第二部分 阅读理解 （共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A One night, Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark London street. She was carrying her handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two youths. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fail hair, the other was short and fat with a bearD. The youths waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall youth held her from behind while the other youth tried to seize her handbag. Suddenly, Mrs. Riley threw the tall youth over her shoulder. He crashed into the other youth and they both landed on the grounD. Without speaking, Mrs. Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away. The two surprised youths were still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the youths and walked into the South West London Judo（柔道）CluB. The two youths stood in a dark shop doorway because _____. A. they had nothing to do B. they were homeless C. they meant to rob somebody D. they were guarding the shop What did Mrs. Riley do to the two youths? A. She hurt them seriously. B. She taught them a lesson. C. She reported them to the policE. D. She sent them to a judo cluB. The story tells about an elderly woman who _____. A. often went shopping at night B. was brave and wise C. worked in a shopping center D. had a skill of self–defense

Ifyouliveinabigcitytherearemanythingstodriveyoucrazyonyourdailyrouteandit’snotjustovercrowdedsubwaytrains.VickyZhaoisamainlanderworkinginHongKong.Forheronethingshecan’tputupwithispeoplestandingonthewrongsideoftheescalator自动扶梯insubwaystations.EscalatorshelpusmovefasterandsavetimE.Itisn’taplacetorestthe24-year-oldsays.Ioftenseetouristsblockthewaywiththeirsuitcasesorchattingontheescalatorsduringrushhours.ItannoysmetonoenD.AdmittingsheisnotthepatienttypeZhaosaysthingsaremuchbetterinHongKongthanincitiesonthemainlandwherestandrightwalkleftsignsareoftenignoreD.Thelogicbehindthestandrightwalkleftescalatoretiquette礼仪seemsobvious.Eventhoughyoumaywanttocatchyourbreathwhileyou’retransportedupordownyoushouldstillconsiderothersandleaveenoughspaceforpeopleinahurrysothattheycanrunandcatchthetrain.Manycities’escalatorsincludingLondon’sandBeijing’susethestandrightwalkleftsystemtospeeduptheflowofpeoplE.AustraliaisanexceptionandyoushouldstandontheleftsideinsteaD.Butsomecitiesdiscouragepeoplefrommovingonescalatorsoutofsafetyreasons.InHongKong’ssubwaystationsthereareregularannouncementsaskingpeopletostandstillonescalators.Evensomostpeopleinthisfast-pacedcityobservethestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.Butthepeoplewhostandonescalatorsdefendthemselvesbytellingthewalkersnottobesoimpatient.TheBBCquotesonestanderassayingIfthepersonisinsucharushwhynotjusttakethestairs?Evenwhentheescalatorispackedandthere’snowheretomoveIseethesesamepeoplecomplainingaboutnotbeingabletopass.Whatevertheescalatoretiquetteisintheplaceyouliveorvisitdowhatmostpeoplearedoingandalwaysbemindfulofothers:leaveenoughspacebetweeneachotherdon’tstayattheendoftheescalatorandifsomeoneisblockingyourwayasimpleexcusemeisenough.33.InthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwordItrefers__________.A.theauthor’slivinginthebigcityofHongKongB.beingcrowdedonthesubwaytrainsmrushhoursC.people’sblockingthewayorchatontheescalatorsD.people’sstandingontherightsideresting34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraph?A.NoteveryonefollowsthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.B.TheBBCisagainstthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.C.PeopleshouldbepatientandtakethestairsifpossiblE.D.Peopleshouldn’tcomplainaboutthecrowdedescalators.35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter’sopinion?A.PeopleshouldstandrightnomatterwheretheyarE.B.PeopleshoulddoastheRomansdoandconsiderothers.C.Peopleshoulddoastheylikeontheescalators.D.PeoplE.shouldbeseriouslycritisizedwhentheyblocktheway.

Didyouknowthatsomethingassimpleasthewallpaperonyourcomputercantellpeoplealotaboutyou?AccordingtoresearcherDonnaDawsonourcomputerssaysomethingaboutwhatwe'relikebecausetheyarepartofourpersonalspacE.A.pictureofachildorfamilyonthescreenoftenmeansthepersoncaresdeeplyabouttheirlovedones.A.photoofthepersonsurroundedbyfriendsshowstheyvaluetheirpopularityandprobablyworkwellwithotherpeoplE.Ontheotherhandpicturesshowingexamplesofpastsuccesseslikewinningaprizemaymeanapersonisonlyinterestedinthemselves.Picturesofnatureandnaturalscenerytellpeoplethatyouaredriventosucceedandusethepicturestorelaxandremovethepressure压力inyourlifE.CityscapespicturesofcitiesortownsshowthatyouenjoytravelandadventurE.Mostpeoplewithcityscapesastheirwallpaperareoptimistic乐观的happypeoplewhofeelevenbetterthinkingabouttheplacesthey'vevisitedorwanttovisit.Picturesofanimalsshowthatyouareoptimisticandkind-hearteD.Youareoftenhappyandyouenjoylifeandactyoung.Cartoons漫画ordrawingsshowthatyouareamultitaskersomeonewhodoesmanythingsatoncE.Youhavemanyresponsibilitiesbutyoudealwiththemwell.That'sonereasonyoulikehavingsomethingtosmileaboutwhenyoulookatyourcomputerwallpaper.Thenwhatdoesplainbluewallpapertellusaboutaperson?AccordingtoDawsonapersonwithplainbluewallpaperprobablyvaluestheirprivacyandkeepsworkfrombecomingtoopersonal.29.A.prizephotoaswallpapersuggestssomeone_____.A.hasastrongwishtosucceedB.isconfidentabouthimselforherselfC.caresonlyabouthimselforherselfD.worksverywellwithothers30.Thosewholookonthebrightsideofthingsarelikelytohavewallpaperlike_____.A.picturesofnatureandnaturalsceneryB.cityviewsorpicturesofanimalsC.picturesshowingtheirpastsuccessesD.photosofstayingwithfriends31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WheretoLookforYourComputerWallpaperB.ComputerWallpaperShowsYourPersonalityC.HowtoPlaceWallpaperonYourComputerD.ComputerWallpaperInterestsEveryone

A.girlwithblueeyesisablue-eyedgirl.A.manwithlonglegsisalong-leggedman.A.womanwithwhitehairisawhite-hairedwoman.Childrenwhohavegoodlooksaregood-lookingchildren.Whatdoyoudowhenyouwanttobuyclothes?Yougotoashop.Ifyoucanfindclothesthataretherightsizeforyouandiftheyarereadytowearyouwillprobablybuythem.Theyarecalledready-madeclothes.Ifyoucannotfindclothesthataretherightsizeyouwillgotoatailor’sshop.A.tailorisamanwhomakesclothes.Hewillmeasureyoucarefullyandwillthenmakeclothesforyou.Suchclothesarecalledtailor-madeclothes.Whatdowecallamanwhoisdressedbadly?Wecallhimabadly-dressedman.A.womanwhoisdressedwelliscalledawell-dressedwoman.Whatdoyouwearwhenitrainsheavily?Youwearacoatthatwillkeeptherainout.Suchacoatiscalledaraincoat.Itismadeofwaterproofcloth—cloththatdoesnotletwaterpassthrough.WehavealotofraininEnglanD.IfyoucometoEnglandbringaraincoatandanumbrellA.Youwillfindthemuseful.Ifthefloorwallsandceilingofaroomaremadesothatsoundcannotpassthroughthewallwesaythattheroomissound-proof.Therearesound-proofroomsinallbroadcastingstations.56.Theclotheswhichyoubuyfromthesupermarketarecalled________clothes.A.tailor-madeB.ready-madeC.hand-madeD.massproduction57.IfyoucometoEnglandbringbotharaincoatandanumbrellabecause________.A.thereisalotofraininEnglandB.therearefewumbrellasinthecountryC.gentlemenusuallycarryumbrellaswiththeminEnglandD.walkingwithanumbrellainhandispopularinEngland58.Onbackofawatchwecanoftenseethewordwater-proof.Thewordmeans________.A.waterwon’tgetintothewatchB.youcanputwaterintothewatchC.notputtingthewatchintowaterD.youcanseethewatchclearlyinwater59.Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.TheFormsofCompoundWords.B.CompoundWordsinEverydayLifeC.HowtoUseCompoundWords.D.Water-proofClothintheBest.60.Mostofthecompoundwordsinthispassageare________.A.NounsB.AdjectivesC.AdverbsD.Verbs

SuccesscanmeandifferentthingsfordifferentpeoplE.Forsomesuccessmaybealargesalaryandanicecar.Forothersitmaymeanawell-fedandhappyfamily.ForcollegestudentsitmeansmakinggoodmarksorpassinggradesinordertoearnadegreE.Andthereliesaslightdifficultywithsomecollegestudents.Thewayinwhichtheyachievesuccessmaynotalwaysbethattheyearnedit.Earningrequireshardworkandmostimportantlyhonesty.Somestudentscheattosimplygainsuccess.OnAug.30newsofthelargestcheatingscandalatHarvardUniversitybrokeout.ItissaidonThursdaythattheundergraduateclasshadaminimumof250studentsandpossiblecheatingwasdiscoveredinroughlyhalfthetake-homeexams.Theinvestigationisstillunderwaybutconsequencesforthosefoundguiltycouldrangefromawarningtoaforcedwithdrawfromtheuniversityforayear.Andsomeoftheundergraduatesinthecoursewereseniorssothelatterconsequencecouldalsomeangivingbacktheirdegreeandmaybeevenlosingthejobsacquiredaftergraduation.Althoughsuchconsequencesmayhaveaharshnegativeandpossiblylife-changingimpactonsomestudents’livesIbelieveitisentirelynecessarytoensurethatacademicintegrity诚信isarespectedandnecessaryrequirementforacademicsuccess.HarvardUniversityiscommonlythoughtofasthetopofhighereducation.ItisanameanyonewouldliketoputontheirresumE.Althoughsomeonewilladmittoknowingtheoccasionalstudentwhofoundawaytocheatonanexamthehigheststandardswon’tgivewaytocheating.Inawordwhereacademicintegrityissometimeslostinthepursuitofmakingthedean’slisttakepridewhenyoumaketheefforttodoyourbestandhonestwork.Successachievedinanywayisgreatbutsuccessachievedhonestlyistheonlysuccessyoucantrulycallyourown.28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SearchingfortheLostIntegrityB.CheatingisCommoninUniversityC.ChangingtheOldExamSystemD.TakingMeasuresonExaminations29.Somestudentsaredifferentfromothersbecause____.A.theylongforawell-fedandhappylifeB.theyhavedifficultyinearningadegreeC.theylackhonestywhentakingexamsD.theyonlythinkabouttheirownsuccess30.Whichofthefollowingdoestheunderlinedwordthoseinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Studentsachievinghighmarks.B.Personsundertakingtheinvestigation.C.Studentscheatingintheexams.D.Personsreceivingdegrees.31.Ifthecasefoundtobetrue_______.A.someundergraduateswilllosetheirdegreE.B.somestudentswillhavetofindjobs.C.someundergraduateswillchangetheirlives.D.somestudentswillbehiredfromtheirposts.32.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewith?A.HarvardUniversitycanprovidehighereducation.B.CheatinghasnothingtodowithHarvardUniversity.C.SuccessbyhardworkwillmakeyoufeelprouD.D.SuccessachievedinanywayisgreatandadmirablE.

GROWINGupintheBayAreaInoticedthatonlythosewhocouldaffordmusiclessonsandexpensiveinstrumentsweregivenaccesstomusiC.Thisdidn’tmakesensetomE.IcreatedLessonsforLifetomakelearningmusicarightnotaprivilegE.Wematchunderserved服务匮乏的studentswhootherwisewouldnothaveaccesstoone-on-onemusicinstructionwithvolunteertutorsfromhighschoolsandcolleges.LessonsforLifestartedoutasacommunityserviceprojectinhighschool.Iwasintent急切的onmakingmusicarealityforstudents.IrememberreceivinganemailfromayounggirlClairerequestingtoparticipateintheprogram.ClairehadadisabilityandshedescribedhowlisteningtomusicmadeherfeelconnectedtotheworlD.Shehadalwayswantedtoplaytheviolinbutherschooldidn’thaveamusicprogram.ClaireplannedontakingthreebusesfromherhomeinOaklandtoSanFranciscototakelessons.AtthatmomentIunderstoodIhadtoturnLessonsforLifefromacommunityserviceprojectintoanon-profit.AtfirstmycommunitylaughedatthisideA.TeachersandfriendscommentedthatIwassimplytooyoung.Thisonlysparked激发myambition.IfIcoulddoitIcouldshowotheryoungwomenthattheycanstartmeaningfulcompaniesandnon-profitstoo.InthatmomentIdecidedtobealeaderandarolemodelmakingtheimpossiblelookpossiblE.AfterfiveyearsIamleadinganon-profitandamapartofarevolutioninmusiceducation.NataliethefirststudentIinstructedisnowintheYouthSymphonyandplansonbecomingaprofessionalmusician.OtherstudentssharesimilarstoriestoNatalie’s.WeareteachingourkidsnotonlyhowtoplaymusicbutalsohowtotakeachanceandcreatE.Yetstilltheybegantheirjourneys.Youarereadyforgreatness.Theonlyriskisnottrying.Inmyjourneyofleadershipfriendsofallageshaveaskedmehowtheytoocanbuildmeaningfulandsuccessfulcareersforthemselves.Itellthemthatonlytheycanturnthemselvesintoleaders.AsMikeDooleyoncesaidTheonethingallfamousachieversinanyfieldhaveincommonisthattheyallbegantheirjourneyswhentheywerenoneofthesE.21.WhatcanwelearnfromthearticleaboutLessonsforLife?A.Onlythosewhocouldaffordmusiclessonsandexpensiveinstrumentscouldattendit.B.Itwasintendedtohelpstudentswhocouldn’taffordone-on-onemusicinstruction.C.Theauthorlovedmusicsomuchthatshestartedteachingmusictodisabledpeopleinhercommunity.D.Itstartedoutasahighschoolnon-profitwithvolunteertutorsfromhighschoolsandcolleges.22.Whatwastheauthor’sreactiontotheridiculeanddisbeliefaroundher?A.Angrythenshestartedhercompanyrightaway.B.DefeatedwhichmeantthatshegaveuptheideaforawhilE.C.UnsurebutshecontinuedtomaketheimpossiblepossiblE.D.Determinedtoachievehergoalandtoshowthatotherscandoittoo.23.WhatareParagraphs3-5mainlyabout?A.Howtheauthorhassucceededinhercareer.B.Whytheauthordecidedtobealeader.C.Whentheauthorbeganleadinganon-profit.D.HowClaireandNatalieinfluencedtheauthor.24.Accordingtotheauthorhowcanyoubuildameaningfulandsuccessfulcareer?A.Lookbeforeyouleap.B.CareaboutwhatothersneeD.C.Justdoitandyoucanmakeit.D.BepassionateaboutyourcausE.

ParentsoftenassumethattimespentwiththeirkidswillgraduallydecreaseinadolescencE.Butanewstudysuggeststhatwhileteenstrytoavoidspendingalotoftimetogetherwiththeirparentsprivateparent-childmeetingsmayactuallyincreaseintheirearlyadolescentyears.Andthatmayraiseateenager’sself-esteem自尊ansocialconfidenceespeciallyifitistimespentwithDadtheresearchersaddeD.Theresearcherscreatedalong-termstudyinwhichtheyinvitedfamiliesin16schooldistrictsincentralPennsylvaniatoparticipatE.Ineachfamilyateenagerayoungersiblingtheirmotherandtheirfatherwereinterviewedathomeandthenaskedabouttheiractivitiesandself-worthfivetimesoveraperiodofsevenyears.Thestudyauthorsweresurprisedtodiscoverthatwhenfathersspentmoretimealonewiththeirteenagersthekidsreportedtheyfeltbetteraboutthemselves.Somethingaboutthefather’sroleinthefamilyseemedtoimproveself-esteemamongtheteenagersinthestudysaidstudyauthorSusanMcHaleaprofessorofhumandevelopmentatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.TimespentwithDadofteninvolvesjokingteasingandotherplayfulinteractions.Fathersascomparedtomothersweremoreinvolvedinleisureactivitiesandhadmorefriend-likeinteractionswiththeirchildrenwhichiscrucialforyouthsocialdevelopmentthestudyshoweD.ButMartaFlaumapsychologistinChappaquaNewYorksaidHowthesefindingsreflecttherealworldisarealquestion.ThesampleinthestudyissosmallandsounrepresentativeofmorefamiliesinthecountrytodaythatI’mnotsurehowmuchwecangeneralizingfromit.InmycommunityinWestchesterCountyIdon’tseeparentsandteenagersspendingmuchtimetogetheratall.Parentsareoftenworkingsohardandhavelesstimetobetogetherwiththeirkids.HoweverFlaumencouragesparentstommaketimefortheirkidsnomatterhowmuchworktheyhavetodo.Researchlikethisremindsusofhowimportantitis.ThetimewehavewiththemissoshortshesaiD.32.Accordingtothestudywhenteenagersspendmoretimealonewiththeirfathers________.A.theirsocialskillswillbeimprovedB.theirfatherswillbetterunderstandthemC.theywillbewillingtohelptheirsiblingsD.theirfamilywillspendmoretimetogether33.WhatisFlaun’sattitudetowardsthefindingsofthestudy?A.UnconcernedB.FavorableC.PuzzledD.Skeptical34.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A.TheresearchbySusanMcHalE.B.TheworktobedonE.C.Parents’encouragement.D.Parents’makingtimefortheirkids.35.Whereisthepassagemorelikelytohavebeentakenfrom?A.A.sciencemagazineB.A.newsreportC.A.researchplanD.anadvertisement

Whenpeoplereunitewiththeirlovedonesit’susuallyallextremelyhappymoment.Butwhatistheirmostcommonresponsetoseeingthemagain?Itmayseemstrangebutmostofthetimetheybreakdownintears.NowagroupofpsychologistsfromYaleUniversitysaytheyhavefoundthereasonwhyandthatcryingtearsofjoymaywellbethebody’swayofkeepingemotionalbalancE.TheyseemtotakeplacewhenpeopleareovertakenbystrongpositiveemotionsandpeoplewhodothisseemtorecoverbetterfromthosestrongemotionsOrianaAragontheleadresearchersaiD.Aragonandherfellowpsychologistslookedathundredsofparticipants’emotionalresponsestodifferentthingsincludinghappyreunionsandcutebabies.Manyparticipantssaidtheywouldreactinanegativeoraggressivewaytothepositivethings——tocryathappymomentsandwanttopinch捏acutebaby’sfaceoreventellthemIwanttoeatyouup!Butthenresearchersfoundthatthesepeoplewereabletocalmdownfromstrongemotionsmorequickly.Therearemanyotherexamplesoftimeswhenpeoplerespondtoapositiveexperiencewithanegativeemotionalreaction.Atanexcitingconcertfansscreamattheiridols偶像.Peoplewhohavejusthadabiglotterywinareofteninfloodsoftears.Thesefindingsadvanceourunderstandingofhowpeopleexpressandcontroltheiremotionswhichisimportantlyrelatedtomentalandphysicalhealththequalityofrelationshipswithothersandevenhowwellpeopleworktogether.saidAragon.33.WhathaveprofessorsfromYaleUniversityfoundintheirresearch?A.Thereasonwhypeoplecrywithtears.B.Cryingtearsofjoyhelpstobalanceemotions.C.StrongnegativefeelingsareusefultopeoplE.D.Peoplerecoverslowlyfromstrongemotions.34.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththefindingsoftheresearch?A.Cryingatgoodnews.B.CryingatafailurE.C.Kissingacutebaby.D.Laughingathappyreunions.35.Wheredoesthepassagemostlikelycomefrom?A.A.sciencefictionnovel.B.A.psychologicalsciencejournal.C.A.popularbiologybook.D.Anadolescentliteraturebook.

Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.A.boywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.A.girlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.A.knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowrulesandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupanumberoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotbeapologetic认错的aboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrengths.C.Howtofaceone’sweakness.D.Thevalueofschoolwork.33.Thewriterthinksthatforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably__________.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy34.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgoodhe_____A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilitiesB.willberegretfulabouthisbadresultsC.mayalsodowellinhisfutureworkD.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool35.TheunderlinedphrasebeallthumbsinparA.3probablymeans_______.A.benotgoodatdoingthingsB.beskillfulindoingthingsC.benotinterestedincertainthingsD.beeasilyboredindoingthings

Whattodoifyoudon'tfeelpopular?●Trytotakepartinactivities.Callyourfriends.Plantodosomething.Theworstfeelingisstayinghomealonebecauseitmakesyoufeelevenmorelonely.●Trytomakenewfriends.Choosefriendscarefullynotjustbecauseyouthinkthey'repopular.AndremembermakinggoodfriendstakestimE.ChoosingapopularpersontobefriendswithisokayiftheyarenicE.●Beyourself保持独立.Ifyouwanttobecomefriendswithsomeonewho'spopulardon'tmakeyourselfintosomeoneyouarenotjusttoimpressthatperson.●BenicE.Befriendly.Beoutgoing开朗的.Butdon'toverdoit!TalktotrustedfriendsifyouarefeelingreallybaD.Oryoumightwanttowriteitdownillajournal期刊ordiary.●Dosomethingspecialforyourself.Youcouldtakepicturesofyourfriendsorcollecttheirschoolpicturesandtakeacollage拼贴画tohangonyourwall.Thiswillremind提醒youwhenyouarefeelingunpopularthatyoureallydohavefriends.●Thinkupyourownideas.ThesesuggestionsmightnotworkforeveryonE.Whattodoifyouhaveaproblemwithyourteacher?●Talktoyourparentsoranotheradultwhowilllistentoyouandperhapscanhelp.Talktoyourfriends.Maybetheyhavehadproblemswiththesameteachertoo.●Don'tgivetheteacherareasontohaveproblemswithyou.Doyourworkcompleteyourtaskattendtheclassseriouslyandtakenotes.Maybeyoujustneedtogivetheteacherachance机会.●Trytofindoutwhattheproblemis.●Talktotheteacherifyoufeelcomfortabledoingthis.Don'tbenasty闹别扭的butexpressyourconcerns关心.Listentotheteacheraswell.●Justacceptthefactthatyou'renotgoingtoloveallyourteachers.25.Whatdowemeanbysayingnotfeelingpopular?A.Notlikedbyourclassmatesorworkmates.B.Notdoingwhatwewant.C.Notshowinganyinterestinanything.D.Notsohappy.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordoverdomean'?A.Dosomethingtoomuchorinanextremeway.B.Tryyourbesttodosomething.C.Dosomethingcarefully.D.WorktooharD.27.ThewriterA.believesthatyourfriendwillhelpyououtifyoutaketheirpictures.B.suggeststhatyoudiscussthereasonofproblemwithyourteacherwhenyoufeeluncomfortablE.C.wantsyoutoknowthatstudentsusuallyhatesteachers.D.isnottoosureifhisadvicewillcertainlyworkonyou.28.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WhyWeHaveProblemsatSchool.B.AlwaysBeYourself.C.HowtoHandleProblemsatSchool.D.Don'tBeAfraidofProblemsWithOthers.

InthetenthgradeIbeganworkingforfreeatavet’sthatwasrunbyafrienD.IwantedtogetexperienceforwhatIthoughtwouldbemyfuturejoB.HoweverononeparticularSaturdaymorningIlearntsomethingperhapsmoreimportant.Thehospitalwasinthemiddleofoneofthepoorersectionsofthecityandsomepeoplecouldonlypayforthemostbasictreatments.OnthisSaturdayamanandhisyoungsonwhowasprobablyabout7yearsoldwalkedinwithasmallcatinacardboardbox.Therewassomethingwrongwiththecat’slefteyE.ButthemancouldnotaffordtopayforthecostofthemedicinE.Hekeptquietforawhileandthenheaskedwherethenearestanimalshelterwas.Hearingthishissoncriedandstartedtoarguewithhim.Allofasuddenanolderwomanwhowassittinginthewaitingroomstoodupwalkeduptothecounterandtoldthemanthatshewouldpayforthecost.Themanthankedherandthesongottokeepahealthycat.IalwaysthoughtitwastherightthingtohelpoutaneedypersonbutIonlysawpeopledoactsofkindnessonTVorinmovies.Whatthewomandidmademebelievethatthesethingsdohappeninreallifeandquiteoften.NowwhenIcan’tdecidewhethertohelpsomeonewhoisinneedIrememberthiswomanandthenIhavethecouragetostepuptotheplatE.Sometimesotherpeoplefollow.21.Wecaninferthatavet’sismostprobablyahospitalfor.A.kidsB.thepoorC.animalsD.women22.Forwhatpurposedidthewriterworkatthevet’s?A.TohelpouthisfriendB.TomakesomepocketmoneyC.TogainsomeworkexperienceD.Tolearnmoreaboutsociety23.Whatwouldthemanprobablydowiththecatifthewomandidn’thelphim?A.Takeithomewithouttreatment.B.Giveittosomeoneonthestreet.C.Giveittothewoman.D.Giveitup.24.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.A.themandoesn’tlikekeepingacatB.theolderwomanoftenhelpspeopleoutC.theman’ssondidn’tagreetotheman’sfirstdecisionD.thehospitaloftenasksfortoomuchmoney

Friendsinyourlifearelikepillarsonyourporch.Sometimestheyholdyouupandsometimestheyleanonyou.Sometimesit'sjustenoughtoknowthey'restandingby.Friendshipdoublesyourjoyanddividesyourgrief.A.friendshipispricelessandshouldbecultivateD.●RememberingthegoldenruleWithoutadoubtthegreatesthumanrelationsprincipleistotreatotherpeoplelikeyouwanttobetreateD.Whenyoushowrespectforyourfriendsandgratitudefortheirfriendshipyou'llbeblessedinuntoldways.Youcan'tknowwhathasgoneonintherudeperson'slifethatdaybutyoucanassumethathisorherdayhasn'tgonewell.Maybealovedonelosthisjobherbossreprimandedherunjustlyhe'scomingdownwiththefluorshejustfoundoutthatherteenageristakingdrugs.Whateverthecauseoftherudenessyoudon'thavetoaccentuate突出theproblem.A.kindwordoragentleunderstandingsmilemayhelpthepersonmorethanreturnedrudenesswoulD.●ConsideringfoesasfriendsAfriendlooksafteryourowngooD.Ontheotherhandafoeissomeonewhoisn'tinterestedinyourwell-being.Yetsomestudentsviewtheirteachersasenemies.Howeverastudent'ssuccessinschoolpartlydependsontheteacher'seffectivenessintheclassroom.InsteadofbeinganenemyateacherwhocorrectsyouandhelpsyoutoachievecanbethebestfriendyoueverhaD.Thiskindofthinkingalongwithalittleattitudeadjustmenthelpsyoutoconvertfoestofriendsandbothofyouarebetteroff.●MakingfriendsbybeinganoptimistDoyouenjoybeingaroundapessimistsomeonewhoisgenerallydescribedasbeingabletobrightenuparoomjustbyleavingit?Theanswerisobvious.Mostpeopleprefertobearoundpeoplewhobelievethattomorrowisgoingtobebetterthantodayratherthanpeoplewhobelievethattodayisevenworsethanyesterday.●CapturingthepleasingpersonalityHowdoyoudevelopapleasingpersonality?Herearesomestepsyoucantake:SmilewhenyouseesomeonE.Youdon'thavetogiveawidegrin—justapleasantfriendlysmilE.SpeakinapleasantupbeattoneofvoicE.Talktopeopleasiftheyaregoodfriendseveniftheydon'treallyfallintothatcategoryyet.Takeacourseinpublicspeaking.Theabilitytoexpressyourselfattractsfavorableattentionfrommanysources.Developasenseofhumor.Pickupacoupleofjokebooks.Thismakesyoualittlemoreoutgoingandfriendly.●Don'tcriticizeunjustlyInsteadofbeingeagertodishoutcriticismallthetimetakethehumaneandsensibleapproach.Lookforthegoodinothers.Encouragethem.Buildthemup.Mostpeopleseldomthinkthrougheachsituationcompletelyandconsidertheotherperson'spointofview.Ifyoutakethetimeandefforttodothisyou'llendupbefriendingmorepeoplE.Title:FivewaystocultivatefriendshipPassageoutlineSupportingdetailsIntroductiontofriendshipFriendsinyourlifearelikepillarsonyourporch.Sometimesfriendsshareeachother’s72andsorrow.71ofcultivatingfriendship●RememberingthegoldruleTreatotherslikeyouwanttobetreateD.Don’thavetoaccentuatetheproblemeventhoughtheyare73toyoubecausesometimesagentleunderstanding74isbetterthanarudebehavior.●Consideringfoesasfriends75onfoesasfriendsmakesyouandyourfriendsbetteroff.●MakingfriendsbybeinganoptimistMostpeoplehavethe76forbeingaroundtheoneswhoareoptimistiC.●Capturingthepleasingpersonality﹡Givea77andfriendlysmilE.﹡SpeakinapleasantupbeattoneofvoicE.﹡Takeacourseaboutspeaking78.﹡Developasenseofhumor.●Don'tcriticizeunjustly﹡79criticizingothers﹡Lookforthegoodinothers.ConclusionMakeanefforttodothisandyou’ll80morefriendsintheenD.

WeallhavefoundmemoriesoftakingafewlazymonthsoffafterthestressofA-levels.Aswedrawtotheendofanacademicallyandsociallypackedyeartheideaofdoingthesameagainisappealing.Butaftergraduationthere’llbefewoccasionswhenwecanenjoysuchextendedholidaysfreetodoaswewish.Sonowthatsummerhasarrivedlet’stakefulladvantagE.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatsummervacationsaretheperfecttimetogotravelingespeciallyifyouavoidthepriceyschoolholidayperioD.Ticketsgoupgreatlywhenyouturn26somakethemostofcheaperrateswhileyou’reeligible.Findingareliablecompanythatwon’tcheatyouisextremelyimportantasisdiscoveringaprogramthatappealstoyourowninterests.Thereareplentyofwebsiteswhereyoucanseeotherpeople’srecommendations.Ofcourseformostofusmoneyistight—buttoavoidoverspendingyoucancombineemploymentandadventurE.HannahWarnapsychologystudentattheUniversityofWinchesterisspendinghersummeratCampAmericaanincreasinglypopularventurewhereBritishstudentsenjoyagoodtimeonasummercamp.BeingthrownintosomethingwhereIdon’treallyknowwhattoexpectisexciting.shesays.Itgivesmeachancetoexperiencebeingawayfromhomeinadifferentway.Thosewithatalentforlanguagesmightalsoconsiderworkingabroadasanaupair.Theworkmaybechallengingbutit’sachancetoinvolveyourselfinanewculturewhileyouremployerpaysmostofthebill.Ifyouhaveanideaaboutthesortofcareeryou’dlikegettingworkexperienceiswisE.Inmanycareersgraduatingwithonlyyourdegreetoshowforyourthreeorfouryearsjustwon’tmakeit.SendapplicationsoffearlyandtoasmanyplacesaspossiblE.Makesureyoutakeawell-earnedbreakthissummer.24.Theauthorintendstotellusinthepassage.A.waystomakemoneyinsummerB.goodmemoriesoftheschooldaysC.stressgoesawayduringthesummerholidaysD.tipsonhowtospendthesummervacation25.Thepassageimpliesthat.A.studentscanenjoybeneficialpricewhentravelingB.studentswhoquitschoolshouldpaymorefortravelC.studentswillbeofferedparttimejobsinthevacationD.studentswillhavealongersummervacationthanever26.Theunderlinedwordeligibleinthepassagemeans.A.relaxedB.outstandingC.qualifiedD.standardized27.TheauthortookHannahWarnasanexampleto.A.suggestCampAmericaoffersjobstostudentsB.showpsychologystudentsaregoodatplanningC.indicateCampAmericaservesEnglishstudentsD.implystudentscantravelaroundfornothing

Howdoyouchoosebetweensimilarpostgraduatecourses?Aftergraduatingfromanundergraduate本科courseyoucouldmoveontopostgraduatestudy.Thismightbetheidealinvestmentinreachingthecareeryouwant-eitherstrengtheningyourknowledgeandskillsortakingonanewdirection.Howdoyouchoosetherightpostgraduatecourse?Firstdecideonthefollowing:■subjectmatter■length■ifit’staughtorresearch-based■ifit’sfull-orpart-timeIfyou’reclearaboutthosedecisionsandyou’vecheckedtheentryrequirementsthedifferencesbetweensimilarcoursesmaybeinthefourareasbelow.Whichcourseismosthelpfultoyourcareeraspirations?■Whataretheemploymentlevelsofpreviouspostgraduates?■Whichcoursehasthestrongestconnectionstoemployers?■Whatisthereputationofthecourseamongemployers?Howisthecourseorganizedandassessed?■Howisthecoursedivided?■Doyouneedtopassallpartsofitequally?■Isthecourseexam-basedcontinuallyassessedorboth?Whoarethetutorsandaretheyexpertsinareasyouwanttolearnabout?■Howwellrecognisedaretheacademicstaffintheirfields?■Howmuchresearchhavetheypublished?Aretheirtheoriessignificant?■Useuniversityopendaystoresearchyourpostgraduateoptions.They’reagreatopportunitytomeetandquestionacademicstaffdirectly.Howisthecourserankedwithinleaguetables?■Leaguetablesratecoursesmostlywithinbroadsubjectbandsincludingundergraduatedegreesandpostgraduatequalifications–forexampleyoucansearchtoseewhoisbestforarchitecturE.■MakesureyoucheckthesourcesofleaguetablesastheycanbeprejudiceD.TheGuardianTheTimesandTheCompleteUniversityGuidearesomeofthemorereasonableplacestolook.56.WhichisNOTrecommendedbytheauthortoconsiderinchoosingtherightcourse?A.yourpersonalconditionsB.thepopularityofthecourseitselfC.thestructureofthecourseD.therankingsoftheacademicstaff57.Whatisanundergraduatestudentencouragedtodo?A.Takeonadifferentcourseforpostgraduatestudy.B.Chooseacoursewithlowerdifficultyinitsassessment.C.Gototheuniversityforaface-to-faceinvestigationbeforedecision.D.Consultnewspapersofalllevelsforunprejudicedinformation.

Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembersespeciallytheirparentsdon’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.InlargefamiliesitisoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforadvicE.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendormanyfriends.EvenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriendstheyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephonE.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingupbecausefriendscandiscusssomethingdifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers.Howeverparentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren’sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.ThequestionofchoiceisaninterestingonE.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochooseyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotgoodfriendsyourparentdon’tlike?21.Manyteenagersthinktheir_______knowthembetterthantheirparentsdo.A.friendsB.teachersC.brothersandsistersD.classmates22.Whenteenagersstayalonetheusualwayofcommunicationisto_________.A.gototheirfriendsB.talkwiththeirparentsC.haveadiscussionwiththeirfamilyD.talkwiththeirfriendsonthephone23.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Parentsshouldlikeeverythingtheirchil­drenenjoy.B.InallfamilieschildrencanchooseeverythingtheylikE.C.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttolimittheirchildren.D.Teenagersusuallygototheirfriendsforhelp.

You’resittingonthetrainhomeandthepersonoppositeyouyawns打哈欠.Suddenlyyou’reyawningwithhimthoughyou’renottireD.Thisphenomenonconfusedscientistsforyearsuntilarecentstudyfoundthatpeopletendtosympathizewithfellowhumans.Supportingthisclaimwasthediscoverythatthosechildrenwhowereunabletoformnormalemotionaltieswithothersdidnotexperiencecontagious有感染力的yawningwhichshowedthathumanscommunicateregularlywithoutwords.HugoCritchleyaneuroscientisthasconductedanexperimentrecentlywhichwillprovethathappinessandsadnesscanspreadlikethecommoncolD.AccordingtoCritechleyourmindandbodyareinconstantexchangeabouthowwe’refeeling.Emotionsarecloselylinkedwithstatesofinternal内部的responsesheexplaineD.Therearealsomorevisiblechangesinourgesturesandfacialexpression.Whenwe’reinagroupthesesignalscanspreadtoanotherperson.Forexamplethere’stheobvioustendencytosmilewhensmiledatandtherearelessobviouschangesthatreflectemotionsofsurpriseangerorsadnesssuchasachangeinourheartrateandbloodpressurE.HugoCritchleyfurtherexplainedOurbodiessynchroniesandwhenweliketheotherpersonweevercopyhisbehavior.Nexttimeyouchatwithafriendtakenoteofhowyou’resitting—it’sprettylikelythatyouwillbethesamE.Scientistsbelieveit’sourwayoftellingeachotherthatwe’repartners.Throughbodylanguagehumansgiveeachotherverysubtle微妙的butclearsignalsthatshowemotions.Sowhatlessonscanwelearnfromthis?Spendtimewithhappypeople—otherwiseyourhealthcouldsuffersaidCritchley.Whenwe’resadourbodygoesintofightorflightmodE.Butwhenwe’rehappyourbodyworksnormallyandwefeelrelaxedandpositivE.Sowelookbrightourskinglowswefeelhealthyanditaffectseveryonearoundus.AccordingtoHugoCritchley________.A.emotionsareasvisibleasfacialexpressionsB.weyawnmorefrequentlywhenwehaveacoldC.emotionsareconnectedwithstatesofinternalresponsesD.thechangeofbloodpressureisnotlinkedwiththechangeofemotions.TheunderlinedwordsynchroniesinParagraph4means_____.A.moveslowlyB.changerapidlyC.relaxtemporarilyD.respondaccordinglyFromthepassagewecanlearn________.A.sadnessisascontagiousashappinessB.angerislesscontagiousthanfriendlinessC.surpriseismorecontagiousthansmileD.surpriseisthemostcontagiousamongemotionsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Emotionshavedelicateinfluenceonfellowhumans.B.Childrenlikecopyingtheactionsofthefellowhumans.C.ScientistsarestillconfusedaboutcontagiousyawningD.PeopletendtocommunicatemorewithbodylanguagE.

ByMayafterthreemonthsIhadlost22poundsandreachedmygoalof115pounds.MyfriendswouldsayAliceyoulookgreat!orHowdidyoulosesomuchweight?.Thosecomplimentsmademefeelgoodandconfident.SoonIdroppedto110ponds.A.fewofmyfriendstoldmethatIneedtostopdietingbecauseIwasstartingtolooksick.Theybroughtmeapresent——abagofchocolateswhichIlatergavetomysister.Mymumwouldcometomyroomwithtearsinhereyesandhavelongchatsabouthowharmfulthisdietwasandbeggedmetostop.Mydadwouldleaveworriedmessagesonmycellphoneatschooltellingmethatitwoulddoseriousharmtomybody.Bymid-JunewhenschoolwascomingtoanendIwasdowntoanonlyalivestateof95pounds.AllofasuddenIknewIhadtodosomething.IguessedthenumberitselfscaredmE.Irecalledmydoctor.Hetoldmeaboutagirlwhowas95poundsandwasattheriskofdying.IknewIwasputtingmylifeatriskbutforwhat?Tomakethosewholovemeworried?Isitworthwhiletobethin?NowIrealizethatmodelsinmagazinesTVandmoviesarenotrealistiC.Thepricetopayfortheperfectbodyislivingwiththedangerousandsometimesdeadlyeatingdisorder.AndtherearemoreimportantthingstothinkaboutthanhowthinyouarE.28.Theauthor’smotherwenttoherroomto________.A.bringhersomechocolates.B.tellhershemissedher..C.askhertostopdieting.D.talkaboutherstudies.29.Theauthordecidedtostopdieting____.A.whenherfriendstoldhertodosoB.whenherweightdroppedto95poundsC.whenherfatherleftsomemessagesD.whenhermotherhadatalkwithher30.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Itistooexpensiveforpeopletoloseweight.B.Youwillbehealthyaslongasyoustopdieting.C.ThereisnomodelwithaperfectbodyinreallifE.D.BeingthinisnotthemostimportantthinginourlifE.31.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheweighed115pounds?A.Happy.B.DisappointeD.C.WorrieD.D.Painful.

YourcarisanecessarypartofyourlifE.Youuseiteveryday.Ofcourseyouwanttoholdontoitsoyoumakesureithasthelatestalarmandimmobilizer.Butdespiteallthesecarslikeyoursarestillstoleneveryday.Infactinthiscountryonecarisstolenalmosteveryminute!Andifyourcarisstolenyouonlyhavea50:50chanceofseeingitagain.Eachyearcarcrimecostsnearly£3billion.Ofcourseifyou’reinsuredyouwon’tloseoutorwillyou?Firstlyyouwillhavetopayextrainsurancelateronandthenyoumaynotbeofferedthefullamountbytheagent.Youwillprobablyhavetohireacarandyouwillalsolosethevalueofthecontentsandaccessories配件inthecar.Nowcomesthesolution.AnRACTrackstarsystemhiddeninoneof47possiblesecretlocationsinyourcaristhekeyofoursystem.Ifyourcarisstolenradiosignalsaresentattwenty-secondintervalsfromthecartotheRACTrackstarNationalControlCenterviaasatellitenetwork.Thenacomputergivesthevehicle’sexactlocationspeedanddirection.TheRACTrackstarNationalControlCenterwhichoperates24hoursaday365daysayearwillimmediatelyinformthepoliceintheareawherethecarislocateD.Becausethepolicereceiveinformationeverytwentysecondstheywillalwaysknowthevehicle’slocation.Oncethethiefhasbeenarrestedyourcarwillbereturnedtoyou.RACTrackstarisuniqueinbeingabletoprovidetheNationalControlCenterwithdetailsoftheexactlocationofyourcaritsspeedanddirection.AndspeedisthekeytosuccessfulrecoveryofastolenvehiclE.RACTrackstarControlwillimmediatelytellthepoliceifyoureportyourcarstolenandunderthe24-hourGuardianOption.Itwillalsotellyouifyourcarhasbeenstolen.RACTrackstar’sconstantupdatesmeanthepolicearekeptinformedofthecar’slocation.Allthesegreatlyimproveyourchancesofseeingyourcaragain.28.Ifyourcarisstolenyouwillhaveto______.A.paymoreinsuranceB.hireanewcarC.buyaRACTrackstarsystemD.informtheNationalControlCenter29.TheTrackstarsystemcantellthepolice______.A.howthecarisstolenB.whothethiefisC.wherethecarisD.whatbrandthecaris30.TheunderlinedwordItinthelastparagraphrefersto______.A.thelocalpolicestationB.theRACTrackstarControlC.theGuardianOptionD.theinsurancecompany31.AccordingtothepassagepeoplewithRACTrackstar______.A.automaticallyfinddirectionsB.seldomgettheirvehiclesdamagedC.aremorelikelytogetthestolencarsbackD.havelesschanceofbeinginanaccident

Peopletravelforalotofreasons.Sometouristsgotoseebattlefieldsorotherhistoricremains.Othersarelookingforcultureorsimplywanttohavetheirpicturestakeninfrontoffamousplaces.MostEuropeantouristsarelookingforasunnybeachtolieon.NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.PeopleincitieslikeLondonCopenhagenandAmsterdamspendmuchoftheirwinterinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshortandmuchoftheyearitrains.ThisisthereasonwhytheMediterranean地中海hasalwaysattractedthem.EverysummermanypeopletraveltoMediterraneanresorts度假胜地andbeachesfortheirvacation.Theyallcomeforthesamereason.Sun!ThehugecrowdsmeanlotsofmoneyfortheeconomiesofMediterraneancountries.Italy's30000hotelsarebookedwithoutabreakeverysummer.And13millionpeoplevisitedFrenchbeachesparksandroadsides.Spain'slongsandycoastlineattractsmorepeoplethananywhereelsE.37milliontouristsvisitthereyearlyoronetouristforeachpersonlivinginSpain.Buttherearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcandealwith.TheMediterraneanisalreadyoneofthemostpollutedseasonearth.Noneofthishoweverisruininganyone'sfun.Obviouslyvisitorsdon'tgothereforcleanwater.Theyallowtrafficjamsandendurecrowdedbeaches.Theydon'tevenmindthepollution.Nomatterhowdirtythewateristhecoastlinestilllooksbeautiful.Andaslongasthesunshinesit'sstillbetterthansittingincoldBerlinLondonoranywhereelsE.64.ThewriterseemstoinferthatEuropeanstravelmostlyforthereasonthat_____.A.theywanttoseehistoricremainsB.theywishtoescapefromcolddarkandrainydaysC.theywouldliketotakepicturesinfrontoffamousplacesD.theyareinterestedindifferentculturalandsocialcustoms65.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcountriesattractsmoretouriststhantheothers?A.Italy.B.GreecE.C.FrancE.D.Spain.66.TheunderlinedpartinPassage3onetouristforeachpersonlivinginSpainmeans_____.A.allthe37millionpeoplelivinginSpainaretouristsB.everypersonlivinginSpainhastotakecareofatouristC.everyyearasmanytouristsvisitSpainastherearepeoplelivinginthatcountryD.everyfamilyinSpainisvisitedbyatouristeveryyear67.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmightruinthetourists'funatMediterraneanresortsandbeaches?A.PollutedwaterB.CrowdedbusesC.RainyweatherD.Trafficjams

Whenpeoplereunitewiththeirlovedonesit’susuallyallextremelyhappymoment.Butwhatistheirmostcommonresponsetoseeingthemagain?Itmayseemstrangebutmostofthetimetheybreakdownintears.NowagroupofpsychologistsfromYaleUniversitysaytheyhavefoundthereasonwhyandthatcryingtearsofjoymaywellbethebody’swayofkeepingemotionalbalancE.TheyseemtotakeplacewhenpeopleareovertakenbystrongpositiveemotionsandpeoplewhodothisseemtorecoverbetterfromthosestrongemotionsOrianaAragontheleadresearchersaiD.Aragonandherfellowpsychologistslookedathundredsofparticipants’emotionalresponsestodifferentthingsincludinghappyreunionsandcutebabies.Manyparticipantssaidtheywouldreactinanegativeoraggressivewaytothepositivethings——tocryathappymomentsandwanttopinch捏acutebaby’sfaceoreventellthemIwanttoeatyouup!Butthenresearchersfoundthatthesepeoplewereabletocalmdownfromstrongemotionsmorequickly.Therearemanyotherexamplesoftimeswhenpeoplerespondtoapositiveexperiencewithanegativeemotionalreaction.Atanexcitingconcertfansscreamattheiridols偶像.Peoplewhohavejusthadabiglotterywinareofteninfloodsoftears.Thesefindingsadvanceourunderstandingofhowpeopleexpressandcontroltheiremotionswhichisimportantlyrelatedtomentalandphysicalhealththequalityofrelationshipswithothersandevenhowwellpeopleworktogether.saidAragon.33.WhathaveprofessorsfromYaleUniversityfoundintheirresearch?A.Thereasonwhypeoplecrywithtears.B.Cryingtearsofjoyhelpstobalanceemotions.C.StrongnegativefeelingsareusefultopeoplE.D.Peoplerecoverslowlyfromstrongemotions.34.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththefindingsoftheresearch?A.Cryingatgoodnews.B.CryingatafailurE.C.Kissingacutebaby.D.Laughingathappyreunions.35.Wheredoesthepassagemostlikelycomefrom?A.A.sciencefictionnovel.B.A.psychologicalsciencejournal.C.A.popularbiologybook.D.Anadolescentliteraturebook.

Technologicalchangeiseverywhereandaffectseveryaspectoflifemostlyforthebetter.Howeversocialchangesthatarebroughtaboutbynewtechnologyareoftenmistakenforachangeinattitudes.AnexampleathandistheinvolvementofparentsinthelivesoftheirchildrenwhoareattendingcollegE.Surveysonthistopicsuggestthatparentstodaycontinuetobeveryorsomewhatoverly-protectiveevenaftertheirchildrenmoveintocollegedormitories.Thesamesurveysalsoindicatethattherateofparentalinvolvementisgreatertodaythanitwasagenerationago.Thisisusuallyinterpretedasasignthattoday’sparentsaretryingtomanagetheirchildren’slivespastthepointwherethisbehaviorisappropriatE.Howevergreaterparentalinvolvementdoesnotnecessarilyindicatethatparentsarefailingtoletgooftheiradultchildren.Inthecontext背景ofthisdiscussionitseemsvaluabletofirstfindoutthecauseofchangeinthecaseofparents’involvementwiththeirgrownchildren.Ifparentsofearliergenerationshadwantedtobeintouchwiththeircollege-agechildrenfrequentlywouldthishavebeenpossible?Probablynot.Ontheotherhanddoesthepossibilityoffrequentcommunicationtodaymeanthattheurgetodosowasn’tpresentagenerationago?Manystudiesshowthatolderparents—today’sgrandparents—wouldhavecalledtheirchildrenmoreoftenifthemeansandcostofdoingsohadnotbeenabarrier.Furthermorestudiesshowthatfinancesarethemostfrequentsubjectofcommunicationbetweenparentsandtheircollegechildren.Thefactthatcollegestudentsarefinanciallydependentontheirparentsisnothingnew;norarerequestsformoremoneytobesentfromhomE.Thisphenomenonisneithergoodnorbad;itisafactofcollegelifetodayandinthepast.Thankstotheadvancedtechnologyweliveinanageofbetteredcommunication.ThishasmanyimplicationswellbeyondtherolethatparentsseemtoplayinthelivesoftheirchildrenwhohaveleftforcollegE.Butitisusefultobearinmindthatallsuchchangescomefromthetechnologyandnotsomeimagineddesirebyparentstokeeptheirchildrenundertheirwings.32.Thesurveysinformusof______.A.thedevelopmentoftechnologyB.thechangesofadultchildren’sbehaviorC.theparents’over-protectionoftheircollegechildrenD.themeansandexpensesofstudents’communication33.Thewriterbelievesthat______.A.parentstodayaremoreprotectivethanthoseinthepastB.thedisadvantagesofnewtechnologyoutweighitsadvantagesC.technologyexplainsgreaterparentalinvolvementwiththeirchildrenD.parents’changedattitudesleadtocollegechildren’sdelayedindependence34.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TechnologyorAttitudeB.DependenceorIndependenceC.FamilyInfluenceorSocialChangesD.CollegeManagementorCommunicationAdvancement35.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?

Whenonelovesone’sArtnoserviceseemstooharD.Joewasamanwithageniusforart.Deliadidthingsinsixoctaves音阶promisingly.JoeandDeliabecameinlovewithoneoftheotheroreachoftheotherasyoupleaseandinashorttimeweremarried–forseeabovewhenonelovesone’sArtnoserviceseemstooharD.Theybeganhousekeepinginaflat.Itwasalonesomeflatbuttheywerehappy;fortheyhadtheirArtandtheyhadeachother.JoewaslearningpaintingintheclassofthegreatMagister–youknowhisfamE.Hisfeesarehigh;hislessonsarelight–hishigh-lightshavebroughthimfamE.DeliawasstudyingunderRosenstock–youknowhisreputationasadisturberofthepianokeys.TheyweremightyhappyaslongastheirmoneylasteD.AfterawhileArtflaggeD.EverythinggoingoutandnothingcominginmoneywaslackingtopayMr.MagisterandRosenstocktheirprices.Whenonelovesone’sArtnoserviceseemstooharD.SoDeliasaidshemustgivemusiclessonstomaketheendsmeet.Fortwoorthreedaysshewentoutlookingforpupils.OneeveningshecamehomeoverjoyeD.JoedearshesaidcheerfullyI’veapupil.Andohtheloveliestpeople!General–GeneralPinkney’sdaughterClementina–onSeventy-firststreet.That’sallrightforyouDelesaidJoebuthowaboutme?DoyouthinkI’mgoingtoletyouworkwhileIplayintheregionsofhighart?Deliacameandhungabouthisneck.Joedearyouaresilly.Youmustkeeponatyourstudies.ItisnotasifIhadquitmymusicandgonetoworkatsomethingelsE.WhileIteachIlearn.IamalwayswithmymusiC.AllrightsaidJoE.ButImaysellsomeofmypicturesaswell.Thenextfewweekstheybothbusiedthemselveswiththeirownbusinessandbroughtbackatenafiveatwoandaone–alllegaltendernotes–andlaidthembesideeachothers’earnings.OneSaturdayeveningJoereachedhomefirst.Hespreadhis$18onthetableandwashedwhatseemedtobeagreatdealofdarkpaintfromhishands.HalfanhourlaterDeliaarrivedherrighthandtiedupinashapelessbundleofwrapsandbandages.Howisthis?askedJoE.Delialaughedbutnotveryjoyously.ClementinasheexplainedinsisteduponaWelshrabbit一种奶酪afterherlesson.Inservingtherabbitshespilledagreatlotofitboilinghotovermywrist.Nothingseriousdear.WhattimethisafternoondidyouburnyourhandDele?Fiveo’clockIthinksaidDelE.Theiron–ImeantherabbitcameoffthefireaboutthattimE.SitdownhereamomentDelesaidJoE.WhathaveyoubeendoingforthelastfewweeksDele?heaskeD.Shebraveditforamomentortwowithaneyefullofloveandstubbornnessbutatlastdownwentherheadandoutcamethetruthandtears.Icouldn’tgetanypupilsshewept.IgotaplaceironingshirtsinthatbigTwenty-fourthstreetlaundry.A.girlinthelaundrysetdownahotirononmyhandthisafternoon.IthinkIdidverywelltomakeupbothGeneralPinkneyandClementinA.WhatmadeyoueversuspectthatIwasn’tgivingmusiclessons?Ididn’tsaidJoeuntiltonight.AndIwouldn’thavethenonlyIsentupthiscottonwasteandoilfromtheengine-roomthisafternoonforagirlupstairswhohadherhandburnedwithasmoothing-iron.I’vebeenfiringtheengineinthatlaundryforthelastfewweeks.Andthenyoudidn’tsaidDeliaAndthentheybothlookedateachotherandlaughedandJoebegan:Whenonelovesone’sArtnoserviceseemsButDeliastoppedhimwithherhandonhislips.Noshesaid–just‘Whenoneloves.’65.Whatcanweknowaboutthecouplefromthestory?A.Theybothbecamefamousfortheirtalentsinart.B.Studyingfromfamousteacherscontributedmosttotheirpoverty.C.Arthelpedthemoutofthepovertytheywerefacedwith.D.Theyturnedouttobeworkingatthesamelaundry.66.Whatqualitiesofthecouple’sarebestconveyedinthestory?A.considerateandgivingB.faithfulandromanticC.intelligentandeconomicalD.hardworkingandloyal67.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordflaggedmostprobablymean?A.becameweakerB.displayeditspowerC.wentinawrongdirectionD.returnedtoitsoriginalcondition68.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTgivereadersacluethatthecoupleweretellingwhitelies?A.Joewashedwhatseemedtobeagreatdealofdarkpaintfromhishands.B.Delia’srightwristwastiedupinashapelessbundleofwrapsandbandages.C.Deliasaidshemustgivemusiclessonstomaketheendsmeet.D.Theiron–ImeantherabbitcameoffthefireaboutthattimesaidDelE.69.Whatcanserveasthebesttitleofthisstory?A.A.ServiceofArtB.TheLoveforArtC.A.ServiceofLoveD.NoArtNoLove70.WhydoestheauthorrepeatWhenonelovesone’sArtnoserviceseemstooharD.?A.Torevealthethemeofthestory.B.Toassistwiththedevelopmentofthestory.C.Toexplaintheauthor’swritingpurposE.D.Toindicatethesadmoodofthestory.

Friendscometovisitusintheeveningtheyspendtheirtimetellingustheyareinahurryandlookingattheirwatches.Itisn’tthatourfriendsareallverybusyitisjustthatWhenwehaven’tgotatelevision.Peoplethinkthatweareverystrange.Butwhatdoyoudointheevening?theyarealwaysasking.Theanswerisverysimple.BothmywifeandIhavehobbies.Wecertainlydon’tspendoureveningsstaringatthewalls.Mywifeenjoyscookingandpaintingandoftenattendseveningclassesinforeignlanguages.Thisisparticularlyusefulasweoftengoabroadforourholidays.IcollectstampsandI’malwaysbusywithmycollection.Bothofusenjoylisteningtothemusicandplayingchesstogether.Sometimestherearepowercutsandwehavenoelectricityinthehouse.Thisdoesnotworryuswejustlightcandlesandcarryonwithwhatweweredoingbefore.Ourfriendshoweverarelost---notelevision!---Sotheydon’tknowwhattodo.Onsucheveningsourhouseisveryfull---theyallcometous.Theyallhaveagoodtime.Insteadofsittinginsilenceinfrontofthetelevisioneverybodytalksandplaysgames.1.Thecouplehavenotgotatelevisionbecause.A..theyarenotrichenoughB..theyarestrangepeopleC..theyenjoyspendingeveningsintheirownwaysD..theydon’tknowwhattodowhentherearepowercuts2.Bothofthecoupleareinterestedin.A..learninglanguagesB..travelingC..stayinghomealoneD..watchingpeopleplaygames3.Atnightwhenthereisnoelectricitythecouple.A..havetostareatthewallsB..candonothingbutsitinsilenceC..willhavemanyvisitorsD..havetogooutforcandles4.Thewritertriestotellusthat____.A..thetelevisionisusefulB..electricityisimportantC..lifeisenjoyablewithouttelevisionD..lifeisimpossiblewithoutatelevision

Lastweek’stopic:What’syouropinionaboutcheatinginexams?Wilson822Fujian:Anoathisn’tenoughtokeepanyonefromcheating.Whocantellthattheywon’tpromisesomethingthatgoesagainsttheirwill?SoIthinkthepunishmentisimportant.Punishmentsshouldbeseriousenoughtostoppeoplebreakingtheoath!WangChanglingAnhui:Theoathitselfmakesalltest-takersthinkthatothersmayconsiderthemwould-becheaterswhichcanhurttheirfeelings.Inmyopinionpreventionisbetterthanapunishment.Educatorsshouldsetgoodexamplesforstudentstofollowandberolemodelsforthem.Evenifonlyafeweducatorscontinuetocopyotherpeople’sworkandtheirresearchpaperssurelystudentswillfollow.Anonymous匿名的:Isupporttheschool’sactionagainstcheating.Althoughtheoathisn’tadutyitcanwarnthewould-becheater.CathyCheng:Ifinditishardtorefuseafriendwhowantshelpinexams.AndIthinktheruleofMarylandUniversitygivesthestudentslikemeagoodexcusetorefusE.Zzq8301:Ithinkitisapromisingsteptowardwhatwe’retalkingaboutwhenwesayfairplaythesedays.CheatersshouldbestoppedbecausetheymakeitdifficultforthehonesttosucceeD.FredaTianjin:IwastoldbymyforeignteachertowritedowntheoathonthebackofmytestpaperinthesamewaythatwasdescribedinthearticlE.ItisaruleeveryoneshouldobeyinafairgamE.Whetherthismethodsucceedsorfailsisuptoyou.WhatIwanttosayistobetruetoyourself.60.TheunderlinedwordoathinParagraph2mayhavethesamemeaningas_________.A.ideaB.promiseC.planD.opinion61.Itisclearthatpeoplementionedinthetextaretalkingabouttherulemadeby_________.A.MarylandUniversityB.somecollegesC.theEducationDepartmentD.thegovernment62.Howmanypeopleareinfactinfavoroftherule?A.3B.2C.4D.563.Whothinkteachersshouldsetagoodexample?A.Wilson822B.FredaC.CathyChengD.WangChangling

Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Descriptionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’‘NeolithicMan’etC.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.MenandwomenmovedaboutincarsbusesandtrainsfromaveryearlyagE.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailwaysski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld—orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurred=notclearimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardriversinparticularareforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelure引诱__ofthegreatmotorwaysorwhat?Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?IsawtheseA.’Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeentherE.’Youmentiontheremotestmostevocative引起记忆的place-namesintheworldlikeElDoradoKabulIrkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’—meaning‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelsE.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplacE.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedeaD.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.HeknowsthatsounD.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravellers.Anthropologistslabelnowadays’men‘Legless’because_________.A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercarsbusesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.Travellingathighspeedmeans_________.A.people’sfocusonthefutureB.apleasureC.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrillD.anecessityoflifeWhydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeedseyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtravelling.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.ModernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplacE.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.Whatdoes‘abird’s-eyeview’mean?A.Seeviewwithbird’seyes.B.A.birdlooksatabeautifulview.C.Itisageneralviewfromahighpositionlookingdown.D.A.scenicplacE.

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastlong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmust:beabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumaylosethefriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.NaturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelingsThesecanbeveryvaluabletoafrienD.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpingwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbethefirststepinsolvingtheproblem.SotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstanD.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.NotwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalikE.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpractisehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.28.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause.A.therearetoomanypeoplewanttomakefriendsB.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon’tgivefriendshipbackC.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriend-shipfromothersD.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious29.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis.A.somethingcountableB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse30.Whichofdiefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth.B.SharingyourmindwithyourfriendsisofgreatvaluE.C.DiscussingyourproblemswithyourfriendsoftenhelpstosolvetheproblemD.A.friendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefrienD.31.ThebesttitleforthispassageisA.HonestyisthebestpolicyB.A.friendinneedisafriendindeedC.HowtobefriendsD.Threeimportantpointsinlife

Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarity熟悉andnostalgia怀旧.It'sfuntocomehomE.ItlooksthesamE.ItsmellsthesamE.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.Homeiswherewecanrememberpainlivesandsomeotherexperiences;Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;IwonthreechampionshipsherE.IfIclosemyeyesIcanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthomE.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass-topwoodentablE.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'semptybutit'swheremyearliestmemoriesarE.ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdaysandwhereIcriedonHalloween----whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeformE.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistableIcanseemyfavoriteroominthehousemyparents'room.Itissimple:abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachsidE.TheirbedismysafezonE.Icanjumponitanytime-wakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.I'mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheartonaphysicalproperty住宅onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles.ItisproofIlivedIgrewandIlearneD.SometimeswhenIfeellostIliedownandshutmyeyesandIgohomE.Iknowit'swhereI'llfindmyfamilymydogsandmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI'llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon'tmindbecauseIwanttohearhersaymynamewhichremindsmeI'mhomE.24.Whydoestheauthorcallherparents'bedhersafezoneParagraph3?A.Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay.B.HerparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithhertherE.C.Hergrandparents'photosarelinedoneachsidE.D.HerneedscanbesatisfiedtherE.25.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor'sfistbedroom.B.Manypeopleoftheauthor'sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomesC.Theauthor'sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.D.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalmominLosAngeles.26.Sometimeswhenshefeelslosttheauthorwill_______.A.trytobringbackasenseofhomeB.liedowninbedtohaveadreamC.OpenthewindowatnightD.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Todescribethestateofherfamily.B.TodeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthousE.C.ToexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhomE.D.TolookbackonherchildhooD.

Haveyouevermadecontactwiththecreativespiritthatcertainsomethinghardtodescribebutfullofgood—andsometimesgreat—ideas?Itismorethananoccasionalgreatthought.Whenwefeelthemovingofthecreativespirititbringstolifeastyleofbeing:alifetimefilledwiththedesiretoinventtoexplorenewwaysofdoingthingsandtoturndreamsintoreality.Thatflashofinspirationisthefinalmomentofaprocessmarkedbyuniquestages—thebasicstepsincreativeproblem-solving.Thefirststageispreparationwhenyoulookforanyinformationthatmightbeimportant.It'swhenyouletyourimaginationrunfreE.Butonebarrier障碍istheinsidevoiceofjudgmentthatlocksupourcreativespiritwithinthelimitsofwhatwethinkacceptablE.It'sthevoicethatwhisperstoyouThey'llthinkI'mfoolishorThatwillneverwork.ButwecanlearntorecognizethisvoiceofjudgmentandhavethecouragetodiscountitsunhelpfuladvicE.Onceyouhavethoughtaboutalltherelevant相关的piecesandpushedyourmindtothelimitsyoucanlettheproblemremainandtakeinallyouhavegathereD.It'sastagewhenmuchofwhatgoesonoccursoutsideyourfocusedawareness.AsthesayinggoesYousleeponit.Wearemoreopentocreativethoughtsfromtheunknowingmindwhenwearenotreallythinkingofanything.Thatiswhydaydreamsaresousefulinthesearchforcreativity.Anytimeyoucanjustdaydreamandrelaxisusefulinthecreativeprocess:ashowerlongdrivesaquietwalketC.WithluckdaydreamingwillleadtoalightturningonaboveyourheadwhenallofasuddentheanswerwillcometoyouasiffromnowherE.Thisisthepopularstage—theonethatusuallygetsallthegloryandattentionthemomentthatpeoplesweatandlongforthefeelingThisisit!Butthethoughtaloneisstillnotacreativeact.Thefinalstageistranslationwhenyoutakeyourcreativethoughtandtransformitintoaction;itbecomesusefultoyouandothers.56.InParagraph1themovingofthecreativespiritprobablymeans________.A.preparationB.explorationC.problem-solvingD.inspiration57.Accordingtothearticlewhatkeepsusfromcreativity?A.HavinglessinformationtoformagoodideA.B.Relyingonothersduringthecreativeprocess.C.Caringaboutotherpeople’sopinionsaboutus.D.ThinkingabouttoomanyideasatthesametimE.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?A.TheunknowingmindisverydifficultforustounderstanD.B.Creativityarriveswhenwearen’tfocusedonanything.C.Daydreamingisuselessandhasnothingtodowithcreativity.D.Showerslongdrivesandquietwalkaregoodforourbodies.59.Whendoescreativitybecomeusefultousandothers?A.Whenthoughtisturnedintoaction.B.Whenpeopleunderstandourideas.C.WhenthepopularstageisreacheD.D.WhenwethinkThisisit!.60.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorprobablysupport?A.Thecreativespiritmeansanoccasionalgreatthought.B.Others’voiceofjudgmentallowsustoignorebarriers.C.Creativeproblem-solvingcallsforbarrier-freeimagination.D.Daydreamingissuretobringasuddenanswertoaproblem.

Twoofthehardestthingstoaccomplishinthisworldaretoacquirewealthbyhonesteffortandhavinggainedittolearnhowtouseitproperly.RecentlyIwalkedintothelockerroomofaratherwellknowngolfclubafterfinishingarounD.Itwasinthelateafternoonandmostofthemembershadleftfortheirhomes.Butahalf-dozenorsomenpastmiddleagewerestillseatedattablestalkingaimlesslyanddrinkingmorethanwasgoodforthem.ThesesamemencanbefoundtheredayafterdayandstrangelyenougheachoneofthesemenhadbeenamanofaffairsandwealthsuccessfulinbusinessandrespectedinthecommunityIfmaterialprosperitywerethechiefnecessityforhappinesstheneachoneshouldhavebeenhappy.Yetitseemedtomesomethingveryimportantwasmissingelse-therewouldnothavebeentheconstantefforttoescapetherealitiesof'lifethroughscotchandsodA.Theykneweachoneofthemthattheirproductivityhadceased停止.Whenafruittreeceasestobearitsfruititisdying.Anditisevensowithman.Whatistheanswertoalongandhappyexistenceinthisworldofours?IthinkIfounditlongagoinapassagefromthebookofGenesiswhichcaughtmyeyewhileIwaslookingthroughmyBiblE.ThewordswerefewbuttheybecamememorablyimpressedonmyminD.Inthesweat.ofthefaceshallyoueatthebreaD.Tomethathasbeenachallengefrommyearliestrecollectionsmemories.InfactthebattleoflifeofexistenceisachallengetoeveryonE.TheimmortalwordsofSt.PaultoohavebeenandalwayswillbeagreatinspirationtomE.AttheendoftheroadIwanttobeabletofeelthatIhavefoughtagoodfightIhavefinishedthecourseIhavekeptthefaith.28.Whichofthefollowingisindicatedinthefirstparagraph?A.Wealthresultsfromhonesteffort.B.ThemenseatedattablesinthelockerroomarelostinthesignificanceoflifE.C.ForsomepeoplenowaycanbefoundtoescapetherealitiesoflifeotherthanscotchandsodA.D.Themenacquirewealthbyplantingfruittrees.29.TheunderlinedsentenceInthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebreadmeans_A.BreadtastesdeliciouswhensweatpoursoffyourfaceB.NopainsnogainsC.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Breadcomesfromthesweatonyourface30.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor_______.A.wasawealthypersoninthecommunityB.heldapositiveattitudetowardsanactivelifeC.wasfondofassociatingwithcelebrities名人D.keptasecretofthereasonwhyhewassoimpressed31.Whatisimpliedinthepassagebythewriter?A.Tousewealthproperlyeatdrinkandbemerry.B.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.C.AslifeisbutlikeadreamamanislikeafruittreE.D.IfyouceasetostruggleyouceasetolivE.

A.strangethinghappenstonearlyeverybodyatnight.Theyturnoffthelightsputupthecoversandclosetheireyes.Sixorsevenhourslatertheywakeupagain.Strangeisn’tit?SleeppuzzlessciencE.Scientistsanddoctorswouldrathertalkaboutwhyonecan’tfallasleep.Theyarenotsosurewhatcausessleep.Thebestconditionsforsleeptheysayaregoodhealthandmealneithertoobignortoosmall.Noworriesandacomfortableplacetosleepinareimportanttoo.TheyadviseagainsttwoinonebeD.Strangethingshappenduringsleep.Forexampleyoumoveoften.Youwouldfeeltiredifyoudidn’t.Youalsodream.Partofyourbrainisstillawakewhenyoudream.DreaminghappenswhenthememoryandimaginationpartsofyourbrainarestillawakE.ExperimentshaveshownthatbaddreamsmaybecausedbyastomachachE.Don’tworryifyoudream.Somegreatstoriesandpoemswerebegunwhilethewritersslept.41.Sleeppuzzlesscientistsbecausetheyarenotcertain_______.whyonecan’tfallasleepwhyonewakesupsixorsevensleepinghourslaterbothA.andBD.whatcausessleep42.Youwouldfeeltiredduringsleepifyou________.A.moveoftenB.sleeponyourbackC.didn’tmoveD.wentbacktoolater43.Dreaminghappenswhen_______.A.youareinadeepsleepB.youarenotcomfortableC.partofourbrainisstillawakeD.there’stoomuchnoiseintheroom44.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.WhyYouDreamB.TheStrangenessofSleepC.WhatHappensDuringSleepD.TheCauseofSleep

MymomtakesprideinthefactthatIwastalkinginthreeandfourwordsentencesbeforeIwastenmonthsolD.Somesayit’sagiftwhileotherssimplythinkItalktoomuch.AsmythirtiescametoacloseIfoundmyselfreflectingonmylifE.I.’mveryhappyandhavenosignificantregrets.HoweverwhenIlookedbackonthosetimesofdifficultyIsawaclearcommondenominator特征;Ididn’tseemtoknowwhentostoptalking.Whetheritwashurtingsomeone’sfeelingsorhavingcarelesslytoldasecrettheincidentcouldhavebeenavoidedhadIclosedmymouthsooner.SoIdecidedtopracticethepowerofquiet.TotakethisstepIneededtounderstandhowpeoplecouldsitcomfortablyinagroupandnottalk.Whydoesmyhusbandfeelcompletelycontenttosaynothinginaconversation?He’shighlyintelligentandhaswonderfulopinionsbuthe’llsitquietlyandjustlisten.Evenwhenhe’saskedapointedquestionhe’llanswerwithfewwordswhilestillcommunicatingeffectively.Whatatalent!Canyouimaginebeinghappyjustlistening?InsurveyingthoseIknowwhotalklessthanIdoIgottwoanswers—theyeitherdidn’tfeelconfidentenoughtospeakuportheyjustdidn’tfeeltheneedtoparticipateintheconversation.Ofcoursetherewereotherreasonsfornottalkingbutthesewerethetwomostpopularanswers.Thefirstonedidn’tworkformE.I.’mjustfinelettingpeopleknowwhatIthinkaboutthemandhopefullyitwillmaketheconversationmuchmoreinteresting.Thesecondonedidn’tworkeither.IdofeeltheneedtoparticipatE.Ifeelitphysicallylikeanelectricalpulsethroughmybody;sometimesit’ssostrongthatitcausesmetobehavebadlyintheformofinterruptingorspeakinginanunusuallyloudvoicE.Ihadtolookfurther.Aninterestingthinghappenedonthisjourneytothepowerofquiet.Duringmyweeklyyogaclassitcametomelikeananswersoclearthatthewordsranginmyheadlikesoftheavenlybells.ItalkedtoomuchsopeoplewouldknowIcaredaboutthem.ItwasmywayoftakingcareofthoseIlovE.IdecidedbeforemyfortiethbirthdaythatfromthatdayforwardthosearoundmewouldknowIlovedthemandcaredwhattheythoughtandfeltbutIwasgoingtopracticethepowerofquiet.Asmyforty-secondbirthdayapproachesIcansaythatdecidingtotalklesshasbeenmoreaboutfocusingonqualityratherthanquantity.I.’vefoundthatlisteningmoreshowsthosewhoIcareaboutthatIreallydocarehowtheyfeel.NowwhenIbreakinitmeansmoretothem.OhsureIstillhavemyshortperiodsoftalkingtoomuchbutforthemostpartthishasbeenoneresolutionthatIcancallasuccess.21.InParagraph3thewritermentionsherhusbandmainly______.A.toshowhowonecommunicateseffectivelyB.toexplainthereasonforhissilenceinaconversationC.togiveanexampleofthosewhohavethepowerofquietD.togiveherhighopinionofhiscommunicationskills22.ByIhadtolookfurtherthewritermeansshehadto______.A.lookintothefutureinordertosucceedinpracticingthepowerofquietB.tryhardertopreventherselffromtalkingtoomuchC.surveypeopleinotherareaswhotalklittleD.findoutotherreasonswhysheshouldtalkless23.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter’scharacter?A.KindbutpessimistiC.B.LovingandactivE.C.SelflessbutprouD.D.StubbornandsensitivE.

Toneofvoiceisveryimportantinhumanconversation.A.personmightusewordsthatcommunicateonemessageandatonethatshowssomethingverydifferent.Thispossibilityforconfusionisonereasonthatbusinessmenencouragediscussingthingsinpersonratherthanthroughemailastonecannotbedeterminedinthewrittenform.Thesameruleistruewithchildren.ChildrenasyoungasafewmonthsrespondtoachangeinvoicE.Ithasbeenrecordedthatbabiesprefertohearastoryreadbytheirownmotherratherthananotherwomanwhomtheydonotknow.Haveyouevertalkedtosomeonewhohadlittleornochangesintheirvoicenomatterwhatyouwerediscussing?ThinkoftheteacherorprofessoryouhadinthepastthatspokeinamonotonemannerfortheentirelecturE.ItisveryboringanddifficulttobecomeinterestedinthetopiC.ParentsshouldmakeanactiveefforttocommunicatewithyourchilD.IfyourchildfiguresouthowtoopenaboxheorshehasbeenstrugglingwithandsaysYES!withprideinhisorhervoiceyourresponseshouldbehappyandexcitedsomethingencouraginglikeYoudidit!.IfyouplainlysaidthesamethingyouwouldnotbematchingthetoneofyourchilD.Thisappliestofeelingsthatthechildmayexpressineverydaysituationsaswell.IfachildargueswithafriendyourresponseshouldnotbesaidinahighvoiceorwithasmilE.SeriouslyandsincerelyyoushouldsayYoulooksadorThatmusthavebeenhardforyou.ThetoneofyourvoiceexpressesunderstandingacknowledgementconnectionandseveralotherhealthythingstoyourchilD.Althoughyourwordsareveryimportantequallyimportantisthetonewithwhichyousaythosewords.29.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Totellusthatourtoneofvoiceisasimportantasthewordswesay.B.Totellusthatbusinessmenprefertotalkinperson.C.ToleadtothetopicofthepassagE.D.Toadviseustousedifferenttonesofvoicecorrectly.30.Theunderlinedwordmonotoneinthe3rdparagraphprobablymeansan_____tonE.A.slowB.unchangingC.coldD.high31.Whencommunicatingwiththeirchildrenwhatareparentsadvisedtodo?A.TohidetheirfeelingswithdifferenttonesofvoicE.B.Touseatoneofvoicethatcanmatchtheirchildren’sfeelings.C.NottospeaktotheirchildreninalowvoicE.D.TotraintheirchildrentoexpresstheirfeelingsbytoneofvoicE.

YouarethecollectorinthegalleryofyourlifE.Youcollect.Youmightnotmeantobutyoudo.Oneofthreepeoplecollectstangible有形的thingssuchascatsphotosandnoisytoys.Theseareamongsome40collectionsthatarebeingshownatTheMuseumof—thefirstofseveralnewmuseumswhichoverthenexttwoyearswillexhibittheobjectsaccumulatedbyunknowncollectors.Indoingsotheywillpromoteapopularcultureofmuseumsnotwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent.Someofthecollectionsarefairlycommon—recordsmodelhouses.Othersarestrangelybeautiful—branchesthathavefallenfromtreesforexamplE.Buttheyallreveal显露alotofthings:asksomeonewhattheycollectandtheiranswerswilltellyouwhotheyarE.OthersonthewayincludeTheMuseumofCollectorsandTheMuseumofME.ThesenewonesitishopedwillbuildonthesuccessofTheMuseumof.Thethinkersbehindtheprojectwanttoexplorewhypeoplecollectandwhatitmeanstodoso.Theyhopethatvisitorswhomaynothaveconsideredthemselvescollectorswillbegintoseetheircollections.Somecollectorssaytheystartedorstoppedmakingcollectionsatimportantpointsthebeginningorendofadolescence—it’sagrowing-upthing;youstopwhenyougrowupsaysonE.Otherpainfultimesarementionedsuchastheendofarelationship.Fortimeandlifecanseemsouncontrollablethatasteadyserial顺序排列的arrangementiscomforting.29.Howwillthenewmuseumspromoteapopularcultureofmuseums?A.Bycollectingmoretangiblethings.B.ByshowingwhatordinarypeoplehavecollecteD.C.Bycorrectingwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent.D.Byaccumulating40collectionstwoyearsfromnow.30.Whatcanbelearnedaboutcollectorsfromtheircollections?A.WhotheyarE.B.HowoldtheyarE.C.Wheretheywereborn.D.Whytheymightnotmeantocollect.31.Whichofthefollowingisanaimofthenewmuseums?A.Tohelppeopleselltheircollections.B.Toencouragemorepeopletocollect.C.Tostudythesignificanceofcollecting.D.Tofindoutwhypeoplevisitmuseums.32.AccordingtothelastparagraphpeoplemaystopcollectingwhentheyA.becomeadultsB.feelhappywithlifeC.arereadyforarelationshipD.feeltimetobeuncontrollable

Thisistimeofyearwhenwethinkaboutgivingandreceivingpresents.Canyoufindalittleextratogive?Onthispagewesuggestafeworganizationsyoumightliketohelp.LittletonChildren’sHomeWedon’twantyourmoneybutchildren’stoysbooksandclothesingoodconditionwouldbeverywelcomE.Also—wearelookingforfriendlyfamilieswhowouldtakeourchildrenintotheirhomesforafewhoursordaysasguests.Youhavesomuch—willyoushareit?PhoneSisterThomason55671.Children’sHospiceWelookafterasmallnumberofverysickchildren.ThisimportantworkneedsskillandlovE.Wecannotcontinuewithoutgiftsofmoneytopayformorenursingstaff.Wealsoneedstorybooksandtoyssuitableforquietgames.PleasecontactTheSecretaryLittleChildren’sHospiceNewbyRoaD.w.^w.k.s.5*u.C.#o@mStreetFoodInthewinterweatherit’snofunbeinghomeless.It’sevenworseifyou’rehungry.Wegivehotfoodtoatleastfiftypeopleeverynight.It’shardworkbutnecessary.Canyoucomeandhelp?Ifnotcanyoufindalittlemoney?Weuseaveryoldkitchenandweurgentlyneedsomenewsaucepans.MoneyfornewoneswouldbemostwelcomeindeeD.ContactStreetFoodc/oMary’sHouseElmingWayLittleton.Phone27713.LittletonYouthClubHaveyougotanunwantedchair?—arecordplayer?—apotofpaint?Becausewecanusethem!Wewanttogettoworkonourmeetingroom!Pleasephone66231andwe’llbehappytocollectanythingyoucangiveus.Thankyou!TheNightShelterWeofferawarmbedforthenighttoanyonewhohasnowheretogo.WerenttheformerCommercialHotelonGreenStreet.Althoughitisnotexpensiveweneverseemtohavequiteenoughmoney.Canyouletushaveafewpounds?Anyamounthoweversmallwillbesuchahelp.Sendittousat15GreenStLittleton.PleasemakecheckpayabletoNightShelter.ReadingthepassageyoumightliketohelptheseorganizationswhichworkforA.homelessandsickchildrenB.lessfortunatemembersofoursocietyC.hungrypeoplewhohavenobedstosleepinD.friendlymembersofoursocietytohelpothersIfyoulikechildrenandcanofferahappyfamilytoahomelesschildyoumaygoto.A.StreetFoodB.NightShelterC.Children’sHomeD.Children’sHospiceWecaninferthat.A.therearetoomanysocialproblemsinthiscountryB.peopleareverypoorduringthetimeforgivingpresentsC.warm-heartedpeopleliketogiveawaymoneyD.thispassageistakenfromalocalnewspaperIfyourchildhasgrownupyoumaytakethechild’sthingsto.A.Children’sHomeandChildren’sHospiceB.YouthClubandChildren’sHomeC.Children’sHospiceandNightShelterD.YouthClubandNightShelter

OuraimistotakeourarttotheworldandmakepeopleunderstandwhatitistomovesaidDavidBellethefounderofparkouralsocalledfreerunning－akindofextremesport.Doyouloverunning?Itisagoodexerciseyetmanypeoplefinditboring.Butwhatifmakingyourmorningjogacreativeone?Likejumpingfromwallsandovergapsandgroundrolls?JustliketheJamesBondinthemovieCasinoRoyale?Bondjumpsdownfromarooftoawindowsillandthenrunsseveralblocksoverobstaclesontheway.ItisjustbecauseofBond’swonderfulperformancesthatthesporthasbecomepopularworldwidE.Yesthat’sparkouranextremestreetsportaimedatmovingfromonepointtoanotherasquicklyaspossiblegettingoveralltheobstaclesinthepathusingonlytheabilitiesofthehumanbody.Parkourisconsideredanextremesport.Asitsparticipantsdasharoundacitytheymayjumpoverfencesrunupwallsandevenmovefromrooftoptorooftop.Parkourcanbejustasexcitingandcharmingasitsoundsbutitsparticipantsseeparkourmuchmorethanthat.Overcomingalltheobstaclesonthecourseandinlifeispartofthephilosophy理念behindparkour.ThisisthesameaslifE.Youmustdetermineyourdestinationgostraightjumpoverallthebarriersasifinparkourandneverfallbackfromtheminyourlifetoreachthedestinationsuccessfully.A.parkourloversaidIloveparkourbecauseitsphilosophyhasbecomemylifemywaytodoeverything.Anotherphilosophywe’velearntfromparkourisfreedom.ItcanbedonebyanyoneatanytimeanywhereintheworlD.ItisakindofexpressionoftrustinyourselfthatyouearnenergyandconfidencE.24.Parkourhasbecomepopularthroughouttheworldbecauseof.A.thefilmCasinoRoyaleB.itsfounderDavidBelleC.itsrisksandtricksD.thevarietiesofparticipants25.TheunderlinedwordobstaclesinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.streetsB.objectsC.roofsD.barriers26.Whichofthefollowingistrueofparkour?A.Itchallengeshumanabilities.B.Itisagoodbutboringsport.C.Itneedsspecialtraining.D.Itisateamsport.27.Whichofthefollowingisthephilosophyofparkour?A.Sportsandextremes.B.Excitementandpopularity.C.Dreamsandsuccess.D.Determinationandfreedom.

TwodaysagoIwaswokenupat1am.Myroommatestoodatthedoorshewasreturningfromaclubalongwithahugemiddle-agedmanwithlonghair.PleaselethiminshetoldmeHehasbeenlockedoutofhisapartment.ShehadseenhimcoldandshiveringithadsnowedthepreviousnightandimmediatelyaskedhimtosleepatourplacE.HewasalawstudentinhisfiftieswhohadbeendoinghishomeworkattheLaundromat自助洗衣店whenhefoundhehadlefthiskeysinhishousE.IhaveneverhadastrangemansleepinmyhousebeforE.MyroommateandIarebothlessthan5feetandwehavebeenaskednottospeaktostrangerssincewewerekids.Nottomentionthatwe’reinanewcitythatwehavelivedinforlessthanamonth.Heacceptedourkindnesswithhesitationandassoonasdawnbrokeheleft.ThenextdayhecametoourhousesayingheowedusbigtimefornotbeingfrozenoutinthecolD.Heleftusabeautifulcardsaying—Thankyousomuch.YouractionsaresosincerE.Laterhecookedusawonderfulsimplethankyoudinneroverwhichhetoldusabouthislifeacoachaguidealawstudent.Hetoldushowhewascompletelytouchedbyourconcernforatotalstranger.Ilearntalotthatevening.AshetalkedabouthowoncehebroughtahomelessmanintoeatChristmasdinnerwithhisfamilyIwasdeeplytoucheD.Myroommatetaughtmeahugelesson:Letgoofyourfear;alwaysleavethedoorofcompassion同情openandyoucannevergowrong.21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat_______.A.thewritercamebackfromaclubearlierB.thewriter’sroommatewaskind-heartedC.thewriter’sroommateoftencamebacklateD.themanwantedtofindajobattheLaundromat22.Whenthewriterknewthemanwouldstayintheirhouseforthenightatfirst_______.A.shefeltnervousB.shewasangryC.shefeltexcitedD.shewasdisappointed23.Thenextdaythemanwentbacktothewriter’shouseto______.A.tellthemhewasOKB.givethemnicecardsC.showhisthankstothemD.showhewasreallylucky24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriter’sroommateworkedinacluB.B.ThemanhadhelpedothersbeforE.C.ThemanwasacompletefailureinhislifE.D.Thetwowomenhavelivedinthiscitysincetheywereyoung.

Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AItookthebustoworkformanyyears.Noonekneweachother;thepassengersallsattheresleepilyinthemorning.Thebuswascheerlessandsilent.Oneofthepassengerswasasmallgreymanwhotookthebustothecenterforseniorcitizenseverymorning.Nooneeverpaidverymuchattentiontohim.OneJulymorninghesaidgoodmorningtothedriverandsmileD.Thedrivernoddedguardedly.Therestofusweresilent.Thenextdaytheoldmanboardedwithabigsmileandsaidinaloudvoice:Averygoodmorningtoyouall!Someofuslookedupamazedandmurmuredgoodmorninginreply.ThefollowingweeksourfriendwasdressedinaniceoldsuitandtiE.ThethinhairhadbeencarefullycombeD.Hesaidgoodmorningtouseverydayandwegraduallybegantonodandtalktoeachother.OnemorningheevenhadabunchofwildflowersinhishanD.Thedriverturnedaroundsmilinglyandasked:HaveyougotyourselfagirlfriendCharlie?WenevergottoknowifhisnamereallywasCharliebuthenoddedshylyandsaidyes.Theotherpassengerswhistledandclappedathim.Charliewavedtheflowersbeforehesatdownonhisseat.EverymorningafterthatCharliealwaysbroughtflowers.Somepassengersalsobroughtflowersforhim.ThebusbecameahappyplacE.ThenonemorningasautumnwasclosinginCharliewasn’twaitingathisusualstop.Whenhewasn’ttherethenextdayandthedayafterthatwestartedwonderingifhewassickorhopefully-onholidaysomewherE.Whenwecamenearertothecenterforseniorcitizensoneofthepassengersevenaskedthedrivertowait.Weallheldourbreathswhenhewenttothedoor.TheoldgentlemanwasfinebutoneofhisclosefriendshaddiedovertheweekenD.Howsilentweweretherestofthewaytowork.ThenextMondayCharliewaswaitingatthestopandwithoutatiE.Insidethebuswassilent.1.Thestoryismainlydevelopedby___________.A.timeB.logicC.comparisonD.causeandresult2.Greetedwithgoodmorningfromtheoldmanpeopleaboardthebusatfirst___________.A.felttiredandsleepyanddidn’twanttotalkB.greetedhimbackloudlyandpolitelyC.guardedagainsttheconversationfromstrangersD.feltsurprisedandbecameangrywithhim3.WhenthepassengersfoundtheoldmanwasnotwaitingatthebusstopasusualtheydidNOT___________.A.buyflowersandwaitforhimtocomeB.feelanxiousandworriedabouthimC.misshimandexpecttoseehimD.hopehewasgoingonholidayratherthanfallingill4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat___________.A.thedriverdidn’tliketheoldmanatfirstB.peopleusuallywearatiewhentheyarehappyC.passengersbroughtflowerstoexpressgratitudetotheoldmanD.theoldmanhadagreatinfluenceonthepassengers’emotion5.Thepurposeofthepassageisto___________.A.introducetheoldgentlemanandpraisehisgooddeedsB.persuadeustobecomefriendlyandconsideratetopeoplearoundC.tellustokeepsilentwhensomebodypassesawayD.criticizethosewhoremainsilentwhentheyaregreeted

TheruinsofMooreOklahomaatowndestructedforthefourthtimein14yearsbyamajortornado龙卷风areareminderthatcurrentbuildingcodes规范can’tdomuchtopreventpropertydestructionandlossoflifeespeciallywhenapowerfultornadocutsthroughtown.Butthetotaldeathnumbercanbereducedwhenpeopletakeshelterinundergroundstormbunkers碉堡andhardenedsaferooms.ThetornadothatcarvedapathofdestructionthroughMooretook24lives.Itswindswereclockedat400kilometersperhour.Withonly15minutes’warningresidentsfledtownortookrefuge避难inthefirmestcornersoftheirhomes.Theluckiestwereabletoclimbintosheltersormovetosaferooms.InMoorethoseroomssavedlives.ButattwoschoolsdestroyedbyMonday'stornadonosuchshelterwasavailablE.LeslieChapmanHendersonisCEOofanon-profitgroupcalledtheFederalAllianceforSafeHomes.She'sanadvocatefortornadosaferooms.Thesaferoomisaninterior内部roomofthehomethathasbeenreinforced加固andtestedtowithstandhighwinD.Infactwe’vealreadyheardofstoriesofsurvivalofpeoplewhowereinsaferoomseitheraboveorbelowgroundshesaiD.Betterstormforecastsgivepeoplemoretimetoreact.Buttheyneedsomeplacesafetogo.BuildingscanbebuilttoresiststrongwindsbutnotlikethoseintheF-5tornadothattoucheddowninMoorE.ChapmanHendersonsayseventhebuildingcodesthatdoexistarenotwidelyadoptedorenforceD.AsitsresidentspreparetorebuildMoore’smayorispushingforanordertomakesaferoomscompulsoryinallnewconstruction.SimilarproposalsweremadefollowingeachoftheprevioustornadostrikesbutnonewereadopteD.25.AccordingtoChapmanHendersonwhichofthefollowingdoessheprobablyagreewith?A.Buildingcodesmakeadifferenceinpreventingpropertydestruction.B.IfpeopletakeshelterinsaferoomsnobodywilldiE.C.Itisurgenttobuildtornadosaferooms.D.SaferoomscanbebuiltonlyundergrounD.26.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Moorehasgonethroughtornado4timesintotal.B.ChapmanHendersonisMoore’smayor.C.Monday'stornadotook24livesattwoschools.D.TheMoore’sproposalmightnotbeapproveD.27.Theunderlinedwordwithstandinparagraph4probablymeans________.A.opposeB.resistC.preventD.defeat

Ifyouhadastrangesoundinyourearwhatwouldyoudo?OnemaninWaleswhothoughthehadaflyinhisearcalled999theemergencyservicesnumberinBritain.Andsodidawomanwhowasworriedabouthergreenpotatoes.Couldshemakechipswiththem?Weretheypoisonous?Shedidn’thesitateaboutcallingthelocalambulanceservicetoask.Accordingtoarecentreportmorethan31000non-urgentcallsweremadetotheWelshAmbulanceServiceinthelastyear.InappropriatecallsareaheadacheforhealthprofessionalseverywherE.IntheUSprankcallsto911happenonadailybasis.Manycallersuseappswhichhidetheiridentity.Butthosewhotrytobefunnyshouldn’tbesurprisedifthepolicehavethelastlaugh.OnemanfromColoradowasarrestedformakingmorethan1200prankcallsaccordingtoareportontheUStelevisionstationKOAA—TV.Peoplewhotakethesecallsaretrainedtostaycalmandkeepastraightfacenomatterhowstrangethecallsounds.There’snowayforustoknowwhetherthecallisrealaccidentaloraprankcallsaidapublicsafetyworkerinterviewedbytheAmericanTVchannel.TheHeadofClinicalServicesattheWelshAmbulanceServiceRichardLeehasawarningforprankcallers.Hesays:Whenpeoplemisusetheserviceitmeansourprecioustimeisbeingtakenawayfromsomeonewhoreallydoesneedourhelp.Indeedthesehotlinesaresupposedtohelptheseriouslyillorthosewithalife-threateninginjury.Youneverknowonedaythepersonwhoneedsassistancecouldbeyouorsomeoneinyourfamily.28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bytellingastory.C.Bylistingfigures.D.Bymakingacomparison.29.Accordingtothetextprankcallsareusually________.A.meanttobehelpfulB.dealtwithintimeC.thoughthighlyofD.madetoplaytricks30.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasehavethelastlaughinParagraph2probablymean?A.winatlast.B.neverfindthem.C.laughatthem.D.knownothing.31.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosuggestinthetext?A.Prankcallsareusuallyeasytoidentify.B.Operatorsfeelannoyedbystrangecallers.C.Prankcallsmaycauseseriousresults.D.Prankcallersshouldbepunishedbylaw.

Anewstudyof8000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappilyitisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove早恋maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression忧郁症.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboysandyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsislossofself.Accordingtothestudyeventhoughboyswouldsaylosethemselvesinaromanticrelationshipthislossofselfismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufmananexpertonyoungpeopleproblemssays15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingupitisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriendsattendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsonstheyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoungbutonlymaturity成熟givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.21.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove.B.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.22.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.C.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theolderawomanisthelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.D.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

Listencarefullyworkingpeoplewewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.Timeisprecious.PeoplearespendingmoneybuyingtimE.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddleburyConneticut.Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimeOtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.ThesentenceSaying‘yes’toyourselfmeans_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplannedWhenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltywayInWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthemIfapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend

SevenwaystofindoutwhatyoureallywantinlifeBegoodtoyourselfYoucan’tpinpoint准确指出exactlywhatyouwantinlife.You’reconstantlysacrificing牺牲yourtimeanddreamsforotherpeoplE.36Askyourself:ifyouweren’ttieddownbyyourjobfamilyoranythingelsethenwhatwouldyoubedoingrightnow?RegretnothingTobegoodtoyourselfisnotselfish.It’syourlifE.It’stimeforyoutoliveitexactlythewayyouwantto.Ifyouconstantlyregretthingsyoudidordidn’tdointhepastthenyouwon’tbeabletomoveforwarD.37FigureoutwhatyouneedSometimesit’shardtofigureoutwhatyouneeD.Sitdownandthinkaboutwhatyouneedmost.Thefreedomtoexpressyourself?Love?Financialsecurity?Somethingelse?Ifithelpsyoucanmakealist.Alsothinkaboutthekindoflegacy遗产youwanttoleavebehinD.38Youcanflyonlybypushingbackagainstsomethingyoudon’twant.Figureoutwhatupsetsyouandbespecificaboutit.Don’tjustsaythatyouhateyourofficejoB.Pinpointexactlywhyyouhateit.Coulditbeyourstrictboss?Yourworkload?Yourmeaninglessjobtitle?Oralloftheabove?DeterminewhatmakesyoutrulyhappyThere’snolifetowasteifyou’rehappywithlivingit.39Beingaroundchildren?Isittraveling?Owningasuccessfulbusiness?Financialfreedom?Onceyoupinpointtheonethingthatmakesyouhappythemostyou’llhaveaprettyclearideaofwhatyoushouldstrugglehardtogetinyourlifE.Letpeoplearoundyouknowwhatyou’retryingtoachievE.Don’tkeepyourgoalsanddesirestoyourself.Voiceitallout!Ifyoutellpeoplewhatyou’retryingtoaccomplishtheywillmostlikelysupportyouandgiveyounewideas.Sometimesmotherdoesknowbest!StaypositiveLifedoesn’talwaysgohowyouwantit.Don’tfeeldiscouragedasyourplansstray偏离.Takecontrol.Insteadofbeinganxioustryyourbesttoadvancewiththechanges.Youwillgettheresomeday.40You’rejusttakingalittledetour绕道.A.Don’tliveinthepastbutliveinthepresent!B.Sometimesapositiveattitudeisallyouneedtokeepgoing.C.Determinewhatreallybothersyou.D.Thinkaboutwhatmakesyouhappy.E.Youhavetoputyourselffirstbecauseifyoudon’tthennooneelsewill.F.Determinewhatyouaregoingtodonext.G.Youshouldthinkofthingscarefully.

IfirstwenttoHarrowinthesummerterm.TheschoolhadthebiggestswimmingpoolIhadeverseen.Itwasagoodjoketocomeupbehindanakedboyandpushhimintothepool.Imadequiteahabitofthiswithboysofmyownsizeorless.OnedayIsawaboywrappedinatowelonthesideofthepool.HewasnobiggerthanIwassoIthoughthimafairgamE.ComingsecretlybehindIpushedhiminholdingontohistowelsothatitwouldnotgetwetIwassurprisedtoseeanangryfacecomeoutfromthewaterandabeingofgreatstrengthmaskingitswaybyfacestrokes猛力地划totheshorE.Ifledbutinvain.Heovertookmeseizedmeviolentlyandthrewmeintothedeepestpartofthepool.Isoonclimbedoutontheothersideandfoundmyselfsurroundedbyacrowdofyoungerboys.Doyouknowwhatyouhavedone?theysaidIt’sAmery;heisinGradeSix.Heischampionatgym;hehasgothisfootballhonor.IwasfrightenedandfeltashameD.HowcouldItellhispositionwhenbewaswrappedinabathtowelandsosmall.Hedidn’tseempleasedatallsoIaddedinamostbrilliantwordMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmall.AtthisbelaughedandaftersomegeneralwordsaboutmyrudebehaviorandhowIhadbetterbecarefulinthefuturesignifiedtheincidentwascloseD.21ThewriterthoughtAmeryafairgamebecausetheboy.A.lookedlikeananimalB.wasfondofgamesC.wasofsimilarsizeD.wasgoodatsports22.Thewriterfeltashamedbecause.A.hewaslaughedatbyotherboysB.AmeryturnedouttobeinthesamegradeC.hepushedAmeryhardandhurthimD.heplayedajokeonanoutstandingathlete23.BysayingMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmallthewriter.A.triedtopleaseAmeryB.challengedAmeryC.threatenedAmeryD.admiredhisfather24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThewritercouldrunfasterthanAmery.B.Thewriterlikedplayingonboysofallsizes.C.AmerywasastudentinGradeFour.D.Ameryforgavethewriterforhisrudebehavior.

ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroutE.HerepliedYoumeanfortunately.HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovideD.MyattitudetothehillhasnowchangeD.IusedtocomplainasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.ThishillismyfrienD.FinallyIcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfreE.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.ProblemsaretheretobefacedandovercomE.WecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylifE.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegreE.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.ShewroteCharactercannotbedevelopedineasE.OnlythroughexperiencesofsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthenedvisionclearedambitioninspiredandsuccessachieveD.Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity逆境.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardshipsproblemsaccidentsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyarenofaultofourown.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversitywecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingaviatorsintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.HesaidDon’tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That’snonsensE.Makeupyourmindyou’llneverusecrutches拐杖orastickandthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschoolandjoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.ButneverneverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossiblE.Thebiographies传记ofgreatpeoplearefullofexamplesofhowtheytookstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaceD.ThecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedepresseD.TheychosetheirattitudE.TheychosetobepositivE.TheytookonthechallengE.Theywon.Neverthelessthereisstilltheproblemofhowyouchangeyourattitudetowardsadversity.32.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?A.Goingtoagymisgreatlybeneficialtopeople’shealth.B.ClimbinghillsonbicyclesisthebestwaytotakeexercisE.C.Thosewhowanttoachievesuccesscan’texpecttoliveaneasylifE.D.People’sattitudetoadversityistheonlyfactoroftheirsuccess.33.ByquotingwhatDouglasBadersaidtheauthorintendstotellus.A.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.B.A.badworkmanquarrelswithhistools.C.Ifyourisknothingyouwillhavenothing.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.34.Followingthispassagetheauthorwillfurthertalkabout.A.howhisfriendhelpedhimtochangehisattitudetowardstheadversityhefacedB.whyitisimportanttokeepoptimisticinfaceofadversityC.whatstepstotaketochangeyourattitudetowardstheadversityyoufaceD.whatgreatpeoplehaveincommon35.Whichofthefollowingcanbestfunctionasthetitleofthepassage?A.LifeisfullofadversityB.DifferentattitudestowardsadversityC.NothingisimpossibleD.Faceadversitywithasmile

InthisinfluentialworkaboutthesurprisingdividebetweenchildrenandtheoutdoorschildsupporterexpertRichardLouvdirectlylinksthelackofnatureinthelivesoftoday’swiredgeneration---hecallsitnature-deficit赤字----tosomeofthemostdisturbingchildhoodtrendssuchastherisesinobesityattentiondisordersanddepression.LastChildintheWoodsisthefirstbooktobringtogetheranewandgrowingbodyofresearchindicatingthatdirectexposuretonatureisessentialforhealthychildhooddevelopmentandforthephysicalandemotionalhealthofchildrenandadults.MorethanjustraisinganalarmLouvofferspracticalsolutionsandsimplewaystohealthebrokenbond---andmanyarerightinourownbackyarD.ThisneweditionreflectsthegreatchangesthathavetakenplacesincethebookwasoriginallypublisheD.Itincludes:·100actionsyoucantaketocreatechangeinyourcommunityschoolandfamily.·35discussionpointstoinspirepeopleofallagestotalkabouttheimportanceofnatureintheirlives.·AnewprogressreportbytheauthoraboutthegrowingLeaveNoChildInsidemovement.·NewandupdatedresearchconfirmingthatdirectexposuretonatureisessentialforthephysicalandemotionalhealthofchildrenandadultsLastChildintheWoods:SavingourChildrenfromNatureDeficitDisorderhaspromotedanationaldialogueamongeducatorshealthprofessionalparentsdevelopersandconservationists.Thisisabookthatwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutthefutureofyourchildren.28.WhatdoesthewordbondinParagraph2referto?A.ExposuretonatureB.ChildhooddevelopmentC.Parent-childrelationshipD.Connectionbetweenchildrenandnature29.Whatdoesthebookfocusoninchildren’sgrowth?A.OutsideactivitiesB.PhysicallaborC.OverweightproblemsD.Schoolperformances30.Whatisaddedtothenewedition?A.WebsitelinksandrelatedvideosB.VividpicturesandpersonalexamplesC.TrainingcoursesandexpertsupportsD.Latestresearchandpracticalinstructions31.Whereisthepassagefrom?A.A.sciencereportB.A.bookreviewC.A.fairytaleD.A.guidebook

Beingabletoserveandhelpothersisoneofthemostrewardingthings.Volunteeringinasoupkitchenhasopenedmyeyestowhattherealworldreallyis.Mostofthepeoplewhogotosoupkitchensneedthingsthatwesometimestakeforgrantedlikemealsshowerswarmclothesandsomeonewhocaresaboutthem.It’sveryrewardingtohearawarmThankyouaccompaniedbyacomfortingsmilebecauseyouhavedonesomethingassimpleasservingthemaplateoffoodoracupoflemonteaororangejuicE.It’samazingthatfewrequirementsarenecessarytoworkinasoupkitchenyettherewardsareendless.Therequirementsareverysimple:anyonewhohasadesiretoserveandthevirtueofcaringaboutothersregardlessofaperson’sstatusisfullyqualifieD.ThetaskofservingfoodcanbelearnedandperfecteD.Gettingattachedtothepeopleyouserveandworkwithisinevitable不可避免的.It’salmostimpossibletoforgetthechildren.Whileyouareservingthemjuiceyouwonderabouttheirfuture:whatwillbecomeofthem?Youoftenwonderiftheolderpeoplehavefamilymemberswhoareouttheresearchingforthemandwheretheyspendtheirdaysandnights.Volunteeringinasoupkitchenisnotjustacommunityservice;it’sarealitycheck.Youarewelcomedintoaworldthatbecauseofluckisunfamiliartoyou.Inasoupkitchenyouarehelpingbothotherpeopleandyourselfbygivingtheirlivesandyoursalittlemoremeaning.33.Thepassageismainlyabout_________________.A.volunteeringinasoupkitchenB.whatisservedinasoupkitchenC.requirementsneededtoworkinasoupkitchenD.howimportantasoupkitchenis34.Thosewhoworkinasoupkitchen_________________.A.comefromawealthyfamilyB.haveahighsocialpositionC.areselflessandwillingtohelpothersD.areselfishandcaremuchaboutthemselves35.Theunderlinedphrasetakeforgrantedmeans_________________.A.beconcernedaboutB.careaboutC.paygreatattentiontoD.thinklittleof

EveryWednesdayIgotoCantataAdultLifeServicesalocalretirementcommunityinBrookfieldIllinoisUSwithmyclassmatestodocommunityservicE.AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantatamylifechangedforever.ThatmaysoundabitdramaticbutvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlifE.Ourvisitslastaboutanhourandwebring25­30studentseverytimE.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe'retherE.YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantaboutlifebackthenbutnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallytherE.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossiblE.Whetheritwastalkingto98­year­oldHurricaneHildaaboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshedancedwithafamousactorIwascompletelyattractedbyeverysinglememorytheresidentswantedtosharewithmE.Eventheresidentswhodon'thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencesatisfying.IremembervisitingMrs.Robinson.Shecouldn'trecallmuchaboutherpastbutshetoldmeshe'dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoherrambling漫谈.Itmademerealizethatit'sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That'ssomethingIwon'tforgetanytimesoon.Ifthere'sonethingI'verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantatait'sthatpresence—justbeingthere—meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesarethere'salwaystimetomakesomeone'sday.Formeitfeelsgreattobeasourceofhappinessasmileonabaddayoralisteningearforoldmemories.Andattheendofthedaythat'sallthatmatters.It'seasytofeellikeyoudon'thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly—especiallywhenyou'reateenager.Butthat'snottrueatall.Ihatetobeoverlyclichéd陈词滥调的herebutagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadultsit'simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderlyandtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.1.Whatdothevolunteersdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.2.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.3.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?A.Wedon'thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.B.Ageisjustanumber.C.Itisimportanttohelptheelderly.D.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.

ThelifeofanactorappearsattractiveandmanyyoungpeopledreamaboutbecomingonE.Butthetruthisitisveryhardwork.Ifyou’resuccessfultherearedeadlinestobemetappointmentstokeepandthepresstodealwith.Ifyou’renotsuccessfulthenlifeisextremelytough.IrememberwhenIstartedoutIhadtosearchtheadvertisementboardatmydramaschooleverydaytolookforactingjobs.DramaschoolwasexpensiveandIneededextracashtohelppaythefees.IwelcomedeverysmalljoB.IplayedextrasinmanycrowdscenesandbecameaconfidentparticipantinalotofTVcommercialsforhairshampoosoapandwashingpowder.IhadbeenworkingforabouttwoyearsbeforeIgotmyluckybreak.OnedayasIwaspassingthedramaschoolIdecidedtogointocheckthenoticeboarD.TherewasnothingonitandIwasjustleavingwhenthesecretarycamealongthecorridorwithapieceofpaper.SheaskedmehowIwasandItoldherlifewashardandworkwasdifficulttofinD.Thenextmomentsheputthepaperinmyhandandwalkedaway.MyhandswereshakingasIunfoldedthepaperfullofexpectation.Tomysurpriseitwasanaudition试演foraclown小丑fortheCanadiancircus.Icouldn’tstopmyselffromlaughing.Ihadexpectedanauditionwithafamousdirectorforanewfilm!WhenIwasatdramaschooltherehadbeenacourseinacrobatics杂技andclowntricks.Ihadgainedtopmarksinthiscoursefororiginalityanddaring.LaterIwenttotheauditionfeelingverystrangE.ThiswasnotwhatI’dhadinmindwhenIenrolledindramaschool.TomysurprisethejobasaclownturnedouttobeexactlywhatIwanteD.Ilovedeverymomentofgettingdressedupandputtingonthemake-up.IhadtheopportunitytotraveltheworldandIwasmorethananactorIwasanentertaineraswell.Ihadvisitedover32differentcountriesandentertainedmillionsofpeoplE.1.Accordingtoparagraph3thewriterwentintothedramaschool__________.A.tolookforajobB.toseethesecretaryC.tocollectapieceofpaperD.toputanoticeonthenoticeboard2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sfeelingwhenheunfoldedthepaper?A.ExtremelyfrighteneD.B.FeelinganxiousandexciteD.C.VeryworrieD.D.Tremblingwithfear.3.Fromthewholepassagewecantellthatthewriteris___________.A.sadthathewasnotafamousactorB.happytotraveltheworldC.feelingverystrangetobeaclownD.verycontentwithhislife

Itissaidthatmostpeoplehavenotmorethan30friendsatanygiventimeand400overthewholeoftheirlives.Howeveronsocialnetworkingsitesmostusershaveabout150friends.Ifthesenumbersarecorrectthenfriendshipmeansdifferentthingsindifferentsituations.Alsotherearenorulesaboutfriendship.Therearenoinstructionsabouthowtomakefriendshowtokeepfriendshipsgoingandhowtofinishfriendshipsifwewanttomoveon.Peoplehaveverydifferentopinionsaboutthis:somepeoplewoulddiefortheirfriendsandtheyvaluethemmorethanfamily.OtherssaythatfriendsaretemporaryonlytheretohelpeachotheruntiltheyarenolongerneedeD.Ifpeoplewithsuchdifferentviewsbecomefriendsthiscanleadtoproblems.Becauseofthesedifferentdefinitionsoffriendshipitiseasytobeunhappyaboutourfriendships.Wemaywantthemtobedeeperorcloserorwemaywanttohavemorefriendsinourlives.Sometimeswesimplydonothavethetimetodevelopourfriendshipsorwefearwehaveleftittoolateinlifetostart.Ifwemovetoanothercountryorcitywehavetofindwaystomakenewfriendsagain.Thisdissatisfactionshowsushowimportantfriendshipsareformostofus.Weshouldnotthinkthatitcouldbetoolatetobuildfriendships.Wealsoneedtounderstandthattheneedtobearoundotherpeopleisonethatissharedbymany.Thereforeweshouldnotbetoofrightenedaboutstartingtotalktopeoplewhointhefuturemaybecomeourfriends:itislikelythattheytoowouldliketogetclosertous.Rememberwhatpeoplesay:strangersarefriendswehavenotmetyet.24.Accordingtothetexthowmanyfriendsdothemajorityofpeopleprobablyhave?A.Over400friendsintheirwholelivesB.30friendsorfeweratacertainstageC.400internetfriendsintheirwholelivesD.150internetfriendsatacertainstagE.25.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph2?A.ThereisaruleaboutmakingfriendsB.PeoplewithdifferentviewscanbecomefriendsC.FriendshipsmeandifferentthingstodifferentpeopleD.Somepeoplewoulddiefortheirfriendsiftheyneedto26.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmostofus_________.A.needtobewithothersB.buildfriendshipslateinlifeC.aredissatisfiedwithourfriendsD.arefrightenedtotalktopeople27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstalkingtoastranger?A.UninterestedB.CautiousC.DoubtfulD.Positive

Whenyouthinkofthecinemathephrasewatchingamovieprobablycomestomindandinfactmoviemakersworkveryhardtomaketheirfilmsinterestingvisually.Butmoviesalsocontainstoriesdialoguesmusicandsoundeffects---thingsthatpeopledon'tneedtoseeinordertoenjoy.MoviereviewerMartyKleinhascreatedawebsitetohelpvisuallyimpairedpeoplechoosemoviesthattheycanfollowwithoutthehelpofanassistanttoexplainwhatishappeningonthescreen.Kleingivesmoviesaratingfrom1to10basedonseveralfactors.A.moviereceivesahighratingifthereareonlyafewmaincharacterswhosevoicesareeasytorecognizE.KleinalsolikesaninterestingstorywithouttoomanychangesintimeandplacE.A.largeamountofdialoguebetweenthecharactersisbetterthanlongsilencesornoisyactionscenes.Ofcoursevisuallyimpairedpeoplecanenjoymanyfilmswiththehelpfromafriendwhodoesn’tmindexplainingthepartsofamoviethatcanonlybeseen.Butthatmeansthatsomeoneistalkingduringthemoviewhichcouldannoysomeaudiencemembers.Italsomeansthatthesepeoplecannotgotothemoviesindependently.Tosolvetheseproblemssomemovietheatershavebeguntoofferrecordedaudiodescriptionsofthemovementssceneryandspecialeffectsthatotheraudiencememberscanseeonthescreen.VisuallyimpairedmoviegoersreceiveawirelessheadsettowearduringthemoviE.Thisallowsthemtolistentothenarrationwhilestillhearingamovie'smusicandothersoundsthatsurroundtheminthetheater.AnotherblindmoviereviewerJayForrywritesmoviereviewsthatarepublishedonhiswebsitE.Healsowritesfornewspapersandisaguestonradioshows.ForrygivesmoviesoneoffiveratingsincludingSogoodblindpeoplewilllikeitandI'mgladIcouldn'tseeit.Forrybecameawriteraftergoingblindattheageof20andhedecidedtogotocollegE.HisfirstarticlesappearedinthecollegenewspaperandForry'swritingskillsandsenseofhumorarewhatkeeppeoplereadinghisreviewsorlisteningtothemontheradio.AfterwatchingTheSixthSenseForrycommentedthathethoughtthemoviewasexcellentbutthatheenviedtheboywhowasthemaincharacter:HehadsixsensesandIonlyhavefour.52.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedassomethingthatcanbeenjoyedwithoutbeingseen?A.Stories.B.conversations.C.MusiC.D.Specialeffects.53.Visuallyimpairedpeoplereferstothosewho__________.A.arecompletelydeafB.can'tseeanythingC.arelamewhenwalkingD.makecommentsonmovies54.WhichmoviemightreceiveagoodratingfromMartyKlein?A.A.martialartsfilmwithmanyfightscenes.B.A.dramathatoftenshiftsbetweenthepastandthepresent.C.A.romanticcomedywithfourmaincharactersandlotsofconversations.D.A.spaceadventurewithmanyexplosionsandspecialeffects.55.Whatdotheatersdoconcerningvisuallyimpairedpeople?A.TheyassignstafftoexplainsomepartsofthemoviE.B.TheyarrangemoviesespeciallyforthesepeoplE.C.TheyofferrecordedaudiodescriptionsofthemoviE.D.TheypersuadethesepeoplenottogotothetheateralonE.

Iwasdrivingdowntheroadtheotherdaylisteningtosweetmusiccomingoutofmycarradio.MyheartfeltpeacefulmymindwasclearandmysoulwasfulloflovE.Evenwithallitsproblem:lifeseemedgooD.Thenthemusicstoppedandthenewscameon.Therewastalkofanotherfamousmillionaireindrugrehab康复afteranincidentwiththepolicE.Therewasnewsonthemurderofapoormanwhoselifewassupposedtobechangedafterwinningthelottery.Therewasevenadiscussiononhowmuchgreedandexcess放肆haddamagedourworlD.Everystoryseemedtopointonceagaintotheoldsayingthatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness.HearingthemmademethinkofamovieIsawmanyyearsagoonMotherTeresa'shomeforthedyinginIndiA.WhatstruckmemostwhenIwatcheditwasn'ttheunbearablepovertytherE.Itwasn'tthesicknessandsufferingthatthepeoplethereweregoingthrough.ItwasratherthepeacefulsmilesoflovekindnessandhappinessthattheysharedwiththeSistersandwitheachother..Thesepeoplehadnothing.Manywerestrugglingattheendofdeath.Yettheyknewthesimpletruththatsomanyofusherearestilllearning:JoyisFreE.WecanhavejoyandspreadjoyeverydayofourlifeherE.Don'tloveoradmiredollarsignsandthinkthatmoneywillbringyouhappinessthen.Joycan'tbepurchaseD.Itcan'tbeowneD.Itcanonlybechosenandthengivenfreelytoothers.Intheeyesofeternity永恒moneyisonlyworthlesspaper.TheonlythingthatmattersisthelovewithinyouandthelovethatyougivetotheworlD.Makethatyourlegacy遗产andyourlifewillforeverberichinjoy.4.AlltheinformationaboutthemoviementionedinParagraph2istrueEXCEPT______.A.itwasaboutMotherTeresa'scontributionsB.itlefttheauthoradeepimpressionC.peopleinitwereverykindandhappyD.peopleinitwereextremelypoorandsuffering5.BysayingMakethatyourlegacytheauthormeans______.A.GiveyourfortunetoyourcominggenerationsB.TreatyourfortuneasveryvaluablethingsC.PassyourjoyontoyourcominggenerationsD.Havejoyandspreadjoytopeoplearoundyou6.Whichsectionofanewspaperisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Business.B.CulturE.C.LifE.D.Entertainment.

Whenacoupledecidestomarrytheynaturallyinformbothsetsofparentsandstepparentsbeforehavingapartyplannedortellingalltheirfriends.Thedaysarelonggoneofthemangoingtremblingtothegirl’sfatherandsayingSirmayIhavethehonorofhavingthehandofyourdaughterinmarriage?Howeverawisecouplealwaysdiscussestheirplansformarriagewiththeirrespectivefamiliesandayoungmanoftensuggestsafinancialtalkwithhisfuturefather-in-lawbeforethelatterisfacedwiththeembarrassmentofaskingforone.Evenifayoungwomanhassupportedherselfandlivesawayfromhomeherparentshavetherighttoknowhowherfiancéproposestohandlethelong-rangefinancingoftheirfamilyandhomE.Thefiancéshouldstatehisincomehissavingsandhisfutureexpectationswithoutoverstatinganyofthem.Engagementpartiesaregivenbytheparentsofthebride-to-beorbyarelativeofthebrideactingforherparentsusuallyjustbeforethenewspaperannouncementoftheengagement.Ifthebride-to-beandherfiancéliveinacityotherthanherparentsitisbetterforherparentstogotothecitythanhertogohometothemfortheengagementparty.Sheandherfiancéwillafterallbepartiedinherparents’hometownduringtheweddingfestivities.Howeverifthefamilyhomeisnotfarawayitisproperfortheengagedcoupletotraveltherefortheannouncementparty.Theyoungman’sfamilyshouldbeinvitedtoo.Ifthebride’sparentsarenolongerlivingthenarelativeoraclosefriendcangivetheparty.Itisusuallyasimplecocktail’spartychampagneservedfortoaststotheengagedcouplE.Ifthepartyisverylargetheengagedcoupleandthegirl’sparentsmightformareceivingline—buttheydonothaveto.Thebride-to-beusuallywearsherengagementringofficiallyforthefirsttimeonthisoccasion.Ifshehasagiftforthegroom-to-beshegivesittohimrightbeforeoraftertheengagementparty.ForAmericansthetraditionalengagementringisadiamondsolitaire单粒宝石.Howevertodayanythinggoes—aringwithmanycoloredstonesaringwithalargesemi-preciousstoneanheirloom传__ringresetinamoderndesignorevenastoneinthebride’sfamilysimplyresetinaTiffanysetting.Theweddingringwillbeofthesamemetalastheengagementring.SomegirlsprefernoengagementringbutchooseaweddingbandthatisdecoratedwithstonesinsteaD.Noonehastohaveanengagementring.A.girlmaywantherfiancétogiveherapearlnecklaceinsteadorajeweledwatch.Jeweledringscanbegivenasgiftsonmanyoccasionsduringthemarriedlives—suchasweddinganniversariesthebirthofachildoranimportantjobpromotion.59.Accordingtothefirstparagraphyoungmen.A.musttellalltheirfriendsbeforeplanningapartyB.usedtofeelafraidofgoingtomeettheirgirlfriends’parentsC.mustpromisethattheirfamilycouldsupportthemD.mustguaranteetheyliveawayfromhomealready60.Theunderlinedwordoneinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.amarriageB.aplanC.afinancialtalkD.anembarrassment61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thebride-to-beandherfiancéwillhavetowaitinlinewithbothoftheirparents.B.Iftheboy’sparentsaredeadarelativeoraclosefriendgivesapartyontheirbehalf.C.Theengagementpartyisusuallygivenbeforethenewspaperannouncement.D.It’snolongernecessarytogiveadiamondsolitaireastheengagementring.62.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.w_ww.k#s5_u.co*mA.ayoungmancangivehiswifeajeweledwatchonthebirthdayoftheirchildB.theheirloommustberesetinamoderndesignC.theengagementringandtheweddingringaredifferentD.somegirlsdon’tmindwhattheyaregivenfortheengagement

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalkingcyclingswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomeforms—footballbasketballhockeygolfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardshipandtotakerisksinhighmountains?ThisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisurE.MountaineeringisasportandnotagamE.Therearenoman-maderulesasothersasthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereareofcourserulesofdifferentkindswhichwouldbedangeroustoignorebutitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeoplE.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsportswemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnotateamgame.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereareasistruenomatchesbetweenteamsofclimbersbutwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydependthereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.HehastofighttheforcesofnaturE.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.A.mountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearbyyear.A.skierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty.ButitisnotunusualformenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyperhapsclimbwithmoreskillsandlesswasteofeffortandtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.24.Whatsportsarepopularamongpeopleinwinterinthepassage?A.Soccerandgolf.B.Skiingandskating.C.Cyclingandhockey.D.Mountaineering.25.TheunderlinedwordpassioninParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.A.strongemotionB.goodwayC.betterfeelingD.enoughaffection26.Mountaineeringisasportnotagamebecause_______.A.ithasman-maderulesB.itistoodangerousforclimbersC.itcan’tbringpeoplejoyorleisureD.itisfreeforclimberstousetheirownmethods27.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.mountaineeringhasnoappealforpeopleB.physicalqualityismoreimportantthanthementaloneforclimbersC.amountainclimberpasseshisbestbytheageofthirtyD.itispossibleforanoldmanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbtheAlps28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SportsinwinterB.TeamworkinclimbingC.MountaineeringD.Thequalityformountaineering

IlostbothofmyparentsinatragiccaraccidentwhenIwasfivE.Fortunatelyatthatageachilddoesn’tunderstandthefinalityofsuchanevent.Manyyearslaterattheageoftwenty-threeIwasplanningmyweddingtoSheldonwhocamefromacompletelovingfamilythetypeIexpect.SheldonandIhadalreadyboughtourfirsthomewithalargebeautifullylandscapedyarD.Asthedategrewcloserandwetookownershipofthehomewebegantocleanarrangeinsideandout.ThedaybeforeourweddingwewereputtingthefinaltouchestotheyarD.Weweresopleasedwiththeneatnessofitall.Butoneplantpuzzledus.A.rosebushlocatedjustoutsideourfrontdoorwascompletelybarrenofleavesorbuds.Itlookedlikeditmightbedeadbutsinceneitherofuscouldbesurewereluctantlydecidedtokeepitforthetimebeing.ThatsameeveningafterthedinnerIwastooexcitedtosleep.InsteadIdecidedIneededsomequiettimetoreflectontheweddingthenextday.Iwenttothebackyardandsatinthewarmclearstar-fillednight.ItwastherethatIrealizedtheonlythingmissingfrommyweddingdaywouldbemyparents.Therehadbeennotimetothinkofthisuntilnowandthethoughtfilledmewithsadness.Afteralleverygirldreamsofhavingherfatherwalkherdowntheaisleandhermothertheretocomfortheranxiety.AloneintheyardIbeganspeakingtomymomanddadjustasifIhadknowntheywerelistening.Givemeasignonmyweddingdaytoletmeknowyou’rewithmE.ThenextdaySheldon’sexcitedvoicerepeatedlycalledmynamE.Irushedtojoinhimatthefrontdoor.Ican’tbelievewhatI’mabouttoshowyou!HestoodasidE.Thebarrenrosebushhadtwohugerosesinfullbloom.TherewasnodoubtinmymindthatwewerewitnessingamiracleamiracleoflovE.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtouchesinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Smalldetails.B.Strongfeelings.C.Closeconnection.D.EnormouspressurE.22.Accordingtothepassagewhydidtherosebushconfusethewriter?A.Becauseitwasdifficulttotakecareof.B.Becauseithadasignofdyingaway.C.BecauseitgrewinawrongplacE.D.Becauseitsleaveswerealwaysfalling.23.Thewritercametotheyardthatnightto__________.A.relieveherpressureoflifeB.prayforherparentsC.seewhethertherosegrewD.thinkaboutherweddingcarefully24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.thewriterwasexperiencedinmanagingayardB.thewriterandherfiancékepttherosebushimmediatelytheysawitC.thewritercouldcelebrateherweddingoutdoorsD.thewriterwasfullofpitywithoutherparents’attendingherwedding

Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand缕ofhairatechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople’shair.You’rewhatyoueatanddrinkandthat’srecordedinyourhairsaidThureCeilingageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidenticalwatersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.ThechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmovE.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestablebuttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes同位素.Theheaviestrainfallsfirst.AsaresultstormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.BymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhairscientistscanconstructageographictimelinE.Eachinchofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerling’steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofrainsystems.It’snotgoodforpinpointing精确定位CedingsaiD.It’sgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.ToddParkalocaldetectivesaidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLakE.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bonesaT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearchhegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeathshemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwestalthoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.It’sstillasubstantialareaParksaiD.ButitnarrowsitwaydownformE.61.Accordingtothepassagescientists’newdiscoveryisthat.A.One’shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.B.A.person’shairmayrevealwheretheyhaveliveD.C.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.D.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.62.TheunderlinedsentenceYou’rewhatyoueatanddrinkLine1ParA.3means.A.Foodanddrinkaffectone’spersonalitydevelopment.B.Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.C.Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone’sbodytissues.D.Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone’sexistencE.63.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftherainfallinAmerica’sWest?A.ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.B.ThewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinlanD.C.Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.D.ItgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastwarD.64.Cerling’steamproducedintheirresearch?A.amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwaterB.acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershopsC.amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhairD.achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem65.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling’sresearch?A.Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.B.IthelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitteD.C.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.D.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.

GoingGreenGreenisnolongerjustacolor.ItisanewwayofthinkingabouttheworldandawayoflivingyourlifE.It’scatchingonallovertheworlD.Moreandmorepeopledecidetogogreenbecausetheyknowthatweonlyhaveoneplanettoliveon.Wewon’tbeabletoliveonitmuchlongerifwekeepwastingenergyanddestroying破坏ourhomewithairlandandwaterpollution.GreenLivingmeans:Understandingthatyourchoicesaffect影响notjustyoubuteverybodyeverywherE.UnderstandingthatyourchoicesaffectnotjusttodaybutthefuturE.Understandingthatwhenwetalkaboutsavingtheplanetorsavingtheenvironmentweareactuallytalkingaboutsavingourselves!Youmaybethinking:HeyI’mjustonepersononaplanetwithbillions.Ican’treallymakeadifferencE.Wellhaveyoueverseenagroupofpeopledothewave波浪?Italwaysstartsoffwithoneortwopeoplejumpingupanddownlikecrazy.Soonthousandsofpeoplearejoiningin.Goinggreenisjustlikethat.Itstartswithsmallsimpleactions.Itcansoonbuildintoawavethatwillchangethewholeplanetandleadusalltohealthierhappierlives.Manystudentshavealreadysharedwithustheireffortstohelptheenvironment:Gabrielle12writesIhavehelpedmycommunityplantagardenandIridemybikeorskateboardtoschool.Kaitlyn10saysLotsofpapertowelsarethrownawaysoIuseareusableclothtoweltodrymyhandsinsteaD.Ialwaysrecycle重复利用saysNatalie13.Youcancallmearecycler!Ialwayslookatthebottomofthings.IwanttoseewhethertheyhavethelittlesignthattellsyouitcanberecycleD.SoIalmostrecycleeverything!Nowit’syourturntothinkabouthowyoucangogreen.MakeimportantchoicesandtakeactionstoimprovetheenvironmentrightaroundyouandthehealthofthewholeworlD.13.WhatdoestheexpressioncatchoninParagraph1probablymean?A.GoworsE.B.Cometoanend.C.Gethelp.D.Becomepopular.14.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.ourchoicescan’taffectthefutureB.onepersoncan’tmakeadifferenceC.ourplanetisdestroyedbypollutionD.goinggreenstartswithsmallactions15.Thewritermayagreethat______.A.goinggreenishardforstudentsB.goinggreenmeanschangingothersC.goinggreenisactuallyachoiceD.goinggreenremainsfarawayfromus

Innerbeautyistherealbeautyyoumighthaveheardthisphraseathousandtimes.Howeverdoyouknowtherealreasonbehindthephrase?InnerbeautyistrulytherealbeautybecauseexternalbeautyfadeswithtimE.Youmightpraisesomeoneonhowgoodhe/shelooks.Butwhatifthatpersonturnsouttobearrogant.Whatisthepurposeofbeautythen?Welltothrowlightuponthephrasewehavelistedsomereasonswhyinnerbeautyistherealbeauty1.CharacteristicsareimportantSurethelookofapersonisimportantbutcharacteristicsareequallyimportant.Itisnotnecessarythatagood-lookingpersonwouldturnouttobeanhonestonE.LooksarealwaysdeceptivE.Sojudgeapersonbyhis/hertraitswhichistherealtestofinnerbeauty.2.InnerbeautyisalwaysadmiredWhenanyonetalkstoyouhe/shewouldnoticethemannerinwhichyouspeak.Ifyouspeaksoftlythenthepersonwouldrememberyouasabeautifulperson.NobodywillrememberwhatyouworeorhowyoulookeD.Soinnerbeautyisthefirsttestoftruebeauty.3.InnerbeautyisvaluableApersoncanbebeautifulwithhisorheractionsandthoughts.Ifyourthoughtsarepositiveitcanbeamotivatingfactorforothers.Itisyourideasthatmakeyoubeautiful.Manywomenhavecomplexrelatedtolooksbutwithgoodactionsyoudonothavetofeelinferior.4.InnerbeautyiskindnessOuterbeautywillfadeawaybutinnerbeautyshallremainthroughyourdeeds.Kindnessloveempathygenerosityarealltraitsofinnerbeauty.Ifyouhavethesetraitsthenyouarethemostbeautifulpersononearth.A.kindandwarmpersonisalwaysrememberedfromthebottomoftheheart.33.Whichdiagramshowsthestructureofthepassage?34.Whatwillbediscussedinthefollowingpassage?A.Compareouterbeautywithinnerbeauty.B.Emphasizetheimportanceoftheinnerbeauty.C.Whatshouldyoudoinlaterlife?D.Innerbeautyistherealbeautyandshallremain.1TheauthorquotedthesentenceInnerbeautyistherealbeautyto__________.1.showrespectforthewriterofthephrasE.B.improvehispassagE.C.strengthentheconfidenceofhisopinion.D.makesomecommentsaboutinnerbeauty.

Whenanantdiesotherantstakeitoutofthenestoftenwithinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdeaD.Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehaviour.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologistascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.HefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherantsI'mdead—takemeawaywhenitisdeaD.Butthere'saquestiontoanswer:Asweknowifanantisdeaditstopsmoving.Butwhenanantissleepingorknockedunconsciousitisalsonotmoving.Howeverotherantsdon'tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?ChoefoundthatantshaveanotherchemicalontheirbodieswhichtellsnearbyantssomethinglikeWait—I'mnotdeadyetwhenitisnotdeaD.ChoesuspectsthatwhenanantdiesthechemicalthatsaysWaitI'mnotdeadyetquicklygoesaway.Whenotherantsdetectthedeadchemicalwithoutthenotdeadyetchemicaltheymoveawaythebody.TotesthistheoryChoeandhisteamputdifferentchemicalsonants.WhenthescientistsusedtheI'mdeadchemicalotherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.WhenthescientistsusedtheWait—I'mnotdeadyetchemicalotherantsleftthetreatedantalonE.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthenotdeadyetchemicaloverridesthedeadchemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhenanantdiesthenotdeadyetchemicalfadesaway.Othernearbyantsthendetecttheremainingdeadchemicalandremovethebodyfromthenest.Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.57.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.B.ShowingthemainideaofthepassagE.C.IntroducingthebackgroundofthepassagE.D.GivingasummaryofthepassagE.58.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordoverridesinthefourthparagraph?A.isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethan59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.B.Whenanantdiesitcantellothersusingacertainchemical.C.A.livingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.D.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.60.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?A.Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.B.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimalsespeciallyinants.C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehaviorandthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.D.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown

TwelveyearsagoIarrivedinCentralFloridafromPuertoRico.Ihadheardofajobopportunityanddecidedtopursueit.Butitneverbecameareality.Iquicklylearnedthatbeingalonewithoutresourcesinanunfamiliarcitywasnotacomfortablesituationtobein.OncemylimitedfundsranoutIbecamehomelessandspentayearandahalflivingonthestreetsofOrlando.ApartfromfeelingnotbeingnoticedandmissingmyfamilyIhadtofaceanotherchallenge—hunger.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIasaforeignmanwhohadlivedmylifeintherelativecomfortofthemiddleclassunderstoodthedesperationsomeonefeelswhentheydon’tgetenoughtoeat.Iclearlyrememberedhavingrunadistanceofmorethan7milesonmanyoccasionsjusttomakeittoalocalfeedingprogrambeforetheyclosedat7pm.Oncetheneedforfoodwasmetthenextchallengewouldarise—wheretofindaplacetosleepforthenight.FortunatelylocalprogramsliketheCoalitionfortheHomelessSecondHarvestFoodBankandtheWayneDenschCenterwereanimportantpartofmyabilitytosurvivemypainfulexperiencE.WiththeassistanceoftheseprogramsIwasacceptedbyacollegescholarshipprogramthroughtheCoalitionandobtainedtwodegreesfromValenciA.Myexperiencehashelpedmeunderstandthatdevotingmylifetohelpingothersofferslastingrewards.TodayIamemployedasChildhoodHungerProgramsManageratSecondHarvestFoodBankandoverseethesummerfeedingHi-FiveKidsPackandKidsCaféprograms.IamsoproudtobeabletodistributefoodresourcestothosewonderfulprogramsandhelphundredsmorelikemE.21.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph1?A.Itwasimpossiblefortheauthortogetajobthen.B.ManylocalpeoplewereoutofworkinFloridA.C.FloridawasnotagoodplaceforpeoplelivingtherE.D.TheauthorrejectedmanychancestogetajobinFloridA.22.Whydidtheauthorrunadistanceofover7milesonmanyoccasions?A.Becausehedidn’twanttobelateforworktherE.B.Becausehedesiredtogetsomefoodtoeat.C.Becausehewenttheretohelpthepoor.D.Becausehehelpeddistributefoodresourcestothepoor.23.Beforebeingacceptedbyacollegescholarshipprogramtheauthor_____.A.hadlivedwithhisrelativeshappily.B.hadwonhisdegreeinauniversity.C.hadbeenstrugglingfinancially.D.hadlosthopeoffacingthefuturE.24.Fromhisexperiencetheauthorlearnsthat______.A.misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.B.afriendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.onegoodturndeservesanother.

MymomtakesprideinthefactthatIwastalkinginthreeandfourwordsentencesbeforeIwastenmonthsolD.Somesayit’sagiftwhileotherssimplythinkItalktoomuch.AsmythirtiescametoacloseIfoundmyselfreflectingonmylifE.I’mveryhappyandhavenosignificantregrets.HoweverwhenIlookedbackonthosetimesofdifficultyIsawaclearcommondenominator特征;Ididn’tseemtoknowwhentostoptalking.Whetheritwashurtingsomeone’sfeelingsorhavingcarelesslytoldasecrettheincidentcouldhavebeenavoidedhadIclosedmymouthsooner.SoIdecidedtopracticethepowerofquiet.TotakethisstepIneededtounderstandhowpeoplecouldsitcomfortablyinagroupandnottalk.Whydoesmyhusbandfeelcompletelycontenttosaynothinginaconversation?He’shighlyintelligentandhaswonderfulopinionsbuthe’llsitquietlyandjustlisten.Evenwhenhe’saskedapointedquestionhe’llanswerwithfewwordswhilestillcommunicatingeffectively.Whatatalent!Canyouimaginebeinghappyjustlistening?InsurveyingthoseIknowwhotalklessthanIdoIgottwoanswers—theyeitherdidn’tfeelconfidentenoughtospeakuportheyjustdidn’tfeeltheneedtoparticipateintheconversation.Ofcoursetherewereotherreasonsfornottalkingbutthesewerethetwomostpopularanswers.Thefirstonedidn’tworkformE.I’mjustfinelettingpeopleknowwhatIthinkaboutthemandhopefullyitwillmaketheconversationmuchmoreinteresting.Thesecondonedidn’tworkeither.IdofeeltheneedtoparticipatE.Ifeelitphysicallylikeanelectricalpulsethroughmybody;sometimesit’ssostrongthatitcausesmetobehavebadlyintheformofinterruptingorspeakinginanunusuallyloudvoicE.Ihadtolookfurther.Aninterestingthinghappenedonthisjourneytothepowerofquiet.Duringmyweeklyyogaclassitcametomelikeananswersoclearthatthewordsranginmyheadlikesoftheavenlybells.ItalkedtoomuchsopeoplewouldknowIcaredaboutthem.ItwasmywayoftakingcareofthoseIlovE.IdecidedbeforemyfortiethbirthdaythatfromthatdayforwardthosearoundmewouldknowIlovedthemandcaredwhattheythoughtandfeltbutIwasgoingtopracticethepowerofquiet.Asmyforty-secondbirthdayapproachesIcansaythatdecidingtotalklesshasbeenmoreaboutfocusingonqualityratherthanquantity.I’vefoundthatlisteningmoreshowsthosewhoIcareaboutthatIreallydocarehowtheyfeel.NowwhenIbreakinitmeansmoretothem.OhsureIstillhavemyshortperiodsoftalkingtoomuchbutforthemostpartthishasbeenoneresolutionthatIcancallasuccess.41.Thewriterwasdeterminedtopracticethepowerofquietbecauseof______.A.otherpeople’scriticismsB.herreflectionsonherpastlifeC.hermother’sadviceD.herage42.InParagraph3thewritermentionsherhusbandmainly______.A.toshowhowonecommunicateseffectivelyB.toexplainthereasonforhissilenceinaconversationC.togiveherhighopinionofhiscommunicationskillsD.togiveanexampleofthosewhohavethepowerofquiet43.ByIhadtolookfurtherthewritermeansshehadto______.A.lookintothefutureinordertosucceedinpracticingthepowerofquietB.tryhardertopreventherselffromtalkingtoomuchC.findoutotherreasonswhysheshouldtalklessD.surveypeopleinotherareaswhotalklittle44.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter’scharacter?A.KindbutpessimistiC.B.SelflessbutprouD.C.LovingandactivE.D.StubbornandsensitivE.45.Thewriter’smainpurposeforwritingthispassageistotellreaders______.A.theimportanceofparticipationinconversationB.thereasonsforcommunicationproblemsC.theneedtobeconcernedaboutotherpeopleD.thedifficultyinachievinghergoaloftalkingless

MeaningofHappinessAreyouhappy?IaskedmybrotherLanonedayYes.No.Itdependswhatyoumeanhesaid.ThentellmeIsaidwhenwasthelasttimeyouthinkyouwerehappy?April1967hesaidItservedmeright我活该forputtingaseriousquestiontosomeonewhohasjokedhiswaythroughlife.ButLan’sanswerremindedmethatwhenwethinkabouthappinessweusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinaryatopofpuredelight3637Irememberplayingpoliceandrobbersinthewoodsgettingaspeakingpartintheschoolplay.Ofcoursekidsalsoexperiencelowsbuttheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureaswinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved.Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.38Icanstillfeelthepainofnotbeinginvitedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.Ialsorememberthegreathappinessofbeinginvitedatanothereventtodancewithaveryhandsomeyoungman.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringgreatjoy—birthlovemarriage—alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Lovemaynotlast;lovedonesdie.Foradultshappinessiscomplex.Mydictionarydefineshappyasluckyorfortunate.ButIthinkabetterdefinitionofhappinessistheabilitytoenjoysomething.39It'seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeinglovedthecompanyoffriendsthefreedomtolivewherewepleaseevengoodhealth.Whilehappinessmaybemorecomplexforusthesolutionisthesameasever.Happinessisn'taboutwhathappenstous;it'stheabilitytofindapositiveforeverynegativeandviewadifficultyasachallenge.40A.Forachildhappinesshasamagicquality.B.YouneverknowwhathappinessmeanstoadultsC.Sowechaseitandmakeitequaltowealthandsuccess.D.Andthosepeaksseemtogetrarertheolderweget.E.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehavethehappierweare.F.It'snotwishingforwhatwedon'thavebutenjoyingwhatwedopossess.G.Suddenlyit'sconditionalonsuchthingsastearsloveandpopularity.

Youcandoit!That’sabetterwaytomotivate激发yourselfthansayingIcandoitaccordingtoanewstudythat[Z-x-x-k.Com]showsgivingyourselfadviceandencouragementinthesecond-personbeforeanupcomingtaskmayactuallyimproveyourperformancemorethanfirst-personself-talk.Peopleareusedtoreceivingandgivingadviceinthesecond-personandtheyseemtopreferusingthesecond-personpronountoencouragethemselvessaysstudyco-authorDr.SandaDolcosaresearcherattheUniversityofIllinois.Self-adviceexpressedusing‘You’probablyenablespeopletohaveabroaderperspective观点considerhowothersmightviewtheeventandreproducethekindofencouragementspreviouslyreceivedfromothers.ForthestudyDr.DolcosandhercolleagueDr.Doloresasked143undergraduatestudentstowritedownadvicetothemselvesbeforecompletingaseriesofpuzzles.Halfofthestudentswereaskedtousethefirst-personwhiletheotherswroteinthesecond-person.Whatdidtheresearchersfind?Thestudentswhowroteinthesecond-personmanagedtocompletemorepuzzlesandappearedtohaveamorepositiveattitude?Theresearchersalsoaskedthestudentstowritedownadvicetothemselvesinrelationtoexercisingmoreofteninthenexttwoweeks.Thosewhowroteinthesecond-personagainreportedamorepositiveattitudetowardthetaskandevenplannedtodomoreexercisethanthestudentswhoreferredtothemselvesinthefirst-person.Wewerenotsurprisedandhadpreviousresearchshowingthatpeoplespontaneouslyuse‘You’insituationsthatrequirehighlevelsofself-controlandactionDolcossaiD.Butwhydidtheresearchersaskstudentstowritedowntheirself-talkinsteadofsayingitoutloud?Writingasatoolofconversingwithoneselfhaslongbeenusedasatherapeutical治疗的approachDolcosexplaineD.Howeverfurtherresearchisneededtodeterminewhichformofself-advicewrittenorspokenismorebeneficial.[Z-x-x-k.Com]29.Whatdidtheresearchersfind?A.Givingoneselfadviceandencouragementisveryuseful.B.Itismoreencouragingtotalktooneselfusingthesecond-person.C.First-personself-talkwillnotimproveyourperformancE.D.A.goodwaytomotivateyourselfissayingIcandoit.30.Howdidthestudentsperformintheexperiment?A.Theoneswhowroteinthefirst-personhadabetterattitudE.B.Theoneswhotalkedtothemselvescompletedthemostpuzzles.C.Theoneswhoencouragedthemselvesbywritinginthesecond-personwerebetter.D.Theoneswhoencouragedthemselvesinthefirst-personweremorepositivethanothers.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordspontaneouslyprobablymean?A.Againstone’swill.B.Forone’sowninterest.C.Onone’sowninitiative自发的.D.Outofotherpeoples’feelings.32.Whatmaythelasttwoparagraphsimply?A.Writingisagoodstyleofconversationforoneself.B.Writingcancuremanydiseasesandithasbeenprovenbyexperts.C.Whetherwrittenself-adviceisbetterstillneedstobetesteD.D.Doctorsprefertheirpatientstosaythingsoutloudwhenhavingproblems.

Ifyouareinatowninawesterncountryyou'lloftenseepeoplewalkingwiththeirdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulanimalintheworlD.ButthereasonwhyonekeepsadoghaschangedOnceuponatimeamanmetadogandwantedittohelphiminthefightagainstotheranimalsandhefoundthatthedoglistenedtohimanddidwhathetoldhimto.Laterpeopleuseddogsforthehuntingotheranimalsandthedogsdidn'teatwhattheygotuntiltheirmasteragreeD.Sodogswereusedfordrivingsheepandguardingchicks.Butnowthepeopleinthetownsandcitiesdonotneeddogstofightotheranimals.Ofcoursetheykeepthemtofrightenthievesbutthemostimportantreasonisthatpeoplefeellonelyinthecity.Forachildadogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Forayoungwifeadogisherchildwhenshedoesn’thaveherown.Foroldpeopleadogisalsoachildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownupandleft.Nowpeopledonothavetouseadogbuttheykeepitasafriendjustlikeamemberofthefamily._______aremoreusefulthanadogintheworlD.A.NootheranimalsB.SomeanimalsC.ManyanimalsD.A.fewanimalsInthepastpeoplekeptdogsbecausedogs_________.A.couldfightagainstotheranimalsB.metthepeopleC.didnoteatotheranimalsD.helpedandlistenedtopeopleNowpeoplekeepdogsinthecitiesbecausedogs_____.A.fightotheranimalsB.arelonelyC.areliketheirfriendsD.areafraidofthethievesA.dogcanbe_____.A.achild'sfriendonlyB.ayoungwoman'ssonC.oldpeople'srealchildD.everybody'sfriendSoadogwill__inafamily.A.alwaysbeusedB.notbeusefulC.stillfightD.alwaysbeagoodfriend

Wellparentssurprise!LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbridesandnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaridE.ButwithTwitteryoujustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.Itmaysoundriskysomanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindridesanddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikemebuttosomeyoungpeopleespeciallythosetakinglongertripsstrangerdangerislessofaconcern.Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykeybecauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonlinesharingfilesphotosmusicetcsothey’vebeenveryusedtosharingsaidJulietSchorasociologyprofessoratBostonCollegE.Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession经济衰退allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoodsservicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.AndthattechnologyformeiswhatthecarwasformymomagatewaytomorefreedomlikewhatmyfriendEarlsaysThesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan30yearsagoeightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhonE.Drivingforyoungpeopledoesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnologyandthat’sanegativE.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnectedthat’sgoingtobeaplus.SchorcontinueD.Tomeanotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomethingsomethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtoworksomeofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetleyoucanfindmeonTwitter.1.TheAmericanteensliketheauthorprefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause_______.A.itismostfashionableandcoolB.theyarefondofbeingconnectedC.theyareboredwithdrivingcarsD.itismuchcheaperthanacar2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.A.TwitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoalsB.ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachotherC.drivingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnologyD.havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother3.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassageB.sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecessionC.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitterD.beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople4.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.A.TwitteranAwesomeWebsiteB.CarsoriPhoneC.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRidesD.CoolTeensontheGo

MostteenagersaregivenpocketmoneybytheirparentsinUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelanD.Teenagersgetbetween￡7and￡20aWeek.TheyspenditonfastfoodclothesthecinemaconcertsmagazinesandmobilephonE.Lazyparents?37%ofparentspayteenagerstocleantheroomand66%ofparentspayteenagerstotaketherubbishout.Lazyteens?51%ofteenagersdon'tmaketheirbedsbeforetheyleavehomE.Only13%ofteenagerswashthecarformoney.Someparentsevenpaytheirteenagerstodotheirhomework.Equality?Notyet!Boysgetmoremoneythangirlsformostoddjobs.Forwashingthedishesboysgetabout￡4andgirlsgetabout￡1.Andifyouneedsomemoremoney?Teensgetanextra￡250ayearoutoftheirparentsexceptpocketmoney!About50%ofteensgetgiftsofmoneyfromtheirgrandparents.GotoMumifyouneedextramoney!ShegivesmorethanDaD.Whereyoulivemakesadifference!ParentsinScotlandandtheNorthofEnglandgivethemostpocketmoney.Spending51%spendtheirmoneyonclothes.30%buycosmeticsjewelryandtoiletries化妆品.Lessthan40%ofteenagerssavetheirmoney.EarningsHereiswhatsomechildrentoldusabouttheirpocketmoney:Iget￡30amonth.Ihavetotaketherubbishoutandtidymyroom.--Emma15EdinburghIget￡10aweek.ButIhavetocleanthecarandthehouseandloadandunloadthedishwasher.Iusuallysavethemoney.--James12SheffielD.Iget￡7.50aweek.IhavetobegoodbutIdon'thavetodoanyjobsforthemoney.--Lain13Cardiff.Iget￡5aweek.Butourneighborsgoawayalotandtheygiveme￡25aweekforlookingaftertheircats.--Richard13Belfast.68.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?A.Howtogetpocketmoney.B.PocketmoneyinBritain.C.Howtospendpocketmoney.D.Howteenagerseverywheregetpocketmoney.69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mostparentsaresolazythattheylettheirchildrendohousework.B.Mostteensaretoolazytodohouseworkunlesstheyaregivenpocketmoney.C.Boysandgirlsaren'tequalingettingpocketmoneywhentheydooddjobs.D.Itisn'trightforchildrentoaskforpocketmoney.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.boysearnthesameamountofmoneyathomeasgirlsB.onlyrichparentsgivechildrenpocketmoneyC.girlsearnmoremoneyathomethanboysD.mostchildrendon'tsavetheirpocketmoney71.Whoprobablygetsthemostpocketmoneyforawholeyearaccordingtothepassage?A.RicharD.B.James.C.Lain.D.EmmA.

Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneedeD.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.Howeverinformationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewsecondsusuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudieD.HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginningintermediate中等andnativespeakingstudents.TobeginthesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecordingthesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembereD.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.ThesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecordingsomeofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalikE.ForexampleweatherwhetherwitherandwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalikE.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Methodwaymannerandsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning'sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemoryandadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemory.B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong-termmemory.D.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.26.FromHenning'sresultwecanseethat________.A.beginnershavedifficultydistinguishingthepronunciationofwordsB.advancedstudentsalwaysrememberwordsbytheirmeaningC.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalikeD.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning27.Thewordsubjectinthepassagemeans_________.A.memoryB.thethemeoflisteningmaterialC.abranchofknowledgestudiedD.thestudentexperimentedon28.Thepassagecenterson________.A.memoryB.twokindsofmemoryC.short-termmemoryD.anexperimentonstudents

Personalityistolargeextentinherent--A-typeparentsusuallybringaboutA-typeoffspring.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveaprofoundeffectsinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparentsitislikelytobecomeamajorfactorlivesoftheirchildren.OneplacewherechildrensoakupA.characteristicsisschoolwhichisbyitsverynatureahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthewinatallcostsmoralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrentpassionformakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersysteminwhichcompetitiveA.typesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirB-typefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippidesthefirstmarathonrunnerdroppeddeadsecondsaftersayingRejoiceweconquer!.Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolisthedisproportionateemphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhatquestionablebutcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivelyharmful.ObviouslyitisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallA.youngsterschangeintoBs.Theworldneedstypesandschoolshaveanimportantdutytotrytofitachild'spersonalitytohispossiblefutureemployment.Itistopmanagement.28.Accordingtotheauthorwhatfactorscontributetothebuildingofpersonality?A.InheritancE.B.environment.C.Competition.D.inheritancecompetitionandenvironment.29.Thephrasesoakupisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.pullupB.takeupC.takeinD.pullin30.Whatattitudedoestheauthorholdtowardexaminationsinschools?A.positiveB.negativeC.doubtfulD.neutral31.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthormakeconcerningthemanagementofschools?A.AllstudentsbemadeintocompetitiveA.types.B.A.child'spersonalitybeconsideredinregardtohispossiblefuturejoB.C.AllstudentsbechangedintoB.characteristics.D.Schoolsabolishallformsofexaminations.

Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosetoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutthinkingisthekeytocritical判断性的thinking.Whenyouthinkcriticallyyoutakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses过程.Otherwiseyoumightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeedcriticalthinkingisattheheartofeduca­tion.Thewordcriticalherehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherviewaswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen—beyondthepicturesonTVtheuntruereportsinthenewspapersandthefaultyreasoning.Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdee­perintoityouareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideascharactersandfactsyouareacriticalthinker.Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketimeanddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:fastfoodsinstantcoffeeandself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence智力youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffmanascien­tistwastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinsteinHoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.ButEinsteinimmedi­atelyputHoffmanateasebysayingPleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.12.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically______.A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfastB.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideasC.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturallyD.wemightbefooledbyotherpeople’sideas13.Ifyouareacriticalthinkeryouwill______.A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapersC.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes14.Inthelastparagraphsomethingnewsuggeststhat______.A.thesmarteryouarethefasteryoudothingsB.thefasteryoudothingsthesmarteryoubecomeC.speedcanimproveintelligenceD.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThinkingandCriticalThinkingB.UnderstandingCriticalThinkingC.ThinkingisNaturalandHumanD.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligence

LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttimE.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapitalseeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelics遗迹fromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:youcan'tquitebelievehowoldtheyarE.IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallifE.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures雕塑.ThebestpartofthevisitwaswithoutdoubttheSistineChapelceilingpaintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn’ttearmyeyesawayfromit.InRomethereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn’tverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindauthenticrestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregionlikepastawithtomatoonionandbacon.IalsolovedeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques精品店butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.TherewasalsoaChristmasmarketwhereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetreE.24.Theunderlinedwordgladiatorsinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.athletesB.butchersC.invadersD.fighters25.Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause_____.A.theyrepresentRome'sreligionB.theyarerelicsfromRome'sdistantpastC.youcan'thelpwonderinghowoldtheyareD.theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum26.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?A.ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.B.ThesculpturesinRomE.C.Art-relatedactivitiesduringthevisit.D.TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.27.WhenvisitingRomeyoushouldbecarefulinchoosing______.A.theattractionsB.thefoodC.thehotelsD.theluxuryboutiques

SlangisapopularlessofficialandoftenverycurrentformoflanguagE.Itisanimportantpartofalivinglanguageandisconstantlychangingaslanguagechanges.SlangisoftenplayfuldirectandsometimeslessrespectfulthanthemoreofficialandtraditionalversionoflanguagE.SonowI'mgoingtolayitonyou!TolayitonisAmericanslangfortotellortoexplain.Slangcantakemanyforms.ForexampleslangcanbelocaltoonecityorareA.InWashingtonD.C.thereisawholesetofslangtodescribepoliticsandbusinessinthecity.ForexamplethetermPOTUSstandsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates.POTUScanoftenbefoundwithhiswifeFLOTUSthefirstladyoftheUnitedStates.InsidetheBeltwayisapopularexpressionthatdescribestheareaofWashingtonD.C.Thebeltwayisthelargehighwaythatcirclesthecity.TheInternethashelpedcreateawholenewkindofcomputer-relatedslang.AnangryfruitsaladisanexpressionthatdescribesaWebsitewithtoomanybrightcolors.NetiquetteisslangforcorrectbehaviorwhenusingtheInternet.Youngpeopleoftendevelopthelatestslang.ForexampletosaySpecialEnglishrocksorisphatmeansSpecialEnglishisreallygreat.A.keggerisapartywherebeerisserveD.Ifsomethingiswackitiswildandcrazy.Differentprofessionsoftenhavetheirownslangaswell.Forexamplemedicalworkersmightrefertoacomplainingpatientasagomer.A.toughstickissomeonewhoseveinsaredifficulttofindwhenheorsheneedstohavebloodtaken.NomatterhowwellyouspeakEnglishtherearealwaysnewandinterestingslangwordstodiscover.Thereareentiredictionariesfordescribingslang.Manyexpertsdonotevenagreeonwhatisandwhatisnotslang.OftenslangwordslaterbecomeapartofofficiallyacceptedlanguagE.OfficialornotslangisanenergeticandexcitingpartoftheAmericanlanguagethatcontinuestochangE.46.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueforslangcomparedwiththeofficiallanguage?A.PlayfulB.DirectC.LessrespectfulD.Moreofficial47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.ifyouspeakEnglishverywellthereisnoproblemforyoutounderstandEnglishspeakersB.slangwordsarecreatedbypeopleintheirdailylifeC.EnglishspeakersareclearwhetheritisaslangD.slangwordswillneverbeacceptedasofficiallanguage48.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedtohavehelpedcreateslang?A.Theinternet.B.YoungpeoplE.C.PresidentoftheUnitedStates.D.Professions49.Wheredoyouthinkisthepassageadaptedfrom?A.A.radiospeechB.A.magazinE.C.A.textbook.D.A.newspaper.50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Whatisslang?B.SlangispopularC.Whocreatesslang?D.SlangisalanguagE.

Ialwaysfeltsorryforthepeopleinwheelchairs.Somepeopleoldandweakcannotgetaroundbythemselves.Othersseemperfectlyhealthydressedinbusinesssuits.ButwheneverIsawsomeoneinawheelchairIonlysawadisabilitynotaperson.ThenIfainted昏倒atEuroDisneyduetolowbloodpressurE.ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadeverfaintedandmyparentssaidthatImustrestforawhileafterfirstaiD.IagreedtotakeiteasybutasIsteppedtowardthedoorIsawmydadpushingawheelchairinmydirection!FeelingthecolourburnmycheeksIaskedhimtowheelthatthingrightbacktowherehefoundit.IcouldnotbelievethiswashappeningtomE.WheelchairswerefineforotherpeoplebutnotformE.Asmyfatherwheeledmeoutintothemainstreetpeopleimmediatelybegantotreatmedifferently.Littlekidsraninfrontofmeforcingmyfathertostopthewheelchairsuddenly.BitternesssetinasIwasthrownbackandforth.Stupidkids!Theyhaveperfectlygoodlegs.Whycan'ttheywatchwheretheyaregoingIthought.Peoplestareddownatmepityintheireyes.Thentheywouldlookawaymaybebecausetheythoughtthesoonertheyforgotmethebetter.I'mjustlikeyou！Iwantedtoscream.Theonlydifferenceisthatyou'vegotlegsandIhavewheels.PeopleinwheelchairsarenotstupiD.TheyseeeverylookandheareachworD.LookingoutatthefacesIfinallyunderstood:Iwasoncejustlikethem.ItreatedpeopleinwheelchairsexactlythewaytheydidnotwanttobetreateD.IrealizeditissomeofuswithtwohealthylegswhoaretrulydisableD.21.Theauthoronce________whenshewashealthy.A.helpeddisabledpeopleB.lookeddownupondisabledpeopleC.imaginedherselfsittinginawheelchairD.sawsomehealthypeoplemovingaroundinwheelchairs22.Facingthewheelchairforthefirsttimetheauthor________.A.feltcuriousaboutitB.gotreadytomovearoundinitrightawayC.refusedtoacceptitrightawayD.threwitaway23.Theexperienceoftheauthortellsusthat______.A.lifeisthebestteacherB.peopleofteneattheirbitterfruitC.lifeissochangeablethatnobodycanforetellD.oneshouldnotdotootherswhathewouldnotlikeotherstodotohim24.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtogetusedtowheelchairsB.PeopleinwheelchairsshouldbeequallytreatedC.PeoplewithtwolegsaretrulyhealthyD.Thedifferencebetweenhealthypeopleandthedisabled

ComparedwiththepreviousweekairqualityinShanghaibecameworselastweekaccordingtothelatestreportfromtheShanghaiEnvironmentMonitoringCentrE.TheaverageairpollutionindexAPIforsulphurdioxideSO2remainalmostunchangedfromthepreviousweekbuttheAPIsfornitrogenoxideNOxandtotalsuspended悬浮particlesTSProseby35and27percent.Theoverallqualitystillbelongedtoclass2category.Nitrogenoxidecausedmainlybyvehicleexhaustandburningofcookinggaswasstillthemajorpollutantoftheweek.TheShanghaiEnvironmentalMonitoringCentreoperatessixautomaticairmonitorsinthecity’sPutuoYangpuLuwanHongkouJing’anandXuhuidistricts.Judgingfromthechartonwhichdaywastheairqualitytheworst?A.October13.B.October14.C.October17.D.October18.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribetheairqualityoftheweek?A.GooD.B.SeriouslypolluteD.C.Excellent.D.SlightlypolluteD.Sixautomaticairmonitorsareoperatedinthecityexcept________.A.PutuoDistrictB.XuhuiDistrictC.Chang’anDistrictD.HongkouDistrictInshanghainitrogenoxidemainlycomesfrom________.A.theburningnaturalgasB.theburningcookinggasC.theburningcoalD.dustraisedbyvehiclesThispassageisobviouslytakenfrom________.A.amagazineaboutairpollutionB.ascientificreportfromTVC.theweathercolumninanewspaperD.thetravelingguidetoShanghai

Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-freE.ButeightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyeD.NoproblemIthought:we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthatwiththeloan贷款we’dneedpluspetrolinsuranceparkingpermitsandtaxwewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyideA.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouseatubestation10minutes’walkawayandabusstopattheendofthestreet.A.newcarclubhadjustopenedinourareaandoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacarIreasonedthensurelywewerethatfamily.Butmynewcar-freeideasadlywasn’tsharedbymyfamily.MyteenagedaughterswerehorrifieD.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeingtoopoortoaffordacar?Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythoughtandIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.Myfriendstoowereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?anambulanceHowwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?busesandtrainsPeoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideasbeforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.EightmonthsonIwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.TheideathatyouhavetoownacarespeciallyifyouliveinacityisallintheminD.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransportandyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcostsbutwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:doIreallyneedacar?CertainlytheanswerisnoandI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.28.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-freeB.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccidentC.thecostofanewcarwastoomuchD.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim29.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?A.SupportivE.B.Disapproving.C.OptimistiC.D.UnconcerneD.30.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?A.Argueagainstit.B.TaketheiradvicE.C.Thinkitover.D.LeaveitalonE.31.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.B.LifewithoutacarisalittlebitharD.C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.D.A.car-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryonE.

WeliveinasweetworlD.TheaverageAmericankidconsumesmorethan20teaspoonsofsugarperdayandadultseat50%moresugartodaythantheydidinthe1970s.Weallknowthattoomuchsugarisn’tgoodforyou.Butdidweknowitcouldbedangerous?A.teamofresearchersattheUniversityofUtahusedmicetoconductastudyonthenegativeeffectsofsugar.Theyfounditcouldhaveseriouseffectsonpeople’shealth.Sugarisfoundnotonlyinsweetsandcandiesbutalsoinmanyhouseholditemslikepastaandcrackers.Duringthe58-week-longstudymicewerefedadietcontaining25%moresugar.Thispercentageequalsahealthyhumandietalongwiththreecansofsodadaily.Theteamfoundthatthesemiceweretwiceaslikelytodieasmicefedasimilardietwithoutthesugar.Thoughthemicedidnotshowsignsofobesityorhighbloodpressuremalemicewere26%lessterritorialandproduced25%feweroffspringthantheothermicE.Scientistsoftenusemiceforresearchbecausetheyhaveasimilargenetic基因structuretohumans.Sincemostsubstancesthataredangerousinmicearealsodangerousinpeopleit’slikelythatthosephysicalproblemsthatcausethosemicetohaveincreaseddeathsalsoworkinpeoplesaysstudyauthorJamesRuffoftheUniversityofUtah.Findingsfromthisstudyrevealnegativeeffectsthatarenotasnoticeableasweightgainorheartproblems.Sugarcancontributetolong-termchangesinthebodythatcanchangedevelopmentandevenshortenlives.CuttingsugaroutoftheAmericandietaltogethermaybedifficult.Butmakingtheefforttocontrolournation’ssugardesirewillprovideforatrulysweeterfuturE.28.Thestudyconductedbyresearchersaimedatlearningabout________A.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsugarB.thenegativeeffectsofsugaronpeople’shealthC.thegeneticstructureofmiceD.American’sdiet29.Accordingtothestudywhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.Sugarcanevenshortenlives.B.Sugar’snegativeeffectsarenotnoticeablE.C.Micearemorelikelytodiewhenfedadietcontaining25%moresugar.D.EatingmuchmoresugarcanmakemiceputonweightandgethighbloodpressurE.30.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______A.sugarplaysaveryimportantroleinAmericans’dietB.kidsconsumemoresugarthanadultsinAmericaC.thestudyonhumanbeingslasted58weeksD.thegeneticstructureofmiceistotallydifferentfromthatofpeople31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LivingasweetlifeB.KidsconsumemuchmoresugarC.GeneticstructureofhumansD.Dangerofsugar

WhentalkingabouthumorpeopleoftenrefertofamoushumoristssuchasSamuelLanghorneClemensbetterknownbythepen-nameMarkTwain.SamuelLanghorneClemensAmerica’sfamouswriterjournalistandhumoristwasborninFloridaonNovember301835.Hewasthesixthofthesevenchildreninthefamily.AsachildSamuelwasoftenkeptindoorsbecauseofhispoorhealth.WhenSamuelwas12hisfatherdiedofadeadlydiseaseandattheageof13Samuelhadtoleaveschooltomakealiving.Hebecameaprinter’sapprentice学徒.A.yearlaterhebecameskilledatprintingbyworkingandstudyingharD.Samuelwasthenemployedasaprinterwithpay.Aftertwoyearshebecameaneditorialassistant.ItwasthenthatyoungSamuelbecameawareofhisfondnessforwriting.Whenhewas17yearsoldSamuelleftHannibalforaprinter’sjobinSt.Louis.WhilestayinginSt.LouisSamuelbecameariverpilotin1858.Hispen-nameMarkTwaincamefromhisdaysasariverpilot.Itisarivertermmeaningsafetosail.BecausetherivertradewasbroughttoastopbytheCivilWarin1861SamuelbeganworkingasanewspaperreporterforseveralnewspapersallovertheUnitedStates.Samuel’scareertookoffandhebecamefamouswhenhisstoryTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountryappearedintheNewYorkSaturdayPressonNovember181865.Samuel’sfirstbookTheInnocentsAbroadwaspublishedin1896.ThetwonovelsTheAdventuresofTomSawyerin1876andTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnin1885broughthimworldwidepopularity.Hewrote28booksandnumeroushumorstorieslettersandplays.MarkTwainpassedawayonApril211910.TorememberhimhischildhoodhomewasopentothepublicasamuseuminHannibal.41.WhatdoweknowaboutSamuelLanghorneClemens?A.HewasanunknownAmericanwriter.B.Hehad7sistersandbrothersaltogether.C.Hewasweakwhenhewasyoung.D.HelivedarichlifeinhischildhooD.42.WhendidSamuelLanghorneClemensrealizehisinterestinwriting?A.WhenhestudiedatschoolB.WhenhewenttoSt.LouisC.WhenheworkedonashipD.Whenhewassixteenyearsold43.Samuelgothispen-namefromthejobasan_________.A.printerB.editorialassistantC.riverpilotD.newspaperreporter44.WhichmadeMarkTwainbecomefamous?A.TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountryB.TheInnocentsAbroadC.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerD.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

Whoisyourrolemodel?Normallytheanswertothisquestionwouldbeanyonearoundyouwhoyoufindtrulyinspiring.ItcouldalsobesomeonelikeJ.K.RowlingorMartinLutherKing.Jr.whohaveproventobestrongandintelligentpeoplE.Howeverintoday’sworldstarsareregardedasrolemodelsalongwiththeheroeslistedabovedespitetheirintentionsoractions.Teensattempttoimitatetheiractionsfortwomajorreasons.Firstlytobefashionableandacceptedbypopularcultureandsecondlybecausestars’actionsaresowelldocumentedbythemediathatitseemstograbourattentionandturnsittofollowingstars’lives.Muchofthereportsaboutstarsisshockingandexhibitsbadmoralsorlifestylesthataren’trightforteenagers.Inadditionalmosteverythingstarsdoisdescribedbeyondtruthtomakeashockingstorybytakingittothenextlevel.Howeverteensmusttakeresponsibilityfortheiractions.Wecan’talwaysblamestarsforinfluencingus.Onlyyouhavecontroloveryourselfandonlyyouchoosetodosomething.OurbodiesandactionsareinthehandsofnooneelsE.Nowwhoeversaidstarsarerolemodels?Whethertheychoosetobeornotstarssetexamplesassoonastheystepintothespotlight.WithreportersfollowingandrecordingeverymovetheymakeitisimpossiblenottobewatchedandthenbeimitateD.Thesepeopleinfluenceteenswhetherornottheywantto.Whyshouldsomeonewhodoesn’twanttobesettinganexamplesetone?Soshouldwelookuptothemortopeoplewhoaretrueandgoodrolemodels?It’sourresponsibilityasteenstoknowrightfromwrongandit’stimeforustotakeresponsibilityforouractions.Indoingsowewillleantowardthoseinspiringpeoplethatwanttobesettinganexampleandfollowintheirstepstobelikethem.28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph_______canusuallyberolemodels.A.politicalleadersB.wealthywritersC.peopleinspiringothersD.peoplewithgreatintelligence29.Whatarethemajorreasonsfortheteenstoimitatestars?A.Interestinstars’lifeandexpectationofgettingrich.B.Motivationforbeingfashionableandinspirationfrompopularexamples.C.Intentionstogainacceptanceandencouragementfromstars’lifestylE.D.DesirestobestylishandgreatinfluencefromthemassmediA.30.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlytoadvisetheteenagersto_______.A.haveacontrolovertheirownbodiesandactionsB.beresponsiblefortheirownchoicesandbehaviorsC.followfashionablestars’stepstobemorepopularD.chooserightrolemodelsaccordingtodifferentreports31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.starshavetheresponsibilityforteenagers’actionsB.notallfamousstarschoosetoinfluenceteenagersC.teenagerschoosethoseinspiringpeopleastheirrolemodelsD.starssetexamplesimmediatelytheysteppedintothespotlight

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergnecyalert警报Systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeopleThewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonthTheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFedralCommunicationsConmmissinoFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimprotantnextstepinouroffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergencies.FCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplanParticipationinthealertsystembycarriers-telecommunicationscompanies-isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustryTheprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusersTheyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.ThefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisasterThesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreats.WhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootingsThethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso–calledAmberAlertsTheservicecouldbeinplaceby201068.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.69.TheimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeofA.CTIAB.THEWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulators70.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentifA.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs71.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

Whensomethingislovelydowegettheurgetosqueeze挤扁it?NationalGeographic’sEmilyTyeaskedSaturday’sWeirdAnimalQuestionoftheWeek.Seemsdangerousintermsofevolution进化!Restassured毫无疑问EmilysaiD.You’renotalonE.Ina2015studyinPsychologicalScienceYaleUniversitypsychologistOrianaAragonandherteamfoundthatpeoplewhohadextremelypositivereactionstoimagesofcutebabiesalsodisplayedstrongeraggressive侵略性的expressionssuchaswantingtopinch捏thebabies’cheeks.Speakingofpinchinganotherexperimentintherecentstudyfoundthatparticipantssqueezedmorebubblewrapwhentheysawimagesofcutebabyanimalsthanthosewhoviewedimagesofolderanimals.Thisshowsthatifgiventhechancetosqueezesomethingwhileseeingthecutepicturestheywould—thoughnotwithanyrealintenttoharmthecreatures.Sowhatexplainsourimpulse冲动tosqueezeorgentlybitelovelyanimals?ForsomepeopleexperiencingastrongemotionisfollowedbyanexpressionofwhatonewouldthinkisanopposingfeelingsaysAragon.Here’sthesciencebehindwhywefindsomeanimalssocutE.Soyoumayhavetearsofjoynervouslaughterormaybewantingtosqueezesomethingthatyouthinkisunbearablycute—evenifit’sananimalyou’dnormallywanttohugorprotect.Thatsecondaryreactionmayalsoservetoweakenandtemper调和theirinitialemotionthatistoostrongthusbringingthepersonintobalancE.Forinstancethe2015studyshowedpeoplewhohadsuchpositiveandnegativeconcurrent并存的reactionsregainedtheiremotionalbalancemorequickly.Andifyou’recaringforsomethinglovelythat’simportant.BecausetheymayhelppeopletoregaincontrolovertheirstrongemotionstheseexpressionshelpthecaretakertocareforananimalorbabyproperlyAragonsays.12.Peoplewhoactverypositivelytowardssomethingtendto____________________.A.losecontrolB.destroythethingC.causeharmtothethingD.expressthemselvesinanaggressiveway13.Whatusuallyfollowsifoneexperiencesastrongemotion?A.A.strongexpression.B.A.seriousthought.C.Anoppositefeeling.D.AnunbelievableimpulsE.14.Whatmaybethereasonforpeoplecryingwhentheyareoverjoyed?A.Tobemorepositiveandstronger.B.Toexpresstheirdifferentemotions.C.Tostrengthentheirvariousemotions.D.Tobalancetheiremotionsbetter.15.Thearticleexplainsitstheoryby________.A.givingexamplesB.analyzingfiguresC.listingdataD.makingdescriptions

We’veallhadabadfeelingsoonafteraheartylunch.Youcan'tstayfocusedyouren-ergylevelfallsandyouwishyoupossessedawarmblanketsoyoucouldcurlupunderyourdeskforaquicknap.Butyouhaveimportantthingstodo-likecompletingthatprojectorleadingateammeetingin1essthananhour.Youdon'thavetosufferthatfateanymorE.IhavefourfoodsthatwillgetyourfocusbackontracksothatyoucanfinishyourworkdaystrongerthanyoustarteD.Keeptheseprod-uctshandyinyourofficeancl.you'llneversufferfromthat2p.m.mentalslogeveragain.GreenTeaWhilecoffeeisanimportantafternoonpick-me-upgreenteashouldnotbeoverlookeD.Theuruquecombinationoftheaminoacidthiamine芬氨酸andcaffeinehasbeenshownacrossseveralstudiestoimprovecreativityabilitytomultitaskandreactiontimE.TrysomeamazingtearecipestogetstarteD.AlmondsAlmondsareagreatafternoonrechargerthatresearchfromPurdueUniversityshowswillalsoaidinyourweight-losseffotts.Thisisbecausealmondsprovidesustainedenergy:amixoffatfiberandprotein.Thoseelementsallowalmondstoofferaconvenientsnackthatgivesyouasmoothshotofenergythatcomesfromcontrollingyourbloodsugarlevels.Plusre-searchshowsthatpeoplewhoregularlyeatnutshaveasmuchasa50percentreducedriskofhavingaheartattack.GreekYogurtResearchfrromtheUniversityofMissourishowsthatproteinhelpsyourbodyintobetterbloodsugarcontrolbystimulatingthereleaseofthehormoneglucagon胰高血糖素.Aimforacupthathas20t023gram.sofproteinforyoursnack.DarkCvhoco/ateDespiteoftenbeingwiewedasabaddietaryfooddarkchocolatecanhelpfightoffthaturgetotakeanapinthemiddleoftheday.Whiledarkchocolatedoescontainsmallamountsofcaffeineitsrealpowercomesfromphenylethylamine笨基乙胺.ResearchfromMid-dlesexUniversityinLondonshowsthatjustsmellingchocolatecanshiftbrainactivitytowardsgreaterattention.29.TheunderlinedexpressionthatfateinParagraph2probablymeans.A.stayingfocusedB.possessinglowenergylevelC.havingaslownapD.curlingupunderyourdesk30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Whitecoffeecan'thelpusstayfocusedintheafternoon.B.EatingAlmondsregularlycanhelpusloseweight.C.DarkChocolatecanhelpushaveagoodnapintheafternoon..D.Havingnolunchcanhelpusstayfocusedintheafternoon.31.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.foodsthatfightoffanafternoon.depressionB.feelingsthatwehaveafterwehaveadeliciouslunchC.tipsthatweshouldfollowtokeephealthyD.thingsthatwecandoinourofficeafteragoodlunch

Whatisredbutgreenopenbutclosedandoldbutnew?Theansweris:London’snewdouble-decker双层buses.Reddouble-deckersareasymbolofthecity.Theirstatuswassealed确定in2008whenonebusmadethelonger-than-usualtriptoBeijingtocollectaspecialpassenger:theOlympicFlamE.OnNovember11alife-sizemodelofthenewbuswasshowntothemediA.TheGuardianreportedthatthenewdesignsharessomeofthefeaturesofthemuch-misseddouble-deckerRoutemasterbus.TheoriginalRoutemasterwasintroducedin1956butDecember2005sawtheendoftheoldbus’sgeneralservicE.Itwasbecausethebuswasdifficultforsomepassengerstouseandnotenvironmentallyfriendly.Butitcanstillbeseenontwoheritageroutesinthecity.Itsreplacements—boxymoderndouble—deckers—havefailedtowinLondoners’affection.LondonmayorBorisJohnsontoldtheBBCthatthenewbuseswereacombinationofnostalgia怀旧andthelatesttechnology.Standingonthebackplatformofthisbusbringsasenseofnostalgiabutalsoshowsthebestpartofthelatesttechnologyanddesignmakingthisbusfitforthe21stCenturyhesaiD.Thenewbusalsoreturnstothedriver—and—conductormodel—akeyfeatureoftheoriginalversion.Itwillbequieterthantheoldtypeandhaveaplatformofferingpassengersthetraditionalhop—onhop—offservicE.Thefirstfivenewbuseswillbeseenontheroadsbyearly2012.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatreddouble—deckersareasymbolofLondon?A.TheyhavealonghistoryandareseeneverywhereinLondon.B.TheyhavenothingincommonwiththetraditionalRoutemasterbus.C.OnesuchbuswentfromLondontoBeijingtocollecttheOlympicFlamE.D.TheycarriedBritishathletesfromLondontoattendtheBeijingOlympics.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheoriginalRoutemaster?A.Thebuscameintouseinthe1960s.B.Thebuswasbannedbecauseitwasharmfultotheenvironment.C.Passengersdidn’tlikethebusbecauseitwasslow.D.VisitorstoLondoncannotseesuchbusesontheroadsanymorE.AccordingtoLondonmayorBorisJohnsonthenewRoutemaster.A.hasnotbeenaswellreceivedaswasexpectedB.willbewidelyusedinLondonin2012C.isthemostenvironmentallyfriendlybusintheUKD.combinesthelatesttechnologywithkeytraditionalfeaturesWhatisthecharacteristicofthenewreddouble–deckers?A.Thebuseswillmakenonoises.B.Thebuseswillhavenoconductors.C.Theywillbeequippedwithair–conditioning.D.ThebusplatformwillofferpassengersatraditionalservicE.

Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinaparticularsportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandwomen?FormanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoungandgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplacE.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursadayevenattheweekendwhenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.Anotherproblemisofcoursemoney.Inmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandwomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegivenitmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopment—sportsclothestransporttocompetitionsspecialequipmentetC.—canallbeveryexpensivE.ManyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyagE.SomedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydevelopeD.Professionaltrainershoweverbelievethatitisonlybytrainingyoungthatyoucanreachthetopasasuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetopandbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.33.Thisarticleismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A.aletterB.anadvertisementC.apersonaldiaryD.anewspaperarticle34.Accordingto根据thepassageparentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinsport______.A.trytogetfinancialsupportfromthegovernmentfortheirchildren’strainingB.feeluncertainiftheyshouldlettheirchildrentraintobesportsmenorwomentrainingC.havetogetmedicaladvicefromdoctorsabouttrainingmethodsD.prefertheirchildrentobetrainedasyoungaspossible35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Bystartingyoungyouwon’thavemuchtimeforyourschoolwork.B.Earlytrainingmaydamageyourmuscles.C.It’sveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentinsports.D.Mostchildrenmaybecomeprofessionalsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.

Whetherit’sjoiningaschoolclubgoingtoafriend’sbirthdaypartyortravellingbytrainwecanmeetnewpeopleanywhereandanytimeinourlives.Howevermanyofusfeelawkwardwhenmeetingpeopleforthefirsttimeespeciallywhenwearen’tquitesurewhattosay.Thesituationfeelscoldevenicy.BreakingtheiceisatermwidelyusedintheEnglish-speakingcountriestodescribeasmalltalktechniquethatcanhelprescueaconversationfromcertainfailurE.Sowheredoyouevenbegin?WellagoodstartistoacceptthatitisperfectlynormaltofeelalittlenervouswhentalkingtosomeoneforthefirsttimE.Theymightlookgrumpyorscarybuttheycouldturnouttobethenicestpersonyou’veevermet.Youmightthinkthatbreakingtheiceisdifficult.Butsometimesjustasimplehellofollowedbyathree-secondsmilecanmakeallthedifferencE.Complimentingsomeoneontheirgarmentoraccessories饰品isalsoagreateasywaytobreaktheicE.Youmightsay:Iloveyourjacket.WheredidyoubuyitfromBeinginanuncomfortableorunpleasantsituationwithsomeonenewmightfeelterriblebutitcanactuallybeoneofthebesticebreakers.Byfocusingonthesituationyoucometogethertofightthecommonenemy:thelongbathroomqueueforexampleortheovercrowdedbus.Youcanmakeobservationstoo.Whatkindofdrinkisthat?That’salovelynamE.Whatdoesitmean?Doyoustudyheretoo?Thereareopportunitiesallaroundyoutoaskquestionsthatdon’tseemweirdaslongasyouhavesomefollow-upquestionsinminD.Ifyou’refeelingextraboldmakeajokE.Jokescanbedifficulttomasterbutifyougetthemrighttheyshowthelikeablewittysideofyourcharacter.What’syourname?WellpeopleusuallycallmeMikebutyoucancallmetonight.29.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtodevelopfriendshipwithastrangerB.AdviceonbreakingtheicewhenwecommunicatewithastrangerC.HowtobecomeasuccessfulpublicspeakerD.Howtostartaconversationwithaperson30.Theunderlinedwordgrumpycanbereplacedby______.A.easilyannoyedB.gentleC.low-spiritedD.cheerful31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BreakingtheiceisasmalltalktechniquewidelyusedinourdailycommunicationallovertheworlD.B.Aslongasyoucansmileatothersyouwillmakesomefriends.C.Realizingthatit’snormaltofeelnervousinfrontofastrangerisagoodstarttobreaktheicE.D.Beinginanuncomfortablesituationwithsomestrangerscanbethebesticebreakers.32.Accordingtothepassagemakingajoke________.A.canbedonewitheasE.B.leadstomanynewfriends.C.canshowyourwisdomandlovelycharacter.D.makesyouenjoyyourlifehappily.

Justasmankindhasalwayshadadesiretoflythehumanracehaswantedtoswimunderthewatersinceprehistorictimes.Picturesofprimitivedevicestoenablepeopletobreatheunderwaterhavebeenfounddatingfrom3000yearsagobutourdreamofmovingfreelybeneaththeoceanwavesforlongperiodsoftimewasonlyrealizedabout60yearsagowhenFrenchdivinglegendJacquesCousteaudevelopedthefirstpracticalSelfContainedUnderwaterBreathingApparatusSCUBA.SincethenthesportofSCUBAdivinghasgonefromstrengthtostrength.LoversofSCUBAdivinglikethefeelingofweightlessnessthepeaceandquietunderthewatertheabilitytomoveinthreedimensionsandthesenseofadventuretheygetwhileonadivE.SCUBAdiversoftentraveltosomeofthemostbeautifulandremoteplacesintheworldinthesearchforrareunderwaterfloraandfauna动植物.PalauTheRedSeaTheMaldivesandHawaiihavemanyofthemostpopulardivingsitesbutrecreationaldiversoftenhavetomakedowithlessexoticlocaldestinationsliketheNorthSeainBritain.SCUBAdivingisnotwithoutitsdangershowever.Themixtureofnitrogenandoxygendiversbreatheunderwatercombinedwiththepressureunderthewatercanbedeadlyifadiverrisestooquicklytothesurfacecausingaconditioncalled‘thebends’.Diverscanalsogetlostortrappedwhendivingonwrecksandfatalities死亡areparticularlycommonincavedivingwherediversaddtothedangersofdivingbyswimmingthroughundergroundcavesfilledwithwater.Divingcanalsobeharmfultotheunderwaterenvironment.HoweverwithproperprecautionsdivingcanopenupawholenewworldfarfromthestressesofdailylifE.63.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?A.Advertisesomepopulardivingsites.B.Describehowtodiveunderwater.C.WarnpeopleagainstdivingintheseA.D.GiveinformationaboutSCUBAdiving.64.Whatcanthereaderlearnfromthetext?A.ThereisuncertaintyaboutSCUBAdivingsafety.B.Divershavecausedalotofdamagetotheenvironment.C.SCUBAdivingisanoldsportwithalonghistory.D.DiversalwaysfacethepressuresintheirlifE.65.HowmightthewriterdescribeSCUBAdiving?A.Interesting.B.Relaxing.C.FrighteningD.Unpleasant.66.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorismostlikelytosuggestifhecontinuestowrite?A.Gettingouttodiveunderwater.B.Stoppingdamagingenvironment.C.MakingbetteruseofSCUBA.D.GettingoverthetroublesofdailylifE.

Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn'tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisold.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample---whatwillbethenext?1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.D.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.B.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.C.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.D.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.B.Foodandclothingin2035.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

Itisonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild’slevelofconfidencE.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids-particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.ForexamplewecansaytoachildDon’trunintotraffic!prStayonthefootpathclosetomE.Inusingthelatteryouwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositivelyandtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituationsbecausetheyknowwhattodoandaren’tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Whydoessuchasmallthingmakeadifference?Itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whatwethinkweautomaticallyrehearse预演.Forexampleifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutesyouwouldn’tbeabletodoit.WhenachildistoldDon’tfalloffthetreehewillthinkoftwothings:don’tandfalloffthetree.ThatishewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhisminD.A.childwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.SoitisfarbettertouseHoldontothetreecarefully.Clearpositiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafeorhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.SoparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositivE.SamholdonfirmtothesideoftheboatismuchmoreusefulthanDon’tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?orworsestillHowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyoudrown?Thechangesaresmallbutthedifferenceisobvious.ChildrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwordssoitpaystobepositivE.28.Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto__________.A.dothingscarefullyB.builduptheirconfidenceC.improvetheirimaginationD.learnindifferentsituations29.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.A.childwillactonwhatisinstructedB.Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatishearD.C.A.childwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D.Onewon’tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.30.Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?A.Fastenyourseatbelt.B.Don’tplaybythelakE.C.HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyougethurt?D.Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight?31.Themainideaofthepassageisthat__________.A.praisemakeskidsconfidentB.rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC.clearcommandsmakekidsdifferentD.choiceofwordscanmakeadifference

Everyonecouldhaveanurgetobuysomethingunnecessary.Thenhowtoavoidit?Thebestwayistojustkeepyourhandsawayfromattractiveproducts.Accordingtonewresearchindividualswhotouchpossibleitemsinstoresaremorelikelytohaveanincreaseddesiretobuythemthanthosewhokeeptheirhandsofftheproducts.SuzanneShuandJoannPeckmarketingprofessorsattheUniversityofWisconsin'sbusinessschoolconductedstudiesontheconnectionbetweentouchandfeelingsofownershipandtheeffectofperceived感觉ownershiponthevalueplacedonanobject.ForoneoftheexperimentstheexpertsplacedtwoproductsaSlinkytoyandacoffeecupinfrontofthevolunteerswhowereundergraduatestudents.AbouthalfoftheparticipantswereallowedtotouchtheproductswhiletheotherhalfwereaskednottotouchthemThevolunteersthenwereaskedtoexpresstheirsenseofownershipoftheproductsandtoreporthowmuchmoneytheywerewillingtopayforeach.Theresultsshowedthatthosestudentswhowereallowedtotouchtheobjectsreportedsignificantincreasedlevelsofperceivedownership.Theyalsoexpressedadesiretopaymoremoneytoobtaintheproducts.Theinvestigatorsalsodiscoveredthatasenseofverypleasantfeelingswhentouchingproductsdeterminedhowmuchmoneyconsumerswerewillingtopay.Howeveriftheobjectdidriotfeelpleasanttothetouchitsignificantlydecreasedtheamountthebuyerswerewillingtopay.Researcherssaidthatmanystoreshavealreadyfollowedtherightpath.Butwhatcanbedonewhileshoppingonlinewhentouchingofanitemisnotpossible?Inthiscasetheexpertssayjustpicturinginmindthattheyaretouchingitandthenowningitwillcausegreaterfeelingsofownershipandthustheconsumerswillbemorelikelytomakeapurchase购买.Whenyoutouchanobjectyouimmediatelyfeelsomekindofaconnectiontoitaccordingtotheresearchers.Thatconnectionstirsup唤起anemotionalreaction.Andthatemotioncanmakepeoplebuysomethingtheywouldneverevenconsiderbuyingiftheyhadnottouchedit.32.Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?A.BydrawingaconclusionthroughresearchB.ByprovidingtypicalexamplesC.BycomparingopinionsfromdifferentfieldsD.Bypresentingcauseandanalyzingitseffects33.Whichofthefollowingwasfoundintheresearch?A.ShopperscannotresistthetemptationwhentheymeetthingstheylikeB.Ifyouarenotspendmoneyit’slesspossibleforyoutotouchtheproductC.Touchingaproductaffectsthecustomer’sfeelingsofdesireforitD.Thelongeryoutouchthegoodsthemoredesireyouhavetoownthem.34.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat__________.A.manystoreshaveusedthemethodofallowingcustomerstotouchproductsB.aSlinkytoyandacoffeecupwereusedtoattracttheparticipants’attentionC.peoplewon’tbuytheitemsiftheydon’tlikethemevenifthey’vetouchedthemD.thepeoplewhotouchtheproductwillcertainlybuyit35.Whatledtheresearcherstoconductthisstudy?A.Tosatisfycustomers’socialneedswhenshoppingB.ToillustratetheconnectionbetweentouchandfeelingsofownershipC.TosharetheirgoodideasaboutavoidingunnecessarypurchaseD.Todevelopmarketingstrategies策略fortradecompanies

BeingAuthoritative由权威的ParentsPhrasesliketigermomand‘‘helicopterparenthavemadetheirwayintoeverydaylanguagE.Manyofusfindourselvesdrawntotheideathatwithjustabitmoreparentalhardworkandeffortwemightturnoutchildrenwithbrightfutures.Butisthereanythingwrongwithakindofoverparentingstyle?ParentalinvolvementhasalonghistoryofbeingstudieD.ManyofthestudiesconductedbyDianaBaumrindafamouspsychologistattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyhavefoundthatagoodparentistheonewhoisinvolvedandreactstoherchildinapositivewaywhosetshighexpectationsbutgivesherchildindependencE.TheseauthoritativeparentsappeartohitthesweetspotofparentalinvolvementandgenerallyraisechildrenwhodobetteracademicallypsychologicallyandsociallythanchildrenwhoseparentsarenotstrictandlessinvolvedorcontrollingandmoreinvolveD.Whyisthisparentingstylesosuccessful?Authoritativeparentsactuallyhelpimprovemotivationintheirchildren.CarolDweckasocialpsychologistatStanfordUniversityhasdoneresearchthatindicateswhyauthoritativeparentsraisemoremotivatedchildren.InatypicalexperimentDr.DwecktakesyoungchildrenintoaroomandasksthemtosolveasimplepuzzlE.Mostdosowithlittledifficulty.ButthenDr.DwecktellssomebutnotallofthekidshowclevertheyarE.Asitturnsoutthechildrenwhoarenottoldthey’resmartaremoremotivatedtosolveincreasinglydifficultpuzzles.Theyalsoshowhigherlevelsofconfidenceandshowgreaterprogressinpuzzle-solving.Astheexperimentsuggestspraisingchildren’stalentsandabilitiesseemstoshaketheirconfidencE.Dealingwithmoredifficultpuzzlescarriestheriskoflosingone’sstatusassmart.Dr.Dweck’sworkstronglysupportsthatofDr.Baumrindwhoalsofoundthatreasonablysupportingachild’sindependenceandlimitinginterference干涉causesbetteracademicandemotionalresults.Thecentraltaskofgrowingupistodevelopasenseofselfthatisindependentandconfident.Ifyoutreatyouryoungchildwhoisjustlearningtowalkasifshecan’twalkyoureduceherconfidencE.Allowingchildrentomakemistakesisoneofthegreatestchallengesofparenting.Itiseasierwhentheyareyoung.Thepotentialmistakescarrygreaterrisksandpartofbeingaparentisreducingriskforourchildren.32.Accordingtothepassageatigermom______.A.payscloseattentiontoherchildren’sexperiencesB.speaksherchildren’severydaylanguageC.placesreasonableexpectationsonherchildrenD.helpsherchildrenrealizetheirdreams33.Itisimpliedthatcontrollingstyleofparentingmay_____.A.facemorechallengesofchildrenB.fosterindependenceinchildrenC.leadtochildren’sacademicsuccessD.causemoreproblemsinchildren34.Theexampleofthechildrendoingthepuzzlessuggeststhat______.A.agoodgameplaysabigroleintrainingyoungmindsB.brightchildrenusuallyshowlessconfidenceindifficultgamesC.puzzle-solvingcangivechildrenthemotivationtheyneedD.overpraisingmakeschildrenlessmotivatedandconfident35.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat______.A.childrenshouldnotbegivenmuchfreedomB.parentsshouldallowtheirchildrentolearnfrommistakesC.parentsshouldnotincreasetheriskofchallengingD.childrenshouldcorrectmistakeswiththehelpoftheirparents

Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan'ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.[Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests鸟巢.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptive收养的parentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan'tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusthereither.32.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured33.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?

Asyoumayexpectlifeinspaceismuchdifferentfromlifeonearth.Soofcoursepeopleneedsometimetogetusedtoit.Howdotheyliveworkandplayupthere?Spacefoodkeepsgettingmorelikethefoodweeatathomeontheearth.Inthepastastronautscouldeatonlyfreeze-driedfooD.Butnowthespacestationhaswatermicrowaveovensandfridges.Soastronautscaneatmoreusualkindsoffoodlikefruitvegetablesandicecream!AllpeopleintheISS国际空间站havetheirownrooms.There’snogravitysotheyhavetoattachthemselvestotheirbedsorthey’llfloataway!ThatmayseemlikeahardwaytosleepbutastronautssaythatsleepinginspaceisactuallynottoobaD.ThisismoreimportantinspacethanonEarth.There’snotmuchgravityinspacE.Astronautsdon’tstandupsitdownorwalkinspacesotheirmusclesdon’thavetoworkmuch.Theyexerciseonbikesandothermachinesforabouttwohourseverydaywhilethey’reinspacE.InthiswaytheycanstillkeepstrongandhealthywhentheygetbackhomE.Easythingslikebrushingyourteethcanbehardinspacewithlowgravity.Waterdoesn’tflowoutofatapitfloatsinabubble水泡!Astronautsusedaspecialhose软管totakeshowers.Andwhenthey’refinishedtheyuseavacuum真空的hosetosuckthedirtywateroffoftheirbodies.Howdoyougotothetoiletinspace?Theyuseaspecialairtoilet.Itusesairnotwatertotakeeverythingaway.Whatdoastronautsdowhentheyaren’tworking?Theyreadbooksplaycardslistentomusicorsende-mailtotheirfriendsandfamily.Sometimestheyjustsitandlookoutthewindow.Doesn’tsoundlikemuchfun?ButwhatifyoucouldseeplanetEarthoutofyourwindowwithasunsetorsunriseevery45minutes?1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthispassage?A.LifeInSpacE.B.SpaceFooD.C.ShowersInSpacE.D.A.VisitToSpace2.Fromthispassageweknowthat_______.A.astronautseatquitedifferentfoodinspacefromwhattheyeatontheearthB.astronautsateonlyfruitinspaceinthepastC.astronautscanonlyeatfreeze-driedfoodnowD.astronautscanonlyeatfruitandvegetablesnow3.Astronautsattachthemselvestobedsoasto________.A.keepthemselveswarmB.preventthemselvesfromfloatingawayC.haveagoodsleepD.feelbetter4.Astronautshavetodoexercisefortwohourseverydaybecause________.A.theyhavenothingtodoinspaceB.theyaretoldtodosoC.theydosotokeephealthyD.theydosotopreventthemfromsleeping5.Fromthelastparagraphwecanguessthat________.A.thesunmovesfastaroundtheearthB.theearthcirclesroundthesunveryfastC.theearthisverysmallD.thespaceshipcirclesroundtheearthonceevery90imnutes

Youeitherhaveitoryoudon’t—asenseofdirectionthatis.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamapwhileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirectionbutitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseitweloseit.ChildrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaroundsaysJimMartlandResearchDirectoroftheproject.Howeveriftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycartheyneverdeveloptheskills.JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshou1dbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:•Ifyouareusingamapturnitsoitrelatestothewayyouarefacing.•IfyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplaceputitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratreE.NotelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbikE.WhenyoureturngobackalongthesameroutE.•Simplifythewayoffindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatownstreamsorwallsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.CountyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouarE.Nowyouneednevergetlostagain!65.Scientistsbelievethat____.A.somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirectionB.peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolderC.peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirectionD.everybodypossessesasenseofdirectionfrombirth66.Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmaps.B.Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheylackasenseofdirection.C.TheyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayarounD.D.Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar.67.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplaceyoushould____.A.tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolenB.drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwhereitisC.avoidtakingthesameroutewhenyoucomebacktoitD.remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute68.Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytofindyourwayaroundisto____.A.askpolicemenfordirectionsB.usewallsstreamandstreetstoguideyourselfC.rememberyourroutebylookingoutforstepsandstairsD.countthenumberoflandmarksthatyousee

Whatdoeshomereallymean?Isitthepeoplearoundyouwhomakeaplacefamiliarandlovedorisitthetietolandthat’sbeeninyourfamilyforgenerations?AnnaQuindlen’snewnovelinvestigatesbothseenthroughtheeyesofMimiMillerwhonarratesthestoryofherlife—andofthestriketothepeopleandtothelandsheloves—fromher1960sgirlhoodtothepresentday.ThebookbeginswiththesummerMimiis11andeverythingaroundherisabouttochangeinMiller’sValley.Sheliveswithherparentsherolderbrothers—rakishTommyandpracticalEddie—andherAuntRuthhermother’ssisterwhokeepsaterriblesecretandwhoneverleavestheconfinesofhersmallhousebehindMimi’s.Thefarmhasbeenintheirfamilyforalmost200yearsandMimican’timaginelifebeyondit.ThelandhasalwaysbeenwetitseemstoMimi.There’salwaysasumppump抽污泵runninginMimi’shouseandwhenitstormsmudcomesrightuptothefrontporch.Butthenthegovernmentstepsindecidingtoflood6400acresofoldfamilyfarmsandsmallramshackle摇摇欲坠的homesandturnitintoareservoirbyusingthedamtodiverttherivertransformingcornfieldsintostripmallsdrowningthevalleyunderwateralongwithawayoflifethathasbeenperpetuatingitselfforgenerations.They’llbuyuphomesandresettleeveryoneinsistingthatnewissomuchbetterthanolD.AtfirstthetownstubbornlyresistsexceptforMimi’smotherwhoannouncesLetthewatercoverthewholedamnplacE.ButMimiisdesperatetostay.Shehasnoideawhatelsethereistowantorwhereelseshecouldpossiblyliveorwhoelseshecouldpossiblybeotherthanagirlonafarmwithherfamily.HerfathertooistiedtothelandhelovesandRuthbalksatevensteppingoutsideherhouse.Butastheriverisallowedindampeningthegroundlooseningtiesitseemstodrownpeoplelittlebylittleforcingsecretstofloatuptothesurfaceandchangethingsinwaysyoumightneverexpect.Quindlenmakeshercharacterssorichlyalivesobelievablethatit’simpossiblenottofeeleverydoubtanddreamtheyharbororshareeverytragedythatbefallsthem.Mimi’smotherismysteriouslybittertowardRuthandclosemouthedaboutwhy.Eddiegrowsintoanefficientmanmorelikeafriendlyvisitorthanabrotherwhoseesandseizesopportunitybecominganengineerandbuildingnewhomesforthedisplacedasifthefuturewerelikeabrightshinypenny.TommythesiblingMimiadoresgetsbyworkingoddjobscarrepairandlatersellingdrugsandgoingofftowarandprisonamanwhojusttragicallyneverfoundhisplacE.Butwhat’sMimi’splace?Iknewtherewasaworldoutsideshesays.Ijusthadahardtimeimaginingit.WhenshegetshighesthonorsinschoolhermotherinsistsThisisyourroadtosomethingbetterthanthis.AndthentoMimi’sastonishmentshegetsafullscholarshiptomedicalschool.Shedoesn’twanttoleavebutfinallyslowlyshebeginstomovetowardherfuturetogatherambitionandpurposeandtotrulyseebeyondtheconfinesofherlifE.Ifthereisaweaklinkatallit’sDonaldachildhoodfriendofMimi’swhomovesawaybuthasn’tmademoreefforttovisitmoreoften.Stillthenovelisoverwhelminglymoving.Weexperiencehowthelandchangesthroughthefoggymistofsummertothedry-icemistofwinter.AndthefloodwaterschannelinsothatontheeveningofthethirddaythepeopleintownthoughtMiller’sValleywashavingitsfirstearthquakE.Theendingfast-forwardslikeatidecarryingalltheseliveswe’vecometodeeplycareforintomiddleageandbeyondaspeoplemarrybirthchildrenmoveonandyesdiE.Familybondsarerestructuredandsecretsarerevealedthateitherwedgepeopleapartorbindthemtogether.ButQuindlenalsoallowshercharactersmystery—andsomeofwhat’sunknownstaysunknownwhichpolishesherstorywithakindofhauntinggraceandtruthfulness.65.AnnaQuindleninvestigatesthemeaningofhomethroughthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.MimiMillerandherlifeexperiencesB.theoffencetothepeopleinMiller’sValleyC.theinvasiontothelandinMiller’sValleyD.differentoutlooksonleavingthefamilyfarm66.TheunderlinedwordperpetuatinginParagraph3means_______.A.existingB.preservingC.involvingD.keeping67.WhatdoesthesentenceRuthbalksatevensteppingoutsideherhouse.inParagraph4mean?A.RuthisreluctanttodepartfromherhouseB.Mimi’sAuntisgreatlyattachedtothefamilyfarmC.Mimi’sAunthasapersonalityofnaturalreservE.D.RuthcannotresistchalkingaroundherhousE.68.ThecharactersinQuindlen’snovelare_______.A.fullofambitionandpurposeB.weaklylinkedinterpersonallyC.strikinglylifelikeandimpressiveD.clearlyrevealedtothepublicintheend69.WhatmightMimi’sfuturefortunebelike?A.Sheisadmittedtomedicalschoolthroughafullscholarship.B.Sheseizesopportunitytobecomeafemaleengineer.C.SheeventuallyfindsherplacebeyondtheconfinesofherlifE.D.Shestepsintotheroadtosomethingotherthanhighesthonorsinschool.70.Whatcouldthepassagemostprobablybeclassifiedinto?A.Ananecdote.B.A.bookreview.C.A.newsreport.D.AnArgumentativeessay.

Gamesoriginallyareentertainment.Contemporarygamesareveryrealisticandforthisreasontheyareasourceofgreatexperiencefortheplayeranddeveloptheimagination.Gamesareentertainmentandevenmorethanthat.Thestatistics统计oftheNewYorkUniversityledbyGreenclaimthattheplayerpreferringactivegamesgetimprovementofsometypesofbrainactivity.Inparticulargameplayersdealwithproblemsofsimultaneously同时地trackingseveralmovingobjectsattheaveragelevelof30%betterthanpeoplewhodonotplayactivecomputervideogames.Thegamingviolentexperiencemaynotbethecauseofviolentbehaviorinreality.NoneoftheplayingexperiencewillbecomethepriorityinmakingimportantdecisionsconcerningproblemsinreallifE.A.gameisanabstraction虚拟物.A.playergetsabstracttasksandactsaccordingtoabstractrules.GamesarealsothepossibilitytobehoweverapersonwantstoheandtorestfromtheoutsideworldforsometimE.Butwhatifapersongetssomuchexcitedwiththegamescenesthathebecomesviolentinreality?Thenitprovesthatthegamescausepeopletobecomeviolentinreality.Butapsychologicallyhealthypersonwillneverconfusethesetwodifferentworlds.A.gameisvirtualworldwithvisualimagesverysimilartohuman.Theseimagesrepresentbythemselvesnothingbutplayingobstacles障碍.A.gamemaypotentiallygivetheopportunitytodestroytheobstaclesthatmaynotbedestroyedaccordingtotherulesbutitismoreaboutpersonalchoicewhethertodoitornot.ThisleadsustotheconclusionthatviolenceisnotaconsequencebutthecausE.Peoplewhoareoriginallytrendedtoviolencemaygetintoatemperbygamesandperformviolenceintherealworld.Butinthiscaseviolenceingamesisasimplejustification理由oftheviolentnatureoftheplayer.49.Thepassageis.A.astoryB.adescriptivewritingC.anargumentativewritingD.ascientificessay50.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorusedthestatisticstoprovethat.A.gamescanprovideexperiencefortheplayersB.gamescanhelpdevelopplayer’simaginationC.gamescancauseviolentbehaviorD.gamearemorethanentertainment51.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecomputergames?[A.ViolentgamescanleadtotheperformanceofviolenceintherealworlD.B.ViolenceisnotaconsequenceofthecomputergamesbutthecausE.C.GamesarejustentertainmentandnothingmorE.D.ThevirtualworldandtherealworldarejustthesamE.52.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ViolentgamescauseviolenceB.Games:goodorbad?C.ThecauseofviolenceD.Theconsequenceofgames

OneeveninglastsummerwhenIaskedmy14yearoldsonRayforhelpwithdinnerhisresponseshockedme.What’sacolander漏勺?heasked.Icouldonlyblamemyself.Inthefamilynobodyelse’shandswentinthesauceexceptmyown.ButthatnightasIexplainedwithatouchofpanicthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinitIwonderedwhatelseIhadn’tpreparedRayfor.Asparentswhilewefocusonoursons’confidenceandcharacterweperhapsdon’talwaysconsiderthatwearealsoraisingsomeone’sfutureroommatesboyfriendshusbandsorfathers.IwantedtoknowthatI’draisedaboywhowouldneveraskthewomaninhislifeWhat’sfordinner?SoIcameupwithaplan:IwouldofferRayaprivatehomeeconomicscourse.Iwasdelightedtofindthathedidn’tsayno.FortwohoursthreedaysaweekRaywasallmine.Onedayashistomatosaucereducedonthestovehewashedandseasonedachickenforroasting.Thenherolledoutthepiecrust馅饼皮andfilleditwithapplesallwhilelisteningtomyexplanationontheimportanceofpreheatinganoven.Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenshootinghoopsinthedrivewaythanlearningtomendsockswithhismother—hetriedtobegnottohavesewinglessonseventhoughIinsistedthatonedaysomeonewouldfindthesightofhimfixinghisownshirtveryattractive—butitcouldn’tbedeniedthathewaslearningandmorethanjusthousekeeping.Iappreciatewhatyoudoasamomhetoldmeoneday.Raynowunderstandsthefinerpointsofcookingandmoreimportantlyherealizesthere’snothingmasculine男子气概的aboutbeinghelpless.Nownotonlycanhemakehisowndinnerbutalsohecanmakeabigmealforhisfamily.That’swhatIcallaman.I’mgladthatIpreparedsogreatapresentformyfuturedaughterin-law.41.Whywastheauthorshockedatherson’sresponse?A.Becausehewasnotwellbehaved.B.Becauseherefusedtohelpwithdinner.C.Becausehedidn’tknowthecommonkitchentools.D.Becausehewasverycuriousaboutkitchentools.42.Intheauthor’sopinionsomeparentspaylittleattentionto_______.A.buildingupchildren’sconfidenceB.tellingkidswhatisrightandwrongC.preparingchildrenfortheirfuturelifeD.makingchildrenliveahardlife43.AfterlearningtodohouseworkRay_______.A.fellinlovewithsewingB.didotherworkinthehouseC.begantobemorehardworkingD.acknowledgedhismother’sefforts44.WecaninferfromthetextthatRay_______.A.madegreatprogressincooking.B.alwaysthoughthouseworkinteresting.C.preferredsewingtocooking.D.wasunwillingtolearncookingatfirst.45.Whatwouldtheauthorliketoconveyinthetext?A.UsefuleducationforboysB.TheimportanceofhouseworkC.Boysshouldbeinvolvedinhousework.D.Cookingandsewingmakeboysmasculine.

Ihonestlyhavenoideahowthatcatgotupthere.It’sahundred—foot—metalpole.There’snowayheclimbedthatthingJimsaidtotheworriedwoman.Itwasn’tevenhercatbutshewaspassingbyandsawit.immediatelycallingthefire—stationtocometosaveit.Jimsawalotofstrangethingsasafiremanoftensadorupsettingthingsbutthiswasnew.Isupposewecouldgettheblanketandseeifwecanconvincethepoorcattojumpdown·Buthedoesn’treallylooktooscaredJimsaidtothewoman.Davegetoverhere!Jimcalledoverhisshouldertothefiretruckdriver.DavewalkedoverandlookedwhereJimwaspointing.How’dhegetupthere?Jimshruggedsimilarlypuzzled.Doyousupposewecouldgettheblanketandconvincehimtojump?Daveshruggedinresponse.Idon’tseewhynot.JimlookedupattheblackmassonthetopoftheflagpoletheAmericannagwavingproudlybeneathhim.Itwasdefinitelyacatandheregardedthepeoplegatheredbelowasiftheywerehissubjects臣民andhetheirkinghisyelloweyesscanninghissurroundingswithapparentdisinterest.WhentheblanketwasspreadoutbelowthecatJimandDavebeganstrikingtheflagpole.Thecatlookeddownandthengazedintotheskyasifitwerelookingforsomething.JimandDavefollowedhisgaze.Suddenlyoutoftheclearskyappearedadarkfigure.Thefigureswooped俯冲lowtowardtheflagpole.Itwasaneagle!Asitgotcloserthecatleapeddownthepoleswiftlyontothegroundandthengotlostinthebushes.JimDaveandtheoldwomanwereleftwiththeirmouthsopen.Theyallagreeditwasthebestwaytogetitdown.24.Whydidthewomancallthefirestation?A.Becausethepolewasonfire.B.Becausehercatwasmissing.C.Becauseshefeltitwasstrange.D.Becauseshewantedtosavethecat.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhimreferto?A.Thecat.B.Jim.C.Theking.D.Dave.26.Whatdidthefiremenplantodoatfirst?A.Tostrikethepole.B.Tospreadtheblanket.C.Toshoutatthecat.D.Toshrughelplessly.27.Whosavedthecat?A.Aneagle.B.Thefiremen.C.Thecatitself.D.Thepeoplearound.

Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yestherereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-cream.JustaskJohnHarrionanOfficialTasteTesterforthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors味道.Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjobafterallyoujusthavetolikeicecreamright?No—there’smoretothejobthanthatsaysHarrisonwhohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthiscoolfielD.InatypicalmorningonthejobHarrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12℉.HarrisonexplainsYougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecreamwhichiswhysomekidsliketostiritcreatingice-creamsoup.WhiletheicecreamwarmsupHarrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearancE.Tastingbeginswiththeeyesheexplains.HecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimselfDoestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?Nextit’stimetotaste!ContinuingtothinkupnewideastryoutnewflavorsandtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy—workingatonecooljoB.66.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.C.A.chemist.D.Anice-creammanufacturer.67.AccordingtoJohnHarrisontobequalifiedinthecoolfielditishelpfulto______.A.keepadiaryofworkB.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsC.havenewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachday68.WhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.69.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TastingwithEyesB.FlavorsofIceCreamC.JohnHarrison’sLifeD.OneCoolJob

Rememberingyourdreamswillrequiresomeeffortsonyourpart.Butwhatyourdreamscanofferandtellyouaboutyourselfwillbewellworthit.Herearesometipstohelprecallyourdreams:1.BeforegoingtobedkeepaclearminD.TellyourselfthatIwillremembermydreamswhenIwakeup.Thisisactuallyaprovenandeffectivewaytorecallyourdreams.2.Havearegularbedtimeandwake-uptimE.MakethisyourroutinE.Goingtobedandwakingupataregulartimeeverydaycouldaidindreamrecollection.3.AvoidalcoholconsumptionandtakingmedicinebeforegoingtobeD.Thesethingsmaypreventyoufromrememberingyourdreams.4.Keepapencilandanotebooknexttoyourbedsothattheywillbewithinreachassoonasyouwakeup.Havingasmalllampbyyourbedsideisalsoagoodideasoyouwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandcanrecordyourdreamsimmediately.5.Donotgetoutofbedimmediately.UponwakingfromadreamliestillinyourbedkeepingyoureyesclosedandmovingaslittleaspossiblE.LetyourmindwanderamongtheimagesofwhatyouhavejustdreameD.6.WritedownasmanydetailsinyourdreamsasyoucannomatterhowseeminglyunimportanttheymaybE.DonotjudgethecontentorworryiftheymakesensE.7.Sometimesitmayhelptodrawpictures.A.pictureisworthathousandwordsasthesayinggoes.Evenifyouarenotanartistasimpledrawingcanhelptorecalldetailsofyourdreams.5.Thispassagetellsyou______.A.someusefultipstorecallyourdreamsB.thewaytorecallyourdreamsC.thereasontorememberdreamsD.manydetailsinyourdreams6.WhichofthefollowingwaysmayNOTbeusefulforrecallingdreams?A.AvoidingtakingalcoholandmedicinE.B.Notgettingoutofbedimmediately.C.Drinkingacupofhotmilk.D.WritingdownasmanydetailsaspossiblE.7.Whatdoestheunderlineditinthefirstparagraphmean?______A.Rememberingyourdreams.B.Sometipstohelprecallyourdreams.C.Yourmakingeffortstorememberyourdreams.D.Whatyourdreamscanofferandtellyouaboutyourself.8.TheauthorusesthesayingApictureisworthathousandwordsto_______A.showthatapictureisbetterthanwordsB.sayapictureisequaltothousandsofwordsC.provethatit’smoreimportanttodrawpicturesthantospeakD.indicate表明drawingpicturesreallyhelpstorecalldream

Weallknowthatmoneycan'tbuyhappinessbutmanytimesweactasifwewerehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberichwhenweknowthericharen'thappyeitherwearetrainedtowantthelatestgadgetorstylethattelevisiontellsustowantwewanttoearnmoremoneybecausethenwe'llhaveagoodlifE.Butnoneofthemwillbringushappiness.Nomatterhowmuchweearnnomatterhowmuchwehaveinthebanknomatterhowniceourclothingorcarsortoysnoneofthemwillmakeushappier.Andthesadthingisthatitcouldtakeusdecadestopursuewealthandluxuriousitemsbeforewerealizethis.SowhatwillbringushappinessLuckilyit'sthesethreethingsthatdon'tcostathing.ThesethreethingshavebeenprovenbysurveysofhundredsofthousandsofpeopleaboutwhattheyhavewhattheirlivesarelikeandhowhappytheyarE.HeretheyaretheThreeSecretstoHappiness1.Goodrelationships.Wehaveahumanneedtobeclosetoandtobeintimatewithotherhumanbeings.Havinggoodandsupportivefriendshipsastrongmarriageorcloseandlovingrelationshipswithourfamilymemberswillmakeusmuchmorelikelytobehappy.ActionstepsTaketimetodaytospendtimewithyourlovedonestotellthemwhattheymeantoyoutolistentothemandtodevelopyourrelationshipswiththem.2.Positivethinking.I'mobviouslyabigproponentofpositivethinkingasthebestwaytoachieveyourgoalsanditturnsoutthatitcanleadtohappinesstoo.Optimismandself­esteemaresomeofthebestindicatorsofpeoplewholeadhappylives.HappypeoplefeelempoweredtakecontroloftheirlivesandhaveapositiveoutlookonlifE.ActionstepsMakepositivethinkingahabit.Infactthisshouldbeoneofthefirsthabitsyoudevelop.Getintothehabitofsquashingallnegativethoughtsandreplacingthemwithpositiveones.InsteadofIcan'tthinkIcan.ItmaysoundsillybutitworksformeeverytimE.3.Flow.ThisisapopularconceptontheInternetthesedays—astateweenterwhenwearecompletelyfocusedontheworkortaskbeforeus.WearesoburiedinourtaskthatwelosetrackoftimE.Havingworkandleisurethatgetyouinthisstateofflowwillalmostundoubtedlyleadtohappiness.Peoplefindgreatestenjoymentnotwhenthey'repassivelymindlessbutwhenthey'reabsorbedinamindfulchallengE.ActionstepsFindworkthatyouhaveapassionfor.Seriously—thisisanextremelyimportantstep.Findhobbiesthatyouhaveapassionfor.TurnofftheTV—thisistheoppositeofflow—andgooutsideanddosomethingthattrulyengagesyou.You'vebeengiventheThreeSecretstoHappiness.Don'twastethem!25.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertitleofthispassage?A.TheSecretstoHappinessB.Whatishappiness?C.MoneyvsHappinessD.Whoarehappy?26.Thewriterexpresseshis________attitudetowardsmoneyandwealth.A.negativeB.supportiveC.objectiveD.respective27.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tbelongtotheadvicegivenbythewriter?A.Beingengagedinwhatyouareinterestedin.B.Havinggoodrelationshipswithothers.C.WatchingTV.D.BeingoptimisticaboutyourlifE.

Decision—makingcanbeextremelydifficult.Decisionmakingstylesaresignificantlydifferentindifferentcultures.InanyapproachtoaproblemandinanynegotiationstheWesternworldturnstotheItoyouapproachwhileJapanyoutoyouapproach.Theformermeansbothsidespresenttheirargumentsopenlyfromtheirownpointofview.Naturallyoftencomesaconfrontation冲突situationwhichtheWesternersareveryskillfulindealingwith.Thelatterisbasedoneachsidetryingtounderstandtheotherperson’spointofview.Thusthedirectionofthemeetingisamutual相互的attempttoreduceconfrontationandachieveharmony.BesidesWesterndecision—makinggoesmostlyfromtopmanagementandoftendoesnotconsultmiddlemanagementortheworkers.HoweverinJapangreatconsiderationisgiventothethoughtsandopinionsofeveryoneatalllevels.Basedonbottomupdirectionideascanbecreatedatthelowestlevelstravelupwardthroughanorganizationandhaveaneffectonthefinaldecision.Differenceindecision—makingalsocomesfromdifferentcommunicationstyles.TheJapanesebusinesspersonworkstoachieveharmonyevenifthedealfallsthroughandwillspendwhatevertimeisnecessarytodetermineayoutoyouapproachcommunicatingpersonalviewsonlyindirectly.TheyputathoroughjobabovetheWesterndeadlineapproach.SotheJapaneseisthoroughintheirmeetings.ThusAmericansareoftenannoyedbythemanymeetingsinmanyJapanesebusinesses.ButwheretheAmericanispressingforaspecificdecisiontheJapaneseistryingtothinkuparatherbroaddirection.OntheotherhandonceagivenagreementismadeitistheJapanesewhosometimeswondersattheslowpaceinwhichtheWesternerscarryoutthedecision.TheJapaneseiseagertomoveforwardandtheWesternersperhapslag落后于behindastheytakethetimeforin—depthplanning.24.AJapanesebusinessbasesitsdecision.A.ontop-downdirectionB.onnothingbutitsworkers’viewsC.onbottom—updirectionD.onlyonitstopleaders’opinions25.ThetextmainlytellsusthatJapanandtheWesternworldA.facegreatdifficultyinmakingdecisionsB.aredifferentindecision—makingstylesC.haveallmemberscontributetoadecisionD.havetwoapprochaches:ItoyouandyouandI26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheWesterners?A.TheycarryoutthedecisiononceitismadE.B.Therearemanymeetingsintheirbusinesses.C.Theyworktoachieveharmonyindoingbusiness.D.Theyaregoodathandlingconfrontationsituation.27.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsJapanesedecision—makingis.A.positiveB.criticalC.negativeD.casual

Whenmyparentswerealivetheyweren’twellofffinancially.YettheyhelpedtheirtwoolderdaughterstimeaftertimE.MysisterspaidMomandDadbackpartofthetimebutwhenDaddypassedawayhiscashjournalshoweddebtsduefromseveralofhischildren.Iwasnotamongthem.IseldomborrowedmoneyandwhenIdidatthebeginningIsetarepaymentplanandstucktoit.ItwasamatterofprideformE.WhenyouthinkthatIwasraisedinthesamehouseholdwithmybrothersandsistersandhadthesameparentsitishardtofigureoutwhyIwastheonlyonewhocouldn’tstandtoowethem—oranyone—money.Maybeit’sbecauseIwatchedmyparentsstruggletohelpmyoldersistersoutwhentheywereinfinancialdifficultiesthemselves.Maybeit’sbecauseofthatreasonIwasjusttooproudtodependonanyoneelsE.ThesedaysIamtheoneofthoseotherpeopleturntoforhelpwhentheyneedit.JustasIcan’tstandtooweotherpeopleIcan’tstandtosaynotoanyonewhopresentsacrediblecaseofneeD.SoIamwhatiscalledanenabler.Beinganenablerisaninsidious隐伏的disorder.Itstartssimplyenoughwhenyouhelpsomeonewithanextraordinaryexpensecreatedbyanunusualevent.Thenwhenpeoplefindoutyouwillprovideaidtheyaskyoumoreandmoreandyou—beinganiceperson—justkeepgiving.It’sahardcycletobreakandIpersonallyhavenocluehowtoescapE.I’mnotangry.I’mnotholdingagrudgE.Idon’ttrytotellmychildrenormysistershowtoruntheirlivesbecausetheyaskmeformoney.YetIwouldbesoproudofallofthemiftheyweretomakemoreofanefforttohandlethingsthemselvesperhapsbydoingsomefinancialplanning—likeplanningnottospendmoneytheydon’thave!AndIdon’tseewhytheycan’tdothis.AfterallI’mnotlassoingthemandforcingthemtotakemymoney.I’mjustnotgoodatsayingno.SoIaskyouwhatcanIdowhensomanypeoplearoundmehavenoshameinowingothersmoney?OntheotherhandIamdoingthemagreatdisservicebymykindness.IrememberasachildhowmyfatheralwayssaidthesetwothingsIfatfirstyoudon’tsucceedtrytryagainandIcan’tgetstuckinthefencE.I’lltrytopullitdown.AsanenablerIhavepreventedmychildrenfromlearningtokeeptryinginsteadofturningtomeforhelp.Yestheycouldchangetheirwaysandlearntogetalongontheirownbutwhywouldtheydothat?Whoamonguswouldchoosetobeoutofacarbecausewecan’taffordtofixitwhenMomwillsupplythemoneytogetitfixed?YesIamanenabler;andIamwrongingmychildrenbyenablingthemtobelessthanself-sufficient.IhaveknownthisforalongtimebutIstillcan’tsayno.55.Theauthorwillfeelproudwhen.A.herchildrenmakeprogressatschoolB.shecanhelpherchildrenorhersistersC.shecanpaybackthemoneysheowedD.herchildrenlearntofixacarwithherhelp56.Whycouldn’ttheauthorstandtooweherparents’money?A.ShethoughtitwouldbeembarrassingtoseekhelpfromtheolD.B.Shewantedtoshowshewasmoresuccessfulthanhersisters.C.Shedidn’testablishagoodrelationshipwithherparents.D.Shecouldn’tbearherparents’difficultstateinfinancE.57.Theunderlinedworddisserviceisclosestinmeaningto.A.favorB.harmC.hopeD.encouragement58.Whatpreventsthechildrenfromchangingtheirwaysandgettingalongontheirown?A.Theirmother’skindaction.B.TheirfinancialstatE.C.TheirlackofcreativityandcouragE.D.TheirtraditionalculturE.59.Whatshouldtheauthordowhenothersseekhelpfromher?A.Justrefusethembysayingno.B.Trytotellthemhowtoruntheirlives.C.RemindthemtopaybackhermoneyintimE.D.Tryherbesttoprovidethemwithnecessaryhelp.60.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?A.FinancE.B.Education.C.CulturE.D.LifE.

阅读表达共5小题每小题3分满分15分阅读下面的短文请根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求AsAmericanfriendofminewhowashighupinabigcorporationhadworkedoutawayofheadingagoodofe-mailsbeforemostofusbadevenheardoftheconcept.Ifanyinformationhewassentwasvitalenoughhisbackofresponsewouldensurethesenderranghimupifthesenderwasn’timportantenoughtohavehisprivatenumbersthecommunicationcouldn’tbethatimportantmyfriendisnowevenmoreseniorinthesamecompanysothestrategymustwork.Almosteveryweeknowthereseemstobeareportsuggestingthatweareallbeingdrivencrazybythebotherofe-mail.Hethisisthecaseit’sonlybecausewehaven’tdevelopedanappropriateindealingwithit.________Firstly.Youjunknothingwithanexclamationmarkonastringofcapitallettersorfrommyaddressyoudon’trecognizeonfeelconfidentabout.Secondlye-maildon’tandhavetobeanswereD.Becausee-mailissoeasythere’satendencyforcorrespondencetocarryonforeverbutitispermissibletostopanendlessdiscussionortoacceptapointofinformationsentbyacolleaguewithoutacknowledgingit.Thirdlyareplye-mailthoughtshavetobethesamelengthastheoriginal.Weallhavee-mailpalswhosendlongchattye-mailswhicharenicetoreceivebutwhothenexpectanequallylongreply.Thechartofe-mailcanconsistinthesimpleincompletesentencetotallyregardlessoftheofthebreadofthelettermeatbypost.Youareperfectlywithintheboundsofpolitenessinrespondingtoamarathone-mailwithabetterreply.Whichsentenceinthepassagetotheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Thepossibleexistenceofannoyanceresultsfromourinabilitytosortoute-mails.FillintheblankinParagraph3withapropersentencE.within10wordsWhatadvicesigiveninthelastparagraph?within10wordsForwhatpurposedoestheauthormentionhisAmericanfriendinParagraph1?within10wordsFranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE.

Doyouhaveimagination?Doyouliketosolveproblems?Canyou?Ifsoyoucouldbethenextgreatinventor.ButI'mjustakidyoumightbe!Don'tworryaboutalittlethinglikeagE.Forexampleonefamousinventor--BenjaminFranklin--gothisstartwhenhewasonly12.Atthatyoungagehecreatedpaddlesforhishandstohelphimswimfaster.Finallyhiscreationledtowhatweknowiscalledflippers!Soyoudon'thavetobeadulttobeaninventor.Onethingyoudoneedthoughissomethingthatkidshaveplentyof:curiosityandimagination.Kidsareknownforlookingatthingsinnewanduniqueways.Sowhatshouldyoudoifyouhavewhatisagreatideaforaninvention?Talktoafriendorfamilymemberaboutit.GetinputfromothersaboutyourideA.Thenaskthemtohelpyoucreateaworkingmodel--calledaprototype原型ofyourideA.Onceyouhaveaprototypeyoucantestit.Sometimesyourideaturnsouttobenotasgreatasyouthought.Atothertimesthoughyourealizeitisagoodideaandyourprototypecanhelpyoufigureouthowtomakeitevenbetter.Ifyourideaisreallyagoodoneanadultcanhelpyoucontactcompaniesthatmightbeinterestedinit.Youwillalsowantanadult'shelptogetapatentforyourideasothatitisprotectedandcan'tbestolenbysomeoneelsE.Ifyouneedsomeinspirationconsiderthesekidsandtheirinventions:JeanieLowinventedtheKiddieStoolwhenshewasjust11.It'safoldingstoolthatfitsunderthekitchensink.Kidscanunfolditanduseittoreachthesinkallbythemselves.Attheageof15LouisBrailleinventedthesystemnamedafterhimthatallowstheblindtoreaD.ChelseaLanmonreceivedapatentwhenshewasjust8forthepocketdiaper尿布anewtypeofdiaperthatincludesapocketforholdingbabywipesandpowder.21.BysayingButI'mjustakidyouprobablymeanyou___________.A.aretooyoungtoachieveanythingB.candoanythingthoughyouareyoungC.areoldenoughtobecomeaninventorD.havetolearnknowledgefromotherpeople22.Kidsaremostlikelytobeinventorsprobablybecausethey_________.A.wouldliketomakefriendswithothersB.usuallyworkhardattheirlessonsatschoolC.likeplayingallkindsoftoysathomeD.thinkaboutthingsinquitedifferentways23.Whoinventedsomethingthathelpstheblindtoread?A.JeannieLowB.BenjaminFranklinC.ChelseaLanmonD.LouisBraille24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethemainideaofthispassage?A.KidshavecuriosityandimaginationB.Therearesomeworldfamousinventors.C.KidsareexactlylikeadultsinawayD.Itispossibleforkidstobeinventors.