Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need. A.promoteB.challengingC.generallyD.rewardingE. politely F. immigrantsG. competitiveH.. traditionalI.. authorityJ.. disagree Most people agree that the direct, assertive（过分自信的）American personality is a virtue, but it sometimes surprises foreigners.In many cultures, respect for older people or those in positions of 1 keeps others from expressing their true feelings.But in the US, children often argue with their parents, students may 2 with their teachers, and citizens may express opposition to the actions of the government.If the meat is too tough to chew, the diner can complain to the waiter; if the boss makes a mistake, an employee will 3 point it out. Some straight talk about the American character must include the admission that Americans have their faults.The extremely 4 nature of Americans is probably their worst fault.Of course, competition isn’t always bad.As a matter of fact, it can 5 excellence by encouraging individuals and businesses to try to do their best. But the desire to get ahead of others sometimes causes people to do things that are unkind and even dishonest.Also, Americans admire what is practical, fast, efficient, and fresh.Sometimes they fail to understand and appreciate practices that have greater respect for more 6 , leisurely ways of doing things.On the other hand, people from other cultures may dislike the practical, 7 American lifestyles. Despite culture differences, most foreigners give Americans credit for their virtues.Americans are 8 viewed as friendly, adaptable, energetic, and kindhearted.Most newcomers to the US like Americans, and the feeling is usually mutual（共有的）.Perhaps the greatest American virtue is a deep interest in new ideas and new people. In a nation of 9 , the foreigner does not remain an outsider for long.

LearningtoAcceptIlearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.1hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthybutratherwhenhewas2andill.Myfatherwas3astrongmanwholovedbeingactivebutaterribleillness4allthataway.Nowhecannolongerwalkandhemustsitquietlyinachairallday.Eventalkingis5.OnenightIwenttovisithimwithmysisters.Westarted6aboutlifeandItoldthemaboutoneofmy7.Isaidthatwemustveryoftengivethingsup8wegrow---ouryouthourbeautyourfriends---butitalways9thatafterwegivesomethingupwegainsomethingnewinitsplacE.Thensuddenlymyfather10up.HesaidButPeterIgaveup11!WhatdidIgain?IthoughtandthoughtbutIcouldn’tthinkofanythingtosay.12heansweredhisownquestion:I13theloveofmyfamilyIlookedatmysistersandsawtearsintheireyesalongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso14byhiswords.AfterthatwhenIbegantofeelirritated愤怒的atsomeoneI15rememberhiswordsandbecome16.IfhecouldreplacehisgreatpainwithafeelingofloveforothersthenIshouldbe17togiveupmysmallirritations.Inthis18Ilearnedthepowerofacceptancefrommyfather.SometimesI19whatotherthingsIcouldhavelearnedfromhimifIhadlistenedmorecarefullywhenIwasaboy.FornowthoughIamgratefulforthisone20.1.A.AfterwardsB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Meanwhile2.A.tiredB.weakC.poorD.slow3.A.alreadyB.stillC.onlyD.once4.A.tookB.threwC.sentD.put5.A.impossibleB.difficultC.stressfulD.Hopeless6.A.worryingB.caringC.talkingD.asking7.A.decisionsB.experiencesC.ambitionsD.beliefs8.A.asB.sinceC.beforeD.till9.A.suggestsB.promisesC.seemsD.requires10.A.spokeB.turnedC.summedD.opened11.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything12.A.SurprisinglyB.ImmediatelyC.NaturallyD.Certainly13.A.hadB.acceptedC.gainedD.enjoyed14.A.touchedB.astonishedC.attractedD.warned15.A.shouldB.couldC.wouldD.might16.A.quietB.calmC.RelaxedD.happy17.A.readyB.likelyC.freeD.able18.A.caseB.formC.methodD.way19.A.doubtB.wonderC.knowD.guess20.A.awardB.giftC.lessonD.word

Peoplewithdisabilitiesmakeupalargepartofthepopulation.Itisestimatedthatover35millionAmericanshavephysicalmentalorotherdisabilities.Abouthalfofthesedisabilitiesaredevelopmentali.e.theyoccurbeforetheindividual'stwenty-secondbirthdayoftenfromgeneticconditionsandaresevereenoughtoaffectthreeormoreareasofdevelopmentsuchasmobilitycommunicationemploymentetc.Mostotherdisabilitiesareconsideredadventitiousi.e.accidentalorcausedbyoutsideforces.Priortothe20thcenturyonlyasmallpercentageofpeoplewithdisabilitiessurvivedforlong.Medicaltreatmentforthesedisabilitieswasunavailable.Advancementsinmedicineandsocialserviceshavecreatedaclimateinwhichpeoplewithdisabilitiescanexpecttohavesuchbasicneedsasfoodshelterandmedicaltreatment.Unfortunatelythesebasicsareoftennotavailable.Civillibertiessuchastherighttovotemarrygetaneducationandgainemploymenthavehistoricallybeendeniedonthebasisofdisability.Inrecentdecadesthedisabilityrightsmovementhasbeenorganizedtofightagainsttheseinfringements违反侵犯ofcivilrights.Congressrespondedbypassingmajorlegislationrecognizingpeoplewithdisabilitiesasaprotectedclassundercivilrightsstatutes.Stilltodaypeoplewithdisabilitiesmustfighttolivetheirlivesindependently.ItisestimatedthatmorethanhalfofqualifiedAmericanswithdisabilitiesareunemployedandamajorityofthosewhodoworkareunderemployed.Abouttwo-thirdsliveatorbelowtheofficialpovertylevel.Significantbarriersespeciallyintransportationandpublicawarenesspreventdisabledpeoplefromtakingpartinsociety.Forexamplewhilenolongerprohibitedbylawfrommarryingapersonwithnoaccesstotransportationiseffectivelyexcludedfromcommunityandsocialactivitieswhichmightleadtothedevelopmentoflong-termrelationships.Onlywhenpublicattitudesadvanceasfaraslawshavewilldisabledpeoplebefullyabletotaketheirrightfulplaceinsociety.1.Adevelopmentaldisability______.A.developsveryslowlyovertimeB.iscausedbyforcesC.occursinyouthandaffectsdevelopmentD.isgettingmoreandmoresevere2.Mostdisabledpeopleusedtodieearlybecause______.A.disabilitiesdestroyedmajorbodilyfunctionsB.theywerenotverywelllookedafterC.medicaltechniqueswerenotavailableD.theyweretoopoortogetpropertreatment3.Intheauthor'sopiniontoenablethedisabledpeopletotaketheirrightfulplaceinsociety______.A.morelawsshouldbepassedB.publicattitudesshouldbechangedC.governmentshouldprovidemoreaidsD.morepublicfacilitiesshouldbesetup4.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferred推断fromthepassage?A.Manydisabledpeoplemayremainsinglefortheirwholelife.B.Thepublictendstolookdownuponthedisabledpeople.C.Thedisabledpeoplefeelinferiortothosesurroundingthem.D.Discriminatorylawspreventthedisabledfrommixingwithothers.5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______.A.Handicaps不利条件障碍ofPeoplewithDisabilitiesB.ThephysicaldifficultiesoftheDisabledC.TheCausesforDisabilitiesD.MedicalTreatmentsforDisabilities

ShareFlatHappyValleybigflatoneroomreadyforuseimmediatelyquietandconvenientfullyfurnishedparkview$6800includingbillswithmaid.Femalenonsmoker.Nopet.Sara25720836or10077809.MovingsaleTwoarmchairsred/brownat$400eachcoffeetableblackwood$800oilpaintingbig$900Tianjincarpetgreen3×7$600doublebed$500mirrorbigsquare$500fridgebigdoubledoor$1000oldpictures$140upeachplantsbigandsmall.TelWeekend2520--6011/Weekday2524--5867.Part--timeLaboratoryAssistantWantedRequiredbybusyelectronicscompanytohelpwithdevelopmentofcomputer.Shouldhaveanelectronicsdegreeandsomepracticalexperienceofworkinginanelectronicslaboratory.HoursMon.--Fri.930a.m.-500p.m.Fourteendayspaidleave.Salary$6598--10230dependentonexperience.LetterofapplicationtoMrs.GChan.NOVAELECTRONICS45GordonTDHungHornKowloon.1.Theonewhoputsonthefirstadprobablywantsto_______.A.rentabeautifulfiatofherowninHappyValleyB.findanotherladytosharethecosttorentaflatC.shareherroominaflatwithwhoeverhasnopetD.takeonamaidtolookafterherself2.Accordingtotheadsyoumay_______.A.buyanoldpicturefor$130B.callat-2524--r5867andseeabeautifulparkC.buytwoarmchairsfor$800D.hireamaidbypaying$68003.Ifyouwanttobuysomeoldfurnitureyoushould_______.A.getintouchwithNOVAELECTRONICSB.callat2524--5867anydayexceptMondayC.doitbeforeyoumovetoanotherplaceD.callatwhether2524--5867onMondayor2520---6011onSaturday4.Onceyougetapart--timejobinNOVAELECTRONICS_______.A.youwillbegiven14daysoffeachyearbesidesweekendsB.youwillget$6589eachmonthnomatterhowexperiencedyouareC.youhavetoworkatmost4hoursadayD.youshouldwritealetterofapplicationtoMrs.GChan

Makinggreenerchoicesandencouraginghealthylifestylescanpromoteyourhealthandbenefittheenvironment.Herearesomeguidelinestofollow:ChoosefoodsthoughtfullyAmericanshaveneverhadsuchavarietyorabundanceoffoodtochoosefrom.Besidessomanychoiceswenowhearaboutourfoodprinttheamountoflandneededtosupplyoneperson’snutritionalneedsforayear.DowebuycherrytomatoesfromMexicoortomatoesgrownlocallyinahothouse?DowegettheGrannySmithsfromthefarmers’marketorthesupermarket?Isorganicproducehealthierforusandtheplanet?Theseareverycomplexissuesthatrequireanalysisofmanycriteriaincludingtheenergyusedinproducingandtransportingthefoodaswellasthetypeofsoilandmethodsofraisingthefood.Despitethecomplexitiestherearesomegeneralguidelinesyoucanfollow.Forinstanceeatlessmeatoreatlowonthefoodchain.Yourdoctormayhaverecommendedyoutorestrictyourconsumptionofredmeatbecauseofitstoomuchfatcontent.Beyondthatthereareenvironmentalreasonstoo.Raisingfoodanimalscontributessubstantiallytoclimatechangebecauseameat-baseddietrequiresmorelandenergyandwaterthanaplant-basedone.______________________________Drinkingplentyoffluidsissignificantduringhotweatherorwhenexercising.Butisbottledwaterthewaytogo?Youmaynotthinksowhenseeingthetruecosts.Basedonasurveymanufacturingthe30-plusbillionplasticwaterbottlescanproducemorethan2.5milliontonsofcarbondioxideandusethreetimestheamountofwaterinthebottle.Addingintransportationtheenergyusedcomestoover50millionbarrelsofoilequivalent等价物.Consequentlyskipthebottledwateranddrinktapwaterbothathomeandatrestaurants.Additionallybottledwaterisnotnecessarilycleanerthantap.1.InParagraph2theauthorputsforwardthreequestionsmainly______.A.toproveAmericanshavelessfoodtochoosefromB.toshowustheshoppinghabitsofmostAmericansC.toindicateAmericanstendtobuyfoodfromabroadD.toremindpeopletoreconsidertheirfoodpurchase2.Thedoctorrecommendseatinglessredmeatpartlybecause______.A.itcontainstoomuchfatB.itcostsalotintransportationC.itistoolowonthefoodchainD.itisn’trelatedtoclimatechange3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.AmericansallprefertobuycherrytomatoesfromMexico.B.Theplant-baseddietisresponsiblefortheclimatechange.C.Americanshaveavarietyoffoodtochoosefrom.D.OrganicproduceistheonlychoiceforAmericans.4.Basedonthelastparagraphweknowthat______.A.bottledwateriscleanerthantapwaterB.tapwateriseconomicalaswellaseco-friendlyC.bottledwaterismoreavailablethantapwaterD.tapwaterusesone-thirdthecostofbottledwater5.Whatisthebestsubtitleforthelastparagraph?A.SkipbottledwatercarrytapB.DrinkbottledwaterC.ProduceplasticwaterbottlesD.Savewaterresources

请阅读下列应用文及其相关信息并按照要求匹配信息首先阅读下列博客信息A.Myname’sMartaandI’mfromMexicoCitybutImovedtoLosAngelesCaliforniafiveyearsagonowIamlivinginanapartmentatNo.3178SETimmerBroadway.Iam28single.Iamacustomerservicerepresentativeforalargefinancialcompany.Iamanoutgoingperson.Ilovetolaughandhavefun!Ienjoycookingdancingandlisteningtomusic.Idon’tlikewatchingorplayingsports.Youshouldbeanoutgoingconsiderateladywithagoodsenseofhumortosharetheapartment.Areyoutheone?Emailandlet’shavefurthertalk.B.Myname’sMarkandI’mfromHollywoodCalifornia.I’mafitnessinstructorinLosAngeles.Iamafriendlyandeasy-goingperson;Iloveplayingsports-especiallyfootballandworkingoutatthegym.Ialsoplaytheguitar.MybestfriendDavidwhooftenhassportswithmewenttoMexicolastmonth.ToavoidlonelinessI’dlikeverymuchtoownanewfriendwhowouldsharethefunofsportswithme.Iamlonging.C.Myname’sParkJunSeobutyoucancallmeJun.ImovedfromSeoulKoreatoLosAngelestwoyearsago.IamagraphicdesignerandIamlookingformyyoungerbrotherLeanBanSeowhomightbeinthiscity.AsthestoryistoolongIjusthopetofindhimandhavemyfamilyreunited.Heislameattherightleg19yearsold1.79meterstallwithverybigeyesandfaircurlyhair.WithhispictureoftwoyearsagoenclosedIwouldbeveryappreciatedifyouhaveanyinformationaboutthat.Telephonemeat818-5789.D.MynameisDonandIamaprogrammeratacomputercompany.Ihavedesignedseveralpiecesofsoftwarethatcanhelpstudentslearnbetterespeciallysuitableforprimarystudentswhohavesomelanguagedisabilitytolearnwordsandhelpthempronouncemorecorrectly.Ifyouthinkyouneedonepleasefaxto857-4693.Youcanpurchasebypost.E.MynameisMauricioandI’macomputerprogrammerworkingintheLosAngelesarea.Iamkindofshybutmaybeyoucanhelpmetobemoreoutgoing.Ilikecookingplayingcomputergamesandchattingwithfriendsonline.IfyouthinkyouaretheproperonetobemyE-pallet’schat!F.Myname’sJudyandI’mfromQuebecCanada.IamasaleswomaninoneofthewomenunderwearstoresinMontreal.I’dliketohavemorevisitorstomyshop.Andyoucanbargainforareductionof10%to30%ifyoupurchaseinpackage.Let’sbefriends.请阅读以下网站回复的信息然后匹配回复的信息和网站原登出的博客信息1.Iamaprofessionalsportsmanandworkinthesamecity.IamsogladthatIwillhaveagoodfriendwhocanbetheopponenttoimprovemytechniques.E.-mailmeatbitterflower@yahoo.com.2.AsashopownerImightdropinwhenIgodowntown.ButmayIknowyourexactaddress?Whenisitconvenientforavisit?Thankyou!3.Godblessyou!I’majournalistandhappenedtoreadyourbriefstory.Aneighborofminelooksexactlythesameasthemaninthepictureyouuploaded.Thismightbeachanceinamillion.Telephonemeat818-5690.4.AsanewcomerandafreshmanIamlookingforaroomasclosetomyuniversityaspossible.Iwouldliketohavesomefriendstoo.Ithinkyourplacemightbetherightchoiceforme.ButcanIknowhowmuchtherentis?5.IamasalesmanfromParis.Myfirstdifficultyworkinginthiscityislanguage.IwouldappreciateitifyoucouldhelpmelearnEnglishthroughtheKeyboarD.

WhenimportanteventsarehappeningaroundtheworldmostpeopleturntotraditionalmediasourcessuchasCNNandBBCforthenews.HoweverduringthewarinIraqin2003manypeoplefollowedthewarfromthepointofviewofanunknownIraqicitizenwhocalledhimselfSalamPax.SalamPaxmeanspeaceSalamPaxwroteadiaryabouteverydaylifeinBaghdadduringthewarandposteditonhiswebsite.Pax’sonlinediarywasakindofwebsiteknownasablog.Blogsareonlinediariesusuallykeptbyindividualsbutsometimesbycompaniesandothergroupsofpeople.TheyarethefastestgrowingtypesofwebsiteontheInternet.Ablogdiffersfromatraditionalwebsiteinseveralways.Mostimportantlyitisupdatedmuchmoreregularly.Manyblogsareupdatedeverydayandsomeareupdatedseveraltimesaday.Alsomostblogsusespecialsoftwareorwebsiteswhichcanhelpordinarypeopleeasilysetupandstartwritingtheirownblogs.Therearemanydifferentkindsofblogs.ThemostpopulartypeisanonlinediaryoflinkswheretheblogwritersurfstheInternetandthenpostslinkstositesornewsarticlesthattheyfindinterestingwithafewcommentsabouteachone.Othertypesarepersonaldiarieswherethewritertalksabouttheirlifeandfeelings.Sometimestheseblogscanbeverypersonal.Thereisanotherkindofbloggingcalledmobloggingshortformobileblogging.MobloggersusemobilephoneswithcamerastotakephotoswhicharepostedinstantlytotheInternet.TheuseofmobilephonesinthiswaymadetheheadlinesinSingaporewhenahighschoolstudentpostedamoviehehadtakenofateachershoutingatanotherstudentontheInternet.Manypeoplewereshockedbywhatthestudentdidandwantedphoneswithcamerastobebannedfromschools.ManypeoplethinkthatasblogsbecomecommonnewsreportingwillrelylessonbigmediacompaniesandmoreonordinarypeoplepostingnewstotheInternet.Theythinkthatthenthenewswillbelesslikealectureandmorelikeaconversationwhereanyonecanjoinin.1.WhichstatementaboutSalamPaxwastrue?A.HeworkedforCNN.B.SalamPaxwasnothisrealnameC.HewasfamousasahostinBBCD.Heusedamobilephoneforhisblog2.Whatisthebiggestdifferencebetweenblogsandtraditionalwebsites?A.BlogsareupdatedmuchmoreoftenB.BlogscontainlinkstootherwebsitesC.BlogsusespecialsoftwareD.Blogscontainpersonalinformation3.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementaboutthefutureismostlikely?InthefutureA.everyonewillhaveablogB.largemediacompanieswillbeunnecessaryC.peoplewillbeabletolearnthenewsfromotherpointsofviewD.bloggingtechnologywillbebanned4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.thehistoryoftheInternetB.newtypesofmediaC.thewarinIraqD.theincreaseofusingcomputers

Itwasthesummerof1965.DeLucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfriend.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforhisfuture.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecalledsayingBucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop’.Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.AfterdoingsomeresearchBuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpected.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrol.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametime.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetonMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.Weconvinced使相信ourselvestoopenasecondstore.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘WearesosuccessfulweareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid---inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasaiD.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaysandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.1.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto________________.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomesearch2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorableplacE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.Itmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagement.D.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches.4.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey____________.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit.B.hadsucceededintheirbusiness.C.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomers.D.wantedtomakepeoplebelievethattheyweresuccessful.5.Whatcontributesmosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.Learningbytrialanderror.B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.C.Findingagoodpartner.D.Openingchainstores.

Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwellbutbewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstandhewantstoteachthemandhewantsthemtolearnfromhim.Whatvisual视觉的artistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplainbecausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolorsnotwords.TheyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolorsoutofthecountlessbillionspossibleisexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthShowingtous.WithouttheirWorkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolorsorhavefeltthedelightthattheybroughttotheartist.MostartiststaketheirShapesandcolorsfromtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesinmotion动作andresponsetheirchoicesindicate说明thattheseaspects方面oftheworldareworthlookingatthattheycontainbeautifulsightsContemporaryartistsmightsaythattheymerelychoosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpatternandthatthereisnothingmoreinit.Yeteventheydonotchooseentirelywithoutreferencetothecharacteroftheirsubjects.Ifonepainterchoosestopaintabrokenlegandanotheralakeinmoonlighteachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworld.Eachpainteristellingussomethingshowingussomethingemphasizing强调something-allofwhichmeansthatconsciously有意识地orunconsciouslyheistryingtoteachus.1.Accordingtothepassageallartistisalwaystryingto_______________A.showhistalentstothepublicB.expresssomethingnewtothepublicC.createsomethingextremelybeautifulD.attractuswithshapesandcolors2.Itisimpliedthat_________.A.weowetheartistsagreatdealB.wecanneverthanktheartistsenoughfortheirworksC.artists’workshouldbepraisedworldwideD.weshouldbegrateful感激的totheartistsfortheirwork3.Fromthispassagewelearnthat_____________________A.paintingsaremoremeaningfulthannovels’B.paintersareexpressivethanwritersC.weshouldbemoreinterestedinpaintingthaninwritingD.thereisalwayssomethingmoreinanartist’sworkbeyondshapesandcolors

Doctorshaveknownforalongtimethatextremelyloudnoisescancausehearingdamageorloss.Thenoisecanbethesoundofajetairplaneormachinesinfactoriesofloudmusicorothercommonsoundathomeandatwork.Apersononlyneedstohearthenoiseforlittlemorethanonesecondtobeaffected.AnAmericanscientisthasfoundthatusingaspirin阿斯匹林increasethetemporary暂时的hearinglossordamagefromloudnoise.Hedidanexperimentusinganumberofstudentsatauniversitywhoallhadnormalhearing.Hegavethemdifferentamountsofaspirinfordifferentperiodsoftimethenhetestedtheirhearingability.Hefoundthatstudentswhoweregivenfourgramsofaspirinadayfortwodayssufferedmuchgreatertemporaryhearinglossthanthosewhodidnotuseaspirin.Thehearinglosswasabouttwotimesasgreat.ThescientistsaidmillionsofpersonsintheU..S..usemuchlargeramountsofaspirinthanwereusedinhisexperiment.Hesaidthesepersonsfaceaseriousdangerofsufferinghearinglossfromloudnoise.1.Doctorshavelongknownthat__________.A.onemaylosehishearingwhenhehearsaterriblyloudnoise.B.onemaybecomedeafwhenhehearsaloudnoise.C.loudnoisescancausedamagetothehearingoftheyoungpeopleonlyD.commonsoundsathomearenotharmfultotheear2.Thispassagesuggeststhatone’shearing________.A.willbedamagedevenifhehasheardaloudnoiseforonlylittlemorethanonesecondB.willbedamagedevenifhehasheardaloudnoiselessthanonesecondC.willnotbedamagedifhehasheardaloudnoiseforonlylittlemorethanonesecondD.willnotbedamagedifhehaslittlemorethanonesecondtogetready3.Oneconclusionyoucandrawfromthepassageisthataspirin________.A.makeshearingdamagefromloudnoiseworseB.shouldneverbetakenmorethanfourgramsC.candamageone’shearingwhenitisgivenmorethanfourgramsdailyD.alwaysincreaseshearinglossbytwotimes4.MillionsofAmericansareindangerofsufferinghearinglossbecausethey__________.A.taketoomuchaspirinB.oftentakeairtripsC.likelisteningtoloudmusicD.havetoomuchloudnoisesathomeandatwar5.TheAmericanscientistdidhisexperimentinordertofind________.A.howmuchaspirinwouldaffectaperson’shearingB.howmuchaspirinshouldbegiveninthetreatmentofthepatientswithhearingdamagefromloudnoiseC.whetheraspirinwouldincreasethetemporaryhearingdamagefromloudnoisesD.whetherthepeoplewhohadhearingdamageshoulduseaspirin

Inasurprisingdiscoveryaboutwherehigherlifecansurvivescientistshavefoundashrimp——likecreatureandajellyfishswimmingbeneathanAntarcticicesheet.About180metersbelowtheicewherenolightcangetthroughscientistshadthoughtnothingmuchmorethanafewmicrobes微生物couldexist.That’swhyaNASAteamwassurprisedwhentheyloweredavideocameratogetthefirstlonglookattheunderbellyofanicesheetinAntarctica.Acuriousshrimp–likecreaturecameswimmingbyandthenparkeditselfonthecamera’scable.Scientistsalsopulledupatentacle触须theybelievecamefromajellyfish.Wewereoperatingonthepresumptionthatnothing’stherE.SaidNASAicescientistRobertBindschadler.Itwasashrimpyou’denjoyhavingonyourplatE.Wewerejustgaga狂热的overithesaidofthe7.5cmlongorangecreaturestarringintheirtwo–minutevideo.Technicallyit’snotashrimp.It’saLyssianasidamphipodwhichisdistantlyrelatedtotheshrimp.Thevideoislikelytoinspireexpertstorethinkwhattheyknowaboutlifeinharshenvironments.Andithasscientiststhinkingthatifshrimp–likecreaturescanlivebelow180metersofAntarcticiceinfreezingdarkwaterwhataboutothercoldplaces?WhataboutEuropaafrozenmoonofJupiter?CynanEllis–EvansascientistoftheBritishAntarcticSurveycalledthefindingfascinating.Hesaiditwaspossiblethecreaturesswaminfromfarawayanddon’tlivetherepermanently.ButKimwhoisaco-authorofthestudydoubtsit.ThesiteinWestAntarcticaisatleast19kmfromopenseas.Bindschadlerdrilleda20cm–wideholeandwaslookingatatinyamountofwater.Thatmeansit’sunlikelythattwocreaturesswamfromgreatdistancesandwerecapturedrandomlyinthatsmallofanareashesaiD.Yetscientistwerepuzzledatwhatthefoodsourcewouldbeforthesecreatures.Whilesomemicrobescanmaketheirownfoodoutofchemicalsintheoceancomplexlifeliketheshrimpcan’tKimsaiD.Sohowdotheysurvive?That’sthekeyquestion.KimSai.It’sprettyamazingwhenyoufindahugepuzzlelikethatonaplanetwherewethoughtweknoweverything.KimsaiD.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordharshprobablymean?A.coldB.loudC.cruelD.ugly2.AccordingtoKimtheshrimp–likecreature.A.swamgreatdistancestoAntarcticB.hasalwayslivedintheregionC.graduallyevolvedfromshrimpsD.hasnothingincommonwithshrimps3.Thefindingissignificantinthat.A.itmarksNASA’SfirstAntarcticbiologicalstudyB.itprovesthereismarinelifeintheAntarcticC.itcouldinspirefurtherstudyoflifeinharshenvironmentsD.itshowsthatLyssianasidamphipodiscloselyrelatedtoshrimps4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthediscoveryisFALSE?A.ComplexlifeusuallylivesonotherformsoflifE.B.Scientistssawtwocreaturesinthetwo–minutevideo.C.Itispossibleforcreaturestolive180metersbelowtheicethoughthereisnolight.D.Scientistscapturedtheshrimp–likecreatureinacamerabydrillingaholethroughtheicE.

Youprobablydon’tremembermeshebeganbutIhavecomebacktofileforgraduationwithdistinction以优异成绩毕业.Andthenshepulledout8pieceofpaperfromher1andgaveittome.ItwasmyhandwritingbutIdidn’t2writingit.__3theAssistantDirectoroftheHonorsProgramattheuniversityoneofmyjobswastoreviewstudents’reportcardstomakesuretheymet4forcontinuinginHonors.Itwas__5__forfreshmen大学一年级学生tohavearoughstartandbeinformedthattheycouldnolonger6inHonorsaftertheirfirstterm.Sometimessecondtermreportcardswouldbesenttousanyway7studentswerenolongerintheprogram.ThenoteshehandedmereadCongratulations8yourexcellentsecondterm.WhileIknowyoumayhavebeendisappointedwithyourfallgradesyoushouldfeelwonderfully9ofhowyouhaveturnedyoureffortsaround.Thatisanimpressive10!Bestofluckinkeepingupthegoodwork.Rememberwitha3.5averagewhichyoucandobyyourlasttermandyoucan11forgraduationwithdistinction.Thestudent12andsaidYoucantknowwhatthis13tome.IhavecardeditinmywalletforthreeyearsandpulleditouteverytimeIdidn’twanttodomywork.ForthreeyearsIhavebeenplanningonwalkingintoyourofficeand14youthisnoteandthisreportcard.Shehandedmeher15reportcard3.502.Iwouldlikethepaperworkforgraduationwithdistinction.Iwas16.ShecriedandIwantedto.Writingthenoteseemedlike17tomehuthadmeantsomuchtoher.I18hadnoideathatmyactionshadsuchmeaning.Ihaveenjoyedthismemoryformanyyears--withappreciationforsuchanactof19.Thekindnesswasnotminein20thenotebutherkindnessinwantingmetoknowthatwhatIdidhadmattered.1.A.walletB.bookC.pocketD.handbag2.A.regretB.tryC.rememberD.consider3.A.ForB.WithC.ExceptD.As4.A.professorsB.programsC.classmatesD.requirements5.A.commonB.impossibleC.unacceptableD.necessary6.A.workB.continueC.believeD.refuse7.A.incaseB.sothatC.eventhoughD.asif8.A.toB.withC.onD.in9.A.proudB.tiredC.afraidD.careful10.A.mistakeB.adventureC.suggestionD.achievement11.A.careB.searchC.answerD.apply12.A.wentonB.turnedupC.brokendownD.gaveup13.A.meantB.referredC.happenedD.owed14.A.togiveB.gaveC.giveD.giving15.A.latestB.poorC.interestingD.empty16.A.disappointedB.amazedC.frightenedD.worried17.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing18.A.finallyB.luckilyC.reallyD.angrily19.A.courageB.offerC.memoryD.kindness20.A.writingB.readingC.savingD.recognizing

Wouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookbyyourself?HaveyoubeendoingInternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan’tyoubebotheredtodo?AstudyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfoftheadultsaresoidle懒散的thatthey’dcatchtheliftratherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentresearchersatNuffieldHealth.Britain’slargesthealthcenter.Theresultswereextremelysurprising.Aboutoneinsixpeoplequestionedsaidiftheirremotecontrolwasbrokentheywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotruntocatchabus.Worryinglyofthe654respondentswithchildren64％saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit’snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobeseveryfatbeforetheystartschoo1.DrSarahDaunceymedicaldirectorofNuffieldHealthsaidPeopleneedtogetfitternotjustfortheirownsakebutforthesakeoftheirfamiliesfriendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.Ifwedon’tstarttotakecontrolofthisproblemawholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostfundamentaltasks.AndScotland’slargestcityGlasgowwasshamedasthemostidlecityintheUKwith75％questionedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercisefollowedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthamptonbothwith67％.TheresultsbringseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthService.whereobesity一relatedillnessessuchasheartdiseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.1.Howmanypeoplequestioneddon’tplaywiththeirchildren?A.1280.B.Morethan333.C.654.D.About420.2.Thestudyleadsustobelievethat.A.thepetsintheUKwillbeintroubleiftheirownerskeeptheirwayoflifeB.Glasgowpeoplefeelashamedbecausetheydon’tgetenoughexerciseC.BritishpeoplearethelaziestaroundtheworldD.fivesixthsoftheBritishchildrenarehealthy3.Howdoestheauthorconvincethereaders?A.Bypresentingtheresultsofstudy.B.Byprovidinganswerstoquestions.C.Byinterviewingsomeexperts.D.Bytellingastory.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AstudyofBritishpeopleB.AstudyofBritishpeople’slifestyles.C.ThehealthserviceintheUK.D.TheobesityproblemintheUK.

Thinkingofthrowingyouroldcellphone?Thinkagain.Maybeyoushouldmineitfirstforgoldsilverandothermetals.It’scalledurbanminingsearchingthroughthesmallpiecesofmetalinelectronicproductsforgoldsilverandotherexpensivemetals.Itisagrowingindustryaroundtheworldaspricesformetalgrowhigherandhigher.Thegoldandotherpreciousmetalsfromelectronicproductsaremelteddownandthensold.Themetalscanbemadeintojewelryorcircuit电路formobilephones.ItcanbeprecioussowewanttorecyclewhateverwecansaidTadahikoSekigawapresidentofEco-SystemRecyclingCo.LtD.Atonofore矿石fromagoldmineproducesjust5gramsofgoldonaveragewhileatonofmobilephonescangive150gramsormoreaccordingtoastudybyYokohamaMetalCo-LtD.anotherrecyclingcompany.Thesameamountofuselessmobilephonesalsocontainsaround100kgofcopperand3kgofsilveramongothermetals.Recyclinghasbecomemoreimportantbecausepricesofmetalshavehitrecordhighs.Eco-Systemsopened20yearsagonearTokyousuallyproducesabout200to300kgofgoldbarsamonthworthabout$5.9millionto$8.8million.That’saboutthesameasasmallgoldminE.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.Theamountofrecyclingpreciousmetalhasgrownhigher.B.Atonofmobilephonescontainsabout100kgofcopperand3kgofsilver.C.Japanneedn’trecycleoldcellphones.D.Eco-SystemsnearTokyoproduced500kgofgoldbarsamonth.2.Whichofthefollowingthingsmaybemadefromrecycledmetals?A.Jewelry.B.Ore.C.Copper.D.MinE.3.Recyclingbecomessoimportantthesedaysbecause.A.thereareplentyofrecyclingfactoryB.goldcanbemadeintocircuitboardsC.pricesofmetalshavehitrecordhighsD.themetalscanbeusedagaininnewcellphones4.Whatisurbanmining?A.Searchingthroughsmallpiecesofmetalinelectronicproducts.B.Meltingdownthemetalsandmakingthemintonewshapes.C.Miningforgoldsilverandothermetalsfromusedcellphones.D.Anotherwayofsayingeco-systemrecyclingfactories.

Runnersinarelayracepassastickinonedirection.HowevermerchantspassedsilkgoldfruitandglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoaD.TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiesandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChinaacrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEastandendedintheMediterraneanSea.Itwasusedfromabout200B.CtoaboutA.D.1300whenseatravelofferednewroutes.Itwassometimescalledtheworld’slongesthighway.HoweverSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutesnotonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsundeepsnowandevenbattles.OnlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafE.TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedasmoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.GoldsilverandglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsia.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChina.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.ChinesemerchantstradedpaperwhichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRome.TheChinesehadlearnedtograft嫁接differenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.TheypassedthisscienceontoothersincludingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapple.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld-widebusiness2000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeB.ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharetheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwayforlearningdiplomacy外交andreligion.1.It’sprobablethattradersalongtheSilkRoadneeded____A.toremembertheentiretraderouteB.toknowthemakingofproductsC.toreceivecertainspecialtrainingD.todealwithalotofdifficulties2.TheSilkRoadbecamelessimportantbecause____.A.itwasmadeupofdifferentroutesB.silktradingbecamelesspopularC.seatravelprovidedeasierroutesD.peopleneededfewerforeigngoods3.NewtechnologiescouldtravelalongtheSilkRoadbecausepeople____.A.learnedfromeachotherB.sharedeachother’sbeliefsC.tradedgoodsalongtherouteD.earnedtheirlivingbytraveling4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSilkRoad:PastandPresentB.TheSilkRoad:EastMeetsWestC.TheSilkRoad:RoutesFullofDangersD.TheSilkRoad:PathwaysforLearning

Lotsofparentsfeeltheydon’thaveanywaystodisciplinetheirchildren---nothingseemstowork.Infact30%parentssaytheirdisciplinemethodsjustdon’twork.AngelaWarrenisoneofthosemoms.HerdaughterSkaiseemsimmunetoeverymethoD.Theytakeawaythetoysunplug拔掉插头herTVandeventaketheTVawayattimes.Theytrytheirbesttoteachheralesson.Butitseemslikenothingisworking.Infactthebiggestproblemisthattoooftenparentsgiveintotheirchildrentostoptheirchildrenfromthrowingatantrum耍性子.Parentsdoitbecauseitiseasier.Itisavoidablebehaviorwhichmeansthattheydon’twanttocauseproblemstheydon’twantthekidstogointoatempertantrumandtheydon’twantthenightruineD.Theyjustwantthingstobecalmbuttheyareteachingtheirchildrenhowtogetresultswiththatbehavior.Andovertimebeingafraidoftempertantrumsmeanssomekidswillturnintospoiledchildren.Soyouaregoingtodealwithakidwhodoesn’thavearealgoodsenseofthemselvesandtheydon’thaveverygoodboundariestoworkwith.Thatmeanstheyarealsonotgoingtohaveagoodsenseofhavingboundarieswithothers.Inordertoavoidthatfutureparentsshouldbuilddisciplinethatislovingconsistentandfirm.Youcan’tbefriendswithyourkidsifneversetrules-----thekidsaregoingtobeveryconfusedbythatandwillusuallygoagainstthatrulE.Parentsshouldknowthatdisciplinedoesn’tmeanpunishment.Disciplinemeansteaching---youaretheirteacher.Youarethemostinfluentialpersonintheirlives.1.ThesecondparagraphmentionsSkaito______________A.showthatsheisabadstudent.B.praiseherforherspecialcharacterC.provechildrenaredifficulttocontrolnow.D.showthesituationofeducationisserious2.Theunderlineworditinparagraph3refersto_______________A.lettingchildrenescapeblameB.beingangrywiththeirchildrenC.keepingaquietnightD.makingchildrenhappy.3.Whatisthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?_______A.Badeffectsofparents’spoilingchildren.B.Children’sbadrelationshipwithothers.C.Children’sbehaviortaughtbyparents.D.Reasonswhychildrenareagainstrules.4.Accordingtotheauthorparentsshould________A.punishchildrenagainstrules.B.teachchildrenmoreknowledgeC.makefriendswiththeirchildrenwithoutrules.D.makeclearrulesfulloflovefortheirchildren

Haveyoueverwonderedwhydifferentanimalsorpestshavetheirparticularcolours?Coloursinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.Birdsespeciallyseagullsareveryfondoflocustsbutbirdscannoteasilycatchlocustsbecauselocustschangetheircolourstogetherwiththechangeofthecolourofcrops.Whencropsaregreenlocustslookgreen.Butwhencropsareripelocuststakeonexactlythesamebrowncolourascropshave.Someotherpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantsareusuallyeasilyfoundandeatenbytheirenemies.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesinterrorforlivesandappearonlyatnight.Ifyoustudytheanimallifeinanypartoftheworldyouwillfindthemainuseofcolouringistoprotectthemselves.Bearswolvesandotherbeastsmovequietlythroughforests.Theyareusuallyinvisibletotheeyesofhuntersbecausetheyhavethecolourmuchlikethebarksoftrees.Anevenmorestrangeactremainstobenoticed.Akindoffishlivinginseascansendoutakindofveryblackliquidwhenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadsoveritsenemiescannotfinditanditimmediatelyswimsaway.Thusithasexisteduptonowthoughitisnotpowerfulatall.1.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A.thechangeofcolourinlocustsB.theprotectivecolorationofanimalsandpestsC.howacertainseafishprotectsitselfD.animalsorpestscandyethemselvesdifferentcolours2.Locustsare________buttheyarenoteasilywipedoutbytheirenemiesbecause________.A.animals;theyarepowerfulenoughB.beasts;theyaredangeroustotheirenemiesC.pests;theytakeonthesamecoloursascropsD.birds;theyflyextraordinarilyfast3.Thepeststhathavedifferentcoloursfromplantsusuallyappearatnightbecause________.A.theirenemiescaneasilyfindthemandeatthemB.theyhavethehabitofcomingoutindarknessC.it’seasyforthemtodestroyplantsindarknessD.birdstaketheirrestwhennightcomes4.Bearsandwolveshavethesamecolourasbarksoftreesbecause________.A.theyfearotherbeastsB.theylikebrownorgreycoloursC.theyenjoywalkingthroughforestsquietlyD.thecolourshelppreventthemselvesfrombeingnoticed

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Habitswhethergoodorbadaregraduallyformed.Whenapersondoesacertainthingagainheisdrivenbysomeunseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedlythenahabitisformed.Onceahabitisformeditisdifficultandsometimesimpossibletogetridof.Itisthereforesoimportantthatweshouldpaygreatattentiontotheformationofhabits.Childrenoftenformbadhabitssomeofwhichremainwiththemaslongastheylive.Olderpersonsalsoformbadhabitslastingaslongastheyliveandsometimesbecomeruinedbybadhabits.Thereareotherhabitswhichwhenformedinearlylifeareofgreathelp.Manysuccessfulmensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingtodowithcertainhabitsinearlylifesuchasearlyrisinghonestyandsoon.Amongthehabitswhichchildrenshouldnotformarelazinesslyingstealingandsoon.Thesearealleasilyformedhabits.Unfortunatelyolderpersonsoftenformhabitswhichcouldhavebeenavoided.Weshouldkeepawayfromallthesebadhabitsandtrytoformsuchhabitsaswillbegoodforourselvesandothers.1.areformedlittlebylittle.A.OnlygoodhabitsB.OnlybadhabitsC.BothgoodhabitsandbadhabitsD.Eithergoodhabitsorbadhabits2.Theunderlinedwordtheminthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.badhabitsB.goodhabitsC.childrenD.otherpersons3.Whyshouldwepaymuchattentiontotheformationofhabits?A.Becausehabitsareofgreathelptoeveryoneofus.B.Becauseamancannevergetridofahabit.C.Becauseit’shardandsometimesevenimpossibletothrowawaybadhabits.D.Becauseweareforcedtodothemagainandagain.4.Accordingtothepassageearlyrising.A.hassomethingtodowithsuccessB.isaneasilyformedhabitC.issuchahabitasshouldhavebeenavoidedD.issuchabeneficialhabitaswillbekept

WelcometoWeKnowDiets.com.Wehavecompiled汇集themostcomprehensivedatabaseofinformationforpeoplewhoarelookingforatrimmerbodyandhealthierlifestyle.TherearenowthousandsofWeight-LossProductsandDietProgramsavailabletochoosefrom－thatcanbealittleconfusing.Ourgoalistogiveyouaquicksnapshot简介ofwhatoptionsareavailabletoyou.Wewillinformyouofthehottestnewingredientsandwhichproductsandprogramsbringyouthemostqualityandbestresults.ThemostpopularonesNuPhedrine－burn500morecaloriesperdayNuPhedrineisprobablyoneofthebestweight-losspillsevermade.WhatissoimpressiveaboutthispillisthatthemakerscanhonestlysaythatyouWILLburnatleast500morecaloriesperdayjustbytakingNuPhedrine.MOREMiracleFatBurningCreamImaginebeingabletotargetyourproblemareasforrapidresults.Nowyoucandojustthat.WehavefoundthatMiracleFatBurningCreamisclinicallyproventoburnfatanditusesapatenteddeliverytechnologythatworksimmediately.MOREAlliDietPillThisdietpillclaimstoprovideweightlossthatwon'tbeeasy.Thisproductdoesnotseemtopromiseparticularlyfastresultsandinsteademphasizesgradualweightloss.Theaccompanyingbookisintendedtoactasacompaniontotheweight-lossproduct.MOREBikiniBootCamp－14daysforabikinibodyItisacustomized需要定制的back-to-basicssystemwhichregardlessofitsnameisactuallyaboutputtingfunbackintoexercisewhileeatinginabalancedway.Thedevelopersofthisdietsystemmakeitaccessibletoeveryonebybringingitintopeople'shomes－inbothabookandanonline-basedplan.MORE1.Thepassageisintendedforthose____.A.withaslimfigureB.withhighbloodpressureC.whoareveryfatD.whoseekforahealthydiet2.Whichofthefollowingemphasizesgradualweightloss?A.NuPhedrine.B.MiracleFatBurningCream.C.AlliDietPill.D.BikiniBootCamp.3.Whichofthefollowingisproducedintheformofthickliquid?A.NuPhedrine.B.MiracleFatBurningCream.C.AlliDietPill.D.BikiniBootCamp.4.BikiniBootCampisdifferentfromtheothersinthat____.A.ordinarypeoplecanafforditB.itisadietprogramfulloffunC.youeatlessbutexercisemoreD.itcansaveyoumuchmoney

I’dbeen16forsixdaysandwasalreadypreparedtodealwithfailure.Irememberwhenmymum1meupthatmorninghervoicewasn’tas2asitusuallywas.Istayedinbedforafewminutes.Iwas3toleaveitswarmthandcomfortanddidn’twanttofacetheproblemthatI’dletmyself4forthepastsixmonths.FinallyIdraggedmyselfoutof5.Ifinishedgettingreadyandtriedto6.Itdidn’tworksoIdecidedthatmy7shouldgowithme.WehadalittletimesoIthoughtwecouldpracticeparking.I8withthewheelhittingthefence.AfterthatthelittlebitofconfidenceI’dhadwas9.Itriedtwomoretimesbutdidn’t10much.ThenweheadedtothetestsitE.Iwentintoaroomforsomepaperwork.AndIwaitedfor20minutes—just11timetomakemyselfbelievethatIwasgoingtofail.Thenfinallyitwasmy12.IjustwantedtogetitoverandmakesurethatIhadtocomebacknextThursday.IsteppedoutsideandtheskywasthelightblueIlove.Itofferedmesome13andIrealizedsomething:somethingbetweenwhenIpulledmyselfofftheseatandwhenIgotoutside.Ihadbecome14andconfident.ThefirstthingIhadtodowasparkingwhichIdidquite15.Theconfidencethatcamewithithitmelikeawave.TherestofthetestwentwelltooandI16itall.AsIdrovebacktheinstructortoldmeIwouldnotbecomingbackforasecond17nextThursday.BackinthebuildingIdidn’thavetosayaword.Mymumknewjustbylookingatme.Her18madeherfacesofter.AndI’msureitwasatleastasbigasthesmileonmyface.Hereyes19lookedkindofteary.Iknewshewas20formE.1.A.gotB.wokeC.turnedD.brought2.A.loudB.weakC.noisyD.strong3.A.unableB.unhappyC.unwillingD.unavailable4.A.mentionB.forgetC.leaveD.put5.A.houseB.kitchenC.garageD.bed6.A.setdownB.takedownC.calmdownD.putdown7.A.mumB.dadC.instructorD.teacher8.A.succeededB.failedC.managedD.attempted9.A.missingB.lostC.disappearedD.gone10.A.workB.improveC.changeD.get11.A.enoughB.littleC.moreD.less12.A.abilityB.performanceC.timeD.turn13.A.beliefB.advantageC.anxietyD.comfort14.A.calmB.anxiousC.excitedD.cautious15.A.badlyB.wellC.unsuccessfullyD.hardly16.A.passedB.wentC.failedD.tried17.A.practiceB.paperworkC.testD.parking18.A.wordsB.smileC.lookD.anger20.A.sadB.happyC.nervousD.sorry

Italiansareconsideredthemosthandsomemenintheworldwhilemenwhoarebalding变秃的andagingdonotnecessarilylosetheirlooksaccordingtoaninternationalsurvey.A.MaleBeautysurveyofnearly10000menandwomenin12countriesconductedbymarketresearchfirmSynovatefoundthatgoodhygiene卫生wasactuallythetoprequirementformentobeingconsideredhandsome.Thesecondmainrequirementtobeconsideredgood-lookingwasconfidencewithnearlyonefifthofallrespondentssayingamanmustcarryhimselfwellfollowedbyhavingagreatsmile.Hairoralackofseemedtohavelittleimpactwithonlyonepercentofrespondentssayingthatafullheadofhairwasneededtobehandsome.Oldermencanalsotakeheartas60percentofrespondentssaidaman’sappearancegetsbetterwithagewithAmericansChineseGreeksandMalaysiansagreeingwiththatthemost.Menareseenlikeafinewine–theyonlygetbetterwhichisgoodnewsforsomeofusBobMichaelsSynovatespokesmansaidinastatement.Butlooksdidalsocomedowntogeography.ThesurveyconductedinOctoberinAustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaFranceGreeceMalaysiaRussiaSouthAfricaSpainBritainandtheUnitedStatesfoundItalianmenwereconsideredtobethemosthandsome–eventhoughItalywasnotinthosecountriessurveyed.TheywerefollowedbymenfromtheUnitedStatesRussiaandBrazil.InSpainmorementhanwomenconsiderhavingmusclesanddressingwelltobenecessarilyrequirementswhiletheoppositewastrueforGreekwomenwhoweremorelikelytothinkamacho男子气概的lookwasappealing.FarmoreBritishFrenchandAustralianwomenalsoseemedtovalueagreatsmilethanmendo.1.Howmanyrespondentsthinkhairisthenecessaryrequirementformen?A.12.B.100.C.10000.D.60.2.Accordingtothesurveytheunderlinedphrasecomedowntocanbereplacedby________.A.standforB.equaltoC.relatetoD.gowith3.BysayingMenareseenlikeafinewinemeans________.A.men’sappearancesgetbetterastimegoesbyB.menarealmostaddictedtoafinewineC.drinkingfinewineisoftenseemaccordingtothesurveyD.afinewinecanmakemenlookbetter4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.SynovatewasoneoftherespondentsfromItaly.B.Russianmenwererankingthethirdplace.C.HavingagreatsmileisthemostimportantforSpanishmen.D.Thereare12countriessurveyedincludingItalyandCanada.

Cheerfulnesskeepsupakindofdaylightinthemindandfillsitwithasteadyperpetual永久的serenity平静.’’—JosephAddisonAnnuallymyhusband’sfamilyhasareunion.Atoneoftherecent1theweatherwascloudyandmorerainwas2.Thefamilymemberswhoarrivedearlywere3aboutthepossibilityofrainandthe4itwouldhaveonattendance.Itdidrainbutasitstartedacar5andoutofthepassengersidesuddenlyappearedUncleEarl6bythefamilywhois96yearsoldandhasbeen7formanyyears.JustthearrivalofUncleEarlimmediately8thespiritsofthegroup.EvercheerfulandoptimisticUncleEarl9toamazethefamily.Onebyonehe10eachmemberheldtheirhandsgavethemapieceofcandyandmadethemlaugh11IstoodbackIwatchedhowhisbehaviorand12broughtasmiletoeveryone’sfaceHedidn’tspendtimetellingeveryoneabouthisillnessasothersweredoing.I13thatitwashischoicetobeofgoodcheerandnotfocusonthe14aspectsofhislife.Bydoingsoeachfamilymemberhadtorespondinthesame15.Justbeforewebegantofeastonthewonderful16Earlstoodupandspoketothegroupforafewminutes.Heaskedeveryonetotakealightheartedapproachto17happeneD.Hesaidhehadprayedforusalltoarriveandtoreturnhome18soweneednotworryabouttherain.Thenhegaveusallhisblessing.IknowIfelt19tobewithhim.Whatishappeninginyourlife20Areyoutakingacheerfulapproachtoyourday?Beofgoodcheer!LikeUncleEarl!1.A.momentsB.reunionsC.mealsD.discussions2.A.informedB.arguedC.predictedD.demanded3.A.happyB.excitedC.interestedD.concerned4.A.dangerB.significanceC.effectD.consequence5.A.pulledupB.droveoffC.pushedinD.spedup6.A.toldB.calledC.knownD.recognized7.A.homelessB.blindC.silentD.lost8.A.changedB.reactedC.botheredD.showed9.A.continuesB.refusesC.plansD.tends10.A.scratchedB.admiredC.scoldedD.addressed11.A.AlthoughB.AsC.OnceD.If12.A.cheerfulnessB.thankfulnessC.pessimismD.complaint13.A.realizedB.explainedC.decidedD.urged14.A.violentB.positiveC.meaningfulD.negative15.A.orderB.placeC.mannerD.direction16.A.minB.foodC.lifeD.car17.A.whateverB.whicheverC.howeverD.wherever18.A.earlyB.slowlyC.quicklyD.safely19.A.beatenB.disappointedC.blessedD.surprised20.A.attimesB.intimeC.rightnowD.fromnow

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.majorB.determinedC.promotionD.prosperousE.stressedF.surprisinglyG.impressedH..questionsI..cooperationJ..increasinglyBarackObamahasbeenahitinChina.ApartfromholdingtalkswithChineseleadersthepresident___1___theChinesewithalivelyquestion-and-answersessionwithcollegestudents.InfactheisthefirstU.S.presidenttovisitChinainsidehisfirstyearinofficE.TheUnitedStatesinsistswedonotseektocontainChina’srisehetoldChinesestudentsinShanghai.OnthecontrarywewelcomeChinaasastrongand___2___andsuccessfulmemberofthecommunityofnations.TheU.S.-Chinarelationshiphasopenedthedoortopartnershipson___3___globalconcernsincludingeconomicrecoverycleanenergyclimatechangeandthe___4___ofpeaceandbeyondheaddeD.IndeedgiventhesepressingissuesChinaandtheUnitedStateshave___5___foundtheirfuturelinkedtogether.Theydiscoveredthatthelargestdevelopingnationandthemostpowerfulindustrializedcountryhavetoworkinconcert.Obama’svisittoChinaonNovember15-18highlightedthecomplexityofarguablythemostimportantbilateral双边relationshipintheworld.MoreoverforalltheirdifferencesanddisagreementsBeijingandWashingtonare___6___tomanagetheirrelationsinawaythatwillcontributetoworldpeaceanddevelopment.ObamakickedoffhisfirststatevisittoChinainthecountry’sfinancialandeconomiccentreShanghaiwhereheheldatownhallmeetingwithmorethan500Chinesestudents.Theone-hourdiscussionduringwhichObamatook___7___rangingfromantiterrorismtorecipesforsuccesswithhissignaturecharisma领袖魅力wasbroadcastliveonthewebsites.He___8___thatyoungpeoplecouldhelpbuildbridgesinU.S.-China___9___—aprocessthathesaidmustgrowbeyondthetwocountries’governmentstotakerootinthepeoplE.

MichelleObamaisthefirstladyofAmericanfashionappearingonthecoveroftheMarchissueofVoguE.EveryfirstladysinceLouHoover—exceptBessTruman—hasbeenappearedinthehigh-fashionmagazinebutMrs.Obamaisonlythesecondtoappearonthecover.SheappearswearingasilkdressbyJasonWu.Vogue’seditorAndreLeonTallyrecalledhisinterviewswithMrs.ObamaaheadofUSpresidentBarackObama’sswearing-inceremony就职典礼.Oneofthebestexperiencesofmylife.Sheissoeasilyreachednaturalandnormal.hesaiD.Mrs.ObamadescribedherroleasMominchiefto10-year-oldMaliaand7-year-oldSasha.I’mgoingtotrytotakethemtoschooleverymorningasmuchasIcanshesaid.Butthere’salsoameasureoffreedom.AndclearlytherewillbetimeIwon’tbeabletodropthemoffatall.Iliketoappearinmykids’school.Iwanttoknowtheteachers;Iwanttoknowtheotherparents.BeinginVoguethoughthechatfinallyturnstoclothes.I’mnotgoingtopretendthatIdon’tcareaboutitshesaid.ButIalsohavetobeverypractical.Someonewillalwaysnotlikewhatyouwear---peoplejusthavedifferenttastes.MostcovermodelshavetheirclotheschosenforthembyVogueoratleasteditorsworkasadvisers.Notthistime.Shedoesn’tneedanyhelp.ShelovesfashionandknowswhatworksforherTalleysaid.Shehasneverhadatalkwithmeabout‘Whatdoyouthink?’or‘Howdoesthislike?’AndI’mgladforthat.1.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2weknow____.A.everyfirstladyhasappearedonthecoverofVogueB.onlyBessTrumanhasappearedonthecoverofVogueC.onlytwofirstladieshaveappearedonthecoverofVogueD.onlyMrs.ObamahasappearedonthecoverofVogue2.FromtheforthparagraphweknowMrs.Obama____.A.lovestheirdaughtersverymuchB.likestodohouseworkverymuchC.likestodoallforherhusbandD.hasnothingtodoafterdaughtersgotoschool3.FromthelastparagraphweknowMrs.Obama____.A.isawomanofkindnessB.hasherownsenseofbeautyandideaC.herselfisaclothesdesignerandmodelD.doesn’tliketobewatchedchangingclothes4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.FirstladiesofVogueCoverModelB.FirstLadyMichelleObamaReadVogueTooC.FirstLadiesLiketobeVogueCoverModelD.FirstLadyMichelleObamaIsVogueCoverModel

Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers生产商followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures特征ofclothes.Whatseemsstrangehoweveristhatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtherightandwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handedthemen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcenturywhenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservantshavingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhandhavingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesensetoo.Mostmendressedthemselvesandasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservantsbutbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?Actuallyastandardoncesetresistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleftitwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterallwomenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besidessomewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtherightsinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.1.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeoplE.2.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.3.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.modernwomendressthemselvesD.customsarehardtochange4.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder

Here’sanunusualstory:adiamondrightwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.ThemagicianLiuQiandiscovereditinfrontofanaudienceofraillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGalA.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagainandmadehimthehottestmagicianinChinA.AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwanLiuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStatesJapanSouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagiC.Liuisknownforhisinteractionactingtogetherwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship演出技巧.It’sactuallythinkingratherthanone’soperationskillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmoreinteresting.LiusaiD.LiuQian’ssuccessdatesbacktohischildhooD.Bornin1976inTaiwanhefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsolD.Attheageof12hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContestwhichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagicianDavidCopperfielD.YetLiuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.Howeverhisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Toimprovehisperformingskillshehasperformedonstreetsroadsandfieldsforpassers-bypolicemenandfarmers.Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.WehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowdsLiusaiD.1.Thestoryisabout________.A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagicianB.whypeoplelovemagicC.whatmagictricksareD.howfashionablemagicis2.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause________.A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagicB.itarousestheircuriosityC.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappenD.itisacenturies-oldart3.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.HewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewasyoungB.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.HebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.4.Fromthestoryweknowthat________.A.LiuQiancompetedinmanymagiccompetitionsB.LiuQianofteninvitesaudiencestobeinhismagicshowC.LiuQianperformsonstreetsinordertoincreasehisfameD.LiuQiandoesstreetshowtomakemoney

HavingdrivenalmostthirtyhoursIdecidedtostayinSouthCarolinaforafewdays.ThenextmorningIpurchasedathree-dayfishinglicenseandbait饵料beforeheadingtothelake.OpeningmytrunkIcarefullytookoutmyfishinggear用具putitonthelake’sedgebaitedupandbegantofish.Goodmorningsaidsomeonewalkingupfrombehindme.TurningaroundIsawagamewarden猎场管理员withaclip-board.GoodmorningIsaidnoddingmyhead.Catchanyfish?heasked.Nosirjustrelaxingandkillingtime.CanIseeyourfishinglicense?IhandedhimthelicenseIhadpurchasedatthebaitshop.CanIseeyourdriver’slicensetoo?herequested.Iseethenameonthedriver’slicenseisspelledKiserandthenameonthefishinglicenseisKaisersaidthewarden.ThegentlemanatthebaitshopmusthavewrittenitwrongItoldhim.WellI’mafraidI’llhavetowriteyouupforfishingwithaninvalidlicenseandtakeawayyourfishinggear.You’vegottobekiddingIrespondedwithasurprisedlookonmyface.SureenoughIwaswrittenupandmyfishinggeartakenaway.IwastoldthatIwouldhavetopayafineandthatmystuffwouldbesoldatauction拍卖.Istoodtherealmostintearsashedroveaway.Thoserodsandreelswereveryspecialtome.Ihadusedthemovertwentyyearsfishingwithmyfriendswhowerenowalldead.AfterreturninghomeinGeorgiaItelephonedSouthCarolinatryingtoexplainthesituationbutnoonewouldlisten.IwastoldthattheDepartmentofFishandGamehadazerotoleranceforfishingandhuntingviolations.FinallyintearsIpaidthefineandgaveupthefight.NinemonthslaterIreceivedaletter.Ihadnoideawhoitwasfromastherewasnoreturnaddress.OnaplainpieceofnotebookpaperwaswrittenAuctionfortheDepartmentofFishandGameheldthisSaturdayat11:00am.OnSaturdayatsixinthemorningIheadedtoSouthCarolina.Byteno’clockIhadfoundtheauction.Therewerenumerousboatsandpilesuponpilesoffishingequipment.Allatoncethereitwas—mywonderfulstuffallthrowninapileasifitwasworthnothing.AstheauctionbeganItookmyseat.Inmywalletwastwenty-sevendollars.FormorethananhourIwaitedformypropertytobebroughttotheauctionblock.Wehavethreerodsandreelshere.Iguesswewillsellthisasaunitsaidtheauctioneer.50dollarsyelledsomeoneinthecrowd.51dollarsyelledanotherman.Irosefrommyseatandwalkedoutoftheauction.66dollarsIheardasthebiddingcontinued.100dollarscameanotherbid.Theauctionbecamesilent.100dollarsonce100dollarstwice100dollarsthreetimes.Soldfor100dollarswenttheauctioneer.Iwalkedtomytruckgotinandjustsatthere.SuddenlyIheardsomethinghitthesideofmytruck.TurningaroundIsawthebackofamanputtingmythreerodsandreelsintomytruck.Itwasthesamegamewardenwhowrotemetheticketalmostayearago!AsIgotoutofthetruckhestuckouthishandandsaidIwasn’twrong.It’sthelawthatiswrong.Ishookhishandthankedhimanddroveaway.IcriedasIcrossedtheSouthCarolinaGeorgiastateline.1.Whowrotealettertothewritertellinghimabouttheauction?A.TheDepartmentofFishandGame.B.Thegamewarden.C.Apersonunmentionedinthepassage.D.Theauctionorganizers.2.Whydidthewriterwalkoutoftheauctionwhileitwasgoingon?A.Herealizedhewasunabletogetbackhisfishinggear.B.Hewastoonervoustostayinsidetilltheauctionended.C.Hecouldn’tbearhearingpeoplesellinghisfishinggear.D.Heknewthegamewardenwaswaitingforhimoutside.3.WhatdidthegamewardenmeanbysayingIt’sthelawthatiswrong?A.Itdidn’tmakeanysensetoprohibitpeoplefromfishingfreelyinSouthCarolina.B.Thewriterdidbreakthelawbyfishingwithaninvalidlicensewhateverthereason.C.Thewritershouldhavebeenallowedachancetoexplainandgethisthingsback.D.Theauctionshouldnothavebeenheldtoselltheboatsandfishingequipment.

ItwasawarmAprildaywhenabigfatenvelopecameinthemailfromtheonlycollegeIhadeverimaginedattending.Itoreopenthepacket.Myeyeswerefixedonthewordcongratulations.Idon’tremembereversmilingsowidE.ThenIlookedatmyfinancialpackagE.ThecostofDreamSchool’stuitionroomandboardwasaroundMYM40000—animpossiblesum!HowcouldIaffordtoattend?WhatgoodreasonsdidIhavetogotherewhenthreeotherfinecollegeswereofferingmefreetuition?Myotherchoicesweregoodsolidschoolseveniftheyweren’tasfamousasmyfirstchoicE.Inmymindattendingmydreamuniversitywouldbetheonlywaytorealizemydreamofbecomingaworld-classwriter.MyparentsunderstoodhowIfelt.TheytoldmethateventhoughitwouldbeafinancialproblemIcouldgowhereverIwouldbehappiest.Butas1wasalwayscarefulwithmoneyIwasn’tsurewhattodo.Oneoftheschoolsthatofferedmeafullridehadaninformationaldinneronenightinthespring.Consideringmyparents’financialdifficultiesIdecidedtodrivethe45minutesandattend.AtfirstallIhadplannedtodowassmilepolitelyeatfreefoodlistenquietly.ButIsurprisedmyself.Atdinnerthepresidentoftheuniversitytalkedaboutthewonderfulactivitiesoncampusincludingguestlecturesandsocialgatherings.Healsomadeitperfectlyclearthatfreefoodwouldbeofferedatallfutureevents.Hecontinuedwithexplanationsofprofessorsclasssizesactivitiesandsportingeventsoncampus.AshespokeIbegantorealizethatthisschoolthoughnotasgoodasmyfirstchoicemightbethebestoneforme.Itseemedsmallyetwithmanygreatprograms.Itseemedchallengingyetcaring.Asthepresidentendedhisspeechweclappedpolitelyandpushedbackourchain.AsIwalkedoutofthatdoorafeelingofcomfortwashedoverme.LookingatthecampusthatnightIrealizedthatIwouldbespendingthenextfouryearsfightingtherE.Inallhonestymyuniversityisnotaswell-knownasmydreamuniversity.HoweveritturnedouttobetherightchoiceofschoolsformE.1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhestartedtoreadtheletter?A.Hewasfullofjoy.B.Hewaslostinhisdream.C.Hewasworriedaboutthemoney.D.Hewasuncertainwhichschooltogoto.2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheparentswere_________.A.honestB.strictC.supportiveD.decisive3.InParagraph5offeredmeafullridecanbereplacedby_________.A.wouldpayfortransporttotheschoolB.wouldshowmearoundthecampusC.wouldofferfreemealsatalleventsD.wouldchargemenothingfortuition4.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttosay?A.Yoursecond-choicecollegemayactuallybeyourbestfit.B.Youshouldconsidercomfortinyourchoiceofschools.C.Youshouldtryyourbesttoattendyourdreamschool.D.YourchoiceofschoolsshouldbebasedontheirfamE.

Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?Justtalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownmind.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstand.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbraintwentyminutesfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waythere.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehand.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.Youcandothesame.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AWayonHowtoWriteB.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWritingC.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWritingD.HowtoStartYourWriting2.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic3.Ifawriterwritessomethingitmeansthatheorshe_______.A.hasunderstooditverywellB.needstounderstanditbetterC.wantstorememberitinhisorhermindD.isexercisinghisorherexplainpower4.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimpliesthat______.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems5.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.ToadvisereaderstostarttheirwritingB.ToexplaintheimportanceofwritingC.TopersuadereaderstobecomewritersD.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.

Herearesomeofthemostcommonreasonswhykidshateschool—andstrategies对策toputthembackontheroadtosuccess.Onefearthatkeepschildrenfromenjoyingschoolisseparation1.Itmostfrequentlyoccursduringtimesoffamilystressor2achildisabouttoenteranewschool.3parentscanfeedachild’sanxietiesbythewaythey4.Withyoungerkidswatchhowyousay5thosefirstfewdaysofschool.AfirmHaveagreatdayandI’ll6youupat2:30!ismoreconfidence-inspiringthanDon’tworryIcanbethereinten7ifyouneedmE.Youcanhelpyourchild8fearfulsituations—fromspeakingupinclasstotakingtests—byrehearsing预演athome.Teachyourchildto9thoughtssuchasI’mgoingtogiveupwithIcanhandlethis.Withoutany10somekidsdislikeschool.Thismaybethe11ifyourchildisalwaysalonepretends12toavoidclassoutingsorgiveawaytreasuredpossessionsinanattempttobe13.Oftenlonelinessproblemscanbesolved.Achildmayneedtolearnhowto14othersintheeyewhenhespeaksorhowtotalk15awhisper—orbelowayell.Youmightteachayoungchildafewfriendship16suchasMyname’sTom.What’syours?Doyouwanttoplaygames?Alotofkidswhoareverylonelyhaveneverbeentoldanything17aboutthemselvessaysMiami18MattyRodriguez-Walling.Ifalonelykidis19somearea—computersforexample—I’lloftenhaveotherstudentsworkwithhim.Thatdoes20forself-respectandhelpsthelonelychildmakefriends.1.A.anxietyB.excitementC.angerD.relief2.A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.as3.A.UnfortunatelyB.HappilyC.LuckilyD.Simply4.A.teachB.smileC.learnD.respond5.A.helloB.sorryC.good-byeD.thanks6.A.callB.pickC.bringD.put7.A.hoursB.daysC.minutesD.seconds8.A.watchB.controlC.expressD.handle9.A.connectB.fillC.supplyD.replace10.A.friendsB.classmatesC.teachersD.parents11.A.conditionB.caseC.exampleD.matter12.A.violenceB.sadnessC.illnessD.independence13.A.taughtB.refusedC.hatedD.liked14.A.watchB.lookC.examineD.observe15.A.atB.aboveC.toD.over16.A.openersB.conclusionsC.thoughtsD.opinions17.A.goodB.interestingC.strangeD.magic18.A.doctorB.scientistC.researcherD.teacher19.A.pooratB.anxiousaboutC.skilledinD.proudof20.A.lessB.alotC.moreD.alittle

OutsideourhotelinHoChiMinhCityVietnamanoldwomanwaitedbesidedoorwithherhandoutstretched.EverydayIputmyhandinhersasoureyesmet.Sheneverfailedto__1__smilemygraspandmygreeting.OnthelastdayofourvisitIfoundmyself__2__onabusycorneracrossthestreetfromourhotel.Bicyclesandmotorbikesrushedinfrontofme.Wehadbeenadvisedtowalk__3__throughthecrowdedtrafficwithoutlookingrightorleft.Letthem__4__us.__5__tonightIwasbymyselfandfeltuncertainto__6__thefloodofvehicles.AsI__7__ontheroadside.Ifeltahandonmyelbowandlooked__8__toseethesmileofmysmallbeggarfriendlookingupatme.Shenoddedherheadtowardthestreet__9__thatshewouldtakemeacross.Togetherwemovedslowlyintothedisorder.Whenwe__10__thecornerofthecrossingIlookeddownatheragainandcouldn’thelpsayingYouhavethemostbeautifulsmileintheworld.She__11__knewlittleEnglishbutmusthave__12__thetoneforshethrewbotharmsaroundmeinabighugwhilethe__13__streamedbyusonbothsides.Thenwe__14__movedontowardthesidewalkwhereshepulledmyfacedowntoherskissedmeonbothcheeksandthenwalkedaway__15__smilingandwavingbacktome.Ihadnotgivenherasingle__16__.Butwehad__17__somethingmuchmoreimportant---awarmingofheartsinfriendship.This__18__remindedmeofsomethingMotherTeresagoncesaidIfyoucannotdogreatthingsyoucandosmallthingswithgreat__19__.Iwillalwaysrememberthis__20__.1.A.receiveB.acceptC.returnD.answer2.A.aloneB.awayC.offD.aside3.A.purposefullyB.straightC.activelyD.carefully4.A.missB.avoidC.separateD.dismiss5.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Therefore6.A.seeB.meetC.faceD.witness7.A.movedB.wanderedC.hesitatedD.wondered8.A.upB.backC.downD.forward9.A.explainingB.markingC.meaningD.expressing10.A.coveredB.reachedC.touchedD.hit11.A.actuallyB.obviouslyC.generallyD.personally12.A.recognizedB.requiredC.misunderstoodD.achieved13.A.customersB.strangersC.trafficD.passengers14.A.suddenlyB.continuouslyC.luckilyD.unwillingly15.A.yetB.evenC.alreadyD.still16.A.giftB.presentC.cakeD.coin17.A.owedB.ownedC.sharedD.seized18.A.explorationB.experienceC.adventureD.interview19.A.loveB.feelingC.courageD.pity20.A.aspectB.idiomC.sentenceD.lesson

BeverageServiceWeserveavarietyofsoftdrinkscoffeeteaandfreeofcharge.Howeverasflyinghasadehydratingeffectwaterandnonalcoholicbeveragesarerecommended.ElectronicEquipmentCellularphonesFM/AMradiosportabletelevisionsetsandelectronictoyswithremotecontrolsmustnotbeusedinthecabinastheirsignalsmayinterferewiththeaircraftsnavigationalinstruments.LaptopcomputersandCDMDMP3playersmaybeusedduringcruisingportionsoftheflightbutnotduringthetakeoffandlanding.InflightEntertainmentA.wideselectionofinternationalpublicationsareavailableforyourreadingpleasure.YoumaykeepthisfreecopyofMorningCalmmagazinebutkindlyreturnallotherreadingmaterialsafteryouhavefinishedwiththemforthebenefitoffellowpassengers.Aselectionofmusicisavailableoneightchannelsfromchannel3to10.Thechannelchangerisonyourarmrest.Wealsoofferaselectionofpopularfilms;youmaylisteninEnglishonchannel2.Padukgoandchessareavailableonrequestandwehavefreepostcardsandstationery.MedicalNeedsWekeepaselectionofnonprescriptionmedicineforanypassengersufferingfrommildsicknesses.Anemergencymedicalkitisalsoavailableformoreseriousillnesses.TravellingwithInfantsandChildrenBabybassinetsareprovidedonafirstcomefirstservebasisandshouldberequestedatthetimeofbooking.Specialmealsforchildrenandinfantscanbeservediftherequestismade24hoursbeforedeparture.Selectedgiveawaysforchildrenaged2to12areavailableonallinternationalflights.1.Theservicesaboveareprobablyofferedby___________.A.atravelingagentB.amedicalcenterC.anairlineD.afive-starhotel2.Ifyouturnonchannel5onyourarmrestwhatwillyouenjoy?A.Internationalnews.B.Free-of-chargedrinks.C.Fashionmagazines.D.Popularmusic.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldreturnallthereadingmaterialsforotherpassengerstoread.B.Babiescanhavespecialfoodifitisorderedadayearlierbeforedeparture.C.Alcoholicbeveragesarenotservedbecausepassengersmaygetdrunk.D.Allthechildrencangetsomegiftswhentheytakeaninternationalairline.

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请阅读下列餐馆的信息A.TheRegalPalaceChineseRestaurantTheRegalPalaceChineseRestaurantatDaysHotel&SuitesoffershealthyChinesefarewithnourishingdelicacieslikebraisedchickenwithChineseherbsandbraisedcrocodilemeatwithChineseherbs.AvailableinJanuary.87789888ext292B.HanMeiFangChineseRestaurantZhaolongHotel'sHanMeiFangChineseRestauranthaspreparedTaiwan-styleseafoodandclassicdishesfortheNewYear.Themenufeaturesfive-flavorednine-holeabalonesweetandsourflavoredsquidrollgarlic-flavorprawnandthree-cupchicken.Therearealsothedeliciousnoodleswithpig'sclawandprawnspreparedwithspiritservedinabamboobarrel.6597-2299ext0215C.HuangTingCantoneseRestaurantEnjoyChinesefolkmusicovertheNewYear'sEvedinneratHuangTingCantoneserestaurantatThePeninsulaHotelBeijingdecoratedincourtyardhousestyle.Itoffersasetmenuwithavarietyofseafooddishes.Thereareicedabalonepan-friedkingprawnwithpestosaucegrilledcodfishwithfreshmango.8516-2888ext6691D.PaulanerBrauhausPaulanerBrauhausatKempinskiHotelinBeijinghasalivebandperformingoverauthenticGermanbeeranddinnerforNewYear'sEveandacountdownatmidnight.OnNewYear'sDaythehotelhasbeachgameswithaBavarianbrunch.08983889-8888E.ItalianrestaurantDaGiorgioItalianrestaurantDaGiorgioattheGrandHyattBeijinghasafive-coursesetdinnerforNewYearEvewithacomplimentaryglassofchampagne.AtthesametimeGrandCafoffersadinnerbuffetwithunlimitedsoftdrinksjuicesandimportedredandwhitewines.8518-1234ext3738F.KendeRougeTomarkitsfirstanniversaryKendeRougelocatedbythebeautifulwestbankofHouhaiLakeintroducestwopromotionalfeastsat988yuanand1288yuaneachcomprising14coursesplussoupanddessert.The988yuanbanquethasbraisedseacucumbertea-flavoredprawnandredcarpinlotusleaf.The1288yuanbanquethasBuddhajumpsoverthewallsoupvenisontendonandkongpaoprawn.OffervaliduntilJanuary20th.6402-6665请阅读下列就餐者的信息并匹配适合他们的餐馆1.NiuXiangisplanningtostudyabroadandhewouldliketospendhisNewYear’sEveinawesternstylerestaurantwherehecanjoinsomeforeignfriendsinwelcomingthecomingoftheNewYear.2.TheBlacksnewlyarrivedatBeijingfromItaly.Mr.Blackpreferstotrysomesea-foodwhileMrs.BlackwouldliketofeelthetraditionalChineseenvironment.3.TheJohnsonboyshaveverygoodappetiteandareespeciallyfondofdifferentdrinksandjuice.Theirmotherwishestobringthemtoaplacewheretheyneednotpayextramoneyforthedrinks.4.YaoMingmingistiredoftheHakkafoodhismothercooks.Hewantstotakehertosomenourishingdelicaciesfromotherregionslikesomespecialflavoredseafood.5.Mr.Smithownsaverybigcompany.Hewouldliketotreatsomebusinessfriendstoaluxuriousdinnerinaquietandbeautifulenvironment.

DearLeeThankyouforyournote.Ilikeyour_1_betweendeathandfailure.Ihadnotthoughtofthesetwointhesameway__2__youdescribe.Ithankyouforbringingthistomy_3__.Yourinsightsareverydeep.Asyousaydeathisonlyan_4_butfailurecanchangesomeone’swholelife.Yesdeathisfinal.Failureis_5__.Deathleavesuswith_6__.Butfailurecanleaveuswithlessonswhichwill_7_ourlives.Ihopethatyourfailuretopassthat_8__Englishtestwillhelpyou9__itwillhurtyou.Pleaserememberthatitisnotbeing_10_downthatisimportant.Itistheinabilitytogetupthatis__11__.Youwillhavetolearntogetupandtogetgoing.Failureisthestayingdown.Itisnotthefallingdown.FromreadingyourletterI__12__yourEnglishtobeverygood.Youwritebetterthan_13___ofmyAmericanfriends.Idonotknowthereasonfor__14__yourEnglishtest.Maybeyouweredistractedthatday.Itis__15__thatpersonsarejudgedonthebasisofasingletest.Youwritewellyou__16__yourfeelingswithexcellenceandyouthink_17__.Thesecharacteristicsshould__18__youmovetowardabrightcareer.Justdon’tletyourselfstaydown.Getupand__19__themallknowthatyouaretalentedandyouare__20__tosucceed.Ithinkyouwill.Withbestwishesforafinecareer.YoursFrank1.A.ideaB.comparisonC.thoughtD.reason2.A.whichB.whereC.whatD.that3.A.attentionB.heartC.headD.home4.A.endB.resultC.factD.thing5.A.foreverB.continuousC.contemporaryD.temporary6.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.thinking7.A.increaseB.betterC.honorD.treasure8.A.easyB.terrificC.terribleD.ordinary9.A.asgoodasB.morethanC.aswellasD.muchthan10.A.fallenB.stayedC.knockedD.felt11.A.impossibleB.possibleC.necessaryD.important12.A.judgeB.acceptC.preferD.expect13.A.allB.anyC.oneD.some14.A.succeedingB.passingC.finishingD.failing15.A.likelyB.reasonableC.ashameD.fair16.A.findB.expressC.speakD.tell17.A.deeplyB.thoroughlyC.carefullyD.widely18.A.leaveB.driveC.helpD.start19.A.getB.askC.showD.make20.A.devotedB.determinedC.engagedD.supposed

InmyprofessionasaneducatorandhealthcareproviderIhaveworkedwithnumerouschildreninfectedwiththevirusthatcausesAIDS.TherelationshipsthatIhavehadwiththesespecialkidshavebeengiftsinmylife.TheyhavetaughtmesomanythingsbutIhaveespeciallylearnedthatgreatcouragecanbefoundinthesmallestofpackages.LetmetellyouaboutTyler.TylerwasborninfectedwithHIV:hismotherwasalsoinfected.Fromtheverybeginningofhislifehewasdependentonmedicationstoenablehimtosurvive.Whenhewasfivehehadatubesurgicallyinsertedinaveininhischest.Thistubewasconnectedtoapumpwhichhecarriedinasmallbackpackonhisback.Medicationswerehookeduptothispumpandwerecontinuouslysuppliedthroughthistubetohisbloodstream.Attimeshealsoneededsupplementedoxygentosupporthisbreathing.Tylerwasn’twillingtogiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydisease.Itwasnotunusualtofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyardwearinghismedicine-ladenbackpackanddragginghistankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon.AllofuswhoknewTylermarveledathispurejoyinbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler’smomoftenteasedhimbytellinghimthathemovedsofastsheneededtodresshiminred.Thatwaywhenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyardshecouldquicklyspothim.ThisdreadeddiseaseeventuallyworedowneventhelikesofalittledynamolikeTyler.HegrewquiteillandunfortunatelysodidhisHIV-infectedmother.Whenitbecameapparentthathewasn’tgoingtosurviveTyler’smomtalkedtohimaboutdeath.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtooandthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.AfewdaysbeforehisdeathTylerbeckonedmeovertohishospitalbedandwhisperedImightdiesoon.I’mnotscared.WhenIdiepleasedressmeinred.Mompromisedshe’scomingtoheaventoo.I’llbeplayingwhenshegetsthereandIwanttomakesureshecanfindme.1.WhatistheboyTyler'sattitudetowardsdeath?A.optimistic.B.pessimistic.C.sorrowful.D.fearful.2.Tylerrequestedthewritertodresshiminredwhenhediedsimplybecause________.A.redisaluckycolorB.redmighthelptocurehimC.hismomcouldspothimeasilyD.hecouldfindmorematesbywearingred3.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasapossibletitleforthispassage?A.Myunusualprofession.B.Acaringmother.C.Motherandson.D.DyinginreD.4.Theunderlinedworddynamointhefourthparagraphheremeans________.A.apromisingandhelpfulyouthB.anextremelyenergeticpersonC.arareandbeautifulflowerD.amagicandunderstandingsuperstar

Itwasinmyhighschoolscienceclass.Iwasdoingataskinfrontoftheclassroomwithmyfavoriteshirton.A.1cameNiceshirtIsmiledfromeartoear.ThenanothervoicesaidThatshirtbelongedtomydad.Greg’smotherworksformyfamily.Weweregoingto2thatshirtawaybutgaveittoher3.Iwasspeechless.Iwantedtohide.I4theshirtinthebackoftheclosetandtoldmymumwhathadhappened.Shethendialedher5Iwillnolongerworkforyourfamilyshetoldhim.ThatnightMomtoldmydadthatshecouldn’tcleananymore;sheknewherlife’s6wassomethinggreater.Thenextmorningshe7withthepersonnelmanagerattheBoardofEducation.Hetoldherthatwithoutapropereducationshecouldnotteach.SoMomdecidedto8auniversity.Afterthefirstyearincollegeshewentbacktothepersonnelmanager.HesaidYouare9aren’tyou?IthinkIhavea10foryouasateacher’sassistant.Thisopportunitydealswithchildrenwhoarementallychallengedwithlittleornochanceof11.Momacceptedtheopportunityvery12.Foralmostfiveyearsasateacher’sassistantshesawteacherafterteachergiveuponthechildrenandquitfeeling13.Thenonedaythepersonnelmanagerandtheprincipal14inherclassroom.TheprincipalsaidWehavewatchedhowyou15thechildrenandhowtheycommunicatewithyouandadmireyourhard-working16overthelastfiveyears.Weareallinagreementthatyou17betheteacherofthisclass.Mymomspentmorethan20yearsthere.18hercareershewasvotedTeacheroftheYear.Allofthiscameaboutbecauseofthe19commentmadeintheclassroomthatday.Momshowedmehowtohandle20situationsandnevergiveup.1.A.noiseB.voiceC.soundD.tune2.A.getB.takeC.carryD.throw3.A.otherwiseB.anyhowC.insteadD.actually4.A.settledB.pushedC.storedD.stuck5.A.teacherB.employerC.directorD.adviser6.A.purposeB.encouragementC.achievementD.victory7.A.wentB.metC.workedD.stayed8.A.visitB.continueC.attendD.prepare9.A.seriousB.fortunateC.carefulD.responsible10.A.careerB.dutyC.positionD.part11.A.learningB.judgingC.obeyingD.imagining12.A.patientlyB.eagerlyC.successfullyD.skillfully13.A.upsetB.frightenedC.guiltyD.ashamed14.A.lookedupB.wentupC.tookupD.showedup15.A.believeB.protectC.treatD.receive16.A.spiritB.intentionC.actionD.attempt17.A.mustB.wouldC.mightD.should18.A.AtB.DuringC.OnD.With19.A.worthlessB.thoughtlessC.hopelessD.helpless20.A.challengingB.differentC.dangerousD.strange

A17-year-oldboycaughtsendingtextmessagesinclasswasrecentlysenttotheviceprincipal'sofficeatMillwoodHighSchoolinHalifaxNovaScotia.TheviceprincipalSteveGallaghertoldtheboyheneededtofocusontheteachernothiscellphone.Theboylistenedpolitelyandnoddedandthat'swhenMr.Gallaghernoticedthestudent’sfingersmovingonhislap.Hewastextingwhilebeingscoldedfortexting.ItwasasubconsciousactsaysMr.Gallagherwhotookthephoneaway.Youngpeopletodayareconnectedsociallyfromthemomenttheyopentheireyesinthemorninguntiltheyclosetheireyesatnight.It’scompulsive.AstudythisyearbypsychologystudentsatCovenantCollegeinLookoutMountainGa.foundthatthemoretimeyoungpeoplespendonFacebookthemorelikelytheyaretohavelowergradesandweakerstudyhabits.HeavyFacebookusersshowsignsofbeingmoresociablebuttheyarealsomorelikelytobeanxioushostileordepressed.Doctorsmeanwhilearenowblamingaddictionstonighttextingfordisturbingthesleeppatternsofteens.Almostaquarteroftoday’steenscheckFacebookmorethan10timesadayaccordingtoa2009surveybyCommonSenseMediaanonprofitgroupthatmonitorsmedia’simpactonfamilies.Willtheseyoungpeoplegetridofthishabitoncetheyentertheworkforceorwillemployerscometoseetextingandsocial-networkcheckingasacceptedpartsoftheworkday?Thinkback.Whentoday’solderworkerswereintheir20stheymighthavetakenabreakonthejobtocallfriendsandmakeafter-workplans.Inthoseearliererascompaniesdiscouragednon-business-relatedcallsandsomeonewhomadepersonalcallsalldayriskedbeingfired.Itwasimpossibletoimaginetheconstantback-and-forthtextingthatdefinesinteractionsamongyoungpeopletoday.Educatorsarealsobeingaskedbyparentsstudentsandeducationalstrategiststoreconsidertheirrules.Inpastgenerationsstudentsgotintroubleforpassingnotesinclass.Nowstudentsareadept熟练的attextingwiththeirphonesstillintheirpocketssays40-year-oldMr.Gallaghertheviceprincipalandthey’reabletocommunicatewithsomeoneonefloordownandthreerowsover.Studentsarejustfundamentallydifferenttoday.Theywilltakesuspensionsratherthangiveuptheirphones.1.Theunderlinedwordasubconsciousactreferstoanact__________.A.onpurposeB.withoutrealizationC.insecretD.withcare2.YoungpeopleaddictedtotheuseofFacebook_________.A.aregoodatdealingwiththesocialrelationshipsandconcentrateontheirstudyB.havehighspiritsandpositiveattitudestowardstheirlifeandworkC.havebeeninfluencedmentallyintheaspectsofbehaviorsandhabitsD.arealwaysinbadmoodandhavepoorperformanceineveryaspect3.Throughthesituationoftoday’solderworkersintheir20sitcanbeinferredthat___.A.theemployerswillacceptyoungpeople’ssendingtextmessagesB.acellphoneisamustfortoday’solderworkersinsteadofyoungpeopleC.theemployerspreferolderworkerstoyoungpeopleD.theemployerswillfindithardtocontroltheinteractionamongyoungpeople4.Mr.Gallagherremindsusthatthestudentsinthepastandthosetoday_________.A.liketobreakrulesandhavethesamemeansofsendingmessagesB.arealwaysthebigproblemfortheeducatorsandtheirparentsC.likesendingtextmessagesbutthosetodaydoitinamoresecretandskillfulwayD.cannotlivewithoutacellphone5.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeenagersandCellphonesB.Teenagers’TextingAddictionC.EmployersandTeenagersD.Teenagers’Education

LangLangwenttoapianoschoolinBeijingwhenhewasjusteight.Youneed____1____hisfathersaid.Butifyoudon’tworkhardnofortunewillcomE.WhatmadehimsadwasthathispianoteacherinBeijingdidn’tlikehim.Asanine-year-oldboyLangLangwasbadly_____2_____.Hedecidedthathedidn’twanttobea___3_____anymore.Forthenexttwoweekshedidn’ttouchthepiano.____4____hisfatherdidn’tpushbutwaiteD.Luckilythedaycamewhenhisteacheraskedhimtoplaysomeholidaysongs.Hedidn’twanttobutasheplacedhisfingersonthepianokeyhe_____5_____thathecouldshowothersthathehadtalentafterall.Inthe1994InternationalYoungPianistsCompetitionwhenitwas____6_____thatLangLanghadwonhewastoo___7_____toholdbackhistears.Soonitwasclearthathecouldn’tstayinChinaforever---hehadtoplayontheworld’sbig___8_____.In1997LangLang____9againthistimetoPhildelphiaU.S.Therehespenttwoyearspracticing.Afterhis___10performanceatChicago’sRaviniaFestivalgigs特邀演出inLincolnCenterandCarnegieHallstartedpouringin.LangLangfinallyworkedtoreachtheplacewherefortunespotshimandletshimshinE.1.A.exerciseB.fortuneC.knowledgeD.wealth2.A.hurtB.weakenedC.ruinedD.frightened3.A.singerB.pianistC.conductorD.player4.A.HopefullyB.PatientlyC.WiselyD.Painfully5.A.seemedB.admittedC.noticedD.realized6.A.toldB.mentionedC.announcedD.recognized7.A.excitedB.encouragedC.shockedD.satisfied8.A.conceitsB.toursC.competitionsD.stages9.A.startedB.leftC.movedD.performed10.A.successfulB.cheerfulC.respectfulD.meaningful

Thisstoryisabouta92-year-oldshortwell-behavedandproudlady.Sheisfullydressedeachmorningbyeightwithherhairfashionablydoneandmakeupperfectlyappliedeventhoughsheistotallyblind.Sheismovingtoanursinghometoday.Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedawaymakingthemovenecessary.AftermanyhoursofwaitingpatientlyinthehallofthenursinghomeshemovedtotheelevatorIprovidedavisualdescriptionofhertinyroomincludingtheeyelet观察孔sheetsthathadbeenhungonherwindow.Iloveitshestatedwiththeenthusiasmofaneight-year-oldgirlhavingjustbeenpresentedwithanewpuppy.Mrs.Jonesyouhaven'tseentheroomyet.Justwait.Thatdoesn'thaveanythingtodowithitshereplied.Happinessissomethingyoudecideonaheadoftime.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn'tdependonhowthefurnitureisarrangedit'sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.Ihaveachoice;Icanspendthedayinbedrecounting叙述thedifficultyIhavewiththepartsofmybodythatnolongerworkorgetoutofbedandbethankfulfortheonesthatdo.EachdayisagiftandaslongasmyeyesopenI'llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemoriesI'vestoredawayjustforthistimeinmylife.Oldageislikeabankaccountyouwithdraw收回fromwhatyou'veputin.Somyadvicetoyouwouldbetodeposit储蓄alotofhappinessinthebankaccountofmemories.Thankyouforyourpartinfillingmymemorybank.Iamstilldepositing.1.Whichisthedirectreasonforthelady'smovetoanursinghome?A.Sheistotallyblind.B.Shecannotdressherselfanymore.C.Sheis92yearsold.D.Herhusbandhaspassedaway.2.WhenIdescribedtheroominwhichtheladywouldliveshewas____.A.disappointedB.angryC.happyD.sad3.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat____.A.thelady'sattitudetowardslifewaspositiveB.theladywantedthefurniturewellarrangedC.theladydislikedthewriter'sdescriptionD.theladydecidedtogetupearlyeveryday4.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe____.A.LifeIslikeaBankAccountB.SavingMoreMoneyforYourLifeC.LifeIsFullofSorrowandHappinessD.ComingOutfromtheShadowofLife

Hee-haw!Scoresoffarmsacrossthecountryareopeninguptoovernightguests.Thebesthavealltheappealofafirst-rateinn-----plushereamoothereamoo.Sureyouandyourkidsplantoconquerthethemeparks.Inthemeanwhilewhynotmakealittlehay?FarmstaysarefastbecomingthegreatAmericanalternativetothepre-packagedvacation.LIBERTYHILLFARMRochesterVt;802/767-3926;www.libertyhillfarm.com.Adults$75teens$50kids12andunder$35includingbreakfastanddinner;sharedbaths.BethandBobKennettrunafarmstraightoutofastorybook.You’llfindBethinthekitchenrollingoutdough生面团forapie.Bob’sbusywithotherwork.Guestssleepinsevensunnybedroomsrightinthefarmhouseandcanparticipateinanyofthefarmjobs.Maybeyouandyourkidswon’tbeupat6a.m.tomeetthemilktruckbutyoucanhelpwiththemilkingtwiceadaycollecteggsandpicksweetcornandwildblackberriesinseason.HULL-OFARMDurhamN..Y..;518/239-6950;www.hull-o.com;Adults$110kids10—14$605—9$502—4$35under2freeincludingbreakfastanddinner;privatebaths.Itstartedin1993asawaytobringinsomeextramoneyatatimeoffallingmilkprices.ButsoonafterFrankandSherryHullopenedtheirCatskillMountainsdairyfarmtoovernightvisitorstheydiscoveredtheylovedit.AsyoudriveupSherrygreetsyouontheporch入口处ofthe1825farmhousewithacow-shapedcookiejar.Beforelongyourkidsareplayingaroundwiththecowssheepducksgoatsandgettingreadyforahayride乘坐装满干草的牛车出游.MERAMECFARMCABINSBourbonMo.;573/732-4765;http://www.wine-mo.comDoubleswithprivatebath$75$10peradditionalperson.Trailandridingfeesextra.ClimbontothebackoftheFordpickupandcatchupwiththeherd.OnegentlecownamedCricketwillevenletthekidssitonherback.Atthebarn牲口棚Carolwillintroduceyoutothehorses---15MissouriFoxTrotters---andleadyouonatrailrideoverthehillsanddownalongthespring-fedMeramecRiverwhereeveryoneswims.Grabafishingpoleandheadbacktotheriver.WhenyouhaveyourfillofthewildtryCarolandDave’sfavoriterestaurantsorwineries酿酒厂within20milesofthefarm.1.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimpliesthat___________.A.youcanenjoythebestcuisineatthefirstraterestaurantB.somefarmprovidecountryexperiencesaswellasgoodaccommodationsC.farmworkishardbutyoucanenjoyitalotplayingwiththeanimalsD.ifyouwanttohearacow’scrypleasestayonabestfarm2.Wecanlearnfromthethreeadsthat_____________.A.Hull-OFarmwasnotbuiltforovernightvisitorsB.FrankandSherryHullrunafarmoutofastorybookC.kidscansitonagentlecow’sbackonHull-OFarmD.youcan’tmilkacowifyougetuplateonLibertyHillFarm3.TheBrownshavea13-year-oldsonand11-year-olddaughter.IftheystayonLibertyHillFarmforonenighthowmuchwilltheypay?A.$175.B.$220.C.$235.D.$250.4.Whowillbemostlikelyinterestedinthewebpage?A.Kidswhowanttofindpleasureinthethemeparks.B.Peoplewhoexpecttobeemployedonthefarm.C.Researcherswhoareinterestedinraisingcowsonfarms.D.Thosewhoplantohavefamilyvacationsonworkingfarms.

Fearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossessiftheyareproperlyused.Iffiredidnothurtwhenitburntchildrenwouldplayituntiltheirhandswereburntaway.Similarlyifpainexistedbutfeardidnotachildwouldburnitselfagainandagainbecausefearwouldnotwarnthechildtokeepawayfromthefirethathadburnthimorherbefore.Areallyfearlesssoldier-andsomedoexist–isnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;andadeadsoldierisofnousetohisarmy.Fearandpainarethereforetwoguardswithoutwhichmenandanimalsmightsoondieout.Inourfirstsentencewesuggestedthatfearoughttobeproperlyused.Ifforexampleyounevergooutofyourhousebecauseofthedangerofbeingknockeddownandkilledinthestreetbyacaryouarelettingfearruleyoutoomuch.Eveninyourhouseyouarenotabsolutelysafe:aplanemaycrashonyourhouseorantsmayeatawaysomeofthewoodinyourroofandtheylatermayfallonyouoryoumaygetcancer!Theimportantthingisnottoletfearruleyoubutinsteadtousefearasyourservantandguide.Fearwillwarnyouofdangers;thenyouhavetodecidewhatactiontotakE.Inmanycasesyoucantakequickandsuccessfulactiontoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyouseeacarcomingstraighttowardyou;fearwarnsyouyoujumpoutofthewayandallisOK.Insomecaseshoweveryoudecidethatthereisnothingthatyoucandotoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyoucannotpreventaplanefromcrashingintoyourhouseandyoumaynotwanttogoandliveinadesertwheretherearenoplants.Inthiscasefearhasgivenyouitswarning;youhaveexamineditanddecidedonyourcourseofactionsofearofthisparticulardangerisnolongerofanyusetoyouandyouhavetotrytoovercomeit.1.Childrenwouldplaywithfireuntiltheirhandswereburntawayif_______.A.theyweregivennowarningbeforehandB.theydidn’thaveanysenseofpainatallC.theyhadneverburntthemselvesD.theyfeltafraidofthefire2.Areallyfearlesssoldier_______.A.isofalittleusetohisarmyB.isnotafraidofbattlesatallC.isnothingbutadeadsoldierD.iseasytogetkilledinabattle3.Peoplesometimessucceedintimelyavoidingdangersbecause_______.A.theyarewarnedofthedangerandtakequickactionB.theyarequickbothinmindandinactionC.theyarecalminfaceofdangerD.theyhavegainedmuchexperience4.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedthat_______.A.fearisalwayssomethinghelpfulB.toomuchfearisharmfulC.fearshouldbeusedasaservantandguideD.fearissomethingstrangeandparticular

HawaiihasplannedtobethefirstU.S.statetorollout正式推出electriccarstationsstatewide—amovetowardsweaningtheislandsoffoil.HawaiiwhichisfarawayfromtheU..Smainlandimportsforeignoilforalmost90percentofitsenergyneeds.One-thirdofthatoilisusedtopowercarsandbusesonislandstreets.ThismovewillhelpHawaiimeetitsgoalofreducingfossilfueluseby70percentby2030BetterPlaceaPaloAltoCalifornia-basedcompanywillbuildthecarrechargingstationsandproviderechargedbatteriesforelectriccars.Thecompanywillpurchaserenewableenergy——suchaswindpower——fromHawaiianElectricCo.BetterP1acepickedHawaiiforthefirststatewiderolloutinpartbecausetheislandsareacontainedenvironmentwithfewvehicles车辆cominginandout.BetterPlacewouldneedtobuildabiggernetworkacrossseveralstatestoservesomemainlandmarkets.Hawaiialsohasabundantrenewableenergyresourcesincludingwindsolarandwavepower.ThisisimportantbecauseBetterP1acewon’tuseoil.BetterPlaceplanstorechargeitsbatteriesatnightwithpowerfromHawaii’swindfarms.ThatpowernormallygoesunusedbecauseofHawaii’slownighttimeenergyneeds.HawaiiisanidealplacetoshowoffBetterPlacetechnologybecausethestatewelcomesoverfivemilliontouristseachyearfromtheU..SmainlandJapanCanadaandtherestoftheworld.IfwecangetthemintoelectriccarswhentheyrentwedotwogreatthingsShaiAgassiBetterPlace’sfounderandchiefexecutiveofficersaid.Oneweavoidemissions排放物twoweusetheopportunitytoeducatethemtoteachtheminHawaiihowitneedstobedoneintherestofworld.HoweverHawaiidoesn’texpecttospendanymoneytofacilitate使便利thenetwork.Maybeitneedstooffertaxbreaksorotherwaystoencouragepeopletobuyelectricvehicleswhentheyarefirstoffered.1.TheunderlinedpartweaningtheislandsoffoilinParagraph1probablymeans.A.exploringtheislandsforoilB.stoppingHawaii’sdependenceonoilgraduallyC.importingmoreoilfromotherislandsD.increasingtheamountofoilusedthere2.WhyisHawaiichosentobethefirststatewherecarrechargingstationswillbebuiltstatewide?a.TherearefewcarsinHawaii.b.Hawaiicanprovideenvironmentallyfriendlyenergy.c.PlentyofoilhasbeenfoundinHawaii.D.Hawaiiisseparatedfromthemainlandwithfewvehiclescominginandout.A.acB.bcC.bdD.ad3.WhenvisitorstoHawaiirentelectriccarsthey_______.A.willbetaughtitisnecessarytodoasHawaiiansdotoprotecttheearthB.willbeofferedtaxbreaksC.needtobetoldwhatshouldbedonebeforetravellingD.shouldbegiventhechancetotrytwothingsbeforedriving4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.BetterPlaceisacompanyproducingelectriccars.B.peoplearenotencouragedtobuyelectriccarsC.electriccarswillberechargedwithpowerfromrenewableresources.D.Hawaiinowhasreducedtheuseofoilby90percent.

RecentlyIgavemyadultstudentshomework.Itwastogotosomeoneyouloveandtellthemyoulovethem.Ithastobesomeoneyouhave1saidthosewordstobeforeoratleasthaven't2thosewordswithforalongtime.Sincemostofthemenwereover35andwereraisedinthe3ofmenthatweretaught4feelingsisnotmanlythiswasvery5homeworkforsome.Inournext6Iaskedifsomeonewantedtosharehisstorywithus.Ifully7oneofthewomentovolunteeraswas8thecasebutonthiseveningoneofthemenraisedhishand.Ashe9outofhischairall1.85metresofhimhebeganbysayingDennisIwasquite10withyoulastweekwhenyougaveusthishomework.11wereyoutotellmetodosomethingthatpersonal?ButasIbegandrivinghomemyheartstartedtalkingtometellingmethatIknew12whoIneededtosay'Iloveyou'to.MyfatherandIhadasevere13fiveyearsagoandsincethenwehad14seeingeachotherunlesswehadtoatChristmas.Buteventhenwehardly15toeachother.SolastTuesdayIdrovetomyparents'houseafterworkandsaidDadIjust16totellyouthatIloveyou.'Dadreachedoutand17meandsaid'IloveyoutoosonbutI'veneverbeenabletosayit.'TwodaysaftermyvisitmydadhadaheartattackandIdon'tknowifhewill18it.SoI'mheretotellallofyouthatmy19inthisis:Don'twaittodothethings20itistoolate.Takethetimetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!1.A.everB.alwaysC.neverD.even2.A.saidB.sharedC.talkedD.discussed3.A.yearB.occasionC.periodD.generation4.A.explainingB.hurtingC.devotingD.expressing5.A.interestingB.threateningC.inspiringD.exciting6.A.classB.termC.holidayD.week7.A.askedB.dislikedC.advisedD.expected8.A.usuallyB.probablyC.notD.seldom10.A.boredB.amusedC.curiousD.angry11.A.HowB.WhyC.WhoD.What12.A.exactlyB.fullyC.directlyD.simply13.A.conditionB.discussionC.disagreementD.experiment14.A.hatedB.avoidedC.reducedD.continued15.A.spokeB.smiledC.lookedD.turned16.A.droppedinB.ranacrossC.cameoverD.cameacross17.A.touchedB.testedC.inspiredD.hugged18.A.getB.makeC.deserveD.overcome19.A.senseB.pointC.thoughtD.message20.A.untilB.whenC.beforeD.as

Haveyoueversuddenlyfeltthatsomeoneyouknewwasintrouble—andwashe?Haveyoueverdreamedsomethingthatcametruelater?MaybeyouhaveESP超感觉知觉.ESPstandsforExtrasensoryPerception.Itmaybecalledasixthsense.Itseemstoletpeopleknowabouteventsbeforetheyhappenoreventsthatarehappeningsomedistanceaway.Here'sanexample.Awomanwasironingclothes.SuddenlyshescreamedMyfatherisdead!Isawhimsittinginthechair!Justthenatelegramcame.Thewoman'sfatherdiedofaheartattack.Hediedsittinginachair.Therearethousandsofstorieslikethisoneonrecord.Scientistsarestudyingthemtofindoutwhat'sbehindthesestrangementalmessages.Here'sanotherexample—oneofhundredsofdreamsthathavecometrue.A.mandreamedhewaswalkingalongaroadwhenahorseandcarriagecameby.ThedriversaidThere'sroomforonemore.Themanfeltthedriverseemeddeadsoheranaway.ThenextdaywhenthemanwasgettingonacrowdedbusthebusdriversaidThere'sroomforonemore.Thenthemansawthatthedriver'sfacewasthesamefacehehadseeninthedream.Hewouldn'tgetonthebus.Asthebusdroveoffitcrashedandburstintoflames.Everyonewaskilled!Somepeoplesaystorieslikethesearecoincidences.OthersincludingsomescientistssaythatESPisreal.FromstudiesofESPwemaysomedaylearnmoreaboutthehumanmind.1.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorbelievesthatthesixthsenseis________.A.inexistenceB.imaginativeC.notrealD.impossible2.ESPletspeopleknow_________.A.abouteventsbeforetheyhappenB.abouteventsaftertheyhappenC.abouteventsthatarehappeningsomedistanceawayD.AandC.3.BystudyingESPscientistsmaygetto________.A.learnhowpeopletellliesB.knowmoreabouthumandreamsC.knowmoreabouthumanmindD.learnhowstrangethingshappen4.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedwordcoincidencesprobablymeans_______.A.thingsthatmaynothappenB.thingsthathappeninadreamC.thingsthatmusthappenD.thingsthathappenbyaccident5.Thisarticleismainlyabout________.A.thehumandreamB.thesixthsenseC.thehumanmindD.acrowdedbus

AftergraduationfromamedicalschoolIbegantotakeajobinasmallhospital'semergencydepartment.Asthe1memberofthegroupIhadtoworkonChristmasEve.At9pmtheambulance2amaninhis60swhowashavingaheartattack.Mypatientwas3butIdidmybest.Eventuallyhe4thenight.ThefollowingyearstillthenewestmemberIgotChristmasEve5again.At9pmsharpIwastoldtherewasa6inthehallwhowantedtospeakwithme.WhenIapproachedthemtheman7himselfasLevinandsaidyouprobablydon't'8mebutlastChristmasEveyousavedmylife.Thankyoufortheyearyougaveme.Heandhiswifehuggedmeandhandedmeasmall9andleftIwasmorethanalittlesurprisedand10.Thefollowingyearanewdoctorjoinedthegroup11IvolunteeredfortheshiftbecauseIwantedtoseeiftheLevinswould12.I13thedoor.Onceagainat149pmtheLevinsappeared.We15andLevinsaidhe'dcometoseemeeveryChristmasEveandthat16hedidn'tcomeIwouldknowitjustwasn'thisyear.ThelastyearIsawhimhebroughtmeacrystalbellengraved雕刻withasingleword:Friendship.Levin17thenextyear.NowmyfamilyfriendsandI18thatbelleveryChristmasEveatexactly9pmand19tothemanwhodidn'tforgettobringmegood20.1.A.hardestB.youngestC.bestD.newest2.A.broughtupB.broughtaboutC.broughtinD.broughton3.A.indebtB.invainC.onendD.indanger4.A.survivedB.spentC.won.D.managed5.A.watchB.dutyC.guardD.greetings6.A.coupleB.manC.patient.D.friend7.A.regardedB.treatedC.introducedD.considered8.A.understandB.rememberC.cureD.like9.A.bellB.giftC.packetD.box10.A.scaredB.interestedC.excitedD.moved11.A.butB.soC.andD.or12.A.returnB.comeC.recoverD.approach13.A.gaveaneyetoB.keptawayfromC.keptaneyeonD.keptholdof14.A.aboutB.thesameC.veryD.exactly15.A.calmedB.separatedC.embracedD.choked16.A.unlessB.ifC.untilD.though17.A.passedbyB.passedawayC.passedoffD.passedout18.A.ringB.strikeC.hitD.beat19.A.cheerB.drinkC.congratulateD.offer20.A.adviceB.workC.holidayD.wishes

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-anddeathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostindiedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlydiewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.2.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwarD.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.3.Theunderlinedphrasethemostvocalmeans_______.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin.B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly.C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly.D.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess4.whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofailA.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskill.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.

Myhouseismadeoutofwoodglassandstone.ItisalsomadeoutofsoftwarE.Ifyoucometovisityou’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPIN个人身份号码towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutsidethePINturnsonthelightsnearestyouandthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusicitplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywherebutinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecallonlythenearesttelephonerings.Ofcourseyouarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole控制台asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.ThePINandtheconsolearenewideasbuttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovieyouneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeysyoucanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsolE.IbelievethattenyearsfromnowmostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnewandaskmyselfinsteadHowwillIlivewithoutthem?1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Howtodevelopanewsystem.B.ThefunctionofthePIN.C.Ahomeforthefuture.D.EasylifeinthefuturE.2.What’sthepurposewhenthewriterwrotethefourthparagraph?A.Toletreadersknowwhyhisideasarenew.B.Toletreadersknowhowspecialhishouseis.C.ToexplaintheimportanceofthePINandtheconsolE.D.ToexplainmoreeasilywhatthefunctionsofthePINandtheconsolearE.3.Thewriter’snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause_____.A.ithasbeencontrolledbycomputersB.youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhereC.ithasyourfavoritemusicfollowingyouD.thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopractice4.Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?A.AnITexpert.B.Afamousdoctor.C.AnidealistD.Anexperiencedteacher.5.Whatcan’tbedoneinthewriter’snewhouse?A.turnsonthelightsB.playmusicC.getatelephonecallD.goswimming

Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited剥削yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashiontheyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendlargesumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimechangingtheirold-fashioneddresses.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithnecessarythingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability耐用.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayorpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothesonewondersreflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability稳定耐用?Thatisforyoutodecide.1.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing2.Tothewriterthefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas___________.A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity3.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedfor___________.A.thecommercialexploitationofwomenB.thewomen'sstrengthofcharacterC.basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstabilityD.animportantcontributiontosociety4.BysayingtheconclusionstobedrawnareobviousLineOnetoLineTwoParagraphFourthewritermeansthat___________.A.women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion

Itiscommontoconsiderlearningassomethingthattakesplaceinschoolbutmuchofhumanlearningoccursoutsidetheclassroomevenfrombirthandpeoplecontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.Evenbeforetheyenterschoolyoungchildrenlearntowalktotalkandtousetheirhandstousetoysfoodandotherobjects.Theyusealloftheirsensestolearnaboutthesightssoundstastesandsmellsintheirenvironments.Theylearnhowtocommunicatewiththeirparentsgrandparentssiblingsfriendsandotherpeopleimportanttotheirworld.Whentheyenterschoolchildrenlearnbasicacademicsubjectssuchasreadingwritingandmathematics.Theyalsocontinuetolearnagreatdealoutsidetheclassroom.Theylearnwhichbehaviorsarelikelytoberewardedandwhicharelikelytobepunished.Theylearnsocialskillsforcommunicatingwithotherchildren.Aftertheyfinishschoolpeoplemustlearntodealwithmanymajorchangesthataffecttheirlivessuchasgettingmarriedraisingchildrenandfindingandkeepingajob.Becauselearningcontinuesthroughoutourlivesandaffectsalmosteverythingwedothestudyoflearningisimportantinmanydifferentfields.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatechildren.Psychologistssocialworkerscriminologistsandotherhumanserviceworkersneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangepeople’sbehaviors.Employerspoliticiansandadvertisersmakeuseoftheprinciplesoflearningtoaffectthebehaviorsofworkersvotersandconsumers.Learningiscloselyrelatedtomemorywhichisthestorageofinformationinthebrain.Psychologistswhostudymemoryareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgewherethisstoragetakesplaceandhowthebrainlateroutputsknowledgewhenweneedit.Incontrastpsychologistswhostudylearningaremoreinterestedinbehaviorandhowbehaviorchangesasaresultofaperson’sexperiences.1.Theunderlinedsiblingsinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.teachersB.classmatesC.doctorsD.brothersorsisters.2.Whichperiodofchildren’slifedoestheybegintoknowtobehavewellaccordingtothepassage?A.AftertheygointosocietyB.Beforetheyenterschool.C.WhentheyareatschoolD.Beforetheyareborn.3.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Asamatteroffactlearningbeginswithformalschooleducation.B.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatetheirstudents.C.Peopleneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangetheirbehaviors.D.Employersshouldstudytheprinciplesoflearningtomanagetheirworkerswell.4.Theauthormainlytriestotellusinthelastparagraph.A.learningisonlyrelatedtomemoryandexperiences.B.psychologistsareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledge.C.psychologistsaremoreinterestedinaperson’sbehavior.D.howtherelationshipbetweenlearningbrainandbehaviorworks.

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中的两项为多余选项Nobodyhaseversucceededintheirattempttostayyoungandliveaverylonglife.__1__Butisthisreallytrue?DrAubreydeGreythinksthatwecanstoppeoplegettingoldandthatinabout20yearspeoplewillbeabletolivetobe1000yearsold!__2__InDrGrey’sopiniongettingoldisaproblemthatcanbesolved.__3__Ifwecancurethisdiseasewecanstoptheagingprocess.Wecanalsomakepeoplehaveyoungbodiesagain.DrGreybelievesthatsciencewillsoonbeabletostopthecausesofagingsothataperson’sbodywon’tgetweakandwon’tsufferfromthetypicaldiseasesofoldage.DrGreycomparesthehumanbodytoahouse.Asthehousegetsoldersomethingsmustberepaired.Brokenheartsmustbereplaced.Thesamethingcanhappenwiththehumanbodyhethinks.Wecanusestemcelltechnologytogrownewhealthytissuetoreplacetheolddamagedone.Wecanalsotrytoremovedisease-causingmoleculesinourbodies.__4__.__5__HowevertheyadmitthatDrGrey’sideashavenotyetbeenprovedwrong.DrGreyisconvincedthathisopinionsarerealisticandthathisresearchisveryimportant.Ifagingisadiseasehesayswemusttrytocureit.A.Atthesametimepeople’sbodieswillstayyoungandhealthy.B.Scientistssucceedinsolvingtheproblemofaginglongago.C.Alotofscientiststhinkhisideasnotrealistic.D.Whenourbodieschangeaswegetolderthisislikeadisease.E.Newdeadlydiseasesmayalsobecuredifwecanstoptheagingprocess.F.Itseemsthateverybodymustgetoldanddie.G.Inthiswayapersoncouldeasilylivetobe1000yearsold.

Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespokennotwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRometestingusuallywasmadeupofsayingpoetryaloudandgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAgesstudentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidates应试者forthedoctor’sdegree.Generallyhowevermodernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexaminationwhereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestionswasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexaminationtimedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagerslookslikeagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Certainlyduringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.Onetypeoftestissometimescalledanobjectivetest.Itisintendedtodealwithfactsnotpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestionseachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.1.ThemainideaofParagraphThreeisthat___________.A.workersnowtakeexaminationsB.thepopulationhasgrownC.thereareonlywrittenexamstodayD.examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed2.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersare___________.A.objectiveB.personalC.spokenD.written3.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped____________.A.aroundthe19thcenturyB.beforetheMiddleAgesC.inGreeceorRomeD.machinestotaketests4.Itmaybeconcludedthattesting__________.A.shouldtestonlyopinionsB.shouldalwaysbewrittenC.isgivenonlyinfactoriesD.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges

Canyouimagineastrangerwillreadyoure-mailswithoutyourpermissionorscanthewebsiteyou’vevisitedorperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellphonebills?Allofthethingsmayhappentoyouoneday.Infactit’slikelythatsomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouseagirlfriendamarketingcompanyabossacoporacriminal.Whoeveritistheywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseenorevendosomethingthatmaybringadisastertoyou.Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthyandthatit’simportanttorevealtofriendsfamilyandloversatappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremainnowadays.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs碎屑youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoknowwhoyouarewhereyouareandwhatyoulike.InsomecasesasimpleGooglesearchcanleakthedeepestthoughtinyourmind.Likeitornotincreasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret.Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?FormanyAmericanstheanswerapparentlyisno.WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacymostofthemsaytheyarereallyconcernedaboutlosingit.And60percentoftherespondentssaytheyfeeltheirprivacyisslippingawayandthatbothersme.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyasmallofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths收费站toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobilemovements.PrivacyeconomistAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillgiveuppersonalinformationsuchastelephonenumberaddressorsocialsecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-offcoupon优惠券.Butprivacydoesmatter—atleastsometimes.It’slikehealth;whenyouhaveityoudon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemoretoprotectit.Withoutprivacyonewillbenakedinfrontofothers.1.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?A.Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.B.Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.C.Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.D.Thereshouldbefewerquarrelsbetweenfriends.2.Whydoestheauthorsayweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret?A.Modernsocietyhasfinallydevelopedintoanopensociety.B.Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.C.Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.D.Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.3.WhatdomostAmericansdoaboutprivacyprotection?A.Theychangebehaviorthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.B.PeopleturndownadiscountattollboothstoavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystem.C.Theyrelymoreandmoreonadvancedtechnology.D.Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.4.Accordingtothepassageprivacyislikehealthinthat.A.peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepitB.itsimportanceishardlyunderstoodC.ItissomethingthatcaneasilybelostD.peopledon’tvalueituntiltheyloseit5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Noprivacynohealth.B.Treasureyourprivacy.C.Boundariesareimportantbetweenfriends.D.Theinformationagehasitsownshortcomings.

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项选项中有两项多余选项IwastenwhenIfirstsatwithmygrandmotherbehindthecashier收银台inhergeneralstore.1Iquicklylearnedtheimportanceoftreatingcustomerspolitelyandsayingthankyou.AtfirstIwaspaidincandy.2Iworkedeverydayafterschoolandduringthesummerandonweekendsandholidaysfrom8a.m.to7p.m.Myfatherhelpedmesetupabankaccount.3BythetimeIwas12MygrandmotherthoughtIhaddonesuchagoodjobthatshepromotedmetosellingcosmetics化妆品.Idevelopedtheabilitytolookcustomersdirectlyintheeye.EventhoughIwasjustakidwomenwouldaskmesuchthingsasWhatcolordoyouthinkIshouldwear?Itookarealinterestintheirquestionsandwasabletotranslatewhattheywantedintomakeup化妆ideas.___4Thejobtaughtmeavaluablelesson:tobeasuccessfulsalespersonyoudidn’tneedtobeaRocketscientist—youneededtobeagreatlistener.__5___Excepttheyarenolongerwomenpurchasingcosmeticsfromme;insteadtheyarekidswhotellmewhichtoystheywouldliketoseedesignedanddeveloped.A.LaterIreceived50centsanhour.B.Beforelongsheletmesittherebymyself.C.Iendedmysellingarecordamountofcosmetics.D.TodayIstillcarrythatlessonwithme:Ilistentocustomers.E.Mygrandma’strusttaughtmehowtohandleresponsibility.F.SoonIfoundmyselflookingmorebeautifulthaneverbefore.G.WatchingmymoneygrowwasmorerewardingthananythingIcouldhavebought.

Iwascoachinggirls’trackinIowaandtherewasayoungdiscus铁饼throwerontheteamwith1potential潜力.Heregoesherstory.Attheendofourtraining2thedistricttrackmeetthisdiscusthrowerLucyaskedmeifshe3cometotheschoolonSundayforalittle4training.Iagreed.Theyearbeforeshehadplacedsecondatthedistrictmeetand5missedgoingtothestatemeet.Shehadwoneverydiscusevent6thatdistrictmeet!Andherthrowsinthecompetitionshad7beenbetween106’1and110’10.Somethingbeganto8me.Whycouldn’tLucy9togetthediscusto111feet?Iwonderedifitwasmoreapsychologicalbarrier心理的障碍10aphysicalone.Idecidedtotrysomething11.Imadeupmymindto12toLucy.OnSundayafterherdrillsIsaidWhydon’tyouthrowfiveorsixgoodonesformeto13?Shebegantothrowagainbut14werefartherthanwhatshehadalreadythrown.ButIdidn’ttellLucy.AsIwasmeasuringthe15oneIpulledoutsomemoretape量尺andyelledouttoherCometoseethis!Thisoneis16!Itwasn’t.Lucythinkingthatthiswasapersonalbestjumpedwildlyintotheairin17.ThenextafternoonatthedistrictmeetLucy18withapersonalbestthrowof114’10!Just24hoursafterIhadliedtoher.Howeverthistimeshehad19thrownthediscusfourfeetfurtherthanshehadeverthrownitbefore.Sometimeswe20ourownbarriersinourmind.Solearntotakecontrolofyourmind.1.A.littleB.greatC.noD.limited2.A.afterB.duringC.sinceD.before3.A.couldB.mustC.shouldD.would4.A.helpfulB.extraC.realD.regular5.A.luckilyB.completelyC.narrowlyD.probably6.A.exceptB.includingC.despiteD.with7.AsometimesB.alwaysC.neverD.seldom8.A.frightenB.pleaseC.shockD.bother9.A.seemB.pretendC.needD.ask10.A.apartfromB.ratherthanC.becauseofD.accordingto11.A.impossibleB.familiarC.newD.easy12.A.lieB.turnC.replyD.call13.A.lookB.measureC.matchD.take14.A.manyB.allC.someD.none15.A.worstB.closestC.firstD.final16.A.higherB.fartherC.biggerD.longer17.A.excitementB.anxietyC.puzzlementD.anger18.A.disappearedB.lostC.wonD.arrived19.A.actuallyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.only20.A.breakB.removeC.takeD.set

Peoplewanttogetaheadwhentheyareworkinginofficebutnoteveryonecanreachthegoal.Let’sreadthepassageandwebelieveyoucanunderstandsomethingusefulforyourworkingintheoffice.A.isforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.B.isforbeingverybusy.C.isfortheconscientious勤勤恳恳wayyoudoyourjob.Youmaybeallthesekindsofpeopleattheofficeandevenmore.ButwhenitcomestogettingaheadsomeexpertssaytheABCsabovearenotenoughaPshouldbeincludedforP—politicsasinofficepolitics.DaleCarneigiesuggestedmuchaboutofficepolitics策略morethan90yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideasbothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yetinspiteoftheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepoliticsabetterjobaraisepraisebutmanypeoplearestillunableorunwillingtoplaythegame.Peoplethinkthatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative工于心计的behaviorsaysDeborahComeranassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticscomesfromtheword‘polite’.Itcanalsomeancontrollingandformingassociations交往.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpfuloreventryingtopleaseyourbossandthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.Infacttodayexpertsexplainofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtogoafterone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycasesthisinvolvessomeformsofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompaniesbutinsmallworkplacesaswell.ThefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellontheirworksaysNeilP..Lewisamanagementpsychologist.Butiftwoorthreecandidates候选人areupforapositioneachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarabilityamanagerisgoingtochoosethepersonheorshelikesbesttogetahead.It’ssimplehumannature.Yetpsychologistssaymanyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeopletheysayhaveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersconnectofficepoliticswithflattery奉承fearfulthatiftheyspeakupforthemselvestheymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.Expertssuggestedthatofficepoliticsshouldbetheneedforsomeself-promotion晋升.1.TheunderlinedOfficepoliticsinPara5isusedinthepassagetoreferto______.A.thehabitofgettingtoworkontime.B.thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers.C.theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany.D.thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer.2.WhyaremanypeopleunwillingtoplaythegamePara.6?A.Theybelievethatdoingsoisnotpolite.B.Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled不道德的.C.Theydolikethemanipulatingworkmates.D.Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnothing.3.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe_______.A.unwelcomeattheworkplace.B.badforinterpersonalrelationships.C.impossibletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture.D.animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement.4.Itistheexperts’viewthat_______.A.speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature.B.officepoliticsisnecessarytoself-advancement.C.hardworkisoflittleimportancetoone’spromotion.D.allemployeescanrecognizetheneedforflattery.

WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottoshare.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafriendWewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbeomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.WesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsayLet'sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriendHewasindespairandIwasindespairButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother'sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesamemind.InmymostinterestingmomentsIofienthink:YesImusttell....Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist心理学家whowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.1.Intheeighthgradewhattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto.A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend'shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend2.InParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprotoablymeans.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon3.AccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachother4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions

Theenergycrisishasmadepeopleawareofhowthecarelessuseoftheearth’senergyhasbroughtthewholeworldtotheedgeofdisaster.Theover-developmentofmotortransportwithitsincreaseofmorecarsmoretravelinghascontributedtothenear-destructionofourcitiesandthepollutionnotonlyoflocalairbutalsooftheearth’satmosphere.Ourpresentsituationisunlikenaturaldisastersofthepast.Worldwideenergyusehasbroughtustoastatewherelong-rangeplanningisvital.Whatweneedisnotacontinuationofourpresentseriousstatewhichendangersthefutureofourcountryourchildrenandourearthbutamovementforwardinordertoworkrapidlyandeffectivelyonplanetaryproblems.Thiscountryhasbeenfallingbackunderthecontinuingexposuresoflossofmoralityandtherevelationthatlawbreakinghasreachedintothehighestplaceintheland.Thereisastrongdemandformoralitytoturnforthebetterandforsomedevotionthatisvastenoughandyetpersonalenoughtoenlistthedevotionofall.Inthepastithasbeenonlyinawayindefenseoftheirowncountryandtheirownbenefitsthatpeoplehavebeenabletodevotethemselveswholeheartedly.Thisisthefirsttimethatwehavebeenaskedtodefendourselvesandwhatweholddearincooperationwithalltheotherpeopleofthisplanetwhosharewithusthesameendangeredairandthesameendangeredoceans.Thereisacommonneedtoreassessourpresentcoursetochangethatcourseandtoemploynewmethodsthroughwhichtheworldcansurvive.Thisisapricelessopportunity.Tograspitweneedawidespreadunderstandingofnatureifthecrisisweandtheworldarefacingisnopassinginconveniencenobyproductoftheambitionsoftheoil-producingcountriesnoenvironmentalists’onlyfearsnobyproductofanypresentsystemofgovernment.Whatwefaceistheresultoftheinventionofthelastfourhundredyears.Whatweneedisatransformedlifestyle.Thisnewlifestylecanflowdirectlyfromscienceandtechnologybutitsacceptancedependsonasinceredevotiontofindingahigherqualityoflifefortheworld’schildrenandfuturegeneration.1.___________________hasresultedinthenear-destructionofourcities?A.Therapidgrowthofmotors.B.TheenergycrisisC.theedgeofdisasterD.lossofmorality2.whichoneisNOTtrueaccordingtothewholepassage?A.Theoveruseofourearth’senergyhasbroughtthewholeworldtotheedgeofdisaster.B.BycomparingpastproblemswithpresentonestheauthordrawsourattentiontotheseriousnessofthiscrisisC.WhatweneedisamovementforwardinordertoworkrapidlyandeffectivelyonplanetaryproblemsD.Thereisnoneedtoreassessourpresentcoursetochangethatcourseandtoemploynewmethods3.Inpara3theauthorused____________asanexampletoshowthelossofmorality?A.Disregardforlaw.B.Lackofdevotion.C.Lackofunderstanding.D.Destructionofcities.4.Theauthorwrotethepassagemainlyto________.A.makearecommendationforatransformedlifestyleB.limitambitionsofthepeopleofthewholeworldC.demanddevotiontonatureandfuturegenerationD.encourageawarenessofthedeclineofmorality

Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewontheAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolinatheaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonedamagedbyHurricaneHugoyearsago.InSeptember1989HugostruckSouthCarolinakilling18peopleanddamagingordestroying36000homesinthestate.BeforeHugomanynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructedaccordingtoarchitectRayHuffwhocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.Nowallnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricterbetter-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan'sIslandshouldbestrongenoughnottobedamagedbyaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometresperhour.AtfirstsightthehouseonSullivan'sIslandlooksanythingbut根本不hurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitlooklikealargepartylanternatnight.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse'swoodenframeisstrengthenedwithlongsteelrods杆togiveitextrastrength.TofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamageHuffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings木桩burieddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecurebuttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoraisethehouseabovestormwaves.Thepilingsallowthewavestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.Thewavesofwatercomeashoreattremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildingssaidHuff.Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealed隐藏bythehouse'sground-to-roofshell.Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn'tlooklikeit'sstandingwithitslegspulledupsaidHuff.Intheeventofstormtheshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehousethearchitectexplained.1.AfterHurricaneHugonewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinearerequiredto________.A.beeasilypulleddownB.looksmarterindesignC.meetstricterbuildingstandardsD.bedesignedtobecube-shaped2.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause____.A.itisstrengthenedbysteelrodsB.itismadeofredwoodC.itisintheshapeofashellD.itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete3.Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilingsinorderto____.A.avoidpeakwindsofabout200km/hB.burystrongerpilingsdeepinthesandC.breakhugeseawavesintosmalleronesD.preventthewavesfromrunningintoit4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthehouse'sshellshouldbe____.A.smoothB.waterproofC.easilybrokenD.extremelyhard

OnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsagoIenteredtheTrackKitchenarestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest卑微的tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderlyunshavenmanwholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffeeIaskedMyIgetyousomething?AcoffeewouldbenicE.ThenIboughthimacupofcoffeeWetalkedmoreandheacceptedanothercupofcoffeeFinallyIrosetoleavewishedhimwellandheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.HeaskedHowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?Who?Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuyingofferingafreebreakfastandfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespectnomatterwhoIthinktheyareandnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisheveledmean?A.Unfriendly.B.Untidy.C.Gentle.D.KinD.2.TheauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecauseA.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB.hewantedtostartaconversationC.heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD.hewouldliketothanktheoldman3.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.Proud.B.Pitiful.C.Surprised.D.Regretful4.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B.ItishonorabletohelpthoseinneeD.C.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.

SafeburnPlanningahomedemandsgreatcare.Thefireplaceshouldbedistinctiveandelegantwithafirethatlookslikeafiregivingyourfamilythewarmthandprotectiontheyneed.Everyyear7000peopledieinfiresinBritianandhundredsofthemarelittlechildren.Thousandsmorearedisfiguredforlife.WhenyouchooseafirechooseSafeburn.Itgivesyoutheatmosphereofhomecomfortyouarelookingforandsetsyourmindatrest.CaithnessPrideCaithnessPride.TheninthDukeofCaithnesswouldonlydrinkthebestwhiskySohebuilthisownprivatestillintheheartoftheHighlandswiththefreshwaterrunninginthestreamnearby.WhenwecameintopossessionofthestillwepaidtheDuke’sheirsalotofmoneyforit.Butitwasworthit.AfterallwhatwasgoodfortheDukeistoogoodtobekeptasecret.1.Theabovetwopassagesare_____.A.thecoversfortwobooks.B.ThedescriptionsabouttwopicturesC.TheadvertisementsfortwoproductsD.Theadviceonhomeplanningandwhiskydrinking2.Firecanprovidepeoplewithallthefollowingexcept____A.heatB.homecomfortC.greatcareD.peace.3.Fromthesecondpassagewe’velearntthattomakefoodwhiskypeopleneed___A.afamousperson’snameB.aprivatestillC.goodwaterD.goodland4.Inthesecondpassagetheyaretryingtomakeitclearthat____.A.theirwhiskywasoncedrunkbyaveryfamouspersonB.theirwhiskystillwasbuiltbytheninthDukeofCattinessC.theirwhiskyisnotexpensiveD.theirwhiskyissecondtonone

Atleast115ChineseminershavebeenpulledalivefromafloodedcoalmineaftermorethansevendaystrappedundergrounD.RescuerscheeredandsomeshedtearsasthelatestsurvivorsemergedaliveMondayaftermorethanaweektrappedinafloodedmineinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince.Officialswerealsorelievedastheirround-the-clockrescuemissionpreventedoneofthecountry'sworstminingdisasters.Theheadoftheprovince'sWorkSafetyministryLuoLinwasamongthousandsofrelativeswaitingdesperatelyfornewsatthepitentranceafterrescuerssaidtheyhadheardvoicesdeepwithinthemineshaftovertheweekenD.ItisamiracleinChina'sminingrescuehistoryLuosays.HethankedtherescuersfortheireffortashecountedtheminersleavingtheentrancE.BylateeveningMonday115minershadbeenpulledoutaliveChina'sstatemediasaid.Theywereledtowaitingambulanceswiththeireyescoveredtopreventtheglarefromlights.Allaresaidtobeinastableconditionafterbeingtrappedinwaterfornearlyninedays.Theywereabletobreatheduringtheirordealthankstoairpockets.Three-thousandrescuersdugandpumpedwaterforsevendaystoreachtheminersattheWangjialingCoalMinewhichisconsideredamodernfacility.ThefirstsurvivorswerebroughttothesurfaceshortlyaftermidnightonMonday.Attemptstoreachthe38whoremaintrappedarecontinuing.153peoplewerebelievedtobetrappedunderground.Butfamiliessaythisisanunderestimateclaimingmanymorewereworkinginthemineatthetimeoftheflooding.A.preliminaryinvestigationlastweekfoundthatofficialshadignoredreportsofwaterleakspriortotheaccident.Chinareliesheavilyoncoaltofuelitsboomingeconomy.Butithassomeofthemostdangerousminesintheworldwithmanyminebossesignoringsafetyconcernstomeetdemandandchaseprofits.Thegovernmenthassoughttoimprovesafetyinrecentyearsbyclampingdownonillegalminesandthisseemstohavepreventedmanydeaths.Accordingtoofficialfigures2631coalminersdiedin1616mineaccidentsinChinain2009–down18percentfromthepreviousyear.1.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheFloodedCoalMineB.MinersTrappedwereSavedC.TheWorstCoalMineAccidentD.115MinersRescued38StillMissing2.Theunderlinedwordround-the-clockinPara2mostprobablymeans_______.A.finishingbeforeaparticulartimeB.changingthetimeshownbyclockC.alldayandallnightwithoutstoppingD.fromthebeginningtotheend3.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CoalplaysadecisiveroleinChina’seconomy.B.Mineaccidentshavebeenincreasinginrecentyears.C.115minerswereworkingundergroundwhenthefloodinghappeneD.D.About3200coalminersdiedinmineaccidentsinChinain2008.4.Atleast115coalminerswererescued_______.A.onthedaytheaccidenthappenedB.aftermorethan7daystrappedundergroundC.afterworkingundergroundfor9daysD.10daysaftertheaccidenthappened

InRelaxWe’llBeFinecolumnistDavidBrookswritesthefactisdespitealltheproblemsAmerica’sfutureisextremelybright.Mr.BrooksacknowledgesthatAccordingtorecentsurvey60percentofAmericansthinkthecountryisheadinginthewrongdirection.ThesamepercentagebelievethattheU.S.isinlong-termdeclinE.Thepoliticalsystemisnotfunctional.A.financialcrisislooksunavoidablE.ThereareplentyofreasonstobesaD.Buthewrites:Demographers人口学家predictthatoverthenext40yearstheU.S.populationwillincreasebyanadditional100millionpeopleto400millionoverall.Thepopulationwillbedeterminedhardworkingandrelativelyyoung.In2050onlyaquarterwillbeover60comparedwith31percentinChinaand41percentinJapan.AstherisinggenerationleadsaneconomicrecoveryitwillalsoparticipateinacommunalofcommunityonE.Wearelivinginaglobalageofsocialentrepreneurship创业精神.InsumtheU.S.isontheedgeofademographiceconomicandsocialrecoverybuiltonitshistoricstrengths.TheU.S.hasalwaysbeengoodatdestructivechangE.Andit’salwaysbeengoodatdecentralizedcommunity-buildingtoo.Surelyacountrywiththismuchgoingforitisnotgoingtowaitaroundpassivelyandletarottenpoliticalculturedragitdown.1.InhisarticleRelaxWe’llBeFineDavidBrooksintendsto.A..encourageAmericanstobeoptimisticabouttheirfutureB.giveAmericanscouragetofacetheirfinancialcrisisC.persuadeAmericanstolivehappilyandgenerouslyD.inspireAmericanstoleadaneconomicrecovery2.ThereareallthereasonsforAmericanstobeunhappyexcept.A.thefunction-failedpoliticalsystemB.theincreasingpopulationC.thedecliningeconomyD.thewrongdirectionandfinancialcrisis3.Overthenext40yearsaccordingtoDavidBrooksAmericanswillbe.A..moreoptimisticandhumorousB..morepessimisticandstrongerC..moreenergeticandpromisingD..moreconsiderateandaggressive4.Intheauthor’sopinionAmerica.A..hasalwaysbenefitedfromwarsB..hasdonewellbyitspoliticalsystemC..hascontributedalottohumanprogressD..hascontributedtoworld’seconomy5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A..AmericanpoliticalsystemandculturearebackwardB..AmericansarenotanationtogiveintodifficultiesC..AmericansareverydestructiveandaggressiveD..Americahasbeeninaneconomicandsocialrecovery

IfIwerewritingahistoryofmyfamilysomeofthedarkestmomentsrecordedwouldbethosesurroundingChristmastrees.OnewouldcertainlythinkotherwiseselectingandpuRingupourtreeshavealwaysbeenfilledwithrisk.ForexampleoneafternoondangerouslyclosetoChristmasEvemymotherboughtwhatshethoughttobeabargainaglorioustreethatwassofullandtallthatwecouldhardlygetitintothehouse.Oncewedidmyfatherimmediatelyrealizedthatwewouldhavetohireacarpentertobuildastandforit.AnotherDecemberperhapstheverynextoneweboughtatreeearlierthanweeverhadbefore.Wewerehappywithitsshapeanddelightedthatitssizewasmanageable.Weeasilyplaceditinastanddecorateditfromtoptobottomandthenselfsatisfiedsatbackbythefireinitssoftlight.Twoorthreedayspassedandthetruthcouldnotbehiddenwehadboughtatreecutsolongagothatitsneedleswerecomingoff.Therewasnothingtodobutundecorateittakeitdownandbegintreeshoppingagain.OurmostrecentChristmastreeofferedstillanotherdifficulttask.Whenwebroughtithomeonceagainitseemedlargerthanitwasinthegreatoutdoors.Ipersuadedtwoyoungneighborstostopplayingbasketballandtohelpusgetthetreeintothehouseandsetitcorrectlyinthestand.Unfortunatelynoonenoticedthemudonourhelpers’shoessoonlyafterremovingseveralreddishbrownspotsfromthecarpetwereweabletodiscussthequestionofwherethelightsandornaments装饰werestored.Perhapsthosewhocuttheirowntreeshavetalesmorepainfulthanthese.Idon’tcaretohearthemasmyfamily’sexperiencesareenoughtocausemetomakethefollowingsuggestionLet’sforgetthetreenextChristmas.Let’ssimplyhangsomeflowersonthefrontdoorandoverthemirrorinthehall.1.Thedarkestmomentsinthewriter’sfamilywerewiththefactthat______.A.thefamilyboughtbigChristmastreesB.theyhadproblemsdecoratingtheirChristmastreesC.theyhadproblemspickingsuitableChristmastreesD.theyhadproblemsfindingcarpentersforputtingupChristmastrees2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriterwouldliketo______.A.forgetaboutChristmasstoriesB.gettheneighborstoputuptheirtreesC.buyabettertreetocelebrateChristmasD.makeotherdecorationsratherthanChristmastrees3.Whenthewritersaidmymotherboughtwhatshethoughttobeabargainhemeans____.A.sheboughtthetreeatalowpriceB.shedidn’treallywanttobuyitC.shehadtobargainhardwiththesalesmanD.shecouldn’taffordamoreexpensiveone4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoSelectaChristmasTreeB.NoMoreChristmasTreesforUsC.DarkMomentsofLifeD.ChristmasWithoutTrees

HaveyoueverwonderedwhatyouwouldlooklikeifyouwereanAsianMiddleEasternblackwhiteorIndianperson?BysteppingintotheHumanRaceMachineyoucanfindout.Whenyousitinsideitthemachinecreatesadigitalimage数字影像ofyourfacE.Afterpushingcertainbuttonsthemachineusesvariousphotosofpeopleofacertainethnicgroupmixedwithyourownfacialfeatures.FromthisitcancomeupwithanimageshowinghowyouwouldlookasamemberofadifferentracE.Themachineispartofatravelingretrospective回顾展calledSeeingandBelieving:TheArtofNancyBurson.BursonisafamousAmericanphotographerandinventor.Theshowof100photosandmultimediaworkswasonviewattheGreyArtGalleryinNewYorkonApril20.Itisastrangefeelingjustlikesteppingintosomeoneelse’sskin.SaidHathyZajchenkoamuseumvisitorfromPennsylvaniaUS.Assoonasshesatdownshetriedoutarangeofethnicgroups.TheMiddleEasternimageworkedprettywellformeshesaidwithasmilE.AccordingtoBursonthemachineisaprayerforunity.Itisaboutseeingthroughdifferencestofindthethingsweallshareincommon.Bursonaddedthedatabase资料库ofMiddleEasternfacesbothArabandJewishaftertheterroristattacks__onSeptember11.Ihavealwayswantedtoallowpeopletoseedifferently.Iamaphotographer.IamrecordingtheunseenbecausewhatwecannotseeissomuchmoreinterestingthanwhatwecanseeBursonsaiD.ForthosewhomissedtheshowtheHumanRacemachinewillbeonviewattheNewYorkHallofScienceintheQueensdistrictfull-timeasofJunE.1.TheHumanRaceMachinecan____.A.tellyouwhatyouwouldlooklikeifyouwereamemberofanotherethnicgroup.B.createadigitalimageofyourfaceandchangeit.C.turnyourprayintoreality.D.letpeoplestepintosomeoneelse’sskin.2.Thephrasecomeupwithinthefirstparagraphmeans____.A.getnearerB.produceC.comeoutD.change3.WhenKathyZajchenkosaidthattheMiddleEasternimageworkedwellforhershemeantthat____.A.shewouldliketochangeherfaceB.shehadastrangefeelingC.shewassatisfiedwithwhatshelookedlikeasaMiddleEasternpersonD.shecouldbuytheHumanRacemachine4.ThesentenceThemachineisaprayforunity.means_____.A.theHumanRacemachinecanunitethefacialfeatureofadifferentethnicgroupwithyourown.B.themachineshowsthatnomatterwhatracepeoplearetherearesomethingsweallhaveincommon.C.onecanpraybeforethemachine.D.ifyouwantthemachinecanchangeyourface.5.BursonaddedthedatabaseofMiddleEasternfacesaftertheSeptember11attackbecause____.A.shewantedtoshowpeoplewhatterroristslooklike.B.shewantedtorecordwhatpeoplecannotsee.C.shewantedtobefamousasaphotographer.D.shewantedtoletpeopleseetheforeignpeople.

·Didyoueverwonderhowsomeofyourfavoritefoodsproductsortoyscameabout?Believeitornottheymayhavebeenanaccidentorafailureofsomeotherintention.Belowwefoundthreemistakeswe'rethankfulforturnedouttobewhattheyarE.1.MosthistoriansholdthattheChineseinventedfireworksinthe9thcenturywhentheydiscoveredhowtomakegunpowder.StoryhasitthataChinesecookaccidentallymixedtogetherwhatwerethenconsideredcommonkitchenitemsandnoticedtheyburnt.Whenputtightlyinabambootubeandlititblewup.2.InMayof1886alawledJohnPembertonapharmacist药剂师torewritetheformula配方forPemberton'sFrenchWineCocahispopularheadachetreatment.ContainingsugarinsteadofwineasasweetenertheoutcomebecamesomethingforCokewhichwaslatermixedwithcarbonatedwater.HisbookkeepersuggestedthenameCoca-ColabecausehethoughtthetwoC’swouldlookgoodtogetherwhichishowwhatwecallCoca-Colaaworld–widedrinkcameintobeing.3.DuringWorldWarIIscientistsattheUniversityofBirminghaminventedthemagnetron—animportantheat-producingpartofthemicrowaveoven微波炉.WhileworkingforRaytheonCorporationafterthewartheAmericanengineerPercySpencerwastestingthemagnetronwhenachocolatebarinhispocketmelted.Hewentontotestotherfoodsincludingpopcornkernelsandfoundittobeamuchmoreefficientwaytocook.In1947Raytheoncameoutwiththefirstrestaurantmicrowaveovenwhichwassixfeettallandweighed750lbs.1.Therighttimeorderofthethreeinventionsaccordingtothepassageshouldbe_________.A.fireworksthemicrowaveandCoca-ColaB.fireworksCoca-ColaandthemicrowaveC.Coca-ColafireworksandthemicrowaveD.themicrowaveCoca-Colaandfireworks2.PercySpencerfoundthemicrowaveefficientincookingwhenhewas_______.A.lookingforawaytomelthischocolateB.tryingtoknowhowamagnetroncouldcookC.workingtoknowhowthemagnetronworksD.askedtoinventarestaurantmicrowaveoven3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheaboveinventionstories?A.ExperimentsmakegreatinventorsofourtimE.B.Nothingisimpossibleifonetrieseachday.C.InventorscomeoutofhardworkatanytimE.D.Asmallincidentmayleadtoagreatinvention.4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whatgreatinventionstheyare!B.InventionsfromThreeCountries.C.StoriesofAccidentalInventions.D.TheHumanInventionsoftimE.

IntheUnitedStatesmorethan80collegesnowacceptjustonlywomen.Mostofthemwerefoundedinthe19thcentury.Theyweresetupto1womentheeducationtheycouldnotgetanywhereelse.Atthattime2oftheuniversitiesandcolleges3onlymen.Inthepast20yearsmanyyoungwomenhave4tostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.Asa5somewomen’scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentstoo.Othersstillrefusedtochange.Nowthewomen’scollegesare6again.ThepresidentofTrinityCollegeinWashingtonD.Csaidbytheendofthe1980swomenhadcometo7thatstudyingatthesamecollegeswithmenandwomendidnotmean8hadthesamechanceto9.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettssaidAwomen’scollege10womentochooseclassesandactivities11.Forexampleifawomanstudentwantstolearnmathsshewillbegiventhechance.Sothepercentageofstudentswholiketostudymathsinawomen’scollegeis12thanthatinacollegewithmenandwomen.ExpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStates13haveenoughcouragetospeakinclass.14womenstudentscan’t.Inawomen’scollegewomenfeelfreetosay15theywantto.Accordingtoareportwomencollegesalso16leadershipabilityinmanyfields.Atawomencollegeevery17officeisheldbywomen.Recentstudies18thatthisleadershipcontinuesafter19.ThestudiesalsoprovethatitiseasierfortheAmericanwomenwhowenttowomen’scollegeto20successfuljobslaterinlife.Maybethatiswhythiskindofcollegeislikedbypeoplenow.1.A.makeB.electC.offerD.call.2.A.someB.mostC.fewD.none.3.A.likedB.acceptedC.attractedD.helped.4.A.chosenB.failedC.regrettedD.hated.5.A.goalB.modelC.resultD.level.6.A.separateB.troublesomeC.specialD.popular.7.A.forgetB.realizeC.expectD.remember.8.A.studentsB.presidentsC.menD.women.9.A.workB.visitC.chooseD.survive.10.A.permitsB.forbidsC.forcesD.reminds.11.A.obviouslyB.freelyC.exactlyD.immediately.12.A.smallerB.moreC.higherD.lower.13.A.usuallyB.neverC.sometimesD.seldom.14.A.FinallyB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Besides.15.A.howB.whatC.whenD.where.16.A.bringdownB.bringoverC.bringroundD.bringabout17.A.governingB.cleaningC.servingD.booking.18.A.meanB.showC.warnD.conclude.19.A.schoolB.workC.graduationD.death.20.A.holdB.gatherC.loseD.require

AbbySubarkisamotheroftwofromBoston.FormykidsI’mnervous.Idon’tknowifthey’llbeabletoachievetheirAmericandream.Shemayberight.MorethanhardworkoreducationthebestwaytogetrichinAmericaistobebornrich.Itisthecasethatsomebodywhoisintheupperthirdofincomepoorscoresinthebottomontestswhentheyareineighthgradeismorelikelytogotocollegeandfinishcollegethanapoorkidwiththetopscores.That’swhattheworkingpersons’childrenareupagainst.TheEconomicPolicyInstitutefindsitwouldtakeapoorcouplewith2children9or10generationstoachievemiddleclassstatus.That’sabout200years.Thehallmark特征ofAmericanopportunityhasalwaysbeentheabilitytodobetterthanyourparents.ButcomparedwithsimilardevelopedcountriestheUnitedStatesranksfifthoutofsixforso-calledintergenerationalmobility变动.Ifyoulookatthemechanisms机制forupwardmobilitythatweresoreadilyavailable50yearsagotheyarebecomingoutofreachlikeplentifulfactoryjobswithgoodwagesandaffordableeducationandhealthcare.Whitefamiliesaretwiceaslikelyasblackstobeupwardlymobile.FormostpeopleinAmericatodaywhereyouendupdependsonwhereyoustart.Ifyoustartedinthemiddle-incomeclassabout40to45percentofwhatyouaremakingrightnowisduetothefactthatyourparentswereinthemiddle-incomeclass.Therestisuptoyou.ButforthemillionsofpeoplewhofindthemselvesbelowthepovertylineandthemillionsmorewhoaretheworkingpoortheirstartingpointfortheAmericandreamleavesthempainfullyfarawayfromthemiddleclass.1.Themainideaofthepassageis_______.A.HowthemiddleclasscomesaboutintheU.S.B.It’shardtorealizetheAmericandreamforthepoor.C.WealthandsocialstatusdependonfamilybackgrounD.D.UpwardmobilityinAmericaisnevereasy.2.WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtohavejobopportunitiesandwelfareforupwardmobility.B.AgreatmanypoorpeoplecanhardlyrealizetheirAmericandream.C.YoucanmakeallyourdreamscometrueinAmericaifbornrich.D.Richkidsaremorelikelytogotocollegethanpoorkids.3.Theunderlinedsentencewhereyouendupdependsonwhereyoustartmostprobablymeans_______.A.Yourstartingpointcannotdetermineyourdestination.B.Onlyahighgoalcanensuresuccess.C.One’sbirthhasnothingtodowithhisfatE.D.One’sfamilylayssolidfoundationforhisfutureachievements.4.WhyisAbbySubarknervous?A.Herkidsdon’twanttocomparewithotherrichkidsinachievements.B.Herkidsdon’twanttoachievesuccessatall.C.Herkidscanachievesuccessthroughhardworkandeducation.D.Herkidscan’treachtheirgoalwithoutarichfamily.5.Whatcanweinferafterreadingthepassage?A.Povertycausespeoplemuchpain.B.Peoplebelowthepovertylinecanneverbeinthemiddleclass.C.Lowerstartingpointmakesithardforpeopletorealizetheirdream.D.Poorpeople’sstartingpointistoolow.

AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer'shair.Thegoldenredsunwassetting.Shewasonthebeachlookingupatthefiery火红的ball.Shewasamazedbyitscolordeepredinthemiddlesoftlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky.Theatmosphererelaxedher.Afterallshehadbeenthroughthiswaswhatsheneeded.It'sgettinglateshethoughtImustgohome.MyparentswillbewonderingwhereIam.Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreactwhenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Shekeptonwalkingdirectingherselfwhereshespenteverysummerholiday.Theroadwasdeserted.Shewalkedslowlyandsilently.Justinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeensafeinherhouse.Itwasreallygettingdarknow.Thesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgettingcoldtoo.Shewishedshehadherfavoritesweateron:itkeptherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingitwithher.Thisthoughtdisappearedwhenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemeddifferent.Nobodyhadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidyandnow...Itallseemeddeserted.Shecouldn'tunderstandwhatwasgoingon.Sheenteredthehouse.Firstshewentintothekitchenwhereshesawanotewrittenbyherfather.Itsaid:DearEllenthereissomecoffeeready.Iwentlooking.Ellenwashermotherbut－wherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents'room.Shewentin.Thenshesawher.Hermotherlyingonthebedwassleeping.Herfacelookedsotiredasifshehadn'tsleptfordays.Shewasreallypale.Jenniferwouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootired.SoJenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJenniferwokeupsomethingwasdifferent－shewasn'tinhermother'sroomandshewasn'twearingtheoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasinhercozybedinherpajamas.Itfeltsogoodbeingbackhome.SuddenlysheheardavoiceAreyoufeelingbetternowdear?Youknowyougotusveryveryscared.1.ThreedayslaterJennifercamebackhome.A.atsunriseB.atsunsetC.atnightD.atmidday2.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseThisthoughtmostprobablymean?A.Theideaofgoingbackhome.B.Heranxietyaboutherparents.C.Thefeelingofbeingwarminherfavoritesweater.D.Thefeelingofgettingbackhomesafely.3.Herfatherdidn'ttakecareofthegardenbecause.A.hewasbusylookingforherB.hehadtolookafterhiswifeC.hewasnotstrictwithhisjobD.henolongerenjoyedworkinginthegarden4.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.InfactJennifer'smotherhadbeensickfordays.B.AsJenniferwalkedtowardshomeshebecameincreasinglyscared.C.Whenshefoundthegardendesertedsherealizedshewaswrong.D.HavingexperiencedalotoutsideJenniferfelthomewassafestforher.

Ihadbeenoutshoppingandreallytookmuchtimedoingit.Iwastiredandaboutto1homE.ThatiswhenIsawher.Shewasstoppedinthelefthandturnlane车道2togetontothehighwaybutnever3itIsloweddownrolledopenmywindowandaskedDoyouneedany4?YesIranoutofgas.IjustmovedhereandIdon’tevenknow5agasstationisshereplieD.Shedidn’thaveagascansoItoldherI’drundownthe6toseeifIcouldgetonefromthelocalstation.WhenI7withafullcanofgasshecouldn’t8meenoughandtoldmeshewouldpayforthecanandgas.9IrefuseD.AsIwas10thegasinshesaidIthoughtnoonewouldevenstop.Iwasafraidtoleavethecarandevenmoreafraidto11help.WellIcouldn’tpassby12offeringhelpIsaiD.I’veusedupgasmyselfafewtimes.YouknowI’mgetting13.NowI’mrunningoutofgasandtimE.Itjustseemstoflby.Shethensaid14thatIthoughtwasagem佳作;MyDadsaidthatoldageis15toiletpaper.Thecloseryougettotheendoftherollthe16itspins.IlaughedsohardthatI17droppedthecontainer.Shetriedtostartthecarandit18.ThenItoldhertokeepthe19caninhertrunk.Seeinghergrateful20IsaidfriendlyI’mgladtobeofhelp.WelcometoPennsylvaniA.1.A.haveB.leaveC.stayD.head2.A.readyB.ashamedC.afraidD.brave3.A.madeB.didC.foundD.completed4.A.gasB.moneyC.helpD.car5.A.whatB.howC.whereD.why6.A.roadB.carC.stationD.window7.A.startedB.leftC.mixedD.returned8.A.knowB.congratulateC.expectD.thank9.A.OfcourseB.InadditionC.AfterallD.Nevermind10.A.forcingB.pouringC.fittingD.throwing11.A.offerB.getC.sendD.refuse12.A.beforeB.withoutC.forD.beneath13.A.wellB.strongC.oldD.weak14.A.itB.oneC.somethingD.all15.A.ofB.onC.asD.like16.A.fasterB.slowerC.tighterD.looser17.A.simplyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.really18.A.rodeB.workedC.droveD.pulled19.A.specialB.valuableC.smallD.empty20.A.awardB.rewardC.smileD.letter

WhenImovedintoanemptydormitoryforthefirsttimetwoyearsagoIwascertainofafewthings.FirstlyIrealizedthatIdidn’t1anybodyattheschool.SecondlyIknewthatIwantedtoworkhardatmylessonsandlearnsomethinguseful.AndthirdlyIwantedtohaveagoodtimewithnewclassmateswithoutmyparentsaround.Thefirst2frightenedmeinthebeginning.Butthat3quicklydisappeared.Itwastheothertwogoals4endedupbeingmydifficulties.Iknewthatitwashardtodevoteenoughtimetoclassandtosocialefforts.ButIwantedto5inboth.Iknewthiswouldbea6butIdidn’trealizehowmuchuntilclassesbegan.Igotonwellwiththeothergirlswholivedinmydorm.7insteadoffinishingmyhomework8itwasdueIwentupstairsandhadicecreamwithmyneighbor.Ialwaysfinisheditthenextdaybetweenclasses.Iknewitwasn’tverygoodandthegradeI9showedmylackofeffort.Iwas10thatIneededtofindsomesortofbalance.SoIcreatedaschedulethatwould11mytimeupbetweengoingtoclassdoinghomeworkandrelaxing.ItseemedlikeagoodideabutIwasonlyableto12itforafewdays.Aschedulelikethatwastoomuchpressure.SoItriedanother13.EachweekImadealistofeverythingIhadtogetdoneduringthatweek.ThenunderthelistofthingsIhadtogetdoneImadealistofthingsIcoulddoifIhadtime.ThisisthemethodIhaveusedsincethen.I’mgladthatI’velearnedto14thingsandithas15preparemeforwhatistocomeaftergraduation.1.A.knowB.recognizeC.realizeD.like2.A.teacherB.dayC.classD.realization3.A.happinessB.excitementC.fearD.desire4.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.who5.A.winB.succeedC.getD.wish6.A.chanceB.jobC.challengeD.time7.A.OftenB.SeldomC.UnluckilyD.Fortunately8.A.becauseB.whenC.afterD.before9.A.demandedB.tookC.acceptedD.received10.A.asleepB.awakeC.ashamedD.aware11.A.fixB.divideC.putD.build12.A.useB.keepC.followD.make13.A.planB.energyC.pressureD.effort14.A.doB.controlC.balanceD.hold15.A.hadB.helpedC.letD.forced

Geniusesamazeusimpressusandmakeusallalittlejealous.Howdotheydifferfromtheaverageperson?Scientistsareworkinghardtofigureoutthatanswer.TuneintotheNationalGeographicChanneltofindoutaboutthediscoveriesthey’remakingintheseriesMyBrilliantBrain.WhenMarcYuwasonlytwoyearsoldhebegantoplaythepiano.AfterayearhestartedlearningpiecesbyBeethoven.Nowhe’saworld-famousconcertpianistatageeight.Helearnsnewerandmoredifficultpieceswitheaseandcanidentifyanynotehehears.Heseemstobespeciallydesignedformusic.InBornGeniusNationalGeographiclooksatthesciencebehindchildprodigies神童toexplainwhysomechildrenseemtobebornwithoutlimits.Geniusdidn’tcomenaturallytoTommyMcHugh.Hiscameonlyafterhenearlydiedfrombleedinginhisbrain.AfterrecoveringMcHugh’sheadwasfilledwithnewthoughtsandpictures.Sohebegantoexpressthemintheformofpoetryandart.Nowhe’saseeminglyunstoppablecreativemachine.Sufferersofautismandbraininjuryhaveshownthatgreatmentalabilitycansometimescomefromdamageordisease.AccidentalGeniusexploresthispuzzlingrelationship.Cannormalpeoplebetrainedtobegeniuses?SusanPolgerhasshownnosignsofextraordinaryintelligence.Yetduringherchildhoodshestudiedthousandsofchesspatternsandlearnedtorecognizethemimmediately.Asaresultshewasabletobeatskilledadultplayersbyage10andcannowplayuptofivegamesatthesametimewithoutevenseeingtheboards.MakeMeaGeniusexamineswhatittakestoturnanordinarybrainintothatofagenius.Ifbecomingageniuswereeasywe’dallbeone.Yetthereismuchmoretosuperintelligencethansimplybeingbornlucky.LearnmoreaboutamazingbrainsthismonthonNationalGeographic’sMyBrilliantBrain.1.MyBrilliantBrainsismostprobablyfrom.A.awebsiteB.theradioC.amagazineD.anewspaper2.TheauthortakesMarcYuasanexampletoshowthatachildprodigyis.A.apersonwholearnssomethingeasilyB.achildwhoiseagertolearnnewthingsC.astudentwhopracticesaninstrumentalotD.akidwhoworkshardtodowellinschool3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Newthingsaboutthebrainarestillbeingdiscovered.B.Peoplewithoutnaturalabilitiescanlearntodothingswell.C.Somepeoplenaturallyhavemoreactivebrains.D.Peopleareusuallysmarterwhentheyrecoverfrombraininjury.4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.scientistscompletelyunderstandthebrainB.peoplecanonlybebornasgeniusesC.there’snosuchthingasatruegeniusD.therearemanyfactorsinbeingagenius5.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby.A.providingtypicalexamplesB.followingthenaturaltimeorderC.presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffectsD.comparingopinionsfromdifferentscientists

Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenoughtheanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirthandnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeagenius天才outofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhandachildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophis/herintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirthbutwhetherornothe/shereachesthoselimitswilldependonhis/herenvironment.Thisviewnowheldbymostexpertscanbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopletheclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsistersparentsandchildrenusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceandthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendoneforexampletoauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedevelopingandthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherbutwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence.1.Thewriterholdstheviewthathumanbeings’intelligencedependson.A.birthB.educationC.bothbirthandenvironmentD.neitherbirthnoreducation2.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatifachildisbornwithlowintelligencehecanA.notbecomeagenius.B.stillbecomeageniusifheisgivenspecialeducation.C.exceed超过hisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings.D.notfulfillhisintelligenceinhislife.3.Inthesecondparagraphifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationmeansifwe.A.pickanytwopersons.B.choosetwopersonswhoarerelatives.C.takeouttwodifferentpersonsonpurpose.D.choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence.4.Theexampleofthetwinsinthethirdparagraphisusedtoshow.A.theimportanceoftheirintelligence.B.theroleofenvironmentonintelligence.C.theimportanceoftheirsocialpositions.D.thepartthatbirthplays.

When7-year-oldWarrenBuffettsaidIwillbetherichestmanonedayhisfriendsmadefunofhisdaydreaming.Buteversincethenthelittleboyhassetaboutlearninghowtomakemoneybysellingdrinksdeliveringnewspaperandbuyingstocks.TheAmericanhadalreadyearned$9000equalto$90000todaybythetimehegraduatedfromhighschool.Andthismonththe78-year-oldmanwhoearnedhisfortunebymakingalotofsoundinvestmentinthestockmarkettooktheplaceofMicrosoftfounderBillGatesastheworld’srichestman.Gates’worthdeclined$1.5billionto$55.5billionin33daysaftertherecentfinancialstormaccordingtoForbesMagazinE.BuffetttheonlysonofastockbrokerwasreadytothinkoutsidetheboxtodevelophisbusinessfromaveryearlyagE.At8hewenttogolfcoursescollectingandsellingtheusedballs.At11whenhesoldsodapopdoor-to-doorwithafriendthepaircollectedlidsonstreetstojudgewhichflavorwasthemostpopular.AsapaperboyduringhighschoolBuffettdeliveredtwocompetitorpaperssothatevenwhencustomerscanceledoneofthesubscriptionshecouldstillmakeaprofitfromtheother.WithhispaperdeliverysavingsBuffettbought162000squaremetersoffarmlandandcollectedrent.YoungBuffettsteppedintothestockmarketat11butearnedonly$5.TheexperiencetaughthimoneofthevirtuesininvestingpatiencE.AftergraduatingfromuniversityBuffettstartedhisventurewithstockswithhischildhoodearningsandmoneyfromfriends.HeresearchedthestocksandjustboughtthoseofsolidcompaniesthatwereundervaluedandinexpensiveatthetimE.BystickingtocompaniessuchasAmericanExpressandCoca-ColaBuffetthasbecomerich.LearningisimportanttoBuffett’ssuccess.Heisalearningmachinewhocanspendhisentiredayreading.HekeepslearningfrombooksstreetsmartsandinvestigationfrombothsuccessandfailurE.Inthiswayheover-achievedhisaptitude能力.saidCharlieMungerhislongtimebusinesspartner.1.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A.whyBuffetttooktheplaceofBillGatesastheworld’srichestmanB.whateffectBuffett’schildhoodexperienceshadonhissuccessC.howBuffettearnedhisfortuneandachievedhisaptitudeD.whatBuffettdreamtaboutwhenhewasachild2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBuffett?A.Hisworthismorethan$55.5billionnow.B.HeisnexttoBillGatesinwealthatthepresenttimE.C.Heachievedgreatsuccessonsteppingintothestockmarket.D.Hebought162000squaremetersoffarmlandbysellingsodapop.3.HowdidBuffettbehaveatthestockmarket?A.Heoftenpreferssomeinexpensivestocks.B.HewillbuythestockwhosepriceislowerthanitsvaluE.C.Healwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendstobuystocks.D.Hewillsellthestockifitspricedoesn’tgoup.4.WhichisthemainfactorthatdeterminesBuffett’ssuccess?A.Hiseducation.B.HisfamilybackgrounD.C.Hisdesiretolearn.D.Hiscooperationwithhispartner.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Buffettisanimmediatesuccessinthestockmarket.B.BuffettandGatesarebusinesspartners.C.Hisfatherhelpedhimalotinhisbusiness.D.Buffetthasagoodsenseofbusiness.

DuringhislifeDrJamesNaismithworkedasadoctortaughtP..Eandwroteseveralbooks.WhileheneverthoughtitveryimportantDrNaismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.DrJamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschoolintheUSA.OnedaytheschoolprincipaltoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavysnowthestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasporttheboyscouldplayindoorsandgavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisidea.ThebirthofbasketballissaidtobeonDecember211891whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgame.Itwasquitedifferentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandfootballswereusedinsteadofbasketballs.Soonafterthegamechangedto5playersoneachsideusingspecialbasketballsthroughnets.AlthoughDrNaismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballbecometheworldwidegameitistodayin1936justthreeyearsbeforehisdeathbasketballbecameanOlympicsportatthegamesinBerlin.1.WhichofthefollowingthingsdidDrJamesNaismithNOTdo?A.TeachP..Einschool.B.Writesomebooks.C.Workathospital.D.TakepartintheOlympicGames.2.InwhichseasondidDrNaismithinventbasketball?A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Spring.D.Autumn.3.WhyisDecember21thoughttobethebirthdayofbasketball?A.ItwasonthisdaythatDrNaismithcameupwithhisideaforbasketball.B.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasborn.C.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasaskedbyhisbosstoinventanewgame.D.Itwasonthisdaythatthefirstgameofbasketballwasplayed.4.AtthetimeofDrNaismith’sdeathwhichofthefollowingwastrue?A.Basketballwasalreadyaworldwidegame.B.Basketballwasplayedwith9playersoneachside.C.BasketballwasanOlympicsport.D.Basketballwasstillplayedusingfootballs.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthisstory?A.HistoryofBasketballB.HowBasketballHasChangedC.FatherofBasketballD.HappyBirthdayBasketball

Whenwecanseewellwedonotthinkaboutoureyesoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwecometoseehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenearsightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Manypeoplewhodoalotofcloseworksuchaswritingandreadingbecomenearsighted.Thentheyhavetowearglassesinordertoseedistantthingsclearly.Peoplewhoarefarsightedfacejusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefarawaybuttheyhavedifficultyreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreadingtheymustgetglassestoo.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Thistoocanbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Nowhoweveritispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Whennightfallscolorsbecomefaintertotheeyesandfinallydisappear.Afteryoureyeshavegrownusedtothedarkyoucanseebetterifyouusethesideofyoureyesratherthanthecenters.Sometimesafterdarkyouseeasmallthingtoonesideofyouwhichseemstodisappearifyouturnyourheadinitsdirection.Thisisbecausewhenyouturnyourheadyouarelookingatthethingtoodirectly.Menonguarddutysometimesthinktheyseesomethingmovingtoonesideofthem.Whentheyturntolookstraightatittheycannotseeitanymoreandtheybelievetheyweremistaken.Howeverthismistakehappensbecausethecenteroftheeyewhichisverysensitiveindaylightisnotassensitiveasthesidesoftheeyeafterdark.1.Wedon’tknowthatoureyesareofgreatimportanceuntil________.A.wethinkaboutoureyesB.wecannotseeclearlyC.wewearglassesD.wehavetodomuchreading2.Accordingtothepassagea________ismorelikelytobenearsighted.A.studentB.doctorC.guardD.painter3.Peoplewhoarefarsighted________.A.candoalotofcloseworkwithoutglassesB.canonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyesC.havedifficultyreadingabookiftheyholditatarm’slengthD.cancorrecttheireyesbyglasses4.Toseeasmallthingatnightitisbettertolook________.A.withwideopeneyesB.withhalfshutornarrowedeyesC.straightatitD.inaslightlydifferentdirection

TheycrossedinfrontofmeasIwasdrivingoutofthestoreparkinglot.Myfirstreactionwasangeratbeingdelayedforawholetenseconds.IquicklybecamepatientwhenIrealizedthatthiswasanelderlycouple.Themanleanedonhiswifewhowalkedinfrontofhim.Henotonlyusedherforsupportbutitwasobviousthathewasblind.Thetwoofthemworkedasone---eachneedingtheothertofunctioninthisfast-changingworld.Thatlittleexampleoftruestrengthchangedmywholepersonalperception理解oflifethatday.SuddenlyIwasn’tsomadabouthavingtoworkafewextrahoursonSaturdays.IhadmystrengthandIwasstillrelativelyyoung.Thatpictureofthosetwoelderlypeoplewalkingwithdignityandstrengthstayedwithmetheentireweek.Mylifewasn’tsobadafterall.Ihadmyhealthandagoodjob.Ihadawonderfulsupportivewife.Istartedtothink---notonlywasIluckytohaveitallbutsowasthatwonderfuloldcouplewhodespitethetrialsandsufferingsofalonglifestillhadtheloveandsupportofeachothertocarrythemthroughthisworld.Therearesomanypeopleouttherejustlikethatcouple.MywifeandIsometimespictureourselvesinouroldagewalkingarm-in-armintothesunset.Thatimagealwaysgivesusawarmfeelingofcomfort.Justremembernoneofuswouldbehereifitwasn’tforourelders.Weshouldallhavealittleextratimeandpatiencewhenitcomestohelpingourelderfriends.1.Whentheauthorwasabouttodriveawaythecouple__________________.A.gotinhiswayB.hithiscarC.enteredthestoreD.askedhimforhelp2.Afterhesawthecoupletheauthorwould_________________.A.driveatahighspeedB.seldomthinkofhiswifeC.beimpolitetotheblindD.spendlesstimecomplaining3.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthecouple?A.Theylivedahappierlifethanhe.B.Theydidn’tlivealifewithouthardships.C.Theywereadmirablefortheirlastinglove.D.Theywonrespectbywalkingtogether.4.Fromthepassagewelearn_______________________.A.theauthorhatedworkingonSaturdaysB.theauthorwashappywithhiswifeC.oldcoupleswereadvisedtowalkinthesunsetD.manypeoplelikethatcoupleareblind

ThehugeexplosionatKrakatauwastheresultoftwodifferentfactors.Onewasthatthevolcanohadnotbrokenoutforsometimeandsoattheverycenterofthevolcanotherewasahugeplugoflavawhichactedlikeacork塞子inabottlestoppingthepressurebelowfrombeingreleased释放.Thesecondfactorwasthatoceanwaterenteredtheverycentreofthevolcanoastheexplosionsbecamemoreviolent.ThiscausedsuperheatedsteamtobuildupenormouspressureandthiswasfinallyreleasedinthelargestexplosionofallonAugust271883.Thesuddenreleaseofthepressuresenthugeamountsofashrockanddustintothesky.Someoftheashrose80kmintotheairandtraveledaroundtheEarthcausingbrightlycolouredsunsetsforseveralyears.Krakataualmostdisappeared;formanyyearsafterthisexplosionitremainedveryquiet.Howevertherewasstillactivitygoingonundertheseaandon25January1925asmallvolcanicconeappearedabovethesurfaceofthewater.ThisnewvolcanowasnamedAnakKmkatauorChildofKrakatau.Overthefollowingyearsthesizeoftheislandgrewlargerby1959theislandwas300metresabovethesurfaceofthesea.Thevolcanicactivityhascontinuedandthelatesteruptionswerein1995.ThereisnodoubtKrakatauwillcontinuetogrowandthereisalsostrongevidencethatatsomepointinthefuturetherewillbeanotherviolentexplosion.KrakatauisinapartoftheworldwherethesurfaceoftheEarthisunstableandisalwaysmovingandcracking.Ifinthefutureanothercorkbecomesfixedinthecentreofthevolcanothepressurewillbuildup.Aseriesofasmallerexplosionswillallowsea-waterintothecentreofthevolcanoandonceagaintheresultwillbeaterriblydestructiveexplosion.1.Thelatesteruptionswerein_______.A.1925B.1959C.1995D.19832.Thepressureunderthevolcanocannotbereleasedbecause_______.A.thepluglookslikeacorkinabottleB.thevolcanohasn’tbrokenoutforsometimeC.thecenterofthevolcanoisblocked堵塞bylavaD.thetemperatureofthesteamisnothighenough.3.WecaninferfromthearticlethatKrakatauvolcano________.A.hasbrokenoutthreetimesB.neverdiesbutcontinuestobeactiveC.willkillmanypeopleagaininthefutureD.isalwaysmovingandgrowingaboveseA.4.AllofthefollowingresultsarecausedbytheexplosionatKrakatauEXCEPTthat_____.A.ashrockanddustwasthrownhighintotheairB.othersmallvolcanoesweresoonproduceD.C.theislandofKrakatauwasdestroyedD.peoplesawbeautifulsunsetsforsomeyears5.Thearticleismainlyabout________.A.thecauseoftheKrakatauvolcanoB.thedangeroftheKrakatauvolcanoC.thehistoryoftheKrakatauvolcanoD.thefutureoftheKrakatauvolcano

LastTuesdayItookmytwodaughtersagedfiveandseventotownbycar.Itbegantorain__1__soIdecidedIwouldleavethechildreninthecar__2__Irushedintoashop.Iwarnedthegirlsnotto__3__anythingandtoldthemIwouldbe__4__withinafewminutes.ThenIlockedallthedoorsandleft__5__happilylookingoutofthewindow.Ireturnedtothecarinlessthanfiveminutesbutthegirlshad__6__!Icouldhardlybelievemy__7__.Thecardoorswere__8__lockedthewindowstightlyshutandonthebackseat__9__onlytwocoats.Being__10__Irantothecornerofthestreet__11__therewasnosignofthem.I__12__uptoanoldladynearbyandasked__13__shehadseentwosmallgirlsbutshesaidNo.FeelingquitesickwithfearIsatonthedriver’sseatand__14__tostoptrembling发抖.SuddenlyI__15__amerrylaugh_16__me.Igotoutofthecarranroundtoopentheboot车尾行李箱and__17__weretwoveryred-faceand__18__children.Theyhadobviouslypulledoutthebackseat__19__behinditandthenbeenunabletopushtheseatforwardagain.__20__tearsinmyeyesIleanedforwardandpulledtheirears.1.A.heavyB.hardC.bigD.hardly2.A.beforeB.sinceC.afterD.which3.A.talkB.reachC.hearD.touch4.A.awayB.outC.backD.along5.A.themB.herC.herselfD.themselves6.A.discoveredB.disappearedC.describedD.delivered7.A.earsB.wordsC.eyesD.heads8.A.evenB.againC.alreadyD.still9.A.haveB.wereC.hadD.are10.A.foolishB.proudC.frightenedD.pleased11.A.whereB.whichC.thatD.when12.A.arrivedB.lookedC.rushedD.left13.A.whatB.whenC.whetherD.how14.A.triedB.hadC.tiredD.ought15.A.feltB.listenedC.smeltD.heard16.A.behindB.overC.beforeD.with17.A.outsideB.amongC.insideD.between18.A.worriedB.excitedC.surprisedD.interested19.A.climbedB.flewC.threwD.jumped20.A.ForB.AboutC.WithD.Down

ChristopherThomas27wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes糖尿病Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin胰岛素threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamageblindnessandevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenoughhehadnohealthinsurance.AfteramonthoffeelingupsetThomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCantonMichiganforNewYorkgotajobwaitingtablesnicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstarandcreateddiabeticrockstar.comafreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1100peoplesharepersonalstoriesinformationandresources.JasonSwencki’ssonKodywasdiagnosedwithdiabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforums论坛togethermostevenings.KodygetssoexcitedwritingtokidsfromalloversaysSwenckioneofthesite'svolunteers.Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthroughsohedoesn'tfeelalone.KodyisanythingbutaloneDiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStateswith24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.ThesedaysThomas'smainfocusishischarity慈善机构FightItwhichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraisedabout$23000—inproductsandincash.InMayThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.Evenwithastaffof22volunteersThomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscausewhilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables.OfthediabetescharitiesouttheremostareputtingmoneyintofindingacuresaysBentleyGubaroneofRockstar'soriginalmembers.ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow.1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.B.HestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetesC.hasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.2.Diabeitcrockstar.comwascreatedfor_________.A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobsC.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.3.AccordingtothetextKody______.A.feellonelybecauseofhisillnessB.benefitsfromdiabeticrockstar.comC.helpscreatetheonlinekid’sforumsD.writeschildren’sstoriesonline4.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.5.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas______.A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB.employs22peopleforhiswebsiteC.helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD.triestofindacurefordiabetes

Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinalargeeasternuniversity.Onthestepsofonebuildingagroupofengineeringseniorsgathereddiscussingtheexamduetobegininafew1.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.Thiswastheirlastexam—thenonto2andjobs.Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhad;otherstalkedofjobsthey3get.Withthecertaintyoffouryearsofcollegetheyfeltreadyandabletotake4oftheworld.Thecomingexamtheyknewwouldbean5task.Theprofessorhadsaidtheycouldbrine6bookornotetheywantedrequestingonlythattheydidnot7__eachotherduringthetest.8theyenteredtheclassroom.Theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.Andsmiles9onthestudents'facesastheynotedtherewereonlyfivequestions.Threehourshadpassed10theprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.ThestudentsnolongerlookedconfidentOntheirfaceswasafrightenedexpression.Papersinhandnoonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclass.Helookedatthe11facesbeforehimandthenaskedHowmanycompletedallfivequestions?_12__ahandwasraised.Howmanyansweredfour?Stillnohands.Three?Two?Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.Onethen?Certainlysomebodyfinished13.Buttheclassremainedsilent.Theprofessorputdownthepapers.ThatisexactlywhatI14.hesaid.Ijustwanttoimpressuponyouthat15youhavecompletedfouryearsofengineeringtherearestillmanythingsaboutthe16youdon'tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldn'tanswerarerelatively17ineverydaypractice.ThensmilingheaddedYouwillall18thiscoursebutremember—eventhoughyouarenowcollegegraduatesyoureducationhasjust19.Theyearshave20thenameofthisprofessorbutnotthelessonhetaught.1.A.secondsB.minutesC.hoursD.days2.A.interviewB.discussionC.educationD.graduation3.A.wouldB.mustC.havetoD.usedto4.A.holdB.controlC.chargeD.place5.A.interestingB.necessaryC.easyD.unusual6.A.noB.eitherC.anyD.all7.A.listentoB.lookatC.refertoD.talkto8.A.NervouslyB.JoyfullyC.QuicklyD.Curiously9.A.appearedB.changedC.frozeD.stopped10.A.thenB.asC.beforeD.after11.A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.moved12.A.NotB.onceC.OnlyD.Even13.A.allB.noneC.oneD.it14.A.wonderedB.enjoyedC.hatedD.expected15.A.rightnowB.asthoughC.nowthatD.eventhough16.A.examB.subjectC.questionD.college17.A.valuableB.difficultC.commonD.strange18.A.passB.failC.takeD.start19.A.begunB.completedC.failedD.succeeded20.A.forgotB.rememberedC.strengthenedD.weakened

ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.Howevertheywerenotunhappy.Afteralltheirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.Thenoneday.Somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.Howevertheydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirownandsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplace.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaroundandtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreachedandthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttimethepeoplewereabletodreamofabatterfuture.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirstbutitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoftenandthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides杀虫剂andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob---eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilledtheinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.Nowthepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.1.Fromparagraph1welearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeC.werepoorbutsomewhatcontentD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers2.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.thefrogswereeasymoneyB.TheyneedsmoneytobuymedicineC.theywantedtopleasethevisitorsD.thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise3.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.thecropsdidn’tdowellB.thereweretoomanyinsectsC.thevisitsbroughtindiseasesD.thepesticideswereoverused4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?A.HappinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountryB.HealthismoreimportantthanmoneyC.TheharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportantD.goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten

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TheSquirrelandtheLionA.squirrelmerrilyleapingonthebranchesofanoaktreeaccidentallymisseditsholdandfelluponalionwholaysoundasleepatthetrunk.HisMajestyawokein___1___anddisplayedhisterrificteethtothe___2___squirrelwhointhemosthumblemannerbegged__3___fortheintrusion.Igrantyouyourlifesaidthelionbutonconditionthatyoutellmethereasonwhyyouarealwayssolivelyand__4___whilemytimepassessoboringly.YessirerepliedthesquirrelIwillinreturnforyourmercytellyouthesecret.Buthewhospeaksthetruthoughttostandhigherthanhewho___5___it;permitmethereforetojumpupthetree.Thelionagreedtothisandwhenthesquirrelwasoutofhis___6___hethusaddressedhim:YouseektoknowhowIamalwaysmerry.___7___givesmeajoyousmindbutsireyouarejustlackinginit.Thinkofthemanycrimesandcrueltiesyouhave___8___.HowmanyanimalshaveyoukilledwhileIhavebeen___9___incarryingnutstohelpmyfolks!YouhateandIlove!BelievemethereisgreatmeaningandtruthinthesewordsandoftenhaveIheardmyfatherobservewhenyoung:Sonletyourhappinessbefoundedinvirtueandpleasurewillbetheconstant__10___ofyourheart..1.A.angerB.silenceC.surpriseD.hunger2.A.thrillingB.skippingC.tremblingD.frightening3.A.explanationB.understandingC.forgivenessD.consideration4.A.lovelyB.interestingC.athleticD.happy5.A.witnessesB.answersC.analyzesD.hears6.A.sightB.reachC.mindD.catch7.A.NatureB.WealthC.ConscienceD.Knowledge8.A.madeB.committedC.performedD.accomplished9.A.employedB.requiredC.interestedD.devoted10.A.tendencyB.desireC.companionD.assistant

OverthenextfouryearsKyleandIbecamebestfriends.Whenwewereseniorswebegantothinkaboutcollege.Kyle1onGeorgetownandIwasgoingtoDuke.Iknewthatwewouldalwaysbe2andthatthemileswouldneverbeaproblem.Kylewas3toprepareaspeechforgraduation.GraduationdaylsawKyle.Icouldseethathewas4abouthisspeechSoIpattedhimonthebackandsaidHeybigguyyou'Ilbegreat!Helookedatmewithoneofthose5thereallygratefuloneandsmiled.Thankshesaid.Ashestartedhisspeechhe6histhroatandbegan.Graduationisatimeto7thosewhohelpedyou8itthroughthosetoughyears.Yourparentsyourteachersyoursiblingsmaybeacoachbut9yourfriends.Iamheretotellallofyouthatbeingafriendtosomeoneisthebest10youcangivethem.Iamgoingtotellyouastory.Ijustlookedatmyfriendwith11ashetoldthestoryofthefirstdaywemet.Hehadplannedto12himselfovertheweekend.Hetalkedofhowhehad13hislockersohisMomwouldnthavetodoitlaterandwascarryinghisstuffhome.Helookedhardatmeandgavemealittlesmile.14Iwassaved.Myfriendsavedmefromdoingtheunspeakable.Iheardthe15gothroughthecrowdasthishandsomepopularboytoldusallabouthisweakestmoment.IsawhisMomandDad16meandsmilingthatsamegratefulsmile.NotuntilthatmomentdidI17.itsdepth.Neverunderestimate低估the18ofyouractions.Withonesmallgestureyoucanchangeaperson'slife.For19orforworse.Friendsareangleswholiftustoourfeetwhenourwingshave20rememberinghowtofly.1.A.decidedB.calledC.tookD.agreed2.A.classmatesB.neighborsC.friendsD.students3.A.hopedB.chosenC.forcedD.supposed4.A.sureB.nervousC.eagerD.curious5.A.mannersB.impressionsC.interestsD.looks6.A.raisedB.clearedC.swallowedD.felt7.A.thankB.understandC.assistD.please8.A.getB.catchC.manageD.make9.A.practicallyB.nearlyC.mostlyD.seriously10.A.lessonB.recluestC.giftD.position11.A.dislikeB.disbeliefC.disagreementD.disrespect12.A.killB.helpC.directD.dismiss13.A.brokenupB.putoutC.setupD.cleanedout14.A.PfhankfullyB.UnfortunatelyC.ActuallyD.Hopelessly15.A.angerB.disappointmentC.gaspD.terror16.A.pointingtoB.lookingatC.appealingtoD.aimingat17.A.reachB.observeC.realizeD.measure18.A.powerB.purposeC.reasonD.reward19.A.fairerB.longerC.betterD.harder20.A.timeB.energyC.freedomD.trouble

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项A.mancamehomefromworklatetiredandfoundhis5-year-oldsonwaitingforhimatthedoor.DaddymayIaskyouaquestion?Yeahsurewhatisit?repliedtheman.1IfyoumustknowImake$20anhour.Ohthelittleboyrepliedwithhisheaddown.ThenhelookedupandsaidDaddymayIborrow$10?ThefatherwasangryIftheonlyreasonyouaskedforthatistoborrowsomemoneytobuyasillytoythenyoushouldgotobed.2Afteraboutanhourorsothemancalmeddownandstartedtothink.Maybetherewassomethinghereallyneededtobuywiththat$10andhereallydidn’taskformoneyveryoften.3Areyouasleepson?Heopenedthedoorandasked.NoDaddyrepliedtheboy.I’vebeenthinkingmaybeIwastoohardonyoujustnow.saidthemanHere’sthe$10youaskedfor.4OhthankyouDaddy!heyelled.Thenreachingunderhispillowhepulledoutsomesmallchange.5Whydoyouwantmoremoneyifyouhavealreadyhadsome?thefatheraskedangrily.BecauseIdidn’thaveenoughbutnowIdo.ThelittleboyrepliedDaddyIhave$20now.CanIbuyanhourofyourtime?PleasecomehomeearliertomorrowIwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou.A.Silentlythelittleboyreturnedthemoneytohisfatherwithtears.B.Themanseeingthattheboyalreadyhadmoneystartedtogetangryagain.C.Daddyhowmuchdoyoumakeanhour?D.Daddyhowmuchdoyouspendaday?E.Themanwenttothedoorofthelittleboy’sroom.F.Thelittleboyquietlywenttohisroomandshutthedoor.G.Thelittleboysatstraightupsmiling.

DuringmyhighschoolyearsthemostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearingtotheFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedaboutitwastheleastofmyworries.WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschoolmyelderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollege.FormygraduationhegavemeacardinwhichhewroteEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast.Iremembernotbelievinghimthenbutlookingbackhewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasapersonpushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult.HoweverIwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschoolthatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelike.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformance.IknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollegesoItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollege社区学院andIdidn’tworryaboutmySAT美国大学入学考试scores.WhenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollegeIstartedtowishIhaddonethesame.MyfriendswerelivingawaymeetingnewpeoplediscoveringnewplacesandIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!Whydidn’tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampusatmosphereinsteadoftwo.Myadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftime.NowIhavegraduateandIamworkingfulltimeandIwoulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!1.Whydidn’ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores?A.Hewantedtogotocommunitycollege.B.Hehadbeenadmittedforhisgiftindance.C.Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.D.Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.2.WheninhighschooltheauthorA.drovetoandfromclasseveryday.B.buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetime.C.enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelife.D.livedintheschoolexceptonholidays.3.Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanbyEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast?A.Hewishedtheauthortohavemoredance.B.Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.C.Heencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzone.D.Hesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollege.4.Talkingofhishighschoolyearstheauthorfeels.A.regretfulB.lonelyC.angryD.pleased

AgadgetwhichmakeswateroutofaircouldbecomethegreatesthouseholdinventionsincethemicrowavE.Usingthesametechnologyasadehumidifier除湿器theWaterMillisabletocreateareadysupplyofdrinkingwaterbecauseitcanalwaysgetitfromanunlimitedsource—theair.Thecompanybehindthemachinesaysnotonlydoesitofferanalternativetobottledwaterindevelopedcountriesbutitisasolutionforthemillionswhofaceadailywatershortage.Themachineworksbydrawinginwetairthroughafilter过滤器andoveracoolinginstrumentwhichchangesitintowaterdroplets.Itcanproduceupto12litersaday.TheWaterMillwillalsoproducemorewaterwhenstormspassoverastheamountofwaterwhichiscontainedintheairincreases.Inkeepingwithitseco-developmentthemachineusesthesameamountofelectricityasthreelights.InventorJonathanRitcheysaid:Thedemandforwaterisoffthechart.SopeoplearelookingforfreedomfromwaterdistributionsystemsthatareshakyandunreliablE.Themachinewhichisabout3feetwideislikelytocost￡800whenitgoesonsalehereinthespring.ItsmakerCanadianFirmElementFourroughlycalculatesthataliterofwatercostaround20ptoproducE.Environmentalistsstatethathalftheworld’spopulationwillfacewatershortagebecauseofclimatechangeby2080.Oneinfiveissaidtolackaccesstosafedrinking.TheWaterMillisnoteffectiveinareaswheretheamountofwatercontainedintheairisbelowabout30percentbutinBritainthatwon’tbemuchofaproblem.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferdo?A.Drinkingwater.B.Invention.C.MicrowavE.D.WaterMill.2.Whatdowelearnaboutthemachine?A.Itworksinthesamewayasmicrowaves.B.ItisveryexpensiveforfamiliestoafforD.C.Itabsorbssteamandturnsitintowater.D.Ithelpstomakethewatercleantodrink.3.Whatdoesthepassageleadustobelieve?A.Thecostofwaterwillgoup.B.Bottledwaterwilldisappearsooner.C.Themachineisenergysaving.D.ThemachinewillbepopularworldwidE.4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANewWaytoSolveWaterProblem.B.AMachinetoMakeWateroutofAir.C.ADehumidifiertoProduceWater.D.AnAbsolutelyNewInvention

Domestic驯养的horsesnowpullploughsraceintheKentuckyDerbyandcarrypolicE.Butearlyhorsesweren'ttame驯服的enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.ThousandsofyearsagopeoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfooD.Overtimepeoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorsestheychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexamplepeoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals'genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproducedtheypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn'texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshortstronglegstheanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts矿井withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavytallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.ForexamplehorsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculturE.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorseshumanshadtocrosslandonfoot.RidinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstimE.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.ThenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworlD.1.Beforedomesticationhorseswere.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople2.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication3.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareas4.Thepassageismainlyabout_.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother

ItwasaSundaymorningandIwasinaterriblemood.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedme.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.WanttogoforaridetodayBeck?It’sabeautifulday.No!Leavemealone!ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.Iforgottobemadatthemandwent.Icamehometofindanoteonthetable.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital.WhenIreachedthehospitalmymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensive.Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911thankGod!IfhehadmovedDaddythere’snotellingwhatmighthavehappened.Abrokenrib肋骨mighthavepierced穿透alung....MymothermayhavesaidmorebutIdidn’thear.Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:Leavemealone.Mydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmore.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurled愤慨地说出thosewordsathimearlierintheday?Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgentlyafraidofhurtinghim.Daddy...Iamsosorry....It’sokaysweetheart.I’llbeokay.NoIsaidImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknowthatmorning?Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly.HelookedatmeandsaidSweetheartIdon’trememberanythingaboutthatdaynotbeforeduringoraftertheaccident.Irememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbeforethough.Hemanagedaweaksmile.MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.1.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause________.A.hisfatherhadaterribleaccidentB.hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriendsC.hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinemaD.hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriends2.Whydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?A.Becausehedidn’tgoalongwithhisfather.B.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.C.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.D.Becausehecouldn’tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.3.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat________.A.hehadapoormemoryB.hedidn’twanttoforgivehissonC.hejustwantedtocomforthissonD.helosthismemoryaftertheaccident4.WhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?A.Don’ttreatyourparentsbadly.B.Don’thurtotherswithrudewords.C.Don’tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.D.Don’tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.

Communicationstechnologiesarefarfromequalwhenitcomestoconveyingthetruth.Arecentresearchshowspeopletendtotellmoreliesinphoneconversationsthantheyareinemails.Thefactthatemailsareautomaticallyrecordedandcancomebacktohauntyouappearstobethekeytothefinding.JeffHancockofCornellUniversityinIthacaNewYorkasked30studentstokeepacommunicationsdiaryforaweek.Inittheynotedthenumberofconversationsoremailexchangestheyhadlastingmorethan10minutesandconfessedtohowmanyliestheytold.Hancockthenworkedoutthenumberofliesperconversationforeachmedium.Hefoundthatliesmadeup14percentofemails21percentofinstantmessages27percentofface-to-faceinteractionsandanastonishing37ofphonecalls.Hisresultstobepresentedattheconferenceonhuman-computerinteractioninViennaAustriainAprilhavesurprisedpsychologists.Someexpectedemailerstobethebiggestliarsreasoningthatbecausedeceptionmakespeopleuncomfortablethedetachment非直接接触ofemailingwouldmakeiteasiertolie.Othersexpectedpeopletobemoreinface-to-faceexchangesbecausewearemostpracticedatthatformofcommunication.ButHancocksaysitisalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeingrecordedandcouldberereadandwhetheritoccursinrealtime.Peopleappeartobeafraidtoliewhentheyknowthecommunicationcouldlaterbeusedtoholdthemtoaccounthesays.Thisiswhyfewerliesappearinemailthanonthephone.PeoplearealsomorelikelytolieinrealtimeinaninstantmessageorphonecallthaniftheyhavetimetothinkofaresponsesayHancock.HefoundmanyliesarespontaneousresponsestoanunexpecteddemandsuchasDoyoulikemydress?Hancockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkoutthebestwaysfortheiremployeestocommunicate.Forinstancethephonemightbethebestmediumforsaleswhereemployeesareencouragedtostretchthetruth.Butgivenhisresultworkassessmentwherehonestyisaprioritymightbebestdoneusingemail.1.Hancock’sstudyfocuseson_____.A.theconsequencesoflyinginvariouscommunicationsmediaB.thesuccessofcommunicationstechnologiesinconveyingideasC.peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessagesD.people’shonestylevelsacrossarangeofcommunicationsmedia.2.Hancock’sresearchfindingsurprisedthosewhobelievedthat_______.A.peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages.B.peopleareunlikelytolieinface-to-faceinteractions.C.peoplearemostlikelytolieinemailcommunication.D.peoplearetwiceaslikelytolieinphoneconversations.3.Accordingtothepassagewhyarepeoplemorelikelytotellthetruththroughcertainmediaofcommunication?A.Theyareafraidofleavingbehindtracesoftheirlies.B.Theybelievethathonestyisthebestpolicy.C.Theytendtoberelaxedwhenusingthosemedia.D.Theyaremostpracticedatthoseformsofcommunication.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.honestyshouldbeencouragedininterpersonalcommunicationsB.moreemployerswilluseemailstocommunicatewiththeiremployeesC.suitablemediashouldbechosenfordifferentcommunicationpurposesD.emailisnowthedominantmediumofcommunicationwithinacompany

WhenIsteppedouttheplanefromMiamiintoCharlotteNorthCarolinaairportforaconnectingflighthomeIimmediatelyknewsomethingwaswrong.Lotsofdesperatepeoplecrowdedtheterminal.IquicklylearnedthatflightsheadedtotheNortheastwerecalledoffbecauseofastorm.TheearliesttheycouldgetusoutofCharlottewasTuesday.ItwasFriday.AgateagentstoodonthecounterandshoutedDon’taskusforhelp!Wecannothelpyou!Ijoinedacrowdthatranfromterminaltoterminalinsearchofaflightout.EventuallyIfoundsixstrangerswillingtorentavanwithme.WedrovethroughthenighttoWashingtonwhereItookatraintherestofthewaytoProvidencE.Therealproblemofcourseisthatincidentslikethishappeneverydaytoeveryonewhofliesmoreandmoreoften.ItreallygetstomethoughbecauseforeightyearsIwasontheothersideasaflightattendantforTrans-WorldAirlinesTWA.IknowthedaysaregonewhenattendantscouldbewrittenupifwedidnotputthelinesnapkinswiththeTWAlogointhelowerright-handcornerofthefirst-classdiners’trays.AsarethedayswhentherewerethreedinneroptionsonflightsfromBostontoLosAngelesineconomyclass.Whenoncestuckonatarmac机场停机坪inNewarkforfourhoursaplaneloadofpassengersgotMcDonald’shamburgersandfriesbythoughtfulnessoftheairline.Ihaveexperiencedthedeclineofservicealongwiththerestoftheflyingpublic.ButIbelieveeverythingwillchangelittlebylittlebecauseIrememberthedayswhentoflywastosoar翱翔.Theairlinesandtheiremployeestookprideinhowtheirpassengersweretreated.AndIthinkthedaysaresuretocomebackonedayinthenearfuture.1.Manypeoplecrowdedtheterminalbecause________.A.theywerereadytoboardontheplanesB.somethingwaswrongwiththeterminalC.theflightstotheNortheastwerecanceledD.thegateagentwouldn’thelpthepassengers2.ThewritergottoProvidence________atlast.A.byairB.byvanC.bytrainD.byunderground3.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Incidentshappenedtothosewhoflyquiteoften.B.ThewriterusedtobeaflightattendantforTrans-WorldAirlines.C.Evenasmallmistakemightcausecomplaintsfrompassengersinthepast.D.McDonald’shamburgersandfrieswereamongregulardinneroptions.4.Whatcanbeimpliedfromthepassage?A.ThewriterlivedinCharlotteNorthCarolinA.B.ThewriterthoughttheservicewasnotasgoodasitusedtobE.C.Thewriterwithotherpassengerswaitedtobepickeduppatiently.D.PassengerswouldfeelproudofhowtheyweretreatedontheplanE.

AgrowingnumberofconsumersespeciallyyoungpeopleareadoptingmoreWesternhabitswhenitcomestospendingmoney—byfavoringcreditcardsoversavings.Asurveyof11500peoplein18citiesbyTheNielsonCompanyfoundthecreditcardmarkethadwitnessedamajorchangeinrecentyears.Today’sconsumerisclearlynotinterestedinsavingforarainydayasmayhavebeenthecaseinthepastBegaNgdirectoroffinancialservicesresearchwiththecompanysaiD.ConsumershavebeenadoptingWesternhabitsandattitudesinalmosteveryway—includingsavingandspendinghabits.Consumersintheir20sspendtomorrow’scashtofundtoday’sneeds.Thereportfoundconsumersaged18to24werethemosteagercreditcardusers.Althoughthereportdidnotgivetheamountscreditcardusersineachofthe18citiesspentitmentionedtheexampleofXiamenacoastalcityinFujianProvincewhereconsumersputanaverageof50percentoftheirmonthlyincomesintotheircreditcardaccountstoindulge沉湎于incashlessshopping.IncludedinthesurveyforthefirsttimeXiamenisreportedtohaveafastgrowingpenetrationrate渗透率forcreditcardswithfouroutoftenconsumersnowowningatleastonecarD.WithmorethanhalfofcardholdersinXiamenowningtwoormorecardsitiscatchingupwithkeytieronecitiesthereportsaiD.ThereportdidnotmakeknownthefiguresinmajorcitiessuchasBeijingShanghaiandGuangzhou.LastyearthesameNielsonsurveyshowedShanghaihadthebiggestpopulationofcreditcardholderswithcitizensowning1.8creditcardsonaveragE.HalfofthemusecreditcardsatleastonceaweekthesurveysaiD.Yunfei30fromBeijingsaidshespentatleast2000yuanamonthbycreditcardsmostofwhichwentondailynecessitiesanddiningout.1.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheyoungurbanites’ideaofconsumption?A.Usingcreditcardsineveryway.B.Spendingtomorrow’scashfortoday’sneeds.C.Owningmorecardsforcashlessshopping.D.SavingmoneyforfutureusE.2.HowisthesituationofcreditcarduseinXiamen?A.FortypercentoftheconsumersownatleastonecarD.B.CreditcardusersuseupmostoftheirmonthlyincomE.C.ThenumberofcreditcardusersislargerthanthatinGuangzhou.D.Overhalfoftheconsumersusetwoormorecards.3.Whichcityhadthelargestnumberofcreditcardusersaccordingtoaprevioussurvey?A.Xiamen.B.Beijing.C.Shanghai.D.Guangzhou.4.WhatisthemainideaofthesurveyreportedbyNielsonCompany?A.Mostcreditcardusersareyoungpeopleaged18to24.B.WesternhabitshaveabiginfluenceontheChinesepeoplE.C.ThenumberofcreditcardusersisgrowingrapidlyinChinesecities.D.Chineseconsumersarenomoreinterestedinsavingmoney.

Anyonewhoworksinanofficeknowsthepoweroftechnology.Whenitworkslifeiswonderful.Informationfilesacrosstheworldinseconds.Itsavestimeandmakesourjobseasier.Butwhentechnologygoeswrongeveryonehatesit.InMarchPeterGolotareceivedagasbillfor$0.00.Hethrewitaway.InAprilhereceivedanotherbillfor$0.00.Hethrewthatonewaytoo.InMaythegascompanysenthimaletterwhichsaidhehadtopayhisgasbill.Ifhedidn’tpayittheyweregoingtocutoffhisgas.Hecalledandtoldthemthebillwasfor$0.00.Theysaiditwasacomputererror.Butthebillscontinued.Finallyhesentacheckfor$0.00.Thiscausedthebank’scomputertocrash.Afteralotofangryphonecallsandthelettersbetweenthemanthegascompanyandthebankthecasewenttocourt.ThegascompanylostandhadtopayPeterGolota$8000.Itallhappenedbecauseofabillfor$0.00.A.manfromColoradoappearedonthenewswhenheshothiscomputerbecauseitcrashedallthetime.Themanwhoownedabarputthedeadlaptoponthewallforeveryonetosee.ThepolicesaidIt’sthefirsttimesomeoneshotacomputerbecausehewasangrywithit.Theyarrestedhim.InDecemberMargaretSmartofEnergiesSolutionsstoodupinfrontof2000peopleinTaxes.Asshebegantospeakhermicrophonestoppedworking.Theyfoundanotherone.Aftertwominutesthatonealsodied.WhenshedecidedtoshowhernotesonPowerPointthecomputerrefusedtostartup.ThetitleofherpresentationwasTechnology:ThewayForward.1.Whydidthebank’scomputercrash?A.Becauseitkeptsendinggasbillsfor$0.00.B.BecausePeterGolotasentacheckfor$0.00.C.Becausethegascompanysentalettertothebank.D.Becausethegasbillcasewenttocourt.2.Whogotangrywithhiscomputerandshotit?A.Abarowner.B.Apoliceman.C.PeterGolota.D.Abankmanager.3.MargaretSmart’scomputerrefusestostartupprobablybecause________.A.therewasapowerfailureB.itworkedtoolongC.itwentwrongD.someoneshothercomputer

ThefindingsofanewsurveyhaveAmericanprofessorstalkingaboutthegoodolddays—whenA'swerealottoughertoearn.SiteslikeRateMyProfessors.commakeiteasyforstudentstofindaclasstaughtbyaprofessorwhoisknownasaneasygrader.ArecentsurveybyKaplanTestPrepfoundthat46percentofthemorethan1200studentspolledadmittedtousingthesiteforjustsuchapurpose.Ourresearchshowsthatmanyoftoday'scollegestudentsarelookingatmultiplefactorswhenpickingoutcourses:overallteacherqualitythatwillresultinagoodlearningexperiencebutalsoinstructorswhodon'tliketoawardalotofC'sandD'ssaidJeffOlsonvicepresidentofresearchatKaplanTestPrep.Whileitmakessensethatstudentswouldchoosekindergradersitalsohelpsexplaintherecentpopularityofgradeinflation膨胀.Gradeinflationisseenbymanyprofessorsaspoisoningthelearningenvironment.SomelikeformerDukeUniversityprofessorStuartRojstaczerarerightingithead-on.OnhiswebsiteGradelnflation.comhereleasesanannuallistofschoolswheregradeinflationistheworst.Thisyearhedecidedtonametheschoolswheregradeswereinflatedtheleast.HepraisedforexamplePrincetonUniversityaswellasPurdueUniversitywheretheaverageGPAhasremainedaround2.8forover30years.Purduedoesn'tevenseemtoknowthatgradeinflationexistsintheUSRojstaczersays.Ignoranceisbliss极大的幸福.1.FromthepassagewemayknowthatKaplanTestPrepismostprobably_____A.aninstituteB.aprofessorC.avicepresidentD.acourse2.Gradeinflationisspreadingbecause_____.A.it'spoisoningthelearningenvironmentB.instructorsintendtoimprovetheiroverallteachingqualityC.manyinstructorsadapttothestudents'expectationsD.studentsgeteasyaccesstositeslikeRateMyProfessors.com3.Thepassagesuggeststhat_____.A.universitieswillemployhardgradersB.ifwewanttobehappyweshouldbeignorantC.A.'sarebecomingeasytoearnatmostUSuniversitiesD.professorsandinstructorsshouldgivestudentshighergrades4.Thewritertendsto_____.A.favoreasygradersB.seegradeinflationasunavoidableC.opposeKaplanTestPrepD.missthedayswhenA'swerehardtoearn

Terrywasamiddle-agedleathertraderwhoserepeatedfailureincareermadehimadepressedmanoften1thathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Onedayhetoldhiswifehewasso2withthecitythathehadtoleave.Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwasthe3ofaweekend.WhenTerryandhiswifewerebusilyoccupiedintidyinguptheirnewhomethelightsuddenly4.Terrywasregretfultohaveforgottenbringingalong5andhadtowait6inalowmood.Justthenheheardlighthesitant7onhisdoorthatwereclearlyaudible听到inthe8night.Who’sit?hewondered.SinceTerrywasa9inthiscityandthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobe10.Sohewenttothedoorandopenedit11.AtthedoorwasalittlegirlshylyaskingSir.doyouhavecandles?I’myourneighbor.NoansweredTerryinangerandshutthedoor12.Whatanuisance讨厌hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthantheneighborcameto13things.Afterawhilethedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfoundthesamegirloutside.14thistimeshewas15twocandlessayingMygrandmatoldmethenewneighbordownstairsmightneedcandles.She16meheretogiveyouthese.Terrywasstruckdumb目瞪口呆bywhathe17.Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhis18inlife.Itwashis19andharshness刻薄withotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewas20nobodyelsebuthimselfforhiseyeshadbeenblurred蒙蔽byhisunsympathetic无情的mind.1.A.complainingB.reflectingC.prayingD.pretending2.A.inspiredB.disappointedC.thrilledD.encouraged3.A.morningB.momentC.afternoonD.evening4.A.wentonB.wentdownC.wentoutD.wentthrough5.A.candlesB.matchesC.lightsD.flashlights6.A.happilyB.patientlyC.willinglyD.helplessly7.A.stepsB.wordsC.knocksD.screams8.A.darkB.quietC.noisyD.crowded9.A.newcomerB.guestC.neighborD.settler10.A.offeredB.disturbedC.embarrassedD.surprised11.A.cheerfullyB.confidentlyC.impatientlyD.absurdly12.A.gentlyB.deliberatelyC.slightlyD.heavily13.A.lendB.sellC.purchaseD.borrow14.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.For15.A.holdingB.hidingC.fetchingD.seeking16.A.suggestedB.forbadC.sentD.forced17.A.feltB.smeltC.heardD.saw18.A.failureB.successC.attemptD.determination19.A.warmthB.coldnessC.kindnessD.influence20.A.probablyB.hardlyC.actuallyD.especially

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimesbutitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infactitisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethoughlonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary暂时的.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkindsituationallonelinessisanaturalresultofaparticularsituation---forexampleafamilyproblemthedeathofalovedoneormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblemssuchasheadachesandsleeplessnessitusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtypechronic长期的lonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unfortunatelymanychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:theyareunhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormalhealthypartoflifechroniclonelinesscanbeaverysadandsometimesdangerouscondition.1.Howwouldyoutreattemporarylonelinessaccordingtothepassage?A.Talktofriends.B.Justignoreit.C.Gotoseeadoctor.D.Askyourteachersforguidance.2.Itinthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.temporarylonelinessB.situationallonelinessC.anewplaceD.sleeplessness3.Whydopsychologistswanttohelpchronicallylonelypeople?A.Chroniclonelinesscancausefamilyproblems.B.Chroniclonelinesscancauseseriousillness.C.Chroniclonelinesscannotbeovercome.D.Suchpeopleareharmfultosociety.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThreekindsoflonelinessB.LonelinessandDiseasesC.LonelinessandSocialContactsD.ChronicLoneliness

Amanwasexploringcavesbytheseashorewhenhefoundabagwithabunchofhardenedclayballs.Itwaslikesomeonehad1theballsandleftthemoutinthedunetobake.Theydidn’tlooklikemuchbutthey2themansohetookthebagoutofthecavewithhim.Ashewalkedalongthebeachhe3theclayballsoneatatimeoutintotheoceanasfarashecould.Hethoughtlittleaboutit4hedroppedoneoftheclayballsanditcrackedopen裂开onarock.Insidewasabeautifulpreciousstone!5themanstartedbreakingopenthe6balls.Eachcontainedasimilartreasure.Hefoundthousandsofdollars’7ofjewelsinthe20orsoleftoverones.Thenit8him.He’dbeenonthebeachalongtimethrowingmaybe50or60oftheballswiththeirhiddentreasureintothe9.He10havetakenhometensofthousandsbuthehadjustthrownitaway!It’slikethat11people.Welookatsomeonemaybeevenourselvesbutwe12seetheclayshell.Itdoesn’tlooklikemuchfromthe13.Itisn’talwaysbeautifulorshiningsowe14it.weseethatpersonaslessimportantthansomeonemore15orstylishorwellknownorwealthy.Butwehaven’ttakenthetimetofindthetreasure16insidethatperson.Thereisatreasureineachandeveryoneofus.IfwetakethetimetogettoknowthatpersonandaskGodtoshowusthatpersonthe17heseesthemthentheclaybeginsto18andthebrilliantjewelbeginstoshineforth.Maywenotcometothe19ofourlivesandfindoutthatwe’vethrownawaya20infriendshipsbecausethegemswerehiddeninballsofclay!MayweseethepeopleinourworldasGodseesthem.1.A.inventedB.rolledC.handledD.bounced2.A.confusedB.encouragedC.interestedD.relaxed3.A.dippedB.pushedC.kickedD.threw4.A.untilB.whenC.sinceD.though5.A.FrightenedB.DeterminedC.ExcitedD.Disappointed6.A.shiningB.floatingC.survivingD.remaining7.A.worthB.valueC.costD.wealth8.A.shockedB.rejectedC.struckD.delighted9.A.cavesB.wavesC.seashoreD.storms10.A.mightB.mustC.couldD.should11.A.withB.towardsC.aboutD.between12.A.hardlyB.actuallyC.simplyD.luckily13.A.distanceB.outsideC.weightD.pattern14.A.removedB.suspectedC.ignoredD.kept15.A.beautifulB.cautiousC.positiveD.grateful16.A.lostB.hiddenC.dividedD.mixed17.A.momentB.pointC.degreeD.way18.A.comeoffB.breakawayC.takeoverD.falldown19.A.sightB.bestC.middleD.end20.A.relationB.positionC.fortuneD.memory

TheunquestionedroleofastudentistolearnasmuchaspossiblethroughwhatevermeansittakestoacquireknowledgE.Teachersandprofessorsarehumanbeingsandarethereforenotperfect.Nooneknowsthecorrectanswertoeveryquestionevenwhenyoulimitthequestionstoacertainfieldofstudy.Havingcertainskepticism质疑aboutwhattheyarebeingtaughtcanhelpstudentstomaketheteachersevenbetterbycorrectingmistakesandmisinformation.Studentscertainlyhaveahugeroleintheirownabilitiestolearn.Teachersshouldactmoreasguidesalongthewayratherthantrytoforceeachstudenttolearn.Thebestteachersintheworldcannotteachanunmotivatedstudent.Iftheteacherforwhateverreasoncannotmotivatethestudentthenthestudentmustsomehowfindawaytomotivatehimselforherself.Onemethodofdoingthisisbybecominganactiveratherthanapassivestudent.Themorethestudentinvolveshimselforherselfintheactofstudyingthebetterheorshecanlearn.Oneofthebestwaystobecomemoreactiveissimplytoasktheteacherorprofessorquestions.Studentswhopassivelysitinaclassroomandtakeeverythingthattheteachersaysforgrantedarenotfullyusingtheirmentalcapacitiestolearn.Bettereducationcomesfromteacherswhoareabletogettheirstudentstothinkaboutasubjectratherthanmerelyabsorbacertainamountofinformation.Havingahealthyskepticismcanimproveastudent'sabilitytoboththinkandabsorbknowledgeinalearningsituation.Teachersarehumanbeingsandnooneisonehundredpercentrightallofthetimeeveninaclassroomsituation.Perhapsateacherwouldsimplyunconsciouslysaythewrongwordorpassonsomemisinformationthattheteachertrulybelievedwascorrect.A.student'squestioncouldpreventanentireclassroomfrombecomingconfusedormisinformeD.ThereisofcourseafinebalancebetweenastudenthavingahealthyskepticismandjustbeingadownrightskeptiC.Butwiththeproperattitudetowardlearningandalittleskepticismboththestudentsandteacherscanimproveuponthelearningprocessandmaximizelearningefficiency.1.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'smainargument?A.Passivelearningresultsfrompassiveteachinginclass.B.Astudent'sabilityplaysahugeroleinthelearningprocess.C.Ahealthyskepticismfullydependsonstudents'motivationandability.D.Ahealthyskepticismandproperattitudecontributetoeffectivelearning.2.Beingpassivelearnersthestudents_______________.A.uselittleoftheirmentalabilitywhilestudyingB.seldominvolvethemselvescompletelyinlearningC.canhardlytelltherightfromthewronginclassD.simplyasktheirteachersquestionswithoutthinking3.Accordingtothepassageagoodteachershould_________.A.helptheunmotivatedstudentspatientlyB.instructstudentsinthelearningprocessC.makenomistakesintheteachingprocessD.answerallthequestionsraisedbystudents4Theauthorwillmostprobablyagreethat___________.A.keepingskepticismtoacertaindegreeisimportantB.havingagoodattitudecanensurethelearningprocessC.takingeverythingforgrantedmakesastudentlearnnothingD.ateacher'sabilitycanbeimprovedbyencouragingdoubts

Apersonmayhaveanideaabouthimselfthatwillpreventhimfromdoinggoodwork.Hemayhavethebeliefthatheisnotcapableofit.Achildmaythinkheis1becausehedoesn’tunderstandhowtomakethe2ofhismentalfaculties才能.Olderpeoplemaybemistakenthattheyareincapableoflearningthingsnewbecauseoftheir3.A.personwhobelievethatheisincapablewillnotmakeareal4becausehefeelsthatitwouldbeuseless.Hewon’tgoatajobwithconfidencenecessaryfor5andhewon’tworkhishardestwayeventhoughhemaythinkheisdongso.Heis6likelytofailandthefailurewill7hisbeliefinhiscompetence才能.AlfredAlderafamousdoctorhad8likethis.Whenhewasasmallboyhehadapoor9inmaths.Histeachertoldhisparentshehadnoabilityinmathsinorderthattheywouldnot10toomuchofhim.Inthiswaytheytwo11theidea.Heaccepted12mistakenthinkingofhisabilityfeltthatitwasuselessto13andwasverypooratmaths14astheyexpected.Onedayheworkedataproblemwhich15oftheotherstudentshadbeenabletosolve.Alder16insolvingtheproblem.Thisgavehimconfidence.Henow17withinterestdeterminationandpurposeandhesoonbecameespeciallygoodat18.Henotonlyprovedthathecouldlearnmathswellbutluckilyhelearned19inhislifefromhisownexperiencethatifapersongoesatajobwithdeterminationandpurposehemay20himselfaswellasothersbyhisability.1.A.cleverB.shyC.uselessD.stupid2.A.biggestB.mostC.highestD.deepest3.A.abilityB.ageC.brainD.knowledge4.A.decisionB.successC.effortD.trouble5.A.workB.studyC.improvementD.success6.A.trulyB.reallyC.howeverD.therefore7.A.leadtoB.strengthenC.increaseD.addto8.A.anexperienceB.anexampleC.athoughtD.astory9.A.stateB.mindC.startD.ending10.A.blameB.expectC.getD.win11.A.developedB.organizedC.discoveredD.found12.A.hisB.herC.itsD.their13.A.manageB.succeedC.tryD.act14.A.onlyB.almostC.justD.then15.A.noneB.noC.nooneD.nobody16.A.gaveB.succeededC.failedD.believed17.A.livedB.workedC.playedD.graduated18.A.lessonsB.medicineC.subjectsD.maths19.A.earlyB.deeplyC.lateD.simply20.A.encourageB.loveC.astonishD.disappoint

Scientistssaytheyhavedevelopedthefirsttechnologyofitskindtoallowchildrenwithcommunicationproblemstoconversebetter.Howwasschooltoday?isasoftwaresystemtoenablechildrenwithdisabilitiessuchascerebralpalsy脑瘫communicatefaster.ThesystemistheresultofaprojectbetweencomputingscientistsfromtheUniversitiesofDundeeandAberdeenandCapabilityScotlanD.DrEhudReiterfromtheUniversityofAberdeen'sSchoolofNaturalandComputingSciencessaid:Howwasschooltoday?usessensorsswipecardsandarecordingdevicetogatherinformationonwhatthechildusingthesystemhasexperiencedatschoolthatday.Thiscanthenbeturnedintoastorybythecomputer—usingwhatiscallednaturallanguagegeneration—whichthepupilscanthensharewhentheygethomE.Thesystemallowschildrentoeasilytalkabouttheirschooldayandtoquicklyanswerquestions.Forachildwithseveremotordisabilitiesornospeechholdingaconversationisoftenverydifficultandlimitedtoshortone-to-two-wordanswers.PupilsfromCapability'sCorsefordSchoolnearGlasgowwerethefirsttotrialthenewsystem.SueWilliamsheadteacheratCorsefordSchoolsaid:IntheweekweusedthesystemwefounditveryusefultopupilsteachersandparentsalikE.Itallowschildrentotakecontroloftheconversationwithouthavingtorelyonhelpfromus.NicoleValleryandRebeccaClellandweretwoofthepupilsatCorsefordtotestthenewsoftwarE.Nicole11saidIwashappytotakepartinHowwasschooltoday?Itmademefeelgoodaboutmyself.RebeccasaidItwassomethingdifferent.Ienjoyedit.Nicole'smumJansaid:WereallyenjoyedusingHowwasschooltoday?andhearingNicole'sstory.Theprogrammerenabledhertotalkeasilyandanswerquestionsquicklygivingusaverydetailedinsightintoherday.Plansarenowinplacetoexaminehowitcouldbeusedtosupportchildrenwithdifferentlevelsandtypesofimpairments缺陷.1.Whatisprobablythemeaningoftheunderlinedwordconverseinthefirstparagraph?A.completeB.communicateC.controlD.conduct2.ThefollowingarepartofHowwasschoolday?except________.A.sensorsB.swipecardsC.areadingdeviceD.amicrophone3.Thesoftwarehasbeendevelopedto________.A.solvecommunicationproblemsB.helpgatherinformationaboutschooldaysC.helptocommunicatefasterD.talkaboutthestudents’schooldays4.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Howwasschoolday?hasgoneintoproduction.B.Scientistsplantocarryoutfurtherresearchintothesystem.C.Thesystemallowschildrentotakecontroloftheconversation.D.Thesystemmakespupilsfeelgoodaboutthemselves.5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Howwasschoolday?BecomingPopularB.ASoftwareforListeningC.ANewSoftwareHelpingCommunicationEasierD.ANewSoftwareforPupils