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Inlifeweshouldtrytocombinebothmoneyandhappinesstogether.TodothisIsuggestthefollowingsteps:ConsidertheImportanceofSimplicityTheaimoflifeshouldnotbetocontrolasmanybelongingsandasmuchwealth财产aspossiblE.IfyoufeelhappinessisdirectlyrelatedtomaterialbelongingsyouaremakingamistakE.Weshouldlearntobepleasedwithwhatwehaveandappreciatetheadvantagesofsimplicity.DoNotTakeMoneyTooSeriouslyDoesitpainyoutospendyourownmoney—evenifitisforsomethinguseful?Theproblemwiththishoweveristhatifwearealwaysunwillingtospendmoneywemissthewholepointofmakingit.Weshouldlookatmoneyinthisway:spendingmoneyenablesmoretocomeintoourlives.Itisnogoodsavingalargeamountofwaterunlessweuseittoproducepower;similarlyitisnouseaccumulatingsavingsifwefeelunwillingtospendthem.ReduceFinancial财政的WorriestotheLowestDegreeWewillbehappyifwecanmakemoneyasmallpartofourlives.Tobeabletodothisweneedtopreventcreatingsituationsofdebt负债asgettingoutofdebtcanbedifficultandstressful.Ifyoudoneedtogointodebtplanaheadandfindaloan贷款whichisclearandmanageabletorepay.Trynottomakeriskyinvestment投资plansasthesegiveyouthepossibilitytogainmoreaswellastolosealotmorE.DoNotLivetoWorkIfyouspendallyourtimeworkingyouwillhavenoopportunitytospendyourmoney.Don’tfeelguiltyaboutturningextraworkdown;itisalsoimportanttohavearest.ItisgoodifwecanfeelpleasedwithworkbutifweonlyspendtimeworkingthenourliveswillbeshortofaproperbalancE.71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.WorkingmorehourscandogoodtopeoplE.B.Youshouldbeguiltyifyourefusetodoextrawork.C.Investmentwillhelpyougainmoremoney.D.HappinessisnotdecidedbythemoneyyouhavE.72.Whatattitudeshouldwetaketowardsmoneyaccordingtothepassage?A.Spendingmoneyistobringmoreintoourlives.B.Theaimoflifeistocollectmoremoney.C.Weshouldtryourbestnottolendmoney.D.Itismoreimportanttosavemoneythantospendit.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordaccumulatinginParagraph3probablymean?A.Makinguseof.B.Gettingmoreandmoreof.C.Cuttingdownon.D.Beinginneedof.74.Tomakemoneyasmallpartofourlivesweneedto____.A.paynoattentiontomoneyB.haveenoughmoneyfirstC.preventgettingintodebtD.makenoinvestmentplans75.Thispassagemainlytellsus____.A.theimportanceofmoneyB.thedisadvantagesofoverworkC.howtocombinemoneyandhappinessD.howtobalancerelaxationandwork
WhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.WelivedonafarmandinthewinterespeciallywewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworlD.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment娱乐活动.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteensortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.1.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.3.Inthepassagethewritertriesto__________.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity4.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.
IlostbothofmyparentsinatragiccaraccidentwhenIwasfivE.Fortunatelyatthatageachilddoesn’tunderstandthefinalityofsuchanevent.Manyyearslaterattheageoftwenty-threeIwasplanningmyweddingtoSheldonwhocamefromacompletelovingfamilythetypeIexpect.SheldonandIhadalreadyboughtourfirsthomewithalargebeautifullylandscapedyarD.Asthedategrewcloserandwetookownershipofthehomewebegantocleanarrangeinsideandout.ThedaybeforeourweddingwewereputtingthefinaltouchestotheyarD.Weweresopleasedwiththeneatnessofitall.Butoneplantpuzzledus.A.rosebushlocatedjustoutsideourfrontdoorwascompletelybarrenofleavesorbuds.Itlookedlikeditmightbedeadbutsinceneitherofuscouldbesurewereluctantlydecidedtokeepitforthetimebeing.ThatsameeveningafterthedinnerIwastooexcitedtosleep.InsteadIdecidedIneededsomequiettimetoreflectontheweddingthenextday.Iwenttothebackyardandsatinthewarmclearstar-fillednight.ItwastherethatIrealizedtheonlythingmissingfrommyweddingdaywouldbemyparents.Therehadbeennotimetothinkofthisuntilnowandthethoughtfilledmewithsadness.Afteralleverygirldreamsofhavingherfatherwalkherdowntheaisleandhermothertheretocomfortheranxiety.AloneintheyardIbeganspeakingtomymomanddadjustasifIhadknowntheywerelistening.Givemeasignonmyweddingdaytoletmeknowyou’rewithmE.ThenextdaySheldon’sexcitedvoicerepeatedlycalledmynamE.Irushedtojoinhimatthefrontdoor.Ican’tbelievewhatI’mabouttoshowyou!HestoodasidE.Thebarrenrosebushhadtwohugerosesinfullbloom.TherewasnodoubtinmymindthatwewerewitnessingamiracleamiracleoflovE.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtouchesinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Smalldetails.B.Strongfeelings.C.Closeconnection.D.EnormouspressurE.22.Accordingtothepassagewhydidtherosebushconfusethewriter?A.Becauseitwasdifficulttotakecareof.B.Becauseithadasignofdyingaway.C.BecauseitgrewinawrongplacE.D.Becauseitsleaveswerealwaysfalling.23.Thewritercametotheyardthatnightto__________.A.relieveherpressureoflifeB.prayforherparentsC.seewhethertherosegrewD.thinkaboutherweddingcarefully24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.thewriterwasexperiencedinmanagingayardB.thewriterandherfiancékepttherosebushimmediatelytheysawitC.thewritercouldcelebrateherweddingoutdoorsD.thewriterwasfullofpitywithoutherparents’attendingherwedding
Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.InolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniversE.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.IamagoodfriendtomyhusbanD.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.IamagoodfriendtomyfriendsandtheytomE.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere'swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:getalifE.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotion提升thebiggerpaycheckthelargerhousE.GetalifeinwhichyouarenotalonE.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure休闲butwork.PickupthephonE.Sendanemail.Writealetter.AndrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranteD.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.Itissoeasytoexistinsteadofliving.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifE.IfIhadmychoiceitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall.Ilearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtriedtogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.BytellingthemthisreadinthebackyardwiththesunonyourfacE.Learntobehappy.Andthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwilllivewithjoyandpassion激情asitoughttobeliveD.5.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.ThroughsocialexperiencE.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.FromherchildrenandhusbanD.6.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadofliving.inthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto________.A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessoninlife7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardswork?A.Doitwelltoserveothers.B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.C.Tryyourbesttogethigherpositionandpay.D.Don’tletitaffectyourreallifE.8.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallifeB.theauthordoesn’ttryherbesttoworkwellC.theauthorspendsallhertimecaringforherchildrenD.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch
Ifyoudidn'tlookatthemtheyweren'tthereright?OnseeingthoseinragsonthecornerIonlywantedthelighttoturngreenfastenoughsothatIwouldn'thavetokeeppretendingnottoseethem.ThenonedayasIwasholdingthehandofmybestfriendJanewhowasyoungbutdyingofbreastcancershetoldmethatshemadeeverymomentcountbyslowingdownandbyseeingeverything.Iheldherhandforfiveyearsandthenshepassedaway.Shedidteachmesomething.Ittookawhileforherwordstoreallysinkin.Icanbeaslowlearner.IstartedbyseeingeverythingandfocusedontheirpresencE.OnedayIsawaVietnamveteran老兵.Iaskedhimwhatwouldmakehisday.AhotcupofcoffeehetoldmE.Iboughthimacupofcoffeeastackofpancakessomeeggsandsoon.AfterourmealtogetherIaskedhimiftherewasanythingelsethatwouldmakehislifeabiteasier.AnewpairofsockshesaiD.Socksreally?Iactuallyhappenedtobewearinganicepairofwoolhikingsocksatthatverymoment.ItoldhimthatIwantedtogivehimthepairIwaswearingifhewouldacceptit.FinallyheagreeD.Wesatdownonabenchandhestartedtofirsttakeoffhisbootsandthenremovetheblacksocksthathadoncebeenwhiteoffhisfeet.Ithinkalayerortwoofskinmighthavecomeoffwiththem.Takinghisnewpairofsocksheheldthesocksuptohischeeksandsaidtheywerewarmandsmelledasgoodasmepoolsoftearsinhiseyes.Suchasimpleluxury奢侈品IusedtotakeforgranteD.NowIalwayshaveanextrapairwithmeinmycar.Theyarealwaysmybestpairjustwaitingtobegivenaway.1.Onseeingthehomelesstheauthorusedto_______.A.actasiftheywerenotthereB.showmercytothemC.hideinthecornerD.makefunofthem2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewasslowinlearningthings.B.Hisbestfriendwasonceateacher.C.Hewassadthathisfriendwasdying.D.Hedidn'tunderstandJane'swordsatfirst.3.Whydoestheauthoralwayshaveanextrapairofsocksinhiscar?A.Todecoratehiscar.B.Tosellittoothers.C.TokeepitforachangE.D.Todonateittoaneedyperson.4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?A.Allmenarebornequal.B.Don'tmissdoinganygoodthing.C.A.beggar'spurseisbottomless.D.Don'ttroubletroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.
ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldsonTenyson.AswewereleavingwefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcretE.Herhusbandwaswithherbuttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.WalkingtowardsthesceneTenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouplE.HesaidtomeMumit’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryonE.Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharity慈善grouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.ItwillmakeherfeelbetterhesaiD.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetideA.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.JusttakeitshereplieD.Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesturE.Bynowparamedics救援人员hadarrivedandwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptohermysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhimMysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.AtthattheoldmanstartedcryingandsaidThankyousomuchyouhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflowertellingherwhoitwasfrom.ThoughbadlyhurtandshakentheoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmilE.21.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C.LovebeginswithalittlesmilE.D.A.smallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhisfather’ssupport.C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesturE.23.Theunderlinedwordintimidatedinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans___________.A.astonishedB.struckC.frightenedD.excited24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FlowerPowerB.Mother’sDayC.AnAccidentalInjuryD.AnEmbarrassingMoment
Ibeganworkinginjournalism新闻业whenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sideA.ShewantedmetomakesomethingofmyselfanddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition竞争.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenuE.ThecrowdsweretherE.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfeasilyseenmakingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.WhenitwassuppertimeIwalkedbackhomE.Howmanydidyousellmyboy?mymotheraskeD.NonE.Wheredidyougo?ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.Whatdidyoudo?StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.Youjuststoodthere?Didn’tsellasingleonE.MyGodRussell!UncleAllenputinWellI’vedecidedtotakethePost.Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickel五分镍币.ItwasthefirstnickelIearneD.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbellsaddressadultswithself-confidenceandpersuadethembysayingthatnoonenomatterhowpoorcouldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehomE.OnedayItoldmymotherI’dchangedmyminD.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethissherepliedyou’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.SheinsistedthatassoonasschoolwasoverIshouldstartringingdoorbellssellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidnoshewouldscoldmE.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymotherdissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slifedeterminedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeoplE.Butneverdidsheexpectthatfortyyearslatersuchasuccessfulreporterasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlovE.49.Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.HewantedtobefamousinthefuturE.B.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.Thecompetitionforthejobwasserious.50.Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismotherwelearnthatthemotherwas_______.A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed51.Thephrasethisbattleinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.thewarbetweentheboy’sparentsB.thearguingbetweentheboyandhismotherC.thearguingbetweentheboyandhiscustomers顾客D.thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather52.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theearlylifeofareporter.B.Theearlysuccessofareporter.C.Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D.Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.
WhenIwas18Ihadamotorbikeaccidentthatputmeinacomaforthreemonths.ThedoctorssaidtherewaslittlechanceofmycomingoutofitbutmyidenticaltwinMarcusdidn’tbelievethemandcarriedontalkinggtomE.MyfirstwordswhenIcametomyselfwereHelloMarcus.EventhoughIhadnomemoryofmyownnameorthatthewomancryingatmybedsidewasmymotherIknewMarcusimmediately;itwaslikeagenetic遗传的memory.Ijustfeltclosetohim.56.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesMarcus?A.Dishonest.B.Thoughtful.C.Careful.D.Strict.57.Accordingtothetexttheauthor________.A.feltveryclosetoMarcuswhenhefirstwokeupB.didn’tgethismemoriesbackuntilmonthslaterC.hadbeenverypopularbeforetheaccidentD.rememberednothingbuthisownnamewhenhefirstwokeup58.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstgothismemoriesback?A.Angry.B.ExcitedC.GuiltyD.Lonely.59.Whatwastheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totellustheimportanceofbeinghonest.B.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.C.Toexpresshisgratitudetohistwin.D.ToshowhowhehadsuffereD.60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MyTwinRewroteMyChildhooD.B.AnAccidentDestroyedMyLifeC.FamilyWillAlwaysBewithYouD.FriendsShareEverything
I’mlyingonmybackinmygrandfather’sorchard果园lookingupatthebranchesabovemE.Itisoneofthelastdaysofsummer.Alreadythedaysareshorterandthenightsarecooler.Somekindsofapplesarealreadyripe成熟的.Otherswillbereadytopicksoon.Ithinkofmygrandmother’sapplepieandhowIusedtomakeitwithher.ShediedlastyearbeforetheappleharvestandIhavenothadherpieeversincE.Ireallymissher.Ihearbeesbusilyhummingaboutvisitingthelatesummerflowers.Thegentlehumoftheirwingsnearlysendsmetosleep.Theskyisasblueasmygrandfather’seyes.AbovemebigwhitecloudsraceacrosstheskylikepiecesofcottonblowinginthewinD.Schoolstartsinanotherweekandtimeseemstohavesloweddown.Sophie!callsmygrandfather.Isthatyou?IstanduptakehishandandtellhimallaboutmydayaswewalkthroughtheorcharD.WetalkaboutapplesandbeesandGrandmA.Hetellsmethathemisseshertoo.Heputshisroughbrownfarmer’shandaroundmyshoulderandpullsmeclosE.YouknowSophiehesaysIspentthemorningintheattic阁楼andyou’llneverguesswhatIfounD.It’stherecipe烹饪法forGrandma’sapplepiE.Iusedtohelphermakeitsometimes.Ican’tdoitallalonebutyouusedtohelphertoo.Maybebetweenthetwoofuswecanworkitout.Wanttotry?Butitwon’tbethesamewithoutGrandmaItellhim.That’struehesaysbutnothingisthesamewithoutGrandma.StillIdon’tthinkthatshewouldwantusnevertohaveanotherapplepiE.Whatdoyousay?InodyesandwewalktowardshomE.towardsanafternooninthefarmhousekitchenmakingGrandma’sfamousapplepiE.51.WelearnfromthepassagethatSophie.A.likestowatchcloudsintheatticB.comestotheorchardafterschoolC.picksmanyapplesintheorchardD.enjoysGrandma’sapplepieverymuch52.Sophie’sgrandfatherinthemorningintheattiC.A.foundGrandma’srecipeforapplepieB.triedtomakeapplepieallaloneforSophieC.helpedSophie’sgrandmothermakeapplepieD.talkedaboutapplesandbeesandGrandmawithSophie53.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphshows.A.howmuchSophie’sgrandmotherlovedSophieB.howmuchSophie’sgrandfatherlikesapplepieC.howmuchSophie’sgrandfathermissesGrandmaD.howmuchSophieloveshergrandfather’sorchard54.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Mygrandfather’sorchardB.Mygrandmother’sapplepieC.A.morningintheatticD.Thelastdaysofsummer
OnedayafewyearsageaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighborofminE.HeisateacheratoneofLondon’smedicalschool.HehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswastoRussiatogivealecturE.HehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbagbuthehadputRuperttheskeleton人体骨骼tobeusedinhislectureinalargebrownsuitcase箱子.Attheairportdeskhsuddenlythoughtthathahadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.WhenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistakE.HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.36Whowrotethestory?ARupert’steacherB.Theneighbor’steacherCA.medicalschoolteacherD.Theteacher’sneighbor37Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?AheneededitforthesummerterminLondonBheneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogiveChewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearchDhewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching38Whathappenedattheairport?AtheskeletonwentmissingB.TheskeletonwasstolenCtheteacherforgothissuitcaseD.theteachertookthewrongsuitcase39Whichofthefollowbesttellstheteacher’sfeelingabouttheincident?AheisveryangryB.hethinksitratherfunnyChefeelshelplesswithoutRupertD.hefeelsgoodwithoutRupert40Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?AtheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupertBtheteachergotneitherthesuitcasenorRupertCtheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcaseDtheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert
ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalkalonglongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.51.WhywasthebikesoimportanttothecoupleA.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.B.Itwastheironlypossession财产C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.52.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily53.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblemA.Fromastranger.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnewsD.Fromradiobroadcasts.54.WhatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperienceA.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.55.Fromthisstorywecanseehumanityis__________.A.selfishB.commercialC.kindD.cold-hearted
Withpeopledrinkingonceadaycanheartattacksbekeptaway?Overthepastdecadesnumerousstudieshavefoundthatmoderatealcoholconsumptionsayoneortwobeersglassesofwineorcocktailsdailyhelpstopreventcoronary冠状动脉heartdiseasE.LastweekareportintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineaddedstrongnewevidenceinsupportofthattheory.Moreimportanttheworkprovidedthefirstsolidindicationofhowalcoholworkstoprotecttheheart.InthestudyresearchersfromBoston’sBrighamandWomen’sHospitalandHarvardMedicalSchoolcomparedthedrinkinghabitsof340menandwomenwhohadsufferedrecentheartattackwiththoseofhealthypeopleofthesameageandsex.ThescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhosiponetothreedrinksadayareabouthalfaslikelytosufferheartattacksasnondrinkersarE.Theapparentsourceoftheprotection:thosewhodrankalcoholhadhigherbloodlevelsofhigh-densitylipoproteins脂蛋白theso-calledgoodcholesterol胆固醇whichisknowntopreventheartdiseasE.Asevidencehasmountedsomedoctorshavebegunrecommendingadailydrinkforpatientsofheartdiseases.ButmostphysiciansarenotreadytorecommendaregularhappyhourforeveryonE.Therisksoftotallygivingupalcoholarenothingcomparedwiththedangersoftoomuchalcoholincludinghighbloodpressurestrokesandliver肝脏troubles—nottomentionviolentbehaviorandtrafficaccidents.Moreoversomestudiessuggestthatevenmoderatedrinkingmayincreasetheincidenceofbreastandcolon结肠cancer.Untilthereisevidencethatthebenefitsofadailydoseofalcoholoutweightherisksmostpeoplewon’tbeabletotakeadoctor’sprescriptiontotheneighborhoodbarorliquorstorE.67.Themedicalarticlequotedinthefirstparagraphindicates.A.thewayinwhichalcoholcantreattheheartdiseaseB.properdrinkofalcoholcanbenefittheheartC.whyalcoholicdrinksaredangeroustoone’shealthD.thatreportsontheadvantagesofalcoholweremisled68.Experimentsshowedthatnondrinkershad__________.A.largeramountsofgoodcholesterolB.smalleramountsofgoodcholesterolC.higherbloodpressureD.lowerbloodpressure69.Accordingtothepassagemoderatedrinking.A.isrecommendedbymostdoctorsforheartpatientsB.shouldbeallowedonprescriptionC.isstillnotmedicallyadvisableD.isnotrelatedtoliverproblems70.Themainthemeofthispassageis____________.A.thechangeinrecentdrinkinghabitsB.theconnectionbetweencancerandalcoholC.whethermoderatedrinkersoutlivenondrinkersD.whetheralcoholmaybegoodforone’shealth
ThesurprisingexperimentIamabouttodescribeprovesthatairisallaroundyouandthatitprovesdownuponyou.AirpressureisawonderfulforcE.Whenyouswimunderwateryoucanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.TheairallaroundyoudoesthesamE.Howeveryourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.ThepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmospherE.ThislayersurroundstheEarthextendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurfacE.ThefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathomE.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised监督becauseyouwillneedtousematches火柴.WhatyouneedAhard-boiledeggwithouttheshellAbottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheeggApieceofpaperAmatchMethod1CheckthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottlE.2TearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottlE.3LightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottlE.4QuicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottlE.ResultAstonishinglytheeggwillbesuckedintothebottlE.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburnsitneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygenairinthebottlE.TheeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottlesonomoreaircangetinsidE.ThisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottlE.TheairpressuremustequalizesomoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottlE.Theoutsideairpressesagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thatprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.46.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphis________.A.totellussomethingabouttheairpressureandpavethewayforthedescriptionofthefollowingexperiment..B.totellusthatwhenweswimunderwaterwecanfeelwaterpushdownourbody.C.totellusthatourbodyissousedtoairpressurethatwedonotnoticeit.D.totellusthattheairpressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmospherE.47.Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A.Thebottlecouldbreak.B.Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C.theeggneedstobeshelleD.D.TheegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottlE.48.Intheexperimenttheburninginsidethebottlecan___.A.equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB.makeasealintheneckofthebottleC.finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD.producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle49.HowdidtheegggetintothebottleA.Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B.Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C.Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D.TheoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottlE.50.Theexperimentiscarriedouttoprove______.A.waterpushesonyourbodywhenyouswimunderwater.B.theearthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmospherE.C.thepressureofairaroundushasapowerfulforcE.D.theairpressureisnotequalizedaroundus.
OneafternoonPeterandJimwentoutforabicycleridE.WhentheypassedaplacetheysawalargeareaofgrassandbushesonfireandastrongwindwasblowingtheflamestowardsavillagE.ThefiremenhadalreadyarrivedandweretryingtoputoutthefirE.TheboyslefttheirbicyclesandrantowardsthevillagetoseeiftheycouldhelptofightthefirE.Onthewaytheymettwofiremen.Quickyouboyssaidoneofthefiremen.Comeandhelpustopullapump泵tothestream.Wecan’tbeatoutthefirE.Thewindistoostrong.ThepumpisouronlyhopE.Thetwoboysranfurtheruntiltheycametoaheavypump.TheyhelpedtopullittoastreamnotfarfromthevillagE.SoonthepumpwasworkingwellsotheboyswenttowatchthefirE.IthadalreadyreachedtheedgeofthevillagE.Theboyssawthattwohouseswereonfireandtheflameswereattackingathirdbuilding.Suddenlytherewasashoutfromoneofthevillagers.Keepaway!avoiceshouteD.There’spaintstoredinthatbuilding.Theboysandvillagersmovedawayquickly.Withaloudexplosion爆炸thewholebuildingburstintoflamessendingcloudsofthickblacksmokeintothesky.AtthistimePeterandJimbegantothinkthatthewholevillagewouldbeburnttothegrounD.Thefiremenhadlefttheburningbuildingsandwerepouring浇waterontotheneighboringhousestryingtostopthefirefromspreading.Thenthewinddieddown.A.secondpumpwasbroughtuptohelpandthefirewasgraduallyputout.It’ssoonfinishedPetersaidtohisfrienD.WemustgoorweshallgethomelatE.YescomeonagreedJimandwithalastlookattheruinstheywalkedbacktotheirbicycles.21.Seeingthefiretheboysrantothevillageto_____.A.watchitB.askforhelpC.helpthefiremenD.warnthevillagers22.Thevillagersweretoldtokeepawayfromthefiremainlybecause_____.A.theirhelpwasunnecessaryB.itwasspreadingveryrapidlyC.twoburningbuildingswerefallingdownD.oneofthebuildingsstoredalotofpaint23.Thefirementriedtostopthefirefromspreadingby_____.A.usinganairplaneB.usingmorefireenginesC.pullingdowntheburninghousesD.pouringwaterontotheneighboringhouses24.Accordingtothetext_____.A.nooneknewhowthefirebrokeoutB.twopumpswereusedtoputoutthefireC.twobuildingswereburntdownduringthefireD.theboysdidn’tleaveuntilthefirewasputout
Allofuseateverydaybutmostofusdon’tunderstandnutrition营养.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutgoodnutrition?Arethefollowingstatementstrueorfalse?1.Peoplewhodon’teatmeatcanstayhealthy.TruE.Aslongaspeopleeatenoughmilkeggsandmeatalternates替代物theycangetenoughprotein.2.Freshvegetablescookedathomearealwaysmorenutritiousthancannedvegetables.FalsE.ThedifferencedependsmoreonhowvegetablesarepreparedthanwhethertheyarefreshorcanneD.Vegetablescookedintoomuchwatercanlosealargequantityofvitamins.3.Foodeatenbetweenmealscanbejustasgoodforhealthasfoodeatenatregularmeals.TruE.Nutritionalvaluedependsonwhattypesoffoodyoueatnotwhenyoueatthem.Eatinganeggoranorangebetweenmealscancontributetoagooddiet.4.Takingextravitaminsbeyondtherecommendeddailyallowanceswon’tgiveyoumoreenergy.TruE.It’swidelybelievedthatextravitaminsprovidemoreenergy.Buttakingmorethanthebabyneedsdoesn’tmakeitfunctionbetterjustasoverfillingyourgastankdoesn’tmakeyourcarrunbetter.5.Naturalvitaminsarebettersupplements补充forthedietthansyntheticvitamins.FalsE.ThereisnodifferencE.A.vitaminhasthesameproperties性质andspecificchemicalstructurewhethermadeinalaboratoryortakenfromplantoranimalparts.6.OlderpeopleneedthesameamountofvitaminsasyoungerpeoplE.TruE.Olderpeopleneedthesamequantityofvitaminsasyoungerpeoplealthoughtheyneedfewercalories.CertainillnessesraisetherequirementsforsomevitaminsbutthatistruefortheyoungaswellastheolD.7.FoodgrowninpoorsoilislowerinvitaminsthanfoodgrowninrichsolD.FalsE.Thevitaminsinourfoodsaremadebytheplantsthemselves.Theydon’tcomefromthesoil.Howeverthemineralsinaplantdependonthemineralsinthesoil.Ifyouhaveansweredthesequestionscorrectlyyoucansayyouknowmuchaboutfoodandnutritionbytoday’sstandards.ButrememberthatnutritionisagrowingscienceandthatmaybeagedasnewinformationisobtaineD.65.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.listtoday’sstandardsofsomefoodandnutritionB.introducewhatshouldbeeatenandwhatnotC.explainwhatishelpfultoyourhealthandwhatisnotD.testournutritionIQbyjudgingtheproblemslisted66.Fromthesurroundingwordsandsentencesweknowthattheunderlinedphrasecontributetomeans.A.helptobringaboutB.taketheplaceofC.makeroomforD.turnto67.TheunderlinedwordsyntheticmostprobablymeansinChinesE.A.不同的B.特别的C.合成的D.天然的
Mickey'sGoalLastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson'ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotoonemyson'steamintheleaD.Parentssurroundedtheplaygroundofferingencouragement.Withlessthantensecondsremainingtheballsuddenlyrolledinfrontofmyson'steammateMickeyO'Donnel.WithshoutsofKickit!echoingacrosstheplaygroundMickeyturnedaroundandgaveiteverythinghehaD.Allaroundmethecrowderupted沸腾.O'Donnelhadscored!ThentherewassilencE.Mickeyhadscoredallrightbutinthewronggoalendingthegameinatie平局.Foramomenttherewasatotalhush.YouseeMickeyhasDownSyndromeandforhimthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.AllgoalswerecelebratedbyajoyoushugfromMickey.HehadevenbeenknowntohugtheopposingplayerswhentheyscoreD.ThesilencewasfinallybrokenwhenMickeyhisfacefilledwithjoyhuggedmysontightlyandshoutedIscored!IscoreD.Everybodywon!Everybodywon!ForamomentIheldmybreathnotsurehowmysonwouldreact.IneednothaveworrieD.Iwatchedthroughtearsasmysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchantingWaytogoMickey!WaytogoMickey!WithinmomentsbothteamssurroundedMickeyjoininginthechantandcongratulatinghimonhisgoal.LaterthatnightwhenmydaughteraskedwhohadwonIsmiledasIrepliedItwasatiE.Everybodywon.36.Whatwastheresultofthesoccermatch?A.Twototwoequaltoboththeteams.B.ThreetooneinMickey'steam'sfavor.C.Twotooneintheoppositeteam'sfavor.D.NobodywonbecauseofMickey'sgoal.37.WhatdidtheauthorworryaboutwhenMickeyscoredandhuggedhisson?A.Theresultwoulddisappointhisson.B.HissonwouldshoutatMickeyforhisgoal.C.Mickeywouldagainhugtheopposingplayers.D.TheoppositeteamwouldlaughatMickey'sgoal.38.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.bothteamslikedandrespectedMickeyB.bothteamswerethankfultoMickey'sgoalC.Mickeydidn'tmindthoughhisgoalwaswrongD.Mickeywasakind-heartedboyandhopedeverybodywon39.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis_______.A.totellajoketomakereaderslaughB.tosuggestweshouldnotmindlosingC.toshowenjoyingagameismoreimportantthanwinningagameD.topresenthisson'sfinequalitiesofunderstandingothers
ThefollowingaretwoletterstotheeditorofaschoolnewspaperDeareditorI’dliketoexpressmyopinionaboutgrades.Studentsshouldbeallowedtostudywithoutworryingaboutgrades.Fortunatelymosteducatorsarebecomingawareofthefactthatstudentshavedifferentinterestsandabilities.Iunderstandthatgradesareusefulbutgradesoftenlimitcreativity.Competingforbettergradescausesmanystudentstoturndownopportunitiestopursuemusicdramaticsandsports.Gradesforceanarbitrary武断的standardofsuccessoneveryonE.Idonotdemandassomeextremistsdothatgradesberemovedimmediately.HoweverIdobelievethatlessemphasisshouldbeplacedongrades.IhopethatsomedaygradeswillbecomeoptionalatVillageHighSchool.MagdalenaSmithDramaClub-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DeareditorI’dliketosaysomethingaboutgrades.Let’sfacethefactsaboutgrades.Gradesperformthreebasicfunctions.Firstgradesmotivate激发studentstoworkattheirhighestlevelofcompetencE.SecondtheyactasarewardforhardworkingstudentsandasapunishmenttostudentswhodonotworkharD.Finallygradesareusedasausefulstandardbywhichtomeasurestudentachievement.Goodgradeshelpstudentstogetjobsandtogetintouniversity.I'vespokenwithanumberofstudentswhohavejobsandmostofthemsaythattheywerehiredprimarilyonthebasisoftheirgrades.Mygradeshelpedmelandapart-timejobandwillhelpmegetintouniversitynextyear.IthinkgradesareextremelyimportantatVillageHighSchool.SimonHarperScienceClub34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTMagdalenaSmith’sopinion?A.Studentsmaygiveupthechancetolearnmusicandsportsforgrades.B.Students’creativitymaynotbedevelopedforgrades.C.Gradesshouldnotbeusedtomeasureaperson’ssuccess.D.GradesshouldbetakenawayatoncE.35.WecanlearnSimonHarper______________.A.believesinthebenefitsofgoodgradesB.isconcernedaboutstudents’creativityC.doesn’tworktoohardathisstudiesD.supportsstudents'interestsandabilities
Itwas3:30inthemorningand8-year-oldWaltDisneywasdoingwhathedidatthattimeeverymorning－rollinghundredsofnewspapershewouldsoondeliverinhisneighborhooD.Itwashardworkforalittlekidwhohadtogotoschoolthendeliveranotherroundintheevening.Butdeliveringpapersbeatpickingapplesforaliving.That’swhathe’dbeendoingbeforeonhisfamily’sfailingfarmsinMissouri.WaltDisneyborninDecember1901neverhadtimeforachildhooD.Asaresulthespentallofhisadultlifeattemptingtoinventoneforhimself.Intheprocess–almostbyaccident－hecreatedwonderfulchildhoodmemoriesforgenerationaftergenerationofchildrenworldwidE.WhentheDisneysmovedtoChicagoWaltsignedupforcartooningclassesworkingthreepart-timejobstopayforthem.At24hecreatedacartooncharactercalledOswaldtheLuckyRabbitwhichwasagreatsuccess.HethenshiftedhisattentiontomiceoroneparticularmousecalledMickey.AndMickeyMousebecameanovernightsuccess.SuccessfollowedsuccessbutWaltDisneypushedhimselfevenharder.HeproducedSnowWhiteandSevenDwarfsforwhichhewonaspecialOscar.AftertheSecondWorldWarWaltcameupwiththeideaofDisneylanD.Everyonesaiditwastoocostlyadreambuthewouldn’tlisten.HisgreatworldoffantasyopenedonJuly171955.InthenextsevenweeksmorethanonemillionpeoplewalkedintoDisneylanD.ThemanwhohadspentapainfulchildhoodnowwatchedotherpeopleenjoytheperfectchildhoodworldthathehadcreateD.61.WhatcanbesaidaboutDisney’schildhood?A.HardbutenjoyablE.B.Boringandunhappy.C.Tiringbutjoyful.D.GoodandunforgettablE.62.WhichwasDisney’sfirstsuccessfulcartooncharacter?A.OswaldtheLuckyRabbit.B.MickeyMousE.C.SnowWhitE.D.DonaldDuck.63.AccordingtothepassageDisney.A.wasgiventwoOscarsforhiscartoonsB.wassuccessfulbutnothappyC.stoppedmakingcartoonsafterWorldWarⅡD.createdDisneylandaperfectchildhoodworlD.
Inourhomeitwasnaturaltofearourfather.Evenourmotherwasafraidofhim.AschildrenmysisterandIthoughteveryfamilywaslikethat---thateveryfamilyhadanunpredictabledadwhowasimpossibletopleaseandaprayingmomwhowastheretoprotectthechildren.Weweregoodchildren.Momwasalwaystellinguswewereevenifdaddycouldn’tseeit.Thencamethedaywefoundsomethingnewandfuntodo.Wediscoveredwecoulddrawpictureswithchalkonourwoodenfrontdoor.Wecouldhavelotsoffunsowesettoworkdrawingandmakinglotsofprettypicturesalloverit.WehadagreattimE.Wedecidedtofinishourpicturesknowingmomwouldjustlovethem.ThepraiseweexpecteddidnotcomE.Wedidnotunderstandwhybutweknewallaboutangerandthatwewereinbigtrouble!OffwerantofindaplacetohidE.Inourwoodedyarditwasnothardfortwosmallchildrentofindsafety.TogetherwehidbehindatreeanddidnotmovE.Soonweheardthefrightenedvoicesofmomandourneighborscallingouttous.WewereafraidwewouldbefounD.Thesunsetanditbegantogetdark.ThosearoundusbecamemoreanxiousandwebecamemorefrighteneD.Aswestayedtogetherinthedarkweheardanothervoiceonewerecognizedwithgreatfear:ourdaddy.Buttherewassomethingstrangelydifferentaboutit.Initweheardsomethingwehadneverheardbefore:fearanddespair.OurdaddywithtearsrunningdownhisfacepromisingGodhislifeforthesafereturnofhisgirls.Thingsweredifferentafterthat.Wehadanewdaddy;itwasasiftheoldonehadbeenburiedthatdayintheyarD.Ourwholefamilyhadbeenchangedbyonepieceofchalk.32.Thechildrendrewpicturesonthewoodenfrontdoorinorderto_______.A.improvetheirdrawingskillsB.bepraisedbytheirmotherC.makethedoorbeautifulD.havefun33.Whydidn’tthechildrencomeoutwhenothersweresearchingforthem?A.TheywereafraidofbeingpunisheD.B.Theywantedtomaketheirfatherworry.C.Theywantedtotelltheirparentsthattheywerewrong.D.Theywantedtostaythereforthenight.34.Whathappenedwhilethechildrenwerehiding?A.Themothertoldtheneighborsaboutit.B.Thefathercamehomeearly.C.Thefatherbecameveryangry.D.Thechildrenfounditwasinterestingtodoso.35.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?A.Thefatherdidn’tlovehischildren.B.Thefatherwastoobusytotalkwiththechildren.C.Thechildrenweren’tafraidoftheirfatheraftertheincident.D.Thefamilywasafraidofthefatherbecauseofhisrudeness.
OnedayIexploredthetown’sabandonedroundgrainbarn谷仓whenIwasattheageof11.Ifoundachainedslidingdoorthatwaswideenoughformetopassthrough.Insidetherewasaheavysmellofdeadmiceinthedark.AftermyeyesadjustedInoticedashaft升降机井thatroseallthewaytothetopofthebarn.Ononesidewasaone-manelevatorwithalongropeandroller.Isteppedontotheplatformandgavetheropeadragandtheelevatorbeganslidinguptheshaftbutstoppedhalfway.AfterabriefpanicattackInoticedholesinthewallatregularintervalsformingaladder.Forreasonsknownonlytoan11-year-oldIdecideditwouldbebettertogoupthandown.SowithshakinghandsIbeganclimbingthewall.AfterwhatseemedlikeforeverIreachedthetopoftheshaft.Istoodupdustedmyselfoffandfoundabsolutelynothingofinterest.Itwasjustanemptyroomwithaladderleadinguptotheroof.Iclimbedallthewayuphereforthis?ThenInoticedafireextinguisher灭火器whichI’dalwayswantedtoshootoff.SothiswasthechanceofalifetimE.Itrieditandmuchtomysurprisethethingworked!Itshotoutathickcloudofpowderthatinstantlyfilledtheroom.Icouldn’tbreathE.Iwasgoingtochoketodeathandthey’dprobablyneverevenfindmybody.LuckilyIrememberedtheladdertotheroof.Iclimbeduppoppedthestrawroofandsawabrightbluesky.Isuddenlyrealizedthedustandpowderpouringoutofthetopcoulddrawattention.SowhenthedusthadsettledIclimbeddownandslippedoutofthechaineddoor.I’mnotsureifIwasmoreexcitedaboutbeingaliveoraboutnotbeingcaughtbutIranallthewaybackhomE.56.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheauthor’sadventure?A.Theelevatorstoppedhalfway.B.Heenteredtheroundgrainbarn.C.Heclimbedtothetopoftheshaft.D.Hefoundafireextinguisherandshotitoff.A.a-c-b-dB.b-a-c-dC.b-c-a-dD.c-a-d-b57.Whentheauthorgotinsidethebarnhe_______.A.openedthechainedslidingdoorB.noticedamanontheelevatorC.foundashaftleadingtothetopD.sawmanydeadmiceinthedark58.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwasprobablyaboyfullof_______.A.curiosityB.imaginationC.passionsD.dreams59.Aftergettingoutofthechaineddoortheauthormightfeel_______.A.surprisedB.disappointedC.inspiredD.relieved
IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.Aftertheaccident.myroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.9.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.A.hefeltsorryfortheauthorB.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoneyC.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodoneD.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer10.A.gooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto__________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury11.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery__________.A.friendlyB.selfishC.professionalD.busy12.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.
EveryyearmorethanfourmillionbabiesarebornintheUnitedStates.Someparentsnamedtheirchildrenbasedonfamilyculturalorreligioustraditions.Girlsareoftennamedafterafamilymemberbutrarelytheirmothers.Sonsthoughareoftennamedaftertheirfathers.EveryyeartheSocialSecurityAdministrationreleasesalistofthemostpopularbabynamesinAmericA.LastyearJacobwasthemostpopularboynameandEmmathenumberonenameforgirls.Thesedaysthechoiceofababynameseemstobeguidedasmuchbyindividualdesiresasbytradition.ThisisshowninthefactthatthemostpopularbabynamesarenotaspopularastheyusedtobE.ResearchersatSanDiegoStateUniversityinCaliforniadidastudy.Theyfoundthatthirty-twopercentofboysreceivedoneofthetenmostpopularnamesin1955.Thesamewastruefortwenty-twopercentofgirls.By2007howeverthenumbersweredowntolessthantenpercentofboysandonlyeightpercentofgirls.Peoplearemoreandmoreinterestedinfindingunusualnames.AndnowsincewehavetheinformationontheInternetofwhatthemostpopularnamesarethepercentageofkidswhogetthemactuallyisgoingdownbecausepeopleareabletoavoidthemmuchmoresuccessfullythantheydidbeforesaidClevelandEvansaprofessorofpsychologyatBellevueUniversity.ParentscanfindplentyofadviceontheWebandinbookstoresaboutchoosingababynamE.A.lothasalsobeenwrittenaboutthepossibleeffectsthatanamemighthaveonachild’sfuturE.Therearestudiesthatsuggestchildrenwithunusualnamesaremorelikelytobelaughedat.Otherstudiessuggestthatasadultstheymightbelesslikelytogetcalledforajobinterview.Yetotherresearchsuggeststhatgivingachildanunusualnamemighthelpbuildcharacter.Whatallthisaddsuptoisabigresponsibilityforparentstoconsiderwhat’sreallyinanamE.68.ParentsnametheirsonsaccordingtothefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.familytraditionB.amostpopularbabynameC.culturalcustomsD.theirfathers’names69.WhatcanbeinferredfromthestudyofSanDiegoStateUniversity?A.Parents’ideaongivingbabiesnamesarechangingwithsocialdevelopment.B.JacobwasmorepopularthananyotherboynamesintheUnitedStatesofAmericA.C.Sonsanddaughtersarealwaysnamedaftertheirfathersorgrandfathers.D.MorepeoplearedelightedinusingpopularnamesinAmericanowadays70.AccordingtosomestudieswhichistoNOTthepossibleeffectofgivingchildrenunusualnames?A.Whentheygrowuptheymaybelesslikelytogetcalledforajobinterview.B.Theypossiblybuildcharacter.C.ChildrenwithunusualnamescangetmorechancesinfuturE.D.Childrenwithunusualnamesaremorelikelytobemadefunofbyothers.71.Thebesttitleofthetextmaybe_____A.MostNamesAreNamedAfterFatherB.HowtoFindNamesontheWebC.ChangesinChoosingBabynamesD.MoreBabiesAreNamedBeyondPopularity
IwasinmythirdyearofteachingcreativewritingatahighschoolinNewYorkwhenoneofmystudents15-year-oldMikeygavemeanotefromhismother.ItexplainedhisabsencefromclassthedaybeforE.IhadseenMikeyhimselfwritingthenoteathisdesk.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedwerepennedbymystudents.IfIweretodealwiththemI’dbebusy24hoursaday.Theforgedexcusenotesmadealargepilewithwritingthatrangedfromimaginativetocrazy.Thewritersofthosenotesdidn’trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull:Peterwaslatebecausethealarmclockdidn’tgooff.Isn’titremarkableIthoughthowthestudentscomplainedandsaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronanysubject?Butwhentheyproducedexcusenotestheywerebrilliant.SoonedayItypedoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.IsaidThey’resupposedtobewrittenbyparentsbutactuallytheyarenot.TrueMikey?Thestudentslookedatmenervously.Nowthiswillbethefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote---thefirstclassevertopracticewritingthem.You’resoluckytohaveateacherlikemewhohastakenyourbestwritingandturneditintoasubjectworthyofstudy.EveryonesmiledasIwentonYouusedyourimaginations.Sotrymorenow.TodayI’dlikeyoutowrite‘AnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod’or‘AnExcuseNotefromEvetoGod’.Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsawstudentssocarefulintheirwritingthattheyhadtobeaskedtogotolunchbytheirfriends.Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.HeateddiscussionsfolloweD.TheheadmasterenteredtheclassroomandwalkedupanddownlookingatpapersandthensaidI’dlikeyoutoseemeinmyofficE.WhenIsteppedintohisofficehecametoshakemyhandandsaidIjustwanttotellyouthatthatlessonthattaskwhateverthehellyouweredoingwasgreat.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou.61.Whatdidtheauthordowiththestudentsfounddishonest?A.Hereportedthemtotheheadmaster.B.Helecturedthemhardonhonesty.C.Hehadthemtakenotesbeforelunch.D.Hehelpedimprovetheirwritingskills.62.Theauthorfoundthatcomparedwiththetrueexcusenotestheproducedonesbythestudentswereusually__________.A.lessimpressiveB.moreimaginativeC.worsewrittenD.lessconvincing63.Theauthorhadthestudentspracticewritingexcusenotessothatthestudentscouldlearn_________.A.theimportanceofbeinghonestB.howtowriteexcusenotesskillfullyC.thepleasureofcreativewritingD.howtobecreativeinwriting64.Theunderlinedwordforgedinthesecondparagraphmeans______.A.formerB.copiedC.falseD.honest65.Whatdidtheheadmasterthinkoftheauthor’swayofteaching?A.EffectivE.B.DifficultC.Misleading.D.ReasonablE.
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