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TheTideRisestheTideFallsByHenryWadsworthLongfellowThetiderisesthetidefallsAlongthesea—sandsdampandbrownThetravelerhastenstowardthetownAndthetiderisesthetidefalls.DarknesssettlesonroofsandwallsButtheseatheseainthedarknesscalls;ThelittlewaveswiththeirsoftwhitehandsEffacethefootprintsinthesandsAndthetiderisesthetidefalls.Themorningbreaks;thesteedsintheirstallsStampandneighasthehostlercalls;ThedayreturnsbutnevermoreReturnsthetravelertotheshoreAndthetiderisesthetidefalls.56.Whatisthefigurativemeaning寓意ofthetitleTheTideRisestheTideFallsindicate?A.thechangeoftheoceanB.thesequenceofhumanhistoryC.thecomingandgoingoftravelersD.theeternityofthenaturalworld57.Instanza1whichlineisparalleltoThemorningbreaks:thesteedsintheirstalls?A.ThetiderisesthetidefallsB.ThetwilightdarkensthecurlewcallsC.Alonethesea-sandsdampandbrownD.Thetravelerhastenstowardthetown58.Instanza2thewordEffaceinline4istheclosestto_________inmeaning.A.drawB.engraveC.eraseD.impress59.Instanza3Thedayreturnsbutnevermore;Returnsthetravelertotheshorethepoetpossiblymeans________.A.Timehustles;peoplebustleB.ThetravelercomestothetownjustonceC.PeoplewilldiewhiletimegoesonD.Iftimehadfeelingspeoplewouldstay
Personalityistoalargeextentinherent-A-typeparentsusuallybringaboutA-typeoffspring.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveaprofoundeffectsinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparentsitislikelytobecomeamajorfactorinthelivesoftheirchildren.OneplacewherechildrensoakupA.characteristicsisschoolwhichisbyitsverynatureahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthewinatallcostsmoralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrentpassionformakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersysteminwhichcompetitiveA-typesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirB-typefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippidesthefirstmarathonrunnerdroppeddeadsecondsaftersaying:Rejoiceweconquer！Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolsisthedisproportionateemphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhatquestionablebutcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivelyharmful.ObviouslyitisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallA.youngsterschangeintoB's.Theworldneedstypesandschoolshaveanimportantdutytotrytofitachild'spersonalitytohispossiblefutureemployment.Itistopmanagement.Ifthepreoccupationofschoolswithacademicworkwaslessenedmoretimemightbespentteachingchildrensurervalues.Perhapsselectionforthecaringprofessionsespeciallymedicinecouldbemadelessbygoodgradesinchemistryandmorebysuchconsiderationsassensitivityandsympathy.ItissurelyamistaketochooseourdoctorsexclusivelyfromA-typestock.B'sareimportantandshouldbeencourageD.73.AccordingtothepassageA-typeindividualsareusually________.A.impatientB.considerateC.aggressiveD.agreeable74.Theauthorisstronglyopposedtothepracticeofexaminationsatschoolsbecause________.A.thepressureistoogreatonthestudentsB.somestudentsareboundtofailC.failureratesaretoohighD.theresultsofexaminationsaredoubtful75.Theselectionofmedicalprofessionalsiscurrentlybasedon________.A.candidates'sensitivityB.academicachievementsC.competitivespiritD.surervalues76.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat________.A.thepersonalityofachildiswellestablishedatbirthB.familyinfluencedominatestheshapingofone'scharacteristicsC.thedevelopmentofone'spersonalityisduetomultiplefactorsD.B.-typecharacteristicscanfindnoplaceinacompetitivesociety
S.ometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympicsbutsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengeitistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!5.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself6.Accordingtothepassageourserf-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions7.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.
MobyDickorTheWhaleofwhichonly5copiesweresoldintheyearofitsfirstpublicationhasbeenrecognizedasoneofthegreatestmasterpiecesofthetwentiethcenturynovelsacrosstheworlD.YetitsauthorHermanMelvillewasnotblessedenoughtochangehisfateasthegreatworkdiD.HermanwasbornintoanupperclassNewYorkfamilyin1819buthehadtodropoutofschoolattheageof15duetobankruptcy破产ofthefamily.Hestruggledforlivingbyworkingasaclerkatabankafarmerandaprimaryschoolteacherbutdidnotmanagetoholdonquitelongtoanyofthejobs.Andin1841heturnedhimselfawhalingsailoronabigwhaler.Inthenextthreeyearshissailor’slifewastornapartbybetrayalinjurylivingwithanthropophagi食人族lovekillingimprisonmentprisonbreakwhichdidnotbeartheexpectedfruitoffortuneorbeingacaptain.Attheageof25HermanreturnedtoAmericastartinghiswritingcareer.DuringthefollowingfiveyearshepublishedfivenovelsamongwhichwasMobyDickbutnoneoftheworksbroughthimanyfameorsenseofsuccess.Hehadtoliveupwithhispoorlifesupportedbyregularfinancialhelpfromhisfatherin-law.Notmuchchangedevenafterhisfather-in-lawassistedhimontoapostatthecustomhouse海关.Hisself-doubtwhetherheshouldfighttowriteasanauthordisturbedHermanfortherestofhislifetillhisdeathin1899whichissuggestedinhiswife’sdiary.Andhiswifedescribedhisseveralstruggleswherehefoughtbitterlybacktohisdesktopickuphispen.28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMobyDickaccordingtothepassage?A.Itcameoutasapublishednovelinthetwentiethcentury.B.Itwasnotrecognizedasagreatworkuntilthetwentiethcentury.C.Itwasnotforsaleuntilthetwentiethcentury.D.Itwasadamptedfromthepassage?29.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Hermanchosehislifeonpurposetomakehimselfagreatwriter.B.Herman’sparentshadscheduledthosefailuresinhislifetomakehimaman.C.HermandidnotofferthebestofhimselftoforeseeandavoidthoseseriesofmisfortunE.D.Herman’sinsufficientcapabilitytofightproblemshewasfacedwithmightresult.30.WhatisthefirstworkingelementthatbuiltHermanupbeamostoutstandingwriter?A.HisrichlifeexperienceandperseverancE.B.Hissharpsensetoobserveandthink.C.Helpfromhiswifeandfather-in-law.D.Hisbrilliantlanguagetalentandskill.31.WhatcanwelearnfromHerman’lifestory?A.Thereisnomuchpointstrugglingandworkingtoohardinone’slikE.B.NeverinvesttoomuchofyourselfintowhatothershavethepowertojudgE.C.Nevertrustdecisionsthathavebeenmadebyothers.D.Neverdoubtyourselfbutsticktowhatyouarecommittedto.
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Itallbeganwithastopataredlight.KevinSalwenwasdrivinghis14-year-olddaughterHannahbackfromasleepoverin2006.WhilewaitingatatrafficlighttheysawablackMercedesCoupeononesideandahomelessmanbeggingforfoodontheother.Dadifthatmanhadalessnicecarthatmantherecouldhaveameal.HannahprotesteD.ThelightchangedandtheydroveonbutHannahwastooyoungtobereasonablE.Shepestered纠缠herparentsaboutinequityinsistingthatshewantedtodosomething.Whatdoyouwanttodo?hermomrespondeD.Sellourhouse?Warning!Neversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealisticteenager.HannahseizedupontheideaofsellingtheluxuriousfamilyhomeanddonatinghalfthemoneytocharitywhileusingtheotherhalftobuyasmallerreplacementhomE.Eventuallythat’swhatthefamilydiD.Theproject—crazyimpetuous鲁莽的andutterlyinspiring—iswrittendownindetailinabookbyfatheranddaughterscheduledtobepublishednextmonth:ThePowerofHalf.It’sabookthatfranklyI’dbenervousaboutleavingaroundwheremyownteenagekidsmightfindit.Animpressionablechildreadsthisandthenextthingyouknowyourwholefamilyisoutonthestreet.AtatimeofgreatneedsinHaitiandelsewherewhensomanyAmericansaretryingtohelpHaitiansbysendingeverythingfromtextmessagestoshoestheSalwensofferanexampleofafamilythatcametogethertomakeadifference—forthemselvesasmuchasthepeopletheyweretryingtohelp.Inanewspaperaweekagoitdescribedneurological神经学的evidencefrombrainscans扫描thatunselfishnesslightsuppartsofthebrainnormallyassociatedwithmoreprimarysatisfaction.TheSalwens’experienceconfirmstheselfishpleasuresofselflessness.Mr.SalwenandhiswifeJoanhadalwayssupposedthattheirkidswouldbebetteroffinabiggerhousE.Butaftertheydownsizedtherewasmuchlessspacesothefamilymembersspentmoretimearoundeachother.A.smallerhouseunexpectedlyturnedouttobeamorefamily-friendlyhousE.41.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinequitymostprobablymeaninParagraph3?A.Unfairness.B.Satisfaction.C.PersonalattitudE.D.Reasonablestatement.42.WhatissuggestedintheunderlinedsentenceNeversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealisticteenager.inParagraph5?A.NeveradviseanidealisticchildtomakeagrandgesturE.B.UnlessachildisrealisticnevergiveanypromisE.C.GiveanimmediateanswerifthechildisreasonablE.D.Don’trespondtoachild'sdemandswithoutconsideration.43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheSalwensdonatedalottocharitythoughtheyweren’trich.B.Unselfishnesscomesfrompeople’sprimarysatisfaction.C.Hannah’sparentssoldtheirhouseatHannah’srequest.D.Thewriter’schildrenaskedhimtoselltheirhousE.44.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.TheSalwensregrettedsellingtheirhousE.B.Thefamilymembersgotmuchcloser.C.Peoplelivinginsmallhousesarehappy.D.TheSalwensintendtobuyanotherbighousE.45.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe___________________.A.TheLesstheBetterB.AnExpectedSatisfactionC.SomethingWeCanLiveWithoutD.SomewhatCrazybutInspiring
Goinggreenseemstobefad时尚foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbadwecan’treallysaybutforthetowofusgoinggreenisnotafadbutalifestylE.OnApril222011wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthingsanditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergywehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.WiththeideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayearOurGreenYearstarteD.MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYearwecompletelychangedourlifestylE.Wenowshopatorganic有机的stores.WeconsumelessmeatchoosinggreenfooD.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon’tneeD.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuicewithnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutterenjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbreaD.InourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunisheD.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.28.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.KeepingOpen-MindedB.ProtectingthePlanet.C.GoingGreenD.CelebratingOurGreenYear.29.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause_________.A.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasksB.theydidn’tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergyD.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfad30.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.B.Theyignoreothers’ungreenbehavior.C.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefooD.31.Whatcanweinferformthelastparagraph?A.ThegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenpeoplE.B.ThecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuturE.C.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple’sgreenideas.D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.
WhenAbrahamLincolnwasyoungheworkedinastorE.Onedayawomancameintothestoreandboughtsomethings.Theyaddeduptotwodollarsandsixandaquartercents.ThebillwaspaidandthewomanwasentirelysatisfieD.Buttheyoungstorekeepernotfeelingquitesureastotheaccuracy准确ofhiscalculationsaddedupthethingsagain.Tohissurprisehefoundthatitshouldhavebeenbuttwodollars.I’vemadeherpaysixandaquartercentsmoresaidAbedisturbeD.ItwasanunimportantthingandmanyclerkswouldhaveforgottenitbutAbewastooconscientious一丝不苟的forthat.ThemoneymustbepaidbackhedecideD.Atnightheclosedthestoreandwalkedtothehomeofhiscustomer.HeexplainedthematterpaidoverthesixandaquartercentsandreturnedsatisfieD.HereisanotherstoryofyoungLincoln’sstricthonesty.A.womanenteredthestoreandaskedforhalfapoundofteA.Theyoungclerkweigheditout.Thiswasthelastsaleoftheday.ThenextmorningwhenbeginninghisdutiesAbediscoveredafour-ounceweightonthescales.Itflasheduponhimatoncethathehadusedthisinthesaleofthepreviousnightandsoofcoursegivenhiscustomersshortweight.Iamafraidthattherearemanycountrymerchantswhowouldnothavebeenmuchworriedbythisdiscovery.ButAbeweighedoutthebalanceofthehalfpoundshutupthestoreandcarriedittothedefraudedcustomer.IthinkmyyoungreaderswillbegintoseethatthenamesooftengiveninlatertimestoPresidentLincolnofHonestOldAbewaswelldeserveD.Amanwhobeginsbystricthonestyinhisyouthisnotlikelytochangeashegrowsolderandmercantilehonestyissomeguaranteeofpoliticalhonesty.9.WeknowfromthetextthatAbe___________.A.chargedlessforthewomanB.trickedthewomanonpurposeC.wascarefulandresponsibleD.wasconfidentofhiscalculations10.Fromtheunderlinedsentencewecanseethattheauthor___________.A.speakshighlyofAbrahamLincolnB.learnshowtosucceedinthepoliticalfieldC.comestounderstandtheimportanceofhonestyD.hopestogivereaderssomepersonalsuggestions11.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.BetterlatethanneverB.HonestyisthebestpolicyC.A.goodnameisbetterthangoldD.Wherethereisawillthereisaway
Commuting乘车上下班doesn’thavetobeterriblE.Iusedtohatejumpingonthetrainortakingthebusbutnotanylongernow.IalwayshaveabookreadyormyiPodloadedupwithmaterialsformetolistento.I’velearnedalotwhilesittingontrainsbusesandairplanes.Hereareafewthingsyoucandowhilecommuting:1.ReadaBookYoumaynothavetimetoreadbooksbutifyou’recommutinganddoingnothingyou’rewastingagoodopportunitytogetfriendlywiththeinterestingworldofbooks.Ifyouaren’tagoodreaderitmayfeelhardtogetstartedbutasyoukeepreadingyou’llfinditmoreandmorefun.2.WriteIfyou’reeagertobecomeawriterofanykindyoucancarryalaptopputonsomemusicandstartwritingwhilesittingonthetrainorbus.Ifyoudon’thavealaptoptherearealotofwaystofindareallycheapone.Ifyou’reonlyusingitforwritingandsurfingthewebyoudon’treallyneedthebestonE.3.ListenIfyou’recommutingandcan’treallyreadorwriteyoucanalwaysbuyaudiobooksandaudiocoursesonmanydifferenttopics.TherereallyarenoexcusestowasteyourcommutingtimE.4.LearnaLanguageI’verecentlystartedlearningSpanishandIamhavingalotoffundoingit.Languagelearningcanbefun.Youdon’tneedtositinschoolandstudygrammartolearnalanguagE.Ifyoucandevote30~60minutestoalanguageperdayyouwillmakeprogress.IfyoucandomoreyouwilllearnmorE.Commutingmayatfirstseemboringbutwhenyoureallythinkaboutitit’sanopportunityforyoutodovaluablethingswhiletheworldpassesyouby.21.Whilecommutingnowthewriteralwaysmakesuseofthetimeto________.A.writebooksC.preparematerialforhisiPodB.getsomeknowledgeD.dosomeshopping22.Whilecommutingreadingbookscanhelpyou________.A.getmorefriendsC.becomeawriterofanykindB.becomeagoodreaderD.makeupmorefunnystories23.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordoneinParagraph3probablyrefersto?A.WriterB.BusC.LaptopD.Train
FloridadeputyGeneSmiththoughtthecallsaboutakangaroowanderingonthestreetwerepartofaprank.ButWTSPreportsthatthestorywastrue:A.five-foot-tall200-poundkangaroowashoppingaroundPascoCountyonSunday.ThenthecallcamethatitwasnowonUS301.GeneSmithwhonotedthatthecallswerethestrangesthe'dreceivedduring17yearsontheforcesaidSureenoughtherewasakangaroointhemiddleoftheroaD.Itwasaprettybigandextremelystronganimal.Itwasn'tuntilIgrabbedthoselegsthatIrealizedjusthowstrongtheywerE.Itdoesn'tlooklikethatonTV.Infactthekangaroowassostrongthatpolicecouldn'tcatchit.AlongwiththeFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCommissionandthePascoCountySheriff'sOfficeAgriculturalUnittheytriedanumberofapproachestowrangleintheanimalwithoutseriouslyinjuringit.Buteventranquilizers镇定剂couldnotslowdownthecreaturE.EventuallylocalresidentKevinWehlingwhosaidhehadheardrumorsaboutthekangarooandwantedtoseeitforhimselfcapturedtheanimal.KangaroostypicallydonotattackhumansunlesstheyareangereD.HoweveranAustralianpoliticianwasrecentlyknockeddownandscratchedfacingakangaroowhileoutforamorningjog.Theycanbecomemoreaggressivewhenhungryorthirstyorinthiscasewhentheyfindthemselvesinastrangeenvironmentwithateamofpoliceofficershuntingthemdown.Policestillhavenoideawhoownsthekangaroohavenowplaceditinthecareofavet.TechnicallyyoucanraiseakangaroointheSunshineStateifyouhavetherightpermits.Intheorywildlifeofficialsshouldbeabletonarrowthefieldandpinpoint查明wherethestraykangaroocamefrom.36.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordprankinParagraph1mean?A.Task.B.Plan.C.Trick.D.Show.37.AccordingtowhatGeneSmithsaidinPara-graph2weinferthat____.A.hewasskilledatgrabbingkangaroosB.hehadseenmanykangaroosinthewildbeforeC.hehadalwaysworriedthatkangarooswouldattackpeopleD.hedidn'texpectcapturingthekangaroowouldbethathard38.WhatroledidKevinWehlingplayintheactionofcapturingthekangaroo?A.Hemanagedtoputthekangarooundercontrol.B.Heshottranquilizersintothebodyofthekangaroo.C.HespreadrumorsthatthekangaroowasunbeatablE.D.Hestoodinthewayofthekangarooandsloweditdown.39.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.KangaroosarethegentlestanimalsintheworlD.B.Kangarooscanbedangerousincertaincircumstances.C.Kangaroosusuallybegforfoodwhentheyarehungry.D.Kangarooscanadapttoastrangeenvironmentquickly.40.Wildlifeofficialsshouldbeabletopinpointwherethestraykangaroocamefrombecause______.A.thekangaroocanleadthemtoitsownerB.theycanrefertothekangaroo'sfootstepsC.camerashaverecordedthekangaroo'strackD.theycanrefertorecordsofpeoplekeepingKangaroos
PorPiaTodSpringrollsPantawanCookingIngrediants—garlic1—slicedcabbage1/3cup—slicedcabbage1/3cup—pork50g—glassnoodles粉丝1cup—slicedcarrot1/3cup—peppersauce1spoon—sugar1spoon—soysauce1spoon—vegetableoil1spoon—beansprouts豆芽1spoon—springrollsheet4—eggwhite1spoonHowtocook:—PutthespringrollsheetonthekitchenboardorabigplateandbereadyfortherollingtimE.—Putthefillingonthespringrollsheetandstarttorollfromonecornerofthesheet.—Keeprollinguntilyouhavereachedthemiddlewhenyoutakebothsidesofthesheettothecenter.—ThencontinuerollingtotheendcornerandsealwitheggwhitE.21.Accordingtothepassagetheslicedvegetablesinclude______.A.vegetableoilB.garlicC.beansproutsD.carrots22.Thespringrollfillingisreadyafter__________.A.theslicedgarlicandtheporkarewellcookedB.theseasoningsandallthevegetablesarewellcookedC.theglassnoodlesandthebeansproutsarewellcookedD.thespringrollsheetandtheeggwhitearewellcooked23.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.YoustickthespringrollsheettogetherwitheggwhitE.B.YoubegintorollthesheetatthecornerofthekitchenboarD.C.Youusetheeggwhiteasakindofspringrollfilling.D.Youtakebothsidesofthesheettothecenterbeforeyourollit.
WhenIwasnineyearsoldIlovedtogofishingwithmydaD.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.HealwaysansweredSonifyouwanttocatchafishyouhavetothinklikeafish.IrememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecauseI’mnotafish!Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.BesidesIreasonedhowcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.SoIreadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperaturE.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.BesideswaterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshadE.Yetfishdon’thaveanyeyelids眼皮andthesunhurtstheireyesThemoreIunderstoodfishthemoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem.WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworldIrememberhearingmyfirstbosssayWeallneedtothinklikesalespeoplE.Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesensE.MydadneveroncesaidIfyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.WhathesaidwasYouneedtothinklikeafish.Yearslaterwithgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanmeIgraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.ItisnotaneasyjoB.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.26.WhywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnineA.HecouldnotcatchafishB.HisfatherwasnotpatientwithhimC.HisfatherdidnotteachhimfishingD.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid27.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?A.ToreadaboutfishB.TolearnfishingbyoneselfC.TounderstandwhatfishthinkD.Tostudyfishinginmanyways28.Accordingtotheauthorfisharemostlikelytobefound.A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydaysC.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees29.Afterenteringthebusinessworldtheauthorfound.A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiringC.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople24.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom.A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbookC.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire’sbiography
TheAfricanelephantwhichisthelargestlandanimalremainingonearthisofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem.UnlikeotheranimalstheAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eateritlargelyshapesthe-forest-and-savanna大草原surroundingsinwhichitlivesthereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeverydayitkillssmalltreesandunder-bushesandpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.TaketherainforestsforexamplE.Intheirnaturalstatethespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplantselephantsmakeopenspacesallowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituationstheforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappearsscientistssaymanyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavannagreatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.29.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.B.TheeffectofAfricanelephants'searchforfooD.C.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasesettingthetermsmostprobablymean?A.FixingthetimE.B.Decidingtheconditions.C.Improvingthequality.D.WorseningthestatE.31.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.C.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.D.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.32.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby_____A.givingexamplesB.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesC.describingthechangesinspaceorderD.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecauses
IfyouwanttovisitonlythesightsthatyouthinkaremostinterestingyoushoulddefinitelybookoneofthemanyprivatetoursinNYC.LandmarkPrivateNewYorkToursThebestwaytomakethemostofyourvisittothetopNYClandmarksistouseoneoftheprivatetoursinNYC.NYSeeItAll:FromtravelingthroughManhattantogettingontoaboattovisitEllisIslandandtheStatueofLibertythisprivateNYCtourdeliverssuperiorsservicE.Customize定制yourstopsandseewhythistourisoneofthebestprivatetoursinNYC.NYLimoTour:AfterchoosingwhatyouwanttoseethisprivatetourinNYCletsyouwritetherouteofyourday.WhetheryouwanttoseehistoricalNYCsightsmoviesightsorculturalsightsitwillhelpmakeyourvisitmemorablE.AerialLandmarkTour:ThisisafunandexcitingwaytoexploreNewYorkCity.Onthis20-minutehelicoptertouryou'llseetheverybestlandmarksinManhattanandtheBronx.Family-FriendlyPrivateNewYorkToursNYCisn’tjustaplaygroundofadults;thesefamily-friendlyprivateNewYorkCitytoursareidealforpeopletravelingwithkids.RevolutionaryEraWalkingTour:WhenyoubookthisinformativeNYCwalkingtouryouandyourkidswillwanderaroundManhattan’sFinancialDistrictandhearallabouttheAmericanRevolution.Withknowledgeableguidesyourkidswilllovethetourtoo.KidsGreenwichVillageTour:ThisfunNYCwalkingtourisspecificallycreatedforchildren.YouandyourkidswillvisitsomefamousGreenwichVillagesightswhilethechildrenledbyfriendlyguidesplaygamesthatrelatetomathscienceforeignlanguageandthearts.21.WhatcanweknowaboutNYLimoTour?A.Itgivesyouhands-onexperiencesoftravelplanning.B.ItprovidestouristswithhighqualityservicE.C.Itisaplaygroundoftheoldandyoung.D.Itmainlyfocusesonculturalsights.22.Whichtourisprobablymostsuitableforvisitorswithatightschedule?A.NYSeeItAll.B.NYLimoTour.C.AerialLandmarkTour.D.RevolutionaryEraWalkingTour.23.Whatdothetwofamily-friendlytoursmentionedhaveincommon?A.Theyoffervariousentertainmentfacilities.B.TheycanequipkidswithsomeknowledgE.C.Theycontainmanyuniqueoutdooractivities.D.Theyincludebothnaturalandman-madesights.24.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellinthepassage?A.WhattodowhenyoustayinNYC.B.WheretostayifyoucometoNYC.C.HowtogosightseeingifyouvisitNYC.D.HowtohavefunwhenyouliveinNYC.
Manycountriesfollowspecialcustomswhenachild’sbabyteethfallout.Manyofthesecustomstellstoriesaboutanimalstakingtheteeth.ForexampleKoreanshavethecustomofthrowingthefallentoothontotheroofofahousesothatamagpie喜鹊cantakethetoothawayandbringanewtoothforthechilD.ThiscustomisalsofollowedbysomeotherAsiancountriessuchasJapanandVietnam.Othercountriesthoughhavetoothcustomsaboutotheranimals.InMexicoandSpainforexampleitisthoughtthatamousetakesafallentoothawayandleavessomemoney.ButinMongoliaitisdogsthattakechildren’steethaway.DogsarehighlyrespectedinMongolianculturE.ItisbelievedthatthenewtoothwillgrowstrongifthebabytoothisfedtoadogsoparentsinMongoliawillputtheirchildren’sfallenteethinapieceofmeatandfeedittoadog.InFranceandtheUSAachildwillputafallentoothunderhisorherpillowbeforegoingtobeD.ItisthoughtthatintheearlymorningwhenthechildisstillsleepingtheToothFairywilltakethetoothawayandleavesomethingelseunderthepillow.Whatshewillleaveishardtoknow.ItissaidthatinFrancetheToothFairymayleavesomecandies;howeverintheUnitedStatesshemayleavemoney.32.Koreansthrowatoothontotheroofofahouseinorderto__________.A.getmoneyB.feedmagpiesC.getcandiesD.getanewtooth33.InVietnamifachild’stoothfallsoutheorshewill__________.A.throwitontotheroofofahouseB.feedittoamouseC.putitinapieceofmeatandfeedthemeattoadogD.leaveittotheToothFairy34.FromthelastparagraphwecanknowthatinFranceandtheUSA_________.A.achildwillputhisorherfallentoothbesidethepillowB.theToothFairytakesthefallenteethawayatmidnightC.theToothFairywillleavesomecandiestothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethawayD.nooneknowsforsurewhattheToothFairywillleavetothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethaway35.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A.customsaboutfallenteethinwesterncountriesB.customsaboutfallenteethindifferentcountriesC.storiesabouthumanteethD.storiesaboutsomeanimals
SummerRainTheworstdaysofanysummeraretherainyones.Wespendallyearlookingforwardtoniceweatherandlonghotdays.Allofwinterwithitscloudydaysandbittercoldwedreamofthoseendlessdaysatthebeachlyingonthesandandenjoyingthebrightandburningsun.Andthensummercomesanditrains.AsachildIwouldwakeuptorainysummerdaysandcomeclosetocrying.Itwasn’tfair.Wesufferedthroughmonthsofschoolandexperiencedbadweatherforthoseshorttenweeksoffreedomandpleasantweather.OnthoserainysummerdaysIhadnothingfuntodoandcouldonlysitinsidestaringoutattherainlikeabirdinacagE.Iwasanonlychildsotherewasnooneelsetoplaywith.MyfatherworkedfromhomesoIwasnottrulyalonebuthecouldnotactivelyplaywithmesincehewasatwork.ItwasthosedaysthatIwouldwatchwhateverwasontelevisionorreadanybooksthatIcouldfindlyingarounD.I’ddragthroughthedayandprayeachnightthattherainwouldnotbetherethenextday.AsanadultthoughmyopinionofsummerrainhaschangeD.Whenyouhavetoworkeverydaysummerisnotasexciting.Everythingseemsdull.Suchamindsetmakesyoucheerforanythingnewordifferent.Ispendthewinterdreamingofsummerandthesummerdreamingofwinter.WhensummercomesIhatehowhotitis.AndthenIlookforwardtotherainbecausetherainbringswithitacoldfrontwhichmakesmecomfortablE.Rainydaysarestilltheworstdaysofthesummerbutsummerraintodaymeanspositivelybeautiful—andconsiderablycooler—weathertomorrow.21.Whentheauthorwasachildhe______.A.hatedrainydaysB.likedstayingindoorsC.preferredcoolerweatherD.dreamedonsummerdays22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.A.wasoftenleftaloneathomeB.hadnobrothersorsistersC.preferredreadingtoplayingoutsideD.couldenjoythebrilliantsuninwinter23.Asanadulttheauthorviewssummerraindifferentlybecause______.A.heknowsitwon’tlastlongB.hissummerholidayisveryshortC.rainmakestheweathercoolerD.hecanbetterdealwithhisholiday
FormostthinkerssincetheGreekphilosophersitwasself-evidentthatthereissomethingcalledhumannaturesomethingthatconstitutestheessenceofman.Therewerevariousviewsaboutwhatconstitutesitbuttherewasagreementthatsuchanessenceexists---thatistosaythatthereissomethingbyvirtueofwhichmanisman.Thusmanwasdefinedasarationalbeingasasocialanimalananimalthatcanmaketoolsorasymbol-makinganimal.MorerecentlythistraditionalviewhasbeguntobequestioneD.Onereasonforthischangewastheincreasingemphasisgiventothehistoricalapproachtoman.AnexaminationofthehistoryofhumanitysuggestedthatmaninourtimeissodifferentfrommaninprevioustimesthatitseemedunrealistictoassumethatmenineveryagehavehadincommonsomethingthatcanbecalledhumannaturE.ThehistoricalapproachwasreinforcedparticularlyintheUnitedStatesbystudiesinthefieldofculturalanthropology人类学.Thestudyofprimitivepeopleshasdiscoveredsuchadiversityofcustomsvaluesfeelingsandthoughtsthatmanyanthropologistsarrivedattheconceptthatmanisbornasablanksheetofpaperonwhicheachculturewritesitstext.AnotherfactorcontributingtothetendencytodenytheassumptionofafixedhumannaturewasthattheconcepthassooftenbeenabusedasashieldbehindwhichthemostinhumanactsarecommitteD.InthenameofhumannatureforexampleAristotleandmostthinkersuptotheeighteenthcenturydefendedslavery.Orinordertoprovetherationalityandnecessityofthecapitalistformofsocietyscholarshavetriedtomakeacaseforacquisitivenesscompetitivenessandselfishnessasnaturalhumancharacters.Popularlyonereferscynicallytohumannatureinacceptingtheinevitabilityofsuchundesirablehumanbehaviorasgreedmurdercheatingandlying.Anotherreasonforskepticismabouttheconceptofhumannatureprobablyliesintheinfluenceofevolutionarythinking.OncemancametobeseenasdevelopingintheprocessofevolutiontheideaofasubstancewhichiscontainedinhisessenceseemeduntenablE.YetIbelieveitispreciselyfromanevolutionarystandpointthatwecanexpectnewinsightintotheproblemofthenatureofman.63.Mostphilosophersbelievedthathumannature________.A.isthequalitydistinguishingmanfromotheranimalsB.consistsofcompetitivenessandselfishnessC.issomethingpartlyinnateandpartlyacquiredD.consistsofrationalityandundesirablebehavior64.Thetraditionalviewofhumannaturewasstronglychallengedby________.A.theemergenceoftheevolutionarytheoryB.thehistoricalapproachtomanC.newinsightintohumanbehaviorD.thephilosophicalanalysisofslavery65.TheauthormentionedAristotleagreatancientthinkerinorderto________.A.emphasizethathecontributedalottodefiningtheconceptofhumannatureB.showthattheconceptofhumannaturewasusedtojustifysocialevilsC.provethathehadaprofoundinfluenceontheconceptofhumannatureD.supporttheideathatsomehumancharactersareinheriteD.66.Accordingtothepassageanthropologistsbelievethathumanbeings________.A.havesomecharactersincommonB.arebornwithdiverseculturesC.arebornwithoutafixednatureD.changetheircharactersastheygrowup
Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.EveryonewasinbedexceptmE.UnderthestronglightIlookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestufftheycallbooks.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.WhencanIgotobed?Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswerinfactIdarednot.TheclockstrucktwelvE.Ohdear!IcriedtenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!WepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworlD.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.TheclockstruckonE.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallIhadlearnD.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcoulD.IprayedOhGodPleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.IdopromisetoworkhardafterwardsAmen.MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.A.fewminuteslaterwithmyheadonthedeskIfellasleep.21.TheunderlinedwordwretchedinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.happyB.disappointedC.unhappyD.hopeful22.Reviewinghislessonsthatnightdidn’thelphimbecause________..A.itwastoolateatnightB.hewasverytiredC.hiseyelidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopenD.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination23.Whatdoyousupposeprobablyhappenedtotheauthorthenextday?A.HewenttoachurchtoprayagainB.HepassedtheexamallbyluckC.HefailedintheexamD.Hewaspunishedbyhisteacher24.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.TheNightBeforetheExaminationB.WorkingfarintotheNightC.A.SlowStudentD.GoingOverMyLessons
Evenifyouarenaturallyshythesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.1.TakepicturesOneofthegreatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventorpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselvesandit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosayIfyou’dlikeIcanemailittoyou.Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafuneventemailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.2.EataloneinpublicYoumightfeelself-consciouseatingbyyourselfbutithasanimportantbenefit:youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealonE.PeoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyouorbeingrudeifyouareinaconversationwithsomeoneelsE.Bringabookornewspapertoreadthiswillmakeyoufeellessself-conscious.Plushavinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaconversationifthey’vereadit.3.JoinaclasssportsteamorclubYogasalsadancingvolleyballToastmastersapublicspeakingclubaclassforworketC.Takeupanewhobbyorcontinueanoldone!Theseareallgreatplacestomeetnewpeopleprimarilybecauseyouwillbeforcedtoseethesamepeopleoverandoveragainintheclass.Youwillautomaticallymakefriendswiththemifyouhaveacommoninterestandareforcedtoseeeachotheragain.Tips:*Inthebeginningneverturndownaninvitationfromsomeoneevenifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tnormallydo.*EmailyournewfriendswithfunthingstodoinsteadofalwaysaskingwhattheirplansarE.Iftheyhaveabetterplanyoucandropyoursandjointhem.Thiswillhelpestablishyouassomeonewhoiscontributingvalueinsteadofjusttakingitpeoplewantthisinafriend.*Don’tletlittlethingsinlifeupsetyouorbeanegativeperson.Peopledon’twanttobearoundsomeonelikethat!21.____cangiveyouanexcusetostartnewconnections.A.EatingbyyourselfinpublicB.TakingpicturesofothersC.ReadinginterestingbooksD.Joininggroupactivities22.Whenhavingmealsyou’dbetter____ifyouwanttomakenewfriends.A.sitonyourowninpublicplacesB.startaconversationwiththosewhohavefriendsasideC.inviteotherstoyourapartmenttoeattogetherD.approachotherstoshowconsciousfriendliness23.Whichofthefollowingpiecesofadviceisatipfromthetext?A.Trytobeoutgoingandtalkativeinsteadofbeingshy.B.Neverturndownaninvitationfromyourfriends.C.Don’tgiveanegativeresponsetoanyrequest.D.Offersuggestionsonhowtospendtimetogether.24.Bywritingthetexttheauthorintendstotellus____.A.whyyoushouldchangewhenyoumovetoanewcityB.whyyoushouldmakenewfriendsinanewcityC.howyoucankeepintouchwithstrangersD.howyoucanmakenewfriendsinanewcity
StudentswhosaytheyneverorhardlyeveruseddictionariesmayspeakEnglishwellbutusuallywritepoorlybecausetheymakemanymistakes.Thestudentswhousedictionariesmostdonotlearnespeciallywelleither.Theoneswholookupeverynewworddonotreadfast.Thereforetheydonothavetimetoreadmuch.Thosewhousesmalltwo-languagedictionarieshavetheworstproblems.TheirdictionariesoftengiveonlyoneortwowordsastranslationsofEnglish.ButoneEnglishwordoftenhasmanytranslationsinaforeignlanguageandoneforeignwordhasmanytranslationsinEnglish.Themostsuccessfulstudentsarethosewhouselargecollegeeditiondictionarieswithabout100000wordsbutdonotusethemtoooften.Whentheyarereadingthesestudentsfirsttrytogetthegeneralideaandunderstandnewwordsfromthecontext.ThentheyrereadandusethedictionarytolookuponlykeywordsthattheystilldonotunderstanD.Theyusedictionariesmoreforwriting.Iftheyarenotsurehowtospellawordtheyalwaysuseadictionary.Alsoiftheythinkanounmighthaveanunusualplural复数formtheycheckthisinadictionary.28.Thewriterthinksthat___________.A.chooseagooddictionaryandyou’llbesuccessfulinlearningEnglishB.dictionariesarenotnecessarytothestudentswholearnEnglishC.itisveryimportantforstudentstousegooddictionariesproperlyD.usingdictionariesveryoftencan’thelptoimprovewriting29.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.DictionarieshavelittleeffectonlearningtospeakEnglish.B.Whatevernewwordsyoumeetwhilereadingneverusedictionaries.C.Smalltwo-languagedictionarieshaveseriousshortcomings.D.Readingsomethingforthefirsttimeyou’dbetternotusedictionaries.30.Wheninthereadingdoesthewriteradvisestudentstouseagooddictionary?A.AtthebeginningofthereadingB.AttheendofthereadingC.DuringthefirstreadingD.Afterthefirstreading31.Thispassagemainlytellsus__________.A.thatstudentsshouldn’tusesmalltwo-languagedictionariesB.whatweretheshortcomingsofsmalltwo-languagedictionariesC.whystudentsshoulduselargecollegeeditiondictionariesD.whatdictionarystudentsshouldchooseandhowtouseit
WelcometoAdventureland!EveryonelovesAdventureland!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore探索enjoyandadmiretheirwonders.EveryonevisitwillbeanunforgettableexperiencE.Youwillgoawayenrichedlongingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?TheTravelPavilionExploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobeforeandexperiencedifferentwaysoflifeintheworlD.VisittheAmazonjungle丛林villagetheTurkishmarketthetaifloatingmarkettheBerbermountainhouseandothers.TalktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlivesandthingstheymakE.Youcantrymakingacarpetmakingnetsfishing.TheFutureTowerThisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe’llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator模拟装置fortheJourneytoMars!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.InthesafariPakyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelionsgiraffeselephantsinthewilD.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytoseeThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventurelanD.Runoutoffilmneedsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymorevisitourundergroundshoppingcenterwheretherearemanylovelytoysjustforchildren.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.21.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors__________.A.realizetheimportanceoftravelingB.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountriesC.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnets.D.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworlD.22.Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople’slifewillbeyoumayvisit________.A.theTravelPavilionB.theFutureTower.C.theSafariParkD.thePyramid23.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehomewherewillyoumostlikelygo?A.ThePyramiD.B.TheNaturePark.B.TheFutureTower.D.TheTravelPavilion.24.Whichoneisthepassageperhapstakenfrom?A.textbookB.advertisementC.storyD.fairytale
SummerRainTheworstdaysofanysummeraretherainyones.Wespendallyearlookingforwardtoniceweatherandlonghotdays.Allofwinterwithitscloudydaysandbittercoldwedreamofthoseendlessdaysatthebeachlyingonthesandandenjoyingthebrightandburningsun.Andthensummercomesanditrains.AsachildIwouldwakeuptorainysummerdaysandcomeclosetocrying.Itwasn’tfair.Wesufferedthroughmonthsofschoolandexperiencedbadweatherforthoseshorttenweeksoffreedomandpleasantweather.OnthoserainysummerdaysIhadnothingfuntodoandcouldonlysitinsidestaringoutattherainlikeabirdinacagE.Iwasanonlychildsotherewasnooneelsetoplaywith.MyfatherworkedfromhomesoIwasnottrulyalonebuthecouldnotactivelyplaywithmesincehewasatwork.ItwasthosedaysthatIwouldwatchwhateverwasontelevisionorreadanybooksthatIcouldfindlyingarounD.I’ddragthroughthedayandprayeachnightthattherainwouldnotbetherethenextday.AsanadultthoughmyopinionofsummerrainhaschangeD.Whenyouhavetoworkeverydaysummerisnotasexciting.Everythingseemsdull.Suchamindsetmakesyoucheerforanythingnewordifferent.Ispendthewinterdreamingofsummerandthesummerdreamingofwinter.WhensummercomesIhatehowhotitis.AndthenIlookforwardtotherainbecausetherainbringswithitacoldfrontwhichmakesmecomfortablE.Rainydaysarestilltheworstdaysofthesummerbutsummerraintodaymeanspositivelybeautiful—andconsiderablycooler—weathertomorrow.21.Whentheauthorwasachildhe______.A.hatedrainydaysB.likedstayingindoorsC.preferredcoolerweatherD.dreamedonsummerdays22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.A.wasoftenleftaloneathomeB.hadnobrothersorsistersC.preferredreadingtoplayingoutsideD.couldenjoythebrilliantsuninwinter23.Asanadulttheauthorviewssummerraindifferentlybecause______.A.heknowsitwon’tlastlongB.hissummerholidayisveryshortC.rainmakestheweathercoolerD.hecanbetterdealwithhisholiday
ManyrunnersandgymmembersfeelthatmusicmakesexercisemoreenjoyablE.Howevertheymightnotknowthatscientistshavefoundthatsomekindsofmusiccanimprovepeople'senergyby15percent.ThiswasdiscoveredbyDr.CostasatBrunelUniversity'sSchoolofSportandEducation.HehasworkedwithorganizationssuchasNikeandwithmanychampionathletes.InthestudythirtypeoplelistenedtoinspiringmusicbyQueentheRedHotChiliPepperandMadonnA.TheydidexerciseatthesametimE.Whentheyweredoingexerciseintimewiththemusicpeopleshowedhigherenergylevels.Evenwhentheyweredoingveryhardexercisetheywerepositiveabouthowtheyfelt.Whenpeoplearedoingexercisetheirnerves中枢神经sendmessagessayingthattheirbodyisgettingtireD.HoweverwhentheyarelisteningtomusicatthesametimethesemessagesareblockeD.Dr.CostasthinksthisisbecausethemusiccausespartofthebraintosenddifferentmessagestothebodythatmakeitfeelhappyandrelaxeD.Dr.Costas'workshowsthatdifferenttypesofmusiccanhavedifferenteffectsondifferentpeoplE.Theeffectofsomemusiccanalsodependonhowtiringtheexerciseis.Hesaysthatpeoplewhohaveextrovertedpersonalitiespreferfasterandlouderkindsofmusiccomparedtopeoplewhohaveareservedpersonality.ThisisbecauseforthemusictohaveaneffectthebrainsofextrovertedpeopleneedmorestimulationthanthebrainsofreservedpeoplE.ReservedpeoplewanttofeellessworriedandsohavebetterresultswhenthemusicmakesthemfeelrelaxeD.Dr.Costaswasaskedtoprovidemusicforthe'RuntotheBeat'halfmarathonintheUKandwhichhasalsonowstartedinothercountries.'IalsohavealotofotherexcitingprojectsthatIamworkingon'saysDr.Costas.OneoftheseistofindoutwhetherthespeedofthemusicwelistentohasaneffectonourheartratewhileweexercisE.32.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Themessagespeople'snervessendsaythebodyisgettingtireD.B.Whentheyaredoingexercisepeopleshowhigherenergylevels.C.ThemessagestheirnervessendarestoppedwhenpeoplearelisteningtomusiC.D.Whentheyaredoingveryhardexercisepeoplearepositiveabouthowtheyfeel.33.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph3probablymeans.A.outgoingB.moodyC.sensitiveD.optimistic34.Dr.Costaprobablyagreesthat.A.peoplecanimprovetheirenergyby15%listeningtomusicB.thespeedofmusicwelistentoaffectstheheartrategreatlyC.reservedpeopleenjoylisteningtolightmusicandslowsongsD.thesamekindofmusichasdifferenteffectsondifferentpeople35.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.A.ashort-storycollectionB.apopularsciencemagazineC.apersonaldiaryD.aresearchpaper
ByfourthgradeIwasalreadyfourfeetandsixincheswhichwastallerthantheaverageofthenine-yearoldgirl.ThatmeantIwasseatedtothebackoftheclassroomlineupwhereIwassandwichedbetweenfour-feet-five-and-a-halfinchesCaitlinandfour-feet-sevenReneewhowerebestfriendsandoftentalkedtoeachotherovermyheaD.EverydayofelementaryschoolmyclassmarchedtothecafeteriaatnoonandjoinedthelunchlinE.Allofmyfemalefriendswereshorterthanfour-feet-fourinchessotheyclusteredtogetherinthefront.ForthefirstfewmonthsoffourthgradeIprayedforsomeonetoprovidemewithcompanionshipinthelunchlinE.FortunatelyinNovembermyprayerswereanswereD.ThefirstthingInoticedaboutnewgirlLiliwasthatshehadthesamelastnameasme—Chen.IhadneverbeforemetanotherChenwhowasmyagE.HighschoolwasfilledwithChensbuttherehadbeenalackofthembackinelementaryschool.ThesecondthingInoticedwasthatshewasexactlyfourfeetandsixinches.Tomethosetwofactorswereproofenoughthatweweredestinedtobebestfriends.IrememberourfirstconversationatthelunchtimE.HeyI'mLili!ImovedherefromPS162.What'syourname?Karen.KarenChen.Iaddedsosheknewforsurethatwehadthesamenameandthereforeaconnection.ShepickeduponourcommonalityHahawe'rebothChens.Butshewasn'tasamazedbyitasIwas.MaybetherehadbeenotherChensatherpreviouselementaryschool.WhateveritwasInoticedandfeltalittledisappointeD.25.Whichstatementabouttheauthoristrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CaitlinReneeandshebecamebestfriendsbyGradeFour.B.Shewastallerthantheothergirlsinherclassexcepttwo.C.Allofherfriendswereshorterthanfour-feet-fourinches.D.ShewasseatedtothebackbetweenCaitlinandReneE.26.Whydidtheauthorbelievetheywouldsurelybebestfriends?A.Becausetheysharedthesamelastnameandheight.B.BecausetheywereofthesamelastnameandagE.C.Becausetheywereexactlyofanageandaclass.D.BecausetheywerethesameinheightandagE.27.WhatmadetheauthoralittledisappointedafterthefirstconversationwithLili?A.TherehadbeenotherChensatherpreciousschool.B.Shedidn'tknowforsuretheyhadthesamelastnamE.C.Shedidn'tknowtherewasaconnectionbetweenthem.D.Shewasn'tasamazedbytheircommonalityastheauthor.
ThousandsofhungrybirdsleftthecountrysideofBritaininthebitterwintertofindfoodandwarmthinurbangardens.Themoveincludedspeciessuchastheredwingandthefieldfarealmostunknownoutsideruralareas.ThehardsituationoffarmlandbirdshasbeenrevealedinthelatestsurveyofbirdpopulationsfromtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirdsreleasedtoday.Theredwinghasanobviousstripeovertheeyeandaredflashontheflanks侧翼whilethefieldfarehasagreyheadapeachunderbellyandadistinctivedarkbandonthetail.GrahamMadgethesociety'sspokesmansaysFormanyurbanbirdwatchersthesightofthesestrikingspeciesisarealtreat.ManypeoplehaveneverimaginedtherebeingsuchanamazingchancE.FrozengroundpreventedthemfromgettingfoodinthecountrysideandtheyhavebeensavedfromstarvationintownsheaddeD.Hesaystheunusualsightthisyearsomewhattemperedthefrustrationfeltatthesufferingofsmallgardenbirdssuchasrobinsandwrens.ThesebirdsaresensitivetocoldandmusteatalmostcontinuouslytostayalivE.Datafrompeoplewhotookpartinthesociety'sBigGardenBirdwatchrecordedsightingsin280000gardensduringthelastweekendofJanuarywiththegoldcrestdown75percentthelongtailedtitdown27percentandthecoaltitdown20percent.Thestudyhighlightedtheneedforfoodtobeleftoutforbirdsduringwinter.Theredwingandthefieldfarearerelativelyunknownoutsidetheeasternpartofthecountry.TheresearchshowshoweverthattheymovedtotheothersideofthecountrywheretheclimateisgenerallymildinwinterandthatmanyforthefirsttimehavereachedCornwallandIslesofScilly.Thenumberofredwingsightingswasup185percentthoseofthefieldfare73andoftheyellowhammer68.Anothersurprisegardenguestthisyearwastheblackcap.ThisrobinsizedsilvergreybirdwasrareinBritain50yearsagobutincreasingnumbersnowarriveeachyearfromGermanyandAustriA.32.Howdidtheurbanbirdwatchersprobablyfeelwhenseeingthehungrybirds?A.ExciteD.B.WorrieD.C.AnnoyeD.D.MotivateD.33.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordtemperedA.PreventeD.B.RelieveD.C.ExplaineD.D.IncreaseD.34.AccordingtothepassageCornwallisperhaps________.A.avillageineasternBritainB.acityinwesternBritainC.avillageinwesternBritainD.acityineasternBritain35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThetoughlivingconditionsofsomeBritishbirds.B.ThevariousspeciesofBritain'sgardenbirds.C.Thechangesofsomebird'spopulationinBritain.D.UnusualbirdvisitorsinBritain'surbangardens.
MysonGilbertwaseightyearsoldandhadbeenintheCubScouts童子军团onlyashorttimE.Oncehewashandedasheetofpaperablockofwoodandfourtiresandtoldtoreturnhomeandgivethemalltohisfather.ThatwasnotaneasytaskforGilberttodo.Thepieceofpaperwasasetofinstructionsabouthowtobuildawoodenracingcar.Gilbert'sfatherlaughedwhenhereadtheinstructions.TheblockofwoodremaineduntouchedastheweekspasseD.FinallyIsteppedintoseeifIcouldfigureitallout.HavingnoskillsIdecideditwouldbebestifIsimplyreadtheinstructionsandletGilbertdothework.AndhediD.Withindayshisblockofwoodwasturningintoapinewoodracingcar.ThenthebignightcamE.WithhispinewoodracingcarinhishandandprideinhisheartweheadedtothebigracE.Astheracewasdoneineliminationfashion淘汰赛形式youcouldkeepracingaslongasyouwerethewinner.FinallyitwasbetweenGilbertandthefastestlookingcartherE.AstheracewasabouttobeginGilbertaskediftheycouldstopforaminutebecausehewantedtopray.ThentheracestoppeD.GilbertprayedinearnestforaverylongminutE.TheMastercameuptoGilbertandaskedtheobviousquestionSoyouprayedtowinGilbertMyyoungsonansweredOhnoSir.Itwouldn'tbefairtoaskGodtohelpyoubeatsomeoneelsE.IjustaskedhimtomakeitsoIdon'tcrywhenIlosE.Childrenseemtohavewisdomfarbeyondus.PerhapswespendtoomuchofourprayertimeaskingGodtocontroltheracemakeusthechampionorremoveusfromthestrugglewhenweshouldbeseekingGod'sstrengthtogetthroughwhatliesinourway.24.Gilbert'sfatherthoughtthetaskgivenbytheCubScoutscould________.A.benotroubleatallB.betooeasyforGilbertC.bebeyondGilbert'sabilityD.requirenoskills25.Whofinallymadethepinewoodracingcar?A.Gilbert.B.Gilbert'sfather.C.Gilbert'smother.D.Thewholefamily.26.WhatcanwelearnaboutGilbert?A.HemadeitinthefinalracE.B.Hisperformanceinspiredhismom.C.HethoughttheMasterunfair.D.HewasveryafraidoflosingtheracE.27.Theauthorwritesthispassagetotellusthat________.A.adultsshouldcommunicatemorewithchildrenB.weshouldhavefaithinourabilitytowinC.victoryisthepowertoovercomedifficultiesD.friendshipismoreimportantthanwinning
A.quicklookatanewspapertheInternetoraTVnewscastmakesiteasytoseethatfamouspeopledon'thavemuchprivacy.Everydaythereisjuicynewgossiptobetalkedaboutandthestoriesoftencomewithembarrassingpicturesandsometimesvideos.Thegossippartofmediahasbecomeitsownindustryanditisbigbusiness.Whenthereissuchwidespreadattractiontosomethingtherearealwaysthosewhoareagainstit.InthiscasepeoplearesayingthatthemediahasnorighttopubliclyrevealprivateinformationaboutfamouspeoplE.Howeversomesaythatmoviestarsandotherfamouspeoplehavelearnedaboutwhatpubliclifeislikeandmadesuchadecisiontogointoit.Intoday'sworldthereisverylittleprivacy.Juicyphotosandstoriesaboutcelebritiescanbeworthalotofmoneyandthepaparazzi狗仔photographerswhofollowfamouspeopletotakephotoshavebeentakingpicturesforalongtimE.OnecouldevensaythatthisisthepricetopayforfamE.Therearealsoothersituations.Mostofthesecelebritiesandsocialitesactivelyaskedthemediatohelpthemshowthemselvestothepublicearlyintheircareers.Itwasgoodtobuildtheircareers.Manyalsorevealedpersonalinformationtobecomefamousifitmeantgettingastorywrittenaboutthem.Theirattitudeschangedoncetheybecamefamous.Suddenlythemediabecameatroubleandthesestarswantedtheirprivacy.Thegossipmediaisdoingapublicservicebyreportingoncelebrities.Peopleareinterestedandattractedbythelifestylesoftherichandfamous.Ifsomeoneisuncomfortablewiththeideaofbecomingfoodforgossipthenthesolutionissimple:don’tgetajobthatisatthecenterofpublicattention.46.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutgossipmedia?A.They'recommon.B.They'reshameless.C.They'reinteresting.D.They'reembarrassing.47.Whyaresomepeopleagainstgossipmedia?A.Theyareagainstthelaw.B.Theyspreaduntrueinformation.C.Theydisturbpeople’srighttoprivacy.D.Theyhaveaverybadinfluenceonsociety.48.WecaninferfromParagraph3thatcelebrities_______.A.wantacareerchangeB.helpgossipmediasurviveC.oftenmakeuseofeachotherD.bringtroubleuponthemselves49.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveforpossiblecelebrities?A.Getalongwellwiththepaparazzi.B.BehavethemselvesinpublicandprivatE.C.AvoidgivingoutpersonalinformationtoanymediA.D.Stayoutofshowbusinessiftheymindbeinggossipedabout.50.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Todiscussafact.B.TogivepracticaladvicE.C.Totellaninterestingstory.D.Topresentaresearchresult.
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