Back in old times, people had little knowledge about the universe and naturE. Things we now consider to be common sense were mysteries to our ancestors. Over the years, major breakthroughs have been made in science and many phenomena have been explaineD. But still, there are always questions we can't yet answer, and The Guardian has listed some of them. 1. What makes us human? Just looking at your DNA won't tell you - human DNA is 99 percent identical to that of the chimpanzee and, believe it or not, 50 percent identical to a banana's!A. lot of the things we once thought were unique about us - language and tool use, recognizing ourselves in the mirror and so on – have since been seen in other animals. Perhaps it's our culture that makes the difference or maybe our ability to use firE. It's also possible that our capacity (能力) for co-operation and our trading skills are what make us uniquE. 2. Why do we dream? Given the fact that we spend around a third of our lives sleeping, shouldn't we know everything about it? Unfortunately, scientists are still searching for a complete explanation of what happens when we sleep and why we dream. Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud believed dreams were the expressions of wishes that we can't fulfill in our real lives. Others have wondered whether dreams are just random "noise" coming from a sleeping brain. 3. Could we someday live forever? Apart from accidents, most people die because of diseases that can be treated and aging. And since many diseases, such as diabetes（糖尿病） and cancer, are diseases of aging, treating aging itself could be the key to extending our lives. Our knowledge of what causes us to age - and what allows some animals to live longer than others - is expanding rapidly. And though we haven't quite worked out all the details, we've worked out some pieces of the puzzles such as DNA damage and metabolism (新陈代谢), which are all leading to the invention of drugs that can slow down the aging process. If we're lucky enough to lengthen our lives, we might even get to see the day when all of these questions are answereD. 【小题1】 The main point of the passage is ______. A. to inform people of the knowledge about the universe and nature B. to introduce major breakthroughs that have been made in science C. to present some questions we can't yet answer D. to explain what were once mysteries to our ancestors 【小题2】 Chimpanzees and bananas are mentioned as examples to prove that ______. A. human beings are actually not different from other animals B. animals have completely different DNA from that of plants C. both animals and plants share the same amount of DNA D. DNA alone is not good enough to make humans different 【小题3】. The underlined word "identical" is closest in meaning to ______. A. mysterious B. unique C. advanced D. same 【小题4】. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. What were mysteries to our ancestors are considered to be common sense now. B. Now we know much more about dreams than our ancestors did in the past. C. With the invention of new drugs people can possibly live even longer. D. If all the diseases can be treated people can theoretically live forever.

Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchafussaboutanoldcopsewhichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpapereventoanationalprotestingaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillageandlookingatamaptheroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn’tasiftheareawasattractivE.IwasmorethanpuzzledIwascurious.Theenquiryintotherouteofthenewby-passtothevillagewasduetotakeplaceshortlyandIwantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoorbeingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods.I’vealwayslovedthisplaceshesaidithasalotofmemoriesformeandforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit‘Loverslane’.It’snotmuchofalaneanditdoesn’tgoanywhereimportantbutthat’swhyweallcameherE.Tobeawayfrompeopletobebyourselves.sheaddeD.ItwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbehearD.Squirrelswatchedfromthebranchesquiteboldintheirmovementsobviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuiltsoIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividualsIsaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeopleandchildrentheirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman’sstrangeideas.TakethistreeshesaidpausingafterashortwhilE.ToyouitisjustthatatreE.NotunlikemanyothersherE.ShegentlytouchedthebarkLookhereunderthisbranchwhatcanyousee?ItlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknifE.Isaidafteracursoryinspection.Yesthat’swhatitis!shesaidsoftly.ShewentonHehadapenknifewithaspikeforgettingstonesfromahorse'shoofandIhelpedhimtocarvethem.Wewereverymuchinlovebuthewasgoingawayandcouldnottellmewhathewasinvolvedinthearmy.IhadguessedofcoursE.ItwasthelasteveningweeverspenttogetherbecausehewentawaythenextdaybacktohisUnit.MarySmithwasquietforawhilethenshesobbeD.Hismothershowedmethetelegram.‘SergeantRHolmesKilledinactionintheinvasionofFrancE.’IhadhopedthatyouandRobinwouldonedaygetmarrieD.shesaidHewasmyonlychildandIwouldhavelovedtobeaGrannytheywouldhavebeensuchlovelybabies’-shewaslikethat!TwoyearslatershetoowasdeaD.‘Pneumonia肺炎followingachillonthechest’waswhatthedoctorsaidbutIthinkitwasanoldfashionedbrokenheart.A.childwouldhavehelpedbothofus.TherewasafurtherpausE.MarySmithgentlycaressedthewoundedtreejustasshewouldhavecaressedhim.AndnowtheywanttotakeourtreeawayfrommE.AnotherquietsobthensheturnedtomE.IwasyoungandprettythenIcouldhavehadanybodyIwasn’talwaystheoldwomanyouseeherenow.IhadeverythingIwantedinlifealovelymanhealthandafuturetolookforwardto.ShepausedagainandlookedarounD.ThebreezegentlymovedthroughtheleaveswithasighingsounD.TherewereothersofcoursebutnoonecanmatchmyRobin!shesaidstrongly.AndnowIhavenothing-exceptthememoriesthistreeholds.IfonlyIcouldgetmyhandsonthatawfulmanwhowritesinthepaperaboutthevalueoftheroadtheyaregoingtobuildwherewearestandingnowIwouldtellhim.Hasheneverlovedhasheneverliveddoeshenotknowanythingaboutmemories?WewerenottheonlyonesyouknowIstillmeetsomewhocamehereasRobinandIdiD.YesIwouldtellhim!Iturnedawaysickatheart.55.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto________.A.drawattentiontothedamagethatwarscauseB.persuadepeopletogiveupprivateinterestC.arousetheawarenessofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlyD.introduceatouchingbutsadlovestory56.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMarySmith?A.Selfish.B.Faithful.C.ChangeablE.D.Stubborn.57.TheunderlinedsentenceIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtheremeans________.A.IthoughttheremightbesomethinghiddeninthewoodsbyMarySmithB.IguessedtheremightbeastoryrelatedwithMarySmithC.IthoughttheremightbesomereasonforMarySmith’sprotestD.IguessedtheremightbeasecretpurposeofMarySmith.58.Whatwasprobablythecarvingonthewoundedtree?A.ThedatewhenRobinHolmeswouldleaveforarmy.B.Theirwishthatthisplaceandtreewouldlastlong.C.Theirnamesandaheartwithasignofarrowthroughit.D.Theirprotestagainstthewarwhichtorethemapart.59.InMary’sopinionwhichofthefollowingmighthavecausedRobin’smother’sdeath?A.PneumoniaB.A.chillonthechestC.A.heartattackD.Severesorrow60.Thetreeprobablystandsfor________.A.herromanceB.herdeterminationC.hersadnessD.herdream

ItisnosurprisethatmoreandmorepeoplelikebicyclingbecauseitisfunhealthyandgooD.Maybethat'swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroadsworldwidetodayBikescantakeyoualmostanywhereandthereisnooilcost.GetonabicycleandridearoundyourneighborhooD.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewallaroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketoworkandbenefitfromtheenjoyableexercisewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.Foldingbikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.YoucandothesameonanairplanE.A.foldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcasE.Youcanalsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationbygettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravelers.HealthBenefitsofBicycling:Ithelpstopreventheartdiseasesandcontrolyourweight.A15-minutebikeridethreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatayear.BicyclingcanimproveyourmooD.Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbettermorerelaxedandself-confident.Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.56.Fromthepassageweknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery_______.A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular57.Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighborhoodyoumay______.A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnoticeC.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbikeyoucanfolditand_______.A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrainC.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites59.Oneofthebenefitsofbicyclingisthat______.A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothersC.youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter60.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BicyclingisanenjoyableexerciseforpeoplE.B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.C.RidingabikepollutesyourneighborhooD.D.Commonbikesarewelcomedbyallairlines.

ManyyearsagoIlivedinawesterncountry.MyveryfirstjobwasinthecityandIwasexcitedtogotoworkbypublictransport!Ihadneverbeenemployedbeforeandmychancesoftravellingonabusbymyselfhadalwaysbeenveryslim.SoIwasveryhappywithmynewlifestyle!Ilefthomeeachmorningintimetocatchthe8.05busfromthemainroaD.OneautumnmorningIcouldseethebusapproaching.Icouldalsoseeanelderlyladywalkingwithalovelydogbesideher.Thereweresomeyoungstersbehindher.Thebusarrivedandwegoton.Onlyeightpassengerswerepermittedtotravelstanding.IwasinsidethebuswhentheconductorcalledOnlyeightstandingpassengers!Couldthelastonetogetonpleasegetoff?Isawthoseyoungstersinsiderightinfrontofmeanditoccurredthattheyhadjumpedthequeue!Iturnedandsawtheelderlyladywithherdogabouttogetoff.Imovedquicklytogetinfrontofher.IencouragedhertostayknowingverywellIwouldbelatethatmorningbutitdidn'tbothermE.ItwasonlyasImovedpasthertogetoffthebusthatIrealized--shewasblind!Herdogwasherguidedog!WellIeventuallygottotheofficE.Aftertheday'sworkIwenttothebusstandinfrontofmyofficetomakethereturnjourney.Whatapleasantsurprise!Theladyandherdogwerethere!IwasreallypleasedbecauseIwouldgetabetterchancetospeakwithher.IstartedtheconversationandsherecognizedmyAsianaccent!SheaskedifIwasthesamepersonwhohelpedherthatmorning.Amazing!Fromthereonwardsitwasonelonghappyconversation.ThesebeautifulmemoriesarestillfreshinmyminD.ByhelpingothersIfeelcontent!51.Fromthefirstpassagewecanlearnthattheauthor_______.A.oftentraveledbybusonherownB.enjoygoingtoworkbypublictransportC.foundabetterjobnowthanbeforeD.wasbornintoawealthyfamily52.Accordingtothepassagewhooughttogetoffthebus?A.TheoldladyB.ThedogC.OneofthoseyoungstersD.Theauthor53.Theauthorofferedtogetoffandpersuadedtheoldladytostaybecauseshe_______.A.didn’tlikethoseyoungstersB.didn’twanttostandinthebusC.wantedtohelptheelderlyladyD.hadmuchtimetogotowork54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestshowsthethemeofthepassage?A.ThereisnoplacelikehomE.B.ThereiskindnesstobefoundeverywhereC.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormD.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.

Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Ifwedidn’tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysix-year-oldsonBillywalkingtowardthewoods.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort.MinutesafterhedisappearedintothewoodshecamerunningoutagaintowardthehousE.Momentslaterhoweverhewasonceagainwalkingtowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour:walkingcautiouslytothewoodsthenrunningbacktothehousE.FinallymycuriositygotthebestofmE.Iwentoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked;beingverycarefulnottospillthewaterheheldinthem.Branchesandthorns荆棘slappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.AsIleanedintospyonhimIsawthemostamazingsitE.Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlyingonthegroundobviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterliftitsheadwithgreatefforttodrinkthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy'shanD.IstoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartworkingsohardtosavealifE.Asmytearsbegantohitthegroundtheyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmorE.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGodHimselfwasweepingwithpridE.56.Whydidtheauthorfollowherson?A.Becausetheremightbedanger.B.BecausehersonwasdoingagooddeeD.C.Becauseshewascurious.D.Becausesheintendedtohelp.57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.RainwasingreatneeD.B.Therewerefewtreesinthewoods.C.Billycarriedwaterwithhissmallhands.D.Billywalkedintothewoodsandthenreturnedoverandoveragain.58.WhatBillydidmainlyshowedthathewas________.A.caringB.beautifulC.childlikeD.brave59.Whichisthecorrectorderofthedevelopmentofthestory?①Theauthorwasmovedtotears.②Billyfedthewatertothebabydeer.③Billywalkedtowardsthelargedeer.④Itbegantorain.⑤TheauthorfollowedBillyintothewoods.A.③②⑤①④B.④①③②⑤C.⑤③②①④D.⑤②①③④

Theweatherwasterriblethatnight.Thesummerthunderstormhadknockedoutthepower.LuckilytherewasenoughcandlelightflickeringonthekitchentablE.WiththecandlelightIcouldseethecardIwaswritingtomyhusband’scousinsinFinlanD.DearHeliandRistoYouareonmymindtonightbecauseweareusingthecandlesyougaveuswhenyouvisitedustwoyearsago.TherewasahorriblesummerthunderstormthiseveningandthepowerwentoutandyourcandleswerejustwhatweneedeD.TheyhavelitourdinnertimethebedroomsandnowIamsittingbyoneinthekitchen...WhatIdidn’tsaytoHeliandRistoisthatweneverburnedthecandlesbeforebecausetheywellsmelllikeacampfirE.Andsotheystoodinironcandlesticksuntilweneededthem.I’msothankfulthatwehadcandlesonhandthatdarknight.AndI’mequallyasthankfulthatIhadabeautifulcardonhandtooorIwouldhavelettheopportunitytokeepintouchwithfar­awayfamilyescapE.ItwouldhaveturnedintoanotheroneofthosemomentswhenthethoughtofsendingacardcrossedmymindbutneveractuallyhappeneD.Thecandleburnedslowly.AfterIfinishedmycardtoFinlandIenjoyedlookingthroughtherestofmySomeoneCaresgreetingcards.TheairwasfreshandcoolandIhadcardsandenoughlighttowritE.Ifoundabirthdaycardformynephew’s10thbirthdayathinking­of­youcardformyauntandafungreetingcardforanoldfriendandIbeganwriting.Candlesandcards—twothingsthatmakeathunderstormintotheperfectstorm.56.Whydidthewriterlightthetwocandlesthatnight?A.Becauseshethoughtofherhusband’scousins.B.BecauseshewantedtoaddsomefuntoherlifE.C.BecauseshewantedtoenjoyanotherkindoflifestylE.D.Becausetherewasnoelectricityduetothethunderstorm.57.Bysayingsmelllikeacampfirethewriterwantstoshow________.A.sheoftenwenttoacampfirealoneB.shelikedthesmellofacampfireverymuchC.shedidn’tlikethesmelloftheburningcandlesD.shedidn’tneedtoburnthecandlesinthepast58.Inthepastwhenthewriterwantedtosendacard________.A.sheoftendidn’tputitintopracticeB.sheoftenimmediatelywroteoneC.sheoftendidn’tknowwhattowriteD.sheusuallyhesitatedforalongtime59.Lightingthecandlesinthestormynightmadethewriter________.A.knowwhowasthemostimportantpersontoherB.knowhowtomakeherboringlifeinterestingC.valueherrelativesandfriendsmoreD.believeeveryonecouldbehappy

OneschoolnightthismonthIwalkedquietlyuptoAlexandermy15-year-oldsonandtouchedhischeekgentlyinamannerIhopedwouldseemcasual.Ayearagohewouldhaveignoredthisdisturbancebutnowhereactedimpatientlyandleanedbacktohiscomputerscreen.Imadeamistake:breakingintomyteenager'spersonalspacE.TheaverageteenagerhasprettystrongfeelingsabouthisprivacyLaraFoxandherfriendHilaryFrankeltoldmE.Mr.FrankelandMr.Foxboth17aretheauthorsofBreakingtheCodeanewbookthatseekstobridgethegenerationaldividebetweenparentsandadolescents.Itisbeingpromotedbyitspublisherasthefirstself-helpguidebyteenagersfortheirparentsakindofKidsAreFromMarsParentsAreFromVenusthatexplainsthelanguageandactionsofteenagers.Thegirlsdealtwithissuesincludinghangingoutlatemoneyschoolpressuressmokingetc.PersonallyIwelcometheiropinions.Themostcommonmisstepsininteractingwithteenagersarisefromthewarbetweenparentsexercisingtheirrightstoknowwhatgoesonundertheirroofandteenagersfirmlyguardingtheirprivacy.Teenagerscanbequicktointerprettheirparents'remarksandrespondwithangerthatmaskstheirvulnerability脆弱.MsFoxsaidWhatwewantaboveallisyourapproval.Don'tforgetnomatterhowmuchweactasifwedon'tcarewhatyousaywebelievethethingsyousayaboutus.NancyaNewYorkchild-raisingexpertsaidshedidn'tagreewitheverythingtheauthorssuggestedbutfoundtheirargumentsreasonable.Whenyourkidsaresaying'Youdon'tgetitandyouneverwill'therearelotsofwaystorespondsothattheywilllistenandthatiswhatthewriterspointout.MyparentshelpedmeseethatMr.Foxtoldmeeventhoughtheyusedtostayoutlateandridetheirbicyclestoschooltimeshavechangedandthewayparentseducatechildrenisdifferent.Thesedaysthereisamajorfearfactorinbringingupkids.Parentsworryabouttheirchildcrossingthestreet.Thewriterssaidtheyhopedsimplytothrowlightonteenagethinking.63.Accordingtothetwogirlsteenagersnowadaysare____.A.independentB.intelligentC.inconsiderateD.sensitive64.TheunderlinedsentenceYoudon'tgetitandyouneverwillinthe4thparagraphimpliesthat____.A.theteenagersdon'twant/toadmittheirweaknessB.theteenagersthinkthattheirparentswillneverunderstandthemC.theparentsdonotnecessarilyforceintotheworldoftheirchildrenD.thegenerationgapcannotbeshorteneddespitetheirparents'efforts65.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat____.A.teenagersshouldguardtheirprivacyB.Nancytotallyagreeswiththetwogirls'opinionsC.parentsaremoreconcernedaboutchildren'ssafetyD.thetwogirlshaveobtainednumeroussupportfromthepublic66.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookKidsAreFromMarsParentsAreFromVenus?A.Itisoneofthebest-sellers.B.Itisalsowrittenbythetwogirls.C.Thetwobookshavethesimilartheme.D.Thetwobookshavedifferentopinions.

WhenIwas12Igotapart-timejobonadairyfarmmilkingcows.Wemilked65cowstwiceaday.OnedayIcomplainedtomyfatherabouthavingtogomilkthosecowssayingitwastiring.Hesaidyouknowboytoworkisablessing.Ilookedatthemenwho'dworkedharder.IhadafeelingIhadbeentoldsomethingreallyimportantbutittookmanyyearsbeforeitsunkin.Backthengoingtocollegewasarareprivilege.MyfathertoldmeifI.'dpickedsomethingtostudythatIlikeddoingI.'dalwayslookforwardtomywork.Buthealsoaddedevenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajobatall.IwantedtobeafarmerbutIjoinedamilitaryprogramtohelppayforcollege.AndwhatstartedoutasanobligationtotheArmybecameawayoflifethatIstayedcommittedtofor37years.Inthelate1980sduringavisittoBangladeshIsawawomanwithherbabyonherbackbreakingbrickswithahammer.Iaskedalocalofficerwhytheyweren'tusingamachinetomaketheworkeasier.Hetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofwork.Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwasitwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:toworkisablessing.AfterseeingalotofpeoplelikethatwomaninBangladeshI.'vecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotfree.They'revictimsofcrimepoorhealthanddepression.Peoplewhohavejobscanhaveahomesendtheirkidstoschooldevelopasenseofpridecontributetothegoodofthecommunityandevenhelpothers.Whenwecanworkwearefree.Weareblessed.51.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.ToworkisablessingB.MychosenwayoflifeC.WhyshouldIworkD.Inspirationfromawoman52.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thewriter'sparentswererichfarmers.B.Thewriteradmiredhisfather'sjob.C.Thewriterdidn'tenjoyhispart-timejob.D.Thewriterdisagreedwithhisfather.53.Thewriterjoinedamilitaryprogrambecause_______.A.hisparentsforcedhimtodosoB.heintendedtofindalifetimejobC.hecouldtravelabroadwiththearmyD.hecouldn'taffordhiscollegeeducation54.AccordingtoParagraph3machineswerenotusedbecause_______.A.machinesweretooexpensiveB.peopleneededjobstoliveC.womencoulddotheworkbetterD.machineswerehardtooperate55.Whatdoesthewriterintendtosaythroughthelastparagraph?A.Peoplewithoutjobscouldachievemore.B.Freedomisnotalwaysfreeforpeople.C.Weshouldfeelfortunatetohaveajob.D.Richpeopleshouldhelpthoseinneed.

IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdidn’twanttohirehim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.56.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.A.heshowedsympathytotheauthorB.heknewtheauthorshouldfindagooddoctorC.heknewtheauthorneededhishelpD.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney57.A.gooddoctorisnecessaryfortheauthorto__________.A.findoutthepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentB.recovertotallyfromtheinjuryC.eventuallymaketheresponsiblepartypayforhisinjuryD.betreatedfairlybeforeheleavesAmerica58.Thewordchargeinthethirdparagraphmeans_________.A.givemoneyB.makemoneyC.offermoneyD.askmoney59.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery__________.A.helpfulB.professionalC.selfishD.money-maker60.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.Onecannotbetoocarefulwhiledrivingacar.B.PeoplevaluemoneymostintheUS.C.FindinglawyersissomethingverycommoninAmericA.D.HavingsomeselflessfriendsismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.

WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreettheotherdayIhappenedtonoticeasmallbrownleatherwalletlyingonthesidewalk.IpickeditupandopenedittoseeifIcouldfindouttheowner’sname.Therewasnothinginsideitexceptsomechangeandanoldphotograph－apictureofawomanandayounggirlabouttwelveyearsoldwholookedlikethewoman’sdaughter.IputthephotographbackandtookthewallettothepolicestationwhereIhandedittothedesksergeant.BeforeIleftthesergeanttookdownmynameandaddressincasetheownermightwanttowriteandthankme.ThateveningIwenttohavedinnerwithmyauntanduncle.Theyhadalsoinvitedayoungwomansothattherewouldbefourpeopleatthetable.Herfacewasfamiliar.IwasquitesurethatwehadnotmetbeforebutIcouldnotrememberwhereIhadseenher.Inthecourseofconversationhowevertheyoungwomanhappenedtomentionthatshehadlostherwalletthatafternoon.AllatonceIrealizedwhereIhadseenher.Shewastheyounggirlinthephotographalthoughshewasnowmucholder.ShewasverysurprisedofcoursewhenIwasabletodescribleherwallettoher.ThenIexplainedthatIhadrecognizedherfromthephotographIhadfoundinthewallet.Myuncleinsistedongoingtothepolicestationimmediatelytoclaimthewallet.AsthepolicesergeanthandeditoverhesaidthatitwasanamazingcoincidencethatIhadnotonlyfoundthewalletbutalsothepersonwhohadlostit.67.Thewalletwhichthewriterfound.A.wasempty.B.hadsomemoneyinit.C.hadafewcoinsandaphotographinit.D.hadanoldphotographinit.68.Thewriterrecognizedtheyoungwomanbecause.A.hehadmethersomewherebeforE.B.shewastheoldwomaninthephotograph.C.sheoftenhaddinnerwithhisauntandunclE.D.shelookedliketheyounggirlinthephotograph.69.Theyoungwomantoldofherlossofthewallet.A.atthebeginningofthedinnerB.duringtheconversationC.assoonasshesawthewriterD.afterthedinner70.Thestorywasanamazingcoincidencebecause.A.thewomanknewthewriterandhisunclE.B.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletwereoldfriends.C.thefinderandtheloserofthewalletmetatthepolicestation.D.thewriterfoundboththewalletanditsowner.

ThesunisshiningwhenIgetonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssitjammedtogetherinheavyclothes.Noonespeaks.That’soneoftheunwrittenrulesofChicagocommuting.Althoughweseethesamefaceseverydayweprefertohidebehindournewspapers.Thesceneisstriking:peoplewhositsoclosetogetherareusingthosethinsheetsofnewsprinttokeeptheirdistancE.AsthebusapproachestheMagnificentMileavoicesuddenlyringsout:Attention!Attention!Papersrattle发出细小声.Neckscrane伸长.Thisisyourdriverspeaking.Welookatthebackofthedriver’sheaD.Hisvoicehasauthority权威.Allofyouputyourpapersdown.ThepaperscomedownaninchatatimE.Thedriverwaits.Thepapersarefoldedandplacedonourlaps.Nowturnandfacethepersonnexttoyou.GoaheaD.Amazinglywealldoit.Stillnoonesmiles.Ifaceanolderwomanherheadwrappedtightlyinaredscarf.Iseehernearlyeveryday.Oureyesmeet.Wewaitunblinking眼睛都不眨一下forthenextorderfromthedriver.NowrepeataftermeItisacommanddeliveredinthetonesofadrillsergeant操练军士.Goodmorningneighbor!OurvoicesareweakandtimiD.Formanyofusthesearethefirstwordswehavespokentoday.Butwesaythematthesametimelikeschoolchildrentothestrangersbesideus.Wesmileandcan’thelpit.Wehavesaidit;thebarrierhasbeenbroken.Goodmorningneighbor.Itisnotsohardafterall.Someofusrepeatit.Othersshakehands.Manylaugh.ThebusdriversaysnothingmorE.Hedoesn’tneedto.Notasinglenewspapergoesbackup.IhearlaughterawarmsoundIhaveneverheardbeforeonbusNo.151.Thisdayisstartingoffbetterthanmost.58.Onhearingthesuddenutterance发出ofAttention!thepassengers___________.A.stoppedreadingandputdowntheirnewspapersimmediatelyB.lookedupfromthenewspaperstoseewhowasspeakingC.satstillwithoutresponseD.werefrightened59.TheunderlinedwordcommutinginParagraph1mostprobablymeans___________.A.dailytravelingbetweenhomeandworkB.long-distancerideC.communicationtechnologyD.behaviorpatterns60.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepassengersonthecrowdedbusweresoabsorbedinreadingtheirnewspapersthatnoonespokE.B.ThepassengerswerephysicallyclosetogetherbutmentallytheykepteachotherataterribledistancE.C.Thepassengersdidn’tfollowthedriver’sinstructionatfirst.D.Whenthebusdriversaidnothingmorethepassengerspickedupandreadtheirnewspapersagain.61.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheWarmthofCommunicationB.TheExchangeofInformationC.ThePowerofObservationD.TheAttitudetoLoneliness

Whenwewalkthroughthecityweallexperienceakindofinformationoverloadbutwepayattentiononlytothosethatareimportanttous.Wedon’tstopwekeepourfacesexpressionlessandeyesstraightaheadandindoingsowearenotjustprotectingourselvesbutareavoidingoverloadingotherpeopleaswell.Wemakeuseofstereotypes刻板的模式asconvenientwaystomakequickjudgementsaboutsituationsandpeoplearoundus.Theymaynotalwaysbeaccurateandtheycanoftenbedangerouslywrongbuttheyareusedregularly.TheproblemwiththestereotypesisthattheyrestrictexperiencE.Byusinglimitedcluestoprovideuswitharapidopinionofotherpeopleorplaceswemaychoosetolimitourcommunication.Wemaydecidenottogotocertainplacesbecausewebelievetheywillnotoffersomethingweenjoy.Inthecitystylesofdressareparticularlyimportantwithregardtoself-presentation.DifferentgroupsoftenuseclearlyidentifiablestylesofclothessothattheycanbeeasilyrecognizeD.Itisbecomingincreasinglycommonforbrandnamestobeplacedontheoutsideofclothesandthislabelingmakesiteasytosendoutinformationaboutfashionandpriceinstantlyandletsotherstellatadistancewhetheranindividualhassimilartastesandisasuitablepersontoassociatewith.InEnglandwheresocialgroupingorclasscontinuestomakesocialdistinctions区分clotheshairstylespeople’spronunciationandthemannerofspeakingareallcluestooursocialgroup.Classdistinctionstendtoberelativelyfixedalthoughinthecitywheregreatervarietyispermittedtheyaremorelikelytobesecondarydeterminingfactorsoffriendshipandassociation.67.Peoplewalkingincitiesignorethesurroundingsbecause__________.A.theydonotwishtotalktootherpeopleB.everyoneelseisexpressionlessC.theenvironmentisalreadyfamiliartothemD.thereistoomuchinformationtotakein68.Accordingtothepassagethemaindisadvantageofusingstereotypesisthatthey__________.A.arelikelytoleadusintodangeroussituationsB.maymakeusmisssomepleasantexperienceC.canrarelybereliedonD.makeusmentallylazy69.Fromthepassagewemayconcludethat_________.A.stereotypescanhelptounderstandpeoplefullyB.peoplearebecomingmoreinterestedinfashionC.dressingcansendmessagesaboutindividualsD.stereotypescandomoreharmthangoodtopeople70.ItwouldappearthatinEnglandaperson’sclass__________.A.mightbelessimportantinmakingfriendsinacityB.ismainlydeterminedbyhispronunciationC.playslessofarolethanitdidinthepastD.issomethingthatcanbechangedeasily

Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia怀旧.It’sfuntocomehomE.ItlooksthesamE.ItsmellsthesamE.You’llrealizewhat’schangedisyou.Homeiswhereweranrememberpainliveandsomeotherexperiences;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.58.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor’sfistbedroom.B.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalmominLosAngeles.C.Theauthor’sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.D.Manypeopleoftheauthor’sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomes.59.Sometimeswhenshefeelslosttheauthorwill_______.A.OpenthewindowatnightB.liedowninbedtohaveadreamC.trytobringbackasenseofhomeD.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom60.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.ToexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhomE.B.TodeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthousE.C.Todescribethestateofherfamily.D.TolookbackonherchildhooD.

WelivedinaveryquietneighborhooD.OneeveningIheardaloudcrashinthestreet.Earlierthateveningmywifehadaskedmetogotothestoretogetsomesoftdrinks.ItseemedlikethiswouldbeagoodtimetoletmyteenagedaughterHollypracticeherdrivingsoIsenthertothestoreinmytruck.Atdinnermysontalkedabouthowmuchhelikedmytruck.IenjoyedhavingitbutIsaidGuymyheartisnotsetonthattruck.Ilikeitbutitisjustmetalandwon'tlastforever.Neversetyourheartonanythingthatwon'tlast.AfterhearingtheloudnoisethewholefamilyranoutsidE.MysonshoutedDad!Dad!Hollycrashedyourtruck.Myheartsankandmymindwasfloodedwithconflictingthoughts.Wasanyonehurt?Whoelsewasinvolved?AsIrantothedoorIheardavoiceinmyheartsayHereisachancetoshowHollywhatyoureallylovE.She'llneverforgetit.Theaccidenthadoccurredinmyowndriveway.Hollyhadcrashedmytruckintoourothervehiclethefamilyvan.Inherinexperienceshehadconfusedthebrakesandthegaspedal油门.HollywasunhurtphysicallybutwhenreachedhershewascryingandsayingOhDadI'msorry.Iknowhowmuchyoulovethistruck.IheldherinmyarmsasshecrieD.Laterthatweekafrienddroppedbyandaskedwhathadhappenedtomytruck.Itoldherthewholestory.Hereyesmoistened润湿andshesaidThathappenedtomewhenIwasagirl.Iborrowedmydad'scarandranintoalogthathadfallenacrosstheroaD.Iruinedthecar.WhenIgothomemydadknockedmetothegroundandbegantokickmE.Over40yearslatershestillfeltthepainofthenight.Itwasadeepwoundonhersoul.IrememberhowsadHollywasonthenightshecrashedourtruckandhowIcomfortedher.OnedaywhenHollythinksbackonherlifeIwanthertoknowthatIloveherathousandtimesmorethananypieceofproperty.Irepairedthevanbutthedent凹陷inmytruckisstilltheretoday.EverydayitremindsmeofwhatreallymattersinmylifE.71.Whatcausedthecrash?A.Thebrakesweren'tworking.B.Hollysteppedonthegaspedalinsteadofthebrakes.C.Hollywasdrinkingasoftdrinkwhiledriving.D.ThecargotafiattireandHollylostcontrol.72.Whathappenedtotheauthor'sfriendaftersheruinedherdad'scar?A.ShesufferedphysicalpainforalongtimE.B.ShelostthecouragetodrivE.C.HerfatherkickedheroutofthehousE.D.Herfatherwasviolenttowardsher.73.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhentheauthorfirstlearnedaboutthecrashheregrettedsendinghisdaughtertothestorE.B.TheauthorallowedhisdaughtertousehistruckbecausehissonwastooyoungtodrivE.C.Whentheauthorsawthecrashhewassorryforthedamagetohisbelovedcar.D.Bycomfortinghisdaughtertheauthorshowedhowmuchmorehelovedherthanhistruck.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A.Thewoundrecoveredafter40years.B.Hersoulwasdeeplyhurt.C.ThehurtcausedbyherfatheraffectedherallthetimE.D.Parentsshouldn'tbeattheirchildren.75.Themainideaofthestoryisthat______.A.loveismoreimportantthanpossessionsB.parentsshouldneverletateenagerdriveC.thereisnopointblamingsomeoneafteranaccidentD.weshouldalwaysforgiveothers'mistakes

ManypeoplegotoworkeachdaytoajobtheyhatE.Theharmfulfeelingsinfluencetheirentirelifeputtinganegativecloudoverthehometheirfriendsandmanyoftheirotheractivities.ThereisabetterwaytoliveyourlifE.Meaningfulpurposeisadrivingforcethataddsenthusiasmtoyourdays.Hereareafewstepstogetthenewcareerrolling:Dosomeself-analysis.Askyourself--Whatreallymatterstome?WhatproblemorwrongwouldIliketofix?WhatdoIenjoy?Wherearemyinterestsandhobbies?Whataremypriorities?Whatismysecretpassion?WhatdoIwanttodowiththerestofmylife?Reviewingthesequestionscangiveyounewinsighttowhereyouwanttogo.Useyouruniquegeniusandtalents.Everypersonisbornwithauniquesetofnaturalabilities.Talentssuchasmanagingcreatingresearchingtrainingothersdrawingcanallseemlikeeasyworkbecauseyouhaveanaturaltalentforthem.Truehappinesscomesfromcombiningyournaturaltalentsdevelopingandexcellinginthemandworkinginafieldjobindustrythatyouhaveapassionateinterestin.Makeadecision.OnlyactioncanchangeyourlifE.Readabook.Takevocationaltests.Useagoodcareer-managementprofessional.DosomecareerexplorationandgatheralltheinformationyouneeD.ThenmakeadecisionandgoforwarD.Outlinetheactionstepstoreachyourcareergoal.Findingmeaningpassionandpurposeeverydayyougotoworkisthewonderfulrewardsodon’twaitanylonger.BeginrightnowandsetinmotionyourownplantoliveahappiermoresatisfyinglifE.53.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SuggestionsonHowtoBuildaMoreMeaningfulCareerB.StepsonHowtoLiveHappilyandComfortablyC.DonotHateYourJobAnyLonger.D.FindOutYourNaturalTalentsandMakeaSuccess.54.Accordingtothepassagebyanalyzingourselveswecan.A.knowthetruemeaningofourlifeB.understandbetteraboutthecareerwewantC.findoutourownuniquegeniusandtalentsD.improverelationswithourfamilyandfriends55.Accordingtothepassageit’seasiertomakesuccessintheworkwhichwe.A.havemuchexperienceatB.haveprofessionalknowledgeaboutC.havebeenperformingforalongtimeD.haveanaturaltalentfor56.Thepurposeinwritingthispassageisto_____.A.persuadepeopletoworkhardtomakeahappierlifeB.revealsomewrong-doingsatworkC.directpeopletochoosetheircareerD.givesomesolutionstodealwithtroublesatwork

73.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout________.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold74.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseownerhimself.D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandFoundC.LostandReplacedD.AnExpensiveRing

[1]TheotherdayIreceivedanemailfromanoldroommatE.ShecongratulatedmeonmynewbasketballcoachingjoB.Afterthecongratulationshernextwordswere:Iknowyoucan’tkeepstill.[2]Myroommateknowsmewell.Welivedtogetherfortwoyears.Shesawmeworkingtwojobsonefull-timeandonepart-timeandbesidesthatIcoachedagirlbasketballteaminthewinter.IrarelyhadfreetimE.WhenshesaidIknowyoucan’tkeepstillshewastellingthetruth.[3]ForyearsIlikedbeingbusy.IncollegeI________studyingsportsandclubs.Igraduatedfromcollegefouryearsago.DuringmostofthoseyearsIheldatleasttwojobsatthesametimE.EvenifIwasonabreakwithonejobIfilledmytimeupwithwhateverIcoulD.[4]Ourcultureteachesusthatbeingbusymeanshappiness.Wearesocialized社会化tobelievethatfillingourdayskeepsuscontent.Howeverbeingbusyhasbadresults.Beingbusyallowsustoescapeourlivesandignoreourproblems.Weneverhavetheopportunitytofaceourfearsorexaminethedesiresofourhearts.WeneverlearnthejoyandpeaceoffreetimetojustbealivE.[5]A.yearagoIdecidedtomakesomecompletechangesinmylifE.Iwasn’tcontentandthecultureofbusinesswasupsettingmE.IwantedasimplelifE.IwantedalifewhereIhadfreetimetoenjoytheworldaroundmE.[6]IchangedmylifestylE.ImoveD.IgotanewjoB.IlivedasimplelifE.HoweverwhenmyroommatesentmethatemailsheremindedmeIstillhaven’tquitebrokenfreeofmyoldhabits.Istillneedtoworkonbeingstillandbreakingfreefromthecultureofbusiness.86.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?nomorethan8words87.FillintheblankinParagraph3withproperwords.nomorethan6words88.ExplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6.89.Whatcanweknowaboutourculturefromthetext?nomorethan8words90.Whatdoeskeepingbusymayleadtobesidesescapingourlives?nomorethan8words

Haveyoueverstoodsidebysidewithanelephantandtoucheditsearoritslongnose?A.marvelousopportunityisofferedhereforyoutoexperienceworkingwiththesegiantanimals.Thedailyhighlightisthewalkfromtheelephantorphanagedowntotherivertobathetheelephants.Imagingwhatanamazingfunitistowatchanentireherdsplashing溅湿aroundandrollingintheriverjustfeetinfrontofyou!Thisopportunityisavailablethroughaprogrammedesignedforvisitorsandvolunteerstoworkintheworld-famousgovernment-runelephantorphanageinPinnawelaSriLankA.Theorphanageisregardedasoneofthelargestcentersofitskindintheworldwithoneofthemostsuccessfulcaptivebreeding人工饲养programmesforAsianelephants.PinnawelaOrphanageissituatedinthehillsofcentralSriLankA.Itwasestablishedin1975bytheSirLankaWildlifeDepartment.Theorphanage’s24acres英亩areahomeforthemanybabyelephantsfoundinthejunglewithouttheirmothers.InmostofthesecasesthemothershadeitherdiedorbeenkilleD.BabyelephantscaredforbytheorphanagearereleasedintothewildwhentheyreachacertainagE.Thevolunteers’workinghoursarequiteshortsothereisplentyoftimetosightseeandexplorE.Thevolunteerworkconsistsmainlyoftheday-to-dayaspectsofrunningtheorphanageratherthanmorespecializedresearch-basedwork.Thevolunteers’maindutiesarecleaningtheelephanthomesinthemorninghardmuddywork!andbathingsomeofthesmallerelephants.Someelephantsareoverlylargeorhavenotbeentamedortrainedtoasatisfactorylevel.Howevertherearestillenoughopportunitiestohavefullhands-oncontactsafely.Whilethemahoutsarebathingthelargerelephantsyouwillhaveachancetorelaxbytheriverchatwiththemahoutsandwatchtheelephantsplayandinteract互动withhumansandeachother.Itisanabsolutelybeautifulsight.Beingaroundthesesereneanimalsinsuchabeautifulsettingcanhaveaverycalmingeffect!Ifyouareinterestedinsuchanexperiencecontactusformoreinformation.59.Howmanymaindutiesdoesthepassagelistforthevolunteers?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.60.Thepassage’sgoalisto.A.describetheelephantorphanageinPinnawelaSriLankA.B.attractmoretouriststocomeforsightseeingC.getvolunteersforPinnawelaElephantOrphanageD.callonpeopletocareforbabyelephants61.Mahoutsareprobablypeoplewho.A.trainelephantsB.batheelephantsC.careforelephantsD.driveelephants62.Theunderlinedwordhands-oninthefifthparagraphprobablymeans.A.doingsomethingratherthantalkingaboutitB.doingsomethingbyhandC.lettingothersdoitD.averycloserelationship

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopmentimitation模仿ishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocookIusedrecipes菜谱andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewboreD.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoingbutonceyoufindyourownbalanceyouflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylifeimitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously下意识地holdpoorrolemodels.IfasachildyouobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebadyoumayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydiD.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourselfyouwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.Inthefieldofentertainmentthosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreentheirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeonefocusontheirtalentnottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.Thinkofthemoviesbooksteachersandfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethembutbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.71.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebalanceoflifeC.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice72.Toavoidthebadresultofimitationweshould________.A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexampleC.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars73.Accordingtotheauthortheworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.A.eagertoinfluenceotherswiththeirknowledgeB.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintorealityC.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdidD.willingtoacceptothers’ideas74.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideasC.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively75.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto__________.A.emphasizetheimportanceofcreativity.B.criticizethecharactersofrolemodels.C.compareimitationwithcreation.D.explainthemeaningofsuccess.

MyfatherandIstartedourmorningbymovingquicklyintothelocalstorE.IwaitedinthelineattheStarbuckscounterwhileheshoppedaroundtopickupafewthings.AsIwasstartingthereIbecomeawareofanelderlywomenwithuntidyhairwearinglayersuponlayersofoldclothinghunchbacked弯背的behindmeinlinE.ShehadafewthingsforwashingandseemedtowanttheStarbuckscashiertoringupsincethatqueuewasshorterthanthequeuesinthestorE.AtsomepointIbecameawareofheredging慢慢挪动closerbehindme—closerthanIwascomfortablewith!Iinstinctively本能地placedahandovermypurseanddrewitclosetomE.MyfearandimaginationracedcreatingwildstoriesaboutthishomelesswomanwhomighttrytostealfrommE.Thenitwasmyturntoorder.AsthecashierrangYpsilantimytotalIdiscoveredIwas67centsshort.Icalledmyfatherbuthewashardofhearing.HeaskedmetorepeatwhatIsaidbuthestillcouldn’tmakemeout.AtthatpointalonggreyarmwithholesinitssleevesreachedoverfrombehindmE.Shelaid67centsoutonthecountersayingHereweallneedsomehelpsometimes.Iwasstunned!Herewasawomanwhoclearlyhadverylittletogiveandwasingreatneedherself.Ihadjudgedherwronglyandshehadofferedtoreachouttohelpme!Whatanamazinggiftandlessonthiswomangavemeaboutjudgingothers!ThankyouGod!63.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheelderlywomen.A.probablylivedapoorlifeB.triedtostealmoneyfromthewriterC.alwaysfollowedclosebehindthewriterD.oftenwenttothestoretobuyafewthings.64.Theelderlywomandecidedtohelpthewriter.A.themomentshesawthewriterB.whenshenoticedthewriterwatchingherC.afterthewriterfailedtogethelpfromherfatherD.whenthewriterdiscoveredshewas67centsshort65.Theunderlinewordstunnedinparagraph5probablymeans.A.happyB.surprisedC.angryD.disappointed66.Whatlessondoesthewriterlearnfromthestory?A.Weshouldlookatthingsfromtwosides.B.It’swisetogivehelptothoseinneeD.C.Theworldisfullofloveandsurprises.D.NeverjudgeapersonfromhisappearancE.

SaturdayMarch24thWehavearrivedinthehotwetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand泰国.AllthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefooD.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayingischeapandveryclean.WeplantostayhereforafewdaysvisitsomeplacesinthecityandthentraveltoChiangMaiinthenorth.TuesdayMarch27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwaterandsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorfulandwehavetakenhundredsofphotographsalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.WewilltakethetrainnorthstayinChiangMaifortwodaysandthentakeabustoChiangRai.FridayMarch30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife----nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsayhello.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThaisosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.60.ItseemedthatvisitorsinBangkok.A.oftenfeelhungry.B.canalwaysfindcheapthings.C.can’ttakeanyphotos.D.canenjoythemselves.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailanD.B.ThewriterleftChiangMaitoChiangRaibybus.C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailanD.62.Thepeopleinthevillage.A.arefriendlytoothers.B.liketospeakEnglish.C.areveryweak.D.hopetoliveinthecities.63.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis.A.MyFirstTravelB.TheOutsideWorldC.TravelinginThailandD.A.CountryontheTrain

IoncehadahouseguestfromCubA.DuringhisvisitIhappenedtothrowanoldbrokenblender搅拌机inthetrash.Thenextdayitwassittingonmycounter–inworkingorder.Inhisworldpeoplesimplycannotaffordtoreplaceanitemwhichdoesn'tworkproperly.Theytakethetimeandfigureouthowtofixit.InCubatheyarestilldrivingcarsfromthe1960’smainlybecausetheydonothaveachoicE.IncontrasttheU.S.isathrow-awaysociety.StatisticsshowthateachAmericanproducessixpoundsoftrashperday.Ibelieveacombinationoffactorshascontributedtothisphenomenon.Plannedobsolescence废弃isnotasecret.Itisamanufacturing制造业philosophydevelopedinthe1920’sand1930’swhenmassproductionbecamepopular.ThegoalistomakeaproductorpartthatwillfailorbecomelessdesirableovertimeorafteracertainamountofusE.Thispressurestheconsumertobuyagain.Plannedobsolescencedoeskeepcostsdown.Insteadofmakinganexpensiveproductthatwilllastalongtimebusinessesproducemoreaffordabledisposable一次性的items.Someelectronicitemshavebecomesoinexpensivethatitischeapertoreplacethemthantorepairthem.Busypeopleoftenvaluetheirtimeandconveniencemorethanmoney.Ifacarstartstohavemechanicalproblemsreplacingitwithanewermorereliablemodelmaybemoreappealingthantoleratingitbeinginthegarageforaweek.InadditionadvertisingtrainsconsumerstowantwhatisnewandimproveD.ItconvincesthemthatthemoretheyhavethehappiertheywillbE.UnlikepeopleinmanydevelopingcountriesweliveinaworldofabundancE.A.studybyDr.TimothyJonesoftheUniversityofArizonaalsofoundthatintheU.S.40-50percentofallfoodreadyforharvestiswasteD.AbundanceandwastesoonbecamecloselyassociatedintheAmericanwayoflifE.64.InCubapeopleusuallyfixabrokeniteminsteadofbuyinganewonebecause__________.A.wastingisprohibitedthereB.theyarepoorC.theyareinterestedinfixingthingsD.theylivealow-carbonlife65.Accordingtothearticleplannedobsolescence___________.A.beganbeforemassproductionbecamepopularB.isintendedtoencourageconsumerstobuymorethingsC.resultsinhigherpricesofitemsD.requiresfactoriestoproducehigh-qualityproducts66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthethrow-awaysocietyintheU.S.?A.PeopleprefertobuyanewblenderratherthanrepairthebrokenonE.B.A.largequantityoffoodhasbeenwasteD.C.PeoplebelievethatthemoretheyhavethehappiertheywillbE.D.Peopleallholdthebeliefthatmoneycomesfirst.67.Whatmaybethewriter’sattitudetowardsathrow-awaysociety?A.SupportivE.B.Critical.C.Tolerant.D.OptimistiC.

WhenIwasyoungIwentlookingforgoldinCaliforniA.IneverfoundenoughtomakearichstrikE.ButIdiddiscoverabeautifulpartofthecountrycalledStanislau.LikeHeavenonEarthithadbrightgreenhillsanddeepforestswheresoftwindstouchedthetrees.BythetimeIarrivedthecharmingparadisehadbeendesertedbecauseminers’goodluckdidn’tlast.ThenIrealizedIwasnotaloneafterall.AmanwassmilingatmeashestoodinfrontofhislittlehousE.Itsfrontyardwasfullofblueandyellowflowers.WhitecurtainshungfromthewindowsandfloatedinthesoftsummerwinD.StillsmilingthemaninvitedmeinsidE.Myspiritseemedtocometolifeagain.Isawabrightrugontheshiningwoodenfloor.Andonlittletablestherewereseashellsbooksandchinavasesfullofflowers.A.womanhadmadethishouseintoahomE.ThedelightinmyheartshowedonmyfacE.Themanreadmythoughts.Allherwork.HesaidaffectionatelyNothingherehasn’tfeltthetouchofherhanD.Onepictureonthewallwasnothangingstraight.Hewenttofixit.Hesteppedbackseveraltimestomakesurethepicturewasstraight.Thenhegaveitagentletouch.ShealwaysdoesthatheexplainedItislikethefinishingpatamothergivesherchild’shairaftershehasbrushedit.Idon’tknowwhyIdoit.Ijustdoit.AshetalkedIwenttoalittleblack-walnutshelfthatheldasmallpictureofthemostbeautifulcreatureIhadeverseen.Therewasasweetnessandsoftnessinthewoman’sexpression.ThemanstaredatthepicturE.Nineteenherlastbirthday.ThatwasthedaywemarrieD.Whenyouseeher...ahjustwaituntilyoumeether!Whereisshenow?IaskeD.Ohsheisawayvisitingherparents.ThisisWednesdayhesaidslowly.ShewillbebackonSaturdayintheevening.ThatnightIstayeD.ThemantoldmehisnamewasHenry.ThursdayeveningwehadtwovisitorsTomandJoE.WejustdropovertoaskwhenlittlemadamiscominghomE.Anynewsfromher?OhyesthemanreplieD.Aletter.Hetookayellowedletteroutofhiswalletandreadit.Itwasfulloflovingmessages.WhilereadingheglimpsedhisfriendsandcriedoutOhnoyouaredoingitagainTom!Takeyourhandsawayandletmeseeyoureyes.I’mgoingtotellherthistime!Noyoumustn’tdothatHenrythegrey-hairedminersaiD.IamgettingolD.Andanylittlesorrowmakesmecry.Lordwemissherso.SaturdayfinallycamE.IwasgladtoseehistwofriendsTomandJoewithguitarscomingdowntheroadasthesunbegantoset.Theyputtheflowerstheybroughtinvasesandbegantoplaysomefastandlivelysongs.Henry’sfriendskeptgivinghimglassesofwhiskey.WhenIreachedforoneofthetworemainingglassesTomstoppedmyarm.Dropthat!Taketheother.hewhispereD.Ididso.Henrywasservedlast.Hehadhardlyswallowedhisdrinkwhentheclockstruckmidnight.Hisfacegrewpaleandpaler.BoyshesaidIamsickwithfear.Help!Iwanttoliedown.Henrywasasleepalmostbeforethewordswereoutofhismouth.InamomentthosehandymenhadhisclothesoffandtuckedhimintohisbeD.TheyseemedtobegettingreadytoleavE.SoIsaidPleasedon’tgogentlemen.Shewon’tknowmE.Iamastranger.Theyglancedateachother.ThenJoesaidShe?Poorthingshe’sbeendeadnineteenyears!Dead?IwhispereD.ThatorworsE.hesaiD.ShewenttoseeherfolkshalfayearaftershegotmarrieD.OnherwaybackonaSaturdayeveninginJunewhenshewasalmostheretheIndianscapturedher.She’sneverbeenheardofsincE.Henrywentinsane.ButheonlygetsbadwhenthattimeofyearcomesrounD.Thenwedropinherethreedaysbeforeshe’sduetoencouragehimupandlistentohimreadtheletter.SaturdayweallcomeandgeteverythingreadyforadancE.We’vedoneitfornineteenyears.ThefirstSaturdaythereweretwenty-sevenofusbutonlytwonow.Wedrughimtosleepthroughthenight.Thenhe’sallrightforanotheryear.ThetwooldmenopenedthedooranddisappearedintothedarknessofStanislau.55.YoucansensetheexistenceofawomanfromthefollowingsentencesEXCEPT______.A.SoftwindstouchedthetreesinStanislau.B.Therewasabrightrugontheshiningwoodenfloor.C.Therewereseashellsbooksandchinavasesfullofflowers.D.A.littleblackshelfheldasmallpictureofawoman.56.TomcriedwhenHenryreadtheyellowedletterbecause______.A.hewasgettingolderandolderB.hewasmovedbythelovingmessagesintheletterC.hefeltsadatthethoughtofHenry’swifeD.hewasdisappointedthatHenry’swifewouldarrivesolate57.Tomstoppedmyreachingforwhiskeybecause______.A.therewasnotenoughwhiskeyforHenryB.hedidn’twantmetogetdrunkC.thatglassofwhiskeywasdruggedD.itwasforHenry’swife58.Theunderlinedwordinsaneprobablymeans______.A.depressedB.disappointedC.madD.sick59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.Henry’swifewas38whenshewaslastseenB.TomandJoehaveheardthelettermanytimesC.theauthorstayedinHenry’shousebecausehewaslostD.thetwominerscameonSaturdaytosharepastmemories60.Thestoryismainlyabout______.A.ever-lastingloveB.lifelongfriendshipC.anunforgettableexperienceD.charmingStanislau

Everyonewantssomedegreeofsuccess.Manypeoplebelievethattheydeservesuccesssimplybecausetheybelievethattheydeservesuccess.Butthereisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveitbutbecauseofinfluential有影响的friendsortherightbackgrounD.SometimesitmayjustbeacomfortingandharmlessbeliefwhileattheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructivE.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.BecauseofherknowledgeandexperiencesheshouldhavebeenpromotedtoProductionManager.Insteadthejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperiors上司.Thisinjusticediscouragedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Atthesametimeweshouldnotbepessimistic悲观的.Moreandmorethemodernworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenoughnotjustbecausetheirfacesfit.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachinewhichwouldnotgo.HeexamineditthentookoutahammerandtappedoncE.Themachinestartedupimmediately.WhenhepresentedhisbilltheownerprotestedThiscan'tberight!$100justfortappingamachinewithahammer?Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:Fortappingamachine$1;forknowingwheretotap.$99.43.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause_____.A.itwaspoliticallylessgoodforthebosstoacceptherthanthemanB.herbossdidnotthinkshehadthefightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogotthepromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleague44.Theengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrightincharging$100because____.A.hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagainB.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfC.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertskillsD.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithit45.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefthatpeoplegetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit?A.Hequiteagreeswithit.B.Hedoesn'texpresshisopinionhisopinionatit.C.Hecompletelydisagreeswithit.D.Hedoesn'tquiteagreewithit.46.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Havinginfluentialfriendsorrightbackgroundseemshelpfulsometimes.B.Theengineerhadgoodreasontooverchargethefactoryowner.C.NotallthosewhoaregoodintheirjobshavethechancetobepromoteD.D.Thosewhoaregoodintheirjobsarestilllargelyneededbythemodernsociety.

It’sparents’worstnightmarE.Theirchilddoesn’tcomehomeoneeveningandismissingforseveraldays.Whena14-year-oldboyfromAtlantaGeorgiadisappearedearlierthisyearhismotherturnedtoherSmartphoneforcluesusinganapp应用程序calledFamilyTrackerthathelpedtrackhislocation.Youcanseewhereyourlovedonesarewithouthavingtocallorbotherthem.saidRobertoFranceschettiofLogSatthecreatorsoftheFamilyTrackerwhichhasmorethan100000usersandisavailableworldwidE.ParentscantrackthelocationoftheirchildonamapsendmessagesandevensoundanalarmonthephoneinalongdistancE.WehaveanoptionforthesendertomakeaveryunpleasantnoisysounD.It’saloudalarmandwerepeatthatsoundeverytwominutesuntilthepersonpicksituphesaiD.Parentsdon’tneedtoownaSmartphonetotracktheirchildren.Theserviceisalsoaccessiblethroughthewebaslongasthephonethatisbeingtrackedisrunningtheapp.FamilyTrackerhasanadditionalservicethatkeepsrecordsofalldatafromtheappforatwo-weekperiodwhichthecompanycallsGPSbreadcrumbs.Withasubscription预定wekeepallthelocationswherepeoplehavebeenonourservers.Youcanseewhereyourkidhasbeenforthepasttwoweeks.YoucanfindoutwheresomeonewasatacertaintimeorwhenthatpersonwasataspecificplaceFranceschettiexplaineD.Whensomebodygetsabducted劫持usuallywhoeverdoesthisthrowsthephoneawayortakesthebatteryout.Wewerehopingthatourappwouldatleastprovideinformationonwherethepersonwasabductedorwheretheyhadbeeninthepast.Butwillthesetypesofappsletoutpersonalsecrets?Theadvantagesarehugecomparedtothedisadvantages.Let’snotforgetthatthepersonalwayshastogiveinitialpermission—noonecanbetrackedunlesstheyallowsomeonetodoit.saidFranceschetti.64.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingaboutFamilyTrackeraretrueEXCEPTthat__________.A.itcanhelpparentsknowwheretheirchildrenareB.allparentsdon’tneedtoownaSmartphonetotrackchildrenC.parentscanusealltheservicesoftheappforfreeD.ithaslittletodowithlettingoutpersonalsecrets65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheappwillenjoyagreatpopularityinthefuturE.B.Thelossofchildrenwon’tbeanightmareforparentsanymorE.C.Theappwillrepeattheloudalarmcontinuouslywheneverparentstrackchildren.D.Theappcankeeprecordsofinformationformorethanhalfamonth.66.Whichbelongtothefunctionsofthenewapp?A.tracklocationB.detectcriminalsC.sendmessagesD.protectprivacyE.sendremotealarmf.recordinformationA.abceB.acefC.acdeD.adef

Ireallyhadn'tmeanttoyellatthem.Butthatgreyafternoonsawitjustasmysonanddaughterweremakingaterriblemessonthefloorinthekitchen.WithatiresomereporttowriteIfeltbotheredatmydesk.Suddenlyitoccurredtomethatmykidswereatfault.A.voiceinsidemeinsistedthatIdosomethingquickly.OKyoutwoherebutwhatanawfulthingyouareattempting!shoutingangrilyImadeforthemwhileitbecameevidentthattheboywantednopartofmE.Getawayfromus!heshoutedbacktherebeingexpressionofsupportfromhissister.AllofasuddenIfoundthefaultinmyself.QuicklyIshapedmyhandsintopincers蟹钳andcrawledtowardsthemCrabby似螃蟹的DaddyisherE.HaHaHahelikestoyellatchildrenandtheneatthem!MysoncontinuedtokeepmeawaybutnowhewaslaughingandcryingatthesametimE.Mymissiontorepairthedamagecausedbymyyellingseemedtoworkwell.StillIregrettednothavingcontrolledmyselffirstinarightwaythatmychildrencoulddoafter.NeedIletthemknowhowbadlytheywereactingbyblamingthem?ThisisalessonthatletsmethinktwicE.Itonlyshowsjusthowtogetridofsomethingill-feelingsresponsibilitybyblamingothers.It'snotmybestself.Wehavetosearchforourbestselfwhenwithourchildren.Theydon'tneedperfectparentsbuttheydoneedparentswhoarealwaystryingtogetbetter.HereI'mremindedofthewordsofagreatthinkerWhenamanliveswithGodhisvoiceshallbeassweetasthemurmurofthebrookTheninourlifetimecouldn'twealwaysspeaktoourkidsinsuchasweetvoicesincemostofusconsiderthemasthemostpreciousintheworld?Andbeforewereachthislevelwhatshouldwedowhenwecomeacrossvariousdifficultcaseswithourchildren?39.Theauthorcouldn’thelpyellingathiskidsprobablybecause________.A.theweatherwassounpleasantB.hewastiredofhisboringworkC.hewasill-temperedD.hefeltitafather’sdutytodoso40.Whatdoestheboywantednopartofmeinthethirdparagraphmean?aTheboywasangryafterIyelledatthem.bTheboywasafraidbecauseIwasangry.cTheboydidn’twanttoseemE.dTheboydidn’twantmetojointhem.41.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?aTheauthorenjoyedplayingwithhischildrendespitethemesstheymadE.bThegirlalsoshoutedathisfatherinsupportoftheboy.cTheboy’syellingbackmadetheauthorawareofhisfault.dTheboywelcomedtheauthortojointhembecauseofhisfunnybehavior.42.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorwill________insimilarsituationnexttimE.aplayacrabagainlikethistimebapologizetokidsinasincerewaycavoidblamingkidsinahurrydbeatthemupaboutsuchthings43.Whatwillthewritergoontowriteaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?aHowtobehaveourselvesproperlywhenkidsareatfault.bHowtoplaywithourchildreninamoreinterestingway.cHowtodealwiththehouseworkwithchildrenaroundus.dHowtopersuadechildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.

Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetimebutitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrary随意的circumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequent随后的fateincourt.IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.OnemorningIwasinRichmondasuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotraveling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurryIwastakingmytimelookinginshopwindowsstrollingintheparkandsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousainilessnessthatledtomydownfall.Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.IwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibraryhavingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymenttherewhenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Insteadhesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.ButthenanotherpolicemanappearedthistimeinuniformandIwasleftinnodoubt.'Butwhatfor?Iasked.‘Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence'hesaid.‘Whatoffence?'Iasked.'Theft'hesaid.'Theftofwhat?'Iasked.'Milkbottles'hesaidandwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!'Oh'Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsintheareaparticularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteenhadlonguntidyhairandregardedmyselfaspanofthesixties''youthcounterculture'.AsaresultIwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincidentsoIsaid'Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?inthemostcasualandconversationaltoneIcouldmanage.IthusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituationanditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputable品行不端的character.A.fewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.'Getintheback'theysaid.'Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon'tmovethem.'Theygotinoneithersideofme.Itwasn'tfunnyanymore.Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandfamiliarwiththesituation.WhentheyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoingItoldthemI'dbeenlookingforajob.'Aha'Icouldseethemthinking'unemployed'.EventuallyIwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates'CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenseincourtbutassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappenedhehiredaverygoodsolicitor律师.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnessesincludingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My'trial'didn'tgetthatfar.Themagistrate法官dismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.1wasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe'right'accentrespectablemiddle-classparentsincourtreliablewitnessesandIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge.IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackgroundandhadreallybeenunemployedthereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawardedmysolicitor'scasequiteobviouslyrevolved回转aroundthefactthatIhada'brilliantacademicrecord'.Meanwhilejustoutsidethecourtroomoneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.'Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou'hesaidtomereproachfully责备地.Whatdidhemean?ProbablythatIshouldhavelookedoutraged暴怒andsaidsomethinglike'Lookheredoyouknowwhoyou'retalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!'Thentheyprobablywouldhaveapologizedperhapseventakenofftheircapsandletmeonmyway.55.Judgingfromthefirstparagraphthewriter'sattitudetowardshisstoryis_______.A.angryB.sadC.amusedD.morethanjustoneoftheabove56.Thefirstmanwhocameuptohimwas______.A.auniformedpolicemanB.apolicemaninplainclothesC.notapolicemanD.agoodjoker57.Thecourtneveraskedtheauthor'sEnglishteachertogiveevidencebecause_______.A.thetimeforthetrialwaslimitedtofifteenminutesonlyB.theauthorwantedtoconducthisowndefenseincourtC.thecasewasdismissedbeforethetrialreachedthatstageD.hewasfoundtobeunqualifiedasacharacterwitness58.Theauthorbelievesthathewouldmostprobablyhavebeendeclaredguiltyif_______.A.themagistratehadbeenlessgentleB.hehadreallybeenoutofworkC.hehadbeenborninalower—classfamilyD.bothB.andC.59.Intheopinionofoneofthepolicemanwhohadarrestedtheauthorthewholethingmightnothaveoccurredif______.A.hehadprotestedstronglyatthetimeB.hehadbeggedtobeallowedtogohomeC.hehadn'twanderedaimlesslyD.hehadtriedtolookcool60.Wecanseefromthepassagethattheauthor______.A.hasbrokenthelawonlyonceB.hasneverbrokenthelawC.hasbrokenthelawonmorethanoneoccasionD.oncebrokethelawwithoutknowingit

SeveralyearsagoIhadtoreplaceareceptionistformyunit.BeforeIadvertisedforthepositionIwasapproachedbyanothermanagerandaskediflwouldconsideratransferfromhisstaffinsteadofopeninganewcompetition.Mynaturalquestionwastoaskwhohewantedmetoconsiderandwhy.ItappearedfromhisdescriptionofthisemployeeMariathatshewashavingalotofproblemsperformingherdutiesandhaddifficultieswithherbossanddidnotappeartorespondtoanyattemptshethemanagerhadmadetosettletheissues.NowafterlisteningtohisexplanationIreallyhadseveredoubts.Whatcrossedmymindafterthisdiscussionwasthathewantedmetotakeaproblemoffhishands.ItoldhimIwouldthinkaboutitandwouldlethimknowthenextday.AspromisedafterthinkingmoreaboutthispotentialperformanceissueIdecidedthatIwouldagreetospeakwithMariaprivatelybeforeImadeanydecision.AndwhatIfoundoutduringthisinterviewleftmedeepinthought.Asitturnedouttheperformanceissueappearedtoresultfromworkingforabosswhoneverextendedagoodmorninggreetingnevergaveawordofencouragementandwasconstantlychangingtheworkloadandroutines.Theendresultwasatotallyruinedemployeewhowasunconfidenthatedtoseeanewworkdaystart.Idecidedtoaccepthertransfertomyunit.WhatstartedoutasashywithdrawnandfrightenedemployeeturnedouttobeoneofthemostproductiveandloyalemployeethatIhadeverworkedwith.Mariacouldn'tdoenoughandwasconstantlyaskingformoreandformoreresponsibility.Iwasmorethanhappytogiveherwhatsheneeded-praiseforworkwelldonerespectasapersonandencouragementfordoingwellinanythingshedealtwith.SometimesweareguiltyofholdingothersbackfromaccomplishingordoingordevelopingastheyshouldorcoulD.ItmaybeawiseideathatwealllookinthemirrorfromtimetotimetoseewhatwearereallylikE.66.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromthefirstparagraph?A.Heisamanagerinthecompany.B.Hedoesn'tlikehisreceptionist.C.Helikestocompetewithothers.D.Hewantstofindanotherposition.67.Afterhearinghiscolleague'sdescriptionofMariathewriterthoughtthatMaria_______.A.attemptedtosettletheissuesB.wasaproblemtoherbossC.shouldn'tstayinthecompanyD.couldgetonwellwithothers68.WhydidMariafailtoperformwellinherpreviousjob?A.Herpreviousjobwasnotsuitableforher.B.Shehaddifficultyrespondingtohermanager.C.Herbossdidn'tinspireherworkingenthusiasm.D.Herbossshowednotrustinherability.69.ThewriteracceptedMaria'stransfertounitprobablybecausehethoughtthat________.A.shewasaruinedemployeeB.shewouldneedhisprotectionC.shewouldturnouttobeagoodemployeeD.shewasashyandfrightenedemployee70.Thewriterprobablybelievesthatagoodbossshould________.A.praiseandawardhisemployeesalotB.respectpraiseandencouragehisemployeesC.greethisemployeesandgivethemmuchworkD.alwaysgivehisemployeesguidanceinworking

AtafewminutespastfiveDavenotedthattheblanketofdarknesswaslifting.Hewasjustabletomakeouttheheaviermassesthateventuallyappearedasthefamiliartreesthatlinedtheroadatthebaseofthehill.Theupperreachesoftheskyshowedlightershadesofgray.Davegotoutofbedquietlyanddressedquickly.Hemixedaspoonfulofinstantchocolateintoaglassofcoldwaterandhisimpatienceforcedhimtofinishthedrinkingulps.AshewalkeddowntowardthelakeDavepausedtoreachforthefishingpoleandgearboxonthebenchwherehehadleftthemthenightbeforE.Bythetimewherehereachedthesmallboatathickwhitemist雾气hadspreadoverthesurfaceofthewater.HesteppedintotheboatsatdownandrowedoutoftheweedbedsthatlinedtheedgeoftheshorE.Theouterfringe边缘ofthelakedisappearedastheboatmovedforwardnoiselessly.Allhecouldseewastheenvelopingwhiteness.HecouldnottellwheretheboatandthesurroundingairmetthesurfaceofthelakE.Daverowedsteadilyaheadrelyingonamentalpictureofthesurroundings.Thenthemistbegantoriseslowly.ItsoonrestedinchesabovethestillsurfaceofthelakE.Theheavysilencewasnowbeingbrokenbythefishbreakingthroughthesurfaceastheyleapedoutofthewaterforlow-flyinginsects.ThemagictimehadarriveD.DaveraisedhispolE.Dawnwasbroken.Hewasexcitedwithexpectancy.63.Davegotupearlyinthemorningto.A.enjoythesceneofthelakeB.seekadventureatthelakeC.gofishinginthelakeD.takeawalkbythelake64.AccordingtothestorywhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.DavebrokethequietnessofthelakE.B.Davewasfamiliarwiththesurroundings.C.Davetookapictureofthelakewithhim.D.Daveforgotthefishingpoleatthebeginning.65.TheunderlinedwordItinParagraph6refersto.三fishB.boatC.silenceD.mist66.Whatcanwelearnfromtheendofthestory?A.Davewashopefulofcatchingalotoffish.B.Davewishedtheweatherwouldbebetter.C.Davewashappythatdawnwasbroken.D.DaveexpectedsomeoneelsewouldcomE.

ThelightfromthecampfirebrightenedthedarknessbutitcouldnotpreventthedampcoldofDennis’sSwamp沼泽地creepingintotheirbones.ItwasastrangeplacE.MartinandTomwishedthattheyhadnotacceptedJack’sdarE.Theylikedcampingbutnotnearthisswamp.SoMartinaskedastheysatwatchingthehotcoals.Howdidthisplacegetitsname?Areyousureyouwanttohearit?It’sascarystorywarnedJack.Ofcourse!criedoutTom.Iftherewereanythingtobescaredofyouwouldn’thavechosenthisplace!Okbutdon’tsayIdidn’twarnyousaidJackandhebeganthistalE.WaybackintimeamancalledDennistriedtostartafarmherE.Hebuiltthatcottageovertheretolivein.Inthosedaysthearealookedquitedifferent----itwascoveredwithtalltreesandtheswampwasacrystal-clearriver.AfterthreehardyearsDennishadclearedseveralfieldsandplantedcrops.HewassoproudofhissuccessthatherefusedtolistentoadvicE.‘Youareclearingtoomuchland’warnedoneoldman.‘Thelandisalivingthing.Itwillhitbackatyouifyouabuseit.’‘Sillyfool’saidDennistohimself.‘IfIclearmorelandIcangrowmorecrops.I’llbecomewealthier.He’sjustjealous!’Denniscontinuedtochopdowntrees.SmallanimalsthatreliedonthemforfoodandshelterweredestroyeD.Hewassoeagertoexpandhisfarmthathedidnotnoticetheriverflowingslowlytowardshisdoor.HedidnotnoticesaltseepingtothesurfaceofthelanD.Hedidnotnoticeswampplantschokingallthenativeplants.Whathappened?MartinaskeD.Itwasgrowingcolder.HetrembledtwistinghisbodyclosertothefirE.Thelandhitback----justastheoldmanwarnedJackshruggeD.DennisdisappeareD.Oldfolksaroundherebelievethatswampplantsmovedupfromtheriveranddraggedhimunderwater.HisbodywasneverfounD.WhatastupidstorylaughedTom.Plantscan’tBeforehehadfinishedspeakinghescreamedandfainted晕倒.TheothertwoboysjumpedupwithfrightstaringatTom.Suddenlytheyburstoutlaughing.Somegreenswampivy常春藤hadcoveredTom’sfacE.ItwasawhilebeforeTomcouldappreciatethejokE.76.TheunderlinedworddareinParagraph1isclosedinmeaningto________.A.courageB.assistanceC.instructionD.challenge77.WhydidJacktellTomandMartinthestory?A.Tofrightenthem.B.Tosatisfytheircuriosity.C.TowarnthemofthedangeroftheplacE.D.Topersuadethemtocampintheswamp.78.WhydidDennisignorethewarningoftheoldman?A.Theoldmanenviedhim.B.TheoldmanwasfoolishC.Hewastoobusytolistentoothers.D.Hewasgreedyformorecrops.79.WhydidTomscreamandfaint?A.HesawDennis’sshadowB.HewasscaredbyaplantC.Hisfriendsplayedajokeonhim.D.TheweatherbecameextremelycolD.80.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofDennis?A.Graspallloseall.B.Nosweatnosweet.C.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.D.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.

Inthepastyearthenumberofparentingcontracts­statementssignedbyparentsagreeingtobringtheirchildtoschool—hasgoneupby41%to6861.Thenumberofcourt­issuedpunishmentnoticeswentupby12%to7793lastyear.TheDepartmentforChildrenSchoolsandFamiliessaidthatpartoftherisewasduetoabanonparentstakingtheirchildoutofschoolduringtermtimetogoonholiday.TheLabourgovernmenthasatargettocuttruancy逃学byathirdbutthecurrentrateofunauthorisedabsenceinEnglandisathirdhigherthanin2001.Thegovernmenthasintroducedtoughnewpermissiontoforceparentstodealwiththeirchild'struancy.Parentscanbefinedaskedtosigncontractsororderedtomaketheirchildgotoschool.Finallytheycanbesenttoprison.ThefirstparenttobeputinprisonwasPatriciaAmosfromBanburyOxfordshirein2006.SeparatefiguresfromtheMinistryofJusticetodayshowthat133parentswereputinprisonbetween2004and2011forfailingtopreventtheirchild'struancy.Children'sMinisterDelythMorgansaidIt'simportantthatwebackschoolsandlocalauthoritiesinusingthesepowerstodealwithproblempupilsandbadbehaviour.Theyrightlymakeparentstakeresponsibilityfortheirchildren.Theselatestfiguresshowthatschoolsandlocalauthoritiescontinuetomakegooduseofthesemeasures.DavidLawstheLiberalDemocrateducationspokesmansaidWhileparentsneedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirchildren'sbehaviourandhavethedutytoensuretheyattendschooltruancyratesacrossthecountryremainskyhigh.WhatisneededisamoreeffectivelocalapproachinvolvingparentsschoolsandthepolicE.Extramoneytocutclasssizesandprovidemoreone­to­onesupportwillenableteacherstoworkwithindividualchildrenandmakesurethattheyareoccupiedintheclassroom.60.Parentingcontractsaresignedto________.A.remindparentstohelptheirchildwithhishomeworkB.makeparentsaccompanytheirchildtoschoolC.keepchildrensafeonthewaytoschoolD.ensurechildrenattendschool61.TheunderlinedwordbackinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.adjustB.limitC.opposeD.support62.Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A.thegovernment'sapproachhashadlittleeffectonchildren'struancyB.thegovernmentshouldtaketoughermeasuresagainstparentsC.thenumberofparentssenttoprisonhasreducedD.schoolsandlocalauthoritiesmisusethemeasures63.InDavidLaws'opinion________.A.onlyschoolsareresponsibleforchildren'sbehaviourB.schoolshavegotlesssupportfromthegovernmentC.parentsschoolsandthepolicearetoblameforchildren'struancyD.moreeffectivemeasuresshouldbetakentopreventchildren'struancy

Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?Whenyouselectyourcareerthere’swholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonalityitwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob'spay.ThereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjoB.Hereareafewofthosemainareas:1Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?Thereareisolating使孤立jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwowhichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.2Howdoyouhandlechange?Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothembutsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneedstabilityinyourlifeyoumayneedajobwherethechangesdon'thappensooften.OtherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutinE.3Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers?IdoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristiC.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputerwhilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Againtheseareextremesandyou'lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell.4Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy?Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon'tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou'llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairlyquickly.5Howdoyouliketogetpaid?Somepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheygetwhileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat.Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis.Anywaytheseareagreatstartingpointforyou.I'veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeoplethattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylovE.Itmaytakeyoualittlelongerbutmakingamovetodowhatyouhaveapassionforcanchangethecourseofyourlifeforthebetter.70.Thispassagemainlytalksabouttheimportanceof__________.A.differentjobsB.personalitiesC.personalskillsD.job’spay71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IsolatingjobsusuallydrivepeoplemaD.B.Interactivejobsmakepeopleshyeasily.C.Extremepeopletendtoworkwithothers.D.Almosteveryonehasatendencyinjobs.72.Whatisthemissingwordaboutajobsearchinthefollowingchart?A.DesignB.SkillsC.CooperationD.Hobbies73.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LifestylesandJobPayB.JobsandEnvironmentC.JobSkillsandAbilitiesD.PersonalitiesandJobs74.Whatwillitbeprobablyaboutifthispassagecontinues?A.ExamplesofsuccessfulpeopleB.ResearchesonpeopleC.DifferenttypesofJobsD.People’spersonalitycharacteristics

Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountryandcameuptoworkbytrain.HelikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasrainingbecauseitgavehimsomeexercisE.himYoumaynotremembermesirbutsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypocketsIstoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoneyandyoulentme£5becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaidYesIrememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!Wellansweredthestrangerareyoustillwillingtotakeachance?67.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.B.HewalkedtohisofficE.C.HewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitraineD.D.HeusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfinE.68.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause________.A.hecouldn’taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway69.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto_______A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccessC.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney70.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Greyand_______A.wantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyB.againaskedMr.GreyformoneyC.wouldliketomakefriendswithhimD.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

In2012anewTVrealityshowbecameaninstanthitwithaudiencesandforeverchangedthelandscapeofChinesetelevisionbroadcasting.WithinafewhoursofitsfirstlivebroadcastonJuly13TheVoiceofChinamanagedtocapturetheviewers’attentionandhearts.TheVoiceofChinaChina’sadaptationofaDutchrealitytalentshowseesitshopefulcontestantsgoingthroughablindaudition试唱withfourcelebrity名人coachespickingtheirteamsofsingerswhowillthengoontocompeteforarecordingcontractandahighlypublicizedconcertperformancE.TheshowturnedouttobeanunexpectedsuccessespeciallyatatimewhentheTVmarketisbasicallyoversaturated过饱和的duetothelargenumbersofrealitytalentshowssimilartowesternprogramsthatarecomingtoviewersonadailybasislikeAmericanIdolX-FactorandYou’veGotTalent.IntheChineseeditionacoachwillaskafellowmusiciantocometohelphimorherdecidewhichcontestanttopick.NaYingchoseWangFengLiuchoseSanBaoYuchosemusicproducerWangChi-pingandYangchoseCocoLeE.It’snotaprogramit’sacampaignthememosaidWewanttobringbackChina’sbeliefinmusicandrestorethepeople’sculturalconfidencE.SummarizedwhytheshowissofascinatingJinLeisaidChina’stopsingingandrecordingartistscanhaveadialoguewithaveragepeopleherebutatthesametimetheydon’tknowwhattheyaregoingtoget.ThisisliketheRomanColosseumpeoplehavetofighttochangetheirlifE.ThisiswherethedramatictensionliesinheaddeD.49.WhatdowelearnfromParagraph1?A.A.ChinesenewTVplayseriesbecamepopularwiththeviewers.B.TheChinesenewTVplayserieschangedtheviewers’attentionandhearts.C.A.ChinesenewTVprogrammefirstlaunchedonJuly132012D.ThefirstlivebroadcastofTheVoiceofChinachangedChineseTV’sfortunE.50.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcaptureinParagraph1heremean?A.CatchB.ControlC.CountD.Contain51.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheRomanColosseum____.A.bringsyoutogotovisitthefounderofancientRomeB.tellsussomedetailedinformationforsearchingforRomeC.isamuseumwherepeoplecanvisitandstudythehistoryofancient.D.isaplacewherepeoplecansurviveonlyjustbycontinuousstruggling.

TwelveyearsagoayoungtravelernamedRhettButlerfromSanFranciscoCaliforniavisitedtheSabahrainforestonMalaysianBorneo.Inoneareaoftherainforesthewatchedabirdflyingthroughthetrees.Thebeautifulsightleftquiteanimpressiononhim.ButweekslaterbackhomeRhettButlergotthenewsthattreeshadbeencutdownintheareahevisiteD.ThatexperienceledRhettButlertobeginwritingabookaboutrainforestsandthreatstotheirexistencE.Buthedidnotpublishthebook.Insteadin1999heusedhisresearchforthebooktocreateawebsitE.ThesiteisMongabay.Com.Hispurposewastoinformthepublicabouttropicalrainforests.ButthesubjectquicklydevelopeD.Asaformerbusinessmanhebecamearespectedwriterofscienceandenvironmentalstories.ThepopularityofMongabay.Comattractedadvertisers.Smalladsonthesitepayforitsoperations.Mongabay.Comhasgrownandledtoothersites.Forexamplethereisasiteforchildrenwhichiscalledkids.Mongabay.Com.AnotheroneWildMadangascar.OrgisallabouttheislandnationthatRhettButlercallshisfavoriteplacE.Tokeephiswebsitegoinghetravelsaroundtheworldonseveralmajortripseachyear.Hisworkingtoolsarealaptopcomputercamerasandsometimesdivingequipment.Heoftencallsonexpertsforinformation.ForexampleheinterviewedAlisonJollyatopexpertsonlemurs狐猴.HeinterviewedRodneyJacksonabiologistwhoestablishedtheSnowLeopardConservancy.StorieslikethesehavemadeMongabayafavoriteplaceontheInternetforresearchersstudentsandteachers.InAprilTimE.ComnameditoneofthefifteentopclimateandenvironmentwebsitesintheworlD.61.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.RhettButlerandhiswebsitE.B.RainforestonMalaysianBorneo.C.HowRhettButlerprotectedrareanimals.D.HowRhettButlermadehiswebsitepopular.62.RhettButlerdidn’tpublishhisbookaboutrainforestsbecause_______.A.makingwebsitesearnsmoremoneythanwritingbooksB.hedidn’twanttobecomeawriterC.thebookwasnotaboutrainforestprotectionD.hewantedtousetheinformationtocreateawebsite63.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrueabouttheMongabay.Com?A.Itwassetupin1999.B.Itattractedmanyadvertisers.C.Atleasttworelatedwebsitesgrewfromit.D.RhettButlermadealotofmoneyfromit.64.TokeephiswebsitegoingRhettButler________.A.keptvisitingtherainforestB.traveledaroundandinterviewedexpertsC.raisedraresnowleopardsD.madeagreatnumberofadvertisements65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.Mongabay.ComwaslovedbyresearchersaswellasstudentsB.kids.Mongabay.Com.hasmanystorieswrittenbykidsC.WildMadagascar.orgisbetterknownthanMongabay.ComD.RodneyJacksonwasonceabusinessman

AfterMomdiedDadandItookatriptogethereverysummer.Justthetwoofusfatheranddaughter.ThiswasespeciallymeaningfulbecauseDadwasoldandwelivedtwothousandmilesapart—soaweekwithDadundisturbedfromotherfamilymembersorfromworkwasatreat.OurfirstdestinationwasatouruptheMississippiriver.Weboardedthesteamboat汽艇inSt.Louisandnoticedthatweweresomeoftheyoungestpeopleamongthetravelers!EvenDadat73lookedyoung!Wesatinrockingchairsonthedeckthewarmbreezeblowingonourfacesadmiringthelushgreentreeslinkingthemightyriver.A.jazzbandplayedinthebackgrounD.OnthedeckwemetJohnwhomettheloveofhislifeatasingles’danceforoldpeopleandaskedtheladytomarryhimtwoweekslater.ThentherewasJaneateacherfromLittleRockArkansas阿肯色州whodancedwithBillClintondecadesagoataschoolfundraiser.SometimesonthedeckDadandIsatquietlyreading.AtlunchtimewestoodinlineforthefooD.PeopleaskedifDadwasmybrother!Amazingforourthirty-eight-yearagedifference!Dadfilledhisplatewithbreadmeatsandcheesestomakeasandwich.Dadlovedmayonnaise!Anythingelsebetweentwopiecesofbreadwasextrafillings.AfterlunchwelandedatAlton奥尔顿Missouri.Thissmalltownwashometoalotofantiqueshops.Dadwithlittleinterestinshoppingorantiquesalthoughhewasalmostanantiquehimselfwalkedinandoutofshopaftershop.Wewalkedupthehilldownthehillandthroughtheoldtown.Wewalkedallday.ItwasthelongesttimeIeverspentshoppingwithDaD.EachdaycombinedtogetherlikethelastuntilsevendayspasseD.OntheseventhdaywereachedMinnesota明尼苏达州atthetopoftheMississippi.MyhomewastherE.DadsawmyhouseforthefirsttimeandmetmytwocatsCoconutandCoffeeBean.Coconutsatonhislapandpurred打呼噜.Thetwobecamequickfriends.Thiswasthefirstofmanytripsweplannedtogetherbutunfortunatelyitwouldbeourlast.Daddiedafewmonthslaterfrombeinghitbyadrunkdriverwhilecrossingastreetinhishometown.Whatmadethistripspecialwasourtimetogetherjustthetwoofus.IhadgrownfromtheteenagerembarrassedtobewithDadtotheadultcherishingourtimetogether.I’llalwaystreasurethesememoriesofmyfatherandbeproudofwhoIhavebecomE.51.Whatdidthewriterthinkofthejourneytogetherwithherfather?A.AppropriateB.SignificantC.EnjoyableD.Worthless52.Accordingtothepassagemostofthetravelersaboardwere_______.A.parentsandchildrenB.teachersandstudentsC.theagedpeopleD.couplesandfriends53.Whywastheauthorproudofherself?A.Shehadgrownup.B.Shetookatripwithherfather.C.Shefeltembarrassedwithherfather.D.Shecametovaluethetimewithherfather.54.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Tomemorizeherfather.B.ToadvocatediversewaysoflifE.C.Toshareaninterestingstory.D.Tosolveaproblem.

Areyouaproblemshopper?TheanswerisYesifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwordsdoyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshoppingorhaveanout-of-controlfeelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyusetheymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeelarushduringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelingsofwhichanxietypainandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinsideweoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscaseweoftengoshopping.A.fewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeoplethemotivationisadesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.OthersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforgetatleasttemporarilytensionfearorunhappinessintheirlifE.Besidesshoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstancetherearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendtherE.What’smorefoodcourtscoffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovidedsoyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Thereforeonceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforcesworkyouwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexamplehowmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.KeepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspenD.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.40.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A.ThosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyusE.B.Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C.Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D.Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.41.Accordingtothepassagewhatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A.Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B.Thedesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.C.Boredomemptinesstensionfearorunhappinessinpeople’slifE.D.Long-timebadfeelingsofanxietypainandshamE.42.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A.Nevergototheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B.Applyforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C.MaketheshoppingtimeasshortaspossiblE.D.Makeashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.43.Theauthorwritesthispassageto_____.A.informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB.providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingC.scoldtheproblemshoppersD.tellashoppingstory

IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreek.Otherscametooandwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyouseeandtheyaresquare.Itisabadwaytolivefortherecanbenopowerinasquare.YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircleandthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincirclesandeverythingtriestoberound.Intheolddayswhenwewereastrongandhappypeopleallourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenationandsolongasthecirclewasunbrokenthepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircleandthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlightthesouthgavewarmththewestgaverainandthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbelief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacircle.TheskyisroundandIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaballandsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincirclefortheirsarethesameasours.Thesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacircle.Themoondoesthesameandbothareround.Eventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchangingandalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywere.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhoodandsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirdsandthesewerealwayssetinacirclethenation’scircleanestofmanynestswheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.ButtheWasichusIndianwordforwhitepeoplehaveputusinthesesquareboxes.Ourpowerisgoneandwearedyingforthepowerisnotinusanymore.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.Wherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshouldboysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofage.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobefull-grown.67.AccordingtothepassagetheIndians.A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomesB.refusedtomovefromroundplacesC.livedinroundplacesbutwereforcedtoliveinsquarehousesD.livedinroundplacesbutthendecidedtomoveintosquarehouses68.Twothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare.A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditionsB.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefsC.theIndians’oldandnewpowerD.peopleandnature69.Inthesecondparagraphthefourquartersrefersto.A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouseB.thefourkindsofnaturalpowerC.thefourseasonsD.thefourdirections70.AccordingtotheauthoroncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses.A.theyhadtomovetootherhousesB.boystookmoretimetogrowintomenC.theyforgottheoldwayoflifeD.everyonewasnothappy

Isthishappeninginyourneighborhood?Childrennotebookcomputersstuckundertheirarmsawaittheyellowbusforthetriptomiddleschool.Onthesurfacethequestionofcomputersinschoolsisano-brainer.Itwouldbestrangetoinsistthattoday’stechnologyshouldn’tbeusedtomaketheclassroomexperiencemoreindividualizedmoreeffectivemoreimmediatemoreexciting.Computershavebeeninschoolsmorethan20years---andprobablyevendonesomegooD.ButtheideaofapersonalcomputerasanecessarydailytoolforeveryAmericangrammarschoolpupilisaltogetheradifferentthing.Beawareoftheseeminglyattractivevisionof10-year-oldsdoingmostoftheirwork---andhomework---onacomputer.Itisanotherillusorysilverbullet虚幻的能迅速解决问题的捷径之道thatpromisestosolveallofsociety’sillsthroughtechnology.Regardlessofwhetherparentsortaxpayersbuythemachineryit’sbadpolicy.Determiningtheproperroleofcomputersinschoolsistooimportanttobelefttocomputersuppliersandeducators.Aneducatedpublicwithclearandrealisticexpectationsneedstohelpdeterminetherighttrackfortechnology.Educatorsforeverseemtoseektheultimateinteachingtools.Theyarealwayspreoccupiedwithinnovation---juniorhighschoolnewmathwholelanguageopenclassroomsandmasterylearningtonameafew.Someideasturnedoutwellandovertimehaveearnedpermanentpositionsinoureducationsystems.Otherreflectedchangeforchanges’sakeandwoundupinthetrashbinwheretheybelong.Exactlywhatistobesolvedwithcomputersinschools?Arewelookingtoimproveinstructionalcapacityandflexibility?Arewetryingtomaketeachersandaidsmoreproductivebylettingstudentstakeadvantageofprogrammedlearningtools?Thisallsoundsgoodandmuchhasbeenaccomplishedwithcomputer-assistedinstruction.Butthat’snotthesameasmakingthecomputerasymbolofwell-temperededucationalpolicy.There’sdangerinthemessagethatachildisnotfullyeducatedifheorshecan’tsurftheWorldWideWebskillfullymovearoundinWindowsortheFounderuseawordprocessingprogramorprograminLogoorBasiC.Theseskillscanbelearnedoutsidetheclassroom.Worsethetimeittakesstudentstoacquirethemistimestolenfromtheteachingschedule---andthat’sabadtradE.Andwhatkindofcomputersshouldbepurchased?We’renottalkingbrandnames.Mostschoolsystemsdon’thavethemoneytoreplacePCsorMacsonthetwo-to-three-yearcyclethatshiftingtechnologiesdemanD.Ontheotherhand$2500---thecostofjustonecomputer---investedinbooksfortheschoollibraryproduceswealththathasshallwesayalongershelflifE.Andwhochangesthefactorycultureofschoolroomstoallowcomputerstobemoreeffective?Andwhoteachestheteachers?Thesearethereallytoughissues---theonesthatmorehardwarewon’tsolvE.Childrenarebestservedwhenschoolscontributetoshapingthesolidfoundationsonwhichtheirfuturewillbebuilt.ThestudentwhocanreadwithcuriosityandunderstandingwhohasmasteredbasicmathematicalconceptswhocanevaluateideascriticallyistheoneschoolsshouldaimtoproducE.57.A.no-brainerinthethirdsentenceofthefirstparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.somethingthatistakenforgrantedB.anideathatisbrainlessandfoolishC.aproposalthatisnotworthyofseriousconsiderationD.amachinethatcannevertaketheplaceofhumanbrain58.Whocandeterminetheproperroleofcomputersinschools?A.Computersuppliers.B.Educators.C.TheeducatedpubliC.D.AlloftheabovE.59.Accordingtotheauthorteachingcomputerintheschoolclassroomisbadpracticebecause__________.A.thecomputeristooexpensivealuxuryforschoolpupilsB.thepupilsarenotintelligentlymatureenoughtomastertheskillsC.ittakestoomuchtimewhichmighthavebeenspentonregularcoursesD.thepupilscanlearnnothingfromcomputer-assistedinstruction60.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorimpliesthat__________.A.computerskillscontributenothingtoapropereducationB.computerteachingisanessentialpartofaneducationC.thefundamentalpurposeofaneducationisbeingignoredD.teachersshouldbetaughthowtoteachcomputerskills

MomanddadaretwoofthemostimportantpeopleinyourlifE.Andthey’relikelytoinfluenceyoumorethananyoneelsE.It’sparents’jobtoloveandguidekids—andmostparentswilldothisaslongastheyliveevenwhenthekidsaregrown-upsandhavechildrenoftheirown.ThatmeansyouhavemanyyearsaheadtosharewithyourmomanddaD.Sohowtogetalongwithparents?Spendtimetogether.WhenathomeaskyourmomanddadtoplaywithyouinsteadofplayingacomputergameorwatchingTV.GooutsidetogethertryaboardgameorreadabookoutlouD.Shareyourfeelingsandaskforhelp.Manykidssaythey’dliketheirparentstohelpthemwhenthey’reupset.Butyourmomordadmightnotknowthatyou’rehavingaproblem.Tellaparentifyou’resadorstrugglingwithsomething.BekindlittlethingsmightmeanalottoyourmomordaD.Youcanbrightenaparent’sdaywithahugacardorajokE.It’salsolovelywhenakidofferstohelpfoldthelaundryorcleansuphisorherroomwithoutbeingaskeD.__________.SomefamiliesarealwayskissingandhuggingandsayingIloveyouwhileotherfamiliesmaynotdolikethat.Butit’simportanttoshowthatyoucareforeachother.Inadditiontokissesandhugskidsandparentsshowtheirlovebyrespectingeachotherandbeingpoliteandthoughtful.Doyourbestatwhateveryoudo.Youdon’thavetobeperfectbutwhenyoudoyourbestyoumakeyourparentsprouD.Itmakesthemhappytoseehowyou’returningintosuchagreatkiD.56.Thewriterwrotethispassage_____________.A.toaskparentstohelptheirkidswhentheyareupsetB.toshowtheimportanceofbuildingagoodrelationshipwithparentsC.togivekidsadviceonhowtobuildacloserelationshipwithparentsD.toadviseparentstopayattentiontotheirwordsanddeeds57.Ifyouwanttomakeyourparentsproudyoushould___________.A.dowhateveryourparentsaskyoutodoB.respectyourparentsbyshowingyourloveandcareC.spendasmuchtimeaspossibletogetherwiththemD.tryyourbesttodowhateveryoudo58WhichcanbefilledintotheblankinParagraph5?A.ShowyourhobbyB.ShowyourconcernC.GiveahandD.Shareyourexperience59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.YourparentsmayinfluenceyoumorethananyoneelseB.PlaywithparentswhenathomeratherthanplaycomputergamesorwatchTVC.KidsareunwillingtosharetheirfeelingswithparentsD.Littlethingssuchasahugcanmakeyourparentshappy

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopmentimitation模仿ishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocookIusedrecipes菜谱andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewboreD.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoingbutonceyoufindyourownbalanceyouflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylifeimitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously下意识地holdpoorrolemodels.IfasachildyouobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebadyoumayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydiD.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourselfyouwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.Inthefieldofentertainmentthosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreentheirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeonefocusontheirtalentnottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.Thinkofthemoviesbooksteachersandfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethembutbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.56.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebalanceoflifeC.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice57.Toavoidthebadresultofimitationweshould________.A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexampleC.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars58.Accordingtotheauthortheworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.A.eagertoinfluenceotherswiththeirknowledgeB.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintorealityC.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdidD.willingtoacceptothers’ideas59.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideasC.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively60.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto__________.A.emphasizetheimportanceofcreativity.B.criticizethecharactersofrolemodels.C.compareimitationwithcreation.D.explainthemeaningofsuccess.

WesternNewBridgeLibraryAnnouncementShortenedLibraryHoursforSpringBreakLibraryHourshavebeenshortenedto7hoursaday9∶00a.m.-4∶00p.m.forSpringBreakfromMarch24toMarch30.ComingEvents◆OnMondayMarch24at10∶30a.m.ScottSuttonachildren’swriterwilltellstoriestokidsoverseven.Sutton’sattractivestylewillsurelyinspireeveryonepresent！◆At2∶00p.m.onMarch25alecturewillbedeliveredinRoom201whichfocusesonthedevelopmentofwritingskill.Famoustutorsfromthedistrictwon’tdisappointyou.◆At1∶00p.m.onMarch26theGeorgetownMusicianswillpresentanIrishFolkConcertwhichwillbeentertainingfortheentirefamily.Comeforthemusicandstaytocheckoutsomerelevantbooksfortherestoftheweek！◆OnThursdayMarch27at2∶00p.m.theannualChildren’sGatheringwilltakeplaceinRoom201thesecondfloor.PickupaninvitationintheChildren’sRoomandreturnyourRSVP回复toreserveyourseatatthetableby3∶00p.m.onTuesdayMarch25.OnlychildrenareallowedintheGathering.◆At10∶30a.m.onFridayMarch28EnzoMonfreofthehitkids’scienceshowENZOologywillbringFossilsLive!SurelyEnzowilltaketheaudiencebackintimedeepbeneaththesurfaceoftheearthtouncoverthemysteriesofkillerdinosaursandmorE.EnzorecentlyappearedontheEllenDeGeneresShow—comeandseehimatthelibrary！Pleasenote:IncaseofemergencypleasecalltheHelpDeskat9263736andfollowtheproceduresoutlinedonthevoicemessagE.Thecalldownserviceisstaffed24hoursaday7daysaweekforemergencies.TheHelpDesksuppliesservicetoyoualltheyearround!Forquestionsaboutallthesepleasecontact_hld_@_wnbl._corg.ComeforthegreatFun;StayfortherelevantBooks！56.Timwantstopolishhiswritingitisbestforhimtoattendtherelatedactivityon________.A.MondayB.TuesdayC.ThursdayD.Friday57.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsabouttheannualChildren’sGatheringistrue?A.Ticketsareamustinordertoattendit.B.OnlythosewhohavereceivedaninvitationareadmittedintheGathering.C.Youhavetomakeareplytotheinvitationtomakesureyougetaseat.D.You’dbetterapplyinadvancebecausetherearenotenoughseatsforeveryonE.58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheannouncement?A.ThechildrenwhoareinterestedinthemysteriesofkillerdinosaurscanattendtheEllenDeGeneresShowonFriday.B.Childrencan’tattendalltheactivitieswiththeirparents.C.Childrencanchoosemorethanoneoftheactivities.D.Childrencanborrowsomerelevantbooksfortheactivities.59.Ifthereisanemergencyyoushould________.A.calltheHelpDeskB.contacthld@wnbl.corgC.stayinthelibraryandwaitD.ring926363760.Theannouncementismainlyintendedfor________.A.staffmembersofthelibraryB.parentsoftheschoolchildrenC.theschoolchildrenD.volunteersoftheactivities

Theywerejustgrasshoppers蚂蚱.Butthereweremillionsofthemwhichwaswhydadwassoanxioustogetridofthem.They’retotallydestroyingourbeanshetoldMomoverlunchtimeoneSaturday.I’vebeentryingtokeepthemoutofthetomatoesbutIdon’tknowifIcanmakeit.Isn’ttheresomethingyoucandoaboutthem?MomaskeD.Shewasmostlyconcernedaboutthetomatoes.Ithinkthere’saspray喷雾orsomethingDadsaiD.I’mgoingdowntothegardencenterafterlunchandseeiftheyhaveanysuggestions.I’mprettysurethat’swhathesaiD.ButwhatIheardwasWhileI’mgonewhydon’tyouandGeorgecomeupwithyourownplanforgettingfidofthegrasshoppers?Andsothat’swhatwediD.ItwasthesummerbetweenfifthandsixthgradesowewerefeelingprettycleverandmaturE.Certainlyweknewhowtogetridofthesegrasshoppers.Thatseemedsimpleenough.FinallyRonandDonjoinedusbutthenthingsgotalittlecrazy.Beforeweknewitweweredoingterribleexperiments.Iwon’tdescribeourexperiments.Let’sjustcallitTheAdventuresoftheMarquisdeOrkin.Dadcamehomeandsawthesedifferentdeaths.Wewerelaughingbutthelaughterquicklyturnedtosilencewhenwesawthelookonmydad’sfacE.Whatareyouboysdoing?heasked.We’rejustsortofhelpingtogetridofthegrasshoppersIsaiD.Thisisn’t‘gettingridofgrasshoppers’DadsaiD.Thisiskilling.IwasconfuseD.Ilookedattheinsecticidehewascarrying.Butaren’tyougoingtokillgrasshopperswiththat?IaskeD.Yesbecauseit’ssomethingweneedtodofortheprotectionofourgardenhesaidseriously.ButI’mnotgoingtoenjoyit.56.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.thetomatoesinthegardenwerebadlydamagedbygrasshoppersB.thefatherwasadvisedtogetridofgrasshopperswithinsecticideC.thefatheraskedtheauthortohelpcatchgrasshoppersD.theauthor’swayoftreatinggrasshopperswasinteresting57.TheunderlinedwordtheminParA.3refersto__________.A.DadandIB.grasshoppersC.beansD.tomatoes58.TheunderlinedsentenceAndsothat’swhatwediD.meansthat_________.A.wekilledthegrasshoppersforfunB.wecarriedoutanexperimentonthegrasshoppersC.wethoughtofawaytodealwiththegrasshoppersD.wewerecleverenoughtogetridofthegrasshoppers59.Howdidtheauthor’sfatherfeelwhenhesawwhatthechildrenweredoingA.Angry.B.ConfusedC.SatisfiedD.Fearful60.Inwhichmagazinewouldyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A.AmericanLaboratoryB.AccountsofChemicalResearchC.Readers’DigestD.Technology

MostparentslovetheInternetandwanttheirkidstouseit.ButanewsurveyinAmericafindsalmostasmanyalsofeartheonlineworld-especiallysocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace-andworrytheirkidswillgetintroublewithpeopletheymeet.Theparentsseetheweb'sincrediblepotentialandtheyknowtheirkidshavetobetheresaysJamesSteyerCEOofCommonSenseMediawhichreleasedresultsfromasurveythatlookedintoparentalattitudestowardtheInternet.It'salsowhattheyarescaredofmost.MeetingbadpeopleonlineThestudywasconductedonlineMay5-10byInsightResearchGroup.Itsays80%ofparentsareconcernedaboutkidsmeetingbadpeopleonlinE.That'sbecauseyoungpeoplewholargelyhavegrownupwiththethinkofitasasocialoutletsaytheresearchers.Toyoungpeoplethebenefitsofgivingoutsomepersonalinformationtoreachouttofriendsoutweightherisks.Andthestudyshowstheyaresocomfortablewiththemediumthat78%haveapersonalwebsiteorblog.ThemostvaluableeducationtoolParentsalsorecognizetheimportanceoftheInternet.Thesurveyshows91%thinkthehelpstheirchildrenexploretheirpassionsand77%thinktheInternetisoneofthemostvaluableeducationtoolsteenshavE.But88%thinkit'simportanttoknowwhattheirkidsaredoingonlinE.FindingssuggestbothparentsandteensneedmoreeducationaboutusingonlinemediaSteyersays.InternetsafetyhasbecomeanincreasingconcernforparentsinAmericA.OrganizationsliketheNon-profitCommonSensehavebeentryingtoreachandhelpparentspayattentiontotheproblem.60.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordoutweigh?A.Bemoreimportantthan.B.Bebetterthan.C.Beheavierthan.D.Belighterthan.61.AsfortheInternetuseamajorityofparentsthinksitimportantto______.A.makeasmanyfriendsaspossibleB.knowwhattheirchildrenaredoingonitC.hideyourpersonalinformationD.haveapersonalwebsite62.What'stheparents'attitudetowardstheuseoftheInternet?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.Contradictory.D.Indifferent.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.mostparentsareworriedabouttheweb'sincrediblepotentialB.91%ofparentsthinktheInternetisoneofthemostvaluableeducationtoolsforteensC.onlyteensneedmoreeducationabouttheuseoftheInternetD.78%ofparentshaveapersonalwebsiteorblog

OnthewayhomefromschoolJackalwayspassesapark.HismothersaiditwasdangeroustopassbytheparkatnightbutitisthefastestwayhomE.TodayafterfinishingsoccerpracticeJackwaswalkingtowardtheparkasusual.SuddenlyJackheardsomeonecallinghimExcuseme!Jackturnedaroundandtherewasanoldwoman.Yesma’am.Jackansweredpolitely.Don’tpassbytheparktonight.Hervoicewasweakanddry.Okayma’amsaidJackcarelessly.TheoldwomanheldJack’shandstronglyandsaidImeanit!Jackfeltthehairsonhisneckstandup.Assoonastheladyletgoofhishandhestartedtorun.Thistimeheransofastthathedidn’thavetimetothinkwherehewasgoing.Whenhestoppedherealizedhewasinthemiddleofthepark.HerememberedwhattheoldwomanhadsaidbutitwastoolatE.HethoughtItwouldbeokayifIrunreallyfast.Suddenlyheheardsomeonescream尖叫.Jackwastoofrightenedtowonderwhoitwas.HebreathedasdeepaspossiblE.ThescreamingcontinueD.HeheardsomefastfootstepsapproachingsoheturnedarounD.Itwastheoldlady!ShewalkedtowardhimandshoutedItoldyounottocomehere!FrightenedtodeathJackscreamedsharplyandranhomelikeanarrow.HethoughtheheardnotonlytheoldladybutalsosomeotherpeopleshoutingathimanditmadehimmoreterrifieD.AssoonasJacksawhismotherJacksaidMom!Doyounowwhatjusthappenedatthepark?Jack’smothernoddedandsaidYesIknow.Thereisamovieshootingtonightinthepark.60.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A.AnoldladyscaredJackforfun.B.A.moviewasbeingmadeinapark.C.JackwasfrightenedbysomethingunexpecteD.D.MothertoldJackafrighteningstory.61.WhydoesJackprefertopassthepark?A.It’sthefastestwayhomE.B.It’sfuntocrossthepark.C.HehopestomeetsomebodytherE.D.He’dliketotakeadventures.62.WhydidJackrunhomelikeanarrow?A.HewasterriblyfrighteneD.B.Hewaslateforathriller.C.Hewasracingwiththeoldlady.D.Hewasorderedtodoso.

IthadbeenadifficultmovE.I’dleftmyfamilyandfriendsinIndianathebelovedstatewhereI’dlivedmostofmylifE.MynewhomeinFloridawasthousandsofmilesawayfromanythingIknew.Itwashot—allthetimE.JobswerehardtocomebybutIwasupforalmostanychallengE.AtlastItaughtinaspecialschoolwherestudentshaveseverelearningandbehavioraldifficulties.AnotherteacherandIhadspentweeksteachingthechildrenappropriatebehaviorforpublicoutings.UnexpectedlyonlyafewstudentsincludingKylehadnotearnedtheprivilegeofgoing.Hewasdeterminedtomakehisdisappointmentknown.Inthecorridor走廊betweenclassroomshebeganscreamingcursingspittingandswingingatanythingwithinstrikingdistancE.Oncehisoutburstdieddownhedidwhathe’ddonewhenhewasangryatallhisotherschoolsathomeevenonceatajuveniledetention拘留center.Heran.PeoplewatchedindisbeliefasKyledashedstraightintotheheavymorningtrafficinfrontoftheschool.IheardsomeoneshoutCallthepolice!ButIranafterhim.KylewasatleastafoottallerthanmE.Andhewasfast.Hisolderbrothersweretrackstarsatthenearbyhighschool.ButIcouldrunlongdistanceswithouttiring.IwouldatleastbeabletokeephiminmysightandknowhewasalivE.AfterseveralblocksofrunningdirectlyintooncomingtrafficKyleslowedhispacE.Hetookasharpleft.StandingnexttoatrashbinKylebentoverwithhishandsonhisknees.Imusthavelookedridiculous.Buthiswasnotalookoffear.Isawhisbodyrelax.Hedidnotattempttorunagain.Kylestoodstillandwatchedmeapproach.IhadnoideawhatIwasgoingtosayordobutIkeptwalkingcloser.HeopenedhismouthtospeakwhenapolicecarpulledupabruptlyfillingthespacebetweenKyleandmE.Theschoolprincipalandanofficergotout.TheyspokecalmlytoKylewhowillinglyclimbedintothebackofthevehiclE.Icouldn’thearwhatwassaidbutIdidn’ttakemyeyesoffKyle’sfaceevenastheydroveaway.Icouldn’thelpbutfeelthatIhadfailedhimthatIshouldhavedoneorsaidmorethatIshouldhavefixedthesituation.IsharedmyfeelingswithaspeechtherapistwhowasfamiliarwithKyle’shistory.NooneeverranafterhimbeforeRachelshesaiD.NoonE.Theyjustlethimgo.ThingschangedthedayheranandIranafterhimeventhoughIdidn’thavetherightwordseventhoughIwasn’tabletosavehimfromthemesshewasin.ItwasthedayIdidn’tthrowmyhandsintheairanddecidehewastoofastawasteoftimeandeffortalostcausE.ItwasthedaymymerepresencewasenoughtomakeaprofounddifferencE.64.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.theauthorleftherfamilytoFloridabecausejobswerehardtocomebyinIndianA.B.studentswereallowedtogooutaftertheypassedsomespecifictests.C.theauthorworkedinaschoolwherestudentswereexcellent.D.noteacherhadeverrunafterKylebeforeexcepttheauthor.65.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutKyleisnottrue?A.Hehadsomebehavioraldifficultiesandoncemovedfromonedetentiontoanother.B.Heusedtorunouttoletouthisangerwhenhewasinschoolhomeorjuveniledetention.C.Differentfromhisbrothershelearnedinaspecialschoolwhilenotanormalhighschool.D.Hewasmovedbyhisteacherwhotreatedhimwithmorepatienceandunderstanding.66.Whichisthecorrectorderofthetrace?①Heburstoutwhenheknewhecouldn’tgoout.②Idecidedtorunafterhim.③Kylestopppedbesideatrashbin.④ApolicecarcameandKyleleftwithit.⑤HerushedintotheheavymorningtraffiC.⑥KyleslowedhispacE.⑦IwalkedtowardKylE.A.①⑤②⑥③⑦④B.①⑤②④⑥⑦③C.⑤④②⑥③⑦①D.①②⑥⑦③④⑤67.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.KyleaBoywithLearningandBehaviorDifficulties.B.TheTeacherWhoRan.C.A.SchoolwithSpecialStudents.D.A.TerribleConflict.

Inthenearfuturewemaybeusingoureyestooperateoursmart-phonesandtabletsevenwhenitcomestoplayingpopulargameslikeFruitNinja.TheGazeGrouphasbeendevelopingeye-controlledcomputertechnologyfornearly20years.Butthosedeviceshavebeenfirstlydesignedtohelpthosewithdisabilitiesandareveryexpensive.Afterawhilewefiguredoutthatprobablythebestwayistogoforamass-marketwaysaysGaze’sSuneAlstrupJohansen.whereeverybodywouldhavethisavailable.JohansenandsomeofhiscolleagueshaveformedanewcompanytheEyeTribewhichishopingtodevelopthetechnologyonamasscommerciallevel.Thetechnologyworkswiththehelpofthecomputingdevicetowardtheuser’sface.Aftermakingsureoftheuser’seyemovementsthetechnologyisthenabletoeasilyfindwhereaperson’seyesaremovingandthenallowtheeyestocontrolacursor光标.Oursoftwarecanthendeterminethelocationoftheeyesandknowwhereyou’relookingonthescreentomakesurewhatyou’relookingatreadsanexplanationontheEyeTribesite.Therehasbeenagradualchangetowardhands-freetechnologyinrecentyearsparticularlyinthegamingworld.RecentlyXboxreleasedtheKinectdevicewhichletsuserscontroltheirXboxandplaycertaingamesusingonlytheirhandslegsandvoices.Butstillmostofthesedeviceshavebeenmoreofagimmickthanapracticalwaytouseone’shandstocontrolamobiledevice.Johansensaidareplaceablefilter滤光器wouldbeacheapconvenientwayformostconsumers.AndevenascompanieslikeTheEyeTribeworktocreatesuchaproductfortheaverageusermakingtheeye-controlledtechnologymoreaccessibleandlessexpensivewillhavesimilarbenefitsforphysicallydisabledusers.FormorearticlesonmodernsciencepleaseCLICKhere.47.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Anintroductionofanewdevice.B.Anintroductionofsmart-phones.C.Anintroductionofeye-controllingtechnology.D.Anintroductionofanewtechnologyforthedisabled.48.Theunderlinedwordgimmickprobablymeans.A.atrickB.awayC.alieD.adream49.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat.A.theeye-controllingtechnologywasfirstdevelopedfortheblindB.thepresentdeveloping0fthetechnologywillbringnogoodC.thereisnosuchaphoneaswecanuseonlywithoureyesatpresentD.theeye-controllingtechnologyisonlyintendedforthedisabledpeople50.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom.A.anexperimentreportB.asciencefictionC.aschooltextbookD.asciencewebsite

Youhavewaited45minutesforthevaluable10minutes’break.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassringsyoucan’tbelievehowquicklytimehaspasseD.Ifyouhavethisexperienceyou’llknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfunanddragswhenyouareboreD.Nowscientistshavecomeupwithareasonwhythishappens.Theyhavefoundthatthebrainchangesitswaytoworkaccordingtoourattentiontoatask.Whenweareboredwepaymoreattentiontohowtimeispassing.Andthismakesourbrainsthinktheclockistickingmoreslowly.Recentlysomeresearcherswhowenttounderstandtheconditionscarriedoutanexperiment.Intheexperimenttwelvevolunteerswatchedapicturewhileresearchersmonitored关注theirbrainactivity.Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstnoticehowlongapictureappearedthenthecolorofthepictureandthird1ystudytheboth.Theresultsshowedthatthebrainwasmoreactivewhenthevo1unteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects.Itisthoughtthatifthebrainisbusynoticingmanyaspect方面ofataskithastospreaditsresourcesandpayslessattentiontotheclock.Thereforetimeseemstogoquickly.IfthebrainisnotsoactiveitspendsitsfullenergyonthepassingoftimE.Asaresulttimeseemstomoveslowly.71.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddragsprobablymean?A.runsquicklyB.passesslowlyC.movesactivelyD.goesfast72.Whathavethescientistsfound?A.Timegoesbyfastwhenwehavenothingtodo.B.Whenweareboredwepaylessattentiontohowtimeispassing.C.ThebrainworksindifferentwaysindifferenttimE.D.Thebrainchangesitswaytoworkaccordingtoourattentiontoatask.73.Howdidtheresearchersdotheexperiment?A.Byinvitingthevolunteerstohavealongclass.B.Byaskingthevolunteerstopayattentiontoaclock.C.BymonitoringbrainactivitywhilevolunteersarewatchingapicturE.D.ByaskingtenvolunteerstowatchapicturE.74.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Timeseemstogoquicklyifwe’rebusy.B.IfwepaymoreattentiontotheclockwemayfeellessboreD.C.TimegoesslowlywhenthebrainisactivE.D.Ifwespendfullenergyontheclocktimegoesquickly.75.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThebestwaytosavetimeB.TheimportanceofsavingtimeC.ThereasonfortimeflyinganddraggingD.Thereasonforsavingtime

OnemorningafewyearsagoHarvardPresidentNeilRudenstineoverslept.Forthisbusymanitwasasortofalarm:afteryearsofnon-stophardworkhemightwearhimselfoutanddieanearlydeath.Onlyafteraweek’sleave－duringwhichhereadnovelslistenedtomusicandwalkedwithhiswifeonabeach－wasRudenstineabletoreturntowork.Inourmodernlifewehavelosttherhythmbetweenactionandrest.Amazinglywithinthisworldthereisauniversalbutsillysaying:Iamsobusy.Wesaythistooneanotherasifourtirelesseffortswereatalentbynatureandanabilitytosuccessfullydealwithstress.Thebusierwearethemoreimportantweseemtoourselvesandweimaginetoothers.Tobeunavailabletoourfriendsandfamilyandtobeunabletofindtimetorelax－thishasbecomethemodelofasuccessfullifE.Becausewedonotrestweloseourway.Wemisstheguidetellinguswheretogothefoodprovidinguswithstrengththequietgivinguswisdom.Howhaveweallowedthistohappen?Ibelieveitisthis:wehaveforgottentheSabbaththedayoftheweek―forfollowersofsomereligions―forrestandpraying.Itisadaywhenwearenotsupposedtoworkatimewhenwedevoteourselvestoenjoyingandcelebratingwhatisbeautiful.Itisgoodtimetoblessourchildrenandlovedonesgivethankssharemealswalkandsleep.ItisatimeforustotakearesttoputourworkasidetrustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworlD.Restisaspiritualandbiologicalneedhoweverinourstrongambitiontobesuccessfulandcareforourmanyresponsibilitieswemayfeelterriblyguiltywhenwetaketimetorest.TheSabbathgivesuspermissiontostopwork.InfactRemembertheSabbathismorethansimplypermissiontorest;itisaruletoobeyandaprincipletofollow.62.Thealarminthefirstparagraphrefersto___________.A.asignalofstressB.awarningofdangerC.asignofageD.aspreadofdisease63.AccordingtoParagraph4asuccessfulpersonisonewhoisbelievedto__________.A.beabletoworkwithoutstressB.bemoretalentedthanotherpeopleC.bemoreimportantthananyoneelseD.bebusyworkingwithouttimetorest64.Somepeoplefeelguiltywhentakingtimetorestbecausethey_________.A.thinkthattakingarestmeanslackingambitionsB.failtorealizethatrestisanecessarypartoflifeC.failtorealizethatreligionsforcethemtorestD.thinkthattakingarestmeansbeinglazy65.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Weshouldbalanceworkwithrest.B.TheSabbathgivesuspermissiontorest.C.ItissillyofpeopletosayIamsobusy.D.Weshouldbeavailabletoourfamilyandfriends.

LastFridayatleast5peoplewerekilledbylightninginNepal.LightningstrikesarethesecondmostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisastersintheUS.Thefirstisfloods.Around400peoplenationwidearestruckbylightningeachyearandofthose70peoplediE.Thatismorepeoplearekilledbylightningthanbytornadoesandhurricanes.Becauselightningkillsonlyoneortwopeopleatatimeitsdangerdoesnotreceiveasmuchattentionasotherdisasters.IfyouhearthethunderyouareindangerfromlightningsaidRockyLopesadisastereducatorattheAmericanRedCross.ThundermeansthatlightningiscloseenoughtohityouatanytimesoyoushouldmoveindoorsimmediatelyandstaythereuntilthestormhasendeD.ThemostimportantthingtorememberistoseekshelterLopessaiD.Summeristhepeaktimeforlightningstormssowhenlightningstrikesacrosstheskyrememberthesesafetytips:♦Stopworkingfishingswimmingorplayinginopenfields.♦DonotstandunderatreE.♦Getoffbicycleandmotorcycles.♦Crouchdown蹲下ifthereisnoshelter.♦Avoidopenspaceswirefencesmetalobjectsandelectricalobjectssuchashairdriers.26.IntheUS_________isthemostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisasters.A.lightningB.tornadoesC.hurricanesD.floods27.OfthepeoplewhoarestruckbylightningeveryyearintheUSabout_________peopleareluckyenoughtosurvivE.A.400B.70C.330D.528.Ifyouhearthethunderthemostimportantthingyoushoulddoisto__________.A.standstillintheopenspacesB.findsheltertohideinC.standunderthetreeD.stopworkinginthefields29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.FloodsarethemostcommoncauseofdeathsintheUS.B.Lessthan70peoplearekilledbytornadoesandhurricaneseachyearintheUS.C.Peopledon'tpayasmuchattentiontothedangerofhurricanesasthatoffloods.D.Ifyouhearthethunderyoushouldmoveindoorsrightaway.30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.TheDangerofLightningB.SomeSafetyTipsagainstFloodsC.HowLightningHappensD.5PeopleKilledbyLightninginNepal

EverydayitiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglisha11aroundus.Lookatyourownbagsandclothesandatthebagsandclothesofyourclassmates.HowmanydifferentadvertisementscanyouseewhichuseEnglishwords?Oftenbagsandclothesshowthenameofthecompanythatmadethem.Thisisapopularform.A.specialpictureorsymbolcalledalogo标识语issometimesusedLogosappearonmanydifferentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogoitishardtoforgetthatproductorcompany.ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsareveryshortsometimes.Theadvertisersuseashortsentencewhichiseasyforpeopletosayandremember.NikeforexamplehasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:Justdoit.Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberit.Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrinkforexamplemightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeoplearealldrinkingthesoftdrink.AdvertisersaresayingtoyouWhydon’tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?Youcanbeyoungandmodern.YoumightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotafteryoubutthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrinkaskyourselfthisquestionWhyamIbuyingthisparticularproduct?63.Agoodlogois______.A.easytorememberB.ausefulproductC.difficulttounderstandD.easytobuy64.Peoplearemostlikelytorememberanadvertisementthatis______.A.EnglishB.longC.funnyD.new65.Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe______.A.AdvertisementsforBagsandClothesB.AdvertisementsonTVandRadioC.AdvertisementsforSoftDrinksD.AdvertisementsaroundUs

Iwaswithagroupofbusinessmenandweweredealingwithaquestion—Whatisagoodperson?Atacertainpointduringthediscussiononeofthestudents—ayoungmanofaboutthirty—describedaneventthathappenedatChristmas.Heandhisfive-year-oldsonweredecoratingtheChristmastreeandalittleboycametothefrontdoorbegging.IfyouevervisitMexicoyouwillseethatthepeopletheretakebeggingasnothingtogetupsetaboutandnothingtogetembarrassedby.Sothislittleboycametothedooraboyaboutthesameageasmystudent’sson.Thefatherandthesonwenttothefrontdoorandthefatherwentbackwithhisfive-year-oldsonandsaidtohimGivehimoneofyourtoys.AtthewordsthelittleboyquicklypickedupsometoyandhisfathersaidtohimNono－givehimyourfavoritetoy.AndthelittleboylikealittletigersaidNoway!Hecried;herefuseD.ButthefatherlikeabigtigerinawayinsistedgentlyNoyoumustgivehimoneofyourfavoritetoys.Andfinallytheboywithhisheaddownpickedupatoyhehadjustgotten.ThefatherwaitedinthelivingroomandtheboywalkedtothefrontdoorwiththetoyinhishanD.ThefatherwaitedandwaiteD.Whatdoyouthinkhappened?Afteracoupleofminuteshissoncamerunningbackintothelivingroomhisfaceradiant.DaddyhesaidcanIdothatagain?IthinkIhavegottheanswertothequestion.56.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatinMexico________.A.beggingislookeddownuponB.beggingisconsideredasanormalpartoflifeC.visitorsallovertheworldtreatbeggarskindlyD.fewpeoplearelivingapoorlife57.ThesentencecanIdothatagain?showedthattheboy________.A.gotpleasurebyhelpingthelittlebeggarB.wantedtopleasehisfatherC.begantolikethelittlebeggarD.wantedtobethelittlebeggar’sfriend58.Accordingtothewriterbeingagoodpersonmeans________.A.havingthecouragetocorrecthis/hermistakesB.beingfriendlytobeggarsC.beingreadytogiveD.beingabletoteachchildrentotellrightfromwrong

WhenIwasakidIalwaysusedtowonderhowintheworldmyfatherworkoutsideinthewinterwithoutacoat.Itcouldbeminus20degreescentigradeandthere’dbeDadremovingsnoworperhapschoppingsomewood---hiscoatthrownaside---wearingashirtacapandapairofgloves.Aren’tyoucoldDad?I’dask.NoDadwouldreply.I’mnotcold---workingtoohardtobecolD.ManytimesIwonderedwhethermyfatherwasanextremelytoughmanorwhetherhewasfoolish.OnetimewhenIwasquiteyoungperhapsfiveorsoIwenticefishingwithDaD.Itwasabrightclearday—andbitterlycolD.Afterwe’dbeenoutontheiceforalittlewhilemyfeetstartedgettingcolD.DaddymyfeetarecolD.IsaiD.Yeahit’scoldoutheretodayhereplieD.TellyouwhathesaiD.WalkarounD.Makesomecirclesinthesnow.SeehowmanydifferentpatternsyoucanmakE.Thatwillgetyourfeetwarm.IwasjustalittlegirlatthetimebutIrememberthinkingHowintheworldwillwalkingaroundinthesnowmakemyfeetwarm?DadmustbeoutofminD.Buthewasmyfatherafterall.Imadecirclesinthesnow.Imadesquares.PrettysoonIwashavingsomuchfunmakingpatternsinthesnow.IforgotaboutmyfeetbeingcolD.NowalltheseyearslaterIknowtoofrompersonalexperiencehowmyfatherwasabletotakehiscoatoffandworkoutsideinthewinterwearingjustashirtacapandgloves.BecauseIdoittoo.Aren’tyoucold?myhusbandaskedonewinterday.NoIreplieD.I’mnotcold—workingtoohardtobecolD.IhopemyhusbandhasdecidedI’mbothtoughandsmart.ButIguessquiteabitofthetimehethinksI’mfoolish.WhereverDadisonthatgreatbigfarminthesky—I’msurehecan’thelpbutsmilewheneverItakemycoatoffwhileI’mworkingoutsideinthewinter.50.Whentheauthor’sfeetfeltcoldherfatheradvisedherto.A.gohomealonefirstB.keepwalkinginthesnowC.drawpicturesinthesnowD.lightafireontheice51.Hearingherfather’sadvicetheauthorthoughtherfather.A.forgettableB.warm-heartedC.crazyD.cruel52.Whatmighttheauthor’shusbandthinkofher?A.ToughB.SmartC.BraveD.Foolish53.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto.A.rememberhertoughandsmartfatherB.showhowherfathercaredaboutherC.describememoriesofherchildhoodD.explainwhyherfatherlovedhersomuch

SheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Nowaynotmeanyway.MaybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbeforE.We'removinghousE.Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.Weneverreallywantedherbutwhatcouldwehavedone?Shewasapresent.Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.IcalledherGoldiE.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegivenheramorecreativenamE.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyateanythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeherhappyitseemeD.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventuallyattheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.AlwaysbymysidewhetherwewereoutononeofourlongwalksorsittingbythefirE.That'swhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutforawalk.Wewerealongwayfromhomewhenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhouseinthedistanceasfastasshecoulD.BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldiE.ButwhenIsawherlicking舔thefourpuppies幼犬Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem.Wedidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtohersaidthewomanatthedoor.ItookherforawalkonedaysoonafterthepuppieswerebornandshejustdisappeareD.Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemandgotlostaddedaboyfrombehindher.ImustadmitIdomissGoldiebutI'vegotNuggetnowandshelooksjustlikehermother.AndI'velearntagoodlesson:nottojudgepeoplE.63.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhenGoldiecametothehouse?A.shockeD.B.sympathetiC.C.annoyeD.D.upset.64.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouseGoldie.A.feltworriedB.wasangryC.atealittleD.satbythefire65.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe.A.sawherpuppiesB.heardfamiliarbarkingC.wantedtoleavetheauthorD.foundherwaytoheroldhome66.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof­.A.timeB.effectivenessC.importanceD.complexity

SurroundedbyBrothersIknowitiswrongtoenvyyourchildren.ButwhenIseemysonTonioandhisyoungerbrotherSamgoingdownaslidetogetherone’sarmaroundtheotherIknowIhavemissedsomethingwonderful.NotonlydidIneverhaveabrotherbutalsoIhadnofriendshipsliketheirs.MysisterwasoldenoughtohelptakecareofmesoshewasmoreamotherthanaplaymateandIwasmoreapestthanafrienD.A.brotherwouldhavebeenwonderfulbutitwasnotinthefamilyplanning.NowIfinallylivewithbrothersmysonsTonioandSam.IamwatchingthembuildthekindofrelationshipthatIoncedreamedabout.Theygotobedtogether.WhenonecomesintoourbedafteranightmaremywifeandIknowthatbeforemorninghisbrotherwillfollow.Sammanagestheworldwithmoreeasethanhiselderbrotherwhosefrustrationsoftenbringhimtotears.WithasincereSmileTonioSamistheonewhocomfortshim.Tonioontheotherhandhasstoppedplayingwithboysathisagewhodon’tlikeplayingwithSam.Theyarealwaysbackingeachotherup.Idon’tknowwhatkindofrelationshiptheywillhavewhentheygrowup.ParentsalwayswanttheirchildrentohavewhattheynevercoulD.Iwantthemtohaveeachother.SoIimaginethemgoingtothesamecollegemarryingsistersandlivingonthesameblock.That’swhyIwassoworriedthedayToniostartedkindergarten.IfeltthatIwouldlosesomethingtoo.AsweheadedforschoolthatmorningbothboysseemedrelaxedasifneitherhadanyideathatthedaywasgoingtobedifferentthatstartingthenToniowouldbeleavingbehindhisbrotherhisbestfriendhisrightarm.Tonio’sfirstdaywaschaoticwithhundredsofchildrenoutsidelookingfortheirteachers.BeforeanyofuscouldsaygoodbyeToniodisappearedwithhisnewclassmates.HeturnedtowaveandthenwasgonE.Itwassosudden.Samevendidn’tseehimgo.AlthoughparentshadbeenaskedtoeasethecrazinessofthefirstdaybystatyingoutoftheschoolIliftedSamupandtookhimtoTonio’sclassroomlookingforaglimpseofTonio.Samspottedhimfirst.MywifeandIdidn’theadbackhomeimmediatelystoppinginsteadatacoffeeshoptotreatSamtohotchocolatE.Weevenlethimeatice-creamwithhisfingers.SamwasstillquietsoIaskedhimifhemissedhisbrotheralready.Hedidn’tanswer.InsteadheaskedDaddyisToniogoingtobegoneforever?NoSammyIsaidfeelinghappyabouthissweetquestion.Notforeverjustuntilthreeo’clock.IsometimesthinkthatthegreatestthingIhaveeverdoneistohelpcreatethesebrothers.AndIdidn’tstopwiththem.Wehadanotherchildandforthethirdtimeinarowitwasaboy.Itwasn’tlongbeforehisbrothersclimbedintothecrib婴儿床toplaywithhim.Iamsurroundedbybrothers.55.Whatmakestheauthorenvyhissons?A.HehasnofriendslikeSamandTonio.B.Hehasonlyonebrotherinhisfamily.C.Hedoesn’tenjoybrotherhoodastheydo.D.Hedoesn’thaveagoodrelationwithhissister.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpestinparagraph2mean?A.abadpersonB.anannoyingpersonC.agoodcompanionD.alovelybrother57.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwolittlebrothers?A.ToniooftenencouragedSamwhenSamburstintotears.B.Thetwobrotherswenttothesamekindergarten.C.Neitherofthebrothersplayedwithotherchildren.D.Theysupportedeachotherindifferentways.58.TheauthorwasworriedthedayToniostartedhiskindergartenbecause__________.A.ToniomightnotspendsomuchtimewithSamB.ToniomightnotdowellwithhisstudyC.hewasafraidhewouldloseTonioforever.D.hewantedToniotohavewhathedidn’thave59.Onthefirstdayofthekindergarten__________.A.ToniohadanicedayplayingwithhisnewclassmatesB.SamwasverysadbecauseToniowasgoneforeverC.Samwasallowedtohaveice-creamwithfingersasusualD.thefatherfelthappywhenhesensedSam’slovetoTonio60.WhatdoesthetitleSurroundedbyBrotherssuggest?A.Theauthorexperiencedbrotherlyaffectionbyraisinghissons.B.TheauthoroftenplayswithhissonswheneverhehastimE.C.Parentswanttheirchildrentostayathomeandplaytogether.D.Theyoungestsonisalwayssurroundedbyhiselderbrothers.

LastJulymyparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncleinSeattleacityonthenorthwestAmericancoast.DaddidsomeresearchandhadnodifficultyinfindinguscheapticketsonlinE.Onthedayofourflightwehadtowakeupveryearly.WhenwecheckedourbagsinwefoundthatonebagweighedtoomuchsowehadtopayafinE.AfterthatDadinsistedthatwegoandhavesomebreakfastattheairportrestaurant.WehadalotoffunwatchingmanydifferentpeopletherE.ThenwerealizeditwasgettinglatesowerushedtothegatE.Ittookonehourforeveryonetogetontheplanebutfinallythedoorwasshutandwewereonourway!IthinkmyfavoriteexperienceduringourtripwasourvisittoMountRainieravolcanonearSeattlE.ItwasnothinglikeIhadexpecteD.BeforeweleftmyauntlentushatstoprotectusfromgettingsunburnedsoIsupposedthatitwouldbeveryhot.ImaginemysurprisewhenwedroveupthemountainandIdiscoveredthetopwascoveredinsnowandice!MyuncleledustoasmallpathbeyondthemaintrailstoincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlifE.Wewalkedoverasmallhillandsuddenlybeforeusthereappearedafieldofsnow.Smallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow;underneaththesnowwecouldhearrushingwater—asmallstream.Littleanimalsstoodstilltoavoidbeingnoticed;tinybirdsroseintotheair.ItwasthemostbeautifulsightthatI’deverseen.60.Whydidtheypayafine?A.BecausetheygotuplatE.B.Becausetheydidn’twaitinlinE.C.BecausetheycametotheairportlatE.D.Becausetheirbagwasoverweight.61.Whatwasthewriter’smostimpressiveexperience?A.TheflighttoSeattlE.B.Thebreakfastintheairport.C.ThevisittoMountRainier.D.Thediscoveryofasmallstream.62.Whydidtheychooseasmallpathinsteadofthemaintrails?A.ToenjoymoreofthewildlifE.B.TotakeashortcuttosavetimE.C.ToavoidthesnowyroaD.D.Toavoidbeingattackedbyanimals.63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.SeattleisonthenorthwestcoastofAmericA.B.TheyboughttheirticketsinabookingofficE.C.TheywaitedforalongtimebeforegettingontheplanE.D.Thehatsweretohelpprotectthemfromgettingsunburned

DearEditorIusedtobeadoctorinthechildren’sdepartmentofahospital.SometimesItreatedchildrenwhohadbeenpoisonedbymedicineforolderfamilymembers.Thechildrendidn’tknowthemedicinewasdangerous;theyjustknewittastedsweet.ChildreneasilyopenthebottlethatwenowuseinChinA.SomedaysagoItalkedaboutmedicineswithanAmerican.HeshowedmeasortofplasticbottlE.ThedesignwasquitesimpleandI’msureourChinesefactoriescouldproducethesebottles.Thetopofthebottlelicksbutcanbeopenedbypressingdownonitwhileturning.Thisisdifficultformostyoungchildrentodothoughgrown-upscanopenthesebottlesveryeasily.I’mcertainthattheexpenseofmakingsuchtopswouldbeverysmall.AsadoctorI’dlovetoseethisdonE.Andmostparentswouldbegrateful感激的.SincerelyyoursLiHua56.Fromtheletteronecanconcludethat.A.somechildrenliketotakeadults’medicineB.someadultsmedicinescausedangertochildrenC.allchildrenliketotakesweetmedicinesD.alladults’medicinesaredangeroustochildren57.ThedoctorseemstobeA.happyaboutChina’ahospitalB.sorryforwhathashappenedC.eagertodisclosetheaffairD.anxioustosolvetheproblem58.Thedoctorthinksthatweshould.A.learnfromtheAmericansB.buythiskindofbottleC.producethiskindofplasticbottleD.turntoAmericansforadvice59.Theletterwaswrittentotheeditorinordertoaskfor.A.moneyfromthenewspaperB.theplasticbottlesfromthereadersC.advicefromtheeditorD.supportfrompublicopinion

WhenIwasabout12Ihadanenemyagirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:IwasverythinIwasnotagoodstudentItalkedtoomuchIwastooproudandsoon.ItriedtobearallthisaslongasIcoulD.AtlastIbecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.HelistenedtomequietlyandthenheaskeD.Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janetdidn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?Wellyounowhavethatgirl’sopinion.GoandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretruE.PaynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaiD.IdidashetoldmE.TomygreatsurpriseIdiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretruE.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchangelikebeingverythinbutagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochangE.ForthefirsttimeIwenttoafairlyclearpictureofmyself.IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.That’sjustforyouhesaiD.Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolistennotjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrueyou’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemallbuthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.InmylifeI’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvicE.57.Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter’scomplaint?A.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhatherenemyhadsaidandjustdowhatshewantedtodo.B.Hecriticized批评herandtoldhertoovercomehershortcomings.C.HetoldhertowritedownallherenemyhadsaidandpayattentiononlytothethingsthatweretruE.D.Herefusedtotakethelistandwanttohavealookatit.58.WhatdoesWeekbyweekherlistgrewmean?A.Shemadealistofmyshortcomingsandkeptonaddingnewonessoitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.B.WeekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemouttomE.C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.D.Weekbyweekmyshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.59.Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?A.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter’senemysaidwasmostlytruE.B.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithherdaughterandwantedtokeepsilent..C.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.D.Becausehewasnotquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruths.60.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.NotanEnemybuttheBestFriendB.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHadC.MyFatherD.MyChildhood

Theso-calledpost-90sgenerationhasbecomeevenmuchcoolerthanthe1980sgroupfortheycanspeakMartianlanguageadifficultcode-likelanguagecreatedbythemselves.Andtheyprobablythinkitveryoriginalandsmart.Theideaofthislanguageistopreventtheauthorities----parentsandteachersfromunderstandingwhatissaiD.Ms.Limotherofa15-year-oldgirllogged登录ontoherdaughter’sonlinespaceandfoundlinesofcodesmixedEnglishJapaneseandhalf-finishedChinesecharacterswhichlookedcompletelymeaninglesstoher.HerdaughtertoldherthatitwasMartianlanguageandherpeersallusedit.Thenewlanguageisbecomingverypopularinonlinespaces---somuchthatevensometranslatingsoftwarehasbeencreatedtotranslatethenormallanguageintoMartianlanguage.A14-year-oldnetizennicknamedS.TangguoexplainedthatthelanguagecouldbecreatedbyanyonE.AtfirstIjustcopiedthelanguagefromotherpeople’sarticles.LaterIbegantocreatesomewordsbymyself.Isplit拆分someChinesecharactersorusewordsthathavesimilarpronunciationstointerchangewitheachotherorevenaddsomeEnglishJapaneseorKoreanwordsintomyarticleandthatmakesthenewlanguagE.Myclassmatesallchatin‘Martianlanguage’.It’sinstyleandcanhelpushideoursecretsfromourparentsorteachers.UnliketheworriedparentssomeexpertshavefoundpositiveaspectsinthespreadofthisunusualonlinelanguagE.WangHaiyongapsychologistsaidthatthere’snoneedtobetooworriedaboutthephenomenon.Thisso-calledMartianlanguageisjustalittlehobbyofthepost-90sgeneration.Ontheotherhandthenewlanguagecaninspirechildren’simaginationswhichisagoodthing.HoweverWangalsoadvisedteachersandparentstogiveproperguidancetotheirchildrenhelpingthembetterdistinguishbetweenonlinelanguageandthenormative规范性的languageofreallifE.67.Whichhasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordpeers?A.authoritiesB.childrenC.expertsD.classmates68.Whydoesthepost-90sgenerationcreateMartianlanguageaccordingtothepassage?A.BecauseMartianlanguagecanmakethemsmart.B.Becausetheywanttopracticetheirforeignlanguagestogether.C.Becausetheyjustwanttohavefunbyplayingwiththecharactersandletters.D.Becausetheycanhidetheirsecretsfromtheauthorities.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOToneofthewayscreatingMartianlanguageaccordingtothepassage?A.Mixingsomecompletelymeaninglesscodestogether.B.SeparatingsomeChinesecharactersintoparts.C.Interchangingwordsthathavesimilarpronunciations.D.AddingsomeforeignwordsintotheoriginallanguagE.70.WhatisthecorrectattitudeweshouldtaketowardsMartianlanguageaccordingtothepsychologist?A.Parentsshouldworryaboutlosingcontrolovertheirchildren.B.AllgenerationsshouldlearntobecoolerbyusingthenewlanguagE.C.WeshouldhelpchildrenunderstandthedifferencebetweenthelanguageonlineandthestandardlanguagE.D.TheauthoritiesthemselvesshouldtrytousethenewlanguagE.

OnJan232012IwasaboardashipontheYangtzeRiverlisteningtothesoundoffireworksandeatingplateafterplateofdumplings.OnSundayFeb102013IwaspreparingtocelebrateChineseNewYearagain—inLondon’sChinatown.Itwasraining.ItwascolD.ButeversinceIleftBeijinginAugustIhadpromisedmyselfIwouldcelebrateChineseNewYear–ifonlytohelpwithmyBeijinghomesickness.CentralLondonwasdressedupfortheoccasion.Therewasastageforabigfireworksdisplayfortheevening.Evensoitwasn’tlikemyrealBeijingChunjiE.Evenbuyingajiaozididn’tcheermeup.Itcostabout10timesasmuchastherealthingdoesinBeijingandgotstucktoitsrain-ruinedpaperbag.ColdwetanddepressedIranintoashopforshelter.Suddenlythereitwas.BetweenthepacketsofdriedmeatandfishthebagsofriceandthesmellofdriednoodlesinthislittleChinesesupermarketIhadfoundhomE.AnhourlaterIhurriedintomyhousewithbagsoffrozenjiaozipacketsofsauceandalargebottleofvinegar.Iboiledwatertoreopenthepacketsgrabbedmychopsticksandsettleddowntoafeast.ThisIthoughtisaHappyChineseNewYear.IevenwatchedthefireworksonTV.AfterallwhyfacetheBritishweatherwhenIcanbringChinahomeinonebite?36.Wecanconcludefromthefirstthreeparagraphsthattheauthor______.A.likeswatchingfireworksontheboatB.missesChinesefoodmorethananythingelseC.findsitgreatfuntocelebrateChineseNewYearD.missesherlifeinBeijingverymuch37.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundsomeChinesefoodsinasupermarket?A.alittlecuriousB..rathertiredC.abitcomfortableD.verydepressed38.WhydidtheauthorwatchthefireworksonTV?A.Shedidn’twanttogetwetandcoldagain.B.Thesquareisfarawayfromwhereshelives.C.Shedoesn’tlikefireworksverymuch.D..Shewastoohungrytogoout.39.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.UnforgettableChunjieinBeijingB.WonderfulExperienceinBritainC.FindingHomeinLondonD.FestivalinLondon

WhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarmandinthewinterespeciallywewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteensortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.68.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.70.Inthepassagethewritertriesto＿＿＿＿.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity71.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.

Areyousingleanddreamingofanexcitingvoyagevacationbutunsureofthenextstep?You’renotalone!Manysingletravelerswonderwhichvoyagewillhavethemostsinglesonboardhowthey’llmeetothersingleshowmuchthevoyagewillcostandwhethertheywillenjoythemselves.Ourhostedsinglesvoyagesareidealforsinglesofallages.Nootherformoftravelaffordsasmanyopportunitiestomeetpeopleandmakefriends.InfactourSinglesDivisioncanhelpyoufindasinglesvoyageonatripthat’sjustrightforyouandmakesureyoumeetmanyothersinglesonboarD.We’vescheduledsinglesvoyagesonsailingstoalloftheworld’sgreatestdestinations.Andwe’veselectedpopularitineraries旅行计划onlargenewshipsfordifferentaudiencessoyoucanfindonethatsuitsyourtastes.Ifyou’relookingforaroommatetocutcostsourMatchProgramcanpairyouwithasame-sexsingleinonestateroomonhostedsailingsonlyenablingustoofferyouthesameper-personpricingthatcouplesreceivE.Weguaranteetofindyouaroommatewheneveryousign-upbeforethecut-offdatE.Ifwedon’tyouonlyneedtopaytheper-persondouble-occupancyratE.Ifyouprefertheprivacyofyourownstateroomthesinglesupplementrateswillapply.Eitherwaywe’llprovideourownhostonboardtoorganizesinglescocktailpartiesmixersgamessingle-minglediningandmorE.Onceyou’vebookedyourvoyagewe’llalsogiveyouprivateaccesstooursingleschatsitewhereyoucangettoknowothersinglesbeforeyoudepart.Weexpectourstateroomsonthesesailingswillfillquicklysopleasebookearlytoavoiddisappointment.Togetstartedclickonanysinglesvoyageinthecalendartotheleft.Hopetoseeyouonboard!Note:Ifyoucan’ttakeadvantageofoneofourhostedsinglesvoyagesbutstillwishtotravelasasingleclickhereformoreinformation.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OnthesinglesvoyageyoucanmeetmanyothersinglesandmakenewfriendsB.Youcantakenewshipssailingtoalloftheworld’sgreatestdestinations.C.Onceyoubookthevoyageyoucanchatwithallthestrangers.D.OnthevoyageyoucanenjoymanykindsofactivitiessuchasmixersgamescocktailpartiesetC.61.Thetextprobablycomesfrom.A.aguidebookB.anadonnewspaperC.amagazineD.awebsite62.Thispassageismainlywrittenfor.A.singlesB.parentsC.travelersD.singleswhowanttotravel

MyBestEnemyOnceagainIwasinanewschool.SowasagirlinmyclassnamedLisA.That'swherethesimilarity同样endeD.Iwastallandshewassmall.Mythickblackhairhadbeenrecentlycutshortintoanuntidy不整齐stylE.Hernaturalblondehairflowedtoherwaistandlookedgreat.Iwas12andoneoftheoldestintheclasswhileshewas11andtheyoungest.Iwasawkward笨拙andshy.Shewasn't.Icouldn'tstandherconsideringhermyenemy.ButshelikedmeandwantedtobefriendswithmE.OnedaysheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyes—Iwastooshockedtoansweranyotherway.MyfamilyhadmovedsixtimesinsixyearsandIhadnevermanagedtodevelopanyfriendships.Butthisgirlwhoworethelatestfashionswantedmetogohomewithherafterschool.Shelivedinafunpartoftownthathadtwopizzaplacesanall­nightbookstoreamovietheaterandapark.AswewalkedfromtheschoolbusstopthroughherneighborhoodItriedtoguesswhichhousemightbehers.Wasitthewhiteonewiththeperfectlawnorthethree­storyhousewithafrontporchIgotverysurprisedwhensheledmeintoanoldapartmentbuilding.Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo­roomplacewithhermotherherstepfatherhertwobrothersandhersister.WhenwegotintotheroomshesharedwithhersistershetookoutabigcaseofBarbieswhichwasmynextsurprisE.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.WesatonthefloorlaughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.Wefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolderandbothhadwildimaginations.Wehadagreattimethatafternoon.LisawaslovedbythewholeneighborhooD.Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazinesthemovietheatergaveherfreetickets...SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworlD.Wesleptoverateachother'shouseandspenteveryfreemomenttogether.Lisamyfirstrealfriendsincechildhoodhelpedmegetthroughtheroughyearsofearlyadolescence青春期andtaughtmeanamazingandverysurprisingthingaboutmakingfriendsyourworstenemycanturnouttobeyourbestfrienD.65.ThewriterandLisaweresimilarinthewaythat________.A.theywerebothnewstudentsB.theyhadthesamehairstyleC.theywerebothtallD.theywereofthesameage66.OnedayLisainvitedthewriter________.A.togotothemovieB.togotoherhomeC.togotowalkinaparkD.togotoapizzaplace67.InthepassagethewriterdescribedLisaasagirlwhowas________.A.awkwardandshyB.richandhappyC.quietandlonelyD.friendlyandlovely

TwofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforevereventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarteD.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.InfactaccordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolenceInourcountrytodaythegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonmentbuttheterriblerealityofviolence.Giventhatthisisthecasewhyaren’tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblemsdrivecarsorstayphysicallyfit?FirstofallstudentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidablE.A.reportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult.ForexampleafightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtimE.LaughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsultswhichinturncanleadtoviolencE.Theproblemisn’tinthesandwichbutinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidabletheycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution:staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmerheorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewordsname-callingandaccusationonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfirE.Ontheotherhandsoftwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.Afterbothsideshavecalmeddowntheycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution:listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorhersideandtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterwardthelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker’sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.Finallystudentsneedtoconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn’tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat’swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoaccomplish.Forexampleashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:Howdidthisstart?WhatdoIreallywant?WhatamIafraidof?Astheissuebecomesclearertheconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.Evenifitdoesn’tcarefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschoolsbutthatdoesn’tmeanthereneedstobeviolencE.AfterstudentsinAtlantastartedaconflictresolutionprogramaccordingtoEducatorsforSocialResponsibility64%oftheteachersreportedlessphysicalviolenceintheclassroom;75%oftheteachersreportedanincreaseinstudentcooperation;and92%ofthestudentsfeltbetteraboutthemselves.Learningtoresolveconflictscanhelpstudentsdealwithfriendsteachersparentsbossesandcoworkers.Inthatwayconflictresolutionisabasiclifeskillthatshouldbetaughtinschoolsacrossthecountry.71.Thisarticleismainlyabout.A.thelivesofschoolchildrenB.thecauseofargumentsinschoolsC.howtodealwithschoolconflictsD.howtoanalyzeyouthviolence72.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat.A.violenceismorelikelytooccuratlunchtimeB.theeatinghabitofastudentisoftenthecauseofafightC.studentstendtolosetheirtempereasilyD.asmallconflictcanleadtoviolence73.WhydostudentsneedtoaskthemselvesthequestionsstatedinParagraph5?A.Tomakeclearwhattherealissueis.B.Togetreadytotrynewthings.C.TofindoutwhoistoblamE.D.Tofigureouthowtostoptheshoutingmatch.74.AftertheconflictresolutionprogramwasstartedinAtlantaitwasfoundthat.A.moreteachersfeltbetteraboutthemselvesinschoolsB.therewasadecreaseinclassroomviolenceC.therewaslessstudentcooperationintheclassroomD.theteacher-studentrelationshipgreatlyimproved75.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthisarticleisto.A.complainaboutproblemsinschooleducationB.teachstudentsdifferentstrategiesforschoollifeC.advocateteachingconflictmanagementinschoolsD.informteachersofthelateststudiesonschoolviolence

Everyoneneedsfriends.ThereisanoldsayingFriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheCareandKeepingofFriendsbyAmericanauthorSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.Sallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatree.Youplanttheseedandtakecareofittomakeitgrow.Firstyoushouldchooseafriend.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandpatient耐心.Forexampleifyouhaveabaddayagoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplains抱怨anddotheirbesttohelp.Tomakeafriendyoucannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwaysbehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktothem.Whenthereisnoonearoundhaveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalkyoucouldwritealetter.SallysaystherearethreestepstobeingfriendsagainTollhimorherhowyouarefeelingsaywhatyourfriendhasdonewrongandexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.Thebookalsohasadviceonsomesmallbutimportantthingslikecelebratingyourfriends’success.Evenifyouhaven’thadarealfriendbeforeyouwillstarttothinkofhavingoneifyoureadthisbook.Becausethebooktellsthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlife.46.ThebesttitleforthisarticleisA.LifeisgreatifwehavefriendsB.Whatisafriend?C.EveryonemusthaveafriendD.Howtomakefriends47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThisarticlewaswrittenbySallySeamans.B.ThecareandKeepingoffriendsgivesgoodadvicetoyoungstudents.C.Ifyouwanttogetfriendshipit’sOKforyoutoplantatreE.D.It’scertainthatbestfriendsdon’tfightagainstoneanotheranytimE.

Ihavearulefortravel:Nevercarryamap.Iprefertoaskfordirections.ForeignvisitorsareoftenpuzzledinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames.InJapanpeopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwestusuallytherearenotmanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat平坦的.Inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.InsteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistancE.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap:Theymeasuredistancebymeansoftimenotmiles.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.OhtheyanswerIt’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausevisitorsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguagE.InsteadofgivingyouthedirectionaGreekwilloftensayFollowmE.Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostofficE.Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthissituation?A.NewYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanthinkthatIdon’tknowisimpolitE.TheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.visitorcangetveryverylostinYucatan!Onethingwillhelpyoueverywhere—inJapanintheUnitedStatesinGreeceinMexicoorinanyotherplacE.Youmightnotunderstandaperson’swordsbutmaybeyoucanunderstandhisbodylanguagE.Heorshewillusuallyturnandthenpointinthecorrectdirection.Gointhatdirectionandyoumayfindthepostoffice!41.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat__________.A.nevercarryamapfortravelB.therearenotmanylandmarksintheAmericanMidwestC.therearedifferentwaystogivedirectionsindifferentpartsoftheworldD.NewYorkersoftensayIhavenoideabutpeopleinYucatanMexiconeversaythis.42.ThepassagesaysInJapanpeopleuselandmarksintheirdirections.Thewordlandmarksmeans__________.A.buildingnamesB.streetnamesC.therearedifferentwaystogivedirectionsindifferentpartsoftheworldD.buildingsorplaceswhichareeasilyrecognized43.Inwhichplacedopeopletelldistancebymeansoftime?A.JapanB.AmericanMidwestC.LosAngelesCaliforniaD.Greece44.Inthepassage__________countriesarementionedbythewriter.A.sevenB.fourC.eightD.five45.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Travelerscanlearnaboutpeople’scustomsbyaskingquestionsaboutdirections.B.A.person’sbodylanguagecanhelpyouunderstanddirections.C.peopleinsomeplacesgivedirectionsinmilesbutpeopleinotherplacesgivedirectionsbymeansoftimE.D.Peopleindifferentplacesalwaysgivedirectionsinthesameway:Theyusestreetnames.

IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthenewsofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorenewsofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorereportsofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetc.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper68.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillreportmorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV69.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.Amenuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoorbutveryhospitable好客的farmerandhiswifE.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhadthecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.TheironlycowwhosemilkhadbeentheironlyincomelaydeadinthefielD.TheyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangelHowcouldthishappen?Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?ThefirstmanhadeverythingyetyouwatchedoverhishousesheaccuseD.Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverythingandyoudidnothelp.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseemtheolderangelreplieD.WhenwestayedinthebasementInoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.SincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortuneIaskedGodifIcouldseal封口thewallsohewouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbedtheangelofdeath死神cameforhiswifE.IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinsteaD.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.56.Theunderlinedpartthepairinthesecondparagraphtworefersto.A.thepoorcoupleB.therichcoupleC.theangelsD.theguests57.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause.A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer’scowB.theolderangeltreatedthetwofamiliesunfairlyC.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetoliveD.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway58.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungerangelalesson.C.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.D.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swifE.59.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat.A.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseemB.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoorC.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold

Inmylivingroomthereisaplaque匾thatadvisesmetoBloom开花whereyouareplanteD.ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980swhenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourvilleKentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.DorothystandsoutinmymemoryasonewhobloomedinherremoteareA.DorothytaughtinaschoolinHarlanCountyKentuckyAppalachianMountainareA.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlanIfollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight-milejourneyIcrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimesgivingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.RatherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountainsIfounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschoolallgloom忧郁disappeareD.UponarrivingatDorothy’sclassroom.Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfordinnerlunch.Incaseyoudon’tknowpokegreensareaweed-typeplantthatgrowswildespeciallyonpoorgrounD.Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenthetimecametositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertificationDorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterwardssheinvitedmetotheone-and-onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictoryasifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degreE.AfterthemealsheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhanD.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom传__buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.66.EarlyChildhoodDevelopmentinParagraph1refersto__________.A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothyB.acoursegivenbytheauthorC.anactivityheldbythestudentsD.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnioncollege67.Inthejourneytheauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing_________.A.thelongtrackB.thepoorhousesC.thesametrainD.thewindingroad68.Uponarrivingattheclassroomtheauthorwascheeredupby_________.A.awarmwelcomeB.thesightofpokegreensC.Dorothy’slatestprojectsD.abigdinnermadeforher69.WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degreE.70.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.Whateveryoudoyoumustdoitcarefully.B.Whoeveryouareyoudeserveequaltreatment.C.HoweverpooryouareyouhavetherighttoeducationD.Whereveryouareyoucanaccomplishyourachievement.

SixyearsagoaMiamiwomanwalkingthroughthehallofanofficebuildingcasuallynoticedtwomenstandingtogether.Severalminutesafterherleavingthemenmurderedapersonworkinginthebuilding.Policeinvestigatorsdeterminedthatthewomanwastheonlywitnesswhohadseenthetwosuspectsandcouldpossiblydescribethem.Inaninterviewwithpolicehermemoryofthemenproveddisappointinglyunclear.SeveraldayslaterpsychologistRonaldP.Fisherwasbroughtintogetamorecompletedescriptionfromthewoman.Fisher’sinterviewproducedabreakthrough突破—thewomanreportedaclearpictureofoneofthesuspects.Shethenrecalledseveraldetailsabouthisappearances.ThisinformationgavepoliceimportantleadsthatenabledthemtoarrestthesuspectsandclosethecasE.PoliceinvestigatorsfoundthehelpfromFisherbecauseofhisrichknowledgeinconductingtheso-calledcognitive认知的interviewakindofmemory-rebuildingprocess.Initsoriginalformthecognitiveinterviewfocusesonguidingwitnessesthroughfourgeneralrecallingtechniques:thinkingaboutphysicalsurroundingsandpersonalfeelingsthatexistedatthetimeofpasteventsreportingeverythingthatcomestomindaboutthoseeventsnomatterhowbrokenorunconnectedretellingeventsinkindsoftimeordersbeginningtoendendtobeginningforwardorbackwardandacceptingdifferentviewswhilerecallingevents.Usuallyaninterviewerbeginsthecognitiveapproachbyencouragingthewitnesstotakeanactiveroleinrecallinginformationratherthangivinganswersonlytosomeoneelse’squestions.Thewitnessfirstdescribeswhathappenedinhisorherownwordswithnointerviewerinterruptions.Theinterviewerthengoesfurtherwithspecifictechniquessuchashavingthewitnesstellthedetailsofwhathappenedfromdifferentaspects.Experimentswithpolicedetectivestrainedinthisdemandinginterviewmethodfindthattheygetnearly50%moreinformationfromwitnessesthanbeforetrainingwhileerrorratesremainaboutthesamE.56.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.TogiveandescriptionofamurdercaseinanofficE.B.ToexplainwhyFisherwasinvitedtoapoliceinterview.C.Todescribehowcognitivemethodhelpsthewomantorecall.D.Togivethereadersanideaofcognitiveinterview.57.Thecognitiveinterviewhelpedthewomantorecallmoreby__________.A.strengtheninghermemoryB.givingherencouragementC.rebuildinghermemoryD.givinghermoretime58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinacognitiveinterviewtheinterviewermainlyplaysa__________rolE.A.directingB.questioningC.disappointingD.interrupting59.Whatisthekeypointofthecognitiveinterview?A.TheinterviewershouldinterruptthewitnessfromtimetotimE.B.Thewitnessisencouragedtotakeanactiveroleinrecallinginformation.C.Theinterviewshouldtakeplaceoutsidethepolicestation.D.Thewitnessshouldrecalldetailsatthesceneoftheevent.60.Policetrainedinthecognitiveinterviewmethodcan___________.A.getmoreinformationfromthewitnessthanbeforeB.decreasetheerrorrateC.solvethecasesmorequicklyD.usethemethodmoreskillfullythanthepsychologists

Turnsoutwearen’tgoodatwalkingandtalkingatthesametimeaccordingtoastudyofpedestrians行人ontheircellphones.Nearlyone-thirdofpedestrians29.8%weredistracted分散注意力bytheirmobiledeviceswhilecrossingthestreetsayresearchersofastudypublishedonlineinthejournalInjuryPrevention.JustasdriverswhotexttalkoncellphonesoradjustMP3playersincreasetheirriskoflosingcontroloftheirvehiclespedestriansdistractedbytheirconversationsortheirdevicesalsoputthemselvesathigherriskofgettingintoanaccident.Duringthesummerof2012scientistsinSeattleWash.studied1102pedestriansat20crossroadsseeingthecity*shighestnumberofpedestrianinjuriesoverthepastfewyears.Theywatchedhowpedestrianscrossedthestreet@whethertheylookedbothwaysorobeyedthecrossroadsignal@andalsorecordedhowlongittookpedestrianstodoso.Distractionsincludedlisteningtomusicwithheadphonesusingacellphoneorearpiecetotalkonacellphonetextmessagingandtalkingwithanotherperson.Overallresearchersfoundthemostcommondistractionamongpedestrianswaslisteningtomusic11.2%followedbytextmessaging7.3%andusingahandheldphone6.2%.Butthemostabsorbingdistractionwastexting.Comparedtopedestrianswhowerenotdistractedthosewhoweretextingtook1.87secondslongertocrossandwerefourtimesmorelikelytonotlookwheretheyweregoingdisobeytrafficlightsorcrossoutsideofthecrosswalk.Whilethestudydidnottrackinjuriesrelatedtothesetrendspreviousstudieshavelinkedsuchactivitiestoahigherriskofbeinginjuredwhilecrossingthestreet.Combinedwiththeriseintheuseofmobiledevicesespeciallysmartphonestheresultsraiseconcernsthatmulti-taskingwhilewalkingmaybearisingconcernforpedestrians.AndthatdangermayonlyclimbasthenumberofwirelessdeviceshasalreadyexceededthepopulationoftheUnitedStates.Lastyearroughly1152peoplewoundupintheemergencyroomtotreatinjuriescausedbyusingacellphoneorelectronicdevicetheConsumerProductSafetyCommissiontoldtheAssociatedPressinJuly.Thosenumbersmaybeunderestimatedhoweverbecausepatientsmaynotalwaysadmitthattheywereusingtheirphonesalongwithotheractivitiessuchaswalkingordrivingwhentheywerehurt.67.Thescientistsdidtheirstudyatthe20crossroadsinorderto_____.A.attractmoreattentionB.seemoreinjuriesC.recordmoresamplesD.findmorepedestrians68.Accordingtotheresearchwhilecrossingthestreetthemostdangerousactivityforapedestrianis_____.A.talkingonaphoneB.textingmessagesC.listeningtomusicD.disobeyingtrafficlights69.Theunderlinedwordexceededisclosestinmeaningto____.A.gonebeyondB.greatlyinfluencedC.acceleratedtheincreaseofD.drawntheattentionof70.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Walkanddon'tTalkB.PreventionofDistractionC.LookbothwayswhilecrossingthestreetD.Cellphonesleadtoinjuries

HowtoGetWhatIWant?There’sanexpression:Whatyouseeiswhatyouget.Mygrandfatherusedtosay:IfyoulookedatatreelongenoughitwillmovE.WeseewhatwewanttoseE.Psychologiststellusthatnothingcontrolsourlivesmorethanourself-imagE.Welivelikethepersonweseeinthemirror.WearewhatwethinkwearE.Ifyoudon’tthinkyou’llbesuccessfulyouwon’t.Youcan’tbeitifyoucan’tseeit.Yourlifeislimitedtoyourvision.IfyouwanttochangeyourlifeyoumustchangeyourvisionofyourlifE.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerwasnotthatfamousin1976whenhemetwithanewspaperreporter.ThereporteraskedSchwarzenegger:Nowthatyou’veretiredfrombodybuildingwhatdoyouplantodonext?Schwarzeneggeransweredverycalmlyandconfidently:I’mgoingtobetheNo.1moviestarinHollywooD.ThereporterwasshockedandamusedatSchwarzenegger’splan.Atthattimeitwasveryhardtoimaginehowthismuscle-boundbodybuilderwhowasnotaprofessionalactorandwhospokepoorEnglishwithastrongAustrianaccentcouldeverhopetobeHollywood’sNo.1moviestar!SowhenthereporteraskedSchwarzeneggerhowheplannedtomakehisdreamcometrueSchwarzeneggersaid:I’lldoitthesamewayIbecametheNo.1bodybuilderintheworlD.WhatIdowascreateavisionofwhoIwanttobeandthenIstartlivinglikethatpersoninmymindasifitwerealreadytruE.Soundsalmostchildishlysimpledoesn’tit?ButIworked!SchwarzeneggerbecametheNo.1highestpaidmoviestarinHollywooD.Remember:Ifyoucanseeityoucanbeit.There’sasuccessfulbusinessmanwhooftenwearsashirtwiththesewordsonit:Don’tjustpursueyourdreams.Chasedownandtackle!youonlygetonelifetolivesowhynotlivethebestlifepossible?Soyoucanbefullysatisfiedatwhatyouseeandget.57.WhatdidArnoldSchwarzeneggerdobeforehebecameaHollywoodstar?A.Heworkedforanewspaper.B.Hewasamanworkingonbodybuilding.C.Heworkedinasmallfilmcompany.D.Hewasabusinessman.58.WhywasithardforthereportertobelievethatSchwarzeneggerwouldbecomeastaroneday?A.Becausehewasnotfamous.B.BecausehewasnotprofessionalandspokepoorEnglish.C.Becausehewasgoodatnothingexceptbodybuilding.D.BecauseheonlyspokeEnglishfluently.59.WhatdidSchwarzeneggerplantodotomakehisHollywoodstardreamcometrue?A.Hecontinuedtobuildhisbody.B.Hewenttomakemoremovies.C.Helivedalifelikeamoviestar.D.Hetriedhisbesttomeetthemoviedirectors.60.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.HaveadreamandmakeitcometruE.B.Stopyourdreamandfindrealisticthingstodo.C.YoucanjustdaydreamalonE.D.There’snothingtodointheworldbutdream.

IgotyourletterandwasgladtofindthatyouhadnotforgottenJourdonandthatyouwantedmetocomebackandlivewithyouagaininTennesseepromisingtodobetterformethananybodyelsecan.AlthoughyoushotatmetwicebeforeIleftyouIdidnotwanttohearofyourbeinghurt.ItwoulddomegoodtogobacktothedearoldhomeagainandseeAllenEstherGreenandLeE.GivemylovetothemallandtellthemIhopewewillmeetinthebetterworldifnotinthis.IwanttoknowparticularlywhatthegoodchanceisyouproposetogivemE.IamdoingtolerablywellhereinOhio.Igettwenty-fivedollarsamonthwithfoodandclothing;haveacomfortablehomeforMandythefolkscallherMrs.Anderson;andthechildren—MillyJaneandGrundy—gotoschoolandarelearningwell.TheteachersaysGrundyhasaheadforapreacher.WearekindlytreateD.NowifyouwillwriteandsaywhatwagesyouwillgivemeIwillbebetterabletodecidewhetheritwouldbetomyadvantagetomovebackagain.Wehaveconcludedtotestyoursinceritybyaskingyoutosendusourwagesforthetimeweservedyou.ThiswillmakeusforgetandforgiveoldscoresandrelyonyourjusticeandfriendshipinthefuturE.Iservedyoufaithfullyforthirty-twoyearsandMandytwentyyears.Attwenty-fivedollarsamonthformeandtwodollarsaweekforMandyourearningswouldamounttoeleventhousandsixhundredandeightydollars.Addtothistheinterestforthetimeourwageshavebeenkeptbackanddeduct扣除whatyoupaidforourclothingandthreedoctor’svisitstomeandpullingatoothforMandy.IfyoufailtopayusforfaithfullaborsinthepastwecanhavelittlefaithinyourpromisesinthefuturE.InansweringthisletterpleasestateiftherewouldbeanysafetyformyMillyandJanewhoarenowgrownupandbothgood-lookinggirls.Iwouldratherstayhereandstarve—anddieifitshouldcometothat—thanhavemygirlsbroughttoshamebytheviolenceandwickednessoftheiryoungMasters.YouwillalsopleasestateiftherehasbeenanyschoolsopenedforthecoloredchildreninyourneighborhooD.Thegreatdesireofmylifenowistogivemychildrenaneducationandhavethemformvirtuoushabits.SayhowdytoGeorgeCarterandthankhimfortakingthepistolfromyouwhenyouwereshootingatmE.41.AccordingtothepassagetheletterwaswrittenbyJourdontohisformer_______.A.friendB.masterC.neighborD.relative41.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefamilynameofthisletterwriterisAnderson.B.ThewriterispaidthesameashewasinTennesseE.C.Thewriterwillcertainlygetatleast11680dollars.D.Safetyratherthaneducationweighsalottothewriter.43.Thewriter’sdescriptionofhispresentsituationimpliesthat_______.A.heshowshisintentionofgoingbackinTennesseeB.heissomewhatricheranddoesnotneedtogobackC.hislifeisrelativelygoodbutstillneedsimprovementD.heisnotalittlesatisfiedwithhispresentlifeinOhio44.Thepurposeofthewriter’saskingforhispaybackis_______.A.toshowheneedsthatamountofmoneyurgentlyB.toshowheisdeterminedtogetwhathedeservedC.totestwhethertheletterreceiverisworthyoftrustD.totelltheletterreceiverhestillhasfaithinhim45.Fromthepassagewecanseethewriterisvery_______.A.wiseB.stupidC.greedyD.generous

FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.Iwasaclothesaddict有瘾的人hejokes.IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkleD.TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheofficE.HehardlyeverwearsanecktiE.IamworkingharderthaneverDavidsaysandIneedtofeelcomfortablE.Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothes?IntheUnitedStatesthechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFridaybutonlyonFriday.Thisbecameknownasdress-downFridayorcasualFriday.Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-aweekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaythingsaidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscodE.Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforworksaystheownerofasoftwarecompanysoit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservative保守的dresscodE.Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdresshasanegativemorale心境士气.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeinfluenceonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.SuitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeverydayonepersonsaiD.Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeenaclothesaddictbecause____.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause____.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany3.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscodE.ComfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductivE.A.casualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.4.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly90s.Dress-downFridaywasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.ManyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeoplE.5.InthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT_____.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier

EveryweekdaymorningItakethe8:30bustogotomyjoB.Iknowbysightseveralpeoplewhoalsorideinthatbus.Someofthegirlsworkasmaids.Theygetoffateachstopinonestwosorthrees.Butatonecornersomethingwonderfulhappens.BeforethebusstopsalittledogracesoutofthenearesthousE.Hedoesn'tlookattwoofthemaidswhogetoff.ButforthethirdhehasajoyfulHello!Fromheadtotailhislittlebodywagshishappiness.EveryoneonthebuswatchesuntilthemaidandthedoggointothehousE.Onedaynotlongagothemaidwasn'tonthebus.Iwonderedifthedogwouldbewaitingforher.Sureenoughhewas!HestoodatthebackdoorofthebusforaminutE.Icouldseehisjoyfulwelcometurningintofearfulworry.Wherewasshe?Thedriverclosedthebackdoor.Thedograntothefrontdoor.IttooshutinhisfacE.EveryoneonthebusfeltsaD.Poorlittlepup!Helookedsounhappystandingthere!Thedrivercouldn'tstandit.Heopenedthedoorandlookeddownatthedog.Shedidn'tcometodayhesaidinaloudkindvoicE.AmaninafrontseatleanedforwarD.MaybeshewillcometomorrowhecalleD.Thedogwaggedhistailasiftosaythankyou.Hewatchedthebusaswepulledaway.Thenheturnedtotrothome──alonE.Thenextdayeveryoneonthebuswashappytoseethemaidbackagain.Yesthedogwaswaitingforher.Thewelcomehegaveherwasevenwarmerandmoredelightedthanusual.Weallsmiledatoneanother.Howbrightandgoodthemorningsuddenlyseemedtous!61.Whatdothepeopleonthebususuallyseeatonecorner?A.A.littledogcomingclosetothebuswhenitstops.B.Twomaidsgetoffthemomentthebusstops.C.A.dogwaitingforsomeonE.D.A.doggreetsamaidmerrilyandfollowsherintoahousE.62.Onedaythemaidwasn'tonthebusandthedog___.A.didn'tappearB.stoodwaitingatthebusstoptillwepulledawayC.ranaroundlookingforthemaidD.wentbackassoonashefoundthemaidwasn'tthere63.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasepulledaway?A.leftB.ranawayC.putawayD.draggedaway64.Thenextdaypeopleonthebuswerehappyfor___.A.themaidwasamongthemagainB.shewouldnottakethesamebusC.shewasnotontheirbusD.shewaswaitingforanemptybustocome65.Wecansafelysaythisstoryisabout___.A.amagicdogB.ayoungmaidthathasmagicpowersC.abusthatcanproducemagicalresultsD.thecloserelationshipbetweenamaidandherdog

ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.WithopeningnightonlyaweekawayIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcolD.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayanypossiblerobbers抢劫犯.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymorE.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruck垃圾车pulluptothesidewalknexttomE.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.m.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgotmywalletback.IalsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.59.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.ColdandsickB.LuckyandhopefulC.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless60.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow61.Onherwayhomethewriter_____A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyamanwithaknifeD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher62.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_____A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners.D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank

Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt收据?Orisitthelookontherecipient'sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.Itoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatlalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;Mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad'sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirling卷曲的blackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframeIknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.61.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas.A.doingshoppingB.havingadebateC.leavingforWyomingD.readingamessage62.Theauthor'sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom..A.aphotoofaflowerB.astoryaboutakidC.acallfromthemotherD.atextaboutChristmas63.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3referstoapoemby_.A.thefatherB.theauthorC.EdgarAllanPoeD.WilliamBlake64.Theauthormadethegiftby.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.drawingthebackgroundbyhandC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.matchingthewordswithpictures65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone'sheart.C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.D.TodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.

OnthisfoggymorningmymemorytakesmebacktothetimewhenIlivedinCaliforniA.Iremembermymorningwalksalongtheoceangreetedbyallthepurpleflowersaccompanied陪伴bygentlebreezesthatgreetedmeGoodmorning!ThesewalksmeantsomuchtomE.Soontheywouldbefollowedbybeautifullovingmonthlyfirecircleinthemountains.Itwaslikebeingblessedeachmonthbymixedfeelingsoflovehonorandrespect.OneweekendamonthIwouldgatherwithfriendstohonoreachotherandthosewhowalkthisearthaswellasthosewhohavepassedaway.ThefirecirclesareaprotectedspacecreatedforpeopletosingdancedrumtalkandrhymE.Almostlikeascenefromamovieyetneverrehearsed排练.Harmoniously和谐地wewouldjointogethertheenergiesoftheearthwindfireandspiritofoneanother.Whenwearealoneinnaturewithourtrueselvesthetruthofwhomwearebeginstounfold呈现.It’salwaysaremindertomeofhowpreciouseachmomentis.WorkinginharmonywiththeelementsoftheearthalwaysbringsusbacktowhomwewereborntobE.Whenthesoleintentionofamomentishonestythemostbrilliantlightthatshinesisalwayslove—thelovewearebornwiththelovethatmakesuswhoweareintheenD.ThisloveallowsustomovethroughsituationswithgraceandeasE.Treasureyourlifeandthosewhoaredeartoyou.Ourtimeonthisearthisshortandwe’reborntobebeingsoflovE.Appreciateyoursurroundingsandlivelifeaswonderfulasyoucan.63.WhentheauthorlivedinCalifornia.A.hewastiredoffoggymorningB.heusedtowalkalongtheoceanC.hefellinlovewithfishingD.gentlebreezesmademecrazy64.AccordingtoParagraph2wecanknowthattheauthorwould.A.haveholidaysoneweekendinamonthB.respectandhonortherichoneweekendinamonthC.gatherwithfriendsoneweekendinamonthD.recallthosewhohavepassedawayoneweekendinamonth65.Whenstayinginthefirecirclespeople.A.becametalkativeB.wereinhighspiritsC.gotsensitivetoremarksD.thinkhighlyofeachother66.Theauthorthinkseachmomentispreciousbecause.A.itcanshowthenature—withoutanymaskB.heknowstimeismoneyC.itcangivehimmorefreedomD.hecanliveinharmonywithnature

MyhusbandandIwereonceinNepal尼泊尔toseesunriseovertheHimalayas.Onemorningweawoketototaldarknessat5o’clock.AswerushedthroughatownwithcamerasinhandInoticedthecalmgentlewaytheNepalesepeoplegreetedthemorning.OnemanboiledahugepotofmilkteaandothervillagersgatheredaroundhisfirecuppingtheirhandsaroundsmallglassesofthesteamingsweetmixturE.Itwasfascinatingbutnottobeleftbehindwejoinedthestreamoftouristsmovingquicklyuptothelookoutpoint.Thetopwascrowdedwhenwearrivedbutafter10minutesofcoldwaitingtheassembledgroupgaveup.ThecloudcoveristooheavyonesaiD.Thenonebyonetheyrusheddownthehilltothenextitemontheirsightseeinglist.IwasdisappointedaswellbutsuddenlyInoticedasmallNepaleseboyabsentlyplayingwithastickandshootingquickglancesattheclouds.Hemustknowsomethingwedon’tIthought.Idecidedtowaitwithhim.TheboyandIdidn’thavetowaitlong.Momentslateratinystreamofgoldenlightburnedthroughonethickcloudthenanother.Rose-coloredfogwarmedthebacksofthecloudsandsuddenlythemorningsunstoleaglancearoundthesideofthemountainmileabovewhereI’dexpectedittobE.NothingI’dseenbeforepreparedmeforthemomentthecloudswithdrewwithbowedheadsandthemagnificentHimalayaswererevealedbeforearoundandabovemE.IsatinastonishmentnotbreathingnotdaringtolookawaycertainthatGodhadplacedmehereatthebackdoorofEarthtoshowmewhatHeavenreallylookslikE.IcertainlygotthemessagE.NeveragainwillIrushasunrisE.InowknowNaturewillsupplyherfruitstomeonlywhenIamtrulyreadytoreceivethem.56.WhatdoesItinParagraph2mostprobablyimply?A.Thedarknessofthetowninthemorning.B.ThehugepotofmilkteaboilingonthefirE.C.Thewaythelocalpeoplewelcomedtheday.D.Thestreamoftouristsrushingtothelookoutpoint.57.TheauthordecidedtowaitwiththeNepaleseboybecause_____.A.shefeltkindofhavingfaithinhimB.therestlesstouristsdisappointedherC.thatboywasprayingtothesunwithamagicstickD.shehadnothingmoretoseeonhersightseeinglist58.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.DoinRomeastheRomansdo.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.D.FortunerewardsthosehavingpatiencE.

Themorninghadbeenadisaster.MytoothwasachingandI’dbeeninanargumentwithafrienD.Herwordsstillhurt:Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon’tputyourselfinmyplacE.Can’tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?Ishookmyheadstubbornly固执地andfelttheacheinmytooth.I’dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackfromholidaybutthepainwasreallyunbearablE.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebookbutnoonecouldseemeimmediately.FinallyataboutlunchtimeIgotlucky.Ifyoucomebyrightnowthereceptionistsaidthedentistwillfityouin.Itookmypurseandkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshortnotice?Whywasn’theasbusyastheothers?Inthedentist’sofficeIsatdownandlookedarounD.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworrieD.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldonE.WhenItoldhermyfearsshelaughedandsaidDon’tworry.ThedentistisverygooD.HowlongdoIhavetowaitforhim?Iaskedimpatiently.Comeonheiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.AndenjoytheartworktheassistantsaiD.Theartwork?IwaspuzzleD.Thechairwentback.SuddenlyIsmileD.TherewasabeautifulpicturerightwhereIcouldenjoyit:ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!AtthatmomentIbegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords.Whatarelief!56.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingthatmorning?A.Upset.B.Nervous.C.SatisfieD.D.Cheerful.57.Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtaboutthedentist?A.Thelaughingassistantofthedentist.B.Thedentist’sbeingasbusyastheotherdentists.C.Thesurroundingsofthedentist’sofficE.D.Thedentist’sagreeingtotreatheratveryshortnoticE.58.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostprobably?A.Strikewhiletheironishot.B.Putoneselfinothers’shoes.C.Haveagoodwordforone’sfrienD.D.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.

WhenIlivedinSpainsomeSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheylefttheyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation住所.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’housesbecausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvicebuttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthousestheysaidbecausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.IthoughtthiswasstrangE.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappeneD.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglishandtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidaysis‘vacaciones’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresulttheystayedathotels!Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanishtheword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglishitmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroadandthatyoumusttakeadifferentroaD.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsigntheythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.InsteadtheroadendedinalargeholD.Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis.whensomeoneofferedmesomemorE.coffeeIsaid‘Thankyou’inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemoreHowevertomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!LaterIfoundoutthat‘Thankyou’inFrenchmeans‘Mothankyou.’68.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEnglandC.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar69.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause______.A.theywouldbeabletopractisetheirEnglishB.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotelsC.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinnerD.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodationthere70.NOVACANCIESinEnglishmeans______.A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays

Itoftenhappensthatanumberofapplicantswithalmostthesamequalificationsandexperienceallapplyforthesameposition.Intheireducationalbackgroundspecialskillsandworkexperiencethereislittleifanythingtochoosebetweenhalfadozencandidates.Howthendoestheemployermakeachoice?Usuallyonthebasisofaninterview.Therearemanyargumentsforandagainsttheinterviewasawayofselection.Themainargumentagainstitisthatitresultsinawhollysubjectivedecision.AsoftenasnotemployersdonotchoosethebestcandidatE.Theychoosethecandidatewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployersofcoursereplytothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomesoexperiencedininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeagoodassessmentofeachcandidate’slikelyperformancE.Themainargumentinfavoroftheinterviewisthatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate’sabilitybutwithhisorhersuitablepersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployersforexamplewilloverlookoccasionalmistakesfromtheirsecretaryifshehasapleasantpersonality.Itisperhapstruetosaythereforethattherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessableaspectsofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthethingsthatarehardtomeasuresuchaspersonalitycharacterandsocialability.Unfortunatelybothfortheemployersandapplicantsforjobstherearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.Therearealsoofcoursepeoplewhointerviewextremelywellbutarelaterfoundtobeveryunsatisfactoryemployees.Candidateswhointerviewwelltendtobequietlyconfidentbutneverboastful自夸的directandstraightforwardintheirquestionsandanswers;cheerfulandfriendlybutneverover-familiar;andsincerelyenthusiasticandoptimistiC.Candidateswhointerviewbadlytendtobeeitherveryshyorover-confident.Theyeithertalktoolittleorneverstoptalking.TheyareeitheroverpoliteorabitrudE.59.Peopleargueovertheinterviewmainlybecausetheyhave.A.differentpurposesintheinterviewB.differentexperiencesininterviewsC.differentstandardsofselectionD.differentwaysofselection60.Theunderlinedwordsubjectivemeansbasedonone’sratherthanfacts.A.personalityB.characterC.opinionD.ability61.ThepurposeofthelastparagraphistoindicateA.alinkbetweensuccessininterviewandpersonalityB.connectionsbetweenworkabilitiesandpersonalityC.differencesininterviewexperienceD.differencesinpersonalbehavior62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheinterview?A.HethinksitisagoodwayofselectionB.Hedoesn’tquiteagreewithitC.HeisneitherfornoragainstitD.Itisnotclear

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestormthoughwasbeautiful:blueskieswarmairandacalminvitingseatouchingtheshoregently.Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmythingbutIdecidedtogoallthesamE.I’msogladIdiD.OntheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoastbuttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshapE.AfterallitwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythatonlyonetinychanneltotheseA.Aswegotonboardwenoticedtwobighumps里脊inthedistancE.Onapproachingthemwesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit---therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoastherE.ThestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebayinwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvivE.Thelittlebabywhale---actuallyasbigasourboat--wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmovE.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcampupsuddenlymakingbigwhirlpools旋涡andwaves.she’stryingtohelpherbabybutonthewrongsidemyfathersaiD.Atthispointmyfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideandheadingtheboattowardsthebabywhalepusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowlytheyletusleadthemsometimesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe---andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.OncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromtheseathemumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistancE.Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutesbutwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.NearlyfourdecadeslaterIstilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatseA.62.TheauthorsaysI’msogladIdidinParA.2because_________A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmseaC.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamilyD.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhales63.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto____________A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebayC.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline64.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause___________A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong.B.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenobigenough.C.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection.D.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp65.Whatisthethemeofthestory?A.Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren.B.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals.C.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment.D.Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness.

Youspeakwritealetterandmakeatelephonecall.YourwordscarryamessagE.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.TearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresaD.Whenyouraiseyourhandinclasstheteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskquestions.YoushakeyourheadandpeopleknowyouaresayingNo.YounodandpeopleknowyouaresayingYes.Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.ForexampleasignatthebusstophelpsyoutoknowwhichbustotakE.A.signonthewallofyourschoolhelpsyoutofindthelibrary.Signsondoorstellyouwheretogoinorout.Haveyouevernoticedthattherearealotofsignsaroundyouandthatyoureceivemessagesfromthemallthetime?Peoplecancommunicateinmanyotherways.Anartistcanusehisdrawingstotellaboutbeautifulmountainsabouttheblueseaandmanyotherthings.Booksarewrittentotellyouaboutallthewonderfulthingsintheworldandalsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.BooksmagazinesTVandradiosandfilmsallhelpustocommunicatewitheachother.Theyallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout.61.Canwecommunicatewitheachotherwithoutwords?A.Yessometimeswecan.B.Nowecan't.C.No.It'simpossiblE.D.Yeswealwaysdoso.62.Whenweseesomebodysmilethenhemustbefeeling____.A.angryB.joyfulC.surprisedD.sad63.Wecanlearnnewsfrom____.A.newspapersB.radioC.TVD.ABC64.A.signatthebusstoptellsyou____.A.howmanybusesthereareB.whatkindofbusitisC.wherethebuscomesandgoesD.howmuchmoneyyou'llpayfortheticket65.Whatdoyouthinkisthequickestwaytocommunicatewithyourfriendinanothercity?A.Writingaletter.B.MakingatelephonE.C.DrawingapicturE.D.AskingsomeoneelsetotakeamessagE.

Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifeforsport.Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatchingandonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.Thenumberofgunnershowevergrowsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins血管.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulate刺激adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat栖息地.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulationbutcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn’tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproveD.WildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalonE.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoottheyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.TheonlyanswerthenistobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeoplE.Nowitistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-buildingbutweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.Ifastheywouldhaveyoubelievegun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-characterthenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.63.Accordingtothetextmostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause______.A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacterC.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol64.Theunderlinedwordagonyinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.formB.conditionC.painD.sadness65.Accordingtothetextthefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually______.A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafelyB.praisehuntingascharacter-buildingC.describehuntingasanexerciseD.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown66.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto______.A.blamethemajorityofpeopleB.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlifeC.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building

Onceagainrumorsarespreading.JudgmentDaythistimeissettohappenonDecember21st2012.Thedateoriginated起源于fromtheMayancalendarbutactuallygainedpopularitythroughthehitmovie2012.Howwilltheworldend?Andhowdoweknowtheexactdate?Therearemanytheories:A.meteoroid流星体fromouterspace;asolarstorm;ashift变换intheearth'spoles;blablabla.TheyallsupposedlypointedtothedateofDecember21st2012.Unfortunatelynoneofitistrue.ZhuJindirectorofBeijingPlanetariumsaidForearthitselftheendwillbebillionsofyearsawayfromnow.Andforushumansthereisaverysmallchancethatwemaybeaffectedbysomeastronomicalfactors.Howeverwedon'thavetheabilitytoforeseesucheventssofar.Sowhensomeonetellsyoutheworldisgoingtoendonanexactdateitmustbefake.Butthetruthhasn'tstoppedpeoplefrombelieving.Inthesci-fimovie2012thedirectorimaginedtheendoftheworldbasedontheMayancalendar.Thefilmearnednearly770millionUSdollarsworldwidE.NingHongHebeiProvincesaid.Themovie2012didgetonethingright.TherearearksbeingmadeinChinaButthey'renotbeingbuiltsecretlyinsidethemountains.Theyareconstructedhereinthecourtyardofafactory.InAprilLiuQiyuanquithisfurniturebusinessanddevotedhimselftodevelopingthesehugeroundballs.Hedoesn'tbelievetheendisnearbuthewantstobepreparedjustincase.LiuQiyuantheArkbuildersaidTheconceptoriginatedtwentyyearsago.TheTangshanearthquakehadflattenedourhousesoIwantedtobuildashelterthatwouldn'tfall.Thenin2004IsawthetsunamiinIndonesiathatkilledsomanypeople.ThenIrealizeditshouldbesomethingthatcouldwithstand抵挡theearthquakeandfloatonwater.Liuishopingtousehisinventionasalifeboatonthesea.He'splanningtotesthisproductonthewaternextyear.Itturnsoutthatrumourthoughfalseisgoodforbusiness.Doomsdaydiscountsandproductsarehotonmanyonlinestores.Whileit'ssurelyattractedattentionmanycomplainthatitmisleadsconsumers.Theirpurposeistopromoteproducts.Iftheybelievetheworldisgoingtoend.whowouldbuythings?Moneywouldbeuselesstoo.67.Thepurposeofthemovie2012was.A.topopularize普及scientificknowledgefortheviewersB.tomakeaprofitfromtheviewersC.totelltheviewersaninterestingfactualstoryD.towarntheviewersofadisastrous灾难性的event68.LiuQiyuanquithisjobandbuilthisarkbecause_________.A.hebelievedthattheworldwasgoingtoendonDec.212012B.hewastiredofmakingmoneyfromhisfurniturebusinessC.hewasalmostkilledinIndonesiain2004D.hewantedtomakepreparationsfordestructivenaturaldisasters69.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Rumorswerecreatedbybusinessmentopromotetheirproducts.B.Themovie2012wasverypopularandagreatmanypeoplewatchedit.C.OnetheorysaidthattheearthwastoshiftitstwopolesonDec.212012.D.LiuQiyuan'sarkwasintendedtosurviveearthquakesandterriblefloods.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.Timeandtimeagainpeoplespreadrumoursabouttheworld'sendforonereasonoranother.B.TheMaya'spredictionabouttheworld'sendhasfailed.C.Inthemovie2012bigarkswerebuiltsecretlyinsidethemountainsD.LiuQiyuanwasbornbefore1976andisatleast36yearsold.

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thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk.anditknowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceeD.saysscientistAndrewZolli.ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample－whatwillbethenext?31.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern32.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.33.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.34.WhatAndrewZollisaysindicatesthat_________.A.successfulnewtechnologymustbreakthroughwhatexistsalreadyB.whatwehavetodayissuretodisappearbecauseofnewtechnologyC.allthesethingswillbeturnedintorealitywithoutanydifferenceD.theInternethasalreadybeenthebesttechnology35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswiminthelakebehindhishousE.Heswamtowardsthemiddleofthelakenotrealizingthatacrocodilewasswimmingtowardhim.Hismotherwhowasinthehousewaslookingoutofthewindowandsawthetwo.IngreatfearsherantowardthewatershoutingtohersonasloudlyasshecoulD.Hearinghervoicetheboybecamealarmedandswamback.ItwastoolatE.Justashereachedherthecrocodilereachedhim.Themothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthecrocodilesnatchedhislegs.Thecrocodilewasmuchstrongerthanthemotherbutthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.A.farmerhappenedtodrivebyheardtheirscreamsracedfromhistrucktookaimandshotthecrocodilE.Remarkablytheboysurvivedafterseveralweeksinhospital.Hislegswereextremelyscarred伤疤bytheattackoftheanimal.Andonhisarmsweredeepscratcheswherehismother'sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloveD.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhislegs.Andthenwithobviouspridehesaidtothereporter.Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms.too.IhavethembecausemyMomwouldn'tletgo.Neverjudgeanotherperson'sscarsbecauseyoudon'tknowhowtheyweremadE.72.Whichwillbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ScarsofLoveB.WomenHoldupHalftheSkyC.A.TerribleExperienceD.Don'tJudgebyAppearances73.HearingMother'sshoutstheboy_____.A.remainedinthemiddleatalossB.didn'tstopswimmingforwardsC.swambacktowardstheshoreD.wasreadytofightthecrocodile74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.A.crocodileattackedhimwhentheboyandhismotherwereswimming.B.Thecrocodilebitthearmsoftheboywhenitreachedhim.C.Thereisalwaysaninterestingstorybehindeveryscar.D.ItwasafarmerwhoshotthecrocodilE.75.Bysayingthewordsseetheunderlinedsentencetheboyreallywantedtoshow____.A.howdeepthescarsmadebythecrocodilewereB.whatabraveandcourageousboyhewasC.howmanyscarsandscratcheshehadD.howgreatandbelovedhismotherwas

Iamastrongbelieverthatifachildisraisedwithapprovalhelearnstolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.SeveralweeksagoIwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhekeptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathlines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdowntellinghimthatheshouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslaterasifhedidn'tevennoticehewasdoingithegotupagain.IwasgettingfrustratedbutthenithitmE.Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandaccuratewhenhestoodup.Couldhebemoreintentwhilestandingup?ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraisedtobelievE.Iwasraisedtobelievethataquietcalmchildwasasurewaytosuccess.ThischildwouldhavethedisciplinetostudyhardgetgoodgradesandbecomesomeoneimportantinlifE.NowthosesamepeopleperhapscometorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeirownsetsofDNAandpersonalitytraitsandallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.Asparentsthroughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthatweneedtobeourkids'bestcheerleadersguidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirway.IhavestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentratE.ObviouslyheisconcentratingjustinhisownwayandnotminE.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkids'waysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedformebutdoesn'tmeanweneedtocarryitthroughgenerations.ThereisnothingsweeterthanbeingindividualanduniquE.Itmakesusfreeandhappyandthat'sjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlifE.61.Atthebeginningtheauthortriedtokeephissonseatedinordertomakehim________.A.paymoreattentiontohisstudyB.keepsilentintheroomC.finishhishomeworkontimeD.getrightanswers62.Inspiredbythecaseofhissontheauthorbegantodoubt________.A.theimportanceofparentsB.theoldformofeducationC.therelationshipbetweenkidsandtheirparentsD.thegoodgradesofsomekids63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.Weshouldhelpkidscorrecttheirwrongways.B.Parentsshouldstudytheirkids'DNA.C.Kidsshouldbetaughttobehavethemselves.D.Parentsshouldloveandaccepttheirkids.64.Theauthorhasstoppedaskinghissontositdownbecause________.A.hehaschangedhistraditionalideasB.hissonwantstobeuniqueC.hissondoesn'tfollowhisadviceD.hisson'sDNAisdifferent65.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Studyhardandyou'llbesuccessfulB.BefriendlytoyourchildrenC.Children'ssuccessintheirownstyleD.Parents'helpwiththeirchildren'sstudy

EarthquakeSafetyTipsOnMay122008abigearthquakehitWenchuanSichuanProvincE.ThousandsofpeoplediedandmanymorewereinjureD.Whyarethereearthquakes?Earthquakesmayhappenanywhereontheearth.Thesurfaceoftheearthhasmanyplatepieces板块.Theseplatesarealwaysmoving.WhentwoplatesmovepasteachotherthereisanearthquakE.Manyearthquakesbeginunderthesea.Theyoftenhappennearthemountainstoo.Scientistareworkinghardtofindoutmoreaboutearthquakes.Theytrytopredict预测thembutit’sveryharD.Doyouknowhowtogetreadyforanearthquake?Doyouknowwhattododuringanearthquake?Herearesometipsyoushouldfollow.WhattodobeforeanearthquakeKeepasupplyoffoodwaterandsomethingsforfirstaiD.Youshouldmakesureyouhavetwobottlesofwaterapacketofbiscuits饼干acleantowel毛巾afewband-aids创口贴aradioandaflashlight电筒athomE.WhattododuringanearthquakeIfyouareinside:★StaywhereyouarE.Quicklymoveunderastrongdeskoralongawall.Thiswillprotectyoufromfallingthings.★Don’tstandnearwindows.★Turnoffyourgaslightsandwater.★Don’tgetintoaliftduringanearthquakE.IfyourareinaliftgetoutasquicklyaspossiblE.Ifyouareoutside:★Don’tstandnearbuildings.Thingsmayfallonyou.★Lieonthegrounduntiltheshakingstops.★IfyouareinacarslowdownanddrivetoaclearplacE.Stayinthecaruntiltheshakingstops.48.Thereasonwhyanearthquakehappensisthat________.A.thesurfaceoftheearthisthinB.theplatesofthesurfacearemovingslowlyC.twopiecesoftheearth’ssurfacemovepasteachotherD.therearetoomanypeopleontheearth49.Duringanearthquakeyoushoulddothefollowingexcept_________.A.turnoffthelightsandgasB.hideunderastrongdeskC.makesureyouhavesomefoodandwater.D.getintoalift50.Youmustprotectyourselfinanearthquakeby________.A.keepingyourselfawayfromfallingthingsB.lyingontheflooroftheroomuntiltheshakingstops.C.standingnearthewindowD.runningoutofthebuilding

Januaryl:IthashappeneD.IgotacalltodaysayingalittlegirlinRussiaisnowmylittlegirl.TherearealotofpaperstoprepareandwehavetotraveltoRussiatobringherhomebutnowitiscertain.IthinkI'lltellsomeclosefriends.JasonissoexciteD.Ihaven'ttoldStevenyet.HowcanItellaseven-year-oldthathehasasisterwhoisalreadyfiveyearsold?January10:TodayIreceivedapictureofKaterinA.ThepictureissmallandnotveryclearbutIlookatitoverandoveragain.Idon'tknowanythingelseabouther.ShehaslivedinahomeforchildrenwithoutparentsformostofherlifE.IwonderhowIwilltalktoher.Idon'tspeakRussianandshedoesn'tspeakEnglish.Februaryl:TodayIshowedKaterina’spicturetoSteven*Heisveryhappyandwantstotellallhisfriendsabouthisnewsister.IwanttobuysomenewclothesforKaterinabutIdon'tknowhersizE.Ihaven'treceivedanyinformationfromtheadoptionorganizationandI'mfeelingalittleworrieD.February16:Finally!Todaywereceivedgoodnews!AllthepapersarereadyandtomorrowwewillgotoRussiatobringKaterinahomewithus.February18:TodayImetmydaughterforthefirsttime.Sheisverysmallverythinandveryshy.Onthewayhomeintheairplaneshesleptmostofthetime.Whenshewokeupshecried.IamveryworriedandhopethatIcanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.February19:Stevenmethissisterthismorning.AlthoughKaterinawasquietatfirstsoonsheandStevenbegantotalkinamixofRussianEnglishandhandmovements.Stevenandhissistergetalongwelltogether.InfactheisabletohelphertalkwithJasonandme.IamworriedabouthowKaterinawillbeinschool.Nextweekshewillstartschool.Howwillsheunderstandherteacher?March21:Katerinalooksmuchbetternow.Sheisheavierherhairlooksgoodandherskinisclear.Shelovestowatchtelevisionwithherbrotherandshehaslearnedtoroller-skate.SheisdoingwellinschoolandherEnglishgetsbettereveryday.Althoughshesometimeslookssadandsometimescriesmostofthetimesheishappy.Ithinksheisslowlymylifewithouther.51.WhoisKaterina?A.Steven'seldersister.B.Anadoptedgirl.C.Jason'sclosefriend.D.Thewriter'sniece.52.Whenbackathomewhatisthewritermostworriedabout?A.HowStevencangetalongwellwithKaterina.B.HowKaterinacancommunicatewithJasonandher.C.WhetherKaterinawilladaptherselftotheschoollife.D.WhethershecanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.53.FromthepassageweknowthatinhernewfamilyKaterina______.A.getsveryfatB.becomesdepressedC.remainsfrightenedD.iswelltreated54.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?A.A.diary.B.Anadvertisement.C.Anessay.D.A.speech.

Everybodywantsiteverybodyworksforitandnobodycanlivewithoutit.Whatisit?Moneyofcourse!HowoftenpeopleaskusWillyougoonholidaythissummer?Willyoubuythis?Willyoudothat?AndveryoftentheanswerisItalldependsItalldependswhat?ItalldependsalwaysmeansIfIhaveenoughmoneyIshallNotonlyyoursimplestneedsbutourwildestdreamsareoftenconnectedwithmoney.IfIwinthenationallottery彩票IshallSomepeoplethinkitistherootofallevil罪恶othersthinkitwillsolvealltheworld’sproblems.Bothsidesagreethereisneverenoughofit.Ofcoursemoneyisn’tananswertoeverything.Youcan’tbuyloveorhappiness.forexamplE.ButassomeonesaiD.Ifyouaregoingtobeunhappyitiseasiertobeunhappyincomfort.36Accordingtothepassagewhetheryouwillgoonholidayornotdependson________.A.howmuchmoneyyouhaveB.howmuchyouwillbepaidC.whatyouhaveD.ifyouareinvited37Thepeoplewhothinkthatmoneywillsolvealltheworld’sproblemsbelievethat_________.A.youcan’tbuyloveB.peopletryhardtogetmoremoneyC.youcan’tbuyhappinessD.everybodycanlivewithoutmoney.38Thepassagemainly主要says__________.A.moneyisimportantbutitisnoteverything.B.moneyisnotimportantinourdailylifE.C.somepeoplewantmoneybutsomedon’tD.moneybringseverythinggoodtoallofus.39Somepeoplethink________.A.moneycanneverleadustohappiness.B.moneyistherootofallevil.C.wedon’tneedmoney.D.weshouldstopmakingmoremoney.40Thebesttitle标题forthispassageshouldbe___________.A.MoneyIsEverythingB.TheRootofallEvilC.TheAnswertoEverythingD.TheQuestion困惑ofMoney

Oneofmyfondestmemoriesasachildisgoingbytheriverandsittingidly闲散地onthebank.ThereIwould__36___thepeaceandquietwatchthewaterrush___37__andlistentothesingingofthebirdsandtherustling沙沙声ofthe__38___inthetrees.Iwouldalsowatchthebambootrees___39___underpressurefromthewindandwatchthem___40___gracefullytotheiroriginalpositionafterthewindhad___41____.WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree’sabilitytobouncebacktoitsoriginalpositionthewordresiliencecomestominD.Whenusedin___42___apersonthiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadily__43__fromshockdepressionoranyothersituationthatstretchesthelimitsofaperson’s__44__.Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareatyour__45__point?Thankfullyyouhavesurvivedtheexperiencetolivetotalkaboutit.Duringthe__46__youprobablyfeltamixofemotionsthatthreatenedyourhealth.Youfeltemotionallydrained耗尽___47_____exhaustedandyoumostlikelyendured忍受__48__physicalsymptoms.Lifeisa__49__ofgoodtimesandbadtimeshappymomentsandunhappymoments.Thenexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappy_50__thattakeyouclosetoyourbreakingpointbend__51__don’tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou.A.__52__ofhopewilltakeyouthroughtheunpleasantordeal严峻的考验.With__53__forabettertomorroworabettersituationthingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseemtobe.Theunpleasantordealmaybeeasierto__54__ifthefinalresultisworthhaving.Iflifegets__55__andyouareatyourbreakingpointshowresiliencE.Likethebambootreebendbutdon'tbreak!36.A.seeB.hearC.enjoyD.touch37.A.downstreamB.smoothlyC.uphillD.peacefully38.A.fruitsB.branchesC.rootsD.leaves39.A.moveB.bendC.fallD.decline40.A.goB.turnC.returnD.suffer41.A.dieddownB.diedoffC.diedawayD.diedout42.A.honorofB.rewardtoC.referencetoD.favorof43.A.recoverB.sufferC.comeD.escape44.A.thoughtsB.mindC.bodyD.emotions45.A.startingB.breakingC.standingD.tiring46.A.practiceB.experimentC.victoryD.experience47.A.possiblyB.terriblyC.mentallyD.probably48.A.unpleasantB.unreasonableC.excitingD.good49.A.resultB.changeC.wonderD.mixture50.A.eventsB.momentsC.adventuresD.changes51.A.butB.howeverC.thoughD.and52.A.littleB.numberC.measureD.bit53.A.ideaB.hopeC.imaginationD.search54.A.dealwithB.lookintoC.dependonD.getstuck55.A.acceptableB.wrongC.toughD.cozy

OnedayItookseveralpairsofshoestotheshoemakertobemendeD.AfteraweekIwenttotakethemback.FourmonthslatermyhusbandandIwereinvitedtodinner.Itookoutapairofshoes.Ihadn’twornthemsincetheyweremendeD.IputoneshoeonmyrightfootandthenIputtheotheronmyleft.ButIfeltthattheotheronewasonthewrongfoot.Itookbothshoesoffforacloserlook.Theywerenearlythesamestylecolourandsizebuteachwasfortherightfoot.ThenIthoughtoftheshoemaker.ThoughIwassurehewouldn’tremembermeaftersuchalongtimeIcalledhim.Thankgoodnessyoucalledmeatlast!Hesaidhappily.Anangrywomanhasbeentroublingmeformonths!56.Howmanypairsofshoesdidthewomantaketotheshoemakertobemended?A.OneshoE.B.Twopairsofshoes.C.Onlythreeshoes.D.Somepairsofshoes.57.Theshoemaker__________.A.wasverycarefulwithhisworkB.mistookoneofthewoman’sshoesfortheotherwoman’sC.forgotthewomanbecauseithappenedalongtimeagoD.wastroubledbytwomen58.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.ThewomanworetheshoesassoonastheyweremendeD.B.BothshoeswerethesamestylebutdifferentcolourandsizE.C.Bothshoeswerefortherightfoot.D.TheshoemakercalledthewomanafteralongtimE.

ThefirsttimethatIhadheardthetermEQwasinthefallof1995whenthebookEmotionalIntelligencebyDanielGolemanwaswidelycoveredbytheAmericanpress.ThewidespreadresearchpresentedinthebooksupportedmyownobservationsanddoubtsaboutlifeandemotionsandtoldmethatIwasontherighttracktogoafterhappiness.TheresearchcontinuestoconfirmwhatIhadconcludedonmyown:Thesefeelingsareextremelyimportanttoindividualhealthhappinessandsocialharmony.ThismightseemabitobviousbutitwasnotalwaysobvioustomE.Igrewupinafamilywherewedidn’ttalkaboutfeelings.Wetalkedaboutideasconceptsandprinciples.AsaresultIcouldtellyouwhatIthoughtabouteverythingbutIcouldn’ttellyouhowIfeltaboutanything.AfterseveralfailedrelationshipsItooktimeofftoreflectonmylifeandrealizedIhadmademanydecisionswhichresultedinunhappinessformyselfandothers.AfterstudyingtheliteratureonemotionsandfeelingsIconcludedthatmostofmypoordecisionscouldbedirectlyduetowhatisnowcalledlowemotionalintelligenceorlowEQforshort.PreviouslyIstruggledtofindhappinessthroughthetraditionalroutes—materialsuccess.NowhoweverIrealizethatThere’snotmuchpointhavingeitherwealthorrelationshipsifyouaren’thappy.Itishardtobehappywithothersifyouaren’thappyyourself.Itishardtobehappyaloneifyoudon’tfeelgoodaboutyourselfi.E.havehighself­esteemandself­confidencE.Itishardtohavegoodfeelingsaboutyourselfifyoudon’thavegoodemotionalmanagementskills.EmotionalmanagementskillsthemainsubjectofEQarethereforeoneofthemostbasicelementsofhappiness.61.Theauthor’sviewsandideasaboutlifewereexactlyprovedby________.A.thewidespreadreportsinAmericannewspapersB.ownobservationsanddoubtsaboutlifeandemotionsC.ideasandviewsinthebookEmotionalIntelligenceD.thefactthathewasontherighttracktogoafterhappiness62.Theauthor’sfamilymembers________.A.arewiseandhard­workingB.arewealthyandstrongC.arenotgoodatexpressingtheirownfeelingsD.getalongbadlywitheachother63.Beforereadingthebooktheauthorthoughthecouldhavehappiness________.A.ifhecouldearnalotofmoneyB.ifhecouldavoidpoordecisionsC.ifhetooktimeofftoreflectonhislifeD.ifheignoredthetraditionalroutes64.Apersonwhocan’tfeelhappyhimself________.A.willfeelhappywithlotsoffriendsB.willnotgetonwellwithothersC.hasnoself­esteematallD.shouldreadthenewbookonEQ65.Lonelinessmostprobablycomesfrom________.A.lackofwealthandhealthB.lackofthepresenceofothersC.lackofgoodrelationshipswithothersD.lackofself­confidenceandself­esteem

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.CharilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwaywavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia马来西亚.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarfacE.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.Soonthetrainpulledup停车atButterworth.IlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearmedwithasmileIthrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug拥抱.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.66.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe_________A.adventurousB.pleasantC.excitingD.dull67.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.68.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon69.Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaruB.TheCauseway.C.ButterworthD.SingaporE.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.

IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasabigfishermanandhelovedtheseA.HehadhisownboatbutitwashardmakingalivingontheseA.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschoolinhisoldtruckwhichwasolderthanhewas.AshewoulddrivetowardtheschoolIwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetimehewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch喷出acloudofsmokE.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontanditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.ItwassoembarrassingformE.HereIwastwelveyearsoldandmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!IrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.WhenwegottotheschoolandcametoastophehadhisusualbigsmilE.HestartedtoleantowardmebutIputmyhandupandsaidNoDaD.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatwayandhehadthissurprisedlookonhisfacE.IsaidDadI'mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttimeandhiseyesstartedtotearup.ThenheturnedandsaidYouareabigboyaman.Iwon'tkissyouanymorE.Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Hisboatwasfoundadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoastrongwindandwastryingtosavethenetsandtheboats.NowhowIwishtohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenamanIwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.46.InFrank’seyeswhenhisfathersaidYouareabigboyaman.heprobablyfelt.A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud47.BysayingthesentenceIwishIhadbeenamanthen.Frankmeant.A.hewasfedupwithhisfatherkissinghimgoodbyeB.hedeeplyregrettedwhathehaddonetohisfatherC.hewasthentooyoungtorefuseagoodbyekissD.hehopedthathisfatherwouldforgivehim48.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSmelloftheOcean.B.WeAllNeedLovE.C.A.GoodbyeKiss.D.Father'sEmbarrassment.

WhenIwas12allIwantedwasasignet图章ring.TheyweretheinthinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadonE.Onmy13thbirthdaymyMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials姓名首字母carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeingreplaced.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthenewstuff东西wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.ThenonlyonemonthlaterIlostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.ButitseemedtohavedisappeareD.EventuallyIgaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslaterwesoldthehouseandmovedaway.YearspassedandacoupleofmoveslaterIwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingformE.Itwasn'tmybirthdaynorwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.You’llrecognizethisoneshesaidsmiling.Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.ItookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinsidE.Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorationswhichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroomtheyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoittheyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.AnditstillfitsmE.59.Theunderlinedwordininthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.practicalB.availableC.fashionableD.renewable60.Whenshegottheringbackthewriterwasabout_____.A.13yearsoldB.15yearsoldC.26yearsoldD.28yearsold61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.C.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.D.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyNewRingB.LostandReplacedC.LostandFoundD.AnExpensiveRing

MywifeJulieandIwereoutontheroadthatrunsaroundwherewelivewhenwesawanoldworn-outdogstumbling蹒跚painfullyuptheroaD.Westoppedbentdowntalkedgentlytothedogandpattedit.Icheckedandtherewasacollarwithaphonenumber.IcalledbutnooneanswereD.Thedogwaspainfullythin.SoJulieranhometogetsomeofourdog’sfoodwhileItriedtoencouragethedog.AfterJuliecamebackwesatdownonthesidewalkwhileournewfriendmadeshortworkofthefooD.EventuallywegotherhomE.Aftertryingformanytimeswegotaresponsefromthenumber.A.ladycamearoundwithabunchofflowersforus.SheexplainedthatTarahadbeenherfather’sdog.Shewasveryoldandgotlostthatmorning.SoTarawassafelyreturnedhomE.Hereisthetruthofthestory:ActuallyJulieandIwereoutthatmorningbecauseIwasleaving.ShewastryingtopersuademetocomebackbutIwasn’thearinganythingthatmadethatsoundlikely.Iwasabouttoturnandgowhenanoldblackdogwalkedbetweenusandalmostfelldown.Suddenlywehadsomethingmoreimportantthanourproblemtoworryabout.Therewasacreatureinneedrightbeforeusandwehadtoworktogethertohelpit.Wedidhelpit.AndhereIamwritingthestoryinmyownhomeinmyownfamily.InthesongLoveIsNotaFightWarrenBarfieldtalksaboutmarriagE.AtonepointhesingsAndifwetrytoleavemayGodsendangels天使toguardthedoor.Sometimesangelscomedisguised伪装asdogs.60.Howwasthedogwhenfound?A.Tooweaktowalk.B.Thinandwornout.C.UnabletoeatfooD.D.HomelessbutgentlE.61.WecaninferfromParagraph2that.A.thedogdidn’tgowiththewriterB.thewriterhadhisownpetdogC.JulieboughtsomefoodforthedogD.thedogdidn’teatanyofthefood62.Theunderlinedpartourprobleminthepassagereferstothefactthat.A.thewriterdidn’twanttotakeJulie’sadviceB.anoldblackdogappearedinfrontofthemC.Juliedisagreedwiththewriter’stravelonbusinessD.thecouplehadsometroublewiththeirmarriage63.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnAngelDogB.A.HelpfulCoupleC.SavingtheDogD.A.FamousSong

Howcanweallgetmorelaughterintoourlives?Hereiswhattheexpertssuggest:71NancyAlguireateacherinCliftonParkN.Y.wasoncepainfullyshyandhadahardtimelaughing.Thenshemarriedacircusclown小丑.IbecameinterestedintheclownssherecallsOnedayIputonacostumeandpaintmyfacE.ThatafternoonmywholelifechangeD.IlearnedtolaughandenjoylifeinawayIhadneverdonebeforE.72Tothisdayshestillmakesitaruletobewithpeoplewhoenjoylifeandlaughing.73Itdoesn’ttakeyoutoomuchtimeandcanbeeasy.Collectfavoritecartoonsandjokes.AlsokeepapaperforwritingdownhumoryoufindineverydaylifE.GoodideascomeandgofastyouhavetocatchthemquicklyortheyaregonesaysVirginiaTooper.Laughwhenyouneeditmost.74sayscomedianBillCosby.Andonceyoufindlaughternomatterhowpainfulyoursituationmightbeyoucansurviveitheinsists.GrayAlanasociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaclaimsthatlaughterisaskillwecanallgain–becauseitcomesnaturally.75Justremember:wearejusthereforaperiodsogetafewlaughs.A.Mixwithpeoplewholaugh.B.Youcansoftentheworstblowsthroughhumor.C.Practisetheartoflaughing.D.Butit’salsosomethingthathastobedevelopeD.E.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.F.People’sjoycanaffectthosearoundthem.G.Keepalaughterfile

OnceIinvitedagroupoffriendsroundtomyhousetellingthemthatIwasgoingtorecordtheirspeech.IsaidIwasinterestedintheirregionalaccentsandthatitwouldtakeonlyafewminutes.Thusononeeveningthreepeopleturnedupatmyhouseandwereshownintomyfrontroom.Whentheysawtheroomtheywereabitalarmedforitwaslaidoutasastudio.Infrontofeacheasychairtherewasamicrophoneatheadheightwithwiresleadingtoatape-recorderinthemiddleofthefloor.IexplainedthatallIwantedwasforthemtocountfromonetotwenty.Thenwecouldrelaxandhaveadrink.Iturnedonthetape-recorderandeachinturnseriouslycountedfromonetotwentyintheirbestaccent.WhenitwasoverIturnedthetape-recorderoffandbroughtroundthedrinksandfortherestoftheeveningtherewasgeneralcheerfulconversation—interruptedonlybythefactthatIhadtotakeatelephonecallinanotherroomwhichunfortunatelylastedsometimE.Oratleastthatwashowitwouldappear.Forofcoursethemicrophoneswerenotconnectedtothetape-recorderinthemiddleoftheroomatallbuttoanotheronewhichwasturninghappilyawayinthekitchen.Theparticipantshavingseenthevisibletape-recorderturnedoffpaidnomoreattentiontothemicrophoneswhichstayedinfrontoftheirchairsonlyafewinchesfromtheirmouthsthusgivingexcellentsoundquality.AndmylengthyabsencemeantthatIwasabletoobtainasnaturalapieceofconversationasitwouldbepossibletofinD.IshouldaddperhapsthatIdidtellmyfriendswhathadhappenedtothemaftertheeventwasoverandgavethemthechoiceofdestroyingthetapE.Noneofthemwantedto—thoughforsomeyearsafterwardsitalwaysseemedtobemyroundwhenitcametothebuyingofdrinks.Linguisticresearchcanbeaveryexpensivebusiness.39.Thewriteraskedhisfriendstocountfromonetotwentybecause_______.A.hewantedtorecordthenumbersforhisresearchB.hewantedtofindoutwhetherthetaperecorderwasworkingC.hewantedtomakehisfriendsrelaxbeforerealrecordingstartedD.hewantedhisfriendstothinkthatwasallhewantedtorecord40.Thewriterwentintoanotherroomto________.A.getanaturalrecordingofhisfriends’conversationB.stayawayfromtoomuchdrinkingwithhisfriendsC.bringatelephoneintothefrontroomD.answeralongdistancephonecall41.Thewriterturnedoffthetape-recorderbecause_______.A.hehadtoansweraphonecallB.hewantedhisfriendstoenjoysomedrinksC.hethoughtthetape-recordermightbotherhisfriendsD.hewantedtomakehisfriendsbelievehehadfinishedtherecording