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Thefirstfullchoirrehearsaloftheschoolyeartookplaceintheschoolhall.Allthestudentsjoinedtogethertosing.IwatchedasmyeldersisterandhergradecameinandtooktheirplacesnexttousonthestagE.MeanwhileIcouldhearlaughing.Somestudentswerepointingatagirlstandingnexttomysister.IhadneverseenthisgirlbeforE.A.girlwhisperedinmyearDidyouknowshe’swearingdiapers纸尿裤AfterschoolthateveningIaskedmysisteraboutthegirlIhadseen.ShetoldmehernamewasTheresaandthatshewasaverynicegirl.Whywerethosekidsbeingmeantoher?IaskeD.BecausetheyarestupidshesaiD.OnedayIwaswalkinghomefromschoolwhenIheardvoicesbehindmE.Thereisthelittleidiot’s白痴的sister.Doesyoursisterwetherpantstoo?IwalkedalittlefasterandthenIfeltastonehitmeintheback.WhenIgothomeIrandowntomysister’sroom.Ipushedmywayintoherroomscreamingather.Whydoyouhavetobethatgirl’sfriend?Idon’tseeanyoneelsebeingnicetoher.JanelleyelledbackBecausesheisawonderfulpersonandsheisdying!IwillrememberthosewordsaslongasIlivE.Theresawetherpantsbecauseshehadanillnesswhichwaskillingher.Mysisterwastheonlyoneniceenoughtobeherfriendandstickupforher.A.fewmonthslaterTheresapassedaway.IfeltproudthatJanellewasmysister.ThroughouttheyearsIwatchedherandshealwaysmadefriendswitheveryonE.Itdidn’tmatteriftheywerefatthinbrilliantornot.SheneverleftanyonefeelingisolatedoralonE.Itwasshewhochangedmeandtaughtmetoneverlookatanyoneinthesamewayagain.5.WhydidotherstudentsmakefunofTheresa?A.Becauseshewasdyingverysoon.B.Becauseshewasnotgoodatsinging.C.Becauseshebehavedinanunusualway.D.Becauseshewasusuallydressedpoorly.6.HowdidtheauthorfeelatfirstwhensheknewhersisterwasTheresa’sfriend?A.MovedB.AnnoyedC.InterestedD.Anxious7.Whatwastheturningpointofthestory?A.JanellebecameafriendofTheresA.B.Theresasufferedfromaseriousillness.C.Theauthorlosthertempertoherclassmates.D.TheauthorwastoldthetruthaboutTheresA.8:Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?A.Weshouldn’tlookatanyoneshallowly.B.Makingfriendsteachesusmorethings.C.Disadvantagedpeopleneedoursympathy.D.Understandingisimportantamongfriends.
AsweknowDNAtestingisveryusefulforcrimefighting.ButnowcrimefighterscouldhaveanewtoolathanD.Researchershavedevelopedacutting-edge前沿的techniquetoidentifyhumanhair.TheirtestisquickerthanDNAanalysistechniquescurrentlyusedbythepolicE.DNAtestingiscommonlyusedforidentificationbecauseDNAisuniquetoeachindividual.Howeverenvironmentalandchemicalprocessescandegrade降解DNAlimitingitsusefulnessovertimE.Protein蛋白质inhairontheotherhandismorestablethanDNAbutcanalsohavevariations变异体thatmaybeuniquetotheindividual.OuranalysisprocesscanbeuseduniversallysaysMs.HuangOneofoursamplesevenincludeddyedhairandthetestwas100percentaccuratE.ThetestwasabletodistinguishEastAsiansCaucasiansandSouthAsians.Dr.Beaucheminsaysshehasgotintouchwithlawenforcementagenciesaboutusingthenewtechnology.SheisalsoplanningtocollectmorehairsamplesandcontinueherresearchwithagoaloffindingwhereexactlyintheworldhairsampleisfromtolookformoreracesanddeterminespecificagE.Weareinaverysimilarplacewithprotein-basedidentificationtowhereDNAtestingwasduringtheearlydaysofdevelopmentsaidchemistBradHart.Thismethodwillbeagame-changerandwhilewe’vemadealotofprogresstowardimprovingittherearestepstogobeforethisnewtechniqueisabletoreachitsfullpotential.44.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Toanalyzecrimescenes.B.Todistinguishdifferentraces.C.ToshowtheusefulnessofDNAtesting.D.TointroduceanewidentificationmethoD.45.WhichwillbethemostusefulinidentifyingapersonaccordingtoBradHart?A.Chemicalmaterials.B.Proteininhair.C.DNAvariations.D.BloodsamplE.46.What’stheadvantageoftheprotein-basedidentificationoverDNAtesting?A.Stability.B.Popularity.C.Security.D.ConveniencE.47.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthetext?A.DNAtestingwillsoonreachitsfullpotential.B.Protein-basedidentificationremainstobeimproveD.C.Protein-basedidentificationhasreplacedDNAtesting.D.DNAtestingdevelopsasrapidlyasprotein-basedidentification.
IsThereLifeonEarth?TherewasgreatexcitementontheplanetofVenus金星thisweek.ForthefirsttimeVenusianscientistsmanagedtolandasatelliteontheplanetEarthandithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellasphotographseversincE.ThesatellitewasdirectedintoanareaknownasManhattannamedafterthegreatVenusianastronomerProf.Manhattanwhofirstdiscovereditwithhistelescope20000lightyearsago.BecauseofexcellentweatherconditionsandextremelystrongsignalsVenusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationastofeasibility可行性ofamannedflyingsaucer碟landingonEarth.A.pressconferencewasheldattheVenusInstituteofTechnology.Wehavecometotheconclusionbasedonlastweek’ssatellitelandingProf.ZogsaidthatthereisnolifeonEarth.Howdoyouknowthis?thesciencereporteroftheVenusEveningStaraskeD.ForonethingEarth’ssurfaceintheareaofManhattanismadeupofsolidconcreteandnothingcangrowtherE.Foranothertheatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxide一氧化碳andotherdeadlygasesandnobodycouldpossiblybreathetheairandsurvivE.Whatdoesthismeanasfarasourflyingsaucerprogramisconcerned?WeshallhavetotakeourownoxygenwithuswhichmeansamuchheavierflyingsaucerthanoriginallyplanneD.Arethereanyotherdangersthatyoudiscoveredinyourstudies?Takealookatthisphoto.Youseethisdarkblackcloudhovering盘旋overthesurfaceofEarth?WecallthistheConsolidatedEdisonBelt.Wedon’tknowwhatitismadeofbutitcouldgiveusalotoftroubleandweshallhavetomakefurthertestsbeforewesendaVenusBeingtherE.Overhereyouwillnoticewhatseemstobeariverbutthesatellitefindingsindicateitispollutedandthewaterisunfittodrink.Thismeansweshallhavetocarryourownwaterwhichwilladdevengreaterweighttothesaucer.Whatarethosestalagmite石笋projectionsstickingup?Theyaresomeofgraniteformationsthatgiveofflightatnight.Prof.Glomhasnamedthemskyscraperssincetheyseemtobescrapingtheskies.Ifallyousayistruewon’tthissetbacktheflyingsaucerprogramseveralyears?YesbutweshallcontinueassoonastheGrubstartgivesustheaddedfunds.Prof.ZogwhyarewespendingbillionsandbillionsofzilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarthwhenthereisnolifethere?BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheinanEarthatmospherethenwecanliveanywherE.12.AccordingtoProf.ZogtheVenusianswillhavetotaketheirownoxygenwiththemwhentheycarryouttheirflyingsaucerprogrambecause.A.theyneeditontheirwaytotheplanetofearth.B.theearth’satmosphereisfilledwithdeadlygases.C.oxygenisfarfromenoughintheareaofManhattanD.thereisnoairontheplanetofEarth13.Thedarkblackcloudinthe10thparagraphindicates.A.thepollutedairhoveringoverthesurfaceofEarthB.themassoftinydropsofwaterfloatingaboveEarthC.themassofsmallthingsmovingthroughtheairD.thedarkcloudsgatheringbeforeastormbreaks14.Theauthorwishestocallourattentiontothefactthat____.A.modernmanhaspollutedhisenvironmenttosuchanextentthathemaydestroyhimselfifhecarriesonlikethisB.thereisnopointinspendingbillionsandbillionsofzilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarthC.pollutionhasbecomesoseriousaproblemonEarththatevenVenusiansfindlifethereunbearablE.D.itisdifficultifnotaltogetherimpossibletolandamannedflyingsauceronEarth.15.Thetoneofthisessayis.A.hopelessandobjectiveB.seriousandcritical批评的C.humorousandsatirical讽刺的D.sensitiveandsubjective
Lazinessisastateofinaction.ItissomethingthatyoudonotsomethingthatyouarE.Beinglazymeansyouhavenomotivationtodoanything.Manypeoplemakethemistakethattheyviewthemselvesaslazy.Lazypeopleareoftenseenasuseless.Theyaretheoneswhodon’tdoanything.Theycanbeseenasunderachieversorevenbums废物.Thiscanbeachildoranadult.Youcanviewastudentwhoneverstudiesaslazy.Youcanseeanemployeewhodoesn’tdohisworkaslazy.Inallofthesecaseswhatthelazypersonisdoingisbeinglazy.Butaretheyreallybeinglazyoraretheyactinglazy?Thereisahugedifferentbetweensayingyouactlazysometimesandyouarealazyperson.Oneissuggestingthatyourlazinessistemporarywhiletheothersuggeststhatit’spermanent.Thisisthemythoflaziness.Peoplewhoarelazyaren’t;theysimplyarepeoplewhoaretemporarilyactingthatway.Sothatcausesapersontobeinactive?Theanswerisalackofgoals.Ifyougivesomeoneagoodenoughreasontodosomethingtheywilldoit.Peoplewhodon’tseemtodoanythingjusthaven’tfoundagoodenoughreasontodosomething.Lazystudentsdon’tstudybecausetheydon’tseethepointinstudying.Ifyougivethemareasonastrongenoughreasontheywilltakeaction.Forexampleifyouaretoolazytogotothegymwouldyougoifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarstogo?Ifyouaretoolazytogotocleanoutthegaragewouldsomeonepointingaguntoyourheadhelpyoutakeaction?Thereasoncanbepositiveornegativeaslongasit’sstrongenoughtoinduce引起action.Tomotivatesomeonewhoislazywhatyouneedtodoistohelpthemfindpurposeandenoughreasonstoworktowardsacertaingoal.8.Accordingtothepassagewhocanbeviewedasactinglazy?A.AstudentwhoalwayscheatsoutthegaragE.B.AhusbandwhonevercleansoutthegaragE.C.Aclerkwhosialwaysscoldedforbeinguseless.D.Amotherwhodoesn’tfeellikecookingonSunday.9.Themainreasonwhypeoplearenotactiveisthat___________.A.theyareaimlessB.theylackenoughmoneyC.theyhavetoomanynegativefeelingsD.theyfindnopointinlearningnewthings10.Thepurposeofthewritingistohelpreaders___________.A.torecognizeone’sweaknessB.toseelazinessinadifferentwayC.tohaveaclearideaaboutwhatahabitisD.toinspirestudentstobehard-working11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BeinglazyandcatlazyB.LazinessandmotivationC.Temporaryandpermanent.D.Beingpositiveandnegative
Nextautumnwhenyouseewildgeese大雁headingsouthforthewinterflyinginaVformationyoumightthinkaboutwhatscientistshavediscoveredastowhytheyflythatway.Aseachbirdflaps拍打itswingsitcreatesanuplift上升力forthebirdimmediatelyfollowing.ByflyinginaVformationthewholegroupaddsatleast71%greaterflyingrange航程thanifeachbirdfliesonitsown.Peoplewhoshareacommondirectionandsenseofcommunitycangetwheretheyaregoingmorequicklyandeasilybecausetheyaretravelingonthepushofoneanother.Whenawildgoosefallsoutoftheformationitsuddenlyfeelsthedragandresistance阻力oftryingtogoaloneandquicklytriestogetbackintotheformationtotakeadvantageoftheliftingpowerofthebirdinfront.Whentheheadgoosegetstireditfliesbackintotheformationandanothergoosefliestothefront.Itiswisetotaketurnsdoingdifficultjobswhetheritbepeopleorwildgeeseflyingsouth.Wildgeesehonk发出雁叫声frombehindtoinspirethoseupfronttokeepuptheirspeeD.Whatcanwelearnfromthis?Whenawildgoosegetssickorwoundedbygunshotsandfallsoutoftheformationtwoothergeesewillfalloutwiththatgooseandfollowitdowntolendhelpandprotection.Theywillstaywiththefallengooseuntilitisabletoflyoruntilitdiesandonlythenwilltheygoonwiththeirownorwithanotherformationtocatchupwiththeirgroup.24.WildgeeseflyinaVformationinorderto________.A.protectthemselvesfromdangerB.flymorequicklyandeasilyC.helpthesickandwoundedD.flymuchhigherinthesky25.IfawildgoosefallsoutoftheVformation_______.A.theothergeesewillcallitbackB.theothergeesewillflywithitC.itwilltrytogetbackintothegroupD.itwillfallbehindthewholegroup26.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?A.WeshouldtrytoleadotherstomoveforwarD.B.Weshouldgivepeoplefacingdifficultiesencouragement.C.Weshouldbelieveinthosewhoofferushelp.D.Weshouldcaremoreabouttheoldandsick.27.Whenawildgoosebecomessickoriswounded____.A.itwillbeleftaloneandwillfallonthegroundB.thewholegroupwillstopflyingC.twoothergeesewillstaywithittoofferhelpD.othergeesewillhonktogiveitencouragement
WecanofferyouaplaceatoneofthebestuniversitiesinBritain.We’llprovideyouwithachoiceof150first-classcoursesdevelopedespeciallytoenableyoutostudyinyourowntimE.AllofthesecoursesarebackedbytheOpenUniversity’sownspecialstudymethod—OUSupportOpenLearning.We’llgiveyouthesupportofapersonalteacherandthechancetomeetyourfellowstudents.YoucanstudyforadiplomaadegreeorapostgraduatedegreE.Subjectsavailableinclude:ComputingBusinessManagementTechnologyModernLanguagesSocialSciencesEnglishLawArtsScienceMathematicsEducationandHealth&SocialWelfarE.Whetheryouwanttostudytoimproveyourcareerprospectsorforyourownpersonalinterestthere’salmostcertainlyacourseforyou.Ifyouhaven’tstudiedforawhilewewillhelpyougetstarteD.NoprevioustrainingordegreesarerequireD.Allthatisrequiredisawillingnesstolearn.TheOUisgreatvalueformoneyandyoucanpaymonthly.TheOUleadstheworldintheuseofnewtechnologyforlearningandanumberofcoursesprovidesourcematerialonCD-ROM.WhatelsecantheOpenUniversityofferyou?☆TheOUisinthetop15%ofallUKuniversitiesforteachingquality.☆25%ofallBritishMBAscomefromtheOU.☆Over30000employershaveofferedchancesfortheirstafftostudyOUcourses.☆40000OUstudentsstudyonlinefromtheirhomE.☆Thereare9-monthcoursesanddiplomasaswellasdegrees.Sendforyourfreeinstructionsnow.Postto:TheOpenUniversityPOBox625MiltonKeynesMK76AAU99LX.13.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto_________.A.introducethebestuniversityinBritainB.letthereadersknowtheOUSupportOpenLearningC.describethenewtechnologyforlearningintheOpenUniversityD.attractstudentstotheOpenUniversity14.IfyouwanttostudyintheOpenUniversityyouneed________.A.agoodstudyhabitB.someprevioustrainingC.awillingnesstolearnD.adegreefromagooduniversity15.TheOpenUniversitycanofferyouallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.anMBAdegreeB.high-qualityteachingC.acomputersoyoucanstudyonlinefromhomeD.9-monthcoursesanddiplomasaswellasdegrees
Themobilephonehasbecomeaproblemforhighschools.Somehigh-schoolstudentsinAustraliaarenotallowedtocarrymobilephonesduringschoolhours.Themobilephoneusedamongchildrenhasbecomeaproblemfortheschoolyears.SeveralchildrenhavegotmobilephonesasChristmaspresentsandmorestudentswantthem.MarryBrownaheadmastersaidthatthemobilephonewasadistractiontostudentsduringschoolhoursanditalsogaveteacherssomuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Teachersalsosaythatsometimesstudentsmightusephonemessagestocheatduringexams.Shesaidsomeschoolshadtriedtobanmobilephones.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn'tgetintouchwiththeirchildren.ManyteacherssaidstudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschooliftherewasagoodreasontheycouldleavetheirphonesatschoolofficE.Theyalsosaidphoneswereeasilylostandwereadistractionforstudies.Manypeoplesaythattheyunderstandwhyparentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavephonesbuttheythinkschoolsshouldletstudentsknowwhentheycanusetheirmobilephones.26.SomehighschoolsinAustraliahavestoppedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephones____A.becausetheyarestudentsB.whentheyareatschoolC.whentheyarefreeD.becausetheyarechildren27.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionmeaninChineseinthispassage?A.分散注意力的事B.吸引人的事C.让人高兴的事D.让人沮丧的事28.TheheadmasterMarryBrownsaidthatthemobilephonewas____tostudentsatschool.A.ausefultoolB.abadthingC.agoodthingD.ofsomehelp29.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn't__________duringschoolhours.A.usetheirmobilephonesB.leavetheirmobilephonesintheschoolofficeC.getintouchwiththeirchildrenD.helptheteacherswiththeirwork30.Thepassagetellsusthat________A.parentsshouldteachtheirchildrenhowtousemobilephonesduringschoolhoursB.itisimportanttobanstudentsfromusingmobilephonesatschoolC.someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn'tusetheirphonesathomeD.studentsshouldn'thavemobilephonesatschoolexceptforsomespecialreasons
WhenJaneputouttheideaofhomeschoolingtoherparentsthefirstreactiontheygavewasYouarecuttingthechildofftheworlD.Didthechildreallygetcutoffordidthechildsocializebetter?Themomentwehearofhomeschoolingwethinkthechildwillhavenoopportunitiestointeractwiththeirpeers.Howeverinmyfriend’sopinionweforgetthatwhenattendingaregularschoolthechildisnotintosocializingallthewhilE.Thechildisrestrictedtosomanyotheractivities.Studiestakeamajorroleinachild’slifE.Thechildhardlyhasthetimetointeractatschool.Thechildmightbemeetingandstudyingalongwithmanypeers;howeverhowmanykidsinteractwithallthekidsinaclass?Butinhomeschoolingsystemasmyfriendmentionedthekidhasallthetimeandcanplanhisdayaccordingly.Duringthedaythechildstudiesjustlikeotherschool-goingkidsbutwithnoburdenofhomeworkandprojectworkthechildhassomuchfreetimeintheeveningastoeffectivelyinteractandplaywithpeers.ThequalitytimethechildspendsineducationisreallyimpressivE.Homeschooledkidshavetheopportunitytosocializemoreoftenastheyhavealotoftimeintheirhands.Theycanalsomakesocializingaregularhabit.Justasmyfriendsaidherchildgoestoaneighboringparkalmosteverydayandhasasetoffriendswhogotheredaily.Otherchildrengetbackhometofinishoffhomeworkandprojectworkwhereasherchildwhoisalreadythroughwithstudiesgetstheopportunitytospendtimewithfamilymembers.WhenIheardthisIreallyfelthowluckythechildwas.DefinitelythechildhadabetteropportunitytosocializewhencomparedwithmykiD.HoweverImightnotconsiderhomeschoolingformykidasIamsousedtotheconventionalschoolingsystemandfeelregularschoolingthesafestbet.1.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageisto_________.A.expresshisviewsonhomeschoolingB.explainwhathomeschoolingisC.sharehiswaysofteachinghischildrenD.promotehomeschooling2.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofhomeschooledchildren?A.Theywillbecomebraver.B.Theycanbemorepopular.C.Theycansocializebetter.D.TheywillknowhowtoarrangetimE.3.Whatdoweknowabouthomeschooledchildren?A.Theydon’tinteractwiththeirpeersoften.B.Theyhavemoresparetimetoplay.C.TheyarerestrictedtocertainactivitiesD.Theycan’tgainenoughknowledgE.4.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?A.ByfollowingtheorderofimportancE.B.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.BypresentingdatA.
ThejourneytwodiversmadesometimeagotothedeepestpointontheearthmakesusrealizehowmuchoftheworldstillremainstobestudieD.ThetwomenwentdownsevenmilestothebottomofthePacificOceaninsideasmallsteelballtofindoutifthereareanyoceancurrents水流orsignsoflifE.Itwasnecessarytosetoutearlysothattheballwouldcometothesurfaceindaylightandbeeasilyfoundbythemothershipwhichwouldbewaitingforit.Thediversbeganpreparationsearlyinthemorningandsoonafterwardswhenallwasreadythesteelballdisappearedunderthesurfaceofthewater.Thediversfeltasiftheyweregoingdownstepsastheypassedthroughwarmandcoldlayers层ofwater.Intimethetemperaturedroppedtothefreezingpoint.Theykeptintouchwiththemothershipbytelephonetellinghowtheyfelt.Thenatadepthof3000feetthetelephonestoppedworkingandtheywerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworlD.Allwentwelluntilsomefourhourslaterat30000feetthemenwerefrightenedbyaloudcrackingnoisE.Eventhesmallestholeintheballwouldhavemeantinstantdeath.Luckilythoughitwasonlyoneoftheouterwindowsthathadbroken.Soonafterwardstheballtouchedthesoftoceanfloorraisingabigcloudofdustmadeupofsmalldeadseacreatures.HerepowerfullightslitupthedarkwaterandthemenweresurprisedtoseefishswimmingjustabovethemquiteuntroubledbythegreatwaterpressurE.Buttheydidnotdaretoleavethelightsonforlongastheheatfromthemmadethewaterboil.Quiteunexpectedlythetelephonebeganworkingagainandthefaintbutclearvoicesofthediverswereheardonthemothershipsevenmilesaway.AfterastayofthirtyminutesthemenbegantheirjourneyuparrivingthreehourslatercoldandwetthroughbutnonewasworsefortheirexperiencE.5.Thepurposeofthedivers'journeytothedeepestpointontheearthwastofind_______.A.iftherearewatercurrentsandlifeinthegreatdepthsB.ifpeoplecanstandtheseverecoldinthegreatdepthsC.iftherearestepsinthegreatdepthsD.ifthetelephoneworkswellinthegreatdepths6.Thediverssetoutearlyinthemorningsothat.A.theycouldavoidthecoldatnightB.theycouldseeatthebottomoftheoceanC.theycouldreturntothesurfaceduringthedayD.theycouldstaylongatthebottom7.Asthediverswentdowntotheoceanfloorthetelephone.A.keptworkingallthetimeB.stoppedworkingatadepthof3000feetandbeganworkingagainwhentheyreturnedtothesamedepthC.stoppedworkingatadepthof3000feetandbeganworkingagainat30000feetD.stoppedworkingatadepthof3000feetandbeganworkingagainaftertheyreachedthebottom8.Ontheoceanfloorthediversfoundthat.A.therewasnolifebutsomesmalldeadseacreaturesB.fishwereswimmingasfreelyastheydonearthesurfaceC.fishwerenotswimmingfreelyinthedarkwaterD.fishwerenotswimmingfreelyunderthehighwaterpressure
Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomesfewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreadinghowever.Todaynewspaperssellinverylargenumbers.AndbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbeforE.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensivemanybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks平装本whicharequitecheap.A.paperbackcollectionofshortstoriesforexampleisalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheaterandyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.BooksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhomE.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.A.goodencyclopedia百科全书thoughexpensiveisusefultoobecauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besidesyoucanhavesuchbooksashistorybookssciencetextbookscookbooksandcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.13.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformationC.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfunD.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself14.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphTelevisionhasnotkilledreadinghowever.suggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreadingthough.B.Readingismorefunthantelevision.C.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.15.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?A.Inatravelbooklet.B.Inasciencereport.C.InafashionshowmagazinE.D.Inaneducationbookreview.
Kidsmayneedtoapologizeiftheydosomethingtheyknowwaswrong－liketellingalieorbreakingaruleonpurposE.Whentheydosomethingtheirparentstellthemnottodoortheydon'tdosomethingtheyaresupposedtodotheyapologizetoo.Grown-upscanapologizetootoothergrown-upsoreventokids.Afterallevengrown-upsmakemistakessometimes.Byapologizingwhenthey'rewronggrown-upscansetagoodexampleandshowkidshowtodotherightthingandapologizewhentheyneedto.SayingI'msorrywhenyouneedtoistherightthingtodo.ItdoesalotofgooD.Butbyitselfitmightnotbeenoughtomakeeverythingallbetteragain.Sometimesalongwithanapologyapersonneedstofixthemistakeorpromisetodobetter.Sometimesdoinganicethingforthepersonafteryouapologizehelpsshowthatyoureallyaresorryandwanttobefriendlyagain.SometimesaheartfeltI'msorryfixeseverythingrightaway.OthertimesitmighttakeawhileforsomeonetofeelfriendlyafteryouapologizE.YoumightneedtogivetheotherpersonsometimE.Evenafteryousayyou'resorryyoumightstillfeelbadaboutwhatyousaidordid－butyoucanfeelgoodaboutapologizingandaboutmakingupyourmindtodobetter.Whensomeoneapologizestoyouyoumightnotfeellikebeingfriendlyagainrightaway.Onceinawhileifapersondoesn'tchangeyoumightnotwanttobefriendsanymorE.Youmightfeelgladthattheotherpersonapologizedandadmittedbeingwrong.ButifsomeonekeepsbehavinginmeanwaysordoessomethingthatkeepshurtingyoumightnotfeelthesamewayanymorE.Justbecausesomeoneapologizestoyoudoesn'tmeanyouhavetobefriendlyagain.Thatpartisuptoyou.9.Thewritersuggeststhatgrown-upsshouldsetagoodexampleof________.A.workinghardB.makinganapologyC.doinggooddeedsD.makingmistakes10.TheunderlinedpronounitinParagraph3probablyrefersto________.A.promisingtodobetterB.alotofgoodC.fixingmistakesD.sayingI'msorry11.Whatwouldyoulikeyourfriendtosaytoyouifhe/shehurtsyou?A.Iamreallywrong.B.ExcusemE.C.IbegyourpardonD.What'swrongwithyou12.Thepassagemainlydealswithatopicabout________.A.politicsB.historyC.communicationD.science
Whetherinthehomeortheworkplacesocialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.SocialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedwaysaidCynthiaBreazealchiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhouseworksocialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.ForexampletheserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsaD.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.TheJiborobotarrangedtoshiplaterthisyearisdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobotaskitquestionsandmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehouseholD.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.SocialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehomE.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’sOshbotrobotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastorewhichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestorE.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumansthemoreitlearns.ButOshbotlikeothersocialrobotsisnotintendedtoreplaceworkersbuttoworkalongsideotheremployees.WehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforusbutwithussaidBreazeal.12.HowaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobotsA.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.13.WhatcanOshbotworkasA.A.languageteacher.B.A.tourguidE.C.A.shopassistant.D.A.privatenursE.14.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill______.A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmatesC.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers15.WhatdoesthepassagemainlypresentA.A.newdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.
Don’ttalktome;I’mbusywithmyiPhoneRidingaLondonsubwayapersonfromChinawillnoticeonemajordifference:inLondonpeopledonotlookateachother.Infacteyecontactisavoidedatalltimes.That’snotrudeness—peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking.Busydoingwhatyouask?Wellthey’recertainlynotusingthetimeforamomentofquietreflectionnoraretheyreadingabook.Newtechnologyhasreplacedquiethabits.TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonundergroundisane-book.ApplecompanymustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters.SincetheiPhonewasputonmarketin2007over40000---yesthat’s40000appsprogramsdownloadedfortheiPhonehavebeendesigneD.Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime-fillers.OneappcallediShootisagamethatfeaturestanks.AnotheroneTubeExitstellspassengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheirdestination.ISteamcloudstheiPhonescreenwhenyoubreatheintothemicrophonE.Youcanthenwriteinthesteamonyourphonescreen.ForthosewithoutaniPhoneanotherAppleproducttheiPodmaybeanotherchoicE.It’snotjustteenagerswhoplugintotheirmusic---iPodsareapopularwaytopassthetimeforallages.Andifgamese-booksandmusicaren’tenoughtokeepyouoccupieD.Thenperhapsyouwouldpreferafilm.ThedevelopmentofpalmDVDtechnologymeansmanycommuterswatchtheirfavoriteTVshoworfilmonthewaytowork.Withallthisentertainmentsit’samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain.21.PeopleinLondondonotmakeeyecontactonthesubwaybecausetheyarebusy_______.A.goingtoworkB.talkingtoothersC.thinkingprivatethingsD.playinggamesreadinge-bookslisteningtomusicorwatchingfilms.22.Thosewholikewargamescandownload_______totheiriPhones.A.iShootB.TubeExitsC.ISteamD.iPod23.TheunderlinedwordcommutersinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.studentsB.passengersC.designersD.businessmen24.Thearticletellsusthat____________.A.LondoncommutersareunfriendlytostrangersB.Applehasearnedalotofmoneyfromselling40000iPhonesC.technologyhastotallychangedthewayLondoncommutersspendtheirtravelingtimeD.withallthenewtime-fillersLondoncommutersoftenforgettogetoffthetrain
BryanForbeswhowasborninLondonon22July1926madehisfirstscreenactingappearancein1918.HelandedsupportingpartsinseveraloutstandingBritishfilmsincludingAnInspectorCalls1954andTheColditzStory1955butitwasnotlongbeforescreen-writinganddirectingattractedhimbehindthecamerA.TogetherwithRichardAttenboroughhesetupBeaverFilmsin1959.ItsfirstfilmTheAngrySilence1960waswrittenbyForbesandAttenboroughplayedtheleadrolE.Hisdirectingcareerbeganin1961withWhistledowntheWindfeaturingchildstarHayleyMills.Forbesdirectedmanymorefilmsinthe1960sandearly1970s.In1969hetookoverasheadofproductionandmanagingdirectorofEMI—MGMElstreeandthestudioachievedoutstandingsuccesses.Butitwasatorridtimeforthecompany.TroubledconstantlybyfinancialdifficultiesandstaffingissuesForbesquittedin1971.HethendirectedTheStepfordWivesbasedonthenovelbyIraLevinandin1975InternationalVelvetstarringTatumO’Nealin1978.ForbeswhocountedthelateQueenMotheramonghisfriendscontinueddirectingwritingandactingthroughoutthe1980sandearly1990s.HealsofoundsuccessasanauthorwithanumberofnovelsthelatestofwhichTheSoldier’sStorywaspublishedlastyear.AfterForbespassedawayfilmcriticMarkKermodesaidOnceIhadfun—boyishpleasureoftellingBryanForbeshowmuchIlovedStepfordWives.Hewascharmingandmodest.A.greatloss.21.HavingplayedseveralsupportingrolesForbesbeganto____________.A.workasacameramanB.makealeadactorC.buildhisowncompanyaloneD.writeanddirectfilms22.WhichofthefollowingisthefirstfilmdirectedbyForbes?A.AnInspectorCalls.B.TheColditzStoryC.WhistledowntheWindD.TheAngrySilence23.TheunderlinedwordtorridinParagraph3canbereplacedby_______.A.suitableB.toughC.preciousD.steady24.WhichofthefollowingcanbebestusedtodescribeForbes?A.TalentedB.Well-educatedC.ProudD.Attractive
YoumaycomplainthattherearetoomanytestsonthewaytocollegeentrancebutanincreasingnumberofstudentswanttotakeonemorE.ThatistheScholasticAptitudeTestorSATanAmericantestforstudentswhointendtoapplyforcollegeadmission.ChenHuanluaged18fromShandongProvincetookpartintheSATsubjecttestsSAT2inHongKongonJune2.ShehasalsobeenscheduledtotaketheSATreasoningtestSAT1inOctober.IhopetostudyenvironmentalengineeringatanAmericanuniversitywhereImayhavemoreopportunitiestogetcutting-edge前沿的knowledgeinthisareasaidChen.HowevernotallSATtesttakerswanttoapplytoAmericanuniversities.IwantedtoseehowIwoulddowhenfacedwithplentyofstressandalsotoevaluate测评myscholasticlevelbyanAmericanstandarD.TheSATsmademyschoollifemorediversesaidSenior2studentZhouYuxiangfromSichuanProvincE.Zhouaged17atopstudentinhisschoolwasinspiredbysomeofhisfriends.TheyhavetakenthistestandbeenadmittedtoAmericanuniversitiesincludingHarvardandYalE.Lastwintervacationhetooka20-daySATcourseatChengduNewOrientalSchool.AsIpreparedforthetestinthefollowingmonthsIwasforcedtobalancemyeverydayschedulebetter.FortunatelyIwasoptimisticenoughtohaveundergonethemostdifficulttimehesaiD.InMayandJuneZhouflewalonetoHongKongtositfortheSAT1andSAT2.Theyareboththestandardswhichhavebeensetforustoreach.Whatweshoulddomoresensiblyistotryhardertoprepareforthem.Survivalofthefittest适者生存istruebothinAmericaandinChinA.ThatissomethingIhavelearntbeyondtheSATitselfhesaiD.1.TheSATisatestdesignedmainlyfor_________.A.ChinesestudentswhowanttogotocollegeinAmericaB.AmericanstudentswhointendtoapplyforcollegeadmissioninChinaC.studentswhoplantoapplyforAmericanuniversitiesD.studentswhowanttolearnaboutthesurvivalofthefittest2.WhatcanwelearnaboutChenHuanluaccordingtothispassage?A.Shedoesn’tlikethecollegeentranceexaminationinChinA.B.ShehastakenpartinbothSAT1andSAT2inJunE.C.Sheisinterestedinenvironmentalissues.D.Shewantstogetcutting-edgeknowledgefromSATs.3.BytakingZhouYuxiangforexampletheauthorwantstotellusthat________.A.allthestudentswhotakeSATsintendtoapplytoAmericanuniversitiesB.someSATtakerssimplyregardtheSATasachallengeC.hejusttakesthetestforfunD.SAT1andSAT2havesomethingincommon4.WhatdoChenHuanluandZhouYuxianghaveincommon?A.TheybothtookpartintheSATsubjecttestsinHongKong.B.TheyarebothstudentsofSenior2.C.BothofthemattendedaSATcourseatNewOrientalSchool.D.Bothofthemcamefromthetopschools.
Forgiving原谅someonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudieshoweversaythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits.Whenyouthinkofforgivenessyouprobablydon’tthinkofitasbeingahealthormedicalproblem.StudiesfromStanfordUniversityontheotherhandshowthatsomethinglikeanger愤怒canchangeyourwell-being.WhencartoonbookcharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangrytheychangecolorsandoftengainspecialpower.Intherealworldangerislessobviousandmaybemoredangerous.That’swhyProfessorFredLuskinfounderoftheStanfordForgivenessProjectandauthorofForgiveforGoodsayholdingontoangerandhatred仇恨canharmyourphysicalandmentalhealth.TwonewstudiesseemtoshowthesameideA.Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstresslessbackpainandlessunhappiness.Theyalsohavefewerheadacheslowerbloodpressureandfewerproblemsonsleeping.Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourangeriscausedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Skillssuchasdeepbreathorthoughtcanhelp.Orjustaskyourselfifit’sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelsE.Forgivenessdoesn’tmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit’sOK.Insteadit’sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwhathappenedinthepast.4.Theauthorofthepassagetriestomakehisopinionclear___________.A.byshowinghisownexamplesB.basedonhisownexperiencE.C.byusingsomestudies.D.byintroducingsomepatients.5.Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersinthepassageistakento________.A.supporttheopinionthatangerandhatredharmyourphysicalandmentalhealthB.introduceafamousexpertC.letthereadersknowthedifferentcolorsofcartoonfacesD.showhowtocontrolone’stemper6.Theunderlinedphraseholdingontointhepassagepossiblymeans_______.A.takingawayB.keepingupC.gettingridofD.learningabout
JayChouisawell-knownnamebothinTaiwanandmainlanD.HeisnowoneofAsia’shottestpopstars.Hiscatchytuneshavemainstreamed主流rapandR&BintheMandopopworlD.Inthepasthisteacherthoughthewasdumb木讷的.Talentspotters观察者thoughthewasugly.ButhissuccessprovesthatthemusicstillmattersmorethanlooksandimagE.Hismusicaltalentisrecognizedbyfansfellowsingersandproducers.NowasingingcontestwasheldinTaiwan.ChouappearedatthecontestwithbandNanQuanMamawhichwasdiscoveredbyChou.TheirfirstalbumtheSummerofNanQuanMamacomposedandproducedbyChouwasagreatsuccess.Choustartedhiscareeratasingingcontestattractingtheattentionofrecordproducers.Butthesuccessfulsingerdoesnotbelieveinluck.Hesaysit’shispassionformusicandhardworkthatarekeystohissuccess.HesaidIdidn’tknowhowtosingatthebeginningsoIlostthefirsttimE.ButIwassodeterminedthatIneverstoppedtrying.Myadvicetotheseyoungsingersisnevertogiveupandalwaysbelieveinyourself.Chou’sconfidencehasstrengthenedhismusiC.Heisagreatsourceofinspirationtoyoungsterswhosharehisdeterminationtobecomeasuperstar.1.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe________.A.JayChouandNanQuanMamaB.JayChouencouragesyoungstersC.JayChouandhisbandD.A.briefintroductionofJayChou2.Theunderlinedpartmattersmoremostprobablymeans________.A.betterB.moredifferentC.moredifficultD.moreimportant3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutJayChou?A.JayChouisconfidenttowardsmusiC.B.Heisadeterminedman.C.HesucceededthefirsttimeheappearedonthestagE.D.Thoughnotgood-lookinghehasagiftformusiC.4.________makesJayChouasuccessaccordingtothepassage?A.HisluckB.HispassionofmusicC.HishardworkD.BothB.andC.
AnewconceptvehiclePodwasintroducedbyToyotaandSonyattheTokyomotorshow.Thecarisintendedasafour-wheeledfrienD.Itaimstoprovideaffectionsympathyandencouragement.Likeadogwelcomingitsmasterthecarsitsupwagsitstailandacknowledgesitsowner’spresenceusinghydraulics液压装置andamulti-colouredLEDdisplaypanel引擎acrossthefront.Whileontheroadthecarconstantlymonitorsthedriver’smoodwithpulseandsweat汗sensorsonthejoystick操纵杆.Camerasfocusedontheeyeskeepwatchforanysighofdrowsiness.IfadriverappearstobelosinghisorhercoolPodwilldisplaywarningsplaysoftmusicandblowcoldairatthefacE.Driversareshakenawakewithloudmusicandashakingchair.ToimprovedrivingskillsPodusesacomparisontoscoredriversofferadviceandrankallPodowners.Toyotaclaimsthatthecarwilleventuallybeabletolearnitsowner’slikesanddislikesbymonitoringpassengerconversations.IfthecarhearsafavoritesongbeingdiscusseditwilldownloadthetrackfromtheInternetandplayitwithoutbeingaskeD.Itwillalsorecommend推荐restaurantsthatmightsuitthedriver’stasteandtakephotographsofpassengerswhentheysoundparticularlyhappy.Inkeepingwiththemoodinessthatisthecar’smainsellingpointPodexpressesaformofroadanger.Ifadriverbrakesorswerves急转弯suddenlytheLEDpanelshowsanangryredandthetailrisesattheback.Angerisoneofthecar’stenemotionalstates.Anotherissadness---abluefrontwithtear-shapedlightsseeminglydroppingfromheadlights---whichappearsafteraflattireorwhengasislow.WewantedtoshowthatthecarscanbecheerfulandentertainingsaidYasunoriSakamotopartoftheToyotadesignteam.MrSakamotosaidToyotahasnoplanstoputPodonthemarket.Sadreally.32.TheunderlinedworddrowsinessinParagraph2means_________.A.fearB.boredomC.excitementD.sleepiness33.AccordingtothetextPodcan___________.A.ranktherestaurantnearbyB.recommendasongtopassengerC.haveaconversationwithdriversD.testthedriver’sdrivingskills34.Ifthenewconceptvehicleisrunningoutofgas__________.A.theLEDpanelturnsredB.thetailrisesatthebackofthecarC.thefrontlightturnblueandlookliketearsD.thecarstopsandshakewithloudmusic35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsPod?A.SupportivE.B.Doubtful.C.PessimistiC.D.Tolerant.
Whenaratherdirtypoorlydressedpersonkneelsatyourfeetandputsouthishandstobegforafewcoinsdoyouhurryonnotknowingwhattodoordoyoufeelsadandhurriedlyhandoversomemoney?Whatshouldourattitudetobeggarsbe?Therecan’tbenoquestionthattheworldisfullofterriblysadstories.Itmustbeterribletohavenoideawhereournextmealisgoingtocomefrom.Itseemscruelnottogivesomemoneytobeggars.Certainlymostoftheworld’sgreatreligionszōng jiāo orderustobeopen-heartedandsharewhatwehavewiththoselessfortunatethanourselves.Buthastheworldchanged?Maybewhatwasmorally道德方面rightintheolddayswhenoneknewexactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelpisnolongerthebestideA.Quiteafewpeoplewillnotgivetobeggars.Letuslookattheirarguments.Firstsomebelievethatmanycitybeggarsdressuponpurposetolookpitiableandactuallymakeagoodlivingfrombegging.Givingtobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevil恶行.Secondlythereistheworrythatthemoneyyougivewillbespentonbeerwineordrugs.Thirdlythereistheopinionthatthereisnorealexcuseforbegging.Onemightbepoorbutthatisnoreasonforlosingone’ssenseofprideandself-dependencE.RelatedtothisistheopinionthattheproblemshouldbedealtwithbythegovernmentratherthanordinarypeoplE.Somepeoplethinkbeggarsshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentandreceivehelp.Itishardtocometoanyfinalconclusiontherearevariouscasesandwemustdealwiththemdifferently.A.fewcoinscansavealifeinsomesituationsandevenifthemoneyiswastedthatdoesnottakeawaythemoralgoodness道德之善ofthegiver.32.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.MoraldeedsofpeoplE.B.Religiousactivitiesofthechurch.C.Moralgoodnessofthegiver.D.Argumentsongivingtobeggars.33.WhatcanweinferfromthesentenceButhastheworldchanged?inthesecondparagraph?A.PeoplenolongerknowwhosuffersmisfortuneinthevillagE.B.Somepeoplewillnotdowhatwasmorallyrightinthepast.C.Wedon’tmeetwiththosewhoneedhelpanymorE.D.Nowitisthegovernment’sdutytohelpthebeggars.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Somepeopledressuptopretendtobebeggars.B.Somebeggarsusethemoneytobuydrugs.C.Somebeggarswantmoneytohelptheirchildrengotoschool.D.Somebeggarshavenoexcuseforbegging.35.Inthelastparagraphthewriterthinksthatitishardtocometoanyfinalconclusionbecause________.A.thecasescanbesodifferentB.therearesomanybeggarsC.thereissomuchmoneywastedD.therearesomanydifferentarguments
WhenitwasannouncedthatPatrickModianohadwontheNobelPrizeinLiteratureonOct.9theSwedishAcademyhadnotyetmanagedtoreachthewriterhimselftotellhimthenews.astheTelegraphputitItwasacuriouscaseofmissingpersonhoodinanauthorwhosecareerhadbeenspentinsearchingotherswithintheconfines界限ofasinglecity.Thoughthe69-year-oldFrenchauthorhashadasuccessfulwritingcareeronlysixofhisbookshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.OnereasonforthismightbethatModiano’sstorylinesareasslimasthebooksthemselvessaidtheBBC.WhilemostofModiano’sworksdon’trunforhundredsofpagestheyexploreserioussubjects.Theauthor’ssignaturethemesareGermany’soccupationduringWorldWarIIandtheevolutionofParisoverthepastcentury.Modiano’slifehasbeengreatlyaffectedbyNaziGermany’soccupationduringthewarandhisfamily’sconnectionstoit.AccordingtoNewYork-basednewspaperForwardhisfathersurvivedthewardishonorably.WhenParis’sJewswereroundedupfordeportation驱逐toconcentrationcampsthebusinessmandidnotjointhembutspentthetimemakingmoneyfromdealswithNazisontheblackmarket.ThenovelisthasadutytorecordthetracesofthepeoplewhoweremadetodisappearFrenchwriterClemenceBoulouquealsoanexpertinJewishStudiestoldTheNewYorkmagazinE.InhismorethanthreedozennovelsModianohasreturnedagainandtothesamethemes:JewishnesstheNazioccupationandlossofidentity.Parisisanotherrecurring重复的themeinModiano’sworks.MostofhisnovelsaresetinthecityfromtherichpartsofdowntownParistomoreremotesuburbswherethecharacterstrytoliveanonymousprotectlives.AnneGhisolithedirectorofLibrairieGallimardabookstoreinParisconcludedModianoisamasterofwritingonmemoryandoccupationwhichhaunt萦绕andinformhisworks.Heisachronicler年代记录者ofParisitsstreetsanditspresent.1.AccordingtothearticlePatrickModiano____________.A.likestoinvolvehishismemoriesinhiswritingB.usuallywritesstorieswithdisappearingpeopleC.issopopularthatpostofhisworksareonsaleD.didn’tsuffermuchduringWorldWarIIthankstohisfather2.TheunderlinewordsliminParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto____.A.thinB.hardC.simpleD.dull3.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.FrenchAuthor’sSurpriseB.Modiano’sLifeandHisBooksC.WorldWarIIandtheNazisD.MemoryAuthorWinstheNobel
IfyouwanttobecomeafluentEnglishspeakeryoushouldtakesomeadvice:therearefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theyarelisteningspeakingreadingandwriting.Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingandwritingskillsyoushouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.Readasmuchasyoucan.ButyourreadingmustbeactivE.ItmeansthatyoumustthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentencesthemeaningoftheunfamiliarwordsetC.Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammar---ortrytounderstandalltheunfamiliarwordsyoucomeacrossbutthefactyouseethemforthefirsttimeandrecognizethemwheneveryouseethemforexampleinotherpassagesorbooksisenough.Itwouldbebettertoprepareyourselfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwordsorsentencesinit.Asforlisteningtherearetwochoices:besidesreadingyoucanlisteneverydayforabout30minutes.Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyourreadingthenyoucancatchuponyourlistening.Sinceyouhavelotsofinputs输入inyourmindyoucaneasilyguesswhatthespeakerisgoingtosay.Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpracticelistening.Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadeforchildren.Theirlanguagesareeasy.OrifyouaregoodatlisteningyoucanlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseveryday.Againthethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningandpreferably更好地takingsomenotes.Ifyoufollowthesepiecesofadviceyourspeakingandwritingwillimproveautomatically自动地andyoucanbesurethatwithalittleefforttheywillbecomeperfect.24.Accordingtotheauthorwhichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills?_______A.ReadingandlisteningB.ReadingandwritingC.WritingandspeakingD.Speakingandlistening25.Toimproveyourreadingwhenyoureadyoushould____.A.lookupallthenewwordsinthedictionary.B.thinkaboutwhatyouarereadingactivelyC.spendmoretimestudyinggrammarD.copyasmanywordsandsentencesaspossible26.Theunderlinedwordscomeacrossinparagraph3probablybereplacedby_____A.meetbyaccidentB.discoverC.findonpurposeD.lookfor27.Theauthorseemstoagreewiththeviewthat_____A.everyoneshouldlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseverydayB.youneedn’tpracticelisteningifyoukeepinreadingeverydayC.beinggoodatreadingishelpfulinimprovingyourlisteningD.youshouldtakenotesofwhateveryouarehearing
ItwasanautumnmorningshortlyaftermyhusbandandImovedintoourfirsthousE.OurchildrenwereupstairsunpackingandIwaslookingoutofthewindowatmyfathermovingaroundmysteriouslyonthefrontlawn.Whatareyoudoingoutthere?Icalledtohim.Helookedupsmiling.I'mmakingyouasurprisE.Ithoughtitcouldbejustaboutanything.Whenwewerekidshealwayscreatedsomethingsurprisingforus.TodayhoweverDadwouldsaynomoreandcaughtupinthebusynessofournewlifeIeventuallyforgotabouthissurprisE.UntilonegloomydaythenextMarchwhenIglancedoutofthewindowIsawadotofblueacrosstheyarD.Iheadedoutsideforacloserlook.Theywerecrocuses番红花throughoutthefrontlawn一blueyellowandmyfavoritepinkwithlittlefacesmovingupanddowninthecoldwinD.IrememberedthethingsDadsecretlyplantedlastautumn.Heknewhowthedarknessanddullnessofwinteralwaysgotmedown.Whatcouldhavebeenmoreperfectlytimelytomyneeds?Myfather'scrocusesbloomed开花eachspringforthenextfiveseasonsalwaysbringingthesameassuranceHardtimesarealmostover.Holdonkeepgoingandlightiscomingsoon.ThenaspringcamewithonlyhalftheusualbloomsandthenextspringtherewerenonE.ImissedthecrocusessoIwouldaskDadtocomeoverandplantnewbulbs.ButIneverdiD.HediedsuddenlyoneOctoberday.Myfamilywereindeepsorrowleaningonourfaith.OnaspringafternoonfouryearslaterIwasdrivingbackwhenIfeltdepresseD.ItwasDad'sbirthdayandIfoundmyselfthinkingabouthim.Thiswasnotunusual—myfamilyoftentalkedabouthimrememberinghowheliveduptohisfaith.SuddenlyIslowedasIturnedintoourdriveway.Istoppedandstaredatthelawn.Thereonthemuddygrasswithsmallpilesofmeltingsnowbravelywavinginthewindwasonepinkcrocus.Howcouldaflowerbloomfromabulbmorethan18yearsagoonethathadn'tbloomedinoveradecade?Buttherewasthecrocus.TearsfilledmyeyesasIrealizeditssignificancE.Holdonkeepgoingandlightiscomingsoon.ThepinkcrocusbloomedforonlyadaybutitbuiltmyfaithforalifetimE.28.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphswelearnthat______.A.itkeptbotheringtheauthornotknowingwhatthesurprisewasB.theauthorwasunpackingwhenherfatherwasmakingthesurpriseC.itwasnotthefirsttimethattheauthor'sfatherhadmadeasurpriseD.theauthorknewwhatthesurprisewasbecausesheknewherfather29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthorusuallyfeltdepressedintheseasonofwinter.B.Theauthor'sfatherplantedthecrocusestoliftherlowspirits.C.TheauthoroftenthoughtaboutherfatherafterhedieD.D.ThecrocusesbloomedeachspringbeforeherfatherdieD.30.Theauthor'sfathershouldbebestdescribedas______.A.apart-timeworkerwholovedflowersB.akind-heartedmanwholivedwithfaithC.afull-timegardenerwithskillfulhandsD.anordinarymanwithdoubtsinhislife31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Crocuses—MySourceofFaithB.Crocuses—Father'sSurpriseC.A.PinkCrocus—MyMemoryD.CrocusesinBlossom—MyFavorite
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