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高中英语《湖南省湘南三校（永州四中、郴州一中、衡阳八中）2015-2016学年高一上学期第一次期末模拟联考考试试题及答案》真题及答案
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IMAGINEthis:youcomehomefromschoolandfindthatyourdoghasmessedupyourbedandeatenthepizzaonthetablewhileyouwereaway.YougetsoangryandstartblamingitforwhatitdiD.Whileyouaredoingthisthelittlecriminaljustsitstherequietlyheaddownearsbackeyesdroopy下垂的lookingguilty内疚的.Thismakesyouthinkthatitunderstandsyouandyouareteachingitalesson.Butdon’tbefooledbythislook–animalbehavioristssaythatdogsactuallylacktheabilitytofeelshamereportedtheAssociatedPress.Insteadtheyjustputonthatlooksotheirownerswillcalmdown.Myguessisthattheirthinkingis:‘OhmanmyowneriscrazyaboutsomethingbutIdon’tknowwhatbutheseemstocalmdownwhenIgivehimthesadfacesolet’strythatagain’saidPascaleLemireCanadianauthorofthebookDogShaming.Oneofthefirstscientificstudiesontheguiltylookofdogswasconductedin2009byAlexandraHorowitzaprofessoratBarnardCollegeintheUS.Inthestudyshevideotapedhow14dogsreactedwhentheirownerslefttheroom.WhentheownersreturnedtheywereaskedtoscoldthedognomatteriftheyhadmisbehaveD.Horowitzfoundthattheguiltylookwouldappearaslongastheownerwasangrynotwhenthedoghadactuallydonesomethingwrongwhichmeansthelookhasnothingtodowithguilt.SothebestwaytodealwithadogthathasmisbehavedisprobablytojustgetitoverandremindyourselfnottoputsomeattractionsonthetablenexttimesuggestedBeaver.Inotherwordsdon’tleaveyourbedroomdooropenorthepizzaonthetableinthefirstplacE.25.Theexamplegivenatthebeginningofthearticleismeantto_________.A.showthedisadvantagesofkeepingpetsB.introducethesubjectofthistextC.provethatpetshavestrongsensesofguiltD.showhowownersshouldteachlessonstotheirdogs26.ThemostimportantfindinginAlexandraHorowitz’sresearchisthat_________.A.dogslearnquicklyfrompreviouspunishmentsB.dogswiththeguiltylookdon’tactuallyfeelshameatallC.dogstryhardtocalmdownwhentheirownersgetmadD.dogsaremorelikelytomisbehavewhentheirownersareabsent27.Accordingtothelastparagraphthebestwaytokeepdogsfrommisbehavingisto_________.A.makestricthouserulesforthem.B.offerbetterrewardsandmoreseriouspunishments.C.avoidleavingthempossibilitiestomisbehavE.D.turnablindeyetotheirmisbehavior.
Everypeopleusesitsownspecialwordtoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someoftheseexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.OthersarepopularforjustashorttimE.OnesuchAmericanexpressionisWhere’sthebeef?ItisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobE.Intheearly1980sWhere’sthebeef?wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.ItseemedasifeveryoneusingitatthetimE.BeefofcourseisthemeatfromacowandfoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowpricE.RaycalledthisMcDonald’s.RaybecameoneoftherichestbusinessmenatlastinAmericA.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.OnecompanycalledWendy’ssaiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald’soranyoneelsE.TheWendy’sCompanybegantousetheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?tomakepeopleknowthatWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy’stelevisionadvertisementshowedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybigbutinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.Where’sthebeef?sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy’shamburgerrestaurantswasasuccess.AswesaiditseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?28._______startedMcDonald’srestaurant.A.McDonaldB.RayC.WendyD.Threeoldwomen29.Otherpeoplewantedtoopenhamburgerrestaurantsbecausetheythought_______.A.theycouldsellhamburgersatalowpriceB.beefwasverypopularinAmericaC.theycouldmakealotofmoneyD.hamburgerswereeasytomake30.Wendy’smadetheexpressionknowntoeverybody_______.A.byatelevisionadvertisementB.withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgersC.whilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinitD.attheMcDonald’srestaurant31.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?meansthat_______.A.thebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobE.B.thehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobE.C.Wendy’sbeefisthebiggestoneinAmericanrestaurant.D.itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobE.
It'sacommonbeliefthatovertimepetownersstarttolookliketheiranimalsandviceversA.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.NexttimeyoureachforyourfridgethinktwicE.Ifyourkittyiswatchingsheislikelytoovereataswell.Whatisyourcat'sIQ?InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessinaitturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirownersmirrorthelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametimeeatatthesametimeandcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.CatsareintelligentanimalswithalongmemoryJaneBrunttheexecutivedirectoroftheCatalystCounciltoldDiscoveryNews.Theywatchandlearnfromusnotingthepatternsofouractionsknowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefedhowtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'sbeenimproperlyclosedandwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasarE.Becausecatscopyourhabitsifyouspendalotoftimeraiding搜刮thefridgeyourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnacktoo.Accordingtothestudythisexplainswhyhumanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtomatch.Soifyoufeelguiltyaboutleavingyourpreciouskittyathomewhileyougotoworknowyoucanfeelevenworseyouaremakingyourcatfat!There'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefityourcatbutbasedonthestudyitsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepingscheduleisbestforbothofyou.There'salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.WhentheysitonourlapssoftlypurringwithrhythmicbreathingandhalfclosedeyesthesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditationBruntsaiD.SurE.Butcatsdon'thavetositinrushhourtrafficforanhouradayorworryabouttheirin-laws.They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.Soaccordingtoscienceeventhoughweassumethatcatsarenotclosetousalltheseyearsitturnsouttheyareinfactlearningfromusandlookinguptous.Scaryhuh?32.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Catscancopyhumans'schedulE.B.Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.C.Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.D.Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph5referto?A.Humans'keepingsearchingthefridgE.B.Cats'goingtotheirownersforfooD.C.Cats'copyinghumans'habitoflookingforfooD.D.Humans'leavingcatshomewhileworking.34.Whatcanwelearnfromourcats?A.Toremaincalm.B.Tobeabletocopy.C.TostayprouD.D.Tolookuptofriends.35.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe________.A.YourcatcanbringyoupleasureB.YouarecopyingyourcatC.YoucanmakeyourcatsocialD.Yourcatiscopyingyourhabit
IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.1.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese3.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture4.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook
WhenyouwatchTVprogramsaboutwildanimalsitissurprisingtoseehowanantelopecanescapealion’sattack.Inthewildernesseveryonehasastunt绝技.Evenplantshavetheirownwaysoffightingoffenemies.Overmillionsofyearsofevolutionplantshavedevelopedauniquedefencesystem.Chemicalsarewidelyusedforsurvival.Bymakingtheirleavesflowersrootsandfruitsdistastefulorpoisonoustoenemiesplantscanfightback.OnesuchplantistheGoldenWattletreeBritishscientistDavidCaneronhasfoundwhenananimaleatsthetree’sleavestheamountofpoisonincreasesintheotherleaves.It’slikethedamagedleavestelephoningtheotherstellingthemtofighttogetheragainsttheenemyhesaiD.Thetreealsosendsdefencemessagestoneighboringplantsbygivingoutaspecialsmell.GoldenWattletreesinthesurrounding45meterswillgetthemessageandproducemorepoisonwithin10minutes.Nowifanenemyeatstoomanyofthetrees’leavesitwilldiE.Everyspeciesofplantortreeisgoodattheproductionofaparticularsetofchemicals.A.herbivorethatcansafelyeattheleavesofonetreemaybepoisonedbyitsneighbor.Inthiswayplantshavedevelopednotonlyindividualdefencesystembutalsoshareditwithothers.Thismakesitimpossibleforasingleanimaltodestroyevenasmallareaofforest.68.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.PlantsFightBackWithPoisonsB.PlantsCanKillAnimalsC.AnimalsandPlantsD.LionsandAntelopes69.AccordingtothestudyifoneGoldenWattletreeisattackedbyanimalsitcan____.A.tellothertreestoprotectitB.producemorepoisonwithin10minutesC.senddefencemessagestotheneighboringplantsD.killtheanimalwithitsleaves70.Inthispassagetheunderlinedwordherbivoreprobablymeansanimalswhich____.A.liveonbothanimalsandplantsB.feedonsmalleranimalsC.liveontreesD.feedonplantsorgrass71.Thelastparagraphofthepassagesuggeststhatthiskindofdefencesystem_____.A.doesgreatharmtotheanimalsB.doesgoodtotheforestsC.ishelpfultosomeanimalsD.harmstheforests
ClevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoicE.Giftsareeasy–they’regivenafterall.ChoicescanbeharD.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfastandtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtomE.Ihadjustturned30yearsoldandI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.AsayoungboyI’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventorandshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmireD.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParklistenedcarefullytomeandfinallysaidThatsoundslikeareallygoodideabutitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjoB.Thatlogicmadesomesensetomeandheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.SeeninthatlightitreallywasadifficultchoicebutfinallyIdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.AftermuchconsiderationItookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassionandI’mproudofthatchoicE.Forallofusintheendweareourchoices.25.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.ThesupportofhiswifE.C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles26.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D.Thedecisionnottotrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.27.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed28.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazonC.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose
Inchoosingafriendoneshouldbeverycareful.A.goodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluckbutwhenyouaredowntheywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualities品质ofcharacterespeciallyunderstandinghonestyandreliability可靠.AboveallelseIlookforunderstandinginafrienD.A.goodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.HeisnotquicktojudgE.Insteadhetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splaceandhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametimehoweveragoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaults过错inothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.InshortafriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptmE.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependon信赖agoodfrienD.IfhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintimeIcanbesurethathewillbetherE.IfIneedafavorhewilldohisbesttohelpmE.IfIamintroublehewillnotrunawayfrommE.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.A.specialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlivesandwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.A.goodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlikE.Weshareexperience经验andlearnfromeachother.A.goodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumor幽默too.HelikestolaughwithmE.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinmE.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliablehonestandunderstandingIknowI'vefoundafriend!29.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.A.senseofhumor.30.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends31.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck66.Thispassagemainlydiscuss______.A.thequalitiesofafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.theimportanceofhavingafriend
ForcenturiesmankindanddogshavesufferedfromacommunicationfailurE.Wecantelldogswhatwewantthemtodoandsometimestheycomplybutwe’vealwaysstruggledwhenitcomestounderstandingthetruemeaningoftheirbarksandwhimpers.Thereisexcitingnewsnow–adogtranslatorhasbeeninventedtohelpyoucommunicatewithyourfurryfrienD.ResearchersatNorthCarolinaStateUniversityhavefashionedsomekindofmiracledogtranslatorbodyharness束腰带.What’sspecialaboutitisthatitdoesn'tjustrelyonthedog’svocalizationstointerpretwhatFidoisbangingonabout.Ohno–thismiracleharnessreadsandinterpretstheordinarydogs’bodylanguageaswellgivingusafulltwo-waydogcommunicationexperiencE.ResearcherDavidRobertssays:Dogscommunicateprimarilythroughbodylanguageandoneofourchallengeswastodevelopsensorsthattellusabouttheirbehaviorbyobservingtheirpostureremotely.Sensorsontheharnessmonitorthedog’sheartrateandbodytemperatureandsoftwarebuildsupavocabularylettingthehumanknowwhatthedogisfeeling.Whatwoulddogssayiftheycouldtalktous?Thehumancanevencommunicatebackthroughtheharnessthankstovibrationmotorssupposedlybytappingintothedog’ssensessothatitcanunderstandwhatyou’retryingtosaytoit.Thedogharnessisdesignedfordogsinvolvedinsearchandrescueandotherfront-lineworkbutit'sgotusdreamingofabeautifulfutureonewherehumansanddogscanco-existasequalswiththedogabletofullyexpressitselfatalltimes.28.Whycan’tpeoplecommunicatewithdogs?A.Theyhavedifficultyunderstandingdogs’barksandwhimpers.B.Theyhavenoideaaboutdogs’behaviorinrelationtotheirposturE.C.Theydon’tknowhowtotelldogswhattheywantthemtodo.D.Theydon’thaveamachinetotranslatethedogs’languagE.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmostprobablymeaninparagraphtwo?A.Pursuefashion.B.Research.C.InfluencE.D.MakE.30.Forwhatpurposeisthedogharnessdesigned?A.Itisdesignedfordogstounderstandwhatpeoplearetryingtosaytothem.B.Itisdesignedforafulltwo-waydogcommunicationexperiencE.C.Itisdesignedtomonitorthedog’sheartrateandbodytemperaturE.D.Itisdesignedfordogsdoingsearchandrescueandotherfront-linework.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepossiblehuman-dogcommunication?A.ShockeD.B.ExciteD.C.EmbarrasseD.D.AnnoyeD.
Helloeveryonewelcometotoady’spresentation.Herewewillintroducehowweseethedevelopmentofthemotorcarintheshorttomediumtermandthatiswhywehaveinvitedallofyouheretoday.Tobeginwithlet’stalkaboutpower.Itisclearthatpetrol-drivenengineshavenofuturE.Alreadytherearemanyalternativefuelvehiclesonthemarketpoweredbyanythingfromsolarpowertonaturalgas.Someindependentthinkershaveevenproducedcarsthatrunonvegetableoil.Butasweallknowofallthesealternativefuelvehiclesthemostpracticalareelectricvehicles.SureinthepastelectricvehicleshadtheirproblemsnamelyalimiteddrivingrangeandveryfewrechargingpointswhichlimitedtheirusE.Nowhoweverrecentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymeantheycanmatchconventionalpetrolenginesintermsofperformanceandsafety.Let’snotforgettheelectricvehiclesarecleaner.Plusimportantlythepowersourceisrechargeablesothisdoesn’tinvolveusinganyvaluableresources.WiththedevelopmentoftechnologyverysooncarswillbelinkedtoGPSsatellitessotheywilldoallthedrivingforyou.Whatcontrolsremainfortheuserswillbeauto-basedsoforexampleyou’lljusthavetosayabitwarmerandtheairconditioningwilladjustautomatically.You’llalsobeabletoreceiveemailmusicandmoviesallviaaninternetlink.Sojusttypeinthedestinationyouwantsitbacksleepwatchamoviewhatever.5.Whatisthepresentationmainlyabout?A.AdviceonthepurchaseofcarsB.Informationaboutthenewgreen-fuelvehicles.C.Trendsforthedevelopmentofthemotorcar.D.SolutionstoglobalfuelshortagE.6.Whatusedtorestricttheuseofelectricvehicles?A.LimiteddrivingrangE.B.Hugerechargingexpenses.C.Theshortlifeofbatteries.D.TheunaffordablehighpricE.7.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutelectricvehiclesoftoday?A.TheyneedtobefurtherimproveD.B.Theycaneasilyswitchtonaturalgas.C.Theyaremorecost-effectivethanvehiclespoweredbysolarenergy.D.Theycanmatchconventionalmotorcarsinperformanceandsafety.
Ifyouwanttoseeathingwellreachoutandtouchit!Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.YoureyescantellyouthataglassballisrounD.Butbyholdingitinyourhandsyoucanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheballyoureallyseeit.Withyourskinyoucanfeelbetter.Forexampleyourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhandtoo.Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?TheymustliketofeelthesoundsofmusiC.AllchildrensoonlearnwhatDon'ttouch!means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshopswetouchthingswemightbuy:foodclothes.Toseesomethingwellwehavetotouchit.Thebottomsofourfeetcanfeelthingstoo.Youknowthiswhenyouwalkonwarmsandcoolgrassorahardfloor.Allfeeldifferentunderyourfeet.Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeettheclothesonyourbodytheaironyourskin.Atfirstitisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedtothem!Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.TheirsignssayDotouch!Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.Ifyouwanttoseebetterreachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallysee!1.Bytouchingthings______.A.youwillhaveastrangefeelingB.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutyourhandC.youcanlearnmoreaboutthemD.youcantellwhatcolorstheyreallyare2.Whichofthefollowingpartscantellyouthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket?A.Yourfingers.B.Youreyes.C.Yourfoot.D.Yourback.3.Whatcan'tyourskinfeel?A.Sounds.B.Darkness.C.Water.D.Coins.
Everythingweknowabouttheworldcomestousthroughoursenses.Traditionallywewerethoughttohavejustfiveofthem－sighthearingtouchsmellandtastE.Althoughwepaylittleattentiontothemeachofthesesensesispreciousandalmostirreplaceable－aswediscovertooursorrowifweloseonE.Peopleusuallyfearblindnessaboveallotherdisabilities.YetdeafnesscanbeanevenmoreseverehandicapespeciallyinearlylifewhenchildrenlearnlanguagE.ThisiswhyHelenKeller'sachievementsweresoextraordinary.Asaresultofanillnessattheageof19monthsshelostbothsightandhearingandsankintoatotallydarksilentworlD.ShewasrescuedfromthisterribleseparationbyherteacherAnneSullivanwhomanagedtoexplainbytappingsignsintothelittlegirl'spalmthatthingshavenamesthatlettersmakeupwordsandthatthesecanbeusedtoexpresswantsorideas.HelenKellerlatergrewintoawriterandawell-knownadvocateforthehandicappeD.Herremarkabledevelopmentowedagreatdealtoherdeterminationherteacherandherfamily.ButitalsoshowedthatwhenasenseortwoinHelenKeller'scaseismissinganothersenseinhercasetouchmaybetrainedtomakeupforthelossatleastinpart.Ournervoussystemreactsonlytoaselectedrangeofwavelengthsvibrationsorotherproperties.Itislimitedbyourgenesaswellasourpreviousexperienceandourpresentstateofattention.WhatdrawsourattentioninmanycasesischangE.OursensesarefinelyadjustedtochangE.Stationaryorunchangingobjectsbecomepartofthesceneryandaremostlyunseen.UsualsoundsbecomebackgroundnoisemostlyunhearD.ThefeelofasweateragainstourskinissoonunnoticeD.Ifsomethingintheenvironmentchangesweneedtotakenoticebecauseitmightmeandanger—oropportunity.Supposeaninsectlandsonyourleginstantlythetouchreceptorsontheaffectedlegfireamessagethattravelsuptoyourbrain.Thereitcrossesintotheoppositehemispheretherighthemisphereofthebraincontrolstheleftsideofthebodyandviceversatoalertbraincellsataparticularspotonasensorymapofthebody.68.Howmanysensesdowehaveaccordingtothepassage?A.2B.3C.4D.569.TheauthorreferstoHelenKellerinorderto________.A.provedeafnessisamoreseverehandicapthanothersB.encouragedeafpeopletolearnfromherC.showitisimportanttolearnlanguageinearlylifeD.suggesthearingispreciousandirreplaceable70.Whichofthefollowingwilldrawourattentionaccordingtothepassage?A.Asweateragainstyourskinwhenyouareworking.B.Noiseoftheairconditionerwhenyouaredoingyourhomework.C.Asuddenquakeoftheroom.D.AsleepingcatinyoursofA.71.TheunderlinedwordstationaryinParagraph6means________.A.changingB.stillC.activeD.quiet
Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily’slastvacation.Itwasmysix-year-oldson’swinterbreakfromschoolandwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.TheflightwasoverbookedandDeltatheairlineofferedus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetinginNewYorkSoIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn'tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'tstay.Itookmynine-month-oldandtookoffforhomE.Thenextdaymyhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.YesIencouraged一okayorderedthemtowaititoutattheairporttoearnmoreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake:$1600.Notbadhuh?NowsomepeoplemaythinkI'mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig-timebargainhunterIknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedaysagooddealissome-timethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.I'vemadelivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing揭露theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecadE.IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade:A.ConsumerSurvivalGuidE.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney’sworth.I’malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoesclothesformychildrenandexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitslongerandit'sthefirstthingpeoplenoticE.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniturE.Qualitylasts.28.WhydidDeltagivetheauthor'sfamilycredits?A.Theytookalaterflight.B.Theyhadearlybookings.C.TheirflighthadbeendelayeD.D.TheirflighthadbeencancelleD.29.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A.Sherarelymissesagooddeal.B.Sheseldommakesacompromise妥协.C.SheisverystrictwithherchildrenD.Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.30.Whatdoestheauthordo?A.She'sateacher.B.She'sahousewifE.C.She'samediaperson.D.She'sabusinesswoman.31.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A.Howtoexposebadtricks.B.Howtoreserveairlineseats.C.HowtospendmoneywiselyD.Howtomakeabusinessdeal.
Dadhadagreencomb梳子.HeboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynighthewouldhandmehiscombandsay.GoodgirlhelpDaddycleanitOK?Iwaspleasedtodoit.Atagefivethisdull无趣的taskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetap水龙头onandbrushthecombcarefully.SatisfiedthatI'ddoneagoodjoB.IwouldhappilyreturnthecombtoDaD.Hewouldsmileaffectionately亲切地atmeandplacethecombonhiswallet.Twoyearslater.Dadstartedhisownbusinesswhichwasn'tdoingsowell.ThatwaswhenthingsstartedtochangE.Daddidn'tcomehomeasearlyandasmuchasheusedto.MumandIbecamemadwithhimforplacingourfamilyintroublE.Withtimeanuncomfortablesilencegrewbetweenus.AftermygraduationDad'sbusinesswasgettingbackontrack.Onmy28thbirthday.Dadcamehomeearly.AsusualIhelpedhimcarryhisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleavehesaidHeywouldyouhelpmecleanmycomb?Ilookedathimawhilethentookthecombandheadedtothesink.Ithitmethen:whyasachildhelpingDadcleanhiscombwassuchapleasurE.Thatroutine习惯meantDadwashomeearlytospendtheeveningwithMumandmE.Itmeantahappyandlovingfamily.IpassedthecleancombbacktoDaD.Hesmiledatmeandcarefullyplacedhiscombonhiswallet.ButthistimeInoticedsomethingdifferent.DadhadageD.Hehadwrinkles皱纹nexttohiseyeswhenhesmiledyethissmilewasstillasheartwarmingasbeforethesmileofafatherwhojustwantedagoodlifeforhisfamily.60.Whywastheauthorpleasedtocleanthecomb?A.Becauseherfatherforcedhertodo.B.Becauseothersthingsweredull.C.Becausecleaningthecombcouldmakeherhappy.D.Becausesheknewherfatherwouldpraiseher.61.Whenwasthereasilencebetweentheauthorandherfather?A.Twoyearsafterherfatherstartedhisbusiness.B.Whenshedidn'tcleanthecombforherfather.C.WhenhermombecamemaD.D.Afterherfatherdidn'tcomehomeasearlyasbeforE.62.ItoccurredtotheauthorthathelpingDadcleaningthecombmeant__.A.shecouldplaywithwaterB.shecouldspendmoretimewithherfatherC.shecouldhavethechancetoseethecombD.shecouldtaketheresponsibilityforthefamily63.Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat_A.theauthorunderstoodwhatDaddidwasactuallyforthefamilyB.Dadwasn'tsatisfiedwithwhattheauthordidC.theauthordidn'tcleanthecombcarefullyD.Daddidn'tlikesmilingbefore
Areyouadogpersonoracatperson?Withsomanyphotosandvideosofcatsanddogsdoingcutethingsonlineit’seasierthanevertoanswerwhichofthesefurryfriendsyoulikemorE.Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplepreferonetypeofpetovertheother.Sohaveyoueverwonderedwhatyourpreferenceforcatsordogssaysaboutyou?Infacta2010studydonebySamGoslingapsychologistattheUniversityofTexasUSandhisgraduatestudentCarsonSandyfoundthatdogpeoplearemoreextroverted外向的agreeableandconscientious认真的thancatpeoplE.CatswilloccasionallyengageinsocialactivitiesbutusuallyafteronlyafewminutestheywillgiveupthegamE.DogsontheotherhandwilloftenengageinplaylikefetchingathrownballforhoursatatimesaidModernDogmagazinE.Justonthebasisofdogs’naturebeingmoresociablethancats’youmayexpectthatthepersonalitiesofdogpeoplealsoreflecthighersociability.AndGosling’sstudyfoundthatdogpeoplearegenerallyabout15percentmoreextrovertedand13percentmoreagreeablebothofwhichareassociatedwithsocialorientation倾向.Inadditiondogpeopleare11percentmoreconscientiousthancatpeoplE.Conscientiousnessisatendencytoshowself-disciplinetocompletetasksandaimforachievement.Thistraitalsoshowsapreferenceforplannedratherthanspontaneous一时冲动的behavior.Incomparisoncatpeopleareabout12percentmoreanxiousbuttheyarealso11percentmoreopenthandogpeopleduetoageneralappreciationforartemotionimaginationcuriosityadventureunusualideasandvarietyofexperiencE.Andpeoplehighonopennessaremorelikelytoholdunconventionalbeliefs.Despitesomanydifferencestherearesomethingsthatcatpeopleanddogpeoplehaveincommon.Bothtypesofpeopleconsiderthemselvesclosetonaturedislikeanimal-printclothingandgenerallylookonthebettersideoflifenotedMotherNatureNetwork.25.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A.Differencesbetweendogsandcatsintheirpersonalitytraits.B.Factorsthatinfluencepeople’spreferencefordogsorcats.C.Howraisingapethelpsshapeyourpersonality.D.Whatyourpreferencefordogsorcatstellsaboutyou.26.Theunderlinedphraseengageininthefourthparagraphprobablymeans______.A.getinvolvedinB.benefitfromC.takelittleinterestinD.performwellin27.AccordingtothestudydonebySamGoslingdogownerstendto______thancatowners.A.bemoreimaginativeandcreativeB.liveamoreorganizedlifeC.lovetogetclosetonaturemoreD.bemoreeasygoingandadventurous28.Accordingtothearticlebothdogpeopleandcatpeople______.A.aregenerallyself-disciplinedB.areusuallypositiveandcareaboutnatureC.arelikelytoholdunconventionalbeliefsD.liketowearanimal-printclothing
Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggamesshewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingoutshestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.ButsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.AndheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovieHomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStoryshowninlateApril.LizMurraya22-year-oldAmericangirlhasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.TherewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehousE.LizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajoB.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsolD.TheeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlifE.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddiedshedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudiesnevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnightshelivedonthestreets.Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstandingbyunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.IhadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytootherssuchasasafelivingenvironmenttoencourageherselfthatnexttonothingcouldholdmedown.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfatherwhohasalsodevelopedAIDS.Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetimE.Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeisassimpleasmakingadecision.1.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?A.HermotherdiedofAIDS.B.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.C.ShegotadmissionintoHarvardUniversity.D.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.E.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A.baecdB.abcedC.edbacD.beadc2.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC.whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife3.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A.Envyandencouragement.B.Willpoweranddetermination.C.Decisionsandunderstanding.D.Loveandrespectforherparents.4.WhenshewroteWhatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshemeantthat.A.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallifeB.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesocietyC.shewoulddosomethingforherownlifeD.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld
Ifyourchildhoodmemoriesarefilledwithsummersspentchasingfireflies萤火虫thenyou’regoingtolovethisnewthemeparkinChinA.Itisdedicatedtotheglowinginsectsthatnaturallylightuptheirhabitatatnight.TheparklocatedattheEastLakePeonyGardeninWuhanCitycentralChina’sHubeiProvinceishometoabout10000fireflies.Theinsectsaredividedintofiveseparatezones—theflyingzonetheobservationzonethezero-distancecontactzonethebreedingzoneandthesciencepopularization普及zonE.Eachzoneismeanttosatisfydifferentcategoriesofvisitorsrightfromcasualvisitorstoresearchers.Breedingfirefliesisarathercostlyaffair—around10yuanUS$1.61perinsect—buttotallyworthitfromabusinesspointofviewastheChineseseemtobepositivelyinlovewiththem.Theywillpayalargeamountofmoneytoseethesmallinsectstwinkleatnightandticketsforsuchparksareusuallysoldoutinseveraldaysassoonastheyhitthemarket.FireflieswereanormalpartofsummernightsthroughmostofChinabuttheirnumbershavebeengoingdownforyearsasaresultofpollutionanddestructionoftheirnaturalhabitats.Takingadvantageofthissadsituationbusinessmenhavebeensettingupfireflyparksnotallofthemareenvironmentallyfriendlyandsomeevenselljarsfulloflivefirefliesonline.SincefirefliesareseasonaltheparkopenedonMay29thisyearandcontinuedtooperateuntilearlyOctober.HoweverfollowingthesuccessitenjoyedthisyeartheWuhanfireflyparkhasbecomeanannualeventandwillopenagainnextyear.They’vegotlotsofattractionsatthepark—dinosaurexhibitionscampingfestivalsfamilywalksandchildren’sactivitiesallheldunderthewarmglowoffireflies.5.Theunderlinedphraseisdedicatedtointhefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby_____.A.islimitedtoB.isdesignedforC.isputupwithD.isseparatedfrom6.Ifyouwanttoknowaboutthehabitsoffireflieswhichzoneshouldyougoto?A.TheflyingzonE.B.ThebreedingzonE.C.ThesciencepopularizationzonE.D.Thezero-distancecontactzonE.7.Whyisthenumberoffirefliesbecomingsmallerandsmallertheseyears?A.Becauseitishardtobreedfireflies.B.Becausetheyarekilledforresearch.C.BecausetheirnaturalhabitatsarebeingdestroyeD.D.Becausetheyhaveallbeencollectedinthethemepark.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthisnewthemepark?A.Itconsistsoffourseparatezones.B.ItoperatesalltheyeararounD.C.Allthefirefliesinitaredisplayedinjars.D.ItgainedfameafteritwasopeneD.
Whathistoricalsiteimpressesyoumost?I’vealwaysbeenfascinatedbythepyramidsinEgypt.A.fewyearsagoIbravedalongqueueandclimbedthroughanarrowpassagetoreachthemainchamberdeepinsideoneofthem.LikemillionsofothertouristsImarveled赞叹atstone-walledroomsfullofthemagicofthisancientcivilization.Butpopularitymightbethedestructionofsucharchaeologicaltreasures.TakeTutankhamun’stombintheValleyoftheKingsforexamplE.Itlayuntouchedformorethan3000yearsuntiltheBritisharchaeologistHowardCarteruncovereditin1922.Nowmorethan1000peopleadaywalkthroughit.ButasmoreandmorepeoplevisitthetemperatureandhumidityinsidethetombchangE.Asaresultthebeautifullydecoratedplasteriscomingawayfromtherock.Inordertopreserveitsheritageareplica复制品ofthemonumentisbeingopenedabout1kilometerawayfromtheactualburialsitE.SpecialistshaverecordedeverydetailofTutankhamun’stombandusedthedatatorecreateit.AdamLowefromtheorganizationbehindtheprojectsaysthecopyisidenticaltotheoriginal.Hebelievesvisitorswillwanttobecomepartoftheforcethatprotectsitratherthanaforcethatisleadingtoitsdestruction.Sotheywon’tmindseeingareplicA.ButforhistorianTomHollandacopyisstillacopy.HebelievesthatalthoughpreservationisimportantthereissomethinguniqueaboutplaceslikeTutankhamun’stomB.Hesaysitwasbuiltbypeoplewhobelievedintheworldofthespiritsthedeadandthesupernatural.Youdon’thavetobelieveinagodorgodstofeelaplaceisconsecrated使圣化andhasaparticularqualitythatcan’tbereproduceD.Whataboutyou?Wouldyouvisitareplicaofamonumentratherthantheoriginaltohelppreserveit?28.WhatmayaccountforthedestructionofsomearchaeologicaltreasureslikeTutankhamun’stomb?A.ClimatechangE.B.Copies.C.Popularity.D.Thieves.29.WhatmeasureshavebeentakentopreservetheheritageofTutankhamun’stomb?A.Decoratingthemonumentagain.B.Buildingareplicaofthemonument.C.Limitingthenumberofvisitors.D.MovingthetombawayfromtheactualsitE.30.Theunderlinedwordidenticalisclosestinmeaningto________.A.superiorB.sensitiveC.exposedD.similar31.HistorianTomHollandmayholdtheopinionthat________.A.someuniqueancientplacescan’tsimplybereplacedbyreplicasB.visitorsareadvisedtoseereplicasbecausepreservationisfirstC.ancientcivilizationsareconsecratedandcan’tberedecoratedD.visitorstoancientcivilizationsmustbelieveinagodorgods
StressisamajorpartoflifE.Contrary相反的topopularbeliefstresscanactuallycomefromalmostanysituationwhetheritisbasedonexcitementhappinesssadnessoranxiety.Ontheotherhandthesimpleactoflaughingatfunnyjokesandsmilingcanreducethedangerofstress.Theeffectofstressonthebodydependsontheintensityofstress强度.Insmallquantitiesstresscanbeasourceofmotivation.HowevertoomuchstresscouldresultindepressionandheartdiseasE.Itisalsosaidtobeoneofthecausesofeatingtoomuch.Thefast-pacedworldcloudedbythepressureofworkandtherequirementsoflivingincreasesstress.Thisiswhyspa温泉businesshasbeenabooming兴旺的industryinrecentyearsandpeoplebelievethatusingitsserviceistheonlyeffectivemeanstoreducestress.Howeverherearesomesimplewaysyoucanusetodealwithstresswithouthavingtoburnsomecash.LearntosmilE.Don’tunderminethepowerofsmiling.TakeeveryopportunitytosmilE.Smilingcouldactuallylightenaveryunpleasantsituation.Laughatshortfunnyjokes.Studiesshowthat40%ofpeoplewhohaveheartdiseasearelesslikelytolaughorsmilE.Laughtermightjustbethecheapestandeasiestwaytoreducestress.JokingaroundwithfriendswatchingfunnyfilmsorTVshowsandreadingfunnycomicsarecheapandfunwaystoreducestress.Stressmaybeapartofeverydaylifebutyoucannotletitgettoyouandtakeover.Afterallstressisnotwhatoccurs;it’showonerespondstoit.4.Thespabusinessisaboomingindustrybecause_______.A.allstresscanberemovedinspaB.peoplebelievethatitsserviceiseffectiveC.itsserviceisthecheapestwaytoreducestressD.itsserviceismoreeffectivethanlaughingorsmiling5.Theunderlinedwordunderminemeanstomakesomething_______.A.cheaperB.strongerC.weakerD.higher6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?①Laugherisoneofthecheapestwaystoreducestress.②Therearemanywaystomakeourselveslaughinourlives.③Smileasoftenaspossibleanditwillmakeyoufeelbetter.④40%ofthepeoplewhosufferfromheartdiseasedon’tlaughatall.A.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④7.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.BeatStressB.Stress—aMainPartofLifeC.SmileandLaughD.EffectsofStress
Iclearlyrememberthedaywhenmylittlebrotherwasborn:January11994.OneofmyfavoritefamilyphotosshowsmelyingwithmymotherinthehospitalbedhappybutunawareofthesmallsleepingbabyinthebackgrounD.Istayedwithmygrandparentsfortheweekendofmybrother’sbirthexcitedaboutmynewbrotherbutnotyetawareofwhathavingalittlebrotherwouldmean.Ididn’ttrulyrealizewhatwasgoingonuntilwewereinthehospitalroomatDukeUniversity----coincidentally碰巧地thesameroominwhichIhadbeenborntwoyearsearlier.WhenIlookedatmybrotherforthefirsttimeIfeltamixtureoffearandinterest.LittledidIknowthatsmallpinkcreaturewouldgrowuptobeoneofmyfavoritepeopleintheworlD.InrealitythoughIamtwoyearsolderthanmybrotherIammoreoftenthannottherealbabyinthefamily.IamverylackingwhenitcomestocommonsensE.InstructionsconstantlyconfusemeandIfrequentlyfindmyselftotallypuzzledbythingslikeknowinghowtostartthewashingmachineormanagethestoragesettingsonmyiPhonE.That’swhereGibsoncomesin.ThepoorkidhashadtoguidemethroughmoretasksthanIwouldcaretoadmitbuthenevercomplains.ThoughIshouldprobablybetoldtofigureitoutmyselfhealwayscomesthrough.I’menviousofhisabilitytoreadilyanswertheever-presentWhatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?questionatfamilygatherings.Beadoctorhesays----asolidanswercompletelyoppositetomyshakyoneWellI’manEnglishmajorso...MybrothertrulyismybestfrienD.Nooneunderstandsmebetterandthereisn’tanyoneelseIwouldwanttobestuckwithinourfamily.ImaynothaveaclearideaofwhereI’mheadedbutheisstuckwithmE.1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhesawhisbrotherforthefirsttime?A.AngryandsaD.B.ExcitedandmoveD.C.CuriousandscareD.D.HappyandinteresteD.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphmean?A.Mybrotheristherealbabyinthefamily.B.InfactIseemtobelessmaturethanmylittlebrother.C.MybrothergetsmorelovefromthefamilythanIdo.D.Iamgrowingmoreslowlythanmybrother.3.Whatdoesthebrotheroftenhelptheauthordo?A.Helphimdealwithmanydailytasks.B.Helphimwithhisstudies.C.Givehimadviceonhowtochooseamajor.D.ComforthimwhenheisinabadmooD.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A.MyStrangeFamilyGatheringsB.TheRealBabyintheFamilyC.StuckwithMe----MyNot-So-LittleLittleBrotherD.TheFeelingofHavingaBrother
YearsagoImovedtoWoodlandHillstotakeajobinasmallhospital’semergencydepartment.NoonewantedtoworkonChristmasEvesotheshift轮班wenttomE.Ikissedmyfamilygoodbyeandwentofftospendthenightinthehospital.ItwasathanklessjoB.At9pmtheambulancebroughtinamaninhis60swhowashavingaheartattack.HisfacewaspaleandhewasfrighteneD.ThewholenightIdidmybesttosavehislifE.BeforeIleftinthemorningtospendChristmaswithmyfamilyIstoppedbytoseehowhewasdoing.Itwasstilltoughbuthehadsurvivedthenightandwassleeping.ThefollowingyearIgotChristmasEvedutyagain.At9pmsharpthewardclerktoldmetherewasacouplewhowantedtospeakwithmE.WhenIapproachedthemthemanintroducedhimselfasMr.LeeandsaidYouprobablydon’tremembermebutlastChristmasEveyousavedmylifE.ThankyoufortheyearyougavemE.Heandhiswifehuggedmehandedmeasmallgiftandleft.ThefollowingyearanewdoctorhadjoinedthegroupbutIwantedtoseeifMr.andMrs.Leewouldreturn.ThistimeIvolunteeredfortheshift.Ikeptaneyeonthedoor.Onceagainatexactly9pmtheLeesappearedcarryingawarmlywrappedbundlE.ItwastheirnewgrandchilD.Mr.LeehisfamilyandIspent13ChristmasEvestogether.ThelastyearIsawhimhebroughtmeagift.IcarefullyopenedthepackageandfoundacrystalbellinsidE.Itwascarvedwithasingleword:Friendship.NowmyfamilyfriendsandIringthatbelleveryChristmasEveatexactly9pmandofferourbestwishestothemanwhowewon’tforget.24.TheauthorhadtoworkthenightshiftonChristmasEveprobablybecause______.A.shewasanewarrivalB.shewasmoreexperiencedC.hercolleagueshadnopassionforworkingD.hercolleagueswantedtogiveherasurprise25.Whentheauthorleftthehospitalthenextmorning______.A.Mr.Lee’sheartsankB.Mr.LeeinsistedonleavinghospitalC.Mr.LeegotveryangrywithherD.Mr.Leewasoutofimmediatedanger26.WhatdoestheauthorringthebelleveryChristmasEvefor?A.Tohonoranoldfriendofhers.B.Toofferbestwishestoherfamilyandfriends.C.Toshowoffherspecialgift.D.Tofillherfamilyandfriendswithhopes.27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.KindCoupleB.A.SevereHeartAttackC.A.thanklesstaskD.A.SpecialAppointment
Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon’tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou’reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviorbutwhenyou’reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou’reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon’tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You’requiteshyandyouaren’tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretive不坦率的person.Youworryalotandyou’realwayseasilyupset.You’reverystubborn顽固的butyouaren’tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou’reoftendefensivE.You’reshyandyoudon’tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You’reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You’reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon’toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.1.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson’spersonality?A.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.2.Pointoutwhichsentenceisusedtoshowthepersonalityofapersonwhoisusedtosleepingonhisorherstomach?A.Heorshecan’tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.B.Heorshedoesn’twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.3.Whichofthefollowingmaybethereasonforyounottomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup?A.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.D.Heorshewouldn’tliketogethelpfromyou.4.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause___________.A.heorshealwaysshowskindnesstopeopleB.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeopleC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubborn5.What’sthewriter’sattitude?A.Supporting.B.PuzzleD.C.Criticizing批评的D.Objective客观的.
Whoisyourrolemodel?Normallytheanswertothisquestionwouldbeanyonearoundyouwhoyoufindtrulyinspiring.ItcouldalsobesomeonelikeJ.K.RowlingorMartinLutherKingJr.whohasproventobestrongandintelligentperson.Howeverintoday’sworldstarsareregardedasrolemodelsalongwiththeheroeslistedabovedespitetheirintentionsoractions.Teensattempttoimitatetheiractionsfortwomajorreasons.Firsttobefashionableandacceptedbypopularcultureandsecondbecausestars’actionsaresowelldocumentedbythemediathatitseemstograbourattention.Muchofthereportsaboutstarsisshockingandexhibitsbadmoralsorlifestylesthataren’trightforteenagers.Inadditionalmosteverythingstarsdoisdescribedbeyondtruthtomakeashockingstorybytakingittothenextlevel.Howeverteensmusttakeresponsibilityfortheiractions.Wecan’talwaysblamestarsforinfluencingus.Onlyyouhavecontroloveryourselfandonlyyouchoosetodosomething.OurbodiesandactionsareinthehandsofnooneelsE.Nowwhoeversaidstarsarerolemodels?Whethertheychoosetobeornotstarssetexamplesassoonastheystepintothespotlight.WithreportersfollowingandrecordingeverymovetheymakeitisimpossiblenottobewatchedandthenbeimitateD.Thesepeopleinfluenceteenswhetherornottheywantto.Whysomeonewhodoesn’twanttobesettinganexamplesetone?Soshouldwelookuptothemorthepeoplewhoaretrueandgoodrolemodels?It’sourresponsibilityasteenstoknowrightfromwrongandit’stimeforustotakeresponsibilityforouractions.Indoingsowewilllearntowardthoseinspiringpeoplethatwanttobesettingexampleandfollowintheirstepslikethem.7.Theteensliketoimitatestarsinorderto.A.knowmoreaboutstars’storiesB.beacceptedbythesocietyC.bereportedbythemediaD.becomemorefashionable8.Accordingtotheauthortherolethemediaplayinsettingexampletoteenagersis.A.reasonableB.inspiringC.positiveD.negative9.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlytoadvisetheteenagersto.A.keepabalancebetweenstudyandentertainmentB.beresponsiblefortheirownchoicesandbehaviorsC.followfashionablestars’stepstobemorepopularD.choosetheirrolemodelsthroughdifferentreports10.Whattheunderlinedphrasestepintothespotlightmeaninthefourthparagraph?A.enteraplacewithaspotlight.B.gettheattentionofthemediA.C.loseinterestinthemediA.D.reactproperlytothemediA.
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