthereaderdevelopasenseofrelationshiptothecharactersandthestoryitselfbutamoviestrictlyentertains.Booksareabetterformofentertainmentthanmovies.1.Accordingtotheauthor_____.A.moviesoftenmakepeopledisappointedB.moreandmorepeople-preferbookstomoviesC.bookshavemanyadvantagesovermoviesD.bothbooksandmoviesstrictlyentertain2.Theunderlinedwordintellectualinthesecondparagraphmayrelateto_____.A.trainingB.learningC.translationD.memory3.Welearnfromthetextthat_____.A.moviescaneasilyseizethedepthsofcharactersB.booksprovidemorevisualstimulithanmoviesC.booksleavereadersnothingtointerpretandimagineD.moviesareusuallytimelimitedcomparedwithbooks4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Movies:EasyFormofEntertainmentB.Books:BetterFormofEntertainmentC.HowtoProduceMoviesBasedonBooksD.WhyAreWeDisappointedatMovies

Scientistshavetriedtocomeupwithbiologicalexplanationsforthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.HowevernonewerebelievableenoughtoexplainthegeneralpicturE.AsonescientistpointsoutThereareslightgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesatbirthwhichmayaffectthesubjectsboysandgirlschoosE.Butthedifficultyisthatbythetimechildrenreachschoolagetherearesomanyothereffectsthatitisalmostimpossibletotellwhethergirlsareworseatscienceandmathsorwhetherthey’vebeenbroughtuptothinkofthesesubjectsasboys’‘territory’.Statistics统计数据showthatinmathematicsatleastgirlsareequaltoboys.A.recentreportsuggeststhatgirlsonlystopstudyingmathematicsbecauseofsocialattitudes.Oneofthereports’authorssaysWhileitissociallyunacceptableforpeoplenottobeabletoreadandwriteitisstillacceptableforwomentosaythattheyare‘hope-less’atmaths.Ourresearchshowsthatalthoughgirlsgetmarkswhichareasgoodastheboys’theyhavenotbeenencouragedtodoso.Theexplanationforthedifferencewhichisveryclearduringtheteenageyearsgoesasfarbackasearlychildhoodexperiences.FromtheirfirstdaysinnurseryschoolgirlsarenotencouragedtoworkontheirownortocompletetasksalthoughboysarE.Forexampleboysandnotgirlsareoftenaskedto‘help’withrepairwork.ThisencouragementleadstoawayoflearninghowtosolveproblemslateroninlifE.Evidenceshowsthatexceptionalmathematiciansandscientistsdidnothaveteacherswhosuppliedanswers;theyhadtofindoutforthemselves.Afurtherreportonmathsteachingshowsthatteachersseemtogivemoreattentiontoboysthantogirls.Mostteacherswhotookpartinthestudyadmittedthattheyexpecttheirmalestudentstodobetteratmathematicsandsciencesubjectsthantheirfemalestudents.Allofthistendstoencourageboystoworkharderinthesesubjectsgivesthemconfidence信心andmakesthembelievethattheycansucceeD.Interestinglybothboysandgirlstendtoregardsuch‘male’subjectslikemathematicsandscienceasdifficult.Yetithasbeensuggestedthatgirlsavoidmathematicscoursesnotbecausetheyaredifficultbutforsocialreasons.Mathematicsandsciencearemainlymalesubjectsandthereforeasgirlsbecometeenagerstheyarelesslikelytotakethemup.Girlsdonotseemtowanttobeinopencompetitionwithboys.NeitherdotheywanttodobetterthanboysbecausetheyareafraidtoappearlessfemaleandsolessattractivE.1.Theunderlinedwordterritoryinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans_____.A.interestB.areaC.landD.district2.Accordingtoscientificstudies_____________________.A.mathsisnotfitforgirlstolearnB.boyshaveaspecialsenseofmathsC.girlsarepooreratmathsbecausetheyaretheweakersexD.girlscanlearnmathsaswellasboysifgivenenoughencouragement3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.ItseemssociallyacceptableforagirlnottobeabletoreadandwritE.B.ItisasocialproblemratherthanaproblemofbrainsthatgirlsarepooratmathsC.Mathematicsandsciencearenoeasysubjectstoeithergirlsorboys.D.Thereisnoconnectionbetweenagirl’sabilityinmathsandherappearancE.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Who’safraidofMathsAnyway?B.AreBoysClevererthanGirls?C.BoysAreBetteratMathsthanGirlsbyBirthD.Maths-ADifficultSubject

LillianHansonacollegestudentexpectstograduateinabouttwoyears.WhatmakesMrs.Hansondifferentfromherclassmatesisherage----73years.Shehasbeenstudyingatcollegeafewcoursesatatimefor27years.WhenLillianHansongraduatedfromhighschoolshewenttoabanktoborrowmoneyforfurthereducation.Thebankergavehernoencouragement.Hedidn‘tthinkthatacountrygirlshouldborrowmoneytogotocollegE.Hethoughtsheshouldbeathomedoingworkinthehouseoraroundthefarm.SoLillianHansonwenthomeandraisedafamilyofninechildreninsteadofgoingtocollegE.Mrs.Hansonneverforgotherdreamofgettingahighereducation.Whenherchildrenweregrownshetriedagain.ShefindsthatitisthehardestpartofgoingbacktoschoolatheragetositinclassforlongperiodsoftimE.BecausesheisnotasquickassheusedtobeMrs.Hansonoftengetsupandwalksaroundclassestokeepfromgettingstiff不灵活.AtthebeginningofacourseinusingthecomputertheotherstudentsallstooduptogiveherawarmwelcomewhensheintroducedherselfandexplainedwhyshewasthereandwhatheraimswerE.1.Mrs.Hansoncouldn’tgotocollegeimmediatelyaftershegraduatedfromhighschoolbecause_______________.A.shehadn‘tgotenoughmoneyB.shewasacountrygirlC.thebankerorderedhernottoborrowanymoneyD.thebankerthoughtsheshouldraiseafamilyofninechildren2.ThecomputerstudentswelcomedMrs.Hansonwarmlybecause______.A.shehadgotanexcellentresultintheexamB.shewasgoodattellingfunnystoriesC.theywantedtogetherhelpintheirstudiesD.theyweredeeplymovedbyherspirit3.InwhichorderdidMrs.Hansondothefollowingthings?a.ShebeganherstudiesatcollegE.b.Shefinishedhighschool.c.Shegotmarriedandgavebirthofninechildren.d.Shehadher73rdbirthday.e.Shewenttothebanktoborrowmoney.A.a-c-b-e-dB.b-e-c-a-dC.b-c-e-d-aD.e-d-a-c-b

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Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?Notsure?Trylivingwithyoureyesclosedforafewyears.Blindpeoplearebetteratlocatingsoundsthanpeoplewhocanseeanewstudysayswithoutthebenefitsofvisiontheearsseemtoworkmuchbetter.Previousstudieshaveshownthatblindpeoplearebetterthanothersatreachingoutandtouchingthesourcesofsoundsthatarecloseby.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofMontrealwantedtoseeifblindpeoplewerealsobetteratlocatingsoundsthatarefaraway.Twenty-threeblindpeopleparticipatedinthestudy.Allhadbeensightlessforatleast20years.Fourteenofthemhadlosttheirvisionbeforeage11.Therestwentblindafterage16.Theexperimentalsoincluded10peoplewhocouldseebutwerewearingblind-folds.Inonetaskvolunteershadtopickthedirectionofasoundcomingfromabout3metresaway.Whenthesoundwasinfrontofthemorslightlyoffcenterinfrontbothgroupsperformedequallywell.Whensoundscamefromthesideorthebackhowevertheblindgroupperformedmuchbetterthantheblindfoldedgroup.Theparticipantswhohadbeenblindsincechildhooddidslightlybetterthanthosewholosttheirsightlater.Recognizingthelocationsofdistantsoundscanbeamatteroflife-or-deathforblindpeoplesaytheresearchers.Crossingthestreetforinstanceismuchharderwhenyoucan’tseethecarscoming.Stilltheresearchersweresurprisedbyhowwelltheblindparticipantsdidespeciallythosewhowentblindafterage16.Inanotherexperimentthescientistsalsofoundthatpartsofthebrainthatnormallydealwithvisualinformationbecameactiveinlocatingsoundinthepeoplewhowereblindbyage11.Thesebrainpartsdidn’tshowsound-locationactivityintheothergroupofblindpeopleorinthesightedpeoplE.Thescientistsnowwanttolearnmoreabouttheworkingofbrainsoflate-onsetblindpeoplE.1.Therecentstudyshowsblindpeoplearebetterattelling______.A.thesourcesofloudsoundsB.thelocationsofdistantsoundsC.thedirectionofsharpsoundsD.thedistanceofasoundinfrontofthem2.Whichwouldbeapropertitleforthepassage?A.AResearchonBlindPeopleB.WhereIsThatNoiseComingfrom?C.HearingBetterintheDarkD.WhatifLivingwithoutYourEyes?3.Whichofthefollowingmatchesthepassage?A.WhethertobeabletolocatethesoundscanbeofvitalimportancefortheblinD.B.Allthevolunteersintheexperimentaresightless.C.Alltheparticipantsdidequallywellwhenpickingsoundsfromwhateverdirection.D.Thelaterpeoplebecomeblindthebettertheycanperformintellingthedirectionofsounds.4.Whatdoweknowaboutthatpartsofbraindealingwithvisualinformationareactiveinlocatingsounds?A.Thishappensinalmostallthetesters.B.Thisonlyoccursinthepeoplewhowereblindafterage16.C.ItremainsnothingnewtothescientistsanymorE.D.Itremainsamysterywhyitisso.

SevenChinesesailorsaremissingafteraChinesecargoshipsankinRussianwatersnearJapanonSaturdaytheForeignMinistrysaidyesterday.Someofthe10ChinesesailorsonboardweresavedbutsevenarestillmissingaftertheshipsankoffthewatersofVladivostoksaidastatementonitswebsite.Theministrydidn'tmentionthecauseoftheincidentsayingrescueeffortsandaninvestigationintotheincidentareongoing.ButtheGlobalTimesaChineselanguagenewspaperbasedinBeijingsaidyesterdaytheshipwasfiredonbytheRussiannavybeforeitsank.ThenewsisfirstreportedinaRussiannewspaper.NewStarthecargoshipwassequestered扣押attheRussianportofNakhodkaearlierthismonthforalleged被指控的可疑的smuggling.ItlefttheportnotfarfromtheSino-RussianborderwithoutpermissionfromRussianauthoritieslastThursdayandwaschased追byacruiserthenewspapersaid.Laterthewarshipshotatleast500roundsontotheshipandforcedittosailbacktowardtheportinforce6winds.HowevertheChineseshipstartedtosinkonthewayAccordingtothereportinaperiodofalmost24hoursRussiannavyofficersandsoldiersonboardthecruiserwatchedthesinkingboatanddidnotmakeanyresponsetothecriesforhelpfromthecrewmen.Intheend16sailorsonboardNewStargotontwolifeboats.TheRussiansailorsmanagedtosaveoneboatcarryingeightpeoplewhiletheotherwasengulfedinthewaves.Ofallthesailorsonboard6camefromIndonesia.TheRussianNewsAgencyreportedtheincidentyesterdayandsaidthecoastguardjustfoundanemptyboatinathree-daysearch.Italsosaidthatbadweatherwasthereasonbehindtheaccident.AccordingtotheInternationalMaritimeOrganizationtheownerofNewStarisashippingcompanyofZhejiangwhiletheoperatorisacompanybasedinGuangzhou.1.ThepassagemaybefoundinA.magazinesB.newspapersC.scientificfictionsD.biographies传记2.HowmanyChinesesailorshavebeensaved?A.10B.7C.3D.63.WhydidtheRussianwarshipshootthecargoship?A.ToforceittosinkB.ToforceittogobacktoChinaC.ToforceittosailbacktoRussiaD.Tokillthesailorsontheship4.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.theother8sailorsmayhavediedB.theRussiannavyofficersandsoldierswerewillingtohelpthesailorsC.theRussianportwasfarfromChinaD.theChineseshipwasnotverygood

TellourstorymakeyourmarkHaveringisoneofLondon’slargesttowns.ItisaplaceofcontrastsfromtheshoppingandnightlifeofRomfordtotheculturalquarterofHornchurch;fromtheindustrialThamesriversideinRainhamtotheambitiousregeneration复兴projectinHaroldHill.TheLondonBoroughofHaveringhasagreatstorytotellandwe’relookingfortherightpeopletotellit.CampaignsandMarketingManagerAcreativestrategist战略家isneededtoplananddelivercampaignsthatchangebehavioracrossthetownandformHavering’sreputationbeyonditsborders.MediaManagerAnexperiencedprofessionalisrequiredwhofullyunderstandshowthenewsmediaworksandworkswellunderpressurE.YouwillmanageateamofthreeaswellasourmediamessagE.CommunicationsBusinessManagerAsaseniormemberofthecommunicationsteamyouwillbepartsalespersonandpartbusinessstrategistwithwide-rangingpowertoincreaseourcommercialpotentialasmuchaspossibleandsavetaxpayers’money.SeniorMediaOfficersTwoexperiencedpersonsareneededtoturnthestoriesthatwetalkaboutintothestoriesthateveryoneistalkingabout.CommunityNewspaperJournalist12monthcontractatthebeginningOurcommunitynewspaperLivingisbeingexpandedasanenergeticpublicationonceeverytwoweeks.Weneedaneditorandajournalistorwriterwhoproducesbrilliantcopyevenagainstthetightestdeadlines.Pay&gradingawardareyettobedecidedforallposts.FulldetailsareavailableonourwebsitE.ForaninformalconversationaboutthesepositionspleasecontactMarkLeechHeadofCommunicationsbycalling01708434373.Anydisabledapplicantsmeetingthenecessarystandardssetoutintheprofile简介forajobwillbeguaranteedaninterview.PleaseapplyonlineviatheCouncil'swebsiteatwww.havering.gov.ukorcontacttheRecruitmentTeamat01708433039.ClosingdateforcompletedapplicationsisFriday18thApril2008.Interviewswillbescheduledfortheweekbeginning28thApril2008.1.Haveringisinneedofhigh-levelpersonnel________.A.totellstoriesB.tomakeitknownC.tounderstandhownewsmediaworksD.toplananddelivercampaigns2.Theunderlinedwordcontrastsinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.differencesB.similaritiesC.interestsD.achievement3._________hastobeasalespersondrawingbusinessplansatthesametimE.A.CommunityNewspaperJournalistB.SeniorMediaOfficersC.CampaignsandMarketingManagerD.CommunicationsBusinessManager4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.disabledapplicantswillbeguaranteedaninterviewB.alltheapplicantswillbeinterviewedon28thApril2008C.applicantsshouldhandintheapplicationformsbefore28thApril2008D.applicantscantalkwithMarkLeechaboutthepositiononthewebsite

Twoparachutists伞兵hadbeenflownbehindenemylinesearlyinthemorning.Theywere1togainasmuchinformationaspossibleonanewexperimentalfactory.Thetwomendestroyedtheir2andtheydressedaslaborerstoavoidbeingeasily3.Soontheyreachedaroad.Attheroadsidetheynoticedadeeppit坑whererainwaterhad4withsometoolsandabroken-downlorrynearby.Themenweremakingtheirway5towardsthelorrywhenthesoundofatruckinthedistancemadethemdashfor6.Atthatmomenttheyhadnochoicebuttojumpintothepitasthecountrysidewasso7.Therewasagreatsplash飞溅声andverysoonallwas8.Thewaterwasquiteshallowandthemenhadto9themselvesagainstthesidesofthepitwonderingiftheyhadattractedtheattentionofthelorrydriver.They10anxiouslyasthetruckcamenearerandnearerandhopeditwould11.Butmuchtotheirdisappointmentthetruckseemedtostopalmostdirectly12them.TheyheardvoicesandthetruckdoorshutloudlyoverheaD.Fromtheirdiscussionthey13thatsomemeninthetruckhadcometocollectthe14.Suddenlythemenwerestartled惊吓byapieceofwoodwhichwas15intothepitandwhichstruckthewaterjustbehindthem.Theycoulddonothingbut16theirbreathandwonderedwhatwouldhappennext.Thenthesoundoftheenginestartedupagainsettingthem17fortheyknewasthemenwereleavingtheyhadnarrowly18beingcaptureD.Butverysoontheirjoyquicklyturnedto19becausewhentheylookeduptheyfoundthatthepitwasmuch20thantheyhadthought.Itssideswerewetandslipperyandtherewasnowayout.1.A.warnedB.instructedC.advisedD.allowed2.A.parachutesB.planesC.papersD.certificates3.A.shotB.spottedC.killedD.kidnapped绑架4.A.droppedB.risenC.sunkD.collected5.A.carefullyB.impatientlyC.anxiouslyD.hopefully6.A.waterB.coverC.pleasureD.rest7.A.bareB.poorC.dryD.dangerous8.A.noisyB.stillC.silentD.calm9.A.struggleB.pushC.pressD.find10.A.listenedB.watchedC.stoodD.wondered11.A.stopB.passC.explodeD.speed12.A.nearB.belowC.aboveD.behind13.A.understoodB.recognizedC.admittedD.remembered14.A.woodB.sticksC.weaponsD.tools15.A.thrownB.pouredC.filledD.laid16.A.takeB.holdC.saveD.lose17.A.atease放松B.atlength长时间地C.atleisure悠闲D.atwork18.A.keptB.escapedC.admittedD.prevented19.A.expectationB.angerC.regretD.sorrow20.A.widerB.biggerC.deeperD.narrower

Duringmyhighschoolyear^-themostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearingtotheFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedaboutitwastheleastofmyworries.WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschoolmyolderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollegE.FormygraduationhegavemeacardinwhichhewroteEnjoyyourfouryears...theygobyfast.Iremembernotbelievinghimthenbutlookingback...hewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasapersonpushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult.20090417HoweverIwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschoolthatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelikE.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformancE.IknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollegesoItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollege社区医院andIdidn'tworryaboutmySAT美国大学入学考试scores.WhenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollegesIstartedtowishIhaddonethesamE.MyfriendswerelivingawaymeetingnewpeoplediscoveringnewplacesandIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!Whydidn'tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampus大学校园atmosphereinsteadoftwo.MyadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftimE.NowIhavegraduatedandIamworkingfulltimeandIwoulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!1.Whydidn'ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores?A.Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.B.HehadbeenadmittedforhisgiftindancE.C.HewantedtogotocommunitycollegE.D.Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.2.Wheninhighschooltheauthor.A.livedintheschoolexceptonholidaysB.buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetimeC.enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelifeD.drovetoandfromclasseveryday3.Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanbyEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast.A.Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.B.HewishedtheauthortohavemoredancE.C.HeencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzonE.D.HesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollegE.4.Talkingofhishighschoolyearstheauthorfeels.A.lonelyB.regretfulC.angryD.pleased

OnceIspokeatahighschool.AfterthespeechIwasaskedtoseeaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmeanditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.Iagreed.HewasMatthew.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefivethentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalweightlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstacles障碍andgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain.Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightwithme.WhenwefinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.HesaidYouareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIgotthenewsthatMatthewhadpassedawayandaletterMatthewhadwrittenmeafewdaysbefore:DearRickMymomsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.ThedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymore.ButIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedayIwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal.ButIknownowI’llnevermakeit.ButIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeavenGodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.YourfriendMatthew1.Theboywishedtomeettheauthorbecause________.A.headmiredtheauthorverymuchB.hewishedtotakepartintheOlympicsC.hehopedtomakefriendswiththeauthorD.heenjoyedgoinginforweightinglifting2.WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A.Matthewwasgoodatweightlifting.B.Rickhadthesimilardiseaseasachild.C.Matthewremainedoptimisticinfaceofdisease.D.Rickencouragedtheboytobecomeachampion.3.Whydidtheboyrefusetheauthor’smedal?A.Hethoughthewasnotworthyofit.B.Ricklookedonthemedalastreasure.C.ThegoldmedalwasverydeartoRick.D.Hedidn’twanttobepitiedbyothers.4.WhatcanbeinferredfromMatthew’sletter?A.Rickwasunhappybeforedeath.B.RickkeptintouchwithMatthew.C.MatthewsentsomepicturestoRick.D.MatthewgotanOlympicgoldmedal.

In1755therewerenocommercialbanksintheAmericancolonies.ThecommercialBankofEnglandwasalreadyalmostacenturyoldbutfewcolonistshadanydealingswithitorwiththeMotherCountry’shugefundeddebt.Howevertherearesomecolonialinstitutionsbothpublicandprivatewhichwentbythenameofbankbutmostofthesewereverydifferentfromcommercialbanks.InthedecadesfollowingthefirstattemptsinPhiladelphiaNewYorkandBostontoestablishtheBankofNorthAmericain1781theBankofNewYorkin1784commercialbankingsurvivedpoliticalattacksandeconomicdepressions.IntheearlydaysoftheAmericanRepublictheredevelopedtwodifferenttypesofbanks:commercialandsavings.Savingsbanksonlylettheindividualputmoneyinthebank.LoansorcreditstobuyunimprovedlandcamefromthelandownerwhichcouldbeanindividualalargecompanysuchastheHollandLandCompanyorthegovernment.Sometimeswealthypersonalfriendssuppliedmoney.Countrybankswhichwerecommercialbanksbutwhichbrokemanyoftherulesofstrictcommercialbankingalsoloanedmoneyforrealestate不动产.InsuranceandTrustcompaniesdidtoo.Individualsandcountryandcitybanksmadepersonalloansbackedonlybypromissorynotes本票thoughthelatterusuallytriedtohidethefact.Badagentsbrokethestateslawstosupplyshort-termunsecured无抵押的creditathighinterest.Merchantsandcommercialbanksconductedcurrencyexchanges.Commercialbanksacceptedspecialanddemanddeposits.Theyalsocreateddepositsbyloaningmoneyofaccountthatcouldbedrawnonbycheck.Finallycommercialbanksandsometimesothercompaniesbothpublicandprivateusedloanstoissuetheirownpromissorynotespayabletothebearer持票人ondemanD.Bypresentingthenoteatthebankofissuethebearerreceivedthenote’sfacevalueingoldorsilver.Merchantsconsideredbanknotestheequalofspeciemoneyincoins.A.bankthatcouldnotchangeitsnotesintogoldorsilverwasconsideredbankruptandcouldloseitscharter.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.CommercialbankinginearlyAmericawasslowtodevelop.B.BankinginAmericawasoftenunlawful.C.AmericadevelopeditsownbankinginstitutionsinresponsetolocaldevelopmentsratherthanreproducingthoseofEnglanD.D.CommercialbankinginearlyAmericawasnotreallycommercialbanking.2.Theunderlinedwordwhichinthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.loansorcreditsB.unimprovedlandC.landownerD.anindividualalargecompanyorthegovernment3.Accordingtothepassagecommercialbankssupportedtheirpromissorynotesbyhonoringtopay.A.incoinsB.inkindC.intheoryD.ingoldandsilver4.Accordingtothepassageacommercialbankcouldhavetocloseif.A.itdidn’thaveenoughgoldandsilverB.toomanycustomerswantedtopresenttheirpromissorynotedforpaymentC.thevalueofmoneyincoinswasnotaboutequalwiththemoneyofgoldandsilverD.itonlylettheindividualputmoneyinthebank

Sometimesthesimplestideasarethebest.Forexampletoabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwateryouneedlargeflatblacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspeciallyontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarerubofblacksurfacesalreadyintheformofasphalt柏油roads?TenyearsagothisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeBondtaDutchengineer.Hefinallypersuadedhisbosstofollowitup.Theresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinterandcooledinsummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutside.Theheat-collectorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.Mostofthemranfromonesideofthestreettotheotherjustundertheasphaltroad.Somehoweverdivedeepintotheground.Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummerwaterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthisheatandtakesitundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metresliesanaturalaquifer蓄水层intowhichseveralheatexchangers交换器havebeenbuilt.Thehotwaterfromthestreetrunsthroughtheseexchangerswarmingtheground-waterbeforereturningtothesurfacethroughanotherpipe.Theaquiferisthususedasaheatstore.Inwintertheworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheatexchangerstopickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisusedtowarmtheplaceup.Afterperformingthattaskitispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremainingheatkeepstheroadfreeofsnowandice.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.B.Largeflatblacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.C.TheDutchengineer'ssystemhasbeenwidelyused.D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.2.Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused?A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.B.Tostoreheatforfutureuse.C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.D.Tocarryheatdownbelowthesurface.3.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat______A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwinterB.thesystemcandomorethanwarmingupthebuildingC.theexchangerswillpickupheatfromthestreetsurfaceD.lessheatmaybecollectedinwinterthaninsummer

KeeshlivedattheedgeofthePolarSeA.Hehadseen13sunsintheEskimo爱斯基摩人的wayof1timE.AmongtheEskimosthesuneachwinter2thelandindarkness.Andthenext3anewsunreturnssoitmightbewarmagain.ThefatherofKeeshhad4abraveman.Buthehaddied5forfooD.Keeshwashisonlysonwholived6withhismotherIkeegA.One7thevillagecouncil委员会metinthebigiglu圆顶冰屋ofKlosh-Kwanthechief.Keeshwastherewiththeothers.Helistenedthenwaitedfor8.HesaidItistruethatyougiveussomemeatbutitisoftenoldand9meatandhasmanybones.Thehunterswere10.Thiswasachildspeaking11themachildtalkinglikeagrownman.KeeshsaidMyfatherBokwasagreathunter.ItissaidthatBokbroughthomemoremeatthananyofthetwobesthuntersandthathe12themeatsothatallgotanequalsharE.Na!Na!ThehunterscrieD.13thechildout!Sendhimtobed!Heshouldnottalktograybeardsthisway!Keesh14untilthenoisestoppeD.YouhaveawifeUgh-Glukhesaidandyouspeakforher.Mymotherhasnoone15mesoIspeak.AsIsayBokhuntedgreatlybuthe’snowdeaD.Itisonly16thenthatmymotherwhowashiswifeandIhissonshouldhavemeat17thetribehasmeat.IKeeshsonofBokhavespoken.Againtherewasagreat18intheigluthecouncil19KeeshtobeD.IteventalkedofgivinghimnofooD.Keeshjumpedtohisfeet.Hearmehecried20shallIspeakinthecounciligluagainIshallgoandhuntmeatlikemyfatherBok.1.A.tellingB.takingC.spendingD.keeping2.A.fleesB.disappearsC.leavesD.reaches3.A.winterB.yearC.summerD.fall4.A.beenB.remainedC.madeD.become5.A.searchingB.lookingC.huntingD.struggling6.A.aloneB.wellC.alongD.hard7.A.morningB.nightC.afternoonD.noon8.A.silenceB.histurnC.quarrelD.hisshare9.A.rottenB.fineC.smellyD.tough10.A.angryB.surprisedC.embarrassedD.puzzled11.A.againstB.withC.ofD.for12.A.separatedB.cutC.dividedD.cooked13.A.DriveB.PutC.ThrowD.Rush14.A.talkedB.complainedC.sobbedD.waited15.A.butB.andC.orD.including16.A.trueB.fairC.wiseD.important17.A.unlessB.untilC.whenD.sothat18.A.quietnessB.cryC.shoutD.noise19.A.orderedB.pushedC.beggedD.sent20.A.SeldomB.HardlyC.ScarcelyD.Never

WhereveryougothereyouarE.ThisisthetitleofafantasticbookbyJonKabatZinn.OftenwhengoingthroughadifficulttimesomethinkaboutmakingamajorchangeachangeofajoborresidencE.Willthisreallyhelp?Ofcourseifyouarebeingabusedorstressedsuchactionmaywork.Butforthemostpartifwechangenothingaboutourselveswemerelytakewhatisinsideofuswhereverwewander.Intherapy心理疗法IhaveseenindividualswhohaveliterallytakengeographictreatmentmakingamajorchangeoutoftheircityorstatE.Whatwasmostdiscoveredwasthatatfirstthechangewasfunandexciting.ButafteraperiodoftimeafterthenewnessworeofftheystillsawpeopleastheyhadseenthembeforE.Iftheyfelttakenadvantageoftheystillfeltthatway.Iftheyhadlowself-esteemtheyfeltthesameway.Isthereananswertothisproblem?Workonyourselffirst.In12-stepprogramswesaynomajorchangesforayear.Thatisbecausepeopleneedtoseewhotheyreallyarewithouttheiraddiction.Andittakesaboutayeartogiveupyoursystemandtofindoutwhoyoureallyareemotionally.Takingsometimetoclearlyfocusandseewhattherealissuesareisveryimportant.A.quickchangewithoutanyforethoughtisoftenmerelyanescapefromreality.AndrememberhappinessisaninsidejoB.1.Accordingtotheauthoryoucanchangeyourjobif_________________.A.youaregoingthroughdifficulttimesB.youareill-treatedorstressedC.youdon’twanttochangeyourselfD.youwanttoliveanewlife2.Bysayinghappinessisaninsidejobtheauthorreallymeansthat___________.A.happinessremainsinsidewhereveryougoB.youcan’tfindhappinessevenifyouchangeyourjoborresidenceC.youcan'tfindhappinessunlessyouchangetheinsideofyourselfD.givingupyouraddictioncanleadtohappiness3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WorkonYourselfFirstB.Don’tChangeYourJoborResidenceinaHurryC.Don’tEscapeFromRealityD.Joinin12-stepProgramsandGiveupYourSystem

IfirstmetheronthebeachnearwhereIlive.Idrivetothisbeacha1ofthreeorfourmileswheneverI’mfeelingdown.Atthattimeshewas2something.Looking3shesaidHello.Inoddednotwantingto4withasmallchild.I’mWendyandI’mbuildingsomething.shesaid.Iseebutwhatisit?Iaskednot5.Don’tknowIjustlikethe6ofsand.A.sandpiper矶鹞鸟flewby.That’sa7.Mumsayssandpiperscometobringusjoy.Good-byejoyIthoughttomyselfHello8.andwalkedaway.Mylifethenseemedcompletelyoutof9.Comeagainshecalled.andhaveanother10day.Butthedaysandweeksthatfollowed11tootherpeoplenaughtyboysanda12mother.OnemorningIsuddenlyrealizedIneededmy13andheadedforthebeach.ThebreezewascoolbutIwalkedalongtryingtorecapture捕捉theinnerpeaceIneeded.Ihadalmost14thechildsoIwassurprisedwhensheappeared.15doyoulive?Iasked.Shepointedtowardasummercottage.20090427ThenonedayIrushedtomybeachingreatpaineveninno16togreetthegirl.Ifyoudon’tmindIsaidcoldlyI’dratherbe17today.Sheseemedunusually18andoutofbreath.Why?sheasked.Mymotherdied!Didithurtwhenshedied?Ofcourseithurt!Ishoutedmisunderstandingher.WhenInextwenttothebeachshewasn’ttherE.Feeling19andadmittingI20herIwentuptothecottagE.A.womanansweredthedoor.Wendymydaughterdiedlastweek.Shehadleukemia白血病.Maybeshedidn’ttellyou.1.A.lengthB.distanceC.spaceD.reach2.A.observingB.drawingC.buildingD.collecting3.A.upB.outC.downD.over4.A.workB.playC.stayD.talk5.A.caringB.seeingC.wantingD.worrying6.A.feelB.senseC.smellD.comfort7.A.sorrowB.joyC.pityD.lie8.A.comfortB.pleasureC.kindnessD.pain9.A.balanceB.sightC.mindD.range10.A.sadB.happyC.busyD.fine11.A.addedB.ledC.belongedD.related12.A.kindB.poorC.lonelyD.sick13.A.partnerB.sandpiperC.chanceD.holiday14.A.searchedB.knownC.noticedD.forgotten15.A.HowB.WhatC.WhereD.Which16.A.moodB.timeC.wayD.place17.A.aloneB.lonelyC.uniqueD.special18.A.happyB.paleC.goodD.powerful19.A.sorryB.excitedC.coldD.puzzled20.A.cheatedB.lostC.troubledD.missed

Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeakingandlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.MostchildrenwillobeyspokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeakthoughthewordobeyishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechilD.Beforetheycanspeakmanychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttotracethedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoisesandthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyindicativeofdelightpainfriendlinessandsoon.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtoshowthebaby'sintentiontocommunicatetheycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguagE.ItisagreedtoothatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstorE.Thisself-imitation模仿leadsontodeliberate有意的imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeoplE.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.ThemeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworlD.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsofmamaasagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfatherhisdogoranythingelsehelikes.PlayfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimselfIdoubthoweverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.1.Beforechildrenstartspeaking.A.theyneedequalamountoflisteningB.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningC.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructionsD.theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadult’soralinstructions2.Childrenwhostartspeakinglate.A.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningB.probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemC.usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearD.oftentakenalongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly3.Ababy’sfirstnoisesare.A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsB.anearlyformoflanguageC.asignthathemeanstotellyousomethingD.animitationofthespeechofadults4.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’simitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.A.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleB.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyC.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithageD.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignored忽略becausechildren’suseofwordsisoftenmeaningless

阅读下列五个段落并从所给选项中选出每一个段落最恰当的小标题并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上其中一个为多余选项A.ReasonsthatemployersusetestsB.Proceduresinvolvedinrecruitment征募C.TipstofollowwhiletakingtestsD.DisadvantagesofinterviewsforrecruitmentE.ImportanceofinterviewF.Adoptionofpsychologicalteststohireemployees1.Nowadaysmoreandmoreforeignenterprisesandcompaniesarenolongerrelyingoninterviewsforrecruitment.Yearsofstudyinginterviewinghasmadeclearthatitisnotaveryobjective’process.Personnelofficersoftenhirethepersontheylikebestoreventheonetheythinkmostphysicallyattractive.Lookinggoodisnoguaranteeofdoingthejobwell.2.Recruitmentcaninvolvestepsintwoways.Step1isalwaysthesamejobapplication.Thecompanydecideswhetheryoumightbesuitablebasedonyourqualificationsandyourpreviousjobexperience.Step2Canbescreening.Aspecifictestisgivenatthisstagetoruleoutthosewhomightnotbeworthinterviewing.Somelargeemployersusetests—especiallyIQbasedtestspreciselytoeliminatetheunsuitable.OnlythosewhopassStep2gototheinterview.Step2Canalsobetestingandinterviewcombined.Ifthecompanythinksyoumightbesuitableafterlookingatyourapplicationtheyaskyoutocometobetestedandtobeinterviewed.Itisseenverymuchaspartofthesamestep.3.Testsclaimtobescientificandobjective.A.largebodyofresearchhasshownthatinterviewsbythemselvesarenotveryreliableasamethodofselection.People’sjudgmentsareoftenverysubjectivewhethertheylikethelookofsomeonecountsformorethanalmostanythingelse.Butreliableandvalidtestscallofferrapidandmoreobjectiveinformationaboutwould-beemployees.Ifacandidatetalkswellinaninterviewbuthistestresultssuggestthatheisacarelesspersonwhocannotconcentrateandemployerislikelytothinktwiceabouthiringhim.4.Takingaserioustestforajobisratherdifferentformtakingagame-liketest.Youcanspendjustalittletimeansweringquestionsofthatkindoftestandyoucandenytheanswersandsaytheyarenotaccurate.Butyoucannotgotoaserioustestwithoutenoughpreparationsinceyoucannotaffordtobedeniedandeliminatedagainandagain.Whatcanyoudotodojusticetoyourselfintests?HerearethreetipsUnderstandAnalyzePractice.5.Togetamoreobjectiveviewmanycompaniesarealsousingpsychologicalteststohirebothforrelativelyroutinejobandforpositionsatseniorlevelsofmanagement.ItisimpossibletosayhowmanyemployersusetestsbutestimatesoftestsalesintheU..K..for2001wereoveronemillion.

CanIseemybaby?askedthehappynewmother.Thebundle婴儿包wasplacedinherarmsandwhenshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyfaceshegasped—thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Timehoweverprovedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisappearancE.Onedaywhenherushedhomefromschoolandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarmshecriedoutbitterlyAboyabigboycalledme—afreak.Shesighedknowingthathislifewastobeendlessofheartbreaks.HegrewuphandsomeforhismisfortunE.A.favoritewithhisfellowstudentshemighthavebeenclasspresidentbutforthat.HedevelopedagiftforliteratureandmusiC.Theboy’sfatherhadatalkwiththefamilydoctor.Couldnothingbedone?Ibelievewecouldgraft移植onapairofouterearsiftheycouldbedonatedthedoctordecideD.Sothesearchbeganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrificeforayoungman.Twoyearswentby.ThenYou’regoingtothehospitalson.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneeD.Butit’sasecret.saidthefather.Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccess.Histalentsblossomedintogenius.Schoolandcollegebecameaseriesofsuccesses.LaterhemarriedandenteredthediplomaticservicE.ButImustknow!heurgedhisfather.Whogavesomuchforme?Icouldneverdoenoughforhim.Idonotbelieveyoucouldsaidthefatherbuttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknownotyet.Theyearskeptthesecretbutthedaydidcomeoneofthedarkestdaysthateverpassthroughason.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scasket棺材.Slowlyandtenderlythefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethickreddish-brownhairtoletoutthesecret.1.Thestoryismainlyabout_______.A.howaboyhadnewearsthroughanoperationB.whatadevotedparentprivatelydidforthechildC.whyadonatormadeasacrificetoabrightboyD.howadisabledboyturnedintoausefulperson2.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatthemother_______.A.wasdeterminedtodonateherearstoperfecthersonB.keptherhusbandunknownaboutthebaby’ssituationC.feltshockedanddisappointedtoseehernewbabyD.complainedofherbadlucktohaveadisabledchild3.TheunderlinedwordfreakinParagraph3istheclosestinmeaningto_______.A.slow-actingpersonB.ugly-lookingchildC.badly-behavedstudentD.strangely-shapedcreature4.Whatmorallessoncanwedrawfromthisreading?A.Realloveliesinwhatisdoneunknownratherthanwhatisdoneknown.B.Itisuptoparentstohelptheirchildrenheartandsoul.C.TruebeautyliesonlyintheheartnotinappearancE.D.Itisavirtueforyounggenerationstolearntobegrateful.

ManyChinesestudentswhohavelearntEnglishformorethantenyearsarestillunabletospeakEnglishverywellwhentheymeetaforeigner.TheyseemtohavemasteredthebasiclanguagestructurebutaconversationinEnglishwillmakethemfeeluneasy.Theyareafraidthatotherpeoplemightfindouttheirmistakes.It’suncommonthatmanystudentswhoarebadspeakersofEnglishcanwriteEnglishperfectly.ThisprovesthattheyareunabletoorganizetheirideasinEnglish.Thecenteroftheproblemisthattheylackpracticeandconfidence.Whyshouldyoubeafraid?Doyoufearthoseforeignerswithwhomyouarespeaking?Don’tbeshytheywillnotlaughatyoujustforalittlemistakeyoumake.Thebestwaytogetridoftroubleistolearntospeakbyspeakingmore.Iamsurethatconstantpracticewillhelpyousucceed.1.What’sthebesttopicforthepassage?A.HowtospeaktoforeignersB.HowtostudyEnglishwellC.HowtoorganizetheideainEnglishD.PractisespeakingEnglishallthetime2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.WecanspeakEnglishfluentlybydoingmorespeaking.B.IfyoucanwriteEnglishperfectlyyouareabletoorganizeyourideainEnglish.C.IfyoucanwritegoodEnglishcompositionsyoucanspeakEnglishverywell.D.ManyChinesestudentscan’tspeakEnglishfreelybecausetheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.3.Inthelastparagraphtheexpressiongetridofmeans________.A.throwawayB.setfreeC.giveupD.dowith

ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferentstylesofdirectionseverytimewhenIaskHowcanIgettothepostoffice?’’ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapanpeopleuselandmarks地标intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwesttherearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintimenotmiles.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.Ohtheyanswerit’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?A.NewYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanbelievethatIdon’tknowisimpolite.Theyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongone.AtouristcangetveryverylostinYucatan!1.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually________.A.describetheplacecarefullyB.showhimamapoftheplaceC.tellhimthenamesofthestreetsD.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces2.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.Kansas.D.Iowa.3.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer________.A.inordertosavetimeB.asatestC.soastobepoliteD.forfun4.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.

Iwasdirtysmellyhungryandsomewherebeneathallthatsuntanned皮肤晒黑.ItwastheendofanInter-Railholiday.Mybodycouldn’ttakeanymorepunishment.Mymindcouldn’tdealwithanymoreforeigntimetablescurrenciesorlanguages.NeveragainIsaidasIsteppedontohomeground.Isaidexactlythesamethingthefollowingyear.AndthenextallIhadtodowasbuyonetrainticketandbecauseIwasundertwenty-fiveyearsoldIcouldspendawholemonthgoinganywhereIwantedinEurope.Ordinarybedsareneverthesameonceyou’velearnttosleepinthepassageofatraintherhythmrockingyouintoadeepsleep.Carryingallyourpossessionsonyourbackinarucksack背包makesyouhaveaverybasicapproachtotravelandencouragesincrediblewastefulnessthatcanleadtoburningsocksthathavebecometooanti-social不合群的andgettingridofbookswhenfinished.OntheotherhandthiswayoflookingatlifeisentirelyinthespiritofInter-Railforcommonsenseandreasoningcanbethrownoutofthewindowalongwiththepaperbackbookandthesocks.Allittakestoachievethiscarefreeattitudeisoneofthoseticketsinyourhand.Anysystemthatenablesyoungpeopletotravelthroughcountriesatarateofmorethanoneadaymustbeprettysocial.OnthatfirsttripmyfriendsandIwereatfirstunwareofthepossibilitiesofthistypeoftrainticketthinkingitwasjustaninexpensivewayofgettingtoandfromourchosencamp-siteinsouthernFrance.Buttheideaofnon-stoptravelprovedtooattractivefortherewasalwaysjustonemorecountryovertheborderalwaysthatlittlebitfurthertogo.Andwhatdidtheextramilescostus?Nothing.Wewerenotcompletelyuninterestedinculture.ButthiswasafirstholidaywithoutparentsasitwasformostotherInter-Railersandinorganizingourowntimetableweleftouteverythingexceptthemostviablesights.Thiswasthechancetoescapetheguidedtouranopportunitytodosomethingdifferent.ItookgreatprideinthefactthatinmanyplacesallIcouldbebotheredtoseewastheviewfromthestation.Wewerejusttheretogetbyandtohavegoodtimedoingso.InthiswewerenotdifferentfrommostoftheotherInter-Railerswithwhomwesharedpassagefloorsfoodandwatermoneyandmusic.Theexcitementoftravelcomesfromthesuddenrealityofsomewherethatwaspreviouslyjustaname.Itisasifthecityinwhichyouarriveneveractuallyexisteduntilthetrainpulsingatthestationandyouareabletosee__it__withyourowntriedeyesforthefirsttime.1.AttheendofhisfirsttripthewritersaidNeveragainbecause_____A.hefellill.B.hedislikedtrainsC.hewastiredfromthejourneyD.hehadlostmoney2.WhatdoesthewritermeanbythiswayoflookingatlifeinParagraph3?A.WorryingaboutyourclothesB.Throwingunwantedthingsaway.C.Behavinginananti-socialwayD.Lookingafteryourpossessions3.WhydidthewriteroriginallybuyanInter-Railticket?A.Togettooneplacecheaply.B.Tomeetotheryoungpeople.C.ToseealotoffamousplacesD.TogoonatourofEurope.4.Whatthewriterlikedabouttravelingwithouthisparentswasthat______.A.hecouldseemoreinterestingplacesB.hecouldspendmoretimesightseeingC.hecouldstayawayfromhomelongerD.hecouldmakehisowndecisions5.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastsentenceofParagraph6referto?A.AnameB.ThecityC.ThetrainD.Thestation

Onesixthofundergraduates本科生inBeijingthisyearhaveregisteredatadrivingschool.Thestudentsmostlyfrommajorssuchasbusinessmanagementorinternationaltradewillfinishtheirdrivingcourseswithin20daysorso.Trainingcostshavedroppedto2600yuanforstudentsaccordingtotheHaidianDrivingSchoolinBeijing.ThepriceisnotreallylowbutstudentswillacceptitseeingitasaninvestmentintheirfuturE.FamiliaritywiththeoperationofcomputersandfluentEnglisharethebasicskillsgraduatingstudentsneedtofindajoB.Butadriver’spermithasbecomeanotherfactor.Inthejobmarketowningadriver’spermitsometimesstrengthensagraduatingstudent’scompetitivenessforagoodpositionsaysZhouYanganundergraduateattheChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw.Carswillbecomeanecessarypartofmanypeople’slivesinthecomingyearsandit’sdifficulttogetapermitoutofcampusbecauseofthepressuresonworkingpeople’stimE.Havingafull-timejobaftergraduationofferslimitedtimetolearntodrivE.Weseniorstudentshaveplentyofsparetimeplentyofopportunitiestolearn.XuJiananofficialatthedrivingschoolsaidundergraduateswereveryableandseriousandcouldgraspinanhourwhatittookordinarypeoplefourhourstolearn.Inthisdrivingschoolmiddle-agedpeopleyoungwomenandcollegestudentsarethemaincustomers.Togetadriver’spermitabeginnerisnowrequiredtohaveatleast86hours’practicebeforethefinalroadtest.1.Theundergraduatesarelearningtodrivebecause___________.A.theyliketodrivecarsB.theyneedthisskilltofindagoodjoB.C.mostofthemwillbeabletobuycarsinthefutureD.theywanttobecomefull-timedriversaftergraduation2.WhichofthefollowingisXuJian’sopinionofstudentslearningtodrive?A.HedecideditwasawasteofmoneyandtimE.B.Hethoughttheymustlearnitatschool.C.HethoughttheywouldspendthreetimesmoretimE.D.HeagreedthatyoungpeoplehadanadvantageinlearningtodrivE.3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.StudentsLearntoDriveB.WelcometoDrivingSchoolC.It’sBettertoLearntoDriveatCollegeD.StudentsPayLesstoLearntoDriveNow

IhadtheprivilegetovisittheBridgeofForgivenessinPalawanduringthetimewhenIwasonthesummer’steam.Afterthelongandexcitingweekwehadachanceto1theplacewherewewereassigned指定.We2thenarrowhangingbridgemadeoftwobamboosandalongropewhichyoucanhold3foryourlifeasyoucrossit.1wassoafraidof4especiallyhereandIthinkmostofUSwerenot5tocrossingsohighabridge.6ourteamleadertoldUSthatwemustcrossthisbridgeinordertoseethesplendidfallsthatlieoutontheother7Asyoucrossthisbridgethinkabout8difficultbutitispossible.Manytimesinourlivesweface9thatwedon’texpect—brokenrelationshipsbetrayal背叛ofafriendetcandallwedois10.ButInoticedthatlifemustgoonandalltheburdensmustbe11throughforgiveness—forgivenessofyourselfandothers.Ididn’tunderstandmycousin12shetoldmeIshould13allthoseunfriendlyguyswith14.ButasIgrowolderIrealizethatlyinginthepast15andguiltwillnotservemewell.OnceIforgaveserious16InoticedthatIcouldn'tforgetthembuteverytimeIrememberedthemI17Therearenomorepainsbroughtjustbythethoughtofthem.Afteralllifeisgood.18allthehardshipspainsanddifficultieslifeteachesmetobe19infacinganyadversity逆境whileatthesametimeitmakesme20tothosewhosuffer.IfsomebodydoessomethingterribletomeIhavetothinkbackthebridgeofforgiveness—difficultbutpossible.1.A.admireB.recognizeC.exploreD.expose2.A.cameuponB.setasideC.builtupD.brokedown3.A.convenientlyB.delightedlyC.tightlyD.relaxingly4.A.distanceB.heightsC.dangersD.1engths5.A.devotedB.1imitedC.opposedD.accustomed6.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Anyway7.A.sideB.handC.wayD.direction8.A.happinessB.sorrowC.forgivenessD.entertainment9.A.strangersB.environmentsC.ceremoniesD.situations10.A.hopeB.fightC.forgetD.sigh11.A.stoppedB.unloadedC.addedD.charged12.A.whenB.untilC.unlessD.before13.A.ignoreB.teaseC.treatD.value14.A.patienceB.kindnessC.courageD.violence15.A.mattersB.hurtsC.countsD.changes16.A.disadvantagesB.behaviorC.friendsD.offences17.A.achedB.sufferedC.smiledD.regretted18.A.ApartfromB.RatherthanC.InsteadofD.Regardlessof19.A.strongB.aggressiveC.inspiredD.aware20.A.considerateB.mercifulC.gratefulD.since

TwoyearsagoWendyHasnip47experiencedabraininjurythatleftherspeechlessfortwoweeks.WhenshefinallyrecovereD.shefoundherselftalkingwithwhatseemedtobeaFrenchaccent.Iphonedafriendtheotherday.andshespentthefirsttenminuteslaughing.HasnipsaidatthetimE.WhileIhavenothingagainsttheFrench.Hasnipsufferedfromforeignaccentsyndrome外国口音综合症amconditioninwhichpeoplefindthemselvesspeakingtheirownlanguagelikesomeonefromaforeigncountry.Theconditionusuallyoccursinpeoplewhohaveexperiencedaheadinjuryorastroke中风一asuddenlossofconsciousnesssensationormovementcausedbyablockedorbrokenbloodvessel血管inthebrain.TheconditionwasfirstidentifiedduringtheSecondWorldWarinaNorwegianwomanwhoseheadwasinjuredduringanattackbytheGermanmilitary.ThewomanrecoveredbutwasleftwithaGerman-soundingaccent.tothehorroroffellowvillagerswhoavoidedherafterthat.Researchershavediscoveredthatthecombinedeffectofthedamagetoseveralpartsofthebrainmakesvictimslengthencertainsyllablemispronouncesoundsandchangethenormalpitch音高oftheirvoicE.Thosechangesinspeechadduptowhatsoundslikeaforeignaccent.Anotherresearcheraphonetician语言学者saysvictimsofthesyndromedon’tacquireatmeforeignaccent.Theirstrangelychangedspeechonlyresemblestheforeignaccentwithwhichithasafewsoundsincommon.WhenanEnglishwomannamedAnnierecentlydevelopedforeignaccentsyndromeafterastrokE.shespokewithwhatseemedtobeaScottishaccent.However.Annie’sScottishcoworkerssaidshedidn’tsoundatlikeaScot.1.AccordingtothepassagepeoplemayhaveforeignaccentsyndromE.A.whoseparenthasexperiencedaheadinjuryB.whohavelivedinaforeigncountryforalongtimeC.whohavelesttheirconsciousnessowingtoastrokeD.whohavelearnedforeignlanguagefromtheircoworkers2.AllofthefollowingarethecausesofseemingforeignaccentEXCEPTA.asoftervoiceB.changeinlengthofsyllablesC.mispronouncedsoundsD.changedpitchofvoice3.Ifapersonsuffersforeignaccentsyndrome.A.hiscoworkerswillbeafraidofhimandavoidcontactingwithhimB.hehasmorechanceofsufferingstrokeagainC.hewillspeakafluentforeignlanguagelikenativespeakers20090427D.hisspeechonlyhasafewsoundsincommonwiththeforeignaccent4.Writingthispassagethewriter’smainpurposeisto.A.introduceforeignaccentsyndromeandsomerelatedinformationB.warnpeoplenottobeattheriskofexperiencingastrokeC.makeitclearthatforeignaccentsyndromecanbecuredD.tellastoryofaninjuredwomanduringtheSecondWorldWar

Withitsbudgetof$80millionJohnWooasdirectorandanall-starcastRedCliffisthemostexpensiveandambitiousAsian-financedfilmever.LastweekIsawthereleaseofthesecondpartandboyohboydoesitshows.ButwatchingthefilmasaforeignerIfeltIwasmissingoutonsomething.NotknowingmyCaoCao'sfrommyZhouYu'sIwasnotevensurewhomIwantedtowin.CertainlyaftertheopeningsceneinwhichCaoCaoisseenwatchingagameofCujuanancientChinesevariationoffootballIknewwhohadmysupport.Afterallanymanwhoenjoyshisfootballissomeoneaftermyownheart.ButafterCaoCaoresortedtosomeevilnessstrategiesagainsthisenemiesinthesouthIwasn'tsosurehewasthemanIshouldberootingfor.AndthereisalotmoretoRedCliff2thanjustextravagantbattlescenes.Thefilmdoesnottakeitselftooseriously.Conversationsbetweenleadersarelitteredwithone-linersmanyofwhichhadtheaudienceinlaughter.Thereisevenenoughtokeepfansofmoreromanticentertainmenthappytoo.Thisincludesacharmingrelationshipbetweenasouthernspyandaninnocentnorthernsoldier.Thecharacters'interactionprovidessomegenuinelyheart-warmingmomentsinthemiddleofthebattlE.Clockinginataroundtwohoursthefilmcertainlydoesjusticetothehistorystory.WhenIwalkedoutthecinemaIfeltasdrainedasCaoCao'ssoldiersmusthave1800yearsago.1.Byexpressingboyohboyinthefirstparagraphtheauthorseemstoshowthat_______.A.thefilmcharactersarelikeboyswhoarechildish.B.thefilmprovidesamazingandsurprisingscenesforaudiencE.C.thefilmissuitableforyoungerboystowatch.D.thefilmsceneissobloodythatboysshouldn’twatchit.2.WhendidtheauthorchangehisattitudetowardCaoCao?A.WhenhereadthehistorystoryaboutCaoCao.B.WhenhesawCaoCaowaswatchingagameofCujuC.WhenherealizedthatCaoCaotooksomebadmeasurestobeathisenemies.D.WhenhesawtheromanticlovestoryofCaoCaoandasouthernspy.3.Thefollowingfactorsofthefilmareallmentionedinthepassageexcept_______.A.highbudgetB.leadingrolesC.conversationsD.actorsandactress4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.theauthorisafootballfaninaforeigncountries.B.CujuisthenameofanancientChinesevariationoffootball.C.thefilmRedCliff2lastsabouttwohours.D.theauthorwasverytiredafterabouttwohours’battlE.

AboutayearagoifyouhadaskedwhoDinaraSafinawastheanswerwouldhavebeen:SheisMarat.Safin'syoungersister.Backthenshewasovershadowedbyherwonderbrother.Butnowshehasmadeanameforherself:theworldNo.1playerinwomen’stennis.The22-year-oldRussian.willovertakeSerenaWilliamsoftheUSfortoprankingonApril20.BeforeeveryplaceIgoIamMarat'ssister.NothingelseshetoldNewYorkTimes.IalwayswantedtobemyselfandnowfinallytheresultsarecomingandpeoplecanknowmeasDinaraSatinA.Safinahasmadeittotwogreateventfinalsinthe2008Frenchandinthisyear'sAustralianOpenandwonasilvermedalintheBeijingOlympicGames.Clearly;familyisn'ttheonlyconnectionSafina'sandherbrothersharE.BothoftheirDNAburnswithcompetitivefirE.SatinhasheldthedistinctionforyearsofbeingahottemperedplayeronCourt.Whenhelosthistemperhewouldbreakaracket球拍.Safinaisasemotionallyexplosiveasherbrother.A.headlineinthenewspaperTheAustralianoncedescribedherasmadasasnake.TheSydneyMorningHeraldduringtheAustralianOpensummedupSafina'svolatile不稳定的emotionalstatewiththeheadline:SatinagoesfrombasketcasetotopoftheworlD.It'snotrareforafamilytohavetwotoptennisplayers.Safina'sfatherownsatennisacademyandhermotherworkedasacoach.IhadnochoicebuttobecomeatennisplayerbutIdon'tmindbeingatennisplayerSafinasaiD.FromthistalentedfamilysheisalsogivenoneofherbestweaponsoncourthersizE.Sheis1.82meterstallandWeighs70kg.ButitishardworkthatledhertoherrecentSuccess.IhopetoprovetoeveryoneoverthecomingmonthsthatIdeservethehonorofbeingworldNo.1shesaiD.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowSafinacamefirstinworldwomen'stennis.B.HowtheparentstaughtSafinatoplaytennis.C.HowherbrotherhelpedSafinaplaytennis.D.HowSafinabeatherbrotherinplayingtennis.2.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tcontributetoSatina'ssuccess?A.Herhardworkandstrongcompetitiveness.B.HeremotionalexplosionandvolatileemotionalstatE.C.Thefactthatsheis1.82meterstallandweighs70kg.D.Thefactthatherparentsaretwogoodtennisplayers.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.SerenaWilliamswillbetoppedbySafinaonrankinglistonApril20.B.DinaraSafinawasalwaysveryconfidentandeagertosucceeD.C.SafinawaseagertobecomeatennisplayerwhenshewasachilD.D.MaratSafinwonthetwofinalsin2008FrenchandinAustrahanOpen.4.WhatcanweinferfromtheheadlineSafinagoesfrombasketcasetotopoftheworlD.?A.Safinawantedtotoptheworldintenniswhenshewasababyinabasket.B.Aftershewonthisyear'sAustralianOpenDinaraSafinacrieD.C.ToonervousatfirstbutSafinafinallygainedconfidenceandwon.D.SafinalearntfromthebasketcaseandfinallybecametopoftheworlD.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Familyplaysanabsoluteroleinshapingworld-rankplayers.B.AslongasyouhavethesamesizeasSafinayouaresurelytosucceeD.C.Safinahasn'tbeengettingalongwithherbrotherforbeingill-tempereD.D.Finequalitieshelptomakeatopplayercountinghardwork.

AyoungNepaliclimberisseekingtopopularizeatoiletfashionedfromaplasticbucketwithalidtopromoteeco—friendlyclimbingonMountQomolangma.Hundredsofclimbersflocktotheworld’stallestpeakatabout8850meterseveryyearwithmanysimplysquatting蹲intheopenorhunchingbehindrocksastheQomolangmabasecamphasnopropertoiletfacilities.DawaStevenSherpa25wholedaneco-Qomolangmaexpeditiontocollecttrashdumpedbypreviousclimberssaidhisteamusedaplasticbucketaswellasagas-impervious不可渗透的bagdesignedtosafelycontainhumanwaste.ItisportableandverysecureSherpasaidIwanttopromoteanythingthatmanageshumanwasteonthemountain.Sherpa’steamduringitsmonth-longexpeditionpickedup965kgofcanskitchenwastetentspartsofanItalianhelicopterthatcrashed36yearsagoandremainsofthebodyofaBritishclimberwhodiedin1972.Inadditionhisteamalsobroughtdown65kgofhumanwasteproducedbyits18memberswhichishandedovertoalocalenvironmentgroupatthebasecampformanagement.TodatenoothercontainerdesignedforhumanwasteexistsinthissizeweightorstrengthSherpasaidoftheU..S..-designedbucketwhichis11inchestallandweights2.4poundsandhasanopeningthatiseightinchesindiameter直径.Tourismincludingmountainclimbingisakeysourceofincomeandaccountsfornearly4percentofNepal’stotaldomesticproduct.About3000peoplehaveclimbedMountQomolangmasinceitwasfirstscaled登上byNewZealand’sSirEdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgaySherpain1953andtherearegrowingconcernsabouttheenvironmentalimpactofthelargenumbersofclimbers.Thereisaheightenedneedforenvironmentallyfriendlypracticesinclimbingnotonlytohaveaneutralimpactonthemountainsbutapositiveimpact.Sherpasaid.1.FromthepassagewemayknowthatDawaStevenSherpa.A.designedtheplasticbucketB.wastheleaderofaneco-QomolangmaexpeditionC.WasinchargeofcollectingtrashonQomolangmaD.triedtosellafashionableplasticbuckettoclimbers2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.mountainclimbingischallengingaswellasdangerousB.theexpeditionconsistsof18membersC.climbershavetodealwiththeirwastethemselvesD.aBritishclimberdiedin19723.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?A.AyoungNapoliclimberB.Theworld’stallestpeakC.Amonth-longexpeditionD.PortabletoiletsforQomolangma4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Previousclimbersenjoyedsquattingintheopen.B.Therearevariouskindsofcontainersdesignedforhumanwaste.C.Thenewlydesignedplasticbucketisportableandsecureaswell.D.Mountainclimbingcoversabout4％ofNepal’stotaldomesticproduct.

Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter--anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.Upuntilnowlhadbeenabletodressmyselfforrecess课间休息buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlaysonmykindergartenteacheratPrincessElizabethSchoolnearHamiltonOntariohadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimesinherlongcareerbutIthinkshemaystillrememberthisonE.Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowpants.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn'tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrotheranditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandmatchingscarfweremineandtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinteryouwillbeabletoputonownboots.Ididn'trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidencE.Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.LikemostchildrenIexpectedtheadulttodoallthework.Aftermuchwigglingandpushingshemanagedtogetthefirstoneintoplaceandthenwithasighworkedthesecondoneontoo.IannouncedThey'reonthewrongfeet.Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.ThenIsaidThesearen'tmybootsyouknow.AsshepulledtheoffendingbootsfrommyfeetshestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinteresteD.Oncetheywereoff.IsaidTheyaremybrother'sboots.MymothermakesmewearthemandIhatethem!SomehowfromlongyearsofpracticeshemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn'tanannoyinglittlegirl.ShepushedandshoveD.lessgentlythistimeandthebootswerereturnedtotheirproperplaceonmyfeet.WithagreatsighofreliefseeingtheendofherstrugglewithmesheaskedNowwhereareyourgloves?''IlookedintohereyesandsaidIdidn'twanttolosethem.soIputthemintothetoesofmyboots.1.Accordingtothepassagethelittlegirlgot____fromherbrother.A.thewoolsnowpantsandthejacketB.thejacketandthebootsC.thejacketandthehatD.thebootsandthegloves2.Whatmadeitsohardfortheteachertohelpthelittlegirlputherbootson?A.Theglovesinthetoesoftheboots.B.Theslownessoftheteacher.C.Thewrongsizeoftheboots.D.Theunwillingnessofthegirl.3.Itcanbeinferredthatbeforethelittlegirlfinallywentouttoenjoythefirstsnowofwintertheteacherhadtohelpherputonherboots____A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes4.WhichofthefollowingsentencesfromthetextBESTindicatesthattheteacherisveryconsiderateshowingcarefulthought?A.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinterParagraph2B.WiththegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtoParagraph4C..shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinteresteD.Paragraph4D.shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn'tanannoyinglittlegirl.Paragraph4

MygoodthinghappenedwhenIwas18yearsoldIwastryingto1hometoMarylandfromvisitingfriendsinTexas.Iwasgoinguptheroadandallofasuddenmycar2justnotgo.ItwasaSundayandcoldoutsidE.TheonlypersonIcould3wasanoldmanwhoownedatowtruck.WhenhegottomeI4hewastoooldto5hookup钩住mycar.Hewasprobablyaroundage75orolder6hewasfreezingtoo.Actuallyhepulledmy7toasmallTexastownaboutanhour’sdrivefromthemiddleofnowhere8Ihadbrokendown.SoI9amotel汽车旅馆.ThenextdaytheautoshopcalledandsaidIneededanew10inmycar!Therewassomethingwrongwithmymotor.IaskedifIcouldjust11thecarthereforthem.Theycoulduseitforparts12theshellofthecarwasfinE.Theysaid13—themanwhopulledthecarintoldthemto14anewmotorandsendmeonmyway!WhenIpickedupthecartherewasan15thattoldmetojustdonicethingsforpeoplewhenIgotintoa16positioninlifeanditwouldalwayscomebacktome.Thatwaswhathewantedmetodoas17forthenewmotor.Hewouldnotlet18tellmehowtocontacthim.NoweverytimeIseesomeonein19ItrytodoallIcanforthem.Iwillneverforgetthisman’sgenerosityandcareforhisfellowhumanbeing!Iwill20dowhatyouaskmetodoandIknowyouareupinheavenwatchingsinceIwasonly18atthetimeandnowI.′m40butnevergottosaythanks!1.A.goB.leaveC.driveD.return2.A.shouldB.needC.couldD.would3.A.turntoB.turnoverC.turnoutD.turndown4.A.recognizedB.thoughtC.imaginedD.knew5.A.surelyB.completelyC.everD.even6.A.soB.andC.orD.but7.A.carB.taxiC.truckD.motor8.A.whichB.thatC.whereverD.where9.A.checkedinB.payoffC.lookedoverD.passedthrough10.A.equipmentB.engineC.deviceD.part11.A.buyB.forgetC.leaveD.lend12.A.sinceB.whenC.beforeD.after13.A.yesB.noC.helloD.sorry14.A.putinB.payforC.lookupD.breakdown15.A.textB.messageC.e-mailD.note16.A.poorerB.worseC.betterD.happier17.A.favorB.paymentC.giftD.pleasure18.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.noneD.someone19.A.needB.storeC.lifeD.touch20.A.seldomB.neverC.sometimesD.always

SometimeearlyinthenextcenturyhumanbeingswillmovetoMars.Theywilllivethereforaboutayearandthenwillbereplacedwithanothergroupofpioneers.BuildingthebaseonMarswilladvanceourknowledgeofthesolarsystemandaidinourunderstandingoftheearth.WealreadyknowthatMarsresemblestheearthinmanyaspectsgeneralsizepresenceofwaterlengthofdayrangeoftemperatures.Theseresemblanceshavecausedmanypeopletoconsideracenturies-longprojecttoterraformMars.Terraformingmeansalteringaplanet’ssurfacesothatEarth’slifeformscansurvivetherE.Thisconceptpreviouslyfoundonlyinsciencefictionisnowbeingseriouslyconsideredbyscientists.TerraformingMarsistheoreticallysimpleaddnitrogenandoxygentotheatmosphere;pumpwatertothesurface;andaddtheearth’splantsandanimalsintheorderinwhichtheydevelopedonEarth.Butitwilltakeatleast300years.Somepeoplethinkthatsuchaprojectistoohugeforhumanstoundertakebutthereareverygoodreasonstomaketheattempt.Theearthnowcontainssome6billionpeopleandnoonehasanyideaofhowmanyhumanstheearthcansupport.Ourveryexistenceandnumbersarethreateningmanyotherspecies.WealsohavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanetalteringthelandscapetheatmosphereandtheclimatE.Currentlyterraformingearthhasbecomeawiseractivityaswetrytocontrolglobalwarmingairandwaterpollutionandpreservesomenaturallivingplaces.WhilethepossibilityofsuchaprojectissmallitisnotimpossiblE.Evenifearth-boundsocietiescomeandgointhenext300yearstheprojectcancontinuethroughtheworkoftheMarssettlerswithouttheneedforconstantbackingfromtheearth.hefutureexistenceofallthepeopleinourworldmayverywelldependuponourabilitytoterraformMars.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TerraformingMars.B.SavingtheEarth.C.TravellingtoMars.D.ANewly-foundPlacE.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordalteringmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.Warming.B.Changing.C.Planting.D.Building.3.AccordingtothepassagethemainpurposeofterraformingMarsisto_________.A.dosomescientificresearchworkB.findoutitssimilaritytoearthC.avoidthedyingawayofmanyotherspeciesD.findonMarslivingplacefortheincreasinghumanbeings4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheproject?A.Optimistic.B.NegativE.C.DoubtfulD.ObjectivE.

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.A.bordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objectssayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchilD.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee黑猩猩.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.InfourtestsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn’tseeanyonetogetcluesthescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.20090317InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobjectusingawordthedoghadneverheardbeforE.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutof10testssuggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination排除法.AmonthlaterRicorememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichisevenmoreimpressivE.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.ForonethingRicoisabordercollieabreed品种knownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It’shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan’ttalkback.Stillitwouldn’thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!1.Fromparagraph2weknowthat.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2.Bothexperimentsshowthat.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon’tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie’smentalabilities.B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner’scommands.4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Totrainyourdog.B.Tocommandyourdogtodosomething.C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

Plasticisoneofthemostimportanttechnologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury.However.itmaysoonbereplaced.Thenewdevelopment——liquidwood——canreplaceplasticsina11branchesofmodern—dayindustries.Plasticasamaterialenjoysthebiggestdemandinthemodernworldbutitdoeshaveanumberofdrawbacks.Firstandforemostplasticisn’trecyclable.Secondlyitcontainstoxins毒物helpingdevelopcancerousdiseases.Finallyit'smadeofoilandoilreservesaren’tendless.Theliquidwoodtechnologyislikelytoreplaceplasticandprovidingmankindwithnewmaterialsformanyyearsahead.NorbertEisenfreichaseniorresearcherattheFaunhoferInstituteforChemicalTechnologyinGermanyICTsaidthatarboformthenewmaterialismadeoflignin木质素whichcanbeobtainedfromsofttissuesofwood.Oncemixedwithseveralothermaterialsitturnsintosolidandnontoxicalternativeforplastics.ICTteamleaderEmiliaReginaInone——Kauffmannsaidthewood-workingindustryseparateswoodintothreebasiccomponentsincludinglignin.Ligninisn’tusedfortheproductionofpaper.SpecialistsofICTmixedligninwithseveralnaturalmaterialsandthusinventedthematerialwhichcouldbemelted熔化andmolded铸型.Whensolidarboformlookslikeplasticandpossessesthequalitiesofpolishedwood.Itcanbeusedfortheproductionofanyitems.Arboformisalreadyusedfortheproductionofcarpartswhichrequireextrastrength.Inadditionliquidwoodcanberecycledrepeatedly.hematerialpreservedallofitsqualitiesevenifit’sreprocessedtentimes.Howeverthenewinventiondoesn’tenjoyanextensiveuseduetothehighcontentofsulphur硫init.Germanresearchersaresuretoreducetheamountofsulphurby90percentverysoontomakearboformusableforhomeneeds.1.Accordingtothepassageplastics.A.doesharmtooursocietyinsomewayB.helpstoprotectourenvironmentinsomewayC.hasbeenreplacedbythenewlydiscoveredmaterialD.helpsUStoreducetheuseofpetrol2.TheunderlinedwordalternativeinParagraph3refersto.A.hgninorarboformB.plasticsC.mixtureofseveralmaterialsD.softtissuesofwood3.What’stheadvantageofarboformoverplastic?A.Itiseasiermadefromnaturaloil.B.Itismorewidelyusedinhousehold.C.Itisrecyclableandfriendlytoenvironment.D.Itcontainsnopoisonousmaterials.4.ItcanbeconcludedthatGermanresearcherswillfocustheirfutureworkfirstlyon.A.thematerial’sextensiveuseB.thecontentofsulphurinarboformC.theproductioncostofarboformD.thequalitiesofliquidwood5.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.A.advertisethenewmaterial——arboformB.introduceliquidwoodwhichwillreplaceplasticC.advertisenewproductsmadeofarboformD.showreadershowtoproducearboform

AsimplepieceofclotheslinehangsbetweensomeenvironmentallyfriendlyAmericansandtheirneighbors.Ononesidestandthosewhoseeclothesdryers干衣机asawasteofenergyandamajorpolluteroftheenvironment.Asaresulttheyareturningtoclotheslinesaspartofthewhat–I–can–doenvironmentalism环境保护主义.Ontheothersidearepeoplewhoareagainstdryingclothesoutsidearguingthatclotheslinesareunpleasanttolookat.TheyhavepersuadedHomeownersAssociationsHOAsaccesstheU..S..toban禁止outdoorclotheslinesbecauseclotheslinedryingalsotendstolowerhomevalueintheneighborhood.ThishadledtoaRight-to-DryMovementthatiscallingforlawstobepassedtoprotectpeople’srighttouseclotheslines.Sofaronlythreestateshavelawstoprotectclothesline.Right-to-Drysupportersarguethatthereshouldbemore.MattReck37isthekindofeco-conscious有生态意识的personwhofeedshistreeswithbathwaterandreuseswaterdropsfromhisairconditionerstowaterplants.Hisfamilyalsousesaclothesline.ButonJuly92007theHOAinWakeForestNorthCarolinatoldhimthatadissatisfiedneighborhadtelephonedthemabouthisclothesline.TheReckspaidnoattentiontothewarningandstilldriedtheirclothesonalineintheyard.Manypeoplesaytheyareenvironmentallyfriendlybuttheydon’ttakemattersintheirownhandssaysReck.ThelocalHOAhasdecidednottotakeanyactionunlessmoreneighborscometothem.NorthCarolinalawmakersaresayingthatbanningclotheslinesisnottherightthingtodo.ButHOAandhousingbusinessesbelievethatclotheslinedryingremindspeopleofpoorneighborhoods.Theyworrythatifbuyersthinktheirfutureneighborscan’tevenafforddryershousingpriceswillfall.Environmentalistssaysuchworriesarenotnecessaryandinviewofglobalwarmingthatideaneedstochange.AstheysayTheclotheslineisbeautiful.Hangingclothesoutsideshouldbeencouraged.Weallhavetodoatleastsomethingtoslowdowntheprocessofglobalwarming.1.Oneofthereasonswhysupportersofclothesdryersaretryingtobanclotheslinedryingisthat____________.A.clothesdryersaremoreefficientB.clotheslinedryingreduceshomevalueC.clothesdryersareenergy-savingD.clotheslinedryingisnotallowedinmostU..S..states2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMattReck?A.Heisakind-heartedman.B.Heisanimpoliteman.C.Heisanexperiencedgardener.D.Heisamanofsocialresponsibility.3.Whoareinfavorofclotheslinedrying?A.housingbusinesses.B.Environmentalists.C.HomeownersAssociations.D.Reck’sdissatisfiedneighbors.4.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Clotheslinedrying:awaytosaveenergyandmoney.B.Clotheslinedrying:alostartrediscovered.C.Oppositeopinionsonclotheslinedrying.D.Differentvarietiesofclotheslines.

Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenare1thanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthat2areinpoorerhealththanthejob-holders.Astudyshowsthat3theunemploymentrateincreasesby1%thedeathrateincreasescorrespondingly相应地by2%.Allthis4onepointWorkishelpfultohealth.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusy5lonelinessandsolitude孤独.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy6andlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Insteadthehappiestarethosewhoayebusy.Manyhighachieverswho7theircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Wordservesas8betweenmanandreality.Byworkpeople9eachother.Bycollective集体的activitytheyfind10andwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofwork11thelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimeasytohavea/an12.13workgivesoneasenseofsatisfactionandasenseof14.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.When15finisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfully16apatientorateacherseeshisstudents17theyarehappy18.Fromtheabovewe19cometotheconclusion20themoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Let'sworkhardandliveahappyandhealthylife.1.A.worseB.healthierC.weakerD.cleverer2.A.thelazyB.thebusyC.thejoblessD.thehard-working3.A.wheneverB.thoughC.whetherD.because4.A.leadstoB.referstoC.stickstoD.amountsto5.A.downbehindB.offwithC.stickstoD.awayfrom6.A.surprisedB.disappointedC.frightenedD.worried7.A.loveB.chooseC.adaptD.determine8.A.ariverB.agapC.achannelD.abridge9.A.believeinB.communicatewithC.dependonD.comeacross10.A.courageB.friendshipC.prideD.interest11.A.meansB.representsC.matchesD.reflects12.A.successB.injuryC.victoryD.disease13.A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Thus14.A.freedomB.achievementC.experienceD.fortune15.A.aworkerB.aclerkC.awriterD.amanager16.A.managesB.facesC.curesD.persuades17.A.learnB.growC.debateD.unite18.A.inawordB.withoutawordC.atawordD.beyondwords19.A.shouldB.mustC.canD.would20.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.if

Overtheyearsnewtechnologyhavechangedfarming.ChangeinageneraldirectionisatrenD.Yetpeopleoftenrecognizetrendsonlywhentheyconsiderthepast.TodaywelookbackatsometrendsinAmericanagriculturE.Webeganwiththechangefromanimalpowertomechanicalpower.In1920Americahadmorethan25millionhorsesandmules骡子.Mostwereusedforfarmwork.Aroundthesametimeacompetitorbegantoappearinlargenumbers.Tractorscouldturnsoilpullloadsandspeedharvestsandtheycoulddoitbetter.Moretractorsmeantfewerhorsesandmules.Bythe1960sthenumbersoftheseworkanimalssettletowheretheyremaintoday.Thatisaboutone-tenththelevelsin1920.Yeteventhedemandfortractorshaditslimits.Tractorsreachedtheirhighestnumbersaround1982.Thenumbershavebeenslowlydecreasing.Expertssayfarmerscandomorewithlessnowbecauseofnewtechnologies.Sotractorsreplacedhorsesandmules.Asaresultfarmersnolongerneededtoraisecropstofeedworkanimals.Oats燕麦havelongbeenfoodforhorsesandmules.In1954Americanfarmersplantedover16millionhectaresofoats.By2000thatwasdowntolessthanonemillionhectares.Sowhatdidthefarmersdowiththeextraland?Moreandmorefarmersbegantoplantanewcroparoundthesametimethatthetractorbecamepopular.Itwasthesoybean.ThesoybeanisoneoftheoldestplantsharvesteD.YetitwasnotplantedwidelyintheUnitedStatesuntilthe1920s.Bytheyear2000closeto30millionhectareswereplantedwithsoybeans.Itisthenation’smostimportantcropforhighproteinanimalfeedandforvegetableoil.InfactsoybeansarethesecondmostvaluablecropgrownbyAmericanfarmersaftercorn.Muchofthesoybeanproductiongoestoexports.1.Thebesttitleforthistextmightbe______________.A.TechnologyHaveChangedFarmingB.TheTractorsHaveReplacedHorsesC.TheTractorsAreMoreAdvancedThanHorsesD.SoybeansHaveReplacedOats2.Bythe1960showmanyworkhorsesandmuleshadstillremainedinAmerica?A.About25000000.B.About2500000.C.About250000000.D.About300000003.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalseaccordingtothetext?A.ChangingfromanimalpowertomechanicalpoweristhestartofthechangeinAmericanagriculture.B.TractorschangedthewayoffarminginAmericaduringtheearly20thcentury.C.TractorsreachedtheirhighestnumbersoverhalfacenturyfromitsbeginningD.SoybeanwasplantedwidelyintheUnitedStatesowingtoanimal-poweredagriculture.4.Whatisn’ttheadvantageofusingtractorsinAmerica?A.Theusingoftractorsledtothetrendofchangeinagriculture.B.Farmerscandomorefarmingworkwithlesslaborinagriculture.C.Morelandwasusedtoplanteconomicagricultureproducts.D.Usingtractorsincreasesthegrowthoftheeconomyinagriculture.

TheywillbeSlumdogsnomore.ThetwokidactorswhobrokeourheartsintheAcademyAward—winningSlumdogMillionairearebeingmovedoutoftheirmiserableMumbaislum贫民区intorealhomeswithroofsanddoorsandwalls.RubinaAliandAzharuddinIsmailwhoplayedtheyoungVersionsofthetwomaincharacterswon’thavetopayanything—theirnewdigsarefree.ThesetwochildrenhavebroughthonorstothecountrysaidGautamChatterjee.headofMumbai’shousingauthority.Sofor10-year-oldAzharuddinit’sgoodbyetothesimpletentbyabusyroadthatwashisfamilyhome.Andfor9-year-oldRubinait’sgoodbyetotheoneroomhouseshesharedwithherfamily.Details细节aboutwhenthefamilieswillbemoved—oriftheywillhavethingswetakeforgrantedlikeindoorplumbing水暖管道一werenotknown.Stilltherewaslotsofjoyintheactors’households.Wealehappythatwewillhaveapermanentroofoverourheads.saidRubina’sdadRafiqQureshitoldTheTimesofIndianewspaper.CastingagentsdiscoveredRubinaandAzharuddinintheterribleGaribNagarslum.Therewasaworldwideoutcrywhenitwasdiscoveredthekidswerestilllivingthereevenasthemovieeasilymade$100million.DirectorDannyBoylewhoalsowonabestdirectorOscarrefusedtoadmitexploitingthechildactors.Hesaidtheywerepaidabovelocalwagesfor30daysofworkenrolledinschoolforthefirsttimeever-andhadafundsetuptopayfortheirtuitionhealthcareandbasiclivingcosts.AlsoFoxSearchlightPicturesflewthekidsandsevenoftheIndianchildrenwhoappearedinthemovietoHollywoodfortheOscarceremony.IndianmediareportedthesuddengenerositybyMumbaihousingofficialshasmoretodowithpoliticsthanprideinthekids.1.JudgingfromthearticleitmaybeimpropertothinkofSlumdogMillionaireas______A.successfulB.profitableC.movingD.amusing2.RubinA.AliandAzharuddinIsmail______A.arebothprofessionalactorsB.playeddifferentversionsofthesamecharacterC.havebothbeenpoorinreallifeD.enjoyedlifeasmillionairesinthefilm3.Howhavethekids'familiesreactedtotheofferofthehousingauthorities?A.Theyarehappytoacceptit.B.They'redoubtfulaboutit.C.They'dratherremainwheretheylivE.D.OnlyonefamilyiswillingtomovE.4.WhatdidDirectorDannyBoyledotothetwokids?A.Heletthemliveasfamousstars.B.Heprovidedhousesfortheirfamilies.C.HegavethemalltheydeserveD.D.HegavethemlessthanexpecteD.5.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______A.decisiononAcademyAwardwinnersinvolvesracialdiscriminationB.IndianmediawastryingtopraiseMumbai'shousingauthorityC.thewriterisafraidthekids'newhouseswon'tbesatisfactoryD.RubinaAliandAzharuddinIsmail'sfamiliesdonottakeprideinthem

LiAnqiangisaheroinhisschoolforsavingthelifeofaclassmateduringtheSichuanearthquakE.HehasaherotooNBAstarKobeBryant.Eventhoughthe17-year-oldstudentofBeichuanHighSchoolinSichuanhaslostbothlegshehasn’tlosthispassionforbasketballbecausehelovestheLosAngelesshootingguard′sskills.NowhehasabasketballsignedbyBryantandwordsofencouragementfromhisidol偶像.OnFebruary27Lie-mailedBryantthroughthepopularwebsiteSinA.comexpressinghisadmirationandaskingforasignedbasketball.IcannolongerstanduporrunbutIcanstillshoothoops投篮frommywheelchair.Iwillnotgiveupbutwillkeeponplayingbecauseyouaremyidol.LisentapictureofhimselfplayingbasketballfromhiswheelchairsayingIwillkeepthebasketballinmyroomandlookatiteveryday.Itwillgivemestrength.Iwanttobearealmanamanusefultosociety.InhisreplyBryantsaidhewasmovedandpraisedLiasastrongboywhoseattitudetowardfate命运wasamazing.HesaidhewashappythatListilllovedbasketballandaddedhethoughtLilookedcoolshootingahoopfromhiswheelchair.BryantsaidhehopedthatallthepeopleinthequakezonecouldbeasstrongasLi.Liwasgoodatothersportsliketabletennisandswimmingbeforelosinghislegs.Standing1.74mtallbeforethequaketheteenagernowreaches87cmwithouthisartificiallimbs假肢-butthathasnotstoppedhimplayingbasketball.Li′smotherWangFengqiong36saidhersonhasbeeninhighspiritseversincereceivingBryant’sletterandautographed签名的basketball.WithhismindongoodgradesLigetsupat530ameverydaytoprepareforschool.HealsoworkshardatEnglishbeforegoingtobeD.That’sbecauseLihasheardthatBryantmightvisitChinathisyearsaidHuangPenganeditoratSina.com.HeisstudyingEnglishsothathecantalktoKobesaidLiYongthestudent’s38-year-oldfather.Kobetoldhimthatlikeplayingbasketballonehastopracticetobecomeperfect.1.ThoughhelosthislegsLiAnqiangisstillcrazyaboutbasketballbecause_____________.A.hedreamsofbecominganNBAstaronedayB.hehasabasketballsignedbyBryantC.heisafanoftheLosAngelesLakersD.hethinksit’scooltoplaybasketballfromhiswheelchair2.BeforetheearthquakeLiAnqiangwasgoodatthefollowingsportsEXCEPT____.A.footballB.basketballC.tabletennisD.swimming3.What’sBryant’sattitudetowardsLiAnqiang?A.Pitying..B.Admiring..C.Indifferent..D.AmuseD.4.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatLiAnqiangis_______.A.ambitiousB.easy-goingC.strong-mindedD.sorrowful5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiAnqiang′sstoryB.AbraveboyC.Bryant’sbasketballD.ReplyfromKobe

Grasslandsneedtimetorecoverwhencattleandotheranimalsfeedonthem.Movinganimalsfromonefieldtoanothercanprovidethe1neededfornewgrowth.Thisiscalledrotationalgrazing轮流放牧andhere’smoreabouthowit2.20090401Rotationalgrazingisgoodforthelandandtheanimalsanditcansavemoney.Thisformofgrazingcandecreasetheneedforpesticides杀虫剂byreducingthe3ofweeds.Anditcan4theneedforchemicalfertilizersbylettinganimalwastedothejobofnaturalfertilizer.Rotationalgrazingcanevenhelppreventwildfiresbykeeping5ingoodcondition.Lettinganimalsfeedconstantlyinthesamegrazingareascanrequire6replanting.Animalseatthemost7growthfirst.Whenthatkeepshappeningtherootsdonothaveenoughtimerecover.8lesswantedplantsmayreplacethem.Heavilyusedgrasslandsarealsoharmedasthesoilis9presseddownundertheweightofheavyanimals.Whilerotationalgrazingcansavemoneyovertimeitalsorequires10.Andthatstartswithagoodmaptomarkfenceswatersuppliesandgrazingareas.1.A.cattleB.timeC.spaceD.help2.A.worksB.happensC.doesD.grows3.A.costB.sizeC.growthD.availability4.A.spreadB.meetC.dismissD.limit5.A.soilB.cattleC.grasslandsD.weeds6.A.costlyB.unnecessaryC.pricelessD.immediate7.A.rapidB.commonC.necessaryD.desirable8.A.OntheotherhandB.InshortC.AsaresultD.Infact9.A.surprisinglyB.continuallyC.gentlyD.accidentally10.A.trainingB.planningC.co–operationD.determination

Onceuponatimethecolorsoftheworldstartedtoquarrel.GreensaidClearlyIamthemostimportant.IamthesignoflifeandhopE.Iwaschosenforgrasstreesandleaves.Withoutmeallanimalswould1.Blueinterrupted:Youonlythinkaboutthe2butconsidertheskyandtheseA.Itisthewater3isthebasisoflifeanddrawnupbythecloudsfromthedeepseA.Withoutmypeaceyouwouldallbe4.Yellowchuckled笑道Youareallsoserious.Ibringlaughterfunand5intotheworlD.OrangestartednexttoblowhertrumpetIamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Imaybe6butIampreciousforIservetheneedsofhumanlifE.WhenIfilltheskyasthesunrisesor7mybeautyissostrikingthatnoonegivesanother8toanyofyou.9couldstanditnolongerheshoutedoutIamtherulerofallofyou.Iamthecolorofdangerandofbravery.Iamwillingto10truth.IamalsothecolorofpassionandoflovE.Thencamepurpleandindigo深蓝色Thecolorswentonboastingeachconvincedofhisorherown11.Theirquarrelingbecamelouderandlouder.Suddenlytherewasastartlingflashofbrightlighteningthunder.Rainstartedtopourdown12.Thecolorscrouched蜷缩down13drawingclosetooneanotherforcomfort.Inthemidstoftheclamor叫嚷rainbegantospeakYou14colorsfightingamongyourselveseachtryingtodominate15.Don'tyouknowthatyouwereeachmadeforaspecialpurpose16anddifferent?JoinhandswithoneanotherandcometomE.Doingastheyweretoldthecolors17andjoinedhands.Theyformedacolorful18.Fromthenonwheneveragoodrain19theworldarainbowappearsinthesky.Theyrememberto20oneanother.1.A.gooutB.leaveoffC.diedownD.passaway2.A.earthB.moonC.starD.sun3.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.this4.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything5.A.warmthB.sadnessC.depressionD.anxiety6.A.usualB.normalC.commonD.scarce7.A.dropsB.fallsC.setsD.slides8.A.giftB.honorC.thoughtD.respect9.A.BlackB.WhiteC.PurpleD.Red10.A.bringaboutB.fightforC.strugglewithD.bendover11.A.superiorityB.reputationC.weaknessD.disadvantages12.A.steadilyB.quietlyC.violentlyD.deliberately13.A.withcareB.infearC.bychanceD.onpurpose14.A.foolishB.prettyC.attractiveD.disgusting15.A.eachotherB.someotherC.theotherD.therest16.A.simpleB.ordinaryC.familiarD.unique17.A.combinedB.connectedC.unitedD.attached18.A.worldB.rainbowC.appearanceD.circle19.A.cleansB.washesC.brightensD.dampens20.A.appreciateB.compromiseC.helpD.influence

SinkingoftheTitanicThegreatshiptheTitanicsailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th1912.Shewas11316passengersandacrew船员of891.Atthattimehowevershewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuiltbutwasconsideredtobeunsinkable2shehad16watertightcompartments密封舱.Eveniftwoofthesewerefloodedshewouldstillbeabletofloat.Thesadsinkingofthisgreatshipwillalwaysberememberedforshewentdownonherfirstvoyage航程witha3lossoflifE.20090709Fourdaysafter4outwhiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlanticahugeicebergwassuddenly5.Afterthealarmhadbeengiventhegreatshipturnedsharplyto6adirecthit.TheTitanicturnedjustintimenarrowlymissingthebigwalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.Suddenlytherewasasoundfrom7andthecaptainwentdowntosee8hadhappened.Thenoisehadbeensoweakthat9thoughttheshiphadbeendamaged.Belowthecaptainrealizedtohis10thattheTitanicwas11rapidlyforfiveofthesixteenwatertightcompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!The12toabandontheshipwasgiven13hundredsofpeoplejumpedintotheicywater.Astherewerenotenough14foreverybody1500people15.1.A.sendingB.carryingC.bringingD.having2.A.forB.soC.thereforeD.although3.A.funnyB.smallC.lightD.heavy4.A.lookingB.watchingC.settingD.finding5.A.formedB.appearedC.seenD.established6.A.receiveB.avoidC.fightD.meet7.A.aboveB.belowC.outsideD.nearby8.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.how9.A.everyoneB.everybodyC.nobodyD.anybody10.A.delightB.excitementC.joyD.horror11.A.sinkingB.risingC.stoppingD.going12.A.orderB.ideaC.questionD.suggestion13.A.butB.untilC.althoughD.and14.A.roomsB.lifeboatsC.foodD.lifebelts15.A.diedB.escapedC.lostD.ran

Twothievescametoahousetostealsomething.Theydugaholeinthewallofthehouse.Oneofthemcrawledintothehousewhiletheotherwaitedoutside.Therelivedmanymiceinthehouse.Thewomaninthemoonlightsawamousecrawlintothehouse.Look!Incomesoneshesaidtothemaninthehouse.ThethiefwassofrightenedthathehurriedlycrawledoutofthehouseandsaidtotheonewaitingoutsideShefoundmewhenIwasjustin.Butthethiefoutsidedidn’tbelievehimsohesaidLetustwotrytocrawlintothehousetogether.Atthattimetwomicehappenedtocrawlintothehousetoo.ThewomansawthemiceandshoutedIncometwo.Catchthem!Thetwothieveswereterriblyfrightened.ThemaninthehousesaidYousawthemcomeinbutwherearethey?Iwillcatchthemtonight.Thetwothievesstartedtorunawayatonce.Thetwothieveswantedtomakeitclearwhethertheyhadbeenfoundornotthenightbefore.Thenextdaytheyactedasmensellingsweetpotatoesandwenttothefrontofthehouse.Themanandthewomanwereploughingintheirfields.Theropebrokeandthewomanwenthomeforone.Shesawtwomensellingsweetpotatoesandwantedtobuysome.Shepickedouttwowhichlookedlikemice.Atthattimethemancouldn’twaitforheranylongerandheranbackfromthefieldstohurryherup.ThewomanshowedthesweetpotatoestothemanandsaidHowtheylikethetwooflastnight.ThemansaidIaskedyoutofetcharope.Whydon’tyouhurryforit?Thetwothievesranawayveryquicklywithouttheirsweetpotatoes.1.Thethievesfailedtostealanythingfromthehousebecause.A.theywerefoundoutB.theywerefrightenedbywhattheyhadheardinthehouseC.theydidn’tworkwellwitheachotherD.micestoppedthemfromdoingso2.WhenthewomansaidHowtheylooklikethetwooflastnight.A.thetwooflastnightreferredtothetwothievesB.shemeantnothingC.shesaiditonpurposeD.thetwooflastnightreferredtothetwomice3.isthetitleforthispassage.A.UnluckyThievesB.TerribleMiceC.TwoCleverThievesD.ACleverCouple4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.Thetwothievesnotonlyfailedtostealthingsbutalsolosttheirsweetpotatoes.B.Whenevertheyfoundmicethepeopleinthehousewouldtrytocatchthem.C.Thetwothievesranawayatoncebecausetheythoughtthewomanhadseenthem.D.Themanletthewomangohomeforaropewhichwouldbeusedforcatchingthethieves.

ThereisonewordthatisonthelipsofAmericansdayandnight:Sorry.OnetimeasIwaswalkingonthestreetayoungmanranbyhurriedlybrushingagainstmyhandbag.Evenashecontinuedonhiswayheturnedbackandsaidsorrytome.Eveninarushhedidn’tforgettoapologize.OnedayafterIboughtamangothesalesmanwasgivingmethechangebutIwasn’treadyforitandacoindroppedtotheground.I’msorryhesaidwhilebendingdowntopickitup.Iwaspuzzled-----whywouldheapologizewhenitwasmyfault?AnothertimeIsteppedonaman’sfootinanescalator.Atthesametimewebothsaidsorry.Ithoughtitinteresting:wasitreallynecessaryforhimtoapologize?LateronanAmericanfriendexplainedtomethataccordingtotheAmericanmentalitytheescalatorisapublicplaceandeveryoneshouldbeabletostandinit.Aftersomeoneoccupiesapositionintheelevatormakingitdifficultforsomeoneelsetofindaplacetostandisn’titnecessarytoexpressanapology?Ifyougotothemoviesandtheticketshappentobesoldouttheticketsellerwillsay:Sorrytheticketsaresoldout.WheneveroneofyourhopesgoesunfulfilledanAmericanwillsaysorryasasignofsympathy.DuringmystayinAmericaIoftencameacrosssituationsinwhichIwassupposedtosaysorry.GraduallyIrealizedthatwhenfrictionoccursindailylifeAmericansdon’tcaremuchaboutwhoisresponsible;ifsomeoneimportantandsheisverybusythesecretarywillsay:sorry.Ifsomeoneistroubledasorryisalwaysnecessary.Whenthishappenseveniftheotherpersonishurtthesorrycoolstempers-----andhumangenerosityisdisplayed.PerhapsthisiswhyIneversawanyonequarrelingonthebusessubwaysorstreetsofAmerica.1.Whenthesalesmangavemethechange_____.A.Iintentionallydidn’tacceptitB.heintentionallydidn’tpassittomeC.IwasalittleslowthanthesalesmantoacceptitD.hewasslowtogivethanIacceptit2.WhythemanonwhosefeetIsteppedapologizedtome?A.Becausetheelevatorisapublicplace.A.B.Becausethemanisafraidofme.C.Becausethesorryhesaidtotheauthorwasintendedtosaytoanotherpeople.D.BecausethereisnotenoughplacetogetmyfeetinsoIhavetosteponhisfeet.3.Theauthorcites引用severalexamplestoshowthat______.A.theAmericansarefriendlyB.theAmericansarekindC.theAmericansaregenerousD.Alloftheabove4.Whatistheauthor’stonetoAmerican’ssorry?A.NeutralB.NegativeC.UnnecessaryD.Approving

AhighschoolteacheroncetoldusIfyoumakeoneclosefriendinschoolyouwillbemostfortunate.Atruefriendissomeonewhostayswithyouforlife.1teachesthathewasright.Goodfriendshipisjustnoteasily2.Itispossiblethatwesimplydonotstayinoneplacelongenoughtowaitfor3friendshiptodevelop.Howevertherecanbe4disagreementforeachofustothinkcarefullyaboutthekindoffriendshipwewant.Tomostofusfriendshipsareconsideredvery5Wealsoneedtounderstand6ourmindsthekindsoffriendshipwewant.Arewetobecloseor7atarm'slength?Dowewantto8ourselvesordowewanttowalkonthesurface?Forsomepeoplemanyfriendshipsonthesurfacearequiteenoughandthat'sallright.9atsomeimportantpointsweneedto10surethatourexpectationsarethe11asourfriends'expectations.Thesharingofpersonalexperience12ourtearsaswellasourdarkdreams13thesurestwaytodeepenfriendships.Butitmustbedoneslowlyandcarriedononlyifthereare14ofinterestandactioninreturn.Whataresomeofthe15offriendship?Thegreatestistheattractiontoexpecttoomuchtoosoon.Tohavedeeprelationshipswitheachotherwill16time.Anothermajordifficultyistheselfishnesstothinkonepossessestheotherincludinghistimeandattention.Similarlyfriendships17actionsinreturn.In18wordsyoumustgiveasmuchasyoutake.Finallythereisaquestionoftakingcareoftherelationship.19youspendsometimetogethertalkingonthephonewritinglettersordoingthingstogether20willdieaway.1.A.KnowledgeB.MoneyC.ExperienceD.Preparation2.A.understoodB.formedC.realizedD.answered3.A.trueB.commonC.freeD.actual4.A.someB.noC.anyD.much5.A.importantB.interestingC.funnyD.difficult6.A.fromB.onC.atD.in7.A.gotB.leftC.keptD.stayed8.A.ownB.teachC.shareD.spare9.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So10.A.makeB.thinkC.getD.keep11.A.workB.thingC.oneD.same12.A.includesB.toincludeC.includingD.included13.A.wasB.isC.wereD.are14.A.marksB.sightsC.scenesD.signs15.A.difficultiesB.differencesC.advantagesD.things16.A.getB.spendC.askD.take17.A.requireB.supposeC.dependD.suggest18.A.someB.manyC.otherD.different19.A.UnlessB.IfC.WhenD.As20.A.thingsB.friendshipsC.expectationsD.difficulties

Justin'sbedroomwassofullofflatbicycletiresbenttennisracketsdeflatedbasketballsandgameswithmissingpiecesthatyoucouldbarelygetinthedoor.Hisparentspleadedwithhimtocleanouthisroom.Whatuseisafishtankwithaholeinthebottom?hisfatheraskeD.ButJustinsimplysmiledandrepeatedhismottoNeverthrowanythingoutyouneverknowwhenitmightcomeinhandy.WhenJustinwasawayfromhomehealwayscarriedhisbluebackpack--asmallerversionofhisbedroom--aplacetostorethemanyobjectsthathecollecteD.ItwassowornandstretchedthatithardlyresembledabackpackanymorE.Justinhadearnedareputationforfiguringthingsoutandgettingpeopleoutofotherwisehopelesssituations.Manyofhisclassmatesandneighborssoughthimoutwhentheyneededhelpwithaproblem.OnthefirstdayofschoolhisfriendKennycamelookingforJustin.Doyouthinkyouhavesomethinginyourbagthatcouldhelpmeremembermylockercombination?heaskeD.Ilostthepieceofpaperitwaswrittenon.IhaveascienceclassintwominutesandifI'mlateonthefirstdayit'llmakemelookbadfortherestoftheyear.KennylookedreallyworrieD.RelaxJustinsaidtakinghisbackpackoffandunzippingthetop.Rememberhowyouborrowedmynotebookinhomeroomtowritethecombinationdown?WellIknowhowwecanrecoverwhatyouwrotE.Hetookthenotebookandasoftleadpenciloutofhisbag.ThepagethatKennyhadwrittenonhadleftfaintmarksonanotherpageinthenotebook.Justinheldthepencilonitssideandrubbeditlightlyoverthemarks.Slowlybutsurelythenumbersofthelockercombinationappearedinwhitesetoffbythegraypencilrubbings.That'samazing!'KennysaiD.IoweyouonE.Andhedashedofftoopenhislocker.ItwasjustanotherdayinthelifeoftheboywhosemottowasNeverthrowanythingoutyouneverknowwhenitmightcomeinhandy.1.WhyisJustin'sroomsuchamess?A.Healwaysforgetstocleanit.B.Heneverthrowsanythingaway.C.Hehasnotimetocleanit.D.Hesharestheroomwithhisbrother.2.InwhatwayisJustin'sbackpackasmallerversionofhisbedroom?A.Heusesitasaplacetostoreobjects.B.Heusesittocarryhisbooksandsportsequipment.C.HisparentstellhimtocleanitallthetimE.D.He'shaditforaslongashecanremember.3.Theunderlinedphrasepleadedwithmeans___________.A.ignoredB.askedC.pushedD.ordered4.HowdoesKennyfeeltowardJustin?A.AnnoyeD.B.DisinteresteD.C.Grateful.D.Angry.

TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCaliforniathelargestinareaisAlaskA.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsizE.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.AlaskaisalsothecoldeststatE.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmest.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattleabigcityonthePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSanFranciscoalsoonthePacificcoastarelargerthanSeattlE.Henry'scousinSusanlivesinNewYork.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashingtonD.C.ItisthecapitalbutitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.?A.FiveB.Forty-FivE.C.FiftyD.Fifteen.2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation?A.California.B.Rhode-IslanD.C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles.3.Whichstateisthecoldestthenewestandthesmallestinpopulation?A.RhodeIsland.B.Seattle.C.SanFrancisco.D.AlaskA.4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongthePacificcoast.B.Washingtonisthemostimportantandthelargestcity.C.NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.D.Henry'scousinlivesintheSeattlE.5.WhyisWashingtonD.C.themostimportantAmericancity?Because___.A.itisthelargestcityB.itisthelargestinpopulationC.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates

Inthemiddleofthefirsttermofschooltheentireseventhgradewastestedforbasicskills.Stevehurriedthroughhistestsandcontinuedtodreamofotherthings.Hisheartwasnotinschoolbutinthewoods.OnedayMissWhite’simpatientvoicebrokeintohisdaydreams.Steve!!Payattention!.SteveturnedtolookatherfixinghiseyesonMissWhiteasshebegantogooverthetestresultsfortheseventhgradE.Youalldidprettywellshetoldtheclassexceptforoneboyanditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthisbut...ShehesitatedhereyessearchinghisfacE....Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass!ShejuststaredatStevE.Stevedroppedhiseyes.Afterthatitwaswar!!Stevestillwouldn’tdohishomework.Evenasthepunishmentsbecamemoresevereheremainedstubborn.Justtryit!ONEWEEK!HewasunmoveD.You’resmartenough!You’llseeachange!Nothingtouchedhim.Giveyourselfachance!Don’tgiveuponyourlife!Nothing.Steve!Please!Icareaboutyou!Wow!SuddenlyStevegotit!!Someonecaredabouthim?Stevewenthomefromschoolthoughtfulthatafternoon.Walkingintothehousebothparentswereout.HequicklygatheredupajarofpeanutbutteraloafofbreadabottleofwaterandthistimE.hisschoolbooks.ThefollowingMondayhearrivedatschoolontimeandhewaitedforMissWhitetoentertheclassroom.Shewalkedinallsmiles!Godshewasbeautiful!MissWhiteimmediatelygaveaquizontheweekendhomework.Stevehurriedthroughthetestandwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.WithalookofsurpriseMissWhitetookhispaper.Obviouslypuzzledshebegantolookitover.MissWhite’sfacewasintotalshock!Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest!FromthatmomentnothingwasthesameforStevE.Lifeathomeremainedthesamebutlifestillchanged.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearnbuthewasgoodatit!HediscoveredthathecouldunderstandknowledgeandtranslatethethingshelearnedintohisownlifE.Stevebegantogoahead!1.Steveusedtobebadathislessonsbecause___________.A.theteacherblamedhimfromtimetotimeB.hewasnotasmartboyinhisclassC.thetestfortheseventhgradechallengedhisconfidenceD.hehadn’tputhisheartintohisstudies2.Theunderlinedwordstubborninthepassageprobablyrefersto_______.A.severelypunishedB.completelyunchangedC.carelesswiththehomeworkD.lostinthetest3.Itwasthe______thatmadeStevebegintoworkhardathislessonslater.A.teacher’sencouragementB.helpfromhisclassmatesC.carefromtheteacherD.failureinthetestfortheseventhgrade4.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Steveoftenhelpedhisparentsworkinthewoodsinsteadofgoingtoschool.B.TheteacherpunishedSteveforhisfailureinthetestfortheseventhgradE.C.Stevenotonlymadeprogressbutfinallybecameagoodstudentoftheclass.D.StevewasactuallyacleverboybutMissWhitehadn’trealizeditatfirst.

HaveyoueverheardofPaynesprairie?ItisoneofthemostimportantnaturalandhistoricalareasinFloridA.PaynesPrairieislocatednearGainesvillE.Itislarge21000acres.ThisprotectedlandiscalledapreservE.TheFloridaParkServicemanagethepreservE.ThePaynesPrairiebasinwasformedwhenlimestonedissolvedandthegroundsettleD.Itiscoveredbymarsh沼泽andwetprairievegetation.Thereareareasofopenwater.DuringbriefperiodsithasfloodedenoughtobeconsideredalakE.ExceptforthatthebasinhaschangedlittlethroughtimE.ManhaslivedonPaynesPrairieaverylongtimE.Helivedthereasfarbackas10000B.C.AtonetimetheSeminoleslivedtherE.TheprairieisthoughttohavebeennamedafterKingPayneaSeminolechief.Duringthelate1600sthelargestcattleranchinFloridawasonPaynesPrairiE.TodayPaynesPrairieispreservedland.ItisoccupiedbyvisitorsandFloridaParkServiceemployees.WillamBartramvisitedPaynesPrairE.Bartramwasthefirstpersonwhoportrayeddescribednaturethroughpersonalexperienceaswellasscientificobservation.Helived200yearsago.HevisitedPaynesPrairiein1774.Atthattimehedescribedit.HecalledPaynesPrairiethegreatAlachuaSavannah.20090317MostoftheanimallifewhichBartramdescribedisstillherE.A.largenumberofsandhillcraneshawksandwaterfowlarehereinwinter.Theanimaldiversityisincreasedbythepresenceofpineflatwoodshammockswampsandponds.ThePaynesPrairiePreserveStateParkisopenyearrounD.TheFloridaParkServiceworkshardsothattheparkwillappearasitdidinthepast.Itoffersmanyopportunitiesforrecreation.AttheparkyoucancampandpicniC.YoucanhikeandbikE.Youcanboatandfish.Youcanrideonhorsetrails.AndyoucanseelotsofnatureandwildlifE.YoucanseeFloridaasitwasintheearlydays.PaynesPrairieispartofourFloridahistory.ItisanexampleofourFloridanaturalresources.Itisaplaceforrecreation.PaynesPrairieisanimportantexperienceoftheRealFloridA.1.HowwasthePaynesPrairiebasinformed?A.BytheSeminoleIndians.B.BytheFloridaParkServicE.C.Fromdissolvedlimestoneandthegroundsettling.D.Fromlotsoffloodingandwetprairievegetation.2.Theunderlinedworddiversitymeans.A.varietyB.societyC.populationD.area3.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat__.A.PaynesPrairiehaschangedlittlethroughtimeB.PaynesPrairieiscoveredbywetprairievegetationC.thereusedtobeabigcattlefarmonPaynesPrairieD.WilliamBartramwasthefirstperson~tovisitPaynesPrairie4.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.callonpeopletoprotectwildlifeB.attractpeopletothispreservedparkC.showyoutheformationofPaynesPrairieD.introducetherecordedhistoryofPaynesPrairie

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项_____1______ItalldependsonyourpersonalitysaidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey.PersonalityshapesyourviewoftheseasonhesaiD.Youmayseeitasafadingawayapackingup结束orasatimeofpackinginanothersense–thegatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney._____2______AboutNovemberhewrote:NowarmthnocheerfulnessnohealthfuleaseNoshadenoshinenobutterfliesnobeesNovember!OntheotherhandanotherEnglishpoetJohnKeatsalreadysensinghewasseriouslyillwasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguageToAutumn._____3______AccordingtoRichardMabeyKeatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhissidE._____4______ForexamplejustatthemomentthatKeats'sgatheringswallowsinToAutumnaredepartingforAfricamillionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIcelandGreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Peoplemightarguethatitisthecoloringoftheleavesandtheireventualfallthatmakepeoplefeelsadaboutautumn.ButnooneissurewhytreesdroptheirleavesinthefirstplacE.Itmaybelikelytoridthepoisonousmaterialtreescollectoverthesummer.______5______AcenturyafterKeatstheAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.Andsupposewecoulddisintegrate瓦解likeautumnleavesWouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent?A.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdownbutatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.B.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutautumn.C.Keatsthoughtweshouldtakeanegativeattitudetowardsdeath.D.AutumnmeansdifferenttodifferentpeoplE.E.IfthisistrueperhapsittellsusalittleaboutforinstanceThomasHoodthe19thCenturyEnglishpoet.F.Morelikelyitisawayofreducingthelossofwaterwhichtreerootsfindhardtotakeinfromcoldsoil.G.ThefalloftreeleavesismorelikelytomakepeoplesaD.

IlivedahardlifewhenIwaslittle.Iwasabused虐待physicallyandmentally.Lifeasanadultwasnotbetterwithabrokenmarriage.Itriedtokillmyself.ButthankfullyIwasrescuedbyateacherandthankstothehelpoftheteacherIrebuiltmylife.TodayIamarebornpersonasfounderofahomehereinSabahMalaysiaandageneralsocialworkerandsocialactivist.Attheageof38IleftforCamphillAberdeenScotlandwhereIgraduatedasamedicaleducationistandaguidancedoctor.WhenIwasaskedwhichuniversityIgraduatedfrombeforegoingtoCamphillmyanswerwastheUniversityofLife.Iamnow61yearsoldandstillactiveinmyservicesfortheneedy.Myfriendsnevereverhavelowopinionsofanyoneandalwaysbecarefulofnegativewordsthatcandestroyaperson'slife.IwaslaughedatbeingamixedbreedandIwastoldthatIwasahopelesschildwithnobrainsyettodayIamapublicfigureoftensoughtforbyvariouspressmediaformyadviceonvarioussocialproblems.Forthosewhoaregoingthroughsometroublesintheirlifenevergiveuphopebecauseeveryeventthathappensinourlifewhetheritisgoodorhorribleteachesalessonfromwhichwecanlearnsomethingpositive.Helpfromfriendsmakesususefulpeople.Ihopemylifestorywilltouchsomeoneinneedofhelp.Iflcanmakeityoutoocanevenbetterthanme.1.Wecaneasilylearnfromthepassagethatthewriter________.A.hasmarriedtwiceB.hatedherparentsverymuchC.chosetoleaveherhusbandD.hadamiserablechildhood2.WelearnthatParagraph3mainly________.A.tellsusabouttheharmfuleffectsofnegativewordsB.tellsusaboutthewriter’schildhoodC.suggestspeoplenotlookdownuponothersD.showshowsuccessfulthewriterisnow3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.veryfewpeopleknowthepastofthewriter.B.Thewritermainlyhelpshungrychildreninpoorcountries.C.Thewriterappreciatesthatteacher'shelpverymuch.D.ThewriterstudiedinaveryfamousuniversitybeforegoingtoCamphill.4.WhydidthewriteranswerthatshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofLife?A.Becauseshedidn'twanttobelaughedatbyothers.B.Becausethatwastheuniversitywhereshemetherrescuer.C.Becauseshehaslearntalotoflessonsfromlife.D.Becausethatwastheuniversityshereallywantedtogoto.5.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Totellparentstobekindtotheirchildren.B.Tosuggestthatpeopleshouldalwayslearnalessonfromthepast.C.Toadvisepeopletotrytheirbesttohelpthoseinneed.D.Toencouragepeoplewhoareintroublenevertogiveuphope.

Abrushwithdeathcanactuallyimproveaperson’soutlookonlifE.Thatatleastwasoneofthemajorfindingsofastudyofsome200peoplewhocomeclosetodying.Somehadcomethroughheartattack;somehadfallencomeclosetodrowning;orsurvivedaterriblecarwreckyetdespitethevarietyofcircumstancestheyreportedstrikinglysimilarreactionstotheirexperiences.PerhapsmostsurprisinglymanysaidtheywerelessfrightenedofdeathnowthantheywerebeforE.Likemostpeoplebeforetheirnear-deathincidentsmanyhadthoughtdeathwouldbepainfultheultimatehorror—buttheydidn’tfinditwas.Survivinganearlyfatalexperiencealsogavemanypeopleasenseofinvulnerability不会受伤害thatmadethemfeelspecialandevenreligious.Severalbelievedtheyhadbeensavedbecausetheyweretofulfillsomespecialmissionintheremainderoftheirlives.PerhapsnotsosurprisinglythesesurvivorsalsoreportedanincreasedzestforlifeandadeterminationtoenjoylifemorE.AfewofthesurvivorsdidreportnegativereactionstotheirexperiencE.A.dozensaidtheyfeltmorevulnerableandsomeevenfeltasenseofhelplessnessandalossofcontrolovertheirlives.Somehadbecomephobicaboutactivitiesassociatedwiththeaccident;forexampleseveralsaidtheycouldnolongerswimforfearofdrowning.Yetmostofthoseintervieweesaidtheycameawaywithastrongsenseofrenewalorrebirth.Instudyingtheirreactionsresearchershaveconcludedthatthesepeoplehavecometounderstandtherelationshipoflifeanddeathbetterandmoreintimatelythanmostofustheyhavecometounderstandhowlifeisactuallydefinedbydeath.Lifeisgivenmeaningbythefactthatitwillendsomeday.1.Fromthepassagewecaninferthattheeffectsofnear-deathexperiencesonthesurvivors’life__________.A.differduetothevarietyofcircumstancesB.varygreatlyfrompersontopersonC.aremostlypositiveintermsoftheiroutlookonlifeD.areneitherpositivenornegative2.Thewordphobicinthefifthparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.verycarefulB.verycasualC.verycuriousD.veryfearful3.Thetitlebelowthatbestexpressestheideasofthispassageis________A.HowtoImproveaPerson’sOutlookonLifE.B.TheEffectsofNear-DeathExperiencE.C.IsDeathReallyHorrible?D.Near-DeathAccidentsandtheirSurvivors.4.Thepositiveeffectofnear-deathexperiencewasthat______________.A.somepeoplelovedlifebetterbecausetheyrealizeditsnewmeaningB.somepeoplefeltasenseofhelplessnessC.somepeoplefeltalossofcontrolovertheirlivesD.somepeoplewantedtoseekextremehappinessbecausetheyknewlifewastoolimited5.Whicheffectofthenear-deathexperiencewastheonethatpeoplehadseldomexpected?A.SomepeoplefeltmorevulnerablE.B.SomepeopledidnotworrytoomuchaboutdeathanymorE.C.SomepeoplepaidmoreattentiontothevalueoflifE.D.Somepeopletendedtobetoopessimisticaboutdeath.

Themurdertookplacearoundteno'clockp.m.onJune10th.Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittybeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.NotevenonecalledthepolicE.Wasthisinhumanecruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingforone'sfellowman?NotsosayscientistsDr.DarleyandDr.FatanE.They'vefoundthereasonswhypeopledon'tact.Accordingtothemapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethereisanemergency.Supposeyouseeamiddle-agedmanfallontothegrounD.Ishehavingaheartattackorsomeotherphysicaltrouble?Orishesimplyabouttosleepoffadrunk?Soit'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.SecondandmoreimportantthepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelhimselfresponsiblE.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp.TheresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearounD.Theyaskedcollegestudentstocomeintobetested.Somecamealonesomewithoneortwoothersandsomeinlargegroups.Whentheycameineitheraloneinpairsoringroupsaladywentintothenextroom.Soonthestudentsheardascreamthenoiseofsomethingfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthesehadbeenpre-recorder.Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.OfthestudentsinpairsonlytwooutoftenhelpeD.OfthestudentsingroupsnonehelpeD.InotherwordsinagroupAmericansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.Theythemselvesneedn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.1.Whydidn'tthethirty-twopeopleacttohelpKittyaccordingtothepassage?A.BecausetheywereafraidtobekilleD.B.Becausetheywerecruelintheirhearts.C.Becausetheythoughtotherswouldhelp.D.Becausetheydidn'tnoticetheemergency.2.Whichofthefollowingisanemergency?A.SomeoneisfallingontothegrounD.B.Someoneisneedinghelp.C.Someoneissleepingoffadrunk.D.Someoneishavingaheartattack.3.Theresultofthetestsshowsthat_______.A.noneofthetestedstudentsactedtohelpB.themorepeopletherearetogetherthemorepeoplewillacttohelpC.themorepeopletherearetogetherthefewerpeoplewillacttohelpD.collegestudentswouldbemorelikelytohelpthanordinaryAmericans4.ItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatAmericansdon't______inagroup.A.noticeanemergencyB.feeldirectresponsibilityC.dependoneachother20090326D.gothroughtwostepsbeforetheyact

ForSenior3studentschoosingwhichcollegetoattendcanbethemostexcitingandthrillingtimeintheirentireschoollives.ThisisalsotrueforanAmericangirlnamedMelanieinthefilmCollegeRoadTripwhichwasreleasedintheUSonMarch7.Melanie’sdadJamesPorteristhechiefofpoliceforaChicagosuburb市郊.Incrediblysecurityobsessed困扰hewantsMelanietoattendnearbyNorthwesternUniversitywhereshe’salreadybeenaccepted.ButMelanie17reallywantstogotoGeorgetowninWashingtonD.C.whereshe’sbeenwait-listed.Whenshegetsanunexpectedinterviewshedecidestotakearoadtripwithafewclosefemalefriends.Melaniebelievesitisherfirststeptowardadulthood.ButdespitethefactthatthistripisgirlsonlyJamesisn’tcomfortablewiththeprospectofhislittleprincessexploringtheworldwithouthim.Hewantstoprotecther.JamesJoinsthegirlsandhopeshecanconvincehertogotoNorthwestern.WhileMelanie’sfatheronlyhasthebestofintentionshispresenceleadstoanendlessseriesofcomicencounters.AfterfollowingtheirfaultyGPSdevicedeepintothebackwoodsJamesandMelaniediscoverherlittlebrotherandhispetpighavebeenhidinginthesparetirecompartment隔间.Whatshouldbeasimpletirechangeresultsintheexpensivecarrollingdownamountainforcingthemtohiketoanearbyhotel.Therethepigruinsanoutdoorweddingreceptionaftereatinganentirebagofcoffeebeans.Allthesedisastersaddspicetotheirtripwhilealongthewayafatherandadaughterfinallygetthechancetoreallytalktoeachother.Thefilmexplorestheparent-childrelationshipinacomicway:Thediscrepancy不同betweenhowcloseJamesthinksheistoMelanieandhowlittleheactuallyknowsofherplansmakesuslaughfirstandthenthink.Allparentswhethertheyhavecollegestudentsornotcanrelatetothebittersweetrealizationthattheirkidsaregrowingup.LikewhatMelanieandJameshavedoneinthefilmweallcanfindthedelicatebalancebetweenstayingconnectedandlettinggo.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.It’sunclearwhetherMelaniecouldbeacceptedbyNorthwesternUniversity.B.NorthwesternUniversityisn’tsofamousastheuniversityinWashingtonD.C.C.ThereisnohopethatMelaniewillbeacceptedbytheuniversityinGeorgetown.D.Melaniefatherprefershertostaynottoofarawayfromhim.2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.theircarrolleddownthemountainruiningtheweddingreceptionB.ahotelwasdestroyedbyMelanie’sbrotherandhispetpigC.MelanieandherfathergottounderstandeachotherbetteraftersomanyencountersD.thegirlshadtogiveuptheirtripbecauseoftheincidentsontheway3.Thewriterholdsan______attitudetowardsJamesPorter’swayoftreatingherdaughter’schoice.A.negativeB.positiveC.subjectiveD.optimistic4.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_______.A.introducethenewly-releasedfilmB.callonparentstolearntobalancetherelationshipwiththeirchildrenC.tellastorywhichhappenedbetweenanAmericangirlandherfatherD.explorethedifferencesinparent-childrelationshipbetweenthewestandtheeast

Fullfacetransplantsarenolongersciencefictionfantasyaleadingsurgeonhassaidaddingthattheyaretechnicallyfeasible可行的butethicallycomplex.PeterButlerfromLondon’sRoyalFreeHospitalcalledforadebateontheethicsofsuchanoperationmadepossiblebynewdrugswhichstopthebody’simmune免疫的systemrejectingatransplantedfacE.Itisnot‘Canwedoit?’but‘Shouldwedoit?’hetoldtheBBC.ThetechnicalpartisnotcomplexbutIdon’tthinkthat’sgoingtobetheverygreatdifficulty.Theethicalandmoraldebateisobviouslygoingtohavetotakeplacebeforethefirstfacialtransplantation.TheBritishAssociationofPlasticSurgeonswilldiscussthemicrosurgicalprocedure微型外科技术whichcouldgivenewskinbonenoseschinlipsandearsfromdeceaseddonorstopatientsdisfigured毁容byaccidentsburnsorcancer.Butsurgeonscouldhavetroublefindingenoughwillingdonors.Butlersaidhissurveyofdoctorsnursesandmembersofthepublicshowedmostwouldacceptafacetransplantbutfewwerewillingtodonatetheirownafterdying.DespiteanumberofethicalconcernsChristinePiffwhofoundedthecharityLet’sFaceItaftersufferingararefacialcancer25yearsagowelcomedthepossibilityoffacetransplants.Sherejectedtheideathattheprocedurewouldmeanpeoplewouldenduplivingwithadeadperson’sfacE.TherearesomanypeoplewithoutfacesIhavehalfafacebutweareallsomuchmorethanjustafaceyoudon’ttakeontheirpersonality.Youarestillyoushetoldreporters.Ifwecandonateotherorgansofthebodythenwhynottheface?Ican’tseeanythingwrongwithit.1.Theunderlinedworddeceasedinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.livingB.deadC.disabledD.dying2.WhenChristinePiffsaysTherearesomanypeoplewithoutfacesshereferstothepeoplewho_________.A.aredishonorableandshamelessB.disagreewiththefullfacetransplantC.areseriouslyinjuredbyanaccidentD.aredisfiguredbyaccidentsburnsandcancer1000803.Accordingtothepassagewhatmakesitpossibletocarryoutafacialtransplantation?A.Drugsareavailabletostopthebody’simmunesystemrejectingatransplantedfacE.B.It’smorallypracticalthoughtechnicallycomplex.C.Mostpeopleaccepttheideaoffacetransplants.D.Therearesomepeoplewhoarewillingtodonatetheirfacesafterdying.4.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?A.ChristinePiffhasbeenthefirstluckypatienttoreceiveafacetransplant.B.Surgeonshavedifficultyfindingenoughwillingdonors.C.Themaindifficultywiththeoperationliesinthematterofethicsandmorality.D.NobodyotherthanChristinePiffisquiteinfavorofthedonationoforgans.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheFirstFacialTransplantationB.DebateontheEthicsofFaceTransplantsC.FaceTransplants—NoLongerScienceFantasyD.Let’sFaceIt

NotlongafterIstartedteachingatKamiakinJuniorHighnearSeattleMichaelmysix-month-oldsonwasdiagnosedwithelodysplasticsyndrome骨髓发育不良综合症.It'sapre-leukemia白血病前期disease.Heneedsabone-marrowtransplant骨髓移植.Soonafterthediagnosiseveryoneinthefamilyhadabloodtestinthehopethatoneofuswouldbethebone-marrowdonor捐献者.OnMarch20mywifeKristicalledmeatworktosharesomegoodnewsAmyisaperfectmatch!Asaresultofthedonorsearchhoweveradarkcloudcastashadowoverourhope.Thebone-marrowtransplantwouldcostmorethan$200000.Wewouldgladlypaythattosaveanyoneofourchildren----buthowcouldwepayit?ThenextdayStevenMezichKamiakin'sprincipalhadatalkwithme.JeffhesaidwithyourpermissionIwanttoproposeafund-raiser募捐atthisafternoon'sstaffmeetingtohelpyourfamily.Iwassurprised.Steven'sthoughtfulofferraisedmyspiritsthoughIdoubteditcoulddomuchtohelpusovercomesuchahugeandurgentfinancialproblem.ThatafternoonDameonSharkeyastudentfrommyclasswalkedintomyofficewithhismomandgavemehislifesavingsof$60----allin$5bills.AndthenextdayafterthestaffmeetingwereceivedwishesforMichael'srecoveryprayerslovingsupport$350cashandchecks.Theoutpouringoflovefromthesefriendsmovedmetotears.Butthat’snottheend.JoeKennedyKamiakin'shumanitiesteacherchallengedtheschool'sstudentstoseewhattheycoulddotohelpMichael.Thesehigh-spiritedjunior-highkidsimmediatelywenttoworkmakingplanstostartawalkathonholdaraffle抽奖setupdonationboxesandattractnewscoverage.Asaresultofthestudents'effortsstoriesappearedinTheJournalAmericanandNEWYORKTIMES.ScoresofindependentunrelatedeffortstookplacealloverSeattleareas.AmonthafterDameon'sgiftopenedthefloodgatesMichael'sfundtotaled$220000.Ourbabywouldgetasecondchance!1.Whatworriedtheauthormostwaswhethertherewas______.A.abone-marrowdonorB.enoughtimeforMichaeltowaitC.supportfromthesocietyD.moneytocoverthecostoftreatment2.Wecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentencethat______.A.theauthorwasencouragedbySteven’sofferB.theauthorwasdiscouragedbySteven’swordsC.theauthorwasstillindespairatSteven’swordsD.theauthorwassurethathecouldgetoverthedifficulty3.FromthepassageweknowthatStevenMezichwas______.A.brilliantB.talkativeC.helpfulD.nosy4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.Amyistheauthor’sdaughterB.MichaelwascuredintheendC.thestudentsmadeagreatcontributionD.abone-marrowtransplantcostsalot

AMumbaibasedbutBritishmademovieSlumdogMillionairetookthemostOscarsinHollywoodlastweek.Starringacast演员阵容ofunknownactorsthemoviewoneightawardsincludingbestpictureandbestdirector.Themoviefollowsthelifeofan18-year-oldboywho'sgrownupintheslums贫民窟ofMumbaiIndia.TheboyendsupwinningmoneyandlovewhenhemakesitontoapopularTVgameshow.Inspiteofthefilm'ssuccessattheAcademyAwardsIndianshavemixedfeelingsaboutSlumdog.Theargumentabouthowthemovieportrays描述Indiabeganwhenithitcinemas.ThefilmissetinthepoorandcruelsocietyofoneofMumbai'sslums.Inonescenetheherojumpsintoasmellyopen-airtoilettorunafterapopstar.ThatworldthoughrealtohundredsofmillionsofIndiansisverydifferenttohowmodemIndiaseesitself.ManyIndianaudiencesfeeluncomfortablewiththefilm'sportrayingofIndiaasaslumland.Severalwell-respectedlocalIndianfilmmakershavesaidthestoryhasbeentailoredforwesternaudiences.VeteranBollywoodstarAmitabhBachchansaidthefilmportrayedIndiaasaThirdWorlddirtydevelopingnation.Evensomeofthosewholikethemovieareunhappywithitstitle.Peoplewholiveinslumshavetakentothestreetswithsignsthatread:Don'tcallusdogsandIamnotaslumdog.It'sunderstandablewhypeopleareunhappywiththetitleIndianauthorChitraDivakarunitoldtheNewYorkTimes.InIndianculturebeingcalledadogisextremelyrude.Itisoftenusedinfilmstodescribeevilpeople.Howeverothershavebeenmorepositive.TheWallStreetJournalinNewYorkdescribedSlumdogastheworld'sfirstglobalizedmasterpiece杰作.1.ManyIndiansareunhappywiththemoviebecause____.A.itisnotmadebyIndiansB.itportraysawrongpictureofIndiaC.ittoofarfromtheirlifeD.itdescribesadirtyandpoorIndia2.FromParagraph5wecanlearnsomeIndianfilmmakersmaythinkthemovie____.A.hasbeencutbywesternersB.hasdescribedwesternlifeC.hasbeenmadetowinthewesternawardsD.hasbeenmadetomeetthetasteofwesterners3.Themainmessageofthepassageisthat____.A.IndianshavemixedfeelingsatthemovieB.ThemoviewoneightOscarsawardsC.IndiaisaThirdWorlddevelopingcountryD.Westernerslikemoviesportrayingslums4.____thinkshighlyofthemovie.A.Somewell-respectedlocalIndianfilmmakersB.TheWallStreetJournalinNewYorkC.ThepeoplewholiveinslumsinMumbaiD.IndianauthorChitraDivakaruni

Ahoy!Asonepiratemightsaytoanother.Piratesandpiratetalkarealltherange.Butyoudon’thavetogototheCaribbeanorNederlandtofindpiratetales.TherearesomegoodonesintheUnitedStates.PirateJeanLafittebuiltapiratevillagehecalledCampecheonTexas’GalvestonIslandin1817.Ithadhuts临时营房forthepiratesashipyardbarsandgambling赌博houses.Italsohadaslavemarketandboardinghousesforvisitors.NeedlesstosaypiratessuchasLafittewerenotniceguys.GeneralJamesLongtriedtogetLafittetohelpTexasfightforindependencefromSpainandMexico.ButLafittewouldn’tdoit.Insteadin1821HeattackedanAmericanshipandwasforcedtoleavetheisland.Beforehedidhehostedapartyforhispirateswithwineandburnedhisvillage.Somesayheburiedtreasureontheislandbutit’sneverbeenfound.JohnMatthewsauthorofanewchildren’sbookPiratessharessomecoolpiratefacts.Matthewssayshe’sbeenfascinatedbypiratesforaslongashecanremember.formetheyrepresentakindoffreedomhesays.Howevercruelthemenandwomenweretherewasaunityandsenseofhonorwecouldstilllearnfrom.1.Thepartismainlyabout______________.A.howpiratesbecomepopularB.afamouspiratevillageC.piratetalesinUSD.PirateJeanLafitte2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutPirateJeanLafitteaccordingtothepassage?A.HeplayedanimportantroleinhelpingTexastogainitsindependence.B.Intheearly19thcenturyhebuiltapiratevillageononeislandinTexas.C.HewasconsideredagreatleaderbecauseofhiscontributiontoCampeche.D.In1821helefttheislandinTexaswillinglytoseekforbetterfortunes.3.WhichofthefollowingwouldMatthewsprobablynotagree?A.Piratesstandforakindoffreedom.B.Piratesareunitedonboardship.C.Pirateshaveareasontobecruel.D.Pirateshaveasenseofhonor.

Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?Justtalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownmind.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogicbehindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstand.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournal日志ofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblem—whyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waythere.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehand.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.Youcandothesame.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.1.AccordingtothepassagewritingcanhelpyoualotEXCEPT_______.A.toincreaseyourbrainpowerB.toimprovetheabilitytorememberC.todevelopyourinterestinstudyD.tostrengthentheunderstandingofatopic2.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefourthparagraphmeansthat______.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.there’salongwayforyoutogotoreachyourgoalC.youareleftwonderingwhattodoD.youhavebeenonthewaytosuccess3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWayonHowtoWrite.B.AMorePowerfulMindThroughWriting.C.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWriting.D.HowtoStartYourWriting.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Writingcancurepeopleoftheirbraindisease.B.Peoplewhocankeepallthoughtsinmindaremorelikelytosucceed.C.Writingabookaboutonetopicistheonlywaytounderstandit.D.Themoreyouwritethemorelogicalyouwillbe.

Overtimethecustomofkissingdevelopedasawayforadultstoexpresstheirloveandaffectionforoneanother.Therootsofthisformofaffectioncanbetracedbacktoprimitivetimeswhenmothersfondledtheirchildrenmuchasmothersdotoday.Muchlaterinthesixthcenturysocietyapparentlyacceptedthecustomofkissingbetweenadultsasanexpressionoftheiraffection.NotsurprisinglyFrancefirstacceptedkissingincourtship求爱.Therefiguredancingwaspopularandeachdancewassealedwithakiss.ThecustomofkissingsweptfromFrancethroughEuropetoRussiawhereRussiannobilitylovedtoimitatetheFrench.Eventuallythekisswasincorporatedintomarriageceremoniesandtodaylip-lockscouplesintosweetmatrimony.Thecustomofkissingtodayaswellasinancienttimesservestopayhomagetoanother.EarlyRomanskissedeachotheronthemouthorontheeyestogreetoneanotherinamannertheythoughttobedignifieD.OneRomanemperorevenrankedaperson'simportancebythebodyparthewasallowedtokiss.Heallowedimportantnoblestokisshislipslessimportantonestokisshishandsandtheleastimportantonestokisshisfeet.InRussiathehighestsignofrecognitionfromtheCrownmeantakissfromtheTsarhimself.TodaynativesofmanyAfricantribespayhomagetotheirChiefbykissingthegroundoverwhichhehaswalkeD.1.What’smainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.Thewaytoexpressloveandrespect.B.Theexpressionofaffection.C.Thecustomofkissing.D.Thefunctionofkissing.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwordhomageinthe4thparagraphA.recognitionB.respectC.importanceD.loyalty3.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat___________.A.kissingisawidelyacceptedwaytoshowloveandaffectionB.kissingusedtobeaproperwaytoshowloveontheweddingceremonyC.kissingisawidelyacceptedwayofgreetingintheworldD.kissingfromtheTsarisonlysignofbeingacceptedfromtheCrown4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ItwasFrancethatmadethecustomofkissinggotothewholeworlD.B.EarlyAfricanskissedeachotheronthemouthorontheeyestogreetoneanother.C.OneRomanemperorallowedimportantnoblestokisshisnosE.D.RussiannobilityfollowedthecustomofkissingfromtheFrench.5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.A.motherscreatedthecustomofkissingB.kissingmeansdifferentlyondifferentoccasionsC.figuredancingwasusuallysealedwithakissinRussiaD.societyfoundithardtoacceptkissinginpublicinthesixthcentury

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有一项为多余选项Inthelate1980sduringavisittoBangladesh孟加拉Isawawomanwithababyonherbackbreakingbrickswithahammer.IaskedaBangladeshescort随从whytheyweren'tusingamachinewhichwouldhavebeenaloteasier.Hetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofwork.Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwasitwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalivE.______1_______.ServingintheU.S.ArmyoverseasIsawalotofpeoplelikethatwomaninBangladesh._____2____.Theyarevictimsofcrimeandsocialunrestwhointurnbecomethedrugdealersandthestreetgang阿飞members.I'veseenitoverandoveragaineverywhereIgo.Peoplewhohavejobscanhaveahomesendtheirkidstoschooldevelopasenseofpridecontributetothegoodofthecommunityandevenhelpothers._____3___._____4_____butI'mstillworkingtohelppeoplebepreparedfordisaster.I'mnotgoingtostop._____5____.A.Whentheycanworkthey'refreE.They'reblessed幸福的.B.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:ToworkisablessingC.Shemightgettodoalittlefarmingsomedaytoo.D.Ibelieveinmyfather'swords:ToworkisablessingE.NowI'mretiredfromtheArmyF.AndIhavecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotfree

TherewasatimewhenIthoughtmydaddidn’tknowathingaboutbeingagoodfather.Icouldn’t1himeversayingthewordsIloveyou.Itseemstomehisonlypurposeinlifewastosay2toanywhereIwantedtogoandanythingIwantedtodoincludinggettinga3.Someparentsboughttheirkidscarswhentheygottheirdriver’slicenses.Notmydad----hesaidthatI’dhavetogetajobandbuymyown.SothatiswhatIdiD.Igotajobataverynicerestaurantand4everypennyIcouldand5IhadenoughtobuymycarIdid!ThedayIbroughtthatcarhomemydadwasthefirstoneIwantedto6to.Lookdadacarofmyown.IfyoueverwantarideI’llonly7youfivedollars.IofferedwithasmilE.IseE.wasallhesaiD.Onedaytherewassomethingwrongwithmyfather’struck.Soheneededa8towork.Thesunwasn’tevenupwhenweleftthehouse9itwasalreadygettingwarmout.Itwasgoingtobean10day.AsIdroppedmydadoffI11himdressedinhisworkclothesgettinghis12fromthetrunk车尾箱ofmycar.WatchinghissunweatheredfaceandevenfromadistanceIcouldtelltherewere13linesthanIeverrememberedbeingtherebeforE.Irealizedhowhardmydadworksforthefamily.Myfatherisacementfinisher水泥修整工.Inthatinstantit14tomethatheactuallygotdownonhishandsandkneestosweatoverhotconcretetomakealivingforhisfamily.Andhedidthisdayinanddayout15hotitgot.NevernotoncehadIheardhim16aboutit.Tohimwewereworthit.Andneveroncedidhechargeusforit.Whenheclosedthetrunkhistoolssetofftothesidehewalkedovertomywindowto17mefivedollars.IrolleddownthewindowandsaidGood-byedaD.Keepyourfivedollars.It’smy18.Don’tworktooharD.Iloveyou.His19metminethenglancedawayinthedirectionofhiswaitingtoolshe20histhroatandsaidOhandmetoo.1.A.likeB.rememberC.forgetD.care2.A.SorryB.YesC.NoD.Well3.A.carB.friendC.jobD.present4.A.spentB.earnedC.keptD.saved5.A.whenB.ifC.becauseD.though6.A.payitbackB.handitoverC.turnitupD.showit7.A.payB.chargeC.offerD.provide8.A.rideB.leaveC.tripD.hurry9.A.asB.althoughC.butD.since10.A.ordinaryB.hotC.workD.special11.A.helpedB.followedC.leftD.watched12.A.toolsB.clothesC.luggageD.bag13.A.fewerB.moreC.longerD.deeper14.A.happenedB.seemedC.occurredD.appeared15.A.whateverB.wheneverC.whereverD.however16.A.talkB.complainC.askD.speak17.A.handB.passC.lendD.take18.A.helpB.adviceC.treatD.reply19.A.handsB.smileC.voiceD.eyes20.A.cleanedB.wipedC.clearedD.felt

Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages形象.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.Suchisthecasewithanoldleather皮革shoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoesofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique独特的aboutthisshoesiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPassthefamoustrail路线usedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaskA.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarved刻outfaced?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidn’tneedinordertotravellighter?Over100000peoplewithgoldfevermadethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaythewouldhavetocrossaharsh艰苦的wilderness未开发的地区.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourneymanydiedofstarvationandexposure遭受tothecoldweather.TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks背包eachweighinguptofiftypounds;itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaskA.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonwilleverknowforsure.Butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.1.Theordinaryleathershoesofawomanisconsideredunusualbecause.A.itisanimportantclue线索toamysteryB.itwasfoundonafamoustrailC.itbelongedtoaIPatonetimeD.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime2.AccordingtothispassagemanypeoplewhowenttoAlaska.A.eventuallybecamemillionairesB.broughtwiththemmanyshoesC.hadconflicts争执withthelocalpeopleD.werenotproperlyequipped3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadethegoldseekersbringonetonofsupplieswiththemsothat.A.theywouldnotdieofhungerofcoldB.theyarmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawarC.theywouldexchangethesegoodswiththelocalpeopleD.theysupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.AShoeTellsaStoryB.GoldFeverC.TheImportanceoftheShoeD.AshoeofPopularStyle

DNAisasubstancethatmakesupgenes.Everythingalivehasgenes.Plantshavegenes.Animalshavegenes.Youhavegenes.Genesarethebasicunitsofheredity.Hereditymeansallthecharacteristicsyouinheritfromyourparents.Yougetyourgenesfromyourparents.Youinherithalfofyourgenesfromyourmother.Youinherithalfofyourgenesfromyourfather.Genesareakindofcode.A.tree’sgenestellwhatshapeitsleaveswillbe.A.cat’sgenestellwhatcoloritsfurwillbe.Yourgenestellwhatcoloryoureyeswillbe.Yourgenestellwhatcoloryourhairwillbe.Everythingaboutyoucomesfromthecodeinyourgenes.Geneslineuponstrandscalledchromosomesincells.Everythingaliveismadeupofcells.Chromosomesareinthecenterornucleusofcells.AnAustrianmonknamedGregorMendelfirstsawinheritedpatternsinpeaplants.Heexperimentedwithpeaplantsinthe1860s.OneofthethingsortraitsMendelstudiedwaswhatmakessomepeaplantstallandsomeshort.Hesaidthatthetraits特征mustcomefromunitsofheredity遗传passedfromtheparentplants.Theseunitswerecalledgenes.Inthemid-1900sscientistsdiscoveredthatgenesaremadeofDNA.Inthe1970sscientistslearnedhowtochangeDNAwithgeneticengineering.Scientistsalsolearnedthatproblemswithcertaingenescausediseases.Musculardystrophycysticfibrosisandhemophiliaaresomegeneticdiseases—diseasescausedbyproblemsingenes.Todayscientistsarelookingforwaystocuregeneticdiseasesbyalteringgenesthroughaprocesscalledgenetherapy.1.Ifone'sfatherhasblueeyeswhilehismotherhasgreyones_________.A.theirsonwillhaveblueeyes.B.Theirsonissuretohavegreyeyes.C.theirson'seyeswillshareboththatoffather'sandmother's.D.Itisprobablethattheirsonwillhaveeitherblueeyesorgreyones.2.Whichisthecorrectfromlargetosmall?A.genes---chromosomes---cellsB.cells---chromosomes---genesC.chromosomes---cells---genesD.cells---genes---chromosomes3.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthortellsus___________.A.GregorMendeldiscoveredgenesB.GregorMendelwasanexpertinplantsC.GregorMendeldidalotofexperimentswithpeaplantsD.SomethingthathappenedtoanAustrianmonk4.Inthelastsentencethewordalteringcanbestbereplacedby__________.A.changingB.preservingC.deservingD.digesting

You’venodoubtheardpeoplesayhowmuchtheyneedaholidaywhenwhattheyreallymeanisthattheywantonE.Certainlypeopleworkingunderpressurefeelaverystrongdesiretoescapefromworkandbecomelesstightduringtheirholidaysandexperienceachangedenvironment.Oncepeoplebecomeusedtogoingonholidaytakingholidaysbecomesahabit.FormanypeopletheholidayisoneofthelastthingstobegivenupandindeedmanyworkershavechosentospendsomeoftheirlastpaywhenbeingonaholidayItmaygivethemaliftinfacingsomedifficultiesinlifE.Mostofusalsoenjoyshowingoffthelovelytans-darkskinswegetfromaholiday.Somanytouristsarenowabletoaffordholidaysinthesunthattanshavebecomequitecommonalthoughwejoinatantogetherwithhealthithasbeenfullyshownthattoomuchsunshinewillresultinhighdangerofskinproblemsaswellasdryingoutone'sskinandleadingtomorelinesonyourfacelaterinlifE.1.Accordingtothepassageabovemoreandmorepeoplechoosetohaveholidaysbecausethey.A.hateworkingindoorsallthetimeB.wanttogetawayfromworkC.loveenjoyingthebeautiesofnatureD.becomerichandwantabetterlife2.Whenofficepeoplehaveholidaystheyoften.A.lieonthebeachandenjoysunshineB.spendmorethantheycanaffordC.thinkabouttheirworkonthebeachD.choosetodomorephysicalexercise3.AholidaymaywhenonehastofacesomedifficultiesinlifE.A.cheersomeoneupB.helpsomeonefindajobC.bethelastthingtobegivenupD.bringgoodlucktosomeone4.Attheendofthepassagethewritertriestotellthereader.A.theimportanceofgettingsunshineB.thebadeffectofbeingonholidayC.theresultofgettingsuntannedD.thehealthylookofbeingtanned

Markwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedtheboyaheadofhimhaddroppedallofthebooks.Hewascarryingalongwithabaseballbatandseveralotherthings.Mark1downandhelpedtheboypickupthesearticles.2theyweregoingthesamewayhehelpedtocarrysomeofthemforhim.AstheywalkedMark3theboy'snamewasBillthathe4computergamesbaseballandhistorythathewashavingalotof5withhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbroken6withhisgirlfrienD.TheyarrivedatBill'shomefirstandMarkwas7inforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassed8withafewlaughsandsomesharedsmalltalk.andthenMarkwenthomE.They9toseeeachotheraroundschoolhadlunchtogetheronceortwiceandthenbothendedupfromthesamehighschool.Justthreeweeksbefore10BillaskedMarkifthey11talk.Bill12himofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.Doyou13wonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?askedBill.YouseeI14outmylockerbecauseIdidn'twanttoleaveamess脏乱15anyoneelsE.IhadplannedtorunawayandIwasgoinghometo16mythings.Butafterwespentsometimetogether17andlaughingIrealizedthat18IhaddonethatIwouldhave19anewfriendandmissedallthefunwewouldhavetogether.SoyouseeMarkwhenyoupickedupmybooksthatdayyoudidalotmorE.You20mylifE.1.A.kneltB.satC.layD.fell2.A.AlthoughB.AfterC.SinceD.Until3.A.realizedB.discoveredC.saidD.decided4.A.playedB.triedC.lovedD.made5.A.questionsB.ideasC.doubtD.trouble6.A.outB.upC.offD.away7.A.calledB.helpedC.allowedD.invited8.A.pleasantlyB.willinglyC.freelyD.peacefully9.A.agreedB.continuedC.forcedD.offered10.A.movementB.graduationC.separationD.vacation11.A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.could12.A.demandedB.removedC.remindedD.asked13.A.usuallyB.everC.evenD.never14.A.checkedB.tookC.putD.cleaned15.A.overB.intoC.forD.with16.A.findB.pickC.holdD.pack17.A.playingB.talkingC.readingD.watching18.A.beforeB.whileC.ifD.as19.A.lostB.passedC.leftD.forgotten20.A.changedB.recoveredC.improvedD.helped

WhenwomensittogethertowatchamovieonTVtheyusuallytalksimultaneously同时的aboutavarietyofsubjectsincludingchildrenmencareersandwhat'shappeningintheirlives.Whengroupsofmenandwomenwatchamovietogetherthemenusuallyenduptellingthewomentoshutup.Mencaneithertalkorwatchthescreen--theycan'tdoboth--andtheydon'tunderstandthatwomencan.Besideswomenconsiderthatthepointofallgettingtogetheristohaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationships--notjusttosittherelikecouchpotatoesstaringatthescreen.Duringtheadbreaksamanoftenasksawomantoexplaintheplotandtellhimwheretherelationshipbetweenthecharactersisgoing.Heisunableunlikewomentoreadthesubtle微妙的bodylanguagesignalsthatshowhowthecharactersarefeelingemotionally.Sincewomenoriginallyspenttheirdayswiththeotherwomenandchildreninthegrouptheydevelopedtheabilitytocommunicatesuccessfullyinordertomaintainrelationships.Forawomanspeechcontinuestohavesuchaclearpurpose:tobuildrelationshipsandmakefriends.Formentotalkistorelatethefacts.Menseethetelephoneasacommunicationtoolforsendingfactsandinformationtootherpeoplebutawomanseesitasameansofbonding.A.womancanspendtwoweeksonvacationwithhergirlfriendandwhenshereturnshometelephonethesamegirlfriendandtalkforanothertwohours.Thereisnoconvincingevidencethatsocialconditioningthefactthatgirls'motherstalkedtothemmoreisthereasonwhygirlstalkmorethanboys.PsychiatristDrMichaelLewisauthorofSocialBehaviourandLanguageAcquisitionconductedexperimentsthatfoundmotherstalkedtoandlookedatbabygirlsmoreoftenthanbabyboys.Scientificevidenceshowsparentsrespondtothebrainbiasoftheirchildren.Sinceagirl'sbrainisbetterorganizedtosendandreceivespeechwethereforetalktothemmorE.Thereforemotherswhotrytotalktotheirsonsareusuallydisappointedtoreceiveonlyshortgrunts哼哼声inreply.1.WhilewatchingTVwithotherswomenusuallytalkalotbecausethey_____A.areafraidofawkwardsilencewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsB.canbothtalkandwatchthescreenatthesametimeC.thinktheycanhaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationshipsD.havetoexplaintheplotandbodylanguagetotheirhusbands2.Afteravacationwithhergirlfriendawomanwouldtalktoheragainonthephoneforhoursinorderto______A.experiencethehappytimeagainB.keepaclosetiewithherC.recommendheranewscenicspotD.remindherofsomethingforgotten3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusmost?A.Women'sbrainsarebetterorganizedforlanguageandcommunicationB.Womenlovetotalkbecausetheyaremoresociablethanmen.C.Mendonotliketalkingbecausetheyrelymoreonfacts.D.Socialconditioningisnotthereasonwhywomenlovetalking.4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WomenAreSociallyTrainedtoTalkB.TalkingMaintainsRelationshipsC.WomenLovetoTalkD.MenTalkDifferentlyfromWomen

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项WeightlossisahardtopiC.Lotsofpeoplearen’tsatisfiedwiththeirpresentweightbutmostpeoplearen’tsurehowtochangeit.YoumaywanttolooklikethemodelsoractorsinmagazinesoronTVbutthosegoalsmightnotbehealthyorrealisticforyou.____1____.Sowhatshouldyoudoaboutyourweightcontrol?___2___Thebestwaytofindoutifyouareatahealthyweightorifyouneedtoloseorgainweightistotalktoadoctorordietitian营养学家.___3____IfitturnsoutthatyoucanbenefitfromweightlossthenyoucanfollowafewofthesimplesuggestionslistedbelowtogetstarteD.___4___Peoplewholoseweightquicklybycrashdietingorotherextrememeasuresusuallygainbackallofthepoundstheylostbecausetheyhaven’tpermanentlychangedtheirhabits.ThereforethebestweightmanagementwaysarethosethatyoucanmaintainforalifetimE.Smallchangesarealoteasiertostickwiththanlargeones.Tryreducingthesizeofwhatyoueat.___5___OnceyouhavethatdownstartgraduallyintroducinghealthierfoodsandexerciseintoyourlifE.It’sagoodideatomaintainahealthyweightbecauseit’sjustthat:healthy.A.Trygivingupregularsodaforaweek.B.Trytopayattentionasyoueatandstopwhenyou’refull.C.Weightmanagementisaboutlong-termsuccess.D.BesidesnomagicaldietwillmakeyoulooklikesomeoneelsE.E.Beinghealthyisreallyaboutbeingataweightthatisrightforyou.F.Changingfromwholetononfatorlow-fatmilkisalsoagoodideA.G.Theywillcompareyourweightwithhealthystandardsandhelpyousetgoals.

Therewasoncean18-year-oldguywhosufferedfromcanceracancerthatcan’tbecureD.Hecould1anytimE.Allhislifehewasstuckinhishousebeingtakencareofbyhismother.He2wentoutsidebuthewas3ofstayingathomeandwantedtogooutforoncE.Soheaskedhismotherandshegavehim4.HewalkeddownhisblockandpassedaCDstorE.Hesawabeautifulgirlabouthisageandknewitwasloveatfirst5.Hewalkedinnotlookingatanythingelse6her.Hewalkedcloserandcloser7hewasfinallyatthefrontdeskwhereshesat.ShelookedupandsmiledCanIhelpyou?HethoughtitwasthemostbeautifulsmilehehadeverseenbeforeandwantedtokissherrighttherE.HesaidUhYeahIwouldliketobuyaCD.Hepickedoneoutandafter8theCDshegaveittohim.FromthenonhewenttothatstoreeverydayandboughtaCDandshewrappeditforhim.HetooktheCDhomeandputitinhiscloset.Hewasstilltoo9toaskheroutandhereallywantedtobuthecouldn’t.Hismotherfoundoutaboutthisandtoldhimtojustaskher.Sothenextdayhetookallhis10andwenttothestoreasusual.HeboughtaCD11hedideverydayand12shewenttothebackofthestoreandthencamebackwithitwrappeD.Whenshewasn’tlookinghelefthis13onthedeskandranoutRRRRRING!!!Onedaythephoneranganditwasthegirl!!!ThemothercriedandsaidYoudon’tknow?He14yesterday.Laterinthedaythemotherwentintotheboy’sroom15shewantedtorememberhim.Shewassurprisedtofindpilesandpilesof16CDsinhisson’scloset.Shepickedoneupandopenedit.InsidetherewasaCDandwhenshetookitoutofthewrapper17fellapieceofpaper.It18:HiIthinkyouarereallycutE.Doyouwanttogooutwithme?LoveJocelyn.Hismotherwasdeeply19andopenedanotherCDAgaintherewasapieceofpaperwiththesamesentenceonit.Loveiswhenyou’vehadahugefightbutthendecideto20youregos自我holdhandsandsayILoveYou.1.A.leaveB.liveC.cureD.die2.A.sometimesB.neverC.occasionallyD.frequently3.A.sickB.fondC.afraidD.worthy4.A.adviceB.permissionC.promiseD.message5.A.smileB.talkC.sightD.choice6.A.andB.alsoC.orD.but7.A.untilB.sinceC.afterD.while8.A.passingB.wrappingC.examiningD.opening9.A.disappointedB.crazyC.shyD.patient10.A.courageB.strengthC.possessionD.passion11.A.becauseB.althoughC.soD.as12.A.foronceB.allatonceC.onceagainD.onceinawhile13.A.purseB.phonenumberC.addressD.letter14.A.passedawayB.passedbyC.passedonD.passedthrough15.A.onceB.althoughC.sinceD.because16.A.unannouncedB.unopenedC.uncheckedD.unwrapped17.A.overB.offC.outD.behind18.A.saidB.wroteC.editedD.printed19.A.hurtB.involvedC.movedD.embarrassed20.A.standasideB.moveasideC.stepasideD.putaside

Thereisafinelinebetweenaparentwhoisactiveandopen-mindedandonethatdoesn’tknowwhentoletgo放手.AsmydaughterNicolepreparestoleavehomeforcollegeI’mdiscoveringhowharditistostayonthe1sideofthislinE.WhenIhold2theapronstrings围裙带connectingusNicoleeagerto3independencetriestoloosenmygrasp.Whatresultsisaan4mother-daughterpush-mepull-youkindoftango.Forthepasttwoyearsit’sgonelikethis:Mother’squestion:Haveyouthoughtoftakinganadvancedplacementclass高阶课程sothatyoucanearncollegecredit?Daughter’s5:NoI’mnotinterestedinthat.IbitmylipafewtimesandNicoleshotmeafewglares.Twomonthsagoshewas6toagreatuniversity.HoweverIwasstillthemotherhavinga7timelettinggo.ThenightbeforetheintroductorymeetingoftheuniversityIhadreadthecoursecatalogcarefullyand8courseswhichIthoughtlookedgooD.WemetonthecampusthenextafternoonandNicole’sface9withexcitement.IhavehadmyentireschedulefiguredoutshesaiD.Already?Iwasastonished10sheshouldhavediscusseditwithmE.IexaminedtheschedulE.Nicolehadn’ttakenaan11oneofthecoursesIhadsuggesteD.Everycourseshehadchosen12suitedherinterests.JustthenIsawamaturecapableyoungwomanwitha13mindandtheabilitytoshapeherfuturE.Shenolongerneededhermother14everydecisionshemadE.Ifeltproudthoughstillabit15.I16thelessonscarefully.Nicolehasstruggledtolearnoverthepast18years:17sympathyandhardwork.Therehavebeenafewholesalongtheway.18sheiswell-equippedandeagerto19thefuturE.ThenextstepIrecognizedwasminetotake:givingmydaughterandmyselfthe20webothneedeD.1.A.leftB.rightC.eitherD.each2.A.ontoB.upC.backD.out3.A.keepB.refuseC.tasteD.bear4.A.awkwardB.relaxingC.livelyD.beautiful5.A.commentB.wordC.conceptD.response6.A.receivedB.invitedC.treatedD.accepted7.A.goodB.greatC.hardD.easy8.A.takenB.underlinedC.offeredD.emphasized9.A.litupB.builtupC.turnedupD.madeup10.A.imaginingB.thinkingC.hopingD.adding11.A.onlyB.justC.evenD.single12.A.mostlyB.hardlyC.exactlyD.slightly13.A.sharpB.normalC.differentD.typical14.A.encouragingB.evaluatingC.disagreeingD.agreeing15.A.anxiousB.excitedC.sadD.tense16.A.reviewedB.observedC.checkedD.studied17.A.competenceB.creativityC.responsibilityD.confidence18.A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.StillD.Besides19.A.embraceB.discoverC.determineD.control20.A.characterB.strengthC.reliefD.independence

Marriagesimproveafterchildrengrowupandmoveoutaccordingtoanacademicstudywhichsuggestsanemptynestisnotalwaysabadthing.Popularwisdomhasitthatparents’relationshipsmaysufferoncetheiryoungflythecoopbecausetheyfeeltheyhavelosttheirpurposeinlifE.HoweveranewstudybyresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyhasfoundthatmanycouplesactuallyfeelhappierwhentheirchildrenleavehomebecausetheyareabletoenjoyspendingtimetogether.Intotal123Americanmothersborninthe1930sweretrackedfor18yearsandaskedtoratetheirsatisfactionlevelsshortlyaftermarryingwhentheywerebringingupbabiesoncetheirchildrenreachedtheirteenageyearsandfinallyatage61whenalmostallhademptynests.AlthoughnotallsaidtheywerehappieringeneralmostclaimedtheirmarriageshadimprovedsincetheirchildrenhadlefthomeResearchersbelievethisisnotjustbecausethespouseswerespendingmoretimetogetherbutbecausetheywereabletoenjoyeachother’scompanymorE.OneoftheparticipantsinthestudywhichispublishedinthejournalPsychologicalSciencesaid:Oncethekidsgrowupthere’ssomeofthatstressremovedthatresponsibilityremovedsothingsarealittlemorerelaxeD.PsychologistSaraGorchoffwhocarriedouttheinvestigationsaid:Thetake-homemessageforcoupleswithyoungchildrenis‘hanginthere’.Herco-authorOliverJohnadded:Don’twaituntilyourkidsleavehometoschedulequalitytimewithyourpartner.HoweverDrDorothyRowefromtheBritishPsychologicalSocietysaidtheeffectsoflivinginanemptynestwilldependontheparents’relationshipwiththeirchildren.Ifyou’rejustwaitingforthemtoleavehomesoyoucangetonwithyourlifethenofcourseyou’llbepleasedtoseethemgoshesaidButifyou’vebuiltyourlifearoundyourchildrenyou’llbeterriblylonely.ForsomeparentstheirworldfallsapartwhentheirchildrenleavE.1.Itiscommonlybelievedthat.A.marriagesimproveafterchildrenleavehomeB.anemptynestisalwaysahappything.C.parents’relationshipsmaysufferoncetheiryounggrowupandmoveoutD.parentswillbepleasedaftertheirchildrenleavehome2.Whendidmanycouplesfeelhappieraccordingtothestudy?A.Atage61whenalmostallhademptynests.B.Shortlyaftermarrying.C.Oncetheirchildrenreachedtheirteenageyears.D.Whentheywerebringingupbabies.3.Marriagesimproveafterchildrenflythecoopnotbecause.A.manycouplesareabletospendtimetogetherB.manycouplesareabletoenjoyeachother’scompanyC.thingsarealittlemorerelaxedD.manycouplesneedn’tworkatall4.Theauthorofthepassagetendstoagreethat.A.parentsshouldbuildtheirlifearoundtheirkidsB.parentsshouldschedulequalitytimewitheachotherbeforekidsleavehomeC.parents’relationshipwiththeirkidshasnoeffectonmarriagesatallD.parentsshouldbepleasedtoseetheirkidsleavehome

Longlongagowhentheworldwasnewandtheanimalscouldtalkclamswerethemosttalkativeofall.Andnowonderfortheirmouthsstretched伸长thefulllengthoftheirbodies.Theclamsnotonlylovedtotalktheytoldstoriesaswell.Someofthestoriesweretrueandsomewerenot.Itwasn’tlongbeforealltheanimalswerequarrelingwitheachotherandallduetothestoriesthattheclamswerespreading.Ravenfinallygotsotiredofallthegossiping闲言thathecalledacouncilmeetingandinvitedalltheanimals.BearEagleWolfandmanyotherscamE.Itwasdecidedatthatmeetingthatinordertopreservethepeaceawaymustbefoundtoputastoptotheseunkindstories.BeaversaidRavenwecannotdecidehowtopunishtheclams.Youareagoodworker.Weknowthatyouwillkeepworkinguntilyoudiscoverasolutionsowehavechosenyoutoridusofthisproblem.Beaverthoughtandthoughtandatlastshethoughtofaplan.Shegathereduparmloadsoftheclams—everylastoneofthem—andcarriedthemtotheedgeofthewater.Whatareyoudoing?theyaskedinalarm.YoushallseesoonenoughrepliedBeaver.Neveragainwillyouspreadyourmean-spiritedtales.BeaverwaitedthereuntilthetidewentoutandthenquicklysheburiedeachandeveryoneofthoseclamsinthesanD.Theclamswereoutraged激怒!WhenBearcamedowntowalkalongthebeachoneoftheclamsopeneditsmouthtotattle饶舌onBeaver.Butassoonasitdidsandandwaterranin.Theclamspitoutthewater.Againitopeneditsmouthbutassoonasitdidthesandandwaterranintoitandallthepoorclamcoulddowasspitoutthewaterandcloseitsmouth.EventodayifyouwalkalongthebeachatlowtideyoumightseealittlewatershootingfrombeneaththesandhereandtherE.ThatisjustaclamspittingoutthewateritswalloweD.1.Whichquestiondoesparagraph2answer?A.Wherewasthecouncilmeetingheld?B.Whatdidthewolfsayatthemeeting?C.Whywerealltheanimalsquarreling?D.Howlongdidtheanimals’meetinglast?2.Whathappenedatthemeeting?A.TheclamsgotembarrassedB.Adecisionwasmadetosolvetheproblem.C.Theanimalswerequarrelingfiercely.D.Unkindstoriesspreadamongtheanimals.3.Whichinformationfromthestorysupportstheideathattheclamsthoughttheywerebeingtreatedunfairly?A.Oneoftheclamssaidsomethingunkindaboutthebeaver.B.Theclamstalkedwitheveryonewhovisitedthebeach.C.Oneoftheclamsspitoutthewater.D.Theclams’mouthsstretchedthefulllengthoftheirbodies.4.Thebeaverinthisstoryisshownasthe_______.A.groupleaderB.complainerC.problemsolverD.troublemaker5.Whatisthemostlikelyreasonthattheauthorwrotethisstory?A.Toencouragereaderstolistentoeachother.B.Toexplainwhyanimalsaremeantoeachother.C.Totellreadershowtotakecareofaproblem.D.Toteachalessonabouttheharmofgossiping.

Acertainhunterhadfoundapieceofforestbychance.Itwasawonderfulplaceandtherewereplentyofanimalstohuntthere.Theonlytroublewasthattheplacewasverydifficulttogetto.Hereturnedfromhisfirstvisittotheplaceinlateautumnandcouldnotgetbackuntilthesnowmeltedinthefollowingspring.Thenhewenttothepilotofasmallplanewhoearnedhislivingbycarryinghunterstopartsofthecountrywheretherewerenoroadsandnorailwaysandaskedhimtotakehimbacktohisfavoritepieceofforest.Thepilotdidnotknowtheplacesothehuntershowedittohimonthemap.Butthereisnowheretolandthereman!saidthepilotIhaveflownoverthatpartofthecountryonmywaytootherplacesandIknowthatwecan’tlandanywherebetweenthisriverandthesemountains.Ithoughtyouwereawonderfulpilotsaidthehuntersomeofmyfriendssaidyoucouldlandaplaneonapostagestamp.That’srightansweredthepilotIcanlandaplanewherenobodyelsecan.ButItellyouthereisnowheretolandintheplaceyouaretalkingabout.AndwhatifItellyouthatanotherpilotdidlandmetherelastspring?Isthattrue?askedthepilot.Yesitis.Iswear发誓it.Wellthispilotcouldnotlethimselfbebeatenbyanothersoheagreedtotakethehunter.Whentheyreachedtheplacethehunterpointedoutasmallspotwithouttreesinthemiddleoftheforestwithasteep悬崖riseatoneend.ThepilotthoughtthattherewasnotenoughroomtolandtherebutthehuntersaidthattheotherpilothaddonesotheyearbeforesodownwenttheplanE.Whenitcametotheriseitturnedrightoverontoitsback.AsthehunterclimbedouthesmiledhappilyandsaidYesthatisexactlyhowtheotherpilotmanageditlasttimE.1.Thehunter’ssecondvisittotheforesthappenedin.A.lateautumnB.springC.earlywinterD.summer2.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheforestmentionedinthepassage?A.TherewereplentyofanimalstohunttherE.B.Manypeopleflewtheretohunteveryyear.C.Itwasbetweenariverandsomemountains.D.TherewasnotenoughroomforaplanetolandtherE.3.Thepilotfinallyagreedtotakethehunterbecause.A.ThehunterpromisedthattherewasenoughtimetolandthereB.ThepilotearnedalotofmoneybytakingthehunterthereC.ThepilotcouldlandaplaneanywhereD.ThehuntermentionedthatanotherpilotreallytookhimtherelasttimE.4.Whatwastheresultoftheplane’slanding?A.Thepilotlandedtheplanewithnoproblematall.B.ThepilotfailedtolandtheplanE.C.TheplanecaughtfirE.D.Theplanesucceededlandingbutalsoturnedover.

Itwastheoldlady'seightiethbirthday.ShewassureMyrawouldn'tforgethermother'sbirthdayevenifshewasbusy.Afteralleightywasaspecialbirthday.PerhapsMyramightcomE.EvenifMyradidnotcomeshewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.ShewasexcitedlikeachilD.Mrs.Morrisonhadbroughtacardandabunchofflowerswhenshecametodothebreakfast.Mrs.GrantdownstairshadmadeacakE.Johnniethelittleboynextdoorwasnowupwithherwithapacketofsweets.Iguessyou'llgetlotsandlotsofpresentshesaiD.IdidlastweekwhenIwassix.Whatwouldshelike?A.pairofslippersperhaps.A.bluenewcardigan.Oratablelamp.Oralittleclockwithclearblacknumbers.Somanylovelythings.Shestoodbythewindowwatching.ThepostmanturnedroundthecomeronhisbicyclE.Herheartbeatfast.JohnniehadseenhimtooandrantothegatE.GrannygrannyJohnniereturneD.I'vegotyourpost!Hegaveherfourenvelopes.Threewerefromoldfriends.ThefourthwasinMyra'swriting.Noparcel包裹Johnnie?Nogranny.Almostreluctantlyshetorethefourthenvelopeopen.Foldedinthecardwasacheck.Writtenonthecardwasamessage:HappyBirthday—BuyyourselfsomethingnicewiththecheckMyraandHarolD.Thesix-figurecheckfelltothefloorlikeabirdwithabrokenwing.Slowlytheoldladbenttopickitup.Herpresentherlovelypresent.Withtremblingfingersshetoreitintolittlebits.1.Ascanbeinferredfromthepassage_____.A.theneighborscaredlittleabouttheoldladyindailylifeB.thefriendssenttheoldladymanylovelypresentsbypostC.MyrawasstoppedbyherhusbandfromseeinghermotherD.theoldladylivedaloneinaflatawayfromherdaughter2.Theoldladyfelt_____whenshesawnopacketcamewithherdaughter'scarD.A.excitedB.disappointedC.happyD.impatient3.Thereasonwhytheoldladytorethecheckintosmallpieceswasthat_____.A.shewassureherdaughterwouldcomenotthecheckB.shedidn'tnoticethereweresixfiguresonthecheckC.shewouldpreferapresentwithlovefromherdaughterD.shedidn'tthinkthecheckwaslargeenoughforapresent4.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePresent.B.TheCheck.C.TheBirthday.D.TheDaughter.

Onceuponatimetherewasachildreadytobeborn.Soonedayhe1GodTheytellmeyouaresendingmeto1tomorrowbuthowamIgoingtolivetherebeingso3andhelpless?GodrepliedAmongthemany4Ichoseoneforyou.Shewillbe5foryouandwilltakecareofyou.Butthechildwasn’t6hereallywantedtogo.ButtellmehereinHeavenIdon’tdo7butsingandsmilethat’s8formetobehappy.Yourangelwillsingforyouandwillalso9foryoueveryday.Andyouwill10yourangel’sloveandbehappy.And11amIgoingtobeabletounderstandwhenpeopletalktomE.ThechildcontinuedifIdon’tknowthe12thatmentalk?Godpattedhimontheheadandsaidyourangelwilltellyouthemostbeautifulandsweet13youwilleverhearandwithmuch14andcareyourangelwillteachyouhowto15.AndwhatamIgoingtodowhenIwanttotalktoyou?Yourangelwillplaceyour16togetherandwillteachyouhowtopray祈祷.I’veheardthatonearththerearebadmenwhowill17me?Yourangelwilldefendyouevenifitmeans18herlife!AndthenGod19thechildontheshoulderandsaidYourangel’snameisnot20toremember.YouwillsimplycallherMommy.1.A.askedB.answeredC.taughtD.told2.A.heavenB.hellC.earthD.space3.A.bigB.smallC.strongD.stupid4.A.nursesB.doctorsC.teachersD.angels5.A.hidingB.waitingC.headingD.voting6.A.sureB.urgentC.consciousD.impressive7.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing8.A.muchB.littleC.fewD.enough9.A.clearB.diveC.smileD.react10.A.damageB.feelC.governD.resign11.A.whenB.whyC.howD.whether12.A.languageB.meaningC.topicD.politics13.A.poemsB.storiesC.argumentsD.words14.A.strengthB.patienceC.warningD.thinking15.A.singB.danceC.speakD.paint16.A.handsB.feetC.armsD.legs17.A.replaceB.convertC.educateD.protect18.A.buryingB.riskingC.experiencingD.attacking19.A.hitB.ruinedC.touchedD.cleaned20.A.hardB.easyC.strangeD.convenient

Thereisnodoubtthatadultsandevenhighlyeducatedadultsvarygreatlyinthespeedandefficiencyoftheirreading.Someproceedverylowlythroughout;othersdashalongtooquicklyandthenhavetoregress.Poorreadersinparticularmaylacktheabilitytovarytheirmannerofreadingaccordingtothetypeofreadingmatterandtotheirintentionsinreadingit.Agoodreadercanmoveatgreatspeedthroughthetextofanovelorsimilarlightreadingmatter.Hemaybeabletoskimapagepickingupawordortwohereandthereandgainageneralideaofwhatthetextisaboutwithoutreallyreadingit.Inreadingmoredifficultmaterialwiththeintentionoftakinginthewholeofithewillproceedmoreslowlybuteventhenhewillvaryhispaceconcentratingonthekeywordsandpassagesperhapsre-readingthemseveraltimesandpassmorequicklyovertheremainder.Alessefficientreadertendstomaintainthesamespeedwhateverthematerialhereads.Consequentlyevenlightreadingmattergiveshimlittlepleasurebecausehereadssoslowly.Butthispacemaybetoofastforreallydifficultmaterialwhichrequiresspecialconcentrationatdifficultpoints.Atypeofreadingwhichnecessitates需要carefulattentiontodetailisproofreadinginwhichthereaderinordertodetectmisprintsinasampleprinthastonoticenotsomuchthemeaningofwhathereadsastheexactshapeandorderoflettersandwordsinthetext.Thisisextremelydifficultformostpeoplesincetheyareaccustomedtooverlookingsuchdetails.Infactconsiderablepracticeisrequiredtopractisethistaskefficientlyanditcanbedoneonlybyreadingveryslowlyandbypayingcomparativelylittleattentiontothegeneralmeaningofthetext.1.Thisarticleismainlyconcernedwith________.A.theabilitytoreadfastB.differenceinthespeedandefficiencyofreadingC.differentreadingskillsD.thereadingspeedofhighlyeducatedadults2.Accordingtothearticlethereisadifferenceinreadingspeed________.A.amongadultreadersB.amongyoungeducatedpeopleC.amongreaderswhohavedifferentexperiencesD.betweenthepoorlyeducatedandthehighlyeducated3.Theunderlinedwordregresscanbebestreplacedby________.A.regretB.stopC.moveslowlyD.goback4.Theauthorbelievesagoodreadershould________.A.alwaysreadatgreatspeedB.readcarefullyandcatcheverydetailC.alwaysreviewthetexthehasreadD.changehisspeedaccordingtothetypeoftext

Didyouevernoticethatwhenyou’refatmendon’tlookyouintheeye?Theylookacrossyourshoulder.There’snoeyecontact.MynameisLesliE.Iamarealperson.UpuntiltwoyearsagoIwasneverlookedintheeyebyanyonE.IwastootiredtobealovertomyhusbanD.Iwasfallingasleepby8o’clockmostevenings.WhenIdidgooutforaneveningmyhusbandwasashamedofmE.AndhesaidsotomyfacE.WhenIwalkedmythighsscrapetogether.Icouldn’tevencrossmylegs.Iwasfat.NotjustoverweightFat.Iwas5’55tallandweighed205pounds.About18monthsagomyhusbandDarrellleftaDearLeslieletteronmybedandaskedfordivorcE.IwenttoapsychologistforadvicE.Iknewthatmyweightwasthesourceofmytroubles.ButI’dtried14differentdietsatwhichIfailedonebyonE.Helistenedcarefullyandrecommendedanentirelydifferentprogram.Thiswasnotadiet.Itwasauniquenewweight-lossprogramresearchedbyateamofspecialistswhohelptotreattheseverelyfat.Ienteredtheprogram.WithinthefirstfourdaysIlostonlythreepounds.SoIwasdisappointeD.Butduringthethreeweeksthatfollowedmyweightbegantodropfrom205poundsto124pounds.TomeitwasamiraclE.ThereasontheprogramworkedwassimplE.Iwasalwayseating.Icouldeatsixtimeseveryday.Icouldsnackintheafternoon.Snackbeforedinner.IcouldevenhavesnackatnightwhilewatchingTV.Howcanyoueatsomuchandstillloseweight?Thesecretisinthecombinationoffoodsapprovedbytheresearchteamwhichyoueatineach24hoursperioD.Youwillenjoyavarietyofmeatschickenfishvegetablespotatoessauces.Evensomelightwineorbeerifyouwish.Butbesuretohavethemintherightproportion比例thusacomplete24-hourfat-reductioncycleisformeD.Withouthungerwithoutnervousnessitletsyoulosepoundssoeasily.Onceyoulosetheweightyou’llkeepitoff.ForeverIamsureofthat.1.Leslie.A.hadneverlookedanybodyintheireyes.B.haddifficultiesinwalkingbecauseshewastoofat.C.waslookeddownuponbyherhusbandbecauseshewenttobedtooearlyeachevening.D.wasoftenembarrassedbecauseshewasoverweightforherheight.2.Lesliewenttopsychologistforadviceinorderto.A.loseherweight.B.recoverhermarriageC.getavegetariandietD.becomeanadvisor3.Theweight-lossprogramworkedverywell.Thereasonisthat.A.LeslieateverylittlefoodandsometimesevenfastfooD.B.Leslieonlyhadsnacksandneverhaddinners.C.Lesliecouldhaverichfoodseveraltimesadayintherightproportion.D.Lesliehadrichfoodwhenevershefelthungry.4.Wheredoyouthinkthisarticleismostlikelytoappear?A.Dailynewspaper.B.Women’smagazinE.C.Apartofanovel.D.NewsweekmagazinE.

It’senoughtogiveanyoneanearachE.WomenspendanaverageofaboutfiveyearsonthephoneduringtheirworkinglivesasresearchhasshoweD.Youwon’tbesurprisedtolearnthatwomenspendalongertimethanmenonthephonE.Bothsexesmakeandreceivealmostthesamenumberofcalls----277000formenand288000forwomen.Butwomenspend13500morehoursintotalontheirconversations.Morethanhalfofthosechatsarework-relatedbutpeoplespendonaveragetwiceaslongonapersonalcalltenminutesasonabusinessonE.Despitetheexplosioninmobilephoneownershipmostpeoplestillprefertouselandlinesthepoll民意调查founD.HoweverwhenpeoplearetiredoftalkingthetopexcuseforgettingacalleroffthelineistosaySomeone’satthedoor.Otherfalsehoods谎言includeI’mcookingandIneedtogotothetoilet.Eightoutoftenphoneusersadmittednotansweringtheirphonesonpurposeiftheydidnotwanttospeaktothecaller.Oneinthreepeoplethoughtcallsafter10pmwereunacceptablebutaquarterofthosepolledsaidtheydidnotmindcallsuptomidnight.Two-thirdsadmittedtheyhadpeopleintheiraddressbookswhotheyknewtheyshouldringbutnevergotroundtodoingso.JosephBlassmanagingdirectoroftelecom电信companyToucansaidAsanationwelovetochatonthephonebutitisquiteastonishingwhenwelookatthetotalnumberofcallswemakeinalifetime.1.AccordingtothepollwhensomeoneonthephonesaysSorrysomeoneisatthedoorheorshemaymean_________.A.IwanttostopchattingB.IamgoingtothetoiletC.IamtootiredtotalkanylongerD.Imustgotoopenthedoorforsomeone2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsifTRUE?A.WomenspendaboutfiveyearstalkingonthephoneduringtheirlifetimE.B.Onaveragework-relatedcallsareonlyhalfaslongaspersonalcalls.C.Womenmakeandreceiveexactlythesamenumberofcallsasmendo.D.MenspendalongertimethanwomenonthephonE.3.Fromthetextweknowthat_________.A.80%ofpeoplealwaysrefusetoansweraphonecallB.mostpeopleneverringthepeopleintheiraddressbooksC.callsaroundmidnightareacceptabletosomepeopleD.JosephBlasswasoneofthepeoplewhowerepolled4.WhatJosephBlasssaysinthelastparagraphshowsthat________.A.it’snowonderthatwealllovetochatonthephoneB.peopleinsistonoftenphoningtheirfamiliesandfriendsC.theamountoftimepeoplespendonthephonewasunexpectedD.Thetotalnumberofcallspeoplemakeinalifetimeisastonishing

FourAmericancollegestudentslearnedlastweekthatfreemusicdownloadscancarryahiddenpricetag标价---US$12000to$17500tobeexact.Majorrecordcompaniesaccusedthestudentsoffuelingmusicpiracy盗版byrunningfile-sharingnetworksoncampusallowinghundredsofsongstobedownloadedforfreE.LastThursdaythefourpromisednottoviolate侵犯thecompanies’copyrights.AlthoughtheydidnotadmitanywrongdoingtheyeachagreedtopaythousandsofdollarstotheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmericaRIAA.Idon’tbelievethatIdidanythingwrongsaidDanielPengatPrincetonUniversityoneofthefour.IhopethatforthesakeofartiststhelargerissuescansoonberesolveD.Noneappearstohavemadeanymoneyoffthefile-sharingsystemstheyoperateD.ThepaymentsmarkthefirsttimerecordcompanieshaverecoveredmoneyfromindividualsintheUSaccusedofpiracyonfile-sharingnetworks.Thismaybeasignofthingstocomeastheindustrystartstakingitsbattleagainstonlinepiracydirectlytousers.Manyrecord-companyblamethelongdecreaseinCDsalesonfile-sharingnetworkswhichletmanyuserscopysongsfromeachother’scomputersforfreE.MattOppenheimseniorvicepresidentofbusinessandlegalaffairsfortheRIAAsaidthesettlementsalthoughwellbelowwhatthecompaniescouldhaveaskedforweretherightamountgiventhesituation.Healsonotedthatsincethefourlawsuitswerefiledatleast18campusfile-sharingnetworkshavebeentakendownbytheiroperators.1.WhatdoesahiddenpricetagParagraph1mean?A.RecordcompanieshidethehighpriceofthemusiconpurposE.B.Ithappensthatthemusicpricetagisn’tobvious.C.Onehastofinedforillegalmusicdownloads.D.Onehastopayforthemusichedownloads.2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thefourstudentsplannedtoviolatethecompany’scopyright.B.Theyrealizedtheyhaddoneawrongthing.C.TheyrefusedtopaymoneytoRIAA.D.Theydidn’tmakeanymoneyonfile-sharingnetworks.3.What’stheprobablemeaningoffuelParagraph2?A.encouragE.B.challengE.C.weaken.D.sell4.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraph6?A.Manyrecord-companyshouldbeblamedforthedecreaseinCDsales.B.DeceaseinCDsalesiscausedbecauseofcertainfile-sharingnetworks.C.Peopledon’thaveanydesiretobuyanyCD.D.NowadaysCDsarenotaspopularasbeforE.5.What’sthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thestudentsshouldberesponsiblefortheirbehavior.B.It’stoolateforrecordcompaniestoprotecttheirrights.C.Actionhadbeentakenbyrecordcompaniestoprotecttheircopyrights.D.Somerecordcompanieswantedtoearnmoneybyaccusingpeopleofpiratingmusic.

ComputerAcomputerisamachine.AmachineisinterestingAmachineisusefulIcanstudyacomputer.Icanuseit.Whomadeit?HumanbeingsmadeitIamahumanbeing.Iamwarm.Iamwise.Ihavesympathiesforanimalsandpeople.Iconductacomputer.Acomputerdoesnotconductme.ByGwendolynBrooksGwendolynBrookstalksaboutwritingpoems:Inyourpoemstalkaboutwhatyouknow.Talkaboutwhatyouthink.Talkaboutwhatyoufeel.Talkaboutwhatyouwonder.COLLECTWORDS!Buyyourowndictionary.Readyourdictionaryeveryday.Circleexcitingwords.Themorewordsyouknowthebetteryouwillbeabletoexpressyourselfyourthoughts..Beyourself.Donotcopyothers’poems.Youareasimportantastheyare.DonotbeafraidtosaysomethingNEW.InsomeofyourpoemsBEA.LITTLEMYSTERIOUS!Surpriseyourselfandyourreader!1.WhatisGwendolynBrooks?A.Acomputeruser.B.AmadpoemreaderC.Apoet.D.Notanormalman2.WhatdoesGwendolynBrookssuggestyouwriteinapoem?A.Moreaboutcomputers.B.SomemysteriousfactsThemoremysteriousthebetterC.Whatyouknowthinkfeelandwonder.D.Somemoreunusualwords.3.InthispoemGwendolynBrookstells______.A.theimportanceofcomputersB.thedifferencesbetweenhumanbeingsandcomputersC.computersarebetterthanhumanbeingsD.thecorrectwaytooperateacomputer4.YoucaninferthatGwendolynBrooksthinks______.A.itisdifficulttouseacomputerB.computeronlyatoolC.computersbecomemoreandmoreimportantinhumanbeingseverydaylifeD.onedaycomputermayconducthumanbeings

Doyouthinkthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime?Probablyso.Onthecontrary''saysL..Giambraanexpertinpsychology心理学.Daydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutitthemindcouldn’tgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcan’tpossiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconsciousness有意识.Insteadyourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstatesofmindhavesilentdialogues.Earlypsychologyexpertspaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsorevenconsideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlingeraprofessorofpsychologyisthewriterofthebookDAYDREAMING.KlingersaysWeknownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourliveslearnfromourexperiencesandplanforourfutures.Daydreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswelongforinlife.Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirectquiteunlikesleepdreamswhichmaybehardtounderstand.It’seasiertogainadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourdaydreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognizethedifficultsituationsinourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.Daydreamscannotbepredicted预测.Theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmaybecreativeandfullofideas.Formanyfamousartistsandscientistsdaydreamswereandareamainsourceofcreativeenergy.1.What'sthewriter’sopinionofdaydreaming?A.Heagreeswiththeearlyexpertsinpsychology.B.HeisforL..GiambraandEricKlinger.C.Hedoesn’tprefereitherside.D.Hehasn’tformedhisownideayet.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Daydreamingislessharmfulthansleepdreaming.B.L..Giambra’sopinionofdaydreamingisoppositetoEricKlinger’s.C.Earlyexpertsfirmlystucktotheirownopinionondaydreaming.D.Daydreamscancomeverysuddenlyandunexpectedly3.Whichofthefollowingcanleadtodaydreamsaccordingtothetext?A.AbsenceofattentionB.Illnessinmind.C.LackofsleepatnightD.Noneoftheabove.4.Afterreadingthepassagewecanconclude_______.A.daydreamingisneitherharmfulnorusefultodaydreamerB.daydreamsarenotthesameasbutsimilartosleepdreamsC.daydreamingistheresultofsilentdialoguesbetweenconsciousandunconsciousstatesofmindD.daydreamsareofgreathelptousinsolvingproblems

DepartmentofHomelandSecurityU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServicesI–797CNoticeofActionRECEIPTNUMBERCCC0729197862CASETYPEI–901–ApplicationRECEIVEDDATEJuly182007PRIORITYDATEAPPLECANTSEVISID:N0004469915YITIANCHENNOTICEDATEJULY182007PAGE1of1ASCCODEN/AYITIANCHEN2008HUANGXINGROADSHANGHAI200034CHINAPEOPLESREPUBLICOFNF0311NOTICETYPE:ReceiptNoticeAmountReceived:$100.00YITIANCHENYourI–901feetransmittalformhasbeenreceiveD.Pleasenotifyusimmediatelyifanyoftheaboveinformationisincorrect.Thisfeepaymentisvalidonlyforyourparticularcourseofstudyorprogram.IfyoufalloutofstatusapplyforanewF–1F–3.M–1M–3orJ–1non–immigrantvisaorifyouwanttochangeyournon–immigrantcategorytoanF–1F–3M–3orJ–1youmayberequiredtopayanotherfeE.BringthisreceipttotheconsulateasproofofpaymentoftheSEVISfeE.ApplicantStatus:J–1ReceiptCopy:01DateofBirth:05/25/1975AmountReceived:$100.00ProgramNumber:P–1–04576I–901Student/ExchangeVisitorProcessingFeeP.O.Box970020St.LouisMO63197–0020CustomerServiceTelephone:785–330–1048ThisformissuedbyU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcementFormI–797CRev.01/31/051.Whatdoesthistableallowyoutodo?A.ToapplyforavisittoAmericA.B.ToapplyforimmigrationtoAmericA.C.ToapplyforavisittothePeople’sRepublicofChinA.D.ToapplyforimmigrationtothePeople’sRepublicofChinA.2.Youcangettothedestinationon.A.May251975B.January312005C.June182007D.July1820073.Supposeyouplantochangeyourapplicantstatusyouhaveto.A.notifyU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServicesimmediatelyB.payanotherfeeasrequiredC.applyforanewF–1F–3.M–1M–3orJ–1non–immigrantvisaD.makeaphonecalltotheCustomerService

ComparedwithotherchildrenontheEuropeancontinentchildrenintheUKstartschoolataveryearlyage.Butwearenotpersuadedthatitgivesthemanyeducationaladvantage.Mythree-year-oldsonandIwentshoppingforhisschooluniformoverthesummerholiday.Ashestoodinthechangingroomswimmingineventhesmallesttrousersseveralpeoplecommentedthathelookedtooyoungtostartschool.Icouldn’tagreemore.HardlywillhehaveblownoutthecandlesonhisfourthbirthdaycakewhenI’llbewavinghimoffattheschoolgates.Thepoorlittleboystillputshispantsonbacktofrontandthinksbabypigscomeoutofeggs.Howishegoingtocopewithliteracyandmathsletalonethehorrorsofschooltoilets?YesIamallover-anxiousmotherbutI’msurelynottheonlypersonwhofeelsthatBritishchildrenstartschoolfartooyoung.Researchsuggeststhatsendingchildrentoschoolatsuchayoungageleadstoasenseoffailureanddisaffection不满thatwillfollowthemthroughouttheirschoolcareer.ThelawstatesthatthelegalageforstartingschoolintheUKisthetermafterachild’sfifthbirthdaybutitiscommonpracticeinEnglandandWalestoadmitchildrentoreceptionclass小班atthebeginningoftheyearinwhichtheybecome5.Becauseofthismostchildrenstartschoolattheageof4.Thelatestgovernmentfiguresindicatethataround80percentofchildrenenterschoolbeforetheirfifthbirthday.BycomparisonchildreninFrancePortugalandBelgiumstartschoolat6whiletheschoolstartingageinmanyScandinaviancountriesis7.ThisisthestartingageinFinlandwherestudentsrecentlybeatthosefrom39othercountriestocomeouttopsinmaths.scienceandreading.1.Whenhersonisgoingtoattendschoolthewriterfeelsvery__________.A.excitedB.concernedC.surprisedD.puzzled2.IntheUKthelawstatesthatchildrenshouldstartschoolattheageof________.A.4B.5C.6D.73.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphmainlyshowsthattheauthor’son______.A.isstilltooyoungtogotoschoolB.knowshowtodresshimselfC.stillhassomechildishthoughtsD.istooshorttowearschooluniform4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.A.childrenhavesomeadvantagesoverothersiftheystartschoolearlyB.studentsinFinlandperformnobetterthanthoseintheUKinmathsandreadingC.startingschooltooyoungmayhavenegative消极的influenceonchildrenlateronD.theUKgovernmentencouragesparentstosendtheirchildrentoschoolbeforeage55.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoOurChildrenStartSchoolTooYoung?B.TheEducationalPerformanceofBritishChildrenC.YoungStudentsAreLikelytoFailD.DifferentStartingSchoolAgesinEuropeanCountries

Comparedwiththechildrenofafewdecadesbacktoday’schildrenseemtobe1.Theyenjoybetterhealthowingtorecent2inmedicineandinpublichealthcare.Theyalsoenjoyallthe3ofmodernlife.Physicallyandmateriallytoday’schildrenseemtobemuchbetteroffthantheirpredecessors.Nevertheless4theimprovedstandardsof5manychildrennowadaysseemtobeemotionallydeprivedsincemostparentsare6lesstimewiththeirchildrensolittlein7thatmanycould8becalled‘weekendparents’.Anincreasingnumberofmothersaretakingfull-timejobs9theirchildreninthecareofbaby-sittersornurseries.Timehasbecomealuxuryfewparentscan10becauseofthepressuresoftheirworkandtheverybriskpaceoflifeinour11society.Ontheotherhandtheseworkingparentscanoftenwellaffordto12theirchildrenwiththebestfoodclothestoysandother13desiresbut14tosaytheyfailto15theemotionalrequirementsoftheirgrowingchildren.Asanotedpediatrician儿科医生oftheMedicalandHealthDepartment16childrenneedlovesecuritypraiserecognitionandresponsibility.Iftheseneedsarenot17theirdevelopmentmightbestunted抑制.Childpsychologistsall18thatsomeillnessesandemotionaldisturbances19tochildrenarebecauseofalackofparentalcare.Inthelightofthisparentswhoreally20theirchildrenshouldbesurethattherearegoodlinesofcommunicationbetweenthemselvesandtheirchildrendespitetheirheavyworkloads.1.A.unhappierB.luckierC.naughtierD.richer2.A.inventionsB.discoveriesC.advancesD.products3.A.comfortsB.facilitiesC.pleasureD.appliances4.A.duetoB.regardingC.forD.inspiteof5.A.housingB.livingC.caringD.earning6.A.passingB.spendingC.takingD.costing7.A.generalB.factC.totalD.truth8.A.wronglyB.rightlyC.totallyD.namely9.A.entrustingB.leavingC.lendingD.making10.A.affordB.spendC.wasteD.do11.A.passiveB.activeC.competitiveD.dangerous12.A.buyB.offerC.giveD.provide13.A.emotionalB.physicalC.materialD.intellectual14.A.sadB.happyC.luckyD.unfortunate15.A.showB.feelC.satisfyD.create16.A.talksB.explainsC.speaksD.says17.A.madeB.takenC.metD.done18.A.argueB.admitC.tellD.disagree19.A.commonB.popularC.ordinaryD.pubic20.A.lookafterB.bringupC.careaboutD.agreewith

Positivethinkersadmitwhentheyfeelfrustratedordepressedtheydon'tignoreit.Buttheydon'tblamethemselveseither.Insteadtheytrytounderstandthenegativethoughtsandfeelingsandcounter反击themwithmorepositiveones.Sohowdoyoustaypositivemaintainmotivatedandsustainhealthybehaviors?Herearesometips:Lookforagoodrolemodel.Thereisalwayssomeonewhoseemstobedoingjustwhatyouwanttobedoing.Maybethey'vescheduledexerciseintotheirworkdayandswitchedfromcoffeetogreenteaLearnfromasuccessfulfriendfamilymemberorcolleaguE.Askthemhowtheykeephealthyandfollowintheirfootsteps.Trysomepositiveself-talkandavoidnegative-talk.Takeaminutetogiveyourselfanegoboost.Repeatsomemotivationalwordsoutloudtoyourself.NegativetalksuchasIcan'tdoitI'mfatisdangerousforyourwell-beingandhealthygoals.Trytoavoidthenegativeself-talkbeforeitharmsyou.Remindyourselfthatyoudeservehappinessandcanmakepositivechanges.Getsupport.Tellyourfriendsandfamilyaboutyourhealthyhabits.Ithelpstohaveanencouragingnetwork.Rewardyourself.Treatyourselftosomethingforyourhealthyefforts.TakeanicebathgetamassageandenjoyanewDVDorCD.Haveaplan.Makingaplantoexerciseoreathealthyluncheswithafriendcanmeanthedifferenceofstickingwithyourgoalsorfallingofftrack.Ifyou'veplannedforanactivityyou'lllikelystickwithit.Youmayevenfindthatwritingdownyourgoalsandstepstoachievethemcanhelpyoustayontrack.Takeitdaybydayorweekbyweek.Theprocessofwritingdownyourpersonalactionplanisagoodwaytokeepyouhonestandwatchyourprogressorfailures.1.Bywritingthetexttheauthorintendsto_______.A.offersomeadviceonhowtostaypositiveB.persuadereaderstolearnfromarolemodelC.providesomesolutionstopersonalproblemsD.informreadersofsometipsonphysicalhealth2.WhatdoesthephrasetogiveyourselfanegoboostinParagraph4mean?A.togetlostindeepthought.B.tothinkaboutthehardships.C.tocheckwhatmistakeyoumadE.D.tomakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.3.WhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorNotagreeto?A.SayingsomepositivewordstoyourselfhelpsyoutofeelgooD.B.Bystayingwithyourcompanionyoucanavoidthenegative-talk.C.Asuccessfulfriendrelativeorcolleaguecanbeyourrolemodel.D.CreatingahelpfulnetworkisagoodwaytokeepyoumotivateD.4.Tomakesurethatyoualwaysstayontrackwhatshouldyoudo?A.Eatoutwithyourbestfriends.B.Relaxyourselfafterahardday.C.WritedownwhatyouwanttoachieveD.Rewriteyourplansasoftenasyoucan.

Ifyou’renotgettingalongwithyourneighboursoryoursociallifeisinactiveconsidergettingapetpreferablyadog.A.newAustralianstudyhasfoundthatpetownerstendtointeractmorepositivelywiththeirneighboursandwidercommunityandbeoutandaboutmorE.Anddogownersseemtobethefriendliestandmostsocialofall.LisaWoodalecturerattheUniversityofWesternAustraliawithhercolleaguesconductedarandomtelephonesurveyof339adultsfromthreesuburbsintheWesternAustraliancapitalPerthaskingquestionsaboutpetownershipandsocialinteraction.Theyfoundthatpetownersweremorelikelythanpeoplewhodidn'townapettoacknowledgeandexchangeinformalgreetingswithpeoplefromtheirneighbourhoodoftenwhiletheywereoutwiththeirpetandtoexchangefavorswiththeirneighbours.Dogownersinparticularseemedtoenjoygoodsocialcontact.Forexamplemorethanhalfindicatedthattheyhadgottoknowpeopleintheirsuburbasaresultoftheirpetandmorethanfour-fifthstalkedtootherpetownerswhentheywalkedtheirdogs.Butingeneralpetownersincludinggoldfishownersappearedtobemoresocialthanpeoplewhodidn'townapetwithfewernumbersreportingithardtogettoknowpeopleintheirneighbourhooD.Theresearchsuggestsowningapetalsomotivatespeopletowalkanduselocalparksprovidingopportunitiestomeetnewpeople;actsasacatalyst催化剂fortakingpartincommunityactivitiesandasaprotectorofmentalhealthwhichinfluencestheabilitytotakepartincommunityeventsandinteractwithlocalpeoplE.1.AccordingtotheAustralianstudy__________________________.A.gettingapetcanmakeyoubusierB.thepetownersarealwaysreadytohelpotherseverydayC.yoursociallifedependsonwhetheryouownapetornotD.thepetownerscanbenefitalotfromkeepingthepet2.Whowouldliketogooutandcommunicatewithothersaccordingtothispassage?A.ThelocalrichpeoplE.B.Peoplekeepinggoldfish.C.Peoplewithoutanypets.D.Thepeopleincommunity.3.Allthefollowingaretheadvantagesofkeepingpetsexceptthat___________________.A.somepetownersfinditnoteasytogetalongwithothersB.petownersareusuallymorefriendlytoothersC.petownersarelikelytocommunicatewithothersD.keepingpetsdoalotofgoodtotheowners'health4.Theauthorusesthewordmotivatesinthelastparagraphtomean________________.A.remindsB.advisesC.encouragesD.requires5.Allthedetailsinthispassagesupportthemainidea______________________.A.keepingpetscangaintherespectoftheothersB.gettingpetscanimproveyoursociallifeC.peoplearepersuadedtoraisemorepetsD.peoplecanmakemorefriendsbyraisingdogs

ItwasthesmallhoursofthemorningwhenwereachedLondonAirport.IhadphonedLondon20090327fromAmsterdamandtherewasahiredcartomeetbuttherewasonemoreunfortunatehappeningbeforeIreachedmyflat.InallmytravelsIhaveneverbutforthatoncebeenrequiredbytheBritishcustomstoopenasinglebagortodomorethanstatethatIcarriednogoodstodeclarE.Itwasofcoursemyfault;theextremetirednessandnervoustensionofthejourneyhaddestroyedmydiplomacy处事之道.IwasforwhicheverreasonsotiredthatIcouldhardlystandandtothequestionhaveyoureadthis?Irepliedwithextremefoolishnessyeshundredsoftimes.Andyouhavenothingtodeclare?Nothing.Howlonghaveyoubeenoutofthiscountry?Aboutthreemonths.Andduringthattimeyouhaveboughtnothing?NothingbutwhatisonthelistIhavegivenyou.HeseemedmomentarilyatalossbutthenheattackeD.TheattackwhenitcamewascompletelyunexpecteD.Wheredidyougetthatwatch?IcouldhavekickedmyselftwodaysbeforewhenplayingwatergameswithafriendinthebathIhadforgottentotakeoffmyROLEXOYSTERandithadnotunnaturallystoppeD.IhadgoneintothemarketandboughtforonlysixpenceanuglytimepiecethatmadeastrangenoisE.Ithadstoppedtwicewithoutanyreasonduringthejourney.IexplainedbutIhadalreadylostfacE.IproducedmyownwatchfromapocketandaddedthatIshouldbegratefulifhewouldconfiscate没收thereplacement.Itisnotaquestionofconfiscationhesaidthereisafineforfailingtodeclaredutiablegoods.AndnowmayIpleaseexaminethatRolex?IttookanotherquarterofanhourtopersuadehimthattheRolexwasnotcontraband走私品;thenhebegantosearchmyluggagE.1.ThewriterarrivedatLondonairport.A.atoneo’clockinthemorningB.lateatnightC.intheearlymorningD.earlyintheevening2.Fromthequestionsaskedbythecustomsofficerwecaninferthat.A.hewantedtoembarrassthewriterB.hewasjustdoinghisdutyC.hemusthavenoticedthewriter’suglywatchD.hemusthavenoticedthewriter’stiredness3.Whydidthewriterbuythewatchinthemarket?A.ItwasaRolex.B.Hisownwatchdidn’twork.C.Hedidn’tlikehisownwatchatall.D.Thewatchwascheap.4.Whatdoyousupposewillprobablyhappentothewriterintheend?A.Hewillbeletgothroughthecustomswithoutanypunishment.B.Hewillbegivenafineasapunishment.C.HisRolexwillbeconfiscateD.D.HischeapwatchwillbeconfiscateD.

AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer’shair.Thegoldenredsunwas1.Shewasonthebeachlookingupatthefieryball.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandthe2flyingupinthesky.The3relaxedher.AfterallshehadbeenthroughthisiswhatsheneedeD.Shewonderedhowherparentswould4whenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Shekeptonwalking5herselftobungalow163whereshespenteverysummerholiday.Justinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeen6inherhousE.Itwasreallygettingdarknowthesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgetting7too.Sheimaginedhavingherfavorite8on;itkeptherreallywarm.Thisthought9whenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.10hadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewas11;herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidyandnowItallseemed12.Shecouldn’tunderstandwhatwas13on.SheenteredthehousE.Firstshewentintothekitchenwhereshesawan14writtenbyherfather.ReadingDearEllenthereissomecoffeereadyIwentlooking.Ellenwashermotherbutwherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents15.Shewentin.Thenshesawher.Hermotherlyingonthebedsleeping.Herfacelookedsotired16shehadn’tsleptfordays.Jennywouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshedidn’t17hertiredmother.SoJennyjustfellasleep18her.WhenJenniferwokeupsomethingwasdifferentshewasn’tinhermother’sroom.Shewasinhercozybedinherpajamas.It19sogoodbeingbackhomE.SuddenlysheheardavoiceAreyoufeelingbetternowdear?Youknowyougotusveryvery20.1.A.risingB.settingC.shiningD.landing2.A.seagullsB.angelsC.parrotsD.rainbows3.A.conditionB.styleC.atmosphereD.weather4.A.resistB.reflectC.rejectD.react5.A.directingB.assistingC.allowingD.commanding6.A.tiredB.thrilledC.safeD.anxious7.A.hotB.warmC.cloudyD.cold8.A.capB.sweaterC.slippersD.jewelry9.A.arousedB.ripenedC.disappearedD.formed10.A.NobodyB.SomebodyC.EverybodyD.Anybody11.A.terrifiedB.shockedC.excitedD.disturbed12.A.declinedB.destroyedC.designedD.deserted13.A.goingB.marchingC.comingD.taking14.A.e-mailB.compositionC.letterD.note15.A.studyB.bedC.roomD.balcony16.A.inthatB.asifC.nowthatD.evenif17.A.forceB.comfortC.interruptD.blame18.A.aroundB.beneathC.besideD.over19.A.soundedB.lookedC.seemedD.felt20.A.annoyedB.scaredC.confusedD.embarrassed

Obamaisbelievedtohaveinspiredagenerationofyoungpeoplegettingthemtotakeaninterestinpolitics.Americanpoliticianscancomefromdifferentbackgroundsbutthereareafewthingspeopledoincommontogetinvolvedinpoliticsandpreparethemselvesforacareer.Serveinthemilitary:Accordingtofoxnews.comstatistics统计数据61percentoftheUSpresidentshavehadsomemilitaryservice.Militaryservicecanaddsomelustertoapolitician.JohnMcCainandJohnKerrybothservedinthenavyduringtheVietnamWar.Getalawdegree:Althoughdoctorsscientistsandteacherscanbeandhavebeenpoliticiansalawdegreeisconsideredthemostusefulandrelevantdegree.It'sapopularbackgroundforbecomingalegislator议员立法委员andsomepoliticalpositionscallforalawdegree.HistoricallythevastmajorityofAmericanpresidentshavebeenlawyers.HillaryandBillClintonarebothgraduatesofYaleLawSchool.Dovolunteerwork:Volunteeringtoworkforapoliticalcampaignofeitheraneworanestablishedpoliticianisanotherwaytostart.Itcanbringyouinclosecontactwithacandidate候选人andallowyoutoimpressthemwithyourdedicationandwork.Oftenvolunteersarerewardedwithjobsorappointments任命iftheircandidatewins.Obama'sspeechwriterJonFavreauvolunteeredforJohnKerryforatermwhilehewasstillatcollege.Startlocally:Anotherpopularwaytobeginisbystartingatthelocallevelandclimbingyourwayup.Mostnationalsenators参议员andrepresentatives众议员firstheldofficeatthecityorstatelevelsofgovernmentwhichalsohasrepresentativesandsenators.BillClintonwasthegovernorofArkansasState.SaraPalinbeganhercareerasacitycouncilor参事ofWasillaAlaskaandwentontobecomegovernor.Insummarystartingyourpoliticalcareeratthebottomprovidesapathtofollowtothetop.1.Accordingtothepassagewhenaddedsomelusterapoliticianwillbecomemore____.A.healthyB.wealthyC.activeD.attractive2.Whodidsomeworkforapoliticianbeforegraduationfromcollege?A.HillaryClinton.B.JohnMcCain.C.JonFavreauD.SaraPalin.3.Theunderlinedworddedicationmostprobablymeans____.A.educationB.considerationC.relationD.devotion4.Themainpointofthepassageisthat____.A.politicalcareersshouldstartatthebottominAmericaB.almostallAmericanpresidentshavebeenlawyersC.politicianscannotsucceedwithoutothers'helpinAmericaD.Americanpoliticianscomefromdifferentbackgrounds?

TheLinguisticHabitsofaNewGenerationIntheyearof1914ayounggirlnamedMonicaBaldwinenteredaconvent女修道院remainingthereuntil1941whenshereturnedtotheouterworlD.Duringthesetwenty-eightyearswarsandrevolutionshadcomeandgoneinEuropE.HeruncleStanleyBaldwinhadledhiscountryforsometimE.TechnicaldevelopmentshadchangedtheconditionsofeverydaylifealmostbeyondrecognitionsbutalltheseeventshadleftasamatteroffactuntouchedthesmallreligiouscommunitytowhichshehadbelongeD.In1949MissBaldwinpublishedherimpressionsofthosebewildering令人困惑的yearsofherreturntoaworldinwhichthemotorcarhadreplacedthehorseandcarriageandwhererespectablewomenshowedtheirlegsandpaintedtheirfaces.YetitwasnotonlytheseoddsightsthatsurprisedherforshewasmorepuzzledbywhatshehearD.Duringarailwayjourneythetermluggageinadvancemeantnothingtohersoindesperationsheaskedtheportertodoashethoughtbest.ReadingthenewspapersmadeherfeelverystupidbecausethewritersofreviewsandleadingarticlesusedwordsandphrasessuchasJazzHollywoodCocktailandIsolationism.TheseandmanyotherswerequiteincomprehensibletoMissBaldwinwhowasreallybewilderedwhenfriendssaid:It’syourfuneralorBelieveitornot.ThisisarareandvaluableremindertotherestofusthattheEnglishlanguagedoesnotstandstill.AlllanguagechangesoveraperiodoftimeforreasonswhichareimperfectlyunderstooD.Orrathersincespeechisreallyaformofhumanactivityitismoreexacttosaythateachsuccessivegenerationbehaveslinguisticallyinaslightlydifferentmannerfromitspredecessors前辈祖先.Inhisteenstheyoungmanlikestoshowhowup-to-dateheisbytheuseofthelatestslang俚语butastheyearsgobysomeofhisslangbecomesstandardusageandinanycaseheslowlygrowslessreceptive乐于接受的tolinguisticnovelties新颖新奇sothatbythetimehereacheshisfortieshewillprobablybeunwarethatsomeoftheexpressionsandpronunciationsnowbeingusedwerefrowneduponbyhisownparents.Inthisrespectlanguageisalittlelikefashionsinpeople’sdress.Theinformalclothesofonegenerationbecometheeverydaywearofthenextandjustasyoungdoctorsandbankclerksnowadaysgoabouttheirbusinessinsportsjacketstheyareallowedintotheirnormalvocabularyexpressionswhichwereoncelimitedtoslangandfamiliarconversation.1.MissBaldwinfoundtheworldtotallychangedbecause.A.shehadworkedforareligiouscommunityforalongtimeB.shehadbeencutofffromtherestoftheworldformanyyearsC.thecommunitywhereshelivedhadbeeninwarformanyyearsD.therehadbeentoomanytechnicaldevelopments2.DuringarailwayjourneyMissBaldwin.A.foundtheporter’swordshardtounderstandB.foundherluggagetooheavytocarryC.didnotknowhowtotalkwiththeporterD.hadtoasktheportertolookafterherluggage3.Youngpeopleliketousethelatestslangbecause.A.theyfeelitiseasiertouseB.theybelieveitwillsoonbecomestandardusageC.theywanttoshowtheyhavecaughtupwiththetimeD.theyfinditmorepowerfulinexpressingfeelings4.MissBaldwin’sexperienceshowsusthat.A.theEnglishlanguagehasnotchangedmuchB.theEnglishlanguagehasentirelychangedC.languagedoesn’tchangeatallinthereligiousworldD.languagechangeswiththepassageoftime5.Bythetimeamanisfortyhewill.A.bespeakingthesamelanguageashisparentsdoB.havechangedhiswayofspeakingC.notusetheslanghelikedtousewhenyoungD.beusinglessnewslanginspeechandwriting

OldageIdecidedisagift.Theotherdayayoungpersonaskedmehowlfeltaboutbeingold.Iwastakenaback.forIdonotthinkofmyselfasold.Uponseeingmyreaction.hewasimmediatelyembarrassed尴尬的butIexplainedthatitwasaninterestingquestionandIwouldthinkitoverandlethimknow.Oldageisagift.IamnowprobablyforthefirsttimeinmylifethepersonIhavealwayswantedtobe.AsI’veaged.I’vebecomekindertomyselfandlesscriticalofmyself.Idon’tscoldmyselfforeatingthatextracookieorfornotmakingmybedIamentitledtoovereattobemessy.Ihaveseentoomanydearfriendsleavethisworldtoosoonbeforetheyunderstoodthegreatfreedomthatcomeswithaging.Iwillwalkalongthebeachinaswimmingsuitthatisstretchedovermyfatbody.andwilldiveintothewavesfreelyifIchoosetoinspiteofthepityingglancesfromthebikinisets.Theytoowillgetold.Sureovertheyearsmyhearthasbeenbroken.Howcanyourheartnotbreakwhenyoulosealovedoneorwhenachildsuffersorevenwhenabelovedpetishitbyacar?Butbrokenheartsarewhatgiveusstrengthunderstandingandsympathy.Aheartneverbrokenwillneverknowthejoyofbeingimperfect.SotoansweryourquestionIlikebeingold.Ithassetmeflee.IlikethepersonIhavebecome.Iamnotgoingtoliveforever.butwhileIamstillhere.1willnotwastetimefeelingsorryforwhatcouldhavebeenorworryingaboutwhatwillbe.AndIshalleatdesserteverysingleday.1.Whichofthefollowingmaybethetitleofthetext?A.TheAged.B.Oldageisagift.C.Areyougettingolder?D.Don’tbeafraidofaging.2.Whydidtheauthorlikebeingold?A.Becauseheisactuallynotold.B.Becausehebecomesthepersonhereallywantedtobe.C.Becausehecandoeverythingnow.D.Becausebeingoldcanmakehimenjoymanyspecialrights.3.Accordingtothetexthelikestodothefollowingexcept__________.A.eatextracookieifhelikesB.diveintothewavesfreelyC.leavethingsashelikesD.dowhatotherslikehimtodo4.Accordingtothetextweknowthat___________.A.imperfectionisneveragoodthingB.beingforgetfulwillalwayscausetroubleC.becomingagingismiserableD.agingsometimesmeansfreedom5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraserefertointhethirdparagraph?A.beautifulswimmingsuitsB.shortclothesusedforswimmingC.someyoungerpersonsD.couplesofswimminglovers

JusthomefromworkDaddystoppedinthekitchenwhereMotherandIwerepreparingsupper.Fromthelookonhisfaceweknewsomethingwas1him.Mr.RothisworsehesaiD.Thedoctorsaysit’sonlya2oftimenow.Theoldmancan3hispainbutnotthelonghourshehastospendalong.Hiseyesare4badthathecan’treadandhedoesn’tgetmuch5.Hekeepsbeggingforabigdogtobehiscompanion6hecanreachoutandtouchashesitsinhiswheelchairinthesun.Whydon’tthey7himadog?IaskeD.HoneywithMr.Rothinthehospitalsomuchoftimetherearealotof8.Thereisn’tenoughmoney.TheycouldgototheanimalshelterandgetoneI9.YesDaddysaiD.IsupposetheycoulD.Butithastobea10dogonetheycantrusttobegentlE.NotallbigdogsarE.AftersupperI11backwheremybigGermanshepherd牧羊犬DanwasdozingunderatreE.Hejumpedupandrantomeetme12healwaysdidwhenIcameintosight.Therewerenoother12-year-oldgirlsinourneighborhoodsoI13Danforcompanionship.WhenIrodemybicycleheranbehindme;whenIroller-skatedonthesidewalkhetrotted小跑behinD.IthadbeenthatwaysinceDaddy14himhomefouryearsbeforE.NowIcouldn’tforgetDaddy’swordsinthekitchen.IthrewmyarmsaroundDan’sneckandburiedmyface15hisstiffhair.IloveyouIwhisperedtohim.I’dbe16withoutyoubutohDanIknowwhatIshoulddo17Idon’twanttodoit.IthoughtaboutMr.Roth.Hewasoldsickandalmost18.Itseemedtomethathewasjustaboutoutofblessings.Igotup19.IknewwhatIhadtodoandifIdidn’tdoitrightnowI’d20myselfoutofit.IwenttomyfatherandsaidMr.RothcanborrowDan.TearsstarteddownmyfacE.1.A.catchingB.botheringC.puzzlingD.frightening2.A.sortB.lotC.wasteD.matter3.A.bearB.considerC.cureD.overcome4.A.soB.tooC.veryD.also5.A.relationshipB.companyC.wealthD.business6.A.someoneB.thisC.oneD.that7.A.buyB.offerC.findD.promise8.A.suppliesB.operationsC.expensesD.visitors9.A.repliedB.askedC.explainedD.suggested10.A.fierceB.specialC.usefulD.brave11.A.cameinB.gotupC.turnedawayD.wentout12.A.onceB.thoughC.asD.if13.A.cameacrossB.thoughtofC.dependedonD.feltlike14.A.broughtB.trainedC.droveD.delivered15.A.throughB.onC.beneathD.in16.A.lostB.anxiousC.aggressiveD.confused17.A.soB.andC.orD.but18.A.deadB.blindC.lonelyD.painful19.A.slowlyB.quicklyC.suddenlyD.unwillingly20.A.helpB.forceC.talkD.show

ManyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestionMrs.Kindredwhydoyouteach?WithouttakingtimetoreflectIansweredBecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone’slifE.EventhoughIwassincerethatwasn’taverygoodanswerandmystudentdidn’tletitslidE.LetmegetthisstraighthesaidYouwenttocollegeforfouryearssoyoucouldcomehereeverydaybecauseyouhavethehopethatsomedayyoumightsaysomethingthatwillinfluencesomeone?HeshookhisheadasifIwerecrazyandwalkedawaylookingconfuseD.I’moneofthosepeoplewholookbackandwishtheyhadsaidsomethingsmartorwittyorswift.EventhoughthatparticularstudentmightnolongerwonderwhyIteachtherearedayswhenIwonder.OnthosedaysIremindmyselfoftherealreasonsIteach:It’sinmyblooD.Mymotherwasmymostinfluentialteacherandshewasa6thgradereadingteacheruntilherdeathin1990.Sheinstilled逐渐灌输inmealoveofreadingandtheknowledgethateducationopensdoors.TeachingisawaytomakeadifferencE.IfyouthrowastoneinapondtheripplesgoonandonuntiltheyreachtheshorE.Youcan’thaverippleswithoutastonE.Goodteachersthrowstonesthatmakeapositivedifferenceandthat’swhatIstrivetodo.Igenuinelyloveteenagers.IwanttosharewithotherswhatIknowandwhatIhavelearnedthroughtheyears.LifeisfullofupsanddownsandifIcanhelpstudentsavoidsomepotholesontheroadoflifeIwanttodoso.Ifthey’llallowmetocelebratetheirvictorieswiththemIwanttodosotoo.Teachingisn’tforeveryonebutIknowImadetherightcareerchoicE.1.Whydidthestudentcontinuetoaskthequestionaboutthewriter’sbeingateacher?A.BecausehethoughtheranswerwasunbelievablE.B.BecausethewriterwasinsincerE.C.Becausethestudentwasnaughty.D.BecausetheanswerwasdifficulttounderstanD.2.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?A.StupiD.B.Honest.C.ConservativE.D.PolitE.3.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewriter’smotherhasthegreatestinfluenceonher.B.Thewriter’sanswermadethestudentconfuseD.C.Inthewriter’sopinionsomepeopleintheworldareunfittoteach.D.Thewritermadethestudentwhoaskedthequestionangry.4.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A.thewriterwasalsoagoodteacherinschool.B.thewriteroftenplayswithherstudentsbesideaponD.C.thewriterdevotesherselftoteachingandherstudents.D.thewriteroftenaccompaniesthestudentsontheirwayhomE.5.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Astudent’ssillyquestion.B.Agoodteacherwholikesstudents.C.Aconfusedstudent.D.ThereasonwhyIteach.

Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?Interviewsandinvestigationsindicatethatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeopleshare.Firstofallsuccessfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoahead.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.Theyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlifesuchasnaturethepastandotherpeople.Butinthemeantimetheyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempowering能够的thingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelifeonpurpose—theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.Intheiropinionhavingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeople.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurposetheirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo.Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment忠诚.Tolivetheirlifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besidestheynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlifetheyarewillingtoworkhardwhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Topachieversalwaysbearinmindwhattheydon'thave.Ratherthanbenegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.1.Whatsuccessfulpeopleworryaboutmostis______.A.tohelpothersB.toliveacomfortablelifeC.todotheirworkwellD.totreattheirfriendswell2.BylivinglifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplecandothefollowingEXCEPT______.A.doalotofworkB.concentrateontheirjobsC.dobusinesswithmanypeopleD.controlallthethingsinlife3.Theunderlinedwordspurinthepassagemostprobablymeans______.A.encourageB.exciteC.relieveD.force

Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.Atsomepointineveryspeecheveryspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanned.Fortunatelythemomentsareusuallynotobvioustothelisteners.Why?Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyourplaceforamomentwronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentencesorforgettopauseatacertainpointnoonewillbeanythewiser.Whensuchmomentsoccurdon’tworryaboutthem.Justcontinueasifnothinghappened.Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeechthatdon’treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing’sfamousspeech–Ihaveadreamyoumaynoticethathestumble结巴hiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikelyhoweveryoudon’tremember.Why?Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononitsmessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.Peoplecarealotaboutmakingmistakesinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanactofcommunication.Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.Butinfactthelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformer.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthatexpressesthespeaker’sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker’sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.Asyouworkonyourspeechdon’tworryaboutbeingimperfect.Onceyoufreeyourmindofthisyouwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyourspeechfreely.1.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill___________.A.besmarterthanyouB.noticeyourmistakesC.dobetterthanyouD.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout2.Youdon’trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause___________.A.yourattentionisonthecontentB.youdon’tfullyunderstandthespeechC.youdon’tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosayD.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant3.I.tcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformanceB.onetotwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebadC.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismadeD.themoremistakesaspeakermakesthemoreattractivehewillbe4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeakerB.HowtoMakeaPerfectSpeechC.Don’tExpectaPerfectSpeechD.Don’tExpectMistakesinaSpeech

ThisweekLondonwillbefullofcelebrationstowelcometheYearoftheRat.EveryyearLondon’sChinatown1aspectaculareventtocelebrateChineseNewYearthelargesteventoutsideofAsiA.ThisyearintheUKthereseemstobeahugeamountof2inChineseculturE.Forthethirdyearrunningthe‘ChinainLondon’seasonisbeinghelD.This3eventwillrunfromFebruarytoAprilfinallyintheOlympictorchrelay4theOlympicflamewillpassthroughLondononitswaytothestartoftheBeijingGames.The‘ChinainLondon’seasonwillcombineahugenumberofevents5fromartexhibitionstomoderndancefilmfestivals6teatastingmusicalconcertstochildren’shalf-termactivities.Inaddition7Chineseculturefestival‘ChinaNow’islaunchingatChineseNewYear.ThisisanationwideseasonofeventsleadinguptotheBeijingOlympics.Aswellas8eventsthisprogrammeincludesan9programmeforschoolstodeveloprelationshipswithChinaandaFootballExchangewheretheUKFootballAssociationwillbe10childreninChinaandofferingaluckyfewthechancetovisitBritainonafootballtour.ThemainChineseNewYear11willbeheldonSunday10thFebruaryandisexpectedtoattractaround300000visitors.Itwillshowcaseboth12andcontemporaryChineseartsbringingtogetherBritish-bornandChineseperformers.The13ofthedayisthegrandparadethroughthestreetsofLondonledbyatraditionaldragondancefollowedbymusiciansacrobatsartistsandchildren.TherewillbealargestageandscreeninTrafalgarSquarefeaturingmartialartsmusicanddancE.Itwouldn’tbeChineseNewYear14fireworksandfirecrackers15LeicesterSquarewillseedisplaysonthehourallafternoon.NearbytheatresandartscenterswillalsobeholdingspecialNewYeareventssuchasvarietyshows.1.A.celebratesB.welcomesC.holdsD.delivers2.A.passionB.interestC.sensationD.increase3.A.oldB.extendedC.newD.developed4.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.what5.A.exchangingB.preventingC.rangingD.changing6.A.andB.withC.forD.to7.A.oneB.aC.anotherD.that8.A.wonderfulB.terrificC.interestingD.cultural9.A.educationB.economyC.cultureD.football10.A.coachingB.teachingC.practicingD.enrolling11.A.paradeB.celebrationC.performanceD.show12.A.goodB.wonderfulC.ancientD.traditional13.A.showB.eventC.shareD.highlight14.A.withoutB.exceptforC.withD.apartfrom15.A.whereB.soC.whenD.if

BrianarrivedattheSanFranciscoairporttwohoursbeforetheflighttoParis.Hewaswearingthreeshirtsajackettwopairsofsocksapairofshortsandtwopairsofjeans.Hewascarryingonesmallbackpackwhichwasveryfullbuthedidn’thaveanyotherluggage.BrianneededtomeetamannamedTonybeforehecheckedinforhisflight.HefoundTonyneartheAirFrancecounter.Tonygavehimaround-tripticketandasmallpackage.GivethispackagetoJean-PaulattheairportinParis.Hewillhaveasignwithyournameonit.IthinkyoucanfindhimeasilyTonysaidYoudon’thaveanyluggageright?OnlythisbackpackBriananswered.YousaidIcouldbringonecarry-onbag.That’srightonecarry-onbagisfine.Haveagoodtrip.Thanks.IsBrianacriminal犯罪?Notatall.Heisanaircourier.Andhepaidonly$110fortheround-triptickettoParis.Aircouriersgetcheapairlineticketsbecausetheytakeimportantpackagesandpaperstoforeigncountries.Businessessometimesneedtogetpackagesandpaperstopeopleinforeigncountriesbythenextday.Oftentheonlywaytheycandothisistouseanair-couriercompany.Itisnotcheapforabusinesstosendapackagewithanaircourierbutitisquick.Everyyearabout80000peopleworldwidetravelasaircouriers.Thenumberofticketsforcouriertravelisgrowingbyabout10percentayear.Howeverair-couriertravelisn’tforeveryoneButifyouhaveverylittlemoneycanbeflexible灵活的aboutyourtravelplansanddon’tmindwearingthesameclothesforaweekitcanbeagreatwaytotakeavacation!1.WhywasBrianwearingsomanyclothesforhistravel?A.BecausetheyweretheuniformforaircouriersB.Becausethatmadehimeasiertoberecognized.C.BecausehisbackpackhadnoroomforhisclothesD.becausehedidnothaveanyluggagewithhim.2.AnaircourierisapersonwhoA.managesabusinesscompanyinforeigncountriesB.organizesinternationalflightsfortouristsC.travelsaroundtheworldwithcheapticketsD.deliverspapersandpackagestoforeigncountries3.Businesseschoosetheair-courierservicebecauseA.itcostslessB.itisflexibleC.itsavestimeD.itgrowsfast4.OneofthedisadvantagesoftravelingasanaircourieristhatheA.cannotdecidewhenandwheretotravelB.cannottakeanyluggagewithhimC.hastoweartwopairsofjeansD.saveslittlemoneyfromthetravel5.TheauthorofthetextmainlyA.describestheactivitiesofalaw-breakerB.suggestsanidealwaytotravelC.arguesagainsttheair-couriertravelD.tellsusaboutadevelopingbusiness

SpecialtreesthatgrowfasterfightpollutionproducebetterwoodandevensensechemicalattacksarebeingplantedbyscientistsintheUS.When40percentofHawaii'sUS$14million-a-yearpapaya木瓜industrywasdestroyedbyavirusfiveyearsagoworkbeganoncreatinggeneticallyengineered转基因的trees.Researcherssuccessfullyintroducedseedsthatweredesignedtoresistthevirus.Sincethenmoreandmorepeoplehavebeentestinggeneticallyengineeredtrees.Someresearchersputspecialbacteriaintotreestohelpthemgrowfasterandproducebetterwood.Othersaretryingtocreatetreesthatcancleanpollutedsoil.Meanwhilefruitfarmersarelookingfortreesthatarestrongenoughtoresistwormsandpapercompanieswanttreesthatproducemorewoodandthereforemorepaper.ThePentagon五角大楼美国国防部所在地evengavetheresearchersUS$500000thisyearaftertheydevelopedapinetreethatchangesitscoloursifitsensesachemicalattack.Sofarthepoplareucalyptus杨树与桉树appleandcoffeetreesareamongthosebeingengineered.Allthisiscanbedonetodaybecausewehaveabetterunderstandingoftreegenomes基因组.Howeversomepeoplefearthatthegeneticallyengineeredtreeswillcausedangerousresults.Theyareworriedthatthenewtreeswillbreedwithnaturalspeciesandchangethebalanceoftheforestenvironment.ItcouldbedestructivesaidJimDiamondanenvironmentalist.Treesarewhatisleftofournaturalenvironmentandhometomanyendangeredspecies.Butresearchersinsistthatsciencecouldgivenatureafightingchanceagainstbothnaturalandman-madedangers.Theyhopetoanswerthecriticsbystoppingthenewtreesfrombreedingsotheireffectontheenvironmentcanbecontrolled.1.WhichkindoftreeisnottheonesthatscientistsareplantingintheUS?A.Treesthatwormscan'thurt.B.Treesthatcanprotectthemselvesatachemicalattack.C.Treesthatcanresistwindbetter.D.Geneticallyengineeredtrees.2.WhatcausedtheAmericanscientiststoworkonspecialtrees?A.Theythinksciencecouldgivenatureafightingchanceagainstbothnaturalandman-madedangers.B.Greatnumbersoftreeshavebeenlostduetoattacksbyviruses.C.Researcherssuccessfullyintroducedseedsdesignedtoresistthevirus.D.Treegenomesaremappedoutsoscientistsknowhowtoimprovetrees.3.Whichofthefollowingwasprobablythefirstkindoftreesbeingengineered?A.Papaya.B.Pine.C.Apple.D.Poplar.4.Whydidcriticsthinkengineeredtreesdangerous?Because_______.A.thesetreescandestroythebalanceofnatureB.everythingexcepttreeshasbeengeneticallyengineeredC.treesarehometomanyendangeredspeciesD.thesetreesmayaffectnormaltrees

Awomanwhosesportscarwasstolenwithherdoginitputupnoticesallovertheareathatmadeitcleargettingbackherpetwasmoreimportantthanhercar.Whoeverdidthiscankeepmycar.PleaseletBenjermancomehomethenoticesaiD.Itisnotknownwhetherthethiefshowedanypitybutalmost30hoursafterthe1pmtheftFridayKimberlyAtkinsofDoverandBenjermana12-year-oldblackretriever猎犬werereunitedafterpolicelocatedtheminBarrington.He’shungryhe’sdirtybuthe’sveryhappytobehomeAtkinssaiD.Thecarwasfoundatabout5pmSaturdayoffRoute125inaswampyareafrequentedbyoff-the-roadcarsanddirtbikes.Howeverthepolicecouldn’tcontrolBenkelmanandtheyhadtocallAtkinstocomeandgethim.AtkinssaidthethiefcaredforBenkelmanalittlebyprovidinghimwithsomedrycatfooD.ShebelievedBenkelmanendedupdrinkingsomemuddywaterintheareA.Shesaidtheyhavebeentogetherfornearly11yearsaftershetookhimbackfromasocietyshelterinDallasTexas.BeforeBenkelmanwasfoundAtkinsandseveralfriendsputupnoticesalloverthecityandinSomersworth.TheyalsocontactedanimalsheltersthroughoutsouthernNewHampshireandMassachusetts.Thenoticestatedtherewasarewardandalsothatthedogneededmedication.Anycallercouldremainanonymous匿名的.Atkinshadparkedthecaroutsideahardwarestorewiththekeysinsideandgoneintorentacarpetcleaner.Itwasl0minutesandIcameoutandmycarwasgonealongwithBenkelmaninbroaddaylightAtkinssaiD.ThecarthiefthrewAtkins’walletandotherpersonalitemsoutofthecarbeforeescapingfromthescenE.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AcarwithadogwasstolenB.LuckydogwasreturnedtoherownerC.Stealingcars:amostimportantsocialproblemD.Womanwantsdogbackmorethanstolencar2.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofwhathappened?A.NoticeswereputupsayingtherewasarewarD.B.AtkinssawBenkelmanagain.C.PolicefoundAtkins’car.D.AtkinstookBenkelmanbackfromasocietyshelter.e.Atkinshiredacarpetcleanerinahardwarestore.A.deabcB.deacbC.eadbcD.eacdb3.Wecaninferfromthepassage____.A.thedogwastreatedextremelybadlybythethiefB.carstolenaccidentshappenfrequentlynowadaysC.thedogwasfoundbecauseoftherewardD.thethiefstolethecareasily4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.BenkelmanwassentbackimmediatelyafterAtkinsputupthenotices.B.AtkinsandherfriendsmadeagreatefforttolookforBenkelman.C.Thethiefgavethedogbackbutkeptthesportscar.D.Thedogwasbackat1pmonaFriday.

MichaelFishmaysoonbereplacedasaweatherforecasterbysomethingtrulyfishier--theshark鲨鱼.ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.LaurenSmith24isclosetocompletingherstudyonshark'sabilitytosensepressure.Ifherstudiesprovethetheoryscientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviorofsharkstopredictbadweather.MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehavioroflemonsharksintheBahamas.ShethenusedtheircloserelativeslesserspotteddogfishforfurtherresearchatAberdeenUniversity.Herwork--thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory--resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.MissSmithsaidI’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravelinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.Iwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegree.Iknowthere'ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand--butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamasMissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperaturewhilealsotrackingthemusingGPSGlobalPositioningSystemtechnology.InAberdeenshewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal潮汐的andtemperaturechangesoffdogfish--noneofwhichwereharmed.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic模拟oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajobwhichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.1.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_________.A.ashort-storycollectionB.apopularsciencemagazineC.aresearchpaperD.apersonaldiary2.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphofthepassage?A.Sharksmaybeusedtopredictbadweather.B.Sharks'behaviorcanbecontrolled.C.MichaelFishisnotqualifiedforhisjob.D.LaurenSmithwillbecomeaweatherforecaster.3.LaurenSmithconductedherresearchby_________.A.removinghaircellsfromashark'sbalancesystemB.measuringtheairpressureofweatherfrontsC.recordingsharks'bodytemperatureD.monitoringsharks'reactiontoweatherchanges4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Apopularwayofforecastingweather.B.Anewresearcheffortinpredictingstorms.C.Biologists'interestinthesecretsofsharks.D.LaurenSmith'sdevotiontoscientificresearch.

MostparentsIsupposehavehadtheexperienceofreadingabedtimestorytotheirchildren.Andtheymusthave1howdifficultitistowritea2children'sbook.Eithertheauthorhasaimedtoo3sothatthechildrencan'tfollowwhatisinhisormoreoftenherstory4thestoryseemstobetalkingtothereaders.Thebestchildren'sbooksare5verydifficultnorverysimpleandsatisfyboththe6whohearsthestoryandtheadultwho7it.Unfortunatelythereareinfact8bookslikethis9theproblemoffindingtherightbedtimestoryisnot10tosolvE.Thismaybewhymanyofbooksregardedas11ofchildren'sliteraturewereinfactwrittenfor12.Alice'sAdventureinWonderlandisperhapsthemost13ofthis.Childrenleftforthemselvesoften14theworstpossibleinterestinliteraturE.Justleaveachildinbookshopor15andhewillmorewillinglychoosethebooks16inanimaginativewayorhavealookatmostchildren'scomics连环画fullofthestoriesandjokestowhichboth___17__andright-thinkingparentsobject.Perhapsweparentsshouldstoptryingtopersuadechildreninto18ourtasteinliteraturE.Afterallchildrenandadultsareso19thatweparentsshouldnotexpectthattheywillenjoythe20books.SoIsupposewe'lljusthavetocompromise妥协overthatbedtimestory.1.A.hopedB.realizedC.toldD.said2.A.shortB.longC.badD.good3.A.easyB.shortC.highD.difficult4.A.andB.butC.orD.so5.A.bothB.neitherC.eitherD.very6.A.childB.fatherC.motherD.teacher7.A.hearsB.buysC.understandsD.reads8.A.fewB.manyC.littleD.much9.A.butB.howeverC.soD.because10.A.hardB.easyC.enoughD.fast11.A.articlesB.workC.artsD.works12.A.adultsB.girlsC.boysD.children13.A.difficultB.hiddenC.obviousD.easy14.A.areB.showC.findD.add15.A.libraryB.schoolC.homeD.office16.A.readB.designedC.printedD.written17.A.childrenB.adultsC.teachersD.readers18.A.receivingB.acceptingC.havingD.refusing19.A.sameB.friendlyC.differentD.common20.A.commonB.averageC.differentD.same