I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such an attractive and exciting, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness. Many intelligent people still consider happiness equal to fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion. Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir (回忆录) after memoir, famous people expose the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun depression, alcoholism (酗酒), drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and extreme loneliness. Ask an unmarried man why he refuses to get married even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he’s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment (承诺). For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. The way people stick to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever achieving real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true More times than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain unavoidably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment and self-improvement. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating (解放) realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness. It liberates money buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 41. According to the passage, which of the following people are more likely to achieve happiness? A. People living in fun-filled places. B. People taking pains to raise children. C. People living a wealthy lifE. D. People who are free from responsibility. 42. According to the writer, an important role Hollywood stars have to play is to ______. A. give audience enough fun B. write memoirs to introduce their lives C. tell people what happiness is D. show unhappiness beneath fun 43. In the writer’s opinion, marriage ______. 　A. means responsibility B. means the end of fun C. leads to raising children D. leads to less sleep 44. Many people fail to enjoy real happiness because ______. A. they believe fun is equal to happiness B. they get married and have children C. they don’t have religious beliefs D. they can’t free themselves from commitment 45. If one understands the nature of happiness, he will ______. A. stop seeking fun from daily life B. enjoy life by spending all his wealth C. keep himself with his family D. make more efforts to take responsibilites

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

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

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

Inthefallof1985.Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversityaimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewherE.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamlaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandmaanamazingwomangraduatedfromcollegeantheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollegeshedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic---andveryemotional.A.yearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003Igavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecameraisingfourboysundertheageof81.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.NotsurprisingIneverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-timE.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeanttalkingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquitButIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2007IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinA.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！Iamnotspecialjustsingle-mindeD.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshugebutwhenyou’reinthemidstofititjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Rememberlittlestepsadduptobigdreams.1.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversityherdreamwastobeA.awriterB.ateacherC.ajudgeD.adoctor2.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.B.ShefellinloveandgotmarrieD.C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.D.ShedecidedtolookafterhergrandmA.3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?A.ShewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylifE.B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewifE.D.ShewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoicE.4.Whatdosetheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylittleonegoesfar.C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.WellbegunhalfdonE.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.CaringanddeterminE.B.HonestandresponsiblE.C.AmbitiousandsensitivE.D.Innocentandsingle-mindeD.

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

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

Iwasinacharityshoplookingatthesecondhandbooks.Itjustsohappenedthatthebookshelveswerenexttothetoysection.AfterafewminutesIbecameawareofagroupofwomenstandingbehindmE.TheywerepoorlydressedandspokeinwhatsoundedlikeaneasternEuropeanlanguagE.Astheylookedthroughtheclothesrailsalittlegirlaboutthreeyearsoldcameovertothetoysection.Immediatelyherattentionwascaughtbyatoypram婴儿车.Whatisitaboutlittlegirlsandtoyprams?Idon'tknowbutwhateveritisitsincrediblycute!ShespoketohermotherandinhaltingEnglishhermotheraskedtheshopassistanthowmuchitcost.Threepoundswastheanswer—aboutfivedollars.Themumlookeddownatherchildperhapscalculatingwhatshestillhadtobuyandhowmuchmoneyshewouldhaveleft.ThenshesimplyshookherheaD.Thechilddidn'treactbadlyassomemight.Beingtoldnowasobviouslynotanewexperienceforher.Butshecouldn'tkeepthedisappointmentfromherfacE.Ihadthegrandtotaloffourpoundsinmypockettwotwo-poundcoins.A.momentlaterItappedthemotherontheshoulderpointedtothecoinswhichIhadleftinthepramandsaidBuyheradollytoo.Ididn'thangabouttoseetheendresult.Afterallit'snotaboutbeingthankeD.ImademywayoutoftheshopandintothesunshinE.ThemoneywasaninvestmentinthehappinessoftheworlD.WasthereanybetterwayIwonderedtogetsomuchhappinessforsolittlemoneythantobuyalittlegirlatoypram?Andadollytositinit!56.Whatdidthelittlegirlsaytohermotheraccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Sheaskedhermothertocalculatehermoney.B.Sheaskedhermothertobuythetoypramforher.C.Sheaskedhermothertoborrowmoneyfromtheauthor.D.Sheaskedhermothertoasktheshopassistantthepriceofthetoypram.57.Themothershookherheadbecause________.A.shethoughtthetoywasn’tworththemoney.B.shefounditdifficulttocalculatehermoney.C.shefoundshedidn’ttakeenoughmoneywithher.D.shethoughtthetoywasnotsuitableforherdaughter.58.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_________.A.thegirlusuallybehavedbadly.B.themotherusuallytreatedherdaughterbadly.C.themotherwasnotrichenoughtomeetherdaughter’sneedoften.D.thelittlegirlwasoftenrefusedbecausesheaskedfortoomanytoys.59.Whatwouldthegirlprobablygetfinally?A.BothatoypramandadollyB.JustadollyC.Twotwo-poundcoinsD.Nothing60.Whatwordscanbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A.OptimisticandenergetiC.B.PleasantandgratefulC.Wealthyandhealthy.D.Sympatheticandhelpful

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

Everwonderhowthisseason’scelebrationsaffecttheenvironment?GuestbloggerKristaFairlestakesanamusinglookatthisverytopic:TheholidaysareawonderfulcheerfultimewhenmostpeoplewaitforSantatobringthempresents.ButI’mnotlikemostpeoplE.IspendmytimewonderingjustwhattheenvironmentalimpactsofSantaClausandhisreindeerareandmoreimportantlyhowIcancalculatethoseimpacts.LatelyI’vebeenparticularlycuriousastowhetherSanta’soldsledisacleangreenflyingmachineorifheshouldbereplacinghis8reindeerwithanenvironmentally-friendlycar.IshouldmentionthatsurprisinglyIwasunabletofindstatisticsspecifictoSanta’smagicalflyingreindeersothesecalculationsusenumbersfromvarioussourcesandmaynotrepresentactualpollutioncausedbySantaandhisanimals.Inotherwordsdon’tcomplaintothegovernmentaboutthedamageSantaiscausingtheenvironmentbasedonthisarticlE.Santa’syearlytriparoundtheglobeis44000kmlongtwicetheaverageofaNorthAmericandriver.IfweassumethatthemagicprovidesthealtitudeforthistripthenreindeerpoweronlyneedstopushSanta’ssledforwarD.Tocompletethetripin12hoursIestimatetheymusttravelataspeedofabout3100km/h.Totravelatthisspeedforthislengthoftimethereindeerneedtoeatanincredible980millioncalorieseach!!Sothenextquestionis:howmuchfoodisin980millioncalories?Wellifthey’reeatingcornthey’dneedtoeat16500lbseach—or1.6acresoffooD.Growing12.8acresofcornhasitsownimplicationsfortheenvironmentthatwe’llleaveforanothercalculation.Wenowneedtoconsiderthatduringtheglobaltripthereindeerarelettingoutsomeofthatcornintheformofmethane甲烷沼气.A.restingcowproduces110kgofmethaneperyearsoflyingreindeerwouldeachletoutabout4.8tons.Withmethanecausing20timestheglobalwarmingdamageofCO2andthealtitudeincreasingthatdamageby1000%thatanother20timeswecanputSanta’sround-tripemissionsat15488tons.Thisismuchmorethanthe100tonsanenvironmentally-friendlycarwouldreleaseonthesametrip!BadSantA.51.WhichaspectdoesthewriterNOTincludeinheranalysesaboutreindeer’sinfluenceonenvironment?A.DistancecovereD.B.CaloriesconsumeD.C.Tonsofwasteletout.D.MoneyspentonfooD.52.AccordingtoParagraph6howmanyacresofcornwouldSantaneedtofeed10reindeer?A.1.6.B.16.C.12.8.D.128.53.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?A.Christmascelebrationsarereallyawasteofmoney.B.Vegetariansaremorelikelytosurvivethanmeat-eaters.C.Raisinganimalshasanegativeinfluenceonenvironment.D.Thecarindustrydoeslessharmtoenvironmentthanfarming.54.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A.HumorousandconcerneD.B.Cheerfulandfriendly.C.Academicandformal.D.Seriousandboring.55.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.IsSantadrivingcleanandgreen?B.Santawatchwhereyou’regoing!C.SantaClausiscomingtotown!D.Let’sreducewasteonChristmascelebrations!

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

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

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

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

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

ClevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoicE.Giftsareeasy–they’regivenafterall.ChoicescanbeharD.––JeffBezos.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfastandtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtomE.Ihadjustturned30yearsoldandI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.AsayoungboyI’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventorandshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmireD.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParklistenedcarefullytomeandfinallysaidThatsoundslikeareallygoodideabutitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjoB.Thatlogicmadesomesensetomeandheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.SeeninthatlightitreallywasadifficultchoicebutultimatelyIdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIdoubtedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.AftermuchconsiderationItookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassionandI’mproudofthatchoicE.Forallofusintheendweareourchoices.35.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.ThesupportofhiswifE.C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.36.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A.HewouldregretnottryingallthetimE.B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.37.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed38.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazonC.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose

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

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

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

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

Peoplesayteenagersarenogood.Theymaketoomuchnoiseinshoppingmalls;theydriverecklesslyupanddownAmerica’smainstreets;theycarrychipsontheirshouldersasbigastheSearsTower.Andatleastsomeofthetimethosethingsaretrue.Butweshouldn’tforgetthattherearehardmomentsinthelifeofateenagertoo.Iwatchedsuchamomentnotlongagoatawoman’sfuneral.Ididn’texpecttheeventtoaffectme.ThroughmuchoftheceremonyinfactIremainedunmoveD.Theteenagegrandsonsteppedforward.Withhisveryfirstdeepbreatheveryheartinthatchurchwasachinglyremindedofsomethingwehadallforgotten.Softlyhebegan:IwanttoshareafewvaluesthatNanataughtme.Sheneverfailedtoseelightinanysituation.WhenourfamilydogwouldtruelyattractherwhatwouldNanasay?‘ohwhatbeautifulbarkingthatdoghas!’ThatwasNana.Shewasastrongwomanwhooftenlivedintheshadowofmygrandpawhowasasuccessfulbusinessmaninthiscity.Butshewastheonebehindthesceneswhoprovidedthestrengthandsupportformygrandpa’scareerhesaidwithavoicenowtremblingThatwasNana’sway.ThroughalowsobhecontinuedWhenevershedidanythingworthrecognitionyou’dhavetohearaboutitfromadifferentsourcebecauseshewasneveronetoshowoff.FinallyinavoicebreakingfreeofsorrowhelookedupandsaidNanataughtmecourage.Sheputupanincrediblefighttotheendwhenshediedpeacefullywhichishowshelivedherlife.ThatwasNana’swayandIhopeIcancarryoninthesamemanner.Therearenoheartsassensitiveasthoseofteenagersbecauseeverythingishappeningtothemforthefirsttime.Thetroublewithteenagersisthattheyhaven’tlearnedtobecontrolleD.Whenthatboyrosetospeakaboutthewomanwhosurelyhadbeenhistruestanddearestfriendhishonestvoicedraggedeachofusoutintotheopenwherewecouldnolongerhideinthecalmceremony.Heexposedustothetruthaboutthisveryrealwomanwhobelievedinaboywhoprobablytriedthepatienceofmanyadults.Heremindedusthathisgrandmotherwasmorethananotherdotonthechartoflifeanddeath.Alloveragainwefeltthosepowerfullossescrossingourownheartsandweknewthatwhenyousaygood-byetosomethinghappysomethingyounginyourself.Andthatsomethingneverreallyreturnsandthepainneverreallygoesaway.45.Inthefirstparagraphthewritergavesomeexamplesto_____.A.supporthisideathatyoungpeoplearenogooD.B.introducehispointofviewaboutyoungpeoplE.C.tellpeopleeverycoinhasitstwosides.D.showyoungpeopleoftenmakemistakes.46.Fromtheboy’sspeechweknow_____.A.hisgrandmotherhadgreatinfluenceonhimB.theyhadadogwhichoftenattackedpeopleC.peoplehadforgottenheruntiltheboyappearedD.hisgrandmotherwassoweakthatsheisalwayslivingintheshadowofhisgrandpa47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theboy‘sspeechmovednoonepresentatthefuneralexceptthewriter.B.Theboy’sbeinggoodatexpressinghimselfenabledhimtodraweveryone’sattention.C.Theboywastoogrievedtoacceptthefactthathisgrandmotherhadpassedaway.D.Thewriterdidn’texpecttheeventwouldaffecthim.48.Whatwordscanbestdescribegrandmother’squality?A.WeakmildandmodestB.EasygoingcautiousandconsiderateC.Sensitiveandhardonothers.D.Patientoptimisticstrongandhelpful.49.Thepassagetellsthereaders____.A.facingcertainbitterfactshelpyoungpeopletogrowB.youngpeoplehavetocontrolthemselvesC.theadultsshouldlearnfromtheyoungD.theadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtobebrave

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

WhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.WelivedonafarmandinthewinterespeciallywewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworlD.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment娱乐活动.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteensortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.1.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.3.Inthepassagethewritertriesto__________.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity4.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.

Itallbeganwithastopataredlight.KevinSalwenwasdrivinghis14-year-olddaughterHannahbackfromasleepoverin2006.WhilewaitingatatrafficlighttheysawablackMercedesCoupeononesideandahomelessmanbeggingforfoodontheother.Dadifthatmanhadalessnicecarthatmantherecouldhaveameal.HannahprotesteD.ThelightchangedandtheydroveonbutHannahwastooyoungtobereasonablE.Shepestered纠缠herparentsaboutinequityinsistingthatshewantedtodosomething.Whatdoyouwanttodo?hermomrespondeD.Sellourhouse?Warning!Neversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealistic理想主义的teenager.HannahseizedupontheideaofsellingtheluxuriousfamilyhomeanddonatinghalfthemoneytocharitywhileusingtheotherhalftobuyasmallerreplacementhomE.Eventuallythat’swhatthefamilydiD.Theproject—crazyimpetuous鲁莽的andutterlyinspiring—iswrittendownindetailinabookbyfatheranddaughterscheduledtobepublishednextmonth:ThePowerofHalf.It’sabookthatfranklyI’dbenervousaboutleavingaroundwheremyownteenagekidsmightfindit.Animpressionablechildreadsthisandthenextthingyouknowyourwholefamilyisoutonthestreet.AtatimeofgreatneedsinHaitiandelsewherewhensomanyAmericansaretryingtohelpHaitiansbysendingeverythingfromtextmessagestoshoestheSalwensofferanexampleofafamilythatcametogethertomakeadifference—forthemselvesasmuchasthepeopletheyweretryingtohelp.Inanewspaperaweekagoitdescribedevidencefrombrainscansthatunselfishnesslightsuppartsofthebrainnormallyassociatedwithmoreprimarysatisfaction.TheSalwens’experienceconfirmstheselfishpleasuresofselflessness.Mr.SalwenandhiswifeJoanhadalwayssupposedthattheirkidswouldbebetteroffinabiggerhousE.Butaftertheydownsizedtherewasmuchlessspacesothefamilymembersspentmoretimearoundeachother.A.smallerhouseunexpectedlyturnedouttobeamorefamily-friendlyhousE.41.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinequitymostprobablymeaninParagraph3?A.Unfairness.B.Satisfaction.C.PersonalattitudE.D.Reasonablestatement.42.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceNeversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealisticteenager.means?______A.Neverignoreanidealisticchild’swords.B.GiveananswertothechildifheorsheisreasonablE.C.Unlessachildisrealisticnevergiveananswerimmediately.D.Don’trespondtoachild'sdemandswithoutconsideration.43.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.TheSalwensregrettedsellingtheirhousE.B.TheSalwensintendtobuyanotherbighousE.C.ThefamilyrelationshipoftheSalwensismuchcloser.D.Smallhousesratherthanbigonescanbringhappiness.44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MercedesCoupeisonlyanordinarycarwhichisquitecheap.B.Unselfishnesshasnothingtodowithpeople’sprimarysatisfaction.C.HannahaskedherparentstodosomethingcharitableandtheysoldtheirhousE.D.ThewriterdecidedtofollowsuitandshishousE.45.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe___________________.A.TheLesstheBetterB.AnExpectedSatisfactionC.SomethingWeCanLiveWithoutD.SomewhatCrazybutInspiring

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

Iusuallydoubtaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still1wasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infacttheanalysisshowednormalchildrenbetween9and17haveahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.WhyareAmerica’skidssostressed?Thereportcitestwomaincauses:increasingphysicalisolation孤独broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunityandagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplacE.Giventhatwecan’tturntheclockbackadultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationtocopE.Atthetopofthelistnurturing培育isabetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.NochildisanislanD.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.TohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothersyoucanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillthenhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationshipsandtheywillgetmoresleep.Limittheamountofvirtual虚拟的violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It’snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.KeepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonablE.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYalE.MakeexercisepartofyourdailyroutinE.Itwillhelpyoudealwithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidablebutitdoesn’thavetoruinyourlifE.31.WhatdoestheauthorthinksoftheconclusionthatpeopleinAmericaareunhappierthan50yearsago?A.SurprisingB.ConfusingC.IllogicalD.Questionable32.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingwecan’tturntheclockbackParA.3?A.It’simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofthechangE.B.ThesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechangeD.C.Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.D.It’simpossibletoforgetthepast.33.Accordingtoananalysiscomparedwithnormalchildrentodaychildren50yearsago__________.A.werelessisolatedphysicallyB.wereprobablylessself-centeredC.probablysufferedlessfromanxietyD.wereconsideredlessindividualistic34.Whatisthefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildren?A.Toprovidethemwithasaferenvironment.B.Tolowertheirexpectationsforthem.C.Togetthemmoreinvolvedsocially.D.Tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow.35.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A.Anxietythoughalwaysunavoidablecanbecopedwith.B.Children’sanxietyhasbeenenormouslyexaggerated夸大.C.Children’sanxietycanberemovedwithmoreparentalcarE.D.AnxietyifproperlycontrolledmayhelpchildrenbecomematurE.

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

Beinghonestarefundamentalrequirementsifyouwanttogrowspirituallyandfollowyourtruedestinationofpersonaldevelopment.It'snotsimplyaboutbeinghonestwithpeoplE.Whilethatwillmakeyouabetterpersonandamoreacceptedoneit'smoreimportantlyaboutbeinghonestwithyourself.Livingyourlifehonestlymeansthatyou'vedecidedtoliveopenlyandtoshowyourtrueselftoothersandthatyoucanbereliedupontobetrustworthy.Ontheotherhanddishonestyisallaboutshadeandconcealmentandlivingyourlifein'darkcorners'.Whenyou'redishonestitmeansthatyouremainlivinginthedarkandcannotgrowspiritually.Honestyproducestrust-trustinourselvesandinallthosearoundus.Trustinturnproducesconfidencewhichweallneedtoovercomelife'sproblemsandwhichalsoencouragesustotakerisksinordertoachieveourgoals.You'llhavenodoubtyouhaveheardexpressionssuchaswhatgoesaroundcomesaroundandyougetbackwhatyougiveoutinlifeandthat'sverytruE.Ifyoudon'tliveyourliveshonestlyyoucanbeassuredthatthepeopleyou'llattractwillturnouttobeverysimilartoyouandit'sthereforeunavoidablethatonedayyou'11beonthereceivingendofsomeone'sdishonestactionsorwords.TheremaybesituationswheretellingthewholetruthcausesyoutobringalotofpainonsomebodyelsE.ForexampleJohnmayhavetoldPaulthathecan'tgoonaweekendfishingtripwithhimbecausehehasafamilycommitmentarrangedthatweekenD.YouknowdifferentlyandthattherealreasonJohnisn'tgoingisbecausehehatesPaul.WhenPaulasksyouifyouknowwhetherthereasonistruewhatdoyousay?Wellinsituationslikethisit'softenbettertobeeconomicalwiththetruth.Youmightsaythatyoudon'tknowwhyJohncan'tgoorthatyouthinkhehassomethingonthatweekenD.Ofcoursethisisn'ttellingthecompletetruthbutyouaresparingPaul'sfeelingsonsomethingthatwon'tafterallhavestronginfluenceonPaul'sfuturE.47.Ifyouwanttogrowspirituallyitisbestforyouto______.A.followyourdestinationB.betruetoyourselfC.planyourpersonaldevelopmentD.accepthonestpeopleasends48.Thepassagetellsusthatifyouchoosetoliveadishonestlifeyouwill_____.A.sufferfromdishonestyB.becomeveryattractiveC.influencehonestpeopleD.haveattractivefriends49.Theexampleinthelastparagraphisusedtoprovethat______.A.weshouldalwaystellthetruthB.JohnisnotatrustworthypersonC.tellingliescausespainonsomeoneelseD.sometimeswecan'tbecompletelyhonest50.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Weshouldbeeconomicalwiththetruth.B.Peoplecangainfromdishonesty.C.Honestyhelpsyoudevelop.D.TrustproducesconfidencE.

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

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

IgotthisbookforChristmasandimmediatelythoughtit’sachildren’sbookandhowfascinatingitcanreallybE.Ifinishedreadingtheserieswithinaweek.I’venotreadsuchagoodbookinyears.AsachildIusedtoreadEnidBlyton’sandRoaldDahl’sbooks.Iwaswellknownforalwayshavingmynosestuckinabook.AsIgotolderIstartedreadingmoreadultbooks.ButIalwaysworriedthattherewouldneverbeanythinggreatornewforthenextgeneration.AndthenIfoundtheHarryPotterseries—breathtakingstorieswhichcombinecharmwitandimagination.It’soneofthoseamazingstorieswhichhaveyouwaitforthenextbook.HarryPotterspendsthefirsttenyearsofhislifelivingwithhisauntanduncleandcousinDudley.TheylethimlivewiththemwhenhisparentswerekilledbytheevilLordVoldemortbuttheydon’tlikethefactthatheisnotnormal.Consequentlyhelivesinthecupboardunderthestairsandisnotevenrecognizedwhenhewalksintoaroomortalks.ThenaletterarrivesfromHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardrybythegiantHagriD.ThenHarryPotterisledintotheworldofpeoplewhoarebelievedtohavemagicpowerswhereheisfamousastheonlysurvivorofVoldemort’scurse咒语.EachbookrecordsanewyearatHogwarts.HeisalsoinvolvedinthedeathchallengesLordVoldemortconstantlythrowsathimhelpedbyhisbestfriendsRonHermioneandHedwigtheowl.Thecharactersandtheplotattractyou.Manypeoplecanrelatetooneofthecharactersorknowanequivalentatschool.Thewell-meaningHermionewhoalwaystellsotherpeoplewhattodopompous自大的PercystupidNevilleandfunnyRon.Thestoryrecognizestheanxietiesandsituationsallchildrengothroughdealingwiththebully仗势欺人themeanteacherthetorment折磨ofkeepingsecretsandhavingthecouragetoactagainstinjusticE.ManypeoplebelievechildrenareonlyinterestedinvideogamesandTV.That’sbecausetherehasn’tbeenanythingelsetoattracttheirattention.Nowthereisthemagicalandawe-inspiringHarryPotter.WiththeplotandincrediblewititwillattractchildandadultalikE.Thevocabularyissuchthatadultswillnotfeelalossofintelligencereadingit—indeeditwillnotevenhappentothem.UntilnowithaswontheNationalBookAwardtheSmartiesPrizeandtheChildren’sBookAwardandisshort-listedfortheCarnegieMedal—itdeservesallandmorE.1.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A.thewriterdidn’texpecttheHarryPotterseriestobegoodatfirstsightB.thewriterbecameinterestedinreadingduetotheHarryPotterseriesC.thewriterthoughtoftheHarryPotterseriesasagoodchoiceforkidsD.thewriterbelievedmanyadultbooksareasgoodaschildren’sbooks2.What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A.TheturningpointofHarryPotter’slifE.B.HarryPottertheonlysurvivorofVoldemort’scursE.C.HarryPotter’searlylifeafterhisparentsdieD.D.HarryPotter’suncleauntandcousinDudley.3.Inthewriter’sopinionreadersareinterestedintheHarryPotterseriesprobablybecauseof.A.thecouragewhichHarryPottershowsinfightingagainstinjusticeB.thewaythestorydevelopsandthedifferentcharactersinthebooksC.thestories’focusingontheanxietiesandsituationsthekidsgothroughD.thecharmofthecharactersandtheirlearningexperiencesatHogwarts4.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Havinginterestinreadingthebooks.B.ReadingthebookswitheasE.C.FeelingalossofintelligencE.D.Learningnewvocabulary.5.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.A.fictionbook.B.A.newspaper.C.A.columnonfamouspeoplE.D.A.websiteforbookreviews.

EveryyearmorethanfourmillionbabiesarebornintheUnitedStates.Someparentsnamedtheirchildrenbasedonfamilyculturalorreligioustraditions.Girlsareoftennamedafterafamilymemberbutrarelytheirmothers.Sonsthoughareoftennamedaftertheirfathers.EveryyeartheSocialSecurityAdministrationreleasesalistofthemostpopularbabynamesinAmericA.LastyearJacobwasthemostpopularboynameandEmmathenumberonenameforgirls.Thesedaysthechoiceofababynameseemstobeguidedasmuchbyindividualdesiresasbytradition.ThisisshowninthefactthatthemostpopularbabynamesarenotaspopularastheyusedtobE.ResearchersatSanDiegoStateUniversityinCaliforniadidastudy.Theyfoundthatthirty-twopercentofboysreceivedoneofthetenmostpopularnamesin1955.Thesamewastruefortwenty-twopercentofgirls.By2007howeverthenumbersweredowntolessthantenpercentofboysandonlyeightpercentofgirls.Peoplearemoreandmoreinterestedinfindingunusualnames.AndnowsincewehavetheinformationontheInternetofwhatthemostpopularnamesarethepercentageofkidswhogetthemactuallyisgoingdownbecausepeopleareabletoavoidthemmuchmoresuccessfullythantheydidbeforesaidClevelandEvansaprofessorofpsychologyatBellevueUniversity.ParentscanfindplentyofadviceontheWebandinbookstoresaboutchoosingababynamE.A.lothasalsobeenwrittenaboutthepossibleeffectsthatanamemighthaveonachild’sfuturE.Therearestudiesthatsuggestchildrenwithunusualnamesaremorelikelytobelaughedat.Otherstudiessuggestthatasadultstheymightbelesslikelytogetcalledforajobinterview.Yetotherresearchsuggeststhatgivingachildanunusualnamemighthelpbuildcharacter.Whatallthisaddsuptoisabigresponsibilityforparentstoconsiderwhat’sreallyinanamE.68.ParentsnametheirsonsaccordingtothefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.familytraditionB.amostpopularbabynameC.culturalcustomsD.theirfathers’names69.WhatcanbeinferredfromthestudyofSanDiegoStateUniversity?A.Parents’ideaongivingbabiesnamesarechangingwithsocialdevelopment.B.JacobwasmorepopularthananyotherboynamesintheUnitedStatesofAmericA.C.Sonsanddaughtersarealwaysnamedaftertheirfathersorgrandfathers.D.MorepeoplearedelightedinusingpopularnamesinAmericanowadays70.AccordingtosomestudieswhichistoNOTthepossibleeffectofgivingchildrenunusualnames?A.Whentheygrowuptheymaybelesslikelytogetcalledforajobinterview.B.Theypossiblybuildcharacter.C.ChildrenwithunusualnamescangetmorechancesinfuturE.D.Childrenwithunusualnamesaremorelikelytobemadefunofbyothers.71.Thebesttitleofthetextmaybe_____A.MostNamesAreNamedAfterFatherB.HowtoFindNamesontheWebC.ChangesinChoosingBabynamesD.MoreBabiesAreNamedBeyondPopularity

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

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

EveryoneintheapartmentcomplexIlivedinknewwhoUglywas.Uglywastheresidenttomcat.Uglylovedthreethingsinthisworld:fightingeatinggarbageandshallwesaylovE.ThecombinationofthesethingscombinedwithalifespentoutsidehadtheireffectonUgly.TostartwithhehadonlyoneeyeandwheretheothershouldhavebeenwasagapingholE.Hewasalsomissinghisearonthesamesidehisleftfootappearedtohavebeenbadlybrokenatonetimeandhadhealedatanunnaturalanglemakinghimlooklikehewasalwaysturningthecorner.Histailhaslongagobeenlostleavingonlythesmalleststubwhichhewouldconstantlyjerkandtwitch.Uglywouldhavebeenadarkgreytabbystriped-typeexceptforthesorescoveringhisheadneckevenhisshoulderswiththickyellowingscabs.EverytimesomeonesawUglytherewasthesamereaction.That'soneUGLYcat!!AllthechildrenwerewarnednottotouchhimtheadultsthrewrocksathimhosedhimdownsquirtedhimwhenhetriedtocomeintheirhomeorshuthispawsinthedoorwhenhewouldnotleavE.Uglyalwayshadthesamereaction.Ifyouturnedthehoseonhimhewouldstandtheregettingsoaked浸湿untilyougaveupandquit.Ifyouthrewthingsathimhewouldcurlhislankybodyaroundfeetinforgiveness.WheneverhespiedchildrenhewouldcomerunningmeowingfranticallyandbumphisheadagainsttheirhandbeggingfortheirlovE.IfyoueverpickedhimuphewouldimmediatelybeginsucklingonyourshirtearringwhateverhecouldfinD.OnedayUglysharedhislovewiththeneighbor'shuskies.TheydidnotrespondkindlyandUglywasbadlyattackeD.FrommyapartmentIcouldhearhisscreamandItriedtorushtohisaiD.BythetimeIgottowherehewaslayingitwasobviousUgly'ssadlifewasalmostatanenD.Uglylayinawetcirclehisbacklegsandlowerbacktwistedgrosslyoutofshapeagapingtearinthewhitestripoffurthatrandownhisfront.AsIpickedhimupandtriedtocarryhimhomeIcouldhearhimwheezingandgaspingandcouldfeelhimstruggling.ItmustbehurtinghimterriblyIthought.ThenIfeltafamiliartuggingsuckingsensationonmyear.Uglyinsomuchpainsufferingandobviouslydyingwastryingtosucklemyear.IpulledhimclosertomeandhebumpedthepalmofmyhandwithhisheadthenheturnedhisonegoldeneyetowardsmeandIcouldhearthedistinctsoundofpurring.Eveninthegreatestpainthatuglybattled-scarredcatwasaskingonlyforalittleaffectionperhapssomecompassion.AtthatmomentIthoughtUglywasthemostbeautifullovingcreatureIhadeverseen.Neveroncedidhetrytobiteorscratchmeoreventrytogetawayfrommeorstruggleinanyway.Uglyjustlookedupatmecompletelytrustinginmetorelievehispain.UglydiedinmyarmsbeforeIcouldgetinsidebutIsatandheldhimforalongtimeafterwardthinkingabouthowonescarreddeformedlittlestraycouldsoaltermyopinionaboutwhatitmeanstohavetruepurenessofspirittolovesototallyandtruly.UglytaughtmemoreaboutgivingandcompassionthanathousandbooklectureortalkshowspecialsevercouldandforthatIwillalwaysbethankful.HehadbeenscarredontheoutsidebutIwasscarredontheinsideanditwastimeformetomoveonandlearntolovetrulyanddeeply.TogivemytotaltothoseIcaredfor.ManypeoplewanttoberichermoresuccessfulwelllikedbeautifulbutformeIwillalwaystrytobeUgly.50Whydidthetomcatget3thingswithhim?A.Becausehismotherdesertedhim.B.BecausetheresidentsdislikedhimC.Becauseotheranimalsalwaysattackedhim.D.Becausehespenthislifeoutsidewhichaffectedhim..51Childrenwerealwayswarnednottotouchtomcatbecause___?A.thetomcatwasnotkindtothechildrenB.thetomcatsometimesbityoungchildrenC.thetomcatwasreallydirtyandnasty.D.thetomcatmightcarrysomeviruseswithhim52Whichcausedthetomcattodie?A.TheadultsthrewrocksathimB.TheneighborswantedtodrivehimwithapipeC.TheownerswouldgethispawstrappedinthedoorsD.Thetomcatwaskilledbysomedog53Whatdidthetomcatdowhencomingtodeath?A.HesharedhislovewiththewriterB.HestruggledtostandupC.HeshoutedatthewriterD.Hebeggedthewritertosavehim.54WhydidthewritersayhewouldtrytobeUgly?A.BecausehelovedUglysodeeplyB.BecausetheUglytaughthimtolovetotallyandtrulyC.BecausehehateditthathisneighborsweresocruelD.Becausehefoundsomesimilaritiesbetweenthem

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

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

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

Withpeopledrinkingonceadaycanheartattacksbekeptaway?Overthepastdecadesnumerousstudieshavefoundthatmoderatealcoholconsumptionsayoneortwobeersglassesofwineorcocktailsdailyhelpstopreventcoronary冠状动脉heartdiseasE.LastweekareportintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineaddedstrongnewevidenceinsupportofthattheory.Moreimportanttheworkprovidedthefirstsolidindicationofhowalcoholworkstoprotecttheheart.InthestudyresearchersfromBoston’sBrighamandWomen’sHospitalandHarvardMedicalSchoolcomparedthedrinkinghabitsof340menandwomenwhohadsufferedrecentheartattackwiththoseofhealthypeopleofthesameageandsex.ThescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhosiponetothreedrinksadayareabouthalfaslikelytosufferheartattacksasnondrinkersarE.Theapparentsourceoftheprotection:thosewhodrankalcoholhadhigherbloodlevelsofhigh-densitylipoproteins脂蛋白theso-calledgoodcholesterol胆固醇whichisknowntopreventheartdiseasE.Asevidencehasmountedsomedoctorshavebegunrecommendingadailydrinkforpatientsofheartdiseases.ButmostphysiciansarenotreadytorecommendaregularhappyhourforeveryonE.Therisksoftotallygivingupalcoholarenothingcomparedwiththedangersoftoomuchalcoholincludinghighbloodpressurestrokesandliver肝脏troubles—nottomentionviolentbehaviorandtrafficaccidents.Moreoversomestudiessuggestthatevenmoderatedrinkingmayincreasetheincidenceofbreastandcolon结肠cancer.Untilthereisevidencethatthebenefitsofadailydoseofalcoholoutweightherisksmostpeoplewon’tbeabletotakeadoctor’sprescriptiontotheneighborhoodbarorliquorstorE.67.Themedicalarticlequotedinthefirstparagraphindicates.A.thewayinwhichalcoholcantreattheheartdiseaseB.properdrinkofalcoholcanbenefittheheartC.whyalcoholicdrinksaredangeroustoone’shealthD.thatreportsontheadvantagesofalcoholweremisled68.Experimentsshowedthatnondrinkershad__________.A.largeramountsofgoodcholesterolB.smalleramountsofgoodcholesterolC.higherbloodpressureD.lowerbloodpressure69.Accordingtothepassagemoderatedrinking.A.isrecommendedbymostdoctorsforheartpatientsB.shouldbeallowedonprescriptionC.isstillnotmedicallyadvisableD.isnotrelatedtoliverproblems70.Themainthemeofthispassageis____________.A.thechangeinrecentdrinkinghabitsB.theconnectionbetweencancerandalcoholC.whethermoderatedrinkersoutlivenondrinkersD.whetheralcoholmaybegoodforone’shealth

Mom’sbirthdaypresent?Itmaybeadifficultthingforsomepeoplebutformeitisaneasything.MomlovedflowerssoeveryyearIsentherflowers.Actuallyshehadabedofirises鸢尾花inthebackyardofhersmallIndianafarm.Theywerebeautiful.TakesomeshesaidDigsomeupandplantthemonthesideofyourownhousE.Butinmyyardtheybecamelackinginenergy.A.yearpassedthentwobutnotoneflowerappeareD.Icutbackalltheirgreenleaves.Iwastiredofseeingthemsolonely.FinallyIdugtheirisesupandthrewthemaway.AboutthattimeMomdiedunexpectedly.MysisterandIsoldthefarm.Ineverwentbacktoseetheirises.Ijustcouldn’tbearseeinganotherfamilylivinginourhome—Mom’shomE.Autumncamethenwinter.ThefollowingspringasMom’sbirthdayapproachedIstruggledwiththequestionofhowtorememberher.Istaredoutthewindowandsawafewstubbornirisesinmysideyardsprouting发芽—tallthinbutflowerless.BecauseofseeingthemIdecidedtoorderflowersasIalwaysdidonMom’sbirthdayandsendthemtomysister.IwishedsobadlyIcouldstillsendflowerstoMom.ButthatwasimpossiblE.InthemorningofMom’sbirthdayIwasinmycarreadytowork.SomethingintheyardcaughtmyeyE.Theirises!OnehadbloomedwithflowersbigshowyandpurpleaslovelyastheyeverhadbeenonMom’sfarm.IsmiledandturnedmyeyesupwarD.IcouldnolongersendflowerstoMom.Butsomehowshe’dbeenabletosendthemtomE.41.AccordingtothefirstparagraphMom________.A.wantedtogivetheauthorsomeflowersB.didn’tlikethepresentsfromtheauthorC.livedwiththeauthoronanIndianafarmD.gotdifferentbirthdaypresentsfromtheauthoreveryyear42.Atfirsttheirisesintheauthor’syard________.A.alldiedquicklyB.didn’tbloomatallC.grewaswellasonMom’sfarmD.grewbetterthanthoseonMom’sfarm43.Whattroubledtheauthor?A.Shedidn’tknowhowtogrowirises.B.SheregrettedtheyhadsoldMom’sfarm.C.Shedidn’tknowwhattodoinmemoryofMom.D.Shecouldn’tbearotherslivinginMom’shomE.44.Afterseeingtheirisessproutingtheauthor________.A.decidedtosendflowerstohersisteronMom’sbirthdayB.dugthemoutbecausetheywereflowerlessC.decidedtosendthemtoMomaftertheybloomD.orderedflowersforthepeoplelivinginMom’shome45.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.Alltheirisesintheauthor’syardbloomeD.B.TheauthorwenttoseetheirisesinMom’syarD.C.ItwasMomwhotookcareoftheseirisesintheauthor’syarD.D.TheauthorthoughtthebloomingirisesweregiftsfromMom.

Evenbeforemyfatherleftusmymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchencomplainingMomIcan’tpeelpotatoes.IhaveonlyonehanD.Momneverlookedupfromsewing.YougetyourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoesshetoldmE.Anddon’teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!Inthesecondgradeourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybarsswingingfromonehighsteelrodtothenext.WhenitwasmyturnIshookmyheaD.SomekidsbehindmelaughedandIwenthomecrying.ThatnightItoldMomaboutit.ShehuggedmeandIsawherwe’llseeaboutthatlook.Thenextafternoonshetookmebacktoschool.AtthedesertedplaygroundMomlookedcarefullyatthebars.NowpullupwithyourrightarmsheadviseD.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldhookthebarwithmyotherelbow.Dayafterdaywepracticedandshepraisedmeforeveryrung梯级IreacheD.I’llneverforgetthenexttimecrossingtherungsIlookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.OnenightafteradanceatmynewjuniorhighIlayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMomcomeintomyroom.MomIsaidweepingnoneoftheboyswoulddancewithmE.ForalongtimeIdidn’thearanything.ThenshesaidOhhoneysomedayyou’llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.Hervoicewasfaintandcracking.Ipeekedoutfrommycoverstoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedonmybehalf.Shehadneverletmeseehertears.46.WhichofthefollowingexpressioncanbeusedmostsuitablytodescribeMom’sattitudewhenshemadethechildtopeelpotatoes?A.CruelB.SeriousC.StrictD.Cold47.Fromthepassageweknowmonkeybarscanhelpachildtrain____.A.theskilltothrowandcatchthingsB.thespeedofone’shandmovementC.thestrengthandskilltohangandswayD.thebodilyskilltorotateroundabar48.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A.Mombelievedeveryaimcouldbeachievedifyoustucktoit.B.Theraceacrossmonkeybarswasnotdifficultenoughforachildtogiveup.C.Momwasdeterminedtoprovesheherselfwasbetterthantheteacher.D.WhatthechildhadsaidbroughtMomgreatattractionandcuriosity.49.Whenthechildlookeddownatthekidstheywerestandingwiththeirmouthsopenbecause____.A.theyfeltsorryforwhattheyhaddonebeforeB.theywereafraidtheauthormightfalloffandgethurtC.theywantedtoseewhattheauthorwoulddoonthebarsD.theywereastonishedtofindtheauthor’sprogress50.Themostprobableconclusionwecandrawafterreadingthepassageis____.A.thelastincidentwassadenoughtomakeMomsweepB.thechild’sexperienceremindedMomofthatofherownC.MomcouldsolveanyproblemexcepttheoneinthelastparagraphD.infactMomsufferedmoreintheprocessofthechild’sgrowth

InChinamostteenagersonlyseethemselvesasanadultwhentheyare18.IntheUShoweverthemainsteptothefreedomofadultlifeislearningtodrivE.At16Americanteenstaketheirdrivingtest.Whentheyhavetheirlicense驾照theydriveintothegrown-­upworlD.NobodywantstoridethecheesebustoschoolsaidEleanorFulham17.Shebroughtthepressurebacktomemoryespeciallyfromkidsfromwealthyfamilies.It’slikeyou’renotcoolifyoudon’thaveacarshesaiD.Accordingtoarecentresearch41%of16to19-­year-oldsintheUSAowncarsupfrom23%in1985.Althoughmostofthesecarsareboughtbyparentssometeensgetpart­-timejobstohelppay.Notallfamiliescanaffordcarsfortheirchildren.Incitieswithsubwaysandlimitedparkingspacesometeenagersdon’twantthem.Butinrichsuburbanareaswithoutsubwaysandwherebicyclesaremoreforfunthancarsitisstrangeforateenagernottohaveacar.Butpolicesay16­-year­-oldshavealmostthreetimesmoreaccidentsthan18and19­-year-olds.Thishasmademanyparentsstoplettingtheirkidsdriveearly.TheyneedtowaituntiltheyaremoreexperienceD.JulieSusianaofVirginiadecidedthathersonChad15willwaituntilheis17toapplyforhisdriver’slicensE.Chadsaidhehasacceptedhisparents’decisionalthoughithascausedsometeasingfromhisfriends.TheysaythatIamunluckyhesaiD.ButI’dratherbealivethandrivingandIdon’treallytrustmyfriendsontheroadeither.57.BygivingmainlythewriterdescribeshowteenagersintheUSAstepintotheiradultlifE.A.definitionsB.comparisonsC.examplesD.data58.16-­year­-olddrivershavemoreaccidentspossiblybecause________.A.theywanttoshowthemselvesoffB.theyarenotexperienceddriversC.peoplealwaysdrivebetterD.theyneverdrivecarefullyontheroad59.WhichmayNOTbetakenintoconsiderationwhendecidingwhethertobuyacar?A.Howwealthythefamilyis.B.Whetherthekidisoldenough.C.Whattrafficconditionthereis.D.Whetherit’spracticallyneedeD.60.WhenChadsaidIdon’treallytrustmyfriendsontheroadeither.hemeantthat________.A.hemightrunintohisfriendsifhedroveB.hedidn’tagreewithhisfriendsC.hewouldn’tofferhisfriendsarideD.hisdrivingfriendsmightbedangeroustohimiftheydrove

Willitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?A.shorttimeagoatestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferentagesfrom12to83wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetestthesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfastandsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswantedtoseehowwelltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhadeatendifferentkindsofbreakfast.Theresultsshowthatifapersoneatsarightbreakfastheorshewillworkbetterthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruiteggsbreadandmilkbeforegoingtoschoolheorshewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenmorecarefullyinclass.Theresultisoppositetowhatsomepeoplethink.Havingnobreakfastwillnothelpyouloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosingit.Youwilllosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.28.Duringthetestthepeopleweregiven______.A.nobreakfastatallB.veryrichbreakfastC.differentfoodsorsometimesnoneD.littlefoodforbreakfast29.Accordingtothepassagesomepeoplethinkthatifyoudon’thavebreakfastyouwill______.A.loseweightB.workbetterC.behealthierD.failthetest30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Itisbadforyourhealthtohavenobreakfast.B.Toolittleforbreakfastandtoomuchforlunchmaymakeyoufatter.C.Ifyoudon’teatmuchforlunchandsupperyoumayloseweight.D.Themorebreakfastyouhavethemorequicklyyou’lllearninclass.31.Theresultsshowthat______.A.breakfasthasgreateffectonworkandstudiesB.breakfasthaslittletodowithaperson'sworkC.apersonwillworkbetterifheonlyhasfruitandmilkD.girlstudentsshouldhavelittleforbreakfast

Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn'tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.MumpointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositdown.WhileIwatchedmouthopeninsurpriseMumtookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometoholD.Shewalkedquietlytothesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.ShepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthenurselookedupMumnoddedandsaidVerydirtyfloors.YesI'mgladthey'vefinallydecidedtocleanthemthenurseanswereD.ShelookedatMumstrangelyandsaidButaren'tyouworkinglate?Mumjustpushedhardereachswipe拖一下ofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.AfteralongtimeMumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.ShequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhanD.AsweturnedtogooutofthedoorMumbowedpolitelytothenurseandsaidThankyou.OutsideMumtoldmeDagmarisfinE.Nofever.YousawherMum?OfcourseItoldheraboutthehospitalrulesandshewillnotexpectusuntiltomorrow.Dadwillstopworryingaswell.It'safinehospital.Butsuchfloors!A.mopisnogooD.Youneedabrush.13.WhenshetookamopfromthesmallroomwhatMumreallywantedtodowas.A.tocleanthefloorB.topleasethenurseC.toseeapatientD.tosurprisethestory-teller14.WhenthenursetalkedtoMumshethoughtMumwasa_____.A.nurseB.visitorC.patientD.cleaner15.FromthetextweknowthatDagmarismostlikelyA.thestory-teller'ssisterB.Mum'sfriendC.thestory-teller'sclassmateD.Dad'sboss

IwasinmythirdyearofteachingcreativewritingatahighschoolinNewYorkwhenoneofmystudents15-year-oldMikeygavemeanotefromhismother.ItexplainedhisabsencefromclassthedaybeforE.IhadseenMikeyhimselfwritingthenoteathisdesk.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedwerepennedbymystudents.IfIweretodealwiththemI’dbebusy24hoursaday.Theforgedexcusenotesmadealargepilewithwritingthatrangedfromimaginativetocrazy.Thewritersofthosenotesdidn’trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull:Peterwaslatebecausethealarmclockdidn’tgooff.Isn’titremarkableIthoughthowthestudentscomplainedandsaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronanysubject?Butwhentheyproducedexcusenotestheywerebrilliant.SoonedayItypedoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.IsaidThey’resupposedtobewrittenbyparentsbutactuallytheyarenot.TrueMikey?Thestudentslookedatmenervously.Nowthiswillbethefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote---thefirstclassevertopracticewritingthem.You’resoluckytohaveateacherlikemewhohastakenyourbestwritingandturneditintoasubjectworthyofstudy.EveryonesmiledasIwentonYouusedyourimaginations.Sotrymorenow.TodayI’dlikeyoutowrite‘AnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod’or‘AnExcuseNotefromEvetoGod’.Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsawstudentssocarefulintheirwritingthattheyhadtobeaskedtogotolunchbytheirfriends.Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.HeateddiscussionsfolloweD.TheheadmasterenteredtheclassroomandwalkedupanddownlookingatpapersandthensaidI’dlikeyoutoseemeinmyofficE.WhenIsteppedintohisofficehecametoshakemyhandandsaidIjustwanttotellyouthatthatlessonthattaskwhateverthehellyouweredoingwasgreat.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou.61.Whatdidtheauthordowiththestudentsfounddishonest?A.Hereportedthemtotheheadmaster.B.Helecturedthemhardonhonesty.C.Hehadthemtakenotesbeforelunch.D.Hehelpedimprovetheirwritingskills.62.Theauthorfoundthatcomparedwiththetrueexcusenotestheproducedonesbythestudentswereusually__________.A.lessimpressiveB.moreimaginativeC.worsewrittenD.lessconvincing63.Theauthorhadthestudentspracticewritingexcusenotessothatthestudentscouldlearn_________.A.theimportanceofbeinghonestB.howtowriteexcusenotesskillfullyC.thepleasureofcreativewritingD.howtobecreativeinwriting64.Theunderlinedwordforgedinthesecondparagraphmeans______.A.formerB.copiedC.falseD.honest65.Whatdidtheheadmasterthinkoftheauthor’swayofteaching?A.EffectivE.B.DifficultC.Misleading.D.ReasonablE.

ThefollowingaretwoletterstotheeditorofaschoolnewspaperDeareditorI’dliketoexpressmyopinionaboutgrades.Studentsshouldbeallowedtostudywithoutworryingaboutgrades.Fortunatelymosteducatorsarebecomingawareofthefactthatstudentshavedifferentinterestsandabilities.Iunderstandthatgradesareusefulbutgradesoftenlimitcreativity.Competingforbettergradescausesmanystudentstoturndownopportunitiestopursuemusicdramaticsandsports.Gradesforceanarbitrary武断的standardofsuccessoneveryonE.Idonotdemandassomeextremistsdothatgradesberemovedimmediately.HoweverIdobelievethatlessemphasisshouldbeplacedongrades.IhopethatsomedaygradeswillbecomeoptionalatVillageHighSchool.MagdalenaSmithDramaClub-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DeareditorI’dliketosaysomethingaboutgrades.Let’sfacethefactsaboutgrades.Gradesperformthreebasicfunctions.Firstgradesmotivate激发studentstoworkattheirhighestlevelofcompetencE.SecondtheyactasarewardforhardworkingstudentsandasapunishmenttostudentswhodonotworkharD.Finallygradesareusedasausefulstandardbywhichtomeasurestudentachievement.Goodgradeshelpstudentstogetjobsandtogetintouniversity.I'vespokenwithanumberofstudentswhohavejobsandmostofthemsaythattheywerehiredprimarilyonthebasisoftheirgrades.Mygradeshelpedmelandapart-timejobandwillhelpmegetintouniversitynextyear.IthinkgradesareextremelyimportantatVillageHighSchool.SimonHarperScienceClub34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTMagdalenaSmith’sopinion?A.Studentsmaygiveupthechancetolearnmusicandsportsforgrades.B.Students’creativitymaynotbedevelopedforgrades.C.Gradesshouldnotbeusedtomeasureaperson’ssuccess.D.GradesshouldbetakenawayatoncE.35.WecanlearnSimonHarper______________.A.believesinthebenefitsofgoodgradesB.isconcernedaboutstudents’creativityC.doesn’tworktoohardathisstudiesD.supportsstudents'interestsandabilities

OnedayIexploredthetown’sabandonedroundgrainbarn谷仓whenIwasattheageof11.Ifoundachainedslidingdoorthatwaswideenoughformetopassthrough.Insidetherewasaheavysmellofdeadmiceinthedark.AftermyeyesadjustedInoticedashaft升降机井thatroseallthewaytothetopofthebarn.Ononesidewasaone-manelevatorwithalongropeandroller.Isteppedontotheplatformandgavetheropeadragandtheelevatorbeganslidinguptheshaftbutstoppedhalfway.AfterabriefpanicattackInoticedholesinthewallatregularintervalsformingaladder.Forreasonsknownonlytoan11-year-oldIdecideditwouldbebettertogoupthandown.SowithshakinghandsIbeganclimbingthewall.AfterwhatseemedlikeforeverIreachedthetopoftheshaft.Istoodupdustedmyselfoffandfoundabsolutelynothingofinterest.Itwasjustanemptyroomwithaladderleadinguptotheroof.Iclimbedallthewayuphereforthis?ThenInoticedafireextinguisher灭火器whichI’dalwayswantedtoshootoff.SothiswasthechanceofalifetimE.Itrieditandmuchtomysurprisethethingworked!Itshotoutathickcloudofpowderthatinstantlyfilledtheroom.Icouldn’tbreathE.Iwasgoingtochoketodeathandthey’dprobablyneverevenfindmybody.LuckilyIrememberedtheladdertotheroof.Iclimbeduppoppedthestrawroofandsawabrightbluesky.Isuddenlyrealizedthedustandpowderpouringoutofthetopcoulddrawattention.SowhenthedusthadsettledIclimbeddownandslippedoutofthechaineddoor.I’mnotsureifIwasmoreexcitedaboutbeingaliveoraboutnotbeingcaughtbutIranallthewaybackhomE.56.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheauthor’sadventure?A.Theelevatorstoppedhalfway.B.Heenteredtheroundgrainbarn.C.Heclimbedtothetopoftheshaft.D.Hefoundafireextinguisherandshotitoff.A.a-c-b-dB.b-a-c-dC.b-c-a-dD.c-a-d-b57.Whentheauthorgotinsidethebarnhe_______.A.openedthechainedslidingdoorB.noticedamanontheelevatorC.foundashaftleadingtothetopD.sawmanydeadmiceinthedark58.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwasprobablyaboyfullof_______.A.curiosityB.imaginationC.passionsD.dreams59.Aftergettingoutofthechaineddoortheauthormightfeel_______.A.surprisedB.disappointedC.inspiredD.relieved

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

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

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

Tearthemapart！Killthefool！Murderthereferee裁判！Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremadetheymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet'snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealviolence.Bookshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainmeaningsmaycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualbehavior.Iseethetermopponentasoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermopponentisenemyoronewhoopposesyourinterests.ThuswhenaplayermeetsanopponentheorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemyIrememberanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer'srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.Theplayerwentawaytorub摩擦hisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenscreamedAretheywetenoughnow?Intheheatofbattleplayershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheeffectthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent'sintentionalandillegalblockingbyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourttheyaregoodfriends.DoesthatmakeanysenseItcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdiffersfromnormalbehavior.ThereforeIbelieveitistimeweelevated提升thegametothelevelwhereitbelongssettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworlD.Replacingthetermopponentwithassociatecouldbeagoodwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermassociateisfriendorcompanion.Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontothetermassociateratherthanopponent.4.WhatdidthehandballplayerdowhenbewasnotallowedtochangehisglovesA.Herefusedtocontinuethegame.B.Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.C.Heinsistedthattherefereewasunfair.D.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.5.Accordingtothepassageplayersinagamemay.A.throwtheballillegallyattheopponentblockingtheirwayB.keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegameC.1iedownonthegroundasanactofprotectionD.kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce6.WhatisthefourthparagraphmainlyaboutA.Theplayer'seagernesstowinB.Theplayer'sbadbehaviorC.Theplayer'sattitudestowardsthegame.D.Theplayer'stotallydifferentbehavioronandoffthecourt7.WhatcanbeconcludedfromthepassageA.Playersshouldbeeducatedtorespectrefereesonthecourt.B.Replacingthepresenttermsonthecourtcanhelpreduceviolence.C.Raisingthereferee'ssenseofresponsibilitycanhelpreduceviolence.D.Changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldcanhelpreduceviolence.

ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldsonTenyson.AswewereleavingwefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcretE.Herhusbandwaswithherbuttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.WalkingtowardsthesceneTenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouplE.HesaidtomeMumit’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryonE.Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharity慈善grouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.ItwillmakeherfeelbetterhesaiD.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetideA.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.JusttakeitshereplieD.Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesturE.Bynowparamedics救援人员hadarrivedandwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptohermysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhimMysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.AtthattheoldmanstartedcryingandsaidThankyousomuchyouhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflowertellingherwhoitwasfrom.ThoughbadlyhurtandshakentheoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmilE.21.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C.LovebeginswithalittlesmilE.D.A.smallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhisfather’ssupport.C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesturE.23.Theunderlinedwordintimidatedinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans___________.A.astonishedB.struckC.frightenedD.excited24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FlowerPowerB.Mother’sDayC.AnAccidentalInjuryD.AnEmbarrassingMoment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shegotupearlytobereadyforthepost.FromthesecondfloorflatshecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthestreetandthelittleboyfromthegroundfloorbroughtupherlettersontherareoccasionswhenanythingcamE.Todayshewassuretherewouldbesomething.Myrawouldn’tforgethermother’sbirthdayevenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.TheoldladywasproudofMyrA.HerhusbandhadbeenmadeMayorandMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherwork.Theoldladywaseightytoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.Perhaps——perhapsMyramightcomE.Afteralleightywasaspecialbirthday.EvenifMyradidnotcomeshewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcited——likeachilD.Shewouldenjoyherday.YesterdayMrs.Morrisonhadgiventheflatanextracleanandtodayshehadbroughtacardandabunchofflowerswhenshecametodothebreakfast.Mrs.GrantdownstairshadmadeacakeandintheafternoonshewasgoingdowntheretoteA.ThelittleboyJohnniehadbeenupwithapacketofmintsandsaidhewouldn’tgoouttoplayuntiltheposthadcomE.Iguessyou’llgetlotsandlotsofpresents.hesaiD.Whatwouldshelike?A.pairofslippersperhaps.Oranewcoat.A.coatwouldbelovely.Blue’ssuchaprettycolour.JimhadalwayslikedherinbluE.Oratablelamp.Orabookatravelbookwithpicturesoralittleclockwithclearblacknumbers.Somanylovelythings.Shestoodbythewindowwatching.ThepostmanturnedroundthecorneronhisbicyclE.Herheartbeatfast.JohnniehadseenhimtooandrantothegatE.Thenclatterclatterupthestairs.Johnnieknockedatherdoor.GrannygrannyheshoutedI’vegotyourpost.Hegaveherfourenvelopes.Threewereunsealedcardsfromoldfriends.ThefourthwassealedinMyra’swriting.NoparcelJohnnie?Nogranny.Maybetheparcelwastoolargetocomebyletterpost.Thatwasit.Itwouldcomelaterbyparcelpost.Shemustbepatient.Almostunwillinglyshetoretheenvelopeopen.Foldedinthecardwasapieceofpaper.WrittenonthecardwasamessageundertheprintedHappyBirthday——BuyyourselfsomethingnicewiththechequeMyraandHarolD.Thechequeflutteredtothefloorlikeabirdwithabrokenwing.Slowlytheoldladystooped弯腰topickitup.Herpresentherlovelypresent.Withtremblingfingersshetoreitintolittlebits.66.Whatwastheoldladyexpectingexactly?A.Her80thbirthday.B.Thebirthdaypresents.C.Carefromherdaughter.D.Thepostfromherfriends.67.Whatpresentdidtheoldladyfinallygetfromherdaughterforthebirthday?A.A.chequeB.A.birdC.A.parcelD.A.coat68.Whengettingthepresenttheoldlady’sfeelingcouldbedescribedas____________.A.excitedB.delightedC.disappointedD.satisfied69.Fromthestoryweknow____________.A.theneighborsdidsomethingspecialforthelady’sbirthdayB.thelittleboyfrequentlybroughttheoldladylettersC.Myrawassobusythatsheforgothermother’sbirthdayD.theoldladywouldliketohaveacoatasabirthdaypresent70.Thepassageintendstotell__________.A.howpeoplecelebratebirthdaysB.whatproblemsoldpeoplehaveC.whatoldpeoplereallyneedD.howoldpeopleshouldlive

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

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

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

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

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

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

DearSantaClausMynameisAmy.Iam9yearsolD.Ihaveaproblematschool.CanyouhelpmeSanta?KidslaughatmebecauseofthewayIwalkandrunandtalk.Ihavecerebralpalsy.IjustwantonedaywherenoonelaughsatmeormakesfunofmE.loveAmyAtradiostationWJLTinFortWayneIndianaletterspouredinfortheChristmasWishContest.WhenAmy'sletterarrivedattheradiostationmanagerLeeTobinreaditcarefully.HethoughtitwouldbegoodforthepeopleinFortWaynetohearaboutthisspecialthirdgraderandherunusualwish.Mr.Tobincalledupthelocalnewspaper.ThenextdayapictureofAmyandherlettertoSantamadethefrontpageoftheNewsSentinel.Thestoryspreadquickly.AllacrossthecountrynewspapersandradioandtelevisionstationsreportedthestoryofthelittlegirlinFortWayneIndianawhoaskedforsuchasimpleyetremarkableChristmasgift---justonedaywithoutteasing.SuddenlythepostmanwasaregularattheHagadornhousE.EnvelopesofallsizesaddressedtoAmyarriveddailyfromchildrenandadultsallacrossthenation.Theycamefilledwithholidaygreetingsandwordsofencouragement.Someofthewritershaddisabilities;somehadbeenteasedaschildren.EachwriterhadaspecialmessageforAmy.ThroughthecardsandlettersfromstrangersAmyglimpsedaworldfullofpeoplewhotrulycaredabouteachother.ManypeoplethankedAmyforbeingbraveenoughtospeakup.Othersencouragedhertoignoreteasingandtocarryherheadhigh.AmydidgetherwishofaspecialdaywithoutteasingatSouthWayneHighSchool.Teachersandstudentstalkedtogetherabouthowbadteasingcanmakeothersfeel.ThatyeartheFortWaynemayorofficiallyproclaimedDecember21stasAmyJoHagadornDaythroughoutthecity.ThemayorexplainedthatbydaringtomakesuchasimplewishAmytaughtauniversallesson.Everyonesaidthemayorwantsanddeservestobetreatedwithrespectdignityandwarmth.1.Amy’slettershowedthat_______.A.herschoolmatescannotunderstandherdisabilityB.herschoolisn’tagoodplaceforstudentslikeherC.sheisoftenignoredinandoutofclassD.shewantedtowinChristmasWishContest2.ThepostmanwasaregularattheHagadornhousebecause_______.A.hewenttoencourageAmyfrequentlyB.hewasquitecuriousaboutAmyC.hehadtosendletterstoAmydailyD.hewasmovedbyAmy’sstory3.WemayinferfromAmy’sstorythat__________.A.peopleareeasytoturntheireyestothedisabledB.thenewsmediaplayedanimportantroleinhelpingAmyC.AmywillstillbemadefunofbyothersD.therearefewdisabledpeopleinAmy’scountry4.TheForWaynemayorofficiallyproclaimedAmytoHadadornDay________.A.totellhowbadteasingcanmakeothersfeelB.toencouragepeopletocarrytheirheadshighC.toexplainhowbraveAmywasbymakingherwishD.tocallonthepublictotreateveryoneproperly

After20yearsasafull-timewifeandmotherIdecidedtobeaschoolbusdriverforIlovedkids.AfterhardpracticebythetimeschoolstartedthatyearI’dgottenthehangofit.Iwashappyinmynewwork.IbecameacombinationchauffeurnurseandfrienD.AndifthekidsneededitI’dputonmyToughBigSisteract.Itwasalotlikemypreviousjob---beingamom.WhenIthinkaboutmyyearsofbusdrivingmanythingscrowdedinbutmostlyIrememberCharliE.CharlieeightyearsoldwithblondhairandcrystallinegrayeyesbeganridingmybusinSeptemberofmyfourthyeardriving.Theyallhadstoriestotellmeabouttheirsummers.CharliethoughignoredmE.Hedidn’tevenanswerwhenIaskedhisnamE.FromthatdayonCharliewasatrial.IfafightbrokeoutIdidn’thavetoturnmyheadtoknowwhohadstartedit.IfsomeonewasthrowingspitballsIcouldguesstheculprit’snamE.IfagirlwascryingchanceswereCharliehadpulledherhair.NomatterhowIspoketohimgentlyorfirmlyhewouldn’tsayaworD.He’djuststareatmewiththosebiggrayeyesofhis.IaskedaroundsomeandfoundoutCharlie’sfatherwasdeadandhedidn’tlivewithhismother.HedeservesmypatienceIthought.SoIpracticedeverybitofpatienceIcouldmuster.TomycheeryGoodMorninghewassilent.WhenIwishedhimahappyHalloweenhesneereD.ManymanytimesIaskedGodhowIcouldreachCharliE.I’matmywit’senD.I’dsay.StillIwassurethatthischildneededtofeelsomewarmthfrommE.Sowhenhe’dpassbyI’drufflehishairorpathimonthearm.TowardtheendofthatyearthekidsonmybusgavemeasmalltrophyinscribedTotheBestBusDriverEver.IproppedituponthedashboarD.OntopIhungasmalltinheartthatalittlegirlhadgivenmE.InredpaintshehadwrittenIlovePollyandPollylovesmE.Onthenext-to-lastdayofschoolIwasdelayedafewminutestalkingtotheprincipal.WhenIgotonthebusIrealizedthatthetinheartwasgonE.Doesanyoneknowwhathappenedtothelittleheartthatwasuphere?IaskeD.Foroncewith39childrentherewassilencE.OneboypipedupCharliewasthefirstoneonthebus.Ibethetookit.OtherchildrenjoinedthechorusYeah!Charliedidit!Searchhim!IaskedCharlieHaveyouseentheheart?Idon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingaboutheprotesteD.Standinguphetookafewpenniesandasmallballoutofhispockets.SeeIdon’thaveit.Ibethedoes!insistedthegirlwhohadgivenmetheheart.Checkhispockets.CharliegloweredwhenIaskedhimtocomeforwarD.HisgazeburnedintominE.Istuckmyhandintoonepocket.Nothing.Ireachedintotheotherpocket.ThenIfeltit---thefamiliaroutlineofthesmalltinheart.CharliestaredatmeforalongtimE.Therewerenotearsinthosebiggrayeyesnopleaformercy.Heseemedtobewaitingforwhathe’dcometoexpectfromtheworlD.IwasabouttopullthetinheartoutofCharlie’spocketwhenIstoppedmyself.Lethimkeepitavoiceseemedtowhisper.ItmusthavefallenoffbeforeIgothereIsaidtothekids.I’llprobablyfinditbackatthedepot.WithoutawordCharliereturnedtohisseat.Whenhegotoffathisstophedidn’tsomuchasglanceatmE.ThatsummerCharliemovedaway.EventuallyIretireD.Andtheremystoryasaschoolbusdriverendsexceptforonemoreincident.A.dozenyearsafterretirementIwasinadepartmentstoreinKansasCitywhensomeonesaidtentativelyPolly?IturnedtoseeabaldingmanwhowasapproachingmiddleagE.Yes?Hisfacedidn’tlookfamiliaruntilInoticedhisbiggrayeyes.Therewasnodoubt.ItwasCharliE.HetoldmehewaslivinginMontanaanddoingwell.ThentomysurprisehehuggedmE.AfterheletgohepulledsomethingfromhispocketandhelditupformetoseE.Anoldkeychain.bentoutofshapetheletteringfadeD.Youcanprobablyguesswhatitwas---thelittletinheartthatsaidIlovePollyandPollylovesmE.YouweretheonlyonewhokepttryingheexplaineD.Wehuggedagainandwentourseparateways.ThatnightIthoughtoverhiswords.Youweretheonlyonewhokepttrying.BeforeIfellasleepIthankedtheLordforthereassurancethatI’ddoneagoodjobandforallthequalificationshe’dgivenmetodoitwith.45.Fromwhosepointofviewisthestorytold?A.Polly’sB.Charlie’sC.amother’sD.ToughBigSister’s46.FromthepassagewelearnthatCharliewas_______.A.coldandfirmB.naughtyandlazyC.toughandlonelyD.gentleandsmart47.ThesentenceHeseemedtobewaitingforwhathe’dcometoexpectfromtheworlD.suggeststhatCharlie_______.A.expectedtogetawaywithwhathehaddoneB.expectedtogetpunishedforwhathehaddoneC.feltashamedofwhathehaddoneD.feltPollyhaddonewrongtohim48.Charliekeptthetinheartallthetimebecauseitremindedhim_______.A.itwasonceashametohimB.someonetherecaredhimC.itoncegavehimwarmthD.itwasaChristmasgiftfromPolly49.WhatdoyouthinkisthebestrewardtoPolly’sloveforCharlie?A.People’sappreciationforherkindness.B.HisdoingwellinhislifE.C.HisthankstoherlovE.D.Charlie’srecognitionofPollyaftermanyyears.50.WhichdetailfromthestorybestshowsPolly’sloveforCharlie?A.ShegreetedhimwithcheeryGoodMorning.B.ShewishedhimahappyHalloween.C.Sheruffledhishairwhenhepassedher.D.Sheliedtotheotherkidsaboutwhathappenedtothetinheart.

IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.Aftertheaccident.myroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.9.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.A.hefeltsorryfortheauthorB.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoneyC.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodoneD.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer10.A.gooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto__________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury11.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery__________.A.friendlyB.selfishC.professionalD.busy12.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.

WhenIlefthomeforcollegeIsoughttoescapetheworldoffarmerssmalltownsandcountrylifE.Ilongedfortheexcitementofthecityforthefastpacethatrurallifelackedforadventurebeyondthehorizon.IdreamedofexploringthecitylivingwithinanewcultureandlandscapebecomingpartofthepulseofanurbanjunglE.Yetsomeofmybesttimesweredrivinghomeleavingthecitybehindandslippingbackintothevalley.AscitylifefadedandtrafficthinnedIcouldseethefacesoftheotherdriversrelax.Thenaroundabendinthehighwaythevastfarmlandscameintosight.Thelandseemedpermanent.IfeltasifIhadsteppedbackintimE.Itookcomfortinthestabilityofthevalley.DrivingthroughsmallfarmcommunitiesIimaginedthefoundingfamiliesstillrootedintheirgrandhomesgenerationsworkingthesamelandsneighborsremainingneighborsforgenerations.IallowedfamiliarfarmhouselandmarkstoguidemE.ClosetohomeIoftenturnedoffthemainhighwayandtookdifferentroutesgettingfamiliarfarmsagainandtestingmymemory.Friendslivedinthosehouses.Ihadeatenmealsandspenttimethere;Ihadworkedonsomeofthesefarmslendingahandduringapeakharvesthelpingafamilyfriendforadayortwo.ThehousesandlandslookedthesameandIcouldpicturethegentlefacesandhearfamiliarvoicesasiflittlehadbeenchangeD.AsIeasedintoourdrivewayI’dreturntooldwaysbecomingasononceagainachildonthefamilyfarm.Myfeelingswerehonestandreal.HowIlongedforalandwherelifestoodstillandmymemoriescouldbereliveD.WhenIleftthefarmforcollegeIcouldonlyreturnasavisitortothevalleyatravelerlookingforhomE.NowthefarmisonceagainmytruehomE.Iliveinthatfarmhouseandworkthepermanentlands.Myworldmayseemunchangedtocasualobserversbuttheyarewrong.Inowknowthis:ifthere’saconstantonthesefarmsit’stheconstantofchangE.Thegoodobserverwillrecognizethedifferences.A.farmerreplantsanorchard果园withanewvarietyofpeaches.IrrigationisaddedtoablockofoldgrapessoIimaginethevineyardhasanewowner.OccasionallythechangesareclearlyevidentlikeaFORSALEsign.ButIneedtoreadthesmallprintinordertomakesurethatabankhastakenpossessionofthefarm.Mostofthechangescontaintwostories.OneisthephysicalchangeofthefarmtheotherinvolvesthepeopleonthatlandthehumanstorybehindthechangE.I’vebeenbackonthefarmforadecadeandstillhaven’theardallthestoriesbehindthechangesaroundmE.ButonceIaddmystoriestothelandscapeIcancallthisplacemyhomeahomethatcontinuestoevolveandchangeasIaddmoreandmoreofmystories.A.poetreturnstothevalleyandsaysHowclosed-mindedyouallarE.HecommentsaboutthelackofinterestintheartsinsocialandenvironmentalissuesinthepovertyandinequalityofourlifE.Littlehaschangedintthevalley.Hewasbornandraisedheresohemighthavetherighttocriticizeandlectureus.Yethespeaksformanywhothinktheyknowthevalley.Howdifferentlywouldothersthinkofusiftheyknewthestoriesofagrapeharvestinawetyearorapeachwithoutahome?70.Themostimportantreasonwhythewriterwantedtomovetothecityisthat____________.A.hedidnotwanttoworkonthefarmB.hewantedtomakenewfriendsC.hewaseagerforadifferentlifethereD.thereweremorethingstodothere71.Whatmadethewriterrelaxashedrovefromthecitytothecountry?A.Hecouldseeformilesandmiles.B.Thetrafficmovedmoreslowly.C.Thepeoplehepassedseemedtobecalmer.D.Thelandseemedfamiliartohim.72.Whendrivingthroughthevalleythewriterwasguidedhomeby___________.A.familiarfarmhouseswhichlefthimagoodmemoryB.housesthathadshelteredgenerationsofthesamefamilyC.landthathadbeenworkedbyafamilyforgenerationsD.largerfarmswhichstretchedoutrightbeforehim73.Whenhewasincollegewhywasthewritersadwhenhereturnedtohisfamilyhome?A.Herememberedhowhardheusedtowork.B.Herealizedthathewasonlyavisit.C.HerecognizedtheoldhousesandlanD.D.Herememberedhisnextdoorneighbors.74.Whichofthefollowingmostlikelyindicatesthatthereisasadhumanstorybehindaphysicalchangeonthefarm?A.A.newvarietyofpeachisbeingplanteD.B.Irrigationisbeingaddedtoagrapeoperation.C.A.pieceoflandisbeingsoldbyabank.D.A.farmisbeingsoldtoalargecorporation.75.Thefactthatmostupsetsthewriterwiththepoetisthat________.A.thepoetpreferstoliveintheurbanareaB.thepoetthinksthatthefolkpeoplearebackwardC.thepoetsaysthatlittlehaschangedinthevalleyD.thepoet’scriticismandcommentsarenotobjective

OneafternoonPeterandJimwentoutforabicycleridE.WhentheypassedaplacetheysawalargeareaofgrassandbushesonfireandastrongwindwasblowingtheflamestowardsavillagE.ThefiremenhadalreadyarrivedandweretryingtoputoutthefirE.TheboyslefttheirbicyclesandrantowardsthevillagetoseeiftheycouldhelptofightthefirE.Onthewaytheymettwofiremen.Quickyouboyssaidoneofthefiremen.Comeandhelpustopullapump泵tothestream.Wecan’tbeatoutthefirE.Thewindistoostrong.ThepumpisouronlyhopE.Thetwoboysranfurtheruntiltheycametoaheavypump.TheyhelpedtopullittoastreamnotfarfromthevillagE.SoonthepumpwasworkingwellsotheboyswenttowatchthefirE.IthadalreadyreachedtheedgeofthevillagE.Theboyssawthattwohouseswereonfireandtheflameswereattackingathirdbuilding.Suddenlytherewasashoutfromoneofthevillagers.Keepaway!avoiceshouteD.There’spaintstoredinthatbuilding.Theboysandvillagersmovedawayquickly.Withaloudexplosion爆炸thewholebuildingburstintoflamessendingcloudsofthickblacksmokeintothesky.AtthistimePeterandJimbegantothinkthatthewholevillagewouldbeburnttothegrounD.Thefiremenhadlefttheburningbuildingsandwerepouring浇waterontotheneighboringhousestryingtostopthefirefromspreading.Thenthewinddieddown.A.secondpumpwasbroughtuptohelpandthefirewasgraduallyputout.It’ssoonfinishedPetersaidtohisfrienD.WemustgoorweshallgethomelatE.YescomeonagreedJimandwithalastlookattheruinstheywalkedbacktotheirbicycles.21.Seeingthefiretheboysrantothevillageto_____.A.watchitB.askforhelpC.helpthefiremenD.warnthevillagers22.Thevillagersweretoldtokeepawayfromthefiremainlybecause_____.A.theirhelpwasunnecessaryB.itwasspreadingveryrapidlyC.twoburningbuildingswerefallingdownD.oneofthebuildingsstoredalotofpaint23.Thefirementriedtostopthefirefromspreadingby_____.A.usinganairplaneB.usingmorefireenginesC.pullingdowntheburninghousesD.pouringwaterontotheneighboringhouses24.Accordingtothetext_____.A.nooneknewhowthefirebrokeoutB.twopumpswereusedtoputoutthefireC.twobuildingswereburntdownduringthefireD.theboysdidn’tleaveuntilthefirewasputout

Iwasatthepostofficeearlythatmorninghopingtopostaletteratthestartofabusyday.InsteadIfoundmyselfstandinginaqueuethatwentallthewayintothehallway.Ihadneverseensomanypeoplethereonaweekday.Thequeuemovedveryslowly.MypatienceranoutandIgotangry.WhenIgottothecounterfinallyIfinishedmybusinessquicklyandbrieflyandthenwalkedpastthequeuethatwasnowextendingpastthefrontdoor.ThinkingIwasgoingtobelateformydentist牙医appointmentIwasscowling皱眉asIheadedintotheparkinglot.A.womanwascomingacrossthelotinmydirection.Shewaswalkingwithdeterminationandeachstepsoundedveryheavy.I.noticedthatshehadascowlingonherfacE.Herbodylanguagesaidthatshewashavingareallyterribleday.Myangerdisappeared.IwishedIcouldwrapherinahugbutIwasastranger.SoIdidwhatIcouldinaminutebeforeshehurriedpastme－Ismiled.Inasecondeverythingchanged.ShewassurpriseD.Thenherfacesoftenedandhershouldersrelaxed.Isawhertakeadeepbreath.Herpaceslowedandshesmiledbackatmeaswepassedeachother.Icontinuedtosmileallthewaytomycar.Wowit'samazingwhatasimplesmilecando.FromthenonIbecameawareofpeople'sexpressionsandmyownthewayweshowourfeelings.NowIusethatawarenessinmyeverydaylifetoletitremindmethatwhenfacingtheworldIcantryasmile.21.Whydidthewriterbecomeangryatthepostoffice?A.Theworkertherewasimpatient.B.Shefailedtopostherletter.C.SomepeoplecutinlinE.D.ShehadtowaitforalongtimE.22.Whatcanbeinferred推断fromthetext?A.Thewomanisafriendofthewriter’s.B.Thewoman’sspiritsliftedbecauseofthewriter’ssmilE.C.Thewriterisgoodathidingherfeelings.D.Thewriterwasintimeforherappointment.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Helaughsbestwholaughslast.B.A.merryheartmakesalonglifE.C.A.smilesweepsallyoursorrowsaway.D.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WhenIwas18Ihadamotorbikeaccidentthatputmeinacomaforthreemonths.ThedoctorssaidtherewaslittlechanceofmycomingoutofitbutmyidenticaltwinMarcusdidn’tbelievethemandcarriedontalkinggtomE.MyfirstwordswhenIcametomyselfwereHelloMarcus.EventhoughIhadnomemoryofmyownnameorthatthewomancryingatmybedsidewasmymotherIknewMarcusimmediately;itwaslikeagenetic遗传的memory.Ijustfeltclosetohim.56.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesMarcus?A.Dishonest.B.Thoughtful.C.Careful.D.Strict.57.Accordingtothetexttheauthor________.A.feltveryclosetoMarcuswhenhefirstwokeupB.didn’tgethismemoriesbackuntilmonthslaterC.hadbeenverypopularbeforetheaccidentD.rememberednothingbuthisownnamewhenhefirstwokeup58.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstgothismemoriesback?A.Angry.B.ExcitedC.GuiltyD.Lonely.59.Whatwastheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totellustheimportanceofbeinghonest.B.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.C.Toexpresshisgratitudetohistwin.D.ToshowhowhehadsuffereD.60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MyTwinRewroteMyChildhooD.B.AnAccidentDestroyedMyLifeC.FamilyWillAlwaysBewithYouD.FriendsShareEverything

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UntillastsummerIhadaverycomfortablelife:wintervacationsskiingandsummercruises.Myparentsspentalotofmoneyonaprivateschoolsotheycouldgetmeintoacompetitivemiddleschool.Everythingwasabouttomorrownextyearmygraduation.Weneverhadtoworryabouttoday.BeforelastsummerIneverthoughtmuchaboutthepeopleintheworldwholivedaytodayeverydaywhoselivesarecontrolledbypovertyandhunger.ThenIenrolledinatwo-weekintensiveprogram.WelivedinaTribalVillageinahotdryopengrasslandinArkansasastateofthesouth-centralUnitedStates.IamatribalmemberinMozambiqueacountryofsoutheastAfricA.EverymealImakethefireformyfamilyandfeeltheflameslickupmynostrilsasIblowtokeepthefuelalivE.Icookmushwithvegetables.Thisisallmyfamilyisevergiven.Ifeedthehenandthreerabbitstheirdinner.IgrowattachedtotherabbitseventhoughIknowIshouldn’t.Inamethem.I’mnotgettingenoughtoeat;it’stimetodecidewhetherornottokilltherabbits.Ifeelpainbutit’saprivilegedchild’spainbecauseIknowIwillsoonbeeatingagain.That’snottrueforalotofotherchildrenaroundtheworlD.GrowingupcomfortablyintheU.S.I’veneverhadtoworryaboutmydinnerandeventhoughthiswholeprocesswasonlyasimulationitchangedmylifE.NowIbelieveindoingwhateverIcantohelpfindpracticalwaystodefeathunger.SoI’vebecomepresidentofRootsandShootsagroupworkingtoimprovelocalenvironmentsforpeopleandanimals.I’malsoworkingtocreateaprogramatmyhighschoolcalledtheSafePassagetriptohelpyoungpeopleintheGuatemalaCitydump.AndI’vegotplanstodomorE.I'moftenthinkingoflaboringinthehotsunandthemillionswhostilldo.NowItrytolivefortodayandstopworryingsomuchaboutthefuturE.WhenIeatorfeelfullIamgratefulforthisfortunatelifeandwanttoextendthesamefeelingtoothers.Ibelieveinofferinghelptothosewhoneedit.31.Whatistrueabouttheauthorbeforelastsummer?A.HerlifewasundergreatpressurE.B.Herlifewaswell-planneD.C.Shedidn’thavetoworryaboutthefuturE.D.Shehadtoworryaboutherdinner32.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat_______________.A.theauthorraisedsomerabbitsaspetsB.theauthortookpartinatwo-weekprograminAfricaC.theauthorhadaverydifficultlifeintheTribalVillageD.theauthorneverthoughtaboutpoorpeopleaftertheprogram33.Theauthorfeelpainbecause____________.A.sheisaprivilegedchildB.sheisnotgettingenoughtoeatC.shedoesn’twanttokilltherabbitsD.shecan’tgobacktoherregularlife34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsimulationinthefourthparagraphprobablymean?A.RealityB.ExperienceC.ImaginationD.Imitation35.Whatinfluencedidtheauthor’sexperienceintheTribalVillagehaveonher?A.Itgavebirthtoabeliefinhelpingothers.B.Ittaughthertobegratefultoherparents.C.IthasmadeherlifemorecomfortablE.D.Itinspiredhertostarttwogroupstohelpothers.

OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergiftsitcamewithoutwrap包装.OnSeptember11th.1958.MumgavebirthtoRicharD.Aftershebroughthimhomefromhospitalsheputhiminmylapsaying.Ipromisedyouagiftandhereitis.Whatanhonor!Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.Itolditstories.1tolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!OnemorninghoweverIfounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!Icriedforit.Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.ForseveraldaysIheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsashopelesspitifulanddyingwhichsoundedominous.Christmaswascoming.Don’texpectanypresentsthisyear.DadsaidpointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom.Ifyourbabybrotherlivesthat'llbeChristmasenough.Ashespokehiseyesfilledwithtears.I'dneverseenhimcrybeforE.ThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.FrommybedroomIheardhimsay.What?He'sallright?Hehungupandshoutedupstairs.ThehospitalsaidwecanbringRichardhome!ThankGoD.'IheardMumcry.FromtheupstairswindowIwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadneverseenthemhappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!MybabydollwouldbehomE.Idownstairs.Mysacksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty;theywerefilledwithlove!35.WhathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember111958?A.HereceivedadollB.HegotaChristmasgift.C.HebecamefouryearsolD.D.Hegotababybrother.36.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordominousinParagraph3probablymeanA.Fearful.B.Boring.C.Difficult.D.ImpossiblE.37.WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswascoming?A.Excitement.B.Happiness.C.Disappointment.D.Sadness.38.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.sadChristmasday.B.A.specialChristmasgift.C.Lifewithalovelybaby.D.Memoriesofahappyfamily.

Inlifeweshouldtrytocombinebothmoneyandhappinesstogether.TodothisIsuggestthefollowingsteps:ConsidertheImportanceofSimplicityTheaimoflifeshouldnotbetocontrolasmanybelongingsandasmuchwealth财产aspossiblE.IfyoufeelhappinessisdirectlyrelatedtomaterialbelongingsyouaremakingamistakE.Weshouldlearntobepleasedwithwhatwehaveandappreciatetheadvantagesofsimplicity.DoNotTakeMoneyTooSeriouslyDoesitpainyoutospendyourownmoney—evenifitisforsomethinguseful?Theproblemwiththishoweveristhatifwearealwaysunwillingtospendmoneywemissthewholepointofmakingit.Weshouldlookatmoneyinthisway:spendingmoneyenablesmoretocomeintoourlives.Itisnogoodsavingalargeamountofwaterunlessweuseittoproducepower;similarlyitisnouseaccumulatingsavingsifwefeelunwillingtospendthem.ReduceFinancial财政的WorriestotheLowestDegreeWewillbehappyifwecanmakemoneyasmallpartofourlives.Tobeabletodothisweneedtopreventcreatingsituationsofdebt负债asgettingoutofdebtcanbedifficultandstressful.Ifyoudoneedtogointodebtplanaheadandfindaloan贷款whichisclearandmanageabletorepay.Trynottomakeriskyinvestment投资plansasthesegiveyouthepossibilitytogainmoreaswellastolosealotmorE.DoNotLivetoWorkIfyouspendallyourtimeworkingyouwillhavenoopportunitytospendyourmoney.Don’tfeelguiltyaboutturningextraworkdown;itisalsoimportanttohavearest.ItisgoodifwecanfeelpleasedwithworkbutifweonlyspendtimeworkingthenourliveswillbeshortofaproperbalancE.71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.WorkingmorehourscandogoodtopeoplE.B.Youshouldbeguiltyifyourefusetodoextrawork.C.Investmentwillhelpyougainmoremoney.D.HappinessisnotdecidedbythemoneyyouhavE.72.Whatattitudeshouldwetaketowardsmoneyaccordingtothepassage?A.Spendingmoneyistobringmoreintoourlives.B.Theaimoflifeistocollectmoremoney.C.Weshouldtryourbestnottolendmoney.D.Itismoreimportanttosavemoneythantospendit.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordaccumulatinginParagraph3probablymean?A.Makinguseof.B.Gettingmoreandmoreof.C.Cuttingdownon.D.Beinginneedof.74.Tomakemoneyasmallpartofourlivesweneedto____.A.paynoattentiontomoneyB.haveenoughmoneyfirstC.preventgettingintodebtD.makenoinvestmentplans75.Thispassagemainlytellsus____.A.theimportanceofmoneyB.thedisadvantagesofoverworkC.howtocombinemoneyandhappinessD.howtobalancerelaxationandwork

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

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

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

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

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

IhadstarteddoingmynewjobwhenIstartedgettingtheseterribleheadachesalmosteveryday.Icouldn’tpureoutwhatwascausingthem.Mydentisttoldmethatitwasmywisdomteeththatcausedtheheadaches.Headvisedmetogetmywisdomteethremoved.ButIrefused.Iwasworkingforasmallwagewithnosickleaveandhadnowayofpaying$1500forthesurgery.MywisdomteethweregettingsobadthatIhadgottenaterribleinfectioninmyjaw颌andneckthatwasthreateningmylife.Idecidedtoremovethem.TomysurpriseIfoundthatIworkedwithangelssomeofthemostgenerouspeopleI'veevermet.Everyonewasterriblyworriedaboutmeandinsistedonhelpingmeout.TheassistantdivisionmanagerwantedtofindsomewaythatwouldhelpmegetthemoneyIneeded.Theydecidedtoholdabakesaletogetmoneyformysurgery.IwasverygratefulwhenIheardaboutthisbutfigureditwouldonlymakeafewhundredprobably.Tomyastonishmentattheendofthedaytheypresentedmewithover$l000towardsmysurgery.Icried.Ihadneverhadsomuchkindnessbestowed给予uponmeinmylife.Iknewtheyaddedtheirmoneytoit.TwoweeksbeforemysurgeryIwasverysickandtheyarrangedformetotakethepaidtimeoff.IwentthroughmysurgerysuccessfullyandImadeapromisethatafterIwasfullyrecoveredIwouldsparenoefforttohelpothers.TheirkindnesswasremarkableandIwillrememberitfortherestofmylife.TheyaretrulyangelsandI’msoluckytoworkwiththem.41.Whydidn’ttheauthorfollowthedentist’sadviceonremovinghiswisdomteethatfirst?A.Becausehewasafraidtopullhiswisdomteethout.B.Becausehebelievedthattherewasnoneedtoremovethem.C.Becausehehadnosickleaveandhadtoworkalldaylong.D.Becausehewassopoorthathecouldn'taffordthesurgery.42.Inordertohelphimtheauthor’sworkmates.1heldabakesaletoraisemoney2gavetheauthortheirownmoneysecretly3lettheauthorlakeapaidleave4helpedtheauthorwithhisworkA.123B.134C.234D.12443.Ftomthepassageweknowthat.A.theauthorhadastrongmindB.theanthorhadnevergottenothers’helpbeforeC.theauthorhadn’tthoughthecouldgetsomuchhelpD.theauthordidn’tgetalongwellwithhisworkmatesinthepast44.Theauthor’sattitudetowardshisworkmatesisthatof.A.guiltyB.appreciationC.envyD.criticism45.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.1ivesabetterlifethanbeforeuowB.willofferhelptoothersinreturnC.haspaidoffhisdebtforthesurgeryD.willworkhardertorepayhisworkmates

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

Wouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookbyyourself?HaveyoubeendoingInternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan’tyoubebotheredtodo?AstudyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfoftheadultsaresoidlethatthey’dcatchtheliftratherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentresearchersatNuffieldHealthBritain’slargesthealthcenter.Theresultswereextremelysurprising.Aboutoneinsixpeoplequestionedsaidiftheirremotecontrolwasbrokentheywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotruntocatchabus.Worryinglyofthe654respondentswithchildren64%saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit’snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobeseveryfatbeforetheystartschool.Dr.SarahDaunceymedicaldirectorofNuffieldHealthsaidPeopleneedtogetfitternotjustfortheirownsakebutforthesakeoftheirfamiliesfriendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.Ifwedon’tstarttotakecontrolofthisproblemawholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostfundamentaltasks.AndScotland’slargestcityGlasgowwasshamedasthemostidlecityintheUKwith75%questionedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercisefollowedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthamptonbothwith67%.TheresultsbringseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthServicewhereobesity-relatedillnessessuchasheartdiseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.59.Howmanypeoplequestioneddon’tplaywiththeirchildren?A.1280.B.Morethan333.C.654.D.About420.60.Thestudyleadsustobelievethat__________.A.thepetsintheUKwillbeintroubleiftheirownerskeeptheirwayoflifeB.Glasgowpeoplefeelashamedbecausetheydon’tgetenoughexerciseC.BritishpeoplearethelaziestaroundtheworldD.fivesixthsoftheBritishchildrenarehealthy61.AllthefollowingareamongthelaziestcitiesintheUKexcept______________.A.BirminghamB.NuffieldC.SouthamptonD.Glasgow62.Whichisprobablythebesttitlefortheabovepassage?A.A.studyofBritishpeople’slaziness.B.A.studyofBritishpeople’slifestyles.C.ThehealthserviceintheUK.D.TheobesityproblemsintheUK.