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WithoutDoubtMileyCyrusreignsasHollywood’stweenqueen.HershowHannahMontanadebutedin2006asthenumberonecableshowlookkidsaged6―14.Addtothatsuccesstwochart-toppingCDsasold-outconcerttourandanumberonemovie.Andshe’snoteven16yearsoldyet!Bornin1992inTennesseeMileyisthedaughterofcountrysinger-turned-actorBillyRayCyrusandhiswifeTishMileygotanearlystartinactingbeginningwithasmallroleonherfather’sTVshowin2003.Thenatage12Miley’scoolconfidencehelpedherbeatout1000othergirlstowintheroleofHannahMontana.OntheDisneyChannelshowMileyplaysMileyStewartasometimes-awkwardninthgradegirlwhomoonlights做兼职aspopsensationHannahMontana.Stewartkeepsherrockstaridentityasecretfromallbutherfamilyandherclosestfriends.Theshowemphasizesfamilyfriendshipandrespectmakingitahitnotonlywithkidsbutalsowithadults.Miley’srealfatherplaysherdadontheshow.InJune2007Mileyreleasedthetwo-discalbumHannahMontana3／MeetMileyCyrus.Onedisccontainssongsfromtheshow.Andtheotherservesasthestar’sDebutalbum-withsongsaboutloveteenagerlifeandgrowingup.InOctoberMileysetoutona54-dateNorthAmericanconcerttour.Thetourwerewildlypopular-ticketsforsomevenuessoldoutwithinminutesand14extraperformanceswereadded.Thetour’ssuccessspurredDisneytocreatea3-dmovieversionoftheconcert.Thefilmhitnumberoneattheboxofficeandearnedover$31millioninjustthreedays.ThoughMileyisahugestarsheseesherselfasaregulargirl.Sheattendschurchwithherfamilyeveryweekanddoeshomeworkandhouseholdchores.Withabig-screenversionofHannahMontanacomingoutnextyearthisyoungstarissuretokeeprising-butwithherfeetontheground.73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueexceptthefactthatA.Mileybegantoactattheageof12.B.Miley’s54-dateNorthAmericanconcerttourwasverysuccessful.C.Miley’sshowHannahMontanawaspopularwithnotkidsbutadults.D.Mileyisaregularandgroundedgirl.74.WhathelpedMileywintheroleofHannahMontana?.A.Herfather.B.Hersuccess.C.Herclosestfriends.D.Hercoolconfidence75.Theunderlinedword‘‘debuted’’inthefirstparagraphmeans.A.appearedB.cameoutB.playedD.firstappeared
JeanFrancisGranderwasperhapsthemostdaringmanwhoeverlivedandperhapsthecraziest.HisgreatestdesirewastoentertainandamazepeoplE.Hemeasuredhissuccessbythenumberofpeoplewhofainteddeadawayafterwitnessinghisdeath-defying极其惊险的feats.GranderablondFrenchmantouredNorthAmericain1850billinghimselfasBlondin.Blondin’sgiftwasexcellentbalancE.Thistalent.coupledwithagreatdesiretosurpriseandshockhisaudiencesmadeBlondinanincomparableperformer.HismostfamousfeatwaswalkingacrossNiagaraFallsonatightropE.Blondin’sstageconsistedofaropetied1100feetacrossthefalls.Theropehungsome160feetabovetherocksandboilingwaterbelowthefalls.SimplywalkingacrossthefallswasnotexcitingenoughforBlondinhelaterhadtorideacrossonabicyclE.Theninanotherperformancehecalmlywalkedacrossblindfolded被蒙住的眼睛.AtstillanothertimehecarriedhisterrifiedmanageronhisbackandwalkedoverthefallsbeforethousandsofbreathlessaudiencE.ButBlondinwasundoubtedlyhisownworstcritiC.Hewasneversatisfiedwithhfsactandalwaystriedtoattracthisaudiencewithhisbalancingfeat.Oneofhismostdaringwalkswasmadeinthedarknessofnight.BlondinbecamesofamousonhistourthroughNorthAmericathathislastperformancewasattendedbyanadmiringPrinceofWales.60.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatGrandermaybethecraziestmanintheworldA.Becauseheenjoyedentertainingpeoplebyterrifyingthem.B.Becausemanypeoplediedafterseeinghisfeats.C.BecausehisgreatestdesirewastoentertainpeoplE.D.Becausehewasanincomparableperformer.61.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordfeatinthispassagemeanA.excellentperformanceB.tourC.famouseventD.victory62.WhatcanweinferfromthefirstsentenceinthelastparagraphA.BlondinwasverycontentwithhisownperformancE.B.Blondinwasnotverygoodatcriticism.C.Blondinneverthoughtthathisperformancewassatisfy.D.Blondindidn’tlikecriticism.63.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsBlondinis.A.criticalB.admiringC.negativeD.depressed64.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbedrawnfromthepassage?A.Blondin’ssuccesshadsomethingtodowithhischaracter.B.InordertobeSuccessfuloneshouldbeacriticofhimself.C.Blondinconqueredhisaudiencesimplybyhistalent.D.PeoplecangetpleasurefromaterrifyingexperiencE.
Hoorah！IhaveescapedtheCzech捷克Republic!Iamnowwearinglightclothingandsunglassesalthoughthelatteraresuperfluoustodayasitiscoolandovercastwithcloudandithasrainedslightly.ThecityofQatar卡塔尔isflatandsandywithfewtrees―mostlypalms.YoucanseeconstructioneverywherenewstreetswithhotelsandapartmentblocksinVenicethemE.It’samixofsupermodernandtraditionalbuildingstyles.Everythinglooksnewincludingthevehicles.Therearemanyhugeroundabouts;notrafficrulesoratleastnooneobeysany.Thehuge4-storeyshoppingmallinfantasticstylehasanicerink溜冰场onthegroundfloor.Thousandsofpeoplewalkroundthewaterfrontafterdark.Qatarisareveryreligiousandtherearecallstoprayersregularly.Qatarimenaredressedinallsortsoftraditionalclothingpluswesterndresses.YoucaneasilyfindimportedlabourfromSouthAsiancountriespoorlypaidanddiscriminatedagainst.IamtoldthatQatarisdon’thidetheirracistattitudes.Womenarealwayswonderfulsights.Someareinallsortsofblackclothingwithfaceuncovered;sometotallyenveloped;lotswearingwesterndresses.Bestsightsofar:awomaninamallcompletelywrappedinblackincludingglovesnotevenaneyeshown―wearingglassesontheoutsideofherveil面纱usingacellphonewhilefingeringadress.Iamlivingwithmyemployers―aNewZealandcoupleandanotherteachernamedWayneallaboutmyagE.Weshareoneapartment.Ihavealargeroomwithabathroomattached:itisalittlerun-downbutverycomfortablE.TheonlyratherannoyingthingisthatIhavetousethelaptoponmybedasthereisnodeskandchairinherE.AssoonasitisclearthatIwillbestayingIwillmakeachangetoallthis.Ihaven’tlivedwithotherpeopleformanyyearsandhavebeenusedtolivingalonesoitwillbeinterestingtoseehowthisworks.49.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.TheNewLifewithMyEmployersB.GeneralObservationofQatarisC.MyAdventureintheCzechRepublicD.MyFirstImpressionsofQatar50.Theunderlinedpartinparagraphonecanbeexplainedas________.A.itwillbeafinedaylaterB.lightclothingishelplesswithcoldC.sunglassesappearfantasticD.sunglassesbecomeunnecessary51.Intheauthor’seyesQatarisa________.A.richwesternindustrializedcountryB.backwardagriculturalcountryC.modernsocietywithreligioustraditionD.nationclosedtotheoutsideworld52.Itistruethattheauthoris________.A.pleasedwithherpresentlivingconditionB.missingherdaysintheCzechRepublicC.notcertainhowlongshewillbestayingD.worriedaboutherrelationwithherboss
BettyandHaroldhavebeenmarriedforyears.ButonethingstillpuzzlesoldHarolD.HowisitthathecanleaveBettyandherfriendJoansittingonthesofatalkinggoouttoaballgamecomebackthreeandahalfhourslaterandthey’restillsittingonthesofa?Talking?WhatintheworldHaroldwondersdotheyhavetotalkabout?BettyshrugsTalk?We’refriends.ResearchingthisresultcalledfriendshippsychologistLillianRubinspenttwoyearsinterviewingmorethantwohundredwomenandmen.Nomatterwhattheiragetheirjobtheirsextheresultswerecompletelyclear:womenhavemorefriendshipsthanmenandthedifferenceinthecontentandthequalityofthosefriendshipsismarkedandunmistakablE.Morethantwo-thirdsofthesinglemenRubininterviewedwouldnotnameabestfrienD.Thosewhocouldwerelikelytonameawoman.Yetthree-quartersofthesinglewomenhadnoproblemnamingabestfriendandalmostalwaysitwasawoman.Moremarriedmenthanwomennamedtheirwife／husbandasabestfriendmosttrustedpersonortheonetheywouldturntointimeofemotionaldistress感情危机MostwomensaysRubinidentified认定atleastoneusuallymoretrustedfriendstowhomtheycouldturninatroublemomentandtheyspokeopenlyabouttheimportanceoftheserelationshipsintheirlives.IngeneralwritesRubininhernewbookwomen’sfriendshipswitheachotherrestonsharedemotionsandsupportbutmen’srelationshipsaremarkedbysharedactivities.ForthemostpartRubinsaysinteractions交往betweenmenareemotionallycontrolled―agoodfitwiththesocialrequirementsofmanlybehavior.EvenwhenamanissaidtobeabestfriendRubinwritesthetwosharelittleabouttheirinnermostfeelings.Whereasawoman’sclosestfemalefriendmightbethefirsttotellhertoleaveafailingmarriageitwasn’tunusualtohearamansayhedidn’tknowhisfriend’smarriagewasinserioustroubleuntilheappearedonenightaskingifhecouldsleeponasofA.60.WhatoldHaroldcannotunderstandorexplainisthefactthat__________.A.heistreatedasanoutsiderratherthanahusbandB.womenhavesomuchtoshareC.womenshowlittleinterestinballgamesD.hefindshiswifedifficulttotalkto61.Rubin’sstudyshowsthatforemotionalsupportamarriedwomanismorelikelytoturnto__________.A.amalefriendB.femalefriendC.herparentsD.herhusband62.AccordingtothetextwhichtypeofbehaviorisNOTexpectedofamanbysociety?A.Endinghismarriagewithoutgoodreason.B.Spendingtoomuchtimewithhisfriends.C.ComplainingabouthismarriagetroublE.D.Goingouttoballgamestoooften.63.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedbythelastparagraph?A.Menkeeptheirinnermostfeelingstothemselves.B.WomenaremoreseriousthanmenaboutmarriagE.C.MenoftentakesuddenactiontoendtheirmarriagE.D.Womendependonothersinmakingdecisions.64.TheresearchdonebypsychologistRubincentersaround__________.A.happyandsuccessfulmarriagesB.friendshipsofmenandwomenC.emotionalproblemsinmarriageD.interactionsbetweenmenandwomen
BarackObamawasborninHawaiiwithaKenyanfatherandanAmericanmother.HisfatherBarackObamaSrmarriedhismotherAnnDunbarnwhilestudingattheUniversityofHawaii.ThecoupelseparatedtwoyearsafterObamawasbornHisfatherultimatelyreturnedtoKenyawherehebecameanotedeconomistHediedinacaraccidentin1982.Obama’smother’ssecondmarriagewastoanIndonesianmannamedLoloSoetoro.ThefamilymovedtoIndonesiaandObamaremainedthereuntilhewas10whenhemovedbacktoHawaiiandlivedwithhisgrandparentswhilestudyingonaschloarshipattheelicePunahouAcademy.Hehassevenhalf-brothersandsistersinKenyafromhisfather’sothermarriagesandahalf-sisterMayaSoetoro-Ngfromhismother’ssecondmarriagE.Afterfinishingcollegein1983ObamaworkedforaNewYorkfinancialconsultantandaconsumerorganization.HelandedajobinChicagoin1985asanorganizerforDevelopingCommunitiesProjectachurchbasedgroupseekingtoimprovelivingconditionsinpoorneighborhoods.ThreeyearslaterObamawenttoHarvardLawSchoolwherehebecamethefirstblackpresidentofthelawreview.HeworkedasasummerassociateattheSidleyAustinlawfirminChicagowherehemethisfuturewifE.AftergraduationfromHarvardin1991ObamapracticedcivilrightslawatasmallfirminChicago.HebecamealectureinconstitutionallawattheUniversityofChicagoin1993.ObamawonaseatintheIlliaostateSenatein1996.Duringthistimeinthelegislaturemheworkedonwelfareandethicslegislationaswellasameasurerequiringelectronicrecordingofpoliceinterogationsandconfessionsinhomicideinvestigations.ObamawonaheavilycontestedUSSenateseatin2004carrying53percentoftheDemocraticprimaryvoteinaneight-candidateracE.HeeasilywonthegeneralelectionIntheSenaehecompiled编辑aliberalvotingrecordbutwasoneofthefewDemocratstobackameasureonclass-actionlawsuits.HeopposedtheappointmentofChiefJusticeJohnRobertsandJusticeSamuelAlitototheUSSupermeCourtThenonpartisan无党派的NationalJournalrankedhimasthemostliberalmemberoftheSenateearlythisyearbasedonhisvotingrecordin2007Hewasranked10thmostliberalin2006and16thmostliberalin2005404words64.WhathappenedtoObamawhenhewasachild?A.HisfatherdiedinacaraccidentB.HismothermarriedaKenyanfatherC.HisparentsseparatedandhismotherremarriedanIndonesianmanD.HestudiedattheUniversityofHawaii65.InwhichyeardidObamangootHarvardLawSchoolA.In1983B.In1985C.In1988D.In199166.Whichofthefollowingsentencesinright?A.HismotherwasdivorcedfromhisfatherwhenhewastwoyearsoldB.ObamamovedbackotHawaiiandlivedwithhisgrandparentsuntilhewas10C.Thenonpartisan无党派的NationalJournalrankedhimasthemostliberalmemberoftheSenatebacausehewonthegeneralelectionD.HemethisfuturewifeinChicagowhilestudyingonascholarshipattheelicePunahouAcademy67.HowmanysistersandbrothersdoesObamahave?A.7B.8C.0D.9
WhenChato’sbarkingdidn’tstirJerricaSealstherecentlyadopteddogtriednibblingontheteenager’slegtogetthegirloutofherburninghousE.Noonewashurt.FortMyersfirefightersrespondedatabout7A.m.FivepeoplelivedintheGarciahomE.ThatwasneighborJaniceHamilton’smainconcernwhenshelookedoutofherwindowFridayandsawtheflames.IjustthrewmypantsontorunoutsideandmakesuretheyknewhowmanypeoplelivedthereHamiltonsaiD.Itwasscary.SealscalledmescreamingsaidLeticiaVega36thesisterofSeal’sboyfriendJavierGarcia23whoownsthehomE.Shesaidthedogwokeherupbarkingjumpedonthebedandbitherontheleg.ItissaidthatGarcia’sbrotherbroughtChatohomeseveralweeksagoaftertheanimalwanderedontoaLehighAcresconstructionsitE.SincethenVegasaidChatohadbeenmostlyquiet―untilitmattereD.Hedoesn’tusuallybark.VegasaiD.He’srealfriendly.AccordingtodeputyfirechiefSteveClyattpossiblythefirestartedbecauseofaninadequateextensioncordusedonawindowairconditioner.Morethanhalfofthehomewasburneddown.TherewasextensivesmokeandwaterdamageintheremainderofthestructurE.EstimatesforrepaircostswereunavailablE.I’dsayit’sunlikelytheywillrecoverthisbutI’vebeensurprisedbeforeClyattsaiD.41.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.JaniceHamiltonHelpsSaveNeighborsB.FirefightersPutOutHouseFireC.DogsSavesTeenGirlFromHouseFireD.FamilyNeedsHelpDueToHouseFire42.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthethirdparagraphmostprobablyrefersto________.A.otherneighborsB.HamiltonfamilymembersC.VegaandherbrotherGarciaD.thefirefighters43.BysayingI’dsayit’sunlikelytheywillrecoverthisbutI’vebeensurprisedbeforE.inthelastparagraphClyattmeans_________.A.it’sawonderthatSealssurvivedthefireB.thehousewasbadlydamagedC.suchabadfirewasseldomseenD.Chatoisaverycleverdog44.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?A.Thepersonwhocalledthefirefighters.B.Thepossiblecauseoftheaccident.C.TherelationshipbetweenSealsandGarciA.D.TheownerofthehousE.
InMarch2004JoeRyangotacollectionnoticefromabillingagencyforLittletonAdventistHospitalnearDenverColorado.Thehospitalwantedpaymentforsurgerytotaling$41188.Ryanhadneversetfootinthathospital.ObviouslytherewassomemistakE.IthoughtitwasajokesaysRyan.ButwhenhecalledthebillingagencynobodylaugheD.SomeonenamedJoeRyanusingRyan'sSocialSecuritynumberhadindeedbeenadmittedforsurgery.Hefiguredclearingthisupwouldtakejustafewphonecalls.TwoyearslaterRyancontinuestosufferfromthedamagetohiscreditratingandstilldoesn'tknowifhismedicalrecordhasbeenclearedofwronginformation.JoeRyanwasthevictimofalittle-knownbutfrighteningtypeofconsumerfraudthatisontherise:medicalidentitytheftwhichinvolvesusingyournametogetdrugsexpensivemedicaltreatmentandevencheatinginsurancepayments.AsRyandiscoveredmoneyisn'tthehalfofit.Whensomeonestealsyournametoreceivehealthcarehismedicalhistorybecomespartofyourrecord―andsettingtherecordstraightcanbeextremelydifficult.That'sbecauseinparttheinformationisdistributedamongdozensofcaregiversfromdoctorstomedicinestorestoinsurancecompaniesandlabs.IwantedtohelpstraightenthisoutsaysRyansoIwenttothehospitalandtheyhadathree-inch-thickrecordformebuttheywouldn'tletmeseeit.IshowedthemmyIDandtheysaidthat'snotJoeRyan'ssignaturE.Wellofcoursenot!Theyhadthisotherguy'ssignaturE.Ryanhadfallenintoavictim'sCatch-22:Ifyourrecorddoesn'tappeartobeyoursyoumaynothavetherighttoseeitmuchlesschangeit.Ryan'snextstepwasavisittothePoliceDepartment.Butthecopsconcludedtherewasnotmuchtheycoulddo;locallawenforcementhaslittleexperiencewithmedicalIDtheftandcasescanendupbeingconsideredacivilmatter.63.ThebillingagencysentJoeRyananoticeto_________.A.playingajokeonhimformedicaltreatmentB.informhimofthepaymentforhissurgeryC.clearupthewronginformationinhismedicalrecordD.correctthemistakesaboutpaymentforhissurgery64.AtfirstJoeRyanthoughthisproblemwas___________.A.easytosettleB.difficulttosettleC.impossibletosolveD.unnecessarytosolve65.AnevenworseconsequenceofmedicalIDtheftis___________.A.sometroubleinobtaininginsurancepaymentsB.abiglossofmoneyanddamagetocreditratingC.thewidelyspreadmedicalinformationofthevictimD.thedifficultyinchangingthewrongmedicalhistory66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.mistakeMadebyLittletonAdventistHospitalB.ExpensiveMedicalTreatmentC.YourMedicalRecordsStolen!D.JoeRyanWantedbythePolice
ShortandshyBenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.FootballtennisCricket―anythingwitharoundballIwasuselesshesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland’sruralDevonshirE.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.ThenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfrienD.GraduallySaunderssethismindbuildinguphisbodyincreasinghisspeedstrengthandendurancE.Atage18heranhisfirstmarathon.ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwaywhobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sschoolofAdventureinScotlandwherehelearnedabouttheolderman’scold-waterexploits成就.IntriguedSaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditionsthendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuturE.JourneystothePolearen’ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboysandmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy.JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn’tsay‘Youarecompletelycrazy’Saunderssays.In2001afterbecomingaskilledskierSaundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPolE.Hesufferedfrostbitehadacloserencounter遭遇withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPoleandhe’sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.ThisOctoberSaunders27headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbackan1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.46.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen_____A.hestartedtoplayballgamesB.hegotamountainbikeatage15C.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining47.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway_______.A.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasyB.B.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaundersC.hiredSaundersforhiscold-waterexperienceD.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic48.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?A.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotland.B.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPolE.C.HewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakiD.D.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPolE.49.TheunderlinedwordIntriguedinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.ExcitedB.ConvincedC.DelightedD.Fascinated50.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole______.A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymatesB.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpeditionC.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorersD.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s
ZhangYinengafreshmanatHangzhouUniversityearnedhisfirstpotofgoldbydesigningwebsitesforAmericancompanies.Zhangneverevenmetthepeoplewhohiredhim.Insteadallthenecessarytransactions交易weredonethroughmyTino.comaHangzhoubasedonlineoutsourcingnetwork.Zhanghasalreadyearnedenoughmoneytopayfortwosemesters学期ofuniversitytuition.Zhangisoneofthegrowingnumberofcollegestudentstastingthefruitofglobalization.TheysearchforoutsourcingprojectsinfieldslikeprogrammingartdesigntranslatingandwritingfrombothWesternanddomesticbusinesses.Thiswayofmakingmoneyisbecomingcommonamongcollegestudentswithfreetimeespeciallyamongthosewhoaretech-savvy有技术的.Thepaymentforsuchworkisratherhighpartlybecausethetasksdemandmoreskillsthanmanyothertraditionalpart-timejobsdo.Forinstancecreatingawebsiteforforeigncompaniespays$2000to$5000whichisratherhigh.Thegoodmoneyisjustonebenefit.TheseoutsourcingjobscanalsohelpustousetheknowledgewegainedinuniversitysaidZhang.ThroughthetasksassignedbythecompaniesIcaneasilyfindthekeyhotspotsinmyfieldandwhatabilitiesIamlacking.BydoingthetasksIcanimprovemyskillsandgainexperiencE.45.ZhangYinengearnedhisfirstpotofgoldbyworkingfor______.A.myTino.comB.anonlineoutsourcingnetworkC.AmericanwebsitesD.Americancompanies46.Doingoutsourcingjobsthestudents______.A.arepaid2000to5000B.getthechancetomeettheirbossesC.learnskillsinmanyfieldsD.areenjoyingtheadvantagesofglobalization47.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthebenefitsofoutsourcingjobs?A.Makinggoodmoney.B.MakingbetteruseoftheirfreetimE.C.Findinghotspotsintheirfields.D.Gainingexperience48.Thewriterwrotethispassage______.A.toteachcollegestudentshowtoearntheirfirstpotofgoldB.tointroducetousanewwaythroughwhichstudentsdopart-timejobsC.toadvertiseforanon-lineoutsourcingnetworkD.toattractmorestudentstooutsourcingjobs.
MyelderbrotherSteveintheabsenceofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassixgavemeimportantlessonsinvaluesthathelpedmegrowintoanadult.ForinstanceStevetaughtmetofacetheresultsofmybehavior.OncewhenIreturnedintearsfromaSaturdaybaseballgameitwasStevewhotookthetimetoaskmewhathappeneD.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhadsoaredthroughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindowbreakingtheglasswithacrashSteveencouragedmetoconfess坦白toher.AfterallIshouldhavebeenplayingintheparkdownFifthStreetandnotinthepathbetweenbuildings.AlthoughmykneesknockedasIexplainedtoMrs.HoltIofferedtopayforthewindowfrommypocketmoneyifshewouldreturnmyball.IalsolearnedfromStevethatpersonalpropertyisasacredthing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroomIwantedtokeepitbutSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelseinspiteofthefactthatithadlittlevaluE.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfathercarvedfromapieceofcheapwooD.IreturnedthepentomyteacherMrs.Davidsandstillrememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.YetofalltheinstructionsStevegavemehisrespectforlifeisthemostvividinmyminD.WhenIwastwelveIkilledanoldbrownsparrowintheyardwithaBBgun.ExcitedwithmyaccuracyIscreamedtoStevetocomefromthehousetotakealook.IshallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentandstaredatthebirdonthegrounD.TheninadeadquietvoiceheaskedDidithurtyoufirstMark?Ididn’tknowwhattoanswer.HecontinuedwithhiseyesfirmTheonlytimeyoushouldeventhinkofhurtingalivingthingiswhetherithurtsyoufirst.AndthenyouthinkalonglongtimE.IreallyfeltterriblethenbutthatmomentstandsoutasthemostimportantlessonmybrothertaughtmE.36.Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?A.TherelationshipbetweenMarkandStevE.B.TheimportantlessonMarklearnedinschool.C.Steve’simportantroleinMark’sgrowingprocess.D.MarkandSteve’srespectforlivingthings.37.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhenMarkconfessedtoMrs.Holt__________.A.hefeltsurprisedB.hewaslight-heartedC.hefeltfrightenedD.hekneltbeforeher38.InthestoryaboutthepenwhichofthefollowinglessonsdidSteveteachhisbrother?A.Respectforpersonalproperty.B.RespectforlifE.C.Sympathyforpeoplewithproblems.D.Thevalueofhonesty.39.AccordingtothepassagewhichwasthemostimportantlessonStevetaughthisyoungbrother?A.Respectforlivingthings.B.Responsibilityforone’sactions.C.Thevalueofthehonesty.D.Careforthepropertyofothers.40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MarkwasstillaboywhenhewrotethispassagE.B.MarklostthesmalldoghisfathercarveD.C.Whenalivingthinghurtsyouyoushouldkillit.D.Evenifalivingthinghurtsyouyoushouldnotkillitwithouthesitation.
ImusthavebeenaboutfourteenthenandIputawaytheincidentfrommymindwiththeeasycarelessnessofyouth.ButthewordsCarlWalterspokethatdaycamebacktomeyearslaterandeversincehavebeenofgreatvaluetomE.CarlWalterwasmypianoteacher.DuringoneofmylessonsheaskedhowmuchpracticingIwasdoing.Isaidthreeorfourhoursaday.Doyoupracticeinlongstretchesanhouratatime?Itryto.Welldon'theexclaimeD.Whenyougrowuptimewon'tcomeinlongstretches.Practiceinminuteswheneveryoucanfindthemfiveortenbeforeschoolafterlunchbetweenhouseholdtasks.Spreadthepracticethroughthedayandpiano-playingwillbecomeapartofyourlifE.WhenIwasteachingatColumbiaIwantedtowritebutclassperiodstheme-readingandcommitteemeetingsfilledmydaysandevenings.FortwoyearsIgotpracticallynothingdownonpaperandmyexcusewasthatIhadnotimE.ThenIrememberedwhatCarlWalterhadsaiD.DuringthenextweekIconductedanexperiment.WheneverIhadfiveminutesunoccupiedIsatdownandwroteahundredwordsorso.TomyastonishmentattheendoftheweekIhadaratherlargemanuscriptreadyforrevisionlateronIwrotenovelsbythesamepiecemealmethoD.ThoughmyteachingschedulehadbecomeheavierthaneverineverydaytherewereidlemomentswhichcouldbecaughtandputtousE.Ieventookuppiano--playingagainfindingthatthesmallintervalsofthedayprovidedsufficienttimeforbothwritingandpianopracticE.Thereisanimportanttrickinthistime--usingformula:youmustgetintoyourworkquickly.Ifyouhavebutfiveminutesforwritingyoucan'taffordtowastefourchewingyourpencil.Youmustmakeyourmentalpreparationsbeforehandandconcentrateonyourtaskalmostinstantlywhenthetimecomes.FortunatelyrapidconcentrationiseasierthanmostofusrealizE.IadmitIhaveneverlearnthowtoletgoeasilyattheendofthefiveortenminutes.Butlifecanbecountedontosupplyinterruptions.CarlWalterhashadatremendousinfluenceonmylifE.TohimIowethediscoverythatevenveryshortperiodsoftimeadduptoallusefulhoursIneedifIplungeinwithoutdelay.41.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ConcentrateonYourWorkB.A.LittleataTimeC.HowIBecameaWriterD.GoodAdvice42.Themeaningoftheunderlinedpartinlongstretchesisthesameasthatinsentence____.A.Theforestsinthenorthoftheprovincestretchforhundredsofmiles.B.Bobworkedasagovernmentofficialforastretchofovertwentyyears.C.Myfamilywasn'twealthybyanystretchoftheimagination.D.Duringhissenioryearhisearningsstretchedfarenoughtobuyanoldcar.43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thewriterowesgreatthankstohisteacherforteachinghimtoworkinlongstretches.B.CarlWalterhashadagreatinfluenceonthewriter’slifesincehebecameastudent.C.Thewriterdidn'ttaketheteacher'swordstoheartatfirst.D.RapidconcentrationisactuallymoredifficultthanmostpeopleimaginE.44.Wecaninferthatthewriter.A.hasnewbookspublishedeachyearhoweverbusyhisteachingisB.isalwaystiredofinterruptionsinlifebecausehisteachingscheduleisalwaysheavyC.hasformedabadhabitofchewingapencilwhilewritinghisnovelsD.canfindsufficienttimeformentalpreparationsbeforehandsohe’sdevotedtoworkinstantly
PrisonBreakisahugehitthankstoitshandsomestarWentworthMiller.HisactorMichaelScofieldistheenginethatdrivestheshow.MichaelScofieldisoneofthemostinterestingpersonalitiesontelevisiontoday.Butwhataboutthemanbehindthecharacter?Miller35isahardguytofigureout.Hedoesnotcomefromanormalbackgroundandhasneverlivedhislifeinatypicalway.Milierdidn'ttakeadirectpathtofameandfortunE.HegraduatedfromPrincetonUniversityin1995notwithadegreeintheatreorfilmbutinEnglish.Hedidn'tevenactwhenhewasincollegE.Hisonlyperformanceexperiencewasinhisuniversity'ssinginggroup.YetatgraduationMillerstilldecidedtomakethemovetoHollywood.Millerhasalwaysbeendifferent.AlthoughheisAmericanhewasborninBritainwhenhisfatherwasstudyingtherE.Hisfamilybackgroundisalsoaspecialmixofcultures.MyfatherisblackandmymotheriswhitE.ThatmeansIhavealwaysbeencaughtinthemiddlE.IcouldbeeitheronewhichcanmakeyoufeeloutofplaceMillersays.FollowinghisunusualpathMillerdidnotstarttryingoutforfilmsandTVshowswhenhefirstgottoHollywooD.Insteadheworkedasalowlyproductionassistant.NotwhatyouwouldexpectfromaPrincetongraduatE.HoweveritallpaidofforMillerintheend.In2002MillerplayedaroleinthedramaDinotopia.Hestarredasathoughtfulandshyman.ProducersrememberedhisperformancewhentheywerecastingPrisonBreaktwoyearslater.Withagoldenglobenomination提名andanotherseasonofPrisonBreakonhisresume履历MillerseemsreadytotakeoverallofHollywooD.44.Whatdoyouthinkthetextismainlyabout?A.WhatkindpersonMichaelScofieldis.B.Miller'sunusualpathtofameandfortunE.C.WhyFox'sPrisonBreakbecameahugehit.D.HowspecialMillerisintheentertainmentfielD.45.TheauthorthinksMillerisahardguytofigureoutbecause.A.heisanunfriendlymantocooperateWithB.heisofaspecialfamilybackgroundC.hehasadifferentlifeexperiencefromtheothersD.bothB.andC.46.What'stheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceitallpaidoffforMillerintheend?A.Millerputalotofeffortforhisfinalsuccess.B.Millerhadtopayalotofmoneyforhisgraduation.C.Millergotalotofmoneyandgainedhisreputationatlast.D.Millerfinallysucceededeventhoughhehadbeeninlowposition.47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Millersucceededinthefieldthathehadnevermajoredin.B.MillerhadlotsofmovieperformanceexperienceswhenhewasincollegE.C.Milier'sonlyperformanceexperienceinuniversitymadehimmovetoHollywood.D.MillerwaschosentoplayaroleinRisonBreakbecauseheisathoughtfulandshyguy.
ThewritersofmurderstoriesgotoagreatdealoftroubletokeepupguessingrightuptotheenD.Inactualfactpeopleoftenbehavemorestrangelyinreallifethantheydoinstories.Thefollowingadvertisementonceappearedinalocalnewspaper:Anopportunitytoearn$250inafewminutes.A.manwillingtochanceswantedforanout-of-the-ordinaryjobwhichcanbeperformedonlyoncE.Areaderfoundthisofferveryniceandwritetotheadvertiser.Butbeingabitsuspicious怀疑hegaveafalsenamE.Soonafterwardshereceivedareply.EnclosedintheenvelopewasatypednoteinstructinghimtoringacertainnumberifhewasstillinteresteD.Hedidsoandlearnedonthetelephonethattheadvertiserwantedhimtogetridofsomebodyandwoulddiscussitmorefullywithhimthenextday.Butthemantoldthepoliceandfromthenonactedundertheirinstructions.Thepolicesawthetwomenmeetandwatchedthemastheydroveawaytogether.Inthecartheadvertisercametothepointatonce;hetoldthemanhewantedhimtoshoothiswifE.Thereasonhegavewasthathewassufferingfromaseriousdiseaseandwantedtoliveinawarmercountrybuthiswifeobjectedtothis.Givingthemansomemoneytheadvertisertoldhimtobuyagunandwarnedhimtobecarefulofthedogthoughitwouldnotbiteitmightattractattention.Healsogavehimaphotographofhiswifesothathewouldbeabletorecognizeher.Afterthattheadvertisersuggestedthatthemanshoulddothejobthenextmorning.Atthesametimehewouldpreparehiswifebytellingherthatayoungmanwasgoingtocall.AfterthemurdertheywouldmeetagainoutsidearailwaystationandthemoneywouldbepaidasarrangeD.ThesecondmeetingnevertookplacefortheadvertiserwasarrestedshortlyafterwardsandchargedwithattemptingtopersuadesomeonetomurderhiswifE.57.Thesortofpersonthattheadvertisementinthenewspaperaskedforwasaperson____.A.whowasnotafraidofpoliceB.whowantedaprofitablejobC.whowishedtoearn$500withtwoopportunitiesD.whowasfondofadventure58.Thereadergaveafalsenamewhenheansweredtheadvertisementbecause____.A.hedidnotwantthepolicetosuspecthimB.hedidnotfullybelievetheadvertiserC.theofferoftheadvertiserwasonly$250D.theadvertiserdidnotwanttodiscussthejobfullyonthephone59.Theadvertiserwantedthereadertogetridofsomebody.Thisimplies____.A.theadvertiserwassurroundedbythepoliceB.itwasinconvenientfortheadvertisertospeakdirectlyatthetimeC.theadvertiserwishedtokillhiswifethenextdayD.theadvertiserwouldhirethemantokillsomeone60.Themantoldthepoliceofthemurderplansothat____.A.theadvertiserwasarrestedred-handedB.themanwaspaid$250asarrangedC.thewife'slifewassparedD.thedogwouldnotbealarmed
WhenJohnMiltonwriterofParadiseLostenteredCambridgeUniversityin1625hewasalreadyskilledinLatinaftersevenyearsofstudyingitashissecondlanguageatSt.Paul’sSchoolLondon.LikeallEnglishboyswhopreparedforcollegeingrammarschoolshehadlearnednotonlytoreadLatinbutalsotospeakandwriteritsmoothlyandcorrectly.HispronunciationofLatinwasEnglishhoweverandseemedtohavesoundedstrangetohisfriendswhenhelatervisitedItaly.SchoolboysgainedtheirskillinLatininabitterway.Theykeptinmindtherulestomakelearningbyhearteasier.Theyfirstmadeaword-for-wordtranslationandthenanidiomatictranslationintoEnglish.AstheyincreasedtheirskilltheytranslatedtheirEnglishbackintoLatinwithoutreferringtothebookandthencomparedtheirtranslationwiththeoriginal.Theschoolmasterwasalwaysathandtoencouragethem.AllschoolmastersbelievedLatinshouldbebeatenin.AfterseveralyearsofstudytheboysbegantowritecompositionsinimitationoftheLatinwriterstheyreaD.AndastheybegantoreadLatinpoemstheybegantowritepoemsinLatin.BecauseMiltonwasalreadyapoetattenhispoemsweremuchbetterthanthosepainfullyputtogetherbytheotherboys.DuringthesevenyearsMiltonspentatuniversityhemaderegularuseofhiscommandofLatin.HewrotesomeexcellentLatinpoemswhichhepublishedamonghisworksin1645.56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellabout?A.HowJohnMiltonwroteParadiseLost.B.HowJohnMiltonstudiedLatin.C.HowJohnMiltonbecamefamous.D.HowJohnMiltonbecameapoet.57.WhichofthefollowingwayisNOTtrueoftheschoolboys’learningLatin?A.TheylearnedtherulesoftheLatinlanguagebyheart.B.Theydidn’trefertoEnglishwhenputtingEnglishbackintoLatin.C.TheytranslatedLatinintoEnglishwordbyworD.D.TheyfollowedtheLatinwriterstowritecompositions.58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.Milton’straininginLatinwassimilartothatoftheotherboysB.Miltonhadn’tlearnedanyforeignlanguageexceptLatinbeforegoingtocollegeC.Milton’sItalianfriendshelpedhimwithLatinwhentalkingD.Milton’sclassmateslearnedLatinharderbutworsethanMilton.59.Whichofthefollowingissuggestedinthepassage?A.TheschoolmastermainlyhelpedthosewhowerebadatLatin.B.TheschoolmasterusuallystoodbesidetheschoolboyswithastickinhishanD.C.TheschoolboyscouldrepeatLatingrammarrulesfrommemory.D.SomeoftheschoolboyswerequickatwritingcompositionsinLatin.60.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartLatinshouldbebeateninParA.2?A.SchoolboysshouldbepunishediftheywerelazytolearnLatin.B.SchoolboysshouldbeencouragediftheyhaddifficultyinlearningLatin.C.SchoolboyswereexpectedtomasterLatininashorttimE.D.SchoolboyshadtostudyLatininahardway.
TheManofManySecrets-HarryHoudini---wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasfamousforhisescapes---fromprisoncellsfromwoodenboxesfloatinginriversfromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhismagictricks.Ofcoursehissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.HecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanteD.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17in1891.HeandhisbrotherthenperformedcardtricksinclubinnewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudinibrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescapeinChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprisonandheinvitedthelocalnewspapermantowatch.ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapefromanklechains.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.EverytimehewentintotheprisoncellBessgavehimakissforgoodluck---andasmallskeletonkeywhichisakeythatfitsmanylockspassedquicklyfromhermouthtohis.HarryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfamE.HearrangedtoescapefromthelocaljailofeverytownhevisiteD.Intheafternoonthepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapersandintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?Worldwidefameandanamerememberedtoday.53.AccordingtothepassageHoudini’ssuccessimprisonescapedependson.A.hismagictricksandinhumanpowersB.hisspecialtricksandaskeletonkeyC.hisunusualabilityandskeletonkeyD.hisinhumantalentsandmagictricks54.Inthefourthparagraphthewordthisrefersto.A.hisfirstprisonescapeB.alocalreporter’sinvitationC.theplaceChicagoD.Thetime189855.ItcanheinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamesuccessful.A.beforehewasabout17B.whenhewasabout17C.aftertheyear1898D.beforetheyear189856.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.HoudiniusedtobeafamousmagicianintheUSA.B.HoudiniwasfirstrecognizedwidelyinChicago.C.HoudinifirstenteredtheentertainmentworldtogetherwithhiswifE.D.Houdiniowedhisgreatsuccesstohissmallskeletonkey.
Theystoodoutsidethedoortwochildreninshabbyoutgrowncoats.Anyoldpaperslady?IwasbusyIwantedtosaynountilIsawthesnowontheirclothes.Andtheirlittlesandals凉鞋werealsocoveredwithsnow.ComeinandI’llmakeyouacupofhotcocoA.Therewasnoconversation.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.IservedthemcocoaandtoastwithjamtostrengthenthemagainstthecoldoutsidE.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedagainonmyhouseholD.ThesilenceinthefrontroomgotmetolookinsidE.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhandslookingatit.TheboyaskedinaflatvoiceLadyareyourich?AmIrich?Mercyno!IlookedatmyshabbysofA.Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucercarefully.YourcupsmatchyoursaucersshesaiD.TheyleftthenholdingtheirbundlesofpapersagainstthewinD.Theyhadn’tsaidthankyou.Theydidn’tneedto.Theyhaddonemorethanthat.Plainbluecupsandsaucers.ButtheymatcheD.Itastedthepotatoesandlookedatthemeat.Potatoesandmeattheroofovermyheadmymanwithagoodsteadyjobthesethingsmatchedtoo.Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandtidiedthelivingroom.Themuddyprintsofsmallsandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor.IletthembE.IwantedthemthereincaseIeverforgetagainhowveryrichIam.41.Whydidtheauthorletthetwochildrenin?A.ToofferthemsomewarmclothesB.ToservethemsomecocoaandfoodC.TosellthemsomeoldpaperD.Toshowoffhermatchedcupsandsaucers42.Whatcanbeseenfromthepassageisthat.A.theauthorwasveryrichandunkindB.thechildrentookawaythecupsandsaucersC.theauthor’shusbandhadasteadyjobD.thetwochildrenwerelookingforjobs.43.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.itwassnowingoutsidewhenthestoryhappenedB.thetwochildrenputsomemoneyonthetablebeforeleaving.C.thetwochildrenhadneverseenamatchedcupandsaucer.D.theauthorgavethecupsandsaucerstothetwochildren44.Thebesttitleofthestorywouldbe.A.AnyOldPapersLady?B.LadyAreYouRich?C.TwoMatchedCupsandSaucersD.ARichLadyandTwoChildren
BeforegraduatingfromaZhejiangprovincialuniversityLiChunwenttoShanghailastMay.Onarrivalandafterafriend’srecommendationshebecameastudentjournalistatalargenewspaper.Ifindmyselfhavingnocompetitiveedgeatall.Almostallthejournalistsinthenewspapergraduatedfromjournalismschoolsatfamousuniversities.OnlyIcomefromaprovincialuniversityandtobemorespecificauniversityofscienceandengineeringwhichmakesmysituationevenmoreembarrassingThismeansLihastomakegreatereffortsandasastudentjournalistLihasn’tanyformaljobcredentials.WhenhavinganinterviewshehastobringherIDcardandnewspaperclippings剪辑的东西toshowherpublishedarticleswhileexplainingthesituationtotheinterviewerstoclearupanysuspicions.DuringoneinterviewIforgottobringthenewspapersandmyIDcardandtheinterviewerrefusedtobelievemeevenafteraconsiderableamountofexplanation.Iwaitedoutsidehisofficeforthreehoursuntilheleftwork.Maybeitwasmysinceritythatmovedhimandfinallyheacceptedmyinterview.LiwasnotfamiliarwiththetransportationinShanghaiandatfirstdidn’tevenknowhowtousethesubway.HoweverasajournalistshemusttravelfromplacetoplacE.IfImakeaninterviewappointmentIoftenneedtocheckthemaptoseehowIcangettherE.IoftenleaveformydestinationonehourearlierthanmyestimatedtimeIwouldspendonthewayincasesomethingunexpectedhappens.Afterseveralweeks’travellingLihasnowmadeherselffamiliarwithShanghai’stransportationsystemandhasalsograduallymasteredtheinterviewingskillsnecessarywhendoinghermanyindependentinterviews.ThisisthefirstfieldworkpracticeofLi.AlthoughsheusedtoworkintheStudents’UnionatuniversityandhastheexperienceofbeingatutoraprivateinstructorastudentformanyyearsLiseldomleavesthelimitsofschooltoengageinmoresocialactivities.Howeverasaseniorshefacesthecominggraduationandjob-huntingproblemsandbelievesthatitistimesheplansforherfuturE.Shealsothinksthatalthoughjournalisticfieldworkdoesn'tsuitherspecialmajortrainingverymuchitdoesn’tmatterforastudentissupposedtolearnmoreabouttheabilityofself-studyfromuniversityeducation.ConsequentlyshefeelsOKifatpresentorinfuturesheisrequiredtoengageinjobsthatdon’thavesuchclosefriendshipswithhermajor.Becauselifeandworkisalreadyaprocessofcontinuousstudy.41.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Practisingfieldwork---amusttogetahigh-paidjobB.Practisingfieldwork---abridgeforschooltosocietyC.AnunforgettableexperienceforastudentjournalistD.Hardworkleadstosuccess42.Theunderlinedwordcredentialsmeans______.A.applicationB.directionC.introductionD.qualification43.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto______.A.givecollegestudentssomeadviceonsocialpracticeB.praiseLiChunforherfieldworkpracticeC.encouragecollegestudentstolearnmoreabouttheabilityofself-studyD.warncollegestudentsofthejob-huntingproblem44.AccordingtothepassageLiChun_______.A.doesn’tregretchoosingjournalisticfieldworkB.feltitimpossibletomakeherselftrustedbytheinterviewC.couldn’tdoherworkwellasastudentjournalistD.oftentookpartinsocialactivitieswhenworkingintheStudents’Unionatuniversity
ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.In1620thesettlerssailedtoAmericaontheMayflowerseekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship崇拜.Afterahardtwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovemberwhatisnowPlymouthMassachusetts.Duringtheirfirstwinteroverhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationordiseases.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxietyknowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolony殖民地dependedonthecomingharvest.Finallythefieldsproducedaharvestrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheGodbefixeD.YearslaterPresidentoftheUnitedStatesdeclaredthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.ThecelebrationofThanksgivingDayhasbeenheldonthatdateuntiltoday.ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.ThebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsaheaD.Onthedinnertablepeoplewillfindapplesorangeschestnutswalnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpuddingmincepieothervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsquash.ThebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpiE.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.Everyoneagreesthedinnermustbebuiltaroundroastturkeyfilledwithabreaddressing填充物toabsorbthetastyjuicesasitroasts.ButascookingvarieswithfamiliesandwiththeregionswhereonelivesitisnoteasytoreachanagreementontheprecisekindofdressingfortheroyalbirD.ThanksgivingtodayisineverysenseanationalannualholidayonwhichAmericansofallfaithsandbackgroundsjoinintoexpresstheirthanksfortheyear’sabundantharvestandaskforcontinuedblessings.60.AccordingtothepassageThanksgivingDay_____________.A.wasfirstcelebratedinAmericaB.fallsonthefirstThursdayofNovemberC.isnowcelebratedinacompletelydifferentway.D.isatimeforAmericanstoshowrespecttosettlers.61.WecanNotknowfromthepassagethat_______________.A.ThanksgivingDayisanAmericannationalholidaymostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountryB.ThemostimportantfoodsonThanksgivingDayareroastturkeyandpumpkinpiE.C.AmericansofallfaithsandbackgroundscelebrateThanksgivingDayD.Theroastturkeymustbeeatenwithsomebreadaccordingthetradition.62.Thesettlersthoughtthattheirgoodharvest____________A.camenaturallyB.wasduetotheirhardworkC.waslinkedwithgoodweatherD.wasgotfromGod63.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe_______________.A.ThanksgivingDayB.TheOriginofThanksgivingDayC.AnImportantHolidayD.TheFoodsonThanksgivingDay
MyfatherhadreturnedfromhisbusinessvisittoLondonwhenIcameinratherlateforsupper.Icouldtellatoncethatheandmymotherhadbeendiscussingsomething.Inthathalf-playfulhalf-seriouswayIknewsowellhesaidHowwouldyouliketogotoEton?Youbet.IcriedquicklycatchingthejokE.Everyoneknewitwasthemostexpensivethemostfamousofschools.YoushouldbeenteredatbirthifnotbeforE.Iunderstoodmyfather.Hedislikedanyformofshowingoff.Healwaysknewhisproperstationinlifewhichwasinthemiddleofthemiddleclass;ourhousewasmedium-sized;hehadavoidedjoiningRoyalLiverpoolGolfClubandwenttoasmalleroneinstead;thoughoncehehadgotasecond-handRolls-RoyceataremarkablylowpricehefeltembarrasseddrivingitandquicklychangeditforanAustin1100.ThiscouldonlybehisdelightfulwayoftellingmethatthewholeboardingschoolideawastobedroppeD.Alas!Ishouldalsohaverememberedthathehadalikingforbeingdifferentfromeveryoneelseifitdidnotconflictwithhisfearofdrawingattentiontohimself.ItseemedthathehadhappenedtobetalkingtoGrahamBrownoftheLondonofficeaverynicefellowandGrahamhadafriendwhohadjustenteredhisboyattheschoolandwhilehewasinthatpartoftheworldmyfatherthoughthemightjustaswellphonethem.Iremembermyeyesstinging刺痛andmyhandsshakingwiththepuzzlementofmyfeelings.Therewasexcitementattheheartofgreatsadness.Ohhedoesn’twanttogoaway.saidmymother.Youshouldn’tgoonlikethis.It’suptohim.saidmyfather.HecanmakeuphisownminD.68.Thehousethewriter’sfamilylivedinwas________.A.thebesttheycouldaffordB.rightfortheirsocialpositionC.builtforshowingoffD.rathersmall69.Thewriter’sfatherenjoyedbeingdifferentaslongas________.A.itdrewattentiontohimB.itdidn’tgethimintoanargumentC.itwasunderstoodasajokeD.therewasnodangerofhisshowingoff70.Whatwasthewriter’sreactiontotheideaofgoingtoEton?A.Hewasveryunhappy.B.Hedidn’tbelieveit.C.HewasdelighteD.D.Hehadmixedfeelings.71.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.childrenwhocangotoEtonarethebestB.childrencangotoEtoniftheywantC.EveryfamilycannotaffordtosendchildrentostudyatEtonD.ChildrentoattendEtonshouldbesentthereatbirth
JamesClevelandOwenswasthesonofafarmerandthegrandsonofblackslavesHisfamilymovedtoClevelandwhenhewas9.Thereaschoolteacheraskedtheyouthhisname.J.C.hereplied.ShethoughthehadsaidJesseandhehadanewnamE.Owensranhisfirstraceatage13.AfterhighschoolhewenttoOhioStateUniversity.Hehadtoworkparttimesoastopayforhiseducation.Asasecond-yearstudentintheBigTengamesin1935hesetevenmorerecordsthanhewouldintheOlympicGamesayearlater.AweekbeforetheBigTenmeetOwensaccidentallyfelldownaflightofstairs.Hisbackhurtsomuchthathecouldnotexerciseallweekandhehadtobehelpedinandoutofthecarthatdrovehimtothemeet.Herefusedtolistentothesuggestionsthathegiveupandsaidhewouldtryeventbyevent.Hedidtryandtheresultsareintherecordbook.ThestagewassetforOwens’victoryattheOlympicGamesinBerlinthenextyearandhissuccesswouldcometoberegardedasnotonlyathleticbutalsopolitical.HitlerdidnotcongratulateanyoftheAfricanAmericanwinners.Itwasallrightwithmehesaidyearslater.Ididn’tgotoBerlintoshakehandswithhimanyway.HavingreturnedfromBerlinhereceivednotelephonecallfromthepresidentofhisowncountryeither.InfacthewasnothonoredbytheUnitedStatesuntil1976fouryearsbeforehisdeath.Owens’Olympicvictoriesmadelittledifferencetohim.Heearnedhislivingbylookingafteraschoolplaygroundandacceptedmoneytoraceagainstcarstrucksmotorcyclesanddogs.Sureitbotheredmehesaidlater.Butatleastitwasanhonestliving.Ihadtoeat.Intimehoweverhisgoldmedalschangedhislife.TheyhavekeptmealiveovertheyearsheoncesaidTimehasstoodstillforme.Thatgoldenmomentdieshard.41.OwensgothisothernameJessewhen.A.hewenttoOhioStateUniversityB.histeachermadefunofhimC.histeachertookJ..C.forJesseD.hewongoldmedalsintheBigTenmeet42.IntheBigTenmeetOwens.A.hurthimselfinthebackB.succeededinsettingmanyrecordsC.triedeverysportseventbutfailedD.hadtogiveupsomeevents43.WecaninferfromthetextthatOwenswastreatedunfairlyintheUSatthattimebecause.A.hewasnotoftherightraceB.hewasthesonofapoorfarmerC.hedidn’tshakehandswithHitlerD.hedidn’ttalktotheUSpresidentonthephone44.WhenOwenssaysTheyhavekeptmealiveovertheyearshemeansthatthemedals.A.havebeenchangedformoneytohelphimliveonB.havemadehimfamousintheUSC.haveencouragedhimtoovercomedifficultiesinlifeD.havekepthimbusywithallkindsofjobs45.Whichofthefollowingisthesuitabletitleforthetext?A.JesseOwensaGreatAmericanAthleteB.GoldenMomentaLife-timeStruggleC.MakingaLivingasaSportsmanD.HowtoBeaSuccessfulAthlete.
Pennsylvania―WhenConnieBeckandherhusbandawoketostrangenoiseslastweekendtheythoughthighwindswererattlingtheirhomE.Whattheyfoundwasevenmoreunexpected:A.deerwastakingabubblebathintheirbathtuB.Iwasn’texactlydressedforcompanyMrs.BecksaiD.Wewerejustwakingup.ThedeerburstthroughthefrontdoorearlyonSaturdayranpastthecouple’sbedroomandintothebathroom.SomehowhemanagedtoturnonthewaterinthebathtubandknockoverabottleofbubblebathintothebathtuB.Hethengothimselfintothebubblywater.YoucouldhearthewaterrunningoverthekickingBecksaiD.TheBeckscalledStateGameCommissionofficialswhoarrivedwithtranquilizers镇静剂andalotoflaughter.Aguysaid‘There’snothingwrong...he’sjustintheretakingabubblebath’Mrs.BecksaiD.TheanimalwassoonbroughtundercontrolremovedfromthehouseandreleaseD.HewasunharmedexceptforalittlecutabovetheeyesaidMrs.Beck.WewerealsofortunatE.Therewasn’tmuchdamageexceptforthefrontdoorsomemarksonthetubandafewhoofprintsonthefloor.41.Whendidthestorytakeplace?A.OnthenightofFriday.B.OnthelatenightofSaturday.C.OntheearlymorningofSaturday.D.OnSundayevening.42.WhenMrs.BecksaidIwasn’texactlydressedforcompanyinParagraph3she_____.A.wasjokingabouttheincidentB.meantsheneverlikedpeopletovisitC.explainedshewasabouttogotoworkD.wishedshecouldhavenewclothes43.Aftertheanimalburstthroughthedoorandenteredthebathroomhe_____.A.managedtocoverhimselfwithbubblesB.kickedoverthetubC.begantoswiminthetubD.happenedtoturnonthebathtaps44.Whenhewasremovedfromthehouse_____.A.thedeerwassetfreeB.thedeerdestroyedthetubandthefloorC.theofficialsmadefunofthecoupleD.theofficialsdiscoveredthedeerwasbadlyinjuredintheeye
IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreek.OtherscametooandwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyouseeandtheyaresquareItisabadwaytolivefortherecanbenopowerinasquarE.YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircleandthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincirclesandeverythingtriestoberounD.Intheolddayswhenwewereastrongandhappypeopleallourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenationandsolongasthecirclewasunbrokenthepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircleandthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlightthesouthgavewarmththewestgaverainandthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbrief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacirclE.TheskyisroundandIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaballandsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincirclefortheirsarethesameasours.ThesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacirclE.ThemoondoesthesameandbotharerounD.EventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchangingandalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywerE.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhoodandsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirdsandthesewerealwayssetinacirclethenation’scircleanestofmanynestswheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.ButtheWasichusIndianwordforwhitepeoplehaveputusinthesesquareboxes.OurpowerisgoneandwearedyingforthepowerisnotinusanymorE.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.WherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshouldboysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofagE.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobefull-grown.49.AccordingtothepassagetheIndians_______.A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomesB.refusedtomovefromroundplacesC.livedinroundplacesbutwereforcedtoliveinsquarehousesD.livedinroundplacesbutthendecidedtomoveintosquarehouses50.Twothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare_______.A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditionsB.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefsC.theIndians’oldandnewpowerD.peopleandnature51.Inthesecondparagraphthefourquartersrefersto_______.A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouseB.thefourkindsofnaturalpowerC.thefourseasonsD.thefourdirections52.AccordingtotheauthoroncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses______________.A.theyhadtomovetootherhousesB.boystookmoretimetogrowintomenC.theyforgottheoldwayoflifeD.everyonewasnothappy
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