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Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetrappedintoobusyworktorelaxthemselves.Wehavenotimetotellabed-timestorytoourchildrenorenjoyanicedinnerwithourfamilyortakeabreaktothinkabouthowwelivethepreciouslifeorevenmeetfriends.Allwenoticeisthatthedistinctionsthatusedtoguideandsteadyus—betweenSundayandMondaypublicandprivatehereandthere—aregonE.Wehavemorewaystocommunicatebutlessandlesstosay.Partlybecausewe'resobusycommunicating.Maybethat'swhymoreandmorepeopleIknoweveniftheyhavenoreligiouscommitmentseemtobeturningtoyogaormeditationortaichi.SomefriendsofminetrytogoonlongwalkseverySundayortoforgettheircellphonesathomE.A.seriesoftestsinrecentyearshasshownthatafterspendingtimeinquietruralsettingssubjectsexhibitgreaterattentivenessstrongermemoryandgenerallyimprovedcognition.TheirbrainsbecomebothcalmerandsharperMorethanthatsympathyaswellasdeepthoughtdependsonneuralprocessesthatareinherentlyslowtheveryonesourhigh-speedliveshavelittletimefor.InmyowncaseIturntounusualandoftenextrememeasurestotrytokeepmygoodsenseandensurethatIhavetimetodonothingatall.I'venotyetusedacellphoneandI'venevertweetedorenteredFacebook.Itrynottogoonlinetillmyday'swritingisfinishedandImovedfromManhattantoruralJapan.Noneofthisisamatterofprincipleorasceticism苦行主义it'sjustpureselfishness.NothingmakesmefeelbettercalmerclearerandhappierthanbeinginoneplaceabsoAedinabookaconversationapieceofmusiC.It'sactuallysomethingdeeperthanmerehappinessit'sjoywhichthemonkDavidSteindl-Rastdescribesasthatkindofhappinessthatdoesn'tdependonwhathappens.Thatisthehighestofthehighestwehavebeenlongingfor~TheJoyofQuiet.43.Thewritersometimesdoesn'tdoanythingbecause_____.A.heisoutofworkB.whateverhedoesmakenosenseC.heisworriedabouthiswritingD.hecanenjoyhimselfinhisleisuretime44.Whenthewriterusesthewordforgethisrealmeaningis_____.A.somebodyreallyforgetshiscellphoneathomeB.somebodyleaveshiscellphoneathomeonpurposeC.somebodyhatesmoderntechniquessuchasthecellphoneD.somebodythinkscellphoneisnotasuitablemeansofcommunication45.Theunderlinedworddistinctions’means_____.A.-outcomeB.similarityC.differenceD.complication46.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.Itisimportanttospendtimeinquietcircumstances.B.Wecandosomesportssuchasyogatorelax.C.Principleorasceticismisimportantinone'slifE.D.Themorewecommunicatethemorewewillbecloser.
Areyouaproblemshopper?TheanswerisYesifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwordsdoyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshoppingorhaveanout-of-controlfeelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyusetheymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem–addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeelarushduringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelingsofwhichanxietypainandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinsideweoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscaseweoftengoshopping.A.fewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeoplethemotivationisadesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.OthersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforgetatleasttemporarilytensionfearorunhappinessintheirlifE.Besidesshoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstancetherearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smorefoodcourtscoffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovidedsoyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Thereforeonceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforcesworkyouwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexamplehowmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself0control.63.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A.ThosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyusE.B.Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C.Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D.Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.64.Accordingtothepassagewhatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A.Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B.Thedesireforstatuspowerbeautyorsuccess.C.Boredomemptinesstensionfearorunhappinessinpeople’slifE.D.Long-timebadfeelingsofanxietypainandshamE.65.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A.Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B.Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C.MakingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossiblE.D.Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.66.Theauthorwritesthispassageto.A.informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB.providesolutionstotheproblemshopping.C.scoldtheproblemshoppersD.tellashoppingstory
AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttableIcouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.AtonepointthewomanaskedSohowhaveyoubeen?Andtheboy—whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold—repliedFranklyI’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremembermyfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutweweredepressedthatisinlowspiritsuntilwewereinhighschool.Undoubtedlyachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymorE.Childrenspeakmorelikeadultsdressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosaybutitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?HumandevelopmentisdependednotonlyonbornbiologicalstatesbutalsoonpatternsofgainingsocialknowledgE.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewsocialpositions.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecretsbutslowlyandinstages;traditionallywetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.Inthelast30yearshoweverasecret-revelation揭示machinehasbeenequippedin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationtoallviewersalikewhethertheyarechildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptationmanychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallengingmoreattractivemovingpictures.Communicationthroughprintasamatteroffactallowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationwhichchildrenwillgain.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.39.Accordingtotheauthorfeelingdepressedis______.A.asuresignofamentalprobleminachildB.amentalstatepresentinallhumansincludingchildrenC.somethingthatcannotbeavoidedinchildren’smentaldevelopmentD.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild40.Traditionallyachildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld______.A.throughconnectionwithsocietyB.graduallyandunderguidanceC.naturallywithoutbeingtaughtD.throughwatchingtelevision41.Accordingtotheauthorthattoday’schildrenseemadultlikeresultsfrom______.A.thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevisionB.thepoorarrangementofteachingcontentC.thefastpaceofhumanscientificdevelopmentD.therisingstandardofliving42.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.B.Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwriting.C.Ithelpschildrentoreadandwritewell.D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.43.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren?A.Hefeelstheiradultlikebehaviorissofunny.B.HethinksthechangeworthyofnotE.C.Heconsidersitarapiddevelopment.D.Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.
Whetheryouwillbeadoctororapoliceofficerinthefuturethere’sateacherinyourlifE.Theyteachyouandhelpyouknowwhoyouare?Ofcourseyouwanttothankthem.Teachers’Dayistheperfectchanceforstudentsaroundtheworldtothanktheirteachers.Thefestivalfallsondifferentdaysindifferentcountries.InChinaTeachers’DayisonSeptember10.ButintheUSteachershaveawholeweektocelebratE.TeacherAppreciationWeekisinthefirstfullweekofMayeveryyear.Kidsusedtobringapplesfortheirteachersbecauseapplesarehealthy.Nowtheybringgiftswithpicturesofapplessuchascupspictureframes框架andteddybears.SomestudentsalsomakeDIYgiftsfortheirteachers.Duringtheweekschoolclubsoftenofferteachersafreebreakfastofcoffeeandpastries.TheSouthKoreanTeachers’DayisonMay15.Manystudentsofferflowerstotheirteachers.AnothertraditionalgiftisacarD.Thousandsofstudentspreparepersonalizedcardsandgivethemtotheirfavoriteteachers.AlthoughdifferentcountrieshavedifferentTeachers’Daysthere’sonedayforthewholeworldtohonorteachers.OnOctober5ofeveryyearover100countriessuchasCanadaandthePhilippinesexpresstheirthanksbycelebratingWorldTeachers’Day.UNESCOstartedthedayin1994.Itwantstoremindpeopleoftheimportanceofteaching.OnlyyoucanmakeacardlikethisoneAfingerprint指纹cardisagoodgiftonTeachers’DayYouwillneed:●Card●Pen●Colorfulink1.Pressyourink-coveredfingeronacleancarD.2.Useapentomakeyourfingerprintintoananimalorarobot.3.WritewordslikeyouareawonderfulteacherorthankyouforteachingmeonthecarD.Somethank-younotesforgreatteachers1.IamluckytohavethebestteacherinthisworlD.WhereverImaygoinmylifeIwillalwaysrememberthatIhadanexcellentguidE.You.2.Youarenotonlymyteacher;youaremyfrienD.Iwillalwaysbegratefultoyouforyoursupportandkindness.68.AccordingtothepassageapplesusedtobeagoodchoiceofgiftsforTeachers’Daybecause.A.studentswanttowishtheirteachergoodhealthB.applesareinseasononTeachers’DayC.studentswanttowishtheirteachersuccessD.applesaresweetandcheap69.Morethan100countriescelebrateWorldTeacher’sDayon.A.October5B.May15C.September10D.May570.DuringtheTeacherAppreciationWeekintheUSschoolclubsoftenprovideteacherswith_____________.A.amovieticketB.afreebreakfastC.abeautifulcardD.afreetrip71.ThepartofOnlyyoucanmakeacardlikethisoneistotellthereaders.A.wheretoorderabeautifulcardB.howtomakeameaningfulDIYcardC.whatkindofgiftisbestforteachersD.howtoorderateacher’scardonline
HallmarkarrivedinmyhometownofCalcuttaIndiawhenIwas16.OnValentine’sDay情人节IwaitedinlinewithmanyotherteenagersjustforachancetogetintothestorE.Irememberwishingtwothings.Oneofthemisthatthegood-lookingboywhomIcouldseethroughthestorewindowwaspickingoutagiftformE.UnfortunatelyValentine’sDaypassedandIreceivednothingbutalecturefrommyfatheronhowWesterncapitalism资本主义wasruiningyourculturE.ThenextValentine’sDayIstilldidn’thaveaboyfriendbutIdidreceiveagreetingcardfromasecretadmirer.Ican’trememberwhatitexactlysaidinsidethecardbutithardlymattereD.IknowI’mnottheonlyonewho’shadthebluesbecauseofbeingsingleonValentine’sDay.It’snotjustonValentine’sDaythatI’mremindedofthesefeelings.OnenightmyfriendandIwereatthesubwaystationinNewYorkCitywaitingforthelocaltoarrivE.Thestationwasmostlyfullofcollegestudentsandlateranoldercouplewalkedin.JustatthatmomentastreetmusicianstartedplayingShe’sOnlyaWomantoME.ThecouplebegandancingaroundthestationandlostintheirownworlD.OnthetrainIfoundmyselfrecallingthetimewhenIwaswithadateatthesubwaystationandtherehepickedmeupinhisarmslikeIwasaballerina芭蕾舞女演员.MyviewofromancehaschangedfromwhenIwas16inCalcuttatonow23andlivinginManhattan.ThisyearIwon’tfocusallmyromanticexpectationsononeparticularday.I’llspendValentine’sDaywithfriendsinNewYorkCity.ButIwon’ttrytohidesomewhereorturnoffmycellphonE.InsteadI’llhelpmycoupled-upfriendspackfortheirweekendtripstoRomE.55.TheunderlinedwordHallmarkinParagraph1probablyreferstoa.A.cityB.streetC.storeD.man56.Wecaninferthatintheopinionofthewriter’sfather.A.hisdaughtershouldhavereceivedagiftB.peopleinIndiashouldn’tcelebrateValentine’sDayC.peopleinIndiashouldwelcomeWesterncultureD.hisdaughtershouldknowmoreaboutcapitalism57.AccordingtoParagraph2ifsomeonehasthebluesheorsheisprobably.A.luckyB.angryC.excitedD.sad58.Whatisimpliedinthepassage?A.ThewriternowhasaboyfrienD.B.ThewriternowisafraidofValentine’sDay.C.ThewriterwillgotoRomewithhercoupled-upfriends.D.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsValentine’sDayhaschangeD.
Keepingfishaspetsisapopularhobby.Fishtakeupverylittleroomareinexpensivetofeedandprovideaninterestingandcolorfuldisplayinanyroom.A.tankoranaquariummustbechosencarefully.Manynewaquariumownersbuytoomanyfishfortheirtanks.Fishcan’tbecrowdeD.Twofishcanlivecomfortablyineachgallonofwateronlytenfishcanliveinafive-gallontank.Canyouseewhyagoldfishwouldnotlivelonginatinyroundbowl?Iftoomanyfisharekepttogethertheywillnothaveenoughoxygenorroomtoswimaboutfreely.Theywillhavemorediseases.Alsosomekindsoffishcan’tbekepttogether.Asyourinterestinfishgrowsthenumberoffishyouhavemaygrowtoo.Thenyoumaywanttoinvestinanothertank.Ifyoustartwithaten-gallonaquariumwhatkindoffishwouldbebest?Thetwomajorgroupsoftropicalfisharethosethatlayeggsandthosethatgivebirthtoliveyoung.IfyouwanttoraiseyoungfishguppieswouldbethebestchoicebecausetheycanproducemanybabiesinashorttimE.Youcanbuyfishandaquariumsinmostpetstores.Asktheownerstohelpyouchoosetherightfish.Youcanalsofindmanybooksabouttropicalfishinthelibrary.64.Ifninefishliveinthreegallonsofwaterthefishmay_________.A.breatheeasilyB.swimaboutfreelyC.getillD.notgetenoughtoeat65.TheunderlinedphrasesinvestininPara3isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.buyB.borrowC.makeD.sell66.InthepassagetheauthorprovidesuswithsomeusefultipsonhowtokeepfishwellEXCEPT________.A.selectingasuitabletanksizeB.feedingenoughoxygenintothetankC.choosingtherightgroupoffishD.readingsomebooksaboutfish67.Fromthepassagewecanknow_______.A.veryfewpeopleareinterestedinkeepingfishB.thesizeofyourtankdecideshowmanyfishyoucankeepC.guppiesareakindoffishthataregoodatlayingeggsD.youcanraisedifferentkindsoffishtogether
OnesummerdayasIwasheadingtotheteachingbuildingIheardsomeonecallmynamE.IturnedaroundandIsawPhilipacounselor顾问atouradmissionsoffice招生办公室standingwithanotheryoungmanPhilipintroducedmetohimStephenandremindedmethatStephenwouldbetakingoneofmyclasses.StephenlookedatmE.Withasomewhatpainfulexpressionheaskedifmyclasswasgoingtobehardandifhewouldbeabletopass.Iintroducedallthethingsthathewouldbeexpectedtolearn.AswetalkedIsawStephen’seyesgettingbigwithfear.ItoldhimtodoallofhisassignmentsandtohandtheminontimE.Ratherthanbeingoverwhelmed压倒byalloftheworkItoldhimthemostsuccessfulstudentsmadeamastercalendarofalltheassignmentssotheycouldplantheirworkloaD.AsthefallsemesterwentonIlearnedmoreofStephen’sstory.IthadtakenhimlongertofinishtheassignmentsthanmostyoungpeoplE.FamilymembersincludinghismotherkeptremindinghimthathewasafailurE.Buthekeptatitanddidn’ttakethemtoheart.Hetoldmethatbeforecomingtoourcollegenoonebelievedhecouldmanageit.Stephendidn’tbecomeanA.student.Stillhemanagedtopassallofhiscoursesbybeinginclasseverydayturninginallofhisassignmentsontimeandbreakingdownhisstudyintobite-sizedparts.Bypassingcourseaftercoursehebegantogainameasureofself-esteem.OnhisgraduationdayhewalkeduptomeandsaidThankyou.67.AccordingtoStephen’squestionstotheauthorweknowthatStephen_________.A.wasn’tveryconfidentabouthimself.B.didn’twanttoattendtheauthor’sclass.C.hadneverbeenanA.student.D.couldn’tpasstheauthor’sexam.68.ComparedwithotherstudentsStephen____________.A.arrangedhisworkloadbetter.B.failedfewertimesthanthem.C.spentmoretimeonstudy.D.handedhisworkearlier.69.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor__________.A.wouldn’thavemetStephenwithouttheintroductionofPhilipB.toldStephenhowtodealwithhisstudy.C.helpedStephentogetanA.inhisclass.D.didn’tbelievethatStephencouldstudyincollege70.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?A.AgoodbeginningisahalfdonE.B.OnebiteatatimeC.Hasten.急速makeswasteD.Lookbeforeyouleapv.跳.
Istillremember---myhandsandmyfingersstillremember---whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.Getthatallsweptup!theheadmasterwouldtellus.Iwantthewholeplacecleanedupatonce!Therewasenoughworktheretolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhandsourfingersournails.Nowseethatit’sdoneproperlyandbequickaboutittheheadmasterwouldsaytotheolderpupilsoryou’llhavetoanswerforit!Soatanorderfromtheolderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpectedthebigboysinsteadofgivingusahelpinghandusedtofinditsimplertobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblowsweusedtobribe贿赂theolderboyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.AndifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonusthecoinschangedhandsatoncE.IfwedidnotdothisifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypursetheblowswereredoubleD.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentthatevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingwhippednotsomuchtomakeusworkharderbutrathertobeatusintoastateofobedience服从inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofuswornoutbysuchcalculatedcrueltywouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeveryangrybutthepunishmenthegavetheolderboyswasalwaysverysmall---nothingcomparedtowhattheyhaddonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplainedoursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingonbutsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon’tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilentbutIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutitforsuchbeatingwerecompletelyforeigntoournaturE.61.ThestatementmyhandsandmyfingersstillrememberParA.1meansthat___________.A.theauthor’shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningupB.theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningupC.theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningupD.theauthor’shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaning62.Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause____________.A.hewastoolazyB.thereweremanyfallenleavesonthegroundC.theschoolyardwerecoveredwithmudD.thestudentsdidn’tfinishtheirhomework63.Theheadmasteraskedtheolderboysto_____________.A.beatthosewhoworkedslowlyB.treatthesmallboysaspeanutsC.takechargeoftheprocessofthecleaningD.dothecleaningallbythemselves64.AccordingtoParA.3iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhimhemostprobably_________.A.gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethemB.gaveitasabridetotheheadmasterC.spentitallonhismiddaymealD.spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys65.Whenreceivingcomplaintstheheadmasterwoulddealwiththebigboysbymeansof_________.A.slightpunishmentB.harshcriticismC.completeindifferenceD.goodbeating
Monday:HereIaminthemiddleofnowherE.thiscampingtripideaisnotgettingofftoaverygoodstart.Itisrainingandthetentleaks.ThehikingseemedtotakeforeverandIstillcan'tunderstandhowitcouldallhavebeenuphill!HowdidIeverletmybrothertalkmeintothis?Whenwegethome--ifweevergethome--he'sgoingtohavetodosomethinggreattogetbackonmygoodsidE.Maybeheshouldsponsorashoppingspreeatthemall!Tuesday:Thingsarelookingup.Thesuncameouttodaysowewereabletoleavethetentsanddryout.WearecampedattheedgeofasmalllakethatIcouldn'tseebeforebecauseoftherainandfog.Themountainsareallaroundusandtheforestisabsolutelybeautiful.Wespentmostofthedaydraggingeverythingoutofourbackpacksortentsandputtingitwherethesuncoulddryitout.LaterintheafternoonwetriedtocatchthefishfordinnerbutthefishweresmarterthanwewerE.AtnightwebuiltafireandsangsongshappilyWednesday:Wehikedtothefarsideofthelakeandclimbedtothetopofasmallpeak.Fromtherewecouldseehowhightheothermountainswereandhowfartheforestspreadaroundus.Onthewayupwepassedthroughasnowfield!Thursday:Icaughtmyfirstfish!WefollowedthestreamthatfedthelakE.AfterabouttwomileswecametoasectionthatCarolsaidlookedfishy.Shehadapackrodwhichcanbecarriedinabackpack.IaskedtocastitandIcaughtafishonmyfirsttry.CarolcaughtafewmorE.buttheywerejusttooprettytoeatforlunchsoweputthembackinthestream.Friday:Ican'tbelievewearegoinghomealready.Itwillbenicetogetahotshowersleepinarealbedandeatjunkfoodbutthetriphasbeenwonderful.We'realreadytalkingaboutanothercampingadventurenextyearwherewecanoedownariver.it'shardtobelievebutIthinkthiscitygirlhasalittlecountrybloodinherveins.60.ThewholemorningofTuesdaythewriter________.A.hikedalongthelakeB.caughtthefishfordinnerC.driedoutherbelongingsD.climbedthemountain61.Thewriterwentonthiscampingtripbecause________.A.shewastiredofstayinghomeB.shewantedtogofishingC.sheenjoyedcampingD.shewasinfluencedbyherbrother62.ItcanbeinferredthatCarolhadapackrodwithherbecause________.A.sheneededittogettheirmainsourceoffoodB.shethoughtthewriterofthejournalmightneeditC.shecouldnotaffordtobuyaregularfishingpoleD.sheexpectedtogofishingwhiletheywerehiking63.Itislikelythatthewriterwill________.A.goonanothercampingtripB.inviteCaroltogofishingtogetherC.makeherbrotherbuyhersomethingD.convinceherbrothertogocamping
Twoyearsagomygrandmotherwasgoingtoturn75.Myfamilydiscussedwhatthebestwaytocelebratewas.Shouldwethrowheraparty?Shouldwetakeheronatrip?Werememberedthatshehadtouchedsomanypeople’slivesandthereweresomanypeopleforhertoconsider.Thensomeonegottheideathatweshouldincludeeveryoneinthecelebrationbyturningitintoatribute献礼tomygrandmother.WesecretlysentoutletterstothepeopleinGrandmother’saddressbookandaskedthemtosendaletterwithamemorythattheyhadsharedwithher.Peoplesentusletterswithpoemsstoriesandpictures.Thedeepfeeingthatwassharedthroughtheresponse回应surprisedus.Wecompiled编辑theselettersintoamemorybookandamazedherwithitonthemorningofherbirthday.Theunusualthingaboutmygrandmother’sfriendswasnotthenumberthatshehadbutmeconnectiontheyshared.Inmanywaysthisbookoffriendshipwasthegreatestachievementofmygrandmother’slifE.Ibelievethatdevelopingtruefriendshipsisoneofthemostimportantthingsthatanyonecandoinone’slifetimE.Itisnotamatterofthenumberoffriendsonehashutthequalityofthebonds.IfonehashadatleastonetruefriendshipbeforedyingthenonecansayonehaslivedasuccessfullifE.IhavemademanyfriendsandIbelieveIhavebeguntodevelopthesametypesoffriendshipsmygrandmotherkeptupoverherlifetimE.IonlyhopethatIwillbeassuccessfulasshehasbeen.56.Howdidtheauthor’sfamilycelebrateGrandmother’sbirthday?A.TheytookheronatripacrossthecountryB.TheygaveheramemorybookoffriendshipC.TheyinvitedallherfriendstoherbirthdaypartyD.Theyaskedallherfriendstosendhercards57.Whenreceivingherbirthdaygifttheauthor’sgrandmotherprobablyfeltA.disappointedandlonelyB.sorryandsadC.surprisedandpleasedD.nervousandexcited58.TheunderlinedwordbondsinthelastparagraphprobablymeansA.relationshipsB.worksC.successesD.celebrations59.AccordingtothepassagetheauthorprobablyagreesthatA.themorefriendsyouhavethebetterB.friendsaremoreimportantthanfamilyC.understandingleadstogreatersuccessD.truefriendshipisveryimportanttous60.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sgrandmother?A.FamousB.GreatC.PoliteD.Pleasant
Nowwearealwayshearingaboutroadaccidentsandwhenweareinacarwetrytodrivecarefully}uthowmanyoftlstakethesamedegreeofcareinourhomes?AnylargehospitalwilltellyouthenumberofaccidentsthathappeninthehomeisalmostthesameasthoseontheroaD.Idon'tpretendtobeanexpertbutI'vethoughtalotalxuthowandwhytheseaccidentshappenandwhatwecandotopreventthem.Oneofthecommonestandmostdangerouscausesofhomeaccidentsiswrongandcarelessuseofelectricalequipment.Peoplewillcontinuetousealooseplugorpulloutaplug插头withoutfirstturningoffthepower.Inspiteofwarningsonewillcarryanelectricheater电炉intothebathroomwhenbeisgoingtohaveabath.SometimesoneforgetstocutoffthepowerbeforerepairingalamporsomethingelsE.Allthiswillcauseaccidents.Sotheruleaboutanythingthatworksbyelectricityis:Switchoffbeforeyourtouchanythinganddon'tpretendyouknowwhenyouactuallydon't.Ifyou'vegotchildreninthehouseit'salwaysbesttokeepmedicinesofanykindoutoftheirreach.Otherwisetheymaybetakenforcandiesoranewkindofdrink.Whenthereareolderpeoplelivingwithyouyouhavetotakeparticularcareinanumberofwaysinordertomakethemsafeandhappy.Fireofcourseisalwaysarisk.Soremembernottodryclothesinfrontoffiresorleavestovesinthemiddleofroomswheretheycaneasilybeknockedover.Anddon'tforgettokeepthechildrenawayfromfirE.SmokingtmmaycausefirE.Soyou'dbettergiveitup.SafetyfirstmaymeanalittlemoretimeandcarebutitmaysaveyoualotoftroublE.59.Thewriterthinksthereasonwhytherearesomanyaccidentsinourhomesisthatweare.A.lesscarefulinourhomesthaninacarB.morecarefulinourhomesthaninacarC.ascarefulinourhomesasinacarD.notsocarefulinacarasinourhomes60.Thewriteradvisesyou.........abouttheuseofelectricalequipment.A.toappearasifyouknoweverythingB.topretendthatyoudon'tknowanythingC.topretendthatyouknoweverything.D.nottothinkyouknoweverything61.It'sbesttokeepmedicinesinplacesthatchildrenca't............A.getonB.gettoC.getinI.getover62.Onewaytopreventfiresathomeisto..........A.leavestovesinthemiddleoftheroomsB.dryclothesnearstovesC.tellchildrentostayawayfromfireD.smokeawayfromfires
Haveyoueverwishedforathirty-hourday?SurelythisextratimewouldrelievethetremendouspressurewhichwelivE.Ourlivesleaveatrailofunfinishedtasks.UnansweredlettersunvisitedfriendsunwrittenarticlesandunreadbookshauntquietmomentswhenwestoptoevaluatE.Wedesperatelyneedrelief.Butwouldathirty-hourdayreallysolvetheproblem?Wouldn'twesoonbejustasfrustratedaswearenowwithourtwenty-fourallotment?A.mother'sworkisneverfinishedandneitheristhatofanymanagerstudentteacherministeroranyoneelseweknow.Norwillthepassageoftimehelpuscatchup.ChildrengrowinnumberandagetorequiremoreofourtimE.Greaterexperiencebringsmoreexactingassignments.Sowefindourselvesworkingmoreandenjoyingitless.Weareaccuslomedtoworkingwithoutstop.Whenwestoptoevaluatewerealizethatourdilemmagoesdeeperthanshortageoftime;itisbasicallytheproblemofpriorities优先顺序.Actuallyhardworkdoesnothurtus.Weallknowwhatitistogofullspeedforlonghourstotallyinvolvedinanimportanttask.Theresultingwearinessismatchedbyasenseofachievementandjoy.Nothardworkbutdoubtandmisgiving疑虑produceanxietyaswereviewamonthoryearandbecomeoppressedbythepileofunfinishedtasks.Wesensedemandshavedrivenusontoareefoffrustration.Weconfessquiteapartfromoursinswehaveleftundonethosethingswhichweoughttohavedone;andwehavedonethosethingswhichweoughtnottohavedonE.Todotheurgentthingortofinisnhtheimportantthingisasharpquestion.Severalyearsagoanexperiencedcotton-millmanagersaidtomeYourgreatestdangerislettingtheurgentthingscrowdoutoftheimportant.Hedidn'trealizedhowhardhismaximhit.Itoftenreturnstohauntandrebukemebyraisingthecriticalproblemofpriorities.Weliveinconstanttensionbetweentheurgentandtheimportant.Theproblemisthattheimportanttaskrarelymustbedonetodayoreventhisweek.Theurgenttaskcallsforinstantaction—endlessdemandspressureeveryhourandday.Aman'shomeisnolongerhiscastle;itisnolongeraplaceawayfromurgenttasksbecausethetelephonebreachesthewallswithimperious专横的demands.Themomentaryappealofthesetasksseemsirresistibleandimportantandtheydevourourenergy.Butinthelightoftime'sperspectivetheirdeceptiveprominencefades;withasenseoflosswerecalltheimportanttaskspushedasidE.Werealizewe’vebecomeslavestothetyranny暴政oftheurgent.51.Thereasonwhywesometimeswishtohaveathirty-hourdayisthatwe.A.havetoomuchworktocompleteB.needmoretimetoenjoyourlivesC.needlongerhourstoeasepressureD.areusedtoworkingwithoutstop52.FromParagraph3wefindanxietyincreaseswhenwe.A.stoptothinkaboutourdilemmaB.gofullspeedworkingatourtaskC.aredoingmeaninglessthingsD.recalllotsofunfinishedwork53.Themottothathitsthewritertellsus.A.tofinishtheurgentandtheimportantthingB.toavoidtheurgentpushingouttheimportantC.theurgentthingshouldn’tbedoneinstantlyD.theimportantthingisdifferentfromtheurgent54.Thewriterpresentsthearticletoremindusthat.A.theurgentisnotalwaystocomefirstB.theproblemoftimeshortageistoughC.theimportantisnotalwaysdepressingD.thewaytodealwiththeurgentishard
WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960swehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.BasillE.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboyIcouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.Ofcoursehedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheeseeggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourordermymotherwouldpenanote—Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery—andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthenthebuttermilkwouldmagically魔术般appear.AllofthiswasaboutmorethanconveniencE.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouseforthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoorssothatthemilkwouldn'tfreezE.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentablehavingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilkthusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete竞争.BesidesmilkisforsaleeverywhereanditmayjustnothavebeenpracticedtohaveadeliveryservicE.RecentlyanoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch门廊.Everysooftenmyson'sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhoodandofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.60.Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.A.toshowhismagicalpowerB.topayforthedeliveryC.tosatisfyhiscuriosityD.topleasehismother61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy'shouse?A.HewantedtohaveteatherE.B.Hewasarespectableperson.C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.62.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.63.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.C.Heneededitforhismilkbottles.D.Heplantedflowersinit.
OneafternooninParisItookatriptoanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslookingforwardtoaquietview看ofsomegreatpaintingsofexcellentartists.Ayoungcouplelookingatthepaintingsinfrontofmeweretalkingnon-stop.Iwatchedthemamomentanddecidedshewasdoingallthetalking.InfactIwassurprisedatthismanforputtingupwithhereverlastingspeech.BoredbytheirnoiseImovedon.ImetthemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthoseroomsofart.EachtimeIheardhervoiceImovedawayatoncE.Iwasstandingatthemuseumgiftshopbuyingsomecardswhenthecouplewalkedtotheexit出口.He’sabravemansaidtheshopassistant.MostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoungagE.Butheandhiswifecomeinwheneverthere’sanewartshow.Itexplainedthenon-stoptalk!A.suddensenseofshamecametomyheartforwhatIwasthinkingjustnow.Butwhatdoeshegetoutoftheart?IaskeD.HiswifedescribeseachpaintingsohecanseeitinhisheaD.AtthatmomentIrealizedwhatispatiencecourageandlovE.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribingpaintingstoapersonwhocan’tseeandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallowblindnesschangehislovetowardsart.AndIfeltthelovesharedbythetwoasIwatchedthemwalkingawayholdingeachother’shands.56.Howdidthewriterfeelinthebeginningwhenhearingthewoman’stalking?A.SurprisedB.BoredC.ExcitedD.Happy57.Whatcanweinfer推断fromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Thewriterwaswaitingforsomebody.B.Thewriterwasasilentperson.C.Thewriterwaslookingforsomegreatpaintings.D.Thewriterwantedttoenjoysomegreatpaintingsquietlyandcarefully.58.Thewomankepttalkingwhilesheandherhusbandwereenjoyingtheartshowbecause___________.A.shewastooexcitedtokeepsilentB.shepreferredtalkingtolisteningC.shehadtoexplaineverythingtoherblindhusbandD.shelikedtoshowoffinfrontofothers59.Whatdidthewriterthinkofthewomanatlast?A.Thewomanwastoonoisy.B.Thewomanwaspatientandloving.C.ThewomanwasblinD.D.ThewomanwasbravE.60.Thepassagemainlyshowsus___________.A.patiencecourageandloveB.howtowatchpaintingsC.howartchangedpeople’slifeD.atrip
TheballstruckthebatandflewhighabovetheinfielD.Igasped倒抽气.Ohmygoshit'sheadingforMitziMitziwillnevercatchit.Idon'tthinkshehasevercaughtaflyballinherlifE.IwishCoachJimwouldn'thaveputherintothegamE.Iknowit'stherulethatallgirlsplaybut1wanttowin.Mitzijustwantstohavefunplayingsoftball垒球.Iwishshehadn'tjoinedourteam.Sofarwe'vewonninegames.Ifwewinthisonewe'11havewon-allofourgamesandbethechampionsOhgoshlookatCoachJim.He'sstandingupandwatchingtheflightoftheballtooandIbethe'sthinkingthesamethingthatIam.IfMitzidoesn'tcatchittheotherteamwillscoreandthegamewillbeover.I'vegotasickfeelinginmystomach.Ican'tlookbutIhaveto.Lookather.Shehasherglovedownbyhersideandshe'smovingarounD.Nowtheballisstartingtocomedown.Mitziisn'tmovinganymoreandsheisn'tbackfarenough.It'sgoingoverherheaD.Icanhearourcoachyellingfromthebench.BackupMitzi.Backup.OhGodIwanttowinthisgamesobaD.PleaseletMitzicatchtheball.It'stherE.TheballhasslammedintohergloveandMitzi’sarmisbackoverhershoulder.I'mclosingmyeyes.Ican'tlookanymorE.It’sthat?IhearayellandthenanotheronE.Idon'twanttolook.Itmustbethegirlsontheotherteamyelling.ButthatsoundslikeMitziyelling.I’mgoingtopeek偷看.Mitziisjumpingupanddownwithhergloveheldhighaboveherheadandstickingoutofthetopofherglovelikeanicecreaminacone圆锥体isthesoftball.Mitzicaughttheball.We'rethechampions.MitziMitzi.Thatwasagreatcatch.I'msogladyou'replayingonourteam.31.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenshesayshe'sthinkingthesamething?A.ThecoachwishesMitzihadn'tjoinedtheirteam.B.ThecoachhopesMitziwillcatchtheball.C.Thecoachthinkstheirteamwillwinallthegames.D.ThecoachthinksMitziwillmisstheball.32.Theauthorwritesthefirstthreeparagraphsto_________A.makeMitzi’slatterperformancelookmorestrikingB.indicatethatMitziisanexcellentplayerC.indicatethematchwillbeaverycloseoneD.tellthe‘readersthattheirteamisastrongone33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Hearingtheyellingtheauthorwassuretheirteamhadwon.B.Thegirlsoftheotherteambegantoyellfortheirteamwon.C.Mitzisucceededintheendwiththecoach'sencouragement.D.Mitziseemedconfidentofcatchingthecomingsoftball.34.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.CloseSoftballMatch.B.AWonderfulCatch.C.Don'tLoseHeart.D.MyFriendMitzi.
Youwillspendhoursatthegymtrainingyourbodybutdoyoueverthinkabouttrainingyourbrain?Herearefourwaystokeepyourbrainmentally脑力上地activeandhealthy.PlaygamesYourbrainisamusclejustliketheonesintherestofyourbody.Ifyoudon’tuseityouwillloseit.Forexampledoingacrosswordpuzzle纵横填字游戏onceadayisagoodwaytogivethebraintheexerciseitneeds.Thiskindofpuzzleisgoodattrainingdifferentareasofthebrain.Butrememberthatwhendoingthispuzzleyoushouldgraduallyincreasethecomplexity复杂度;otherwiseitwillbecomerepetitive重复乏味的andstopbeingmentallychallenging.TalkaloudAlthoughitmightsoundstrangetoyoutalkingaloudisagreatwaytoboostyourmemory.A.goodexercisetotryiscountingto99inthreesasfastasyoucan.Beateamleader56.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Whyyoushouldtrainyourbrain.B.Howtobeagoodteamleader.C.Trainingthebrainismoreimportantthantrainingthebody.D.Howtomakeyourbrainhealthyandworkactively.57.Whichwordcanreplacethewordboostinthethirdparagraph?A.ChangE.B.PromotE.C.DecreasE.D.LosE.58.Weshouldgraduallyincreasethecomplexitywhendoingcrosswordpuzzlesbecause______.A.ifwedon’tuseourbrainwewillloseitB.weshouldmakeourbrainfacedifferentchallengesC.ourbrainisamusclelikeotherpartsinourbodiesD.thesepuzzlescanworkondifferentareasofthebrain59.Whichgroupofpeoplehaveaslowerrateofcognitivedecrease?A.Thosewhodon’toftendocrosswordpuzzles.B.Thosewhodon’toftencountto99inthrees.C.Thosewhodotheirworkveryeasily.D.ThosewhocanspeakmorethanonelanguagE.
Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.ClearlytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwaywavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenagE.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysiA.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarfacE.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.ThenthefirstvillagecameintosightimmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback..Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.IlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearrivedwithasmileIthrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug拥抱.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.71.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe_________.A.adventurousB.dullC.excitingD.pleasant72.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.Themountainsalongtheway.B.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.73.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon74.Wherewasthewritergoing?A.Butterworth.B.TheCauseway.C.JohoreBaru.D.SingaporE.75.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.
OnSundaywhileIwashavingmyownFather’sDaycelebrationIthoughtaboutmydadalot.BythetimeIcalledtotellhimthatIlovedhimhehadalreadygonetobeD.SoIwrotethefollowingtoshowwhatmydadmeanstomE.About28yearsagomydadwasausedcarsalesman.EveryThursdaynighthewouldheadofftoShreveportLAfortheauction拍卖会.MostofthetimeIdroveacaroverthereforhimsohecouldsellittherE.OnedayIwasridingwithmydadtoShreveportfortheauctionwhenhefoundahitchhiker搭车者withabackpack.AssoonasdadsawhimhepulledthecaroverandofferedhimaridE.Dadaskedhimhisnameandcontinuedtotalktohimaboutallsortsofthings.Ican’trecallwhybuthetolddadalotofterriblethingsthathadoccurredtohim.Isatinthebackseatandwatchedthescenewithamazement.Icouldseethatthehitchhikerchangedhisattitudeashecouldtellsomeonewhowasreallylisteningtohim.Wedroveanotherforty-fiveminutesbeforewehadtoexittheinterstate州际公路.Wepulledoveranddadtoldhimtokeephisheadupandthingswouldstartlookingupforhimsoon.Hereachedintohispocketandhandedthehitchhikeratwenty-dollarbillandthenathe-dollarbill.Wedroveonandmydaddidnotsayasinglething.IwasstillcompletelyamazedbywhatIjustwitnesseD.IwasalwaystoldeveryonetoneverpickupahitchhikerandyetmydaddiditeverysingletimehesawonE.I’msurethatitmadethatpoorman’sdayprobablyamonthtofollow.WhilereflectinguponthatstoryIlearnedalotaboutmydadandlifE.Ilearnedthatifyoucomefromaplaceofserviceorcompassionyoucanchangepeople’slives.Justonesinglekindactcanchangesomeone’slifE.Itneveroccurredtomydadaboutnotstoppingtohelphim.Thisisthetypeofpersonmydadis.Thankyouforsettingsuchhighstandardsformetofollow.DadIloveyou.HappyFather’sDay!1.Theauthorandhisdadmetahitchhiker搭车者_______.A.whentheywerejustwarnednottopickupastrangerB.ontheirwaytoShreveporttosellacarC.ontheirwaytothewestforatripD.whentheircarwasrunningoutofgas2.Whatdowelearnaboutthehitchhikerfromthepassage?A.Somethingunpleasantoccurredtohim.B.Hewasgoingtotheauction.C.Atfirsthedidn’tbelieveintheauthor.D.Itwashewhoboughttheauthor’scar.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisdad’sbehavioratthattime?A.AngryB.AppreciatedC.SurprisedD.Ashamed4.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisfather?A.JustasinglekindactcanmakeadifferencE.B.Trylearningtobeagoodlistener.C.SethighstandardsforyourselfinlifE.D.Offeringaridetoastrangerisdangerous.
Thedrugstorewasclosingforthenight.YoungAlfredHigginsthestop-assistantwasreadytogohomE.Mr.Carrthebossstaredathimandsaid:HoldonAlfreD.Maybeyou’dbegoodenoughtotakethethingsoutofyourpocketsandleavethemherebeforeyougo.Alfred’sfacegotreD.Afteralittlehesitationhetookoutwhathehadstolen.Mr.CarrsaidMaybeIshouldcallyourmotherandletherknowI’mgoingtohavetoputyouinprison.Alfredthoughthismotherwouldcomerushingineyesburningwithanger.ButtohissurpriseshearrivedwearingasmilE.HelloI’mAlfred’smother.Isheintrouble?shesaiD.Mr.Carrwassurprisedtoo.HehadexpectedAlfred’smothertocomeinnervouslyshakingwithfearaskingwithweteyesforamercyforherson.ButnoshewasmostcalmquietandpleasantandwasmakingMr.Carrfeelguilty.SoonMr.Carrwasshakinghisheadinagreementwithwhatshewassaying.OfcoursehesaidIdon’twanttobecruel.Youareright.Sometimesalittlegoodadviceisthebestthingforaboyatcertaintimesinhislifeanditoftentakestheyouthslongtimetogetsenseintotheirheads.AndhewarmlyshookMrs.Higgins’shanD.BackhomewithoutevenlookingatAlfredshesaidYouareabadluck.Itisonethingafteranotheralwayshasbeen.Whydoyoustandtheresostupidly?GotobeD.InhisbedroomAlfredheardhismotherinthekitchen.Therewasnoshameinhimjustprideinhismother’sstrength.Hefelthemusttellherhowgreatshewas.AshegottothekitchenhesawhismotherdrinkingacupofteA.Hewasshockedbywhathesaw.Hismother’sfacewasafrightenedbrokenonE.ItwasnotthesamecoolbrightfacehesawearlierinthedrugstorE.Assheliftedtheteacupherhandshook.AndsomeoftheteasplashedonthetablE.Herlipsmovednervously.ShelookedveryolD.HewatchedhismotherwithoutmakingasounD.Thepictureofhismothermadehimwanttocry.HefelthisyouthcomingtoanenD.HesawallthetroubleshebroughthismotherinhershakinghandandthedeeplinesofworryinhergreyfacE.Itseemedtohimthatthiswasthefirsttimehehadeverreallyseenhismother.56.ThereasonwhyMr.Carrfeltguiltywasthat________.A.Alfred’smotherappearedpoliteandgentleB.heshouldhavecalledapolicemaninfirstC.hefoundAlfredwasinfactinnocentD.hethoughthewaspartlyresponsibleforit57.WhichofthefollowingisprobablysaidbyMrs.HigginswhiletalkingtoMr.Carr?A.Youknowittakestimeforayouthtotrulygrowup.B.Ican’tbelieveit!Youaretreatingmysonlikethat!C.PleaseforGod’ssakeyouknowheisjustakiD.D.Punishmentmakessensebecauseitteachesaboutthelaw.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasehismother’sstrengthParA.3referto?A.Mrs.Higgins’sattitudetowardsparentalsufferings.B.Mrs.Higgins’scalmnessandcommunicatingskills.C.Mrs.Higgins’sloveandcareforhersonAlfreD.D.Mrs.Higgins’sgreatnessasawoman.59.AftertheincidentyoungAlfredwouldprobably________.A.feelashamedofhermotherB.learntoliveanindependentlifeC.changehisattitudestowardslifeD.hateMr.Carrforhurtinghermother
Inmyexperienceoneofthegreatestreasonsofunhappinessisthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.Whenweseesomethingwedon’tlikewewishitcouldbedifferent–wecryoutforsomethingbetter.Thatmaybehumannatureorperhapsit’ssomethingthathasbeengrowninourculture.Therootoftheunhappinessisn’tthatwewantthingstobedifferenthoweverit’sthatwedecidedwedidn’tlikeitinthefirstplace.We’vejudgeditasbadratherthansayingIt’snotbadorgoodbutitjustis.Hereisanexample.IhavewrittenapaperA.BeautifulMethodtoFindPeaceofMind.QuiteafewpeoplethinkitbadafterreadingitbecauseIthinkpeopleshouldexpectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplannedandthatyoushouldacceptthatinsteadofencouragingpeopletochangethemselvesortheenvironmentasmuchaspossible.Youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworks–asthewaythingsactuallyare.Andtrytounderstandwhythatisandfollowitasitis.Thiscanbeusefultowhateveryoudo:whetheritbehowotherpeopleactatworkhowpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsastheyareandtrytounderstandwhythey’rethatway.It’llsaveyoualotofsadnessbecauseyou’llnolongersayOhIwishthingsdidn’tgobad!IfyoureallyunderstandwhatImeanyoucantryadifferentwaytoliveinthisworld:acceptandunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.1.Whatisthemajorreasonwhywefeelunhappyinthewriter’sopinion?A.Weareneversatisfiedwithourselvesandtheenvironmentaroundus.B.Whenweseesomethingthatmakesusunhappywedon’tknowwhattodo.C.Wefeelhardtoacceptthewaythingshappenthemselves.D.Nomatterhowhappyweareweneverwanttobehappy.2.Whatdoyouthinkthewritermaysaytohimselfwhenhemeetssomethingunhappy?A.HowcouldIhavemadesuchastupidmistake?B.Ishouldhavedonebetter.It’sallmyfault.C.Whyisitallagainstmyplan?Itcan’tbesobad.D.WellIknowalliswhatitismeanttobe.Takeiteasy.3.Whydosomepeoplethinkbadlyofthewriter’snewpaperafterreadingit?A.Thewriterhasn’tshownanencouragingattitudeinhispaper.B.Thewriteraskspeopletotrytomakethingsbetter.C.Thewriterremindsthepeoplethatthingswillgoexactlyasyou’veplanned.D.Thewriterdoesn’tthinkitagoodideatoacceptthethingsgonaturally.4.Thestatementsbelowarebasedonthewriter’spointsofviewEXCEPT_______A.Unhappinessmaybecausedbyhumannaturethatwealwayswantthingstobebetter.B.Whywedon’tlikethethingisthatwehaveregarditasbadinthebeginning.C.Thenewsmediashouldn’tbesodepressingifthereportersworkedharder.D.Thebestwaytoavoidfeelingunhappyistoacceptthethingsastheyare.
I’mlyingonmybackinmygrandfather’sorchard果园lookingupatthebranchesabovemE.Itisoneofthelastdaysofsummer.Alreadythedaysareshorterandthenightsarecooler.Somekindsofapplesarealreadyripe成熟的.Otherswillbereadytopicksoon.Ithinkofmygrandmother’sapplepieandhowIusedtomakeitwithher.ShediedlastyearbeforetheappleharvestandIhavenothadherpiesincE.Ireallymissher.Ihearbeesbusilyhummingaboutvisitingthelatesummerflowers.Thegentlehumoftheirwingsnearlysendsmetosleep.Theskyisasblueasmygrandfather’seyes.AbovemebigwhitecloudsraceacrosstheskylikepiecesofcottonblowinginthewinD.Schoolstartsinanotherweekandtimeseemstohavesloweddown.Sophie！callsmygrandfather.IsthatyouIstanduptakehishandandtellhimallaboutmydayaswewalkthroughtheorcharD.WetalkaboutapplesandbeesandGrandmA.Hetellsmethathemisseshertoo.Heputshisroughbrownfarmer’shandaroundmyshoulderandpullsmeclosE.YouknowSophiehesaysIspentthemorningintheattic阁楼andyou’llneverguesswhatIfounD.It’stherecipe烹饪法forGrandma’sapplepiE.Iusedtohelphermakeitsometimes.Ican’tdoitallalonebutyouusedtohelphertoo.Maybebetweenthetwoofuswecanworkitout.WanttotryButitwon’tbethesamewithoutGrandmaItellhim.That’struehesaysbutnothingisthesamewithoutGrandmA.StillIdon’tthinkthatshewouldwantusnevertohaveanotherapplepiE.WhatdoyousayInodyesandwewalktowardshomE.towardsanafternooninthefarmhousekitchenmakingGrandma’sfamousapplepiE.56.WelearnfromthepassagethatSophie.A.likestowatchcloudsintheatticB.comestotheorchardafterschoolC.enjoysGrandma’sapplepieverymuchD.picksmanyapplesintheorchard57.Sophie’sgrandfatherspentthemorningintheattic.A.lookingforGrandma’srecipeforapplepieB.helpingSophie’sgrandmothermakeapplepieC.tryingtomakeapplepieallaloneforSophieD.talkingaboutapplesandbeesandGrandmawithSophie58.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphshows.A.howmuchSophie’sgrandmotherlovedSophieB.howmuchSophie’sgrandfatherlikesapplepiesC.howmuchSophieloveshergrandfather’sorchardD.howmuchSophie’sgrandfathermissesGrandma59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Mygrandfather’sorchardB.Mygrandmother’sapplepieC.AmorningintheatticD.Thelastdaysofsummer
Anoldmanwenttolivewithhissondaughter-in-lawandafour-year-oldgrandson.ThefamilyatetogetheratthedinnertablE.Buttheelderlygrandfather’sshakyhandsandfailingsightmadeeatingratherdifficult.Peasrolledontothefloor.Whenhetooktheglassoftenmilkspilledonthetablecloth.Thesonanddaughter-in-lawbecameunhappywiththis.Sothehusbandandwifesetasmalltableinthecorner.TheregrandfatheratealonewhiletherestofthefamilyenjoyeddinneratthedinnertablE.Sincegrandfatherhadbrokenadishortwohisfoodwasservedinawoodenbowl.Sometimeswhenthefamilyglancedingrandfather’sdirectionhehadatearinhiseyesasheatealonE.StillthecoupleblamedhimsharplywhenhedroppedaforkorspilledfooD.Thefour-year-oldsonwatcheditallinsilencE.Oneeveningthefathernoticedhissonplayingwithwoodscraps木屑onthefloor.HeaskedthechildWhatareyoumaking?TheboyrespondedOhIammakingalittlebowlforyouandmamatoeatyourfoodfromwhenIgrowup.Thewordssostrucktheparentsthattheywerespeechless.Thentearsstartedtostreamdowntheircheeks.ThoughnowordwasspokenbothknewwhatmustbedonE.Thateveningthehusbandtookgrandfather’shandandgentlyledhimbacktothefamilytablE.Fortherestofhisdaysheateeverymealwiththefamily.AndforsomereasonneitherhusbandnorwifeseemedtocareanylongerwhenaforkwasdroppedmilkspilledorthetableclothsoileD.Childrenaresurprisinglyperceptive.Theireyesalwaysobservetheirearsalwayslistenandtheirmindsalwaysprocessthemessagestheyget.Iftheyseeuspatientlyprovideahappyhomeatmosphereforfamilymemberstheywillimitatethatattitudefortherestoftheirlives.Thewiseparentrealizesthateverydayisbeinglaidforthechild’sfuturE.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Theoldman’shandswereshaking.B.Theoldmanwenttolivewithhisson.C.Theoldmanatedinnerwiththefamily.D.Theoldmanspilledmilkandpeasrolledontothefloor.52.Whatdidthelittleboyreacttohisparents’behaviorA.Heblamedhisparents.B.HewenttoeatwithhisgrandpA.C.Hesaidnothinganddidnothing.D.Hemadeawoodenbowlforthem.53.Whyweretheretearsintheoldman’seyes?A.BecausehewasmadetoeatalonE.B.Becausehisgrandsondidn’tplaywithhim.C.Becausehewasn’tgivenenoughfoodtoeat.D.Becausehissondidn’tallowhimtolivewiththem.54.What’sthemeaningofperceptiveinthefifthparagraph?A.Goodatperforming.B.Goodatnoticing.C.Goodattellingdifferences.D.Goodatlearninglanguages.
DearKind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-CollegeHereIam!Itraveledyesterdayforfourhoursinatrain.It’safunnyfeelingisn’tit?Ineverrodeinonebefore.Collegeisthebiggestmostpuzzlingplace—IgetlostwheneverIleavemyroom.IwillwriteyouadescriptionlaterwhenI'mfeelinglessconfused;alsoIwilltellyouaboutmylessons.Classesdon'tbeginuntilMondaymorningandthisisSaturdaynight.ButIwantedtowritealetterfirstjusttogetacquainteD.Itseemsstrangetobewritingletterstosomebodyyoudon'tknow.Itseemsstrangeformetobewritinglettersatall—I'veneverwrittenmorethanthreeorfourinmylifesopleaseoverlookitifthesearenotamodelkinD.BeforeleavingyesterdaymorningMrs.LippettandIhadaveryserioustalk.ShetoldmehowtobehavealltherestofmylifeandespeciallyhowtobehavetowardsthekindgentlemanwhoisdoingsomuchformE.Imusttakecaretobeveryrespectful.ButhowcanonebeveryrespectfultoapersonwhowishestobecalledJohnSmith?Whycouldn'tyouhavepickedoutanamewithalittlepersonality?ImightaswellwriteletterstoDearFlagpoleorDearClothes-line.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutyouagreatdealthissummer;havingsomebodytakeaninterestinmeafteralltheseyearsmakesmefeelasthoughIhadfoundasortoffamily.ItseemsasthoughI.belongedtosomebodynowandit'saverycomfortablefeeling.ImustsayhoweverthatwhenIthinkaboutyoumyimaginationhasverylittletoworkupon.TherearejustthreethingsthatIknow:I.Youaretall.Ⅱ.Youarerich.Ⅲ.Youhategirls.IsupposeImightcallyouDearMr.Girl-Hater.Onlythat'sratherrudetomE.OrDearMr.Rich-Manbutthat'srudetoyouasthoughmoneyweretheonlyimportantthingaboutyou.Besidesbeingrichissuchaveryexternalquality.Maybeyouwon'tstayrichallyourlife;lotsofveryclevermengetbrokeinWallStreet.Butatleastyouwillstaytallallyourlife!SoI'vedecidedtocallyouDearDaddy-Long-Legs.Ihopeyouwon'tminD.It'sjustaprivatepetnamewewon'ttellMrs.Lippett.Theteno'clockbellisgoingtoringintwominutes.Ourdayisdividedintosectionsbybells.Weeatandsleepandstudybybells.It'sverylifeful.Thereitgoes!Lightsout.Goodnight.ObservehowpreciselyIobeyrules--duetomytrainingintheJohnGrierHomE.YoursmostrespectfullyJerushaAbbottToMr.Daddy-Long-LegsSmith61.Jerushafeltconfusedbecause.A.shehadneverwrittentothetrusteebeforeB.shewasnotfamiliarwiththecollegeyetC.shecouldneverfindthewaytoherhomeD.shehadnevertraveledonatrainberore62.Jerushathoughtthatshecouldn’tbeveryrespectfultoJohnSmithbecause.A.hewasatotalstrangertoherB.shewassureitwasafalseidentityC.thenamewastoocommonD.nobodywouldliketobecalledthattime63.AccordingtoJerushabeingrichmaybe.A.tentativeB.unimaginableC.traditionalD.rude64.ThefactthatherdayisdividedintosectionsbybellsmakesJerushafeel.A.busyB.restrictedbyrulesC.pressedfortimeD.fullofenergy65.JerushadecidedtocallthetrusteeDearDaddy-Long-legs.A.inordertoshowherrespectforhimB.becauseitwasoneofhisinnerqualityC.inoldertomakethemfeelclosertoeachotherD.becauseshehadalwayswantedafather
WhenIlivedinSpainsomeSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheylefttheyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation住所.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’housesbecausethiskindofaccommodationgivesforeignvisitorsagoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvicebuttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.Wedidn’tstayat‘B&B.’bedandbreakfasthousestheysaidbecausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.IthoughtthiswasstrangE.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappeneD.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglishandtheythoughtVACANCIESmeantholidaysbecausetheSpanishwordforholidaysisvacaciones.SotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaidVACANCIESwhichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.ThenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaidNOVACANCIESbecausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresulttheystayedathotels!Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanishthewordDIVERSIONmeansfun.InEnglishitmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroadandthatyoumusttakeadifferentroaD.WhenmyfriendssawthewordDIVERSIONonaroadsigntheythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.InsteadtheircarwassoonstoppeD.Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinPariswhensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffeeIsaidThankyouinFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemorE.Howevertomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!LaterIfoundoutthatThankyouinFrenchmeansNothankyou.51.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.A.learningEnglishinEnglandB.findingplacestostayinEnglandC.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandtohavefun52.Isuggestedthattheystayat‘B&B.’housesbecause______.A.itwouldbeavailableforthemtopractiseEnglishB.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotelsC.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinnerD.itwouldbeeasytofindaccommodationthere53.NOVACANCIESinEnglishmeans______.A.nofreeroomsB.withfreeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.noholidaysatall54.IfyouseearoadsignthatsaysDIVERSIONyouwill______.A.getheldbythetrafficpolicemenB.havealotoffunandenjoyyourselfC.findtheroadisblockedbypeopleD.havetotakeanotherdifferentroad55.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaidThankyouinFrenchI______.A.didn’treallywantanymorecoffeeB.wantedthecoffeepottakenawayC.reallywantedsomemorecoffeeD.wantedtoexpressmypoliteness
AttheageofsixteenIjoinedavolunteergroupwithmydaD.IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprojectinWestVirginiA.Onthenightwearrivedwediscoveredthatourfamilywaslivinginatrailer拖车thatwasinpoorcondition.A.crewhadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeksbuteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblemanothersurfaceD.Wedecidedtheonlyreasonablesolutionwastobuildanewhouse–somethingunusualbutnecessaryunderthesecircumstances.Thefamilywasoverjoyedwiththeirnewhousethatwastwentybythirtyfeetwiththreebedroomsabathandakitchen.OnTuesdayofthatweekwhileweatelunchtogetherIaskedthefamily’sthreeboysJoshEricandRyanWhatdoyouwantforyournewroom?ExpectingtoysandothergadgetsthatchildrenusuallyaskforweweresurprisedwhenJoshrespondedIjustwantabeD.Theboyshadneversleptinabed!Theywereaccustomedtoplasticmats.Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynightafewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenearestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.WhenwesawthedeliverytruckcomingwetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprisE.Wecouldhardlycontainourselves.ItwaslikewatchingexcitedchildrenonChristmasmorning.ThatafternoonaswefittedtheframesofthebedstogtetherEricranintothehousetowatchus.Toodirtytoenterhisroomheobservedwithwide-eyedenthusiasmfromthedoorway.AsmyfatherslippedapillowcaseontooneofthepillowsEricaskedWhatisthat?ApillowshereplieD.Whatdoyoudowithit?Ericcontinuedtoask.WhenyougotosleepyouputyourheadonitIansweredsoftly.TearscametooureyesasshehandedEricthepillow.Oh...that'ssofthesaidhuggingittightly.NowwhenmysisterorIstarttoaskforsomethingthatseemsurgentmyDadgentlyasksDoyouhaveapillow?Weknowexactlywhathemeans.56.Thewriter’sfirstvolunteerprojectwas.A.workingonapoortrailerB.helpingapoorfamilyC.donatingbedsandbeddingD.dealingwithahousingproblem57.OnbearingJosh’sanswerthewriterwasshockedbecause.A.thefamilylivedinatrailerB.heexpectedtogetsometoysC.hedidn’tknowwhatabedwasD.theboyshadnobedtosleepin58.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatErichadneverseenbeforE.A.atrailerB.atruckC.apillowD.ahouse59.BysayingDoyouhaveapillow?thewriter’sfathermeansthat.A.whattheywanttogetmaybeunnecessaryB.theyshouldnotwastemoneyonsmallthingsC.theyshoulddomorevolunteerworkforthepoorD.whathewillbuyisnotwhattheywantbutapillow
OnedayoverlunchIexplainedtoagroupofboysthatmyfatherwasaprincE.Mygrandfatherhe’sachief.It’ssortoflikethekingofthetribeyouknowliketheIndians.SothatmakesmyfatheraprincE.He’lltakeoverwhenmygrandfatherdies.Whataboutafterthat?oneofmyfriendsaskedImeanwillyougobackandbeaprince?WellifIwanttoIcoulD.It’ssortofcomplicatedseebecausethetribeisfullofwarriors.LikeObamathatmeans‘BurningSpear.’ThemeninourtribeallwanttobechiefsomyfatherhastosettlethesebeforeIcancomE.AsthewordsflewoutofmymouthIfelttheboyschangedattitudestowardsmemorecuriousandfamiliarwhenwebumpedintoeachotherintheclassapartofmyselfevenbegantobelievethestory.ButanotherpartofmeknewthatwhatIwastellingthemwasaliesomethingI’dconstructedfromtheinformationI’dpickedupfrommymother.HoweverafteraweekofstayingwithmyfatherinthefleshIhaddecidedthatIpreferredhismoredistantimageinmymindanimageIcouldchangeorignorewhenconvenient.Ifmyfatherhadn’texactlydisappointedmeheremainedsomethingunknownsomethinggrandandthreatening.Mymotherhadfeltmyanxietyasthedaysofhisarrivaldrawingnear—Isupposeherthesamefromhereffortstopreparetheapartmentwe’drentedforhimshewouldtrytoassuremethatthereunionwouldgosmoothly.Shetoldthatshehadstayedacorrespondence通信withhimthroughoutthetimewehadbeenseparatedsheexplainedandheknewallaboutmE.LikehermyfatherhadremarriedandInowhadfivebrothersandonesisterlivinginKenyA.Hehadbeeninabadcaraccidentandthistripwaspartofhisrecoveryafteralongstayinthehospital.YoutwowillbecomegreatfriendsshedecideD.59.Otherboyschangedattitudestowardsmebecause______.A.theyweremorecuriousandfamiliarB.ItoldalietothemwhichmadethemrespectmeC.myfatherwasaprinceandIwouldbeaprincetooD.Iwasfriendlytothemandmadefriendswiththemfinally60.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.myparentshadbeendivorcedB.fatherhadanaccidentonthewaytomeetusC.myfatherandIwouldsurelybecomegoodfriendsD.Iwouldgobacktohometownandbecomeaprince61.TheunderlinedphrasebumpedintoinParagraph5means______.A.cameacrossB.crashedintoC.staredatD.talkedwith62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thisreunionwasspeciallyplannedbyfather.B.FatherwasnotwhatIhadalwaysthoughtinmybrain.C.Itwasalongtimesincefatherandmotherkeptintouch.D.Iwasunwillingtoseemyfatherbecauseheabandonedus.
WhenIwasnineyearsoldIlivedinasmalltown.Ifoundanadforsellinggreetingcardsinthebackofachildren’smagazinE.IthoughttomyselfIcoulddothis.Ibeggedmymothertoletmesendforthekit配件.TwoweekslaterthekitarriveD.ThenextthreehourslaterIreturnedhomewithnocardandapocketfullofmoneyshoutingMamaallthepeoplecouldn’twaittobuymycards!A.salespersonwasborn.WhenIwastwelveyearsoldmyfathertookmetoseeZigZiegler.IremembersittinginthedarkhalllisteningtoMr.Zieglerraiseeveryone’sspiritsuptoceiling.IlefttherefeelinglikeIcoulddoanything.WhenwegottothecarIturnedtomyfatherandsaidDadIwanttomakepeoplefeellikethat.MyfatheraskedmewhatImeant.IwanttobeamotivationalspeakerjustlikeMr.ZieglerIreplieD.A.dreamwasborn.RecentlyIbeganpursuingmydreamofmotivating激励others.IrealizedthateverythingIhadachieved—agoodeducationthesuccessfulsalescareerspeakingappointmentstrainingandmanagingforamajorfortune100companyasaseniormanager—hadpreparedmeforthismoment.ItoldmybossIwouldleavethecompanythoughImightnotreachsuchaheight高度incareer.HetoldmetomoveonandhebelievedIwouldsucceeD.HavingmadethatdecisionIwasimmediatelytesteD.OneweekafterIquit辞掉myjobmyhusbandwaslaidofffromhisjoB.Wehadrecentlyboughtanewhomeandneededbothincomestomakethemonthlymortgage抵押paymentandnowweweredonetonoincomE.IevenplannedtoturnbacktomyformercompanyknowingtheywantedmetostaybutIwassurethatifIwentbackIwouldneverleavE.IdecidedIstillwantedtomoveforwardinsteadofendingupwithamouthfullofifonlyslateron.A.motivationalspeakerwasborn.WhenIheldfasttomydreamevenduringthetoughtimesthemiracles奇迹reallybegantohappen.InashorttimeperiodmyhusbandfoundabetterjoB.Wedidn’tmissamortgagepayment.AndIwasabletobookseveralspeakingappointmentswithnewclients客户.Idiscoveredtheincrediblepowerofdreams.IlovedmyoldjobmyworkmatesandthecompanyIleftbutitwastimetogetonwithmydream.TocelebratemysuccessIhadalocalartistpaintmynewofficeasagarden.AtthetopofonewallshemarkedTheworldalwaysmakeswayforthedreamer.53.Whywasthekitsentfor?A.Sellinggreetingcards.B.Collectinggreetingcards.C.Buyinggreetingcards.D.Sendinggreetingcards.54.Whendidtheauthordecidetobecomeamotivationalspeaker?A.AfterbuyinganewhomebymortgagE.B.Afterleavinghersecurepositioninthecompany.C.Afterfindingajobinamajorfortune100company.D.AfterlisteningtoMr.Ziegler’sinspiringspeech.55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Shewasonceanexcellentmanager.B.Sheleftherpostattheheightofhercareer.C.Shewasnotsurewhethertheformercompanycouldaccepther.D.Shedidn’tmisspayingthemonthlymortgagepayment.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?A.Carryonwithyourdreamsandyouwillbesuccessful.B.Youwillsucceedifyouhavedreams.C.Theworldisfullofpeoplewithdreams.D.EveryonewillrealizetheirdreamintheworlD.
IntheolddaysasonewifesaiD.ThehusbandwasthehusbandandthewifewasthewifE.Inthepasthusbandseachhadtheirownwayofgoingon.Thewives’jobsweretolookafterthem.Thewiveswouldn’tstandforitnowadays.Husbandshelpwiththechildrennow.TheystaymoreaswellashavemoreinterestathomE.Weshallgivesomeexamplesofwhathusbandsdofirstlyinsharingworkwiththeirwives;andsecondlyintheirlargelyindependentdomain领域ofhouserepairs.Somehusbandsaswellasdoingmuchoftheheavyworkinthehomecarryingthecoalsandemptyingtherubbishactasassistantstotheirwivesforatleastpartoftheday.Mr.Hammondwashesupthedisheseverynightandlaysthebreakfastforthemorning.Mr.ClarksaidthatonSundaymorningsheusuallyhovered吸尘aroundandreadplaysaloudforhiswifewhileshedidabitofwashing.Mr.Davispolishesthefloorsandhelpstomakethebedsatweekendandduringweekdaystakesthedogoutforoneofhistwice-dailywalks.Soitgoeson.61.Theexpressionactasassistantstotheirwivesmeansthat____.A.husbandsreadplaysalouD.B.husbandsarepaidbytheirwives.C.husbandshelptheirwives.D.husbandslookaftertheirsickchildren.62.themeaningofthewife’swordsatthebeginningofthepassagewerethat____.A.inthepastmenstayedathomeallday.B.inthepasttherewasacleardivisionofroleinthefamily.C.inthepastmostboysandgirlsweremarriedatanearlyagE.D.inthepastwivesandhusbandslivedseparately.63.WhatdoesMr.Davisdoatweekends?A.Hecleansthefloorsandmakesthebeds.B.Hereadsplaysaloudanddoestheweeklyshopping.C.HecooksfoodforhiswifE.D.Hetakesthedogoutforawalk.64.Inthepastthewoman’smainjobwasto___.A.takethechildrentoschool.B.takecareoftheirhusbanD.C.dothewashingup.D.digthegarden.65.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.thedivisionofhusbandswivesandchildren.B.howtogetonwellbetweenhusbandsandwives.C.therelationshipbetweenhusbandwivesandchildren.D.therelationshipbetweenhusbandandwivestoday.
MuYuminhadnoideathatwhenhestoppedbythecomputerclubasafreshmanlookingforsomethingfunitwoulddecidehiscareerfouryearslater.The22-year-oldbiologymajoratHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyfoundajobasanITtechnicianinShanghai.Myexperienceintheclubgavemeanother'diploma'saidMu.MoreimportantlyIfoundsomethingIamgoodatandcanmakealivingfrom.Nowcampusesaroundthecountryhavestartedrecruitingfreshfacesforallkindsofclubs.Upperclassmenandexpertssuggestahobby-basedchoiceofclubswhichmighthavealastingimpact影响onone'slifeandcareer.ZhangLingdidnotgetmanychancestowritestoriesasanenvironmentalprotectionmajoratJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Butthischangedwhenshejoinedtheuniversitybroadcaststation.Herdailyinterviewswithstudentsandteachersexpandedherhorizon.Nowsheisdeterminedtobecomeajournalistonenvironmentalissueswithherdegreeinenvironmentalprotection.Journalismchangedmylifetracksaidthe22–year-oldgirl.Ionlywantedtobeascienceteacherinalocalseniorhighschool.ButnowIamapplyingforagraduateschoolinjournalism.LanYujieprofessoratAnhuiUniversityofTechnologyregardsMuandZhangasgoodexamplesofchoosingwhatIlikeinsteadofwhatispracticalinfindingjobsandseekingfurtherstudy.Somefreshmendon'tknowwhattochoosesaidLan.Justfollowingahobbyanddoingsomethingyoulikecaneasilygiveyoutheexperiencethatmakesyouhappyandspecial.LanfurthersaysthatjoiningclubsshouldnotnecessarilyhaveapurposeAspartofcampuslifeaclubexperiencewillimpactone'slifeandcareerinonewayoranother.Thepointofclubsistohaveasmuchdiverse多样的experiencesaspossiblesothatstudentscanexploremoreoftheirlifesaidLan.66.WhydidMuYuminjointhecomputerclub?A.Togetanotherdiploma.B.Tochangehismajor.C.Tofindagoodjob.D.Tohaveagoodtime.67.WhichofthefollowingsistrueaboutZhangLing?A.Shedidn'tintendtobeajournalist.B.Shechangedhermajortojournalism.C.ShenowworksasascienceteacherD.She'sgraduatedfromtheuniversity.68.AccordingtothetextjoiningthecampusclubhasmanyadvantagesEXCEPT.A.helpingyouknowwhatyoureallylikeB.makingyouplanyourcareerbetterC.helpingyoutomakemorefriendsD.obtainingmorelifeexperiences69.WhatcanwelearnfromLanYujie'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Studentsshouldbepracticalinfindingjobs.B.Clubexperienceswillaffectstudents'lifeandcareer.C.Joiningclubsshouldhaveacleargoal.D.Studentswillhaveacolorfulcampuslifebyjoiningclubs.70.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Howtochangeyourmajor.B.Joiningacampusclubforadiploma.C.Joiningaclubtoexploremoreofyourlife.D.Howtofindajobaftergraduation.
LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucsonArizonahemovedthereafewyearsagoandIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareatallhandsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandhisfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotassuccessfulashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekendsIusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosayfeelingonguarD.Onthefirstdayofmyvisitwewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wewalkedalongthatafternoondidsomeshoppingateonthestreettableandlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical挑剔的airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?ThenextdaydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhooD.AlthoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyearsIneverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.AftersomanyyearsI’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.AndinsodoingI’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.InhisnewhomeinArizonamydadisbacktomefromwherehewas.56.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?A.HewassilentmostofthetimE.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.57.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekendshewouldfeel.A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe58.Theunderlinedwordsmynewfriendinthelastparagraphreferto.A.theauthor’ssonB.theauthor’sfatherC.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD.thecaféowner
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