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SpringwillsoonbeuponusandanewtermisherE.Allovertheworldspringistheseasonofnewlife:flowersbloombabyanimalsarebornandtheweatherbecomeswarmer.Duringthistimeofyearpeopleusuallywalkaroundwithaspringintheirstepsandafeelingoffreshbeginnings.Howeverforafreshbeginningittakesmorethanthebrightcolorsandfreshairofspring.Weneedtolookatourselvessetnewgoalsanddecidehowtoimproveourselves.InEnglandpeopleusuallydothisonthefirstdayoftheyear.Welookatthepastyearandthinkaboutwhatwe’dliketochangeorimproveinourlivesandwecallthisaNewYear’sresolution.Thesecanbeanythingfromimprovingone’shealththroughexerciseorcuttingoutbadhabitstostudyingharderforbettergradesortryingtofindagoodworkorlifebalancE.Luckilywedon’thavetowaitforthebeginningofanewyeartotryandbecomebetterpeoplE.WecandothiswheneverwelikE.Themilestoneofanewtermisjustagoodplacetostart.Sometimesit’sdifficulttotakethefirststepinachievingnewlysetgoalsbutanoldsayingistobeginistobehalf-waytherE.Iagreewiththisbecausetakingonanewtaskorchanginghabitscanseemdauntingatfirstbutoncewebegintheygeteasier.ForexamplespendinglesstimeonQQorplayingvideogamesandmoretimestudyingorcommunicatingface-to-facecanbedifficulthabitstochangeatfirst.Butoncewesettleintothenewroutine例行常态andstarttoseetheresultsit’sdifficultnottowonderwhywedidn’tdoitsooner.Thetrickwithdecidingonaresolutionforanewtermisnottosetunrealistictargets.Ifwedothisit'seasytolosemotivation动力becausetheendgoalseemssofaraway.Trytomakemanysmalltargetsyouwanttoreachonthewaytoyourfinalgoal.Thiswayyoucanseeyourprogresseasily.21.InParagraphonetheauthorwantstotellusthatspringisatime________.A.totakeawalkaroundoutdoorsB.toenjoyfreshairandbrightcolorsC.tosetgoalsforafreshbeginningD.foranimalstohavebabies22.A.NewYear'sresolutionis________.A.adecisionmadetoimproveourselvesB.aceremonytocelebrateNewYearC.apromisemadetoyourparentsD.arecallofwhathappenedlastyear23.WhichofthefollowingmightthewriteragreewithaccordingtoParagraphFour?A.Beswifttohearslowtospeak.B.Allthatendswelliswell.C.WellbegunishalfdonE.D.AllroadsleadtoRomE.24.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddauntingprobablymeaninParagraphFour?A.changeableB.difficultC.extremeD.confusing
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworlD.Yearslaterduringherfinalillnessmotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.ButthedeskshesaidagainisforElizabethIneversawherangryneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedmesheshoweditinaction.ButasayounggirlIwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional易动感情的Butshelivedonthesurface.AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.IwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgivemE.IpostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswernonecamE.MyhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestandfinallypeaceitseemedthatnothinghappeneD.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Nowthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletterfolded折叠andrefoldedmanytimes.GivemeananswermyletterasksinanywayyouchooseMotheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.21.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk_______.A.afterMotherdiedB.whenshewasachildC.beforeshebecameawriterD.whenmothergaveittoher22.Theworldgulfinthepassagemeans_______.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoungB.partoftheseagoingfarinlandC.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughterD.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter23.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter’sletteraskingforforgiveness?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryearssheoftentalkedabouttheletter.C.ShereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedieD.D.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlifE.24.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MylettertoMotherB.MyMother’sDeskC.MotherandChildrenD.TalksbetweenMotherandme
Belowarereviewsforthreebooksandtwobookseries.Eachhasbeenreadandlovedbystudentsacrossthecountry.TheOutsidersThisbookfirstpublishedin1967.hasbecomeaclassicforteensacrossthenation.ItfocusesonPonyboywhohasbeenlabeledallhislifeasagreaser.Thegreaser'sopposinggroupisthesocs.kidswhohavelotsofmoneyandcanbreakanyruleswithoutgettingintroublE.AsthenoveldevelopsS.E.Hintonallowsthereadertoseeexactlyhowtheselabelsaffectteensinboththegreaserandthesocgroup.Ifyou'veeverwatchedthemovieTheOutsidersthisstorymaysoundfamiliarasthemoviewasbasedonthebook.TheOutsidersgivesteensalookintolifeinthe50'sand60'sofferingtimelesslessonsthatstillapplytotoday'syouth.OutoftheDustAnystudentinterestedintheGreatDepressionandtheDustBowlshouldreadOutoftheDustbyKarenHessE.Hesseisabletocapturethemoodandspiritofthiserathroughtheuseofpoetry.ThemaincharacterofthebookBillieJoisgrowingupinOklahomatheheartoftheDustBowl.ThroughfreeversepoetryBillieJonarrates讲述hertaleofpovertyandsurvivalduringthisdifficulttimE.OutoftheDustisanexcellentlessoninhistory.DuetotheshortlengthandwritingstylethebookisaquickbutworthwhilereaD.Bytheendofthebookthereaderiseagertostartthestoryoveragain.HesseisabletopackalotofemotionsanddetailsintohershortbookmakingthestoryveryrealandbelievablE.TheGiverTheGiverdepictsaperfectsocietyinwhichcitizensexperiencenopainhaveneverfeltfearandlifeiscompletelyundercontrol.Howeverasthereaderprogressesthroughthestoryit'seasytoseethatthiscommunityisfarfromutopia乌托邦.InsteadthroughtheexperiencesfeltbythemaincharacterJonasthereaderlearnsthereisamissingfromlifeinthisworlD.DuringtheCeremonyoftheTwelveseach12—year—oldisassignedtheirlife—longcareerinthecommunity.JonasischosentobetheReceiverofMemoriesaveryspecialjobassignedtoonepersonatatime.WhenJonasreceiveshistraining.helearnsmanytruthsabouthiscommunitythatchangehowhefeelsabouthislifemakinghimdeterminedtodosomethingtochangeit.TheGiverisagoodbookforteenswhoenjoysciencefictionandfantasy.Thebookmakesyouexamineyourownlifevaluesandbeliefsstrivingtofindhowyouwoulddefinetheperfectsociety.AnneofGreenGablesThiseight-bookseriesdepictsthelifeofAnneShirleyanorphanthatisadoptedinPrinceEdwardIslandCanada.Thebooksaresetinthe1800stothe1900sthelastonetakingplaceduringWorldWarI.AnneisaloveablespiritwhohasmanymisfortunesandlaughableexperienceswhengrowingupandgoingtocollegE.TheAnneofGreenGablesseriesisfuntoreaD.creatingastrongattachmenttothereaderandmakingthelastbookabitter－sweetexperiencE.TeenagegirlswhoarelookingforafemalerolemodelwillloveAnneShirley.HarryPotterJ.K.Rowling'sHarryPotterserieshassoldmorecopiesthananyotherseriesinhistory.TheserieswhichincludessevenbooksinallfallowsaboywizardnamedHarryPotter.HarryattendsHogwartsSchoolofWitcheraftandWizardy.ThesevenbooksfollowHarrythroughsevenyearsofwizardingschool.DuringthistimereadersexperiencethewizardingworldthroughHarry'seyesandwatchhimmakefriends.LearnmagicandfightawizarD.TheHarryPotterbooksareanenchantingreadforallages.NomatterwhoyouarE.youwillfindyourselfabsorbedinthemagicalworldcreatedbyJ.K.Rowling.45.Thegreasergroupmayrefertothosekids______.A.whoarepoorintheirlessonsatschoolB.whoarepoorandoftengetintotroubleforbreakingrulesC.whogobetweenthepoorandtherichchildrenD.whogetalongwellwiththesocgroup46.Whichofthefollowingiswritteninapoeticstyle?A.TheGiver.B.TheOutsiders.C.OutoftheDust.D.AnneofGreenGables.47.WecanlearnfromTheGiverthat______.A.everyoneinthecommunitycangetagoodjobB.JonasissatisfiedwithhislifeinthecommunityC.peopleinthecommunityliveanimperfectlifeD.Jonasislovedbyallthepeopleinthecommunity48.Accordingtothepassage______maybechosentobeanexamplebyteenagegirls.A.HarryPotterB.Jonas.C.BillieJoD.AnneShirley49.YouwouldliketoReadtheHarryPotterseriesprobablybecause______.A.youareinterestedinthemagicalworldB.youlikewatchingmusicalmoviesC.youadmireHarryforhispatienceD.youenjoyreadingtheeight-bookseries
GrandparentsAnsweraCallAsathird-generationnativeofBrownsvilleTexasMildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeirchildrenshepolitelyrefuseD.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Garzafinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccessgivingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadultchildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-lawMarianRobinsonhasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudybygrandparents.Com83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson’sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily.Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’tgetawayfromhomefarenoughforfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourownsaysChristineCrosbypublisherofGrandamagazineforgrandparents.Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobenearthemespeciallywhenyou’reraisingchildren.MovingisnotforeveryonE.AlmosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrificesbutsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinsteaD.Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishardespeciallyknowingyouradultchildisstrugglingbutgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.32.WhywasGarza’smoveasuccess?A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.C.Itenabledhertomakemorefriends.D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.33.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson’sdecision?A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.C.83%believedithadabadinfluencE.D.ThemajoritythoughtitwasatrenD.34.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?A.Theywereunsureofthemselves.B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.D.Theyhadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparents.35.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph?A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterestsoftheirown.B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem.C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren.D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter.
ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgenius天才ofhisagE.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistorywhohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.ThereisnosuchthingasgeniusEdisonsaiD.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.FromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnaturE.Natureheoftensaidisfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;thenhetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinkingespeciallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.ButheknewtoothatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasurE.EdisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlifE.Ashelovedtothinkhealsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsoldsomeoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlifE.WorkheanswereD.Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.9.Edisonthought____________.A.hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusB.geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone’ssuccessC.hardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusD.geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork10.InEdison’sopinion____________.A.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelpB.people’ssuccessliesmostlyingeniusC.hardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessfulD.therearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlater11.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies暗示____________.A.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeingsB.Edisonmade100inventionsinhislifeC.Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100yearsD.PeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years’work
HuLi'sheartsankduetothecoloroftheair.Driving140kilometersfromTianjinCitytoBeijinglastweeksheheldherbreathastheairbecameacharcoalgreyhaze炭灰色的阴霾.The39yearoldbusinesswomanhaslivedinBeijingforadecadeandthispastmonthshesaidbroughttheworstairpollutionshehaseverseenItgaveherhusbandacoughandlefthersevenyearolddaughterhousebound足不出户.MyhusbandaswellasIisworkingheresowehavenochoiceshesaiD.Butifwehadachoicewe'dliketoescapefromBeijing.TheextendedheavypollutionoverthelastmonthhaslargelychangedthewaythatChinesethinkaboutthecountry'sair.Ononedaypollutionlevelswere30timeshigherthanlevelsconsideredsafebytheWorldHealthOrganizationWHO.FlightswerecancelleD.RoadswerecloseD.OnehospitalineastBeijingreportedtheyhadtreatedmorethan900childrenforbreathingissues.BloombergfoundthatformostofJanuaryBeijing'sairwasworsethanthatofanairportsmokingareA.Thesmog's烟雾mostthreateningaspectisitshighconcentration浓度ofPM2.5-particulatematterthatissmallenoughtobreathedeepintothelungsandenterthebloodstreamcausingbreathinginfectionslungcancerandpossiblydamagingchildren'sdevelopment.TheWHOhasestimatedthatoutdoorairpollutionaccountsfortwomilliondeathsperyear65%oftheminAsiA.28.Whichconclusioncanwedrawfromthefirstparagraph?A.HuLiislivinginBeijing.B.HuLitraveledtoTianjinforbusiness.C.ThehazeisharmfultopeoplE.D.ThepollutionistheworstinBeijing'shistory.29.Accordingtothepassagethehazehaschangedthepeoplemainlyintheway________.A.theytravelB.theythinkaboutthenationalairC.theylivetheirlifeD.theyhavetheireducation30.FromthepassageweknowhighconcentrationofPM2.5________.A.canleadtochokeB.cancauseheartcancerC.willdamagechildren'sdevelopmentD.willdamagepeople'sorgan31.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HuLi'sattitudestoBeijing'shazeB.ThedamagesofBeijing'shazeC.WHOsuggestsimprovingBeijing'sairD.WhatcausedairpollutioninBeijing
FISHFORFUN!DONOTFISHFORFOOD!FISHERMEN!FORTHEPROTECTIONOFYOURHEALTH!FISHFROMTHESEWATERSSHOULDNOTBEEATENBECAUSEOFMERCURYCONTAMINATION.DepartmentofLandandForests5.What’sthis?It’sa________.A.letterB.diaryC.newspaperD.notice6.Ithasbeenputup_______.A.togiveanorderforfishB.foraconcertC.towarnfishermenofthedangerD.formakingfunoffishermen7.Ittoldthefishermen________.A.tostopfishingB.thefishfromthewatersisunfittoeat.C.thattheywouldnevergofishing.D.thatfishingwasnotallowedherE.8.Thoughwedon’tknowtheexactmeaningofmercurycontaminationweguessit______.A.canfeedupfishforpeopletoeatB.ishelpfulforhealthC.canmakepeopleloseweightD.ispoisonousanddangeroustohealth
SaturdayMarch24thWehavearrivedinthehotwetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand泰国.AllthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefooD.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeapandveryclean.WeplantostayhereforafewdaysvisitsomeplacesinthecityandthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.TuesdayMarch27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwaterandsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorfulandwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.WewilltakethetrainnorthstayinChiangMaifortwodaysandthencatchabustoChiangRai.FridayMarch30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife--nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsayhello.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThaisosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.28.Thediariesaboveshowthewriterstayedfor_____daysinThailanD.A.3B.7C.15D.3029.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailanD.B.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailanD.C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.D.ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.39.Thepeopleinthevillage_______.A.arefriendlytoothersB.liketospeakEnglishC.areveryweakD.hopetoliveinthecities31.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholediary?A.MyFirstTravelB.TheOutsideWorldC.TravelinginThailandD.A.CountryontheTrain
Wepickupyourchildrenatschoolandgivethemasafeplacetoplaydohomeworkandlearnafterschool.ExperiencedTeachers／Lunch&Snacks／Toys&BooksAges6to12OurPrograms*Languages*Math*Computer*MusicOpen1100A.m.to700p.m.Mon.toFri.26MarketRoadStarCitybetweenFirstStreetandSecondStreetnexttotheFlowerMarketTEL8765—43216.Whatcan'tchildrenlearninLittleRabbit?A.Art.B.MusiC.C.Computer.D.Languages.7.Mrs.GreencansendherdaughterLucytoLittleRabbitexcept_________A.6:00p.m.onFridayB.7:00A.m.onWednesdayC.11:00A.m.onTuesdayD.12:00A.m.onMonday8.LittleRabbitwillbeopenfor________inaweek.A.4hoursB.8hoursC.20hoursD.40hours9.WhocanhavefunandlearninLittleRabbit?A.Mikeaschoolboyof13.B.Maryaneight-year-oldgirl.C.Cathyanexperiencedteacher.D.Lindaahousewifewithoutwork.10.Where'sLittleRabbit?A.It'sonSecondStreet.B.It'sonFirstStreet.C.It'sonMarketRoaD.D.It'sintheFlowerMarket.
InheroutstandingbookChoosetheHappinessHabitPamGoldenwroteTakethestoryoftwotwinbrothersforexamplE.Onegrewupandbecameanalcoholic酒鬼whiletheotherbecameasuccessfulbusinessman.WhenaskedwhyhebecameanalcoholicthealcoholicrepliedBecausemyfatherwasadrunk.Howeverthesuccessfulbusinessman’sanswerwasalsoBecausemyfatherwasadrunk.whenaskedwhyhesucceedeD.ThesamebackgrounD.Thesameupbringing培养.Howevertheresultswerequitedifferent.Why?Thereasonisthattheyhaddifferentchoices.Thebrotherschosedifferentthoughtswhichformedthesituationstheyfoundthemselvesinatlastsotheyhaddifferentexperiences.TherewasatimeinmylifewhenIthoughtdifficultywasduetobadluck.HaveyoueverheardthesayingWhenitrainsitpours?ThatwasmyanswerwhenothersaskedmehowthingsweregoingonwhenIwasintroublE.SowhatdoyouthinkIgot?RAIN.MoreandmoreRAIN.Icouldn’tunderstandwhybadluckwasalwayswithmE.PamGoldensaysYou’reeitherlivingintheproblemoryou’relivinginthesolution.NowwhenI’mfacedwithwhatIusedtothinkwasanegativesituationIuseadifferentwaytothinkaboutit.Iforcemyselftoreplacethosenegativethoughtsthatmakemeloseheartinmymindwithpositivethoughtswhichencouragemetofightagainstthedifficultybravely.SometimesIwritedownsomeideasthatmaybeasolutionwhichIcombinewiththelessonsIhavelearnedfromthebadsituationsandthedifficultiesthattroubledmeinthepastandoftenIfindasolutiontotheproblemsoon.ItseemsthatIshouldthankthedifficultyImetwith.TheRAINthatpouredinmyworldhasbecomegreatexperiencesthatprovidemewithvaluableexperiencefromwhichIcanbenefit.Nowitdoesn’trainasmuchinmylifeasitusedto.Infactmostdaysarebeautifulcloudlessandsunny!SometimesIdogetarainbutIthinkitmakesmestrongerjustliketherainhelpsplantsgrowup.86.Theexampleofthetwinbrothersshowsthat________.A.makinggoodchoicesisthemostimportantB.educationdecidesaperson’sfutureC.upbringingmakesabigdifferenceD.itisluckthatleadstosuccess87.WhatdoesRAINmentionedinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Water.B.Goodluck.C.Success.D.Difficulty.88.Whatistalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph?A.HowtheauthorcollectsusefulexperiencE.B.Howtheauthordealswithdifficultynow.C.Howtheauthorgetshelpfromothers.D.Howtheauthorlivesintheproblem.89.Nowtheauthor’sattitudetowardsRAINis________.A.negativeB.unclearC.positiveD.unknown90.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththeauthor’sattitudeinthetext?A.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.B.Meetingwithdifficultyisnotabadthing.C.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.D.ThingsattheworstwillmenD.
Manyofushaveheardstoriesaboutteacherswhocanseeintoastudent'sfuturE.Evenifastudentisnotperformingwelltheycanpredictsuccess.Weareconvincedthatthisabilitythisgiftisevidencethattheywerecalledtoteach.Ifthegiftofsightisevidencehowgreatermustbethegiftoftouch.Ihaveastory.IgrewupinthefiftiesinapoorAfricanAmericanneighborhoodinStocktonCaliforniathathadneithersidewalksnoranelementaryschool.Eachdayalwaysingroupsatourparents'insistencemyfriendsandIwouldleavehomeearlyenoughtowalkeightblockstoschoolandbeinourseatswhenthebellrang.Forfourblockswewalkedondustyroads.BythefifthblockwewalkedonsidewalksthatledtolovelyhomesandtoFairOaksElementarySchool.ItwasatFairOaksinasixthgradeEnglishclassthatImetMs.VictoriaHunterateacherwhohadahugeinfluenceonmylifE.Duringreadingperiodsshewouldwalkaroundtheroomstopatourdesksstandoverusforasecondortwoandthentouchus.Withoutsayinganythingtousnothingcouldbreakthesilenceofreadingperiodsshewouldplacetwofingerslightlyonourthroatsandholdthemthereforseconds.IlearnedmanyyearslaterwhenIwasastudentatStanfordUniversitythatteacherstouchthethroatofstudentstocheckforsub-vocalization默读whichslowsdownthereadingspeeD.IdidnotknowatthetimewhyMs.HunterwastouchingourthroatsbutIwasaseriousandrespectfulstudentandsoduringsilentreadingperiodIdidwhatMs.Huntertoldustodo.IkeptmyeyesonthematerialIwasreadingandwaitedforhertoplaceherfingerslightlyonmythroat.OnedayoutofcuriosityIraisedmyheadfrommybook—thoughnothigh—sothatIcouldseeMs.HunterawhitewomanfromCanadamovingupanddowntherowsstoppingatthedesksofmyclassmates.Iwantedtoseehowtheyreactedwhenshetouchedtheirthroats.Shewalkedpastthem.IwasconfuseD.Didshepassthembybecausetheyweremodelstudents?Whatdidwethestudentswhoweretouchednotdoright?Isatupstraighterinmychairthinkingthatmywayofsittingmightbetheproblem.IwasconfuseD.SeveraldayslaterIwatchedagainthistimeraisingmyheadalittlehigher.NothingchangeD.Ms.Huntertouchedthesamestudents.AlwaysshetouchedmE.Shetouchedmewithherhands.ShealsotouchedmewithherbeliefinmyabilitytoachievE.ShemotivatedmebydemandingthebestfrommeandbylettingteachersIwouldmeetinjuniorhighschoolknowthatIshouldbechallengedthatIwouldbeseriousaboutmywork.IamconvincedthatshetouchedmebecauseshecouldseemeinthefuturE.ThatwastrueofallofusatFairOakswhosatstillandsilentasMs.Hunterplacedherfingerslightlyonourthroats.WeleftFairOaksasbeststudentsenteredJohnMarshallJuniorHighSchoolfinishedatthetopofourhighschoolclassandwentontoearngraduatedegreesinvarioussubjects.Ms.HuntersawusachievingandshetouchedustomakecertainthatwewoulD.IwasnotsurprisedthatshecametomygraduationceremonyatEdisonHighSchoolinStocktonorthatshetalkedtomeaboutfinishingcollegeandearningaPh.D.SheexpectedthatofmE.Shegavemeabeautifullywrappedbox.Insidewasagiftthebeautyofwhichmultipliesevenasittouchesme:anecklacetowhichIcanaddcharmsforeachstageofmylifE.55.Accordingtothewriterwhatisaspecialabilitymanygoodteacherspossess?A.Theabilitytomakeallstudentsbehavewell.B.Theabilitytotreatdifferentstudentsinthesameway.C.Theabilitytodiscoverastudent'spotentialtosucceeD.D.Theabilitytopredictthenearfutureofapoorstudent.56.WhenshesawMs.Hunterwalkpastsomestudentswithouttouchingtheirthroatsthewriterfelt______.A.disturbedB.puzzledC.ashamedD.annoyed57.AccordingtothepassagehowdidMs.Huntermotivatethewriter?A.Bycorrectingthewayshesat.B.Byhavinghighexpectationsofher.C.BysendingheravaluablenecklacE.D.Bycommunicatingwithherparentsoften.58.WhatdoesthewritermeanbyanecklacetowhichIcanaddcharmsforeachstageofmylifeparagraph6?A.A.giftwhichencouragesmetodowellonthejourneyofmylifE.B.A.giftwhichbecomesmoreandmorevaluableastimegoesby.C.A.necklacewhichIwearonallimportantoccasionsinmylifE.D.A.necklacewhichsuitsmeandaddstomycharm.59.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsMs.Huntermightbedescribedas_____.A.disappointedB.gratefulC.doubtfulD.sympathetic60.Whichofthefollowingservesasthebesttitleforthestory?A.Ms.Hunter'sSurpriseB.Ms.Hunter'sChallengeC.A.Teacher'sTouchD.A.Teacher'sMemory
ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferentstylesofdirectionseverytimeIaskHowcanIgettothepostoffice?ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapanpeopleuselandmarks地标intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwesttherearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintimenotmiles.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.Ohtheyanswerit’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?A.NewYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanbelievethatIdon’tknowisimpolitE.TheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.touristcangetveryverylostinYucatan!25.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually_________.A.describetheplacecarefullyB.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplacesC.showhimamapoftheplaceD.tellhimthenamesofthestreets26.Whichistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?A.NewYork.B.Kansas.C.LosAngeles.D.IowA.27.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer________.A.inordertosavetimeB.asatestC.forfunD.soastobepolite28.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.B.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.C.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.
ManyyearsagowhenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenverIwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation加油站about50milesfromOklahomaCitywhereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafrienD.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister收款台Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoffbuthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.A.carpulledupbehindmE.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend's.WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecarthehusbandgavemehisbusinesscarD.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingmE.SoonafterwardIreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.YearslaterIdrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonalldayandthebattery电池wasdeaD.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership-ashopsellingcars-wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?IaskedandexplainedmytroublE.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.TheywouldacceptnopaymentsowhenIgothomeIwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.NoonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyouanditmeantalothesaiD.Thankyou-twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.1.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity_________.A.tovisitafriendB.toseehisparentsC.topayatthecashregisterD.tohavemoregasforhiscar2.ThewordstookoffunderlinedinParagraph2mean______.A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setup3.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.ThecouplesenthimabusinesscarD.C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.4.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause_______.A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.themeetinglastedawholedayC.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistance5.Bytellinghisownexperiencestheauthortriestoshow______.A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblemsC.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks
Ithasbeenadreamfor30yearsbutnowtheworld’sfirstflyingcarissettohittheroadsthisyear.EversincetheBacktotheFuturemovieslitupourscreensinthe1980sdesignershavedreamtofcarsthatcouldtaketotheskyatthepushofabutton.Andnowpilotscanordertheirownroadableplaneforjust£127000.Theplanewhichhasfold-outwingsthatspan翼展17.5ft.hasarangeofflyingdistanceof460milesandcanbeupto115mph.Backonthelanditcanalsotravelathighwayspeedsincarmode状态.Fuelingthe19ft.longplanecouldn’tbesimpler----youjustdriveitintoapetrolstationandfillitup.A.spokeswomansaidYoucankeepyou‘light-sportairplane’inyourgarage.Butbecauseitneedsashortrunwaytotaketotheairyouwillhavetodrivetoyourlocalairportflyupto460mileslandanddrivedirectlytoyourdestination.Youwillalwaysbereadytodriveorfly.ThespokeswomanaddedNeverletbadweatherchangeyourtrip.Youcallsimplydivert改道andcontinueonthegrounduntiltheweatherclears.Thereisnorisktoyou—Thisisonlythechanceforyoutobethefirstatyourhomefieldtounfoldyourwingsandflyintothefuture.26.Accordingtothetexttheroadableplane________.A.canflyathighwayspeedsincarmodeB.is19ftlongand17.5ftwideinsideC.isakindofcarwithfold-outwingsD.canonlytravelonthehighway27.WecaninferthatintheBacktotheFuturemovies_________.A.carscanflyintheskyB.pilotshavenocarstodriveC.pilotscan’taffordaroadableplaneD.therearesomeskillfulpilots28.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthe5thparagraphreferto?A.A.petrolstation.B.Yourgarage.C.Thelocalairport.D.Theroadableplane.29.Thelastsentenceofthetextaimsto__________.A.askpeopletounfoldtheirwingsandflyintothefutureB.showpeopletheuseoftheroadableplaneC.tellpeopleonlytheroadableplanecanflyinthefutureD.callforpeopletobuytheroadableplane30.Ifyoumeetwithathunderstorminyourroadableplaneintheskiesyoucan________.A.1andinanearbyairportuntilitclearsB.1andanddriveonthegroundC.turnbackhomeuntilitclearsD.flyhighupto460miles
WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdongChinawebroughtnotonlyourluggage行李butalsoourvillagerulescustomsandculturE.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespectelders.UnluckilythisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.OnetimewhenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouplethewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthatherfaceshowedgreatdispleasurE.MymanagerwhohappenedtohearwhatIsaidtookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive敏感Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescriptionold.IthenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewifE.Afterthecoupleheardmyreasontheyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferencessotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InmyvillageinChinapeopleareproudofbeingolD.NotsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreightyandpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperiencE.YoungpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperiencE.HoweverintheUnitedStatespeoplethinkgrowingoldisaproblemsinceoldshowsthatapersonisgoingtoretire退休orthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjoggingandwomenputonmakeuphopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderlytheygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn’twanttohear.AfterthatIchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeoplE.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;IstillrespectthembutnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.21.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause_______.A.themanageraskedhimtodosoB.thecouplewantedhimtodosoC.hewantedmorepayD.herespectedtheelderly22.WhenJackcalledthecoupleelderlytheybecame_______.A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappyD.excited23.AfterthisexperienceJack_______.A.changedhiswaywitholderpeopleB.madefriendswiththecoupleC.nolongerrespectedtheelderlyD.losthisjobintherestaurant24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemoreJackexplainedtheangrierthecouplegot.B.FromthisexperienceJacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculturE.C.JackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperiencE.D.ThemanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouplE.
InEnglandpeopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience经历fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.AnhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainsharD.TheweathergetsalittlecolD.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunnythesunwillbegintoshineanditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEnglandpeoplecanalsohavesummerinwinterorhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimesandinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEnglandyouwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella伞oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorningbutyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoatyouwillregret后悔laterintheday.1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhen_________comethereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3.Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.Meansitissometimestoo______inwinter.A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings5.Thebesttitle标题forthispassageis________.A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople
Ifyou’remakingthefilmwithotherpeopleorganizeyourcastandcreweffectively.Makesureeverybodyknowstheirrolesandwhatdayandtimesthey’reneedeD.GivepeoplespecificjobssotheycanbecomeexpertsintheirfielD.Forexampleasoundrecordistlistenstothesoundthroughheadphonesasit’sbeingrecordedandholdsanextramicrophoneifneedeD.A.cameraoperatorframesthepicture取景setsfocuschecksthelightandrecordstheaction.Theeditorcutsthepicturetogetherafterit’sshot.A.produceristhecontactpointforthefilm.Heorshemakessurecrewandcastarethereontimetalkstothepressandorganizesthebudget.A.directorhastomakesuretheirvisioniscommunicateD.Todothiseveryoneneedstobeclearaboutwhatthedirectorexpectsfromeachsceneandeachshot.Youmayalsoneedamake-up-artistachoreographeradriveretC.Howeveryoucanquiteeasilymakeyourfirstfilmonyourown.Makeaschedulethatsayswhichshotsaretobetakenwhereandwhenthisiscalledashootingscheduleandwhenyou’vecompletedatakecrossitoffthelist.RememberthatyoumaywanttoshootoutofsequenceE.g.shootthelastscenefirstandthefirstlast.Similarlyifthefilmbeginsandendsbyatreeintheparkitmaymakesensetofilmbothsceneswhileyou’retherE.Ifyou’remakinganimation动画片haveaspacethatyoucancontrol.Youmayneedextralightsandyoumayneedtoleaveworkinprogress.Makesurepeoplelivingwithyouareawarewhat’shappening.AnimationneedsalotofundisturbedconcentrationandpatiencE.Keepatitandit’llpayoff.AardmanandDisneybothstartedoffathomeexperimentingwithclaypensandacamerA.21.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat___________.A.everycrewmemberisanexpertinhisfielD.B.carefulpreparationsandarrangementsarequitenecessary.C.boththecastandcrewmustarriveatthesametimeeveryday.D.everypersonshouldhavehisequipmentwhileworkingtogether.22.A.directorknowsthepurposeofeachstepoftheworkbut___________.A.heneedn’ttellothersaboutthatB.othermembersjustfollowhisordersC.hemusthaveitknownandwellunderstoodbyothersD.othersmayhavetheirownideasandspecialwaysofworking23.Toshootafilmashootingschedulemustbefixedfirst______________.A.butitmaybecrossedoffifunnecessaryB.butyouneedn’tworkexactlyonitC.andeachstepmustbecarriedoutaccordingtoit.D.andnoonecanchangeitonceitissettled
DuringmyvisittoChinaIstayedinseveralhotelsorguesthouses.Iwouldliketosaysomethingaboutfireregulations条例inthesehotels.WhenIwasinBeijinginahotelIcheckedthenearestfireescapetomyroomasIusuallydoIfoundthatonthegroundfloortheexit出口outofthebuildingswaschainedandlocked!Iftherewasafirepeoplewouldn’tbeabletoescapE.InsomeotherplacesIdidnotfindanynoticeabouttheprocedures程序.Inmosthotelsinmycountrythereisnowanoticeonthebackofthedoorofeveryguestroom.InJapantheporter门卫actuallypointsouttheescaperoutewhenbringingyourbagtoyourroom.IhopeChinesehotelswillimproveontheirsafetyprocedures.11.Theforeignersuggeststhat____________.A.alltheexitsshouldnotbealwayschainedandlockedB.alltheexitsshouldbealwayschainedandlockedC.fireregulationsshouldbepaidenoughattentiontoinsomehotelsinChinaD.thefireregulationsshouldnotbestrict12.Nobodywouldgetawayiftherewereafireinthebuilding____________.A.withtheexitchainedandlockedB.iftheporterdoesn’ttellpeopletheescaperouteC.beforepeoplefoundthenoticeaboutsafetyproceduresD.whentoomanypeopletrytoescapeatthesametime13.Thenearestescapetothewriter’sroominahotelinBeijingwas_____________.A.nowheretobefoundB.farfromhisroomC.nexttohisroomD.onthegroundfloor14.InJapanaguestistoldhowtogetawayintimeoffirewhenhe____________.A.arrivesatahotelB.istravelinginthecountryC.reachesthecountryD.meetsaporter15.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____________.A.FireRegulationsinChinaandJapanB.HotelsinChinaLack缺乏FireRegulationsC.RegulationsofFireinChineseHotelsD.ForeignGuestsNeedFireRegulations
Treesareusefultomaninthreeimportantways:theygivehimwoodandotherusefulthingstheygivehimcoolplacesandtheyhelptostopdroughtandflooD.Unluckilyinmanypartsoftheworldmanhasnotfoundthatthethirdofthesepointsisthemostimportant.ManwantstomakemoneyfromtreessohehascutthemdowninlargenumbersonlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehaD.Andalsoheisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenworse:forwheretherearetreestheirrootsbreakupsoil-maketherainin-andalsobindthesoilthusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotreestherainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawaycausingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilisgonenothingisleftbutuselessdesert.38.Themostimportantpointsoftreestomanis________.A.theyhelphimtomakemoneyB.theygivehimcoolC.theygivehimwoodandotherthingsD.theyhelphimtostopdroughtandfloods39.Inmanyplacesforestsslowlydisappearbecause________.A.manytreeshavebeencutdownbymanB.newtreesarenotwelllookedafterC.manhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtreesD.alltheabove40.Landbecomesdesertafteralltreesarecutdownbecause________.A.rootsoftreesbreakupthesoilB.therearetoomanyrainfallsC.strongwindsbringalotofsandD.therearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetop-soil.41.Whichtitlebestfitsthepassage?A.TreesandManB.TheFunctionofTreeWoodC.HowdoPeopledowithTrees?D.TheUsageofTreeRoots
WhatisthetallestmountainonEarth?MostschoolchildrenwillsaytheanswerisMountQomolangma珠穆拉玛峰neartheborderbetweenNepalandTibetChinA.ThereissomethingthatisthreehundredandfourmeterstallerthanMountQomolangmA.Howeveritismainlyunderwater.ItbeginsatthebottomofthePacificOceanandrisesmorethanseventeenkilometersfromtheoceanfloor.ItsnameisMaunaLoA.IntheHawaiianlanguageMaunaLoameansLongMountain.MaunaLoaismorethanhalfoftheislandofHawaiithelargestoftheHawaiianIslands.ItisalsothelargestandmoreactivevolcanoonEarth.Ithaserupted喷发morethanthirtytimessincerecordswerefirstkeptineighteenforty-threE.Todayitisnoterupting.Howevervolcanoexpertssayitisonlyamatteroftimebeforethishappensonceagain.MaunaLoaisnottheonlyvolcanoontheislandofHawaii.Therearefourothers.OneofthemnamedKilaueaisstillactivE.Ithaseruptedmorethanfiftytimesinthelastonehundredyears.AtthismomentredhotlavaispouringoutofKilaueA.Ithasbeendoingthissincenineteeneighty-threE.Sometimesthelavamovesslowly.Atothertimesitpoursoutveryfastashugeamountsofpressureforceitfromthevolcano.Duringthesetimesitmovesalmostasquicklyaswatermovingdownthesideofamountain.ExpertssaythevolcanoesofMaunaLoaandKilaueaareaseriousthreattopropertyonmanypartsoftheislanD.ExpertssaythevolcanoesoftheislandofHawaiiareproofthatthechangingenvironmentofEarthisandwillalwaysremainbeyondhumancontrol.25.BymentioningMountQomolangmatheauthorstressesthatMaunaLoais_______.A.thetallestintheworldB.thelongestintheworldC.thelargestintheworldD.themostactiveonearth26.Theunderlinedwordlavainthe4thparagraphrefersto_______.A.ashrockB.solidrockC.bedrockD.liquidrock27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MaunaLoaismostlyabovewater.B.MaunaLoaisoveronehalfaslargeasHawaiianIslands.C.Hawaiianvolcanoesareunderhumancontrolnow.D.KilaueaismoreactivethanMaunaLoA.
Antidepressant抗忧郁drugssuchasProzacwereviewedintheearly1900'saswonderpillsthatwouldremovedepressivebluesforgooD.ButinthepastfiveyearsgrowingscientificevidencehasshownthesedrugsworkforonlyaminorityofpeoplE.Andnowaresearchjournalsaysthattheseantidepressantscanmakemanypatients'depressionworsE.Thisalarmingsuggestioncentresontheverychemicalthatistargetedbyantidepressants-serotonin血清素.DrugssuchasProzacareknownasselectiveserotoninre-uptakeinhibitorsorSSRIs.Theiraimistoincreasethelevelofthisfeel-goodchemicalinthebrain.ButthenewresearchpublishedinthejournalFrontiersInEvolutionaryPsychologypointsoutthatserotoninislikeachemicalSwissArmyknifeperformingaverywiderangeofjobsinthebrainandbody.Andwhenwestartchangingserotoninlevelspurposelyitmaycauseawiderangeofunwantedeffects.Thesecanincludedigestiveproblemsandevenearlydeathsinolderpeopleaccordingtothestudy'sleadresearcherPaulAndrews.WeneedtobemuchmorecautiousaboutuseofthesedrugssaysAndrewsanassistantprofessorofevolutionarypsychologyatMcMasterUniversityinOntarioCanadA.PreviousresearchhassuggestedthatthedrugsprovidelittlebenefitformostpeoplewithmilddepressionandactivelyhelponlyafewofthemostseverelydepresseD.FamouspsychologistIrvingKirschhasfoundthatformanypatientsSSRIsarenomoreeffectivethanaplacebopill.A.researchin2010onDanishchildrenfoundasmallbutsignificantincreaseintheriskofheartproblemsamongbabieswhosemothershadusedSSRIsinearlypregnancy怀孕.Thekeytounderstandingtheseside-effectsisserotoninsaysAndrews.SerotoninisalsothereasonwhypatientscanoftenendupfeelingstillmoredepressedaftertheyhavefinishedacourseofSSRIdrugs.HearguesthatSSRIantidepressantsdisturbthebrainleavingthepatientanevengreaterdepressionthanbeforE.AfterlongusewhenapatientstopstakingSSRIsthebrainwillloweritslevelsofserotoninproductionhesaysaddingthatitalsochangesthewayreceptorsinthebrainrespondtoserotoninmakingthebrainlesssensitivetothechemical.Thesechangesarebelievedtobetemporarybutstudiesindicatethattheeffectsmaycontinueforuptotwoyears.MostdisturbinglyofallAndrews'reviewfeaturesthreerecentstudieswhichhesaysshowthatelderlyantidepressantusersaremorelikelytodieearlierthannon-usersevenaftertakingotherimportantvariablesintoaccount.OnestudypublishedintheBritishMedicalJournallastyearfoundpatientsgivenSSRIsweremorethan4percentmorelikelytodieinthenextyearthanthosenotonthedrugs.SerotoninisanancientchemicalsaysAndrews.Itisregulatingmanydifferentprocessesandwhenyoudisturbthesethingsyoucanexpectthatitisgoingtocausesomeharm.StaffordLightmanprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityofBristolandaleadingUKexpertinbrainchemicalsandhormonessaysAndrews'reviewhighlightssomeimportantproblemsyetitshouldalsobetakenwithapinchofsalt.Thisreportisdoingtheoppositeofwhatdrugcompaniesdohesays.DrugcompaniesselectivelypresentallthepositivesintheirresearchwhilethissearchselectivelypresentsallthenegativesthatcanbefounD.NeverthelessAndrews'studyisusefulinthatitisalwaysworthpointingoutthatthereisadownsidetoanymedicinE.ProfessorLightmanaddsthatthereisstillagreatdealwedon'tknowaboutSSRIs-notleastwhattheyactuallydoinourbrains.WhenitcomestounderstandingwhythedrugsworkonlyforalimitedpartofpatientsU.S.scientiststhinktheymightnowhavetheanswer.Theythinkthatinmanydepressedpatientsit'snotonlythelackoffeel-goodserotonincausingtheirdepressionbutalsoafailureintheareaofthebrainthatproducesnewcellsthroughoutourlives.Thisareathehippocampusisalsoresponsibleforregulatingmoodandmemory.ResearchsuggeststhatinpatientswhosehippocampushaslosttheabilitytoproducenewcellsSSRIsdonotbringanybenefit.55.Accordingtoparagraph2serotoninlikeachemicalSwissArmyknifecan______.A.makemanypatients'depressionworseB.causeawiderangeofunwantedeffectsC.affecthumanbodyandbrainmvariouswaysD.providelittlebenefitformostdepressedpeoplE.56.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A.thenumberofpatientswithdepressionhasdecreasedB.antidepressantscanbenefitpeoplewithmilddepressionC.peoplehaverealizedthatProzaccannotbeusedtotreatdepressionD.antidepressantsmayincreasetheriskofearlydeathinolderpeople57.InStaffordLightman'sopinion______.A.drugcompaniesdon'tknowthenegativeeffectofantidepressantB.AndrewsfocusedondifferentthingsfromthedrugcompaniesC.scientistshavefoundwhatSSRIsdointhebrainD.Andrews'researchhasnomedicalvalue58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutSSRIs?A.Theyareusedtoincreasethefeel-goodmedicalinthebrain.B.Theycanworkevenwhenthehippocampuscan'tproducenewcells.C.Theycreateariskofheartproblemsinpregnantwomen.D.Theyareresponsibleforcontrollingmoodandmemory.59.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph6?A.Andrews'reviewmightnotbecompletelytruE.B.Andrewsneedtodomoreresearchtosupporthisviewpoint.C.Andrewdoesn'tconsiderdrugcompanies'interests.D.AndrewshasfoundoneofthedisadvantagesofthemedicinE.60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theaimofdrugcompanies.B.ThefunctionofSSRIs.C.Theside-effectsofantidepressants.D.Thecauseofdepression.
ShowerRadio—Warranty保单andDirectionsIntroductionCongratulations!YouarenowtheownerofaSoFineShowerRadio!Itissuretoprovideentertainmentformanyhours.Inadditiontheradiofeaturesatimer计时器forthosedayswhenyouareinahurry.BeforeusingtheradiopleasereadalldirectionsfilloutandmailinthewarrantycardandputwarrantyinformationinasafeplacE.AlthoughwedonotexpectproblemswiththeradioyoumayneedtorefertothewarrantyinformationatalatertimE.WarrantyThisradioiswarrantedforaone-yearperiodthatbeginsonthedateofpurchasE.Ifitfailstoworkbecauseofaproblemofmaterialspleasereturnittothefollowingaddress;SoFineRadioCorp.1279DeltaWayMongaCA97623.Wewillnotpayshippingcostsforreturningtheradiotous.Wewilleitherrepairorreplacetheradio.Pleaseallowatleastfourweeksforlookingattheproblemandrepairingtheradio.Ifyouhavenotheardfromuswithinsixweekscallourcustomerservicedepartmentat1-800-123-4567.Radiosthatarereturnedtousforproblemsotherthanaproblemofmaterialswillbeaffectedbyservicefeeaswellasthecostoftherepairs.CustomerswillbeinformedofthechargebypostcarD.RadioswillnotbereturnedtocustomersuntilthesefeesarepaiD.DirectionsPleasereadalldirectionsbeforeusingit.Pleasenotethatthisradioisdesignedandbuilttooperatewellinadampenvironment.Theself-containedbatteriesandcircuitsarecontainedintheenclosedspacethatwillbearheatanddampness.ToOperatetheRadio1.PuttwoAAbatteriesintheenclosedspaceatthebackoftheradio.Becertaintofollowthediagramorthebatterieswillnotprovideelectricity.TheradioshouldNOTbeadapted改装inordertobefixedintothewall;thiswilldamagethewaterproofing防水.2.TurnthePOWERdialinaclockwisedirectionuntilitclicks.ContinueturningthedialuntilthedesiredvolumeisachieveD.3.Tofindthedesiredstationpressthestationselectorbutton.Thetuner调谐器willautomaticallygotothenexthighestsignal.Thestation'scallnumberwillbevisibleinthedigitalscreen.Whenthestationwiththehighestfrequencyhasbeenreachedtheselectorwillstartagainatthelowestfrequency.4.ToswitchbetweenAMandFMstationsmovetheslidingAM/FMswitch.ToOperatetheTimer1.PresstheTimerSetbutton.Eachtimethebuttonispressedfiveminuteswillbeputonthetimer.Theamountoftimeonthetimerwillbevisibleforfivesecondsonthedigitalscreen.2.Whenthetimeonthetimerdoesn'tworkabeepwillsoundfortenseconds.ThetimermayberesetagainafteroneminutE.Troubleshooting发现并修理故障Beforereturningtheradioforservicepleasecheckthefollowingitems:Problem:RadiocannotbehearD.1.Checkbatteriestobecertainthattheystillhavepowerandareputincorrectly.2.Checkpower/volumecontrol.Problem:Timerdoesnotwork.1.Checkbatteriestobecertainthattheystillhavepowerandareputincorrectly.2.Followdirectionsaboveforsetting3.Turnthepowercontrolon.Thetimerwillnotworkwhentheradioisnoton.4.AdjustthevolumecontrolwhichregulatesthevolumeofthebeepaswellastheradiovolumE.46.Thedigitalscreenwillshowboth_______.A.thecallnumberandtimeonthetimerB.theAM/FMindicatorandtheradiostationC.thetimeremainingonthetimerandthedateD.thevolumelevelandtheAM/FMindicator47.Whichofthefollowingiscoveredwithinthispassage?A.Whowillbenefitfromusingtheradio?B.Howtoadapttheradio?C.Howtooperatetheradioandthetimer?D.Wheretopurchasetheradio?48.Whatquestionmightareaderstillhaveaboutthisproduct?A.HowcanIknowtheservicefee?B.Howistheradioplacedintheshower?C.WhereshouldIsendanonworkingradio?D.Whatkindofbatteriesdoestheradiouse?49.Accordingtothepassagewhatshouldyoudobeforereturningtheradioforservice?A.Contactthestorewhereyoupurchasedit.B.Calltheproducerforarepairnumber.C.ConsultthetelephonebookforlocalrepairservicE.D.Checkwhethercertainproblemsexist.
It'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?Mypartnersaysnobecausetheboilercouldgoortherooffalloffandwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecessionmeansnoargumentnextyear—wejustwon'tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitskneesweshouldbegrateful.Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday.A.YouGovpollof2000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.What'slesscleariswhetherdivorceandseparationratesriseinarecession—financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittinguplessaffordablE.A.recentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecharacterisedbyintenseverbal言语上的aggressiontendedtoberepeatedandnotresolvedandmademenmorethanwomenextremelyangry.KimStephensonanoccupationalpsychologistbelievesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymboliseswhichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen.Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sforheexplains.They'llsayit'stosavetospendforsecurityforfreedomtoshowsomeoneyoulovethem.Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething.Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowswhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinancesbuttheydon't.Thereseemstobemoreofataboo禁忌abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoingwho'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationshipyoudon'thavetoagreeaboutmoneybutyouhavetotalkaboutit.46.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutvacationing?A.Peopleenjoyitallthemoreduringarecession.B.FewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkingharD.C.Itisthechiefcauseoffamilydisputes.D.ItmakesallthehardworkworthwhilE.47.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingmoneyisknown...tobringarelationshiptoitskneesLines1-2ParA.2?A.Moneyisconsideredtobetherootofallevils.B.Disputesovermoneymayruinarelationship.C.Fewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofmoney.D.Somepeoplesacrificetheirdignityformoney.48.TheYouGovpollof2000peopleindicatesthatinarecession________.A.couplesshowmoreconcernforeachotherB.itismoreexpensiveforcouplestosplitupC.conflictsbetweencouplestendtoriseD.divorceandseparationratesincrease49.WhatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?A.Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways.B.Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson'sstatus.C.Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings.D.Moneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomen.50.Theauthorsuggestsattheendofthepassagethatcouplesshould________.A.puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyB.discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipC.makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsD.avoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic
It’sschooltimeagain！You’reprobablyfeelingexcitedandmaybealittlesadthatsummerisover.Somekidsfeelnervousoralittlescaredonthefirstdayofschoolbecauseofallthenewthings:newteachersnewfriendsandevenanewschool.LuckilythesenewworriesonlystickaroundforalittlewhilE.Let’sfindoutmoreaboutgoingtoanewschool.Mostteacherskickoffthenewschoolyearbyintroducingthemselvesandtalkingaboutallthestuffyou’llbedoingthatyear.Someteachersgivestudentsachancetotellsomethingaboutthemselvestotherestoftheclasstoo.Whenteachersdothetalkingonthefirstdaytheyoftengooverclassroomrulesandschoolrulessoyou’llknowwhat’sallowedandwhat’snot.Pleasepaycloseattention.Youmightalreadyknowalotofpeopleinyourclassesonthefirstdaybutit’sagreatdaytomakeanewfriendsotrytosayhellotokidsyouknowandnewonesthatyoudon’t.Makethefirstmoveandyou’llbegladyoudidandsowillyournewfriend!Seeingfriendsyouhaven’tseeninawhilecanmakethefirstdayagoodonE.YoucanmakethedayfeelspecialbywearingclothesthatyoureallylikE.MaybeyougotagreatT-shirtononeofyourvacationsorapairofsneakers运动鞋.Italsocanmakeyoufeelgoodtobepreparedandhaveallthethingsyouneedsuchaspencilsfoldersandwhateverelseyou’llbeneeding.Butmakesurethatyoupackthemthenightbeforeincaseyoudon’thavetimeinthemorning.5.Theunderlinedphrasekickoffinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.startB.studyC.findD.teach6.Thelastparagraphsmainlytellusabout________.A.whattoknowaboutanewschoolB.howtoprepareforanewschoolC.whattodoonyourfirstdayofschoolD.howtospendyourfirstdayofschool7.AccordingtothepassageyouusuallydoeverythingonthefirstdayofschoolEXCEPT_______.A.introduceyourselfB.learnabouttheschoolrulesC.makenewfriendsD.gooveryournewlessons8.Themainideaofthepassageis_________.A.howtobeusedtoanewschoolquicklyB.howtomakenewfriendsinanewschoolC.whattowearonthefirstdayofthenewschoolD.whattoprepareforthefirstdayofthenewschool
Strongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhomeincluderisingcostsofofficespacetimelosttostressfulcommutingandaslowrecognition.Forthesmallbusinessthereareadditionalbenefitstoo—staffaremoreproductiveandhappierenablingfirmstokeeptheiremployeesandtheiremploymentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovidecompetitiveadvantageespeciallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon'thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtimemanyhavedonelittleaboutit.Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-telresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmall-and-medium-sizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyearitfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.TechnologyadvancesincludingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadbandwhichnowcoversalmostallofthecountryaremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcakE.Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthat.Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoothoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading伪装asbusiness-friendlybroadbanD.Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas15poundsamonthbutmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservicesaysNeilStephensonsalesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternetaninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenorth-eastofEnglanD.Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-bottompriceshaveabadreputationforpoorservicewithregularbreakdownsandheavilycongestednetworks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusiness-onlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliabilitywithgoodsupport.Suchservicesdon'tcosttoomuch—qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof30poundsamonth.Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtimeandtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.Bylawcompaniesmustconsiderseriouslyrequeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsixoradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.MarketingdirectorJackO'Hernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforcemanyofwhomareparents:OneofthereasonswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleavE.ShewasintendingtoworkparttimebutcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcarE.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhomewehavedoubledhercapacity—nowsheworksadayaweekfromhomeandadayintheofficE.ThisisgreatforherandforusaswekeepsomeonehighlyqualifieD.ForWrightVigarwhichhasnowequippedallofitsfee-earnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheofficeswhetherthat'sfromhomeorwhileontheroadthisapproachisnotjustaboutsavingontraffictimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheofficebutenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelifE.AlthoughWrightVigarhasn'tyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefitsitclaimsthatinadditiontobeingabletokeepkeystaffwithyoungfamiliesitisabletosavefee-earnersalargeamountofdeadtimeintheirworkingdays.Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivityasasinglemumtoan11-year-oldsaysHargreaves.ButIsoonrealisedthatasmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephoneemailandatoff-sitemeetingswedidn'tneedofficesatall.We'renowsaving16000poundsayearonrentplusthecostofutilitiesnottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentontheway.55.Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitofremoteworking?A.MorebudgetforsmallcompaniesB.NewemployeesandstablestaffC.RisingcostsofofficespaceD.Timespentontheheavytraffic56.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInter-Telwelearnthat_______.A.moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathomeB.employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinessesC.morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutionsD.attitudestowardsITtechnologyhavechanged57.WhatisNeilStephenson'sadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?A.Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.B.Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.C.Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.D.Theycontractthecheapestprovider.58.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkingoriginallyinorderto_______.A.presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomersB.supportitsemployeeswithchildrentocareforC.attractpeoplewithITknowledgetoworkforitD.reduceoperationalexpensesofanoffice59.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO'Henteleworkingenabledthecompanyto_______.A.enhanceitsmarketimageB.reduceitscostsC.keephighlyqualifiedstaffD.minimiseitsofficespace60.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.Howbusinessesviewhi-tech.B.Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.C.Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.D.Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.
Planningtogotoagym?Ifyouareoneofthosewhospentmanydaysplanningtojoinagymortoattenditregularlythenwhynotchoosesomehomeexercise?Herearesomehomeexerciseswithoutequipment.JumpingjacksThisoneisthebesthomeworkoutwithoutweightswhichisagreatexercisethatwillworkyourhandsandlegs.Performthisexercisebystandingwithyourfeetplacedtogetherandarmsatyoursides.Nowtuckinyourabs收腹andjumpbybendinginyourknees.Atthesametimemoveyourfeetapartasmuchasyoucanandraiseyourhandstobringinlinewithyourshoulder.Whileyoucomebackyoumustbeinastartingpositionfeettogetherhandsatsidesandkneesbent.Youmustlandonyourheelsandagainjump.JoggingJoggingisoneofthebesthomeexerciseswithoutweights.Youdon’tneedtohavealawnorjoggingtrackathometoperformthisexercisE.Therearemanybenefitsofjogging.Itwillworkyourentirelegs.Moreoveritisaclassiccardiovascular心血管workout.Makesureyouwearjoggingfootwearevenifyouarejoggingathometoavoidanystressonyourfeet.AlsoyoucangraduallyincreasethejoggingtimeandspeeD.Rotating旋转exerciseStartbyrotatingyourwristsclockwise顺时针地andanticlockwisE.Nowalternatelyrotateyourfeetinthesamefashion.NowplacebothyourhandsontheshoulderandstartrotatingyourshoulderclockwiseandanticlockwisE.Placeanexercisematandlieflatonyourback.Nowliftyourleftlegandrotateitclockwise;donotbendyouknees.NowresttheleftlegliftyourrightlegandrotateitanticlockwisE.Itisnecessarytosetaperfectmoodforexercisewhichwillhelpyousticktotheexerciseroutineandexcitement.MakesureyouwearproperexerciseclothestoperformtheworkoutwitheasE.Alsoputtingonyourfavoritemusicwillmakeyourexercisesessionmorelively.Ifyougetboredwithexercisesjustdanceafterallit’salsooneofthebesthomeexercises.32.Tocarryoutjumpingjackseffectivelyyou________.A.needtokeepyourtwofeetapartatfirst.B.muststandstraightfirstandbendyourabs.C.mustuseyourarmstosupportyourbody.D.needtouseyourheelstotouchthegrounD.33.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.YoumayexerciseyourbodyentirelybyjoggingathomE.B.Itmaydoharmtoyourfeettojogathomewithoutshoes.C.You’dbetterchooseaspaceasthejoggingtrackathomE.D.Youmuststicktoafixedtimeandspeedwhilejogging.34.Whatistherightorderofyourbodypartsduringrotationexercise?A.hands—legs---back----legs.B.wrists—hands---feet---shouldersC.wrists---feet---shoulders---legsD.hands---shoulders---knees---legs35.Tocarryouthomeexercisescontinuouslyyouneed________.A.agoodatmospherE.B.agoodcoach.C.adanceteacherD.agoodtimer.
Manypeoplethinkofthebrainasamystery.Theydon’tknowmuchaboutintelligenceandhowitworks.Whentheydothinkaboutwhatintelligenceismanypeoplebelievethatapersonisbornsmartaverageordumb－andstaysthatwayinthewholelifE.Butnewresearchshowsthatthebrainismorelikeamuscle－itchangesandgetsstrongerwhenyouuseit.Andscientistshavebeenabletoshowjusthowthebraingrowsandgetsstrongerwhenyoulearn.Everyoneknowsthatwhenyouliftweightsyourmusclesgetbiggerandyougetstronger.A.personwhocan’tlift20poundswhenhe/shestartsexercisingcangetstrongenoughtolift100poundsafterworkingoutforalongtimE.That’sbecausethemusclesbecomelargerandstrongerwithexercisE.Andwhenyoustopexercisingthemusclesshrinkandyougetweaker.That’swhypeoplesayUseitorloseit！Butmostpeopledon’tknowthatwhentheypracticeandlearnnewthingspartsoftheirbrainchangeandgetlargeralotlikemusclesdowhentheyexercisE.Insidethecortex皮层ofthebrainarebillionsoftinynervecellscalledneurons.Thenervecellshavebranchesconnectingthemtoothercellsinacomplicatednetwork.Communicationbetweenthesebraincellsiswhatallowsustothinkandsolveproblems.Whenyoulearnnewthingsthesetinyconnectionsinthebrainactuallymultiplyandgetstronger.Themoreyouchallengeyourmindtolearnthemoreyourbraincellsgrow.Thenthingsthatyouoncefoundveryhardorevenimpossibletodo－likespeakingaforeignlanguageordoingalgebra代数－seemtobecomeeasyafterlearningthemforaperiodoftimE.Theresultisastrongersmarterbrain.Scientistsstartedthinkingthatthehumanbraincoulddevelopandchangewhentheystudiedanimals’brains.Theyfoundoutthatanimalsthatlivedinachallengingenvironmentweremoreperspicacious－theywerebetteratsolvingproblemsandlearningnewthings.32.Accordingtothefirstparagraph________.A.thefunctionofourbrainislikethatofthemuscleB.untilnowit’simpossibletoexplainthebrain’smysteryC.manypeoplebelieveone’sintelligenceisnaturallydeterminedD.one’sbraingrowsstrongerastheageincreases33.Trainingmusclesiscomparedto________.A.usingthebrainB.connectingthingsinyourbrainC.liftingweightsD.doingresearchaboutthebrain34.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Thecomplexstructureofthebrain.B.Howchangesinthemusclesaffectthebrain.C.Theimportanceofthebrain.D.Howthebrainbecomesstrongerbylearningnewthings.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordperspicaciousinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Strong.B.Smart.C.Popular.D.ActivE.
LikemanyotherplacesintheworldrecentlyIndianaeducationofficialsdecidedthattheschoolsofthestatewillnotberequiredtoteachhandwritingskillstostudentsanylonger.InsteadtheywillfocustheirenergiesonteachingstudentshowtotypE.Ishandwritingstillanimportantskill?Anonlinesurveyreceivedsomesurprisingresponses.Handwritingisnotnecessary.StudentsonlyneedtoknowhowtoreaditandtheonlytimethattheymustwritesomethingistomakeasignaturE.Whystressthemmorethantheyneedtobestressed?Wealreadyputsomuchpressureonthemtoperformonstatetests.—RitaChildrendon’twritelettersnow.Theysende-mailsortextmessages.A.lotofthoseoldwaysaregoingaway.Howmanybillsdoyoupaybywritingacheckanymore?—BrownAlthoughmysonisnotcomfortablewithwritingIboughtaworkbookforhimtopracticehishandwriting.Canyouimaginebeinganadultandnotbeingabletosignadocument?—SusanWhatashame!Iguessonedayitwillbealostartbecausehandwritingisthatpersonalandbeautiful.Ithaspersonality—AnnaTheschoolwhereIworkeddroppedhandwritingseveralyearsago.UnlessthestudentshavecomputersinclasstheywillnotbeabletotakenotesathighspeeD.Ihavetospeakveryslowlyandstopafterasentenceortwobecausemanystudentswriteveryslowly.—HelenThesamethinghappenedhereinTennesseethispastyear.Ithinkit’sashamE.Ijustreceivedahandwrittenletterfrommystepmotheranditmeantthatshespenttimesittingandwriting.Suchaletterbroughtmeagoodfeeling.—KathyChildrenshouldstilllearnwritingforthesakeofhavingaskillthatallpeoplecancommunicatewith.Icertainlyappreciateahandwrittennoteofthanksornewsfrommychildrenandgrandchildren.—Ruth96.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.SomeadvicebyIndianaeducationofficials.B.Theimportanceoflearningtypinginschools.C.A.discussionabouttheimportanceofhandwriting.D.Thepopularityofcomputersinschools.97.WhatbothRitaandBrownhaveincommonisthattheybelieve.A.It’sdifficultforstudentstolearnwritingB.Inmanycaseshandwritingisuseless.C.HandwritinghascausedmanyproblemsD.Studentsshownointerestinhandwriting98.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.It’sofnouseforstudentstolearnwritingatschool.B.Susanvaluesherson’shandwritingverymuch.C.Handwritinghasalreadybecomealostart.[Z-x-x-k.Com]D.Kathydoesn’tlikethetypedlettersfromothers.99.InKathy’sopinioninawayhandwriting.A.CouldworkasafeelingconnectionB.Washerstepmother’sfavoriteC.WascompletelydroppedinTennesseeD.Broughtmuchfuntoherfamily100.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TypinghadalreadyreplacedhandwritingworldwidE.B.Susan’ssoncannotwritehisownnamebyhanD.C.Ruthenjoyswritingtoherchildrenandgrandchildren.D.Annabelieveshandwritingisanart.
ChinaisagreatcountrywiththelargestpopulationintheworlD.Inordertosolvethepopulationproblemourgovernmentdecidestoimplementedone-childpolicy.Whenitiscarriedoutforsometimemanypeoplenotonlyseeitsadvantagesbutalsodisadvantages.Thuspeoplearguethattwo-childpolicyshouldbeputintoeffect.Firstofalltwo-childpolicyisthegiftforsomeonlychilD.ForsomefamiliesmaybetheparentsareonlychildandtheyalsocanhaveonlychilD.Putasidethelonelinessoftheirchildwhentheirchildgrowsupandtheygrowoldertheirchildmarrywithanonlychildgirlaccidentallytheburdenontheirchildandhiswifeisunimaginableheavy.Theirchildandhiswifehavetotakecareoftwooldcouples.Usuallyayoungcouplelookingafteranoldcoupleisalittledifficult;ifthepressureincreasingtwicehowcantheystandit.Butiftheirparentshavetwochildrentheycansharetheburdenoftakingcareoftheirparents.Itwouldbemuchbetter.Secondlytwo-childpolicyguaranteethenumberofChinesepopulation.Asthewidelyspreadofone-childpolicysomepeoplehavechangedtheirconceptionaboutgivingbirth.Iftheyfirmlybelieveone-childpolicytherewillbemoreandmorethedink.Afterseveraldecadesourcountrywillbefamousforlackofpopulation.Tosumupone-childpolicyhasoutofdatE.Andtow-childpolicyisneededandnecessary.ItcansolvetheproblemofnowadaysandthefuturE.33.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic-argument-explanation.B.Opinion-examples-explanationC.Introduction-explanation-conclusion.D.Mainidea-comparison-discussion.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordimplementedmeaninparagraph1?A.stopB.continueC.adaptD.adopt35.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowardstwo-childpolicyis_________.A.favorableB.negativeC.neutralD.indifferent
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