Mr. Peter Johnson，aged twenty-three，battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water.Mr. Johnson took the only escape route—through the boot（行李箱）. Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Rommey Marsin，Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank.“Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly，”Mr. Johnson said.“I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.” Mr. Johnson，a sweet salesman of Sitting Home，Kent，first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot.Then he began his struggle to escape. Later he said，“It was really a half penny that saved my life.It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot.I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear，but no help came.” It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat，and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot.Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock.Fifteen minutes passed by.“It was the only chance I had.Finally it gave，but as soon as I moved the boot lid，the water and mud poured in.I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.” His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤),Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife，Mrs. Lucy Bates.Huddled in a blanket，he said，“That thirty minutes seemed like hours.”“Only the tips of the car wheels were visible，”police said last night.“The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.” 1.What is the best title for this newspaper article? A.The Story of Mr. Johnson, a Sweet Salesman B.Car Boot Can Serve As the Best Escape Route C.The Driver Escaped Through the Car Boot D.The Driver Survived a Terrible Car Accident 2.Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson? A.The hammer.B.The coin.C.The screw.D.The horn. 3.Which statement is true according to the passage? A.Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down. B.Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam. C.Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road. D.Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat. 4.“Finally it gave”(Paragraph 5) means that“ ”. A.Luckily the door was torn away in the end B.At last the wrench went broken C.The lock came open after all his efforts D.The chance was lost at the last minute

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WhenIstartedridingabikeacoupleofyearsagoIdidn'tthinkmyinvolvementwouldeverbemoreseriousthantheoccasionalshortridE.ButasIbuiltstrengthmyfriends1metostepupmytrainingandtrysomelongertrips.Thefirstonetocomealongwasa150-miletriptheMS-150anannual2thatraisesmoneytofightAids.WhenIregisteredtheideaseemedfantastic---supportaworthycausewhilegoingforthedistance---andItrainedwith3.Howeverasthetimefortherideapproachedmyself-doubts4beyondmyendurance忍耐.I5wantedtoraisemoneyforthecharitybutIdidn'treallywanttobikeallthosemilesfortwodaysstraight.TheridebeganonabeautifulSundaymorningintheGeorgiacountrysideandforthefirstfewhoursIfelt6.ThiswasjusttheexperienceIhad7andmyspiritswerehigh.8bytheendofthedayIfelttiredout.Ifthebodyis9tothemindherewasevidencE.Every10mybrainpushedoutseemedtotravelrightdowntomylegs.Ican'thandlethisbecamealegcramp抽筋andeveryoneelseisabetterridertranslatedinto11ofbreath.IwassureI'dhaveto12.AsItoppedthecrest顶ofahillthebeautifulsunsetkeptmegoingforafewminutesmorE.TheninthedistanceIsawalonewomanridingveryslowly13thebrightredsun.I14thatthepersonlookeddifferentinsomewaybutIcouldn'ttellwhy.SoIpushedmyselfto15.Thereshewasridingalongslowlybut16withaslightanddeterminedsmileonherfaceandshehadonlyoneleg.Myfocuschangedinthatinstant.ForawholedayI'dbeen17mybody.ButnowIknewitwasn'tthebodybutthe18thatwouldhelpmereachmygoal.Itrainedallthesecondday.Ineversawtheone-leggedbikeragainbutIpushedonwithout19knowingshewasouttherewithmesomewherE.Andattheendofthedaystillfeeling20Icompletedthe150-miletrip.1.A.encouragedB.forbadeC.forcedD.warned2.A.accidentB.eventC.incidentD.affair3.A.careB.easeC.enthusiasmD.difficulty4.A.achievedB.gainedC.progressedD.advanced5.A.stillB.evenC.ratherD.then6.A.nervousB.disappointedC.wonderfulD.refreshed7.A.assumedB.appreciatedC.admiredD.imagined8.A.ButB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.Moreover9.A.oppositeB.connectedC.exposedD.equal10.A.causeB.reasonC.excuseD.effect11.A.holdingB.savingC.catchingD.shortness12.A.quitB.continueC.insistD.fade13.A.onB.againstC.downD.over14.A.observedB.watchedC.noticedD.overlooked15.A.putupB.lookupC.catchupD.takeup16.A.steadilyB.abruptlyC.closelyD.narrowly17.A.trustingB.doubtingC.cheatingD.fighting18.A.strengthB.honestyC.willD.power19.A.strugglingB.arguingC.negotiatingD.complaining20.A.strongB.weakC.healthyD.spiritless

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

Thereweretimeswhenitwasonlyschoolchildrenwhofeltsickbeforetheygottheirgrades.ButnowteachersinGermanyarescaredtooastheyarebeinggradedbytheirstudents.Manyteachersareopposedtoit.Theydon’tmindbeingevaluated.ButtheyareupsetbecausetheresultsarethenbeingpostedontheInternetandaccessibletomillionsofInternetusers.Onthewebsitewww.spickmich.deduringthepastfourmonthsstudentshavepostedevaluationsof100000teachers.Theteachersaregradedoncategoriessuchasmotivatedgoodinstructioneasyexaminationsorevensexy.ManyteachersthinkthattheirprivacyhasbeenviolateD.Thecreatorsofthewebsitesaythatthestudentsareonlybeingofferedthechancetoprovideteacherswithsomefeedbackabouttheirclassroominstruction.BerndDickswhofoundedthewebsitewiththreefriendssaysthatthestudentsarelargelyquitesatisfiedwiththeirteachers.Onagradingscaleofonetosixtheteachers’averagegradeis2.7andithasbeenimprovinglately.Heoftensaystheimpressionisthatstudentsarebullying欺负theirteachers.Butthereisalsobullyingofthestudentsbyteachers.Teachersmustalsolearntolivewithcriticismheadded.Butstillthewebsiteisnottotallyimmunefrommanipulation操纵asoneteachernearthenortherncityofHanoverrecentlyproved.Heregisteredhimselfonthewebsiteasastudentandthenratedhisownteachingcolleagueshighly.Withinafewdayssevenofhiscolleagueswerelistedinthetop10rankingsofGermany’sbestteachers.1.Manyteachersareopposedtothewebsitebecause.A.theirprivacyhasbeenviolatedB.theyareafraidofbeingassessedC.theirevaluationsareunfairD.theresultsarenotsatisfying2.Thefoundersofthewebsiteintendedto.A.getthestudentstoknowtheirteachersbetterB.conductasurveyonteachers’performancesC.helptheteacherstoimprovetheirteachingD.changetheteachers’waysofgivinginstructions3.FromwhattheteacherinHanoverdidwecaninfer.A.heintendedtohelphiscolleaguesB.therewassomedisadvantageofthewebsiteC.hiscolleaguesweremorepopularthanhimD.hewantedtoknowhowhewasevaluated4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.teachersfeelupsetfortheirstudentsarebullyingthemB.thewebsiteiswellreceivedbytheteachersC.teachershopetobegradedbytheirteachingskillsD.teachershavedifferentopinionsofthewebsite5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeachersgetgradedbypupilsB.TeachersareangrywithwebsiteC.Teachersneedself-assessmentD.Newinventioninassessingteachers

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

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

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

Foryearswehavebeentoldthatencouragingachild’sself-respectisimportanttohisorhersuccessinlife.Butchildexpertsarenowlearningthattoomuchpraisecanleadtotheoppositeeffect.Praise-aholickidswhoexpectitateveryturnmaybecometeenswhoseekthesamekindofapprovalfromtheirfriendswhenaskediftheywanttogointhebackseatofthecar.Theimplication含义ofsayingYouaretheprettiestgirlinclassortalkingaboutthegoalsshescoredbutnotheroveralleffortisthatyouloveheronlywhenshelooksthebestscoresthehighestachievesthemost.Andthiscarriesovertotheclassroom.SocialpsychologistCarrolDweckPhDtestedtheeffectsofoverpraiseon400fifthgraderswhileshewasatColumbiaUniversity.Shefoundthatkidspraisedfortryingharddidbetterontestsandweremorelikelytotakeondifficultassignmentsthanthosepraisedforbeingsmart.Praisingattributes品质orabilitiesmakesafalsepromisethatsuccesswillcometoyoubecauseyouhavethatqualityanditdevalueseffortsochildrenareafraidtotakeonchallengessaysDwecknowatStanfordUniversityTheyfigurethey’dbetterquitwhilethey’reahead.1.TheunderlinedwordsPraise-aholickidsreferstokidswhoare______.A.veryproudofbeingpraisedB.worthyofbeingpraisedC.extremelyfondofbeingpraisedD.tiredofbeingpraised2.Theauthorquoted引用Dr.Dweck’swordsinthelastparagraphinordertomakethearticle_____.A.better-knownB.better-organizedC.morepersuasiveD.moreinteresting3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.praiseforeffortsshouldbemoreencouragedB.praiseforresultsworksbetterthanpraiseforeffortsC.praisingachild’sachievementsbenefitshisorhersuccessinlifeD.praisingachild’sabilitiesencourageshimorhertotakeonchallenges

ReadingpoemsisnotexactlyaneverydayactivityformostpeoplE.Infactmanypeopleneverreadapoemoncetheygetoutofhighschool.ItisworthremindingourselvesthatthishasnotalwaysbeenthecaseinAmericA.InthenineteenthcenturyausualAmericanactivitywastositaroundthefiresideintheeveningandreadpoemsalouD.ItistruethattherewasnotelevisionatthetimeormovietheatersorWorldWideWebtoprovidediversion.Howeverpoemswereasourceofpleasureofself-educationofconnectiontootherpeopleortotheworldbeyondone’sowncommunity.Readingthemwasasocialactaswellasanindividualoneandperhapsevenmoresocialthanindividual.WritingpoemstosharewithfriendsandrelationswaslikereadingpoemsbythefiresideanotherwayinwhichpoetryhasaplaceineverydaylifE.Howdidthingschange?WhyaremostAmericansnolongercomfortablewithpoetryandwhydomostpeopletodaythinkthatapoemhasnothingtotellthemandthattheycandowellwithoutpoems?ThereareIbelievethreeculprits肇事者poetsteachersandweourselves.Ofthesetheleastimportantisthethird:theworldsurroundingthepoemhasbetrayedusmorethanwehavebetrayedthepoem.EarlyinthetwentiethcenturypoetryinEnglishheadedintodirectionsunfavorabletothereadingofpoetry.Readersdecidedthatpoemswerenotforthefiresideortheeasychairatnightandthattheybelongedwhereotherdifficult-to-readthingsbelongeD.Poetsfailedthereadersodidteachers.Theywanttheirstudentstoknowsomethingabouttheskillsofapoemtheywanttheirstudentstoseethatpoemsmeansomething.Yetwhatusuallyoccurswhenteacherspushtheseconcernsontheirhighschoolstudentsisthatyoungpeopledecidepoemsareunpleasantcrosswordpuzzles.1.Readingpoemsisthoughttobeasocialactinthenineteenthcenturybecause.A.itbuiltalinkamongpeopleB.ithelpeduniteacommunityC.itwasasourceofself-educationD.itwasasourceofpleasure2.TheunderlinedworddiversioninPara2mostprobablymeans.A.concentrationB.changeC.amusementsD.stories3.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemaincauseofthegreatgapbetweenreadersandpoetry?A.Studentsarebecominglessinterestedinpoetry.B.Studentsarepoorlyeducatedinhighschool.C.TVandtheInternetaremoreattractivethanpoetry.D.PoemshavebecomedifficulttounderstanD.4.Inthelastparagraphthewriterquestions.A.thedifficultyinstudyingpoemsB.thewaypoemsaretaughtinschoolC.students’wrongideasaboutpoetryD.thetechniquesusedinwritingpoem

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

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

WithaVISAcardinyourhandtheworldopensuptoyou.Withmorethan24millionplacesacrosstheworldacceptingVISAyoucanuseyourVISAcardinsteadofcashtopayforyoureverydaypurchases—whetheryouareshoppingatthegrocerystorediningatarestaurantfillingyourcarwithpetrolorbuyingtheperfectgiftonyourtravels.YoucanevenuseittogetcashfrommorethanonemillionATMsaroundtheworlD.Toavoideventhatinconvenienceyoucantakethefollowingbasicprecautions:Whenyougetyourcard:Signthesignaturepanelimmediately;IfyouhavebeengivenaPINpersonalidentificationnumbertouseatacashmachineorinshopsmemorizesit—neverwriteitdown;IfyouchooseyourownPINorchangetheoneyouweregivenavoidobviouschoicessuchasyourdateofbirthortelephonenumber;DonottellanyoneyouPIN;AthomeKeepyoursalesandcashmachinereceiptsandcheckthemagainstyourcardorbankstatement;Ifanyamountisincorrectoryouspotatransactionyouidnotmakecallthebankorotherorganizationthatissuedyourcardimmediately;Keepalistofyourcardnumbersalongwiththetelephonenumbersyoushouldcalliftheyarelostorstolen;IntheshopCheckthesalessliptoensuretheamountiscorrectandthetotalhasbeenfilledinbeforeyousign;Makesuretheretailergivesthecardbacktoyoualongwithyourcopyofthevoucher收据;Keepyourcardclosetoyou—bewareofpickpockets扒手;Donotleaveyourcardinyourcar’sglovecompartment;Telephoneandmailordershopping:Whenyouplaceanorderoverthetelephoneorbymailgiveyourcardnumberonlyifyouareconfidentaboutthecompany’sreputation;YourmightbeaskedforyouVISAcardsecuritycodethethreedigitsattheendofthecardnumberprintedonthesignaturepanel.GivethesellerthatcodebutnevergiveyourPIN.1.IfyouwereaskedforyourVISAcardsecuritycodewhatwouldyoudo?A.NevertellthecardnumbertoanybodyB.CheckthecardnumberandnevergiveyourPINC.GiveyourcardnumberonlyifyouareconfidentaboutthecompanyD.Callthebankorotherorganizationsforhelp2.What’saVISAcard?A.It’sacardthatyoucanusetopayforsomethingB.It’sacardwhichincludesaPINwithoutthatitispennilessC.It’sanotherformofmoneywhichcanbuyanythingaroundtheworlD.D.It’ssomethingthatyoucanplaceanorderoverthetelephoneorbymail3.What’sthetitleofthepassage?A.VISACardIsImportantB.ATM’sReplacement–VISACardC.InconvenientSafeButCheapD.VISACard–AnotherWorldOpenstoyou4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.WecanbuyanythingintheshopwithaVISAB.IfyourVISAcardisstolenyoushouldtellthebankyourcardnumberC.IncaseofforgettingyourPINyoucantellyourmotheryourPIND.YoucanputyourVISAcardinyourcarifthere’snobodyaroundyou

ThisweekinourForeignStudentSerieswediscussrulesaboutgeeingajobwhilestudyingintheUnitedStates.Internationalstudentsarepermittedtoworkforthecollegeoruniversitytheyattendorforabusinessattheschool.Butthebusinessmustdirectlyprovideaservicetostudents.Youcouldworkatthebookstoreforexamplebutnotforaconstructioncompanythatisbuildingsomethingoncampus校园.AlsoaforeignstudentcannotdisplaceanAmericancitizeninajob.Internationalstudentscanworktwentyhoursaweekwhileattendingclassesmoreduringschoolbreaks.Youcanworkuntilyoucompleteyourstudies.Foreignstudentsnormallycannottakeajobthathasnoconnectiontotheirschool.Butthegovernmentmaygivepermissionifstudentsarcsuddenlyfacedwithasituationthatisoutoftheircontrol.Examplesincludelargemedicalbillsthelossoffinancialaidoranunexpectedchangeinthefinancialconditionoftheirsourceofsupport.Studentsmustalsomeetotherconditions.TheymusthaveattendedtheirAmericanschoolforatleastoneyear.Governmentapprovalisgivenonacase-by-casebasis.Studentsmustre-applyafterayeariftheywanttocontinueanoff-campusjob.Foreignstudentswhowillbeattendinggraduateschool研究生院canapplyforsomejobsbeforetheycometotheUnitedStates.Agoodexampleisauniversityjoblikeateachingorresearchassistantship.Someschoolspaytheirassistants.Othersprovidefreeeducationinreturn.Manydoboth.Graduateassistantsmightteachgivetestsgradeworkassistprofessorswithresearchandholdofficehours.ManyuniversitiesnowprovidelanguagetrainingtoforeignteachingassistantstohelpthemimprovetheirEnglish.SomeschoolsrequireforeignstudentstopassanEnglishspeakingtestbeforetheyarepermittedtoteach.InternationalstudentofficesatschoolshavetoprovideinformationonstudentseachtermtotheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.Studentswhoviolatethetermsoftheirvisa--forexamplebyworkingoff-campuswithoutpermission--couldbesenthome.1.Thispassageisprobablyfrom_________.A.amagazineB.aradioprogramC.atextbookD.anewspaper2.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.whataretheregulationsofgettingajobwhilestudyingintheUSB.howinternationalstudentscanfindapad-timejobC.howinternationalstudentscangetfinancedbythegovernmentD.whatkindofjobsareofferedforforeignstudents3.Ingeneraltheinternationalstudentsarepermittedto_________.A.workinabookstorenearthecollegecampusB.workforthreeyearsaltogetheratmostC.workfor20hoursaweekduringschooldaysD.taketheplaceofanAmericancitizenforacertainjob4.Whomightnotbegiventhepermissiontoworkoffcampus?A.Marywhosefamilyisnowindebt.B.Billwhoseunclefailedtocontinuedtosupporthiseducation.C.Benwholosthisfinancialsupportsoonafterenteringacollege.D.Donwhoisindeepdebtbecauseofamedicaloperation.5.Whycan'taforeignstudentworkforaconstructioncompanythatisbuildingsomethingoncampus?A.Becausetheworkhasnoconnectiontohisorherstudy.B.Becausetheworkdoesn'tservethestudentdirect.C.BecausetheworkmaydisplaceanAmerican.D.Becausetheworkmaytakemorethantwentyhoursaweek.6.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatGraduateassistantswhoassistprofessors_________.A.shouldbetrainedinlanguageB.shouldpassanEnglishspeakingtestC.maybepaidmoreD.maygetfreeeducation

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

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项1Theydecorate装饰thewallsofhomesandareusedinstoresforsalesofdifferentgoods.Thenewsisfilledwithpicturesoffiresfloodsandspecialevents.Photosrecordthebeautiesofnature.Theycanalsobringthingsclosethatarefaraway.Throughphotospeoplecanseewildanimalscitiesinforeignlandsandeventhestarsinouterspace.2Reportingthenewsthroughphotosiscalledphotojournalism.Attimesphotojournaliststelltheirstoriesthroughasinglepicture.Atothertimestheyuseagroupofpicturestotellastory.Eachpictureislikeachapterinabookwhichcandomorethanrecordthefacts.3JacobRiiswasamongthefirstphotojournalists.HetookpicturesofpartsofNewYorkCitywherethepoorlived.Riisbelievedthatpoverty贫穷causedcrimeandheusedphotostohelphimprovehispoint.AfewyearslaterthephotosofsmallchildrenworkinginfactoriesbyLewisHineshockedthepublic.Hine’spictureshelpedbringaboutlawstoprotectsuchchildren.Hundredsofpicturesmayhavetobetakeninordertogetoneortworeallygoodphotos.Ittakessciencetohavethephotocomeoutclearlyandarttomakeaphotothathasagooddesignandexpressesfeeling.Photojournalistsmakeanactualrecordofwhattheysee.4Itcanrecordanimportanteventasabeautifulorexcitingpicture.5Todayphotojournalistsstillhavetheirpicturesappearinnewspapersandmagazines.Theyalsopublish发表theminbooksandontheInternet.A.Itcanalsobeastrongforceforsocialchange.B.Photoshelppeopleimprove.C.Aphotohowevercanbebothaworkofartandanactualrecord.D.Photosarealsoworksofart.E.Photosalsotellstories.F.Photographsareeverywhere.G.Ashistoricalandartisticdocuments文献photoscanbecomemoreimportantovertime.

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

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

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

Justasthestock股票marketrisesandfallsinresponsetowhatpeoplearewiltingtoputtheirmoneybehindwehaveinsideourselvesaninnereconomythatrisesandfallsinresponsetoourbeliefsaboutwhatispossible.SometimesthedegreetowhichwearewillingtochallengeourbeliefsystemsdeterminesthesuccessofourinnereconomyForexampleimaginethatyourfamilyoforiginhadabeliefthatmusicaltalentwasnotsomethingtheypossessed.Asamemberofthatgroupyouwouldlikelyholdthatsamebeliefaboutyourself.Asaresultevenifyouhadagreatdesiretocreatemusicyoumightbehesitanttoreallygetbehindyourselffearingthatyourinvestment投资wouldnotpayoff.Evenifyouhadthecouragetofollowyourpassionyourinnerbeliefthatyouarenotborntalentedwouldprobablybeamajorobstacletoinvestingyourenergyinyourdream.Ontheotherhandifyoufoundawaytoreleasethatnegativebeliefagreatfloodofenergywouldpourforthgreatlyincreasingthelikelihoodofyoursuccess.Howmuchenergywearewillingtoinvestinthevariousideasdreamsandvisionswecarrywithinislikethemoneypeopleareorarenotwillingtoinvestinthevariousproductsavailablefortradeonthestockmarket.Andinbothcasesbeliefplaysakeyroleindetermininghowwillingwearetogetbehindsomething.Onewaytoopenupthepossibilityforgreatersuccessinourinnereconomiesistounderstandthatbeliefisnotthereliableguidewesometimesthink.Thereareothermorereliablethingsofsuccessthatwecanputourfaithinsuchaspassionfeelingandsense.Someofthemostsuccessfulinvestorsinthestockmarketaretheonesthatgoagainstthegraintrustingtheirsenseoverthecommonopinionheldbycommonpeopleaboutwhatwillwork.Inthesamewaywecanlearntotrustourheart’sdesiresandoursensetoguideusquestioninganybeliefsthatstandinthewayofourabilitytofullyinvestinourselves.Aswetakeoutenergyfromlimitingideasaboutwhatispossiblewefreeuptheresourcesthathavethepowertomakeourinnereconomyprosper.1.Wecansafelyconcludefromthefirstparagraphthat.A.ourbeliefisnotreliableB.beliefisnotsoimportantinoursuccessC.beliefisanobstacletoourSuccessD.ourbeliefdeterminesourSuccessinsomeway2.AccordingtothepassageifafamilyoforiginhaspassionforliteraturethemembersofthefamilywillprobablyA.writepoemsB.hateliteratureC.enterthefieldofliteratureD.teachliterature3.Wecanputourfaithinthefollowingthingsofsuccessexcept.A.passionB.feelingC.senseD.stockmarket4.Thepurposeoftheauthoris.A.toteachusalessonB.togiveussomeusefulsuggestionsC.toencourageustoinvestinthestockmarketD.totelluscommonpeoplehavenegativebeliefs

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

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

Theunwanteddisturbingofamobilephoneringingatacriticalmomenthasledtosomefamouslystrongreactions.BritishactorRichardGrif-fithsstoppedaperformanceattheNationalTheatreandorderedTheoffendingpartytoleave.JudgeRobertRestainowentconsiderablyfurther.Hewashearingasessionofdomesticviolenceoffendersinacourtwhenproceedingswereinterruptedbyringsofaphone.EveryoneisgoingtojailunlessIgetthatinstrumentnowheshouted.Overthenexttwohoursthejudgeenteredwhatastatecommissionconcludedwasaperiodofincrediblemadness.Hebeganbyorderingthedoorsofthecourtlockedandsettheofficerstosearchingforthephone.Whenthatfailedtofindtheoffendingitemheorderedeachofthedefendantspresentintheroomuptohisbenchandinturnaskedthemiftheyhadnoideahesenteachinturntojail.All46ofthem.Whenadefendantprotestedthejudge’sactionswerenotfairtothosewhodidn’tpossessthephoneRestainorepliedIknowitisn’t.Judge’sactionscausedchaos.Extraofficershadtobedraftedintothecourttocontrolthecrowd.andbookingofficersatthecityjailwereatfoilstretch.WewereplayingTwisterinhereonesaidatthetime.Fourteenofthedefendantswereshackledinironsandsenttothecountyjail.Thejudgecooledoffandlaterthatafternoonreleasedall46.Thetwohoursofvirallunacy疯狂hasprobablycostRestainohisjob.Thecommissionruledthatheshouldberemovedfromhis$14000job.Restainonowhas30daystoappeal.Hislawyerpointedoutthatuntilthatmomenthehadserved11yearsasajudgewithoutanydisciplinaryissues.Withtheexceptionoftwohours.hisrecordisspotless.1.Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassagemeans________.A.wearejustplayinggamesB.wearestrugglingtocontrolthecrisishereC.wecanhardlysurvivethecrisisD.we’researchingcasually2.WhyisBritishactorRichardmentioned?A.Toindicatethedisadvantageofmobilephone.B.Toscoldthemisusageofmobilephone.C.ToprovideanexcuseforRichard’soffence.D.Tosupporttheopinionabove.3.Twohoursofvirallunacywill_______.A.makeRobertpayalargesumofmoneyB.makenodifferencetoRobertC.mostlikelymakeRobertlosehisjobD.makehimworldfamous4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Phone-ragejudgeB.JudgeprisonerandmobilephoneC.ThestoryincourtD.Mobilephoneincourt5.Fromthepassagewecanfind_______.A.RobertisalwayschallengingthedisciplinesB.RobertisnowinjailC.judgeisnotawell-paidjobD.allthedefendantsdidn’tfollowRobert’sinstructionswillingly

Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquer征服himself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoralfreedom.A.singleangrywordhaslostmanyfriends.WhenSocratesfoundhimselfinanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manypeoplehavedroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseaseWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemaD.KeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness激烈makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringwithfolly蠢事andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackbone骨气andnerveofcharacterarealsolacking.1.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One’smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone’slife.D.Ifapersonistoostubborn固执的hewillfeelmostshameful.2.WhatisthecorrectmeaningofWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemad?A.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheywillmakeyoucrazyfirst.B.Ifyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinished.C.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.3.Ifamanlacksself-controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT_________.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.strongfeelingsD.self-confidence4.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticleisto___________.A.explainthatself-controlisthekeytosuccessB.teachpeoplehowtocontroleverythinginordertomakeagreatsuccessC.suggestwaysforkeepingself-controlD.advisepeoplenottolosetempersoastomakeandkeepmorefriends

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

BeijingOlympicspraisedathomeandabroadThecurtainoftheBeijingOlympicsdroppedonAugust24thwithaclosingceremonyfeaturedwithcarnival狂欢节festiveness;howeveritseemsthattheatmosphereofgatheringandcelebrationstillgoesoninpeople'shearts.ThereadersofPeople'sDailyOnlinehaveleftmanymessagesexpressingtheiradmirationfortheorganizersandsharetheirviewsonthewholegames.Mostofthemspeakhighlyofthegamesbyusingsuchwordsasextremelysuccessfulmemorableandflawless无瑕的.Theopeningandclosingceremonieshavealsoreceivedwidelaudforbeingexceptional罕见的mostattractingunforgettableuniquewonderfulandsplendiD.Thefollowingaresomeofthemessages:WoAiBeijing!!!Suchagreateventheldbyanexceptionalhost.WelldonetoallinBeijingandmanlythankstothevolunteers.TheChinesegovernmentdidverywelltokeepthegamessafeforall.BySudesh.ItwasthemostattractingshowI'veeverseen.Unlikelysomecountrywilleverbeabletomeasureup!Mydeepestrespectforallofyou&sincerecongratulationsfortheseamazingunique&breathtakingOG.Breathtaking!byGrietWithgreatrespectfortheChinesepeopleandwithmuchinterestIhavewatchedcloselytheseunforgettableanduniqueOlympicGames.I'veenjoyedtheamazingandbreathtakingopening&closingceremoniesinBelgium.Pleaseacceptmyfeelingsofgratitudeandrespect.Youwereallamazing!Congratulations.byNancyAlltheAmericansIknowthinkthatChinadidagreatjobintheOlympicsandthatthegamesandceremonieswereapleasuretowatchandwereatriumphofChina'screativity.JimRichardsRandolphMass.USA1.WhatfestivalwastheclosingceremonyoftheBeijingOlympicslike?A.Mid-autumnDayB.NewYear’sDayC.ChristmasDayD.CarnivalDay2.Whatdoesthepassagetellusabout?A.TheclosingceremonyoftheBeijingOlympicsB.People’scongratulationsontheBeijingOlympicsC.People’spraisefortheBeijingOlympicsandtheorganizersD.People’sadmirationfortheorganizersoftheBeijingOlympics3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlaudinParagraph2probablymean?A.PraiseB.CelebrationC.CriticismD.Comment

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

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

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

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

AsaresearchshowswhenitcomestostrongemotiontheonceseriousBritisharenowhappytoshedtearsquiteopenly.30%ofallBritishmaleshavecriedinthelastmonth.ThatisaveryhighfiguresaidPeterMarshdirectoroftheSocialIssuesResearchCenter.Only2%saidtheycouldnotrememberwhentheylastcriedtheheadoftheresearchgroupsaid.LonggoneistheNoTears—We’reBritishtimewhenemotionwasconsideredabadform.Among2000peopleveryfewintheirfortiesorfiftieshadseentheirfathercry.Nowitistwiceasmanyhetoldreporters.77%ofmenconsideredcryinginpublicincreasinglyacceptable.AlmosthalftheBritishmenopenedthefloodgatesoverasadmoviebookorTVprogram.Self-pitygot17%crying.9%criedatweddings.FromthedaysofEmpiretheBritishhavealwaysconsideredthemselvesmodelsofreserve含蓄laughingatexcitableforeignerswhoshownoself-control.Marsharguedthedifferencewasstillthere:WehaveprobablynotcaughtupwiththeAmericansortheItalianswhenitcomestoexpressingemotions.Butweareclearlychanging.WhatwetakeastypicalBritishreservehassignificantlyfaded.Women’sbattleforequalrightshascertainlyhadaneffect--bothintheworkplaceandathome.Menintheirtwentiesorthirtiesareinteracting交互影响withwomenonequaltermsmuchmorethanagenerationago.Theyhavetorelatetotheoppositesex.Womenbecomemoreman-likeandmenbecomemorefemale.Thattransfersintotheworkplacetoo.Marshsaid.1.TheunderlinedphraseopenedthefloodgatesprobablymeansA.foughtagainstfloodB.kepttheirfeelinginsideC.openeddoorsforothersD.burstintotears2.TheBritishusedtothinkcryinginpublic______A.naturalB.politeC.unacceptableD.important3.TheresearchshowedthatBritishmencriedmostA.overasadfilmB.overself-pityC.atweddingD.atgraduation4.ThelastparagraphismainlyaboutA.women’sstruggleforequalrightsB.thecauseofthechangeC.interactionbetweenmenandwomenD.women’[sinfluenceonmen

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

It’sdarkandrainyoutsidE.Ihateitwhentheweatherislikethis;1whenMomandDanareyelling叫喊ateachotheraboutmE.Ihate2whentheydothat;itmakesmefeelsoguilty内疚3it’sallmyfault.Butitisn’tthistimE.ThistimeIdon’tthinkit’sanybody’sfault.It’ssoeasytoget4andwhentheweatherislikethis.Idon’tevenknow5theyareyellingaboutanymorE.AndIdon’tcare6.I’mleaving.Iwilljust7mythingsandgooutofthewindow.Idon’tcarethatit’s8.Idon’tcarE.I’llleaveandgosomewhere9itneverrainsandnobodyeveryells.OhwhomamIkidding?10I’moldenoughtoknowthatthereisnosuchplacE.Peoplealwaysyellespeciallyatkids.I’lljustgoliveby11inthewoods.InthatcaseI’dbetterbringaflashlight手电筒.ItfeelslikeI’minashower.Therainis12downmyfaceandintomyeyes.Itfeelslikesomeonewhoisin13ofrainiswashingawayallthebadnessfromtheyellingand14metostartagain.I’mtiredbutIcan’tstoprunning.IfIdomydadwill15meandtakemebacktotheyellingagainIthinkthatI’vegonefar16.They’llneverfindmeherE.NowwhatdoIdo?There’s17heretoeatandI’mcolD.OhwellImightaswelljustgohomE.IknewthiswouldhappenintheenD.WellI’mback.Ihopethatnobody18IwasgonE.It’smorningnowbutIdon’tthinkthatanyone’sawakeyet.I’lljustsneakin偷偷进入throughthewindow.I’ll19outofmywetclothesandintomypajamas睡衣.NowintobeD.Maybetomorrowwillbean20day.1.A.howeverB.especiallyC.ofcourseD.therefore2.A.itB.thatC.soD.this3.A.aslongasB.evenifC.nowthatD.asif4.A.interestingB.sadC.angryD.peaceful5.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.how6.A.neitherB.thoughC.alsoD.either7.A.gatherupB.throwawayC.putawayD.pickup8.A.snowingB.blowingC.rainingD.freezing9.A.whyB.whereC.whenD.there2009032410.A.StillB.ThoughC.ButD.Even11.A.myselfB.itselfC.yourselfD.themselves12.A.pullingB.floatingC.pouringD.flowing13.A.storeB.chargeC.favorD.place14.A.keepingB.allowingC.preventingD.helping15.A.punishB.beatC.scoldD.find16.A.enoughB.awayC.furtherD.more17.A.everythingB.nothingC.somethingD.anything18.A.caredB.hatedC.noticedD.said19.A.changeB.washC.hideD.escape20.A.worseB.troublesomeC.ordinaryD.better

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

INthestillnessofasleeplessSaturdayeveningLindaandCindywerelyinginbedtheirmindsdrawntodeliberateonthesamething.Theyhadn’tbeenonspeakingtermssincelastSaturdaywhentheyhadafiercequarrel.Thewholeweekwastorture折磨.Bothwishedtomakeupbutneitherwaswillingtobreaktheice.Theclockwastickingrhythmicallyinthedorm.Bothgirlscountedintheirheads:Fivefourthreetwoonespeak.Shallwetalk?bothstartedandstoppedatthesametime.Feelingembarrassedtheypausedforafewuncomfortablesecondsbeforestartingagain:SorryIAgainbothpausedbutsoonbeganlaughingheartily.SittingupCindygesturedwithherhandandsaidLookLindaI’msorryIreallyam.Iwasbeingunreasonable.Nothefault’sallminesaidLinda.IwastooupsetandIvented发泄itallonyou.WellwellforgetaboutitCindysaidinajokinglychildishvoice.Wearewhatweare.Theonce-thickwallhadcrumbled崩溃瓦解.ButCindydothinkofchanging!Sorrowsdonotjustify证明正确有道理yourbeingsopessimistic悲观的allthetime.Youarenotalone;Iwillalwaysbebyyourside.Don’tletthemiseriesofthepastholdyouback.Ijustcan’tgetoverallthat’shappened.Deathhascarriedawaymyparentsandeveryotherthingthereisinme.ComenowsaidLinda.Lifeisinourownhands!Findawayout!OKI’lltry.Anywaythereisawritingcompetition.I’vealreadysignedusupforitsaidCindyasmileformingonherface.1.Whichstatementisrightaccordingtothetext?_____A.AfterthequarrelbothLindaandCindywerenotunhappy.B.Linda’sparentsweredead.C.Therewasnotalkbetweenthemformorethanaweek.D.Cindywouldtakepartinawritingcomposition.2.WhywastheSaturdayeveningsleepless?_____A.Theeveningwasquietandhot.B.Boththegirlswerehadthingstroublingthemintheirmind.C.Itwasweekendsomanypeoplehadnothingtodoandcouldn’tgotosleep.D.Therewerelotsofunfortunatethingshappeningduringtheweek.3.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.A.LindaandCindymadeanagreementtocountintheirheads.B.Lindawasanoptimisticandconfidentgirl.C.BothLindaandCindywishedtomakeup.D.TheyhadtalkedwitheachothersincelastSaturday.4.Theunderlinedworddeliberatemostprobablymeans________.A.easilydamagedorbrokenB.thinkaboutsomethingcarefullyC.intendedorplannedandnothappeningaccidentallyD.onpurpose.5.Whichonehastheleastconnectionwiththerest?A.makeupB.breaktheiceC.Theonce-thickwallhadcrumbledD.Findawayout

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

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

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

AsaresultofpollutionLakeErieonthebordersoftheUSAandCanadaisnowwithoutanylivingthings.Pollutioninwaterisnotsimplyamatterofpoisonskillinglargenumbersoffishovernight.Veryoftentheeffectsofpollutionarenotnoticedformanymonthsoryearsbecausethefirstorganism生物体tobeaffectedareeitherplantsorplankton.Buttheseorganismsarethefoodoffishandbirdsandothercreatures.Whenthisfooddisappearsthefishandbirdsdietoo.Inthiswayawholefoodchaincanbewipedoutanditisnotuntildeadfishandwaterbirdsareseenattheriver’sedgeorontheseashorethatpeoplerealizewhatishappening.Wheredothesubstanceswhichpollutethewatercomeform?Therearetwomainsourcessewage污水andindustrialwastE.Asmoredetergent洗涤剂isusedinthehomesomoreofitisfinallyputintoourriverslakesandseas.Detergentsharmwaterbirdsdissolvingthenaturalsubstanceswhichkeeptheirfeatherswaterproof.SewageitselfifnotproperlytreatedmakesthewaterdirtyandpreventsallformsoflifeinriversandtheseafromreceivingtheoxygentheyneeD.Industrialwasteisevenmoreharmfulsincetherearemanyhighlypoisonousthingsinitsuchascopperandlead铅.Soifwewantorstopthispollutiontheanswerissimple:sewageandindustrialwastemustbemadecleanbeforeflowingintothewater.ItmayalreadybetoolatetosavesomeriversandlakesbutotherscanstillbesavedifthecorrectactionistakenatoncE.1.Pollutioninwaterisnoticed_____.A.whenthefirstorganismsareaffectedB.whenagoodmanyfishandbirdsdieC.whenpoisonousthingsarepouredintowaterD.assoonasthebalanceofnatureisdestroyed2.Thelivingthingsdiebecausethereisno____inthelakeorriver.A.waterB.fishC.poisonD.oxygen3.Whichofthefollowingisharmfulaccordingtothepassage?A.OrganismsB.PlantsandplanktoninthewaterC.WastewaterfromcleaningD.Industrialwastemadeclearbeforeflowingintothewater4.Thewaytostopwaterpollutionis_______.A.realizetheserioussituationclearlyB.putoxygenintotheriverC.makethewastematerialharmlessbeforeflowingintothewaterD.makespecialroomintheseaforourrubbish

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

Doyoueverrunoutofgreatbookstoread?SowhatshouldIreadnext?Isfast-pacedcrimefictionyourthing?TrythenewPatriciaCornwellbookScarpettaPutnam.Sheissuchanablewriterandhandlescomplexforensic法庭的intelligencewithease.Youneedtobepreparedthoughfortheworldyou'reentering--thisisn'tforthefaintofheartlet'ssay.IfpeaceismoreyourthingtryMaryPipher'swonderfulnewbookSeekingPeace:ChroniclesoftheWorstBuddhistintheWorldRiverhead.Maryisalovelycomfortablewriterwhotakesthereaderthroughherpersonalawakeningafterreputationandfortunecameherway.Evenifyou'veneverexperiencedlifeasabestsellingwriterasshehasdoneinherbookyearsbackRevivingOpheliayou'lltotallyunderstandandsympathizewithherrenewedneedforprivacydistanceandquiet.20090430WhatifyouwantastraightforwardtotallythrillingreadwithvividcharacterssetaboutWorldWarII?YoucannotgowrongwithJimLehrer'snewnovelOhJohnnyRandomHouseaboutayoungMarinewhoselifeischangedforeverwhenhemeetsawomanonhiswaytowar.Hisrelationshipwithherlastshimthroughdangerandhardshipandthere'sanimpressiveending.Seeourinterviewwiththeproductivenovelist/newsmaninthecurrentissueofReader'sDigestMarchonstandsnowbythewayforinsightintotheverytalentedMr.Lehrerandwhatinterestshim.Wellwhataboutsomethingwickedlyfunnyandtotallyoffbeat?DoesthenameCarrieFisherdoanythingforyou?TryhervividandnewlifeinHollywoodandelsewhereWishfulDrinkingSimon&Schuster.Bepreparedforhumorassharpasknives.1.Inwhichcolumnwillyouprobablyfindtheabovepassage?A.AdvicE.B.Newsstory.C.Advertisement.D.Comments.2.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusbytheunderlinedsentence?A.Theworldiscomplexandhard.B.Scarpettaisathriller.C.Thefictionishardtounderstand.D.Societyishardtofitinto.3.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMaryPipher?A.Sheisanadventurouswriter.B.Shedoesn'tcareaboutfortunE.C.Herbooksnormallysellwell.D.Shecanhelpyouachievewritingskills.4.TogetfurtherinformationaboutJimLehreryoumay.A.gotoReader'sDigestissuedinMarchB.gotoRandomHouseC.analysethecharactersinOhJohnnyD.readthenovelOhJohnny5.Whichbookisn'tdirectlybasedonthewriter'sownlife?A.SeekingPeace.B.RevivingOphelia.C.WishfulDrinking.D.OhJohnny.

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

Thesedayswhenabout10.3millionAmericansarejoblessandcountlessmoreworrytheywillbeloversofyoga瑜珈areeagertokeeppeacebytwistingtheirbodies.PeoplewanttodosomethingrelaxingandphysicallyactivE.MyexperienceisthatattendanceinclasseshasgonesignificantlyupinthepastfewmonthssaidyogainstructorDavidwhoturnedtoteachingyogawhenhisadvertisingjobsdriedupintherecession不景气of2001.Headmittedhisprivatecustomershavefallenoffabitbutgenerallymylong-termprivateclientsarefinanciallywell-offandeagertorecommendmetotheirfriends.We'veaddedyogaclassessaidNicoleMokespokeswomanforthefitnesscenters.WeaddclasseseveryJanuary.Andiftheattackofhardtimesshouldfallupontheirwell-heeledmembership?We'veaddedalotofmeditationclasses.OurmembersseemtobeveryexcitedaboutthatsheaddeD.California-basedYogaWorksagreesthatbusinessissuccessful.InourexperienceattendanceisupyearoveryearMarketingDirectorTerriSeidensaiD.WeexpecttoseethistrendcontinuE.Indifficulttimespracticingyogisaremoreunwillingthanevertogive-uptheirpracticeshesaidfromherofficeinSantaMonicaCaliforniA.SeidensaidYogaWorksopenedanewstudioinJanuaryandhasplansformorE.WearehiringmoreteachersandstudiostaffshesaiD.Soisyogaarecession-proofshelterfromthestormsofeconomic?Wedon'tsayyogaisrecession-proofbutitdoesworkSeidensaiD.Yogaisonewaythatpeoplecantakecareofmultipleneeds-itisacompleteworkoutforyourmindandbodyaformofstressreliefentertainmentandthereisasenseofcommunityaswell.1.Fromthepassagewecansee.A.thejoblessareeagertopracticeyogaB.peoplewanttohuntforjobsbypracticingyogaC.thosepracticingyogadon’tworryaboutemploymentD.thosepracticingyogawanttoseekpeaceinthehardtimes2.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecanlearn.A.DaviddoesanadvertisingjobintheYogaWorksB.DaviddenieshisprivatecustomershavefallenoffC.David’sfriendsrecommendtohimthewell-offcustomersD.Daviddoesn’tthinkthestormsofeconomywillaffectthebusiness3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Meditationclasseshavebeenaddedtoattractcustomers.B.Someyogainstructorswilllosetheirjobsinthehardtimes.C.Thewell-heeledmembershipwillbeaffectedinthehardtimes.D.Peoplepracticeyogabecausetheyareafraidofbeingjobless.4.Accordingtothelastparagraphpracticingyoga.A.isawayoutofstressB.givespeopleaperfectshapeC.givespeopleasenseofsafetyD.providesasheltertosurvivethehardtimes

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

Itwashardtoacceptbutthehorribledayhadfinallyarrived.Istillrememberthetearswellingupinmysix-year-oldsister'seyesasshelookedaroundthe__1__closetinwonder.Thespaceoncefilledwith__2__clothesnowheldonlylonelinessandsorrow.Thislittlechildhadcometothe__3__thatherfatherwasgone.Hehadleftusandtherewassimplynowayto__4__it.Beingthe__5__offourgirlshasneverbeeneasybutwiththe__6__ofourfatherourworldanddreamswere__7__beyondrepair.Mymotherthemostamazinglywarm-heartedpersonintheworldhasworkedharderthananyoneshouldsimplyto__8__ourbrokenhousehold.Howeverlonghoursatworkoftenpreventedherfrom__9__beingthereinourtimesofneed.ThisiswhereIhavesteppedupasthetemporary__10__ofmythreesmallsisters.Manycollegestudentswriteessaysabouttheirleadershippositionsinschoolandthecommunity社区butIfeelthatmygreatest__11__istheroleIhaveplayed__12__myownfamily.Senioryearinhighschoolisnot__13__foranyoneespeciallywhenit__14__liketheentireworldisrestingonyourshoulders.I'vebeentryinghardto__15__thedreammymotherholdsformyfuture.Shewasnotableto__16__hercollegeeducationasexpected__17__thissuccessisthefirstthingshe'smappedoutforher__18__.Aleaderisdescribedasonewhohasinfluenceonothers.Ihopethatmyleadership__19__thelivesofmysistersandeveryonearoundme.In__20__myselftomyfamilyandschoolIhavesetgoalsthatIwilldoanythingtoaccomplish.1.A.familiarB.crowdedC.emptyD.broken2.A.herB.hisC.ourD.their3.A.situationB.predictionC.realizationD.imagination4.A.undoB.explainC.controlD.believe5.A.busiestB.saddestC.smartestD.oldest6.A.arrivalB.departureC.unemploymentD.hospitalization7.A.preservedB.destroyedC.separatedD.combined8.A.enlargeB.suitC.modernizeD.mend9.A.physicallyB.frequentlyC.whole-heartedlyD.absent-mindedly10.A.caretakerB.playmateC.teacherD.friend11.A.disappointmentB.accomplishmentC.differenceD.regret12.A.againstB.outsideC.withinD.without13.A.meaningfulB.interestingC.hardD.simple14.A.feelsB.provesC.passesD.begins15.A.abandonB.renewC.continueD.fulfill16.A.giveB.completeC.surviveD.forget17.A.asifB.butthenC.andsoD.orelse18.A.futureB.careerC.familyD.children19.A.shapesB.lengthensC.affectsD.restarts20.A.presentingB.devotingC.connectingD.attaching

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

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

Deancouldhearthevoicesfromaround40feetbelowhim.Don’tgiveupDean!UncleJimshoutedencouragingly.Youcandoit!You’realmostthereKurtcalledashepulledonthe1thatensuredhiscousin’ssafety.KurtandDeanhadjustfinishedhelpingUncleJim2aclimbingwallatacommunitygyminCantervilleTexas.Thewallmadeofconcreteandcrushedgranite碎石lookedjustlikeasandstonecliff.Despitehis3ofheightsDeanhadvolunteeredtobethe4toclimbthenewwall.Deanheardhiscousinanduncle5himonfrombelowbuthedidn’treply.Hewas6thelastsectionoftheartificialrockwalltodetermineanapproachforscalingit.He7hewasonlyafewfeetfromthetop8ifhefailedtoconcentrateonwhathewasdoinghecouldfall.Dean9Kurttoserveashisbelayerwhichisthepersonwhocontrolsaclimber’ssafetyropE.WhileDean10Kurttooktheslackpartofaropethatisnottightoutofthesafetyropethatwasattachedtothe11ofthewall.InthatcaseifDeanstartedtosliphewouldfallonlyafewfeet12theropecaughthim.HoweverDeandidn’twanttofallevenafewfeet;hewastooclosetohis13.AsDeanheldontotherockfacecalculatingeachmovewithgreat14UncleJimandKurtwatchedintently15withaburstofenergyDeanclimbedoverthelastoutcroppingandshoutedIdidit!UncleJimandKurt16wildly.Deansmiledbroadandthengrew17again.Fallingtothegroundwasthe18partforhimandhisuncleandcousinknewit.ThelasttimeDeanhadscaledaclimbingwallithadtaken15minutesforhimtogetthe19tocomedown.AstheotherswatchedinexpectationDean20histensemusclestookadeepbreathandbackedovertheedgE.Insecondshehaddivedmorethan40feettothegymfloor.1.A.ladderB.ropeC.netD.helmet2.A.paintB.repairC.fitD.move3.A.thirstB.fearC.interestD.anxiety4.A.strongestB.bestC.youngestD.first5.A.urgingB.comfortingC.pushingD.calming6.A.searchingB.analyzingC.studyingD.testing7.A.feltB.noticedC.wishedD.knew8.A.soB.orC.butD.for9.A.trustedB.equippedC.promisedD.warned10.A.stoppedB.droppedC.climbedD.rested11.A.topB.endC.backD.root12.A.asB.untilC.beforeD.while13.A.hopeB.mindC.goalD.idea14.A.careB.pleasureC.painD.pressure15.A.GraduallyB.SuddenlyC.FinallyD.Immediately16.A.cheeredB.succeededC.dancedD.applauded17.A.tiredB.quietC.patientD.excited18.A.fastestB.scariestC.busiestD.hardest19.A.courageB.informationC.messageD.attention20.A.preparedB.pulledC.movedD.relaxed

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

Aremorningpeoplebornormade?InmycaseitwasdefinitelymadE.Inmyearly20sIrarelywenttobedbeforemidnightandIwouldalmostalwaysgetuplatethenextmorning.ButafterawhileIcouldn’tignorethehighrelationshipbetweensuccessandrisingearly.OnthoserareoccasionswhereIdidgetupearlyInoticedthatmyproductivitywasalmostalwayshigher.SoIsetouttobecomeahabitualearlyriser.Butwhenevermyalarmwentoffmyfirstthoughtwasalwaystostopthatnoiseandgobacktosleep.EventuallysomesleepresearchshowedmethatIwasusingthewrongstrategy.Themostcommonwrongstrategyisthis:Youassumethatifyou’regoingtogetupearlieryou’dbettergotobedearlier.Itsoundsveryreasonablebutwillusuallyfail.Therearetwomainschools流派ofthoughtonsleeppatterns.Oneisthatyoushouldgotobedandgetupatthesametimeeveryday.Thesecondschoolsaysyoushouldgotobedwhenyou’retiredandgetupwhenyounaturallywakeup.HoweverIhavefoundbothofthemarewrongifyoucareaboutproductivity.Ifyousleepatsethoursyou’llsometimesgotobedwhenyouaren’tsleepyenough.You’rewastingtimelyinginbedawakeandnotbeingasleep.Ifyoursleepisbasedonwhatyourbodytellsyouyou’llprobablybesleepingmorethanyouneeD.Alsoyourmorningsmaybelesspredictableifyou’regettingupatdifferenttimes.Thesolutionformehasbeentocombinebothmethods.IgotobedwhenI’msleepyandgetupwithanalarmclockatafixedtimE.SoIalwaysgetupatthesametimeinmycase5ambutIgotobedatdifferenttimeseverynight—sometimesat9:30pmandothertimesatmidnight.MostofthetimeIgotobedbetween10-11pm.HowevergoingtobedonlywhenI’msleepyandgettingupatafixedtimeeverymorningismyway.Ifyouwanttobecomeanearlyriseryoucantryyourown.1.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedphraserefersto____.A.peoplewhostayupuntilthenextmorning.B.peoplewhogetupearlyinthemorning.C.peoplewhofeelsleepyinthemorning.D.peoplewhoseproductivityisthehighestinthemorning.2.Whydidtheauthorwanttobecomeahabitualearlyriser?A.Becausehe/shewantedtoformthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.B.Becausehe/shehadfoundthathis/herproductivitywashigherwhenhe/shegotupearly.C.Becausehe/shewantedtoseewhichofthetwomainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatternswasright.D.Becausehe/shewastoldthehighrelationshipbetweensuccessandrisingearly.3.TheauthorexperiencedallthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.goingtobedaftermidnightB.gettingupearlyoccasionallyC.pressingoffthealarmtogoonsleepingD.askingscholarsforadviceonsleepinghabits4.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.howtobecomeanearlyriserB.howtohavegoodsleepC.wrongstrategiesforgettingupearlyD.mainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatterns

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

OnaFridaynightapooryoungartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystationplayinghisviolin.Manypeopleputsomemoneyintothe1oftheyoungman.Thenextdaytheyoungartistcameagainandputhishatonthegroundgracefully.2fromthedaybeforehetookoutalargepieceof3andlaiditontheground.Thenhebegan4.Beforelongtheyoungviolinistwas5withpeoplewhowereallattractedbythe6onthatpaperwhichsaidLastnightagentlemannamedGeorgeSangputsomethingimportantintomyhat7.Pleasecometoclaim认领itsoon.Afterhalfanhouramiddle-agedmanranthereinahurryand8throughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaidYesit’syou.Youdidcomehere.Iknewthatyou’reanhonestmanandwould9comehere.AreyouMr.GeorgeSang?Themannodded.Didyou10something?Lottery彩票.It’slotterysaidtheman.Theviolinist11alotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.Isitheasked.Georgenoddedseizedthelotteryticketand12it;thenhedancedwithjoy.Georgeboughtalotteryticketwhich13himaprizeof$500000.Hewassohappyafterworkandfelttheviolinistplayingsowonderfullythatheput50dollarsinthehat.14thelotteryticketwasalsothrownin.Whenaskedwhyhedidn’tkeepthelotteryticket15himselftheviolinistsaid16Idon’thavemuchmoneyIlivehappily;butifIlosehonestyIwon’tbehappyforever.Wecangainandlosesomuchinourlife.Butbeinghonestshould17bewithus.Ifwebearourselvesinadishonestwaywe18succeedtemporarily暂时.Howeverfromthelong-termviewwe’11bealoser.Suchapersonisjustlikethe19onthemountain.It’shighaboveatfirstbutgraduallyitfallsandlosesthe20ofgoingup.1.A.boxB.hatC.bowlD.bag2.A.DifferentB.AwayC.FreeD.Far3.A.clothB.stoneC.paperD.wood4.A.beggingB.shoutingC.singingD.playing5.A.crowdedB.surprisedC.surroundedD.satisfied6.A.pictureB.moneyC.ticketD.words7.A.onpurposeB.bymistakeC.inadvanceD.inahurry8.A.rushedB.lookedC.brokeD.lived9.A.probablyB.certainlyC.recentlyD.nearly10.A.buyB.getC.loseD.search11.A.handedoutB.gaveoutC.sentoutD.tookout12.A.toreB.threwC.kissedD.hid13.A.beatB.wonC.tookD.sold14.A.HoweverB.FortunatelyC.OtherwiseD.Generally15.A.byB.withC.fromD.for16.A.AlthoughB.WheneverC.UnlessD.Until17.A.oftenB.alwaysC.seldomD.never18.A.mustB.shouldC.mayD.need19.A.waterB.airC.grassD.tree20.A.roadB.chanceC.pathD.method

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

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

2008年北京奥运会引起了世界各国人民的高度重视他们踊跃要求做志愿者故中国奥组委在网上公布了招聘志愿者的相关信息A.OPPORTUNITIESMorethan20000volunteersofallagestosupportthe8400athletesthatareparticipatinginouryear-roundsportstrainingandcompetitionprograms.Tokeeptheirdreamaliveyourhelpisneeded.Herearesomeofthetipswhichyouand/oryourgroupneedjustreadtheapplicationguidesorcallatBeijingOlympicsVolunteerhotline+86-10-12308OlympicJobs-Beijing2008.B.SPORTSBecomeaSpecialOlympicsCoachinyourfavoritesport.Helpgetqualityathleticuniformsandequipmentforathletes.SetupTrainingSchoolsforvolunteersinChina.Dutiesincludetimersscorekeepersofficialsannouncersawardpresenters.C.SCHOOLSAthletesformteamsthatcompeteinavarietyofsports.AdopttheOlympicsSportsSkillProgramsaspartofyouradaptivephysicaleducationandafterschoolprogram.Organizeastudentfund-raisertocollectmoneyfor2008BeijingOlympicsteams.D.FUNDRAISINGEncourageyourbusinessorplaceofworktomakemoneyorin-kindcontributiontotheOlympics.OrganizeaspecialeventtoraisemoneyfortheOlympicsprograms.RememberOlympicsinyourmindorasalong-rangeplannedgift.E.ADMINISTRATIVEPutyourtypingfilingtelephoneandcomputerskillstoworkasavolunteerinanOlympicsoffice.Assistwithlargemailingsdistributefliersandpostersforourevents.F.PUBLICRELATIONSWorkinaMediaCenterforstatecompetitionsandspecialevents.Volunteeryourtimetohelpoutinthestate’spublicrelationsdepartment.Collectingphotographsandpressclippingspreparingpresskitsetc.nopreviousexperiencerequired.WriteathletefeaturearticlesonathletesfamiliescoachesandtheOlympics.现在请阅读下面志愿者网上发来的个人信息了解他们的意愿及特长然后进行信息匹配请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑１.Ave61002PerthAustraliaJanuary12007HisirIwasborninBeijingcurrentlylivinginPerthAustraliaandI’dliketosignupasavolunteerforBeijingOlympics.I’mwillingtosetupschoolstotrainvolunteersinChinamainlytolearnsomeEnglishandskillstobetimersawardpresenterssopleaseconsidermeasoneofyourneededvolunteers!Manythanks!Harry2.6VillaMaurice9320AntonyFranceMay22007DearsirormadamIwouldliketotakepartinthevolunteerprogramfortheOlympicGames2008inBeijingbecauseit’smydreamtobecomeapartofthisgreatworldevent—OlympicGamesandIamverygoodatsportsbutI’moldcanIstillapplyandhowcanIapplyforit?SincerelyJesse3.Marlborough27MAUSAApril202007HellosirormadamIwillbeaJohnson&WalesGraduate.ThoughIamnotveryexperiencedyetIwouldbeveryinterestedinvolunteeringmyselfforthesummerOlympics.IwouldlikeajobasanewsreporterandifyouwouldgetbacktomeIwouldgratefullythankyou.Collins4.Postbox296OxfordUniversityEnglandAugust82007HellogentlemenIaminterestedinavolunteeratBeijingOlympics.IwasabasketballcoachworkingatOxfordUniversity.Iameagertotakeonchallengetohelpathletesknowhowtoformteamstocompete.AlsoIwillsetupanorganizationtoraisemoneyfortheGames.Pleaseconsiderme.Jack5.1889BaxterRoadLovelandOhioMarch42008DearSirorMadamSoexcitedabouttheBeijingOlympicsandit’sgreattoseesomanypeopleinterestedinvolunteering.Iwouldalsoliketobeapartofthisevent!IamasecretaryinasportscenterinUSA.IamgoodatcomputersandIcanhelpwithmailspostersandsoon.Thanksandgoodlucktoallofyou!Tony

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

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

Speedingoffinastolencarthethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.ButheisinforanunwelcomesurprisE.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobilizer锁止器andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengineoffhewillnotbeabletostartitagain.Theideagoeslikethis.A.controlboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphoneamicro-processorandmemoryandaGPS全球定位系统satellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolenacodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle'senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarted.IntheUKasetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.ThepatternofvehiclecrimehaschangedsaysMartynRandallasecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowtostealacarusingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsolD.Moderncarsarefartoughertostealastheirenginemanagementcomputerwon'tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignition点火key.IntheUKtechnologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcarsoftenbygettingholdoftheowner'skeys.Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirIDthesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationscentrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissingandkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle'smovementsviathecar'sGPSunit.1.Theremoteimmobilizerisfittedtoacarto______.A.preventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarownerB.helpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthiefC.preventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstopsD.allowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen2.BysayingThepatternofvehiclecrimehaschangedMartynRandallsuggeststhat______.A.ittakesalongertimeforthecarthieftodothestealingB.self-preparedtoolsarenolongerenoughforcartheftC.thethiefhastomakeuseofcomputertechnologyD.thethiefhaslostinterestinstealingcarsover10yearsold3._______isessentialinmakingamoderncartoughertosteal.A.AcodedignitionkeyB.AuniqueIDcardC.AspecialcellphonesignalD.AGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver4.Whydoesthetrackingsystemseta100-metreminimumbeforesendinganalarmtotheoperationscentre?A.Toleavetimefortheoperationscentretogiveanalarm.B.TogivethedrivertimetocontacttheoperationscentrE.C.Tokeeppoliceinformedofthecar'smovements.D.ToallowforpossibleerrorsintheGPSsystem.5.Theoperationscentrewillfirst______afterreceivinganalarm.A.startthetrackingsystem.B.contactthecarowner.C.blockthecarenginE.D.locatethemissingcar.

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

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

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

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

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

IliveinNewMexicoandtherearesomehomelesspeopleinthedowntownespeciallytheUniversityareA.I__1__givealotofmoneytothehomeless__2__sorryfortheirhardship.__3__astimepassedI__4__thesamesituationsasthehomelesspeoplE.Ibecamea__5__momwithnohomeahugedebtand_6__anyincomE.AsaresultIbecamevery__7__andstoppedgivingtothepeopleonthesideoftheroaD.Throughmyworkinghardthingsstartedto__8__formE.Ibecameresponsibleenoughto__9_ahomewithabackyardformydaughterandplentyof__10__andIstartedtopullmyselfoutof__11__.OnedaywesawahomelesspersoninthestreetIjustpassedby.ThenmydaughtersaidMommyyouusedtogivemoneytothosepeople__12__.Butnow...IrepliedHoneytheyjustusethatmoneyforbadthings.Shedidn't__13__.ButwhenIsaidthatIdidn'tfeelright.ThreedayslaterIwasdrivingtopickupmydaughterfromschool.A.manwasstandingonthe__14__andsuddenlysomethingdeep__15__mesaidJusthelptheguy.SoIrolleddownmy__16__andheranoverwithenthusiasm.HesaidCodblessyouIonlyneed77cents.IgavehimthemoneyheneedeD.Ifeltstrangeand__17__asIgaveittohim.Heburstoutwith__18__andtearsinhiseyesWowyoujustmadeitpossibleformetoseemymomforChristmas!Thankyousomuch!Ihaven't__19__mymotherforthreeyears.Thebusisleavingin20minutes!Ihavetogonow.ItwasthemomentthatI'llneverforget.Ithinkthatmanwon'tforgetiteither.butIwastheOnewhogotthebestgiftinlife——___20__Italsostrikesmealthoughitisonly77cents.1.A.wouldliketoB.usedtoC.preferredtoD.wantedto2.A.beingB.gettingC.feelingD.becoming3.A.ButB.SoC.AndD.Yet4.A.ranintoB.randownC.ranoverD.ranto5.A.richB.singleC.wildD.happy6.A.1ittleB.noC.almostD.hardly7.A.unkindB.rudeC.kindD.mean8.A.developB.increaseC.succeedD.change9.A.giveB.offerC.haveD.supply10.A.moneyB.furnitureC.foodD.water11.A.orderB.debtC.payD.fee12.A.inneedB.indifficultiesC.outofworkD.outoforder13.A.1istenB.speakC.talkD.respond14.A.streetB.cornerC.sideD.road15.A.underB.toC.insideD.towards16.A.windowB.doorC.seatD.hand17.A.excitedB.wonderedC.surprisedD.asked18.A.1aughterB.cryC.happinessD.joy19.A.watchedB.visitedC.missedD.called20.A.GIVINGB.OFFERINGC.MONEYD.HAVING

Ifyouhavetomissonemealadaywhichmealwillcauseyoufewesthealthproblemsifyoudon’teatit?Iftheyhavetomakeadecisionofthistypemostpeopleespeciallyverybusypeoplewillchoosetoskip忽略breakfast.Howevermanyexpertsinthefieldofhealthconsiderbreakfastthemealwhichbreaksyourfastwhichstartedthenightbeforetobethemostimportantmealoftheday.Ifweeatagoodbreakfasttheysaywewillhavetheenergyandnutrientsweneedtobeginourworkingdaywithvigorandhopefullywithgoodhumour.Neverthelessmanypeopleskipbreakfastorsubstituteadonutandacupofcoffeeforawell-balancedmeal.Whathappensifweignoretheimportanceofbreakfast.OnerecentstudyconductedintheUnitedStatestestedalargenumberofpeople.Participantsincludedbothmalesandfemaleswhorangedinagefrom12—83.Duringtheexperimentthesepeopleweregivenavarietyofbreakfastsandsometimestheyhadtoskipbreakfastcompletely.Specialtestsincludingbloodtestsandendurance耐力testsweresetuptoanalyzehowwelltheparticipants`bodiesfunctionedwhentheyhadeatenacertainkindofbreakfast.Theresultshowedthatifapersoneatsanadequate充足的breakfastheorshewillworkmoreefficientlyandmoreproductivelythanifheorsheskipsbreakfastsoreatsaverypoorbreakfast.Thisfactappearstobeespeciallytrueifaperson’sworkinvolvesmetalactivity.ThestudyshowedthatifschoolchildreneatfruiteggsbreadandmilkbeforegoingtoschooltheywilllearnmorequicklyandwillbeabletoconcentrateontheirlessonsforalongerperiodoftimethaniftheirbreakfastdietisinadequatE.Thestudyalsoshowedthatcontrarytowhatmanypeoplebelieveifyouskipbreakfastyouwillnotloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryiftheyskipbreakfastthattheyeattoomuchforlunchandendupgainingweightinsteadoflosing.Sorememberifyouareonadietskippingbreakfastwillnothelpyou.Youwillprobablylosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.1.Wecansafelysay_____.A.ifyouskipbreakfastyouwillnotloseweightatallB.ifyouskipbreakfastyouwon’teatmuchforbreakfasteither.C.skippingbreakfastdoesalotofharmD.skippingbreakfastwillhelponeloseweight2.Inthewordbreakfastfastprobablymeans_____.A.movingquicklyB.goingwithoutfoodC.unlikelytogofastD.fastfood3.Specialtestsweresetuptoanalyzehowparticipants`bodiesfunctionedwhen___.A.theyhadskippedbreakfastB.theyhadhadbreakfastC.theyhadeatenparticularbreakfastsD.theyhadhadallthreemeals

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

IwashurryingtoourbasketballgameonemorningwhenHillaryBarnesthemostpopulargirlinschoolstoppedmE.Areyouthetwinwhowontheartcompetition?sheaskeD.Nothat’sChristinE.I’mKatieIsaiD.Wewerenotidenticaltwins;welookedquitedifferent.ShecoulddefeatSnowWhiteinabeautycontest!ComparedtoChristineIfeltlikeoneofCinderella’sstepsisters.OneSaturdayChristinegavemeapaintinglessonbecauseIwasalwaysattemptingtobeartistictoo.ButIknockedoverthevaseofflowersspillingwaterontoChristine’spainting.Insteadofbecomingangrythoughsheturnedthewholemessintoadreamymasterpiece杰作.Youcouldlookatfivedifferentwaysandseefivedifferentthings.WiththisbrilliantcreationshewonFirstPrizeintheartcompetition.IreallyenviedherbutIknewitwasn’therfaultandIwastheonewithwildunmanageablehairandnotalent.JoiningChristine’sbasketballteamwasmylatestefforttobelikeher.OnthewaytothegymI’dmadeupmymindtogivemybestperformanceinthatday’sgamE.Imadepreparationswithgreatenthusiasm.Christinehere!Itossedheraball.Butitwastoohighsheleaptforit;itslippedthroughherfingersandcrashedintothetaperecorderthatwasusedtoplaythenationalanthembeforeeachmagE.ImutteredapologiesasIpickedupthebrokenpiecesoftherecorder.CoachlookedatthemessandaskedHowarewegoingtoplaythesongnow?ChristinesuggestedLetKatiesingit!She’salwayssingingathomE.CoachaskedWouldyou?Ifoundmyselfnodding.CoachannouncedthenationalanthemandeveryonestooD.StandingbeforeamicrophoneIlookeduptotheflag.Thenotesseemedtoflowfromdeepinsidemeandmyvoicewassteadyandclear.WhenIfinishedthegymwassilent.ThenitwasfilledwithapplausE.Asthegamestartedteammatespattedmybackandgavemethethumbsupsign.LauraJamisonsaidYoushouldtryoutfortheschoolmusical!InoddedandsaidthatImight.ThenextmorningHillaryBarnesstoppedmeinthehallwayandaskedAreyouthetwinwhosings?Yesthat’smeIansweredgrinning露齿笑asIwalkedtoclass.1.TheauthorusesSnowWhiteandCinderella’sstepsisterstoshow.A.howdissimilarthetwinswereinappearanceB.whyChristinecouldwintheartcompetitionC.whowasthemostpopulargirlatschoolD.whatthetwins’characterswerelike2.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Christinewasunpleasanttohersister.B.Katieshowedalotofabilityinpaintingtoo.C.Themasterpiecewaspaintedbythetwosisters.D.Katietookareasonablybalancedviewofhersister.3.ChristinerecommendedKatieforthenationalanthembecause.A.sheknewperfectlywellwhatKatiehadagiftforB.shewantedtorepairthedamageshehadcausedC.shethoughtKatieshouldbepunishedD.shewouldliketohelpthecoach4.Whatisthemessageofthestory?A.Badsituationshelpbecomepopular.B.Peoplearetalentedindifferentways.C.Peopleshouldalwaysbenicetoothers.D.Unsuccessfulattemptsarewellworththeeffort.

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

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

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

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

OncewhilebeingpreparedforatelevisioninterviewIwaschattingwiththehostaboutstay-at-homefathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwhywe’reseeingmorestay-at-homedadsmaybethatmanyfamiliesnowtakeearningpowerintoaccountwhendecidingwhichparentwillstayhomE.AtthatpointoneofthemalecrewmemberscommentedItshouldbethebetterparentwhostayshomE.A.lotofguyssaythingslikethat.Iwasastay-at-homefatherforeightyearssohisdeclarationmademeexiteD.Itimpliedthatourfamily’schoicecouldonlyhavebeencorrectifIwasabatterparentthanmywifE.IsupposeanargumentcouldhavebeenmadethatwhenIbeganstayinghomemywifewasthebetterparent:ShespentmoretimewithRaycouldreadhimbetterandcalmhimmorequickly.Andgivenachoicehe’dhavepickedherovermE.ButasshewasthemoreemployableonemywifewentouttoworkandIlookedafterourson.BecauseoftheincreasedtimeIspentwithhimIsoonknewRaywellandcouldlookafterhimmoreorlessaswellasmywifE.Actuallytheexperiencehelpedmeunlockoneoftheworld’sgreatsecrets:Womenaregoodatlookingafterchildrenbecausetheydoit.It’snotbecauseofanyinnate先天的femalegiftoramother’sinstinct.It’sbecausetheyputinthetimeandattentionrequiredtobecomegoodatthejoB.Womenobviouslygetabiologicalheadstartfromgivingbirthandnursingbutoverthelongtermexperienceismoreimportant.WhenIgottheexperiencemyselfIwasgoodtoo.Asgood?Idon’tknow.Whocares?1.Whichofthefollowingdoesthefirstparagraphimply?A.ActuallymoremenlikestayingathomE.B.TheauthorhasfoundajobataTVstation.C.Thewifeearnsmoreinmoreandmorefamilies.D.Thehusbandprovestobethebetterparent2.Whydidtheauthordecidetostayathometolookaftertheirsoneightyearsago?A.Becausehethoughthewasthebetterparent.B.BecausetheirsonRaylikedhimbetter.C.Becausehefoundhimselfbetteratlookingafterbaby.D.BecausehewaslesslikelytofindajobthanhiswifE.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedorimpliedinthepassage?A.Goodparentsshouldspendsufficienttimewiththeirchildren.B.Goodparentsshouldtaketurnstotakecareoftheirchildren.C.Goodparentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirchildrenwell.D.Goodparentsshouldhelpeachothertosupportthefamily.4.Itisoftenbelievedwomenaregoodattakingcareofchildrenbecause.A.theydevotemuchtimeandattentiontothemB.theylearnedtodoitwhentheywereyoungC.theywerebornwiththisabilityD.theyhaveagifttounderstandbabieswell5.Whatdoestheauthorconcludefinally?A.ItisdifficultforababytomakeachoicebetweenDadandMum.B.ItishardforamantotakecareofhisbabybuteasyforhiswifE.C.AmancantakegoodcareofchildrenifhegetstheexperiencE.D.Amancannotdoaswellashiswifenomatterhowhardheworks.

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

CanIseemybaby?askedthehappynewmother.Thebundle婴儿包wasplacedinherarmsandwhenshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyfaceshegasped—thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Timehoweverprovedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisappearance.Onedaywhenherushedhomefromschoolandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarmshecriedoutbitterlyAboyabigboycalledme—af-freak.Shesighedknowingthathislifewastobeendlessofheartbreaks.Hegrewuphandsomeforhismisfortune.Afavoritewithhisfellowstudentshemighthavebeenclasspresidentbutforthat.Hedevelopedagiftforliteratureandmusic.Theboy’sfatherhadatalkwiththefamilydoctor.Couldnothingbedone?Ibelievewecouldgraft移植onapairofouterearsiftheycouldbedonated捐献thedoctordecided.Sothesearchbeganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrificeforayoungman.Twoyearswentby.ThenYou’regoingtothehospitalson.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneed.Butit’sasecret.saidthefather.Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccess.Histalentsblossomedintogenius.Schoolandcollegebecameaseriesofsuccesses.Laterhemarriedandenteredthediplomatic外交service.ButImustknow!heurgedhisfather.Whogavesomuchforme?Icouldneverdoenoughforhim.Idonotbelieveyoucouldsaidthefatherbuttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknownotyet.Theyearskeptthesecretbutthedaydidcomeoneofthedarkestdaysthateverpassthroughason.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scasket棺材.Slowlyandtenderlythefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethickreddish-brownhairtoletoutthesecret.1.Thestoryismainlyabout_______.A.howaboyhadnewearsthroughanoperationB.whatadevotedparentprivatelydidforthechildC.howadisabledboyturnedintoausefulpersonD.whyadonatormadeasacrificetoabrightboy2.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatthemother_______.A.wasdeterminedtodonateherearstoperfecthersonB.keptherhusbandunknownaboutthebaby’ssituationC.feltshockedanddisappointedtoseehernewbabyD.complainedofherbadlucktohaveadisabledchild3.TheunderlinedwordfreakinParagraph3istheclosestinmeaningto_______.A.slow-actingpersonB.ugly-lookingchildC.badly-bahavedstudentD.strangely-shapedcreature4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theagreementwasbetweenthedonatorandthefamily.B.Theboywassopopularthathewasmadeclasspresident.C.Finallytheboycametoknowwhothedonatorwas.D.Themotherdonatedherearstohersonaftershedied.5.Whatmorallessoncanwedrawfromthisreading?A.Realloveliesinwhatisdoneunknownratherthanwhatisdoneknown.B.Itisuptoparentstohelptheirchildrenheartandsoul.C.Truebeautyliesonlyintheheartnotinappearance.D.Itisavirtueforyounggenerationstolearntobegrateful.

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

RidingSchoolYoucanstarthorse-ridingatanyage.Chooseprivateorgrouplessonsanyweekdaybe9amand830pm330pmonSaturdays.Thereare10kilometersoftracksandpathsforleisurelyridesacrossfarmlandandopencountry.Youwillneedaridinghat.OpeningHoursMondaythroughFriday900am一830pmPhone412396--6754Fax412396—6752SailingClubOurYoungSailor’sCourseleadstotheStage1Sailingqualification.You’11learnhowtosailsafelyandthecoursealsocoverssailingtheoryandfirstaid.Havefunwithothercoursememberafterwardsintheclubroom.Thereare10weeklytwo—hourlessonsTuesdays6pm～8pm.OpeningHoursTuesdays600pm一800pmPhone412396—6644Fax412396—6644DivingCentreOurexperiencedinstructorsofferone-monthcoursesindeep-seadivingforbeginners.Therearetwoeveninglessonsaweekinwhichyoulearntobreatheunderwaterandusetheequipmentsafely.Youonlyneedaswimmingcostumeandtowel.Reducedratesforcouples.OpeningHoursMondayandFriday630pm一830pmPhone412396—6312Fax412396—6706MedicalCenterThestaffoftheMedicalCenteraimtoprovideconvenientandcomprehensivemedicalcaretostudentsandstaffoftheuniversity.Thecenteriswellequippedandthestaffherearetrainedtodealwithabroadrangeofmedicalproblems.Bothfemaleandmaledoctorsaswellasnursingstaffareavailableforconsultation.Alsoallkindsofmedicinesaresoldhereandarecheaperforstudentsthanotherdrugstores.OpeningHours24hourfromMondaytoSundayPhone412396—6649Fax412396—6648WatersportsClubWeuseatwo-kilometerlengthofriverforspeedboatracingandwater-skiing.Abeginners’courseconsistsoften20-minutelessons.Youwilllearntohandleboatssafelyandconfidentlybutmustbeabletoswim.Theclubisinaconvenientcentralpositionandisopendailyfrom9amto4pmwithlessonsallthroughtheday.OpeningHoursMondaytroughFriday900am一400pmPhone412396--6899Fax412396—68901.IfyouwanttoswimandenjoyactivitieswhicharefastandabitdangerousyoushouldjoinA.WatersportsClubB.DivingCentreC.SailingClubD.RidingSchool2.IfyouwanttoexperienceanewactivityinthecountrysideinthemorningsyoumayfaxA.412396--6648B.412396--6706C.412396--6752D.412396—68763.IfyouareplanningtoexploretheoceandepthsyoushouldattendyourlessonsatA.24hourfromMondaytoSundayB.MondaythroughFriday700am一1000pmC.Tuesdays600pm一800pmD.MondayandFriday630pm一830pm4.YouwanttodoanactivityoneeveningaweekandgetacertificateintheendyoucangotoA.WatersportsClubB.DivingcenterC.SaillngCIubD.RidingSchool5.WhichisNOTtheconveniencethattheMedicalCenterprovides?A.Goodequipment.B.Welltrainedstaffmembers.C.Variouslessexpensivemedicines.D.Nurseryfornewly-bornbabies

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

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

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

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

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

Spendingaslittleas$US5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafounD.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers–eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiA.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.NomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn'steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$US3000and$US8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalScience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$US5or$US20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminoralterationsinspendingallocations--aslittleas$US5--maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaiD.1.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneycanbuyhappinessbutonlyofyouspenditonsomeoneelsE.20090408D.Youcanspendonly$US5adayonsomeoneelsetogethappiness.2.Theunderlinedwordboostinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyonotherscangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethenhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.4.Dunnis.A.anemployeeinacompanyB.apsychologistatauniversityC.areporterinajournalD.avolunteerintheexperiment5.Itcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat.A.thevolunteersnotgiven$US5or$US20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregiven$US5or$US20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheyliked

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

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

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

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

ThefirstfieldseasonisnowoveratthehutvillageoftheworkmenwhobuiltthetombsintheValleyoftheKings.Howeverthearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation挖掘havefoundthattheystillhaveagreatdealtodo.ThesunthewindandtouristshavelefttheirmarkonthevillageoriginallydiscoveredbyBernardBruyhrein1935.Fromourmodernperspectiveitisupsettingtoseehowthevillagewasfirstexcavatedandthenlefttobedestroyed.Passers-byhaveusedthehutsasrubbishdumpsandrestroomssaysJaanaToivari—ViitalaateacherattheUniversityofHelsinki.Fortunatelywhilewestillhavesomesurfacecleaningtodoconservationareofftoagoodstart.’’ThehutvillageoffersrareinsightintoeverydaylifeinancientEgypt.Intheearlytwentiethcenturyarchaeologistswereonlyinterestedinthetombsofkings.Theworkmen’shutstheydiscoveredwereseenasanecessaryevilinthequestfortherealtreasures’.NowseveralinternationalresearchgroupsondifferentexcavationsareexaminingeverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.Thisseemstobeatrendinarchaeologyrightnow.Toivari-Viitalasays.HerresearchgroupwantstofindoutwhythehutvillagewasbuiltontheslopeofamountainhalfwaybetweentheconstructionsiteandDeir-el-Medina.Theyarealsointerestedinhowmanyworkerslivedinthevillageatatimewhentheylivedthereandwhattheirrolewasintheconstructionwork.ComparingthenamesfoundinthevillageandinDeir-el-Medinaprovidesusefulinformation.Judgingfromtheconstructionmethodssettlementinthevillagecanbedividedintotwoseparateperiodstheinitialsettlementandalaterone.ForthetimebeingmuchisuptoguessingbutToivari-Viitalabelievesthatthecomingfourfieldseasonsthreemonthseachwillseeresults.TheworkingconditionsarenotnearlyasdifficultasIthoughttheywouldbe.Thecoolwindsinthemountainsnicelyalleviatetheheat.Theresearchgroupworkingontheworkmen’shutsintheThebanmountainsprojectisplanningtoreturntotheValleyoftheKingsinOctober.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThehutvillageintheValleyoftheKings.B.TheexcavationofthetombsintheValley.C.Thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation.D.EverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthehutvillageaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbeendamagedalot.B.ItcantellusalotaboutancientEgypt.C.Ithasattractedarchaeologists’attention.D.Ithasalotofrealtreasuressomewhereinit.3.What’sthenewtrendinarchaeologyrightnowaccordingtoToivari-Viitala?A.Beinginterestedinthetombsofkings.B.ExaminingeverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.C.Usingthehutsasrubbishdumpsandrestrooms.D.Guessingwhattheresultwillbebeforehand.4.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisoneof.A.theworkmenwhobuiltthetombsintheValleyoftheKingsB.thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavationofthevillageC.thoseinfavorofToivari-Viitala’sideasandplansD.thepassers-bywhousedthehutsasdumpsandrestrooms5.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.peopleknowlittleaboutthehutvillagebynowB.theworkmen’shutswerenotdiscovereduntilveryrecentlyC.theresearchgroupworkingontheworkmen’shutswillsufferalotD.thehutvillageismuchmorevaluedbyarchaeologiststhanthetombs

BalancingWork&LifeRobertHoldenBenRensaw￡9.70BalancingWork&Lifefocusesonthekeychallengeofourgeneration.Itisamust-readforanyonewhoistryingtobalanceworksuccessfamilyjoyandlifefulfillment.◇Practicaltechniquesshowyouhowtoidentifyyourgoalsandmakechoices.◇CleartextandillustrationscovereveryaspectofdefiningsuccessmakingchangesandachievingbalancE.SimplecheckistsenableyoutotakecontrolandstaymotivateD.Accessibleflowchartsanddiagramsexploredifferentopinionsfortakingactionandprovideusefulexamples.HappinessNowRobertHolden￡7.00HappinessNowisapowerfuljourneyofexplorationandinsightintooneoflifemosttreasuredgoals.Usingahighlyoriginalmixofstoriesmeditations思考andpoetryitoffersamessageofprofoundhopE.RadicalandsympatheticchallengingandpracticalHappinessNowdeliverskeystotruehappinessinnerconfidencelovingrelationshipsandpeaceofminD.ThisbookisthekeytextforthepublicseminarsofTheHappinessProject.TheSecretsofRelationshipsBenRenshaw￡9.50Areyoulookingforafulfillingrelationship?IfsoTheSecretsisrequiredreadingwhetheryouaresingleorattacheD.Hereisabookthatrevealstherealanswerstotherelationshiprollercoaster.Readthisbookanddiscover:◇Thesecretoffindingtherightpartner◇Thesecretofcommunicatingsuccessfully◇Thesecretofgettingalong◇ThesecretofhavingwhatyouwantHonestandessential?ThesecretsisyourpassporttoawholenewrelationshipexperiencE.Ordernowonlineyoucangeta10%discount.MoreinformationpleaseclickherE.1.Ifyouarealwaysannoyedbyendlessovertimeworkwhichbookcanprobablyofferyouhelp?A.TheSecretsofRelationships.B.HappinessNow.C.BalancingWork&LifE.D.NonE.2.TheSecretsa/Relationshipsgivesyoutipsonhowto______.A.getonwithothersB.buildupconfidenceC.findarightpartnerD.makegoodchoices3.Ifyoubuythethreebooksonlinehowmuchshouldyoupay?A.￡26.20.B.￡2.62.C.￡28.82.D.￡23.58.4.Thethreebooksmainlyhelpus___.A.makegoodfriendseasilyB.improveourlifequalityC.huntforasatisfactoryjobD.identifyourgoals

AlloverthenetpeoplediscussedaboutlackofclearnessinIIT印度理工学院admissionproceduresandselectionstandarD.OtherswereangrythatIITisnottheonlywaytogoanymoretheyarefacingtoughcompetitionfromengineersgraduatingfromothercolleges.FigurestheyclaimeD.wereaproofthatIITislosingcentralonthemindsandheartsofthecountry’syouth.StudentsarelessandlessinterestedinbeingIITiansanymorE.Accordingtothemthereisnoconsiderableprooftoprovetheirsuperiorityoverothers.IfwearetalkingaboutapastandpresenttrackrecordoftheachievementsofIITandIITians.Wiki维基百科offerssomegoodinformationonsuccessfulIITians.Wellthetrendsagainturnedbackin2008.Around3.2lakh十万studentsappearedforIITJEEJointEntranceExaminationsshowingadramaticriseinthenumberofapplicationssince2007.AccordingtoHindustanTimes.3.95lakhapplicationshavebeenreceivedfortheacademicyear2009-2010againhighlightingasignificantincreaseinthenumberofIITJEEapplicants.Thetotalnumberofseatsavailablewillbearound7000.So.onanaveragE.56studentswillbecompetingforthesameseat.ThusitisnotlikelythatthepopularityofIITisdecreasing.IIThasalwaysencouragedfreethinkingandhaveofferedasupportsystemthatallowsstudentstogivewingstotheirdreams.ItisthischaracteristicofIITeducationalsystemthathasgivenaliberatingfeelingtomanypromisingintelligentpeoplE.IITianshavemadetheirmarkinalmosteverything—beittechnologyengineeringentrepreneurshipwritingorpolitics.ItisthisairofIITcampusthatmakesIITianssofondofit.ItisthisunlimitedfarmingofintelligenceandexcellencethatdrawssomanyyoungsterstoIIT.Thenumbersmaydwindleorincrease;itisthedeterminationandattitudethattaketrueIITianstoextraordinaryheights.Ascidians.comoffersyoufreeinteractionwithIITianswhocantellyouabouttheirfirst-handexperiencesatoneoftheIITcampusestheygraduatedfrom.TheycanofferyouinsightofwhatmakesIITsospecial.IfyouneedIITadviserswillingtohelpyouaskiitians.comoffertheseservicesforfreE.1.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A.IIThasgreateradvantageindevelopingstudents’potential.B.IITtriestomakeitsadmissionprocedureseasytounderstanD.C.IIThaslostpopularityinthemindsandheartsofyoungpeoplE.D.IITshouldshapeitsfuturetofacethechallengesfromothercolleges.2.ThedatainParagraph3showsthat.A.aT0und3.2lakhstudentsappliedforIITin2007B.theselectionstandardinIITisflexibleinthoseyearsC.anincreasingnumberofstudentscompeteinIITJEED.56％oftheapplicantswillenterIITfortheacademicyear2009-20103.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoweknowaboutIITians?A.TheyareassessedontheirdeterminationandattitudE.B.TheyarepromisedtogaingreatachievementinthetuturE.C.TheirsuccessowesmuchtotheeducationalsysteminIIT.D.Theyeachareexcellentinfieldsrangingfromtechnologytopolitics.4.Whydoestheauthormentionthewebsiteaskiitians.cominthelastparagraph?A.TopersuadepeopletoapplyforIIT.B.Toofferaccessforpeopletojudgehisargument.C.ToexplainwhyIITstandsoutamongmanycolleges.D.ToshowtrueIITians’successfulexperiencesdirectly.

Therearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeopleandtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.OpeneducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirowneducationastheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlifE.Somestudentsdobadlyinatraditionalclassroom.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalotitisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom.Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudentstherearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldoalittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducationthesestudentsmayhaveaproblemgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudentsitisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhentherearenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommayhavemanyproblemsattheirschools.Younowknowwhatopeneducationis.SomeofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshavebeenexplaineD.Youmayhaveyourownopinionaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodideabutonlyintheory.Inactualfactitmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudentsbutofcoursenotallstudentswantsomestructureintheirclasses.Theywantandneedtohaverules.Insomecasestheymustbemadetostudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindsubjectstheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywouldnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydidnothaveto.1.Openeducationallowsthestudentsto_____.A.growastheeducatedB.beresponsiblefortheirfutureC.developtheirowninterestsD.discoversubjectsoutsideclass2.Openeducationmaybeagoodideaforstudentswho_____.A.enjoylearningwithteachers’helpB.worryaboutgradesatschoolC.dowellinatraditionalclassroomD.areresponsiblefortheirlife3.Somestudentswilldolittleinanopenclassroombecause_____.A.therearetoofewrulesB.theyhateactivitiesC.therearenoteachersD.theyworryabouttherules4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Sometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.B.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.C.Teachersmayhaveproblemsinopenclassrooms.D.Theteacher’sfeelingsandattitudesareimportant.5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?A.Openeducationislikeacointhathastwosides.B.Openeducationisbetterthantraditionaleducation.C.Teachersdislikeopeneducation.D.OpeneducationisagoodideainpracticE.

Leadinginvestorshavejoinedthegrowingchorusofconcernaboutgovernmentsandcompaniesrushingintoproducingbiofuelsasasolutionforglobalwarmingsayingthatmanyinvolvedinthesectorcouldbejeopardizingfutureprofitsiftheydonotconsiderthelong–termimpactofwhattheyaredoingcarefully.Itisessentialtobuildsustainabilitycriteriaintothesupplychainofanygreenfuelprojectinordertoensurethatthereisnoadverseeffectonthesurroundingenvironmentandsocialstructures.Thereportproducedbytheinvestorsexpressesconcernthatmanycompaniesmaynotbefullyawareofthepotentialpitfallsinthebiofuelsector.Productionofcornandsoyabeanshasincreaseddramaticallyinthelastyearsasanecofriendlyalternativetofossilfuelsbutenvironmentalandhumanrightscampaignersareworriedthatthiswillleadtodestructionofrainforests.Foodpricescouldalsogoupasthereisincreasedcompetitionforcropsasbothfoodstuffsandsourcesoffuel.LastweektheUNwarnedthatbiofuelscouldhavedangeroussideeffectsandsaidthatstepsneedtobetakentomakesurethatlandconvertedtogrowbiofuelsdoesnotdamagetheenvironmentorcausecivilunrest.Thereisalreadygreatconcernaboutpalmoilwhichisusedinmanyfoodsinadditiontobeinganimportantbiofuelasrainforestsarebeingclearedinsomecountriesandpeopledrivenfromtheirhomestocreatepalmoilplantations.Ananalystandauthoroftheinvestors’reportsaysthatbiofuelsarenotacureforclimatechangebuttheycanplaytheirpartaslongasgovernmentsandcompaniesmanagethesocialandenvironmentalimpactsthoroughly.ThereshouldalsobegreatermeasuretakentoincreaseefficiencyandtoreducedemanD.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WorriesaboutGlobalWarmingB.OurWorldIsGoingGreenC.BiofuelandEnvironmentD.NewEnergyResource-Biofuels2.Inthefirstparagraphthereisaconcernthat.A.biofuelindustryisn’tboomingB.thequalityofbiofuelshasn’timprovedC.biofuelsaren’tawayforglobalwarmingD.biofuleproducersmaygetlessreward3.Asissuggestedinthepassagesomemeasuresshouldbetakento.A.keepbiofuelindustrydevelopingsoundlyB.preventbiofuelindustrydevelopingslowlyC.makepeoplerealizeclimatechangeD.raiseawarenessaboutglobalwarming4.Intheauthor’sview.A.investorsshouldnotspendmoneyonbiofuelindustryB.it’sunnecessaryforcompaniestoconcernenvironmentC.cropsneedn’tbegrownforbiofuelsinthefutureD.biofuelisapossiblewaytofightglobalwarming

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

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

In2007fiveyoungpeopleintheAmericanstateofMassachusettsdevelopedanidea.Theteamknewthattheworldisfilledwithmobilephones.About80%ofallpeoplearesaidtolivewithinreachofawirelesstelephonesignal.TheideawastousemobilephonesandtheInteracttoconnectjobseekerswithemployers.TheyoungpeoplewroteabusinessplanandformedacompanycalledAssuredLabor.AssuredLaborwonadevelopmentcompetitionattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyMIT.Threeofthefoundersweregraduatestudentsthere.AssuredLaborisanelectronicmarketplace.Ithastwoparts.OneisfortheUnitedStates.ThatoperationwaslaunchedinJanuaryinBoston.Itlinkspeoplewithemployersofferingtemporaryjobs.Theotherarmofthebusinessisfordevelopingmarkets.Thatoperationismeanttohelppeoplegetmorepermanentjobs.ArepresentativeiscurrentlybuildingpartnershipswithuniversitiesandinternationalcompaniesinCentralAmerica.AssuredLabor'spresidentDavidReichsaysthecompaniesareinterestedinhavingmoremodernhiringpractices.ThroughAssuredLaborcompanieswilllistopenpositionsontheInternet.Peoplewhothinktheycoulddothejobcouldreplybytextmessageorontheircellphones.ThisishowthesystemworksinBoston:Thejobsavailableincludehousecleaningdogwalkingandhomerepair.Peoplewhowanttheirhousecleanedforexamplecanlookonlineatalistoftwentyhousekeepers.Thelisttellswhatservicestheyofferandhowmuchtheywanttobepaid.Peopleneedtwoletterspraisingtheirworktogetonthelistofserviceproviders.Theemployerchoosesworkerstheywouldliketohire.Thecompanythensendstheworkersatextore-mailmessagesotheycanrespondquicklytoanoffer.Afterajobiscompletedtheemployerandemployeeevaluateeachother.Theevaluationiskeptforfutureuse.AssuredLaborisnotcharginganyonerightnowbuttheplanistohaveemployerspayfortheservice.1.WhatistheideaofAssuredLaborbasedon?A.TechnologyofmobilephonesandtheInternet.B.TechnologysupportbyMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.C.Broadlaborsourcesallaroundtheworld.D.Largeareasofawirelesstelephonesignalavailable.2.WhichofthefollowingcanindicatehowthesystemworksinBoston?a.AssuredLaborinformstheworkerofthejobavailable.b.Theemployerchoosesaworkerfromalistonline.c.Theemployerandtheworkerevaluateeachother.d.Theworkerrespondstotheofferanddoesthejob.A.a-b-c-dB.b-a-d-eC.a-b-d-cD.b-a-c-d3.TobuilditselectronicmarketplaceforpermanentjobsAssuredLaborneeds_________.A.toplacejobadsonradioorinnewspapersB.tocopewithemployersofferingtemporaryjobsC.togetthesupportfromtheAmericanstateofMassachusettsD.tocooperatewithuniversitiesandinternationalcompanies4.HowmuchmoneyhasAssuredLabormadetillnow?A.Alargesumofmoney.B.Onlyasmallamountofmoney.C.Noprofitatall.D.It'snotmentionedinthispassage.5.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat_________.A.80%ofpeopleintheworldnowhaveatelephoneB.allfoundersofAssuredLaborwerefromMITC.anyone'snamecanbelistedontheinternetbyAssuredLaborforjobhuntingD.theevaluationafterajobisquiteimportantandnecessary

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

Somebusinesspeoplehavetodoalotoftraveling.Howevertheycanusually1tostayinsomeofthebesthotelsunlike2peoplE.Theseveryexpensivehotelsoftenliein3partsofthecitywherethereis4todointheevenings.Thereare5atthefrontofthemifyouwanttogo6oryoucanwalkalongtheroadinfrontofthehotelorjust7thecornertofindpubsand8thatservegoodbeerandexcellentfoodorfastfoodifyou9.Someoftheseplaces10haveentertainment娱乐withsingersorrockbandsonthestagE.Ifyoudon'twanttogooutofyour11orgouptoyourroomintheeveningyou12alwaysgotoabar.Some13hotelshaverevolving旋转barsontheroofandyougetafullviewoverthe14.Theremayevenbeakaraokebareitherinthehotel15acrossthestreet16youlikethesortofentertainment.Manyhotelsalso17sportsequipmentwithafitnesscenterswimmingpoolsquashandtenniscourts.ManyAsiancitieshavefirst-class18nowwithnodifferenceinqualitybetweenEastandWest.Thedifferencesareintheenvironmentandlocalcultureandeachcityhasitsown19characterwhich20theinterestofdoingbusinessindifferentpartsoftheEast.1.A.supportB.affordC.refuseD.manage2.A.ordinaryB.youngC.disabledD.lucky3.A.lonelyB.convenientC.quietD.noisy4.A.nothingB.plentyC.littleD.anything5.A.bikesB.busesC.carsD.taxis6.A.nowhereB.somewhereC.everywhereD.whenever7.A.fromB.amongC.roundD.below8.A.hotelsB.shopsC.hoursD.restaurants9.A.decideB.preferC.needD.hope10.A.everB.neverC.evenD.hardly11.A.hotelB.roomC.homeD.restaurant12.A.willB.shouldC.mustD.can13.A.largeB.tallC.expensiveD.beautiful14.A.cityB.streetC.districtD.courtyard15.A.orelseB.orC.otherwiseD.and16.A.soB.asC.ifD.where17.A.offerB.considerC.prepareD.add18.A.universitiesB.supermarketsC.hospitalsD.hotels19.A.usualB.ordinaryC.specialD.common2009031620.A.addstoB.addsupC.addsuptoD.add

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

WiththeNationalCollegeEntranceExaminationdrawingcloserSenior3studentswilldoalmostanythingtoensuresuccess–evenchangewhattheyeat.Morethan70percentofhigh–scoringstudentsinlastyear’sexamadmittedtakingbrainfoodaccordingtoasurveyconductedbytheShanghaiHerculesTeensResearchCenterlastAugust.Howeveronly30percentofthemsaidtheywoulddothisagain.ExpertssaythataslongastheyeatproperlyteenswillhavenoproblemgettingenoughnutritionfromtheirdailyfooD.Sowhatshouldyoubeeating?A.goodstartistoeatfoodsthatgiveyouavarietyofnutrients.Foreachmealchooseseveralkindsoffoodfromeachofthesegroups:*Vegetables;*Fruits;*Breadcerealsnoodlesandrice;*Milkyogurtandcheese;*Meatpoultryfishfriedbeansandpeaseggsandnuts.Youcaneathealthilywithoutgivingupyourfavouritefoodsbutyoushouldlimitthefatyoueattokeepyourcholesterol胆固醇low.Onlyanimalfatprovidescholesterolwhichisknowntocauseheartproblems.Mostpeoplelikethetasteoftablesugarsotherearesweetenershiddeninmanyfoodslikesoftdrinkscookiesandsoon.Ifyouhavehigh–energyneedssweetscanbeausefulsourceofcaloriesbuttheycontainlimitednutrientsandcancausetoothdecay腐坏.Wheneatingoutlookforboiledorbakedratherthanfriedfoods.Andtryeatingmilk–basedhigh–calcium钙foodsinsteadofcreamyitemstoreducethefatandcaloriesyoutakein.TheteenagebodychangesquicklysoyourattitudetowardsnutritionnowcanmakeabigdifferencetoyourhealthinyearstocomE.1.ManySenior3studentstakebrainfood.A.todealwithheavyworkloadsB.toperformbetterincollegeentranceexamC.tohaveenoughfoodandwaterD.toimprovetheirhealth2.Whatiseatingproperlyaccordingtoexperts?A.Keepingawayfromanimalfat.B.Havingabalanceddiet.C.Eatingfoodsthatsupplyhighenergy.D.Choosingvegetablesandfruitsonly.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsweetenersiswrong?A.Theycanbefoundinsoftdrinksandcookies.B.Theycontainlimitednutrients.C.Eatingtoomanyofthemmayhurtyourteeth.D.Sweetenerisanotherwayofsayingtablesugar.4.Whatisimportanttoyourhealthaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Limitingtheamountyoueatofsweets.B.Notbelievinginbrainfoodblindly.C.Havingacorrectunderstandingofnutrition.D.Payingattentiontofoodsinyourbody.

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

DuringtherecentmilkcrisisinChinadifferentrelatedpartsofthesocietyhavebeenputunderthemicroscopeincludingstars.Anonlinesurveyaskedifcelebrityspokespersonsshouldbearresponsibilityforendorsing代言taintedmilkproducts.Thirtyfourpercentansweredyes.TheysaidthatthecelebritieshadbetrayedthetrustofthepeopleandshouldbemoremorallyresponsiblE.Theyareright.Butwhat’smoreimportantisthatweshouldtrainourselvestobewiseenoughnottoblindlyacceptwhatisbeingsoldevenbyourfavoritestars.Nodoubttelevisionadvertisementstogetherwithothermediaproductsinformandentertainus.Buttoooftentherearehiddenmessagesintheinformationwereceive.Thesongsweheartheimagesweseeandthearticleswereadarecarefullyselectedtoconveypoliticalculturaleconomicandmoralmessages.ThemassmediadeliversusthesemessagesinanattempttopersuadeusintobelievingorbuyingwhateverisbeingpusheD.Thequestionis:shouldwealwaysbelievewhattheadvertisementormassmediasays?TheansweristhatweshoulduseourmindstodigoutthehiddenmeaningandrelyonourownjudgmenttomakeachoicE.Insomecountriesstudentstakeacoursecalledmedialiteracy.Theylearntoanalyzethemassmedia.Theyareencouragedtochallengeeverythingtheyseeorhearandtodoresearchintomissingviews.Theylearntoaskquestionsandtobecritical批判性的thinkers.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtaintedinthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.PopularB.HealthyC.TastelessD.Harmful.2.Thewritermentionedcelebrityspokespersonsto.A.pointouttheshortcomingsofadvertisementsB.callonustothinkmoreabouttheproductC.warnusnottoblindlycopypopularstarsD.stressthattheyaretoblameformisleading3.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph4?A.ThemediaproductsarecreatedwithapurposE.B.Weshouldtakemediaproductsasentertainment.C.Messagesinproductsdonogoodtocustomers.D.WeseldomtakesomeinformationforgranteD.4.Tothinkcriticallyweneedtodothefollowingexcept.A.makingjudgmentaboutwhatweseeandhearB.analyzingtheintentionofmessagespresentedC.makingadecisionafteraskingforothers’opinionD.diggingoutthemissingviewsbehindtheinformation

YouCan’tDoitEvenIfItHurtsNobodyWhodoyouthinkbreaksthelawinoursociety?Ifyoubelievethatonlytoughguyscommitcrimesyoumayhavetothinkagain.Unlikeinthemovieswecan’tdividetheworldintobadguysandmodelcitizens.Reallifeismuchmorecomplex.InthesamewaythatdiseasesrangefromthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegreE.Forexamplesmokinginanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.InadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrimE.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.WhenpeoplecelebrateasportschampionshipiftheyseesomeonebreakingstorewindowstheymightstartbreakingwindowsthemselvesorevenstealfromthestorE.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw-breakingwecantoleratE.WemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshoulD.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinfullcolorinnewspapersandmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignoreofthesituationbehindtheviolencE.IfsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanminD.ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yetwhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsiblE.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining$50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson.Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfrienD.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsaboutlaw-breakingwecouldthinkitissurprisingthatsomanypeoplehaveacriminalrecorD.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptablE.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.1.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.Probablymeans.A.thereisawiderangeofpeopleandcrimesinthereallifeB.smokinginanelevatorgoesagainstlawsinthereallifeC.therearemorecrimesthandiseasesinthereallifeD.modelcitizenssometimesbreaklawsinthereallife2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepeoplewhocheatontaxes?A.TheytakenonoticeofthehumanminD.B.Theybreakthelawsunacceptedintheirminds.C.Theyhurtotherpeopletoimprovetheirownlives.D.Theyaren’tconcernedwithsomeparticularlaws.3.Peopletolerateviolenceandcrimebecause.A.theirbehavioristhesameasthatofmostotherpeopleB.theypaynoattentiontothetruthbehindthecrimesC.mostunlawfulactsarenotharmfultotheindividualD.theyholdmistakenbeliefsaboutlaw-breaking4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TodiscusswhetherlawsareseverE.B.Toremindpeopletobehavewithhonesty.C.Toshowpeopletheimportanceofschooleducation.D.Toexplainwhysomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.