My friend Karen and I were always together. Karen was only a few months older than I. I always thought she was so beautiful, with long hair and blue eyes. I loved Karen so much because she loved me for being the way I was. I could be myself and share my secrets with her and I never felt like I was being judgeD. We had so much fun and were really quite silly. One time I asked my mom to make us the same dresses so we could pretend we were twins. We continued as best friends throughout grade school. One day, Karen was going to another friend’s place and asked me to come along, but I couldn’t go because I had a babysitting job that afternoon. We walked together to the Becker’s home where I was to babysit and then she continued on her way without mE. We had agreed that I would meet her at the corner when she returned and I finished my joB. At four o’ clock I rushed to the corner so I wouldn’t be late for meeting Karen. Just as I arrived at the corner, I saw Karen crossing the street. In a second it happeneD. I saw Karen’s body fly up in the sky, a car had hit her! Karen was on life support for a week before it was decided that they would allow her to go in peacE. Karen’s parents wanted to donate her organs (器官) to the hospital, but there was nothing left healthy enough to be used because she was hit so harD. I have never got so close to another person since Karen dieD. I do miss her! Do you cherish (珍惜) your friends? If you don’t, please do, as you may lose them one day. 32. What’s the best title for the passage? A.A.horrible car accident C. An unforgettable experience B. My dearest friend-Karen D. An unforgettable girl 33.. The writer likes Karen mainly because . A. Karen was beautiful C. Karen loved her for who she was B. Karen looked like her D. Karen was kind 34. When Karen was hit by a car, she was . A. on her way to a friend’s place B. on her way to the Becker’s home C. shouting to the writer who was so far from her D. heading to the corner where she and the writer would meet 35. Why were Karen’s organs unable to be donated? A. Because her parents re fused to do that. B. Because the doctors thought it was too cruel. C. Because all of her organs were seriously damageD. D. Because no patients needed organs in the hospital then.

Manyyoungpeopletellmethattheywanttobewriters.IalwaysencouragesuchpeoplebutIalsoexplainthatthereisabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasesthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandbeingfamousnotthelonghoursaloneatthetypewriter.WhenIbecameawriterIhadnofuturE.WhatIhadwasafriendcalledGeorgE.HefoundmeahomE.Itwascoldandhadnobathroom.Icouldonlyaffordausedtypewriter.A.yearlaterhoweverIstillhadn’treceivedabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ButIknewIwantedtowritE.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithfearoffailurE.Thisistheshadowland阴影ofhopeandanyonewithadreammustlearntolivetherE.ThenonedayIgotacallfromafriendwhoaskedmetobeanassistantfor$6000ayear.AsthedollarsweredancinginmyheadsomethingbroughtmetomysensE.ThanksbutnoIheardmyselfsaying.AfterthatIwalkedaroundmylittleroomandstartedtofeellikeafool.Ifeltalittlelow.LaterIgraduallybegantosellmyarticles.Itwasafter17yearsofbeingawriterthatRootswaspublisheD.AtonceIhadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwriterseverexperienceD.Theshadowshadturnedintogreatsunlight.Beforethatitwasalongandslowclimboutoftheshadows.24.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout______.A.thejobchancetheauthoreverhadB.thedifficultiesbeforetheauthorsucceededC.thegreathelpfromtheauthor’sfriendsD.theimportantchoicestheauthormade25.TheunderlinedwordsomethinginParagraph2refersto_______.A.theauthor’sdreamofbeingawriterB.theauthor’stroubleinmakingmoneyC.theauthor’shardlifebeforesuccessD.theauthor’swishtobesuccessful26.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterherefusedthejoboffer?A.confidentB.angryC.excitedD.unhappy

AfewmonthsagoasIwanderedthroughmyparents’housethesamehouseIgrewupinIhadasuddenscaryrealization.Whenmyparentsboughtthehousein1982theywereonlytwoyearsolderthanIamnow.ItriedtoimaginemyselfintwoyearsreadytosettledownandbuythehouseI’dstillbelivinginalmost30yearslater.Itseemedridiculous.Onapracticallevelthere’snowayIcouldaffordtobuyahouseanytimesoon.MoreimportantlyIwouldn’twantto.I’mnotsurewhereI’llbelivingintwoyearsorwhatkindofjobI’llhavE.AndIdon’tthinkI’llbereadytosettledownandstayinoneplacE.Sothisisprobablythegenerationgapthatdividesmyfriendsandmefromourparents.Whenourparentswereouragethey’dgottentheireducationchosenacareerandwerestartingtosettleintoresponsibleadultlives.MyfriendsandI–GenerationY–stillaren’tsurewhatwewanttodowithourlives.Whateverweendupdoingwewanttomakesurewe’rehappydoingit.We’drathertakerisksfirsttryoutdifferentjobsandmovefromonecitytoanotheruntilwefindourfavoriteplacE.We’dratherspendourmoneyontravelthanputitinasavingsaccount.Thiscasualattitudetowardresponsibilityhascausedsomecriticstocallmygenerationarrogantimpatientandoverprotected.Someofthesecomplaintshaveapoint.Aschildrenwewereencouragedtosucceedinschoolbutalsotohavefun.Wegrewupinaworldfulloftechnologicalinnovation:cellphonestheInternetinstantmessagingandvideogames.Ourparentslookedtorisevertically垂直的--startingatthebottomoftheladderandslowlymakingtheirwaytothetoponthesametrackoftenforthesamecompany.Thatdoesn’tapplytomygeneration.BecauseofthatitmaytakeuslongerthanourparentstoarriveatresponsiblestableadulthooD.Butthat’snotnecessarilyabadthing.Inourdesiretofindsatisfactionwewillworkharderstriveforwaystokeeplifeinterestingandgainabroadersetofexperiencesandknowledgethanourparents’generationdiD.ByArielLewiton21.Whentheauthorwalkedthroughherparents’houseshe________.A.wasfrightenedthatshehadnoideawhatshewantedfromlifeB.startedtothinkaboutherownlifeC.realizedIshouldbuyahousE.D.wonderedwhyherparentshadsettleddownearly22.Whatisthemaingenerationgapbetweentheauthorandherfriendsandtheirparentsaccordingtothearticle?A.Theirattitudetowardhightechnology.B.Theirwaysofmakingtheirwaytothetop.C.Theirattitudetowardsresponsibility.D.TheirwaysofgainingexperiencE.23.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.TheauthorisenviousofherparentsenjoyingabighouseatheragE.B.Growingupinahi-techworldmakesGenerationYfeelinsecureaboutrelationships.C.GenerationYpeopledon’twanttogrowupandlovetobetakencareofbytheirparents.D.Theauthorwrotethisarticlesothatotherswouldbeabletounderstandhergenerationbetter.

SleepingontheJobIlovesleeping.It'ssomethingI'mgoodat.There'snothingbetterthannoddingoffonthesofainfrontoftheTVandwhenmyheadhitsthepillowatnightIhavenoproblemfallingintoadeepsleepwithinminutes.ThereisoneplacewhereIneversnoozeandthat'satwork--butnewresearchsuggestsIshould!Theideaofyouandyourcolleaguesheadingoffforalie-downintheafternoonmayseemoddbutsomecompaniessuchasGoogleandTheHuffingtonPostactuallyencourageit.Thisisn'tbecausetheiremployeesareinsomniacs—peoplewhostruggletogettosleepatnight—butbecauseit'sthoughtthatapower-nap小睡makesthemmorerefreshedandmoreawakeandthisinturnmakesthemmoreproductivE.Butwillthisideacatchon?AnAustralianhealthwritercalledTheaO'ConnorisafounderofacampaigncalledNapNowwhichistryingtomakesleepingatworkmoreacceptablE.Shecallsherselfanaptivist!ShesaysIthinkthatourcultureisabitcrazynottoembraceacceptitit'stimetochangethepresentworkpracticeswhichareallaboutworkinglongerandharder.Soshouldweallbetakingasleepingbagandpillowtoworkwithus?A.fewyearsagoresearchbytheEastofEnglandDevelopmentAgencyfound30%ofpeoplehavetheirbestideasinbedcomparedtojust11%whohavethemattheirdesk.Thatsuggestspeoplearemorecreativewhentheyarerelaxed—andtheagencyhascalledforcompaniestoputbedsintheworkplacE.A.napintheafternoonisnothingnew.IncertainhotcountriessuchasSpainashortrestorsleepintheafternoon—calledasiesta—isperfectlynormal.Butmyproblemwithhaving40winks眨眼intheafternoonisthatIusuallyfallintoadeepsleep.Butmaybeweshouldbreakfromthetraditionalnine-to-fiveworkcultureandembracethesiestA.TheUK'sSleepCouncilclaimsthatthenine-to-fiveworkingdaydoesnotfitintothenaturalsleepingpatternofthehumanraceandsaysthatbossesneedtointroduceamoresleep-friendlyworkingday.Whatdoyouthink?Wouldyoufeelcomfortablegoingtosleepintheoffice—ordoyousecretlydoitalready?39.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsleepingatwork?A.Doubtful.B.Critical.C.UnconcerneD.D.FavorablE.40.WhydoGoogleandTheHuffingtonPostencouragepeopletosleepintheoffice?A.Peoplewillbemoreacceptingofwork.B.Peoplewillbemoreproductiveatwork.C.Peoplewon'tsufferfromsleepingtroublE.D.Peoplewon'tmakeseriousmistakesatwork.41.AccordingtotheUK'sSleepCouncilthenormalworkingday.A.doesnotmatchpeople'snormalsleepcycleB.doesnotaffectpeople'snormalsleepcycleC.improvespeople'snormalsleepcycleD.buildspeople'snormalsleepcycle42.Thewriter'smainpurposeinthepassageisto.A.reasonandevaluateB.examineandpersuadeC.informandsuggestD.argueanddiscuss

ThreeyearsagowhenIwasjustafreshmaninhighschoolthebusyspringseasonwasapproachingquickly.Iwasalreadypreparingtoplaythesaxophone萨克斯inmyschool'spitorchestraforthemusicalthatyearforstatesoloandensemble合奏andsoftballtryouts选拔赛werejustaroundthecorner.Itwasonlytheseconddayoftryouts—aTuesday.Adultswerehittingpop-upsintheoutfieldasadrill训练.ThedrillwaspoorlysetuphoweverastwolineswereformedinboththerightandleftoutfieldsastheadultshitflyballsfromthelinetowardscenterfielD.WhenitwasmyturnIsteppedupandtheballwashit.Iturnedandstartedtorunbackbutsoonrealizedtheballwashitwaytoohardformetocatch.Iturnedaroundtorunandgetit...ThenIrecallwakinguponthegrounD.AsitturnsoutwhenIturnedtoretrieve取回theballIranintoanotherplayermyfrontteethpiercingherforeheaD.AsonecouldimagineIwashorrified!Myrightfronttoothwasverylooseandabouttofallout.WiththemusicalonlyfourdaysawayandstatesoloandensembleaweekawayItwasvexatious!AftergoingtothedentistandgettingmytoothfixedIwenthomeandtobedaftertakingtheprescribedpainkillers.ThatFridaySaturdayandSundayIperformedinthemusical.IalsowenttostatesoloandensembletheweekafterandreceivedaonethebestscoreonecanreceiveregardlessofthepainanddiscomfortIendureD.IwasdeterminedtodowhatIlove—playmusiC.andIdiD.29.Howwasthedrillplace?A.ItwasnotgooD.B.Itwasnew.C.ItwastooharD.D.Itwastoohigh.30.Howweretheauthor’steethhurt?A.Theywerehitbytheball.B.TheyknockedintothegrounD.C.Theyhitawoman’sforeheaD.D.Theywerehitbyanadult.31.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.therewasnothingwrongwiththeauthor’steethB.theaccidentaffectedtheauthor’sperformancesC.theauthorlikedanddevotedtomusicverymuchD.theauthorfeltalittledisappointedaftertakingmedicine

TheballstruckthebatandflewhighabovetheinfielD.Igasped倒抽气.Ohmygoshit’sheadingforMitziMitziwillnevercatchit.Idon’tthinkshehasevercaughtaflyballinherlifE.IwishCoachJimwouldn’thaveputherintothegamE.Iknowit’stherulethatallgirlsplaybutIwanttowin.Mitzijustwantstohavefunplayingsoftball垒球.Iwishshehadn’tjoinedourteam.Sofarwe’vewonninegames.Ifwewinthisonewe’llhavewon—allofourgamesandbethechampionsOhgoshlookatCoachJim.He’sstandingupandwatchingtheflightoftheballtooandIbethe’sthinkingthesamethingthatIam.IfMitzidoesn’tcatchittheotherteamwillscoreandthegamewillbeover.I’vegotasickfeelinginmystomach.Ican’tlookbutIhaveto.Lookather.Shehasherglovedownbyhersideandshe’smovingarounD.Nowtheballisstartingtocomedown.Mitziisn’tmovinganymoreandsheisn’tbackfarenough.It’sgoingoverherheaD.Icanhearourcoachyellingfromthebench.BackupMitzi.Backup.OhGodIwanttowinthisgamesobaD.PleaseletMitzicatchtheball.It’stherE.TheballhasslammedintohergloveandMitzi’sarmisbackoverhershoulder.I’mclosingmyeyes.Ican’tlookanymorE.It’sthat?IhearayellandthenanotheronE.Idon’twanttolook.Itmustbethegirlsontheotherteamyelling.ButthatsoundslikeMitziyelling.I’mgoingtopeek偷看.Mitziisjumpingupanddownwithhergloveheldhighaboveherheadandstickingoutofthetopofherglovelikeanicecreaminacone圆锥体isthesoftball.Mitzicaughttheball.We’rethechampions.MitziMitzi.Thatwasagreatcatch.I’msogladyou’replayingonourteam.1.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenshesayshe’sthinkingthesamething?A.ThecoachwishesMitzihadn’tjoinedtheirteam.B.ThecoachhopesMitziwillcatchtheball.C.Thecoachthinkstheirteamwillwinallthegames.D.ThecoachthinksMitziwillmisstheball.2.TheauthorwritesthefirstthreeparagraphstoA.makeMitzi’slatterperformancelookmorestrikingB.indicatethatMitziisanexcellentplayerC.indicatethematchwillbeaverycloseoneD.tellthereadersthattheirteamisastrongone3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Hearingtheyellingtheauthorwassuretheirteamhadwon.B.Thegirlsoftheotherteambegantoyellfortheirteamwon.C.Mitzisucceededintheendwiththecoach’sencouragement.D.Mitziseemedconfidentofcatchingthecomingsoftball.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ACloseSoftballMatch.B.AWonderfulCatch.C.Don’tLoseHeart.D.MyFriendMitzi.

Itdoesn’tmatterifbooksaredeliveredinprintorbysmartphone;themainthingistogetlostinreadingthem.Readingbooksisvitalforhumandevelopment.Whyshouldwebotherreadingabook?Allchildrensaythisoccasionally.Manyofthe12millionadultsinBritainwithreadingdifficultiesrepeatittothemselvesdaily.Inaworldofacceleratingtechnologyincreasingtimepovertyanddecreasingattentionshouldtheyinvestprecioustimesinkingintoagoodbook?Thediscoverythatourbrainsarephysicallychangedbytheexperienceofreadingissomethingmanyofuswillunderstandinstinctively本能地aswethinkbacktothewayanextraordinarybookhadatransformativeeffectonthewayweviewedtheworlD.ThistransformationonlytakesplacewhenweloseourselvesinabookabandoningtheemotionalandmentalchatteroftherealworlD.That’swhystudieshavefoundthiskindofdeepreadingmakesusmoresensitivetotheinnerlivesofothers.Rationallyweknowthatreadingisthefoundationstoneofalleducationandthereforeanessentialbasisoftheknowledgeeconomy.Soreadingis–orshouldbe–anaspectofpublicpolicy.ButperhapsevenmoresignificantisitsemotionalroleasthestartingpointforindividualvoyagesofpersonaldevelopmentandpleasurE.Bookscanopenupemotionalimaginativeandhistoricallandscapesthatequalandextendthecorridors走廊oftheweB.Theycanhelpcreateandstrengthenoursenseofself.Ifreadingweretodeclinesignificantlyitwouldchangetheverynatureofourspecies.Ifweinthefuturearenolongerwiredforself-reflectionandcreativethoughtwewilldieout.Howevertechnologythrowsupasmanysolutionsasitdoeschallenges:foreverydooritclosesanotheropens.Sotheabilityofferedbydeviceslikee-readerssmartphonesandtabletstocarryanentirelibraryinyourhandisanamazingopportunity.Publishersneedtouseeverynewpieceoftechnologytoembed使融入long-formreadingwithinourculturE.Weshouldconcentrateonthemessagenotworryaboutthemedium.WemustalsogetbetteratusingtheabilityoftheInternettoinformreadersandpotentialreadersaboutalltheextraordinarynewbooksthatarepublishedeveryyearandtorenewtheiracquaintancewiththebestofrichliterarytradition.Theresearchshowsthatifwestopreadingwewillbedifferentpeople:lesscomplicatedlessconsideratelessinteresting.Therecanhardlybeabetterreasonforfightingtoprotectthefutureofthebook.

IfyouwanttoknowhowcrazypeoplecanbeabouttheirpetsyoumightrememberthatHelmsleyleft$12milliontoherlittleMaltesedogwhenshediedlastyear.Thedog'snameisTroublE.AndapparentlyTroubleisstillalivE.OfcourseIwouldhangontooifsomeoneleftme$12million.Look!Top-shelfdogfoodsoftpillowseverywheredriverswalkingmeinniceleafyparks.Iwouldlivetobe110indogyears.Thedog'sstoryisstillfreshinmymindtheothernightwhenIleaveasteakhouseafterasuperbmeal.ThenInoticeawomancarryingasmallbagoutofthedoorbehindmE.Onceoutsideshewalksovertowhereamanisholdingatinydogandit'sababy.ThedoglookslikeaMaltesetoobarkingandannoyingwithacutehaircutAndnowIamtreatedtoanabsoluteastonishingsight.Becausenowthewomanreachesintothebagandbeginspullingoutlittlepiecesofmeatwhichsheputsonaplasticspoonandfeedstothedog.ThisisnocheapsteakhousE.It'sactuallywayoutofmyleague--I'mthereonlybecauseit'saspecialoccasion.Icantellyouthis:ifIwalkedoutoftheplacewithanyleftoversteakitsurewouldn'tgotoadog.Notatthoseprices.SonowthewomanisSpoon-feedingthedogandthemanisjuststandingthereholdingthisdogandlookingasifthisisthemostnormalthingintheworlD.Andthedogiscalmlychewingthesepiecesofsteakasifhe'salittleking.Andthisdogisinnohurry.He'shavingagreattimE.A.fewminutesgobyandnowthedogfinishesallofhissteak.AtthispointIhearthewomansaytothemanThinkhe'sstillhungry?Andsheglancesbehindherattherestaurantasifshemightgobackintheretogetmoresteakforthedog.WatchingallthisI'mafraidI'mgoingtoshoutAreyououtofyourmind?Feedingallthatpriceysteaktothatlittledog?DidyouseewhatourAmericanlifeisliketoday?We'reallgoingtobeeatingdogfoodifthiskeepsup!21.Whywouldtheauthorlivetobe110indogyears?A.Becauseheisalwaysinpoorhealthandfallsill.B.BecauseaMaltesedogliveslongerthanahumanbeing.C.Becausehisgrandparentslefthimalargesumofmoney.D.Becausehethinksthedogistreatedextremelywell.22.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.AnAmericanfamily'shappylifE.B.A.Maltesedoggetting$12millionfromitsowner.C.A.NewYorkerspending$8billionforafewbanks.D.A.petdogbeingfedwithexpensivefooD.23.TheunderlinedsentenceIt'sactuallywayoutofmyleaguE.inParA.6means__A.therestaurantistooexpensivefortheauthorB.theauthorhatesthedogbeingtakenthereC.thesuperbrestaurantisabouttobeoutofserviceD.thedogdoesn'tbelongtotheauthor'sgroup24.Seeingthedogisbeingtreatedtoexpensivesteaktheauthorbecomesextremely____A.indifferentB.annoyedC.concernedD.envious

GoodafternoonandwelcometoEnglanD.WehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasantonE.TodayIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourlaws.Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Nowyoumaynotbuyalcoholinthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofagenormayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.SecondlynoisE.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeansbutpleasedon’tmakeunnecessarynoiseparticularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.ThirdlycrossingtheroaD.Becareful！Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.UsepedestriancrossingsanddonottakeanychanceswhencrossingtheroaD.Mynextpointisaboutlitterthrowingawaywastematerialinapublicplace.Itisanoffence违法行为todroplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowawaypleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithomeorputitinalitterbin.Finallyasregardssomethingitisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobaccoifyouareunder16yearsofagE.I’dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistanceyoushouldcontactyourlocalpolicestationwhowillbepleasedtohelpyou.Nowarethereanyquestions?21.Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto________.A.preparepeopleforinternationaltravelB.declarethelawsofdifferentkindsC.informpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglawsD.giveadvicetotravelerstothecountry22.Theunderlinedwordcontactintheseventhparagraphmeans________.A.keepintouchwithB.joinC.reportD.getintouchwith23.Fromthespeechwelearnthat________.A.inthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofageyoumaynotbuyalcoholbutyourfriendcanbuyitforyouB.youmaynotbuycigarettesortobaccounlessyouareabove16yearsofageC.becausethetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadyoumustusepedestriancrossingswhencrossingtheroadD.youcan’tmakenoiseexceptatnight24.Whodoyouthinkismostlikelytomakethespeech?A.A.policeman.B.A.workeratahotel.C.A.lawyer.D.Anairhostess空姐

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

WhenoneofthedoctorscriticizesmeIgetdefensive.IfeellikeachildagainbeingscoldedandIwanttoexplainthatI-mnotwrongsaysViolaanurse.Thisisacommonreactiontocriticismbutnotagoodone.Therearebetterwaysofdealingwithcriticism.Trytobeobjective.WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisnewemployerfornothavingmadeasaleSol'sreactionwastofeelsorryforhimself.IhadputeverythingIhadintomakingthatsaleSolsays.AndIfeltthatIhadfailedasaperson.Ihadtolearnthroughexperiencenottoreactlikethattoeachfailure.Taketimetocooldown.Ratherthanreactatoncetocriticismtakesometimetothinkoverwhatwassaid.Yourfirstquestionshouldbewhetherthecriticismisfairfromtheotherperson'sposition.Theproblemmaybeasimplemisunderstandingofwhatyoudidoryourreasonsfordoingit.Takepositiveaction.Afteryoucooldownconsiderwhatyoucandoaboutthesituation.Thebestanswermaybenothing.IfinallyrealizedthatmybosswashavingpersonalproblemsandtakingthemoutonmebecauseIwastheresaysSheila.Hiscriticismsdidn’treallyhaveanythingtodowithmyworksonothingIsaidordidwasgoingtochangethem.InSheila'scasethebestwaytodealwithitwastoleaveherjob.Howeverthat-sanextremereaction.Youmaysimplyexplainyouropinionwithoutexpectinganin-depthdiscussion.Youmayevendecidethatthebattleisn’tworthfightingthistime.Thekeyinanycaseistohaveareasonableplan.33.WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisemployerhe.A.arguedbitterlywithhisemployerB.wasangryandgaveuphisC.wassadandself-pityingD.wassorryforwhathedid34.Accordingtothewriteryoushouldtaketimetothinkaboutcriticismbecause.A.youshouldwelcomeotherpeople'sopinionsB.peoplemayhaveamistakenideaofwhatyoudidC.peoplemaydiscussitwithyouindepthD.youneedtimetounderstandyourself35.WhenthewritersaysthatThebestanswermaybe6nothing'hemeansyoumaydecide.A.toarguewithyourbossB.totakenonoticeofthecriticismC.youneedtochangeyourjobD.you'vedonenothingwrong

Thereisanagreementthatwearedepriving剥夺thiscurrentgenerationofyoungkidsachancetodowhattheyarenotonlyequippedtodobutneedtodo一takesomerisks.Andwe’renottalkingaboutunimportantoneseither.Kidsneedtolearnhowtohandledangerousthingslikepowertoolsmakefiresandhavethebenefitsthatoccurfromplayingwithknives.HannaRosinfocusesonsomeofthemisguidedreasonsweareraisingTheOverprotectedKidintheAtlantic.Shesaysourconcernswithkids’safetygobeyondtheactualrisks.Iagreewiththisnewopinion.Formanykidsgrowinguptodaytherearefewerandfeweropportunitiestopracticerisktaking.Risktakingisanimportantskilleverykidneedstolearnhowtodosomethingthattheyarealittlesearedofdoingbecausetheyhaven’tdoneitbefore.PartofthereasonforOverprotectioniscertainlytheparentalfear.Thisiscertainlyevidentintermsofthephysicalenvironment.Iclaimthatmuchoftheparentalconcernisn’tdrivenby.fearofinjury—it’smoreaboutconcernwithsuccess.Playmaybeinfactlessdangerousthanourstructuredsports--yetwefocusmoreontheriskbecausewedon’tseethebenefit.Andthisbroaderconcernwithsuccessisnotlimitedtotheplaygroundorsportsfield.Overprotectioncertainlyhappensinthesocialandacademicfieldsaswellasphraseslikehelicopterparenthavebecomemainstream.Thereisplentyofsocialandacademicrisktakingthatcanalsobepreventedbecauseoftheperceptionofrisk.33.Accordingtoparagraph1theauthorthinkstoday’schildren______A.aren’tashappyastheirparentsB.ignorethebenefitsfromtakingrisksC.liveanoverprotectedlifeduetoparentalcareD.hatetotakesomerisksfortheirdevelopment34.WhichofthefollowingwouldHannaRosinagreewith?A.Notallkidscanplayontheplaygroundalone.B.Thereviewofthestatisticsdetailsthedangerofinjury.C.Parentsshouldtakecareofthekidsincasetheyarelost.D.Parents’concernswithkids’safetyaren’tactuallynecessarymostly.35.Whichofthefollowingarehelicopterparentsaccordingtothepassage?A.thosewhohelptheirchildrentakeresponsibilityfortheirownactionB.ThosewhofindouttheimportantelementsofahealthydevelopmentC.thosewhogiveadviceonhowtofindtheirownsenseofcreativityD.Thosewhoofferanyhelpwhenevertheirchildrenareinneed

Taxitheundergrounddriving...inLondonthesemeansoftransportareexpensivE.AsastudentonabudgetIcouldn'taffordthe30poundsaround300yuanfareforataxi.Evenabuswasonepoundand20penceabout12yuanforasingleticket.Ididn'tneedtotravelthiswayanyway.IhadMabel—myLondonbikE.WhenImovedtoBeijinglikeeveryforeignerIwasdelightedtodiscoverIcouldtakeacabforcheaperthanasinglejourneyonthesubway.Butsomethingwaswrong.ImissedMabel.ThatwaswhenImetMandarinMabelalsoknownasMandymyBeijingbikE.InmanywaysBeijingismadeforItisaflateasylandcomparedwithhillyLondon.Thecyclingcity'snorth/south/east/westsquarestructureisalsoeasiertotravelthanLondon'sunplannedtwistingstreets.HoweverBeijingcomescompletelywithitsowndangers.TherulesoftheroadareflexiblE.Bikescarspassersbyallfloatupanddownwaysinbothdirections.ComparedwithLondon'sterriblecyclepathsinBeijingeveryroadhashugewidecycleways.Butcarstaxisandmotorbikesseenoreasonwhytheyshouldn'tusethecyclewaysasashortcutandwhytheyshouldn'tannounceyoutogetoutoftheirwaywhentheydo.BeijingtrafficismoregoodnatureD.InLondontheroadisanactivewar.Peopleshoutquarrelandbeatoneachother'swindows.InBeijingzonedriversnevergetactivelyangry.Infactoftentheyignorecyclists.Obviouslythatmeansit'suptothecycliststoseethem.MandyisatreeBeijingbikE.ItisnearlybrokenitmakesloudnoiseseverytimeyourideonitandIhavehadtomakeseveralemergencyrepairstopsforit.ButcyclingroundBeijingonasunnydayisajoy.ItisjustmeMandyandthecity.5.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.BicyclesarethemostpopularmeansoftransportinLondon.B.TosavemoneytheauthorusedtravelaroundbybusinLondon.[]C.TheexpenseofpublictransportmakessomepeoplewanttobuyabikE.[]D.Theauthordidn'ttravelaroundLondonbecauseoflackingabikE.6.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofcyclingaroundBeijing?A.Thecity'stwistingstreetsmakeithardfortheridertofindtheway.B.Carstaxisandmotorbikesonthecyclelaneposeathreattocyclists.C.Withtheflatlandandwidecyclelanesit'ssafertocycleinBeijingthaninLondon.D.CyclinginBeijingissafebecauseofitsflexiblerules.7.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A.Intheauthor'sviewBeijingdriversdrivemoresafely.B.InLondoncarstaxisandmotorbikesareallowedtousethecyclepaths.C.PeopleinLondonfollowthetrafficrulesmorecloselythanthoseinBeijing.D.MandybreaksdownsoeasilythatitmakestheauthormissherLondonbikeMabel.8.ThereasonwhydriversinBeijingseldomgetangryisthat________.A.thecyclewaysareflatB.theycarelittleaboutcyclistsC.theycanevendriveonthecyclewaysD.peopleinBeijingdon'toftenridebikes

Mother'sLoveMyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdieD.AsasingleparentItriedtodomybesttotalktohimbutthemoreItriedtotalktohimthefartherhepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryearitsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfailinggradesfortheyear.Atthisrate照这样下去hewouldnevergraduatE.IsenthimtotheschooladviserandIevenbeggedhim.ButnothingworkeD.OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandbeggedforhelp.PleaseGodIcan’tdoanythingmoreformyson.I’mattheendofmyropE.I'mgivingthewholethinguptoyou.IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.A.manintroducedhimselfastheheadmasterIwanttotalktoyouaboutKarl’sabsences.BeforehecouldsayanotherwordIchokedup哽咽andallmydisappointmentandsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger.IlovemysonbutIjustdon’tknowwhattodo.I’vetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolbutnothinghasworkeD.It’soutofmyhands.ForamomenttherewassilenceontheotherendofthelinE.TheheadmasterseriouslysaidThankyouforyourtimeandhungup.Karl’snextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finallyheevenmadethehonorroll光荣榜.InhisfourthyearIattendedaparent-­teachermeetingwithKarl.Inoticedthathisteacherswereastonishedatthewayhehadimprovedhimself.OnourwayhomehesaidMumrememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?InoddeD.ThatwasmE.IthoughtI’dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaiditreallyhitmehowmuchIhadhurtyou.That’swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouproudofyourson.51.BysayingKarlbecamewithdrawntheauthormeansthattheboy________.A.preferredtostayatschoolB.lostinterestinhisstudiesC.refusedtotalktohismotherD.begantodislikehislife52.Therewassilenceontheotherendofthelinebecause________.A.thespeakerwastoomovedtosayanythingtohismotherB.thespeakerwaitedforthemothertofinishspeakingC.thespeakerdidn'twantthemothertorecognizehisvoiceD.thespeakerdidn’twanttointerruptthemother53.Thesentenceheevenmadethehonorrollmeansthat________.A.hewasevenonthelisttobepraisedattheparent-­teachermeetingB.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhomadeprogressingradesC.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhohadimprovedthemselvesD.hewasevenonthelistofthebeststudentsatschool54.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Childreninsingle-­parentfamiliesoftenhavementalproblems.B.Mother’sloveplaysanimportantroleinteenagers’lifE.C.Beingunderstoodbyparentsisveryimportanttoteenagers.D.Schooleducationdoesn'tworkwithoutfullsupportfromparents.55.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.KarlchangedalotafterhisfatherdieD.B.WhatKarldidatschoolshowedthathedidn’tlovehismother.C.Karl’smothertriedmanywaystohelphim.D.Karl’steachersweresurprisedathischangE.

Shouldparentseverhittheirchildren?Researchsuggestsmanyofusarelikelytorespondnoandpublicsupportforspanking打屁股hasbeenfallingovertheyears.Butsurveysalsoshowthat75percenttonearly90percentofparentsadmitspankingtheirchildatleastonce.Iwasraisedinazero-tolerancehomefordisrespectandmyparentsoftenturnedtophysicalpunishment.AndnoIdon'tfeelIwasdamagedbyit.Nothingismoreannoyingthanwatchingill-manneredbehaviorfromchildren.Butthereisdatatosuggestthatareturntoold-schoolspankingisn'ttheanswer.TwoyearsagoNewsweekreportedthatithadfounddatasuggestingthatteenswhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentweremorelikelytobecomeaggressive.MurrayStrausprofessorattheUniversityofNewHampshireinAmericahasstudiedthetopicofchildrenandspankingfordecades.HesaidthatchildrenwhowerephysicallypunishedhavelowerIQsthantheirpeers.ItmaybethatchildrenwithlowerIQsweremorelikelytogetspankedbutthepunishmentmayhavebeencounterproductive反作用的totheirmentaldevelopmentaswell.Someresearchersmaketheargumentthatoccasionalopen-handedsmacks用巴掌打onthebottomarenotonlyharmlessbutcanhavesomebenefit.LastyearMarjorieGunnoeapsychologistatCalvinCollegestudiedteenswhohaveneverspanked.Thereareagreaternumberofchildrengrowingupwithouteverhavingbeenphysicallypunished.Gunnoe’sresearchsuggeststheydon'tturnoutanybetterthanthosewhoweresometimesspanked.Therearesomeparentswhosimplycannotcontroltheirtempers脾气.ButIstillbelievethatthebestparentsaretheoneswhoareabletoofferfairandfirmdisciplinewithouteverturningtophysicalpunishment.36.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphstheauthorwasprobablyhitbyherparentswhen_______.A.theyweredissatisfiedwithhergradeB.sheshowednorespectfortheelderC.theycannotcontroltheirtemperD.theirdisciplineturnsouttobenotstrictenough37.AccordingtoMurrayStrauschildrenwhoarephysicallypunished_____.A.arelessaggressivetowardotherswhentheygetolderB.haveslowerphysicaldevelopmentC.benefitfromoccasionalspankingD.maydeveloplowerIQsthantheirpeer38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.40percentofchildrengrowupwithouteverbeingspankedB.ChildrenwhosufferlessphysicalpunishmentarebetterstudentsC.Occasionalopen-handedspankingonthebottomarementallyharmfulD.Researchersdisagreeoverwhethersmackingismentallyharmfultochildren

Perhapsyou’resomeonewholinedupallofyourdollsactionfiguresandstuffedanimalsinfrontofamini-chalkboardwhenyouwereakiD.Youreadtothemandtaughtthemhowtosolvemathproblems.Maybewhenolderyoubecameanafter-schooltutorandthoughtHeyI’dliketodothatfull-timE.Theinspirationtobecomeateacherhitssomepeoplewhenthey’reyoungwhileothersbecometeacherslaterinlifE.Whetheryouwanttostudytobeateacherrightoutofhighschooloryouchangefromanothercareerintoteachingthebestteachersshareafewthingsincommon.OfcourseteachershavetohaveatleastanundergraduatedegreeandmanydistrictsrequireteacherstoearnagraduateteachingdegreE.Manyschooldistrictshavebegunrequiringamaster’sdegreE.Howeverontopofeducationgoodteachersalsodisplaysomecommoncharacteristicsthathelptoinspireandmotivatetheirstudents.Someteachersprefertoteachinaverystructuredstylewhileotherspreferassigninggroupworkencouragingclassdiscussionsandlettingstudentsdoindependentprojects.Bothtypesofteacherscanbeverywell-organizedaslongastheyhaveareasonforwhattheydoandthey’vecarefullyplannedtheirlessons.Ifyou’regoodatmakingmaterialnotonlyfunbutmemorableandifyoucanpresentitinabriefwaythenyouprobablyhavetheorganizationalskillstobecomeateacher.Greatteachersknowthesubjectsthattheyteachinsideandout.Theycanexplainthehistorycurrentdevelopmentsandfuturetrendsofthesubjects.Alsotheyunderstandthebasictheoriesoftheirfields.Elementaryschoolteachersneedtohavecommandofvarioussubjectswhilemiddleschoolandhighschoolteachersusuallyfocusonasinglesubjectareaandtheydevelopin-depthknowledgeofthatsubject.IfyoudecidetobecomeateacheryoushouldcommittolearningeverythingthatyoucanwhileinhighschoolandcollegE.YoualsoshoulddevelopgoodstudyhabitsthatallowyoutorememberinformationaboutyourfielD.31.TheunderlinedpartdothatinParagraph1canbereplacedby________:A.workasateacherB.solvemathproblemsC.workasatutorD.takecareofkids32.Thepassagetellsusthatthebasicrequirementofbeingateacheris________.A.aninspirationinanearlyageB.anundergraduatedegreeC.agraduateteachingdegreeD.anexperienceoftopeducation33.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Differentteachers’hobbies.B.Differenttypesofteachers.C.Teachers’well-plannedlessons.D.Teachers’organizationalskills.34.Accordingtothepassageapersonwhowantstobecomeateachershould________.A.beabletoexplainthehistoryofdifferentsubjectsB.beclearaboutthefuturetrendofteachersC.makegoodpreparationsinschoolsandcollegesD.haveacommandofmanykindsofsubjects35.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheInspirationToBecomeA.TeacherB.WhatItTakesToBeA.GoodTeacherC.TheFutureOfA.GoodTeacherD.CollegeCoursesForTeachers

Goinggreenseemstobeafad时尚foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbadwecan’treallysaybutforthetwoofusgoinggreenisnotafadbutalifestylE.OnApril222012wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthingsandItalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondtheeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergywehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.WiththeideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayearOurGreenYearstarteD.MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYearwecompletelychangedourlifestyles.Wenowshopatorganic有机的stores.WeconsumelessmeatchoosinggreenfooD.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon’tneeD.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuicewithnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutterenjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbreaD.InourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunisheD.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.35.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoingGreenB.ProtectingthePlanetC.KeepingOpen-MindedD.CelebratingOurGreenYear36.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause.A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfadB.theydidn’tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergyD.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks37.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.B.Theyignoredothers’ungreenbehavior.C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefooD.38.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Thegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenproject.B.ThecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuturE.C.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple’sgreenideas.D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.

MyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdieD.AsasingleparentItriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItriedthemorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryearitsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfallinggradesfortheyear.AtthisratehewouldnevergraduatE.IsenthimtotheschooladviserandIevenbeggedhim.NothingworkeD.OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandpleadedforhelp.PleaseGodIcan’tdoanythingmoreformyson.I.’mattheendofmyropE.I.’mgivingthewholethinguptoyou.IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.A.manintroducedhimselfastheheadmaster.IwanttotalktoyouaboutKarl’sabsences.BeforehecouldsayanotherwordIchokedupandallmydisappointmentandsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger.IlovemysonbutIjustdon’tknowwhattodo.I.’vetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolandnothinghasworkeD.It’soutofmyhands.ForamomenttherewassilenceontheotherendofthelinE.TheheadmasterseriouslysaidThankyouforyourtimeandhungup.Karl’snextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finallyheevenmadethehonorroll.InhisfourthyearIattendedaparent-teachermeetingwithKarl.InoticedthathisteacherswereastonishedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfarounD.OnourwayhomehesaidMumrememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?InoddeD.ThatwasmE.IthoughtI.’dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaiditreallyhitmehowmuchIwashurtingyou.That’swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouprouD.31.BysayingKarlbecamewithdrawntheauthormeansthattheboychangedentirelyand________.A.preferredtostayaloneathomeB.lostinterestinhisstudiesC.refusedtotalktoothersD.begantodislikehismother32.Therewassilenceontheotherendofthelinebecause________.A.thespeakerwastoomovedtosayanythingtothemotherB.thespeakerwaitedforthemothertofinishspeakingC.thespeakerdidn’twantthemothertorecognizehisvoiceD.thespeakerwasunabletointerruptthemother33.Thesentenceheevenmadethehonorrollmeansthat________.A.hewasevenonthelisttobepraisedattheparent-teachermeetingB.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhomadeprogressingradesC.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhohadturnedthemselvesaroundD.hewasevenonthelistofthebeststudentsatschool34.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Childreninsingle-parentfamiliesoftenhavementalproblems.B.Mother’sloveplaysanimportantroleinteenagers’lifE.C.Beingunderstoodbyparentsisveryimportanttoteenagers.D.Schooleducationdoesn’tworkwithoutfullsupportfromparents.

ItwasChristmasEve1881.Iwas15yearsoldandfeelingliketheworldwas21formebecausetherehadn'tbeenenoughmoneytobuymetherifle长枪thatI’dwantedthatyear.PacamebackinandtherewasiceinhisbearD.ComeonMattPasaiD.Dresswarmly.It’scoldoutsidE.We’regoingtoWidowJensen’s.Theyare22wooD.WidowJensenlivedabouttwomilesdowntheroaD.Herhusbandhaddiedayearorsobeforeand23herwiththreechildrentheoldestbeingeight.I24wentoutwithPaandwe25thesled雪橇highwithwooD.26wewenttothestoreandPatookdownabighamsomebaconasackofflourandsomeshoeswhichwereputintoasmallersack.WerodethetwomilestoWidowJensen’sin27.ItriedtothinkthroughwhatPawasdoing.Iknewwedidn’thavemuchmoneyandWidowJensenhad28neighborsthanus.Itshouldn’thavebeenour29.WidowJensenopenedthedoorandletusin.Shehadablanketwrappedaroundher30.Thechildrenwerewrappedin31andweresittinginfrontofthefireplacebyaverysmallfirethat32gaveoffanyheatatall.WebroughtyouafewthingsMa’amPasaidandsetdownthesackofflour.IputthemeatonthetablE.ThenPahandedherthesackthathadtheshoesinit.She33andtooktheshoesoutonepairatatimE.Iwatchedhercarefully.Shebitherlowerliptokeepitfrom34andthentearsfilledhereyesandstartedrunningdownhercheeks.ShelookedupatPalikeshewantedtosaysomething35itwouldn’tcomeout.WebroughtaloadofwoodtooMa’amPasaiD.ThenheturnedtomeandsaidMattgobringsomein.Iwasn’tthe36personwhenIwentbackouttobringinthewooD.IchokedandasmuchasIhateto37itthereweretearsinmyeyestoo.InmymindIkept38thosethreekidshuddled捲缩aroundthefireplaceandtheirmotherstandingtherewithtearsrunningdownhercheekswithsomuch39inherheartthatshecouldn’tspeak.Justthentherifleseemedvery40.PahadgivenmethebestChristmasofmylifE.21.A.overB.completeC.lostD.boring22.A.inbetweenB.forC.outofD.behind23.A.offeredB.broughtC.delightedD.left24.A.excitedlyB.hurriedlyC.gratefullyD.unwillingly25.A.equippedB.placedC.loadedD.armed26.A.NowB.ThenC.MeanwhileD.Sometime27.A.silenceB.regretC.devotionD.condition28.A.smarterB.tougherC.prettierD.closer29.A.topicB.concernC.ideaD.case30.A.shouldersB.headC.armsD.feet31.A.oneB.therestC.anotherD.theother32.A.nearlyB.hardlyC.actuallyD.slowly33.A.jumpedB.laughedC.jokedD.hesitated34.A.tremblingB.movingC.bendingD.crying35.A.andB.soC.orD.but36.A.honestB.kindC.sameD.disappointing37.A.allowB.admitC.clarifyD.confirm38.A.seeingB.imaginingC.cheeringD.comforting39.A.motivationB.gratefulnessC.sympathyD.courage40.A.typicalB.valuableC.unimportantD.hopeless

IwassurethatIwastobekilleD.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled摸索inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigaretteswhichhadescapedtheirsearch.IfoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghandsIcouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatchestheyhadtakenthosE.IlookedthroughthebarsattheguarD.HedidnotmakeeyecontactwithmE.IcalledouttohimHaveyougotalight?HelookedatmeshruggedandcameovertolightmycigarettE.AshecamecloseandlitthematchhiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithminE.AtthatmomentIsmileD.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.PerhapsitwasnervousnessperhapsitwasbecausewhenyougetverycloseonetoanotheritisveryhardnottosmilE.InanycaseIsmileD.Inthatinstantitwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwoheartsourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twanttobutmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislipstoo.HelitmycigarettebutstayednearlookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmilE.IkeptsmilingathimnowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguarD.Doyouhavekids?heaskeD.YeshereherE.Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.Hetootookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyesfilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI’dneverseemyfamilyagainneverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyestoo.Suddenlywithoutanotherwordheunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprisonquietlyandbybackroutesoutofthetown.ThereattheedgeoftownhereleasedmE.Andwithoutanotherwordheturnedbacktowardthetown.21.Whathadhappenedtothemanbefore?A.HehadbeenbadlytreateD.B.HehadkilledsomeonE.C.HehadbeensearcheD.D.HehadbeenforbiddentogetintouchwithanyonE.22.Whydidthemanwanttosmokecigarettes?A.BecausehewassurehewastobekilleD.B.Becausehewantedtoeasehisnervousness.C.BecausehewantedtotalktotheguarD.D.Becausehewasusedtosmokingcigarettes.23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Themanwasaheavysmoker.B.ThemansmiledtopleasetheguarD.C.Theguardsetthemanfreewithpermission.D.Themanhadn’tthoughttheguardwouldsethimfreE.24.Whatdoyouthinkfinallysavedtheman’slife?A.ThesmilE.B.ThecigarettE.C.Thetears.D.Thewallet.

Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.MerelybookishIlackedapointofviewwhenIreaD.RatherIreadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayingspiecesofinformationideasthemes—anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducateD.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothaveacomplicatedideauntilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooksIheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony嘲讽oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverreaD.StrictwithmyselfIincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.Howafterallcouldonereadabookmorethanonce?AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.Couldanythingshorterbeabook?TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImadE.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollegE.ThearticlehadalistofthehundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.MorethananythingelseinmylifetheprofessortoldthereporterwithfinalitythesebookshavemademeallthatIam.ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn’tignorE.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.MostbooksofcourseIhardlyunderstooD.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublicforexampleIneededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.Howeverwiththespecialpatienceandsuperstition迷信ofaschoolboyIlookedateverywordofthetext.AndbymetimeIreachedthelastwordpleasedIpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublicandseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.21.Onhearingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreadingthewriterthought________.A.onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB.astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC.itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD.studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread22.Theunderlinedphrasewithfinalityprobablymeans_________.A.firmlyB.clearlyC.proudlyD.pleasantly23.Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto________.A.explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB.describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC.showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD.provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword24.Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo________.A.showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB.tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC.introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD.explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool

Muchmeaningcanbeconveyedclearlywithoureyessoitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?Inabusyoumaylookatastrangerbutnottoolong.AndifheissensingthatheisbeingstaredathemayfeeluncomfortablE.ThesameindailylifE.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessaryyouwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrongyouwillfeelangrytowardothers’stareatyouthatway.Eyesdospeakright?LookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressivE.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostareattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestomovehisgazehisintentionsareobviousthatishewishestoattractherattentiontomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.HoweverthenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotimeinordertomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeakingtotellhimthatheisattentivE.IfaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeakingasifhetriestodominateyouyouwillfeeluncomfortablE.A.poorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictimsincehebelievesinthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.Quitethecontrary.Infactcontinuouseyecontactisconfinedtoloversonlywhowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtimetoshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.Evidentlyeyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandthespecificsituation.33.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorsisproperaccordingtothepassage?A.Totheoppositesexstareathimorher.B.Toastrangeravoidlookingathimorher.C.InaconversationlookatthelistenerallthetimE.D.Makeeyecontactdependingontherelationshipanddifferentsituations.34.Iftwopersonsexchangeeyecontactgentlyforlongwhatisprobablytheirrelationship?A.BossandemployeE.B.Lovers.C.Teacherandstudent.D.Strangers35.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Don’tstareatothersB.BodylanguageisimportantC.EyescanspeakD.Eyecontactbenefitsyou

Ireceivedpicturesofmydaughterfloating漂浮onalakeinCaliforniA.Rightthereunderthesunduringthehottesttimeofthedayshehasonlyherswimsuittocoverher.WhenIshowedittomystudentsitwasasifIhadshownthemscenesfromahorror__moviE.ButshewillgetdarktheysaiD.That’swhatshewantsItoldthem.Wethinkdarkerskin肤色isbeautiful.Theylookedatmeindisbelief.ItwasasifIcamefromthemoon.ForyearsAmericangirlsspendtheirsummertryingtogetastanned晒黑aspossiblE.InChinaontheotherhandgirlsuseumbrellasallyearrounD.Whatintheworldisgoingon?Thepaleskinwethinklooksunattractive不漂亮iswhatAsianwomenwant.Bothgroupswanttomeettheirculture’sstandard标准ofbeauty.IntheUSifyoucanaffordtogoonvacationinthesummeryouheadforariveralakeorabeachwhereyoutrytogetasmuchsunaspossiblE.Ifyouarerichyoutakeawintervacationinsomesunnyspot.Yourwintertanshowsyourwealth.InChinaonceuponatimethefewwealthyweretheoneswhodidn’thavetoworkoutinthehotsun.Sothewhitertheskinthericherthewoman.Thefolkoperaperformerswhoplaytheseladiesworelotsofwhitemakeup妆容.Thetraditionsurvivestothisday.SoitcomesnaturallythatnoneofmystudentswishestofollowtheWesternwaysinthisregarD.ButnowIamnoticingthatanewbusiness–thetanningbooth美黑店–startedupinChinA.Iadmirethosebraveenoughtodefine给下定义theirownideaofbeautybutIdowonderwhattheirgrandmotherswouldhavetosaytothemaboutit!59.Thestudentswereshockedatthepicturethewritershowedthembecause______.A.theythoughtitshamefulforagirlonlytowearaswimsuitB.thewriter’sdaughterwaswearingverylittlewhileoutinthesunC.itisdangerousforagirltobeoutonalakealoneD.withthepowerfulsunlightthewriter’sdaughterwouldhavegotasuntan60.AccordingtothearticlewhichkindofwomanmeetstheAmericanstandardofbeauty?A.Womenwithblondhair.B.WomenwithaslimfigurE.C.Womenwithtannedskin.D.Womenwithpaleskin.61.IntheUSawintertanusuallymeanstheperson_____.A.ishard-workingB.doesn’thavetoworkC.hasalotofmoneyandsparetimeD.isfromaverypoorfamily62.Thewriter______thetanningboothstartedupinChinA.A.isnotinterestedinB.doesn’tunderstandC.doesn’tlikeD.hasmixedfeelingsabout

WhenIwasabout14IdecidedtomakemoneysoIgotapart-timejobatalocalrestaurant.WithmyfirstpaycheckIrealizedthatIwouldhavetoworkawfullyhardtomakeverylittlemoney.Mybosshadbeenmakingjustaboveminimumwagefor20yearsandIknewIdidn'twanttospendtherestofmylifeworkingtodeath.Aroundthesametimemygodparentstookmetoaninvestment投资workshop.Immediatelymyeyeswereopenedtothepowerofcompoundgrowthininvesting.Iknewthatthiswasawaytofinancialfreedom.Ilefttheworkshopdeterminedtomakemymoneyworkformeinsteadofjustmeworkingformoney.HonoringwhatmymotherhadtaughtmetosharewhateverIhadIdonatedpartofmypaycheckstoraisemoneyforbreastcancerandsavedeverythingelsetobuildupalargeenoughnesteggtoopenabrokerageaccount经纪人账户.TooexcitedtowaitIbeganreadingeverythingIcouldaboutinvesting.Withmostofmylifesavingswhichwasn'tverymuchmoneyIinvestedinDuPontAT&TCaterpillarandInternationalPaper.Theprideinbeingashareholder股东inacompanyalongwithwatchingmystocksincreaseinvaluefueledmydesiretolearnmorE.Iwenttothreemoreinvestmentworkshopswithmygodparentsandbrowsed浏览booksatthelibrary.Ibeganwith$4000inmyaccountandhaveaddedabout$2000sincethen.Myportfolioisnowworthroughly$12000fiveyearslaterhavinggrownabout18%peryearonaveragE.MyfavoriteholdingsarebiotechnologycompaniesthatIknowafairamountaboutbecausethey'rebasednearmE.IntheyearssincethenIhaveexperiencedmanymomentsofgratitudefordiscoveringinvestingsoearlyinmylifE.I'mincollegenowandplantogoontomedicalschoolandbecomeafamilypracticephysician.AndIknowthatthankstoinvestingmyroadwillbemucheasier.NotonlyhaveItakenanactivesteptowardsimprovingmylong-termfinancialfuturebutIamconfidentthatIwillalsobeabletogenerouslysupportthecausesIbelieveinwithmoreeasethanIotherwisewouldhaveimagineD.50.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theworkingconditioninthelocalrestaurantwasawful.B.Thewriterdidn’tmakemuchmoneybecausehetookatemporaryjoB.C.Peoplecan’tmakealotofmoneyunlesstheyworkhardashardworkalwayspays.D.Theinvestmentworkshoptaughtthewriterthathecouldmakemoneythroughinvestment.51.Thewriterwaseagertolearnmoreaboutinvestingbecause________.A.hehadinvestedallhislifesavingsinstocksB.hewastooexcitedtowaittoopenabrokerageaccountC.hewantedtodonatemoretoraisemoneyforbreastcancerD.hefeltproudofbeingashareholderwithhisstocksincreasinginvalue52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Investingmadehiswealthgroweffectively.B.Investingenabledhimtoachievehislifegoals.C.Investingallowedhimtopayoffallhisdebts.D.InvestinghelpedhimtoreachfinancialindependencE.53.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe__________.A.TheRewardsofInvestingB.MyDreamCareerC.TheKeytoSuccessfulInvestmentD.ThankYouMyGodparents

A.manworkedinapostoffice.Hisjobwastoprocess分类处理allmailsthathadwrongaddresses.OnedayalettercametohisdeskaddressedtoGod.Hethought‘‘Icanopenthisoneandseewhatit’sallabout.SoheopeneditanditreadDearGodIaman83-year-oldwomanlivinginaverysmallapartment.Yesterdaysomeonestolemypurse.IthadahundreddollarsinitwhichwasallthemoneyIhad.NextSundayisMother’sDayandIhadinvitedmylasttwofriendsoverfordinner.WithoutthatmoneyIhavenothingtobuyfoodwith.Ihavenofamilytoturntoandyouaremyonlyhope.Canyoupleasehelpme?Thepostalworkerwastouchedandwentaroundshowingthelettertoalltheothers.Eachofthemdugintohiswalletandcameupwithafewdollars.Bythetimehemadetheroundshehadcollected96dollarswhichtheyputintoanenvelopeandsentovertoher.Therestofthedayalltheworkersfeltawarmglowthinkingofthenicethingtheyhaddone.Mother’sDaycameandwentandafewdayslatercameanotherletterfromtileoldladytoGod.Alltheworkersgatheredaroundwhiletheletterwasopened.ItreadDearGodhowcanIeverthankyouenoughforwhatyoudidforme?Becauseofyourgenerosity慷慨¨wasabletopreparealovelydinnerformyfriends.WehadaverynicedayandItoldmyfriendsofyourwonderfulgift.Bythewaytherewas4dollarsmissing.Itwasnodoubt怀疑thosethievesmustbeatthepostoffice!!!36.TheoldwomanwrotethelettertoGodbecause___________.A.shehadnofamilyB.hermoneywasstolensheneedshelpC.shewantedtoborrowsomemoneyfromGodD.shewastoooldtoearnmoneytobuyfood37.Thewomanwrote___________letterstotheGodinall.A.1B.2C.3D.438.Whydidthemanshowedthelettertoalltheothers?A.Hejustwantedotherstoreadtheletter.B.Hethoughtthewomanwaslaughable.C.Hewasmovedandhewantedtohelpher.D.Hethoughtit’stoodifficulttosendthelettertoGod.39.Fromthestorywecaninfer推断__________.A.theoldwomanlivedwithheronlysonB.theoldwomandidn’tknowwhoreallyhelpedherC.oneofthepostalworkersstolethemissingmoneyD.Godwouldsendanother4dollarstotheoldwoman40.What’sthebesttitleoftilepassage?A.ALettertoGodB.APoorOldWomanC.WhereistheMissingMoney?D.AStoryHappenedinthePostOffice

ItwasmyfirstdaybackhomesincestartingcollegE.A.lothadchangedinthelastyear.NotwithmyhometownbutwithmE.Ihadleftasa17-year-oldboyandhadnowreturnedasan18-year-oldman.InthecityIwaslivingonmyownhadapart-timejobandwasstudying.EventhegovernmentrecognizedIwasanadult;Ihadadriver’slicensE.SohereIwasonmysummervacationwalkingdownthemainstreetwithmyfatherdesperateforhimtoacknowledgethatIwasanadult.WhenhisrecognitionfailedtoappearItookmattersintomyownhands.DadIsaidcasuallyI’mthirsty.Let’sgoforabeer.ItwasthefirsttimeI’devermentionedbeerinfrontofmyfatherletaloneaskhimtodrinkonewithmE.HeturnedtomewithacuriousexpressiononhisfacE.Abeer?WellIguessyou’reoldenoughnow.Let’sgotoSailors’Bar.It’swheremycousinTomyouruncleusedtodrink.Yourememberhimright?IhadonlysomevaguerecollectionofmyunclE.Hewastheblacksheepofthefamily.Wedidn’ttalkabouthimmuch.WhateverhappenedtoUncleTomDad?Ihaven’tseenhiminyearsIsaidaswecontinuedtowardsthebar.NeitherhaveIunfortunately.HewasagoodkidoncE.Butthingschangedmyfathersaidmournfully.Asaboyheexplainedtherehadbeennobetter-behavedboythanTom.Butafterleavingschoolhemovedtothecityandfellinwithbadcompany.Hestartedgoingouteverynightdrinkinginnightclubsandplayingcards.Soonhelosteverythingandhadtobeghismumtopayhisdebts.SheagreedontheconditionthathereturnedhomE.MydadtookadeepbreathandcontinuedhistalE.ThingssettleddownforawhilE.Hemarriedalovelywomangaveuphisbadhabits.Butitdidn’tlast.Hewassoonbacktohisoldways.Hecouldn’tresist.HewasatSailors’Baralmosteverynight.HispoormotherdiedofgriefandshamE.Hiswifefollowedhersoonafter.Whatruinedhimwasalcohol.Hetoldmeoncewhenamanbeginsdrinkingheneverknowswhereit’llenD.‘So’Tomwarnedme‘bewareofyourfirstdrink!’HewentfrombadtoworsE.LastyearTomsentmealettersayinghehadbeenfoundguiltyofstealingandsentencedfortenyears.DadfinishedtalkingjustaswereachedthefrontofSailors’Bar.AnywayherewearE.Let’sgoinhesaiD.ButIunderstooD.IputmyarmaroundmyfatherandsaidI’mnotthirstyanymoreDaD.Let’sgohomE.41.Whydidtheyoungmaninvitehisfathertodrinkabeer?A.Becausehewasthirsty.B.Becausehereturnedforreunion.C.BecausehewantedtoshowhowmaturehewasD.Becausehewantedtosharehisfirstbeer.42.WhatwasthemainsourceofUncleTom’sproblems?A.Hisoverly-strictfamily.B.Hiscasualattitudesaboutfamily.C.ThedeathsofhismotherandwifE.D.Hisinabilitytocontrolhisdrinking.43.WhereisUncleTomnow?A.Inabar.B.Inprison.C.Inthecity.D.Inhishometown.44.InthestorythefathertoldhissonaboutTominorderto________.A.warnthesontokeepawayfromTomB.entertainthesonwhiletheywalkedtothebarC.keephiminformedofTomD.convincethesonoftheharmcausedbydrinking45.WhatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsfromUncleTom’slife?A.HismotherdieD.B.Hemarriedalovelygirl.C.Hestartedgoingtonightclubs.D.Hewascaughtstealing.E.Hewentbackhometolivewithhismother.f.Heleftschool.A.dfebacB.eafbcdC.fcebadD.fceabd

Drivingtoafriend'shouseonarecenteveningIwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’srooftops.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmomentsthinkingaboutwhatapityitwasthatmostcitypeoplemyselfincludedusuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEuropeandthemoonmeantalottohimthen.IthadtouchedmuchofhislifE.Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.Westayedinaforestrest-housewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.OurgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynightandindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutsidE.Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.NotalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbehearD.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknownabottomlesswellofsilencE.Andabovemewasthefullmoonwhichstruckmedeeply.Todayourlivesarefilledwithglassmetalplasticandfiber-glass.Wehavetelevisionscellphonespagerselectricityheatersandovensandair-conditionerscarscomputers.StrugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringdaymostofitspentindoorsIthought:beforelongIwouldliketoliveinasmallcottagE.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountainsAndperhapswritebutnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthereandwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchthemoon.36.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.TouchedbythemoonB.ThepleasuresofmodernlifeC.A.bottomlesswellofsilenceD.Breakawayfrommodernlife37.Thewriterfeltsorryforhimselfbecause________.A.therewastoomuchpollutionB.hefailedtoseethefullestmoonC.hedidn’tadapttomoderninventionsD.thereweretooaccidentsontheroad38.WhatimpressedthewritermostinthemountainousjungleofnorthernIndia?A.NomodernequipmentB.CompletesilencE.C.ThenicemoonlightD.Thehighmountains39.ModernthingsParagraph4arementionedmainlyto______.A.showthatthewriterlikescitylifeverymuchB.tellusthatpeoplegreatlybenefitfrommodernlifeC.explainthatpeoplehavefewerchancestoenjoynatureD.showthatwecanalsoenjoynatureathomethroughthem40.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_______.A.expressthefeelingofreturningtonatureB.showtheloveforthemoonlightC.advisemodernpeopletolearntoliveD.wanttocommunicatelongingformodernlife

WhenIwasgrowingupinAmericaIwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglishshewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteensheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshE.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker.IsaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincingThisisMrs.Tan.AndmymotherwasstandingbesidemewhisperingloudlyWhyhedon’tsendmecheckalreadytwoweeklatE.AndtheninperfectEnglishIsaid:I’mgettingratherconcerneD.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksagobutithasn’tarriveD.Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragainIcan’ttolerateanymoreexcusE.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediatelyIamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-facedmymothertherealMrs.TanwasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenagermymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedmE.ButnowIseeitdifferently.Tomemymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclearperfectlynatural.ItismymothertonguE.HerlanguageasIhearitisvividdirectandfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthingsexpressedideasandmadesenseoftheworlD.57.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.B.ShewasoftenmisunderstooD.C.ShewasnotclearlyhearD.D.ShewasnotverypolitE.58.FromParagraph2weknowthattheauthorwas____________.A.goodatpretendingB.rudetothestockbrokerC.readytohelphermotherD.unwillingtophoneforhermother59.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall___________.A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theyfailedtogetthecheckC.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce60.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.C.IthelpsherunderstandtheworlD.D.IthelpshertoleraterudepeoplE.61.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish___________.A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakersB.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakersC.hasaverybadreputationinAmericaD.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica

Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebatesAustralia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodiE.Themeasurepassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickeduphalfaworldawaybyJohnHofsessexecutivedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanadA.Hesentitonbywayofthegroup’sonlineserviceDeathNET.SaysHofsess:Wepostedbulletinsalldaylongbecauseofcoursethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustraliA.It’sworldhistory.Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIllLawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofreliefothersincludingchurchesright-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociationbitterlyattackedthebillandthehurryofitspassagE.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulationlife-extendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia安乐死.IntheUSandCanadawheretheright-to-diemovementisgatheringstrengthobserversarewaitingforthedominoes多米诺骨牌tostartfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylawanadultpatientcanrequestdeath—probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill—toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosed诊断asTerminallyIllbytwodoctors.Afteracoolingoffperiodofsevendaysthepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNicksona54-year-oldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancertheNTRightsofTerminallyIllLawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.I’mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofviewbutwhatIwasafraidofwashowI’dgobecauseI’vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmaskshesays.55.WhichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningtoButthetideisunlikelytoturnback.?A.WhathappenedinAustraliacanchangeworldhistory.B.ItisimpossibletopasstheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIllLaw.C.Doctorsareallowedbylawtotakethelivesoftheillpatients.D.ThattheLawhasbeenpassedprobablycan’tbechangeD.56.Bysayingobserversarewaitingforthedominoestostartfallingtheauthormeans__________.A.observersaretakingawait-and-seeattitudetowardsthefutureofeuthanasiaB.similarbillsarelikelytobepassedintheU.S.CanadaandothercountriesC.observersarewaitingtoseetheresultofthegameofdominoesD.theeffect-takingprocessofthepassedbillmayfinallycometoastop57.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatLloydNickson__________.A.willfacehisdeathwithcalmwhendyingB.experiencesalotthesufferingofalungcancerC.hasanintensefearofterriblesufferingD.undergoesacoolingoffperiodofsevendays58.Theauthor’sattitudetowardseuthanasiaseemstobethatof__________.A.oppositionB.doubtC.approvalD.anxiety

I’mheretogiveyoutheletterSir.AnnaPavlovasaiD.Thankyourepliedtheheadmaster.Shewalkedovertohisdesk.LookinguphefoundherquitenervousOhlittlePavlovayouaren’tanewstudentsareyou?heasked.Annaheldherheadhighwhichstillmadeherlookfaryoungerthanherfifteenyears.I’vebeenatthisballetschoolforalmostfiveyearsshesaidproudly.TheheadmasterlikedthewayshetalkeD.ApairofredballetshoessetallaloneonthetablecaughthereyE.ThatisTaglioni’sshoesI’mverysorrythatthere’snobodywhocanwearittoday.HerfeetweresmallandperfecthesaiD.Toglioni!Thegreatestdancerofallthetime!Thenamesentanunusualfeelingthroughher.HelookedathershiningeyesandthenheaskedHowwouldyouliketotryiton?Asinadreamshepulledontheredshoes.Why?Theyfitperfectly!Hesaidhappily.LittlePavlovaI’veseenyourdance.YouareverygooD.AndshehadwonToglioni’sshoes.ShelittleAnnaPavloawasgoingtobeagreatdancer.Shehadknownthisinherheartsinceshewasalittlegirldancingassoonasshecouldwalkalwaysdancing.DancingwasAnna’slifE.OnedayshewouldshowthebeautyofballettoalltheworlD.AndthiswasthedreamforwhichsheworkedsohardandlivedherlifE.AftergraduationfromtheballetschoolshesoonbecamethebestdancerinRussiA.ButhergreatestcontributiontoballetcamelaterwhenshebegantodanceoutsideofRussiA.Hergreatdancingtookherallovertheworldandproducedaloveofballeteverywhereshewent.21.TheheadmasterfeltpleasedwhenhefoundAnna.A.wasverybeautifulB.wasanewstudentC.lookedfaryoungerthanherrealageD.wasproudofbeingafifth–yearstudent22.AfterAnnaputontheredshoestheheadmastersaidsomethingthatAnna.A.embarrassedB.encouragedC.annoyedD.surprised23.Annabecameasuccessfulballetdancerbecause.A.ShenotonlyhadgotperfectfeetbutalsoworkedhardB.Taglioni’sshoessentanunusualfeelingthroughherC.ShegraduatedfromtheballetschoolD.Shewasadancerbybirth24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Anna’sdancingproducedaloveforbeautyofballetonlyinRussiA.B.AnnadevotedallherlifetoballeteducationC.Annadecidedtobeagreatdancerwhenshewasquitesmall.D.Annadancedaroundtheworldwhenshewasstillinballetschool.

EveryyearwhentheairturnssharpIthinkaboutmymother.Shewasalwaysthefirsttopointoutthesignsofautumn.Therewerelessonstobelearnedfromnatureinthefall.Tomotherautumnwasagreatbookthatshe’dmakeupaseaofstories.Youmustremembershewouldsaythattheleaveswhichdieinthefallarebornagaininthespring.Balanceandcounterbalance;harmonyanddisharmony;loseandrenewal.Theseseemedtobethethemesthatranthroughmymother’sstories─andherlifE.A.memory:whenIwassevenonthenightofmymother’sfortiethbirthdayshetookmeoutsidetostandbeneathabrightmoon.Lookthroughthesesaidmymotherhandingmeapairofbinoculars双筒望远镜.Youseethatreddishpart?That’stheSeaofTranquility.Andtheblueshadowtotheside?That’scalledtheOceanofStorms.Thenshesaidsomethingabouthowinlifeitwasnecessarytolearntonavigateboth.MymotherlovedthewinD.WhenIwasgrowingupshewouldoftenrecitethispoemtome:Whohasseenthewind?NeitheryounorIButwhenthetreesbowdownTheirheadsThewindispassingby.There’sanoldphotoofmymotherwhoisabouttenyearsoldholdingthesmallgraycat.Thewindisblowingherlonganddarkhair.Thisgirlwholovedthewindissmiling—perhapsatthefeelofthebreezetouchingherfacE.AsIsmiledatthechildmymotherwasIcouldthinkofherwithoutdeepfeelingsofsadnessandloss.IthoughtIcouldbegintofindmynewplaceintheworldwithouther.AndsoIsattheothernightonthefloorofmyroomholdingmymother’shandbag.Ihadbroughtithomewithmefromthehospitalonthedayofherdeathbuthadnotbeenabletoopenit.InsidealongwiththewalletandphotosofhergrandchildrenIfoundafoldedpieceofpaperuponwhichmymotherhadwrittentheselinesfromnaturewriterWendellBerry:AlwaysinthebigwoodswhenyoustepoffaloneintoanewplacetherewillbealongwithcuriosityandexcitementalittlenaggingofdreaD.Itistheancientfearoftheunknownyourfirstbondwiththewildernessyouaregoinginto.JustthesortofthingMotherwouldsaywhocouldstillteachmeafteralltheseyears.Iwentdownstairsandopenedthedoor.Andsuddenlyabreezeblewin.You’vebeensixyearsoutofthewindIthought.ThenIfoundmyselfsayingtonooneinparticular.Whohasseenthewind?NeitheryounorIButwhenthetreesbowdownTheirheadsThewindispassingby.51.Whywasmymotheralwaysthefirsttopointoutthesignsofautumn?A.Becauseshebelievedautumnwasthebestseasonofayear.B.Becausetherewerelessonstobelearnedfromnatureinautumn.C.Becauseonlythencouldshemakeupstories.D.Becausetheeveningskywasmoreinteresting.52.Whatwerethethemesthatranthroughmymother’sstories—andherlife?A.BalanceandcounterbalancE.B.Harmonyanddisharmony.C.Lossandrenewal.D.AlltheabovE.53.Whatdidmymotherlove?A.Thesky.B.Littleanimals.C.ThewinD.D.Thepoem.54.WhatcouldIfindwithoutmymother?A.MynewplaceintheworlD.B.A.foldedpieceofpaper.C.Thepoemshelovedbest.D.Thewalletandthephotos.55.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.greatmotheraplainlivingB.I’llneverforgetmymotherC.A.gentlebreezeandacatD.Thegirlwholovedthewind

Iarrivedatmymother’shomeforourMondayfamilydinner.Thesmellsoffoodflewoverfromthekitchen.Motherwaspullingoutquilt被子afterquiltfromtheboxesproudlyshowingmetheirbeauties.ShewaspreparingforaquiltshowattheElmhurstChurch.WhenwebegantofoldandputthembackintotheboxesInoticedsomethingatthebottomofonebox.Ipulleditout.Whatisthis?IaskeD.Oh?MomsaidThat’sMama’squilt.Ispreadthequilt.Itlookedatifagroupofschoolchildrenhadpiecedittogether;irregulardesignschildishpicturesacrookedlineontheright.Grandmothermadethis?IsaidsurpriseD.Mygrandmotherwasamasteratmakingquilts.Thiscertainlydidn’tlooklikeanyofthequiltsshehadmadE.YesrightbeforeshedieD.IbroughtithomewithmelastyearandmadesomechangesshesaiD.I’mstillworkingonit.SeethisiswhatI’vedonesofar.Ilookedatitmoreclosely.ShehadmadestraightacrookedlinE.Atthecenterofthequiltshehadstitched缝apieceofclothwiththesewords:Mymothermademanyquilts.Shedidn’tgetalllinesstraight.ButIthinkthisisbeautiful.IwanttoseeitfinisheD.Herlastquilt.OhthisissoniceMomIsaiD.Itoccurredtomethatbycompletingmygrandmother’squiltmymotherwashonoringherownmother.IrealizedtoothatIheldinmyhandsafamilytreasurE.Itstartedwiththelovinghandsofonewomanandcontinuedwiththelovinghandsofanother.21.Whydidtheauthorgotomother’shome?A.Toseehermother’squilts.B.Tohelpprepareforashow.C.Togettogetherforthefamilydinner.D.Todiscusshergrandmother’slifE.22.Theauthorwassurprisedbecause.A.thequiltlookedverystrangE.B.hergrandmotherlikedthequilt.C.thequiltwasthebestshehadseen.D.hermotherhadmadesomechanges23.Theunderlinedwoodcrookedinthepassagemostprobablymeans.A.unfinishedB.brokenC.bentD.unusual24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.QuiltShowB.Mother’sHomeC.AMondayDinnerD.Grandmother’sQuilt

In2002whenIreturnedtoKinshasaFriedhelmafellowdoctorarrangedavisittoZongoFallsforhisvisitingbrotherandmE.ItwasimpossibletorefuseasoneseldomifevergotachancetotravelforpleasureinCongo刚果.Petrollikeallimportedgoodswasextremelyexpensivesocasualsightseeingwasnormallyoutofthequestion.IimagineitwouldcostFriedhelmagoodfortunE.Anelderlypastor牧师havingheardaboutourplanaskedifhecouldaccompanyus.HewantedtorevisithischildhoodvillagewhichwasnearZongoFalls.Thiskindlygentlemanwhowasabout70hadnotbeentothevillagefor60years.Therewasnobusserviceandallotherformsoftransportationwerebeyondhismeans.ThiswashislastandonlychancE.WeleftKinshasaaround9am.Normallyitwouldtakethreehourstogettothefallsbutwestoppedseveraltimesalongthewaytakinginthesights.Finallyaround5pmwearrivedatZongoFalls.EvenasweadmiredthebeautyofthewaterfallweknewwewererunningoutoftimE.Thesunwouldsetat6pmandtravelintheCongowasunsafeafterdark.WeneededtogetbacktoKinshasaasquicklyaspossiblewhichmeantthatwecouldnotmaketheone-hourdetour绕行tothepastor’svillagE.Noonespokeaswestartedourreturnjourneyleastofalltheelderlypastor.Whatcouldhepossiblysay?Hewasinnopositiontodemandanything.SittingnexttohiminthebackoftheLandCruiserIcouldsensehissadnessandfrustration.MeanwhileFriedhelmsatinthefrontseatwhisperingwithhisbrother.AsweapproachedthedetourtothevillageheturnedaroundandlookedatmE.Sometimestherearequestionsinlifethatoneneednotaskandanswersthatareobvious.InoddedmyheadandFriedhelmtoldthedrivertomakethedetour.Thesunhadalreadysetwhenwearrivedatthesmallvillagewherewestayedonly20minutes.DuringthedrivebackthepastorwasquietbutIknowthevisitmeantalottohim.AswesaidourgoodbyesinKinshasahiseyeswerefilledwithtears.46.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A.Thepastordidn’tknowthelocationofhishometown.B.ThepastorhadnorelativesinthevillagE.C.ThepastorledalonelylifeforalongtimE.D.Thepastorwantedtovisithishometownbadly.47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyspentabout3hoursenjoyingbeautifulsceneryontheirwaytoZongoFalls.B.Theypassedbythepastor’svillageontheirwaytoZongoFalls.C.SightseeingonthewaytoZongoFallstookamuchlongertimethanexpecteD.D.TheystayedatZongoFallsforatleast2hours.48.WhatdidFriedhelmmostprobablywhisperaboutwithhisbrother?A.ThebeautifulsceneryofZongoFallsandalongtheway.B.ThepityofnotbeingabletostayatZongoFallsforalongertimE.C.Thediscussionaboutwhethertomakethedetourtothepastor’svillagE.D.Thediscussionabouthowtoreachthepastor’svillagE.49.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThepastordemandedthattheyshoulddrivetohisvillagethoughitwaslatE.B.Iftheyhadn’tmadethedetourthepastorwouldhavebeenverydisappointeD.C.LandCruiseristhenameofaplacelocatednearZongoFalls.D.Theauthordidn’tliketotravelinCongo.50.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethepastor’sfeelingattheendofthestory?A.Grateful.B.FavorablE.C.Regretful.D.Understanding.

AsthelightdiedoutoftheskyandIwatchedthecolourofthesnowonthemountaintopschangeIfeltIwaswakingfrommyunhappydreamandIbegantounderstandhowmuchIlovedAgnes.ShehadbeentheonewhohadalwaysguidedandsupportedmeandnowIrealizedIneededherlovefortherestofmylifE.HadfallinginlovewithDorabeenamistake?WehadbothbeenveryyoungitistruE.IhadalwayscalledAgnessisterandnowperhapsInolongerhadtherighttoaskwhetherherloveformewasmorethansisterly.HoweverIdecidedtoreturnandtravelledhometoEnglandafterthreeyearsofabsencE.IwasdelightedtofindthatTraddleshadmarriedhisSophyandwasdoingwellasalawyer.MyaunthadmovedbacktoheroldDoverhouseandwaslivinghappilytherewithMrDickandPeggotty.WhenIvisitedmyauntItooktheopportunityofaskingheraboutAgnes.Hasshe—hassheanyyoungmanshe’dliketomarry?Iaskedaslightlyaspossible.MyauntlookedcarefullyatmeassherepliedIsuspectshehasDaviD.She’snevermentionedittomebutIthink—Ifeelsureshe’sgoingtomarrysoon.Iwasfirmwithmyselfanddidnotshowmyfeelings.IborrowedahorseandrodetoCanterburytoaskAgnesmyself.WhenIsawthatbeautifulgentlefaceagainIknewIhadcomehomE.IknewhowdearshewastomeandwouldalwaysbE.AgnesIsaidIamsogratefultoyouformakingmewhatIamforhelpingmetobegood!ButIthinkyouhaveasecret.LetmeshareitAgnesasyourbrother!Tellmewhomyoulove!Agnesturnedawayfrommeandburstintotears.SomehowthesetearsdidnotsaddenmebutgavemehopE.MydearAgnes!Don’tcry!Davidleaveme!Ican’ttalkaboutitnow!shesobbeD.Agnesyou’redearertomethananythingintheworlD.Don’tthinkI’llbejealousofanymanyouchoosetomarry.Ionlywantyoutobehappy!Shehadstoppedcryingnowandwascalmer.IfIhaveasecretDaviditis—notanewonE.Ithasbeenmysecret—foralongtime!IwaswildwithhopE.Notanewone!Didshemean...?DearestAgnes!DareIhopetocallyoumorethanasister!Shewasinmyarmsandsobbingagainbutthistimewithhappiness.IwentawayAgneslovingyou!Ireturnedhomelovingyou!Weheldeachotherforsometimesurenowofeachother’slovE.ThereissomethingImusttellyouDavidshesaidgentlylookingcalmlyintomyfacE.Ihavelovedyouallmylife!SheaddedAndsomethingelse—beforeoursweetDoradiedsheaskedme—canyouguess—tofilltheemptyplaceinyourheart.AndAgneslaidherheadonmyshoulderandcrieD.AndIcriedwithheralthoughwewerebothsohappy.66.Thenarrator叙述者ofthepassagemightbe________.A.AgnesB.DavidC.DoraD.Traddles67.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Ihadjusthadaterribledream.B.Agnesguidedmetothemountaintop.C.IwantedtoseeDoraverymuch.D.IdearlylovedAgnesmyfirmsupporter.68.TheunderlinedpartaslightlyaspossibleinParagraph3isusedto________.A.hidemyfeelingsB.expressmywishestoherC.showmyeagernesstoseeherD.indicatemydisappointment69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Davidhadbeenabroadforthreemonths.B.AgnescriedbecauseDavidaskedhertomarrysomeoneelsE.C.AgneslovedDaviddearlybutDavidwasnotsureofthatatfirst.D.DoradidnotknowthatAgneslovedDaviD.70.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ReturningfromabroadB.DiscoveryoftrueloveC.DreamsandeffortsD.LovebetweenDavidandDora

Thegirlwashangingbyherhandsfromtherailingsofabalcony阳台的栏杆.Thebalconywasonthetwelfthfloorofthehigh-riseblocknexttohis.Hisflatwasontheninthfloorandhehadtolookuptoseeher.Itwashalf-pastsixinthemorning.Hehadbeenawakenedbythesoundofanaircraftflyingdangerouslylowoverheadandhadgotoutofbedtolook.HissleepyeyesmovedfromtheblueskywhichwasemptyofcloudemptyofanythingbutthebrightdisappearingarrowoftheaircraftandthenrestedonthehangingfigurE.Hereallythoughthemustbedreamingforthissunrisetimewasthehourfordreams.Thenwhenheknewhewasn’thedecideditmustbeasceneinafilm.Therewerecameramendownthereawholefilmunitandallthecorrectsafetyprecautionshadbeentaken.Probablythegirlwasn’tevenarealgirlbutadummy假人.Heopenedthewindowandlookeddown.ThecarparkpavedcourtsgrassspacesbetweentheblocksallweredeserteD.Onthebalconyrailoneofthedummy’shandsmoveddesperately.Hehadtobelievethenwhatwasobviouslyhappening.Thegirlwastryingtokillherself.ShehadlosthercourageandnowwastryingtostayalivE.Allthesethoughtsandconclusionsofhisoccupiedaboutthirtyseconds.ThenheacteD.HepickedupthephoneanddialedtheemergencynumberforthepolicE.Thearrivalofthepolicecarsandtherescueofthegirlbecamethefocusoftalkforthepeopleofthetwoblocks.Someonefoundoutthatitwashewhohadcalledthepoliceandhebecameanunwillinghero.Hewasamodestquietyoungmanandwasinreliefwhenthetalkbegantodieaway.AgainhewasabletoenterandleavehisflatwithoutbeingpointedatasakindofStGeorgeandsometimesevencongratulateD.Aboutafortnightafterthatmorninghewasgettingreadytogotothetheatrejustputtingonhisovercoatwhenthedoorbellrang.Hedidn’trecognizethegirlwhostoodoutsidE.HehadneverseenherfacE.ShesaidI’mLydiaSimpson.YousavedmylifE.I’vecometothankyou.29.Whatdidthemandofirstafterhegotup?A.Helookeddownfromthewindow.B.Hewenttoseethenoisyaircraft.C.Hecalledthepolicetosavethegirl.D.HehurriedtocheckwhowasoutsidE.30.Themomentthemansawthegirlhangingtherehefeltitwas_________.A.scaringB.unbelievableC.desperateD.dangerous31.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.themandislikedtobetalkedaboutB.thegirlwasunwillingtoberescuedC.thepolicearrivedquicklyonthesceneD.thegirlwasactuallyanactressinafilm

Therewasonceayoungmanwholikedpuppets木偶somuchthathebecameanapprentice学徒toamasterpuppet-maker.Sadlytheyoungmanwasnotsocleverandhisteacherandtheotherapprenticeswerealwaystellinghimhehadnotalentformakingpuppetsandthathewouldneveramounttoanything.EvensoheenjoyeditsomuchthatheworkeddayafterdaytoimprovE.Despitehiseffortstheywouldalwaysfindsomethingwrongwithhispuppetsandthepoorpuppetsendedupbeingthrownoutoftheworkshop.Theyoungmanwasn’tgoingtogiveupsohedecidedthatfromthenonhewouldspendallhistimemakingjustonekindofpuppet.Wheneverhefoundafaultinhispuppethewouldthrowitawayandstartagain.Yearspassedandwitheachnewattempthispuppetbecamealittlebitbetter.Bythattimehispuppetwasmuchbetterthananythingthattheotherapprenticescouldmakebuthekeptmakingimprovements.Livinglikethatthemanwasn’tmakinganymoneyandmanypeoplelaughedathowpoorhewas.Bythetimehewasanoldmanhispuppetwastrulywonderful.FinallyaftersomanyyearsofworkhefinishedworkonhispuppetandsaidIcan’tfindanythingwrongwithit.Thistimeitisperfect.Andforthefirsttimeinallthoseyearsinsteadofthrowinghispuppetawayheputitupontheshelffeelingtrulysatisfiedandhappy.Itiswell-knownthatperfectpuppetPinocchiocametolifeafterthathadathousandadventuresandgavethatoldman—whosenamewasGeppetto—morejoythananyotherfamouspuppet-makerhadevergotfromanyoftheircreations.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Geppettowouldneverbeascleverastheothers.B.Geppettowasnotpaidformakingpuppets.C.Geppettowouldgiveupmakingpuppetssoon.D.Geppettowouldachievenothinginmakingpuppets.42.WhatcanwelearnaboutGeppettofromthethirdparagraph?A.Hewaslaughedatbytheothers.B.Hecouldonlymakeonekindofpuppet.C.HehadcollectedallthepuppetshemadE.D.Hemadealotofmoneybysellingpuppets.43.WhenthepuppetPinocchiowasmade________.①Geppettowasalreadyanoldman②Geppettowassatisfiedwithit③Geppettowasmuchhappier④GeppettoplannedtothrowitawayA.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④44.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.NoonecandotwothingsatoncE.C.A.goodbeginningmakesagoodending.D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.

Noteveryonecansitaroundanddaydreamwhiletwirling旋转hairorworryingabouthowtheyaregoingtostyleitforschoolpicturesoraspecialevent.Somekidshavenohairatallduetoillness.LocksofLoveisanorganizationthathelpskidsdealwiththeirhairlossbyprovidingrealhairwigs假发fromdonors.JessicaMoonaphotoeditordonates捐献herhairwhenevershecutsitwaitingeachtimeforittogrowthenecessary10inches.Idon’tmissmyhairatallMoonsaiD.Anditgrowsreallyquickly.AtLocksofLovethefocusisonhelpingkidswhohavegonebald秃顶andfeelembarrassedtogooutinpublictogoonwiththeactivitiestheynormallyenjoy.LaurenKukkamaawhoworksfortheorganizationbelievesthatitisimportantforkidstoliveouttheirlivesasnormallyaspossiblE.ManytimesalotofchildrenfeelembarrassedbytheirbaldnessshesaiD.Theyhavelowself-confidencesotheymaywanttostopplayingsportsorgoingtosummercamps.Whentheygetthehairwigstheyfeelconfidenttostartdoingthesethingsagain.ForadonorIthinkit’saverypersonaldonationsaidKukkamaA.You’regivingofyourself.Ifyou’relookingforawaytogetinvolvedandgivebackIthinkit’sagreatopportunityforsomeonE.Moonwhofirstdonatedherhairwhenshewas15aftershefoundoutherfatherhadcancersaiddonatingisagoodwaytomakeadifferencE.Thebestpartisthatit’shelpfulforsomeoneanditdoesmakeadifferenceforpatientswhoneedthehairshesaiD.39.OneofthereasonswhyMoonisgladtodonateisthat________.A.sheneedn’tworryabouthowtostyleitB.shelooksmorebeautifulwithshorthairC.shecouldearnextramoneybydoingitD.herhaircouldgrowbackveryquickly40.WhatisthemaintaskofLocksofLove?A.Helpingbaldchildrentolivenormally.B.Teachingpeoplehowtostylehairwell.C.Findingoutwhysomepeoplelosehair.D.Encouragingkidstogetridofshyness.41.AccordingtothetextKukkamaathoughtthat________.A.10inchesofhairmaychangeachild’slifeB.peoplearedevotingthemselvesbydonatinghairC.apersonwithlonghairwillbemoreconfidentD.childrenlikewearingwigsforaspecialevent42.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.YoucanmakeadifferenceB.BaldkidsareverypoorC.DonatingyourhairD.Wearingrealhairwigs

He'sanoldcobbler修鞋匠withashopintheMaraisahistoricareainParis.WhenItookhimmyshoesheatfirsttoldme:Ihaven'ttimE.Takethemtotheotherfellowonthemainstreet;he'llfixthemforyourightaway.ButI'dhadmyeyeonhisshopforalongtimE.JustlookingathisbenchloadedwithtoolsandpiecesofleatherIknewhewasaskilledcraftsman手艺人.NoIrepliedtheotherfellowcan'tdoitwell.Theotherfellowwasoneofthoseshopkeeperswhofixshoesandmakekeyswhile-U-wait—withoutknowingmuchaboutmendingshoesormakingkeys.Theyworkcarelesslyandwhentheyhavefinishedsewingbackasandalstrap鞋带youmightaswelljustthrowawaythepair.MymansawIwouldn'tgiveinandhesmileD.Hewipedhishandsonhisblueapron围裙lookedatmyshoeshadmewritemynameononeshoewithapieceofchalkandsaidComebackinaweek.Iwasabouttoleavewhenhetookapairofsoftleatherbootsoffashelf.SeewhatIcando?hesaidwithpridE.OnlythreeofusinPariscandothiskindofwork..WhenIgotbackoutintothestreettheworldseemedbrand-newtomE.Hewassomethingoutofanancientlegendthisoldcraftsmanwithhiswayofspeakingfamiliarlyhisverystrangedustyfelthothisfunnyaccentfromwho-knows-whereandaboveallhisprideinhiscraft.Thesearetimeswhennothingisimportantbutthebottomlinewhenyoucandothingsanyoldwayaslongasitpayswheninshortpeoplelookonworkasapathtoever-increasingconsumption消费ratherthanawaytorealizetheirownabilities.InsuchaperioditisararecomforttofindacobblerwhogetshisgreatestsatisfactionfromprideinajobwelldonE.56.Whydidtheauthorthinkthemanwasaskilledcobbler?A.BecausethecobblerwasoldandkinD.B.Becausehehadobservedthecobbler’sshopforalongtimE.C.Becausethecobblerwipedhishandsonhisblueapron.D.Becausethecobblerrefusedtofixhisshoesatfirst.57.ThesentenceHewassomethingoutofanancientlegenD.impliesthat_______.A.nowadaysyoucanhardlyfindanyonelikehimB.itwasdifficulttocommunicatewiththismanC.themanwasverystrangeD.themanwastooold58.Accordingtotheauthormanypeopleworkjustto________.A.realizetheirabilitiesB.gainhappinessC.makemoneyD.gainrespect59.Thisstorywantstotellusthat________.A.craftsmenmakealotofmoneyB.whateveryoudodoitwellC.craftsmenneedself-respectD.peoplearebornequal

Thirsty?Thinktwicebeforeyoudrink.Youwon’tbelievewhatit’sdoingtoyouonceit’sinyourmouthandbody.Somefoodsarefineindoderation适度butsodaisn’toneofthem.YoumaynotthinkasodaeverydayisanissuesaysresearcherFrancesFlemingMilicibutjustoneeight-ouncesodaeverydayincreasesyourchancesofbecomingobeseby60percent.Anotherproblemwithsodaisthatitdoesn’tmakeyoufeelasfullasyou’dbeaftereatingthesamenumberofcalories.Soyouenduptakinginmorecaloriesthanyourbodyneedswhichleadstoextrapounds.Beveragecompaniesdenythattheirdrinksaretoblameforobesity.TheysaysodacanbepartofahealthylifestylE.Coca-Colahasevenstartedananti-obesitycampaigncalledComingTogether.OurgoalistoprovideeducationandawarenessaboutnutritionsaysBenSheidleraspokesmanforCoca-ColA.Coca-Colaiscommittedtohelpingsolvetheobesityproblembyofferingmorechoicesnoandlowcaloriebeverageoptionsclearlycommunicatingthecaloriecontentofourproductsandsupportingphysicalactivityandnutritioneducationprograms.Publichealthexpertsaren’timpresseD.Coca-Colacan’taffordtoignoretheproblemofobesity;itwouldmakethemlookbadsaysDr.DavidKatzdirectoroftheYaleUniversityPreventionResearchCenter.buttheycan’taffordtogooutofbusinesseither.Theyarelookingforawaytotakecreditfordoinggoodwhilestayingfocusedonmakingmoney.Andwhataboutsodacompaniesclaimingthattherealculprit罪魁祸首behindobesityisinactivity?SodacanpourhundredsofcaloriesdownthethroatinamatterofsecondssaysKatz.Itisfareasiertoout-eatexercisethantoout-runallthoseextracalories.Infactyou’dneedtowalkquicklyfor60minutestoworkoffjustone20-ouncebottleofsodA.Thesewidespreadhealthconcernshavehadarealimpact:SalesofsodaintheUShavegoneflatamongbothkidsandgrown-ups.A.recentstudyfoundthatthenumberofkidsdrinkingnosodaatallisnowmorethan30percent.67.AccordingtoParagraph2drinkingsoda__________A.isnotagreatwaytosatisfyyourhungerB.leadsyoutotakeinadequatecaloriesC.makespeoplethirstierD.hasnoimpactonpeople’shealth68.ComingTogethermentionedinParagraph3__________A.wasstartedbyananti-sodaorganizationB.aimstoencouragepeopletogiveupsodaC.aimstoteachpeopleabouthealthyeatingD.wasstartedbyseveralbeveragecompanies69.DrDavidKatzmayagreethat_________A.sodacanbepartofahealthylifestyleB.Coca-Cola’sdrinksaretoblameforobesityC.therealculpritbehindobesityisinactivityD.Coca-Colacansolvetheobesityproblem70.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A.TopersuadereadersnottodrinksodaB.ToexplainhowCoca-ColabecamepopularC.ToshowreaderstheadvantagesofsodaD.Tostresstheimportanceofdoingexercise

EverybodyknowsthesayingTwostepsforwardandthreestepsback.Thatdescribedmylifeprettywellasasinglemom.Iwasraisingtwoteenagersonateacher’saide’ssalary.Itwasn’tnearlyenoughtocoverthebillssoImoonlightedasawaitress.EverytimeIthoughtthatIhadfoundasolutiontomymoneyworriessomethingwouldfallthroughandIwouldendupfeelingworseoffthanbeforE.ThenexteveningattherestaurantItriedonmyapronwishingIcouldbehomewithmykids.IwalkeduptomyfirsttablE.ArounditwasacheerfuloldercouplE.ThewomangavemeasmilethatwarmedmE.Icouldn’thelpbutnoticeherunusualglassring.WhatabeautifulringIsaiD.WechattedforaminutethenItooktheirorderandleft.WhenIcamebackwiththeirdrinksthewomanheldoutherring.IwouldliketogivethistoyoushesaiD.OhnoIcouldn’tIsaidembarrasseD.Shegentlyplacedtheringinmyhandandclosedmyfingersaroundit.It’syoursshesaiD.Pleaseacceptitandyourthingsaregoingtobeokay.RightthereattheirtableinthemiddleoftherestaurantIbrokedownintears.ThankyouforgivingmehopeIsaiD.LongafterthatnightthatsenseofpeacestayedwithmE.IknewtherightjobwouldcomeintimE.NinemonthslateritdiD.IgotabetterpositionatanotherschoolandIstartedwaitressingatarestaurantwhereIwasallowedtospendmoretimewithmykids.NowinthesetoughtimesIhavemoneyworriesagainbuttheydon’tgetmedown.Iknowthingswillturnoutokay.AndwhenIwearthatunusualglassringI’mremindedI’mnotalonE.51.FromthesayingTwostepsforwardandthreestepsbackitmeansthewriter_______.A.likedsteppingforwardandbackwardB.haddifficultyraisingherfamilyC.couldn’twalkregularlikeotherpeopleD.wantedtolookforabetterjob52.Thewriterworkedasawaitressintherestaurantinorderto_______.A.livewithherchildrenB.servetheoldercoupleC.searchforaglassringD.makemoremoney53.Hearingthewoman’swordsthewriterfelt.A.movedB.embarrassedC.puzzledD.successful54.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanknowthewriterbelievedthat_______.A.herchildrenlovedherverymuchB.shecouldfindabetterrestaurantC.theglassringwouldbringhergoodluckD.itwaseasytogetarightjob55.Nowthewriter’sattitudetowardherlifeis_______.A.positiveB.disappointedC.proudD.worried

WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodelsowhenanationalcontestwasstagedIconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition试演.IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential.Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventwhichdozensofthemostprestigious有声望的modelingagenciesfromaroundtheworldwouldattenD.Atl3myhopesoffameandfortunecloudedalljudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego.WehadneverbeenrichbuttheysawmyenthusiasmandagreeD.Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies.FormonthsanyboredomordisappointmentIfacedwaspushedasidebecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetobearealmodel.IthoughtIwouldgracethecoversoffamousmagazines!OfcourseIwasn’tsignedbutwhathurtthemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewto1.75metres.Icouldbeasuccess.Iprayedforagrowthspurt冲刺becauseIcouldnotimaginegivingupmydream.Imadeanappointmentwithalocalmodelingagencyandtheagentdemanded$500forclasses.$500foraphotoshootand$300forotherexpenses.Myparentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmebegging.TheagencysentmeoutonafewauditionsbutwitheverydayIdidn’treceiveacallIgrewmoredepresseD.ThefinalstrawcameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercialmodeling.TherewasanopencallinNewYorkCity.WespenthoursdrivingandanotherfewhourswaitingonlytobetoldthatIwastooshort.Iwasdevastated感到难以承受的.YearslaterIrealizedthatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn’tactuallylovemodelingjusttheideaofit.IwantedtobespecialandIwasinnocentlydeterminedtoreachanimpossiblegoal.TheexperiencehasmademestrongerandthatwillhelpmeinthefuturE.21.What’sthemainreasonwhytheauthorwantedtobeamodel?A.Shewonanationalcontest.B.Shewantedtogetreputationandwealth.C.Shewasurgedbysomemodelingagencies.D.Shehadfullpotentialtobeasuccessfulmodel.22.What’stheauthor’sparents’attitudetowardherdream?A.Encouraging.B.WorrieD.C.Doubtful.D.EnthusiastiC.23.TheunderlinedphraseThefinalstrawprobablymeans__________.[学优gkstk]A.therefusalinspiteofherlonghoursofwaitingandworkingB.thefinalresultthatshewasadmiredbythemodelcompanyC.thefinalauditiongivenbythefamousagencyD.thedecisionshemadeatlastnottobeamodel24.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperienceofstrugglingtobeamodel?A.Wherethere’sawillthere’saway.B.Beingamodelisnotthateasy.C.Weshouldhaveourownjudgmentandshouldnotjustfollowothers.D.wemightsetunpracticalgoalsbuttheexperiencesreallyhelpusgrow.

PushingopenourgateIamsurprisedtoseeastrangemanbacktowardmeenteringourhousE.OnlywhenheturnsarounddoIrealizethatIamlookingatmy12-year-oldsonMarlon.ItseemedonlyyesterdaythatIbroughthimanewbornhomefromthehospital.CarryinghimintoourhouseIwonderedathowtinyhewas.A.dozenyearslaterMarlonisneithersmallnorthin.Nowadayshecanliftmeupeasily.Iamexcitedlyrecordinghisprogressonourgrowthchart.Handwrittenlinesandthedatestheyweremarkedinpencilappearalongthechart’slength.OfcoursemyhusbandandIhaveonlyonelineeachtorepresent代表us.Hisheightisoverfivefeeteightincheswhilemineisaboutfiveinches.TherestbelongtoMarlonandhisyoungerbrotherMarkJustinputinatvarioustimesovertheyearsespeciallyontheirbirthdays.MyeldestsonandIhadahabitofguessinghowlongitwouldtakebeforehebecametallerthanmE.Wewouldbeback-to-backstandingsidewaysbeforethemirrorandattimesitlookedlikehehaddoneit.Butmeasuredagainstthechartnonotjustyetclearly.Thenafewweeksafterhistwelfthbirthdayithappened:Sonfinallygrewtallerthanhismother.MarloncheeredasthechartshowedhewasnowhalfaninchtallerthanmE.IcheckeditagainandtheresultswerethesamE.WhileIwashappyforhimIwasabitsadtoo.StaringatthefreshlyinkedlineIrealizedwhatotherparentshadtoldmewastrue:KidsgrowupsofastyouneverreallyknowwheretheyearshavegonE.Butthechartonlyshowshowtallthey’vegrown;itdoesnotgivethestoriesbehindthosegrowingyears:thepanicoverchildhoodhealthemergenciesthemadlookingforachildwhogotlostandhappilywasfoundthepeace-makingduringsillyfightsbetweenbestfriendsthehappydaysofbirthdaypartiesandlazynightsofstorytelling.55.Fromthetextwecanconcludethatthewriter______.A.couldn’trecognizehersonbecausehehadbeenawayfor12yearsB.thoughthersonwasanewbornbabyyesterdayC.couldn’trecognizehersonbecausehehadgrownsofastD.wasinterestedthathersonwasoncesolittle56.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothetext?A.Thegrowthchartcontainsonlyfourlinesintotal.B.Thegrowthchartshowstheparents’loveforkids.C.Markisexpectedtogrowmuchtallerthanhiselderbrother.D.BeforeMarlonturned12hehadgrowntallerthanhismother.57.Thelastparagraphshowsthatthewriter______.A.hasexperiencedalotwhilelookingafterthechildrenB.isnervousbecauseshedoesn’tknowwheretheyearshavegoneC.feelssadbecausethechartonlyshowshowtallthekidshavegrownD.isangrybecausetherearesillyfightsbetweenbestfriends58.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe_____.A.MysonB.FlyingtimeC.GrowthchartD.Marlon’sheight

MakeaJokeofItI’mworkingonmyHappinessProjectandyoucouldhaveonetoo!Everyone’sprojectwilllookdifferentbutit’stherarepersonwhocan’tbenefit.Joinin----noneedtocatchupjustjumpinrightnow.Everyonesaysandit’struethatoneofthemosteffectivewaystohandlenegativeemotionsistolightenup.16Ifyou’reangryjokearounD.Easiersaidthandonehowever.Ihadachancetokeepmyresolutiontomakeajokeofitlastnight.Myhusbandfinallytookonthejobofdealingwithmydaughter’sadventureinorthodontia牙齿矫正术.Theorthodontist’sofficeisrightaroundtheCornerfromhisofficeandheagreedthathe’dscheduletheappointmentsandtakeher.ThiswasGREAT!OnourflighttoKansasCityfortheholidaystheBigGirllostherfunctionalappliancewhichshewearsinhermouth.17WegotbackhomeaweeklaterandtheBigMandidn’tcalltomakeanappointment!Dayswentby.IremindedhimperiodicallybutnothinghappeneD.18LastnightIstampedintoourbedroomreadytoturnonmyangeratfullvolumE.Thisreallymattersthisisimportantshe’sgrowingnowwhat’sthepointit’sexpensiveyoupromisedyou’ddoit.EtC.ThenIthoughtMakeajokeofit.SoIwentoverputmyarmaroundtheBigManandsaidnicelyYouknowwhat?Ifyoudon’tcalltheorthodontist’stomorrowI’mgoingtobeveryangry.I’mnotthreateningjustgivingyoufairwarning.AndIlaughedwhileIsaidit.IknowIknow!hesaidshakinghisheaD.I’llsendmyselfanEmailrightnow.AndhediD.19I’mnotsureifmakingajokeofitwasmoreeffectivethangettingangrybutIdon’tthinkitwaslesseffectivE.IwashappieraboutitandtheBigManwashappieraboutit.20It’seasytosaymakeajokeofitbutit’shardtodowhenyou’refeelingangryscaredboredorupset.Haveyoufoundawaytogetyourselftomakeajoke?A.Andtodayhemadetheappointment.B.Ifthingsaresadtrytofindareasontolaugh.C.Welookedeverywhereontheplane;itwasgonE.D.Ifyou’rehappyandyouknowitclapyourhands.E.You’dthinkflightrageisauniquelyChineseproblem.F.AnditwasamuchnicerwaytohavethatunpleasantexchangE.G.WheneverIthoughtaboutthisdelayIbecameextremelyannoyeD.

EveryWednesdayIgotoCantataAdultLifeServicesalocalretirementcommunityinBrookfieldIllinoisUSwithmyclassmatestodocommunityservicE.AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantatamylifechangedforever.ThatmaysoundabitdramaticbutvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlifE.Ourvisitslastaboutanhourandwebring25-30studentseverytimE.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe’retherE.YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantaboutlifebackthenbutnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallytherE.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossiblE.Itmademerealizethatit’sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That’ssomethingIwon’tforgetanytimesoon.Ifthere’sonethingI’verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantatait’sthatpresence—justbeingthere—meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesarethere’salwaystimetomakesomeone’sday.It’seasytofeellikeyoudon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly—especiallywhenyou’reateenager.Butthat’snottrueatall.Ihatetobeoverlycliched陈词滥调的herebutagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadultsit’simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderlyandtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.28.WhatdothevolunteersdoatCantataAdultLifeServices?A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.29.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thewriterdidn'tlikevolunteerworkatfirst.B.ThewriterhadexpectedtochangehisviewsonlifeatCantatA.C.ThewriterpreferswatchingmoviesandTVshowstotalkingtotheelderly.D.Thewriterthinkstheyoungandtheoldhavesomethingincommon.31.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?A.Wedon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.B.Ageisjustanumber.C.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.D.Itisimportanttoplaywiththeelderly.

It’samazinghowwegrowfromcarelesskidstoresponsibleteens.Whathappensinthecoursethatmakesusresponsiblenow?It’stheseedthatwesowinthebeginningwhichgrowsandbecomesahugetreE.AsIsitheresilentlythinkingaboutmygrowthIwonderoversomequestionswhichdon’thaveananswerbutit’sbecauseofsuchunanswerablesituationsthatlifehasbecomearollercoasterridE.AsakidIusedtoreadalotofstorybooks.InoneparticularbookIreadastoryofabirD.Fromthenonthathasbecomeanintegral必不可少的partofmylifE.Itdescribedamalebirdwhichtakesalotofpaintobuildanestandthefemalebirdtakesshelterinitandnourishesthebaby.Whenthebirdlearnstoflythewholefamilyfliesofftoadifferentplaceleavingbehindthebeautifulnestforotherbirdstogrowtheirfamilyinit.Itmademewonder.Howcouldtheysoeasilysacrificetheirhousebuiltwithsomucheffort?OnenightwhenIwasdeepinsleepIgotthisparticulardream.IwaswalkingmilesontheendlessroadtotallyisolatedbutlinedwithbeautifultreesoneithersidE.FascinatedbythegreeneryImarchedtowardsitonlytoendupdeeperanddeeperintothegreenery.Ihappenedtostopuponseeingsomething.ItwasamassivewonderfulhousE.Ifellinlovewiththatamazingpartofart.Yeahitwasindeedapieceofartwitheverycornertouchedartisticallyandlovingly.Idon’tknowwhyIfeltthatitwasdonelovingly.Maybebecausethingsturnouttobebeautifulonlywhenweputourloveintoit—justlikethefoodpreparedbymomwhichtastesmoredeliciouswithherlovE.Iexploredthehouseonlytofallmoreinlovewithit.Therewasaslopingroofwhichmatchedwiththegreeneryaround;thelargecentralopencourtyardremindedmeoftheactivitiesthatmighthavetakenplacetherewhichfeltlivelyevennowwhenitiscompletelydeserteD.Thesmallwaterbodythatkeptthehousecooladdedtothebeautyofthehouse—ofcourseitwasalldriedupnow.It’sreallywonderfulhowsuchthingsaddlifetothespaceswhichotherwisejustbecomestructures.SuchlivelinessandhappeningturnsthehouseintoahomE.Theysay‘THEHOMEISWHERETHEHEARTIS’butnowIbegantofeelit.Thisiswheremyheartbelongs.ThisiswhatI’mdestinedtodo.WhenIwokeupfromthedreamIwasclearabouteverything.IrealizedwherethatmileofwalkwasintendingmetoleaD.IrealizedwhatmessagemydreamwantedtoconveymE.AndyearslaterwhenfinallymyturnofchoosingmydestinationcameIsimplyclosedmyeyesheldthatbookinmyhandpresseditagainstmychestandrelivedthedream.WhenIopenedmyeyesIwassurewhattodo.Idecidedtochoosetheroad—lesstraveleD.YesItookuparchitectureasmyprofessionbecausethisiswhatIamdestinedtodo.Iwantedtodothesamethingthatthemalebirdinthestorydidtotakepaininbuildingabeautifulhouseandletothersstayinit.ThisismydreamcometrueandthehappinessthatIgainnowfromthisprofessionisindescribablE.71.Whenthewriterreadthestoryofthebirdheprobablyfelt_______.A.upsetB.confusedC.amazedD.amused72.TothewritertheseedthatwesowinthebeginningParagraph1is_______.A.thestoryofthebirdB.hismother’sfoodC.thehouseinhisdreamD.hisstorybooks73.Mom’sfoodalwaystastesbetterbecause_______.A.momcookswithherloveB.wearesofamiliarwithmom’sfoodC.momsarebettercooksthanfathersD.momisexperiencedincooking74.Inthewriter’sdreamwhatpartofthehouseattractedhimmost?A.ThegreenerysurroundingthehousE.B.Thebodyofwaterthatkeepsthehousecool.C.ThelivelinesshesensedaroundthehousE.D.ThefactthatthehousewasverylargE.75.Theabovepassageismainlyabout_______.A.howthewriterfinallybecomesanhonestcitizenB.wherethetruemeaningofresponsibilityliesC.whatweneedtodowhenweareseekingfortuneD.whythewritertakesuparchitectureashiscareer

Howtoimproveourlife?Manypeoplethinkthattheyhavetoacceptwhateverlifethrowsatthem.They’llsayThisismydestiny命运.Icannotchangeit.Ofcoursenot!Youdon’thavetosufferneedlessly.Yourlifedependsonyounotonotherfactors.Iknowawomanwhosaysshejustacceptswhatlifegivesherbecauseshehasdoneeverythingshecantoimproveit.Guesswhatherlifestyleis?ShewakesupinthemorninggoestoworkcomesbackhomerelaxeschatswithpeoplewatchesTVandthengoestosleep.Nextdaythesameroutinecyclefollows.Huh!Isthiswhatshecallsdoingherbest?ShebelievesshehastriedherbestandjustacceptsitinherheartthatthisisthelifethathasbeenintendedforherandthatherluckcanonlychangeifGodwillsit.Shehasn’trealizedthatwehavetodoourshareofmakingtheefforttolivethelifeofourdreams.Rememberthatyouharvestwhatyousow.YouhavetogetoffthesofagetyoureyesofftheTVscreengetyourhandsoffthephoneunlessit’shelpfultoyoursuccessandgetyourmindandbodytowork!Don’texpectyourlucktochangeunlessyoudosomethingaboutit.Ifsomethinggoeswrongdon’tjustregarditasatemporary暂时的problem;Insteadlearnyourlessonmakethemostofthesituationanddosomethingtosolvetheproblem.It’snotenoughtothinkpositively;youalsohavetoactpositively.Ifsomeone’slifeisintroubledoyoujusthopeandpraythatthingswillturnoutfine?Ofcoursenot!Yougettodoanythingyoucantosavetheperson.SoitiswithyourownlifE.Itisnotenoughtohopeforthebestbutyouhavetodoyourbest.Inotherwordsdon’tjuststandorsittheredosomethingtoimproveyourlifE.29.AccordingtothewomanmentionedinParA.3herlife________.A.doesn’tneedimprovingB.couldn’tbeimprovedC.willbebettersomedayD.willbeworseinthefuture30.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewoman’slife?A.PositivE.B.PassivE.C.Disturbing.D.Colorful.31.InParA.5theauthoremphasizedtheimportanceof________.A.positiveactionB.positivethinkingC.hopeforthebestD.intentiontosucceed32.Thetextismainlywrittentoadviseyouto_________.A.understandyourselfB.believeinyourselfC.improveyourlifeD.changeyournormalway

Somepeopleviewabadsituationasadisaster.It’snot.It’sanopportunity.Onceyouroldworldcollapses倒塌youcanrecoverandrebuilD.Nowyouhavethechancetostartfreshanddothingsmoreintelligently.IbuiltmybusinessonanunstablestructurE.Ikeptitgoingforyearsbutthebusinesscollapsedlastyear.Ihadtoleavemyofficesellingoffallthefurnitureandequipment.IgotkickedoutofmyapartmentbecauseIcouldn’tpaytherent.Icouldn’tpaymybillsordebt.Ideclaredbankruptcy.破产ForyearstherewastheworrythatthismighthappenifIdidn’tkeepstraining尽力tokeepthebusinessgoing.Andmyworrieswereright.WhatIworriedaboutwouldhappendidhappen.Butyouknowwhat?Goingthroughthatexperiencewasn’treallysobaD.Itwasinteresting.Someofitwasactuallyprettyeasy.ThroughoutmostofitIfeltincreasingreliefandarenewedsenseoffreedomandpossibility.AlltheoldbaggagewasgonE.NomoreofficE.Fewerpossessions.Fewerobligations.Nomoredebt.Mostofallnomorestraining.Lifebecamealoteasier.Igotacheaperandsmallerapartment.Ibecamedebt-freE.Ilearnedtolivewithinmymeans.Thosewereactuallygoodthings.Theotherswerejustfeelings.Therealitywasn’tactuallypainful.AfterthatIkeptgoingwiththesamebusinessbutcompletelychangedthebusinessmodel.Iavoidedtheearliermistakesandthatbusinessrecoveredjustfineandworkedgreat.Itwasprofitableeveryyearfromthenon.ButIhadtogothroughthecollapsefirsttoreachthatpoint.Ifyou’vebeenfeelingoutofcontrolwithyourcurrentworkorlifestyleandyou’recurrentlystrainingtokeepitgoingconsiderlettingitgo.Tryallowingtheoldworldtocollapsemanyorallofyourfearsandworriesmightactuallycometopassbutthat’sok.Youdon’thavetokeeptheoldworldalivE.IfitkeepsfallingapartonyouletitcollapsE.Experiencingthecollapseisn’tasbadasfearingthecollapse29.Theauthorregardsthecollapseoftheoldworldasanopportunityto_____A.getanewworldstartedinbetterwaysB.turntoothersforhelptosaveourselvesC.sumupthefailureandmakeupforthemistakesD.buryourselvesinthedisastersandthenrecoverourselves30.Intheauthor’sopiniontheoldbaggageinParagraph2included______A.thefreedomandpossibilityofrefreshinghimselfB.theexperiencehelearnedfromhisformerfailureC.theoldpossessionsandtheinvisiblepressureD.thebusinessknowledgeandskillshegotfromvariousmedia31.Whatdidtheauthordoafterhisbusinessfailedlastyear?A.Hecleverlytransformedhisbusinessmodel.B.Hestartedanothercompletelydifferentbusiness.C.HereceivedfurthertrainingaboutdoingbusinessatcollegeD.Heborrowedsomemoneyfromhisfriendsandrelativestopayoffhisdebts.32.Accordingtotheauthorwhenourworkorlifeisoutofourcontrolwecan_____.A.preventitfromfallingapartonus.B.setitfreeorjustletitcompletelybreakdownC.keepstrainingandgoonwithdeterminationD.keepitalivewiththecouragetochangeitagain

BabysitterWantedIamseekingababysitterformy6-month-oldson.A.fewhoursonSaturdaysandSundaystohelpmeandthenadditionaltimesasneedeD.Applicantshouldbeover18responsiblelovingwarmdrug-freeandhaveexperiencecaringforbabies.A.collegestudentlookingforapart-timejobisalsoOK.Thepayis$10anhour.Ifthissoundslikeagoodfitforyoupleasereplyto:rebecharv@aol.comorcall800-4964.Itisurgent!OfficeManagerwantedA.companyislookingforafull-timemanagertobeinchargeofthebusinessaspects.Strongskillsareneededinorganizationandbusinessmanagement.Theofficemanagerisresponsibleforkeepingfinancialrecordssohe/sheshouldbefamiliarwithcomputer.Pleasesendyourresumetojim@californiaaquatics.comorcall800-6978.Waiter/WaitresswantedSpecialtyRestaurantislookingforanexperiencedandwellseasonedwaiter/waitress.A.knowledgeofwinesandfinediningexperiencearenecessary.MustworkwellunderpressureandunderstandthebasicsoffinediningandcustomerservicE.Ifyou'reinterestedpleasereplytojob-tkupe1329358152@craigslist.org.Thisisapart-timejoB.Pleasenophonecallsaboutthisjob!OfficeCleanerWantedLookingforPart-timework?PositionavailableintheMississaugaarea!Part-time4hoursperdayfrom10:00A.m.-2:00p.m.Dutiesinclude:--CleanWashrooms--DustFurniture--Moppingfloors--OthergeneralcleaningSomeexperienceisnecessaryPay:$15perhourReplyto:job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.orgorcall800-819729.Thepositionofan___________isfull-timejoB.A.babysitterB.officemanagerC.waiter/waitressD.officecleaner30.Wherecanyousende-mailasacollegegirl?A.job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.orgB.job-tkupe1329358152@craigslist.org.C.jim@californiaaquatics.comD.rebecharv@aol.com31.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantforwaiter/waitressjob?A.Beingfamiliarwithcomputers.B.Havingaknowledgeofwines.C.Knowingmoreaboutmenus.D.WorkingwellunderpressurE.

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.ClearlytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwaywavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysiA.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarfacE.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.IlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearrivedwithasmileIthrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug拥抱.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.71.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe________.A.adventurousB.pleasantC.excitingD.dull72.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.73.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.ChooseB.EnjoyC.PrepareforD.Carryon74.Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaru.B.TheCauseway.C.Butterworth.D.SingaporE.75.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.

Onedayalawyer’swifefellillandhewenttogetadoctor.Thedoctorwillinglycametoseethewomanandtodowhathecouldforherbutbeforehewentintothehousehemadeashortstop.Heknewthatthelawyerwasfamousfornotpayinghisbillseveniftheyweredue正当的.Hethereforesaidtotheman.ButifIsaveyourwifeIamafraidyoumaynotpaymE.Sirrepliedthelawyer.HereIhave＄500whetheryoucuremywifeoryoukillher.I'llgiveyouallthis.Thedoctorwasreassured使安心andwentintothehousE.Whenhereachedthewoman'sbedsideitsoonbecamecleartohimthathecoulddolittlE.Shewasseriouslyillandthoughheprescribed开药方hermedicineshesoondieD.HetoldthelawyerhewasverysorryandthenaskedforthemoneywhichhehadpromiseD.Didyoukillmywife?Askedthelawyer.OfcourseIdidn'tsaidthedoctor.Well!Didyoucuremywife?askedtheman.I'mafraidthatwasimpossiblerepliedthedoctor.WellthensinceyouneitherkilledmywifenorcuredherIhavenothingtopayyou.21.Onedayalawyer’swifefellillandthelawyer_____A.curedhiswifeB.gotadoctorforherC.gotsomemedicineforherillnessD.pay＄500tothedoctor22.Beforeenteringthelawyer’shousethedoctorstoppedforawhilebecause_____.A.thedoctorwantedtoasksomethingabouthiswife'sillnessB.thedoctorthoughtitimpossibletosavethewomanC.thedoctorwasafraidthatthelawyerwouldrefusetopayhimD.thelawyerwastoopoortopayhisbills23.Becausethelawyer’swifewasseriouslyillthedoctor_____A.couldn’tdomuchanddidn'tsaveherlifeB.triedhisbestandsavedheratlastC.hadtodoeverythinghecouldforherD.hadtospendalotoftimetocureher24.Fromthestoryweknow_____.A.thelawyerwasverycleverB.howthelawyer'swifediedC.thedoctorwasstupidenoughtobefooledD.thelawyerwasdishonestandthathefooledthedoctor

FinallyIenteredtheuniversity.BecauseofmycarefulsavingsIdidnothavetoworkduringtheschoolyear.Thensummercameanditwastimetoworkharderthanever.Icontinuedworkingasawaitressatnightinstructedtenniscampsseveralmorningsaweekandworkedasasecretaryforafewhoursintheafternoons.Ievendecidedtotakeaclassatacommunity社区collegE.Thisclassatthecommunitycollegesavedme$650.Itwasanextremelytiringsummerandmademeanxioustoreturntomyrelativelyeasylifeattheuniversity.DuringmysecondandthirdyearsofundergraduateschoolingIdecidedtoworkaboutfivehoursperweekinthecampus校园admissionsofficeansweringphones.Thisprovidedalittlespendingmoneyandkeptmefromdrawingmysavingsout.IwantedtogotoIsraeltostudyfor3weeksbutIhesitatedinmakingthisdecisionbecauseitwouldcostme$1600moretogetthecreditsinIsrael.AbouttwoweekslatermyMomcalledtotellmethatIhad$1600inthebankthatIhadforgottenabout!Oneofmyconcernsaboutthistripwasnotonlythecostbutthelossoftimetomakemoney;howeverImadeasmuchthatsummerinthetenweekswhenIwasathomeasIhadmadeduringthefourteenweekswhenIwasathomethesummerbeforE.ThewayeverythingworkedtogethertomakethistrippossiblewasoneofthemostexcitingthingsthathaveeverhappenedtomE.Thisexperiencehasshapedmeinmanyimportantways.ThefirstthingthatIlearnedwastheimportanceofastrongworkethic伦理.Workinglonghoursdidalottodevelopmycharacterandhelpedmelearnthevalueofadollar.Italsomademelearnhowtosearchforcreativewaystosettledifficultsituations.21.Wheredidthewriterprobablyworkpart-timebeforeattendingtheuniversity?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inthetenniscamps.C.Inacompany.D.IntheadmissionsofficE.22.Thewritertookaclassatacommunitycollegemainlybecause_________.A.shewantedtosavemoneyB.lifetherewasrelativelyeasyC.summertimewastiringD.itwasrequiredbytheuniversity23.Thewriter’smajorconcernaboutthetriptoIsraelwasthat_________.A.hermotherwouldnotagreeB.shewouldfailtogetcreditsinIsraelC.awell-paidsummerjobwouldbelostD.$1600couldn’tbedrawnoutintime24.Thepassageismainlyabouthowthewriter_________.A.mademoneyonthecollegecampusB.managedtomakefulluseofhervacationC.wasforcedtosupportherselfbyhermotherD.wasshapedbyworkingpart-timethroughcollege

TheTruthCanSetYouFreeIrecentlygotpulledoverforspeedingnotfarfrommynewhomeinVirginiA.Ihadn’tbeenpayingattentionandIhaddrivenafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimit.CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration?thepoliceofficeraskedmE.IpulledbothoutforhimandhesawmyPittsburghaddressonmyPennsylvaniadriver’slicensE.Whatareyoudoinghere?heaskeD.Areyouwiththearmy?NoI’mnot.IanswereD.IexplainedthatIhadjustmovedtoVirginiaandIhadn’thadtimetore-registeryet.Sowhatbringsyouhere?Hehadaskedadirectquestion.WithoutthinkingveryhardIgavehimadirectanswer.WellofficerIsaidsinceyou’veaskedIhavecancer.IhavejustmonthstolivE.We’vemoveddownheretobeclosetomywife’sfamily.Soyou’vegotcancerhesaidflatly.Hewastryingtofiguremeout.WasIreallydying?WasIlying?HetookalonglookatmE.YouknowforaguywhohasonlyafewmonthstoliveyousurelookgooD.Hewasobviouslythinking:Eitherthisguyispullingonebigfatlineonmeorhe’stellingthetruth.Hewastryingtoquestionmyhonestywithoutdirectlycallingmealiar.AndsohehadforcedmetoprovethatIwasbeinghonest.WellofficerIknowthatIlookprettyhealthy.Ilookgreatontheoutsidebutthetumors肿瘤areontheinsidE.AndthenIdon’tknowwhatpossessedmebutIjustdidit.Ipulledupmyshirtshowingtheoperationalscars.Helookedatmyscars.Helookedinmyeyes.Henowknewhewastalkingtoadyingman.Wellhewasn’ttakingthisanyfurther.HehandedmebackmylicensE.Domeafavor.hesaidSlowdownfromnowon.TheawfultruthhadsetmefreE.AshewentbacktohispolicecarIhadarealization.Ihadbeenoneofthosegorgeousblondes金发美女whocouldbathereyelashesandgetoutoftickets.IdrovehomeunderthespeedlimitandIwassmilinglikeabeautyqueen.59.Theauthorwasstoppedbythepoliceofficerbecause______.A.hedidn’thavealicenseB.heforgottore-registerC.hewasseriouslyillD.hedrovetoofast60.TheauthormovedtoVirginiaprobablybecause______.A.hewashomesickB.heservedinthearmythereC.VirginiahadbetterhospitalsD.hisfamilycouldbebettercaredfor61.Onhearingabouttheauthor’scancerthepoliceofficer______.A.saiditwasanexcuseB.doubtedhishonestyC.showedsympathyforhimD.askedhimtoshowhisscars62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas______.A.optimisticB.adventurousC.dishonestD.romantic

Duringmyelementary小学的schoolyearsIusedtocomparemymomwithmybestfriendTiffany’smom.Tiffany’smomalwaysgaveherlotsofmoneytobuythemostfashionableclothesandfavoritefooD.HermomallowedhertodoanythingshelikeD.IreallyadmiredTiffany.Mymomdidn’tgivememuchpocketmoneyandshealwaystoldmethatIshouldbehavemyself.Iwasangrywithher.WheneverIdidn’tgetwhatIwantedIwouldcomplain抱怨tomymomTiffany’smomwouldgiveherthat!Iwishsheweremymom.EverytimemymomwouldcalmlysayPoorTiffany.Icouldn’tunderstandher.Sheshouldn’tbefeelingsorryforTiffany!Ithought.Sheshouldbefeelingsorryforme！OnedayIcouldn’thelpsayingtoMomPoorTiffany?LuckyTiffany!Shegetseverythingshewants!Whydoyoufeelsorryforher?IcrieD.Mymomsatdownnexttomeandsaidsoftly.YesIdofeelsorryforher.Ihavebeenteachingyoualifelessonthatshewillneverbetaught.Ilookedupather.Whatareyoutalkingabout?MomsaidwithcareOnedayshewillreallywantsomething.Maybeshe’llfindoutthatshecan’thaveit.Hermotherwon’talwaysbeabletogivehermoneyandwhat’smoremoneycan’tbuyeverything.ShecontinuedIhavetaughtyoulifelessonsbynotgivingyoueverythingyouwant.You’llknowhowtolookforbargains便宜货andsavemoneybutshewon’t.You’llunderstandthatyouneedtoworkhardtogetthethingsthatyouwantbutshewon’t.WhenTiffanyisagrownwomanshe’llwakeuponedayandshewillbewishingthatshehadamomlikeyours.LifelessonsaremoreimportantthanfashionableclothesanddeliciousfooD.IttooksometimebutIfinallyunderstoodmymom’swords.NowIamahappyandsuccessfulwoman.50.Duringherelementaryschoolyearsthewriter__________.A.wishedthathermomwereasgoodasTiffany’sB.wenttoschoolwithTiffanyeverydayC.usuallycomparedherlessonwithTiffany’sD.sometimesgavelotsofmoneytoTiffany51.Whydidthewriter’smomalwayssayPoorTiffany?A.ShefeltsorryforTiffanybecauseTiffanywaspoor.B.Shewantedtotellalietocomfortthewriter.C.ShethoughtthatTiffanywasspoiled溺爱byhermother.D.ShetoldthewriterthisandwantedhertohelpTiffany.52.Whatdowelearnaboutthewriter’smother?A.Shewasstrictandtaughtthewritertobeindependent.B.Shecaredforotherpeople’schildrenmorethanherown.C.Shethoughtthatlifelessonswereasimportantasmoney.D.Shewassopoorthatshecouldn’tgivethewritermuchmoney.53.Whatcanweinfer推出fromthelasttwosentencesofthepassage?A.Thewriterwasquiteangrywithhermotherinthepast.B.Thewriter’smotherfeltsorryforTiffany.C.Tiffany’smothertookthewriter’smother’sadvicE.D.Thewriteristhankfultohermothernow.

ConnectionMymotherandIaredeeplyconnectedbyouruncannyabilitytosilentlycommunicatewitheachother.FourteenyearsagoIwaslivinginEvansvilleIndiana800milesawayfrommymother—myconfidantmybestfrienD.OnemorningwhileinaquitestateofcontemplationIsuddenlyfeltanurgentneedtocallmotherandaskifshewasallright.AtfirstIhesitatedsincemymothertaughtfourthgradecallingherat7∶15a.m.couldinterruptherroutineandmadeherlateforwork.Butsomethingcompelledmetogoaheadandcallher.WespokeforthreeminutesandsheassuredmethatshewassafeandfinE.Laterthatdaythetelephonerang.ItwasmotherreportingthatmymorningphonecallhadprobablysavedherlifE.Hadsheleftthehousethreeminutesearlierit’slikelythatshewouldhavebeenpartofamajorinterstateaccidentthatkilledseveralpeopleandinjuredmanymorE.EightyearsagoIdiscoveredthatIwaspregnantwithmyfirstchilD.TheduedatewasMarch15.Itoldthedoctorthatwasjusttoosoon.Thebaby’sduedatehadtofallbetweenMarch29andApril3becausethatwaswhenmymotherhadherspringbreakfromteaching.AndofcourseIwantedherwithmE.Thedoctorstillinsistedthattheduedatewasmid­March.IjustsmileD.ReidarrivedonMarch30.MotherarrivedonMarch31.SixyearsagoIwasexpectingagain.ThedoctorsaidtheduedatewastowardtheendofMarch.Isaiditwouldhavetobeearlierthistimebecause—youguessedit—mother’sschoolbreakwasnearthebeginningofMarch.ThedoctorandIbothsmileD.BreannemadeherentryonMarch8.Twoandahalfyearsagomotherwasfightingcancer.Overtimeshelostherenergyherappetiteherabilitytospeak.AfteraweekendwithherinNorthCarolinaIhadtoprepareformyflightbacktotheMidwest.Ikneltatmother’sbedsideandtookherhanD.MotherifIcandoyouwantmetocomebackHereyeswidenedasshetriedtonoD.TwodayslaterIhadacallfrommystepfather.Mymotherwasdying.Familymembersweregatheredforlastrites.TheyputmeonaspeakerphonetoheartheservicE.ThatnightItriedmybesttosendalovinggoodbyetomotheroverthemiles.ThenextmorninghoweverthetelephonerangmotherwasstillalivebutinacomaandexpectedtodieanyminutE.Butshedidn’t.Notthatdaynorthenext.EverymorningI’dgetthesamecallshecoulddieanyminutE.Butshedidn’t.AndeverydaymypainandsadnesswerecompoundeD.AfterlongweekspasseditfinallydawnedonmemotherwaswaitingformE.ShehadcommunicatedthatshewantedmetocomebackifIcoulD.Ihadn’tbeenabletobeforebutnowIcoulD.ImadereservationatoncE.By5∶00thatafternoonIwaslyinginherbedwithmyarmsaroundher.ShewasstillinacomabutIwhisperedI’mheremother.Youcanletgo.Thankyouforwaiting.Youcanletgo.Shediedjustafewhourslater.Ithinkwhenaconnectionisthatdeepandpowerfulitlivesforeverinaplacefarbeyondwordsandisindescribablybeautiful.ForalltheagonyofmylossIwouldnottradethebeautyandpowerofthatconnectionforanything.TitleConnectionSummaryAnuncannyabilitydeeply76.________mymotherandItosilentlycommunicatewitheachother.FourteenyearsagoOnemorningIfeltanurgentneedtocallmotherandaskifshewasOKallofa77.________.LaterthatdayMotherreportedthatmymorningphonecallhadprobablysavedherlifE.EightyearsagoThoughthedoctorinsistedthatthebaby’sduedatewas78.________myfirstchild—ReidarrivedonMarch30andmotherarrivedonMarch31.SixyearsagoMother’sschoolbreakwasnearthe79.________ofMarchandmydaughterBreannemadeher80.________onMarch8despitetheduedatewhichthedoctorsaidwastowardtheendofMarch.Twoandahalfyearsagomotherwasfightingcancer.I81.________herinNorthCarolinA.AfteraweekendIhadtogetwell82.________formyflightbacktotheMidwestandmotherwantedmetocomebackifIcoulD.TwodayslaterMotherwasdyingaccordingtoacallfrommystepfather.Familymembersweregatheredforlastrites.TheyputmeonaspeakerphonetoheartheservicE.ThatnightMotherwasstill83.________butinacomaandexpectedtodieanyminutE.Butshedidn’t.AfterlongweeksItfinallydawnedonmethatmotherwaswaitingformesoImadereservation84.________.5∶00thatafternoonMotherdiedjustafewhourslaterwhenIwaslyinginherbedwithmyarmsaroundher.Theauthor’sfeelingWhenaconnectionisthatdeepandpowerfulitlivesforeverinaplacefar85.________wordsandisindescribablybeautiful.

TheTruthCanSetYouFreeIrecentlygotpulledoverforspeedingnotfarfrommynewhomeinVirginiA.Ihadn’tbeenpayingattentionandIhaddrivenafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimit.CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration?thepoliceofficeraskedmE.IpulledbothoutforhimandhesawmyPittsburghaddressonmyPennsylvaniadriver’slicensE.Whatareyoudoinghere?heaskeD.Areyouwiththearmy?NoI’mnot.IanswereD.IexplainedthatIhadjustmovedtoVirginiaandIhadn’thadtimetore-registeryet.Sowhatbringsyouhere?Hehadaskedadirectquestion.WithoutthinkingveryhardIgavehimadirectanswer.WellofficerIsaidsinceyou’veaskedIhavecancer.IhavejustmonthstolivE.We’vemoveddownheretobeclosetomywife’sfamily.Soyou’vegotcancerhesaidflatly.Hewastryingtofiguremeout.WasIreallydying?WasIlying?HetookalonglookatmE.YouknowforaguywhohasonlyafewmonthstoliveyousurelookgooD.Hewasobviouslythinking:Eitherthisguyispullingonebigfatlineonmeorhe’stellingthetruth.Hewastryingtoquestionmyhonestywithoutdirectlycallingmealiar.AndsohehadforcedmetoprovethatIwasbeinghonest.WellofficerIknowthatIlookprettyhealthy.Ilookgreatontheoutsidebutthetumors肿瘤areontheinsidE.AndthenIdon’tknowwhatpossessed拥有占据mebutIjustdidit.Ipulledupmyshirtshowingtheoperationalscars.Helookedatmyscars.Helookedinmyeyes.Henowknewhewastalkingtoadyingman.Wellhewasn’ttakingthisanyfurther.HehandedmebackmylicensE.Domeafavor.hesaidSlowdownfromnowon.TheawfultruthhadsetmefreE.AshewentbacktohispolicecarIhadarealization.Ihadbeenoneofthosegorgeousblondes金发美女whocouldbathereyelashesandgetoutoftickets.IdrovehomeunderthespeedlimitandIwassmilinglikeabeautyqueen.1.Theauthorwasstoppedbythepoliceofficerbecause______.A.hedidn’thavealicenseB.hedrovetoofastC.hewasseriouslyillD.heforgottore-register2.Onhearingabouttheauthor’scancerthepoliceofficer______.A.saiditwasanexcuseB.askedhimtoshowhisscarsC.showedsympathyforhimD.doubtedhishonesty3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas______.A.optimisticB.adventurous爱冒险的C.dishonestD.romantic

Thenewhigh-speedrailwaylinebetweenUrumqicapitaloftheXinjiangUygurself-governingregionandLanzhoucapitalofGansuprovincehascuttraintraveltimebyhalftolessthan12hours.ThedramaticimprovementwillbenefitmanyfamiliesplanningreunionsforSpringFestival.ForthefirsttimeIfeelhomeisnotthatfarawayafterallsaidLiangShaofuasheboardedahigh-speedtraininUrumqiwithsixmembersofhisfamily.The35-year-oldleftLanzhoutosetupadryfruitbusinessinXinjiangeightyearsagoandhehasnowsettledinUrumqi.The1776-kmlinewhichpassesthroughQinghaiprovinceandisthecountry'sfirsthigh-speedrailwaytobebuiltinahigh-altituderegioncameintoserviceonDec26.WenormallydrivehomeforSpringFestivaltoavoidthedifficultiesofbuyingseventrainticketsforthewholefamilyduringthepeakseasonLiangsaiD.DrivingcanbeverytiringanddangeroussometimessooneyearweevendecidednottogobacktoLanzhousimplytoavoidthetrip.Morethan600000passengerstraveledonthelineduringitsfirstmonthandtheUrumqiRailwayBureausaidtheintroductionofhigh-speedserviceswilleasetransportpressureduringtheSpringFestivalpeakseason.TheexistingusualrailwaylinecouldnolongersupportXinjiang'sdevelopment.Allpassengertrainswillgraduallyshifttothenewlinkleavingtheoldonetobeusedforgoods.AsaresultXinjiang'sannualgoodsabilitycouldreach200millionmetrictonsfromthecurrent70million.ThelinepassesthroughareasthatexperiencehighwindsanditalsocrossespartsofthedesertedQinghai-TibetPlateauandthebone-drysandsoftheGobiDesert.TheprojectcouldhelpChinatopromoteitshigh-speedrailwaytechnologyabroadsaidMaXizhangdirectoroftheLanzhou-Xinjiangrailwayproject'smanagementdepartmentinXinjiang.24.HowlongdidittaketogofromUrumqitoLanzhoubytheusualtrainbefore?A.about12hours.B.About6hours.C.About18hours.D.About24hours.25.What’sthemainadvantageofthenewhigh-speedrailway?A.IttakesmoretimetogotoUrumqitoLanzhou.B.ItwillbemoreconvenientforpeoplealloverthecountrytoXinjiang.C.AllthepeopleinLanzhoucanreturnhomeonfestivals.D.IthelpstoimproveXinjiang’sdevelopment.26.Fromthepassagewecanlearn_______.A.Xinjiang’sannualgoodsabilitycanincreasenearlyfourtimesB.thenewrailwaytechnologymayhelpmorerailwaylinestobebuiltabroadC.thehigh-speedrailwaylinescan’tbebuiltacrossthebone-drysandsD.theoldrailwaylinescanonlycarrygoodsnow27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thenewhigh-speedrailwaylineisgoodforallpeopletogohomE.B.Thenewhigh-speedrailwaylinebenefitsbusinessmentocarrygoods.C.TakingthenewtrainissaferthandrivinghomefromUrumqitoLanzhou.D.BusinessmenseldomwenthomeforSpringFestivalbeforE.

ThelightfromthecampfirebrightenedthedarknessbutitcouldnotpreventthedampcoldofDennis'sSwamp沼泽地creepingintotheirbones.ItwasastrangeplacE.MartinandTomwishedthattheyhadnotacceptedJack'sdare.Theylikedcampingbutnotnearthisswamp.SoMartinaskedastheysatwatchingthehotcoals.Howdidthisplacegetitsname?Areyousureyouwanttohearit?It'sascarystorywarnedJack.Ofcourse!criedoutTom.Iftherewereanythingtobescaredofyouwouldn'thavechosenthisplace!OKbutdon'tsayIdidn'twarnyousaidJackandhebeganhistalE.WaybackintimeamancalledDennistriedtostartafarmherE.Hebuiltthatcottageovertheretolivein.Inthosedaysthearealookedquitedifferent—itwascoveredwithtalltreesandtheswampwasacrystal­clearriver.AfterthreehardyearsDennishadclearedseveralfieldsandplantedcrops.HewassoproudofhissuccessthatherefusedtolistentoadvicE.‘Youareclearingtoomuchland’warnedoneoldman.‘Thelandisalivingthing.Itwillhitbackatyouifyouabuseit.’‘Sillyfool’saidDennistohimself.‘IfIclearmorelandIcangrowmorecrops.I'llbecomewealthier.He'sjustjealous!’Denniscontinuedtochopdowntrees.SmallanimalsthatreliedonthemforfoodandshelterweredestroyeD.Hewassoeagertoexpandhisfarmthathedidnotnoticetheriverflowingslowlytowardshisdoor.HedidnotnoticesaltseepingtothesurfaceofthelanD.Hedidnotnoticeswampplantschokingallthenativeplants.Whathappened?MartinaskeD.Itwasgrowingcolder.HetrembledtwistinghisbodyclosertothefirE.Thelandhitback－justastheoldmanwarnedJackshruggeD.DennisdisappeareD.Oldfolksaroundherebelievethatswampplantsmovedupfromtheriveranddraggedhimunderwater.HisbodywasneverfounD.WhatastupidstorylaughedTom.Plantscan't...Beforehehadfinishedspeakinghescreamedandfainted晕倒.TheothertwoboysjumpedupwithfrightstaringatTom.Suddenlytheyburstoutlaughing.Somegreenswampivy常春藤hadcoveredTom'sfacE.ItwasawhilebeforeTomcouldappreciatethejokE.62.TheunderlinedworddareinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.courageB.assistanceC.instructionD.challenge63.WhydidJacktellTomandMartinthestory?A.Tofrightenthem.B.Tosatisfytheircuriosity.C.TowarnthemofthedangeroftheplacE.D.Topersuadethemtocampintheswamp.64.WecaninferfromthestorythatTomscreamedandfaintedbecause_______A.HesawDennis'sshadow.B.Hewasscaredbyaplant.C.Hisfriendsplayedajokeonhim.D.TheweatherbecameextremelycolD.65.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofDennis?A.Graspallloseall.B.Nosweatnosweet.C.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.D.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.

Wehaveallheardtheexpression:Remembertostopandsmelltheroses.Buthowoftendowereallytaketimeoutofourhecticfast-pacedlivestonoticetheworldaroundus?IamasguiltyasanyoneoftuningouttheworldinthismannerespeciallywhenIamdrivingonCalifornia'sovercrowdedstreets.A.shorttimeagohoweverIwitnessedaneventthatshowedmehowbeingwrappedupinmyownlittleworldhaskeptmefrombeingfullyawareofthebiggerworldpicturearoundmE.IwasdrivingtoabusinessappointmentandasusualIwasplanninginmymindwhatIwasgoingtosay.IcametoaverybusycrossroadswherethestoplighthadjustturnedreD.AllrightIthoughttomyselfIcanbeatthenextlightifIraceaheadofthepack.Mymindandcarwereinautopilotreadytogowhensuddenlymytrancewasbrokenbyanunforgettablesight.A.youngcouplebothblindwerewalkingarm-in-armacrossthisbusycrossroadswithcarswhizzingbyineverydirection.ThemanwasholdingthehandofalittleboywhilethewomanwasclutchingababyslingtoherchestobviouslycarryingachilD.Eachofthemhadawhitecaneextendedsearchingforcluestonavigatethemacrossthecrossroads.InitiallyIwasmoveD.TheywereovercomingwhatIfeltwasoneofthemostfearedhandicaps-blindness.Wouldn'titbeterribletobeblind?Ithought.Withoutrealizingthedangertheywereintheywerewalkingrightthepathofoncomingcars.IwasfrightenedforthembecauseIdidn'tknowiftheotherdriversunderstoodwhatwashappening.AsIwatchedfromthefrontlineoftrafficIhadthebestseatinthehouseIsawamiracleunfoldbeforemyeyes.Everycarineverydirectioncametoasimultaneousstop.Ineverheardthescreechofbrakesoreventhepeepofacarhorn.NobodyevenyelledGetoutoftheway!EverythingfrozE.Inthatmomenttimeseemedtostandstillforthisfamily.AmazedIlookedatthecarsaroundmetoverifythatwewereallseeingthesamethingInoticedthateveryone'sattentionwasalsofixedonthecouplE.Neverskippingabeatthecoupleadjustedtheircourseastheyfollowedthecoaching.TrustingtheirwhitecanesandthecallsfromsomeconcernedcitizenstheymadeittotheothersideoftheroaD.Astheyarrivedatthecurbonethingstruckme-theywerestillarm-in-arm.Iwastakenabackbytheemotionlessexpressionsontheirfacesandjudgedthattheyhadnoideawhatwasreallygoingonaroundthem.YetIimmediatelysensedthesighsofreliefexhaledbyeveryonestoppedatthatintersection.AsIglancedintothecarsaroundmethedriveronmyrightwasmouthingthewordsohdidyouseethat?!ThedrivertotheleftofmewassayingIcan'tbelieveit!IthinkallofusweredeeplymovedbywhatwehadjustwitnesseD.HerewerehumanbeingssteppingoutsidethemselvesforamomenttohelpfourpeopleinneeD.Ihavereflectedbackonthissituationmanytimessinceithappenedandhaveleamedseveralpowerfullessonsfromit.Taketimetolookaroundandreallyseewhatisgoingoninfrontofyourightnow.DothisandyouwillrealizethatthismomentisallthereismoreimportantlythismomentisallthatyouhavetomakeadifferenceinlifE.AsIdroveawayfromthatbusyintersectionIdidsowithmoreawarenessoflifeandcompassionforothersthanIhadarrivedtherewith.SincethenIhavemadethedecisiontoreallyseelifeasIgoaboutmydailyactivitiesandusemyGod-giventalentstohelpotherslessfortunatE.Doyourselfafavorasyouwalkthroughlife:SlowdownandtakethetimetoreallyseE.TakeamomenttoseewhatisgoingonaroundyourightnowrightwhereyouarE.Youmaybemissingsomethingwonderful.65.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheviewer'sfeelingswhenseeingtheblindcrossthestreet?A.Relieved;Guilty;NervousB.Amazed;Nervous;RelievedC.Frightened;Moved;GuiltyD.Frightened;Regretful;Relieved66.Whydidthevieweroftenreflectbackonthescene?A.Hewantedtostopandsmelltheroseagain.B.Helearnedpowerfullessonsfromit.C.Thesceneleftagreatimpressiononhim.D.ThecouplecrossedthestreetwithoutassistancE.67.BysayingRemembertostopandsmelltherosestheauthorintendsto______.A.indicateheisbusyB.makehimselfrelaxedC.noticetheworldaroundD.findthebeautyoflife68.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph6mean?A.Allthecarsstoppedsuddenly.B.Allthecarsstoppedoneafteranother.C.ThecarsstoppedatthesametimE.D.Thecarsgatheredfromdifferentdirections.69.Fromthestorywecandrawaconclusionthat.A.jointeffortsdomakeadifferenceB.goodmannersnevergooutoffashionC.driversobservethesocialorderstrictlyD.theblindliveahappylifedespitedifficulties70.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Tocallonpeopletogiveahandwhennecessary.B.Totellastoryabouttheblindmancrossingcrossroads.C.Toreminddriverstodriveslowlyfortheirownsafety.D.TopersuadepeopletoenjoyawonderfulmomentinlifE.

ThelasttimeIsawhimwas12yearsago.TwelveyearshaspassedandIstillremembereatingpomegranates石榴whilehisthinhandscombedthroughmyhair.TothisdayIstillrememberstoriesmygrandfatherusedtotellmE.AsachildlivinginKoreamygrandfatherwasmyclosestfriendthemanIspenteverydaywithanddependedonforbackrides.WewereinseparablefromthemomentweawokeuntilIfellasleepinhisarms.Iatethefoodhepreparedandhewasmypillowandstoryteller.LittledidweknowthatadaywouldcomewhenhisfirstgranddaughterwouldleavE.MyfatherwastobestationedintheUnitedStatesandtimewouldblur使变模糊ourimagesofeachother.OnthesummerofmysixteenthbirthdayIwouldseemygrandfatheragain.Ontheplanethoughtsofhimranthroughmymindduringall14hoursoftheflight.Wouldhelookthesame?Wouldhebehealthy?DidhestillhavethepicturesIdrewforhim?Mostimportantlywouldherememberme?Iwasshortthenandalwayssmiling.HedressedmE.TwelveyearslaterandIwastallerhadadifferentfigurE.IpickedoutmyownoutfitsandhadmyownsenseofstylE.Iwasscaredhewouldn’trecognizeIwashisgranddaughter.Ilandedintheairportandrodewithmyauntandcousintomygrandfather’shousewherewefoundhimpacingbackandforthawaitingmyarrival.HelookedthesameandassoonasIsteppedoutofthecarandfacedhimIbegantocry.HerantowardmE.Tina!Mygrandfatherkeptyelling.WemeteachotherwithopenarmsandhewhisperedI’vebeenwaitingformygranddaughtertocomehomE.ImissedyoumylittleTinA.WelcomehomE.Oureyesfilledwithtearsaswewalkedupthestairsarminarmtellingeachotheralltheeventswehadmissedineachother’slifE.Hedidremember.AfterallIamhisfirstgranddaughter.24.Itcanbeinferredthatinchildhoodtheauthoralways.A.atethefoodhergrandmotherpreparedB.rememberedthestorieshergrandmothertoldC.rodeonhergrandfather’sbackD.gotonwellwithherfather25.Howoldwastheauthorwhenshelefthergrandfather?A.About12yearsolD.B.About6yearsolD.C.About4yearsolD.D.About2yearsolD.26.Whydidtheauthorthinkhergrandfatherprobablywouldnotmakeherout?A.Becausehergrandfatherwasforgetful.B.Becauseshewasalreadyabiggirl.C.BecauseshewasalreadyanAmerican.D.BecausehergrandfatherwastooolD.27.Theauthormeethergrandfather.A.intheairportB.byherselfC.withherparentsD.withherrelatives

Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive欺骗?WhensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistruebutleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincludedhecangiveyouafalsepicturE.Forexamplesomeonemightsay''Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery彩票.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!.Thisguy'sawinnerright?Maybemaybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthofticketsandonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabigloser!Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalsebutheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'scalledahalf-truth.Halftruthsarenottechnicallyliesbuttheyarejustasdishonest.Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slasttermherstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.OneofheropponentssaysDuringGovernorSmith’stermthestatelostonemillionjobs!That’strue.HoweveranhoneststatementwouldhavebeenDuringGovernorSmith’stermthestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay''NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothachE.''ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It’sasadfactoflifeLiesareliesandsometimesthetruthcan1ieaswell.26.TheunderlinedwordopponentsinParagraph3means.A.enemyB.partnerC.cooperatorD.assistant27.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould.A.buylotteryticketsifpossibleB.makeuseofhalf-truthsC.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretoldD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany28.Howmanyexamplesdoesthewritergivetoshowhowthetruthisusedtodeceive?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Usinghalftruthsisagainstthelaw.B.Technicallyhalftruthsareinfactlies.C.YuckyPillsisaverygoodmedicinefortoothache.D.GovernorSmithdidagoodjobduringherlastterm.30.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.He’sreallyabigloser!B.Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.C.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalftruths.D.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements.

WhenIwasgrowingupinAmericaIwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglishshewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteensheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshE.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker.IsaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincingThisisMrs.Tan.AndmymotherwasstandingbesidemewhisperingloudlyWhyhedon’tsendmecheckalreadytwoweeklatE.AndtheninperfectEnglishIsaidI’mgettingratherconcerneD.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksagobutithasn’tarriveD.Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragainIcan’ttolerateanymoreexcusE.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediatelyIamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-facedmymothertherealMrs.TanwasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenagermymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedmE.ButnowIseeitdifferently.Tomemymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclearperfectlynatural.ItismymothertonguE.HerlanguageasIhearitisvividdirectandfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthingsexpressedideasandmadesenseoftheworlD.57.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.B.ShewasoftenmisunderstooD.C.ShewasnotclearlyhearD.D.ShewasnotverypolitE.58.FromParagraph2weknowthattheauthorwas____________.A.goodatpretendingB.rudetothestockbrokerC.readytohelphermotherD.unwillingtophoneforhermother59.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall___________.A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theyfailedtogetthecheckC.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce60.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.C.IthelpsherunderstandtheworlD.D.IthelpshertoleraterudepeoplE.61.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish___________.A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakersB.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakersC.hasaverybadreputationinAmericaD.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica

AdogwasfoundabandonedataScottishtrainstationnexttoasuitcasefilledwithitsbelongingsandnowthelocalanimalwelfarecharityarelookingfortipsintowhoisthecarelessowner.Thedogamaleshar-peinamedKaiwasfoundsittingwithastringattachedtoapostattheAyrrailwaystationonJanuary2accordingtotheScottishSocietyforPreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.KaiisaroundtwotothreeyearsoldandisalovelydogwithanicenatureScottishSPCAInspectorStewartTaylorsaidinthegroup’srelease.Thegroupreportedthatthesuitcasecontainedadogbowlfoodapillowandtoy—althoughthatdoesn'tcleartheownerfromwrongdoing.AbandoningananimalisanoffenseinScotlandandiftheyareabletodeterminewholeftthedoginthestationthatpersonorpersonscouldbebannedfromowninganimalsforlifE.RegardlessofthefactKaiwasleftwithhisbelongingsthiswasstillacruelincidentandwearekeentoidentifythepersonresponsibleTaylorsaid.Officialswereabletodeterminethedog’snamebecausetheanimalhadbeenmicrochippedbyapreviousowner.Whentheycontactedthatindividualhereportedthathehadsoldthedogin2013butdidnothaveanyinformationonthenewowner.TaylorsaidthatthegroupwillcareforthedoguntiltheyfindanownerforKai.21.Wherewasthedogfoundaccordingtothereport?A.Inasuitcase.B.Atarailwaystation.C.Itapolicestation.D.Inawelfarecharity.22.Whatcanweknowfromthearticle?A.ItisillegaltoabandonananimalinScotland.B.ScottishSPCAwillsellKaitoanewowner.C.Kaiisabandonedtwicebyitspreviousowners.D.Theowneroftheabandoneddogwillbefinediffound.23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthisnewsreport?A.DogabandonedwithpackedsuitcaseB.ScottishlawaboutabandoningpetsC.IndividualchargedwithabandoninganimalsD.Alovelydogwithanicenature

IneededtogetsomemoneysoafterChristmasItookajobintheclothesdepartmentatGraham’sforthefirstfortnightoftheJanuarysale大减价.Icouldn’tsaythatIenjoyeditbutitwasanexperienceI’llneverforget.Icouldneverunderstandwhythereweresomanythingsinthesales;wheredidtheyallcomefrom?NowIknowthesecret!Firstlythereisthespecialwinterstock货物andthestockthatpeoplebuyalltheyearround;someofthesethingsareslightlyreduceD.Secondlytherearethesummerclothestheycouldn’tselllastyear;theseareheavilyreducedtoclearthem.Thirdlytherearecheapclothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales;theseareputoutathighpricestendaysbeforethesalebeginsandthenarereducedby60%inthesalE.Clever!Lastlytheybuyinsecondsclothesnotinperfectconditionforthesaleandtheyaresoldverycheaply.WhenIarrivedhalfanhourbeforeopeningonthefirstdayofthesaletherewasalreadyaqueuearoundthreesidesofthebuilding.Thismademeverynervous.Whenthebigmomentarrivedtoopenthedoorsthesecurityguards保安lookinglessconfidentthanusualcameuptothemkeysinhanD.Themomenttheyhadunlockedthedoorstheyhidbehindthedoorsforprotectionasthenoisycrowdchargedin.Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes;thiswasn’tshoppingitwasabattlefield!Onepoorladycouldn’tkeepherfeetandwasknockedoverbypeoplepushingfrombehinD.ClotheswereflyinginalldirectionsaspeoplesearchedforthesizescoloursandstylestheywanteD.Quarrelsbrokeout.Motherswereusingtheirsmallchildrentocrawl爬行throughpeople’slegsandgetholdofthingstheycouldn’tgetnearthemselves.WithinminutesIhadhalfadozenpeoplepushingclothesundermynoseeachwantingtobethefirstserveD.WherehadthefamousEnglishqueuegone?ThewholedaycontinuedlikethatbutIkeptmytemper脾气!IwastakingmoneyhandoverfistandbegantorealizewhytwiceayearGraham’swerehappytoturntheirexpensivestoreintoabattlefieldlikethis.Inthesalefever狂热peoplewerespendingmoneylikewaterwithoutthinkingwhethertheyneededwhattheywerebuying.Aslongasitwasabargain便宜货itwasOK.Youwon’tbelievethisbutassoonasIgothomeIcrashedoutforfourhours.ThenIhaddinnerandwentbacktobedfearingthesoundofthealarm闹钟whichwouldtellmetogetreadyfortheseconddayofthesalE.62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThecustomersgaveupthequeuingforwhichtheEnglisharefamous.B.ThecustomerskepttheirtemperwhilelookingforclothestheywanteD.C.Smallchildrenenjoyedcrawlingthroughpeople’slegs.D.ThesecurityguardswerefearlessofthecrowD.63.Intheauthor’sopinionwhywereGraham’shappytomaketheirexpensivestoreintoabattlefield’?A.Thereweretoomanyclothesandtheywantedtocleartheminthesales.B.Theywereeagertoshowthattheywerecleveratdoingbusiness.C.Theycouldtakethechancetoraisethepricesofalltheirclothes.D.Theywantedtomakemoremoneybyhavingsales.64.Theexpressioncrashedoutmeans__________.A.chattedwithherfriendsB.sleptwellanddeeplyC.brokedownD.ateout65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestBargainB.HuntingforaJobC.SaleFeverD.A.PleasantFortnight[学优高考网gkstk]

Theritual惯例alwaysbeganafterbreakfast:GoaheadeveryonE.I'lltakecareofthedishes!ForthenexthourDaddidthedishessingingsongslikeIHadaHatWhenICameIn.Isupposeitwasstrangeforaboy'sfathertowearanapron围裙—butIneverthoughtmuchofituntilthedaythatDadbrokewithtradition.Tommyhesaidcheerfully.Therecomesatimeineveryboy'slifewhenhemusttakeonresponsibilities.StartingtodayIwantyoutodothedishesonSundaymorningsoyourmotherandIcanworkthecrosswordpuzzletogether.Thedishes!?AnythingwrongwithtakingoverthedishesSon?Ididn'ttasteabitofbreakfastthatmorning.Dadseemedinajovial愉快的moodashedescribedanexceptionalYankeegameseenthroughtheeyesofMelAllenontheradiolastnight.Everythinggrewquiet.MysisterbegantoclearthetablE.Mybrotherwasscraping刮掉thelastoftheeggfromhisplatE.Myfatherannounced:Let'sgotoreadthepaperHoney.Aren'tyoudoingthedishes?mymotheraskeD.YouroldestsonhasgenerouslyoffereD.Sothiswaswhatmylifehadcometo.Icouldbench­press仰卧推举myweight.Askmetorunthrougharainstorm.Commandmetoridetherollercoaster—backwarD.ThesethingsIwoulddo.ButIcouldneverdothosedishes.TherewasnothingleftbuttorefusE.Peopleoftensaythereisaspecialchemistrybetweenafatherandason.DadcamebackintothekitchenjustasIwasabouttostormout.Hehadloosened松开histieandrolledupthesleevesofhisshirt—readytorelax.Inhisrighthandwastheoldapron.IwantyoutohavethisTommy.It'llkeepyourclothesfromgettingwet.ThanksSon.YourmotherandIappreciatethis.WiththathedisappearedintotheSundaypaper.Ilookeddownattheapron.Ithadseenbetterdays.Icouldseemydadreachingforthedishes.MydarkangeldisappeareD.SoonIwassingingasongaboutahat.ThewordscameoutofnowherE.AndoutofnowhereIknewthekindofmanIwantedtobE.58.Whydidtheauthor'sfatheraskhimtodothedishes?A.Becausehisfatherwantedtolistentoasportsshowontheradio.B.BecausehisfatherthoughttheotherchildrenweretooyoungforthejoB.C.Becausehisfatherthoughttheauthorwasoldenoughtotakesomeresponsibility.D.Becauseitwouldhavebeenshamefulforhisfathertohavewornanaproninhisson'spresencE.59.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.A.manshouldshowhisloveforhisfamilybydoingthedishes.B.Theauthorfinallygaveinbecausehewantedtomakehismotherhappy.C.Theincident事情withtheapronledtheauthortounderstandhisfather.D.Theauthorhasmadeuphismindaboutthecareer事业pathhewantedtotakE.60.AccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theauthor'sbrotherwasinchargeofclearingthebreakfasttablE.B.Therewasatraditionofcrosswordpuzzlesolvinginthefamily.C.Theauthor'sfatherseemedtoenjoywashingdishes.D.TheauthorofferedtowashthedishesbecauseheknewhisfatherwastireD.

OneeveningIwentoutandleftmy17-year-oldsonandhisgirlfriendinchargeofhis8-year-oldbrotherand4-year-oldsister.Ileftwithcompleteconfidencethattheolderchildrenwoulddoawonderfuljobofbabysittingtheyoungerchildrenandtheyoungerchildrenwoulddoawonderfuljobofaccompanying陪伴theolderones.LaterIdiscoveredthatIwascompletelywrong.Ihaddecidedtoreturnhomeearlierthanplannedsothatmysonandhisgirlfriendcouldgoout.Icalledhomewiththishappynews.ButinsteadofhearinghischeerfulgratefulvoiceontheotherendofthelineallIheardwasthesoundofatelephoneringing.ItwasIshouldpointoutafter10p.m.whenthetwoyoungerchildrenshouldhavebeeninbedandwhenthetwoolderchildrenshouldhavebeenansweringthephonE.I’llgivehimalessonIsaid.Idecidedtheymustbeoutside.Whytheymightbeoutsideat10:30onawinternightIhadnoideabutitwastheonlyexplanationIcouldcomeupwith.Finallyindesperation绝望Icalledhisgirlfriend’shousE.Hisgirlfriendanswered.YesshesaidbrightlyHe’srightherE.Hecameonthephone.Iwasnotmyusualcalmpatient.Afteralloneoftherulesofsurvivalformodernparentsisthatyoucan’ttrustmodernteenagers.Wherearethechildren?Isaid.Hesaidtheywerewithhim.Theyhaddonenothingwrong.Mysonhadtakentheyoungerchildrenovertohisgirlfriend’shousejustforicecreamandcake.WellitturnsoutthatIshouldn’thavebelievedit.Itwasonlypartofthetruth.ThefollowingSaturdayeveningwewereatmyparents’homecelebratingmybirthday.Myoldestsongavemethechildren’sgifts--aseriesoflovelycolorphotographsofmychildrendressedintheirbestclothesandwearingtheirmostwonderfulexpressions.Theyarepicturestotreasurealifetimealltakenbythefatherofmyson’sgirlfrienD.36.Theauthorwentoutandlefthereldestsoninchargeoftheyoungerchildrenbecause.A.sheknewthathisgirlfriendwasagoodbaby-sitterB.shebelievedhecouldtakegoodcareoftheyoungeroneswiththehelpofhisgirlfriendC.theolderchildrenhavealwayslovedtheyoungeronesD.shecouldnotfindababy-sitteronthatwinternight37.Shortlyaftertheauthorlefthomeoneeveningshediscoveredthat.A.hersonhadbroughthisgirlfriendhomeB.hersonhadlefthomewithhisgirlfriendC.sheshouldn’thavecompletelytrustedhersonD.sheshouldhavetakenthechildrenalongwithher38.Itwasonlypartofthetruth.impliesthatthechildrennotonlyenjoyedice-creambutalso.A.hadtheirpicturestakenB.receivedsomegiftsC.hadabirthdaypartyD.showedofftheirbestclothes39.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.AnEveningOutB.ModernTeenagersC.MotherandChildrenD.APreciousBirthdayGift

We’vebeencoveringstandingdesksforalongtimenowbecauseexpertsagreethatsittingalldayiskillingus.Wewanttobeproductivewhilealsokeepingourbodieshealthy.Overtheyearstherehavebeenseveralsolutionstothisfromfixedstandingdeskstoadjustableonesportabledeskstoonesthatchangeintoshelves.HoweverthemosthightechandelegantsolutionhastobethisnewsmartdeskcalledTheStirKineticDesk.Thedesklearnsyourdailybehaviorsandmovesbetweenasittingandstandingheightregularlythroughoutthedaytokeepyoumovingwithoutinterruptingyourworkflow.Youcanprogramspecificsittingandstandingintervalsorletthedesksettheschedule.Ifyoutendtositwhilereturningemailsinthemorningbutalwayswanttostandduringthatafternoonconferencecallthedeskwilllearnthoseregularhabitsandadjustthescheduletofitthem.Ofcoursethedeskcanalwaysbemanuallyloweredorraisedbyusingthetouchscreenonthelowerleftcomerofthedesk.Whenswitchingpositionsthedeskgentlydipsandrisestoletyouknowthatachangeiscomingup.Ifyou’renotreadytoswitchpositionsatthattimeyoucantapthetouchscreentostaysittingorstandingforawhilelonger.Thebuilt.intouchscreenalsokeepstrackofyourdailysittingandstandingtimesandtellsyouhowmanycaloriesyou’veburned.Youcanevensetgoalsforhowlongoroftenyouwanttostand.ThedeskalsoworkswithfitnessdevicesliketheFitBittotrackyourmovements.Allofthatsmarttechdoesn’tcomecheapthough.TheM1deskwhichistheeverydaymodelrunsasteep$2990whilethemoreexecutivemodelwithaddedfeaturestheF1goesfor$4190.Whileexpensiveit’sworththinkingofhowmuchtimewespendatourdesks.Muchlikeagoodmattress床垫agooddeskthatworkswithyouisworththeinvestment.Hopefullyinafewyearsthesesmartintegrateddeskswillbemorecommonandlessexpensive.32.TheStirKineticDeskhasbeendesignedto_______.A.helpuserswiththeirworkB.keepusersmovingallthetimeC.getuserstoexercisewhileworkingD.remindusersoftheirworkingschedule33.Whichisthefeatureofthetouchscreenofthedesk?A.Itcantelluserswhentochangepositions.B.Itcantrackusers’changesofpositions.C.Itcankeepusersinafixedposition.D.Itcandetectusers’healthcondition.34.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethedesk?A.Productivebutchallenging.B.Convenientbutunaffordable.C.Complexandimpractical.D.Multi-functionalandintelligent.35.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Tospendmoneyonsuchadeskisrewarding.B.Weshouldgetsuchadeskassoonaspossible.C.Itwon’tbelongbeforethedeskiswidelyused.D.Desksplayaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.

WhenIwasincollegeamannamedHenryworkedasacustodian看门人inourstudentunionbuilding.White-hairedwithaPennsylvaniaDutchaccentHenrycouldusuallybeseeninabaseballcapaT-shirtandapairofjeans.Hewasthecustodianandhewasthemostrespectedandmostwell-knownpersoninthebuilding.EveryonelovedHenryanditwasbecauseofalltheimplicitwaysheexpressedhisloveforeveryonearoundhim.Henrydidn’thavetosayIloveyou.HelivedhislovE.Henrywasalwaysexcitedwhenhemetsomeonenewandhewantedtoknoweverythingaboutthem.HefeltitwasimportanttodothingsforpeoplehevalueD.AndHenryseemedtovalueeveryonehemet.Hebroughtinarticlesorcartoonsforcertainpeoplewentoutofhiswaytointroducepeopletoeachotherkeptdozensofnamesandbirthdaysinhiswalletsohecouldsendcardsandhelpedstudentskeepintouchwithgraduateswhohadwrittentohim.Heevenassistedstudentswhodidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuytheirbooks.Henrytaughtme---andmanyothershesupported---howtolivelifetothefullest.Notbyskydivingorexploringsomeforeigncountriesbutbyappreciatingwhereyouareinlifeandvaluingthosearoundyou.ThefunnythingisthatdespiteallhedidandtaughtusHenrytrulybelievedthathewastheluckyone---thathewastheonewhowasgainingsomuchbygettingtoknowus.ButallofuswhorememberHenryknowthatweweretheoneswhoweretrulyblesseD.WewillneverforgetthemanwhotaughtusthatbestwaytosayIloveyouoftenhaslittletodowiththewords.59.WhatdoesthewordimplicitinParagraph2mostprobablymean?A.silentB.properC.attractiveD.unbelievable60.AccordingtothepassageworkingasacustodianinacollegeHenry______.A.madeinternationaltravelstoliveafulllifeB.wasarolemodelofhowtobeacaringpersonC.wasbusyorganizingformerstudents’reunionsD.gatheredplentyinformationabouttheneedystudents61.Henrywasalwaysexcitedtomeetnewpeoplebecause______.A.itwouldmakepeoplethinkhighlyofhimB.hewasthemostpopularpersoninthecollegeC.itwaspartofhisresponsibilityasacustodianD.hetreasuredeverythingaroundhiminhislife62.WhichofthefollowingwordcannotbeusedtodescribeHenry?A.kinD.B.adventurous.C.supportivE.D.sympathetiC.

PasswordstrengthhasbeenatopicabouttheInternetlately.Ihaveseenlotsofclevermethodsforgenerating创造andrememberingstrongpasswords.Somearebetterthanothersbutinmyopinionnoneareadequate.Here’stheproblem:itdoesn’tmatterhowstrongyourpasswordsareifyouusethesameoneonmultiplesites.Allittakesisforasitetogethacked侵入likeGawkermediaorevenSonydidandnowyoursuper-strongpasswordhasbeenstolenandeverysiteonwhichyouusedthatpasswordhasbeenaccessed.SothebottomlineisthatnomatterhowstrongyourpasswordsareandnomatterwhatclevertricksyouusetohelpyourememberthemifyousurftheInternetoftentheonlytrulysecurepasswordsystemiswhatyouneed.EnterLastPass.It’snottheonlypasswordmanagerouttherebutIlikeitthebest.YoucreateONEstrongpasswordthatyouhavetomemorizeanduseittoaccessyourLastPassdatabase.TheLastPassdatabaseisstoredonlineonLastPass’sservers.LastPassrecognizesthesiteyou’reonandautomaticallylogsyouinafteroptionallyaskingyoutore-enteryourmasterpassword.LastPassalsohasautomaticformfillandautomaticpasswordgeneration.Thismeansthatyoucanhaveadifferentuniqueverystrongpasswordforeverysiteyoulogintobutyouonlyhavetorememberonemasterpassword.It’sthebestofbothworlds.OneargumentagainstLastPassisthatiftheirdatabaseisattackedthenallofyoursitesareindangerandthat’struebutgiventhattheirentirelineofworkiskeepingthatinformationsafeI’mwillingtotakethatchancE.Thealternativeisrollingdice掷骰子orpickingphrasetocreatepasswordswritingallofthemdownonapieceofpaperorsomethingandthenhavingtomanuallytypetheminwhenIgotoasite.A.terriblemess.ThereisafreeversionofLastPasswithadditionalfeaturesunlockedifyoupay$12forayear’ssubscription.----JoshuaBardwell33.WhenusingLastPassusershavetoremember____________.A.allpasswordsusedB.thelastpasswordC.uniquepasswordeachtimeD.themasterpasswordonly34.CriticsareagainstLastPassbecause_______________.A.theyhavebetterwaystocreatepasswordB.theythinkrollingdiceismoreconvenientC.theyhavenofaithinLastPassdatabase’ssafetyD.GawkermediaandLastPasswerehackedonce35.JoshuaBardwellwritesthepassageto___________.A.sharehisexperienceB.introduceaproductofgoodqualityC.advertisehisproductD.teachhowtouseanewproduct

OneSundaymyfamilyhadgatheredatmyparents’housetofeastuponMom’swonderfulcooking.DuringthenormaldinnerchatterInoticedthatmyfatherwasslurring说话含混hiswords.NoonementionedthisduringdinnerbutIfeltcompelledtodiscussitwithmymotherafterward.WedecidedthattherewassomethingseriouslywrongandthatDadneededtoseethedoctor.Momphonedmetwodayslater.Thedoctorfoundabraintumor肿瘤.It’stoolargeatthispointtooperate.Maybetheycandosomethingthenbuttheoddsarelong.Evenwiththetreatmentmyfather’sconditionworsenedandthedoctorfinallyinformedusthatthisconditionwasterminal晚期的.DuringoneofhisstaysinthehospitalwebroughtourbabydaughterChelseywithuswhenwevisitedhim.Bythistimehehadgreatdifficultyspeaking.IfinallyfiguredoutthathewantedChelseytositonhisstomachsohecouldmakefacesather.WatchingthetwoofthemtogetherIrealizedIwaslivinganexperiencethatwouldstaywithmeforever.ThoughgratefulforthetimestheycouldshareIcouldn’tshakethefeelingofaclocktickinginthebackground.Onthevisittomyparents’homeduringwhatweallknowwasmyfather’slastdaysmymothertookChelseyfrommyarmsandannouncedYourfatherwouldliketoseeyoualoneforaminute.Ienteredthebedroomwheremyfatherlayonarentedhospitalbed.Heappearedevenweakerthanthedaybefore.HowareyoufeelingDad?Iasked.CanIdoanythingforyou?Hetriedtospeakbuthecouldn’tmakeoutaword.I’msorrybutIcan’tunderstandyouIsaid.WithgreatdifficultyhesaidIloveyou.Wedon’tlearncouragefromheroesontheeveningnews.Welearntruecouragefromwatchingordinarypeopleriseabovehopelesssituations.Inmanywaysmyfatherwasastrictuncommunicativeman.Hefounditdifficulttoshowemotion.ThebravestthingIeversawhimdowasovercomethatbarriertoopenhishearttohissonandfamilyattheendofhislife.41.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thewriteraccompaniedhisfathertoamedicalexamination.B.Thewriter’sfathergotworseaftertheremovalofthebraintumor.C.Thewriterwasquicktonoticethestrangeconditionofhisfather.D.Thewriter’sfatherhadknownabouthisillnessbeforethewriterdiscoveredit.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencetheoddsarelongmean?A.There’slittlepossibilityforFathertorecover.B.IttakesalongtimeforFathertorecover.C.Fatherneedsloveandcarefromhisfamily.D.TheyneedapropertimetooperateonFather.43.HowmightthewriterhavefeltwhenhesawhisfathermakefacesatChelsey?A.DisappointedB.GladC.SurprisedD.Bitter44.ThefatherhadneversaidIloveyoutothewriterbeforebecause______.A.hewasnotusedtoopenlyshowinghisemotionsB.hewasnotsoattachedtothewriterC.hethoughttherewasnoneedtotellthewriterD.hebelievedinstrictnessandpunishment45.Whatdoesthewriterattempttotellus?A.Lifeisshortsoliveyourlifetothefullest.B.Don’twaittoseeadoctortillitistoolate.C.Bravelyexpressyourloveforyourfamily.D.Wedon’toftenvaluehealthuntilweloseit.

WhileIwasinmy4thmonthofpregnancy妊娠期withmysecondchildwewerepreparingforatriptoLouisianawhereMarshall’sfamilylivetocelebrateJane’s2ndbirthday.TwodaysbeforeweweretoleavewegottheshockingnewsthatIwasgoingtolosethebaby.Notknowingwhenthiswouldhappenwedecidedtocontinuewithourtrip.SinceMarshall’sfamilylivesona600-acrecattlefarmyouoftenfindthatyouhavealotoftimetoyourselftothinkwhenyouarethere.ThatispreciselywhatIdidnotwanttodoatthistime.ItoldMarshallthatIneededtogetagoodbooktogetlostinwhileIwasthere.ItoldhimIheardtheHarryPotterbooksweregoodsohewentoutandgotthefirstoneforme.DuringthattripItotallygotlostinthebookwhichwasofgreathelpduringatimewhenIneededadistractiontoforgetaboutthesadness.InthebookInoticedthenameSeamus.IvaguelyremembereditwaspronouncedShamusandIlikedthesoundofthat.ImentionedittoMarshallandhelikedittoo.TowardtheendofthetripIhadjust5chaptersleftandIknewIwasabouttofinishthefirstbookwhichIwasprettyexcitedabout.SoonafterweputJanedowntobedIhadstartedlabor分娩soIwasunabletoread.Thelaborlasted5and1/2hoursbutMarshallstayedtherewithmesittingbesidemeandreadingaloudthelast5chaptersofHarryPotter.Icanneverfullyexplainhowmuchthathelpedmethroughtheexperience.AndeversincethenMarshallandIbothhavebeenfansoftheHarryPotterbooks.Werememberhowtheyhelpedusgetthroughthattimeofourlives.WeweresadtohavelostthebabybutthenameSeamusstartedourjourneytowardadoption.Andwegavethisnametoouradoptedson.ThoughourSeamusdoesn’thaveadropofIrishbloodinhimthenamefitshimperfectly.28.Whydidthewriterwantagoodbookduringthetrip?A.BecausethetriptoLouisianawouldtakealongtime.B.Becauseshedidn’twanttothinkoflosingherbaby.C.Becauseshehadnothingelsetodoexceptreading.D.Becauseagoodbookcouldhelpherenjoyhertrip.29.AccordingtothestorywecanknowthattheHarryPotterbooks_________________.A.madethefamily’stripmoreexcitingB.includefivebooksalltogetherC.havesomeonecalledSeamusinthemD.canhelppeopledealwiththeirproblems30.ThewriternamedhersonSeamusbecause___________________.A.shewantedtokeephertripinmemoryB.shelovedthisnameverymuchC.hersondoesn’thaveIrishbloodD.itisaperfectnameforaboy31.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FunnyStoriesofMyFamilyB.SeamusAndHarryPotterC.HowWeGotToLouisianaD.HowMySonGotHisName

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologynewinventionsespeciallynewelectronicproductshavemadepeople’sliveseasyandconvenient.Butasthesayingputs:A.coinhastwosides.OnedayIwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendandhiscellphoneranginterruptingourconversation.TherewewerewalkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayandIbecameinvisibleabsentfromtheconversation.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.WhyisitthatthemoreconnectedwegetthemoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisatragedytotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.WithemailandinstantmessagingovertheInternetwecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.WithvoicemailyoucanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyonE.IfmymomhasaquestionIjustleavetheansweronhermachinE.Asalmosteverycontactwecanimaginebetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatedthealienation疏远indexgoesup.Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymorE.DirectoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomateD.Pumpingpetrolatthestation?Whysaygoodmorningtotheattendantwhenyoucanswipe刷yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktoatellerwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanjustinsertyourcardintoATM?Prettysoonyouwon’thavetheburdenofmakingeyecontactatthegroceryshop.Somesupermarketchainsareusingaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfoutavoidingthosecheck-outpeoplewholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing.Iamnotagainstmoderntechnology.IownacellphoneanATMcardavoicemailsystemandanemailaccount.Givingthemupisn'twisethey'reagreathelptous.It'ssomeoftheirpossibleconsequencesthatmakemefeeluneasy.MoreandmoreIfindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversation.OrbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupacallbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Thecommunicationsindustrydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.SoI'veputmyselfontechnologyrestriction:noinstantmessagingwithpeoplewholivenearmenocellphoninginthepresenceoffriendsnolettingthevoicemailpickupwhenI'mathomE.32.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheAdvanceofCommunicationsTechnologyB.TheConsequencesofModernTechnologyC.TheProcessofCommunicationsRevolutionD.TheAutomationofModernCommunications33.Paragraphs5to7arelistedasexampleswhichshowthattheuseofmoderncommunicationsis___________.A.encouragingB.disappointingC.satisfyingD.embarrassing34.Thepassageimpliesthat_______________.A.moderntechnologyisbridgingthepeopleB.moderntechnologyisseparatingthepeopleC.moderntechnologyisdevelopingtoorapidlyD.moderntechnologyisinterruptingourlives35.Whatdoesthewriterthinktodowiththemoderntechnology?A.Wemayusethemnomatterwhatothersaredoing.B.Wecanthrowthemawayandreturntotheancient.C.Wecanbefarawayfromthemforever.D.Wecanusethemlessandcommunicatewiththepeoplearoundus.

ZhengPengyu:Interestisthebestteacher.Classroomsthatweren’tfixedcouldgivestudentsthechancetoexploretheirinterests.Atthesametimetheywouldbeabletolearnontheirownbecausetheywouldhavetomaketheirowndecisions.Allinallthenewsystemwouldbeagoodchancetoinspirestudents’loveforstudying.SunYao:DespiteitsbenefitsI’mworriedaboutwhetherthenewsystemwouldwork.Goingtodifferentclassroomswouldtakeupabigpartofourbreaktimeandwewouldhavelesstimetorelaxafterclass.Alsonotallschoolscouldoffersomanydifferentclasses.ShiZhenghan:Isupportstudentslearningindifferentclasses.Itwouldsolvetheproblemofsomestudentsthinkingtheclassesaretooeasywhilesomethinktheyaretoodifficult.Teacherscouldalsoteachmoreeffectively.What’smorefriendshipsbuiltwhileindifferentclassesmightbeapleasantsurprisE.ZhouQingqing:Inmyopinionstudyingindifferentclassroomsmightaffectstudents’psychologicaldevelopment.Theymightfinditdifficulttodevelopdeepandstrongfriendshipswithotherstudentsiftheyhadtochangeclassroomsconstantly.Theywouldalsolosetheirsenseofbelongingtoacertainclass.HuQile:IapplaudtheideA.Itwouldhelpteacherssetupspecialteachingplansfordifferentclasses.ForstudentsmakingchoicesbythemselvescouldencouragethemtoberesponsiblE.Changingclassroomscouldalsohelpremovetheboredomofdoingthesamedullroutine惯例everyday.WangXiaoqian:Thenewsystemmighthelpwithstudents’individualdevelopmentbutIstillpreferthecurrentsystem.Studyinginonefixedclassroomstudentswithdifferentacademiclevelscanhelpeachother.SpendingyourseniormiddleschoolyearswiththesameclassmatesisanunforgettableexperiencE.21.AccordingtoSunYaowhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Thenewsystemwillworkifgreatmeasuresaretaken.B.Alltheschoolscan’taffordsomanydifferentclasses.C.Studentswillhavemoretimetorelax.D.Hesupportsthesystembecauseofitsbenefits.22.Amongthefollowingpeoplewhoprefersthenewsystem?A.SunYaoB.ZhouQingqingC.HuQileD.WangXiaoqian23.Whatisthepassageabout?A.Differentopinionsaboutchangingclassrooms.B.Studentsfinditdifficulttodevelopfriendship.C.Schoolsshouldofferdifferentclassestostudents.D.Changingclassroomscanhelpwithstudents’individualdevelopment.

TrustingintheKindnessofStrangersWhiledrivingfrommyhomeonthelongwaytoworkInoticedacarinfrontofmehadawobbly摇摆的wheel.Itwasclearthatthewheelhadbeenchangedrecentlyandhadnotbeenfixedcorrectly.OnaslowroadthiswouldnotpresentmuchofaproblembutIknewtherouteandknewamotorway高速公路wascomingsoonwherethetrafficwouldmovemuchfasterandwouldbeverydangerousasthewheelcouldcomeoffatthatspeeD.Iwasdrivingalargejeepatthetimeandthecarinfrontwasasmalltomid-sizedcardrivenbyaladyonherown.SoasItriedtoflashmylightsandwavehertopullover.IwasworriedthatlookinginhermirrorshewouldseealonemanchaseherdowninajeepwavingfranticallyforhertopulloveronthissideoftheroaD.ThankfullyshetrustedmoreinthegoodnatureofpeopleandpulledoverwhereIcouldexplaintheproblem.Sheconfirmedthewheelwaschangedonlythenightbeforeandsaidshewouldpullintothenextgaragebeforethemotorwaywheretheywouldhavethetoolstofixthewheelcorrectly.MybeliefisthattheactofkindnesswashersandnotminE.Howso?Wellitwasherwhochosetotrustinthepossibilitythatpeoplearegoodoverthebeliefthatbadthingscomefrombeingwaveddowntothesideoftheroadbystrangers.Idopreach宣扬cautionandwouldhavehesitatedmyselftopullovertothesideshouldastrangerinacarwavemedown.IwillneverknowthankfullyifthewheelmayhavecomeoffandcausedaseriousaccidentbutitwasriskyandattheveryleastmighthavecauseddamagetohercarsoforthatIamgladIwasabletowaveherdown.ButIammoregladshetrustedinastranger.18.Whatwastheauthorworriedabout?A.Beinglateforwork.B.Beingstuckinatrafficjam.C.Beingtrappedinatrafficaccident.D.Thebadconditionofthecarinfrontofhim.19.Theauthorflashedhislightsbecause.A.itwasquitedarkthatdayB.hewasdrivingextremelyfastC.hewantedtocalltheattentionoftheladyD.hewantedtocatchupwiththecarinfrontofhim20.Theunderlinedwordfranticallyinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.politelyB.madlyC.casuallyD.calmly21.Theladywouldhaveherproblemsolved.A.withtheauthor’shelpimmediatelyB.bydrivingslowlyC.beforeenteringthemotorwayD.withthetoolstheauthorgaveher

Oneeveningamanwasonhiswayhomewhenhesawawomancomebyhaulingacartfullofflowers.Thesmellofherflowersperfumedtheairwithsweetnesssoeasilythatitseemedtolifthisspirits.Hehadneverexperiencedsuchwonderfromtheflowersofhisowngarden.HowmuchmustIpayforyourwonderfulflowers?heaskeD.Takewhatyouwishfor.WhatreturnmustImakeforthem?heaskedagain.Yourgratitudeisenough.ShesaiD.SohefilledhisarmswithflowersandhurriedjoyfullyhomE.Hiswifeandchildrenalsolikedtheremarkableflowersfortheytoodiscoveredthatthesightofthemwasadelightandthesmellofthemrefreshedthesoul.InordernottolosehistreasurE.themanplantedtheflowersinhisgarden.SunlightandwaterkeptthemamazinglybeautifulandtheystillperformedtheirpowerfulmagiC.Whenhischildrencametoplayintheyardthemancautionedthemagainstcarelessnessandwildplayincasetheydamagetheflowers.Buttheflowersremainedhardyandstrongaslongasthereareenoughsunandmoisturetonourishthem.Asthefamilygrewandmorechildrencametoplayinthegardenthemanwasevenmoreconcernedabouthisremarkableflowers.HeevenbuiltahighwalltoprotectthemwiththeutmostcarE.Unfortunatelythisbegantocauseconsternationamongthefamilymembers.Ifthechildrencausedtheirfatherstresshewouldrefusethemaccesstotheflowers.LaterhesetuprulesastowhocouldenterthegardenandwhattheymustdowhiletheyweretherE.Healsoestablishedofficestodetermineaccessibility.EventuallyitbecamenecessarytohavelawyerstodefendjudgestoweighguardstosafeguarD.Theman'sfamilyhoweversawlessandlessoftheflowersandexperiencedlessandlessoftheirmagicalpower.Inthemeantimemanyofthemwentoutinsearchoftheflowerlady.Wellshewasstillouttherestillgivingawayheramazingflowers.28.Thefamilyfoundthatthesmelloftheflowerscould_____.A.removetheirspiritsB.makethemenergeticC.bringthemwhattheywantD.makethemsmellsweet29.Inordertoprotecttheflowerstheman_____.A.askedthepolicementohelphimtakecareofthegardenB.builtahighbuildingtokeepthechildrenawayfromthegardenC.setupofficestodecidewhocangetclosetotheflowersD.employedlawyersjudgesandguardstoprotecttheflowers30.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Themanbegantopreventthefamilymemberscomingintohisgarden.B.Themanaskedthefamilymemberstoenjoyhisflowersbutnoonewantedto.C.Whatthemandidmadethefamilymemberslessinterestedinflowers.D.WhatthemandidmadethefamilymemberspaniC.31.Whatlessoncanwegetfromthefather'sbehavior?A.Togiveismorefruitfulthantoget.B.Sharedbeautyisrealbeauty.C.A.problemsharedisaproblemhalveD.D.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

WhenIwas13mybedroomwallswerecoveredwithpostersoftheMonkeesandBeatles.Iwrotefanlettersanddaydreamedaboutmeetingtheobjectsofmyaffections.IbeggedmyparentstoattendeveryrockconcertandwatcheveryTVshowfeaturingmyfavoritecelebrities名人;myfriendsandIdiscussedforhoursallthethingswewouldsayanddowhenwemetourfavoritemoviestarsandpopsingers.Idrovemymothercrazy!Butafterafewyearsmyobsession迷恋starsfadedasImaturedandgainedtheconfidencetosocializewithrealboys.Inthe35yearssinceIwasateenagercelebrityworship崇拜hasincreasedamongteensduetotheexplosionoftelevisioncelebritygossipshowsandinstantaccesstocelebritynewsontheInternet.It'snowonderthatmanyteensareobsessedwithstarswhennewsprogramsoftenarefilledwithentertainmentstoriesandthelivesofcelebrities.Celebrityworshipsyndrome综合征isnowconsideredapersonalitydisorder.Whileitisnormalforteenagerstofollowthelivesoftheirfavoritestarsparentsshouldtrytomonitoreverythingtheirchildfindsinteresting.Parentsshouldtakeactioniftheysuspectateenistooobsessedwithcelebritiesandshowinglittleinterestinschoolorwithdrawingfromthefamily.Whenteenstalkalotaboutcelebritiesandviewthemasjustmeansofentertainmentthisisconsiderednormalcelebrityworship.Howeverwhenateenagerisobsessedwithastarandoftenexpressesadesiretohaveaclosepersonalrelationshipwithacelebrityorfeelstheyhaveaspecialconnectiontoastarthismaybethetimeforconcern.Recentstudieshaveshownthatteenswhodevelopanunhealthyobsessionwithcelebritiesoftensufferfromlowselfconfidenceanddepression.Teenswhoareoverlyobsessedwithstarsoftenhavedamagedrelationshipswiththeirparents.45.Welearnfromthesecondparagraphthat____.A.teenstodayarenotsoobsessedwithcelebritiesB.theauthorissurprisedatcelebrityworshipC.themediagreatlycontributestocelebrityworshiptodayD.celebritiesexposetheirlivestoomuch46.Parentsshouldbecomeconcernedwhentheirchildren____.A.talkalotaboutcelebritieswithothersB.putupcelebritypostersintheirbedroomsC.asktogototheirfavoritestar'sconcertD.desireaclosepersonalrelationshipwiththeirfavoritestar47.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat____.A.parentsshouldnotcaretoomuchaboutachild'scelebrityworshipB.childrencannormallygetoutofcelebrityworshipwhentheyareolderC.childrenwithcelebrityworshipusuallyhavehighopinionofthemselvesD.celebrityworshipsyndromecanbeaseriousproblemifleftoverlooked48.Whatismostlikelytobetalkedaboutintheparagraphfollowingthepassage?A.TheharmofcelebrityworshipsyndromE.B.Whattodowithchildren'scelebrityworshipsyndromE.C.MoresignsofcelebrityworshipsyndromE.D.WhowillsuffermostfromcelebrityworshipsyndromE.

StanleyYelnatswasgivenachoice.ThejudgesaidYoumaygotoprisonoryoumaygotoCampGreenLake.Stanleywasfromapoorfamily.Hehadneverbeentocampbefore.SoStanleyYelnatsseemssettoserveaneasysentencewhichisonlyfairbecauseheisasinnocentasyouorme.ButStanleyisnotgoingwherehethinksheis.CampGreenLakeislikenoothercampanywhere.Itisaplacethathasnolakeandnothinggreen.Norisitacampatleastnotthekindofcampkidslookforwardtointhesummertime.Itisonlyadesertwastelanddottedwithcountlessholesdugbytheboyswholiveatthecamp.ThetroublestartedwhenStanleywasaccusedofstealingapairofshoesdonatedbybasketballgreatClydeSweetfeetLivingstontoacelebrityauction名流拍卖会.Incourtthejudgedoesn’tbelieveStanley’Sexplanationthattheshoesfellfromtheskyontohishead.Andyetthat’sexactlywhathappened.StrangelythoughStanleydoesn’tblamethejudgeforfalselyconvicting宣告有罪him.Insteadheblamesthewholethingonhisno-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.ThankstothisdistantrelativetheYelnatsfamilyhadbeencursed诅咒forgenerations.ForStanleyhiscurrenttroublesarejustanaturalpartofbeingaYelnats.AtCampGreenLakethewarden看守makestheboysbuildcharacterbyspendingalldayeverydaydiggingholesfivefeetwideandfivefeetdeep.Itdoesn’ttakelongforStanleytorealizethere’smorethancharacterimprovementgoingonatCampGreenLake.TheboysarediggingholesbecausethewardenissearchingforsomethingandbeforelongStanleybeginshisownsearch—forthetruth.Fateistofindasolutiontoitall—thefamilycursethemysteryoftheholes.Thegreatwheelofjusticehasgroundslowlyforgenerationsbutnowitisabouttorevealitsverdict裁决.56.StanleyYelnatswenttoCampGreenLaketo__________________.A.enjoythesummertimeB.showhisinnocenceC.ServehissentenceD.makeachoice57.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatStanley__________________.A.stoletheshoesforhisrelativeB.gottheshoesbyaccidentC.donatedtheshoestoanauctionD.blamedthejudgeforthesentence58.Infactthewardenmadetheboysdigholesto________________.A.killthetimeB.buildcharacterC.breakthefamilycurseD.lookforsomething59.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperdoesthispassageprobablyappear?A.Law.B.Geography.C.News.D.Literature.

TheassociatesIhiredinmybicycleandlawnmowershoplikemyselfwereneverperfect;howevertheywereexcellent.WorkingwiththemastheyimprovedtaughtmenewwaystoshowforgivenessunderstandingandpatiencE.OnedaytheplacementofficeraskedmetointerviewayoungmanwhowashavingtroublefindingajoB.HetoldmethatDavidwasalittleshydidnottalkmuchandwasafraidtogoonwithinterviews.HerequestedthatIgiveDavidaninterviewjustforpracticE.HeplainlytoldDavidthatIhadnopositionsopenatthetimeandtheinterviewwasjustforpracticE.WhenDavidcameinfortheinterviewhehardlysaidaworD.ItoldhimwhatwedidatthebicycleshopandshowedhimarounD.ItoldDavidtokeepshowingupbecausethenumberonethinganemployerwantedinanassociatewasdependability.Davidwasveryquiethewasevaluatedasaslowlearnerinschool.EverytendaysorsoforweeksaftertheinterviewDavidwalkedintothebicycleshopandstoodbythefrontdoor.Heneversaidawordjuststoodbythedoor.OnedayshortlybeforeChristmasalargetruckcametotheshoppackedwith250newbicycles.IthadtobeunloadedrightawayorthedriverwouldleavE.Itwasraining.SomeofmyworkerswithoutphysicallimitationschosenottobravetheweathertogetintoworksoIwasshort-handeD.ItseemedeverythingwasgoingwrongandontopofitDavidcameinthefrontdoorandjuststoodtherE.IlookedathimandshoutedWellallright!Filloutatimecardandhelpmeunloadthistruck!Davidworkedformybicycleshopforeighteenyears.Hecametoworkeverydaythirtyminutesearly.Hecouldtalk;howeverherarelychoseto.Hedrovemytruckandmadedeliveries.ThecustomerswouldpraiseDavidsayingHedoesn’ttalkbuthereallyshowsyouhowtooperatealawnmower!24.TheauthorgaveDavidaninterviewto_______.A.findapersonwhoisreliableB.findapart-timeworkerinneedC.givehimsomepracticeD.showsympathyforhim25.TheauthorfinallyhiredDavidbecause________.A.therewerenootherworkersintheshopthenB.heneededsomeonewhowaswillingtoworkthenC.DavidkeptshowingupD.herealizedDavidwasdependable26.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat_______.A.somecustomersjustplayjokesonDavidB.DavidhashadhischaracterchangedthroughworkC.theauthorprefersDavidtobemoreoutgoingD.theauthorfeelsluckytohireDavid27.Theauthor’stoneindescribingDavidisfullof______.A.pityB.wonderC.disappointmentD.appreciation

Throughoutmy41yearsatGeneralElectricI'veexperiencedalot.InthemediaI'vegonefromprincetopigandbackagain.AndI'vebeencalledmanythings.Intheearlydayssomecalledmeacrazywildman.WhenIbecameCEOtwodecadesagoWallStreetaskedJackwho?WhenItriedtomakeGEmorecompetitivebycuttingbackourworkforceintheearly1980sthemediacalledmeNeutronJack.WhentheylearnedwewerefocusedonvaluesandcultureatGEpeopleaskedifJackhasgonesoft.I'vebeenNo.1orNo.2JackServicesJackGlobalJackandinmorerecentyears.SixSigmaJackande-BusinessJack.WhenwemadeanefforttoacquireHoneywellinOctober2000andIagreedtostayonthroughthetransition过渡期somethoughtofmeastheLong-in-the-ToothJackhangingonbyhisfingertipstohisCEOjob.Thosecharacterizationssaidlessaboutmeandalotmoreaboutthestageourcompanywentthrough.TruthisdowndeepI'veneverreallychangedmuchfromtheboymymotherraisedinSalemMassachusetts.WhenIstartedonthisjourneyin1981standingbeforeWallStreetanalystsforthefirsttimeatNewYork'sPierreHotelIsaidIwantedGEtobecomethemostcompetitiveenterpriseonearth.Myobjectivewastoputasmall-companyspiritinabig-companybodytobuildanorganizationoutofanold-lineindustrialcompanythatwouldbemorehigh-spiritedmoreadaptableandmoreflexiblethancompaniesthatareone-fiftiethoursize.IsaidthenthatIwantedtocreateacompanywherepeopledaretotrynewthings?wherepeopleknowthatonlythelimitsoftheircreativityanddrivetheirownstandardsofpersonalexcellencewillbetheceilingonhowfarandhowfasttheymove.I'veputmymindmyheartandmycourageintothatjourneyeverydayofthe40-plusyearsI'vebeenluckyenoughtobeapartofGE.4.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphstheauthor______.A.hadmanyupsanddownsB.hadapoorimageinpublicC.becameCEOofGE41yearsagoD.sufferedfromsomementalillnesses5.Astheauthorseesitthemanynicknamesofhimindicate______.A.thechangeofhischaracterwiththetimeB.thevariousopinionsofdifferentjournalistsC.hiscompany'sdifferentstagesofdevelopmentD.hispopularityamonghisfriendsandrelatives6.AccordingtotheauthorGEin1981______.A.shouldseekbroaderspacefordevelopmentB.wasthemostcompetitivecompanyintheworldC.differedfrommanyold-lineindustrialcompaniesD.wasabigcompanywithasmall-company'sspirit7.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordjourneyinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.TakingGEtoanewheight.B.Travellingfromhometooffice.C.SeekingahigherpositioninGE.D.Growingfromababyintoanadult.

WhenIwasayounggirlIwouldspendsummersinmygrandparents'homeonTomahawkLakE.OnhoteveningsI'damusemyselfwithmyhorses-eighttoyhorsesaboutthreeincheshigh.Iwassoyoungthatitwasoutofthequestionformetogodowntheroadthroughthewoodstobewithaplaymateintheevening.Grandmotherletmekeepmyhorsesintheshadowofhercast-bronze青铜铸的cabbageleafwhichsatonasidetableinthelivingroom.Theleafwasasbigashalfawatermelon.Myhorseshadtojumpupontotheedgeoftheleaf.ThentheywouldjumpintotheimaginarypondunderthecabbageleafandswimtotheshorE.Igluedstringtorolledpapertomakeafencehutthefencewouldn'tstandup.Granddadsawthestumperandofferedpiecesofcorrugatedcardboard波纹纸板inwhichhe'dmadeholesandintowhichIsetmyfenceposts.IwaspleasedwhenhecamebymyhorseseveningnewspaperinhandandaskedHowareyourhorsesthisevening?WhenIwasgrownandmarriedandvisitedGrandmamyeyesfellonthecabbageleaf.Shesawmyfixedlook.Yourgrandfathercarriedthathomefromanartshowin1911theyearyourmotherwasbornshesaidwithtearsinhereyes.IthoughtitwasawfulbutitturnedouttobeasymboloflovE.WhenwemovedherebeforeyourgranddaddiedwetalkedabouthowyouplayedwithitatthelakE.Takeitmydear.Thebronzecabbageleafisnowonthetableinmyfronthall.Maybesomedaymygranddaughterwillalsoplaywithhertoyhorsesaroundthecabbageleaf.21.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthormainlytellsus_____·A.thestoryofthecabbageleafB.theshapeandsizeofthecabbageleafC.howshebuiltafenceforhereighttoyhorsesD.howsheplayedwithherhorsesaroundthecabbageleaf22.TheunderlinedwordstumperinParagraph3mostprobablymeans____·A.chanceB.problemC.improvementD.potential23.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecabbagelea即A.ItmeantalottoGrandmA.C.Theauthor'smotherboughtitin1911.B.Theauthordislikeditatfirst.D.Itbelongstotheauthor'sgranddaughter.

Iwas16whenmyfatherfinallydecidedhewouldsendmetowildernesscampforseveralmonths.Hehadthreatenedtodoitmanytimesbeforebutmymotherhadalwaysmanagedtopreventhimfromdoingso.Thistimeheinsistedondoingit.Thelatestincidentwasthelaststraw.Impulsively冲动地IhadpushedMr.Fordmymathteacherdownaflightofstepsatschool.Hebrokehisarmintwoplaces.Anywayhehadagreednottoaccusemeasafavortomydadwhowasinthemiddleofatightraceforsheriff执法官inourtown.Butmyrecklessbehaviorhadmydad’sclosestadvisortalking.Johnhe’syoursonandhe’sakidbutheisdraggingyoudownIheardJakeHutchtellmydadthroughhisclosedofficedoorthenightafterIpushedMr.ForD.Ifyoucan’tmakeyoursonobeytheruleshowcanyoumakethelawobeyedinthistown?SoofftoPisgahNationalForestIwent.Iimaginedhoursofuntoldabuseatthehandsofsomestrongsergeants军士.Iwasdeterminednotobebroken.IwaswhoIwas.NearlyeverydayforsixmonthsasmallgroupofothertroubledteensandIcarriedour30-poundbackpacksonadifficultjourneycoveringabout10miles.Wehikedinaroughwildernessthatseemeduntouchedbycivilization.OursergeantswerefirmbutkindnotfrighteningasIhadimagineD.Welearnedhowtomakeafirewithoutmatchesandcreateashelterwithbranchesandgrass.WelearnedwhichplantsweresafetoeatoutinthewilD.IfeltmyselfchangE.IwascalmandoftenreflectivE.MyoldimpulsiveselfwasgonE.Onemorningsixmonthslatermydadcametopickmeup.Irantohughimandsawreliefandloveinhiseyes.Sowhat’sitlikebeingsheriff?IaskedontheridehomE.IlosttheraceDannyhesaiD.I’msorryDaD.Iknewmybehaviorprobablyhadalottodowiththedefeat.DadsqueezedmyshoulderandbroughtmeclosE.AslongasIdon’teverloseyouI’mokay.24.Theauthorwasfinallysenttowildernessbecause_____.A.hecouldlearnhowtosurviveinthewildB.histeacherinsistedongivinghimalessonC.hepushedhismathteacherdownthestairsD.hismotherfearedthathewouldbeaccused25.TheunderlinedwordrecklessinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.selfishB.carelessC.rudeD.reasonable26.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A.Hechangedalotafterthecamp.B.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhislifeinthecamp.C.Hewasstillwhatheusedtobeafterthecamp.D.Hemadeenemieswithothertroubledteensatthecamp.27.Howdidtheauthor’sfatherfeelattheendofthestory?A.Grateful.B.AnnoyeD.C.DisappointedD.Relieved

Nowadayspeoplehighlighttherequirementofeducationwhichemphasizeschildren’sabilitypersonalityandevenindependence.Childrenhavetobewell-roundedstudentsbyspendingcountlessfamilyhoursattendingextraclasses.Lastfallwasafirst-of-its-kindseason.Ididnotarrangeanyafter-schoolclassesformychildren.Noswimming.Nomusiclessons.Noplaydates.Nothing.OncetheyfinishedtheirhomeworktheywerefreetodowhattheypleasedbutonlyonehourofTV.InthebeginningmysonsBen11andNick9wereanxiousaboutthissuddenunplannedfreedom.Ihadtopushthemoutofthedoorwithaballabikeandsoon.Play!Iordered.Ilearnedthatthisnewplantakestimepatienceandalotoffaithinthetheorythathavingexcellentgradesisn’treallyimportant.WhenmyolderkidsnowincollegeandhighschoolwereyoungIbroughtintherulesofmodernparenting.Theyareunspokenbutfollowedcarefully.Firstyoumustletyourchildhaveavarietyofactivities.Afterallyouneverknowwhereyou’llfindagenius.Secondifthechildshowstheslightesttalenttheactivitymustbepushedwithlessonsspecialcoaching辅导andpracticeofseveraldaysaweek.Everyminuteshouldbetakenandeveryminutehasapurpose.Thatwasreallytoomuchformychildren.Nowwiththenewplanwetoldstoriesorwelistenedtomusic.Andthekidsplayedwithbikesballsandwhateverwashandy.Nobodykeptscore.Infacttheboysplayedoutsidesomuchthatthelawnwasworndowntothesoilinplaces.They’vemadefriendswiththosewhocomefromallovertheneighbourhoodtoplaygames.Welikethosepeacefulevenings.BenandNickhaveagoodtimethisfall.Maybethat’sbecausethetime-offhasallowedustoenjoyeachother’scompany.21.Whatwasnewforthefamilylastfall?A.Thechildrenbegantolearnmusicwhenschoolwasover.B.Thechildrenhadnothingtodoafterschool.C.Thewriterfoundnotimetoplaywiththesons.D.Thewriterarrangednoextralessonsforthechildren.22.Atthebeginningofthatseasonthechildren________.A.wereworriedaboutthechangeB.feltexcitedaboutmakingtheirowndecisionsC.werepleasedtohavemorefreedomD.hatedtospendmoretimeontheirhomework23.AccordingtomodernparentingdiscussedinParagraph4parentsshould________.A.makeuseofeveryminutetobewiththechildrenB.providecoachingandpracticeforeachactivityC.tryeverymeanstofindachild’srealtalentD.knowtherulesbutnevertalkaboutthem24.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.A.childrenlikestory-tellingmorethanbike-ridingB.parentsshouldteachtheirchildrenhowtomakeaplanC.parentscanenjoytheireveningswhenchildrenplaywithothersD.childrenshouldhavetimetoenjoythemselvesafterschool

TheChessCompetitionIhadsigneduptoplayintheSchoolChessCompetitiontwomonthsbeforE.I’dbeencountingthedaysfillingmyafternoonswithpracticegamesand26everyoneIknewtoplaychesswithmE.Soonthecompetitionwasabouttobegin.Iwouldbecompetingagainsttwenty27andallofuswouldbebattlingforjustafewtrophies.LookingattheprizesIcouldjust28oneofthemsittingonmybookcasE.Mydaydreamwasinterruptedbytheannouncementofthe29rounD.Shakehandsandstartplaying!saidthejudgE.I30acrosstheboardandsawthatmyfirstopponent对手wasalmosttoosmalltoseeoverthetopofthetablE.Aha!Ithought.Thiswillbean31win.OneunexpectedgamelaterI32myoverconfidencE.Myopponentthenine-year-oldgirlhadbeatenmeinonly10minutes!Ihidmydisappointmentand33her.Goodgame!You’reafantasticplayerIsaidwithasinceresmilE.Thenextthreeroundswentbyveryquicklywitheachgameprovingmore34thantheonebeforE.ByeveningIhadonewinandthreelosses.AfterthesecondgameIwasreadytogohomeandgiveup35Istayedanywaysmilingandsincerelycongratulatingeachofmyopponents.AsthetrophieswerebeingawardedIlistenedrespectfully尊敬地clappingmyhandwheneachwinner’snamewas36.ItwashardtohidemydisappointmentbutItrieD.37IheardtheannouncersaymynamE.Forexcellentchessetiquette礼仪a38relationshipandgreatdeterminationtheGoodSportAward39toDustinHodgesthejudgedeclareD.ItwasamazingandIsmiledbroadlyasIwalkeduptoaccepttheprizE.Althoughitwasn’tthetrophythatIhadhopedforthegoldcuplooksprettygoodonmybookcasE.Ithinkitwon’tstaythereforeverandIplanto40itwiththechampionshiptrophynextyear.26.A.preferringB.allowingC.beggingD.ordering27.A.volunteersB.playersC.artistsD.judges28.A.makeB.findC.enjoyD.picture29.A.firstB.nextC.halfD.new30.A.lookedB.walkedC.cameD.talked31.A.narrowB.easyC.finalD.equal32.A.regrettedB.sharedC.recognizedD.admired33.A.persuadedB.requestedC.warnedD.congratulated34.A.successfulB.difficultC.interestingD.fluent35.A.butB.andC.soD.or36.A.usedB.rememberedC.calledD.written37.A.EquallyB.HopelesslyC.FrequentlyD.Suddenly38.A.strongB.friendlyC.informalD.special39.A.goesB.turnsC.movesD.leads40.A.competeB.matchC.fillD.replace

EveryWednesdayIgotoCantataAdultLifeServicesalocalretirementcommunityinBrookfieldIllinoisUSwithmyclassmatestodocommunityservicE.AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantatamylifechangedforever.ThatmaysoundabitdramaticbutvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlifE.Ourvisitslastaboutanhourandwebring25-30studentseverytimE.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe’retherE.YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantaboutlifebackthenbutnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallytherE.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossiblE.Whetheritwastalkingto98-year-oldHurricaneHildaaboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshedancedwithafamousactorIwascompletelyattractedbyeverysinglememorytheresidentswantedtosharewithmE.Eventheresidentswhodon’thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencesatisfying.IremembervisitingMrsRobinson.Shecouldn’trecallmuchaboutherpastbutshetoldmeshe’dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoherrambling漫谈.Itmademerealizethatit’sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That’ssomethingIwon’tforgetanytimesoon.Ifthere’sonethingI’verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantatait’sthatpresence–justbeingthere–meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesarethere’salwaystimetomakesomeone’sday.Formeitfeelsgreattobeasourceofhappinessasmileonabaddayoralisteningearforoldmemories.Andattheendofthedaythat’sallthatmatters.It’seasytofeellikeyoudon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly–especiallywhenyou’reateenager.Butthat’snottrueatall.Ihatetobeoverlyclichéd陈词滥调的herebutagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadultsit’simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderlyandtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.21.Whatdothevolunteersdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.22.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.23.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?A.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.B.Ageisjustanumber.C.Itisimportanttohelptheelderly.D.Wedon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.

In2002Ibegantrainingtobecomealifecoach.ManyofmyteachersandfellowclassmatesrecommendedtheoriginalChickenSoupfortheSoulbook.IhadheardofitasbestsellerbutI’dneverreadit.IfiguredIshouldreaditifonlytoexpandmypersonal-developmentknowledgebasE.Ihadreadonlythirty-sevenpageswhenIcameacrossthestoryTheSmiles.ContributorHanochMcCartytoldthestoryofAntoinedeSaintwhowroteTheSmilewhichwaspossiblybasedonSaint-Exupery’sownexperienceasacapturedfighterpilotintheSpanishCivilWar.Thepilotisnervousandfrightenedbecausehe’scertainhewillbeputtodeaththenextday.Whenheborrowsamatchfromhisjailertheireyeslockunexpectedly.Thepilotsmilesathim.ThejailerreturnsthesmilE.Thenthetwomenbegintodiscusstheirfamiliesandevensharepictures.Laterthejailerdecidestofreethepilotandleadhimtosafety.Irememberbeingabsolutelyamazedbythewords:MylifewassavedbyasmilE.Themagicmomentwhenthetwosoulsrecognizeeachotherfilledmewithhopeandpossibility.ThenextmorningonmywaytoworkIstoppedinafoodshopandboughtacupofteA.WhentheserverhandedmethecupIsmiledandsaidthankyou.HesteppedbackandforamomentlookedconfuseD.ThenhesmiledandsaidI’vebeendoingthisallmorningbutyou’rethefirstpersontosmileatmE.Icouldn’tbelievehowgoodIfelt.AsIcontinuedtosmilethroughoutthedaysweeksandmonthsInoticedanamazingcycle:ThemoreIsmiledthefriendliereverythingseemed;andthefriendliereverythingseemedthemoreIsmileD.ItalsoseemedtomethatthesmilesIreceivedinreturnwerenotjustpolitesmiles.IfeltamomentaryconnectionwiththepersonasthoughwehadcometoanagreementthatallwasrightwiththeworlD.21.WhydidtheauthorreadtheChickenSoupfortheSoulbook?.A.TogetreadyforherjobB.TosatisfyhercuriosityC.TorelaxherselfabitD.Toimproveheroutlook22.FromParagraph2thepilot’ssmile______.A.isactuallyasignofgivingupB.throwsthejailerintoconfusionC.makesitpossibleforhimtobefreedD.showshehasthecouragetofacedeath23.Thatmorningbeforethewaiterservedteatotheauthor_______.A.noothercustomershadcomeB.TheauthorwasinlowspiritsC.hesmiledattheauthorD.nobodysmiledathim24.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.itwaspolitetoreturnothers’smilesB.thereturnedsmilescamefortheheartC.theauthorfoundanamazingcycleofsmilesD.theauthorpreferredwarmsmilestopolitesmiles

MakeA.DifferenceDayisthelargestnationaldayofcommunityserviceintheUSAwhichtakesplaceonthefourthSaturdayofOctober.WhotakespartinMakeA.DifferenceDay?Anyone!Youngandoldindividualsandgroupsanyonecancarryoutavolunteerprojectthathelpsothers.ItmightbeasambitiousascollectingtruckloadsofclothingforthehomelessoraspersonalasspendinganafternoonhelpinganelderlyneighbororrelativE.USAWEEKENDcoversvolunteersandtheirprojectsinarticlesandphotos.HowdoIgetstarted?Lookaroundyourcommunity.Arepeoplehungryhomelessorill?Areparksorschoolsdirtyorneglected?Nomatterwhereyoulivethere’saneednearby.AndonMakeA.DifferenceDaymillionsofAmericansareexpectedtorolluptheirsleevestohelpothers.Youcanactaloneorenlistyourfriendsfamilyandco-workers.YoucanalsocalltheMakeA.DifferenceDayHotLine1-800-416-3824forinformation.Orusetheideasonthiswebsiteforinspiration.WhatdoIdoafterI’veselectedaproject?Tellotherswhatyou’redoingandenlisthelp.SeveralweeksbeforethedaytellusaboutyourplansintheMakeA.DifferenceDAYtaBANKanationallistingoflocalprojectsthatwillbeviewedbyinterestedvolunteersotherpeoplelookingforgoodprojectideasandnewsmedialookingforgoodstoriestotell.ItwillonlytakeafewminutestopostyourplansintheDAYtaBANKhostedbyHandsOnNetwork.Doit!CarryoutyourplanstohelpothersonMakeA.DifferenceDay.BesuretotakelotsofpicturesandsharethemontheMakeA.DifferenceDayPhotoAlbum.48.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.magazinE.B.A.websitE.C.A.newspaper.D.A.festivalbrochurE.49.MakeA.DifferenceDay________.A.isacelebrationofhelpfulneighborsB.isaserviceprovidedbythecommunityC.isanationaldayofdoinggoodinAmericaD.isafestivalcelebratedeveryyearintheworld50.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatvolunteers________.A.arechosencarefullybyUSAWEEKENDB.needtodressuponMakeA.DifferenceDayC.cangetgoodprojectideasfromHandsOnNetworkD.takepicturestosendthemtonewsmediaformoney51.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.A.introducetheoriginofMakeA.DifferenceDayB.directpeoplehowtoselectaproperprojectideaC.promoteMakeA.DifferenceDaytoothercountriesD.encouragepeopletojoininMakeA.DifferenceDay

IwasneververyneatwhilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganizeD.EachofherobjectshaditsplacebutminealwayshidsomewherE.Sheevenlabeled贴标签everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.OvertimeKategotneaterandIgotmessier.ShewouldpushmydirtyclothingoverandIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.SoonIheardherscreamingTakeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!DeafenedIsawmyshoesflyingatmE.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.FromherendoftheconversationIcouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungupshequicklycrawled爬underhercoversweeping.ObviouslythatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughphonE.AllofasuddenawarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheartSlowlyIcollectedthepencilstookbackthebooksmademybedcleanedthesocksandsweptthefloorevenonhersidE.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticedKatehadsatup.Shewaswatchinghertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.ThenshereachedoutherhandstograspminE.Ilookedupintohereyes.ShesmiledatmE.Thanks.KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagreebutwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin.cleaningupandholdingon.55.WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.B.SheheardtheauthorshoutinglouD.C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbeD.56.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause___.A.shewasscaredbyKate'sangerB.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyC.shewantedtoshowhercareD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso57.HowisParagraphImainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Byshowingdifferences.C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.58.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOffC.HowtoBeOrganizedD.LearningtoBeRoommates

SeveralyearsagoIhadtoreplaceareceptionistformyunit.BeforeIadvertisedforthepositionIwasapproachedbyanothermanagerandaskedifIwouldconsideratransferfromhisstaffinsteadofopeninganewcompetition.Mynaturalquestionwastoaskwhohewantedmetoconsiderandwhy.ItappearedfromhisdescriptionofthisemployeeMariathatshewashavingalotofproblemsperformingherdutiesandhaddifficultieswithherbossanddidnotappeartorespondtoanyattemptshethemanagerhadmadetosettletheissues.NowafterlisteningtohisexplanationIreallyhadseveredoubts.Whatcrossedmymindafterthisdiscussionwasthathewantedmetotakeaproblemoffhishands.ItoldhimIwouldthinkaboutitandwouldlethimknowthenextday.AspromisedafterthinkingmoreaboutthispotentialperformanceissueIdecidedthatIwouldagreetospeakwithMariaprivatelybeforeImadeanydecision.AndwhatIfoundoutduringthisinterviewleftmedeepinthought.Asitturnedouttheperformanceissueappearedtoresultfromworkingforabosswhoneverextendedagoodmorninggreetingnevergaveawordofencouragementandwasconstantlychangingtheworkloadandroutines.Theendresultwasatotallyruinedemployeewhowasunconfidentandhatedtoseeanewworkdaystart.Idecidedtoaccepthertransfertomyunit.WhatstartedoutasashywithdrawnandfrightenedemployeeturnedouttobeoneofthemostproductiveandloyalemployeethatIhadeverworkedwith.Mariacouldn’tdoenoughandwasconstantlyaskingformoreresponsibility.Iwasmorethanhappytogiveherwhatsheneeded–praiseforworkwelldonerespectasapersonandencouragementfordoingwellinanythingshedealtwith.SometimesweareguiltyofholdingothersbackfromaccomplishingordoingordevelopingastheyshouldorcoulD.ItmaybeawiseideathatwealllookinthemirrorfromtimetotimetoseewhatwearereallylikE.31.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromthefirstparagraph?A.Heisamanagerinthecompany.B.Hedoesn'tlikehisreceptionist.C.Helikestocompetewithothers.D.Hewantstofindanotherposition.32.Afterhearinghiscolleague'sdescriptionofMariathewriterthoughtthatMaria____.A.attemptedtosettletheissuesB.wasaproblemtoherbossC.shouldn'tstayinthecompanyD.couldgetonwellwithothers33.WhydidMariafailtoperformwellinherpreviousjob?A.Herpreviousjobwasnotsuitableforher.B.Shehaddifficultyrespondingtohermanager.C.Herbossdidn'tinspireherworkingenthusiasm.D.Herbossshowednotrustinherability.34.WecaninferthatbeforeworkingwiththeauthorMaria______.A.wasnotwelcomebyhercolleaguesB.wantedtotransferherpositionC.didn'tlikeherbossD.feltfrustratedatherwork35.Thewriterprobablybelievesthatagoodbossshould______.A.praiseandawardhisemployeesalotB.respectpraiseandencouragehisemployeesC.greethisemployeesandgivethemmuchworkD.alwaysgivehisemployeesguidanceinworking

ManyyearsagoIwentthroughatoughtimE.OneafternoonIpickedmygirlsup.ItwaslatewhenwereturnedhomE.Iwenttounlockthedoorandfoundmykeywouldn’tgoin.Ikepttryingwhilemydaughterwenttogetaflashlight.Whenshereturnedwithitwefoundsomehowthelockhadbeenstuffedwithsunflowerseedshells.ThinkingthatoneoftheneighborhoodchildrenhadbeenuptonogoodIreallydidn’tgiveitmuchconsideration.Ifoundallwindowswerelockeduptight.SoIreturnedtothebackdoor.OhmyGodIwillneverforgettheshockofthatmoment.Thehousewasempty!Otherthanafewthingsremainingonthebackporcheverythingwasgone!ThenIheardacarpullintothedrivewayandfoundtwopolicemenwalkingup.TheyinquiredwhyIhadbrokenintothehousE.TheythenaskedmeforproofthatIlivedatthataddresssoIaskedthemtowaitaminutewhileIwenttogetmyrentreceiptandidentificationfrominsidethehousE.Iexplainedthemattertothemandshowedthemthedoorlock.Atthispointtheywerenotbuyinganyofmystory.IcouldtellfromtheiractionsandtoneofvoicethattheythoughtIwasbreakingintoanemptyhouseforsomewheretosleep.Iaskedaneighborforthephonenumberofhouseownerandtheofficermadeacall.Theownerwasquiteshockedtohearmystory.Shesaidthatmyroommatehadbeengoingthroughaneviction驱逐processwiththecourtwhenImovedinwithherandhadlostthecasE.Shehadbeenorderedtomoveby10amonthatdatE.ThecourtorderhadbeenissuedthesamedayIhadpaidher1/2oftherentandadepositof$300000.Theownerwasverykindandunderstandingbuttherewasnothingshecoulddo.ThehousehadbeenrentedalreadyandthepeopleweretomoveinthefollowingweekenD.TheofficersletmegoandIwenttogathermygirlsintothecar.TheywerebothexhaustedandcolD.Alsoveryfrightenedbecausetheythoughttheirmammawasgoingtojail.Ihadtopulloverbecausethetearstookcontrol.Icouldn’tbelieveit!EverythingweownedwasgoneIhadusedupallourmoneymovinginandpayingmyfriendourshareofcosts.Iknewveryfewpeopleintownaswehadjustmovedthererecently.IwenttositbackinthecarwiththegirlsItalkedtothegirlsexplainingoursituationtothemsothattheywouldn’tbeafraiD.Duringthistimetherewasastreetpersonwithabaglookinginthegarbageforcansbottlesandanythingthatmightbringhimsomecash.ButIdidn’tpaymuchattentiontohim.Idecidedtogetthegirlssomethingtoeatforbreakfast.Wegrabbedsomebreadandchipsandreturnedforapicnic.WhenwegotthereInoticedthatthemanwasnotalonE.Hewaswithasmallgroupofotherslikehimandtheywerepassingahatamongthemselves.IwasbusysettingupourlittlepicnicwhenIheardavoicesayingMamapleaseexcusebutwellIoverheardthesituationyouareinandwellIandthefellowstookupacollectionforyouandyourlittlegirls.It’snotverymuchbutmaybeit’llhelpalittlE.Ilookedupatthisman---dirtyneedingashave----andsawthefaceofanangel.Istartedcrying.Themantriedtohandme$30.IfoldedhishandbackoverthemoneyandjusthuggedhimastightasIcoulD.ItoldhimThankyouforyourmorethangenerousofferbutwearegoingtobejustfinE.Hedidn’tbelievemeatfirstbutIconvincedhimthatitwasokay.LaterthatafternoonIwenttothemarketandboughtthemakingforabarbecueandofftothatlittlepark.Itdidn’ttakeusverylongtofindthosegentlemenandinvitethemtojoinusforlunch.Ihadawonderfulafternoonthatdaysittingtherewiththoseoldguyssingingsongs.TheyhadsomeofthemostentertainingstoriesandtheysharedthedreamstheyoncehaD.Theysharedthemselvesfromtheheart.65.Thewritercouldn’topenthedoorbecause________A.shedidn’thavetherightkeyB.theownerofthehouserefusedherlivingthereC.someonehadchangedthelockD.therewassomethingelseinthelock66.Howdidthewritercomeintothehouse?A.Shecameinwiththehelpofthepolicemen.B.Shecameinwiththehelpofaflashlight.C.Shecameinbybreakingintothehouse.D.Shecameinfromthebackdoor.67.Whenthewritercameintoherhouseshemustfeel_____A.excitedB.shockedC.confusedD.frustrated68.Thewriterwasnotallowedtostayatthehousebecause____.A.shewascheatedbyherroommateandthehousehadbeenrentedtoothersB.thehouseownerwasangryaboutherbreakingtheglassofthehouseC.shehadn’tpaidhershareofrentD.shewasorderedtomoveoutbythecourt69.TheunderlinedsentenceAtthispointtheywerenotbuyinganyofmystory.maymean__________.A.thepolicemendidn’thaveenoughmoneyB.thepolicemenhelpedthewritertobreakthewindowC.thepolicemendidn’tbelievethewriter’swordsD.thepolicemenwantedtogettherentreceipt70.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewritergotonwellwiththestreetpersonandhisfellows.B.Thewriteracceptedthemoneythestreetpersongaveher.C.Thestreetpersondidn’tknowthewriterbeforE.D.Thestreetpersonwaspooranddidn’tdresswell.

OnthenightofNovember141978asix-year-oldKoreanboywasflyingtotheUnitedStates.AllheknewwasthathewasonaplaneheadingforsomewherE.TheplanelandedatKennedyInternationalAirportwherehewasgreetedbyafamily.ThisyoungboywasmE.IhavegrownupinatownwheretherewerefewAsianssoIstuckoutinthecrowD.ImadefriendsquicklyandtheytreatedmejustlikeanyoneelsE.YoumayaskifanyonemadefunofmyappearancE.WellofcourseImetthatkindofperson.Ijustshruggeditoff.AsanadoptedchildIhavesomethingthatothersdon'thavE.Ihavehadthebenefitoftwofamilies.I'mluckytohavegotachancetostartanewlifE.Butwemusttrynevertoforgetourpast.SomedayIwillgobacktoKoreatofindoutwhatkindofcultureIleftbehinD.ThereisonlyonethingthatIregretaboutbeingadopteD.WhenIarguewithmyparentsandtheyrealizetheyarelosingtheargumenttheysometimeswonderwhatIwouldbedoingifIwerebackinKoreA.Idon'tunderstandthisbecauseIthoughtthepurposeofadoptingsomeonewastogivethemabetterchanceofgrowingupinafamily.SomedaywhenIamolderIwanttoadoptagirlandraiseherthewaymyparentshaveraisedmebutIwoulddoitbetterforIknowwhatwentwellandwhatdidnot.25.Welearnthatwhenthewriterwasonthewaytohisnewfamily______.A.hewaswithhisownparentsB.hewasveryhappyandexcitedC.hewasabouttenyearsoldthenD.hedidn'tknowhewasgoingtobeadopted26.Ifsomeonesticksoutinthecrowditmeansthathe/she_______.A.isverygood-lookingB.isverykind-heartedC.iseasilynoticedbyothersD.isdislikedbyothers27.Whenthewriterwasmadefunofbyothershe_______.A.wasdeeplyhurtB.wantedtogobacktoKoreaC.didn’tcareaboutitthatmuchD.triedtomakefriendswiththem28.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Thewriterwantstoforgethispast.B.Thewriterisn'tsadaboutbeingadopteD.C.Thewriterisn'tinterestedinKoreanculturE.D.Thewriterdoesn’tknowanythingaboutKoreA.29.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodowhenheisolder?A.GobacktolivewithhisparentsinKoreA.B.Tellhisparentswhattheyhavedonewrong.C.Findouthowtoraisechildreninabetterway.D.Adoptagirlandraiseherinagoodway.

Asisknowntoallindailyconversationpeopleoftenusesimplewordsandsimplesentencesespeciallyelliptical省略sentences.HereisaninterestingconversationbetweenMrGreenandhisgoodfriendMrSmithafisherman.Doyouknowwhattheyaretalkingabout?MrGreen:Going?MrSmith:Been.MrGreen:Any?MrSmith:SomE.MrGreen:Big?MrSmith:Small.44.Theunderlinedwordconversationinthetextmeans______.A.fishingB.storyC.textD.dialogue45.Whichofthefollowingistruetothetext?A.MrSmithhasjustbeenfishingandcaughtsomesmallfish.B.MrGreencaughtsomebigfishandwantedtogivesometoMrSmith.C.MrSmithdidn’tcatchanysmallfish.D.MrSmithwantedtobuysomebigfishfromMrGreen.46.Thetextismainlyabout_______.A.howtocatchfishB.howtospendaSundayC.ellipsisinconversationsD.joyinfishing

OnedayJack’sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretire退休afterworkingforfortyyears.JacksaidinsurpriseI’monlysevensoitmeansGrandpahasbeenerA.reallylongtime!HisparentssaidYes.That’swhywearegoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim.JacklovedhisGrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecialforhim.Herememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpahadgivenhimtwoyearsbefore.Heknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavetheposition职位onthatcardsohedecidedtobuildanewoneforhisgrandpa.WhenthebigdaycameJackwasready.Buthedidn’twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers’.Hecarrieditaroundwithhimthewholeevening.Whenalltheotherpeoplelefthetookhisgrandpa’shandandbroughthimovertoachairandgavehimthegift.HisgrandpasmiledWellitmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?Sure!Jacksaidexcitedly.AsGrandpaopenedthegifttears眼泪cameintohiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!TheywerebusinesscardswithhisnewpositionFULL-TIMEGRANDPA!JacksaidNowyourfull-timejobismygrandpa!WellhowmuchdoIgetpaid?hisgrandpaaskedsmiling.Asmanyhugs拥抱asyouwant!WiththesewordsJackgaveGrandpaahug.WellIguessthatmeansI’mtherichestmanintheworld!saidGrandpa.44.WhatdidJackdecidetodoforhisgrandpa?A.Tobuildanewpositionforhim.B.Todrawapictureforhim.C.Tosingasongforhim.D.Tobuyagiftforhim.45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Jackwasthefirstonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.B.Jackwasthelastonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.C.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithotherpeople.D.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithhisparents.46.WhyweretheretearsinGrandpa’seyes?A.Becausehewouldlosehisposition.B.Becausehewasnotcaredfor.C.BecausehewasmovedbyJack’sgift.D.Becausehewasunhappy.

HowMuchtoTipYou’reouttodinner.ThefoodisdeliciousandtheserviceisfinE.Youdecidetoleaveabigfattip:Why?Theanswermaynotbeassimpleasyouthink.TippingpsychologistshavefoundisnotjustaboutservicE.Insteadstudieshaveshownthattippingcanbeaffectedbypsychologicalreactionstoaseriesofdifferentfactorsfromthewaiter’schoiceofwordstohowtheycarrythemselveswhiletakingorderstothebill’stotal.Evenhowmuchwaitersremindcustomersofthemselvescandeterminehowmuchchangetheypocketbytheendofthenight.Studiesbeforehaveshownthatmimicry模仿bringsintopositivefeelingsforthemimickerwroteRickvanBaarenasocialpsychologyprofessor.Thesestudiesshowthatpeoplewhoarebeingmimickedbecomemoregeneroustowardthepersonwhomimicsthem.SoRickvanBaarendivided59waitersintotwogroups.HerequestedthathalfservewithaphrasesuchasComingup!Thoseintheotherhalfwereinstructedtorepeattheordersandpreferencesbacktothecustomers.RickvanBaarenthencomparedtheirtake-homE.Theresultswereclear—itpaystomimicyourcustomer.Thecopycatwaitersearnedalmostdoubletheamountoftipstotheothergroup.LeonardGreenandJoelMyersonpsychologistsatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisfoundthegenerosityofatippermaybelimitedbyhisbill.Afterresearchonthe1000tipsleftforwaiterscabdrivershairstyliststheyfoundtippercentagesinthesethreeareasdroppedascustomers’billswentup.Infacttippercentagesappeartoplateau达到稳定水平whenbillstopped$100andabillfor$200madetheworkergainnobiggerpercentagetipthanabillfor$100.That’salsoapointoftippingGreensays.Youhavetogivealittleextratothecabdriverforbeingtheretopickyouupandsomethingtothewaiterforbeingtheretoserveyou.Iftheyweren’tthereyou’dnevergetanyservicE.SopartoftheideaofatipisforjustbeingtherE.69.Howmanyfactorsaffectingthecustomers’tippingarementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.1.C.3.D.4.70.Thesestudiesshowthat_________.A.tippingcanbeaffectedbyphysicalreactionstomanydifferentwaiter’sfactorsB.peoplewhoarebeingmimickedusuallytiplesstothepersonwhomimicsthemC.themimicwaiterscangetalmosttwotimesasmuchmoneyastheothergroupD.mimicrymakesthemimickerfeelbad71.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwillbelikelytoshowtherightchangeofthetippercentages?AB.C.D.72.Weknowfromthepassagethatthewriterseemsto__________.A.objecttoMrGreen’sideaabouttippingB.thinkpartofMrGreen’sexplanationisreasonableC.givehisgeneroustiptowaitersveryoftenD.supporttheopinionsofMrGreenandRickvanBaarenabouttipping

LastweekIsawAllanapersonIwenttohighschoolwith.AllanhassevereCerebralPalsy.HeisdisableD.Heisinawheelchair.Thankfullyhismindissharp.Hehadsomuchtroublegettingaroundfromclasstoclass.OurschoolwasveryolD.Ithadmanyfloorsandsomanystairs.IthadbeenaboutthirtyyearssinceIsawhimlast.NothinghadchangeD.Hewasstillthesamestillasclearasthen.ThatsamebigvibrantsmilewasonhisfacE.AnditseemedsomewhatfittingashewasbeingliftedintoavehiclewhenIsawhim.WhenI’monthehighwaycyclingorothersportsIperformIthinkofpeoplelikeAllanandhowluckywearetohaveourhealth.Wehavetouseourbodies.Theywillfailwhenwedon’tusethem.ExerciseimprovesyourmooD.Physicalactivitystimulatesvariousbrainchemicalsthatmayleaveyoufeelinghappierandmorerelaxedthanyouwerebeforeyouworkedout.You’llalsolookbetterandfeelbelierwhenyouexerciseregularlywhichcanboostyourconfidenceandimproveyourself-esteem.Regularphysicalactivitycanevenhelppreventdepression.Exercisecombatschronicdiseases.RegularphysicalactivitycanhelpyoupreventormanagehighbloodpressurE.Itisstatedthatwhenoneexercisesthereisasixtypercentdecreaseingettingbreastcancer.Whywouldn’toneexercise?Ijusthateseeingpeoplecheatthemselvesofit.Godcreatesthisbeautifulbodyfullofmuscleanddetailandonedoesn’tuseit.Whatasin!ItgoeshandinhanD.Peoplearen’thappyintheirlivesyettheyreallydonothingtocorrectthis.TheythinktheyshouldthattheyshoulddosomethingmorewiththeirlifE.Wellwhendoesthishappen?Whendoesthisoccur?Wemakethatdecision.WegetjustthisonelifE.Ifwaitingforittohappenthenoneisinforalongdarkwait.UnlikeAllanwecanexerciseinmanywaysinwhichhemaybelimiteD.WeshouldnevertakethatforgranteD.Todayisthatday—thatflashoflight.51.Whatisthepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Toproveusthenecessityofmakinguseofbodies.B.TopraiseAllan’spersistencE.C.TostatethatweareluckierthanAllan.D.ToillustratenothingisimpossibleinlifE.52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.PhysicalactivityusedtomakepeoplehappierandmorerelaxeD.B.Physicalactivitycanhelpyoupreventalltypesofcancer.C.Peoplearemakingfulluseoftheirownbody.D.Physicalactivitycanstrengthenpeople’sconfidencE.53.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressintheunderlinedsentence?A.TheideathatGodcreateshumaniswrong.B.Peoplecan’tlivewithoutregularexercisE.C.It’sregretfulforusnottomakeuseofourbody.D.It’sshamefulforustocheatinexams.54.What’stheauthor’sattitudetofuture?-A.Disapproving.B.PositivE.C.Upset.D.Doubtful.

WhenIwasyoungIwishedforagoodcarandabighousE.Thatwasmyideaofsuccess.Itookalltheadvancedclassesandtriedtodowellintheexamswithmymindsetongoingtoakeyschool.IjustknewthatIwouldbecomefamousandbeabletoaffordthecarandthedreamhousE.AllthewaythroughjunioryearsmymindwasplanningthisbeautifulfuturE.ThenintheeleventhgrademanylosseschangedmyminD.Firstoneofmyfriendsdiedat16.Soonaftermygreat-grandmotherpassedawayfollowedbymybelovedfourth-gradeteacher.Theseeventsleftmenotknowingwhattodoorwheretogo.Deathhadnevertouchedmesoclosely.Afteralongperiodofemptinessitfinallystruckme:Lifeisnotpromisedandneitherisfuturesuccess.ThoughIwasattemptingtoachievematerialsuccessIwasnotenjoyingmydailylifE.Irealizedthatfindinginnerpeacepurposeandhappinesswillstickwithmeforeverandthatisrealsuccess.Enjoyinglife'spreciousquirks偶发事件makesanordinarypersonmoresuccessfulthanawealthypersonwhoisn'tcontentandtakeseverythingforgranteD.Thesummerbeforesenioryearsmyattitudechangedgreatly.InsteadofmemorizingfactsIbeganlearningskills.InsteadoffocusingonthefutureIfocusedontodayandthemanyblessingsandsuccessesthatcamewithit.IstillgetexcellentgradesbutnowIdevoteweekstostudyinginsteadofstrugglingforexamsandIthinkaboutthefuturewithadeepersenseofmeaning.Formebeingsuccessfulmeanstrulylivinglifeeachday.46.Thereasonwhytheauthorchangedhisideaofsuccessisthat________..A.hecan'taffordhishouseB.hisbelovedteacherwasdeadC.hedidn'tknowwhattodoorwheretogoD.helostafewbelovedpersonsinashorttime47.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingistherealsuccessforaperson?A.Beingfamous.B.Trulylivinglifeeachday.C.GoodcarandbighousE.D.Materialachievements.48.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?A.ThetruemeaningofthelifE.B.Thetruemeaningofstudying.C.Howtoachievesuccess.D.Hisopinionaboutsuccess.49.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThewriterthinksthatsuccessisnotpromiseD.B.HisteacherdiedbeforethedeathofhisgrandpA.C.Thewriterdidn'tdowellinalltheexams.D.Hedidn'twanttotakealltheexams.

Mymorningroutinevarieslittlefromdaytoday.IwalkthedogeatbreakfastatthekitchencounterwithKatieandMattandthensettleinforadayatthecomputer.AndbecauseIworkmostlyfromhomeIhavelearnedthatlittlewalksintotheoutsideworldareimportantforpsychologicalwell-being.SobeforeIbeginattemptingtoputsentencestogetherIwalkovertoalittlecoffeeshopinmyneighborhoodandchatwiththefolksbehindthecounter.ThecoffeeshopisontheothersideofthehistoricChesapeaker&OhioCanalfrommyhousE.WheneverinseasontouristslineuptotakeaslowboatifnottoIndiaatleastintothe19thcentury.OnewarmdaylastfallIturnedthecornertoseeoneoftheboatmensittingaloneontheboatbathedinearly-morninglight.Hewasplayingtheviolin.Thescenestoppedmeinmytracks.WhatIwitnessedcouldonlybedescribedasaperfectmoment.Tensecondsatmost.ButmonthslaterIstillrememberjuststandingtherewatchinglisteningandtakingitallin.Weallhavesuchmomentsputbeforeus.Littlesurprises.Whetherwe’rewiseenoughtoseethemisanotherthing.IthoughtoftheviolinmanoneSundayafternoonwhilereadingthebiographiesofthosekilledintheColumbiaincident.ThespecialistLaurelClarktalkingfromtheshuttleafewdaysbeforeitwastolandsaiditwasblissfultoseethesimpleunexpectedwondersofspacelikeasunset.There’saflash;thewholepayloadbayturnsthisrosypinkshesaiD.Itonlylastsabout15secondsandthenit’sgonE.IoncehadafriendwhohadastrangehabitthatneverstoppedtoamusememaybebecauseIneverquiteknewwhenshewasgoingtospringitonmE.Itcouldcomeinthemiddleofaparticularlylivelydinnerwitholdfriends.Outoftheblueshe’dsayStop!Iwanttorememberthismoment.Irealizenowafterherdeathwhatwiseadvicethatis.51.Theauthorgoesoutforawalkeverydayinthemorningmainlybecause_______.A.sheneedstowalkthedogandenjoythefreshairB.sheconsidersthatitisgoodforherphysicalhealthC.shehatestobeleftaloneathomewhenothersareoutD.shebenefitspsychologicallyfromcontactingtheoutsideworld52.TheunderlinedwordblissfulinParagraph5probablymeans_______.A.enjoyableB.valuableC.agreeableD.reasonable53.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellpeopleto_______.A.developagoodhabitB.enjoylifetothefullestC.catchthevaluablemomentsinlifeD.bewillingtofollowfriends’advice54.Iinthepassageisprobablya_______.A.violinistB.writerC.touristD.waiter

Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople'stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsillybutatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUKI'dprobablydoittoo.'ThePictureHouse'istheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant—youorderclickaphotoofthefoodshareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant巨人BirdsEyewhocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople'saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSohoLondonforthreedaysinMayandisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon'thavetopayforiftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye's'FoodforLife'campaignanewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecialsaidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendtherenotbywhattheyeat.25.Instagramprobablyis____.A.arestaurantfreeofchargeB.acampaignofFoodforLifeC.anewmarketingprojectD.aprogramusedtosharephotos26.What'stheauthor'sattitudetothisnewtrend?A.Opposed.B.Interested.C.Confused.D.Unconcerned.27.'ThePictureHouse'encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto____.A.attractmorecustomersB.raisethepriceoffrozenfoodC.createanewsocialmediatrendD.rewardtheregularcustomers28.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.NoNeedtoPay.B.ThePop-upDiner.C.PaybyPicture.D.FoodforLife.

GrandmaGrandmatellusastory!Fourdarlingchildrensatbymyfeetlookingupatmeexpectantly.Suddenlywewereinterruptedbyclapping.Terrificthedirectorsaidsteppingupthestagefromtheaisle过道.Exceptcouldyoukidsfacetheaudienceabitmore?Thekidsshiftedtofacetheemptyseatswhichwouldbefilledinafewdaysforthechurchplay.PerfectthedirectorsaiD.NowGrandmareadtoyourgrandchildren.Apanofsadnesshitme.IfonlyIcouldreadtomyrealgrandchild!IhadagranddaughterbutI’dnevermether.Sixteenyearsearliermysonwasinvolvedinarelationshipthatendedbadly.Butoutofitcameablessing:ababygirlnamedLena.Ihopedtobeagrandmothertoher—butshortlyafterthebirththemothermovedwithoutanyaddressleft.OvertheyearsIaskedaroundtowntotrytofindmyson’sex-wifebutitseemedthatshedidn’twanttobefound.I’djustjoinedthisnewchurchaweekearlierandwasatonceofferedthepartofGrandmaintheplay.AtleastnowIcouldpretendtobeagrandmA.Therehearsals预演wentwellandfinallythedayoftheshowarrived.Theperformancewasgreat.Youalllookedsonaturalupthereoneofmyfriendssaid.AfterwardIwalkedovertooneofthegirlsintheplay.How’smygranddaughter?IjokeD.Fine!sheanswered.Justthensomeoneelsewalkedupandaskedthegirlhername.Iwasn’tsureIheardthegirl'sanswercorrectly.Butitmademeaskheranotherquestion.What’syourmother’sname?ShetoldmebutIwasstillinshock.Andwhat’syourfather’sname?IaskeD.ShetoldmE.Itwasmyson.She’donlystartedgoingtothatchurchaweekbeforeIdid.Sincethatdayoftheplaywe’vestayedclose.Notlongagosheevenmademeagreatgrandma.25.Whatwastheauthordoingatthebeginningofthestory?A.TellingastoryB.PlayingagameC.PreparingforaplayD.Actinginamovie26.Whydidthewriterfeelsadwhensheheardthedirector’swords?A.BecausethewordswerequiteoutofplacE.B.BecausethewordsmadeherthinkofherlostgrandchilD.C.Becauseherperformancedidnotsatisfythedirector.D.Becausethewriter’srealgranddaughterwasintheplay.27.Thispassageismainlyorganizedinthepatternof.A.timeandeventsB.contrastandconclusionC.causeandeffectD.questionsandanswers28.Wecaninferthatwhenwritingthestorytheauthorfelt.A.happyB.worriedC.confusedD.anxious

ItravelalotinmyworkandwhatIdislikeaboutmyjobiseatingalonE.Italwaysmakesmefeellonelytoseeotherslaughingandtalking.SoroomserviceforseveralnightswasabetterchoiceformE.AfterhavingroomservicethreenightsatahotelinHoustonhoweverIneededtogetoutofmyroom.Althoughtherestaurantopenedat6:30Iarrivedat6:25.Thewaiteratthefrontdeskmadeacommentaboutmybeingtherereallyearly.Iexplainedmydislikeofeatingaloneinrestaurants.HethenseatedmeatalovelytableandaskedmewhetherIwouldmindifhesatdownwithmeforawhilE.Iwasglad!Hesatandtalkedwithmeabouthiscareergoalsandthedifficultyofbeingatworkonnightsweekendsandholidays.Hesaidhehadn’tenoughtimetobewithhisfamily.After15minuteshesawsomecustomersatthefrontdeskandexcusedhimself.Inoticedthatbeforehewenttothefrontdeskhestoppedinthekitchenforamoment.ThenanotherwaitercameoutofthekitchenandhadawonderfulchatwithmE.BeforeIleftthatnightsomeotherwaiterseventhecookhadcomeoutofthekitchenandsatwithme!WhenIaskedformybillaboutonehourlaterallthepeoplewhohadsatdownwithmecameoverinabiggrouptomytableandpresentedmewitharedrosE.AndIcried!WhathadbegunasalonelynightendedasabeautifulexperiencE.31.Theauthoraskedforroomservicebecause_______.A.alotofmoneywouldbesavedinthiswayB.hedidn’tliketoeatwithotherpeoplearoundC.hedidn’twantedtoberecognizedbythewaitersD.seeingpeoplelaughingandtalkingmadehimfeelbad32.Howdidthewaiterfeelwhenhesawtheauthorcomeinat6:25?A.DissatisfieD.B.PleaseD.C.SurpriseD.D.Angry.33.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthatthewaiteratthefrontdesk______.A.knewhowtoattractmorecustomerstohisrestaurantB.foundithardtobalancehisworkandhisfamilyC.wasgettingtiredofhispresentjobD.hadneverhadsuchachancetotalkabouthisworries34.Theauthorwantstotellusthat______.A.peopleareactuallyalllonelyintheirownwayB.restaurantsshouldputtheneedofcustomersfirstC.thekindnessofstrangerscanmakeyoulesslonelyD.restaurantsarefullofsurprisesforlonelypeople

Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappyyouareblindtoreality.Butwhenweresearchithappinessactuallyraiseseverysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwemissthis?Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?BecauseweassumedyouwereaveragE.Whenwestudypeoplescientistsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.ManypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetiC.That’sonlyhalfthestorybecausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheirgenes.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbeginresearchingpositiveoutliers-peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence-awildlydifferentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessandsuccess.ScientificallyhappinessisachoicE.ItisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitslimitedresourcesasyouprocesstheworlD.Ifyouscanforthenegativefirstyourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded嵌入inyourwork.ButifyouscantheworldforthepositiveyoustarttoacquireanamazingadvantagE.IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineonHappinessLeadstoProfits.BasedonmyarticlecalledPositiveIntelligenceandmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantageIsummarizedourresearchedconclusion:thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisahappyandbusyworkforcE.Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworldprovesthathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducationaloutcome:increasingsalesby37%productivityby31%andaccuracyontasksby19%aswellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.28.Theunderlinedwordthisinthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.thefactthatpeoplearehappyB.theconnectionbetweenhappinessandeducationaloutcomeC.thefactthatpeopleoftenmisunderstandhappinessD.thefactthatmostpeopleareaverage29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Scientistsareonlyinterestedinwhattheaverageis.B.Youcanchoosetobehappyornot.C.Theaveragearenothappyatall.D.Ourdecisionsandhabitshavenothingtodowithhappiness.30.Whydoesthewritermentionhisarticlesandresearch?A.Toadvertisehimself.B.Toarousethereaders’interest.C.Tosupporthispointabouthappiness.D.Toattractthereaderstoreadhisarticles.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.Toexplainwhatishappiness.B.Todescribethemisunderstandingsabouthappiness.C.Toshowpeopletheimportanceofhappiness.D.TomakethepointthathappinesspromotesbusinessandeducationaloutcomE.

AsIgrewoldermydadandIgrewfurtherapart.Wealwayshadtotallydifferentopinions.Hethoughtthatcollegewasawasteoftimebutformeitwasimportanttofinishcollege.HewantedmetoworkmywaytothetopashehaddoneinhisfieldbutIwantedadifferentlife.Therewasatimewhenwedidnottalkwitheachother.AfewmonthsagoIheardthatmy84-year-olddadwasinpoorhealth.WhenhecalledandaskedwhetherIcouldmovefromColoradobacktoTennesseetohelphimIknewhewasseriouslyill.Iamhisonlychildandsoitwastimetomeetmyfather'srequirement.Twoweeksaftermovingbackweboughtaboatandstartedfishingagain.FishingwasoneofthefewthingsthatwedidwhileIwasyoungandthatwebothenjoyed.Itisstrangebuttruethataswearefishingweareabletoputthingsthathavekeptusapartforsomanyyearsbehindus.Weareabletotalkaboutthingsthatwehavenevertalkedaboutbefore.Fishinghasbeenhealingtheoldwoundsthathavekeptusapart.Itisnotimportanthowmanyfishwecatch.Itisaboutenjoyingtherelationshipthatwehavenothadforyears.I'm62andheis84.Whenweareonthelakefishingitislikeenjoyinglife.Itisfarbettertofindawaytoputtheunhappypastbehind.Iamsoluckytospendthehappytimewithmyfatherinhislastyears.Nowmyheartisfilledwithlove.Asmilealwaysgracesmylips.29.Theauthorandhisfatherbecamefurtherapartbecause.A.theylivedveryfarfromeachotherB.theyseldomwentseeeachotherC.theyonlycommunicatedbyphoneD.theyhaddifferentviewsonthings30.WhydidtheauthorcomebacktoTennessee?A.Becausehisfatherinvitedhimtoworkthere.B.Becausehedecidedtoliveinadifferentcity.C.Becausehisfatherwasillandneededcaring.D.Becauseheregrettedbeingrudetohisfather.31.Fortheauthorfishingwithhisoldfather.A.helpscurehisfather’sdiseaseB.makeshimrealizetheimportanceofrelaxationC.isagoodwaytogetclosetonatureD.providesachanceforthemtocommunicate32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FishingBringsUsTogetherB.ForgivingIsDifficultC.MemoriesofOldDaysD.MyBelovedFather

WhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.WelivedonafarmandinthewinterespeciallywewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworlD.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevariety种类ofgoodsisverysurprising—andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteensortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.40.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.41.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.42.Inthepassagethewritertriesto__________.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity43.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.