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Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided ...
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ATVprogramwasbeingvideoeD.TonightitwastoselectthesweetestwhisperofloveeversaidbetweenhusbandandwifE.Thefinalcompetitionwasheldamong10marriedcouples.Sevenofthemwereyoungones;twomiddle-agedandoneolD.ThelastturncametotheoldcouplE.Theoldladytookthemicrophoneandsaidthesweetestwhisperofloveshehaseverheardwas:Areyoustandingorsitting?Thehostfixedhiseyesonherquitepuzzledbyherremarks.Regardlessofallthetalkingaroundshewentonwithherstory.HerhusbandhasbeenadoctorbeforeheretireD.Onedaywhenhewasondutyatthehospitalhefeltasharppainattheheart.Byhisprofessionalknowledgeheknewimmediatelyhesufferedafitofheartattack.Hiscolleaguescarriedhimatoncetotheoperationroomandpreparedhimforaby-passoperationwhichwashighlyrisky.Thepatient’sfamilymembershadtobeinformedbeforeitbegan.ThepatienthimselfwasallowedtoputinaworD.Lyingsilentlyontheoperationtablewithatremblinghandhedialedafteramoment’sthinkingthenumberofhiswife’sphonE.FinallyafamiliarvoicecamefromtheotherendSomanyyearshadpassedbutmemoryofthisincidentremainedfreshinmyminD.Whathesaidinthebeginningwas:‘Areyoustandingorsitting?’HewasactuallyworriedaboutmewonderinghowIfeltatthenews.HewasafraidIwouldhavefallenflatontothegrounD.Insuchacritical危急的stateashewasthenhisthoughtstillwenttomeTheoldladyconcludedslowlyThat’sthesweetestwhisperofloveI’veeverheardallmylifE.AloudapplausefollowedinthewakeofashortsilencE.1.Whydidtheaudiencebegintalkingafterhearingtheoldwoman’sfirstsentence?A.Theydidn’tbelievewhatshehadsaiD.B.Theycouldn’thearwhatshewassaying.C.Theyfeltconfusedbyherwords.D.Theygotboredwithherstory.2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthattheoldwomanhadtobeinformedoftheoperation?A.ShehadtoaccompanyhishusbanD.B.ShewouldoperateonhishusbanD.C.Herhusbandwasworkinginthehospital.D.Itwasthehospital’sruletodoso.3.Whydidtheoldmanthinkforamomentbeforehecalledhiswife?A.Hehesitatedtotellherabouthiscondition.B.Hewasmindfulofherwife’ssafety.C.Hewantedtodelaybeingoperatedon.D.Hewastoonervoustothinkuphiswords.4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AreYouStandingorSitting.B.TrueLoveNeedn’tWordsC.AMovingTVProgramD.OldCouple’sLoveStory
Theyoungboysawmeorratherhesawthecarandquicklyranuptomeeagertosellhisbunches串ofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.ThoughheappearedtobeabouttwelveheseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflifE.Banana300nairA.Peanuts200nairaHesaidinalowvoicE.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.WhenheagreedIhandedhima500nairabillHedidn'thavechangesoItoldhimnottoworry.Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.WhentwoweekslaterIsawtheboyagainIwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit'snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwavedthemaway.What'sup.Iaskedhim.I...Idon'thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.Willthishelp?IaskeD.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5000nairaorlesseachyear.ThankyousirhesaiD.'Thankyouverymuch.WhendrivinghomeIwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschool-books.Whatifhe'sacheat?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?LaterIrealizedthatIdidn'tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthimnordidIthinktoask.OverthenextsixmonthsIwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeriA.SometimeafterIreturnedIwentoutforadrivE.WhenIwasabouttopullovertheboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisfaceohgosh!LongtimE.Areyouinschoolnow?IaskeD.HenoddeD.That'sgoodIsaiD.A.silencefellaswelookedateachotherandthenIrealizedwhathewanteD.HereIheldouta500nairabill.Takethis.Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt.What'swrong?IaskeD.It'sagiftHeshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.Hisfaceshonewithsweat汗水.HedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaidI'vebeenwaitingtogivethesetoyou.21.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstimpressionoftheboy?A.Heseemedtobepoorandmean.B.HeseemedtohavesufferedalotC.HeseemedyoungerthanhisagE.D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining22.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboytheboy________.A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnutsB.wantedtoexpresshisthanksC.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD.triedtocheathimbyhisappearance23.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.B.BecausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhooD.C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.24.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?A.BraveandpolitE.B.KindandsmartC.Honestandthankful.D.Shyandnervous.
Dickwasatwenty-year-oldman.Hisfatherwasateacherandtaughtchemistryinamiddleschoolandhismotherworkedinashop.Theylivedahappylifeuntilhisparentsdiedonenightwhensuddenlyanearthquakebrokeout.Allthathappenedonhissixthbirthday.LuckilyhissisterwhowastwoyearsseniortohimtookhimtoseetheirauntinthecityandtheydidnotstayathomE.EverythingwasdestroyedintheearthquakeandthetwochildrengotintotroublE.ThankstotheirauntwhowasnotrichenoughtheygrewupbuttheylivedahardlifE.Hissisterwassosadthatshebecameanun修女.AfterhefinishedmiddleschoolhewasintroducedtoanownerofahotelandbegantoworktherE.Onedaytheyoungmanfelltothegroundwhilehewascleaningawindowonthesecondfloor.Hewassenttothehospitalandthedoctorlookedhimover.Oneofhislegswasbrokenandhehadtobeinhospital.HesaidtothenurseI’mapoormanmadam.Arrangeathird-classward病房formepleasE.Can’tanybodyhelpyou?NomadamansweredDick.Ihaveonlyasister.She’sanunandshe’spoortoo.Idon’tthinksothenursesaidangrily.NunsusuallymarryGoD.AndGodistherichestintheworldyouknow!WellthenDicksaidwithasmilE.Pleasearrangeafirst-classwardformeandpostthebilltomybrother-in-law.45.HowoldwasDick’ssisterwhentheearthquakehappened?A.6B.8C.10D.1246.Thesisterandbrotherlivedahardlifebecause____________.A.theylostallasaresultoftheearthquakeB.theyweretooyoungC.theywerehurtintheearthquakeD.theyhadtolookafterthemselves47.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thenursewouldarrangeathird-classwardforDick.B.Thenursewouldarrangeafirst-classwardforDick.C.ThenursewouldpostDick’sbilltoGoD.D.Dickhadarichbrother-in-law.48.Fromthestoryweknowthattheboyisvery.A.sillyB.kindC.humorousD.Lucky
LastspringIworkedinWashingtonD.C.ThereIvisitedFord’sTheaterandlookedatAbrahamLincoln’impressivememorial纪念碑.ButattheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicinemynosecouldalmosttouchpiecesofthemanhimself:alockofhishairpiecesofhisskull头盖骨andahandkerchiefwithhisbloodonit.AsIstoodthereIwonderedCouldwecloneAbrahamLincoln?SinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1996scientistshaveclonedmammalsfrommicetomulesbutwehaveneverclonedahuman.Maybeit’sahorribledesireifweeverdecidedtoclonesomeoneIwouldvoteforAbrahamLincoln.AfterAbrahamLincolnwasshothisdoctorsandfriendscollectedbitsofhisskullandbloodypiecesofclothforautopsy尸检.Locksofhishairwerepassedaroundlikeholyrelics.LongbeforetheyknewaboutDNAthesepiecesofLincolnrepresentedtheessence本质oftheman.Whilewedohavehisgenesweprobablydon’thavetheentireDANsequenceneededforcloning.SheryIFacilityatUCDavissaidthatwhencellsdieovertimetheDNAbecomeslessuseful.TheDNAinLincoln’s145-year-oldbloodstainsandhairisprobablyfutileforcloning.ThehairitselfwouldnotbeveryhardtogettheentireDNAsequence顺序fromunlessyouhaveacompletefollicle毛囊BernauersaiD.Wedon’thaveanyofLincoln’folliclessothat’sano-go.不宜进行的事Stillit’sinterestingtothinkabouthothedevelopmentofcloninghaschangedthewayweviewhumanremains.Humanshavealwayshonoredthedeadbutnowweknowthat---inDNAatleast----partyofthedeadliveson.28.AttheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicinetheauthor__________.A.touchedpiecesofAbrahamLincolnB.lookedatAbrahamLincoln’smemorialC.wasaskedaboutcloningAbrahamLincolnD.sawsomethingbelongingtoAbrahamLincoln’sbody29.WhywerebitsofAbrahamLincoln’sskullandbloodypiecesofclothcollected?A.TorememberhimB.TolearnabouthisdeathC.TostoreforcloninginthefutureD.Tohepassedaroundlikesaintly神圣的relics.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordfutileinParagraph4mean?A.UselessB.InterestingC.ExcitingD.Necessary31.It’simpliedinParagraph4thatacompletefollicle___________A.doesn’thavecellsthatdieovertimeB.isinAbrahamLincoln’sremainsC.doesn’ttellwellaboutsomeone’sgenesD.hasone’sentireDNAsequence
OurMommyandMetimebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmotherChristieandIwereoutinourfrontyardswatchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridetheirbikesupanddown.IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalonesaidChristiE.Thenweworkedoutaplan:WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenoutI’llwatchherotherthreE.AndwhenshewatchestwoofmineI’lltakesomeoneout.ThechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaofMommyandMetimE.Christie’sdaughterMcKenziewentfirst.Whenshereturnedtheotherchildrenaskedhertonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.She’slikeadifferentchildwhenthere’snooneelsearoundChristiesharedwithmequickly.WithhermotheralltoherselfMcKenziedidn’thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzieIalsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildrenduringouralonetimes.ForexampleIamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughterwhoisseldomclosetomeholdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering口吃的sonTomdoesn’tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn’thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.AndtheothersonSamwho’salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.TheMommyandMetimeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild---talkingsharingandlaughingwhichhasbeenthebiggestgain.EverychilddeservestobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhilE.32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thehappylifeoftwofamilies..B.Theexperienceoftheonlychildbeingwithmother.C.TheadvantageofspendingtimewithonechildatatimeD.Thebasicneedsofchildren.33.RightafterMcKenziecamebacktheotherchildrenwere_____________.A.happyB.curiousC.regretfulD.friendly34.Whatisoneofthechangestheauthorfindsinherchildren?A.Tomhaslessdifficultyinspeaking.B.Samholdsherhandmoreoften.C.Thedaughteractslikealeader.D.Theboysbecomebetterfollowers.35.Theauthorseemstobelievethat___________.A.havingbrothersandsistersisfunB.parentsshouldwatchothers’childrenC.it’stiringtolookafterthreechildrenD.everychildneedsparents’fullattention
Aqualifieddoctorwhorarelypracticedbutinsteaddevotedhislifetowriting.Heoncesaid:Medicineismylawfulwifeandliteratureismylover.RussianwriterAntonPavlovichChekhovwasagreatplaywrightandoneofthemastersofthemodernshortstory.WhenChekhoventeredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolin1879hestartedtopublishhundredsofcomicshortstoriestosupporthisfamily.Afterhegraduatedhewroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.Asawriterhewasextremelyfastoftenproducingashortstoryinanhourorless.Chekhov’smedicalandscienceexperiencecanbeseenthroughtheindifference冷漠manyofhischaractersshowtotragicevents.In1892hebecameafulltimewriterandpublishedsomeofhismostmemorablestories.ChekhovoftenwroteaboutthesufferingsoflifeinsmalltownRussiA.Tragiceventscontrolhischaracterswhoarefilledwithfeelingsofhopelessnessanddespair.ItisoftensaidthatnothinghappensinChekhov’sstoriesandplays.Hemadeupforthiswithhisexcitingtechniquefordevelopingdramawithinhischaracters.Chekhov’sworkcombinedthecalmattitudeofascientistanddoctorwiththesensitivity敏感ofanartist.SomeofChekhov'sworksweretranslatedintoChineseasearlyasthe1940s.OneofhisfamousstoriesTheManinaShellaboutaschoolteacher’sextraordinarilyorderlylifewasselectedasatextforChineseseniorstudents.21.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?A.becameadoctorB.becameafulltimewriterC.startedtopublishcomicshortstoriesD.wroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.E.enteredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolA.e→c→b→a→dB.d→a→b→c→eC.e→c→a→d→bD.a→e→d→c→b22.AntonPavlovichChekhov________.A.asanillegalwriterB.hadalawfulloverC.usedtobealawyerD.wasacompetentdoctor23.In1880Chekhov________.A.studiedmedicineinMoscowUniversityB.publishedhismostmemorablestoriesC.becameafull-timewriterD.practicedmedicineinhishometown24.Whichofthefollowingadjectivescan’tbeusedtodescribeChekhov?A.SensitivE.B.Warm-hearteD.C.Quick-mindeD.D.Cool.
RecentlyIheardatouchingstorywhichshowsthepowerofwordsthatcouldchangeachild’slifeforever—apowerthatliesrightinthehandsofthosereadingthisarticlE.Maryhadgrownupknowingthatshewasdifferentfromotherkidsandshehatedit.Shewasbornwithacleftpalate腭裂andhadtoputupwiththecrueljokesofthosechildren.WithallthejeersMarygrewuphatingthefactthatshewasdifferent.Shewasconvincedthatnooneexceptherfamilycouldeverloveher...untilsheenteredMrs.Leonard’sclass.Mrs.Leonardhadawarmsmilearoundfaceandshinybrownhair.Everyoneinherclasslikedher.Inthe1950sitwascommonforteacherstogivetheirstudentsahearingtesteveryyear.HoweverinMary’scaseinadditiontohercleftpalateshewashardlyabletohearoutofoneear.Determinednottoletotherchildrenhaveanotherdifferencetopointoutshewouldcheatinthetesteveryyear.ThewhispertestwasgivenbyhavingachildwalktotheclassroomdoorturnsidewayscloseoneearwithafingerandthenrepeatsomethingwhichtheteacherwhispereD.Maryturnedherbadeartowardsherteacherandpretendedtocoverhergoodear.SheknewthatteacherswouldoftensaythingslikeTheskyisblueorWhatcolorareyourshoes?Butonthatdaythingsweredifferent.SurelyGodputsevenwordsinMrs.Leonard’smouththatchangedMary’slifeforever.WhenthewhispertestcameMaryheardthewords:Iwishyouweremylittlegirl.28.TheunderlinedwordjeersinParagraph1probablyrefersto.A.somediseasesB.someclassmatesC.someteachersD.someunkindwords29.WhydidMarycheatinthehearingtesteveryyear?A.Becauseshewasnotanhonestgirl.B.Becauseshethoughtthetestwasuseless.C.Becauseshewantedtowinfirstplaceinthetest.D.Becauseshedidn’twantotherkidstoknowshehadhearingproblems.30.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMrs.Leonard?A.Ambitious.B.Caring.C.AggressivE.D.Good-looking.31.Whatwillthenextparagraphprobablytalkabout?A.Howtheteacher’swordschangedMary’slifE.B.WhatMarythoughtabouttheteacher’swords.C.Whytheteacher’swordswerepowerful.D.WhocuredMary’sdiseasE.
DearMaxYourmotherandIdon'tyethavethewordstodescribethehopeyougiveusforthefuturE.Webelieveallliveshaveequalvalueandthatincludesthemanymorepeoplewhowillliveinfuturegenerationsthanlivetoday.OursocietyhasanobligationtoinvestnowtoimprovethelivesofallthosecomingintothisworldnotjustthosealreadyherE.Ourhopesforyourgenerationfocusontwoideas:advancinghumanpotentialandpromotingequality.TodayyourmotherandIarecommittingtospendourlivesdoingoursmallparttohelpsolvethesechallenges.IwillcontinuetoserveasFacebook'sCEOformanymanyyearstocomebuttheseissuesaretooimportanttowaituntilyouorweareoldertobeginthiswork.Bystartingatayoungagewehopetoseecompoundingbenefitsthroughoutourlives.AsyoubeginthenextgenerationoftheChanZuckerbergfamilywealsobegintheChanZuckerbergInitiativetojoinpeopleacrosstheworldtoadvancehumanpotentialandpromoteequalityforallchildreninthenextgeneration.Ourinitialareasoffocuswillbepersonalizedlearningcuringdiseaseconnectingpeopleandbuildingstrongcommunities.Overshortperiodsoffiveortenyearsitmaynotseemlikewe’remakingmuchofadifferencE.ButoverthelongtermseedsplantednowwillgrowandonedayyouoryourchildrenwillseewhatwecanonlyimaginE.Wewillgive99%ofourFacebookshares--currentlyabout$45billion--duringourlivestoadvancethismission.Weknowthisisasmallcontributioncomparedtoalltheresourcesandtalentsofthosealreadyworkingontheseissues.Butwewanttodowhatwecanworkingalongsidemanyothers.28.FromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorisMax’s_______.A.motherB.fatherC.brotherD.grandparent29.Plantedseedsreferredinthe4thparagrapharetoexplainthat______.A.itisbetterdoingsomethingtoimprovetheworldthanwaitingB.harvestcanbeexpectedaftersowingC.itmakelittledifferencetohelpsolvethechallengesD.ittakestimetoshowtheireffortworks30.Theunderlinedwordobligationmostprobablymeans_______.A.dutyB.effortC.contributionD.ability31.ThroughthelettertheauthormainlywantstotellMax_______.A.hedecidestodonate99%oftheFacebooksharestohelpimprovetheworldB.hewillserveastheFacebook’sCEOformanyyearsforherbetterlivingC.heisdevotinghimselftohelprealizetheequalityofthehumanD.heiscontributedtohelpingmakeabetterworldforherandhergeneration
DadIsayonedaylet’stakeatrip.Whydon’tyouflyoutandmeetme?Myfatherhadjustretiredafter27yearsasamanagerforIBM.HisjobfilledhisdayhisthoughthislifE.WhilehewokeupandtookawarmshowerIscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallinPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatchIrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.Myfatherseesmedriftingaimlesslynothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.HewantsmetosettledownbutnowIwanthimtofindanadventurE.Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.Whatisourfirststop?asksmyfather.Whattimeisit?Stilldon’thaveawatch?LessthananhourawayisMountRushmorE.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite花岗岩hismouthandeyesopenslowlylikethoseofalittleboy.UnbelievablehesaysHowwasthisdone?AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculpture雕塑andthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.WestareupandIaskmyselfWouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything?Nodirectionsnogoals.Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather’svoicE.NowIheartheminmyown.Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalParkwherewehaveapicniC.Didyouevertravelwithyourdad?Iask.Onlyoncehesays.Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother—butneversaidit.WhateverhecouldgivemehegavE.Thatlastsentence—it’sprobablythesamethingI’dsayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutmE.InGlacierNationalParkmyfathersaysI’veneverseenwatersobluE.IhaveinseveralplacesoftheworldIcankeeptravelingIrealize---andmaybearegularjobwon’tbeasdullasIfeareD.WeeksafterourtripIcallmyfather.Thephotosfromthetriparewonderfulhesays.We’vegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometimE.ItellhimI’vedecidedtosettledownandI’mwearingawatch.67.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_________.A.followedthefashionB.gotboredwithhisjobC.likedtheauthor’scollectionofstampsD.wasunhappywiththeauthor’slifestyle68.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore?A.HisfatherisinterestedinsculpturE.B.Hisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboy.C.HeshouldhaveaspecificaiminlifE.D.HeshouldlearnsculptureinthefuturE.69.Fromtheunderlinedparagraphwecanseethattheauthor________.A.comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeansB.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfatherC.learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfatherD.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather70.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?A.Thecallsolvestheirdisagreements.B.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloser.C.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.D.TheybegintochangetheirattitudestolifE.
AshopkeepersenthissontolearnaboutthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestmanintheworlD.TheboywalkedalongwayandfinallycameuponthebeautifulcastlewherethewisemanliveD.Onenteringthemainroomofthecastletheboywasquitesurprised:tradesmencomingandgoingpeoplechattinginthecornersandasmallorchestraplayingsoftmusiC.Thewisemantalkedwitheveryoneandtheboyhadtowaitfortwohoursbeforeitwashisturn.Thewisemanlistenedcarefullytotheboy’sexplanationofwhyhehadcomebuttoldhimthathedidn’thavetimejustthentoexplainthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheboylookaroundthepalaceandreturnintwohours.MeanwhileIwanttoaskyoutodosomethingsaidthewisemanhandingtheboyateaspoonthatheldtwodropsofoil.Asyouwanderaroundcarrythisspoonwithyouwithoutallowingtheoiltospill.Theboybegantowalkupanddownstairsofthepalacekeepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Aftertwohourshereturnedtothewiseman.WellaskedthewisemanDidyouseethePersiantapestries挂毯inthehall?Didyouseethegardenthattookthemastergardenertenyearstocreate?Theboywasembarrassedandrepliedthathehadobservednothing.Hisonlyconcernhadbeennottospilltheoil.Thengobackandobservethewondersofmyworldsaidthewiseman.TheboypickedupthespoonandreturnedtohisexplorationofthepalacE.Thistimeheobservedalloftheworksofartontheceilingsandthewalls.Whenhereturnedhedescribedindetaileverythinghehadseen.Butwherearethedropsofoil?askedthewiseman.LookingdownatthespoonheheldtheboysawthattheoilwasgonE.WellthereisonlyonepieceofadviceIcangiveyousaidthewiseman.Thesecretofhappinessistoseeallthewondersoftheworldandnevertoforgetthedropsofoilonthespoon.1.Whentheboyarrivedatthecastlehe.A.receivedawarmwelcomefromthewisemanB.hadalreadymissedhischancetotalktothewisemanC.wasshownaroundthepalacebythelocalpeopleD.didn’texpecttoseesomanypeoplearound2.Thewisemangavetheboytwotasksinorderto.A.showhimhowtoobservethewondersintheworldB.teachhimthesecretofhappinessC.makehimlearnfromhismistakesD.lettheboyenjoyhispalaceandgarden3.Wecaninferfromthearticlethedropsoftheoilonthespoonprobablyreferto_____.A.thebeautyofone’snatureB.thefortuneapersonpossessesC.theresponsibilitiesonehastotakeonD.thegreatopportunitiesinlife4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthearticle?A.LessonaboutHappinessB.TheSecretofHappinessC.LearningaboutHappinessD.SearchingforHappiness
WhenIwasyoungmyfatherhadoneofthefirsttelephonesinourneighborhooD.Iremembertheshinyboxonthewall.ButIwastoolittletoreachitIcouldonlylistentomymothertalkonit.IdiscoveredthatinsidethewonderfulboxlivedanamazingpersonwhosenamewasInformationPleasE.Therewasnothingshedidnotknow.Onedaymymotherwentout.IaccidentallyhurtmyfingerwhenIwasplayingwithahammer.IwalkedaroundthehousesuckingmyhurtingfingerfinallyseeingthetelephonE.QuicklyIdraggedachairoverandclimbedup.InformationPleaseIspokeintothereceiver.A.clickortwoandasmallclearvoicespokeintomyearInformation.IhurtmyfingerIcriedintothephonE.Isn’tyourmotherhome?camethequestion.Nobody’shomebutmE.IsobbeD.Areyoubleeding?thevoiceaskeD.NoIreplieD.Ihitmyfingerwiththehammerandithurts.Canyouopenyouricebox?sheaskeD.IsaidIcoulD.Thentakealittlepieceoficeandholdittoyourfinger.SaidthevoicE.AfterthatIcalledInformationPleaseforeverything.IaskedherforhelpwithmygeographyandshetoldmewherePhiladelphiawas.Shehelpedmewithmymath.ShetoldmehernamewasSally.Thentherewasthetimemypetcanary金丝雀dieD.IcalledInformationPleaseandtoldSallythesadstory.Whyisitthatbirdssingsobeautifullyandbringjoytoallfamiliesonlytoendupasapileoffeathers?ShelistenedthensaidquietlyPaulalwaysrememberthatthereareotherworldstosingin.SomehowIfeltbetter.OnedaywhenIcalledInformationPleaseagainadifferentvoiceansweredInformation.IaskedforSally.Areyouafriend?shesaiD.Yes.IansweredI’msorrytohavetotellyouthisshesaiD.Shediedfivedaysago.BeforeIcouldhangupshesaidWaitaminutE.DidyousayyournamewasPaul?Yes!WellSallyleftamessageforyou.ThenotesaidTellhimIstillsaythereareotherworldstosingin.He’llknowwhatImean.Ithankedherandhungup.IknewwhatSallymeant.21.Whentheauthorhurthisfingerherangbecause______.A.hebelievedthatthetelephonekneweverything.B.thetelephonecouldtellhimadoctor’snumberC.hismotherwasontheotherendofthetelephoneD.hewasoncetoldtoaskforhelpinthisway22.ThroughthehelpfromSallyitcanbeinferredthat______.A.SallywasageographyteacherB.Sallywastheauthor’sfriendC.SallywasaconsideratepersonD.Sallywasanimaginaryperson23.WhatdidSallyreallymeanbyhermessage?A.Shewassurethatshecouldsinginotherworlds.B.Shedidn’twantPaultobesadaboutherdeath.C.SinginghelpedPaultofacedeathmoreeasily.D.TherewasnoneedforPaultocallheranymorE.24.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.MyPet’sDeathB.AnAmazingWomanC.A.HealingMessageD.MyMagicBox
KristenPowersgrewuponafarmwith30animalssoitisnosurprisethatsheandherfamilyarepetlovers!Kristen’sfatherworksintheanimalhospitalandhermotheristhefounderofpetfinder.com.MydadhastaughtmetheimportanceofrespectinganimalsinthesamekindwayIwouldwithhumansKristensaiD.Inmiddleschoolhermotherofferedherapart-timejobforpetfinder.com.Thewebsiteallowsfamiliestofindtheperfectpetforthem.SoonenoughKristenwasaskedbyherpresentproducerifshewouldliketohostherownradioshow!Kristen’sradioshow!Kristen’sradioshowisakidsandteenspetshow.SincehostingherradioshowKristenhasinterviewedmanyteenswhocareaboutanimals.HerfavoritepartaboutbeingthehostofPetzRockistalkingwithpeoplefromalloverthecountry.It’salwaysamazingtohearwhatteensaredoingtoimprovethewelfare幸福ofanimalsKristensaiD.EvenwithherhandstiedwithcaringforheranimalsandmakingtimeforherradioshowKristenalsopaysattentiontohelpingtheenvironment!InmiddleschoolshestartedGreenTeenanenvironmentalcluB.AssheenteredhighschoolKristen’sclubgrewintotheGreenTigerCampaignanationallyrecognizedorganization.Myhighschoolisoversixtyyearsoldandhasmanyinefficiencies无效率KristenexplaineD.Istartedthisclubinordertomovemyschooltoamoresustainable可持续的placE.Kristen’sworkwiththeGreenTigerCampaignandtheenvironmenthaswonhermanyamazingprizes!WhateveryouareinterestedinKristenhasadviceonhowyoucanmakeadifferenceinyourlife!Youdon’tneedtowaitto‘growup’totakeaction.StartbyaskingpeoplequestionsespeciallyexpertsinthefieldyouareinterestedinshesaiD.Thentrytofindthebestwaytosolvethem.5.WhatdoweknowaboutKristen’sPetzRock?A.Itmainlyattractsadults’attention.B.ItwasfoundedbyKristen’smother.C.Itaimstofindsuitablepetsforkidsandteens.D.ItletsKristenknowthekindnessofanimallovers.6.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mean?A.Kristenisbusycaringforanimals.B.Kristenishappytocareforanimals.C.Kristeniskilledatcaringforanimals.D.Kristenhasnotimetocareforanimals.7.AccordingtothetexttheGreenTigerCampaign_____.A.aimstohelpprotecttigersB.wasorganizedbyteachersC.hasachievedgreatsuccessD.developedintoGreenTeen8.Kristenadvisespeopleto_____.A.findspecialinterestsB.askteachersquestionsC.takeactionimmediatelyD.solveproblemsinadifferentway
FrankhadaveryfascinatingwayofhelpingtheguarddogshetrainedtofeelrespectedprotectedandloveD.Hereishowheaccomplishedthis.Firstofallhestartedoutbytreatinghisdogswithloveandrespectandbyshowingthemenoughpatienceastheywerelearning.Thenthenextthinghedidwasatrueactionofgenius.HewouldcutasmallpieceofcarpetforeachdoghetraineD.Hewouldplacethecarpetinthedog’ssleepingareaforhimtolayoneachnight.HewouldalsotakethiscarpetduringthedayandsetitdowninvariouslocationsandsitthedogonthecarpetashepraisedthedogforbeinggooD.Wheneverhemovedtoanewplacehewouldhavethedogstandupandhewouldpickupthecarpetandcarryittothenewplacesetitdownsitthedogdownandagainpraisethedogforbeingagoodboy.NextFrankwouldteachthedogtopickupthepieceofcarpethimselfandcarryittowherevertheyweregoing.ThedogwouldthensetthepieceofcarpetdownwhentheystoppedandsitontopofitwithFrankallofthetimepraisinghimforbeingagooddog.NowFranksaidThedogbeginstofeelthathetrulybelongsineveryplacethathetravelstoandnomatterwherehegoeshereceivesmyloveandappreciation.AndIaskyounowifthisstrategyworkssoclearlywithdogswouldthesamebasicstrategynotworkjustaswellwithhumanbeings?AskyourselfWhatisthesmallpieceofcarpetyoucarryaroundwithyouwhereveryougo?Wouldyourlifenotbeverydifferentifyouchangedyourpieceofcarpettooneofselfloveandappreciation?21.WecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthatFrank_______.A.hadmanydogstolookafterathomeB.wasgoodattrainingtheguarddogsC.triedtolearnsomethingfromhisdogsD.dideverythingwithloverespectandpatience22.InordertotraintheguidedogsFrank_____A.preparedapieceofcarpetB.cuthiscarpetintopiecesC.placedhiscarpetseverywhereD.carriedsomedifferentcarpets23.Frankwouldpraisehighlyofthedogwhen____A.itmovedtoanotherplaceB.itdideverythingasitlikedC.itlookedlikeagoodboyD.itdidsomethingwellastold24.AccordingtoFrankwhatisthemostimportantintrainingtheguidedogs?A.ThefooD.B.ThemethoD.C.TheencouragementD.Thestrictness
WhenJoangavebirthtothefirstboyinherfamilyinthreegenerationssheandherhusbandwereoverjoyeD.Sowereherparents.JoanexpectedhereldersisterSallytobejustasdelightedasthem.JoanhadalwaysadmiredSallythebeautyandthestarofthefamilyandfelthappyaboutherachievements.[Z-x-x-k.Com]Butsincethebaby'sarrivalthesistershavebecomedistant.JoanfeelshurtforSallyseemscompletelyuninterestedinherbaby.SallywhohasnochildrenclaimsthatheryoungersisteractsasifnooneeverhadababybeforE.NeitherSallynorJoanunderstandsthattherealcauseofthecurrentcoldnessisthattheirfamilyroleshavesuddenlychangedtotheoppositE.FinallyJoanseemstobebetterthanhereldersister--andSallydoesn'tlikeit!Theirdistancemaybetemporarybutitshowsthatchildhoodcompetitiondon'tfade消退easilyasagesgrow.ItcanremainpowerfulinrelationshipsthroughoutlifE.InastudyoftheUniversityofCincinnati65menandwomenbetweenages25and93wereaskedhowtheyfeltabouttheirbrothersandsisters.Nearly75percentadmittedhavinghiddencompetitivefeelings.Inafewcasestheseemotionsweresostrongastohaveaffectedtheirentirelives.ManyadultbrothersandsistersareclosesupportivebutstilltendtocompetE.TwobrothersIknowturnintokillerswhenonoppositesidesofatennisnet.Offthecourt球场theyarethebestoffriends.Myownyoungersistercan'twaittotellmewhenI'veputonweight.Howevershe'saterriblecookandthatpleasesme;Iteaseherwhenshecomestodinner.Happilydespitethesesmallfailingswehavebeenanimportantresourceforeachother.Somebrothersandsistersstayatarm'slengthbutnevergiveupcompetitioncompletely.Whydothesepuzzlingunproductiveoftenpainfulrelationshipscontinuetoexist?33.WhenJoan'ssonwasbornSally______.A.feltveryhappyB.didn’tfeeldelightedC.movedawayD.admiredheralot34.Whathappenstochildren'sdesiretocompetewiththeirbrothersandsisters?A.Itsometimeswilldisappearwhentheygrowup.[Z-X-X-K]B.ItwillneverdisappearthroughoutlifE.C.Itwillimprovetheirrelationshipswhentheygrowup.D.Itwillneverharmtheirrelationshipswhentheygrowup.35.Whydoestheauthor'ssisteroftentellherwhenshe'sputonweight?A.Becauseshewantstheauthortogoonadiet.B.Becauseshewantstheauthortostopcallingherabadcook.C.Becauseshewantstomakefunoftheauthor'sweight.D.Becauseshewantstobehonestwiththeauthor.
ThisisatruestorythathappenedinJapan.InordertorenovatethehouseaJapanesetoreopenthewalls.Japanesehousesnormallyhaveaemptyspacebetweenthewoodenwalls.Whentearingdownthewallshefoundthattherewasalizard蜥蜴stucktherebecauseanailfrom[Z-X-X-K]outsidewashammeredintooneofitsfeet.Hesawthisfeelingpityandcurious.Whenhecheckedthenailhefounditwasnailed10yearsagowhenthehousewasfirstbuilt.Whathappened?Thelizardhadsurvivedinsuchapositionfor10years!Ithasbeeninadarkwallpartition夹层for10yearswithoutmoving!Thenhewonderedhowthislizardsurvivedfor10yearswithoutmovingasinglestep—sinceitsfootwasnailed!Sohestoppedhisworkandobservedthelizard:Whathasitbeendoing?Whatandhowhasitbeeneating?Laterhedidn'tknowfromwhereanotherlizardappearedwithfoodinitsmouth.Ah!Hewasastonishedandtoucheddeeply.Thefreelizardhadbeenfeedingthestuckoneforthepast10years.Suchloveabeautifullove!SuchlovehappenedwiththistinycreatureWhatcanlovedo?Itcandowonders!Justthinkaboutit:onelizardhadbeenfeedingtheotheroneuntiringlyfor10longyearswithoutgivinguphopeonitspartner.Ifasmallcreaturelikealizardcanlovelikethisjustimaginehowwecanloveifwetry.24.Theunderlinedwordrenovateinthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_________.A.tearopenB.repairC.teardownD.paint25.HowdidtheJapanesefeelwhenseeingthestucklizard?A.FrightenedB.EnjoyableC.ConfusedD.Usual26.Whatcanwelearnfromthefreelizard?A.Itteachesusnevertoabandonourlovedones.B.Itteachesustogivemorehelptoourlovedones.C.IttellsustotakepityonthestucklizarD.D.Itencouragesustoliveevenlonger.27.WhydidtheJapanesestophiswork?A.TowatchhowlongthelizardcanstillliveherE.B.TotakeoutthenailandsetthelizardfreE.C.TohavearestbywatchingthelizarD.D.Tofindoutwhythelizardhadsurvivedherefor10years.28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.WonderB.TwoLizardsC.SuchaStoryD.LizardLove
MarkTwainwasagreatwriter.Hewasbornin1835intheUSA.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumor.ManypeoplelikedtolistentohistalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetimE.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleaveoneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthathe'dbetternotgotherE.MarkTwainwavedhishandsandsaidItdoesn'tmatter.ThemosquitoesarenorelativesofminE.Idon'tthinktheywillcometovisitmE.AfterhearrivedatthetownMarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroombutwhenhewasjustabouttohavearestquiteafewmosquitoesflewaroundhim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.I'mverysorryMr.MarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtownoneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwainhowevermadeajokesayingtothewaiterThemosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn'tcomeintothewrongroom.Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.61.WhydidmanypeopleliketolistentoMarkTwain'stalk?A.Becausehewasagreatwriter.B.BecausehewaslikedbyanyonE.C.Becauseofhissenseofhumor.D.Becausehewrotegoodnovels.62.ThatdayMarkTwainwenttothetown_____.A.toseeoneofhisfriends.B.becausehewantedtodosomethingthereforhiswriting.C.becausehewastoldtherewerealotofmosquitoestherE.D.toseeoneofhisrelatives.63.Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause_____.A.theydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwain.B.theirhotelwastoosmall.C.theroomwasnotveryclean.D.therewerequiteafewmosquitoesinMarkTwain'sroom.64.Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause____.A.themosquitoeswereverycleverandtheydidn'tcomeintothewrongroomB.themosquitoesknewMarkTwain'sroomnumberC.MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresentsD.MarkTwainmadeajokE.65.Fromthestoryweknow_____.A.nomosquitoestroubledMarkTwaininthenightB.theownerofthehoteltoldthewaiterstolookafterMarkTwainwellatnightC.MarkTwaindidn'thaveagoodrestthatnightD.therewerenotmosquitoesinthehotelanylonger
WhenIwasaneducationofficialinPaloAltoCaliforniaPollyTynerthepresidentofourschoolboardwrotealetterthatwasprintedinthePaloAltoTimes.Polly’ssonJimhadgreatdifficultyinschool.Hewasclassifiedastheeducationallydisabledandrequiredagreatdealofpatienceonthepartofhisparentsandteachers.ButJimwasahappykidwithagreatsmilethatlituptheroom.HisparentsknewhisacademicdifficultiesbutalwaystriedtohelphimseehisstrengthssothathecouldwalkwithpridE.ShortlyafterJimfinishedhighschoolhewaskilledinamotorcycleaccident.Afterhisdeathhismothersubmittedthislettertothenewspaper.Todayweburiedour20-year-oldson.HewaskilledinstantlyinamotorcycleaccidentonFridaynight.HowIwishIhadknownwhenItalkedtohimlastthatitwouldbethelasttimE.IfIhadonlyknownIwouldhavesaidJimIloveyouandI’mveryproudofyou.Iwouldhavetakenthetimetocountthemanyblessingshebroughttothelivesofthemanywholovedhim.IwouldhavetakenthetimetoappreciatehisbeautifulsmilethesoundofhislaughterhisgenuineloveofpeoplE.Whenyouputallthegoodqualitiesonthescaleandtrytobalancealltheirritatingphenomenasuchastheradiowhichwasalwaystooloudthehaircutthatwasn’ttoourlikingthedirtysocksunderthebedetC.yourangryfeelingswon’tamounttomuch.Iwon’tgetanotherchancetotellmysonallthatIwouldhavewantedhimtohearbutotherparentsyoudohaveachancE.Tellyouryoungpeoplewhatyouwouldwantthemtohearifyouknewitwouldbeyourlastconversation.ThelasttimeItalkedtoJimwasthedayhedieD.HecalledmetosayHiMom!IjustcalledtosayIloveyou.Gottogotowork.ByE.Hegavemesomethingtotreasureforever.IfthereisanypurposeatallforJim’sdeathmaybeitistomakeothersappreciatemoreoflifeandtohavepeopleespeciallyfamilymemberstakethetimetoleteachotherknowjusthowmuchwecarE.YoumayneverhaveanotherchancE.21.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat____.A.JimwasalwaysashamedofhimselfB.JimdidverywellinhisstudiesC.Jim’sparentswerepatientwithhimD.Jimfailedtofinishhishighschool22.TheunderlinedwordirritatinginParagraph4mostprobablymeans____.A.annoyingB.aggressiveC.impatientD.surprising23.BywritingtheletterprintedinthePaloAltoTimestheauthorintendsto____.A.mournherson’ssuddendeathinatrafficaccidentB.remindpeopletobecautiousofmotorcyclesC.tellparentstotakebettercareoftheirchildrenD.suggestpeopletakingthetakingtoexpresstheirloveintime24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.LoveYourFamilyB.DoItTodayC.WalkwithPrideD.AppreciateSmiles
OnAugust161977ElvisPresleysavedmE.ThepreviousafternoonIplayedwithmysix-year-oldpeersinHeatherPeters’backyarD.IwasenjoyingmycakewhenHeatheraskedmewheremysleepingbagwas.OnlythendidIknowthispartywasasleepover.Thewordsleep-overtoasix-year-oldbed-wetterislikewhatcancermeanstoanadult.ButwhatifItoldthemIwasabed-wetter?Atleastwithcancerpeoplegatheratyourbedsideinsteadofrunningfromit.IthoughtofawaytoescapE.IwouldexplainthatIneededmymother'spermissiontospendthenights.ButasIcalledmyMomHeatherstoodbesidemetolisten.Shegrantedpermission!ThenIwouldbesleepinginthesamelivingroomastheothergirls.Ididn'tbringmyownpajamas睡衣soMrs.PetersofferedmeHeather'spajamas.AstheothergirlsdriftedintotheirsweetdreamsItriedtostayawakE.DoIneedtogoagain?I'llstayuptogoonemoretimE...OfcourseIfinallyfellasleep.ThenextmorningIwasthefirsttowakeup.Iwaswarm!Ilayinpanicforwhatseemedlikehoursbeforetheothergirlsstartedtowakeup.IdidtheonlythingIcoulddo—Ipretendedthatthebed-wettingdidn'thappen.IgotuptookoffHeather'spajamasandchangedintomyclothesliketheothergirls.Mrs.Peterswalkedintotheroomandbeforeshecouldsayanythingshesteppedrightontothepileofmywetpajamas.MyheartstoppedasIwatchedherfaceburnreD.WHODIDTHIS?Shescreamedwithalooksofrightening.ShouldIanswer?Andthatwaswhenithappened—Mr.Peterscameinandgrabbedhiswife‘‘ElvisPresleydied!ThenewsoftheKing'sdeathovertookMrs.PetersandIwasspareD.IgothomewithouttheothergirlsknowingwhathadhappeneD.21.TheauthorhadtospendthenightatPeters'because________.A.sheenjoyedhercakethereB.thefamoussingerElvisPresleydiedthatnightC.hermotherallowedhertodosoD.Itwasaroutineoftheparty22.Mrs.Petersgotangrybecause________.A.shefoundthewetpajamasB.ElvisPresleypassedawayC.herhusbandwasrudetoherD.allthegirlssleptatherhouse23.FromthestoryweknowMrs.Peterswas________.A.abad-temperedwomanB.afanofElvisPresleyC.awomanforperfectionD.awomanwhohatedtowashpajamas24.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.anembarrassingchildhoodincidentB.afan-purchasingexperienceC.theshockingdeathofafamoussingerD.anunfriendlyhostess
EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.HedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyrE.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.29.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedleD.howtostopthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle30.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep31.Dreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause________.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem
WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoineslowahetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeentherE.Itwasinthe1930swhenhewasaneditoroftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversitySMUinDallasTexas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMUandtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdiseasE.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalvestonaseasidetownnearHoustonTexas.Shewascleaningouttheattic阁楼onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript手稿.OnitstoppagewerethewordsByO.Henry.ItwasanicestoryandshesentittoherdaughteratSMUwhoshowedittomyfather.MyfatherhadneverreadthestorybeforebutitsoundedlikeO.henryandheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboardinghouseandhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwhoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.EventuallyhefoundhimselfinDesMoinesmeetingwithGardnerCowlesatopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovedthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.ItwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneedeD.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.24.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.25.TheunderlinedwordauthenticatedinParagraph2probablymeans.A.namedB.treatedC.provedD.described26.Accordingtothetextwhydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.
MariaandLisawerebestfriends.Theysharedatwo-bedroomapartmentinHollywooD.MariawasaclerkataclothingstoreandLisawasaclerkatasupermarket.Theirhoursvariedsotheydidn’tgettospendawholelotoftimetogether.Butlastweekendbothwereoffwork.Let’sgotothebeachsuggestedMariA.That’sagoodideaagreedLisA.Whichone?WellIwouldpreferanuncrowdedbeachbecauseIthinkI’veputonafewpoundsrecently.Idon’twantanyboysseeingmyfat.OhpleasesaidLisA.YoueatsolittlE.Ouncesdon’tturnintopounds.HowaboutZumaBeach?That’sprettyfarnorthofSantaMonicaBeachsoit’sjustright—nottoocrowdedandnottooempty.ThatsoundsgoodsaidMariA.Thedrivetothebeachtookmorethananhour.WhentheygottherethehotandsunnyHollywoodweatherhadbecomecoolwindyandovercastbeachweather.Bothofthemhadbeentothebeachmanytimesbeforesotheywerenotsurprisedbythechangeinweather.Theyputontheirjacketsshoesandsocksandheadednorthtohuntforseashells.Withinanhourtheyhadcollectedabout20beautifulshellsintoaplasticbag.Theywerestillwalkingslowlynorthwhentheyheardaroar咆哮.Theyturnedaroundtoseeafour-wheelAllTerrainVehiclecomingrapidlytowardthem.Thedriverbrakedatthelastmoment.Sandflewontothetwogirls.TheybothscreameD.ThedriverwaswearingajacketthatsaidBeachPatrol巡逻.HegotofftheATVandstartedyellingatthem.Whatareyoutwodoinghere?Can’tyouread?ThesignssayPrivateProperty.GetoutofherebeforeIwriteyouaticketandhaveyouarresteD.What’syourname?Mariastooddefiantly挑战的.I’mgoingtoreportyoutothepolicE.You’renotarealpatrolofficer.Thisisapublicbeach.Thosesignsarephony假冒的signsputupbyhomeownerswhothinktheyownthebeach.MynameisJohnSmith.Reportmetowhoeveryouwant.Nowgetoutofhereoryou’llbesorry.Youcan’tmakeusleavE.Thisisapublicbeach!yelledMariA.ThemangotbackontohisATVandstarteddrivingincirclesaroundthewomen.TheATVwassprayingsandandwateralloverthem.Hewaslaughing.Theystartedrunningbacksouth.WhentheATVdriversawthattheywereleavinghedroveoff.JohnSmith.A.phonynametogowithaphonyuniformsaidMariawhentheysloweddowntoawalk.We’regoingtothepolicestationandmakeacomplaint.Ihopetheyputhiminprison.AfewminuteslaterLisaaskedWherearetheshells?OhgeeinalltheexcitementIleftthembacktherE.I’msorry.NoproblemrepliedLisA.There’splentyofseashellsintheseA.Yeahjustlikethere’splentyofjerks疯子ontheshorE.82.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceOuncesdon’tturnintopoundsinParagraph4mean?A.Itiseasierforoneeatinglesstoloseweight.B.OneislesslikelytobecomefatifheeatslittlE.C.Itwillcostmuchmoneytoloseweight.D.ItishardforonetoloseweightoncehehasgainedsomE.83.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.Thedriverdidn’tstophisATVuntilthelastmoment.B.JohnSmithwasnottherealnameoftheATVdriver.C.ThedriverstoppedMariaandLisarunningbacksouth.D.BothMariaandLisahadbeentoZumaBeachmanytimes.84.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thepolicemightreceiveareportaboutaphonypatrolofficer.B.MariaandLisawouldnevergotothebeachagain.C.MariaandLisareceivedaticketandgotarresteD.D.Thephonypatrolofficerwasputintoprison.85.HowdidMariafeelwhenthemandrovetheATVaroundthem?A.EmbarrasseD.B.FrighteneD.C.WorrieD.D.AnnoyeD.
Thestorieswesharewithoneanotherareimportant.Theyshowwisdomandprovideinspiration.Theyareimportanttoourdevelopment.Butsometimespeoplechosenottotell.Considerthenegativeeffectsofnotsharingastoryinthenews:PeoplearewonderingifpublichealthofficialsareholdingbacktoomuchinformationabouttherecentoutbreakofEbolA.ThereisadangerinholdingbackstoriesthatoughttobetolD.BobetteBustersaiditlikethisThefactishistoryhasshownusthatstoriesnottoldanbecomelikeadangerousgenie妖怪leftinabottlE.WhentheyarefinallyuncorkedtheirpowertodestroyissetfreE.Thereareanumberofreasonswhywehidepartsofourstory:theyoftenshowourweaknessesorexposeourdisadvantages;theyrequirecourageandstrengthtoshare;andofcoursetherearesomestoriesthatshouldbekeptsecret—especiallythosethatembarrasssomeoneelsE.Mostofushavetwoselves:theonewedisplayontheoutsideandtheoneweactuallyareontheinsidE.Andthebetterwegetathidingthestoriesthatshowourtrueselvesthemoredamagewemaybecausingtoourselvesandtoothers.Honestyandopennessisimportant:Itproveswearetrustworthy.Itdisplayswearehuman.Wearenotperfectorbetter.Ithighlightstheimportanceofhardworkandpersonaldevelopment.Hardworkmaynotallowustoovercomeourdisadvantagescompletely.Butwithhardwonk:wedonothavetoberestrictedtoourmistakes.Doesthismeanweadmiteveryweaknesseverydisadvantageandeverysecretregrettoeverybodywemeet?Noofcoursenot.Thereisatimeandaplaceandacertainlevelofrelationshipnecessaryforsomestoriestobetoldinallappropriatemanners.24.What’sthefunctionoftheexampleinParagraph2?A.ItreflectsthatpeopleareconcerningaboutthespreadofEbolA.B.Itshowsthebadeffectcausedbysharingastory.C.ItprovesnotsharingastorycancausetroublE.D.ItconcludesthatoneshouldshareastoryatapropertimE.25.Oneofthereasonswhypeopleareunwillingtoshareexperiencesisthat______.Astory-sharinghighlightstheimportanceofhardworkB.peopleareusedtoexposingtheirweaknessesC.peoplesometimeshavenocouragetosharetheirstoriesD.somestoriesmakethemselvesfeelsad26.WhichiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedworduncorkedinParagraph3?A.freedB.brokenC.unfoldedD.untouched27.Thewriteraimstoconvinceusto_____________.A.beopentopeopleclosetoyoubysharingsomesecretsB.sharestoriesappropriatelyforthegoodofothersandourselvesC.removethedangersthatcanbecausedbyuntoldstoriesD.realizetheimportanceofbeinghonestwhenmakingfriends
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