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My daughter’s birthday is May 29. She was 6 by then. As it was Monday, we preferred to celebrate it...
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DrivingtotheairportintheearlymorningIfeltexciteD.AlthoughIwasheadingabroadformyfirsttimealoneIfeltcheerfulandenthusiastiC.IwasspendingthesummerinParis.WhilelookingformoreinterestingthingstodobesidessleepingandeatingIfoundprogramsforlearninglanguagesabroadandjumpedatthechancetostudyFrenchinthiscityknownforitsartfashionfoodandculturE.AsIarrivedattheairportwhereIwouldleavemyfamilyIstillfeltonlygreathappiness.IexcitedlymademywaythroughsecurityleavingmylovedonesbehinD.MyconnectingflightwasinFrankfurtGermany14hoursfromDenver.Sittinginacrowdedplanewatchingbadmoviescouldn’tdampenmyexcitement.WhenthewomannexttomeaskedmewhereIwasgoingIhappilyansweredandwaspleasedtonoteatoneofjealousyinherresponsE.ButwhenIarrivedinFrankfurtfearandanxietybegantosetin.BeinginanenormousbusybuildinginacountrywhereIcouldn’tspeakthelanguagewasfrighteningbutasIfoundmywayIgainedconfidencE.WhenIboardedthesecondplaneanddiscoveredthattheflightwaslessthananhourIwasfilledwithexcitementasIthoughtofhowIwouldmanageinacountrywithanewlanguagE.WhenIsteppedonthegroundofPairsforthefirsttimeIwasextremelyhappyandexciteD.Igatheredmybagsandjoinedthecrowdofpeoplewaitingforfriendsandfamily.IquicklyhadmyfirstexperiencetryingtocommunicateinalanguagethatIhadonlypracticedinschool.AsIlefttheairportIlookedforfamiliarmonumentsIhadreadaboutbutthelandscapelookedveryordinary.ThenwithonesharpturntheEiffelTowercameintoviewandIwasfinallyinPairs.30.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ItwasthefirsttimethatthewriterhadtraveledabroaD.B.InthenewtermthewriterwastostudyFrenchinParis.C.ThecrowdedplanemadethewriterlessexciteD.D.ThewriterflewtoParisviaanothercountry.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriterwastravellingwithawomanfriendofherparents’.B.ArrivinginParisthewritersawsomefamilyfriendswaitingforher.C.ThewriterwasnotalongwhentravellingtotheairportinDenver.D.ThewriterhadgreatdifficultycommunicatingwithpeopleinFrench.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thewriter’sexcitementandhappinessonherjourneytoParis.B.Thewriter’sexcitingexperiencesofstudyingFrenchinParis.C.Thewriter’sexpectationforFrenchartfashionfoodandculturE.D.Thewriter’sexcitementresultingfromherfirstrideonaplane
ChristianEijkmanaDutchdoctorlefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJavA.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberi-beri.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.AtfirstEijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm细菌causedberi-beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthembutmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice精炼米.WhenhefedthemwithunrefinedricealsoknownasbrownricetheyrecovereD.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdiseasE.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins维生素.TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Laterotherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfooD.Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’ttheycanalsotakevitaminpills.35.TheunderlinedwordcureinParagragh1probablymeans______.A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitaminC.akindofgermD.akindofrice36.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.A.spendhisholidayB.findwaystogrowbettercropsC.dosomeresearchabouttheislandD.helptheJavanesewiththeirillness37.WhydidChristianEijkmanraisesomechickens?A.Toeatthem.B.Tocarryouthisexperiments.C.TogivetheJavaneseasurprisE.D.Tomakemoneybysellingthem.38.Ifapersondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiethe’dbetter______.A.eatmorericeB.eatmoremeatC.eatsomechickenD.eatvitaminpills
WhenIwaseightornineyearsoldIwrotemyfirstpoem.Mymotherreadthelittlepoemandbegantocry.Buddyyoudidn’treallywritethisbeautifulbeautifulpoem!ShylyIsaidthatIhaD.MymotherpouredoutherwelcomepraisE.Whythispoemwasnothingshortofgenius!WhattimewillFatherbehome?IaskeD.IcouldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplisheD.Mymothersaidshehopedhewouldbehomearound7.Ispentthebestpartofthatafternoonpreparingforhisarrival.FirstIwrotethepoemoutinmyfinesthandwriting.ThenIusedcoloredpenstodrawaborderaroundit.ThenIconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splateonthediningtablE.Butmyfatherdidnotreturnat7.Seven-fifteen.Seven-thirty.Myfatherhadbegunhismotion-picturecareerasawriter.Hewouldbeabletoappreciatemypoemevenmorethanmymother.Itwasalmost8o’clockwhenmyfatherburstin.Hewasanhourlatebuthecouldnotsitdown.IcanseehimnowabigHavanacigarinonehandtherapidlydisappearingdrinkintheothercallingdownbitterwordsonhisemployeesSuddenlyhepausedandglaredathisplatE.TherewasasilencE.Hewasreachingformypoem.IloweredmyheadandstareddownintomyplatE.Whatisthis?Iheardhimsay.BenawonderfulthinghashappenedmymothersaiD.Buddyhaswrittenhisfirstpoem.Andit’sbeautifulabsolutelyamaz-Ifyoudon’tmindI’dliketodecidethatformyselfFathersaiD.IkeptmyfaceloweredtomyplatE.Itwasonly10lineslong.Butitseemedtotakehours.Irememberwonderingwhyitwastakingsolong.Icouldhearhimdroppingthepoembackonthetableagain.Nowwasthemomentofdecision.Ithinkit’sbadmyfathersaiD.Icouldn’tlookup.Myeyesweregettingwet.BensometimesIdon’tunderstandyoumymotherwassaying.Thisisjustalittleboy.You’renotinyourstudionow.Thesearethefirstlinesofpoetryhe’severwritten.Heneedencouragement.Idon’tknowwhymyfatherheldhisground.Isn’tthereenoughbadpoetryintheworldalready?NolawsaysBuddyhastobecomeapoet.Icouldn’tstanditanotherseconD.IranfromthediningroomthrewmyselfonthebedandcrieD.Thatmayhavebeentheendoftheanecdote轶事—butnotofitssignificanceformE.A.fewyearslaterItookasecondlookatthatfirstpoemandunwillinglyIhadtoagreewithmyfather’stoughjudgment.Itwasaprettybadpoem.AfterawhileIworkedupthecouragetoshowhimsomethingnewashortstory.Myfatherthoughtitwasoverwrittenbutnothopeless.IwaslearningtorewritE.AndmymotherwaslearningthatshecoulddisapproveofmewithoutruiningmE.Youmightsaywewerealllearning.Iwasgoingon12.AsIworkedmywayintootherbooksandplaysandfilmsitbecameclearerandclearertomehowfortunateIhadbeentohavehadamotherwhosaidBuddyit’swonderful!andafatherwhoshookhisheadnoanddrovemetotearswithhisIthinkit’sbaD.Infactallofusinlifeneedthatmotherforcethelovingforcefromwhichallcreationflows;andyetthemotherforcealoneisincompleteevenmisleadingfinallydamagingwithoutthefatherforcetocautionWatch.Listen.Review.ImprovE.Betweenthetwopolesofaffirmation肯定anddoubtbothinthenameofloveItrytofollowmytruecoursE.29.WhatdidthemotherthinkoftheBuddy’spoem?A.ShewassomovedthatshecrieD.B.Shethoughtthepoemwaswellwritten.C.SheconsideredBuddyhadnotalentforpoetry.D.ShebelievedBuddyneededadvicefromhisfather30.WhichunderlinedwordinthefollowingsentencesbestreflectsBuddy’seagernesstoshowhisfatherthepoem?A.Iwrotethepoemoutinmyfinesthandwriting.B.IcouldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplished.C.Hewouldbeabletoappreciatemypoemevenmorethanmymother.D.ThenIconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splaceonthediningtablE.31.TheunderlinedsentenceMyfatherheldhisgroundcouldbestbereplacedby________.A.MyfatherrefusedtochangehisopinionB.MyfatherbegantoexplainhisreasonsC.MyfatherthoughthiscommentisunreasonableD.Myfathergotsoangrythatherosetohisfeet32.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthefathercanbebestdescribedas________.A.cruelandstubbornB.cautiousandstrictC.bad-temperedandrudeD.lovingandmatter-of-fact33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoyouthinktheauthormightagreewith?A.Aftertheincidenttheauthorstoppedwritingbuttriedhisluckinplaysandfilms.B.Theauthoronlyrealizedthesignificanceoftheincidentafterbecomingawriter.C.Theincidenthelpedthewriterworkhisworkfurtherasawriter.D.Theincidentcompletlychangedtheauthor’scourseoflifE.34.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Myfirstlittlepoem.B.Mywonderfulbadpoem.C.AnanecdoteinmychildhooD.D.Animportancelessonfromfather.
IwasshoppinginthesupermarketwhenIheardayoungvoicE.Momcomehere!There’saladyheremysize!Themotherrushedtoherson;thensheturnedtometoapologizE.IsmiledandtoldherIt’sokay.ThentalkedtotheboyHiI’mDarryKramer.Howareyou?HestudiedmefromheadtotoeandaskedAreyoualittlemommy?YesIhaveasonIanswereD.Whyareyousolittle?heaskeD.It’sthewayIwasbornIsaiD.SomepeoplearelittlE.Somearetall.I’mjustnotgoingtogrowanybigger.AfterIansweredhisotherquestionsIshooktheboy’shandandleft.Mylifeasalittlepersonisfilledwithstorieslikethat.IenjoytalkingtochildrenandexplainingwhyIlookdifferentfromtheirparents.Ittakesonlyoneglancetoseemyuniqueness.Istandthreefeetnineinchestall.Iwasbornanachondroplasiadwarf侏儒.DespitethisIdidallthethingsotherkidsdidwhenIwasgrowingup.Ididn’trealizehowshortIwasuntilIstartedschool.Somekidsjokedonmecallingmenames.ThenIknew.Ibegantohatethefirstdayofschooleachyear.NewstudentswouldalwaysstareatmeasIstruggledtoclimbtheschoolbusstairs.ButIlearnedtosmileandacceptthefactthatIwasgoingtobenoticedmywholelifE.IdecidedtomakemyuniquenessanadvantageratherthanadisadvantagE.WhatIlackedinheightImadeupforinpersonality.I’m47nowandthestareshavenotdiminishedasI’vegrownolder.Peopleareamazedwhentheyseemedriving.ItrytokeepagoodattitudE.WhenpeoplearerudeIremindmyselfLookwhatelseIhave–agreatfamilynicefriends.It’sthechildren’squestionsthatmakemylifespecial.Ienjoyansweringtheirquestions.MyhopeisthatIwillencouragethemtoaccepttheirpeersapersonofthesameageclasspositionetC.whateversizeandshapetheycomeinandtreatthemwithrespect.32.Whydidthemotherapologizetotheauthor?A.BecausetheboystudiedtheauthorfromheadtotoE.B.Becausetheboylaughedattheauthor.C.Becausetheyboysaidtheauthorwasshorterthanhim.D.Becausethemotherthoughttheboy’swordshadhurttheauthor.33.Whendidtheauthorrealizethatshewastooshort?A.Whenshegrewup.B.Whenshebegantogotoschool.C.Whenshewas47yearsolD.D.Whenshemettheboyinthesupermarket.34.Whichofthefollowingwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedworddiminished?A.doubtedB.decreasedC.remainedD.improved35.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A.Shesufferedlotsofdiscriminationwhengrowingup.B.Sheisgratefulforwhatshehas.C.Shedoesn’tseeherselfdifferent.D.Shethinkspeopleshouldbetreatedequally.
Onlyafterthestraight-talkingrepairmanhandedmethebillandwavedgoodbyedidIfinallyacknowledgethepainfultruth:Our20-year-oldclothesdryerwasnotgoingtolast.IturnedtomyhusbanD.Hesayswe’rethrowinggoodmoneyafterbadIsigheD.Ithinkhe’sright.Whendoyouwanttogoshoppingforanewone?myhusbandaskeD.Iglancedoutthewindowappreciatingthesunlightdancingonthebig-leafmaplesinourbackyarD.Perfectdryingweather.SuddenlyIrecalledmymotherhanginglaundryonaclotheslineduringmychildhooD.MysisterandIhadplayedhide-and-seekamongthesweet-smellingsheetswavinginthewinD.Isuddenlyhadaplan.Afterthewashcyclewecoveredthemapleswithdampbluejeansshirtssocksandtowels.Theonlythingsthatdidn’tgooutsideweremyunderpants.AndIpersuadedmyshamelesshusbandtolethisbigboxershorts男式平角短裤stayindoorstoo.Thereisasecretpleasuretohanginglaundryoutdoors.Itistheperfectexcusetogetupfromthecomputer.WhilecheckingonthelaundryinthebackyardIcouldcommune亲近notonlywithcottonT-shirtsbutalsomycats.IcouldwatchcautiousdeerrunthroughtheyardwiththeiryounglistentonervoussquirrelsintreesandobserveafamilyofwildturkeysbytheroaD.IreturnedtomydeskrefresheD.Andexceptforthesandpaperfeelofsun-driedbathtowelsthedryingmethodwasacompletesuccess.WhenautumncameI’dscanthehorizoneachdaytoevaluatethechancesofsun-drying.OnemorningIsawrainclouds.Ihadaloadofwetclothesinmyarmsandnoplacetoputthem.IfoundmyhusbanD.TogetherwehunglaundrythroughoutthehousE.ThenmyhusbandgavemeahugandasmilE.Ithinkit’stimetobuyadryerhesaidliketoday.GoodideaIsaidjustastheinfamousOregonrainstarteD.Oursun-driedlaundryhabitwasfinishedfortheseason.33.Whydidtheauthorwanttotrysun-drying?A.HerhusbandinsisteD.B.Shewantedtocutexpenses.C.Theirdryerwasn’tworking.D.ShehadgoodchildhoodmemoriesofusingaclotheslinE.A.bcB.cdC.acdD.bcd34.Whatcouldthestraight-talkingrepairmanhavesaidtotheauthor?A.ContinuetouseitevenifitisolD.B.Youshouldhavetakenbettercareofyourdryer.C.Youshouldn’thavewastedmoneyonrepairingyourdryer.D.Justbuyanewdryerevenifit’sveryexpensivE.35.Whatwasthebiggestbenefitthatsun-dryingbroughttotheauthorbesidesdryclothes?A.Shelovessun-driedbathtowels.B.ShefelthealthierandclosertonaturE.C.Shecouldbatheinthesunshinetoo.D.Itgaveherabreakfromherhardwork.
In2004whenmydaughterBeckywastensheandmyhusbandJoewereunitedintheirdesireforadog.AsformeIsharednoneoftheircaninelust.ButwhytheypleadeD.BecauseIdon’thavetimetotakecareofadog.Butwe’lldoit.Really?You’regoingtowalkthedog?Feedthedog?Bathethedog?Yesyesandyes.Idon’tbelieveyou.Wewill.WepromisE.Theydidn’t.Fromdaytwoeveryonewantedtowalkthecutepuppythatfirstdayneitherthoughttowalkthedog.WhileIwasslowtoacceptthatIwouldbetheonetokeeptrackofhershotstoschedulehervetappointmentstofeedandcleanherMistyknewthisondayonE.AsshelookedupatthethreenewhumansinherlifesmallmediumandlargeshecalculatedThemediumoneisthesuckerinthepack.QuicklysheandIdevelopedsomethingverysimilartoaVulcanmindmeld心灵融合.She’dlookatmewiththosesadbrowneyesofhersbeamherneedandthenwaittrustingIwouldunderstand—whichstrangelyIalmostalwaysdiD.Innotimeshebecamemyfifthappendage附肢snoringonmyhome-officecouchasIworkedcradlingagainstmyfeetasIreadandsplayingacrossmystomachasIwatchedtelevision.Evensopartofmecontinuedtoresentwalkingduty.JoeandBeckyhadpromiseD.NotfairI’dbalk不心甘情愿地做silentlyassheandIwalked.NotfairI’dloudlyremindanyonewithinearshotuponourreturnhomE.Thenoneday—January12007tobeexact—myhusband’sdoctorutteredanunthinkableword:leukemia白血病.WiththatIspenteighttotenhoursadaywithJoeinthehospitaldoinganythingandeverythingIcouldtoeasehisdiscomfort.DuringthosesixmonthsofhospitalizationsBecky12atthetimeadjustedtootheradultsbeinginthehousewhenshereturnedfromschool.Myworkcolleaguesadjustedtomytakingoffatamoment'snoticeformedicalemergencies.Everypartofmylifechanged;nopartofmyoldroutineremaineD.Saveone:Mistystillneededwalking.AtthebeginningwhenfriendsofferedtotakeherthroughherpacesIdeclinedbecauseIknewtheyhadtheirownhouseholdstodealwith.AsthemonthswentbyIbegantorealizethatIactuallywantedtowalkMisty.ThewalkinthemorningbeforeIheadedtothehospitalwasaquietpeacefultimetogathermythoughtsortojustbebeforetheday'smedicaldramaunfoldeD.Theeveningwalkwasatimetoshakeofftheday'supsetsandlettheworrytracksinmyheadgotowhitenoisE.Whenseriousillnessvisitsyourhouseholdit'snotjustyourdailyroutineandyourassumptionsaboutthefuturethatarenolongerfamiliar.Prettymucheveryoneyouknowactsdifferently.NotMisty.TakeherforawalkandshehadnointerestinJoe'sbloodcountsorbonemarrowtestresults.Onthestreetorintheparkshehadonlyonethingonhermind:squirrels!ShewassojoyousthatevenontheworstdaysshecouldmakemesmilE.Onadailybasissheremindedmethatlifegoeson.AfterJoediedin2009Mistysleptonhispillow.I'mgrateful一toapoint.ThetruthisafteryearsofbalkingI'vecometoenjoymywalkswithMisty.AsIwatchherchaseafterasquirrelthrowingherwholebeingintothehere-and-nowofanexercisethathasneveronceendedinvictorysheremindsmetoothatnomatterhowharshthepresentorunpredictablethefuturethere'salmostalwayssomemeasureofjoytobeextractedfromthemoment.32.whydidn'tthewriteragreetoraiseadogatthebeginningofthestory?A.ShewasafraidthedogwouldgetthefamilyintotroublE.B.Itwouldbeherbusinesstotakecareofthedog.C.HerhusbandanddaughterwereunitedasonE.D.Shedidn'twanttospoilherdaughter.33.WhichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtoThemediumoneisthesuckerinthepack.Paragraph3?A.Themiddle-agedpersonlovesmemost.B.Themedium-sizedwomanisthehostess.C.Themaninthemiddleistheonewhohasthefinalsay.D.Thewomanisthekindandtrustworthyoneinthefamily.34.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that_______.A.MistywasquitecleverB.MistycouldsolvemathproblemsC.thewriterwasaslowlearnerD.noonewalkedMistythefirstday35.Thestorycametoitsturningpointwhen________.A.Joediedin2009B.Joefellillin2007C.thewriterbegantowalkthedogD.thedogtriedtopleasethewriter36.WhydidthewritercontinuetowalkMistywhileJoewasinhospital?A.Mistycouldn’tlivewithoutherB.Herfriendsdidn’tofferanyhelpC.Thewalkprovidedherwithspiritualcomfort.D.Shedidn'twantMistytobeotherscompanion.37.Whatisthemessagethewriterwantstoconveyinthepassage?A.Oneshouldlearntoenjoyhardtimes.B.AdisastercanchangeeverythinginlifE.C.MomentsofjoysuggestthatthereisstillhopeaheaD.D.Peoplewillchangetheirattitudetowardyouwhenyouareindifficulty.
IhavebeeninLimogesforamonthnow.sincelivinghereIhavetriedtointegrate融合intothelocalcommunityandonewayIhavefoundtodothisisbyfollowingthelocalrugbyteam.IdecidedtolookforinformationonthelocalrugbyteamafterthetourismofficecouldnothelpmE.Isearchedfortheclubofficeonlineanddecidedtolookintoit.ThefollowingdayIwentbacktotheclubafterspeakingwiththemanddecidedtogetaseasonticketfortherestofmystayherE.Iwillnowbegoingtoeachhomegameaswellastravellingtotheawaygameswiththeteamandthefans.IamsurethatitisgoingtobeagreatexperienceduringmytimeabroadherE.IwillalsobetravellingthroughvariousregionsofFrancesoIwillbevisitingnewplacesthroughouttheseason.ThereisanotherteaminatowncalledBrivenotsofarawaywhoplayinthetopleagueinFrancebutIdecidedtostaylocal.Imaygoandseethemwithotherassistantsifpossibleduringourstay.IwitnessedafriendlymatchonSaturdaywhentheyplayedStadeDijoninthedivisionbelowthem.Thematchfinished70-12.AfterthematchbothteamswenttotheclubhousetoseetheRugbyWorldCupsemi-finalbetweenNewZealandandAustraliA.Bothteamsrespectedeachotherswhichissomethingyoudon’talwaysseeinothersports.IspoketothepresidentoftheclubafterthegameandhetoldmeThisisafamilycluB.HopefullythisyearwillbeagoodyearforLimoges.21.HowdidthewritertrytocombineintoLimoges'community?A.Bytakingpartinthelocalrugbyteam.B.BywatchingtherugbymatchesinLimogesC.ByplayingoftenwiththepeopleinLimoges.D.Bypayingcloseattentiontothelocalrugbyteam.22.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto_____________A.theclubofficeB.thelocalrugbyteamC.thetourismofficeD.thelocalcommunity23.Whydidthetwoteamsgototheclubhouseaft6rthematch?A.Toshowrespecttoeachother.B.TowatchtheRugbyWorldCupsemi-final.C.Tocleantheclubtogether.D.Toexchangeexperiencewitheachother.24.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Thewritermustbeatoprugbyplayer.B.ThewriterislikelytobeabossofarugbycluB.CThewriterislikelytocomefromAustraliA.D.ThewriterprobablyworksasanassistantinFrancE.
Onceuponatimeamanwaswalkingonamountainwhenhefoundanincrediblecavewithallkindsoftreasureinsideit.SohegaveuphisjobhishomeandhisfriendsandspentallhistimeguardingthecavE.Hewassodedicatedtoitthathehardlyateordrankandbeforelonghefellill.OnedaywhenhecouldhardlymoveatallhedecidedtosharethetreasurE.Hecrawledintothecavetogetahandfulofjewelsbutdiscoveredtohishorrorthatitwasemptyexceptforasmallemerald绿宝石.Themantookitandgaveittothefirstpersontocomebyawoman.Thenanoldmancameby.Whatbadluck!themansaiD.JustamomentagoIgaveawomanthelastofthetreasureIwasguarding.Areyousurethereisnothingleft?theoldmanaskeD.ThemantookhimintothecavewheretheyfoundachestwithjewelsandsomebagsofgolD.ThemanwasshockedandtheoldmanexplainedtohimAtlast!Atlast!AtlastsomeonehasbrokenthespellofthiscavE.ThisistheCaveofTreasureandyou’rethefirsttohavepasseditsgreattest.ManyhavededicatedtheirlivestothiscaveonlytoenduprealizingtherewasnothinghereAndwhydoesthishappen?themanaskeD.Thismagiccavehasonlyasmanyrichesasyourownheart.WhensomeonediscoversitthecavefillswiththetreasuretheybringwiththembutlaterwhentheyhavedevotedthemselvestoguardingthetreasuretheirheartsbecomeemptyasdoesthecavE.Theonlywaytofillitisbyfillingyourheartwithallthatisgoodasyoudidbygivingthewomanthatlastjewel.Fromthatdayonthemanunderstoodthatitwasbettertosharethantokeep.Thankstothecaveandtheoldmanhebecamenobleandgenerous.21.Whydidthemangiveuphisjobhomeandfriends?A.BecausehepossessedavarietyoftreasurE.B.Becausehedevotedhimselftoagreattest.C.BecausehehadtoguardthetreasurecavE.D.BecausehewantedtofindthetreasurecavE.22.Whatdidthemanfindwhenheshowedhiscavetotheoldman?A.AllkindsoftreasurE.B.A.chestwithjewelsandgolD.C.A.smallemeralD.D.A.handfulofjewels.23.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeoplewhodedicatedtheirlivestothecavebefore?A.Theyallfoundthecaveemptyatlast.B.Theoldmanfreedthemfromitsspell.C.TheyallfilledthecavewiththetreasuretheyhaD.D.TheythoughtitwasbettertosharethantoenjoythetreasurealonE.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Differentpeoplehavedifferentviews.B.Treasureonlybelongstothosewhopossessit.C.SomepeopleneverlearnwhatisreallyvaluablE.D.Purelymaterialthingscannotmakeustrulywealthy.
In1943whenIwas4myparentsmovedfromCoeurd’AleneIdahotoFairbanksAlaskawhereadventurewasneverfaraway.Wearrivedinthesummerjustintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom’svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoffsoshedidn’tcaremuchaboutmybedtimE.DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel桶ofpaintbutcouldn’treallygetagoodfiregoing.ThesmokegotprettybadthoughandwhenImademyexitacrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetmE.ThepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehomE.MomandDadwereoccupiedwiththegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepmeandtheydid!IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedmE.Ihadn’tturned5yet.AsIenteredkindergartentheseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?AsforLeonhardSeppalafamousasadogsledder驾雪橇者IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn’trealizewhatasuperstarhewasbutIdidremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped包裹heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.In1950wemovedbacktoCoeurd’AlenebutwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaskA.25.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’sfamily?A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.B.Hisparentsdidn’tlovehim.C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D.Hismotherdidn’thaveanyjobs.26.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?A.HelearnedtosmokE.B.Hewaslockedinabasement.C.HewasarrestedbythepolicE.D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.27.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaskA.C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor’sfamilyafter1950.D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaskA.28.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?A.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaskA.C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonharD.D.ToshowoffhisprideinmakingtroublE.
Letusbeginbysayingwhatcausesourdreams.OurdreamsdonotcomefromanotherworlD.TheyarenotmessagesfromsomeoutsidesourcE.Theyarenotalookintothefutureeither.Allourdreamshavesomethingtodowithourfeelingsfearswishesneedsandmemories.IfapersonishungryortiredorcoldhisdreamsmayincludeafeelingofthiskinD.Ifthecoversonyourbodysuchasaquiltorablankethaveslippedoffyourbedyoumaydreamthatyouaresleepingoniceorinsnow.Thematerialforthedreamyouwillhavetonightislikelytocomefromtheexperienceyouhavetoday.SothesubjectofyourdreamusuallycomesfromsomethingthathaseffectonyouwhileyouaresleepingfeelingofcoldanoiseadiscomfortetC.anditmayalsouseyourpastexperiencesandthewishesandtheinterestsyouhavenow.Thisiswhychildrenarelikelytodreamoffairiesolderchildrenofschoolexaminationshungrypeopleoffoodhomesicksoldiersoftheirfamiliesandprisonersoffreedom.Toshowyouhowthisishappeningwhileyouareasleepandhowyourneedsandwishescanallbejoinedtogetherinadreamhereisthestoryoftheexperiment.A.manwasasleepandthebackofhishandwasrubbedwithapieceofabsorbedcotton.Hewoulddreamhewasinhospitalandhischarminggirlfriendwasvisitinghimsittingonthebedandfeelinghishandsgently!Therearesomescientistswhohavemadeaspecialstudyofwhywedreamwhatwedreamandwhatthosedreamsmean.Theirexplanationofdreamsthoughabitreasonableisnotacceptedbyeveryonebutitoffersaninterestingapproachtotheproblem.Theybelievedthatdreamsaremostlyexpressionsofwishesthatdidnotcometrueinotherwordsdreamingisawayofhavingyourwishescarriedout.29.Fromthepassagewelearnthatourdreams.AarequitedifferentfromourdailylifeBarethesameasourdailylifeChavenothingtodowithourdailylifeDareconnectedwithourdailylifetoacertaindegree30.HomesicksoldiersoftendreamoftheirfamiliesprobablybecausE.AtheirfamiliesareoftenhungryBtheymisstheirfamiliesverymuchinthedaytimeCtheirfamiliesareverybusyDtheyhaven’theardfromtheirfamiliesforalongtime31.Somescientists’explanationthatdreamsaremostlyexpressionsofwishesthatdidn’tcometruE.AisnotwidelyacceptedthoughitisabitreasonableBisofnouseforusCisnotcorrectDisacceptedbyallpeople32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?AMostpeopleoftenplantodosomethingimportantintheirdreams.BThesubjectsofourdreamsareusuallysomethinguseless.CSomeofthepastexperiencemayappearinpeople’sdreams.DChildrenoftendreamoffairiesbecausetheyaretiredofschool.
IthurtsmemorethanyouandThisisforyourowngooD.ThesearethestatementsmymotherusedtomakeyearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatincleanmyroomstayhomeanddohomeworkThatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodineducationinwhichwedecideditwasallrightnottopushourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschoolsandtheeducatorsmadeiteasytous.Theythoughtthatitwasallrighttobeparentswhotakealet-alonepolicy.Westoppedmakingourchildrendohomework.Wegavethemcalculatorsturnedonthetelevisionlefttheteachingtotheteachersandwentonvacation.Nowteachersfacedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpaceforthepast15yearsarerealizingwe'vemadeaterriblemistakE.OnesuchteacherisSharonKlompuswhosaysofherstudents-sopassive-andwonderswhathappeneD.Nothingwasdemandedofthemshebelieves.TelevisionsaysKlompuscontributestochildren'spassivity.We'renottrainingkidstoworkanymorE.We'retalkingaboutagenerationofkidswho'veneverbeenhurtorhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitforthem.Insteadofsaying'golookitup'youtellthemtheanswer.IttakesgreaterenergytosaynotoakiD.Yesitdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It'stimeforparentstoendtheirvacationandcomebacktowork.It'stimetotakethecarawaytoturntheTVofftotellthemithurtsyoumorethanthembutit'sfortheirowngooD.It'stimetostarttellingthemnoagain.32.BypermissiveperiodineducationtheauthormeansatimeA.wheneverychildcanbeeducatedB.wheneverythingcanbetaughtatschoolC.whenchildrenarepermittedtoreceiveeducationD.whenchildrenareallowedtodowhattheywishto33.Whyarechildrenbecomingmoreinactiveinstudy?A.Becauseteachersaretoostrictwiththem.B.Becausetheyhavetoperformtoomanyduties.C.Becausetheyhavedonetoomuchhomework.D.BecausetheyspendtoomuchtimewatchingTV.34.Tosuchchildrenasdescribedinthetext_____.A.itiseasiertosayyesthantosaynoB.itiseasiertosaynothantosayyesC.neitheriseasy-tosayyesortosaynoD.neitherisdifficult-tosayyesortosayno35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ParentsshouldleavetheirchildrenalonE.B.Kidsshouldhavemoreactivitiesatschool.C.It'stimeforparentstobestricterwiththeirkids.D.Parentsshouldalwayssetagoodexampletotheirkids.
SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwallEnglanD.Heneverstudiedthepiano.HoweverhecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.ThenhethinksaboutthenotesinhisheaD.TwoyearsagoheplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata奏鸣曲byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.AmazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectlyhisteacherssaysSamuelisunbelievable.TheysayhisabilityisveryrarebutSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.SamuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparentsbutmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinsteaD.NowhestudieslawandmusiC.Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurpriseD.IgrewupwithmusiC.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.AbouttwoyearsagoIsuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepianowithoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome---Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind---eachandeverynotesaysSamuel.RecentlySamuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollegE.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.TheaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformancE.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.SamuelsaysconfidentlyIt’sallaboutsupermemory---IguessIhavethatgift.HoweverSamuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn’tstopwithmusiC.HisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboySamuelheardsomeonereadastoryandthenhecouldretellthestorywordbyworD.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuturE.Fornowheisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.21.WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?A.HehasagiftforwritingmusiC.B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.C.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears.22.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.B.Samuelplannedtobealawyerratherthanamusician.C.Samuelthinksofhimselfasamanofgreatmusicalability.D.Samuelstudieslawandmusicontheadviceofhisteachers.23.EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe_________.A.receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusicB.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectlyC.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusicD.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather24.WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4?A.HebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollegE.B.Heisproudofhisabilitytorememberthingsaccurately.C.Heplaysthepianobetterthanmanyprofessionalpianists.D.Heimpressedtheaudiencebyplayingallthemusicalpieces.
WhenIwas12Igotapart-timejobonadairyfarmmilkingcows.Wemilked65cowstwiceaday.OnedayIcomplainedtomyfatherabouthavingtogomilkthosecowssayingitwastiring.Hesaidyouknowboytoworkisablessing.Ilookedatthemenwho'dworkedharder.IhadafeelingIhadbeentoldsomethingreallyimportantbutittookmanyyearsbeforeitsunkin.BackthengoingtocollegewasarareprivilegE.MyfathertoldmeifI'dpickedsomethingtostudythatIlikeddoingI'dalwayslookforwardtomywork.Buthealsoaddedevenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajobatall.IwantedtobeafarmerbutIjoinedamilitaryprogramtohelppayforcollegE.AndwhatstartedoutasanobligationtotheArmybecameawayoflifethatIstayedcommittedtofor37years.Inthelate1980sduringavisittoBangladeshIsawawomanwithherbabyonherbackbreakingbrickswithahammer.Iaskedalocalofficerwhytheyweren'tusingamachinetomaketheworkeasier.Hetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofwork.Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwasitwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalivE.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:toworkisablessing.AfterseeingalotofpeoplelikethatwomaninBangladeshI'vecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotfreE.They'revictimsofcrimepoorhealthanddepression.Peoplewhohavejobscanhaveahomesendtheirkidstoschooldevelopasenseofpridecontributetothegoodofthecommunityandevenhelpothers.WhenwecanworkwearefreE.WeareblesseD.29.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.MychosenwayoflifeB.ToworkisablessingC.WhyshouldIworkD.Inspirationfromawoman30.Thewriterjoinedamilitaryprogrambecause_______.A.hisparentsforcedhimtodosoB.heintendedtofindalifetimejobC.hecouldn'taffordhiscollegeeducationD.hecouldtravelabroadwiththearmy31.Whatdoesthewriterintendtosaythroughthelastparagraph?A.PeoplewithoutjobscouldachievemorE.B.FreedomisnotalwaysfreeforpeoplE.C.RichpeopleshouldhelpthoseinneeD.D.WeshouldfeelfortunatetohaveajoB.
Onceuponatimetwobrotherswholivedonneighbouringfarmsfellintoconflict.Itwasthefirstseriousonein40yearsoffarmingsidebysidesharingmachineryandtradinglaborandgoodsasneeded.Thenthelongcooperorationfellapart.ItbeganwithasmallmisunderstandinganditgrewintoamajordifferenceandfinallyitexplodedintoanexchangeofbitterwordsfollowedbyweeksofsilencE.OnemorningtherewasaknockonJohn’sdoor.Heopenedittofindamanwithacarpenter’stoolbox.I’mlookingforafewdays’workhesaiD.PerhapsyouwouldhaveafewsmalljobshereandthereIcouldhelpwith.CouldIhelpyou?Yessaidtheolderbrother.Idohaveajobforyou.Lookacrossthecreek河沟atthatfarm.That’smyneighborinfactit’smyyoungerbrother.Lastweektherewasameadow草地betweenusandhetookhisbulldozer推土机totheriverlevee堤andnowthereisacreekbetweenus.WellhemayhavedonethistospitemebutI’llgohimonebetter.Iwantyoutobuildmeafence—an8-footfence—soIwon’tneedtoseehisplaceorhisfaceanymorE.Coolhimdownanyhow.ThecarpentersaidIthinkIunderstandthesituation.I’llbeabletodoajobthatpleasesyou.Theolderbrotherhadtogototownsohehelpedthecarpentergetthematerialsreadyandthenhewasofffortheday.Thecarpenterworkedhardallthatdaymeasuringsawingnailingandhammering.AboutsunsetwhenthefarmerreturnedthecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjoB.Thefarmer’seyesopenedwidehisjawdroppeD.Therewasnofencethereatall.Itwasabridge—abridgestretchingfromonesideofthecreektotheother!A.finepieceofwork—andhisyoungerbrotherwascomingacrosshishandspreadout..YouarequiteafellowtobuildthisbridgeafterallI’vesaidanddonE.Thetwobrothersstoodateachendofthebridgeandthentheymetinthemiddletakingeachother’shanD.Theyturnedtoseethecarpenterlifthistoolboxonhisshoulder.Nowait!Stayafewdays.I’vealotofotherprojectsforyousaidtheolderbrother.I’dlovetostayonthecarpentersaidbutIhavemanymorebridgestobuilD.32.Whatwasthelifeforthetwobrothersbeforetheconflict?A.Theyliveapoormiserablelife.B.Theywerefriendlyneighbourshelpingeachother.C.Theyneverspeaktoeachother.D.Theylivetogetherasonefamily.33.Theunderlinedwordspiteinparagraph4probablymeans______________.A.trytopleaseB.makeangryonpurposeC.laughtatD.lookdownupon34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyoungerbrotherusedhisbulldozertodigacreek.B.AftertheconflictJohnwasangrywithhisyoungerbrother.C.Atfirstthecarpenterplannedtobuildan8-footfenceasJohnaskedhimto.D.Thetwobrothersmadepeaceatlast.35.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______________.A.A.FinePieceofWorkB.A.CleverCarpenterC.A.ConflictbetweenTwoBrothersD.TwoBrothers
29.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.B.Therecorderwasimpatientandrude.C.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.D.Theauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaced.30.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?A.Puzzled.B.Curious.C.Upset.D.Frightened.31.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhendescribingherjobtotheclerk?A.Angry.B.Calm.C.Unconfident.D.Annoyed.32.Whydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.B.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor'sresearchworkinthelab.C.Becausetheauthordidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.D.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.
16-year-oldLaresceBrownhasbecomethestrongestschoolgirlintheUK.Shesayshersuccessisduetoajointconditionwhichusedtoengendergreatpain.LarescehassixBritishandWorldChampionpower-liftingrecordsunderherbelt.Yetuntiljusttwoyearsagoaconditioncalledhypermobilityleftherinsomuchpainthatshewasunabletotakepartinsport.RatherthanlettingherillnesslimitherlifeLarescetookinspirationfromherfatherandbeganweight-lifting.ThisputanendtoherpainandshebecameachampioninherfielD.LarescelovestodanceandshewasakeenMorrisdancerattheageofeleven.Afterthatshehadtofacedailypaininherkneeselbowsandhands.ShewasforcedtomissseveraldaysofschooleachmonthduetopainandthelackofsleepthatcauseD.Howeversheisnoweffectivelycuredsincetakingupthesportofpower-lifting18monthsago.Laresce’spositionasBritain’sstrongestpower-lifterforherageisdowntoherspiritanddetermination.ToensurehersuccessLarescemusttrainforeighthoursaweek.IreallyenjoyedthefeelingofpowerIgotandtheexcitementofpeopleencouragingmetodomybest.Becomingachampionwasabigsurprise—IjuststartedoffforfunandIwasnotexpectinganything.SotowinsixtitleswasamazingshesaiD.Laresce’sfathersaidBeingthefatherofsuchahigh-achievingteenIcouldn’tbemoreprouD.She’strulytheappleofmyeyeandhasworkedsohardtobewheresheistoday.She’smadeusallsohappyandIfeelweallenjoyabrightfuturetogetherthankstoher.71.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordengenderinParA.1probablymean?1word_____________________________________________________________________________72.WhatachievementshasLarescegot?nomorethan8words_____________________________________________________________________________73.Whathelpedherdefeattheillness?nomorethan8words_____________________________________________________________________________74.Whydidshethinkwinningsixtitleswasamazing?nomorethan15words_____________________________________________________________________________75.WhatdoyouthinkofLaresceBrown?nomorethan25words_____________________________________________________________________________
ManyyearsagoababyboycameintothisworlD.But1hedidn’tcomewithacrywhichwasabig2fromthemedicalpointofview.Thedoctorturnedthebaby3andslappedhisbottomsharply.Thebabycriedand4.Thefathersmiledandsilentlycried5.Heheldthebabyinhisarmsanddidn’tallowthedoctortotouchthebabyanymorE.ThatbabywasmeandthatmanwasmydaD.DadnevertriedtohugorkissmewhenIwasachilD.And6heneversaidIloveyoutomeeither.Maybeit’saChineseculturalthingormaybethat’sthewaymydadwas.But7IfeltdefeatedsadorlonelydadwasalwaystherE.Hewasamanof8wordsbutIcouldalwaysfeelaveryspecial9tohim.WhenIwasinhighschooldadretiredand10afoodstandonthestreetnearmyschool.EverydaywhenIfinished11myclassmatesandI12passhisfoodstanD.ButIreallyhatedtalkingtodadinfrontofhisfoodstand13Ididnotwantmyclassmatestoknowthatmydadwassellingnoodlesonthestreet!OnenightIcouldn’t14itanymoreandshoutedDadcouldyoustopsellingyour15noodles?Idon’tneedafatherwhosellsnoodlesonthestreet!Atthatmomentdadwas16.Hetriedtosaysomethingbutdidn’t.Whenheturnedhishead17somethinghappenedthatIhadneverseenandwouldneverforgetfor18ofmylifE.Hiseyeswerefilledwithtearsandsadness.ItwasthefirsttimethatIsawdad19.Mymomlatertoldmethatdadwassellingnoodlestosavemoneyformycollegeeducation.IwassuchanidiotandeventodayIstillfeel20forthatnight.1.A.abruptlyB.unfortunatelyC.expectedlyD.fortunately2.A.questionB.problemC.challengeD.solution3.A.upsidedownB.insideoutC.upanddownD.atthebottom4.AexistedB.producedC.deliveredD.survived5.A.aswellasB.eitherC.aswellD.neither6.A.ofcourseB.bynomeansC.onthecontraryD.invain7.A.whateverB.whicheverC.wheneverD.however8.A.fewB.alittleC.littleD.afew9.A.combinationB.ConversationC.communicationD.connection10.A.putupB.setupC.cameupD.pickedup11.A.schoolB.lessonC.courseD.task12.A.couldB.shouldC.wouldD.might13.A.whetherB.thoughC.whileD.because14.A.standB.believeC.assumeD.prove15.A.wonderfulB.stupidC.deliciousD.strange16.A.confusedB.frightenedC.shockedD.disappointed17.A.outB.aroundC.downD.away18.A.therestB.theotherC.anotherD.other19.A.laughingB.shoutingC.huggingD.crying20.A.gratefulB.guiltyC.proudD.embarrassed
TODAYFridayNovember12JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWestSheen.DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapierMortlakeHighSt.from8A.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.SATURDAYNovember13JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission60p.MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarterLowerRichmondRoadPutneyprovidedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.GoodfoodandentertainmentfairpricE.Tel:789—6749.FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorsE.SheenRoadRichmonD.JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission80p.THEDERBYARMSUpperRichmondRoadWestgiveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion手风琴.Tel:789—4536SUNDAYNovember14DISCOSatinSoundsDiscofreeatTheLordNapierMortLakeHighStreetfrom8A.m.to8p.m.FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.HEAVYMUSICwithTonySimonatTheBullUpperRichmondRoadWestEastSheen.THEDERBYARMSUpperRichmondRoadWestgiveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion.32.WhereandwhencanyouheartheNormanChopTrio?A.AttheBull’sHeadonSunday.B.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.C.AttheBullonSaturday.D.AttheBlackHorseonSaturday.33.WhereandwhencanyouheartheMikeThomasJazzBand?A.AttheDerbyArmsonFriday.B.AttheBlackHorseonFriday.C.AttheStarandGarteronSaturday.D.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.34.YouwanttoenjoytheelectricaccordiononSaturday.WhichtelephonenumberdoyouhavetoringtofindoutwhattimeItstarts?A.789—6749.B.789—4536.C.682—1158.D.688—4626.35.YouwanttospendtheSaturdaybyjoiningtheentertainmentwithyourfamily.Whereshouldyougo?A.DiscoatTheLordNapier.B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorsE.C.TheelectricaccordionatTheDerbyArms.D.JazzatTheBull’sHeaD.
TravisisthemanagerofG&Gwhereheisresponsibleforfortyemployees雇员andprofits利润ofover$2millionperyear.He'sneverlatetowork.HedoesnotgetupsetonthejoB.WhenoneofhisemployeesstartedcryingafteracustomerscreamedatherTravistookheraway.Yourworkinguniformisyourshelterhetoldher.Nothinganyonesayswilleverhurtyou.YouwillalwaysbeasstrongasyouwanttobE.TravispickedupthatlectureinoneofhisG&Gtrainingcoursesaneducationprogramthatbeganonhisfirstdayandcontinuesthroughoutanemployee'soccupation.ThetraininghasTravissayschangedhislifE.G&Ghastaughthimhowtolivehowtofocushowtogettoworkontimeandhowtomasterhisemotions情绪.Mostimportantlyittaughthimwillpower.Atthecenterofthateducationisanextremefocusonanall-importanthabit:willpower.Dozensofcasesshowthatwillpoweristhesinglemostimportanthabitforaperson'ssuccess.Andthebestwaytostrengthenwillpoweristomakeitintoahabit.Sometimesitlookslikepeoplewithgreatself-controlaren'tworkinghard—butthat'sbecausethey'vemadeitautomaticAngelaDuckworthoneoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaiD.Theirwillpoweroccurswithoutthemhavingtothinkaboutit.Thecompanyspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingprogramsofstudytotrainemployeesonself-control.Managerswroteworkbooksthatserveasguidestohowtomakewillpowerahabitinworkers'lives.ThosecoursesareinpartwhyG&Ghasgrownfromasleepycompanyintoalargeonewithmorethanseventeenthousandstoresandprofitsofmorethan$10billionayear.21.WelearnfromParagraph2thatemployeesinG&Gmust.A.learntogivelecturesB.attendeducationprogramsC.designaworkinguniformD.developacommonhobby22.Willpowerwillbecomeahabitwhenemployeescan.A.focusontheprofitsB.benefitfromthejobC.protectthemselveswellD.controltheirfeelingswell23.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.G&Ghasgrownintoalargecompany.B.G&Gwillspendhalfitsprofitstrainingemployees.C.G&GmaybecomemoresuccessfulinthefuturE.D.G&Ghastoproducemoreworkbooksformanagers.
Myheartsankwhenthemanattheimmigrationcountergesturedtothebackroom.IwasbornandraisedinAmericaandthiswasMiamiwhereIlivebuttheyweren’tquitereadytoletmeinyet.PleasewaitinhereMsAbujabertheimmigrationofficersaiD.MyhusbandwithhisveryAmericanlastnameaccompaniedmE.Hewasgettingusedtothis.ThesamethinghadhappenedrecentlyinCanadawhenI’dflowntoMontrealtospeakatabookevent.Thattimetheyheldmefor45minutes.TodaywewerereturningfromaliteraryfestivalinJamaicaandIwasstartledthatIwasbeingsentinbackonceagain.TheofficerbehindthecountercalledmeupandsaidMissyournamelookslikethenameofsomeonewho’sonourwantedlist.We’regoingtohavetocheckyououtwithWashington.Howlongwillittake?Hardtosay...afewminuteshesaiD.We’llcallyouwhenwe’rereadyforyou.AfteranhourWashingtonstillhadn’tdecidedanythingaboutmE.Isn’tthiscomputerized?Iaskedatthecounter.Can’tyoujustlookmeup?JustafewmoreminutestheyassuredmE.AfteranhourandahalfIpulledmycellphoneouttocallthefriendsIwassupposedtomeetthatevening.Anofficerrushedover.Nophones!hesaiD.Forallweknowyoucouldbecallingaterroristcellandgivingtheminformation.I’mjustauniversityprofessorIsaiD.Myvoicecameoutinasqueak.OfcourseyouarE.Andwetakepeoplelikeyououtofhereinlegironseveryday.Iputmyphoneaway.MyhusbandandIweregettinghungryandtireD.Wholefamilieshadbeenbroughtintothewaitingroomandtheplacewaspackedwithexcitablechildrenexhaustedparentsevenaflightattendant.Iwantedtoscreamtojumponachairandshout:I’manAmericancitizen;anovelist;IprobablyteachEnglishliteraturetoyourchildren.Orwouldthatallbecountedagainstme?AftertwohoursindetentionIwasapproachedbyoneoftheofficers.You’refreetogohesaiD.Noexplanationorapologies.Foramomentneitherofusmovedwewerestillinshock.Thenweleapedtoourfeet.Ohonemorething.Hehandedmeatatteredphotocopywithanaddressonit.Ifyouweren’thappywithyourtreatmentyoucanwritetothisagency.Willtheyrespond?IaskeD.Idon’tknow---Idon’tknowofanyonewho’severwrittentothembeforE.ThenheaddedBythewaythiswillprobablykeephappeningeachtimeyoutravelinternationally.WhatcanIdotokeepitfromhappeningagain?Hesmiledtheemptysmilewe’dseenallday.Absolutelynothing.AftertellingseveralfriendsaboutourordealprobablythemostfrequentadviceI’veheardinresponseistochangemynamE.Twentyyearsagomyowngraduateschoolwritingprofessoradvisedmetowriteunderapennamesothatpublisherswouldn’tstickmeinwhathecalledtheethnicghetto---aseparatesecondaryshelfinthebookstorE.Butanameisanintegralpartofanyone’spersonalandprofessionalidentity-justlikethetownyou’reborninandtheplacewhereyou’reraiseD.LikemyfatherI’llkeepthenamebutmyairportexperiencehasgivenmeawholenewperspectiveonwhatdiversityandtolerancearesupposedtomean.IhadnoideathatbeinganAmericanwouldeverbethisharD.61.Theauthorwasheldattheairportbecause__________.A.hernamewassimilartoaterrorist’s.B.sheandherhusbandreturnedfromJamaicA.C.shehadbeenheldinMontreal.D.shehadspokenatabookevent.62.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthorwould__________topreventsimilarexperiencefromhappeningagain.A.writetotheagencyB.changehernameC.donothingD.avoidtravelingabroad63.Herexperiencesindicatethattherestillexists__________intheUS.A.hatredB.toleranceC.discriminationD.diversity64.Theauthorsounds__________inthelastparagraph.A.ironicB.impatientC.bitterD.worried
BeforeIhadmysonIspenttwoyearsworkingwithchildrenwithdisabilities.Ilearnedthatshoutingandthreatsofpunishmentwouldresultinadisaster.ComingupagainsttheirbehaviourcouldonlymakethejobharderandtheirbehaviourmoreextremE.Ifoundsomethingthatworkedthough.Therewasaverynaughtyboyinthenurseryandateacherwhowasgenerallyveryconfidentwiththechildrenwasaskedtotakechargeofhim.OnedaytheboyjoinedasessionintheroomnexttominE.Hisappearancecreatedanatmosphereoftension.Hespenttheentiresessionrunningaroundhittingandkickinganddestroyingproperty.Iwasinthecraftroomworkingwithsomeotherchildrenwhenmyco-workertoldmethatthisboy’steacherwasintearsandcouldnotgetcontrolofthesituation.Asweweretalkingtheboyranin.Itoldmyco-workerthatIwouldtakecareofhim.Iclosedthedoor.Hewasfullofenergythrowingthingsaroundandmakingahugemess.ButIcouldseethathewasdoingallthesetoannoymE.Heneededconnectionandthiswastheonlywayheknewhowtoaskforit.SoIsatbackdownandkeptquiet.Thenhesloweddownandbeganmakingarocket.Italkedtohimaboutit.WecontinuedlikethisforafewminutesbeforeIslippedintotheconversation:Sowhathappenedtoday?ItwaspurelyaquestionnoblameorangerinmytonE.IbelievethatifIhadcriticizedhimthegatethatwasslowlyopeningwouldhaveshutfirmlycloseD.Hetoldmethattheteacherdidn’tlethimdowhatheknewwellduetosafetybutaskedhimtodowhathedislikeD.HealsoadmittedthathehadenjoyedmakingherrunaroundandsawitasagamE.Iexplainedthathisteacherhadnotseenitasagameandwasveryupset.Thisagainwasstatedsimplyasafact.IsuggestedthatnexttimehehadasessionhetalkaboutwhathehopedtodoatthestartwhichmightbeeasierforeveryonE.Heagreedandwasquietforamoment.ThenhelookedatmewithtearsinhiseyesbeforequietlyaskingifhecouldgotofindhisteachertoapologizE.33.Theboymadetroubleforhisteacherbecausehe______.A.wasaccusedofdestroyingpropertyB.wastoldnottoyellatotherchildrenC.wasmadetodothingsagainsthiswillD.wasblamedforcreatinganairoftension34.Whydidn’ttheauthordoanythingabouttheboy’sbadbehavioratfirst?A.Shedidn’twanttomakeitworsE.B.Shedidn’tmindthehugemessatall.C.Shewastiredofshoutingandthreats.D.Shehadn’tthoughtofacopingstrategy.35.Theauthormanagedtogettheboytotalktoherby______.A.playinggameswithhimB.givinghimagoodsuggestionC.describinghisteacher’sfeelingsD.avoidingmakingcriticalremarks36.Whydidtheboyhavetearsinhiseyesintheend?A.Hewassorryabouthisreputation.B.Hewasregretfulabouthisbehavior.C.Hewasfearfuloftheauthor’swarning.D.Hewassadfortheauthor’smisunderstanding.
ThefreezingNortheasthasn’tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswintersowhenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasotaFloridamybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsaysunshine.IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC维生素C.thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.WhenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmairIsentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpoolswinetastingandpinksunsetsatnormaleveninghoursnot4intheafternoonfilledtheweekendbutthebestpart-particularlytomytastedulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables-wasa7A.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers’marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake-upcall.Themarketwhichwasfoundedin1979setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7:00amto1p.mrainorshinealongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberriesthered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofallthetomatoes:amazinglargesoftandroundredtomatoes.Disappointedbymanyabrokenvine-ripened蔓上成熟的promiseI’verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.NomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestoreonceIgetthemhomethey’reunfailinglydryhardandtasteless.ButIhomedinwithuncertaintyononeparticulartableattheBrown’sGroveFarm’sstandfulloffreshandsofttomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal-andatthatmomentIrealizedthatthebestpartofSarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatbackhomeinNewYorkIwouldn’tbeexperiencingagainformonths.DelightedasIwasbythetomatoesinsightmyhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearnedthatBrown’sGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDustyanewlyopenedrestaurantattheSarasotaRitzCarltonwhere-luckilyforme-Iwasplanningtohavedinnerthatverynight.WithoutevenseeingthemenuIknewI’dbeorderingeverytomatoonit.29.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYork?A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.30.Whatmadetheauthor’sgettinguplateearlyworthwhile?A.Havingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmer’smarket.31.WhatcanwelearnabouttomatoessoldinNewYorkinwinter?A.Theyaresoft.B.TheylooknicE.C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.32.Whatwastheauthorgoingtothatevening?A.Gotoafarm.B.Checkintoahotel.C.Eatinarestaurant.D.Buyfreshvegatables.
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