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ForthatideakickingaroundClancy’Sheadsince1988theU..S..PatentOfficethismonthJune2006awardedthe52-year-oldMansfieldOhiomanapatent.Itsnumber7037243.Whatmakesthisinventionworkisthemovingweightsinsidethehandles.TheyletyouhavethefeelofaropemovingClancysaid.Butwhyjumpropewithoutarope?It’sperfectfortheclumsyClancysaid.Ifyouarestilljumpingyou’restillusingyourlegsaswellasyouralms.andgivingexercisetothecardiovascular心血管.Youjustdon’thavetoworryabouttrippingontherope.ItisalsogoodformentalinstitutionsandprisonswherepeoplemightuseropetokillthemselvessaidClancywhoservesasalaundryworkerinastateprison.Andlowceilingfansaren’tdangerousanymorehesaid.Theideaisn’tallthatcrazy.saidMikeErnstaprofessorofkinesiology运动机能学atCaliforniaStateUniversityinDominguezHills.ThemorehethoughtaboutitthemoreErnstsaidhecouldseethebenefitaddingthatDoyouneedtojumpwitharope?Youdon’tErnstsaid.ButIwouldn’tbuytheproductIcantellyouthat.I'mnotafool.High-techhandlesaren’tneeded.YoucouldevenusetoiletpaperholdersErnstsaid.Onsecondthoughthewonderedifhecouldpatentthatidea.1.What’sthenameofthepatentowner?A.Clancy.B.Mansfield.C.Ohio.D.M.ikeErnst2.Themovingweightsinsidethehandlesareusedto__________________.A.freethejumper’shandsB.addweighttotheropeC.helpthrowtheropearoundD.workasarope3.ErnstthoughtTheideaisn’tailthatcrazybecauseitaimedto_______.A.makethejumpingsaferB.preventself-killingC.1etotherssharetheinventor’sexperienceD.havepeopledomoreexercise4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellusthatErnst__________________.A.consideredthepatentandhisnewideaequallysillyB.mightapplyforapatentforhisnewideaC.preferredtoiletpaperholderstohigh-techhandlesD.wasapersonfullofnewideas
WildelephantsthatdestroycropsanddamagetreesareaseriousprobleminmanypartsofAfrica.ButtherecouldbeasimpleandrelativelysafewaytostopthemintheirtracksbyemployingthetalentsofthetinyAfricanhoneybees.ThenumberofelephantsinKenyahasrisenoverthepasttenyearswithsomedisastrousresults.Notonlydothesehugeanimalsattacklocalfarmsbuttheystepsomeonetodeathanaverageofonceeverytwoweeks.Nowabiologisthasdiscoveredapossiblethreat:theelephantsareextremelyawareoftreesthathousehoneybeehives.IanpuzzledwhynobodyhasthoughtofthisbeforesaysFritzVollrathattheUniversityofOxford.Whenanelephantknocksabeehiveherunsandthebeeswillfollowhimormiles.Hesaysthatplacinghivesofthehoneybeesaroundlocalfarmsandfragilehabitatscouldbeaneffectivewaytothreatentheanimals.Volirathput30unoccupiedand6occupiedbeehivesinsomeofthegrowingonabushfrequentlydamagedbyelephantsonLaikipiaPlateauinKenya.Onaveragetheelephantsattacked9outof10treesthatdidn’thavehivesseverelydamagingaquarter.Buttheysteeredclearofallsixtreeswithoccupiedhives.Theelephantsalsoleftaloneone-thirdofthetreeswithemptyhivessuggestingthatsomehadlearntnottotaketherisk.Thebeesthreatenelephantsbystingingvulnerable易受伤areassuchastheeyesbellybehindtheearsandunderthetrunk.PeoplecouldbeatriskfromthebeesadmitsVoilrathbutthatmaybeoutweighedbytheriskofbeingkilledbyanelephant.AnotherexperimentbyVoilrathshowsthatelephantsalsoavoidthesoundofangrybeesplayedfromaloudspeaker.1.WhatharmdothewildelephantsinAfricado?A.KillinglocalpeopleB.DamagingbeehivesC.ThreateninganimalsD.Destroyingvillages2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.TheyranawayfromthetreeswithemptyhivesonitB.TheytriednottotouchthetreeswithhivesfullofbeesC.Theykeptadistancefromalthetreeswithhivesonthem.D.Theywereclearthatallthesixtreeswereoccupiedbyhives3.What’sVolirath’sanotherexperimentonthiselephant’scase?A.LetbeesattackandkillelephantsonebyoneB.Encouragebeestostingelephants’eyesandearsC.Usethebees’soundtodriveelephantsawayD.EmploytinyAfricanhoneybeestothreatenelephants4.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_______A.thereisalwaysonethingtobetanotherB.littlebeescankillbigandwildelephantsC.seriousproblemsoftencomeupinAfricaD.elephantsenjoyattackingpeopleandfarms
DonotpushyourselftoohardOneFridayearlierthisschoolyearallofasuddenitfeltlikeIhadpulledamuscleinmyback.IknewIwas1.AfterafewdaysIstoppedeatingwhichmeantIlost2;theclothesboughttwoweeksearlierbeganhanging3.InadditionIstarted4solessthatmyeyelidswereconstantlyheavy.Myparentsgot5.Ithoughtfearwasn’tgoingto6mylifE.YetIspenteveryminuteofeveryday7howIwasgoingtogetmyselfoutoftroubleanditmadememaD.ThenI8toacceptIwasill.Ikeptmyjobworking25hoursaweekinashop;Ididn’t9anyclasses.WhenIwas10Isuckeditupandkeptongoing.11itkillsyouitmakesyoustrongerright?ButnowIfindmyselfthinkinggwhetherthat’s12it.I’mtakingtheclassesandwritingforthenewspaperbecauseitlooks13oncollegeapplications.AndIamworking25hoursaweeksothat14IgetintomydreamschoolIcanaffordit.HereIamalreadysickfromtheamountofwork.Sowhatgoodisan15applicationifI’mdead?Whatisthe16ofdoingthisworkifIcan’tenjoytheresults?17bywritingmystoryI’mnotonly18thatIcan’ttakeitbutI’mtellingallthepeoplewhoaretooconcernedwiththe19toworryaboutnow.Thisismywarning:Don’t20thehighdiveifyoudon’tlikethedeepend.1.A.tiredB.illC.sadD.cold2.A.heartB.chanceC.confidenceD.weight3.A.heartB.chanceC.confidenceD.weight4.A.protectingB.sleepingC.amusingD.observing5.A.annoyedB.disturbedC.scaredD.shocked6.A.controlB.loseC.takeD.explore7.A.noticingB.showingC.answeringD.wondering8.A.refusedB.agreedC.determinedD.managed9.A.leavingB.trainingC.performingD.hurting10.A.leavingB.trainingC.performingD.hurting11.A.SinceB.IfC.ThoughD.Unless12.A.unfairB.honestC.worthD.equal13.A.firmB.goodC.curiousD.serious14.A.onceB.thoughC.unlessD.whether15.A.expensiveB.impressiveC.instructiveD.sensitive16.A.pointB.dutyC.promiseD.action17.A.IncaseB.InreturnC.InfactD.Inall18.A.regrettingB.reportingC.desiringD.admitting19.A.incomeB.educationC.pressureD.future20.A.crossB.escapeC.climbD.aviod
Istoodbyandwatchedherandhermotherbusilydecoratinghercollegedorm宿舍.Everythingwasinplace1boxesunderthebedandphotosofherdearestfriendsonthewall.Icloselymonitoredthatthistimethingswere2.Ibegantoacceptthatherroomathomeisnolonger3Itisnowoursourroomforherwhenshevisits.I4myselfthinkingofwhenIheldherinmyarmssittinginachairbymywife’shospital__5_.Onedayold.Sosmallsobeautifulsoperfectsototallyreliantonhernewuntestedparents.MywifechangedfromthedayIdrovethislittlebabyhomefromthe6.Isawmyselfdifferentlythatday7Thelastfewdays8sheleftforcollegeItouchedherarmherface—anything—9thatwhenmywifeandIreturnedhomeshewouldnotbewithusandtherewouldbe10totouch.Ihadsomuchtosaybutnowordswithwhichtosayit.Suddenlyshelookedup11mestaringatherwhichcausedhertosaytohermotherMomDad’slookingatmefunny.ShethensaidIt’llbe12Dad.I’llbehomefromschoolsoon.Itoldhershewouldherhavea13year.ButIsaidlittleelse.Iwas14thatIwouldsaysomethingtoosmallforwhatIwasfeeling15Ionlyheldontoourgood-byehugalittlelongeralittle16.Mywife’seyesfollowedherassheleftus.MinesheleftusMinedidnot.I17shehadn’tgone.Iknewthatthelifeshewasgoing18wasexcitingandwonderful.Irememberedwhattheworldlookedliketomewheneverythingwas19.OnthewaybackhomemyeyeswerewetmyheartsoreandIrealizedthatmy20waschangedforever.1.A.withB.inC.byD.on2.A.importantB.enjoyableC.convenientD.different3.A.mineB.hersC.oursD.theirs4.A.sentB.stoppedC.foundD.set5.A.deskB.wallC.roomD.bed6.A.kindergartenB.hospitalC.schoolD.park7.A.neitherB.eitherC.alsoD.too8.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.when9.A.wonderingB.sayingC.knowingD.showing10.A.nothingB.everythingC.anythingD.something11.A.observingB.catchingC.watchingD.keeping12.A.badB.wrongC.fineD.right13.A.wholeB.comfortableC.difficultD.great14.A.awareB.afraidC.sureD.sorry15.A.butB.forC.soD.and16.A.betterB.tighterC.happierD.nearer17.A.imaginedB.thoughtC.guessedD.expected18.A.acrossB.byC.towardsD.over19.A.goodB.brightC.newD.perfect20.A.lifeB.heartC.dreamD.belief
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135Russia’sspaceagencyhassignedadealthatwouldmakeaU.S.millionairescientistthethirdtouristtovisittheinternationalspacestationaspokesmansaidWednesday.ThescientistGregoryOlsencouldflytothespacestationasearlyasOctoberVyacheslavDavidenkoaspokesmanfortheRussianagencysaidWednesday.135Olsen60–year–oldattendedtrainingagaininMayatabasejustoutsideMoscowfortheflightonaRussian–builtSoyuzspaceship.HesaidWednesdaythatthecontract合同hadbeensigneD.I’mfeelinggreatandhopefulthatIwilllaunchflyintospacethisfallOlsenwroteinane–mailexchangewithanAssociatedPressreporter.TraininghasbeenveryintensebutenjoyablE.AccordingtoOlsenthecrewforhisflighthasnotbeenofficiallyannouncedbuthehasworkedwithtwoothercrewmembersintheSoyuzsimulatoroverthepastweek.Olsenalsosaidheranalmosteverymorning.ThistraininghasgivenmetremendouspowerfuladmirationforastronautswhohavespentyearsdoingthisandknowsomuchmorethanI.OlsenwrotE.HistriporiginallyscheduledforthisAprilhadbeenonholdlastsummerbecausedoctorsinRussiafoundanundisclosedhealthproblemduringaphysicalexam.ThatailmentanillnessthatisnotveryseriouswasneverfoundbutthispastMaytheRussianspaceprogramgaveOlsenmedicalclearancE.MarshallCohenpresidentandco–founderofOlsen’scompanysaidinMaythatOlsen’sU.S.doctorsreportedthathehadnohealthproblems.1.InordertovisittheinternationalspacestationOlsenshould.A.lieinbedeverydayB.doexerciseandreceivetrainingC.readmanybooksD.eatfoodwithoutsugar2.Olsen’sschedulewaschangedfromApriltoOctoberbecause.A.hedarednotvisittheinternationalspacestationB.thereissomethingwrongwiththeinternationalspacestationC.hehadanundisclosedhealthproblemD.hehadnotgotenoughtraining3.Olsenwasthetouristtovisittheinternationalspacestation.A.fourthB.thirdC.secondD.first4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Olsenwasexcitedabouthisspacetrip.B.OlsenthoughtthathewouldbehurtinspacE.135C.OlsenwasayoungAmericanscientist.D.Olsenwillstayinthespacestationforfiveyears.
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Thepassengersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyastileattractiveyoungwomanwiththewhitecanemadeherwaycarefullyupthesteps.She1thedriverandusingherhandstofeelthe2oftheseatswalkeddownandfoundtile3whichthedriverhadtoldherwasempty.Thenshesettledin.IthadbeenayearsinceSusan34.4amedicalmisdiagnosis误诊wassuddenlythrownintoaworldof5MarkherhusbandwasallAirForceofficerandhelovedSusanwithallhisheart.He6herhowtorelyonherother7specificallyherhearingtodeterminewhereshewasand8!toadaptherselftothenewenvironment.Hehelpedherbefriendthebusdriverswhocould9forherandsaveheraseat10Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythe11onherownMondymorningshesaidgood—byeandforthefirsttimetheywenttheir12ways.OnFridaymorningSusantookthebustoworkasusual.Asshewas13thebusthedriversaidBoyI14envyyou.Susanhadno15whatthedriverwastalkingaboutandaskedWhatdoyou16?ThedriveransweredYouknoweverymorningforthe17weekafine—lookinggentleman18amilitaryuniformhasbeenstandingacrossthecorner19youasyougetoffthebus.He20youcrossthestreetsafelyandhewatchesuntilyouenteryourofficebuilding.Youareoneluckylady.TearsofgratitudepoureddownSusan’scheeks.1.A.thankedB.askedC.discoveredD.paid2.A.locationB.shapeC.sizeD.cost3.A.ticketB.busC.seatD.bag4.A.accordingtoB.insteadofC.thankstoD.dueto5.A.angerB.darknessC.happinessD.1ight6.A.askedB.encouragedC.taughtD.praised7.A.feelingsB.sightsC.sensesD.abilities8.A.howB.whenC.whereD.who9.A.makeoutB.watchoutC.findoutD.workout10.A.FinallyB.LuckilyC.HoweverD.Besides11.A.visitB.tripC.busD.work12.A.oppositeB.separateC.difficultD.usual13.A.gettingonB.gettinginC.gettingoffD.gettingup14.A.mustB.1nayC.willD.do15.A.ideaB.opinionC.wayD.thought16.A.wantB.meanC.sayD.suggest17.A.nextB.oldC.pastD.following18.A.byB.onC.withD.in19.A.searchingB.watchingC.callingD.nothing20.A.1ooksoutB.takesupC.believesinD.makessure
Everybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemaleshumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券forfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.1.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.OnlymonkeysandhumanscanhavethesenseoffairnessintheworlD.B.WomenwillshowmoredissatisfactionthanmenwhenunfairlytreateD.C.Inthewildmonkeysareneverunhappytosharetheirfoodwitheachother.D.MonkeyscanexchangecucumbersforgrapesforgrapesaremoreattractivE.2.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings3.Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.A.morelikelytoweighwhattheygetB.attentivetoresearchers’instructionsC.niceinbothappearanceandbehaviorsD.morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions4.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings’feelingofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnesswhichdatesbackto35millionyearsago.5.WhatcanweinferaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Themonkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Themonkeysmayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Co-operationamongthemonkeysremainseffectiveinthewilD.
AuthorDanBrownattendedaLondoncourtrecentlywheretwohistorianswereaccusinghimofcopyingtheirideasinhisbest-sellingreligiousnovelTheDaVinciCodE.RichardLeighandMichaelBaigentaresuing控告Brown’sBritishpublisher.RandomHouseforliftingallofthecontentoftheresearchthatwentintotheir1982’snon-fictionbook.TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrail.Brown’sbookhasmorethan36millioncopiesinprintworldwideandhasupsetCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒forsuggestingthatJesusmarriedMaryMagdaleneandthathehadachildwithher.ThesametheoryisputforwardinTheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrail.ThatstorylineispartofthecentralthemewhichBaigentandLeighsaywasstolenbyBrown.ThepresidingjudgepointedoutthatintheInternet.AgeitwasdifficultforresearcherstoknowthesourceofthematerialtheywerereadingandhequestionedexactlywhatthecentralthemeofTheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrailwas.JonathanJamesrepresentingthehistoriansatLondon’sHighCourthadadifferentopinion:Ifyouareresearchingitisuptoyoutoknowwhatsourceyouarelookingat.HesaidUSwriterBrownhadusedthebookwhichwasalsopublishedbyRandomHouseandwasabest-sellernotonlyasasourcebutalsoasanessentialpointofreference.Commentatorshavepointedoutthatamajorcharacterin41-year-oldBrown’sbookSirLeighTeabinghasanamethatisananagram变位词ofLeighandBaigent.A.thirdauthorofthe1982’sbookHenryLincolnhasdecidedtostayoutoftheaction.Lawyersonbothsidesofthecasehaverefusedtocommentonhowthetrialmightaffectsalesoftherecord-breakingnovel.LastAugustBrownwonacourtrulingagainstanotherwriterLewisPerduewhoclaimedTheDaVinciCodecopiedpartsoftwoofhisnovelsDaughterofGodandTheDaVinciLegacy.1.WhoisNOTamongthepeopleaccusingBrownofcopyingtheirideas?A.LewisPerdueB.HenryLincolnC.RichardLeighD.MichaelBaigent2.TheDaVinciCodeisthefollowingEXCEPT.A.popularB.harmony-creatingC.religiousD.trouble-making3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.BrownhasstolenafamousnovelwrittenbyhistoriansB.TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrailwaswrittenbyatmosttwoauthorsC.TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrailupsetCatholicsD.Brownwillattendathirdcourtinthenearfuture4.AccordingtothepassagewhichisNOTtrue?A.Thefourbooksmentionedinthepassagemayhavesimilarstories.B.ThesalesofTheDaVinciCodemaybeaffectedbythecourt.C.TheDaVinciCodearousedalotofattention.D.Brownlostacourtdefendinghimselflastyear
ASimpleChristmasCardAbbieshyandquietstartedtenthgradeinanewschool.Itneveroccurredtoherthatshewouldbe1.Butsoonshefoundherselfdreamingofherold2.Ithadbeensmallandfriendly.Thisnewschoolwasmuchtoo3andunfriendly.HernewfriendTammytookadvantageofher4bycheatingher.SheusedhertodohomeworkbypretendingtoneedhelpbutleftAbbieoutofthefunshehaD.Herparentswereworriedabouther.5theyweredivorced离婚theythoughtsheneededafriendbadly.Things6overthesummer.Abbieoftencriedherselftosleepbelievingthatnoonewouldeverloveherenoughtobeher7.Abbiewasthinkingof8herlifE.ShestartedtheeleventhgradeandjoinedaYouthGrouphopingtomakefriends.Peoplethereseemedto9herbutontheinsidetheywishedshe’dstayoutoftheirgroup.Thisonly10AbbieclosertoedgE.ByChristmastimeAbbiewasso11thatshewastakingsleepingpillstohelphersleep.OnChristmasEveshe12thatshewouldjumpoffthelocalbridgE.Assheleftherwarmhouseshedecidedto13herparentsanoteinthemailbox.Whenshepulleddownthedoortothemailboxshesawalettertoher.Shetoreitopen.An14droppedout.DearAbbieIwantto15fornottalkingwithyousoonerbutmyparentsareinthemiddleofadivorcesoIdidn’thaveachancetotalkwithanyonE.Iwashopingyoucouldhelpmewiththe16Ihavewithdivorcedkids.Ithinkwecouldbecomefriends.SeeyouatYouthGrouponSunday!MerryChristmas!SincerelyyoursWesleyHillShe17atthecardforawhilereadingitoverandoveragain.Becomefriendsshesmiledrealizingthatsomeone18aboutherandwantedplainquietAbbieKnightasafrienD.Shefeltso19.Sherushedbacktoherhouseand20Wesley.1.A.angryB.stupidC.lonelyD.nervous2.A.classB.classroomC.teachersD.moments3.A.dullB.coldC.strangeD.noisy4.A.honestyB.kindnessC.knowledgeD.patience5.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.BeforeD.Unless6.A.settledB.remainedC.worsenedD.developed7.A.friendB.classmateC.sisterD.partner8.A.livingB.endingC.continuingD.saving9.A.recognizeB.believeC.excuseD.welcome10.A.sentB.pulledC.pushedD.helped11.A.weakB.tiredC.upsetD.noisy12.A.decidedB.supposedC.consideredD.hoped13.A.mailB.sendC.leaveD.make14.A.noteB.cardC.letterD.invitation15.A.argueB.writeC.callD.apologize16.A.challengesB.problemsC.suggestionsD.experiences17.A.laughedB.glancedC.shoutedD.stared18.A.worriedB.thoughtC.talkedD.cared19.A.surprisedB.curiousC.specialD.confused20.A.metB.invitedC.visitedD.called
TakingcareofunsolvedissuesofthepastwillfreeyoutomoveaheadwithconfidencE.Thefinalsteptowardputtingyourpastbehindsothatyoucanreachforwhat’spossibleistyingupyourlooseends.Looseendsaretheunsolvedrelationshipsthatkeepyoufromsleepingworryfreeatnight.Youhavealooseendifthere’ssomeoneyoudon’twanttorunintoonafirstdateoratwork.Youhavealooseendifthere’ssomeoneyoudon’twanttositnexttoataholidaydinner.Looseendsaredistractingandhaveanamazingwayofbitingyouinthebottomattheworsttimes.HowtoTieUpYourLooseEnds1.Identifythefivepeoplewithwhomyouhavethemostunsolvedissues.Thesecouldbepastrelationshipsemployersbusinesspartnersfriendsfamilyorco–workers.2.Contacteachofthesefivelooseends.Inviteeachseparatelytoacoffeeshoporsomeothernonthreateningnonalcoholenvironment.Telleachonethatyouwanttoapologizeforallowingthingstogetcrosswaysbetweenyou.Somemaydoubtyourintentionsbuttellthemthatyousincerelyfeelit’stimetocleartheair.AskthosewhoagreetomeettowritedownanywaystheythinkyouwrongedthemandyoudothesamE.Tellthemtobringthislisttoyourget–together.3.Showupontimeandthankeachforbeingforgivingenoughtomeetwithyou.Beanadulthere–fingerpointingonlytearspeopleapart.Rememberyourexperiencemaybe–andmostlikelyis–totallydifferentfromhis.Listentoeachissueeachofthemraisesandtrytoseeitfromtheirperspectives视角.Don’tinterruptthemwhentheyaresharing.Seektounderstandwhytheyhavebadfeelingstowardyou.Apologizeforeachthingtheythinkyoudidtowrongthemevenifyoudon’tcompletelyagreewithhisviewofthesituation.AfteryoutieupyourfirstlooseenD.You’llwanttosolvethemall.Thisishardtoexplainuntilyouhavedoneit;butonceyoudoyou’llknowwhatImean.Ilearnedsomuchaboutmyselfbytyingupmylooseends.MostofallIthinkthisprocesshelpedmebecomeamoreunderstandingandpatientfrienD.1.Accordingtothepassagealooseendmightbecausedbysomeone.A.whokeepsyousleepingsoundlyB.whohelpsputyourpastbehindC.whohasdifferentlifeexperiencesD.whopreventsyoufromgoingforward2.Bytellinghisownexperienceinthelastparagraphtheauthorintendsto.A.learnmoreabouthimselfB.describehisownpersonalityC.makehispointclearerD.tellsomethinghardtoexplain3.Thegeneraltone语气ofthelanguageinthepassageis.A.disappointingB.excitingC.criticalD.encouraging4.Thetextismainlywrittentotellus.A.howtofreeourselvesfromunsolvedproblemsB.howtostayawayfromunsettledproblemsC.whentomakeanapologytoothersD.whytoforgiveotherswhowrongedus
IteachbiologyatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMondayatthebeginningofclassIcheerfullyaskedmy1howtheirweekendhadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeenso2.HehadhiswisdomteethremoveD.ThenhewentontoaskmewhyIalwaysseemedtobeso3.Hisquestion4meofsomethingI’dreadsomewherebefore:Everymorningwhenyougetupyouhavea5abouthowyouwanttodealwithlifethatdayIsaiD.Ichoosetobecheerful.LetmegiveyouanexampleIcontinued6allsixtystudentsintheclass.In7toteachinghereatUNLVIalsoteachoutata8inHenderson17milesdownthehighwayfromwhereIlivE.OnedayafewweeksagoIdrovethose17milestoHenderson.I9thehighwayandturnedontoCollegeDrive.Ionlyhadtodriveanotherquartermiledowntheroadtothecollege.Butjustthenmycar10.Itriedtostartitagainbutthe11wouldn’twork.12Iturnedmyflashersontookmybooksand13downtheroadtothecollegE.AssoonasIgotthereIcalledand14foratowtrucktomeetmeatmycarafter15.ThesecretarythereaskedmewhathadhappeneD.Thisismy16dayIrepliedsmiling.Shewas17.Whatdoyoumean?Mycarcouldhavebrokendownanywherealongthehighway.Itdidn’t.IreplieD.18itbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthehighway19walkingdistanceofherE.I’mstillabletoteachmyclassandI’vebeenabletoarrangeforthetowtrucktomeetmeafterclass.Ifmycarwasmeanttobreakdowntodayitcouldn’thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenient20.Iendedmystory.Inspiteoftheearlyhournooneinmyclassseemedtobeasleep.Somehowmystoryhadtouchedthem.1.A.schoolmatesB.childrenC.teachersD.students2.A.badB.goodC.sadD.free3.A.cheerfulB.gratefulC.hopefulD.thankful4.A.informedB.toldC.remindedD.warned5.A.decisionB.choiceC.preferenceD.judgment6.A.showingB.demandingC.addressingD.commanding7.A.contributionB.devotionC.applicationD.addition8.A.schoolB.collegeC.universityD.institute9.A.exitedB.foundC.crossedD.entered10.A.brokeB.diedC.endedD.finished11.A.instrumentB.wheelC.lightD.engine12.A.ButB.AndC.SoD.Or13.A.marchedB.droveC.rodeD.followed14.A.preparedB.lookedC.waitedD.arranged15.A.classB.workC.studyD.lunch16.A.usualB.unusualC.unluckyD.lucky17.A.astonishedB.excitedC.puzzledD.pleased18.A.AnywayB.InsteadC.AlsoD.Still19.A.withinB.beyondC.withoutD.along20.A.orderB.needC.wayD.situation
CenterviileHighSchoolEssayContestWriteAllAboutitCallingAllAspiringAuthorsCentervilleHighSchoolEssayContestRules1.Studentsareaskedtosubmitessaysof500to700wordsoftheirownwork.Anyessaycontainingmaterialplagiarized剽窃fromanothersourcewillbedisqualifieD.2.Manuscriptsshouldbetypeddouble-spacedwiththestudent'snameaddressandgradelevelonaseparatesheetofpaper.3.Essaysmustbeturnedinby4:00p.m.onNovember30.TheycanbebroughttoMrs.EltoninRoom104ortoMr.Markhamintheschoollibrary.Essay-WritingTips1.Catchyourreaders'interest--Youropeningshouldimmediatelypullyourreadersintoyouressay.Askingaquestionorstartingwithananecdotequotationorsurprisingstatementaresomegoodwaystodothis2.Createapicture--Useactivewordsthatshowyourreaderswhatishappening.Insteadoftellingyourreadersvaguelythattheroomwasdisorderedpaintapictureusingactiveverbsandlivelyadjectives.3.Haveapurpose--Well-writtenessaysdomorethanjustdescribeanincidentorexpressaviewpointtheyalsocommunicateamessage4.Cheekformistakes--ReadyourpaperovertocheckformistakesAskanotherstudenttoreadyourpaperandmakesuggestionsAnotherpairofeyeswilloftenspotamistakeyou'veoverlookeD.5.Formatyouressay--NeatlytypeyouressayonwhitepaperChooseanattractivecoverforsubmission.Thecomputerlabwillbeopenafterschoolfrom3:i5to4:45p.m.eachdaythismonthsothatstudentscanusethecomputersPrizesWinningessayswillbepublishedintheCentervilleTimesEveryContestant选手willalsoreceiveafreepasstoenteroneschoolactivityorathleticgamethisyearFirstPrize:$150SecondPrizeDictionaryandthesaurusThirdPrizePensetandjournalA.specialthankstothecentervilleWriters'Associationfortheprizestohelpencourageouraspiringauthors.Goodlucktoallcontestants1351.Thefirstwritingtipgivenismostlyabout________________.A.theuseofquotationsandanecdotesinanessayB.usingactiveverbsandlivelyadjectivesC.howastudentsshouldbeginanessayD.howtosubmityouressays2.Informationinthepassagesuggeststhat_______________.A.theessaycontesthasbeencarefullyplannedB.thestudentsoftheschoolareallathleticloversC.mostessaycontestantshavepublishedtheirworkpreviouslyD.Mr.MarkhamisanEnglishteacheratCentervilleHighSchool3.Theprizessectionoftheposterisincludedinorderto______________.A.showorganizationshowtodonateprizesB.informteachersoftheprizesavailableC.persuadestudentstoentertheessaycontestD.convincestudentstobuythelocalnewspaper4.ThanksaregiventoCentervilleWritersAssociationbecauseithas____________.A.offeredtojudgethecontestB.preparedtheessay-writingtipsC.organizedtheessaycontestD.donatedprizesforthecontest1355.Whatdoweknowbyinferencefromthepassage?A.Thecomputerlabusuallyclosesat4:15p.m.eachday.B.WinningessayswillbepublishedintheCentervilleTimes.C.Everycontestantwillbenefitfromtheessaycontest.D.TheessaycontestisheldannuallyatCentervilleHighSchool.
NotbeingabletofallasleeporstayasleepisnotadisorderinitselfbutasignofsomeotherproblemsoftenaphysicalonE.IfyouhavetroublesleepingtheAmericanSleepDisordersAssociationsuggeststhatforaweekortwoyouputdownthetimeyougotobedgetupexerciseanddrinkcoffeeteaorwinE.Thepurposeistofindthehabitsthatmayaffectyoursleep.Then:a.Don’tdrinkcoffeeinthesixhoursbeforegoingtobeD.b.StopsmokinganddrinkingatbedtimE.c.Don’tsleepduringtheday.d.Gotobedatthesametimeeverynight.Setyouralarmclockforthesametimeeverymorningandgetupatthattimewhetherornotyousleepwell.e.Usethebedroomonlyforsleep.ReadwatchTVeatandtalkelsewherE.f.Takesleepingpillsaccordingtoyourdoctor’sdirectionsanddon’ttakethemforlongerthanthreeweeksatatimE.g.Ifyouhaven’sfallenasleepwithin15minutesofgoingtobeddon’tturnoverworryingaboutit.GetupandreadorwatchTVuntilyouaresleepythenreturntobeD.Ifyoucontinuetohavetroublesleepingaskyourdoctorforhelporgotoasleep–disorderscenter.1.Accordingtothepassagethereisprobablyifyouarenotabletofallasleeporstayasleep.A.abadwayofsleepingB.adisorderinsleepC.aphysicalreasonD.aproblemcausedbythebrain2.Ifyouhavetroublesleepingyoushouldtryto.A.askadoctorforhelporgotoasleep–disorderscenterB.putdownthetimeyoudothingseverydayC.domorephysicalexerciseD.findoutthecausefirst3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestwaytohelpyousleepwell?A.Takingsomesleepingpillseveryday.B.ReadingbooksbeforeyougotobeD.C.Settingyouralarmclockatnight.D.Forminggoodlivinghabits.4.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinorderto.A.tellusnotbeingabletofallasleepisaseriousdiseaseB.provideuswithsomesuggestionsonsleepproblemC.persuadeusnottogotoseethedoctorswhenweareillD.helptheAmericanSleepDisordersAssociationtofindthecausesofnotbeingabletofallsleep
Bringingupchildrenisahardworkandyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehaviorofyourchildren.IfsoJudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.Parentssheargueshavenoimportantlong—termeffectsonthedevelopmentofthecharacteristicsoftheirchildren.FarmoreimportantaretheirplaygroundfriendsandneighborhooD.Ms.Harristakestohittingthebeliefwhichhascontrolleddevelopmentalpsychology心理学foralmosthalfacentury.Ms.Harris’sattacklookslikelytostrengthendoubtsthatthefieldwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatterwhyisitthatapairoftwinsraisedinthesamehomearenomorealikethanapairoftwinsraisedindifferenthomes?Difficultasitistofollowtheexacteffectsofparentalupbringingitmaybehardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeer同龄人groupinchildhoodandyouth.Ms.Harrispointstohowchildrenfromimmigranthomessoonlearnnottospeakatschoolinthewaytheirparentsspeak.Butgainingalanguageissurelyaskillratherthanacharacteristicofthesortdevelopmentalpsychologistslookfor.Certainlyitisdifferentfromgrowinguptenselyorrelaxedorfromlearningtobehonestorhard—working.EasythoughitmaybetoprovethatparentshavelittleeffectonthosequalitiesitwillbehardtoprovethatpeershavemuchmorE.Moreovermumanddadsurelycannotbeignoredcompletely.YoungadultsmayasMs.Harrisarguesbeeagertoappearliketheirpeers.Buteveninthoseearlyyearsparentshavethepowertoopendoors:theymayfirstlychoosethepeerswithwhomtheiryoungmix.MoreovermostpeoplesupposethattheycometobesimilartotheirparentsmoreinmiddleagE.Sothebalanceofinfluencesisprobablycomplexasmostparentsalreadydoubtedwithoutbeingabletoproveitscientifically.Evenifitturnsoutthatthegenes基因theypassonandthefriendstheirchildrenplaywithmatterasmuchasloveandgoodexampleparentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.1.WhatisMs.Harris’sidea?A.Parentshavenoeffectonchildren.B.Geneshaveagreateffectonchildren’squalities.C.Parentsaretoblameforbadbehavioroftheirchildren.D.Children’spersonalityisgreatlyaffectedbytheirfriends.2.Thedevelopmentalpsychologiststhink.A.childrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirpeers.B.twinsraisedinthesamehomearedifferentinpersonalityC.twinsraisedintwoseparatefamiliesaredifferentinpersonalityD.children’spersonalitydevelopmentdependsonchildrenthemselves3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A.ItiseasierforchildrentogainalanguageathomE.B.Itishardertofollowtheeffectsofparentalupbringing.C.Itisprovedthatpeershavegreateffectonchildren’squalities.D.Immigrantchildrenavoidspeakingthesamewayastheirparentsatschool.4.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingparentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.attheendofthepassage?A.Parentsshouldcontrolthesituation.B.Parentsshouldgivetheirwaytochildren.C.Parentsshouldtakeontheirresponsibility.D.Parentsshouldspendmoretimeonchildren.
AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable.Icouldn’toverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked:Sohowhaveyoubeen?AndtheboywhocouldnothavebeenmoresevenoreightyearsoldrepliedTotellthetruthI’vebeenfeelingalittledepressed压抑lately.Hiswordsstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremembermyfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutweweredepresseduntilwewereinhighschool.Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadultsdressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosaybutitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnate天生的biologicalstates.Butalsoonpatternsofaccesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolvedlearningthesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultssecretsbutslowlyandinstages:traditionallywetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenformfifthgraders.Inthelast30yearshoweverasecret-revelation揭示machinehascomeinto98percentofAmericanhome.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationandindiscriminately无区分toallviewersalikebetheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptationmanychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallengingmorevividmovingpictures.Communicationthroughprintasamatteroffactallowsforadealofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbememorizedandpracticed.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.1.Accordingtotheauthorfeelingdepressedis_______A.asuresignofapsychologicalprobleminachildB.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchildC.aninevitableperiodofchildren’smentaldevelopmentD.amentalstatepresentinallhumansincludingchildren2.Traditionallyachildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld_________.A.throughcontactdirectlywithsocietyB.graduallyandunderadults’guidanceC.naturallyandbybiologicalinstinctD.throughexposuretosocialinformation]3.Thephenomenonthattoday’schildrenseemadult-likeisexplainedbytheauthorastheresultof________A.thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevisionB.thepoorarrangementofTVprogramsC.thefastdevelopmentofhuman’sintelligenceD.theconstantlyrisingofstandardofliving4.Whyistheauthorinfavorofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.B.Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwritingC.IthelpschildrentorememberandpracticemoreknowledgeD.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearnataproperage5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren?A.HefeelsamusedbytheirbehaviorsandthoughtsB.HethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofnoteC.HeconsidersitapositiveandgooddevelopmentD.Heseemstobeupsetaboutthesestrangebehaviors
FromthedaythatshelearnedtowalkKatie’sparentshadwarnedhernottowalkpastthewirefencE.Thefencedividedthefarmfromtheopengrasslandthatranformiles.A.childwouldgetlostinthehighwavinggrass.Katie’smotherwouldremindherabouthersisterHannah.HannahwasnoolderthanyouthedaythatshedisappearedMamawouldsay.Katiecouldn’tthinkofanythingworsethantobeseparatedfromherparents.Katiehadneverseenhersister.HannahhadbeenlostbeforeKatiewasborn.KatieoftenimaginedonedayabeautifulstrangerwouldcomeuptheroadanditwouldbeHannah.NowmorethantwelveyearsafterherdisappearanceHannahwascominghome!Shewasfoundatasmallvillagefaraway.A.womanfoundthelostchildmanyyearsagoandraisedHannahlikeoneofherownchildren.Katieandhermotherwerebusycleaningthesparebedroomallday.ThenextdayHannaharriveD.KatieracedoutintotheyardherarmsopenwidE.AsshecameclosertothetallyoungwomanherarmsdroppeD.Thecryofwelcomediedinherthroat.Hannahhadsun—Brownedskin.A.blanketpulledaroundhershoulders.ShestoodstaringlookinghelplessasKatie’smothermovedforwardtoembrace拥抱her.AtthatmomentKatierememberedtherabbitshecaughtlastwinter.Shecarriedithomegentlyandbuiltacomfortablehouseforit.ThenextmorningtherabbitwasgonE.ItwasusedtofreedomhermamahadexplaineD.Hannahstayedathernewhomeforalmostamonth.SheneversleptinthesoftbeD.Sheseldomcameoutofherroom.WheneverKatiewentinshealwaysfoundHannahlookingourofthewindow.Katie’sparentskepttellingherthatitwasjustamatteroftimE.Hannahwouldgetusedtotheirways.AfterallMamasaidwe’reherrealfamily.ThenonenightwhenKatiewentintosaygoodnightHannahwasgonE.HerwindowwasopenwidE.Katielookedaroundtheemptyroom.ShestartedtorundownstairstocallherparentsbutthenstoppeD.Shethoughtoftherabbitthatshehadcaught.Shewouldn’ttell.ShewouldletherparentsdiscoverHannah’sabsenceinthemorning.ThenHannahwouldhavehadaheadstartonherlongjourneybacktoherfamily.1.WhathappenedtoHannahmanyyearsago?A.Shewenttocatcharabbitandgotlost.B.ShegotlostinthegrassandwastakentoavillagE.C.ShewalkedpastthefenceandfoundasmallvillagE.D.Shedidn’tlikelivingwithherparentsandranaway.2.Katie’sexperiencewiththerabbithelpshertobelieve.A.peoplearecruelanimalsB.familymembersshouldalwaysstaytogetherC.peoplebelongwheretheyfeelmostcomfortableD.bothpeopleandanimalsenjoyalifeclosetonature3.WhichwordsbestdescribeKatie?A.LonelyandshyB.Braveandconfident.C.Honestandhelpful.D.Kindandunderstanding4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory?A.Hannahdidn’twantasister.B.ItisalwaysdangeroustowalkalonE.C.HannahinfactwasnotKatie’ssister.D.Weshouldthinkmoreofothers’happiness.
TheBagLadySheusedtosleepintheFifthStreetPostOfficE.IcouldsmellherbeforeIroundedtheentrancetowheresheslept.Ismelledthe1liquidcomingfromherdirtyclothingandhernearlytoothlessmouth.Ifshewasnot2shewhisperedcontinuously.Nowtheyclosethepostofficeatsixtokeepthehomeless3sosherollsherselfuponthesidewalk4toherself.OneThanksgivingwehadsomuchfood5overIpackeditupexcusedmyselffromtheothersand6overtoFifthStreet.Itwasafreezingnight.Leaveswereflyingaroundthestreetsandhardly7wasoutallbutafewofthelucklessinsome8homeorshelter.ButIknewIwouldfindher.135Shewasdressedasshealwayswas9insummer:thewarmwoollyrags10heroldbentbody.HerthinhandsheldtheoldshoppingcartleaningagainstawirefenceinfrontoftheplaygroundnexttothepostofficE.Whydidn’tshe11someplacemoreprotectedfromthe12?Ithoughtandwassureshewassocrazyshedidnothavethe13tohideinadoorway.IpulledmyshinycartothesidewalkrolleddownthewindowandsaidMotherwouldyouandwas14atthewordMother.ButshewasinsomewayIcouldn’t15.IsaidagainMotherI’ve16yousomefooD.Wouldyoulikesometurkeyandapplepies?17thistheoldwomanlookedatmeandsaidquite18hertwolooselowerteethstickingoutasshespokeOhthankyouverymuchbutI’mquitefullnow.Whydon’tyoutakeittosomeonewhoreally19it?HerwordswereclearandhermannerswerepolitE.ThenIwas20.Herheadsankintoherragsagain.1.A.pleasantB.awfulC.movingD.weak1352.A.ashamedB.aliveC.awakeD.asleep3.A.inB.outC.offD.up4.A.talkingB.walkingC.helpingD.lying5.A.takenB.goneC.leftD.handed6.A.flewB.movedC.ranD.drove7.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.nooneD.someone8.A.coldB.warmC.darkD.bright9.A.onlyB.justC.evenD.like10.A.wrappingupB.dressinginC.keepingonD.makingof11.A.buyB.rentC.chooseD.measure12.A.robbersB.povertyC.embarrassD.wind13.A.senseB.abilityC.adviceD.chance14.A.satisfiedB.movedC.shockedD.disappointed15.A.seeB.graspC.hearD.touch16.A.broughtB.sentC.leftD.collected17.A.LikeB.OnC.ForD.At18.A.clearlyB.rudelyC.lightlyD.sadly19.A.knowsB.needsC.findsD.has20.A.satisfiedB.angryC.dismissedD.delighted
ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:1Thecheckisinthemail2OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning.3Itwasacomputererror.OfthesethreelittlewhitetheworstofthelotbyfaristhethirD.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetruE.Todayifabankstatementcheatsyououtof＄900thatwayyouknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:Itwasacomputererror.NonsensE.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistakethecheckerbaggerandmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:Itwasacomputererror.Itwasn’tofcourse.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceyE.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—thatribbonofblackandwhitelinesonthepackage—andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisrightyou’llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatissomebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohighthereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehowacomputererrorissupposedtoexcuseeverything.OnereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisunderstandingthathugemoderncomputersareelectricbrainswithartificialintelligencE.Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.Thesmartestcomputeronearthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragescrewdriver螺丝刀.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputerstheonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittoso.1.Wearetoldthatahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjust__________A.asimpleaddingmachineB.anelectricinstrumentofsightC.awaytokeepemployeeshonestD.anexpensivepieceofwindowdressing2.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby___________A.anemployeeB.atelephonereceiverC.anaddingmachineD.atypewriter3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thathigh-techcashregisterisanythingbutanelectriceyE.B.ThegrocerystoresupdatethepricelisteveryotherdayC.Thereisnomachinewithintelligencetoday.D.TherearefourbiggestliesinAmericA.4.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?A.ComputersarestupidandinefficientB.Computerserrorsarebasicallyhumanerrors.C.Computerscanhelpdepartmentstoresupdatethepricelist.D.Supermarketpriceerrorsareoftenmadethroughdishonesty.
135Doyouknowaboutaseriesofbooksthatsaytheyarefordummies?TheseAmericanself-helpbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-ninelanguagesincludingChineseArabicRussianFrenchGermanGreekandSpanish.Dummyisawordforastupidperson.ThedummiesbooksarenotreallyforstupidpeoplE.TheyaredesignedtoshowpeoplehowtodosomethingtheymayneverhavetriedbeforelikepaintingahouseorlearningalanguagE.ThebooksallsayinafunnywaythattheyarefordummiessuchasWorldHistoryforDummiesRabbitsforDummiesChineseCookingforDummiesandWeddingPlanningforDummies.ThefirstsuchbookDOSforDummieswaspublishedin1991.ithelpedpeoplelearnhowtousetheDOSoperatingsystemforcomputers.SincethenmorethanonehundredfiftymilliondummiesbookshavebeensolD.Thedummies.comwebsiteexplainstheideabehindthebooks.Itsaysthattheyshowthatpeoplecanbetaughttodoanything.FirsttheycanmakefunofideasthataredifficulttounderstanD.Thentheyshowhowtheinformationcanbeinterestingandeasy.Thepublisherssaythatthebooksdonotprovidemoreinformationthannecessary.Theygivereadersjustenoughinformationtodowhattheywant.Theysaythatthedummiesbooksgivethebestandeasiestwaytodosomething.AndthebooksusesimpleandeasylanguagE.Therearemorethanonethousanddifferentdummiesbooks.A.reportinNewYorkTimessaysthatthetop-sellingdummiesbooksarethosethatexplaintechnologyandpersonalfinancE.Thepublisherssaythatthebest-sellingdummiesbooksarethoseprovidinginformationmanypeopleneed-likeinformationaboutdiseaseseducationandcooking.Peopleinterestedinoperacarrepairandwinecanalsofinddummiesbookstohelpthem.AndthereareevenmoredummiesbookstocomE.Thepublisherssaythattheypublishabouttwohundrednewdummiesbookseveryyear.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.BooksforDummiesB.TheEasiesttheBestC.Self-HelpBooksD.NewIdeasbehindtheBooks2.Accordingtothedummies.comwebsitepeoplecan_______withthehelpofdummiesbooks.A.simplifysomepersonalthings135B.doanythingtheywantC.becomeexpertinanyfieldD.learnanyforeignlanguage3.Thedummiesbookshavebeenpopularbecause__________.A.theyprovidejustwhatisneededandareeasytounderstandB.theyprovideabundantinformationontheconcerningsubjectC.peoplecanlearntodoanythingwithjustonecopyD.peoplecansavelotsofmoneythroughself-teaching4.AccordingtoNewYorkTimesweknowthatbookson__________sellbest.A.technologyandpersonalfinanceB.operaandcarrepairingC.diseasesandeducationD.cookingandworldhistory5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThefirstdummiesbookwasonChinesecooking.B.Thedummiesbookswillcontinuetobepopular.C.FiftymilliondifferentdummiesbookshavebeenpublisheD.D.Thesimplelanguagewasintendedforchildreaders.
AspecialpolicyaimedatkeepingRosevillePoliceofficersintopphysicalconditioncouldstartbecomingusualandstatewideasaresultofalawwhichhasbeenformallysuggestedbeforetheCaliforniaAssembly议会.AB2183putforwardbyAssemblymanToddSpitzerwouldsetaside＄10millionforthecreationofanewvoluntaryfitnessprogramaimedatshapingupCalifornia’s75000peaceofficers.SpitzeraformerofficerwiththeLosAngelesPoliceDepartmentsaidthecostoftheprogramwouldbebalancedoutbythemillionsofdollarssavedinmedicalcostsanddisabilitypaymentsforinjuredandout–of–shapeofficers.ForRosevillePoliceofficersphysicalfitnessisn’tjustadvisedit’sarequiredpartofanofficer’sday.EachofficermustspendanhourinthedepartmentgymbeforeeachworkingperioD.We’retryingtobreakthattypicaldonut多纳圈shopimageherE.RosevillePoliceChiefJoelNevessaiD.Andmostofficersdon’tseemtomindkeepinginshapeaspartoftheirdailyduties.Wehavesomeofficersherethatare50yearsoldrunningafive–minutemileLt.MikeAllisonsaiD.They’reingreatshapE.Itisaculturethatisexpectednow.NevessaidtherequiredworkoutsalsoattractsomehighqualitypeoplewhohavejustjoinedtheRosevilleforcE.WecantrulytakethebestofthebestandbringthemtoRosevilleNevessaiD.It’snotjustthefitnesslevel.Onthewholeit’sthebeliefoftheemployeesinwork.Howeverpeoplewhoobjecttotheideainsistthatputtingtaxpayerdollarstowardkeepingofficersfitisn’tmoneywellspent.Thisisanextraordinaryrip–off敲竹杠oftaxpayersJonCoupalwiththeHowardJarvisTaxpayersAssociationsaiD.Ithinkpoliceofficersalsoneedagoodnight’ssleepbutdoesthatmeantaxpayersshouldbepayingfortheirbeds?Idon’tthinkso.AB2183passeditsfirstvoteintheCommitteeonPublicSafetyearlierthismonthandhasbeenpassedtotheAssemblyAppropriationsCommitteE.1.Whatdoesthespecialpolicyaimat?A.Affectingthebehaviorandattitudesofpoliceofficers.B.AttractinghighqualitypeopletotheRosevilleforcE.C.Savingmillionsofdollarsforthepolicedepartment.D.Helpingthepoliceofficersinthestatestayfit.2.WecaninferfromParagraph4thatRosevillePoliceofficershave.A.acceptedexercisingaspartoftheirculturE.B.hadabetterattitudetowardssocietyC.beenabletorunafive-minutemileD.createdanewstatewideculture3.Somepeopleareagainstthepolicybecausethey.A.wanttheirtaxestobeusedproperlyB.resistshapingupamongthepoliceofficersC.areawareofbeingcheatedbythegovernmentD.dislikesupportingthegovernmenttosavemoney4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AGreatProgramIsPutForwardB.ASpecialPolicyPassedItsFirstVoteC.OfficersMayBeRequiredToWorkOutD.PoliceOfficersAreInFavorOfAB2183
TheAttackonSeptember11thNewYork:Whenthefirstjetstruck1WorldTradeCenterat8:48am.onTuesdaythepeoplein2WorldTradeCenterwithaviewoftheinstantdamageacrossthedividehadtheclearestsenseofwhattheytoomustdo:getoutfirst.KatherineIlachinskiwhohadbeenknockedoffherchairbytheblastofheatexplodingfromtheneighboringtowerwasoneofthose.Despiteher70yearsofage.MsIlachinskianarchitectworkingonthe91stfloorof2WorldTradeCenterthesouthtowerwentforthestairs.TwelvefloorsaboveherJudyWeinanexecutivemanagerscreamedandsetofftoo.Butothersupanddownthe110floorsmanywithoutclearviewsofthedamageacrossthewayandthusunclearaboutwhatwashappeningwerenotsosurE.Andthe18minutesbeforethenextplanewouldhitweretickingoff.Amidtheuncertaintyaboutwhatwasthebestthingtodoformalannouncementsinsidethesouthtowerinstructedpeopletostayputassuringthemthatthebuildingwassoundandthetreatwaslimitedtotheothertower.Someleftothersstayed.Somebegantoclimbdownandwhenmetwithmoreannouncementsandothercautions警告tostoporreturnwentbackup.Thedecisionsmadeinthoseinstantsprovedtobeofgreatimportancebecausemanywhochosetostayweredoomed注定死亡whenthesecondjetcrashedintothesouthtowerkillingmanyandstranding使某物留在manymoreinthefloorsabovewherethejethit.OneofthosecaughtindecisionwastheexecutiveatFujiBankUSA.RichardJacobsofFujiBankleftthe79thfloorwiththeotherofficeworkersbutonthe48thfloortheyheardtheannouncementthatthesituationwasundercontrol.Severalgotintheliftsandwentbackuptwominutesorsobeforetheplanecrashedintotheirfloor.Ijustdon’tknowwhathappenedtothem.MrJacobssaiD.1.Fromthepassageweknowthatthesouthtowerwashitbytheplane.A.at8:30B.18minutesearlierthanthenorthtowerC.ataround9:00D.at8:482.Theunderlinedwordsstayputmeans.A.stayinthebuildingB.leaveatonceC.puteverythingbackandthenleaveD.keepsilent3.Whichfloorwashitbythesecondjet?A.the91stfloorB.the103rdfloorC.the60thfloorD.the79thfloor4.Fewerpeoplewouldhavediedif.A.moreannouncementshadbeenmadeB.peoplehadn’tusedtheliftsC.theincidenthadhappenedonaweekendD.thepeoplehadobeyedtheofficialrules
Thewheelchair-boundyoungmanapatientofminewaspushedtothelectern演讲台atthehighschooltodeliverhiscommencementaddress.Hisfacestillpartiallyparalyzed瘫痪hespokeinasoftvoicE.ButMarkOrsinideliveredapowerfulspeechandreceivedathunderousapplausefromhisfellowstudentswhohadwonderedifhe’dlivetograduatE.The18-year-oldhaddevelopedGuillain-Barresyndrome综合病症whichcancauseparalysis.SoonhewasalmostcompletelyparalyzeD.Hisparentsinsistedthathewasafighter.He’dgetthroughthisandgoontoattendDartmouth.Butmeanwhileimmobileandonaventilator呼吸器howwashegoingtoaskquestionsorbeinvolvedinhiscare?Thesolutionwasremarkable:TheOrsiniswouldsitatMark’ssideandrecitethealphabet.WhentheygottoaletterMarkneededtospellawordhe’dnodyes.They’dwriteitdownthenstartoverandwaitforhimtonodagain.TheyneverlostpatienceandMarkwasinvolvedwiteverydecision.Standardtreatmenthadn’thelpedsoIproposedariskyproceduretofilter过滤hisblooD.Aftertreatmentheshowedimprovementandsoonhecouldmovehistoeshislegsandthenhisarms.MarkhasgraduatedfromDartmouth.Isawhiminmyofficesometimeagoandhewasfeelinggreat.ButtherewasalotleftunsaiD.IwantedtosayIwasinaweofhimandthathisparentsweresomeofthemostamazingpeopleI’devermetsittingbyhisbedforhourspatientlylisteningtotheirchildspeakletterbyletter.IwantedtotellhimofmyshamewhenmychildrentriedtotalktomeandIbrushedthemoffbecauseIdidn’thavetimetolisten.IwantedtosayI’dneverforgethimorhisparents.ButwordsfailedmE.1.TheunderlinedwordcommencementinParagraph1means.A.graduationB.promiseC.birthdayD.ceremony2.WhatdidMark’sparentsdoforhimwhenhewaslearninginclass?A.TheydideverythingforMark.B.TheyassistedMarkinlearning.C.Theylostpatiencesometimes.D.Theymadedecisionsforhim.3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.thestandardtreatmentMarkreceivedwasagreatsuccessB.thedoctorwasnotsatisfiedwithMark’streatmentandfeltashamedC.thedoctortoldMark’sparentsthattheywereimpressiveandunforgettableD.thedoctorwouldliketohavesharedmoreofhistruefeelingswithMark4.Accordingtothelastparagraphhowdidthewriterfeelaboutthewayhetreatedhischildren?A.Hefeltproudofit.B.Hefeltconfidentofit.C.Hefeltguiltyofit.D.Hefeltdoubtfulaboutit.
JohnH.JohnsonwasborninafamilyinArkansasCityin1918.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix.Hewasreachinghighschoolagebuthishometownofferednohighschoolsfortheblacks.Fortunatelyhehasastrong-willedandcaringmother.JohnremembersthathismothertoldhimmanytimesSonyoucanbeanythingyoureallywanttobeifyoujustbelievE.Shetoldhimnottobedependentonothersincludinghismother.Youhavetoearnsuccesssaidsheallthepeoplewhoworkharddon’tsucceedbuttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkharD.Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation.Shealsoknewthatbelievingandworkingharddon’tmeaneverything.SosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakehersontoChicago.Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor.John’smothercouldnotfindwork.ButhereJohncouldgotoschoolandherelearnedthepowerofwords—asaneditorofanewspaper.Hiswishwastopublishamagazinefortheblacks.WhileothersdiscouragedhimJohn’smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby:Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry.Shealsolethimsellherfurnituretogetthe500dollarsheneededtostarttheNegromagazinE.It’snaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful.Healwayskeepshismother’swordsinminD.Sonfailureisnotinyourdictionary.NowJohnH.Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica—worth150milliondollars.1.WhydidJohn’smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?Because.A.lifeinChicagowouldbebetterfortheblacksthanforthewhitesB.John’sfatherdiedinhishometownwhenJohnwasveryyoungC.therewerenohighschoolsfortheblacksintheirhometownD.Johnneedededucationandhecouldgotoschoolthere2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphmeans.A.ifyoutryyouwillsurelysucceedB.atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureC.onlybytryingcanyougetoutoffailureD.afailureisdifficulttobeatevenifyoutry3.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatJohn’smother.A.didn’tdependonothersorgiveupeasilyB.thoughtsuccessonlycamefromworkinghardC.thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeD.believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A.Ifsomeonewantstobesuccessfulheshouldalwaysstandfirm.B.Chicagowasthepromisedlandforthewhitesin1933.C.John’sfatherdiedinanaccidentduringthewar.D.John’smotherwascaringforhim.
Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance.Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Timingisanotherconsideration.Somechildrengetaweeklyallowance.Othersgetamonthlyallowance.Inanycaseparentsshouldmakeclearwhatifanythingthechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirstyoungchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothistheywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.Parentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowance.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemandschoicesbetweenspendingsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercostslikeclothingorelectronics.Manypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyourchildforworkaroundthehome.Thesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylife.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehousehowevercanbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethreethingstheycandowithmoney.Theycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingittoagoodcause.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveit.1.Whatisspecialaboutchildrenlearningfinancialmanagementbyexperience?A.Theylearnmorequickly.B.Theyarenotaslikelytomakemistakes.C.Theirmistakeswon’tmattersomuch.D.Theyhaveplansmadebytheirparents.2.Whenthewritersayssomeyoungchildrenwilllearnthehardwaythathemeans____________.A.theywillknowabudgetishardtocarryoutB.theywillhaveahardtimelearningthelessonC.whattheywilllearnisabsolutelytrueD.theirparentswillteachthemahardlesson3.Judgingfromthearticle.itisallrightifacouplegivestheirsonanallowance________.A.regularlytwiceeverymonthB.wheneverhehasrunoutofmoneyC.tellinghimtoaskforpermissionbeforespendingD.withouttellinghimwhattospendon4.Thewriterwouldagreetoencouragethekidsto____________todealwithatightbudget.A.borrowmoneyfromothersB.asktheirparentsformoremoneyC.getpaidfortheirhouseholdroutinesD.earnmoneybyextrawork5.Whenakiddonatessomeofhisallowancetowildanimalprotectionheis_____.A.sharingitwithothersB.givingittoagoodcauseC.buyingthingsforhimselfD.savingforhisfuturespending
SaltyCoffeeHemetherataparty.Shewasoutstandingmanyguyswereafterherbutnoonepaidattentiontohim.AfterthepartyheinvitedherforcoffeE.Shewas1Inordernottoappearrudeshe2.20070312Astheysatinanicecoffeeshophewastoonervoustosay3andshefelt4.suddenlyheaskedthewaiter.Couldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?I’dliketoputitinmycoffeE.They5athim.Heturnedredbutwhenthesaltcameheputitinhiscoffeeanddrank.6sheaskeD.Whysaltwithcoffee?HeexplaineD.WhenIwasalittleboy.IlivedneartheseaIlikedplayingintheseaIcouldfeelitssaltytastelikesaltycoffeE.NoweverytimeIdrinkit.Ithinkofmychildhoodandmyhometown.ImissitandmyparentswhoarestilltherE.ShewasdeeplytouchedA.manwhocanadmitthathe’s7mustlovehishomeandtareabouthisfamily.Hemustbe8.Shetalkedtooaboutherfarawayhometownherchildhoodherfamily.Thatwasthestartoftheir9story.Theycontinuedto10.Shefoundthathe11allherrequirements.Hewastoleratekindwarmandcareful.Andtothinkshewouldhavemissedthe12ifnotforthesaltycoffee!Sotheymarriedandlivedhappilytogether.Andeverytimeshemadecoffeeforhimsheputinsomesalt.13helikedit.After40yearshepassedawayandleftheraletterwhichsaid:Mydearestpleaseforgivemy14liE.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?IwassonervousIaskedforsaltinsteadofsugar.ItwashardformetoaskforachangesoIjustwentaheaD.Ineverthoughtthatwewould15.ManytimesItriedtotellyouthetruthbutIwasafraidthatitwould16everything.SweetheartIdon’t17likesaltycoffeE.Butasit18somuchtoyouI’velearnttoenjoyit.Havingyouwithmewasmygreatesthappiness.IfIcouldliveasecondtimeIhopewecanbetogetheragain19itmeansthatIhavetodrinksaltycoffeeforthe20ofmylifE.1.A.delightedB.surprisedC.shockedD.interested2.A.putupB.turnedupC.wentalongD.cameon3.A.anyB.somethingC.politewordsD.anything4.A.uncomfortableB.sickC.sadD.unhappy5.A.glancedB.staredC.lookedD.glared6.A.ShockedB.InterestedC.ConfusedD.Depressed7.A.weakB.homesickC.strangeD.childish8.A.goodB.kindC.responsibleD.lovely9.A.fairyB.movingC.excitingD.love10.A.uniteB.gottogetherC.dateD.appoint11.A.wasdevotedtoB.suitedC.demandedD.suggested12.A.catchB.loverC.chanceD.husband13.A.thewayB.nomatterhowmuchC.actuallyD.themost14.A.secretB.made-upC.personalD.life-long15.A.hitandrunB.hititoffC.missthechanceD.keepout16.A.destroyB.ruinC.damageD.lose17.A.evenB.especiallyC.actuallyD.exactly18.A.caresB.mattersC.offersD.relates19.A.evenifB.nowthatC.unlessD.but20.A.otherB.lastC.restD.meaning
Scienceandtechnologyhaveadvancedatsucharatethatcloninghasnowbecomeareality.Thepossibilityofcloninghumansisaserioussubjectandraisesmoralquestions.InmyopinioncloningisusefulforresearchintocuresfordiseasE.HoweverIthinkthatitneedstobedonewithwarningandcarefullycontrolledbygovernments.Researchintocloningandstemcell干细胞productionischieflyaimedatfindingnewtreatmentsforcurrentlyincurableillnesses.WhilethiswouldimprovethequalityoflifeformanynotenoughisunderstoodaboutwhateffectscloningwouldhaveontheworldinthefuturE.ThisisprimarilybecausewedonotunderstandenoughabouttheresultsofcloningandboththephysicalandpsychologicaleffectsthatitislikelytohaveonclonedindividualsandontherestoftheworlD.Furthermoreitisthoughtthataclonedindividualwouldbeunlikelytosurvivebirthandwouldsufferfromcomplications病发症resultingfromchangedorgans器官.Therearealsoquiteseriousmoralsubjectsaswellasarisk.ThosewhoareagainstcloningwouldarguethatscientistshavenorighttoplayGodandtodestroythenaturalprocesses.Producingembryos胚胎forthepurposeofharvestingstemcellsforresearchpresentssignificantquestionsaboutthenatureandstatusoftheembryobeingproduceD.ItmayalsomakeusquestionwhethergettingridofitafterusereducesthevalueweplaceonhumanlifE.135135InconclusionIdonotagreethatresearchintocloningusinghumanembryosshouldcontinuE.Thisisnotonlybecauseitmayreducethevalueweplaceonhumanlifebutalsobecausenotenoughisknownabouttheresults.HoweverIdothinkthatifthereisawaytoproducestemcellsusingcloningwhichdoesnotputhumanlifeatriskthengovernmentsshouldcontinuetosupportit.1.Accordingtothewriterwhatkindofquestionsdoescloningraise?A.moralB.seriousC.scientificD.reality2.Whatisthewriter’sgeneralopiniononcloning?A.Itisusefulineveryareaofresearch.B.Itneedstobecarefullycontrolledbygovernments.C.ItisusefulforresearchintocuresfordiseaseifitiscontrolleD.D.ItisonlyusefulforresearchintocuresfordiseasE.3.Thewriter’smainreasonforopposingcloningisthat.A.notenoughisknownabouttheeffectsofcloningB.aclonedhumanwouldbelikelytodieasaresultofchangedorgansC.ithasbeenproventhatcloninghasn’tanypositiveeffectonclonesD.itwouldimprovethequalityoflifeforsufferersofincurablediseases4.InParagraph4thewriterthinksgovernments.A.shouldnotsupportanyformofresearchintostemcellproductionB.shouldsupportallformsofresearchintostemcellproductionusingcloningC.shouldnotusecloningwhichputhumanlifeatrisktoproducestemD.shouldsupportresearchintostemcellproductionthatdoesn’tharmhumanlife
ThatafternoonMollyalmostdancedalongthestreetasshewalkedhomewithherfatherfromthestation.TheyhadseenMrs.GibsonandCynthiaofftoLondon.ShewishedherstepmotherwouldtakeherselfofftoLondonmuchmoreoften.WellnowDaD.shesaidI’mgoingtohaveyoualltomyselfforawholeweek.Youmustbeveryobedient服从的听话的.Ihopeyouaren’tgoingtobossmeMolly.You’rewalkingmeoutofbreathalready.Wemustn’tpassMrs.Goodmaysinourhurry.TheycrossedthestreettospeaktoMrs.Goodmaysoneofthedoctor’spatients.We’vejustbeenseeingmywifeanddaughterofftoLondon.They’vegoneupforaweek.DearmetoLondonandonlyforaweek!saidMrs.GoodmayswithsurprisE.Itseemshardlyworththepacking.It’llbelonelyforyouMollywithoutyourstepsister.YessaidMollysuddenlyfeelingasifsheoughttohavetakenthisviewofthecaseI’llmissCynthiA.AndyouDr.GibsonIhopeyouwon’tfeellikewidower鳏夫onceagain.Youmustcomeandhavesupperwithmeoneevening.WhataboutTuesday?Dr.GibsonfeltasharpblowonhislegfromthetoeofMolly’sshoebutevensoheacceptedtheinvitationmuchtotheoldlady’ssatisfaction.AmomentlaterMollysaidtohimHowcouldyougoandwasteoneofourpreciousevenings!We’veonlygofivenow.I’vebeenplanningallsortsofthingsforustwotonight.Whatsortofthings?OhIdon’tknow.ThingsyouusedtolikE.Shelookedathimfearlessly.Forbiddenthingsnow.Herfather’seyeslitupbuthisfaceremainedserious.I’mgotgoingtobepulleddownMolly.WithhardworkandsensibleguidanceI’vereachedaveryheightofcivilizedbehaviorandthereI’mgoingtostay.Ohnoyouarenot.We’rehavingbreadandcheeseforsuppertonightinarmchairsinfrontoftheTV!Andyoushallwearyoudressing-gownatbreakfasttomorrow-andeverymorningforaweek!Andyoushallreadthepaperatthediningtable!That’sonlyastart.Ihaven’tfinishedbyalongwayyet.1.WhatwereMolly’sfeelingsastheywalkedhome?A.ShewishedshehadgonetoLondontoo.B.Shewaspleasedtobealonewithherfather.C.ShewaslookingforwardtomeetingMrs.Goodmays.D.ShehatedbeingapartfromCynthiA.2.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthe4thparagraphwecanknowthatMrs.Goodmaysthought_____________.A.Mr.GibsonshouldhavegonewiththemB.Mr.GibsonwouldbeawidoweragainC.Mrs.GibsonshouldstayinLondonlongerD.Mrs.GibsonshouldhavetakenMollywiththem3.Fromthepassagewecanbecertainthat____________.A.Mrs.GibsonisstrictwithherhusbandanddaughtersB.Mrs.GibsonhasnochildrenofherownC.Mrs.GibsonnevertreatedMollywellD.Mr.Gibsonisnotsatisfiedwithhispresentlife4.WhenMollykickedherfather___________.A.shewantedhimtoturndowntheinvitationB.shemeantshedidn’texpectthereturnofCynthiaC.itseemedtohavebeenapureaccidentD.itshowedshewaspleasedtohavebeeninvited
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