You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ridE. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”. “The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They (elevators) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.” We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to movE. And here, according to Gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observeD. He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box. If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distancE. When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a trianglE. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner.A.fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middlE. New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phonE. Why are we so awkward in lifts? “You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.” In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odD. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she saiD. 5.The main purpose of the article is to _____. A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette C. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride D. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator 6. According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____. A. turn around and greet one another B. look around or examine their phone C. make eye contact with those in the elevator D. try to keep a distance from other people 7. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator? A. Door B. Door C. Door D. Door The point in the chart refers to one person. 8. The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____. A. judge B. ignore C. put up with D. make the best of

Father’ssecretMyfathergrewupinafatherlesshomE.Atthattimethefamilystruggledhardto_36_.Thechildhoodexperiencescausedmyfathertobeextremelymean.Therewasaperiodoftimewhen_39_ofushadacarsowehadtoridethebushomE._40_thebusstoppedmorethantwomilesfromhomeDadnevermetus.Ifsomeone_41_he‘dsayinhisloudestvoiceThat’swhatyour_42_arefor!WhenIwenttoseniorhighschoolIhadto_43_alongwayeachtimeIcamehomE.Thewalkdidn’t_44____measmuchasthefearofwalkingalonE.Ialsofeltthatmyfatherdidn’tcareaboutmy_45_.Thatfeelingwas_46_onespringevening.Ithadbeenaquitedifficultweekatschool.Testsandlonghoursinlabshadleftme_47_.Asotherstudentswere_48_attheirstopsIlookedoutofthewindow_49_.FinallythebuspulledintomystopandI_50_offbeginningthelongjourneyhomE.OnthateveningIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthehedge树篱towardsmyhousE.UponacloserwatchI_51_itwasthetopofmyfather’sheaD.ThenIkneweachtimeI‘dcomehomehehad_52_behindthehedgewatchinguntilIarrivedsafely.Hedid_53_afterall.Afterthatthatspotofgraybecamemyfocus.Icouldhardlywaittowatchforits___54___movementonmywayhomE.UponreachinghomeIwouldfindmyfathersittinginhischair.Soit’syou!he’dsaypretendingtobe__55___.IrepliedYesDadit’smE.I’mhomE.36.A.travelB.surviveC.succeedD.escape37.A.excuseB.pointC.mistakeD.discovery38.A.wasteB.borrowC.saveD.earn39.A.eachB.noneC.oneD.all40.A.ThoughB.SinceC.WhenD.Until41.A.complainedB.forgotC.arrivedD.failed42.A.busesB.legsC.brainsD.friends43.A.walkB.runC.rideD.drive44.A.tireB.helpC.troubleD.excite45.A.opinionB.gradeC.safetyD.interest46.A.feltB.discussedC.shownD.removed47.A.curiousB.exhaustedC.worriedD.delighted48.A.metB.singingC.talkingD.kept49.A.sadlyB.coldlyC.seriouslyD.carefully50.A.paidB.steppedC.calledD.dropped51.A.consideredB.imaginedC.rememberedD.realized52.A.fallenB.leftC.stoodD.lain53.A.careB.tryC.watchD.know54.A.secretB.quickC.easyD.small55.A.confidentB.surprisedC.happyD.angry

ItwasThanksgivingmorning.IwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetheronthetopstep.Anyoldpapersladyaskedoneofthem.Iwasbusy.IwantedtosaynountilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals凉鞋wetwithheavysnow.ComeinandI'llmakeyouacupofhotcocoA.TheywalkedoverandsatdownatthetablE.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.IservedthemcocoaandbreadtofightagainstthecoldoutsidE.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedcooking.ThesilenceinthefrontroomstruckmE.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhandslookingatit.TheboyaskedinaflatvoiceLadyareyourichAmIrich?Pityno！Ilookedatmyworn­outslipcovers椅套.Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer茶碟carefullyandsaidYourcupsmatchyoursaucers.TheyleftafterthatholdingtheirpapersagainstthewinD.TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchforwhichtobegrateful.PlainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepencE.ButtheymatcheD.Itastedthepotatoesandstirred搅动themeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsouparoofoverourheadsmymanwitharegularjobthesematchedtoo.Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Themuddymarksoflittlesandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor.LetthembeforawhileIthoughtjustincaseIshouldbegintoforgethowrichIam.73.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Ladyareyourich?B.AstoryofThanksgivingDayC.Don'tforgethowrichyouareD.Doescupsandsaucersmatchwell?74.Thewriterletthetwochildrencomeinandservedthemwellbecause________.A.shewantedtoselloldpaperstothemB.shewantedtoinvitethemtoherThanksgivingpartyC.sheshowedgreatpityandcareonthemD.shehadthesameexperienceastheminthepast75.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thegirlthoughtthewriterwasrichjustbecauseshewantedtomakethewriterhappy.B.Thewriterhadthoughtshewasn'trichbecausehersupplieswerenotexpensivE.C.Ifcupsandsaucersmatchwelltheyareabestpaireventhoughcheap.D.Afterhearingwhattheysaidthewriterseemedtounderstandwhatarichlifewas.

WhenIwasgrowingupinAmericaIwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglishshewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.W_ww.k*s*5u.c@omAndmymotherwasstandingbesidemewhisperingloudlyWhyhedon’tsendmecheekalreadytwoweeklonE.AndtheninperfectEnglishIsaid:I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksagobutithasn’tarriveD.Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragainIcan’ttolerate容忍anymoreexcusE.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediatelyIamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-facedmymothertherealMrs.TanwasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.W_ww.k*s*5u.c@omWhenIwasateenagermymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedmE.ButnowIseeitdifferently.Tomemymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclearperfectlynatural.ItismymothertonguE.HerlanguageasIhearitisvividdirectandfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthingsexpressedideasandmadesenseoftheworlD.61.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.B.ShewasoftenmisunderstooD.C.ShewasnotclearlyhearD.D.ShewasnotverypolitE.W_ww.k*s*5u.c@om62.FromParagraph2weknowthattheauthorwas.A.goodatpretendingB.rudetothestockbrokerC.readytohelphermotherD.unwillingtophoneforhermother63.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall.A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theyfailedtogetthecheckC.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?W_ww.k*s*5u.c@omA.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.C.IthelpsherunderstandtheworlD.D.IthelpshertoleraterudepeoplE.65.WecaninterfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish.A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakersB.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakersC.hasaverybadreputationinAmericaD.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica

Maybeitistruethatwedonotknowwhatwehavegotuntilweloseitbutitisalsotruethatwedonotknowwhatwehavebeenmissinguntilitarrives.Ittakesanhourtolikesomeoneandadaytolovesomeonebutittakesalifetimetoforgetsomeone.Givingsomeoneallyourloveisneveranassurancethattheywillloveyouback.Donotexpectloveinreturn;butifitdoesnotbecontentithasgrowninyours.Donotrelyonone’sappearance;itcantrickyou.Donotrelyonwealth;eventhatfadesaway.Relyonsomeonewhomakesyousmilebecauseittakesonlyasmiletomakeadarkdayseembright.Therearemomentsinlifewhenyoumisssomeonesomuchthatyoujustwanttopickthemfromyourdreamsandhugthem.Dreamwhatyouwanttodream;gowhereyouwanttogo;bewhatyouwanttobebecauseyouhaveonlyonelifeandonechancetodoallthethingsyouwanttodo.Thebrightestfuturewillalwaysbebasedonaforgottenpast.Youcannotgoonwellinlifeuntilyouletyourpastfailuresandheartachesgooff.Mayyouhaveenoughhappinesstomakeyousweetenoughtrailstomakeyoustrongenoughsorrowtokeepyouhumanenoughhopetomakeyouhappy.Thehappiestofpeopledonotnecessarilyhavethebestofeverything;theyjustmakethemostofeverythingthatcomesalongtheirway.Happinesswaitsforthosewhocrythoseappreciatetheimportanceofpeoplewhohavetouchedtheirlives.Alwaysputyourselfinothers’shoes.Ifyoufeelthatithurtsyouitprobablyhurtstheotherpersontoo.Whenyouwerebornyouwerecryingandeveryonearoundyouwassmiling.Liveyourlifesothatwhenyoudieyouaretheonewhoissmilingandeveryonearoundyouiscrying.52.Inthispassagethewriterwantstotellus______.A.whattodoinourlifeB.wheretogowithotherpersonsC.howtogetonwellwithotherpersonsD.howtotreatourlife53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Weoftendon’tknowwhatwehavelostuntilitcomessomeday.B.Ifyougivesomeoneyourloveyouaresuretoreceiveloveinreturn.C.Itiswisenottorelyonanybodybecauseyouarelikelytobedeceived.D.Ifittakesyouashorttimetolovesomeoneyouwilleasilyforgettheperson.54.Ifyouputyourselfinanotherperson’sposition______.A.youshouldputonotherpeople’sshoesB.youshouldn’tdowhatwillhurtotherpeopleC.youshouldbelieveinotherpeopleD.youshoulddependonyourimagination55.Inthelastparagraphthewriterisactuallytellingusthatapersonintheworldshouldbeonewho______.A.canacceptthesuggestionsmadebyothersB.canlivehappilyandforgetthepastC.hasmadealotofmoneyforhimselfbeforehediesD.doesgoodforotherpeopleandisrespectedandlovedbythem

Grandparentsareimportantpeopleineveryone’slife.Theyarethosepeoplewhotakecareofyouandloveyou.Theyarespecialpersonswhocangiveyouwiseadvice.Mygrandparentsalwaysteachmetorespectothersandtheyshowmethatloveandfeelingsareimportantthingsinlifeandthatweshouldn'tpaymuchattentiontomaterialthingsorwhatpeoplelooklike.Mygrandparentsshowamixtureofculturesandnationalities国籍becausetheycomefromdifferentcountries.Forexamplemygrandfatheronmymother'ssideisfromSpainandmygrandmotherisalsofromSpainbutfromadifferentcity.Onmyfather'ssidemygrandfatherisfromVenezuelaandmygrandmotherisfromItaly.A.1thoughtheyarefromdifferentcountriesmygrandparentshaveaverygoodrelationship.What’smoremygrandparentsarepeoplethatalwayskeepintouchwiththenewthingsintheworld.Forexamplemygrandmothersalwayscareaboutfashionhowtheydressandtheirpersonalappearance.Andmygrandfathersalwayscareabouttheimportanteventsintheworld.IthinkIamveryluckythatallofmygrandparentsarealivebecauseIhavelearnedsomuchfromthemIwouldliketocontinuelearningfromthemeventhoughwearelivingindifferentcountriesnow.Iwillalwaysremembermygrandparentsasrolemodelsforme.29.Theauthor’sgrandfathers________________.A.careaboutfashionverymuchB.careaboutimportanteventsintheworldC.arefromthesamecountryD.don’t1ikenewthings30.Theauthor’sgrandparentswouldNOTagreethat______________.A.peopleshouldshowrespectforothersB.loveisaveryimportantthinginpeople’slifeC.peopleshouldn’tjudgeothersbyappearanceD.everyoneshouldhavelotsofmoney31.Inthewriter’sopinionhowshouldwetreatourgrandparents?A.WeshouldtreatthemaschildrenB.WeshouldnotspendtoomuchtimeinlookingafterthembecausetheyareolD.C.Weshouldrespectthemandlearnfromthem.D.Weshouldlivetogetherwithourgrandparents.

andthenstoppedataconveniencestorE.AsIwasgettingmywheelchairoffthebackamanwatchedmefromhiscarandInoticedawheelchairinhisbackseat.WespokeforamomentandIaskedhimaboutthewheelchair.Heansweredthatitwasforhisdaughter.Welldoyouthinkshewouldliketogoforarideonmymotorbikewithme?IaskeD.Heseemedshockedthatatotalstrangerwouldaskhimthis.HethoughtaboutitforasecondandsaidOKaslongasIcanfollowyou.HeintroducedmetoAmyandhesatheronmybackseat.Herfatherfollowedmeforafewmilesandshetalkednon-stopaboutwhatshewantedforChristmas.AswecamebacktotheconveniencestoreshesaidThisrideisthebestChristmaspresentIcouldeverreceivE.Ihavebeeninawheelchairmywholelifeanddidn’tknowIcoulddothis.ItoldheraboutsomeoftheotherthingsIdoskitraveltheworldbymyselfetC..AsherfatherwastakingheroffmybikesheturnedtohimandsaidOhDaddyI’mgoingtobeOK.Mr.BryantdoesallkindsofthingsandIwilltoo.Herfatherturnedawayasatearofjoyrolleddownhischeek.HehuggedmeandsaidIwassittinghereprayingforagiftforAmythatwouldencourageher.Sheoftenfeltthatherlifewasdullcomparedtootherchildren.Godansweredmyprayerjustnow.NowIpraythatGodwillblessyouforyourgifttoAmytoday.IbelievedwhathesaiD.Beingkindandthoughtfultootherswecanbeananswertoprayer.35.Howdidthefatherfeelatfirstwhentheauthorinvitedhisdaughterforaride?A.Hewashappybecausehisdaughtercouldgainexcitement.B.Hefeltsurprisedbecausehedidn’tknowtheauthor.C.Hewasmovedbecausetheauthorofferedtohelphisdaughter.D.Hefeltnervousbecausehewasworriedabouthisdaughter’ssafety.36.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A.Hewasadisabledman.B.HeworkedinaconveniencestorE.C.HeoftenhelpedpeoplewhowereintroublE.D.Heusuallydrovetoofast.37.Accordingtothepassagethegirl____________.A.usedtobeacompletelyhealthypersonB.wasnotallowedtodosomefiercesportsC.usuallyfeltsadaboutlifeduetoherdisabilityD.wasunwillingtocommunicatewithastranger38.Whatdidtheauthor’sgiftrefertoaccordingtothegirl’sfather?A.ThemotorbikE.B.Thewheelchair.C.Theblessing.D.TheridE.

Isometimesgetupatthreeorfourinthemorningandsurfthenet.Ioftencheckmye­mailfortytimesaday.Ioftenspendmorethanthreehoursduringonetimeonthenet.Ispendmoretimeinchatroomsthanwithmy‘real­life’friends.DoyouknowanypeopleliketheseTheyarepartofanewaddiction瘾calledInternetaddiction.Internetaddictsspendatleastthirtytofortyhoursonlineeveryweek.TheuseoftheInternetcanbeanaddictionlikedrug毒品usE.PeoplelosecontrolofthetimetheyspendontheInternet.Forexampleonecollegestudentwasmissingforseveraldays.HisfriendswereworriedandtheycalledthepolicE.Thepolicefoundthestudentinthecomputerlabhewassurfingthenetforseveraldaysstraight.Studiesshowthatabout6to10%ofInternetusersbecomeaddicteD.AndpeopleworryabouttheteensbecausetheInternetischangingtheplayingfieldforsomeofthem.Theyspendmoretimeincyberspacethanintherealworldoffriendsandfamily.IssurfingthenetahobbyoranaddictionforyouYoumayhaveaproblemifyouhavethesesymptoms症状•YoudonotgotoimportantfamilyactivitiesoryoudonotdoschoolworkbecauseyouliketospendhoursontheInternet.•Youcan'twaitforyournextonlinetimE.•Youplantospendashorttimeonlinebutthenyouspendseveralhours.•Yougooutwithyourfriendslessandless.48.Whatdoesthebeginningofthepassagetellus?A.HowtobecomeanInternetaddict.B.WhatanInternetaddictusuallydoes.C.WheretofindanInternetaddict.D.WhytowritethispassagE.49.Howdoesthewriterdescribetheaddicts'useofInternet?A.Itissomethinglikekeepingdrugs.B.Itisawayofproducingdrugs.C.Itisliketakingdrugs.D.ItisterribletoimaginE.50.Whydopeopleworryabouttheteens?A.Theteensarewastingtoomuchmoney.B.TheyusedtoworkontheInternet.C.Theplayingfieldoftheteenswilldisappear.D.MoreandmoreoftheteenswillbecomeaddictedtotheInternet.51.Whatisthewritertryingtotellusattheendofthepassage?A.Don'tbeaddictedtotheInternet.B.Gotofamilyactivitiesmoreoften.C.DothingsasyouhaveplanneD.D.StaywithyourparentsasoftenaspossiblE.

LastmonthHappyandBeninvitedmostoftheneighborhoodoverforanall-dayfoodfeast.Weweretoldtobringglovesandarriveveryearlyinthemorning.Wedidn’tknowwhatwasabouttotakeplacE.By9:00amtherewerenineofusinthegardenpickingtomatoesbeansokraandsquash.By10:00amtherewaslotsoflaughter.Wesharedalotofstories.Byfiveo’clockeveryonewasalittledrunkfromthewineandbeer.Afterdinnerweplayedgames.AswewereleavingHappyandBenhandedeachofusashoppingbagfilledwiththebounty收成ofthedayalreadypackagedandfrozen.Whatadelightfulgift!Wellthepointwasn’tsomuchaboutthefooD.Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother’scompany陪伴.NoneofitwouldhavehappenedifithadbeenforHappyandBen’sgarden.Nowtheyhaveablogaboutgardeningincasewedecidedtoplantagarden.AndIamsoproudofmytomatoplants!68.WecaninferthatHappyandherhusbandBen_______.A.don’tlikespendingtimewithothersB.sometimesquarrelwitheachotherC.liveonthefoodtheygrowintheirgardenD.areagenerousandwarm-heartedcouple69.Accordingtoparagraph2peoplewishtheyalsohadagardensothat_______.A.theydidn’thavetospendsomuchmoneyonfoodB.theycouldgrowvegetablesandsellatthemarketC.theycouldinvitetheirneighborsandholdpartiesinitD.theycouldspendhappytimestogetherwiththeirfamilyinit70.Whatdidthewritermostprobablythinkofthetimehespentinthegarden?A.ItwastoolongB.Itwaswonderful.C.Itwasnotasgoodashethought.D.ItwastooterriblE.

Wehaveanamazing99friendsattheageof21--morethanatanyothertimeinourlifeaccordingtoanewstudy.Thetypical21-year-old’ssocialcirclenearlyhits100with13bestfriends17closefriendsand70acquaintances.TheresearchundertakenbyskincarebrandNiveafoundoursocialcirclepeaksat21aswemeetpeopleatworkwhilekeepingintouchwithfriendsfromschoolanduniversity.Butasourworkinglivestakeoverwelosecontactwithsomeoldfriendscausingthenumbertodroptoaround68bythetimeweare29yearsolD.Althoughthisdeclinecontinuesintooldageitslowsdownslightlyforpeopleintheir30swhenmanyofthembecomefirst-timeparents.Itisbelievedthatthisisbecausepeopleformnewfriendshipswhileonthematernityward产科病房atpost-natal产后groupsandwhentakingtheirtoddlers学步时期的小孩tonursery.TheNiveaClosenessReportfoundthebalancebetweenournumbersofbestfriendsclosefriendsandacquaintancesremainsfairlyconstantthroughoutourlifetimE.TheaverageBritonhas18closefriendsandafriendshipcirclewhenallFacebookandothersocialnetworkingfriendsareincludedof208peoplE.Thereportfoundthatmenhavemorethantwicethenumberofclosefriendswitharound27comparedtowomenwhohavejust12.Londonersarealsothemostsociablewith39closefriendswhiletheWelshhavejust11.Theageof21issuchacriticaljunctioninlifeandthat’swhywehavesomanyfriendsthen.Aswegetolderwebecomemoreselectiveandhavefewerclosefriendswithwhomwetalkaboutthethingsthatarereallyimportanttous.Perhapswhenweareyoungerinsteadofhavingonetrustedconfidante知己wesharedifferentthingswithavarietyofdifferentpeoplE.24.AccordingtotheNiveaClosenessReportwhohavethelargestnumberofclosefriends?A.Canadians.B.TheWelsh.C.Londoners.D.Americans.25.Olderpeoplehavefewerfriendsthanthe21-year-oldsbecause.A.theythinkfriendsarenolongerimportantB.theyaremoreselectiveandcautiousC.theyarelessinterestedinmakingfriendsD.theyhavelittletimetomakefriends26.Theresearchsuggeststhatthenumberoffriendsinone’slatetwentiesreducesbyorsocomparedtothatinone’searlytwenties.A.70B.20C.30D.20027.Whydoesthenumberofone’sfriendsdecreaseslowlywhenheisabout30yearsold?A.Becausetheyachievesuccessinbusinessandgetacquaintedwithmorecolleagues.B.Becausemanyparentsmakefriendswithpeoplewhohavesimilarexperiencesinbringingupchildren.C.BecausetheymakemorefriendsthroughFacebookortheInternet.D.Becauseastheygrowoldertheyhavemoreconfidantesinsteadofacquaintances.

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindangerbutwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving铺砌aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.A.majorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.ItcomesfromundergrounD.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepavethelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts干旱thanareaswithmorerainfallbutinanycasegoodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifferencetoo.IntheUnitedStatesafamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolivebutthere’salotwecandotolowerthenumber.YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomE.Tostartwithusethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasheronlywhenitisfull.HelpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhomE.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.47.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Throwingbatteriesaway.C.Pavingparkinglots.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.48.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.B.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.C.ThereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizE.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.49.Thelastparagraphisintendedto.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforusD.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathome50.Thetextismainlyabout.A.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupplyB.howmuchwedependonwatertoliveC.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimatesD.Whypavingroadsreducesourwater

Doeshandwritingmatter?Notverymuchaccordingtomanyeducators.Howeverscientistssayitisfartoosoontodeclarehandwritingisnotimportant.Newevidencesuggeststhatthelinkbetweenhandwritingandeducationaldevelopmentisdeep.Childrennotonlylearntoreadmorequicklywhentheyfirstlearntowritebyhandbuttheyarealsobetterabletocreateideasandrememberinformation.Inotherwordsit’snotonlywhatwewritethatmatters—buthow.AstudyledbyKarinJamesapsychologistatIndianaUniversitygavesupporttothatview.A.groupofchildrenwhohadnotlearnedtoreadandwritewereofferedaletterorashapeonacardandaskedtocopyitinoneofthreeways:drawtheimageonapagebutwithadottedoutline虚线drawitonapieceofblankwhitepaperortypeitonacomputer.Thentheresearchersputthechildreninabrainscannerandshowedthemtheimageagain.ItwasfoundthatwhenchildrenhaddrawnaletterfreehandwithoutadottedoutlineoracomputertheactivityinthreeareasofthebrainwereincreaseD.ThesethreeareasworkactivelyinadultswhentheyreadandwritE.Bycontrastchildrenwhochosetheothertwowaysshowednosucheffect.Dr.Jamesattributesthedifferencestotheprocessoffreehandwriting:NotonlymustwefirstplanandtakeactioninawaybutwearealsolikelytoproducearesultthatisvariablE.ThosearenotnecessarywhenwehaveanoutlinE.It’stimeforeducatorstochangetheirmindandpaymoreattentiontochildren’shandwriting.32.Whatdoscientistsmeanbysayingitisfartoosoontodeclarehandwritingisnotimportant?A.Handwritingisnotveryimportanttochildren.B.Handwritinghasnothingtodowitheducation.C.Handwritingshouldnotbeignoredatpresent.D.HandwritingcannotbelearnedinashorttimE.33.WhatdoesthatviewinParA.3referto?A.ChildrenreadquicklywhentheywritebyhanD.B.HowwewriteisasimportantaswhatwewritE.C.Childrencreateideasandrememberinformation.D.A.groupofstudentsshouldknowwhattowritE.34.WhichisNOTthechildren’staskintheexperiment?A.CopytheimageonapagebutwithadottedoutlinE.B.Drawtheimageonapieceofblankwhitepaper.C.Typetheimagedirectlyonacomputer.D.Putabrainscannerandshowtheimageagain.35.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorobviously_______givinguphandwriting.A.isforB.isagainstC.isresponsibleforD.doesn’tcareabout

Angerisnotwrong.IknowthisstatementseemsshockingandchallengesthewildlypopularPositive积极正面的Thinkingmovementwhichencouragesustobefullofpositiveenergyandletgoofouranger.Howeverthetruthisthatangerisjustanemotionandemotionsareneitherrightnorwrong.Wedonotconsciously有意识地choosethem.Wedoontheotherhandchoosehowweexpressouremotionsandtherearedefinitelyrightandwrongmeansofexpression.Thereasonwhywe'reoftenadvisedtokeepalidonourangeristhatfewpeopleeverlearnproperandpositivewaystoexpressanger.Insteadwearetaughtthatangeriswrongandyoushouldkeepyourangerinside.Butthesemessagesdon'tchangethefactthatformostofusangerexists.ManypopularPositiveThinkingprogrammesassumethatsuccesscomesfromcontrollingouremotionsandthatthiscanbedonebysimplyrepeatingpositivestatements.Interestinglythesepositiveslogans口号oftenincludealotofnegativity消极负面性.Onlyloserscomplain抱怨!Iamawinner!isonepopularsaying.Thebeliefthatthosewhodisagreewithusarelosersisactuallyquitenegativeandisoftenusedasanexcuseforrudelanguageandpersonalattacks.Whenitcomestodealingwithnegativesituationsinourdailylivestheabilitytoreasonablyexpressangerordisagreementisanimportantskill.Butwemustusebalancedandnon-violentmethodstoexpressourdissatisfaction.Frustration挫折atunfairpoliciesortreatmentcancertainlycauseangerbutourangercanneverbeanexcuseforabusing虐待familymembersdamagingschoolsattackingdoctorsormostseriouslyengaginginterrorism__主义.Insteadofpretendingthatangerdoesn'texistweshouldstartteachingappropriate恰当的meansofdealingwithanger.Whenweexperienceangryfeelingsinourselvesorotherswhatweshouldletgoofisthesillyideathatwecanremoveangerwithjustafewsweetwords.Insteadweshouldfindreasonablesolutionstothecausesofthoseangryfeelings.Weneedtoacceptangerasanaturalemotionbutstopusingitasanexcuseforviolent暴力的anddestructive破坏性的behavior.Angerisn'twrongbutfailuretodealwithitappropriatelyis.59.Whatisthewriter’sopinionaboutthePositiveThinkingmovement?A.Itcanhelppeoplecontroltheirnegativefeelings.B.Itdoesnotofferusefulsolutionsfordealingwithanger.C.Simplyfollowingit’sadvicecanimprovepeople’schancesofsuccess.D.Mostofthepeoplewhoparticipateinsuchprogrammesaredishonest.60.TheunderlinedexpressionkeepalidoninParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.freelyexpressB.alwaysforgiveC.holdbackandkeepinsideD.completelyforget61.Accordingtothewriterthebestwaytodealwithangeristo______.A.understandthecauseoftheproblemandactappropriatelyB.ignorethecauseandhopethattheangerwillgoawayC.respondtothecausewithpositiveenergyandwordsD.lettheangeroutfreelyuntilyoufinallyfeelrelaxeD.62.Whatinformationisusefultoaddtothefinalparagraph?A.Thenamesofsomegoodbooksthattalkaboutangerissues.B.Theviewpointsofpeoplewhoholdtheoppositeopiniontothewriter.C.Differentstudiesthatprovidesomeevidencesupportingthewriter’sbeliefs.D.Someexamplesofhowtodealwithangerinapositiveandbeneficialway.

Ithappenedtomerecently.IwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyedreadingBarackObama’sDreamsfromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmyviewsofourPresident.A.friendIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwasinhiswordsabrilliantly精彩地writtenbook.HoweverhethenwentontotalkaboutMr.Obamainawaywhichsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundatall.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar.AnditseemsthatmyfriendisnottheonlyonE.Approximatelytwothirdsofpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhaven’t.IntheWorldBookDay’sReportonGuiltySecretsDreamsfromMyFatherisatnumber9.ThereportliststenbooksandvariousauthorswhichpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingandasI’mnotonetolietoooftenI’dhatetobecaughtoutI’lladmithereandnowthatIhaven’treadtheentiretopten.ButIampleasedtosaythatunlike42percentofpeopleIhavereadthebookatnumberoneGeorgeOrwell’s1984.Ithinkit’sreallybrilliant.TheWorldBookDayreportalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.ItsaysthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadJaneAustenCharlesDickensFyodorDostoevskyIhaven’treadhimbuthaven’tliedaboutiteitherandHermanMelvillE.Askedwhytheyliedthemostcommonreasonwastoimpresssomeonetheywerespeakingto.ButwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoypeoplenamedJ.K.RowlingJohnGrishamSophieKinsellaahthebigsellersinotherwords.Forty-twopercentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoreadtheendbeforefinishingthestoryI’llcomeclean:Idothisandamastonishedthat58percentsaidtheyhadneverdoneso.29.Bylyingaboutreadingapersonhopesto_________.A.controltheconversationB.appearknowledgeableC.learnaboutthebookD.makemorefriends30.InthesentencedI’dhatetobecaughtoutcatchoutcanhavethesimilarmeaningwith____.A.catchupB.searchforC.putupD.findout31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AreYouaBookLiar?B.ReadersAreAllLiarsC.WorldBookDayD.DreamsfromMyFather32.Whatistheauthor’sattitudeto58%ofreaders?A.SupportiveB.UncaringC.DoubtfulD.Friendly

MyfatherwasChiefEngineerofamerchantshipwhichwassunkinWorldWarⅡ.ThebookNightoftheU-boatstoldthestory.MemoriesInSeptember1940mymothersisterandIwenttoSwanseawheremyfather’sshipwasgettingreadytosail.WebroughthimafamilyphotographtobekeptwithhimatalltimesandkeephimsafE.ThenIremembermymotherlyingfacedownsobbing.Shehadheardfromafriendthattheshiphadbeensunkbyatorpedo鱼雷.Icanrememberthearrivalofthetelegram电报whichinthosedaysalwaysbroughtbadnews.Mygrandmotheropenedit.ItreadSafE.LoveTeD.Mymostvividmemoryisbeingwokenandbroughtdowntositonmyfather’skneehisarminabandagE.HewasjudgedunfittoreturntoseaandtookashorejobinGlasgowfortherestofthewar.ForaslongasIcanrememberhehadaweakheart.Mothersaiditwascausedbythetorpedoes.Hesaiditwasbecauseofthecigarettes.Whicheverhediedsuddenlyinhisearly50s.TenyearslaterIreadNightoftheU-boatsandwasabletocompletethestory.TorpedoOnetorpedostrucktheship.FatherwasintheengineroomwherethethirdengineerwaskilleD.HeshutdowntheenginestoslowtheshipmakingiteasierforittobeabandoneD.Bythetimehegotondeck甲板hewasalonE.Everylifeboatwasgoneexceptonewhichhadstuckfast.Whenhetriedtocutitfreeitswungagainsttheshipinjuringhishandandarm.Hehadnochoicebuttojump—stillwiththephotographinhispocket.ThreedayslaterheandothersurvivorsweresafeinGlasgow.All23withhimsignedthebackofthephotograph.AToastInmyroomisthebookandthephotograph.OftenglassinhandIhavewonderedhowIwouldhavedealtwithanexplosionasinkingshipajumpintoavastoceanandawaitforrescue?Lest以免weforgetIhavesomemorewhiskyandtoasttheheroesofthewar.1.WecaninferthatthemotherandchildrenwenttoSwansea.A.tomeetafriendB.toseethefatheroffC.totakeafamilyphotoD.toenjoythesailingoftheship2.Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthefatherfromthetelegram?A.HewasstillalivE.B.Hiskneewasbroken.C.Hisshiphadbeensunk.D.HehadarrivedinGlasgow.3.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph6referstothefather’s.A.weakheartB.takingashorejobC.failuretoreturntoseaD.injurycausedbyatorpedo4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sfatherafterhisshipwasattacked?A.Helosthisarm.B.Herepairedtheengines.C.Hemanagedtotakealifeboat.D.Hewasthelasttoleavetheship.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.groupofforgottenheroes.B.A.bookdescribingaterrifyingbattlE.C.A.shipengineer’swartimeexperiencE.D.A.merchant’smemoriesofasearescuE.

Thedaywhenthejobswerehandedoutwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsforallthechildrenintheclass.Ittookplaceduringthefirstweekoftheterm.Everykidwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.Somejobsweremoreinterestingthanothersandthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Whengivingthemouttheteachertookintoaccountwhichpupilshadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.DuringthepreviousyearRitahadcarriedouttheteacher’sinstructionsperfectly.AllthechildrenknewRitawouldbegiventhebestjoB.ButtherewasabigsurprisE.EachchildreceivedanormaljoB.ButRita’sjobwasverydifferent.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.ThoughtheteacherinsistedthatthisantwasveryspecialRitafeltdisappointeD.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforher.EvenherfatherbecameveryangrywiththeteacherandheencouragedRitatopaynoattentiontothisinsignificantpet.HoweverRitapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbydoingsomethingspecialwiththatjoboflittleinterest.Ritastartedinvestigatingallaboutherlittleantandgavetheantthebestfoodanditgrewquiteabitbigger.OnedayamanwholookedveryimportantcameintotheirclassroomanddeclaredYourclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanymethissummeronajourneytothetropicalrainforestwherewewillinvestigateallkindsofinsects.Amongalltheschoolsofthisregionyourclasshasbestcaredforthelittleant.Thatdaytheschoolwasfilledwithjoyandcelebration.EveryonethankedRitaforhavingbeensopatientandresponsiblE.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttaskyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleeveninwhatarethesmallesttasks.26.Whatdidtheteacherbaseherdecisiononwhengivingoutjobstothechildren?A.Theirabilityofmanagingtheiraccountsduringthepreviousyear.B.Theircharactersandinterests.C.Theirclassperformanceduringthepreviousyear.D.Theirworkingperformanceduringthepreviousyear.27.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceButtherewasabigsurprisE.mean?A.Themostresponsiblestudentgotthejobofleastinterest.B.EachchildgotanimportantjoB.C.EachchildgotaninterestingjoB.D.Theperfectstudentgotthejobofeveryone’spreference.28.WhatisRita’sattitudetoherfather’ssuggestion?A.AcceptivE.B.NegativE.C.Uncertain.D.TotallypositivE.29.Wecaninferthatthemanwhomadethedeclarationisa_________.A.principalB.hunterC.directorD.biologist30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ResponsibilityAndIntelligenceBringGoodLuckB.NeverComplainAboutLifeC.SmallTasksCanLeadToFortunesD.MenAreBestKnownByTheirFriends

Itwasacoldwinterday.A.womandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth收费站.I’mpayingformyselfandforthesixcarsbehindmeshesaidwithasmilehandingoverseventickets.OneafteranotherthenextsixdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformedSomeladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfarE.ItturnedoutthatthewomanNatalieSmithhadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.JudyForemanspottedthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfromhomE.Whenitstayedonhermindfordaysshegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.Ithoughtitwasbeautifulshesaidexplainingwhyshe’dtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletterslikeamessagefromabovE.HerhusbandFranklikedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudentsoneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnsonalocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaperadmittingthatthoughshelikeditshedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.TwodayslaterAlicegotacallfromAnneHerbertawomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaperafterturningitaroundinhermindfordays.Here’stheideaAnnesays.Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreofdoitrandomly.Herfantasiesincludepaintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschoolsleavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftownandgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.AnnesaysKindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.TheactsofrandomkindnessspreaD.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaidwhoknowswhatyoumighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreateventskindnessbeginsslowlywitheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!56.WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher?A.Shehadseventickets.B.Sheknewthecardriverswell.C.Shehopedtopleaseothers.D.Shewantedtoshowkindness.57.Whocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassage?A.JudyForeman.B.AnneHerbert.C.NatalieSmith.D.AliceJohnson.58.JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe_________.A.wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroomB.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeantC.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewallD.thoughtitwasbeautifullywritten59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?A.Kindnessandviolencecanreproducethemselves.B.Kindnessandviolencecanaffectone’sbehavior.C.KindnessandviolencecanchangetheworlD.D.Kindnessandviolencecanshapeone’scharacter.60.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.PeopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneeD.B.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.C.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.D.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.

IhavebeeninEnglandforthreemonthsnow.Ihopeyoudon’tthinkI’veforgottenyou.TherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatI’venothadmuchtimeforwritingletters.IshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKing’sCollegeinLondon.SofarI’vebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysofliving.Therearelotsofbooksyoucanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscity.I’msureyou’llbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehere.Ifindsomeofthecustomsinteresting.PeopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswedointhemainlandofEuropE.DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem.Menraisetheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother.16.ThewritercametoLondonfrom______.A.AsiaB.themainlandofEuropeC.AmericaD.Africa17.Thewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecause______.A.shehadforgottenherfriendB.shewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangelandC.shewastoobusytowriteD.shewastoobusystudyingatKing’sCollege18.HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutBritishwaysofliving?A.Happy.B.Angry.C.SaD.D.Interesting.19.ThewritercametoLondon______.A.tostudyB.tomakealivingC.tolearnBritishwaysoflivingD.forsightseeing观光only20.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaccordingtothetext?APeopleheredonotshakehands.BManraisedhandstowomenbutnottoeachother.CI’vebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysoflivingforthreemonthsD.IhavestartedmystudiesatKing’sCollegeinLondon

Therearealotofthingsyoucandotohelpotherswhetherit'swithyourmom'schoresorifafriendisupset.Herearesomelittlethingsyoucandotoreachouttootherpeopleandtheywillbringbenefitssuchashappiness.Trytoofferfirst.Whenpeopleneedyourhelpthey'llmostlikelyaskyoufirstbutifyouhavethechancetrytooffertohelpbeforetheyaskyou.Thiswillshowthatyouarewillingtohelpfromthestart.Forexampleifyouseeafriendstrugglingtocarrygroceriesoffertohelp.Orifyouseethemgettingbulliedhelpthemstandup.OrifyouseethemgettingpusheddownorbeatenaskAreyouallrightandhelpthemup.Thentrytocheerthemup.Believemehelpingpeoplewillalwaysmakeyoufeelbetterbecauseit'stherightthingtodo.Put_yourself_in_someone_else's_shoes.Beingcompassionate有同情心的cangiveyouastrongreasontohelpsomeoneelsE.ItcanalsoshowpeoplethatyoureallydocareaboutsomeonE.VolunteerordonatE.Beingincharitableorganizationsisagreatwaytohelpthelessfortunatelikedonatingfoodormoneytothepoor.Listen.Youobviouslycan'tknowwhatyouneedtodoifyou'renotevenpayingattention.Pluspeoplearen'tgoingtorelyonyouverymuchifyouactlikeyoudon'tevencarewhatthey'resaying.Thinkaboutwhatmighthappenifyoudon't.Morepeoplewillfeelmoremiserableifyoujustleavethemwhentheyneedyouandyoudon'twanttoseepeopleunhappydoyou?Don'tstressyourselftoomuchbutit'salwaysnicetolendahanD.6.Inthepassagetheauthortalksabout________.A.thebenefitsofhelpingothersB.whatyoucandotohelpothersC.howtooffertohelpfirstD.howtolistentoothers7.Whatshouldyoudofirstifyourfriendfeelsdiscouragedafteracompetition?A.Encouragehimnottoloseheart.B.Helphimfindouttheproblem.C.Showcompassionforhim.D.Listentohimpatiently.8.ThesentencePutyourselfinsomeoneelse'sshoesmeans________.A.puttingonsomeoneelse'sshoesB.puttingyourselfinsomeoneelse'ssituationC.showingenoughcareforothersD.listeningtootherscarefully9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepurposeofcharitableorganizationsistodonatefoodormoneytothepoor.B.Helpingothersistherightthingtodobecauseitmakesyoufeelbetter.C.Helpingthosewhoaskyouforhelpfirstcanshowthatyouareverywilling.D.Payingmoreattentiontootherswillgetyoumoretrust.10.Inthenextparttheauthorwouldmostprobablytalkabout________.A.howtolistentoothersB.theresultofstressingyourselftoomuchC.thereasonforbeingnicetolendahandD.thebenefitsofhelpingothers

ItwasacoldDecemberandMrs.Bellwantedtodoalotofshopping.ShewaiteduntilitwasSaturdaywhenherhusbandwasfreeandshetookhimtotheshopswithhertopayforeverythingandtocarryforherwhatshehadbought.TheywenttoalotofshopsandMrs.Bellboughteverythingshecouldthinkof.SheoftenstoppedandsaidLookPeter!Isn’tthatbeautiful?Allrightmydear.Howmuchisit?answeredMr.Bellandthenhetookmoneyouttobuyitforher.ItwasalmostdarkwhentheycameoutofthelastshopandMr.BellwastireD.HewasthinkingaboutanicedrinkbythesideofawarmfirehomE.SuddenlyhiswifelookedupattheskyandsaidLookatthatbeautifulmoonPeter!WithoutstoppingMr.BellansweredatoncE.Allrightdear.Howmuchisit?Thenhetookhiswalletoutofhispocket.51.Mrs.Belltookherhusbandtotheshopsbecause.A.helikedbeautifulthingsB.helikedtodoshoppingtoo.C.shewantedhimtopaymoneyD.hewasalwaysfree52.Mrs.Bellboughtintheshops.A.nothingB.adrinkC.themostbeautifulthingD.anumberofthings53.Mr.Bellshopping.A.wasaddictedtoB.wasthinkingaboutC.wastiredofD.wasveryinterestedin54.AccordingtothelastparagraphweknowMr.Bell.[A.wantedtobuythemoonB.didnotreallyknowwhathiswifewassayingC.wasamillionairD.didnotliketheideaofbuyingthemoon

Onedayapoormanwascuttingabigpieceofwoodnearariver.Suddenlyhisoldaxefellintothewater.HefeltverysadbecausehelosthisonlyaxE.Thenallatonceabeautifulfairycameoutandaskedthemanwhatwasthematter.IhavelostmyaxehesaiD.ItfellintothewaterwhenIwascuttingthewooD.ThefairyshowedhimagoldaxeandaskedIsthisyours?Nosaidtheman.ThefairythenshowedhimasilveraxeandaskedagainIsthisyours?Noagainansweredtheman.ThensheshowedhimtheoldaxE.Yesthatisminecalledoutthehappyman.Iknowthatwellenoughsaidthefairy.IonlywantedtoseeifyouwouldtellmethetruthandnowI'llgiveyouthegoldaxeandthesilveraxebesidesyourownonE.147w1.Onedaywhenthemanwascuttingsomething________.A.hefellintothewaterB.hisaxedroppedintotheriverC.hisaxefellintoalakeD.hesawabeautifulfairy2.Themanwassadbecause_________.A.hewaspoorandhadnootheraxesB.hecouldnotgoonworkingC.helikedhisaxeverymuchD.hisaxewasagoldaxe3.Thefairygavehimagoldaxeandasilveraxebuthedidn'ttakethembecausehe______.A.didnotlikethemB.didnotknowtheyweremadeofgoldandsilverC.wasveryrichD.knewtheseaxeswerenothis4.Attheendofthestorythemanhad________.A.onlyoneaxeB.twoaxesC.threeaxesD.manyaxes5.Thefairyhelpedthemanbecausehewas________man.A.anoldB.ayoungC.apoorD.anhonest.

ForaboutthreeyearsnowIhavebeenwritingpoetry.ItwasnotuntilmyjunioryearinhighschoolthatIdevelopedaninterestloveandskillforwritingpoetry.BackinelementaryschoolIlovetowritestories.Iwouldwritestoriesonpost-itnotesandanywhereIcoulD.YetwhenIhadtowritealimerick五行打油诗foranassignmentIcouldnotwrapmyheadaroundpoetry.IhadaveryhardtimefiguringouthowtorhymewordsandhavethewordsmakesensE.Ieventuallytossedthepaperwiththeattemptedlimerickinthetrash.Ididnottrymyhandatpoetryagainuntilseveralyearslater.ManyyearslaterinmyfreshmanyearofhighschoolmyEnglishteachergavemyclassapoetryprojectasanassignment.Istillremembermylimerickassignmentandwasafraidofdoingthepoetry.Fortheprojectwehadtoanalyzeapoemandwritearesponsetoit.IchoosetorespondtoRobertFrost’spoemFireandIcE.Ialsowrotemyownpoemfirst.Ibecomereallyexcitedwhenwritingthepoem.TwoyearslaterIstartedwritingpoetryasahobbyandforfun.TolearnhowgoodorbadmypoemswereIhandedthemintosomemagazinesandcontests.IwonsecondplaceintheNorthCarolinaPoetrySociety’sSherryPruittAwardContestwithapoemcalledTheOceanandhadmytwopoemspublishedashighmerit优等poems.Ihavecontinuedtowritepoetryandhaveevenself-publishedthreecollectionsofpoetryinbothprintande-bookformatswhichcanbefoundatmystoreonLulu.NowIlovewritingpoetrybutIdon’thatewritingshortstories.IjustfinditmoredifficultandnotmystyleofwritingeventhoughIstillwriteshortstoriesoccasionally.56.Whentheauthorwasapupilhe____.A.likedwritingstoriesB.wasgoodatwritingpoetryC.couldunderstandpoetrywellD.wasoftenpraisedbyhisteacher57.Whengiventhepoetryprojectinhighschooltheauthorwas______.A.excitedB.annoyedC.confidentD.worried58.Theauthortookupwritingpoetryasahobbywhenhe____.A.wasinGradeThreeinhighschoolB.workedasastorekeeperC.wasinGradeOneinhighschoolD.wasatcollege59.Howdidtheauthorincreasehisconfidenceinwritingpoetry?A.HewrotealotofpoemsandaskedadvicefromhisteacherB.HepublishedthreecollectionsofpoetrybyhimselfC.HesubmittedhispoemstomagazinescontestsD.Hegaveupwritingstoriesandonlywrotepoetry

You’reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:Ican’tbelieveit—LorenzoBertolla!Theyarealmostimpossibletofind.Isn’titbeautiful?Andit’salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRome.Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It’sniceandthepriceisright.You’veneverheardofLorenzoBertollabutthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.Soyoubuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.TheyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostoretalkingloudlyaboutLorenzoBertollaclothes.Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewearingdrivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscooltheproductseemscooltoo.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon’tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration—consumersbetweentheageof18and34.It’sagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospendbuttheydon’ttrustads.Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorstoperforminbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.SomepeoplemightcallthispracticemisleadingbutmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreative.Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.Itistruebecauseeveryoneknowsanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.Howeveryoudon’tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformance.8.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsoasto______.A.getthesweateratalowerpriceB.beheardbypeoplearoundC.beadmiredbyothershoppersD.decideonbuyingthesweater9.LorenzoBertollais______.A.averypopularmalesingerB.anadvertisingagencyC.aclothingcompanyinRomeD.thebrandnameofclothes10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Traditionaladvertisingwillsoondisappearinthemarket.B.TheMTVgenerationtendstobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyallkindsofads.C.Thattraditionaladvertisingistoodirectmayleadtoitsdecreasingeffectiveness.D.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TwoAttractiveShoppersB.LorenzoBertollaSweatersC.WaysofAdvertisingD.UndercoverMarketing

LastweekIvisitedmyfriendPeteinthenewhomewhereheliveswithhiswifeanddaughter.PeteusedtospendhisholidaystravellingtheworldvisitingthepyramidsinEgyptorscubadiving潜水intheCaribbean.Nowadayshepreferstospendhisholidaysandweekendsmakinghishouselookmorebeautiful.LikehundredsofthousandsofotherBritishpeoplehehasdiscoveredthejoyofDIYDoItYourselfwhichmeansifthereareanythingsthatneedfixingaroundthehousehewilltrytodothejobhimself.AsheshowedmethenewkitchenheputtogetherbyhimselfandthenewlypaintedwallsIaskedPetewherehegothisinspiration灵感from.HetoldmethathisfavoritesourceofideaswasaDIYprogramonTV.ThisgotmethinkingaboutthegreatpopularityofDIYprogramsintheUK.Eachmajorchannelhasatleastonehomeorgardenimprovingshowandthere’sevenasatellitechannelcompletelyaboutthesubject.IguessitisnotreallysurprisingthatDIYprogramsaresopopular.TwocommonsayingsinBritain－‘anEnglishman’shomeishiscastle’and‘there’snoplacelikehome’－showhowimportantourhousesaretous.Withthepresenteconomicdownturnmanypeoplecan’taffordtobuyabiggerhousesotheyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.DIYistheperfectchoicE.Butbecareful!Ireadareportthatsaidover230000peoplewereinjuredwhiledoinghomeimprovementsintheUKinjustoneyearincluding41000whofelloffladders梯子and5800whowereseriouslyhurtbyhammers.SoIwon’tbegoingdowntothehardwarestorE.61.HowdidPetespendhisholidayinthepast?A.Visitinghisfriends.B.Diving.C.TravellingaroundtheworlD.D.Makinghishousebeautiful.62.WhichmightNOTbeshowninaDIYprogramonTV?A.ScubadivingB.A.gardenimprovingfeaturE.C.Homeimprovements.D.Fixingthingsinkitchens63.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyDIYispopularamongBritishpeople?A.TheyenjoyDIY.B.Theywanttomaketheirhousesbetterthemselves.C.Theycanimprovetheirhouseswithoutspendingmuchmoney.D.TheywanttobeonTV.64.Attheendofthearticlethewriterwantsustoremember_____.A.nottogotothehardwarestoreB.tobecarefulnottogethurtwhiledoingDIYC.tokeepwatchingDIYonTVwhiledrinkinganicecupofteaD.nottoclimbladdersorusehammers65.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat_____.A.peopleintheUKlikeDIYmorethanpeopleinothercountriesB.DIYprogramsarethemostpopularintheUKC.homeisthemostimportantplacetotheEnglishD.Britishpeoplecan’taffordtobuyhousesduringtheeconomicdownturn

TheyweregoingtoFortLauderdale—threeboysandthreegirls—andwhentheyboardedthebustheywerecarryingsandwichesandwineinpaperbagsdreamingofgoldenbeachesandseatidesasthegraycoldspringofNewYorkwentbehindthem.AsthebuspassedthroughNewJerseytheybegantonoticeVingo.HesatinfrontofthemcompletelyinsilencE.DeepintothenightoutsideWashingtonthebuspulledintoHowardJohnson’sandeverybodygotoffexceptVingo.Theyoungpeoplebegantowonderabouthim.Whentheywentbacktothebusoneofthegirlssatbesidehimandintroducedherself.Wantsomewine?shesaiD.HesmiledandtookaswigfromthebottlE.Hethankedherandbecamesilentagain.AfterawhileshewentbacktotheothersandVingonoddedinsleep.InthemorningtheyawokeoutsideanotherHowardJohnson’sandthistimeVingowentin.Thegirlinsistedthathejointhem.Heorderedblackcoffeeandsomecookiesastheyoungpeopletalkedaboutsleepingonbeaches.WhentheyreturnedtothebusthegirlsatwithVingoagainandafterawhileslowlyandpainfullyhebegantotellhisstory.HehadbeeninprisoninNewYorkforthepastfouryearsandnowhewasgoinghomE.Areyoumarried?Idon’tknow.Youdon’tknow?shesaiD.WellwhenIwasinprisonIwrotetomywifehesaidItoldherthatIwasgoingtobeawayforalongtimeandthatifshecouldn’tstanditifthekidskeptaskingquestionsandifithurthertoomuchwellshecouldjusforgetmE.I.’dunderstanD.GetanewmanIsaid—she’sawonderfulwoman.Itoldhershedidn’thavetowritemE.Andshedidn’t.Notforthreeandahalfyears.Andyou’regoinghomenownotknowing?Yeah.WelllastweekwhenIwassuretheparole假释wascomingthroughIwroteheragain.WeusedtoliveinBrunswickjustbeforeJacksonvilleandthere’sabigoak橡树justasyoucomeintotown.Itoldherthatifshedidn’thaveanewmanandifshe’dtakemebacksheshouldputayellowhandkerchiefonthetreeandI’dgetoffandcomehomE.Ifshedidn’twantmeforgetit—nohandkerchiefandI.’dgoonthrough.WowthegirlexclaimedWow.ShetoldtheothersandsoonallofthemwereinitlookingatthepicturesVingoshowedthemofhiswifeandthreechildren.Nowtheywere20milesfromBrunswickandtheyoungpeopletookoverwindowseatsontherightsidewaitingfortheapproachofthegreatoak.Vingostoppedlookingtighteninghisfaceasifprotectinghimselfagainststillanotherdisappointment.ThenBrunswickwastenmilesandthenfivE.Thensuddenlyalloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseatsshoutingandcrying.Vingosatthereastonishedlookingattheoak.Itwascoveredwithyellowhandkerchiefs—20ofthem30ofthemmaybehundredsflyinginthewinD.AstheyoungpeopleshoutedVingoslowlyrosefromhisseatandmadehiswaytothefrontofthebustogohomE.12.Atthebeginningofthestorytheyoungboysandgirls______.A.showedagreatinterestinVingoB.didn’tnoticeVingoatallC.wantedtoofferhelptoVingoD.didn’tlikeVingoatall13.TheunderlinedpartHowardJohnson’sismostprobablyan______.A.busstationB.apartmentC.hospitalD.restaurant14.HowdidVingofeelonthewayhome?A.AshameD.B.RelaxeD.C.Nervous.D.DisappointeD.15.Theparagraphsfollowingthispassagewouldmostprobablytalkabout______.A.Vingo’sexperienceinprisonB.theyoungpeople’straveltoFortLauderdaleC.Vingo’sthreelovelychildrenD.thedialoguebetweenVingoandhisfamily

IfyoutakeitforgrantedthattostudyinuniversityisthesameasatmiddleschoolandhighschoolthenyouwillbeinforasurprisE.Achangeofattitudeisinvolvedinmanywayswhenyougouptouniversity.AlthoughtheprocesshasbeengoingonsinceyouwenttomiddleschoolthebiggestchangeisgoingtotakeplacE.Nowinsteadoftakingseveralsubjectsyouhavechosenonemajorsubjectbecauseyoufinditinterestingandworthexploringfurther.Thechoiceisyours.YoualsohavebeforeyouthegoalofgettingadegreE.Thedegreeandthestagesyouhavetopassthroughtoachieveitgiveyoumotivationeventhoughitmaybecomeweakfromtimetotimeandnotallpartsofthecoursewillbeexcitingasurewaytoloseinterestistodotoolittlework.Itisalawofdiminishingreturns—thelessworkyoudothelessinterestyouwillhaveandthemoreboredyouwillbecomE.Soregularworkisneededtokeepyourinterestaswellaskeeppacewithnewwork.Anotherchangeisintherelationshipwiththosewhoteachyou.Thismaywellhavechangedduringmiddleschoolandhighschoolbutnowthewholecontextisdifferent.Youarenolongerforcedtostayinschoolalldayandyouorganizeyourowntimeandplaceforstudying.Youaretheretostudyactivelyratherthantobetaughtpassively.YourteachersmayormaynoturgeyoubuttheydowantyoutosharetheirinterestinthesubjectandtheywantyoutosucceeD.Theteacherworksasyourcoachortrainer.Ifyouwerebecomingaprofessionaltennisplayerormusicianyouwouldexpectyourcoachtolookoutforwaysofimprovingyourperformanceandtocriticizeyourworkallthetimeyouwouldbesillytofeelfedupaboutthis—infactyouwouldsackyourcoachifhejustsaideverythingwasfinE.Soifyougetworkbackwithapoorermarkthanyouexpectedandwithvariouscriticismsdon'tfeeldiscouragedbythis.Ifyoudon'tunderstandwhatiswrongandhowtoimprovethenaskyourteachertoexplainanddon'tbesatisfieduntilyoudounderstanD.46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Youneedtostudyjustonesubjectinuniversity.B.Thedesiretogetadegreeisalwaysstrongthroughouttheuniversitydays.C.Howhard­workingthestudentsareaffectstheirinterestintheirstudy.D.Youneedn'tbetaughtbyteachersinuniversity.47.Theteachersinuniversity________.A.havetourgeyoutostudyhardB.mayinstructyouhowtoimproveyourstudiesC.nevercriticizeyourworkD.neverhelpyouifyoufailtounderstandadifficultproblem48.Inuniversitywhatyoucandoincludes________.a.goingshoppingintheeveningb.organizingyourclasstimec.doinghomeworkinyourdormitoryd.stayinginschoolalldayA.abcB.acC.bdD.acd49.Theunderlinedwordsackinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.disbelieveB.likeC.fireD.thank50.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.studentsgotouniversitytogetadegreeB.goingtouniversitybringstwomajorchangesC.studentslearnhowtostudyinuniversityD.studentslearntounderstandcollegelife

Inthefallof1985Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversityaimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewherE.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandmaanamazingwomangraduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollegeshedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadopted收养的andbiologicalchildren.In1999weadoptedourfirstson.TolayeyesonhimwasFantasticandveryemotional.A.yearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003Igavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecameraisingfourboysundertheageof8!Ourhomewasacompletezoo—ajoyouszoo.NotsurprisingIneverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-timE.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquitbutIknewI.shouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2007IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinA.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!Iamnotspecialjustsingle-mindeD.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshugebutwhenyou’reinthemidstofititjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:littlestepsadduptobigdreams.21.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversityherdreamwastobe_________.A.awriterB.adoctorC.ajudgeD.ajournalist22.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?A.HergrandmaaskedhertowithdrawfromcollegE.B.ShefellinloveandgotmarrieD.C.ShehadsomanychildrentosupportthatshewastoobusytocontinuehercollegE.D.ShedecidedtolookafterhergrandmA.23.Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylittleonegoesfar.C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.WellbegunhalfdonE.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.CaringanddetermineD.B.HonestandresponsiblE.C.AmbitiousandsensitivE.D.Innocentandsingle-mindeD.

Whenwewereverysmallwerealizedthathavingfriendswasimportant.Someofusevenhadimaginary想象中的friends.Theneedforfriendscontinuedaswegrewintoourteens.Friendsplayedabigpartinformingourpersonalities性格.Asadultsitisstillimportantforustohavefriends.Truefriendsarepeoplewholikeusthoughwemademistakesandwholistentousandtellusthetruth.Friendssupportourdecisionsandtelluswhenwe’refoolish.Theylaughwithusandshareoursadness.Theyareourpartnersandshareinterestswithus.Theystimulateuswhenwearefeelingdown.Theyarepeoplewearen’tafraidoftellingoursecretwishestoorwhatisreallyonourminds.Friendsareoursupporters.Whenyoucandependonfriendsyoufeelsafeandwarm.Friendsofferacceptanceandemotional情感的support.AttimestheyalsohelpwithoureverydaylivescookingamealdoingchoresorgivingusaliftwhenweneedonE.Friendsalsoaretheretoofferadviceaneartolistenorashouldertocryon.Friendsalsohelpusreducestress.Notonlydotheylistentouswhenwefeelstressedbuttheyalsodiscusswhatisstressingus.SharinginterestsanddoingactivitieswithfriendshelpusforgetaboutproblemsatworkorathomE.Forashorttimewecanloseourselvesinapleasantactivityandperhapslaughandbreathemoreeasily.54.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoReduceStressB.HowtoMakeNewFriendsC.TheImportanceofFriendsD.TheQualitiesofGoodFriends55.TheunderlinedwordstimulateinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.educateB.encourageC.surpriseD.dislike56.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthatfriendsalways________.A.laughatuswhenwe’refoolishB.tellusotherpeople’ssecretsC.shareoursadnessandinterestsD.supportuswhenweneedhelp57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.peopleshouldmakefriendsanytimeB.friendsarepeoplewhoallowyoutocryC.afriendhelpsyouinmanywaysD.goodfriendsarealwaysdifficulttomeet

ForalongtimenowI'vebeenfascinatedbycommonphrasesandtheirorigins-andjustwhywesaywhatwesay.Idecidedtoconsulttheexpertssortthroughalltheresearchandcompile编写theanswers.Hereareafewofthestandouts.Q:Whydowetietheknot结whenwegetmarried?A.:Knotshavebeenacommonmetaphor比喻inmarriageceremoniesallovertheworldandthroughtimE.Theexpressionmeanstouniteinmanage.IntheHindumarriageceremonythegroomtiesaribbonaroundthebride'sneck.InancientRomethebrideworeabeltthatwastiedinaknot.ThegroomwouldthenunfastenitontheirfirstnighttogetherashusbandandwifE.Q:WhydowesayManyhappyreturns?A.:ThephraseisshortforManyhappyreturnsofthedaywhichistosayMaythisdayreturnmanytimesorMayyouhavemanymorebirthdays.Q:HowaboutIt'snotovertillthefatladysings?Wheredoesthatcomefrom?A.:ThisexpressionisusuallyphrasedasTheoperaisn'tovertillthefatladysings.ItgotitsstartasapopularsayingwhenitwasusedbyasportswriterDanCookin1976toindicatethatasportingcontestwouldn'tenduntiltimewascalleD.Q:What'sthestoryofundertheweatherespeciallywhentheweather’sjustfine?A.:There'sprobablyanautical航海的explanation.Indaysgonebywhenpeoplefeltseasicktheyweretoldtogobelow-decksandfindaspotinthemiddleoftheshipwherethemotionwouldbelessnoticeablE.Inthatwaytheyliterallytookthemselvesundertheweather.68.ThephraseIt'snotovertillthefatladysingswasfirstusedin________.A.sportB.operaC.movieD.music69.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingphrasesisrelatedtothesea?A.Tietheknot.B.Manyhappyreturns.C.It'snotovertillthefatladysings.D.Undertheweather.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Tietheknothasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.B.Manyhappyreturnsisoftenusedwhenpeoplecelebratebirthdays.C.It'snotovertillthefatladysingsgotitsstartin1976.D.UndertheweathermeanstheweatherisbaD.71.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.tellussomefunnystoriesB.tellustheoriginsofsomephrasesC.tellussomeinterestingexperiencesD.tellusthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage

Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguestswhowereafatheranddaughterandthecoveronthecup.Apparentlythinkingofsomethinghehurriedintotheinnerroomleavingthethermos热水瓶onthetablE.Histwoguestsheardacupboardopening.Theyremainedsittinginthesittingroomtheten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindowthefatherjustabouttotakehiscupwhenthecrashcamerightthereinthesittingroom.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.Itwasthethermoswhichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllookedoverhershouldershockedstaring.Itwasmysterious.Neitherofthemtoucheditnotevenabit.Trueithadn’tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplacedinonthetablebutithadn’tfallenthen.Theexplosioncausedthehosttorushback.GawkingatthesteamingfloorthehostsaidItdoesn’tmatter!Itdoesn’tmatter!Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.ThenhesaidsoftlySorryItoucheditanditfell.Itdoesn’tmattersaidthehost.WhentheyleftthehousethedaughtersaidDaddydidyoutouchit?NobutitstoodsoclosetomE.Butyoudidnottouchit.Isawyourreflectioninthewindowglass.ThefatherlaugheD.Whatwouldyougiveasthecauseofitsfall?Thethermosfellbyitself.Thefloorisnotsmooth.DaddywhydidyousaythatyouThatwon’tdogirl.ItsoundsmoreacceptablewhenIsayIknockeditdown.TherearethingswhichpeopleacceptlessthemoreyoudefenD.Thetruerthestoryyoutellthelesstrueitsounds.ThedaughterwaslostinsilenceforawhilE.ThenshesaidCanyouexplainitonlyinthisway?OnlyinthiswayherfathersaiD.55.Whichstatementisapossiblethemeofthisstory?A.Peopleshouldtaketheblameforwhatthedidn’tdo.B.Peoplerarelytellthetruth.C.Ifyoudefendyourselfpeoplewillbelieveyou.D.Youcan’talwaysmakepeoplebelievethetruth.56.TheunderlinedphraseGawkingatprobablymeans__________________.A.staringatwithangerB.lookingatcuriousC.lookingatinadullwayD.glancingathopelessly57.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatthefather________________.A.didn’tknowthehostwellB.didn’tthinkthehostwouldbelievethetruthC.wassorrythathetoldthetruthD.feltsatisfiedthathedidn’ttellthetruh58.Fromthestoryweknowthatthedaughter___________.A.thoughtherfathershouldtellthetruthB.didn’tknowwhythethermosfellC.glancingathopelesslyD.lookingatinadullway

AsmanypeoplehitmiddleagetheyoftenstarttonoticetheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobE.Wesuddenlycan’trememberwhereweputthekeysjustamomentagooranoldacquaintance’snameorthenameofanoldbandweusedtolovE.Asthebrainfadeswerefertotheseoccurrencesasseniormoments.Thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentiallyhaveadisadvantageouseffectonourprofessionalsocialandpersonalwell-being.Ithappenstomostofusbutisitinevitable不可避免的?Neuroscientistsareincreasinglyshowingthere’sactuallyalotthatcanbedonE.Itturnsthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdoandtherightmentalexercisecansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitivefunctions.Thinkingisessentiallyaprocessofmakingneuralconnectionsinthebrain.ScientistsbelieveintelligencecanexpandaccordingtomentaleffortandpracticE.NowanewSanFranciscoWeb-basedcompanyhastakenitastepfurtheranddevelopedthefirstbraintrainingprogramtohelppeopleregaintheirmentalsharpness.CalledLumosityitwasdesignedbysomeoftheleadingexpertsinneuroscienceandcognitivepsychologyfromStanfordUniversity.Lumosityisnotonlyanonlineplacetoexerciseyourmentalskills.That’sbecausetheyhaveintegrated整合theseexercisesintoaWeb-basedprogramallowingyoutosystematicallyimproveyourmemoryandattention.Theprogramrecordsyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedbackonyourimprovement.Mostimportantlyitconstantlymodifiesthegamesyouplaytobuildonthestrengthsyouaredeveloping—muchlikeaneffectiveexerciseroutinerequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscleusE.Doesitwork?Apparentlyitdoes.IncontrolledclinicaltrialsLumositywasshowntogreatlyimprovebasiccognitivefunctions.Onestudyshowedstudentsimprovedtheirscoresonmathtestsby34percentafterusingLumosityforsixweekssignificantlygreatergainsthanthosemadebyotherstudentsinthesameclassnottrainingwiththeLumosityprogram.Thecompanysaysitsusershavereportedclearerandquickerthinkingimprovedmemoryfornamesnumbersdirectionsincreasedalertnessawarenessmoodandbetterconcentrationatworkorwhiledriving.LumosityiscurrentlyofferingafreetrialoftheirprogramtonewuserssothatyoucanseehowwellitworksbeforeyoudecidetosubscribE.1.Manymiddle-agedpeople’smemoryisdecreasingbecause.A.theirbrainsareinjuredB.theirbrainsdon’thaveenoughoxygenC.theirbrainsaren’tsuppliedwithenoughbloodD.theirbrainsaregrowingold2.What’sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.OurmusclesneedtoexercisE.B.Scientistsbelieveourbrainneedsimprovingbyrunning.C.ScientistsbelievepropermentalpracticecanimproveintelligencE.D.Ourmuscleshaveconnectionswithourbrain.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefunctionofLumosity?A.Improvingyourmemoryandattention.B.Increasingyourresistancefordiseases.C.Recordingyouradvanceandofferingfeedbackindetailonyourimprovement.D.Modifyingthegamesyouplaytobuildonthestrengthsyouaredeveloping.4.IfyouwanttoorderLumositywhatshouldyoudofirst?A.Youcangetafreetrialoftheirprogram.B.Youcanpaymoneyforitfirst.C.Youcanfirstgetitandthenpayforit.D.Youcanthinkquickly.

Ifyoudidn'tlookatthemtheyweren'tthereright?OnseeingthoseinragsonthecornerIonlywantedthelighttoturngreenfastenoughsothatIwouldn'thavetokeeppretendingnottoseethem.ThenonedayasIwasholdingthehandofmybestfriendJanewhowasyoungbutdyingofbreastcancershetoldmethatshemadeeverymomentcountbyslowingdownandbyseeingeverything.Iheldherhandforfiveyearsandthenshepassedaway.Shedidteachmesomething.Ittookawhileforherwordstoreallysinkin.Icanbeaslowlearner.IstartedbyseeingeverythingandfocusedontheirpresencE.OnedayIsawaVietnamveteran老兵.Iaskedhimwhatwouldmakehisday.AhotcupofcoffeehetoldmE.Iboughthimacupofcoffeeastackofpancakessomeeggsandsoon.AfterourmealtogetherIaskedhimiftherewasanythingelsethatwouldmakehislifeabiteasier.AnewpairofsockshesaiD.Socksreally?Iactuallyhappenedtobewearinganicepairofwoolhikingsocksatthatverymoment.ItoldhimthatIwantedtogivehimthepairIwaswearingifhewouldacceptit.FinallyheagreeD.Wesatdownonabenchandhestartedtofirsttakeoffhisbootsandthenremovetheblacksocksthathadoncebeenwhiteoffhisfeet.Ithinkalayerortwoofskinmighthavecomeoffwiththem.Takinghisnewpairofsocksheheldthesocksuptohischeeksandsaidtheywerewarmandsmelledasgoodasmepoolsoftearsinhiseyes.Suchasimpleluxury奢侈品IusedtotakeforgranteD.NowIalwayshaveanextrapairwithmeinmycar.Theyarealwaysmybestpairjustwaitingtobegivenaway.1.Onseeingthehomelesstheauthorusedto_______.A.actasiftheywerenotthereB.showmercytothemC.hideinthecornerD.makefunofthem2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewasslowinlearningthings.B.Hisbestfriendwasonceateacher.C.Hewassadthathisfriendwasdying.D.Hedidn'tunderstandJane'swordsatfirst.3.Whydoestheauthoralwayshaveanextrapairofsocksinhiscar?A.Todecoratehiscar.B.Tosellittoothers.C.TokeepitforachangE.D.Todonateittoaneedyperson.4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?A.Allmenarebornequal.B.Don'tmissdoinganygoodthing.C.A.beggar'spurseisbottomless.D.Don'ttroubletroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.

In1978Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmawayfromSydneyAustraliA.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.UnfortunatelytheonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinSydneyhadalreadyleft.SoIthoughtI'dhitcharide搭便车.IwaitedbythesideofthehighwayforthreehoursbutnoonestoppedformE.FinallyamanwalkedoverandintroducedhimselfasGordon.Hesaidthatalthoughhecouldn'tgivemealiftIshouldcomebacktohishouseforlunch.HenoticedmestandingforhoursintheNovemberheatandthoughtImustbehungry.Iwasdoubtfulasayounggirlbutheassured使放心meIwassafeandhealsoofferedtohelpmefindalifthomeafterwards.Whenwearrivedathishousehemadeussandwiches.AfterlunchhehelpedmefindalifthomE.Twenty­fiveyearslaterin2003whileIwasdrivingtoanearbytownonedayIsawanelderlymanstandingintheglaringheattryingtohitcharidE.IthoughtitwasanotherchancetorepaysomeoneforthefavourI'dbeengivendecadesearlier.Ipulledoverandpickedhimup.Imadehimcomfortableonthebackseatandofferedhimsomewater.AfterafewmomentsofsmalltalkthemansaidtomeYouhaven'tchangedabitevenyourredhairisstillthesamE.Icouldn'trememberwhereI'dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.6.Theauthorhadtohitcharideonedayin1978because________.A.herworkdelayedhertriptoSydneyB.shewasgoinghomeforherholidaysC.thetownwasfarawayfromSydneyD.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome7.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?A.HehelpedthegirlfindaridE.B.HegavethegirlaridebackhomE.C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.8.Thereasonwhytheauthorofferedalifttotheelderlymanwasthat________.A.sherealizedhewasGordonB.shehadknownhimfordecadesC.shewasgoingtothenearbytownD.shewantedtorepaythefavoursheoncegot9.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?A.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.B.ThosewhogiverideswillberepaiD.C.Goodmannersbringabouthappiness.D.Peopleshouldofferfreeridestoothers.

HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouseandmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmericA.Wewereonthebusthen.IwascryingandsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatmE.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.InfactIthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.ThefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimismbuttheideadidnotcometomeatoncE.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbE.MotherremarriedandthingsbecameevenmorecomplexformE.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensadandsawnoendtothehardtimes.MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathomE.IwrotelettersfilledoutformstranslatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficerstookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthereandevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrulealmostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway！Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveupandjustwaitalittle！Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallrighteventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.65.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A.Fromherrelatives.B.Fromhermother.C.Frombooksandpictures.D.Fromradioprograms.66.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed67.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorktheauthor________.A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfutureC.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather

Whatdoyourememberaboutyourchildhood?Ihavegoodmemoriesofexploringthefieldsnearmyhouseandridingmybikearoundthepark.Todaychildrendon’tspendenoughtimeinthefreshair.ManyofthemfixtheireyesonascreeneitheronacomputeroraTV---theyseemtobelivinginavirtualworld.Theyhavelosttouchwithnature.Now400organizationsintheUKareencouragingchildrentohavesomewildtime.Theywantkidstoexchangeatleast30minutesofwatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesfortimeplayingoutside.Thesimplepleasuresofexploringanddiscoveringnaturehelpchildrentolearnandkeepfittoo.AndySimpsonwhoispartofthecampaignsays:Anextra30minutesofwildtimeeverydayforallunder12-year-oldsintheUKwouldbetheequivalent同等ofjustthreemonthsoftheirchildhoodspentoutdoors.Evenifthekidsliveinacitytheycangoonadventuresinthegardenorthepark.Howeverchildrenoftenneedahelpinghandfrommumanddad.Theyneedtobeshownwhattodoandwheretogo.Sodespitethecomplexworldthatyoungpeoplegrowupinnowitseemsthatgoingbacktobasicsandexperiencingnature’splaygroundiswhatmodernneed.AndySimpsonadds:Wewantparentstoseewhatthismagicalwonderproductdoesfortheirkids’developmentindependenceandcreativitybygivingwildtimeago.DavidBondfromProjectWildThingsaysweneedtomakemorespaceforwildtimeinchildren’sdailyroutinefreeingthisgenerationofkidstohavethesortofexperiencesthatmanyofustookforgranted.29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthepresentkids?A.Theydependontheirparentstoomuch.B.Theydon’tgetclosetonature.C.Theyspendtoomuchtimeplayingoutside.D.They’reeagertoplaywiththeirparents.30.Inthelastparagraphwonderproductprobablyrefersto______________.A.nature’splaygroundB.helpinghandC.dailyroutineD.complexworld31.WhatsuggestiondoesDavidBondgiveus?A.Preventkidsfromplayingcomputergames.B.Helpchildrenmasterbasicskills.C.Teachkidshowtofacedifficulties.D.Letchildrenhavemorewildtime.

DearBobbyBruneChildrenlearnbestwhenthey'rehavingfun.JungleGymJimmyisanarticleforparentsandchildrenthatteachesplaygroundsafetyandshowshowsimplyplayingcanpromotegoodhealthandfitness.Thetipsaregiventhroughthefunnyvoiceofthetourguideontheplaygroundseven-year-oldJimmy.BylisteningtoJimmychildrenlearnhowtousetheequipmentsafelyandhowtogetthemostfunoutofadayontheplaygrounD.AsaKidTalksubscriberforthelastsevenyearsIamveryfamiliarwithyourpublicationandfeelthisarticlewouldbeapositiveadditiontotheICanDoItsectionofthemagazinE.Thearticlehas2114wordsandhasbeendividedintocategoriesinawaythatholdschildren'sinterest.BeingamotheroffourchildrenandusingourhomeasameetingplaceformostoftheneighborhoodI'vehadtheopportunitytotestandconfirmthatthefunandeasyexercisesofferedherearenotonlyeffectivebutarelotsoffunforkids.I'vebeenwritingchildren'sstoriesandarticlesforseveralyearsandhavehadmanyofmystoriespublishedinKidsKnowBestasmallnewspaperthattheCinderPrimarySchoolpublisheseachmonth.I'malsoafoundingmemberoftheRightOnBabyeditorialgroupwhichpublishesamonthlye-zineforparentswithnewbornsandI'macontributingeditortoWriteNowanonlinesitethatteachescreativewriting.ThankyouforyourtimE.SincerelyClaudiaParker52.Theauthorhaswrittenthislettertoa.A.magazineB.websiteC.newspaperD.primaryschool53.AccordingtothepassagewecanlearnJungleGymJimmy.A.isanarticlewrittenforteachersB.givestipsthroughthevoiceofalittleboyC.haslessthan2000wordsD.iswrittenbyamotherwhohasfivechildren54.Bywritingthethirdparagraphtheauthorwantstoshowthatshe.A.isexperiencedinwritingarticlesforchildrenB.writeslotsofarticlesaboutherownchildrenC.oftenreadsdifferentstoriesforherchildrenD.isgoodatdesigningactivitiesforchildren55.Thepurposeoftheletteristo.A.openanewsectioninapublicationforparentsB.startagametopromotegoodhealthandfitnessC.organizeaclassteachingchildrenhowtoplaysafelyD.recommendanarticleonhowtohavefunontheplayground

ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.WithopeningnightonlyaweekawayIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcolD.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymorE.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruckpulluptothesidewalknexttomE.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.m.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgotmywalletback.IalsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.50.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.ColdandsickB.LuckyandhopefulC.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless51.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow52.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.SomeoneofferedtotakeherbackhomeB.A.red-hairedmancametoseeher.C.SheheardsomeonecallhernameD.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck53.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_____.A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners.D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank

OnlythreelocalstudentswonChineseBlog博客Competition.And15ofthe18awardswenttostudentsfromChinA.170students’task:togetafully-designedblogupandrunningcompletewithmanypostingsbasedonathemeofchoice—allwritteninChinesE.Themesrangedfromlocalopinions—suchastheusageofSinglisheducationandwhetherSingaporecanbeaculturalcentre—tofoodblogs.Theentrieswerejudgedonlanguageproficiency熟练程度andthequalityofwritingaswellasthedesignandlevelofexchangingideaswithreaders.AcademicsfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeandtheSIMUniversityITexpertsandajournalistfromChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoinSingaporemadeupthejudges.IntheendonlythreeSingaporeanstudentsmadeittotheawardlist—therestoftheawardsweresweptupbystudentsfromChinA.NosurprisesaidMr.ChowYawLong37teacher-in-chargefromInnovaJuniorCollegewhichorganizedtheevent.AlthoughthetopicswerelocalsubjectstheforeignstudentsweregenerallybetterintermsofthecontentofthepostsandtheirgraspoftheChineselanguagE.OneofthethreelocalstudentswinningthefirstprizeintheBestLanguageAwardwasbloggerChristinaGao19fromtheSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollegewhosparednoeffortinresearchingforandwritingherblog.Eachentrytookherbetweenfiveandsevendaystoproducecompletewithpicturesandevenpodcasts播客.Heradviceforbloggersis:BeresponsiblE.SomebloggersoutthereonlyseektoblametheauthoritiesandotherbloggerssaidMissGaoIthinktheylackresponsibilitiesandthereisnovaluetotheirposts.1.Thecompetitionwasorganizedby.A.theNationalUniversityofSingaporeB.ChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoC.InnovaJuniorCollegeD.theSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollege2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Chinesestudentswonmostoftheawards.B.Notallthethemeswereaboutlocalsubjects.C.TheblogscouldbewritteninChineseorSinglish.D.ThejudgeswerefromuniversitiesinSingaporeandChinA.3.WhatMissGaosaidsuggeststhat.A.shelikestoblametheauthoritiesB.shehasasenseofresponsibilityC.shethinkshighlyoftheothers’blogsD.shelovestoreadvaluableposts4.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.howChinesestudentswontheawardsinthecompetitionB.whybloggersshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirblogsC.howMissGaowonthefirstprizeinthecompetitionD.whattheresultofthecompetitionwas

ThismessageistoinformallthechildrenthatSanta’spostofficeinHimmelpfortGermanyisopentoreceiveyourholidaywishes.ThatmeansyoucanmailyourletterstoSantaabout6weekssoonerthanthatlastyear.Santaknowsyou’vebeengoodandwantstomakesureheandhishelpersreceiveyourwishlistearlier.EightpostofficeareorganizedacrossGermanytoansweralltheletterschildrensenD.Thisyeartheyplantoreceiveover250000letters.Thoughthelettersflyfromover80differentcountriesSantaandhishelperscanunderstandmakesuretoansweralltheletters.In1984twochildrenfromBerlinsenttheirwishliststoHimmelpfortafterspendingtheirvocationtherE.TheirletterswereansweredbypostalemployeesandlaterHimmelpfortincreaseditshelperstomeettheneedsofincreasedmailtraffiC.YearafteryearSantaandhiscrewuseaneco-friendlypoweredvehicletocollectthethousandsofletterstheyreceivefromyoungboysandgirls.ThegreatnewsforthisyearisthatifyoucometothebeautifultownofHimmelpfortyoucandropoffyourletterandvisitSantainpersonfromTuesdaystoThursdaysuntilChristmasEvE.Santadoesnotcurrentlyhaveane-mailTwitteroraFacebookaccount.Hebelievesinold-fashionedcommunication.Sogetoutyourpaperandwriteyourwishlist.JustmakesureyourletterisclearsoyoucanreceiveanofficialresponsE.SendyourletterstoSantaChristmasPostOfficeHimmelpfortGermany1679868.ThisyearSantaandhishelpers____.A.areeagertoreceivemorewishesB.keeptravelingaround80countriesC.areabletoreceivekids’lettersearlierD.answermostofthelettersforkids69.Fromthe3rdparagraphweknowthat_____.A.childrenfromBerlinlikespendingholidaysinHimmelpfortB.postofficessendkidsallthepresentstheyaskforC.SantausesapoweredvehiclebecauseoftheheavymailtrafficD.childrencanvisitSantainthefleshbeforeChristmasEvethisyear70.Santadoesn’thavesocialcommunicationsonlineprobablybecausehe____.A.isnotsureabouttheonlinesecurityB.truststraditionalwaysofcommunicationC.prefersofficialandformallettersD.thinkswrittenlettersareclearerthane-mails71.Thistextisintendedfor____.A.touristscomingtoHimmelpfortB.teenagerspreferringwritinglettersC.parentspreparingforChristmasD.childrenplanningtowritetoSanta

DearMaliaandSashaIknowthatyou'vebothhadalotoffuntheselasttwoyearsonthecampaigntrailgoingtopicnicsandparadesandstatefairseatingallsortsofjunkfoodyourmotherandIprobablyshouldn'thaveletyouhavE.ButIalsoknowthatithasn'talwaysbeeneasyforyouandMomandthatasexcitedasyoubothareaboutthatnewpuppyitdoesn'tmakeupforallthetimewe'vebeenapart.IknowhowmuchI'vemissedthesepasttwoyearsandtodayIwanttotellyoualittlemoreaboutwhyIdecidedtotakeourfamilyonthisjourney.WhenIwasayoungmanIthoughtlifewasallaboutme—abouthowI'dmakemywayintheworldbecomesuccessfulandgetthethingsIwant.Butthenthetwoofyoucameintomyworldwithallyourcuriosityandmischiefandthosesmilesthatneverfailtofillmyheartandlightupmyday.Andsuddenlyallmybigplansformyselfdidn'tseemsoimportantanymorE.IsoonfoundthatthegreatestjoyinmylifewasthejoyIsawinyours.AndIrealizedthatmyownlifewouldn'tcountformuchunlessIwasabletoensurethatyouhadeveryopportunityforhappinessandfulfillmentinyours.Intheendgirlsthat'swhyIranforPresident:becauseofwhatIwantforyouandforeverychildinthisnation.Iwantallourchildrentogotoschoolsworthyoftheirpotential—schoolsthatchallengetheminspirethemandinstillinthemasenseofwonderabouttheworldaroundthem.Iwantthemtohavethechancetogotocollege—eveniftheirparentsaren'trich.AndIwantthemtogetgoodjobs:jobsthatpaywellandgivethembenefitslikehealthcarejobsthatletthemspendtimewiththeirownkidsandretirewithdignity.Iwantustopushtheboundariesofdiscoverysothatyou'lllivetoseenewtechnologiesandinventionsthatimproveourlivesandmakeourplanetcleanerandsafer.AndIwantustopushourownhumanboundariestoreachbeyondthedividesofraceandregiongenderandreligionthatkeepusfromseeingthebestineachother.Sometimeswehavetosendouryoungmenandwomenintowarandotherdangeroussituationstoprotectourcountry—butwhenwedoIwanttomakesurethatitisonlyforaverygoodreasonthatwetryourbesttosettleourdifferenceswithotherspeacefullyandthatwedoeverythingpossibletokeepourservicemenandwomensafE.AndIwanteverychildtounderstandthattheblessingsthesebraveAmericansfightforarenotfree—thatwiththegreatprivilegeofbeingacitizenofthisnationcomesgreatresponsibility.ThatwasthelessonyourgrandmothertriedtoteachmewhenIwasyouragereadingmetheopeninglinesoftheDeclarationofIndependenceandtellingmeaboutthemenandwomenwhomarchedforequalitybecausetheybelievedthosewordsputtopapertwocenturiesagoshouldmeansomething.ShehelpedmeunderstandthatAmericaisgreatnotbecauseitisperfectbutbecauseitcanalwaysbemadebetter—andthattheunfinishedworkofperfectingourunionfallstoeachofus.It'sachargewepassontoourchildrencomingcloserwitheachnewgenerationtowhatweknowAmericashouldbE.Ihopebothofyouwilltakeupthatworkrightingthewrongsthatyouseeandworkingtogiveothersthechancesyou'vehaD.Notjustbecauseyouhaveanobligationtogivesomethingbacktothiscountrythathasgivenourfamilysomuch—althoughyoudohavethatobligation.Butbecauseyouhaveanobligationtoyourself.Becauseitisonlywhenyouhitchyourwagontosomethinglargerthanyourselfthatyouwillrealizeyourtruepotential.ThesearethethingsIwantforyou—togrowupinaworldwithnolimitsonyourdreamsandnoachievementsbeyondyourreachandtogrowintocompassionatecommittedwomenwhowillhelpbuildthatworlD.AndIwanteverychildtohavethesamechancestolearnanddreamandgrowandthrivethatyougirlshavE.That'swhyI'vetakenourfamilyonthisgreatadventurE.Iamsoproudofbothofyou.Iloveyoumorethanyoucaneverknow.AndIamgratefuleverydayforyourpatiencepoisegraceandhumoraswepreparetostartournewlifetogetherintheWhiteHousE.LoveDad55.Whowasmostprobablythewriter?A.A.headmastermanagingaprimaryschool.B.A.candidatetorunforPresidentofU.S.A.C.A.managerrunninginternationalbusiness.D.A.commanderexperiencingawarinaforeigncountry.56.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordjourneyParagraph1reallymean?A.atriptoaplaceofinterestB.aprocesstobringuptheirchildrenC.acampaigntorunforthepresidentD.avisittotheirhometowntomeettheirgrandmother57.WhatdoweknowaboutMaliaandSasha’sgrandmother?A.Shehadaperfectwaytoeducatechildren.B.Sheencouragedthewritertojointhearmy.C.Sheboughtalovelypuppyforhergrandchildren.D.SheoftenreadtheDeclarationofIndependencetohergrandchildren.58.Fromtheletterwecanlearnthatthewriterwas________.A.kindandhesitantB.ambitiousandconsiderateC.selfishbutmercifulD.successfulbutstubborn59.AccordingtotheletterwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThewriterandhistwodaughtershadbeenapartforalongtimE.B.Thewriterhopedthathisdaughterswouldliveuptohisgreatexpectations.C.TheonlywaytosettlethedifferencesintheworldisthroughviolencE.D.TherestillexistsomedividesofraceandregiongenderandreligionsomewhereintheworlD.60.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingtheletter?A.EncouraginghisdaughterstorunforPresidentinthefuturE.B.Explainingthewholeinternationalsituationtohisdaughters.C.Educatinghisdaughtershowtodefendtheircountry.D.ApologizingtohisdaughtersforhisnotbeingabletostaytogetherwiththemforsuchalongtimE.

IwouldliketotellyouastoryaboutmyuncleTheo.Heismyoldestuncleatallthingrey-hairedmanwhosethoughtsarealwaysonlearningandnothingelsE.Heisquietgentleandabsent-mindedandwithaboutasmuchsenseasachildwheremoneyisconcerneD.WellheappliedapostinCamfordUniversity.Itwasaverygoodpostandtherewerehundredsofcandidates候选人whoappliedforitandaboutfifteenincludingTheowereaskedtobeintervieweD.Camfordisaverysmalltown;thereisonlyonehotelinitanditwassofullthattheyhadtoputmanyofthecandidatestwoinaroom.Theowasoneoftheseandthemanwhosharedtheroomwithhimwasaself-confidentfellowcalledAdamsabouttwentyyearsyoungerthanTheowithaloudvoiceandalaughthatyoucouldhearalloverthehotel.ButhewasacleverfellowallthesameandhadagoodpostinIscaiotCollegeNarkover.WelltheDeanwhowastheheadofthedepartmentoftheUniversityandthecommitteeinterviewedallthecandidates;andasaresultofthisinterviewthenumberofthecandidateswasreducedtotwoUncleTheoandAdams.Thecommitteecouldn’tdecidewhichofthetwototakesotheydecidedtomaketheirfinalchoiceaftereachofthecandidateshadgivenapubliclectureinthecollegelecture-hall.ThesubjecttheyhadtospeakonwasTheCivilizationoftheAncientSummerians;andthelecturehadtobegiveninthreedays’timE.WellforthesethreedaysUncleTheoneverlefthisroom.Heworkeddayandnightatthatlecturewritingitoutandmemorizingitalmostwithouteatingorsleeping.Adamsdidn’tseemtodoanypreparationatall.Youcouldhearhisvoiceandhislaughterwherehehadacrowdofpeoplearoundhim.HecametohisroomlateatnightaskedUncleTheohowhewasgettingonwithhislectureandthentoldhimhowhehadspenttheeveningplayingbridgeoratthemusichall.Heatelikeahorseandsleptlikealog;andUncleTheosatupworkingathislecturE.ThedayofthelecturearriveD.TheyallwentintothelecturehallandTheoandAdamstooktheirseatsontheplatform.AndthenTheodiscoveredtohishorrorthattypewrittencopyofhisspeechhaddisappeared!TheDeansaidtheywouldcallonthecandidatesonthealphabeticalorderAdamsfirst;andthedespairinhisheartTheowatchedAdamscalmlytakethestolenspeechoutofpocketandreadittotheprofessorswhoweregatheredtohearit.Andhowwellhereadit!EvenUncleTheohadtoadmithecouldn’thavereaditnearlysoeloquently流利地himselfandwhenAdamsfinishedtherewasagreatburstofapplausE.Adamsbowedandsmiledandsatdown.NowitwasTheo’sturn.Butwhatcouldhedo?HehadputeverythingheknewintothelecturE.Hismindwastoomuchupsettoputthesamethoughtsinanotherway.WithaburningfacehecouldonlyrepeatwordforwordinalowdullvoicethelecturethatAdamshadspokensoeloquently.Therewashardlyanyapplausewhenhesatdown.TheDeanandthecommitteewentouttodecidewhothesuccessfulcandidatewasbuteveryonewassurewhattheirdecisionwouldbE.AdamsleanedacrosstoTheoandpattedhimonthebackandsaidsmilinglyHardluckoldfellowbutafterallonlyoneofuscouldwin.ThentheDeanandthecommitteecamebackGentlementheDeansaidthecandidatewehavechosenisMr.Hobdell.UncleTheohadwon!TheaudiencewerecompletelytakenbysurpriseandtheDeancontinuedIthinkIoughttotellyouhowwearrivedatthedecision.WewereallfilledwithadmirationatthelearningandeloquenceofMr.Adams.IwasgreatlyimpresseD.ButyouwillrememberMr.Adamsreadhislecturetous.WhenMr.Hobdell’sturncameherepeatedthatspeechwordbywordfrommemorythoughofcoursehecouldn’thaveseenalineofitbeforE.Nowafinememoryisabsolutelynecessaryforthispost;andwhatamemoryMr.Hobdellmusthave!ThisiswhywedecidedthatMr.Hobdellwasexactlythemanwewanted!AstheywalkedoutoftheroomtheDeancameuptoUncleTheowhowassoconfusedbutsohappythathehardlyknewwhetherhewasstandingonhisheadorheels;andasheshookTheo’shandhesaidCongratulationsMr.Hobdell!Butmydearfellowwhenyouareonourstaffyoumustbemorecarefulandnotleavevaluablepaperslyingabout!70.WhichofthefollowingsbestdescribesUncleTheo?A.Good-manneredB.ModestC.ChildishD.Bookish71.WhatdoweknowaboutthepostatCamfordUniversity?A.Theapplicantshadtositforanexamination.B.Therewasmuchcompetitionforthepost.C.ThepostrequiresalotofteachingexperiencE.D.Thepostofferedquitehighsalary.72.Adamsdidnotbothertodoanypreparationbecause______.A.hewasquitefamiliarwiththesubject.B.heknewthecommitteememberswell.C.hehadawell-thought-outplan.D.hehadfullconfidenceinhimself.73.WhenUncleTheo’sturncame_______.A.hefeltsoangrythathecouldn’tseeaworD.B.hefeltsoupsetthathecouldnotrememberanything.C.hehadtoputthesamethoughtsinanotherway.D.hehadtorepeatthespeechwordbywordfrommemory.74.WhenthecommitteewentouttomakeadecisionAdams_______.A.couldnothelpfeelingworrieD.B.couldhardlywaittoshowhisjoy.C.feltsorryforTheoandtriedtocheerhimup.D.feltashamedandtriedtochatwithTheo.75.Theobecamesuccessfulbecause_______.A.hehadabettermemorythanAdams.B.hewasmoreexperiencedthanAdams.C.thecommitteeknewhewasexactlythemantheywanteD.D.thecommitteeknewAdamshadcopiedTheo’sspeech.

OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergiftsitcamewithoutwrap包装.OnSeptember11th1958MumgavebirthtoRicharD.AftershebroughthimhomefromhospitalsheputhiminmylapsayingIpromisedyouagiftandhereitis.Whatanhonor!Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.Itolditstories.ItolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!OnemorninghoweverIfounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!Icriedforit.Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.ForseveraldaysIheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsashopelesspitifulanddyingwhichsoundedominous.Christmaswascoming.Don'texpectanypresentsthisyearDadsaidpointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom.Ifyourbabybrotherlivesthat'llbeChristmasenough.Ashespokehiseyesfilledwithtears.I'dneverseenhimcrybeforE.ThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.FrommybedroomIheardhimsayWhat?He'sallrightHehungupandshoutedupstairs.ThehospitalsaidwecanbringRichardhome！ThankGod！IheardMumcry.FromtheupstairswindowIwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadneverseenthemsohappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!MybabydollwouldbehomE.Irandownstairs.Mysocksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty;theywerefilledwithlove!56.WhathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember11th1958?A.Hegotababybrother.B.HegotaChristmasgift.C.HebecamefouryearsolD.D.Hereceivedadoll.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordominousinParagraph3probablymean?A.ImpossiblE.B.Boring.C.Difficult.D.Fearful.58.WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswascoming?A.Excitement.B.Happiness.C.Sadness.D.Disappointment.59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.sadChristmasday.B.Lifewithalovelybaby.C.A.specialChristmasgift.D.Memoriesofahappyfamily.

LastJulymy12-year-oldcardiedonCalifornia'sSantaAnaFreeway.ItwasanhourbeforesunsetandIwas25milesfromhomE.Icouldn'treachanyonetopickmeupsoIdecidedtotakeabus.NotknowingtheroutesIfiguredI'djustheadeast.AbuspulledupandIaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing.FourmorelightsshesaiD.TherewasanotherbusIcouldtakefromtherE.Thisclearlywasgoingtobealongnight.Shedroppedmeoffattheendofherrouteandtoldmewhichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutesIbegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehomE.Thenabuspulledup.Therewasnolightednumberaboveitswindshield挡风玻璃.ItwasoutofservicE.ButthedooropenedandIwassurprisedtofindthatitwasthesamedriver.Ijustcan'tleaveyouhereshesaiD.Thisisn'tthenicestplacE.I'llgiveyouaridehomE.You'lldrivemehomeinthebusIaskedpuzzleD.NoI'lltakeyouinmycarshesaiD.It'salongwayIprotesteD.ComeonshesaiD.Ihavenothingelsetodo.Aswedrovefromthestationinhercarshebegantellingmeastory.Afewdaysearlierherbrotherhadrunoutofgas.AgoodSamaritanpickedhimuptookhimtoaservicestationandthenbacktohiscar.I'mjustpassingthefavoralongshesaiD.WhenIofferedhermoneyasathank­youshewouldn'thearofit.Thatwouldn'tmakeitafavorshesaiD.Justdosomethingniceforsomebody.Passitalong.36.Whydidthewritersaythathewouldhavealongnight?A.Hewonderedhowlonghehadtowaitforthenextbus.B.NodriverwouldgivehimaridE.C.Hedidn'tknowtheroutes.D.Heperhapswouldhavetotakeataxi.37.Whydidthewriterchangehismindafterwaitingfor30minutesattheendoftheroute?A.NobuswouldcomeatthetimE.B.AtaxiridewouldbemorecomfortablE.C.HebecameimpatientandabitworrieD.D.Heknewthedriverwouldneverreturn.38.Thebusdriverdrovethewriterhomelaterbecause________.A.shehappenedtogointhesamedirectionB.shewantedtodosomethinggoodforotherpeopleC.herbrothertoldhertodosoD.shewantedtoearnmoremoney39.Thebusdriverhopedthatthewriter________.A.woulddoasshedidB.wouldkeepherinmemoryC.wouldgivethemoneytoothersD.woulddoherafavor

Whenyoustartyourpreparationlateitwouldgiveyoutworesults.FirstlyitwouldincreaseyourstressasyouwouldhavetocompletesomanythingsataveryshortspanoftimE.Secondlyowingtolimitedtimeyouwouldnotbeabletocarryonwithahealthypreparationandyouwouldendupsecuringlessmarksintheexamination.SoifyouhaveregisteredforthePharmacyCollegeAdmissionTestPCATmakesurethatyoustartpreparingaheadoftimesothatyouhaveenoughtimetocorrectyourmistakesandatthesametimeyoucanreviseallthePCATchapterswell.Whenyouplanforanearlystartmakesurethatyousticktoyourdecision.Youshouldstudyandcontrolyourmindinsuchawaythatyoucontinuewithyourstudyirrespectiveof不考虑yourotherworks.Turnoffyourcomputertelevisionormobilephonewhenyousittostudy.ThiswouldenableyoutoconcentrateonyourPCATstudyandmakeyourstudysessionastress­freeonE.Donotdelay.WeallknowTomorrownevercomes！Sodonotspendyourtimedilly­dallying.InsteadfinishyourworkwithintimE.Anearlypreparationwouldensurethatyougivetimetoeachofyoursubjectsandimproveyourflaws.AtthesametimeyouwouldgetmoretimetopracticePCATsamplepapers.Themoreyoupracticeyouwouldgettimetocorrectyourmistakes.Moreoverregularpracticewouldenableyoutoknowthepatternofthequestionsthatyouaregoingtoencounterinyourexamination.WhilestudyingorpracticingyourPCATpapersifyoudonotunderstandanythingmakesurethatyoutakehelpfromtheexperts.IntheendmakesurethatyoumakeatimetableofrevisionalongwithyourstudytimetablE.Revisionwouldenableyoutograspyourchaptersandregainallthatyouhavestudiedinyourmemory.52.IfyouwanttogainagoodmarkinPCATyou'dbetter________.A.haveagoodrevisionaheadoftimeB.avoidanychancesofmakingmistakesC.learnsomethingfromyourcomputerD.keepstudyingwithoutplayingallthetime53.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.PCATisveryeasyifyouconcentrateonit.B.Ifyouworkhardyou'llsucceedsomeday.C.YoucanonlyenjoyyourselfinyoursparetimE.D.YoushouldtrytoreviseallthelessonsasyouhaveplanneD.54.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.studytimetableandrevisiontimetablearebothimportantB.youshouldpaymoreattentiontoyourrevisionthanstudyC.studytimetableismoreimportantthanrevisiontimetableD.revisionisjusttoregainwhatyouhavelearned55.Youcangetoversomedifficultiesanddobetterinyourexamby________.A.meetingyourclosefriendsB.doingsamplepapersregularlyC.doingexercisesinthemorningD.collectingallkindsofquestions

Formanyofusaspirinoneofthemostcommonnonprescriptiondrugsisaconstantcompanion.Itisthemosteffectivedrugthatwehaveandifweeliminatedallbutthreedrugsaspirinwoulddefinitelybeoneofthethreedrugsweshouldkeep.Evenwithallthenewdrugsavailableitstillhasaplaceinmanyofourmedicinecabinetsasamiracledruginitsabilitytofightpainandinflammation炎症andevenmoreamazinginitsabilitytoreduceheartattackandstrokerisk.Aspirinisthefirstmemberofaclassofsubstancescallednon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrugsNSAIDs非甾体抗炎药.Thesedrugsreducepainfeverandinflammationandareusedtotreatavarietyofconditions.ManybelievethataspirinhasmanybenefitsnotyetfullyunderstooD.Mediareportsontheuseofaspirintopreventortreatdiseasessuchasheartattacksandcancerleavemanypeoplestrugglingtokeepallthefactsstraight.Otherswhocannottolerateaspirinmightfeelabitleftoutasnewusesandbenefitsofaspirincontinuetoappearinthenews.Inallcasesmoreresearchesareneededtodeterminewhatbenefitsaspirinmayprovideandwhetherthesebenefitswouldoutweighthepotentialsideeffects.Aspirinforexampleisknowntocausegastrointestinal胃肠的bleedingwithheavyuseandthereisresearchthatindicatesanincreasedriskofbleeding-relatedstrokeinpeoplewhouseitregularly.Insomecasesthesereactionscanbekillers.Anotherpotentiallydeadlyproblemisaspirinpoisoningandmostpeopledon’tknowaboutit.Beforeyoustarttakinganyoftheseover-the-counter不需处方也可出售的drugsonalong-termbasisit’sagoodideatodiscussitwithyourhealthcareprovider.1.Fromthesecondparagraphweknow.A.Humanshavefullyunderstoodthebenefitsofaspirin.B.Aspirinistheonlymemberofnon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrugs.C.Noteveryoneofuscantakeaspirin.D.Aspirincanbeusedtostopbleeding.2.What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Manyresearchesaboutaspirin.B.Aspirin’ssideeffects.C.Newusesofaspirin.D.Theunknownaspectsaboutaspirin.3.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphmeans.A.keptB.savedC.investigatedD.removed4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Aspirincancureusofmostdiseases.B.Aspirinisimportantinreducingpainandheartattack.C.Thesideeffectsofaspirinoutweighitsbenefits.D.Wecanbuysomeaspirinandtakeitimmediatelyifwedon’tfeelwell.

Mumwhatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton骨骼inthecloset衣橱JessicaaskeD.AskeletonintheclosethermotherpausedthoughtfullyWellit'ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.ForexampleifinthepastsomeoneinDad'sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorseitwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily'scloset’.Hereallywouldn'twantanyneighbortokonwaboutit.WhypickonmyfamilyJessica'sfathersaidwithanger.Yourfamilyhistoryisn'tsogoodyouknow.Wasn'tyourgreat­great­grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimesYesbutpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.GoshsorryIaskeD.IthinkIunderstandnowJessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworsE.Afterdinnerthehousewasveryquiet.Jessica'sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.HermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusbandwhohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoreaD.WhenshefinishedshegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica'scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirtabonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica'smothersankintoafaint晕倒wakingonlywhenJessicaputacoldwetclothonherforeheaD.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.Whathappened?WhereamI.sheaskeD.Youjustdestroyedtheschool'sskeletonMumexplainedJessicA.Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.ImeanttotellyoubutitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosetsitcausedaproblembetweenyouandDaD.Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.They'rebothcrazyshethought.1.AccordingtoJessica'smotheraskeletonintheclosetmeans________.A.afamilyhonorB.afamilysecretC.afamilystoryD.afamilytreasure2.WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralians'ancestorsfromParagraph2?A.TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.B.TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustraliA.C.TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustraliA.D.Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.3.Jessica'smotherfelldownintoafaintbecauseshewas________.A.knockedB.frightenedC.injuredD.surprised4.WhydidJessicabringaskeletonhome?A.Shewascuriousaboutit.B.Sheplannedtokeepitforfun.C.Sheneededitforherschooltask.D.Sheintendedtoscareherparents.5.Jessica'sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause________.A.theywerecrazyB.theywereoverexcitedC.theyrealizedtheirmisunderstandingD.theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel

IwasneververyneatwhilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplacebutminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled贴标签everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.OvertimeKategotneaterandIgotmessier.ShewouldpushmydirtyclothingoverandIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Sowebothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.SoonIheardherscreamingTakeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!DeafenedIsawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.FromherendoftheconversationIcouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungupshequicklycrawled爬underhercoverssobbing.Obviouslythatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasuddenawarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.SlowlyIcollectedthepencilstookbackthebooksmademybedcleanedthesocksandsweptthefloorevenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatchinghertearsdriedandherexpressionwassuchdisbelief.Thenshereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.ShesmiledatmeThanks.KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagreebutwelearnedthekeytolivingtogethergivingincleaningupandholdingon.6.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?A.Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.7.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_____.A.shewasscaredbyKate’sangerB.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyC.shewantedtoshowhercareD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso8.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Byshowingdifferences.C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.9.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOffC.HowtobeOrganizedD.LearningtobeRoommates

ThewaywedothingsroundhereSomeyearsagoIwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstartedDearJohnIamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus.ThatquitesaddenedmE.Ithoughthewassayingwe'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelsE.ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglishquitesometimesmeansverywhileinBritishEnglishitmeansfairly.SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguagedressmannersideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures文化.Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dressfoodandhoursofwork-whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostlyitisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthemliketheclimate气候whilegettingonwithbusiness.Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.Howeverotherdifferencescanbetroublinglikepunctuality准时.Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermanyfiveminutesearlyintheAmericanMidwestanhourearlyinJapan15minutesafterwardsintheUKuptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreecE.IprefernottousethewordlatebecausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrivE.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.32.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraph1becausehethought______.A.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericancultureB.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherpersonC.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhimD.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans33.ThewordhighlightsinParagraph2probablymeans_____.A.encouragesB.drawsattentiontoC.increasesD.helpstonarrow34.Accordingtotheauthorwhatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.B.Doin-depthresearch.C.Dothingsinourownway.D.Understandandacceptthem.35.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare______.A.ItaliansB.theBritishC.GreeksD.Germans

Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.YoucouldwinprizesourteachertoldusasshewrotetheposterinformationontheblackboarD.ShepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuingThefirstprizeistendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereonyourposter.Westudiedtheboardcritically.Someofuslookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolorsagainsttheblackboardrockingthesheetstotherightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.Wehadplansforthatten-dollargrandprizeeachandeveryoneofus.I’mgoingtospendmineoncandiesonehopefulwouldannouncewhileanotherpracticedlookingseriouswiseandrich.Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkinswhileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.Someofususedbigdesignsandsomeofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecornerofourposterandletthespacedrawtheviewer’sattentiontoit.Someofuswouldwanderpastthegoodstudents’desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesorttheyseemedespeciallyfondofmakingallofusbelievewehadafairchanceandthenalways—always—rewardingthesameoldwinners.IbelieveIdrewasailboatbutIcan’tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.Iadmiredit.IdeterminedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseenandthenIturneditin.MinutespasseD.NoonecamealongtogivemethegrandprizeandthensomeonedistractedmeandIprobablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.IwasstillsittingatmydeskthinkingWhatposter?whentheteachergavemeanenvelopewithaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedformE.1.Whatwastheteacher’srequirementfortheposter?A.ItmustappearintimE.B.Itmustbedoneinclass.C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.D.ItmustincludethewordsontheblackboarD.2.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.formedanideaforB.madeanoutlineforC.madesomespaceforD.chosesomecolorsfor3.Aftertheteacher’swordsallthestudentsintheclass.A.lookedveryseriousB.thoughttheywouldberichC.begantothinkabouttheirdesignsD.begantoplaygames4.Afterseeingthegoodstudents’designssomestudents.A.lovedtheirowndesignsmoreB.thoughttheyhadafairchanceC.puttheirowndesignsinacornerD.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuchB.lovedpostercompetitionsverymuchC.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetitionD.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition

Achildsitsathisdeskwaitingfortheteachertohandbackhistestandprayingthatitisnotsprayedwithredmarks.FellowstudentsintheclassroomknowapaperthathasseveralredmarkingsonitwillusuallyreceivealowergradE.Thechildwithmanyredmarkingsonhistestwillquicklyfoldthepaperandstuffitintohisdeskinthehopethatnoonewillseehistest.Thereisaneducationmovementtoretiretheredsforsoftercolorsofpurplegreenandbluepenstomarkstudents’work.Manyeducatorsunderstandthepsychologicalharmtheconstantredmarkingsonthepaperdotoachild’sself-esteem.Afterachildreceiveshistestbackwithcountlessredmarkingsthereisararechancethathewillbothertofindouthiserrors.Itistooembarrassingintheclassroomtoexaminehiserrorsandalsomanychildrendonotwanttoshowtheirparentstheirredstainedtest.Thepurposeofgradingapaperortestistoidentifythechild’sweaknessandoffersuggestionstoimprovetheirabilityinaspecificsubject.Redmarkingsaretooboldforthestudenttocalmlyunderstandtheirerrors;insteadtheybecomeupsetandbegintheirself-criticaldialoguE.Nostudentwantstofail;theyjustdonotknowhowtoexcel.AllcolorshaveaninfluenceonourstateofminD.Redisapowerfulcolorthatgivesusenergy.Colorssuchasbluesandgreensarecalmingcolorstothebody.Hospitalsoftenhavedoctorswearblueorgreenscrubsbecauseitrelaxesthepatientonasubconsciouslevel.Ihaveneverseenadoctorwearredscrubsbecauseitwillstressthepatient.Rememberthiswhenyoudecidetomarkachild’paperwithredthecolorofblooD.72.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howachildseeshistestresult.B.Howtogradeastudent’spaper.C.Differentinfluencesofcolors.D.Theharmofusingredcoloringradingstudents’papers.73.A.childwithmanyredmarkingsonhistestwill.A.showhispapertoothersB.hidehispaperfromothersC.correctasmanyerrorsaspossibleD.complaintotheteacher74.Studentswillnotbothertofindouttheirerrorsbecause.A.theyhavemadetoomanymistakesB.theyareashamedoftheirpaperswithredmarkingsC.theydon’tcareaboutthemistakestheymadeD.theyarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults75.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.manyeducatorsstillprefertogiveredmarkingsonstudents’papersB.weshouldmarkstudents’paperswithvariouscolorsC.redmarkingsareakindofdriveforstudentstolearnD.studentswhoreceiveredmarkingsontheirpapersmaydoworse

BANG!thedoorcausedareverberation回声.ItwasjuststandingtherewithfatherstandingononesideandIontheothersidE.Wewerebothingreatanger.Neversetfootinthishouseagain!stormedfather.WithtearswellingupinmyeyesIrushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshiningcausingarathersadfeeling.Iwanderedaimlessly.A.youngfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastmE.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandcarefreE.ButnowIdon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingolD.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.Healwaysputhisopinionsandcodes模式ofbehavioronmE.WheneverIdosomethingwrongheneveradmitsit.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.ItfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopeneD.IwanderedthestreetswithoutadestinationinminD.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreetsuntilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlivedIsawthatthelightwasstillon.Ithoughttomyself:Isfatherwaitingformeorishestillangrywithme?Infactitwasnothing.Perhapsdadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Ican’tstandhisoutrageous蛮横的words:Ican’tthrowyouawayletalonetheseoldpapers?Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatmehenevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.Afteranargumenthehasthehabitofcreepingupinmysleepandthentuckingmeunderneaththecovers.Thiswashowhealwayswas.HehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnaturE.Thelightwasstillon.AmIwrong?IwhisperedmaybeWiththekeyinhandIwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.AtlastIdecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love—itissecondtononE.72.Whichisthebestorderofthefollowingaccordingtowhathappenedinthepassage?A.IopenedthedoorandenteredthehousE.B.SadlyIranoutintothestreet.C.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.D.Ithoughtofmyfather’skindnesstowardsmE.E.Iwalkedaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.A.bedcaB.becdaC.beacdD.becad73.Whatmadethewriterthinkofhischildhood?A.Thesightofthestreetlights.B.Thesightoftheemptystreet.C.Thesightofafatherwithachildinhisarms.D.ThesightoflightinhisownhousE.74.Whydoyouthinkthefatheroftenshoutsathisson?A.perhapsthefatherisgettingolderandolder.B.perhapsthesonhasalreadygrownup.C.perhapstheyneveragreewitheachother.D.perhapsthefatherhasgotusedtodoingthat.75.Whatconclusioncanyoucometoafterreadingthepassage?A.Thefatherisactuallykindtohisson.B.Thefathertreatshissoninanunfairway.C.Thefatherisneitherkindnorcrueltohisson.D.Thefatherisalwaysfindingfaultwithhisson.

Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.ItisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglikeIwaswrongaboutthatanditisevenhardertosayIwaswrongandyouwererightaboutthat.Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewupandheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons箱子.ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantorememberclearlytheincidenthewasdescribing.IwasabouteightyearsoldatthetimeandIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.OnthatparticulardayImusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplacE.Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswerestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.ForsomereasonIdecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogethersoIwenttowork.TheManagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappeneD.WhenheappearedIwasonmykneesinspectingexaminingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebrokenbuttohimitlookedasthoughIwasthecriminal.Heseverelyscoldedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.IprotestedmyinnocenceandtriedtoexplainbutitdidnogooD.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincidentobviouslythemanagerdidnot.59.Theauthorwas______whenhewrotethisarticlE.A.about8B.about18C.about23D.about1560.Whowastoblameforknockingoffthestacksofcartons?A.Theauthor.B.Themanager.C.Thewoman.D.Theauthor’smother.61.Whenthemanagerscoldedhimtheauthor_______.A.wasfrightenedandcriedB.triedtoexplainC.didnotsayanythingD.feltthemanagerwasright62.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor_______.A.regretsarguingwiththemanagerforwhathedidn’tdoB.wouldliketotellpeoplenevertobefooledbyaneggsaleC.hasforgiventhemanagerforwhathedidtohimfifteenyearsagoD.expectsthewomantosaysorrytohimforthemistakeshemade

YourglassesmaysomedayreplaceyoursmartphoneandsomeNewYorkersarereadyfortheswitch.Someinthecitycan'twaittotrythemonandusethemapsandGPSthatthefuturisticeyewearislikelytoincludE.I'duseitifIwerehangingoutwithfriendsat3A.m.andgoingtothebarandwantedtoseewhatwasopensaidWalterChoo40ofFortGreenE.Thesmartphone-likeglasseswilllikelycomeoutthisyearandcostbetween$250and$600TheTimessaidpossiblyincludingavariationofaugmented增强的realityatechnologyalreadyavailableonsmartphonesandtablets平板电脑thatoverlaysinformationontothescreenaboutone'ssurroundings.Soforexampleifyouwerewalkingdownastreetindicatorswouldpopupshowingyouthenearestcoffeeshopordirectionscouldbeplottedoutandcomeintoviewrightonthesidewalkinfrontofyou.Asfarasamainstreamconsumerproductthisjustisn'tsomethinganybodyneedssaidSamBiddlewhowritesforGizmodo.com.We'reaccustomedtohavingonethinginourpockettodoallthesethingsheaddedandtheaverageconsumerisn'tgonnabeabletoaffordanotherdevice装置that'shundredsandhundredsofdollars.GooglepublisherSethWeintraubwhohasbeenreportingonthesmartphone-likeglassessincelatelastyearsaidheisconfidentthatthistypeofwearabledevicewilleventuallybeascommonassmartphones.It'sjustlikesmartphones10yearsagoWeintraubsaiD.Afewpeoplestartedgettingemailsontheirphonesandpeoplethoughtthatwascrazy.Samekindofthing.Weseepeoplebendingtheirheadstolookattheirsmartphonesandit'sunnaturalhesaiD.There'sgonnabeimprovementstothatandthisasteptherE.43.Oneofthepossiblefunctionsofthesmartphone-likeglassesisto____.A.programtheopeninghoursofabarB.supplyyouwithapictureofthefutureC.provideinformationaboutyoursurroundingsD.updatethemapsandGPSinyoursmartphones44.Theunderlinedphrasepopupinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans____.A.appearimmediatelyB.getroundquicklyC.developrapidlyD.gooverautomatically45.AccordingtoSamBiddlethesmartphone-likeglassesare____.A.necessaryforteenagersB.expensiveforaverageconsumersC.availabletopeopleworldwideD.attractivetoNewYorkers46.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthatthesmartphone-likeglasses____.A.arepopularamongyoungadultsB.areascommonassmartphonesC.mayhaveapotentialmarketD.willbeimprovedbyanewtechnology

Iamanelementaryschoolteacher.Ithinkhomeworkshouldbedonebythechildanditshouldtakeonlyabouthalfanhour.Parentsshouldwriteanoteiftheyhadtohelpalotandthistellstheteacherthattheday'slessonneedsmorereview.SomethingsaremoreeasilylearnediftheyarepracticedathomE.Studentsshoulddevelopindependenceandorganization.IsendhomefairlysimplehomeworkbecauseIdonotwishtoseehowcreativemomdadtheneighborsandgrandmaarewithlargeprojects...whatisthisteachingthechild?Independence?Creativity?Manyreadersarenoticingthealarmingtrend趋势totesttesttest.Thesenewtestsarenotliketheonesweremember.Theyarereallydifficultandabstract.Besidestheusualmathproblemsthirdandfourthgradetestsnowaskaboutprobablity概率tessellationandflipsslidesturns.Someteachershavehadtoincreasethepaceoftheirinstructiontocoverallthetopicsthatwillappearontheteststhustheysendhomehomeworkthatkidsmaynotfullyunderstandorsendmorehomeworkhomesotheycantheyhopecovermorecontentfaster.It'snotagoodideabutthetrendoftestinghasdriventeacherstopushpushpush.ParentsshouldbeconcernedaboutthetestingthatissuchanimportantissuE.IwouldadviseparentstowalktotheteacheriftheyfindthehomeworktooharD.Isthechildnotgettingworkdoneatschoolorisitsimplytoomuch?Someteacherswillchangetheamountofwork.AndyesIhavebeenontheothersideoftheblackboardandhadtomakemysonanddaughterdotheirhomework.Iwasastickerfornotdoingitforthem.43.ThepassagemightbeanopinionpostedontheInternetunderthetitle________.A.HowShouldHomeworkDoneIndependentlybyStudentsB.ShouldParentsContributetoKids'HomeworkC.ShouldYouSayNotoHomeworkD.HowShouldTestPapersBeWritten44.Accordingtothewriter________.A.reasonableamountofeasyhomeworkisnecessaryB.neighborsarenotcreativeandindependentenoughC.homeworkisgoodtochildrenandteachersD.parentsareplacedtoomuchburdenbyteachers45.Thetestsreferredtobytheauthor________.A.arequestionedaboutthepossibilitiestosolvethemathproblemsB.catchupwiththeincreasingnumberoftopicsC.aretheresultofteacherspushingD.includemuchmoredemandingproblems

Iworkedonmyfitnessbyjoiningexerciseclassesintown.A.fewyearslatermyhusbandandImovedtoaretirementcommunityandIwantedtoteachaerobic有氧运动的classes.Thecommunitycenterwouldn’tgivemearoomtoteachinsoIhadtowalkaroundandfindanyavailableemptyroom.OnedaythecommunitycenterstaffcametomeandaskedifIwouldhelpwiththeentertainmentforaHawaiianluau夏威夷式宴会theywereputtingon.Isaidyes.ThenItalkedfiveotherladiesintodancingwithmE.Weperformedthehula呼啦舞andawarchantandbroughtthehousedown.Someonehadacameraandtookpicturesandthensentthemtoourlocalpaper.Wegotrequestsformoreengagementswhichinturnledtomorepublicityandyetmoreengagements.Soonwehadinvitationsfromalloverthecountry.TheDancingGrannieswereborn!That’swhatI’mstilldoingtoday—lookingforthetreasureingrowingolD.I’mgettingbetterandbetter.It’struethatantiqueshavetobetreatedabitdifferentlywithalittlecarebuttheystillhaveabeautyoftheirown.36.Whatdidthewriterthinkofthelivingstyleoftheolderpeoplewhenshewas50?A.UnsatisfyingB.FavorableC.PleasantD.Practical37.Whydidthewriterhavetowalkaroundandfindanemptyroom?A.Becauseshecouldn’tofferanexpensiveroom.B.Becauseshewasn’tgivenaroomtoteachinbythecommunitycenter.C.BecauseshewantedtofindabetteronE.D.Becauseshewantedtokeepfitbywalking.38.Whatcanweinferfromthewriter’sperformance?A.Itwasjustso-so.B.ItwasafailurE.C.ItwasaveragE.D.Itwasasuccess.39.Whatmadethewriterlearntolookfortreasures?A.BeingactiveB.BeingcreativeC.BeingrichD.Beingpoor40.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordantiquesinthelastparagraphreferto?A.AncienttreasuresB.PoorchildrenC.OldpeopleD.TheDancingGrannies

Iamwearingasmallredribbonthismorningtoremind提醒myselfandothersaroundmethattodayisWorldAIDSDay.TheredribbonaninternationalsymbolofAIDSawarenessisgainingincreasingpublicrecognitionasmoreChinesefromtopleaderstomoviestarswearittoday.GonewerethedayswhenthetopicofHIV/AIDSwasapublicandmediataboo禁忌.OverthepastfewyearswehavewatchedreadandheardmanystoriesfromdoctorsvolunteersandpublichealthofficialsattheforefrontofHIV/AIDSpreventionandtreatment.QuiteafewpeoplewithHIV/AIDShavecomeforwardtosharetheirexperiencesonTVorinthemediA.Thelocalandcentralgovernmentshavebecomemoreforthcomingbehelpfulwiththeirnewpreventionandtreatmentprogrammesandfinancialinput.Thelatterrosefromlessthan1millionyuanUS$121000in1986toapledgeof800millionyuanUS$98.8millionintheyearof2006.ThechangefromsilencetopublicandmediacampaignswithofficialpromiseshasbeenremarkableespeciallysinceChinabattledthroughtheSARScrisis危机.ButhavewegotafullunderstandingonHIV/AIDS?WhatdoweknowabouttheextentofHIV/AIDSinChina?ThefiguresrangingfromconfirmedcasestoestimatesremaindebateD.AfterallnomorethanayearhaspassedsincethepolicyoffreemedicaltestswasmakepubliC.Unknownnumbersfromthehigh-riskgroupsdrugaddictsandpeopleworkinginsex-relatedplaceaswellasfarmerswhooncesoldbloodcouldstillbereluctanttocomeforwarD.62Whatdoestheredribbonstandfor?A.AIDSawarenessB.WorldAIDSDayC.AIDSD.AIDSpreventionandtreatment63.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothetext?A.ThetopicofHIV/AIDSwasapublicandmediataboointhepast.B.ThetopicofHIV/AIDSisnowstillapublicandmediataboo.C.NowalotofpeoplewithHIV/AIDShavecomeforwardtosharetheirexperiencesonTV.D.ThewriterwearsasmallredribbonbecausetodayisWorldAIDSDay.64.Inparagraph5Thelatterrefersto____________________.A.newpreventionprogrammesB.financialinputC.newtreatmentprogrammesD.thecentralgovernments65.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheRedRibbonB.HelppeoplewithAIDSC.AboutAIDSD.Alwayskeepredribboninsight

InwinterHammerfestisathirty-hourridebybusfromOslothoughwhyanyonewouldwanttogothereinwinterisaquestionworthconsidering.ItisontheedgeoftheworldthenorthernmosttowninEuropeasfarfromLondonasLondonisfromTunisaplaceofdarkandcruelwinterswherethesunsinksintotheArcticOceaninNovemberanddoesnotriseagainfortenweeks.IwantedtoseetheNorthernLights.AlsoIhadlongharbouredahalf-formedurgetoexperiencewhatlifewaslikeinsucharemoteandforbiddingplacE.SittingathomeinEnglandwithaglassofwhiskyandabookofmapsthishadseemedanexcellentideA.ButnowasIpickedmywaythroughthegreylate-Decemberslush融雪ofOsloIwasbeginningtohavemydoubts.Thingshadnotstartedwell.Ihadoversleptatthehotelmissingbreakfastandhadtoleapintomyclothes.Icouldn'tfindacabandhadtodragmyunreasonablyoverweightedbageightblocksthroughslushtothecentralbusstation.IhadhadhugedifficultypersuadingthestaffattheKreditkassenBankonKarlJohansGatetocashsufficienttraveller'schequestopaytheovercharged1200-kronerbusfare-theysimplycouldnotbemadetograspthattheWilliamMcGuireBrysononmypassportandtheBillBrysononmytraveller'schequeswerebothme-andnowhereIwasarrivingatthestationtwominutesbeforedeparturebreathlessandsteamingfromtheendlessuphillexertion费力thatismylifeandthegirlattheticketcounterwastellingmethatshehadnorecordofmyreservation.Thisisn'thappeningIsaiD.I'mstillathomeinEnglandenjoyingChristmas.Passmeadropmoreportwillyoudarling?ActuallyIsaidTheremustbesomemistakE.Pleaselookagain.Thegirlstudiedthepassengerlist.NoMrBrysonyournameisnothere·ButIcouldseeitevenupside-down.Thereitissecondfromthebottom.NothegirldecidedthatsaysBemtBjornson.That'saNorwegianname·Itdoesn'tsayBerntBjornson.ItsaysBillBryson.Lookattheloop圆圈ofthe'y'thetwo‘I's.MisspleasE.Butshewouldn'thaveit.IfImissthisbuswhendoesthenextonego?Nextweekatthesametime.OhsplendiD.MissbelievemeitsaysBillBryson.Noitdoesn't.MisslookI'veefromEnglanD.I'mcarryingsomemedicinethatcouldsaveachild'slifE.Shedidn'tbuythis.Iwanttoseethemanager.He'sinStavanger.ListenImadeareservationbytelephone.IfIdon'tgetonthisbusI.’mgoingtowritealettertoyourmanagerthatwillcastashadowoveryourcareerprospects前景fortherestofthiscentury.Thisclearlydidnotalarmher.ThenitoccurredtomE.IfthisBemtBjornsondoesn'tshowupcanIhavehisseat?SurE.Whydon'tIthinkofthesethingsinthefirstplaceandsavemyselfthesuffering?ThankyouIsaidanddraggedmybagoutsidE.45.WhatwordscanbestdescribeHammerfestinwinter?A.Greyanddirty.B.DarkandcolD.C.UnfriendlyandexpensivE.D.Wildandforbidden.46.WhydidtheauthormentiontheKreditkassenBankonKarlJohansGate?A.Tosuggestthatpeopletherecouldberidiculousandstubborn.B.TointroducetheculturaldifferencesinnorthernEuropeandEnglanD.C.Togiveanexampleofaninterestingstoryduringhisjourney.D.Toindicatethatthebusfarewasveryexpensive.47.Whatcouldbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TheauthorbookedhisbusticketwithaNorwegiannamE.B.Theauthorpaidthebusfarebytraveller'schequE.C.Theauthorwouldhopefullygetonthebus.D.Thegirlattheticketcountercaredabouttheauthor'splaints.48.Accordingtothelastparagraphtheauthorprobablyfelt＿atthatmoment.A.embarrassedB.contentedC.regretfulD.grateful49.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat＿.A.theauthor'sjourneytothenorthwasnotworthwhileB.theEuropeansdidn'twelevisitorsC.theauthorwrotealettertothegirl'smanagerD.theauthor'sjourneytothenorthwasnotsmooth

ThelightfromthecampfirebrightenedthedarknessbutitcouldnotpreventthedampcoldofDennis’sSwamp沼泽地creepingintotheirbones.ItwasastrangeplacE.MartinandTomwishedthattheyhadnotacceptedJack’sdarE.Theylikedcampingbutnotnearthisswamp.SoMartinaskedastheysatwatchingthehotcoals.Howdidthisplacegetitsname?Areyousureyouwanttohearit?It’sascarystorywarnedJack.Ofcourse!criedoutTom.Iftherewereanythingtobescaredofyouwouldn’thavechosenthisplace!OKbutdon’tsayIdidn’twarnyousaidJackandhebeganthistalE.WaybackintimeamancalledDennistriedtostartafarmherE.Hebuiltthatcottageovertheretolivein.Inthosedaysthearealookedquitedifferent----itwascoveredwithtalltreesandtheswampwasacrystal-clearriver.AfterthreehardyearsDennishadclearedseveralfieldsandplantedcrops.HewassoproudofhissuccessthatherefusedtolistentoadvicE.‘Youareclearingtoomuchland’warnedoneoldman.‘Thelandisalivingthing.Itwillhitbackatyouifyouabuseit.’‘Sillyfool’saidDennistohimself.‘IfIclearmorelandIcangrowmorecrops.I’llbecomewealthier.He’sjustjealous!’Denniscontinuedtochopdowntrees.SmallanimalsthatreliedonthemforfoodandshelterweredestroyeD.Hewassoeagertoexpandhisfarmthathedidnotnoticetheriverflowingslowlytowardshisdoor.HedidnotnoticesaltseepingtothesurfaceofthelanD.Hedidnotnoticeswampplantschokingallthenativeplants.Whathappened?MartinaskeD.Itwasgrowingcolder.HetrembledtwistinghisbodyclosertothefirE.Thelandhitback----justastheoldmanwarnedJackshruggeD.DennisdisappeareD.Oldfolksaroundherebelievethatswampplantsmovedupfromtheriveranddraggedhimunderwater.HisbodywasneverfounD.WhatastupidstorylaughedTom.Plantscan’tBeforehehadfinishedspeakinghescreamedandfainted晕倒.TheothertwoboysjumpedupwithfrightstaringatTom.Suddenlytheyburstoutlaughing.Somegreenswampivy常春藤hadcoveredTom’sfacE.ItwasawhilebeforeTomcouldappreciatethejokE.66.TheunderlinedworddareinParagraph1isclosedinmeaningto________.A.courageB.assistanceC.instructionD.challenge67.WhydidJacktellTomandMartinthestory?A.Tofrightenthem.B.Tosatisfytheircuriosity.C.TowarnthemofthedangeroftheplacE.D.Topersuadethemtocampintheswamp.68.WhydidDennisignorethewarningoftheoldman?A.Theoldmanenviedhim.B.TheoldmanwasfoolishC.Hewastoobusytolistentoothers.D.Hewasgreedyformorecrops.69.WhydidTomscreamandfaint?A.HesawDennis’sshadowB.HewasscaredbyaplantC.Hisfriendsplayedajokeonhim.D.TheweatherbecameextremelycolD.70.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofDennis?A.Graspallloseall.B.Nosweatnosweet.C.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.D.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.

MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylifE.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustformykidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkasasmalltowndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalonE.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykidsI'mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterInternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcaresystem.Inthesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedulE.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunami海啸PakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.EachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtofleE.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.FlubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfirE.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdonE.ButinrealityitwasjustgettingstarteD.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.IheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhavE.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn'tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbE.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithmE.59.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.C.TheplaceswheretheearthquakeshappeneD.D.Theplaceswherethehorribledisastersstruck.60.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.TiredandtroublesomE.B.Busyandrisky.C.Meaningfulandhelpful.D.Frighteninganddepressing.61.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesbecauseofdisasters62.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedoctor'swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.B.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.C.Thedoctor'sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswifE.D.ThedoctorstartedtochangehislifeimmediatelyafterthedeathofhiswifE.

Inthepastmanypeopledependedonhorsesfortransportation运输farmingandotherkindsofwork.Nowadaysalotofpeoplestillliketoridehorses.SoitisnotsurprisingthatmanyexpressionsaboutitarestillusedbyAmericanstoday.Longagopeoplewhowererichorimportantrodehorsesthatwereverytall.TodayifagirlistooproudandlooksdownuponothersyoumightsaysheshouldgetoffherhighhorsE.LastnightIgotatelephonecallwhileIwaswatchingmyfavoritetelevisionshow.Idecidednottoansweritbecausewildhorsescouldnotdragmeawayfromthetelevision--therewasnothingthatcouldstopmefromdoingwhatIwantedtodo.Sometimesyougetinformationstraightfromthehorse'smouth.ItcomesdirectlyfromthepersonwhoknowsmostaboutthesubjectandisthebestsourcE.Letussayyourteachertellsyouthereisgoingtobeatesttomorrow.Youcouldsayyougottheinformationstraightfromthehorse'smouth.Howeveryouwouldnotwanttocallyourteacherahorse!Youmayhaveheardthisexpression:Youcanleadahorsetowaterbutyoucannotmakehimdrink.Thatmeansyoucangivesomeoneadvicebutyoucannotforcehimtodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo.Inpoliticsadark-horsecandidateissomeonewhoisnotwellknowntothepubliC.Sometimesadarkhorseunexpectedlywinsanelection选举.Anotherpieceofadviceisdonotchangehorsesinmidstream.Youwouldnotwanttogetoffonehorseandontoanotherinthemiddleofariver.Ormakemajorchangesinanactivitythathasalreadybegun.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditmeaninthefirstparagraph?A.thehorseB.ridinghorsesC.raisinghorsesD.horseracing62.Theexpressiongetoffherhighhorseisusedforagirl____.A.whohasalotofmoneyB.whoisclevererthanothersC.whothinkssheisbetterthananyoneelseD.whoisrespectedbyothers63.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewsstraightfromthehorse’smouth?A.Itisveryhardtogetthenews.B.Thenewswillbetrueandreliable可靠的.C.ThepersonwhogivesthenewsiscalledahorsE.D.Thenewsisalieandcan’tbetrusteD.64.Whichofthefollowingcandescribeapersonwhowinsanelectionunexpectedly?A.donotchangehorsesinmidstreamB.wildhorsescouldnotdragmeawayC.dark-horsecandidateD.getoffherhighhorse65.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Thehorseisakindofusefulanimal.B.TheexpressionsusedbyAmericans.C.SomeexpressionsaboutthehorseD.Itispopulartousethewordhorse

I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemorewonderfulthingintheworlD.Yearslaterduringherfinalillnessmotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.Butthedeskshe’dsaidagainit’sforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.ButasayounggirlIwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional易动感情的.Butshelivedonthesurface.AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.IwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgivemE.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.NonecamE.Myhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestandfinallypeace—itseemedthatnothinghappeneD.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottomother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Nowthepresentofherdesktoldasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletterfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.GivemeananswermyletterasksinanywayyouchoosE.Motheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.21.Thepassageshowsthat______.A.mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwordsB.motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddoneC.motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughterD.motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords22.Theunderlinedwordgulfinthefourthparagraphmeans______.A.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughterB.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoungC.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughterD.partoftheseagoingfarinland23.Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughter’sletteraskingforgiveness?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryearssheoftentalkedabouttheletter.C.ShereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedieD.D.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlifE.24.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MylettertoMotherB.MotherandChildrenC.TalksbetweenMotherandMeD.Mymother’sDesk

Ifyougointotheforestwithfriendsstaywiththemalways.Ifyoudon’tyoumaygetlost.Ifyoureallygetlostthisiswhatyoushoulddo.SitdownandstaywhereyouarE.Don’ttrytofindyourfriends—letthemfindyoubystayinginoneplacE.Thereisanotherwaytohelpyourfriendsorothernearbypeopletofindyou.Givethemasignalbyshoutingorwhistling吹口哨threetimes.Stop.Thenshoutorwhistlethreetimes.Anysignalgiventhreetimesisacallforhelp.Keepuptheshoutingorwhistlingalwaysthreetimestogether.Whenpeoplehearyoutheywillknowthatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowthattheyhaveheardyoursignal.Theywillgivetwoshoutstwowhistlesortwogun-shots.Whensomeonegivesasignalitisananswertoacallforhelp.Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillgethelpbeforenightcomestrytomakealittlehouse—coveruptheholeswithbranches树枝withlotsofleaves.Makeyourselfasoftbedwithleavesandgrass.Whatshouldyoudoifyougethungryorneeddrinkingwater?Youwillhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforariver.Don’tjustwalkaway.Pickoffsmallbranchesanddropthemasyouwalksothatyoucanfindyourwayback.Themostimportantthingtodowhenyouarelostis—stayinoneplacE.5.Ifyougetlostintheforestthemostimportantthingyoushoulddois_______.A.findyourfriendsB.lookforariverC.staywhereyouareD.shoutforhelp6.Ifyouwanttoletpeoplebelievethatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfunyoushould________.A.shoutthatyouhavegotlostB.keepuptheshoutingorwhistlingthreetimestogetherC.shoutatthetopofyourvoiceD.shoutorwhistleonceinawhile7.Whenyouhear_______shoutsorwhistlesorgunshotsyouknowthat_______.A.two;peoplewillsooncometohelpyouB.three;someoneisaskingforhelpC.three;peoplewillsooncometohelpyouD.two;someoneisaskingforhelp8.Whenyouarelostintheforestbutyouwanttoleaveyourplacetogetwateryoushould________.A.cutmarks记号inthetreesalongyourwayB.findabowloraglassandthengobackhomeC.makeafiresothatyoucanfindyourwaybackD.leavebranchesonthewayasyougototheriver

Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.YoucouldwinprizesourteachertoldusasshewrotetheposterinformationontheblackboarD.ShepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuingThefirstprizeistendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereonyourposter.Westudiedtheboardcritically.Someofuslookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolorsagainsttheblackboardrockingthesheetstotherightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.Wehadplansforthatten-dollargrandprizeeachandeveryoneofus.I’mgoingtospendmineoncandiesonehopefulwouldannouncewhileanotherpracticedlookingseriouswiseandrich.Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkinswhileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.Someofususedbigdesignsandsomeofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecornerofourposterandletthespacedrawtheviewer’sattentiontoit.Someofuswouldwanderpastthegoodstudents’desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesorttheyseemedespeciallyfondofmakingallofusbelievewehadafairchanceandthenalways—always—rewardingthesameoldwinners.IbelieveIdrewasailboatbutIcan’tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.Iadmiredit.IdeterminedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseenandthenIturneditin.MinutespasseD.NoonecamealongtogivemethegrandprizeandthensomeonedistractedmeandIprobablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.IwasstillsittingatmydeskthinkingWhatposter?whentheteachergavemeanenvelopewithaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedformE.1.Whatwastheteacher’srequirementfortheposter?A.ItmustappearintimE.B.Itmustbedoneinclass.C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.D.ItmustincludethewordsontheblackboarD.2.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.formedanideaforB.madeanoutlineforC.madesomespaceforD.chosesomecolorsfor3.Aftertheteacher’swordsallthestudentsintheclass.A.lookedveryseriousB.thoughttheywouldberichC.begantothinkabouttheirdesignsD.begantoplaygames4.Afterseeingthegoodstudents’designssomestudents.A.lovedtheirowndesignsmoreB.thoughttheyhadafairchanceC.puttheirowndesignsinacornerD.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuchB.lovedpostercompetitionsverymuchC.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetitionD.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition

TheconceptofhomeschoolingisnotanewonE.Homeschoolingmeanseducatingchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtopublicorprivateschools.Nowadayshomeschoolinghasbecomepopularinmanycountriesforavarietyofreasons.Oneofthemispoorqualityofeducationinpublicschoolsandit’salsobecauseprivateschoolsarequiteexpensivE.Someparentsbelievethatbecausetheyknowtheirchild’sstrengthsandweaknessestheycanteachhimorherbetter.Someparentspreferhomeschoolingsoastopreventtheirchildrenfromgettingintobadcompany.Thereisanothergroupofpeoplewhochoosetoeducatetheirchildrenathomebecausetheywantthemtolearnspiritandvaluesofthefamilyandalsotheirreligiousbeliefs.Theyalsothinkthathomeschoolingwouldhelpindevelopmentofstrongfamilybonds家庭纽带.Howevertherearesomenegativeeffectsofhomeschoolingonstudentsaswellasparents.Homeschoolingisafull-timejobandnotfitforparentswhohavetheirowncareers.Ittakesalotoftimeforparents’sidetomakehomeschoolingasuccess.Otherfamilymembers’responsibilitiesmayalsobeaffecteD.Theymaygivetheirfullattentiontotheneedsoftheirchildren.Besidesaparentmayhavehigheducationalqualificationsbutthatdoesnotmakehimorheragoodteacher.Teachingisanartwhichrequirestheabilitytounderstandtheneedsofthechildren.Itislikelythattheparentmighthaveforgottenwhatheorshehaslearnedandthecurriculum课程ofthechildrenwouldalsobedifferent.Thiswouldmakeitdifficultfortheparentstoexplaintheconceptstotheirchildren.Parentsalsohavetheresponsibilityofdesigningthecurriculumofstudents.Intoday’sworldcompetition比赛isseenineveryfieldandschoolprepareschildrentofacethesecompetitions.Howeverhomeschoolingdoesnotgivethechildrenachancetocomparewithotherkids.Theywillalsonotbeawareofwheretheystandineducationalpositionamongtheirclassmates.Thismayaffecttheirfuturelives.Educationisnottheonlythingthatthechildrenneedtobecomesuccessfulhumanbeings.ItisnecessarythattheylearntocommunicateinthesocietyandpublicschoolprovidesthemwithsuchanenvironmentwheretheymeetmanypeoplE.Schoolsalsoprovidechildrenwithachancetotakepartinvariousactivitiestoimprovetheiroveralldevelopment.ItistruethatithasmanybenefitsbutonemustrealizethatschoolteacheschildrenskillstofaceandsurvivE.HomeschoolingDefinitionEducatingchildrenathomeinsteadofin71___________schoolsorprivateones.72__________forthepopularityPoorqualityofeducationinpublicschoolsand73___________feesinprivateschools.Childrenaretaught74__________athomE.Childrenarekeptawayfrombadcompany.Homeschoolingis75__________instrengtheningfamilybondsNegatives76__________Forparents:Theycan’t77___________ontheirfull-timejobs.Theycan’tbegood78_____________.Forchildren:Theycan’tgetchancesto79___________withothers.TheylackanenvironmentwheretheymeetmanypeoplE.Theycan’tjoinin80_____________activities.

Mymom'sentirelifechangedinthematterofafewseconds.Whiledrivinghomelateonenightmyparents'SUVwashitfrombehindbyadrunkdrivertraveling70milesperhour.Dadwaskilledinstantly.MomwasthrownfromtheSUVandpeoplefoundheronthesideoftheroaD.OnceIsawmymominthehospitalIknewshehadalongroadaheadofher.Shehadcrushinginjuriestoherarmandshoulderandherelbowwasdislocatedinthreeplacesleavingitpermanentlybent.Althoughittookmymomalongtimetophysicallyrecoverfromtheaccidentitwasonlyashorttimebeforemymom'spositivespiritreturneD.ThroughoutherjourneyofrecoverymymotherrarelycomplaineD.Icouldseethepaininhereyesduringphysicaltherapybutneverheardherquestionwhythishadhappenedtoher.InfactIrememberonerolereversalwherewebothjusthadtolaugh.MotherhadlostalotofweightduringherhospitalstaysoIboughthersomenewclothes.Ihadtodressheratfirstbutshechallengedherselfeveryday.Finallywhenshewasabletogetdressedonherownshelookedatmeinthemirrorandstartedlaughing.WhilesheappreciatedtheclothesIhadboughtshereallyhatedthestylesIhadchosenforherandcouldn'twaittogoshoppingonherown.Istartedlaughingtooshehadstruggledformonthstoputontheseclothesthatshedidn'tevenlike!ItremindedmeofwhenIwasinkindergartenandmymothermademeweardresseswhenIjustwantedtowearpants.ItwasafunnyrolereversalforbothofusandIunderstoodhowshefelt.Ittookmymomtwolongyearstogainbackherstrengthandlimitedflexibility.Thosefewyearswereatraumatictimeforourentirefamily.Momhadtoovercomemanychallenges.Butshefoundthatstrengthofwillandasenseofhumorcangetyouthroughthetoughesttimesevenwhenyoudon'tthinkyouhaveanythingtosmileabout.31.Theauthorpresentedthestoryby________.A.askingdriverstopayattentionwhiledrivingB.remindingreadersnottodrivetoofastC.explainingtheresultofdrivingafterdrinkingD.describingthesceneoftheaccident32.Bysayingalongroadaheadofhertheauthormeant________.A.itwouldtakehermotheralongtimetorecoverB.hermothercouldcontinuetoliveforalongtimeC.hermotherneededtowalkeverydaytogetbetterD.hermotherwouldpayalotforthetreatment33.Whilerecoveringhermother________.A.showednopainduringphysicaltherapyB.keptherspiritsupallthetimeC.wentintoadeepdepressionD.alwaysaskedwhyithappenedtoher34.Theexampleofrolereversalisusedtoprove________.A.hermotherwasparticularaboutdressingB.hermotherbehavedlikeagirlinthekindergartenC.hermothercouldkeepapositiveattitudeD.hermotherhadaneyeforbeautifulclothes35.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe________.A.RemainClamWhenDeathDrawingNearB.KeepYourHeadUpinCaseofTroubleC.ShowRealCourageinFrontofDangerD.PersistNoMatterWhatYourTroublesAre

ManystudentsaskforadviceaboutimprovingtheirEnglish.Therearethreebasicquestions.ThefirstquestionisaboutrealEnglish.LiHaofromHubeiwroteIenjoywatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtorealEnglishsongs.ButittakesalongtimE.Whatdoyouthink?ThisisagreatwaytolearnEnglish!Talkaboutthefilmorsongwithyourfriendsandguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Justenjoyyourself!Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.SamfromSuzhouwroteOurschoolhasaforeignteacher.ButI’mshyandcan’tspeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?WhenIvisitChinalotsofpeopleinthestreetsayHello!Howareyou?Whereareyoufrom?DoyoulikeChina?Thesearegoodquestionstostartaconversation.ManypeopleareshywhentheyspeakEnglishsobeforeyoubegintakeadeepbreathandsmile!Smilingalwayshelps.Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.OlivefromAnhuiwroteIwanttorememberallthenewwords.IwrotethemdownbutIforgetthemquickly.WhatshouldIdo?Trytoremembereightorninewordsaday.Writethemonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourbedroom.Saythewordswhenyouseethemandchangethemeveryday.Andwhenyou’reshoppinghowaboutcountingtheEnglishwordsorsayingtheEnglishnamesforeverythingyousee?21.Howmanybasicquestionsdothestudentsoftenask?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.22.WhatshouldyoudoifyouareshytospeakEnglish?A.WatchEnglishfilms.B.Writedownthewordsfirst.C.ListentorealEnglishsongs.D.Takeadeepbreathandsmilebeforeyoubegin.23.WhatisOliver’sproblem?A.He’stooshytotalkwithothers.B.He’snotabletocountEnglishwords.C.Hecan’tremembernewwords.D.Hedoesn’tknowwhatrealEnglishis.24.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtolearnEnglishB.TalkingaboutEnglishfilmsC.AdviceaboutEnglishwritingD.ThewayofbeginninganEnglishconversation

MysonandIweretryingtosellthehousewehadrepairedbutinthebarn谷仓therewerebatsandtheywouldnotleavE.ThebarnwastheirhomE.Theytoldussointheirownwaytheyhungfortheseason.Don’tworryaboutitDaD.PatricksaiD.Theykeepdownthemosquitoes蚊子.Unfortunatelytheyalsokeptthebuyersaway.Whenwehadaskedapersontosellthehouseforushehadrefusedtoshowitbecauseofthebats.BatsarepopularPatrickcomfortedmE.Theyareecological.Isn’tthereamachineyoucanbuythatproduceshigh-frequencysoundstokeepbatsaway?Idon’tknowsaidPatrick.ButIlikebatsandwhoeverbuysthishousewillprobablylikethemtoo.’Probably?IhatedthatworD.Howmanybatsarethereanyway?Icountedabout90lastnightsaidPatrick.Theyweredroppingoutfromundertheedgeoftheroof.Youmeantherearemore------outside?They’reeverywhereDaD.Butlookatitthisway.Whenthecoldweathercomesthey’llbeofftoMexico.Maybeinthespringwecankeepthemout.Don’tworryaboutithesaidforthehundredthtimE.It’snotaproblem.ThebatexpertIcalledwasevenmoreactivethanPatrick.Ithinkyou’vegotalargenumbertherehesaidinwonder.I’vebeentryingtoattractbatstoourhousefor25years.A.singlebatearsuphisweightinmosquitoesandblackfliesthreetimeseverynight.You’veaveryluckyman.Iofferedtosharemyluckwithhim.Hecouldtakethemaway.Batshavearemarkablehominginstinct本能hesaiD.They’dflystraightbackevenifItransportedthem100miles.Oncetheyhavesettledyoucan’tstopthemfromcomingback.Iwassilent.Finallywemanagedtorentthehousetoayoungfamilywhowerealsointerestedinbuyingit.Whataboutthebats?IsaidtoPatrick.OhtheylovethebatshesaiD.Nomosquitoes.Noblackflies.It’soneofthethingsthatattractedthem.Doyouthinktheywillreallybuythehouse?Probably?WelliftheydoIsupposeI’llhavetoadmitthatIwaswrong.Youmeanyou’regoingtoeatyourwords?Yes.Iam.63.Whatwastheproblemtheauthorhadwithhishouse?A.Batswerelivinginthebarnandwouldn’tgoaway.B.Theauthorandhissoncouldn’tsleepwellbecauseofthebatsC.Theauthorandhissonmightbeabletostayfortheseason.D.Thehousewasstillbadlyinneedofrepair.64.WhatdidPatricksuggesttheauthorshoulddotostopthebatslivinginthebarn?A.Buyahigh-frequencymachinE.B.Closethebarninthespring.C.Reducethenumberofmosquitoes.D.Movethemonehundredmilesaway.65.Whathappenedtothehouseintheend?A.SomepeopleagreedtorentthehousE.B.TheauthorfailedtofindanybodywhowantedtoliveinthehouseC.ThebatexpertmadethedecisiontobuythehousE.D.ThebatsleftthehouseforMexicointhespring.66.Whydidtheauthorthinkhemighthavetoeathiswords?A.Hefeltsorryforthebats.B.HewashappyaboutsellingthehousE.C.Herealizedtheymightbewrongaboutthebats’actionsD.HemightbemistakenaboutbeingunabletosellthehousE.

WerecentlyreadareportonChina’senvironmentalproblemsbasedonreportsfromSingapore’sStraitsTimes.Therewasonestatisticthatshockedus.EnvironmentalexpertsclaimthatwithoutsomegreatchangepollutionmightwithinfiveyearsmaketheYangtzeRiverjustaboutunsuitableforallformsoflifetolivein.ThebaijiortheYangtzeRiverdolphinwasonlythelatestvictim.Accordingtothefirstreportinthe1980stherewere126formsoflifeintheriverandby2002thatfigurewasalreadydownto52.Justhowbadisthesituation?TheYangtzeRiverflowsby186citiesonitswayfromQinghaitoShanghaiandintheprocesspicksup40%ofChina’spollutedwastewater.Accordingtoanotherreportin2006Chinaproducedatotalof53.7billiontonsofwastewater.Butthat’snottheworstnews.By2030Chinamightpossiblyuseupbetween89-100%ofitssourcesofdrinkingwater.Allofthisbegsadeeperquestion:Whatkindofwateraretheyusingwhentheypump10kilosofwaterintopigsheadedfortheslaughterhouse屠宰场?Thisisanimportantquestionbecauseifitswastewaterisnotfitforhumantodrinkthere’sachancethatsomeofwhateverwasinthatwaterwasintheporkyouhadforlunchtoday.Andifthewaterissafetodrinkthat’sawasteofperfectlygoodwater.AnotherreportwereadrelatedtotheTaihualgae水藻bloomingthathasleft3millionpeopleintheWuxiareawithoutdrinkingwaterclaimsquitebelievablythatTaihu’senvironmentalproblemswillneverenduntilallthefactoriesalongthelakeclosedown.Thealgaebloomissobadtherethatlotsofpeoplehavetotakethealgaeoutofthelakealldaylonginsteadoffishing.52.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat__________.A.thispassageistakenfromSingapore’sStraitsTimesB.over70speciesoflifedisappearedfromtheYangtzeRiverinabout20yearsC.therewereonly52YangtzeRiverdolphinsleftintheriverin2002D.youwillseenolifeintheYangtzeRiverinthecomingfiveyearsorso53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheYangtzeRiveraccordingtothepassage?A.Itgoesby186citiesonitswayfromthesourcetotheseA.B.Lotsofwastewaterinthecountryispouredintotheriver.C.Thebaijiintheriverisnowindangerofextinction.D.Wecanhardlyseeanyformsoflifeintherivernow.54.Whichofthefollowingproblemsisthemostimportantaccordingtothepassage?A.ThereisnocleanwatertopumpintopigswhicharetobeslaughtereD.B.A.largeamountofwastewaterisproducedeveryyearinChinA.C.ThesourcesofdrinkingwatermightbealmostusedupinthefuturE.D.Therearepoisonousthingsintheporkthatpeopleeat.55.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.thefactoriesalongthelakehavecontributedtothepollutionB.fishermenhavetakenupthejobofcleaningthelakE.C.allthefactoriesinWuxihavebeenshutdowntoprotectthelakE.D.manypeoplearesenttothelaketohelpprotectthealgaE.

Isn’titinterestinghowweexpectotherstobehaveinacertainwaysowecanfeelgoodaboutourselves?Andthenwhenpeopledon'tbehaveaswewantthemtowefeelsodisappointedandangry–––whenreallymosttimeswe’renotactuallysurprisedattheiractions?Wejustwantthoseactionstobedifferent–––actionswe’dbemorecomfortablewith.ThisweekIsharedafriendawonderfulhome-cookedmealandabottleofwinE.Aboutthetimewegottothefreshly-bakedcookiestheconversationturnedtohersomewhatcrazysister.Ihadtosmilejustalittlesincehersister-storieshadhadmuchthesamethemeforthelasttwodecades.Whenherfrustrationwasjustabouttopeakoverhersister’slatestunbelievablyselfishactIsuggestedshebegintryingTheLawofPatientAcceptancE.HowcanIpossiblyacceptherbehavior?myfriendaskeD.Acceptancedoesn’tnecessarilymeantoleranceIshareD.Itjustmeansthatyouacceptthepersonforwhotheyareandyoustopknockingyourselfouttryingtochangethem.EveryonehasthesedifficultpeopleintheirlivesfromtimetotimE.ThinkofitthiswayIsaiD.Ifyouweretogooutandbuyanottoman搁脚凳todaythinkingyouwerebuyingachairyou’dbereallyangrythattheottomanwassuchapathetic差劲的chair.Butonceyourealizewhatyou’redealingwithonceyouaccepttheottomanforwhatitisandyoustoptryingtoturnitintoachairyourangerlargelygoesaway.YouhavetoacceptpeopleforwhotheyarE.Evenwhenyou’vehadhighhopesthattheymighthavebeenabletobesomeoneelsE.Youcan’tchangepeoplemyMotheralwayssaiD.Andshewasright.ThebestwecandoistoseepeopleasclearlyandobjectivelyaspossiblE.FortheyrarelychangE.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.thewriterthinksherfriendshouldtalkabouthersisterthatwayB.thewriter’sfriendoftencomplainsabouthersisterC.thewriteradvisesherfriendtospendmoretimewithhersisterD.thewriterdoesn’tthinkherfriend’ssisterisselfishBymentioningtheexampleofbuyinganottomanthewriterintendstoexplain________.A.howTheLawofPatientAcceptanceworksB.whatthemeaningofTheLawofPatientAcceptanceisC.whygreedandselfishnessexistD.whenweshoulduseTheLawofPatientAcceptance35.Accordingtothewriter________.A.weshouldacceptothersforwhotheyareB.weshouldtrytochangeothersC.weshouldn’tmakefriendswithdifficultpeopleD.weshouldn’thavehighhopesforourselves

WhenIfirstenteredcollegeIwasafraidthatIwasnotuptoit.IwasafraidofbeingawayfrommyfamilyforthefirsttimE.HereIwouldhavetomakefriendswithstrangepeopleandperhapsalsocompetewiththemforgradesincoursesIwouldtakE.WeretheysmarterthanIwas?CouldIkeepupwiththem?Wouldtheyacceptme?IsoonlearnedthatmylifewasnowuptomE.IhadtosetastudyprogramifIweretosucceedinmycourses.IhadtoregulatethetimeIspentinmystudyandsocializing.Ihadtodecidewhentogotobedwhattoeatandwithwhomtobefriendly.ThesequestionsIhadtoanswerformyself.Atfirstlifewasrough.ImademistakesinhowIusedmytimE.IalsomademistakesinhowIchosemyfirstfriendsincollegE.ShortlyhoweverIhadmylifeundercontrol.Imanagedtogetmyselftoclassontimedomyhomeworkandhandtheminandpassmyfirstexamswithsatisfyinggrades.InadditionIdevelopedacircleoffriendswithwhomIfeltcomfortableandcouldsharemyfears.Isetupmyownroutineonethatreallymetmyneeds.AsaresultIbegantolookuponmyselffromadifferentperspective视角.Ibegantoseemyselfasapersonresponsibleformyselfandresponsibleformyfriendsandfamily.Itfeltgoodtomakedecisionsandseethemturnouttobewiseones.Iguessthisiswhatpeoplecallgrowingup.Whatdidlifehaveinstoreforme?AtthatstageinmylifeIwasreallyuncertainwhereIwouldgoandwhatIwoulddowiththeyearsaheadofmE.ButIknewIwouldbeabletohandlewhatwasaheadbecauseIhadsuccessfullyovercomethemajorprobleminmylife:Ihadmadethechangefromapersondependentonhisfamilytoapersonwhowasresponsibleforhimself.84.Theauthorwasanxiousabouthiscollegelifeatfirstbecause______.A.hehatedtogetonwithstrangersB.hewasatalossinthenewsurroundingsC.helackedsomespecialistknowledgeD.hewasafraidofmakingmistakesinfrontofothers85.Wecanlearnfromtheauthor’searlyexperienceatcollegethat______.A.hegotusedtothenewlifewithoutmuchtroubleB.helosttheabilitytohandlethingsindependentlyC.hecametorealizeheshouldbeinchargeofhisownbusinessD.hewasafailureinmanyaspectsexceptinschoolperformance86.Theauthor’scollegelifefinallybroughthimasensethat______.A.hebecameapersoncaringforothersB.hewassmarterthanhisfellowstudentsC.hebroughtconfidencebackinmakingdecisionsD.hecoulddealwithhispersonalmattersindependently87.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MemoriesofMyTimeinCollegeB.College:A.TurningPointinMyLifeC.MyColorfulCollegeLifeD.CollegeLifeBringsMePressure

WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoinesIowahetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeentherE.Itwasinthe1930swhenhewasaneditoroftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversitySMUinDallasTexas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMUandtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdiseasE.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalvestonaseasidetownnearHoustonTexas.Shewascleaningouttheattic阁楼onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript手稿.OnitstoppagewerethewordsByO.Henry.ItwasanicestoryandshesentittoherdaughteratSMUwhoshowedittomyfather.MyfatherhadneverreadthestorybeforebutitsoundedlikeO.HenryandheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboardinghouseandhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwhoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.EventuallyhefoundhimselfinDesMoinesmeetingwithGardnerCowlesatopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.ItwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneedeD.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.25.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?A.Theauthor.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.Thegirl’smother26.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.27.TheunderlinedwordauthenticatedinParagraph2probablymeans__________.A.namedB.treatedC.provedD.described28.Accordingtothetextwhydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.Tomeettheauthorhimself.B.ToselltheO.Henrystory.C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.

Ihatenosy爱管闲事的neighborsandit’sveryunluckythatIhadoneformyself.TheymovedinacoupleofmonthsbackandalthoughIneverfeltthattheywereastrangefamilyI’vealwayshatedthewaytheygettooclosetomemyhousemygardenandevenmygarbagecans.Onedaymyneighborsweremowingtheirlawn草坪.Mygarbagecanswereneartheirlawn.ForsomestrangereasonIfoundthewifelookingthroughmygarbagecans.IfeltangrybutsincetheywerefromadifferentcultureIthoughtthatmaybeitwasnormalfromtheirideas.Thatafternoonthecoupleknockedonmyfrontdoor.WhenIopenedtheygavemeaplasticbag.Insideweremyolddailybillscreditcardsandbankstatementsandanoldbirthdaycardthatmyoldunclesent.Theysaidthattheywerereturningthemtomebecausethesedocumentscontainedveryprivateinformationthatmaybeusedbyothers.I’vehearditbeforE.Iaskedthemhowthosedocumentscanbeusedbyothersandtheystartedtellingmetheirveryownexperiencewhichforcedthemtoleavetheirhomeandmovenextdoortous.Thewifetoldmethatsheneverdestroyedthebills.TheyalsohadanosyneighborwholookedthroughtheirgarbagecanswhichtheyactuallythoughtwasprettystrangE.Littledidtheyknowthatthisnosyneighborwascollectingtheirpersonalinformationfromtheirrubbish.Thenalltheirmoneywastakenoutfromthebankbytheirneighbor.Itwasaverypainfulexperienceforallofthemandtheywantedtoleavethemallbehindsotheyleft.Iwasverythankful.Theywerenotnosyneighbors.Theysimplydidn’twantustoexperiencethesamethingthattheydiD.1.Whatmadetheauthorangry?A.Hisneighbor’swifewaslookingthroughhisrubbish.B.Hisneighborsweremowingtheirlawnonemorning.C.HisneighborsgottooclosetohisownhomE.D.Hisneighborscametoknockathisdooratnight.2.Whydidthecouplecometotheauthor’shome?A.Tointroducethemselvestotheauthor.B.Togettoknoweachotherbetter.C.Toreturnthedocumentstotheauthor.D.Toborrowsomemoneyfromtheauthor.3.Theneighborscametolivenextdoortotheauthorbecause.A.theynolongerhadmoneytoliveintheirformerhomeB.theydidn’twanttoliveinsuchanoisyhomeasbeforeC.theirpersonaldocumentswereusedbytheirformerneighborD.theythoughttheauthorwasmuchbetterthantheirformerneighbor4.Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorwaskindandhelpfultotheneighbors.B.TheneighborshadtomovefromplacetoplacE.C.Theneighborsdidn’thaveenoughmoney.D.Theauthorchangedhisideaabouthisneighbors.

Weoftenhearpeopletalkingaboutagenerationgap.ThenameisnewbuttheideaisolD.Youngpeopleandtheirparentsdon’tunderstandeachother.Theworldhasalwayskeptchanging.Therehasalwaysbeenagapbetweengenerationsbutmorepeopletalkaboutitnow.OldMr.EllisthinksheunderstandswhathashappeneD.WhenIwasaboyIthoughttheworldwasabeautifulplacE.Mylifewasverypleasant.ButwhenIwasolderIlearnedaboutpeoplewhoweretreatedbadlypeoplewhodidn’thaveenoughtoeat.IwantedtohelpthemandImarriedagirlwhowantedtohelpthemtoo.Wewenttomeetingsandtalkedalotbutitdidn’tseemtomakemuchdifferencE.Ourchildrengrewupinaworldatwar.Theydidn’tknowwhenthefightingwouldstop.Theywantedtheirchildrentohaveniceclothesandtoys.Theydidn’twanttothinkaboutthefuturE.Theythoughtnothingcouldbedoneaboutit.NowIhavegrandchildrenandtheyhavetheirownideas.Theyaretryingtomaketheworldbetter.TheyaretryingtohelpotherpeoplE.They’remakingpeoplelistentothem.Iamproudoftheirgeneration.15.WhendidOldMr.Elliswanttohelpotherpeople?A.Whenhewasaboy.B.Whenhelearnedaboutpeoplewhodidn’thaveenoughtoeat.C.Whenhewasinthearmy.D.Whenhewasborn16.WhichgenerationdidNOTwanttodoanythingtomaketheworldabetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generationB.Hischildren’sgenerationC.Hisgrandchildren’sgenerationD.NoneoftheabovE.17.Whichgenerationis/wasmoreefficientinmakingtheworldbetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generation.B.Hischildren’sgeneration.C.Hisgrandchildren’sgeneration.D.NoneoftheabovE.18.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthegenerationgap?A.UnacceptablE.B.Awful.C.Funny.D.Common.

Somememoriesalwaysstaywithusandneverfailtobringuswarmfeelings.MyhusbandJerryhadjustfinishedcleaningandwalkedintothekitchen.HesaidAllIhavelefttodoisto36mythermos热水瓶.Thenhedidso.Withasmileonhisfacehespoke37EverytimeIfillthisIthinkofyour38.HoneyIbetshe’s39usrightnowwithabigsmilE.TearsfilledmyeyesasI40.YouknowIthinkofherwheneverIfillmythermosandIalways41too.Myhusbandwhisperedformother’srecent42wasstillafreshwoundforbothofus.Yearsagowetraveledtospendseveraldayswithmyparents.Wewere43inthemorningaswewereabouttoleavE.Mymotherwalkedintothe44asJerrywasabouttofillhisthermos.Nobody45itbutshesaidJerryifyoufillthatwithhotwateryouwillhave46coffeetodrinkduringyour47.ThelookonherfaceisunforgettablE.Jerrypouredacupofcoffeeandsatdownto48afewmoreminuteswithmother.49fromamother-in-lawmadeamemorythatwillneverbe50.Whenhearingthesewordshedidn’t51theywouldforeverringinhisearsorthattheywouldbringasmiletohisfacetimeandtimeagain.52motherwouldneverhavedreamtthatherwordswouldbecomeavaluableandlasting53intheheartofherson-in-law.Lastingmemoriesdon’tnecessarilycomefroman54momentinlifebutsimply55inanunexpectedmoment.36.A.fillB.cleanC.seekD.open37.A.cautiouslyB.softlyC.sadlyD.nervously38.A.brotherB.dadC.sisterD.mom39.A.watchingB.comfortingC.instructingD.asking40.A.arguedB.explainedC.spokeD.admitted41.A.struggleB.imagineC.apologizeD.smile42.A.visitB.deathC.failureD.anxiety43.A.readingB.drivingC.sleepingD.packing44.A.stationB.kitchenC.hotelD.car45.A.caredaboutB.pointedtoC.heardofD.agreedon46.A.sweetB.strongC.whiteD.hot47.A.studyB.tripC.workD.stay48.A.findB.applyC.enjoyD.abuse49.A.PresentsB.ThanksC.CongratulationsD.Words50.A.forgottenB.confirmedC.exposedD.corrected51.A.understandB.realizeC.sayD.expect52.A.ThusB.InsteadC.MoreoverD.However53.A.memoryB.ideaC.principleD.faith54.A.exactB.busyC.plannedD.required55.A.endB.improveC.happenD.continue

Keepupshoutingorwhistling.Alwaysthreetimestogether.Whenpeoplehearyoutheywillknowthatyouarenotjustmakinganoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowthattheyhaveheardyoursignal.Theywillgiveyoutwoshoutsortwowhistles.Whenasignalisgiventwiceitisananswertoacallforhelp.Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillgethelpbeforenightcomestrytomakealittlehousewithbranches.Makeyourselfabedwithleavesandgrass.Whenyouneedsomewateryouhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforit.Don’tjustwalkaway.Pickoffsmallbranchesanddropthemasyouwalkinordertogobackagaineasily.WhenyouarelostthemostimportantthingtodoistostayinoneplacE.56.Whichsignalisacallforhelp?A.ShoutinghereandtherE.B.CryingtwicE.C.Shoutingorwhistlingthreetimestogether.D.Whistlingeverywhereintheforest.57.Whenyouheartwoshoutsortwowhistlesyouknowthat.A.someoneisafraidofananimalB.peoplewillcometohelpyouC.someoneneedshelpD.somethingterriblewillhappen58.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A.Leavebranchestofindyourwayback.B.PickoffbranchestobuildanotherhousE.C.UsebranchestomakeabeD.D.Dropbranchestolookforwater.59.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.howtotravelintheforestB.howtospendthenightintheforestC.whatyoushoulddoifyouwanttogetsomewaterD.whatyoushoulddoifyouarelostintheforest

MyfatherwaschiefengineerofamerchantshipwhichwassunkinworldwarthebooknightoftheU-boatstoldthestoryMemoriesInSeptember1940mymothersisterandIwenttoSwanseawheremyfather‘sshipwasgettingreadytosailwebroughthimafamilyphotographytobekeptwithhimatalltimesandkeephimsafe.ThenIremembermymotherlyingfacedownsobbing.shehadheardfromafriendthattheshiphadbeensunkbyatorpedo鱼雷.Icanrememberthearrivedofthetelegram电板whichinthosedaysalwaysbroughtbadnews.mygrandmotheropenedititreadsafe.loveteD.Mymostvividmemoryisbeingwokenandbroughtdowntositonmyfather’skneehisarminabandagE.HewasjudgedunfittoreturntoseaandtookashorejobinGlasgowfortherestofthewarforaslongasIcanrememberhehadaweakheartmothersaiditwascausedbythetorpedoes.hesaiditwasbecauseofthecigarettewhicheverhediedsuddenlyinhisearly50s.TenyearslaterIreadnightoftheU-boatandabletocompletethestory.AtoastInmyroomisthebookandthephotograph.oftenglassinhandIhavewonderedhowIwouldhavedealtwithanexplosionasinkingshipajumpintoavastoceanandawaitforrescue?lest以免weforgetIhavesomemorewhiskyandtoasttheheroesofthewar.1.WecaninferthatthemotherandchildrenwenttoSwansea______.A.tomeetafriendB.toseethefatherC.totakeafamilyD.toenjoythesailingoftheship2.Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthefatherfromthetelegram?A.hewasstillaliveB.hiskneewasbrokenC.hisshiphadbeensunkD.hehadarrivedinGlasgow3.theunderlinedworditinparagraph6referstothefather’s_____.A.weakheartB.takingashorejobC.failuretoreturnD.injurycausedbyatorpedo4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sfatherafterhisshipwasattacked?A.helosthisarmB.herepairedtheenginesC.hemanagedtotakealifeboatD.hewasthelasttoleavetheship5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.agroupofforgottenheroesB.abookdescribingaterrifyingbattleC.ashipengineer’swartimeexperienceD.amerchant’smemoriesofasearescue

JobInterviewsYouhavetheeducationandtheworkexperience;nowallyouneedisthejoB.Mostpeoplespendmoretimegettingreadyforaneveningoutthantheydopreparingforajobinterview.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandotohaveasuccessfuljobinterview.Herearesomeofthem:1.KnowaboutthecompanywhereyouaretryingtogetajoB.Findoutwhatthecompanydoesandwhotheircompetitors竞争者arE.2.Knowyourself.Mostinterviewerswillaskaquestionrelatedtoyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Beforetheinterviewexaminethejobyouareapplyingforanddeterminethetopskillsneededforthatposition.Forinstanceifyouareapplyingforajobasatelephoneoperatorit’smoreimportantthatyouhavestrongcommunicationskillsthanthatyouaretidy.3.Haveproof.It’seasytosayyouhavegoodorganizationskills.ButifyoucantelltheintervieweraboutatimeyouorganizedaneventitmakestheclaimmuchmoresoliD.4.PreparequestionstoaskaboutthecompanyandthejoB.Aninterviewisastressfulevent.Whenyouareunderpressureitcanbedifficulttothinkstraight.Preparingbeforetheinterviewwillmakeiteasiertogiveanswerstothosetoughquestions.Butyoucan’tthinkofeveryquestiontheymightask.Sorelaxandbeconfident.Rememberfirstimpressionsarelasting.21.A.goodskillforatelephoneoperatortohaveis________.A.theabilitytosmileB.tidinessC.goodcommunicationskillsD.proofofpastexperience22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThejobinterviewshouldbeconductedoverthetelephonE.B.Thefirsttimetheinterviewerseesyouisimportant.C.Youshouldn’taskquestionsaboutthecompany.D.Youshouldn’tgiveexamplesofthingsyouhavedoneinthepast.23.Thisarticleisabout________.A.howtogetajobinterviewB.howtocommunicateatworkC.howtoprepareforajobinterview.D.howtointerviewpeople

1.Howmanytimesdidyoubrushyourteethyesterday?·FindingAfull33%ofseniorsbrushtheirteethonlyonceaday.·StepRemovethe300typesofbacteriainyourmoutheachmorningwithabattery－operatedtoothbrush.Brushgentlyfor2minutesatleasttwiceaday.2.Howmanytimesdidyouwashyourhandsorbatheyesterday?·FindingSeniorsonaveragebathefewerthan3daysaweek.Andnearly30%washtheirhandsonly4timesaday—halfofthenumberdoctorsrecommenD.·StepWetouchourfacesaround3000timesaday—ofteninvitinggerms病菌toenterourmouthnoseandeyes.UsetoiletpapertoavoidtouchingthedoorhandlE.Andmostimportantwashyourhandsoftenwithhotrunningwaterandsoapfor20seconds.3.Howoftendoyouthinkaboutfightinggerms?·FindingSeniorsarenotfightinggermsaswellastheyshoulD.·StepBeawareofgerms.Doyouknowitisnotyourtoiletbutyourkitchensponge海绵thatcancarrymoregermsthananythingelse?Tokillthesegermskeepyourspongeinthemicrowavefor10seconds.9.WhatisfoundoutaboutAmericanseniors?A.Mostofthemhavegoodhabits.B.Nearly30%ofthembathethreedaysaweek.C.AllofthemarefightinggermsbetterthanexpecteD.D.Aboutonethirdofthembrushtheirteethonlyonceaday.10.Doctorssuggestthatpeopleshouldwashtheirhands________.A.twiceadayB.threetimesadayC.fourtimesadayD.eighttimesaday11.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Weshouldkeepfromtouchingourfaces.B.Therearelessthan300typesofbacteriainthemouth.C.Akitchenspongecancarrymoregermsthanatoilet.D.WeshouldwashourhandsbeforetouchingadoorhandlE.

Ithappenedtomerecently.IwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyedreadingBarackObama'sDreamsFromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmyviewsofourPresident.A.friendIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwasinhiswordsabrilliantly精彩地writtenbook.HoweverhethenwentontotalkaboutMrObamainawaywhichsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundatall.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar.AnditseemsthatmyfriendisnottheonlyonE.Approximatelytwothirdsofpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhaven't.IntheWorldBookDay'sReportonGuiltySecretsDreamsFromMyFatherisatnumber9.ThereportliststenbooksandvariousauthorswhichpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingandasI'mnotonetolietoooftenI'dhatetobecaughtoutI'lladmithereandnowthatIhaven'treadtheentiretopten.ButIampleasedtosaythatunlike42percentofpeopleIhavereadthebookatnumberoneGeorgeOrwell's1984.Ithinkit'sreallybrilliant.TheWorldBookDayreportalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.ItsaysthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadJaneAustenCharlesDickensFyodorDostoevskyIhaven'treadhimbuthaven'tliedaboutiteitherandHermanMelvillE.Askedwhytheyliedthemostcommonreasonwastoimpresssomeonetheywerespeakingto.Thiscouldbetrickyiftheconversationbecamemorein－depth!ButwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoypeoplenamedJ..K.RowlingJohnGrishamSophieKinsellaahthebigsellersinotherwords.Forty－twopercentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoreadtheendbeforefinishingthestoryI'llcomecleanIdothisandamastonishedthat58percentsaidtheyhadneverdoneso.64.Howdidtheauthorfindhisfriendabookliar?A.Byjudginghismannerofspeaking.B.BylookingintohisbackgrounD.C.BymentioningafamousnamE.D.Bydiscussingthebookitself.65.WhichofthefollowingisaguiltysecretaccordingtotheWorldBookDayreport?A.CharlesDickensisverylowonthetop－tenlist.B.42%ofpeoplepretendedtohaveread1984.C.Theauthoradmittedhavingread9books.D.DreamsFromMyFatherishardlyreaD.66.Bylyingaboutreadingapersonhopesto________.A.controltheconversationB.appearknowledgeableC.learnaboutthebookD.makemorefriends67.Whatistheauthor'sattitudeto58%ofreaders?A.FavorablE.B.Uncaring.C.Doubtful.D.Friendly.

Thebabiestendtobeonornearmeorcryingorboth.IspendafairamountoftimetryingtogetWilliamtosleeptogetElliotttogetinvolvedinsomethingthatwillactuallykeephimhappyforalittlewhileortogetWilliamtoplayonthefloorfor10minutesstraightsothatIcangetsomethingdonE.ButalotofdaysitseemslikeI'mnotsucceedinginanyofthoseefforts.SoyesterdayafriendofminepostedapictureonFacebook.ThisparticularfriendhasababywhoisaboutamonthyoungerthanWilliam.Thepicturewasofthebabywhohadmadehiswayacrossthefloortothetoyshousedalongthesideoftheroom.IjustkeptlookingatthatpictureandthinkingthatifonlyWilliamhadsomedifferenttoystoplaywithperhapshewouldstayoccupiedabitlongeratastretch.ButWilliamseemssoboredwithallofhistoys!AndIamsoreadyforhimtobereadytoplay.InordertofindawaytomakehimplayinglongerIkeptlookingatthatpicturE.SuddenlyIrealizedmysonsneedtoplayclosertomE.SoIclearedoffthecubby围起来的shelvesintheplayroomandmyhusbandandImovedittothelivingroom.WefoundallofthetoysthatwouldbesafeforWilliamandputtheminthecubbies.Thenwepulledtheplaykitchenin.WilliamwassointerestedinwhatIwasdoingthathesatthereandplayedandchewedonhistoyswhilewemovedfurniturE.WhenweweredoneImovedhimoverclosertothecubbiesandhegotsoexcitedthathedidn'tdisturbforanhourwhileImadedinnerandcleanedup!EvenElliottplayedhappilyforafewhours.Itwasadreamcometrue!AndIgottoknowthatmylackofhappychildrenwasbecauseofmydesireforatoy—freelivingroom.51.Thebabieswereunhappyandtrappedtheauthorbecausethey_______.A.foughtwitheachotherB.weretoldnottoplayonthefloorC.wereblamedfordestroyingpropertyD.weregivenalivingroomwithoutatoy52.TheunderlinedsentenceAndIamsoreadyforhimtobereadytoplay.meansthat______.A.theauthorisdeterminedtokeephersonplayinglongerB.theauthoriswillingtoplaywithhersonC.theauthorispreparedtoteachhersontoplayD.theauthoristiredofherson'snaughtybehavior53.Whydidtheauthormovefurnitureandtoysintothelivingroom?A.BecauseshewantedtosortoutherhousE.B.Becauseshewantedtothrowtheunnecessaryitems.C.Becauseshewantedtohavehersonsclosertoher.D.Becauseshewantedtoteachhersonstocook.54.Whatwastheauthor'sdream?A.Shecouldkeepthelivingroomtidy.B.Hersonscouldlearntostandbythemselves.C.Hersonscouldbeinterestedinwhatshewasdoing.D.Shecoulddowhatshedesiredwithoutinterruption.

OnawetWednesdayeveninginSeoulsixgovernmentemployeesgatheredattheofficetoprepareforalate-nightpatrol巡逻.Themissionistofindchildrenwhoarestudyingafter10p.m.andstopthem.InSouthKoreaithascometothis.Toreducethecountry’saddictiontoprivateafter-hourstutoringacademiescalledhagwonstheauthoritieshavebegunenforcingacurfew宵禁令—evenrewardingcitizensforturninginviolators.Butcramming临时死记硬背isdeeplyanchoredinAsiawheretopgradeshavelongbeenprizedasessentialforprofessionalsuccess.Beforetoothbrushesorprintingpressestherewerecivilserviceexamsthatcouldmakeorbreakyou.Chinesefamilieshavebeenhiringtestpreparationtutorssincethe7thcentury.NowadaysSouthKoreahastakenthiscompetitiontonewextremes.In201074%ofallstudentsengagedinsomekindofprivateafter-schoolinstructionsometimescalledshadoweducationatanaveragecostofKRW2600perstudentforayear.TherearemoreprivateinstructorsinSouthKoreathanschoolteachersandthemostpopularofthemmakemillionsofdollarsayearfromonlineandin-personclasses.WhenSingapore’sEducationMinisterwasaskedlastyearabouthisnation’srelianceonprivatetutoringhefoundonereasonforhopeWearenotasbadastheKoreas.InSeoullegionsofstudentswhofailedtogetintotopuniversitiesspendtheentireyearafterhighschoolattendinghagwonstoimprovetheirscoresonuniversityadmissiontests.Andtheymustcompeteeventodothis.AttheprestigiousDaesungInstituteadmissionisbasedonstudents’testscores.Only14%ofapplicantsareaccepteD.Afterayearof14-hourdaysabout70%gainentrytooneofthenation’stopthreeuniversities.SouthKoreansarenotaloneintheirdiscontent.AcrossAsiareformersarepushingtomakeschoolsmoreAmerican—evenassomeU.S.reformersmaketheirownschoolsmoreAsian.InChinauniversitieshavebegunfashioningnewentryteststotargetstudentswithtalentsbeyondbooklearning.AndTaiwaneseofficialsrecentlyannouncedthatkidswillnolongerhavetotakehigh-stressexamstogetintohighschool.InSouthKoreatheapogeeofextremeeducationgetsitsreformsrightitcouldbeamodelforothersocieties.TheproblemisnotthatSouthKoreakidsaren’tlearningenoughorworkinghardenoughbutthattheyaren’tworkingsmart.WhenIvisitedsomeschoolsIsawclassroomsinwhichathirdofthestudentssleptwhiletheteachercontinuedlecturingseeminglyundisturbeD.Thegovernmenthasrepeatedlytriedtohumanizetheeducationsystembutaftereachattemptthehagwonscomebackstronger.Butthistimeitsreformsaretargetingnotjustthedysfunctionalsymptombutalsothecauses.Itisworkingtoimprovenormalpublicschoolsbyputtingteachersandprincipalsthroughrigorous严格的evaluations—whichincludeopinionsurveysbystudentsparentsandpeerteachers—andrequiringadditionaltrainingforlow-scoringteachers.Atthesametimethegovernmenthopestoreducethepressureonstudents.AdmissionstestsforhighschoolshavebeenabolisheD.Middleschoolersarenowjudgedonthebasisoftheirregulargradesandaninterview.And500admissionsofficershavebeenappointedtothecountry’suniversitiestojudgeapplicantsnotonlyontheirtestscoresandgradesbutalsootherabilities.5.Thesixgovernmentemployeeswereaskedto.A.arrestthestudentswhoworklateatnightB.rewardcitizenswhoturninviolatorsC.conductasurveyamongstudentsD.preventstudentsfromstudyingtoolate6.InParagraph3toothbrushesandprintingpressesarementionedinorderto.A.tellusthattheywereinventedinAsiaB.showthathagwonsplayanimportantroleinpeople’sdailylifeC.showthatprivatetutoringhasalonghistoryD.tellusthatcivilserviceexamsareofequalimportanceasthem7.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.HagwonsarethesourceofSouthKorea’seducationalproblem.B.StudentsinSouthKoreadon’tlearnefficiently.C.Itistheteachersandheadmasterswhoaretoblamefortheeducationalproblem.D.PrivatetutoringisnotcommoninSingaporE.8.Themainpointofthelastparagraphisthat.A.itisverydifficulttogetridofhagwonsB.thecausesofhagwonshavebeenfoundC.teacherswillhaveahardtimebecauseofthereformsD.thegovernmentisdeterminedtoreformthepresenteducationsystem

AsakidIfeltmyhappinesswouldbebasedonwhetherIcouldfulfillallmyneedsandwants.IfIwasrichIwoulddefinitelybecontentwithmylifE.Myfatheralwaysstressedhisbeliefinhappiness.Icanrememberhimlecturingmeabouthowmoneydoesnotmakeonehappyandhowotherthingsinlifesuchashealthfamilyfriendsandmemorableexperiencesmakeapersongenuinelyhappy.AtthattimeinmylifeIdidnotputanythoughtintohiswordsasusual.AtayoungageInoticedthemediaseemedtoportray描绘thewealthyashappypeoplethataddvaluetooursociety.AthighschoolIstillsoughtacareerthatwouldproduceahighsalary.AftermysecondyearofcollegeIstartedmyfirstjobinanaccountingdepartmentwhereIfoundmyselfextremelyboreD.EverydayIhadtodoboringwork.InadditionIhadtoliveawayfromfriendsandfamily.Inoticedhavingmoneytospendwhenyouarebyyourselfwasnotsatisfying.IbegantothinkbacktowhatmydadalwayssaiD.AftertwomonthsonthejobItrulyrealizedthatamoresatisfyingexperienceformewouldhavebeendoinganordinarypart­timejobforfarlessmoney.NomatterhowhighthesalaryofthispositionwasIwouldneverbecapableoffulfillingahappylifeandmakingacareeroutofthisjoB.AsthesummerdrewtoacloseItrulyunderstoodthemeaningofmydad’swords.ThetermwealthisabroadtermandIbelievethekeytohappinessistobecomewealthyingreatmemoriesfriendsfamilyandhealth.9.Whentheauthorwasakid________.A.hesufferedalotfrombeingpoorB.itworriedhimwhetherhecouldlivehappilyC.hedidn’ttreathisfather’sadviceseriouslyD.hisattitudetolifewasgreatlyinfluencedbyhisfather10.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorandhisfirstjob?A.Hedecidedtomakeithislifelongcareer.B.Hegotthejobwiththehelpofhisfriends.C.Hedidn’tearnenoughmoneytosupporthimself.D.Hegotnohappinessalthoughitwaswell-paiD.11.Throughhisexperiencetheauthorwantedtotellusthat________.A.youngpeopleshouldlistentotheirparentsB.moneycannotalwaysbringyourealhappinessC.oneshouldbecarefulinchoosinghisfirstjobD.onecanlearnmuchbydoingapart­timejob

ItwasSaturday.AsalwaysitwasabusyoneforSixdaysshallyoulaboranddoallyourworkwastakenseriouslybackthen.OutsideFatherandMr.PatricknextdoorwerebusychoppingfirewooD.InsidetheirownhousesMotherandMrs.Patrickwereengagedinspringcleaning.Somehowtheboyshadslippedawaytothebacklotwiththeirkites.NowevenattheriskofhavingBrothercaughttobeatcarpetstheyhadsenthimtothekitchenforstring线.Itseemedtherewasnolimittotheheightstowhichkiteswouldflytoday.MymotherlookedatthesittingroomitsfurnituredisorderedforathoroughsweepingA.gunshecastalooktowardthewindow.Comeongirls!Let’stakestringtotheboysandwatchthemOnthewaywemetMrs.Patricklaughingguiltilyasifsheweredoingsomethingwrongtogetherwithhergirls.Thereneverwassuchadayforflyingkited!Weplayedallourfreshstringintotheboys’kitesandtheywentuphigherandhigher.Wecouldhardlydistinguishtheorange-coloredspotsofthekites.Nowandthenweslowlypulledonekitebackwatchingitdancingupanddownitthewindandfinallybringingitdowntoearthjustforthejoyofsendingitupagain.Evenourfathersdroppedtheirtoolsandjoinedus.Ourmotherstooktheirturnlaughinglikeschoolgirls.Ithinkwewereallbesideourselves.Parentsforgottheirdutyandtheirdignity;childrenforgottheireverydayfightsandlittlejealousies.Perhapsit’slikethisinthekingdomofheavenIthoughtconfusedly.ItwasgrowingdarkbeforeweallwalkedsleepilybacktohousE.Isupposewehadsomesortofsupper.Isupposetheremusthavebeenasurfacetidying-upforthehouseonSundaylookedcleanandorderlyenough.Thestrangethingwaswedidn'tmentionthatdayafterwarD.Ifeltalittleembarrassed.SurelynoneoftheothershadbeenasexcitedasI.IlockedthememoryupinthatdeepestpartofmewherewekeepthethingsthatcannotbeandyettheyarE.TheyearswentonthenonedayIwashurryingaboutmykitcheninacityapartmenttryingtogetsomeworkoutofthewaywhilemythree-year-oldinsistentlycriedherdesiretogoparkseeduck.Ican’tgo!IsaiD.IhavethisandthistodoandwhenI’mthroughI’llbetootiredtowalkthatfor.MymotherwhowasvisitinguslookedupfromthepeasshewasshellingIt’sawonderfuldaysheofferedReallywarmyetthere’safinebreezy.Doyourememberthatdayweflewkites?Istoppedinmydashbetweenstoveandsink.Thelookeddoorflewopenandwithitarushofmemories.Comeon.Itoldmylittlegirl.You’rerightit’stoogoodadaytomiss.AnotherdecadepasseD.Wewereintheaftermath余波ofagreatwar.AlleveningwehadbeenaskingourreturnedsoldiertheyoungestPatrickBoyabouthisexperiencesasaprisonerofwar.Hehadtalkedfreelybutnowforalongtimehehadbeensilent.Whatwashethinkingof–whatdarkandhorriblethings?Say!A.smileslippedoutfromhislips.Doyouremember---noofcourseyouwouldn’t.Itprobablydidn’tmaketheimpressiononyouasitdidonmE.Ihardlydaredspeak.Rememberwhat?IusedtothinkofthatdayalotinPOWcamp战俘营whenthingsweren’ttoogooD.Doyourememberthedayweflewthekites?1.Mrs.PatrickwaslaughingguiltilybecauseshethoughtA.shewastoooldtoflykitesB.herhusbandwouldmakefunofherC.sheshouldhavebeendoingherhouseworkthenD.hergirlsweren’tsupposedtoplaytheboy’sgame2.Bywewereallbesideourselvesthewritermeansthattheyall.A.feltconfusedB.wentwildwithjoyC.lookedonD.forgottheirfights3.Whatdidthewriterthinkafterthekite-flying?A.Theboysmusthavehadmorefunthanthegirls.B.Theyshouldhavefinishedtheirworkbeforeplaying.C.Herparentsshouldspendmoretimewiththem.D.Alltheothersmusthaveforgottenthatday.4.Whydidthewriterfinallyagreetotakeherlittlegirlforanouting?A.Shesuddenlyrememberedherdutyasamother.B.Shewasremindedofthedaytheyflewkites.C.Shehadfinishedherworkinthekitchen.D.ShethoughtitwasagreatdaytoplayoutsidE.5.TheyoungestPatrickBoyismentionedtoshowthat_____.A.thewriterwasnotaloneintreasuringherfondmemoriesB.hisexperienceinPOWcampthrewashadowoverhislifeC.childhoodfriendshipmeanssomuchtothewriterD.peoplelikehimreallychangedalotafterthewar

ThenImetanagent代理商whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.SoIdidandtomysurprisegotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterandaftersigningwithanagentIfinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincomejustwaitingandwonderingapublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offatereally.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferentthere’snoendinsightsotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract合同ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding.21.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney22.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.DisturbeD.B.AshameD.C.ConfidentD.Uncertain.23.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

TevinHudsonwasinnohurrytogetbehindthewheelofacar.Inhighschoolherodethebusandcaughtrideswithfriendsorhismom.Yetthe19-year-oldisnotsooutofstepwithhispeers.ForagrowingnumberofUSteenagersobtainingadriver’slicenseismoreofafinancialburden负担thanatickettofreedom.ForHudsonpostponinghisdrivingtestwasworththewait.Itlooksliketeensjustcan’taffordtodrivesaidMattMoorevice-presidentoftheHighwayLossDataInstitutE.Payingfortheirowncarsgasandinsurance保险ishardiftheycan’tfindajoB.Someseethosesamefinancialforcescombiningwithothershifts改变inyouthcultureincludingthearrivalofnewwaystospendtheirlimitedfunds基金.YoungfolkswouldratherspendtheirmoneyonaniPhonethanacarsaidprofessorBruceStephensonatRollinsCollegE.It’salotcheapernottohaveacar.Stephensonsaidthepushforwalkablecommunitiesgreentransportationandthegrowingdesireforurban城市的livingcouldhaveteenstappingthebrakes刹车ongettingalicensE.AnotherreasonacarmaymatterlesstotheyoungersetisbecauseteenscancommunicateeasilywithpeersviasocialmediA.TheyhaveanotherwaysaidMicheleHarrisdirectoroftrafficsafetycultureatAAAAutoClubSouthinTampaFloridA.Beforeyouneededthatcartobewithyourfriends.35.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?A.TointroduceAmericandrivingculturE.B.ToexplainhowUSteenagerssocializewiththeirfriends.C.ToexplorewhydrivingisnowlesspopularwithUSteenagersthanitusedtobE.D.TodiscusstheimpactofsocialmediaonUSteenagers.36.TheunderlinedphraseholdingoffinParagraph5probablymeans______.A.expectingtohavesomethingB.tryingtoadapttocertainchangesC.makingpreparationsforsomethingD.waitingtodosomethingatalatertime37.WhichisamainreasonwhyUSteenagersaredrivinglessaccordingtothearticle?A.ThewidespreaduseoftheInternet.B.Economicfactorssuchasthepriceoffuel.C.Theincreasingdifficultyofgettingadriver’slicensE.D.Teenagers’growingawarenessofhowtousegreenmeansoftransport.38.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.InthepasttwodecadesthenumberofUSteendrivershasdecreasedby12%.B.AmericanteenagersarelessconnectedwitheachotherthantheyusedtobE.C.ForanincreasingnumberofUSteenagersasmartphoneismoreappealingthanacar.D.ThedecreaseoftheoverallpopulationintheUSisoneofthereasonsthenumberofteenagedrivershasdroppeD.

WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoinesIowahetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeentherE.Itwasinthe1930swhenhewasaneditoroftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversitySMUinDallasTexas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMUandtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdiseasE.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalvestonaseasidetownnearHoustonTexas.Shewascleaningouttheattic阁楼onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript手稿.OnitstoppagewerethewordsByO.Henry.ItwasanicestoryandshesentittoherdaughteratSMUwhoshowedittomyfather.MyfatherhadneverreadthestorybeforebutitsoundedlikeO.HenryandheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboardinghouseandhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwhoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.EventuallyhefoudhimselfinDesMoinesmeetingwithGardnerCowlesatopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovedthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.ItwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneedeD.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.25.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?A.Theauthor’sfather.B.Thegirl.C.Thegirl’smother.D.Theauthor.26.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.C.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.D.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.27.TheunderlinedwordauthenticatedinParagraph2probablymeans__________.A.provedB.namedC.treatedD.described28.Accordingtothetextwhydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.Tomeettheauthorhimself.B.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.C.ToselltheO.Henrystory.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.

A.monthafterHurricaneKatrinaIreturnedhomeinNewOrleans.Therelaymyhousereducedtowaist-highrainssmellyanddirty.BeforethetripI’dhadmycarfixed.Whentheofficeemployeeofthegaragewaswritingupthebill.shenoticedmyLouisianalicenseplate.YoufromNewOrleans?sheasked.IsaidlwasNocharge.ShesaidandfirmlyshookherheadwhenIreachedformywallet.ThenextdayI.wentforahaircutandthesamethinghappened.AsmywifewasstudyinginFloridwedecidedtomovethereandtriedtofindarentalhousethatwecouldaffordwhilealsopayingoffamortgage抵押贷款onourruinedhouse.Welookedatmanyplacesbutnonewassatisfactory.We’dbeguntoacceptthatwe’dhavetoliveinextremelyreducedcircumstancesforawhilewhenIgotaverycuriouse-mailfromaJamesKennedyinCalifornia.He’dreadsomepiecesI’dwrittenaboutoursufferingsforStateanonlinemagazineandwantedtogiveusnoconditionsattachedanewhouseacrossthelakefromNewOrleans.ItsoundedtoogoodtobetruebutIrepliedthankinghimforhisexceptionalgenerositythatwehadnoplanstogoback.ThenapoetoftheUniversityofFloridaofferedtolethishousetomewhilehewenttoEnglandonhisone-year-paidleave.Therentwasratherreasonable.I.mentionedthepoet’soffertoJamesKennedyandthenextdayhesentacheckcoveringourentirerentforeightmonths.Throughoutthispainfulexperiencethekindnessofstrangersbacksmyfaithinhumanity.It’salmostworthlosingyouworldlypossessionstoberemindedthatpeoplereallywanttobekindwhengivenachannel.56.Whichoneshowstherighttimeorder?①JamesKennedysentusacheck.②Apoetofferedhishousetous.③Ourhomewasreducedtoruins.④Thegarageemployeechargedusnothing.⑤WecamebacktoNewOrleans.A.④③⑤①②B.③④⑤②①C.④③⑤②①D.③④⑤①②57.WhatdoyouknowaboutJamesKennedy?A.Hewasafriendofthewriter.B.HeofferedthewriterahouseinCalifornia.C.Heworkedforanonlinemagazine.D.Hewasconcernedaboutthewriter’ssufferings.58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.Themortgageontheruinedhousedidn’tneedtobepaidoffB.ThehouserentsinNewOrleanswerereasonableafterthehurricaneC.ThewriterrebuilthisfaithinhumanitybylosinghisworldlypossessionsD.Thewritermadeitthroughthepainfulperiodwithpeople'skindness59.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Byshowingcontrastingfacts.B.BymakingclassificationC.Bygivingexamples.D.Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.

Mykidsreallyunderstandsolarandearth-heatenergysaysasecond-gradeteacherinSaugusCaliforniA.SomeofthemarebuildingsolarcollectorsfortheirenergycoursE.TheseyoungscientistsarepartofCityBuildingEducationalProgramCBEPaparticularprogramforkindergartenthroughtwelfthgradethatusesthestagesofcityplanningtoteachbasicreadingwritingandmathskillsandmorE.Thechildrendon'tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyzethehousingenergyandtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandpredictitsneedsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitectwhovisitstheclassroomonceaweektheyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheircreations.Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedomsaystheteacherwhodevelopedthisprogram.Theyareabletousetheirownrichimaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblamebecausetherearenowronganswersinafuturecontext.Infactastheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstageoftheprogramanelectedofficialandplanninggroupmakesallthedesigndecisionsforthemodelcityandtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser.CBEPisasetofactivitiesgamesandimitationsthatteachthebasicstepsnecessaryforproblem-solving:observinganalyzingworkingoutpossibleanswersandjudgingthembasedonthechildren'sownstandards.70.TheProgramisdesignedto__________.A.developchildren'sproblem-solvingabilitiesB.trainyoungscientistsforcityplanningC.directkidstobuildsolarcollectorsD.trainkidstobefuturearchitects71.Anarchitectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroomto___________.A.findoutkids'creativeideasB.helpkidswiththeirprogramC.givechildrenlecturesD.discusswiththeteacher72.Whoisthedesigneroftheprogram?A.A.teacher.B.Anarchitect.C.Anofficial.D.A.scientist.73.Thechildrenfeelfreeintheprogrambecausethey_____________.A.candesignfuturebuildingsthemselvesB.neednotworryaboutmakingmistakesC.aregivenenoughtimetodesignmodelsD.havenewideasandrichimagination

YearsagowhenIstartedlookingformyfirstjobwiseadvisersurgedBarbarabeenthusiastic!EnthusiasmwilltakeyoufurtherthananyamountofexperiencE.Howrighttheywere!Enthusiasticpeoplecanturnaboringdriveintoanadventureextraworkintoopportunityandstrangersintofriends.NothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasmwroteRalphWaldoEmerson.Itisthepastethathelpsyouhangintherewhenthethinggetstough.ItistheinnervoicethatwhispersIcandoit!whenothersshoutNoyoucan’t!IttookyearsandyearsfortheearlyworkofBarbaraMcClintockageneticist遗传学家whowonthe1983NobelPrizeinmedicinetobegenerallyaccepteD.Yetshedidn’tletuponherexperiments.Workwassuchadeeppleasureforherthatsheneverthoughtofstopping.Weareallbornwithwide-eyedenthusiasticwonderanditisthischildlikewonderthatgivesenthusiasticpeoplesuchayouthfulairwhatevertheiragE.At90cellistPabloCasalswouldstarthisdaybyplayingBach巴赫.Asthemusicflowedthroughhisfingershisbentshoulderswouldstraightenandjoywouldreappearinhiseyes.AsauthorandpoetSamueloncewroteYearswrinkletheskinbuttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Enthusiasticpeoplealsolovewhattheydoregardlessofmoneytitleorpower.PatriciaMallrathretireddirectoroftheMissouriRepertoryTheaterinKansasCitywasonceaskedwhereshegotherenthusiasm.SherepliedMyfatheralawyerlongagotoldmeInevermadeapennyuntilIstoppedworkingformoney.Ifwecannotdowhatweloveasafull-timecareerwecandoitasahobby.ElizabethLaytonofWellsvilleKanwas68beforeshebegantodraw.Thisactivityendedherdepressionthathadtroubledherforatleast30yearsandthequalityofherworkledonecritictosayIampersuadedtocallLaytonagenius.Wecan’taffordtowastetearsonmight-have-beens.Weneedtoturnthetearsintosweataswegoafterwhat-can-bE.Weneedtoliveeachmomentwhole-heartedlywithalloursenses—findingpleasureinthesweetsmellofabackyardgardenthesimplepictureofasix-year-oldandthebeautyofarainbow.67.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.EnthusiasticpeoplecangaingreatfameandhonorB.EnthusiasticpeopleneverconsidermoneyandfameC.Ifyoudon’thaveenthusiasmyoucanachievenothing.D.Enthusiasmcangiveyoucourageandstrengthindifficulttimes.68.TheauthormentionscellistPabloCasalsinthethirdparagraphtoshowthat________.A.enthusiasmcanmakepeoplefeelyoungB.enthusiasmcankeeppeoplehealthyC.musiccanarousepeople’senthusiasmD.enthusiasmcangivepeopleinspirationneededtosucceed69.Howmanyexamplesaregiveninthepassagetoshowtheimportanceofenthusiasm?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.70.Theauthorholdstheviewthat________.A.enthusiasmcanmakeyousucceedandenjoylifeB.enthusiasmcangivepeoplemoresuccessandfameC.enthusiasmismoreimportantthanexperienceD.enthusiasticpeoplewillnevergetold

It’s5:00inthemorningwhenthealarm闹钟ringsinmyears.Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom.Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully.UsuallyIgoforalongrunbuttodayIchoosemyfavoriteexerciseDVDinsanity.Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes.MyheartracesasIfacemybodytofinisheachmovement.AsIneartheendoftheexerciseIfeelextremelytiredbutasmileisofmyfacE.It’snotasmilebecausetheDVDisoverbutasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit.SomepeopleenjoyshoppingsmokingfoodworkorevenchocolatE.ButIneedexercisetogetthrougheachday.Someshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthroughthetown.OthersgethurtwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmother’schocolatecakE.TheyraisetheireyebrowssurprisedbymynothankyouorbymychoicetohaveasalaD.OvertheyearsIhavelearnedit’sokaytojustsayno.Ishouldn’tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon’twanttoeat.Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5:00A.m.?Whatgivesmethereasontojustsaytoicecream?Commitment.A.commitmenttochangemylifewithawaythatreducesdailyanxietyincreasesself–confidenceandenergyextendslifeandaboveallimprovemybodyshapE.ThisisthepointwhereasmileappearsonmyfaceasIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitjustright.It’sthroughcommitmentandsweatthatIcanmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideandout.1.Whyisthereasmileontheauthor’sfaceinthemorning?A.Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully.B.BecauseshefinishesherfavoriteexerciseC.BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVDD.Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Shedoesn’ttreatotherspolitelyB.ShelikestomakeotherssurprisedC.Othersdon’tunderstandwhatshedoesD.Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcommitmentinthelastparagraphmean?A.GoodhealthB.FirmbeliefC.AstrongpowerD.Aregularhalf4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetext?A.SheactsinastrangewayB.ShewantstolookdifferentfromothersC.SheaimstodevelopagoodbodyshapeD.Shehasdifficultgettingalongwithothers

LastweekweexplainedthattheplanetMarshaspassedopposition.ItpassedapointoppositetheSun.Thisweekwetellabouttheplanet’ssurprisingmotion运动amongthestars.Forthousandsofyearspeoplehaverecognizedthatplanetstravelamongthestars.TheplanetsgenerallyfollowthepathtakenbytheSunthroughthesky.TheSun’spathiscalledtheecliptiC.ThegroupsofstarsalongtheeclipticarecalledtheZodiaC.Themotionoftheplanetscanbeconfusingattimes.EveryoneknowstheSunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest.ButthisiscausedbytheturningmotionoftheEarth.Planetsgenerallymovefromwesttoeast.HoweverMarswillappeartomovebackwardforabouttwomonthsthisyear.ThishappensbecausetheEarthisovertakingMarsonitswayaroundtheSun.MarsbeganitsbackwardorwestwardmotiononMay11thItwillstartmovingeastwardagainonJuly19th.Mars’apparentmotionhasbeenamysterytoastronomersforhundredsofyears.MostearlytheoriesofthesolarsystemarguedthattheSunandplanetsturnedaroundtheEarth.ButthesuddenwestwardmotionofMarspresentedaproblem.WhywouldMarsmovewestfortwomonthswhenitnearsopposition?In1543aPolishchurchworkernamedNicolasCopernicuspublishedadifferenttheory.HistheorysaidtheEarthandplanetsmovedaroundtheSuninperfectlycircularorbits.Copernicus’theorywassimpler.ButhisSun–centeredsystemstilldidnotexplaintheobservedmotionofMarsverywell.FinallyaGermanmathematiciannamedJohannesKeplerpublishedacompletetheoryofthemotionoftheplanetsin1619.HehadcarefullystudiedthemotionofMarsformanyyears.JohannesKeplerdiscoveredthattheplanetsdonotmoveincircularorbitsaroundthesun.Insteadtheytravelinflattenedorbitscalledellipses.Mars’ellipticalorbitisthecauseofitsunusualbrighteningthisyearanditsapparentlargesizE.DuringthenextseveralweeksyoucanseeforyourselfwhythemysteriousmotionofMarshascausedsomanypeopletowonder.64.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.thesunandplanetsgenerallytravelwestwardB.Keplerstudiedtheorbitoftheplanetsin1619C.Copernicus’theorywellexplainedthemotionofMarsD.theEarth’sturningmotioncausesthesuntoriseintheeast65.OnJuly19thMars.A.willpasstheoppositionB.appearstochangeitsdirectionagainC.willbegintomovewestwardD.appearstochangeitsorbitagain66.WhydoesMarsappeartobebiggerandbrighterwhenitpassesopposition?A.Itisovertakingtheearth.B.Itfollowsthepathofthesun.C.Itmovesinanellipticalorbit.D.Ittravelsinacircularorbit.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheRecentResearchintoMarsB.TheSurprisingMotionofMarsC.TheGreatDiscoveryonMarsD.TheWonderfulMysteryofMarS

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindangerbutwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving铺砌aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.A.majorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.ItcomesfromundergrounD.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepavethelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts干旱thanareaswithmorerainfallbutinanycasegoodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifferencetoo.IntheUnitedStatesafamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolivebutthere’salotwecandotolowerthenumber.YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomE.Tostartwithusethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasheronlywhenitisfull.HelpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhomE.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.47.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Throwingbatteriesaway.C.Pavingparkinglots.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.48.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.B.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.C.ThereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizE.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.49.Thelastparagraphisintendedto.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforusD.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathome50.Thetextismainlyabout.A.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupplyB.howmuchwedependonwatertoliveC.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimatesD.Whypavingroadsreducesourwater

IwasneververyneatwhilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganizeD.EachofherobjectshaditsplacebutminealwayshidsomewherE.Sheevenlabeled贴标签everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.OvertimeKategotneaterandIgotmessier.ShewouldpushmydirtyclothingoverandIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.SoonIheardherscreamingTakeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!DeafenedIsawmyshoesflyingatmE.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.FromherendoftheconversationIcouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungupshequicklycrawled爬underhercoverssobbing.ObviouslythatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalonE.Allofasuddenawarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.SlowlyIcollectedthepencilstookbackthebooksmademybedcleanedthesocksandsweptthefloorevenonhersidE.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatchinghertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.ThenshereachedoutherhandstograspminE.Ilookedupintohereyes.ShesmiledatmemeaningThanks.KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagreebutwelearnedthekeytolivingtogethergivingincleaningupandholdingon.21.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?A.Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.B.SheheardtheauthorshoutinglouD.C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D.ShesawtheauthorsshoesbeneathherbeD.22.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause.A.shewasscaredbyKate’sangerB.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyC.shewantedtoshowhercareD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso23.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Byshowingdifferences.C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.24.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOffC.HowtoBeOrganizedD.LearningtoBeRoommates25.whichofthewordclosestinthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsobing_____.A.cryingB.sleepingC.lyingD.thinking

OKIadmitit:emoticons表情符号arepopular.Somepeopleeventhinktheyarefun.Manyseemunabletogetthroughane-mailorInstantMessagechatsentencewithoutusingonE.Somefeelthattheyaddfeelingandcharactertootherwisecolddigitalcommunications.SomepeoplesuchasaHollywoodscriptwriterJohnBlumenthalhoweverblasttheuseofemoticonsasinfantile幼稚justlikethepeoplewhousethem.Hebelievesthatwordsthemselvesshouldbeenough.Ifyou’refunnyhappyorsadthatshouldbeapparentfromthecommentthatgoesbeforetheemoticonsheargues.IntheeyesofBlumenthaltheuseofemoticonsisagenderissuE.Mendon’tuseemoticonsverymuch.MaybenotatallhesaidTeenagegirlsandwomenseemtousethemalot.Maybethere’sanemoticongenE.It’saninterestingopinionbutitisnotsharedbyall.InaninterviewwithTheNewYorkTimesDacherKeltnerprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniasaidthatemoticonsarepopularbecauseourbrainsareprogrammedtoseekoutrepresentationsofhumanity.HebelievesthattheyarepopularnotbecausetheyareshortcutsforthelazybutbecausetheybringinsomethingbeyondlanguagE.TheysatisfyourneedstobewithandcommunicatewithpeoplE.Alloftheseargumentsmaybesomehowright.Eachoneofuswillchoosetocommunicateinourownway.ItriedtouseoneonceandfeltlikeIwasstealingintoaprimaryschoolclassthatIhadnoplacebeingin.I’dratherletmywordsdothetalking.Friendshoweversendmemessagesande-mailsfullofemoticons.Ihavenoproblemwiththis.Idon’tregardanyofmyfriendsaslazyorimmaturE.It’sjustaquestionofindividuality.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordblastinthesecondparagraphmean?A.clarifyB.criticizeC.supportD.approve60.WhichofthefollowingviewswouldJohnBlumenthalagreewith?A.It’senoughtouselanguageindigitalcommunication.B.InstantMessagechattersarechildish.C.Menneveruseemoticons.D.Theremustbeanemoticongeneineverybody.61.Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor______________.A.feelshehasnodifficultyusingemoticonsB.thinksemoticonsdon’tsuithimC.encourageshisfriendstouseemoticonsD.believesthatemoticonsaresuitableforeveryone62.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?A.AdviceonlanguageusedovertheInternet.B.Argumentsovertheuseofemoticons.C.Thehistoryoftheuseofemoticons.D.Reasonsforthepopularityofemoticons.

OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergiftsitcamewithoutwrap.OnSeptember11th.1958.MumgavebirthtoRicharD.Aftershebroughthimhomefromhospitalsheputhiminmylapsaying.Ipromisedyouagiftandhereitis.Whatanhonor!Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.Itolditstories.1tolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!OnemorninghoweverIfounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!Icriedforit.Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.ForseveraldaysIheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsashopelesspitifulanddyingwhichsoundedominous.Christmaswascoming.Don’texpectanypresentsthisyear.DadsaidpointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom.Ifyourbabybrotherlivesthat’llbeChristmasenough.Ashespokehiseyesfilledwithtears.I’dneverseenhimcrybeforE.ThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.FrommybedroomIheardhimsay.What?He’sallright?Hehungupandshoutedupstairs.ThehospitalsaidwecanbringRichardhome!ThankGoD.IheardMumcry.FromtheupstairswindowIwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadneverseenthemthathappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!MybabydollwouldbehomE.Irandownstairs.Mysocksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty;theywerefilledwithlove!21.WhathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember11th1958?A.HegotababybrotherB.HegotaChristmasgiftC.HebecamefouryearsoldD.Hereceivedadoll22.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordominousinParagraph3probablymeanA.impossiblE.B.boringC.difficultD.fearful23.WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswascoming?A.excitement.B.happiness.C.sadness.D.disappointment.24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.sadChristmasdayB.LifewithalovelybabyC.A.specialChristmasgift.D.Memoriesofahappyfamily

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationsrevolutions:westoppedtalkingtooneanother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecentlyandhiscellphoneranginterruptingourconversation.Therewewerewalkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand...I.becameinvisible看不见的absentfromtheconversation.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.WhyisitthatthemoreconnectedwegetthemoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisatragedytotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.WithemailandinstantmessagingovertheInternetwecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.WithvoicemailyoucanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyonE.IfmymomhasaquestionIjustleavetheansweronhermachinE.Asalmosteverycontactwecanimaginebetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatedwearenowfeelingmoredistantfromoneanother.Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymorE.DirectoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomateD.Iamnotagainstmoderntechnology.IownacellphoneanATMcardavoicemailsystemandanemailaccount.Givingthemupisn'twisE.they'reagreathelptousE.It'ssomeoftheirpossibleconsequencesthatmakemefeeluneasy.MoreandmoreIfindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Theindustrydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.SoI'veputmyselfontechnologyrestriction:noinstantmessagingwithpeoplewholivenearmenocellphoninginthepresenceoffriendsnolettingthevoicemailpickupwhenI'mathomE.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheAdvanceofCommunicationsTechnology.B.TheConsequencesofModernTechnology.C.TheStoryofCommunicationsRevolution.D.TheAutomationofModernCommunications65.ThesentenceNowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsentmeansthat.A.thepeoplesittingbesideyouhavetogoawaytoreceiveaphonecallB.youcanhardlygetintouchwiththepeoplesittingbesideyouC.moderntechnologymakesithardforpeopletohaveaface-to-facetalkD.peoplecannowgotoworkwithoutgoingtotheoffice66.Thewriterfeelsthattheuseofmoderncommunicationsis.A.encouragingB.disappointingC.satisfyingD.embarrassing67.Thepassageimpliesthat.A.moderntechnologyisseparatingthepeopleB.moderntechnologyisbridgingthepeoplE.C.moderntechnologyisdevelopingtoofastD.moderntechnologyisinterruptingourcommunications

HelloeverybodyIteachadultEnglishinabusinessschoolinCubA.MystudentswillgoinforforeigntradE.Iwouldliketoknowotherteachersinmyfieldtoexchangeinformation.Iwouldliketomeetmanyotherteachers.JorgeL.YongHelloeveryoneIamaCanadianESLteacher.Someofmystudentsaged15-17wouldliketohavee-palsandexchangeideasthroughemail.Ithinkitisagreatidea!Wecouldalsoeventuallysendyouvideosofourschoolvillageandsoon.Ifinterestedpleaseemailtibibri@hotmail.com.Hopetohearfromsomeofyouverysoon.!BrigitteHelloeverybodyIamanEnglishteacher.IamfromPoland.I’vebeenteachingfor7yearsnow.ItwouldbegreattoshareinformationandourexperiencewithyouherE.Iamlookingforcontactwithteachersandalsopenfriendsformystudents.EwikHiIamMustafafromturkey.IhavebeenteachingEnglishfor2yearsandIwouldcertainlybegladtomeetyouall.Let’sbefriendsandletourstudentswritetoeachother.Myemailaddressismustafaucar61@hotmail.com.BythewayIhaveawebsite:www./mustA.com.it’snotinEnglishyet.It’sinTurkishmynativelanguagebutIwillprepareitinEnglishverysoon.ByE.64.Ewikwhocomesfrom____hasbeenanEnglishteacherforsevenyears.A.CubaB.TurkeyC.PolandD.Canada65.Whoteachesadultstudentsaccordingtotheemailabove?A.MustafaB.EwikC.BrigitteD.JorgeL.Yong66.Theteacherswritethefouremailsinorderto___.A.exchangetheirstudentsB.lookfore-palsC.introducethemselvesD.introducetheirschool67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefouremails?A.JorgeLYongwantstoknowsometeacherswhoworkindifferentfields.B.BrigitteandEwikbothwanttolookfore-palsfortheirstudents.C.Thefourteachersknoweachotherwellthoughindifferentcountries.D.MustafahasawebsitebothinTurkishandinEnglish.

Ihatenosy爱管闲事的neighborsandit’sveryunluckythatIhadoneformyself.TheymovedinacoupleofmonthsbackandalthoughIneverfeltthattheywereastrangefamilyI’vealwayshatedthewaytheygettooclosetomemyhousemygardenandevenmygarbagecans.Onedaymyneighborsweremowingtheirlawn草坪.Mygarbagecanswereneartheirlawn.ForsomestrangereasonIfoundthewifelookingthroughmygarbagecans.IfeltangrybutsincetheywerefromadifferentcultureIthoughtthatmaybeitwasnormalfromtheirideas.Thatafternoonthecoupleknockedonmyfrontdoor.WhenIopenedtheygavemeaplasticbag.Insideweremyolddailybillscreditcardsandbankstatementsandanoldbirthdaycardthatmyoldunclesent.Theysaidthattheywerereturningthemtomebecausethesedocumentscontainedveryprivateinformationthatmaybeusedbyothers.I’vehearditbeforE.Iaskedthemhowthosedocumentscanbeusedbyothersandtheystartedtellingmetheirveryownexperiencewhichforcedthemtoleavetheirhomeandmovenextdoortous.Thewifetoldmethatsheneverdestroyedthebills.TheyalsohadanosyneighborwholookedthroughtheirgarbagecanswhichtheyactuallythoughtwasprettystrangE.Littledidtheyknowthatthisnosyneighborwascollectingtheirpersonalinformationfromtheirrubbish.Thenalltheirmoneywastakenoutfromthebankbytheirneighbor.Itwasaverypainfulexperienceforallofthemandtheywantedtoleavethemallbehindsotheyleft.Iwasverythankful.Theywerenotnosyneighbors.Theysimplydidn’twantustoexperiencethesamethingthattheydiD.1.Whatmadetheauthorangry?A.Hisneighbor’swifewaslookingthroughhisrubbish.B.Hisneighborsweremowingtheirlawnonemorning.C.HisneighborsgottooclosetohisownhomE.D.Hisneighborscametoknockathisdooratnight.2.Whydidthecouplecometotheauthor’shome?A.Tointroducethemselvestotheauthor.B.Togettoknoweachotherbetter.C.Toreturnthedocumentstotheauthor.D.Toborrowsomemoneyfromtheauthor.3.Theneighborscametolivenextdoortotheauthorbecause.A.theynolongerhadmoneytoliveintheirformerhomeB.theydidn’twanttoliveinsuchanoisyhomeasbeforeC.theirpersonaldocumentswereusedbytheirformerneighborD.theythoughttheauthorwasmuchbetterthantheirformerneighbor4.Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorwaskindandhelpfultotheneighbors.B.TheneighborshadtomovefromplacetoplacE.C.Theneighborsdidn’thaveenoughmoney.D.Theauthorchangedhisideaabouthisneighbors.

LastyearIwasonaplanewithmyfriendwaitingforittotakeoff.Thepilot’svoicewasheardthroughouttheplane:Sorryforthedelayladiesandgentlemen.Ourenginesdon’twork.Wearegoingtojump-startthem.Oncewegetthemgoingwe’llgetupintheairandseewhathappens.ThatwasallhesaiD.Seewhathappens?Shouldn’twehavehadabetterplanthanthat?Atthatpoint.Icouldonlylaughnervously.OnewomanstartedcryingOhno!Wearegoingtocrash!’’Thereweresighsofhopelessnessandanxietyandwehadn’teventakenoffyet.Thepilotevenseemedunhappy.Hetoldusouroneenginewasworkingdoubletimeandhisplanwastogetupintheairandseewhathappens!ThenwediD.Wegotupintheairandwhathappened?Nothing.WearrivedinNorfolkandnosoonerhadthewheelstoucheddownthanapplauseburstoutaseveryoneontheairplanebreathedasighofrelief.Alltoooftenpeoplestoptryingtoachievetheirgoalsjustbecausetheydon’thaveaguaranteed有保证的result.ButsuccesswillneverbeguaranteeD.Thebestthingthatyoucandoisjustgetupintheairandseewhathappens.WhileIdopreferplanningbetterthanseewhathappenswhenitcomestoflyingitreallyisn’tsuchabadideaforlifE.Ifyoureffortistobuildabusinessthengetupintheairandseewhathappens!Don’tgiveyourselfallthereasonswhyyoucan’t.DonotwaituntilyouhaveeverythingyouneeD.Youneverwill!IfyourgoalistostartafriendshipsayHellogetupintheairandseewhathappens!Theresultscouldbeveryrewarding.Ifyourgoalistolearnanewskillgetupintheairandseewhathappens!Itmightnotbeasdifficultasyourthink.Itcouldbefun!33.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenthepilotsaidtheenginesdidn’twork?A.DisappointeD.B.Anxious.C.Curious.D.RelieveD.34.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeans.A.tothinkcarefullybeforeyoumakefriendsB.tostarttoflyfristtoseewhatwillhappenintheskyC.tomakeanefforteveniftheresultisuncertainD.togetupfromthechairandgreetsomebody35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WeWillSeeWhatHappensB.ISurvivedanAdventurousFlightC.ThePilotRiskedOurLivesD.MakingPlansIsBetterThanTakingChances

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationsrevolution:westoppedtalkingtooneanother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecentlyandhiscellphoneranginterruptingourconversation.TherewewerewalkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayandIbecameinvisibleabsentfromtheconversation.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.WhyisitthatthemoreconnectedwegetthemoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisatragedytotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe­mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternetwecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.WithvoicemailyoucanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyonE.IfmymomhasaquestionIjustleavetheansweronhermachinE.Asalmosteverycontactwecanimaginebetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatedthealienation疏远indexgoesup.Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymorE.DirectoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomateD.Iamnotagainstmoderntechnology.IownacellphoneanATMcardavoice­mailsystemandane­mailaccount.Givingthemupisn'twisethey'reagreathelptous.It'ssomeoftheirpossibleconsequencesthatmakemefeeluneasy.MoreandmoreIfindmyselfhidingbehinde­mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Theindustrydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelieroratleastfacilitatingmyantisocialinstincts.SoI'veputmyselfontechnologyrestriction:noinstantmessagingwithpeoplewholivenearmenocell­phoninginthepresenceoffriendsnolettingthevoicemailpickupwhenI'mathomE.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheAdvanceofCommunicationsTechnologyB.TheConsequencesofModernTechnologyC.TheStoryoftheCommunicationsRevolutionD.TheAutomationofModernCommunications2.ThesentenceNowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsentmeansthat_________.A.thepeoplesittingbesideyouhavetogoawaytoreceivephonecallB.youcanhardlygetintouchwiththepeoplesittingbesideyouC.moderntechnologymakesithardforpeopletohaveaface­to­facetalkD.peoplecannowgotoworkwithoutgoingtotheoffice3.Thewriterfeelsthattheuseofmoderncommunicationsis_________.A.satisfyingB.encouragingC.disappointingD.embarrassing4.Thepassageimpliesthat________.A.moderntechnologyisbridgingpeopleB.moderntechnologyisseparatingpeopleC.moderntechnologyisdevelopingtoofastD.moderntechnologyisinterruptingourcommunication5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfacilitatingmean?A.加深B.限制C.帮助D.装备

EverybodylovestoplayboardgamessometimesbutitissurprisingtoknowhowlongthispastimehasbeeninexistencE.Someoftheearliestboardgamesareover5000yearsolD.TheoldestisprobablySenetanAmericanEgyptiangamewhichhasbeenfoundinburialsfrombefore3000BC.ThegameinvolvesanelementofluckandsoitwasthoughtbytheAncientEgyptiansthatthosewhowonthegamewereprotectedbyGoD.ForthisreasongamesofSenetwereoftenburiedalongsidethedeadbodytobeusedonthedangerousgameboardissetoutasagridofthreebytenrowsandusestwosetsofatleastfivepawns.TheactualrulesareunknownalthoughsomehistorianshaveproposedruleswhichwereusedintheSenetsetsavailabletoday.TheRoyalGameofU.ralsoknownastheGameofTwentySquaresisanotherancientgamewhichdatesbacktotheFirstDynastyofUrin2600BCMesopotamiA.Itwasplayedwithtwosetsofsevencountersoneblackandonewhiteandthreefour-sideddice骰子.Althoughtheancientrulesareunknownastonetablethasbeenfoundwhichdescribesareliablerecordofhowthegamewasplayedin177-176BC.BothSenetandTheRoyalGameofUrprobablycameintoexistencelongbeforethegamebackgammon西洋双陆棋whichitselfhasalonghistory.ThegameofNardwhichexistedinIraninaround3000BCusedtwosetsoffifteencountersfourdiceandsameboardastheoneusedinbackgammontodayalthoughtheinitialstartingpositionsandrulesaredifferent.SimilargameswereplayedinAncientRomeandIndiA.51.Thetextismeanttointroduce________.A.acommonoriginofboardgamesB.theunknownrulesofboardgamesC.severalkindsofearliestboardgamesD.thenewlydiscoveredboardgames52.WhatdoweknowaboutthegameofSenetINparagraph1?A.ItsactualrulesarestillinusE.B.Itusedtobeplayedintombs.C.ItisprobablytheoldestboardgamE.D.ItsdesigniscloselyrelatedtoGoD.53.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.A.briefintroductiontotheRoyalGameofUr.B.A.reliableaccountoftheFirstDynastyofUr.C.TherecentdiscoveryofanancientboardgamE.D.Theoriginalrulesfoundinastonetablet.54.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Thereweresomesimilaritiesbetweenthegames.B.TheearliestboardgamewasfoundinEuropE.C.AllthegamesusedthesamenumberofdicE.D.Wehaven’tgotanyrecordoftheboardgames.55.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditselfinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ThegameofSenet.B.TheRoyalGameofUr.C.Thegamebackgammon.D.ThegameofNarD.