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IV. Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage ...
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CChildrenstartoutasnaturalscientistsandeagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there'snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren'scuriosity.Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajoB.ThechildrenaskedmetextbookquestionsaboutschoolingsalaryandwhetherIlikedmyjoB.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingoneanotherinsilencE.FinallyIsaidNowthatwe'vefinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?AfteralongpauseaboyraisedhishandHaveyoueverseenwhatagrasshopper蚱蜢eats?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachachE.Why?Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestionadultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheirwaittimetothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogicalcompletecreativeanswers.ThirdlywatchyourlanguagE.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussiondon'tjumpinwithThat'srightorI'dneverthoughtofitthatwaybeforeorcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.Neverpushachildtothink.Itdoesn'tmakesensE.Childrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What'smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformancE.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertargetforyourdisagreement.Lastlyshow;don'ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonschildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglassandthey'llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporatessetapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.64.Accordingtothepassagechildrenarenaturalscientistsandtoraisetheirinterestthemostimportantthingforadultstodois___________.A.toletthemseetheworldaroundB.tosharethechildren'scuriosityC.toexplaindifficultphrasesaboutscienceD.tosupplythechildrenwithlabequipment65.Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphthewordlistscouldbestbereplacedby_________.A.anyquestionsB.anyproblemsC.questionsfromtextbooksD.anynumberofquestions66.Accordingtothepassagechildrencananswerquestionsinamorelogicalcompleteandcreativewayifadults__________.A.askthemtoanswerquicklyB.waitforoneortwosecondsafteraquestionC.tellthemtoanswerthenextdayD.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestion67.Inwhichofthefollowingparagraphsdoestheauthortelluswhattosaytoencouragechildreninasciencediscussion?A.ThesecondandthirD.B.Thefourth.C.Thefifth.D.Thesixthandseventh.68.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren'scuriosityEXCEPTthatadultsshould_________.A.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofrecitingfactsB.offertheirchildrenchancestoseethingsforthemselvesC.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsD.encouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsoftheirown
Somesayeverydaymiracles奇迹arepredestined注定的----therighttimefortheappointedmeeting.AnditcanhappenanywherE.In200111-year-oldKevinStephanwasabatboyforhisyoungerbrother'sLittleLeagueteaminLancasterNewYork.ItwasanearlyeveninginlateJuly.KevinwasstandingonthegrassawayfromtheplatewhereanotheryoungsterwaswarmingupforthenextgamE.SwinginghisbatbackandforthgivingitallthepoweranelementaryschoolkidcouldgivE.TheboybroughtthebatbackhardandhitKevininthechest.HisheartstoppeD.WhenKevinfelltothegroundthemotherofoneoftheplayersrushedoutofthestandstohisaiD.PennyBrownhadn'tplannedtobetherethatdaybutatthelastminutehershift换班atthehospitalhadbeenchangedtoseeherson’sperformancE.Shewasgiventhenightoff.PennybentoverthesenselessboyhisfacealreadystartingtoturnblueandgivingCPRbreathingintohismouthandgivingchestcompressions.AndherevivedintheenD.Afterhisrecoveryhebecameavolunteerjuniorfirefighterlearningsomeoftheemergencyfirst-aidtechniquesthathadsavedhislifE.HestudiedhardinschoolandwassavingmoneyforcollegebyworkingasadishwasherinalocalrestaurantinhissparetimE.Kevinnow18wasworkinginthekitchenwhenheheardpeoplescreamingcustomersinconfusionemployeesrushingtowardatablE.Hehurriedintothemainroomandsawawomanthereherfaceturningblueherhandsatherthroat.Shewaschoking.QuicklyKevinsteppedbehindherwrappedhisarmsaroundherandclaspedhishands.Thenusingskillshe'dfirstlearnedinScouts.Thefoodthatwastrappedinthewoman'sthroatwasfreeD.ThecolorbegantoreturntoherfacE.Thefoodwasstuck.Icouldn'tbreatheshesaiD.Shethoughtshewasdying.IwasveryfrighteneD.Whowasthewoman?PennyBrown.1.Theauthorwrotethepassagetoshowusthat_______.A.miraclesarepredestinedandtheycanhappenanywhereB.whoeverhelpsyouintroublewillgetarewardonedayC.GodwillhelpthosewhogiveothersahelpinghandD.miracleswon’tcomewithoutanydifficultysometimes2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueofKevinStephan?A.HewashitonthefacebyaboyandalmostlosthislifeB.Hewasavolunteerjuniorfirefighterteachingtheplayersfirst-aidskillsC.Heworkedpart-timeinalocalrestauranttosavemoneyforcollegeD.HesavedPennyBrownthoughhedidn’treallyknowhowtodealwithfoodchoke3.WhydidPennyBrownchangehershiftandwasgiventhenightoffthatnight?A.ShewasinvitedtogivetheplayersdirectionsB.ShevolunteeredtogivemedicalservicesC.Shewasalittleworriedabouthisson’ssafetyD.Shecametowatchherson’sgameandcheeredhim4.WhenKevinknewthewomanwasPennyBrownprobablyhefirstfelt_____.A.happyB.surprisedC.sadD.worried
RaeArmantroutwhohasbeenapoetryprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegoUCSDfortwodecadeshaswonthe2010PulitzerPrizeinthepoetrycategoryforhermostrecentbookVersed.I’mdelightedandamazedathowmuchmediarecognitionthatthePulitzerbringsascomparedtoeventheNationalBookCriticsAwardwhichIwasalsosurprisedanddelightedtowinsaidArmantrout.Foralongtimemywritinghasbeenjustbelowthemediaradarandtohavethiskindofattentionsuddenlywithmy10thbookisreallysurprising.ArmantroutanativeCalifornianreceivedherbachelor’sdegreeatUCBerkeleywhereshestudiedwithnotedpoetDeniseLevertovandhermaster’sincreativewritingfromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.SheisafoundingmemberofLanguagePoetsagroupinAmericanpoetrythatanalyzesthewaylanguageisusedandraisesquestionstomakethereaderthink.InMarchshewontheNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardforVerseD.ThisbookhasgottenmoreattentionArmantroutsaidbutIdon’tfeelasifit’sbetter.ThefirsthalfofVersedfocusesonthedarkforcestakingholdoftheUnitedStatesasitfoughtthewaragainstIraq.ThesecondhalflooksatthedarkforcescastingashadowoverherownlifeafterArmantroutwasdiagnosedwithcancerin2006.ArmantroutwasshockedtolearnshehadwonthePulitzerbutmanyofhercolleagueswerenot.RaeArmantroutisauniquevoiceinAmericanpoetrysaidSethLererheadofArtsandHumanitiesatUCSD.VersedpublishedbytheWesleyanUniversityPressdidappearinalargerprintingthanherearlierworkswhichisabout2700copies.TheneweditionisscheduledtoappearinMay.1.AccordingtoRaeArmantrout____________.A.her10thbookismuchbetterB.herwinningthePulitzerisunexpectedC.themediaissurprisedatherworksD.shelikesbeingrecognizedbyherreaders2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofRaeArmantrout?A.Shepublishedapoetrytextbook.B.SheusedtoteachDeniseLevertov.C.Shestartedapoets’groupwithothers.D.ShetaughtcreativewritingatUCBerkeley.3.WhatcanwelearnaboutVersed?A.Itconsistsofthreeparts.B.ItismainlyabouttheAmericanarmy.C.Itisabookpublishedtwodecadesago.D.Itpartlyconcernsthepoet’sownlifE.4.RaeArmantrout’scolleaguesthinkthatshe____________.A.shouldwritemoreB.hasasweetvoiceC.deservestheprizeD.isastrangeprofessor5.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.About2700copiesofVersedwillbeprinteD.B.CancermadeArmantroutstopwriting.C.ArmantroutgotherdegreesatUCSD.D.VersedhasbeenawardedtwicE.
B.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Thebestwaytolearnnewwordsistodoitunconsciously.Idon’tmeanwhileyou’reunconscious.Imeanwhileyouareunconsciousofthefactthatitissinkingin.ThatishowIlearntthe30000wordsinmyvocabularybylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldmothertonguE.Ijustpickthemup.ButsomeofthemmaybemisunderstooD.NowtomisunderstanddoesnotmeannottounderstanD.Tomisunderstandistounderstandbutincorrectly.The5%mislearntofallthewordsweknowwillbetheleastfrequentlyusedwordsasthemorefrequentlyusedwordsarelesslikelytobemislearnt.Someofthemisunderstandingsmaylivewithallourliveswithoutknowingthatwegotthemwrong.ManyEnglishteachersthinkthatthisnaturalmethodoflearningwordsinone’sownmothertonguecanbeusedforasecondlanguagelearning.TheyteachtheirstudentshowtoplaytheGuessingGamE.Thereisnotimetolookupinyourdictionariesallthenewwordsyoucomeacrosstheywillsay.Youhavetopractiseguessingwhatthewordmeansfromthecontext.Thismethodofguessinginasecondlanguagelearningdoesnotwork.Itmaysucceedinmanycasesbutresultsinhundredsorthousandsofwrongly-guessedmeaningsofwords.Andwhat’smoretherearemoreseparatemeaningsthantherearewordsthemselves.Ourlearners’dictionariesusuallyhavemanymeanings.A.gooddictionaryiswhatmakesself-learningpossiblE.Don’tguess!Lookitup!55.Itiscertainthatthebestwaytolearnnewwordsis_____________.A.tolearnthembyoneselfB.tolearnbylivinginanEnglish-speakingworldandusingthemfrequentlyC.toguessthemfromthecontextD.togetmoreseparatemeaningsofeachword56.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2refersto_________.A.the30000wordsB.EnglishteachersC.misunderstoodwordsD.frequentlyusedwords57.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelyNOTtrue?A.SomeofthewordsthewriterknowsmusthavebeenmisunderstooD.B.Mostofthe30000wordsthewriterlearnedarefrequentlyusedones.C.Howmanywordsthewritergotwrongarenotknown.D.Allthewordsthewriterknowswerelearnedbyreadingthem.58.Itcanbeinferredthat_________.A.whensomebodyisconsciousheorsheusuallycan’tlearnnewwordsbyheartB.wemustusethewordsasoftenaspossibleinordertomasterthemC.it’sthebestwaytolearnnewwordsthatoneshouldonlyguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontextD.onlydictionariescanhelpuslearnlanguagewell
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BI’vejustdonemyfirstjumpsincetheaccidentthatnearlykilledmejustayearago.AsIwaslyinginhospitalthinkingthatIwouldneverskydiveagainIwasn’tfeelinggladtobealivE.InsteadIwaswonderinghowIcouldpossiblylivewithoutit.Itallstartedoneeveningafteranothernine-to-fiveday.IwassittingathomethinkingTherehastobemoretolifethanthiswhenanadvertisementcameonthetelevision:Tryskydiving!ThenextdayIcalledthenearestskydivingcentreandbookedmyfirstjump.Iwillneverforgetmyfirstjump.Itwasabeautifulcloudlessdayandthesunwasjustgoingdown.AsIpushedmyselfawayfromtheplaneat11000feetmymindwentblank.WordscannotdescribetheexcitementIexperiencedwhileIwasfree-falling.ThatwasthemostamazingfourminutesofmylifE.FromthefirstjumpIwashookeD.IstartedspendingeveryfreemomentIhadskydiving.AtworkIsatinfrontofmycomputerandimaginedwaysofmakingmoremoneysothatIcouldjumpmoreoften.Theaccidenthappenedonmy1040thjump.Anotherskydivercollided碰撞withmyparachute降落伞at80feet.Ifellandhitthegroundatabout30mphfacedown.IbrokemylegsmyrightarmandmynosE.Ilost6litresofblood19teethand25poundsoffat.IwasluckytobealivE.PeoplewhohaveneverexperiencedskydivingwillfindithardtounderstandthatmyonlymotivationtogetbetterwasthatIcoulddoitagain.AllIcansayisthatformeskydivingislifeandlifeisskydiving.50.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sfirstskydivingfromthetext?A.TheauthorplanneditforalongtimE.B.Theauthorwastooexcitedtoenjoyit.C.Itturnedouttobefairlysuccessful.D.Ittookplaceayearbeforetheaccident.51.TheunderlinedpartIwashookedmostprobablymeans__________.A.IwasattractedbyskydivingB.IwasshockedbyskydivingC.IbecamefamiliarwithskydivingD.Ibecamecuriousaboutskydiving52.Whichofthefollowingshowstheauthor’sstrongwillforskydiving?A.Theauthorspentalmosteverynine-to-fivedayskydiving.B.Theauthorworkedhardtomakemoremoneyforskydiving.C.Theauthorimaginedhimselfskydivingwhileatthehospital.D.Theauthorexpectedtorecoveronlytocontinueskydiving.
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIn1971ayoungmanwhogrewupverypoorwastravelingacrossthecountrytryingtomakeastartforhimself.Alongthewayhehadcompletelyrunoutofmoneyandwasforcedtospendthenightinhiscar.Thiscontinueduntilonemorningafteraweekofsleepinginhiscarhewalkednervouslyintoarestaurantandorderedabigbreakfast.Aftereatinghisfirstgoodmealinweekshefoundhimselflyingtothewaitertellinghimhehadlosthiswallet.Thewaiterwhowasalsotheownerwalkedbehindthechairwheretheyoungmanhadbeensitting.Hebentdownandcameupwitha$20billthatlookedasifithadbeenfallenonthefloorandsaidSonyoumusthavedroppedthistheownersaiD.Theyoungmancouldn’tbelievehisluck!Hequicklypaidforthebreakfastleftatipboughtgaswiththechangeandheadedwest.OnthewayoutoftownhebegantounderstandwhatthewaiterdiD.Maybenobodydroppedthemoneyatall.MaybethatfellowjustknewIwasintroubleandhehelpedmeinawaythatdidn’tembarrassmE.SoIjustmadeapromisetohelpotherpeopleifIcan.Laterheworkedveryhardandbecamearichman.NowhelivesnearKansasCity.Eachyearhegivesawaythousandsofdollars.HeisknownastheSecretSantabecauseatChristmastimeeachyearhepersonallyhandsmoneyouttothoseonthestreetandatrestaurants.Lastyearhegavemorethan$50000awayinKansasCity.56.Theyoungmanwastravelingacrossthecountryin1971to______.A.findapieceofworktodoB.handoutgiftstopassers-byC.lookforagoodrestaurantD.showhisnewcartoothers57.Theunderlinedwordthisinparagraph2means______.A.awalletB.hisluckC.the$20billD.histip58.Onthewayoutoftowntheyoungmangottoknowthat______.A.itwasveryhonestoftheownertoreturnhismoneyB.anothermanwhohadbreakfastintherestaurantlostthemoneyC.hecouldfindajobintherestaurantD.theownerhelpedhiminawaythatdidn’thurthisfeelings.59.Fromthistextwecanseethat______.A.themandropped$20ontheflooroftherestaurantB.themandidcarryouthispromiseC.SantagivesthemanmoneyeachyearD.themanwasnotsuccessfulintheend60.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe______.A.SecretSantaofKansasCityB.TheKeytoSuccessC.A.KindWaiterintheRestaurantD.NeverGiveUp
第二部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面的短文然后从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A.MyfathercametotheUnitedStatesasaUkrainianimmigrant移民whenhewas14yearsolD.UnabletospeakEnglishbutwillingtodoanythingtosucceedhelearnedthelanguageandbecameabarber.Heputhistwodaughtersmysisterandmethroughcollegeduringatimewhenmostpeoplethoughtthatwomendidn’tneedaneducationandthattheyshouldbesatisfiedbygettingmarriedandhavingchildren.IwaspreparingtogetmarriedandmyfatherwastryingtopracticethepolkaamustatanyUkrainianwedding.Buthecouldn’tdoit!Hehadlostthemobility活动能力inhislegandsufferedabraintumor瘤.Hewasforcedtoretireasaresultofparalysis瘫痪ofhisrightarmandleg.DadhadalwaysworkedtwojobsandspenthissparetimeworkingaroundthehousE.Nowhislifecametoasuddenstop.Yetneveroncedidhecomplain.Heboughtrubberballsandspenthisdaystryingtoregainhishandmobilitybysqueezingthoseballsoverandover.AfterhissecondbrainoperationhechattedpleasantlyinthehospitalroomuntilanurseflewintotheroomwavingherfingeratmeandyellingYou’dbettertellyourfathertostayinbeD.Heisparalyzedandwillneverwalkagain.Iamsickofpickinghimupandyou’dbetterwarnhimtostayput!MyfathersmileD.HespentagreatdealoftimeonthefloorthatyearbutheeventuallygotupandwalkeD.Myfatherlivednineteenmoreyearsafterthatsecondbrainoperation.Heboughthimselfamotorizedscooter单脚滑行车andspentyearsmovingaroundthestreetsofPhiladelphiA.Hewasproudfreeandalwayssmiling.56.Inwhatwaywasthefatherdifferentfrommostotherpeopleinhistime?A.HesucceededimmigratingtotheUS.B.Helearnedthenewlanguageeasilyandquickly.C.Heachievedhislifegoalbyworkingasabarber.D.HetriedtoofferhisdaughterstheeducationchancE.57.TheunderlinedwordpolkainParagraph2probablyrefersto________.A.asongB.adanceC.arubberballD.anewlanguage58.Theauthor’sfatherplayedwithrubberballsto________.A.killhistoomuchsparetimeB.reducehisworkpressureC.gethishandmobilitybackD.recoverfromthebraintumor59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Lovecancreatewonders.B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C.Father’sloveisthemostvaluablE.D.Nevergiveupyourlifeanddream.
第二节摘录信息共5小题每小题2分满分10分阅读下面短文根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语并将答案转写到答题卡上注意每空不超过3个单词Somebeachcreaturesarewonderful--likedolphinsbutothersaredangerous.Herearesomeexamplesofharmfulbeachcreatures.PufferFishPufferFishfoundinallJapaneseseashaveveryinterestingfeatures.Theyareveryeasytocatchbutmustnotbeeatenbecausetheirfleshandorganscontainapoison.Anyonewhodoeseatthefleshcanbecomesickveryquickly.Theymayevenstopbreathing.TheBlueBottleTheBlueBottleisfoundinmostCaribbeanwaters.BlueBottlesfloatlightlyonthesurfaceofthewaterbuttheirtentacles触须canbeaslongas10metres.BlueBottlesaremuchlessdangerousthansomeotherjellyfishbuttheycangiveaswimmerabadsting刺iftheswimmeraccidentallytouchesthem.StingraysTherearemanydifferentkindsofstingraysinMauritiuswaters.TheyusuallyswimandfeedonthebottomoftheseA.Accidentscanhappenifpeoplestandonthemortrytopickthemup.Stingrayshaveastingontheirtail.Thesestingshavepoisononthem.IfsomeoneisstungthewoundcaneasilybecomeinfecteD.Title:53WildlifeWherecreatureslive56WhateffectsonmenPufferFish55●easytocatch●unfittoeat●becomesick●stopbreathing54mostCaribbeanwaters●theirtentaclesbeingaslongas10metres●lessdangerousgiveastingStingraysMauritiuswatershavingapoisonousstingontheirtaileasily57bythesting
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项ALastyear.ItookasightseeingtriptoWashingtonDC.IheardavoicesayCanyouhelpme?WhenIturnedaroundIsawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextendeD.ImmediatelyIpulledoutallofmychangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.ButtheblindwomansmiledandsaidIdon’twantyourmoney.IjustneedhelpfindingthepostofficE.InaninstantIrealizedwhatIhaddonE.Iactedwithprejudice―IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumedshehadtobE.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheUSattheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcasesmybrotherandsister.ThroughtheyearsIhavebeenadoorkeepercashierandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumble卑微的jobsandeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.InmyownlifeIhaveexperiencedprejudicE.Irememberatime―attheageof17―whenIwasabusboyIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschoolhewouldenduplikemE.ButnowlivinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyleitistooeasytoforgetmypasttoforgetwhoIamwhereIhavebeenandtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.Thatblindwomanonthestreetscuredmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumility谦虚.BythewayIhelpedthatladytothepostofficE.Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslesson.56.Howdidthewritergivetheblindwomanmoney?A.InamodestwayB.InapolitewayC.Inanimpatientway.D.Inapainfulway57Accordingtothetextthewriter__________.A.stilllivesapoorlifeB.wasbusywithhisworkC.wasborninHondurasD.wasanativeofWashingtonD.C.58.Accordingtothetexttheauthormostprobablyagreesthatoneshould__________.A.benicetotheelderlyandthedisabledB.trytoexperiencedifferentkindsofcultureC.treatothersequallywithloveandrespectD.thinkaboutone’spastasoftenaspossible59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.ApricelesslessonB.AnactofprejudiceC.AsightseeingtripD.Ahumblemoment
OnsomelevelIalwaysknewthatIwantedtobeadoctor－atleastfromtheageofeightortenyearsoldanyway.Althoughmyfatherwasn’tadoctorhemadehisownbrandofhousecalls.Ifollowedhimashebroughtaplateofmymother’shomecookingtoanelderlymannamedFrankonallmajorholidaysandwhenFrankwassick.AsfarasIknowtheironlyconnectionwasthatFrankwasanoccasionalcustomeratDad’ssmallgasstation.Frank’shomewasatwo-roomhouseontheroughsideoftownwithanoldfrontporch门廊whereyoucouldfallifyouweren’tcareful.FrankhadnorelativesandasfarasIcouldtellnoothervisitorseither.ThroughhisattitudeandbycaringmyfatherwasteachingmetobeadoctoralthoughneitherofusknewitatthetimE.WhenIwas13myfatherdevelopedlungcancer.HebroughthomeadiagramthedoctorhaddrawnshowingwherehiscancerwasandtoldmethathewasgoingtodiE.HeaskedmetotakecareofmymotherwhenhewasgonE.IwasanonlychilD.HesaidhelovedmeonthenightwhenhedieD.Whenyou’re13andyourfatherdiesyouhavesomechoicestomakE.Youcanusethesituationasanexcuseforlettingyouractionsandgradedgodownoryoucanhonorhismemoryandtrytodosomethingpositivewithyourself.Ifocusedmyenergyonmyschoolworkandmygoalofbecomingadoctor.1.What’sthefather’sownbrandof‘housecalls’?A.histreatmentforfrank’sseriousillness.B.hiscareforFrank.C.hisattitudetowardstheauthor.D.hiswishthathiskidwouldbeadoctor.2.Theauthorbegantowanttobeadoctorwhen_________A.fatherhelpedfrankregularlyB.FatherdevelopedlungcancerC.fatheraskedhim/hertotakecareofMotherD.fatherdied3.whatwastheinfluenceofFather’sdeathontheauthor?A.Theauthorbegantothinkseriouslyabouthis/hercareer.B.Theauthorwastoosorrowfultocarrythroughhis/herstudy.C.Theauthorusedthesituationasanexcuseforquittingschool.D.Theauthormadegreateffortathis/hergoalofbecomingadoctor.4.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe_________.A.WhatMadeFatherRespectableB.WhatLedMetoBeaDoctorC.HowtoHelpStrangersD.HowtoDealwithDeath
OnDecember8XinhuaNewsAgencypublishedalistofnewskeywordsthatitbelievessumuptheyear2009.Thephraselow-carbonlifehadbeenheardinChinabefore2009butin2009ithasbecomepopularamongyoungChinesewhoareconcernedabouttheenvironment.ItcomesasworldleadersaretalkingaboutfightingglobalwarminginCopenhagenDenmark.Greenhousegasessuchascarbondioxidearethemaincauseofglobalwarmingwhichleadstoextremeweatherandotherconditions.Livingalowcarbonlifemeanstryingtocutcarbondioxideemissions排放inone’sdailylifE.ForexampleburninglesscoalandoilwhichproduceCO2.Itmeanswalkingbikingortakingbusesratherthanusingaprivatecar.AH1N1fluisalsoonXinhua’slist.SinceApril2009thevirushasmadeover100000peopleillontheChinesemainlandand325peoplehaddiedofitasofDecember9.ButasUSmagazineNewsweekpointedoutrecentlythebestevidencesuggestsitisnomoredangerousthanabadseasonalflu.Theyear2009sawthegrowingimpactoftheInternetonsocietywiththewordduomaomaomeaninghide-and-seekbecomingahitontheweB.OnFebruary12LiQiaomingdiedofbraininjuriesseveraldaysafterbeingdetained拘留bypoliceinJinningcountyYunnanProvincE.Policesaiditwasanaccidentsustained遭受whilehewasplayinghide-and-seekwithhisfellowprisoners.Netizenscastdoubtonthisexplanationandcalledforaninvestigation.ItturnedoutthatLihadbeenbeatentodeathbyotherprisoners.AnotherphraseconnectedwiththeInternetonthelistisAddictionCamps.Manyparentssendchildrenobsessed沉迷withthewebtoAddictionCampsfortreatment.Butsomecampsusephysicalpunishmentorelectricalshocks.In2009someyoungpeoplediedasaresultoftheextrememethodswhichledtoanationwidediscussion.InNovembertheMinistryofHealthbannedtheuseofphysicalpunishmenttokeepchildrenoffthenetanddroppedthetermnetaddiction网瘾.Itdidnotsaythatexcessive过度的netuseisamentalillnesseither.66.Thepurposeofthepassageisto___________.A.callonthepublictolivealow-carbonlifeB.showthegreateffectoftheInternetC.introducesomenewskeywordsoftheyear2009D.warnpeoplenottobeaddictedtotheInternet67.TheunderlinedwordNetizensinthefifthparagraphreferto_________.A.Li’sfellowprisonersB.Li’sfriendsandrelativesC.thelocalpeopleD.peopleactivelyinvolvedinonlinecommunities68.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheincidentofduomaomao?A.Hide-and-seekisadangerousgamE.B.Liwasbeatentodeathbyotherprisoners.C.Policedidagreatjobintheinvestigation调查.D.ItwastheinfluenceoftheInternetthatledtothetruth.69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thephraselow-carbonlifehadbeenpopularamongyoungpeoplebefore2009.B.Globalwarmingmainlyresultsfromgreenhousegases.C.A.H1N1fluismoredangerousthanabadseasonalflu.D.LiQiaomingdiedofanaccidentwhileplayinghide-and-seekwithhisfellowprisoners.70.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tmeanalow-carbonlife?A.Usingaprivatecar.B.Usingefficientlightbulbs.C.Walkingbikingortakingbuses.D.Turningyourair-conditioneronedegreehigher.
DWouldn'titbegreatifyoucouldjustlookupattheskyandreadtheweatherforecastrightaway?WellyouCAN.Theforecastiswritteninclouds.IfyoucanreadthatwritingyoucantellsomethingabouttheatmospherE.Withsomepracticeyoucanbecomeaprettygoodweatherforecaster.Whoknowsyoumightevendoaswellasmeteorologists气象学家.Meteorologistsusemuchmoreinformationthanjusttheappearanceofthecloudstomaketheirforecast.TheycollectdatafromallovertheworlD.Thentheyputitintopowerfulhigh-speedcomputers.Thisdoesgivemeteorologistsanadvantagebecausetheycantrackweatherpatternsastheymovefromwesttoeastacrossthecountry.Butyouhaveanadvantagetoo.Youhaveyourbrains.Youcanlookattheskyandgetyourdatadirectly.A.meteorologistusesacomputerforecastthat’sseveralhoursoldtomakealocalforecast.Whatareyouseeingwhenyoulookatacloud?Apictureofwhatmoisture水气isdoingintheatmospheresaysmeteorologistPeterLeavit.There’smoisturethroughouttheatmospherE.Mostofthetimeyoudon'tseeitbecauseit'sintheformofaninvisiblegascalledwatervapor.Sometimesthetemperatureoftheairgetscoldenoughtocausethewatervaportochangetoliquidwater.That’scalledcondensationandweseeithappenallthetimeforexamplewhenhumidairfromtheshowerhitsthecoldglassofamirror.Whenenoughwatervaporcondensesdropletsformintheair.Thesedropletsscatterlight.A.cloudisseen.WatchingcloudsoveradayortwotellsyoualotmorethanasinglecloudabouttheweathertocomE.ChangesincloudsshowchangesintheatmospherE.Youshouldbegintonoticepatterns.Certaincloudsfol1owingeachotherinordercansignalanapproachingstorm.Butdon’ttakeourwordforit;seeforyourself.53.Accordingtothepassageordinarypeoplecantelltheweatherbecause__________.A.theycanlookupattheskyB.theycanreadweatherwritingsC.informationisstoredincomputersD.cloudssignaltheweathertocome54.Youradvantageinweatherforecastisthat__________.A.youcankeepweatherpatternsinminD.B.youhavemorepowerfulcomputersathomeC.yourbrainworksaswellasahigh-speedcomputerD.meteorologistsgivetheirdatatoyouassoonastheygetthem55.A.cloudisformedwhen__________.A.therearedropletsintheairB.lightisscatteredC.moistureexistsintheformofinvisiblegasD.watervaporchangestoliquidwater56.Thispassagemainlytellsusabouthow__________.A.tobecomeaweatherforecasterB.tocollectdatadirectlyC.tobeanassistanttoameteorologistD.tokeepaneyeontheweather
BOnecoldmorninginwinterwhenIwasalittleboyasmilingmanwithanaxonhisshoulderstoppedmesaying:Myprettyboyhasyourfatheragrindstone砂轮YessirsaidI.Youareafinelittlefellow!saidtheman.Willyouletmegrind磨myax?PleasedwiththeflatteryIansweredOhyessir.Thegrindstoneisdownintheshop.PattingmeonmyheadhesaidWillyougetmesomehotwater?Iranandbroughtthehotwater.Howoldareyouandwhatisyourname?heaskedwithoutwaitingforareplyI’msureyouareoneofthefinestboysIhaveeverseen.Willyouturnthegrindstoneafewminutesforme?HearingtheflatteryagainIwenttoworkwithawill.ItwasanewaxandIworkedharduntilIwasalmosttiredtodeath.TheschoolbellrangbutIcouldnotgetawaybecausetheaxwasnothalfgrounD.AtlasthoweveritwassharpeneD.ThenthemanturnedtomeandsaidNowyoulittlerascal小坏蛋you’veplayedtruant逃课!Runtoschooloryou’llbesorry!Alas!thoughtI.Itwashardenoughtoturnagrindstonethisolddaybutnowtobecalledarascalistoomuch.ThememoryofturningthegrindstonethatwintermorningsankintomyminD.IhavethoughtofitsincE.NowwheneverIhearwordsofflatteryIsaytomyself.ThatmanhasanaxtogrinD.60.Inthispassagethewordflatterymeans_____.A.anorderordirectionB.nicewordsusedbeyondtruthC.kindwordsspokenbyelderpeopletochildrenD.goodmanners61.Themanaskedtheboymanyquestionsbecause_____.A.helikedtheboyverymuchB.hewantedtoknowtheboy’snameC.hewantedtosharpenhisaxD.hewantedtoknowhowoldtheboywas62.Themancalledtheboyrascalbecause_____.A.hisaxwasdamagedbytheboyB.hedidn’tliketheboy’splaytruantC.hedidn’tneedtheboyanymoreD.hethoughtthatboyshouldgotoschoolontime63.Todayinthewriter’svocabularyThatmanhasanaxtogrindmeans_____.A.thatmanhassomeselfishreasonsforhisactionsB.thatmanworkswithanaxC.thatmanisverykindandpolitetoboysD.thatmanneedstosharpenhisax
TheytravelingroupsnosesjustinchesawayformGPSscreen.SuddenlyaboyshoutsIfoundit!grinningandwalkingawayfromthegroup.Theothersfocusontheirscreens.ME.too!shoutsanotheramomentlateruntilallsixkidsarecrowdedaroundatreepullingoutaplasticbottlepaintedtolookliketreebark.Itdoesn’tseemlikemuchfromtheoutsidebuteveryonegathersaroundeagertoseewhat’sinsidE.Thisisgeocachingahigh-techgameplayedusingcoordinates坐标andglobalpositioningsystemstofindhiddentreasures.It’sopentoanyone—hidersorseekers—withaGPSandaccesstowww.geocaching.comwheremorethanhalfamillionusersdownloadanduploadthecoordinatesofnearly1millionhiddencaches储藏物andwriteabouttheirexperiencesinthisworldwidehunt.Althoughsomeadventurescantakehoursorevendaysthecontentsinsidetheactualcacheusuallyaren’tvaluable—oftenjustabookorasmalltrinket小饰品.Butparticipantsaren’tinitforthetreasurE.Theysayit’sagreatwaytoexercisE.Oritbringsthemtoremotedestinationsorhistoricalsites.Someconsideritanextremesportlookingforgeocacheshiddeninmountainsorinothernearlyinaccessiblelocations.JeffreyHowe41seesitasanopportunitytotakekidsonadventurestounfamiliarplaces.Theyouthsatthesheltermostlycomeformthecitybutgeocachinghastakenthemtoparksthesuburbsandoncetoa498-meter-highmountain.Geocachingisawaytogivekidstheideathatthere’sawholeworldoutthereotherthanwhattheyknowfromtheirhomeneighborhoodsandvideogameshesaiD.Howdoesitwork?LogontotheWebsiteandenteryourzipcode邮编thensearchforcachesnearyourlocation.AlthoughpostedcoordinateswilltakeaGPSwithinabout4.5metersofacacheagoodhidewillrequireseekerstodoabitofhuntingarounD.Cachescan’tbeburiedundergroundnorcantheybehiddenonprivateproperty财产indangerouslocationsorinsomenationalparks.Postswrittenaboutthefind—whethersuccessfulorunsuccessful—areanimportantpartofthegamewithusersproudlyrecordingtheplacestowhichthey’vetraveleD.1.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordgeocachinginparagraph3?A.A.computergameplayedallovertheworlD.B.A.TVseriespopulararoundtheworlD.C.Anoutdoorgameofhidingandfindingthings.D.A.nameofthelatestGPS.2.IngeocachingwhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutplayersisNOTTRUE?A.PlayersneedtohaveGPStoplaythegamE.B.Playersneedtodownloadthecoordinatestofindthehiddencaches.C.PlayersneedtobeyoungandstrongtotheplaythegamE.D.Playersareaskedtohidethingsinparksorotherplacesmostpeoplecanreach.3.WhatisJeffreyHowe’sattitudetowardgeocaching?A.NegativE.B.ObjectivE.C.Uncertain.D.SupportivE.4.Manypeopleliketoplaythisgamebecause__________.A.theytakepleasureintheprocessofthegameB.theyliketovisithistoricalsitesC.theywanttofindsometreasureD.theywanttochangetheirlives
Contrarytotheimpressionthatgrandmothersaredelightedtohelptheirgrowndaughtersandcarefortheirgrandchildrenastudyofmultigenerationalfamiliesshowsthatmanyolderwomenhatethefrequentdemandsthattheyoungergenerationsmakeontheirtimeandenergy.YoungwomenwithchildrenareunderalotofpressurethesedaysandtheyexpecttheirmotherstohelpthempickupthepiecesnotedDr.BertramJ.CohlerabehavioralscientistattheUniversityofChicago.ThisisoftenthestrongestsourceofcomplaintonthepartofGrandmotherwhohasfinishedwithchildcaringandnowhasherownlifetolivE.GrandmothersliketoseetheirchildrenandgrandchildrenbutontheirowntimE.Dr.CohlerisdirectorofastudysponsoredbytheNationalInstituteofAgingof150workingclassfamiliesthatliveinaMidwesternsuburB.HeandDr.HenryU.GruebaumofHarvardMedicalSchoolhavealreadycompletedtheirstudyoffoursuchfamiliesinNewEnglanD.Dr.Cohlertellsofamiddle-agedBostonwomanwhoworksasacookallweekandforherparish教区onSundays.EverySaturdayheronedayoffherdaughterandfamilyvisitexpectingmothertomakelunchshopandvisit.That'snothowshewantstogrowoldsaidDr.CohlerwhowastoldbytheolderwomanMydaughterwouldneverspeaktomeifsheknewhowangryandunhappyIget.InallthefourNewEnglandfamiliesstudiedtheolderwomendislikedthenumerousphonecallsandvisitsfromtheirgrowndaughterswhooftenturnedtothemothersforadvicephysicalresourcesloveandcompanionshipaswellasbaby-sittingservices.Americansocietykeepsincreasingtheburdensforolderpeopleparticularlythoseintheir50sand60sDr.CohlersaidinaninterviewherE.They'restillworkingandthey'retakingcareoftheirgrownchildrenandmaybealsotheiragedparents.Sometimeslifegetstobetoomuch.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheexpressionpickupthepiecesinthesecondparagraph?A.Saveabadsituation.B.Putchildren'stoysintheirproperplaces.C.Gatheruppiecesofclothing.D.Keeptheroomingoodorder.Themiddle-agedBostonwoman______.A.expectshermothertocooklunchforherB.enjoystheroomingoodorderC.visitsanolderwomaneverySaturdayD.workssixdaysaweekThepassageismainlyabout______.A.youngwomen'sinabilitytolookaftertheirchildrenB.Grandmothers'attitudestowardhelpingtheirgrowndaughtersC.averageAmericanwomen'sfamilylifeD.grandmothershouldgivemorehelptotheirdaughtersFromDr.Cohler'sstudywemayreachtheconclusionthat______.A.daughtersshouldbeindependentoftheiroldgrandmothersB.grandmothershouldgivemorehelptotheirdaughtersC.mothersanddaughtersshouldsupporteachotherD.daughtersshouldbemoreconsideratetowardtheirmothers
MajaKazaziclookedcloselydownintotheaquarium水族馆.Fortwoyearsshe’dbeenwatchingtheinjureddolphinnamedWinterswimaroundthetank.Fromadistancethedolphinseemedapproachableenough.StillasKazazicpreparedtojumpintothewateralittlepanicgraduallycameintoherexcitement.Theyoungwomaneasedherselfintothepool.Despiteherfearshefeltstrongwearinghernewleg.Shewasreadytomakegoodonapromisefromlongago.InsecondgradeinMostarYugoslaviaKazazic’sfive-year-oldcousinJasminadiedofleukemia白血病.KazazicsworethatshewouldhonorthelittlegirlbyswimmingwithadolphinananimaltheybothadoreD.JasminanevergotthechancetodoitsaysKazazic32soIdecidedthatsomedayI’ddoitforher.In1993duringtheBosniancivilwar16-year-oldKazazicwasbadlyinjureD.HerleftlegwascutoffjustbelowthekneeandwasbroughttotheUnitedStatesfortreatment.AfewmonthslaterKazazicreceivedherfirstartificialleg.Becauseherrightlegwasalsodamagedwalkingwasstillverypainful.Nonethelessshemanagedtograduatefromalocalhighschool.AfterreceivingaBAinpsychologyshemovedtoFlorida’sGulfCoast.Shelikedwatchingthedolphinsplayattheaquarium.AyoungdolphinWinterwhohadlosthertailinacrabtrapcaughtKazazic’seye:Sheswammorelikeashrimp虾thanadolphin.Afteronedoctor’svisittrainersfitWinterwithahigh-techtail.WhenitwasdoneWinterswamawayfast.KazazicwasimpresseD.Sheapproachedthetrainerswhoputherintouchwiththeinventors.Withintendaysshehadanewlegandshecouldwalkwithoutpainagain.EightmonthslaterKazazicwasreadytokeepthepromiseshehadmadeinhonorofJasminA.AfterbeinginawarzonethisshouldbeapieceofcakeKazazicsaidassheloweredherselfintothetank.SheheldoutahandtoWinterwhoapproachedcautiouslyandthenmovedaway.AfterafewminutesthedolphinletKazazicmoveherhandgentlyoverherback.Thetwostartedanhour-longswimaroundthepool.WhenKazazicclimbedoutherparentshuggedher.Shewouldhaveshoutedwithjoyhadshenotbeenawareofdolphins’sensitivitytonoisE.InsteadshequietlysaidIfeltIowedsomebodysomethingandnowI’vepaidmydebt.Outintheparkinglotshegotintohercarandshoutedloudlyandhappilyalltheway.56.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.KazazicwasbroughttotheUSAfortreatment.B.Kazazic’sfive-year-oldcousinJasminadiedofleukemiA.C.KazazicswamwithadolphinnamedWinter.D.Kazazic’sleftlegwascutoffbelowthekneE.E.Kazazichadanewlegandcouldwalkwithoutpain.A.bdcaeB.bdaecC.daecbD.badec57.WhichofthefollowingsentencesBESTindicatesKazazicisawomanwhokeepsherword?A.Despiteherfearshefeltstrongwearinghernewleg.Paragraph2B.soIdecidedthatsomedayI’ddoitforher.Paragraph3C.IfeltIowedsomebodysomethingandnowI’vepaidmydebt.Paragraph7D.AfterbeinginawarzonethisshouldbeapieceofcakeParagraph758.WhichofthefollowingwordscanweusetodescribeKazazic?A.Ashamedfaithfulandoutgoing.B.Hard-workingshyandhesitant.C.Unsatisfieddeterminedandgrateful.D.Determinedconsiderateandfaithful.59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnewlifeofadisableddolphinB.AnearnestpromiseofadisabledwomanC.ThetruelovebetweenawomanandhercousinD.Agoodrelationshipbetweenawomanandadolphin
A.smallmanwithafatstomachgotonthetrainatthelaststationbeforethefrontier边境.Hecarriedapaperbag.Andfourfeetduckscouldbeseenunderthecover.ThemanfoundanemptyseatputthebaginthemiddleofthefloortookoutanewspaperandbegantoreaD.Thenapolicemancamein.Ofcoursehesawthebagwithducks'legsatonceandsaidWhoseisthatbag?NobodyanswereD.ThepolicemanrepeatedthequestionandsaidI'llhavetotakeitawayfromtheowner.Foodmustn'tbetakenoutofthecountry.Wellthensaidthesmallmanwithafatstomach.Hurryupandtakeit.WewanttogohomE.ThepolicemantookthebagandwentontothenextcarriagE.AtthenextstationwhentheyweresafelyacrossthefrontierthesmallmangotupsmiledattheotherpassengersandsaidIhopethey'llenjoytheducks'feet.Therestofthebaghadnothingbutrubbishinit.Thenheopenedhiscoatandpointedtoanotherbaghewascarryingunderit.Itwastiedtightly紧紧地overthestomachwhichwasnotreallyfat.IhavetherestofthetwoducksherehesaiD.Withthesewordshegotoffthetrain.ButwhilehewashappilywalkingtotheexitwiththebaginhishandsapolicemancameuptohimsayingHeyman!Foreignfoodmustn'tbebroughtin.1.Thesmallmanputthebaginthemiddleofthefloor___.A.sothathecouldmakemoreroomforhimselfB.sothatthepolicemancouldfinditeasilyC.becausetheotherpassengersdidn'tlikeitD.becausetherewasnotanemptyseatinthecarriage2.Thefirstpolicemantookthepaperbagawaybecause___.A.hewantedtofindtheownerofthebagB.heenjoyedtheducksfeetinthebagC.thebagwasputinawrongplaceinthecarriageD.foodcan'tbetakenabroad3.Thebagthepolicemantookawayhadnothinginitexcept___.A.twoducksB.rubbishC.theducks'feetandrubbishD.theducks'feet4.Intheendthesmallman___.A.failedtotakehisfoodhomeB.crossedthefrontierwithtwopaperbagsC.tooktheduckssafelyhomeD.hidhisducksunderhiscoatagain
CHaveyoueverheardthestoryofthefour-minutemile?ManyyearsagopeoplebelievedthatitwasimpossibleforahumanbeingtorunamileinlessthanfourminutesuntilRogerBanisterproveditwrongin1954.Whathappensifyouputananimalinapond?Anyanimalbigorsmallwillswimitswaythrough.Whathappenswhensomeonewhodoesnotknowhowtoswimfallsindeepwaters?Theydrown.Ifananimalwhohasnotlearnedswimmingcouldescapebyswimmingwhynotyou?Becauseyoubelieveyouwilldrownwhiletheanimaldoesnot.Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonhourkeyboard?YoumighthavethoughtitistoincreasethetypingspeeD.Mostpeopleneverquestionit.Butthefactisthatthissystemwasdevelopedtoreducethetypingspeedatatimewhentypewriterpartswouldjamiftheoperatortypedtoofast.Thesethreecasesshowthepowerofourbeliefs.Thereisnoothermorepowerfuldirectingforceinhumanbehaviorthanbelief.Yourbeliefshavethepowertocreateandtodestroy.A.beliefdeliversadirectcommandtoyournervoussystem.IusedasnakeinmyworkshopsforchildrentoshowthemhowunrealisticsomeoftheirbeliefsarE.StudentsofaschoolinIndiasaidsnakeswereslipperyslimy黏糊糊的andpoisonous.Afterdoinganexerciseforchangingbeliefstheyhandledmysnakeandfoundittobedryandclean.TheyalsorememberedthatonlythreetypesofpoisonoussnakesexistinIndiA.Didthisstoryendthewayyouthought?ReviewyourbeliefsnowandfindoutwhichonesyouneedtochangE.51.Intheauthor’sopinionifapersonindeepwaterdoesn’tknowhowtoswimhewilldrownbecause_________.A.heisafraidofwaterB.hedoesn’twanttoliveintheworldC.hehasn’tlearnedtoswimbeforeD.hebelieveshewilldrown52.Theauthorthinksthatthelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboardinorderto_________.A.reduceone’stypingspeedB.satisfytheoperatorC.savemorespaceD.increaseone’stypingspeed53.Theauthor’sexperimentshowsthat__________.A.snakesinIndiaaren’tpoisonousB.snakescanbecaughteasilyC.snakesareslimyandpoisonousD.snakesaredryandclean54.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________.A.studentsfromIndiahaveunrealisticbeliefsonhowtoliveabetterlifeB.ananimalwhohasnotlearnedtoswimwilldrownifyouputitinaponD.C.RogerBanisterwasthefirstpersonwhoranamileinlessthanfourminutes.D.mostpeopledon’tliketheorderthelettersarearrangedonyourkeyboard55.Themainideaofthispassageshouldbethat_______.A.beliefsmakeusseemstupidB.beliefsareverypowerfulC.changingyourbeliefsnowifnecessaryD.peopleshouldalwaysbelieveinthemselves
AbouttenyearsagoayoungandverysuccessfulbusinessmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicagoneighborhoodstreet.HewasgoingabittoofastinhisshinyblackJaguarXKEwhichwasonlytwomonthsolD.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassednochildcameoutbutabricksailedoutand—WHUMP!—ithittheJag’sshinyblacksidedoor!SCREECH...!!!!ImmediatelyJoshstoppedthecarjumpedoutseizedthekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar.HeshoutedatthekidWhatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhatareyoudoing?!Buildingupaheadofsteamhewenton.That’smynewcar.Thatbrickyouthrewisgonnacostyoualotofmoney.Whydidyouthrowit?PleasemisterpleasE.I’msorry!Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!beggedtheboy.Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop!Tearswerestreamingdowntheboy’sfaceashepointedaroundtheparkedcar.It’smybrothermisterhesaiD.Herolledofthecurb路沿andfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.SobbingtheboyaskedthebusinessmanWouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He’shurtandhe’stooheavyformE.Movedbeyondwordstheyoungbusinessmantriedhardtoswallow咽下therapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.StrainingheliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapersandcutscheckingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeOK.HethenwatchedtheyoungerbrotherpushhimdownthesidewalktowardtheirhomE.ItwasalongwalkbacktotheblackshiningJaguarXKE—alongandslowwalk.JoshneverdidfixthesidedoorofhisJaguar.Hekeptthedent凹痕toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickathimtogethisattention.Feelforthebricksoflifecomingatyou.57.Theboythrewabrickatthebusinessman’scarbecause____________.A.thebusinessmandroveatahighspeedB.heenviedthenewcarverymuchC.hewantedtoaskforsomemoneyD.hewantedtogethelpfromthedriver58.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?A.TheyoungerbrotherthrewabrickatJosh’scar.B.Theelderbrotherfelloutofhiswheelchair.C.TheyoungerbrotherbeggedJoshforhelp.D.Joshliftedtheelderbrotherbackintohiswheelchair.E.Joshshoutedattheyoungerbrother.A.baecdB.acdbeC.bacedD.acbed59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Joshwouldacceptthemoneyfromthekids.B.ThetwokidswereJosh’sneighbors.C.Joshwasakind-heartedman.D.Josh’snewcarbrokedowneasily.60.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans____________.A.tryingtogetreadyforthetroubleinyourfuturelifeB.drivingfastinaneighborhoodstreetisdangerousC.tryingtobemoreunderstandingseeingothersintroubleD.protectingoneselffrombeinghurt
Nomatterwherehelives16-year-oldDannyLopezfeelslikeanoutsider:heishalf-Mexicanandhalf-whitE.AthisprivatehighschoolinwealthynorthernSanDiegoCaliforniaUSLopezistoobrowntofitinwhereasfortheMexicansideofhisfamilyinNationalCityjustadozenmilesfromtheborderheistoowhitetobelong.DifferentfrombothsidesLopezissilentinschool.Hefocusesonhispassionforbaseballandworkinghardtoimprovethepitches球场thathavekepthimofftheschoolteam.MexicanWhiteboybyMattdelaPenaisaboutateenager’ssearchforidentity.ItwasnamedasoneoftheTopTenBestBooksforYoungAdultsin2009bytheUSYoungAdultLibraryServicesAssociation.WhenLopez’smotherdecidestogotolivewithherwealthywhiteboyfriendinSanFranciscohechoosestospendthesummerwithhisfather’sfamilyinSanDiego.It’satriptoexplorerootsandself-identityfilledwithunexpectedfriendship.TherehemeetsUnoofmixedheritage遗传likehimselfalsowithadivorcedmom.UnounderstandsDanny’ssplitbackgroundandhelpshimimprovehisbaseballskills.Bothboyshavebigleaguedreamsbuttheybothhavetolearntocometotermswiththeirmixedheritagesbeforetheycanachievetheirgoals.AsidefromdiscussionsofracismMexicanWhiteboytakesonotherissuessuchastheimportanceoffamilyandthenegativeinfluenceofhidingthetruth.Italsoshowshowsportscandrawculturestogether.ThereasonwhyLopezfeelslikeanoutsiderliesinthefactthat___________.A.heisaMexicanB.helivesinSanDiegoC.heishalf-whiteandhalf-MexicanD.hestudiesinaprivateschoolMostprobablyMexicanWhiteboyisa____________.A.bookB.clubC.newspaperD.organizationWhenLopezfounditishardforhimtofitinhe____________.A.startswritingabookabouthimselfB.beginstolookforidentitywiththehelpofMexicanWhiteboyC.loseshisinterestinbaseballD.worksinthefieldsinwhichhewaskeptofftheschoolteamLopezandUnohavealotincommonexceptthat____________.A.theybothhaveadivorcedmomB.theybothhavemixedheritageC.theywerebothintheschoolbaseballteamD.bothofthemhavebigleaguedreams
CI’vebeentoldthatinChinahavingapetparticularlyadogisoftenconsideredtobeastatus地位symbolbecauseitshowsthefamilycanaffordtohaveananimal.It’sverydifferentherE.InCanadait’scommontohavepets.Manypeoplehavedogsmanyothershavecatsfishbirdsorrabbits.Somekeepwhatwecallexotic奇异的petsalthoughkeepingexoticanimalsisdifficultandbecauseitcanalsobehardontheanimalsthekeepingofsomeexoticanimalsisnotallowedbylaw.Somepeopledoitanyway.Ilikeanimals.AsfarbackasIcanremembermyfamilyhasalwayshadcats.Ourcats.ofcoursewantedtogooutsideanditseemedreasonabletoletthemwandertheneighborhoodfindingbirdstorunaftertreestoclimbandsunnyplacestosleep.Aswealwayslivedinacityhowevertherewasaproblem.Iremembermorethanoncelosingacatthatwaskilledbyacaranditwasheartbreaking.NowmywifeandIlivedinasmalltown.Wenolongerhaveahouse—weliveinanapartment公寓.WehaveacatnamedCallieandshenevergoesoutexceptontothehalcony阳台socarsarenolongeraproblem.She’saboutsixteenyearsoldandwillprobablylivetobetwentyormorE.Thetroublewillcomewhenshedies.We’vehadapetforsolongthatitseemslikeanaturalpartofourlivesandwithoutacataroundtheroomitwillseemsomehowempty.Ontheotherhandwe’regettingolderandgiventhatacatcanliveabouttwentyyearswewonderifwe’lleverhaveanotherafterCalliegoes.Havingapetisverygoodforanumberofreasons.Ithelpstoteachchildrenhowtolookafteralivingcreaturemakesthemrealizethatanimalshavefeelingsjustlikewedoandthatinmanywayswedependoneachother.Forolderpeoplelikemeananimalisacompanion伙伴andacomforttohavearounD.ApetproperlytreatedreturnsthefavorbygivingbackunconditionallovE.Wouldn’tthisworldbeagreatplaceifpeoplecouldlearnhowtodothat!64.Thewriterkeepsacatasapetnowbecause___________.A.shefeelslonelylivinginthecountrysideB.itactsashercompanionC.herfamilyisusedtokeepingacatD.itcanhelpsherteachherchildren.65.Whatwillhappenafterthewriter’spetCalliedies?A.ShewillsurelybuyanotheronE.B.Shewon’tkeeppetsanylonger.C.ShewillrememberitforalongtimE.D.Herroomwillbeempty.66.Whatshouldpeopledoinkeepingapetaccordingtothetext?A.Notallowittogooutoftheroom.B.Catchbirdsforhimtoplaywith.C.Letitwanderoutsideasitlikes.D.Notliveinthecity.67.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howtokeepapet.B.MypetCalliE.C.KeepingPetsinCanadA.D.It’stheAnimalinME.
第二节共5小题每小题2分满分10分根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项____46____.Hehadmoremoneythanhecouldeverspendandhewasadmiredandlookeduptobyhiscommunity._____47_____.Hewasnothappy.Allhislifehehadbeenpursuinghappinessandstrugglingforhappinessbuthehadneverbeenabletofindit.ThenonedayheheardaboutahiddentempleinNepalthathadaspecialroomthatcontainedthesecretofhappiness._____48_____.AftermanyyearssearchingandcountlesshardshipshearrivedtherE.HewastiredandpennilessbutheknewthatnoneofthatmatterednowbecausehehadfoundthetemplE.Heaskedawisesmilingmonk和尚ifhecouldenterthespecialroom.Themonkagreedandshowedhimtothestairsleadingtotheroom._____49____.HestaredintotheroomwithsunlightstreamingthroughthewindowandsawwhathehadcomesofartofinD.Therehangingonthewallwasthesecretofhappiness.ThemanlookedathisreflectioninthemirrorandlaugheD.___50___.HappinessisachoicethatwecanmakE.Don’tspendtherestofyourlifesearchingtheworldforhappinessthen.Justlookatthemirrorandlaugh.Letthehappinessflowfromyourheartmindandsouluntilitfillsyourlifeandthelivesofallaroundyou.HeimmediatelysoldallthatheownedandsetouttofindthishiddentemplE.A.Themanfoundthesecretofhappinessatlast.B.ButheknewthatsomethingwasmissinginhislifE.C.Heclimbedthemwithlegsshakingwithexpectationandslowlyopenedthedoor.D.Therewasonceaverywealthyandsuccessfulman.E.Itistimeweallrealizedthatwewerethesecretofourownhappiness.F.ItwasdifficulttofindthetempleinNepal.
BIamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke唤起anemotionavisualimageacomplexideaorasimpletruth.LanguageisthetoolofmytradE.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCaliforniaI’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.LikeothersIhavedescribedittopeopleasbrokenEnglish.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthanbrokenasifitweredamagedandneededtobefixedasifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsusedlimitedEnglishforexamplE.Buttheyseemjustasbadasifeverythingislimitedincludingpeople’sperceptions认识ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.IknowthisforafactbecausewhenIwasgrowingupmymother’slimitedEnglishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatisbecausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotodayIbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithmewhichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedasbrokenandwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChineseherinternal内在的languageandforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence本质butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructurE.Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:herintentionherfeelingstherhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.61.BysayingLanguageisthetoolofmytradetheauthormeansthat.A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntradeB.sheisfascinatedbylanguagesC.sheworksasatranslatorD.sheisawriterbyprofession62.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas.A.impoliteB.amusingC.imperfectD.practical63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.B.Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.C.Theauthor’motherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.64.ItcanbeinferredthattheEnglishtheauthor’smotherusedwas.A.wellstructuredB.intheoldstyleC.easytotranslateD.richinmeaning65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theauthor’sexperiencesofusingdifferentEnglishes.B.Theauthor’smisunderstandingoflimitedEnglish.C.Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.D.Thechangesoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.
Wherehavealltheboysgone?Youmaybeabletofindtheminthegymatworkorhangingoutbutthereisoneimportantplacewhereboysareunder-representedandtheproblemseemstobegettingworsE.Thesedaysathighschoolgraduationceremoniestherearealotmoregirlsthanboys.Infacteveryyear10percentmoregirlsgraduatefromhighschoolthanboys.Ithinkthatthere’satendencytofocusonboysasproblemsatthispointratherthanrecognizingthatboyshaveproblemssaysJoanneMaxPhD.Expertssaytheproblemsstartingradeschoolwherethere’softenanemphasisonsportsinsteadofreadingforexamplE.Ithinkthatwithboysthere’ssomeideathatit’snotmasculine男子汉的toreadsaysRobJenkinsanEnglishprofessor.There’salsoashortageofmaleteachersasrolemodels.Ithinkboysneedrolemodelssoifyou’reaboyandyoudon’thaveadadinyourhomeandthenyouhaveonemaleteacherandhe’syourathleticcoachthenIdon’tthinkyouhaveamessagethateducationisveryimportantsaysCarolCarteranotherexpert.Inadditionclassroomsoftenhavetoolittleactivityandtoomuchpassivelisteningwhichisnotconducive有益的toboys’learning.Expertssayparentscanfightbackinmanyways.Readtoyoursonsearlyandoften;showbyyouractionthatyouvaluetheireducation.Askthemabouttheirschoolworkofferhelpdropbytheirclassroomandfinallyappealtotheircompetitivespiritchallengethemtodobetterandhelpthemunderstandthattheirfuturedependsonit.60.Accordingtothepassageboyshavetheproblemthattheythink_____________.A.readingismoreimportantthansportsB.itisshamefulforboystoreadC.boysshouldnotworkasateacherD.boyslackthegiftforreading61.CarolCarter’swordsinthethirdparagraphimpliesthat______________.A.parentsplayanimportantroleineducationB.athleticcoachescontributealottoeducationC.lackofrolemodelaffectsboys’attitudestoschoolworkD.classroomslackenoughactivitiesthataresuitableforboys62.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor_____________.A.parentsB.boysC.teachersD.experts
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分AJohnwaswaitingforthegirlwhoseheartheknewbutwhosefacehedidn’tthegirlwiththerosE.ThirteenmonthsagoinaFloridalibraryhetookabookofftheshellandfoundhimselfinterestedinthenotesinthemargin页边.Thesofthandwritingshowedathoughtfulsoulandinsightful有洞察力的minD.InfrontofthebookhediscoveredthenameMissHollisMaynell.Withtimeandefforthegotheraddress.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertokeepintouch.Duringthenextyearandonemonththetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.A.romancestarteD.JohnrequestedaphotographbutsherefuseD.Shefeltthatifhereallycareditwouldn’tmatterwhatshelookedlikE.Latertheyagreedontheirfirstmeeting—7:00pmatGrandCentralStationinNewYork.You’llrecognizemeshewrotebytheredroseI’llbewearingmycoat.Soat700hewasinthestationlookingforthegirlwiththeredrosE.A.girlinagreensuitwascomingtowardhimherfigurelongandslimandhereyeswereblueasflowers.AlmostuncontrollablyhecametoherandjustatthismomenthesawHollisMaynell—awomanwellpast40.Thegirlwaswalkingquicklyaway.Hedidnothesitate犹豫sayingI’mJohnandyoumustbeMissMaynell.IamsogladyoucouldmeetmE.MayItakeyoutodinner?ThewomansmiledIdon’tknowwhatthisisaboutsonsheansweredbuttheyoungladyinthegreensuitbeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.AndshesaidifyouweretoaskmeouttodinnerIshouldtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouintherestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.JohnoncemetMissMaynellsomewherebeforE.B.MissMaynellwasnothonest.C.Johndidn’tknowwhoMissMaynellreallywaswhenhespoketothewoman.D.JohnandMissMaynellkeptintouchbytelephonebeforetheymet.57.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat.A.thewomanwaswaitingtobeaskedtodinnerbyJohnB.thewomanpast40wasMissMaynell’sclosefriendC.thewomanwearingtheredroseonhercoatwasMissMaynellD.MissMaynellwantedtotestJohnbeforetheymet58.HowdidJohnlearnaboutMissMaynellatfirst?A.TheytalkedwitheachotherontheInternet.B.Johnknewhernamewhilereadinginalibrary.C.TheymeteachotherinabookstorE.D.Thewomanwellpast40yearsintroducedthemtoeachother.59.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.MissMaynellwouldacceptJohnasherboyfriendB.MissMaynellusedtoworkinthelibraryC.JohnregrettednotgreetingthegirlingreenD.JohnlovedMissMaynellbecauseofhergoodlooks
Themodernageisanageofelectricity.Peoplearesousedtoelectriclightsradiotelevisionsandtelephonesthatitishardtoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutthem.Whenthereisapowerfailurepeoplegropeaboutinflickeringcandlelightcarshesitateinthestreetsbecausetherearenotrafficlightstoguidethemandfoodspoilsinsilentrefrigerators.Yetpeoplebegantounderstandhowelectricityworksonlyalittlemorethantwocenturiesago.Naturehasapparentlybeenexperimentinginthisfieldformillionofyears.Scientistsarediscoveringmoreandmorethatthelivingworldmayholdmanyinterestingsecretsofelectricitythatcouldbenefithumanity.Alllivingcellssendouttinypulsesofelectricity.Astheheartbeatsitsendsoutpulsesofrecord;theyformanelectrocardiogramwhichadoctorcanstudytodeterminehowwelltheheartisworking.Thebraintoosendsourbrainwavesofelectricitywhichcanberecordedinanelectroencephalogram.Theelectriccurrentsgeneratedbymostlivingcellsareextremelysmalloftensosmallthatsensitiveinstrumentsareneededtorecordthem.Butinsomeanimalscertainmusclecellshavebecomesospecializedaselectricalgeneratorsthattheydonotworkasmusclecellsatall.Whenlargenumbersofthesecellsarelinkedtogethertheeffectscanbeastonishing.Theelectriceelisanamazingstoragebattery.Itcansendajoltofasmuchaseighthundredvoltsofelectricitythroughthewaterinwhichitlives.AnelectrichousecurrentisonlyonehundredandtwentyvoltsbuttwohundredandtwentyvoltsinChinA.Asmanyasfour-fifthsofallthecellsintheelectriceel'sbodyarespecializedforgeneratingelectricityandthestrengthoftheshockitcandelivercorrespondsroughlytolengthofitsbody56.Electricitywasinvented______.A.whenmanhadnocandlesB.about200yearsagoC.tobeoperatingcomputers.D.byThomseEdison57.Thefollowingthingscansendoutpulsesofelectricityexcept______.A.electriceelsandhumanhearts.B.ElectricalgeneratorsandanimalmusclE.C.StonesanddrywooD.D.humanbrainandlivingcells.58.TheelectriccurrentsendoutbyaneelcanbeA.asmuchas800volts.B.aboutonehundredandtwentyvolts.C.ashighasthehousecurrentinChinA.D.storedinthewaterwhereitlives.59.Fromthisshotpassagewecaninfer_____.A.theshorteraneelisthestrongerelectricityitproduces.B.wecanalwaysfeeltheelectricityproducedbylivingcells.C.humanbeingsgettheirknowledgeaboutelectricityfromnaturE.D.peoplelearnaboutelectricityfromeels.
I’vechangedmyminD.IwantedtohaveatelescopebutnowIwantmydadback.LucienLawence’slettertoFatherChristmaswrittenafterhisfatherhadbeenknifedtodeathoutsidehisschoolgatemusthavetouchedeveryheart.Lucienwentontosaythatwithouthisfatherhecouldn’tseethestarsinthesky.WhenthosewhomwelovedepartfromuswecannotseethestarsforawhilE.ButLucienthestarsarestillthereandonedaywhenyouareolderandyourtearshavegoneyouwillseethemagain.AndinastrangewayIexpectthatyouwillfindyourfatheristheretooinyourmindandinyourheart.IfindthatmyparentslongdeadnowstillfigureinmanyofmydreamsandthatIthinkofthemperhapsmorethanIeverdidwhentheywerealivE.IstilllivetopleasethemandI’mstillsurprisedbytheirreactions.IrememberthatwhenIbecameaprofessorIwassoproudorrathersopleasedwithmyselfthatIcouldn’twaittocablemyparents.ThereplywasalongtimeincomingbutwhenitdidallmothersaidwasIhopethismeansthatnowyouwillhavemoretimeforthechildren.Ihaven’tforgotten.Thevaluesofmyparentsstillliveon.ItmakesmepauseandthinkabouthowIwillliveonintheheartsandmindsofmychildrenandofthoseforwhomIcarE.WouldIhavebeenasreadyasPhilipLawrencehavebeentofacetheaggressors挑衅者andtolaydownmylifeforthoseinmycare?HowmanypeoplewouldwantmebackforChristmas?It’saseriousthoughtonetogivemepausE.IpraysilentlysometimesinthedeadofnightthatancientcryofapoetDelivermysoulfromtheswordandmydarlingfromthepowerofthedog.YetIknowthedeathcomestousallandsometimescomessuddenly.Wemustthereforeplantoliveforeverbutliveasifwewilldietomor-row.WeliveoninthelivesofthosewelovedandthereforeweoughttohaveacareforwhattheywillrememberandwhattheywilltreasurE.Ifmoreparentsknewthisintheirheartstobetruetheremightbefewerknivesonourstreetstoday.16.accordingtothewholetextwecanseethatthefirstparagraph________.A.putsforwardthesubjectofthetextB.showstheauthor’spityonthekidC.actsasanintroductiontothediscussionD.makesaclearstatementoftheauthor’sviews17.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexplaintous________.A.howmuchhemisseshisparentsnowB.whyhisparentsoftenappearinhisdreamsC.whenLucienwillgetoverallhissadnessD.howproudhewaswhenhesucceededinlife18.Whatfeelingdidtheauthor’smotherexpressinherreply?A.ProuD.B.Happy.C.DisappointeD.D.WorrieD.19.Intheauthor’sopinionthevalueofaperson’slifeis________.A.toleavebehindapreciousmemorytothepeoplerelatedB.tohaveahighsenseofdutytothewholesocietyC.tocarewhatotherswillrememberandtreasureD.tosharehappinessandsadnesswithhisfamily20.Whatdoesthewritermeanbythesentencetakenfromanoldpoem?A.Calloncriminalsandmurdererstolaydowntheirguns.B.AdviseparentsstaywiththeirchildrensafelyathomE.C.Spendeverydaymeaningfullyinmemoryofthedeath.D.Trytokeepviolenceandmurderfarawayfromsociety.
第二节:注意将答案写在答题纸上写在本试卷上无效根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Inthelate1980sduringavisittoBangladesh孟加拉IsawawomanwithababyonherbackbreakingbrickswithahammerIaskedaBangladeshescort随从whytheyweren'tusingamachinewhichwouldhavebeenaloteasierHetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofworkAndbadasthatwoman'sjobwasitwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive______61_______ServingintheUSArmyoverseasinthepastIsawalotofpeoplelikethatwomaninBangladesh_____62____Theyarevictims受害者ofcrimeandsocialunrest动荡whointurnbecomethedrugdealersandthestreetgang匪帮membersI'veseenitoverandoveragaineverywhereIgoPeoplewhohavejobscanhaveahomesendtheirkidstoschooldevelopasenseofpridecontributetothegoodofthecommunityandevenhelpothers_____63________64_____butI'mstillworkingtohelppeoplepreparedfordisasterI'mnotgoingtostop_____65_____A.Becausetheycanworkthey'refreeThey'reblessed幸福的B.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:ToworkisablessingC.ShemightgettodoalittlefarmingsomedaytooD.Ibelieveinmyfather'swords:ToworkisablessingE.NowI'mretiredfromtheArmyF.AndIhavecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotblessedG.Noonecanwork
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