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Adventure in Africa by Connie Lee Berry Ages 7-9 85 pages Kid's Fun Press December 2007 Ad...
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Couldyoustandthenoiseofastreet-sweepertruckgoingupanddownthestreetoutsideofyourhousethreetimesaweekat4A.m.?Thenoise—describedbyBlombergasloudasaNASCAR全国赛车联合会racecarbutataspeedof5milesperhour—annoyedhimsomuchthathetriedtopersuadethecitytoreschedulestreetsweepingtobeginat6A.m.HealsofoundedthenonprofitNoisePollutionClearinghouseanorganizationthatprovidesresearchandinformationtootherswhoserequestforquietmightotherwisefallondeafears.HearinglossinfactisthemostobviousmedicalconsequenceofnoisepollutionbutitishardlytheonlyoneexplainsenvironmentalpsychologistArlineBronaft.InherresearchBronzaftfoundthatconstantnoiseexposurecouldreducechildren’slearningabilityandcognitive认知的development.Beyondallthatregularlyyou’vegottotakeabreakfromsoundsaysBronzaft.ThebadnewssaysBlombergisthatthelastcenturywasthenoisiestinhistory.Thegoodnewshecontinuesisthatthegreenerwegetthequieterwe’llalsoget.Electriccarsandlawnequipmentforinstancemakelessnoisejustasmorefuel-efficientvehiclesdo.Improvedtechnologycanalsoprovidemeasurestomaketheproblemlessserious.Fireenginesandpolicecarscouldreplacethoseloudsirens警报器withothermodels;andyoucanturndownthevolumeinsideyourhomebyreplacingnoisyhouseholdapplianceswithquieterenergy-savingmodels.Idon’tthinkyoucannameanoisesourcethatIcan’tfindawaytomakequietersaysBlomberg.Buttherealchallengeistochangepeople’sattitudes.Inthe1960swemadeitunacceptabletothrowlitteroutofthewindowofyourcarhesays.Todayit’stimetorecognizethatnoiseistothesoundscapeaslitteristothelandscapE.Thegoalistocreateaculturewhereyoudonotthrowyouraural听觉的litteroutofthewindow.64.WhatdoweknowabouttheNoisePollutionClearinghouse?A.Itwasfoundedbythecityleaders.B.ItwassupportedbyNASCSR.C.Itcanrearrangethetimeofstreetsweeping.D.Itaimstohelpthosewhowantmorepeaceandquiet.65.Whichofthefollowingmakesthemostnoise?A.Electriccars.B.Loudsirens.C.Lawnequipment.D.Policecars.66.AsBlombergsays_____________.A.it’simpossibletomakeanoise-makerquieterB.it’sdifficulttoquietpeopledownC.inthe1960sthrowingsoundoutofthewindowwasforbiddenD.streetsweepingshouldbestoppedforever67.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ReducingNoisePollutionB.Children’sMentalDevelopmentC.VehiclesthatMakeLessNoiseD.ForbiddingThrowingLitter
Thecampaignisover.ThecelebrationshaveendeD.AndtheworkforUSpresident-electBarackObamahasbegun.The47-year-oldpoliticianrosetothehighestpostbecauseofhisstandagainstthewarinIraqandhisplanstofixaweakeconomy.Butwhatwillthefirst47-year-oldAfrican-Americanpresidentdoforracerelations.Obama’svictoryappearstohavegivenblacksandotherminoritiesatruenationalrolemodel.Foryearsmanylookedtoathletesandmusiciansforinspiration.AsDariusTurneranAfrican-AmericanhighschoolstudentinLosAngelestoldtheLosAngelesTimes.Kobethebasketballplayerdoesn’thavetobeeverybody’srolemodelanymorE.RecentpollsalsosuggestthatObama’svictoryhasgivenAmericansnewoptimismaboutracerelations.ForexampleaUSATodaypollfoundthattwo-thirdsofAmericansbelieverelationsbetweenblacksandwhiteswillfinallybeworkedout.Thisisthemosthopefulresponsesincethequestionwasfirstaskedduringthecivilrightsrevolutionin1963.Howeverit’sstilltooearlytotellwhetherObama’spresidencywillbegintosolvemanyofthesocialproblemsfacinglow-incomeblackcommunities.Althoughblacksmakeuponly13percentoftheUSpopulation55percentofallprisonersareAfrican-American.SuchnumberscanbeblamedonanynumberoffactorsonAmerica’sracistpastafailureofgovernmentpolicyandthecollapseofthefamilyunitinblackcommunities.ItisunlikelythatObamawillbeabletoreverse扭转suchtrendsovernight.HoweverBillBankanexpertofAfrican-AmericanStudiessaythateventuallyyoungblacksneedtofindrolemodelsintheirowncommunities.That’snotMartinLutherKingandnotBarackObamahetoldtheLosAngelesTimesIt’sactuallythepeopleclosesttothem.BarackonlyhassomuchinfluencE.IntheopinionofblackBritishpoliticianTrevorPhillipsObama’srisewillcontributemoretomulticulturalismthantoracerelationsintheUS.52:ForyearsbeforeObamawaselectedpresidentoftheUS.A.KobewastheonlyrolemodelforalltheblacksB.blackscouldonlyfindrolemodelsonthebasketballcourtC.minoritiesinAmericacouldn’tfindrolemodelsintheirreallifeD.Americanblackshadnorolemodelwhowassuccessfulinpoliticalarea53.AccordingtoBillBank.A.ObamaisnottheproperrolemodelforAfrican-AmericansB.youngblacksshouldnotbesomuchinfluencedbyObamaC.blacksshouldfindotherrolemodelsbecauseObamaisfarfromtheirrealityD.it’sbetterforyoungblackstofindrolemodelsinthosewhoareclosetothem54.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorisprobablygoingtotalkaboutinthenextparagraph?A.InwhatwaysObamawillcontributetoracialrelationsintheUS.B.HowObamawillinfluenceAmericansasanationalrolemodel.C.HowObamawillcontributetomulticulturalismintheUS.D.Howtochoosearolemodelinhiscommunityasayoungblack.55.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheFirstAfrican-AmericanPresidentB.America’sNewRoleModelC.Obama—aSuccessfulBlackD.ChoosingaRightRoleModel
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BMemoriesofhighlychargedeventsliketheLondonbombingsofthe7thJuly2005canbeinaccurateandshouldnotbereliedonincourtaccordingtoastudyinBritain.Peoplecancreatefalsememoriesbringingproblemsforpoliceinvestigations.Thesimultaneous同时bombingsofthreeundergroundtrainsandadouble－deckerbusinLondonsomeyearsagoareimprintedonthemindsofmanypeopleinBritain.ButourmemoriesoftheattacksareunreliableaccordingtoastudyfromPortsmouthUniversity.FortypercentofBritishstudentsquestionedabouttheeventsrememberedseeingafilmrecordedbyaCCTV闭路监控camerathatshowsaparticulareventofthebusbomb——footage片段whichneverexisteD.A.further28%claimedtohaveseenanon－existentcomputerizedreconstruction.SomeevenrecalledspecificdetailsoftheattackwhichnoneofthemwitnesseD.ThebushadjuststoppedtoletpeopleoffwhentwowomenandamangotonsaidonE.Heplacedahagbyhissidethewomansatdownandasthebuslefttherewasanexplosion.Therewasalegonthefloor.Anotherdescribedhowthebushadsteppedatatrafficlightwhentherewasabrightlightanexplosionandtheroofofthebuswasblownoffbythepoweroftheexplosion.MemoriesarenotlikevideotapeyoucanreturntothebeginningandreplayforperfectrecallsaidleadresearcherJamesOst.Becauseofthistheyarenotreliableenoughtoformthebasisoflegaldecisions.Hebelievespeoplewhoaremorecreativemightbemoreinclinedtomakethesekindsoferrors.60.Accordingtothepassagewhenpeoplearestronglyaffectedbyanevent______.A.alltheysayabouttheeventisnottrueB.theycouldn'trememberanythingC.theycouldn'tgoonthecourttobewitnessesD.theycouldn'tmakeanyerrorsonwhattheyseeabouttheevent61.Thethirdparagraph______.A.tellsuswhatsomepeoplesawabouttheattackB.showsthatsomepeopledidcreatesomefalsememoriesC.showsthattheLondonbombingwasindeedaterroristattackD.showsthatsomepeoplecouldrememberdetailsofanevent62.Theunderlinedwordinclinedinthelastparagraphisclosesttothemeaningof______.A.carefulB.likelyC.seriousD.curious63.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.Howourmemorieswork.B.Falsememories.C.Howtoavoidfalsememories.D.Whatcanbedonetomemories.
IpromisedMichaelIwouldn’tmentionthisuntiltheseasonwasover.Nowlthinkit'stimE.EarlylastseasonIwroteacolumnaboutanartofkindnessIhadseenJordandotoadisabledchildoutsidethestadium.AfteritranIgotacallfromamarlinthewesternsuburbs.HesaidIreadwhatyouwroteaboutJordan.butIthoughtIshouldtellyouanotherthingIsaw.HereitcomesIthought.Italwaysdoes.WritesomethingniceaboutapersonandpeoplecallyouuptosaythatthepersonisnotsonicE.A.fewweekslaterJordanandIweretalkingaboutsomethingelsebeforeagameandIbroughtupwhatthemanhadsaiD.Wasthemanright?HadJordanreallybeentalkingtothosetwoboysinthatpooranddirty.neighborhood?NottwoboysJordansaiD.Butfour.Andhenamedthem.Hesaidfournames.Andwhatdidtheytalkabout?EverythingJordansaiD.Anything.I’veaskedtoseetheirgradessothatIcanchecktoseeifthey'repayingattentiontotheirstudy.IfitturnsoutthatoneortwoofthemmayneedteachingImakesuretheygetit.It'sjustonemorepartofMichaelJordan'slifeonemorethingthatnooneknowsaboutandonemorethingJordandoesfightfor.TheNBAseasonisovernowandthoseboyshavetheirmemories.SodoJ!WhentheexpertreviewersbegintotunaagainstJordanastheysurelywillI'llthinkaboutthoseboysunderthestreetlightwaitingforthemantheyknowtocomE.Forsomeonetheycandependon.ThewriterwrotethisstoryaboutJordanandhisyoungfriendsbecause_______A.hethoughthighlyofJordan'sdeedsB.hehatedtoseeJordandosomethingbadC.hebelieveditwastimetohelpthedisabledD.hefeltsureheneedn'tkeepthepromisethenA.maninthewesternsuburbsmadeacallto_______A.knowwhyJordanstoppedinabadareaB.getachancetobecomefamoushimselfC.letthewriterknowJordanwasnotthatniceD.offeranexampletoshowhowJordanhelpedothersJordantalkedwiththeboysbecausehe_______.A.neededtheirsupportB.hadpromisedtodosoC.likedtoteachthemtoplaybasketballD.wantedtomakesuretheyallstudiedwellThetextimpliesthatJordanis_______.A.anexcellentbasketballplayerB.goodatdealingwithproblemsoflifeC.alwaysreadytomakefriendswithyoungpeopleD.willingtodowhateverhecanforthegoodofsociety
ItwasMother'sDaybuttheyoungmotherwasalittleunhappybecauseshewas800milesawayfromherparents.InthemorningshephonedhermothertowishherahappyMother'sDayandhermothertoldheraboutthebeautifullilacs丁香inthegarden.LaterthatdaywhenshetoldherhusbandaboutthelilacshesaidIknowwherewecanfindallthatyouwant.Getthechildrenandcomeon.Sotheywentdrivingdownthecountryroads.Thereonasmallhilltheysawalotofbeautifulpurple紫色的lilacs.Theyoungwomanranquicklytoenjoytheflowers.CarefullyshepickedafewhereandafewtherE.OntheirwayhometherewasasmileonherfacE.Whentheywerepassinganursinghome养老院theyoungwomansawanoldgrannysittinginachair.Shehadnochildrenwithher.Theystoppedthecarandtheyoungwomanwalkedtotheoldwomanputtheflowersinherhandsandsmiledather.Theoldgrannythankedheragainandagain.Shesmiledhappilytoo.WhentheyoungmothercamebacktohercarherchildrenaskedherWhoisthatoldgrannyWhydidyougiveourflowerstoherIdon'tknowhertheirmothersaiD.Butit'sMother'sDayandshehasnochildren.IhaveallofyouandIstillhavemymother.Justthinkhowmuchthoseflowersmeanttoher.56.TheyoungwomanwasalittleunhappyonMother'sDaybecause.A.shedidn'thaveapresentB.shewasalongwayfromhermotherC.shedidn'tknowitwasMother'sDayD.shewantedtoseeherfather57.Theyoungwomanhad.A.onechildB.nochildC.morethanonechildD.aboyandagirl58.Theyoungwomangavetheflowerstotheoldgrannybecause.A.shewashermotherB.shedidn'tlikethoseflowersC.hermotheraskedhertodosoD.shewantedtheoldgrannytobehappytoo59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.TheyoungwomanwaskinD.B.Theyoungwomanwasunderstanding.C.Theyoungwomanwasfriendly.D.TheyoungwomanwassurpriseD.
Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choicewearegiventobelieveisaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworldinrichandpoorcountrieschoiceisaluxurysomethingwonderfulbuthardtogetnotaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoicesthewholesystemismerelyanillusionafalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertiserhopingtoselltheirproducts.Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople’slives.BuyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimplE.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeopleendingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingawayorjustbuyinganunsuitableitem商品thatisnotreallywanteD.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneedeD.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionalslifestyleinstructorsoradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblembutthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.ProductsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttimE.Thetypicalexampleiscomputerswhicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoicenoanxiety.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.C.TherightofchoiceisgivenbutatapricE.D.ChoiceandrightexistatthesametimE.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.D.CompaniesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherageofchoicE.Byusingcomputersasanexampletheauthorwantstoprovethat_______.A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeopleB.productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarketC.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryD.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoftenWhatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety.B.Theopinionsonpeople’srightindifferentcountriesC.TheProblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.D.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions
Ⅳ.阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑APeopleincitiesallovertheworldshopinsupermarkets.Whodecideswhatyoubuyinthesupermarket?Doyoudecide?Doesthesupermarketdecide?WhenyouenterthesupermarketyouseeshelvesfulloffooD.Youwalkintheaislesbetweentheshelves.Youpushashoppingcartandputyourfoodinit.Youprobablyhearsoftslowmusicasyouwalkalongtheaisles.Thismaybeanattempttopleaseyousoyouwillenjoyshopping.Somesupermarketswanttoincreasetheirprofitsbyplayingsoftandslowmusicbecausetheslowmusicmakesyouwalkslowlyandyouhavemoretimetobuythings.FreshfruitandvegetablesareusuallyputneartheentrancE.Whenyouarriveatthesupermarketyouconcentrateonthekindsoffruitandvegetablesyouneedfirst.Onceyou'vegotthatoutofthewayyoucanrelaxanddotherestoftheshoppingwithoutanyhurry.Besidesifyouseefreshgoodsfirstitgivesyouafeelgoodimpressionoffreshnesssoyoucannothelpspendingyourmoney.Maybeyougotothemeatdepartmentthen.Thereissomemeatonsaleandyouwanttofindit.Themanagerofthesupermarketknowswherecustomersenterthemeatdepartment.Thecheapermeatisattheotherendofthemeatdepartmentawayfromwherethecustomersenter.Youhavetowalkpastalltheexpensivemeatbeforeyoufindthecheapermeat.MaybeyouwillbuysomeoftheexpensivemeatinsteadofthemeatonsalE.MostofthefoodinsupermarketsisveryattractivE.ItallsaysBuymequickly!tothecustomers.ThefreshfruitandvegetablessayBuymequickly!asyouwalkby.TheexpensivemeatsaysBuymequickly!Thesupermarkettellsyouwhattobuy.56.Somesupermarketsplaysoftslowmusicbecauseit________.A.canhelpcustomersgetthethingstheywantB.makescustomerswalkslowlyandbuymoreC.canmakecustomersrelaxedandhappyD.cantellcustomersexactlywheretogo57.Themanagerknows________.A.wherecustomerscomefromB.whichcustomerslikeslowmusicC.wherefreshmeatshouldbeputD.whichcustomerslikecheapmeat58.Whenwalkingpasttheexpensivemeatthecustomerswill_______.A.possiblybuysomeB.paynoattentiontoitC.lookforsomecheapmeatD.feeluncomfortable59.Ifyouseefreshgoodsfirstinthesupermarket________.A.youknowwheretogetthingsB.itbringsyougoodluckC.itmakesyouspendlessmoneyD.you’llgetafreshimpression60.Supermarketmanagersmakethefoodattractivesothat________.A.thecustomerswillbuymoreB.itlooksveryexpensiveC.thecustomerscomeoftenD.itseemscheapandfine
Earthquake!Thewordflashedinmybrain.Aroaringsoundfilledmyears.Itriedtoslidebeneathmydesk.Thedeskdidawildtapdanceslippingandslidingtowardsthecentreoftheroom.Itwistedmybodyandgrabbedatthewindowsillbehindmesomehowkickingfreeofmydancingchair.ItriedtostanD.Mylegsskatedawayasifonabuckingescalator.Myfingersshookgraspedandheldthewindowsilltightly.Somewherethroughtheroarsoundedtheterrifiedscreamofsomewoundedanimal.IlookedbehindmeandtriedtosteadymygazeontheotherkidsbutthescenewasadizzynightmarE.Someoftheclassweresittinginthemiddleoftheroomsurroundedbychairsanddesks.Onegirlwasscreaming.Aboywastryingtoclawhiswayacrossthefloortothedoorinacrazyoverarmcrawl.Mygripfrozemetothewindowsill.IcriedaloudI’mgoingtodiE.I’mgoingtodiE.SavemeI’mnotreadytodieI’mnotready!Ihunchedforwardonmykneesandpressedmyfaceagainstmyclenchedfingers.Ilookedatthebacksofmyfingersandstupidlynoticedthefragilepalehairsgrowingoutofthepores.Thefingerswouldsoonceasetoexist.Somehowtheimpendinghorrorofmydeathwastooterribletoevencryabout.SuddenlyIbecameawarethattherockinghadceaseD.PerhapsIwasn’tgoingtodiE.Theroaringsoundwasmadeby______.A.awoundedanimalB.peoplescreamingC.childrenrunningD.anearthquakeWhenthenarratorclencheshisfingersheis______.A.afraidB.angryC.injuredD.impatientParagraphtwodescribesthe______.A.injuriessufferedbythenarratorB.effectsofabadnightmareC.disorderintheclassroomD.narrator’sfearofdeathAttheendofthepassagethereisafeelingof______.A.panicB.hopeC.sorrowD.excitement
Igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithadegreeofengineering.Itisagoodfieldbutmyheartwasnotinit.IwantedtobeanactororworkintheentertainmentindustrylivingacreativelifE.MychoiceofengineeringwasreallyamistakebutIrealizedtoolatE.AssoonasIgraduatedImovedstraighttoLosAngeles—thehomeofthefilmandtelevisionindustry!ItriedtogetajobinthatfielD.IoftenworkedasanextrainmoviesandTVshows—standinginthebackgroundwhileactorsareintheforegrounD.ThiswasfunforawhilebutIwantedarealactingjobwhereIwasspeaking!SadlyinLosAngelesthereistoomuchcompetition.EveryraceandageisrepresentedoldyoungblackwhiteAsianandMidwesterntypeslikemE.BeinganextracouldstmakeenoughmoneyformetoliveinLosAngeles.Ihadtodosomethingelseformoney.AfterthreeyearsoftryingIgaveupmydreamofbeinganactorandstartedadifferentcareer.IthentriednetworkmarketingbutintheendthatfaileD.SevenyearsaftergraduatingfromcollegeIwasstillindebtstillsearchingforasatisfactorylifE.Idecidedtogobacktoengineering.HoweverIwasstartingtogetdisappointedwithmylifE.WhyislifenotlikewhatIexpected?IexpectedtohavemadealotofmoneygottenmarriedwithahouseandnicecarskidsfreedometC.Millionsofpeopleleadliveswiththeirdreamsontheshelfexistingbutnotreallyliving.IwantedmylifetobedifferentmoresatisfactorymorealivE.IwantedalifefilledwithadventureromancefriendshipsSuccessesanddreamsrealizeD.ButAmericawasnotprovidingthatformE.StrugglingintheUS?IdecidedtomovetoChinA.53.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.AlotofpeoplearelivingbuttheyarenotenjoyingtheirlifE.B.AlotofpeoplearelivingandtheirlifeisenjoyablE.C.AlotofpeoplerealizetheirdreamsbutliveabadlifE.D.Alotofpeopledon’thavedreamsnordotheywanttoliveeither.54.WhatdidthewriterdobeforehefinallydecidedtomovetoChina?A.Marketing→engineering→extrA.B.Extra→marketing→engineering.C.Engineering→extra→marketing.D.Extra→engineering→marketing.55.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.LifeisdifficultinChinA.B.LifeintheUSiseasy.C.ThereisalwayssomewhereintheworldwhereyoucanenjoylifE.D.ItiscertainthatmoreandmoreAmericanswillmovetoChinA.56.Howcanwedescribethewriter’sattitudetowardlife?A.Impractical.B.PassivE.C.DisappointeD.D.PositivE.
A.ferrycarryingmorethan900peoplesankinthesouthernPhilippinesonSunday.MostofthepassengershavebeenrescuedbutsomepeoplearestillmissingandatleastninehavedieD.ThePhilippineCoastGuardsaysitreceivedacallforhelpfromSuperferry9earlySundaymorninglocaltimewhentheshipstartedlisting倾斜toitsstarboardsidE.Thecaptainorderedpassengersandcrewtoabandonshipaboutanhourlater.Theshipsankaround10amlocaltimeoffSioconBayinZamboangadelNorteprovincE.TheshipleftGeneralSantosCityinthesouthernislandofMindanaoSaturdaymorningheadingforIloiloCityinthecentralPhilippines.Itwascarrying847passengersand117crewmembers.ThePhilippineCoastGuardsaidpassingshipsandthePhilippineNavyrescuedmorethan800peoplE.PhilippinesNavyspokesmanLieutenant-ColonelEdgardArevalosaidMostofthemwhenrescuedfromthewaterwerehavingdifficultybreathingandmostofthemwereweak.Therewasanimmediateneedfordoctorsandnursestoattendtotheirneedsaswellasfordrinkingwater.Coastguardofficialssaiditisstillnotclearwhatcausedtheferrytolistandsaidaninvestigationwillbedoneassoonasrescueoperationsareover.TheweatherintheareawasreportedasbeingclearatthattimealthoughastormwasattackingthenorthernPhilippines.ManyFilipinosrelyonferriestotravelbetweenislandsinthePhilippinesbutaccidentsarecommonespeciallyduringtherainyseason.Lastyearsome800peoplediedwhenaferrysank1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordabandoninparagraph2mean?A.WatchB.LeaveC.ProtectD.Keep2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheaccidentisTRUE?A.Ittooktheferryanhourtosink.B.TheshipwasgoingtoGeneralSantosCitywhenitsank.C.MostpassengersgotimmediatenursingcareaftertheywererescuedD.Sofaronlyafewpassengershavefounddeadintheaccident.3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____A.thereasonwhytheferrysankwillbefoundoutsoon.B.ferriesareimportantinmanypeople’slivesinthePhilippinesC.peopleinthePhilippinesseldomtakeaferryduringtherainyseasonD.aworseaccidenthasneverhappenedontheseasinthePhilippinesbefore
A.lotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal正面的attack—whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutbeinglateonthejoB.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom更衣室;everyonewashardatwork.Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishanD.Howdoyoudo!hesaiD.I’mSamMaynarD.I’mapplyingforajoB.WhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?Theroomexplodedinlaughter.ThesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficE.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh.Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglected忽略meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.ItcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingfacE.Forsomejobsit’stheonlytoolthatcansucceeD.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatcomedians喜剧演员ontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance忍受力thanpeopleinanyotherforum.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.Becausehewasill.B.BecausehegotuplatE.C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.D.HewasbusyapplyingforanewjoB.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumorB.humorisimportantinourlivesC.earlybirdgetsthewormD.humorcansolveracialdiscriminationsThephraseclampedoffinParagraph3means________.A.triedtoholdbackB.triedtosetC.chargedD.gaveoutWhichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor.B.Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.D.Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems.
Self-esteemisallabouthowmuchwearevaluedlovedacceptedandthoughtwellofbyothersandhowmuchwevalueloveandacceptourselves.Peoplewithhealthyself-esteemareabletodobetterinschoolandfinditeasiertomakefriends.TheytendtohavebetterrelationshipswithothersfeelhappierfinditeasiertodealwithmistakesandfailuresandaremorelikelytosticktosomethinguntiltheysucceeD.Peoplewithlowself-esteemmayfeelasifnoonewilllikethemoracceptthemorthattheycan’tdowellinanything.Thefollowingwaysmayhelpyouimproveyourself-esteem.Trytostopthinkingnegativethoughtsaboutyourself.Ifyou’reusedtofocusingonyourshortcomingsstartthinkingaboutpositiveaspectsofyourselfthatoutweighthem.Itisgoodtoaimhighbutyourgoalsforyourselfshouldbewithinreach.That’swhyyoushouldsetpracticalgoalsandneverexpecttheimpossiblE.Mistakesarepartoflearningsoviewmistakesaslearningopportunities.Acceptthatyoumakemistakesbecauseeveryonedoes.Alsoyoushouldrecognizewhatyoucanchangeandwhatyoucan’t.Ifyourealizethatyou’reunhappywithsomethingaboutyourselfyoucanchangeandstartfromtoday.Ifit’ssomethingyoucan’tchangelikeyourheightstarttoworktowardlovingyourselfthewayyouarE.Feelinglikeyou’remakingadifferenceorthatyourhelpisvaluedcandowonderstoimproveyourself-esteem.Sodon’thesitatetomakeacontribution.Youcanlendahandtoaclassmatewho’shavingtroublehelpyourneighborhoodcleanuporvolunteertodosomeotherthings.Self-esteemplaysaroleinalmosteverythingyoudo.It’snevertoolatetobuildhealthyself-esteem.Ittakessomeworkandit’sanecessaryskillyou’llhaveforlifE.1.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph3refersto______.A.yourclassmatesB.yourshortcomingsC.yourstrongpointsD.yourgoals2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcanhelpimproveyourself-esteem?A.Settinghighgoalssimilartoothers’.B.Neverforgivingyourselfforyourmistakes.C.LendingahandtoaclassmateintroublE.D.Changingallthethingsthatmakeyouunhappy.3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.theoldtendtohavehealthierself-esteemthantheyoungB.weshouldbuildhealthyself-esteemwhenyoungC.therearemorepeoplewithlowself-esteemD.itisnoteasytobuildhealthyself-esteem4.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.howpeopleimprovetheirself-esteemB.whatself-esteemmeansC.whatpeoplewithlowself-esteemarelikeD.whatpeoplewithhealthyself-esteemarelike5.Howmanywaysofimprovingyourself-esteemarementionedinthepassage?A.FiveB.SixC.SevenD.Eight.
Kincaidlookedathiswatch:eight-seventeen.Thetruckstartedonthesecondtryandhebackedoutshiftedgearsandmovedslowlydownthealleyunderhazysun.ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewentheadingsouthonWashington11runningalongthecoastofPugetSoundforafewmilesthenfollowingthehighwayasitswungeastalittlebeforemeetingU.SRoute20.TurningintothesunhebeganthelongwindingdrivethroughtheCascades.Helikedthiscountryandfeltunpressedstoppingnowandthentomakenotesaboutinterestingpossibilitiesforfutureexpeditionsortoshootwhathecalledmemorysnapshots.Thepurposeofthesecausalphotographswastoremindhimofplaceshemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously.InlaterafternoonheturnednorthatSpokanepickingupU.SRoute2whichwouldtakehimhalfwayacrossthenorthernUnitedStatestoDuluthMinnesotA.HewishedforthethousandthtimeinhislifethathehadadogagoldenretrievermaybefortravelslikethisandtokeephimcompanyathomE.Buthewasfrequentlyaway;overseasmuchofthetimeanditwouldnotbefairtotheanimal.Stillhethoughtaboutitanyway.Inafewyearshewouldbegettingtoooldforthehardfieldwork.Imustgetadogthen.Hesaidtohimself.DriveslikethisalwaysputhimintoasentimentalmooD.Thedogwaspartofit.RobertKincaidwasaloneasit’spossibletobe–anonlychildparentsbothdeaddistantrelativeswhohadlosttrackofhimandheofthemnoclosefriends.HethoughtaboutMarian.ShehadlefthimnineyearsagoafterfiveyearsofmarriagE.Hewasfifty–twonowthatwouldmakeherjustunderforty.Marianhaddreamsofbecomingamusicianafolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers’songsandsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattlE.Whenhewashomeintheolddayshedrovehertotheshowsandsatintheaudiencewhileshesang.Hislongabsences–twoorthreemonthssometimes–werehardonthemarriagE.Heknewthat.Shewasawareofwhathedidwhentheydecidedtogetmarriedandbothofthemhadavaguenotclearsensethatitcouldallbehandledsomehow.Itcouldn’twhenhecamefromphotographingastoryinIcelandandshewasgonE.ThenotereadRobertitdidn’tworkoutIleftyoutheHarmonyguitar.Stayintouch.Hedidn’tstayintouch.NeitherdidshE.HesignedthedivorcepaperswhentheyarrivedayearlaterandcaughtaplaneforAustraliathenextday.Shehadaskedfornothingexceptherfreedom.WhichrouteistherightonetakenbyKincaid?A.Bellingham–Washington11–PugetSound–U.SRoute20–U.SRoute2–DuluthB.U.S.Route2–Bellingham–Washington11–PugetSound–U.SRoute20–DuluthC.U.S.Route2–U.SRoute20–Duluth–Bellingham–Washington11D.Bellingham–Washington11–U.S.Route2–U.SRoute20–DuluthWhichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Kincaid’sparentsweredeadandheonlykeptintouchwithsomedistantrelatives.B.Kincaidwouldhavehadadogifhehadn’tbeenawayfromhometoomuch.C.Kincaidusedtohaveagoldenretriever.D.Kincaidneededadogindoinghishardfieldwork.WhydidKincaidstoptotakephotoswhiledriving?A.Towritememorysnapshots.B.Toremindhimselfofplaceshemightwanttovisitagain.C.Toavoidforgettingthewayback.D.ToshootbeautifulsceneryalongtheroaD.WhatcanyouknowaboutMarian?A.ShediedafterfiveyearsofmarriagE.B.ShewasolderthanKincaiD.C.Shecouldsingverywellandearnedbigmoney.D.Shewasnotaprofessionalpopsinger.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat_____A.MarianknewwhatwouldhappenbeforeshemarriedKincaiD.B.KincaidthoughthisabsencewouldbeaproblemwhenhemarriedMarian.C.ItturnedoutthatMariancouldnotstandKincaid’sabsenceandlefthim.D.AfterMarianlefthimtheystillkeptintouchwitheachother.
BSeeinyourmind’seyewhereyoureallywanttobeintenyears’timE.Chooseyourownvaluesactivitiesandrelationshipsratherthancopyingtubers.WhileworkingwithtroubledteensIusedtohastethemdoaTenYearsgameintheFutureexercisE.IaskedthemtowritealettertoafriendasifitwastenyearsinthefuturE.Mostoftheseboysandgirlsdidn’tthinkaboutthenextweekmuchlesstenyearstocomE.Thislackofforesightwasamajorreasonwhytheirliveswereprettymessedup.ButtherealstoryiswhathappenedtomE.Ididtheexerciserightalongwiththemonmanyoccasionswritingmydreamsindetail.InmylettertoafriendIhadmovedtothecountrybuiltmyownhomeauthoredabookandstartedmyownbusiness.OverthenexttenyearssomethingmagichappeneD.Allmydreamsbecametruealmostasiforchestrated精心安排byanunseenhanD.IrealizedthatsomethingverypowerfulwashappeningmorepowerfulthanexpecteD.Ididwritebooksandstartmybusiness.WedidmovetothecountryandIdidbuildmyownhomE.ThislettertoafriendwillbecomeamagneticfactorinyourlifE.Yourvisionwillguideyouinyouryearlygoalsyourmonthlygoalsandyourdailyactivities.YoumustwriteyourletterasifithasalreadyhappeneD.Forexample:LeslieIjustwantedtomakecontactagainandtellyouaboutmylifE.Istartedmyowngardeningbusinessin2012andit’sreallytakenoff.DearHaroldImettheloveofmylifein2016andwemovedtoHawaiiwhereFrankworksinabookstoreandIgivesurfinglessonseveryday.Weloveit.RememberdescribeallthedetailsasiftheyhavealreadyhappeneD.Thiswillhelpyoumakeitmorerealforyou.SitdownandwriteortypeyourTenYearsintheFuturelettertoday.60.Itseemsthattheauthor’sdreamandvisionbecamearealitybecausetheauthor.A.hadputsomethingmagicintheletterB.couldforeseewhatwouldhappenC.wasexperiencedinwritingtheTenYearsletterD.tookwhatwaswrittenintheletterasaguideinlife61.AccordingtotheauthorLeslieinyourlettershouldbethepersonthat.A.doesthesameexerciseasyouB.willbecomeyourfriendintenyearsC.youknownowandmaystillknowinthefutureD.youcanimaginewhenyouwriteyourletter62.TheauthoradvisesyoutowritetheTenYearsintheFutureletter.A.assoonaspossibleB.intenyears’timeC.whenyouhavetimeD.asoftenaspossible63.Whichofthefollowingcoversthetopicsinthistext?A.Theauthor’sownexperiencewiththeTenYearsintheFutureexercisE.B.HowtheauthorgottheideaoftheTenYearsintheFutureexercisE.C.HowtowritetheTenYearsintheFutureletter.D.Theauthor’sexperienceofworkingwithtroubledteens.E.Thedifficultyindealingwithtroubledteens.f.Howtoimproveyourletterwritingskill.A.adfB.acdC.bcdD.ace
TheweddingtookplaceinaBirminghamhotel.ThebrideandherfatherarrivedinanewblackAmericansportcar.Herfatherlookednervousanduncomfortableinfrontofthecameras.Thebrideworeasilkweddingdress.ShesmilednervouslyatthewaitingphotographersandwenttoaroomonthefirstfloorwhereshemetherfuturehusbandfortheveryfirsttimE.CarlaGermaineandGregCordellwerethewinnersofaradiostation’scompetition.Theaimofthecompetitionwastofindtwostrangerspreparedtomarrywithouthavingmeteachother.MissGermaine23isamodel.Mr.Cordell27isaTVsalesman.TheywereamongthetwohundredpeoplewhoenteredapeculiarexperimentorganizedbyBMRBradioinBirminghamEnglandGregandCarlawereamongeightfinalistswhowereinterviewedliveonaradio.Theytookaliedetector测谎仪testandthestationalsospoketotheirfriendsandfamilyabouttheirpersonalities.Thecompetitionjudgesincludeanastrologer占星家whodeclaredthattheyweresuiteD.Thecouplecelebratedtheirweddingwithaweddingbreakfastandapartyfor100guestsintheeveningbutnoteveryonesharedtheirjoy.MissGermaine’smotherlookedanxiousthroughouttheweddingandMr.Cordell’sparentsarereportedtobelessthandelighteD.OrganizationsincludingthemarriageguidanceServiceRelatehavecriticizedthemarriagE.AsonepersonputitWehaveenoughproblemsgettingyoungpeopletotakemarriageseriouslywithoutthis.MarriageshouldalwaysbeaboutlovE.ThecouplearenowonaCaribbeanhoneymoonfollowedbyjournalists.Theirotherprizesincludeayear’sfreeuseofawonderfulapartmentinthecenterofBirminghamandacar.Butwillitlast?56.Howdidthecouple’sparentsreacttothewedding?A.Thebride’smothersharedtheirjoy.B.Thebride’sfatherfeltuncomfortableaboutthewedding.C.Thebridegroom’sparentswerequitedelighteD.D.Thebridegroom’sparentswerenotthatjoyful.57.Someexpertsbelievethat_____.A.marriagewithoutthecouple’smeetingeachotherfirstendsupindivorceB.youngpeoplenowadaysaretoocarelessaboutmarriageC.takingaliedetectortestcannotsolveallthemarriageproblemsD.mostyoungpeopletakemarriageseriouslyexceptthiscouple58.Oneoftheprizeforthecoupleis_____.A.tospendtheirhoneymoonwherevertheylikeB.touseanapartmentfreeforsometimeC.tohaveaweddingdressfreeD.toownanAmericansportscar59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TwostrangersandaweddingB.AweddingbasedonloveC.Ashort-livedmarriageD.Awell-matchedcouple
DearFlowermouseThankyouforyourcommentsonhowAmericansandChinesevieweachother.Thisisanimportantsubject.Moderntechnologyhasgivenmanynationsthechanceofdestroyingothernations.ThisisacruelpicturebutitisarealisticonE.ItmeansthateverynationshouldmakesurethattheseweaponsofgreatdestructionareneveruseD.Thisrequiresgreateracceptanceofdifferencesamongpeopleandnationsinallpartsoftheplanet.YourletterasksspeciallyaboutChinese-AmericanrelationshipsbutIwanttoletyouknowmyfeelingsonaglobalscalE.BecauseChinaandAmericaarethemostpowerfulnationsandIbelievetheyhaveaspecialresponsibilityforpromotingbetterunderstandingandforleadingthewaytowardpeacefulsolutionstotheworld'sproblems.YouaskhowChineseandAmericanpeoplevieweachother.Thisisanimportantquestion.BecauseIknowsolittleaboutChinathatIamnotabletojudgehowChineseviewAmericans.IamsurethattheviewdiffersaccordingtoindividualexperiencesthatpersonsmighthavE.AnditisnoteasytodescribeAmericatoforeigners.Americaisavastmassofpeopleandcultures.ThesepeoplecamefromallpartsoftheworldfromAsiaAfricaLatinAmericaEuropeandAustraliA.Eachbroughtadifferentcultureandadifferentsetofvalueswithinasinglenation.IbelievethatthevastmajorityofAmericanslikethevastmajorityofChinesewantpeaceandfriendshipbetweenourtwonations.BothChinaandAmericahavesufferedthroughgenerationsfromwarandviolenceinourhistory.AndIbelievethatitisthespecialresponsibilityofallChineseandallAmericanstoimpressthisneedformutualunderstandingonourneighborsinother.SomyfriendthisismyresponsE.PleaseknowthatIwritetoyouasaprivatepersonlivinginAmericA.Idofeelstronglythatpeopleeverywherehavemoreincommonthantheyhaveindifferences.Weallsharethesamebasicneedsforexistenceandwealldependuponthesameneedforthesurvivalofthisbeautifulplanetearth.Maybewecanbegintoencouragebettercommunicationandbetterunderstandingthroughmycolumns.Ihopeso.FromthepassagewecanknowthatFlowermouse_______.A.lovesAmericansB.hasreadaboutthewriter'sarticlesC.isanAmericanD.knowslittleaboutAmericansItislikelythatthewriter_______.A.disagreeswithFlowermouseB.thinksitpossiblefornationstobedestroyedduetomoderntechnologyC.thinksAmericangovernmentsharethesameopinionswithitspeopleD.believestheweaponsofgreatdestructionareneverusedTheletterthatFlowermousewrotetothewritermaybehavereferredto.A.AmericancultureB.AmericansocietyC.Chinese-AmericanrelationshipsD.ChinesesocietyThewriter'spurposetowritethepassageisto_______.A.introduceAmericanstousB.makefriendswithFlowermouseC.speakforthegovernmentofAmericaD.callonnationstounderstandeachother
Everyoneneedsfriends.ThereisanoldsayingFriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.SallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatreE.Youplanttheseed种子andtakecareofittomakeitgrow.FirstyoushouldchooseafrienD.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.A.goodfriendshouldbekindandpatient耐心.Forexampleifyouhaveabaddayagoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisbesttohelp.Tomakeagoodfriendyoucannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwaysbehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoonearoundhaveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalkyoucouldwritealetter.Therearethreestepstobeingfriendsagain:Tellhimorherhowyouarefeeling;saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrongandexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.RememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlifE.49Sallywantstotellstudentsthewaysto_____.A.findfriendsB.planttreesC.gethappyD.keepfit50Whatmakesgoodfriends?A.goodfriendshould_____.A.belovelyandcoolB.bekindandpatientC.havelotsofmoneyD.havegoodlooks51Accordingtothetextyoucan________yourfriendafterafight.A.buyapresentforB.neversayawordtoC.havedinnerwithD.writealetterto52Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Teenagersandfriendship.B.Thegoodfriendsaroundyou.C.Thetroubleofgrowingup.D.Thecareandkeepingoffriends.
Irecentlyturnedfiftywhichisyoungforatreemidlifeforanelephantandancientforasportsman.FiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationalspeedlimitbutitisnotanumberthatIwaspreparedtohavehungonmE.Fiftyissupposedtobemyfather’sagebutnowIamstuckwiththisnumberandeverythingitmeans.A.fewdaysagoafriendtriedtocheermeupbysayingFiftyiswhatfortyusedtobE.Hehadmadeaninspirationalpoint.AmIoverthehill?PeoplekeeptellingmethatthehillhasbeenmovedandIkeeptellingthemthatthehigh-jumpbarhasdroppedfromthesixfeetIonceeasilyclearedtothefourfeetthatisimpossibleformenow.You’renotgettingolderyou’regettingbettersaysDr.JoyceBrothers.Thishoweveristhekindofdoctorwhoinspiresasecondopinion.AndsoasIapproachthedaywhenIcannotevenjumpoverthetennisnetIammovedtosharesomethoughtsonagingwithyou.Iammovedtoshowhowagingfeelstomephysicallyandmentally.Gettingolderofcourseisobviouslyabetterchangethantheonethatbringsyoueulogies悼词.InfactapoetnamedRobertBrowningconsidereditthebestchangeofall:Growoldalongwithme!ThebestisyettobE.WhetherornotBrowningwasrightmostofmyfirstfiftyyearshavebeengoldenonessoIwillsettleforwhatisaheadbeingasgoodaswhathasgoneby.Ifindmyselfmovingtowardwhatisaheadwithacuriousblend混合ofbothfightingandacceptingmyaginghopingthatthephilosopher哲学家wasrightwhenhesaiD.Oldisalwaysfifteenyearsfromnow.TheauthorseemstotellusinParagraph1that.A.timealonewilltellB.timegoesbyquicklyC.timewillshowwhatisrightD.timemakesoneforgetthepastWhentheauthorturnedfiftypeoplearoundhim.A.triedtocomforthimB.gotinspirationsfromhimC.werefriendlierwithhimD.foundhimmoretalkativeTheauthorconsidershisfiftyyearsoflife.A.peacefulB.ordinaryC.satisfactoryD.regretfulWecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theoldshouldleadasimplelifeB.theoldshouldfacethefactofagingC.theoldshouldtakemoreexerciseD.theoldshouldfillthemselveswithcuriosity
A.isforalwaysgettingtoworkontimE.B.isforbeingextremelybusy.C.isfortheconscientious勤勤恳恳的wayyoudoyourjoB.YoumaybeallthesethingsattheofficeandmorE.ButwhenitcomestogettingaheadexpertssaytheABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaPforpoliticsasinofficepolitics.DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideasbothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yetdespitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjobaraisepraise—manypeoplearestillunableorunwilling—toplaythegame.Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative工于心计的behaviorsaysDeborahComeranassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword‘polite’.Itcanmeanlobbying游说andformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpfuloreventryingtopleaseyoursuperiorandthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.Infacttodayexpertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone’sownself-interestintheworkplacE.Inmanycasesthisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompaniesbutinsmallworkplacesaswell.ThefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasissaysNeilP.Lewisamanagementpsychologist.Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotioneachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarabilityamanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It’ssimplehumannaturE.YetpsychologistssaymanyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheofficE.SomepeopletheysayhaveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceeD.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery奉承fearfulthatiftheyspeakupforthemselvestheymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.Officepoliticsisusedinthepassagetoreferto________.A.thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkersB.theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompanyC.thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareerD.thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaffTogetpromotedonemustnotonlybecompetentbut________.A.avoidbeingtoooutstandingB.getalongwellwithhiscolleaguesC.honestandloyaltohiscompanyD.givehisbossagoodimpressionTheauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe________.A.unwelcomeattheworkplaceB.badforinterpersonalrelationshipsC.animportantfactorforpersonaladvancementD.indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanycultureItistheauthor’sviewthat________.A.self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflatteryB.hardworkcontributesverylittletoone’spromotionC.manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflatteryD.speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIstheresomethingthatyou’vealwayswantedtotrybutjustneverhadthetime?Wellmakeplanstotryitnowsinceyouareonsummervacation.Notallvacationscallfortakingatourbustotakephotosoffamouslandmarks.Somevacationsallowyouplentyofopportunitiestolearn.Themostdifficultaspectofalearningvacationvacationmaybechoosingonebecausethepossibilitiesareendless.IfyouenjoycookingvariouscompaniescantakeyoutoItalyFranceSpainMexicoorevenPeru.Oncethereyoucanlearntopreparethelocalcuisine烹饪.Tripsareoftenplannedtofitinwithlocalfoodfestivalsorspecialevents.ThetermlearningvacationoftenbringslanguagetominD.Thebestwaytolearnalanguageisinanenvironmentwhereit’sspoken.StudySpanishFrenchorEnglish.OrattemptamoreunusuallanguagelikePolishEstonianorThai.You’llbeabletolearnaboutthecountryandabsorbthecultureatthesametimE.Ifyouarefondofsportsyoucanpolishyourskillsorlearnnewones.Golfandtennisschoolswelcomeplayersofalllevels.Ifyouwantabiggerthrillyoucanlearntosurfgoclimbingorracecars.It’sevenpossibletolearntheartandtechniquesofbullfightingwhileonvacation!Youcanalsodiscoverourinnerartist.Manyplacesofferpaintingclassesindifferentmediums.ThesceniclocationsoftheschoolsofferplentyofsubjectsthatprovideinspirationforpracticE.Ifyouprefercapturingtheworldonfilmtakeaphotographyvacation.Travelwithasmallgrouptophotographbeautifulanimalsorscenery.Youcanalsopractiseyourtechniqueonpeopleorathistoricalsights.Onceyoudecideonavacationchooseacompanycarefully.Requestnamesofrecentcustomersyoucancontactandthenaskthemforanevaluation.Themoreyouknowbeforeyougothebetterpreparedyou’llbE.Thengooutandlearnsomething!56.Whyisithardforyoutodecideonalearningvacation?A.Becauseitishardforyoutomakeplans.B.BecausethepossibilitiesareunlimiteD.C.BecausetherearemanygoodfoodsfromabroaD.D.Becausethere’retoomanyfoodfestivalsorevents.57.Theadvantagesoflearningalanguageinitsnativecountryisthat______.A.theenvironmentisfitforyoutousethelanguageB.youareabletolearntheoriginalforeignlanguageC.nativespeakersofferyoualotofchancestopractiseD.youcanlearnthelanguageandexperienceitsculture58.Whichofthefollowingsportssuityouifyoudon’tlikethrills?A.Carracing.B.Playingtennis.C.RockclimB.D.Surfing.59.Thestructureofthetextwouldbe.
Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkledlittleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.ShesaidHigirl!MynameisRosE.I’m87yearsolD.CanIgiveyouahug?Ilaughedandenthusiastically热情地respondedOfcourseyoumay!andshegavemeagiantsqueezE.Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayounginnocentage?IaskeD.ShejokinglyrepliedI’mheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedhaveacoupleofchildrenandthenretireandtravel!NoseriouslyIsaiD.IwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatheragE.IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!shetoldmE.OverthecourseoftheyearRosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveledintheattentionbestoweduponherfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlytwosecretstostayingyoungbeinghappyandachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreamsyoudie!shesaiD.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon’tdooneproductivethingyouwillturn20yearsolder.IfIam87yearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanythingIwillturn88.Anybodycangrowolder.ButeveryminutecountsforyoungmensheaddeD.TheideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchangE.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedidbutratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.SheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysingingTheSongofRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics歌词andlivethemoutinourdailylives.Attheyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.4.Rosemadeherselfknowntotheauthorina______manner.A.seriousB.coldC.humorousD.crazy5.Fromtheinformationprovidedinthepassageweknow______.A.RosefinishedthecollegedegreewithinayearB.RosedidrealizeherdreamofmeetingarichhusbandandgettingmarriedthroughcollegeeducationC.RoseenjoyedhercampuslifeverymuchD.Rosegrewsooldthatshestoppedplaying6.Rosedeliveredthespeech______.A.atthegraduationB.whichshepreparedcarefullyC.endedwithTheSongofRoseD.tochallengealltheotherspeakers7.Accordingtoherspeech______.A.wheneveryouhaveadreamyousucceedB.allpeopledon’tgrowupwhilegrowingolderC.RoseusuallyregrettedhavingdonesomethingD.anine-year-oldisasoldasa87-year-oldifhedoesn’tdoanything
Thefirstpeoplewhogavenamestohurricaneswerethosewhoknewthembest—thepeopleofPuertoRico.ThesmallislandofPuertoRicoisintheWestIndiesoffthecoastofFloridA.ThisiswhereallthehurricanesbeginthatstriketheeastcoastoftheUnitedStates.OftentheypassnearPuertoRicoorcrossitontheirwaynorth.ThepeopleofPuertoRicoexpectsomeoftheseunwelcomevisitorseveryyear.EachoneisnamedaftertheSaint’sDayonwhichitarrives.TwoofthemostdestructivestormsweretheSantoAnain1840andtheSanCiriacoin1899.Givinggirls’namestohurricanesisafairlynewideA.ItallbeganwithastorycalledStormwrittenbyGeorgeStewartin1941.Initaweathermanamusedhimselfbynamingstormsaftergirlsheknew.HenamedoneMariA.ThestorydescribeshowsheMariagrewanddevelopedandhowshechangedthelivesofpeoplewhenshestrucktheUnitedStates.WeathermenoftheU.S.ArmyandNavyusedthesamesystemduringWorldWarⅡ.TheywerestudyingweatherconditionsoverthePacificOcean.OneoftheirdutieswastowarnAmericanshipsandplaneswhenastormwascoming.Whenevertheyspottedonetheygaveitagirl’snamE.Thefirstoneoftheyearwasgivenanamebeginningwith[A].Thesecondonegotanamebeginningwith[B].TheyusedallthelettersfromA.toWandstillthestormskeptcoming.TheyhadtousethreelistsfromA.toWtohaveenoughnamestogoarounD.Thiswasthefirstlistofhurricanenamesthatfollowedthealphabet.ItservedasamodelforthesystemtheWeatherBureau局introducedin1942.Before1950theWeatherBureauhadnospecialsystemfornaminghurricanes.WhenahurricanewasborndownintheWestIndiestheWeatherBureausimplycollectedinformationaboutit.Itreportedhowfastthestormwasmovingandwhereitwouldgonext.Weatherreportswarnedpeopleinthepathofthehurricanesothattheycoulddowhateverwasnecessarytoprotectthemselves.ThissystemworkedoutfineaslongasweatherreportstalkedaboutonlyonehurricaneatatimE.ButoneweekinSeptember1950therewerethreehurricanesatthesametimE.ThethingsbegantogetconfuseD.Somepeoplegotthehurricanesmixedupanddidn’tknowwhichwaswhich.ThisconvincedtheWeatherBureauthatitneededacodefornamingthestormsinordertoavoidconfusioninthefuturE.1.Hurricaneswerefirstnamedafterthe_________.A.dateonwhichtheyoccurredB.placewheretheybeganC.amountofdestructiontheydidD.particularfeaturetheyhave2.Thepracticeofgivinggirls’namestohurricaneswasstartedby_________.A.aradiooperatorB.anauthorC.asailorD.localpeople3.Thepurposeforwhichweathermenofthearmyandnavybeganusinggirls’namesforhurricaneswas_________.A.tokeepinformationfromtheenemyB.tofollowthestandardmethodoftheUnitedStatesC.notgiveninthearticleD.torememberacertaingirl4.TheWeatherBureaubegannaminghurricanesbecauseitwouldhelpthem_________.A.collectinformationmorerapidlyB.warnpeoplemoreefficientlyC.makeuseofmilitary军事的recordsD.rememberthem
DLifehaschangedinMexicoCity.Streetsnormallyfilledwithpeopleareempty.Oneofthemostpopularprofessionalsoccerteamsrecentlyplayedagameinanemptystadiumthatcanseatmorethan100000peoplE.It'sswine猪fluthathasmadelifeinMexicoCitygrindtoahalt慢慢停了下来.Seeminglyoutofnowhereswinefluhascausedconfirmeddeathsin12countriesasofApril30.IthassentawaveofalarmaroundtheworlD.Governmentsaretryingtofindwaystopreventfurtherout-breaks.TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasraiseditsswinefluglobalthreatleveltofiveoutofsix.Peoplemaybefamiliarwithbirdflubuttheyknowlittleaboutswineflu.Swinefluisacontagious传染性respiratory呼吸的diseaseinpigs.Itiscausedbyatype-Ainfluenzavirus.Humanscanalsocatchswineflu.Theviruscausesregularoutbreaksinpigsbutpeopleusuallydonotcatchit.Howevertherehavebeencasesofthevirusspreadingtopeopleandthenfromonepersontoanother.Thesymptomsofswinefluaresimilartothecommonflu.Theyincludefeverlethargy无精打采lackofappetitecoughingrunnynosesorethroatnausea恶心andvomiting呕吐.Thehighproportionofyoungadultsamongthedeathsisoneofseveralmysteriesaboutthisvirus.MostofthedeadhadlungdamagE.Whatcauseditisnotyetknown.Thevirusspreadsthesamewaythecommonfludoes.Whenaninfectedpersoncoughsorsneezesaroundanotherpersonthelatterisputatrisk.Peoplecangetthediseasebytouchingsomethingwiththefluvirusonitandthentouchingtheirmouthnoseoreyes.Therearemedicinestotreatswineflu.Doctorssuggestusinganti-viraldrugs.Theykeepthevirusfromreproducinginsidethebody.Andtherearevaccinesforitnowseveraleverydaystepscanalsohelppreventthespreadofthevirus:washinghandsfrequently;avoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhoaresick;andavoidingtouchingsurfacesthatmighthavethevirusonit.Peoplemayworrythattheywillgetswineflufromeatingorpreparingpork.InfactyoucannotcatchthevirusfromporkproductsiftheyhavebeenproperlypreparedandcookeD.Cookingfoodattemperaturesof71℃killsthevirus.69.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ItmainlytellsushowswineflubrokeoutinMexicoCity.B.Itpresentsthereaderwithsomeinformationconcerningswineflu.C.Ittellsusthedifferencesbetweenswinefluandbirdflu.D.Itmainlytellsreadersthedangerscausedbyswineflu.70.ThefollowingtipscanprotectusfromswinefluEXCEPT_________.A.keepingusawayfromotherpeopleB.washinghandsfrequentlyC.avoidingclosecontactwithsickpeopleD.avoidingtouchingsurfacesthatmighthavethevirusonthem71.What'sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.MexicoCityisreallyaplaceofhorrornow.B.PeopleinMexicoCitylikestayingathomE.C.PeopleinMexicoCitydon'tlikesoccer.D.Swinefluhasseriouslyaffectedpeople'slifeinMexicoCity.72.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Atpresenttherestillaren'teffectivevaccinesforswineflu.B.SwinefluispreventablecontrollableandcurablE.C.Fromnowonpeoplecan'teatporkiftheywanttobesafE.D.AllofthedeadkilledbyswinefluhadlungdamagE.
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