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TheForbiddenCityiswellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.ButMastersintheForbiddenCity我在故宫修文物doesnotjustfocusonthestoriesofthepast.InsteadthedocumentarymoviewhichcameoutoninChinesecinemasDeC.16focusesonordinarypeople----therestorers修复者ofrelicsandantiquities古董.Thestoriesaretoldataslowandleisurelypacereflectingtherestorer’swork.Restorationofculturalrelicsandantiquescanbetime-consumingandsometimesboring.Yettheserestorer’spatienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.Ifyouchoosethisjobyouhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair.YouneedtobequietandgetusedtobeingquietsaysWangJinanancientclockrepairexpert.A.touchingpartofthedocumentaryisthespiritofcraftsmanshipintherestorers.YearsofhumdrumworkrequirenotonlyskillbutalsofaithandspiritChinaDailycommenteD.Lookingforprecisenessandperfectiondevotingyourselftoworkpatienceendurancelonelinessallthesequalitiescomeformthe‘craftsmanspirit’.Butunlikethepopularideaofstuffy古板的expertswhositaroundbeingseriousthedocumentaryshowsofftheenthusiasmoftherestorers.Theyplaytheirguitarsandmakejokesabouteachotherafteralongdayofrestorationwork.OnescenethathasbeenverypopularwithInternetusersfeaturesayoungfemalerestorerridingabicyclethroughtheemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.WhilesheisdoingthisanarratorsaysThelastpersontodothiswasPuyithelastemperoroftheQingDynasty.MastersintheForbiddenCityhasprovedwrongmanypeople’sideasaboutantiquerestorersallowingthemtorealizethattheyarenotolddullprofessorsbutpeopleintheir40s30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasingtotheeyE.25.Accordingtothepassagewhat’sthemainpurposeofthedocumentaryMastersintheForbiddenCity?A.TodisplayrelicsseldomseenbyordinarypeoplE.B.TopraisethecraftsmanshipofChineseantiquerestorers.C.TodrawattentiontoChineseantiquerestorers’lives.D.ToshowpeoplehowantiquesarerestoreD.26.AccordingtoWangJinwecanlearnthat_____.A.thereisnoneedtodorestorationworkfastB.antiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeacefulC.heoftengetstiredwithhisworkD.ittakesyearsofhardworktoadapttoantiquerestoration27.Theunderlinedwordhumdrumprobablymeans_____.A.boringB.differentC.relaxingD.unusual28.Thebicycle-ridingsceneinthedocumentaryisusedto_____.A.showthestrangehobbiesofyoungantiquerestorersB.showthatthedocumentarybreaksfromtheolddullimageofantiquerestorers.C.remindtheaudienceofthelastQingemperorD.encouragetheyoungtoconsideracareerinantiquerestorationinthefuture
Rightnow62milliongirlsworldwidearenotinschool.They’rereceivingnoreadingnowritingnomath—noneofthebasicskillstheyneedtoprovideforthemselvesandtheirfamiliesandcontributefullytotheircountries.Oftenunderstandablythisissueisconsideredasamatterofresultofafailuretoinvestenoughmoneyineducatinggirls.Wecansolvethisproblemtheargumentgoesifweprovidemorescholarshipsandsafetransportationandbuildmoreschoolbathroomsforgirls.Andit’struethatinvestmentsliketheseareimportantforaddressingourglobalgirls’educationcrisis.Butwecannotsolveourgirls’educationproblemuntilwedealwiththebroaderculturalbeliefsandpracticesthatcanhelpcausethiscrisisandmakeitcontinuE.Weknowthatlegalandculturalchangeispossiblebecausewe’veseenitcountriesaroundtheworldincludingourown.A.centuryagowomeninAmericancouldn’tevenvotE.Decadesagoitwasperfectlylegalforemployerstorefusetohirewomen.Butineachgenerationbravepeople–bothmenandwomen—stooduptochangethesepractices.Theydiditthroughindividualactsliketakingtheirbossestocourtandeventhroughnationalmovementsthatbroughtchanges.Culturalchangeslikethesecanencouragecountriestomakegreaterinvestmentsingirls’education.Andwhentheydothatcancauseapowerfuleffectthatcancauseevengreaterculturalandpoliticalprogressforwomen.Girlswhoareeducatedmarrylater.Educatedgirlsalsocanearnhighersalaries.Andwheneducatedgirlsbecamehealthyfinanciallysecureempoweredwomenthey’refarbetterequippedtoachievetheirneedsandwishesandchallengeunjustlawsandharmfulpracticesandbeliefs.Butformethisissueisn’tjustaboutpoliticsoreconomics---formethisisamoralissuE.AsI’vetraveledtheworldI’vemetsomanyofthesegirls.They’resohungrytorealizetheirpromisE.Theywalkforhourseachdaytoschoollearningatricketydesksinbareconcreteclassrooms.Thesegirlsaren’tdifferentfrommydaughtersoranyofourdaughters.NoneofushereintheUSAwouldacceptthisforourowndaughtersandgranddaughterssowhywouldweacceptitforanygirlonourplanet?AsafirstladyamotherandahumanbeingIcannotwalkawayfromthesegirlsandIplantokeepraisingmyvoiceontheirbehalffortherestofmylifE.IplantokeeptalkingaboutthisissuehereathomebecauseIbelievethatallofus—menandwomenineverycountryonthisplanet—haveamoralobligationtogiveallofthesegirlsafutureworthyoftheirpromiseandtheirdreams.58.Accordingtothepassagemillionsofgirls_______.A.skipmathclassesfornoreasonB.arereceivingnoformaleducationC.arebusysupportingtheirfamiliesD.makefullcontributionstotheircountries59.Inthespeaker’sopinionthekeytosolvingthegirls’educationproblemis________.A.organizingnationalmovementsB.makingpeoplebraveenoughtofightC.investingenoughmoneyineducatinggirlsD.changingunfairculturalbeliefsandpractices60.Thespeakermadethisspeechinorderto_________.A.givesomefactsaboutgirlsB.showhowtoeducategirlswellC.advertisegirlstofightfortheirrightsD.encouragepeopletocareaboutgirls’education
WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression---ItisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawifE.IntermsofSherlockHolmeswe’dbetteralterthesentenceintoItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.PerhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheincomparablepopularityofHolmesseriesinthefieldofdetectivestories.OverwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriendsIdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.AsawholethisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.ArthurtheDuke’ssonwasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappearedaccompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher.TheschoolmasterDr.HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.RealizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseisHolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain.HavingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematterHolmeslookedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrivalduringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacherHeidegger.Finallyprimarilyduetohisoutstandingabilityasadetectivehemanagedtorevealthemystery.HavingoncestartedreadingthisfictionIwascompletelyabsorbedinthemysteriousstory.Atthebeginningunlikeotherdetectivestoriesthisstoryfirstdescribestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.AsisknowntoallvividdescriptionisessentialtodetectivestoriesasitmakesthestorymoreauthenticandattractivE.ThereforetryingtopresentarealworldtohisreadershipSirArthurConanDoyleauthoroftheoriginalHolmesserieshasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.WatsonafriendofHolmes’.Inthiswayheelaborately精心describedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook.ApartfromthespecialstarttheendingofthewholestorybeingdramaticbutreasonableiscertainlyanoutstandingonE.AfterallexcepttheauthorhimselfwhoknowsthattheDuke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheDuke’sbastard私生子?InadditionwhoknowsthattheDukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeHolmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?Yetsurprisingasitisthisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.ClosingmyeyesIcanevenseethestoryhappeningjustlikewatchingafilm.AsfarasIamconcernednothingismoreadmirableandsurprisingintheheroSherlockHomesthanhisprofoundknowledgewhichhascertainlyassistedhimalotwhenhewasstudyingthecasE.TakethebicycletyresforinstanceHolmesiscapableofrecognizing42differentvarietiesofbicycletyres.ExceptforhisillimitableknowledgeHolmesalsospecializesinarrangingthefactsinorderandthenfindingthefactleadinghimtoagreatdiscoveryoreventhetruthitself.InthiscaseaftergettingridofunrelatedfactsSherlockHomeseventuallygraspedtheclueanddiscoveredtheamazingfact.Needlesstosayasaworld-renownedmasterpieceSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonhasattractedandisstillcharmingnumerousreadersfromallcornersoftheworldandpeoplefromallwalksoflifE.TheHolmesserieshasalreadysetupastandardagainstwhichallthefollowingdetectivefictionsaremeasureD.SherlockHolmesbeyondalldoubthasbeenanamefirmlyrootedinpeople’smemories.AlthoughDr.Watson’sclosingTheCaseBookofSherlockHolmesin1927wasagreatpitytothereadersthediscontinuanceoftheentireHolmesseriesmayhaveactuallyaddedtothelegendarystatureofSherlockHolmes.66.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookPrideandPrejudice?A.Toshowhis/herimpressiononit.B.TochangeasentenceinittoevaluatetheHolmesseries.C.Toquoteasentencetodirectlyillustrateitsimpressiveness.D.Tostatethereasonwhyhe/shebeganreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.67.Manyfactorscontributetotheauthor’spositiveattitudetowardthebookEXCEPTthat______.A.thedetaileddescriptionofaclient’sstrangebehaviorarousesthereaders’interest.B.theplotsarewelllaidoutandallscenesandcharactersareartfullypresenteD.C.thebookisevenadaptedintoafilmandtheauthorreallyenjoyswatchingit.D.itsendingissosurprisingthatitmakestheauthordeeplyimpresseD.68.WhatkindofapersonisSherlockHolmesaccordingtothepassage?A.KnowledgeableB.Arbitrary.C.Mysterious.D.Courageous.69.Howisthepassageorganized?p=paragraph70.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ItmainlyintroducestheplotsofthebookSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.B.It’smainlyabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardsSherlockHolmes.C.It’smainlyaboutthethoughtsoftheauthorafterreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.D.It’smainlyacomparisonbetweenthebookPrideandPrejudiceandtheHolmesseries.
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LearnersofEnglishespeciallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirlisteningability.Firstofalldothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.GoontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstonE.Secondlysticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemorefashionable.ThirdlylistentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotimE.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.FourthlyifyouhavetimelistentosomeinterestingstoriesinsomespecialEnglishprogramssuchasVOA.orotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook.24.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto______.A.improvetheirlisteningabilityB.readfastC.writebetterEnglishandreadfasterD.speakcorrectly25.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradioyoushould________.A.readtheChineselanguagenewspaperstepbystepB.readagainandagaintheChineselanguagenewspaperC.gothroughtheChineselanguagenewspaperfirstD.beabletorecitetheChineselanguagenewspaper26.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourseyou_______.A.shouldsticktoit.B.shouldbeginwiththelastbookC.shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionableD.shouldn’tdoanythingelse27.InthispassageVOAstandsfor_______.A.abookB.amagazineC.atext-bookD.aradiostation
WhyIWouldRaiseChickensIfyouwerelivingon$2adaywhatwouldyoudotoimproveyourlife?That’sarealquestionfortheonebillionpeoplelivinginextremepoverty贫穷today.There’snosinglerightanswerandpovertylooksdifferentindifferentplaces.Butthroughmyworkwiththefoundation基金会it’sverycleartomethatjustaboutanyonewho’slivinginpovertywillbebetteroffiftheyhavechickens.Chickensareeasyandinexpensivetotakecareof.ManykindsofthemcaneatwhatevertheyfindonthegrounD.Hensneedssomekindofshelterwheretheycannestandasthechickensgrowyoumightwantsomewoodandwiretomakeacoop鸡舍.Theyareagoodinvestment投资.Supposeanewfarmerstartswithfivechickens.Oneofherneighborsownsarooster.Afterthreemonthsshecanhave40chicks.Eventuallywithasalepriceof$5perchickensshecanearnmorethan$1000ayearversustheextremepovertylineofabout700ayear.Theyhelpkeepchildrenhealthy.Malnutrition营养不良killsmorethan3.1millionchildrenayear.Althougheatingmoreeggscanhelpfightmalnutritionmanyfarmersfinditabetterideatolettheeggshatch孵化sellthechickensandusethemoneytobuyfooD.Butifthefarmershaveenoughhenstogivethemextraeggstheycanthencookthemforfamilies.Theyempower授权women.Becausechickensaresmallandstayclosetohomemanyculturesconsiderthemasawoman’sanimal.Womenwhosellchickensarelikelytospendthemoneyontheirfamilies.WhenIwasgrowingupchickensweren’tsomethingyoustudied---theyweresomethingyoumadesillyjokesabout.Ithasbeeneye-openingformetolearnwhatadifferencetheycanmakeinthefightagainstpoverty.ItmaysoundfunnybutImeanitwhenIsaythatIamexcitedaboutchickens.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhywritersuggestsraisingchickens?A.Itismorelikelythatchildrencanbecomehealthy.B.Itisagoodwaytoearnmoremoney.C.Itisnotdifficultbutexpensivetoraisechickens.D.Itgiveswomenpowertosupporttheirfamilies.57.Whatdoesbetteroffinthefirstparagraphmean?A.earlierB.richerC.healthierD.happier58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Raisingchickensisthebestwaytofightpoverty.B.Ifafarmersells40chickensshewillearn1000morethanbeforE.C.Thewriterdislikeschickensverymuch.D.Thewriterdoesthinkchickenscanhelptofightpoverty.
Apoemstartswithathoughtanideaoranemotionfeltfromtheheart.Poemscanbehappyorsaddeep-thinkingorevenhumorous.Thechoiceisuptoyouandyourimaginationastowhatyouwillcreate.Yourfirststepistowritedowntheideaorthoughtthatyouhaveandyouwanttoturnintoapoem.Nextyoushouldturnthethoughtintoafreeverse自由诗体poem.Freeversepoemsaremucheasiertowriteastherearenosteadfastrulestowritethem.Somefreeversedoesn’tevenhaveanyrhymeormeter.Nowrewriteyourthoughtsintolines.Nowisthetimetolookatyourlinesandrememberthatthepoemshouldhaveabeginningamiddleandanendjustlikeastoryabookoramovie.Rereadyourpoemseveraltimesandlistentothewordsandtotherhythmofeachline.Nowisthetimetoshortenorlengtheneachlineinordertocreateasmooth-soundingpoem.Eventhoughitisafreeversepoemyoucanchoosetomakeeachlinerhymewiththenextlineifyouwantto.Nowgobackandrereadyourpoemagain.Checkforproperpunctuation标点aswellasfortheproperspellingofeachword.Thinkupasuitabletitleforyourpoem.Itwouldbeagoodideatosetyourpoemasideforawhileandthenreturntoitlater.Thenrereaditagainwithafreshmindandmakesomenecessarychanges.Ifyoudecidedtocontinuewritingpoetryitwouldbeagoodideatoinvestigate研究somebooksaboutcreatingpoetryandtoattendsomelocalworkshops.CheckouttheavailableresourcesontheInternetaswellaswhatisavailableatyourlocalpubliclibrary.36.TheunderlinedwordsteadfastinParagraph2issimilarinmeaningto______.A.advancedB.strictC.changeableD.reliable37.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatistherightorderofwritingagoodpoem?a.Turnanideaorthoughtintoapoem.b.Checkforproperspellingandthinkupatitle.c.Rewriteyourthoughtsinto1ines.d.Rereaditandtrytomakeyourpoemsoundsmooth.e.Rereaditagainwithafreshmind.f.Writedowntheideaorthought.A.a-f-d-b-c-eB.a-f-c-d-e-bC.f-a-d-c-e-bD.f-a-c-d-b-e38.Whatcanweinferfromtheendofthepassage?A.Thereisstillalottolearnaboutwritinggoodpoems.B.PoemsmustdependontheInternetworkshopsandlibraries.C.Writingpoemsismeaningfulbutratherdifficult.D.Notallpeoplecansucceedinwritingpoems.
InabookcalledMagnificentObsessionbyLloydC.Douglasadescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedanindividual个人friendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolution解决方案withouttheindividualknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupononeortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretlytothegreatdelightoftheworriedindividual.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivately私下地contentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolversnotevenasincerethankyoubecausetheywereneverknown.Thisconceptispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrasepayitforwardisnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.Howeverthepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.SoratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelperstheyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuturewhichmeanstheypayitforwarD.Itisasenseofresponsibilitywhichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.ButinthiscasetheresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuturE.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.Howevershenotonlygaveyousomemoneybutsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.PeoplewithseriousneedsareeverywherE.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothesmorebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scarE.Considerhowyoucanpayitforwardratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.12.ThehelpersinthebookMagnificentObsessionwerenotrewardedbecause______.A.theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemscompletelyB.theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividualC.theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefutureD.theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretly13.Theunderlinedwordpayitforwardmeans_______.A.torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyouB.topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelpC.tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelpD.tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyou14.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleofyourelderlygrandmother?A.Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.B.Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.C.Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.D.Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.15.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaidB.morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeopleC.itcostsalotofmoneytopayitforwardD.everybodyneedshelp
Thoughmanypeopletelluswecan’tsucceedweneedtohearothersopinions.IremembermyhighschoolEnglishteachertellingmenottoapplytoCornellUniversitybecausetheywouldn’tacceptmeandeveniftheydidIwouldn’tbeabletodothework.Ialmostdidn’tapplybutafewdayslaterIsawIvanGoldfarbaformerteacherandaskedhimaboutCornell.HesaidIfyougetinthenyougo.Youcandoit.HiswordsmadeallthedifferencE.IappliedandwasaccepteD.Toooftenwethinkit’sourroletoputrealityintosomeone’slifE.Wethinkit’sourjobtoprotectpeoplefromthepainoffailureanddefeat.Wethinkwemustpointouthowbadtheeconomyisandhowhorriblethejobmarketisandhowtheskyisfalling.Wethinkthatdreamsaremeantforothers.IsaythereareenoughrealistsintheworlD.Theworlddoesn’tneedmorenegativityandimpossiblethinkers.Theworldneedsmoreoptimistsencouragersandinspirers.TheworldneedsmorepeopletospeakintotheheartsofothersandsayIbelieveinyou.FollowyourpassionandliveyourpurposE.ThejobmarketisnotgreatbutIbelieveyou’llfindtherightjobforyou.andsoon.WhenitcomestoencouragementIknowthateveryonelovesworkingforandwithpeoplewhobringoutthebestinus.Andwhilewe'llalwaysrememberthenegativepeoplewhotolduswecouldn’taccomplishsomethingwewillalwayscherishandholdaspecialplaceinourheartforthosewhoencouragedus.TodayIwanttoencourageyoutobeanencourager.Sooftenthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailureisbelief.Andsooftenthatbeliefisinstilled逐步灌输inusbysomeonewhoencouragedus.29.AfteratalkwiththeEnglishteachertheauthorthought.A.hewouldhaveatryevenifhewastomeetwithafailureB.hecastmuchdoubtonwhattheteacherhadsaidC.whetherheshouldgiveuphisdreamD.heshouldturntoanotherpersonforadvice30.Whomwouldyouwishtogetadvicefromifyouwereapersoninneed?A.OnewhocanforeseeyourfailureinthefuturE.B.OnewhocananalyzetheseveresituationaheaD.C.Onewhoiswillingtohelpyouwithyourwork.D.Onewhocanstimulateyourcourageandcreativity.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Yourcasualwordsmayhaveabigeffectonothers.B.ItisbetternottotelltruthwhenyouareaskedforadvicE.C.NooneonearthiscontenttobelieveatrueworD.D.Teachersshouldbecautiousofwhattheydo.
AF1racingcarappearedonthecampus校园ofSouthwestUniversityonNov.1andthedriverwasanordinarycollegestudent.Thiscoolsceneattractedtheattentionofmanyteachersandstudents.Itturnedoutthatthestudentwasshowinghishand-builtcarattheopeningceremonyoftheScienceandTechnologyMonthforCollegeStudentsheldbytheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.AseniorstudentnamedHongTonglongsaidthathiscreativeteamspentoneyeartobuildthisF1racingcarallbyhanD.ThiscarlooksthesameasrealF1racingcarsanditsinnerstructurealsoworkswell.Thisracingcarhasfourgears挡andamotorcycleengineHongsaiD.Healsoaddedthatthecarcostabout4000yuan.Inthebeginningmyparentsdidn’treallybelieveitwasveryseriousandmygrandfatherwascompletelyagainstithesaiD.Soitwasabitofadifficultstart.Nowit’sworkingprettywell.Therewasalsoagreensolarelectriccarattheceremony.Thecarcanseattwopeopleandrunwithoutusingoil.Itspowersource能源issolarpower.Ifitissunnythecarcanrunforfourtofivehourswithamaximumspeedofabout40kilometersperhoursaidJiangMengateacherfromtheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.Healsosaidthatthisisthefirstsolar-poweredcarindependentlydevelopedbycollegesinChongqingandcurrentlystudentshaveregistered注册asmallcompanyforsolar-poweredcars.25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheF1racingcarinSouthwestUniversity?A.Itiscompletedbyaseniorstudentandhiscompanions.B.IthasthesamegearsasthemotorcyclE.C.Itisthesameasagreensolarelectriccar.D.Itisdesignedtoraceinthecompetition.26.Whichofthesentencesistrue?A.ThesolarelectriccarcanrunforfivehoursatanytimE.B.TheF1racingcarcanbesoldat4000yuan.C.Wearelikelytoownsolar-powercarsinthefuturE.D.TheF1racingcarcanseatonlytwopeoplE.27.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_________.A.afairytalE.B.atravelguidE.C.anovel.D.anewspaper.
MYRTLEBEACHSCWMBFStudentsatHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegearedoingmock模拟interviewstogetthemreadyfortherealworlD.TheyarelearningaboutbodylanguageaswellaswhattosaywhenitcomestofindingajoB.Jobtrainerssaidwhenapersonwalksthroughthedoorforaninterviewheorshehasaboutsevensecondstomakeagoodfirstimpression.AprilGarneratHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegesaidnonverbalskillsareessentialingettingajoB.ShesaidEyecontactisveryimportant.Eyecontactcanconveywhetherornotyouaresincereorhonestaboutaparticularanswer.Garnerexplainedwhatyoudowithyourhandscantellanemployeralotaboutaperson.Donotcrossyourarms.CrossingyourarmscanconveythatyouareunapproachablE.Twistingofthehairconveysnervousness.Shesaidusingsmallgesturesisokaybutjustdon'toverdoit.PeopletalkwiththeirhandsandtheirarmsandtheyarewavingthemaroundliketheyarebringinginairplanescommentedGarner.BeforeyouevenopenyourmouthanemployercanjudgeonlooksalonE.Sodressforsuccessgiveafirmhandshakeandgettoyourinterviewearlysoyoucanhavetimetocalmanynerves.Alsoapersontryingtogetajobcantrybreathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.ThishelpsapersonrelaxandloweryourbloodpressurE.Garnersaidpeopledon'trealizehowcontrollingyourbreathingalsostopsyoufromblushingorappearingnervous.24.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor?A.Tobeawinnerandgetagoodjobininterview.B.Touseproperbodylanguagewhileinterviewing.C.TolearnhowtochatwithotherswheninneeD.D.Tolearnacollegecoursewhileinuniversity.25.Eyecontactcangiveus________.A.whatyouthinkandwhatyouwanttodo.B.Judgmentwhethertheotherishonestornot.C.whethertheotheriskindtoyouornot.D.whattheotherreallythinksaboutthings.26.Howdowereducenervousnessduringinterviewing?A.Crossingourarms.B.Twistingofthehair.C.GivingafirmhandshakeD.Breathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Bodylanguageisimportantforchatting.B.Studentsshouldlearnhowtochatwithothers.C.NonverbalcommunicationtipsforlandingajoB.D.CompaniesliketohirethosewhoarebravE.
AtanagewhenmanypeoplearestilllookingtofindacareerUSdirector-screenwriterDamienChazelle32isalreadyatthetopofhis.Twoofthethreemovieshewroteanddirected–Whiplash爆裂鼓手2014andLaLaLand爱乐之城2016–havewonseveralAcademyAwards.OnFeb27LaLaLandtookhomesixOscarsincludingBestDirectorwhichmakeshimtheyoungestdirectorinhistorytowintheawarD.Atamomentlikethisit’sperfectlynormalifsomeonegetsalittlecarriedawaywiththeirsuddenfamE.ButthatsomeoneisnotChazellE.Thismightbehardtobelievebutthedirectorsaidthathehasbeenlivinginself-doubtforallhislifE.Hehasahabitofworryingthateverythingwillgowrongandthatpeoplewon’tlikehisstoriesevenifthefactthathewenttoHarvardFilmSchoolisenoughformanypeopletofeeljealous.TheonethingIthinkthatI.’mgoodatisnotgettingconfidenthesaidinaninterviewwithwebsiteFirstshowing.InfacthewrotethestoryforWhiplashin2013butdidn’tfeelgoodaboutitatfirst.Helockeditawayforayearbeforefinallyhavingthecouragetoshowittoafilmproducer.Anditturnedouttobeagreatstory.Butself-doubtdidn’tstopChazellefromtryingbecauseheknewthatthemoreaprojectscaresyouthemorethatprobablymeansit’sworthdoinghetoldGQmagazinE.AndthatwastheattitudehetookwithLaLaLandevenifitwasabigchallengE.Forstartersmusicalsarenotaspopularamongaudiencesasregularmovies.Shootingamusicalisalsomuchharderbecauseit’slikemakingthreeprojectsallatonce–themovieitselfasingingalbumandadancingconcert.ButChazellemanagedtonotonlyfinishitbutalsomakeitthebiggestwinnerattheOscars.ToChazelleperhapsnomatterhowscaredheistryingnewideasisalwaysmoreimportantthanstayinginhiscomfortzone.Ihavesomuchrespectformoviesthattrysomethingorriskbeingembarrassing.That’smuchmoreinspiringtomethanmoviesthatplayitsafehetoldVicemagazinE.59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutDamienChazelleaccordingtothearticle?A.Hetaughthimselfdirectingandscreenwriting.B.HehasachievedinhiscareeratayoungagE.C.AllthemovieshedirectedhavewonAcademyAwards.D.HekeptimprovingthestoryforWhiplashbeforemakingitintoamoviE.60.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3-5thatChazelle______.A.isn’tinterestedinwinningOscarawardsB.hasahabitofdoubtingeverythingaroundhimC.alwayshaslittleconfidenceinhisworkD.feelsproudthathewenttoHarvardFilmSchool61.WhatdoestheattitudeinParagraph7referto?A.Doingwhateverisworthdoing.B.Takingonchallengesbravely.C.MakingthesafestmovE.D.Tryingtomakethingsperfect.62.Thearticleismainlyabout______.A.whatmadeLaLaLandthebiggestOscarwinnerB.DamienChazelle’slongcareerasafilmdirectorC.thecreativedirectingskillsDamienChazelleusesinhisworksD.howDamienChazelleissuccessfulthoughhedoubtshimself
ForKylieJacobsayoungcancerpatientevenaslightfevermeantastayinhospital;whenshedidgohomeherhealthwassopoorthatshecouldn’tplayorgotoschool.Whiletheseven-year-oldoftenfelthopelessavisitfromaspecialguesthelpedherforgetjustforamoment.SeeingPetiehelpstakeherattentionawayfromwhatshe’sbeenmissing.AndPetieisveryspecialbecausethere’sonlyonePetiesaidEricJacobsKylie’sdaD.Petieisalittletherapy治疗horsE.He’sbiggerthanatherapydogbutmuchsmallerthanahorsE.The25-year-oldhorsevisitschildreninAkronChildren’sHospitalandRainbowBabies&ChildrenHospitalinClevelanD.He’sbeenvolunteeringforeighteenyearsandhasnoplanstostop.AvisitfromPetieiskindoffunandsomethingtheyweren’texpectingownerSueMillersaiD.ItjusttakesawaywhytheyaretherE.MillerandherhusbandwhoownahorsetherapycentergotPetiemorethaneighteenyearsago.Theyfirstlethimvisitschoolsandnursinghomes.ThenMillerwonderedifPetiecouldhelpatchildren’shospitalsandshecametothehospitalinAkrn.AtfirsttheofficialswereuncertainabouthisperformancebuttheydecidedtoallowPetietovisitinanearbybuilding.Astrustgrewhemovedtothemainhospital.Petieisnotjustabletomakechildrencrywithjoyandforgettheirproblems.MillerremembersamomentwhenPetiewalkeduptothebedsideofanunconsciousboythendroppedhisheadtogentlyrubtheboy’shanD.WithoutwakingtheboystartedpettingPetiE.AseveryonewatchedinsilenceadoctornoticedthatPetieslowedhisbreathingtomatchtheboy’s.ItwasjustabeautifulmomentsaidMiller.IamjustsoluckythatIgetachancetobepartofthishorse’slifeandwhathegetstodoforothers.58.WhatcanwelearnfromtheParagraph1?A.PetieisafriendofKylieJacobs.B.PetiecancureKylieofherillness.C.Petie’svisitishelpfultoKyliE.D.Kyliealwaysforgetssomething.59.WhatdoesMillermeanbysayingtheunderlinedwordsinParagraphs3?A.Petiehasfoundhappinessathospital.B.Petiehelpskidsforgettheirsuffering.C.KidsgivemuchcomforttoPetiE.D.KidsareexpectingPetie’svisits.60.Whatwasthehospital’sattitudetoPetieatfirst?A.SatisfieD.B.Hopeful.C.Doubtful.D.DisappointeD.61.WhatcanweinferfromthemomentmentionedbyMiller?A.Petiehopedtohelptheboygetbetter.B.Petiebroughttheboybacktoconsciousness.C.Petiewasafraidoftheboys’unconsciousness.D.Peitehelpedimprovetheboy’sbreathingability.
MaryFryeenjoyedwritingpoetryverymuch.Shewasn’tinterestedinpublishingherpoemsandonceinawhileshepassedoneontoherfriends.Idon’tthinkIhaveanygreattalentshesaiD.ButmanypeoplewoulddisagreE.Oneofherpoemsespeciallyhasgivenhopeandcomfort安慰topeopleforover50years.WhenoneofherfriendslostsomeonecloseMaryFryewroteapoemwhichseemedtospringfromherheartandgaveittothesadwoman.ThatpoemwaslaterpassedontootherswhointurnpasseditonuntilitbecameanAmericanclassiC.IfithelpsonepersonthroughahardtimeIamsatisfiedsaidMarywhoreceivednopayforherwork.Ithasbeenusedatcountlessfunerals葬礼translatedandusedinforeignlands.Hereisheroriginaltextwhichhasmovedsomanyforsolong:Donotstandatmygraveandweep/IamnotthereIdonotsleep./Iaminathousandwindsthatblow/Iamthesoftlyfallingsnow./Iamthegentleshowersofrain/Iamthefieldsofripeninggrain./Iaminthemorninghush/Iaminthegracefulrush./Ofbeautifulbirdsincirclingflight/Iamthestarshineofthenight./Iamintheflowersthatbloom盛开/Iaminaquietroom./Iaminthebirdsthatsing/Iamineachlovelything./Donotstandatmygraveandcry/IamnottherE.IdonotdiE.Howmanypeoplearefindingstrengthandcomfortfromapoembyawomanwhoalwayssaidshehadnotalent?Andwhatifshehadkeptherpoetrytoherself?Don’tbeafraidtousethetalentsyoudohave;ithasbeenwelladviseD.ThewoodswouldbeverysilentifonlythebirdswiththesweetestsongswerehearD.33.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMaryFrye?A.BraveanddetermineD.B.ModestandtalenteD.C.Caringandhonest.D.Strictandpatient.34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordIinParagraph4referto?A.ThedeadonE.B.ThelivingonE.C.Thesadwoman.D.MaryFryE.35.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthetextimply?A.Birdsliketoshowofftheirtalentsinthewoods.B.FewpoemscangivecomfortlikeMaryFrye’s.C.Weshouldnotbetooshytoshowourtalents.D.Thewoodswouldbeverysilentwithoutbirds.
ItismydailymissiontojustgetthroughthedayorIjustdon'tfeellikegoingtoschoolbutmaybetodayisgoingtobeagoodday.Thisisastruggleforkidsandteenswhosufferharmatthehandsoftheirbullies恃强凌弱者.UnfortunatelythesearenotjustrandomquotestheseweremythoughtswhenIwasyoungerandI'msurethethoughtsofmillionsofotherkids.AccordingtoNationalEducationAssnstatisticsindicatethatabout282000studentsinsecondaryschoolseachmontharephysicallyattackedand90%ofthemreportbeingvictimsofbullying.Itisnotjustasingleproblematicconceptanditdoesnotonlyaffectafewchildrenitaffectsallofusourcommunityanditshouldbeconsideredaschoolwideproblem.Howmanydeadlyshootingsonschoolcampuseshasournationwitnessedinrecentyears?Accordingtoreportsmanyweretiedtoahistoryofschoolbullyingandrevengewastheshooters'motivation.OurschoolsystemsarecontinuouslynegativelyaffecteD.AccordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssn.schoolswherestudentsreportedahighrateofbullyinghadlowerscoresonstandardizedtests.Thisissueisaffectingtheschools'abilitytomeetfederalrequirementstoreceivegovernmentalfundingandcreatesanimmensepressureuponschoolofficialstoimprovetheirstandardizedtestscoresandtokeeptheirschool'srecognition.BullyingcanberelatedtoabsencelowergradesanddroppingoutofschoolaltogetherTheBRAVEActpolicyrequiresthatalltypesofbullyingbereportedtotheappropriateauthoritieswithinsevendays.Ifsocietywantstoendschoolbullyingandcarryonstricterpolicestheyshouldsupportthisproposedlaw.Everychildandteenneedssomeonetostandupforthemanditisourdutytoseethateverycommunityhasagreatschoolsystemthatprovidesasafeenvironmentandoffersequaleducationalprotection.28.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Manystudentsstayhometoavoidschoolduetotheirbadperformancesinschool.B.Manydeadlyshootingshappenedonschoolcampusesbecauseshootershateschool.C.Schoolbullyingismorethananindividualproblem.D.Schoolbullyinghaslittleeffectsonschool.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbetheeffectofschoolbullying?A.LowergradessafeenvironmentandabsenceB.LowergradesviolentcrimeandabsenceC.Moredropoutsabsenceandschool'srecognitionD.Moredropoutsabsenceandimprovedtestscores30.Whatshouldbedonetoendschoolbullying?A.thesocietyshouldsupporttheproposedlaw.B.parentsshouldcaremoreabouttheirchildrenC.schoolsshouldpunishtheirschoolbulliesDstudentsshouldlearntoprotectthemselves.31.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroducewhatschoolbullyingis.B.Toexplainthehorribleeffectsofschoolbullying.C.Tocriticizeschoolbullies.D.Tocallonthesocietytoendschoolbullying.
ItwasavillageinIndiA.Thepeoplewerepoor.Howevertheywerenotunhappy.Afteralltheirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.ThenonedaysomevisitorsfromthecityarriveD.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.Howevertheydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirownandsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaroundandtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowastocatchthem.Agreementwasreachedandthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthefrogsandhandoverthemoney.ForthefirsttimethepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuturE.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirstbutitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoftenandthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides杀虫剂andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilledtheinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreading传播diseases.Nowthepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.25.FromParagraph1welearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.werepoorbutsatisfiedC.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers26.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.ThefrogsmadetoomuchnoisE.B.TheyneededmoneytobuymedicinE.C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Thefrogswereeasymoney.27.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.Thereweretoomanyinsects.B.Thecropsdidn’tdowell.C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thereweretoomanyfrogs.28.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.C.Theharmony和谐betweenmanandnatureisimportant.D.Goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten.
AshersonCameronsitsathislaptopcompletingataskforhismathdegreecourseAlisonThompsonafull-timemumisbusyhelpingherdaughterEmmatwoyearsyoungerthanCamerongetdresseD.WhilehelphasalwaysbeenavailableforEmmaAlisonandherhusbandalsohavetofighttogetCameronthesupportheneeds.PeoplecouldseethatEmmahasspecialneedsbutbecauseCameronwasdoingsowellatschoolhisteachersneverthoughttherewasaproblemwithhim.saysAlison.IttookAlisonandherhusbandawhiletorealizetheirsonwasdifferent.Cameron’sabilitydidn’tbecomeclearuntilhebeganprimaryschool.Onceheevencorrectedtheteacherwhenshetoldtheclassthatzerowasthelowestnumber.Camerontoldhershewaswrongbecausetherewerenegativenumbers负数.HewasfouratthetimE.Now14-year-oldCameronisatsecondaryschoolstudyingforadistancelearningmathdegreewiththeOpenUniversityhavingsailedthroughhisGCSEat11andhisA-levelat12achievingtopgrades.BethanyanotherdaughterofAlisonisbrighttoobutnotgifteD.Sheistheonewhowillremindabsent-mindedCamerontoputonhiscoat.Shealsohelpshimoutinsocialsituations.Emmaattendsaspecialistschoolandthefamilyisquicktocelebratehersuccessestoo.TheotherdayshedidupthebuttonsonhercoatwhichwasrealprogressAlisonsays.LatelastyeartheThompsonstookpartinatelevisiondocumentary纪录片toprovethatnotallgiftedchildrenaretheresultofextremelyambitiousparents.Giftedchildrenneedsupporttoobuttheirlivesdon’thavetobethatdifferent.CameronisanexamplE.28.WhatdoesParagraph1indicate?A.CameronhelpsEmmawithhermathtasks.B.TeachersatschoolignoredEmma’sproblems.C.BothCameronandEmmaneedparentalsupport.D.ThecoupleoftenhavefightsbecauseofCameron.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasehavingsailedthroughhisGCSEprobablymean?A.HavingpassedhisGCSEeasily.B.HavingtakenhisGCSEseriously.C.HavingworkedhardathisGCSE.D.HavingsufferedalotfromhisGCSE30.ThereareatleastpeopleinMrs.Thompson’sfamily.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six31.Whatcanbeknownfromthepassage?A.Emmahaslearnedtotakegoodcareofherself.B.Cameronshowedhisgiftbeforeprimaryschool.C.ThechildrenofthefamilyarebrightandgifteD.D.Giftedkidsarenotsodifferentaspeopleexpect.
TaylorCroweusedtoplayhappilywithhistoysandrecitehisalphabet.Byage2hewasstartingtolearntomakesounds.ButsomethinghappenedinthethirdyearofhischildhooD.Hestartedlosinghislanguageabilitiesandwouldhaveemotionaloutbursts.Taylor’sparentsnoticedthathebecameveryshyanddidnotmakeeyecontact接触whenspokento.HeseemedtobeinhisownsecretworlD.Todaynearly1outofevery110childrenbornintheU.S.suffersfromautism.TaylorCrowewasactuallyoneofthesesufferers.Autismisacomplexneurologicalbrainconditionthataffectsaperson’sabilitytocommunicateandsocializE.Thesechildrenoftenrepeatwordsoractionsandtheyareextrasensitivetosightssoundsandtouch.Theymayhaveasuddenperiodofuncontrolledangerandcanbeseenbeatingtheirhands.ScientistsbelievethatchildrenwithautismhavehighlydevelopedvisualareasintheirbrainwhichexplainswhymanyofthemincludingTaylorareexceptionallygoodartists.Butunfortunatelythiscomesatatrade-off—thebrain’sabilitytocommunicatemakedecisionsplanandcompleteataskisreduceD.Throughimmediatetreatmentsandspecializedinstructionschildrenwithautismaretaughtbehaviorssuchaskeepingeyecontactwithothersrespondingwhenspokentoandbecomingawareofthemselves.SomechildrenareabletogrowuptoleadafullandactivelifE.ForTayloritwasyearsofhardworkbuthehasshownmarkedimprovementandiswellonhiswaytobecomingbetter.Itappearsthattheearlierparentsandcaregiversprovidespecialcaretheeasierthesechildrencangetclosetonormallives.Autismisareminderthateachofusisdifferent.Everychildwithautismisstillachild;everypersonwithautismisstillaperson.ThenexttimeyoucomeacrossachildwithautismtryreachingoutandconnectingwiththechildinsidE.32.AttheageofthreeTaylorCrowe_____.A.wasunabletoseethingsclearlyB.wouldbecomeangryveryeasilyC.startedtolearntoreadthealphabetD.losthislanguageabilitiescompletely33.Itseemsthatautism_____.A.helpssufferersachieveinotherfieldsB.spreadsrapidlyacrosstheU.S.C.iscausedbyuncontrolledangerD.cannotbecurednow34.Inthelastparagraphtheauthortriesto_____.A.explainwhatcausesautismB.askustorespectandacceptthosewithautismC.tellushowtopreventautismD.makeusrealizetheimportanceofbeinghealthy35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.briefhistoryofautismB.AutismandbraindevelopmentC.ChildrenwithautismintheU.S.D.TaylorCrowe:alifewithautism
UnlikemostotherholidaysthehistoryofAprilFools’Day.SometimescalledAllFools’Dayisnottotallyclear.Theonlypointintimethatcanbeagreedonasthebeginningofthistraditionwas1582inFrancE.BeforethatyeartheNewYearwascelebratedforeightdaysbeginningonMarch25.ThecelebrationreachedthehighestpointonAprill.WiththereformofthecalendarunderCharlesIXtheGregoriancalendar公历阳历wasintroducedandNewYear’sDaywasmovedtoJanuary1.Howeverbecauseinthosedayscommunicationswerenotasdevelopedastheyaretodaymanypeopledidnotreceivethenewsforseveralyears.SomepeoplerefusedtoacceptthenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebratetheNewYearonApril1.ThesebackwardpeoplewereconsideredfoolsbyotherpeoplE.Theywereoftensentonfoolserrands徒劳无益的工作orweremadethetargetsofjokes.ThisdevelopedovertimeintoatraditionofplayingatrickonsomeoneonthefirstdayofApril.ThetraditioneventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotlandintheeighteenthcentury.ItwaslaterintroducedtotheAmericancoloniesofboththeBritainandFrancE.AprilFools’Daythusdevelopedintoaninternationalfunfeastsotospeakwithdifferentnationalitiesspecializingintheirownkindofhumorattheexpenseoftheirfriendsandfamilies.25.AccordingtothenewcalendarwhichdaywasNewYear’sDaymovedtoinFrance?A.March25.B.January1.C.April1.D.April3.26.WhichofthefollowingfirsthadthetraditionofcelebratingtheAprilFools’Day?A.FrancE.B.EnglanD.C.ScotlanD.D.AmericA.27.Whatwaspeople’sattitudetowardsthenewcalendar?A.Theyacceptedithappily.B.Theyrefuseditimmediately.C.Somerecognizedit.D.Somelaughedatit.28.Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellus?A.WhattheFrenchdidonAprilFoolsDay.B.HowAprilFools’Daycomeintobeing.C.WhenwasthenewcalendarintroduceD.D.WhysomepeoplewerefooledinFrancE.
Phraseslikegoodsharing!andgreatjobontheslide!echoacrossAmericanplaygrounds.Coachespassoutribbonstoeveryparticipant.ScholarpublishesaseriescalledI’mSpecial!assuringreadersthattheabilitytoplaywithfriendsandsingsongsmakesthemspecialindeeD.We’vebeentoldthathighself-esteemisthekeytochildren’shappinessandsuccessandwe’vebeenpraisingandprotectingthemeversincE.Buthastheself-esteemmovementgonetoofar?Manyexpertsarguethatinsteadofraisinghealthyhighachieversmaybewe’reraisingagenerationofnarcissists自我陶醉者.Ouroldconceptsofself-esteem自尊areold-fashionedandparentsneedtosendtheconcepttothetrashheapofallthingsoutdatedanduselesssaysAaronCooperco-authorofIJustWantMyKidstobeHappy.Whileexpertsusedtoblamelowself-esteemforeverythingfrombadgradestocriminalbehaviorresearchhasshownthatinflated膨胀的self-esteemismoreoftenthecriminal.AnarticlecalledRethinkingSelf-EsteembyRoymadeastirwhenhesupposedthatcriminalsanddrugabusersactuallyhadhigherself-esteemthanthegeneralpopulation.MartinandErvinfoundthatthemodernhabitofconstantpraisewasturningkidsskepticalandunmotivateD.AndesteemedchilddevelopmentexpertT.BarryrecentlywroteinTheNewYorkTimesthatthephraseself-esteemhadlostitsmeaning.Parentsjustwanttheirchildrentohaveapositiveself-imagE.Andwhileit’seasytomakefunoftheextremesoftheself-esteemmovementit’sdifficulttowalkthefinelinebetweenacquiringself-respectandself-centeredness.Anywaymakeitclearthatwhileyouhaveexpectationsfortheirbehavioryouloveandacceptthemunconditionally.Trueself-esteemisn’taboutasteadystreamofapplause;itdevelopswhenchildrenknowtheirlimitsandresponsibilitiesaregivenenoughopportunitiestochallengethemselvesandfeelsecurethatthey’relovedevenwhentheyfail.29.What’sthepurposeofusingphraseslikegoodsharing!andgreatjobontheslider?_________A.Toattractreaders’attention.B.TointroducethetopiC.C.Togivetheauthor’sopinion.D.Totellreadersthekeytohappinessandsuccess.30.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?____________A.Childrenwithhighesteemarelikelytobehighachievers.B.Inchildren’sdevelopmenthighself-esteemplaysapositiverolE.C.Highself-esteemmakeskidsmotivatednowadays.D.Highself-esteemdoesharmtokidsinaway.31.Theproperwaytodevelopchildren’strueself-esteemisto.A.givethemconstantpraiseunconditionally.B.letthemshoulderalltheirresponsibilities.C.offerthemsupporteventhoughtheyfail.D.havehighexpectationsfortheirbehavior.
Ifmusicisthemedicineofthesoul灵魂letitplayonsaidafamousperson.IthinkhesaidsobecauseprobablyhegotsomehelpfrommusiC.Musichassomestrangeabilities.Medicalscientistshavefoundthatapersonthatfeelsstressedcanactuallylistentosomekindofmusicandbecomewell.Theresearcherssaidthatsincestresscomesasaresultoflifeeventssuchasstartinganewfamilystartinganewbusinessandstartinganewjobonecanactuallylistentogoodmusicandfeelgoodbecausegoodmusictouchesthehumanmindinapositiveway.MusichelpsyoutoforgetthelifeeventsthatmakeyouworriedandremembertheimportanteventsthatoncehappenedinyourlifE.Depression抑郁isadiseasecausedbystresssmokingsocialproblemsandsoon.Depressionisalsocausedbyproblemssuchasfailureinbusiness.Depressionmaybringusweaknessheadacheandlossofconcentration.Goodmusicmakesonerememberhappymomentsorgooddays.Ifyouplaymusicaboutloveitmakesyoufeellikefallinginloveagainthoughyoumayhavehadseveralupsetexperiences.Andsuchgoodfeelingsmakeyouhealthy.Anxiety焦虑isanotherhealthproblemthatcanbecontrolledbymusiC.Anxietyisasideeffectofsomemajorhealthproblemssuchascanceroftheliverandcancerofthebreast.Goodmusicmakesyoufeelrelaxedandremovesthepainsfromthesediseasesandyoufeelallright.Goodmusiccansendyoutosleep.Andyouneedtoknowthatsleepputsyourbodyinahealthycondition.Sleeptakesawaytheeffectsofstressdepressionandanxietyfromaperson.33.AccordingtothefamouspersoninParagraph1musiccan________.A.treatmanykindsofdiseasesB.taketheplaceofmedicineintreatingillnessC.helpyoukeephealthyinyourmindD.makeyourememberthingsthathappenedinthepast34.Goodmusichelpspeopleremovestressmainlyby________.A.lettingpeoplehaveagoodsleepB.makingpeoplethinkpositivelyC.showingsomethingnewtopeopleD.makingpeoplefocusonlyonimportantthings35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfordepressionmentionedinthepassage?A.Stress.B.Lossofconcentration.C.Failureinbusiness.D.Smoking.
After21yearsofmarriagemywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamoviE.Theotherwomanwasmymotherwhohasbeenawidow寡妇for19years.Howeverthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatFridayafterworkwhenIarrivedatherhousemymotherwaswaitinginthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurled使卷曲herhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Wewenttoarestaurantthatalthoughnotelegantwasveryniceandcozy舒适的.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversationaboutnothingextraordinary非凡的butjustcaughtuponrecentevents.WetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemoviE.Aswearrivedatherhouselatershesaid:I’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.IagreeD.A.fewdayslatermymotherdiedofamassive严重的heartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.SometimelaterIreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceipt收据fromthesameplacemotherandIhaddineD.Anattachednotesaid:IpaidthisbillinadvancE.Iwasn’tsurewhetherIcouldbethere;stillIpaidfortwoplates–oneforyouandtheotherforyourwifE.YouwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantformE.IloveyouSon.AtthatmomentIunderstoodtheimportanceofsaying:IloveyouandofgivingourlovedonesthetimetheydeservE.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanfamily.GivefamilymemberstheattentiontheydeservebecausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsomeothertimE.32.Theauthordescribesindetailhowhismotherlookedinorderto______.A.showreadershismother’scharacterB.stresshowimportantthedinnerwastohismotherC.createanatmosphereofhappinessD.showtheimportanceoftablemanners33.Theauthorshouldbethankfulto______.A.hiswifewhopushedhimtohavedinnerwithhismomB.hismomwhopaidinadvanceforthenextdinnerC.GodwhogavehimthechancetohavedinnerwithhismomD.hischildrenwhowereveryunderstandingandhelpful34.Wecaninferfromthestorythat______.A.theauthordoesn’tlikehisworkandchildren.B.theauthorandhismothertalkedaboutbigeventsduringtheirdinnerC.theauthorandhismothersawamovietogetheraftertheirdinnerD.theauthor’smotherfeltsatisfiedtohaveadinnerwithherson.35.Theauthorofthispassagetendstoagreethat______.A.wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.agoodheartissuretofindanothertomatchit.C.weshouldspendmoretimewithourfamily.D.familyshouldbeasimportantaswork.
Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelieve.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroadsThesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomaticallyspeeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.Computersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeople.By2010Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronicpullbartothecarinfronttoformroad-trains.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamount.saysDavis.‘‘Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.’’29.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______.A.considerthepredictionsseriouslyB.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustryC.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction30.Whichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2020?A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.B.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.C.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.D.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.31.Theleaderoftheresearchteambelievesthatthepresentcarculturewillchangebecause________.A.carsplayaveryimportantroleindailylifeB.manysocietieswouldstopfunctioningwithoutcarsC.carsshouldnotbeownedbyoneindividualD.itcausesmanydeathstohumansociety32Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephraseinconvoyinthelastparagraphis________.A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulder33.Whatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.Motoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroad.B.Theweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectonmotorists.C.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.
NewYorkersandvisitorstotheBigApplewillgettoringintheLunarNewYearalsoknownasChineseNewYearintheU.S.instylewithafireworksdisplayontheHudsonRiversettomusicwrittenbyAcademyAward-winningcomposerTanDun.ThedisplayispartofthesecondannualHappyChineseNewYear:FantasticArtChinafestivalheldinNewYorkonFebruary5-102016.TheChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsCAFAtheU.S.-ChinaCulturalInstituteandtheCulturalAssociateoftheCommitteeof100announcedthisyear’seventsonNovember18atapressconferenceattheLincolnCenter.TheFantasticArtChinafestivalwillfeaturealargerandmorediverseseriesofartisticandculturaleventsacrossNewYork’stopculturalvenues地点andlandmarksincludingtheLincolnCenterEmpireStateBuildingandJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.Thisyear’sthemefocusesonexploringthecomplicatedrelationshipbetweensoundandimagesaidProfessorYuDingfromCAFAwhoisalsopresidentofFantasticArtChinaandinchargeofthefestival’sdesign.LunarNewYearwhichcelebratestheYearoftheMonkeyin2016isanopportunitytobringChina’smodernarttomainstreamAmericaandthefestivalservesasaninnovativeapproachtoestablishingculturalexchangebetweenChinaandNewYorkCityYusaiD.UNESCOGoodwillAmbassadorTanDun’smusicisaneweditionthatwillbefeaturedatseveralvenuesincludingamajorartexhibitionattheJavitsCentereventsattheLincolnCenterandthefireworksdisplayontheHudsonwhichwilltakeplaceontheeveningofFebruary6.Fivebarges游艇ontheriverwilllaunchthefireworksdesignedbyCAFAthatwilltellastoryaboutcelebrationandconservation.WeChinesearefondofnaturesothebestwaytocelebratetheLunarNewYearistosalutewiththesoundsofnaturesuchassoundsofwaterstoneandbamboosaidTanDunatthepressconferenceAnditwillbefuntousethemusicofwaterduringthefireworkdisplay.InadditiontothefireworksaspeciallightingshowattheEmpireStateBuildingwillilluminateNewYorkCityduringtheholiday.ChineseNewYearisbeingrecognizedasapublicschoolholidayforthefirsttimeinNewYork.ChildrenfromtheNationalDanceInstitutewhichrepresents75schoolswillperformtraditionalChinesedancesattheLincolnCenterandtheJavitsCenter.AndincelebrationoftheYearoftheMonkeyeventswillfeatureaconservationmessageabouttheendangeredgoldenmonkeyinChinA.32.Thethemeofthisyear’scelebrationiscenteredon________.A.diversityofChinesetraditionalfestivalsB.relationshipbetweensoundandimageofnatureC.endangeredspeciesandenvironmentprotectionD.culturalexchangebetweenChinaandAmerica33.ThecomingYearoftheMonkeyistobecelebratedinNewYorkby________.A.sailingontheHudsonRiveralongwithanew-yearspeechB.holdingaspecialconcertattheEmpireStateBuildingC.settingofffireworksandholdingaspeciallightingshowD.takingaweekoffandorganizingChinesedancecontests34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordilluminateinParA.7mostprobablymean?A.Lighten.B.SurrounD.C.DecoratE.D.Broaden.35.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyinorderto________.A.comparesometraditionalfestivalsinChinaandAmericaB.attractvisitorstoAmericaforthecomingnew-yearcelebrationC.strengthentheculturalco-operationbetweenChinaandAmericaD.reportcelebrationactivitiesfortheYearoftheMonkeyinNewYork
IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.4.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations5.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage7.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook
AchancemeetingbetweentwomenwhorealizedtheyhadbothbeenabusedinthesameSurreychildren’scarehomehasledtoacampaignthathasseenhundredsofformerresidentsclaimingtheywerealsovictimsofphysicalemotionalandsexualabusE.MusicproducerRaymondStevensonphysicallyabusedduringhistimeattheShirleyOakshomeinthe70smetachildhoodfriendlastyearwhorevealedhe’dbeenabusedattheinstitution.WithinafewmonthstheShirleyOaksSurvivorsAssociationSOSAwashundredsstrong.ThesouthLondonproductionofficefromwhereStevensonpromotedmusicstarslikeJessieJnowlooksmorelikeapoliceincidentroom.A.maponthewallincludesdetailsofstatementsfromhundredsofformerresidentssuggestingphysicalandemotionalabusewasroutineatmanyofthehousesonthe72-acreShirleyOakssitE.Wehavebeenincontactwithover300peopleandthestorieswearegettingarejustterribleStevensonsays.Everytimeweinterviewsomeoneandhearaboutwhathappenedtothemitbringstearstooureyes.Relivingsomeofthehorrorstheywentthroughagainhasn’tbeeneasy.Therehavebeentwomajorpoliceinvestigationsintoabuseatchildren’shomesinSouthLondonandthreepeopleincludingaswimminginstructorWilliamHookhavebeencondemnedforoffencesrelatingtoShirleyOaks.Anotheroperationiscurrentlyon-goingbutSOSAhavelostfaithintheauthoritieswhotheyclaimhavecovered-upthewholepictureofabuseatShirleyOaks.Wedon'ttrustthemandthat’swhywehavedecidedtodothiscampaignourselvesStevensonexplains.TheShirleyOakscampaignersarepartofawiderphenomenonasurvivoractivismthatischangingthebalanceofpowerinrelationtochildabusE.WhereoncevictimswereignoredorsilencednowtheyarecomingtogetheroftenthroughsocialmediaformingsupportgroupsandbuildinganincreaseofnoisethattheauthoritiesareforcedtoacknowledgE.A.coupleofweeksagodozensofformerShirleyOaksresidentscrowdedintoaLambethcouncilmeetingtheauthoritywhichranthehomeuntilitsclosureinthemid-1980s.CouncilloraftercouncillorspokeoftheirshameatwhathadbeenallowedtohappentochildrenintheircarE.Amongthecrowdwastheaward-winningauthorAlexWheatlewhohaswrittenabouttheabusehesufferedasachildatShirleyOaks.WehavenotcomeheretogotowarwiththecouncilwehavecomeheretogainyoursupportWheatletoldthemeeting.TheShirleyOaksassociationisdoingmorethancompilingevidencE.ItisusingmusictopressitscasE.A.songentitledDon’tTouchItIt’sMineincludespersonaltestimony证词fromvictims.Iwasabusedmentallyphysicallyemotionallyandviolentlythetrackbegins.Oftheoriginal16ofus12havekilledthemselvesWe’renotgoingtobetoldliesanymoreStevensonexplains.Wearenotgoingtoleaveitinthehandsoflawyerspoliticiansorcouncilofficialstotelluswhathappenedtous.Wewanttodiscoveritourselvesandweknowmusicanddanceandpoetryarewaysthatcantellagreaterstory.58.WhywasSOSAsetup?A.Toshowsympathyfortheabusedchildreninsociety.B.Torevealtheabuseatachildren’scarehomE.C.TofindthelivingvictimsfromacarehomE.D.ToaidthosepeopleabusedatayoungagE.59.Thecrimeagainstchildrenwasnotknowntothepublicintimebecause______.A.thepolicerefusedtolookintoitB.thecasewasignoredforabsenceofevidenceC.thesituationofabusewasnotseriousD.thevictimswereforcedtokeepsecret60.Fromthepassagewecantell______.A.theformerlocalauthoritiesmusthaveneglectedtheirdutyB.twelveofthesixteenchildrenwerekilledinShirleyOaksC.allthepeoplecommittingoffencesinShirleyOakshavebeenarrestedD.theformervictimsdependmuchonthepoliceforinvestigation61.CampaignersoftheSOSAhavetakentheactionof______.A.collectingevidenceforthepoliceB.creatingmusicforthecampaignC.goingtowarwiththegovernmentD.turningtolawyersforassistance
Goodnewsforpeoplewhoalwaysfailtoseethesilverliningonclouds.A.reportinNewScientistsuggeststhatatendencytogetdownwhenlifeknocksyoudowncanbegoodforyou.A.growingnumberofwarningvoicesfromtheworldofmental-healthresearchareclaimingthatitisn’tagoodideatouseantidepressant抗抑郁剂tohelpdoawaywithunhappinesscausedbymarriagebreakdowndeathorredundancy下岗becausetheyfearthattheincreasingtendencytotreatnormalsadnessasifitwereadiseaseisplayingfastandloosewithanimportantpartofourbiology.Sadnessservesanevolutionary进化的purposE.JeromeWakefieldaclinicalsocialworkeratNewYorkUniversityexplainsthatdepressivefeelingsarepartofourbiologicalmakeup.Whenyoufindsomethingdeepinusbiologicallyyoushouldbelievethatitwasselectedbecauseitcouldbringussomeadvantageotherwisewewouldn’thavebeenburdenedwithit.IthinkthatoneofthefunctionsofstrongnegativeemotionsistostopournormalfunctioningtomakeusfocusonsomethingelseforawhilE.WhilePaulKeedwellapsychiatristatCardiffUniversityclaimsthateverfull-blowndepressionmayhaveitspurposesayingthesuffererfromtheeffectsoflong-termstress.Withoutamentalpausehearguesyoumightstayinastateofchronic慢性的stressuntilyou’reexhaustedordeaD.Althoughitisimportanttobecarefulwhentalkingaboutdepressionhavingtheupsidetracedinyourdownsidewillhaveanirresistible不可抵抗的appealtoallthosewhotakethephrasecheeruploveitmightneverhappenasapersonalinsult侮辱.Itwillbemannaespeciallyforcreativetypeswhohavelongdoubtedthatcryingalotisasignoftheirinwardgenius天赋.InthetestsatHarvardNewScientistreportspeoplewithsignsofdepressionperformedbetteratcreativetaskespeciallyafterreceivingfeedbackthatwasdesignedtoreinforcetheirlowspirits.Althoughitisold-fashionedtoclaimthatcreativityisconnectedtogloomymoodsandagreyoutlookonlifeallthebestworksarewrittenbysomegrim-faced面孔铁青的peoplewithaheartfullofanxiety.RichardYateshaswrittensevennovelsandtwocollectionsofshortstorieseachmorehopelesslymiserable悲催的thanthelast.AfteryearsofwritingabouthistoothlessdrunkenmotherhisexperiencesinthesecondworldwaranddivorcesYatesfinallyroundsthingsoffinDisturbingthePeacebyfictionalizinghowacocktailofalcoholismandpsychotropicdrugshadhimtakeoffhisclothesandwanderthestreetsofLAgivingallhismoneytobeggars.itismiserable—butsoreadablE.SoalthoughthegrandmajoritywillneverwriteanythingasgoodasYatesthereissomethingtobegainedfromlookingonthedarksidE.InaworkenvironmentforexamplediscontentedpeopletendtohavegreatersuccessthanthoseofasunnynaturE.It’senoughtomakeapessimistdissolveintoaCheshireCatgrin咧嘴笑.66.Mental-healthresearchersregardsadnessas________.A.acontributingfactortosuccessB.arayofhopetopeopleindifficultiesC.abiologicalpartofhumanbeingsD.anormaldiseaseofthedepressed67.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThenumberofpeopleusingantidepressantsisontherisE.B.Writersareathighriskofsufferingfromdepression.C.Discontentedworkersmaybemorepopularthanthesunnyones.D.JeromeWakefieldandPaulKeedwellhavesimilarviewsaboutdepression.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmannainParagraph3mean?A.Gift.B.Pain.C.RewarD.D.Challenge69.ThestoryofRichardYatesisusedtoshowthatdepressivementendtobe_______.A.unfortunateB.creativeC.seriousD.brave70.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtotreatdepressionB.DepressedpeoplearecreativeC.DepressivefeelingsarehelpfulD.Whypeoplefeeldepressed
Everycountryhasitsheroes.Theheroesarethepeoplethenationandespeciallytheyoungpeopleadmireorthinkhighlyof.Ifyougetalistoftheheroesofanationitwilltellyouthepotential潜力ofthatnation.TodayinAmericaifyouaskthehighschoolstudentstolisttheirheroestheirchoiceswouldprobablyfallintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupofheroeswouldbetherockstars—thepeopleconnectedwithrockmusiC.Thereisnodoubtthatsuchpeopledohavetalent才能butonewondersifoneshouldtreatrockstarsasamodel.Therockstarstoooftenaremixed混合withdrugsandtheirpersonallifeisnotallthatgooD.Therockstarsarerichandwearthelatestfashionstyles.Howeveroneshouldfindmoreinaherothansuchthingsasmoneyandgoodclothes.AsecondtypeofherofortheAmericanyouthisthesportsstar.Againyouhaveapersonwhohasagreatabilityinonearea—sports.Howevertoooftenthepersonallifeofthesportsstarisabitofdisorder.Toofrequentlydrugsanddrinkingareapartoflifeofthesportsstar.AthirdtypeofheroistheTVormoviestar.ThispersonmayhavelotsofactingtalentandisquitehandsomE.HoweverthepersonallifeoftoomanyactorsisquitesadandtheyshouldnotbeheldupasamodelofyoungpeoplE.TodaytherockstartheathleteandtheactorallhavebecomethemodelsoftheyouthinAmericA.Reallydoyouhearayoungpersonsaythathisheroisadoctorateacherorascientist?Thesepeoplearenotrichanddonotwearfashionableclothes.HowevertheyaretalentedpeoplewhoworkhardtomaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryonE.Whatisreallysadisthattheyoungtrytoimitatetheirheroes.Theyliketowearthesameclothesandfollowtheirstyles.IftheheroesoftodayfortheAmericanyoungpeoplearelimitedonlytorockstarsathletesandactorsthefuturedoesnotlooktoobright.32.Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphimplies暗示that_______.A.heroesofanationwillmakethenationitselfB.ifanationhasalotofheroesitwillbestrongC.whatthepeopleadmirewillmakethefutureofthenationD.ifyouwanttobeaheroyoumustadmirethehero33.FromthepassageweknowthattheheroestheAmericanyouthadmirearethose______.A.whoareperfectinallareasB.whoaretalentedinsomeareabutleadanimproperlifeC.whoarenotbrightbutaregood-lookingD.whoarerichbutarestrictwiththemselves34.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAmericanyouth’sadmiration?A.HeunderstandsitB.HeisangryaboutitC.HethinksbadlyofitD.Heisuninterestedinit35.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordimitatemeaninChineseinthelastparagraph?A.喜爱B.模仿C.崇拜D.迷恋
AtthemiddleschoolleveltherearemanyacademicclubsinwhichstudentscanparticipatE.StudentsCanchooseclubsthatfocusonanareaofinterest.MathcountsClubMathcountstriestoincreaseexcitementtowardsmathematicachievement.Ithopestoprovidestudentswiththefoundationforsuccessinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicscareers.Schoolsselectindividualsandteamstoparticipateincompetitions.LocalcompetitionsareheldinFebruarywithwinnersprogressingtostatecompetitionsandthenontothenationallevelMathcountsworkstochallengestudents’mathskillsdevelopselfconfidenceandgiverewardsfortheirachievements.EnvirothonTheEnvirothonprogramfocusesonnaturalresourcesknowledgeandexposesstudentstodiverseenvironmentalissuesandecosystems生态学.Theecologyfieldcompetitionforfivemembermiddleschoolteamsofferscompetitionsinwildlifesoilforestryandcurrentenvironmentalissues.Studentsworkandlearninmiddleschoolclubsandcancompeteatthelocalandstatelevel.FutureProblemSolversFutureProblemSolversisanacademicclubthatusesasixstepprocesstosolveproblemsthatmayhappeninthefuturE.StudentswhoareinthetalentedandgiftedprogramwholiketothinkoutoftheboxorwhoenjoythinkingaboutfuturisticproblemsmaylikethiscluB.Teamsmadeupoffourstudentsreadfuturescenesandwriteupsolutionsinabookletusingthesixstepprocess.Teamsthatscorehighenoughcangotothestatecompetitionandthentotheinternationalcompetition.BuildersClubBuildersClubisopentoanymiddleschoolstudentwhowishestoperformcommunityservicE.EachBuildersClubiscosponsoredbyaKiwanisclubandamiddleschool.Thememberslearnbydoingandtheylearnorganizationteamworkandleadership.BuildersClubscansponsoraTeacheroftheYearprogramprovidearecyclingcollectionpointorganizecannedfoodandclothingtosupportlocalshelters.Middleschoolacademicclubsofferstudentsaplacetoexploreinterestsortalents.TheclubstheyjoininmiddleschoolcanhelpguidechoicesinhighschoolandbeyonD.28.StudentschoosingMathcountsClubcould________.A.gethelpinsciencecareersB.enjoysolvingfutureproblemsC.performcommunityserviceD.studywildlifeandsoil29.Ifyouenioythinkingaboutfuturisticproblems________isagoodchoiceforyou.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon30.Thestudentswhoarenotinterestedincompetitionswouldliketochoose________.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon31.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourclubs?A.Competitions.B.Leadership.C.Scientificresearches.D.Explorationoftalents.
AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaints抱怨ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles过道.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.28.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.ThedifficultyinmeetingpeoplE.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredbutisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.PeoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolorD.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.30.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.31.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.C.ThesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmorE.D.ThesupermarketdatingislessexpensivE.
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