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Mr.BlackandMr.Whiteweretwoveryfamousartistsinthecity.Theirdrawingswerealsoverypopularinthecity.ButtheytriedtoseewhocoulddrawthebestpicturE.Onedaytheyaskedanoldmantobethejudge法官.Mr.BlackdrewanappletreE.HeputhispictureinthefielD.Soonthebirdscameandtriedtoeattheapples.TheoldmansawitandsaidYouhavecertainlywon.Mr.Whitecannotdrawsogoodapictureasyours.Butwewillgotoseehispicturenow.TheywenttoMr.White’shousE.Therewasnothingbutredbeautifulcurtains窗帘onthewall.TheoldmanaskedWhereisyourpictureMr.White?HesaidLiftthecurtainsandyouwillfindmypicturE.TheoldmantriedtoliftthecurtainsbutfoundthattheyweredrawntherE.TheywereMr.White’spicturE.TheoldmansaidBirdsthoughttheappleswerereal.Menthoughtthecurtainswerereal.SoMr.Whitewon.HispictureisthebestonE.46.Mr.Blackdrew.A.anappletreeB.thebestpictureC.curtainsD.birds47.TheoldmanthoughtMr.Black’spicturewasgoodbecause.A.itwasinthefieldB.itwasanappletreeC.thebirdslikeditD.thebirdsthoughtitwasreal48.Mr.White’spicturewas.A.anappletreeB.curtainsC.nothingD.anoldman49.Whichofthefollowingstatements说法isTRUE?A.Thebirdscameandatetheapplesup.B.ThetwopictureswerenotsogooD.C.TheoldmansaidMr.White’spicturewasthebestoneatlast.D.Thecurtainsonthewallwerereal.
EverymonthJuliaandhercousinswouldgotovisittheirgrandparents.Theywouldbeexcitedbecausetheirgrandfatherwouldgivethemafewcoins.Thentheywouldbuytoysorsweets.Thegrandparentscommentedthatbehavinglikethisthechildrenwouldneverlearntomanagetheirmoney.Sotheyplannedaspecialtestinwhichthechildrenwouldhavetoshowoverthecourseofayearjustwhattheycouldmanagetogetwiththosefewcoins.SomethoughtthattheywouldsavetheirmoneybutRubenandNicocontinuedspendingitallonsweets.Sotheygiveupsaving.Montydecidedtomanagehismoneybyexchangingit:buyingandsellingthingsorbetting打赌itwithothers.Soonhesurprisedthewholefamily.Hehadaccumulated积聚lotsofmoney.HoweverMontywasnotverycarefulandhegotinvolvedinmoreandmoreriskydeals.A.fewmonthslaterhebecamepennilessafteralosingbet.Alexhadawillofiron.HesavedthemoneyandattheendoftheyearhehadcollectedmoremoneythananyonE.Evenbetterwithsomuchmoneyhemanagedtobuysweetsatareducedpricesothatonthedayofthecompetitionhewaspresentedwithenoughsweetsformuchmorethanayear.Andeventhenhestillhadenoughleftoverforatoy.Hewastheclearwinnerandotherchildrenlearnedtheadvantagesofknowinghowtosaveandhowtowait.TherewasalsoJuliA.PoorJuliadidn’tenjoythecompetitionbecauseeventhoughshehadhadawonderfulsecretplanshehadspenthermoneywithoutgivingherplanenoughtimetowork.Howevershewassosurethatherplanwasagoodonethatshedecidedtocarryonwithitandmaybechangetheexpressionsonherrelatives’faceswhohadseemedtobesayingWhatapoorgirlshelis.Shecouldn’tmanagetosaveanything.WhenshewasabouttocompletethesecondyearofherplanJuliasurprisedeveryonebyturningupatthegrandparents’housewithaviolinandalotofmoney.Shediditreallywell.21.Whosavednothingattheendofthefirstyear?A.RubenJuliaandAlexB.RubenNicoandMontyC.RubenMontyandJuliaD.RubenNicoandAlex22.Whydidthegrandparentsplanatestonthechildren?A.Becausetheywantedthechildrentolearntospendmoney.B.Becausetheywantedthechildrentolearntosavemoney.C.Becausetheywantedthechildrentolearntomanagemoney.D.Becausetheydidn’twantthechildrentobuytoysandsweetsanymorE.23.FromMonty’sstorythechildrenlearned______________________.A.tosaveandtowait.B.tobuyandtosellthingsC.tosetaachievablegoal.D.tobecarefulandself-disciplined24.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphmeans______________.A.Juliawillbringdisasterstoherselfandherfamily.B.Juliaisnotgoodatmanagingmoney.C.Juliaistoostupidtodoanythingwell.D.Juliahassomanysecretsthatnobodylikesher.
KangHeng16hasn’tbeensleepingwellinatentthepastcoupleofnights.Closinghiseyesonlybringsrepeatedterrorfromallthathappenedandworsestillallthatcouldhavehappenedataround2:30pmlastMonday.ThestudentinDongchengHighSchoolinMianyangSichuanProvincewasonhiswaytoclassafteranafternoonnap小睡whenthebigearthquakehittheareA.It’sacompleteshock!AssoonasIheardsomeonescreaming‘Earthquake!’Isawourclassroombuildingbeingtornapartjustinfrontofmyeyes.ThenextsecondIsawastudentjumpingoutofthewindowfromthesecondfloorTangrecalleD.AstheelectricitywascutoffhisteachersshoutedasloudastheycouldtogatherallthestudentsintheschoolontotheplaygrounD.Althoughsomewerewoundedbyfallingobjectsorinjuredwhilerunningouttheyatleastescapeddeath.ThousandsofpeopleyoungandoldwereburiedinruinsmostlyinthesmallcitiesandcountiessuchasWenchuanBeichuanDujiangyanAnxianandQingchuanwhicharesurrounded包围byhillsandmountains.BylastFridayaround19000peoplediedbecauseoftheearthquakewhichistheworstinChinain30years.Andthenumberisstillrising.Morethan100000troopshavecontinuedtoarriveatdestroyedareassincethedayafterthequakehit.Andmoreneighboringpeopleweredoingalltheycantoofferhelp.Kangandhisparentswereamongthem.TheydroveinraintoAnxianCountyanhourdriveawayfromMianyangwithwaterinstantnoodlesandplasticforbuildingtents.Kang’sfamilyfinallyfoundhisterrifiedgrandparentsinAnxianonWednesdaymorning.Wefirstthoughttheworsthadhappenedtomygrandparents.Buttheyhadanarrowescapeandwererescuedbykindpeoplewhowerecompletelyunknowntous.WearethankfultothemandhopetodowhateverwecouldtohelpotherssaidKang.56.TheunderlinedwordterrorinParagraph1probablymeans_______.A.fearB.peaceC.angerD.power57.FromthepassagewecanlearnKang’sgrandparentswererescuedby________.A.someneighboursB.KangHengandhisclassmatesC.somekindpeopleD.KangHengandhisparents58.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph5?A.ThisstrongearthquakeistheworstinChinain20years.B.TheyoungandtheoldalldiedaftertheearthquakehappeneD.C.Peopleinhillyandmountainousareassufferedthemostinthisdisaster.D.ThousandsofpeoplewereburiedinruinsbecausetheyliveinthecountrysidE.59.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.researchplan.B.A.newspaper.C.Anadvertisement.D.A.sciencemagazinE.
Mr.Whitesoldkindsofmachinestofarmerswhichhethoughtwasnotreallyaveryexcitingjobbuthehadalwaysbeeninterestedintravelingonbusiness.HehadabigcarandusuallyenjoyeddrivingitlongdistancesbuthewasalsoquitesatisfiedtogobytrainsometimesespeciallywhentheweatherwasbaD.HewasalittlefrightenedofdrivingintherainorsnowanditwaslesstiringtositcomfortablyinatrainandlookoutofthewindowswithoutbeingworriedabouthowtogettothenextplacE.OneofMr.White'sproblemswasoftenwheretostaywhenhereachedsomesmallplacesinthecountry.Hedidnotexpecttimelyandwonderfulfoodbuthefounditannoying令人恼火的whenhewasgivenacoldroomandwhentherewasnohotwaterafteralongandtiringjourney.LateronewintereveningMr.Whitearrivedatasmallrailwaystation.ThejourneybytrainthatdayhadnotbeenatallinterestingandMr.Whitewascoldandtiredandhungry.HewaslookingforwardtoasimplebutsatisfyingmealbyabrightlyburningfireandthenahotbathandacomfortablebeD.WhilehewaswalkingtothetaxistandhesaidtoalocalmanwhowasalsowalkingthereAsthisismyfirstvisittothispartofthecountryandIwasintoomuchofahurrytofindoutthehotelsbeforeIlefthomeIwouldverymuchliketoknowhowmanyhotelsyouhaveherE.ThelocalmanansweredWehavetwo.AndwhichofthetwowouldyouadvisemetogotoMr.Whiteaskedthen.Thelocalmanscratched抓挠hisheadforamomentandthenansweredWellit'slikethiswhicheveroneyougotoyou'llbesorryyoudon'tgototheother.53.WhatwasMr.Whiteaccordingtothepassage?A.Hewasasalesman.B.Hewasabusinessman.C.Hewasatraveler.D.Hewasareporter.54.Afterhegottohisdestination目的地Mr.Whitemostexpectedto________.A.havetimelyanddeliciousfoodB.getawarmandcomfortableroomwithhotwaterC.makemanyfriendstosellmachinestofarmersD.sellmachineswellandearnmuchmoney55.OnarainydayMr.Whitepreferredtotravel________.A.onhisowncarB.bybusC.bytrainD.bybike56.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.Mr.WhitelikedhisjobverymuchB.thelocalmandidn'tgiveMr.WhiteadviceC.Mr.Whitewasn'tafraidofdrivingintherainD.thelocaldidn'tknowwhichhotelwasbetter
TodaywebringyouanoldtalE.It’sthestoryofthethreelittlepigsandthebigbadwolfthatblewdownahousemadeofstrawandonemadeofsticks.Theonlyhouseleftstandingwastheonemadeofbricks.Nowthereisnewevidencetosuggestthathousesbuiltwithbalesofstrawcanbeverystrong.Theyarealsoveryenvironmental.PeteWalkerisaprofessorattheUniversityofBathinBritain.Heandateamofresearcherstherehavebuiltahousemadeoutofstrawbalesandhempmaterial.Duringthenexttwelvemonthstheteamwillstudytheeffectivenessofthesematerialsinhomebuilding.ProfessorWalkersaystherearemanygoodreasonsforusingstraw.ProfessorWalker:Oneofthebenefitsisit’sarelativelyinexpensiverenewablematerialthat’sreadilyavailablE.Healsoagreesthatstrawtakesincarbondioxideasitgrowsandhelpstheenvironmentinotherways.Soitcanbeseenashavingnoharmfuleffectsontheenvironment.ProfessorWalker:Thestrawbalewallsarerelativelythickandsoallthatstrawprovidesverygoodthermalinsulation.Sowemakebuildingsthatrequireverylittleheatinginthewinterorindeedverylittlecoolinginthesummer.Sotheyrequireverylittleadditionalenergy.ProfessorWalkersaysthisreduceshomeoperatingexpenses.Italsoreducestheeffectontheenvironment.HesaysthecurrentinterestinstrawbalehousesisadirectresponsetotheproblemofclimatechangE.DavidLanfearownsaneco-friendlyhomebuildingserviceintheUnitedStatescalledBaleonBaleConstruction.Hesayshelaughedwhensomefriendsfirsttoldhimabouthousesbuiltofstraw.ButafterdoinghisownresearchhelearnedthatbuildingwithstrawbalesmadealotofsensE.HehasnowhelpedtobuildmorethantenstrawbalehousesandsaysthebuildingmaterialisbecomingmorewidelyaccepteD.Tobuildthehouseshefillsawoodframewithtightlypackedbalesofstraw.Nexthecoatsthewallsinsideandoutwithlayersofclayplaster.HesaysthecommonideasaboutstrawhousescontinueincludingstoriesaboutthethreatoffirE.Mr.LanfearsaysstrawbalehouseshavedonewellwhentestedforfireresistancE.Andhesayshisbuildersusethesamebuildingmethodsastraditionalbuilderstokeepoutrain.DavidLanfear:Weusewhatwecallgoodshoesandagoodhatandthatwouldbeasolidfoundationandareallygoodroof.21.What’sDavidLanfear’sattitudetowardsthestrawhousesatlast?A.Ridiculous.B.Approving.C.DefensivE.D.UnbelievablE.22.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Usingstrawtobuildhousesisdearerthanusingbricks.B.Thehousesbuiltwithbalesofstrawarestrongerthanthosebuiltwithbricks.C.Strawwhichisconvenienttogetismuchcheaperthanthickbricks.D.Housesmadeofbricksarenobetterthanthosemadeofstraw.23.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________________.A.thereissomeexperienceinbuildingthestrawhousesB.thehousemadeofstrawbalesisthesameasthetraditionaloneC.thehousemadeofstrawbalesisstillunderresearchD.it’suncertainthatthestrawhousecanbeverystrong
ClaraBartonbornonChristmasin1821iswidelyknownasoneofthemosthonoredwomeninAmericanhistory.ShebeganteachingschoolwhenmostteachersweremenatthattimE.Latershebecameoneofthefirstwomenevertobeemployedbythegovernment.HercareerinhelpingthesickbeganwhenherbrotherDavidbecameherfirstpatient.HefelldownfromtheroofofahousewhenClarawasjust11yearsolD.Shestayedbyhissideandlookedafterhimforthreeyearslearninghowtogivehimallhismedicines.WhentheCivilWarbeganin1861sheimmediatelyrecognizedthatthepoorlyequippedsoldiersneededhelp.InsteadofwaitingforotherstostepinClaracollectednecessarythingsonherownaskedthepublicfordonationsandlearnedhowtostoreanddistributethemtosoldiers.Shealsoreadtothesoldiersandwrotelettersforthem.AftertheBattleofCedarMountaininnorthernVirginiain1862Claraarrivedatafieldhospitalatmidnightwithavehiclefullofsupplies.A.doctornamedPaulSmithatthathospitalwouldlaterwriteIthoughtheavenhadsentoutanangelthatnight—herassistancearrivedatexactlytherighttimE.In1869ClarawenttoEuropeandlearnedabouttheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross.UponherreturntotheUnitedStatesshesuccessfullyfoundedtheAmericanRedCross.Sheledtheorganizationforthenext23years.Herlastfieldmission使命aspresidentoftheAmericanRedCrosswastohelpthevictims受害者ofthe1900Galvestonhurricane.Shedidnotretire退休fromtheAmericanRedCrossuntilshewas83.TruetonatureClaraalwayswenttowheretheneedwasthegreatest.TodayAmericanRedCrosscontinuesthemissionClarastartedmorethan100yearsago.WiththehelpofthousandsofvolunteersAmericanRedCrossprovidesreliefforthevictimsofdisastersaswellashelpspeoplepreventprepareforandrespondtoallsortsofemergencies.26.WecanknowfromParagraph2thatClaraBartonwas__________.A.honestB.caringC.curiousD.modest.27.AftertheCivilWarbrokeoutClaraBarton_____________.A.joinedthearmyandfoughtbravely.B.wenttoEuropeforfurtherstudy.C.continuedtoworkasateacher.D.didalottohelpsoldiers.28.SeeingClaraBarton’sarrivalDr.Smithmusthavefelt______.A.excitedandthankfulB.proudandjoyfulC.shyandnervousD.sadandsorry29.WhatismainlydescribedinParagraph5?A.TheaimoftheAmericanRedCross.B.Theimportanceofvoluntarydonations.C.ClaraBartonandtheAmericanRedCross.D.ClaraBarton’scontributiontotheCivilWar.30.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MostofClaraBarton’scolleagueswerewomenwhenshestartedteachingschool.B.ClaraBarton’sfirstpatientwashersicksister.C.ClaraBartonshowedgreatenthusiasmforhelpingthesoldiersduringtheCivilWar.D.ClaraBartonsuccessfullysetuptheAmericanRedCrosswhenshewas83yearsolD.
JohnSmithanofficeworkerlivesinWashington.Heinherited继承amilliondollarswhenhewas23buthewasn’thappyatall.Whenhiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheirjobshedidn’thaveto.Jackdecidedtoliveasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.Hegave$l0000ofhismoneytoacharity慈善机构tohelppoorchildrenliveabetterlife.Todayheis36.Hestillwearscheapshoesandclothesanddrivesasmallcaronlybutheisveryhappy.UptonowJohnhashelpedsomechildrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworldbysendingthemeach$200amonth.Themoneywasusedforthechildren’sstudyfoodmedicineandclothing.Johnreceivesareporteachyearonthechildren’sprogress.TheycanwritetoeachotherbutusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish.WhenJohnfirstheardaboutthesechildrenhewantedtohelpthem.Itwasnothingspecialhesaid.UntilIwenttothesecountriesandmetthechildrenIwashelpingIdidn’tknowanythingabouttheirlife.OnceJohnwenttomeetalittlegirlinAfrica.Hesaidthatthemeetingwasveryexciting.WhenImether.Ifeltveryveryhappy.hesaid.AndIsawthatthemoneywasusedforagoodcause.Itbroughtmehappiness.IwanttodoeverythingIcantogoonhelpingthosechildren.56.Johndidn’tneedtolookforajob___________.A.beforehewenttocollegeB.afterhewenttoAfricaC.becausehegotalotofmoneyD.beforehereceivedareport57.Johnlearnedaboutthechildren’sprogressby________.A.visitingthemeachyearB.gettingareporteveryyearC.stayingwiththemD.talkingtotheminEnglish58.Theunderlinedwordsagoodcausemeans________inChinese.A.施舍B.行善C.优惠D.赏赐59.What’sthemainideaofthestory?A.Helpothersandyouwillfeelhappy.B.It’snecessarytowriteletterstopoorchildren.C.Liveasimplelifeandyoucangiveothershelp.D.It’sthemostimportanttohelpthechildreninAfrica.
MyfirstbornsonismentallyhandicappedyetinsomanywaysheisfarwiserthanIam.Hehasanintuitive直觉的knowledgeofwhatisimportantinlifE.WhenwegoouthelookspeopleintheeyescallsthembynameandshareshissmilefarmoreeasilythanIdo.Hegoesthroughlifewithasoulfulloflovejoyandkindnessthathegivestoeveryonehemeets.Hemakesothersfeelbetter.Hemakeseachdayshinebrighter.Hemakesthisworldmorebeautifuljustbybeinginit.Hemaynotunderstandeverythinginlifebutheknowshowtolivehappilyandlovingly.HeshowsmeeverydaythatlifeissimplE.ItiswewhomakeitcomplicateD.Youseelifeisjustthechoiceswemakeeachday.WecanchoosetoloveorwecanchoosetobeafraiD.Wecanchoosetohelporwecanchoosetoturnaway.WecanchoosetoforgiveorwecanchoosetohatE.Wecanchoosetobekindorwecanchoosetobecruel.Wecanchoosetotrustorwecanchoosetobesuspicious.WecanchoosetogiveorwecanchoosetotakE.Wecanchoosetolaughorwecanchoosetocry.Wecanchoosetosmileorwecanchoosetostress.Wecanchoosetoshineoursoulsorwecanchoosetodwellindarkness.Mysonknowsthesechoicesbyheartandalwaysmakestherightones.Ihopetoonedaygetthereaswell.UntilthenIwilldomybesttolivesimplytobewiseandtochoosewell.UntilthenIwilldomybesttolovefamilymyselfandothers.MayyoudothesamE.21.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor’sfirstson___________.A.iscleverthanmostpeopleB.isapersonwithabundantknowledgeC.haslegorarmdisabilityD.hassomethingwrongwithhisbrain22.Accordingtotheauthorthesonlivesahappylifedueto__________.A.hislessconsideringB.theauthor’sintensive精心的careC.hislivinginapeacefulageD.thekindnessandloveofthepeoplearoundhim23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.InmostcaseswemakelifecomplicateD.B.WecanchooseourlifeaswelikE.C.Weshouldbelieveeveryonearoundus.D.Weshouldlivesimplyanddothingsatwill.24.Theauthormainlywantstotellus__________.A.theyliveahappylifeB.livesimplyyoumaybehappierC.withtoomanychoiceswehavedifficultyinchoosingtherightoneD.differentpeoplecanhavedifferentchoices
OnNov.181995ItzhakPerlmantheviolinistcameonstagetogiveaconcertatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCity.IfyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcertyouknowthatgettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim.Hewasstrickenwithpolio小儿麻痹症asachildandsohehasbraces支架onbothlegsandwalkswiththeaidoftwocrutches双拐.Hewalkspainfullyyetmajesticallyuntilhereacheshischair.Thenhesitsdownslowlyputshiscrutchesonthefloorundoestheclaspsonhislegstucksonefootbackandextendstheotherfootforward.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolinputsitunderhischinnodstotheconductorandproceedstoplay.Butthistimesomethingwentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstfewbars小节oneofthestringsonhisviolinbrokE.Youcouldhearitsnap嘣断---itwentofflikegunfireacrosstheroom.Therewasnomistakingwhatthatmeant.Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo.Wefiguredthathewouldhavetogetupputontheclaspsagainpickupthecrutchesandlimphiswayoffstage--toeitherfindanotherviolinorelsefindanotherstringforthisone.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhewaitedamomentclosedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.Theorchestrabeganandheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Andheplayedwithsuchpassionandsuchpowerandsuchpurityastheyhadneverheardbefore.Whenhefinishedtherewasanawesomesilenceintheroom.Andthenpeopleroseandcheered.Hesmiledwipedthesweatfromthisbrowraisedhisbowtoquitusandthenhesaidinaquiettone.Youknowsometimesitistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft.’’21.Bysayinggettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhimtheauthorreallymeans.A.it’sverydifficultforItzhakPerlmantoplaytheviolinwiththreestringsB.it’snoteasyforItzhakPerlmantogetonthestagebecauseheisdisabledcC.it’snoteasyforltzhakPerlmantofacesuchalargeaudienceD.it’sreallygreatachievementsforltzhakPerlmantoplaytheviolinwiththreestrings22.ItzhakPerlmanwhenoneofthestringsoftheviolinbroke.A.gaveupplayingB.didn’tknowwhattodoC.wentonplayingthesamepieceofmusicD.wentonplayingadifferentpiece23.ItzhakPerlmancanbebestdescribedasamanwhois.A.cleverB.strongwilledC.humorousD.quiteskilled
12-year-oldRobertLooksTwiceappearstobethetypicalall-Americanboy.Heisthequarterbackofhisschool’sfootballteamstudentcouncilpresidentandoneofthetopstudentsinhisclass.Buthehasn’tforgottenhisLakotaSiouxroot.Unlikemostchildrenonthereservation居留地hekeepshishairlongasymbolofstrengthandheperformsatpowwows祈祷仪式traditionallyknownaswacipiswhereheisachampionofthetraditionalLakotadancE.RobertwasinspiredtostartdancingbyhisgrandfatherJohnTailwhohadasmallroleinthefamousfilmaboutIndianAmercansDanceswithWolves.SixyearsagoJohnpassedawayandRobertwearslittlewolvesonhisclothesinhismemory.WearetoldthathislastnameLooksTwicecameaboutbecausehisancestorswerecautiousandalwaystookasecondlook.Robertlivesinatrailer拖车withhisgrandmotheruncleandeightothercousins.Whenhegivesusatourthetrailerisfallingapart.Itisgettingreadytocavein坍塌saysRobertaboutthekitchenfloor.Thefamilyalsoputtrashbagsontheceilingbecauseit’sleaking.Whenitrainsitgetsallmyshirtswethesaysofanotherleakinhisbedroom.OftentheelectricitygoesoffandthefamilyhavetousetheburnersonthestovetoheatthehousE.Thiskindofpovertyistypicalofthereservation.ThereservationisthethirdpoorestcountyinAmericaandRobert’scommunityMandersonisknownforitshighcrimeratE.Butdespiteallthetemptations__ofdrugsandalcoholaroundhimRobertremainfocusedonbeingthefirstpersoninhisfamilytogotocollegeandthenaverybigdream.IwanttobethefirstNativeAmericanPresidentRobertsaiD.Iwanttobuildbetterhousesandcleanupthereservationbecauseit’sbaD.Getpeopleoffthedrugsandalcoholandspendthatmoneyontheirchildren.BuildabetterschoolandplaygrounD.Trytogetamalldownheretohelppeoplegetwork.25WhatcanwelearnfromRobert’sexperience?A.Everyoneshouldpersistinchasingtheirdreams.B.Thepoorcangetmorehelpfromothers.C.Itisnevertoolatetostudy.D.ItisnecessaryforeveryonetogotocollegE.26UnlikeRobertwhatdomostchildrenonthereservationdo?A.Theydanceliketheirancestors.B.Theydon’tworshiptheirgrandfather.C.Theykeeptheirhairshort.D.TheyhaveLakotaSiouxroots.27.WhatdoesRobertdoeventhoughheislivinginterribleconditions?A.Hehelpspeoplegetoffdrugsandalcohol.B.Hehelpspeoplegetworkbygettingamall.C.Hekeepsworkingtowardhisdream.D.HeisbeginningtobuildabetterhousE.28.WhyisRobertsaidtobeatypicalAmericanboy?A.Heliketraveling.B.Hehasahigherpositioninhisfamily.C.HewantstobethefirstNativeAmericanPresident.D.Heisexcellentinallrespects.
SuquoyahwasayoungIndiansonofawhitebusinessmanandanIndianwoman.Atanearlyagehebecameinterestedinthetalkingleafanexpressionthatheusedtorefertothewhiteman’srecords.AlthoughmanybelievedthistalkingleaftobeagiftfromtheGreatSpiritSuquoyahrefusedtoacceptthattheory.LikeotherIndiansoftheperiodhewasilliteratebuthisdecisiontochangethesituationledtotheinventionofan86-characteralphabet字母表basedonthesoundthathehearD.HisfamilyandfriendsthoughthimmadbutwhilehewasgettingbacktoaformerstateofhealthafterahuntingaccidenthesetouttoinventaformofcommunicationforhisownpeopleaswellasforotherIndians.In1821after12yearsofworkhesuccessfullydevelopedawrittenlanguagethatwouldhelpthousandsofIndianstoreadandwritE.Suquoyah’swishtoinventawrittenlanguagehascausedhimtoberememberedamongtheimportantinventors.ThegiantredwoodtreesofCaliforniacalledsequoiasinhishonorwillfurtherprinthisnameinhistory.21.WhatisthemostimportantreasonthatSuquoyahwillberemembered?A.Californiaredwoodswerenamedinhishonor.B.HecouldreadandwritE.C.Hesucceededininventinganalphabet.D.Hebecamewellfromhismadnessandhelpedman.22.WhatistheattitudeofSuquoyah’sfamilytowardshisideaofdevelopinghisowntalkingleaf?_______A.Theyencouragedhim.B.TheythoughtthattherewassomethingwrongwithhisminD.C.Theydecidedtohelphim.D.Theyaskedhimtoteachthemtoreadandwrite23.Theunderlinedwordilliteratemeansmostnearly______.A.LazyB.PoorC.ProudD.Unabletoreadandwrite24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthealphabetinventedbySuquoyahisNotTrue?A.ItwasbasedontherecordswrittenbytheIndians.B.Hebeganhisinventionofthealphabetafterherecoveredfromahuntingaccident.C.Ittookhim12yearstocompleteit.D.IthelpedotherIndianstoreadandwritE.25.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.HowtheIndianscommunicatedwitheachotherbeforeSuquoyahinventedaformofcommunicationB.HowthealphabetinventedbySuquoyahhelpedtheIndianscommunicatE.C.AnIndianSuquoyahinventedanalphabettohelptheotherIndianstoreadandwritE.D.AnIndianSuquoyahwasrememberedinthewaythegiantredwoodtreesofCaliforniaarecalledsequoias.
PearlCarlsonwasshakenawakeat3:30A.m.byaforcefulpull.KingthefamilydogwastryingtopullheroutofthebeD.Thenshesmelledsmokeandheardthesoundoffirefromherparent’sroom.Pearl’sscreamsawakedhermotherFernandfatherHowardwhohadrecentlybeeninhospitalforlungdiseasE.HelpingHowardtoafirst-floorwindowFerntoldhimtoclimboutthenrantoherdaughter.StillinsideKingappearedatPearl’swindowmakingsqueaking短促尖叫sounds.WhenrunningtowardPearl’sbedroomFernrealizedherhusbandhadn’tyetescapeD.ShemadeherwaybackthroughthesmokeandflamesfollowingKing’ssoundtowhereHowardlaysemiconscious半昏迷onthefloor.FernhelpedhimgetoutsidE.KingcameoutonlyafterbothweresafE.AsdaydawnedtheCarlsonssawthatKing’spawswerebadlyburntandhisentirebodywasburnttoo.Hischaincollarhadgottensohotthatitburnthisthroatmakingitimpossibleforhimtobark叫normally.Onlyaftertheseven-year-olddogrefusedfooddidtheyfindpiecesofwoodinhismouthandrealizethatKingwhosleptoutsidehadbittenthroughawooddoortowarnhisfamily.56.WhowasKinginthestory?A.Thefamily’ssonB.Thefamily’sdaughterC.ThefamilydogD.Themaster57.Accordingtothestorythefirstonewhowascompletelyoutofdangercouldbe________.A.HowardB.FernC.PearlandFernD.Pearl58.Whenthemaster’sroomcaughtfire_________.A.thedogwassleepinginPearl’sroomB.thedogwakedPearlupC.thedogjustsleptoutsidethemaster’shouseD.thedogdidnothingbutbarkingoutsidethemaster’shouse59.Afterreadingthisstorywe’velearntthatthefollowingstatementscouldbereasonableexcept__________.A.thedogmadeabigholeinthedoorB.thedogawokemotherfirstC.thedogwasthelastonetoescapefromtheburningroomD.缺60.Fromthisstoryitcanbeinferredthat_________.A.PearllovesherparentsverymuchB.HowardisthebestmanofthefamilyC.ThewomanlovesherchildrenmoredeeplythanherhusbandD.Thedogisman’sbestfriend
Sheisacutequietgirl.Asadaughtershehasnosecretsfromhermotherwhoisverypleasedwithher.ButrecentlyshehasbecomesomewhatmysteriousandnotsoopenasbeforE.Shehasadiarythatshekeepsunderlockandkey.Hermothercan’thelpworryingabouther:whatifshefallsinlovewhichistooearlyforagirlofherage?Afterallsheisreachingthedangerousstage.Thesethoughtshavecausedtroubleinthemother’sminD.OneweekendthegirlcametotellhermotherthatshewasgoingtothecinemawithherschoolmateandwouldreturnlatE.Asthiswasthefirsttimehermotheragreedbutshecouldn’thelpworryingbecauseherdaughterhadneverbeenawayatnightbeforE.Themotherwaitedtillnineanddecidedtogoouttomeetherdaughter.Justatthatmomentthenoiseofacarpullingupdrewhertothewindowandtherewasherdaughterwavinggoodbyetoaboy.Herheartmissedabeat.WhenthegirlcameinthemotherwaswatchingTVpretendingnothinghadhappeneD.MomI’mback.Yeah.SorrytobelatE.Stillsittingup?Yesohthatwho’sthatboy?Thedaughterwassilentforamoment.Ah.It’smymonitor.HegavemealiftonhiswayhomE.MomI’mgoingtobeD.Allright.Gotosleepearly.Nextmorningwhenthemotherwenttothedaughter’sroomtodosomecleaningshefoundherdiaryleftatherpillow.Finallysheopenedit.Itread:Momit’slovethatmadeyouaskbutitwouldshowyourunderstandingofmeifyouhadn’t.Holdingthediarythemotherfellintothought.21.Whichisthecorrectorderaccordingtothestory?A.Shetookaliftbackinhermonitor’scar.B.ShewenttoseeafilmwithherschoolmatE.C.Shewroteinherdiarytotellhermother.D.Hermotherworriedaboutherdaughter’sreturninglatE.A.bdacB.dbacC.badcD.bdca22.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestory?A.Thegirlknewhermotherwouldn’taskherthequestionabouttheboy.B.Whatthedaughterdidrecentlyhadworriedhermother.C.Themotherdidn’treadherdaughter’sdiarythenextday.D.Thegirl’sdiarywasalwaysunlockeD.23.Themainpurposeofthisarticleistoshowthatparentsshould______.A.careaboutwhattheirchildrenreallythinkandfeelB.talkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirearlyloveC.notgivemuchfreedomtotheirchildrenD.keepsilentabouttheirchildren’searlylove
IggyAzaleadoesn’tlooklikearapper说唱歌手.OnMay17sheattendedthe2015BillboardMusicAwardsinLasVegasUSwithpinkhairandabluecoat.Shelookedlikeamodelbutwonbigasarapper.The24-year-oldAustralianbeatoutbignameslikeNickiMinajandDraketowintheawardforTopRapArtist.It’sagreatachievementinmanypeople’seyesbutAzaleaknewwhatshewantedfromthebeginning.At15shedroppedoutofhighschoolbecauseshewasonlyinterestedinartclass.Sheworkedasahousecleanertosavemoneyforherdreamthefollowingyear.Beforeher16thbirthdayAzalealeftherhomeatinytowninAustraliafortheUSmakinguphermindtobecomearapper.MovingfromMiamitoHoustontoAtlantashestartedrappingintheSouthern-styleaccentofhersurroundingsandhersingleIgnorantArtcameoutin2011.Fromthenonshehasneverlookedback.Howeverherstylehascausedlotsofdiscussions.Shemightbeoneofthemostpolarizing两极化的artists.SherapswithasouthernAmericanaccenteventhoughshespeakswithanAustralianonE.ManypeoplecommentthatsheoverusesblackcultureinhermusiC.Hersupportersareagainstit.FemaleAmericanrapperMCLytedefendedAzaleainaninterviewsayingsheshouldnotbejudgedbecauseofwhereshe’sfrom.Hiphopisuniversalnocolorlines.MCLytesaiD.AzaleaherselfisproudofhermusiC.IreallywanttobefocusedonwhatI’mdoingshesaidinaninterview.That’sreallydangerouswhenyou’retryingtofigureoutwaystoentertainpeopleandmakethemhappy.Idon’twanttobeapartofthat.29.AfterleavingforAmericaAzalea________.A.wenttoanartschoolforherdreamB.workedasacleanerinthefirstyearC.neverreturnedtoherhometowninAustraliaD.developedhersouthern-styleaccentrapping30.Azalea’smusicstylewasquestionedbecause________.A.ShesingswithAustraliaaccentB.ShelookedlikeamodelherselfC.PeoplethinkhermusicisoftoomuchblackstyleD.Peopledon’tacceptsingersfromsouthernAmerica31.BysayingIdon’twanttobeapartofthat.Azaleameansthat________.A.she’sunwillingtobecomepopularB.hermusicisnotforentertainmentC.sherefusestolearnfromotherrappersD.hermusicisnotaffectedbyothers’taste32.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeIggyAzalea?A.kindandeasy-goingB.determinedandconfidentC.honestandseriousD.talentedandfriendly
AftermysixthvoyageIwasquitedeterminedthatIwouldnevergotoseA.OneearlyspringdayhoweverIwasbroughttoseetheCaliph.HesaidSindbadIhavechosenyoutodeliveraletterandagifttotheKingofSerendibinreturnforhismessageoffriendship.TheCaliph'scommandmentfelluponmelikeathunderbolt晴天霹雳.YourMajestyIansweredIamreadytodoallthatyourMajestycommandsbutIhavemadeapromiseneveragaintoleaveBaghdaD.IadmitsaidhethatyouhaveindeedhadsomeextraordinaryexperiencesbutIdonotseewhytheyshouldpreventyoufromdoingasIwish.YouhaveonlytogostraighttoSerendibandgivemymessageandcomebackasyouwill.AtlastIagreeD.TheCaliphwasdelightedandgavemeathousandsequinsgoldcoinsfortheexpensesofthevoyagE.SoonIsailedquicklyandsafelytoSerendibafteranearly30–dayvoyagewhereIwaswellreceivedandbroughtintothepresenceoftheking.IdisplayedtheCaliph'sgifts:abedwhichcostathousandsequinsandmorebedsofdifferentfashion.TheKingreceivedtheassuranceoftheCaliph'sfriendlinesswithsatisfaction.SincemytaskwasaccomplishedIwasanxioustodepart.ThekingdismissedmewithmanypresentsandIleftimmediatelyontheenddayofMay.Onthefifthdaywesufferedfrompirates海盗whokilledsomeofusandmadetherestprisonersofwhomIwasonE.Onadistantislandtheysoldusforslaves.Ifellintothehandsofarichmerchant.Themerchantaskedmetoshootelephantsintheforest.WhenhelefthesaidWhenyouhavesucceededinkillingonecomeandtellmE.Sosayinghegavemeasupplyoffoodandreturnedtothetown.Isettledmyselfinthetreeandkeptwatching.ThenextmorningIsawalargegroupofelephantspassingby.IshotonetodeathandrunbacktotellmymasterofmysuccessforwhichIwaspraisedandregaled宴请款待withgoodthings.ThenwewentbacktoburytheelephantIhadkilledinorderthatwhenitbecameaskeletonmymastermightreturnandkeepitstuskssafely.Ihuntedfortwomonths.OnemorningasIwatchedthecomingoftheelephantswhichpausedinsteadofpassingthetreetrumpeting嚎叫吼叫horribly.IwasterrifieD.Thelargestoftheanimalsbroughtmetotheground.Ithoughtnowthatmylasthourwassurelycome;butthehugecreaturepickingmeupgentlyenough;setmeuponitsbackthenturnedintotheforest.AfterwhatseemedalongtimetomeIwasstandingonagreathillwheretherewasfilledwithbonesandtusksofelephantswhicharemorethanIcouldcarryawayinalifetimE.Iruntomymaster'shouseandwasreceivedbyhimwithjoyfulsurprisE.HeaskedmewhathadhappenedtomeandwhyIwasstillalivE.IsoonsatisfiedhiscuriosityandthenextdaywewenttogethertotheIvoryHillandhewasoverjoyedtofindasmanytusks.HesaidMybrotherthesewildelephantshavekillednumbersofourslaveseveryyear.Youalonehaveescaped;thereforeyoumustbeunderthespecialprotectionofHeaven.YoudeserveyourlibertyandIwillgiveyouafortunE.IonlyaskedlibertytoreturntomyowncountryWellheansweredthemonsoonwillsoonbringtheivoryshipshereandthenIwillsendyouonyourway.SoIstayedwithhimtillthetimeofthemonsoon.WhentheshipsatlastarrivedmymasterputonboardformeagreatstoreofsupplyalsolotsofivoryandsaidmegoodbyE.IleftwithoutfeelingateaseupontheseaafterwhathadhappeneD.Isoldmyivoryandboughtmanyexpensivepresents.Ijoinedatravelingteamofmerchants.OurjourneywaslongandboringbutgraduallyIdidnottofearstormsorpiratesoranyoftheotherdangers.WhenthefallwindcameblowingwereachedBaghdaD.IbroughtmyselftotheCaliphandtoldhimeverythingaboutmyexperiencE.Mystorywaswritteninlettersofgoldandlaidupamonghistreasures.Itookmyleaveofhimwellsatisfiedwiththehonorsandrewardshegaveme;andsincethattimeIhaverestedfrommylaborsandgivenmyselfupwhollytomyfamilyandmyfriends.67.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.ItwasmostprobablySindbad’ssixthjourneyinEuropeB.ItwasmostprobablySinbad’slastvoyageonseaC.Itwasonthe4thdaythatSindbadwascaughtbypiratesD.ItwasonthesixthdaythatSindbadfreedfromthepirates68.HowdoyouunderstandthesentenceIsoonsatisfiedhiscuriosityinparagraph10?A.Sindbadwassatisfiedwithhisowner.B.SindbadmadehisownersatisfieD.C.Sinbadsharedhisstorywithhisowner.D.Sindbad’sownerwassatisfiedwithhim.69.WhichoffollowingisTRUEwhentheownergaveSindbadjoyfulsurprise?_______A.Theownerwasgladtoseehimaliveback.B.Sibdbadcamebacktoolateafterhunting.C.Sindbadcamebackwithadeadelephant.D.Theownerhadalreadykilledtheelephants.70.HowlongdidSindbad’slastvoyagelast?_______A.About30daysB.About150daysC.About180daysD.About120days
FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYork.in1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobefarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.Frankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidfivecentseach.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstorE.sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyformthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysranhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:Thecustomerisalwaysright.57.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.getawayfromthefarmD.getenoughtoeat.58.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause______________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.B.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.C.theknivesweremadeinGermanywherelabour劳动力wascheap.D.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.59._____________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.Hisbusinessskillsandhiswealth.B.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesolD.C.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknives.D.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings.60.Thebeliefthat:Thecustomerisalwaysrightsuggeststhat_______________.A.wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomersarealwaysright.B.Ifyouwanttosucceedtheruleistheonlyway.C.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer’sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoney.D.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer’sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful.
AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisofficeastreeturchin顽童waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar.IsthisyourcarPaul?heaskeD.PaulansweredYesmybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.TheboywassurpriseD.Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn’tcostyouanything?BoyIwishHehesitateD.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.IwishtheboywentonthatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.PaullookedattheboyinsurprisethenhesaidagainWouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?OhyesI’dlovethat.AfterashortridetheboyturnedandwithhiseyesshiningsaidPaulwouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?PaulsmiledalittlE.HethoughtheknewwhattheboywanteD.Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?theboyaskeD.Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingbackbuthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittledisabledbrother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.ThereitisBuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeitthenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayridE.66.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen_______.A.PaulreceivedanexpensivecarB.PaultoldhimaboutthecarC.hesawtheshiningcarD.hewaswalkingaroundthecar67.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin_______.A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracarB.wantedPaul’sbrothertogivehimacarC.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul’sD.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat68.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse______.A.toshowhisneighboursthebigcarB.toshowhehadarichfriendC.tolethisbrotherrideinthecarD.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish69.Wecaninferfromthestorythat______.A.Paulcouldn’tunderstandtheurchinB.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrotherC.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherD.theurchins’wishcametrueintheend70.Thebestnameofthestoryis_______.A.aChristmasPresentB.A.StreetUrchinC.A.BrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide
ApopularstudentinhersmallhighschoolKatiestartedcollegeexpectingtodowellinhercoursesandbebestfriendswithherroommates.Butthingsdidn’tturnoutthatway.Psych101thecourseshethoughtwouldbeafirst-termfavoriteturnedouttobeastrugglE.AndherroommateswereasdifferentfromKatieasthestudentrestaurant’smysterymeatwasfromhermom’sroastedpork.Livingawayfromhometendstobethetoughestadjustmentforfirst-yearstudents.Youmayfeelhomesickinyourfirstweeksormonths.Itcanhelptocallwriteoremailyourparentsandfriendsmakingthemknowhowyou’redoing.Youcanalsotalkwithyourroommates.Asfirst-yearstudentsthemselvesthey’reprobablyexperiencingmanyofthesamefearsandworriesthatyou’redealingwith.Butwhatifyoudon’tgetalongwellwithyourroommates?Insomecasesitcanbeagoodthingifyouandyourroommatesaren’tmuchalikE.Differentviewsonthingsmaybehelpfulsorespectyourdifferencesnomatterwhat.Ifyouandyourroommatesdon’tgetalongwellitcanhelptofindsomeonewhoyoufeeldoesunderstandyouwhichshouldbeeasyonacampuswithsomanypeoplE.Manyschoolshavestudentorganizationnightswhereallofthecampusclubsgatherandpromotetheirorganizationssoyoucanmeetpeoplewiththesameintereststhereasyou.You’llalsomeettonsofpeopleinclassorinyourdormbuilding.Ashomesicknesspainfulthroatssprained扭伤的anklesandwisdomteeththatactuparecommonamongcollegestudentsyoushouldcheckoutyourstudentguidebookoryourschool’swebsitetofindoutinformationabouttheuniversityhealthcenter.Ifyouthinkyoucannotdealwithyourproblemsmakeastopattheschoolcounseling咨询center.First-yeartroublesaresomethingthecounselorsknowwell.YoucangethelptherE.28.FromParagraph1wecaninferthat____.A.KatiehadbeenworriedaboutthechangesbeforestartinghercollegelifeB.KatiefeltsatisfiedwhenhercollegelifestartedC.Katiewasn’tusedtothenewenvironmentincollegeatfirstD.Katiehasfallenbehindinherstudyafterthefirsttermincollege29.What’stheauthor’ssuggestionondealingwithhomesickness?A.Adjusttoit.B.Sharefearsandworrieswithyourparents.C.Talktoyourroommatesaboutit.D.Getalongwithyourroommates.30.WhichofthefollowingwaysofdealingwithroommatesisRIGHT?A.Nottryingtochangethem.B.Notmakingfriendswiththem.C.DevelopingthesameinterestsasthemD.Nottalkingwiththem.31.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Freshmenmaymeetmanyproblems.B.CommunicationisimportantincollegE.C.HowyoucanadjusttoyourfirstyearincollegE.D.HowschoolshelpfreshmentogetusedtocollegelifE.
HellenKellerlivedintheUSA.Shewasagreatwoman.WhenHellenwasababyshegotverysick.Severalweekslaterthedoctorsaid:Sheisbetterbutnowshecan’tseeandhear.HermotherandfatherwereverysaD.Afterafewyearsthingsgotworse;therewasnowayforHellentospeaktootherpeoplE.Sheheardnothing.Shedidn’tunderstandanything.ThenonedayateachercametolivewithHellenandherfamily.TheteacherhelpedHellenlearnaboutwords.HellenwasaverybrightchildandsoonshelearnedtospellherfirstworD.WhenshewasoldenoughshewenttocollegE.Hellenwasveryfamous.ShehelpedmanyblindanddeafpeoplE.ShetraveledaroundtheworldandhelpedmanypeoplE.Theworldremembershertodayasabraveandwonderfulwoman.Shewasblindanddeafbutshefoundawaytoseeandhear.1.Hellengotverysickandbecomeblindanddeafwhenshewasa____.A.studentB.babyC.nurseD.doctor2.AfterafewweeksHellen______.A.couldn’thearbutseeeverythingB.couldhearbutseenothingC.couldneitherhearnorseeD.Couldhearandsee3._____taughtHellenthefirstworD.A.HermotherB.HerfatherC.HerteacherD.Herfriend4.HellenKellerwasfamousbecause______.A.ShewasanAmerican.B.ShetraveledaroundtheworlD.C.ShewenttocollegE.D.ShewasblindanddeafbutshehelpedmanypeopleintheworlD.
Childrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriosity.Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajoB.ThechildrenaskedmetextbookquestionsaboutschoolingsalaryandwhetherIlikedmyjoB.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingoneanotherinsilencE.FinallyIsaidNowthatwe’refinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?AfteralongpauseaboyraisedhishandHaveyoueverseenagrasshopper蚱蜢eat?whenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachachE.Why?Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestionadultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheirwaittimetothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogical符合逻辑的completeandcreativeanswers.ThirdlywatchyourlanguagE.Onceyouhaveachildinvolved参加inasciencediscussiondon’tjumpinwithThat’srightorVerygood.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior.Butintalkingaboutsciencequickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.InsteadkeepthingsgoingbysayingThat’sinterestingorI’dneverthoughtofitthatwaybeforeorcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.Neverpushachildtothink.Itdoesn’tmakesensE.Childrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What’smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformancE.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertargetforyourdisagreement.Lastlyshow;don’ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass放大镜andthey’llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates蒸发setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.28.Accordingtothepassagechildrenarenaturalscientistsandtoraisetheirinterestthemostimportantthingforadultstodois_______.A.tosharethechildren’scuriosityB.tolistentothechildren’squestionsC.toletthemseetheworldaroundD.togivethechildrenenoughtimetothink29.Accordingtothepassagechildrencananswerquestionsinamorelogicalcompleteandcreativewayifadults_______.A.waitforoneortwosecondsafteraquestionB.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestionC.permitthemtolookupthetextbookD.permitthemtodiscussfornearlytwohours30.Inwhichparagraphdoestheauthortelluswhattosaytoencouragechildreninasciencediscussion?A.ThefourthparagraphB.ThefifthparagraphC.ThesixthparagraphD.Thelastparagraph31.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren’scuriosityexceptthatadultsshould_______.A.nottellthechildrentothinkB.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsC.givetheirchildrenreal-lifeimpressionsD.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofrecitingfacts
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