“Have you ever found a treasure?” I once asked my father.He smiled a big smile and told me this story. “Once when I was about ten years old,” my father told me, “I went treasure hunting with my older sister.She had heard some people talking about a treasure box hidden in a hillside cave.One day we went there and spent two or three hours looking for the entrance to the cave.Then, as I was trying to squeeze between two big stones, I suddenly fell into a hole.It was the mouth of a tunnel that led to the cave.My sister and I crawled through into it.It was very dark but we had brought a flashlight and we were shocked to see that there was a large wooden box ahead of us.We ran to the box and pulled it open.It was filled with silver and gold coins.I started to count them but my sister told me to stop.“This is only money ,”she said,“This is not a real treasure.If you want money , all you have to do is to work for it”. I was going to argue with her when I suddenly noticed a big metal box on the other side of the cave.The box was filled with statues.Some statues were made of ivory or gold, with diamonds for eyes and rubies for lips.I took one of the gold statues out of the box.‘Don’t do that!’ yelled my sister.‘This is only beauty and art.It is not a real treasure.There must be something better here.’ We searched and searched, but there was nothing else in the cave.Then the battery in the flashlight started to die.We got scared and crawled back.I wiggled through but my sister got stuck half way between the stones.I tried to pull her out but I couldn’t.I ran up and down the street knocking on doors but nobody would come. The only one who would help was a girl about my age.She got a rope and a spade and a water bottle.About an hour later, we got my sister out of the stones.I became good friends with the girl who had helped us.She was very responsible, faithful, kind and loving.When we finished college I realized that she was the woman I wanted to marry.That’s your mom.I thought I had found the best treasure in the world.” 56.Why did the father knock on doors on the street? A.To beg for water.B.To beg for help. C.To tell people about the treasure.D.To warn people of the danger. 57.What can we learn from the passage? A.The loss of flashlight drove them to crawl back. B.Most people in the town were not supportive and helpful. C.The sister got stuck between the stones when she was trying to squeeze into the cavE. D.The second box was filled with famous pictures. 58.Which of the following could best describe the sister? A.RudeB.GreedyC.WiseD.Lazy 59.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? A.A Real TreasureB.An Exciting Experience C.A Helpful GirlD.A Terrible Trip
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Haveyoueverfoundatreasure?Ionceaskedmyfather.Hesmiledabigsmileandtoldmethisstory.OncewhenIwasabouttenyearsoldmyfathertoldmeIwenttreasurehuntingwithmyoldersister.Shehadheardsomepeopletalkingaboutatreasureboxhiddeninahillsidecave.Onedaywewentthereandspenttwoorthreehourslookingfortheentrancetothecave.ThenasIwastryingtosqueezebetweentwobigstonesIsuddenlyfellintoahole.Itwasthemouthofatunnelthatledtothecave.MysisterandIcrawledthroughintoit.Itwasverydarkbutwehadbroughtaflashlightandwewereshockedtoseethattherewasalargewoodenboxaheadofus.Werantotheboxandpulleditopen.Itwasfilledwithsilverandgoldcoins.Istartedtocountthembutmysistertoldmetostop.ThisisonlymoneyshesaidThisisnotarealtreasure.Ifyouwantmoneyallyouhavetodoistoworkforit.IwasgoingtoarguewithherwhenIsuddenlynoticedabigmetalboxontheothersideofthecave.Theboxwasfilledwithstatues.Somestatuesweremadeofivoryorgoldwithdiamondsforeyesandrubiesforlips.Itookoneofthegoldstatuesoutofthebox.‘Don’tdothat!’yelledmysister.‘Thisisonlybeautyandart.Itisnotarealtreasure.Theremustbesomethingbetterhere.’Wesearchedandsearchedbuttherewasnothingelseinthecave.Thenthebatteryintheflashlightstartedtodie.Wegotscaredandcrawledback.Iwiggledthroughbutmysistergotstuckhalfwaybetweenthestones.ItriedtopullheroutbutIcouldn’t.Iranupanddownthestreetknockingondoorsbutnobodywouldcome.Theonlyonewhowouldhelpwasagirlaboutmyage.Shegotaropeandaspadeandawaterbottle.Aboutanhourlaterwegotmysisteroutofthestones.Ibecamegoodfriendswiththegirlwhohadhelpedus.Shewasveryresponsiblefaithfulkindandloving.WhenwefinishedcollegeIrealizedthatshewasthewomanIwantedtomarry.That’syourmom.IthoughtIhadfoundthebesttreasureintheworld.56.Whydidthefatherknockondoorsonthestreet?A.Tobegforwater.B.Tobegforhelp.C.Totellpeopleaboutthetreasure.D.Towarnpeopleofthedanger.57.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thelossofflashlightdrovethemtocrawlback.B.Mostpeopleinthetownwerenotsupportiveandhelpful.C.ThesistergotstuckbetweenthestoneswhenshewastryingtosqueezeintothecavE.D.Thesecondboxwasfilledwithfamouspictures.58.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribethesister?A.RudeB.GreedyC.WiseD.Lazy59.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARealTreasureB.AnExcitingExperienceC.AHelpfulGirlD.ATerribleTrip,
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SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedasthereareawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception接待.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth-soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IenteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?HelookeditovercarefullyandsaidYesnotabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforitsir?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaidI’llgiveyoutwentypounds.It’sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthatit’snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I’llbuyitIsaiD.Whatdoyoumean?You’vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI’vechangedmyminD.Iamsorry.I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YoumustbecrazyhesaiD.Thensuddenlythepennydropped.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You’rerightIsaiD.AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaidWouldyoumendthischairforme?.Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon’tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI’llmendthisforyoushallwesayforafiver?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamused感到有趣bythewholething.46.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter_____.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair47.Theunderlinedwordapproachinthesecondparagraphmeans_____.A.planfordealingwiththingsB.decisiontosellthingsC.ideaofrepairingthingsD.wayofdoingthings48.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper_____.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter49.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?A.£5.B.£7.C.£20.D.£27.50.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas_____.A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny
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MorethanahundredadultsandkidsgatherfortheStarPartyonacoldeveningchatteringexcitedlyastheystandinthedarkonaVirginiahillsidE.Theoddthingisnoonehasturnedonaflashlightandnostreetlightsorhouselightswink闪烁onaroundthem.ThesepeoplehavetraveledtothecountrysidemorethananhourfromWashingtonD.C.togetawayfromtheglowofcitylights.That'sbecausetheyareattendingastarparty.Starpartiesaregatheringswhereprofessionalandamateurastronomerssetuptheirtelescopesandinvitepeopletocomelearnaboutthenightsky.Gettingawayfromlightpollutionorartificialskylightfrombuildingsforexamplehelpsstargazers看星星的人seeobjectsintheskymuchbetter.AtthisstarpartySeanO'BrienoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum’sEinsteinPlanetariumstartsoffbyaskingthecrowdtosimplylookupandtakeinalltheycanseE.Hepointsoutplentyofthingsthatcanbeseenwithoutspecialequipment.StarssatellitesandeventheAndromedagalaxy仙女座canbefoundifyouknowwheretolook.Afterthatseveraldozenastronomersofferclose-upviews.Eachhasfocusedtheirtelescopeonadifferentpartofthesky.Askidstakealooktheownergivesamini-lesson.O’Briensaysyoucanhaveyourownstarpartyathomeandlearnalotjustbypayingattentiontowhat'shappeningupabovE.Watchtheskyastheseasonspassandyouwillseethatitchangeshesays.Orstartwiththemoon.Noticewhenandwhereyouareseeingit—maybeevenintheearlymorningwhileyouwaitfortheschoolbus.72.WhatwasitspecialabouttheStarParty?A.Itwasorganizedbythelocalauthority.B.Itwascarriedoutwithoutanylights.C.Itwassocoldthatpeoplechattedtocheerup.D.ItwasheldinthetowncenterofVirginia73.Accordingtothepassagewhowereinvolvedintheactivity?A.someinvitedguestsB.somegovernmentofficialsC.someexpertsinastronomyD.thosewhowereinterestedinastronomyE.studentswhoweremajorinagricultureA.acdB.adeC.bdeD.cde74.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatifyouwanttoseetheobjectsinthesky.A.you'dbetterescapefrompollutionandsunlightB.you'dbetterfollowSeanO'Brien'sguidanceC.you'dbetterbuysomeadvancedequipmentD.you'dbettermakeuseofyourimagination75.WhichofthefollowingcanbebestdescribewhatO'Briensaysaboutdiscoveringthestars'?A.Romanisnotbuiltinaday.B.Nopainsnogains.C.AllroadsleadtoRoman.D.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.
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Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?Orisitthelookontherecipient’sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirling旋涡纹状的blackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframe框架IknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.59.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas______.A.readingamessageB.havingadebateC.doingshoppingD.leavingforWyoming60.Theauthor’sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom_______.A.aphotoofaflowerB.astoryaboutakidC.acallfromthemotherD.atextaboutChristmas61.Theauthormadethegiftby_______.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.matchingthewordswithpicturesC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.drawingthebackgroundbyhand62.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheart.C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.D.TodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.
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Happybirthday!Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity成熟-orsowehopE.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracle奇迹ofgrowthinothersaswell.ForinstanceseeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelprouD.ForAmericanslikepeopleinmostculturesgrowingupisawonderfulprocess过程.Butgrowingold?That’sadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-oriented以年轻人为中心AmericanculturE.MostAmericansliketolookyoungactyoungandfeelyoung.AstheoldsayinggoesYou’reasyoungasyoufeel.OlderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyareratherthanhowmanyyearsolD.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoungoratleastyoungatheart.ManyolderAmericansfindthegoldenyearstobeanythingbutgolden.Economicallyseniorcitizensoftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirement退休atage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincomE.Socialsecurity安全benefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifferencE.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition营养medicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination.In1987AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely-evencheatedandrobbeD.Howeverdressedasayoungpersonshereceivedmuchmorerespect.UnfortunatelytheelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peoplearelivinglonger.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-agedbabyboomersarerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles皱纹arein.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers.59.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause___________.A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdaysB.peoplecanbecomemorematureandwiserC.peoplecanreceivemanypresentsD.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart60.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat___________.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdomB.AmericanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldageC.AmericancultureisveryyoungD.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage61.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3means_______.A.ThegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcareB.TheoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutritionmedicalcareorhousingC.TheoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood62.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedwordincanbereplacedby________.A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast
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DearJaneBarbaraandRogerAsyouknowwe’vebeenlookingforanewhouseforsometimE.Nowthatallourchildrenhavelefthomewefindthatthehouseistoobigforus.Alsosinceyourfatherretiredtherehasbeennoreasonforustostayinthisdistrict.Althoughwelikeourneighborswe’vedecidedtomovesouthfortworeasons.Firsttheweatherwillsuitusbetterandsecondwe’llbealittlenearertoyourUncleGeorgeandAuntieHildA.Itwillmakevisitingeachothermuchsimpler.WestayedwithyourUncleandAuntlastweekendandsawseveralhouses.OneofthemsoundedasifitwerejustwhatwewanteD.TherightnumberofroomsasmallgardenetC.Whenwesawitwenearlydied!ItwasinaterribleconditionandwouldhavecostafortunetomakeithabitablE.Theroofandallthewallsneededrepairingandthewholeinsideredecorating.Afterthatwewereverycarefulaboutbelievingdetailsfromtheestate房地产agent.ThenexttwothatwesawwerenotmuchbetterbutthefourthhousewasexactlywhatwewanteD.Itwasemptysowe’regoingtomoveinimmediately.Wegavedetailsofourhousetotheestateagentonlylastweekbutit’salreadybeensolD.We’llputallyourthingsinboxesandtakethemwithus.You’llhavetosortthemoutthrowingawaywhatyoudon’twant.Canyouallcomenextweekend?Youcanhaveanicerestinthecountry.TelephoneonWednesdayatthenewnumbertoletusknow.LotsofloveMumandDadP.S.Bringsomeoldclothesbecausebetweentherestsyou’llbesortingoutyourbelongingsanddiggingthegarden!65.WhatisimpliedinthesentenceWhenwesawitwenearlydied!A.WeweresoexcitedbecausethehousewasexactlywhatwewanteD.B.ThehousewasinsuchanunexpectedpoorconditionthatweweregreatlydisappointeD.C.WewerepuzzledwhenwesawthehousE.D.Weweresotiredsincewehadbeentoseveralhouses.66.Weunderstandfromthepassagethattheestateagent_________.A.liedabouttheexactconditionofthehouseB.didnothaveenoughhousesforthemtochoosefromC.persuadedthemtobuyahouseinpoorconditionD.couldnotunderstandtheirneeds67.Thechildrenwerenotsupposedto__________.A.helptheirparentsmoveoutoftheiroldhouseB.bringsomeoldclothesC.sortouttheirbelongingsD.workinthegarden68.Whichofthefollowingisnotapurposeinwritingthisletter?A.Explainingtothechildrenthereasonformoving.B.InformingthechildrenthattheywillmovetoanewhousE.C.InvitingthechildrentovisitthenewhousE.D.Expressingtheirregretfornotbeingwiththeirchildren.
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Wespentadayinthecountrypickingwildflowers.Ourcarlookedlikeaflowershopinside!OnthewayhomewehadtostopattrafficlightsandthenmywifenoticedthecupboarD.Itwastallandnarrowanditstoodoutsideafurnitureshop.BuyitshesaidatoncE.We’llcarryithomeontheroof-rack行李架.I'vealwayswantedonelikethat.WhatcouldIdo?TenminuteslaterIwas£20poorerandthecupboardwastiedontotheroof-rack.Thepoliceevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.CarryingfurniturewasagoodideA.AfteratimemywifesaidThereisalonglineofcarsbehinD.Whydon’ttheyovertake超车Iwonder?InfactapolicecardidovertakE.ThetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslyastheypasseD.Butthenwithgreatkindnesstheyledusthroughtherush-hourtraffiC.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.OneoftheofficerscametomE.IwaspuzzleD.ThanksofficerIsaiD.You'vebeenverykinD.IhavejustdowntheroaD.Hewasstaringatourload:firstattheflowersthenatthecupboarD.WellwellhesaidlaughingIt’sacupboardyou'vegothere!WethoughtitwasersomethingelsE.Mywifebegantolaugh.Thenthetruthhitmelikeastonebetweentheeyes.Ismiledattheofficer.Yesit’sacupboardbutthanksagain.IdrovehomeasfastasIcoulD.60.Thewriterwritesthestoryinorderto________.A.praisethepoliceofficersB.thanktheotherdriversC.showpeoplearekindtoeachotherD.tellustheirfunnyexperience61.Thedriverbehinddidn'tovertakebecause.A.theywantedtoshowtheirspecialkindness.B.theywereafraidthecupboardwouldfalldown.C.theywereadmiringtheflowersinthewriter’scar.D.theywonderedwhatwasinsidethecupboarD.62.Thewriter’swifebegantolaughbecause_________.A.shethoughtthepoliceofficerswerefoolishB.shewasinterestedinwhatthepoliceofficersaidC.shewasgladtheyweretreatedkindlyD.shehasrealizedthetruth
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ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestormthoughwasbeautifulblueskieswarmairandacalminvitingseatouchingtheshoregently.Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmythingbutIdecidedtogoallthesamE.I’msogladIdiD.OntheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoastbuttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshapE.AfterallitwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetinychanneltotheseA.Aswegotonboardwenoticedtwobighumps脊背inthedistancE.Onapproachingthemwesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit——therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoastherE.ThestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebayinwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvivE.Thelittlebabywhale——actuallyasbigasourboat——wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmovE.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenlymakingbigwhirlpools漩涡andwaves.She’stryingtohelpherbabybutonthewrongsidemyfathersaiD.Atthispointmyfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideandheadingtheboattowardsthebabywhalepusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowlytheyletusleadthemsome-timesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe——andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.OncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromtheseathemumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistancE.Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutesbutwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.ThatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyofthedayNearlyfourdecadeslaterIstilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatseA.56.TheauthorsaysI’msogladIdidinParA.2because______.A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmseaC.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhalesD.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily57.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto____________.A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebayC.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline58.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause__________.A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolongB.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenoughC.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelpD.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection59.whatisthethemeofthestory?A.SavinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappinessB.FishingprovidesexcitementforchildrenC.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimalsD.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment
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AccordingtosometalktheyoungergenerationinSmithvilleisthemostantisocialinhistory.Thisseemsfarfromthetruth.YoungpeopletodayasawholearebettermoreinformedmoreambitioushealthierandmoresmartthaneverbeforE.WhythenitmaybeaskeddoweseesuchrestlessnessandsuchantisocialbehavioramongouryoungpeopleFortheanswerthecitizensofthiscommunitymustlookatthemselves.WhathavetheydonetothegroundsthathavebeenbuiltinthelastfifteenyearsHowmanyswimmingpoolsarethere?Howmanyvocationaltrainingprojectshavebeenstarted?Howmanycommunity-organizedyouthpartiesandpicnicshavebeenheld?Theaveragecitizenwillanswerthattheresponsibilityfortheseactivitiesbelongstoschools.Butschoolscannotbeheldresponsibleforallthefree-timeactivitiesofalltheyoungpeopleofthiscommunity.Thejoboftheschoolsisformaleducationnotfree-timerecreation娱乐.Thiscommunityneedsayouthcentersuitableforsuchactivitiesaspicnicscampingsportsmusicartandsoon.Thereshouldbesocialandrecreationalactivitiestomeettheneedsandinterestsofeverymemberofourschoolageyouth.MayorElmoD.Greelyhasproposedtheformationofayouthclubasthefirststepinthedirectionofayouthcenter.MayorGreelyhascalledameetingattheCityHallonFridayAugust15atnoon.Givingupalunchhourisaverylittlesacrificeforaprojectthatcanbeofgreatimportancetothiscommunity.ThisnewspaperurgeseveryadultandyoungpersonofSmithvilletoattendthisimportantmeeting.Webelieveourindustrialbusinessandprofessionalleadershaveanespeciallystrongdutytobepresent.Thisnewspaperwillbepresentandintendstosupportthisprojectwithvigor.63.Theunderlinedwordantisocialprobablymeans_________.A.opposedtoanorderlysocietyorwayoflifeB.promisingC.suitabletopresentsocietyD.havingalotofsocialexperience64.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthesentencetheyoungergenerationinSmithvilleisthemostantisocialinhistoryA.HethinksitistruE.B.HethinksitisnottruE.C.HethinksitispartiallytruE.D.HethinksitisnonsensE.65.ThemainideaofParagraphs2and3is_________.A.togiveuslotsofquestionstoshowthatproblemisseriousB.thatschoolshouldholdtheresponsibilityforeducationratherthanfree-timerecreationC.toanalyzethereasonswhytheyouthareantisocialD.thatweshouldtakemoreactivitiesorstartmanyvocationalprojects66.Thesolutiontotheproblemoftheantisocialbehaviorofyoungpeopleis_________.A.takingpartinpicnicscampingandsoonB.settingupayouthcenterC.attendingameetingheldbyMayorGreelyeveryFridayD.supportfromthenewspaper
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OnefineafternoonIwaswalkingalongFifthStreetwhenIrememberedthatitwasnecessarytobuyapairofsocks.WhyIwishedtobuyonlyonepairwasunimportant.IturnedintothefirstsockshopthatcaughtmyeyeandaboyclerkwhocouldnothavebeenmorethanseventeenyearsoldcameforwardWhatcanIdoforyousir?Iwishtobuyapairofsocks.HiseyesshonE.TherewasanoteofexcitementinhisvoiceDidyouknowthatyouhadcomeintothefinestplaceintheworldtobuysocks?Ihadnoideaofthatasmyentrancehadbeenaccidental.Comewithmesaidtheboyeagerly.IfollowedhimtothebackoftheshopandhebegantopulldownfromtheshelvesboxafterboxshowingtheircontentsformychoicE.HoldonladIamgoingtobuyonlyonepair!IknowthatsaidhebutIwantyoutoseehowbeautifulthesearE.Aren’ttheywonderful!therewasonhisfaceanexpressionofseriousnessandprideanddelightasifhewereshowingtomethesecretsofhisreligion.Ibecamefarmoreinterestedinhimthaninthesocks.Ilookedathiminamazement.MyfriendsaidifyoucankeepthisupifthisisnotmerelyfromhavinganewjobifyoucankeepupthishighspiritandexcitementdayafterdayintenyearsyouwillowneverysockintheUnitedStates.51.Whatdidthewriterwanttobuyonefineafternoon?A.A.pairofshoes.B.A.pairofsocks.C.Twopairsofsocks.D.A.setofbooks.52.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheshopwasontheSecondRoaD.B.Theboywas18yearsolD.C.Theboywasnotinhighspirits.D.ThewriterenteredtheshopbychancE.53.Whatthewritersaidinthelastparagraphmeansthat.A.ifyoudon’tworkhardyouwilllosethejobB.youshouldkeeponfollowingyourcustomsC.ifyoukeepupyourgreatinterestinyourworkyouwillsucceedinthefutureD.ifyouaretohardworkingyouwillfail
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湖北省钟祥六中2009年高三高考冲刺最后一卷A.篇AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer’shair.Thegoldenredsunwassetting.Shewasonthebeachlookingupatthefiery火红的ball.Shewasamazedbyitscolordeepredinthemiddlesoftlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky.Theatmosphererelaxedher.AfterallshehadbeenthroughthiswaswhatsheneedeD.It’sgettinglateshethoughtImustgohomE.MyparentswillbewonderingwhereIam.Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreactwhenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Shekeptonwalkingdirectingherselfwhereshespenteverysummerholiday.TheroadwasdeserteD.Shewalkedslowlyandsilently.JustinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeensafeinherhousE.Itwasreallygettingdarknow.Thesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgettingcoldtoo.Shewishedshehadherfavoritesweateron:itkeptherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingitwithher.Thisthoughtdisappearedwhenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemeddifferent.Nobodyhadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidyandnow...ItallseemeddeserteD.Shecouldn’tunderstandwhatwasgoingon.SheenteredthehousE.Firstshewentintothekitchenwhereshesawanotewrittenbyherfather.Itsaid:DearEllenthereissomecoffeeready.Iwentlooking.Ellenwashermotherbut—wherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents’room.Shewentin.Thenshesawher.Hermotherlyingonthebedwassleeping.Herfacelookedsotiredasifshehadn’tsleptfordays.ShewasreallypalE.JenniferwouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootireD.SoJenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJenniferwokeupsomethingwasdifferent...shewasn’tinhermother’sroomandshewasn’twearingtheoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasinhercozybedinherpajamas睡衣.ItfeltsogoodbeingbackhomE.SuddenlysheheardavoiceAreyoufeelingbetternowdear?YouknowyougotusveryveryscareD.51.ThreedayslaterJennifercamebackhome______.A.atsunriseB.atsunsetC.atnightD.atmidday52.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseThisthoughtmostprobablymean?A.TheideaofgoingbackhomE.B.Heranxietyaboutherparents.C.Thefeelingofbeingwarminherfavoritesweater.D.Thefeelingofgettingbackhomesafely.53.Herfatherdidn’ttakecareofthegardenbecause______.A.hewasbusylookingforherB.hehadtolookafterhiswifeC.hewasnotstrictwithhisjobD.henolongerenjoyedworkinginthegarden54.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.InfactJennifer’smotherhadbeensickfordays.B.AsJenniferwalkedtowardshomeshebecameincreasinglyscareD.C.Whenshefoundthegardendesertedsherealizedshewaswrong.D.HavingexperiencedalotoutsideJenniferfelthomewassafestforher.
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SuHuaisstudyingatCambridgeUK.Shehasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsecurity安全.HerfriendKatefoundthisarticleandsentittoher.IntroductionAlotofcrimeisagainstbicycles.About150000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfounD.Youcanpreventthishappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.BasicSecurityDonotleaveyourbicycleinout-of-the-wayplaces.AlwayslockyourbicyclewhenyouleavE.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandtakethemwithyouforexamplelightsandsaddles车座.LocksGetagoodlock.Therearemanydifferenttypesintheshops.Buyonethathasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshop.MarkingSecuritymarkingyourbikecanactasadeterrenttoathief.ItcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicyclE.Itshouldbeclearlywrittenandincludeyourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumber.ThiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicyclE.RegistrationThereareanumberofcompanieswhowillsecuritymarkyourbicycleforyou.TheywillthenputyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsontheircomputerdatabasE.Thenifyourbicycleisfounditwillbeeasytocontactyou.FinallyKeeparecordofthebicycleyourself:itsmakemodelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebelongstoyou.67.Whichpartofthetextgivesyouinformationonhowtolockupyourbicyclewhenyouleaveit?A.Locks.B.Marking.C.Registration.D.BasicSecurity.68.Theunderlinedphraseactasadeterrenttoathiefmeans______.A.helpyourecognizeyourbikeB.helpthepolicefindyourbicycleC.stopsomeonestealingyourbicycleD.stopyouworryingaboutyourbike69.Thearticleadvisesyoutokeeparecordofyourbicycle_______.A.inthebikeshopandyourcomputerB.inthepolicestationandasecuritycompanyC.inasecuritycompanyandyouruniversityD.byyourselfandinasecuritycompany70.Themainpurposeofthisarticleis_________.A.totellyouwhattodoifyourbicycleisstolenB.tosuggestwaysofkeepingyourbicyclesafeC.togiveyouadviceonwheretobuyagoodlockD.tosaywhyyoushouldn’tkeepyourbicycleinaquietplace
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贵州省大山中学2010届高三10月月考A.Itwasadarkandcoldnight.Thecardriverdidn’thaveevenonepassengerallday.Whenhewentbytherailwaystationhesawayoungmancomingoutwithtwobagsinhishands.SohequicklyopenedthedoorofthecarandaskedWheredoyouwanttogosir?TotheStarHoteltheyoungmananswereD.Whenthecardriverheardthathedidn’tfeelhappy.Theyoungmanwouldgivehimonlythreedollarsbecausethehotelwasnotfarfromtherailwaystation.ButsuddenlyhehadanideA.Hetookthepassengerthroughmanystreetsofthebigcity.Afteralongtimethecarfinallyarrivedatthehotel.Youshouldpaymefifteendollarsthecardriversaidtotheyoungman.What!Fifteendollars?DoyouthinkI’mafool?OnlylastweekItookacarfromtherailwaystationtothissamehotelandIonlygavethedriverthirteendollars.IknowhowmuchIhavetopayforthetrip.Iwon’tpayyouonedollarmorethanIpaidtotheothercardriverlastweek.56.Whichofthefollowingistrue?____________Theyoungmanwentpasttherailwaystation.TheyoungmanwasworkingintherailwaystationTheyoungmanhadjustgotoffatrain.TheyoumanwaswaitingforhisfriendtherE.57.Whatdoyouthinkofthecardriver?__________Hewasaniceandcleverman.B.HelikedtoworkveryharD.C.HewasgoodatdrivingD.Hewasnotanhonestperson.58.Thedriverfeltvery_____whenhesawtheyoungmancomingoutoftherailwaystation.A.sadB.sorryC.happyD.worried59.Fromthepassageweknowthattheyoungman__________.A.knewclearlyhowfaritwasfromthestationtothehotel.B.Hadbeentothehotelseveraltimes.C.Didn’twanttostayinthiscity.D.Mustbeastrangeranddidn’tknowthecityverywell.60Thedrivertookthepassengerthroughmanystreetssoasto_________.A.maketheyoungmanhappyB.lettheyoungmanthinkitwasveryfarfromthestationtothehotel.C.Lettheyoungmanhaveagoodlookatthecity.D.Getmorethantwentydollars.
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Itisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infactitseemsthatalittlemorecourtesycouldsavebusinesses£5billioneveryyear.Frequentlyhearingthephrasethankyouorwelldonemeansthesametostaffasamodestpayriseresearcherssay.Praiseandencouragementalsomakesemployeesmorelikelytoworkhardandstayintheirjobssavingonthecostoffindingreplacements.Athirdof1000workerssurveyedbyconsultingfirmWhiteWaterStrategiessaidtheydidnotgetthankedatallwhentheydidwell―andafurtherthirdsaidtheywerenotthankedenough.Inbothcasesstaffsaidtheyfeltundervaluedmeaningtheywerelesslikelytoexertthemselvesandweremorelikelytolookforemploymentelsewhere.Thenetresultisaround£5.2billioninlostproductivityfromemployeeswhowouldraisetheirgameiftheyfeltmoreappreciatedWhiteWaterclaimedAccordingtothecompanypraisingstaffhasthesamemotivationalkickasa1percentpayrise―andworksoutmuchcheaperforbosses.Threeoutoffouremployeessaidthatregularacknowledgementbytheirbosswasimportanttothembutonlyaquartersaidtheywereactuallygivenasmuchpraiseastheyfelttheyneeded.Thesurveyfoundthatthoseinblue-collarandmanualjobswerelesslikelytobegivenanyrecognitionfordoingwell.InregionaltermsScottishstafffeltmostundervalued.Fouroutoftenworkerssaidtheywereneverthankedandeightoutoftensaidtheywouldlikemorepraise.HoweverworkersintheNorth-Eastarelessimpressedbybeingbutteredupbythebossasonly69percentsaidtheyfelttheneedtobetoldwelldoneregularly.OlderemployeesandwomenneedthemostreassuranceaccordingtopsychologistAverilLeimonadirectorofWhiteWaterStrategies.Shesaidthatwordsofpraisedidmorethancreateapleasantplacetowork―theycouldevenboostprofits.51.Thefirstparagraphmeansthat_________.A.employeesaskforhighpayinsteadofhearingthankyouorwelldoneB.bossesalwaysthinkhighlyoftheiremployees’workC.bosses’praiseandencouragementareimportanttoworkersD.bossesshouldpraisetheirworkersfromtimetotime52.Whydidn’tbossesgivetheirStaffenoughpraiseandencouragement?A.MostbossesfeelitunnecessaryB.Mostworkersdidn’tworkhardenough.C.ThiswasnotwhatthestaffwantD.Thepassagedoesn’tmentionit53.Accordingtotiffspassagethemajorityofstafffelt______________.A.therewerethankedenoughB.theywereundervaluedC.theygotsatisfactorypayD.theydidn’tneedencouragement54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Blue-collarandmanualworkersneedmoreregularacknowledgementbytheirbosses.B.AthirdoftheworkerssurveyedbyWhiteWaterStrategiesnevergotthankedatallwhentheydidwell.C.Oldemployeesandwomendonotneedtobeappreciatedasmuchastheyoung.D.Fewerthan30%ofScotiishfeltthattheynevergotthanked.55.Themainideaofthepassageisthat___________.A.praiseandencouragementmayhelpemployeesworkbetterB.workersarealwaysdemandingmorepraiseandencouragementC.bossesinScotlandusuallypraiseandencouragetheirstaffenoughD.ifundervaluedemployeeswillcertainlylookforemploymentelsewhere
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GrowingupintheUSAIwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglishshewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteensheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasher.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker股票经纪人.IsaidinayoungvoicethatwasnotveryconvincingThisisMrs.Tan.AndmymotherwasstandingbesidemewhisperingloudlyWhyhedon’tsendmecheekalreadytwoweeklonE.AndtheninperfectEnglishIsaid:I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksagobutithasn’tarriveD.Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragainIcan’ttolerateanymoreexcusE.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediatelyIamgoingtospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-facedmymothertherealMrs.TanwasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenagermymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedmE.ButnowIseeitdifferently.Tomemymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclearperfectlynatural.ItismymothertonguE.HerlanguageasIhearitisvividdirectandfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthingsexpressedideasandmadesenseoftheworlD.67.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewastooshytospeakclearlyB.Shecouldn’tmakeherselfunderstooD.C.ShewasnotanativeAmericaD.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish68FromParagraph2weknowthattheauthorwas.A.goodatpretendingB.unwillingtophoneforhermotherC.readytohelphermotherD.rudetootherpeople69.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall.A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.telephonethestockbroker’smanagerC.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyD.theyfailedtogetthecheck70.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish.A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakersB.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakersC.hasaverybadreputationinAmericaD.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica
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Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecissionsonewayoranother.Choicewearegiventobelieveisaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworldinrichandpoorcountrieschoiceisaluxurysomethingwonderfulbuthardtogetnotaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoicesthewholesystemismerelyanillusionafalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisershopingtoselltheirproducts.Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slifE.BuyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimplE.EasyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeopleendingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingawayorjustbuyinganubsuitableitemthatitisnotreallywanteD.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneedeD.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionalslifestyleinstructorsoradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblembutthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.ProductsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttimE.Thetypicalexampleiscomputerswhicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething:nochoicenoanxiety.60.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?A.TheexerciseofrightsisaluxuryB.ThepracticeofchoiceisdifficultC.TherightofchoiceisgivenbutatapriceD.Choiceandrightexistatthesametime61.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A.ProfessionalsfindithardtodecideonssuitableproductB.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersusion.C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.D.CompaniesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoicE.62.Byusingcomputersasanexampletheauthorwantstoprove.A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeoplE.B.productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarketC.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryD.everydaygoodsneedstobereplacedoften63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThevarietyofchoicesinmodernsocietyB.Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountriesC.TheproblemabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoodsD.Thehelplessnessinpurchingdecisions
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Fourthingsareneededtobuildasmallrooftopgardentogrowvegetables.Onethingisaroofthatcansupporttheweight.Anotherisgrasscuttings.Thethirdthingisasheetofplasticonwhichtospreadthecutgrass.AndthelastthingisaboxabouteightcentimetersdeepandmadeoutoffourpiecesofwooD.Onceyouaresuretheroofisgoodcutandcollectsomegrass.Thenlaydowntheplasticwherethegardenboxwillgo.Thefour-sidedboxcanbeaslongandaswideasneedeD.PlacetheboxontopofthesheetofplastiC.Thenfillitwiththecutgrass.Nextaddwaterandwalkonthecuttingstopressthemdown.Afteraboutthreeweekstherooftopgardenisreadyforplanting.Puttheseedsdirectlyintothewetgrasscuttings.ThisgardenisagoodplacetogrowpeastomatoesbeansonionsandlettucE.Iftheboxisdeepenoughpotatoesandcarrotswillalsogrow.Itisimportanttokeepthegrasswetuntiltheplantsbegintogrow.Whentheplantsaregrowingtheywillneedwateringeverydayunlessthereisrain.Andtheywillneedsomeliquidfertilizer.Ifyoucangetchickenwasteyoucanmakeyourownliquidfertilizer.Putthechickenmanureinaclothbag.Thenputthebaginabigcontainerofwater.Afteraboutoneweekthewaterbecomesagoodliquidfertilizer.Rooftopgardensneedalotofwater.Alsoseedsandnewplantsmustbeprotectedfrominsectsandbirds.Rooftopgardensareincreasinglypopularandnotjusttogrowvegetables.Theykeepbuildingscoolerinthesunsotheysaveenergy.Theycanalsoextendtheusefullifeofaroof.Rooftopgardensalsoreducetherunoffofstormwaterandhelpcleantheair.PlustheyaddbeautyandgivebirdsandinsectsinthecityaniceplacetolivE.57.WhichisNOTneededtobuildasmallrooftopgardenaccordingtothepassage?A.A.roof.B.A.sheetofplastiC.C.A.woodenbox.D.Somewetsoil.58ChoosetherightorderofeventsgiveninthepassagE.A.placetheboxoverthesheetofplasticB.putdownthesheetofplasticC.filltheboxwiththecutgrassD.preparesomegrasscuttingsE.waterandwalkonthegrasscuttingsA.E.B.C.A.D.B.E.B.A.C.D.C.D.B.A.C.E.D.B.A.C.D.E.59.Whichofthefollowingisamongthebenefitsofarooftopgarden?A.Itcanprovideahomeforbirdsandinsects.B.Itcankeepthebuildingswet.C.Youcansaveplentyofdrinkingwater.D.Youcangetsomefreeliquidfertilizer.60.Thepurposeofthiswritingisto______.A.persuadeB.entertainC.informD.sell
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EveryonelovesAdventureland!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexploreenjoyandadmiretheirwonders.EveryvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperiencE.Youwillgoawayenrichedlongingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?TheTravelPavilionExploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobeforeandexperiencedifferentwaysoflifE.VisittheAmazonjunglevillagetheTurkishmarkettheTaifloatingmarkettheBerbermountainhouseandothers.TalktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlivesandthingstheymakE.Youcantrymakingacarpetmakingnetsfishing...TheFutureTowerThisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe'llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator模拟装置fortheJourneytoMars!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelionsgiraffeselephantsinthewilD.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytoseE.ThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventurelanD.Runoutoffilmneedsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymorevisitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.64.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors_______.A.realizetheimportanceoftravellingB.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountriesC.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnetsD.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworld65.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehomewherewillyoumostlikelygo?A.ThePyramiD.B.TheNaturePark.C.TheFutureTower.D.TheTravelPvilion.
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CanweturnnegativethoughtslikeIneverdoanythingrightintopositiveoneslikeIcansucceed?Istherepowerinpositivethinking?ResearchersinCanadajustpublishedastudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencethatsaystryingtogetpeopletothinkmorepositivelycanactuallyhavetheoppositeeffect:itcansimplyemphasizehowunhappytheyare.Thestudy’sauthorsJoanneWoodandJohnLeeoftheUniversityofWaterlooandElainePerunovicoftheUniversityofNewBrunswickbeginbyreferringtoolderresearchshowingthatwhenpeoplegetfeedbackwhichtheybelieveisoverlypositivetheyactuallyfeelworsenotbetter.IfyoutellyourfriendthathemaybeanEinsteinyou’rejustunderlininghisfaults.Inone1990sexperimentateamincludingpsychologistJoelCooperofPrincetonaskedparticipantstowritepassagesopposingfundingforthedisabled.Whentheywerelaterpraisedfortheirsympathytheyfeltevenworseaboutwhattheyhadwritten.InthisexperimentWoodLeeandPerunovicmeasured68students’self-esteem自尊.Theparticipantswerethenaskedtowritedowntheirthoughtsandfeelingsforfourminutes.Every15secondsonegroupofstudentsheardabell.WhenitrangtheyweresupposedtotellthemselvesIamlovable.Thosewithlowself-esteemdidn’tfeelbetteraftertheexperiment.Infacttheirmoodsturnedsignificantlydarkerthanthoseofmembersofthecontrolgroupwhoweren’turgedtothinkpositivethoughts.Thepaperprovidessupportfornewerformsofpsychotherapy心理治疗thaturgepeopletoaccepttheirnegativethoughtsandfeelingsratherthanfightthem.Inthefightingwenotonlyoftenfailbutcanmakethingsworse.Meditation静思techniquesonthecontrarycanteachpeopletoputtheirshortcomingsintoalargemorerealisticperspective视野.Callitthepowerofnegativethinking.78.TheCanadianresearchersfindthat_____.A.encouragingpositivethinkingmaydomoreharmthangoodB.therecanbenosimplecureforpsychologicalproblemsC.unhappypeoplecannotthinkpositivelyD.thepowerofpositivethinkingislimited79.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyyou’rejustunderlininghisfaultsLine4Para3?A.Youarenottakinghismistakesseriouslyenough.B.Youarepointingoutthemistakeshehasmade.C.Youareemphasizingthefactthatheisnotclever.D.Youaretryingtomakehimfeelbetterabouthisfaults.80.WhatdowelearnfromtheexperimentofWoodLeeandPerunovic?A.Itisimportantforpeopletocontinuallyimprovetheirself-esteem.B.Thinkingpositivelycanbringapositivechangetoone’smood.C.Peoplewithlowself-esteemseldomwritedowntheirtruefeelings.D.Forcingapersontothinkpositivethoughtsmaylowertheirself-esteem.81.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Theeffectsofpositivethinkingvaryfrompersontoperson.B.Meditationmayprovetobeagoodformofpsychotherapy.C.Differentpeopletendtohavedifferentwaysofthinking.D.Peoplecanavoidmakingmistakesthroughmeditation.
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TheSpringFestivalisthebiggestfestivalforChinesepeopleallaroundtheworlD.Thecelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.Thereisalottodo.OntheeveoftheSpringFestivalfamilymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.Theirfavouritedishonthisdayisdumplings.DaysbeforetheSpringFestivalfamilieswillcleantheirhomes.Peoplethinkcleaningsweepsawaybadluck.Itmakesthehousereadyforgoodluck.ThecolourrediseverywhereduringtheSpringFestival.PeoplethinkredisahappycolourandwillbringthemabrightfuturE.Peoplewearredtoo.Theydecoratetheirhomeswithpiecesofredpaper.Kidsgetalotofhongbao.Itisaredpaperbagwithmoneyinit.Usuallyolderpeoplegiveyoungeroneshongbao.Theythinkitbringsgoodluck.TheSpringFestivalisthetimetomakeeverybodyhappy.Sodon'tsayanybadwordsordoanythingthatwillbringunhappinesstootherpeoplE.Forinstanceyou'dbetternotsayanybadwordslikedeath.Don'tbreakanything.Peoplethinkthatitmeansyourluckisrunning_out.Alsodon'tborroworlendmoneyonthesedays.IfyouhaveborrowedmoneyreturnitbeforetheSpringFestival.1.HowlongdoesthecelebrationoftheSpringFestivallast?A.Onlyoneday.B.Twodays.C.15days.D.Oneweek.2.WhatdomostpeopledoontheeveoftheSpringFestival?A.Familymembersgatherforabigmeal.B.Friendseatdumplingstogether.C.Theyborrowmoneyfromfriends.D.Theygiveeachotherhongbao.3.WhichofthefollowingthingsisNOTsupposedtohappenduringtheSpringFestival?A.ReturningmoneybeforetheSpringFestival.B.Sayingwordsthathavetodowithdeath.C.Wearingredclothes.D.Decoratinghouseswithredpaper.4.Theunderlinedphraserunningoutinthesixthparagraphprobablymeans______.A.跑出去B.打碎C.耗尽D.离开5.WecantellfromthestorythattheSpringFestivalis______.A.atimeofharvestandfunB.celebratedforonewholemonthC.onlycelebratedinChinaD.atimeforfamiliestogettogether
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A.problemhasbeentroublingmeandIwouldliketoshareitwithyou.Weseemtobelivinginahugelydifficultsituation.AndIdon’tknowifthereisasolution.Iamnotevensurethatitisaproblembuthereitis.Let’sbeginbylookingattheworldsituation.Wehavearguedthatwarsmustbegivenup.Butmoderntechnologieshavebroughtustothepointwhereweaponsofmassdestructionarebecomingeasierandcheapertomake.Nowtheyareinthepossessionofafewlargemilitarypowers.Beforelongitislikelythatothernationswillalsohavetheabilitytodevelopandusetheseterribleweapons.Ifthishappensorwhenthishappensmanynationshavetheabilitytodestroyothernationsandothernationsprobablywillhavetimeforretaliatory报复性的strikes.Undertheseconditionstherecanbenowinnersonlylosers.Inspiteoftheterribleinternationalsituationinourdailylivesweplacethehighestvalueonwinning.Wearetaughtthateverybodylovesawinnerandthatwinningiseverything.Oursportsteamsaretoldthattheymustwin.Ourentertainmentcultureisbasedonwinning.Contestsareheldtodeterminethewinner.ThisbecomesamatteroflocalandnationalpridE.Wearetaughttowin.InAmericaandinotherwesternnationschildrenandadultsaretaughtthattobesuccessfultheymustwin.Ofcoursewhentherearewinnerstheremustalsobelosers.Weareconditionedtobeeitherwinnersorlosers.Whentherearewinners.Therearelosers.Thereisnothinginbetween.Thisiswhatwearetaught.ItispartofourwesternculturE.Ourwesternsocietiespraisewinning.Theydonotconsiderimpasse平局asachoice.A.tiegameforexampleissaidtobelikekissingyousister.ItpleasesnooneInmostofoursportsgameswehaveadditionalperiodsoftimeinordertoavoidatiegame.Infootballitiscalledsuddendeath.Evenourlanguageisfullofwordsagainsttiegames.Wecallsuchgamesdeadlocks困局orstalemates僵局.60.Whatworriestheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A.Tryingtobewinners.B.DevelopingterribleweaponsC.DestroyingtheworldD.Retaliatorystrikes.61.Theauthorthinksthepresentworldsituationis_____A.peacefulB.seriousC.encouragingD.astonishing62.What’sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.Thereareonlywinnersinourdailylives.B.Everyonemustwininourdailylives.C.WeareforcedtowininourdailylivesD.Inourdailyliveswinnersarevaluedmost.63.Theunderlinedpartkissingyoursisterprobablyhasthesamemeaningas________A.interestingB.uninterestingC.excitingD.wrong
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MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayparksinceIwasfouryearsolD.Thenjustlastyearthecityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing用推土机推平thetreesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozersIaskedmyselfWhydon'ttheyjustleaveitaloneLookingbackIthinkwhatsentencedtheparktooblivion被遗忘wasthedrought旱灾wehadaboutfouryearsago.UpuntilthenSouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalksclimbedthetreesandswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.TheparkwasalmostlikemyownyarD.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschangeD.Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktreesandprettysoonthetreesstarteddyingtoo.NexttheparkswimmingpoolwascloseD.ThecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkepttheparkandprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymorE.Asthedroughtlastedintothefalltheparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soontheonlypeopleintheparkwerebeggarsandotherpeopledownontheirluck.Peoplesaiddrugswerebeingsoldortradedtherenow.TheparkhadgottenscaryandmymothertolduskidsnottogothereanymorE.Thedroughtfinallyendedandthingsseemedtogetbacktonormalthatiseverythingbutthepark.Ithadgottenintosuchbadshapethatthecityjustletitstaythatway.ThenaboutsixmonthsagoIheardthatthecitywasgoingtoredevelopcertainwornoutareasofthecity.Itturnedoutthatthecityhadplannedtogetridoftheparksellthelandandletsomeonebuildrowsofapartmentbuildingsonit.Thechainlinkfencingandthebulldozersdidtheirwork.Nowweliveacrossthestreetfromsixrowsofapartmentbuildings.Eachofthemisthreeunitshighandstretchesablockineachdirection.Theneighborhoodhaschangedwithoutthepark.ThestreetsIusedtoplayinarejammedwithcarsnow.Thingswillneverbethesameagain.Sometimes_I_wonderthoughwhat_changes_another_drought_would_make_in_the_way_things_are_today.59.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhesawthefenceandbulldozers?A.ScareD.B.ConfuseD.C.Upset.D.Curious.60.Whywasthewritertoldnottogototheparkbyhismother?A.Itwasbeingrebuilt.B.Itwasdangerous.C.ItbecamecrowdeD.D.Ithadturnedintoadesert.61.Accordingtothewriterwhateventuallybroughtaboutthedisappearanceofthepark?A.Thedrought.B.ThecrimE.C.Thebeggarsandtherubbish.D.Thedecisionsofthecity.62.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthatifanotherdroughtcame________.A.thesituationwouldbemuchworseB.peoplewouldhavetodeserttheirhomesC.thecitywouldbefullypreparedinadvanceD.thecitywouldhavetoredeveloptheneighborhood
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Toomanypeoplewantotherstobefriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastlong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerulesbehonestbegenerousbeunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumayloseyourfriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.YoudonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothesofcoursE.Insteadyouhavetolearnhowtosharethingsyouenjoylikeyourhobbiesandyourinterests.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.ThesecanbeveryvaluabletoafrienD.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowbetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbethefirststepinsolvingtheproblem.SoafriendmustlistenandunderstanD.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.NotwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalikE.Buttruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpracticehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.41.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AfriendinNeedisaFriendIndeedB.HowtobeaFrienD.C.HonestyistheMostImportantQuality.D.threeImportantPointsinLifE.42.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastlongbecause________.A.somepeopledon’ttreatfriendshipseriouslyB.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriendsC.somepeopleonlyreceivefriendshipbutdon’tgivefriendshipbackD.theydon’tsharetheirlunchmoney43.Tobeafriendyoumust________.A.behonestgenerousandunderstandingB.giveyourclothestoyourfriendC.giveyourmoneytoyourfriendD.helpyourfriendtodoeverything
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Todaywehavethesecondreportexplaininghowtopreparefishbydryingorsmokingthem.Wetalkedlastweekaboutthefirststepsofcleaningandsaltingfreshlycaughtfish.Todryfishyouwillneedeitheradryingtableoraplacetohangthem.IfatableisuseditshouldhaveatopmadeofwirescreenorthinpiecesofwoodwithspacebetweeneachpiecE.LaythecleanedwetsaltedfishontopofthetablE.Donotletthemtoucheachother.Besurethataircanreachthefishfromallsides.ForbestresultsputthedryingtableunderatreE.Turnthefishovereveryotherday.Smallfishwilldryinaboutthreedaysiftheairisdry.Largefishwilltakeaweekortendaystodry.Afterthefishhavedriedplacetheminabasket.Coverthemwithcleanpaperorlargeleaves.ThenputthebasketinacooldryplaceoffthegrounD.Makesureasmuchofthesaltwateraspossibleisremovedbeforeyousmokethefish.Thesmokingcanbedoneinalargeroundmetalcontainer.Removethetopofthedrumandcutasmallopeningononesideatthebottom.Coverthetopwithastrongwirescreenwhereyouputthefish.Buildasmallfireinthedrumbyreachinginthroughtheopeningatthebottom.WoodfromfruittreesmakesgoodfuelforyourfirE.ItwillgivethesmokedfishgoodcolorandtastE.OnewaytogetalotofsmokeistousegreenwoodnotdriedwooD.YoushouldsmokethefishforfivedaysorlongerifyouplantokeepthemforalongtimE.AfterthatwrapthemincleanpaperputthefishinbasketsandkeeptheminacooldryplaceoffthegrounD.64.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4wecanlearnthat.A.peopleprefertodryfishunderatreeB.fishdon’ttastebestiftheyareoutsideC.underatreeistheonlyplaceforyoutodryfishD.fishtastebestiftheyaredriedoutofbrightsunlight65.TheunderlinedworditParagraph9refersto.A.thewoodB.thefuelC.thefireD.thesmoke66.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Tosmokefishyouhavetosaltthefishfirst.B.Smokedfishcanonlybekeptinabasket.C.You’dbetterusedriedwoodtosmokefish.D.Smokedfishtastebetterthandriedfish.67.IndryingorsmokingfishthefollowingtoolsarementionedinthepassageEXCEPT.A.wirescreenB.spoonC.basketD.wood
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ThishotelinthetreesisfamousintheworlD.Peop1ewhoknowverylittleaboutKenyaknowofTreetops.WhenKingGeorgeVIdiedPrincessElizabethwasstayingontheTreetopsandwhenshecamedownfromthereShesucceededinasthequeenofthecountry.ThishotelinthemiddleoftheforestshowsthepleasureofAfricA.WhenyouvisitityouwillbesentintotheheartoftheforestbyhotelbusesandthenaguidewithaguntoprotectyouagainstbiggamewillgowithyoutotheTreetops.Beforeandafterdinnerforthewholenightifyouwishyoucansitonthecorridorwatchinganimalscometothewaterpool.TheearliesthotelTreetopswasbuiltroundalargetreeontheoppositesideofthewaterbutthatwasdestroyedbyfireandthenewhotelTreetopswhichisbuiltroundseveraltreesismuchbigger.ThediningroomatTreetopsissmallandthewaiterscannotwalkroundtoserveguestsacleverrailwayservicehasbeeninventeD.Gueststaketheirfoodasitpassesslowlyinfrontofthemalongalineinthecenterofthetable.TherearemanyanimalsaroundtheTreetops.Whenyouvisitthemyoucansee:---Animalsandtheirbabiesarewaitingtogreettheguests.---AnimalsenjoyingtheTreetopspoolinthedaylight.---Alongbodiedlongringtailedveryactivecat-likeanimalisaspecialonecomingoutatnight.Hehuntsandeatsanythinghecanoverpowerandisverydestructive.HelivesinthetreesatTreetops.Hecomesforhisfoodeveryevening.Donotgettooneartohimashisteethandclawscandoyouharm.Theseanimalscanbetrainedandbecomelovelypets.---Someotheranimalswhohaveathickcoatingoffurtokeepthemwarminthecoldforestnights.---ManybuffaloescomingtotheTreetopsforwaterandsaltduringthedayornight.45.Shesucceededinbecomingthequeenofthecountry.Inthissentencesucceededmeans_______.A.didwhatshewastryingtodoB.gainedherpurposeC.gotapositiononthedeathoftheKingD.completedaneasytask46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecat-likeanimaldescribedinthepassageisNOTtrue?A.Itcomesforfoodonlyatnight.B.ItlivesinthetreesatTreetops.C.Itsteethandclawscandopeopleharm.D.Itcancatchanyotheranimalintheforest.47.Accordingtothepassage.Treetopsisfamousintheworldbecause________.A.itshowsthepleasureofAmericaB.PrincessElizabethgottothecrownwhencomingdownfromthereC.itisbuiltroundseveraltreesD.therearemanyanimalsthatcanbetrainedandbecomelovelypets48.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheguests________.A.shouldnotplaygamesontheTreetopsB.couldnotsitonthecorridoratnightC.couldenjoytheirdinnerinthediningroomD.shouldkeepoffthecat-likeanimals
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DrWisemanstartedthelaughlabprojectinSeptember2001.Itisthelargeststudyofhumor.Participants参加者areinvitedtologontothelaughlabwebsitegiveafewpersonaldetailstelltheirfavoritejokesandjudgethejokestoldbyotherpeoplE.Theprojectwilllastforayearandtheorganizershopetofinallydiscovertheworld’sfunniestjokE.ButthereisalsoaseriouspurposE.Theresearcherswanttoknowwhatpeoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.Andtheywanttofindoutthedifferencesbetweenthemaleandfemalesenseofhumor.Theideaisthatifwewanttounderstandeachotherwehavetofindoutwhatmakesuslaugh.Thisisasubjectthathaslonginterestedpsychologists心理学家andphilosophers哲学家.Mostofthetimepeoplearenotcompletelyhonest.Wedothingsthatsocietyexpectsustoandsaythingsthathelpusgetwhatwewant.ButlaughingcannotbecontrolleD.Whenwelaughwetellthetruthaboutourselves.ByDecember2001over10000jokeshadbeensubmitteD.Thisgavethescientistsenoughevidence证据tomakeearlyconclusions.ItseemsthatmenandwomendohavedifferentsensesofhumorforinstancE.OurfindingsshowthemajordifferencesinthewaysinwhichmalesandfemalesusehumorsaidDr.Wiseman.Malesusehumortoappearsuperior优越tootherswhilewomenaremoreskilledinlanguagesandpreferwordplay.Researchersalsofoundthattherereallyissuchathingasanationalsenseofhumor.theBritishenjoywhatisusuallycalledtoilethumor.ButtheFrenchliketheirjokesshortandsharp:You’reahighpricedlawyer.Willyouanswertwoquestionsfor$500?Yes.What’sthesecondquestion?TheGermansarefamousfornothavingasenseofhumor.ButthesurveyfoundthatGermanparticipantsweremorelikelytofindsubmittedjokesfunnythananyothernationality.Perhapsthatprovesthepoint.Isthisjokefunny?Idon’tknowbutlet’ssayyesjusttobesafE.DrWisemanandhisworkmatesalsosubmittedjokescreatedbycomputer.Butnoneofthosewhotookpartinthesurveyfoundanyofthemamusing.Perhapsthisisrelief.Computersalreadyseemliketheycandoeverything.Atleasttheyshouldleavethefunnystufftous.67.Scientiststartedthelaughlabproject________A.tofindthefunniestjokeinEuropeancountriesB.toknowwhatfunnypeoplearefromdifferentnationsandculturesC.tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenthemaleandfemalesenseofhumorD.togetmorepersonaldetailsaboutparticipants68.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.mostofthepeoplealloverheworldarecompletelyhonestB.psychologistsandphilosopherstakeinterestinthelaughlabprojectC.ordinarypeoplearenotinterestedinthelaughlabprojectatallD.peopletellthetruthaboutthemselvesonlywhentheylaugh69.ThewritergavetheexamplesoftheBritishtheFrenchandtheGermans________.A.toshowthatFrenchpeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorB.toprovetheBritishpeoplehaveasenseoftoilethumorC.toshowpeoplefromdifferentnationshavedifferentsensesofhumorD.toprovethattheGermanshavenosenseofhumor70.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thejokesbycomputerarelessfunnythanthosebyhumans.B.TheGermanscannotfindthesubmittedjokesamusing.C.Malesarebetteratwordplaycomparedwithwomen.D.Femalesliketousehumortoshowthattheyaresuperior.
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―61―OfcoursE.Differentjobsneedpeoplewithdifferentcharacters.―Couldyougivemeanexample?―Yeah.62Howeveranextremelyindependentoneisn’t―Almostright!AndIthinkthereissomemoral道德的conductallpeopleshouldhaveatwork.―63―Respectdutyfairnesshonestyandsoon.―Itseemsthattheyareallimportant.Butit’sreallyhardtohaveallofthegoodmoralconduct.―64Butfirstlyyoushouldtreatthepersonwhomyouworkwithwithkindnessandrespect.Thenyoushouldlearntobebraveandcareful.―65―Yes.―IfsoI’llhaveatry.A.Nodoubtaboutit.B.Whatisit?C.Absolutely!WemustbedependablE.D.You’dbettergetalongwellwitheveryonE.E.Doyouthinkthecharacterplaysanimportantroleinone’scareer?F.ThenI’llberated评价asapricelessdiamondbymyboss?G.Youseeaneasy-gingpersonissuitableforteamwork.
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MyfriendgotmarrieD.Hismothercarriedtwobagsofcottonfromthecountrysidebybusandtraintohiscity.AfterarrivingatthecitytherewasstillalongwaytohishousewithoutanybuspassingbythehousE.Hismotherwalkedtohishomebreathlesslyfor40minuteswithouttakingataxiinordertosavemoney.Myfriendfeltbitteraswellasfunnyathismother’sdeeds.HepointedtothecashmereandsilkquiltsandsaidSolongasyouhavemoneyyoucanbuyanythinginthesupermarket.Thereisnoneedforyoutocarrysomuchcottonhereinsuchalongway.ButhismotherinsistedandsaidThecottonofthisyearislightandwarmth-keeping.Haveatryandyouwillknow!Maybeeveryparentisthesamecaringfortheirchildrenwithstubbornlovewithoutcaringaboutwhethertheyknoworlikeit.ThisearlyspringIwenttovisitmygrandmother.Wehaddrybeansstew炖菜eggplantsaladbarsauceradish酱萝卜条forourdinnerallofwhichweredriedbymygrandmotherlastautumnandtastedwonderful.Ilovedthedishestomyheart’scontentandcouldnothelppraisingthemagainandagain.AfterafewdaysmygrandmotherwhoseldomvisiteduscametomyhomeandunpackedherbagsmilinglytakingoutbagsofdriedeggplantsdriedbeansanddriedvegetablE.ShetoldmethatIleftsohastilylasttimethatsheforgottogivemesomeofthesefoodssoshetookthischancetobringmewhatIlikeD.IwasspeechlessatthattimE.Duetomycasualcomplimentaryherfoodmygrandmotheranearly70-year-oldladybytakingthreebusesfromthewestofthecitytotheeastcametomyhomewiththefoodIlikeD.Butshewasbus-sickinlifeandevenseldomwentstrollinginthestreet.Myprettygirlfriendhadafailedmarriageinthepast.Afterdivorceherparentsshedthedeepestprotectionandcaretoherbyhelpingherattendtothechildandofferingfinancialaids.Herparents’lovemadeherpullherselftogetherandforgotthemanwhohadhurtherbeforE.Nonethelessherfatheranhonestanduprightoldmanafterhearinghisex-son-in-lawgotpromotedinhiscompanyfeltterrificallyirritatedandwenttohiscompanytoquestionhisbosswhyaphilanderingmanwithcorruptconductscouldgetpromoteD.Thewholeofficefellintoamessimmediatelyandmanystaffjustwatchedonthesidelines.SomepeopleevenwhisperedlightlyItisaneweranowandtherelationshipbetweenmenandwomenisveryopen.Noonewouldcareaboutthatanymore!Theoldmanstoodsilentlyintheofficewithhishandsshiveringandeyestearing.ThatnightmygirlfriendcriedheavilyinfrontofmE.Iaskedherwhetheritwasherfather’sstupiddeedsthatmadeherfeelhumiliateD.Butshesaidthatshefeltguiltyforherdadandthatthoughtherestofthewholeworldbetrayedherheroldfatherwouldstillbackherupandhelphergetthejusticeshedeservedjustaswhenshewasyoungandtheneighboringboygrabbedherballherfatherwouldgetitbackforher.HoweverthischangedworldwasnolongerthestageforheroldfatherandhisdeedsbecamefunnilyobsoletE.Noonemanagedtoseetherealandever-lastinglovetohisdaughterbehindhisseeminglyrudebehaviors.Nowwehavegrownupsomuchsothatwecouldsupportourfamilyandhaveourownchildren.Butinourparents’hearttheyarestillworriedthatwedonothavesufficientquiltsanddriedvegetables.Theywouldnotfeeltroubledtobringallthesetousregardlessoflongtoughjourney.Theyevenwouldnotlikeustosufferabitandtryallmeanstoprotectuswithoutcaringaboutwhetherwhattheydoisawkwardandstupidornot.Whointheworldwouldloveussodeeplyandrelentlesslywithoutaskingforanyrepay?Onlyourparents!41.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A.Thelovefromourparentsisrealanddeepthoughsometimesitdoesn'tappearso.B.Thelovefromourparentsisawkwardsometimeswhichisratherannoying.C.Childrenshouldappreciateparents'lovebecausetheirlifeissoharD.D.Theworldischangingsotheloveofparentsshouldchangetoo.42.Theunderlinedwordhumiliateintheeleventhparagraphmeans________.A.guiltyB.movedC.happyD.ashamed43.Howmanyexamplesofoldergeneration’slovearementionedinthepassage?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.four44.Aftertheauthor'sgirlfriend'sformerhusbandgotpromotedherfather_____.A.congratulatedhimB.madehisdaughtermarryhimagainC.hadaquarrelwithhimD.arguedwithhisboss45.Fromthepassagewecanlearntheauthor'sgrandmotheris___________.A.uprightandhonestB.lovingandtroublesomeC.thoughtfulandcarefulD.generousandactive
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TonyWrenchandhiswifeFaithwearingthetraditionalwoollyjackethavesetuptheirhomeintheshadowsofPreseliMountains.Theybuiltthehouseinthewinterof1997withthedreamoflivingwhattheycalllow-impactlives.TheirdreamistogetclosetonaturehavelittlepollutionandprovetheycanchangetheworlD.Buttheiractionwasstoppedalmostayearlaterbythelocalgovernment.Eventuallyanewruleaboutenvironmentprotectionwasbroughtandthegovernmentencouragedthecoupletocarryontheirlow-impactlives.Thecompletedhouseisbuiltaroundaframeof200firs冷杉木andmadeentirelyofnaturalmaterialsinastylethatispart-nativeAmericanpart-ancientCelt.Mr.Wrenchsaidthishousewasmorelikeasortoflargebasket.Themostexpensivepartofthebuildingwastherubber橡胶pond-linerfortheroofat£650—allinitcostagrandtotalof£3000thelaborbeingsuppliedbythecoupleandafewgoodfriends.Theideaistotrytomakethemostofthenaturalresourcesaroundthemreducingtheirimpactasmuchaspossibleontheenvironment.Electricityisgeneratedfromthreesolarpanelsontheroofandasmallwindmill.Foodismostlyhome-grown自产的andtheyevenmaketheirownwinefromavine藤ontheroof.Drinkingwatercomesfromthemountainstreamandhotwaterismoreorlesson-tapthroughaback-boilersystemfixeduptothebackofthefirebytheoldwhiskybarrel桶.WasteisdealtwithbybeingrottedwhichinturnprovidesfertilizerforthecornsandvegetablesetC..Theyarebynomeanstiredoflife;onthecontrarytheylikeit.Mr.Wrenchinparticularlikesnothingbetterthananicehotbath.TheywaitforenoughwindtochargethelaptopsotheycanwatchaDVDintheevening.Theirlifeisnotachallengeofexistence;theysay—justanattempttokeeptheirfootstepsontheplanetaslightaspossiblE.55.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Mr.Wrenchplannedtorunawinefactorywhenhewasyoung.B.Mr.WrenchandFaithlovetheirhouseandhavebeeninitfortwentyyears.C.Mr.WrenchandFaith’sbehavioroncewasforbiddenbythelocalgovernment.D.Mr.WrenchandFaithcan’twatchTVintheirhousebecausethere’snoelectricity.56.Fromthetextwelearnthatthecouple’shouse______.A.costthem3650poundsinallB.isonlymadeofabout200firsC.isnotstrongenoughtoresistthewindD.wasbuiltbythemandsomeoftheirfriends57.Thefoodthatthecoupleeatismostly______.A.producedbythemselvesB.boughtfromasupermarketC.offeredbythegovernmentD.grownontheroofoftheirhouse58.Accordingtothepassagethewasteis______.A.dealtwithtohelpcropsgrowbetterB.thrownawayC.burieddeeplyD.soldtootherfarmers
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山东省青岛市2010届高三上学期期中考试A.RecentlyIpaidavisittoHarvardUniversitywheretherearetopclassscientistsandprofessorsandthebestacademicsystemintheworlD.IwasprettyshockedwhenIfirststeppedontothecampus.Wellit'snotevenreallyacampus.It'smorelikeadistrictinasmalltown.Harvard'smainbuildingsarefromthe18thcentury.TheylookveryoldandsimplE.Youmightevensaythey'realittleshabby.Theydon'tfitthemodernideaofuniversityatall.ThebuildingsaresurroundedbygrassandtreessoIfeltasifIhadwalkedintoamedievalcastlE.ButwhenIlookedacrossthestreetbusyshopsandin-fashionstudentsmademefeellikeIwasinthe21stcenturyagain.Itcreatesastrongcontrastandbringsaspecialatmospheretotheschool.OurtourguideGarytookusaroundandtoldus:Youseethisgrassfieldinthecenteroftheschool?Hereiswheretheyhosttheirgraduationceremony.Theyjustsetuptentsandbenchesandhaveaverysimpleceremony.Unbelievable!Whowouldthinkthemosttalentedstudentsjustgraduateonthelawn?Isawsomestudentsputablanketonthegrassandliedowntoreadabook.WhenIlistenedtothesoftsoundofpagesturningalongwithchirpingofthebirdsIfeltverycalm.Therewasnocompetitivefeelingatall.Harvardhastheworld'sfirstcomputerinitssciencecenterandtherearehundredsofhigh-endcomputerstoo.Itsreligionandtheliteraturedepartmentsarealsoamongthebest.Itistheperfectmixoftraditionandnewtechnology.ItmakesHarvardaveryattractiveplacetostudyin.IhopeonedayI'llattendmydreamschool—HarvarD.56.Thearticleismainlyabout.A.theauthor'scampuslifeinHarvardB.theauthor'simpressionofHarvardC.Harvard'soldbuildingsD.theacademicsystematHarvard57.TheauthorwasmostimpressedbyaccordingtothearticlE.A.Harvard'smixoftraditionandnewtechnologyB.theclassesheldonbeautifullawnsatHarvardC.HarvardstudentsnottakingtheirgraduationceremonyseriouslyD.thefeelingofnotlivinginmodernsocietyonthecampus58.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.Harvardcampusisactuallyadistrictofabigcity.B.TherearenocompetitionsatHarvardUniversity.C.GraduationceremoniesarenotcomplexatHarvarD.D.AllHarvardbuildingsdatebacktothe18thcentury.59.AccordingtothearticleinwhichfieldsisHarvardtopintheworld?A.Literatureartsandlaw.B.Religionlawandarts.C.LiteratureartsandcomputersciencE.D.ReligioncomputerscienceandliteraturE.60.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheHarvardcampus?A.modernB.competitiveC.peacefulD.splendid
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Ifyouliveinacitywhereeveryonerushesrealizethatyoudon'thavetobelikeeveryoneelse.Youcanbedifferent.Ican'tgiveyouastep-by-stepguidetomovingslowerbutherearesomethingstoconsiderandperhapsadoptiftheyworkforyourlife.1.DolessCutbackonyourprojectsonyourtasklistonhowmuchyoutrytodoeachday.Focusnotonquantitybutonquality.Pick2or3importantthings-orevenjustoneimportantthing-andworkonthosefirst.2.HavefewermeetingsMeetingsareusuallyabigwasteoftimeandmakeyourush.Trytohaveblocksoftimewithnointerruptionssoyoudon'thavetorushfromonemeetingtoanother.3.GiveyourselftimetogetreadyandgetthereIfyou'reconstantlyrushingtoappointmentsorotherplacesyouhavetobeit'sbecauseyoudon'tallot分配enoughtimeinyourscheduleforpreparingandfortraveling.Padyourscheduletoallowtimeforthisstuff.Ifyouthinkitonlytakesyou10minutestogetreadyforworkoradateperhapsgiveyourself30to45minutessoyoudon'thavetoshaveinarushorputonmakeupinthecar.4.PracticebeingcomfortablewithsittingdoingnothingWhenpeoplehavetowaittheybecomeimpatientoruncomfortable.Trystandinginalineandjustwatchingandlisteningwpeoplearoundyou.Ittakespracticebutafterawhileyou’lldoitwithasmile.5.Realizethatifitdoesn'tgetdonethat'sOk.There'salwaystomorrow.AndyesIknowthat'safrustratingattitudeforsomeofyouwhodon'tlikelazinessorlivingwithoutfirmdeadlinesbutit'salsoreality.Theworldlikelywon'tendifyoudon'tgetthattaskdonetoday.Yourbossmightgetmadbutthecompanywon'tcollapseandthelifewillinevitablygoon.Trythesethingsout.Lifeisbetterwhenunrushed.Rememberthequote:Ifnaturecangeteverythingdonewithoutrushingsocanyou.56.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Howtogiveoutourlife?B.Hownottohurryinourlife?C.Whattodowithourlife?D.Howtochangeourlife?57.Ifyouthinkyouneed10minutestogetreadyforthedatewithyourboyfriend______.A.youdon'thavetoputonmakeupB.youshouldarrange10minutesforitC.you'dbettersqueezeabout35minutesoutforitD.youshouldrushthere58.Accordingtothepassagewecanknow_______.A.ifwefollowtheauthor'sadviceourlifewillbebetterB.weshouldtrytodoallthethingsbetteronourtasklistC.there'salwaystomorrowsov/ecanputoffthethingthatmustbedonetodaytilltomorrowD.evenifwedoaswe'retoldbytheauthorwecan'tchangeanything59.Theunderlinedwordcollapsehasthesimilarmeaningto______.A.developrapidlyB.payenoughC.dropsuddenlyD.failcompletely
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MyyoungesteagerlyenteredkindergartenwhilemyoldestexcitedlystartedcollegeandIfeltleftbehinD.Afterbeingveryhappyasastay-at-homemotherofsixchildrenIsuddenlyfeltdisappointedonadead-endroadandsurroundedbyalackofdirectionAninneranxietytroubledmethatlifewaspassingby.Theroadrequitingexpensiveeducationappearedtoolonganddifficult.ThankstosupportivefriendsandfamilyIeventuallydiscoveredtheroadsignpointingtotheidealprogramatanexcellentcollegewhichofferedalotoftuitiongrants学费资助.WithanxietyandfearIwenttothecollegeatageforty.Drivingtomyfirstmaster'sclassIwasaseagerandnervousaschildrenforthefirstdayofschool.Schoolrequiredsacrifices:weekendsforclasssleepforstudyandlife'sextramoneyfortuitionpayments.Yetaswithallgoodthingstherewardsgreatlyoutweighedthecost.ThenarrowrockyroaddevelopedwillpowerandpatiencewhilethesmoothopenroadbuiltlowconfidencE.AlongthewayImetcompanionsofallagesandinterests:a50-year-oldwomanwhotookpartinphotographyclassesatthecollege;a62-year-oldsuccessfulbusinessmanwhoworkedtowardanursingdegreetoserveindevelopingcountries;an80-year-oldwomanwhoenthusiasticallystartedclassestousetheInternetsoshecouldkeepupwiththeworldThispastMaytwelveyearsafterstartingthejourneyasanon-traditionalstudentIgraduatedwithadoctoraldegreeinliteratureoneweekbeforeouryoungestchildgraduatedfromcollegE.AllsixchildrenhavebeenespeciallyproudlovinglycallingmeDr.Mom.NevercouldIhaveimaginedthewildrushandgreattravelofthisridebacktoschool.Whenyouhearthesmallstillvoiceurgingyoutodosomethingmoreordifferentrememberyoucantrustyourheart.66.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterheryoungestenteredkindergarten?A.ShewassatisfiedwithherfamilylifE.B.ShewasunhappyaboutlosingherjoB.C.ShewasunwillingtoliveacommonlifE.D.Sheworriedaboutherchildren'sgrowth.67.Theauthoreventuallymanagedtogetthechancetostudythecollegecourses____A.beforeshegavebirthtohersixthchildB.atacommoncollegenearherhouseC.withfreetuitionbeyondherexpectationD.withthehelpofherfamilyandfriends68.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthesacrificesshehadmade?A.Itwasunfairforhertosuffertheseasshewasnotyoung.B.Theywereworthwhilecomparedtowhatshegot.C.Theymadeherloseherconfidenceduringthestudy.D.Theydidlittlehelponherwaytosuccess.69.TheexamplestheauthorgivesinParagraph3fullyprovethat____________A.itisnevertoolatetolearnB.shehadmanyclassmatesC.womenaremorehard-workingD.learningistheonlywayforkids70.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethattheauthor__A.graduatedalmostatthesametimeasheroldestchildB.studiedthecoursesinthecollegeasatraditionalstudentC.eventuallybecameadoctorandworkedinahospitalD.gotherdoctoraldegreeinliteraturewhenshewas52
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Dogownersnowhavealittlehelpunderstandingtheirfurryfriends.A.newdevicecalledBow-LingualtranslatesdogbarksintoEnglishKoreaorJapanesE.Bow-Lingual’sJapaneseinventorsspentmuchtimeandmoneyanalyzingdogbarks.Theyfoundthatdognoisescanbebrokendownintosixdifferentemotions:happinesssadnessfrustrationangerassertionanddesire.PartoftheBow-Lingualdevicehangsonthedog’scollar.Theotherpartisahandle-heldunitfortheowner.Whenthedogsbarkstheunitdisplaystranslatedphrases.SomepeoplehavescoffedatBow-Lingual.WhowouldpayUS$120toreadadog’smind?theyask.ButthosewhohavepurchasedBow-Lingualpraisethedevice.PetownerKeikoEgawaofJapansaysithelpsherempathizewithherdogHarry.BeforewegototheparkhealwayssayshewantstoplaysaysEgawaandafterawalkhealwayssaysheishungry.BowLingualisnotyetavailableinChinese.Soyou’dbetterkeepstudyingStudioClassroomorsoonyourdogmayknowmoreEnglishthanyoudo!51.Thispassageismainlytalkingabout.A.Bow-Lingual’sinventorsB.dogbarksandtheirdifferentemotionsC.talkingdogsD.alittlehelpfordogowners52.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Dogownersnowcanunderstandtheirdogsbetter.B.Bow-LingualisanewdevicethatenablesdogstotalkinEnglishKoreanorJapanese.C.MoreandmoreChinesedogownerswouldkeepstudyingStudioClassroominordertoknowmoreEnglishthantheirdogs.D.PeoplewhohaveusedtheBow-Lingualsayithelpsthembetterunderstandtheirdogs.53.Whatdoesscoffedatmeaninthe3rdparagraph?A.shoutedatB.questionedatC.laughedatD.doubtedabout54.HowdoyouunderstandthesentenceBow-LingualisnotyetavailableinChineseinthelastparagraph?A.Bow-LingualhasnotyetappearedinChinesemarket.B.Bow-LingualcannotyetrecognizedChinesedogs’barks.C.ChinesedogownersdonotknowyethowtouseBow-Lingual.D.DogbarkscannotyetbetranslatedintoChinesephraseswithBow-Lingual.55.Thewriterofthispassageismostlikelytobe.A.adogownerB.areporterC.anadvertiserD.anexpertondogbarks
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贵州省兴义市第九中学2010届高三第一次月考B.Ialwayshavedifficultyinbuyingbirthdaypresents.Myideaneverseemstogofartherthantiespensorcards.ButstrangelyenoughitdidnottakemelongtodecideonTom’sbirthdaypresent.ForthefirsttimeinlifeIhadagoodideA.Iwouldbuyhimabottleofchampagne香槟酒.BeforethepartybeganTomsuggestedthatIshouldopenthebottle.Iputitbetweenmykneesandbegantopullbutitremainedunmoved.Soonalotofpeoplegatheredroundtowatchthefightbetweenmeandthebottle.IcouldhearallkindsofhelpfulsuggestionsfromthemlikeBreakthetopoffUseyourteethetc.ButIwaslosingthefight.Wewerefightingonthefloortogetherwhenallofasuddentherewasaloudpopandthecork塞子shotupintotheairwhiletheangrybottleshowered淋every-bodywithchampagne.61.WhenbuyingbirthdaypresentsIusuallyfindmyideais____.A.poorB.colourfulC.richD.good62.Iwas____mypresentforTom’sbirthday.A.verysorryforB.veryproudofC.afraidofD.tiredof63.TomsuggestedIshouldopenthebottle____.A.towardstheendofthepartyB.afterthepartystartedC.attheendofthepartyD.beforethepartystarted64.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.ThoughthepeoplearoundgaveallkindsofsuggestionsIwasnotabletoopenthebottleatfirst.B.Itriedallthewaysthatthepeoplesuggested.C.Allthesuggestionswerehelpful.D.Someofthesuggestionswereverybad.
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--MarydoyouwanttoseethepicturesofmyholidayinItaly?--___56___--Ahitwasgreat!Thefoodwasgreat!Thewinewasgreat!Thetrafficwasterrible!--___57___--ThoseItaliansarecrazydrivers!Idon'twanttothinkaboutit!--OKOK.___58___--Yessohere’sapictureoftheTowerofPisa.--Hownice!--Itwasrainingthatdaybutitwasstillwonderful.Weclimbedtothetop!--___59___--That’saphotooftheArnoRiver.That’sthePonteVecchiotheoldbridgE.--___60___--Itwasveryinteresting.Therewerebeautifuloldbuildingsinthecityandlotsofwonderfulmuseums.--That’snicE.A.Andwhat'sthis?B.Whywasitsobad?C.Yesitwaswonderful.D.WhatwasFlorencelike?E.Let'sreturntothegoodparts.F.Surewhatwasyourholidaylike?G.Welldoyoulikeyourhotelthere?
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Students’InsuranceWhatIsCoveredunderContentsUndertheContentssectionyourpossessions---whichyoudonothavetobelisted--willbeprotectedonanew-for-oldbasiswhereitemswillbereplacedasnew--regardlessoftheirageorcondition.ContentsincludebooksradiosaudioandvideoplayersTVsjewelleryhomecomputersfurniturehouseholdgoodsotherelectricalequipmentandsportsequipment.Theywillbeinsuredasfollows:---Theft---FireLightingExplosion---MaliciousDamage恶意破坏所造成的损失---StormFloodandothernaturaldisastersButnew-for-oldcoverdoesnotincludeclothingandlinen.WhereDoesCoverApplyAnywhereinAustraliawhetherin∶---YourLivingPlaceWhileatCollege---YourParents’HomeorAnyTemporaryResidence---whereyouarestayingwhenawayfromCollege---YourCollegeorStudents’UnionBuilding---CollegeStorageduringVacationsPlusTheFollowingBenefitsIncludedFreeLossorDamageto:---Gaswaterandelectricitymetersandtelephones---upto$300---TVsandvideosrentedinyourname---Librarybooks---upto$300---Dailythingsbought---upto$500astocoverdescribedunderContents---CollegeorLandlord’sPossessionsinyourrooms---byFireorTheft--ifyouarelegallyresponsible---upto$2000---PersonalMoney---fromyourroom---upto$60PLUSfraudulent欺诈的useofyourCreditCard---upto$100064.Ifyouloseanoldvideoplayertheinsurancecompanywill.A.payyouupto$300ininsuranceB.payyounothingforitisoldC.replaceitwithanewoneD.replaceitwithausedone65.WhichdescriptiondoyouthinkmakessenseaccordingtothepassageA.Yourhouseholdgoodswillnotbeinsuredduetonatura1disasters.B.Youcanbepaid$2000forfraudulentuseofyourCreditCarD.C.Yourcomputerisinsuredwhenyouareawayfromco11egE.D.YourrentedcariscompletelyinsuredifyouhaveitdamageD.66.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tbelongtotheinsuranceprojectA.AudioandvideoplayersTVs.B.Jewelleryhomecomputers.C.Furniturelibrarybooks.D.Clothinglinenandcars.67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.ifyoulosearadioyoucangetanotheroneB.ifyourjewelleryisstolenyoucangetasmuchas$300C.ifafirebreaksoutinyourroomyoucangeteverythingbackD.ifyourpossessionsarestolenoutsideAustraliatheyarenotinsured
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Mymotherlovesflowers.Assoonaswarmweathercomesaroundyouwillfindherplantingwateringandweedingovereverything.Formanyyearswelivednextdoortoeachotherandshespentasmuchtimeinmygardenasshedidherown.Aftertheflowersbecameplentifuleachsummershewouldcutcolorfulbouquets花束toenjoyinsidethehouse—bothhersandminE.Iwouldoftencomehomefromworkandfindabeautifularrangement布置offreshflowersonmycoffeetablE.ShortlybeforeChristmasoneyearalocalflowershopofferedabouquetamonthspecial.Itseemedtobeagreatwaytothankherforalloftheflowersshehadgivenmethroughtheyears.AftertheholidaysinearlyJanuaryIdrovehertotheflowershoptopickupherfirstmonth’sbouquet.Thesmallfreshcolorfulbouquetwouldhardlyfillasmallvase花瓶.Iwassoembarrassed尴尬的.HoweverafterwereturnedhomeshebegantoarrangetheflowersshehadreceiveD.MomI’msorryItoldher.Ican’tbelievehowskimpythatbouquetis.ShelookedatmeandsmileD.It’sokayshesaiD.ItallowsmetobetterenjoythebeautyofeachonE.Mom’swordshelpedmetorealizesomethingbiggerandmoreimportant—whenwehavetoomanygoodthingsweoftenfailtoenjoythebeautyofeachonE.ThanksMomforhelpingmeunderstandthatlessissometimesmorE.56.Theauthorboughthermotherflowersto________.A.celebratethecomingChristmasB.expressthanksforallhermother’sdoneC.bringmoreflowerstohermother’sgardenD.arrangehermother’snewhouse57.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorcouldn’taffordabigbouquet.B.Themotherwasnothappywhenreceivingthebouquet.C.Theauthorwouldpickupanotherbouquetthenextmonth.D.Themotherwouldsendbackthebouquettotheflowershop.58.TheunderlinedwordskimpyinParA.4means________.A.beautifulB.colorfulC.cheapD.small59.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhermother?A.Howtogrowflowers.B.Howtoarrangeflowers.C.EnjoyinglifeifpossiblE.D.Consideringthingsinotherways.
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MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylife.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustforkidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkassmall-towndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalone.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I’mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterinternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcare.Inthesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedule.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunamiPakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarmandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.Eachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtoflee.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.Flubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfire.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdone.Butinrealityitwasjustgettingstarted.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.Iheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhave.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn’tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbe.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithme.56.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.C.Theplaceswheretheearthquakeshappened.D.Theplacesthatthehorribledisastersstruck.57.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.Tiredandtroublesome.B.Busyandrisky.C.MeaningfulandhelpfulD.Frighteninganddepressing.58.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople_______________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesbecauseofdisasters.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.thedoctor’swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.B.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.C.Thedoctor’sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswife.D.Withthetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislife.
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WhenyouwanttogoshoppingdecidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendonnewclothesThinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneeD.ThenlookforthoseclothesyoureallyneeD.ThenlookforthoseclothesonsalE.Therearelabels标签insideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.A.sweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysaydrycleanonlyforwashingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirections说明onthelabelyoucankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbestforalongtimE.ManyclothestodaymustbedrycleaneD.DrycleaningisexpensivE.WhenbuyingnewclotheschecktoseeiftheywillneedtobedrycleaneD.YouwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewasheD.Youcansavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewell-madE.Well-madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.ClothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotnecessarilybettermadE.Theydonotalwaysfitbetter.Sometimeslessexpensiveclotheslookandfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.36.Ifyouwanttosavemoneyyouhadbetterbuyclothesthat.A.don’tfityouB.don’tlastlongC.needtobedrycleanedD.canbewashed37.Thelabelsinsidetheclothestellyou.A.howtokeeptheclotheslookingtheirbestB.howtosavemoneyC.whethertheclothesfityouornotD.wheretogettheclothesdrycleaned38.Welearnfromthepassagethatcheaperclothes.A.arealwaysworsemadeB.mustbedrycleanedC.cannotbewashedD.cansometimesfityoubetter39.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe.A.BuyLessExpensiveClothesB.TakingEnoughMoneyWhenShoppingC.BeingaCleverClothesShopperD.ChoosingtheLabelsinsideNewClothes
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WhenIwassixDadbroughthomeadogonedaywhowascalledBrownie.MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswouldwalkheranotherwouldfeedherthentherewerebathsplayingcatchandmanyothergames.Brownieinreturnlovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmosttouchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththem.WealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasarounD.OnedayasIwasgettingherfoodshechewedup咬破oneofDad’sshoeswhichhadtobethrownawayintheenD.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtoletherknowwhatshedidwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaidBadgirl.ShelookeddownatthegroundandthenwentandhiD.Isawtearsinhereyes.Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet.Shewenteverywherewithus.Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Ofcourseshe'dletanyonepether.Shewasjustthemostlovabledog.Thereweremanydineswhenwe'dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcomeoverandpullonherhair.Sheneverbarked吠ortriedtogetaway.FunnythingisshewouldsmilE.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.FarfromthetruthshelovedeveryonE.NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldagE.Istillmissthedayswhenshewaswithus.56.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?A.Lookatthemsadly.B.Keepthemcompany.C.Playgameswiththem.D.Touchthemgently.57.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie______A.wouldeatanythingwhenhungryB.feltscaryforhermistakeC.lovedplayinghide-and-seekD.dislikedtheauthor'sdad58.WhydoestheauthorsaythatBrowniewasmorethanjustafamilypet?A.Shewastreatedasamemberofthefamily.B.SheplayedgameswithanyoneshelikeD.C.Shewaslovedbyeverybodyshemet.D.Shewenteverywherewiththefamily.59.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe_______A.smiledB.barkedC.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny60.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrownie?A.Shy.B.PolitE.C.BravE.D.Caring.
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Iwasasingleparentoffoursmallchildrenworkingatalow-paidjoB.Moneywasalwaystightbutwehada36overourheadsfoodonthetableclothesonourbacksandifnotalotalwaysenough.NotknowingwewerepoormykidsjustthoughtIwas37.I’vealwaysbeengladaboutthat.ItwasChristmastimeand38therewasn’tmoneyforalotofgiftsweplannedtocelebratewithafamilyparty.ButthebigexcitementforthekidswasthefunofChristmas39.TheyplannedweeksaheadoftimeaskingeachotherwhattheywantedforChristmas.40Ihadsaved$120forpresentstosharebyallfiveofus.ThebigdayarriveD.Igaveeachkidatwenty-dollarbilland41themtolookforgiftsofaboutfourdollarseach.Theneveryonescattered散开.Wehadtwohourstoshop;thenwewouldmeetback42theSanta’sWorkshop.DrivinghomeeveryonewasinhighChristmasspiritsexceptmyyoungerdaughterGingerwhowasunusually43.Shehadonlyonesmallflatbagwithafewcandies—fifty-centcandies!IwassoangrybutIdidn’tsayanythinguntilwegothomE.Icalledherintomybedroomandclosedthedoorreadytobeangryagain.Thisiswhatshe44mE.IwaslookingaroundthinkingofwhattobuyandI45toreadthelittlecardsonthe‘GivingTrees.’OnewasforalittlegirlfouryearsoldandallshewantedforChristmaswasadoll玩具娃娃.SoI46thecardoffthetreeandboughtthedollforher.Wehavesomuchandshedoesn’thaveanything.Ineverfeltso47asIdidthatday.36.A.roofB.hatC.skyD.star37.A.busyB.seriousC.strictD.kind38.A.sinceB.unlessC.evenifD.although39.A.shoppingB.travellingC.partiesD.greetings40.A.UnluckilyB.InsteadC.HoweverD.Fortunately41.A.forcedB.remindedC.invitedD.begged42.A.forB.onC.atD.in43.A.quietB.excitedC.happyD.ashamed44.A.askedB.toldC.showedD.called45.A.forgotB.stoppedC.failedD.hated46.A.threwB.putC.tookD.cut47.A.angryB.bitterC.patientD.rich
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Localpolicewillbeginpullingoverdriversandcycliststomorrowsotheycanfilloutasurveytohelpthecitybetterunderstandandimproveitstrafficsituation.Thesurveywhichwillrunfromtomorrowuntiltheendoftheyearisthebiggestofitskindinthecity'shistory.ItwillbeusedtogatherinformationabouttrafficpatternstohelpfutureurbanplanningparticularlyfortheWorldExpoin2010.Thesurveyistodeterminethecity'sdailyandweeklytrafficsituationsZhangYanaseniorengineerattheShanghaiUrbanPlanningandDesignResearchInstitutesaidyesterday.Thisisthethirdtimethecityhasconductedalarge-scaletrafficsurvey.Theothertwosurveyswereconductedin1986and1995.Officialswillsendquestionnairestopedestriansanddriversrecordtrafficjamsinmajorareasandanalyzetheinformationfromelectronictrafficsigns.TheRoadAdministrativeOfficewillalsosurveytrafficoutsidetheOuterRingRoadpayingparticularattentiontovehiclesenteringorexitingthecity.WithmorevehiclesfromneighboringprovinceswehavetofinditouthowmanywhenandforwhatpurposesthosevehiclesarecomingtothecitysaidDongHuiaspokeswomanfortheRoadAdministrativeOfficE.Officialsfromherofficewillstopabouthalfofthevehiclespassingby53majorvenues场所tomorrowandaskdriverstofilloutquestionnairesaboutwheretheyarecomingfromwheretheyareheadedandwhethertheirtripisforprivateorbusinesspurposes.1.Whoislikelytobestoppedbythepoliceforthequestions?A.A.studentreturninghomefromschool.B.A.dustmancleaningaparkinglot.C.A.customershoppinginamarket.D.A.garageworkerrepairingacar.2.Shanghaihasdecidedtostartsuchasurveybecauseitwantsto________.A.reducetrafficaccidentsB.satisfythefutureneedC.maketheroadusershappyD.makemoremoney3.Wherearethe53majorvenuesmentionedinthelastparagraph?A.OutsidetheOuterRingRoaD.B.We'renottoldaboutitinthepassagE.C.InsidetheOuterRingRoaD.D.BothoutsideandinsidetheOuterRingRoaD.4.ItseemsthatShanghai'slargetrafficsurveyis________.A.mainlyaboutvehiclesgoinginandoutB.donebyjustcollectingpublicopinionsC.doneattherequestoftheWorldExpoD.heldquiteregularly5.WeareNOTtoldaboutthe________ofthesurveyinthepassagE.A.contentsB.timeC.stepsD.purpose
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Theglobalfinancialcrisisislikelytocauseincreasedmentalhealthproblemsandevensuicides自杀aspeoplestruggletodealwithpovertyandunemploymenttheWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedThursday.Hundredsofmillionsofpeopleworldwidearealreadyaffectedbymentalproblemssuchasdepressionandbipolardisorders带躁狂的抑郁症andthecurrentmarketmeltdown崩溃couldworsenfeelingsofdespairamongpeoplewhocan'tstandsuchillnesses.TheUnitedNationsagencysaidtheimpactcouldbeespeciallymarkedforthoselivinginlowandmiddleincomecountrieswhereaccesstotreatmentisoftenlimiteD.Weshouldnotbesurprisedattheturbulence动荡andlikelyconsequencesofthecurrentfinancialcrisis.NowweareseeingahugegapintakingcareofpeopleingreatneedWHOdirectorgeneralMargaretChantoldatameetingofmentalhealthexperts.ItshouldnotcomeasasurprisethatwecontinuetoseemorestressessuicidesandmentaldisordersChanwarneD.BenedettoSaracenodirectorofWHO'smentalhealthsaidmentalhealthdisordersaffectedoneinfourpeopleatsomepointintheirlives.Mentalandneurologicaldisordersareoftenchronic慢性anddisablinghesaiD.Nearly1millionpeoplecommitsuicideworldwideeveryyearalargeproportion比例ofthemareyoungadults.AskedaboutthefinancialcrisisSaracenosaidPovertycanbetheconsequenceofsucheventsthedebtsdespairandsenseoflossthatmayreachmiddleandlowerclasses.Eventhepoorcanbeaffectedbythiscrisis.Thereisaclearevidencethatsuicideislinkedtofinancialdisasters.Iamnottalkingaboutthemillionaire'sjumpingoutofthewindowbutaboutpoorpeoplehesaiD.Theglobalcrisiscouldbeexpectedtoaffectthestability稳定ofcommunitiesandfamiliesaccordingtoSaraceno.71.Accordingtothepassagethechiefresultoftheworldwidefinancialcrisisisthat.A.morepeoplewillbepoorerB.morepeoplewillbeoutofjobsC.morepeoplewillsufferfrommentalproblemsD.morepeoplewillcommitsuicide72.TheUnitedNationsagencyworriedthat.A.morerichpeoplewouldcommitsuicideB.thefinancialcrisismightespeciallyinfluencedevelopingorunderdevelopedcountriesC.thecurrentmarketmeltdowncouldworsenfeelingsofdespairD.hundredsofmillionsofpeopleintheworldwerealreadyaffectedbymentalproblems73.Theunderlinedwordimpactinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.crisisB.disorderC.meltdownD.influence74.Itisimpliedthat.A.farmoreworkshouldbedonetohelpthosewhoarementallyillB.itwillbesurprisingtoseemorepeoplecommitsuicideC.amentaldisorderisachronicdiseaseD.manymoreyoungadultscommitsuicideworldwidethanpeopleofotherages75.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.ConsequencesofGlobalFinancialCrisis.B.MentalDisordersResultingFromGlobalFinancialCrisis.C.SuicidesasaResultofMarketMeltdown.D.ChronicMentalDisorders.
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Thehousewasquietat5amandTim’smotherwasasleep.Onlythesoundofthebigfreezerbrokethequiet.He’ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring轻微颤动声ofthefreezerhadbeenthesea.Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastooearlyforbreakfast.He’deatafterhe’dbeenthroughthecavesittingontherocksandstaringattheseA.Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?Sandwiches—buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwichesshe’dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledforsomebiscuitsandleftanotestucktothetable:GonetoMichael’s.Backtonight.Tim.Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutsidethoughthesunstillwasn’tup.Eventhehighwayupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.Thewindfromtheseawasfreshandsweet.Thesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday’ssunthoughthetopofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatientlybuttherewasnoonejustdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddownwatchingthewaves.Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretched延伸acrossthesea.ThesunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeoftheworlD.Overthefirstrocksalongtothepoint.Timglancedback.Thebeachwasstillempty.Thesunsailedhigherinthesky.Hecouldseethecavenowevendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturnedsilverthendarkgoldasthewaterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtoforcehimselftogocloser.Whywasitsomuchmoremysteriousnow?ButitwouldbesillytogobacknowaftersomuchtroublE.Heneedn’tgoinalltheway41.HesettledforsomebiscuitsinParagraph3meansthatTim_______.A.hadtoleavethebiscuitsonthetableB.likedbiscuitsbetterthansandwichesC.hadtotakebiscuitsinsteadofsandwichesD.couldonlyfindsomebiscuitsinthekitchen42.WhatmadeitpossibleforTimtoseetheentrytothecave?A.Theheightofthefirstrocks.B.Theupsanddownsofthewaves.C.Thechangeinthepositionofthesun.D.Thevaststretchofthesunlitbeach.43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.ThesealookedlikeapieceofgolD.B.SeabirdsflewawaywhenTimarriveD.C.Timwastheonlypersononthebeach.D.TheskygotdarkasTimreachedthecavE.44.InthestoryTim’smoodchangedfrom_______..A.lonelinesstocrazinessB.anxiousnesstoexcitementC.helplessnesstohappinessD.eagernesstonervousness
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MotherKnowsBest?OncewhilebeingpreparedforatelevisioninterviewIwaschattingwiththehostaboutstay-at-homefathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwe’reseeingmorestay-at-homedadsmaybethatit’snolongeragivenaknownfactthatamanmakesmoremoneythanhiswifE.ManyfamiliesnowtakeearningpowerintoaccountwhendecidingwhichparentwillstayhomE.AtthatpointoneofthemalecrewmemberscommentedalmosttohimselfbutloudenoughformybenefitsItshouldbethebetterparentwhostaysathome.A.lotofguyssaythingslikethat.Iwasastay-at-homefatherforeightyearssowhathesaidmademeexciteD.Itimpliedthatourfamily’schoicecouldonlyhavebeencorrectifIwasabetterparentthanmywifE.Ithinkmenshootthemselvesinthefootwiththiskindofthinking.IsupposeanargumentcouldhavebeenmadethatwhenIbeganstayinghomemywifewasthebetterparent:shehadspentmoretimewithoursoncouldreadhimbetterandcalmhimmorequickly.Andgivenachoicehe’dhavepickedherovermE.ButasshewasthemoreemployableonemywifewentouttoworkandIlookedafterourson.Knowwhat?Icaughtup.BecauseoftheincreasedtimeIspentwithhimIsoonknewhimwellunderstoodwhatheneededandcouldlookafterhimmoreorlessasmywifecoulD.Actuallytheexperiencehelpedmeunlockoneoftheworld’sgreatsecrets:Womenaregoodatlookingafterthechildrenbecausetheydoit.It’snotbecauseofanybornfemalegiftoramother’sinstinct-whichIthinkismostlylearnedanyway.It’sbecausetheyputinthetimeandattentionrequiredtobecomegoodatthejoB.Womenobviouslygetabiologicalheadstartfromgivingbirthandnursingbutoverthelongtermexperienceismoreimportant.WhenIgottheexperiencemyselfIwasgoodtoo.Asgood?Idon’tknow.Whocares?Childrenarenotmadeofglass.OtherpeoplearecapableoflookingafterthembesidesMom.64.Whichofthefollowingdoesthefirstparagraphimply?A.Menarenolongergiventhechancetostayathomeastheyusedto.B.Insomefamiliesthewivesareearningmorethantheirhusbands.C.TheauthoristellingthereadersthatheworksintheTVstation.D.Therearemorestay-at-homefathersthanstay-at-homemothers.65.Theauthordecidedtostayathomeeightyearsagobecause______.A.itwaseasierforhiswifetofindajobB.hethoughthewasthebetterfatherC.theirsonlikedhimalittlebitbetterD.hewasearningmorethanhiswifedid66.Womenarebetterthanmenattakingcareofchildrenbecause______.A.theywerebornwiththeabilityB.theylovechildrenandenjoyitC.theyspendmoretimedoingitD.theyhavelearneditatschool67.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sconclusiondrawnattheend?A.Heisbetterthanhiswifeattakingcareofchildren.B.Heisasgoodashiswifeattakingcareofchildren.C.Eitherfathersormotherscantakecareofchildren.D.Bothfathersandmotherscannottakecareofchildren.
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安徽省铜陵市第三中学2010届高三第二次月考D.篇WhilewatchingthegamestheothernightIcameacrossanunbelievablesight.ItwasnotagoldmedaloraworldrecordbrokenbutashowofcouragE.Theeventwasswimmingandstartedwithonlythreemenontheblocks.ForonereasonoranothertwoofthemfalsestartedsotheyweredisqualifieD.ThatleftonlyonetocompletE.Itwouldhavebeendifficultenoughnothavinganyonetoraceagainsteventhoughthetimeontheclockisimportant.Iwatchedthemandiveoffthebockandknewrightawaythatsomethingwaswrong.I’mnotanexpertswimmerbutIcantellagooddivefromapooroneandthiswasnotexactlymedalquality.Whenheresurfaceditwasevidentthatthemanwasnotoutforgold—hisarmswerewavinginanattemptatfreestylE.Thecrowdstartedtolaugh.Clearlythismanwasnotamedalcompetitor.IlistenedtothecrowdbegintolaughatthispoormanwhowasclearlyhavingahardtimE.Finallyhemadehisturntostartback.Itwaspitiful.Hemadeafewdesperatestrokesandyoucouldtellhewaswornout.ButinthosefewawfulstrokesthecrowdhadchangeD.Nolongerweretheylaughingbutbeginningtocheer.SomeevenbegantostandandshoutComeonyoucandoit!andhediD.A.clearminutepasttheaverageswimmerthisyoungmanfinallyfinishedhisracE.ThecrowdwentwilD.YouwouldhavethoughtthathehadwonthegoldandshouldhavE.EventhoughherecordedoneoftheslowesttimesinOlympichistorythismangavemoreheartthananyoftheothercompetitors.JustashortyearagohehadneverevenswumletaloneracE.HiscountryhadbeeninvitedtoSydney.Inacompetitionwhereathletesremovetheirsilvermedalsfeelingtheyhavesomehowbeencheatedoutofgoldorwhentheyactsoproudlyinfrontoftheircompetitorsitisnicetowatchanunderdog.21.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheyoungman_______.A.madehisturntostartbackpitifullyB.wasskillfulinfreestyleinthegameC.swamfasterthantheaverageswimmerD.wasnotcapableenoughtowinthemedal69.Thecrowdchangedtheirattitudesbecause_______.A.theyfeltsorryfortheyoungmanB.theywantedtoshowtheirsympathyC.theyweremovedbytheyoungmanD.theymeanttopleasetheyoungman70.Accordingtothepassageitisnicetowatchanunderdogprobablymeans_______.A.it’samusingtowatchamanwithawfulswimmingskillsB.it’samazingtowatchanordinarymanchallenginghimselfC.it’scheerfulforathletestoactproudlybeforetheircompetitorsD.it’sbraveenoughforsomeathletestoremovethesilvermedals71.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Goforit!B.Tryagain!C.CompeteforGold!D.BreakaRecord!
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HabitswhethergoodorbadaregraduallyformeD.WhenapersondoesacertainthingagainheisdrivenbysomeunseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedlythenahabitisformeD.Onceahabitisformeditisdifficultandsometimesimpossibletogetridof.Itisthereforeveryimportantthatweshouldpaygreatattentiontotheformationofhabits.ChildrenoftenformbadhabitssomeofwhichremainwiththemaslongastheylivE.Olderpersonsalsoformbadhabitslastingaslongastheyliveandsometimesbecomeruinedbythem.Thereareotherhabitswhichwhenformedinearlylifeareofgreathelp.Manysuccessfulmensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingtodowithcertainhabitsinearlylifesuchasearlyrisinghonestyandsoon.Amongthehabitswhichchildrenshouldnotformarelazinesslyingstealingandsoon.Thesearealleasilyformedhabits.Unfortunatelyolderpersonsoftenformhabitswhichcouldhavebeenavoided避免.Weshouldkeepawayfrom远离allthesebadhabitsandtrytoformsuchhabitsaswillbegoodforourselvesandothers.40.________areformedlittlebylittlE.A.GoodhabitsB.BadhabitsC.BothgoodhabitsandbadhabitsD.Eithergoodhabitsorbadhabits41.Theunderlinedwordtheminthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.badhabitsB.goodhabitsC.childrenD.otherpersons42.Generallyspeakingit'sdifficultforone________andeasyforthem________whichshouldbeavoideD.A.toformbadhabits;toformgoodhabitsB.toformgoodhabits;toformbadhabitsC.toformsuchhabitsaswillbegood;togetridofbadhabitsD.togetridofbadhabits;toformgoodhabits43.Whyshouldwepaymuchattentiontotheformationofhabits?A.Becausehabitsareofgreathelptoeveryoneofus.B.Becauseamancannevergetridofahabit.C.Becauseit'shardandsometimesevenimpossibletothrowawaybadhabits.D.Becauseweareforcedtodothemagainandagain.44.Accordingtothepassageearlyrising________.A.hassomethingtodowithsuccessB.isaneasilyformedhabitC.issuchahabitasshouldhavebeenavoidedD.issuchahabitaswillbekept
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Expressionsaboutwateraremostlyascommonaswateritself.Theexpressiontobeinhotwaterisoneofthem.Itisaveryoldexpression.HotwaterwasusedfivehundredyearsagotomeanbeingintroublE.OnestorysaysitgotthatmeaningfromthecustomofthrowingextremelyhotwaterdownonenemiesattackingacastlE.Thatnolongerhappens.Butwestillgetinhotwater.WhenweareinhotwaterweareintroublE.Itcanbeanykindoftroubleseriousornotsoserious.A.personwhobreaksalawcanbeinhotwaterwiththepolicE.A.youngboycanbeinhotwaterwithhismotherifhewalksinthehousewithdirtyshoes.Beingindeepwaterisalmostthesameasbeinginhotwater.Whenyouareindeepwateryouareinadifficultposition.ImagineapersonwhocannotswimbeingthrowninwateroverhisheaD.Youareindeepwaterwhenyouarefacingaproblemthatyoudon’thavetheabilitytosolvE.Youcanbeindeepwaterforexampleifyouinvestinstockswithoutknowinganythingaboutthestockmarket.Tokeepyourheadabovewaterisacolorfulexpressionthatmeansstayingoutofdebt.A.companyseekstokeepitsheadabovewaterduringeconomichardtimes.A.manwholoseshisjobtriestokeephisheadabovewateruntilhefindsanewjoB.Wateroverthedamisanotherexpressionaboutpastevents.ItissomethingthatisfinishedandcannotbechangeD.Theexpressioncomesfromtheideathatwaterhasfloatedoveradamandcannotbebroughtbackagain.Whenafriendistroubledbyamistakeshehasmadeyoumighttellhertoforgetaboutit.Yousayitiswateroverthedam.Anothercommonexpressiontoholdwaterisaboutthestrengthorweaknessofanideaoropinionthatyoumaybearguingabout.Itprobablycomesfromawayoftestingtheconditionofacontainer.Ifitcanholdwateritisstrongandhasnoholesinit.Ifyourargumentcanholdwateritisstronganddoesnothaveanyholes;ifitdoesnotholdwaterthenitisweakandnotworthdebating.Throwingcoldwateralsoisanexpressionthatdealswithideasorproposals.Forexampleyouwanttobuyanewcarbecausetheoldonehassomeproblemsbutyourwifethrowscoldwaterontheideabecauseshesaysanewcarcoststoomuch.57.Don’tcheatinthisexam!Oryou’ll_____ifyou’recaughtcheatingbytheteacher.A.beinhotwaterB.havetoholdwaterC.beindeepwaterD.keepyourheadabovewater58.TheexpressionusingwaterinParagraph______hasalmostthesamemeaningasThingsdonecannotbeundonE.A.3B.4C.5D.659.Wecanseefromthispassagethatmanyoftheexpressionsusingwaterhave______meanings.A.funnyB.unpleasantC.closeD.moral60.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe_________.A.ThehistoryofwaterB.Coldwaterorhotwater?C.WateranditscultureD.Expressionsandtheirstories
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根据对话内容从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项M.Ourfirm’sgoingtohireanewsalesperson.61W.OKsir.Sowhat'syourrequirementforthenewstaff?M.Wellfirstofall62.W.Yeshonestyistheessentialquality.M.Besides63becauseaqualifiedsalepersonshouldhavetheabilitytodealwithpersonalrelationshipwithothers.W.Exactly.64M.Collegedegreeisamust.Buttheoryorbookknowledgeisnottheonlything.W.65_.M.Right.W.I’vegotthatandI’llputthewantadonthenewspaperassoonaspossiblE.M.Thanksalot.A.IthinkheorsheshouldbehonestandreliablE.B.PleaseprepareawantadformE.C.Whatdoyouthinkofhonesty?D.heorsheshouldbeeasy-going.E.Youmeanbookknowledgeisnotimportant?F.Whatabouttheeducationalbackground?G.Youmeanpracticalworkingexperienceshouldbetakenintoconsideration?
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Dailylifecanbemadehappier.ItisamatterofchoicE.Itisourattitudethatmakesusfeelhappyorunhappy.Itistruewemeetallkindsofsituationsduringthedayandsomeofthemmaynotbeconductive有好处的tohappiness.Wecanchoosetorefusetothinkabouttheunhappyevents.Ifweletoutereventsinfluenceourmoodswebecometheirslaves.Ontheotherhandwecanfreeourselvesfromouterinfluences.Wecanchoosetobehappyandwecandoalottoaddhappinesstoourlives.Whatishappiness?Itisafeelingofinnerpeaceandsatisfaction.ItisusuallyexperiencedwhentherearenoworriesfearsorconfusedthoughtsandthisusuallyhappenswhenwedosomethingwelovetodoorwhenwewingainorachievesomethingthatwevaluE.Itseemstobetheoutcomeofpositiveeventsbutitactuallycomesfromtheinsidetriggered触发byouterevents.Formostpeoplehappinessseemspassingquickly.Oneofthebestwaystokeepitisbygaininginnerpeacethroughdailymeditation冥想.Asthemindbecomesmorepeacefulitbecomeseasiertochoosethehappinesshabit.Hereareafewtipsforincreasinghappinessindailylife:Tryhardtochangethewayyoulookatthings.AlwayslookatthebrightsidE.Thinkofsolutionsnotproblems.ListentorelaxingupliftingmusiC.Watchfunnycomediesthatmakeyoulaugh.EachdaydevotesometimetoreadingafewpagesofaninspiringbookorarticlE.Wheneveryoucatchyourselfthinkingnegativethoughtsstartthinkingofpleasantthings.68.Formostpeoplehappinessseemspassingquicklybecause_______.A.theyletchangingoutercircumstancesaffectthemB.theyhopethatevengreaterhappinesswillcomeC.theyhavenofriendstosharehappinesswiththemD.theydon’twanttoachieveanygreaterhappiness69.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatourhappinessis_______.A.thatweownagreatdealofmoneyB.toachievethegoalwehavebeenseekingC.afeelingofinnerpeaceandsatisfactionD.thefeelingthatweareadmiredbyothers70.Accordingtotheauthorhappinessdependson_______.A.outercircumstancesB.ourattitudetowarditC.theconditionswehaveD.theobjectiveworld71.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HappinessIstheGoalinDailyLifE.B.HappinessExistsinEveryone’sMinD.C.HappinessCanBeChosenbyUs.D.TipsforhappinessinDailyLifE.
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Let’sGoBugHuntingMoreOftenKidsspellloveT-I-M-EOnefallafternoonIrushedhomefromtheuniversitywhereItaught.Ipreparedasimpledinnerthreatened恐吓威胁mynine-year-olddaughterChristitohurryandfinishherhomeworkorelseandtoldDelmyhusbandnottoleavehisdustyshoesonthegoodcarpetanymorE.Ithenhurriedlycleanedtheentry-waybecauseagroupofrespectableladieswerecomingbytopickupsomegoodusedclothingforaworthwhilecause;andthenlateragraduatestudentwouldbeatourhousetoworkonaveryimportantthesis论题—onethatIwascertainwouldhelpalotwithresearch.AsIpausedtocatchabreathIheardChristitalkingwithafriendonthetelephonE.Herwordswentsomethinglikethis:Momiscleaninghouse—someladieswedon’tevenknowarecomingbytopickupsomeoldworn-outclothesandacollegestudentiscomingouttoworkonathesisnoIdon’tknowwhatathesisisIjustknowMomisn’tdoinganythingimportantandshewon’tgobug小虫huntingwithmE.BeforeChristiandhungupthephoneIhadputonmyjeansandoldtennisshoespersuadedDeltodolikewisepinnedanotetothedoortellingthegraduatestudentI’dbebacksoonandsetouttheboxofusedclothingonthefrontporch门廊withanoteonitthatDelChristiandIhadgonebughunting.60.Thefirstparagraphmainlywantstotellusthatthewriter.A.wasagoodhousewifeB.wasreallybusyeverydayC.showedtoolittlecaretoherdaughterD.showedtoomuchloveforherwork61.Whatmadethewriterchangeheridea?A.Herdaughter’sphonecallB.HersuddenunderstandingofloveC.HertalkwithherlovelydaughterD.Herdaughter’sfriend’sadvice62.Whatdidshedointheend?A.SheplayedtenniswithherhusbandanddaughterB.ShetooktheboxofusedclothingtotheladiesC.ShedidwhatherdaughterwantedhertodoD.Shecontinuedtodoeverythingasplanned63.Whatdidwelearnfromthestory?A.PeopleshouldnotkeepthemselvessobusyeverydayB.PeopleshoulddomoreimportantthingsinsteadC.ParentsshoulddomorebughuntingwithchildrenD.Parentsshouldspendmoretimewiththeirchildren
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05·湖北B.篇AtonetimenoonecouldtravelonanEnglishroadfasterthanfourmilesanhour.Thatwasthelawuntil1896.A.manhadtowalkinfrontofacarwhichcouldnotgofasterthantheman.Atnightthemanhadtocarryaredlamp.OnceCharlesRollsbroughtacarfromFrancetoEnglandbuthewantedtodrivefasterthanfourmilesanhour.InordertohavenotroublewiththepolicehehadatalkwithsomeofthepoliceofficerswhoorderedtheirpolicementolooktheotherwaywhenthecarcamealongtheroaD.ThiswasagoodplaninthecountrybutnotsoeasytofollowinthebusystreetsofLondon.OnenightRollsandsomefriendsstartedfromLondonontheirjourneytoCambridgE.Oneofthemenwalkedinfrontwiththeredlampbuthewalkedasfastashecould.Thepolicebecameveryinterestedinwallsandshop-frontswhentheyheardthecarandnotoneofthemsawit.Theyreachedahill;butwhatawasteoftimeitwastodrivedownthehillatfourmilesanhour!Rollswasgettingreadytojumpintothecar;butthenhenoticedapolicemanwhowasnotlookingtheotherway.Theslowcarreachedhim.Goodeveningsaidthepolicemanlookingatthecar.GoodeveningsaidRollsholdingthelamp.Oneofthesehorselessthingssaidthepolicemanlookingatitwithinterest.YessaidRollsandwaiteD.I’veoftenwantedarideinone;butofcoursepolicemencan’tbuythingslikethat.HeturnedandlookedhopefullyinRolls’sfacE.JumpinsaidRolls.Thankssaidthepolicemananddidso.Nowhesaidsittingdownyoucanletitgojustasyoulikedownthishill.Thereisn’tanotherpolicemanonthisroadforamileandahalf.60.ThepolicemenweretoldtolooktheotherwaytheunderlinedpartinParagraph2sothat.A.theycouldwatchthecarcomingfromtheotherdirectionB.thecarcouldgofasterthanfourmilesanhourC.theycouldmakesurenoonewasinthewayD.thecarwouldnothitthemontheroad61.Inwhatwaydidthepolicemencarryouttheorderfromtheirofficers?A.TheygreetedRollswhenthecarcamealong.B.Theywalkedinfrontofthecarwitharedlamp.C.TheypretendedtobeattractedbysomethingelsE.D.Theystoodondutyevery1.5milesalongtheroaD.62.ThepolicemanwhosaidGoodeveningtoRollswantedto.A.teachRollsalessonB.takeafreeridehomeC.haveatalkwithRollsD.haveacarrideexperience63.AfterthepolicemanjumpedintothecarRolls.A.darednotdrivethecarfasterthanhewasallowedtoB.coulddriveasfastashewishedwithinacertaindistanceC.coulddriveonanyroadhelikedfortherestofthejourneyD.drovehiscarasfastashecoulddownthehilltoCambridge
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Mostpeoplesayyesmuchmorereadilythanno.AfriendismovinghousethisweekendandwouldlikesomehelpandyouagreE.Butwhatyoureallywantedwasrelaxingathomeforacoupleofquietdays.Oraroommatespendsthewholeweekendplayingvideogamesandwantstoborrowyourhomeworkforreference.Butyou’vejustfinisheditafterworkinghardforawholeday.Manypeoplesayyestothiskindofrequests.Theytendnottoconsidertheirowninterestsandfeelingsandareoftenangrywiththemselvesafterwards.SayingnorequirescourageandconsiderablepracticE.EveryonewantstobelikeD.SaysGabrieleSteinkiaGermanpsychologist.Saying‘no’riskslosingtheaffectionofthepersonaskingforthefavor.OrevenajoB.TheresultisthatmanypeoplesayyesjustforkeepingthepeacE.ButexpertssaythisisregrettablE.Anyoneshouldhavetherighttosayno.Infactrejectingarequestcanevenhelptostabilizearelationshipbecauseitexpressesrealaffection.Butforpeopleaccustomedtoagreeingeveryrequestit’sverydistressingtosayno.Mostpeoplebelievethatiftheysaynothey’lllosetheaffectionoftheperson.Buttheaffectionisimportanttothem.Thiswayofthinkingcanbereplacedbythis:IfheonlylikesmebecauseIalwaysdowhatsuitshimthenthepriceofthisaffectionistoohighinthelongterm.WhenpeoplesayingnoSteinkiadvisesgivingthereasonscalmlyuntilthepersongetsthemessagE.60.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphtellus?A.Infactpeopleareusuallyselfish.B.Sometimespeoplesayyeswhentheyreallywanttosayno.C.It’snotsuitabletoaskotherstohelpatweekends.D.It’sdisgustingtoborrowhomeworkforreferencE.61.Manypeopledon’tsaynothoughtheyreallywanttobecause.A.theydarenotoffendtheaskerB.theyareafraidofbrakingthegoodrelationshipwiththeaskerC.theydon’tcareabouttheirownfeelingD.theyaregood-tempered62.Theunderlinedworddistressingcanbereplaceby____.A.comfortableB.funnyC.unnecessaryD.uncomfortable63.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe____.A.YouNeedCouragetoSayNoB.SayingNoIsMoreImportantThanSayingYesC.SayingNoWouldBringBenefitsD.TheArtofSayingNo
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TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.71.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings72.TheunderlinedphrasesourthepleasureofsocietyinParagraph2mostnearlymeans____.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendsoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife73.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons74.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould___.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes75.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
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ThefirsttimeIwentforawalkaroundmyfather-in-law’sneighborhoodwasgarbagedayandIwasshockedtoseewhatpeoplewerethrowingout.Itwasbackin1981andIsawmanypeoplegatheredinsomeone’sfrontyarD.AsIwentnearertoseewhatwashappeningIgotmyfirstintroductiontoyardsales.ForthefewdollarsIhadinmywalletIwasabletobuyaseven-inchblack-and-whiteportableTV.Ialsoboughtaflashlight.ThefollowingweekendatanotheryardsaleIsawa14-inchcolorTVbeingsoldforalmostnothing.IfeltIcouldnotmisstheofferandboughtit.NowIhadtwosetsandcouldn’twaittoseewhatelseIcouldaffordthenextweekenD.SpringendedandbythenIhadaccumulatedalmosteverytypeofelectronicequipmentIhadalwayswishedtohavebackhomE.ThenthisnewideacametominD.Ihadheardaboutamanwhotraveledbackhomeeveryfewmonths.Hedroveatruckfilledwithboxesofnewandusedstuffthatpeopleweresendingtorelatives.SoItoldmyfatherthatIwouldsendasmanytypesofitemsasIcouldsothathecouldstarthisresalebusiness.EveryfewmonthsIwouldgatherseveralboxesofAmericanjunk–––televisionstoastersfanshairdryersetC.andsendthemhomE.Aswordgotoutaboutmyfather’strashmarketpeopleallcametobuythesethings.ThreeyearslaterwhenIvisitedmyfamilyforthefirsttimesinceleavinghomeIlearnedthatmanyofthefamiliesinourneighborhoodhadapieceoftrash.ItprovedthatIhadtheresponsibilitytokeeppeoplebackhomeuptodatewiththelatesttechnologyyounolongerneeD.59.Accordingtothetextayardsaleisaplacewherepeople_______.A.selltheirfrontyardsatalowpriceB.sellunwantedthingsintheirownyardsC.gatherinsomeone’syardtoenjoythingsD.throwawaytheirtrashinsomeone’syard60.Theauthorfelthecouldnotmisstheofferbecause_______.A.thesecondTVsetwasbiggerB.thesecondTVsetwascolorTVC.thesecondTVsetwasverycheapD.hewantedtwoTVsetsverymuch61.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthejunkhebought?A.HethoughttheywerevaluablE.B.Hethoughttheywereworthbuying.C.Hewasnotsurprisedtoseethemthrownaway.D.HethoughthecouldsellthemforagoodpricE.62.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.TheauthorcomesfromapoorcountryB.TheauthoroftengoeshometosellthejunkC.TheauthorbuysthejunkonlytomakeprofitsD.Thejunkisnotwelcomedintheauthor’shomecountry
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Aftersufferingthroughmanymonthsofunemployment失业mywifeandImovedthisweekfromColoradotoOhiowhereshewasstartinganewjoB.Notknowinganybodytherewewereprettyconcernedabouthowwe’dgetourentirehomeunloaded卸下withoutkillingourselves.Wemadeaphonecalltohire临时雇用acoupleofcollegestudentstohelpwithalltheheavyliftingoncewegottherE.Butoneneighborafteranotherstoppedbytohelpus.WhatHave_we_moved_to_some_other_countryMaybe_we’ve_died_and_gone_to_heaven!UnloadingactuallybecamefunandjoybecausethereweresomanywonderfulnewfriendstohelpwhenweworkeD.ThemorepeoplehelpedtheeasiertheworkbecamE.Wewereafraidthejobmighttakedaysforthetwoofusalonebutitwasfinishedinafewhours.Manytotalstrangerswouldeitherwalkbythesidewalkordrivebytoaskusifweweremovingin.Manywerehappythatthisoldhousethathadsatemptyforsolongwascomingtolifeagain.Wewereinvitedtoanoutdoormealyesterdaybyneighborsonthesamestreet.Allthetimemybrainwasrestingonthisnewsenseofhopethatpeoplecanbesofriendlytostrangers.Amongalltheconversationwerelotsofofferstohelpeachotherinallkindsofways.It’swonderfultoliveinsuchakindlittletown.Ifeelsogratefultobehereandwishtherestoftheworldcouldseehowanentirecommunitycanmodel做榜样whatit’sliketohelpeachother.56.TheauthorandhiswifemovedtoOhiobecause________.A.theylikedmovingfromoneplacetoanotherB.theywerebothoutofworkinColoradoC.thestudentsofhiswifewerelivingthereD.hiswifehadfoundanewjobthere57.Fromtheunderlinedpartwecanlearnwhenofferedhelptheauthorfelt________.A.gratefulB.surprisedC.boredD.crazy58.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor’sneighbors________.A.thoughtithardworktomoveinB.werecuriousaboutthenewcomersC.weregladthattheoldhousewouldhaveitsnewownerD.hiredtwocollegestudentstohelphim59.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheauthorhasmanyoldfriendsinOhio.B.IttooktheauthorandhiswifedaystogethomeunloadeD.C.Theauthorandhiswifeinvitedtheneighborstoadinner.D.Theauthorisverysatisfiedwithhisnewhomeandnewneighbors.
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Lastweekatafriend’sbirthdaypartytherewasamooncakeeatingcontestandIpersuadedmygoodfriendJonathantotakepartinit.Eventhoughhehadjustfinishedabigdinnerhemanagedtowinthecontest.NotonlydidhewinabottleofnicewhiskeybutalsoabigboxofexpensiveHongKongmooncakes.A.fewdayslaterIwashostinganopeningpartyformynewofficE.JonathanshowedupwiththelovelyboxofHongKongmooncakeshehadwontheothernight.Ithoughtitwasalovelyjokeandthemooncakesweredelicious.StillitgotmethinkingabouttheconceptofregiftinginChina.IntheStateswehaveatraditionaroundChristmassimilartogivingmooncakesonlywecallthemfruitcakes.Fruitcakesaremadefromterriblepreserved加工过的fruitandnobodylikestoeatthem.Youoftenfindyourfriendsgivingthefruitcakeyougavethemtosomeoneelseandsoon.Butfruitcakesasideitisn’tveryoftentocatchsomeoneregiftingsomethinginAmericaasit’sseentobeverycheapandembarrassing尴尬的.Anobviouswaytotellifsomethinghasbeenregiftedistocheckthewrapping包装.HowevermanyofmyfriendsinChinawillproudlyregiftanoldgiftespeciallyifitisstillwrappedinaprettybox.IfinditsomewhatuncomfortabletoreceiveagiftthatIknowwasn’tboughtformE.ButIalsounderstandthatthegiftisperfectlygooditjustlacksthespecialmeaningofbeingpickedoutbyafrienD.TherearemanyoccasionsinChineseculturewhengiftsarenecessary.Therearetraditionalitemssuchasteacigarettesandliquorwhichseemfinetoregift.Thesegiftsarenotpersonalandhavenospecialmeaning.Butisitreallypropertogivesomeonesomethingthatwasneverboughtfortheminthefirstplace?68.Thisarticleiswrittento.A.praisesomecustomsinChinaB.questionasocialpracticeC.showhowtoregiftD.tellanembarrassingstory69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Americansoftenregiftthingsonholidays.B.RegiftingcanhardlybeseeninChina.C.ItiscomfortabletobeseentoregiftinAmerica.D.ItisacceptabletoregiftsometraditionalitemsinChina.70.ThesecondparagraphismainlyaboutintheUSA.A.givingfruitcakesB.regiftingC.checkingthewrappingofgiftsD.Christmastradition71.Theauthorthinksitreallyuncomfortabletoreceive.A.anexpensivegiftfromaclosefriendB.agiftgivenagainbyafriendC.someitemssuchasteaandcigarettesD.aboxofmooncakesfromHongKong
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TherewasatimeinmylifewhenbeautymeantsomethingspecialtomE.IguessthatwouldhavebeenwhenIwasaboutsixorsevenyearsoldjustseveralweeksormaybeamonthbeforetheorphanage孤儿院turnedmeintoanoldman.IwouldgetupeverymorningattheorphanagemakemybedjustlikethelittlesoldierthatIhadbecomeandthenIwouldgetintooneofthetwostraightlinesandmarchtobreakfastwiththeothertwentyorthirtyboyswhoalsolivedinmydormitory.AfterbreakfastoneSaturdaymorningIreturnedtothedormitoryandsawthehouseparentchasingthebeautifulmonarchbutterflieswholivedbythehundredsinthebushesscatteredaroundtheorphanagE.Icarefullywatchedashecaughtthesebeautifulcreaturesoneafteranotherandthentookthemfromthenetandthenstuckstraightpinsthroughtheirheadandwingspinningthemontoaheavycardboardsheet.Howcruelitwastokillsomethingofsuchbeauty.IhadwalkedmanytimesoutintothebushesallbymyselfjustsothebutterfliescouldlandonmyheadfaceandhandssoIcouldlookatthemupclosE.Whenthetelephonerangthehouseparentlaidthelargecardboardpaperdownonthebackcement水泥stepandwentinsidetoanswerthephonE.Iwalkeduptothecardboardandlookedattheonebutterflywhohehadjustpinnedtothelargepaper.ItwasstillmovingaboutsoIreacheddownandtoucheditonthewingcausingoneofthepinstofallout.Itstartedflyingaroundandaroundtryingtogetawaybutitwasstillpinnedbytheonewingwiththeotherstraightpin.FinallyitswingbrokeoffandthebutterflyfelltothegroundandjusttrembleD.IpickedupthetornwingandthebutterflyandIspatonitswingandtriedtogetittostickbackonsoitcouldflyawayandbefreebeforethehouseparentcameback.Butitwouldnotstayonhim.72.Theauthorsetthelivingbutterflyfreebecause_______.A.helikeditverymuchB.hehadsympathyforthebeautifulbutterflyC.hecouldn’tbearabutterflydyinginhisfavoritebushesD.itswingbrokeoff73.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor’slifeintheorphanagewas_____.A.dullandfullofstrictrulesB.simpleandeasyC.happyandfullofhopeD.hardandbusy74.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthehouseparent’spinningsomebutterfliesonthecardboard?A.tolerantB.unconcernedC.disgustedD.discouraged75.Weknowfromthepassagethat_________.A.theauthorlivedaloneinthedormitoryB.therewereonehundredbutterflieslivinginthebushesC.thecardboardpaperwasleftonthestepsoastobewatchedD.theauthorfailedtostickthewornwingontothebutterflywithhisspit
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You'veheardofthefatsuitandthepregnancysuitnowmeetAGNES—theoldpersonsuit.AGNESstandsforAgeGainNowEmpathy换位体验SystemandwasdesignedbyresearchersatMIT'sAgeLabtoletyouknowwhatitfeelslike—physically—tobe75yearsold.ThebusinessofoldagedemandsnewtoolssaidJosephCoughlindirectoroftheAgeLab.Whilefocusgroupsandobservationsandsurveyscanhelpyouunderstandwhattheolderconsumerneedsandwantsyoungmarketersnevergetthat‘Ahha!’momentofhavingdifficultyopeningajarorgettinginandoutofacar.That’swhatAGNESprovides.Coughlinandhisteamcarefullyadjustedthesuittomakethewearerjustasuncomfortableasanoldpersonwhohasspentalifetimeeatingpoorlyandnotdoingmuchexercise.Specialshoesprovideafeelingofimbalancewhilebracesonthekneesandelbowslimitjointmobility.Glovesgivethefeelingofdecreasedstrengthandmobilityinthehandsandwristsandearplugsmakeitdifficulttohearhigh—pitchedsoundsandsofttones.Ahelmetwithstraps带attachedtoitpressesthespine脊柱andmorestrapsattachedtotheshoesdecreasehamstringflexibilityandshortensthewearer'sstep.AGNEShasbeenusedmostrecentlybyagroupofstudentsworkingonadesignofanupdatedwalker.Bywearingthesuittheycouldseeforthemselveswhatdesignandmaterialswouldmakethemostsenseforaphysicallylimitedolderperson.Coughlinsaidthesuithasalsobeenusedbyclothingcompaniescarcompaniesandretailgoodscompaniestohelpthemunderstandthelimitationsofanolderconsumer.AGNESisnotthedestinyofeverybodyhesaid.Sheisabadlybehavedladywhodidn'teatandexerciseverywell.Asecondarybenefitwe’vefoundwithAGNESisthatithasbecomeapowerfultooltogetyoungerpeopletoinvestintheirlong-termhealth.71.AGNEShasbeendevelopedto______.A.maketheusersmorecomfortableB.1etusunderstandoldpeoplebetterC.helpoldpeoplemovemorequicklyD.producenewtoolsfortheold-agebusiness72.Accordingtothearticleyoungmarketersnever.A.feelthesamewayasoldpeopledoB.seetheeffortsoldpeoplemakeC.askwhatoldpeopleneedandwantD.sayAhha!whentheymeetwithdifficulty73.The3rdparagraphmainlytellsabout.A.howtheAGNESwearerfeelsB.howAGNEShasbeendevelopedC.howoldpeopleactD.howAGNESworks74.Anupdatedwalkerunderlinedmostlikelyrefersto.A.someonewhotravelsalotB.aphysicallylimitedoldpersonC.someequipmentthathelpsoldpeoplewalkD.acompanywhoseserviceinvolvesoldpeople75.WhichmaybeafactresultingfromthesecondarybenefitofAGNES?A.Youngpeoplerespectoldpeople.B.Old-agebusinessimprovestheirservice·C.Oldpeopleeatandexercisewell.D.Youngpeopleeatandexercisewell.
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Howdoyoufeelaboutwatchingotherpeoplework?Nothingismorerefreshingonawarmsummerdaythanwatchingsomeoneelsework.RightnowI’msittingonmyporchandwatchingyoungBethbaling打捆thebigfieldontopofthehill.She’sbeenhayingthatfieldforovertenyears.Iknow:IputheronthetractorwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsolD.Shepickedagreatdayforbaling.It’snottoohotandthere’sanicebreezE.OnMondaywhenshecutthefielditwassohotIthoughtthecornwouldstartpoppinginthefielD.Didn’tstopherthough.Shejuststuckthatbighatonherheadwrappedawethandkerchiefaroundherneckandsettowork.IrememberwhenIwouldhavedonethesamething.WhileI’mheresuckingalemonadeBethisdrivingthehay干草trainatractorpullingabalerandanoldwagon.You’dthinksomeonehersizewouldneverbeabletoseeoverthetractor.Butsomehowshemanages.Whenshe’sfinishedhertracksareverystraight.Thewholetimeshe’shayingthatdogofhersisworkingjustashardrunningalongbesideherlikehe’safraidshe’lldriveawaywithouthim.Bethsureknewwhatshewasdoingwhenshetrainedhim.Thewaythemachineworksispurepoetry.EachrowispushedintoshapE.Whenjustenoughhayisinabaleitiswrappedupandfastenedtogether.A.secondorsolaterthebalecomesflyingoutandintotheoldwagon.Thepersonwhoinventedthatmachinesurewassomekindofgenius.That’snottosayitworksperfectly.Everyonceinawhileabalemissesthemarkespeciallywhenyouareturningthemachineattheendofarow.Thatmeansofcoursethatyouhavetogobackandpickupthosebalesandthrowthemintothewagon.IcanrememberwhenBeth’smotherwasheragE.ShelookedanawfullotlikeBethdoesnow.Makesamanproudtoseehisdaughterandgranddaughtertakingsuchgoodcareofthemselves.WellIsupposeIshouldgetupandfillthisglassagain.Notmuchfunsittingherewithanemptyglass.56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatatsometimeinthepasttheauthor______.A.boughtthetractorforBethB.forcedBethtoworkatanearlyageC.workedinthefieldlikeBethD.trainedthedogtohelpBethwork57.IntheeyesoftheauthorthesightofBethbalinghayis_______.A.uncommonB.beautifulC.unforgettableD.changeable58.Beforethrownintothewagonthehaymustbe_______.A.tiedupB.driedupC.cutupD.linedup59.Whodoyouthinkistellingthisstory?A.Beth’smother.B.Beth’sfather.C.Beth’sgrandmother.D.Beth’sgrandfather.
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Emily:Wendytothankyouforyourhelppleasetakethe$3000thatLynnmustpaytoLaurA.Wendy:Ohno61.LynnhaslearnthislessonandIamgladthatIcouldhelpyouandsaveLaurA.Emily:ButWendycan’tIgiveyousomethingsmallbywhichyoucanrememberme?Wendy:WellOKthen62.Iwilltakethisringofyours.Emily:ButWendy63.Itisn’tofmuchvaluE.Wendy:Thatdoesn’tmatter.64anditistheonlythingIwantfromyou.Emily:I’msorry.Ican’tdothat.IwillgiveyouthemostexpensiveringinChengdubutnotthisonE.IthasaspecialvalueformE.Wendy:Ok65.Emily:TerriblysorryWendy.A.IcanseeyoumakepromisesaseasyasyoubreakthemB.sinceyouinsist.C.I’vehearditmanytimes.D.Ican’ttakethatmoney.E.IlikeitF.Iwilldoitforyou.PleasegiveittomE.G.Ican’tgiveyouthisring
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---HiIhaven’tseenyouforalongtimE.61---OK.AtfirstIfeltveryupsetbecauseIhadsomeproblemswithmylessonsinthenewschool.AsanewcomerIknewnobodyhereandIcouldturntonooneforhelp.62---I’msorry.IknownothingaboutallthatuntilyoutoldmE.63---IthinkI’mfeelingquitecomfortableatthenewschoolnow.---Whatdoyoudotomanagetoovercomeyourdifficulties?---64Theyarereallyhelpful.ThemostimportantthingisthatIhavefoundthelessonsgivenbytheteachersarequitelivelyandinterestingespeciallyphysics.65A.IfeltextremelylonelyforatimE.B.ThankstothestudentsandteachersherE.C.Whataboutnow?D.Couldyousaysomethingaboutyournewlifeinthenewschool?E.YouknowIalwayslovethissubject.F.I’mgladtoseeyouherE.G.Idon’tgointophysicsmuch.
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SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedasthereareawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception接待.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth-----soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IenteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?HelookeditovercarefullyandsaidYesnotabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforitsir?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaidI’llgiveyoutwentypounds.It’sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthatit’snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I’llbuyitIsaiD.Whatdoyoumean?You’vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI’vechangedmyminD.Iamsorry.I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YoumustbecrazyhesaiD.Thensuddenlythepennydropped.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You’rerightIsaiD.Andwhatwouldyouhavedoneifyouhadwalkedinandsaid‘Wouldyoumendthischairforme?’Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon’tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI’llmendthisforyoushallwesayforafiver?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamused感到有趣bythewholething.36.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter_______.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair37.Theunderlinedwordapproachinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.planfordealingwiththingsB.decisiontosellthingsC.ideaofrepairingthingsD.wayofdoingthings38.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper______.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter39.Howmuchdidthewriterpayatlast?A.£5.B.£7.C.£20.D.£27.40.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas_________.A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny
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05·全国ⅡA.篇EveryyearonmybirthdayfromthetimeIturned12awhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhousE.NocardcamewithitCallstotheflower-shopwerenothelpfulatall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender’snameandjustdelightedinthebeautifulwhiteflowerinsoftpinkpaper.ButIneverstoppedimaginingwhothegivermightbE.Someofmyhappiestmomentswerespentdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouragedtheseimaginings.She’daskmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddonespecialkindness.PerhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailI’ddeliveredduringthewinter.AsagirlthoughIhadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbeaboyIhadruninto.OnemonthbeforemygraduationmyfatherdieD.IfeltsosadthatIbecamecompletelyuninterestedinmyupcominggraduationdanceandIdidn’tcareifIhadanewdressornot.Butmymotherinherownsadnesswouldnotletmemissanyofthosethings.ShewantedherchildrentofeellovedandlovablE.Intruthmymotherwantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethegar-denia-lovelystrongandperfectwithperhapsabitofmystery神秘MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarrieD.Iwas22.Thatwastheyearthegardeniastoppedcoming.41.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AchildhoodDream.B.AMother’sLovE.C.AGraduationParty.D.ASpecialBirthday.42.Themotherinsistedthatherdaughtergotothegraduationdancebecause_________.A.shecouldtakecareofthingsherselfB.shehopedshewouldfindaboyfriendC.shewantedhertobehappyandstrongD.shethoughteducationwasmostimportant43.Whowasthesenderoftheflower?A.Aboythewriterhadruninto.B.Oneofthewriter’sneighbors.C.Oneofthewriter’sclassmates.D.Thewriter’smother.
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AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer’shair.Thegoldenredsunwassetting.Shewasonthebeachlookingupatthefiery火红的ball.Shewasamazedbyitscolordeepredinthemiddlesoftlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky.Theatmosphererelaxedher.AfterallshehadbeenthroughthiswaswhatsheneedeD.It’sgettinglateshethoughtImustgohomE.MyparentswillbewonderingwhereIam.Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreactwhenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Shekeptonwalkingdirectingherselfwhereshespenteverysummerholiday.TheroadwasdeserteD.Shewalkedslowlyandsilently.JustinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeensafeinherhousE.Itwasreallygettingdarknow.Thesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgettingcoldtoo.Shewishedshehadherfavoritesweateron—itkeptherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingitwithher.Thisthoughtdisappearedwhenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemeddifferent.Nobodyhadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidyandnow...ItallseemeddeserteD.Shecouldn’tunderstandwhatwasgoingon.SheenteredthehousE.Firstshewentintothekitchenwhereshesawanotewrittenbyherfather.Itsaid高考资源网Ellenthereissomecoffeeready.Iwentlooking.Ellenwashermotherbut—wherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents’room.Shewentin.Thenshesawher.Hermotherlyingonthebedwassleeping.Herfacelookedsotiredasifshehadn’tsleptfordays.ShewasreallypalE.JenniferwouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootireD.SoJenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJenniferwokeupsomethingwasdifferent...shewasn’tinhermother’sroomandshewasn’twearingtheoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasinhersnugbedinherpajamas睡衣.ItfeltsogoodbeingbackhomE.SuddenlysheheardavoiceAreyoufeelingbetternow高考资源网?YouknowyougotusveryveryscareD.72.WhatdoesThisthoughtinthefourthparagraphreferto?A.TheideaofgoingbackhomE.B.Herworryaboutherparents.C.Thefeelingofbeingwarminherfavoritesweater.D.Thefeelingofgettingbackhomesafely.73.Herfatherdidn’ttakecareofthegardenbecause_______.A.hewasbusylookingforherB.hehadtolookafterhiswifeC.hewasnotstrictinhisjobD.henolongerenjoyedworkingthere74.HowdidJenniferprobablyfeelwhenshecamebackhome?A.worriedB.crazyC.tiredD.disappointedE.shockedf.excitedA.abcB.aceC.bceD.def75.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?A.InfactJennifer’smotherhadbeensickfordays.B.AsJenniferwalkedtowardshomeshebecameincreasinglyscareD.C.Whenshefoundthegardendesertedsherealizedshegotcross.D.HavingexperiencedalotoutsideJenniferfelthomewasreallywarmandsafeforher.
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Mostpeoplenowadaysarepersistentlyseekingforopportunitiesthatwillhelptheminreaching'theirgoals.MarketingyourselfiswhenthereisademandforyouandyourServicesthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoals.Marketingyourselfmeansyouaresimplysellingyourself.Thecommonprobleminmarketingyourselfisthatmostpeoplethinkthatitisnotgoodtodothis.Theythinkthatmarketingonlyconcernsbusinesses.OfcoursethisisabsolutelynottruE.Peoplewhowanttogetthesuccesstheydesiremustpromotethemselves.Ineveryattemptyoumakejustthinkthatmarketingyourselfisaveryusefultool.ThebetteryoumarketyourselfthemoreOpportunitiesyouwillhavE.MarketingyourselfdoesnotreallymeantellingeverypersonhowwonderfulyouarE.Itsimplymeanstellingyourprospective未来的employerthatyouexistandthatyouhavethepossibilityofgeneratingmuchgreaterincomethanyourprospectiveemployermakes.Ormaybeyouhavethechanceofdoingsomethingbetter.Thereareactuallyseveraldifferentwaysofmarketingyourself.Butthereareonlytwoprimaryapproachesthatyoudo.Thefirstisthatyoufindwaystoreachouttoothersandthesecondistoconstructwaysinorderforthepeopletofindyouandmakeconnectionwithyou.InorderforyoutoreachoutandtouchthelivesofothersyouhavetobeagoodpersonandagoodemployeE.Whenyoumarketyourselfyoutellpeople.whoyouareandwhatyoucandoforothers.PlanwellandpractiseyourmessagE.Inconstructingwaysforthepeopletonoticeandmakeconnectionwithyouyoumustbeopentothem.Keepinmindthatcommunicationisagreatopportunitytomakeanimpact影响especiallywhenyoumarketyourself.Youalsocommunicatebywhatyouorewearing.Haveaplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwear.Justremembertomakeagreatfirstimpression!72.Accordingtothepassagewhatdopeopleusuallythinkofmarketingoneself?.A.Itisaveryusefulskill.B.ItisinincreasingdemanD.C.Itisonlyaboutbusinesses.D.Itisnatural.73.AccordingtoParagraph3marketingyourself.A.issimilartosellingaveryusefultoolB.makesyouhavemorechancestosucceedC.meanspraisingyourbosswhodoesbetterthanyouD.meansjustlettingothersknowyouarewonderful74.ItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatA.youneedn'tspendsomeofyourtimedecidingwhatyouwearB.findingwaystocontactothersisimportantinmarketingyourselfC.thereareonlytwowaysofmarketingyourselfD.marketingyourselfdoesn'tneedmuchpreparation75.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AchievingYourGoalsB.KnowingtheAppropriateBehaviorC.LookingforaBetterJobD.MarketingYourself
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【2011·山东济宁一中模拟】A.Agoodfriendofminewascomplainingabouthersontheotherday.Didyounoticeshestartedhowhedidn’twaitformetogetmysaladbeforehedoveintohis?Trueenoughtheboyattackedhisplatefasterthanacatinthewild.Withoutmannerswe’renomorethananimals.Actuallythat’snottrue.I’vebeenwatchingandfeedingagroupofwildcatsandtheyshowunusualpolitenesstowardeachother.Evenwhenfoodisscarcetheytaketurnsleavingatleastasmallpartforthenextinline.Mymothereducatedherthreechildrentohavegoodmannersallthetime.WeweremadetofeelveryuncomfortableasifweweresittingonpinsandneedlesuntilwegotusedtosayingpleasethankyoupardonmeandI’msorry.AndIhavetosaywhileitwasapainfullearningexperienceitwasoneofthemostvaluableexpericeces.Ican’ttellyouhowoftenIsatwithmyfriendseatingattheirdinnertablesandtheirparentsthoughthighlyofmygoodmanners.WhileitwasalittleembarrassingIkneweventhenthatmymother’steachingswerepayingoff.ManyyearslaterwhenIwasattendingseminarsacrossthecountrymymannerswerequiteuseful.WhileIregretthatIhaven’tbeenaperfectexampleI’mstillworkingonit.Isupposeinthisregardmymotherlivesonthroughme.Ididn’thaveherbeautifulsingingvoiceorhergreeneyesbutshedidmakesureIreceivedoneofherfinestcharacteristics.56.Whatdidthewriter’sfriendmostprobablycomplainabout?A.Herson’seatingtooquickly.B.Herson’snothavingahealthydiet.C.Herson’snothavinggoodtablemanners.D.Teenagers’nothavinggoodmanners.57.TheunderlinedwordscarceinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.toomuchB.notdeliciousC.notenoughD.quitehot58.Welearnthatthewriter’smother__________.A.wasstrictaboutherchildren’smannersB.neverpunishedherchildrenC.hadbeautifulblueeyesD.wasnotgoodatsinging59.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherexperienceoflearninggoodmanners?A.Easyandrelaxing.B.PainfulandvaluablE.C.Easybutuseless.D.ToohorriblE.60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriter_________.A.issurelylikedbyeveryonearoundherB.isnotsatisfiedwithmostpeople’smannersaroundherC.thinksshehasbeenaperfectexampletotheyoungD.thankshermotherforteachingherthegoodmannersalot
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Doyouwanttowatchahotmoviewhilechattingwithyourfriendonthephoneorshopwithyourmobilewhileonatrain?Theongoingconstructionofanewtelecommunicationservicewillmakethesethingsrealityverysoon.ItisreportedthatChinaistoissueitsfirstlicenseforthecommercialuseofthirdgenerationtelecommunicationtechnology3Gearlynextyear.Theso-called3GtechnologywillenablemobilephoneuserstoenjoyhighspeedInternetbasedservices.Itwillhelpincreasemobilityinmanyareasofourlives.Nowadaysmanymobilephonesalsoallowsyoutosende-mailsorreadthelateststoriesontheInternetbuttheirservicesarelimitedbytheirtransportingspeedwhichisonly10kilobytesKBperseconD.But3GwillenableyoutoconnecttotheInternetwithaspeedofupto2megabytesMperseconD.Ifrecentmobiletechnologyislikeridingbikeonacountryroadthen3Gwillmakeyouflyontheinformationhighway.Forexampleamobilephonewith3GtechnologywillenableyoutodownloadathreeminutesMP3songwithintwominutes.ButatthemomentitwilltakeyouuptoanhourtodothiswithyourmobilephonE.Inthenearfuturewe’llexpecthigh-speedaccesstotheInternetentertainmentinformationandelectroniccommerceserviceswhereverwearenotjustatourcomputersortelevisionsets.IntheUKandmanyotherEuropeancountrieswhere3Gserviceshavearoundsince20033Ghasalreadybecomeapartofmodernbusinesslife:Nowadaysemployeesareabletospendsomeoftheirworkinghoursathome:ThenewtechnologyallowstheemergencyservicestoprovideavideolinkwithahospitalordoctorforpatientswhoneedspecialcarE.49.Whatcanweusemobilephonetodonowadays?A.DownloadathreeminuteMP3songwithtwominutes.B.Callourfriendsthroughvideophones:C.SurfingtheInternet.D.Doonlineshopping.50.3GwillenablemobilephonestoconnecttotheInternetwithatransportingspeedfasterthanbeforE.A.10timesB.20timesC.100timesD.200times51.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A.wecan’tenjoyInternetbasedservicesnowB.itisimpossibleforustolistentoMP3musicwithourcurrentmobilephonesC.thanksto3Gphonesmanyemployeesneedn’ttraveltoworkanymoreD.doctorscanhaveafacetofacetalkwithpatientsinemergency.52.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.3GMobilePhonesB.3GMobileServicesC.3GMobileMusicD.3GMovies
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LastFridaymybrotherandIweredrivinghometogetherafterdoingsomeshoppingandgaveourattentiontoaninterestingconversation.Becauseofthisdistraction分心mybrothertookawrongturn.Unfortunatelythewrongturntookustowardsabridgeandwehadnowaytoturnback.Unwillinglymybrotherpaidthebridgefeeanddroveon.Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistakeandtheneedlesswasteof$4.WeeventuallyreachedanexitandaswetookitmybrothernoticedayoungfellowpulledovertothesideoftheroaD.HecameoutofhiscarandtriedtophonesomeonE.Iwasbusytryingtofigureoutwhichwaywewouldgonextbutmybrotherpulledoverandaskedtheguyifheneededanyhelp.AndhediD.Hehadaflattireandneededatooltogetitoff.Mybrothergavehimawrench扳手andthenbegantohelphimchangetheflat.Theyoungmansaidthatthishadbeenabadweekforhim:earlierhehadgottenintoaminorcaraccidentandnowthisflatonhiswayhomefromwork.Buthecalledusabreathoffreshairandkeptthankingusbecausehereallywouldhavebeenstuckifwehadn’tcomealong.Afterwefinishedthejobhethankedusagainandpulledout$20fromhispocketandtriedtogiveittous.NoIsaiD.Wewereneversupposedtoevengetonthatbridgewetookawrongturn.ButnowweknowwhywediD.Itwastohelpyou.ThankyouforturningourmistakeintoanopportunitytoservE.WhatIlovedmostwasthatmybrotherwasabletoseeachancetohelp.Hisreactioninthesituationisalessonforeveryoneandwefeltsogoodtherestoftheday.56.Whendidtheauthorandhisbrothernoticetheyoungmanwhohadaflattire?A.BeforetheyarrivedatabridgE.B.Whentheywerepassingthroughanexit.C.Whentheyoungmanstoppedthemforhelp.D.AftertheycamebacktotherightroaD.57.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthewriter’sbrother________.A.wasawarm-heartedyoungmanB.didn’tknowtheroadswellC.madetheturntohelptheyoungmanD.regrettedmakingawrongturnallthewayhome58.Whatdidtheyoungmanmeanbycallingthewriterandhisbrotherabreathoffreshair?A.Hehadbeeninthehotsunwaitingforhelpforsolong.B.Hiscar’sairconditionerwasbroken.C.Theycalmedhimdownbyofferinghimacolddrink.D.Theychangedhisbadluckandthebadmoodhewasin.59.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestdescribesthewriter'sexperience?A.It’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Ifyoulightalampforsomebodyitwillalsobrightenyourpath.D.Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit.
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You'reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:Ican'tbelieveit--aLorenzoBertolla!TheyarealmostimpossibletofinD.Isn'titbeautiful?Andit'salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRomE.Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It'sniceandthepriceisright.You'veneverheardofLorenzoBertollabutthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.Soyoubuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.TheyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostoretalkingloudlyaboutLorenzoBertollaclothes.Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewearingdrivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscooltheproductseemscooltoo.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon'tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration----consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itisagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospendbuttheydon'ttrustads.Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorstoperforminbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.SomepeoplemightcallthispracticedeceptivebutmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreativE.Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.Howeveronemightaskwhatexactlyisrealaboutofyoungwomenpretendingtobeenthusiasticaboutasweater?Advertingexecutiveswouldsayit'snolessrealthananaD.Thedifferenceisthatyouknowanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.Youdon'tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformancE.56.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould________.A.getthesweateratalowerpriceB.beheardbypeoplearoundC.beadmiredbyothershoppersD.decideonbuyingthesweater57.LorenzoBertollais__________.A.averypopularmalesingerB.anadvertisingagencyC.aclothingcompanyinRomeD.thebrandnameofasweater58.Theunderlinedwordrealinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_________.A.honestB.trueC.falseD.artificial59.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThetwogirlsareinfactemployedbytheLorenzoBertollaCompany.B.TheMTVgenerationtendtobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyads.C.Traditionaladvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseit'stoodirect.D.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebestrifleforthetext?A.TwoAttractiveShoppersB.LorenzoBertollaSweatersC.WaysofAdvertisingD.UndercoverMarketing
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06·江苏A.篇TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.PovertyhardworkandeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMegJoBethAmyandMarmeeastheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBethwhokeptthehousewaslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.YourhusbandisveryillitsaidcomeatoncE.Thegirlstriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever猩红热whenshewastakingcareofasickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarneewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brookeandafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealthandherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMareches’.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewithherfamilyandinthespringtimeshedied.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLauriethegrandsonofawealthyneighborhadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildrenenjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.56.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarchMrsMarchandtheir.A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters57.Whowasthemostsuccessfulincareer事业amongtheMarchgirls?A.Jo.B.Beth.C.Amy.D.Meg.58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheMarchFamily.B.TheMarchParents.C.TheMarchGirls.D.TheMarchRelatives.59.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad.A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighborsC.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives
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Childrenpushedinbuggieswhichfaceawayfromtheirparentsmaysufferlong―termemotionalandlanguageproblemsaccordingtoastudypublishedonFriday.Theresearchbelievedtobethefirstofitskindfoundthatchildrenwhowerenotfacingthepersonpushingthemwerelesslikelytotalkhughandinteractwiththeirparents.Thefindingswerebasedonastudyof2722parentsandbabiesandanexperimentwhere20babieswerewheeledinbuglesforamilefacingtheirparentsforhalfthejourneyandfacingawayfortheotherhalf.Parentsusingface―to―facebuggiesweretwiceaslikelytotalktotheirchildrenwhilethebabies’heartratesfellandtheyweretwiceaslikelytofallasleepanindicationthattheywerefeelingrelaxedandsafE.Inadditiononlyonebabyoutofthe20studiedlaughedwhilesittinginanaway―facingbuggy.OurdatasuggeststhatformanybabiestodaylifeinabuggyisemotionallyimpoverishedandpossiblyStressful.StressedbabiesgrowintoanxiousadultssaidDrSuzanneZeedykdevelopmentalPsychologistatScotland'sDundeeUniversitywhocarriedouttheresearch.ThestudywhichwaspublishedbyNationalLiteracyTrustaspartofitsTalkToYourBabycampaignfoundthat62percentofallchildrenobservedtraveledinaway―facingbuggies.Zeedyksaiditwouldimpactnegativelyonbabies’developmentiftheyspentalongtimeinaway一facingbuggieswhichwouldunderminetheirabilitytocommunicatewiththeirparentatatimewhentheirbrainWasdevelopingrapidly.LauraBarbouroftheSuttonTrustasocialmobilitycharitywhichfundedtheresearchsaidbuggymanufacturersshouldlookcloselyatthefindings.66.Usingaway-facingbuggiesmay_______A.benefitboththebabiesandtheirparentsB.affectbabies’languageabilitypermanentlyC.helpbabiescommunicatewiththeirparentsD.havepositiveeffectonbabies’development67.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?A.Parentsmaytalktwicewiththebabiesinaway―facingbuggies.B.Thestudysuggestschildrenfeelrelaxedandsafeinbuggies.C.thesamplesofthestudywere20babieswheeledinbuggies.D.Oneofthe20babiesWastwiceaslikelytofallasleepinbuggies.68.TheunderlinedwordimpoverishedinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_________A.poorB.nervousC.richD.energetic69.NationalLiteracyTrust________A.hasbeenfundingtheresearchforalongtimeB.isasocialmobilitycharityfundingtheresearchC.carriedoutthestudyofbabiespushedinbuggiesD.startedthecampaignnamedTalkToYourBaby70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttideforthetext?A.BestforKidstoFaceParentsinBuggyB.BestforKidstoCommunicatewithParentsC.StressedBabiesGrowintoAnxiousAdultsD.BuggyManufacturersCareabouttheFinding
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Todaythere’shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn’tbeingupended颠覆bythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternetnottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail.IftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnologysaysMicrosoftanewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizzA.ProbablythebiggestpayoffhoweveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolutionwhenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear.WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrendsaysMerrillLynchalongthelinesofprintingpressthetelephonethecomputerandelectricity.Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn’tavailableontheInternet.Consider:bookshealthcaremovieticketsconstructionmaterialsbabyclothesstockscattlefeedmusicelectronicsantiquestoolsrealestatetoysautographsoffamouspeoplewineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou’vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplacethere’snoreasonthoseyoulovecan’tkeepintouch.A.companycalledFinalThoughts.comoffersaplaceforyoutostoreafterlifee-mailsyoucansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofaguardianangel.KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeable能预测的futurE.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan$75000ayearhavehomecomputersaccordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputerswith52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygamessomefor30hoursormoreaweekandmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft.What’sclearisthatwhetherwelikeitornottheInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback.TheInternetisjust20%inventedsayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.Thelast80%ishappeningnow.51.WhatcanwelearnfromtheMicrosoft’sremark?A.Today’scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriceD.B.InformationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeeD.C.Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisdifficult.D.There’smorecompetitionininformationtechnologyindustrythanincarindustry.52.TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts.comtomakethepointthat____.A.therearesomegeniusideasontheInternetB.almostanythingisavailableontheInternetC.peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternetD.somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestoincreasehits53.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A.Thereisalinkbetweenincomeandcomputerownership.B.ManyAmericanchildrendon’tputcomputerstogoodusE.C.Studiesshowthatboysaremorecomputerliteratethangirls.D.TheU.S.willstayaheadintheinformationtechnologyinyears.54.Whichsentencehasthephrasethatpossessesthesamemeaningastheoneunderlinedinthefifthparagraph?A.Somecantellyouthathehaschangedtheirliveswhileothersthinknothingofhim.B.Thinknothingofit.ItwasmypleasurE.C.HethinksnothingofstayingupallnightintheCafébar.D.Hethinksnothingofthepaininhisbackforthemoment.55.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A.TheInternetisgoingtogetfirmholdofourlivessomeday.B.TheInternetisgoingtoinfluenceourlivesevenmoregreatly.C.WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbrings.D.ChildrenshouldbewellpreparedforthechallengesintheinformationagE.
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Whatkindofjobdoyouwanttodointhefuture?Onethatearnsthemostmoneyoronethatgivesyouthehighestsocialposition?Whataboutajobthatmakesyoufeelhappy?Surprisinglythesethreethingsdonotalwaysgotogetherinthejobworld.AccordingtoageneralsocialsurveybytheNationalOrganizationforResearchattheUniversityofChicagointheUSthetenhappiestjobsarenotthosewithbetterpayorhighersocialposition.Theyareordinaryjobs.Butwhatisitthatmakesahappyjob?ResearchersfoundthatpeoplearehappierwhentheyfeeltheyaredoingsomethingworthwhilE.Sixofthetoptenhappiestjobsarebasedheavilyonhelpingotherssuchasfirefightersteachersandphysicaltherapists理疗师.Beingabletoexpressoneselfisalsoimportantforpeopletofeelsatisfied.TakeauthorsasanexamplE.Theirpayisridiculouslylowornon-existentbutthefreedomofwritingdownthecontentsofyourownmindleadstohappinesswrotebusinessauthorSteveDenningonhisblogonForbes.com.Thesejobsaregreatlydifferenttothetoptenhatedjobsaccordingawebsitesurveyearlierthisyear.Directorofinformationtechnologysalesmanagertechnicalspecialistandothersthataregenerallyconsideredrespectablejobsareonthelist.ToddMayfromTheNewYorkTimesdidn’tfindtheresultsstrangE.Hearguedthatameaningfullifemustinsomesensethenmakepeoplefeelworthwhile.Ifapersondoesn’tparticipateinthecausesthataregenerallyregardedasworthylikefeedingandclothingthepoortheirlifewilllackmeaninghesaid.Worktakesupthegreaterpartofmostpeople’slives.It’snowonderthatthepeoplewiththemostworthwhilejobsarethehappiestofall.Howeverit’simportanttorememberthatthesetwosurveysarebroadonesandthatitdoesn’tmatterwhetheryourdreamjobisonthetwolists.Nowitisthetimetothinkaboutthefuture.Afterallsomethingthatsatisfiesyourmindwillalwaysbringyouhappiness.60.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisprobablyahappyjob?A.A.marketingmanagerB.AnengineerofITC.A.teacherofartD.A.technicalexpert61.SteveDenningthinksthatbeinganauthorishappymainlybecauseauthors_____.A.arehelpfultoothersB.canbefreetoexpressthemselvesC.earnmuchmoneyD.areconsideredrespectable62.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.themoreyouearnthehappieryouareB.respectablejobsarehappyjobsC.thehigheryoursocialpositionisthehappieryouareD.mosthappyjobsarerelatedtohelpingothers63.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorstressesthat_________.A.yourfuturejobshouldbeonethatmakesyouhappyB.yourdreamjobsshouldbebasedonthetwosurveysC.thetwosurveysareofgreatimportanceD.itwon’tbeeasytofindajobinthefuture
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Everybodywantsiteverybodyworksforitandnobodycanlivewithoutit.Whatisit?Moneyofcourse!HowoftenpeopleaskusWillyougoonholidaythissummer?Willyoubuythis?Willyoudothat?AndveryoftentheanswerisItalldependsItalldependswhat?ItalldependsalwaysmeansIfIhaveenoughmoneyIshallNotonlyyoursimplestneedsbutourwildestdreamsareoftenconnectedwithmoney.IfIwinthenationallottery彩票IshallSomepeoplethinkitistherootofallevil罪恶othersthinkitwillsolvealltheworld’sproblems.Bothsidesagreethereisneverenoughofit.Ofcoursemoneyisn’tananswertoeverything.Youcan’tbuyloveorhappiness.forexamplE.ButassomeonesaiD.Ifyouaregoingtobeunhappyitiseasiertobeunhappyincomfort.60Accordingtothepassagewhetheryouwillgoonholidayornotdependson________.A.howmuchmoneyyouhaveB.howmuchyouwillbepaidC.whatyouhaveD.ifyouareinvited61Thepeoplewhothinkthatmoneywillsolvealltheworld’sproblemsbelievethat_________.A.youcan’tbuyloveB.peopletryhardtogetmoremoneyC.youcan’tbuyhappinessD.everybodycanlivewithoutmoney.62Thepassagemainly主要says__________.A.thereisn’tanyonewhocanlivewithoutmoney.B.moneyisnotimportantinourdailylifE.C.somepeoplewantmoneybutsomedon’tD.moneybringseverythinggoodtoallofus.63Somepeoplethink________.A.moneycanneverleadustohappiness.B.moneyistherootofallevil.C.moneymostbethrownaway.D.weshouldstopmakingmoremoney.64Thebesttitle标题forthispassageshouldbe___________.A.MoneyIsEverythingB.TheRootofallEvilC.TheAnswertoEverythingD.TheQuestion困惑ofMoney
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Whenaconsumerfindsthatwhatsheorheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptothemanufacturer’sclaimforitthefirststepistopresentthewarranty保单oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelpatthestoreofpurchasE.Inmostcasesthisactionwillproduceresults.Howeverifitdoesnottherearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.IngeneralthehigheruptheconsumertakeshisorhercomplaintthefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettleD.Insuchacaseitisusuallysettledintheconsumer’sfavorassumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossiblebutiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchaseitisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmlyandespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedonetheconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrongratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.ForexampleTheleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclearisbetterthanThisstereo立体声音响doesnotwork.Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetothemanufacturer.IfsotheconsumershoulddothisstatingthecomplaintaspolitelyandasfirmlyaspossiblE.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresulttheconsumercangoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumers’rights.45.Ifaconsumerwantsaquicksettlementofhisproblemit’sbettertocomplainto________.A.ashopassistantB.themanufacturerC.thestoremanagerD.apublicorganization46.Themosteffectivecomplaintcanbemadeby________.A.showingthefaultyitemtothemanufacturerB.explainingexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitemC.sayingfirmlythattheitemisofpoorqualityD.askingpolitelytochangetheitem47.Accordingtothepassagethelastwayaconsumerhastouseis________.A.towritetotheproducerB.toquarrelwiththemanagerC.tocollectseveralfighterstothreatenthesellerD.tothreatentotakethesellertocourt48.Thepassagetellsus_________.A.howtomakeaneffectivecomplaintaboutafaultyitem.B.howtosettleaconsumer’scomplaintaboutafaultyitemC.howtoavoidbuyingafaultyitemD.howtodealwithcomplaintsfromcustomers
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FromMr.WardHoffman.SirIwashalfwaythroughProfessorRajPersaud'sarticleWhat'sthetippingpoint?FinancialTimesWeekendApril9-l0whenitoccurredtomethatwhatIwasreadingwasnotironic讽刺的.IfProfPersaudwantstoknowwhyAmericanstipinrestaurantsheneedonlyaskthefirstAmericanhemeetsinLondon.Americanstipinrestaurantsforonereasonandonereasononly:wetiptosupplement补贴thesalaryofrestaurantworkers.QualityofservicedoesnotenterintoitbeyondthefactthatonemaytipabitlessforpoorserviceoralittlemoreforgoodservicE.Nottippingatallinanon-fast-foodrestaurantisnotachoicE.IntheUSoneusedtotipabout15percentfordininginafamily-stylerestaurantorinanup-market高档的restaurant.HereinSanFranciscoBayarearestaurantsweareencouragedtotip20percentormoretohelprestartworkersliveinthisveryexpensiveareA.AftereatingatanItalianrestartinmycityIleftatipof20percentonthenon-taxpartofourdinnerbill.ItwasexpecteD.ThereisnothingmorecomplicatedthanthataboutAmericastippinginrestaurants.WardHoffmanPaloAltoCA94306US***FromMr.PhilipMcBrideJohnson.SirIagreewithmostofRajPersaud'sopinionaboutthedoubtfulvalueoftippingbutwithoneexception.Tipscanbeveryusefulwhenoneisarepeatcustomerordiner.ItisonlywhenthetipperisastrangerandlikelytoremainsothatthesystemdoesnotworktohisorheradvantagE.Butfrequentahotelorarestaurantalwaystipabitmoreandthedifferenceinserviceandtreatmentwillbeeasilyfelt.PhfiipMcBndeJohnsonGreatFallsVA22066US64.WhatcanwelearnfromHoffrnan'sletter?A.QualityofservicedeterminestippingintheUS.B.Americansdon'ttipinnonfast-foodrestaurants.C.TippinginUSupmarkntrestartsisunnecessary.D.HowtotipintheUnitedStatesisnotcomplicateD.65.Johnson'slettershows________.A.astrangerinarestaurantislikelytotipabitmoreB.dinersreceivebetterserviceiftheyfrequentarestaurantC.repeatdinnersmaygetgoodserviceiftheytipabitmoreD.thetippingsystemworkstotheadvantageofnewcustomers66.FromtbetwoletterswecanlearnProfessorRajPersaud______.A.feelsdoubtfulaboutthevalueoftippingB.believestippingimprovesqualityofserviceC.wantstoaskHoffmanabouttippingintheUSD.thinkstippingabitmoreonecangetgoodservice67.Thetwolettersmostprobablyappearsina______.A.noticeB.handbookC.bookreviewD.newspaper
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OnWebsitesacrosstheInternetpeoplecanaccessavarietyofinformationaboutyou.It’sinyourinteresttobeawareofyouronlinereputationandtotakethenecessaryactionstomakeitwhatyouwantittobE.ThefirststepinprotectingorimprovingyouronlinereputationistofindoutwhatinformationisalreadypostedontheInternetandtoassesstheimpressionitleavesonpeoplE.Followthesetipstomonitorandevaluateyouronlinereputation:PlaythenamegamE.Beginbytypingyourfirstandlastnameintoseveralpopularsearchenginestoseewhereyouarementionedandinwhatcontext.Example:RobinCountsFocusyoursearch.Togetmoreprecise精确的resultsputquotationmarksaroundyournamesothatthesearchenginereadsyournameasaphraseandnotastwoormoreunrelatedwordsthatjusthappentoappearinthetext.Example:RobinCountsSearchallofyournames.Ifyouhaveeverusedadifferentnameifyouuseyourmiddlenameorinitialifyouuseanicknameorifyournameisfrequentlymisspelledsearchallvariationstomakesureyoudon’tmissanythingimportant.Example:RobinCountsRobinJ.CountsRobinCountsJensenBestrategiC.Ifyoursearchturnsupinformationaboutotherpeoplewhoshareyournameyoucaneliminate消除manyfalsehitsbyusingkeywords.Youcanaddkeywordsthatapplyonlytoyou;forexampleyourcityyouremployerorahobby.Example:RobinCountsWoodgroveBankRobincounts----skydivingGoblogging.IfanyofyourfriendsfamilymembersorcoworkershaveblogsorpersonalWebpagesonsocialnetworkingsitescheckthemoutfromtimetotimetoseeiftheyarewritingaboutyouorpostingpicturesofyou.Bealert.Usethefeatureprovidedbysomesearchenginesthatenablesyoutoreceiveautomaticnotification通知ofanynewmentionofyournameorotherpersonalinformation.46.Thepassagemainlygivesusadviceon_____________.A.howtogoogleourselvesB.howtomonitorouronlinereputationC.howtousedifferentsearchenginesD.howtoprotectouronlinereputation47.Ifyouputquotationmarksaroundyournamewhenyousearchonlineyouwill____________.A.getgeneralinformationaboutyourselfB.stillgetotherpeople’sinformationC.getonlyyourinformationD.getmostinformationaboutothers48.Whichisthecorrectwaytosearchifyouwanttoeliminatemanyfalsehits?A.JimAllanGreenB.JimGreenC.JimGreenD.JimGreen---gardening.49.Youareadvisedtogobloggingto_______________.A.haveabettercommunicationwithyourfriendsandfamilymembersB.checkouthowpopularyouarewithyourfriendsandrelativesC.checkoutifothersarewritingaboutyouorpostingpicturesofyouD.askothersnottodiscloseyourpersonalinformationandpicture50.ThefeatureprovidedbysomesearchenginescanhelpyoutoA.preventanynewmentionofyournameorotherpersonalinformationB.findoutanynewmentionofyournameorotherpersonalinformation.C.knowquicklyanynewmentionofyournameorotherpersonalinformationD.stopthespreadofanynewmentionofyournameorotherpersonalinformation
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TosonCecilJustaquicknotebeforeIstartinearnest.WhenIwrotethisyouwere8stillalittleboy.In2002IwascalledtoactivedutyintheMarineCorpsinthewaronTerrorism__主义.Onthe11thofSeptember2001whenAmericawasattackedIknewthatIwouldeventually最终havetogoandIwasfilledwithadeepsenseofsadness.ThatnightasyouandKeikowereasleepIlookedatyourlittlefacesandcouldn’thelpbutfightthetears.IknewitwouldbehardforyoubecauseIhadasimilarexperiencE.WhenIwasalittleboyaged6mydadyourGrandpaCawleywassenttoVietnamduringthewartherE.IrememberhowmuchImissedhimtoo.ButnowunfortunatelyIhavecometorealizejusthowdifficultitmusthavebeenforGrandpatobeawayfromhischildrenforayear.ThinkingaboutthisIwantedtoputmythoughtsandfeelingsdownforyouandyoursister.IamsosorrythatIhadtoleaveforsuchalongtimE.ThereisnoplaceIwouldratherbethanwithyouandKeiko.YoutwoarethelightsofmylifE.Ihaveknownnogreaterjoythaninthefewyearssinceyoutwowereborn.Ihopetohavemanymoreyearswithyou.Ifthisdoesn’thappenthenknowthatIloveyoumorethanwordscanexpress.IfforsomereasonIdon’tmakeithomeIwillneedyoutotakecareofyourlittlesisterandyourMom.YouwillbethemanoftheCawleyfamily.BegoodmysonandGodwillwatchoveryouashehasmE.Iwillbewaitingimpatientlyforthetimewhenwecanallbetogetheragain.63.Thewriterofthelettermaybe______.A.anAmericanpolicemanB.anAmericansoldierinthebattlefieldC.asoldierintheVietnamWarD.apostmanworkingfarawayfromhome64.Keikoisthe______ofthewriter.A.wifeB.sonC.daughterD.sister65.Oneoftheexperiencesthewriterandhissonhadincommonisthat______.A.theybothexperiencedtheVietnamWarB.theirfathershadtoleavethemandfightabroaD.C.theyusedtostudyinthesameschoolD.theywerebotheightwhenthefathershadtoleavethem66.Wecaninfer推断that______.A.thewriterwasadevotedsonB.thewriterwasabravesoldierC.thewriterrealizedhemightdieinthebattlefieldD.thewriter’swifewassufferingfromaterribleillness.
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Ifsomeonewantstobuyasecondhandcarthebuyershouldhaveagoodideaofwhatheorshewantsbeforegoingtoadealer.Readthelabelsinthewindowsaboutpriceandconditionofthecars.DealersinWisconsinarerequiredtotellthetruthaboutwhattheyknowabouttheconditionofacar.Iftheyarenotawareofaproblemtheydonothavetoreporttheproblemonthelabel.・ReadthetitleforthevehiclE.Thetitleisthepieceofpaperthatshowswhoownsthecar.Buyersshouldalsoreadtheodometerstatement.TheodometerisadialonthedashboarD.Itshowshowmanymilesthecarhasbeendriven.Carswithahighnumberofmilesontheodometeraremorelikelytoneedmorerepairs.・Readanywarranties.A.warrantyisapromisetodocertainthings.Itislikeacontract.Askifthereareanywarranties.Iftherearelookatthem.Askforthenameandaddressofthepreviousownerofthecar.Askforrepairrecordsofthecar.・BuyersshouldtakethecarforatestdrivE.Seehowthecaroperateswhenitiscoldaswellaswarmedup.Drivethecarathighspeeds.Drivethecarinstop-andgotraffiC.Alsodrivethecaronhills.Thedealerwillasktoseeyourdriver’slicensE.ThedealeralsomayrequireasalespersontogoalongfortheridE.51.Theodometer________A.cantellyouwhoownsthecarB.isabuttononthedashboardC.showshowmanymilesthecarhasbeendrivenD.showshowmanyyearsthecarhasbeenused52.IfyouaregoingtobuyasecondhandcaryoushouldreadallthefollowingEXCEPT_____A.theodometerstatementB.thelabelofthecarC.thenumberofthecarD.thewarranties53.Whatmayberequiredifyouwanttotrydrivingthecar?A.Toshowyourdriver’slicensE.B.Todrivethecaraloneontheway.C.TodrivethecarandstopsuddenlyD.Todrivethecaratthehighestspeed54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thefartherthecarhasbeendriventhemorerepairsthecarneeds.B.Youneedn’tknowthenameoftheownerofthecar.C.A.salespersonwillgoalongforyourtestdrivE.D.Dealerscan’ttellyoueverythingaboutthecar
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Doyouwanttoworkwithpeopleanimalsormachines?Doyouwanttoworkindoorsoroutdoorsdirectlyservepeopleinneedorservepeoplebehindthescenes?Thesearethetypicalquestionsthatvolunteerserviceagencieswouldask.EveryyearthousandsofpeopleinthewestoffervolunteerservicE.Volunteeringgreatlystrengthensthecommunitybecauseithelpstheoldtheyoungtheweakthesickthedisabledandtheinjuredtoovercomedifficulties.Volunteersusuallyhelpinmanydifferentways.Theymaygivepeopleadviceofferfriendshiptotheyoungdrivetheelderlytochurchcounselkidsagainstdrugsworkasassistantsinschoolsornursinghomesraisefundsplanttreeshelpoutinlocallibrariesanddomanyotherthings.Volunteeringcanbeafewhoursaweekorafewhoursamonth.Anybodywhowantstoservepeopleinneedcanbecomeavolunteer.Theartofvolunteeringisaprocessofbothgivingandreceiving.VolunteeringallowsvolunteerstomeetnewpeoplemakenewfriendsandmixwithpeoplefromallwalksoflifE.VolunteeringisanexcellentwaytoexperimentpracticeandtryoutnewtechniquesandskillsdiscoveryourindividualtalentsandexplorecareerchoicE.Beingavolunteerwilltakeindividualsonawonderfuljourneyandhelpthemlearnmanyimportantthingsbeyondtheirschoollearning.56.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowToBeaVolunteerB.TheBenefitofBeingaVolunteerC.VolunteerServiceintheWestD.WhoCanBeaVolunteer57.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinewordsinthetext?A.directlyB.indirectlyC.publiclyD.secretly58.YoucaninferfromthepassagethattobeavolunteerA.youneedtogettrainedB.youcangetsomethingvaluableC.youmustbeoutgoingD.youneedtoworkverylong59.Youareastudentofthirteen.IfyouwanttobeavolunteeryoucandothefollowingexceptA.helpingputinlocallibrariesB.workingasanassistantinschoolsC.offeringfriendshiptotheyoungD.drivingtheelderlytochurch
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Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson’ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotoonemyson’steamintheleaD.Parentssurroundedtheplaygroundofferingencouragement.Withlessthantensecondsremainingtheballsuddenlyrolledinfrontofmyson’steammateMickey.MickeyturnedaroundandgaveiteverythinghehaD.AllaroundmethecrowderupteD.Mickeyhadscored!Thentherewashush.MickeyhadscoredallrightbutinthewronggoalendingthegameinatiE.Foramomenttherewasatotalhush.YouseeMickeyhasDownsyndrome唐氏综合症andforhimthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.Allgoalswerecelebratedbyajoyoushug拥抱fromMickey.Hehadevenbeenknowntohugtheopposing对方的playerswhentheyscoreD.ThesilencewasfinallybrokenwhenMickeyhisfacefilledwithjoyhuggedmysontightlyandshoutedIscored!Iscored!Everybodywon!Everybodywon!ForamomentIheldmybreathnotsurewhatmysonwoulddo.IneednothaveworrieD.Mysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchantingWaytogoMickey!WaytogoMickey!WithinmomentsbothteamssurroundedMickeyjoininginthechantandcongratulatinghimonhisgoal.Laterthatnightmydaughteraskedwhohadwon.ItwasatiE.Everybodywon.IsmileD.68.Whatwasthescoreofthesoccermatch?A.Twototwoatietobothteams.B.ThreetooneinMickey’steam’sfavor.C.TwotooneintheMickey’steam’sfavor.D.EverybodywonbecauseofMickey’sgoal.69.Theunderlinedwordhushmeans______.A.cheerB.congratulationC.laughterD.silence70.WhatdidtheauthorworryaboutwhenMickeyscoredandhuggedhisson?A.Theresultofthematchwouldfailhisson.B.HissonwouldshoutatMickeyforhisgoal.C.Mickeywouldagainhugtheopposingplayers.D.HissonwouldunderstandMickey’swronggoal.71.Itcanbeinferredthat______.A.bothteamslikedandrespectedMickeyB.bothteamswerethankfultoMickeyforhisgoalC.Mickeydidn’tmindthoughhisgoalwaswrongD.Mickeywasakind-heartedboyandhopedeverybodywon
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10·浙江E.篇Ineededtobuyadigitalcameraonethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps快照maybeoccasionallyformagazines.BeingthecautioustypeIfanciedareliablebranD.SoIwentonthenetspent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsiteswrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastorE.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.IpointedatitandaskedanassistantCanIhaveoneofthose?Helookedperturbed不安.Doyouwanttotryitfirst?hesaiD.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.DoIneedto?IrepliedThereisnothingwrongwithitThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbaD.Nono.Butyoushouldtryithesaidencouragingly.Compareitwiththeothers.Ilookedacrossattheothers:shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewallofferingawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscountswitheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.WithsomanymodelstochoosefromitseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstYalwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametimE.ButwhenIhadfinishedIwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:firstsoonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshopitwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecondmywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.ButsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoicethecleverchoicethewisechoicE.IntheendIagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutofmychosencamerafromcupboardshowhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppersandwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeaturesIinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.Whydowethinkthatnewoptions选择stillofferusanythingnew?PerhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimaginE.57.TheshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershouldA.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit.B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothers.C.getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompanies.D.trusthimandstopaskingquestions.58.WhatdoesthewritermeanbyitwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforitparagraph2A.Heshouldgeta50%discount.B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.C.ThequalityofthecamerawasnotgooD.D.ThecamerawouldsoonfallinvaluE.59.ThewriterdecidedtotrythemodelhehadchosenbecauseheA.knewverylittleaboutit.B.didn’ttrusttheshopassistant.C.wantedtomakesuretheonehechosewouldbethebest.D.hadaspecialinterestintakingpicturesofhisfellowshoppers.60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter’sopinion.A.peoplewastetoomuchmoneyoncamerasB.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylifeC.wedon’tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproductD.famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanquality
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WhileIwaswaitingoutsidemywife’sofficebuildingforhertogetoutofworkIsawabeggarcomingmywayfromacrosstheparkinglot.Ihopehedoesn’taskmeforanymoneyIthought.Hedidn’t.Hecameandsatinfrontofthebusstopbuthedidn’tlooklikehecouldhaveenoughmoneytoridethebus.AfterafewminuteshespokE.That’saprettycarhesaidpointingtomycar.Hewasragged衣衫褴褛buthehadanairofdignityabouthimself.Igavehimasmileandcontinuedcleaningmycar.HesattherequietlyasIworkeD.TheexpectedaskingformoneynevercamE.AsthesilencebetweenuswideneditseemedthatavoiceinsidemesaidAskhimifheneedsanyhelp.IwassurethathewouldsayyesbutIlistenedtotheinnervoicE.Doyouneedanyhelp?IaskeD.HeansweredinthreesimplebutmeaningfulwordsthatIshallneverforget.Weoftenlookforwisdomingreatmenandwomenandweexpectitfromthoseofhigherlearningandachievements.IexpectednothingbutadirtyhandfromhimbuthesaidthreewordsthatshookmE.Don’tweall?hesaiD.Iwasfeelinghighsuccessfulandimportantaboveabeggarinthestreetuntilthosethreewordshitmelikeashot.Don’tweall?Ineededhelp.MaybenotforabusfareorforaplacetosleepbutIneededhelp.Ireachedinmywalletandgavehimnotonlyforabusfarebutenoughtogetawarmmealandshelterfortheday.ThosethreelittlewordsstillringtruE.Nomatterhowmuchyouhavenomatterhowmuchyouhaveachievedyouneedhelptoo.Nomatterhowlittleyouhavenomatterhowloadedyouarewithproblemsevenwithoutmoneyoraplacetosleepyoucangivehelp.36.Thestoryhappened_________.A.outsideanofficebuildingB.infrontofastoreC.nearapostofficeD.onabus37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Thewriterwaswaitingforhiswifetogetoutofwork.B.Hethoughtthebeggarwouldaskhimformoney.C.Thebeggarkeptsilentanddidn’taskhimformoney.D.Thewriterwasshockedbythethreesimplewords.38.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.weshouldexpectnothingfromabeggarB.thewriterfeltdepressedafterheheardthebeggar’sanswerC.itwasthewriterthatstartedthesmalltalkD.thebeggarthoughraggedsaidsomethingmeaningful39.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_________.A.TheStoryofaBeggarB.ThreeWordsThatUpsetMeC.EveryoneNeedsHelpD.GivingHelp
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-Hi.Lindawhatareyoudoing?-HiBobIampreparingforthetesttomorrow.-61-Wellthereadingroomisfullandtheclassroomistoonoisy.62-Iamafraidnot.Ifeelverynervous.Wedon’thavemuchtimeleft.-Wecanpreparetogether.63-GoodideA.Letmeaskfirst.NamethreeEuropeancountries.-EasyFranceGermanyandRussiaIcanevensaymorE.-64Nowit’syourturntoaskquestion.-Okwhatarethesevencontinentsoftheworld?-AsiaEuropeAfricaanderrIreallycan’trememberthemall.-_65__A.Maybethatcanhelp.B.Haveyoupassedyourtestyet?C.ItseemsyouarewellprepareD.D.Areyoureadyforthetext?E.Butwhyareyouhereinthegarden?F.Don’tworryyoustillhavetimE.G.ThenwecanhaveagoodtimE.61._________62.__________63.__________64.__________65.__________
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ThemostfrighteningWordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI'msorry.Ican'tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticketThecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodosoIlookeddownthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtherethinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreenThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sright.sir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?1wantedtoknowIhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohoursThere’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputer.andsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerusAfterthegirltoldmethattheyhadnobackupcomputerandthatitwastheonlycomputertheyhadIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They'restillflyingaren'tthey?Icouldn’ttellyouwithoutaskingthecomputerMaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggestedIwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticketIsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?’Iwouldn’tknow.shesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.only'it'BythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlinesthatthecomputerwasdownSomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.56ThebesttitleforthearticleisA.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.AskingtheComputer57.WhatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingtheA.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbackupmeaninthepassage?ItmeansA.expensiveB.extraC.advancedDcheap59ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatA.amodemcomputerwillneverbedownB.acomputerirlaybringsufferingtopeopleC.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansDtherewillbegreatchangesincomputers
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Formydaughter’s19thbirthdayinDecemberweboughtherticketstogoandseeLinkParkastheywereplayinginourcityintheUK.Wedidn’treallyhavethemoneybutweknewhowmuchtheymeanttoher.ThenightbeforetheconcertshewaslikeakidatChristmasandcouldn’tsleep.ItwasgoodtoseehersohappyandexciteD.Sheandherboyfriendwenttogether.WhentheyreturnedaftermidnighthappilywithT-shirtslotsofvideoandpicturestheytalkedhappilyabouthowfantastictheyhadseen.Weknewthatthemoneyhadbeenwellspent.Stillfullofexcitementfromthenightbeforetheydecidedonthefollowingdaytogototheshoppingcentreontheothersideofthecity.Laterthatdaywhentheyreturnedtheycameandpresentedmyhusbandandmewithagifteach.Oneachpresentwerethewordsbecauseyouarethebestmom/dadintheworld.WhenweaskedherwhyshehadboughtusgiftsheranswerwassimplyjustbecauseIloveyou.Sheexplainedshejustwantedtoshowusthatsheappreciatedus.Thiswasn’tsomethingnewfromourdaughter;shehadalwaysgivenusagiftwhenshewantedtoexpressherfeelingsandeachgiftwasalwaysawelcomesurprisE.Itcouldbeanythingthatwasn’tveryexpensivebutitdidn’tmatter;itwasthesentimentbehinditthatcounteD.50.Weinferthatwhenreturningfromthenightoutthewriter’sdaughterfelt______.A.terribleB.excitedC.disappointedD.interested51.Thedaughteroftenexpressesherfeelingstoherparentsby______.A.tellingthemdirectlyB.writingthemacardC.givingthemsurprisesD.buyingthempresents52.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thatthewriter’shusbandalsolikesLinkParkverymuchB.Thatthewriter’smotherdoesn’thaveajobC.Thatthepeopleinthewriter’sfamilyliveahappylifetogetherD.Thatthewriterletsherdaughterdowhatevershelikes53.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsentimentinthelastparagraphmean?A.FeelingsB.StoryC.HappinessD.Actions
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W.Mrs.EverettisexpectingyouMr.Brown.She’llbewithyouinafewminutes.M.FineW.CanItakeyourcoat?M.YesPleasE.HereyouarE.W.61.M.Nothanks.I’vebeensittingforthelastthreehoursandI’dliketostrechmylegs.W.CanIgetyousomethingtodrink----coffeeteaoracolddrink?M.ThatwouldbeverynicE.62.W.YescertainlyMr.Brown.63.M.Whitewithonesugar.W.64.M.Thankyoubutit’snotnecessary.Icanwalkeasily.W.65.M.Thanks.A.Here’syourcoffeeMr.Brown.B.Wouldyoulikesomethingtoread?C.Howdoyoutakeit?D.Letmeshowyouin.E.CouldIhaveacupofcoffeeplease?F.Wouldyouliketotakeaseatwhileyou’rewaiting?G.ShallIcallataxitotakeyouroundthereafteryourmeetingwithMrs.Everett?
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2011·北京卷A.IWentSkydivingat84!Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930sIalwayswantedtoflyaplanebutbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2011whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.AroundthattimeItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydivE.Sowhenourretirementcommunity社区announcedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohaveIdecidedtowriteaboutmydream.IntheessayIwroteaboutmydesiretoskydivestatingGeorgeBrushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.A.yearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis.Ideeidedtorealizemydreameventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune112009nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplanE.MyinstructorJayguidedmethroughtheexperiencE.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeeninbutIwasn’tfrightened—IwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperiencE.Whenwereached13000feetJayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplanE.WhenwefirsthittheairthewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathE.ForasecondIthoughtWhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute降落伞thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.SkydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylifE.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon’tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsolD.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttoexperiencelookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossiblemakeithappen.56.Whathappenedtotheautherin2001?A.SheflewanairplaneB.SheenteredacompetitionC.ShewentonahotairballoonrideD.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity57.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto.A.buildupherownreputationB.showheradmirationforhimC.comparetheirhealthconditonD.makeherargumentpersuasive58.Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?A.ExcitedB.ScaredC.NervousD.Regretful59.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?A.ThebeautifulcloudsB.ThewonderfulviewC.ThecompanyofJayD.Theone-minutefreefall
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High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached宣扬bymanybutactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstore零售店butinsteadwillwarntheirfriendsrelativesco-workersstrangersandanyonewhowilllisten.StoremanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaintsandoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetogooftentotheircompetitorsaccordingtonstudyjointlyconductedbyVerdeGroupandWhartonSchool.StorytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumerssaidPaulaCourtneyPresidentoftheVerdeGroup.Thestorelosesthecustomerbuttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.Onaverageeveryunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourothersandwillnolongervisitthespecificstore.Foreverydissatisfiedcustomerastorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theresultingsnowballeffectcanbeveryharmfultoretailers.Accordingtotheresearchshopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.Duringpeakshoppinghourssomeretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingpart-timelocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendants服务员.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts布局pre-stockingsalesitemshiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiersandhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantlysalespeopleshouldbeflexibleandpolitewithangrycustomers.Retailerswho'reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothover缓解issuesthanthosewhoaren'tsofriendly.saidprofessorStephenHoch.Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.CustomerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbycomplainingtotheretailerinsteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworlD.Retailersarefindingitdifficulttoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.72.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?A.Mostcustomerswon'tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiencesB.Customerswouldrathertelltheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.D.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.73.Shopownersoftenhirepart-timepoliceasparkingattendantssothat.A.shopperscanstaylongerinthestoreB.shopperswon'thavetroubleparkingtheircarsC.shopperswon'thaveanyworriesaboutsecurityD.shopperscanfindtheirearseasilyaftershopping74.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?A.Mannersofthesalespeople.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.C.HugesupplyofgoodsforsaleD.Designofstorelayout75.Toachievebettershoppingexperiencescustomersareadvisedto.A.bringpressuretobearonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirquestionswithstoresinaflexiblewayC.expresstheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstoles
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福建省三校2010届高三上学期期中联考A.MyfriendtookhiscolleaguetoseeanartexhibitioninnorthLondon.Theshowwasbasicallypilesofbreezeblocks煤渣砖formingarmchairandsofashapespaintedinprimarycolors.SeeingthesethecolleaguesaidYoubroughtmeallthewayoutheretoseethispileofjunkwhenwecouldhavebeenhavinganicelunch?HecontinuedhisrantabouttheworkallthewaybacktotheofficE.WhentheygottheremyfriendsaidYousaidyoudon’tliketheworkbutyouhaven’tstoppedtalkingaboutitsinceyoufirstsawit.Whetherhelikeditornothecouldnotforgetit.Iftheartworkisfreshandnewyoucan’texpecttolikeitstraightawaybecauseyouhavenothingtocompareitwith.Theeffortofcomingtotermswiththingsyoudonotunderstandmakesthemallthemorevaluabletoyouwhenyoudograspthem.Goodartspeaksforitself.Thatdoesn’tmeanyouhavetolikeit.Sothenexttimeyougotoanartshoworlookatanythingforthatmatterobservewhateffectithasonyouandtrytoformyourownopinion.Thatwayyoubecomethecriticandnotamouthpieceforsomeoneelse’sopinions.56.Whatdoesthecolleaguethinkabouttheartexhibition?A.Hefeelsitawasteoftimegoingtotheexhibition.B.Heisveryinterestedintheworkshownontheexhibition.C.Heisdisappointedthatartisabusedontheexhibition.D.Hethinkshisunderstandingaboutartisfarbetterthantheauthoroftheworkontheshow.57.Theunderlinedword‘rant’means________.A.praiseB.hatredC.complaintD.misunderstanding58.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTrepresenttheauthor’sopinionaboutart?A.Goodartspeaksforitself.B.Goodartdoesn’tmeanyouhavetolikeit.C.Itmattersmorewhatimpressionapieceofartworkleavesonyou.D.Learntobeamouthpieceforsomeone’sopinionmattersmorE.59.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgiveforgoingtoanartshow?A.Likeitwhetheritisgoodornot.B.Don’tcompareitwithanything.C.Observeitseffectandformyourownopinion.D.BeagoodmouthpiecE.
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浙江省宁海县知恩中学2009届高三最后适应性考试D.篇Wespentadayinthecountrypickingwildflowers.WiththecarfullofflowersweweregoinghomE.Onourwaybackmywifenoticedacupboard柜厨outsideafurnitureshop.Itwastallandnarrow.BuyitmywifesaidatoncE.We’llcarryithomeontheroofrack.I’vealwayswantedonelikethat.WhatcouldIdo?TenminuteslaterIwas£20poorer;andthecupboardwastiedontheroofrack.Itwassixfeetlongandeighteeninchessquarequiteheavytoo.InthegatheringdarknessIdroveslowly.Otherdriversseemedunusuallypolitethatevening.Thepoliceevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.CarryingfurniturewasagoodideA.AfteratimemywifesaidThere’salonglineofcarsbehinD.Whydon’ttheyovertakeIwonder?InfactapolicecardidovertakE.ThetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslyastheypasseD.Butthenwithgreatkindnesstheyledusthroughtherush-hourtraffiC.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.OneoftheofficerscametomE.RightsirhesaiD.Doyouneedanymorehelp?IwasabitpuzzleD.ThanksofficerIsaiD.YouhavebeenverykinD.IlivejustontheroaD.HewasstaringatourcarfirstattheflowersthenatthecupboarD.Wellwellhesaidlaughing.It’sacupboardyou’vegotthere!WethoughtitwassomethingelsE.Mywifebegantolaugh.Thetruthhitmelikeastonebetweentheeyes.Ismiledattheofficer.Yesit’sacupboardbutthanksagain.IdrovehomeasfastasIcoulD.53.Infactthehusband_______thecupboarD.A.wouldlikeverymuchtobuyB.badlywantedC.wasgladtohaveboughtD.wouldrathernotbuy54.Otherdriversdidn’tovertakethecouple’scarbecause_______.A.therush-hourtrafficwastoobusyB.theywantedtoshowtheirrespectC.theircarscouldn’trunfastD.thecouplewereveryimportantpeople55.Thepolicethoughttheywere_______.A.carryingacupboardtothechurchB.sendingflowerstothechurchC.carryingnothingbutapieceoffurnitureD.goingtoattendafuneralatthechurch56.Whatdidthehusbandthinkofthismatter?A.ItwasverystrangE.B.Hefeltashamedofit.C.Hetookgreatprideinit.D.Hewaspuzzledatit.
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Rentingacolortelevisionmakesmoresensethanbuying.Here’swhy:1.Thelongeryourentthelessyoupay.EachyearthemonthlyrateisreduceD.Youcanreachalowrateofnotmuchmorethan$12aweek.2.ServiceisfastandfreE.Wecanhaveyoursetinstalledintwodays.Ifanythinggoeswrongwe’llhaveitfixedthesamedayorlendyouanothersetwhilewe’remendingit.Anddon’tforget:serviceandsparepartsarefree!3.Ifyoudon’thaveanaerial天线we’llinstalloneforyouandthatwillbefreetoo.Allyouhavetopayistheinstallationcharge!4.Youcanchoosefromallkindsofmodelsandwhat’smoreifafteracertainperiodoftimeandyouwouldlikeanewmodelyoucanchangE.How’sthatforservice?5.Nodeposit押金isneedeD.YoupayonlythemonthlyrentalfeE.Butifyoupayinadvanceyoucansavemoney.Paytwelvemonths’feeswhenyoubegintohireandwe’llgiveyouamonth’shirewithoutchargE.6.Ifyoudecidethatyouwanttostoprentingandbuythesetyouhaveonhirethiscanbearranged—withagenerousallowance折扣forthefeesalreadypaiD.36.Fromthepassageweknow_______________________.A.themoreyourentthelessyoupayB.thelowestweeklyrentalfeeismuchmorethan$12C.thelongeryourentthelessyoupayD.ifyourentaTVsetforalongtimeserviceandsparepartswillbefree37.Whatisthegoodofpayingtwelvemonths’feeswhenyoubegintohire?A.Oneandahalfmonths’hirefreeofchargE.B.Onemonth’shirefreeofchargE.C.Halfamonth’shirefreeofchargE.D.One-fourthofamonth’shirefreeofchargE.38.Whatdoespayinadvancemean?A.Youpaytherentforaperiodoftimebeforeyouactuallygetthetelevision.B.Yougoaheadandpaytherent.C.YoupaytherentinfrontofanyonE.D.Youwillbethefirsttopaytherent.39.Ifyouwanttorentacolortelevision____________________.A.leasingcompanycanhaveyoursetinstalledthesamedayB.youcanhaveachoiceofsetstorentC.leasingcompanywillinstallanaerialforyoufreeofchargeD.youmusthaveanaerial40.Thispassageisaan_______________________.A.bookB.reportC.advertisementD.picture
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- A.:Marytomorrowisyourmumsfiftiethbirthdaydoyouknow?B.:OfcourseIdo.__61_____.A.:Firstofallabirthdaypresent._62______.B.:That’sagoodideaIt’llmakeherlookyounger.Andabigbirthdaycaketoowithfiftycandles.A.:That’sright.__63_____.B.:HowaboutaChinesedinner?A.FineWhereshallwehaveit?B.:WecanhaveitathomeIhavelearnttocookafewChinesedishesfromaChinesefriendImsureyourmumwilllikethem.A.:Allright.Areyougoingtodotheshoppingaswell?B.:__64_______.A.:OK.When?B.:___65______.A.:Allright.Letsmakeit.A.Whataboutbuyingherabeautifulskirt?B.Whydon’twegotogetherdadC.Howaboutholdingaparty?D.Howaboutthisafternoon?E.Shallwehaveaspecialdinner?F.Whenshallwecelebrateit?G.Howshallwecelebrateit?
- Mostpeoplethinktheirtimeproblemsareouterandthattheyarecausedbythetelephonemeetingsvisitorsanddelayedinformationordecisions.Althoughtheseproblemsoftenhaveabadeffeteonthemaswhenpeoplecallordropinweusuallycontributetothem.Wefailtohavecallsscreenedbyaskillfulsecretaryorassistantorweleaveourdooropenactuallyassuringconstantinterruptions.Inalmostallcasesitispossibletoinfluenceifnotcontrolitusuallycancauseproblemssuchasslownessandindecisionlackofself-disciplinetheinabilitytodelegateorthetendencytofightfirestoactwithoutthinkingandtojumpfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.TimeisconstantthatcannotbechangeD.Theclockcannotbesloweddownorspeededup.Thuswecannotmanagetimeitself.WecanonlymanageouractivitieswithrespecttotimE.Thesameskillsareneededasthoseusedinmanagingothers―theabilitiestoplanorganizedelegatedirectandcontrol.Timemanagementissimplyself-management.Itisimpossibletobeeffectiveinanypositionwithoutcontrollingone’stimeeffectively.Successfultimemanagementdoesnotmeanworkingharderbutworkingsmarter.AllkindsofmanagementskillsmustbeusedinthehomeandofficetogetmostvaluefromtimE.YoumustthinkaheadaboutwhattodoandtimelythanothersmakingitgetmaximumresultsintheshortestpossibleperioD.13.Accordingtothewritertimeproblems.A.arecausedbythetelephonemeetingsandvisitorsB.arecausedbydelayedinformationordecisionsC.canbesolvedbyself-managementD.can’tbecontrolled14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastileinternallygeneratedtimewasters?A.slownessandindecision.B.Lackofself-disciplinE.C.Jumpingfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.D.WorkingharD.15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheabilitiestoplanorganizedelegatedirectandcontrolshould.A.beusedinmanagingothers’activitiesB.beusedinmanagingone’sownactivitiesC.notbeusedintimemanagementD.beusedinmanagingbothothers’andone’sactivities16.Wecanalsodrawaconclusionthatthekeytosuccessfultimemanagementis.A.workingharderandharderB.cleverself-managementC.thinkingofwhattodoandhowandwhentodoitD.employingaskillfulsecretary
- PoliceinHangzhouyesterdayclaimedtohavearrested11peoplesuspectedofrunninganillegalgamblingnetwork.ThenetworkactedasabridgebetweenChinesegamblersandoverseascasinos赌场saidWuJunspokesmanforthepublicsecuritybureauofXiaoshandistrictHangzhou.About80percentofthegamblersarelocalbusinessmenandchancesarethatthemoneytheybetcamefromtheircompanies’accountsWusaiD.TheundergroundgamblingnetworkwassetupbyawealthylocalbusinessmansurnamedLilastyearhesaiD.Thegamblerscouldviewreal-timeimagesofacasinoinPhilippinesviathewebsiteandplacebetsthroughtheagent’saccount.Liregisteredwiththewebsiteaftercoughingupa5-million-yuandepositlastMarch.Everytimeagamblerwon17%ofthewinningamountwouldgotothewebsiteasafeE.Lireceived10%ofthewinningsascommissionwhilethepersonwhointroducedthegamblertothewebsitegota7-percentcommission.LiranthegamblingnetworkunderapyramidschemE.Gamblerswereencouragedtobringinmorepeopletojointhewebsite’snetworkinordertoearnmorecommission.LihadprovidedaconvenientbutillegalplatformforwealthybusinessmenwhowantedtogambleWusaiD.OtherwisetheyhadtotravelallthewaytoMacaotodoso.UnderthecurrentlawgamblingisprohibitedalloverChinaexceptMacao.SettingupthegamblingnetworkisthestupidestthingI’veeverdoneLisaiD.ThewholethingstartedasajokebutthejokewenttoofarheaddeD.IwasnotshortofmoneyIwasjustbeinggreedy.AccordingtoWuthepoliceuncoveredtheillegalnetworkwhileinvestigatingalocalbusinessmanwhofledwithoutpayingbankshundredsofmillionsofyuanworthofdebt.Thecopslaterdiscoveredthemanlostmostofthebank’smoneyinLi’svirtualcasino.61.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Morepeopleareaddictedtoillegalgambling.B.Policeuncoveredanillegalgamblingnetwork.C.Moneycanbegotthroughtheillegalnetwork.D.Mr.Limadegamblingspreadwiththenetwork.62.AccordingtothepassageLi________.A.setupthenetworkwithadepositof5000000yuanB.didn’texpressregretaboutwhathehaddoneC.startedthenetworkjustbecauseoflackofmoneyD.couldgetacommissionof17%ofthewinningamount63.TheunderlinedwordcommissioninParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto________.A.priceforsomegoodsB.salaryonecangetfromajobC.moneygiventosomeonefreelyD.feesforone’sserviceinreturn64.Liranthenetworkunderapyramidschemebecause_________.A.thisschememadethemanagementmucheasierB.itcouldencouragegamblerstobringinmorepeopleC.thiskindofmanagementispopularnowadaysD.runninginthiswaycannotbeuncoveredeasily65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.gamblingisprohibitedalloverChinaexceptMacaoB.LihadprovidedanillegalplatformforsomebusinessmanC.beinggreedyisanevilsometimesleadingtocrimes.D.somegamblersprobablyusetheircompanies’moneyforgambling
- It’sjustasmallwhiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourChristmastreE.Nonamenoidentificationnoinscription.Ithaspeekedthroughthebranchesofourtreeforthepast10yearsorso.ItallbeganbecausemyhusbandMikehatedChristmas—ohnotthetruemeaningofChristmasbutthecommercialaspectsofit—overspending...thefranticrunningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforUncleHarryandthedustingpowderforGrandma—thegiftsgivenindesperationbecauseyoucouldn’tthinkofanythingelsE.KnowinghefeltthiswayIdecidedoneyeartobypasstheusualshirtssweaterstiesandsoforth.IreachedforsomethingspecialjustforMikE.Theinspirationcameinanunusualway.OursonKevinwhowas12thatyearwaswrestlingatthejuniorlevelattheschoolheattended;andshortlybeforeChristmastherewasanon-leaguematchagainstateamsponsoredbyaninner-citychurch.Theseyoungstersdressedinsneakerssoraggedthatshoestringsseemedtobetheonlythingholdingthemtogetherpresentedasharpcontrasttoourboysintheirspiffyblueandgolduniformsandsparklingnewwrestlingshoes.AsthematchbeganIwasalarmedtoseethattheotherteamwaswrestlingwithoutheadgearakindoflighthelmetdesignedtoprotectawrestler’sears.ItwasaluxurytheragtagteamobviouslycouldnotafforD.Wellweendedupwallopingthem.Wetookeveryweightclass.Andaseachoftheirboysgotupfromthematheswaggeredaroundinhistatterswithfalsebravadoakindofstreetpridethatcouldn’tacknowledgedefeat.MikeseatedbesidemeshookhisheadsadlyIwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewonhesaiD.Theyhavealotofpotentialbutlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartrightoutofthem.Mikelovedkids—allkids—andheknewthemhavingcoachedlittleleaguefootballbaseballandlacrossE.That’swhentheideaforhispresentcamE.ThatafternoonIwenttoalocalsportinggoodsstoreandboughtanassortmentofwrestlingheadgearandshoesandsenttheanonymouslytotheinner-citychurch.OnChristmasEveIplacedtheenvelopeonthetreethenoteinsidetellingMikewhatIhaddoneandthatthiswashisgiftfrommE.HissmilewasthebrightestthingaboutChristmasthatyearandinsucceedingyears.ForeachChristmasIfollowedthetradition—oneyearsendingagroupofmentallyhandicappedyoungsterstoahockeygameanotheryearachecktoapairofelderlybrotherswhosehomehadburnedtothegroundtheweekbeforeChristmasandonandon.TheenvelopebecamethehighlightofourChristmas.ItwasalwaysthelastthingopenedonChristmasmorningandourchildrenignoringtheirnewtoyswouldstandwithwide-eyedanticipationastheirdadliftedtheenvelopefromthetreetorevealitscontents.AsthechildrengrewthetoysgavewaytomorepracticalpresentsbuttheenvelopeneverlostitsallurE.Thestorydoesn’tendtherE.YouseewelostMikelastyearduetodreadedcancer.WhenChristmasrolledaroundIwasstillsowrappedingriefthatIbarelygotthetreeup.ButChristmasEvefoundmeplacinganenvelopeonthetreeandinthemorningitwasjoinedbythreemorE.EachofourchildrenunbeknownsttotheothershadplacedanenvelopeonthetreefortheirdaD.Thetraditionhasgrownandsomedaywillexpandevenfurtherwithourgrandchildrenstandingaroundthetreewithwide-eyedanticipationwatchingastheirfatherstakedowntheenvelopE.Mike’sspiritliketheChristmasspiritwillalwaysbewithus.55.WhydidMikegetsoboredwithChristmasatfirst?A.PeoplewouldpourintostorestoblindlypurchasegiftsoverChristmas.B.Hewasn’tsatisfiedwiththeChristmaspresentshehadeverreceiveD.C.Peoplecouldn’tcomeupwithanyfantasticideasforChristmasgifts.D.ThetruemeaningofChristmasremainedunchangedinpeople’sminds.56.ThewritermentionswhatthetwoteamsworeinParagraph4inorderto_______.A.showherprideinherchildren’spresentlivingconditionsB.explainthereasonwhyherson’steamwonthematchC.reflectthefinancialdifficultyoftheinner-citychurchD.expresstheshockthoselower-classteenagersbroughther57.WhatdidMikemeanbysayinglosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartrightoutofthemParagraph6?A.Theydidn’tcarewhethertheycouldwinthematchornot.B.Theydidn’tacknowledgethedefeatbecauseoftheunfairness.C.BeingdefeatedinthiswaycouldmakethemloseconfidencE.D.Beingdefeatedinthiswaycouldinspirethemtotrainharder.58.Mike’sbrightsmileatthenotesuggests.A.whathiswifehaddoneasagainsttheChristmasspirit.B.hethoughttheveryChristmasgifthadrealsignificanceC.whatwaswrittenonthenotewaseasytounderstandD.hewasamusedbytheChristmastraditionofhisfamily.59.WhathappenedatthefirstChristmasafterMike’sdeath?A.Thewriteraskedherchildrentofollowtheirfamilytradition.B.AllthechildrenstoodaroundtheChristmastreewithexpectation.C.ThewriterremovedtheChristmastreetoavoidthinkingofMikE.D.ThechildreneachputanenvelopeontheChristmastreefortheirdaD.60.Inthewriter’seyesthewhiteenvelopeisasymbolof.A.Mike’sspiritB.children’sloveC.unusualideasD.specialgifts
- .根据对话情景和内容从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑选项中有两个为多余选项Man:Excuseme61Woman:Yesandyouare?Man:62.ThisismymembershipcarD.Wouldyoushowmeyourpassport?Woman:OK.63Man:WelcometoBeijing.Mrs.WhitE.I’msogladthatthefirstoneIaskedistheguestIwillreceivE.Woman:ThankyouMr.Chen.64Man:LetmehelpyouwithyourluggagE.Ourcariswaitingforusjustattheentrance65Woman:ThankyouverymuchforyourgoodservicE.Man:It’sapleasurE.A.:Wherewouldyougo?B.:BringacellphoneifyouhaveonE.C.I’manEnglishguidefromBeijingChinaTravelServicE.D.AreyouMrs.WhitefromNewYork?E.I’msoluckythatIcouldmeetmyguideassoonasIgotofftheplanE.F.HereyouarE.G.Itwilltakeusrighttothehotel.
- A.KunmingisawonderfulplacE.B.61A.62IthassuchbeautifulweatherandB.WelltheweatherisallrightbutIdon’tthinkmuchofthecityitself.It’snotasinterestingasShanghaiorGuangzhou.A.63B.Thenyou’dprobablylikeHangzhou.Haveyoueverbeenthere?A.Yes.IlikeHangzhou.It’sniceandquietandthesceneryaroundtheWestLakemagnificent!B.Youknowaboutitsowell.64.A.AtleastfivE.65.B.Ihopeyou’llenjoyyourself.A.Youmusthavebeenthereafewtimes.B.WellIdon’tcaremuchforeitherofthetwocities---toocrowdedandtoonoisy.C.Iquiteagreewithyou.D.Whydon’tyoulikeit?E.AndI’llgothereagainnextweek.F.Ohdoyoureallythinkso?G.IalsothinkHangzhouisbetterthanShanghaiandGuangzhou.
- NewtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbeforE.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowaglobalvillagewherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.Andofcourseourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyimprovedbyforeignlanguageskills.DeeplyinvolvedinthisnewtechnologyareagroupofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroaD.Inmodernmarketssuccessoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomestic国内的businessefforts.ThankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplicationsevensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguagE.A.secondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusinessbuthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiationsandcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclients客户overthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousadvantagetothefirm.66.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipmentA.Critical.B.PrejudiceD.C.IndifferentD.PositivE.67.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipmentbusinesspeople________.A.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyB.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsC.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinessD.areeagertoworkoverseas68.InthispassageoutofsightandoutofmindLines2-3ParA.3probablymeans________.A.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightB.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomeC.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadD.leavingallcareandworrybehind69.AccordingtothepassagewhatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletodayA.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.B.Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguagE.C.Technicalknow-how.D.BusinessexperiencE.70.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.A.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocessB.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneedsC.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquartersD.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad
- Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastlong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeoplemayusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumaylosethefriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingwhichmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.ThesecanbeveryvaluabletoafrienD.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowbetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.SotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstanD.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.Notwofriendsareeverexactlyalikebutalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpracticehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.41.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause____________.A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriendsB.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon’tgivefriendshipbackC.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothersD.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious42.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis_______.A.somethingcountableB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasanythingelseD.moreimportantthananythingelse43.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth.B.SharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvaluE.C.Discussingyourproblemwithyourfriendsoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.D.A.friendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefrienD.44.Thebesttitleofthispassageis_________.A.HonestyIstheBestPolicyB.A.FriendinNeedisaFriendIndeedC.HowtoBeFriendsD.ThreeImportantPointsinLife
- 08·四川E.篇Atacertaintimeinourlivesweconsidereveryplaceasthepossiblesites地点forahousE.IhavethussearchedthecountrywithinadozenmilesofwhereIlivE.InimaginationIhaveboughtallthefarmsoneafteranotherandIknewtheirprices.ThenearestthingthatIcametoactualownershipwaswhenIboughttheHollowellplacE.Butbeforetheownercompletedthesalewithmehiswifechangedhermindandwishedtokeepitandheofferedmeadditionaldollarstoreturnthefarmtohim.HoweverIlethimkeeptheadditionaldollarsandsoldhimthefarmforjustwhatIgaveforit.TherealattractionsoftheHollowellfarmtomewereitspositionbeingabouttwomilesfromthevillagehalfamilefromthenearestneighborbounded相邻ononesidebytheriverandseparatedfromthehighwaybyawidefielD.Thepoorconditionofthehouseandfencesshowedthatithadn’tbeenusedforsometimE.IrememberedfrommyearliesttripuptheriverthatthehouseusedtobehiddenbehindaforestareaandIwasinahurrytobuyitbeforetheownerfinishedgettingoutsomerockscuttingdowntheappletreesandclearingawaysomeyoungtreeswhichhadgrownupinthefields.Iwantedtobuyitbeforetheownermadeanymoreimprovements.ButitturnedoutasIhavesaiD.Iwasnotreallytroubledbytheloss.IhadalwayshadagardenbutIdon’tthinkIwasreadyforalargefarm.Ibelievethataslongaspossibleitisbettertolivefreeanduncommitted无牵挂的.Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouownafarmornot.51.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HewantedtobuytheoldestfarmnearwhereheliveD.B.Hemadeastudyofmanyfarmsbeforebuying.C.Hemademoneybybuyingandsellingfarms.D.Hehadthemoneytobuythebestfarminthecountry.52.WhydidtheauthordecidetobuytheHollowellplace?A.ItwasofgoodmarketvaluE.B.Itwasnexttothehighway.C.Itwasinagoodposition.D.Itwasbehindanicegarden.53.Whydidtheauthorwanttobuythefarminahurry?A.HewasafraidtheownermightchangehisminD.B.Hehopedtoenlargetheforestonthefarm.C.Hewantedtokeepthefarmasitwas.D.Hewaseagertobecomeafarmowner.54.Theunderlinedwordsthelossinthelastparagraphreferto.A.themoneytheauthorlostinbuyingthefarmB.thesaleofthegardenintheHollowellplaceC.theremovalofthetreesaroundthehouseD.thefailuretopossesstheHollowellplace55.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveasimportantinlife?A.Toownafarm.B.Tosatisfyhisneeds.C.Tobefreefromworries.D.ToliveinthecountrysidE.
- Onthewallinmymother'sbedroomtherewasaphoto.Belowthephototherewasthewordspeaking?.Who'sthatsoldiercalledspeaking?Iaskedoneday.HewasHarolD.shesaiD.Hewasmyoldbrother.WhentheSecondWorldWarbeganHaroldwaseighteen.Iwastwelvethenandmysistersweretenandeight.HaroldlikedtoplaywithusandweoftenquarreleD.Whenwequarreledwesaidwe'renotspeakingtoyou.Butbeforelongwewereallhappyagain;andthenwesaidWe'respeakingnow.Areyouspeakingtous?WhenthewarbrokeoutHaroldjoinedthearmy.A.monthlaterhecamebacktoseeus.Hebroughtaguntoshowus.Thenhewentmilesawaytothewar.Wedidn'tseehimforthreeyears-threelongemptyyears.Wedidn'toftenhearfromhim.ButonedayinMaytherewasaloudbangonthefrontdoor...Irantoopenit.ItwasHarold!HewasanoldHaroldathinnerHaroldtoo.HelookedatmewithhistwogreeneyesandsmileD.Thatsmilewasjustthesameasbeforethenhesaidoneword'speaking?'Ididn't...Icouldn't...answer.Ijustfellintohisarmsandhedroppedhisgun.Hestayedwithusforamonth.Weplayedallouroldgamesagain.Thenhewentbacktothewarandnevercamebackagain.SoIwrotethewordbelowthephoto.56.Whenheshefirstsawthewordspeakingbelowthephotothewriterthought________.A.thesoldierwascalledspeakingB.thephotowastakenwhenthesoldierwasspeakingC.speakingwasthesoldier'sfavouriteD.Mumwishedthesoldiercouldspeaktothewriter57.HowoldwasthemotherwhenHaroldcamebackforthelasttime?A.TwelvE.B.Thirteen.C.Fifteen.D.Twenty-onE.58.Haroldnevercamebackagainbecause________.A.hedidn'twanttospeaktohissistersanymoreB.hediedinbattleC.hissistersdidn'tanswerhimwhenhecamebackD.hedislikedhissisters59.WhenHaroldcamebackhome________.A.hechangedalotexceptforhissmileB.hemadeashootinfrontofthedoorC.hissisterscouldhardlyrecognizehimD.hissistershadanotherquarrelwithhim
- To:manager@tastytreat.com.caDate:Monday7October3:34p.m.From:raymondyuen@canadA.netSubject:ComplaintDearMr.PriceIhaveeateninyourrestaurantmanytimesandhavealwaysbeenhappywiththefoodandservicE.ThismakeswhathappenedlastSaturdayevenmoredisappointing.Itwasmyson’sbirthdaysowebookedano-smokingtableatyourrestaurantfor7:30p.m.Wearrivedontimebutweretoldthatourtablewasnotyetready.At8:00p.m.weweregivenatableinthesmokingsection.IaskedtomovebutIwastoldthattherewerenoothertables.A.lotofpeopleweresmokingsoitwasuncomfortableandunhealthy.OurfirstwaitressJanetwasverypoliteandhelpful.Shegaveusfreedrinksforwaitingsolong.Ourfoodalsocamequicklyandlookedfreshandtasty.Whenmywifehadeatenmostofhermealshefoundadeadcockroach蟑螂inhervegetables.ShewasshockedandwantedtoleavE.Atfirstthewaitresstoldusitwasapieceofgarlic蒜.Whenwetoldherthatgarlicdoesnothavelegssheapologizedandtookthefoodaway.Weaskedforthebillexpectingnottopayformywife’smeal.NobodycamE.After15minutesIaskedtoseethemanager.Theheadwaitertoldusthatyouwereonholiday.Icomplainedagainaboutthehorriblecockroach.HetoldmeJanethadfinishedwork.Hedidn’tbelievemystoryandgavemeabillforthreemeals.Iarguedwithhimbutwasforcedtopay.ThewaitressJanetwasalwaysfriendlybutIwouldlikeanapologyfromyourimpoliteheadwaiterandafullrefund退款forourmeal.Itcost$68.UntilthenIwillnotbeeatingatyourrestaurantorrecommendingittoanyonE.Youcancontactmeat742-3254orthroughe-mailifyouwantmoreinformation.Thankyouforyourattention.YourssincerelyRaymondYuen69.WelearnfromthetextthatlastSaturdayMr.Yuen_____.A.wassatisfiedwiththerestaurant.B.wasdisappointedwiththerestaurantC.hadtowaitforhisfoodD.ateforthefirsttimeattherestaurant70.Thewriterhadtopaythebillbecause_______.A.theheadwaiterwouldnotbelievehisstoryB.themanagerwasonholidayC.Janetdidn’tbelievetherewascockroachinthevegetablesD.hiswifehadeatenmostofhermeal71.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mr.Yuendemandedthattheheadwaiterapologizetohim.B.Mr.Yuenaskedforafullrefundfortheirmeal.C.Mr.YuenwillnoteatattherestaurantanymorE.D.TheheadwaiterwasnotaspoliteasJanet.
- Ifyouseesomeonedrowningspeedisveryimportant.Onceyougethimoutofwaterifheisn’tbreathingyouhavefourminutesbeforehisbrainiscompletelydestroyeD.Supporthisnecktilthisheadbackandpresshischinupwards.Thisstopsthetongueblockingtheairwayinthethroatandissometimesenoughtogethimbreathingagain.Ifthatdoesn’tworkstartmouth-to-mouthbreathing.Presshisnostrilstogetherwithyourfingers.Openyourmouthandtakeadeepbreath.Blowintohislungsuntilhischestrisesthenremoveyourmouthandwatchhischestfall.RepeattwelvetimesaminutE.Keepdoinguntilhelparrives.Tobringachildbacktolifekeepyourlipsaroundhismouthandnoseandgentlyblowintohismouth.Givethefirstfourbreathsasquicklyaspossibletofillthebloodwithoxygen.Ifinspiteofyoureffortshestartsturningablue-graycolorandyoucanfeelnopulsethenpressingisthelastchanceofsavinghislifE.WitharmsstraightrockforwardspressingdownonthelowerhalfofthebreastbonE.Don’tbetoohardoryoumaybreakariB.Checkhoweffectiveyouarebywatchingifhiscolorimprovesorhispulsebecomesindependenttoyourchestpressing.Ifthishappensstopthepressing.Otherwisecontinueuntilhelparrives.65.Thispassageismainlyabouthowto.A.savedrowningpeopleoutofwaterB.givefirstaidtodrowningpeopleC.domouth-to-mouthbreathingD.bringadrowningchildbacktolife66.Onceyougetadrowningpersonoutofwaterifheisn’tbreathingyoumustfirst.A.gethimbreathingagainB.takehimtothenearesthospitalC.findsomeonetohelpyouD.calltheFirstAidCenter67.Ifadrowningchildhasnopulse.A.pressinghischinupwardsisenoughtogethimbreathingagainB.blowingairintohismouthcansurelysavehislifeC.pressinghisnostrilstogetherwithyourfingerscanworkD.pressingisthelastpossibilitytosavehislife68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Ifadrowningmancan’tbreatheagaininfourminuteshisbrainwillbecompletelydestroyeD.B.Ifyouseesomeonedrowningyoumustgivehimmouth-to-mouthbreathing.C.WhenyoubringadrowningchildbacktolifeyoushouldgivehimasmanybreathsaspossiblE.D.Whenpressingyoucandoitashardasyoucan.
- Daragotofftheschoolbusatherstop.ShecouldseeherhouseacrossthefielD.Shestarteddownthelane巷butstoppedwhensheheardasoundcomingfromthebushes.Daralookedunderthebuses.Therewasaprettylittlekitten小猫.DarareachedunderthebushpickeditupandthenrantowardherhousE.Whathaveyougot?Dara’smotheraskedasDaracameintothekitchen.It’satinylostkittenDaraanswereD.It’shungryandfrightenedbutisn’titcute机灵的?IthinkI’llnameitBitsy.We’llfeedthekittenDara’smothersaidbutyou’llhavetofinditanotherhomE.Why?DaracrieD.Yourgrandmotherlovestowatchthebirds.Theycometothefeeder进料器byherwindoweveryday.Catschase追赶birdsyouknow.ItwouldmakeyourgrandmotherverysadifBitsycaughtoneofthebirdssaidDara’smother.I’llthinkofsomethingsaidDarA.I’llfigureoutawaytokeepbothBitsyandthebirds.Darathoughtandthought.Shewonderedhowcatscouldpossiblycatchbirds.Daracouldnevergetanywherenearthebirdsbeforetheyflewaway.ThensherememberedhowquietcatscanbE.Suddenlyanideacametoher.LaterDaracalledhermotheroutsidE.LookMomshesaiD.Grandma’sbirdswillalwaysknowwhenBitsyiscoming.They’llbesafE.Dara’smotherlookeddownatBitsy.Thekittenhadabigredribbon丝带tiedarounditsneck.A.shinysilverbellhungfromtheribbon.ThebellwouldringwheneverBitsytookastep.Thebirdswouldhearitandhaveplentyoftimetoflyaway.WhatagoodideasaidDara’smother.NowwecanhavethebirdsandBitsytoo.56.Thisstoryismostlyabout______.A.whereDara’sgrandmotherwatchedbirds.B.howDaragottokeepthekittenshefoundC.whatDaradidafterschoolD.whyDara’skittenlookedpretty57.Whydidn’tDara’smotherwanttokeepthekittenatfirst?A.Shedidn’tlikecats.B.Daraalreadyhadapet.C.Grandmawasafraidofcats.D.Catssometimesharmbirds.58.WhatwillhappenwhenBitsyrunsafterbirds?A.Thebellwillring.B.Thebirdswillwanttoplay.C.DarawillchaseBitsy.D.Theribbonwillfalloff.59.TheideathatDaragottokeepthekittenshowthatshewas______.A.cleverB.considerate体贴的C.kindD.pretty
- Comparedtootherpartsofthebodyourearsdon’taskformuch.Theydon’tneedtobebrushedonceadaylikeyourteeth.Buttheymeedsomespecialcareespeciallyifyoulikelisteningtomusicwithearphones.MaybeyourmumordadhastoldyouTurnthatdownbeforeyougodeaf!Welltheyarequiteright.Loudnoisemightcausehearinglossforashorttimeorevenforever.Thinkthatearphonesareagoodwaytoescapefromtourparents’eyes?Well.Itmaynotbeasgoodawayasyouexpect.Americandoctorshavestudiedagroupof44000peoplewhousedearphonesmorethan15hoursperweek.Thedoctorsfoundthat37000ofthemweregettinghearingproblems.Ifyouuseearphonesforto8longatimeyourearsmightfeelpainful.YoucouldalsoloseyourhearingfortherestofyourlifE.Sodon’twearyourearphonestoolong.Usethemlessthanonehouraday.Wantsharphearing?Don’tforgettodothefollowing:Trytostayawayfromplaceswherethereistoomuchnoiselikeadisco.Ifyouhavetogowearearplugs.Whenswimmingremembertoputearplugsintoyourearstostopwaterfromgettingin.Neverputanythingsharpintoyourears.Ifyouthinkyouhavetoomuchearwaxaskyourmumordadtohelpyoucleanitout.Keepthesethingsinmind!Thenyouwon’tbesayingWHAT???whenyouareolder.56.Whichisthetopicparagraphofthearticle?A.ParagraphOnE.B.ParagraphTwoC.ParagraphThreeD.thelastParagraph57.Ifyouwantsharphearingyoushould.A.haveyourearsspeciallytrainedB.oftenwearearplugsandcleanouttheearwaxC.takegoodcareofyourearsD.choosewhatyoulistentocarefully58.Usingearphonesmaynotbeasgoodawayasyouexpectbecause.A.yourparentsknowwhatyou’redoingB.itcancausehearingproblemsC.itmakesyourparentsangryD.mostofyouusethemimproperly59.WHAT???inthelastsentenceisanexpressionshowingthatthespeaker.A.hasbecomeimpatientB.speaksinaloudvoiceC.isslowinunderstandingD.asksforalotofrepeat
- AsIgrewolderDadwastobuildallsortsofthingsformeasIexploredavarietyofinterests:magictricksatoycircusneighborhoodshowsandscienceprojects.FromasearlyasIcanremembertothetimeIlefthomeforcollegeIcontinuedtocometohimwithadesignoranideaandhewouldfigureouthowtobuildit.InfifthgradeaschoolmateandIwroteapuppet木偶showthatwewantedtoperformforourclass.ImadethepuppetheadsmyselfandImadethecostumesandcurtainswithMon---whowasasexpertdesigningandsewingwithclothasmyfatherwasdesigningandworkingwithwoodandmetal.WithDadImadethepuppetstageinourowninventedstylebetweenkidandadultwithmesayingsomethinglikeIthastobethishighanditneedstocomeapartandfoldupsoitcanfitinthebackseatofthecaranditneedstosetupfastanditneedstohavedifferentcoloredlightsontopwithswitchesyoucanreachtocontrolthemandacurtainyoucanpullfromunderitevenifyoustillhaveapuppetonyourhanD.Dadfiguredouthowtomakeitallworkmakingplansaswewentalong.ThenwiththetoolsinhisshophebuiltitandIhelpeD.Dadalsospentalotoftimeoutinthegarageorinthedrivewayworkingonthefamilycar.Idon’trememberthatheevertookittoaprofessionalauto-repairshop.Maybetosavemoneybutalsobecausehecouldusuallyfigureoutwhatneededfixingjustbytakingitapartandlooking.Thoughnottrainedasanautomechanichecouldlookundertheenginecoverandtakepartsandpiecesoutspreadthemonatarp油布tocatchtheoilandfigureoutwhatwassupposedtohappentothemachineandthenfigureoutwhatwasn’thappeningandthenreplacetheworn-outpartorwhateverandthenputeverythingbacktogetheragain.36.Ifyouarethewriteryouaresupposedtowriteabout________aheadofthefirstparagraph.A.father’sachievementinmechanicsB.father’sloveandskillsinmechanicsC.father’sexperienceatrepairingcarsD.father’sinventionsinmechanics37.Whohelpedthewritertomakethepuppet?A.Thewriterhimself.B.HisclassmatE.C.Histeacher.D.Hisparents.38.Beforethewriterwenttocollegehealwaysturnedtohisfatherfor_____________.A.designingamachineB.buildinghisdesignorideaC.makingapuppetshowD.buildingashowstage39.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thewriter’scarisalwaysbreakingdown.B.Fatherworksinacarrepairingshop.C.Repairinginashopcansavemuchmoney.D.Fatherwasgoodatmendinghiscar.40.Thepurposeofthewriter’swritingthepassageis______________.A.totellhowhisfathermadeapuppetforhimB.inmemoryofhisparentsC.todescribetothereadershismemoriesabouthisfatherD.toarguethatparentsshouldhelpchildrentoexploretheworldandmakeinventions
- MuchoftheworlddoeshaveelectricitythoughandelectricitymakesusingtheInternetpossiblE.NowthatsomanyhaveWebaccessyoumighthavenoticedthatpeopledon'twriteletterstoeachotherveryoften.Butthatdoesn’tmeantheyhavestoppedkeepingintouch.Keypalswhouseacomputerkeyboardande-mailaccountinsteadofapenandpaperstillcontinuethepenpaltraditiontoday.E.-mailandhandwrittenlettershavedifferentadvantages.Withe-mailyourpenpalcanreceiveyournotealmostinstantly即刻地andyoucanattachdigitalphotos.Letterstakelongertoarrivebutyoucanincludestickerspicturesordrawings.MaybeyouwanttoknowmoreaboutwhathavingapenpalislikebeforeyoujumpintotheexperiencE.Ifsothereareplentyofbooksthatcangiveyouatasteofdifferentpenpaladventures.Lookforthematabookstoreorlibrary.Therearethingstorememberwhencommunicationwithpenpalsespeciallyinthedigitalage:Makesuretosharealllettersande-mailswithyourparentssotheyknowyouaresafE.Ifsomethingseemsfishystopwritingletters.Nevermeetapenpalinpersonunlessagrown-upiswithyou.Andofcoursehavefun!YourpenpalcouldbecomeyournewbestfrienD.Orapenpalrelationshipcouldbringyouclosertosomeoneyoualreadyknow.Withapenpalyoucanhaveyourowntasteoffar-awayplacessomeonetoshareyourowndiscoverieswithandtheadventureofopeningyourmailboxtofindaletterinitjustforyou.51.Whydon’tpeoplewriteletterstotheirpenpalssooften?A.Becausetheydon’tcaremuchabouttheirpenpals.B.Becausetheyhavestoppedkeepingintouchwiththeirpenpals.C.Becausetheyhaveusede-mailsinplaceoftraditionalletters.D.Becausemanyoftheirlettersdon’treachtheirpenpalsontimE.52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraph?A.Penpalscanreceiveyoure-mailsinstantly.B.Digitalphotoscanbeattachedtoe-mails.C.Letterscanenclosepicturesordrawings.D.Lettersneedstampswhilee-mailssavethepostagE.53.Beforemakingapenpalyou’dbetter_________________.A.surftheInternettofeeldifferentpenpaladventuresaloneB.lookforsomeinformationinthebooksatalibraryorbookstoreC.buyalotofbooksonhowtomakepenpalsonlineD.goandaskyourteachers’advice54.Theunderlinedwordfishyinparagraph4probablymeans___________.A.tastingorsmellinglikeafishB.seemingbadordishonestC.differentfromwhatisnormalD.seemingunusualorexciting55.Whencommunicatingwithapenpalyoushould___________.A.keepallthepenpal’slettersande-mailsinprivateB.meethim/herwithoneofyourclassmatesC.besureyouaresafeatanytimeD.sharewhateveryouexperiencewithhim/her
- Whoaretheeldersinyourfamily?Themostcommonansweristhattheyareyourparentsgrandparentsunclesauntsandeldercousins------inawordanyrelativewhoisolderthanyou.Butthatdoesn’treallyanswerthequestiondoesit?Inanormalfamilythereisabigdifferencebetweenbeingelderlyandbeinganelder.Eldersarethestorytellersthecooksthehistorianstheauthoritiestheknittersandtheworkhorses.TheyarethepeoplewerespectandturntoforanswersorhelpwhenweareintroublebecauseoftheirmanyyearsoflifeexperiencE.MostofalltheyarethepeoplewhoraisedyouandyourlovedonesandhelpedyougrowingintothepeopleyouarE.Formanyyearstheycarriedtheburdenofcaringforyourfamilyandleadingittobettertimes.Nowit’syourturntodoteonthem.Ensuringthewelfareofyoureldersshouldcomeasnaturallytousasraisingourchildren.Unfortunatelytoomanypeopletaketheirparents’andgrandparents’abilitytocareforthemforgranteD.Andinacountrywheresomanyofuslivehundredsofmilesfromourfamilieslookingafterlovedonescanbedifficult.Evensoyoushouldmakesureyourlovedonesaretakencareofnomatterwheretheyliveandtrytolookaftertheseniorslivingaloneinyourneighbortoo.Takingresponsibilityfortheeldersinoursocietyinanimportantthingthatallcitizensshoulddo.46.Accordingtotheauthoreldersarethosewho.A.aremucholderthanusB.bringusupbyworkinghardC.giveusmoneyandfoodD.havemanyinterestingstories47.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoesn’ttheauthoragreewith?A.naturallythattheeldersshouldtakecareofthemselvesB.It’sourdutytotakecareoftheelderswhentheyareoldC.WeshouldtakecareoftheeldersevenifalongdistanceseparatesusfromthemD.Lookingaftertheeldersisasimportantasraisingourchildren48.Inwhichofthefollowingcolumnswouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.EducationB.ParentingC.SocietyD.Family49.Thepassagewaswrittento.A.explainwhateldersarelikeB.criticizethosepeoplewhodon’trespecteldersC.ExplainwhyweshouldloveeldersD.Callonpeopletorespectandloveelders
- Mostchildreneventheyoungestofchildrenaredelightedtobearoundcatsanddogs.Butthesepetscarryplentyofgermsandallergens过敏原promptingresearcherstoaskArecatsanddogsreallysafeforchildren?Astudyfindsthatcontrarytomanyparents’fearsowningcatsordog8doesnotincreaseachild’sriskofdevelopingallergiesandinfactmayactuallyprotectthem.Thestudy’sleadauthorDr-DennisOwnbyoftheMedicalCollegeofGeorgiasaysthatevenhewasVerysurprisedbytheresults.Ownbyandcolleaguesfollowedmorethan470childrenformbirthtoage6Or7comparingthoseexposedtocatsanddog8duringtheirfirstyearoflifetothosewhoWerenotByusingskin―pricktestsfordetectingcommonallergiestheresearchesfoundthatcontrarytowhatmanydoctorshadbeentaughtforyearschildrenwh0hadlivedwithapetwerenotatgreaterrisk.Evenmoreremarkablechildrenwhohadtwoormoredogsorcatshadevengreatdictionupto77percentinriskofallergies.Researcherssuggestthisprotectiveeffectmaybetheresultofearlyexposuretolotsofbacteriathatarecarriedbydogsandcats.Exposingyoungchildrentothesebacteriahelpsexercisetheirimmunesystemsearlyinlifesothatthey'rebetterabletoresistallergicdisease8later.There’ssomethingVeryimportantinthatfirstyearoflifewhentheimmunesystemdevelopingthatwecanretrainitawayfromanallergicresponsesaidDr.WilliamDavis.Andwhileresearchersarenotencouragingparentstobuydogs0rcatsjusttoreduceachild’sallergyrisktheysayifafamilyalreadyhasoneormoreanimalsthere’snoneedtogetridofthem.61.Whydotheresearchersfeelverysurprisedbytheresultsofthestudy?A.Becausetheresultsarecontrarytotheirexpectation.B.Because80manychildrenareplayingwitheatsanddogs.C.Becauseparentsaresomuchworriedabouttheirchildren.D.Bee-usechildrenwithanimalsmaydevelopallergieseasily.62.Comparedwithchildrenwhohavepetsthosewhohaven'tA.willlosethechancetodevelopimmunesystemB.maysufferallergicdiseasesmoreoftenC.willreducetheharmfrombacteriaD.cankeepdoctorsaway63.ItCanbeinferredfromthepassagethatA.petsareill-treatedbytheirownersB.lessfamilieswouldliketoowneatsanddogsC.keepingpetsisagoodwaytokeepchildrenhealthyD.theresultsofthestudyCallmakefamilieswithpetsfeelatease64.TheunderlinedworditinthefifthparagraphreferstoA.theearlylifeB.anallergicdiseaseC.immunesystemD.somethingimportant65.WhatmaybethebesttitleofthepassageA.HowtoprotectyourkidsfromallergiesB.YourpetsmaybehelpingyourkidsC.BacteriadogoodtoyourkidsD.Advantagesofowningpets
- Electronicwasteore-wastereferstoelectronicproductsthatarenolongerusablE.ThiscanincludeTVscellphonesandcomputersandotherofficeelectronicselectronictoysandvideosmachines.Todaytheaverageturnover更换rateforacomputerintheUnitedStatesiseverytwoyearsaccordingtotheenvironmentalgroupGreenpeacE.Thegroup'sDaiYunsayse-wasteisaglobalproblem.TheelectronicindustryisoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesintheworlD.Thehighspeedofgrowthinthisindustrymeansmoreandmoreelectronicproductsarebeingwastedandthrownaway.IfnoonedecidestoretrievetheoldproductsandprocessthemproperlytheelectronicwastewillsweepovertheearthlikethehugewavebehindmeandpollutetheEarthseriously.Greenpeaceworksoutthat20to50milliontonsofe-wasteareproducedgloballyeachyear.Thecomponents部件inmanyelectronicproductscontainharmfulchemicalsthatpollutegroundwaterandtheenvironment.AtpresenttheU.S.hasnofederallawforthedisposal处理ofe-wastealthoughafewstateshavee-wasterecyclingprogramsinplacebutthereisnolaw.TheU.S.exportsmuchofitse-wastetothirdworldcountriessuchasIndiaandChinawhereworkerstookapartcomputersforvaluablepartshopingtosellthemformoney.ButharmfulwastesexpertDr.BakulRaosaysthat'sadangerouspracticE.FromnowontherecyclersarenotveryeducateD.Alltheyknowistheycanretrievecopperorgoldoutofit.Sotheeasiestwaytodothatisleach过滤itoutinanacidorburnitofftoretrieveit.Sothat'swheretheydon'tknowhowtodealwithitneitherdotheyhaveanyhealthsystemsinplacE.SotheirexposureismorE.71.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelynottobeaformofe-waste?A.A.mobilephoneB.A.radioC.Ane-bikeD.A.table72.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordretrieveparagraph2probablymean?A.lookintoB.takeapartC.getbackD.throwaway73.WhatofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.TheU.S.hasstrictnationallawsfordealingwithe-wastE.B.Thirdworldcountriesimporte-wastetogetvaluablepartswhichisasafeandeasywaytomakemoney.C.Thewayuneducatedworkersdealwitholdcomputersdoesgreatharmtotheenvironmentaswellastotheirownhealth.D.Moreandmoreelectronicwasteisbeingwastedandthrownawaymainlybecauseofpeople'sbadhabits.74.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toattractmorepeople'sattentiontoe-wastE.B.Tocallonpeoplenottothrowawaye-wasteanywherE.C.Totellpeoplewhate-wasteisandhowtodealwithitwell.D.Towarnpeopletobreakawayfromtheelectronicindustry.75.Thenextparagraphprobablyconcerns________________________.A.howtodealwithe-wasteproperlyB.howtoprotectourselvesfromharmbye-wasteC.HowtoslowdownthedevelopmentintheelectronicindustryD.howtomakefulluseofe-waste
- There’refivepeopleatourtableincludingmyself.I’vealreadylearntagreatdealaboutthemintheshorttimewe’vebeenatseaalthoughwerarelymeetexceptatmealtimes.Firstofallthere’sDrStonE.He’samanofaboutsixtyfivewithgrayhairandafriendlyfacE.HegaveuphisworkashortwhileagoandisnowtravelingroundtheworldbeforeheretirestosomequietcountryvillagE.AsayoungmanheservedformanyyearsasadoctorintheArmyandvisitedmanycountries.He’stoldusalotaboutthecitytowhichwearegoing.Thenthere’sGrandmother.IcallherthatbecausehernameescapesmE.Inspiteofbeingagrandmothershelooksratheryoungnotmorethanfiftyshe’sonherwaytovisitadaughterwhowenttoAustraliasomeyearsago.Naturallysheisveryexcitedatthethoughtofseeingheragainandherthreegrandchildrenwhomshehasneverseen.Thenthere’samanIdon’tcareforverymuchanengineerbythenameofBarlow.HehasbeenonleaveinEnglandandisnowreturningtohisworkinSingapore.TheotherpersonwhositsatourtableisMrs.Hunt.I’vefoundouthardlyanythingabouther.She’sextremelyquietandrarelytalksexcepttoconsult咨询thedoctoraboutchildren’svariousillness.She’sonherwaytojoinherhusbandinIndia.69.WhatcanweknowaboutMr.Stone?A.HeisadoctorintheArmynow.B.Heisgoingtogiveuphiswork.C.Heknowsalotaboutthecitytheauthorisgoingto.D.Hehasbeenretiredformanyyears.70.ThewritercallsthesecondpersonGrandmotherbecause_______.A.shelooksoldB.ShehasthreedaughtersC.herespectsherD.hecan’tthinkofhername71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.DrStonelivesinaquietvillagenow.B.GrandmotherisanAustralian.C.BarlowworksinSingaporeD.MrsHuntisawomanofmanywords.
- ---Goodmorningsir.CanIhelpyou?---Yes.Goodmorning.61---Yes.Hereitis.---Thankyou.62---MorningPost?It’sonedollar.---Onedollar.OK.63Doyouhaveit?---Yes.Certainlysir.HereisthelatestissuE.---Howmuchisit?---64---2.5dollars.65---OnenewspaperandonemagazinE.It’s3.5dollars.Thankyouverymuchsir.A.That’s2.5dollars.B.I’malsolookingfortheNewYorkers.C.Howmuchisit?D.Doyouhaveanewspaper?E.OKI’lltakebothofthem.F.I’dliketobuyacopyoftoday’sMorningPost.G.That’stooexpensivE.
- I'mwritingthisletterslowlybecauseIknowyoucan'treadfast.Wedon'tlivewherewedidwhenyoulefthomE.Yourdadreadinthenewspaperthatmostaccidenthappenedwithin20milesfromyourhomesowemoveD.Iwon'tbeabletosendyoutheaddressbecausethelastfamilythatlivedheretookthehousenumberswhentheymovedsothattheywouldn'thavetochangetheiraddress.ThisplaceisreallynicE.ItevenhasawashingmachineI'mnotsureitworkssowellthough:lastweekIputaloadinandpulledthechainandhaven'tseenthemsincE.Theweatherisn'tbadherE.Itonlyrainedtwicelastweek;thefirsttimeforthreedaysandthesecondtimeforfourdays.AboutthatcoatyouwantedmetosendyouyouruncleStanleysaiditwouldbetooheavytosendinthemailwiththebuttonsonsowecutthemoffandputtheminthepockets.Johnlockedhiskeysinthecaryesterday.Wewerereallyworriedbecauseittookhimtwohourstogetmeandyourfatherout.YoursisterhadababythismorningbutIhaven'tfoundoutwhatsexitisyet.Thebabylooksjustlikeyourbrother.UncleTedfellinawhiskeyvatlastweek.SomementriedtopullhimoutbuthefoughtthemoffplayfullyanddrowneD.Wehadhimcrematedandheburnedforthreedays.Threeofyourfriendswentoffabridgeinapick-uptrunk.Ralphwasdriving.Herolleddownthewindowandswamtosafety.Youothertwofriendswereinback.Theydrownedbecausetheycouldn'tgetthetailgatedown.Thereisn'tmuchmorenewsatthistimE.NothingmuchhashappeneD.LoveMomP.S.IwasgoingtosendyousomemoneybuttheenvelopewasalreadysealeD.64.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.hereistheletterbyasonforhisfatherB.hereistheletterbyamotherforhersonC.thefamilymovedtoanewandniceplacebecauseitisreallygoodthereD.thewriter'sdaughterhasgotamalebaby65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thenumberofthefamilyisfourexcludingthenew-bornbaby.B.Thesoncan'tsendhisparentsaletterbecausetheaddresswastakenbytheotherfamily.C.Thesonwillreceiveacoatwiththebuttonsdetached拆下D.NoneistruE.66.TheunderlinedworditParA.3refersto_____.A.thethingthatthebabywasbornB.thebabyC.theson'sfatherD.theson'smother67.Whatisthereasonwhythefamilymovedtoanewplace?A.Thesonaskedthemtodoso.B.Theplaceisreallyniceandtheclimatethereisnotbadtoo.C.Hisdadreadinthenewspaperthatmostaccidentshappenedwithin20milesfromtheirHomE.D.HissisterhadababysotheywantedtofindafineplacE.
- HeyJennadoyouthinkwe’llstillbefriendswhenwe’reeighty-two?IaskedmyfrienD.ItwasclearthatshewaswonderingwhereIhadcomeupwithsuchaquestion.LosingJennawouldbelikelosingaveryclosesister.Wehungouttogether.WegaveeachotheradvicE.Ofcoursewe’llstillbefriendswhenwe’reeighty-two.Jennaannouncedloudly.ThenextyearinthefourthgradewemetJamiE.Thethreeofussoonbecameclosefriends.Weplayedtogetheralmosteveryday.Ithoughteventimecouldn’tpullusapartbutIwassadlymistaken.Thethreeofusstartedfightingalot.BeforeChristmaswehadareallybigfightandJamieandJennawereagainstmebothsayingIwasbossy.Ifelthelplessandlonely.IthoughtChristmaswouldbehorrible!IwassurprisedwhenJennacametomyhouseandgavemeanawesomeChristmascardshehadmadeformE.IwassosurethatshewasstilldisappointedwithmE.WowIsaidbreakingthesilenceaswestoodoneithersideofmyfrontdoor.Thanks.OkaywellIhavetogoshesaidsoftly.Okay.SeeyoulaterthenandIclosedthedoor.Whowasthatatthedoor?mymumaskeD.ThecardstartedoffwithMerryChristmasbutthenitsaidIamsogladwe’refriends.IamsorryaboutwhatIsaidwhenwewerefighting.A.fightwon’tstopusfrombeingfriends.Besideswesaidweweregoingtobefriendsevenwhenwe’reeight-two.Istoppedreadingandstartedlaughing.Icouldn’tbelieveIhadforgottenwhatshesaidthatdayinherbackyarD.Icouldn’tbelieveIhadbeensoselfishintryingtogetevenandmakingmyfriendsfeelsorryformethatIhadforgottenaboutrealfriendship.56.HowwouldtheauthorandJennagetalongwitheachotherafterChristmas?A.Theywouldbeclosefriendsagain.B.Theywouldnotspeaktoeachother.C.Theywouldlosetouchwitheachother.D.Theywouldgoonfightingwitheachother.57.TheunderlinedsentenceIwasbossyinthefourthparagraphmeans_________.A.IlookedlikeabossB.IactedasabossC.IwasfondofgivingordersD.Iwasfondoffighting58.Whichofthefollowingistherighttimeorderaccordingtothepassage?A.JamiebecameourfrienD.B.Ifeltlonelyandunhappy.C.JennaJamieandIfoughtalot.D.JennabroughtmeaChristmascarD.E.IwassorryforwhatIdidtoher.f.JennaandIpromisedtobelifelongfriends.A.fabcedB.acfbdeC.abcfedD.facbde59.TheauthorwasdelightedwhenshereadthecardfromJennabecause_________.A.whatJennawrotewasfunnyB.JennawouldbeherfriendagainC.shewashappyaboutthecomingChristmasD.shewashappytoreceiveaChristmascard
- HowtoMaketheMostofYourTimeTimemanagementisimportantinourdailylifE.Thereneverseemstobeenoughhoursinthedaytoaccomplishallyouneedtodo.Herearesometipsthatmightbeofsomehelptoyou.1.Setupaplan.Goforaweekatatimeandprioritizethemostimportantones.Includethingsyouwanttoaccomplish.Focusmostlyonthethingsthatareimportanttoyou.2.Controlyourstress.Nomatterwhatkindofpressuremountsonyoutrytokeepcool.Stressingoutcanleadtoanearlybreakdownwhichisdefinitelycounter-productivewhenyouhavealistofthingstodo.It'seasiertotakea10-minutebreakandcooloffthanworkallweekwithbuiltupstress.3.Shutyourdoor.WhenworkingunderascheduleperformyourimportanttaskswithyourdoorshuttogetthemdonE.ThiswillensureabetterqualitytimetogetwhatneedstobedonedonE.4.Focusononethingatatime.Forgettryingtomulti-task!Youwillloseconcentrationanditwilltakeyoulongertoaccomplishwhatyousetouttodo.5.Justsayno.Ifyouareconstantlyinterruptedandyoureallydon'thavethetimetohelpoutjustsayno.You'reonlyonepersonandyoucan'tsavetheworldbyyourself!6.Stopwastingtimeonthephone.Whiletalkingonthephonekeepyourconversationsshortandtothepointandyou'llwastemuchlesstimE.7.BerealistiC.Youcanonlydowhatyoucando.Don'tsetouttoaccomplishtheimpossiblE.Doyourbestbutkeeprealisticexpectationsofyourself.8.Relax.Themostimportantthingisremembertotaketimetorelaxandregroup.Youneedabreakeverynowandthentokeepworkingefficiently.Evenifit'sa10-minutewalkgetawayfromyourlistandgetrefresheD.Asfamiliestodaygetbusierandbusierit'simportanttoyourownmentalhealthtokeepthingsontrack.Don'tdelay;getyourlifeinordernow.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordprioritizeinParagraph2mean?A.choosesomethingbythinkingcarefullyB.recognizethedifferencebetweenthingsC.putmanythingsinorderofimportanceD.getridofsomethingthatisunwanted69.Weshouldavoidstressingoutbecause____________.A.itmaycauseustofailtoworknormallyB.itmaylimitthespeedtogetthingsdoneC.wedon’thaveenoughenergytokeepworkingD.wearesupposedtohaveabreakwhileworking70.Whichstatementwouldtheauthoragreeto?A.Trymulti-tasksandwecangetmoredonE.B.Itisimpolitetorefusetohelpothersatwork.C.Havingbreaksregularlymaydelayourtasks.D.ItiswisetobeawareofwhatwecanachievE.71.Bywritingthetexttheauthorwouldliketo___________.A.askreaderstosharetheirtimemanagementskillsB.offersomeadviceonhowtomakefulluseoftimeC.invitereaderstodiscusshowtoimprovelifequalityD.persuadereaderstospendlesstimeondailyroutine
- InthehitfilmThebucketListJackNicholsonandMorganFreemanmeetinhospitalinCaliforniaaftertheyhavebeendiagnosedwithcancer.Betweenthemtheycookupabucketlist–ato-dolistofalltheywanttodobeforetheykickthebucket.Themoviemakesyouwonderwhatwouldbeonyourbucketlist.Solet’spackupsomeandseewhatitwouldcosttogooutandhavealittlefun.THEPYRAMIDSGIZAEGYPTOntothepyramidssurelyonanyone’sbucketlist.ExotikTourscantakeyouthereonavarietyoftripsincludingtheirpopularEgyptExpresswhichincludesthreenightsinCairoandathree-nightNileCruise乘船游览.From$1384includingfour-andfive-staraccommodation12mealsandatonofsightseeing.www.exotiktours.com416-646-3347TAJMAHALAGRAINDIAOneoftheworld’smostfascinatingimagesIndia’sTajMahalmakesevenNicholsonandFreemanlookcalm.Toronto’sGowayTravelhasmanysuggestionsforIndiaincludingathree-dayindependentvisittoAgrA.StayattheattractiveOberoiAmarVilasoverlookingtheTaj.Includetwobreakfaststouringandairporttransferfrom$1420.www.gowaytravel.com416-322-1034THEGREATWALLCHINAIftheGreatWallofChinaisonyourbucketlistcheckintoTourEastHoliday’sfour-dayAmazingBeijingTourfor$580perpersonfour-staraccommodationsightseeingincludingtheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWallbreakfastsandtwolunchestransportationandguidE.www.toureastholidays.com416-929-0888THEHIMALAYASNEPALAndontotheHimalayas.Talkaboutsomethingtrulymajestic壮丽的.SeethetopoftheworldonGAPAdventures’EverestAdventuretoura15-dayexplorationincludingEverestBaseCampteahouselodgestaysandwalkingthroughSherpavillages.Incrediblyaffordableatjust$665pluslocalpaymentof$250.GAPAdventureswarnsthatthisisaphysicallydemandingtrip.www.gapadventures.com416-260-099941.TheunderlinedphrasekickthebucketinParagraph1means______.A.cometolifeB.playagameC.passawayD.listinterestingplaces42.IfyoutakeontheEverestAdventuretouryoushouldbeawarethat____.thesightsmaynotbesogooD.Itisatiringtripyoumaynotbeusedtothefoodthereitisanexpensivetrip43.AccordingtothepassagewherecanyouenjoyaviewofthewholeTajMahal?A.InSherpavillagE.B.NeartheForbiddenCityC.ThroughEgyptExpress.D.AtOberoiAmarVilas44.WhichofthefollowingwebsitesmayofferyoumoreinformationaboutAgra?A.www.gowaytravel.comB.www.exotiktours.comC.www.gapadventures.comD.www.toureastholidays.com
- Computershavemanyusestoday.Computerscansolvedifficultproblemsandcontrolothermachines.Manypeopleusesmallcomputerscalledcalculatorstosolvesimplemathsproblemsquickly.ScientistsuselargecomputerstosolvemanyproblemsatthesametimE.Youcanplaygameswithcomputersandsomecomputerscanhelpyoulearnlanguages.TheKurzweilReadingMachineisaspecialkindofcomputer.ItcanreadbooksforblindpeoplE.TousetheKurzweilmachineablindpersoncansimplyopenthebookandputitdownonthescanner扫描仪.ThemachinereadsthewordsonthepagE.Whenonepageisfinishedtheblindpersonturnsthepageandputsthebookonthescanneragain.TheKurzweilmachinecanreadinanormalvoiceorinaspecialfastvoicE.Itcanreadwordswithsmalllettersandlargeletters.BlindpeopleliketheKurzweilmachinebecausetheycanreadanythingwithit:newspapersmagazinesbookseventypedletters.ManylibrariesnowhaveKurzweilMachineforblindpeopletousE.TheKurzweilmachinecanalsohelpshort-sightedchildrenlearntoreaD.46.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.Usesofcomputers.B.Thedevelopmentofcomputers.C.Computerlanguages.D.TheKurzweilReadingMachinE.47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Computerscansolvealltheproblemspeoplecan’tdo.B.LargecomputerscanonlysolveoneproblematatimE.C.WhenusingtheKurzweilmachineablindmanneedn’tdoanything.D.TheKurzweilmachinecanhelpblindpeopleandshort-sightedchildren.48.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto________.A.thebookB.thescannerC.theKurzweilmachineD.theblind
- YoucanneverbetoosurethesedaysintheUnitedStatesofyourneighborsorevenyourcustomers!Trytokeepalowprofile姿态inyourneighborhood:Don’tannouncetojustabouteveryonethatyouarerunningahomebusinesswiththousandsofdollarsworthofequipment.Asmuchaspossibledon’tinviteclients客户orvisitorstoyourhomE.InfactIknowofsomehome-basedentrepreneurs企业家whowouldrathermeettheirclientsinaneutralgroundE.g.theclient’sofficeorevenStarbucks.ThereareotherwaystokeepburglarsawayfromyourhousE.●Keeplightsonaroundyourhouseintheevenings.Lightisanaturalfrightforburglars.●Investinasecurityalarmparticularlyifyourhouseislocatedinaremotespot.Securitysystemscanoftenbringdownthecostofyourhomeowner’sinsurancepremiums费用.●MakesurethatallwindowsanddoorsarelockedandthesecurityalarmturnedonbeforeyousleepatnightorgooutofthehousE.AvoidkeepinghousekeysinobviousplacessuchasunderthelamportopofthedoorframE.●AddinganadditionallockwillprovideextrasecuritywhenyouarehomE.Thedead-locksometimescalledanexit-onlydeadboltisandeadboltthatdoesn’thaveanexternal外部的key.It’sclearlyvisibleonthedoorfromtheoutsidebutcan’tbebrokenintowithoutdestroyingthedoorframeorlockitself.Whilethesecuritywon’thelpdirectlywhenyouaren’thomethevisibilitymaydiscourageanintruderfromtryingthedoor.●Yourdooritselfshouldbemadeofstrongmaterialssuchasone-inchthicksolidhardwoodorheavymetal.64.Theadvicegivenbythewriterinthepassagefocuseson__________.A.howtomakeyourhousesafefromburglarsB.whattodowhenyourhouseisbrokenintoC.howtoimprovesocialsecurityintheUnitedStatesD.howtorunahomebusiness65.Somehome-basedentrepreneursdon’tinviteclientstotheirhome___________.A.toenjoyconvenienceoutsidetheirhomeB.forreasonsoftheirpropertysafetyC.nottoletothersknowtheirbusinessD.inordertoavoidbeingseenbyburglars66.Allthefollowingarepartofthewriter’sadviceexceptthatthehomeowner________.A.buyasecurityalarmandturnitonintheeveningB.fixanextralockonthedoorforextrasecurityC.havethedoorsmadeofsolidhardwoodorheavymetalD.keeplightsoninallroomstothreatenburglars67.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordintrudermostprobablymeaninthispassage?A.Someonewhoisinvitedtovisit.B.SomeonewhoillegallyentersthehomE.C.SomeonewhopaysregularvisitstothehomE.D.Someonewhotriestodestroythelock.
- Aftersufferingthroughmanymonthsofunemployment失业mywifeandImovedthisweekfromColoradotoOhiowhereshewasstartinganewjoB.Notknowinganybodytherewewereprettyconcernedabouthowwe’dgetourentirehomeunloaded卸下withoutkillingourselves.Wemadeaphonecalltohire临时雇用acoupleofcollegestudentstohelpwithalltheheavyliftingoncewegottherE.Butoneneighborafteranotherstoppedbytohelpus.WhatHave_we_moved_to_some_other_countryMaybe_we’ve_died_and_gone_to_heaven!UnloadingactuallybecamefunandjoybecausethereweresomanywonderfulnewfriendstohelpwhenweworkeD.ThemorepeoplehelpedtheeasiertheworkbecamE.Wewereafraidthejobmighttakedaysforthetwoofusalonebutitwasfinishedinafewhours.Manytotalstrangerswouldeitherwalkbythesidewalkordrivebytoaskusifweweremovingin.Manywerehappythatthisoldhousethathadsatemptyforsolongwascomingtolifeagain.Wewereinvitedtoanoutdoormealyesterdaybyneighborsonthesamestreet.Allthetimemybrainwasrestingonthisnewsenseofhopethatpeoplecanbesofriendlytostrangers.Amongalltheconversationwerelotsofofferstohelpeachotherinallkindsofways.It’swonderfultoliveinsuchakindlittletown.Ifeelsogratefultobehereandwishtherestoftheworldcouldseehowanentirecommunitycanmodel做榜样whatit’sliketohelpeachother.46.TheauthorandhiswifemovedtoOhiobecause________.A.theylikedmovingfromoneplacetoanotherB.theywerebothoutofworkinColoradoC.thestudentsofhiswifewerelivingthereD.hiswifehadfoundanewjobthere47.Fromtheunderlinedpartwecanlearnwhenofferedhelptheauthorfelt________.A.gratefulB.surprisedC.boredD.crazy48.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor’sneighbors________.A.thoughtithardworktomoveinB.werecuriousaboutthenewcomersC.weregladthattheoldhousewouldhaveitsnewownerD.hiredtwocollegestudentstohelphim49.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheauthorhasmanyoldfriendsinOhio.B.IttooktheauthorandhiswifedaystogethomeunloadeD.C.Theauthorandhiswifeinvitedtheneighborstoadinner.D.Theauthorisverysatisfiedwithhisnewhomeandnewneighbors.
- OnthefirstdayofmynewhighschoolIalmosthadanervousbreakdown.Everythingabouttheschoolseemedsodifficult.WhenIgothomemyparentssaidYou'renervousandthat'sokay.Everyoneisafraidofhighschool.Ideniedit.IwantedtobestrongsoIrefusedtoletanyoneknowaboutmyfearevenmyclosestfriends.OnthefirstdayIwaslateforeveryclassandwasconstantlylost.TheschoolseemedlikeapuzzlethatIcouldn'tfigureout.Wasthishowthewholeyearwasgoingtobe?Ididn'tthinkIcouldrisetothischallengeespeciallycarryingahugebackpackthatIcouldhardlylift.ItwassobigthatIcouldknocksomeoneoutwithit!Theschoolmatesseemedtoregardmeasafoolandtheywereprobablyright.DespitemyfearsafterthefirstweekIfinallyhadmyschedulefiguredout.WiththeexceptionoffallingupanddownthestairsacoupleoftimesandgettinglaughedathighschoolwasturningouttobenotsobaD.Itwasactuallymuchbetterthanmiddleschoolandmuchmorechallenging.SincethenI'vebeenelectedvicepresidentofmyclasswhichwasn'tmuchofavictorysinceonlythreepeopleranforthefourpositions.Itisnormaltobescaredaboutanewschool.Takeadeepbreathandrelax.HighschoolissomethingthatanystudentcanovercomE.Makesureyouparticipateinsomeout-of-classactivitiesbecauseyou'llfinditeasiertomakefriends.Trytodoyourbestevenifitisn'tstraightA's.Mostimportantofallbewhoyouarewhetheryou'reafoolanathleteoralowergrader.Don'ttrytopretendtobesomeoneyou'renot.Nowyouknowthetruesecretsofhighschool.61.Themainreasonfortheauthor'sfearonhisfirstdayisthat_____.A.hewasunabletoworkoutthepuzzleB.hisschoolmateswereunfriendlytohimC.hewasnotfamiliarwiththenewsurroundingsD.hisschoolbagwastooheavyforhimtocarry62.Fromtheauthor'sfirstdayexperiencewecaninferthat_____.A.hishomewasfarfromtheschoolB.hegottoschoolafterclassesbeganC.hedidn'tgetanyschoolscheduleD.hedidn'tknowtherightwaytoclass63.Afterhisfirstweekatschooltheauthor_____.A.wasstillnotaccustomedtothescheduleB.graduallyadjustedhimselftothenewschoolC.foundhighschoolnotsochallengingashehadimaginedD.ranforpresidentofhisclassagainstthreeotherstudents64.ThewordranParagraph4canbestbereplacedby_____.A.manageB.rushC.competeD.move65.Accordingtothepassagethesecretoftheauthor'ssuccessliesmainlyin_____.A.makingmorefriendsB.beingwhohereallyisC.joininginout-of-classactivitiesD.gettingmoreA'satschool
- W:NextpleasE.M:HiIboughtthisDVDplayerherelastSaturday61.W:What’sthematterwithit?M:Wellseveralthings.Firstofall62.W:Didyouputthebatteriesinit?M:Yesofcoursebutitstilldidn’twork.63.Italsodoesn’tmovefastforwardwhenIamplayingaDVD.W:Well64.IhaveneverseenthiswithanyofthemodelsmadebythisbranD.Doyouwanttochangeitorreturnit?M:65.W:Okaydoyouhavethereceipt?M:Yeshereitis.A.theremote遥控器doesn’tworkB.I’dliketoreturnitC.Icouldn’tchangeanyofthefunctionsonthedisplayD.butit’snotworkingproperlyE.I’msurethatit’sjustaproblemwiththisplayerF.It’snothinggoodG.It’suptoyou
- IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogotothejazzconcertlastFriday.TheadvertisementinthepapersaidthatyoucouldbuyticketsatthetheatreboxinRichlandHillsanydaybetween10:00and4:00.SinceIworkfrom9:00to5:30theonlytimeIcouldgotothetheatrewasduringmy45-minutelunchbreak.UnfortunatelythetheatreisontheothersideofthetownandthebusservicebetweenmyofficeandRichlandHillsisnotverygood.Butifyouareluckyyoucanmaketheroundtripin45minutes.LastMonday.Istoodatthebusstopfor15minuteswaitingforthebus.BythetimeIsawonecomearoundthecornertherewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip.SoIgaveupandwentbacktotheoffice.ThesamethinghappenedonTuesdayandagainnextday.OnThursdaymyluckchanged.Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthetheatreinexactly20minutes.WhenIgottherehoweverIfoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxofficE.Iheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.RealizingIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinlineIcaughtthenextbusandheadedbackacrossthetown.ByFridayIrealizedmyonlyhopewastomakethetripbytaxiitwasexpensivebutIfeltitwouldbeworthittoheartheconcert.Thetripbytaxionlytook10minutesbutfeltlikeanhourtome.WhenIgottothetheatreIwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginline.ThereasonhoweverIquicklydiscoveredwasthattheyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.65.ThemanlearnedthattherewouldbeaconcertlastFriday.A.fromhisfriendsB.fromoneofhiswork-matesC.overtheradioD.fromthenewspaper66.Hetriedtogotothetheatreeverydaybutmanagedtogetthereonly_______.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes67.Theunderlinedwordrelievedmaybestbereplacedby___________.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.sorry
- IhaverecentlycompletedmycollegedegreE.ThelastprojectwascalledSmile.Theclasswasaskedtogoouttosmileatthreepeopleanddocumenttheirreactions反应.Iamaveryfriendlypersonandalwayssmileateveryoneandsayhelloanyway.SoIthoughtthiswouldbeapieceofcake.MyhusbandtheyoungestsonandIwentouttoMcDonalD.Wewerestandinginlinewhenallofasuddeneveryonearoundusbegantobackaway.AsIturnedaroundIsmelledahorriblebodyodour气味andsawtwopoorhomelessmenstandingbehindmE.AsIlookedattheshortblue-eyedgentlemanclosesttomehewassmiling.Thesecondmanfumbled摸索withhishandsashestoodbehindhisfrienD.TheyoungladyatthecounteraskedhimwhattheywanteD.HesaidCoffeeisallMissbecausethatwasalltheycouldafforD.ThenIreallyfeltit—Ialmostembraced拥抱thelittlemanwiththeblueeyes.ThatiswhenInoticedalleyesintherestaurantweresetonmejudgingmyeveryaction.Ismiledandaskedtheladyfortwomorebreakfastmealsandgavethemtothemen.Theblue-eyedgentlemanlookedupatmewithtearsinhiseyesandsaidThankyou.Iturnedinmyproject.MyteachersaidCanIsharethis?Islowlynoddedasshegottheattentionoftheclass.ShebegantoreadandthatiswhenIknewthatweashumanbeingssharethisneedtohealpeopleandtobehealeD.InmyownwayIhadtouchedthepeopleatMcDonald’sandeverysoulthatheardthestoryintheclassroom.ButIgraduatedwithoneofthebiggestlessonsIwouldeverlearn.55.TheunderlinedpartapieceofcakeinParagraph1means_______.A.easyB.embarrassingC.movingD.comfortable56.WhydidpeoplearoundtheauthorintheMcDonaldstepback?A.Becausetheywereverypolitetothetwomen.B.Becausetheyweremovedbythetwomen.C.BecausethetwomensmeltterriblE.D.Becausethetwomenseemedunfriendly.57.Whydidthetwomenonlybuycoffee?A.Becausetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney.B.Becausetheydidn’tfeelhungry.C.Becausetheyknewotherswouldhelpthem.D.Becausetheywerelookeddownupon.58.Howdidtheteacherthinkoftheauthor’sproject?A.HardtobelievE.B.InterestingtoreaD.C.Verypuzzling.D.Verysatisfying.
- Averydisruptive扰乱型的six-yearoldchildkickedmylegsandclawedatmyhanD.saidoneteacher.Ibrokeupafightbutwaskickedsaidanother.Manypeoplehaveheardstorieslikethis.Butthesituationismoreworryingstillanditinvolves涉及parents.Everychildregardlessof不管thesurroundingsintowhichtheyarebornhastherighttoachievetheirpotential.Andwerecognizethatasanationitisalongwaytoachievethisgoal.Butrightscomewithresponsibilitiesandwhatworriespeopleisthatweareindangerofignoringthelatter.Fartoomanychildrenarebehavingbadlyatschooleventothepointofbeingviolenttoteachers.Thisisterribleenoughbutitishardtobesurprisedsincemanychildrenarejustmirroringthebehavioroftheirparents.Toomanyarestartingschoolunabletoholdaknifeandforkunusedtoeatingatatableandunabletousethetoiletproperly.Weareindangerofbecominganationoffamilieslivingseparatelivesunderoneroof.Thebedroomonceaplacetosleephasbecomethelivingspacefortheyoung.Spendinghoursinfrontofcomputerscreensonsocialnetworkingsitesorbeingaddictedtocomputergameschildrenandyoungpeoplespendlittletimewiththeirparents.Parentsareunabletomonitorjustwhattheirchildrenarewatching.Schoolscannotrightthewrongsofsocietyandteacherscannotbecomesubstitute代替parents.Bothpartiesneedtoworktogether.Parentsmustbehelpedandgivenconfidencetotakebackcontrol.Theyareresponsibleforsettinglimitstotheirchildren’sbehaviorandstickingtothoselimitswhenthingsgettough困难.Theyareresponsibleforsettingagoodexampletotheirchildrenandfordevotingthatmostpreciousofresources---time---sothatchildrencometoschoolreadyandwillingtolearn.60.Intheopinionofthewriterwhatproblemdopeopleignore?A.TheschoolviolencE.B.Thepressureofstudents’learning.C.Therighttoachievestudents’potential.D.theresponsibilitiesofthestudents.61.Thewriter’sattitudetothebehaviorsofparentsmaybe________.A.dissatisfiedB.unconcernedC.understandingD.tolerant容忍的62.TheunderlinedpartinPara4maymeans__________.A.parentsandchildrenliveintheirseparateroomsB.parentscarelittleaboutchildren’slifeathomeC.childrendon’tlivewiththeirparentsinthesameroomD.childrenspentlittletimewiththeirparentsathome63.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.schoolscan’tcorrectthewrongsthatsocietydoestoteachersB.teachershavenoresponsibilityforplayingtheroleofparentsC.parentsshouldspendtimewithchildrenmakingthemreadytolearnD.studentsareresponsibleformakingthemselvesknowninsociety
- IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejoB.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer职业.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn‘thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajoblookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweekshe’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunatelyitdidn’toftenworkout.IwasgettingextremelytiredandfedupbecauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSundayIwasintheparkwiththechildrenandmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithmE.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification资格证书ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn‘tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecoursE.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamilyandgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobtherE.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareerevenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.56.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls‘familytheauthor________.A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghoursC.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek57.WhydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjobA.Shefoundafull-timejoB.B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecoursE.D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.58.WhathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiencesA.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.OnemustchoosethejobshelikE.
- A.It’sbeensuggestedthatweshouldmovetonewpremises.61B.WellpersonallyI’mallinfavor.62A.Isee.Andwhat’syouropinionC?C.63A.Youdo?WhataboutyouD?D.WellIdon’tagreeI’mafraid.64A.Ohreally?Wellallthesame65A.Youseeitwillcostfartoomuch.B.WhatdoyouthinkoftheideaB?C.IagreewithB.D.Theseroomsarefartoosmall.E.Whatterribleroomstheseare!F.Ithinkweshouldmove.G.Isthatsoexpensive?
- AsareaderI.asmanyotherbookloversdooftenleavewithalongsighaftervisitingabookstorE.Thepricesprintedonbookjacketskeepremindingmehowthinmywalletis.ThepriceofbooksisnowsohighthatIhesitatebeforebuyingabookIlovE.Manypeoplefeelthesameway.ButIrememberthatonlyafewyearsagowhenIwasacollegestudentIboughtseveralbooksalmosteverymonthusingwhatwasleftoutofthelivingexpensessentbymyparentsandthatwasnotmorethan200yuan.ButnowthatIamworkingandthemoneyIearnisonlyusedtosupportmyownexpensesIfindIcan’taffordmanygoodbooks.ThereisasayingBooklovershavenomoneybutrichpeoplehavenofeelingsforbooks.ThisisexactlythecasE.SometimesIwonderaboutwhothebooksarepublishedforespeciallythosebookswithbeautifulhardcovers.Itissaidthatusuallythelistedpriceismorethantwiceasmuchasthebook’scostandwecanseehighprofitsfromsellingbooks.Butnowthereisacontradiction.Ononehandreaderswhowanttobuybooksaren’tabletowhileontheotherhandpublishersandsellerssufferfromthelargestockpilesofunsaleablebooksbeingstoredintheirwarehouses.Thissituationisalsoadisadvantagetointellectualpropertyrightprotectionbecausemanybooksofbestsellersaresoldatalowerpriceatsomebookstands.Thekeytoresolvetheproblemistocutthepricetoanacceptableleveltobothsellersandconsumers.Iwishsincerelythatinthenearfuturecommonreaderslikemecouldbuythebookswewantwithoutworryingaboutthehighpricestoomuch.46.Thefirstparagraphofthisarticletellsusthat________.A.thepricesofsomebooksaretoohighB.manyreadersaretoopoortobuyexpensivebooksC.thewriterisoneofthosewhocan’taffordtobuybooksD.alltheabovearecorrect47.Thewriter________atcollegE.A.oftenboughtbookswhenstudyingB.wasveryrichwhenstudyingC.waslivingaverysimplelifeD.hesitatedtobuyinganythingbutbooks48.Booklovershavenomoneybutrichpeoplehavenofeelingsforbooks.means________.A.thosewholikereadingmaybehavenotenoughmoneytobuybooksB.thosewhodon’twanttostudyotherwiseareveryrichC.everythingintheworldhasbeenchangedtoitsoppositeD.bothA.andB.49.Fromthefifthparagraphwecansee________.A.publishersshouldn’thavesetthepricesofbookssohighB.booksellerscanhardlyearntheirlivingbysellingbooksC.it’snogoodforpublishersandsellersifthepricesaretoohighD.thehighpricesofbooksweresetbymanyfactors50.Thewriterofthisarticlewished________.A.thepricesofbookscouldbeacceptableB.thepricesofbookswouldbelowC.thepricesofbookswouldbelowereddownsoonD.hecouldbuybookswithoutworryingabouttheprices
- Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprisingthedo-it-yourselfDIYtrendintheUScontinuestogrow.weneededfurnitureforourlivingroomsaysJohnRossandwejustdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs.Johngotmarriedsixmonthsagoandlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedaystheyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRosestooka2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool.NowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehousE.JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedieD.Hehasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoemakingfactory.Lastmonthhereceivedacarrepairbillfor$520.Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowIhavefinishedacarrepaircourseIshouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself.JohnandJimarenotunusualpeoplE.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycantosavemoneysotheycanfightthehighcostofliving.Ifyouwanttobecomeado-it-youselferyoucangotoDIYclasses.Andforthosewhodon’thavetimetotakeacoursetherearebooksthattellyouhowyoucandothingsyourself.59.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmanynewlymarriedpeople_______.A.findithardtopayforwhattheyneedB.havetolearntomaketheirownfurnitureC.takeDIYcoursesrunbythegovernmentD.seldomgotoadepartmentstoretobuythings60.Johnandhiswifewenttoeveningclassestolearnhowto______.A.runaDIYshopB.makeorrepairthingsC.savetimeandmoneyD.improvethequalityoflife61.Jimdecidedtobecomeado-it-yourselferwhen______A.hiscarrepairscosttoomuchB.thecarrepairclasswasnothelpfulC.hecouldnotpossiblydotwojobsD.keepshouseandlooksafterhischildren62.whenthewritersaysthatJimhasafull-timejobathomehemeansJim____.A.makesshoesinhishomeB.doesextraworkatnightC.doeshisowncarandhomerepairsD.keepshouseandlooksafterhischildren
- ―Heisverygoodisn’the?―56―Isaidthesingerwasgreat.―57―Haveyouseenhimherebefore?―58IthinkheprobablywritesthemusicandwordsbecauseI’veneverheardanyofthesongsbeforE.―It’snotfair.―59―Peoplewithmusicalabilitylikethathavingtostandaroundheretomakealiving―Perhapsheenjoysitormakesmoremoneythanyouthink.―60A.Whatdoyoumean?B.Sorrywhatdidyousay?C.Ihopeso.D.Doyoulikepopularmusic?E.BequietlistentohimF.YesandinterestingtowatchG.OhyesHe’salwaysatexactlythesameplaceonSaturdayswhenIcomeintotown.
- Ican’trememberawinterbeingascoldasthisinPennsylvaniabutI’msuretherewerecolderdays.Eventhoughthedaylighthoursaregrowinglongerminutebyminuteit’seasytofindanexcusenottogooutunlessyouabsolutelymustbutthenagainIoftenhavetopushmyselftoaccomplishthings.PeopleIspeaktohavebeeninallkindsofnastymoods.Theysaythey’reundertheweathernotfeelinggoodaboutthistimeofyear.AsIstoodoutsidewithmytwodogsyesterdayitwassocoldthatmynoseandfacefeltfrozenandmyearswerestinging.Ofcoursethatdoesn’tmattertoRickyandLucy.Theyhavearoutinetheymustgothroughtofindjustthefightingspotnomatterhowcoldorhotitis.SoIwait.Butthistimeitwasdifferent.AscoldasitwasIsuddenlywasexcitedthinkingabouthowwonderfulthisextremecoldreallywas.Thenthesunbrokethroughthecloudsandmemoriesofsummer’sextremelyhotdaysflashedthroughmyminD.IcouldrememberstandingintheheatoftheafternoonwithsweatpouringdownmybrowandthehotburningsunagainstmyfacE.IremindedmyselfthenandtherethatinthecoldofthewinterIwouldwishIhadthisheat.Iwasgratefulfortheextremes.WithouttheextremesinmylifeIwouldneverappreciatethedayswhenthingswerejustright.Withouttheextremeslifewouldbeboring.It’sbeingpushedtooneoftheextremesthatmakesusappreciatethemiddlemorE.HealthchallengesremindusthatweneedtopaymoreattentiontohowwelivE.Financialextremesremindusthatwhenthingsgosmoothlyit’salsotimetosaveforrainingdays.I’vecometotheconclusionthatalltoooftenIfindareasonnottobehappywithwhereIamatthatmoment.Whetherit’shotorcoldgoodhealthorbadinthemoneyoroutofitIalwayswantittobedifferent.I’mtiredofbeingUndertheWeather!31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheextremesinlife?A.Grateful.B.Critical.C.NegativE.D.UnconcerneD.32.Thatdaythewriterwaitedintheterriblecoldbecause______.A.hisdogswantedtohuntB.hewantedtofacethecoldbravelyC.hisdogshadaroutineD.hewantedtobedifferent33.TheunderlinedwordnastyParagraph4canbereplacedby______.A.unpleasantB.violentC.favorableD.unusual34.Atlasttheauthordrewaconclusionthat______.A.happinesscannotbegainedbycomplaintsB.thingswillbedifferentwhateverthesituationisC.happinesswillfailtocometoyouifyoucanfindareasonD.heisdisappointedwithhispresentsituation35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.FollowtheRoutineB.TwoExtremesinLifeC.ChangesshouldbeExpectedD.WeatherInformation
- Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittyGenovesebeingkilledrightbelowtheirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.NotoneevencalledthepolicE.Wasthisingunmancruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone’sfellowman?NotsosayscientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatanE.Thesemenwentbeyondtheheadlinestoresearchintothereasonswhypeopledidn’tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethatisanemergency紧急情况.Supposeyouseeamiddle-agedmanfalltotheside-walk.Ishehavingaheartattack?Isheinacoma昏迷fromaheadache?Orisheabouttosleepoffadrunk?Isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleak漏洞intheairconditioning?Isitsteampipes?Orisitreallysmokefromafire?It’snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.Secondandmoreimportantthepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelpersonallyresponsible负责任的.Hemustfeelthathemusthelporthepersonwon’tgetthehelpheneeds.TheresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearounD.TheyhadcollegestudentsintobetesteD.SomecamealonE.Somecamewithoneortwoothers.Andsomecameinlargegroups.Theresearchersstartedthemoffonthetests.Thentheywentintothenextroom.A.curtaindividedthetestingroomandtheroomintowhichtheywent.Soonthestudentsheardascreamthenoiseofbookshelvesfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthishadbeenprerecordedonataperecorder.Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.OfthestudentsinpairsonlytwooutoftenhelpeD.OfthestudentsingroupsnonehelpeD.InotherwordsinagroupAmericansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.Theythemselvesneedn’t.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.Arepeoplebotheredbysituationswherepeopleareintrouble?Yes.Scientistsfoundthatthepeoplewereshockedtheysweatedandtheyhadtremblinghands.Theyfelttheotherperson’stroublE.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.Theiractionswereshapedbytheactionsofthosetheywerewith.60.Thepurposeofthispassageis________.A.toexplainwhypeoplefailtoactinemergenciesB.toexplainwhenpeoplewillactinemergenciesC.toexplainwhatpeoplewilldoinemergenciesD.toexplainhowpeoplefeelinemergencies61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Whenapersontriestohelpothershemustbeclearthatthereisarealemergency.B.Whenapersontriestohelpothersheshouldknowwhethertheyareworthhishelp.C.A.personmusttakethefullresponsibilityforthesafetyofthoseinemergenciesifhewantstohelp.D.A.personwithaheartattackneedsthemost.62.Themainreasonwhypeoplefailtoactwhentheystaytogetheristhat________.A.theyareafraidofemergenciesB.theyarenotwillingtogetthemselvesinvolvedC.otherswillactiftheythemselveshesitateD.theydonothaveanydirectresponsibilityforthosewhoneedhelp63.Theauthorsuggeststhat________.A.weshouldn’tblameapersonifhefailstoactinemergenciesB.apersonmustfeelguiltyifhefailstohelpC.peopleshouldberesponsibleforthemselvesinemergenciesD.whenyouareintroublepeoplewillhelpyouanyway
- Sittingintheplayareaofthedoctor’sofficemychildrenPaulfourandBaileythreebuiltaLegotowerwhilewewaitedtobecalledforPaul’sexamination.GoodjobyouguysIsaidtryingnottosoundtootireD.Myhusbandwasawayonbusinessanditwasdifficultbeingalonewiththekids.AttimesIfeltlikeIwaslivinginthejungle丛林ratherthanthesuburbs.Don’tputtheLegoinyourmouthBaileyIsaiD.Paulgrabbed抓取itfromhim.That’snotnicePaulIsaiD.HegavebacktheLego.Ilookedaroundthewaitingroom.AwomanwaseatingsomethingacoupleweretalkingandanoldgentlemaninabluejacketwasreadingamagazinE.IwishedIcouldsitquietlyforawhilE.IwantedtobeabletotakearestorgoshoppingalonE.AtonceIwasashamedofmyself.WhatkindofmotherwasI.GodIthoughthelpmetobetheverybestmomIcanbE.Thenursecameintothewaitingroomtogetus.JustatthatmomenttheoldgentlemaninthewaitingroomputdownhismagazineandcameuptomE.WithasmileonhisfacehesaidYourchildrenaremostcertainlyluckytohavesuchawonderfulmother.ThankyouIrepliedinalowvoiceandwatchedhimwalkbacktohisseat.Wefollowedthenurseintotheexaminationroom.WhilesheweighedPaulItoldherhowthatmanhadmademyday.MotherhoodisstillajunglesometimesbutnowwhenIfeeltiredIremembertheencouragingwordsoftheoldgentleman.46.Thewriterwenttothedoctor’sofficebecause________.A.oneofherchildrenlikedtoplaythereB.hersonPaulneededanexaminationC.shewastiredandneededtoseeherdoctorD.shewantedtohaveallherchildrenexamined47.FromParagraph2weknowthewriterfeltthatlookingafterherchildrenalonewas________.A.unfairB.happyC.hardD.interesting48.Intheoldgentleman’sopinionthewriter________.A.livedaveryhardlifeB.wasaverygoodmotherC.didn’tloveherchildrenenoughD.wasluckytohavesolovelychildren49.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThewriteroftenwentshoppingalonE.B.Thewriter’shusbandwasalwaysonbusiness.C.Thewriterdoesn’tknowhowtobeagoodmother.D.Thewriterwasgreatlyencouragedbytheoldgentleman’swords.
- A.61B.IwishIcouldsaythesame!Onlyjoking!Howhaveyoubeen?A.Aswellasusual.Thekidshaveallgrownupandmovedoutsoit’sjustthetwoofusnow62.B.Thatwouldbegreat.63A.Anydaynextweek.Justdroparoundwhenyoufeellikeit.B.64A.Itsurewill.AnywayIhavetoleavE.Remembertocomearoundfordinner.B.65A.Whenisagoodtimeforyou?B.I’mgladtoseeyou.C.It’snicetoseeyouagain.D.Iwillandit’llbegoodtocatchupagain.E.Iamlookingforwardtoit.Seeyounextweek.F.Whileyou’rearoundwhydon’tyoudropbyfordinneronenight?G.ShallwemeetonWednesday?61.62.63.64.65.
- Attwoo'clockabankrobberstolein.Thisisaholdupthemansaidloudly.HetookagunfromunderhisjacketpointingtoGeorgE.Handitover!Georgereachedintohismoney-boxandtookallthebillsfromthetoppart-closetosixthousanddollars.TherobbertookthemandturnedtoleavE.ThenwhileeveryonewatchedtherobberGeorgecalmlyliftedthetoppartofthemoney-boxtookbillsfromthebottompartandputthemintohisownpocketsecretly.Thenextmorningwhiletheotherswereexaminingthebank'srecordsGeorgewascalledintoMrBurrow'sofficeandwasintroducedtoMr.Carrutherswhousedtobepresidentofthebank.GoodmorningGeorgeIwassorrytogiveyouahardtimeyesterdaybutwithallthebanksbeingrobbedthesedaysIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoprovethatourlittlebankcanberobbedtoo.Ihaveretired退休butI'malwaysthinkingofourbank.That'swhyIplayedmylittlegameyesterdayjusttokeepeveryoneonhistoes趾.NowIhaveputthemoneybackinyourmoney-boxallsixthousanD.63.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Georgewantedtoprotectthemoneyforthebank.B.Georgehadbeenthinkingoftakingmoneyaway.C.Thisbankhadbeenrobbedseveraltimes.D.Georgeknewthebankwouldberobbedthatday.64.WhywasGeorgecalledintoMr.Burrow'soffice?A.Hisstealingmoneywasknowntoall.B.Mr.Burrowwantedtosaysorrytohim.C.Mr.Carrutherswantedtoexplainthewholethingtohim.D.Mr.Burrowwantedtotellhimthemoneyhadbeenputback.65.Inthisarticletokeepeveryoneonhistoesmeans________.A.tomakeeveryoneworkhardB.tokeepeveryonestandingstraightC.tomakeeveryonedoakindofexerciseD.tokeepeveryonepreparingforthecomingdanger
- Itisnotunusualatallforteenstoanswertheirparentswithone-wordanswers.WhereareyougoingPlaces.Whenwillyoubebacksometime.WhowillyoubewithPeoplE.Thatmeansthatthedaysofyourchildrenbounding跳跃着跑inthefrontdoorwiththedetailsoftheirdayareover.Theyarebreakingawayfromyousothatthey'llbeabletostandontheirownasayoungadult.Someparentsfeelsadaboutthislossoftheirchildren'scloseness.Ofcourseyoumissthoseconversationsandfriendlytalks.Onceyourchildrenmoveoutafterhighschoolandestablishthemselvesconfidentlyasayoungadultthey'llcomebackforeasyconversationsandevenaskforadvicE.Butinordertodeterminewhotheyarerightnowtheyneedtoseparatefromyou.YourjobhoweveristokeepthemsafE.Andthatrequiresknowingwheretheyareandwhotheyarewith.Letthemknowclearlythatit'snotbecauseyouwanttodominate支配theirlifeandcontrolthemit'sbecauseit'sasafetyissueforfamilymemberstokeeptrackofoneanother.Whenthey’rehomeandsitdowntoeatamealsitdownwiththem.YouneedtoopenuptothemaboutyourlifE.Tellthemofaninterestingincidentattheofficelettheminonabitoffamilygossip闲谈discussapieceofnewswiththem.TheyaregladthatyouseethemasoldenoughtobeinonafewexperiencesofyourlifE.Bylettingateeninonyourlifetheyjustmayletyouinontheirs.72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.thegenerationgapisbecomingwiderandwiderB.teensquarrelalotwiththeirparentsC.teensdon’twanttolivewithotherfamilymembersD.someparentsfeeldistant疏远fromtheirchildren73.Theauthorbelievesthatteens'one-wordanswersshow______.A.theirawareness意识ofindependenceB.theirphysicalandmentalchangesC.anunpleasantparent-childrelationshipD.theirwishesforkeepingsilent74.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Parentsshouldunderstandtheirchildren.B.ParentsshouldkeeptheirchildrensafE.C.Parentsshouldopentheirheartstotheirchildren.D.Parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenenoughfreedom.75.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TogiveadviceB.Todirectteenagers.C.Topresentfindings.D.Tocomfortparents.
- OutsideourhotelinHoChiMinhCityVietnamaseeminglyancientwomanwaitedbesidethedoorwithherhandoutstretcheD.EverydayIputmyhandinhersasoureyesmet.Sheneverfailedtoreturnmysmilemygraspandmygreeting.OnthelastdayofourvisitIfoundmyselfaloneonabusycorneracrossthestreetfromourhotel.BicyclesandmotorbikesrushedinfrontofmE.AsIhesitatedonthesidewalkIfeltahandonmyelbowandlookeddowntoseethesmileofmysmallbeggarfriendlookingupatmE.Shenoddedherheadtowardthestreetindicatingthatshewouldtakemeacross.Togetherwemovedslowlyintothechaos.ThenwemovedontowardthesidewalkwhereshepulledmyfacedowntoherskissedmeonbothcheeksandthenleftstillsmilingandwavingbacktomE.TravelinginpoorernationsIhavewitnessedavarietyofwaystodealwithbeggars.Themostcommonresponseoftouristsfacedwiththepoverty-strickenistoignorethemandfocustheireyeselsewherE.IhaveseenpeoplepushawayanoutstretchedhandinangryannoyancE.A.fewmaydropafewcoinsintothehandinahurryhopingthatotherraggedpursuerswon’timmediatelyappearonthescenE.FormanyreasonsgivingmoneyisnotthebestresponsetoanoutstretchedhanD.Manyworldtravelershavediscoveredthatthegreatestgifttheycangiveistheirtimeandrespect.EveryoneneedsrecognitiontobeseenasworthyofbeingknowntofeelappreciatedandloveD.AndIbelievethateveryoneisworthyandworthknowing.31.Thewomanbeggarshelpedtheauthorgoacrossthebusystreetbecause__________.A.theauthorgavehermaterialassistanceB.theauthortreatedherkindlyandfriendlyC.theauthorwouldhelpherasarewardD.theauthorwasaforeigner32.Fromthestorywhatpositionofthebeggarsintheauthor’smindmightbe?A.equalB.superiorC.lowerD.valuable33.IncommoncasespeoplewilldothefollowingthingstothebeggarsEXCEPTfor________.A.pretendingtoseenothingB.handingoutsomemoneyC.refusingthemangrilyD.greetingthemnormally34.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantthingsbeggarsreallyneedare_________.A.mercyandpityB.moneyandfoodC.smileandgreetingD.attentionandrespect35.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.showhowpoorthebeggarsareinVietnamB.offersomeadviceondealingwithbeggingC.expresswhatweshouldofferthebeggarsD.describeanexperiencewithabeggar
- Ifyou'reintosportsyou'veseenithappen.You'veprobablyevenexperiencedit:basketballplayersshakinghandsafterfourquartersofknockingeachotheraroundtennisplayersleapingoverthenettoshakehandswiththeiropponents对手afterahard-foughtmatchsoccerplayersexchangingsportshirtsafteranintense90minutesevenboxerstouchingglovesatthebeginningofeachroundthenhuggingeachotherafterbeatingeachotherintoapulpfor12rounds.Itseemslikecompetitorsineveryeventfromspellingbeestohockeybehavethisway.What'sgoingon?It'sallpartofsportsmanshipagreattraditioninsportsandcompetitionthatmeansplayingcleanandhandlingbothvictoryanddefeatwithgracestyleanddignity.Whatissportsmanship?Sportsmanshipisdefinedas:playingfairfollowingtherulesofthegamerespectingthejudgmentofrefereesandofficialstreatingopponentswithrespect.Somepeopledefinegoodsportsmanshipasthegoldenruleofsports---inotherwordstreatingthepeopleyouplaywithandagainstasyou'dliketobetreatedyourself.Youdemonstrategoodsportsmanshipwhenyoushowrespectforyourselfyourteammatesandyouropponentsforthecoachesonbothsidesandfortherefereesjudgesandotherofficials.Butsportsmanshipisn'tjustreservedforthepeopleonthefielD.Cheerleadersandfansalsoneedtobeawareofhowtheybehaveduringcompetition.Sportsmanshipisastyleandanattitude;anditcanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneveryonearoundyou.LearninggoodsportsmanshipmeansfindingthatthepositiveattitudelearnedonthefieldcarriesoverintootherareasoflifE.Atschoolforexampleyou'reabletoappreciatethecontributionsmadebyclassmatesandknowhowtoworkaspartofateamtocompleteaproject.Youmayenjoymoresuccessatworkaswellbecauseabigpartoflearninggoodsportsmanshipislearningtoberespectfulofothersincludingcustomersandco-workers.64.Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthepassageby___________.A.showinganinterestingdiscussionB.comparingseveralsporteventsC.explainingsomegamerulesD.givingsomespecificexamples65.Whenplayersplayclean____________.A.theyplayinfreshairB.theyplayinaskilledwayC.theyplaywithintherulesD.theyplaywithouthurtingeachother66.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto____________.A.advisereaderstotakesomeexerciseB.providesomebasicsportknowledgeC.showthemeaningofsportsmanshipD.expectplayerstocompeteactively
- Rememberwhenatriptothesupermarketwasnothingmorethanaboringthingrequiringlittleornospecializedknowledge?Youcouldsendyourkidsintoacartwhileyoudidshopping.Youalwaysboughtthesamebrandsusuallythebrandsyourmotherbought.Youdidn'tknowaboutunitpricingandfurthermoreyoudidn'tcarE.Itneveroccurredtoyoutoreadthelabelsonanything.Afterallyou'dboughtthesethingsahundredtimes.ButnowIreallylookonthosedayswithafeelingofyearn怀旧.Howinnocentwewere!Howcarefreewerethosetripstothesupermarket.Noworries.TodayatriptothesupermarketisfilledwithsocialinfluencE.EverytimeIbuyporkchopsIthinkabouttheyearsI'mshavingfrommylifE.Ikeepacarefuleyeonthefreshnessdateandexaminethetamper-proofpackaging.Iamvictimofthatmostdangeroussocialdiseaseshoppers'paniC.Ididn'trealizehowseriousmyconditionhadbecomeuntilthelasttimeIneededlaundrysoap.Itseemedsimpleenough.Justrunintothemarketgrababoxoftheoldreliableandpayforit.Ihadn'tplannedondiscoveringEcoveranewbrandoflaundrysoap.ItsatquietlyontheshelfrightnexttomyoldreliablE.HealthygentlebuteffectivE.MyrespectforitdeepenedwitheachnewclaimasIreadtheentirepackagE.ThenIlookedattheprice$5.69for2pounD.$5.69!Icastaquickglanceattheoldreliablestillonsalefor$1.39.Sixbucksforlaundrysoap!Thesepeoplemustbecrazy!Who'sgoingtopaysixbucksforlaundrysoap?It'snotasthoughIcan'taffordit.Seeit'sconcentrated―uselessgetmorE.BUTSIXBUCKS!AndtheboxismadefromrecycledmaterialsThisactwentonforasolidhalfhourafterwhichIlefttheshelfwithoutanysoapatall.SurelythemeatdepartmentismostthreateningplacE.Rememberwhatproteinwasgoodforyou?That'sallover.Everybiteyoutakekillsyou.Iwon'tevenmentionmeat'smoralinfluencE.Whenallissaidanddonewestillmusteat.Igatherupmyhealthy-cookingoilandmyrecycledpapertowelsandheadtothecheckoutcounter.57.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthormainlywantstotellusthatinthepast.A.itwasconvenienttogoshoppinginthesupermarketB.shoppinginthesupermarketwasaveryboringthingC.weneverreadthelabelsofcommoditiesinthesupermarketD.weusedtobuythesamebrandsofproductsinthesupermarket58.Recallingtheolddays'shoppinginthesupermarkettheauthorthinksitwas.A.pleasantB.freshC.dangerousD.crazy59.Inthesupermarkettheauthorwasattractedbyanewbrandoflaundrysoapforits.A.priceB.claimC.packageD.shape60.Accordingtothepassagewhat'stheauthor'sproblem?A.ShewastoopoortoaffordthenewbrandsinthesupermarketB.Shecouldnotfindtherightlaundrysoapinthesupermarket.C.Shehadtousethemosthealthythingsforherpoorhealth.D.ShewasgreatlyaffectedbythesocialinfluencE.
- Itwasmyfirstdayatschool.IfeltnervousandscareD.Iwenttoallmyclasseswithnofriends.ItfeltlikenoonecareD.IlistenedanxiouslytoallthelessonsandwaitedforlunchbreakatonE.Thenfinallythebellrang.Itwastimetotalkandhavefun.InthelunchlineImetanewfriendwhoworeahijab穆斯林女性戴的面纱onherheadandthoughIamJewishwegotalongfineandIwassorelieved如释重负的whenshesaidSitwithusatourtablE.Shepointedtotheonenexttothedoor.SoIagreedandtookmytray托盘andwasabouttowalkwithheracrossthefloorwhensuddenlyIheardHeyIsawyouonthebussaidatallgirlinalongskirt.IseeyourJewishstarnecklacE.Youshouldsitwithus.AtthatmomentIlookedaroundandthat’swhenInoticedtomysurprisethenationsoftheworldseparatingthemselves.That’swhatIsawthroughmyowneyes.TheSpanishonlysatwiththeSpanishtheHindusonlywiththeHindustheRussiansalwayswiththeRussiansandnevertheArabswiththeJews.IsawthereasonwhywargetsstarteD.EveryonestickstotheirownkinD.The_lunchroom_was_a_map_of_the_world.Whywaseveryonesoblind?AndsoIturneddownthisgirlandwentwiththefirstandthesewasnoenmity敌意.IbuiltabridgebetweentwoworldswhenIsatwiththosedifferentfrommE.46.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheJewishgirl’sfeelingsonherfirstdayatschool?A.Interestedandhappy.B.Strangeandcareless.C.Frightenedandnervous.D.SurprisedandexciteD.47.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph8wecanknowthat________.A.thereisamapofworldonthewallofthelunchroomB.thestudentsfromdifferentnationswillmakeamapoftheworldC.thestudentsfromdifferentnationssitwithintheirownkindD.thelunchroomwasdesignedtolooklikeamapoftheworld48.WhodidtheJewishgirlturndown?A.ThegirlwhoworeahijabonherheaD.B.Thetallgirlinalongskirt.C.Thefriendsfromotherclass.D.Everyoneinthelunchroom.49.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Ifeltnoonecaredaboutmeintheclass.B.Allthestudentswereofthesamenationality.C.Therewereoftenwarsinthisdistrict地区.D.Iagreedwiththegirlandsattogetherwithher.50.Thepurposeofthepassageisprobablyto________.A.callonmoreunderstandingtotheJewishB.introduceaninternationalschoolforJewishchildrenC.callonmorecommunicationbetweennationsD.describetheJewishgirl’snewschoollife
- 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.50.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?AColdandsickB.LuckyandhopefulCSatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless51.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesClearningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow52.Onherwayhomethewriter_____AlostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverCwasrobbedofherwalletbyamanwithaknifeD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher53.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.SomeoneofferedtotakeherbackhomeB.A.red-hairedmancametoseeher.C.SheheardsomeonecallhernameD.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck54.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_____A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners.D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank
- Theyhaveappearedonclotheslabelsforfourdecadeseachonechosenbyinternationalexpertsforitssimplicityandclarity.YetformostpeoplewashinginstructionsmightaswellbewritteninMartian.Accordingtoanewpoll9in10peopleareunabletounderstandcommonsymbolsusedonclotheslabels.Eventhosewhohavemasteredthedifferencebetweenawoolandasynthetics合成纤维织物washadmitbeingpuzzledbytheboxescirclesandcrossesusedtogiveadviceaboutdryingandbleaching漂白.Thefindingscomefromapollof2000peoplecarriedoutbyYouGovforMorphyRichards.A.thirdofthepeoplesurveyedsaidthattheyrecognizednoneofthesixsymbolsshownwhiletheonlysymbolrecognizedbymorethanhalfofthepeoplewastheironwithasingledot.Around70percentknewitmeantirononalowheat.Just10percentknewthesignfordonotdrycleanwhileonly12percentwerefamiliarwithdripdryonly.Despitethesexualrevolutionwomenarestirmoreknowledgeablethanmen.Awarenesswashighestamong18-to29-year-oldwomenforwhomtakingcareofclothesisclearlyimportant.ChrisLeverfromMorphyRichardssaidClothesCaresymbolsareauniquelanguageclearlyalanguagethatfewpeopleintheUKhavetakenthetimetolearn.Learningthebasicssuchaswhichiconrepresentstumbledry滚动热干andwhichrepresentsnormalwashwouldgoalongwaytogettingthebestoutofclothes.TheHomeLaunderingConsultativeCouncilwhichpromotessymbolssaiditwasnotsurprisedtolearnthatpeoplewereunfamiliarwiththem.It’sdisappointingthatthereisalackofrecognitionbutit’sastorythat’srepeatedtimeandtimeagainsaidaspokesmanAdamMansell.Weareasmallorganizationandwedon’thaveabigbudget.60.Whyarethesesixwashingsymbolschosenbyinternationalexperts?A.BecausepeopleintheUKareinterestedinthem.B.Becausetheyaresimpleandclear.C.Becauseit’salongwaytogettingthebestoutofclothes.D.BecausetheyareauniquelanguagE.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Clothescaresymbolshaveappearedonclotheslabelsforfortyyears.B.FewpeopleintheUKhavetakenthetimetolearnaboutclothescaresymbols.C.Athirdofthepeoplesurveyedsaidthattheyrecognizedthesixsymbolsshown.D.Womenhaveabetterknowledgeofthecommonsymbolsusedonclotheslabelsthanmen.62.Whichsymboldidmostofpeoplerecognizeaccordingtothesurvey?63.BytheunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphformostpeoplewashinginstructionsmightaswellbewritteninMartiantheauthormeans__________.A.thewashinginstructionsarewritteninMartianB.mostpeoplecanunderstandthewashinginstructionsC.mostpeoplecanunderstandtheinstructionsiftheyarewritteninMartianD.mostpeoplethinkitimpossibletounderstandthewashinginstructions
- A.HaveyoueverbeentoourneighbouringcityLeShan?B.YesIhave.But61A.I'mgoingtherewithsomefriendsforaholidaythisweekend.Canyoutellmewhatitislikethere?B.:Wellitisaverywonderfulplace.62A.Really?Itisgoodtohearthat.63B.Well.uhwhatelsewouldyouliketoknow?A.64B.Thetofubeancurddishwithfishthereishotbuttastyveryinvitingindeed.Andinmypinionthepeopletherearewarmandkind.A.Itsoundsamazing.B.Itis.65A.Whataboutyou'?B.ItisprobablyoneofthemostexcitingplacesIknow.C.Why?D.Canyoutellmesomemoreaboutit?E.Howaboutthefoodandthepeople?F.Ihopeyouwillvisititsomeday.G.I’msureyou’1lhaveagoodtimethere.
- MAPARTISTPROGRAMMapArtististheperfecttoolforcreatingcustomized定制的mapstoincludeinresearchprojectsandreports.MapArtistoffersendlesspossibilities.Ithasahugecollectionofmapstylestochoosefromandtheycanbecustomizedtosuityourspecialneeds.Inthisprogramwewillassumeyouhavebeenaskedtocreateamapforasocialstudiesreport.Step1.WhenyouopenMapArtistaworldmapwillbedisplayeD.TypeUSAinthedialoguebox.ClickGO.A.mapofUSAwillbedisplayeD.Step2.Clickonthedrop-downmenunexttotheoutlinemapofthestatE.Clickonthetypeofmapyouneedforyourreport.・OUTLINEshowsonlytheoutlineshapeofthestatewithnohighwaysorpopulationcentersindicateD.・TOPOGRAPHICindicateselevations海拔aswellasthelocationofmajorcities.・SHADEDRELIEFshowsonlynaturallandformsmountainsvalleysriversandnationalparks.・POLITICALshowsmajorcitiesinterstatesandmajorhighways.・HISTORICALrecallstheoldestmapsonrecorD.ForthepurposesofthisprogramselectOUTLINE.A.mapshowinganoutlineofUSAwillbedisplayeD.Step3.ClickCUSTOMIZEonthemenubardowntheleftsideofthescreen.CUSTOMIZEallowsyoutoplacecustomdataonthemapyouhaveselecteD.1.Clickonthebuttonnexttotheappropriatesymbol.Forpracticechickontheshovel铲子whichsymbolizesarchaeology考古.2.NexttothewordTEXTtypeThePresidiowhichisanarchaeologicalsitenearSanFrancisco.3.NowuseyourmousetoclickonthespotonthemapwhereyouwouldlikethisdatatobeplaceD.4.Youcanaddasmanysitesasyouwish.Step4.ClickSAVEifyouwouldliketosavethemaptoafilE.LaterafteropeningthesaveddocumentclickonthemapwithyourrightmousebuttonandselectCOPY.AndthenPASTEitatthelocationwhereyouwantthemaptoappear.64.IfyourreportisaboutPlantsandAnimalsinNewYorkyoumayclickonmap.A.HISTORICALB.SHADEDRELIEFC.TOPOGRAPHICD.POLITICAL65.WhichfunctionisrequiredtoplaceaspecificlocationonaCUSTOMIZEmap?A.ClickingonGO.B.Cuttingandpasting.C.OpeningthefilE.D.Clickingonthemap.66.ThemainpurposeofMapartistProgramisto.A.introducethedifferenttypesofmapsB.showthatMapArtistisaneasytooltouseC.discusshowtoimprovestudents’socialstudiesreportsD.guidestudentstouseMapartisttocreateacustommap67.WhichofthefollowingordersistrueaccordingtotheMapArtistProgram?A.Order1SpecifytextlocationChoosemaplocationChoosesymbolAddmaptextChoosemaptypeSaveOrder2ChoosemaplocationChoosemaptypeAddmaptextChoosesymbolSpecifytextlocationSaveB.Order3ChoosemaptypeAddmaptextSpecifytextlocationChoosemaplocationChoosesymbolSaveC.Order4ChoosemaplocationChoosemaptypeChoosesymbolAddmaptextSpecifytextlocationSaveD.
- Petownersarebeingencouragedtotaketheiranimalstoworkamovethatscientistssaycanbegoodforproductivityworkplacemorale士气andthewellbeingofanimals.A.studyfoundthat25%ofAustralianwomenwouldliketokeepanofficepet.SueChaselingofPetcareInformationServicesaidthepracticeofkeepingofficepetswasgoodbothforthepeopleandthepets.Onthepets’sidetheyarenotleftontheirownandwon’tfeellonelyandunhappyshesaiD.A.studyofmajorUScompaniesshowedthat73%foundofficepetsbeneficial有益的while27%experiencedadropinabsenteeism缺勤.XarniRiggshastwocatswalkingaroundherGlobalHairSaloninPaddington.Mycustomerslovethem.TheyaretheirfavoritesshesaiD.TheyarenottroublesomE.Theyknowwhentogoandhaveasleepinthesun.LittleblackBJhasspentnearlyallhistwoyearsworkingatPunchGalleryinBalmain.OwnerIainPowellsaidhehadhadcatsatthegalleryfor15years.BJoftenliesintheshopwindowandpeoplewalkingpasttapontheglasshesaiD.MsChaselingsaidcatswerepopularinserviceindustriesbecausetheyenabledapointofconversation.ButshesaidownershadtomakesureboththeircoworkersandthecatswerecomfortablE.56.ThepercentageofAmericancompaniesthatareinfavorofkeepingofficepetsis_______.A.73%B.27%C.25%D.15%57.WeknowfromthetextthatBJ_______.A.worksintheGlobalHairSalonB.oftengreetsthepassers-byC.likestosleepinthesunD.isatwo-year-oldcat58.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe_______.A.PetsHelpAttractCustomersB.YourFavoriteOfficePetsC.PetsJointheWorkforceD.BusyLifeforPets
- Inrecentyearsadvancesinmedicaltechnologyhavemadeitpossibleforpeopletolivelongerthaninthepast.NewmedicinesandmachinesarebeingdevelopedeverydaytoextendlifE.Howeversomepeopleincludingsomedoctorsarenotinfavoroftheselifeextendingmeasuresandtheyarguethatpeopleshouldhavetherighttodiewhentheywant.Theysaythatthequalityoflifeisasimportantaslifeitselfandthatpeopleshouldnotbeforcedtogoonlivingwhenconditionsoflifehavebecomeunbearable承受不住.Theysawthatpeopleshouldbeallowedtodiewithdignity尊严andtodecidewhentheywanttodiE.OthersarguethatlifeunderanyconditionsisbetterthandeathandthatthedutyofdoctorsisalwaystoextendlifeaslongaspossiblE.Andsothebattlegoesonandonwithoutadefinite明确的answer.56.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.A.TheRighttoLiveB.TheRighttoDieC.TheDoctor’sDutyD.LifeIsBetterThanDeath57.Accordingtosomepeoplewhetheradyingpatienthastherighttodieornotisupto_____.A.thedoctorsB.thesurroundingsC.hisorhergoodfriendsD.thepatienthimselforherself58.Inthewriter’sopinion_____.A.deathisbetterthanlifeB.lifeisbetterthatdeathC.neitherdeathnorlifeisgoodD.noneoftheabove59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mostofthemedicalworkersjoinintheargument.B.Theargumenthasendedinfavorofthepatient.C.Theargumenthasn’tendedyet.D.Thequalityoflifeisnotasimportantaslifeitselfsoitisgenerallythoughtthatpeopleshouldnotbeallowedtodieunderanyconditions.
- ItmaybetheseasontobejoyfulatthetimeofChristmasbutapsychologistinColumbusOhiosaysasmanyasonepersoninfourhasachanceofholidaydepressionthistimeofyear.Dr.DavidLowensteinsaysalotofpeoplebuyintotheideathattheholidaysshouldbeapictureperfectNormanRockwellaffairbuthesaysthat’sunrealisticformostpeople.Dr.LowensteinsaysthepotentialisveryhighthistimeofyearforpsychologicalphysicalandfinancialstresssoherecommendsapplyingwhathecallsthethreeR’stokeeptheholidaybluesontherun.FirstsaysthedoctorbeRealistiC.Don’tsetoverlyhighexpectationsacknowledgefeelingsofsadnessanddon’t’repressthem.Ratherseekoutsocialsupportandcompanionshipsuchasthroughacommunitygrouporchurch.SecondbeReasonablE.Dr.Lowensteinsaysit’sbesttoeatanddrinkinmoderationratherthandomorethanusualjustbecauseit’stheholidays.Bythewaymoderationappliestomoneytoo.Thedoctorsaysalotofpeoplecan’tspendwhatthey’dlikeongiftsortheyspendmorethantheycanafforD.Eitherwayhesaysit’sdepressing.ThirdgetsomeRest.Don’ttrytodomorethanyoucancomfortablydo.Watchyourtimeandschedulesomebreaksforpeaceandquiet.AlsoshareyourloadwithsomeoneelsE.Dr.Lowensteinsaysifyou’refeelingstressedand/oroverburdenedtrytogetrelativesorfriendstohelptakeupsomeofyourburdens.64.Thephrasebuyintointhe2ndparagraphprobablymeans______.A.purchaseB.spendmoneyonC.believeD.comeinto65.Theauthoristryingto_____.A.expresshisjoyfortheholidayB.introducepsychologyC.warnreadersofapossibledangeraroundChristmastimeD.breakthenotionthatholidaysshouldbeperfect66.Thephraseholidaybluesinthelastlineofthe2ndparagraphmeans______.A.thedepressionthathappenedinholidaysB.thebluecolorusedinholidaysC.theblueskyofholidaysD.thetimeofhappiness67.Ifyoufeelburdenedoneofthewaystosolveitisto_______.A.sharetheburdenwithsomeoneB.gotothepsychologistC.acceptthefactastheyareD.gotosomewhereelse
- ―HellomayIspeaktoDr.Firth?―61.DrFirthhasjustgonetoameeting.―62.―It’llbemypleasurE.―I’mDick.Pleasetellhimtocallmewhenhecomesback.Iwanttoknowwhethermydaughterisquitewell.―63.Yourdaughterisquitewellnow.―Really?64―YourdaughterCarolDad!―Ohmydear!65―YesIhopeIcangobacktomorrow.A.Areyouallrightnow?B.I’mafraidyoucan’tC.Whoareyouthen?D.That’sgreat.E.Don’tworry.F.Wouldyoumindgivinghimamessage?G.You’rewelcomE.
- SirsYourtwelvethousand‘Smart’watcheswerereceivedbyourcompanythismorning.Howeverwewishtomakeanumberofcomplaintsconcerningtheseriousdelayindeliveryandyourfailuretocarryoutourinstructionsregardtothisorder.Itwasfirmlypointedoutfromthebeginningthatthedeliverydatehadtobelessthansixweeksfromtheoriginalorderinordertosatisfyourowncustomers’requirements.Whileweunderstandthatdelaysinproductionareoccasionallyunavoidablewemustpointoutthatthemajorreasonwhytheorderwasplacedwithyourcompanywasthatwewereassuredbyyouofitssimplicityandthatyourexistingstocksweresufficientlyhightoensureimmediateshipment.Latedeliveryofthegoodshascausedustodisappointseveralofourmostvaluedcustomersandwillhaveanunfavorableeffectonfutureorders.ThesecondcomplaintconcernsthedifferenceincolourbetweenthewatchesweorderedandthosedelivereD.Itwasstatedclearlyintheorderthatwatchesincombinationsofgreen/purpleandorange/purpleonlywererequireD.HoweveronlyhalfthewatchesinthedeliveryreceivedareofthecoloursspecifieD.OurHongKongagentinformedyouoftheimportanceoffollowingourinstructionsexactlysinceweconsidertheretobeonlyalimitedmarketinthiscountryforwatchesofothercolorsatthepresenttimE.Anywatchesthatarenotofthespecifiedcolourswillofcoursebereturnedtoyou.WearealsosomewhatconcernedabouttheratherpoorqualityofthegoodsreceivedsinceitisobviousthatthewatchesthatfinallyarrivedhavebeenmadefromnotgoodenoughmaterialsandhavebeenproducedtoalowerstandardthanthoseinthesamplE.Wehavealsofoundthatanumberofthewatchesdonotappeartobeworking.Whetherthelatterproblemisduetopoorproductionordamageintransportationisnotyetclearbutweshouldliketopointoutthatwefeelthismattertobeentirelyyourfault.Asaresultoftheaboveproblemsthereforewefeelthatthemostsuitablecourseofactionistoreturntoyouunpaidanyofthegoodsconsideredunsatisfactory.Weshallalsoofcoursebeforcedtoreconsiderwhetheranyfurtherordersshouldbeplacedwithyourcompany.Welookforwardtoyourearlyreply.YourssincerelyJohnSmith54.Theproducersof‘Smart’watchesweregiventheorderbecausetheypromised_______.A.thedesignswerealreadypreparedB.therewasenoughspaceforshipmentC.theycouldproduceenoughwatchesquicklyD.theyhadenoughready-madewatchestoship55.Thelastsentenceofparagraph5Weshallalsoofcoursebeforcedtowithyourcompanysuggeststhat_______.A.thecompanymaystoptradingwiththewatchmanufacturers.B.thecompanywillprobablyreducethenumberofwatchestobeorderedinthefuturE.C.thewriterisafraidtheircompanymightgooutofbusinesssoon.D.thecompanyisprobablywillingtogivethemanufacturersanotherchance56.Thegeneralattitudeoftheletteris________.A.firmbutpoliteB.angryandimpoliteC.reasonablebutimpoliteD.regretfulandpolite
- Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?ThismightbecalledlazinessbutDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.HehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycyclE.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’rehot.That’struE.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisissobutitleadstosuchfamiliarshoutingas:GetupJohn!You’llbelateforworkagain!ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmeanandwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycyclebutyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.HabitcanhelpDr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyinthedayrisebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcyclebutyou’llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.AvoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbeforE.Wheneverpossibledoroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.72.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblemmostprobably__________A.heisalazypersonB.herefusestofollowhisownenergycycleC.heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislowD.heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening73.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?A.Unawarenessofenergycycles.B.Familiarshouting.C.A.changeinafamilymember’senergycyclE.D.Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.74.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorningheshould_________A.changehisenergycycleB.overcomehislazinessC.getupearlierthanusualD.gotobedearlier75.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergyB.Dr.Kletmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.C.HabithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycleD.Childrenhaveenergycyclestoo.
- ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversationitturnsintoanargument.WetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenlymymotherwillpushtheconversationintoWorldWarⅢ.She’lltalkaboutmylackofabrightfuturebecauseIdon’tplantobeadoctor.AndmuchtoherdisappointmentIdon’twanttodoanyjobrelatedtoscienceeither.InfactwhenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajor主修inEnglishandcommunicationsshenearlyhadaheartattack.Whycan’tyoubelikemycoworker’ssonshebemoansallthetimE.Hercoworker’ssonreceivedafouryearscholarshipandisnowearning70000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon’tknowwhattoanswerexceptthatIsimplycan’tbelikeMrPerfectasI’vecalledtheunnamedcoworker’sson.Ican’tbelikehim.I’mthetypeofpersonwholovestohelpoutinthecommunitywriteuntilthesungoesdownandmostofallwantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveitnotbecauseoffame名声orsalary.Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.I’veseenmymotherstruggletoraisemeonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6∶30amandusuallycomeshomearound5pmoreven6pm.HoweverIwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctoritdoesn’tmeanI’llbesuccessful.I’dratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuturE.50.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?A.Thewriter’sstudies.B.Thewriter’sfuturejoB.C.Dinnerplans.D.WarsaroundtheworlD.51.WecaninferfromParagraph1thatthewriter’smother________.A.doesn’twantthewritertomajorinEnglishB.doesn’tthinkthewritershouldbeadoctorC.getsalongverywellwiththewriterD.doesn’tthinkworkinginthesciencefieldisagoodidea52.TheunderlinedwordbemoansinParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.agreesB.shoutsC.complainsD.smiles53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaboutthewriter?A.Hewantstobelikehismother’scoworker’sson.B.HewantstofindajobinhiscommunityinthefuturE.C.Hedoesn’tthinkhismother’scoworker’ssonisperfect.D.HewantstodosomethinghereallylikesinthefuturE.
- Angerisgoodforyouaslongasyoucontrolitaccordingtoanewpsychologyresearch.A.newstudyfromCarnegieMellonUniversityshowsangermayhelppeoplereducethenegativeeffectsofstressandhelpyoubecomehealthier.HeregettingemotionalisnotbadforyouifyoulookatthecaseofangersaidJenniferLernerofCarnegieMellon.Themorepeopledisplayangerthelowertheirstressresponses.Lernerstudied92UCLAstudentsbyaskingthemtocountbackfrom6200.Theymustsayoutloudeverythirteenthnumber.Researchersdisturbedthembyaskingthemtocountfasteroraskthemotherquestions.Iftheymadeanymistaketheyhadtorestartfromtheverybeginning.Manystudentsfeltdepressedaboutmakingsomanymistakesorgotangry.Lernerusedahiddenvideocameraandrecordedalltheirfacialexpressionsduringthetest.Theresearchersdescribetheirreactionsasfearangeranddisgust厌恶.Otherresearchersrecordedthestudents’bloodpressurepulseandproductionofahigh―stresshormone荷尔蒙calledcortisonE.PeoplewhosefacesshowedmorefearduringtheexperimenthadhigherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormonE.Bothcanhavelastingeffectssuchasdiabetes糖尿病heartdiseasedepressionandextraweightgain.Whenpeoplefeelfearnegativeeffectsincreasebutwhentheygetangrythosenegativesgodownaccordingtothestudy.Havingthatsenseofangerleadspeopletoactuallyfeelingsomepowerinwhatotherwiseisamaddening令人发狂的situationLernersaiD.LernerpreviouslystudiedAmericans’emotionalresponsetothe911terroristattackstwomonthsaftertheincident.ShefoundpeoplewhoreactedwithangerweremoreoptimistiC.Thesepeoplearehealthiercomparedwiththosewhowerefrightenedduringtheevent.SoinmaddeningsituationsangerisnotabadthingtohavE.It’sahealthierresponsethanfear.64.WhichstatementwillJenniferLerneragreewith?A.It’sbettertobeangrythantobefrightenedinmaddeningsituations.B.DifferentreactionsshowdifferentattitudestolifE.C.Don’tcontrolyourangeranditmakesyoupowerful.D.PessimisticpeoplearegenerallyhealthierthanoptimisticpeoplE.65.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbothinthefifthparagraphrefertoaccordingtothepassage?A.Fearandanger.B.BloodpressureandpulsE.C.BloodpressureandcortisonE.D.HigherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormonE.66.Theresearchersirritated激怒thestudentsby.A.recordingtheirperformancesecretlyB.askingthemtocountto6200againandagainC.disturbingthemandmakingthemstartalloveragainD.criticizingthemwhentheymademistakes67.Inwhatwayscanangerbebeneficialtopeople?A.ByshowingtheiroptimisticsidE.B.Byreducingtheirstress.C.ByreducinghighbloodpressurE.D.Bytakingtheplaceoffear.
- HerearesomesuggestionstomakeyourtripsuccessfulifyouplanontravelingoutsideoftheUnitedStates.Planningisthekey.Atleastthreeweeksinadvancethinkaboutwhatyouwillneedtoassemble收集.ThatwayyouwillnotbedoingthingsatthelastminutE.Makeseveralcopiesofallofyourimportantdocuments.Thoseincludeallthingsyou’vebeenissuedandthefirsttwopagesinyourpassportshowingyourpicturebirthdatepassportnumber.Keeponesetofcopiesinyourcarry-onluggageoneinyourcheckedbaggageandleaveasetathomepreferablywithsomeonewhocansendthemtoyouifneedeD.VisittheOfficeoftheInternationalstudentsintheInterculturalCentertohaveyourstudentcardsignedandtorequestaenrollmentverificationletter入学签到书andacopyofyourfinancialstatement.Dothisatleastoneweekbeforeyoutravel.DonotwaituntilthelastminutE.Besureyourvisaisuptodateandthatitwillnotexpire过期withinthenextsixmonths.IfyouaretravelingoutsideoftheUnitedStatestoacountryotherthanyourhomecountryyouareurgedtocontacttheembassyofthatcountrytolearnifyouneedavisatoenterthatcountry.Ifsoaskwhattherequirementscostandtimeframearetoapplyforavisabeforeyougotothebank.Keepinmindthatitoftentakes2—3weekstoprocessavisaapplicationsoyoushouldleaveenoughtimeforit.IfyouaretravelingintheUnitedStatesitisalwaysagoodideatocarryyouroriginalpassportandIDcardwithyouatalltimes.IfyouarestoppedbyanygovernmentofficialpoliceborderpatrolsimmigrationofficersetC.youwillberequiredtoshowthemyouroriginaldocuments.41.Whatdoesthewriterthinkismostimportantwhilepreparingfortraveling?A.TimeB.SuggestionsC.MoneyD.Documents42.Wherecouldthetravelerapplyforavisatoenteraforeigncountry?A.ThebankinaforeigncountryB.ThebankinyourowncountryC.TheembassyoftheforeigncountryD.TheOfficeoftheInternationalStudents43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.itiseasyandsimpletoprepareforyourtravelingabroadB.togetacopyofyourfinancialstatementneedsatleastoneweekC.toapplyforavisatoenteraforeigncountryneeds2—3weeksD.allcopieddocumentsareavailableatanymomentwhiletraveling
- Lastyearonreportcarddaymysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycarreadyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald’s.JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA’sandLauriegotacellphoneoneboysaiD.OhyeahandSarahgotaniPodNanoandshe’sonlyinthirdgradesaidanother.AndhowaboutBrian?Hegot$10foreachA.IsuddenlybecameconcerneD.Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschoolbutwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond?WhatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitarthecellphoneandtheportableDVDplayer?Isawtheroadahead:AsthehomeworkloadincreasedmyincomewoulddecreasE.Isawmycomfortablelifestylevanishbeforemyeyes-nomoreofthose$5bagsofalready-peeledorganiccarrots.Nomoreorganicanything!Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalattainedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?A.highgradepointaverage?A.goodclassranking?Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem:soccergoalstouchdownsruns-batted-in?Whataboutorchestra?Wouldfirstchairpaymorethansecond?I’dbepennilessbyeighth-gradegraduation.WeneverpaidanythingforgoodgradessaidmyneighboracrossthestreetwhosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT.Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizzabutthat’saboutit.Don’tyoujusthatethat?We’reallrunningaroundlookingfortheMP3playerwiththemostupdatesandshe’sspendingafewdollarsonpizzA.Shegetsmotivation;wegetnegotiation.71.ThesentenceAsthehomeworkloadincreasedmyincomewoulddecreasE.inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____________.A.takingcareofthechildrenwouldinfluencemyworkB.Iwouldspendmoremoneyonmychildren’shomeworkC.reducingchildren’shomeworkloadwouldcostmealotD.morerewardswouldbeneededasthechildrengrewup72.Wecantellfromthepassagethattheauthor’ssonwasin___________.A.primaryschoolB.juniormiddleschoolC.highschoolD.university73.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.A.ifyoupaythechildrenforgoodgradestheywouldtakeitforgrantedB.ifyoubuychildrenpizzaforgoodgradestheywouldworkharderC.childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenterhighschoolD.childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenteruniversity74.Theexampleoftheauthor’sneighborshowsthat____________.A.pizzaisthebestwaytomotivatechildrenB.rewardisnottheonlywaytomotivatechildrenC.theauthor’sneighborwasverypoorD.theauthor’sneighbor’ssondidn’tlikereward75.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardpayingchildrenrewardforgoodgrades?A.FavorableB.AmbiguousC.DisagreeableD.Unknowable
- Idon’toftenlosethingsandI’malwayscarefulwithmoneysoIwasquitesurprisedwhenIreachedformywalletanditwasn’ttherE.AtfirstIthoughtitwaspossiblethatIcouldhaveleftitathomE.ThenIrememberedtakingitouttopaythetaxisoIknewIhaditwithmejustbeforeIwalkedintotherestaurant.IwonderedifitwaspossiblethatitcouldhavedroppedoutofmypocketwhileIwaseatingdinner.IturnedandwalkedbacktothetablewhereIhadbeensitting.UnluckilytherewereseveralpeoplesittingatthetableatthattimesoIhadthewaitergoovertothetabletoseeifmywalletwasonthefloor.Whilethewaiterwaslookingforittheheadoftherestaurantcameuptomeandaskedmeifanythingwaswrong.ItoldhimwhathadhappeneD.HeaskedmetoreportthemissingwallettothepolicE.ItoldhimIdidn’twanttodoso;IwasinahurrybecauseIhadtoreachmywaitingroombeforetwoo’clockwheresomesickpeoplewerewaitingtoseemE.IalsotoldhimthatmybiggestworryatthemomentwashowIwasgoingtopayforthemeal.Hetoldmenottoworryaboutthat.Heaskedmetowritedownmynameandaddressandhesaidhewouldsendmeabill帐单.51.Whenthewritercouldn’tfindhiswallethisfirstthoughtwasthat________A.ithadbeengiventothetaxi-driverB.hehaddroppeditinthetaxiC.hehadlosthiswalletagainD.itmightbeleftathome52.Thewriterthoughthemusthavethewalletwithhimbecause___________.A.hehadpaidthetaxi-driverB.hehadpaidthebillofthemealC.thewaiterhadseenitonthetableD.thewaiterwaslookingforitonthefloor53.Whydoyouthinkthewriterturnedandwalkedbacktothetable?A.Hewouldphonethepoliceaboutthemissingofhiswallet.B.Hewonderedifhehaddroppedhiswalletwhileeating.C.Theheadoftherestaurantwantedtoknowwhatwaswrong.D.SeveralpeopleweresittingatthetableatthattimE.54.Thewriterofthestoryisprobablya_________.A.doctorB.cook厨师C.schoolteacherD.newspaperreporter55.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheheadoftherestaurant?A.Modest.B.KinD.C.Clever.D.Greedy贪婪.
- Movingshouldbeanexcitingtime—you’reofftoanewhomemaybemovinguptoalargerhomE.ButformanypeoplemovingturnsintoastressfulexperiencE.Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Someplanningandalittleresearchcanmakeyournextmovethebestoneever.Organizationisthekeytoasuccessfulmovesolistyourfriends.Writedownallthedetails细节thatyouneedespeciallythingsthatmightbelostduringthemovE.Onceyoudecidetomovestartpacking包装thingsimmediately.Youcanfindallthesuppliesyouneedsuchasboxespackingtapeandmoreattruckrentaloutlets租赁经销店likeBudgetTruckRental.Theexpertstherecanhelpyoufigureouthowmanyandwhattypesofboxesyou’llneeD.Aboutamonthbeforeyourmovingdatereserve预定yourmovingtruck.ThecompanyyouchoosemakesabigdifferencE.BudgetTruckRentalhas30000trucksnationwideforyoutochoosE.Takecareofyourmail.Stopbyyourlocalpostofficeandwritethenewaddresswhereyourmailshouldbesent.You’llalsowanttochangetheaddressonanymagazinesubscriptions订购orotherservicesyoureceivebymail.MakesureyouhaveagroupoffriendstohelpyoumovE.Ifyoustillhavesomeboxestopackyourfriendscanhelpyouputtheboxesintothetruckwhileyoufinishup.67.Thepassageismainlywrittenforthosewho______.A.helpothersmovetoanewhomeB.offerrentalservicestoothersC.preparetomovetoanewhomeD.likeoutsideactivities68.Howmanysuggestionsdoesthepassageofferforyourmove?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.69.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisnecessarybeforethemoving?A.PlanyourmovewellinadvancE.B.Makesureeverythingisclean.C.Payyourfriendsenoughmoney.D.Buylotsofmagazinesonmoving.70.AccordingtothepassageBudgetTruckRentalisacompanythat______.A.offerssomefreeservicesB.sendsyourmagazinestoyourhomeC.providesjobsforthepeoplewhowanttomoveD.helpstomakeyourmoveeasier
- Packagingisanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatesomeonetobuyaproduct.ForexampleasmallchildmightaskforabreakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninbreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolororcutoutgamesprintedonapackageorasmallgiftinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproductsortoasktheirparentstobuyforthem.Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinaplaincontainermightcostlesspeopleoftenprefertobuytheproductinareusableglassordishbecausetheybelievethecontainerisfree.Howeverthecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostoftheproduct.Thesizeofapackagealsomotivatesabuyer.MaybethepackagehadEconomySizeorFamilySizeprintedonit.Thissuggeststhatthelargersizehasthemostproductfortheleastmoney.Butthatisnotalwaystrue.Tofinditoutabuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandthepriceofthebasicunit.Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Buttheimportantthingforanybuyertorememberisthatapackageisoftenanadvertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlytheproductinsidecandothat.59.Fromthepassageweknowthebuyerpaysmoreattentionto__________.A.thesizeofacontainerB.acontainerwithattractivepictureC.awell-designedcontainerD.aplaincontainerwithlowcost60.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?A.It’snotgoodtobuytheproductwhichissoldinaglassordish.B.Thequalityofacontainerhasnothingtodowiththequalityoftheproduct.C.Thebestchoiceforabuyeristobuyaproductinaplainpackage.D.Abuyershouldbuywhatheneedsmostratherthanawell-designedpackage.61.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoPackageaProduct.B.HowtoMakeanAdvertisement.C.HowtoSellProduct.D.HowtoTreatthePackageWisely.
- 河南省郑州外国语学校2010届高三上学期第三次月考A.Awalletmisplacedduringaromanticembracehasbeenreturnedtoitsforgetfulownerafter55years.TwoclassiccarcollectorsfromtheUSstateofIdahofoundthewalletafteritfelloutofthebackofavintage旧式的cartheywereplanningtorestorE.AfteranInternetsearchtheyfoundandcontactedtheownerGlennGoodlovE.Mr.Goodlovesaidheprobablylostthewalletinthebackseatofhis1946HudsoncarwhilekissingagirlwhenhewashomeonleavefromtheUSNavy.JonBeck61andChuckMerrill72boughtthenow-vintagevehicleinIdahoafterplacinganadinalocalnewspapertobuyaclassiccarinneedofrestoration.Drivingthecarhomeafterbuyingitthecollectorsstoppedatarestaurantandsawsomethingfrombelowthebackseat.LikeacoupleofkidswethoughtwehadagoldmineMr.BecksaiD.Insteadtheyfoundsomesmallchange—theleatherwallethelda$10billMr.Goodlove’smilitaryIDhissocialsecuritycardhisdriver’slicenceandseveraljewelleryreceiptsfrom1952.ButtheywereallinthenameofGlennPutnam.AftersearchingonlineMr.BeckdiscoveredthatMr.PutnamhadsincechangedhisnametoGlennGoodloveandmovedtoSanDiegoCaliforniA.HecalledMr.Goodloveaskingtospeaktoamanwhousedtodrivea’46Hudson.Therewasasilenceforabout15secondsMr.BecktoldtheTwinFallsTimes-News.Thenhesaid‘Whoisthat?’Mr.Goodlovenow75sayshedidnotevenrememberlosingthewalletbutthefindhasbroughtmemoriesofhisyouthinEverettWashingtonfloodingback.IcouldseethehouseandthecarandthetownandallthegoodstufffromlivingtherehesaiD.They’vebeenflowingeversincehetalkedtomE.56.ThelostwalletcontainedallthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.somemoneyB.somejewelleryC.somereceiptsD.somecards57.Whichofthefollowinghappenedlast?A.ThevintagecarwaspurchaseD.B.AnadvertisementwasplaceD.C.Mr.Goodlove’snamewaschangeD.D.SomepersonalbelongingswerefounD.58.WhatdifferencedidthewalletmaketoGlenn?A.Hegainedunexpectedwealth.B.Hegotbackhislostcaraswell.C.Heimprovedhispoormemoryalot.D.Herecalledwhathadlongbeenforgotten.59.Themostpropertitleforthepassageis______.A.AForgetfulWalletOwnerB.TwoCarCollectorsandaGoodDeedC.PricePaidforRomanceD.LostWalletFoundafter55Years
- W:WellI’dliketothinkaboutthechair.Butit’snotexactlywhatIhadinminD.M:Icanassure担保youthatyouwon’tfindanythingmorereasonableormorecomfortablE.___61____W:I’mworriedaboutthecolor.___62____M:Ohitwashesveryeasily.A.littlesoapandwaterwillremoveanyspots.W:WellM:LookafewweeksagoanothercustomerhadhisdoubtswhenIsuggestedthathebuyoneofthesechairs.___63____Noway!InfacthecalledmeupandorderedanotheronE.W:ItiscomfortablE.M:ThereisnodoubtaboutitButthedecisionisuptoyou.Ifyou’dlike___64____OfcourseIcan’tguarantee保证thatchairswillstillbeherE.W:Oh___65____M:Thelastoneinstock.They’vebeensellinglikehotcakesA.isthistheonlyoneyouhave?B.youcanlookaroundandcomeback.C.Whataboutred?ItlooksverynicE.D.It’sveryimportantthatyourchairsbecomfortablE.E.Whitesgetdirtysoquickly.F.Hetookitawayhappily.G.Butdoyouthinkheboughtitback?
- CarsarenecessaryinourdailylifE.Inmodernsocietyweevencan’tgowithoutcars.Thereforecarservicingbecomessomethingthateverycarownerhastoexperienceatleastsometimeoftheyear.Thebestmethodtoserviceyourcaristogotoyourcarservicestationandhavetheservicingdonemethodically有条理地accordingtoyourcarmaker.Considerthis:Yourcarisupandrunningsmoothlybutthemileage里程figuresindicatethatyouneedtohaveitserviceD.Certainlythisistherightthingtodobuthaveyouwonderedwhatactuallygoesintomakeyoupaythatservicingbillevery6months?ServicingyourcarisasimpleDIYDoItYourselfjobthatyoucanlearnquicklyandeasilysavesomegoodmoney.Ifyouhaveneverservicedyourcarbeforepersonallyhere're:ServicingbasicsCarservicingessentiallymeansinspectingtheearthoroughlyforanydamagedcomponentsandreplacingsomepartsregularlythatwearoutovertimE.Ifyoureviewcarefullyitiscertainlypossibletodoallthisbyyourselfasbelow:YouwillneedacompletesetoftoolsasprovidedbyyourcarmakerwhenyoupurchasedthevehiclE.Thiswillusuallyconsistofallthespanners扳手thatyoumightneeD.Completelyservicingyourcarwillneedafewhoursbutyouwillendupsavingalotofmoney.Besidesit'sfuntooandalotoflearning.60.Whatisthebestwaytoserviceyourcar?A.Toserviceyourcarbyyourself.B.Toturntootherearownersforhelp.C.Tosendyourcarbacktothecarmaker.D.Tohaveyourcarservicedattheservicestation.61.Whydoestheauthorsuggestservicingyourcarbyyourself?.A.Itismoney-savingandeasytolearn.B.Itisasimplewaytosaveenergy.C.Itisconvenientandchallenging.D.Itisdonemoreefficiently.62.Whatisincludedinthesetoftoolsprovidedbytheearmakerforself-servicing?A.Spareparts.B.Cleaningbrushes.C.Measuringmeters.D.Allkindsofspanners.
- TIPPINGHowmuchandwhoonyourcruise乘船旅游shouldbetipped?Whenandhowshouldtipsbegiven?Generallyyoushouldplantotipyourroomsteward服务员$3.00to$3.50perpersonperdayandplananequalamountforyourdiningroomwaiterandhalfofthatforthebusboy餐厅侍者助手.Onmostshipstipthemaitred’侍者总管ordiningroomcaptainonlyifyouaskforspecialfavorsortable-sideservice;$5to$10isnormal.Barmenandwinestewardsaretipped10to15percentbutmanycruiselineswilladdthistiptoyourbarordrinkbill.CheckthebilltoseehowitishandleD.Alsotipsforspecialservicessuchassalon&&spatreatmentsandroomservicearelefttotheguestdependingonservicesoffereD.Sometimestipsareplacedinenvelopesfromyourcabin’sstationerysupply.Generallypassengersoncruisesof10daysorlesswilltipattheendofthecruiseonlongervoyagestippingweekly.AspartofanewtrendthatseemslikelytogrowCarnivalHollandAmericaNorwegianPrincessandCunardnowchargetipstoyouraccount账.Norwegianforexamplecharges$10perdayperguesttocoverserviceinthevariousdiningroomsandyourroomstewarD.IfyoufeelthisamountneedstobeincreasedordecreasedarrangementscanbemadeonboardtheshipgenerallyattheendofyourcruisE.AfewlinesdonotencouragetippingincludingRadissonSevenSeasSeabournSilverseaandWindstar.Crewmembersarereportedlyhigherpaidandnottipdependent.ManypassengerstipanywayforoutstandingserviceorspecialfavorsandgivethemtipsfacetofaceimmediatelytheygetserviceD.TipsonTippingCabinsteward$3.00to$3.50perpersonperdayWaiter$3.00to$3.50perpersonperdayAssistantwaiter$1.50to$2.00perpersonperdayBartenderwineanddeckstewards10-15%ofthebillMaitred’$5.00to$10.00tipforeachspecialservice67.Accordingtothepassageifyourbillforbarmenandwineis$50youwillprobablytipthesteward______.A.$3.50B.$3.00C.$6.50D.$10.0068.Howmanywaysdoesthepassagementiononhowtotipthewaiters?A.3.B.2.C.4.D.5.69.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SometimesyoumustspendmoremoneytippingwaitersoncruisE.B.InthelineSeabournyoumusttipcrewmembersforthespecialservicE.C.Insomelinesyoucanbargainonhowmuchtotip.D.Generallyspeakingmaitred’cangetthemosttips.70.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyforthereaderswhoare______.A.travelersoncruisetoAmericaB.studentstoforeigncountriestostudyC.touristsnotknowinghowtotipinhotelsD.travelersoncruisethefirsttime
- OnedayanAmericanfriendinvitedmetoaparty.Itwasn’tarealpartyitwassomekindofinformalget-together.SinceitwassummertimehehadacookoutwheremostofhisAmericanfriendsandrelativeswereknowntomebuttherewereothersIhadnevermetbeforE.Itwasthemostembarrassing令人尴尬partyformewhenInoticedthateverybodywaswearingjeansandsimpleT-shirtsforthedaywhileIarrivedinproperdresswithmyshoesandmyhairallfixedforafancyparty.Itwashardtoexplainmyembarrassmenttootherguests.WhenoneofthemturnedaroundandsaidWhatniceclothes!What’stheoccasion?Ifeltmyfaceburninghotwithembarrassment.Ididnotansweratall.IfsheknewhowbadIalreadyfeltshewouldn’thavecomenearmE.ButshediD.Maybeshedidn’taskintentionallytomakemefeelbadoruncomfortablebutmyreactionhadtodowiththewayIalreadyfelt.IcouldhavetoldherIhadtogotoanotherpartyafterwardsbutIdidnotwanttocontinuetheconversation.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgoinghomeandchangingbutIknewthattheywouldnoticE.ItwouldbeevenworseformebecauseIknewtheywouldquicklythinkthatIfeltoutofplacE.SoIwantedtopretendthatIwasokayIhadalreadyrealizedtheircustomsweredifferentfrommine;butafterItalkedtomyfriendIwasmoreconvincedthatpeopleherearemorecasual休闲的随意的.Theycarelessaboutformalityunlessitisaspecialoccasionlikeaweddingoraveryformalinvitation.IncontrastmycultureistotallytheoppositE.ForinstanceinCapeVerdeancultureifafriendinvitedmetohishouseonaspecialdayevenifitisnotarealpartyoneshouldappearwelldressedorotherwisethehostwillbeannoyedthinkingyouaredisrespectfultohimortheotherguests.Wedodresscasuallyforgoingonpicnicoronordinarydaysbutnotnormallytogoovertoafriend’swheninvitedespeciallyifotherpeoplewillbetherE.AfterallIthinkthatmyproblematthepartywasn’tthatIwasn’tacceptedbytheAmericans;butmyfeelingwassobadthatIcouldn’tfitinthegroupevenifnobodynoticedbecauseIwastheonewhodiscoveredthedifferenceinthefirstplacE.Itdoesn’tmatterifpeopledressdifferentlybutIwastheonlyonedifferentinthegroup.IfeltIwastheonewhoshouldadjusttotheircustoms.AfterthatIdecidedtolearnmoreaboutAmericanculturesonowIdon’thaveasmanyproblemsasI’vehadinthepast.61.Whichofthesestatementsdescribesthecookoutinthestory?A.Itwasveryformal.B.Peopleworecasualclothing.C.Ittookplaceinarestaurant.D.Peoplecaremoreaboutformality.62.Thisstoryismainlyabout_________.A.culturedifferencesB.livingintheUnitedStatesC.whattodoatacookoutD.howtogetpreparedforacookout63.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythattheauthor_________.A.leftthecookoutearlyB.probablydidn’tenjoythecookoutC.neverwearsbluejeansD.willnevergotoacookout64.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordintentionallyinthesecondparagraph?A.Patiently.B.Willingly.C.Carefully.D.OnpurposE.
- HowwasschoolBenIaskedmygrandsonafterhebegankindergarten幼儿园thisyear.Theworkistoolong...andthere’snotenoughtimetoplayhereplieD.Icouldn’thelpbutrememberBen’sownmothermydaughterJaneandherreaction反应tothefirstdayofschool.Juliewasalsodisappointedwiththefirstdayofschoolandsowasherlittlesister.Iwanttogo‘sool’andyounotletme!mythreeyearolddaughterannouncedangrilyafterherbigsistergotonthebigyellowschoolbus.WhenJuliereturnedhomethatafternoonIaskedherthesamequestionthatIaskedBenHowwasschoolJulieJulierepliedIdidn’tlearntoreadtoday.Thisyearastheschoolbuswentbymyhousemymindwentbacktothoseschooldaysagain.Icouldalmostsmellthechalkdustintheair.Ialsowonderwhatthechildrenthesedaysmanagetogetchosentodoinordertogetoutofschoolforafewmomentssincetherearenoeraserstoclean.Itwasfuntobechosenforerasercleaningduty.Thiswasataskfinishedbygoingoutsideandbeatingeraserstogetherwhilesneezingandcoughing.No_wonder_so_many_babies_now_have_allergies_过敏症it’s_simply_because_we_all_have_chalk_dust_in_our_lungs!OnthefirstdayofschooltheexpectationwassogreatthatIwouldreadylongbeforeitwastimetoleaveforschool.Wedidn’tmisshavingbackpacksbecausewehadcigarboxes.Wecarriedoursmallsuppliesinsideacigarboxfromoneofthelocalstores.Wesavedthecigarboxesandusedthemfromyeartoyearuntiltheyfellapart.Thefirstdayofschoolwasexciting.Itwasanewbeginning.ThedoorsofknowledgehadbeenopeneD.Thefirstdayofschoolisaneventinourlivesthatmostofusremember.It’sabigstepforasmallchildtowardleavingbabyhoodbehindandsothereisn’tenoughtimetoplay.NomatterhowoldwegetnorhowmuchwelearnitstillseemslikeTheworkistoolong...andthere’snotenoughtimetoplay.60.WhydidJanebecomeangryaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseshedidn’tlearntoreadonthefirstdayofschool.B.Becausetherewastoomuchworkforhertodoatschool.C.Becauseshehadnotimetoplayatschool.D.Becauseshewasn’tallowedtogotoschool.61.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4suggeststhat________.A.theauthorwasthinkingofherschooldaysjokinglyB.theauthorwarnedstudentsagainsttheharmofchalkdustC.theauthorsufferedfromanallergybecauseofchalkdustD.theauthordoubtedwhetherherlungshadchalkdust62.Intheopinionoftheauthorthefirstdayofschoolis________.A.adaywhenachildisthehappiestB.adaywhenachilddoesmuchworkC.thebeginningofgreatlearningD.theendofchildhoodfulloftoys63.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A.Childrenhavetoomuchhomeworktodonow.B.Teachersshouldmaketheirclassesinterestingonthefirstdayofschool.C.Schooldayshaven’tchangedoveryears.D.Peopleneverhaveenoughtimetoplayoncetheystartschool.
- We'reallconnecteD.Youcansendane-mailmessagetoafriendandyourfriendcanpassitontooneofhisorherfriendsandthatfriendcandothesamecontinuingthechain.Eventuallyyourmessagecouldreachjustaboutanyoneintheworldanditmighttakeonlyfivetosevene-mailsforthemessagetogettherE.Scientistsrecentlytestedthatideainastudyinvolving24000peoplE.Participantshadtotrytogetamessageforwardedtooneof18randomlychosenpeoplE.Eachparticipantstartedbysendingonee-mailtosomeonetheyknew.Recipientscouldthenforwardthee-mailoncetosomeonetheyknewandsoon.TargetswhowererandomlyassignedbyresearchersfromColumbiaUniversityinNewYorklivedin13countries.TheyincludedanAustralianpoliceofficeraNorwegianveterinarianandacollegeprofessor.Outof24000chainsonly384reachedtheirgoal.Therestpeteredoutusuallybecauseoneoftherecipientswaseithertoobusytoforwardthemessageorthoughtitwasjunkmail.Thelinksthatreachedtheirgoalmadeitinanaverageof4.05e-mails.Basedonthelengthsofthefailedchainstheresearchersestimatedthattwostrangerscouldgenerallymakecontactinfivetosevene-mails.Themostsuccessfulchainsreliedoncasualacquaintancesratherthanclosefriends.That'sbecauseyourclosefriendsknoweachotherwhereasyouracquaintancestendtoknowpeopleyoudon'tknow.Thephenomenonknownasthestrengthofweaktiesexplainswhypeopletendtogetjobsthroughpeopletheyknowcasuallybutaren'tthatcloseto.Sostartnetworkingandinstantmessagingnow.Astheysayinshowbusiness:It'sallaboutwhoyouknow.41.Ifyouwanttogetintotouchwithastrangerintheworldhowmanye-mailsmightittakeforthemessagetoreachhim/her?A.5to7B.18C.13D.38442.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaboutthetest?A.24000peopletookpartinthestudyandsente-mailstopeopletheyknew.B.The18targetswerechosenbychancE.C.About98.4%ofthemailsdidn’treachtheirgoalbecausesomepeopleweretoobusyortheymistookthemessageforjunkmail.D.Thetargetscomefrom13countriessuchasAustraliaNorwayandNewYork.43.Whatdoesthewordestimatemeaninthepassage?A.makesureB.supposeC.thinkoverD.imagine44.Whydopeopletendtogetjobsmoreeasilythroughcasualacquaintancesthanclosefriends?A.Becauseclosefriendsdon’ttalkwitheachothersomuch.B.Becausecasualacquaintancescanhelpyouknowmorepeopleandmakemorefriends.C.Becauseclosefriendsdon’tspendsomuchtimegatheringtogether.D.Becausecasualacquaintancesarekinderandmorewillingtohelpothers.45.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwillreadersreadthispassage?A.CultureB.EntertainmentC.InformationandTechnologyD.Health
- Youknowhowwonderfulyouareandyouknowthatothersknowhowwonderfulyouarebutwhatdoyoudowhenadmirationcrossesoverthelineintojealousy?Formostteenstherewillcomeadaywhenyourealizethatoneofyourfriendsisjealousandthatthisjealousyishurtingyourfriendship.Whenthishappensitcanseemlikethereisnothingthatyoucandobutthegoodnewsisthatthereis.Don’tletjealousyspoilyourrelationships.Tackleitheadonandyoumightbebacktonormalmuchsoonerthanyouthink.Itcanbehardtowalkuptoafriendandaskthemwhattheproblemisbutifyouwanttosaveyourfriendshipyou’llhavetodojustthat.Don’tapproachthemandaskwhytheyarejealousofyouunlessofcourseyouwanttoappeartotallyconceitedjusttakesometimealonewiththemandletthemknowthatyou’vebeenfeelinglikethere’sbeensomethingcomingbetweenyou.Iftheyrefusetorespondthenusetheopportunitytoexplainhowyouhavebeenfeeling.Chancesarethatsomethingyousaywillstrikeanerveandyourfriendwillopenupaswell.Whenyoufigureoutwhatisannoyingyourfriendaskhimorherwhatshethinkswouldmakethesituationbetter.Ifforexampleshesaysthatshefeelslikeshedoesn’tgettospendanytimewithyoubecauseofyourbeingoffwithyournewfriendsfromteeswimteamthenmaybeyoucouldinviteheralongthenexttimeorblockoffonedayaweekforjustthetwoofyou.RememberthoughthatwhateversolutionyoudecideonshouldbeacompromisE.Don’tlimityourowntalentsoropportunitiessimplybecauseyourfriendisunhappy.Tryinsteadtoincludehimorherinyournewlifeandseehowthatworksout.Eventhebestoffriendshipscanbetingedbyjealousy.Thisdestructiveemotionisrarelyproductiveandcanturnbestfriendsintoworstenemies.BeforetakingextremeactionchatwithyourjealousfriendtoseeifthetwoofyoucanworkoutacompromisE.Ifyoucan’tbepreparedtoknowexactlyhowfaryouwillgotokeepyourfriendandhowfaryouwon’t.51.Accordingtotheauthorthejealousyemotionis________.A.normalB.productiveC.destructiveD.extreme52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytofaceyourfriendwhenjealousyhappens?A.Walkinguptohim/herandaskinghim/herwhyhe/sheisjealousofyou.B.Walkinguptohim/herandaskinghim/herwhattheproblemis.C.Spendingsometimewithhim/herandlettinghim/herknowhowyoufeel.D.Spendingsometimewithhim/herandlettinghim/herknowyouthinkthere’ssomethingbetweenyou.53.Theunderlineditinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.friendshipB.relationshipC.admirationD.jealousy54.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.There’salwaysasolutiontosolvetheproblemofjealousy.B.Jealousycanturnbestfriendsintoworstenemies.C.Youmayloseafriendtokeepyourowngiftschancesorselfdevelopment.D.Youshouldgoalongwaywithyourfriendtoworkoutasolution55.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A.toexplainwhatcausesjealousyB.tooffersomeadviceonmakingfriendsC.tointroducethewaytocopewithajealousfriendD.toexplainhowdestructivethejealousemotionis
- Reducereuseandrecyclethispopularenvironmentalslogantellsushowtoreducetheamountofrubbishthatendsupinlandfills.Thesloganisbeingusedtodealwithonepossiblydangerousformofelectronicjunksuchasoldcomputerscellphonesandtelevisions.Butthisprocessofmanaginge-wastemaybeusedinanunscrupulouswaymoreoftenthannotarecentreportsuggests.Manyofthesematerialsarebeingsenttodevelopingnationsundertheexcuseforreuse-tobridgethedigitaldividesaidRichardGutierrezapolicyresearcher.Oneoftheproblemsisthatnooneproveswhethertheseoldmachinesworkbeforetheyhittheseaways.Becauseofthisthereportsayse-wasteisagrowingprobleminLagosNigeriaandelsewhereinthedevelopingworlD.Muchofthewasteendsupbeingthrownawayalongriversandroads.Oftenit’stakenapartbypoorpeoplewhomayfacedangerousexposuretopoisonouschemicalsintheequipment.Tradesmenalsopayworkersalittlemoneytogetmaterialsbacksuchasgoldandcopper.Thislow-techrecoveryprocesscouldexposeworkersandthelocalenvironmenttomanydangerousmaterialsusedtobuildelectronics.AccordingtoGutierrezthisshadoweconomyexistsbecausetheexcuseforrecyclingandreusingelectronicsgivesbusinessmenagreenpassporttoshipwastearoundtheglobE.DevelopingnationsmusttakeonsomeoftheresponsibilitythemselvesGutierrezsaiD.ButheaddedagreaterpartofthisresponsibilityshouldfallontheexportingstatE.Chinaforexamplehasbecomeadumpingplaceforlargeamountsofe-wastE.Thenationisbeginningtotakeactiontostoptheflowofdangerousmaterialsacrossitsborders.TheChinesegovernmentaftermanyyearsofdenialsisfinallybeginningtotaketheleaD.71.Theunderlinedwordunscrupulousinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans_____A.efficientB.profitableC.unbelievableD.dishonest72.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.OldcomputersandTVsstillworkbeforetheyaresentabroaD.B.Poorpeoplebreakupe-wastetocollectsomevaluablematerialsC.A.lotofe-wasteisdumpedindevelopingcountriesD.Theproblemofe-wasteisgrowingindevelopingcountries73.AccordingtowhatGutierrezsaidwecanlearnthat________.A.exportingcountriesshouldmainlyberesponsibleforthee-wasteproblemB.neitherdevelopednordevelopingcountriesshouldbeblamedforthee-wasteproblemC.developingcountriesshouldmainlyberesponsibleforthee-wasteproblemD.developingcountriesshouldnotbeblamedforthee-wasteproblem74.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.Chinahashiddenalargeamountofe-wasteinmanysecretplacesB.Chinahasgreatlychangeditsideaabouttheproblemofe-wasteC.ChinahaspreventedpoisonousmaterialsfromenteringChinaforalongtimeD.Chinaisfallingbehindothercountriesindealingwithe-waste75.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_______.A.developingcountriesarefacingseriousenvironmentalproblemsB.e-wasteisagrowingproblemindevelopedcountriesC.e-wasteissenttodevelopingcountriesundertheexcuseforreuseD.developingcountriesaremakingfulluseofe-waste
- Areyouunsureofthefuture?Doyoufeelasifyouhaveputinalotofeffortyetyoustillhaven’tgottenanywhere?Areyourrelationshipsgettingsour?Iftheanswertoallthesequestionsisyesthenyou’reinforsomeseriousreflection.A.negativeperspective观点onlifewilldefinitelynotdoyouanygood.Itwillonlystopyoufromachievingyourgoalsandwillmakeyoufeelmoreandmoreunhappy.Whenyoulackself-confidenceyoutendtoplaysafeanddojustwhatisneededinsteadofexploringyourfullpotentials潜力.Yourfearsandselfdoubtareinfactthemainvillainsthatstopyoufromachievingsuccessandkeepyoufromlivingthelifethatyoutrulywant.Understandthis:thebarrier障碍toyourhappinessisyourowninsecurityandcowardlymanner.Howdoyouescapeyourself-bondage自我束缚?Withthehelpofindividualswhohavegonethroughlife’stragedieswithoutbeingaffectedsuchasRebeccaRichmondawidelyadmiredlifecoachyoucantakeholdofyourlifeandtransformyourselffrombeingafraidintoapersonwithapositiveoutlookwhoisreadytogetholdofthebrightfuturethatawaitsyou.Themostimportantthingthatyouneedtorealizeisthatyouhavethepowertochangeyourlife.Youcanreachunimaginableheightsifyouonlybelieveinyourabilitytodoso.Seetheunlimitedopportunitiesthataresetbeforeyou.Takechallengesaslessonsthatmakeyoustrongandmature.Donotletyourpainfulpastdictatethepersonthatyouwouldbecome.Openyoureyesandseethebeautifulpersonthatyouare.Youdeservetoliveabetterlife—onethatisfulloflovepeaceofmindandprosperity.73.IfyouanswerYestothequestionsmentionedinParagraph1_________.A.you’vemademuchprogressB.youhaveagoodattitudetowardlifeC.youareinabadconditionD.youwillhaveabrightfuture74.Whenyoulackself-confidenceyou_________.A.arelikelytolikeadventuresB.areshortofthespiritofexplorationC.arenotfullofpotentialsD.alwaysfallbehindothers75.Theauthorwrotethisarticlemainlyto__________.A.letusknowmoreabouttheworldB.describewhatasuccesspersonislikeC.proveitisnoteasytohaveabrightfutureD.tellushowtogetridofourself-bondage
- W.‘We’vebeenwaitingherefornearlytwentyminutesnowandtherestillisn’tabusinsightM.I’mafraidwe’llbelateforworkW.61M.Yesmywatchsaysaquarterpastseven.W.62M.NOthereissomethingwrongwithit.W.63M.YesbuteversinceIboughtititgainsabout5minutesadayso64W.Look!65Let’shopeit’sNo.32.M.Yesitis.A.Doesyourwatchkeepgoodtime?B.Isthereanythingwrongwithyourwatch?C.There’sabigbuscoming!D.HerecomesthebusNO.32.E.Butyouboughtitonlylastmonth.F.I’vegottohaveitrepaired.G.HaveyougotthetimeColin?
- DearMr.BartonI’mwritinginthenameoftheresidents’association居委会toinformyouofourfeelingsregardingyourbehaviour行为.We’vereallyhadjustaboutenoughofyou.Althoughwehavetriedtospeaktoyoucivillyonseveraloccasionsyouhavealwaysrespondedwithastreamofverbalabuse谩骂.Eversinceyoumovedinthreemonthsagoyouhaveshownverylittleconsiderationfortheotherresidentsofthebuildingdespitenumerouscomplaints.Forthepastsixweekendsinarowyouhaveheldextremelynoisypartieswhichhavenotfinisheduntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning.It’sjustnoton!Asyouareawaremostofthepeoplehereareoldpeopleorhaveveryyoungchildrenandthenoisekeepsthemawakeallnight.Youdon’thavetobesonoisydoyou?Lastweekendthesituationdeterioratedfurtherwhentwoofyouracquaintances相识wereinvolvedinafightonthefirstfloorlanding.Thedisturbancewassobadthatthepolicehadtobecalled.What’smoreyourmatesleftthestairsinaterriblestate―theyevenbroketwowindowsontheirwayout!Wefeelthatthistypeofbadbehaviourisunbearable.Westronglyrecommendedthatyouarrangepaymentforthisdamagetothewindowssoon.Ifyoudon’tandyoucarryonbeinganuisance令人讨厌的人wewillkickyouout!Legalstepswillbetakenifnecessary.Yourssincerely60.Wecaninferfromthisletterthatthewriter’sattitudetowardstoMr.Bartonis_________.A.excitedB.upsetC.angryD.happy61.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddeterioratedinthelettermostprobablymean?A.changed.B.becamebetter.C.moved.D.gotworse.62.Whatisthemainpurposeofthewriter?A.ToinformMr.Bartonofthenoisehemade.B.TotellMr.Bartontoleavethebuildingforthepeace.C.TogiveathreattoMr.Barton.D.TotalkaboutwhatMr.Bartondidinthebuilding.63.FromthisletterwecanconcludethatthewriterandMr.Bartonare__________.A.friendsB.neighboursC.strangersD.companions
- TherearemanywaystofindajoB.ItcanbeaseasyaswalkingintoaneighborhoodstoretolookatitsannouncementboarD.LocalstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovidE.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.Orjobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.ForexamplepeopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjectsmeetpeopleorfindajoB.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.ForexamplestudentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajoB.Ofcourselookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.ForexamplethereisabookcalledWhatColorisYourParachute降落伞?byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer职业sinceitwasfirstpublishedinnineteenseventy.Someexpertsalsohelppeoplefindjobs.SusanW.MillerownsacompanycalledCaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheirstrengthsgoalsandinterests.ThensheprovidesthemwithmethodsandresourcestohelpthemfindtherightjoB.40.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.FindingajoB.B.Collegestudents’part-timejobs.C.CraigslistWebsitE.D.Therelationbetweenstudyandwork.41.WhatColorisYourParachute?isabookwhichgivestipstothosewhowantto_____.A.workontheairplaneB.buyaparachuteC.publishabookD.findasuitablejob42.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A.companiesoftenputjobinformationinlocalshopsB.theInternetisthemostpopulartoolforjobhuntersintheUSAC.SusanW.Miller’scompanyishelpingpeoplechoosecareersD.CaliforniaCareerServicesmainlyservesuniversitystudents43.Howmanywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.
- A.ReasonsthatemployersusetestsB.Proceduresinvolvedinrecruitment’C.HintstofollowwhiletakingtestsD.DisadvantagesofinterviewsforrecruitmentE.ImportanceofinterviewF.Adoptionofpsychologicalteststohireemployees80.Nowadaysmoreandmoreforeignenterprisesandcompaniesarenolongerrelyingoninterviewsforrecruitment.Yearsofstudyinginterviewinghasmadeclearthatitisnotaveryobjectiveprocess.PersonnelofficersoftenhirethepersontheylikebestoreventheonetheythinkmostphysicallyattractivE.Lookinggoodisnoguaranteeofdoingthejobwell.81.Togetamoreobjectiveviewmanycompaniesarealsousingpsychologicalteststohirebothforrelativelyroutinejobandforpositionsatseniorlevelsofmanagement.ItisimpossibletosayhowmanyemployersusetestsbutestimatesoftestsalesintheU.K.for2001wereoveronemillion.82.Recruitmentcaninvolvestepsintwoways.Step1isalwaysthesame:jobapplication.ThecompanydecideswhetheryoumightbesuitablebasedonyourqualificationsandyourpreviousjobexperiencE.Step2canbescreening.Aspecifictestisgivenatthisstagetoruleoutthosewhomightnotbeworthinterviewing.Somelargeemployersusetests---especiallyIQbasedtestspreciselytoeliminatetheunsuitablE.OnlythosewhopassStep2gototheinterview.Step2canalsobetestingandinterviewcombineD.IfthecompanythinksyoumightbesuitableafterlookingatyourapplicationtheyaskyoutocometobetestedandtobeintervieweD.Itisseenverymuchaspartofthesamestep.83.TestsclaimtobescientificandobjectivE.Alargebodyofresearchhasshownthatinterviewsbythemselvesarenotveryreliableasamethodofselection.People’sjudgmentsareoftenverysubjective:whethertheylikethelookofsomeonecountsformorethanalmostanythingelsE.Butreliableandvalidtestscanofferrapidandmoreobjectiveinformationaboutwould-beemployees.Ifacandidatetalkswellinaninterviewbuthistestresultssuggestthatheisacarelesspersonwhocannotconcentrateandemployerislikelytothinktwiceabouthiringhim.84.Takingaserioustestforajobisratherdifferentformtakingagame-liketest.YoucanspendjustalittletimeansweringquestionsofthatkindoftestandyoucandenytheanswersandsaytheyarenotaccuratE.Butyoucannotgotoaserioustestwithoutenoughpreparationsinceyoucannotaffordtobedeniedandeliminatedagainandagain.Whatcanyoudotodojusticetoyourselfintests?Herearethreetips:UnderstandAnalyzePracticE.
- Ding-Dong!Jasonhoney?Canyouanswerthedoor?Iambusymom!Jasonshoutedbackathismother.HehadspentthreehourssofarworkingtothispointinthegamE.Hecouldn′tstopnow.Ding-Dong!Mom′sfootstepsapproachedthefrontdoor.Jasonit′syourfriendTodD.Momcalledfromthedoorway.Toddhisbestfriendsteppedintotheroom.Jason!Ineedapartnerforplayingbasketball.HesoundedexciteD.JasonsnorteD.NowayTodD.I′mplayingagameherE.JasongavehisfriendadirtylookandhischaracterinthegamealmostgotkilledwhilehelookedawayIalmostdiedbecauseofyou!ToddlookedatJason′smother.Jason′smotherlookedbackathim.TheybothlookedatJason.Whydon′tyouplaybasketballwithyourfriend?Jason′smothersuggesteD.TomorrowmaybeThereweremorelevelstobeattomorrowthough.Maybehehadplayedtomorrow.Hehadtoseewhatmoodhewasin.HethoughtheheardfootstepswalkingawaybuthewastoobusybeatingthenextleveltocarE.AnhourlaterJason′sfathercamehomE.Itwasdinnertimeafterhisfatherwashedupandsatdown.Jasondidn′tevenhearhisnamebeingcalledtothetablE.Hedidn′thearhisfatherwalkatbehindhimandaskhimtoturnthegameoffeither.Whenthescreensuddenlywentblackandhisfather′sangryfaceloomedinfrontofhimJasonfinallyhearD.Nomoregameforamonth.Jason′sfathershoutedathim.Youdon′tplaybasketballyoudon′tcometodinnerandyoudon′tdoyourchores.We′llmakesomethingelsedonebeforeyouplayanymorE.Jasonnoddedslowly.Heknewbetterthantoarguewithhisfatherandwhenhethoughtaboutithehadbeenpalyingquiteabit.Itwasfunbuthewaslettingdownhisfriendshisfamilyandhimselfbypayingtoomuch.He′dtryharderinthefuturE.48.WhatwasJasondoingwhenhismotheraskedhimtoanswerthedoor?A.HavingdinnerB.TurningoffthegameC.PlayingcomputergamesD.Arguingwithhisfather.49.WhatdidToddaskJasontodo?A.HelphimcookdinnerB.Beatmorelevelsforhim.C.RepairthecomputerforhimD.playbasketballwithhim.50.WhydidJasonfinallystopplayingthegame?A.HewonthegamE.B.Hismothergotdinnerready.C.Hisfatherturnedoffthecomputer.D.HedecidedtoplaybasketballoutsidE.51.WhatdidJasonlearnintheend?A.Hethoughtthathisfatherwastoostrictwithhim.B.Hefoundthatplayingcomputergameswasquiteinteresting.C.Herealizeditwasanunhealthyhabittoplaygameswithoutdinner.D.Hecouldn′tspendalldayplayinggamesbecausehehadotherduties.52.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.InsidethegameB.GamesorSupper.C.Jason′sAngryFatherD.UseoftheComputer.
- ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversationitturnsintoanargument.WetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenlymymotherwillpushtheconversationintoWorldWarⅢ.She’lltalkaboutmylackofabrightfuturebecauseIdon’tplantobeadoctor.AndmuchtoherdisappointmentIdon’twanttodoanyjobrelatedtoscienceeither.InfactwhenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajor主修inEnglishandcommunicationsshenearlyhadaheartattack.Whycan’tyoubelikemycoworker’ssonshebemoansallthetimE.Hercoworker’ssonreceivedafouryearscholarshipandisnowearning70000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon’tknowwhattoanswerexceptthatIsimplycan’tbelikeMrPerfectasI’vecalledtheunnamedcoworker’sson.Ican’tbelikehim.I’mthetypeofpersonwholovestohelpoutinthecommunitywriteuntilthesungoesdownandmostofallwantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveitnotbecauseoffame名声orsalary.Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.I’veseenmymotherstruggletoraisemeonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6∶30amandusuallycomeshomearound5pmoreven6pm.HoweverIwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctoritdoesn’tmeanI’llbesuccessful.I’dratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuturE.60.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?A.Thewriter’sstudies.B.Thewriter’sfuturejoB.C.Dinnerplans.D.WarsaroundtheworlD.61.WecaninferfromParagraph1thatthewriter’smother________.A.doesn’twantthewritertomajorinEnglishB.doesn’tthinkthewritershouldbeadoctorC.getsalongverywellwiththewriterD.doesn’tthinkworkinginthesciencefieldisagoodidea62.TheunderlinedwordbemoansinParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.agreesB.shoutsC.complainsD.smiles63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaboutthewriter?A.Hewantstobelikehismother’scoworker’sson.B.HewantstofindajobinhiscommunityinthefuturE.C.Hedoesn’tthinkhismother’scoworker’ssonisperfect.D.HewantstodosomethinghereallylikesinthefuturE.
- LastyearItookasightseeingtriptoWashingtonD.C.Isawmanyofourunfortunateandhomelessfellowcitizensonthestreet.StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenterIheardavoicesayCanyouhelpme?WhenIturnedaroundIsawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextendeD.ImmediatelyIpulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.ButtheblindwomansmiledandsaidIdon’twantyourmoney.IjustneedhelpfindingthepostofficE.InamomentIrealizedwhatIhaddonE.Iactedwithprejudice偏见—IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIthoughtshehadtobE.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility谦卑I’dlostforamoment.ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedinUSat15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcasesmybrotherandsisterandastrongno-nonsensemother.ThroughtheyearsIhavebeenadoorkeeperroofercashiermechanic技工andpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumble卑微的jobsandeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.InmyownlifeIhaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudicE.Irememberatimeatage17—IwasabusboyandIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschoolhewouldenduplikemE.SoIknowwhatit’slikeandIshouldhaveknownbetter.ButnowlivinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyleitistooeasytoforgetmypasttoforgetwhoIamwhereIhavebeenandtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.Thatblindwomanonthestreetscuredmeofmyself-induced自我引发的blindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.59.Howdidthewritergivetheblindwomanmoney?A.Inamodestway.B.Inapoliteway.C.Inanimpatientway.D.Inapainfulway.60.Accordingtothepassagethewriter________.A.stilllivesapoorlifE.B.mightbeborninHonduras.C.wasbusywithhisworkD.wasanativeofWashingtonD.C.61.Attheendofthestorythewritermight________.A.helptheladytothepostofficeB.saysorrytothewomanandgavehermoremoneyC.ignorethewomanD.sendthewomanhome
- KellyReeveswasgettingreadyforatripwhenherphoneslippedintoasinkfullofwater.Panicmoment!ShequicklypickedupthewetphoneandtriedtoturnitonbutnothingworkeD.Herfirstreaction?ShegotdresseddrovetotheneareststoreandboughtanewmodelatfullpricE.A.newstudyfindsthatfearoflosingyourphoneisacommonillness.About66percentofthosesurveyedsufferfromnomophobiaornomobilephonephobia.Interestinglymorewomenworryaboutlosingtheirphonethanmen.Fortunatelythere’sasolution.ThefirststepistofigureoutifyouhavenomophobiA.Checkingyourphonetoooftenisonethingbutthetruesignofaproblemisthatyoucan’tconductbusinessorgoaboutyourroutinewhenthefearbecomessoseverE.Doyougotounusuallengthstomakesureyouhaveyourphone?That’sanothersignofaproblem.Ifyoufindyoucheckyourphoneplentyoftimesperhouroratotalofanhourperdaytheremaybeaproblem.Someofthetreatmentsaresimilartothosefortreatinganxietyattacks:Leavingthephonebehindandnotcheckinge-mailortextmessagesandthenlearningtotoleratetheafteranxiety.EvenifthisleadstoahighlevelofworryandstressthesolutionistopushthroughthefearandlearntodealwithnothavingyourphonE.Ofcoursetherearealsotechnologicalalternatives.LuisLevyaco-founderatNovyPRsaysheusesanapplicationcalledCerberusthatcanautomaticallytrackthelocationofhisphonE.TofindithecanjustgotoaWebsiteandseethephone’slocation.HealsoinsureshisphonethroughaservicecalledAsurion.Thecompany’sdescriptionofitsproductreadslikeaprescriptionforanxiety:60millionphonesareloststolenordamagedeachyear.You’llhavecompletepeaceofmindknowingthatyourphoneisprotectedandyoucanquicklyreconnectwithfamilyfriendsandworkassoonastheverynextday!56.WhydoestheauthormentionKelly’sexperienceinthefirstparagraph?A.Toinformusthatmobilephonesareuseful.B.Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.C.Totellusweshouldgetphonesreadyforatrip.D.Towarnusthatweshouldbecareful.57.TheunderlinedwordnomophobiainParagraph2means________.A.Fearoflosingmobilephones.B.HabitsofusingmobilephonesC.Independenceofmobilephones.D.Eagernessfornewmobilephones.58.Whichofthefollowingisawaytotreatnomophobia?A.Learningmoreaboutmoderntechnology.B.AvoidingusingphoneforsometimeC.Notusingamobilephoneinone’sdailywork.D.Protectingone’sphoneagainstanydamagE.59.WhycantheservicecalledAsurionhelptotreatnomophobia?A.ItwillgiveyouanewphonethroughinsurancE.B.Itletsyouknowotherpeoplealsolosetheirphones.C.ItgivesyouaprescriptiontotreatnomophobiA.D.ItenablesyoutoreconnectwithyouracquaintancE.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Newmobilephonetechnology.B.AttitudetowardmobilephonE.C.SolutionstonomophobiaD.Disadvantagesofmobilephone
- Foraslongashumanshavelivedontheearththeyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generallythisexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheformoforalspeech.Whenthereisaspokenlanguageproblemcommunicationcanbecarriedoutthroughsignlanguageinwhichgesturesstandforletterswordsandideas.Touristsandpeopleunabletohearorspeakhaveoftenhadtoturntothisformofexpression.Whengesturesdescribewordsorideastheycanoftenbeusedinternationally.WhenusedforspellingwordshoweverwhereeachgesturestandsforasingleletterpeoplemustsharethesamewrittenlanguagE.Bodylanguagesendsideasorthoughtsbycertainactionseithermeaningfullyornot.A.winkcanbeawayofshowingthatthepersonisonlyjoking.A.nodmeansagreementwhileshakingtheheadindicatesdisagreement.OtherformsoflanguagecanbefoundinBrailleareadingsystemofraiseddotsreadwiththefingertipsusedbytheblindsignalflagsMorsecodeandsmokesignals.RoadmapsandpicturesignsalsoguideandwarnpeoplE.Whilelanguageisthemostcommonformofcommunicationothersystemsandtechniquesalsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings.1.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttosay?A.Peoplecancommunicateinmanydifferentways.B.Everybodyusesonlyoneformofcommunication.C.Languageisinvaluabletoforeigners.D.Non-spokencommunicationisoflittlevaluE.2.Accordingtothetextwhichpartofthebodycanbeusedtoshowyouarejoking?A.Fingers.B.Eyes.C.HeaD.D.Feet.3.Whatcan’tbeeffectivelycommunicatedbysignlanguagewhenpeoplebelongtodifferentlanguagegroups?A.Spelling.B.IdeA.C.Wholewords.D.Expressions.4.Howmanydifferentformsofcommunicationarementionedinthetext?A.ThreE.B.FivE.C.Six.D.NinE.
- OnSundaywhileIwashavingmyownFather’sDaycelebrationIthoughtaboutmydadalot.BythetimeIcalledtotellhimthatIlovedhimhehadalreadygonetobeD.SoIwrotethefollowingtoshowwhatmydadmeanstomE.About28yearsagomydadwasausedcarsalesman.EveryThursdaynighthewouldheadofftoShreveportLAfortheauction拍卖会.MostofthetimeIdroveacaroverthereforhimsohecouldsellittherE.OnedayIwasridingwithmydadtoShreveportfortheauctionwhenhefoundahitchhiker搭车者withabackpack.AssoonasdadsawhimhepulledthecaroverandofferedhimaridE.Dadaskedhimhisnameandcontinuedtotalktohimaboutallsortsofthings.Ican’trecallwhybuthetolddadalotofterriblethingsthathadoccurredtohim.Isatinthebackseatandwatchedthescenewithamazement.Icouldseethatthehitchhikerchangedhisattitudeashecouldtellsomeonewhowasreallylisteningtohim.Wedroveanotherforty-fiveminutesbeforewehadtoexittheinterstate州际公路.Wepulledoveranddadtoldhimtokeephisheadupandthingswouldstartlookingupforhimsoon.Hereachedintohispocketandhandedthehitchhikeratwenty-dollarbillandthenathe-dollarbill.Wedroveonandmydaddidnotsayasinglething.IwasstillcompletelyamazedbywhatIjustwitnesseD.IwasalwaystoldeveryonetoneverpickupahitchhikerandyetmydaddiditeverysingletimehesawonE.I’msurethatitmadethatpoorman’sdayprobablyamonthtofollow.WhilereflectinguponthatstoryIlearnedalotaboutmydadandlifE.Ilearnedthatifyoucomefromaplaceofserviceorcompassionyoucanchangepeople’slives.Justonesinglekindactcanchangesomeone’slifE.Itneveroccurredtomydadaboutnotstoppingtohelphim.Thisisthetypeofpersonmydadis.Thankyouforsettingsuchhighstandardsformetofollow.DadIloveyou.HappyFather’sDay!62.Theauthorandhisdadmetahitchhiker搭车者_______.A.whentheywerejustwarnednottopickupastrangerB.ontheirwaytoShreveporttosellacarC.ontheirwaytothewestforatripD.whentheircarwasrunningoutofgas63.Whatdowelearnaboutthehitchhikerfromthepassage?A.Somethingunpleasantoccurredtohim.B.Hewasgoingtotheauction.C.Atfirsthedidn’tbelieveintheauthor.D.Itwashewhoboughttheauthor’scar.64.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisdad’sbehavioratthattime?A.AngryB.AppreciatedC.SurprisedD.Ashamed65.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisfather?A.JustasinglekindactcanmakeadifferencE.B.Trylearningtobeagoodlistener.C.SethighstandardsforyourselfinlifE.D.Offeringaridetoastrangerisdangerous.
- A.:SomeofourclassmatesaregoingtoJapanforthesummervacation.Willyoujointhem?B:61ButIhavetogobackhometostaywithmymotherbecausesheisbadlyillinbeD.A:Ohthat’stoobad!B:62A:YesmyauntinHawaiihasinvitedmetospendmyvacationwithher.B:Great!Hawaiiisawonderfulplaceisn’tit?A:CertainlyIsupposeshe’llshowmearoundsomeinterestingplacestherE.63B:AsIknow.HawaiiwasdiscoveredbyCaptainCookinthe1770sandhegotkilledtherethenextyearhediscoveredit.A:That’sright.64B:Sureyou’llcertainlyenjoyyourself.Butdon’tforgettowritetomewillyou?A:65A:OfcourseIwill.B:Butnowit’sbecomeaworldfamousscenicspot.C:IwouldgotoshouldIhavethechancE.D:Haveyougotawaytospendyours?E:Nonever.F:AndI’mgoingtoreadsomebooksaboutitshistoryaswell.G:AndI’llgothereassoonasthevacationstarts.
- Honestymymumalwaysusedtotellmeisthebestpolicy.Ofcoursethisdidn’tincludeherwhenshetoldmethatifIdidn’teatallmyvegetablesFatherChristmaswouldfindoutandwouldn’tgivemeanypresents.ButwhenitcomestomedicineIhadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterallthedoctor-patientrelationshipisbasedontrustandthereforehonestyisessential.OrsoIthought.Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics老年病科.Mr.McMahonwasbroughtinwhenhisbellywasfoundveryswollen.Itookamedicalhistoryfromhisdaughterwho’daccompaniedhimintheambulancE.She’dbeenhismaincarerforyears.Istoodlookingathimasshegaveadetailedhistory.Hashelostanyweightrecently?IaskeD.Wellit’sfunnyyoushouldmentionthatbutyes.shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments.Why?Whatareyouworriedabout?sheaskeD.IhesitateD.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItoldherthetruth.Well.weneedtoproveit’snotcancer.IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.Halfanhourlateranursecalledme:Mr.McMahon’sdaughterbrokedown—shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer.Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedatthewardmyconsultantwasalreadythereexplainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmedthathehadcancer.IstoodsilentlyattheendofthebeD.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahonsheturnedtomE.Whyonearthdidyoudothat?sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip.SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher.IsaidhangingmyheaD.Andgivehermoretoworryabout?repliedmyconsultant.Youdon’tsaytheword‘cancer’untilit’sconfirmeD.EvenifyoususpectitthinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeoplE.Asitturnedoutitwasn’tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey’resometimesselectiveinwhattheyhearandasadoctorit’simportanttobemindfulofthis.InbeingtruthfulI’dmadethesituationworsE.64.Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsistoshowthattheauthor_____.A.misunderstoodthedoctor-patientrelationshipB.regardedhonestyasthebestpolicyC.wasanxioustoreceiveChristmasgiftsD.hadanunhealthyeatinghabit65.Theauthor’sconsultantwasangrywithhimbecause________.A.heforgotwhattheconsultanthadadvisedB.hedelayedrunningthenecessarytestsC.hefailedtoconfirmthepatient’sdiseaseD.hetoldthedaughterwhathesuspected66.Whatlessonhastheauthorlearntfromhisexperience?A.Tellingthetruthmaynotalwaysbethebestsolution.B.Jumpingtoaconclusionisdangerous.C.Learningfromparentsisnecessary.D.Selectingpleasantwordsmaynotbetheperfectpolicy.
- ―I’mgoingtobeyouradviserthisyearLindA.―61―Whereisyournewschedule课程表?―Hereitis.―62―Ienjoyallthesciencecourses.―63―Thelabworkisn’tanyproblemformE.―Whatareyouplanningtobe?―Iwanttobeachemist.―64―NoIwanttodoresearch.―Wellit’saheavyschedulebutI’mgoingtoapprove同意it.65―Ohthankyou!I’mreallygoingtoworkhardthisyeartoo.A.Ourclassesareconductedinlotsofdifferentplaces.B.Areyougoingtoteach?C.Whattimedoyouwanttocometolessons?D.Yourgradeswereverygoodlastyear.E.You’recertainlyplanningtotakealotofcourses!F.Andtwoofthemhavelabhours.G.Ohgreat!Ireallylearnedalotinyourclasslastyear.
- HabitswhethergoodorbadaregraduallyformeD.WhenapersondoesacertainthingagainheisdrivenbysomeunseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedlythenahabitisformeD.Onceahabitisformeditisdifficultandsometimesimpossibletogetridof.Itisthereforeveryimportantthatweshouldpaygreatattentiontotheformationofhabits.ChildrenoftenformbadhabitssomeofwhichremainwiththemaslongastheylivE.Olderpersonsalsoformbadhabitslastingaslongastheyliveandsometimesbecomeruinedbythem.Thereareotherhabitswhichwhenformedinearlylifeareofgreathelp.Manysuccessfulmensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingtodowithcertainhabitsinearlylifesuchasearlyrisinghonestyandsoon.Amongthehabitswhichchildrenshouldnotformarelazinesslyingstealingandsoon.Thesearealleasilyformedhabits.Unfortunatelyolderpersonsoftenformhabitswhichcouldhavebeenavoided避免.Weshouldkeepawayfrom远离allthesebadhabitsandtrytoformsuchhabitsaswillbegoodforourselvesandothers.66.________areformedlittlebylittlE.A.GoodhabitsB.BadhabitsC.BothgoodhabitsandbadhabitsD.Eithergoodhabitsorbadhabits67.Theunderlinedwordtheminthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.badhabitsB.goodhabitsC.childrenD.otherpersons68.Generallyspeakingit'sdifficultforone_____andeasyforthem_____whichshouldbeavoideD.A.toformbadhabits;toformgoodhabitsB.toformgoodhabits;toformbadhabitsC.toformsuchhabitsaswillbegood;togetridofbadhabitsD.togetridofbadhabits;toformgoodhabits69.Whyshouldwepaymuchattentiontotheformationofhabits?A.Becausehabitsareofgreathelptoeveryoneofus.B.Becauseamancannevergetridofahabit.C.Becauseit'shardandsometimesevenimpossibletothrowawaybadhabits.D.Becauseweareforcedtodothemagainandagain.70.Accordingtothepassageearlyrising________.A.hassomethingtodowithsuccessB.isaneasilyformedhabitC.issuchahabitasshouldhavebeenavoidedD.issuchahabitaswillbekept
- DearHamiltonWearefortunatethatinsuchalargehigh-pressureofficeweallgetalongsowell.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsuchacomfortablesetting.Idon’tknowanyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgiftsforemployees’personal-lifeeventsisbecomingalittletroubling.Certainlythegroupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonthhowevertherehavebeencollectionsfortwobabyshowergiftsoneweddingshowergifttwoweddinggiftsonefuneral葬礼remembrancefourbirthdaygiftsandthreegraduationgifts.It’snotonlythecollected-fromwhoaregrowinguncomfortableandpoorbutthecollected-forfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon’tknowthemoutsidetheofficewhowouldn’tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildrentheirmarryingdaughtersandsonsortheirdeadrelatives.Thisisbasicallyakindgestureandonethatpeoplethinkwellofyouforbutthepracticeseemstohavebecometoowide-rangingandfeelsimproperintoday’sofficesetting.Thankyouforunderstanding.63.Theunderlinedwordcontributionsprobablymeans________.A.moneyB.suggestionsC.reportsD.understanding64.Hamiltonisexpectedto_______.A.showmorekindness.B.discontinuethepresentpracticeC.quitbeingtheorganizerforgiftgivingD.knowmoreaboutco-workers’families65.Thisisbasicallyaletterof________.A.apologyB.sympathyC.appreciationD.dissatisfaction
- OfallthewebsitesonethathasattractedattentionrecentlyismyspacE.com.Mostofthisattentionhascomefromthemediaandtellseveryreasonwhythewebsiteshouldbeshutdown.Thethreatofinternetpredators窃掠者isindeedatoughrealitybutshuttingdownthesiteisnottheanswer.IfmyspacE.comwereshutdownanothersitewouldquicklytakeitsplace.Thereforetherightwayistoteachteenshowtousethesitesafelyandeducatethemaboutwhomaybepredatorsandhowtoavoidthem.ThekeytostayingsafeontheInternetistomakesurethatyourprofile个人资料issecure.Thesimplestwayistochangetheprivacysettingonyourprofiletoprivatewhichprotectsyourinformationsothatonlythepeopleonyourfriendlistcanviewit.Althoughthisiseffectiveitisnotperfect.Predatorscanfindwaystoviewyourprofileiftheyreallywanttowhetherthroughhackinginorfiguringouttheirwayontoyourfriendlist.Thusyoushouldneverposttoomuchpersonalinformation.Somepeopleactuallyposttheirhomeandschooladdressesdateofbirthandotherpersonalinformationoftenlettingpredatorsknowexactlywheretheywillbeandwhen.Themostinformationthatissafeisyourfirstnameandprovince.AnythingmoreisbasicallyinvitingapredatorintoyourlifE.Anotherbigissueisphotos.Isuggestcompletelyskippingphotosandneverpostingaphotoofafriendonlinewithoutaskingpermission.Mostimportantlyneverunderanycircumstancesagreetoareal-lifemeetingwithanyoneyoumeetonline.Nomatterhowwellyouthinkyouknowthispersontherearenoguaranteesthattheyhavetoldthetruth.Butyoucouldfeelfreetochatwithpeopleyoumeetonthesitebutjustrememberthatnoteveryoneiswhotheysaytheyare.Hopefullythenexttimeyouedityourprofileyou’llbemoreinformedaboutthedangersofinternetpredatorsandtakethestepstodefendyourself.50.Kidscanavoidwebpredatorssuccessfullyby.A.attractingmorepublicattentionB.shuttingdownthewebsitemyspace.comC.showingthekidswaystotryothersitesD.recognizingandgettingawayfromthem51.Thesafestbasicpersonalinformationthatyoucanshareonlineis.A.yourhomeaddressandbirthdayB.schooladdressandyourfirstnameC.yourfirstnameandprovinceD.yourprovinceandcellphonenumber52.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.noteverybodyyoumeetonlineishonestandreliableB.itisnotacceptabletopostaphotoofafriendonlineC.itisnotsafebychattingwithgrown-upsonthewebsiteD.onlyyouandyourfriendscanviewyourpersonalprofile53.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.PersonalSafetyB.WebSafetyforteensC.WebHackersinthepastD.Predators’Tricks
- Thewholemorningwejustcheckedourownthings.WewerelookingforitemstodonatE.Wethoughtofblanketsfoodandclothing.Ouraimwasnottofindthingswenolongerwantedbutthingsweuseeverydayandwouldbeusefultoothers.Wemadeupboxeswiththethingsandaddedsomesmalltoys.Insidetheboxesasimpleletterwasplacedreading:Pleasetaketheseitemsandknowthatyourlifeisimportant.Timesaredifficultbuttheywillpass.Wesharewhatwehavebelievingitwillmatter.Usetheblankettostaywarm.Besafeandknowthatthehumanspiritcanovercomeanything.Don’tholdyourheaddown.Somedaypleasedothesamewhenyoucan.Howyoudoitandwhenyourheartwilltellyou.Thiskindactwasnotbecausethephonerangorforanyreason.Itwassimplybecauseitwastherighttimetodo.Wehaveoftenseenhomelesspeopleattheparkwhereweleftthebelongings.Thecitywouldsaythatitisn’taproblembutIseetheliveswalkingtoandfromit.Inoticedthatmywifehadputherfavoritegreencoatintooneoftheboxes.IaskedifshewassureaboutitandshesimplyrepliedthatithadahooD.Shelikedthecoatbutknewthehoodcouldprotectsomeonefromtherain.Wedon’tknowwherethesegiftsofcompassion同情willgo.Wenevergobackandseewhathappens.It’sunimportant.Therightthingswillfindtherightpeopleandthatisallthatcounts.Onthewaymywifestartedtocry.WhenIaskedwhyshesaidbecausesomethingsfeltsoright.56.WhatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraphaboutthecoupleA.TheyhaddeepfeelingsoftheirworkB.TheyoftenthrewtheuselessdailyitemsawayC.TheylikedhelpingothersbysharingtheirthingsD.Theyoftengaveawaythedailyitemstheydidn’tuse57.Thecoupleplacedtheletterinsidetheboxmainlyto______.A.helpthepoorgothroughthedifficultiesB.letthepoorknowwhogaveawaythethingsC.tellthepoorhowtousetheitemscorrectlyD.tellthepoortopassonthespirittoothers58.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.BoxesfilledwithcompassionB.GoodbehaviorleadingtohappinessC.ThemostimportantthinginourlifeD.Happinesscomingfromsharingthings