I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the worlD.Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “is for Elizabeth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved mE. She showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happeneD. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”， but she lived “on the surface”.As years passed and I had my own family, I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(宽恕) mE.I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None camE.My hope turned to disappointment then little interest and, finally, peace―it seemed that nothing happeneD. I could not be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside―a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choosE. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 68. The writer began to love her mother’s desk _____________.A. after Mother died B. before she became a writerC. when she was a child D. when Mother gave it to her69. The passage shows that_____________ .A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterB. Mother was very serious about everything her daughter had doneC. Mother cared much about her daughter in wordsD. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words70 The word “gulf”means ____________.A. deep understanding between the old and the youngB. difficult ideas between the mother and the daughterC. free talks between the mother and the daughterD. part of the sea going far in land71. What did Mother with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?A. She had never received the letter.B. For years, she often talked about the letter.C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her lifE.D. She read the letter again and again before she dieD.72. What’s the best title(题目) of the passage?A. My Letter to Mother B. Mother and ChildrenC. My Mother’s Desk D. Talks Between Mother and Me

Kincaidlookedathiswatch:eight-seventeen.Thetruckstartedonthesecondtryandhebackedoutshiftedgearsandmovedslowlydownthealleyunderhazysun.ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewentheadingsouthonWashington11runningalongthecoastofPugetSoundforafewmilesthenfollowingthehighwayasitswungeastalittlebeforemeetingU.SRoute20.TurningintothesunhebeganthelongwindingdrivethroughtheCascades.Helikedthiscountryandfeltunpressedstoppingnowandthentomakenotesaboutinterestingpossibilitiesforfutureexpeditionsortoshootwhathecalledmemorysnapshots.Thepurposeofthesecausalphotographswastoremindhimofplaceshemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously.InlaterafternoonheturnednorthatSpokanepickingupU.S.Route2whichwouldtakehimhalfwayacrossthenorthernUnitedStatestoDuluthMinnesotA.HewishedforthethousandthtimeinhislifethathehadadogagoldenretrievermaybefortravelslikethisandtokeephimcompanyathomE.Buthewasfrequentlyaway;overseasmuchofthetimeanditwouldnotbefairtotheanimal.Stillhethoughtaboutitanyway.Inafewyearshewouldbegettingtoooldforthehardfieldwork.Imustgetadogthen.Hesaidtohimself.DriveslikethisalwaysputhimintoasentimentalmooD.Thedogwaspartofit.RobertKincaidwasaloneasit’spossibletobe—anonlychildparentsbothdeaddistantrelativeswhohadlosttrackofhimandheofthemnoclosefriends.HethoughtaboutMarian.ShehadlefthimnineyearsagoafterfiveyearsofmarriagE.Hewasfifty-twonowthatwouldmakeherjustunderforty.Marianhaddreamsofbecomingamusicianafolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers’songsandsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattle.Whenhewashomeintheolddayshedrovehertotheshowsandsatintheaudiencewhileshesang.Hislongabsences—twoorthreemonthssometimes—werehardonthemarriage.Heknewthat.Shewasawareofwhathedidwhentheydecidedtogetmarriedandbothofthemhadavaguenotclearsensethatitcouldallbehandledsomehow.Itcouldn’twhenhecamefromphotographingastoryinIcelandandshewasgone.ThenotereadRobertitdidn’tworkoutIleftyoutheHarmonyguitar.Stayintouch.Hedidn’tstayintouch.Neitherdidshe.He3signedthedivorcepaperswhentheyarrivedayearlaterandcaughtaplaneforAustraliathenextday.Shehadaskedfornothingexceptherfreedom.51.WhichrouteistherightonetakenbyKincaid?A.Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—U.SRoute2—DuluthB.U.S.Route2—Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—DuluthC.U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth–Bellingham—Washington11D.Bellingham—Washington11—U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth52.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Kincaid’sparentsweredeadandheonlykeptintouchwithsomedistantrelatives.B.Kincaidwouldhavehadadogifhehadn’tbeenawayfromhometoomuch.C.Kincaidusedtohaveagoldenretriever.D.Kincaidneededadogindoinghishardfieldwork.53.WhydidKincaidstoptotakephotoswhiledriving?A.TowritememorysnapshotsB.Toremindhimselfofplaceshemightwanttovisitagain.C.Toavoidforgettingthewayback.D.ToshootbeautifulsceneryalongtheroaD.54.WhatcanyouknowaboutMarian?A.ShediedafterfiveyearsofmarriagE.B.ShewasolderthanKincaiD.C.Shecouldsingverywellandearnedbigmoney.D.Shewasnotaprofessionalpopsinger.55.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat.A.MarianknewwhatwouldhappenbeforeshemarriedKincaiD.B.KincaidthoughthisabsencewouldbeaproblemwhenhemarriedMarian.C.ItturnedoutthatMariancouldnotstandKincaid’sabsenceandlefthim.D.AfterMarianlefthimtheystillkeptintouchwitheachother.

Who’sincontrolofyourlife?Whoispullingyourstring?Forthemajorityofusit’sotherpeople–societycolleaguesfriendsfamilyorourreligiouscommunity.WelearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoungofcoursE.WewerebrainwasheD.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsitMostpeopleareotherpeoplE.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinionstheirlivesamimicry模仿theirpassionsaquotation.SowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweareitmakesusfeelgooD.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug—weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Thereforewearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlivesfailingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix一剂毒品weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.Butjustaswithanydrugthereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom--thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagendaandtheycomewiththeirownbaggageandintheendthey’remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.FurthermoreifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofotherswewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsanD.EveryonehasadifferentwayofthinkingandpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetimE.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway--makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues—notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothersbutinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.IfwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofotherswewillliveamoreauthenticeffectivepurposefulandhappylifE.67.WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat_________.A.wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersB.mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsC.otherpeople’sthoughtsaremoreimportantD.mostpeople’sthoughtsarecontrolledbyothers68.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A.Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.B.Wemayloseourselvestopleaseothers.C.Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D.Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.69.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.it’sbettertodowhatwelikeB.weshouldn’tcarewhatothersthinkC.weshouldn’tchangeourownopinionsD.it'simportanttoacceptothers’opinions70.Theauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlyby________.A.analyzingcausesandeffectsB.providingexamplesandfactsC.discussingquestionsD.makingsuggestions

ButIwonderaboutmyMommasometimesandalltheotherNegroblacksmotherswhogotupat6A.m.togotothewhiteman’shousewithsacksovertheirshoesbecauseitwassowetandcolD.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedveryhardforthemantheymadehisbreakfastandtheyscrubbedhisfloorsandtheytookcareofhisbabies.Theydidn’thavetoomuchtimeforus.IwonderaboutmyMommawhowalkedoutofawhitewoman’scleanhouseatmidnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemonthsandthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewall.She’dhavetomakedealswiththerats:leavesomefoodoutforthemsotheywouldn’tbitethedoorsorthebabies.Theroaches蟑螂Ohtheywerejustlikepartofthefamily!Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirteethaftertheyatetowashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishbathroom.Shecouldnevertellherownkidsbecausetherewasn’tsoaporwaterbackhomE.IwonderhowmyMommafeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvitaminsandpillstheschoolnursesaidwehadtohave.Mommawouldcryallnightandthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.A.weeklaterthewhitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollars’rentandMommawouldbeghimtowaituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletorthereliefcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.TomorrowI’dbehidingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsintheflatandIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMommaandcallheracheat.AndwhenhefinallywentawayMommaputthesacksonhershoesandwentofftotherichwhiteman’shousetodresstherichwhitekidssotheirmothercouldtakethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.68.Mothergotupat6A.m.everydaybecauseA.shehadtocookbreakfastforherchildrenB.shehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactoryC.shehadtoworkinthewhiteman’shouseD.shehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor69.Mothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsbecause.A.shethoughwedidn’tneedtoB.wedidn’tlikewashinghandsC.wehaddoneeverythingverywellD.therewasnosoaporwaterinourhome70.Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?A.Theclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.B.OnlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehousE.C.Theyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.D.Therewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.71.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A.BlackpeopleleadamiserablelifE.B.Blackpeopledon’thaveenoughrentmoney.C.WhitepeopleleadanexpensivelifE.D.Whitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.

OnDecember181620passengersontheBritishshipMayflowercameonshoreatmodern–dayPlymouthMassachusettstobegintheirnewsettlementPlymouthColony.ThefamousMayflowerstorybeganin1606whenagroupofreform-mindedpeopleinEnglandbuilttheirownchurchwhichwasseparatefromthestate–supportedChurchofEnglanD.BecauseofthistheywereforcedtoleavethecountryandsettleinNetherlands.After12yearsofstrugglingtoadaptandmakeahardlivingthegroupsoughtfinancialbackingfromsomeLondonmerchantstosetupacolonyinAmericA.OnSeptmeber61620onehundredandtwopassengers–calledPilgrims朝圣者byWilliamBradfordapassengerwhowouldbecomethefirstgovernorofPlymouthColony–crowdedontheMayflowertobeginthelonghardjourneytoanewlifeintheNewWorlD.OnNovember111620theMayflowerlandedatProvincetownHarbor.Beforegoingonshore41malepassengers–headsoffamiliessinglemenandthreemaleservants–signedthefamousMayflowercontractagreeingtoformagovernmentchosenbycommonelectionandtoobeyalllawsmadeforthegoodofthecolony.Overthenextmonthseveralsmallleadingteamsweresentonshoretocollectfirewoodandhuntforagoodplacetobuildasettlement.AroundDecember10oneofthesegroupsfoundaharbortheylikedonthewesternsideofCapeCodBay.TheyreturnedtotheMayflowertotelltheotherpassengersbutbadweatherpreventedthenreachingtheharboruntilDecember16.TwodayslaterthefirstgroupofPilgrimswentonshorE.AfterexploringtheregionthesettlerschoseaclearedareaoncecontrolledbymembersofalocalNativeAmericantribe部落.ThetribehadabandonedthevillageseveralyearsearlierafteranoutbreakofEuropeandiseasE.Thatwinterof1620–1621wasreallyhardasthePilgrimsstruggledtobuildtheirsettlementfindfoodandtakecareofthesick.Byspring50oftheoriginal102MayflowerpassengersweredeaD.TheremainingsettlersmadecontactwithreturningmembersoftheNativeAmericantribeandinMarchtheysignedapeacetreaty条约withthetribechief.InthespringtimehelpedbythelocalsthePilgrimswereabletoplantcrops–especiallycornandbeans–thatwerenecessarytotheirsurvival.OnApril51621theMayfloweranditscrewleftPlymouthtoreturntoEnglanD.OverthenextseveraldecadesmoreandmoresettlersmadethevoyageacrosstheAtlantictoPlymouthwhichgraduallygrewintoasuccessfulshipbuildingandfishingcenter.1.AgroupofEnglishwereforcedtoleavetheircountryin1606because.A.theirbeliefwasdifferentfromtheofficialChurchB.theybuilttheirownchurchesinaforeigncountryC.theylackedfinancialsupportfromthegovernmentD.theywereambitioustobuildthecolonyinAmerica2.HowmanydaysdidtheseajourneytoProvincetownHarborlast?.A.103B.96C.66D.353.Severalleadingteamsweresentinorderto.A.huntforfoodforthepassengersB.controllocalNativeAmericansC.buildasettlementforthepassengersD.exploretheregionfortheirsettlement4.Fromthepassageweknowthatbetween1620–1621.A.52MayflowerpassengersdiedofsomeillnessesB.PilgrimshadagoodrelationshipwiththelocalsC.PlymouthturnedamaincenterforshipbuildingD.Pilgrimstriedtoplantcornsandbeansinwinter

Surfing—theartofridingawaveonapointedboard—isthewildestfastestnaturalwatersportknowntoman.InrecentyearsithasdevelopedintoamajorsportaroundtheworldfromAustraliatoSouthAfricA.Australiansbrave挑战men—eatingsharkstoridethegreenwavesDownUnderHawaiianexpertsrisk冒之险theirlivesonhugethirtyfootswells浪涛againstthewindofOahu;Californiansofallagesgoouttheyear-rounD.Inthewintersurf-ridersputonlife-suitstoridegravewavessocoldthattheirfleshturnsbluE.Surfingisnosportforweakpersons.Swimmingaquarterofamileormoreandpushingasurfboardouttowheretheswellsarejustrightforridingcanberealwork.Thenatexactlytherightmomentyouclimbupthewaveandgofastacrossthefaceofapowerfulswellwiththewhitewaterjumpingatyourfeet.Thehugewavebitesatyourshoulderthreatening威胁atanymomenttosmashyourflat.Inthenextseveralsecondsacoolheadandlightning—quickactionbacktothepressureoftheattackingwavewillbringyourboardundercontrolforthatgreatridedownthebackofthegreatgreenmountainofwater.Onceonthebeachyouknowwhysurfingisgrowinginpopularityasaninternationalsportandyou’regladtobeamemberofthisnewwaterworlD.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.peoplearoundtheworldgosurfingalltheyearroundB.thedefinition定义ofthesportC.howtosurfintheseaD.wheretosurfaroundtheworldTheauthorbelievesthatsurfing_______.A.isnotaneasysportB.canbedonebyanyoneC.shouldbedonebyeveryoneD.doesnotrequirecourageInordertoexperiencewhatrealsurfingis_______.A.youmustfirstswimaquarterofamiletowarmyourbodyB.youwillfirstrideonaboardtoreachtheswellsC.youmustfirstputonyourlife-suitsbeforedoingsurfingD.youmustfirstswimtotheswellswithyourboard

Whenwethinkabouthappinessweusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinaryatopgreatdelight.Forachildhappinesshasamagicquality.Irememberplayingpoliceandrobbersinthewoodsgettingaspeakingpartintheschoolplay.OfcoursekidsalsoexperiencelowsbuttheirdelightattopsofpleasureiseasilyseensuchaswinningaraceorgettinganewbikE.Forteenagersorpeopleunder20theconceptofhappinesschanges.Suddenlyit’sconditionalonsuchthingsasexcitementloveandpopularity.Icanstillfeelthepainofnotbeinginvitedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.Ialsorecallthegreathappinessofbeinginvitedatanothereventtodancewithaveryhandsomeyoungman.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringgreatjoy—birthlovemarriage—alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Lovemaynotlast;lovedonesdiE.Foradultshappinessiscomplex.MydictionaryexplainshappyasluckyorfortunatebutIthinkabetterexplanationofhappinessistheabilitytoenjoysomething.ThemorewecanenjoywhatwehavethehappierwearE.It’seasyforusnottonoticethepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeinglovedthecompanyoffriendsthefreedomtolovewherewepleaseandevengoodhealth.NowadayswithsomanychoicesandmuchpleasurewehaveturnedhappinessintoonemorethingwehavE.Wethinkweowntherighttohaveitwhichmakesusextremelyunhappy.Sowetryhardtogetitandconsiderittobethesameaswealthandsuccesswithoutnoticingthatthepeoplewhohavethosethingsaren’tnecessarilyhappier.Whilehappinessmaybemorecomplexforustheansweristhesameasever.Happinessisn’taboutwhathappenstous.It’stheabilitytofindapositiveforeverynegativeandviewadifficultyasachallengE.Don’tbesadforwhatwedon’thavebutenjoywhatwedopossess.60.Accordingtothepassagehappinessliesintheabilityto_______.A.thinkofsomethingextraordinaryB.experiencedelightatanoldageC.feelthemagicqualityofpleasureD.enjoywhatonehasatthemoment61.Inparagraph3ateenagerlooksathappinessmainlyintermsof_____.A.materialgainsB.socialhonorC.spiritualsatisfactionD.academicachievement62.Theauthorimpliesthatwhenonedreamswealthandfinallygetsithe____.A.canrealizewhathappinessisB.maynotendupwithhappinessC.mayconsideritextremehappinessD.shouldnotfeelcontentwithhimself63.Thepassageaimstotell_______.A.thegreatimportanceofhappinessB.therealmeaningofhappinessC.theconstantdreamofhappinessD.thechangingconceptofhappiness

3.Howmuchwillanagencyofrentingfriendchargenow?A.morethan??100B.lessthan??100C.atleast??100D.only??100

DTimeoutextrachoresandtakingawayprivilegesaremoreusefulformsofdisciplining惩戒naughtychildrenthanspankingorhittingaccordingtoastudyonWednesday.About94percentofparentsusesomeformofphysicalpunishmenttoteachtheirtwo-year-oldsrightfromwrongaccordingtoresearchstudies.Butpsychologistssayitcouldleadtolateremotionalandbehavioralproblems.EvenchildrenwhowereonlyspankedsomeofthetimearemorelikelytoshowsignsofsadnessorhavelessconfidencE.ThekeyistobefairanddothesamethingeachtimE.Doingsomethinglikehittingachildthatseemscruelatbestdoesn’thelpandcanputachildatriskforproblemssaidDrPaulFrickoftheUniversityofNewOrleansinLouisians.ItisbettertouseotherpunishmentsheaddeD.TheuseofphysicalpunishmenttoteachchildrenhaslongbeendebateD.IncountriessuchasAustriaFinlandGermanyandSwedenitisillegaltousephysicalpunishmentathomeorinschools.Frickandhisteamwhostudiedtheeffectsofphysicalpunishmenton98childrensaidtheycouldn’tfindanypositiveeffects.Somechildrenlearnedmorefromthehittingthanwhattheparentwastryingtoteachthem.ThekeyistohavealotofdifferentformsofpunishmentdependingontheageofthechildsaidFrickwhoreportedhisfindingsintheJournalofAppliedChildPsychology.Herecommendedtimeoutforyoungerchildrenandtakingawaytelevisionandelectronictoysforolderchildren.Givingextrachorescanalsogetthemessageacross.Othermeasuresareatleastaseffectiveasphysicalpunishmentandhavelessharmfulpotentialconsequences.Theresearcherskeptchildrenwhomtheythoughtwereatriskoflaterconductproblemsoutofthetestandanequalnumberofotherchildrenwhoactedasacontrolgrouptostudywhatmeasureswouldbemosthelpful.Theyquestionedtheparentsandthechildrenaboutpositiveandnegativeparentingbehaviorincludingtheuseofphysicalpunishment.WegotitfrombothviewpointssaidFrick.Headdedthatchildrenonthereceivingendofahitcanlearnthatwhentheyareupsetandangrytheyhitratherthanunderstandingtheirbehaviorwaswrongandthattheyneedtodobetter.67.What’sthepurposeofthewritertowritethisarticle?A.Todebateifphysicalpunishmentisillegal.B.Tointroducehowtodealwithyoungkids.C.Totalkabouthowtodisciplineyoungkids.D.Toorderparentsnottospankyoungkids.68.WhichofthefollowingpunishmentsisNOTrecommendedbyFrickandhisteam?A.TakingawaytoysB.NotallowingwatchingTVC.Doingmorehousework.D.SwitchingTVchannels69.Whatshouldbekeptinmindwhendiscipliningakid?A.Howheorsheusuallybehaves.B.TellthemwhytheyarepunisheD.C.UsedifferentformsofpunishmenteachtimE.D.BefairandsticktothesameprinciplE.70.AccordingtothepassagewhydidDrFrickadviseagainstphysicalpunishment?A.Becausethechildrenmayhitpeopleasasolutiontoproblems.B.BecausethechildrenwilllearntheirbehavioriswrongintimE.C.Becauseitisillegaltousephysicalpunishmentincertaincountries.D.Becauseparentsthinkit’stheeasiestwaytoteachkidsrightfromwrong.

ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluenced影响ustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.56.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.57.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.58.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.59.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

TodaywecompleteourstoryabouttheinfluentialEnglishwriterWilliamShakespearE.Hewroteplaysandpoemsduringthelatefifteenthandearlysixteenthcenturieswhichremainverypopulartoday.DuringearliertimespeoplewouldprobablyhavelearnedseveralancientRomanandGreekplays.Itwasnotunusualforwriterstoproducemorecurrentversionsoftheseworks.ForexampleinShakespeare'splayTheComedyofErrorsShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.ForhisplayMacbethShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwritersbuttheintensity强度ofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.WhilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgottenShakespeareandhisartliveon.Shakespearewasalsoinfluencedbytheworldaroundhim.HedescribedthesightsandsoundsofLondoninhisplays.Hisworksincludeobservationsaboutpoliticalstrugglesthefearofdiseasesandthepopularlanguageofthecity’stradesmen.Shakespeare'sknowledgeoftheEnglishcountrysideisalsoclear.HisworksincludedescriptionsofdeepforestslocalflowersandtheancientpopulartraditionsofruralpeoplE.ItwouldbeimpossibletolistallofthewaysinwhichShakespeare’sworkshaveinfluencedtheworldculturE.ButthefirstandgreatestexamplewouldbehisgreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguagE.DuringhistimetheEnglishlanguagewaschanging.ManynewwordsfromotherlanguageswerebeingaddeD.Shakespeareusedhissharpmindandpoeticinventivenesstocreatehundredsofnewwordsandreworkoldones.Forexamplehecreatedthenounformsofcriticmountaineerandeyeball.ManycommonexpressionsinEnglishcomefromhisplaysincludingpompandcircumstance装腔作势fromOthellofullcircle绕圈子地fromKingLearetC.ThelistofculturalcreationsinfluencedbyShakespeareisalmostendless.FrompaintingstotelevisiontomusicanddanceShakespearewaswellrepresenteD.Shakespeare'splayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageintheworlD.Shakespearebecameawell??knownwriterduringagoldenageoftheater.Hisyearsofhardworkpaidoff.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.ManyofShakespeare'sworkswereinfluencedbyearlierwritings.B.Shakespearewashard??workingwhenhewasastudent.C.TheexperienceoflivinginLondonhelpedalotwithShakespeare'sworks.D.Shakespearebecamerichlaterbecauseofthepopularityofhisworks.ShakespearemighthavelearntsomeinformationfromancientRomanworksin.A.KingLearB.TheComedyofErrorsC.MacbethD.OthelloWhycouldShakespeare'sworkssurvivehistimeA.BecausethereweresofewpeoplewritingplaysinhistimE.B.Becauseheproducedtoomanyworksthatnobodyelsecoulddo.C.BecausehewasarichandinfluentialpersonofhistimE.D.BecausehisworkswererichinimaginationandlanguagE.Shakespeare'sgreatestinfluenceshouldbeon.A.theEnglishlanguageB.paintingsC.televisionD.musicanddanceThepassageismainlyabout.A.anintroductiontoShakespeare’slifeandhisworksB.themainfeaturesandstylesofShakespeare'splaysC.howcultureinfluencedShakespeareandheinfluencedculturE.D.Shakespeare’sgreatestinfluenceontheworldculturE.

Sometimespeoplegiveusnicknames绰号inordertobemeanormakefunofuswhichcanreallyhurt.Foureyes.MetalMouth.DumboSlowPokeCraterFacE.We’veallheardkidscallingunpleasantnicknameslikethesE.Maybeyou’veevenusedsimilarnicknamesonotherkidsorbeenstuckwithoneyourself.Aplaygroundbruiseorcutusuallydisappearsafteracoupleofdaysbutthepainandangercomingfrombeingcalledacruelnicknamecanlastalotlongerthanthat.Ifyou’veeverpickedonanotherkidbymakinguporusingateasenicknameorofyou’veeverbeenonthereceivingendofoneyouknowthatnameslikeFatsoSmellyandShortStuffcanbeveryhurtful.Plustheyhaveahabitofstickingtouslikeglue!Peopleusenegativenicknamesasawayofkeepingsomeoneoutofagroupofgainingpoweroversomeoneorofmakingthemselvesfeelmoreimportant.Youmayknowakidinyourclasswhoalwayscomesupwithnicknamesfortheotherkids.Thisstudentlikestofeelcoolbyactingliketheofficialnicknamer.ThiscangiveastudentafeelingofpowerbutthatpowercomesatthecostofmakingotherkidsfeelbaD.Kidswhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareoftentryingtocoverupthefactthattheyreallyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Likeotherkindsofinsults污辱acruelnicknamecanbeusedtomakeakidfeelbeingleftoutorangry.Sometimesthey'reevennastierthanmostwaysofbeingmeanbecausetheycanbesohardtoshakeoff.71.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PowerfulnicknamesB.HurtfulnicknamesC.Howtomakefunofother?D.Howtogiveothersanicknames72.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordbruiseinthethirdparagraphmeans.A.jokeB.nicknameC.woundD.game73.Akidoftengivesotherkidsnicknamesinorderto.A.showoffhispowerB.presenthiscreativeideasC.winreputationD.makehimselfhurtbyothers74.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.thosewhohavehurtfulnicknamesarenotconfidentB.thosewhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareconfidentC.theofficialnicknamersareusuallyverycoolD.theofficialnicknamersusuallyfeelbadaboutthemselves75.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsnicknamesinthispassageisbestdescribedas.A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.indifferent漠然的

Listencarefullyworkingpeoplewewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.Timeisprecious.PeoplearespendingmoneybuyingtimE.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddleburyConnecticut.Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimeOtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.45.ThesentenceSaying‘yes’toyourselfmeans_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned46.Whenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltyway47.InWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthem48.Ifapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每题2分满分30分Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.Whenpeoplecheatit’snotfairtootherpeoplelikethekidswhostudiedforthetestorwhowerethetruewinnersofagamE.Manypeopleliketheactionofcheating.Itmakesdifficultthingsseemeasylikegettingalltherightanswersonthetest.Butitdoesn’tsolvetheproblemofnotknowingthematerialanditwon’thelponthenexttest---unlessthepersoncheatsagain.Somepeopleloserespectforcheatersandthinklessofthem.ThecheatersthemselvesmayfeelbadbecausetheyknowtheyarenotreallyearningthatgoodgradE.Andiftheygetcaughtcheatingtheywillbeintroubleatschoolandmaybeathometoo.Somekidscheatbecausethey’rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying.Otherkidsmightfeelliketheycan’tpassthetestwithoutcheating.Evenwhenthereseemstobeagoodreasonforcheatingcheatingisn’tagoodideA.Ifyouweresickorupsetaboutsomethingthenightbeforeandcouldn’tstudyitwouldbebettertotalkwiththeteacheraboutthis.Andifyoudon’thaveenoughtimetostudyforatestbecauseofswimpracticeyouneedtotalkwithyourparentsabouthowtobalanceswimmingandschool.A.kidwhothinkscheatingistheonlywaytopassatestneedstotalkwiththeteacherandhisorherparentssotheycanfindsomesolutions解决办法together.Talkingabouttheseproblemsandworkingthemoutwillfeelbetterthancheating.56.Theauthorthinksthatwhenkidscheatinclass_______.A.itisunfairtootherpeopleB.itdoesharmtotheirheathC.teachersshouldpunishthemD.teachersshouldn’tstopthematonce57.Somestudentslikecheatingmainlybecause_________.A.thematerialinthetestisverydifficultB.theywanttodobetterthantheothersC.cheatingcanmakehardthingsseemveryeasyD.theyhavelittletimetostudytheirlessons58.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.cheatingisn’tagoodideaB.whykidscheatinthetestC.somekidscan’tpassthetestwithoutcheatingD.somekidsdon’tspendthetimestudying59.Wecanlearnfromthepassage______.A.cheatersareoftenthoughthighlyofB.peopleshownorespectforthosewhocheatC.parentswhosekidscheatareoftenintroubleD.kidscheatinthetestbecauseofswimpractice60.Inthepassagethosecheatersareadvisedto_______.A.spendmoretimeonschoolthanonsportsB.findgoodsolutionsinsteadofcheatingC.tryhardtobeintelligentratherthanlazyD.asktheirclassmatesforgoodmethodsofstudy

YoumusthavebeentroubledbywhentosayIloveyoubecauseitisoneofthegreatestpuzzlesinourlifE.Whatifyousayitfirstandyourpartnerdoesn’tloveyouback?Oriftheydosayitbutyoudon’tfeeltheymeanit?Beingthefirsttodeclareyourlovecanbenerveracking紧张andriskyandcanleaveyoufeelingasvulnerableasaturtlewithnoshell.Butisthepersonwhosaysitfirstreallyinapositionofweakness?Doesn’titpaytoholdbackplayitcoolandwaituntiltheotherhalfhasshowntheirhandfast?AreallygoodrelationshipshouldbeaboutbeingfairandbeingequalsayspsychologistSidneyCrown.Butloveisseldomequal.Allrelationshipsgothroughpowerstrugglesbuthesaysifaloveimbalancecontinuesforyearstherotwillsetin.Thatfeelingof‘I’vealwayslovedyoumore’maybesubverted颠覆破坏foratimebutitnevergoesawaycompletelyanditoftenemergesinsquabbling大声争吵.Inloveatleastthesilentwithholdingtypeisnotalwaysthemostpowerful.ThestrongestoneinarelationshipisoftenthepersonwhofeelsconfidentenoughtotalkabouttheirfeelingssayseducationalpsychologistIngridCollins.PsychosexualtherapistPaulaHallagrees.TheonewiththeupperhandisoftenthepersonwhotakestheinitiativE.Infactthepersonwhosays‘Iloveyou’firstmayalsobetheonewhosays‘I’mboredwithyou’first.HallbelievesthatmuchdependsonhowIloveyouissaidandthemotivationofthepersonsayingit.Isitsaidwhenthey’redrunk?Isitsaidbeforetheirpartnerfilesoffonholidayandwhatitreallymeansis‘Pleasedon’tbeunfaithfultome’?Bysaying‘Iloveyou’theyarereallysaying‘Doyouloveme?’Ifsowouldn’titjustbemorehonesttosaythat.Collinsagreesthatintentioniseverything.It’snotwhatissaidbuthowit’ssaiD.Whatitcomesdowntoisthesincerityofthespeaker.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.TheimportanceofIloveyouB.ThemeaningofIloveyouC.ThetimeofsayingIloveyouD.TheplaceofsayingIloveyouInthefirstsentencetheauthormeansthat_________.A.itiseasytosayIloveyouB.itishardtosayIloveyouC.wehavemanytroublesinourlifeD.peopleusuallydonotknowwhentosayIloveyouAccordingtotheexpertagoodrelationshipshouldbe_______.A.fairandequalB.fairandkindC.powerfulandequalD.confidentandfairInthethirdparagraphthephrasewiththeupperhandmeans_________.A.beinglowinspiritB.havingonlyonehandC.beingactiveD.beingpassive

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.IfyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengE.itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!46.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself47.Accordingtothepassageourserf-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions48.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.49.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.50.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.

Apeerisapersonwhoisaboutthesameageasyou.Peersaffectyourlifewhetheryouknowitornotjustbyspendingtimewithyou.Peerscanhaveagoodeffectononeanother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinsolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebookandnoweveryone’sreadingit.Howeversometimespeersaffectoneanotherinanotherway.Forexampleonekidinschoolmighttrytogetanothertocutclasswithhimyoursoccerfriendmighttrytopersuadeyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshertheballorakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoshopliftwithhim.Somekidsgiveintopeerpressurebecausetheywanttobelikedtofitinorbecausetheyworrythatotherkidsmaymakefunofthemiftheydon’tgoalongwiththegroup.Othersmaygoalongbecausetheyarecurioustotrysomethingnewthatothersaredoing.Theideathateveryone’sdoingitmayinfluencesomekidstoleavetheirbetterjudgmentsortheircommonsensesbehinD.Peerpressurecanbeextremelystrongandhardtogetridof.Experimentshaveshownhowpeerpressurecaninfluencesomeonetochangeher/hismindfromwhatshe/heknowsforsureisacorrectanswertotheincorrectanswer－justbecauseeveryoneelsegivestheincorrectanswer!Thatholdstrueforpeopleofanyageinpeerpressuresituations.ItcanbehardtowalkawayfrompeerpressurebutitcanbedonE.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.Innerstrengthandself-confidencecanhelpyoustandfirmwalkawayandresistdoingsomethingwhenyouknowbetter.63.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.PeershaveagoodeffectB.ChildrengiveintopeerpressureC.PeerpressureishardtoresistD.Peerpressure64.TheunderlinedwordshopliftinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.dosomeshoppingB.carrygoodsforshopsC.stealinshopsD.taketheliftupstairsinshops65.ThewriterwillNOTagreethat________.A.onlychildrenchangetheircorrectanswerstoincorrectonesbecauseofpeerpressureB.peershaveaneffectononeanotherC.PeerpressurecanbegotridofD.Peerswillbelieveinthemselvesifthereareotherpeerswhoagreewiththem66.Bywritingthepassagethewriterintendsto________.A.tellpeopletofollowother’sopinionsB.warnpeopletostayawayfromtheirpeersC.tellitishardtowalkawayfrompressureD.persuadepeopletodotherightthingregardlessofpeerpressure

WhileinBanffmaketimeforawalkaroundtown.A.specialtreatistogoupthemountainsideontheBanffGondolaforasurprisingviewofthevalleybelow.HereisThePineswhosecookhasdevelopedaspecialwayofmixingforeignfoodsuchascaribouwildboarandreindeerwithsurprisingsauces.Besttimetovisitisduringtheoff-seasonfromearlyMaytomid-JuneorinOctober.Thiswayyoucanavoidsharingthehighwaywithmobilehomeswhichcanbepulledbycars.ButwhatevertheseasontakesomelunchwithyoufromBanffbecausethereareonlyafewfoodstopsontheroaD.FortyminutesnorthofBanffsidebysidewiththeBanffNationalParksitsworld-famousLakeLouisE.Thissurprisinglysmallbodyofwaterisattractivewithtoweringmountainsaroundit.GlaciershugemassesoficemovingveryslowlyagainstrocksproducewhatiscalledglacierrockflourmakingitswaterdarktoseE.ItisworthtakingawalkaroundthegroundsoftheChateauLakeLouiseanotherbeautyproudofitsearly20thcenturyhistory.Backontheroadandit’stimetocontinuenorthpasttheastonishingColumbiaIcefieldthenturnoffthehighwayandtaketheshortroadtothebaseoftheAthabaskaGlacier.Youcanrenticecleats夹板anddosomeclimbingordoamorepleasantsnowmobiletour.Eitherwayyoucanenjoyendlessbeautifulsights.Finallyyou’llreachJaspertheusualturningaroundtheplacefortheBanff-Jasperloop回路.It’sworthridingtheJasperSkytramandbesuretovisitthewonderfulJasperParkLodgealsodatingbacktothe1920s.Ifyoucanhavelunchtheredoit.Therestauranthasanadventurousmenuandtheirwinelistwouldputasmileonanyvisitor’sfacE.AccordingthepassageThePinesisa.A.placeinwhichyoucanseemanymobilehomesB.mountainwhereyoucangetagoodviewofthevalleyC.townwhichhappenstobeneartheBanffNationalParkD.restaurantwhereyoucanaskforsomespecialkindsoffoodWhatwillprobablyhappenwhenvisitorscomeattheendofJune?A.Theymayhavetroublefindingarestaurant.B.Theymaycomeacrosstrafficjams.C.Theymaytravelmoreeasilywithcars.D.Theymaydomuchmoresightseeing.SimilartotheChateauLakeLouise.A.theBanffNationalParkistothewestofBanffB.theColumbiaIcefieldliesbetweenLakeLouiseandtheBanffNationalParkC.theJasperSkytramhasahistoryofmorethan80yearsD.theJasperParkLodgewasbuiltinthe1920sBesidesthebeautifulsightsinJasperParkLodgevisitorstoJaspercanenjoythemselvesby.A.takingtheJasperSkytramandeatingintherestaurantB.takingtheBanff-JasperloopandJasperSkytramC.havingalotoffoodtoorderintherestaurantD.takingtheJasperSkytrambacktoBanff

LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisastandardpeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeopleIhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances泛泛之交.OnenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythenaskedmebackwithhisfingerminuteslatercomplaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon勤杂工byplentyofpeoplE.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollegE.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserveD.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledmE.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked.Isoonfoundoutdifferently.IsatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarnamE.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristiE.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.PerhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolvedbutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithmE.Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmepolitely.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustrybydefinitionexiststosatisfyothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduateschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.72.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat_______.A.one’spositionisusedasastandardtomeasureone’sintelligenceB.talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejobC.one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasapersonD.professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualwaitresses73.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.B.Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-mindeD.C.Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.D.Somecustomersliketocomplainbecauseofthewaitress’poorservicE.74.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.B.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.D.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.75.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph7means.A.thosewhosatisfyothers’needsaresuretobelookeddownupon.B.thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.C.thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.D.themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

Lead铅depositswhichaccumulated增加insoilandsnowduringthe1960'sand70'swereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandated托管unleadedgasuseintheUnitedStatestheleadaccumulationworld-widehasdecreasedgreatly.A.studypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenlanD.ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.CharlesBoutronanexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrancE.A.studybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic北极的snowweredeclining减少.InhisnewstudyDr.BoutronfoundtheratiosofthedifferentformsofleadintheleadedgasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferentfromtheratiosofEuropeanAsianandCanadiangasolineandthusenabledscientiststodifferentiate分区theleadsources.ThedominantleadratiofoundinGreenlandsnowmatchedthatfoundingasolinefromtheUnitedStates.InastudypublishedinthejournalAmbioscientistsfoundthatleadlevelsinsoilintheNorth-easternUnitedStateshaddecreasedmarkedlysincetheintroductionofunleadedgasolinE.ManyscientistshadbelievedthattheleadwouldstayinsoilandsnowforalongerperioD.TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyexaminedsamplesoftheupperlayersofsoiltakenfromthesamesitesof30forestfloorsinNewEnglandNewYorkandPennsylvaniain1980andin1990.Theforestenvironmentprocessedandredistributed再分配theleadfasterthanthescientistshadexpecteD.Scientistssaybothstudiesshowthatcertainpartsoftheecosystem生态系统respondrapidlytoreductionsinatmosphericpollutionbutthatthesefindingsshouldnotbeusedasalicensetopollutE.1.ThestudypublishedinthejournalNatureindicatesthat________.A.theCleanAirActhasnotproducedthedesiredresultsB.leaddepositsinarcticsnowareontheincreaseC.leadwillstayinsoilandsnowlongerthanexpectedD.theUSisthemajorsourceofleadpollutioninarcticsnow2.LeadaccumulationworldwidedecreasedsignificantlyaftertheuseofunleadedgasintheUS________.A.wasdiscouragedB.wascarriedoutbylawC.wasforbiddenbylawD.wasintroduced3.HowdidscientistsdiscoverthesourceofleadpollutioninGreenland?A.ByanalyzingthedatapublishedinjournalslikeNatureandAmbio.B.ByobservingtheleadaccumulationsindifferentpartsofthearcticareA.C.BystudyingthechemicalelementsofsoilandsnowinNortheasternAmericA.D.Bycomparingthechemicalcompositionsofleadedgasolineusedinvariouscountries.4.TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyhavefoundthat________.A.forestsgetridofleadpollutionfasterthanexpectedB.leadaccumulationsinforestsaremoredifficulttodealwithC.leaddepositsarewidelydistributedintheforestsoftheUSD.theupperlayersofsoilinforestsareeasilypollutedbyleademissions5.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatscientists________.A.arepuzzledbythemysteryofforestpollutionB.feeleasebytheuseofunleadedgasolineC.stillconsiderleadpollutionaproblemD.lackenoughmeanstocombatleadpollution

WhenthetwotinyducklingswerecaughtbythesharpjawsofalargerGermanshepherdtheymusthavethoughttheirtimeonearthwasup.Butasluckwouldhaveitforthefrightenedwildducklingsthathadlosttheirmotherthedogthathelpedthemoutofthebusheshadonlytheirbestinterestsatheart.Dukeaone-year-oldGermanshepherdfoundthetwoducklingshiddeninlonggrassnexttohisowner’sworkplaceontheedgeoftheThronybankIndustrialEstateinDalkeith.AnddespitethenaturalinstinctsofahunterthedoggentlytooktheminitsmouthandcarriedthembacktohisblanketputtingthemdownwhereitwaswarmandevenwashingthemcleanwithhistonguE.TheducklingswillbelookedafterbystaffatthecenteruntiltheyareoldenoughtobereleasedintothewilD.ThisdogisamoderndayRinTinTintheworld’smostfamousGermanshepherddogandtopickthemupinhismouthwithoutharmingthemisquitesomething.Tothemtryandwashthemisjustamazingbehavior.saidoneofthestaff.45.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeans___________.A.theyuseduptheirtimecompletely.B.theywillbecomethefoodofthedog.C.theywillbesavedbythedog.D.theyhavefinishedtheirdailyjoB.46.Dukeisthe________oftheGermanshepherD.A.nameB.ownerC.friendD.trainer47.FromthesentenceAnddespitethenaturalinstinctsofahunterinfourthparagraphwelearnedthefactthat________.A.DogsarefriendlytotheirpreysB.DogschangetheirappetiteC.DogsarebornhunterD.Dogsbecomevegetarian48.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphsweknowthatitis________forahunterlikedogtosaveandevenlickducklingsclean.A.commonB.impossibleC.interestingD.amazing

MyauntEdithwasawidowof50workingasasecretarywhendoctorsdiscoveredwhatwasthenthoughttobeaveryseriousheartdiseasE.AuntEdithdoesn’tacceptdefeateasily.Shebeganstudyingmedicalreportsinthelibraryandfoundanarticleinamagazineaboutawell-knownheartsurgeonDr.MichaelDeBekeyofHoustonTexas.Hehadsavedthelifeofsomeonewiththesameillness.ThearticlesaidDr.DeBekey’sfeeswereveryhigh;AuntEdithcouldn’tpossiblypaythem.Butcouldhetellherofsomeonewhosefeeshecouldpay?SoAuntEdithwrotetohim.Shesimplylistedherreasonsforwantingtolive:herthreechildrenwhowouldbeontheirowninthreeorfourmoreyearsherlittle-girldreamtoftravelingandseeingtheworld.Therewasn’tawordofself-pity-onlywarmthandhumorandthejoyofliving.Shemailedtheletternotreallyexpectingananswer.A.fewdayslatermydoorbellrang.AuntEdithdidn’twanttocomein;shestoodinthehallandreadalouD.Yourbeautifullettermovedmeverydeeply.IfyoucancometoHoustontherewillbenochargeforeitherthehospitalortheoperation.SignedMichaelDeBekey.Thatwassevenyearsago.SincethenAuntEdithhasbeenaroundtheworld.HerthreechildrenarehappilymarrieD.ForheragesheisoneoftheyoungestmostalivepeopleIknow–allbecauseofanopenheartsurgeonwhoknewhowtohonorhisprofessionandhowtoopenhisownheart.56.AuntEdithwrotealettertoDr.Debakeyto.A.askforhisadviceB.beghimtooperateonherC.askhimtointroduceanotherdoctorD.askforhissympathy57.Theunderlinedphraseopenheartinthelastparagraphmeans.A.open–mindedB.kind–heartedC.patientD.skillful58.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Dr.DeBakeyiswillingtooperateonanyonefreeofchargE.B.Dr.DeBakeyisexpertingettingalongwithhispatients.C.MyauntEdithisverypoorandmean.D.MyauntEdithisoptimisticandstrong–mindeD.

三阅读理解共15小题30分IlikefriendswhosharemyhappinessandsorrowandwhopossesswingsoftheirownandflywithmE.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandhelpmetoexpressmylovE.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottosharE.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafrienD.Wewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.WesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsayLet’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.WewouldsitquietlytogetherandwritepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistlE.ThenwewouldreadthemalouD.AttheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstoppeD.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafrienD.Hewasindespair失望andIwasindespairbutourfriendshipwasbasedontheideathatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewefeltawfulatthetimE.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandvisitedmanywonderfulplaces.WewalkeduntilourdespairdisappearedandthenweparteD.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadaremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesminE.Wewritelongletterstoeachotherinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesameminD.InmymostinterestingmomentsIoftenthink:YesImusttellWehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist心理学家whowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfrienD.1.Intheeighthgradewhatdidtheauthordowhileherclassmatesstarteddevelopingpropersocialbehavior?A.Becomeseriousaboutherstudies.B.Wenttoherfriend’shouseregularly.C.Learnedfromherclaamatesatschool.D.WrotepoemsandstorieswithherfrienD.2.InParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans______.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingsaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon3.AccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.writestoriesD.sometimesdreamabouteachother4.Inthedarkestmomentstheauthorwantsto.A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilence5.Whatisagoodtitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipsD.NobleCompanions

Youareenrolledinafulltimeschoolcalledlife.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?HumanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtimE.Whatweandourancestorshaveoverlookedhoweveristhatthereisnooneanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.AsyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurposE.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlifE.Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.YoumayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundancE.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.Thechallengeherethereforeistoalign与保持一致yourselfwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacewithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillbecompletelydifferentfromothers’.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeoplearoundyouandfocusonthedifferencebetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequalitytheassumptionthatallthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnotinfactfairandyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultlifepaththanothersaroundyoudeservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareuniqueandeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalmyouwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomplainingphaseofit’snotfair.Focusingontheunfairnessofcircumstanceskeepsyoucomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselfwithfeelingsofbitternessandanger.72.Lifeiscalledafulltimeschoolbecause.A.itisfullofalllessonstolearnB.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessonsC.youmeetwithspecificlessonseverydayD.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose73.Accordingtothepassagehowcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.74.Fromthepassagewecanconclude.A.everyonehashisowntracktofollowB.thesamethingsusuallyhappentothepeersC.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblemsD.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage75.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.D.Youhavetocomplainit’snotfairwheneverpossiblE.

ToppingtheclassacademicallywascertainlyanadvantagE.StudyingwasabreezeforNigel.Therewardwascertainlyincomparabletothelittleeffortthathehadtoputit.Itbeginwhenhewasselectedtohelptheteachersinthecomputerlaboratories.Thepeakofhisschoolcareercamenotwhenhetoppedtheschoolbutwhenhewasselectedforthenationwidecompetition.UnlikeeveryoneelseNigelwantedtojointhecontestbecausehelikedplayingwiththeLegosetsandmakingsomethingoutofthem.Nigelspentthenexttwomonthsrebuildingtherobot.ItwasduringthetimethatNigelfoundoutabouttheprizesforthecompetition.Itswellusauspicescompetitor.Aliciafromaneighboringschool.Hisearlyintentionswereforgotten.Gettingthethousand-dollarprizewasmoreimportantthananythingelsE.NigeldecidedtobefriendAliciA.Unawareofhisintentionsshetoldhimallabouttherobotthatshehadbeenbuildingforthecompetition.Heevenhelpedhertoputthefinishingbranchestoherrobot.HewasgladwiththewaythingshadprogresseD.HisrobotlookedevenbetterthanAlicia’sanditwasabletobecomeaballwithitsarmssomethingAliciahadfailedtodo.OnthedayofthecompetitionhesaysAliciA.Everythingdawnedonhertheminuteshesawhimamongthecompetition.Shestaredathimpuzzledatfirstthenangryandfinallyalookofhelplessnesscameoverher.TheflashbulbsofthecameraexplodedinNigel’stry.TherobotbirdperformedactionssouniqueanddifferentthatthespecialistjudgmentswerethesamE.Nigelwassopersonalwithhimselfthathedidnotevennoticethegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim.Withoutherhewouldneverwinthecompetition.64.WhatrewarddidNigelreceivefordoingwellinhisschoolwork?A.Hewasofferedapart-timejobB.HewashonoredwithascholarshipC.HehelpedhisteacherconstructarobotD.Hehelpedinthecomputerlaboratories65.Nigel’soriginalintentionofjoiningthecontestwasto___.A.bethetopstudentoftheschoolB.beinggreathonortohisschoolC.constructsarobotwiththeLegosetsD.winsthethousand-dollarprize66.WhydidNigelhelpAliciafinishherrobot?A.HetriedtomakefriendswithherB.HewasfondofbuildingrobotsC.HeintendedtohelpherD.Hedidn’twanthertosuspecthim67.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsNigel’sactions?A.HeismildlycriticalB.HeisstronglycriticalC.HeisinfavorofthemD.Hisattitudeisnotclear

共5小题每小题2分满分10分根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Areyousufferingalotfromtestanxiety?Followthesetipstohelpyouovercomeit.71Prepareforthetestbydevelopinggoodstudynotes.Pickoutthemainpointsoftheinformationorfollowastudysheetfromtheteacher.Knowthewhowhatwhenwherewhyandhowofanymainideas.Pickoutthekeywordsinthemainpoints.Writeaveryshortdescriptionofeachpointnexttothekeywords.Youwillnowhavetwosetsofstudynotes.72Usethesecondtoreviewrightbeforethetest.Teachyourselflittlememorytricks.Somepeopleusemnemonic助记符号devicestorememberfacts.Ifthereisalistofinformationtakethefirstletterofeachwordandmakeaninterestingsaying.73Somepeoplereadallthequestionsfirstandthenbeginworking.Othersstartwiththefirstquestionanddon’tlookattherest.Theyskipanyhardquestionsandcomebacktothemlater.Dosomerelaxationexerciseslikedeepbreathing.Someanxietyisnormalgoingintoatest.74ReviewthematerialonelasttimerightbeforebeD.Weoftenrememberthingsthatwereadorthinkaboutrightbeforegoingtosleep.75Makesureyougotobedearlyenoughthenightbeforethetest.ItisverydifficulttorememberanythingwhenyouareovertireD.A.WorkoutaplanaheaD.B.Getagoodnight'ssleep.C.Payattentiontotheproperorderofansweringthequestions.D.Usethefirstdetailedsettostudythematerial.E.Learntodevelopastrategyfortakingthetest.F.AlwaysgetasmuchsleepaspossiblE.G.Breathingdeeplyhelpsyoucalmyourselfandconcentrateonthetest.

Ⅱ阅读共两节满分50分第一节阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Parentshavetodomuchlessfortheirchildrentodaythantheyusedtodoandhomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Clothescanbeboughtreadymade;washingcangotothelaundry;foodcanbebought;cookedcannedorpreserved;breadisbakedanddeliveredbythebaker;milkarrivesonthedoorstep;meatscanbehadattherestaurantthework’scanteenandtheschooldining-room.Itisunusualnowforfathertopursuehistradeorotheremploymentathomeandhischildrenrarelyifeverseehimathisplaceofwork.Boysarethereforeseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupationandinmanytownstheyhaveafairlywidechoiceofemploymentandsodogirls.Theyoungwage-earneroftenearnsgoodmoneyandsoonacquiresafeelingofeconomicindependencE.Intextileareasithaslongbeencustomaryformotherstogoouttoworkbutthispracticehasbecomesowidespreadthattheworkingmotherisnowanotunusualfactorinachild’shomelifethenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthavingmorethandoubledinthelasttwenty-fiveyears.Withmotherearningandhisolderchildrendrawingsubstantialwagesfatherisseldomthedominantfigurethathestillwasatthebeginningofthecentury.Whenmotherworkseconomicadvantagesaccruebutchildrenlosesomethingofgreatvalueifmother’semploymentpreventsherfrombeinghometogreetthemwhentheyreturnfromschool.26.Thewritermentionshomeasworkshopbecause______.A.fathersoftenpursueemploymentathomeB.parentshadtomakefoodandnecessitythemselvesfortheirdaily-lifeC.manyfamiliesproducegoodsathomeforsaleD.bothfathersandmothersandmothersinmostfamiliesareworkers27.Thewritersaysthathomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Hemeans______.A.inthepasthomewasmorelikeaworkshopB.homeismuchmoreofaworkshopnowC.home-workshopsarebecomingfewerandfewerD.homewaslesslikeaworkshopinthepast28.ThewordaccrueinthesentenceWhenmother...accrueisclosestinmeaningto__________________.A.changeB.dwindleC.doubleD.increase29.Thechiefreasonthatboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupationis___________________.A.thatchildrennowadaysrarelyseetheirfathersattheirplaceofworkB.thatfathersdonotliketopursueemploymentathomeanymoreC.thatthereisawidechoiceofemploymentforchildrenD.thatchildrenalsoliketohavejobsoutside30.Whatmakesfathernolongertheonlydominantpersoninafamily?A.WiththeirearningmotherandchildrendonotneedtodependonfatherfortheirlifE.B.Therearemanychoiceofemploymentformothersandchildren.C.Fatherdoesmuchlessforhischildrentodaythanheusedto.D.Thenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthasincreasedgreatlynow.

第二部分阅读理解满分20分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlifebutmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjoB.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.Soyouhavetogiveaspeech--andyou’reterrifieD.YougetnervousyouforgetwhatyouwanttosayyoustumbleoverwordsyoutalktoolongandyouboreyouraudiencE.LateryouthinkThankgoodnessit’sover.I’mjustnogoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.Cheerup!Itdoesn’thavetobethatbaD.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Thengatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossibleandusepictureschartsandgraphsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.NeverforgetyouraudiencE.Don’ttalkovertheirheadsanddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.Justremember:beprepareD.Knowyoursubjectyouraudienceandtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudiencE.Ifyoufollowthesesimplestepsyou’llseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infactyoumayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?Giveitatryandseewhathappens.1.Themainideaofthisarticleis_________.A.youcanimproveyourspeakingabilityB.apoorspeakercanneverchangeC.alwaysmakeashortspeechD.itishardtomakeaspeech2.Paragraph2impliesthat________.A.manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeechB.manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeechC.manypeopledonotprepareforaspeechD.manypeopletalktoolong3.Thephrasetalkovertheirheadsmeans________.A.speaktooloudlyB.lookattheceilingC.lookdownuponthemD.usewordsandideasthataretoodifficult4.Allofthefollowingstatementsaretrueexceptthat___________.A.fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeechesB.alecturerdoesnotneedtoorganizehisspeechC.researchisimportantinpreparingaspeechD.therearesimplestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourspeakingability5.Thetitleforthispassagemaybe_______.A.DoNotMakeaLongSpeechB.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeechC.HowtoPrepareforaSpeechD.TrytoEnjoyaSpeech

OnedayfourlawyerswereridingtheirhorsesalongacountryroaD.Therehadbeenarain.Waterwasdripping滴fromthetreesandthegrasswaswet.Theyrodeslowlytalkingandlaughing.Suddenlytheyheardsomenoisesfromthetreeabovethem.Whatisthematter?askedthefirstlawyer.Ohit’sonlysomeoldbirds!saidthesecondlawyer.Thestormmadeoneofthebabiesfalloutofthenest.ItistooyoungtoflyandthemotherbirdisveryworrieD.Whatapity!It’lldiedownthereinthegrasssaidthethirdlawyer.Itdoesn’tmatter.It’sonlyabirdsaidthesecondlawyer.ThentheyrodeontalkingandlaughingasbeforE.ButthefourthlawyerwhosenamewasAbrahamLincolnstoppeD.Hegotdownfromhishorseandtookthelittleoneinhisbigwarmhands.NevermindmylittlefellowsaidMr.Lincoln.Iwillputyoubackinyourlittlenest.HeclimbedupthetreeandputthebirdsoftlyintotheirwarmlittlehomE.A.fewminuteslaterMr.Lincolnjoinedthemagain.Hisshoeswerecoveredwithmudandhewaswet.Thentheotherthreelaughedathim.TheythoughtitwasfoolishforastrongmantodosomuchjustforayoungbirD.GentlemensaidMr.LincolnIcouldnotsleeptonightifIhadleftthehelplessbirdinthegrass.LaterAbrahamLincolnbecameveryfamousasalawyer.HealsobecamethepresidentofAmericA.HewasoneofthegreatestAmericanpresidents.61.Thereasonwhythemotherbirdwasworriedwasthat______.A.therewasarainB.thelawyerswereunderitstreeC.oneofitsbabiesfelloutofthenestD.itcouldnotfly62.Wecanlearnabouttheotherthreelawyersfromthepassagethat______.A.thesecondlawyerwaskindB.theywereallcold-heartedC.theydidsomethingtosavethebabybirdD.thethirdlawyerputthebirdintoitsnest63.Theunderlinedphraselittlefellowinparagraph2means______.A.themotherbirdB.Lincoln’slittlefriendsC.theotherthreelawyersD.thebabybird64.TheotherthreelawyerslaughedatLincolnbecause______.A.heclimbedthetreeB.hewaswetC.hisshoeswerecoveredwithmudD.theythoughtitfoolishforhimtodoso65.FromthepassageweknowLincoln______.A.likedridinghorsesB.wasverykindandlovedbirdsandanimalsC.likedbeinglaughedatD.wantedtobethepresidentofAmericathen

A.roundofapplausepleasefortheIndianmanwhorecentlysangfor80hoursstraightsettinganewGuinnessworldrecorD.It’sanimpressivefeattobesurebutlet’sjusthopehestillhasavoicE.AccordingtoIndiannewspapersRajeshBurburehasbeentoldtokeepsilentforseveraldayssohisvocalcords声带canheal.ItwasreportedthatBurbureandhisfamilyareinacelebratorymooD.It’saproudmomentforallofushiswifetoldDNAIndiA.com.Iontheotherhandamunabletosharetheirenthusiasm.Don’tgetmewrong:Ihopethe35-year-oldBurburelivesforeversellsamillionrecordsandbecomesaninternationalcelebrity.Buthisrecord–singingfor80hoursstraight–isaboutasmeaningfulasmostoftheothercuriousbutcrazyfeatslistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.GrantedI’mnotqualifiedtospeakonthesubject.I’vegotnoworldrecordstomyname–andIneverexpecttohaveany.ThenagainmaybeIamqualifiedtospeakforthoseofuswhohavebetterthingstodothantrainforyearstosingan80-hourmedley混合曲ofpopsongs.Butlet’snotjustpickonpoorBurburE.He’snottheonlypersonchasingmeaninglessaccolades.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisfullofthenamesofpeoplewhoatonetimegrewthelongesthairorbuiltthebiggestbicycleorbakedthelargestcheesecakE.Toalloftheseenterprising有进取心的soulsIasksimplyWhatwasitallfor?Congratulations!Forallofyourpainstakingeffortyoubecameafootnoteinathickbookthatnoonereadsexceptforyouandthepersonwhowilleventuallysurpassyou–withonemorehourofsingingafewmorecentimetersofsteelorafewmorepoundsofcheesE.Afterallrecordsaremadetobebroken.Fromthetextwecanlearnthattheauthor.A.hasnoGuinnessrecordssoheadmiresBurbures’featB.feelsitisapityhewasnotinvitedtosharethehappinesswiththeBurburesC.thinkssingingfor80hoursstraightiscompletelymeaninglessD.isquiteworriedaboutBurbure’svocalcordsBeforesomeonewinsaGuinnessrecordheorshehasto.A.becomeaninternationalcelebrityB.knowallaboutGuinnessrecordC.practiceagreatdealD.beargreatstressforfearofinjuryWecaninferfromthearticlethat.A.afterthe80hoursofsingingBurburecouldnolongerspeakB.Burbure’wifedidn’tsupporthisattempttomakeaGuinnessrecordC.manyhavecriticizedBurbureforhisstupidbehaviorD.challengingaGuinnessrecordmaybeharmfultothehealthTheauthor’sattitudetotheGuinnessworldrecordsmentionedinthepassageis.A.positiveB.impressedC.negativeD.touchedWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatWasthePoint?B.RecordsAreMadetobeBrokenC.ANewIndianGuinnessRecordD.TheGuinnessBookIsBoring

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:1Thecheckisinthemail.2OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning.3Itwasacomputererror.OfthesethreelittlewhiteliestheworstofthelotbyfaristhethirD.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetruE.Todayifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatwayyouknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:Itwasacomputererror.NonsensE.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistakethecheckerbaggerandmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:Itwasacomputererror.Itwasn’tofcoursE.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceyE.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode-thatribbonofblackandwhitelinesonthepackage－andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisrightyou’llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday－thatissomebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohighthereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehowacomputererrorissupposedtoexcuseeverything.OnereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisunderstandingthathugemoderncomputersareelectricbrainswithartificialintelligencE.Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.Thesmartestcomputeronearthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragescrewdriver螺丝刀.atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputerstheonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.68.Accordingtotheauthorahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjustA.asimplyaddingmachineB.anelectricinstrumentofsightC.awaytokeepemployeeshonestD.anexpensivepieceofwindowdressing69.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby.A.anemployeeB.atelephonereceiverC.anaddingmachineD.atypewriter70.AccordingtoheauthorwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.thathigh-techcashregisterisanythingbutanelectriceyeB.Thegrocerystoresupdatethepricelisteveryotherday.C.Thereisnomachinewithintelligencetoday.D.TherearethreeliesinAmerica71.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ComputersarestupidandinefficientB.ComputererrorsarebasicallyhumanerrorsC.ComputerscanhelpdepartmentstoresupdatethepricelistD.Supermarketpriceerrorsareoftenmadebycomputers

OnefineafternoonIwaswalkingalongFifthStreetwhenIrememberedthatitwasnecessarytobuyapairofsocks.WhyIwishedtobuyonlyonepairwasunimportant.IturnedintothefirstsockshopthatcaughtmyeyE.A.boyclerkwhocouldnothavebeenmorethanseventeenyearsoldcameforwarD.WhatcanIdoforyousir?hesaidIwishtobuyapairofsocks.IreplieD.HiseyesshonE.TherewasanoteofexcitementinhisvoicE.Didyouknowthatyouhadcomeintothefinestplaceintheworldtobuysocks?Ihadnoideaofthatasmyentrancehadbeenaccidental.Comewithmesaidtheboyeagerly.Ifollowedhimtothebackoftheshopandhebegantopulldownboxafterboxfromtheshelvesshowingtheircontents内装物formychoicE.HoldonladIsaidIamgoingtobuyonlyonepair!IknowthatsaidhebutIwantyoutoseehowbeautifulthesearE.Aren’ttheywonderful!Therewasonhisfaceanexpressionofseriousnessandprideanddelightasifhewereshowingmethesecretsofhisreligionzōng jiāo 信仰.Ibecamefarmoreinterestedinhimthaninthesocks.IlookedathiminsurprisE.MyfriendsaidIifyoucankeepthisupifthisisnotmerelyfromhavinganewjobifyoucankeepupthishighspiritandexcitementdayafterdayintenyearsyouwillowneverysockintheUnitedStates.1.Whatdidthewriterwanttobuyonefineafternoon?A.A.pairofshoes.B.A.pairofsocks.C.Twopairsofsocks.D.A.setofbooks.2.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheshopwasontheSecondRoaD.B.Theboywas18yearsolD.C.Theboywasnotinhighspirits.D.ThewriterenteredtheshopbychancE.3.Whatthewritersaidinthelastparagraphmeansthat______.A.ifyoudon’tworkhardyouwilllosethejobB.youshouldkeeponfollowingyourcustomsC.ifyoukeepupyourgreatinterestinyourworkyouwillsucceedinthefutureD.ifyouaretoohardworkingyouwillfail

Ihavetoadmit:Idon’tflush冲thetoileteverytimeIgotothebathroom.InfactIfirmlybelieveIfit’syellowletitmellow;ifit’sbrownflushitdown.I’msurealotofithastodowiththefactthatIworkathomE.Alonewellexceptforthecatsanddog.Allday.AndIdrinkalotofwaterwhichmakesformanytripstothebathroom.AnotherthingIhavetoadmit:Ialsotrytouseverylittletoiletpaper.Iwashmyhandsafterthough.EverytimE.SomaybethewaterIdon’tuseflushingmakesupforthewaterusedtowashmyhands?Ironicallymyhusbandwhoonlyusestoiletpaperwhennecessaryalwaysflushes.Buthedoesn’tseemtomindthatIdon’tflusheverytimE.OratleastnotenoughtofilefordivorcE.Yet.PostedbyJulietFarmerJun142010at10:21PMComments2WhenI’mathomealoneIdonotflusheverytimeIpee小便.Myhusbandhatesthatthoughsowhenhe’shomeIflushalittlemoreoften.IgrewupdoingthatbecauseIhadafamilythatlivedwithhugetanksandyouhavetodoitthatwaybecauseit’seasieronthesystemsoitdoesn’tbothermE.IdoflushwhenI’moutinpublicatpeople’shousesthatdon’thavebigtanksandwhenwehavecompany!CherBearCMJun152010at4:21PMNotalways.ButIhave4childrenwhoarealwayshangingfromthedoorknob球形捏手whileIpeeanyway.SoI’mluckyIhavetimetowashmyhandsafter.Theaveragetoiletuses8gallonsofwaterperflush!Muchlessthanwhatittakestowashmyhandsafter.justsayingluvbnmomnwifeJun152010at4:32PMCherBearCMdoesn’tflushthetoileteverytimeshepees________.A.becauseshecan’taffordsomuchwaterB.becauseherhusbanddoesn’tlikethatC.whensheiswithherfriendsD.whensheisaloneluvbnmomnwifeseemstoenjoy________.A.washinghandsafterusingthetoiletB.takingcareofherfourchildrenC.peeingwithherkidswatchingD.flushingthetoiletafterpeeingThetextistakenfrom________.A.anewspaperB.awebsiteC.amagazineD.ahandbookWhichofthefollowingtitlesbestsuitsthetext?A.Stopflushingyourtoilet!B.Doyouflushthetoileteverytime?C.Don’tforgettoflushthetoiletafterpeeing!D.Doyourealizetheimportanceofsavingwater?

Celebrity名人hasbecomeoneofthemostimportantrepresentativesofpopularculturE.Fansusedtobecrazyaboutsspecificfilmbutnowthepublictendstobaseitsconsumption消费ontheinterestofcelebrityattachedtoanygivenproduct.Besidesfashionmagazineshavealmostabandonedthepracticeofputtingmodelsonthecoverbecausetheydon’tsellnearlyaswellasfamousfaces.Asaresultcelebritieshaverealizedtheirunbelievablypowerfulmarketpotentialmovingfromadvertisingforothers’productstodevelopingtheirown.Celebrityclothinglinesaren’tacompletelynewphenomenonbutinthepasttheyweretypicallyaimedattheordinaryconsumersandlimitedtoafewTVactresses.Todaythey’restartedbyfirst-classstarswhoseproductsenjoyequalfamewithsomeworldtopbrands.Themostsuccessfulstart-upshavebeenthosebycelebritieswithspecificpersonalstylE.AscelebritiesbecomemoreandmoreexperiencedatthemarkettheyexpandtheirproductionscalerapidlycoveringalmostalltheproductsofdailylifE.Howeverforeverysuccessstorythere’sarelatedwarningtaleofacelebritywhoovervaluedhisconsumerappeal.Nomatterhawfamoustheproduct’soriginsisifitfailstoimpressconsumerswithitsownqualitiesitbeginstoresembleanexerciseinself-promotionalmarketing.Andoncetheinitial最初的attentiondiesdownconsumerinterestmightfadeloyalty忠诚returningtotried-and-truelabels.Todaycelebritiesfaceevermoresevereembarrassment.Thepop-culturalcirclemightbebiggerthaneverbutitsrateofturnoverhasspeededupaswell.Eachmisstepthreatenstoreduceacelebrity’sshelflifeandthesamenewspaperormagazinethatoncebroughthimfamehasnoproblempickinghimtopieceswhentheopportunityappears.Stilltheego’s自我的potentialforexpansionislimitless.HavingalreadyachievedgreatwealthandpublicrecognitionmanycelebritiesseefashionasthenextfrontiertobeconquereD.AsthesayinggoessuccessandfailurealwaysgohandinhanD.Theirsuccessasdesignersmightlastonlyashorttimebutfashion-likecelebrityhasalwaysbeentemporary.69.Fashionmagazinestoday________.A.seldomputmodelsonthecoverB.nolongerputmodelsonthecoverC.neednotworryaboutcelebrities’marketpotentialD.judgethemarketpotentialofeverycelebritycorrectly70.A.changeintheconsumermarketcanbefoundtodaythat_______.A.priceratherthanbrandnameismoreconcernedB.producersprefermodelstocelebritiesforachievementsC.producerspreferTVactressestofilmstarsforadvertisementsD.qualityratherthantheoutsideofproductsismoreconcerned71.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4indicatesthatanywrongstepwillpossibly______.A.decreasethepopularityofacelebrityandthesalesofhisproductsB.damagetheimageofacelebrityintheeyesofthegeneralpublicC.cutshorttheartisticcareenofacelebrityinshowbusinessD.influencethepriceofacelebrity’sproducts72.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.celebrityandpersonalstyleB.celebrityandmarketpotentialC.celebrityandfashiondesignD.celebrityandclothingindustry

第二部分阅读理解第一节20小题第二节5小题每题2分满分50分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项AWhatIsaBoy?Betweentheinnocenceofbabyhoodandtheseriousnessofmanhoodwefindadelightfulcreaturecalledaboy.Boyscomeindifferentsizesweightsandcolorsbutallboyshavethesamebelief:toenjoyeverysecondofeveryminuteofeveryhourofeverydayandtofilltheairwithnoiseuntiltheadultmalespackthemofftobedatnight.Boysarefoundeverywhere－ontopofunderinsideofclimbingonswingingfromrunningaroundorjumpingto.MothersspoilthemlittlegirlshatethemoldersistersandbrotherslovethemandGodprotectsthem.A.boyisTRUTHwithdirtonitsfaceBEAUTYwithacutonitsfingerWISDOMwithchocolateinitshairandtheHOPEofthefuturewithasnakeinitspocket.Whenyouarebusyaboyisatrouble–makerandanoisE.Whenyouwanthimtomakeagoodimpressionhisbrainturnstojellyorelsehebecomesawildcreaturebentondestroyingtheworldandhimselfwithit.A.boyisamixture–hehasthestomachofahorsethedigestionofstonesandsandtheenergyofanatomicbombthecuriosityofacattheimaginationofasupermantheshynessofasweetgirlthebravenatureofabulltheviolenceofafirecrackerbutwhenyouaskhimtomakesomethinghehasfivethumbsoneachhanD.HelikesicecreamknivessawsChristmascomicbookswoodswaterinitsnaturalhabitatlargeanimalsDadtrainsSaturdaymorningsandfireengines.HeisnotmuchforSundayschoolscompanyschoolsbookswithoutpicturesmusiclessonsnecktiesbarbersgirlsovercoatsadultsorbedtimE.Nobodyelseissoearlytoriseorsolatetosupper.Nobodyelsegetssomuchfunoutoftreesdogsandbreezes.Nobodyelsecanputintoonepocketarustyknifeahalfeatenappleathree-feetropesixcentsandsomeunknownthings.A.boyisamagicalcreature–heisyourheadachebutwhenyoucomehomeatnightwithonlydestroyedpiecesofyourhopesanddreamshecanmendthemlikenewwithtwomagicwordsHiDad!41.Thewholepassageisinatoneof_________.A.humorandaffectionB.respectandharmonyC.ambitionandexpectationD.confidenceandimagination42.BysayinghehasfivethumbsoneachhanD.theauthormeans.A.hehasaltogetherfivefingersB.heisslowfoolishandclumsyC.hebecomescleverandsmartD.hecutshishandwithaknife43.Accordingtothewriterboysappreciateeverythinginthefollowingexcept_________.A.icecreamB.comicbooksC.SaturdaymorningsD.Sundayschools44.Whatdoesthewriterfeelaboutboys?A.HefeelscuriousabouttheirnoisE.B.Heisfedupwiththesecreatures.C.Heisamazedbytheirnaughtiness.D.Hefeelsunsafestayingwiththem.

第二部分阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题l分满分45分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AHasyourchildbeenlivingathomesincegraduatingfromcollege?Byoneastonishingestimate估计asmanyas80％of2009gradsusuallyjoblessarebackathomE.Youmaycomplainalotifso.ThetrickisfindingabalancebetweenyournewrelationshipandguidingyourchildtowardindependencE.saysElinaFurmanauthorofBoomerangNation.Parentshavetounderstandtheycan’thesitate犹豫becausethatwillmakeyoungadultsfeelunabletoliveontheirown.SoyoushouldsitdowntogetherandsetcertainrulesWhetherit’s$50andsomehouseworkorsimply$300amonthyourchildshouldcontributetothehouseholD.Butdon’trunoffonvacationwiththatmoney.Thiscouldbeanopportunitytoteachtheimportanceofsavingforretirementorlifegoals.Furmanadvisesinvesting投资yourkid’srentsoheCanuseitforsayhisfirstapartment.ToomanyyoungadultsthinkthatiftheyCan’tfindajobinⅡ1eirchosencareertheydon’thavetobeworking.NottruE.WhileyourchildlooksforthatdreamjobheshouldearnsmallwagesinfieldssuchasfoodserviceorchildcarE.Youshouldn’thavetomonitorherjobhuntbutifsheisn’tgettinganywhereit’stimetostepin.Talkaboutcareermovesshemaybemissin9.Considermeetingwithacareercounselor职业规划顾问tohelpgetyourchildontherightcoursE.Setacutofftimebecauseit’seasytokeeppushingoffmovingout.FixingadatewillencourageyourchildtofindajoB.Andyou’11feelasenseofcomfortknowingthatyourchildwon’tliveathomeforever.ThemorespecificyougetnowthelesslikelythatconflictwillbreakoutlaterFurmansays.41.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Whattodotomakeyore-kidsoutofhomE.B.WhattodowhencollegegradsmovebackhomE.C.Howtohelpyourchildrenontheircareerpath.D.Howtogetalongwellwithyourkids.42.IfyourchildstaystoolonghomeaftergraduationfromcollegeyoushouldA.setatimelimitforhimtomoveoutB.buyhimasmallapartmentC.teachhimhowtosaveforretirementD.keephimoffsmall—wagefields43.Whatdoestheyinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Children.B.Parents.C.Adults.D.Companies.44.Whatshouldtherentfromyourchildbeusedfor?A.Youcanspenditonholiday.B.Youcanpaythecareercounselor.C.YouCankeepitforchildcarE.D.YouCaninvestitforthekid’shousing

CEverybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemalehumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券forfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.64.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.OnlymonkeysandhumanscanhavethesenseoffairnessintheworlD.B.WomenwillshowmoredissatisfactionthanmenwhenunfairlytreateD.C.Inthewildmonkeysareneverunhappytosharetheirfoodwitheachother.D.MonkeyscanexchangecucumbersforgrapesforgrapesaremoreattractivE.65.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat________.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings66.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings'feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingbackto35millionyearsago.67.WhatcanweinferaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Themonkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Themonkeysmayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Co-operationamongthemonkeysremainseffectiveinthewilD.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项TheNationalOutlineforMediumandLongTermEducationReformandDevelopment2010-20wasreleasedovertheweekenD.Herearesomeofthehighlights:Four–percenteffortThegovernmentsaysspendingoneducationwillbe4percentofGDPby2012.globallyaveragespendingoneducationisabout4.5%ofGDP.Chinaspend333%in2008.accordingtoHuAngangofTsinghuaUniversity’sCenterforChinaStudiesevenifChinareachesthatgoalitwillonlyrankabout100thoutof188countries.AdministrativerankAdministrativerankingsforschoolleadersaretobephasedouttotacklethebureaucracy官僚机构problemthatlimitseducationaldevelopmentaccordingtoChengFangpingofthenationalInstituteforEducationalResearch.Areasliketeachingprogramsscientificresearchandtechnologicaldevelopmentwillbemoreindependent.VocationalEducationThesystemwillbefreeofchargE.AccordingtoWuYanofBeijingInstituteofEducationalSciencesthiswillbekeytodevelopingChina’sproductioncapacityandwillimprovepoorpeople’slivesdramatically.EnteringcollegeUniversitiescouldeventuallyhavethefreedomtochoosesomeoftheirownhighschoolapplicants.Normallystudentsareacceptedbasedontheuniformnationalexamscores.Alsostudentswhoagreetogotoaremoteareacouldbeadmittedtouniversityunderspecialcircumstances.ThemostlikelychangecouldcomeonthecollegeentranceEnglishtestwhichmightbemodeledontheIELTSorTOEFL.StudentswillbeabletotakeitseveraltimesandpicktheirbestscorE.56.Whichofthefollowingistrueinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?A.ApplicantscouldtaketheIELTSorTOEFLinsteadofthecollegeentranceEnglishtest.B.Collegeswillbegiventherighttochoosealloftheirownapplicants.C.Vocationaleducationwillbepartyfreetomakepeople’slivesbetter.D.ApplicantscouldsitforthecollegeentranceEnglishtestmorethanoncE.57.Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosestinmeaningtouniforminthelastparagraph?A.formalB.officialC.sameD.united58.Wecanlearnfromthepassageeventhoughourcountryspends4%ofGDPoneducationin2012________.A.therewillstillbe188countriesaheadofChinainthisaspectB.ChinawillcertainlyovertaketheglobalaveragespendingoneducationC.theremightbenearly100countriesaheadofChinainthisaspectD.Chinawillbethe100thcountrytospendovertheglobalaverageoneducation59.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat________.A.schoolleaderswillhavemorefreedomtomanagetheschoolB.schoolswillhavemorelimitsfromthegovernmentC.SchooladministrativerankingsaretobestrengthenedtosolvethebureaucracyproblemD.schoolsandresearchcenterswillbefullyindependentfromthegovernment

Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriendsandtheytome.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere’swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:Getalife.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotion提升thebiggerpaycheckthelargerhouse.Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure休闲itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.ItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIhadmychoiceitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall:Ilearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface.Learntobehappy.Andthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassion激情asitoughttobelived.56.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis.A.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don’twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife57.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.Throughsocialexperience.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.Fromherchildrenandhusband.58.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto.A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife59.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardwork?A.Doitwelltoserveothers.B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.C.Tryyourbesttogethigherpositionandpay.D.Don’tletitaffectyourreallife.60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallifeB.theauthordidn’ttryherbesttoworkwellC.theauthorspentallhertimecaringforherchildrenD.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch

Compassionisadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoaction.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash现金hadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.Ifanythinghelookedmorepitiable.ChargeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.41.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive42.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonelyC.friendlyandhelpfulD.hurtanddisappointed43.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause______.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman44.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelsE.B.HelpingothersiseasiersaidthandonE.C.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticE.D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

Iwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople’shomesinFrance.Theideaissimplebutrevolutionary―combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivities.IntheafternoonstheresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildrenandifachildisfeelingsadortiredthereisalwaysakindlaptositonandacuddlE.Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.TheadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerneD.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattentionandrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem.Theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.TheresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneedeD.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthisincludingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamilyworkingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelationsfamiliesthathavemovedawayandsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame―increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.Andmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluselessalongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyintergenerationalprogrammesdesignedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogetheraregrowinginpopularityallovertheworlD.ThereareexamplesofsuccessfulattemptsallovertheworlD.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexamplE.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanotherperhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention.41.A.nurseryschoolisaplacewhere_______.A.futurenursesaretrainedB.theelderlyliveC.childrenaretakencareofD.theoldjoininactivities42.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.numberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren.B.Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren.C.Thechildrenbecomestrongeraftergettingmoreindividualattention.D.ThechildrenlearnthatsickpeoplewilldiE.43.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A.ThereasonwhytheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.B.Onereasonwhychildrendon’tlivewiththeirgrandparents.C.ThesupportchildrenneeD.D.TheproblemthattheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.44.WhatdoestheintergenerationalprogrammesinParagraph4referto?A.Combiningelderlyhomeswithnurseryschools.B.Lettingthechildrenandtheresidentseattogether.C.AskingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeoplE.D.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschools.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Oldpeople’shomesinFrance.B.BuildingbridgesoflifE.C.A.Solutiontotheelderlyproblem.D.Children’snewhappylifE.

InancientEgyptthepharaoh法老treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalaceifhebroughtgoodnews.Howeveriftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynewshisheadwascutoff.Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutthedoorpicnicbasketinhandasmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaidOhboybaddayforapicniC.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.Iwantedtostrikehimontheracewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.NotforhisstupidweatherreportforhissmilE.SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounterthesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmileOhthatbusleftriveminutesago.Dreamsofhead-cutting!It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivereD.EveryonemustgivebadmewsfromtimetotimeandwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitudE.A.doctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoseitinacaringwayA.bossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictonE.Bigwinnersknowwhendeliveringanybadnewstheyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.Unfortumatelymanypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou’retiredfromalongflighthasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyye?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeefhasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces.HadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathyIwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleftIprobablywouldhavesaidOhthat‘sallright.I’llcatchthenextonE.Bigwinnerswhentheybearbadnewsdeliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded被轰炸的personissuretohave.53.InParagraph1thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.describeasceneD.offeranargument54.Inthewriter’sopinionhisneighborwas_____________.A.friendlyB.warm-heartedC.notconsiderateD.nothelpful55.FromDreamsofhead-cutting!Paragraph3welearnthatthewriter.A.wasmadatthesalesagent.B.wasremindedofthecruelpharaohC.wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavehaddreams.D.dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent’sheadthatnight.56.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication.B.Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.ReceivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcouragE.D.Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.

C.Oneoftheworstfeelingsintheworldistryingyourhardestatsomethingbutstillfallingshort.Inthecaseofschoolworkstudyingforhoursandbringinghomedisappointinggradesmaymakeyoufeelhopelessorhelplessbutthisisfarfromthetruth.Ifyouaredealingwithdisappointinggradespromisetochangeyourstudyhabitsandyou'llbeamazedbytheresults.ActFastThemostimportantruleaboutdealingwithdisappointinggradesistoactfast.Don'tsitaroundandletthemgetworseanddefinitelydon'tignorethem.Insteadadmitthatyouneedhelpandgoinsearchofitsoon.Thefasteryoufaceuptotheproblemthefasteryoucanfindasolutionandseesomeresults.TweakyourroutineIfyouarestudyinghardandstilldealingwithdisappointinggradesit'sprobablytimetotweakyourroutinealittlE.Rememberifyoukeepdoingthesamethingallthetimeyou'llundoubtedlykeepgettingthesameresults.Mixthingsupbyaskingforhelpwhetherfromafriendorfellowstudentyourteacheroraprivatetutor.Askforhelpwiththesubjectmatterandtipsforstudyingonyourown.StudySuccessfullyOfcourseitdoesn'tmatterwhereyoustudyorwhoyoustudywithifyouarestudyingthewrongthings.Makesurethatyouarestudyingsuccessfullyby:*Reviewingyourtextbooks.*Lookingoveryournotesfromclass.*Takingnewnoteswhileyoustudy.*Investinginstudyguides.*AnsweringallofthereviewquestionsyoucanfinD.*Talkingthrougheventsorconceptsthatareintegral整体toyourlessons.LearnFromYourMistakesIfafterallofyourchangesandredoublingyourstudyeffortsyouarestilldisappointedwithyourgradesthenitistimetofigureoutexactlywhereyouaregoingwrong.LookoverexampapersandassignmentstoseeifyouarehavingtroublewithaparticularkindofquestionmultiplechoicetrueorfalseetC.orconcept.ExamineyouressaystoseeifyouareexplainingyourideasclearlyandcompletelyorifitisthemechanicsofyourwritingspellinggrammaretC.thatislettingyoudown.Requestanappointmentwithyourteacherandusethistimetodiscussyourworkandgethis/herfeedbackaswell.Dealingwithdisappointinggradesissomethingthateverystudentwillfaceatonetimeoranother.Itwon'tbefunbuttakearealisticlookatyourattentioninclassyourstudyhabitsandyourperformanceonpastassignmentsandexam.Figureoutwhereyouarehavingtroubleanddedicateyourselftofixingtheseproblems.51.Thepurposeofthispassageis_______.A.tointroducepracticalwaystosolveworryingschoolproblemsB.topersuadestudentstochangetheirattitudetowardschoolworkC.toofferadviceonhowtoimproveacademicgradesatschoolD.toemphasizetheimportanceofdealingwithdisappointinggrades52.Theunderlinedphrasetotweakyourroutinemeans_______.A.tosticktothesamestudyplanandseekhelpwhenpossibleB.tomixthingsupbeforeyouworkoutapracticalsolutionaloneC.toexamineyoureverydaylifetomakeroomforselfimprovementD.tomakenecessaryalterationsinyourstudyhabitsandplans53.Accordingtothepassageitisdesirableto_______.A.adoptagreatvarietyofsuccessfulstudymethodsandworkonyourownB.haveastudypartnerwhoactfasttofaceupaproblemandstudysuccessfullyC.findoutyourweakpointsbyreviewingschoolworkandseeknecessaryhelpD.makeanappointmentwithyourteachersanddevelopusefulexaminationskills54.Theauthorofthispassageisprobablyaan_______.A.psychologistB.examinerC.parentD.instructor55.Theauthorthinksthatdealingwithdisappointinggradescallsfor_______.A.astrongwillpowerB.adown-to-earthattitudeC.creativityanddedicationD.undividedattention

CInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn'tmatterbecauseIreallydidn'ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone'sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.46.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.47.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwarD.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualeffects.48.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means____________.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess49.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One'sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers'.B.One'ssuccessincompeitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One'sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One'ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.50.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

EHowdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?InterviewsandinvestigationsshowthatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeoplesharE.FirstofallsuccessfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoaheaD.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.TheyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlifesuchasnaturethepastandotherpeoplE.Butinthemeantimetheyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempoweringthingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelifeonpurpose—theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.IntheiropinionhavingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantfactthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeoplE.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurposetheirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo—anditshowspeoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheirdevotiontotheirjobs.Tolivetheirlifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besidestheynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlifetheyarewillingtodowhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Topachieversalwayskeepinmindwhattheydon’thaveforever.Ratherthanseeingitnegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetoencouragethemselvestomoveonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.67.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howdopeoplemakeplans?B.Howdopeopledobusiness?C.Howdopeoplelivetheirlifeonpurpose?D.Howcanpeoplebesuccessful?68.Bylivinglifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplecan________A.concentrateontheirjobsB.dobusinesswithmanypeopleeasily.C.doalotofworkwithoutusingmoremoney.D.sharewhattheyhavewitheveryoneunselfishly.69.ThepronounitLine10.ParA.2refersto_____A.thejobthatsuccessfulpeopledoB.themainconcernofsuccessfulpeopleC.thedevotionwithwhichsuccessfulpeopledotheirjobD.thebusinessthatsuccessfulpeopledowithotherpeoplE.70.Accordingtothepassage_______.A.successfulpeoplearealwaysrichB.successfulpeoplehavenoweaknessesC.successfulpeoplearequitesimilartoaveragepeopleD.itseemssuccessfulpeopleusuallysharethesamestrengths

ThreewishesA.manandhiswifewereverypoor.TheykepthopingfornewclothesandgoodfooD.Themanenjoyedeatingandheespeciallylikedcakes.Onenightanoldwomancametotheirhouseandtoldthemshewouldletthemhavethreewishes.TheycouldwishforanythingtheywanteD.Themanhadjustfinishedeatingapieceofbreadforhisdinnerbuthewasstillhungry.HesaidIwishIhadabigcake!SuddenlyacakeappearedonhisplatE.Youfool!HiswifecrieD.YoucouldhavewishedforahousefullofwonderfulfoodbutyouwishedforacakE.Iwishthatcakewasontheendofyourfoolishnose!ImmediatelythecakestucktotheendofhisnosE.Thenthemanandhiswifestartedblamingeachother.It’syourfault!shemancrieD.Noit’syourfault!sheanswereD.Whatcouldtheydo?Thecakewasstillstucktothehusband’snosE.Oh!thewifecrieD.Iwishnoneofthishadeverhappened!ImmediatelythecakewasgoneandthemanwassayingI’mstillhungry.HowIwishIhadsomecakes!ButofcoursenothinghappeneD..Themanquarreledwithhiswifebecause___.A.healwaysenjoyedeatingB.hiswifehopedthatheaskedforahouseC.thecakestucktotheendofhisnoseaccordingtohiswife’swish.D.hedidn’twantanythingexceptcakesThewrongstatementofthefollowingis___.A.themanmadehiswishesbeforedinnerB.thewifemadetwowisheswhichworkedC.thewifewantedherhusbandtowishformorethanabigcakeD.themanwishedthatthecakewerenotonhisnoseWhydidtheoldwomannotsatisfytheman’swishwhenhesaidhewasstillhungryandwantedsomecakes?A.BecausetheoldladywasangrywiththemB.Becausethiswasthefourthwish.C.BecausethemanhadmadethiswishbeforE.D.BecausethecakehadbeengonE.

Whenyouenteracrowdedroomorgoonapicnicortoapartywhoisthemostattractiveandappealingperson?Itisthepersonwhoischeerfulhasasmilingfaceandbehavesasifheorsheisenjoyingeverymomentoftheevent!SuchpeoplehaveanoptimisticopiniononlifE.TheyaretheoneswithapositiveattitudE.Ontheotherhandlet’sseethatfellowinthecornerwithalongfacE.Heismostprobablythinkingaboutthetimeandmoneywastedinhavingfun.HeisapessimistonewithanegativeattitudE.ApersonwithapositiveattitudegetsonwellwiththejobathanD.Hedoesn’tworryaboutwhat’sgonebeforeorwhatmighthappeninthefuturE.Ifthereisaproblemhequicklythinksofwaystosolveit.IftheproblemcannotbesolvedsinglyheseekshelpfromsomeoneelsE.Hedoesn’tfeelthatit’sbeneathhisdignitytoseekassistancE.WhenSonallostherhistorynotesdaysbeforeanimportantexaminationshesatdownandcrieD.Thenshepulledherselftogetherborrowedafriend’snotesworkeddayandnightandmanagedtocopydownwhatevershehadlost.Sonalpassedtheexamwithflyingcolors.It’sjustnotpossibleevenforthegreatestoptimisttosmileallthetimeandfeelgoodallday.Everyonehasaperiodofbluesnowandthenwheneverythingseemssadandwithoutcheer.Butonceyoudevelopapositiveattitudeonceyourealizethatlifeisaseriesofupsanddownsdarkcloudsandbrightsunshineinnotimeatallyou’vebouncedbackreadytowelcometheworldagainwithopenarmsandahugesmile!Sofromthismomentonkeepyourfacetothesunshineandyou’llneverseetheshadows.49.WhatmightbethebesttitleofthepassageA.TolivewithanaiminlifeB.TobeapessimistoroptimistC.LifeisfullofupsanddownsD.Developthepositiveattitude50.ThecaseofSonalsuggestedthat_______.A.apersoncansolvetheproblemoncehethinksofawayB.SonalmadeupforwhatshehadlostbyworkingdayandnightC.SonalwasapessimistbecausehelostherhistorynotesD.thehistorynotesthatshelostwasnotimportantforher51.Theunderlinedphrasebouncedbackinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.movedbackandforthB.jumpedupC.returnedtoactivestateD.cameback52.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Ifyoualwayslookattheshadowsyouwillbeinhighspirits.B.ItisimpossibleforapersontobeinagoodmoodallthetimE.C.A.negativeattitudewillmakeyouwelcomelifewithabigsmilE.D.WhensomeonefeelssadhethinkstheworldcomestoanenD.

OnedayinmyclassMariasharedherfeelingsaboutmoneyMoneyworriesmE.IthinkIwanttolivewithoutmoneybecauseIhateit.IHATEMONEY.WewerealltouchedbyMaria'swordsastheyremindedusofthespiritualburdensthatmoneymanagingcanbringtous.AfterclassIofferedtohelpMariadealwithherfinancialproblems.ShehesitatedtoacceptmyofferandIcouldseefromtheexpressiononherfacethatshewasafraidofwhatitmightinvolvE.IquicklypromisedherthatIwouldn'tmakeherdomorethanshewasableto.ItoldherfranklythatIdidn'tenjoymanagingmymoneyanymorethanshedidhersandwouldn'tburdenherwithguiltjudgmentsorimpossibletasks.AllIwouldaskhertodowastoletmehelpherlookatherfearsandtrytomakesomesenseofthem.MariastillresistedmyofferandIcanremembertheexcusesshegavemeastheyweretherepeatedcomplaintsIhadheardfromsomanypeoplE.I'llneverunderstandmoneyshesaiD.Myfactsaremeaningless.Idon'tdeservetohavemoney.Ineverhaveenough.IhavetoolittletomanagE.Myfinancialpositionisn'tworthlookingat.andthemostdevastatingoneofallIjustcan'tdoit.GoinghomethatdayIcouldn'tgetMariaoutofmymindherattitudeconveyedthesamenegativityandfearthatIbelievedannoyedmanypeoplE.Iwassureitwasthisattitudethatpreventedpeoplefrommanagingtheirmoneyeffectively.Mycounseling咨询hastaughtmethattheseanxietiesareinseparablyconnectedtoourself??doubtsandfearforsurvival.Manyofusareterrifiedofhandlingourmoneybecausewedon'tbelievewecandoitwellandtodoitwrongwouldputourveryexistenceatrisk.OnadeeperlevelweknowthatmoneyisnotthesourceoflifebutsenseofworthdrivesustoactasifitwerE.Itlocksusupinself??doubtsandpreventsusfromtappingintothetruesourceofourmanagementpowerourspirit.TheunderlinedworddevastatinginParagraph2probablymeans________.A.convincingB.interestingC.shockingD.valuableMaria'swordsmovedtheauthorandothersbecausetheywere________.A.inthesamefinancialtroubleB.inthesamefinancialconditionC.ofthesamefamilybackgroundD.ofthesamefeelingovertheissueAsformoneymanagingtheauthorintendedtotellMariahowto________.A.overcomeherfearsB.makewisedecisionsC.avoidmakingmistakesD.learnthenecessaryskillsMariawouldn'ttaketheauthor'sofferofhelpforfearof________.A.beingforcedtosharehermoneywithothersB.havingtodosomethingbeyondherreachC.beingfoundguiltyofmakingimpossibleerrorsD.showingherjudgmentaboutmoneyAccordingtotheauthorpeople'sanxietiesaboutmanagingmoneyresultfromtheirunderstandingofmoneyastheonlysourceof________.A.lifeB.valuesC.spiritD.power

WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithmE.IseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminatelightmeandtrainmeupforlovE.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottosharE.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafrienD.Wewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsay:Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.WewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistlE.ThenwewouldreadthemalouD.AttheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstoppeD.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriendHewasindespairdisappointmentandIwasindespair.ButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetimE.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.WewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparteD.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesminE.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesameminD.InmymostinterestingmomentsIoftenthink:YesImusttell.Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.OnebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologistwhowillonlyfillupthehealingsilencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfrienD.Intheeighthgradewhattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend’shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriendInParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans______.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondonAccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend_______.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachotherInthedarkestmomentstheauthorwouldpreferto______.A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilenceWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions

July21st2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer’sday―itrainedfor24hours!AsusualIrushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehousE.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIliftworkat5pmhowevertheroadintoourvillagewasfloodeD.OurhousebadneverbeenfloodedbutasIopenedthefrontdoorawaveofwatergreetedmE.ThankGodthekidsweren’twithmebecausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplasterhadtobetornoffthewallsceilingspulleddown.ks5uAtfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn’twanttomovethechildrenoutofhomesowecampedupstairs.weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.Butafterthreemonthswefeltverysicksowemovedtoawoodenhouseinapark.ThehousewassmallbutatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplacE.Unfortunatelythingstooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.WhatsurprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity社区.WehadlivedinafriendlyvillagewithgoodneighboursandI’dneverthoughthowmuchI’dmissthat.ks5uAlthough-oursituationwasverybadit’sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyoulookatwhat’shappeningelsewherE.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaandthoughtWedidn’thaveastrawhut茅草房thatwassweptawayandourhouseisstillsanding.We’relucky.ks5uWemovedbackhomeinAugust.WithDecembercomingthere’sreconstructionworktobedonesoit’sdifficulttoprepareforChristmas.ButIcan’twait―I’mgoingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.ThisyearIwon’tneedanygifts―livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittleweactuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthingsthere’sreallynorush―wehaveourhomebackandthat’sthemainthing.ks5u45.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordamissinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Wrong.B.Missing.C.Right.D.FounD.46.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.A.wassickofstayingupstairsB.caredmuchaboutherchildrenC.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouseD.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood47.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.B.BecausemanyotherplaceswerefloodeD.C.BecauseshehadbeentoNorthernIndiA.D.BecausesomeotherssufferedevenmorE.48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?A.ShevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbeforE.B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn’tneedpossessions.C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneedeD.D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.

Alotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal正面的attack―whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutbeinglateonthejoB.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate―seriousillnessathome―hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom更衣室;everyonewashardatwork.Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishanD.Howdoyoudo!hesaiD.I’mSamMaynarD.I’mapplyingforajoB.WhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?Theroomexplodedinlaughter.ThesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficE.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob―withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh.Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.ItcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingfacE.Forsomejobsit’stheonlytoolthatcansucceeD.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance忍受力thanpeopleinanyotherforum.67.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.Becausehewasill.B.BecausehegotuplatE.C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.D.HewasbusyapplyingforanewjoB.68.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.SamMaynardappliedforthesamejobagainB.humorisimportantinourlivesC.earlybirdgetsthewormD.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations69.ThephraseclampedoffinParagraph3probablymeanstryingto________.A.holdbackB.setoffC.leavebehindD.gaveout70.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheystartafrontalattack.B.Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.D.Humorisaveryeffectivewayofdealingwithdifficultsituations.

Noonegetsthroughlifewithoutexperiencingmanydisappointments.Strangelythoughmostpeopleseemunpreparedfordisappointmentandreacttoitinnegativeways.Theyfeeldepressedortrytoescapefromtheirtroublesinsteadofusingdisappointmentasanopportunityforgrowth.Onenegativereactiontodisappointmentisdepression.A.womantryingtowinapromotionforexampleworkshardforoverayearinherdepartment.Helenissosureshewillgetthepromotion.Infactshehasalreadypickedoutthecarshewillbuywhenhersalaryincreasecomesthrough.HoweverthebossnamesoneofHelen'sco-workersforthespot.DeeplydepressedHelenlosesherenthusiasmforherjobandcanbarelyforceherselftoshowupeveryday.Helentellsherselfthatsheisafailureandthatdoingagoodjobjustisn'tworththework.AnothernegativereactiontodisappointmentandonethatfollowsdepressionisthedesiretoescapE.Kevinfailstogetintothecollegehisbrotherisattendingthecollegethatwasthefocusofallhisdreamsanddecidestoescapehisdisappointment.Whyworryaboutcollegeatall?Insteadhecoversuphisrealfeelingsbygivinguponhisschool-workandgettingcompletelyinvolvedwithfriendspartiesandgoodtimes.Thepositivewaytoreacttodisappointmentistouseitasachanceforgrowth.Thisisn'teasybutit'stheonlyusefulwaytodealwithaninevitablepartoflifE.Helenthewomanwhowasnotpromotedcouldhavehandledherdisappointmentbylookingatotheroptions.Ifherbossdidnotrecognizehertalentandhardworkperhapsshecouldtransfertoanotherdepartment.Orshecouldaskthebosshowtoimproveherperformancesothatshecouldprepareforthenextpromotion.Kevintheboywhodidn'tgetintothecollegeofhischoiceshouldlookintootherschools.Goingtoanothercollegemayencouragehimtobehisownpersonstepoutofhisbrother'sshadowandrealizethatbeingturneddownbyonecollegeisn'tafinaljudgmentonhisabilitiesorpotential.Disappointmentsareunwelcomebutregularvisitorstoeveryone'slifE.Wecanfeeldepressedaboutthemorwecantrytoescapefromthem.Thebestthingthoughistoacceptadisappointmentandthentrytouseitsomehow:StepovertheunwelcomevisitoronthedoorstepandgetonwithlifE.57.Inthispassagetheauthor_____.A.analyzesthecauseofdisappointmentB.describeshispersonalexperienceindealingwithdisappointmentC.criticizesHelenandKevin'snegativeresponsestodisappointmentD.offersspecificexamplesofthewayspeopledealwithdisappointment58.FromthecontextthewordoptionParA.4means_____.A.wayB.choiceC.placeD.job59.Intheauthor'sopinionHelenshould______insteadoffeelingdepresseD.A.workevenhardertogetbetterthanherpromotedco-workerB.standthepressureandcompetitionC.winagoodopinionfromthebossbyseekinghisadviceD.moveintoanotherdepartmenttohavehertalentandhardworkappreciated60.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainidesofthisselection?A.Disappointmentisaninevitablepartoflifeandwehavetohandleitinapositiveway.B.Lifeismadeupofaseriesofdisappointments.Wehavetoacceptthem.C.Therearetwokindsofreactionstodisappointment.D.Mostpeoplereacttodisappointmentinnegativeways.

Self-esteem自尊心isallabouthowmuchwearevaluedlovedacceptedandthoughtwellofbyothersandhowmuchwevalueloveandacceptourselves.Peoplewithhealthyself-esteemareabletodobetterinschoolandfinditeasiertomakefriends.TheytendtohavebetterrelationshipswithothersfeelhappierfinditeasiertodealwithmistakesandfailuresandaremorelikelytosticktosomethinguntiltheysecceedPeoplewithlowself-esteemmayfeelasifnoonewilllikethemoracceptthemorthattheycan’tdowellinanything.Thefolowingwaysmayhelpyouimproveyourself-esteem.Trytostopthinkingnegativethoughtsaboutyourself.Ifyou’reusedtofocusingonyourshortcomingsstartthinkingaboutpositiveaspectsofyouselfthatoutweighthem.ItisgoodtoaimhighbutyourgoalsforyourselfshouldbewithinreachThat’swhyyoushouldsetpracticalgoalsandneverexpecttheimpossiblE.Mistakesarepartoflearningsoviewmistakesaslearningopportunities.Acceptthatyoumakemistakesbecauseeveryonedoes.Alsoyoushouldrecognizewhatyoucanchangeandwhatyoucan’t.Ifyourealizethatyou’reunhappywithsomethingaboutyourselfyoucanchangeandstartfromtoday.Ifit’ssomethingthatyoucan’tchangelikeyourheightstarttoworktowardlovingthewayyouarE.Feelinglikeyou’remakingadefferenceorthatyourhelpisvaluedcandowonderstoimproveyourself-esteem.Sodon’thesitatetomakeacontribution.Youcanlendahandtoaclassmatewho’shavingtroublE.Hopeyourneighborhoodcleanuporvolunteertodosomeotherthings.Self-esteemplaysaroleinalmosteverythingyoudo.It’snevertoolatetobuildhealthyself-esteem.Ittakessomeworkandit’sanecessaryskillyou’llhaveforlifE.64.TheunderlindedwordtheminParsgraph3refersto_______.A.yourclassmatesB.yourshortcomingsC.yourstrongpointsD.yourgoals65.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcanhelpimproveyourself-esteem?A.Settinghighgoalssimilartoothers’B.Neverfogivingyourselfforyourmistales.C.LendingahandtoaclassmateintroublE.D.Changingallthethingsthatmakeyouunhappy.66.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.howpeopleimprovetheirself-esteemB.whatself-esteemmeansC.whatpeoplewithlowself-esteemarelikeD.whatpeoplewithhealthyself-esteemarelike67.Howmanywaysofimprovingyourself-esteemarementionedinthepassage?A.5B.6C.7D.8

Everybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemalehumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券-somerocksforfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.66.Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.A.moreseriousaboutwhattheygetB.attentivetoresearchers’instructionsC.niceinbothappearanceandbehaviorsD.morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions67.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat_______.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings68.Whenonemonkeyreceivedagrapeforfreetheotherwould.A.notbewillingtohandoverhertokenB.shakeherhandsandgetangryC.havetoexchangehertokenforthecucumberD.refusetoacceptthecucumber69.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings’feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingfrom35millionyearsago.70.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Theycanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Theymayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Theyfeelangrywhentheyreceivesmallrewards.

第三部分阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WhenIwalkedintothehouseafterschoolthefirstthingInoticedwasaboxwithitemsIrecognizedfrommydad’sofficE.Whatareyoudoinghomealready?Iaskedcasually.AndrewIwaslaidofftodayheansweredquietly.Iwassurehewasjoking.Noyouweren’t.Whyareyoureallyhome?ThenInoticedhisseriousnessandrealizedhewastellingthetruth.Myfatherhasalwaysbeenahardworkerandpridedhimselfonhiscareer.ProvidingforourfamilyhasbeenhisjoyandIguessIhadtakenhisworkforgranteD.Myfather’sunemploymentcreatedmanychangesinourlives.Forstartershewashomeallthetimewhichmeantmybedhadtobemademyroomcleanedupandmyhomeworkdonerightafterschool.Iwouldcomehomeeverydaytofindhimatthecomputersearchingforjobs.Ibegantonoticehowdownheseemedandhowlosinghisjobhadaffectedhisself-esteemthoughhetriedtobeoptimistiC.ForthefirsttimeIsawmydadasvulnerablE.Heaskedmybrotherandmetospendless.Igaveupmyallowancewhicheventhoughitwasn’tmuchfeltliketherightthingtodo.Ialsofoundapart-timejoB.Afterseveraldifficultmonthsofsearchingmydaddecidedtogoinatotallydifferentdirection.Heexplainedthatheneverwantedtobelaidoffagainsohewasgoingtostarthisownbusiness.DaybydayIwatchedhimbuilditandIadmiredhowmuchtimeandenergyheexpendeD.OneeveningIaskedifheneededhelp.Onlyifitdoesn’tinterferewithschoolhesaiD.Ishowedupathisofficethenextafternoonandmostafternoonsafterthatfortwomonths.IalwaysknewhewasahardworkerbutwatchinghiminactionreallyimpactedmE.Althoughthiswasoneoftheworstexperiencesforourfamilyittaughtmealotaboutdealingwithadversity.NowIknowthatthroughcreativeproblem-solvingIcanalwaysfindPlanBaskforhelpandtakerisks.WhatIhavelearnedfrommydad’sunderstandingofbusinessandhisworkethicaretwoofthemostimportantlessonsIwilleverlearnandwillbemyfoundationsforsuccess.41.Theauthor’sfatherstayedathomebecause__________.A.hehadtohelpwiththeauthor’slessonsB.hisbosshadstoppedemployinghimC.heavyhouseworkwaswaitingforhimtodoD.hewantedtosearchfornewjobsonline42.Whatmadetheauthorknowthetruth?A.Theboxfromhisdad’sofficE.B.Hisfather’swords.C.Hisfather’sexpression_r_r.D.Beinginformedbyhisfamily.43.Theauthor’sattitudetowardhisfather’sformerjobwas__________.A.unconcernedB.sympatheticC.doubtfulD.tolerant44.BysayingOnlyifitdoesn’tinterferewithschooltheauthor’sfatherseemed____________.A.torefusetheauthor’sadviceonthenewbusinessB.toshowhisdiscontentwiththeauthor’sschoolworkC.tohavesaidyestotheauthor’sofferofhelpD.tobelookingforwardtotheauthor’sgoodbehavioratschool45.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat___________.A.theauthor’sfatherwasmoreoptimistictostayathomeB.theauthorcouldn’tputupwithhisdad’sownbusinessC.theauthor’sfatherofferedlittleallowancetotheauthorD.theauthorbenefitedfromhisfatheronhowtodealwithadversity

IwaswalkingalongthemainstreetofasmallseasidetowninthenorthofEnglandlookingforsomewheretomakeaphonecall.MycarhadbrokendownoutsidethetownandIwantedtocontacttheAACompany.LowgreycloudsweregatheringacrosstheskyandtherewasacolddampwindblowingofftheseawhichnearlythrewmeoffmyfeeteverytimeIcrossedoneofthesidestreets.Ithadrainedinthenightandwaterwasdrippingfromthebaretreesthatlinedthestreet.IwasgladthatIwaswearingathickcoat.TherewasnosignofacallboxnorwasthereanyoneatthatearlyhourwhomIcouldask.IhadthoughtImightfindashopopensellingtheSundaypapersoramilkmandoinghisroundsbutthetownwascompletelydeaD.TheonlylivingthingIsawwasathinfrightenedcatoutsideasmallrestaurant.ThensuddenlyIfoundwhatIwaslookingfor.Therewasasmallpostofficeandalmosthiddenfromsightinadarknarrowstreet.Nexttoitwasthetown’sonlypubliccallboxwhichbadlyneededacoatofpaint.IhurriedforwardbutstoppedinastonishmentwhenIsawthroughthedirtyglassthattherewasamaninsidE.Hewasfatandwaswearingacheapblueplasticraincoat.Icouldnotseehisfaceandhedidn’traisehisheadatthesoundofmyfootsteps.CarefullyIremainedstandingafewfeetawayandlitacigarettetowaitformyturn.ItwaswhenIthrewthedeadmatchonthegroundthatInoticedsomethingbrightredtricklingfromundertheboxcalldoorAtwhattimewasthestoryset?A.AnearlywintermorningB.A.coldwinterafternoonC.AnearlysummermorningD.AwindysummerafternoonWhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribethewriter’simpressionofthetown?A.coldandfrighteningB.dirtyandcrowdedC.emptyanddeadD.unusualandunpleasantTheunderlinedwordtricklinginthelastparagraphmeans_______________A.rushingoutsuddenlyB.shiningbrightlyC.flowingslowlyindropsD.appearingslowlyWhydidn’tthemanraisehisheadwhenthewritercamenear?A.Hewasannoyedatbeingseenbythewriter.B.Hewasangryatbeingdisturbedbythewriter.C.Hewasprobablyfastasleep.D.HewasprobablymurdereD.

YOURKIDSAREAMAZING－especiallycomparedwitheverybodyelse’swhoseemtocryallthetime.Howdoyoushowyourloveforyourkidsthisholidayseason?Withtoysthataresmoothandcolorfulinteractiveandexciting.Andwithonesthathaveeducationalvalue－becauseyouaretheboss.1.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETHereisatoythatdoesn’tneedpower－andthekidshavetoputittogetherthemselves.This50-piecepuzzlesetismadeofsoft-edgedhardwoodandmakesacompletehospitalwithanX-rayroom.Italsoincludeseightpatientsacarandadriver.$135;flaxart.com.2.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALLSureit’scoolbutthiscolorfulbabytoyalsodevelopsproblemsolvingandmotorskills.Ithasaheadandlegsamagnetic磁性的handandatail.Suitableforlittleonesfrom6to36months.$19.95;tinylovE.com.3.ROBOSAPIENThissmallremote-controlrobotisreallypowerful.Itperforms67preprogrammedfunctions功能includingthrowingkickingpickingupanddancing.Youcanevenprogramyourownfunction-whichsadlydoesnotincludedoingwindows.$99;robosapienonlinE.com.4.MINIPEDALCARWantaMiniCooperbutcan’tfitthefamilyinside?Getoneforthekids.TheycanjumpintothisMinicarwhichcomesinhotorangewithasingleadjustable可调的seatandrideaway.Butitcouldspoilthemforthatusedcarthey’llbedrivingwhentheyturn16.Forages3to5.$189;minims.comclickongearupthenMinimotoringgear.64.Whichtoyissaidtohavethespecialdesignforchildren’ssafety?A.ROBOSAPIENB.MINIPEDALCARC.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETD.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALL65.Whichtoysarefitforthree-year-oldkids?A.1am3.B.2and4.C.1and2.D.3and4.66.EducationalvalueismentionedinallthetoysEXCEPT_________.A.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETB.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALLC.ROBOSAPIEND.MINIPEDALCAR67.Thispassageiswrittenfor__________.A.parentsB.childrenC.thewriterD.theboss

DespitetheirnametheWantFamilydon’twantmuch.Theywantenoughmoneyforanicehouseandaholidayeveryyear.Buttheydon’twanttobemillionaires.TheywanttodowellattheirjoB.Buttheydon’twanttobethebigboss.TheydowanttospendtimeimprovingtheirgardenvisitingtheirfamiliesandtakingtheirtwokidsNicolasandLeuantoMcDonald’sforlunch.Buttheydon’twanttobefamous.TheWantsjustwanttobenormal.That’swhytheyarefamous.TheyhavebeenselectedasthemostnormalfamilyinBritain.Afterasix-monthsearchforthemostordinaryfamilyinBritaintheWantswereselectedfromhundredsofapplicants.Johnwantsajobinmarketingforafoodcompany.Clairehasapart-timejobrentingoutchildren’splayequipment.Johndoesn’tunderstandwhytheywerechosentorepresentordinaryEnglishfamilies.Howaretheynormal?Thatisnotabadquestion.NearlyeveryonedoessomeofthethingsthattheWantsdo.Butveryfewpeopledoallofthem.TherehavebeengreatchangesinthesocialstructureofBritishlifE.ItisbecomingmorecommonforpeopletohavechildrenwhentheyareolderthantheWantsandtohaveonechildinsteadoftwo.A.householdwithtwochildrenmaybeheadedbyasingleparentusuallythemother.OrperhapsdadandmumarestilltogetherbutnotmarrieD.OrmaybedadandmumaremarrieD.Dadgoesouttoworkandmumstaysathomeandlooksafterthekids.Theyhavetraditionalvalues――Everyweekendthewholefamilygoestochurch.WhatwehavehereisnotanaveragefamilybutatraditionalfamilysaysCaryCooperprofessorofphilosophyatLancasterUniversity.Thereisnosuchthingasanormalfamilyanymoreinthewaytherewas20or30yearsagE.OfcoursetheWantsexistbutforwhatdoweneedtocelebratethem?Perhapsbecausewethinknormalfamiliesareanendangeredspecies.Examplesofthemhavetobepreserved保护toshowfuturegenerations.56.TheWantswereselectedasthemostnormalfamilyinBritainbecause__________.A.theyrepresenttraditionalEnglishfamiliesB.theydon’twantmuchC.theydon’twanttobefamousD.theywanttobenormal57.ThefollowingstatementsdescribethegreatchangesinBritishlifeEXCEPTthat_________.A.peoplehavekidslaterthan20or30yearsagoB.somechildrenarebroughtupbyasingleparentC.mostfamiliesgotochurcheveryweekendD.it’smorecommonforfamiliestohaveonlyonekind58.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat__________.A.mostBritishfamiliesholdtraditionalvaluesB.traditionalfamiliesarebecomingfewerandfewerC.futuregenerationsareexpectedtostudytraditionalfamiliesD.traditionalfamiliesnolongerexistinBritain59.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.AnOrdinaryFamilyB.FamiliesofFutureGenerationsC.CelebrationofaFamilyCompetitionD.A.NormalButSpecialFamily

第三部分阅读共20小题每小题1.5分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑MostpeoplewanttoknowhowthingsaremadE.TheyhonestlyadmithoweverthattheyhardlyknowathingwhenitcomestounderstandinghowapieceofmusicismadE.Whereacomposerbeginshowhemanagestokeepgoing–infacthowandwhenhelearnshistrade–allarecoveredincompletedarkness.Thecomposerinshortisamanofmystery.Oneofthefirstthingsthecommonmanwantstoknowaboutisthepartinspiration灵感playsinacomposer’swork.Hefindsitdifficulttobelievethatcomposersarenotmuchinterestedinthatquestion.Writingmusicisasnaturalforthecomposeraseatingorsleepingforall.Musicissomethingthatthecomposerhappenstohavebeenbornfor.Thecomposerthereforedoesnotsaytohimself:DoIfeelinspired?Hesaystohimself:DoIfeellikeworkingtoday?Andifhefeelslikeworkinghedoes.Itismoreorlesslikesayingtohimself:DoIfeelsleepy?ifyoufeelsleepyyougotosleep.Ifyoudon’tfeelsleepyyoustayup.Ifthecomposerdoesn’tfeellikeworkinghedoesn’twork.It’sassimpleasthat.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Composer:amanofmysteryB.PracticemakesgoodmusicC.RelationbetweensleepingandmusicD.Music:productofnature67.Thewordscoveredincompletedarknessunderlinedinparagraph1mostprobablymean__________A.difficulttobemadeB.withoutanylightC.blackincolorD.notknown68.Mostpeopleseemtothinkthatacomposer________.A.findsitdifficulttowritemusicB.considersitimportanttohaveagoodrestC.shouldliketotalkaboutinspirationD.neveraskshimselfverysimplequestions69.Theauthorwillmostprobablyagreethatcomposers_________.A.arebornwithagiftformusicB.arepeoplefullofmysteryC.worklateatnightfortheirmusicD.knowalotabouteatingandsleeping70.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howthemusicproduces.B.Howsecretthecomposer’swork.C.WhythecomposerissopopularwithpeoplE.D.Whatthecomposeroftenthinksabout.

BYouarestandingunderthemostfamousneonlightsinthecentreofLondonwaitingtocrosstheroaD.Suddenlythetrafficstops.Youhearthedistantsoundsofcheeringclappingandshouting.Thenlikeamulti-coloredtrain2000peoplewithwheelsontheirfeetzoompastyou.YouhavejustwitnessedtheLondonSkateatwiceweeklyroller-skate溜旱冰eventthatattractspeopleintheirhundredsandthou-sandsLondon.SkateisacompletelyfreetourofthestreetsofLondon-theonlyconditionisthatyougoalongonroller-skates.Itlastsbetweentwoandthreehoursandbytheendofityouhaveskatedbetween10and12miles.TheskatesnakesroundthestreetsofLondonalongseveraldifferentroutes.ManyoftheroutespassbytouristattractionssuchasBuckinghamPalaceandBigBen.Marshals交通协调员goahe-ofthegroupstoppingthetrafficsothatpeoplecanskateassafelyaspossiblE.Everyoneiswelcometotakepartandpeoplefromtheageof4to63yearsoldjointhefun.Iloveitverymuchitisamazing.Itfeelsjustlikeacarnival狂欢节saidCelesteBeverageregularskater.Roller-skatingisreallytakingoffacrossEuropeandAmericA.ItisaverygoodwaytokeepfitandcanbepractisedanywherethereisasmoothsurfacE.ManybigcitiesinWesternEuropeandintheUSnowha-vearegulargroupskatingevent.ThebiggestskatestakeplaceinParisandMunichandtensofthousandsoffansshowuponwarmevenings.Roller-skatingistakingovertheworldsaidJulianGrenoblea25-year-oldskishopemployeefromLondon.GrenoblewenttotheParis-RollerParisskateregularlyuntilhemovedtoBritain.It'ssoexcitingtoskateinParis.Everyoneskatessofastandputsintheirbestefforts!hesaiD.TheParisRolleriswellknownbecauseofthehugeattendancethepresenceofmarshalsandthepoliceprotection.Parisisagreatcityforroller-skatingbecauseofitslongwidestreetsandsmoothsurfaces.Roller-skatingisalsobecomingmorepopularinChinaamongyoungpeopleandchildren.Skatingfans'favoriteplacestopractiseinChinaarebigsquares.60.WecaninferfromthepassagethatLondonSkateEvent________.A.isprobablysupportedbythecitygovernmentB.attractsagreatmanytouristsfromallovertheworldC.usuallycausesalotoftrafficproblemsD.drawspeopleofallagesintothesport61.Theunderlinedphrasetakingoffinthepassagemeans________.A.risingfromthegroundB.becomingpopularC.settingoutD.gettingexciting62.Parisisregardedasoneofthemostsuitableplacesforroller-skatingbecause________.A.alargenumberofrollerplayersattenditB.thepoliceprotecttherollerskatersC.thestreetsaresafewideandsmoothD.theeventusuallytakesplaceonwarmevenings63.Thisarticlemainlytalksabout________.A.placesandstreetsforroller-skatingB.roller-skatinginbigcitiesC.LondonSkateEventD.rollerskatersindifferentcountries

IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint古色古香的—allthoselittlehouseslookingterriblyoldfashionedbutnicelikedoll’shousE.IlovedthecountrysideandthepubsandIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.ThingshavechangeD.ForeverybodyEnglandmeantgentlemanfairplayandgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoingunfortunatelyandsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.Youareforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmoretorestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereusuallyhastobeinapubanditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.ThecafesarenotterriblynicE.AsawomanIfeelunsafeherE.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.IusedtouseitbutnowI’mafraiD.Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEnglanD.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesesIhadaneighborwhois82now.HisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesawaybutItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalonE.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe___________.A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyearsC.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthereWheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?A.InacaféB.InarestaurantC.InanightclubD.InapubTheunderlinedworditinParA.4refersto__________.A.ataxiB.themoneyC.abombD.publictransportThewritertookherneighbortheFranceforChristmasbecauseshe__________.A.feltlonelyinEnglandB.hadneverbeentoFranceC.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD.didn’tliketheBritishideaoffamily

Maybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redeaD.Dadinahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarunhadforgottentowearhissafetybelt--amistake75%ofUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.Therehavebeenmanymythsaboutsafetybelteversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.MyththeNumberOne:It'sbesttobethrownclearofaseriousaccident.Truth:Sorrybutanyaccidentseriousenoughtothrowyouclearisablegoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesareyou'llhavetraveledthroughawindshield挡风玻璃ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwenty-fivetimesincaseswherepeoplearethrownclear.MythNumberTwo:Safety-betstrappeopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.Truth:Sorryagainbutstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious昏迷duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituationnottobetrappedinthem.MythNumberThree:Safetybeltsaren'tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhourmph.Truth:Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachotheranunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10metres.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redead?A.HewasdrivingatgreatspeeD.B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.C.Hedidn'thavehissafetybelton.D.Hedidn'ttakehismedicineontimE.Thereasonfatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe__________.A.wasn'tfeelingverywellB.hatedtodriveinthedarkC.wantedtotakesomeexerciseD.didn'twanttobecaughtbythepeopleAccordingtothetexttobethrownclearofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.A.maybeknockeddownbyothercars.B.maygetserioushurtthrownoutofthecarC.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseatD.maygetcaughtinthecardoorSomepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve_______.A.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccidentB.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccidentC.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpcomesD.carscatchfireeasilyWhatistheadvicegiveninthetest?A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.C.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.D.Driveslowlywhileyou'renotwearingasafetybelt.

Dothisandyou’llbewelcomeanywhere.Whyreadthisbooktofindouthowtowinfriends?Whynotstudythetechniqueofthegreatestwinneroffriendsthewoddhaseverknown?Whoishe?Youmaymeethimcomingdownthestreet.Whenyougetwithintenfeetofhimhewillbegintowagitstail.Ifyoustopandpathimhe’lljumpoutofhisskintoshowyouhowmuchhelikesyou.Andyouknowthisshowoflove.Thereisnosecretmotiveshedoesn’twanttosellyouanyrealestateandhedoesn’twanttobeyourhusbandorwife.Didyoueverstoptothinkthatadogistheonlyanimalthatdoesn’thavetoworkforaliving?Ahenhastolayeggsacowhastogivemilkandacanaryhastosing.Butadogmakesalivingbygivingyounothingbutlove.WhenIwasfiveyearsoldmyfatherboughtalittleyellow―hairedyoungdogforfiftycents.Hewasthelightandjoyofmychildhood.Everyafternoonamundfourthirtyhewouldsitinthefrontyardwithhisbeautifuleyesstaringattheroadandassoonasheheardmyvoiceorsawmethroughthebushhewasofflikeashotracingbreathlesslyupthehilltogreetmewithleapsofjoyandbarksofcheer.Tippywasmygoodcompanionforfiveyears.Thenonenight―Ishallneverforgetit―hewaskilledwithintenfeetofmyheadkilledbylightning.Tippy’sdeathwastheterribleeventofmychildhood.YouneverreadabookonpsychologyTippy.Youdidn’tneedto.Youknowthatonecanmakemorefriendsinmonthsbybeingreallyinterestedinotherpeoplethanonecanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinhim.Letmerepeatthat.Youcanmakemorefriendsintwomonthsbybecominginterestedinotherpeoplethanyoucanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinyou.57.WhenthewriterwritesthegreatestwinneroffriendstheworldhaseverknownhereferstoA.himselfB.TippyC.apetdogD.apsychologybook58.ThewritertakesTippyasagoodexampleto.A.explainhowtowinlovefromothersB.showhowhelikedhisfriendC.tellthereaderswhytheyshouldreadthebookD.showushowapetdogshouldbehave59.Accordingtothewritertobewelcomeanywhereyoumust.A.knowmuchaboutothers’feelingsB.doeverythingwithoutsecretmotivesC.satisfytheneedsofdifferentpeopleD.showcareandloveforothers60.Generallyspeakinginwhattoneisthepassagewritten?A.LightB.SeriousC.SadD.Disappointed

Itisimpossiblenottomakeamistakeatsomepointofyourlife.Wemayaswellacceptthatsomethingwillgowrongandwewillbetoblame.Itisthereforesensibletoworkoutsomeplansforapologizingandthebestwaytoapologizeisbyletter.Thiswayyoucantakecareovereverywordyouwrite－whichyoucan’tdoifyousaysorrytosomeoneinperson.Weallsayordosomethingthatwewishwehadn’tsaidordone.Youmaysaysomethingthataccidentallyhurtssomeoneoryoumayprovideaservicewhichdoesn’tcomeuptothestandardsthatacheatorcustomerexpected.Youmayfeelthatitwasamistakewhichcouldn’tbeavoided.Ratherthandwellonthemistake.youshouldquicklytrytoremedy补救theproblem.Aneffectiveletterofapologyisanimportantpartofthatprocess.ForthecontentoftheletterjustrememberTABS---TimingActionBrevitySincerity.Thetimingofaletterofapologyiscrucial一itmustbesentassoonaspossible.Anydelayinsendingtheletterwillonlycompoundtheproblem.Inthiscase.betterlatethanneverisnotthebestmotto!Thelongeryouwaitbeforewritingaletterofapology.themoreitwillseemthatyouhavebeenforcedintowritingit.Althoughitisimportanttorecognizewhathasgonebeforeitisalsonecessarytodetailtheactionyouplantotaketorectifywhateveritwasyoudidwrong.Researchhasshownthatsomeindicationthatyouhavethoughtaboutwhatfutureactionyouplantotakeisalwayswellreceived.Aletterofapologyshouldbebriefandthewordsorryshouldappearnomorethantwice.IndicatethatyouareawareyouareusingitasecondtimeonceagainI’msosorryfororasIsaidearlyI’msosorryaboutFinallythetoneoftheletterhastobesincere.Infactalltheabovefactorswillhelpinthisrespect.Anddon’tthinkthatlettersareoutofdateintheEmail-oriented21stcentury.Anapologyemailcanbeworsethannoapologyatall!53.Whatkindofadvicedoesthetextsuggestaboutapologizing?A.It’sagoodideatowritealetterofapologyassoonassomethinggoeswrong.B.It’sagoodideatosendsseveralemailstoapologizeandshowthatyoumeanit.C.Writealongletterapologizingseveraltimestomakeyourpoint.D.Waittoseehowtheyreacttoyourletterbeforeplanningtodoanything54.WhatkindofthingsdoyouNOTapologizefor?A.Servicesthatarenotasgoodastheyshouldbe.B.Genuinemistakes.C.Caraccidents.D.Causingangerorhurt.55.Accordingtothewriteryoushouldnotafteryouhavemadeamistake.A.wastetimeworryingaboutwhathappenedB.writeaneffectiveletterofapologyC.avoidwhathappenedD.recognizewhathasgonebefore56.Theunderlinedwordrectifymeans.A.toputrightB.toimproveC.toputasideD.toapologize

HappinessisinfectiousresearchersreportedonThursday.Themorehappypeopleyouknowthemorelikelyyouareyourselftobehappy.Andgettingconnectedtohappypeopleimprovesaperson’sownhappiness.Researchershavebeenanalyzingacollectionoffactsfromtrackingsheets跟踪调查卷datingbackto1971followingbirthsmarriagesdeathsanddivorces.Volunteersalsolistedtheinformationoftheirclosestfriendsco-workersandneighbors.Theyassessed评估happinesswithasimplefour-questiontest.PeopleareaskedhowoftenduringthepastweekoneIenjoyedlifetwoIwashappythreeIfelthopefulaboutthefutureandfourIfeltthatIwasjustasgoodasotherpeopleFowlersaiD.The60percentofpeoplewhoscoredhighlyonallfourquestionswereregardedashappywhiletherestwereconsideredunhappy.Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections―friendsspouses配偶neighborsrelatives―werealsothehappiestthedatashoweD.EachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappierChristakissaiD.AndhappinessismoreinfectiousthanunhappinesstheydiscovereD.Ifasocialcontactishappyitincreasesthepossibilitythatyouarehappyby15percent.A.friendofafriendorthefriendofaspouseorasibling兄弟姐妹iftheyarehappyincreasesyourchancesby10percent.A.happythird-degreefriend―thefriendofafriendofafriend―increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthepossibilitythatyou’llbeunhappybyonly7percent.Thefindingisinterestinganduseful.Amongotherbenefitshappinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreduceddeathratepainreductionandimprovedheartfunction.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety.Otherdatasuggestedhavingextra$5000increasesaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.A.happyfriendisworthabout$40000.53.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinfectious?A.Bringingtroubletosociety.B.Spreadingfromonetoanother.C.Passingdiseasestoothers.D.Affectingone’sownfamily.54.Accordingtotheresearchifyouwanttobehappyyou’dbetterhavemore_______.A.neighborcommunicationB.socialconnectionsC.siblings’supportD.relatives’relations55.Whichofthefollowingcontributesmosttoyourhappiness?A.A.happythird-degreefrienD.B.A.complainingclosefriendofyours.C.A.happyfriendofyourbrother’s.D.A.happycolleagueyouseeeveryday.56.Thefindingoftheresearchmainlyshows_______.A.happinesscanalwaysbeboughtwithmoney.B.ahappyfriendisworthmorethanahappyspouseC.thespreadofhappinesscanleadtoahealthiersocietyD.happinesscancuremostoftheterriblediseases

Onan―airplaneaspacecraftoraman-madesatellitethereisusuallyaninstalleddevicecalledtheblackboxMadeofaspecialkindofmaterial.itwouldremainunbrokeneveniftheentirecraftwereblowntopieces.Theboxrecordssomeimportantdatawhichprovidecluesastowhatchangeshadoccurredbeforetherealthingcamealongandhelptodiscoverthecausesofthedisaster.Theblackbox.Thereforebecomesthelastpieceofevidenceleft.MoreoftenitrevealaSchockingfactthatmanyaircraftsmettheirdisastersonlybecauseofasimplebutfatalmistakeSomehadn’tbeensuppliedwithsufficientfuelotherscrashedduetoabirdflyingintheirpaths.Inmanycasesthepilothadbeentired.In1986thefamousUSspacesiadttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunchbecauseascrewonitwasabitloose!AnideathusoccurstomeifahumanbeingwasequippedwithasimilardevicetrackingallthesubtleinnerChangesthathadtakenplaceovertimetheresultscouldastonishtheworldNewspaperscarrynofewsuchstoriesfromdaytoday－casesofgraftorbribe-taking行贿或受贿how―innocentmailwasrobbedandkilledandsoon.Afatalerrorcommittedbyacriminalataparticularpointinhislifemayhavearisenfromasmallquarreloroutofenvy.Thenumberofthosewhowereboomevilanddeliberatelysentthemselvestothegallows绞架isinfactextremelysmall.Thedisappointmenttowardsthelastmomentoftheirlifeisnodifferentfromastruggleagainstanaircraftcrash！Behaveproperlyinsmallmattersandtakebestcareofthesoul---thisIinsististhemessagefromthatmysteriousboxplanteddeepinsidehumansouls56.TheunderlianedphreseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.themysteriousboxinsidehumansouls.B.thecausesofthedisastersC.Thefatalmistakeofspaceshuttles.D.thefunctionoftheblackbox.57.TheunderlinedphraseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.ausefuldeviceB.ablackboxC.aninstalleddeviceD.animportantinstrument58.AccordingtothetextwhichoftenfollowingisNOTtrue?AMostofuswereboomkindbutthoseevilbynaturearenotinsmallnumbers.B.Manycrashesshouldhavebeenavoidedifpilotshadbeencareful.C.Somesmallerrorscanevencausealong-lastingregret.D.Eveniftheplaneblowsuptheblackboxcanstillfunction・.59.ThebesttitleforthetextisA.TheBlackBoxB.TheBlackBoxandDisastersC.TheBlackBoxoftheSoulD.TheBlackBoxandHumans60.ThepurposeoftheauthoristoA.warnusofoursafetyB.tellustotreatotherskindlyC.howushisconcernsD.remindusoftakinggoodcareofoursoul

ThechoicetoadoptandholdgratefulnessistheonethatisdifferentfromthosewhosuffermisfortuneandthosewhoenjoyafulllifE.MymotherdiedwhenIwas24.Itwasaverydifficulttimeinmylife―everythingseemedtofallapart.Ilostmyjobandthenmyutilitieswereturnedoff.Ihadtotakecoldshowersforsixmonths.A.neighborwhoknewaboutmysituationcametomyhouseandmademeanoffer.ItookcareofherchildrenasajobandInolongerwenthungry.Iwassurprisedthatsomeonewouldtrustme―ayoungwoman―withherchildren.AnditwaswiththeveryconfidencethatbeforelongIbegantakingcareofotherpeople’schildrentoo.Ihavesincemoved300milesfromBoiseIdaho.Formorethan23yearsIhavemadeeveryefforttoreachouttoallthekind-heartedpeoplewhohelpedmewhenIwasdownandout.WithouttheirtrustIdon’tknowwhatIwouldhavedonE.IamveryinvolvedinmycommunityandvolunteeratthelocalfoodbankandIhelpoutwheneverIcan.I’dliketoowewhatIamtowhoeverhasofferedmegenerosity.Ifyouaregratefulforwhatyoualreadyhavetheworldwillworktogethertogiveyoumoretobegratefulfor.Otherwisetheworldwillgiveyoumoretocomplainabout.Moreoverthetruemasterlearnstobegratefulinadvanceforthethingsthataredesiredbecausebeinggratefulinadvanceforsomeattainmentoraccomplishmentdoestwoveryimportantthings:oneittricksyoursubconscious潜意识intobelievingthatthegoaliscertainandtwoitconvincesotherpeoplewithwhomyoumustinteracttoachieveyourdesiresthatyouknowwhatyouareaboutthatyouareawinnernotawhiner哀诉者.56.Theunderlinedutilitiesreferstosuchthingsas______inthepassagE.A.gasandelectricitysuppliesB.waterandgassuppliesC.showerequipmentandwatersupplyD.heatingandTVsignals57.Thewriterwasgratefulmainlyfor______.A.hisneighbor’sdonationB.hiscommunityC.havinggotthejobD.others’trust58.Thewriter’spersonalstoryinthesecondparagraphtellsusthat______.A.tobegratefulwillgetyounowherebutawayfromhomeB.weneedtobegratefultobehelpfulandusefulC.agratefulpersonismostlikelytobesuccessfulD.thefragrance芳香staysinthehandthatgivestherose59.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.A.A.Thank-YouNotetoTrustingNeighborB.YouAreaWinnerNotaWhinerC.GratefulnessBringsaGreatFullnesstoLifeD.BeGratefultoLifeinAdvance

A.lotofusloselife'stoughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack--whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhowasonhistrappedwaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutthejoB.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam'sbeinglate--seriousillnessathome--hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn'tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom更衣室;everyonewashardatwork.Sam'ssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishanD.Howdoyoudo!hesaiD.I'mSamMaynarD.I'mapplyingforajobwhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?TheroomexplodedinlaughterexceptthatthesupervisorhadtoclampoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficE.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob--withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh.Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.ItcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingfacE.Forsomejobsit'stheonlytoolthatcansucceeD.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum.1.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.BecausehewasseriouslyillathomE.B.Becausehereceivedanultimatum.C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.D.BecausehewasbusyapplyingforanewjoB.2.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumorB.HumorisimportantinourlivesC.EarlybirdcangetthewormD.Humorcansolveracialdiscriminations3.ThephraseclampoffinParagraph3means__________.A.trytoholdbackB.pretendtosetC.sendoffD.giveout4.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife'sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor.B.Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.D.Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems.

Peopleseemtohaveanaturalneedforfriendsandwithgoodreason.Friendsincreaseyourenjoymentoflifeandrelievefeelingsofloneliness.Theyevencanhelpreducestressandimproveyourhealth.Havinggoodfriendsisespeciallyhelpfulwhenyouaregoingthroughanykindofhardtimesuchaswhenyouareexperiencinganxietypanicattacksordepression.Whenyouarewithgoodfriendsyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfandyouaregladtobewiththem.A.friendissomeonewho—●youlikerespectandtrustandwholikesrespectsandtrustsyou●doesn’talwaysunderstandyoubutacceptsandlikesyouasyouareevenasyougrowandchange●allowsyouthespacetochangegrowmakedecisionsandevenmakemistakes●listenstoyouandshareswithyouboththegoodtimesandthebadtimes●respectsyourneedforsecretssoyoucantellthemanything●letsyoufreelyexpressyourfeelingsandemotionswithoutjudgingteasingorcriticizingyou●acceptsthelimitationsyouhaveputonyourselfandhelpsyoutoremovethemA.persononcesaidFriendshipisacontinuingsourceofbonding连接releasingandcreatinginyourselfandwiththeotherperson.ThereisanemotionalbondbetweenthetwopeoplE.A.goodfriendorsupportermayormaynotbethesameageorthesamesexasyouandmaynothavethesameeducationalculturalorreligiousbackgroundorshareintereststhataresimilartoyours.Friendshipsalsohavedifferentdepths.Someareclosertotheheartandsomemoresuperficialbutthey’reallusefulandgooD.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionofafriend?A.Hebringsyousomehappiness.B.Hehelpsyoufeellesslonely.C.Hehelpsyougetoverthedifficulties.D.Hehelpsyoucheatontheexam.Theunderlinedwordsuperficialmeans_______.A.deepB.hardC.shallowD.closeWhichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AFriendinNeedIsA.FriendIndeedB.WhatKindofPersonA.FriendShouldBeC.ToBeA.GoodFriendD.HowtoGetonwithYourFriend

CTherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.66.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings67.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife68.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes

IjustmailedthechickenandtheeggeachinitsownseparatepackagingandkeptcarefultrackofwheneachshipmentwassentfromapostofficeinCambridgeMassachusettsandwhenitlaterarrivedatitsintendeddestinationinNewYorkCity.InmailingthechickenIwascarefultosticktotherestrictionsdescribedintheAmericanPostalService’sDomesticMailManual57.ThisversionoftheManualstatesthat:AdultchickensmustbesentbyExpressMail.ThecontainersusedmustpassthestandardsinInternationalSafeTransitAssociationTestProcedure1A;bestrongenoughtoendurenormalhandling;andthenumberofbirdsmustnotbemorethanthecontainer’slimit.Imailedthechickeninawoodenboxgotfromacolleaguewhodoesresearchwithbirdsandmailedtheegginstandardpackagingobtainedthroughanindustrialsupplier.Ipostedboththechickenandtheeggat9:40amonaMondaymorningfromtheHarvardSquarepostofficeinCambridgeMassachusetts.Thestafftheretoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedfromthereinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.TheintendeddestinationforbothpackageswastheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficewhichislocatedinManhattanrightnexttoPennStation.ItookthesubwayfromHarvardSquaretotheBostontrainstationandfromthereboardedatraintoNewYorkCityadistanceofabout320kilometresarrivingthatafternoonatPennStation.Iimmediatelywenttothepostofficetoawaitthearrivalsofthechickenandtheegg.TheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeisopen24hoursadaysoIwasabletowaitthereuntilbothitemsarriveD.ThatdayMondayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.ThenextdayTuesdayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.Thechickenarrivedat10:31amWednesday.Thestaffatthepostofficetoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedtothepostofficeinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.Theeggarrivedthatsamedayat9:37pm11hoursafterthechicken.Soit’snowquiteclearthatthechickencamefirsttheeggseconD.60.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatPennStationis______.A.inNewYorkCityB.inCambridgeC.nearHarvardSquareD.nearBoston61.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor______.A.mailedthechickenandtheegginthesamepackageB.hadmailedchickensinthesamepostofficebeforeC.mailedthechickenandtheeggindifferentpostofficesD.mailedthechickenandtheeggbyExpressMail62.TheauthorchosetheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeasthedestinationforthepackagesmostprobablybecause______.A.itislocatedinManhattanB.itisopen24hoursadayC.itoffersagoodserviceD.itisconvenientforthetrainstation63.Theauthormailedthechickenandtheegginorderto______.A.testthepostalserviceB.haveacomfortablejourneyC.makeanexperimentD.savetimeandmoney

Whatmakesahouseahome?NotsizeofcoursE.I’vebeeninsomeofthegrandesthousesinAmericaandit’sclearnoonelivestherE.EarlierthisyearIhaddinnerinamudhutinEthiopiawherewesatonchairsnexttothehostess’bed―ahomethathadmorewarmththananyhouseI’vebeeninsincE.NowJohnEdwardsisexploringwhatmakesahouseahomeinhisjust-released发行Home:TheBlueprintsofOurLives.ThereEdwardswritesThisisn’tabookabouthouses;it’sabookabouthomes.AboutthevaluestheyrestonthedreamstheyarefilledwithandthepeopletheyhaveshapedEdwardswrites.Thehousesandcircumstancesaredifferentbutmuchofwhatyoufindinsidewillbefamiliar.Whetheryou’resittinginanairportflightnowwaitingtoflytoyourchildhoodhomeforThanksgivingorinyourownhomewaitingfortherelativestoarriveyouknowwhathe’stalkingabout.We’velivedinourtownhousefor21years.It’shomenow.TheloosewindowsthatshakeinthewinD.Thefireplacesoshallowitholdsonlyonelog.Thekitchenwindowthatoffersaviewoftheworldpassingby.It’swherefriendssitonthekitchencounterdrinkingwinewhiledinnerisbeingfixeD.Ilivedthereforonly18butitwillalwaysbemytruehomE.EventhelampinthewestlivingroomwindowwhichIcouldseefardowntheroadwhendrivinghomelateatnightstillshines.Whileallthistalkaboutchildhoodmemoriescanbewarmandcomfortinghomeiswhomyou’rewithnotwhereyouarE.AsEdwardswritesHomeisfamily.Homeissafety.Homeisfaith.Happyhomecoming.60.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmakesahouseahome?A.AllthebelongingsinthehousE.B.Feelingsofwarmthandcomfort.C.Thehousesandcircumstances.D.Drinkingwithfriendsonthekitchencounter.61.AboutthebookHome:TheBlueprintsofOurLivesweknowthat_____.A.itwasthedescriptionofEdwards’housesB.itismainlyabouthousesC.ithelpsusunderstandtheconcept概念ofhomeD.itwaswrittenbytheauthorofthetext62.Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenhementionedtheloosewindowsandtheshallowfireplace?A.Hishousewastoooldtolivein.B.HemissedthefeelingsofhomE.C.HehatedlivingtherE.D.Hemissedhisoldfriendstoomuch.63.Itcanbeinferredaccordingtothetextthat_____.A.theauthor’sfamilywereveryrichB.everyhappyhomeisthesameC.theauthorhasbeenlivinganunhappylifeD.theauthorandEdwardsholdsimilarideas

Negative消极的selftalkandnegativeenergycanaffectyoummanywaysandcauseyouadditionalstress.BecauseofthisdevelopingmorePositiveselftalk’sanimportantwaytoreducestressinyourlife.Youcanhelpyourselfmaintainapositiveframeofmind一whichwillhelpwithpositiveselftalk一bysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergyinyourlife.Youcangetthatbyaddingsomeelementstoyourlife.Listeningtomusicthatnotonlyhasasoothingmelodybutanupliftingmessagecanbegreatfordevelopingpositiveselftalk.Haveyoueverhadasongstuckinyourheadforafewhoursordaysthelyricsrepeatingthemselvesinyourmind?’’Ifthoselyricswerepositiveandinspirationalthatwouldbeagoodthing.It’samuchbettermentalsoundtracktohavethanarunningstreamofcomplaintscriticismsofself-limitingthoughtsorevensongsthathadmoredepressingorsadlyrics.Booksonstrengthpersonalpowerenlightenmentorselfhelpcanbegoodresourcestohelpyouchangeyouroutlookandthethingsyousaytoyourself.Ratherthanbringinghabitualself-defeatingthoughtsyoucanfindyourselfthinkingofnewcan-doconceptswhentimesgettough.Oneofthemostimportantwaysyoucangetandkeeppositiveenergyinyourlifeiswiththecompanyyoukeep.Doyourfriendsupliftyouorbringyoudown?Aretheycriticalorcomplementary?Idealfriendshipsprovidesupportwhenyou’redownfunwhenyou’reupwisdomwhenyou’relostandpositiveregarD.Goodfriendscaninspireyoutoreachgreaterheightsandseeyourstrengthsevenwhenyoudon’talways.Payattentiontohowyourfriendsmakeyoufeelandifthey’relessthansupportivestartputtingyourenergyandtimetowardpeoplewhoarebettersuitedtobeyourfrienD.Inadditionpositiveaffirmations肯定cancertainlychangeyourselftalkfromnegativetopositive.Nowwhynotbeginworkingpositiveaffirmationsintoyourlifeinsomecreativeways?46.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Reducingstressbysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergy.B.AddingsomeelementstoyourlifE.C.Gettingpositiveenergyfromthecompanyyoukeep.D.Changingyourselftalkwithpositiveaffirmation.47.Howmanywaysdoestheauthorsuggesttomaintainapositiveframeofmind?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.48.Ifyouhavesomethingstuckinyourhead.youprobably_______________________.A.keepsingingthesamesongforalongtimeB.keepthinkingofthisthingallthetimeC.regardthelyricsofasongaspositiveD.aredevelopingpositiveself-talk49.Accordingtothepassageyourbestcompanyshouldbethosewho_____________________.A.upliftyouorbringyoudownB.providefunwhenyou’redownC.encourageyoutodothingsevenbetterD.arelessthansupportive50.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Hownegativeselftalkinfluencesaperson.B.Howpositiveselftalkreducesstressinone’slife.C.Somegreatwaysofmakinggreatfriends.D.Somecreativewaysofpracticingaffirmation.

BlindphotographysoundsstrangE.ButastrikingexhibitionofphotographsinCaliforniaarguesthatitdevelopsasaresultofthecontemporaryart.TheshowSightUnseenattheCaliforniaMuseumofPhotographyuntilAug.29includeseverything:underwatersceneslandscapesabstractsandeverythingelseyoumightexpectfromasightedphotographer.Howdotheblindtaketheirphotographs?Somerelyonassistantstosetupandthendescribetheshots镜头andothersjustpointandshootintherightplacE.JustlikeanygoodartistssaysMcCulloh.Theyhavetheiruniquewaysofoperating.OneparticipatingphotographerisPeteEckertanartistwithmultipledegreesindesignandsculpturewhoonlyturnedtophotographyafterlosinghisvisioninthemid-1990s.Heopenstheshutter快门onhiscameraandthenusesflashlightslightsandcandiestopainthissceneonfilm.AformerfashionphotographerinChicagoWestonlosthisvisionduetoAIDSin1996andfocusesonimagesofdestructionanddisability.Hisphotosarealsoastaroftheshow.Whatdogallery-goerssay?Iwasveryimpressedbyit.ThetechniqueandexperiencewasamazinglydifferentsaysJohnHeskethaprintmakerinAnaheim.Youneverhaveasenseoffeelingsorryforthesepeoplebecausethey'veworkedveryhardtoprovetheirvaluE.BeyondthepraisehowevertheexhibitionalsomakesagreatexamplefordisabledpeopleeverywherE.ThatpointwasexplainedinearlyMayduringadiscussionontheTVshow.Attheveryendofthetalkoneattendeeexpressedhisopinion.Thisexhibitionisextraordinaryandrevolutionaryformanyreasons.IthinkthatbybeinganartistwithadisabilityyouarecontinuingtheworkofthosepeoplewhofoughtforbasiccivilrightstogainaccessandtohaveavoicE.Inthatwayit'ssowonderfulthatyourphotographssayitall.63.Fromthepassageweknowthatsomeblindpeopletakephotosby______A.describingthethingstotheirassistantsB.holdingthecameraandshootingrandomlyC.openingtheshutterwiththehelpofothersD.usingspecialequipmentdesignedforthem64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatblindphotographers______A.werenotbornblindB.dojobsrelatedtoartC.focusondifferentsubjectsD.likephotosofdestruction65.Whatispeople'sreactiontotheblindphotographyshow?A.Theyadmiretheblindphotographers'hardwork.B.Theyfeelreallysorryforthoseblindphotographers.C.Theythinksomehavegoodtechniqueswhileothersnot.D.Theycanunderstandtherealmeaningofeachphotograph.66.Thesignificanceoftheexhibitionliesinthefactthat______.A.theCaliforniaMuseumofPhotographyreceivespraisesforholdingtheshowB.thepublichaveachancetoknowwhattheblindpeopleareconcernedaboutC.theblindphotographershaveagoodplacetoshowtheirworksD.theexhibitioncanbeveryinspiringtotheblindintheworld

第三部分阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ImmediatelyIgotupanddressedstuckmyviolinundermyjacketandwentoutintothestreetstotrymyluck.IwanderedaboutforanhourlookingforalikelyspotfeelingasthoughIwereabouttocommitacrimE.ThenIstoppedatlastunderabridgenearthestationanddecidedtohaveatry.Ifelttenseandnervous.OnemomentIwaspartofthehurryingcrowdsthenextIstoodapartmybacktothewallmyhatonthepavementbeforemetheviolinundermychin.ThefirstnotesIplayedwereloudandrawthentheysettleddownandbegantorunmoresmoothly.TomysurpriseIwasneithercaughtnortoldtoshutup.Indeednobodytookanynoticeatall.ThenanoldmanwithoutstoppingsecretlythrewapennyintomyhatasifgettingridofsomeguiltyevidencE.OtherpenniesfollowedslowlybutsteadilydroppedbyshadowswhoappearednottoseeorhearmE.Itseemedtooeasylikeasecrettrick.Iworkedthereforseveraldaysgraduallygettingthetruthsofthetradebytrialanderror反复试验.Itwasnotagoodthingforexampletoletthehatfillupwithmoney;norwasitwisetoemptyitcompletely.PlacingacoupleofpenniesinthehattostartthethinggoingsoonbecamearegularrulE.41.Whenhefirstbegantoplaytheviolinheexpected.A.togetintotroubleB.toplaybetterthanhedidC.peopletostopandlistentohimD.tobetoldtomovesomewhereelse42.Thefirstmanwhogavehimmoney.A.wastoobusytostopB.wantedtogetridofhimC.droppedthemoneybymistakeD.didnotwanttoattractattention43.Hegraduallybecameconfidentthatdaybecause.A.nobodylookedathimB.heplayedtheviolinverywellC.peoplecontinuedtogivehimmoneyD.heearnedalotofmoney44.Onthefollowingdayshe.A.madealotofmistakesB.learnedhowtodothejobbetterC.getbetteratplayingtheviolinD.didnotmakesomuchmoney45.Hefoundthatthebestwayofencouragingpeopletogivehimmoneywasto.A.playindifferentstreetsB.leaveallthemoneyinthehatC.emptythehatatregulartimesD.leaveasmallamountofmoneyinthehat

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中的两项为多途选项Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?71ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylifE.Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.YourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvaluE.SurroundyourselfwithhappypeoplE.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.___72.Whensomethinggoeswrongtrytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinselfpity.Trulyhappypeopledon’tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavor._73.Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.74.Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunchtakealongrelaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearanceyouwillbesubconsciously下意识地puttingyourselfinabettermooD.Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightofasituationthatwouldotherwisemakeyouhappy.Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.75.A.Whatmakesonepersonhappymaybeverydifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.B.Onthecontraryifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappytheiremotionalstatewillbeinfectious.C.BeingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmooD.D.Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.E.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.F.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.G.It’salsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.

Watchingbisonupcloseisfascinatinglikewatchingagrassfireabouttoleapoutofcontrol.Withtheirhugewedge-shapedheadsandsilver-dollar-sizebrowneyesthe2000-poundanimalsaresymbolsofanotherplaceandtimE.Morethan100bisonnowroamthe30000-acreAmericanPrairieReserveineasternMontana—thefirsttimethey’veinhabitedthatregioninacentury.DirectdescendantsofthetensofmillionsofbisonthatoncepopulatedtheWesternplainstheyrepresentanepiceffort:torestoreapieceofAmerica’sprairietothenationalgrandeurthatLewisandClarkextolledtwocenturiesago.DuringthatfamousexpeditionacrosstheWesternstatestothePacificthetwoexplorersencounteredsomanybisonthattheyhadtowaithoursforoneherdtopass.Inordertoprotectwhat’shereandreintroducelong-gonewildlifesomethingtheWorldWildlifeFundishelpingwiththeAmericanPrairieFoundationbeganpurchasinglandfromlocalranchersin2004.Itnowowns30000acresandhasgrazingprivilegesonanother57000.Itsgoaloverthenext25yearsistoassemblethreemillionacresthelargestareaoflanddevotedtowildlifemanagementinthecontinentalUnitedStates.AlreadyherdsofelkdeerandpronghornanteloperoamthegrasslandswherevisitorscancamphikeandbikE.Cottonwoodsandwillowsarethrivingalongstreamscreatinghabitatsforbobcatsbeaversandotheranimals.NoteveryonesharesAPF’svision.SomeresidentsofPhillipsCountypop.3904worrythattheareacouldbecomeaprairieDisneylandovercrowdedwithtourists.ButthebiggestobstacleistheranchersthemselveswhosecattlecompetewithprairiedogsandbisonforgrassandspacE.PeoplelikemehavenointentionofsellingtheirranchessaysDaleVesethwhoheadstheRanchersStewardshipAllianceof35familiesinPhillipsCountyandwhosefamilyhasbeenranchingheresince1886.They’vebeenalaboroflovethroughthegenerations.InsteadhewantsAPFtopayorsubsidizerancherstoraisebison.Thiswouldbefarlesscostlyforthefoundationhearguesthanbuyingthelanddirectly.IfyougototheAmericanPrairieReserveineasternMontanayouwillsee________.A.theburningfiremovingacrossthegrasslandB.hundredsofbisontravellingthroughtheprairieC.tensofmillionsofbisonoccupyingthefarmlandD.groupsofexpertsexaminingthedeadbisonWhatmeasureshavebeentakentoprotectthewildlifebyAPF?A.Theyhaveborrowedmuchmoneyanddevelopednewhabitat.B.Theyhavehiredmanyfarmerstoraisebisonontheirfarms.C.TheyhaveturnedgrasslandintoDisneylandtoattracttourists.D.Theyhaveboughtlargelandfromfarmersforbisontoliveon.Theunderlinedwordsubsidizeinthispassagemeans________.A.givemoneytoB.borrowmoneyfromC.providelandtoD.exchangelandwithWhichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheexcitingsceneryineasternMontanaB.GreatchangesinraisingbisoninAmericaC.ThereturnoftheAmericanprairieD.Thechallengeinprotectingthegrassland

ATwentyyearsagoIdroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockedJustaminuteansweredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpausethedooropeneD.A.smallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldher.IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodman.ShesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestwayIansweredquickly.OhI’minnohurryshesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.Nothing.IsaiD.YouhavetomakealivingsheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontoetightly.OurhugendedwithherremarkYougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontimeThetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengersWhatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

A.frugal节俭travelerI’montheroadforthreetosixmonthsoutofayearandallthatwanderingtakesnotjustenergybutorganizationaswell.BeforeIsetoffIwillresearchdestinations目的地bookflightsandhotelsandfigureoutwhattodowhenIarrivE.TodoallthosethingsIhavealonglistofwebsitesandotherresources资源.SincemanypeoplearenowplanningtheirsummervacationsIthinkI’dsharemyexperiencE.OnceIhavedecidedonadestinationIheadstraightforalittlewebsitecalledGoogletodoresearch.Oneofthefirstsearchesisformydestinationwiththewordsfrugalandaffordable.Seriously!WhenIwenttoHawaiiin2008thesearchimmediatelybroughtoutthePomaikaiLuckyFarmB&Bafarmwithcomfortableroomsfor$80anight—astealinAmerica’smostexpensivevacationspots.Idon’tjustsurftheWebhowever—printstillhasitsuses.IhaveaguidebookwithmE.WhenItravelforworktheinformationitprovidesisquiteuseful.InordertoknowaboutthecultureofmydestinationIoftenturntonovels.InManhattanthere’sIdlewildBookswhereallkindsofbooksandnovelssitsidebysidE.Butyoucouldjusteasilyvisitthelocalindependentbookstoresorpubliclibraries.Ifthere’sreallynothinginyourarealogontheLongitudeBooks.com.Whenit’stimetobookaflightI’mbackonlinE.Myfirststopiskayak.comwhichsearchesalmosteveryotherbookingsitE.I’vealsostartedtouseITAsoftwarE.com’sQPXsystem.Itwasdevelopedfortheairlinecompanies.FinallywhenI’mreadytobuytheticketI’llgototheairline’sownwebsitebecauseitoffersthelowestpricefortheticket.ThenI’llcheckSeatGuru.comwhichoffersseatmapsofmostairlines’planestofindthebestmostcomfortablespot.Whatdoesthewriterusuallydotoprepareforatrip?A.Heturnstosomeorganizations.B.Hewandersaroundtogetinformation.C.Heconsultswebsitesandotherresources.D.Heaskspeoplewhoareplanningsummervacations.Theunderlinedwordstealmostprobablymeans______.A.bargainB.farmC.roomD.priceToknowthecultureofyourdestinationwhichofthefollowingissuggestedbythewriter?A.Tourtheplaceandexperienceit.B.WatchTVprogramsabouttheplacE.C.Visitbookstoresorpubliclibraries.D.ReadtheguidebooksabouttheplacE.Wheredoesthewriterbuyhisflighttickets?A.Ontheairline’sownwebsitE.B.Onkayak.com.C.OnITAsoftwarE.com.D.OnSeatGuru.com.

GeenaDavidknewshewantedtobeamoviestarwhenshewasveryyoung.Shewasnotsurewhatgavehertheideabutshewantedtolooklikeamoviestar.Ihavealotofpicturesfrommychildhoodofmewearingsunglassesshesays.IusedtowearthemtowatchTV.Earlymovieactorsstartedwearingsunglassesnotbecausetheylookedgoodbutbecausetheireyeshurt.ThelightsusedonmoviesetswereextremelybrightandcouldcauseapainfulproblemknownasKliegeyes.ItwasnamedaftertheKliegbrotherswhoinventedthelights.Actorsworesunglassestogivetheireyesarest.Butwhenmoviestarsbeganwearingtheirsunglassesinpublictheyquicklybecameamust.Eventuallyactorsstartedwearingsunglassesintheirmoviesaswellasonthestreet.AudreyHephburnworeultra-coolRay-Bansunglassesinthe1961movieBreakfastatTiffany’s.AsaresultRay-Bansunglassesstartedtoappearmoreandmoreinthemovies.In1979Ray-BanWayfarerswerewornbyJakeandElwoodinTheBlueBrothers.TomCruiseworeRay-BanAviatorsunglassesinthe1986hitTopGun.Thenin1997WillSmithandTommyLeeJonesmadeRay-BanPredatorsunglassesfamousinMeninBlack.Ofcoursesunglassesaren’tjustafashionstatement.ThemainreasontowearsunglassesistoprotectoureyesagainstUVradiation.UVradiationcandamageoureyessopeoplenowchoosetheirsunglassescarefully.Butyoudon’thavetogiveupstyleforsafety.ThechoiceofframesandlensesavailablethesedaysishugE.Soyoucanprotectyoureyesandstillbethecoolestpersononthebeach.Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A.Theuseofsunglasses.B.Thehistoryofsunglasses.C.Thesunglasseswearing.D.Whymoviestarsliketowearsunglasses.WhydidGeenaDavidliketowearsunglasses?A.Shewasamoviestar.B.Shewantedtofollowamoviestar.C.Wearingsunglasseswasgoodforhereyes.D.ItwasgoodtowearsunglasseswhenwatchingTV.Earlyactors’eyeshurtbecause______.A.theyworesunglassesB.theywentoutinthesuntoomuchC.thelightsonmoviesetsweretoobrightD.theirscriptswerewritteninverysmallwritingWemayknowfromthispassagethat______.A.AudreyHephburnwasafamousfilmstarB.Ray-BanisthenameofsunglassesmakerC.SunglassesmadeTopGunthehitin1986D.MeninBlackmustbeanadvertisementofsunglassesNowpeoplewearsunglasses______.A.justtoprotecttheireyesB.forfashionandtoprotecttheireyesC.becauseofbrightlightsD.becausemoviestarswearthem

WhenIwasachildourdiningroomhadtwokindsofchairs―twolargeoneswitharmrestsandfoursmalloneswithout.Thelargeronesstoodattheendsofthetablethesmalleronesonthesides.MomandDadsatinthebigchairsexceptwhenoneofuswasaway;thenMomwouldsitinoneofthesmallerchairs.DadalwayssatattheendattheheadofthetablE.SittingwherehedidDadwasframedbythewindowthroughwhichtheyardcouldbeseenwithitstreesandgrass.Hischairwasnotjustaplaceforhimatthetable;itwasaplaceinwhichhewassituatedagainsttheyardandtrees.Itwastheholy神圣的andprotectedplacethatwashisandoursthroughhim.AfterDadretiredheandMommovedoutintoasmallflat.WhentheycametovisitmeattheiroldhousE.DadstillsatattheendofthetablethoughthetablewasnolongerhisbutminE.OnlywithmymarriagetoBarbaradidIhearavoicequestioningthearrangement.SherequestedgentlybutfirmlythatIsitattheheadofthetableinourhomE.IrealizedthenthatIwasheadofthefamilybutIalsofeltunwillingtointroducesuchachangE.HowwouldIfeelsittinginthatheadplaceinmyDad’spresence?Andhowwouldhehandleit?Iwastofindoutontheoccasionofouryoungestchild’sfirstbirthday.MomandDadarrivedforlunchandwentintothediningroom.Dadmovedtowardhisusualseatinfrontofthewindow.BeforehecouldgetaroundthesideofthetableItookadeepbreathandsaidDadthisisgoingtobeyourplacenexttoMomonthesidE.Hestoppedlookedatmeandthensatdown.IfeltsadandangryatBarbaraforpushingmetodothis.ItwouldhavebeeneasytosayMymistakeDaD.Sitwhereyoualwayssit.ButIdidn’t.WhenheandMomwereseatedBarbaraandItookourplaces.Idon’tknowhowDadfelt.Idoknowthatthoughremovedfromhisusualplacehecontinuedtosharehisbestselfwithustellingstoriesofhischildhoodandyouthtothedelightofhisgrandchildren.AsIservedthefoodourlivesexperiencedachangewhichwecontinuetolivewith.Itwasn’teasybutIsensethatthereisalsosomethinggoodinthechangewhichhasoccurreD.Iambeginningtolearnthathonoringone’sfatherismorethanthequestionofwhichplacetooccupyatthediningtablE.ItalsomeanslisteningwhereverwesitandwhateverpositionsweowntothestoriesDadlongstotell.WemaythenduringthesemagicalmomentsevenbeabletoforgetaboutwhosechairiswhosE.48.Wheredidthewriter’smothersitwhenoneofthechildrenwasaway?A.Shedidn’tchangeherchair.B.ShemovedherownchairnextDad’s.C.ShemovedtoanemptychaironthesidE.D.ShesatoppositetoDaD.49.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhetoldhisfathertositontheside?A.Hedidn’tfeelbadbecausehisfatherwasgoingtositthereanyway.B.Hefelthappyathavingcardedoutthedifficulttask.C.Hewasthoroughlysatisfiedwiththenewseatingarrangement.D.HeregrettedwhathehaddoneandwantedtoblamehiswifE.50.Whathappenedduringthemealafterthefamilyhadalltakentheirnewseats?A.Thewriter’schildrenremovedtheirgrandfatherfromhisusualplacE.B.Thewriter’sfatherdidn’tappeartomindwherehesat.C.Thewriter’sfathersharedhisfavoritedisheswiththegrandchildren.D.Theybecametenseandnervousabouttheirfutureasafamily.51.Whatdidthewriterlearnabouthonoringone’sfather?A.Fathersalwayslongtotellstoriesabouttheirearlyyears.B.Providingthefightchairistheonlywaytohonorone’sfather.C.Respectforone’sfatherdoesn’tdependonlyonwherehesits.D.ThefamilyshoulddinetogetheratthesametableasoftenaspossiblE.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并填在答卷卡上A.guitaristwaspleasantlysurprisedtohearfromNewYorkCitypolicethathisvaluableguitarhadbeenfounD.Itdisappearedalmostayearagowhenhegotoutofataxiandforgottotaketheguitarwithhim.LaurenceLennon44saidhewasrunninglatethatday.Hewastalkingtohismanageronhiscellphonewhenherushedoutofthetaxi.Hesaidthathegavethedriver$60andtoldhimtokeepthechangE.Hewalkedthroughthefrontdoorsoftheconcerthallstilltalkingonthephonetohismanager.UpondiscoveringhislossLennonusedhiscellphonetocallthepolicE.Thepolicewomanaskedhimforthenameofthetaxicompanythenumberofthetaxiandthenameofthedriver.Hesaidthatshemusthavebeenjoking.ShetoldLennonthathecouldapplyforamissingitemreportonlinE.Lennonaskedforaddress.Itwaswww.nypD.gov/toprotectandtoserve/haveaniceday.Shetoldhimthatfindingtheguitarmighttakeacoupleofyearsforfindingguitarswasnotasimportantasfindingmurderersandmarijuana大麻smokers.Thenshetoldhimtohaveaniceday.ThisyearhasbeendepressingsaidLennon.IhadtoputofftherecordingoftwonewCDs.I’vebeenusingborrowedguitars.AndIwaslosinghopeofeverrecoveringmyguitar.Lennonwasreunitedwithhis$100000guitaryesterday.TheguitarhadbeendiscoveredinthecornerofacoffeehouseonlytwoblocksfromwhereLennonhadlostit.Lennonhadoffereda$10000rewardforitsreturn.HesaidhewouldgivetherewardtothecoffeehouseownerwhohadinformedthepolicE.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CarelessguitaristsurpriseD.B.ValuableguitarfounD.C.CoffeehouseownerrewardeD.D.Taxidriverstillunknown.2.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorexplained________.A.howcostlytheguitarwasB.howimportanttheconcertwasC.whytheguitaristwaslateD.whytheguitarwasleftbehind3.BysayingshemusthavebeenjokinginPara2theguitaristprobablymeans________.A.itwasimpossibleforhimtoanswerherquestionsB.theremusthavebeensomethingshefeltfunnyC.shedidn’tbelieveatallthathehadlosthisguitarD.shemusthavefeltthathisbehaviorwasfunny4.Inthepolicewoman’sopinionfindingthelostguitar_________.A.wasnotimportantatallB.wouldn’tbedoneonlineC.couldbealongtimehuntingD.onlydependedonthedriver

Formanyyearsscientistscouldn'tfigureouthowatomsandmoleculesontheEarthcombinedtomakelivingthings.Plantsfishdinosaursandpeoplearemadeofatomsandmoleculesbuttheyareputtogetherinamorecomplicatedwaythanthemoleculesintheprimitiveocean.What'smorelivingthingshaveenergyandcanreproducewhilethechemicalsontheEarth4billionyearsagowerelifeless.Afteryearsofstudyscientistsfiguredoutthatlivingthingsincludinghumanbodiesarebasicallymadeofaminoacidsandnucleotidebases.Thesearemoleculeswithmillionsofhydrogencarbonnitrogenandoxygenatoms.Howcouldsuchcomplicatedmoleculeshavebeenformedintheprimitivesoup?ScientistswerestumpeD.Thenin1953twoscientistsnamedHaroldUreyandStanleyL.MillerdidaverysimpleexperimenttofindoutwhathadhappenedonthePrimitiveEarth.Theysetupsometubesandbottlesinaclosedloopandputinsomeofthesamegasesthatwerepresentintheatmosphere4billionyearsago:watervaporammoniacarbondioxidemethaneandhydrogen.ThentheyshotanelectricsparkthroughthegasestosimulateboltsoflightningontheancientEarthcirculatedthegasesthroughsomewatersentthembackformoresparksandsoon.Aftersevendaysthewaterthatthegaseshadbeenbubblingthroughhadturnedbrown.Somenewchemicalsweredissolvedinit.WhenMillerandUreyanalyzedtheliquidtheyfoundthatitcontainedaminoacids-theverykindofmoleculesfoundinalllivingthings.61.WhendidscientistscometorealizehowtheatomsandmoleculesontheEarthcombinedtomakelivingthing?A.4billionyearsago.B.1953.C.Aftersevendays.D.Manyyearslater.62.Scientistsfiguredoutthathumanbodiesarebasicallymadeof.A.aminoacidsB.moleculesC.hydrogencarbonnitrogenandoxygenatomsD.watervaporammoniacarbondioxidemethaneandhydrogen63.HaroldUreyandStanleyL.Millerdidtheirexperimentinorderto.A.findoutwhathadhappenedontheEarth4billionyearsagoB.simulateboltsoflightningontheancientEarthC.dissolvesomenewchemicalsD.analyzealiquid64.Attheendofthelastparagraphtheunderlinedworditrefersto.A.aclosedloopB.anelectricsparkC.waterD.theliquid65.AccordingtothewriterlivingthingsontheEarthinclude.A.atomsandmoleculesB.chemicalsC.plantsfishdinosaursandhumanbeingsD.theprimitivesoup

There’sadarklittlejoke:RipVanWinkleawakensinthe21stcenturyafterahundred-yearsleep.Menandwomendashabouttalkingtosmallmetaldevices.Youngpeoplesitonsofasmovingminiatureathletesaroundonelectronicscreens.Airportshospitalsshoppingmalls―everyplaceRipgoesjustpuzzleshim.Butwhenhefinallywalksintoaschoolroomtheoldmanknowsexactlywhereheis.Thisisaschoolhedeclares.Weusedtohavetheseblackin1906.Onlynowtheblackboardsaregreen.Americanschoolsaren’texactlyfrozenintimebutconsideringthepaceofchangeinotherareasoflifeourpublicschoolstendtofeellikethrowbacks.Kidsspendmuchofthedayastheirgreat-grandparentsoncedid:sittinginrowslisteningtoteacherslecturescribblingnotesbyhandreadingtextbooksthatareoutofdatE.A.yawningchasmseparatestheworldinsidetheschoolhousefromtheworldoutsidE.Thenationalconversationoneducationhaslongfocusedonreadingscoresmathtestsandclosingtheachievementgap.Thisisnotastoryaboutthatconversation.Thisisastoryaboutthebigpublicconversationthenationisnothavingabouteducationtheonethatwillultimatelydeterminewhetheranentiregenerationofkidswillfailtomakethegradeintheglobaleconomybecausetheycan’tthinktheirwaythroughabstractproblemsworkinteamsorspeakalanguageotherthanEnglish.ThisweektheconversationwillburstontothefrontpagewhentheNCSAWreleasesablueprintforrethinkingAmericaneducationfrompre-Kto12andbeyondtobetterpreparestudentstothriveintheglobaleconomy.Whilethatreportincludessomedebatableproposalsthereisaremarkableagreementamongeducatorsandbusinessandpolicyleadersononekeyconclusion:weneedtobringwhatweteachandhowweteachintothe21stcentury.Today’seconomydemandsnotonlyahigh-levelcompetenceinthetraditionalacademicdisciplinesbutalsowhatmightbecalled21st-centuryskills.64.Whatisthewriter’spurposetouseadarklittlejokeinthefirstparagraph?A.ToserveasanintroductiontoRipVanWinklE.B.Todrawreaders’attentiontothepresentsituationsinAmericanschools.C.ToremindpeoplethatAmericanliteratureplaysanimportantroleineconomy.D.Toletitsreadersenjoythearticlefromtheverybeginning.65.Whatisthewriter’sgeneralimpressionofAmericanschoolchildren?A.Theylookmuchliketheirgreat-grandparents.B.TheycandoeverythingastheylikE.C.Theyarewelldevelopedonallsides.D.TheyarealmostseparatedfromtheoutsideworlD.66.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthewriter________.A.hasfocusedonreadingscoresandmathtestsB.tellsastoryaboutthenationalconversationC.tendstocaremuchaboutthebigpublicconversationD.promisestohelpkidswiththeirgradeintheglobaleconomy67.Theunderlinedparttothriveinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.tobecomeandcontinuetobesuccessfulandstrong.B.toenjoysomethingespeciallyotherpeoplewouldnotlikE.C.tocompetewithotherpeopleforbetterpositionsD.toworkinteamswithanyotherpeoplE.

Thisistheageofbeingbusy.Manyofusliveinbusyplacesandhavebusylives.EventheroadsarebusyaswetrytogetfromheretotherE.Adultsarebusygoingtojobsandtakingcareoftheirfamilies.Kidsarebusytoogoingtoschoolanddoingalotofhomeworkafterschoolandonweekends.Busyisn’tbadnecessarily.IfyouarenotbusyenoughyoumightbeboreD.Butifyouaretoobusyyoumightbreakdown.Forexampleifyouhaveasoccergamethatrunslateonaschoolnightandyouhaven’teatendinnerordoneyourhomeworkthat’sanot-so-funkindofbusy.WewantedtoknowwhatkidsthoughtsowedidakidsPollaboutbeingbusywith882girlsandboysaged9to13.Almostallofthemsaidtheyfeltstressedbecausetheyweretoobusy.AbouthalfsaidtheyfeltthiswayonceinawhileorsomeofthetimE.But17%saidtheyfeltthiswaymostofthetimeand24%saidtheyfeltthisallthetime!Ohdearthat’snofun.Only4%ofkidssaidtheywantedlessfreetimeand18%saidtheyalreadyhadjusttherightamount.Butnobigsurprise61%ofkidswishtheyhadalotmorefreetimE.Iftheyhadmoretimemostwouldspendithangingoutorplayingwithfriends.Oftenadultsplanlargepartsofakid’sdayespeciallyduringtheschoolyear.kidscan’ttelltheirparentsthey’llbeskippingschool逃学todaytogetmorefreetime!Buttheycantelltheirparentsthey’dliketoplayagameorreadabookduringtheirfreetimeinsteadofwatchingTV.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto_____.A.IntroducethetopicB.SupportthemainideaC.RaisethetopicsentenceD.Attractthereaders’attentionBygivingtheexampleofalatesoccergamethewriterintendstotellus______.A.BeingtoobusyisbadforthekidsB.ItisnofuntobebusyforthekidsC.Homeworkshouldgobeforegam.D.BeingbusymaycausethekidstofeelboredAccordingtothepassagetheKidsPollisdonetocarryoutresearchon_____.A.HowkidsarrangetheirfreetimeB.WhatkidsthinkofbeingbusyC.HowmanykidsfeltstressedD.WhatkidsdowiththeirstudyFromthepassagewecaninferthatthewriteragreeskidscan_____.A.SpendtheirfreetimehangingorplayingoutB.GetalotmorefreetimefromtheirparentsC.HavearightamountoffreetimewithpermissionD.Getmorefreetimefromschoolworksometimes

Todaywetalktoanup-and-coming有前途的erhuplayerLeeHangfromHongKong.He’llplaywiththeHongKongOrchestra管弦乐队nextSundayinaspecialconcertbyyoungChinesemusicians.Interviewer:ThankyoufortalkingtousLeE.YoumustbeveryexciteD.Lee:YesIam.ThisisthefirsttimethatI’veplayedwithsuchafamousorchestraandinfrontofsomanypeoplE.They’reexpectingabout4000peoplE.Interviewer:Doesthatscareyou?Lee:Tobehonestyes.Ihaven’tsleptmuchinthelastfewdays.ButmyteachertoldmeIwouldn’ttakeitseriouslyenoughifIwasn’tscareD.Thathelpedalot.Interviewer:Tellmeaboutwhyyoustartedplayingtheerhu.Lee:Myparentstookmetopianoandviolinlessons.Iquitelikedthembuttheyhadtoforcemetogosometimes.OnenightIsawadocumentaryaboutYoYoMathefamousChineseAmericancello大提琴player.HetalkedabouthisloveofChineseinstrumentsandweshouldfollowourinterests.IalwaysenjoyedlisteningtoChineseinstrumentsliketheerhuandguzheng.Thatinspiredmetolearntheerhu.MyparentsweregladthatIwasplayingsomethingIactuallylikeD.Interviewer:WhatdoyourfriendsthinkofyouplayingaChineseinstrument?Lee:Wellalotofmyclassmatesthinkplayingthingsliketheerhuisn’tcool.Idon’tcarE.Itmakesmehappy.IgotaletterfromYoYosayinghowmuchheadmiredmeandthathe’dliketomeetmenexttimewhenhe’sinHongKong.Theythoughtthatwasprettycool!Interviewer:Andwhatdoesthefutureholdforyou?Lee:I’dliketostudymusicinauniversityinChinathenhopefullyplayinorchestras.MyambitionistobringthebeautifulsoundoftheerhutoallthecornersoftheworlD.Interviewer:Wellifanyonecanit’syou.ThanksfortalkingtomeLeE.Goodluck.Lee:Thanks.WhatwillLeeHangdonextSunday?A.Hewillhaveaninterview.B.Hewilltalktoanewspaperreporter.C.HewillplayaChinesemusicalinstrumentataconcert.D.HewillstudyinauniversityinChinA.Lee_______becauseoftheconcert.A.hasn’tbeensleepingwellB.hasn’tbeensleepingC.willmeet4000peopleD.hasbeenafraidofhisteacherLeestartedplayingtheerhu________afilmaboutYoYoMA.A.beforeseeingB.whileseeingC.afterseeingD.tocopyLeelikesplayingtheerhu_______thepianoandviolin.A.lessthanB.asmuchasC.morethanD.becausehisparentslikeLee’sfriendsthought_______wasgreat.A.gettingaletterfromafamousmusicianB.writingalettertoafamousmusicianC.playingChinesemusicalinstrumentsD.seeingYoYoMainHongKong

LookingbackonmychildhoodIbelievethatnaturalistsarebornandnotmadE.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesamewaymybrothersandmysisterssoongaveuptheirflowersandinsects.UnlikethemIhadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomathswell.BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedinofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrememberclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparentsauntsunclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofthedogsfarmanimalslocalbirdsandaboveallinsects.Iamanaturalistnotascientist.Ihaveastrongloveforthenaturalworldandmypassionhasledmeintovariedexplorations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilreadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.ThensomethingbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyminD.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks.Butcuriosityakeen敏锐的eyeagoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist.A.scientistuptoapointcanbemadE.A.naturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwoyougetthebestofbothworlds.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthewriter.A.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodB.losthishearingwhenhewasachildC.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsistersD.wasbornintoanaturalist’sfamilyThewritercan’tclearlyrememberhisrelativesprobablybecause.A.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththemB.thefamilywasverylargeC.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemD.hedevotedhimselftoobservingnatureItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterwas.A.ascientistaswellasanaturalistB.notanaturalistbutascientistC.onlyabornnaturalistD.firstofallascientistAccordingtothewriterabornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe.A.goodatmathsB.fullofpassionC.knowledgeableD.self-controlled

阅读理解共1326分阅读下面几段文字理解文章大意并从AB.C.D.四个选项中选出最佳选项APeopleneedtorelaxandenjoythemselves.Onewaytheycanhaveagoodtimeistowatchabaseballgameoranothersportsevent.Eventhousandsofyearsagogroupsofpeoplegatheredtowatchskilledathletes.Over2000yearsagoinGreececertaindaysintheyearwerefestivaldays.Thesewereholidayswhenpeoplestoppedworkandenjoyedthemselves.Theylikedtowatchathletestakepartinracesandothergamesofskill.ThemostimportantfestivalwasheldeveryfouryearsatthetownofOlympiA.ItwasheldinhonoroftheGreekgodZeusZus.ForfivedaysathletesfromallpartsoftheGreekworldtookpartintheOlympicGames.AttheOlympicGamespeoplecouldwatchthemboxrunjumpandsoon.Therewasarelayracebetweentworeamsofmeninwhichalightedtorchwaspassedfromrunnertorunner.TheOlympicGameswerethoughttobesoimportantthatcitieswhichwereatwarwithoneanotherhadtostopfighting.Peoplewereallowedtotraveltothegamessafely.ThousandsofpeoplecametoOlympiafromcitiesinGreeceandfromhercolonies殖民地inAfricaAsiaandItaly.Theymetasfriendstocheertheirfavoriteathletesandtoenjoythemselves.56.WhathappenedinGreeceover2000yearsago?A.Peoplestoppedworkandenjoyedthemselves.B.Thecitiestherewereoftenagainstoneanother.C.Peoplewatchedbaseballgames.D.Peopledidn’tgotoanygamesatall.57.WhatwerethosecountriesinAfrica?A.Friends.B.Enemies.C.Colonies..D.Othercities.58.Whatdidpeopledoatthegames?A.Theyfought.B.Theyjusttalkedtofriends.C.Theycheeredforgoodathletes.D.Theytriedtofindfriends.59.Greekcitiesthenwerefightingsothey____A.wereweak.B.werestrongC.couldn’tgotoothercitiesfreely.D.couldseeeachother.60.Thebesttitleforthestoryis_____.A.GreeceatWarB.TogetherfortheGamesC.StopFightingD.Sport

It’snoteasybeingateenager13至19岁青少年―norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangryhurtormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyouyou’llstillbethereforhimwhenheneedsyou.Expectalotfromyourchildjustnoteverything.Exceptforhealthandsafetyproblemssuchasdruguseorcarelessdriving;considereverythingelseopentodiscussion.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscusssomethingdon’tinsisthetellyouwhat’sonhisminD.Themoreyouinsistthemorelikelythathe’llclamup.Insteadlethimattempttosolve解决thingsbyhimself.Atthesametimeremindhimthatyou’realwaysthereforhimshouldheseekadviceorhelp.Showrespectforyourteenager’sprivacy隐私.Neverreadhimhismailorlisteninonpersonalconversions.Teachyourteenagerthatthefamilyphoneisforthewholefamily.Ifyourchildtalksonthefamily’stelephonefortoolongtellhimhecantalkfor15minutesbutthenhemuststayoffthephoneforatleastanequalperiodoftimE.Thisnotonlyfreesupthelinesothatotherfamilymemberscanmakeandreceivecallsbutteachesyourteenagermoderation节制.Orifyouareopentotheideaallowyourteenagerhisownphonethathepaysforwithhisownpocketmoneyoraparttimejob68.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellparents.A.howtogetalongwithateenagerB.howtorespectateenagerC.howtounderstandateenagerD.howtohelpatenagergrowup69.WhatdoesthephraseclamupinParagraph2probablymean?A.becomeexcitedB.showrespectC.refusetotalkD.seekhelp70.ThelastparagraphisabouthowtoteachateenagerA.tousethephoneinasensiblewayB.topayforhisowntelephoneC.tosharethephonequicklyD.toanswerthephonequickly71.Whatshouldparentsdoinraisingateenageraccordingtothetext?A.NorallowhimtolearndrivingortakedrugsB.GivehimadviceonlywhennecessaryC.LethimhavehisowntelephoneD.Nottalkaboutpersonalthingswithhim

Lotsofstudentsshoptoreducestressorjusttokilltimewiththeirfriends.Shoppingtogetridofboredomortoescapefromlife’spressuresmayleadtoseriousproblems.Whenyoustarttoshopoutofcontrolyoubecomeashoppingaddict.Shoppingaddictsshowsignsthataresimilartootheraddicts.Somestudentsthinkthatshoppingevenaslittleasbuyinggiftsforclassmatescanmakethemfeelbetterandforgettheirproblems.Actuallyitcanmakethemfeelworseguiltyorevencausethemtorunintofinancialdifficulties.Findingyourselfinafinancialstruggleordeepindebtmayharmyourrelationshipswithfriendsandparents.Doyougoshoppingforjustafewthingsandcomehomewithyourwalletempty?Doyoualwaysgoshoppingafteranemotionaltraumaorwhenlifefeelstough艰难的?Doyouregretlaterwhatyoubuy?Ordoyoubuythingsthatyouneveruse?Maybeyourparentsorfriendshaveexpresseddisagreementthatleadsyoutohideitemsorlieaboutprices.Avoidanyenvironmentthatmaymakeyouwanttospendmoney.Neverusecreditcards.Formsomeothermeaningfulandbeneficialhobbies.Exerciseyogaandhotbathsgenerallymayhelpyounotwanttoshop.Takeadrivethroughthecountrywheretherearen’tanystores.HavepatiencewithyourselfandyourmoneywhichcanbenefityoufortherestofyourlifE.60.Accordingtothepassageshoppingaddicts______.arealwaysrichpeopleB.getwellalongwithfriendsC.maysufferfinancialdifficultiesD.alltheabove61.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsabout______.waystogetridofshoppingaddictionthesignsofshoppingaddictsthedangerofshoppingaddictionwhyshoppingaddictscan’tstopshopping62.Theunderlinedwordtraumaprobablymeans______.hurtB.satisfactionC.enjoymentD.appreciation63.Theintendedreadersofthepassageare______.teachersB.doctorsC.studentsD.education

Imadeapledge发誓tomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottagE.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsandsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalshèng jīng passageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtfuloftheirwives.ThenhewentontosayLoveisanactofwill.A.personcanchoosetolovE.TomyselfIhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusbanD.WellfortwoweeksthatwouldchangE.AnditdiD.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaidThatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.OhTomyounoticedshesaidsurprisedandpleaseD.MaybealittlepuzzleD.AfterthelongdriveIwantedtositandreaD.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.IstartedtorefusebutthenIthoughtEvelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithmE.Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappythat’showthewholevacationpasseD.ImadeanewpledgetokeeponrememberingtochooselovE.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperimenthowever.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.OnthelastnightatourcottagepreparingforbedEvelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.What’sthematter?Iaskedher.TomshesaidinavoicefilledwithdistressdoyouknowsomethingIdon’t?Whatdoyoumean?WellthatcheckupIhadseveralweeksagoourdoctordidhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tomyou’vebeensogoodtomeamIdying?Ittookamomentforitalltosinkin.ThenIburstoutlaughing.NohoneyIsaidwrappingherinmyarms.You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolivE.64.InthefirstparagraphNoifsandandsorbutsprobablymeans_____.A.unnecessarilyB.unexpectedlyC.impossiblyD.unconditionally65.FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage_____.A.withhisfamilyB.withEvelynC.aloneD.withhischildren66.DuringthetwoweeksonthebeachTomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause_____.A.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesB.hehadmadealotofmoneyinWallStreetC.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandD.shewasseriouslyill67.Theunderlinedwordsonethinginthetextrefertothefactthat_____.A.hepraisedhersweaterwhichpuzzledherB.sheinsistedonvisitingamuseumwhichhehatedC.heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn’ttellherD.hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying68.BysayingI’mjuststartingtoliveTommeansthat_____.A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD.heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly.believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthrelied依赖onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However.whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichualuesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople.Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelost.butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.71.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeopleC.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition72.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts73.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess74.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers’.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.75.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition

Herewaiter!Lookatyoursoup.What’sthis?Isitvegetablesoup?No.It’sfly苍蝇soup!Lookatthebluebottle!Terrible!Pouritontothefaceofthecook.Whowantssuchawonderfulsoup?shoutedamiddle-agedlady.InlessthanasecondthecustomersgatheredaroundhertablE.A.youngwaiterwasalreadyholdingthesoupplatesearchingfortheflywithaspoon.Theladywasangry.Themanagercameouttoseewhatthetroublewas.Bringheranotherbowlofsoupwashisorder.Theladywantedtoshowtheflytothemanager.Asshereachedforthespoonshepointedatsomethingblueinit.Lookthat’sthefly!sheshouteD.Thecrowdpressedcloserandstaredatthespoonintheyoungwaiter’shanD.Justbeforetheycouldseeitclearlythemanputthespoonfullofsoupintohismouth.BitingslightlyafterawhilehesmiledandnoddedIt’sreallyapieceofburntgreenonion.IfirmlybelievethatisworthyofourfamE.Onhearingthispeoplelaughedandwalkedaway.Thewomanwasatalossanddidn’tknowifshecoulddrinkthesouporleaveittherE.Thewholeincidentlastedonlyafewminutes.Notlongafterthatthewaiterwhohadsavedtherestaurantformdisgrace不光彩soongotarisE.1.Thebluebottletheladymentionedmeans.A.akindofsoupB.akindofflyC.thesoupplateD.thespoon2.Seeingwhathadhappenedthemanager.A.knewthatthefaultwouldmakethisrestaurantlosefaceB.scoldedthewaitertosmoothdown消除thelady’sangerC.saidsorrytothewomanforthesoupD.sentawaythecookwhohadcausedsomuchtrouble3.Formthepassagewecaninferthattheyoungwaiteratetheflyjustbecause.A.it’sreallyhisfaulttomaketheladyangryB.hedidn’twantotherstodrivethecookoutoftherestaurantC.hewantedtoshowwhatheatewasnothingbutapieceofgreenonionD.hewasafraidhewouldbesentawaybythemanager4.Theyoungwaitersavedtherestaurant’sfameby.A.eatingtheflyinsoupB.tellingthetruthtoeveryoneC.sayingsorrytotheladyD.pointingoutwhattheladysaidwaswrong

Spendingaslittleas$US5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafound.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers―eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfwsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.NomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$US3000and$US8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalscience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$US5or$US20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations―a8littleas$US5一maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaid.56.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneyCanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelse.D.Youcanspendonly$US5adayon80meoneelsetogethappiness.57.Theunderlinedwordboost’’inthefirstparagraphprobablymeansA.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyon础占r8Cangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.59.Dunnis______.A.anemployeeinacompanyC.areporterinajournalB.apsychologistatauniversityD.avolunteerintheexperiment60.ItCanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat.A.thevolunteersnotgiven$US5or$US20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregiven$US5or$U$20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheyliked

Findingsomethingtododuringtheschoolholidaysisn'talwayseasybutonemumhassetupanewwebsitetohelpfamiliesfindactivitiesandeventsinNorfolk.FionaAnthonyofBawburghnearNorwichwaspersuadedbyherfriendstosetupthewebsiteInfo4Familieswhentheynoticedshealwaysknewwhateventswerehappeninginthecounty县.IamalwayslookingforthingstokeepmychildrenoccupiedandNorfolkhassuchalotgoingonshesaiD.Detail细节fromInfo4FamiliesButIfounditquitedifficulttogetinformationabouteventsandactivitiesforchildrenandfamiliesastherewasnocentralinformationpointanditwouldofteninvolvecollectingleaflets传单andcheckingnoticeboardsatdifferentplaces.SoIdecidedtosetupawebsitewhichwouldallowpeopletofindthingstodowithoutleavinghomesheaddeD.Fionawasalsoconcernedthatsomeeventsshehadbookedhadtobecancelled取消becausenotenoughpeoplewantedtogo.Itisarealshamethatsomeparentscan’tfindtheeventsandsomeeventorganisersdon’tgetthenumberstheyneeD.IwanttohelpbringthetwotogethersaidFionA.Thewebsitegivesdetailsonregularone-offandfreeeventsandincludesactivitieswhichchildrencandoontheirownorwiththefamily.Parentscanlookforactivitiesbycategory种类andbyagesothattheycanfindeventssuitablefortheirchildren’sinterestsandneeds.Thesitealsolinkstolocalplacesofinterestsuchaslibrariesmuseumsandcinemas.FionaAnthonysetupthewebsite__________.A.totellpeoplehowtospendtheirholidaysathomeB.todesignsomeactivitiesforeventorganizersC.tohelppeoplechooseactivitiesandeventsthey’reinterestedinD.tomakemoneybyprovidingsomeusefulinformationTheunderlinedwordoccupiedinthethirdparagraphsprobablymeans________.A.busyB.happyC.freeD.tiredFromthewebsiteInfo4FamilieswecaneasilyaccesstothefollowingwebsitesaboutNorfolkexcept________.A.museumsB.schoolsC.cinemasD.librariesWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.NotalltheeventsonthewebsitearefreeofchargE.B.Fionaalwaysknewwhateventswerehappeninginhercountry.C.Childrenmusttakepartintheactivitiesprovidedbythewebsitetogetherwiththeirparents.D.someorganizersoftenfeeldisappointedthatnotenoughpeopletakepartintheiractivities.

Youcanbeproudofyourselvesevenifyoucanonlymakeoneortwoofthesegreenchanges.Thegoalhereistolimitcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegaseswhicharecloselyassociatedtothebigproblemofglobal-warming.Strategy1:BringyourowncuptoStarbucksYou’llgeta10centdiscountandit’sonelesspapercuptoendupinalandfill.Whileyou’retherepickupsomefreebagsofspentcoffeegroundstouseas‘green’fertilizerinyourgarden.Thepayoff:Thestorewon’tcreatemorewastewhentheythrowawayacup.Strategy2:TurnoffyourcomputerWheninstandbymodeyourPCisstillusingenergy.Infact75percentofelectricityusedinyourhomecomesfromelectronicsthatareturnedoff.Thepayoff:Turningoffamonitorfor40hoursaweekmayonlysave$5amonthbutitreducesCO2by750poundsStrategy3:ReuseplasticbagsInsteadofthrowingaway100billionplasticbagsayeartryandgetasecondthirdortenthuseoutofthem.Betteryetnexttimeyoushoptryareusablebag.Thepayoff:You’rereducingpollution.Theamountofoilitwouldtaketomakejust14plasticbagswouldrunyourcarforonemilE.Strategy4:UserecycledpaperinthebathroomMostofthetoiletpaperweuseismadefromtreesfoundinforestspreviouslyuntouchedbyhumans.Thepayoff:Ifeveryhouseholdreplacedonerolloftoiletpaperwitharecycledone424000treeswouldstillbestanding.Lookforecopapertowelstoo.Strategy5:Buyenergy-efficientappliances电器ReplacetheoldfridgewithanEnergyStarapplianceandyou’lluse15percentlessenergy.Itmightbealittleexpensivetobuybutyou’llsavemoneyonyourelectricitybillsandhelptheenvironment.Thepayoff:IfweallusedoneEnergyStarapplianceathomeitwouldbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.Strategy6:PlantatreeAddinggreentoyourgardenisbeautifulandearth-pleasing.Thepayoff:Justonetreewillhelpmakecleanerairandsavetheenvironmentfrom5000poundsofhotcarbondioxideeachyear.53.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WaystosavemoneyathomeB.Waystobeearth-friendlyC.Waystoendglobal-warmingD.Waystolimitcarbondioxide54.AccordingtothewriterwhatwillhappenifourPCisswitchedoffwhennotinuse?A.Itwillhelptosavealargeamountofmoney.B.ItwillhelptoreduceagreatdealofCO2.C.ItwillsavetheamountofoilthatrunsyourcarforamileD.Itwillbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.55.Whichstrategiessuggestrecyclingorreuseofthings?A.Strategies1&3B.Strategies2&5C.Strategies3&6D.Strategies4&5.56.Whatbenefitsdothesestrategieshaveincommon?A.Theyallhelpreducetheuseofenergylikeelectricity.B.Theyallcutdowntheamountofthepaper.C.Theyallresultinproducinglessgreenhousegases.D.Theyallhelptopreserveourtreesandforest.

DYoungpeoplecanhaveproblemswiththeirminds.SomestudentsbecomeworriedbecausetheyhavetostudyveryharD.Othershavetroublegettingonwellwithpeopleliketheirparentsandclassmates.LiuWeiaJunior2studentfromHefeicouldnotunderstandhisteacherandwasdoingbadlyinhislessons.HebecamesoworriedaboutitthathestartedtocuthisfingerwithaknifE.Anotherstudent14-year-oldYanFangfromGuangzhouwasafraidofexams.Shegotveryworriedinthetestandwhenshelookedattheexampapersshecouldn’tthinkofanythingtowritE.A.recentreportfromJiefangDailysaysabout18%ofShanghaiteenagershavemental心理的problems.TheirtroublesincludebeingworriedandveryunhappyandhavingproblemsinlearningandgettingonwellwithpeoplE.Manystudentswhohaveproblemswon’tgoforadviceorhelp.Somethinktheywilllookstupid愚蠢的iftheygotoseeadoctor.Othersdon’twanttotalkabouttheirsecret.LiangYuezhuanexpertonteenagersfromBeijingAndingHospitalhasthefollowingadviceforteenagers.1.Talktoyourparentsorteachersoften.2.Takepartingroupactivitiesandplaysports.3.Gotoseeadoctorifyoufeelunhappyorunwell.51.Thestudentswhooftenbecomeworriedorhavetroublegettingonwellwithothersmayhave___________.A.mentalproblemsB.aheadacheC.kniveswiththemD.noparents52.LiuWeicuthisfingerwithaknifebecause____________.A.hewasafraidofhisteacherB.hewantedtofrightenhisparentsC.hewassoworriedabouthisstudyD.hisfingerwasbadlyhurt53.YanFang’sproblemshappenedwhenever______________.A.shestudiedveryhardB.shehadexamsC.shetalkedwithherparentsD.shethoughtofsomething54.Studentswhohaveproblemswon’taskothersforhelpbecause_____________.A.theywon’tletothersthinktheyarestupiD.B.theydon’tthinkdoctorscanhelpthem.C.theydon’twanttotelltheirsecrettoothers.D.bothA.andC.55.LiangYuezhu’sadvicetellsusthat_________________.A.it’sbetterforthestudentswhohavementalproblemstojoinothers.B.it’sunnecessaryforthemtobewithothers.C.onlygroupactivitiesandsportscanhelpthem.D.teachersandparentscan’tdoanythingaboutmentalproblems.

PutalittleloveinyourlifeIremembergrowingupmymomalwayssaidHalfthefunofdoinganythingissharingitwithothers.ItissotruE.Friendsandmatesallowustoenjoyoursuccessandourjoyscomfortusinourchallengingmomentsandprovideamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutourselves.I’vealwayslookedatfriendsasthefamilywechoosE.Theyenrichourlives.AsRobertLouisStevenoncesaidAfriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.Tobeagoodfriendorpartnerit’simportablebeagoodlistener.HearwhatyourfriendormatehastosayfirstratherthanjumpingtoconclusionsorgettingdefensivE.Sometimesitisusefultobetheirmirrorforwhentheyheartheirwordsrepeatedbacktothemitcanhelpthemtorealizethatwhattheysaidwasnotexactlywhattheymeanttosay.Patiencecompassionandempathyarealsoimportanttraitsinbeingagoodfriendorpartner.YouknowtheoldgoldenruleCareforothersthewayyouwouldlikethemtocareforyou.ThesupportofafriendduringatoughtimecouldmakethedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Encouragementandconfidencearepricelessgiftsthatcanhelpchangeaperson’slifE.Takecarethoughwithwhomyouchoosetohavecloserelationshipfortheycanhaveatremendousimpactonyourself-esteemandlifepath.Assomeoneoncetoldmetheattitudeofyourfriendsarelikethebuttonsonanelevator.Theywilleithertakeyouupordown.51.InordertomakegoodfriendsyoushoulddothefollowingexceptA.BeagoodlistenerB.BepatientcompassionateC.BecarefulD.Begeneroustoyourfriends52.Whatwillyoudotoyourfriendsaccordingtothepassage?A.Buyyourfriendamirror.B.PointouttheirmistakesifthereisanyC.GivethemencouragementandconfidencE.D.Payattentionwhattheydo53.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthepassagemean?A.Itisdifferentwhetheryouhavefriendsornot.B.Thesupportoffriendscountswhenyouhavedifficulties.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Youarecertaintosucceedifyougetthesupportoffriends.54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisgoodtoshareyourfunwithother.B.Thefriendisamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutothers.C.You’dbetterbeagoodlistenerifyouwanttobeagoodfrienD.D.BecarefultochooseyourfrienD.

I’dliketosharethestrangestofthestrangemomentsI’vehadherE.Backin2003IhadapetrabbitnamedAlaskA.Duetotherulesthelandlordhadsethehadtobekeptinthebasement地下室.OnenightIwentdownstairstofeedhim.KeepinmindI’vealwaysthoughtthebasementwasfrightening.AsIwasfacinghiscageandputtingthebowlofwaterinsideabigshadowappearedbehindmeasifabigtallmanwerestandingbehindmE.IturnedaroundandnobodywastherebutIgotthedistinct清晰的feelingthatIwasbeingwatcheD.Ibasicallydroppedthewaterbowlandranupstairsshoutingformymom.EversincethenIcan’tgodowntherealonE.OnceIwastryingtogettosleepandIsleptwiththelightsoff.AllofsuddenIwantedtoleavetheroomeagerlybutIcouldn’tgetoutofmybedIwastooscareD.ThefeelingofsomeonelookingcloselyatmewassoupsetIwasphysicallyafraidtomoveorbreathE.IopenedmycurtainstoletthestreetlightinthinkingthelightwouldhelpmefeelbettertomovE.Thatdidnothing.ImusthavesatthereonmybedforaboutfifteenminutesbeforeIgotup.Ididn’tsleepintherethatnight.I’veneverfeltanythingsoupset!ThenthereareallthelittlethingslikeseeingthingsinthecomerofmyeyehearingdoorsopenorclosewhenI’mhomealoneandthefeelingofbeingwatcheD.Oncewhenmysisterwasn’thomewesharearoomIheardsomeonebreathingfromherbedandheardthesheetsrustle沙沙声.LastweekIfeltsomeonepattingmeintheshoulderwhenIwasaloneinmyroom.SometimesI’llbelookingsomethingandI’llseeoneormorecontorted扭曲的angryfaces.Irealizethatwhenoneislookingforsomethingtohappentheycanmakethingshappenorimagineit.ThesearethemomentsinwhichIknownothingwasimaginedsoIwantedtosharethemandgetyouropinions.Thankssomuch.【小题1】Thewritertothetextseemsto.A.tellushisstrangeexperiencesB.telluswhathappensinhisbedroomC.tellusaninterestingstoryD.telluswhathappensinhisapartment【小题2】Whichofthefollowingmaybethereasonwhythewriterisafraidtogotothebasement?A.Becausehispetisdangerous.B.Becauseabigshadowmayappearbehindhim.C.BecausethereisabigtallmantherE.D.BecausehislandlordforbidshimtogotherE.【小题3】Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.thewritersleptwiththelightsonthatnightB.thestreetlighthelpedthewriteralotC.hewastooscaredtogetoutofhisbedatonetimeD.hedidn’tsleepatallthatnight【小题4】Fromthetextwecanseethewriterbelieveshisexperiencesare.A.realB.notrealC.creativeD.imaginative

YouCan’tDoItEvenIfItHurtsNobodyWhodoyouthinkbreaksthelawinoursociety?Ifyoubelievethatonlytoughguyscommitcrimesyoumayhavetothinkagain.Unlikeinthemovieswecan’tdividetheworldintobadguysandmodelcitizens.ReallifeismuchmorecomplexInthesamewaythatdiseasesrangefromthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokingonanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yetwhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining＄50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson.Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsabutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.Inthesamewaythatdiseasesrangeformthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokinginanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yeswhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining＄50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson..Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsaboutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.probablymeans_______A.thereisawiderangeofpeopleandcrimesinthereallifeB.smokinginanelevatorgoesagainstlawsinthereallifeC.therearemorecrimesthandiseasesinthereallifeD.modelcitizenssometimesbreaklawsinthereallife69.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepeoplewhocheatontaxes?A.TheytakenonoticeofthehumanmindB.TheybreakthelawsunacceptedintheirmindsC.TheyhurtotherpeopletoimprovetheirownlivesD.Theyaren’tconcernedwithsomeparticularlaws70.Peopletolerateviolenceandcrimebecause__________A.theirbehavioristhesameasthatofmostotherpeopleB.theypaynoattentiontothetruthbehindthecrimesC.mostunlawfulactsarenotharmfultotheindividualD.theyholdmistakenbeliefsaboutlaw―breaking71.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TodiscusswhetherlawsaresevereB.ToremindpeopletobehavewithhonestyC.ToshowpeopletheimportanceofschooleducationD.Toexplainwhysomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords

HappinessisforeveryonE.Youdon’tneedtocareaboutthosepeoplewhohavebeautifulhouseswithlargegardensandswimmingpoolsorthosewhohavenicecarsandalotofmoneyandsoon.Why?BecausethosewhohavebighousesmayoftenfeellonelyandthosewhohavecarsmaywanttowalkonthecountryroadsintheirfreetimE.Infacthappinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyourheartintoit.Whenyouareintroubleatschoolyourfriendswillhelpyou;whenyoustudyhardatyourlessonsyourparentsarealwaystakinggoodcareofyourlifeandyourhealth;whenyougetasuccessyourfriendswillsaycongratulationstoyou;whenyoudosomethingwrongpeoplearoundyouwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Andwhenyoudosomethinggoodtoothersyouwillfeelhappytoo.Alltheseareyourhappiness.Ifyounoticeabitofthemyoucanseethathappinessisalwaysaroundyou.Happinessdoesn’tmeanmoney.Itisafeelingofyourheart.Whenyouarepooryoucanalsosayyouareveryhappybecauseyouhavesomethingthatcan’tbeboughtwithmoney.Whenyoumeetwithdifficultiesyoucansayloudlyyouareveryhappybecauseyouhavemorechancestochallengeyourself.Asthesayinggoeslifeislikearevolving旋转的door.Whenitclosesitalsoopens.Ifyoutakeeverychanceyougetyoucanbeahappyandluckyperson.Whenyoudosomethingwrongpeoplearoundyouwill.A.quarrelwithyouB.helpyoucorrectitC.dosomethingwronglikeyouD.laughatyouWhatwillyourfriendssaywhenyoumakegreatprogress?A.OhsodoIB.Congratulations!C.Goodluck!D.Justso-soWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplewhohavecarswouldneverliketowalkintheopenair.B.YoucangethelpfromotherswhenyouareintroublE.C.Youcanstillbeahappypersonevenifyouhavelittlemoney.D.Happinessisalwaysaroundyouthoughdifficultiescometowardsyou.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.parentsalwayscareforourlifeandhealthB.we’renothappyifwemeetwithdifficultiesC.happinessisalwaysaroundusD.lifeiscolorful