My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet. 　　“Please wait in here, Ms Abujaber,” the immigration officer saiD. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied mE. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was startled that I was being sent “in back” once again. 　　The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.” 　　“How long will it take?” 　　“Hard to say ... a few minutes,” he saiD. “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about mE. “Isn’t this computerized?” 　　I asked at the counter. “Can’t you just look me up?” 　　Just a few more minutes, they assured mE. 　　After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he saiD. “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.” 　　“I’m just a university professor,” I saiD. My voice came out in a squeak. 　　“Of course you arE. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.” 　　I put my phone away. 　　My husband and I were getting hungry and tireD. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, even a flight attendant. 　　I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.” Or would that all be counted against me? 　　After two hours in detention, I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he saiD. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still in shock. 　　Then we leaped to our feet. 　　“Oh, one more thing.” He handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it. “If you weren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.” 　　“Will they respond?” I askeD. 　　“I don’t know --- I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them beforE.” Then he added, “By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.” 　　“What can I do to keep it from happening again?” 　　He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day. “Absolutely nothing.” 　　After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my namE. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto” --- a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstorE. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity -just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raiseD. 　　Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this harD. 64. The author was held at the airport because __________. 　 A. she and her husband returned from JamaicA. B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s. 　 C. she had been held in Montreal. D. she had spoken at a book event. 65. We learn from the passage that the author would __________ to prevent similar experience from happening again. A. write to the agency B. change her name C. avoid traveling abroad D. do nothing 66. Her experiences indicate that there still exists __________ in the US. 　 A. hatred B. discrimination C. tolerance D. diversity 67. The author sounds __________ in the last paragraph. A. impatient B. bitter C. worried D. ironic

EarlierthisyearItraveledtoTurkanainKenyA.Iwastheretotakepicturesofthebrokenfoodsystem.AsaspecialvisitorIwasgreetedwithsongsanddances.ThelocalsusedtosinganddanceallthetimebutnowTurkanaissilentandhasbeenforsomeyears.NooneissingingordancinganymorebecausetheyhavenofoodnothingtocelebratE.Manyofthemaresurvivingononehandfulofcornadayandwaterwhichtheycangetjusteverytwodays.ImetTedeLokapeloalocalfarmerwhodescribedtheexperienceofasix-yeardrought干旱.Tedeusedtohave200goatsbutnowhehasonlysevenleft.Hetoldmethatthisdroughthastaughthimahardlesson:Itistoodifficulttokeepanimals.Helivesonanimals.Histraditionalwayoflifehasbeencompletelydestroyednow.WithoutthefoodaidtheygotTedeiscertainthattheywouldstarvebecausetherearenoothersourcestofeedthemselvesleft.SadlythesamecanbeheardinalmostanydevelopingcountryaroundtheworlD.Almostonebillionpeoplegotobedhungryeachnight.Thefoodsystemisbroken.InTurkananotenoughrainhasfallensince2005.Theymeasurerainfallnotindaysorweeksbutinminutes.MoreandmorepeoplearebeingforcedtorelyonfoodaidbutpeoplelikeTededon’twantfoodaiD.Theywanttoworkandcreatetheirowneconomy.It’sourresponsibilitytofixthesystemsothattheycansupportthemselves.Droughtisimpossibletoavoidbutfamine饥荒ismanmadeandunlessenoughmoneyisprovidedtodevelopabasicinfrastructure基础设施forpeopleintheareathousandsmorelivesaresuretobelost.25.WhydopeopleinTurkananolongersingordanceanymore?A.BecausetheyhavenotimE.B.Becausetheyaretiredofthem.C.Becausetheyarealwayshungry.D.Becausetheyhaveotherinterestingthingstodo.26.Accordingtothetext_____.A.aboutonebillionpeoplecan’tgetenoughfoodeachdayB.ithasneverrainedsince2005inTurkanaC.moreandmorepeoplearewillingtorelyonfoodaidD.whatpeopleinTurkanareallywantisthefoodaid27.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToshowdroughtisseriousintheworlD.B.TotellreaderstheserioussituationoffoodshortagE.C.ToaskmorepeopletogivefoodaidtopeopleinKenyA.D.Tomakeitclearhowtohelppeoplesufferingfromdrought.

Welovetohearfromyou!Belowaresomeoftheletterswe’vereceivedrecentlyfromTimeforKidsreadersonlinE.HehurthisleftarminSurvivalThisisagreatarticleBacktotheFuture.Whatinterestsmeishowsomekindsofanimalscansurviveformillionsofyearswithoutchangingmuch.Aretheremorekindsofanimalslikethis?Howcanhorseshoecrabssurvivechangesintheseawaterandevenliveoutofthewaterforuptofourdays?Canhorseshoecrabsbeharmfulorhelpful?Iamguessingthatitishelpfulsincetheyeatalmosteverything.Thisarticlemakesmeveryinterestedandcurious.ThankyouforteachingmesomethingaboutanimalsIneverknewaboutbeforE.—OrionH.7thGradeHITheHomeworkDebateIreallyenjoyreadingyournewissueRethinkingHomework.IalsosometimeswakeupinthemiddleofthenightandrealizeIhavehomeworktodo.Igotoaschoolwithadifferentteacherforeachsubject.Thisisaproblemformebecauseeachteacherdoesnotknowhowmuchhomeworkwealreadyhavesometimestheyassignalot.IthinkIneedlesshomeworksoIcandothethingsIenjoylikeplayingsoccerandseeingmyfriends.—LydiaR.10NCFarOut!IenjoyyourrecentarticleExploringMars.InthescienceclasswehavebeentalkingaboutwhentheplanetEarthisoverpopulatedwewillneedtofindanotherplacetolivE.Itwouldbesocoolifwecouldfindanotherplanetthatwecouldliveon.Thereisprobablyoneoutthere!—EleanorR.10NCIreallyenjoyreadingthearticlePlutohasaTwinSister.Ican’tbelievethatthey’vefoundadwarfplanetidenticaltoPlutoinspace!Thismakesmethinkthattheremustbemoreouttheremaybeevenbigones.—WillP.11NC25.LydiaR.oftenwakesupatnightprobablybecausehe/she.A.isworriedaboutthehomeworkB.hastogetupearlyinthemorningC.hassomesleepproblemsD.wantstodosomereading26.WhatwouldprobablyinterestEleanormost?A.Playingfootball.B.Visitinghis/herfriends.C.LivingonMars.D.FindingPluto.27.Whohadbetterhaveatalkwithhis/herteacher?A.WillP.B.EleanorC.LydiaR.D.OrionH

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

AtthirteenIwasdiagnosed诊所withkindofattentiondisorder.ItmadeschooldifficultformE.WheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasksIcouldnot.InmyfirstliteratureclassMrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonitallwithin45minutes.IraisedmyhandrightawayandsaidMrs.SmithyouseethedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit.Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglassesyouarenodifferentfromyourclassmatesyoungman.ItriedbutIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.IhadtotakeithomE.InthequietnessofmybedroomthestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartomE.ItwasaboutablindpersonLouisBraillE.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Insteadhinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots点whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblinD.Wasn’tItheblindinmyclassbeingmadetolearnlikethesightedstudents?MythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodancE.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.IndeedIwasnodifferentfromothers;IjustneededaquieterplacE.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblemswhyshouldIevergiveup?Ididn’texpectanythingwhenIhandledinmypapertoMrs.Smithsoitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday-withanAonit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?21.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadinginclassbecausE.A.HewasnewtotheclassB.HewastriedofliteratureC.HehadanattentiondisorderD.Hewantedtotakethetaskhome22.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage?A.HehadgoodsightB.Hemadeagreatinvention.C.HegaveupreadingD.Helearnedalotfromschool23.WhatwasMrs.Smith‘sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?A.AngryB.ImpatientC.SympatheticD.Encouraging24.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwithrespect.B.Ateachercanopenupanewworldtostudents.C.Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswithefforts.D.Everyoneneedsahandwhenfacedwithchallenges.

DidyouhearthesayingIfyouwantafriendbeonE.?Hereishowonenewteachermadefriendswiththegirlsandtheboysinherclassonthefirstdayofschool.Asthebellrangtheteachersmiledateachgirlandboy.ThenshesaidinaquietvoiceGoodmorning.Howniceitistohaveallofyouinmyclassthisyear.I’dliketoknoweachofyou.Iamsurewewillenjoyworkingtogether.Everyonefeltthatshemeantwhatshesaidbecauseofhersweetvoiceandherfriendlylook.ShetoldthegirlsandboyshernameandwroteitontheblackboarD.Thenshetoldthemsomeofthethingsshelikedtodoandshewashopingtodowiththemduringtheyear.ThenshesaidtotheclassNowyouknowmynameandthethingsIlikeandIwanttoknowyournamesandthethingsyoulikE.ThenIwillfeelthatIknowyou.Couldyoumakefriendsbydoingthesamethingsastheteacherdid?Onewayofgettingtoknowandtoliketheothergirlsandboysinyourclassistofindoutmoreaboutthem.ItisofteneasytobefriendswiththosepeoplewhohavethesamehobbieswithyouplaythesamegamesandhavemadethesamejourneysyouhavE.YoumayfindthatsomenewcomersinyourclassmaymisstheiroldfriendsandfeelstrangeandalonE.Youcaninvitethemtowalktoandfromschoolortoridebikeswithyou.Youwillfindmanythingstotalkabout.Justtalkingtogetherinafriendlymanner方式isonegoodwaytomakefriends.49.Theteacher’ssweetvoiceandherfriendlylook_____.A.showedthatshewouldliketobeafriendofthegirlsandboysB.madeeverygirlandboyhappyC.toldthegirlsandtheboyseverythingaboutherselfD.meantshewantedtotelltheboysandgirlssomethinginteresting50.A.newcomerwillbeyourfriendif_____.A.healwaysthinksofhisoldfriendsB.youaskhimtodosomethingC.heknowsyouverywellD.youtalkwithhiminafriendlyway51.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.FriendlyWayofMakingFriendsB.HowtoMakeFriendsbetweenTeachersandStudentsC.TheRelationship关系betweenTeachersandStudentsD.MakingFriends

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

MymindwentblankwhenIsawthegunpointingagainstthecarwindowaswepulledoutofthegaragE.Thiscan’tbehappeningtomE.ThenIfelttheguncoldagainstmyheadandIheardmyfriendJeremysayingWhatdoyouwant?TakemywalletbutatthetimeIthoughtofnothing.Irememberbeingalittleannoyedwhenthegunmanpulledmefromthecarbythehair.Irememberthewalktothehouse---Jeremymethetwomenwithtwoguns.Irememberthefearandangerinthegunmen’svoicesbecauseJeremywasbeingslowandIrememberwonderingwhyhewasbeingslow.IdidnotrealizethatJeremyhadthrownthekeysintothebush.ButIrememberthatsoundofthegunhittingJeremy’sheadandthefeelingasthemanwhohadholdofmyhairreleasedmE.AndIrememberthesplitsecondwhenIrealizedhewaslookingatJeremyandIrememberwonderinghowfarIcouldrunbeforehepulledthetrigger.ButIwasalreadyrunninganduponreachingthecaracrossthestreetIdidn’tcrouch蹲伏behinditbutscreamedinsteaD.IrememberthinkingtherewassomethingridiculousandillogicalaboutscreamingHelphelp!ateighto’clockonaTuesdayeveninginDecemberandchangingmyplea恳求tothemorespecificHelpletmeinpleaseletmein!ButthehouseswerecoldclosedunfriendlyandIranonuntilIheardJeremy’sscreamsbehindmeannouncingthatourattackershadfleD.TheneighborswhohadnotopenedtheirdoorstouscameoutwithbaseballbatsandhelpedJeremyfindhisglassesandkeys.InagrouptheywereverybravE.WewaitedforthepolicetocomeuntilsomeonesaidtosomeoneelsethatthenoodlesweregettingcoldandIsaidpolitelyPleasegoandeat.We’reOK.Iwashappytoseethemgo.Theyhadbeentalkingofstrictersentencesforcriminalsofbringingbackthedeathpenalty处罚andhowthePresidentisgoingtocleanupthecountry.IwasthinkingtheycouldbesayingallofthisovermydeadbodyandIstillfeelthatstiffersentenceswouldn’tchangeathing.InarushalltheangerIshouldhavefeltformyattackerswasdirectedagainstthesecontentedpeoplestandinginfrontoftheirwarmcomfortablehomestalkingaboutallthegunstheyweregoingtobuy.WhatgoodwouldgunshavebeentoJeremyandme?Peopleallovertheneighborhoodhadcalledtoreportourscreamsandthepoliceturnedoutinforcetwentyminuteslater.Theywereill-temperedaboutwhatwastothemmuchtroubleaboutnothing.AfterallJeremywashardlyhurtandwewerehopelesswhenitcametodescribingthegunmen.Typicalsaidonepolicemanwhenwecouldn’tevenagreeonhowtallthemenwerE.Bothofuswereabletodescribethegunsinhorrifyingdetailbutthetwopolicemenwhostayedtomakethereportdidn’tthinkthatwouldbemuchhelp.Thepolicemenwerematter-of-factaboutthewholething.ThethinonesaidThatwasastupidthingtodothrowingawaythekeys.Whenamanhasagunagainstyourheadyoudowhatyou’retolD.JeremylookedproperlyembarrasseD.ThenthefatpolicemancameupandthethinonewenttolookaroundtheoutsideofthehousE.ThatwasthebestthingyoucouldhavedonethrowingawaythekeyshesaiD.IfyouhadgoneintothehousewiththemHisvoicebecameweaker.Theywouldhavehurther---hetwistedhisheadtowardme---andkilledyouboth.Jeremylookedhappier.Looksaidthefatpolicemankindlythere’snorightorwronginthesituation.There’sjustluck.AllthatsleeplessnightIreplayedthemomentthoseblackglovescameuptothecarwindow.Howlongdidthewholethinglast?Threeminutesfiveeight?NomatterhowmanyhoursofmylifeImayspendrelivingitIknowthereisnowaytoprepareforthenexttime---nointelligentresponsetoagun.Thefatcopwasright.There’sonlyluck.ThenexttimeImightendupdeaD.AndI’msuretherewillbeanexttimE.ItcanhappenanywhereanytimetoanyonE.Securityisanillusion幻觉;thereisnosafetyinlocksoringuns.Gunsmakesomepeoplefeelsafeandsomepeoplefeelstrongbutthey’refoolingthemselves.25.Whenthewritersawthegunpointingagainstthecarwindow________.A.shefeltveryannoyedB.shelostconsciousnessC.shelostthepowerofthinkingD.shefeltverymuchnervous26.Whatmostpossiblydrovethetwogunmenaway?A.Jeremy’sfightingB.Thepolice’sarrivalC.Theirneighbor’sbraveactionD.Theauthor’sscreaming27.Whentheauthorcalledforhelptheneighborsdidn’tcomeoutimmediatelybecause________.A.theyneededtimetofindbaseballbatsB.theywerebusypreparingdinnersC.theyweremuchtoofrightenedD.theythoughtsomeonewasplayingatrick28.Theauthorwashappytoseetheneighborsgobecause________.A.shewantedtobeleftalonewithJeremytogetovertheshockB.shedidnotwanttobecomeanobjectofpityC.shewasangeredbytheirbeinglatetocometoherhelpD.shehatedtolistentotheiremptytalk29.Thepolicewereratherangrybecause________.A.theythoughtitwasacaseoflittleimportanceB.theauthorwasnothurtandgaveafalsealarmC.theauthorandJeremycouldnottellthepoliceanythingD.thegunmenhadalreadyfledwhentheyarrivedonthescene30.Whattheauthorwantstotellusisthat________.A.neighborsarenothelpfulinmomentsofdifficultyB.securityisimpossibleaslongaspeoplecanhavegunsC.thepolicearenotreliablewhenoneisintroubleD.preventingrobbersenteringyourhouseisthebestchoice

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.

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

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

ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluenced影响ustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.34.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.35.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.36.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.37.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

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

MyYearAbroadThismonthinTravelersCornertherearethreeteenagers’experiencesinyear-abroadprogrammes.MarikoOkada–TokyoMyyearabroadintheUnitedStateswasafantasticexperiencE.I’mnotashypersonandIwasverycomfortablespeakingtoeveryonE.SoIgotlotsofspeakingpracticE.IalsolearnedlotsofinterestingthingsaboutAmericanculturE.WhenIgothomemyfriendsallsaidthatIhadimprovedsomuch!IhopetogobackagaininthefuturE.CarlaFonseca–RiodeJaneiroIspentlastyearstudyingEnglishinLondon.I’mfromasmalltownandLondonisaverybigcity.SometimesIfeltitwastoobig.ThereweresomanypeopletotalktobutIalwaysfeltbadaboutmyEnglish.ImissedmyfamilyandIreallymissedmytwocats.MyroommatewasalwaysusingourtelephonesoIhardlyhadthechanceforanicelongtalkwithmyparents.IthinkitwasagoodexperienceformebutI’mgladtobehome!AlvinChen–HongKongStudyinginNewZealandwasaninterestingexperienceformebutitwasalsolotsofhardwork!IhadEnglishclassessixhoursadayfivedaysaweek——withlotsofhomework.IalsokeptadiaryofmyexperiencE.IliketowriteandIwrotetwoorthreepagesinmydiaryeveryday.OnSaturdaysmyhomestayfamilytookmetolotsofinterestingplacesandshowedmesomanywonderfulthingsabouttheculturE.I’mreallygladIwent!63.Allthethreeteenagerswentabroad.A.tostudyEnglishB.tovisitfriendsC.tohaveaholidayD.tofindajob64.Whodidn’treallyenjoythestayinaforeigncountryverymuch?A.Mariko.B.CarlA.C.Alvin.D.Noneofthem.65.TravelersCornerismostprobably.A.asportsclubnewsletterB.asciencedocumentaryC.atravelmagazineD.anewswebsite

MyfriendKarenandIwerealwaystogether.KarenwasonlyafewmonthsolderthanI.Ialwaysthoughtshewassobeautifulwithlonghairandblueeyes.IlovedKarensomuchbecauseshelovedmeforbeingthewayIwas.IcouldbemyselfandsharemysecretswithherandIneverfeltlikeIwasbeingjudgeD.Wehadsomuchfunandwerereallyquitesilly.OnetimeIaskedmymomtomakeusthesamedressessowecouldpretendweweretwins.Wecontinuedasbestfriendsthroughoutgradeschool.OnedayKarenwasgoingtoanotherfriend’splaceandaskedmetocomealongbutIcouldn’tgobecauseIhadababysittingjobthatafternoon.WewalkedtogethertotheBecker’shomewhereIwastobabysitandthenshecontinuedonherwaywithoutmE.WehadagreedthatIwouldmeetheratthecornerwhenshereturnedandIfinishedmyjoB.Atfouro’clockIrushedtothecornersoIwouldn’tbelateformeetingKaren.JustasIarrivedatthecornerIsawKarencrossingthestreet.InasecondithappeneD.IsawKaren’sbodyflyupintheskyacarhadhither!KarenwasonlifesupportforaweekbeforeitwasdecidedthattheywouldallowhertogoinpeacE.Karen’sparentswantedtodonateherorgans器官tothehospitalbuttherewasnothinglefthealthyenoughtobeusedbecauseshewashitsoharD.IhavenevergotsoclosetoanotherpersonsinceKarendieD.Idomissher!Doyoucherish珍惜yourfriends?Ifyoudon’tpleasedoasyoumaylosethemoneday.32.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.horriblecaraccidentC.AnunforgettableexperienceB.Mydearestfriend-KarenD.Anunforgettablegirl33..ThewriterlikesKarenmainlybecause.A.KarenwasbeautifulC.KarenlovedherforwhoshewasB.KarenlookedlikeherD.Karenwaskind34.WhenKarenwashitbyacarshewas.A.onherwaytoafriend’splaceB.onherwaytotheBecker’shomeC.shoutingtothewriterwhowassofarfromherD.headingtothecornerwheresheandthewriterwouldmeet35.WhywereKaren’sorgansunabletobedonated?A.Becauseherparentsrefusedtodothat.B.Becausethedoctorsthoughtitwastoocruel.C.BecauseallofherorganswereseriouslydamageD.D.Becausenopatientsneededorgansinthehospitalthen.

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

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

InrainyLondonalwayscarryyourbrollyBIGBentheQueenaplateofhamandeggs-nonono.Ifyou’relookingforasymbolofBritainonlyonethingpassesthetest-theumbrellA.NowIknowwhatyou’rethinking—wehaveraininChinaandwehaveumbrellastoo.CertainlyIwillneverforgetthewayitrainedwhenIlivedinBeijingthesweetsbecameinstantriversandtheskyflashedwithlightningforhoursonenD.Peopledoveforcoverunderbinbagstheshopswereemptiedoftheirplasticponchos斗篷withinsecondsandIfoundmyselfsoaked浸透fromheadtofootmypoorly-chosenskirtandT-shirtnowtotallysee-through.ThiswouldneverhavehappenedinBritain.ForonethingduringmyyearinBeijingitonlyreallyrainedatabout10times.ButalthoughwenevergetaBeijing-stylewashoutinLondonthedrizzle毛毛雨thatdoesfallisallbutconstant.Evenwhentheskyisperfectlyblueyoucanbesureit'sgoingtocloudoverandstartdrizzlingagainwithinthehour.Andwhenitdoesthereischaos.Trainsstopdrains下水道blockandbusesbreakdownasifthiswasthefirsttimethelocalauthoritieshadseenthiswetstuffcomingoutoftheclouds.So—aswithsomanythingsintheUK-it’suptoordinarypeopletosortthemselvesout.Noself-respectingBritonwilleverleavehomewithouthisbrolly--astheumbrellaisaffectionately亲切地known.A.brollyhashundredsofusesevenonrarerain-freedays.A.realgentlemanofLondonwillusehisumbrellaasawalkingstick.A.traditionalgameofcricketcanbeplayedusinganumbrellaasahat.Nordoyoueverhavetobeafraidofrobbers-yourumbrelladoublesasadefensiveweapon.ThereisnobrollymoreBritishthanmyown.Butit'snotfromLondonorManchesteroranywhereintheUK.ItwasagiftfrommyChineseteacher—inBeijing.24.TheauthormentionedherrainyweatherexperienceinBeijingtoshowthat_____.A.manyforeignershaveembarrassingmomentslivinginBeijingB.theraininBeijingisusuallymuchheavierthantheraininLondonC.BritishpeoplearemoreusedtorainyweatherthanChinesepeopleD.bothBeijingandLondonershaveunpleasantexperiencewithsuddenrain25.Theunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphrefersto_____.A.peoplegettingextremelywetonrainydaysB.suddenrainleadingtotraffictroublesC.peoplebeingwell-preparedonrainydaysD.itonlyrainingadozentimesperyear26.Theunderlinedwordchaosinparagraph5probablymeans_____.A.doubtB.excitementC.joyD.disorder27.Thetoneofthearticlesis_____.A.humorousB.optimisticC.objectiveD.annoyed

OnthefirstdayofsixthgradeallofmyclassmatesandIweresortedintoclasses.Justaswehad41mygoodfriendsandIwereinthe42classincludingDerekaboyI'veknownforalongtimE.Hewasthekindofguywhobrought43intoanythingandwasnicetoeveryonE.ForthefirstfewmonthsofschoolDerekwaswell.He44hisMapleLeafjersey运动衫toschoolalmosteverydaybecausethatwashis45NationalHockeyLeagueNHLteam.Hespentallofthefallandmostofthewinter46soccerwiththeotherguysguardingthenet47inabigsnowstorm.ThenafewweeksbeforeschoolendedfortheChristmasholidaysDerek48comingtoschool.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitatthetime—Ijustkeptfollowingmybusy49.ButonthemorningofDecember192013ourclasswasexcitedbecauseitwasthesecond-to-lastdayofschool50vacation.Weplannedtodoprettymuchnothingallday.Thenaswe51intocraftmakinggame-playingandchattingmodeourEnglishteacherwalkedintothe52.Hernosewasbrightredasifshehadbeen53.Thentheschoolprincipalwhowasalsocryingwalkedin.Shewas54byabunchofpeoplecarryingDerek'belongings.Ourprincipalmovedtothefrontoftheclassandwe55fellsilentwonderingwhatpossiblycouldhave56.IhavesomeverybadnewsaboutDerek.saidtheprincipalwithgreat57.SuddenlyIknewinmyheartwhathappenedbutIprayedtoGodIwaswrong.LastnightDerekdieD.Hewasa58boyforhesavedalittlegirlfromarushingcar.ThelittlegirlwassavedbutDerekwasinaserious59.Afterafewweeks'rescuehestillleftusforever.Amourningsilence60ontheclass.NoonemoveD.Butforasecondeveryonewascrying.DerekImissyou.IhopeHeavenwillbetheperfectplaceforyou.41.A.plannedB.hopedC.broughtD.won42.A.differentB.familiarC.similarD.same43.A.satisfactionB.reputationC.excitementD.development44.A.woreB.madeC.producedD.dressed45.A.tiresomeB.troubleC.favoriteD.standard46.A.watchingB.noticingC.takingD.playing47.A.evenB.thenC.onlyD.yet48.A.missedB.stoppedC.likedD.enjoyed49.A.tripB.scheduleC.gameD.holiday50.A.onB.duringC.beforeD.after51.A.brokedownB.cutdownC.setdownD.settleddown52.A.frontB.schoolC.classD.office53.A.cryingB.shoutingC.speakingD.talking54.A.attractedB.drawnC.designedD.followed55.A.frequentlyB.necessarilyC.immediatelyD.deliberately56.A.disappearedB.happenedC.arrivedD.lost57.A.darknessB.illnessC.carefulnessD.sadness58.A.brilliantB.braveC.boredD.busy59.A.surroundingsB.environmentC.conditionD.atmosphere60.A.fellB.frozeC.fadedD.focused

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

YouareanewmanagerattheAmericanbranchofyourGermanfirminChicago.Withafewminutestosparebetweenmeetingsyougotogetaquickcupofcoffee.HeyDavidhowareyou?oneoftheseniorpartnersatthefirmasksyou.GoodthankyouDr.Greeryoureply.You’vereallybeenwantingtomakeaconnectionwiththeseniorleadershipatthefirmandthisseemslikeagreatopportunity.ButasyoustarttothinkofsomethingtosayyourAmericancolleaguebreaksintostealyourspotlight.SoArnoldyourcolleaguesaystoyourbossinsuchacasualmannerthatitmakesyourGermansoulcringe畏缩Sowhat’syourSuperbowlprediction?Imeanyou’reaNinersfanright?Theconversationmovesonandyouwalksilentlybacktoyourdeskwithyourcoffee.YouknowhowimportantsmalltalkisintheU..S..andyoufeeljealousofpeoplewhoareyourcolleaguewhocandoitwell.There’snothingsmallabouttherolethatsmalltalkplaysinAmericanprofessionalculture.PeoplefromothercountriesareoftensurprisedathowimportantsmalltalkisintheU..S..andhownaturallyandcomfortablypeopleseemtodoit—withpeersmenwomenandevenwithsuperiors.YoucanbethemosttechnicallyskilledworkerintheworldbutyourabilitytoprogressinyourjobintheUnitedStatesishighlydependentonyourabilitytobuildandmaintainpositiverelationshipswithpeopleatwork.Andguesswhatskilliscriticalforbuildingandmaintainingtheserelationships?Smalltalk.WhatcanyoudoifyouarefromanothercultureandwanttolearntousesmalltalkintheU..S..tobuildrelationshipsandestablishtrust?Workhardtohone磨练yourownversionofAmerican-stylesmalltalk.Watchhowothersdoit.Youdon’thavetomimicwhattheydoinfactthatwouldlikelybackfirebecausepeoplewouldseeyouasinauthentic.Butifyoucandevelopyourownpersonalversionthatcangoalongwaytowardmakingyoufeelcomfortableandcompetence.28.Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthepassageby______.A.raisinganinterestingquestionB.describinganinterestingsceneC.makingcomparisonsD.tellingasmalljoke29.WhatdoweknowaboutGermanpeople?A.Theyusuallymakesmalltalkinworkbreaks.B.Theyhatemakingsmalltalk.C.Theydon’tmakesomuchsmalltalk.D.Theyaregoodatmakingsmalltalktoo.30.WhatmakespeoplefromothercountriessurprisedinAmericanprofessionalculture?A.Americanworkers’abilitytomakeprogress.B.Americanworkers’attitudetowardssuperiors.C.Thespecialmeaningofsmalltalk.D.Therolesmalltalkplaysinworksettings.31.Whatdoesbackfireunderlinedinthelastparagraphmean?A.bedifficultB.behelpfulC.haveagoodresultD.havetheoppositeeffect

MycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadachE.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.IletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodelIrealizedthisadaylaterwhenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaidThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenightFortunatelyIdidn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobeD.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic静电noisE.Forsomereasonwhencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercialaloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.GraduallythisnoisebegantoappearduringashowandtogetridofitIhadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.SometimesthistechniquewouldnotworkandIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesounD.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles肌肉shakingmyset.WhenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoiseIwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfistanditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62andthesetisworkingwellnowbutIkeepexpectingmoretroublE.21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A.HegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpecteD.B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C.HecouldhaveboughtitatalowerpricE.D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.22.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrasesignedoffinParagraph1?A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannelsC.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.C.Byswitchingchannels.D.ByhavingitrepaireD.24.Howdoestheanthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.CuriousB.AnxiousC.CautiousD.Humorous

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.

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

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.

IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyandkeepingyourselftoyourselfwerevaluedtraditions.SpeakingtostrangerswasnotencourageD.Peopleweremosthospitableandfriendly—butonlyoncetheyhadbeenintroducedtonewpeoplE.HoweverIhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUSwhereIfoundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetravellingoneafternoonfromGenoatoFlorencE.SinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseatIwasberated斥责inrapidItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat－ithadnotbeenspareafterall.IapologizedinEnglishandgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlanguagebuthetoorealizedmygenuinemistakE.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseatandhehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridor走廊fortheremainderofthejourney.Theotherpassengersofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquitewelcomeamongthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEnglandaforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreateD.TransportalsofeaturedinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculturE.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.WesattogetherinnearsilencE.NobodyspoketomenorasIexpectedtoanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetointrudeonsomeoneelse'sprivacy.HoweverwhenItravelledacrosstheUnitedStateswhetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbusIwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenottospeaktoanotherpersonwhethertheywerestrangersornot.28.Thepurposeoftheauthoristotellus________.A.histravellingexperienceB.culturaldifferencestoshowhospitalityandpolitenessC.thecultureshockheexperiencedinItalyandtheUSD.howtoadaptourselvestoanewculture29.WhatdoweknowaboutthepassengersofthecarriagewhentheauthorwastravellinginItaly?A.TheyalllaughedattheauthorforhismistakE.B.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.C.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor'sinpubliC.D.Theyallshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor'smistakE.30.TheauthorprobablybelievestheItalianpeopleare________.A.coldB.rudeC.hospitableD.helpful31.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.thedifferencebetweenEnglishandAmericancultureB.whyAmericansliketostartconversationsC.differentattitudesofEnglishmenandAmericanstowardsconversationD.theimportanceofprivacyamongEnglishmen

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

Wearemuchhappierinournewhousebecauseithasalargegardenandyouknowhowenthusiasticwebothareaboutgardening.WhenwemovedinamonthagoMarywantedtogetadogtokeepoutburglars.Howeverwefinallydecidedthatitwouldbecheapertoputanirongrilleinfrontofthedoorandgetaburglaralarm.LastweekIwenttoashopandboughtanalarmforjustover£200.Itconsistsofacontrolunitwiththreesmallerunits.Iputthecontrolunitintheloungeandputtheotherunitsinplacebythefrontdoorbackdoorandloungewindows.ThatnightIsoonfellasleepbecauseIwasconfidentthatnoonecouldgetintoOURhouseundetecteD.Ataboutl:50A.m.Iwokeupsuddenlyandheardthesiren.Itwaslikeanambulancedrivingrightthroughourbedroom.Icouldn'tleavethesirenonallnight.Iwentdownstairsinthedark.WhenIreachedthebottomofthestairsI.switchedonthelightandlookedarounD.Ohmygosh.ThebackdoorwasunlockeD.I.rushedtolockitanditwasjustatthatexactmomentthatthe'burglar'disappearedbehindacurtain.Guesswhat?Itwasanordinaryhouselizard蜥蜴.Apparentlythe'alarmsystemhadbeenmadeforAmericanorEuropeanhomesinwhichlizardsareneverseen.Iswitchedthealarmoffandsatdowntowatch.A.fewmomentslateralizardranacrossawallrightinfrontofoneofthealarmunits.Iwon'tbothertofinishthisstorybutifyou'dlikeaburglaralarmsystemfreeofchargejustletusknow.28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorandhiswife?A.Theyarepetlovers.B.Theyloveplantsandflowers.C.Theyarefondofcatchinglizards.D.Theyhatetechnology.29.Whathappenedaftertheygotthealarmsystem?A.Itworkedunexpectedly.B.Itdidnotwork.C.A.burglar'brokeintothehousE.D.Theirneighborscomplainedaboutit.30.Whatwilltheauthordoaftertheincident?A.HewillsellthealarmtosomeoneelsE.B.Hewillbuyadogtokeepourburglars.C.Hewillfixthealarmsystemimmediately.D.Hewillfileacomplainttothecompany.31.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.Curious.B.Anxious.C.Cautious.D.Humorous.

AftergivingatalkatahighschoolIwasaskedtopayavisittoaspe¬cialstudent.AnillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmE.IwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohimsoIagreeD.Duringthenine-miledrivetohishomeIfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy肌肉萎缩症.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofiveandthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.NeveroncedidhecomplainoraskWhyme?Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmentionthathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.HejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithmE.WhenwehadfinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwoulD.HelookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktomE.HesaidYouareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew’sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:DearDickMymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentmE.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymorebutIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedalbutIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.HoweverIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeavenGodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.ThankyouforlovingmE.YourfriendMatthew13.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause_________.A.hewasalsogoodatweightliftingB.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedalC.hewasoneoftheauthor’sfansD.headmiredtheauthorverymuch14.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.MatthewwasanathleteB.MatthewbecameachampionbeforehediedC.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhadD.Matthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboy15.Matthewdidn’taccepttheauthor’smedalbecause_________.A.hethoughtitwastooexpensiveB.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefutureC.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoonD.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers

Ibecameateacherat55yearsofagE.Thingsweregoingonsowellduringmyfirsttwoperiods.Thencamemy3rdperiodclass–the8thgraderswithonlyonegirlintheclass.Ithoughttheclasswasbaduntiltheintercom内部通话系统cameonandtheofficewasaskingifIwasinmyclassroom.OfcourseIrespondeD.A.studentwhoknewhewasgoingtobelateforclasshadinformedtheofficeIwasnotinmyclassroom–10minutesafterclassbegan.WhenthestudentcameinandIwalkedovertogreethimhesaidDon’ttouchmE.HethenputhisheadonhisdeskanddidnotseemtolistentoawordIsaiD.Ididnotcomfront使面对himwiththelietotheofficE.ThenextdayhecameintoclassontimE.ThistimeinsteadoflisteningorfollowinginstructionsonkeyboardingsoftwareheplayedInternetgames.Iwalkedovertohim.Helookedatmereadytosnapback没好气地顶撞atanythingIsaiD.IaskedhimWheredidyoulearntouseacomputerlikethat?helookedatmesurpriseD.IrepeatedYouarereallygoodatthat.Wheredidyoulearnsomuch?HebegantotellmehisfatherusedtobuyhimgamestoplaybutnotanymorE.Icouldfeelthepain.InsteadofblaminghimforbeingofftaskIsurprisedhimandpraisedhimforhisskills.ThenIaskedhimtoshowmewhathecoulddoinoursoftwarE.HewasamazeD.OnaFridaynightatahighschoolfootballgameIreallygotmybreakthrough突破.FromaboutfivefeetawayinfrontofhisfriendshecameovertomeandgavemeabighugsayingHiMs.MariE.Wetalkedforawhileandbeforehewalkedawayhehadhuggedmetwomoretimes.Thiswasalongwayfromdon’ttouchmeonthatfirstday.21.Howdidtheboyreact反应towardsMs.Marie’sgreetingonthefirstday?A.Gratefully.B.Coldly.C.Respectfully.D.Amazedly.22.FromthedialoguebetweenMs.MarieandtheboyinParagraph3wecaninferthat_____.A.theboywasimpatientwithMs.Marie’sinterruptionB.theboywasproudtoshowhowtoplaygamesC.Ms.Mariewascuriousabouttheboy’sfatherD.Ms.Mariefeltsorryfortheboy23.BysayingIreallygotmybreakthroughMs.Mariemeant_____.A.shefinallylearnedtoplaygamesB.shewontheboy’strustintheendC.shescoredatthefootballgameD.shemadegreatachievementsinteaching

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.

WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyearIcalledupmymothertoaskifshewantedanythingfromChinA.WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarketstotheworldIcarriedsuitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.ThankfullywecangetalltheseanywhereinIndianow.Stillheranswersurprisedme:GreenteA.AslongasIcanremembershedidn’tevendrinkIndianteA.IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthestory.MymotherandherbrotherbothregularnewspaperreadersbelievedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses.AttheturnofthecenturyChinawasnotreallyfamiliartotheaverageIndiA.Itwasastrangecountry.Howthingschange!Andhowsoon!NoweverytownofanysizeseemstohaveaChinaMarket.AndeveryoneistalkingaboutChinA.ThegovernmentofIndiahasplannedtosendateamtoChinatoseehowthingsaredonE.A.ministeroncesaidthatIndiamustopenthedoorsformoreforeigninvestmentandsuchastepwouldworkwondersasitdidforChina.Butit’satwo-waystreet.IjustheardaboutathousandShenzhenofficeworkerswhohavegonetoBangaloretotraininsoftwarE.MeanwhilealltheIndianITmajorsaresettingupastrongpresenceinChinA.NowonderthattradewhichwasonlyinthemillionsjusttenyearsagoisexpectedtohitaboutUS$15billionforlastyearandUS$20billionby2008agoalsetbybothgovernments.NowondermycolleaguewrotesomeweeksagoaboutthisbeingtheSino-Indian中印centuryasthetwocountriesstartedonJanuary1theSino-IndianFriendshipYear.ButwhatisstillawondertomeismymotherdrinkingChineseteA.21.WhydidthemotheraskforChinesegreentea?A.ShewastiredofIndianteA.B.ShehadasonworkinginChinA.C.Shebelievedithadacuringeffect.D.ShewasfondofChineseproducts.22.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyit’satwo-waystreetinParagraph10?A.ChinaandIndiahavedifferenttrafficrules.B.TeatradeworkswondersinbothIndiaandChinA.C.ChineseproductsarepopularinbothChinaandIndiA.D.TheexchangesbetweenIndiaandChinabenefitboth.23.WhatdoweknowabouttheIndianITindustry?A.ItwillmoveitsheadofficetoShenzhen.B.ItisseekingfurtherdevelopmentinChinA.C.IthasattractedaninvestmentofUS$15billion.D.ItcaughtupwiththeUSITindustryin2008.24.Inthetexttheauthorexpresses______.A.hisconcernforhismother’shealthB.hissupportfordrinkingChinesegreenteaC.hissurpriseatChina’srecentdevelopmentD.hiswonderatthegrowthofIndia’sITindustry

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

OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighrisk.IwenttoafrienD.HelookedatmeforamomentandthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhaD.Beboldandbrave---andmighty强大的forceswillcometoyouraiD.ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshort未达到inthepastitwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfaileD.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.OntheotherhandwheneverIhadplungedinto跳入deepwaterforcedbycourageorcircumstanceIhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energyskillsoundjudgmentcreativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealizE.Admittedlythosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.A.collegeclassmateofmineTimwasanexcellentfootballplayereventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayerwhohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoallinesaidTim.IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet子弹—andstoppedhimcolD.毫无准备地Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surelytherewillbesetbacks挫折anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroff富有thanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.Soalwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreameD.56.WhywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepastA.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.57.WhatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpartA.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.C.Developmoremysteriouspowers.D.Learntomakecreativedecisions.58.WhatwasespeciallyimportantforTim’ssuccessfuldefenseinthefootballgame?A.Hisphysicalstrength.B.Hisbasicskill.C.Hisrealfear.D.HisspiritualforcE.59.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5?A.Confidencegrowsmorerapidlyinadults.B.Tryingwithoutsuccessismeaningless.C.RepeatedfailurecreatesabetterlifE.D.BoldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittlE.60.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageA.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.

InrainyLondonalwayscarryyourbrollyBIGBentheQueenaplateofhamandeggs-nonono.Ifyou’relookingforasymbolofBritainonlyonethingpassesthetest-theumbrellA.NowIknowwhatyou’rethinking—wehaveraininChinaandwehaveumbrellastoo.CertainlyIwillneverforgetthewayitrainedwhenIlivedinBeijingthesweetsbecameinstantriversandtheskyflashedwithlightningforhoursonenD.Peopledoveforcoverunderbinbagstheshopswereemptiedoftheirplasticponchos斗篷withinsecondsandIfoundmyselfsoaked浸透fromheadtofootmypoorly-chosenskirtandT-shirtnowtotallysee-through.ThiswouldneverhavehappenedinBritain.ForonethingduringmyyearinBeijingitonlyreallyrainedatabout10times.ButalthoughwenevergetaBeijing-stylewashoutinLondonthedrizzle毛毛雨thatdoesfallisallbutconstant.Evenwhentheskyisperfectlyblueyoucanbesureit'sgoingtocloudoverandstartdrizzlingagainwithinthehour.Andwhenitdoesthereischaos.Trainsstopdrains下水道blockandbusesbreakdownasifthiswasthefirsttimethelocalauthoritieshadseenthiswetstuffcomingoutoftheclouds.So—aswithsomanythingsintheUK-it’suptoordinarypeopletosortthemselvesout.Noself-respectingBritonwilleverleavehomewithouthisbrolly--astheumbrellaisaffectionately亲切地known.A.brollyhashundredsofusesevenonrarerain-freedays.A.realgentlemanofLondonwillusehisumbrellaasawalkingstick.A.traditionalgameofcricketcanbeplayedusinganumbrellaasahat.Nordoyoueverhavetobeafraidofrobbers-yourumbrelladoublesasadefensiveweapon.ThereisnobrollymoreBritishthanmyown.Butit'snotfromLondonorManchesteroranywhereintheUK.ItwasagiftfrommyChineseteacher—inBeijing.24.TheauthormentionedherrainyweatherexperienceinBeijingtoshowthat_____.A.manyforeignershaveembarrassingmomentslivinginBeijingB.theraininBeijingisusuallymuchheavierthantheraininLondonC.BritishpeoplearemoreusedtorainyweatherthanChinesepeopleD.bothBeijingandLondonershaveunpleasantexperiencewithsuddenrain25.Theunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphrefersto_____.A.peoplegettingextremelywetonrainydaysB.suddenrainleadingtotraffictroublesC.peoplebeingwell-preparedonrainydaysD.itonlyrainingadozentimesperyear26.Theunderlinedwordchaosinparagraph5probablymeans_____.A.doubtB.excitementC.joyD.disorder27.Thetoneofthearticlesis_____.A.humorousB.optimisticC.objectiveD.annoyed

IwonderedifanyonehadexperiencedsuchanunexpectedtripasIhaD.ThedayofmyholidayarrivedbutIwasn’tlookingforwardtoit.IhadlittlemoneyandhadonlybeenabletoaffordtostaywithmyAuntRosainSpain.SoIwasn’treallyexcitedasIknewexactlywhatitwasgoingtobelike:lotsofnoisycousinsandAuntRosabeggingmetotakeherforaridE.AfterIhadcheckedinImademywayslowlytothedeparturegatE.AsIwaswaitingtoboardtheplaneIkeptthinkingaboutmyidealholidaydestination:JamaSicawithitslongsandybeachesandcrystalclearwater.AssoonastheplanetookoffIfellfastasleepandonlywoketothesoundoftheannouncement:LadiesandgentlemenpleasefastenyourseatbeltsaswewillshortlybelandinginKingston.Ifrozeinmyseat.WasIdreaming?Kingston?Jamaica?Ihadboardedthewrongplane!ImmediatelyaftertheplanelandedIexplainedthesituationtotheauthorities.ItseemstherewerealsothreeotherpassengersheadingforSpain.Apparentlyithadbeentheairline’sfaultsincetheflightnumbersforSpainandJamaicawereexactlythesame!ThereforewithnoflightbacktoLondonforaweektheairlinehadnochoicebuttopayforourstay.SothereIwaslyingonthebeachenjoyingthemusicandthemarvelousfoodofJamaica!AsforAuntRosaIsupposeshejusthadtolivewithoutme!21.WhydidthewriterchoosetospendherholidaywithherauntinSpain?A.Shemissedhercousinsverymuch.B.Shecouldhardlyaffordanybettertrip.C.HerauntbeggedhertogotherE.D.Spainwasheridealdestination.22.Inthetextthewriterendedup_________.A.flyingtoLondonimmediatelyB.headingforSpainfromJamaicaC.enjoyingafreebeachholidayD.complainingtotheauthorities23.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A.A.Well-PlannedTripB.A.TerribleAdventureC.A.NiceDreamD.A.LuckyMistake

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

WhenIwasinjuniorhighschoolIwasreallyabadboy.Myhistoryteacher—MrOvencriticizedmealotbecauseIwasnaughtyinhisclass.BytheendofthefirstsemesterI’dhadenoughofhiswordsandhaddecidedthatIwouldgetmyrevengeonhim.TheopportunityaroseonemorningwhenMr.Ovenwascalledtotheofficeforacertainreason.WhileMr.OvenleftmycompanyBillyandIgrabbedMr.Oven’slunchbagfromunderhisdesk.IopenedhissandwichandplacedabuginbetweenthetwoslicesofbreaD.Weputitbackandclosedit.TokeepitinmemoryBillytookphotosofthewholeprocess.Welaughedforweeksoverthis.WellitallwentsouthduringThanksgivingbreak.Billy’sMotherfoundthepicturesinhisroomanddemandedthatheshouldtellherwherethesepictureswerefrom.BillytoldhismotherthewholestoryandMr.OvenwasinformeD.NotonlywasIpunishedfromschoolfortwoweeksbutalsoIwaskickedoffthefootballandbasketballteam.BeforeIcouldreturntoschoolIhadtoturnina1000-wordessayonwhatIdidandwhyIdidthat.IreallyfeltembarrassedeverytimeIsawMr.Oveninthehallwayfortherestoftheschoolyear.IfeltalittleregretthatMr.Ovenleftourschoolthenextyear.1.Mr.Ovencriticizedthewriteralotbecause________.A.hewasnaughtyinhisclassB.hedidn’tgotohisclassC.hedidn’tanswerhisquestionsD.hewasgoodathisclass2.Whatdoesthephrasekickedoffmeaninthispassage?A.firedB.punishedC.scoldedD.hit3.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceWellitallwentsouthduringThanksgivingbreak.inthethirdparagraph?A.ItwasuntilThanksgivingbreakthatthesecretwasletout.B.AllthestudentsleftonThanksgivingbreak.C.AllthestudentswentsouthonThanksgivingbreak.D.BillyandIwentsouthduringThanksgivingbreak.4.WhichonewasNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Hehadtoleaveschoolfortwoweeks.B.Hewaskickedoffthefootballandbasketballteam.C.HehadtoeatthesandwichhehadmadeforMr.Oven.D.Hehadtowritea1000-wordessaytoacknowledgehismistakE.

Iamtryingtomuster鼓起thecouragetotoss_awaymymobilephonetoenjoyamorepeacefulandring-freelifE.Canyouimaginenothavingyourmobilephone?Inourhigh-techin-a-hurryageacell-freelifeisahardconcepttoswallow.OurmobilephonescannowaccesstheInternetandmanypeoplefeeltheneedtoexpresstheireverythoughtontheirblogpages.IfIgaveupmycell-phonepeoplewouldthinkIwasmaD.IwishIhadthestrengthtotossawaymytechnology.Ihaveanofficephoneahomephoneane-mailandifpeoplewanttocontactmetheycan.IfI'moutpeoplecanleaveamessagE.Dotheyreallyneedtofindme24/7?HoweverI'mabitlikeFrodointhemovieLordoftheRings.ThepoweroftheringistoostrongandIcan'tletitgo.MobilephoneshavebecomenecessarytoolsinourbusylifE.Formostpeopletheyholdallcontactsandmanyofusdon'twriteupaddressbooksanymorE.ThelatestphonescarryourmusicpicturesmoviesandeverythingelsE.Wefeellostwithoutthisdeviceandwhenwedomisplaceitwefeelcutofffromourfellow.Wherehaveyoubeen?saidafriendwhosawmeaweekafterIlostmycell-phoneItriedcallingyoubutyoudisappeareD.YoudisappearedoffthefaceoftheEarth.Seewhenyoudon'thaveamobilephoneyoudon'texist.I'mnotreallygoingtotossmymobilephoneawayinfact.Wehumansaresuchsocialanimalsandmobilephonesserveuswell.Soin2009I'vedecidednottoservemymobilephonE.LikeallmachinesIcanalwaysturnitoff.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetossawaymean?A.giveawayB.getawayC.breakawayD.throwaway29.ThewritermentionsFrodoto________.A.showitisdifficulttogetridofthemobilephoneB.showhowmuchhelikesFrodoC.suggestacell-freelifeiswhathewantsD.introduceafilmcharactertous30.Whatdoweknowaboutmobilephonesinthe4thparagraph?A.Mobilephonescandoanythingforus.B.MobilephoneshavebecomeveryimportantinourlifE.C.Wecouldnotlivewithoutmobilephones.D.Wewouldbecutoffbyourfellowwithoutmobilephones.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Thewriterisnotreallygoingtotosshismobilephoneaway.B.Whenyoudon'thaveamobilephoneyoudon'texist.C.ThewriterdecidesnottoservehismobilephonE.D.Wehumanscancontrolourselvesandmachines.

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

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.

SeveralpiecesofadviceI’vegotinmylifehavereallymadeadifferencE.BenicetopeopleThissoundslikeaplatitude陈词滥调butI’llneverforgetmyfathertellingmethat.Iwas10andIhadbeenmean刻薄tosomeonE.HesaidThereisnopointinbeingmeantoanyoneatanytime.Youneverknowwhoyou’regoingtomeetlaterinlifE.Andbythewayyoudon’tchangeanythingbybeingmean.Usuallyyoudon’tgetanywherE.Rememberthatyoucandoanythingyouwanttodo.Don’tletanyonesay‘You’renotsmartenoughit’stoohardit’sadumbideanoonehasdonethatbeforegirlsdon’tdothat.Mymomgavemethatadvicein1973.Anditallowedmetoneverworryaboutwhatothersweresayingaboutmycareerdirection.Alwaysdothebestjobyoucandoatwhateveryou’regivenevenifyouthinkit’sboring.JerryParkinsonanassistantadvertisingmanagerandmybossatP&Gtoldmethisin1979.HereIwasfreshoutofHarvardBusinessSchoolHBSandIwastoldtodeterminehowbigtheholeintheIvoryshampoobottleshouldbe3／8ofaninchor1／8ofaninch.IdidresearchfocusgroupsandIwouldcomehomeatnightwonderinghowIhadgonefromHBStothis.ButlaterIrealizedthatanyjobyou’regivenisanopportunitytoproveyourself.Don’tbegreedy.Ifyou’reconstantlyintheneighborroodofgoodthingsgoodthingswillhappentoyou.TomTierneywhowasmybossatBainin1981andisnowontheeBayboard董事会toldmethis.It’strue一yougetaheadbypraisingotherpeople.Finallyin1998IwasinNewYorkwatchingtheticker倒计时牌aseBaywentpublic上市.Myhusbandisaneurosurgeon.Icalledintohisoperatingroomandtoldhimthegreatnews.AndhesaidThat’snice.ButMegrememberthatit’snotbrainsurgery.82.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisdifferentfromtheotherthree?A.P&G.B.HBS.C.Bain.D.eBay.83.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.A.meanpersonwillchangeeverything.B.OthersneverworryaboutMeg’sjobC.WhatMegisalwaysdoingisboringthingsD.Praisingothersmayhelppromoteus.84.Howmanypiecesofadvicewasthewritergiven?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.85.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhatherhusbandactuallymeantwasthat.A.hewasanicedoctorB.hewasbetterthanMegC.1ifemattersthemostD.eBaywasnothingatall

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

YearsagoIlivedinabuildinginalargecity.ThebuildingnextdoorwasonlyafewfeetawayfromminE.TherewasawomanwholivedtherewhomIhadnevermetyetIcouldseeherseatedbyherwindoweachafternoonsewingorreading.AfterseveralmonthshadgonebyIbegantonoticethatherwindowwasdirty.Everythingwasunclearthroughthedirtywindow.IwouldsaytomyselfIwonderwhythatwomandoesn’twashherwindow.ItreallylooksterriblE.OnebrightmorningIdecidedtocleanmyflatincludingwashingthewindowontheinsidE.LateintheafternoonwhenIfinishedthecleaningIsatdownbythewindowwithacupofcoffeeforarest.Whatasurprise!AcrossthewaythewomansittingbyherwindowwasclearlyvisiblE.Herwindowwasclean!Thenitdawnedonme.Ihadbeencriticizing批评herdirtywindowbutallthetimeIwaswatchinghersthroughmyowndirtywindow.ThatwasquiteanimportantlessonformE.HowoftenhadIlookedatandcriticizedothersthroughthedirtywindowofmyheartthroughmyownshortcomings?SincethenwheneverIwantedtojudgesomeoneIaskedmyselffirstAmIlookingathimthroughmyowndirtywindow?ThenItrytocleanthewindowofmyownworldsothatImayseetheworldaboutmemoreclearly.21.Thewritercouldn’tseeeverythingclearlythroughthewindowbecause_____.A.thewoman’swindowwasdirtyB.thewriter’swindowwasdirtyC.thewomanlivednearbyD.thewriterwasnear-sighted22.Itdawnedonmeprobablymeans______.A.IbegantounderstanditB.itcheeredmeupC.IknewitgrewlightD.itbegantogetdark23.Fromthepassagewecanlearn_________.A.oneshouldn’tcriticizeothersveryoftenB.oneshouldoftenmakehiswindowscleanC.onemustjudgehimselfbeforehejudgesothersD.onemustlookatothersthroughhisdirtywindow

Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?Orisitthelookontherecipient'sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmaswasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.ThefloweralonedandelionstandingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-colouredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundthepreferpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercolouringwithwordsthatshadedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatshapedmychildhood;IfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad'sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirlingblackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframeIknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.24.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas_____.AdoingshoppingBhavingadebateCreadingamessageDleavingforWyoming25.Theauthor’sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom_____.AaphotoofaflowerBastoryaboutakidCacallfromthemotherDatextaboutChristmas26.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3referstoapoemby_____.AthefatherBtheauthorCWilliamBlakeDEdgarAllanPoe27.Theauthormadethegiftby_____.AsearchingforthepoemsonlineBdrawingthebackgroundbyhandCpaintingthelettersinthreecoloursDmatchingthewordswithpictures28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?AToshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.BTosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheart.CToexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.DTodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.

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.

Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.Choicecanbehard.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfastandtheideaofbuildingallonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtomE.Ihadjustturned30yearsoldandI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.AsayoungboyI’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeallinventorandshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParklistenedcarefullytomeandfinallysaidThatsoundslikeareallygoodideabutitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.That1ogicmadesomesensetomeandheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.SeeninthatlightitreallywasadifficultchoicebutfinallyIdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.AftermuchconsiderationItookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassionandI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofusintheendweareourchoice.21.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.Thesupportofhiswife.C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles22.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C.Bewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.23.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazonC.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose24.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed

FatherdoyouseeMotherinyourdreams?theyounggirlasks.YouknowsometimesIdo.Mothercomestoseemealotyouknow.Wesitandtalk.Thefathersmiles.Howisyourhomeworkcomingalong?WhydoIhavetostudysohard?Itiswhatyourmotherwouldhavewanted!SheregretsspeakingherminD.I’msorryFatherIshouldn’thavesaidthat.Shelooksupandseeshiseyeswellupwithtears.It’sokaylovehegetsupandpourshimselfadrink.I’lljustsitoutsideforawhilE.Youfinishupyourworkokay?I’msorryFather;Motherdidloveyouverymuch.ShetoldmeallthetimE.Homeworkfirsteh?Thenwecanchataboutyourmother.HeheadsoffoutsideandsitsinhisusualchairlookingaroundthecourtyarD.Thewholearearelaxesthemindandsomehowsoothesthesoul.AllfinishedFather.MayIgetadrinkandsitwithyou?Ihavesomequestions.Shecomeswithtwodrinksoneforhimandoneforherself.HelookssurpriseD.Sheneverreallylikedhimhavingadrink.AlthoughhehadcutbackalotfrombeforehebroughtherhereitstillseemedstrangE.Mothertoldmeallaboutyou.Thatisbeforeshepassedaway.Wewouldlaughtogetheratyourlovestories.HelistenswithoututteringasinglesounD.Whydidn’tyoucomeandtakeherawaywithyou?Shereallywantedthat.Didyouknowthat?Herfatherlooksathisdaughterlovingly.Circumstancesweredifficultbackthen.ItwasjustthewaythingswerE.WhenitcametimetoHesighs.TovisitheritwastoolatE.Thegirlsmiles.IhopeIwillhavethesamekindofloveyouandmotherhaD.Withoutalltheheartacheherfatheradds.Shealwaysknewyoulovedher.Shetoldmeeverydaythechildmentionscheerfully.Isawhercryingsometimeswhenshereadyourletters.Didshemakeyoupromisetolookafterme?Sheinquires.Sheaskedmetotakecareofyou.Youpromisedherdidn’tyou?YesIdiD.Itisniceouthereisn'tit?MotherwouldhavebeenveryhappyherE.Shetalkswithsomeauthority.Herfatherremainssilent.A.smilecomestohiswearybrow.HenodshisheaD.Motherwantedmetogiveyousomething.Ithinknowthetimeisright.Sherunstoherroom.Uponreturningshehandsherfatherabook.It’smother’sdiary!Shewantedmetogiveittoyou.HetakesthebookandholdsitinhistremblinghandsThankyou.Mothersaidyouwouldunderstandthingsbetter.Wisewomanyourmother.Heplacesthebookonthetableashegetsup.Thegirlgetsupandwrapsherselfaroundherfather.Iloveyou.shelooksupathisfacE.Hepicksherupandhugsher.Iloveyoutoo.Hisvoicetrembles.It’sokayFather.Wehaveeachothernowandmotherisinbothofus.HekissesherheaD.Timeyouwenttobedherfathersoftlysays.HeputsherdownandshescampersofftogetwashedandreadyforbeD.Clearingupeverythinghechecksonhisdaughter.Sheisinbedwaitingforhergoodnightkiss.Hetucksherinandbidshergoodnight.Justasheistoleaveshetellshim.MothertoldmesheadoptedmewhenIwasababy.Hestandsatherbedroomdoor.Wordsfailhim.YesheknewshewasadopteD.IamreallyluckyforbeinglovedbymyparentsevenifIamnotreallytheirs.Youtryingtobringonthewaterworks?hetellsher.ShegigglesGoodnightFather.Iloveyou.Loveyoutoo.Hisfacelightsupashewipeshisdampenedeyes.Thedoorclosesandthechildfallsasleepdreamingofhermother.Sittingoutsidehepicksupthediaryandopensitandreadsthefirstline:Iloveyoumydearestifonlythingscouldhavebeendifferent55.Whyisn’tthemotherwithherfamily?A.ShehasalreadydieD.B.Sheisillinhospital.C.ThecoupleisdivorceD.D.Shelivesinanothercity.56.Whatcanweknowaboutthecouple’srelationship?A.Theyunderstoodeachotherverywell.B.TheyquarreledalotandareseparateD.C.Theyusedtohavemisunderstandings.D.Theywerequitesureofeachother’slovE.57.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Thegirlwasadoptedbecausethecouplecouldn’tgivebirth.B.FatherlooksafterthegirljustbecausethegirlisalonE.C.ThegirlfeelsunfortunatethatshewasadopteD.D.Fatherwasnotveryclosetothegirlbeforeshemovedinwithhim.58.Whydidn’tfatherbringmotherhomewhenshewasill?A.BecausehewastoobusywithhisworkB.Becausehedidn’tknowhewaswantedC.BecausehewastoopoortoaffordthemedicalfeesD.Becausehedidn’tknowshewasinhospital59.WhatdoesthesentenceYoutryingtobringonthewaterworks?mean?A.Youwantanothercupofwater?B.Areyoukiddingme?C.Areyoutryingtomakemecry?D.Areyouthinkingaboutthewaterfactory?60.Whichwordbestdescribesfather’sfeelingattheendofthestory?A.RegretfulB.SatisfiedC.ConfusedD.Doubtful

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.

WhenImethimIhadalotofangerinsidemE.I’velivedmywholelifeinSpanishHarlembutinmyneighborhoodthereareshoot-upsallthetimE.Iknowkidswhohavebeenshotorbeatenup.Ihavefriendswhoendedupinprison.IcouldhaveendedupthatwaytoobutMr.Clarkwouldn’tletthathappen.Mr.ClarkworkedlonghoursmakingsureIdidmywork.MygradesrosE.InfactthescoresofourwholeclassrosE.OnedayhetookourclasstoseeThePhantomoftheOperaanditwasthefirsttimesomekidshadeverbeenoutofHarlem.Beforetheshowhetreatedustodinneratarestaurantandtaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull.Wedidnotwanttolethimdown.Mr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney’s2000TeacheroftheYear.Hesaidhewoulddrawthreenamesoutofahat抽签;thosestudentswouldgowithhimtoLosAnglestogettheawarD.ButwhenthetimecametodrawnamesMr.ClarksaidYou’reallgoing.Ongraduationdaytherewerealotoftears.Wedidn’twanthisclasstoenD.In2001hemovedtoAtlantabuthealwayskeptintouch.Hestartedgivinglecturesabouteducationandwroteabest-sellingbookbasedonhisclassroomrulesTheEssential55.In2003Mr.ClarktooksomeofusonatriptoSouthAfricatodeliverschoolsuppliesandvisitorphanages孤儿院.ItwasthemostamazingexperienceofmylifE.It’snowmydreamtostartagroupofwomen’sclubsonedayhelpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.21.WithoutMr.Clarkthewriter_________.A.mighthavebeenputintoprisonB.mightnothavewontheprizeC.mighthavejoinedawomen’sclubD.mightnothavemovedtoAtlanta22.TheEssential55is___________.A.ashowB.aspeechC.aclassroomruleD.abook23.Howmanystudents’nameswerefinallydrawnoutofahatbyMr.Clark?A.NoneB.ThreeC.Fifty-fiveD.All24.Inthepassagethewriterintendstotellusthat___________.A.Mr.ClarkwenttoSouthAfricabecausehelikedtravelingB.Mr.Clarkhelpedtosetupagroupofwomen’sclubsC.agoodteachercanraisehisorherstudents’scoreD.agoodteacherhasagoodinfluenceonhisorherstudents25.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsMr.Clark?A.HespeakshighlyofMr.Clark.B.HelooksdownuponMr.Clark.C.Hedoesn’tshowhisattitudetowardsMr.Clark.D.Hetakesaneutral中立的attitudetowardsMr.Clark.

SaturdayMarch24thWehavearrivedinthehotwetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand泰国.AllthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefooD.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeapandveryclean.WeplantostayhereforafewdaysvisitsomeplacesinthecityandthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.TuesdayMarch27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwaterandsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorfulandwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.WewilltakethetrainnorthstayinChiangMaifortwodaysandthencatchabustoChiangRai.FridayMarch30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife--nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsayhello.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThaisosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.21.Thediariesaboveshowthewriter’s_____daysinThailanD.A.3B.7C.15D.3022.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailanD.B.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailanD.C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.D.ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.23.Thepeopleinthevillage_____.A.arefriendlytoothersB.liketospeakEnglishC.areveryweakD.hopetoliveinthecities24.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholediary?A.MyFirstTravelB.TheOutsideWorldC.TravelinginThailandD.A.CountryontheTrain

WhenIlefthomeforcollegeIsoughttoescapethelimitedworldoffarmerssmalltownsandcountrylifE.Ilongfortheexcitementofthecityforthefastpacethatrurallifelackedforadventurebeyondthehorizon.IdreamedofexploringthecitylivingwithinanewcultureandlandscapeandbecomingpartofthepulseofanurbanjunglE.Yetsomeofmybesttimesweredrivinghomeleavingthecitybehindandslippingbackintothevalley.AscitylifedisappearedandtrafficthinnedIcouldseethefacesoftheotherdriversrelax.Thenaroundabendinthehighwaythegrasslandofthevalleywouldcomeintobeingofferingaviewofgentlerollinghills.Thelandseemedpermanent.IfeltasifIhadsteppedbackintimE.Itookcomfortinthestabilityofthevalley.DrivingthroughsmallfarmcommunitiesIimaginedthefoundingfamiliesstillrootedintheirgrandhomesgenerationsworkingthesamelandsneighborsremainingneighborsforgenerations.IallowedfamiliarfarmhouselandmarkstoguidemE.ClosetohomeIoftenturnedoffthemainhighwayandtookadifferentpathtestingmymemory.Friendslivedinthosehouses.Ihadeatenmealsandspenttimethere;Ihadworkedonsomeofthesefarmslendingahandduringapeakharvesthelpingafamilyfriendforadayortwo.ThehousesandlandslookedthesameandIcouldpicturethegentlefacesandhearfamiliarvoicesasiflittlehadbeenchangeD.AsIeasedintoourdrivewayI’dreturnedtooldwaysbecomingasononceagainachildonthefamilyfarm.Myfeelingswerehonestandreal.HowIlongedforalandwherelifestoodstillandmymemoriescouldbereliveD.WhenIleftthefarmforcollegeIcouldonlyreturnasvisitortothevalleyatravelerlookingforhomE.NowthefarmisonceagainmytruehomE.Iliveinthatfarmhouseandworkthepermanentlands.Myworldmayseemunchangedtocasualobserversbuttheyarewrong.Iknowthis:ifthere’saconstantonthesefarmsit’stheconstantofchangE.Thegoodobserverwillrecognizethedifferences.A.farmerreplantsanorchard果园withanewvarietyofpeaches.IrrigationisaddedtoblockofoldgrapessoIimaginethevineyardhasanewowner.OccasionallythechangesareclearlyevidentlikeaFORSALEsign.ButIneedtoreadthesmallprintinordertomakesurethatabankhastakenpossessionofthefarm.Mostofthechangescontaintwostories.OneisthephysicalchangeofthefarmtheotherinvolvesthepeopleonthatlandthehumanstorybehindthechangE.I’vebeenbackonthefarmforadecadeandstillhaven’theardallthestoriesbehindthechangesaroundmE.ButonceIaddmystoriestothelandscapeIcancallthisplacemyhomeahomethatcontinuestoevolveandchangesasIaddmoreandmoreofmystories.ApoetreturnstothevalleyandsaysHowclosed–mindedyouallare!HecommentsaboutthelackofinterestinthesortsofsocialandenvironmentalissuesinthepovertyandinequalityofourlifE.Littlehaschangedinthevalley.Hewasbornandraisedheresohemighthavetherighttocriticizeandlectureus.Yethespeaksformanywhothinktheyknowthevalley.Howdifferentlywouldothersthinkofusiftheyknewthestoriesofagrapeharvestinawetyearorapeachwithoutahome?67.Themostimportantreasonwhythewriterwantedtomovetothecityisthat_________.A.hedidnotwanttoworkonthefarmB.hewantedtomakenewfriendsC.hewaseagerforadifferentlifethereD.thereweremorethingstodothere68.Whenhewasincollegewhywasthewritersadwhenhereturnedtohisfamilyhome?A.Herememberedhowhardheusedtowork.B.Herealizedthathewasonlyavisitor.C.HerecognizedtheoldhousedandlanD.D.Herememberedhisnextdoorneighbors.69.Whichofthefollowingmostlikelyindicatesthatthereisasadhumansotrybehindaphysicalchangeonthefarm?A.A.newvarietyofpeachisbeingplanteD.B.Irrigationisbeingaddedtoagrapeoperation.C.A.pieceoflandisbeingsoldbyabank.D.A.farmisbeingsoldtoalargecorporation.70.Thefactthatmostupsetsthewriterwiththepoetisthat________.A.thepoetpreferstoliveintheurbanareaB.thepoetthinksthatthefolkpeoplearebackwardC.thepoetsaysthatlittlehaschangedinthevalleyD.thepoet’scriticismandcommentsarenotobjective

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.

HowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebooktheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?Fartoomany.ThisisLifeallrightbutwedotreatitlikearehearsal排演andunhappilywedomisssomanyofitsbestmoments.Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesforourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeisonlyatemporary暂时的stateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo.Thenat60or65wearesuddenlygivenaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallifE.InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglish:Haveaniceday.Theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshopshotelsandsandwichbars.Ithinkitisawonderfulphrasemakingusrememberineffecttoenjoythemoment:tovaluethisveryday.HowoftendowesaytoourselvesI’lltakeuphorse-ridingorgolforsailingassoonasIgetagreaterjoB.Butonlytodononeofthosethingswhenwedogetthehigherposition.WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywell-paidrespectablejobatDailyTelegraphtogoandworkforasmallweeklynewspaper.AtthetimeIwassurprisedbyhisdecision:Whywasheinthiscompletelyabnormalmental精神state?HowcouldanyoneturnhisbackonFleetStreetincentralLondonforasmallareainthecountryside?Iwantedtoknow.NowwhenIamalittleolderandpossiblywiserIseethesenseinit.InFleetStreetthemanwasundercontinuouspressurE.HelivedinallunattractiveLondonsuburb郊区andhespentmuchofhislifesittingonSouthernRegiontrainstoandbackfromhiswork.32.Thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat.A.wealwaystrytofindsometimetowriteabookB.wealwaysmakeplansbutseldomcompletethemC.wealwaysenjoymanyoflife’sbestmomentsD.wealwaysdowhatwereallywanttodo33.TheunderlinedphraseturnhisbackonParagraph6mostprobablymeans.A.leaveforB.returntoC.relyonD.giveup34.ThemanwhoworkedatDailyTelegraphleftthisjobbecausehewas.A.undertoomuchpressureB.inanabnormalmentalstateC.notwell-paidD.notrespected35.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProvideHomesforOurFamilyB.TakeUpHorse-RidingC.ValueThisVeryDayD.StayAlive

Doyouhaveanyskiingequipmentyouarenolongerneed?A.skischoolinthefarnorthofIndiacouldputittogoodusE.InMarchwepublishedaphotostoryabouttheextraordinaryZsnskarregioninnorthernIndiawhichiscutofffromtheoutsideworldformorethansevenmonthsoftheyearandonlyaccessible可通行的viaafrozenriver.WealsoincludedinformationaboutthelimiteduseofskiingintheregionandtherecentcreationoftheZanskarSkiSchoolDespite虽然thedifficultiesoftravelingthroughtheregionwhenthesnowcomesskiinghasn’ttraditionallybeenusedasameansoftransportbythelocalslargelybecausetreesdon'tgrowheresothereislittleinthewayofrawmaterials原材料fromwhichtomakeskis.In1995agroupofBritishscientistsintheregionnoticedthelackofskisandoneofthemreturnedtosetuptheZanskarSkiSchoolinPadam.Theschoolprovideslessonsforasmallfeeandrentsskistothelocalpeople.Amongthebenefitsthattheschoolhopestobringareimprovededucation—childrenoftenfinditdifficulttogettoschoolthroughthedeepsnow—andthepossibilityofofferingskitourstotouristsinthefuture.Sofarmorethan300localpeoplehavereceivedtrainingandlocaldoctorsandpolicemenregularlyborrowskis.Butwhatweweren'tabletoincludeinthearticleisthattheskischoolisalwayslookingoutforoldskiingequipment—particularlyofasizesuitableforchildren—andIthoughtnowtheEuropeanskiseasoniscomingtoanendtheremightbeafewofyououttherewhohavesomeoldequipmentyou'dliketoseegotoagoodhome.Ifthat'stheeaseyoucangetintouchwiththeschoolviatheirwebsitewww.zanskarskischooL.org.32.What'sthepurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToaskpeopletogiveawaytheirskistotheschoolB.ToattractmoretouriststotheareaC.ToattractmorelocalstoattendtheschoolD.Toraisemoneytodevelopthisarea33.Thelocalpeopledon'tuseskiingtogoaboutbecause__________.A.itisagainstthelocalcustomB.treesareinthewayoftheskiingrouteC.theydon'thavethewoodtomakeskisD.itisdangeroustogoskiinginthisregion34.TheZanskarSkiSchool___________.A.hasdonatedmoneytothelocalcommunityB.makesiteasierforthestudentstoattendschoolC.providesspecialtrainingtothetouristsD.hasborrowedmanyskisfromEurope35.Whowouldbethemosthelpfultotheschoolnow?A.LocalsinZanskarregion.B.StudentsintheZanskarSkiSchool.C.Peoplehavingoldskiingequipment.D.Travelersenjoyingskiing.

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

Ithadbeensnowingsincetwoo’clockthatafternoon.TimewasslippingawayandasIwatchedthesnowflakesfallontomycarIreallybegantowonderifIwasgoingtomakeitontimE.OfcourseImustastherewasnooption.SeveralweeksagoallthethingsthatmydaughterAlexandrahadtalkedaboutweretheChristmasconcerttobeheldinherschoolandsomerumorsaboutit.MomRachelwassupposedtosingalonebutguesswhathappened?She’snot!Lindawillreplacehertodoit.MomIgettostandnexttoTylerinthewholeconcert!Momyouwon’tbelieveitbutLexie’swholefamilyiscomingtotheconcertevenfromanotherstate!MakingalongwayoutofstatetoseethirdgraderssingChristmascarolsseemedtobeaprettybigdealforher.AsIsatintrafficIthoughtaboutalltheschooleventsIhadattendedalonE.AlexandranevermentioneditbutIwonderedhowshefeltaboutmebeingtheonlyonewhoevercametoherevents.Myownfamilylivedoutoftownandherfatherandhisfamilyneverquitemanagedtofitthosethingsintotheirschedules.Iwonderedifitbotheredher.Theconcertwasscheduledtobeginatseveno’clock.WithonlyafewminutestospareIfoundmyselfrunning:firstthroughthesnow-driftedparkinglotthenthroughtheschoolpassagE.Ienteredthecrowdedhallandfoundavacantseatnearthefront.FromherplaceonstageAlexandrasawmerunforthechairandshesmileD.IwascloseenoughtoheartheloudconversationofthechildrenonstagE.LookAlexandrathereismyauntandmycousin.TheycameallthewayfromWestVirginiA.Ican’tbelievemywholefamilyishere!AlexsmiledatLexieandsaidMywholefamilyisheretoo!Looktheresheis!AlexgavemeabigsmilE.IwavedbackatherneveroncenoticingthemeltingsnowdrippingoffmyheaD.Itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatwhilewetriedtoteachourchildrenallaboutlifetheyactuallytaughtuswhatlifewasallabout.21.WhatwasAlexandra’sattitudetowardstheChristmasconcert?A.defensiveB.disappointedC.enthusiasticD.indifferent22.AccordingtoParagraph3thewriterworriedthat____________.A.ShemightmisstheChristmasconcert.B.HerhusbandwastoobusytoattendtheschooleventsC.AlexandrafeltdisappointedtoseeonlyhermompresentD.Alexandrawouldn’tperformwellintheChristmasconcert23.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter________.A.attachedimportancetoherdaughter’sschooleventsB.drovetoattendtheconcertfromanotherstateC.failedtounderstandherdaughter’swordsD.regrettednotsingingwithherdaughter24.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MywholefamilyisherE.B.ExpressyourloveintimE.C.Understandingmakesmiracles.D.A.smilebringsanendtoaconflict.

Weoftenhearthephrase:You'veagreaterchanceofbeingstruckbylightning.Itisusedtodescribesomethingthathasn'tgotmuchchanceofhappening.Howeverthecommonsayingundermines掩盖theveryrealdangersoflightning.LastFridayatleast5peoplewerekilledbylightninginNepal.LightningstrikesarethesecondmostcommoncauseofdeathsduringnaturaldisastersintheUS.Thefirstisfloods.Around400peoplenationwidearestruckbylightningeachyearandofthose73peoplediE.Thatmeansmorepeoplearekilledbylightningthanbytornadoesandhurricanes.Becauselightningkillsonlyoneortwopeopleatatimeitsdangerdoesnotreceiveasmuchattentionasotherdisasters.SotoraiseawarenesstheUShasmadeJune22to28NationalLightningSafetyWeek.Itaimstowarnthepublicofthedangersoflightningandprovidesafetytipsduringthunderstorms.IfyouhearthunderyouareindangerfromlightningsaidRockyLopesadisastereducatorattheAmericanRedCross.ThundermeansthatlightningiscloseenoughtohityouatanyminutesoyoushouldmoveindoorsimmediatelyandstaythereuntilafterthestormhasendeD.ThesinglemostimportantthingtorememberistoseekhidingplaceLopessaiD.Summeristhehightimeforlightningstormssowhenlightningstrikesacrosstheskyrememberthesesafetytips:uStopworkingfishingswimmingorplayinginopenfields.uIfyoucancountlessthantensecondsbetweenathunderandalightningflashtakecoverinsidethenearestbuilding.uDonotstandunderatreE.uGetoffbicyclesormotorcycles.uCrouchdown蹲下ifthereisnohidingplacE.uAvoidopenspaceswirefencesmetalobjectsandelectricalobjectssuchashairdriers.25.What'sthepopularopinionaboutbeingstruckbylightning?A.Itisimpossibleforpeopletobekilledbylightning.B.Itisthemostdangerousamongallthenaturaldisasters.C.Thechanceforapersontobestruckbylightningisverysmall.D.Thereisagreaterchanceforbeingkilledbylightningthananyothernaturaldisaster.26.TheaveragedeathrateofbeingstruckbylightningintheUSisaboutA.18%B.50%C.30%D.73%27.What'sthesafetytipwhenyouhearthunderoutside?A.Takeawaythehairdrier.B.QuicklyfindaplacetogoinsidE.C.Juststandbyyourbicyclesandmotorcycles.D.Counttensecondsbetweenathunderandalightning.28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thereareonaverage5personskilledbylighteninginNepaleachday.B.TheNationalLightningSafetyWeekismadetowarnthepublicoflightning.C.Thedeathrateofbeingstruckbylightningismuchhigherthanbyothernaturaldisasters.D.TherearemorepeoplekilledbytornadoesandhurricanesthanbylightningintheUSeachyear.

Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia怀旧.It'sfuntocomehomE.ItlooksthesamE.ItsmellsthesamE.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.HomeiswherewecanrememberpainloveandsomeotherexperiencesWepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;IwonthreechampionshipsherE.IfIclosemyeyesIcanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthomE.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass－topwoodentablE.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'semptybutit'swheremyearliestmemoriesarE.ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdaysandwhereIcriedonHalloween—whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeformE.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistableIcanseemyfavoriteroominthehousemyparents'room.Itissimple:abrownwoodendresser化妆台linestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachsidE.TheirbedismysafezonE.Icanjumponitanytime—wakingupmyparentsifIamfrightenedorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.I'mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheartonaphysicalproperty有形财产onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles.ItisproofevidenceIlivedIgrewandIlearneD.SometimeswhenIfeellostIliedownandshutmyeyesandIgohomE.Iknowit'swhereI'llfindmyfamilymydogsandmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI'llbeblamed责怪byMom.ButIdon'tmindbecauseIwanttohearhercallmynamewhichremindsmeI'mhomE.32.Whydoestheauthorcallherparents'bedhersafezoneParagraph3?A.Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay.B.HerparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithhertherE.C.Hergrandparents'photosarelinedoneachsidE.D.HerneedscanbesatisfiedtherE.33.Sometimeswhenshefeelslosttheauthorwill________.A.openthewindowatnightB.liedowninbedtohaveadreamC.trytobringbackasenseofhomeD.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom34.Whydoyouthinktheauthorleavethewindowopenonpurposeatnight?A.BecauseshelikesbeingblameD.B.BecausesheknowhermomwillblameherwhichremindshersheishomE.C.Becauseshelikesthefreshair.D.Becauseshecanhaveagoodsleepwiththewindowopen.35.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.ToexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhomE.B.TodeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthousE.C.Todescribethestateofherfamily.D.TolookbackonherchildhooD.

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.

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

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.13.Whydidthewriterwantagoodbookduringthetrip?A.BecausethetriptoLouisianawouldtakealongtimeB.Becauseshedidn’twanttothinkoflosingherbabyC.BecauseshehadnothingelsetodoexceptreadingD.Becauseagoodbookcouldhelpherenjoyhertrip14.AccordingtothestorywecanknowthattheHarryPotterbooks_________________.A.madethefamily’stripmoreexcitingB.includefivebooksalltogetherC.havesomeonecalledSeamusinthemD.canhelppeopledealwiththeirproblems15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthecouple?A.TheyplannedtheirtripaftergettingtheshockingnewsB.TheythoughtthecattlefarmwastoolargetodoanythingonC.TheyfeltexcitedwhentheyalmostfinishedthetripD.TheylikedreadingHarryPorterverymuchafterthetrip

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

WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit’stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends-orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylistenwewillmissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou‘‘you’realuckydog.Ishereallyonyourside?IfhesaysYou’realuckyguyorYou’realuckygal.That’sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.ButbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittlE.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture体态?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.51.Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker___________.A.feelshappythinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohimB.feelshemaynothavereadhisfriends’truefeelingscorrectlyC.thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriendHelenDissorrythathisfriendslethimdown52.Inthesecondparagraph.theauthorusestheexampleofYou‟realuckydogtoshowthat_______.A.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendlyBthissayingmeansthesameasYou‟realuckyguyorYou‟realuckygalCsometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewordsD.theworddogshouldn’tbeusedtoapplytopeople53.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto______.A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriendsB.bringthedogbitintoourconversationC.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyouDkeeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem54.Inlisteningtoaperson.theimportantthingis_______.A.tonoticehistonehispostureandthelookinhiseyesBtolistentohowhepronounceshiswordsC.tocheckhiswordsagainsthismannerhistoneofvoiceandhispostureD.nottobelievewhathesays55.Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriteryouwould_______.AbeabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyouB.avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyouC.notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthatdonotpleaseyouD.beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou

WhenIwasababyIentertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh.WheneverIwasbadyou'dshakeyourfingeratmeandaskHowcouldyou?--butthenyou'dgiveupandrollmeoverforabellyscratchandIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect.Myhousetrainingwasalongprocessbecauseyouwereterriblybusybutweworkedonthattogether.Wewentforlongwalksrunsintheparkandcarrides.Westoppedforicecream.Itooklongnapsinthesunwaitingforyoutocomehomeattheendoftheday.GraduallyyoubeganspendingmoretimeatworkandonyourcareerandmoretimesearchingforahumanmatE.EventuallyyoufellinlovE.ShenowyourwifeisnotadogpersonbutIstillwelcomedherintoourhomE.Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy.ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexcitementIwasfascinatedbytheirpinknesshowtheysmelledandIwantedtomotherthemtoo.YourwifewasafraidIwouldbitethem.ButneverthelessastheybegantogrowIbecametheirfrienD.Nowyouhaveanewjobinanothercityandyouandtheywillbemovingtoanapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets.You'vemadetherightdecisionforyourfamilybuttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily.IwasexcitedaboutthecarrideuntilwearrivedatthedogpounD.Itsmelledofdogsandcatsoffearofhopelessness.YoufilledoutthepaperworkandsaidIknowyouwillfindagoodhomeforher.Theyshruggedandgaveyouapainedlook.ThechildrenwereintearsastheywavedmegoodbyE.AndHowcouldyou?weretheonlythreewordsthatsweptovermyminD.Isitbettertolivewithhopeorwithouthope?Atfirstwheneveranyonepassedmypen围栏Irushedtothefronthopingitwasyouthatyouhadchangedyourmindandthatthiswasallabaddream.MybelovedmasterIwillthinkofyouandwaitforyouforever.IhopeyoureceivemorefaithfulnessfromyourfamilythanyoushowedtomE.4.Whotellsthisstory?A.A.dog.B.A.chilD.C.A.dog'sowner.D.Adogtrainer5.Whydidthedog'sownertakehisdogtothepound?A.Hehadanewbornbaby.B.Hiswifedidnotlikethedog.C.Hewasmovingintoanewbuilding.D.HethoughtthedogtootroublesomE.6.Whichistrueaboutthedogwhenitlivedatthepound?A.Ithopedtobeadoptedbyanotherfamily.B.Itcontinuedtoloveitsformerowner.C.ItdidnottrusthumansanymorE.D.ItwasexcitedaboutthepounD.7.Whatisthethemeofthestory?A.Bereadyforchanges.B.Neverexpecttoomuch.C.NevercomplainaboutyourlifE.D.Befaithfultothosewholoveyou.

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.

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

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.

Asanairportbaggagehandlercheckedthroughacustomerattheroadsideheaccidentallyknockedovertheman’sluggagE.HequicklycollectedthefallenbagsandapologizedforhismistakE.Howeverthetravelerburstintoangershoutingatthebaggagehandlerforhiscarelessness.ThebaggagehandlercalmlyapologizedandsmiledallthetimE.ThecustomercontinuedtoscoldthemanevenasheturnedawayandheadedforhisgatE.Throughitallthebaggagehandlersmiledandremainedcalm.Thenextcustomerinlinewitnessedtheincidentandadmiredthebaggagehandler’sprofessionalismandself-control.IhaveneverseensuchrestrainandhumilityhesaiD.Howdoyoukeepyourcoolwhensomebodyisattackingyousoviciously?ItiseasythebaggagehandleranswereD.HeisgoingtoLondonbuthisbagsaregoingtoTokyo.Iwon’trecommendthatweuserevengetorelievestress.Butletmetellyouaboutoneofmyfriendswhohasfoundawaytogothroughmostofhislifeunaffectedbytheturbulence动荡thatdisturbsmostpeoplE.HeisoneofthecalmestpeopleIhaveeverknownandhedescribeshowhekeepscoolnomatterhowturbulentasituationbecomes.Hesayslookatitthisway.A.trafficjamhasnopowertomakemeangry.Itjuststopsmycar.AndthatisthewayItrytolookatmostofwhathappenstomE.WiththatphilosophythisguygoesthroughlifewiththecalmnessIcanonlyenvy.MyfriendlikestosaythingslikeA.rudecustomerhasnopowertomakemeangry;hejustfusses.AndAmistakeImadehasnopowertomakemeupset;itisjustachancetodobetter.Heshowshowwecantrulyfindcalmnessinthemidstofchaos混乱..21.Theairportbaggagehandlerremainedcalmwhenthecustomerkeptscoldinghimbecause____A.hewasgoodatself-controlB.hewantedtoshowhisprofessionalismC.hehaddecidedtorevengethecustomerD.heknewwelltheairportrules.22.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebaggagehandler?A.AppreciativeB.DisapprovingC.ConcernedD.Sympathetic23.Whydoestheauthortellusabouthisfriends?A.TotelluswhattruecalmnessisB.ToexplainaspecialphilosophyC.ToshowhisenvyofthefriendD.Toadviseustohavegoodmanners24.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.CleverBaggageHandlerB.RestraintandHumilityinLifeC.A.PhilosophyforEveryoneD.CalmnessinChaos

IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtheAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddecidedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmetofindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportonlycontainedtenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtofirehim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.BecauseofmyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancethedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.MyexperiencestaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:firstlyinacountrylikeAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendshiphonororprofessionalmorality;secondlyforeignersarestillbeingunfairlytreateD.SowhenwetalkaboutAmericaweshouldseebothitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.41.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.A.hefeltsorryfortheauthor.B.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoneyC.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodoneD.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer42.A.goodlawyerisimportantfortheauthorto________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury43.Whichiswrongaccordingthethepassage?A.TheauthorhaslearnedalotthroughtheexperiencE.B.EverythingaboutAmericaisadvantageous.C.Theauthor'sroommatehelpedhimbutchargedforthat.D.Theauthor'sfinalexaminationreportonlycontainedtenlinesbutcost$215.44.Thewordchargeinthepassagemeans_____.A.beresponsibleB.entertainC.asktopayD.repay45.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthisstory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemoredisadvantagesinAmericathanadvantages.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.

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

WhenIwasabout15Ihadanenemyagirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:IwasverythinItalkedtooloudIwastooproudandsoon.IputupwithheraslongasIcoulD.AtlastIrantomyfatherintearsandanger.HelistenedtomequietlythenheaskeD.Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janetdidn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?Wellyounowhavethatgirl’sopinion.GoandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretruE.PaynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaiD.IdidashetoldmE.TomygreatsurpriseIdiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretruE.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchangelikebeingverythinbutagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochangE.ForthefirsttimeIgotafairlyclearpictureofmyself.IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.That’sjustforyouhesaiD.Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolistennotjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelhurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrueyou’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemallbuthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.Istilldon’tthinkitveryniceofhertotalkaboutmeinfrontofeverybodyIsaiD.Janetthereisonewayyoucouldstopotherstalkingaboutyoueveragainandcriticizingyou----justsaynothinganddonothing.Butthenifyoudothatyou’dfindyouwerenothing.Youwouldn’tlikethatnowwouldyou?NoIadmitteD.35.Onedaythewriterrantoherfatherintearsandangerbecause______.A.agirlpointedoutmanyofhershortcomings.B.shefoundshetalkedtoolouD.C.herclassmateswerenotfriendlytoher.D.shefoundshewastooprouD.36.Thewriter’sfatheraskedher.A.nottopayattentiontowhatherenemysaidabuther.B.topayattentiontowhatherenemysaidabuther.C.topayattentiononlytothepointsthatweretrueabouther.D.topayattentiononlytothepointsthatweren’ttrueabouther.37.Thewriterfoundthat_______.A.fewofthethingsherenemysaidweretruE.B.noneofthethingsherenemysaidweretruE.C.mostofthethingsherenemysaidweretruE.D.abouthalfthethingsherenemysaidweretruE.38.Thewriter’sfatherthinks______.A.itisnotgoodtotalkaboutothers.B.everyoneistalkedaboutbyothers.C.ifonesaysnothinganddoesnothingpeoplewillpraisehimD.oneshouldn’tdoanythingbecauseotherswilltalkabouthim.

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejoB.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer职业.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajob—lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweekshe’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunatelyitdidn’toftenworkout.IwasgettingextremelytiredandfedupbecauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSundayIwasintheparkwiththechildrenandmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithmE.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification资格证书ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecoursE.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamilyandgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobtherE.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareerevenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.24.Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?A.Workingpart-timeinacollegE.B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.25.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’familytheauthor________.A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghoursC.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek26.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?A.Shefoundafull-timejoB.B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecoursE.D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.27.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.Onemustchoosethejobonelikes.

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.