C Nickname: Hawaii’s Island of Adventure Size: 4,028 square miles Population: 148,677.The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and Kailua-Kona on the west. Temperature: Averages between 71°F and 77°F year around . Beaches: 47 Golf Courses: 20 Highest Peak: Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet. Agriculture: The bulk of Hawaii’s farming products are grown and processed on the Big Island, including coffee, macadamia nuts and papayA. Lodging: 9,655 rooms total; Nightly rates range from$ 35—$ 5,000. Airports: Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on the west sidE. Rental Cars: All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo International and Kona International Airports as well as many resorts.In addition, Hilo, Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis. Resources: Call (800) 648—2441 to order a video, poster, brochures and maps from the Big Island Visitors Bureau.See www.bigislanD.org for Updated information. Shopping: The large shopping centers are in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and the Kohala Coast. 63.The passage is intended to be read by _______. A.students B.businessmen C.tourists D.immigrants 64.The average population per square mile on the island is about _________. A.28 B.32 C.37 D.44 65.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island A.By train. B.By air. C.By rental car. D.By taxi. 66.What can we infer from the passage A.You can see www.bigislanD.org for updated information. B.You can call (800) 648 – 2441 to order some fooD. C.You can find some counts to play tennis on the islanD. D.You may pay a high price for spending one night on the islanD.

SeveraltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosayMumyoumustcomeandseethedaffodils水仙花beforetheyareover.Iwantedtogobutitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLakeArrowheaD.IwillgonextTuesdayIpromisedalittleunwillinglyonherthirdcall.ThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy.StillIhadpromisedandsoIdrovetherE.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn'shouseandhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildrenIsaidForgetthedaffodilsCarolyn!Theroadisinvisible看不见的inthecloudandfogandthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthesechildrenthatIwanttosee!MydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaidWedriveinthisweatherallthetimeMum.YouwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperiencE.AfterabouttwentyminutesweturnedontoasmallroadandIsawasmallchurch.OnthefarsideofthechurchIsawahand-letteredsignthatreadDaffodilGarden?Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachild'shandandIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.ThenweturnedacomerofthepathandIlookedupamazeD.Beforemelaythemostbeautifulsight.Flowsofflowersofdifferentcolorsseemedpoureddownthepeakandslopes.Therewerefiveacresofflowers!A.seaofdaffodil!Itwaslikeafairylandallbeyonddescription.Butwhohasdonethis?IaskedCarolyn.It'sjustonewomanCarolynanswereD.That'sherhomeCarolynpointedtoawell-keptA-framehousethatlookedsmallandmodestinthemidstofallthatglory.WewalkeduptothehousE.Onthepatio露台wesawaposter.AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAskingwastheheadlinE.ThefirstanswerwasasimpleonE.50000bulbs鳞茎itreaD.ThesecondanswerwasOneatatimebyonewoman.ThethirdanswerwasBeganin1958.IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIHadnevermetwhomorethanfiftyyearsbeforehadbegun-onebulbatatime-tobringthebeautyandjoytothemountaintop.Justplantingonebulbatatimeyearafteryearhadchangedtheworldwhereshelivedandcreatedsomethingofmagnificencebeautyandinspiration.Whenwemultiplytinypiecesoftimewithsmallamountsofdailyeffortwetoocanaccomplishgreatthings.EveryonecandosomethingtochangetheworlD.21.Thewriterwasn’tgoingtoseethedaffodilsatfirstbecause______.A.shecaredmoreaboutthechildrenB.theywereonaremotemountaintopC.theweatherwasnotgoodenoughD.itwasnoteasyforhertodrivethere22.Whatdoweknowfromthepassageaboutthewomanwhogrewdaffodil?A.ShemusthavebeenamodestwomanB.SheworkedasaprofessionalgardenerC.Shegrewthedaffodilsover50yearsbyherselfD.Beingpoorshemadealivingbysellingdaffodils23.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromthisexperience?A.It’snevertoolatetolearnB.NothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoitC.PeoplecanchangetheworldwheretheylivebygrowingflowersD.Accumulationofsmallstepsmayleadtosomethingmagnificent24.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnUnforgettableExperienceB.A.womanandDaffodilsC.TheDaffodilGardenD.Onebulbgrownmagnificencedawns

MoYanaChinesewriterhaswonthe2012NobelPrizeinLiteratureannouncedtheSwedishAcademyinStockholmonThursday.ThewinmakesMoYanthefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelinLiteratureinitshistory.Informedofhiswintodaytheauthorwhowashavingdinnerathomewasoverjoyedandscared.Hepublishedhisfirstbookin1981butfoundliterarysuccessin1987withHongGaoliangJiazuwhichwassuccessfullyfilmedinthestoneyeardirectedbyfamousChinesedirectorZhangYimou.Itwasadaptedfromhis1986novelofthesamenameandfilmedinGaomibringingtolifeavisuallandscapeofredsorghumfieldsandafierysettingsun.HismostfamousworksincludeBigBreastsandWideHipsSandalwoodPenaltyandthe1985novelRedTransparentRadish.Bornin1955toparentswhowerefarmersMoYan--apennameforGuanMoyegrewupinGaomiinshandongprovinceineasternChinA.Attheageof12heleftschooltoworkfirstinagriculturelaterinafactoryIn1976hejoinedthearmyandduringthistimebegantostudyliteratureandwriting.GaomicountyiswheremostofMo’sstorieshappen.It’saplacethathasinspiredhimthroughouthis31-yearwritingcareer.IgrewupinanenvironmentfulloffolkculturewhichcomesintomynovelswhenIpickupapentowritE.Thishasdefinitelyaffectedevendecidedmyworks’artisticstyleMotoldagroupofreportersinhishometownofGaomiShandongshortlyafterhewontheawarD.Ireallydidn’tseethiscomingLuJiandedirectoroftheInstituteofLiteratureattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencestold21stCentury.IknowMoYanprettywellandonethingalotofpeopledon’tknowishowgoodheiswithwords.Hiswritingissurprisinglybeautiful.InhiswritinghecanmakewordsliveandbreathE.LusaiD.HeisfaraheadofotherChineseinthesensethathetakesthecriticalperspectiveinsidefirststartingfromcriticizinghimselfinsteadoftheoutsideworlD.SomecriticspointoutthatMo’sworkshaveatendencytowardvulgarity粗俗.InaninterviewwithSouthChinaMorningPostProfessorXiaoYingofTsinghuaUniversitysaidtheawardwasoutsideofmyexpectationasMoYan’sworksarestillshortontheidealismofpursuinghumanitywhichmarkspreviousNobelliteratureprizewinners.346W4.HowdidMoYanfeelwhenhewastoldaboutthenews?A.ExcitedandprouD.B.Worriedandcautious.C.UncertainandshockedD.HappyandsurpriseD.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMoYanisRIGHT?A.HewasthefirstChinesetowintheNobelPrizE.B.Hegrewupinapoorfamily.C.RedSorghumwashisfirstwork.D.Gaomiisfamousforitsbeautifulscenery.6.WhathasinspiredMoYanwhenheiswriting?A.Hisexperienceinthearmy.B.HislivingenvironmentinGaomiCounty.C.ModernurbanlifE.D.Otherwriters’works.7.ProfessorXiaoYingofTsinghuaUniversitythinksthatMoYan.A.canmatchpreviousNobelliteratureprizewinnersB.focusesontheidealismofpursuinghumanityinhisworksC.isworthadmiringD.doesn’tdeservetobegiventheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein2012

ManyyearsagoImadealivingbydrivingacar.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30am.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockeD.JustaminuteansweredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpausethedooropeneD.A.smallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardsthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldherIjusttrytotreatmypassengersinthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodmanshesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestwayIansweredquickly.OhI’minnohurryshesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylongtimE.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.NothingIsaiD.YouhavetomakealivingsheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.OurhugendedwithherremarkYougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.33.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?A.Theoldladydidn’thaveverylongtimE.B.Theoldladywasonherwaytoherdaughter’shomE.C.Thetaxidrivergavetheoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.D.Thetaxidriverdidn’tchargetheoldladyanymoney.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

ManyyearsagoonawintermorningLilyouronlydaughtersatquietlyallherheartputintoherwork.Everyonceinawhileshewouldaskhowtospellthenameofsomeoneinourfamilyandthenpainstakingly费力地formedthelettersonebyonE.Nextsheaddedflowersandgreengrassatthebottomofeachpagewithasunintheupperrightcornersurroundedbythebluesky.HoldingthemateyelevelshewassatisfieD.Whatareyoumakinghoney?IaskeD.It’sasurpriseshesaidcoveringupherworkwithherhands.Itwasn’tuntillaterthateveningthatInoticedthemailboxesfastenedtothedoorofeachofourbedrooms.TherewasoneforEdwardoneforTom.Shehadn’tforgottenPeterandbabyPaul.111]Forthenextfewweekswereceivedmailregularly.Therewerelittlenotesshowingherloveforeachofusandshortlettersfulloftinythingsthatonlyaseven-year-oldchildwouldnoticE.Iwasinchargeofretrieving取回babyPaul’sletterspageafterpageofcoloredscenesincludingflowerswithhappyfaces.Hecan’treadyetshesaidbuthecanlookatthepictures.ThislittlegirlgrowsupnowbutsomethingaboutherhasneverchangeD.OnemorningonlyaweekorsoagoIfoundalovenotenexttomypillow.ThanksforalwaysbeingthereformeMumitreadI’mgladthatwearebestfriendsIcouldn’thelpbutrememberthatshehasbroughtmecountlesshoursofjoythroughouttheseyears.Thereareangelsamongus.IknowIlivewithonE.28.WhatwasLilybusydoingthatafternoon?A.PlayingaspellinggamE.B.Examiningherworkcarefully.C.DoingherdrawinghomeworkD.Preparinglovenotesforthefamily29.Everytimethewriterreceivedherdaughter’smailshefelt___.A.surprisedB.happyC.proudD.interested30.TheunderlinedwordssomethingaboutherinParagraph7mean__.A.herhabitofwritingletterstoherfriendsB.herinterestindrawingpicturesC.heractionofgivingussurprisesonpurposeD.herloveforthefamilymembers31.Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?A.Todrawpeople’sattentiontoherdaughterB.Totellpeopleherdaughter’sgrowingstories.C.TorememberthetruelovefromherdaughterD.TodescribetheangellivingwithherallherlifE.

MartinLynchanAmericanbusinessmanhadbeengoingonvacationtoasmallMexicanfishingvillageforanumberofyears.OnemorningwhilegoingforawalkalongthebeachhesawhisfriendPabloPerezalocalfisherman.MartinwatchedPablounloadhisboatandpackthefishinabox.MartinnoticedPablowassmilingandlookedveryhappy.Hecouldalsoseeseverallargefishintheboat.MartingreetedPabloandaskedhowlongittooktocatchthefish.JustafewhoursrepliedPablo.MartinaskedWhydidn’tyoustaylongerandcatchmorefish?IhaveenoughformyfamilyPablosaiD.Andwhatdoyoudowiththerestofyourday?askedMartin.ItakeanapplaywithmychildrenspendtimewithmywifeandgointothevillagetoseemyfriendsandplaycardsIhaveafullandbusylifE.MartinexplainedthatifPabloworkedlongerhoursandcaughtmorefishhecouldmakemoremoney.WiththeextramoneyPablocouldbuymoreboatsandcatchmoneymorefish.BysellingthefishPablocouldopenhisownfactoryandselldirecttosupermarkets.Thenwhat?askedPablo.WellyouwouldprobablyhavetomovetoMexicoCitytorunthebusiness.FinallyyouwouldbeabletosellyourbusinessandmakemillionsofdollarsrepliedMartin.Howlongwillthattake?askedPablo.Martinthoughtforawhileandsaiditwouldprobablytakeatleast15years.AndthenwhataskedPablo.Wellthat’sthebestpartMartinsaiD.Youwillbeabletoretirebuyahouseneartheoceansleeplongerplaywithyourchildrenspendmoretimewithyourwifeseeyourfriendsandplaycards.51.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.A.businessmanandafishermanhavebecomefriends.B.A.businessmanlearnshowtofishfromafisherman.C.A.businessmanwantstobecomeabusinessman.D.A.businessmangivesadvicetoafisherman.52.WhatmakestheMexicanfishermanhappyis______________.A.manyfriendstovisithimB.afullandbusylifeC.moreboatsandmorefishD.thehouseneartheocean53.Howcanthefishermanmakemoremoneyinthebusinessman’sview?A.Bybuyingasupermarket.B.TomovetoMexicoCity.C.Bysellinghisownbusiness.D.Toworklongerandcatchmorefish.54.Theunderlinedwordunloadinthepassagemeans____________.A.putintoB.takeawayfromC.breakdownD.setoff55.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________.A.thefishermanwillstaythesamewithhislifeB.thefishermanwillleavethevillageforMexicoCityC.thebusinessmanwillbuythefisherman’sboatD.ittakesalldayforthefishermantocatchlargefish

Iwasfeelingsplendid精彩的thismorning!WhenapproachingthebakeryIsawamanaskingforcoins.I’veoftenseenhimandusuallydon’treactwelltohiswhiney嘀咕不停的toneofhisvoicE.ThistimeIdecidedI’dgivehimsomething.AfterI’dpaidformytea-to-goIgota5Eurobillready.Leavingthestorereallyslowlysohe’dhaveagoodchancetoapproachmeInearlyranintohim.Wouldyoumaybehavesomecoinsforme?HeaskeD.IsaidNosorryIdon’tandwatchedhisfacefallalreadyatwhathethoughtwasarefusaloneofmanythousandsheprobablygetseachday.IonlyhavethisforyouIsaidandheldthebillinfrontofhiseyes.Thewayhisjawnearlyfellandhiseyeswidenedwerepriceless.Err...wow!hesaiddoingadouble-take.That’sreally...Thanks.NoproblemIsaiD.I’mdoingwellatthemomentandIwantedtoshareit—haveagoodday!AndIwalkedaway.ActuallyIwalkedawayleisurely悠闲地andIdidgiggleandlaughoutloudforthenext200meters.ReallyyoushouldhaveseenhisfacE.Hetotallyhadnotseenthatcoming!ThejoyIthinkdidnotjustcomefromthefactthatIlovebeinggenerous.Italsocamefrombreakinguphisexpectationsofwhatwouldhappentoallowforthattinymomentofamazement.21.HowdidthebeggarfeelwhenthewritersaidNo?A.WorrieD.B.SurpriseD.C.DisappointeD.D.Grateful.22.Theunderlinedphrasedoingadouble-takeindicatesthatthebeggar________.A.wasn’tusedtobeingrefusedB.hesitatedbeforereactionC.acceptedmyofferimmediatelyD.understoodmewithoutdifficulty23.Theauthor’sdelightdoubledbecause________.A.thebeggardidn’texpectsomuchmoneyB.hewasattractedbythebeggar’sfaceC.hefoundthebeggarwasblindD.thebeggarwishedhimagoodday24.Whatkindofpersonistheauthor?A.He’salwaysgeneroustopeopleinneeD.B.HeenjoysmakingfunofpoorpeoplE.C.Helackssympathyforthepoor.D.Hecanfindhappinessfromlittlethings.

AmberMozo19whorunsherownphotographybusinessoftentravelsaroundtheworlddocumentingthestoriesofpeoplewedon’toftenseE.Nowtheteenphotographerisworkingonherbiggestandmostmeaningfulproject.Mozodiscoveredherloveforphotographywhenshewasjust11yearsolD.Whenshewas10herfatherfamoussurfphotographerJonMozodiedwhenhewastakingpicturesatBackdoorPipelineafamoussurfbreakinHawaii.Hewas33yearsolD.IrememberjustwantingtousehiscameraMozosaiD.Heruncletoldhernottotouchherfather'sequipmentbutwhenhermothersaiditwasOKMozopickedupthecameraandhasn'tstoppedtakingpicturessincE.Iwas11walkingaroundwithhishugecameraandthat'swhenIreallyfellinlovewithphotography.''NowMozohastraveledaroundtheworldwithherfather'scameradocumentingheradventures.IjustfeltlikeIwasconnectedwithmydadthroughthatcamerA.shesaidofthenowoutdatedequipment.Inhonorofthe10-yearanniversaryofherfather'sdeathMozoisraisingmoneytoproduceherfirstbookofphotographsChasingLightAroundTheWorlD.IfeelthatexperiencesthathappenedtomeandchangedmecouldalsochangeorhelpsomeoneelseMozosaidofhertravels.That'sreallywhatIthinkisgreataboutphotographyandart.ItcanmovepeoplE.InallthingsshedoesshetriestohonorherdaD.Mozo'smomNikkisaiD.Jonstartedaphotobookanddidn'tfinishitsoIthinkitcanbeverysatisfyingforhertofinishthattask.Itmakesourlossseemalittlelesspainfulbecausenothingreallydieswhenyoupassitontoothers.36.Mozofeltinlovewithphotography________.A.becauseofherfather'scameraB.undertheinfluenceofhermotherC.justayearbeforeherfather'sdeathD.whenshesawherfathertakingpictures37.WhyisMozostillusingthecamera?A.Itworksperfectly.B.ItcanbeeasilycarrieD.C.ItisexpensivetobuyanewonE.D.Itlinksherfatherandhertogether.38.Whatdoweknowaboutthephotobook?A.ItmainlyshowsMozo'sfamilylifE.B.AllthepicturesinitweretakenbyJon.C.It'sdesignedtoraisemoneyforcharity.D.Mozoismakingittorememberherfather.39.WhatcanweinferfromNikki'swords?A.Ithurtstothinkofdeath.B.Jonneverdiesinherheart.C.Mozoisdoingsomethingmeaningful.D.SheisworriedaboutMozo'sbusiness.40.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellusabout?A.A.19-year-oldgirl'sphotographybusiness.B.AnunusualcamerathathasmovedeveryonE.C.A.surfphotographerwhodiedattheageof33.D.A.teenwhoisfollowinginherfather'sfootsteps.

AnneLaBastillewasborninNewYorkCityandgrewupinNewJersey.HerfirstexperiencewiththewildernesswasintheAdirondacksinthenortheastofNewYorkwheresheworkedatasummerresorttoearnmoneyforcollegetuitionbycaringforthehorsesgivingridinglessonsandworkingasawaitress.AndshehasmanychancestobeginheradventureintheAdirondackwilderness.AnnereturnedtoschoolinthefallbutshecontinuedtospendasmuchtimeasshecouldintheAdirondacks.Shegrewtolovehertimealoneinthemountains.Annegraduatedfromcollegewithabachelor’sdegreeinconservationofnaturalresourcesandbeganworkingfortheNationalAudubonSocietyinFloridaasawildlifetourleader.AlthoughAnnetookgreatpleasureinshowingpeopletheanimalslivingintheFloridaKeysandtheEvergladesNationalParkshelongedforthemountainsinthenorthernpartsofNewYork.EventuallyshedecidedtobuildacabinnearBlackBearLakE.Overtheyearshowevermoreandmoretouristsbeganhikingnearhercabin.AsaresultAnnedecidedtobuildanothercabindeeperinthewoodsatLilyPadLakE.AnnelivedinthewoodsformostofherlifE.Sheenjoyedlivingaloneinthewoodsandherlifewasfartoobusyforhertobelonely.WhenshewasnotwritingbooksshewrotearticlesforNationalGeographicReader’sDigestandothermagazines.InherlateryearsAnneconductedresearchinGuatemalaonanendangeredbirdcalledthegrebE.Shealsolecturednationwideaboutecology.BesidesAnneworkedwithanumberoforganizationsdedicatedtoconservation.AsarespectedguideauthorandconservationistAnnenotonlylovedthelandbutalsohadfoundawaytobecomepartofit.4.Anne’sworkatthesummerresort_________.A.showedherloveforlongtoursB.helpedhertoexplorethewildernessC.earnedherhighadmirationincollegeD.gaveherachancetolearnhorseriding5.AnnebuilthercabinatLilyPadLakeinorderto________.A.liveinthemountainsB.enlargeherlivingspaceC.settleinamorebeautifulplaceD.getawayfromincreasingnumbersoftourists6.WecanconcludefromthetextthatAnne_________.A.feltverylonelylivinginthewoodsB.madethewildernessapartofherlifeC.triedtomakemorepeopleawareofthegrebeD.longedtobeaneditorofNationalGeographic7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.ThelifeofAnneLaBastillE.B.TheachievementofAnneLaBastillE.C.AnneLaBastille’sadventuresinthewilderness.D.AnneLaBastille’spioneeringworkinwildlifeecology.

AbusinessmanwalksintoabankinSanFranciscoandasksfortheloanofficer.HesaysheisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeksandneedstoborrow$5000.Thebankofficersaysthebankwillneedsomekindofsecurityforsuchaloan.SothebusinessmanhandsoverthekeystoaRollsRoyceparkedonthestreetinfrontofthebank.Everythingchecksoutandthebankagreestoacceptthecarascollateralfortheloan.AnemployeedrivestheRollsintothebank’sundergroundgarageandparksittherE.Twoweekslaterthebusinessmanreturnsandrepaysthe$5000andtheinterestwhichcomesto$15.41.TheloanofficersaysWeareveryhappytohavehadyourbusinessandthistransactionhasworkedoutverynicelybutwearealittlepuzzleD.WhileyouwereawaywecheckedyououtandfoundthatyouareamultimillionairE.Whatpuzzlesusisthatwhywouldyoubothertoborrow$5000?LaughingthebusinessmanrepliesWhereelseinSanFranciscocanIparkmycarfortwoweeksfor$15?1.Thebusinessmanwalksintothebankwiththetruepurposeof_________.A.borrowing$5000B.meetingtheloanofficerC.findingaplacetoparkhiscarD.showinghowrichheis2.Theloanofficerispuzzledbecause_________.A.heneverthoughthecouldmeetamultimillionaireinhisbankB.hethinksthebusinessmaniscrazytoleavehiscarinthebankC.heneverthoughtthebusinessmancoulddriveaRollsRoyceD.hethinks$5000issosmallasumofmoneytothebusinessman3.TheunderlinedwordcollateralinParagraph1mostprobablymeans_________.A.securityB.paymentC.rewardD.deal4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebusinessmanaccordingtothestory?A.Honest.B.Clever.C.Rich.D.KinD.

Successfulpeopleininternationalbusinessunderstandtheculturesofothercountriesandlearntochangetheirpracticesindifferentcultures.Theyunderstandtheimportanceofavoidingbusinessdecisionsbasedonmisconceptions—mistakenideas.Onecauseofmisconceptionsisethnocentrismthebeliefthatone’sownculture’swayofdoingthingsisbetterthanthewayofothercultures.It’sethnocentrismthatleadstofailureininternationalbusiness.Toavoidethnocentrismit’snecessarytostudythedifferentelements组成部分ofculture:languagevaluesandattitudesandcustomsandmanners.LanguageA.knowledgeofthelocallanguagecanhelpinternationalbusinesspeopleinfourways.Firstpeoplecancommunicatedirectly.SecondpeopleareusuallymoreopenintheircommunicationwithsomeonewhospeakstheirlanguagE.Thirdanunderstandingofthelanguageallowspeopletoinfermeaningsthatarenotsaiddirectly.Finallyknowingthelanguagehelpspeopletounderstandtheculturebetter.Valuesarepeople’sbasicbeliefsaboutthedifferencebetweenrightandwronggoodandbad.Anattitudeisawayofthinkingoracting.Valuesandattitudesinfluenceinternationalbusiness.ForexamplemanypeopleintheUnitedStatesbelievethatchocolatefromSwitzerlandisbetterthanchocolatefromothercountriesandtheybuyalotofit.CustomsandmannersCustomsarecommonsocialpractices.MannersarewaysofactingthatthesocietybelievesarepolitE.ForexampleintheUnitedStatesitisthecustomtohavesalad色拉beforethemaincourseatdinnernotafter.It’snotacceptabletotalkwithfoodinmouthattablE.Failuretounderstandthecustomsandmannersofothercountrieswillbringdifficultysellingtheirproducts.OrangejuiceasabreakfastdrinkofanAmericancompanyinFrancedoesn’tsellwellbecausetheFrenchdon’tusuallydrinkjuicewithbreakfast.A.knowledgeofthelocallanguageallowsinternationalbusinesspeople_________.A.tobemoreopenwiththeircustomersB.tocommunicatewithoutoutsidehelpC.toexpresstheirthoughtsindirectlyD.tohaveabetterideaoftheirowncultureTheactofmanypeoplebuyingchocolateofSwitzerlandshowstheroleof________.A.mannersB.valuesC.attitudesD.customsWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MisconceptionsinBusinessB.BasicBeliefsinBusinessC.InternationalBusinessCultureD.SuccessfulInternationalBusinessTheauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticleistotellpeople___________A.howtotakearightattitudeinbusinessB.howtoavoidmisunderstandingsinbusinessC.howtousealocallanguageinbusinessD.howtoactpolitelyandproperlyinbusiness

Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-freE.ButeightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyeD.NoproblemIthought:we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthatwiththeloanwe’dneedpluspetrolinsuranceparkingpermitsandtaxwewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas￡600amonth.Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyideA.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouseatubestation10minutes’walkawayandabusstopattheendofthestreet.A.newcarclubhadjustopenedinourareaandoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacarIreasonedthensurelywewerethatfamily.Butmynewcar-freeideasadlywasn’tsharedbymyfamily.MyteenagedaughterswerehorrifieD.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeingtoopoortoaffordacar?Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythoughtandIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.Myfriendstoowereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?anambulanceHowwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?busesandtrainsPeoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideasbeforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.EightmonthsonIwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.TheideathatyouhavetoownacarespeciallyifyouliveinacityisallintheminD.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransportandyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcostsbutwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:doIreallyneedacar?CertainlytheanswerisnoandI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.12.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-freeB.thecostofanewcarwastoomuchC.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccidentD.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim13.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?A.Disapproving.B.SupportivE.C.OptimistiC.D.UnconcerneD.14.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?A.Argueagainstit.B.TaketheiradvicE.C.LeaveitalonE.D.Thinkitover.15.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.B.LifewithoutacarisalittlebitharD.C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.D.A.car-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryonE.

Christmaswastwodaysaway.HadthepackageswithacamerainalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastree?ThatwastheonlythingthatIhadlongedfor.A.milliontimesIhadkeptdroppinghintstomyparents.TakingphotosismyfavoritE.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom’soldcamerA.I’malwaystryingtosnap抓拍thosewonderfulmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom’sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor---abigpinkcat.Myheartsank.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.JennyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican’twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn’twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforamoment?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame---howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat!JennythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgettingIaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You’llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.IpulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofindMycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera---mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile---andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.1.TheunderlinedphrasefallshortinParagraph1probablymeans_____.A.betooexpensiveB.benotgoodenoughC.becomeshortafterfallingD.droptotheground2.WhydidJenny’sheartsinkatfirst?A.Hermotherrefusedtotalktoher.B.Shemistookhersister’sChristmasgiftforhers.C.HerpresentwasnotwellwrappeD.D.HermotherforgottobuyheranyChristmasgift.3.Wecanlearnformthepassagethat________.A.JennywashappytoacceptthepinkcatB.Jenny’smotherboughtheracameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentC.JennythoughtitwasOKtohaveanoldcameraD.Jenny’smotherknewwhatshewantedasaChristmasgift4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LovecannotbeboughtB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.ChristmaswishthatcametrueD.MyMotherisalwaysinmyheart

Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket毯子overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.TheairhostessspoketoherbuttheoldladysaidIhaveneverbeeninaplanebeforeandIamfrighteneD.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!ThenthecaptaincamE.HesaidMadamIamthecaptainofthisplanE.Theweatherisfinetherearenocloudsintheskyandeverythingisgoingverywell.ButshecontinuedtohidE.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.ThentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaidIamsorryyoungmanbutIdon’tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonethingShecontinuedkindlyYouandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!1.Anoldladyhad_________.A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket2.Shedidn’twantto________.A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit3._________spoketoher.A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital5.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome

Norahhadacottageonacliffaboveabigbay.Inwinteritcouldbeverynastybecauseofstrongwindsandseaspray.InfactwhenagalewasblowingNorahandherhusbandgotusedtosleepinginasmallroomdownstairsbecausetheirbedroomupstairswhichfacedthegaleshadaverybigwindowandtheywereafraidthatanextraviolentgustmightbreakitandblowpiecesofbrokenglassoverthem.AlsothesaltsprayfromtheseaputanendtomanyofthecolourfulplantsNorahplantedinhergarden.Shetriedputtingupafencetoprotectthembutthewindjusthititwentupoverthetopandthendowntheothersidesointheendshefilledthegardenwithtreesandbushesthatlikedsalt.ButmostofthesummerNorahenjoyedhercottageandgardenverymuch.Atweekendsshecouldsitoutofdoorsinthesunlookingatthebeautifulviewwithinterestingshipsandboatspassingbyandshecouldveryeasilycycledowntotheseaforaswim.NowNorahandherhusbandhadplentyoffriendsandrelations.InthesummerlotsofthemusedtocometoenjoythebeautifulplaceandintheenditreallybecamequiteannoyingforNorahandherhusbanD.WhentheywereathometheyfoundfriendsandrelationsarrivingexpectingtobegivenunlimiteddrinksandmealsandtositinthesunforhourstalkingasifNorahandherhusbandhadnothingelsetodobutentertainandlistentothem.Thiswentonforseveralyears.Norahdidnotwishtoappearrudebyrefusingtoletherfriendsandrelationsinbutontheotherhandshewasgettingtiredeverysummer.ThenonedayNorahwascomplainingaboutthistoherhairdresserwhileshewasdoingherhair.You’redisturbedbytoomanyuninvitedguestsareyou?saidthehairdresser.Whydon’tyoutrymywayofescaping?What’sthat?askedNorah.WellthehairdresseransweredwhenthebellringsIputonmycoatandtakemyshoppingbag.Ifit’ssomeoneIdon’twanttoseeIsayinnocently’I’msorrybutI’vegottogoout.’But...12.Theunderlinedwordcyclecanbereplacedby_______________.A.ridebybikeB.driveC.walkD.gobyship13.Wecaninferthat________________.A.alotoffriendscametovisittheminwinterB.fewfriendscametovisittheminwinterC.friendscametovisitthemonlyfordrinksandmealsD.Norahwasagoodcook14.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleA.A.GoodPlaceofEnjoyingtheSeaB.A.Warm-heartedCoupleC.A.CleverWayofEscapingD.A.VisittoNorah15.Whatisthehairdresserlikelytocontinuetosayintheend?A.IfIamtiredIsaySorrycanyoucomenexttime?B.Ifit’ssomeoneIliketoseeIsayHowlucky!I’vejustcomein!C.Ifit’ssomeoneIliketoseeIsayHowhappytoseeyou!IwasgoingshoppingbutnowI’vechangedmyminD.D.IfitisfinethatdayIsayI’mtiredofthisbutI’llshowyouaroundtheplaceanyhow.

Asanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymake.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechild.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.60.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto______.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudyD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems61.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause______.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamilyC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertable62.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren______.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildrenC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.gettheleastattentionfromthefamily63.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

NotlongagoarockbandcalledtheBackstreetBoysmadeabigsplashonthemusicscenE.Youngpeopleeverywherelovedtheirsongs.Oneoftheband’sbiggestfanswasayoungboynamedAaronCarter.AaronhadaspecialreasonfortakingsuchaninterestinthebanD.NickCarteroneoftheBackstreetBoyswasAaron’sbigbrother.EvenbeforeNickjoinedthebandin1996AaronlovedmusiC.FromtheageoftwoAaronspentmostofhistimelisteningtotheradio.Hesangalongwithhisfavoritesongs.Hemadeupdancestogowiththem.SoAaron’sfamilywasnotsurprisedwhenAarondecidedtofollowNickintothemusicworlD.Aarongotofftoafaststart.AttheageofsevenhejoinedabandinhishometownofTampaFloridA.ButaftertwoyearsAarondidn’twanttobepartofabandanymorE.HewantedtosingalonE.SoonBrotherNickgaveAaronahelpinghanD.DuringaBackstreetBoysshowinGermanyAaronsangasong.Hedidanamazingjob!AftertheshowsomeonefromarecordcompanyaskedAarontomakeanalbum专辑.OfcourseAaronsaidyes!SincethatdayAaronhasmadelotsofsongsthatsellwell.HissongsincludeCrushonYouandI’mGonnaMissYouForever.Aaronhasworkedhardtobecomeasuccess.Butheneverforgetshowhisbrothergavehimhisstart.AsAaronhassaidIfNickwasn’tasingerthenIwouldn’tbetherE.29.AccordingtothepassageAaron_____.A.fellinlovewithmusicafterNickbecamefamousB.joinedtheBackstreetBoysattheageofsevenC.wasnotallowedtosingbyhisfamilyD.wasthankfulforhisbrotherNick’ssupport30.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmadeabigsplashinParagraph1probablymean?A.Drewwideattention.B.Ledtoaheateddiscussion.C.Collectedalotofmoney.D.Gotintogreattrouble31.Whatisdiscussedinthepassage?A.TheriseandfallofabanD.B.Theroadtosuccessofasinger.C.ThesecretofsuccessofabanD.D.Thewaytobeasinger.

IfeelveryexcitedatthethoughtthatinanotherweekI’llbewithyouagainonholidayIenjoymystayinEnglandverymuchindeed.Myhostandmyfellow-studentsareallverynicetomebutastheysayinEnglandThere’snoplacelikehomeandIthinkyouwillfeelthisaboveallatChristmastimE.I’mleavinghereearlyonThursdaythe23rdandI’llbearrivinginParisonFridaymorning.SoI’llbehomeaboutlunchtimE.Pleasemeetmeatthestation.InsomeofmyearlierlettersIhavetoldyouallabouttheotherstudentsherE.WellIwanttoaskmyCanadianfriendJantocomeandspendChristmasandhehasnofriendsinEnglandexceptmE.HeisaveryniceboyIknowyouwilllikehimandIfeelsurehewillenjoyChristmaswithus.ButIhaven’tinvitedhimyet.Pleaseletmeknowsoonifthat’sallright.I’vegotsomeChristmaspresentsforyouallbutI’mnotgoingtotellyouwhattheyaresoitwillbeasurprisE.Howareyouallathome?Ihopeyouareallkeepingwell.Seethatfatheralwaysputsonhisbigcoatwhenhegoesoutsothathewillnotcatchcold.Wedon’twanthimillforChristmas.29.Thepassageispartofa____.A.shortstoryB.novelC.letterD.report30.Thewriterisprobably_____.A.anEnglishwomanB.aFrenchwomanC.aCanadianD.anAmerican31.Thewriterfeelsveryexcitedbecause____.A.sheenjoysherstayinEnglandverymuch.B.shewillhaveherfriendspendChristmaswithherfamily.C.shewillsoonbewithherfamily.D.shehasgotsomeChristmaspresentsforherpeoplE.32.Thewordtheyinthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A.myhostandmyfellow-studentsB.theEnglishpeopleC.peopleImetinEnglandD.somepeopleinEngland

FrankSmithsonwokeupandleanedovertoturnoffthealarmclock.Ohno!hethoughttohimself.AnotherdayatthatofficeabosswhoshoutsatmeallthetimE.AsFrankwentdownstairshiseyesfellonalargebrownenvelopebythedoor.HewasoverjoyedwhenheopeneditandreadtheletterinsidE.BigwoodsFootballPools赌博公司wouldliketocongratulateyou.Youhavewonhalfamillionpounds.FranksuddenlybecamesoexciteD.Thecigarettefellfromhislipsasheletoutshoutthatcouldbeheardhalfwaydownthestreet.At11:30Frankarrivedatwork.Pleaseexplainwhyyou'resolatehisbosssaiD.GoandjumpinthelakerepliedFrank.I'vejustcomeintoalittlemoneysothisisgood-byE.Findyourselfsomeoneelsetoshoutat.ThateveningFrankwassmokingaveryexpensiveHavanacigarwhenaknockwasheardonthedoor.Herushedtothedoor.Outsideweretwomenneatlydressedingreysuits.MrSmithsononeofthemsaidwe'refromBigwoodsPools.I'mafraidthere'sbeenaterriblemistake5.WhatdoweknowaboutFrank?A.Hedidn'tmakealotofmoney.B.Hewasaluckyperson.C.Hedidn'tgetonwellwithhisboss.D.Hewasalazyman6.WhenheheardtheknockatthedoorFrankprobablythought____..A.someonehadcometomakeanapology.B.someonehadcometogivehimthemoney.C.hisfriendshadcometoaskaboutthefootballpools.D.hisfriendshadcometocongratulatehimonhisluck.7.Onhearingthere'sbeenaterriblemistakeFrankwasmostlikelytobe___.A.excitedB.worriedC.nervousD.disappointed

AshipwasdamagedduringastormatseaandonlytwoofthemenaboardwereabletoswimtoasmallislanD.NotknowingwhatelsetodothetwosurvivorsdecidedthattheyshouldpraytoGoD.Howevertofindoutwhoseprayersweremorepowerfultheyagreedtodivide分割开thelandbetweenthemandstayonoppositesidesoftheislanD.ThefirstthingtheyprayedforwasfooD.Thenextmorningthefirstmansawatreeonhissideoftheislandandhewasabletoeatitsfruit.Buttheotherman’ssideoflandremainedbarren..AfteraweekthefirstmanbecamelonelyanddecidedtoprayforawifE.ThenextdayanothershipwasdamagedandtheonlysurvivorwasawomanwhoswamtohissideoftheislanD.Butontheothersideoftheislandtherewasnothing.SoonthefirstmanprayedforahouseclothesandmorefooD.Thenextdaylikemagicallofthesethingsweregiventohim.Howeverthesecondmanstillhadnothing.FinallythefirstmanprayedforashipsothatheandhiswifecouldleavetheislandandinthemorninghefoundashipstoppedathissideoftheislanD.ThefirstmanboardedtheshipwithhiswifeanddecidedtoleavethesecondmanontheislanD.AstheshipwasabouttoleavethefirstmanheardavoicefromHeavenWhyareyouleavingyourpartnerontheisland?MyblessingsareminealonesinceIwastheonewhoprayedforthem.ThefirstmananswereD.Hisprayerswereallunansweredsohedoesn’tdeserveanything.Youaremistaken!thevoicesaiD.HehadonlyoneprayerwhichIanswereD.HeprayedthatallyourprayerswouldbeanswereD.68.Whydidn’tthetwomenstaytogetherontheisland?A.BecausetheybothwantedtoliveaquietlifeB.Becausetheycouldn’tgetalongwellwitheachotherC.BecausetheywantedtotestthepoweroftheirprayersD.Becausetheywantedtokeeptheirownlifesecretfromothers69.Theunderlinedwordbarrenisclosestinmeaningto______.A.noisyB.emptyC.dangerousD.calm70.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethefirstman?A.Hard-workingB.LuckyC.SelfishD.Dishonest

Itwasarainymorningandthechildrenmainlyboyswithvariouslearningdifficultiesrefusedtosettleforthestartofthelesson.AsaninexperiencedteacherItriedeverymeanstogetthemtobe44butinvain.MypanicwasrisingandIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingwildly.Thiswasthe45ofmyjobasamusicteacherIthought--teachingwasnotformE.ThenIhadanideA.HopingthatnoonewouldnoticethatIwas46insideIthrewmyvoiceasfarasitwouldreach:Putyourheadsonthedesksandcloseyour47!Wearegoingonajourney.48thechildrenfellsilent.NowwhatshouldIdo?Ithoughttomyself.ReachingovertomycollectionofCDsIblindly49putitinthemachineandplayedit.Obediently顺从地myclasslaytheirheadsontheirdeskclosedtheireyesand50.WhenthemusicstartedtheroomasfilledwiththemostbeautifultonesandmusicalcolorsIcouldhaveeverimagineD.Allthechildrenwere51.WhenthemusicfinishedIaskedthemalltoraisetheir52slowlysothatwecouldshareourmusicaljourney.AtthispointwhenallthechildrenwerewillingtosharetheirexperiencesIbegantolearnhowto53.Themusicallowmetolearnthatteachingisaboutsharingandrespecttearsandsmilestheknowingandthe54andmostofallanunderstandingofeachother.Thiswasthepowerthat55intheclassroomcouldhavE.44.A.gladB.safeC.kindD.quiet45.A.endB.aimC.ruleD.plan46.A.guessingB.shakingC.respondingD.laughing47.A.eyesB.mouthsC.booksD.doors48.A.PunctuallyB.ImportantlyC.AmazinglyD.Obviously49.A.passedoneonB.gaveonebackC.turnedoneinD.tookoneout50.A.sleptB.noddedC.waitedD.continued51.A.talkingB.singingC.dancingD.listening52.A.legsB.headsC.armsD.shoulders53.A.teachB.imagineC.playD.understand54.A.unpreparedB.unspokenC.unknownD.unforgotten55.A.gamesB.musicC.tearsD.knowledge

PassagethreeAdvertisersPerformaUsefulServicetotheCommunityAdvertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveaflairforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.‘It’siniquitous’theysay‘thatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopays’Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlycloselyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationofcalamities.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenuE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthe‘smallads.’whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe‘hatchmatchanddispatch’columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor‘agony’column.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!1.Whatismainideaofthispassage?A.Advertisement.B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.D.Thecostsofadvertisement.2.TheattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersisA.AppreciativE.B.Trustworthy.C.Critical.D.dissatisfactory.3.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag.B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisawasteofmoney.C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.D.BecausecustomerspaymorE.4.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertiseD.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.5.ThepassageisA.Narration.B.Description.C.Criticism.D.Argumentation.

LastweekIvisitedmyfriendPeteinthenewhomewhereheliveswithhiswifeanddaughter.PeteusedtospendhisholidaystravellingaroundtheworlD.Nowadayshepreferstospendhisholidaysandweekendsmakinghishouselookmorebeautiful.LikehundredsofthousandsofotherBritishpeoplehehasdiscoveredthejoyofDIYDoItYourselfwhichmeansifthereareanythingsthatneedfixingaroundthehousehewilltrytodothejobhimself.AsheshowedmethenewkitchenheputtogetherbyhimselfandthenewlypaintedwallsIaskedPetewherehegothisinspiration灵感from.HetoldmethathisfavoritesourceofideaswasaDIYprogramonTV.ThisgotmethinkingaboutthegreatpopularityofDIYprogramsintheUK.Eachmajorchannel频道hasatleastonehomeorgardenimprovingshowandthere’sevenasatellitechannelcompletelyaboutthesubject.IguessitisnotreallysurprisingthatDIYprogramsaresopopular.TwocommonsayingsinBritain－‘anEnglishman’shomeishiscastle’and‘there’snoplacelikehome’－showhowimportantourhousesaretous.Withthepresenteconomicdownturnmanypeoplecan’taffordtobuyabiggerhousesotheyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.DIYistheperfectchoicE.Butbecareful!Ireadareportthatsaidover230000peoplewereinjuredwhiledoinghomeimprovementsintheUKinjustoneyearincluding41000whofelloffladders梯子and5800whowereseriouslyhurtbyhammers锤子.SoIwon’tbegoingdowntothehardwarestorE.25.HowdidPetespendhisholidayinthepast?A.VisitinghisfriendsB.TravellingaroundtheworldC.DivingD.Makinghishousebeautiful26.WhichmightNOTbeshowninaDIYprogramonTV?A.ScubadivingB.A.gardenimprovingfeature特别节目C.HomeimprovementsD.Fixingthingsinkitchens27.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyDIYispopularamongBritishpeople?A.TheyenjoyDIYB.TheywanttobeonTVC.TheywanttomaketheirhousesbetterthemselvesD.Theycanimprovetheirhouseswithoutspendingmuchmoney28.Attheendofthearticlethewriterwantsustoremember_____.A.nottogotothehardwarestoreB.tobecarefulnottogethurtwhiledoingDIYC.tokeepwatchingDIYonTVwhiledrinkinganicecupofteaD.nottoclimbladdersorusehammers

NickPetrelsisadoctorinMontreal.Heworks60hoursaweek.Hetakescareof159patientsaweekinthehospitalandathisofficE.He’sbeenadoctorfortenyears.Dr.PetrelsgiveshispatientsgoodmedicaladvicE.Buthedoesn’tjusttellhispatientswhattodo.Healsosingstothemontelevision!Dr.PetrelshashisownTVshow.TheshowisinItalianEnglishandFrench.ThedoctorstartstheshowwithasongandthengivesmedicaladvicE.HeexplainsamedicalproblemordiseaseinsimplelanguagE.Afterthathesingsanothersong.Dr.Petrelsproducesandperformsinhisownshoweveryweek.Theprogramisverypopularwithhispatientsandwithpeoplewhoenjoyhissinging.Hisdreamistoperform表演inLasVegas.Hisfavoritesongsarelovesongsandhehasacompactdisk光盘oflovesongsthathewrotE.Dr.PetrelssaysIalwayslovedtosing.AllmyproblemsaregonewhenIsing.ButwhenDr.Petrelswasyounghisfatherdidn’twanthimtobeasingersohewenttomedicalschool.SomepeopletellDr.Petrelshecanhelppeoplemoreasadoctor.ButDr.Petrelssayshehelpspeoplewhenhesingstoo.IliketomakepeoplesmilE.Sometimesit’sdifficulttomakeasickpersonsmilE.Medicineandentertainmentbothtrytodothesamething.TheytrytomakepeoplefeelgooD.5.Dr.Petrelsworks60hoursaweekbecausehe_______.A.giveshispatientsmedicaladviceB.takescareof159patientsaweekC.singsontelevisionD.hashisownTVshow6.Dr.Petrels_______soheiscalledasingingdoctor.A.hasbeenadoctorfortenyearsB.alwayslovedtosingC.ispopularwithhispatientsD.alsosingstohispatientsonTV7.InhisTVshowDr.Petrels_______.A.singsandgivesmedicaladviceB.singsaboutdifferentdiseasesC.startstoexplaindiseaseswithasongD.singslovesongshewrote8.Dr.Petrels’showispopular_______.A.inLasVegas.B.atmedicalschoolC.withpeoplewholikehissingingD.withpatientsinMontreal

ClaraBartonbornonChristmasin1821iswidelyknownasoneofthemosthonoredwomeninAmericanhistory.ShebeganteachingschoolwhenmostteachersweremenatthattimE.Latershebecameoneofthefirstwomenevertobeemployedbythegovernment.HercareerinhelpingthesickbeganwhenherbrotherDavidbecameherfirstpatient.HefelldownfromtheroofofahousewhenClarawasjust11yearsolD.Shestayedbyhissideandlookedafterhimforthreeyearslearninghowtogivehimallhismedicines.WhentheCivilWarbeganin1861sheimmediatelyrecognizedthatthepoorlyequippedsoldiersneededhelp.InsteadofwaitingforotherstostepinClaracollectednecessarythingsonherownaskedthepublicfordonationsandlearnedhowtostoreanddistributethemtosoldiers.Shealsoreadtothesoldiersandwrotelettersforthem.AftertheBattleofCedarMountaininnorthernVirginiain1862Claraarrivedatafieldhospitalatmidnightwithavehiclefullofsupplies.A.doctornamedPaulSmithatthathospitalwouldlaterwriteIthoughtheavenhadsentoutanangelthatnight—herassistancearrivedatexactlytherighttimE.In1869ClarawenttoEuropeandlearnedabouttheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross.UponherreturntotheUnitedStatesshesuccessfullyfoundedtheAmericanRedCross.Sheledtheorganizationforthenext23years.Herlastfieldmission使命aspresidentoftheAmericanRedCrosswastohelpthevictimsofthe1900GalvestonhurricanE.Shedidnotretire退休fromtheAmericanRedCrossuntilshewas83.TruetohernatureClaraalwayswenttowheretheneedwasthegreatest.TodaytheAmericanRedCrosscontinuesthemissionClarastartedmorethan100yearsago.WiththehelpofthousandsofvolunteerstheAmericanRedCrossprovidesrelieftovictimsofdisastersaswellashelpspeoplepreventprepareforandrespondtoallsortsofemergencies.32.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatClaraBartonwas_____.A.honestB.caringC.talentedD.modest33.AftertheCivilWarbrokeoutClaraBarton_____.A.joinedthearmyandfoughtbravelyB.wenttoEuropeforfurtherstudyC.continuedtoworkasateacherD.didalottohelpsoldiers34.SeeingClaraBarton’sarrivalDr.Smithmusthavefelt_____.A.excitedandgratefulB.proudandjoyfulC.shyandnervousD.sadandsorry35.WhatismainlydescribedinParagraph5?A.TheaimoftheAmericanRedCross.B.Theimportanceofvoluntarydonations.C.ClaraBartonandtheAmericanRedCross.D.ClaraBarton’scontributiontotheCivilWar.

Papaasasonofadirt-poorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.There'ssomuchtolearnhe'dsay.Thoughwe'rebornstupidonlythestupidremainthatway.Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied拒绝aneducation.ThusPapainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.ThoughaschildrenwethoughtthiswascrazyitwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.AnddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearneD.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant微不足道的itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecommentalwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.Papaattheheadofthetablewouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwinereadytolisten.Felicehe'dsaytellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis....SilencE.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaidasifthesalvation拯救oftheworldwoulddependuponit.ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Wellhe'dsay.Getthemap;let'sseewhereNepalis.AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildrenwethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamilyhoweverwasgrowingtogethersharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatuslisteningtousrespectingourinputaffirming肯定ourvaluegivingusasenseofdignity体面Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.LaterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherIstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.Theywereimparting传授whatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.HistechniquehasservedmewellallmylifE.NotasingledayhasbeenwastedthoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.21.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.B.ThosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlifE.C.ThetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworlD.D.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.22.TheunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphreferstoA.onenewthingB.arequestC.thenewsD.somecomment23.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor_______.A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnewsB.knewverywellaboutNepalC.feltregretaboutthosewasteddaysD.appreciatedhisfather'seducationaltechnique24.Whatisthegreatestvalueofdinnertimetotheauthor?A.Continuallearning.B.Showingtalents.C.Familyget-together.D.WinningPapa'sapproval.

OlaOrekunrinisthefounderandmanagingdirectorofthefor-profitcompanyFlyingDoctorsNigeriaLtD.thefirstemergencyairambulanceserviceinthecountry.InNigeriawhereroadconditionscanbepoorandruralclinicsareoftenunpreparedtodealwithmajormedicalemergenciesFlyingDoctorshasbecomealifesaverairliftingpatientsfromremoteareastohospitalsandprovidingcareontheway.London-bornOrekunrinwasinspiredtosetupthecompanyafterher12-year-oldsisterdieD.WhenshewasstillinmedicalschoolintheUKhersisterwasonholidayinNigeriaandunexpectedlyneededemergencytreatment.Thenearestclinicwasn’tabletotreather.Thefamilytriedtofindanairambulancetomovehertoanappropriatefacilitybutthequickest-availableservicewasfarawayinSouthAfricA.HersisterhaddiedbythetimeaflightbecomeavailablE.IwasfilledwithdeepsadnessandalmostangerOrekunrinsays.IwantedtocometoNigeriaandtrytocontributeinsomeway.AfterstudyingothermodelsofemergencyairambulanceintheUKandotherpartsofAfricaOrekunrinknewitwouldbethemosteffectivewaytohelppatientsaccesstotheproperfacilitiesinalargeareathatisoftendifficulttotravelbycar.ButgettingFlyingDoctorsoffthegroundwasn’teasy.Orekunrinbeganbyrentingaircraftasawaytokeepcostsdown.ShethenestablishedpartnershipswithhospitalsacrossAfricaandabroadandstartedhercompanynearlyfiveyearsago.Thecompanynowhas20helicoptersandjetsandastaffthatincludessevenseniorflightphysicians.OrkunrinhasalsoworkedtowardimprovingmedicalcareacossNigeriA.FlyingDoctorsnowprovidesscholarshipstomedicalstudentsandhasestablishedpartnershipswithruralnon-governmentalorganizationssuchastheStarliteHopesInitiativeinNigeria’sDeltaStatewhichofferscaretothepoor.OrekunrinhopestokeepfindingnewwaystoimprovemedicalserviceinNigeriA.Theyoungdoctorknowstherearechallengesaheadbutasshe’salwaysshowneventheskyisnotthelimit.32.WhatdoesFlyingDoctorsmainlydo?A.ItprovidespeoplewithfreecarE.B.Ittransportspatientsquickly.C.Itimprovesclinics’services.D.Ithelpstobuildroads.33.OrekunrincameupwiththeideaoffoundingFlyingDoctorsbecauseof________.A.hermajorB.herpersonaltragedyC.thebigprofitsitcouldmakeD.thesuccessofsuchservicesintheUK34.Theunderlinedwordinthetextmeans_________.A.airportB.hospitalC.cityD.organization35.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeOrekunrin?A.CaringanddetermineD.B.Honestbutbad-tempereD.C.Ambitiousandfriendly.D.Innocentandsingle-mindeD.

SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedastherewereawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IwentintothefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?HelookeditovercarefullyandsaidYesnotabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforitsir?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaidI’llgiveyoutwentypounds.It’sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthatbutit’snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtotheplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I’llbuyitIsaiD.Whatdoyoumean?You’vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI’vechangedmyminD.I’msorry;I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YourmustbecrazyhesaiD.Thensuddenlythepennydropped.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You’rerightIsaiD.AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaidwouldyoumendthischairforme?Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon’tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI’llmendthisforyoushallwesayforafiver五镑钞票?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.28.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper________.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter29.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?A.￡5.B.￡7.C.￡20.D.￡27.30.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas________.A.smartB.carefulC.honestD.funny

Amanwaslookingforthingsofoldtimes.OnedayhecametoavillageandfoundabluebowlwhichlookedveryolD.Thebowlwasonthegroundandacatwasdrinkingmilkfromit.A.farmertheownerofthecatwaslyingbesidethebowl.Inordernottodrawthefarmer’sattentiontothevalueofthebowl.ThemansaidtohiminasoftvoiceWhatanicecatyouhave!Won’tyousellittome?’’Howmuchwouldyougivemeforit?thefarmeropenedhiseyesandaskeD.Twentydollars.Woulditbeenough?AfewminuteslaterthefarmeragreeD.AfterhepaidthefarmerthemansaidMycatwillcertainlyfeelthirsty.MayItakethebowlsothatthecatcanhavemilk?ButthefarmersaidI’msorryIcan’tgiveittoyou.ThankstothebowlIhavealreadysoldtwentycats.1.Themanliked__________.A.keepingoldthingsB.travellingfromvillagetovillageC.meetingfarmersD.buyingcats2.Afterheboughtthecatthemanaskedforthebowlbecausehethought__________.A.thebowlshouldgowiththecatB.thebowlhadabeautifulcolorC.thefarmerdidn’tknowthevalueofthebowlD.thecatcouldn’tlivewithoutthebowl3.Thefarmerkeptthebowlsothathecould________.A.letanothercatuseitB.sellmorecatsC.sellmorebowlsD.usethebowlhimself4.Fromthestorywecanseethefarmer_________.A.hadonlyonebowlB.wasverypoorC.didn’tlikecatsD.wasclever

FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYork.in1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobefarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstorE.sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.8.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyB.getawayfromthefarmC.learnsomethingfromasalesmanD.getenoughtoeat.9.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause_____________.A.hecutdownthepricebyhalfB.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods.C.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway.D.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigneD.10.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause______________.[来源:学+科A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.B.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.C.theknivesweremadeinGermanywherelabour劳动力wascheap.D.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.24.11._____________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.Hisbusinessskillsandhiswealth.B.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesolD.C.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknives.D.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings.

WhenIwasinthesixthgradeIbecameabigKoreanpopfan.AlmosthalfthestudentsatmymiddleschoolwereKoreanandalmostallofthemlistenedtoKoreanmusicespeciallyK-pop.Ihadneverbeeninterestedinit.ItsoundedtoostrangetomebutallchangedinthesixthgradewhenthehugehitGeecameout.AllmyfriendsweresingingthechorusandimitatingthedancE.Geefeversucked使卷入meintoK-pop.ItbecamemylifE.IlistenedtoK-popnon-stopandfilledmyiPodwithit.InamonthIhadmemorizedthenamesofcountlessmembersofboyandgirlbandsandstuckpicturesofmysingerboyfriendsonmywalls.Iwouldditchmyweekendartandmathsclassesandgotoconcertswithmyfriends.ThiswouldalwaysresultinmymomshoutingthatIwaswastingmylifE.MymomthoughtK-popwastrash垃圾andwantedmetolikeclassicalmusicasshediD.Butclassicalmusicmademesleepy.EverydayduringmiddleschoolIwenttoaK-popgossipandnewssitecalledallkpop.com.OnthissiteIlearnedthatIcouldaudition试音tobecomeasingerinaK-popbanD.Theshiningclothesthousandsofscreamingfansandhearingthemcallmynameseemedmuchmoreexcitingthanbeingamiddleschoolstudent.BecomingaK-popstarwasallIwanteD.IstartedwatchingtheauditionvideosofcurrentstarsandreadingblogpostsfrompeoplewhohadauditioneD.Theyexplainedmuchabouttheaudition.ThismademewanttoauditionevenmorE.AfterwatchingthosevideosIsawthatmostofthecurrentstarsweren’tthatamazingintheirauditionsanddidn'tthinkofmyselfasagoodsinger.ButiftheycoulddoitIcoulddothattoo.Ithought.21.WhatcausedtheauthortofallinlovewithK-pop?A.HerKoreanB.A.newstyleofdanceC.Herclassmates’influenceD.ThepopularityofGee22.TheunderlinedwordditchinParagraph1probablymeans______.A.forgetB.attendC.skipD.hate23.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’smother?A.ShehasnointerestinmusiC.B.ShehasalowopinionofK-pop.C.Shedoesn’tcareaboutherdaughterD.SheprefersK-poptoclassicalmusiC.24.Aftervisitingallkpop.comtheauthor_______.A.dreamedofbecomingapopsingerB.calledthemanagerofthenewssiteC.contactedpeoplewhohadauditionedD.knewshewouldneverbecomeasinger25.Theauthorthoughtshecouldbecomeagoodsingerbecause_______.A.shehadaspecialtalentformusiC.B.shehadbeengivensinginglessons.C.shefirmlybelievedshecouldimprovesingingthroughtraining.D.herperformanceatthestudiowassatisfying.

Ilivedinapoorfamily.Halfofnayfather'ssalaryasaclerkwenttowardsmedicalexpen­sesofillrelatives.MotheroftencomfortedthefamilybysayingIfyouhavecharacteryouHavethebetterpartofwealth.ButIwaseagertoOwnacar.Having.nocarwasshamefulformE.SuddenlyamomentchangedmylifE.ForweeksanewBuickRoadMasterhadstoodinthewindowofthebiggeststoreonMainStreet.Nowitwastoberaffled抽奖off.Waitingforthewinningticketlobedrawntthecrowdhelditsbreathasthemayorreachedfortheluckyticket.Unbelievable!Theloudspeakercalledmyfather'sname!ThemayorhadpresentedDadwiththekey.sandhehaddrivenithomE.IranhomeinrecordtimE.Itouchedthecar'ssmoothsmoothopenedthedoorandgotin­-sidE.Thetuxuriousinsidehadthatwonderfulnew—carsmell.Isawmyfatherpacingthesidewalk.Irushedovertohim.Leavemealone!heshouteD.MothersaidYourfatherisstrugglingwithanethical道德的problem.Thecarmaynotbeours.IshoutedItwasannouncedovertheloudspeaker!SheexplainedthatmyfatherhadaskedhisbossJimKendrickifhewantedtobuyaticket.Jimhadmumbled咕咕Whynot?andturnedbacktowhathewasdoing.Itmayneverhavecrossedhismindagain.Dadthenboughttwotickets348and349inhisownnamewithhisownmoneymarking348forKendrick.Thewinningnumberwas348.IcouldnotunderstandJimwasamultimillionairE.Heownedadozencars.Anothercarmeantlittletohim.AtlastweheardDad'sstep.HewentstraighttoIhephoneanddialeD.ThenextafternoonJim'stwodriversarrivedandtheypresentedDadwithaboxofcigarsbeforedrivingtheQuickaway.Wedidn'tgetacaruntilIwasgrownAfterthatmymother'swordstookonanewmean-ing.LookingbackovertheyearsIknownowwewereneverricherthanwewereatthemo­mentwhenDadmadethattelephonecall.24.Whatmadethewriterfeelshameful?A.Havingnocar.B.Thepoorfamily.C.Theillrelatives.D.Themotherssaying.25.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter'spaients?A.lucky.B.honest.C.determineD.D.diligent.23.Whydidthefatherpacethesidewalk?A.HewasthinkinghowIqownthecar.B.Hewasworriedabouthisillrelatives.C.Hehesitatedwhethertokeepthecar.D.Hewantedtosellthecarformoney.26.Whatmeaningdoesthetextconvey?A.Loveofmoneyistherootofallevil.B.ChancefavorsthepreparedminD.C.HonestydearboughtisworthwhilE.D.OpportunityseldomknockstwicE.

A.youngwomancarryingathree-year-oldchildgotonabus.TheconductorhurriedtogiveherawarmwelcomeandthenkindlyaskedtheotherpassengerstomakemoreroomforthewomanandherchilD.Onseeingthispeoplebegantotalk.YouknowthisconductorusedtobeveryrudE.Nowsuddenlyhehaschangedhisbadbehaviorsaidamiddle-agedman.Yesheshouldbepraisedandwemustwritealettertothecompanysaidasecondpassenger.That'srightanotherladysaidIwishanewspaperreporterwereheresothatmorepeoplecouldlearnfromthisconductor.JustthenagentlemanwholookedlikeateacherturnedtotheconductorandsaidExcusemebutcanIknowyournameplease?YourexcellentservicemustbepraiseD.Beforehecouldopenhismouththethree-year-oldchildsittingontheyoungwoman'slapinterruptedIknowhisnamE.IcallhimDaD.21.Thepassengerswere______toseetheconductor'skindnesstothewomanandthechilD.A.excitedB.pleasedC.interestedD.surprised22.Onepassengersuggestedwritingalettertothecompanyto______.A.makeademandformorebusesB.thanktheconductorforhisgoodserviceC.criticizetheconductorforhisrudebehaviorD.inviteanewspaperreportertowriteabouttheconductor23.Itisclearfromthestorythattheconductor_______.A.haschangedhisattitudetowardshisworkB.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetoallpassengersC.hasnotchangedhisrudebehaviortopassengersD.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetowomenwithchildren

Believeitornotopticalillusion错觉cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Butstripescalledchevrons人字形paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyareandthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundation基金会forTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyearthefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivetoogreatspeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidentsaccordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidentsthefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsdangerarethegreatestcurvesexitslopestrafficcirclesandbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraighthorizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.Howevertrafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.Chevronsscientistssaynotonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.1.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A.anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrolB.anewpatternforpaintinghighwaysC.anewwayoftrainingdriversD.anewtypeofopticalillusion2.Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat________.A.theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazardsB.theyaredrivinginthewronglaneC.theyshouldslowdowntheirspeedD.theyarecomingneartothespeedlimit3.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraighthorizontalbarsisthattheformer________.A.cankeepdriversawakeB.cancutroadaccidentsinhalfC.willlookmoreattractiveD.willhavealongereffectondrivers4.TheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto________.A.tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareasB.changetheroadsignsacrossthecountryC.replacestraighthorizontalbarswithchevronsD.repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraighthorizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?A.Theyaresuitableonlyonbroadroads.B.TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.C.TheyareignoredinalongperiodoftimE.D.Theycannotbeusedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles.

Myhusbandmyfour-month-olddaughterandIsetoutonafive-daydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.OneofourstopsoncewecrossedtheOregonborderwasataBlackBearDiner.WalkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatonesidE.Hewasclearlyuntidywithoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.HoldingmydaughterIturnedaroundandsaidtothegentlemanSir.Areyouhungry?HesaidYes.IthenaskedMaywebuyyousomethingtoeat?HerespondedwithSureIcanordersomethingmyself.Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.ItoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanteD.ThemanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrighteneD.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.ThisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustodayIsaiD.Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.Themanagersaidwithafrown皱眉Okay.WeturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaidloudlyandquicklyThankYou!Wewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.IaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordereD.Onefreshorangejuiceonecoffeeonebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn’tseehimbutthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislifeevenifonlyforafewminutes.33.Fromtheappearanceofthegentlemanwecanguesshewasprobablyan________.A.waiterB.actorC.workerD.beggar34.Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause________.A.themanwasnotfriendlyB.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurantC.hewasafraidthemanwouldn’taffordtopaythefoodD.hehadfiredthemanbefore35.Fromthepassagewecaninfertheman________.A.feltashamedandslippedawayB.wasthankfulfortheirkindactC.washungryandatealotoffoodD.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer36.Thephrasemademydayinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.mademeveryhappyB.wastedmymoneyC.mademefeelsorryD.movedmedeeply

Theconnectionsharedbygrandparentsandgrandchildrenissomethingveryspecialanddespitethechangingfamilysituationitstillremainsstrongacrossgenerations.Formostofusourgrandparentswereourfirstbestfriendstheoneswithwhomwesharedoursecretsandourpain.Inmajorityofthecasesgrandparentswouldhavebabysat照看theirgrandchildrenwhileparentswerebusyworkinganddidn'thavemuchtimefortheirchildren.EvenasakidgrowsuptheloveandaffectionforgrandparentsneverdiesandformanyteensvisitinggrandparentsorlivingwiththeminthesamehouseisapleasurE.KedarPatwaryamasscommunicationstudentsaysIoftenenduphavinglongconversationswithmygrandfatherabouttheevolutionofIndiansocietyandIreallyadmirehimforthepatiencewithwhichheanswersallmyquestions.Manyteenagersfeelthattheirparentstreatthemasgrown-upswhiletheirgrandparentsgivethemmuchfreedom.LeelaNarayananagrandmothersaysthatshelovestopamperhergrandchildrenandcookfavoritedishesforthem.Shefurtheraddsthathereldestgranddaughterwhoisnow19wasbroughtupbyhertillshewasfourandtheclosenesstheysharedremainsthesameevennow.AttimesthegapgenerationplaysanegativerolewhengrandparentsfinditdifficultadjustingtothemodernlifestylE.Technologyiswhatworksagainstthisrelationship.Youngsters'beingcrazyaboutwithgadgetsleavesthemwithnotimefortheirlovedones.MariaKuttyisagrandmotherto12kids.HerfacelightsupeverytimehergrandchildrenarementioneD.Butshehasonecomplaint.AllmychildrenstayclosetomebutwhentheycometovisitandIwanttospendtimewiththemIcan'tfindthemanywherE.Theyonlyhavetimeforclickety-clacketythingsintheirhands.SometimestheylistentoloudmusicandtalkaboutthingsIdon'tunderstanD.IfeelverysadwhenIthinkofallthosetimesshesays.12.TheauthorusesKedarPatwaryasanexample______.A.toshowIndiansocietyisfullofperfectharmonyB.tostressallthechildrenadmiretheirgrandparentsC.toshowgrandparentsgetonwellwithgrandchildrenD.toindicategrandparentsareallgoodbabysitters13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpampermeaninthepassage?A.Spoil.B.RaisE.C.ManagE.D.EducatE.14.Thegapgenerationsometimesisnegativebecause_______.A.grandchildrencan'tfitinwithmodernlifestyleB.grandparentsareeagertoknowmoretechnologyC.grandchildrenareaddictedtotheirdigitalproductsD.grandparentssparednotimewiththeirgrandchildren15.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.BygivingexamplE.B.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.ByhispersonalexperiencE.

Iwas17andmyjobwastotrytokeepeightfairlyactive10-11-and12-year-oldsfromkillingoneanotherorthemselves.AmongotheractivitiesIwouldtakethemcampinginthewoodsoutsideDoverPlainsNewYork.IlearnedthatifyouaregoingtobeinthewoodsforacoupleofdaystakefrostedfooD.Youcaneatthemforbreakfastlunchanddinneryoudon'thavetocookthemandtheydon'tweighasmuchasyourmeatsandvegetables.I'llnevertouchanotherfrostedfoodaslongasIlivE.Thecampwasforlow-incomeblackladsfromNewYorkCity.DuringthecampIfoundbeingoutinthewoodswiththekidswasalittlescarybecauseIsuddenlyrealizedtheseareactuallysomebody'schildrenandI'mresponsibleforthem.IfoundmyselfbeinganauthorityfigurebecauseIhadto.Onacampingtripwestoppedatalaketoputupourtents.Iwastheonlywhitepersoninthegroup.Wewereswimmingwhenthesewhitekidsinamotorboatbeganyellingracialabusesandtryingtosplash泼水us.ThenIhadnochoicebuttowarnthemIfyoucomeanywherenearthesekidswe'vewrittendownthenumberofyourboatandwe'regoingtocallthepolicE.Theyyelledmorebutfinallyleft.ThatexperiencewasthebiggesttestofresponsibilityIhadeverfaceD.WhenIreturnedtohighschoolafterthatfirstsummeritseemedalotlessfearfulthanbeforE.PlusIhadearned$375whichaftertripstothecampcandystorewasdowntoeightcents'clearprofit.25.TheauthortookalongfrostedfoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat.A.TheywerehisfavoritesnacksB.TheywereeasytocarryandeatC.TheyfilledthebellyeasilyD.Theywouldn'tgobadinacoupleofdays26.Whatgavetheauthorthebestlessonofresponsibilitywhentheycampedinthewoods?A.Toteach8naughtykidstoswim.B.To.putuptentsoutinthewilds.B.Tostopthekidsfrombeestings.D.Toprotecthiscampersfromabuses.27.Whichwordmaybestconcludethecamptrip?A.Amusing.B.ProfitablE.C.Relaxing.D.ComfortablE.

AnnabelIthinkthereisabearinourhouseIshoutedupthestair.Shedidn’thearmeproperly.Thereisawhat?sheshoutedback.You’vefoundachairinthehouse?IclearedmythroatandsaidagainascalmlyaspossibleIthinkthereisabearinthehousE.IfthereisaworldspeedrecordforrepackingabackpackandleavingabuildingAnnabelmustbeacompetitorforwewereoutsidethebuildingwithinseconds.AnnabelandIhadalreadyspentthreedayswalking80kilometersoverthemountainsfromthePacifiC.WewereinCanada’sYukonTerritoryheadingtowardsCarcrossontheshoreofLakeBennett.HereourboatwaswaitingwherewehadleftittheweekbeforE.Ourplanthenwastoboatdownthe3000kilometersofYukonRivertotheBeringSeA.Onthisdaywewerewalkingthelast48kilometerstowardsCarcrossfollowingadisusedrailwaylinE.Youhadtokeepaneyeoutforblackbearswhosepresencewasobviousfromthehugepilesofdung粪便thatlitteredthetracks.Asthedaydrewonwestartedtolookforsomewheretosleep.Wefinallyfoundanoldrailwaybuildingwhichlookedasifitmightkeepussafefrombears.ThoughthewindowsanddoorshadlargescratchandchewmarkstheywerecoveredwithboardsandlookedsafE.AnnabelwentupstairsandstartedtounpackandsettleinwhileIlookedarounddownstairs.IwasmovingaroundinwhatwasonceclearlyakitchenwhenfromoutofadarkeneddoorwaythatItooktothestoreroomcameasoftbutunusualdeepmoan呻吟.MycuriosityraisedIstartedtowalktowardstheslightlyopnedoor.Iwashalfwayacrosstheroomwhenalowroughsoundcameoutofthedarknessandthehairsonthebackofmyneckstoodup.Mynaturalabilitywastoruin.Ibackedoutoftheroommyeyesstaringatthedarkdoorway.WethoughtitmightbeabetterideatospendthenightelsewherE.Wegotupearlyinoursmalltentinthemorning.Thenight’ssleephadbeenallrightexceptwhenalittletroubledbydreamsofbears.Butourmoodrosewiththesun.WewerewalkingalongrelaxingwitheachstepandlookingforwardtoabiglunchatCarcross.Crossingasmallwoodenbridgewelefttherailtrackstohaveadrink.AswereturnedAnnabelcriedoutStop!LookingupIsawafamiliarblackshapebehindus:anotherblackbearwasfollowingusmovingupslowlyfrombehindandthendisappearingrapidlyintothetreeswhenweturnedtofaceit.Howlongithadbeenfollowinguswecouldnotsay.25.Whatcanyouknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.AnnabelsetaworldspeedrecorD.B.TheauthorwascalmerthanAnnabel.C.Annabel’shearingwassopoorthatshecouldn’thearanysounds.D.Thetwogirlsranoutofthehouseathighspeedforfearofthebear.26.WhatistheauthorandAnnabel’sfinaldestination?A.ThePacificB.YukonTerritoryC.CarcrossD.TheBeringsea27.WhichisTUREabouttheoldrailwaybuildingaccordingtothepassage?A.Trainspassherealongtherailwaytrack.B.BearsmighthavecomeandgonearoundherE.C.Itwasreallyasafeplacetoplayandsleepin.D.A.roughsoundcouldbeheardfromthekitchen.

E.AmongthefourskillsinlearningEnglishwhichoftheseistheOdd-Man-Out?Theanswerisspeaking.Theotherthreeyoucandoaloneonyourown.Butyoucan'treallyspeakalone!Speakingtoyourselfcanbedangerousbecausemeninwhitecoatsmaycomeandtakeyouaway!WherecanyoufindpeopletospeakEnglish?Andhowcanyoupractisespeakingwhenyouarealone?Atschoolifyoupaytogotoalanguageschoolyoushouldusethechancetospeak.IfyourteacherasksyoutospeakinpairsorgroupswithotherstudentstrytosayasmuchaspossiblE.Don'tworryaboutyourmistakes.Justspeak!ConversationClubsManycitiesaroundtheworldhaveconversationclubswherepeoplecanexchangeonelanguageforanother.Lookinyourlocalnewspapertofindaconversationclubnearyou.TheyareusuallyfreealthoughsomemaychargeasmallentrancefeE.ShoppingEvenifyoudon'twanttobuyanythingyoucanaskquestionsaboutproductsthatinterestyouinashop.Howmuchdoesthiscost?CanIpaybycheque?Oftenyoucanstartarealconversation—anditcostsyounothing!CafeandBarsThereareoftenAmericanBritainIrishandAustralianbarsinmanylargecities.Ifyoucanfindoneyou'llprobablymeetmanypeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorsecondlanguagE.LanguageisallaroundyouEverywhereyougoyoufindlanguage.Shopnamesstreetnamesadvertisementsnoticesandcarnumbers....Whenyouwalkdownthestreetpractisereadingthewordsandnumbersthatyousee.Saythemtoyourself.It'snotexactlyaconversationbutitwillhelpyoutothinkinEnglish.Butdon'tspeaktooloud!SongsandVideoRepeatthewordsofanEnglish-languagesongsingingwiththemusicuntilitbecomesautomatiC.It'sgoodpracticeforyourmemoryandforthemouthmusclesthatyouneedforEnglish.Aboveallspeakasmuchaspossible!Makeasmanymistakesaspossible!Whenyouknowthatyouhavemadeamistakeyouknowthatyouhavemadeprogress!57.WhatdoesOdd-Man-Outprobablymeanaccordingtothepassage?A.Someoneorsomethingappearingdifferentfromothers.B.Someoneorsomethingstandingoutofthegroup.C.Someoneorsomethingarrangedinpairs.D.Someoneorsomethingeasilymistakenforanother.58.Whatmighthappenifyouspeaktoyourselfloudlyinpublic?A.Thepolicewilltakeyouawayandpunishyou.B.Thedoctorswillforceyoutostayinhospital.C.YouwillhavetopaytoescapebeingpunisheD.D.YouwillbeforbiddentobememberofthecluB.59.WhydoesthewritersayMakeasmanymistakesaspossible?Because_______.A.everyonewillmakemistakesinlearningEnglishB.everyonewillmeetpeoplespeakingEnglishwithsomemistakesC.makingmistakesisamustinmakingprogressinlearningEnglishD.makingmistakescanmakeonerealizetheimportanceofspeaking60.AccordingtothepassagewhichwayisnotlikelytobeacceptedbyEnglishbeginners?A.RecitepoemsloudlyalongtheriversidE.B.ListentosomeEnglishpopsongsandvideo.C.FindanEnglishmantospeakEnglishwith.D.TaketotheTVshowingprogrammesathomE.

BenjaminWestthefatherofAmericanpaintingshowedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofagE.ButhedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededonE.Inthosedaysabrushwasmadefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.BenjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinsteaD.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelongthecatbegantolookragged蓬乱.Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprovE.ThatyearoneofBenjamin’scousinsMr.Penningtoncametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.WhenhewenthomehesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings版画byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747whenBenjaminwasnineyearsoldMr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.InthecityMr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape风景painting.WilliamWilliamsawell-knownpaintercametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehomE.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittlehavingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid＂Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbydayandundermypillowatnight.＂Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebookstheywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Benjamin’svisittoPhiladelphiA.B.Williams’influenceonBenjamin.C.ThebeginningofBenjamin’slifeasanartist.D.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggest?A.ThecatwouldbecloselywatcheD.B.ThecatwouldgetsomemedicalcarE.C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.23.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphiA.D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.24.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto________.A.mastertheuseofpaintsB.appreciatelandscapepaintingsC.gettoknowotherpaintersD.makeuphismindtobeapainter

LaoYangwasborninasmalltown.Helikedreadingwhenhestudiedatschool.Hethoughtthewriterswererespectedandcouldgetalotofmoney.Hewrotealotofstoriesandpostedthemtotheeditorialdepartments编辑部butdidn’treceiveanyanswers.Nowheworksinafactory.He’sbusyatwork.Whenhe’sfreehealwaysreadssomething.Healwaysremembershehopedtobeawriterwhenhewasyoung.OnedayXiaoPinghisten-year-olddaughtercameback.Shelookedworriedanddidn’teatanything.ShesaidMissGaoherChineseteachertoldthemtowriteasolicitarticle征文MyFatherthatevening.ButshedidnotknowwhattowritE.That’seasysaidLaoYang.Letmehelpyou.ThenhesatdowntowritethesolicitarticleatoncE.HeeasilyfinisheditontimE.HewassureMissGaowouldlikeit.Butoneafternoonheaskedhisdaughterifthearticlehadbeenchosentoposttotheeditorialdepartment.Myteachersaidyourarticledigressedfromthesubject离题saidthegirl.Idon’tthinksoLaoYangshoutedangrily.Idescribed描写justmyfather!27.LaoYangwrotealotofstoriesbecause_______.A.helikesreadingB.helearnedmuchatschoolC.hewantedtobeawriterD.hewantedtohelpothers28.LaoYangpostedthestoriestotheeditorialdepartments_______.A.andhegotalotofmoneyB.andhebecameafamousmanC.andhewasrespectedD.buthefailed29.As_______LaoYangdecidedtohelphisdaughter.A.hewasawriterB.hewasfreeC.hewantedtorealizehisideal理想D.hewantedtomakehisdaughterhappy30.LaoYanghoped_______.A.hisarticlecouldsurprisetheteacherB.hisarticlecouldbechosenC.thechildrencouldlikehisarticleD.everyonecouldsoonknowhim

Myhusbandmyfour-month-olddaughterandIsetoutonafive-daydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.OneofourstopsoncewecrossedtheOregonborderwasataBlackBearDiner.WalkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatonesidE.Hewasclearlyuntidywithoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.HoldingmydaughterIturnedaroundandsaidtothegentlemanSir.Areyouhungry?HesaidYes.IthenaskedMaywebuyyousomethingtoeat?HerespondedwithSureIcanordersomethingmyself.Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.ItoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanteD.Themanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrightened害怕的.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.ThisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustodayIsaiD.Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.Themanagersaidwithafrown皱眉Okay.WeturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaidloudlyandquicklyThankYou!Wewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.IaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordereD.Onefreshorangejuiceonecoffeeonebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn’tseehimbutthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislifeevenifonlyforafewminutes.32.Fromtheappearanceofthegentlemanwecanguesshewasprobablyan_____.A.waiterB.actorC.beggarD.worker33.Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause_____.A.themanwasnotfriendlyB.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurantC.hehadfiredthemanbeforeD.hewasafraidthemanwasn’tabletopaythefood34.Fromthepassagewecaninfertheman_____.A.wasthankfulfortheirkindactB.feltashamedandleftsecretlyC.washungryandatealotoffoodD.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer35.Thephrasemademydayinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.wastedmymoneyB.mademeveryhappyC.mademefeelsorryD.movedmedeeply

AlbertwasanordinaryworkerinanoilcompanyinAmericA.Hisworkmatesgaveanickname绰号Fourdollarsabucket桶tohimforhewasalwaysusedtoleavinganadvertisementofhiscompanyFourdollarsabucketofoilbelowhisnamewheneverandwhereverhewrotedownhisnamE.AstimewentbypeopleforgothisrealnamE.LaterwhenRockefellertheboardchairmanoftheoilcompanyheardofithewasverysurprisedsoheinvitedAlberttocometohisofficE.Somepeoplegiveyouanicknamefor‘Fourdollarsabucket’.Whyaren’tyouangry?askedRockefellerwithsomepuzzlementinhiseyes.Oh!Mr.Rockefeller!Ilikethisnicknameverymuchbecause‘Fourdollarsabucket’isourcompany’sadvertisement.Aslongassomeonecallsme‘Fourdollarsabucket’onceIthinkit’safreeadvertisementforourcompany.Ihavenoreasontogetangry.Don’tyouthinksoMr.Rockefeller?Oh!Whatafantasticman!RockefellersaidexcitedlywhenhearingAlbert’swords.Youngmanworkharder!Youmustsucceedinthefuture!Ibelieveinyou!FiveyearslaterAlbertbecamethesecondboardchairmanafterRockefeller.LaterAlbertsaidinoneofhisreportsIdon’tthinkweshouldfeelfrustratedwhenwehavenowaytodotheworld-shakingthings.Weshouldtreateverythingactivelybecausemaybeourfuturesuccesswillbeginfromasmallthing!21.WhatwasAlbertintheoilcompanyatthebeginning?A.A.customerB.A.worker.C.A.manager.D.Anassistant.22.Whywasn’tAlbertangryathisnickname?A.Hecouldbecomefamous.B.HelikedtohaveanicknamE.C.Itcouldmakehisworkmateshappy.D.ItcouldadvertiseforhiscompanyforfreE.23.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.It’sveryimportanttodosmallthingswell.B.Rockefelleraskedyoungpeopletoworkharder.C.Youcan’tgetangrywhensomeonecallsyournicknamE.D.Youshouldmakemoreadvertisementsforyourcompany.24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.CleverWaytoMakeAdvertisements.B.AlbertandRockefeller.C.FourDollarsaBucket.D.TheSecondBoardChairma

WhenIwaseightIsawamovieaboutanislandthathadaneruptingvolcanoandjunglesfilledwithwildanimals.TheislandwasruledbyabeautifulwomancalledTondalayatheFireGoddessoftheVolcano.Itwasalow-budget小成本moviebuttomeitrepresentedtheperfectlifE.ButthroughtheyearsTondalayawasforgotten.TheweekIturned50mymarriagecametoasuddenenD.MyhousefurnitureandeverythingI’downedwassoldtopaydebtsthatIdidn’tevenknowexisteD.InaweekIhadlostmyhusbandmyhomeandmyparentswhohadrefusedtoacceptadivorce离婚inthefamily.I’dlosteverythingexceptmyfourteenagechildren.IusedeverypennyIhadtobuyfiveplaneticketsfromMissouritoHawaii.EveryonesaidIwascrazytothinkIcouldjustrunofftoanislandandsurvivE.Iwasafraidtheywereright.Iworked18hoursadayandlost30poundsbecauseIlivedononemealaday.OnenightasIwalkedaloneonthebeachIsawtheredorangelava火山岩pouringoutofKilaueaVolcanointhedistancE.Itwastimetolivemyimagination!ThenextdayIquitmyjobboughtsomeartsuppliesandbegandoingwhatIloveD.Ihadn’tpaintedapicturein15years.IwonderedifIcouldstillpaint.MyhandstrembledthefirsttimeIpickedupabrush.ButbeforeanhourhadpassedIwaslostinthecolorsspreadingacrossthecanvas画布infrontofmE.AndassoonasIstartedbelievinginmyselfotherpeoplestartedbelievinginmetoo.Thefirstpaintingsoldfor$1500.Thepastsixyearshavebeenfilledwithadventures.MychildrenandIhavegoneswimmingwithdolphinswatchedwhalesandhikedaroundthecraterrim火山口边缘ofthevolcano.Wewakeupeverymorningwiththeoceaninfrontofusandthevolcanobehindus.ThedreamIhadmorethan40yearsisnowreality.I’mlivingfreelyandhappilyeverafter.21.WhydidthewritergotoHawaii?A.Torealizeherchildhooddream.B.TofreeherselffromtroublE.C.Tospendherholiday.D.Tomakealiving.22.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sdream?A.Livinginnaturewithanimals.B.Becomingasuccessfulpainter.C.GettingclosetowildlifE.D.LivingafreeandhappylifE.23.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thewriter’shusbandtookawaymostofhermoneyB.thewriterwasn’tsurewhethershecouldsurviveinHawaiiatfirstC.thewriterhadneverdonepaintingbeforeD.thewriter’sparentsencouragedhertodivorce

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingadmirable.Almosteveryonethinksthatattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier;theyhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personalconsultants顾问givethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivepersons.Butintheexecutivecirclebeautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivethingforaman’sriseitisharmfultoawoman’s.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredashavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttobethereasonsfortheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasattributednottoabilitybuttofactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisthoughttobemorefeminine女性的andanattractivemanmoremasculine男性的thanthelessattractiveones.ThusanattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobsbutanattractivewomaninatraditionallymasculinepositionappearstolackthemasculinequalitiesrequireD.Thisistrueeveninpolitics.AnneBowmanrecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates候选人.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographsoneofmenandoneofwomeninorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagainintheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemenbutthewomanwhohadbeenrankedmostattractivealwaysreceivedthefewestvotes.Intraditionallyfemalejobsattractiveness__________________.A.strengthensthefemininequalitiesrequiredB.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapableC.isofgreatimportancetowomenD.oftenenableswomentosucceedquicklyBowman’sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopoliticsattractiveness_____________________.A.turnsouttobeanobstacletomenB.affectsmenandwomenalikeC.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.ismoreofanobstaclethanabenefittowomenItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople’sviewsonbeautyareoften____________.A.practicalB.old-fashionedC.prejudiced偏见的D.seriousTheauthorwritesthispassageto_______________________.A.discussthenegativeaspectsofbeingattractiveB.giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractiveC.demandequalrightsforwomenD.emphasizetheimportanceofappearance

FortyyearsagoIwasaboyofeight.AtthattimeifIcleanedthehockey曲棍球fieldnearmyhomeand_41_anemptyenvelope信封withanextra_42_Iwouldgetaphotoofahockeyplayer.Hockeywasmy_43_sport.IwantedthephotosorallmyheroesespeciallythenumbersoftheBostonBruins.Michael!You'regoingtoputusinthepoorhouse_44_stampsandenvelopes.Mymum_45_mE.ButMum!Iwanttogetthewholeset_46_alltheBostonplayers.MumsaiD.Writethe_47_clearlysothatitgetstotherightplacE.WhenIfinishedIputtheenvelopeinthe_48_thenextday.EachdayafterI'dask.MumdiditcomeyetMichaelwejustmaileditoff.Be_49_.AweeklaterwhenIopenedthedooronthetablewasabrown_50_addressedcomE.Myheartskippedabeat.ItwasthefirstmailIever_51_.Insidewasaphotowaitingformy_52_handstotakeout.I_53_theenveloperantomyroomandopeneditwithshakinghands.Thereitwas.Ididgeta_54_oftheBruins'highestscorer得分手—PhilEsposito.ForweeksIhadcleanedthehockeyfieldIntheprocess过程of_55_thephotosIwasmakingthefielda_56_placE.EveryweekIreceivedanenvelopE.Mycollection_57_.IfIreceivedaphotoIalreadyhadI'dtakeittoschoolandsharewithbestschoolfriends.Mycollectionwas_58_whenthehockeyseasondrewtoaclosE.Iwasso_59_tohaveallthephotosoftheBostonBruins.Inowstillhavethosephotos.AsIlookthroughthemIthinkthephotosaremy_60_.AndIunderstand:ifyouwantsomethingyouhavetobededicated投入的andyouhavetoworkforit.41.A.foundB.borrowedC.mailedD.unfolded42.A.stampB.noteC.advertisementD.notice43.A.ordinaryB.unforgettableC.originalD.favorite44.A.makingB.buyingC.drawingD.sticking45.A.blamedB.praisedC.suggestedD.informed46.A.totallyB.brieflyC.simplyD.especially47.A.homeworkB.addressC.sentenceD.number48.A.drawerB.schoolbagC.mailboxD.cupboard49.A.positiveB.generousC.patientD.silent50.A.envelopeB.parcelC.toyD.case51.A.postedB.invitedC.preparedD.received52.A.frozenB.eagerC.painfulD.dirty53.A.caughtB.leftC.toreD.threw54.A.signatureB.requestC.performanceD.picture55.A.gettingB.collectingC.acceptingD.picking56.A.richerB.noisierC.cleanerD.larger57.A.remainedB.increasedC.disappearedD.improved58.A.completeB.limitedC.availableD.different59.A.concernedB.calmC.curiousD.proud60.A.choiceB.successC.rewardD.skill

MikeMyersisateacheratChaunceyRoseHighSchoolinTerreHauteIndianA.Lastyearhetaughthisstudentsabouttheworld’srainforests.TheylearnedthatrainforestsareimportantbecausetheplantsandanimalsoftherainforestgiveusfoodwoodandmedicinE.Destructionoftheworld’srainforestsisaseriousproblem.Unluckilyrainforestsaredisappearingatarateof80acresperminute!AspartofaclassprojectMyers’studentsboughtthreeacresofrainforestinCentralAmericA.Theypaid$25peracrE.ThestudentshopethatthelandtheyboughtwillbeprotectedandnotdestroyeD.Thestudentsbecamesointerestedinrainforeststhattheydecidedtogetacloserlookatarealrainforest.SolastJuneMyersandfourofhisstudentstookaboatridedownariver.Theysawalligatorsandcrocodiles.InthemiddleoftheweekaguidetookMyersandhisstudentsintotherainforest.Themonkeyswerenothappythatwewereintheirforest.TheybrokesmallbranchesoffthetreesandthrewthematusoneofthestudentssaidItwasagreatlearningexperienceforallofussaidMyers.EachstudentchosesomethingspecificaboutCostaRicatostudyinvolvingtheplantsanimalsfoodandculturE.Duringthelastfewdaysthegrouphadtimetodofunactivities.TheywentwhitewaterraftingandhorsebackridingandvisitedCostaRica’sactivevolcano.Myershopestomakethetripeveryyearwithadifferentgroupofkids.4.Whatmadethembuyapieceofrainforest?A.TheclassprojectforcedthemmakesuchadecisionB.TheywanttoprotecttherainforestintheirownwayC.RainforestsarebringinghumansmoreandmorebenefitsD.Theycangototheirownrainforestwithoutpaying5.WhatdidMyersandhisstudentsdoatthebeginningofthetrip?A.Theywentintotherainforest.B.Theyboughtacresofrainforest.C.Theytookaboatridedownariver.D.TheyvisitedCostaRica’sactivevolcano.6.WhenthemonkeyssawMyersandhisstudentsthey___________.A.feltexcitedB.feltangryC.cameforfoodandfunD.lefttherainforest7.ThepassagemainlyshowsthatMyersandhisstudents__________.A.didsomethingtoprotectrainforestB.wantedtobuytherainforestinCostaRicaC.wereinterestedinthecultureofCostaRicaD.wenttotherainforestforvariousfunactivities

TenyearsagoIusedtobeveryfit.IrodeabiketoworkandIgotalotofexerciseatweekends.Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.InthosedaysIdidn’tearnverymuch.IhadajobinanofficE.Itwasn’taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing.ThenabouteightyearsagoIgotamuchbetterjoB.Thepaywasbetterbutthehourswerealotlonger.Iboughtacaranddrovetoworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.AndIbegantoputonweighttoo.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksatweekendsbecauseIjustdidn’thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymorE.There’salotofstress压力inmyjoB.Perhapsthat’swhyIstarteddrinkingmorethanIusedto.ForexampleIusedtohaveonlyhalfaglassofwhiskywhenIgothomebutthenIstartedfillingmyglasstothetopandinsteadofhavingoneglassIwouldhaveseveral.Istartedsmokingalottoo.Ineverusedtosmokeatall.TwomonthsagoIhadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn’tbelieveit.Luckilyitwasn’tveryserious.Thedoctoradvisedmetostopsmokingandtoeatless.HealsoadvisedmetoworklessandgetmoreexercisE.ButIjusthaven’tanytime!Myjobtakeseverythingoutofme!SometimesIwonderifIshouldgetanotherjoB.PerhapsIcoulddosomethingasIusedto.ButifIdothatIwon’tearnasmuch.Ihaveafamilytosupport.Ihavetothinkofthemtoo.Ijustdon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.Whatdoyouthink?16.Thewriter’shealthisbecomingworsemainlybecause________.A.heisveryfondofhisjobB.helikesdrinkingandsmokingC.hedoesn’tcareabouthishealthD.hisworkmakeshimfeelstressful17.AccordingtothepassagewhentheauthorgotthebetterjobwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Hegothigherpay.B.Hisworkinghoursweren’tlong.C.Hefounditverystressful.D.Hehadlittlefreetimeatweekends.18.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorisnotsurewhatheshoulddonow.B.Theauthorhastakenthedoctor’sadvicealready.C.TheauthorhasgotanothernewjoB.D.Theauthorfeelsmuchbetternow.

A.poorboywassellinggoodsfromonedoortoanothertopayforhisstudies.Onedayhefoundthathehadalmostnomoneyandhewashungry.Sohedecidedtoaskforameal.Butwhenawomanopenedthedoorheonlydaredtoaskforaglassofwater.Tohissurpriseshegavehimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankitandthenaskedhowmuchheshouldpayher.ShesaidYoudon’thavetopaymeanything.MotherhastaughtusnevertoacceptpayforakindnessHewasdeeplymovedandwasdeterminedtohelpthoseinneeD.Theboy’snamewasHowardKelly.ManyyearshadpasseD.Onedaythatwomanbecameseriouslyill.Thelocaldoctorscouldnothelpher.Sotheysenthertoabigcitywhereherrare罕见的diseasewouldbestudiedbyspecialists专家.Dr.HowardKellywascalledinforadvicE.Whenheenteredherroominthehospitalheimmediatelyspottedthewoman.HowardKellywasdeterminedtodohisbesttohelpher.ThestrugglewaslongbuttogethertheysucceededintheenD.Aftersometimethewomanreceivedabillforhertreatment.Shewasworriedthattheamountwouldbesolargethatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayforit.Howeverwhenshelookedatthebillshefoundwordsonthesideofthebill.TheywerePaidinfullwithaglassofmilk.21.Thewomancametoabigcitybecause.A.shewasinvitedbyagroupofspecialiststoastudyB.shewasillandnolocaldoctorscouldhelpherC.shewantedtovisitthepoorboywhomshehadhelpedD.herrarediseasecouldonlybedealtwithbyDr.HowardKelly22.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.thebillforhertreatmentB.aglassofmilkC.herillnessD.therestofherlife23.WhatcanweknowaboutHowardKellyaccordingtothepassage?A.Heearnedalotofmoney.B.Heopenedhisownhospitalinthecity.C.Hewasanexperienceddoctor.D.Hebecamethebestfriendofthewoman.

Onafreezingcolddayacouplehadtomoveintoasmallapartmentbecauseoftheirfailureinbusiness.Thehusbandworkeddayandnighttosupportthefamilybutwithnocareofhiswife.SoshethoughtHedoesn'tlovemeanymorehejustcaresabouthisbusiness...notme.OnedayshewasabouttotakeashowerwhenhestoppedheratthedoorLetmetakeitfirstokayWhynotmefirstsheasked.IamtiredhoneyyoutakeitlaterokayShewasentirelyunhappy.Onedayshefoundnothingtodoandturnedonhiscomputer.Afewwordscameintohersight.Readingthemsheburstintotears.ItwashisdiaryTodayIwasquitesad.SheaskedmewhyIwasalwaystakingtheshowerfirstandIsaidtoherIwasexhausted.Shewasunhappy.InhermindItreatedhernotaswellasusualbutwhatcouldIdo?Iwasnotasrichasbefore!Wemovedtothesmallapartmentandtherewasonlyoneshowerinthebathroom.Itwassocoldtotakeashowerinsuchacoldwinter.ButIfoundthatifonepersontooktheshowerfirsttheroomcouldgetalittlewarmer.SoeverydayIrushedtothebathroomfirst.Iwasthinkingthatwhenshetooktheshowertheroomwouldgetwarmerevenifitwasonly1℃.NowIcannotgiveheracomfortablelifetakehertogoodrestaurantsorbuyexpensivedressesforherbutatleastIcangiveher1℃love.25.Whydidthecouplemovetothesmallapartment?A.Bothofthemwereoutofwork.B.Theywantedtoliveabetterlife.C.Themancouldtakebettercareofhisbusiness.D.Theyweretoopoortoliveintheformerhouse.26.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordexhaustedA.Devoted.B.Worried.C.Tired.D.Injured.27..Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theywouldlivearicherlifesoon.B.Thewomanmisunderstoodherhusband.C.Themanwouldcarelessabouthisbusiness.D.Thewomanwouldgetangryafterreadingthediary.28.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ALoveStoryB.1℃LoveC.ASufferingCoupleD.FightfortheBathroom

Theearliestcontroversiesabouttherelationshipbetweenphotographyandartcenteredonwhetherphotograph’sfidelitytoappearancesanddependenceonamachineallowedittobeafineartasdistinctfrommerelyapracticalart.Throughoutthenineteenthcenturythedefenceofphotographywasidenticalwiththestruggletoestablishitasafineart.Againstthechargethatphotographywasasoullessmechanicalcopyingofrealityphotographersassertedthatitwasinsteadaprivilegedwayofseeingarevoltagainstcommonplacevisionandnolessworthyanartthanpainting.Ironicallynowthatphotographyissecurelyestablishedasafineartmanyphotographersfinditpretentiousorirrelevanttolabelitassuch.Seriousphotographersvariouslyclaimtobefindingrecordingimpartiallyobservingwitnessingeventsexploringthemselves—anythingbutmakingworksofart.Theyarenolongerwillingtodebatewhetherphotographyisorisnotafineartexcepttoproclaimthattheirownworkisnotinvolvedwithart.ItshowstheextenttowhichtheysimplytakeforgrantedtheconceptofartimposedbythetriumphofModernism:thebettertheartthemoresubversiveitisofthetraditionalaimsofart.Photographers’disclaimersofanyinterestinmakingarttellusmoreabouttheharriedstatusofthecontemporarynotionofartthanaboutwhetherphotographyisorisnotart.ForexamplethosephotographerswhosupposethatbytakingpicturestheyaregettingawayfromthepretensionsofartasexemplifiedbypaintingremindusofthoseAbstractExpressionistpainterswhoimaginedtheyweregettingawayfromtheintellectualausterityofclassicalModernistpaintingbyconcentratingonthephysicalactofpainting.Muchofphotography’sprestigetodayderivesfromtheconvergenceofitsaimswiththoseofrecentartparticularlywiththedismissalofabstractartimplicitinthephenomenonofPoppaintingduringthe1960’s.Appreciatingphotographsisarelieftosensibilitiestiredofthementalexertionsdemandedbyabstractart.ClassicalModernistpainting—thatisabstractartasdevelopedindifferentwaysbyPicassoKandinskyandMatisse—presupposeshighlydevelopedskillsoflookingandafamiliaritywithotherpaintingsandthehistoryofart.PhotographylikePoppaintingreassuresviewersthatartisnothard;photographyseemstobemoreaboutitssubjectsthanaboutart.Photographyhoweverhasdevelopedalltheanxietiesandself-consciousnessofaclassicModernistart.Manyprofessionalsprivatelyhavebeguntoworrythatthepromotionofphotographyasanactivitysubversiveofthetraditionalpretensionsofarthasgonesofarthatthepublicwillforgetthatphotographyisadistinctiveandexaltedactivity—inshortanart.Whatistheauthormainlyconcernedwith?Theauthorisconcernedwith[A].definingtheModernistattitudetowardart.[B].explaininghowphotographyemergedasafineart.[C].explainingtheattitudeofseriouscontemporaryphotographerstowardphotographyasartandplacingthoseattitudesintheirhistoricalcontext.[D].definingthevariousapproachesthatseriouscontemporaryphotographerstaketowardtheirartandassessingthevalueofeachofthoseapproaches.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheconceptofartimposedbythetriumphofModernismastheauthorrepresentsitinlines12—13?[A].Objective[B].Mechanical.[C].Superficial.[D].Paradoxical.WhydoestheauthorintroduceAbstractExpressionistpainter?[A].Hewantstoprovideanexampleofartistswholikeseriouscontemporaryphotographersdisavowedtraditionallyacceptedaimsofmodernart.[B].HewantstosetforthananalogybetweentheAbstractExpressionistpaintersandclassicalModernistpainters.[C].HewantstoprovideacontrasttoPopartistandothers.[D].Hewantstoprovideanexplanationofwhyseriousphotographylikeothercontemporaryvisualformsisnotandshouldnotpretendtobeanart.Howdidthenineteenth-centurydefendersofphotographystressthephotography?[A].Theystressedphotographywasameansofmakingpeoplehappy.[B].ItwasartforrecordingtheworlD.[C].Itwasadeviceforobservingtheworldimpartially.[D].Itwasanartcomparabletopainting.

Onedayacollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalongtheysawapairofoldshoeslyinginthepath.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldclosebyandwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’sworD.ThestudentturnedtotheprofessorsayingLet’splayatrickonhim:wecanhidehisshoesandhideourselvesbehindthosebushesandwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem.Myyoungfriendansweredtheprofessorweshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerichandmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebyhelpingthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoeandthenwehideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoverywillaffecthim.Thestudentdidsoandtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhisworkandwalkedacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.WhileputtingonhiscoteheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoesfeelingsomethingharD.Hebentdowntofeelwhatitwasandfoundthecoin.AstonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisfacE.Hefixedhiseyesonthecointurneditroundandlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedonallsidesbutnopersonwasseen.Heputthemoneyintohispocketandcontinuedtoputontheothershoebuthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.HefelluponhiskneeslookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgivinginwhichhespokeofhiswifesickandhelplessandhischildrenwithoutbreadWhomthetimelyhelpfromsomeunknownhandwouldsavefromdying.Thestudentstoodtheredeeplyaffectedandhiseyesfilledwithtears.Nowsaidtheprofessoraren’tyoumuchmorepleasedtodothantoplayyourintendedtrickThestudentrepliedYouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.24.Thestudentwantedtoplayatrickonthepoormanto______.A.findthetruthB.showhiswisdomC.amusehimselfD.teachhimalesson25.Afterfindingthetwocoinsthemanfelt______.A.HelplessB.interestedC.peacefulD.thankful26.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris______.A.wiseB.richC.humorousD.serious27.WhatdosethestoryintendtotellusA.Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

AGRANDMOTHERMichelleRiotton78survivedafterfallingdownamountainvalley.Shesetoffforawalkalonedressedonlyinalightjacketandtrousers.Islippedintoavalley!saidMrsRiottonwhosaidthefallhappenedinadeepforestclosetoherhomevillagE.ItwaswarmandsunnywhentheaccidenthappenedbuttemperaturesdroppedtoverylowwhennightfellanditraineD.Iwasn’tafraidsaidMrsRiotton.ButIwasworriedthatmychildrenandgrandchildrenwouldbecometooworriedaboutmE.MrsRiottonsaidshecoveredherselfinleaveswhenfeelingcoldtakingverysmallbitesoftwobiscuitswhichshehadinherpocketanddrinkingrainwaterwhichfelldownherfacE.ShespentsixnightsbeforeshewasfoundonSaturday.ShewaslyingatthebottomofthevalleywhichwaslessthanamilefromherhomE.ThesearchhadoncebeenstoppedbutPatriceFossardoneofherneighborsinsistedthatthesearchcontinuE.TherewasnowaywecouldgiveherupevenifdeepinsidewefeltwehadlittlehopeoffindingheralivesaidMrsFossarD.ItwasamiraclethatMichellewasfinallyfounD.MrsRiottonsaidshewouldbetakinglifeeasierfromnowon.Enoughisenough!shesaidNomoreforests---don’twanttovisitoneagain.A.mountainpolicemansaidwalkingaloneinthemountainwasnotrecommendedandthatMrsRiottonshouldhavecarriedamobilephonewithher.Themountainsareparticularlydangerousatthistimeofyearassunnyafternoonscanquicklychangeintocoldwetandstormyevenings.HesaiD.Anybodywalkingintothemountainsshouldcarrysafetyequipmentandbepreparedforanykindofemergency.5.WhenMichelleRiottonwasinthevalleyshe_______.A.washurttoobadlytomoveB.missedherhomeverymuchC.didn’tfeelafraidD.feltveryhungry6.MichelleRiottoncoveredherselfwithleavesto_____.A.keepwarmduringhersufferingB.preventtheharmfulanimalsC.makeherselfnoticedbyothersD.avoidgettingwetintherain7.MichelleRiottongotloston__________.A.SundayB.SaturdayC.WednesdayD.Monday8.Accordingtothemountainpoliceman___________.A.themountaininthemorningareverydangerousB.onehadbetternotwalkinthemountainsaloneC.peopleshouldcarrysafetyequipmenteverydayD.peoplewouldn’tbesafewithoutamobilephone

InthespringofmycareerIfoundmyselfquestioningthechoiceofmylife’swork.Thestudentsdidnotappeartobemotivated;thepaperworkwasoverwhelming巨大的andtheconstantchangesofeducationaldirectionwerediscouraging.ButIjustcouldnotbringmyselftodoanythingelsE.NextyearIwouldsaynextyearIwillswitchjobsmakemoremoneyandhavefarlessstress.NextyearjustnevercamE.Iamnowinmyforties.AndwhileIamnolongerintheclassroomorattheschoolhouseIremainaneducator.Itfinallydawnsonmethatthereisnootherprofessionthatwillletmechangechildren’smindsandhaveanimpactontheirfuturE.ForeverystudentthatfinallygotitforeverynewteacherthatsaidYouinspiredmetostayIgettheraisethathasneverquitemadeittomypaycheck.IwasonaplanerecentlyandtheflightattendantaskedmynamE.WhenItoldhimhesaidIknewthatwasyou!Youtaughtatmyelementaryschool.YoumademetakemycapoffinthebuildingandtoldmeIwashandsomE.HethenpausedandsaidIthinkIkeptmyhatonuntilyousawmejustsoIcouldgetthatcompliment赞美.Thankyouformakingmefeelspecial.Wehavenowenteredanagewherenothingisprivateandsecretsarehardtokeep.Yourfriendsarecountedbysimplyclickingabutton.Face-to-faceinteractionsareseenbymanyasunnecessaryandtime-consuming.Ofcoursewecandoanythingonlineincludingteachingandlearning.ButIguessIamjustoldschool.Iwanttolookintoyoureyeswhentheanswerfinallydawnsonyou.24.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthattheauthor_____.A.neverwantedtochangethejobB.wasn’tasuccessasateacherC.doesn’tregretbeinganeducatorD.wasnothappywithherpaycheck25.TheauthortoldustheexperienceinParagraph2mainlytoshow_____.A.feedbackonteachers’classesfromstudentsB.thefriendshipbetweenteachersandstudentsC.animportantrolepraiseplaysinpeople’slifeD.thegreatinfluenceteachershaveonstudents26.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorisoutoffashionintoday’sworlD.B.Theauthorstillprefersface-to-facecommunication.C.Theauthorthinksonlinecommunicationisboring.D.TheauthorsuggeststhatpeoplestayawayfromtheInternet.27.Whatcouldbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakeasummaryofherteachingcareer.B.ToexpressherviewsontheInternet.C.Toshowtheinfluenceofateacher.D.Toshareherbeliefasateacher.

ThisstorybasedonthereallifestorythattookplaceonThursdayJanuary15th-2009whentheworldwitnesedtheMiracle奇迹ontheHudsonasCaptainChesleySullenbergertknowknownasSullyflewhisdisabledplaneontothecoldwatersoftheHudsonRiversavingthelivesofall155aboarD.HoweverevenasSullywasbeingcheeredbythepublicandthemaliaforhisuniqueachievementofflyingskillaninvestigationwasunfoldingthatthreatenedtodestroyhisreputationandhiscareer.TomHanksactingthepartofSullyistheheartandsoulofthisfilm.Outofallthehighlyemotionalfilmsreleasedthisyearsofar.Sullyisthebestonehandsdown.OutofallthenonfictionfilmsreleasedthisyearSullyisthegreatest.FromextraordinarydiredingtoemotionalactingSullyiseasilyoneofthebestfilmsofthisyear.Interestinglyenoughalthoughthisfilmmayhaveafewactionscenesitshouldn'tbebrandedasanactionmoviE.Itkfull-onintensedramawithtwoorthreejokesthatareoriginalandfumnybutdon'tturnthefilmintoacomedy.ThestoryitselfcanalsobeconsideredanemotionalandphysicaldramaticadventureIhatchangesthelivesofthecharactersforever.SullybeginswhenUSAirwaysFlight1549landsinthewaterintheHudsonRiverafterbothenginesaredestroyedbybirds.LuckilynotonepassengerisinjuredandthisisduetotheskillofbothrescueteamsandpilotSullySullenbrgerTomHanksandFirstOfficerJeffreySkilesAaronEckhart.Unfortunatelythenightmare噩梦isnotover.EventhoughallpassengersareinsafetyitisstillamajorquestionifSullyshouldhavelandedtheplaneinthewaterandifhemighthavehadenoughspeedandaltitudetoreachtherunwayatanactualairport.Thisisaveryfamousstorythathappenedin2009butmanypeopledonotknowwhathappenedaftertheplanewaterlanded-Sullytrulyshowsalltheeventsofthisflight.Anotheramazingaspectofthefilmistheacting.BothTomHanksandAaronEckhartplaythepilotswonderfully.Notonlydothetwolooksomuchliketheactualpeopletheyalsogottheirpersonalitiesrighttoo.ThetwoactorsdowellinthesceneswheretheykeepimaginingthecrashanditclearlyaffectsthemdayafterdayClintEastwoodhasdirectedmanyfilmsbutSullyiscertainlyoneofhisbest.Thestorydoesnotfedlikeitlasts96minutesandIwassurprisedwhenitendedSullyreallydoeskeepyouontheedgeofyourseatusingcinemalography—theartofmakingfilmsthatmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofthemovieactingthatisemotionalanddramaticandevensocialeffectsthatmakeitlookverymil.SomethingtonotethefilmwasshotwithIMAXcamerassoseeingitinIMAXtheatresgivesyouthebestpossibleexperiencE.Myfavouritesceneistheactualplanecrash.FromtakingofftothepassengersgettingintorescueboatsthisscenekeepsyourheartbeatingveryfastIpersonallysufferfromafearofflyinganditpumpedmefullofadrenaline肾上腺素Icouldnotblink眨眼untilIfoundoutwhathappenednext.ThespecialeffectsoftheplanegoingdowninthemiddleofNewYorklooksveryrealisticandintensE.OntopofthattheemotionalactingofnotonlythepilotsbutthepassengersandtheflightattendantsbringsevenmoredramatothescenE.Itiseasilythemostintensesceneinthewholefilmandbecauseofcinematographyitmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofitisborderlinescary.SullyisverymaturestoryAndthoughitlacksadultcontentlanguageorblooditispreparedforamatureaudiencebecauseofitsintentanddramaticscenes.IdefinitelygiveSully5outof5starsforUsextraordinarydirectingwonderfulcinematography^emotionalactingandrealisticspecialeffects.65.AccordingtothepassagE.Sullywithhisheroicdeeds.A.eventuallyachievedhislifegoalB.justdisplayedhiscreativetalentC.accidentallybecamewellknownD.stillfacedachallengetohisaction66.TheunderlinedphrasehandsdowninParagraph2probablymeansA.withoutdoubtB.passingitdownC.beyondbeliefD.endingthetopic67.Thewriterofthepassageholdstheopinionthat.A.TomandAaronphytheroleswellduetotheirsimilarexperienceB.fullstoryplusgoodperformancekakeSullyanexcellentfilmC.ClintEastwoodkthedecidingfactorofthefilmsgreatsuccessD.advancedtechnologymakesthefilmpopularamongitsaudience68.SometimeswhileseeingthefilmthewriterfeltA.amusedandpeacefulB.nervousandfrightenedC.excitedandenergeticD.sadanduncomfortable69.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterthinks.A.nootherfilmscancompetewithSullynowB.thelengthofthefilmisnotverysatisfyingC.SullyisfullofexcitementassociatedwithdikngerD.Sullyisagoodfilmwithonlyabittobeimproved70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepassage?A.Itisjustanaccountofastory.B.ItspeciallyintroducesSullytous.C.Itissimplyamoviereview.D.ItmainlysingsthepraisesofSully.

Longlongagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelaxbuttheyneverfeltappreciated得到赏识的fortheworktheydiD.OnedaytwodonkeysgotboreD.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelifesothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedtheyworkedtoohardandhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.IhaveanideahesaiD.Whatisyouridea?askedthedonkeys.Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeyssaidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaints.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaintandtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhiteandthenpaintedstripes斑纹overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinishedthedonkeysdidnotlooklikedonkeysatall.YounolongerlooklikedonkeystheoldmansaiD.Everyonewillbefooled欺骗.Iwillcallyousomethingelsezebras斑马.Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soonotherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthezebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecretthedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman.PleasemakeusintozebrastootheypleadeD.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.AshedidmoreandmoredonkeyscamE.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient不耐烦的.Theybegantokickaboutandtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddonkeysbecauseoftheirimpatiencehadtoreturntowork.21.Thetwodonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldmaninorderto_____.A.becomepatientB.changeintozebrasC.askhimforhelpD.havearest22.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordpleadedinParagraph9mean?A.relaxedB.beggedC.agreedD.knocked23.Whatfinallyhappenedtotheimpatientdonkeys?A.TheywerestilldonkeysworkinghardallthetimeB.TheylookedforanotherwisemantopaintthemC.TheywonpraisefortheworktheydiD.D.Theyhatedthezebrasandfoughtwiththem24.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThereisalwaysagoodwaynottoworkhardB.BothdonkeysandzebrashadtoworkhardC.Thewiseoldmanwaskilledbytheseimpatientdonkeys.D.Beingpatientisveryimportant

IworkwithVolunteersforWildlifearescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjureddisplacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.Howeverwhenitworksitissimplybeautiful.IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl猫头鹰onthegrounD.WhenIarrivedIsawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.Iexaminedthechick雏鸟anditseemedfinE.IfIcouldlocatethenestImighthavebeenabletoputitbackbutnoluck.MynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatreE.Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.A.wirebasketwasfounD.IputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortablE.Iplacedthechickinthenestanditquicklycalmeddown.Nowallthatwasneededweretheparentsbuttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.A.nervousnighttobesurebutsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.IdroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactivE.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH！Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.24.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingroparagraph1?A.Effortsmadeinvain.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.C.FeelinguncertainabouthisfuturE.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.25.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.C.Tolookatababyowl.D.Tocureayoungowl.26.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?A.Anewnest.B.SomefooD.C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.27.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?A.It’sunexpecteD.B.It’sbeautiful.C.It’shumorous.D.It’sdiscouraging.

MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylifE.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustformykidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkasasmalltowndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalonE.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I'mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterInternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcarE.Thesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedulE.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunami海啸PakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.EachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtofleE.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.FlubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfirE.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdonE.ButinrealityitwasjustgettingstarteD.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.IheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhavE.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn'tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbE.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithmE.28.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.Theplaceswherethehorribledisastersstruck.C.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.D.TheplaceswheretheearthquakeshappeneD.29.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.TiredandtroublesomE.B.Busyandrisky.C.Meaningfulandhelpful.D.Frighteninganddepressing.30.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesforwarsorotherreasons.31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.B.Thedoctor'swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.C.Thedoctor'sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswifE.D.WiththetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislifE.

BenjaminFranklinwasbornintoalargefamily.HisfatherJosiahwasacandlemaker.Hisfatherwantedhimtotakeoverthefamilybusinesswhenhegrewupbuthewasn'tinteresteD.TohelpBendecideonacareerJosiahtookhimonlongwalksaroundBostonsohecouldobservemendoingtheworkoftheirtradE.Benjaminlearnedhowtodomanythingsduringtheseexcursionsbuthedidn'twanttopursue追求追赶anyofthetrades.WhenBenwastwelveyearsoldhisfathersenthimtohisolderbrotherJameswhowasaprinter.Benworkedtwelvehoursadayintheprintingshopbutstillfoundtimetoeducatehimself.Thoughheonlyhadtwoyearsofformalschoolinghetaughthimselfforeignlanguagesandreadbooksongrammarscienceandmath.LaterBenwenttoPhiladelphiA.Hestartedhisownsuccessfulprintingbusinessandpublishedanewspaper.Peoplefrequentlyquote节选fromhissayingssuchthingsasEarlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthywealthyandwiseandApennysavedisapennyearned.HeinventedtheFranklinstove炉子whichprovidedbetterheatfortheirhomes.HerefusedtopatenttheFranklinstoveandthelightningrodbecausehethoughtmorepeoplewouldbenefitfromtheinventionsifhedidnotpatentthem.Heprovedthatlightningandelectricityarethesamethingusingakitestringandkeyinathunderstorm.HisexperimentsearnedhimfamE.HewasalsoawardedhonorarydegreesfromHarvardandYaleeventhoughhelackedformalschooling.HealsoworkedtoputanendtoslaveryinAmericalongbeforeotherstookupthecausE.Somesaywhenhediedin1790thewholeworldwentintomourning.20000peoplehonoredhimathisfuneralinPhiladelphiA.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordexcursionsmeaninthepassage?A.coursesB.careersC.toursD.trades33.HowdidtheauthordescribeBenjamininthepassage?A.Admiringly.B.Humorously.C.Critically.D.Objectively.34.BenjaminrefusedtopatenttheFranklinstovebecause.A.hethoughtitnotveryperfectB.hehopedhecouldhelpothersC.morepeoplecouldinventitD.thestovewasnotworthpatenting35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Hisexperimentswereexcitingbutdangerous.B.HisinventionssavedAfricanAmericans.C.HisfuneralisthebiggestinAmericanhistory.D.HisdeathisagreatlosstothewholeworlD.

InthetinyvillageofAngelicaNewYorkthepostofficeismorethanaplacetogetmailorsendpackages.Thereyou’llfindtheheartofthislovelycommunity.It’swherevillagersmeetandgreetfriends.WhenAngelica’spostofficewasthreatenedwithbeingclosedinthe1980savillagerPatcameupwithaplantosaveit.AtChristmastimeIwouldhearonthenewsabouttownsnamedSnoworBethlehemhavingcelebrationssaysPatWhycouldn’twedothesamethingwithAngelica?Patwhoisanartistcreatedapostalcancellation邮戳designfeaturinganAngelicaangel.ShedrewherangelsinatraditionalfashionandsubmittedhersuggestiontotheU.S.PostalServicE.Onceapprovedthedrawingwascarvedintoacancellationstampthatcouldbeusedforonedayonly.Thepostmistress女邮局局长thenhadanotherideatomakethedayevenmorespecialcallingthepostofficeAngelStation.ThelargeincreaseinmailamountsavedAngelica’spostofficefrombeingclosedandkeepsthedoorsopentoday.Nowit’straditionthatonthefirstFridayinDecemberpeoplecometoAngelicatomailtheirChristmascards.EachyeartheamountofmailgoingthroughtheAngelicaPostOfficeincreasesduringlateNovemberandearlyDecember.StampcollectorsfromaroundtheworldhaveacceptedtheAngelStationcancellationsomesendingmailfromasfarawayasFrancE.BecausethestampisdestroyedeachseasonPatdrawsanewangelthatconveysseason’sgreetingsfromAngelStationeveryyear.Postofficesmaycloseinotherpartsofthecountrybutthistinyonecontinues.25.WhatdidPatdotosavethepostoffice?A.Sheinventedanewcancellation.B.ShehostedChristmascelebrations.C.ShegavetheofficeabetternamE.D.Shedesignedaspecialsetofstamps.26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePat?A.StubbornanddetermineD.B.Humorousandintelligent.C.Curiousandfriendly.D.Creativeandwarm-hearteD.27.WhatcanwelearnaboutAngelica’spostofficefromthepassage?A.Itwascomplatelyclosedinthe1980s.B.Itsnamehasbeenchangedmanytimes.C.Itsstampremainsthesameeachseason.D.ItisalsothecentreoflocalsociallifE.

Alexis17satquietlyinthepassengerseatofherdad'scar.ShelethereyeslazilyscanthelandscapeforwildlifE.Thenadeercameintoviewabout200yardsinfrontofthem.Dadthere'sadeerthere!AlexissaiD.Itwasamaledeerwithsharpantlers角oneachsideofitsheaD.AsthecarmovedcloserAlexissawthatthedeer'sheadwasbenttowardthegrounD.Thensheheardascreamandsawanarmflyupnearthedeer'sheaD.Alexisrealizedthedeerwasattackingawoman.Suea44-year-oldmotherhadbeenoutforhermorningrun.Thedeerfollowedherandedgedcloser.IknewIwasintroubleSuesays.Shewenttopickupastickforself-defenseandthedeerchargeD.Itliftedherwithitsantlersandthrewherintotheair.Suecouldfeelbloodflewdownherleg.WithinsecondsthedeerhadpushedherofftheroaD.WhenAlexisandherfatherpulledupthedeerwasthrowingSuelikeadoll.Alexislookedintothewoman'sterrifiedeyesandbeforeherfatherhadevenstoppedthecartheteenagerjumpedquicklyoutofthecarandrantowardthedeer.Iwaskickingittogetitsattentionshesays.Thenherfatherwhohadfollowedhisdaughterpushedthedeerawayfromthewomen.AlexishelpedSueintothecarandthenappliedapieceofclothtoSue'sinjuredleg.We'regoingtogetyoutoahospitalAlexissaiD.Thensheheardherfathershoutloudly.HehadbeenknockedtothegrounD.Alexistookholdofahammerfromthecarandrantowhereherfatherlayonhisback.Shebeatthedeer'sheadandneckbuttheblowsdidn'tscareitaway.Iwaslosingfaithshesays.AcouplemorestrikesAlexissaidherfather.Youcandoit.TurningthehammeraroundAlexisclosedhereyesandbeatthedeer'sneckwithallherstrength.Whensheopenedhereyesthedeerwasrunningaway.Alexisgotinthedriver'sseatandspedtowardthenearesthospital.AfterSuewastreatedshetearfullythankedherrescuers.Youexpectateenagegirltogetonthephoneandcallforhelpshesaysnottobeatupadeer.25.WhatwasSuedoingwhenshewasattackedbythedeer?A.ShewasdrivinghomE.B.ShewasrestingontheroaD.C.ShewastakingexercisE.D.Shewasfeedingwildanimals.26.WhatdidAlexisdotosaveSue?A.Shepushedthedeeraway.B.ShehitthedeerwithherfeetC.Shedrovethecartohitthedeer.D.Shebeatthedeerwithahammer.27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAlexis?A.Strong.B.Cruel.C.EnergetiC.D.BravE.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWomanWasSeriouslyInjuredB.ADangerousDeerAttackedaWomanC.AGirlRescuedHerFatherSuccessfullyD.ATeenagerSavedOthersfromaDeerAttack

BFromtheearliesttimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld'sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvreinParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort炮台.In1190itwastheking'scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoat护城河tokeepouthisenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlewasnolongerneededasafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringdaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisIbecamekingofFrancein1515hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardodaVincifromItaly.DaVinci’s‘MonaLisa’isthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.60.Onthewholethispassageismainlyabout________.A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvreB.anItalianartistnamedLeonardodaVinciC.akingofFrancenamedFrancisID.thebestknownpaintinginLouvre61.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.TheLouvreusedtobeafortaverylongtimeago.B.Frenchkingsandqueensoncelivedinit.C.TheLouvrewastakenbyenemiesin1190.D.ManytreasureswerebroughtintotheLouvreovertheyears.62.WhyisitgoodforgreatarttobekeptinpublicmuseumsA.IthelpspeoplerememberwhotheKingofFranceis.B.Itkeepspeopleoutofthepalaces.C.Itgiveseveryoneachancetoenjoygoodart.D.Ithelpspeopletoknowwhoisthegreatestartist.63.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.itisnotpossiblefortreasurestobestolenB.oldfortsalwaysmakethebestmuseumsC.greatartshouldbesharedwithallthepeopleD.kingFrancisIofFrancebroughtinartistsfromanoldfort

Disaster!Thiswordreallymeantthatmorning.Ihadatoothache.AndI’dbeeninanargumentwithafrienD.Herwordsstillhurt:Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon’tputyourselfinmyplacE.Can’tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?Ishookmyheadstubbornly—andfelttheacheinmytooth.I’dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackfromholidaybutthepainwasreallyunbearablE.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebookbutnoonecouldseemeimmediately.FinallyataboutlunchtimeIgotlucky.Ifyoucomebyrightnowthereceptionistsaidthedentistwillfityouin.Itookkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshortnotice?Whywasn'theasbusyastheothers?Inthedentist'sofficeIsatdownandlookedarounD.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworrieD.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldonE.WhenItoldhermyfearsshelaughedandsaidDon'tworry.ThedentistisverygooD.HowlongdoIhavetowaitforhim?Iaskedimpatiently.Comeonheiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.AndenjoytheartworktheassistantsaiD.Theartwork?IwaspuzzleD.Thechairwentback.SuddenlyIsmileD.TherewasabeautifulpicturerightwhereIcouldenjoyit:ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!AtthatmomentIbegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords.Whatarelief!25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingthatmorning?A.Cheerful.B.Nervous.C.Upset.D.SatisfieD.26.Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtaboutthedentist?A.Thedentist'sagreeingtotreatheratveryshortnoticE.B.Thedentist'sbeingasbusyastheotherdentists.C.Thesurroundingsofthedentist'sofficE.D.Thelaughingassistantofthedentist.27.Whydidtheauthorsuddenlysmile?A.Becausethedentistcameatlast.B.Becauseshesawapictureontheceiling.C.Becauseshecouldrelaxinthechair.D.Becausetheassistantkeptcomfortingher.28.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostprobably?A.Strikewhiletheironishot.B.Haveagoodwordforone'sfrienD.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Putoneselfinother'sshoes.

Growingupinamilitary军人的familyImovedalot.Imostlywentto21withotherkidswhoseparentswerealsointhemilitary.Butwhenmydad22fromthearmyaftertwentyyearsofserviceIfoundmyself23acivilian平民的schoolwithtwelve﹣year﹣oldswhosharednosimilarlifeexperiencewithme.Iwasastrangerinastrangeland.Everyoneinmyclasshadgrownuptogetherandtheyhadnoroomto24foranewcomer.Iworedifferentclotheshaddifferentthoughtsandspokewithanaccent.I.25forthefirstfewweeksofschool.Ihadnofriendsnoactivitiesandno26ofabrightfuture.TodealwithitallIbegan27inmydiaryeveryday﹣storiesofadventureofoldfriendsoffeelingsthatIcouldnotspeak.IwroteasifmylifedependedonitasiftheverynextbreathItookcouldnothappen28Iwrotedownwords.OnedaymyteacherMrs.BushcametomeandaskedwhyIalwayssattherewritinginsteadofplayingwithothers.ItoldherIenjoyedwritingand29writingtoplaying.Shesmiledatmeandwalkedaway.AboutthreeweekslaterMrs.Bushgaveusawritingassignment.Iwas30thatIcouldnowparticipateinsomethingIknewIexcelledin.ThatnightIworkedandworkedontheessay.Iwrotewithgreat31.Itwasmyonechancetofeelimportantand32bytheclass.AfewdaysafterwehandedinourassignmentsMrs.Bushcalledmeuptothe33oftheclassroom.IstoodbeforethirtypairsofeyeslookingatmeandIgot34.WasIintroubleDidIdosomethingwrongThenMrs.Bushtoldtheclasshowmuchshe35alltheworkthatwentintotheessayandeveryonehaddoneagreatjob.Butshesaidonestudentstood36asanexcellentwriteronewithimaginationcreativityandwordmastery.Thatstudentwasme!TheclassclappedpolitelyandMrs.Bushhandedmemypaperwiththefollowing37onitMalindayouareanexcellentwriter.Youfillyourpaperwiththebreathingofyourheart.Pleasekeeponwritingandshareyour38ofwritingwiththeworld.Iamproudofyouandgladyouareinmyclass.Mrs.Bushhelpedmefeelasenseof39aplaceofpurposeandawaytosurviveatransition转移过渡inlife.Shehelpedmegain40inmyselfthatstayedwithmebeyondsixthgrade.21.A.churchB.schoolC.warD.work22.A.separatedB.withdrewC.quitD.retired23.A.visitingB.attendingC.runningD.leaving24.A.buildB.preserveC.takeD.spare25.A.struggledB.playedC.foughtD.exercised26.A.memoryB.controlC.promiseD.need27.A.readingB.drawingC.writingD.copying28.A.unlessB.onceC.whileD.after29.A.comparedB.appliedC.turnedD.preferred30.A.astonishedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.embarrassed31.A.anxietyB.curiosityC.wonderD.enthusiasm32.A.impressedB.acceptedC.challengedD.envied33.A.frontB.cornerC.doorD.outside34.A.annoyedB.disappointedC.worriedD.surprised35.A.appreciatedB.expectedC.recognizedD.enjoyed36.A.outB.upC.byD.off37.A.descriptionsB.wordsC.suggestionsD.accounts38.A.advantageB.purposeC.giftD.idea39.A.responsibilityB.belongingC.devotionD.relief40.A.interestB.imaginationC.creativityD.confidence.

Myhusbandhasn'tstoppedlaughingaboutafunnythingthathappenedtomE.It'sfunnynowbutitwasn'tatthetimE.LastFridayafterdoingallthefamilyshoppingintownIwantedarestbeforecatchingthetrainsoIboughtanewspaperandsomechocolateandwentintothestationcoffeeshop－thatwasacheapself-serviceplacewithlongtablestositat.IputmyheavybagdownonthefloorputthenewspaperandchocolateonthetabletokeepaplaceandwenttogetacupofcoffeE.WhenIwentbackwiththecoffeetherewassomeoneinthenextseat.Itwasoneofthosewild-lookingyoungsterswithdarkglassesandwornclothesandhaircoloredbrightredatthefront.Notsounusualthesedays.Whatdidsurprisemewasthathe'dstartedtoeatmychocolate!NaturallyIwasannoyeD.Howevertoavoidtrouble－andreallyIwasratheruneasyabouthim－IjustlookeddownatthefrontpageofthenewspapertastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolatE.Theboylookedatmeclosely.ThenhetookasecondpieceofmychocolatE.Icouldhardlybelieveit.StillIdidn'tdaretostartanargument.WhenhetookathirdpieceIfeltmoreangrythanuneasy.IthoughtWellIshallhavethelastpiecE.AndIgotit.Theboygavemeastrangelookandthenstoodup.Asheleftheshoutedout.Thiswoman'scrazy!EveryonestareD.ThatwasembarrassingenoughbutitwasworsewhenIfinishedmycoffeeandgotreadytoleavE.Myfacewentred－asredashishair－whenIrealizedI'dmadeamistakE.Itwasn'tmychocolatethathe'dbeentaking.Therewasmineunopenedjustundermynewspaper.28.Thewomantellingthestory________.A.wantedanewspaperandsomechocolatetotakehometoherfamilyB.boughtsomechocolatesothatshecouldkeepaplaceatthetableC.hadbeenverybusyandneededsometimetorecoverD.alwayswentshoppingwithherfamilyonFridays29.Whenthewomansawtheboygooneatingthechocolateshefelt________.A.moreandmoredisappointedatlosingthechocolateB.tooshytolookintheboy'sdirectionC.moreandmoreangrywiththeboyD.tootiredtostartanargument30.Thewoman'sfaceturnedred________.A.becausesherealizedthatshehadbeenquitewrongabouttheboyB.becausesherealizedthattheboywaspoorandangryC.becauseshesaweveryonestaringatherD.becauseshehatedbeingshoutedat31.Fromthestorywecanseethewoman________.A.wascarelessandselfishB.oftenmademistakesC.wasbeingcarelessD.wascrazy

OneeveninglastfallwhileMarcosUgartedidhishomeworkandhisfatherEduardoateacherpreparedlessonplanstheyheardshoutingoutsidE.Eduardo47andMarcos15steppedontothebalcony阳台oftheirtwo-storyhomE.ImmediatelyMarcos’seyewascaughtbyaflamefromoneoftheirneighbors’houses.Dadthehouseisonfire!MarcoscrieD.DressedonlyinshortsthebarefootteendashedtowardstheMas’homewithhisdaD.GrandmotherYimMamotherSuzanneMaandsonNathanMaweregatheredonthefrontgrasslandshoutingforhelp.WhentheUgartesgottheretheysawthroughtheopenfrontdoorthatfatherAlexMawasfallingdownthestairscoughinghisfaceblackwithdirt.Isanyoneelseinthehouse?EduardoaskeD.Myson!Alexmanagedtosaypointingtothesecondfloor.Eduardostartedupthestairsbutthickblacksmokeswirlingashandextremeheatforcedhimtohisknees.HeinchedupstairsanddownthehallwhereAlexsaidhewouldfindCodyeightwhohadlockedhimselfinabedroom.I’dneverseensmokelikethatsaysEduardo.Myglassesimmediatelyturnedblackfromtheash.AsthefirespreadacrossthehallEduardobangedonthebedroomdoorandtriedtoturnthehandlE.ButCodydidn’trespondandEduardomadehiswaybackdownstairs.AtthesametimeMarcossawYimandSuzannepullinganaluminum铝ladderoutofthegaragE.CodywasstandingatthewindowscreamingforhelpsaysMarcos.IknewIhadtodosomething.Hegrabbedtheladderpositioneditnearthewindowandclimbedtowardstheboy.WhenMarcosreachedthewindowhepushedthescreenintotheroomandpersuadedCodyout.It’sOKMarcostoldhim.I’vegotyou.HoldingCodywithonearmMarcosmoveddowntheladder.Halfwaydownhehandedtheboytoaneighbor.ThedayafterthefireAlexvisitedMarcos.ThankyouforsavingmysonAlexsaiD.Youarehisheroforever.1.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowafamilygotsavedfromafirE.B.HowafirehappeneD.C.Howateenbecameahero.D.Howabarefootteensavedhisneighbor.2.TheUgarteswentontotheirbalconyto.A.havearestB.enjoythecoolC.seewherethefirewasD.seewhatwasthematter3.WhentheUgartesgottothefirescene.A.theMaswereallouttosafetyB.fatherAlexMawassavinghissonC.CodywastrappedonthesecondfloorD.Codywassleepinginbed4.WhydidMarcossaysomethingtoCody?A.Tocalmhim.B.Toeducatehim.C.Toamusehim.D.Toupsethim.

WhenIwasyoungIreadmanykindsofbooksincludingfairytales.Mostofthebooksdescribedheroeswhowerehandsomeandheroineswhowerebeautiful.SoIbelievedIhadtoebeautifulifIwantedtobecomeagreatperson.AsIgrewupIbegantorealizeouterbeautywasnotsoimportanttomakesomeonegooD.IrememberafriendofmineJaniewhowassobeautifulthateveryclassmatewantedtotalkwithherbutshewasveryarrogant傲慢的.ShebelievedthatshecoulddoeverythingshewantedbecauseshewassobeautifulbutshelostfriendsonebyonE.Mypoorfriend!Butshelearnedagoodlesson:innerbeautyismoreimportantthanouterbeauty.Aftershelearnedthatshechangedherattitude态度看法andmadefriendsagain.WheneverIseeTVadvertisements广告Ifeelthatthesethingsmakeusbelievebeautyisveryimportant—especiallyphysical身体的attractiveness.Althoughwesaythatinnerbeautyismorevaluableweoftenlookforplasticsurgerytomakeusmorebeautiful.Thereseemstobeaboom流行inplasticsurgery.Itissurprisingtorealizethenumberofpeoplewhotryitisincreasingdaybyday.Weknowgood-lookingguysusuallygethigherscoresonjobinterviews.Sowhatisrealbeauty?Iwanttosaythatinnerbeautyistherealonebecauseifsomeonehasbeautyinhissoul灵魂心灵helookslikeareallybeautifulperson.Thebeautylookedatwitheyesdoesn’tlastforever.Insteadofconcentratingonouterbeautyweshouldconcentrateoninnerbeauty.Thepointisthatinnerbeautyismoreimportantthanouterbeauty.Soifwemaketheefforttomakeourmindsbeautifulwe’llbehappier.59.Whentheauthorwasyoungshethoughtifhewantedtosucceed.A.shemusthavegoodlooks.B.shemustlearnfromtheheroesC.shehadtoworkhardatherlessonsD.shehadtoreadmanykindsofbooks.60.WhydidJanielosefriendsonebyone?A.Becauseshewastooshy.B.Becauseshewouldn’ttaketheiradvicE.C.Becauseshelookeddownuponothers.D.becauseshedidn’tstudywellatherlessons.61.TheunderlinedphraseplasticsurgeryinParagraph4probablymeans.A.化妆B.整形C.健身D.阅读62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheImportanceofBeautyB.BeautyMakesOneHappierC.HowtoMakeOneselfBeautifulD.InnerBeautyistheRealBeauty

Doyouhaveanystrongopiniononco-educationalorsingle-sexschools?A.supporterofco-educationalschoolswouldprobablysaythatschoolsshouldbelikethesocietiestheybelongto.InHongKongmenandwomenmixsociallyonaday-to-daybasis.Inmanyfieldsmenareevenlikelytohavefemalebosses.Itisthereforedesirablethatboysandgirlsgrowuptogethergotoschooltogetherandpreparethemselvesforasocietythatdoesnotvaluesexualseparation.Somewouldgoontoarguefurtherthatgrowingupwithmembersoftheoppositesexisimportantforpersonaldevelopment.Regularcontact接触canremovethestrangeideasabouttheopposite-sexandleadtomorenaturalrelationships.Single-sexconditionsareseenasleadingtomoreextremeopinionsandpossiblyevenasencouraginghomosexuality同性恋thoughthereisnoproofthatthisisthecasE.Thosewhoareagainstcoeducationoftenalsofixtheirattentiononthesexualside.Someparentsfearthatclosecontactwithmembersoftheoppositesexisdangerousforteenagers.Theywanttheirchildrentobeattentivetotheirstudies.Suchparentsfeeluncomfortablewithmodernwaysandthefreemixingofthesexes.A.strongerargumentcomesfromresearchintoschoolresults.Girlsgrowupearlierthanboystendtobemoreorderlyandarelikelytobebetteratlanguages.Inamixedclassboyswhomightdowellinasingle-sexclassbecomediscouragedandtakeontheruleoftroublemaker.CertainlyintheUKthissituationhasgreatlyalarmed惊动thegovernmentforittobeencouragingco-educationalschoolstohavesomesingle-sexclasses.IntheUKthebestschoolsareallsingle-sexstronglysuggestingthatco-educationisnotthebestanswer.Thismayhowevernotbeassimpleasitlooks.Itmaysimplybethatthefamousoldschoolsthatattractthebeststudentshappentobesingle-sexratherthanthatbeingsingle-sexmakesthembetterschools.72.Inthethirdparagraphbysayingthoughthereisnoproofthatthisisthecasethewritermeansthat___A.studentsinsingle-sexschoolswillcertainlybecomehomosexualB.studentsinco-educationalschoolscannothaveextremeopinionsC.studentsinco-educationalschoolsarelikelytobehomosexualD.single-sexschoolconditionsmayormaynothaveeffectsonthestudents.73.AllthefollowingargumentscanbefoundinthepassageEXCEPTthat.A.co-educationcanproduceasociety-likesituationB.co-educationalschoolsmayleadtoloveaffairsbetweenboysandgirlsC.co-educationwillhelpdevelopabetterunderstandingabouttheoppositesexD.co-educationcanmakeboysperformwellinmixedclasses74.AlarmedbythesituationtheUKgovernmentencourages.A.co-educationB.single-sexeducationC.single-sexclassesinco-educationalschoolsD.co-educationalclassesinsingle-sexschools75.Attheendofthepassagethewritersuggeststhat.A.single-sexschoolsarethebestschoolsintheUKB.beingsingle-sexdoesnotnecessarilymakeaschoolbetterC.co-educationalschoolsarebetterforbothsexesinpersonaldevelopmentD.becauseboyscannotcompetewithgirlsinstudytheygotosingle-sexschools

Two-year-oldHarleywasasleepwithheryoungersisterintheirhomeinEdenNorthCarolinA.Whiletheirparentswereoutsidewelcomingtheiroldersisterhomefromschoolthewiresinthefamily’slaundryroomcaughtfireandbeforeanyoneknewwhatwashappeningthebedroomnextdoorwasconsumedinflames.Harley’sfatherwasabletorescuehistwoyoungestdaughtersandsavetheirlivesbutHarleywasseverelyburnedon80percentofherbodyandherparentsweretoldthatshewaslikelytopassaway.OverthenextseveralmonthsHarleywouldputupwithsurgeryaftersurgeryandremainhookeduptoaventilator呼吸机atthehospital.WhenshewasfinallyreleasedtogohomeHarleyhadnoideathatthetoughestbattlehadnotevenbegunyet.WhenHarleystartedschooljustafewyearslatersherealizedforthefirsttimehowcruelherpeerscouldbE.Bullied欺凌forherappearanceandcalledhatefulnamesshebegantoconsiderendingherlifewhileonlyinGrade8.WhenherfriendsweregettingtheirfirstboyfriendsandgoingontheirfirstdatesshewassittingathomewonderingifsheshouldendherlifE.Butin2013somethingchangeD.ItwasnotsomethingontheoutsidebutsomethinginsideHarley.Shemadetheconsciousdecisiontobecomemorelikethecarefreelaughingjoyouslittlegirlthatshehadnotseensincethatnightin1997.SoforthefirsttimeinherlifesheputonabluedressandwalkedoutsideintothelightofdaythrowingcautiontothewindanddaringanyonetotrytorainonherparadE.21.WhatwasthetoughestbattleforHarley?A.Hersister’sdeath.B.Herpeers’discrimination.C.Surgeryaftersurgery.D.Heremotionofjealousy.22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.IttookHarleyaboutsixteenyearstochangeherattitudetolifE.B.Harleyhadtriedtoendherlifemanytimes.C.Harleylikedbluedressesandrainydays.D.In2013HarleychangedsomethinginsideandoutsidE.23.Whatcanbeasuitabletitle?A.TransformingasadgirlintoajoyousgirlB.HowtoovercomedifficultyC.A.bluedressonrainydaysD.Agirlrosefromthedark

BInarecentclassIwasaskedWhatisashortstory?Myfirstanswerwasthatitwassomethingthatcouldbereadinonesittingandbroughtanillumination启示tothereadersuddenandgoldenlikesunlightcrackingthroughheavyclouD.Iwentontosaythatinmyopinionarealshortstorywasclosertopoetrythantothenovel.Herearesomedefinitionsoftheshortstory.MyfavoriteisBenet’s:somethingthatcanbereadinanhourandrememberedforalifetime.Onewritersaid:thethemeofanovelwon’tfitintotheframeworkofashortstory;it’sliketryingtosqueeze压缩alargepaintingdoneonawallintoaminiaturE.Andasinaminiaturepaintingthedetailsneedtobesharp.TheshortstoryisanexampleofoneaspectofhumannaturE.Shortstoriesusuallysaysomethingoftenacharacterundergoessomeeventoftenasmallthingbutsomethingsimilartoalifeexperienceevenalife-momentforsomereaders.A.shortstoryisanaccountrarelyover10000wordsorbelow500words—morecommonly1500-5000words—asingle-sittingreadbutwithenoughtimeandweighttomovethereader.WriterIsabelleAllendeoncewrote:Novelsareformeaddingupdetailsjustworkworkworkthenyou’redonE.Shortstoriesaremoredifficult—theyhavetobeperfectcompleteinthemselves.45.Theunderlinedwordundergoesinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.discoversB.experiencesC.discussesD.appreciates46.Whichstatementofthefollowingistrue?A.Theidealshortstoryshouldbeatmost10000wordsinlength.B.Theidealshortstoryshouldbebelow500wordsinlengthC.Theidealshortstoryshouldbearound1500wordsinlengthD.Theidealshortstoryshouldbeover5000wordsinlength47.What’sthedifferencebetweennovelsandshortstories?A.NovelsaretoolongforustoreaD.B.ShortstoriesaretooshortforustoreaD.C.Novelsaremoredetailsthanshortstories.D.Shortstoriesaremoreperfectanddifficultthannovels.48.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowDoYouWriteaShortStory?B.IsaShortStorySimilartoPoetry?C.WhatExactlyIsaShortStory?D.AreShortStoriesPerfectandComplete?

TwelveyearsagoRachelMillerwaslostwhenitcametohersonJohn.The7-year-oldwasseriouslydisabledbecauseofhisautism自闭症.Unabletospeakhewithdrewfrompeopleatschoolandworsefromhisfamily.InMarch2003MillerwasintroducedtoJeffHancockaone-on-onetherapist治疗师forpeoplewithautism.HancockwashiredtobeJohn'scompanion.Thetwowouldgopeople-watchingatthemallontheweekenD.HancockchattedthroughouttheirtripseventhoughJohncouldn'ttalkback.TheirrelationshipdevelopedwhenHancockintroducedJohntotheSpecialOlympics.WheneverJohnwasrunningorbeingactivehewassmiling.WhenJohnturned12HancockintroducedhimtotrackattheSpecialOlympics.Forthefirstthreeyearsthepairjustobservedthesportbywatchingpracticesandevents.HancockworkeddailywithJohnshowinghimeverythingincludingwheretositstandandwalksohewouldunderstandtheflowoftheevents.EventuallythelessonsclickedandJohnwasoffdoing50-metersprints.ButasJohngotolderhegotstrongerandfaster.At16hewasjumpinghurdlesanddoing800-meterraces.MillerstartedseeinghersonasaseriousathletE.InMay2014John'strainingbroughthimtotheSpecialOlympicsStateSummerGamesinOrlando.The18-year-oldwascompetinginthe800metersandthe110-meterhurdles.Asthe800wassettingupMillerrememberedshepressedherfaceagainstthefenceanxiouslywaitingforJohntocompetE.ButassoonastheracestartedallMillersawwasanathleteherathletE.IjustwantedtoseethebestperformancE.ItseemedmuchmoresignificantthanwhetherhewouldeverspeakorrespondtomeshesaiD.Johnendedupwinningthegoldmedalforthe800.SportscompletelychangedJohnandMillersaidthatisbecauseofHancock.ApersonwithadisabilitycanfeelhopelessandisolatedandIthinkthatcanhappentoparentstoo.29.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusA.howRachelMillerfelt12yearsagoB.howseriousJohn'sautismwasC.Johnwasn'tgoodatcommunicationD.whenJohnbecameseriouslydisabled30.MillerconsideredJohntobeaseriousathlete.A.in2011B.in2012C.in2013D.in201431.WhenMillersawJohn'sperformanceinthe800shefelt.A.curiousB.amazedC.delightedD.upset32.Thepassageismainlycarriedout.A.bygivingexamplesB.inasadtoneC.inspaceorderD.intimeorder

How’sitgoing?Iaskthebarista服务生.How’syourdaybeen?Ahnottoobusy.Whatareyouupto?Notmuch.Justreadin.Thissmalltalkisoneofthekeyrituals规矩ofAmericanlifE.Ithastakenmeonlyadecadetomaster.IimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin2001forcollegE.IbroughtonlymyIndianexperienceindealingwithshopkeepersandteasellers.InDelhiwhereIgrewupwhendoingbusinesspeopledon'taskeachotherhowtheother'sdayhasbeen.TheymightnotevensmilE.Thecustomerdoesn'ttremblebeforecomplainingabouthowcoldhisfoodis.Eachsidebelievestheotherwillcheathim.GodMahajanyou’resorudetowaiters!TomanAmericanfriendsaidlaughingafterhewatchedmeorderingfoodatarestaurantintheWestVillageyearsago.ConsideringmyselfamildandfriendlypersonIwassurpriseD.Tomalwaysaskedservershowtheyweredoingorpraisedtheirshirtsormadejokesaboutthemenu.AtthattimethisseemeddishonesttomE.Didhereallylikewhattheywerewearing?Americanlifeisbasedonaprinciplethatwelikeoneanotherbutwon’tviolateoneanother’sprivacies.Thismakesitalandofsmalltalk.Twopeoplegreeteachotherhappilywithfriendlinessbutmightknoweachotherforyearsbeforeaskingbasicquestionsabouteachother’sbackgrounds.TheoppositeistrueofIndians.AtleastthreepeopleI’vesatnexttoonplanestoandfromIndiahaveaskedmewithinminuteshowmuchIearnasawriteronlytoturnawayindisappointmentwhenItellthem.LivinginBrooklynandtheninAustinTexas.Imadecoffeeshopstheplacesofmymovements.MeetingthesamebaristasdayafterdayproducedcontextandIgotpracticE.Iwasbeginningtofitin.Itfeltgoodanddidn’tseemfakeanymorE.28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheauthortakesprideineverythingofhishomelanD.B.TheauthorstillthinkstheAmericanwayoftreatingstrangersisnotsincerE.C.TheauthorfinallygotusedtosmalltalkafteralotofpracticeinAmericA.D.ItonlytooktheauthorashorttimetolearntherealritualofAmericanlifE.29.WhatdopeopleintheUStendtodoinarestaurant?A.Theyhavefriendlysmalltalkwiththeservers.B.Theyaskiftheserversaresatisfiedwiththeirpay.C.Theycomplainaboutthefoodandservicestraightforwardly.D.Theymakeobjectivecommentsontheservers’clothing.30.WhatdoweknowaboutIndiansaccordingtoParagraph7?A.Indiansdon’tlikeeachother.B.Indiansliveinalandofsmalltalk.C.Indiansshowlittlerespectforothers;privacy.D.Indiansknowlittleabouttheirfriends’backgrounds.31.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.RudeIndianinAmericaB.SmallTalkandGreatFriendshipC.MyStrugglewithAmericanSmallTalkD.CulturalDifferencesbetweenCountries

ManypetsgotseparatedfromtheirfamiliesalmosttwoyearsagowhenSuperstormSandyhittheEastCoast.A.NewJerseyfamilywasoneofthem.Theylosttheirdog.Hegotawayfromtheirbackyardduringthestorm.ChuckJamessaidthathisfamilysearchedforthebrown-and-whitedognamedRecklessformonthsaftertheOctober2012storm.RecklesswasacutedogwhichbroughtmuchpleasuretothewholefamilyandtheyoungestdaughterTiffanylovedhimmost.TheyplayedtogetherwatchedTVtogetheratepopcorntogetherandRecklessevensawTiffanyoffwhensheheadedforthekindergarteneverymorning.ChuckJameskeptonsearchingforthelovelydogineverypossiblewaybutnoluck.WereportedhimmissingandcalledthesheltersfromtimetotimejusthopingtheyhadhimJamessaiD.Wealwayskeptourhopesupbutfinallyitwastimetomoveon.Jamessaidthefamilyhadplannedtogetanewdog.ThedogwastobeatenthbirthdaysurprisefortheireldestdaughterAlly.ThefamilyoffivewenttotheMonmouthCountySPCASocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalstoadoptanewanimal.WhenJamesandhiswifewalkedclosetothefirstcagetheysawafamiliarfaceinsidE.HewasalittlebiggerthanIrememberedbecausetheyhadfedhimwellJamesjokeD.Butthenhewaslyingonmywife’sfeetandIknewitwashim.ItwasunbelievablE.Iknowthisdogismeanttobewithourfamily.WhenSPCAofficialsaskediftheycouldprovetheanimalwastheirdogafriendsentaselfieshowingthefamilywiththeirdogbeforeSandyhittheEastCoast.We’reallsohappytohavehimbackJamessaiD.ThefamilyislivinginahotelwhiletheirhomeisbeingrepaireD.ThisweekendtheJameseswentonacampingtripwithRecklesstocelebratethedog’sreturn.1.WhathappenedtoJameseswhenSuperstormSandyhittheEastCoast?A.Theirhouselayinruinsafterthestorm.B.TheirpetdogRecklesswentmissing.C.TheirpetdogRecklesswasadoptedbyanotherfamily.D.TheyfoundtheirpetdogRecklessbadlyinjureD.2.HavingsearchedforRecklessformonthstheJamesesfoundhimin.A.ananimalhospitalB.oneoftheirfriends’housesC.theMonmouthCountySPCAD.thebackyardwhichwasunderrepair3.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordselfieisclosestto.A.documentB.creditcardC.textmessageD.picture4.Whichisthetextmainlyabout?A.Adoggotseparatedfromhisfamilyinastorm.B.Alostdogfoundhiswayhomewithdifficulty.C.AfamilylookedforanewdogbutfoundtheoldoneinsteaD.D.Dogsarealwaysdevotedfriendsofhumanbeings.

MarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA.Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumour.ManypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetimE.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleaveoneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoes蚊子inthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgotherE.MarkTwainwaved摇动hishandandsaidItdoesn’tmatter.ThemosquitoesarenorelativesofminE.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitmE.AfterhearrivedatthetownMarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroombutwhenhewasjustabouttohavearestquiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.I’mverysorryMr.MarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.Oneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwainhowevermadeajokesayingtothewaiterThemosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.32.ThatdayMarkTwainwenttothetown_____.A.toseeoneofhisfriendsB.becausehewantedtodosomethingthereforhiswritingC.becausehewastoldtherewerealotofmosquitoesthereD.toseeoneofhisrelatives33.Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause_____.A.theydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwainB.theirhotelwastoosmallC.theroomwasnotverycleanD.therewerequiteafewmosquitoesinMarkTwain’sroom34.Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause_____.A.themosquitoeswereverycleverandtheydidn’tcomeintothewrongroomB.themosquitoesknewMarkTwain’sroomnumberC.MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresentsD.MarkTwainmadeajoke35.Fromthestoryweknow_____.A.nomosquitoestroubledMarkTwaininthenightB.theownerofthehoteltoldthewaiterstolookafterMarkTwainwellatnightC.MarkTwaindidn’thaveagoodrestthatnightD.therewerenotmosquitoesinthehotelanylonger

ThebrownbearMywifeLauraandIwereonthebeachwiththreeofourchildrentakingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmallmovingaimlessly.JustafewminuteslaterIheardmydaughtershoutingDad!Thebearisrightbehindus！AnaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardstofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminutE.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback—thesign迹象ofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormallyprobablybecauseofhunger.Iheldmycameratripod三脚架inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintomE.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshouldersandthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.EvensothiswasafightIhadtowin:Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamilywhowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.ThebearhitatthecameracuttingitoffthetripoD.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomysidE.MyarmcouldnotmoveandIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.DrawingbackmyfreehandIstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfiveorsixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfurtryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling扭打withthebearatthispoint.ThenassuddenlyasithadbegunthefightendeD.Thebearmovedbacktowardstheforestbeforereturningforanotherattack—thefirsttimeIfeltpaniC.Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreatthebearmovedoffdestroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjuredbuttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I'mproudthatmyfamilyremainedclear­headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcomE.24.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorderto________.A.catchshorebirdsB.startanattackC.protectthechildrenD.setupabarrierforitself25.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit________.A.feltsafeB.gotinjuredC.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera26.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir________.A.prideB.patienceC.calmnessD.cautiousness

TherewasastrangefatherJohnBlakefromMichiganwhonamedhischildrenafteracomputersoftwareterm.HetoldthelocalnewspapertheUStraditionalwayofaddingJuniororIIafteraboy'snamewastoocommon.SowhenhissonwasbornlastweekhedecidedonthenameJohnBlake2.0asifhewereasoftwareprogrammer.Mr.BlakeadmittedthatittookmonthstopersuadehiswifeJamietoaccepttheideA.Mrs.Blakesaidsheaskedseveralfriendswhethertheycouldacceptthisnameornot.Allthemenshesaidfeltthenamewascool.Howeverherwomenfriendsdidnotthinkso.IthinkthewomenenduplikeitshesaiD.Mr.BlaketoldthelocalnewspaperhegottheideafromafilmcalledTheLegendof1900inwhichanabandonedbabyisgiventhename1900toremembertheyearofitsbirth.Ithoughtthatiftheycandoitwhycan'twe?hesaiD.AfterlittleJohnversion2.0wasbornMr.Blakeevensentacelebratorye-mailtothefamilyandfriendswhichwasdesignedtolookasifheandhiswifehadcreatedanewsoftwarE.IwrotethingsliketherearealotofnewfeaturesfromVersion1.0withadditionalfeaturesfromJamiehesaiD.Andhehasalreadyplannedforhisson'sfuturE.Ifhehasachildhecouldnameit3.0hesaiD.31.FromthepassageweknowthatJohnBlake2.0_____.A.isalsothenameofacomputerB.showsthetraditionalwayofAmericanbabynamingC.hasthesamemeaningasJohnBlakeJuniorD.tellssomethingaboutthehopethefatherplacesonhisbaby32.Whatdothenameof1900andJonVersion2.0haveincommon?A.Theyarebothconnectedwithcomputer.B.Theyarebothuntraditional.C.Theybothtellaboutthebirths.D.Theyaretobeequallypopular.33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AllMrs.Blake'sfriendssupporttheirideA.B.Thename1900isalsoacomputersoftwareterm.C.WhenMr.BlakehadasecondchildhewouldnameitJohnVersion3.0.D.Mrs.Blakedidn'tagreetonamehersonafteracomputersoftwaretermattheverybeginning.

WhenIwasnineyearsoldIlovedtogofishingwithmydaD.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupset心烦的andkeptaskinghimwhy.HealwaysansweredSonifyouwanttocatchafishyouhavetothinklikeafishIrememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecauseI’mnotafish!Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.BesidesIreasonedhowcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes.AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.SoIreadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-blooded冷血的animalandthereforeisverysensitive敏感的towatertemperaturE.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besideswaterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade阴凉处.Yetfishdon’thaveanyeyelids眼皮andthesunhurtstheireyes.ThemoreIunderstoodfishthemoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem.WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworldIrememberhearingmyfirstbosssayWeallneedtothinklikesalespeoplE.Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesensE.MydadneveroncesaidIfyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.WhathesaidwasYouneedtothinklikeafish.Yearslaterwithgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanmeIgraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.ItisnotaneasyjoB.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.28.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.HecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdiD.29.Accordingtotheauthorfisharemostlikelytobefound_________.A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydaysC.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.30.Afterenteringthebusinessworldtheauthorfound_________.A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiringC.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople31.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom_________.A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbookC.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire’sbiography自传

Iopenedmydoortotwolittlegirls.IhadmetAlyssasixtwoweeksbeforE.Sincethenshe'dwavedtomeeverytimeshepassedmyhousE.Hello.GrandmaBonnie!AlyssasaiD.ThisismylittlesisterArianA.She'sthreE.ToherverynervoussisterIt'sOKhoney.You'lllikeher.Thethree-year-oldheldabouquet花束inonehandandtheothergripped紧握atinynotebookandahugebrokencrayon.Goonherbigsisterurgedtellher.Arianalookedatmeseriously.Iwanttohelpraisemoneyformypreschoolshesaidholdingoutherflowers.SoI'msellingtheseforonedollarabunch.IhadahardtimehidingmysmilE.Thebouquetconsistedofsevenoxalis醡浆草flowers.Oxalisisaweedalmostimpossibletogetridof.ObviouslyArianahadpulledtheseflowersoutfromherownyardoraneighbor's.HerbigsistersmiledAren'ttheylovelyGrandmaBonnie?Andtheyonlycostadollarforthewholebunch.It'sallforAriana'spreschool.Thegirls'plandidamusemE.AllrightIagreedonedollarcomingup.Alyssaputthebillinhersister'sskirtpocket.ThenArianahandedmemypurchasE.UhIsuggestedwhydon'tyoujustkeeptheflowersandthemoney?ThenyoucouldselltheflowerstosomeoneelsE.BothgirlsstaredatmehorrifieD.OhnoArianacrieD.Wepickedthemjustforyou.Seethey'rebeautiful!AndsotheywerE.AweeklatertheflowersweretwiceasmanyaswhenmylittleneighborhandedthemtomE.Whatabargain!Ihadcalledthesetinyplantsweeds—disgustingworthlessthingswithnorighttoexist.ButintheirinnocentheartsthosetwolittlegirlssawthemasapreciouscreationtotreasureandshareoutoflovingheartstobrightenthedayofalonelyoldGrandma.25.Thosetwolittlegirlspaidavisittotheauthorto.A.sayhellototheirnewneighborB.introducethelittlesistertoherC.bringhersomebeautifulflowersD.collectmoneyforaspecialpurpose26.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoafterknowingthegirls'wish?A.Refusethegirls'requestdirectly.B.Payonedollarforthewholebunch.C.Putthebillintothelittlegirl'spocket.D.Donatemoneywithoutacceptingflowers.27.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeingthosetinyplantsaweeklater?A.Grateful.B.DisgusteD.C.FortunatE.D.DesperatE.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.SoldaBunchofFlowersB.PickedFlowersJustforYouC.RaisedMoneyforPreschoolD.DelightedanOldGrandma

Howarethingsbackattheoffice?oneofthegentlemeninmybicycletourgroupaskedmeaswewerenearingtheendofanotherlongridethroughCroatia’sbeautifulcountrysidE.IthinktheyaregoingfineIsaiD.Ihaven’thadanycontactandIdon’tplanto.Yourcellphoneisn’ton?heaskedincredulously不相信地.Youhaven’tcheckedyoure-mails?MyphoneisoffandnoI’mnotplanningoncheckinge-mailsIsaiD.MywifeHeidiandItookourchildrenDanielandRachelonatwo-weektriptoCroatiaoneofthemostbeautifulcountriesintheworlD.Wemadeadecisiontospendallthetimewitheachother.InordertosharethiswonderfulexperienceItriedtotakeusalloutofthebusyworldthatwelivein.IfIhadmycellphoneonandwasconstantlysearchingoutawirelessconnectiontokeepupwiththeofficeIwouldjustbringthatbusyworldintothispeacefulmeaningfulworldIwastryingtocreatE.Tomysurpriseanotherwonderfulthinghappenedasaresultofthisbicycletour.AswewerereturninghomeIwasfloodedwithnewideas.IcameupwithseveralthoughtsthatIwanttouseinmybusiness.IfeltIhadreceivedanunexpectedbonus额外的收获.Whileitwasn’tthegoalofthetripIwasrewardedwithfreshinsights感悟onesthatwouldneveroccurtomeduringtheregularcourseofbusiness.Takingtimeoffrejuvenated使恢复活力meandallowedmycreativespirittocometothesurfacE.VacationsmakeushappygiveustimetobetogetherwithourfamiliesandmakeusfeelrejuvenatedandinspireD.JustleavecellphoneoffandyoulaptopbehinD.21.Accordingtotheconversationbetweenthewriterandthegentlemanwecaninferthat______.A.theymustcomefromthesamecompanyB.theywereunsatisfiedwiththebicycletourC.thegentlemanmusthavebeenincontactwithhisofficeduringthetourD.theykeptintouchwitheachotherthroughe-mailduringthetour22.WhentakingthetriptoCroatiathewriter_______.A.handledhisbusinessbysendinge-mailsB.enjoyedthefeelingofbeingtogetherwithhisfamilyC.enjoyedthetwo-personworldwithhiswifeD.sentmanypicturestohisfriendsthroughhiscellphone23.Whatwasthewriter’sunexpectedgaining?A.Hemademanyfriends.B.Hesavedalotofmoney.C.Hehandledimportantbusiness.D.HefeltgoodandbecamemorecreativE.24.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragree?A.Playingdelightsusmorethanworking.B.Whenworkingworkhard;whenplayingplaycrazily.C.Workingisthefoundationofhappiness.D.Cellphonesandemailsarehelpfulwhenwetakeatrip.

Ihadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.Itwasastrangefarmer.IhadnevermethimbeforealthoughIhadheardpeopletalkabouthim.HesoundedquitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenallIcouldunderstandwasthatsomeonecalledMillyhadhadanaccident.Ihadn’ttheslightestideawhoshewasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.IthadbeensnowingheavilythatdayandIdidn’tknowtheway.IhadbeendrivingforatleastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplacE.HewasstandingtherewaitingformE.ShemeantmoretomethananyonE.evenmyownwife!hesaiD.Icouldseethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtakenplaceapossiblescandal__.Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetoldmehehadputherinthebarn厩.Iwouldn’tleaveheroutinthecold!hesaiD.Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnotexpectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureonthegrounD.Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn’tletanyonebutadoctortouchher!hesaidandburstintotearsagain.33.WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?A.Shewasthefarmer’swifE.B.Shehadanaccident.C.ShewashiddensomewherE.D.Shehadcausedascandal.34.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight.A.freehimfromascandalB.keepthewholethingsasecretC.lookintothematterD.bringMillybacktolife35.Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya.A.countrydoctorB.farmerC.newspaperreporterD.policeman

Istoppedatmybanklastweektodepositacheck.IcouldhaveusedtheATMbutIamsogladthatIdidn'tbecauseifIhadIprobablywouldnothavemetHarolD.Therewere3or4peopleaheadofmeintheline-upsoIamusedmyselfbywatchingTVjustwaitingmyturn.MomentspasseD.Thendirectlyinfrontofmeatinyelderwomanwhowasnowfirstinlinestartedtowardoneofthecounters.Butthecustomerbeforeherdidn'tfinishsoshehadtostepback.Herbackwardmovementcausedmyattentiontobedrawntothecustomerdirectlyaheadofus.AshewasfacingthecounterIcouldseeonlyhiswhitehairandthebrightredteamjacket.IheardhimsaytothetellerinadeepstrongvoicE.HaveaGreatDay!andthetellerrepliedYoutooHarold-seeyounextweek!Theimpatientwomanagainmadehermoveheadingforthecounter.AsshepassedhimHaroldlookedupdirectlyatmesayingYouareahandsomemansir.IwassosurprisedbyhisstatementandstruckbythegenuinewarmthandgenerositythatfilleditthatIblurtedoutThankyousir.instantlyreachingouttoshakehishandoutevenrealizingthathewaswalkingwithawalkingstick.Heswitchedittohislefthandandtookmyhandinhiswarmandfirmgrip.Ireallycareaboutyou!Hespokeagain.ThenhereachedouttothenextpersoninlineandsaidIreallycareaboutyoutoo!Iwassoovercomebyhisinnocentandsinceregift!Hewaslikea4-year-oldwhowalkeduptoeveryoneinvitingthemtoplaywithhim.Iwonderedtomyselfafterwards.Howwasheattainedthisstateofgrace?Imaginethewarmfeelingheleavesbehindhisashesailsthroughthisworldtouchingpeopleforjustamoment.HedroppedastoneintothepeacefuloceanofmyrealitythatisstillripplingoutwardasyouhearandhopefullysomeofwhatHaroldsounselfishlypassontomethatInattempttopassontoyou—Ireallycareaboutyou!25.WhatmadetheauthornoticeHarold?A.Thewoman'simpatiencE.B.Harold'sdeepandstrongvoicE.C.Thewoman'sbackwardmovement.D.Harold'swhitehairandbrightredteamjacket.26.WhydidHaroldsayIreallycareaboutyou!totheauthor?A.Toexpressappreciationforhishelp.B.Topassonhiswarmthandgenerosity.C.TopraisehimforhisbeinghandsomE.D.Togreethisoldfriendinaspecialway.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Haroldgaveagifttotheauthor.B.Haroldlikedtoplaywithothers.C.Harold'swordsattractedpeoplE.D.Harold'swordstouchedtheauthor.

IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968whenGeorgeRoyHillthedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKidintroducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm—itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul—hestoodupformE.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifferencewebothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft技艺andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorousaggressiveandmakingfunofeachother—butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore核心ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccessyoushouldputsomethingback—hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyillandmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularlyzxx.kbutsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwasandwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords.24.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.C.Hewasn’tfamousenough.D.ThedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelsE.25.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?A.TheywereofthesamedgE.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.C.Theywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhansimilarcharactertics.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthatinparagraph3referto?A.Theirbelief.B.Theircareforchileden.C.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetest?A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.TorememberafrienD.C.TointroduceanewmoviE.D.TosharehisactingexperiencE.

JustacoupleofhoursagoIwasontheplanereadytoflyhomefromLondon.Theflighthadbeendelayedbyafewhourssoitfeltgoodtobesoclosetotakeoff.IhadmyiPodinplaceandanewbooktoreaD.Thenovertheloudspeakercamethepilot’svoice:ThegroundcrewhasfoundametalinstrumentinonetirE.Weregretthatwemustcancelthisflight.Thepassengers’reactionsthatannouncementledtowereinteresting.Onemanclosetomebegantoarguewithaflightattendant.A.coupleinanotherrowcomplainedloudly.A.businessmaninablacksuitactuallykickedtheseatinfrontofhim.Yetsomepassengersrespondeddifferently.Anelderlygentlemansmiledashehelpedotherstaketheirbagsdownfromtheoverheadcompartments行李厢.A.teenagerratherthantryingtorushofftheplanelikemostoftheotherpassengersstoppedtohelpawomanwithadisability.Theladysittingnexttomelaughedandsaid:Heyit’snottheendoftheworldbeforeshemadeacalltoherkidsandsharedheradventurewiththem.Thewisestamongushavearemarkableabilitytomaintaingroundedwhentimesgettough.Nolifeisperfect;minecertainlyisn’t.Weallmustfacechallengesbothlargeandsmall.YouandIhavethepowertochoosetoriseabovetheexternalcircumstances.Wealwayshavethechoicetobestrongandkindwhenthingsfallapart.That’sgraceunderpressurE.Myseatmatewasright—thingscouldhavebeensomuchworsE.AnywayIamsafE.Ihavemyhealth.Ihavetwowonderfulchildren.IhaveworkIloveandsomuchtobegratefulfor.SureInowhavetowaitafewhourstocatchthenextflighthomE.1.Whatcausedthepassengers’differentreactions?A.Theloudspeaker.B.Thedelayoftheflight.C.Thegroundcrew’sfault.D.Thepilot’sannouncement.2.Whoturnedhisangerontheseat?A.TheteenagerhelpingthedisableD.B.Theoldmantakingbagsdown.C.Themaninadarksuit.D.ThemanclosetomE.3.Whatdidthewomansittingnexttotheauthordo?A.Sheassistedadisabledwoman.B.Shemadeaphonecalltoherfamily.C.ShehelpedotherscarrytheirluggagE.D.Shetoldmovingstoriestoherchildren.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Ourlifeisfullofupsanddowns.B.ItisnaturaltobescaredunderpressurE.C.Weshouldhelpeachotherintimesofdifficulty.D.WeshouldbepositiveandcalmwhenlifeisharD.

IamHenryJekyll.Iwasborninthe1800s.Iinherited继承alargefortuneahealthybodyandanexcellentminD.Iwasnaturallyhard-workingandsoonIwasverysuccessfulinmyjoB.Sotheoutsideworldsawaserioushard-workingsuccessfuldoctor.Behindthisquietcharacterhoweverwasawildfun-lovingirresponsibleyoungman.BothofthemweremE.Theylivedtogetherinthesamebody.WasitpossibleIwonderedtofindadrugthatcouldgiveeachsideofmycharacteritsownseparatefaceandbody?AftermuchthoughtandcarefulstudyIbelievedIhadfoundtheanswer.Ihadreadmanyscientificbooksandspentmanyhoursinmylaboratorysearchingfortherightmixtureofchemicalstomakemydrug.AtlastIgoteverythingready.LateonenightImixedeverythingtogetherandpreparedmydrug.Iwatchedthesmokerisingfromtheliquidasitscolorchangedfromredtopurpleandatlasttogreen.ThenbravelyIdrankeverybitterdrop.Ifeltaviolentsicknessinmystomachandaterriblepaininallmybones.TheroomseemedtoturnroundandroundandItrembledwithfear.ThenthefearandpaindisappearedandastrangesweetfeelingtookitsplacE.Wildthoughtsdancedthroughmymind—thewildpassionsofanevilandcruelstranger.ButinsidemyselfIfeltyoungerlightermorecarefreethaneverbeforE.IfthisispureevilIthoughtIlikeit.IstoodthereenjoyingthesestrangenewthoughtsandpassionsandsuddenlyrealizedthatIwasshorter.SoIdecidedtogotomybedroominmynewbodyandtakealookatmyselfinthemirrortherE.AsIcameintomyroomIsawEdwardHydeforthefirsttimE.AtthattimethegoodsideofmycharacterwasstrongerthantheevilsidE.HenryJekyllhadhisfaultsbuthewasmostlyagoodkindman.IbelievethatisthereasonwhyEdwardHydewassomuchsmallerthanHenryJekyll.Butthatwasnottheonlydifferencebetweenthetwomen.HenryJekyllhadakindopenhonestfacE.ButpureevilstaredoutofEdwardHyde’seyes.Ifeltnodislikehowever.IndeedIwelcomedhim.EdwardHydewasmeyoungandstrongandfulloflifE.21.Inothers’eyesthewriterwas______.A.wildandsuccessfulB.fun-lovingandresponsibleC.quietandirresponsibleD.seriousandhard-working22.Thewriterwantedtofindadrugto______.A.discovertherightmixtureofchemicalsB.createseparatebodiesforbothsidesC.observethechangeofthechemicalsD.makehimselfsmallerbutstronger23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter______.A.feltquitedelightedrightaftertakingthedrugB.preferredkindHenrytopureevilEdwardC.wasverysickoftheshorterEdwardHydeD.wassatisfiedwithbothofhisbodies

WhenIwasincollegeIspentasemesterstudyingabroadattheUniversityofStrathclydeinGlasgowScotlanD.InmybrieftimethereIcametoloveScotlandforitslocalculturefoodandscenery.YoumightthinkScotlandisn’tsodifferentfromtheUS;theystillspeakEnglishthere!ButwhenIsteppedofftheplaneIwasgreetedbyagruff-voiced声音粗哑的ladyatcustoms.You’llbecomingfromAmericathen?SheaskedmeandInoddeD.ButallofourguysareleavingGlasgowfortheStates!HerthickScottishEnglishandsenseofhumorwereobviousrightaway.IwasnotintheUSanymorewherecustomsagentsneverjokearounD.AsIsettledinattheuniversityIcouldfeelmyselfgettingusedtohearing—andevenspeaking---theScottishEnglishofmycustomsagent.Inclassroomdiscussionspeoplewouldsayemwhentheycouldn’tthinkofwhattosayinsteadofumwhichwasgreatfun.AfterthefirstfewweeksIstoppedchucklingaboutthis.StrathclydestudentsstayeduplateintothenightrunningaroundcampusandshoutingGo!Let’sgolet’sgolet’sgoGlasgow!PrettysoonIwasnolongersayingthanksatthesupermarket—insteadIsaidcheers.MyScottishfriendsdrankwhiskeyandatehaggis羊杂碎布丁.IdrankplentyofwhiskeybutTmashamedtoadmitthatIwasn'tbraveenoughtotryhaggis.Scottishbakeriesusuallysellbridies肉馅饼.Addacupoftea—thoughIusuallyAmericanizeditbychoosingcoffeeinstead—andabridiemakesforadeliciousbreakfast.EverytimeItookatrainanywhereinScotlandI’dgazeoutattherollinghillsandwonderifgrasswasgreenerthananywhereelseintheworlD.ThenI’dreflectthatthere’sareasonthiscountrywasthebirthplaceofgolf.5.Whatdidtheauthorthinkoftheladyatcustoms?A.ImpolitE.B.Friendly.C.Serious.D.Calm.6.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordchucklinginParagraph3?A.Talkingloudly.B.Comparing.C.Laughingquietly.D.Hearing.7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToexplainwhyScotlandwasfamousforgolf.B.TopromotethedevelopmentofScottishcateringtradE.C.Tointroducedifferentpronunciationsofemandum.D.TosharehisexperiencesinScotlandasanexchangestudent.

Iwasneververyneat整洁的whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganizeD.EachofherobjectshaditsplacebutminealwayshidsomewherE.Sheevenlabeled贴标签everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.OvertimeKategotneaterandIgotmessier.ShewouldpushmydirtyclothingoverandIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.SoonIheardherscreaming‘Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!’DeafenedIsawmyshoesflyingatmE.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.FromherendoftheconversationIcouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungupshequicklycrawled爬underhercoverssobbing.ObviouslythatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalonE.Allofasuddenawarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.SlowlyIcollectedthepencilstookbackthebooksmademybedcleanedthesocksandsweptthefloorevenonhersidE.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatchinghertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.ThenshereachedoutherhandstograspminE.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme‘Thanks.’KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagreebutwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingincleaningupandholdingon.25.WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?A.Shecouldn’tfindherbooksB.ShegotthenewsthathergrandmawasillC.SheheardtheauthorshoutingloudD.Shesawtheauthor’sshoesbeneathherbed26.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause.A.shewasscaredbyKate’sangerB.shewantedtoshowhercareC.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso27.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A.ByanalyzingcausesB.BydescribingaprocessC.ByshowingdifferencesD.Byfollowingtimeorder28.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOffC.HowtoBeOrganizedD.LearningtoBeRoommates

LawandaWilsonwas72whenshedecidedtotestherluckanddrivefromherhomeinMidlandtoLasVegastovisitoneofhersonsinthesummer.Thoughshehadbeentherebeforeshecouldn'tfindherson'shousE.Wilsonendedupsleepinginhercarfordays.SheplannedtogobacktoMidlandbutitwasclearshewasnolongercapableoftakingcareofherself.Shewasn'teating.Shewasn'ttakingherpills.ItturnedoutshewasatthebeginningstageofAlzheimer's老年痴呆症.IknewthatmymotherwasstartingtolosehermemoryalittlebithereldestsonBlanesaidbutIneverdreamedthatitwouldbelikethis.BlaneandhisbrotherScotthadpromisedeachotherthattheywouldn'tputtheirmotherinanursinghomE.ButwhenBlaneinvitedhismothertocometohishomehisdecisioncameasasurprisetohisnewwifeGeorgiA.GeorgiaayoungwidowandBlanewerestillnewlywedswhenhismothercametolivewiththeminthewinterof2004.Georgiabarelyknewhermother-in-lawandsuddenlytheyhadtakenonthisresponsibility.Withherhusband'sthreechildrengrowntheythoughttheywerefinallygoingtokickbackandhavealittlemorefunintheirlives.Ithinkaboutthateveryday.GeorgiasaiD.Howdidthishappen?It'slikeadoptinganotherchilD.ForninemonthstheystruggleD.LaterGeorgialefthomE.Butafterashortseparationtheywerereconciled和好.In2005thecoupledecidedtobuildasmallhouseinthebackyarD.TheyhopeditwouldgivethemthepersonalspacetheyneededtosavetheirmarriagE.Blaneusedallofhissavingstobuildthehousewhichhebelievedwouldbeworthit.21.Whycouldn'tLawandaWilsonfindherson'shome?A.BecauseAlzheimer'sweakenedhermemory.B.BecauseAlzheimer'sweakenedhereyesight.C.Becauseshecouldn'tfocusherattentionondriving.D.Becauseshehadneverdriventoherson'shomeonherown.22.WhywasGeorgiasurprisedwhenBlaneinvitedhismothertohishome?A.Becauseshewasnewlymarriedtohim.B.Becauseshehatedtolivewiththeelderly.C.Becauseshehadn'texpectedtotaketheresponsibility.D.Becauseshehadhadaquarrelwithhismother.23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Scottdidn'twanttotakecareofhismother.B.Lawandadecidedtodrivetoherson'shomeandlivetherE.C.NeitherofLawanda'ssonswouldsendhertoanursinghomE.D.BlaneandGeorgiawerenewlymarriedandtheyhadfourchildren.24.What'sthemainpurposeofbuildingasmallhouseinthebackyard?A.Tokeeptheirpets.B.Toletthechildrensleepin.C.Tolethismotherlivein.D.TosavethemarriageofthecouplE.

ManyyearsagowhenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenverIwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation加油站about50milesfromOklahomaCitywhereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafrienD.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister收款台Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoffbuthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.A.carpulledupbehindmE.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend's.WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecarthehusbandgavemehisbusinesscarD.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingmE.SoonafterwardIreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.YearslaterIdrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonalldayandthebattery电池wasdeaD.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership—ashopsellingcars—wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?IaskedandexplainedmytroublE.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.TheywouldacceptnopaymentsowhenIgothomeIwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.NoonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyouanditmeantalothesaiD.Thankyou—twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.28.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity________.A.tovisitafriendB.toseehisparentsC.topayatthecashregisterD.tohavemoregasforhiscar29.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.ThecouplesenthimabusinesscarD.C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.30.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause________.A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.themeetinglastedawholedayC.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistance31.Bytellinghisownexperiencestheauthortriestoshow________.A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblemsC.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks

Hello!MynameisLisaandIamalioness.IliveontheopengrasslandsofAfricawithmyfamily.LionslivinginagrouparecalledapridE.Myfatherisstrongandpowerful.HeandhiscousinaretheleadersofourpridE.Theothermembersaremymotherhersistersandtheirchildren.Theareawhereapridelivesisbig!Weroar咆哮totelleachotherwhereweareandtowarnstrangerstostayaway.Meetmynewbabybrother.HisnameisLeon.Seethespotsonhisfur?Welionsarebornspottedorstriped有条纹的.Aswegrowolderthespotsgraduallydisappear.LionessesusuallyspendtheirentireliveswiththeirbirthpridebutLeonwillleavewhenheisaboutthreeyearsolD.He’llrunaroundwithamale雄性的friendorrelativeforafewyearsuntiltheytakeoveraprideoftheirown.Butfornowwehavelotsoffuntogether.Weoftenplayandfightforhourswhichcanhelpuspracticeskillsthatwewillneedforhunting.Welionskeepourselvesveryclean.JustlikeahousecatIcleanmyfur毛withmytonguE.Wecleanforeachothertootoshowwe’refriends.Lionsliketosleepformostoftheday.Wehuntinthecoolevening.Female雌性的lionshuntmoreoftenthanmalelions.Weworktogetherasateam.Attherightmomentweattackandkillourprey.Thenweshareit.Malelionsusuallyeatfirst.Femaleseatnext.Babylionsarethelasttoeat.ThesmallestonegetstheleastfooD.Sincewearefullit’stimetogotofindaniceplaceforasleep.Bye!21.Lisainthispassageisthenameof_____.A.agirlB.amalelionC.afemalelionD.apride22.AccordingtothepassageLeon_____.A.huntsmoreoftenthanhissistersB.willhavespotsonhisfurforthewholeofhislifeC.willleavehisbirthpridewhenheisaboutthreeD.willtakeoverhisbirthpridewhenhisfatherdies23.Theunderlinedwordpreyinthepassageprobablymeans_____.A.theanimalthatishuntedB.theanimalthatisdangerousC.theanimalthatispowerfulD.theanimalthatisill24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Lionssometimescleantheirfurforeachother.B.Lionsalsodeveloptheirskillsofhuntingbyhavingfun.C.LionsinAfricausuallyhuntforfoodintheevening.D.Babylionsareoftenthefirsttogetfoodintheirgroup.25.Thepassageiswrittenfor_____.A.doctorsB.touristsC.childrenD.hunters

IfyouweretowalkuptoArthurBonnerandsayHeyButterflyManhisfacewouldbreakintoasmilE.Thetitlesuitshim.Andhelovesit.ArthurBonnerworkswiththePalosVerdesbluebutterfly蝴蝶oncethoughttohavediedout.Todaythebutterflyiscomingback—thankstohim.Butyearsagoifyou’dtoldhimthiswaswhathe’dbedoingsomedayhewouldhavelaughedYou’recrazy.Asaboyheusedtobealittletoughguyonthestreets.Atagethirteenhewascaughtbypoliceforstealing.Ateighteenhelandedinprisonforshootingaman.IknewithadhurtmymomBonnersaidafterhegotoutofprison.SoItoldmyselfIwouldnotputmymomthroughthatpainagain.OnedayhemetProfessorMattoniwhowasworkingtorebuildthehabitat栖息地foranendangeredbutterflycalledElSegundobluE.Isawthesign‘ButterflyHabitat’andasked‘Howcanyouhaveahabitatwhenthebutterfliescanjustflyaway?’Bonnerrecalls.Dr.Mattonilaughedandhandedmeamagnifyingglass放大镜‘Lookattheleaves.’Icouldseeallthesecaterpillars蝴蝶的幼虫ontheplant.DrMattoniexplained‘Withouttheplanttherearenobutterflies.’WeekslaterBonnerreceivedacallfromDr.Mattoniwhotoldhimtherewasabutterflythatneededhelp.ThatwashowhemetthePalosVerdesbluE.Sincethenhe'sbeenworkingforfouryearstohelpbringthebutterflyback.Hegrowsastragalustheonlyplantthebutterflyeats.Hecollectsbutterfliesandbringsthemintoalabtolayeggs.Thenheputsnewbutterfliesintothehabitat.Thebutterfly'spopulationoncealmostzeroisnowupto900.FortheirworkBonnerandDr.Mattonireceivedlotsofawards.ButforBonnerheearnedsomethingmore:heturnedhislifearounD.ForsixyearsnowBonnerhaskepthispromisetostayoutofprison.Whilehe’sbringingbackthePalosVerdesbluethebutterflyhashelpedbringhimbacktoo.32.WhenhewasyoungArthurBonner_______.A.brokethelawandendedupinprisonB.wasfondofshootingandhurthismomC.oftenlaughedatpeopleonthestreetsD.oftencaughtbutterfliesandtookthemhome33.BonnercametoknowthePalosVerdesblueafterhe_______.A.foundthebutterflyhaddiedoutB.wonmanyprizesfromhisprofessorC.metDr.MattoniaprofessorofbiologyD.collectedbutterfliesandputthemintoalab34.Fromthelastsentenceofthetextwelearnthatraisingbutterflieshas_________.A.madeBonnerfamousB.changedBonner'slifeC.broughtBonnerwealthD.enrichedBonner'sknowledge35.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.A.PromisetoMomB.A.ManSavedbyButterfliesC.A.StoryofButterfliesD.A.JobOfferedbyDr.Mattoni

A.yearagomyfriendandIwenttoanearbytowntoattendawedding.AfterthereceptionwewerewaitingforapublictransportbustogobackhomE.Itwasnineo'clockatnightandalthoughmanybusespassednonestoppeD.WewaitedforanhourandweregettingdesperatE.Wewouldn'tbeabletostayovernightbecauseitwasaweekdayandwebothneededtoworkthenextday.Itwasalmost10pmwhenafamilywhohadattendedthesameweddingpassedbyintheircar.Probablysensingthatwewerewaitingforsomemeansoftransporttheystoppedandgaveusalift.IwassotouchedbytheirkindnessandIexpressedmygratitudetothem.WhenwereachedmyhometownthefamilydroppedusatthenearestpointfromwherewecouldcatchasharedtaxitogetbacktothespotwherewehadparkedourbikE.Onthewayalaborerstoppedthetaxi.ThedriversawhisclothesandaskedhimwhetherhehadmoneytopaythefarE.ThelaborershookhisheadandsaidNo.Onhearingthisthedriverrefusedtotakehim.IrememberedmyownplightafewminutesearlierandItoldthedrivertoallowhimtositwithusasIwouldpayhisfarE.Whatanimmediateopportunitytopassonthefamily'sactofkindness!ThatnightIfeltlight-heartedandIwenttosleephappilyandfilledwithjoyaboutwhatIhadgottentodo.Maythischainofkindnesscontinue!4.Whytheauthorandhisfriendwaitingforabusatnineo’clockatnight?A.Becausetheyweregoingtoattendawedding.B.BecausetheywantedtogobackhomE.C.Becausetheyintendedtomeetafamily.D.Becausetheyplannedtohelpalaborer.5.Whatwasthedriver’sattitudetowardthelaborer’saskingforalift?A.PositivE.B.Friendly.C.Uncaring.D.Respectful.6.Theunderlinedwordplightinparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby_________.A.troubleB.opportunityC.kindnessD.tiredness7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.KindandHelpfulFamilyB.AnUnusualWeddingC.MagicChainofKindnessD.AttitudeDecidesEverything

Theyoungboysawmeorratherhesawthecarandquicklyranuptomeeagertosellhisbunchesofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.ThoughheappearedtobeabouttwelveheseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflifE.Bananas300nairA.Peanuts200nairA.HesaidinalowvoicE.Ibargainedhimdownto200forthefruitandnuts.WhenheagreedIhandedhima500nairabill.Hedidn’thavechangE.SoItoldhimnottoworry.Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.WhentwoweekslaterIsawtheboyagainIwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit’snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwavedthemaway.What’sup?askedhim.IIdon’thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.Willthishelp?IaskeD.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5000nairaorlesseachyear.Thankyousir.hesaiD.Thankyouverymuch!WhendrivinghomeIwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschoolbooks.Whatifhe’sacheat?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?Ididn’tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthimnordidIthinktoask.OverthenextsixmonthsIwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeriA.SometimeafterIreturnedIwentoutforadrivE.WhenIwasabouttopullovertheboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisfacE.Ohgosh!LongtimE.Areyouinschoolnow?IaskeD.HenoddeD.That’sgoodIsaiD.A.silencefellaswelookedateachotherandthenIrealizedwhathewanteD.HereIheldouta500nairabill.Takethis.Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt.What’swrong?IaskeD.It’sagift.Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.Hisfaceshonewithsweat.HedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaidI’vebeenwaitingtogivethesetoyou.8.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstimpressionoftheboy?A.Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy.B.Heseemedtohavesufferedalot.C.HeseemedyoungerthanhisagE.D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining.9.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboytheboy.A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnutsB.wantedtoexpresshisthanksC.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD.triedtotakeadvantageofhim10.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.B.BecausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhooD.C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.11.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?A.BraveandpolitE.B.Kindandsmart.C.Honestandthankful.D.Shyandnervous

OnedayMr.Arnoldwasteachingalessonandthingsweregoingasnormallyasever.Hewasexplainingthestoryofhumanbeingtohispupils.Hetoldthemthatinthebeginningmenwerenomads游牧;theyneverstayedinthesameplaceforverylong.InsteadtheywouldtravelabouthereandthereinsearchoffoodwhereveritwastobefounD.AndwhenthefoodranouttheywouldmoveoffsomewhereelsE.Hetaughtthemabouttheinventionoffarmingandkeepinganimals.Thiswasanimportantdiscoverybecausebylearningtocultivate耕作thelandandcareforanimalsmankindwouldalwayshavefoodsteadily.Italsomeantthatpeoplecouldremainlivinginoneplaceandthismadeiteasiertosetabouttasksthatwouldtakealongwhiletofinishlikebuildingtownscitiesandallthatwereinthem.AllthechildrenwerelisteningattractedbythisstoryuntilLucyjumpedup:AndifthatwassoimportantandimprovedeverythingsomuchwhyarewenomadsalloveragainMr.Arnold?Mr.Arnolddidn’tknowwhattosay.Lucywasaveryclevergirl.Heknewthatshelivedwithherparentsinahousesoshemustknowthatherfamilywerenotnomads;sowhatdidshemean?WehaveallbecomenomadsagaincontinuedLucyTheotherdayoutsidethecitytheywerecuttingtheforestdown.A.whileagoafishermantoldmehowtheyfish.It'sthesamewitheveryone:whenthere'snomoreforestlefttheforestersgoelsewhereandwhenthefishrunoutthefishermenmoveon.That'swhatthenomadsdidisn'tit?Theteachernoddedthoughtfully.ReallyLucywasright.Mankindhadturnedintonomads.InsteadoflookingafterthelandinawaythatwecouldbesureitwouldkeepsupplyingourneedswekeptdevelopingituntilthelandwasbarE.Andthenoffwewouldgotothenextplace!Theclassspenttherestoftheafternoontalkingaboutwhattheycoulddotoshowhowtobemorecivilized文明的.ThenextdayeveryoneattendedclasswearingagreenT-shirtwithamessagethatsaidIamnotanomad!Andfromthenontheysetaboutshowingthatindeedtheywerenot.Everytimetheyknewtheyneededsomethingtheymadesurethattheywouldgetitusingcareandcontrol.IftheyneededwoodorpapertheywouldmakesurethattheygottherecycledkinD.Theyorderedtheirfishfromfishfarmsmakingsurethatthefishtheyreceivedwerenottooyoungandtoosmall.Theyonlyusedanimalsthatwerewellcaredforandbroughtuponfarms.Andsofromtheirlittletownthosechildrenmanagedtogiveupbeingnomadsagainjustasprehistoricmenhaddonesomanythousandsofyearsago.51.Whywouldearlyhumanstravelaboutinthebeginning?A.Toexperiencedifferentlifestyles.B.Togosightseeingindifferentplaces.C.Tofindwhattheycouldtofeedthemselves.D.Todomoreexercisetobuildthemselvesup.52.FromParagraph2wecanknowthat_______________.A.peoplegottiredoflivinginthesameplaceB.peoplegraduallygotusedtolivingincitiesC.peoplespentalongtimeinlearningtokeepanimalsD.peopletendedtosettledownafterlearningfarmingandkeepinganimals53.TheteacherthoughtLucy’sargumentwas______A.reasonableB.unbelievableC.puzzlingD.shocking54.WhichofthefollowingagreeswiththeunderlinesentenceIamnotanomadParagraph7?A.PeopleeatyoungfishforitsdelicioustastE.B.PeopleuserecycledmaterialsasmuchaspossiblE.C.Fishermenmoveelsewherewhenthereisnofishleft.D.Forestersleavetheplacewherethereisnowoodleft.55.Thewritertriestomakeusbelievethat______.A.mankindhasbeenprogressingmainlythroughtravelingaboutB.it’sunwiseformankindtousethelandinanuncontrolledwayC.it’squitegoodforstudentstolearnmoreaboutthehistoryofmankindD.teachersshouldencouragestudentstovoicetheirownopinionsbravely

IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutsidE.ShewasworkingwithanotherstudentandIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.IhadbeentutoredenoughtoreadunderstandandevenwritesomemusicalcompositionsbutIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.WindsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfreesoIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.IwalkedinsatdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusiC.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachmE.WithasmilePashasatbesidemeonthepianobenchopenedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned皱眉andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical呆板的pianist.AfteraboutapageortwoPashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.TherewasalongpausE.Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.Likeastory.HereletmetryandyoulistenPashaadviseD.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreathlettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Thenshebegantoplay.Seeitbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedgE.A.happypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.Ohbutsheslips!ThemusicchangeD.Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quicklytheprincess’horseseesherplight困境andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckilytheymakeittothebank.PashasaiD.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoonfindingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1.Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianisttheauthormeant_______.A.shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB.shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC.herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD.ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A.CreativE.B.Honest.C.Humorous.D.BravE.3.Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe______.A.imaginedherselfasaprincessB.knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC.hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD.combinedthemusicwithastory4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.FriendForeverB.NeverGiveupC.A.PianoLessonD.MyFavoritePieceofMusic

ManyyearsagowhenIwasinhighschoolandworkingweekendstopayfortheextrasthatmyfolkscouldn’treallyaffordIlostmywallet.Myoldcarneededputtinggasintheback.Iprepaidandthenputmywalletonthebumper保险杆anddroveoff.Ihadn’tevenhadtimetomissitwhenourphonerangandamanaskedmeifIhadlostmywallet.IcheckedmywalletandtomysurpriseIdidn’tfindit.Heaskedmetotellhimhowmuchmoneywasinit.Hethentoldmewheretopickupmywallet.AsIpulledintohisdrivewayInoticedhishandicappedvan残疾人车andtheramp斜坡goinguptothehouseIwasthinkingthattherewasnowaythismaneasilygotoutofhisvanandgotmywalletoffthestreet.Hehadtopullovergetinhiswheelchairlowertheliftandthenpickitup.IwasjustsurpriseD.Ifeltgrateful.Iknockedonthedoorandhetoldmetocomein.Ithankedhimlike10timesforfindingmywallet.Iwasstuckthough.Ididn’twanttoinsulthimbyofferingmoneyIreallyfeltlikeofferingsomething.soIaskedhimiftherewasanythingIcoulddotorepayhiskindnessandhesaidJustpassiton.IsaidIwouldbecertaintodothat.Iwasraisedtobehonestinanycircumstance状况andIwouldhavedonesowithoutpromisingthisfellowIwouldbutIwantedtorepayhiskindnesssoIwillinglypromisedIwoulD.21.Whatdidthemanaskthewritertodo?A.HeaskedthewritertopasshiskindnessonB.HeaskedthewritertobecarefulC.HeaskedthewritertorepayhiskindnessD.Heaskedthewritertobehonest22.Whatcanwelearnfromtheman’saction?A.Wherethereisawillthere’sawayB.A.friendinneedisafriendindeedC.HelpothersbutnotaskforanythingD.Goodisrewardedwithgood23.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethemanwhopickedupthewriter’swallet?A.LoyalB.NobleC.HonestD.Promising

Don’tyouhaveanytoysyouwanttoshare?Iaskedmysonduringourchurch’sChristmastoydrivE.Whataboutallthosethingsinyourclosetyouhaven’tusedinyears?Idon’thaveanythinghesaiD.We’resopoor.We’reonlypoorbecausewerefusetobuyhimthephonehewantsforChristmaswhichwouldalsorequireamonthlytextingchargE.You’renotsopooryouhavenothingtogiveIfoundmyselfsayingtohimaphrasemymotheroftenusedonmE.AtworkthenextdayoneofmystudentssaidIdidn’tspellyournamerightasshehandedmeaChristmasgift-aboxofchocolates.Nowondershehadn’tspelleditright-I’hadonlyworkedatthecenterforacoupleofmonthsandmynameisnoteasytopronounceeveninEnglishwhichisthiswoman’ssecondlanguagE.Ihadn’texpectedagift-Iworkedatanadulteducationcenterwherewedealtwithpeoplewhostruggleeconomically.WhenIwashiredmybosstoldmeshetriestokeepsnacksaroundthecenterandcooksstonesouponceaweekwherewhoevercanbringsomethingindoesbecauseYouwillheargrowlingbelliesherE.Theygivetheirfoodtothechildrenbeforetheythemselveseat.Andyetthesepeoplesogratefulforasecondchanceatgettinganeducationunabletosometimesevenaffordthegasmoneytocomeinmanagetodosomethingforusnearlyeveryweek.Somebringinfood;othersdochoresaroundthecenter.Theyhelpandencourageoneanotherandus.TheygivewhattheyareabletogivE.21.Whodoestheeducationcenterintendtohelp?A.LocalpeopleoutofworkB.AdultstudentsunabletospellC.ImmigrantsonemptystomachsD.Poorpeopleeagerforeducation22.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.StudentslearntodochoresatthecenterB.TheboywasunwillingtosharehistoysC.ThecenterofferschocolateasaChristmasgiftD.Theauthorhashighexpectationsofherstudents23.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.NeverTooPoortoGiveB.NeverTooLatetoLearnC.A.SecondChancetoSeizeD.AnUnexpectedGifttoTreasure

IwassurethatIwastobekilleD.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled摸索inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigaretteswhichhadescapedtheirsearch.IfoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghandsIcouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatchestheyhadtakenthosE.IlookedthroughthebarsattheguarD.HedidnotmakeeyecontactwithmE.IcalledouttohimHaveyougotalight?HelookedatmeshruggedandcameovertolightmycigarettE.AshecamecloseandlitthematchhiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithminE.AtthatmomentIsmileD.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.PerhapsitwasnervousnessperhapsitwasbecausewhenyougetverycloseonetoanotheritisveryhardnottosmilE.InanycaseIsmileD.Inthatinstantitwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwoheartsourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twanttobutmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislipstoo.HelitmycigarettebutstayednearlookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmilE.IkeptsmilingathimnowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguarD.Doyouhavekids?heaskeD.YeshereherE.Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.Hetootookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyesfilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI’dneverseemyfamilyagainneverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyestoo.Suddenlywithoutanotherwordheunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprisonquietlyandbybackroutesoutofthetown.ThereattheedgeoftownhereleasedmE.Andwithoutanotherwordheturnedbacktowardthetown.1.Whathadhappenedtothemanbefore?A.HehadbeenbadlytreateD.B.HehadkilledsomeonE.C.HehadbeensearcheD.D.HehadbeenforbiddentogetintouchwithanyonE.2.Whydidthemanwanttosmokecigarettes?...A.BecausehewassurehewastobekilleD.B.Becausehewantedtoeasehisnervousness.C.BecausehewantedtotalktotheguarD.D.Becausehewasusedtosmokingcigarettes.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Themanwasaheavysmoker.B.ThemansmiledtopleasetheguarD.C.Theguardsetthemanfreewithpermission.D.Themanhadn’tthoughttheguardwouldsethimfreE.4.Whatdoyouthinkfinallysavedtheman’slife?A.ThesmilE.B.ThecigarettE.C.Thetears.D.Thewallet.

Foralongtimeaboywonderedwhyhisnext-desk-palwasalwaysthefirstintheclasswhereashecouldonlyrankthe21st.Athomeheaskedhismom:AmImorestupidthanotherkids?HowcanIalwaysfallbehind?Ijustcan’tcomeupwithananswer.Momwasawarethatherson’sself-respecthadbeendamagedbytherankingsystembutshedidn’tknowwhattosaytohelp.Sheintendedtosaythatintelligencediffersandthatyesherson’sfriendreallywasthesmarterboy.Butthatwouldsoupsetherson.Thankgoodnessshekeptherselffromsayingit.Hersonandhisfriendwentontohighschoolthatyearbutalthoughhetriedashardashecouldherson’sfriendstilloutdidhim.ButshewasproudofherboyforhishardworksincerelyprouD.ItwasaroundthistimethatshedecidedtotakehimonatriptotheseasidE.Onthetripsheatlastfoundananswerforhim.Todayhersonnolongercaresaboutrankings.Hedoesn’thavetoforhehimselfisnowthetopoftheclassatthetopnationaluniversityheattends.AfteruniversityhisteachersandpeersfullyexpecthimtohaveabrightfuturE.InvitedtospeaktohisoldhighschoolhementionedavaluablechildhoodexperiencE.Itconcernedthatholidayhismotherhadpreparedforthem:OnceonatriptotheseamymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach.Shepointedtotheseaandsaidtome:Doyouseetheseabirdsfightingforfoodoutthere?Whenawavecomesnearthelittlebirdsrisequickly.Theclumsy笨拙的seagullsarefarslowerandhavetostruggletogetawayfromthewavE.Buttheseclumsybirdsprovetohavethebiggeststrongestwingswhichallowthebirdtotravelthefurthest.WhentheseasonchangestheyleaveforforeignshoresleavingthelittlebirdsbehinD.SonIhaveafeelingthatyouareoneofthoseseagulls.25.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordoutdid?A.didbetterthanB.wasequaltoC.playedtricksonD.workedharderthan26.Fromthe2ndparagraphwecanseethat.A.thesonwasmorestupidthanotherkidsB.themothersawthebadeffectsoftherankingsystemC.themotherknewhersonwasweakinhisstudyD.themotherfeltsorryforherson’sbadbehavior.27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thesonknewintelligencedidn’tmeaneverythingB.thesondidnotrelyonhismotherforhelpC.thesonwouldforgethisrankingssoonafterleavinghighschoolD.themotherwascarefultoprotectherson’sself-respect28.Thestorymainlyconveysthemessagethat.A.competitionbetweenstudentsisgoodfortheirdevelopment.B.Rankingsystemdoesdamagetostudents’self-respectC.onlystrugglingcanhelpyousucceedD.parentsshouldbuildupchildren’sself-respect

MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituationsandishesitant犹豫的totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriendsshebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundhersheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.ShyisnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribemE.ButthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidencE.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane习泳区inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon三项全能.OnSaturdaywithathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterinthedayweallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithherwegotalltheequipmentshe'dneedandwekepttalkingabouttheracE.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturnsheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.FromthesecondshejumpedintothewatermyheartsoareD.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominated主宰thatswimcrushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherfacE.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelifE.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn'tseenbeforE.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.IwonthechancetoseemygirlshinE.Shineonsweetbaby.5.Kellyisnervouswhen.A.boysarearoundherB.shechangesintoaleaderC.sheisawayfromhermomD.situationsarenewtoher6.WecanknowfromParagraph3.A.theracebeganintheearlymorningB.thewholefamilygaveKellysupportC.KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceD.Kellypreparedforherbrother’sbirthdayparty7.SeeingKelly’sperformanceintheracetheauthorfelt.A.excitedandproudB.anxiousanduneasyC.worriedandhesitantD.curiousandconcerned8.IntheendingparagraphstheauthorfeltlikeIwonthatdaybecauseKelly.A.overcamethefearB.expressedlovetoher...C.wonthegoldmedalD.tookpartinthesport

FormanypeopleparticularlyimmigrantstheAmericanDreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintotheWhiteHousE.TonyTrivisonnodidnotriseashighastheWhiteHouseyethemanagedtomakehisowndreamcometruE.HecamefromafarminItaly.OneeveningIfoundhimstandingbehindmygaragE.Imow割草yourlawnhesaiD.ItwashardtocomprehendhisbrokenEnglish.IaskedhimhisnamE.TonyTrivisonnohereplieD.Imowyourlawn.ItoldTonythatIcouldn'taffordagardener.Imowyourlawnhesaidagainthenwalkedaway.YestheseDepressiondaysweredifficultbuthowcouldIrefuseapersonwhohadcometomeforhelp?WhenIgothomefromworkthenexteveningthelawnhadbeenmowedandthewalksswept.IaskedmywifewhathadhappeneD.AmanhadworkedontheyardsheanswereD.Ithoughtyouhadhiredhim.ItoldherofmyexperiencethenightbeforE.WethoughtitstrangethatTonyhadnotaskedforpay.ThenextFridayIsawTonyagainbehindthegaragE.IpraisedhimfortheworkhehaddonE.ImowyourlawnhesaiD.ImanagedtogivehimsomekindofsmallweeklypayandeachdayTonycleaneduptheyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.Mywifesaidhewasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanythingheavytoliftorthingstofix.SummerpassedintofallandwindsblewcolD.Mr.CrawsnowprettysoonTonytoldmeoneevening.Whenwintercomesyougivemejobclearingsnowatthefactory.Wellhowdoyoudealwithsuchdeterminationandhope?OfcourseTonygothisjobatthefactory.OnedayIfoundTonyatourmeetingplacebehindthegaragE.Iwanttobeapprentice学徒hesaiD.Wehadaprettygoodapprenticeschoolthattrainedworkers.ButIdoubtedwhetherTonywereabletoreadblueprintsordoprecisionwork.StillhowcouldIturnhimdown?TonytookacutinpaytobecomeanapprenticE.MonthslaterIgotareportthathehadgraduatedasaskilledgrinder磨工.MywifeandIweredelightedwithwhatTonyhadachieveD.AyearortwopassedandagainIfoundTonyinhisusualwaitingplacE.Mr.CrawhesaidIliketobuyahousE.InthetownhehadfoundacompletelyoldhouseforsalE.IcalledonabankerfrienD.Doyoueverloanmoneyoncharacter?IaskeD.NohesaiD.NowwaitaminuteIreplieD.Hereisahard-workingmanamanofcharacterIcanpromiseyouthat.He'sgotagoodjoB.Andhewillpayyourinterest.UnwillinglythebankerloanedTony$2000andhelpedhimbuythehousE.TonywasdelighteD.FromthenonitwasinterestingtoseethatanyabandonedoddsandendsaroundourplaceweregatheredandtakenhomebyTony.AfterabouttwoyearsIfoundTonyinourfamiliarmeetingspot.Heseemedtostandalittlestraighterandlookedconfident.Mr.CrawIsellthehouseandbuyafarm.WesatdownandtalkeD.HetoldmethathehadpersuadedhischildhoodfriendtomovetoAmericA.WithasatisfiedlookinhiseyehetoldmethatwhentheycametohislittlefarmhisfriendstoodinamazementandsaidTonyyouareamillionaire!ThenduringtheWorldWarⅡnewscamefrommycompanythatTonyhadpassedaway.Whenmypeoplecametovisithisfamilytheyfoundthefarmgreenwithvegetablesthelittlehousecomfortableandhomey.ThechildrenwereeducatedandworkingandTonydidn'toweacent.TonyaswellasallthegreatestAmericanbusinessmenhadreachedtheirsuccessinthesamewayandbythesamevalues:visiondeterminationoptimismself-respectandaboveallhonesty.TonyTrivisonnocametoAmericaseekingtheAmericanDream.Buthedidn'tfindit—hecreateditforhimself.Allhehadwere24precioushoursadayandhewastednoneofthem.65.WhydidTonyrepeatImowyourlawn?A.Hewasdeterminedtogetachancetowork.B.Heaskedforpayforhisexcellentgardenwork.C.Hethoughthewasgoodatgardenwork.D.Hewasreadytohelpothersout.66.WhichofthefollowingsentencesbroughtoutTony’scharacterofhonesty?A.Tonywasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanythingheavytoliftorthingstofix.B.TonypersuadedhischildhoodfriendtomovetoAmericA.C.AnyabandonedoddsandendsaroundourplaceweregatheredandtakenhomebyTony.D.ThechildrenwereeducatedandworkingandTonydidn'toweacent.67.WhatdidtheauthormeanbysayingDoyoueverloanmoneyoncharacter?A.HewasaskingthebankerthewaythebanksloanmoneytopeoplE.B.Hethoughtadeterminedanddiligentmanshouldgetaloandespitepoverty.C.HewasbeggingthebankertohelpTonyforthesakeoftheirpersonalrelation.D.Hesupposedaloanshouldbegiventopeopleaccordingtotheircharacters.68.ThefactthatTonysoldhishouseandboughtafarmindicatedthatTonyisamanof____.A.visionB.optimismC.self-respectD.honesty69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheauthorrefusedTony’sofferofmowingthelawnwhentheyfirstmet.B.Theauthordidn’tpayTonyforhiscleaninguptheyarD.C.TheauthordoubtedTony’sbeingagoodapprenticeduetohispooreducation.D.ThebankerloanedTony$2000becausehebelievedTonywashonest.70.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoachievetheAmericanDreamB.Italianimmigrants’lifeinAmericaC.TonyTrivisonno’sAmericanDreamD.Honestyanddeterminationmakesuccess

OurdaughterKerrinastudentatBostonUniversityhadbeenhomeforaweek-endvisitandIdroppedheroffatthebusstationjustintimeforherbacktocollegE.AfterKerrin’sbushadgoneandIwasdrivingawayInoticedthatshehadleftherpurseonthepassengerseat.WorriedthatshewouldarriveinBostonwithoutmoneyorkeystoherroomIcalledmywifeBetteJeanonthecarphoneexplainingwhyIwouldbelatE.AsIwasfollowingthebusBetteJeanphonedmebacktosayshehadphonedthebusdispatcher调度员ontheotherlineandheinreturnhadphonedthebusdriveronyetanotherphonE.ThedriveraskedmetowaveoutofmywindowtoshowwhereIwas.ThenhepulledoveratareststopandIdidthesamE.KerrinjumpedoffthebusandIhandedherthepurseandwentonmyway.21.Thewritersawhisdaughter’spurserightafter.A.seeingheroffatthebusstationB.startinghiscaragainC.shegotoffthecarD.shegotonthebus22.Kerrindidn’tfindherpursemissinguntil.A.thebusstartedoffB.hermothertoldherC.thebusstoppedagainD.shereturnedtotheuniversity23.Inwhichorderdidthefollowingpersonsknowaboutthelossofthepurse?A.driver—writer—BetterJean—KerrinB.Kerrin—writer—BetterJean—driverC.writer—driver—Kerrin—BetterJeanD.writer—Bette—Jean—driver—Kerrin24.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.ThebuswastoofastforthecartocatchupwithinnotimE.B.ThewriterhadtriedtophonethedispatcherbutfaileD.C.Thewritercouldn’tgetintouchwiththedriverbythephonE.D.BoththewriterandthebusdrivercouldusethecarphonE.25.Whichofthefollowingseemsthemostnecessaryinhelpingthewriter?A.hiscarB.phoneC.thebusdriverD.thedispatcherE.hiswifef.hisdaughterA.abdandeB.cdeandfC.abcanddD.bcdande