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I’velivedmywholelifeinSpanishHarlemwithmymomandIneverhaveafather.Ihavefriendswhoendedupinjailorpregnancy.ButMr.Clarkwouldn’tletthathappen.Mr.ClarkworkedlonghoursmakingsureIdidmywork.MygradesrosE.Infactourwholefifth-gradeclass’sscoresroseinmathandreading.InsixthgradeIenteredthegiftedprogramandMr.Clarkwastheteacher.Ifeltsoluckytohavehimforasecondyear!NoneofusweresurprisedwhenMr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney’s2004TeacheroftheYear.Whenhelearnedhe’dwonhesaidhewoulddrawthreenamesoutofahat;thosestudentswouldgowithhimtoLosAngelestogettheawarD.ButwhenitcametimetodrawnamesMr.ClarksaidYou’reallgoing.Hegotdonationstoflyall37ofusouttoDisneylandinCaliforniaandputusattheHilton.Wewerethereforthreedays.PeoplewereamazedbutMr.Clarkreallycaredaboutus.There’snowayIcanimaginemostteachersdoingthat.Noway.Buthesawsomethinginusthatnobodyelsesaw.Ongraduationdaytherewerealotoftears.Wedidn’twanthisclasstoenD.In2005hemovedtoAtlantabutwealwayskeptintouch.Hestartedgivingspeechesabouteducationandwroteabest-sellingbookbasedonhisclassroomrules.In2007Mr.ClarktooksomeofusonatriptoSouthAfricatodeliverschoolsuppliesandvisitorphanages.ItwasthemostamazingexperienceofmylifE.It’snowmydreamtostartagroupofwomen’sclubsonedayhelpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.I’mabouttobecomeasenioratHarlemRenaissanceHighSchool.MygradesarebeautifulnowandI’mhopingtogotolawschooleventually.ThisfallMr.ClarkwillbeopeningtheRonClarkAcademyinAtlantaaschoolforkidswhohavepotentialbutaren’treachingitkidswhoarelikeIwas—untilMr.Clarkcamealong.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowIImprovedMyGradesB.TripswithMyTeacherC.LuckytoHaveHimD.MyHighSchoolYears2.What’sthebigdifferencebetweenMr.Clarkandotherteachers?A.Hetriedtodevelopthepotentialofhisstudents.B.HeallowedhisstudentstocomealongwithhimtogettheawarD.C.Hewasambitiousandpublishedabest-sellingbook.D.Hestartedawomen’sclubhelpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.3.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardMr.Clark?A.AmazeD.B.SatisfiedC.Grateful.D.Admiring.
LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisastandardpeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeoplE.IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances泛泛之交.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythenbeckoned示意mebackwithhisfingerminutelatercomplaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon勤杂工plentyofpeoplE.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeserved值得inferior较差的treatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollegE.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserveD.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledmE.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked.Isoonfoundoutdifferently.IsatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarnamE.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristiE.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.PerhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolvedbutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithmE.Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmepolitely.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustrybydefinitionexiststosatisfytoothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduatedschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywantIthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.1.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat.A.one’spositionisusedasastandardtomeasureone’sintelligenceB.talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejobC.one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasapersonD.professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualwaitresses2.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.B.Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-mindeD.C.Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.D.Somecustomersliketocomplainbecauseofthewaitress’poorservicE.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.B.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.D.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.4.Theunderlinedsentencemanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservantinParagraph7means.A.thosewhosatisfyothers’needsaresuretobelookeddownupon.B.thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.C.thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.D.themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.
Apersonmayhaveanideaabouthimselfthatwillpreventhimfromdoinggoodwork.Hemayhavethebeliefthatheisnotcapable有能力的ofit.A.childmaythinkheis__1__becausehedoesn’tunderstandhowtomakethe__2__ofhismentalfaculties才能.Olderpeoplemaybemistakenthattheyareincapableoflearningthingsnewbecauseoftheir__3__.A.personwhobelievesthatheisincapablewillnotmakeareal__4__becausehefeelsthatitwouldbeuseless.Hewon’tgoatajobwithconfidencenecessaryfor__5__andhewon’tworkhishardestwayeventhoughhemaythinkheisdoingso.Heis__6__likelytofailandthefailurewill__7__hisbeliefinhiscompetence才能.AlfredAlderafamousdoctorhad__8__likethis.Whenhewasasmallboyhehadapoor__9__inmaths.Histeachertoldhisparentshehadnoabilityinmathsinorderthattheywouldnot__10__toomuchofhim.Inthiswaytheytwo__11__theideA.Heaccepted__12__mistakenthinkingofhisabilityfeltthatitwasuselessto__13__andwasverypooratmaths__14__astheyexpecteD.Onedayheworkedataproblemwhich__15__oftheotherstudentshadbeenabletosolvE.Alder__16__insolvingtheproblem.ThisgavehimconfidencE.Henow__17__withinterestdeterminationandpurposeandhesoonbecameespeciallygoodat__18__.Henotonlyprovedthathecouldlearnmathswellbutluckilyhelearned__19__inhislifefromhisownexperiencethatifapersongoesatajobwithdeterminationandpurposehemay__20__himselfaswellasothersbyhisability.1.A.cleverB.shyC.uselessD.stupid2.A.biggestB.mostC.highestD.deepest3.A.abilityB.ageC.brainD.knowledge4.A.decisionB.successC.effortD.trouble5.A.workB.studyC.improvementD.success6.A.trulyB.reallyC.howeverD.therefore7.A.leadtoB.strengthenC.increaseD.addto8.A.anexperienceB.anexampleC.athoughtD.astory9.A.stateB.mindC.startD.ending10.A.blameB.expectC.getD.win11.A.developedB.organizedC.discoveredD.found12.A.hisB.herC.itsD.their13.A.manageB.succeedC.tryD.act14.A.onlyB.almostC.justD.then15.A.noneB.noC.nooneD.nobody16.A.gaveB.succeededC.failedD.managed17.A.livedB.workedC.playedD.graduated18.A.lessonsB.medicineC.subjectsD.maths19.A.earlyB.deeplyC.lateD.simply20.A.encourageB.loveC.astonishD.disappoint
ChinesetennisisenteringagoldentimE.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenanexplosion激增of1femaletennisplayersburstingontotheglobalscenE.Andthiscouldn’thavecomeata2timewiththe2008BeijingOlympicsjustmonths3.Theseyounggirlshavebothstrongwillandtalent.4thewayisLiNawhomayhavethe5nameinwomen’stennisbutshehasabigreputation名气.LiNaisChina’stoprankedplayerandthefirsttohave6intotheworld’stop20.After7nearlysixmonthsoftheseasonwithaseriousinjurythe25-year-old8animpressivecomebackbywinningtheAustralianWomen’sHardcourtTennisChampionships.IntheworldofprofessionaltennisLi’srefreshingsenseofhumorprovedtobeahitbothonand9thecourt球场.Myhusbandsaidhehadaspecialgiftforme10IwonLiNasaidafterliftingtheprizecup.That’s11Itriedsohardtoday.Iwantedaspecialgift.TheWuhangirl12tennisattheageofeightafterbeingdiscoveredbyacoachwhohad13herplayingbadminton.AfteryearsofhardtrainingLiNaturned14in1999andhasbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulChinesetennisplayers.Withhersolidgroundstroke击落地球andaggressive攻击的mindsetshe15thefirstChinesetennisplayertowinaWTATour16.ThentwoyearslatershewasthefirstChinesetomake17intothelast16ofWimbledonwhichledtoherbeing18number16intheworldlastJanuary.Liisnowlookingforwardtowinninga19attheOlympics.TheOlympicsareveryimportantforusshesaiD.Iammoremotivatedaftermyrecovery20IfeelmydesirefortheOlympicsisbiggerthaneverbeforE.1.A.pleasedB.talentedC.excitedD.interested2.A.goodB.betterC.bestD.well20080801200805053.A.alongB.beforeC.awayD.later4.A.KnowingB.LeadingC.ShowingD.Finding5.A.biggestB.longestC.smallestD.shortest6.A.brokenB.walkedC.droppedD.changed7.A.playingB.wastingC.sparingD.missing8.A.returnedB.madeC.keptD.brought9.A.overB.offC.inD.around10.A.unlessB.ifC.whetherD.that11.A.whatB.howC.becauseD.why12.A.wentonB.metwithC.tookupD.setout13.A.spottedB.heardC.mindedD.persuaded14.A.competitorB.playerC.professionalD.coach15.A.foundB.becameC.gotD.helped16.A.eventB.teamC.projectD.race17.A.oneB.thisC.thatD.it18.A.praisedB.rankedC.receivedD.announced19.A.rewardB.scoreC.goldD.prize20.A.andB.orC.butD.while
ImmigrantsSufferfromLosingTheirIdentityLanguageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westartedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.Howeverpeopleareusedtospeakingtheirnativelanguagesoimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon’thavethesamenativelanguagE.Alsothesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity.EspeciallyinAmericatherearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefromdifferentcountriestosucceedintheStates.BecausetheysufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglishtheywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglishnotonlyatschoolbutalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.BecauseofthissituationtheirchildrenarelosingtheiridentityandevenmoretheyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygooD.Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheirnewcountrybutthisdoesn’thelpverymuchingettingagoodjoB.MyaunttaughtKoreantoherchildrennottohelpthemsucceedintheU.S.;shedidsohopefullytohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecondgenerationisborninthenewcountrytheyoftengetconfusedabouttheiridentitybecausetheylookdifferentfromothersandalsoiftheyvisittheirparents’countrytheywillprobablyfeeldifferentfromotherpeopletheretoo.MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsagotheyfeltdifferentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthestreetbecausetheyworedifferentclothesandwalkeddifferently.Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenandtomaketheirchildrenunderstandtheirbackgroundbyteachingthemtheparents’languagE.Thisisveryimportantnotonlyfortheharmonyofthefamilybutalsoinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity.1.Accordingtothetextwhatistheproblemofthefirstgenerationimmigrants?A.Theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentity.B.Theyhavelosttheiridentity.C.Theirchildrenspeakdifferentlanguages.D.TheycannotspeaktheirnativelanguagE.2.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.mostoftheimmigrantscan’tunderstandEnglishB.mostoftheimmigrantsarenotsuccessfulincareersC.tosomedegreetheparentsaretoblamefortheirkids’lossofidentityD.thesecondgenerationimmigrantscan’tunderstandtheirparents’language3.MyaunttaughtherchildrenKorean_____.A.sothattheyknewtheywereofKoreanoriginB.sothattheywouldbemoresuccessfulintheU.S.C.becauseshedidn’twantthemtospeakEnglishD.becauseshewantedthemtorespecther4.Accordingtothetextthenativelanguageisimportantandvaluabletoimmigrantsinthat______.A.itgivesthemself-confidenceandbetterchanceB.itmakesthesecondgenerationlovetheirmotherlandC.ithelpsthesecondgenerationtounderstandtheirparentsD.itstrengthensthefamilytiesandremindsthemoftheiridentity
MarthahadbeenworkingforMillerLaboratoriesfortwoyearsbutshewasnothappytherE.Nothingsignificanthadhappenedinthewayofpromotionsorsalaryincreases.Marthafeltthathersupervisorayoungerandlessexperiencedpersonthanshedidnotlikeher.Infactthesupervisoroftensaidunpleasantthingstoher.OnedaywhiletalkingwithherfriendMariashementionedhowdiscouragedshewas.MariagaveherthenameofacousinofherswhowasdirectorofHumanResourcesDepartmentforalargechemicalcompany.Marthacalledhimthenextdayandsetupaninterviewonherlunchhour.DuringtheinterviewMr.PetrisaidYou’rejustthekindofpersonweneedherE.You’rebeingwastedinyourotherjoB.Givemeacallinadayortwo.I’msurewecanfindaplaceforyouinourorganization.Marthawassohappyshealmostdancedoutofthebuilding.ThatafternoonRuthKennyhersupervisorsawthatMarthahadcomeintenminuteslatefromherlunchhourandshesaidOhsoyoufinallydecidedtocomebacktoworktoday?Thiswasthelaststraw.Shecouldnottakeanotherinsult.BesidesMr.Petriwasright:shewasbeingwastedinthisjoB.Lookshesaidangrilyifyoudon’tlikethewayIworkIdon’tneedtostayherE.I’llgowhereI’mappreciated!Good-bye!ShetookupherthingsandstormedoutoftheofficE.ThatnightshecalledMariaandtoldherwhathadhappenedandthenaskedMariaWhatdoyouthink?WellsaidMariacarefullyAreyousureabouttheotherjob?WellnotexactlybutMariacontinuedWillyoubeabletogetarecommendationfromMs.Kennyifyouneedone?ArecommendationfromMs.Kenny?hesitatedMarthainaworriedtonE.MarthaIhopeyoudidn’tburnyourbridgesMariasaiD.IthinkIwouldhavehandleditdifferently.1.Marthaisunhappyinherjobbecause__________.A.shehasnotadvancedB.theworkisnotsignificantC.hersupervisorisyoungerthansheD.thereistoomuchworkwithlittlepayment61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Athersupervisor’scriticismMarthalosthertemper.B.Mr.PetrifeltMarthawasnotvaluedinherpresentjoB.C.Martha’sinterviewwiththedirectorwasonherlunchhour.D.Marthagotthenameofthedirectorthroughhercousin.3.Thephrasethelaststrawinthemiddleofthepassageprobablyrefersto__________A.thelastopportunityB.thestrawthatsavesMartha’slifeC.thelastreminderD.thefinalunpleasantthing4.WhatdoesMariathinkofMartha’sdecision?A.Marthahashandledthematterproperly.B.Marthashouldn’thavesetthebridgeonfirE.C.Marthashouldhavefoundanewjobbeforeleaving.D.Marthashouldn’thavelosthertemperwithhersupervisor.
Whathappenswhenhumanbeingsarenotallowedtosleepforlongperiodsoftime?ToanswerthisquestionaNewYorkerPeterTrippofferedtostayawake200hours.DuringthattimeTrippwasobservedbyagroupofdoctorswhoreportedonhisprogress.Afterthreedaysofstayingawakehebegantoshowsignsofhismentalbreakdown.Helaughedatthingsthatwerenotfunnyandwept哭泣atthingsthatwerenotsaD.Complainingofpressurecausedbyahatonhisheadhetriedrepeatedlytotakeitoff.Trippofcoursewasnotwearingahat.Onthefifthdayhecriedoutthatadoctor'sjacketlookedlikecrawlingworms.Thenheimaginedhewasinanothercity;hetriedtorunawayfromthebuildinginsistingitwasonfire;andhethoughtthe200-hourmarkhadbeenpassedbutthatthedoctorswerestilltryingtokeeptheexperimentgoing.After200hourswithoutsleepTrippsaidthedoctorswassufferingfrommentalillness.HewasnearlymaD.HardlyabletostandTrippwashelpedacrossthestreettoaroominahotel.Thereafterbeingawakefor201hoursandthirteenminuteshefellasleep.Thedoctorspredicted预言hewouldsleepfortwentyorthirtyhours.PeterTrippwillsleepthedeepestsleepinhistorysaidthedoctors.Trippsleptallright----forninehoursandelevenminutes.Whenheawokehisfirstwordswere:IfeelfinE.Afteramedicalcheckhisgreatlysurprisedwatcherssaidthathewassoundandwell.1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.SleeplessnessB.DangertoHealthC.TestofStrengthtoHealthofBodyandMindD.AManWhoDidn'tSleepforOver200Hours2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThereislittledangerwhenhumanbeingsarenotallowedtosleepforlongperiodsoftimE.B.Goingwithoutsleepforalongperiodwillcausebadeffects.C.After200hourswithoutsleepTrippwassufferingfrommentalillness.D.ThedoctorspredictedTrippwouldsleepfortwentyorthirtyhours.3.Trippstartedtoshowsignsofhismentalbreakdown______.A.whenhisthirddayofstayingawakecametoanendB.whenhewasnotallowedtosleepfor5daysC.attheendoftheexperimentD.after201hoursand13minuteswithoutsleep4.ThedoctorsweregreatlysurprisedbecauseTripp______.A.couldnotfallasleepB.sleptthedeepestinhistoryC.sleptforthirtyhoursD.sleptforarelativelyshorttime5.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthatlongperiodsofsleeplessness______.A.mayproducelastingharmtothebrainB.mayproducealossofcheerfulnessforeverC.maynotproducelastingdamageD.mayproducesomeseriousafter-effects
Statisticallyairtravelisbyfarthesafestwaytotavelandyoucanmakeflyingevensaferjustbyfollowingthesesimplerules.Asyourchancesofbeinginvolvedinanairaccidentarepracticallynil零manyofthesetipsconcernwhatyoushouldandshouldn'tdotomakeyourjourneysaferwhenyouareairborne升空的.Flyonnon-stoproutesMostaccidentsoccurduringthetakeoffclimbdescentandlandingphasesofaflightsoflyingnon-stopreducesyourexposuretothesecomplexprocedures.Chooselargeraircarft.Althoughsmallaircrafthaveverygoodsafetyrecordsthosewithmorethan30passengerseatsaredesignedtocomply遵守withmuchstricterregulationsandaretestedmoreregularlytomakesuretheystillcomply.Alsointheunlikelyeventofaseriousaccidentlargeraircraftprovideabetteropportunityforpassengersurvival.Payattentiontothepre-flightsafetybriefingTheinformationmayseemrepetitious重复的butit'sworthlisteningtotheflightattendants.Andevenifyou'veflownbeforeitdoesn'tmeanyouknoweverythingabouttheaircraftyou'reonsuchasthelocationoftheclosestemergencyexit.StorethingssafelyNeverputveryheavyarticlesintheoverheadstoragebins.Theymayfalloutwhensomeoneopensthebinandcauseinjury.Alsothebinmaynotbeabletoholdheavierobjectsduringturbulence气流.KeepourseatbeltfastenedwhileyouareseatedCabincrewalwaystellyouthisbutit'simportant.YouwouldbeseriouslyinjurediftheplanehitsunexpectedturbulencE.Alwaysfastenyourseatbeltifyouaretoldto.Thegeneralruleofflyingisthis:Ifyouaretoldtodosomethingdoitfirstandaskquestionslater.LettheflightattendantpouryourhotdrinksFlightattendantsaretrainedtohandlehotdrinkslikecoffeeorteainacrowdedaisleonamovingaircraftsoallowthemtopourthedrinkandhandittoyou.Neverasktotakeacoffeepotfromoneofthem.1.Whatistheoverallreasonfortheseairsafetytips?A.Whattodointheeventofacrash.B.HowtoavoidturbulencE.C.Howtoimprovesafetywhileyouareflying.D.Howtoavoidinjury.2.Theunderlinedwordthoseinthesecondtiprefersto_______.A.smallerplanesB.passengersC.largeraircraftD.safetyrecords3.TheunderlinedphraseThegeneralruleinthefifthtiprefersto_______.A.anythingtheflightstafftellyoutodoB.generalsafetyadviceC.walkingaroundtheplaneD.pouringhotdrinks4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Largerplaneshavemoresafetychecksandaresafeinanaccident.B.Take-offsaresaferonnon-stopflightsthanlandings.C.Everyaircraftisdifferentsothesafetyproceduresmaybedifferent.D.SeatbeltsshouldbeworntoprotectagainstturbulencE.5.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe_______.A.TheSafestWaytoTravelB.AirSafetyTipsC.Non-stopRoutesD.HowtoFlyaPlane
Manythings—geneticsenvironmentthefoodyoueatillnesssleepeventheseasons—influenceyouremotionalstatE.Butattheheartofitishowyouregardyourself.Ifyouhaveahealthylevelofself-esteemyounotonlycopewithlife’schallengesbetterthanpeoplewithlowself-esteembutyou’reprobablymorecontentconfidentandsuccessful.You’reprobablyalsohealthier.Studiesshowthatpositiveself-esteemactuallyhelpsinoculate为做预防peopleagainstdepressionandanxietyconditionsthatmaypresentincreasedriskofeverythingfromcoldstoheartdiseases.Mostpeople’sgoodsenseofworthisrootedintheirchildhood—intheearlyapproval认可oftheirparentsteachersandfriends.Butaswegetoldermostofusjudgeourselvesbyoursenseofhoweffectivelywe’remanagingintheworldespeciallyintheareasofloveandwork.Ourabilitytoloveandtobelovedcangiveusasenseofpurposeanddeepfulfillment.Wecanalsofindsatisfactionandprideinwork-relatedaccomplishmentsandthepeoplewemeetandworkwithcanreinforceoursenseofselfandourroleinlifE.Oncemidlifecomesalonghoweverourself-esteemcantakeaturninresponsetochangesinourlives.Marital婚姻的relationshipmaychangechildrenmayleavehomeandwemaybegintoscalebackourworkasweapproachretirement.Ofcoursetheviewinthemirrormaynotbewhatitusedtobeeither.Ifyoufindyourself-esteemerodingabittrytobuilditupagain.Asthesayinggoesit’sbettertotrysomethingandfailthantobesuccessfulatnottryinganything.Focusongoalsthatarelinkedtoactivitiesyou’rereallyinterestedinsoyou’llenjoyasenseofpurposeandgainpleasurefromthepursuit追求whetherornotyouachieveyourgoalinfull.1.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingfactorsmayaffectouremotionEXCEPT______.A.ourself-esteemB.ourphysicalconditionsC.ourdreamsD.oursurroundings2.Ifachildisoftenscoldedwhenhegrowsuphemay______accordingtothepassagE.A.becomeasuccessfulpersonB.haveenoughconfidenceC.getsomediseaseseasilyD.havealowsenseofworth3.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecanknowthat______.A.ourchildhoodalwayshasabadeffectonourself-esteemB.ourself-esteemwillnotchangethroughoutourlifeC.successfulexperiencesmayenhanceone’sself-worthD.self-confidenceisthemostvaluabletreasureinone’slife4.Theauthorwrotethearticleto______A.criticizesomescientists’newideasB.suggestdevelopinghealthyself-esteemC.advisestrugglingforgreatideas.D.recommendwaystoavoiddiseases
TheGovernmentshouldraisetaxesonairtravelandhigh-pollutingcarsinordertohelptheenvironmentanimportantcommitteeofMPshassaiD.Italsosaidthatthe70mphspeedlimitonmotorwaysshouldbereducedorenforcedtobringdowntheamountofcarbondioxidegivenoffbycarsTheHouseofCommonEnvironmentalAuditcommittee’slatestreportsaidthattransportwastheonlysector部门oftheUKwherecarbonemissionshavecontinuedtorisesince1990.ItsaiditwastimefortheGovernmenttomakedemandforcheapairimpossiblebyraisingairpassengertax.Emissionsfromairtraffichaverisenby5timesasmuchsince1900andarecontinuingtorisE.Thecommitteewelcomedtherecentintroductionofchangedcartaxwhichmeansthatthelowest-carboncarspaynoroadtaxwhilegas-guzzling耗油的4×4spayanincreasedrateof￡210.HowevertheMPssayitdoesn’tgofarenoughandarecallingforatoplimitof￡1800withlowerlimitof￡200.CommitteechairmanTimYeosaid:AirtravelinparticularisthefastestgrowingsourceofCO2withemissionsmorethanfivetimessince1900.TheGovernmentshouldtakemuchmoredecisiveactiontoreducethedifferenceofincomefavoroftrainsbusesandlowercarboncarsandlorries.FriendsoftheEarth’sseniororganizerTonyBosworthsaid:EmissionsfromtransportarestillrisingandforecastssuggesttheywillcarryonrisingforyearstocomE.Tinkering随意或部分修补aroundtheedgesisnolongerenoughtodealwiththegreatestthreattheworldfaces.A.spokesmanfortheDepartmentforTransportsaid:Dealingwithcarbonemissionsintransportisakeyproblem.1.WhatisthepurposeofGovernment’sraisingtaxesonairtravelandhigh-pollutingcars?A.ToreducethenumberoftheplanesandcarsB.TomakemoremoneyC.Toencouragepeopletotravelbybusorbyrail.D.Tohelptheenvironment.2.TheunderlinedwordemissionsinthispassageprobablymeansA.havingabadeffectB.producingorraisingC.sendingoutgasorheatetC.D.doingalotofharm3.Accordingtothechangedcartaxifyouhavealower-carboncaryouwillpay.A.noroadtaxB.lessroadtaxC.moreroadtaxD.alittleroadtax4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TransportisthebiggestpolluterB.Raisetaxesonairtravelandhigh-pollutingcarsC.DealwithgreatestthreattheworldfacesD.AirtravelinparticularisthefastestgrowingsourcesofCO2
AttentionTimHortonsStainlessSteelTravelMugOwnersLidRecall--15ozStainlessSteelTravelMugAfaultatthecuphasbeenrecognized.Thefaultmayresultinsomelidsliftingslightlyfromthebodyofthemugandcouldprobablycauseinjuryfromhotliquidleaking.Thereforewehavegivenanimmediatelidrecallnotice.ThisrecallnoticeisrelatedonlytoTimHortons15ozstainlessSteelTravelMugssoldbetweenOctober2005andJanuary2006.Thebootomofthemugisstampedwithdistributor's经销商nameThermoServ.Thereisnoprintingonthehandleofthemug.AtTimHortonswevalueoutcustomers’safelyaboveanythingelse.SowhetheryourlidisleakingornotintheinterestofyoursafetywearerequestingthatyoubringyourmugtoyournearestTimHortonsexcludingEssoTimHortons.wheretheywillexchangethelidforanewlidthatfitssafely.ThenewlidswillbeavailableFebruaryl2006.Pleasedonotuseyourmuguntilyouexchangethelid.Here’swhatyoudo●Pleasedonotuseyourmuguntilyouhaveexchangedthelidforanewone.●NewlidswillbeavailableFebruary22006.●ReturnyourtravelmugtoaTimHortonsstore.●Yourlidwillbeexchangedforanewlid.Ifyouprefertoreturntheentiremugbringitbackatanytimeforafullrepayment.IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardinghisrecallpleasecontactusatTollFreeNumberl—888—508一77l7830a.m.~500p.m.EasternStandardTimeTimHortons1.Thisadvertisementistryingto.A.introduceanewtypeofmugsB.persuadepeopletobuyanewsteelmuglidC.informpeopleofexchangingalidD.warnagainstthedangerofusingthefaultymug2.Theadvertisementismainlyaimedatthosewho.A.oftentravelaroundB.have15ozStainlessmugsC.wanttobuy15ozStainlessmugsD.aresellingtheTimHortonsmugs3.Yourlidwillbeexchangedforanewone.A.ifthedistributor’snameisonthehandleofthemugB.ifyougotothenearestEssoTimHortonsC.ifyouboughtthemuginFebruary2006D.ifyourlidisnotleaking4.AccordingtotheadvertisementwhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.PeopleshouldstopusingtheTimHortons15ozstainlesssteeltravelmugimmediately.B.PeoplecanreturnthelidbetweenOctober2005andJanuary2006.C.Peoplecangetthemoneybackiftheyreturnthefaultymug.D.TimHortonsdoesitsdutytocareaboutthecustomers’safety.
Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit'sforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords——thelongertheliststhebetter.That'swrong.Languageisfortheexchangeofideasandinformation.It'smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan'tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrulesbuttheycan'tspeakcorrectlyorfluently流利地.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn'tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguagE.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrulestoo.BernardShawoncewroteForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmakE.They'reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguagE.AndifenoughnativespeakersbreakaruleitisnolongerarulE.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.PeoplenotonlymakehistorytheymakelanguagE.ButapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguagE.Itcan'tmakeanotherpeople'slanguagE.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammarbuttheyshouldn'toverdoit.Theyshouldputcommunicationfirst.1.GenerallywhenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglishhe_____.A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakesC.can'tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes2.ThesentenceForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.meansthat______.A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrulesD.foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish3.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguageweshould______.A.speakintheChinesewayB.speakaccordingtotherulesC.breaktherulesD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakes4.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhenthereareenoughChinesepeoplemakingthesamemistakeinEnglishthemistakeisnolongeramistakE.B.OneshouldnotalwayspaytoomuchattentiontogrammarwhenlearningaforeignlanguagE.C.Itismostimportanttoknowallaboutalanguagewhenlearningit.D.Languageisforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords
TheyearIwentawaytocollegewasaverydifficulttransition过渡期formE.1isprobablytruewithmanypeople.Igotquitehomesickand2thoughtaboutgoinghomE.Althoughthe3timeformanystudentsisgetting4fromhomemymailboxwasfrequently2.OnedaywhenIwenttothemailboxtherewasapostcard6outatme.Isatdowntoreadit7anotefromsomeonebackhome.8Ibecameincreasinglypuzzledas9postcardwerelikethis:ItwasafullnewsreportaboutawomannamedMabelandhernewbornbaby.Itookthecardbacktomyroomand10aboutit.SeveraldayslaterI11anotherpostcardthisone12newsaboutMaybelineMabel’scousin.Soonafteranothercardarrivedandthenanother13fullofnewsofdifferentpeoplE.Ibeganto14lookforwardtothenextone15toseewhatthisauthorwouldcomeupwith16.Iwasnever17.Finallythecards18comingrightaboutthetimeIhadbeguntofeel19aboutcollegelifE.Theyhadbeensuchahappydistraction调剂thatIhave20allthepostcardsandstillbringthemouttoreadwheneverIneedalifE.1.A.IfB.SoC.AsD.What2.A.oftenB.carefullyC.seldomD.merely3.A.hardB.lastC.busiestD.happiest4.A.visitorsB.lettersC.callsD.directions5.A.emptyB.fullC.closedD.open6.A.pouringB.reachingC.staringD.rolling7.A.describingB.consideringC.enjoyingD.expecting8.A.ButB.ThusC.AlsoD.Even9.A.anyB.noC.someD.such10.A.jokedB.talkedC.forgotD.cared11.A.mailedB.acceptedC.wroteD.received12.A.deliveringB.demandingC.discoveringD.developing13.A.oneB.eachC.eitherD.both14.A.hardlyB.possiblyC.usuallyD.really15.A.promisingB.surprisedC.interestedD.pretending16.A.belowB.latelyC.nextD.behind17.A.frightenedB.disappointedC.excitedD.pleased18.A.continuedB.stoppedC.startedD.avoided19.A.easyB.safeC.tiredD.anxious20.A.lostB.collectedC.tornD.saved
PaulreceivedanautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisofficeaboywaswalkingaroundtheshinynewcar1it.IsthisyourcarMister?heaskedPaulnoddeD.MybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.TheboywassurpriseD.Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn’tcostyouanything?HowIwishHehesitateD.2Paulknewwhathewasgoingto3.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.Butwhattheboysaid4Paulallthewaydowntohisheels.IwishtheboywentonThatIcouldbea5likethat.Paullookedattheboyinastonishmentthenimpulsively冲动地headdedWouldyouliketo6inmycar?OhyesI’dlovethat.Afterashortridetheboyturnedwithhiseyes7andsaidMisterwouldyoumind8infrontofmyhouse?PaulsmiledalittlE.HethoughtheknewwhattheboywanteD.Hewantedtoshowhis9thathecouldridehomeinabigautomobilE.ButPaulwaswrong10Willyoustop11thosetwostepsare?theboyaskeD.Heran12thesteps.TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimcomingback13hewasnotcomingfast.Hewas14hislittlecrippled跛足的brother.He15himdownonthebottomstepthensqueezedupagainsthimandpointedtothecar.TheresheisjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.Hisbrothergaveittohimfor16anditdidn’tcosthimacent.And17I’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeitthenyoucanseealltheprettythingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.Paul18andliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining–eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthe19ofthembeganamemorableholidayridE.ThatChristmasEvePaul20whatJesusmeantwhenhesaid:Itismoreblessedtogive1.A.admiringB.enjoyingC.watchingD.touching2.A.HoweverB.OfcourseC.ThereforeD.Then3.A.wishforB.waitforC.careforD.lookfor4.A.excitedB.disappointedC.jarredD.moved5.A.car–ownerB.bossC.parentD.brother6.A.havealookB.payavisitC.takearideD.haveatry7.A.shiningB.staringC.fixingD.moving8.A.walkingB.drivingC.movingD.advancing9.A.neighborsB.brotherC.classmatesD.friends10.A.indeedB.intheendC.thenD.again11.A.whereB.whatC.thatD.inwhich12.A.toB.upC.alongD.down13.A.andB.howeverC.butD.so14.A.carryingB.helpingC.liftingD.loading15.A.putB.satC.setD.placed16.A.ChristmasB.hisbirthdayC.hissuccessD.graduation17.A.somedayB.sometimeC.theotherdayD.anotherday18.A.gotdownB.gotoutC.droveoffD.drovein19.A.oneB.twoC.fourD.three20.A.heardB.sawC.learnedD.studied
Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthierhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutive主管的circlebeautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladderitisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredhavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttoleadtotheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestinglythoughtheriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasconnectedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatoftheattractiveovernightsuccesses.Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?AnattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorefemininehasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobsbutanattractivewomaninatraditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthemanlyqualifiesrequireD.ThisistrueeveninpoliticsWhentheonlyclueishowheorshelookspeopletreatmenandwomendifferentlysaysAnneBowmanwhorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates候选人.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographsoneofmenandoneofwomeninorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagainintheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemenbutthewomenwhohadrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewestvotes.1.Thewordliabilitymostprobablymeans________.A.disadvantageB.advantageC.misfortuneD.trouble2.Bowman’sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopoliticsattractiveness________A.turnsouttobeadisadvantagetomenB.ismoreofadisadvantagethananadvantagetowomenC.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.affectsmenandwomenalike3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople’sviewsonbeautyareoften________.A.practicalB.supportiveC.old–fashionedD.one-sided4.Theauthorwritesthispassageto________.A.giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractiveB.discussthedisadvantagesofbeingattractiveC.demandequalrightsforwomenD.statetheimportanceofappearance
Mostpeopleareafraidofbees.Anyonewho’sbeenstungbyonequicklylearnstoavoidbeeswheneverpossiblE.IlearnedthatlessonwhenasachildIranintoabeehivE.Dozensofbeesattackedstingingmeallovermybody.ItwasapainfulincidentbutIwaslucky.Thosebeesweren’tAfricanizedorkillerbees.Killerbeesareextremelyaggressive攻击的.Whentheybecomeupsettheyattack.Andjustaboutanythinglikenoisesshinyobjectsdarkclothescanallcausekillerbeestoattack.Whenonekillerbeestingsavictimitgivesoffachemical.OtherbeessmellthisandgointoattackmodE.Thewholehivewillaggressivelyattacktheunfortunatevictim.KillerbeeswillalsoruntheirvictimsforuptoaquarterofamilE.Somevictimshavetriedtokeepawayfromthebeesbyjumpingintowater.Butkillerbeeswillwaitforthemtocomeupandthencontinuetheirattack.KillerbeescanbefoundinSouthAmericaandthesouthernUnitedStates.Theywerecreatedwhenin1956scientistsbroughtAfricanbeestoBrazil.Africanbeeswereknowntoincreasecoffeeproduction.Somescientiststhoughtthatthesebeesmightincreasehoneyproductiontoo.SoinBraziltheytriedcrossbreedingtheAfricanbeeswithEuropeanhoneybees.Theresultsweredisastrous.ThenewAfricanizedbeesactuallydecreasedhoneyproductionandwereveryaggressivE.Scientiststriedtoseparatethebeesbutsomeofthemescapedandbeganrapidlyspreadingnorth.SincethenkillerbeeshavebeencausingdamagetohumansanimalsandtheAmericanhoneyindustry.Overtheyearstheseaggressivekillerbeeshavecausednearly10000peopletodiE.What’sthebestthingtodoifyouareattackedbykillerbees?Fortunatelykillerbeesdon’tflyveryfast.Mosthealthyadultscanoutrunthem.Expertsadviseyoutocoveryourfaceandrun!1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’sabetterwaytojumpintowatertoescapetheattackofkillerbees.B.TheAfricanizedbeesdidactuallyincreasehoneyproductionthoughaggressivE.C.Killerbeesdidn’tattackhumansbutanimals.D.Itisusuallynoteasyforakillerbeetocatchupwithahealthyadult.2.Thewriterreferstohisexperienceofbeingstungbybeesatthefirstparagraphinorderto___________.A.provethatbeesaredangerousB.presentthatkillerbeesaremoredangerousC.supporttheideathatpeopleareafraidofbeesD.tellushehadanarrowescapefromtheattackofbees3.Theunderlinedworddisastrousinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.fullofhopeB.ofnouseC.causingmuchdamageD.exciting4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat___________.A.killerbeeswilltaketheplaceofEuropeanbeesbeforelongB.killerbeesaresuretoincreasetheproductionofcoffeeC.itisdifficulttogetridofkillerbeesD.killerbeeshavecausedgreatharmtothepeoplethere
Washoeisayoungchimpanzee黑猩猩.Sheisno1chimpanzeethough.Scientistsaredoingresearch2her.Theywanttoseehowcivilizedshecan3.Alreadyshecandomanythingsahumanbeingdoes.Forexampleshehasbeenlearninghowtoexchange4withpeoplE.Thescientistsareteachingher5languagE.Whenshewantstobepicked6Washoepointsupwithonefinger.Sherubsherteethwithherfinger7shewantstobrushherteeth.Thisisdoneaftereverymeal.Washoehasalsobeen8tofindanswerstoproblems.Onceshewasputina9withfoodhangingfromtheceiling.Itwastoohighto10.Aftersheconsideredthe11shegotatallboxto12.ThefoodwasstilltoohightobereacheD.Washoefounda13polE.Thensheclimbedontothe14graspedthepoleand15downthefoodwiththepolE.Washoe16likeahumantoo.ThescientistskeepherinafullyfurnishedhousE.Afterahard17inthelabshegoeshomE.18sheplayswithhertoys.She19enjoyswatchingtelevisionbeforegoingtobeD.Scientistshopeto20moreaboutpeoplebystudyingourclosestrelative-----thechimpanzeE.1.A.foolishB.simpleC.specialD.ordinary2.A.forB.onC.toD.by3.A.experienceB.changeC.developD.become4.A.actionsB.viewsC.messagesD.feelings5.A.humanB.signC.spokenD.foreign6.A.outB.atC.onD.up7.A.whenB.untilC.sinceD.while8.A.trainedB.raisedC.orderedD.led9.A.holeB.zooC.roomD.museum10.A.pullB.seeC.eatD.reach11.A.problemB.positionC.foodD.ceiling12.A.standbyB.standonC.standupD.standwith13.A.straightB.strongC.longD.heavy14.A.wallB.boxC.ceilingD.pole15.A.knockedB.pickedC.tookD.pulled16.A.livesB.worksC.thinksD.plays17.A.taskB.lessonC.timeD.day18.A.ButB.ThereC.SoD.Still19.A.quiteB.alreadyC.evenD.still20.A.seeB.answerC.learnD.gain
Myfirstperformanceinfrontofanaudiencewascomingupsoon.ItriedashardasIcouldtoremaincalmbutmyheartwasracing.Istareddownatmysweat-coveredshakinghands.IlookedupagainattheaudiencerealizingthatthesewererealpeoplE.TheywerenotjustmymumanddadwhowouldsayGoodjob!evenifImesseduptheentirepiecE.WhatifIhadthewrongmusic?WhatifIplayedthewrongnotes?AsitturnedoutIwasneverabletoanswerthesequestionsbecausethespotlight聚光灯waswaitingformE.Igraspedmyhandstightlytogetherdryingoffthesweat.SlowlyIwalkedtothemud-brownpianointhecenteroftheroom.Itcontained88demandingkeyswhichwerewaitingimpatientlytobeplayeD.Iswallowedthegolf-ball-sizedlump隆起部分inmythroatandsatdown.SlowlyIopenedthemusiC.NextIrestedmystillshakinghandsontheivory象牙色的keys.AsmyfingersplayedacrossthekeysIwasbecomingmoreunsureofmypreparationforthismoment.Butthememoryofmyyearsoftrainingcamefloodingback.IknewthatIhadpracticedthispiecesomanytimesthatIcouldplayitbackwardsifrequesteD.AlthoughatonepointIaccidentallyplayedtwokeysinsteadoftheintendedoneIcontinuedtomovemyfingersautomatically自动地.MyeyesburnedholesintowerefixedonthepagesinfrontofmE.TherewasnowaythatIwasgoingtolosemyconcentration.TokeepthistomyselfIleanedforwardandfocusedcarefullyonthemusiC.WhenIcametotheendofthepageawarningwentoffinsidemyhead:DON’TMAKEA.MISTAKEWHENYOUTURNTHEPAGE!NeedlesstosayIobeyedmyselfwithallmyheartandminD.Andproudofmypage-turningfeat技艺IfinishedtherestofthepiecewithoutmakingasinglemistakE.AfterthefinalnotediedawayacelebrationwentintoactioninsidemyheaD.IhadfinisheD.IhadmasteredtheimpossiblE.1.Theauthorwasnervousbeforetheperformancebecause_______.A.hermotherandfatherweren’tpresentB.thestrongspotlightwasshiningontothestageC.shehadn’tmasteredtheentirepieceD.shehadneverperformedinpublicbefore2.TheunderlinedphrasemessupinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.putintodisorderB.forgetaboutC.stophalfwayD.dowellin3.Theauthor_________.A.didn’tmakeanymistakeintheperformanceB.feltbetteratthebeginningoftheperformanceC.paidallattentiontonothingbutherperformanceD.lostherconcentrationsometimesduringtheperformance4.Whatdidtheauthorfeelaboutherperformance?A.Shethoughtitwascomfortableandsuccessful.B.Shethoughtitwasverydifficultbutsuccessful.C.ShethoughtshehadnevermadeamistakeduringtheperformancE.D.Shethoughtsheplayedthroughthepiececarefullybutlight-heartedly.
JustacoupleofhourssaidDadandwe’llbeatourcampsite!Theyearwas1950andwewereonourfamily1doingwhatweusuallydidtogether—camping.I2inmycornerofthebackseattotakeanap.Therhythmofthe3carsoothed哄meintoa4sleep.Wham!I5withastartmyfaceonthefloorboardofthebackseat.Dadhad6thecarsuddenly.Whathappened?IaskeD.Wherearewe?Halfanhourfromour7heansweredandIdon'tknowwhattheproblemis8allthecarshavestopped.I’llgotoseewhat’sgoingon.Dad9outofthecar.MommylittlebrotherDavidandI10.Ibettherehasbeenanaccident!DavidwasexciteD.Mom11herheaD.ShesaidThereis12abearcrossingtheroaD.Davidbouncedupanddowninhis13.Thatwasevenbetterthanan14!Dadcamerunningbacktothecar.Comeon!hesaidvery15.Comeonkids!You’vegottoseethis!Ijumpedoutofthecarandrantocatchupwithhim.WhatisitDaddy?IaskeD.Hesmiledand16myhanD.ComeandseeCarolynhesaiD.Iknewthat17itwasitwasgoodbecausemyfatherwas18aboutit.Igrabbedhishandandskippedexcitedlyalongbesidehim.Wewalkedpastadozenparkedcars.19agroupofpeoplestoodtalkingandlaughing.Lookinginthesamedirectionaseveryoneelsewesawamotherducksleekandproudwalkingupthemiddleoftheroadninelittleducklingswaddling20her.Thebabiesweremarchingsinglefilebehindtheirmothertotallyignoringthepeopleandtheautomobiles.1.A.partyB.vacationC.wayD.rest2.A.settleddownB.workedoutC.fellasleepD.gotacross3.A.sleepingB.racingC.startingD.moving4.A.quietB.coolC.deepD.calm5.A.thoughtB.jumpedC.criedD.woke6.A.drivenB.pulledC.stoppedD.pushed7.A.campsiteB.houseC.startingD.station8.A.untilB.butC.thenD.so9.A.steppedB.lookedC.pulledD.slipped10.A.followedB.sleptC.continuedD.waited11.A.shookB.noddedC.movedD.dropped12.A.suddenlyB.probablyC.predictablyD.surely13.A.carB.positionC.seatD.chair14.A.accidentB.playC.toyD.race15.A.worriedlyB.hurriedlyC.excitedlyD.sadly16.A.reachedforB.wentforC.caredforD.lookedfor17.A.whicheverB.whereverC.whateverD.whenever18.A.happyB.eagerC.upsetD.worried19.A.BackwardB.BesidesC.AlongD.Ahead20.A.afterB.inC.beforeD.at
Youarebeinggivenanopportunitythatalotofotherswouldbedyingforbutthatdoesn’tmeanitisthebestpathforyoutotake.Sinceyouhavealreadybeento1youknowwhattoexpect.2Ithinkyouhaveprettygoodgroundstodecidefor3whichyouwouldprefertodo---goorstay.AllIwouldliketodoisto4youofsomeoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtoliveabroad.SomeofthesecomefrommyownpersonalexperienceoflivinginChina.The5ofgoingtoAmericawouldincludethingslikebetterliving6;accesstothemostup-to-datetechnologiesintheworkplaceandforentertainment;theopportunitytolearnaboutadifferent7;andyoucouldseenewplacesand8yourEnglish.IfyouweretoreturntoChinaafterseveralyearsI’msurealloftheseskillswould9youinapositiontobeverysuccessful10whatevercareeryouchoosetopursue.Youhavesome11andfriendsinAmericaalreadysoyouhavesomeonetoturn12whenyouneedhelporarefeeling13.Herearesomeofthe14oflivinginaforeigncountry.Themostobviousoneforyouisthelanguagebarrierandthenumberofjobsyoucanapplyforwillbe15.FooD.Youwon’tbeabletoeatthefoodyouareusedto16yourrelativescookauthenticChinesedisheseveryday.Racialprejudice.Thisyoucouldmeetwithatworkinthe17oflowerwagesforexampleandinmanysocialsituations.By18advantagesanddisadvantagesinthiswayitbecomesclearerwhichchoicewouldbebetterforyou.Justrememberbothoutcomeswillhavetheiradvantagesandonceyoumakethedecisiondon’tlook19.Putallyourpositiveenergyintothe20youchoose.YouareabrightyoungpersonsoI’msureyouwilldowellnomatterwhatyouchoose.1.ChinaB.EnglandC.AmericaD.abroad2.A.soB.butC.andD.still3.A.myselfB.oneselfC.himselfD.yourself4.A.warnB.remindC.askD.inform5.A.interestsB.benefitsC.profitsD.points6.A.thingsB.roomC.placesD.conditions7.A.cultureB.placesC.countriesD.language8.A.learnB.increaseC.perfectD.succeed9.A.takeB.sendC.putD.give10.A.toB.fromC.inD.with11.A.classmatesB.relativesC.familyD.teachers12.A.onB.upC.downD.to13.A.tiredB.happyC.pleasedD.homesick14.A.disadvantagesB.advantagesC.suggestionsD.advice15.A.enoughB.givenC.limitedD.offered16.A.unlessB.untilC.ifD.nowthat17.A.chargeB.formC.honorD.front18.A.explainingB.listingC.talkingD.discussing19.A.upB.forC.downD.back20.A.workB.countryC.pathD.place
AfederaljudgesentencedBruceJonesto12yearsinfederalprisonforfraud诈骗罪.Overa10–yearperiodJoneshadmanagedtocheatthousandsofpeoplethroughoutthestateoutofalmost$10million.HeadvertisedhisfantasticideasonTV.ForsomereasonJonessaidTVseemstobreaktheicE.EventhoughyouareatotalstrangertothevieweronceheseesyouonTVinhishomehefeelslikeheknowsyou.YouenterhislivingroomandbecomeatrustedfrienD.Joneshadanimaginationthatwouldn’tquit.OnetimeheshowedviewersanofficialgovernmentearthquakereportwhichprovedthatthewesternhalfofCaliforniawouldcollapseintotheseawithinthreeyears.For$100hesaidJoneswouldinsure承保yourhouseandpropertyforfullvaluE.ThousandsofpeoplewhosawthatTVadsenthimahundreddollarseach.InanotherTVadJonesclaimedthathehadcometoanagreementwiththefederalandstategovernmentforexclusive独享的airrights.Hetoldviewersthatforonly$100theycouldownthefirst10milesabovealltheirproperty.Youwouldbeabletochargeanycommercialplanethatflewoveryourproperty$100percrossing.Youwouldalsobeabletochargegovernmentrocketssatellitesspaceshuttlesandspacestations$100foreachandeveryviolationofyourairrights.AnothertimeJonesclaimedtohaveinventedaproductthatgetsridofcalories.HeshowedtheviewersaspraycanofNoCal.HesaidthatbysimplysprayingNoCalonyourfoodachemicalinteractionwouldcauseallthecaloriesinthefoodtosimplydisappearwithinabout10seconds.TheNoCalwasonly$10acan.AsusualJonesreceivedthousandsofchecksinthemail.ThejudgetoldJonesthatheshouldbeashamedofhimself.JonesrespondedthathewasveryashamedofhimselfandthatwhenhegotoutofprisonhehopedtobecomeaTVadvisertohelppeopleavoidgettingcheateD.HetoldthejudgethathewasalreadydevelopinganinstructionalCDthatformerely$100wouldsavepeoplethousandsofdollarsinscams骗局.ThejudgenoddedandthenchangedJones’sentencefrom10yearsto12years.1.AccordingtoJoneshecouldsuccessfullycheatmanypeoplemainlybecause.A.hepromisedthemalargeprofitB.theyweretooeagertomakemoneyC.theybelievedtoomuchinTVadsD.hewasskillfulincommunicatingwithpeople2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Jonesshowedunusualimaginationinhistricks.B.Joneswascloselyrelatedtothestategovernment.C.WesternCaliforniawasindangerofgoingundertheseA.D.JonesfeltguiltyandwasdeterminedtoleadanewlifE.3.WecaninferthatpeoplewhowantedtobuyNoCalfromJones.A.weremainlyfromlowincomefamiliesB.allhadarichknowledgeofchemistryC.wereprobablyinterestedinlosingweightD.usuallydidtheshoppingthroughtheInternet4.Thejudgechangedthesentenceatlastbecause.A.JoneswasplanninganotherbigscamB.hecouldhardlybelievewhatJoneshadtoldhimC.JoneshadcheatedmorepeoplethanheexpectedD.hehadsufferedfromJones’scamshimself
ManypeopletakeitforgrantedthatblackisacolorofbadthingswhilewhiteshouldalwaysmeansomethinggooD.Thismaybebecauseintheiropinionblackisrelatedtodarknessandwhitetopurity.HoweverthatisnotalwaysthecasE.Didyouknowthatthesameonecolourmaymeandifferentlyindifferentplacesoftheworld?IntheEnglish-speakingworldblackisthecolourofmourning.Peoplewearblackclothesatthefuneral.Redisconcernedwithdangerorbloodshed流血.Yellowisthewordforfear.Ifyouareafraidyouareyellow.YetnoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglish-speakingworlD.InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolourofmourning.InRussiaChinaandsomeothercountriesredstandsforbeautylifeandexcellencE.InItalyandGermanyyouareyellowwithangernotwithfear.EvenwithintheEnglish-speakingareaitisnotdifficulttofindcolourcontradictions矛盾.A.redcapintheUnitedStatesisaporterinarailwaystation.InBritainhoweveraredcapisamilitarypoliceman.Bothnamesarelogicalbecausebothmenwearredcaps.SimilarlytheBritishtermforanAmericanwhitecollarworkerissometimescalledablack-coatedworker.Onedoesnothavetocrossanareatofindcolordifferences.Wouldyouratherbered-blooded?Ifwegobacktotheoriginwefindthatbothtermsarelogicalasbothnamessuggest.TheexpressionbluebloodcomesfromSpainwheresomenoblefamiliesproudlysaidthattheyhadblueblood.Butthenwhyblueblood?Becausetheywerefairskinnedanditisonlynaturalthattheirbloodvessels血管stoodoutappearingbluE.1.Yellowisconcernedwithangerin_______.A.RussiaB.BritainC.GermanyD.China2.Thetwomeaningsofthetermredcapformadifferencein_______.A.pronunciationB.climateC.logicalrelationshipD.custom3.BothBritainandAmericawouldprobablyagreethat_______.A.blackisthecolorofmourningB.ablack-coatedworkerisemployedinanofficeC.redstandsforbeautyandexcellenceD.aredcapisaporterinastation4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.TheOriginofBlueBloodB.TheDevelopmentoftheSymbolicUseofColorsC.ColorsthatCarryBadMeaningsD.TheMeaningConcernedWithCertainColors5.WhensomeSpanishcalledthemselvesbluebloodtheyactuallymeant_______.A.theyhadhearttroubleandtheirfaceslookedblueB.theycamefromanoblefamilyC.theyhadbluebloodintheirvesselsD.theywerefairskinned
Todayamongpeopleeverywherethereisanincreasingawarenessandworryaboutthesteadygrowthintheworld’spopulation.ArecentsurveyconductedbytheUnitedNationsFundforPopulationActivitiesUNFPAreportedthatthisgrowthwillcontinueuntiltheendofthenextcentury.Fordevelopingcountriesalonetheannualaveragepopulationgrowthisatpresent4.6％comparedto2.0％fordevelopedcountries.Atthisratetheworld’spopulationwillreach10.2billionbytheturnofthe21stcentury.Withthegrowthinpopulationistheproblemoffoodsecuritytheguaranteeofasteadysupplyoffood.TheunstoppablegrowthinpopulationjustifiestheMalthusianDoctrinethatpopulationofaregionwillcontinuetogrowunlesscheckedandthisisofcoursealarmingsinceitwillinevitablyleadtofoodshortagesofconsiderableproportions.Ourforestsareanabundantsourceoffoodandfueltwoitemsessentialinsustaininglife.Above30％oftheworld’slandsurfaceiscoveredbysuchforests.InAsiaalonemorethantwobillionpeopledependheavilyonforestproductsfortheirsubsistenceandsurvival.Tomaintainareasonablebalancebetweenpopulationgrowthandfoodsupplythisnaturalsourceoflife—sustainingfoodandfuelmustbeconservedandprotectedfromitsworstenemy.mallhimself.Itisappalling令人震惊的tonotethatinmanydevelopingcountrieswhicharethemselvesheavilyhitbypopulation-foodimbalancegovernmentsapprovethecuttingdownofforeststomeettheirimmediateneedsforsaleabletimber.andalsoforagriculturalland.Oftenthecuttingdownandburningofforestsisconductedwithtotalabandonowingtotheabsenceofsoundforestrytechniquesandmanagement.Attheratetropicalforestsarenowbeingclearedeachyeartheworld’stropicalforestswillbecompletelydestroyedwithinthenext100years.Withaviewtomaintainingfoodsecurityfortheworld’spopulationtheFoodandAgriculturalOrganizationoftheUnitedNationsFAOhaslaunchedacampaignaimedatensuringfoodsupplymaximizingstabilityintheflowofthissupplyandensuringaccesstoitbya11.ForestryaccordingtotheFAO.playsavitalroleinmakingitpossibletofulfillallitsthreeobjectives.Itsmostimportantroleisthatofconservingsoilandwater.Treesprovidenaturalprotectionagainstsoilerosion侵蚀byabsorbingtheexcesswaterbroughtbyheavyrains.1.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat.A.theflowoffoodsupplyistheresultofpopulationincrease.B.theworldpopulationhasreachedthe10-billionmark.C.theproblemofpopulationgrowthhascausedconsiderablealarminafewcountries.D.theproblemoffoodsupplygoeshand-in-handwithpopulationincrease.2.TheMalthusianDoctrinepresentsasfarasworldpopulationisconcerned.A.anoptimisticviewofthefutureB.apessimisticoutlookforthefutureC.anencouragingpictureD.anindifferentpicture3.Inthiscontext‘thisnaturalsourceoflife-sustainingfoodandfuel’inparagraph2refersto.A.theflowoffoodsupplyB.forestsC.woodlandproductsD.man’sworstenemy4.Thethree—foldobjectivesoftheFAOareadapted调整toward.A.stoppingpopulationgrowthB.increasingfoodproductionC.achievingfoodsecurityD.ensuringmaximumutilizationofforests
Comparedwiththechildrenofafewdecadesbacktoday’schildrenseemtobe1theyenjoybetterhealthowingtorecent2inmedicineandinpublichealthcare.Theyalsoenjoya11the3ofmodernlife.Physicallyandmaterially.Today’schildrenseemtobemuchbetteroffthantheirpredecessors.Nevertheless4theimprovedstandardsof5manychildrennowadaysseemtobeemotionally6sincemostparentsarespendinglesstimewiththeirchildrensolittlein7thatmanycould8becalled‘weekendparents’.Anincreasingnumberofmothersaretakingfull-timejobs9theirchildreninthecareofbaby-sittersornurseries.Timehasbecomealuxuryfewparentscan10becauseofthepressuresoftheirworkandtheverybriskpaceoflifeinour11society.Ontheotherhandtheseworkingparentscanoftenwellaffordto12theirchildrenwiththebestfoodclothestoysandother13desires.But14tosaytheyfailto15theemotionalrequirementsoftheirgrowingchildren.Asanotedpediatrician儿科医生oftheMedicalandHealthDepartment16childrenneedlovesecuritypraiserecognitionandresponsibility.Iftheseneedsarenot17theirdevelopmentmightbestunted抑制.Childpsychologistsall18thatsomeillnessesandemotionaldisturbances19tochildrenarebecauseofalackofparentalcare.Inthelightofthisparentswhoreally20theirchildrenshouldbesurethattherearegoodlinesofcommunicationbetweenthemselvesandtheirchildrendespitetheirheavyworkloads.1.A.unhappierB.luckierC.naughtierD.richer2.A.inventionsB.discoveriesC.advancesD.products3.A.comfortsB.facilitiesC.pleasureD.appliances4.A.duetoB.regardingC.forD.inspiteof5.A.housingB.livingC.caringD.earning6.A.poorB.deprivedC.faultyD.shallow7.A.generalB.factC.totalD.truth8.A.wronglyB.rightlyC.totallyD.namely9.A.entrustingB.leavingC.lendingD.making10.A.affordB.spendC.wasteD.do11.A.passiveB.activeC.competitiveD.dangerous12.A.buyB.offerC.giveD.provide13.A.emotionalB.physicalC.materialD.intellectual14.A.sadB.happyC.luckyD.unfortunate15.A.showB.feelC.satisfyD.create16.A.talksB.explainsC.speaksD.says17.A.madeB.takenC.metD.done18.A.argueB.admitC.tellD.disagree19.A.commonB.popularC.ordinaryD.pubic20.A.lookafterB.bringupC.careaboutD.agreewith
MostpeoplehaveheardofShakespeareandprobablyknowsomethingoftheplaysthathewrotE.HowevernoteverybodyknowsmuchaboutthelifeofthisremarkablemanexceptperhapsthathewasborninthemarkettownofStratford-upon-AvonandthathemarriedawomancalledAnneHathaway.WeknownothingofhisschoollifE.Wedonotknowforexamplehowlongitlastedbutwepresume推测thatheattendedthelocalgrammarschoolwheretheprincipalsubjecttaughtwasLatin.Nothingcertainisknownofwhathedidbetweenthetimeheleftschoolandhisdeparture出发forLondon.AccordingtoalocallegendhewasbeatenandevenputinprisonforstealingrabbitsanddeerfromtheestateofneighboringlandownerSirThomasLucy.ItissaidthatbecauseofthishewasforcedtorunawayfromhisnativeplacE.A.differentlegendsaysthathewasapprenticed做学徒toaStratfordbutcherbutdidnotlikethelifeandforthisreasondecidedtoleaveStratforD.Whatevercausedhimtoleavethetownofhisbirththeworldcanbegratefulthathedidso.WhatiscertainisthathesethisfootontheroadtofamewhenhearrivedinLondon.ItissaidthatatfirsthewaswithoutmoneyorfriendstherebutthatheearnedalittlebytakingcareofthehorsesofthegentlemanwhoattendedtheplaysatthetheatrE.Theystoppedandspoketohim.Theyfoundhisconversationssobrilliant有才气的thatfinallyhewasinvitedtojointheircompany.1.IntheearlylifeofShakespearehe_______.A.attendedapublicschoolB.livedinLondonC.studiedLatinD.wasputinprison2.Whywasheforcedtoleavehisnativeplaceaccordingtothispassage?A.Becausehedidn’twanttogotoschool.B.BecauseheleftforLondontobecomefamous.C.Becausehehadstolendeerandwasbeaten.D.Nooneknowsforcertain.3.Whatisthereasonwhytheworldcanbegrateful?A.Hewrotemanyworld-famousplays.B.Hewasanactor.C.HelivedahardlifE.D.HelikedtotravelallovertheworlD.
LanzhouGansu:TongShiqiangdashedintoakindergartenbehindhisprimaryschoolseveraltimescarryinga1ofkidseachtimeherushedoutoftheirclassroomonthatfatefulday.Allof14yearsoldand1.5mtallTongcannow2anationalbraveryawardforsavingsevenchildren.Thegrade-6studentwas3aChineselanguageclassinZhongwangPrimarySchoolinQishanvillageofLongnancityoneoftheworst-hitareasinGansuprovince4thedeadlyquakestruckonMay12.Therewere495studentsinhisclassatthetimE.Windowpanesbeganrattlingandit6ahugeswarmofbeeswasbuzzingunderground7TongShuangxiTongShiqiang'steacherandunclE.Thesoundgrew8andthenI9itwasanearthquakE.Theteacheryelled:10out.Allthestudentsranoutoftheroomimmediately.11outsideTongShuangxirushedtowardthekindergartenwherethechildren12anap.TongShiqiangranwithhim.Onlythreeofthekidshad13torunoutoftheirroomwhenthey14thebuilding.Therestwerecryingtoo15tomovE.It16lessthanthreeminutesfortheuncle-nephewduotocarryoutallthefive-andsix-year-oldsto17.18whetherallthekidshadbeensavedTongandhisnephewhad19beguncheckingtherollswhentheclassroom'swallsfelldown.That'stheonlytimeIwasscaredsaidTongShiqiang.The14-year-oldis20tobenominated提名forthechildheroawardtobegivenbytheMinistryofEducationandtheCentralCommitteeoftheChineseCommunistYouthLeaguE.1.A.coupleB.dozenC.lotD.number2.A.findB.giveC.showD.win3.A.listeningB.hearingC.attendingD.giving4.A.whileB.whenC.whereD.which5.A.otherB.anotherC.othersD.theother6.A.lookedB.seemedC.appearedD.turned7.A.remembersB.remainsC.remindsD.remarks8.A.alouderB.weakerC.louderD.clearer9.A.thoughtB.foundC.realizedD.recognized10.A.NobodyB.AnybodyC.SomebodyD.Everybody11.A.AfterB.BeforeC.SinceD.Once12.A.hadB.haveC.werehavingD.havinghad13.A.triedB.managedC.wantedD.wondered14.A.arrivedB.gotC.reachedD.escaped15.A.frightenedB.movedC.surprisedD.excited16.A.tookB.spentC.carriedD.paid17.A.hospitalB.classroomC.yardD.safety18.A.NotsureB.NowonderC.NoproblemD.Notnearly19.A.evenB.everC.neverD.just20.A.lovelyB.friendlyC.kindlyD.likely
TUVALUatinycountryinthePacificOceanhasaskedforhelpasitfearsitwillbeswallowedupbytheseA.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetersabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetables.Withouturgenthelpthecountry’sdaysarenumbereD.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintotheseA.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20～50cmby2050.A.centuryagoSt.Mark’sSquarethelowestpointinthecityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsTuvalu’srisingsealeveliscausedbyglobalwarming.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreeoverthepastcenturyscientistsexpectittorisebyanextra1～3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciers冰川meltaddingmorewatertotheocean.ThewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorisE.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10～25cminthelast100years.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.ThroughburningcoaloilandgaspeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.ShouldthiscometruetheseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewheretolivE.1.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat.A.TuvaluisindangerofmovingslowlydownwardsintotheseaB.allTuvalu’sislandsareaboutfivemetersabovethesealevelC.drinkingwaterinTuvaluwillbedestroyedD.Tuvaluisoftenfloodedbystormsandwaves2.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorder.A.Glaciersbegintomelt.B.Peopleburncoaloilandgas.C.Thegreenhouseeffectisgrowing.D.Theearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.E.Thesealevelisrising.f.MoreCO2isproduceD.g.ManyplacesaresinkingintotheseA.A.dfbcaegB.bfcdeagC.fcbdaegD.bfcdaeg3.Whatdoesclimaterefugeesmean?A.PeoplewhoareforcedawayfromtheirhomelandbyclimatE.B.Climatechanges.C.Rareanimals.D.Climateeffect.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Tuvalu’sninelittleislandsarelessthanfivemetersabovethesealevel.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1—3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.thewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorisE.D.TherewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstoppeD.
Thereadingskillsofyoungmalestudentsmayimprovemorewhenboysaretutored辅导bywomenaCanadianstudyshowscontradictingsomeschoolpoliciestohiremaleteacherstoimproveboys’literacy.读写能力HerbKatzaneducationprofessorattheUniversityofAlbertatook175boysinthethirdandfourthgradesidentifiedasstrugglingreadersandpairedthemwitharesearchassistantwhoworkedontheirreadingskillsfor30minutesaweekover10weeks.Onaveragetheboyspairedwithfemaletutorsfeltbetterabouttheirreadingskillsafterthe10weeksthanthosewhowereguidedbyamaleresearchassistantthestudyfounD.KatzsaidthestudypublishedintheUSjournalSexRolesmaycauseeducationalpolicy-makersincountriessuchasAustraliaandBritaintorethinkpoliciesthatcallformoremaleteacherstobehiredtoproviderolemodelsforboyswhosereadingskillsfallbehindtheirpeers同龄人.IttellsusthatthewaygovernmentsrespondwithpolicyisperhapsalittletooquickandalittletoosimpleKatzsaiD.BoysandgirlsenterkindergartenwithsimilarreadingskillsKatzsaidbutbytheendofthethirdgradeboyshavelowerreadingscoresthangirls.Thereasonsbehindthatdifferencearenotentirelyclear.Idon’tknowthatreadingskillsfadesomuchasteachersmaynotrecognizewhatboysaredoinghesaiD.Wedon’treallyknowalotaboutboyseveninthoseearlyyears.Theboysinvolvedinthestudyattended12schoolsintheCityofWinnipegManitobA.Mostwerefromdowntownneighborhoods.AboutathirdwerenativeCanadiansand55percentcamefromethnicminoritygroups.1.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toencourageboystodomorereading.B.Topersuadeschoolstohirefemaleteachers.C.Todescribegoodwaystodevelopreadingskills.D.Itprovidessomeinformationaboutastudyofreadingskills.2.Theunderlinedwordcontradictinginthefirstparagraphmeans______.A.findingoutB.goingagainstC.standingbyD.bringingabout3.Weknowfromthepassagethat.A.womenmustbebetteratteachingthanmenB.girlsdomorereadingthanboysC.maleteachersarepreferredtohelpreading-troubledboysinAustraliaD.governmentswillchangetheirpolicyonhiringteachers.4.Accordingtothelastparagraphbutoneweknow.A.girlsborngoodatreadingbutboysarenotB.thecauseofboys’lowreadingscoresremainsunknownC.teacherscannotmakeoutwhatboysdoD.Katzknowsboysbetterthantheirteachers
Theterriblecollegeentranceexamisnotonlyabigchallenge挑战forChinesehighschoolstudentsbutalsoaveryimportantexaminthelivesofSouthKoreanstudents.AlthoughthelongcoldwinterhasalreadystartedinSouthKoreatheannual一年一度的nationalexamshavemadetheatmosphereveryheateD.Morethan675000SouthKoreanhighschoolgraduatestookthecollegeentranceexamlastWednesday.TheyusuallytakeexamsinKoreanmathssociology社会学historyandforeignlanguages.Officiallythereisonecollegeplaceforevery1.33students.Butbecauseallthestudentswanttogotothetopuniversitiesinthecountrythecompetitioncanreachoneplacefor10students.Thestudentswanttoattendthesecollegesforboththeirfamousnamesandbetterjobopportunities.Becausestudentsfacefiercecompetitiontheyhavetostudyveryhardtorealizetheirdreams.ParkSeungsaidheandhisclassmatesoftengotoschoolbefore7:30A.m.Afterschoolhasfinishedat6:30p.m.mostofthemgotothelibrarytocontinuetheirstudyinsteadofreturninghomE.SincemanylibrariesinSouthKoreaareopen24hoursadaytheyoftenstaylongintothenight.ManyoftheSenior3studentsonlysleepforthreetofourhoursaday.IfeelalotofpressurebutIhavetostudyveryhardinordertomakemydreamcometruE.ThisismylifetimegoalanditwillbeaturningpointinmylifewhichcoulddecidemyfutureParksaiD.TheexamdayisaveryseriousdayforthewholeofSouthKoreA.Vehiclesarenotallowedwithina200-metreradius范围ofallthetestsitestomakesurethestudentshavequietsurroundings.Tooting吹奏ofhornsisforbiddenevenairplanesareorderedtoavoidlandingandtake-offnearthetestsitesduringlisteningcomprehensiontesthours.StudentsaretoldtheirscoresinDecemberbeforetheyapplyforcollegE.Thisisfollowedbyface-to-faceoraltests.TherearepublicandprivateuniversitiesinSouthKoreA.Manyprivateuniversitiesarewell-knownbuttheirfeescanbe18000yuaneachterm.Thishasmadealotofstudentsthinkagain.1.InSouthKorean________.A.thereisonlyonecollegeB.thereisonlyonetopcollegeC.thereareonlytopuniversitiesD.thereareanumberofcolleges2.Wecaninferthattherearealmost________collegeplacesforhighschoolgraduates.A.675000B.507520C.500000D.6000003.Thestudentswanttostudyintopcollegesmainlybecause________.A.theycansucceedmoreeasilyinfutureB.theycanlearnmoreC.theycanmakemoremoneyD.itisinterestingtostudythere4.Beforestudentsareallowedtocolleges________.A.theywillbeinterviewedB.theywillaskquestionsofcollegesC.theywillnotbetestedanymoreD.firsttheywillpayalltheeducationfeeatall
ARIELWestBank:A.suicidebomberblewupnearIsraelisoldiersoutsideaJewishsettlementintheWestBankyesterdaykillingatleastthreepeopleandwoundingabout30othersthesettlement’smayorandrescueworkerssaiD.Asuicidebombercameandthereweremanysoldiersandheblewhimselfup.saidRonNachmanmayorofthesettlementofAriel.Soldierswereamongthecasualties.Peopleonthespotsaidthebomberblewupaftersoldierseatingatafoodstandinapetrolstationattheentranceofthesettlementfoundhim.AccordingtosomepeopleonthespotaccountsreportedbyIsraelimediaasoldiershotandwoundedthebomberwhothenexplodeD.TheMagenDavidAdornambulanceservicesaidatleastthreepeoplewerekilledandatleast30woundedintheblastwhichsetthebomberburningatArielabout25kilometerseastofTelAviv.Afirebrigadeofficialsaid:Thebomberwasstillburningwhenwegotthereandweputoutthefireimmediatelly.MeanwhileablastshookhomesinLebanon’slargestPalestinianrefugeecampearlyyesterdaydamagingbuildingsbutcausingnoinjuriesPalestiniansourcessaiD.TheysaidthebombwasplantedoutsidethehomeofamemberofPalestimianPresidentYasserArafat’sFatahfactioninAinel-Hilwchcampandexplodedwhilethefamilywassleeping.1.Someofpeopleincluding________werekilledorwoundedintheblastaccident.A.soldiersB.mayorC.rescueworkersD.afirebrigadeofficial2.Thesuicidebomberblewhimselfupbecause________.A.therewassomethingwrongwithhisbrainsB.asoldiershotandwoundedhimC.hecouldn’tseethesettlement’smayorD.hewantedtomakehimselfknown3.Itcanbeconcludedthatthepassageismostprobablypartofan________.A.announcementB.advertisementC.newsreportD.scienceresearch
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