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高中英语《河北省辛集中学2016-2017学年高一下学期第一次阶段考试英语试题 Word版含答案》真题及答案
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Prom髙中毕业舞会isadayyou’llneverforget.It’soneofthemostimportanteventsofyoursenioryearoneyoucertainlydon’twanttomiss.AboutamonthbeforepromIstartedmycountdown倒计时.Ittookmeaboutaweektofindmydress.IboughtitsecondhandtbutitwasthemostbeautifuldressI’deverseen-nottoofancyjustthelookIwanteD.MyshoeswereboughtfromWal-Mart.ItmightnotseemthebestplaceforshoesbuttheyweresocomfortablethatIcouldn’twaittodanceallnightlonginthem.MycousinMelissadidmyhairandmake-up.Ireceivedsomanycompliments恭维atpromaboutmyhairandmake-upandIfeltgratefultoher.Ihadmuchfunwithagroupoffriends.WedancedforfourhoursandIfeltasifmyfeetweregoingtofalloff.Afterthatcamethedessertbuffet自助餐.TherewerefourtofivetablesfilledwithsweetsIonlyhadapieceofchocolatecheesecakeandthislittlecupofstrawberrydessertbutbothweretodiefor.Bythetimethecasino老虎机andmagicianarrivedeveryonewassupertiredIwantedtosleepbutIwentoutintothehallwithfriendsandtookpictures*Ataround6:30amweheadedintothebreakfasthallforbreakfastandgoodbyes.Althoughitwasn’tthelasttimewewouldbeseeingeachothersitfeltasifwewereleavingbehindsomuch.PromisgoingtobeoneofthebesttimesinyourlifE.Don’tthinkofitasadancE.Thinkofitasalife-changingmoment.IknowitwasformE.25.Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheauthor’s.A.plansforthepromB.decisiontoattendthepromC.regretsatthepromD.preparationsfortheprom26.Atthepromtheauthordidallexcept.A.dancingB.sleepingC.takingphotosD.eatingsweets27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheprom?A.ItisagoodchancetodancE.B.ItisanoccasiontosaygoodbyE.C.Itisalife-changingeventwithfun.D.Itisthemostimportanttoseniorstudents.28.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A.GoingtopromB.SeniorpromsC.BesttimeinyourlifeD.Lastmomentofsenioryear
IlookbacksometimesatthepersonIwasbeforeIrediscoveredmyoldprofessor.Iwanttotalktothatperson.IwanttotellhimwhattolookoutforwhatmistakestoavoiD.Iwanttotellhimtobemoreopentoignorethetemptationofadvertisedvaluestopayattentionwhenyourlovedonesarespeakingasifitwerethelasttimeyoumighthearthem.MostlyIwanttotellthatpersontogetonanairplaneandvisitagentleoldmaninWestNewtonMassachusettssoonerratherthanlaterbeforethatoldmangetssickandloseshisabilitytodancE.IknowIcannotdothis.Noneofuscanundowhatwe’vedoneorrelivealifealreadyrecordeD.ButifProfessorMorrieSchwartztaughtmeanythingatallitwasthis:thereisnosuchthingastoolateinlifE.Hewaschanginguntilthedayhesaidgood-byE.NotlongafterMorrie’sdeathIreachedmybrotherinSpain.Wehadalongtalk.ItoldhimIrespectedhisdistanceandthatallIwantedwastobeintouch—inthepresentnotjustthepast—toholdhiminmylifeasmuchashecouldletmE.You’remyonlybrotherIsaiD.Idon’twanttoloseyou.Iloveyou.IhadneversaidsuchathingtohimbeforE.AfewdayslaterIreceivedamessageonmyfaxmachinE.Itwastypedinthesprawlingpoorlypunctuatedall-cap-lettersfashionthatalwayscharacterizedmybrother’swords.HII’VEJOINEDTHENINETIES!itbegan.Hewroteafewlittlestorieswhathe’dbeendoingthatweekacoupleofjokes.Attheendhesignedoffthisway:IHAVEHEARTBURNANDDIAHREA腹泻ATTHEMOMENT—LIFE’SA.BITCH.CHATLATER?[signed]SORETUSH.Ilaugheduntilthereweretearsinmyeyes.ThisbookwaslargelyMorrie’sideA.Hecalleditourfinalthesis.LikethebestofworkprojectsitbroughtusclosertogetherandMorriewasdelightedwhenseveralpublishersexpressedinteresteventhoughhediedbeforemeetinganyofthem.TheadvancemoneyhelpedpayMorrie’senormousmedicalbillsandforthatwewerebothgrateful.ThetitlebythewaywecameupwithonedayinMorrie’sofficE.Helikednamingthings.Hehadseveralideas.ButwhenIsaidHowaboutTuesdayswithMorrie?hesmiledinanalmostblushingwayandIknewthatwasit.AfterMorriediedIwentthroughboxesofoldcollegematerial.AndIdiscoveredafinalpaperIhadwrittenforoneofhisclasses.Itwastwentyyearsoldnow.OnthefrontpageweremypenciledcommentsscribbledtoMorrieandbeneaththemwerehiscommentsscribbledback.MinebeganDearCoach...HisbeganDearPlayer...ForsomereasoneachtimeIreadthatImisshimmorE.Haveyoueverreallyhadateacher?Onewhosawyouasarawbutpreciousthingajewelthatwithwisdomcouldbepolishedtoaproudshine?Ifyouareluckyenoughtofindyourwaytosuchteachersyouwillalwaysfindyourwayback.SometimesitisonlyinyourheaD.Sometimesitisrightalongsidetheirbeds.Thelastclassofmyoldprofessor’slifetookplaceonceaweekinhishomebyawindowinhisstudywherehecouldwatchasmallhibiscus木槿plantsheditspinkflowers.TheclassmetonTuesdays.NobookswererequireD.ThesubjectwasthemeaningoflifE.ItwastaughtfromexperiencE.Theteachinggoeson.6.WhatkindofapersonwastheauthorbeforeherediscoveredProfessorMorrieSchwartz?A.Hewasveryopentolife’schallenges.B.HecaredmuchaboutthepeopleheloveD.C.HewasprobabylostinthematerialworlD.D.Hekeptclosecontactwithhisteacher.7.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromProfessorMorrie?A.PainpastispleasurE.B.Lifeisadifficultjourney.C.It’snevertoolatetomenD.D.Tomorrowisanotherday.8.Accordingtothepassagewhatistheauthor’sattitudetowardlifenow?A.HeisverycontentwithhislifE.B.HeiswillingtomakechangesinhislifE.C.HehasalwaysbeenhopefulaboutthefuturE.D.Hepreferstoliveinthepast.9.Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageimpliesthat________.A.hewassogladtoreconnectwithhisbrotherB.hisbrother’sstyleofwritingwasreallyfunnyC.hisbrotherwasgoodattellingjokesD.itwassurprisingtoreceivethemessage10.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingisthecriterionofagoodteacher?A.Beingskillfulinwhathe/sheteaches.B.BeingabletounderstandwhatyouneeD.C.Beingwillingtoteachyouallhe/sheknows.D.Beinggoodatchangingyouforthebetter.
Itwasthemen'sskatingfinalsoftheWinterOlympicswhenlwas16.SomedayI'dbeintheOlympics.Infactitwasmydream.ThatnightIlayonourlivingroomfloorexcitedlywatchingthebattlebetweentheBrians:AmericanBrianBoitanofacingBrianOrserinCanadA.Bothofthemhadbeenworldchampions.Bothofthemdeservedtowin.NaturallylwasforBrianBoitanoanorthernCalifornianlikemE.WehadskatedonthesameicE.Iheldmybreathinamazement.Boitanoperformedsuccessfully.Thegoldmedal!Ijumpedintheairwhenhisscorewentup.ButwhathappenednextiswhatI'llneverforget.BrianBoitanosatinfrontofthecamerawithhiscoachsurroundedbyagroupofjournalists.HewastalkingabouthiscareerandhismedaltalkingtothewholeworlD.A.terriblesinkingfeelingwentthroughmE.IcouldneverbeintheOlympicsIthought.Icouldnottalkinpubliclikethat.JusttheideaofapressconferenceterrifiedmE.IlovedskatingpartlybecauseIdidn'thavetotalk.Icouldexpressmyselfwithmyjumpsanddancesbetter.Ididn'thavetostandupandgiveaspeechlikesometeachersexpecteD.IcouldfeelthebloodrushtomyfaceifIthoughtateacherwasgoingtocallmE.Istaredatmyshoes.1wassureI'dmakeafoolofmyself.Thenextdaylwasattherink溜冰场asusual.1waspractisingacombinationofjumpsthathadonceseemedimpossiblE.1workedveryhardthenextfewyears-ontheiceandespeciallyoff.AfterjournaliststalkedtomeandalthoughmyheartpoundedeverytimeIspoketothemIgottoknowthem.Theybecamefamiliarfaces.AndtheygottoknowmE.SowhenmybigmomentcamefouryearsafterBrian'sIwasready.SometimesIthinkmybiggestaccomplishmentwasnotwinningthegoldbuttalkingtothepressafterwards.Whenyoudothethingyoufearmostyouputanendtofear.Fearcanstopyoudeadinyourtracks.Fearcankilladream.Whatareyouafraidof?Whatscaresyoumorethananythingelse?Thisyearwalkrightuptoitandconqueritstepbystep.21.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthesecondparagraph?A.TheauthorlivedahardlifE.B.TheauthorcomesfromCanadA.C.TheauthoronceskatedwithOrser.D.TheauthorwishedBoitanotowinthematch.22.Whatisoneofthereasonswhytheauthorlikedskatingaccordingtothepassage?A.Shecouldbuildupherbodytobehealthier.B.Itcouldhelphertogetclosertoheridol.C.ShecouldbetterexpressherselfwithbodylanguagE.D.Thepossibilityofherbeingaworldchampionwasgreat.23.Whattheauthorfeltthemostsatisfiedwithisthat.A.sheliveduptohercoach'sexpectationsB.shebecameaworldchampionasplannedC.shemanagedtoovercomeherinnerfeareventuallyD.shehandledthebalancebetweenhercareerandlife24.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellus?A.Faceafearbravely.B.Practicemakesperfect.C.Badtimesmakeagoodman.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
ShowerRadio—Warranty保单andDirectionsIntroductionCongratulations!YouarenowtheownerofaSoFineShowerRadio!Itissuretoprovideentertainmentformanyhours.Inadditiontheradiofeaturesatimer计时器forthosedayswhenyouareinahurry.BeforeusingtheradiopleasereadalldirectionsfilloutandmailinthewarrantycardandputwarrantyinformationinasafeplacE.AlthoughwedonotexpectproblemswiththeradioyoumayneedtorefertothewarrantyinformationatalatertimE.WarrantyThisradioiswarrantedforaone-yearperiodthatbeginsonthedateofpurchasE.Ifitfailstoworkbecauseofaproblemofmaterialspleasereturnittothefollowingaddress;SoFineRadioCorp.1279DeltaWayMongaCA97623.Wewillnotpayshippingcostsforreturningtheradiotous.Wewilleitherrepairorreplacetheradio.Pleaseallowatleastfourweeksforlookingattheproblemandrepairingtheradio.Ifyouhavenotheardfromuswithinsixweekscallourcustomerservicedepartmentat1-800-123-4567.Radiosthatarereturnedtousforproblemsotherthanaproblemofmaterialswillbeaffectedbyservicefeeaswellasthecostoftherepairs.CustomerswillbeinformedofthechargebypostcarD.RadioswillnotbereturnedtocustomersuntilthesefeesarepaiD.DirectionsPleasereadalldirectionsbeforeusingit.Pleasenotethatthisradioisdesignedandbuilttooperatewellinadampenvironment.Theself-containedbatteriesandcircuitsarecontainedintheenclosedspacethatwillbearheatanddampness.ToOperatetheRadio1.PuttwoAAbatteriesintheenclosedspaceatthebackoftheradio.Becertaintofollowthediagramorthebatterieswillnotprovideelectricity.TheradioshouldNOTbeadapted改装inordertobefixedintothewall;thiswilldamagethewaterproofing防水.2.TurnthePOWERdialinaclockwisedirectionuntilitclicks.ContinueturningthedialuntilthedesiredvolumeisachieveD.3.Tofindthedesiredstationpressthestationselectorbutton.Thetuner调谐器willautomaticallygotothenexthighestsignal.Thestation'scallnumberwillbevisibleinthedigitalscreen.Whenthestationwiththehighestfrequencyhasbeenreachedtheselectorwillstartagainatthelowestfrequency.4.ToswitchbetweenAMandFMstationsmovetheslidingAM/FMswitch.ToOperatetheTimer1.PresstheTimerSetbutton.Eachtimethebuttonispressedfiveminuteswillbeputonthetimer.Theamountoftimeonthetimerwillbevisibleforfivesecondsonthedigitalscreen.2.Whenthetimeonthetimerdoesn'tworkabeepwillsoundfortenseconds.ThetimermayberesetagainafteroneminutE.Troubleshooting发现并修理故障Beforereturningtheradioforservicepleasecheckthefollowingitems:Problem:RadiocannotbehearD.1.Checkbatteriestobecertainthattheystillhavepowerandareputincorrectly.2.Checkpower/volumecontrol.Problem:Timerdoesnotwork.1.Checkbatteriestobecertainthattheystillhavepowerandareputincorrectly.2.Followdirectionsaboveforsetting3.Turnthepowercontrolon.Thetimerwillnotworkwhentheradioisnoton.4.AdjustthevolumecontrolwhichregulatesthevolumeofthebeepaswellastheradiovolumE.46.Thedigitalscreenwillshowboth_______.A.thecallnumberandtimeonthetimerB.theAM/FMindicatorandtheradiostationC.thetimeremainingonthetimerandthedateD.thevolumelevelandtheAM/FMindicator47.Whichofthefollowingiscoveredwithinthispassage?A.Whowillbenefitfromusingtheradio?B.Howtoadapttheradio?C.Howtooperatetheradioandthetimer?D.Wheretopurchasetheradio?48.Whatquestionmightareaderstillhaveaboutthisproduct?A.HowcanIknowtheservicefee?B.Howistheradioplacedintheshower?C.WhereshouldIsendanonworkingradio?D.Whatkindofbatteriesdoestheradiouse?49.Accordingtothepassagewhatshouldyoudobeforereturningtheradioforservice?A.Contactthestorewhereyoupurchasedit.B.Calltheproducerforarepairnumber.C.ConsultthetelephonebookforlocalrepairservicE.D.Checkwhethercertainproblemsexist.
StudentsfromFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiamiwalkedonwaterThursdayforaclassassignment.Todoittheyworeaquatic水上的shoestheydesignedandcreateD.AlexQuinoneswasthefirsttomakeittotheothersideofa175footlakeoncampusinrecordtime—justoveraminutE.Quinoneswhoworeoversizedboatlikeshoesalsowonlastyearandwillreceive$500.StudentshadtoweartheaquaticshoesandmakeitacrossthelakeinordertoearnanAontheassignmentforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCanavesMaterialsandMethodsConstructionClass.It'straditionalinaschoolofarchitecturetodoboatsoutofcardboardforaboatracE.IthoughtourstudentswerealittlebitmorespecialthanthatCanavessaiD.Wedecidedtodothewalkonwatereventtotakeittothenextlevel.Atotalof79studentscompetedintheracethisyearin41teams.Only10teamsfailedtocrossthelakE.OtherswhofellgotbackupandmadeittotheenD.Theraceisopentoallstudentsandanyoneinthecommunity.Theyoungestpersontoeverparticipatewasa9yearoldgirlwhocompetedinplaceofhermotherwhiletheoldestwasa67yearoldfemalE.AlargecrowdoncampusjoinedCanavesashecheeredontheracers.HeshoutedencouragingwordsbutalsolaughedassomeunsteadilymadetheirwaytotheenD.ApartofthisisforthemtohavemoreunderstandingofdesigningandmakeitworkbetterhesaiD.Itisalsoalessoninlifeforthestudents.Anythingincludingwalkingonwaterispossibleifyoudotheresearchtestitandgothroughthedesignprocessseriously.29.Forwhatpurposedidthestudentstakepartintherace?A.Togoacrossthelaketoschool.B.TopassProfessorCanaves'class.C.Totesttheirbalanceonthewater.D.Towintheprizemoneyof$500.30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Moststudentsfinishedtheclassassignmentsuccessfully.B.ThestudentswhofellintothewaterwerecriticizedseriouslybytheProfessor.C.ThestudentsworeshoesdistributedbyProfessorCanavestowalkacrossthelakE.D.Thestudentstookpartintheracetochallengetheirphysicalabilities.31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.AlexQuinonesisatopstudentintheuniversity.B.It'sacustomforthepeopleinthecommunitytogetinvolvedinstudentactivities.C.Thestudentwhomadeittotheendintheracewouldsucceedintheirprofessionalcareer.D.ProfessorCanavesattachesimportancetohandsonlearningexperiencE.32.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.showhisapprovaloftheuniqueteachingstyleB.inspireteacherstobemorecreativeC.reportaninterestingassignmentD.encouragemorepeopletotakepartintherace
UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.ButneitherofthemlikestousehisheaD.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkharD.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhousesbuttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswifE.InthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensivE.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!A.lotofappleshadalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarriveD.A.fewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice价格TheyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillagE.Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained蒙受lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit盈利UncleLiaskedoneday.ThetractorwastoosmallUncleWangsaidwithoutthinking.We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!Iagree!saidUncleLi.Howfoolish傻的wewere!33.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause__________.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.they'rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms34.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto_________.A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit35.thetwofarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause________.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck
EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentablereadinghisbook.HisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtocopyhimineverywayhecoulD.OnedaythegrandsonaskedGrandpaItrytoreadthebookjustlikeyoubutIdon’tunderstanditandIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasIclosethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?ThegrandpaquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandrepliedTakethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.TheboydidashewastoldbutallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegotbacktothehousE.ThegrandpalaughedandsaidYou’llhavetomovealittlefasternexttimeandsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebaskettotryagain.ThistimetheboyranfasterbutagainthebasketwasemptybeforehereturneD.OutofbreathhetoldhisgrandpathatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasketsohewenttogetabucketinsteaD.ThegrandpasaidIdon’twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketofwater.You’rejustnottryinghardenough.Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhardbutwhenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.OutofbreathhesaidGrandpait’suseless!Soyouthinkitisuseless?thegrandpasaidLookatthebasket.Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoalbasketandwasnowclean.Grandsonthat’swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverythingbutwhenyoureadityou’llbechangedinsideandout.24.Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas_________.A.whyheforgotwhathereadsoonB.whetheritwasusefultoreadbooksC.whatkindofbookhecouldunderstandD.howhecouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa25.WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontofetchabasketofwater?A.Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.B.Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.C.Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.D.Totrainhimtorunfaster.26.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A.Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.B.Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.C.Youcan’texpecttorememberallyoureaD.D.Readingbookscanchangeapersongradually.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.GrandpaandGrandsonB.CarryingWaterinaBasketC.BasketsandBooksD.ReadingforTotalChanging
Ifyouwanttoliveahealthylifestyleyouhavetoeatwellmakesureyougetenoughsleepexerciseregularlyandtrytodealwithstressproperly.Itcanbehardtodoallofthesethingsinafast-pacedsocietybutitispossibletoachievE.TherearesomesimplewaystoleadahealthylifE.Withsomanypeopleconsideredtobeoverweightitisagoodideatokeepyourweightdownwhichyoucandobyeatingabalanceddiet.Clearlyifyoueatalotofjunkfoodanddependonfastfoodtogetyouthroughthedayitisgoingtobemoreofachallengetokeepahealthyweightthanifyoueatadietcontainingfruitsandvegetables.ThereforeyouhavetotrytolimittheamountofsugarsaltandfatwhicharecontainedinfastfooD.Eatingabalanceddietisn’tenoughtohelpyoustayhealthy;youneedtogetenoughsleepaswell.EnoughsleepisaguaranteeofgoodstudyandworkinthedaytimE.Regularexercisecankeepyoufatlevelslow.ItisnecessarythatyoustayphysicallyactivE.Itcanalsokeepyourmindingoodcondition.Youarelesslikelytofeelfrustratedwhenyouexerciseandyoumayfeelthatyoucandealwithstresswhichwecan’tavoidmoreeffectively.Itisimportanttofindwaysofdealingwithstresssothatyouwon’tturntodrinktogetyourselfthroughdifficulttimes.Youhavetolearnhowtodealwithstressproperlysothatyou’renotoverwhelmed压倒bystressenablingyourselftolivelifetothefullestwithoutstrugglingwithillhealth.24.Howmanywaysdoestheauthormentiontohelpleadahealthylife?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.25.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatcanmakeyouhaveadayfullofenergy?A.Enoughsleep.B.A.richbreakfast.C.MuchexercisE.D.A.happymorning.26.Ifyouwanttodealwithstresseffectivelytheauthorsuggests______.A.turningtodrinkB.getenoughsleepC.havingabalanceddietD.takingregularexercise27.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A.SportsWorlD.B.HealthyLifE.C.FoodReport.D.MedicalKnowledgE.
SamadogwasleftbehindinColoradowhilehisownersMr.AndMrs.GreenmovedtoSouthernCaliforniA.Theydidnotgivethedogup.TheyfoundhimaverynicehomebeforetheymoveD.TheywouldhaveletSamaccompanythembuttheywereafraidthedog’spresencewouldmakeitdifficultforthemtorentahousewhentheyreachedtheirdestination.TheGreenfamilylivedinColoradoforlessthanayear.BeforethattheyhadlivedinthesameneighborhoodinCaliforniatowhichtheyreturneD.SoSamhadbeentherebeforebutonlyforashorttimewhenhewasyoung.SeveralmonthsaftertheGreensleftColoradoaftertheywerecomfortablysettledbackinCaliforniatheyheardascratchatthedoor.Theycouldn’timaginewhomightbetherE.ItneveroccurredtothemthatitmightbeSambecausetheyweresurehewashappilysetupwithhisnewfamilybackinColorado.WhentheyopenedthedoortheGreenssawadirtytireddogwithveryhurtingfeet.TheanimallookedalittlebitlikeSambutnoonecouldbelievethatSamcouldhavewalked840milesonhisown.Thetireddogspentthenightunderthefamilycar.Thenextdaywhenhewasmorerestedheperformedsomeofhisoldtricks.TheGreensknewtheyhadtheirowndogback.21.Thestorysuggeststhat_______.A.dogownershavetroublerentingB.manypeopletreattheirpetsbadlyC.keepingadogiseasyD.dogsaretoomuchtrouble22.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?A.SamwalkedtoCaliforniA.B.TheGreensmovedtoColorado.C.TheGreensleftSam.D.TheGreensreturnedtoCaliforniA.E.Samspentthenightunderthefamilycar.A.bdceaB.bcdaeC.acbedD.cedab23.Theunderlinedworddestinationinthefirstparagraphmeans_________.A.thecostoflivingB.thecountryofone’sbirthC.thedamagetooneselfD.theplacetowhichoneisgoing24.TheGreensknewthedogwasSam________.A.becauseofhishurtingfeetB.fromthecolorandthemarkingsC.bythewayhewalkedD.afterhedidsometricks
Itwasthemen'sskatingfinalsoftheWinterOlympicswhenlwas16.SomedayI'dbeintheOlympics.Infactitwasmydream.ThatnightIlayonourlivingroomfloorexcitedlywatchingthebattlebetweentheBrians:AmericanBrianBoitanofacingBrianOrserinCanadA.Bothofthemhadbeenworldchampions.Bothofthemdeservedtowin.NaturallylwasforBrianBoitanoanorthernCalifornianlikemE.WehadskatedonthesameicE.Iheldmybreathinamazement.Boitanoperformedsuccessfully.Thegoldmedal!Ijumpedintheairwhenhisscorewentup.ButwhathappenednextiswhatI'llneverforget.BrianBoitanosatinfrontofthecamerawithhiscoachsurroundedbyagroupofjournalists.HewastalkingabouthiscareerandhismedaltalkingtothewholeworlD.A.terriblesinkingfeelingwentthroughmE.IcouldneverbeintheOlympicsIthought.Icouldnottalkinpubliclikethat.JusttheideaofapressconferenceterrifiedmE.IlovedskatingpartlybecauseIdidn'thavetotalk.Icouldexpressmyselfwithmyjumpsanddancesbetter.Ididn'thavetostandupandgiveaspeechlikesometeachersexpecteD.IcouldfeelthebloodrushtomyfaceifIthoughtateacherwasgoingtocallmE.Istaredatmyshoes.1wassureI'dmakeafoolofmyself.Thenextdaylwasattherink溜冰场asusual.1waspractisingacombinationofjumpsthathadonceseemedimpossiblE.1workedveryhardthenextfewyears-ontheiceandespeciallyoff.AfterjournaliststalkedtomeandalthoughmyheartpoundedeverytimeIspoketothemIgottoknowthem.Theybecamefamiliarfaces.AndtheygottoknowmE.SowhenmybigmomentcamefouryearsafterBrian'sIwasready.SometimesIthinkmybiggestaccomplishmentwasnotwinningthegoldbuttalkingtothepressafterwards.Whenyoudothethingyoufearmostyouputanendtofear.Fearcanstopyoudeadinyourtracks.Fearcankilladream.Whatareyouafraidof?Whatscaresyoumorethananythingelse?Thisyearwalkrightuptoitandconqueritstepbystep.21.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthesecondparagraph?A.TheauthorlivedahardlifE.B.TheauthorcomesfromCanadA.C.TheauthoronceskatedwithOrser.D.TheauthorwishedBoitanotowinthematch.22.Whatisoneofthereasonswhytheauthorlikedskatingaccordingtothepassage?A.Shecouldbuildupherbodytobehealthier.B.Itcouldhelphertogetclosertoheridol.C.ShecouldbetterexpressherselfwithbodylanguagE.D.Thepossibilityofherbeingaworldchampionwasgreat.23.Whattheauthorfeltthemostsatisfiedwithisthat.A.sheliveduptohercoach'sexpectationsB.shebecameaworldchampionasplannedC.shemanagedtoovercomeherinnerfeareventuallyD.shehandledthebalancebetweenhercareerandlife24.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellus?A.Faceafearbravely.B.Practicemakesperfect.C.Badtimesmakeagoodman.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
ChildrenareknowntobeverykeenobserversandoncetheyareinterestedinsomethingitisverylikelytostaywiththemforlifE.TheytendtolookatlifethroughtheeyesofthepersontheyareclosetoorwanttobelikE.IftheirrolemodelisoptimistictherearemorechancesofthemoptimistiC.Therolemodelbecomestheirstandardofmeasurement.Becausetheyfollowtheactionsoftheirrolemodelssocloselychildrenadoptthepersonalityandattitudeoftheirrolemodels.ChildrenlearntolikeordislikecertainthingsbymimickingthepersonalityandattitudeofthepeopletheyadmirE.OnereasonwhychildrenkeepchangingtheiranswerstowhatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowupisthattheyareinfluencedbyindividualsinacertainfielD.Childrenviewthesocialrelationshipsfamilyorpublicmainlyinthelightoftheimportancetheserelationshipsholdinthelifeoftheirrolemodels.Theirexpressionoftheirfeelingsismanytimesareflectionoftheirrolemodel’soutlook观点.Accordingtoastudyaround56%ofteenagersidentifiedwiththerolemodels.Outofthesethosehavingpersonalordirectcontactwiththeirrolemodelshadhigherself-esteemandwerebetteratacademicscomparedtothosewhodidn’t.Assuchchildrenwhohavepositiverolemodelshavemoreself-confidenceandaremoreoptimisticabouttheirfuturE.Theylearntohandlethemselveswellinsocialsettingsandpositivelyinteractwiththosearoundthem.Ofcoursechildrenwhohavetheirparentsaspositiverolemodelshaveawell-roundedoutlooktowardslifE.TheyfinditeasiertodealwiththehighsandlowsoflifebecausetheyhaveseentheirparentsdoitbeforE.Theyfindasenseofstabilityandsecurityknowingthattheywillovercomefailuresjustliketheirparentsbeforethem.Besidesitbecomeseasierforparentstodiscipline管教andguidechildren.Soitisnowonderwhychildrenwhohaveparentsastheirrolemodelshavefewerbehavioralissues.32.Thisarticleismainlyabout______.A.therelationbetweenrolemodelsandchildrenB.theimportanceofrolemodelstochildrenC.howtobeagoodrolemodelforchildrenD.howtochangechildren’spersonalityandattitude33.TheunderlinedwordmimickinginParagraph2canbereplacedby______.A.imitatingB.acceptingC.studyingD.changing34.Accordingtothestudyafterdirectcontactwiththeirrolemodels______.A.thereisadecreaseinchildren’sself-esteemB.therearefewerchildrenbetteratacademicsC.childrenmayfeelmoreoptimisticabouttheirfutureD.childrenmayhaveastrongdesiretosucceed35.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______A.children’sbehavioralissuesareseriousB.teachingchildrenstrategiesforsecurityisimportantC.peopleshouldlearnthelateststudiesonrolemodelsD.parentsshouldsetagoodexampleforchildren
TheFourth21thCenturyCupNationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionistobeheldinShanghai.Organizers:ChinaDailyandShanghaiBroadcastingNetwork.Coordinator协调者:ChinaUniversityEnglishSpeakingAssociationCUESA.Co-sponsors联办单位:EnglishSpeakingUnionESULotusSoftwareChinaCo.LtD.TimesPublishingGroupofSingaporeHiltonShanghaiPearsonEducationForeignLanguageTeaching&ResearchPress.Date:March26Friday2017Place:HiltonShanghai.CompetitionFormat形式:Eachstudentwillpresentapreparedspeechonthegiventopicfollowedbyathree-minuteoff-handspeechandathree-minutequestionandanswerperiodwiththejudges.Preparedspeechperiod:sixminutes.Q&A.period:threeminutes.Speechtopic:PeopleandNature:Insearchofharmony和谐inanewage+yourpersonalopinion.Topicsfortheoff-handspeechwillbegivenonthedayofcompetition.Prizes:Besidesbooksandcertificates证书thetoptwowinnerswillbeofferedscholarshipstotraveltotheannualinternationalEnglish-speakingcompetitionwhichwillbeheldbytheEnglishSpeakingUnioninLondoninMay2017.ThethirdandfourthplacewinnerswillbeofferedastudytriptoSingaporesponsoredbytheTimesPublishingGroup.Thefifththrough10thplacewinnerswillbeofferedcashprizes.AllthecompetitorswillreceivecertificatesfromtheEnglishSpeakingUnionandbookprizesprovidedbyPearsonEducationandForeignLanguageTeaching&ResearchPress.Theteachersofthetopwinnerswillalsoreceiveaone-yearmembershiptotheInternationalAssociationofTeachersofEnglishasaForeignLanguageIATEFL.1.Themainpurposeofthispassageis__________.A.tohelptoimproveyourspokenEnglishB.toinformyouofsomeinformationaboutthecompetitionC.toinviteyoutotakepartinthecompetitionD.toshowyouhowtowinthecompetition2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheShanghaiEnglishSpeakingCompetition?A.Thenumberofitscompetitors.B.It’scompetitionformat.C.WhateachwinnerwillbeoffereD.D.WhereandwhenitwilltakeplacE.3.Supposeyougetthesixthplaceyou'll___________.A.traveltoLondonforfreE.B.getsomemoneysomebooksandacertificateC.becomeaone-yearmemberofIATEFLD.getachancetostudyinSingapore4.Accordingtothepassageanoff-handspeechis_________.A.aspeechnotlongerthanthreeminutesB.aspeechwithapieceofpaperinhandC.aspeechwhichiswellpreparedD.aspeechwithoutpreparation
Smokingisharmful.ButassoonasyouquitthehabiteverythingwillbeOKright?Wrong.Newresearchhasfoundthatevenifyougiveupsmokingthedamageithasdonetoyourgenes基因willstaythereforamuchlongertimE.IntheresearchateamofUSscientistsstudiedthebloodof16000peoplE.Amongthemsomeweresmokerssomeusedtosmokeandtherestwerenon-smokers.Scientistscomparedtheirgenesandfoundthatmorethan7000genesofsmokershadchanged-anumberthatisone-thirdofknownhumangenes.AccordingtoNBCNewsbothheartdiseaseandcancerarecausedbygeneticchanges.Somepeoplemayhavehadthechangeswhentheywerebornbutmostpeoplegetthemintheirday-to-dayliveswhiledoingthingslikesmoking.Whenyoustopsmokingalotofthesegeneswillreturntonormalwithinfiveyears.Thismeansyourbodyistryingtoheal治愈itselfoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.Butthechangesinsomeofthegenesstayforlonger.Theycanstayforaslongas30yearsIt’salmostlikeleavingafootprintonwetcement水泥一itwillalwaysbethereevenwhenyou’vewalkedawayandwhenthecementbecomesdry.Althoughthestudyresultsmaymakepeopleunhappythereisabrightside:thefindingscouldhelpscientistsinventmedicinetotreatgeneticdamagecausedbysmokingorfindwaystotellwhichpeoplehaveheartdiseaseorcancerrisks.32.ThefunctionofParagraph1isto.A.giveanexampleB.introducethetopicofthepassageC.makeanargumentD.showthemainideaofthepassage33.Mostgeneticchangeshappenbecauseof.A.people’sconditionatbirthB.environmentalpollutionC.people’sbadlivinghabitsD.heartdiseaseandcancer34.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph6refersto.A.thecementB.thefootprintC.theharmfuleffectD.thegeneticchange35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thefindingsarethefruitofmorethanthreeyears’research.B.ThefindingshavepreventedmorepeoplefromstartingsmokingC.Thefindingsofferevidencethatadamagedgenecanhealitself.D.Thefindingshelptofindcuresforgeneticdamagecausedbysmoking.
Intoday’sworldalmosteveryoneknowsthatairpollutionandwaterpollutionareharmfultopeople’health.Howevernotallthepersonsknowthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollutionandthisisharmfultopeople’healthtoo.Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsusuallybecomedeaftoday.Howeverscientistsbelievethat10percentofworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbythenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapersandbooksandwhoweave编织clothbecomedeaf.Quiteafewpeoplelivingnearairportsalsobecomedeaf.RecentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagersinAmericacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpersonsfortheseyoungpeopleliketolistentopopmusicandpopmusicisakindofnoiseBesidesnoiseproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmaD.Itissaidacontinuousnoiseofover85decibels分贝cancausedeafness.Nowthegovernmentinmanycountrieshavemadelawstocontrolnoiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels.InChinathegovernmentistryingtosolvenotonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoiseproblems.28.Thetextismainlyabout______.A.airpollutionB.waterpollutionC.noisepollutionD.worldpollution29.Accordingtothetextacontinuousnoiseof_____decibelscanmakepeopledeaf.A.lessthan85B.lessthan65C.about65D.morethan8530.TenpercentoftheworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbecause______.A.theyareworkinginnoisyplacesB.theyoftenlistentopopmusicC.theyarebusyinlisteningtoother’stalkD.theylivenearairports31.ThegovernmentofChinaistryingtosolve______.A.onlyairpollutionB.onlyairandwaterpollutionC.onlywaterpollutionD.airwaterandnoisepollution
MygrandsonDanielandIhavealwaysbeenveryclosE.WhenDaniel'sfatherremarriedafteradivorceDanielwhowaselevenandhislittlesisterKristiecametolivewithus.MyhusbandandIweremorethanhappytohavekidsinthehouseagain.Thingsweregoingalongjustfineuntilthediabetes糖尿病I'velivedwithmostofmyadultlifestartedaffectingmyeyesandthenmoreseriouslymykidneys肾.Theneverythingseemedtofallapart.ThreetimesaweekIhadtogotothehospitaltobehookeduptoadialysismachine透析机.IwaslivingbutIcouldn'treallycallitalife—itwasanexistencE.Ihadnoenergy.IdraggedmyselfthroughdailychoresandsleptasmuchasIcoulD.Mysenseofhumorseemedtodisappear.DanielseventeenbythenwasreallyaffectedbythechangeinmE.Hetriedashardashecouldtomakemelaughtobringbackthegrandmawholovedtoclownaround开玩笑withhim.EveninmysorrystateDanielcouldstillbringasmiletomyfacE.Butthingswerenotimproving.Afterayearondialysismyconditionwasdeteriorating恶化andthedoctorsfeltthatifIdidn'treceiveakidneytransplantwithinsixmonthsIwouldsurelydiE.NoonetoldDanielthisbutheknew—hesaidallhehadtodowaslookaftermE.TotopitoffasmyconditionworsenedtherewasachancethatIwouldbecometooweaktohavethetransplantsurgeryatallandthentherewouldbenothingtheycoulddoformE.Sowestartedthetenseanddesperatewaitforakidney.Iwasadamant坚决的thatIdidn'twantakidneyfromanyoneIknew.IwouldwaituntilanappropriatekidneybecameavailableorIwouldliterallydiewaiting.ButDanielhadotherplans.Thetimethathetookmetomydialysisappointmentshedidalittlesecretresearchonhisown.ThenheannouncedhisintentiontomE.GrandmaI'mgivingyouoneofmykidneys.I'myoungandI'mhealthyHepauseD.HecouldseeIwasn'tatallhappywithhisoffer.HecontinuedalmostinwhisperAndmostofallIcouldn'tstanditifyouweren'tarounD.Hisfaceworeanexpressionofappealmixedwithdetermination.Hecanbeasstubbornasamule驴oncehedecidesonsomething—butI'vebeentoldmanytimesthatIcanout-stubbornanymule!WeargueD.Icouldn'tlethimdoit.Webothknewthatifhegaveuphiskidneyhewouldalsogiveuphislife'sdream;toplayfootball.Itwasallheevertalkedabout.Andhewasgoodtoo.Danielwasco-captainandstardefensivetackle防守阻截队员ofhishighschoolteam;heexpectedtoapplyforafootballscholarshipandwaslookingforwardtoplayingcollegefootball.Hejustlovedthesport.HowcanIletyouthrowawaythethingthatmeansthemosttoyou?Ipleadedwithhim.GrandmahesaidsoftlycomparedtoyourlifefootballmeansnothingtomE.AfterthatIcouldn'targueanymorE.Soweagreedtoseeifhewasagooddonor捐赠者matchandthenwe'ddiscussitfurther.WhenthetestscamebacktheyshowedDanielwasaperfectmatch.Thatwasit.IknewIwasn'tgoingtowinthatargumentsowescheduledthetransplant.Bothsurgerieswentsmoothly.AssoonasIcameoutoftheanesthesia麻醉Icouldtellthingsweredifferent.Ifeltgreat!Thenursesintheintensivecareunithadtokeeptellingmetoliebackandbequiet—Iwasn'tsupposedtobethatlively!IwasafraidtogotosleepforfearIwouldbreakthespell魔法andwakeupthewayIhadbeenbeforE.Butthegoodfeelingdidn'tgoawayandIspenttheeveningjokingandlaughingwithanyonewhowouldlisten.Itwassowonderfultofeelaliveagain.ThenextdaytheymovedmeoutofICUandontothefloorwhereDanielwasrecuperating复原threedoorsaway.HisgrandfatherhelpedhimwalkdowntoseemeassoonasIwasmovedintomyroom.Whenwesaweachotherwedidnotknowwhattosay.Holdinghandswejustsatthereandlookedateachotherforalongtimeoverwhelmedbythedeepfeelingoflovethatconnectedus.FinallyhespokeWasitworthwhilegrandma?Ilaughedalittleruefully懊悔.Itwasforme!Butwasitforyou?Iaskedhim.HenoddedandsmiledatmE.I'vegotmygrandmaback.AndIhavemylifeback.ItstillamazesmE.EverymorningwhenIwakeupIthankGod—andDaniel—forthismiraclE.A.miraclebornofthepurestlovE.55.Grandma'sdiabetesbroughtaboutallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_______.A.hereyesandherkidneyswereaffectedB.grandmabecamequiteadifferentpersonC.DanielhadtobesentbacktohisfatherD.everythingwasthrownintoconfusion56.WhengrandmawasatherlowestwhatdidDanieldotobringherbacktoherusuallife?A.Hetriedhisbesttomakeherlaugh.B.Hehelpedherwiththedailychores.C.HegaveuphisdreamofgoingtocollegE.D.Hesearcheddesperatelyforagooddonormatch.57.HowdidgrandmafeelwhenDanielannouncedhisintentiontogiveheroneofhiskidneys?A.Shewasmovedbyhisselflessdecision.B.Shewasn'tatallhappywithhisoffer.C.ShefeltrelievedthatanappropriatekidneywasavailablE.D.ShewasenthusiasticabouthavingakidneyofsomeonesheloveD.58.WhatwouldgivingupakidneymeantoDanielaccordingtothepassage?A.Hewouldn'tbeyoungandhealthythereafter.B.Hedidn'thavetosearchforagoodmatchanymorE.C.HecouldapplyforafullscholarshiptoacollegehedesireD.D.Hewouldalsogiveuphislife'sdream:toplayfootball.59.Howwasgrandmawhenshecameoutoftheanesthesiaafterthesurgery?A.Shewasfeelinglow.B.ShewasfulloflifE.C.ShewasexhausteD.D.ShewasthewayshehadbeenbeforE.60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GrandmagotherlifebackthankstoDaniel'sselflessdonation.B.GrandmathoughtherreturningtolifewasamiracleofpurelovE.C.Danielagreedwithgrandmathatthetransplantwasworthwhileforhernotforhim.D.Muchashelovedfootballgrandma'slifemeantthemosttoDaniel.
Thelatesttarget目标forTVadvertisersischildreninAsiA.AsianfamiliesaregettingsmallerandwealthierandAsianchildrenarewatchingmoreandmoreTV.ItissaidthattheaverageHongKongchildseesabout25000TVadvertisementsayear.Togettheattentionandthemoneyoftheseyoungaudiencestheadvertisersuselittleactors.ThekidssharethesamefeelingswithsomeonefromtheirownagegroupsaysoneadvertisersothiskindofadvertisementismoreeffectivE.Andofcoursethelittleactorsearnbigmoney.Noteveryoneishappytoseekidsturnedintobuyers.advertisingtochildreniswrongsaidPastyLiangbecauseitsaimistomakethemasktheirparentsformoneytobuythings.AlsomanythingsadvertisedsuchastoysaresillyandencourageviolencE.Ifachildbuysthemheorshewilllearnnothing.Someeducatorsbelievethatifyoungpeoplewatchtheadstheywillbecomemoreandmorematerialistic物质至上的.SomepeopleeventhinkitwrongtouselittleactorsinTVadvertisements.Itisillegalforkidstoworkinfactoriessowhyaretheyallowedtoworkinads?Alsoconsideringthehighsalariesitisbadforchildrentohavetoomuchmoney.saidElvisHu.AsanadvertiserJ.W.Luclearlyhashisownopinionaboutthis.Itisnothingwrongwithchildrenearningalotofmoneyoraskingtheirparentstobuythingsforthem.Besideskidsbuytoystohavefunnottolearnfrom.Anywaygovernmentsarebeginningtotakeactiontoprotectchildren.AnadwouldnotbeallowedtoappearonTVifitmadechildrenfeelinferior低人一等的becausetheydidn’towntheadvertisedproduct.32.Theadvertisersuselittleactorssothat______.A.theadscanattractyoungaudiencesB.thelittleactorscanearnbigmoneyC.thekidswillsharethesamefeelingsD.peoplewillseemoreTVadvertisements33.Whothinksitallrightforkidstoearnmoneybyactinginads?A.ElvisHu.B.J.W.LuC.PastyLiangD.Someeducators.34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Littleactorsearnlessmoneythanadults.B.Advertiserswantchildrentolearnfromtoys.C.Somepeoplearenotforadvertisingtochildren.D.Governmentsaretakingactiontoprotectadvertisers.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LittleActorsorAdultActorsB.HowtoGetChildren’sAttentionC.OpinionsaboutTVAdvertisementsD.ChildrenNewTargetforTVAdvertisements
Don'tyoujustloveiceskatingeverywinter?IamsurethatsincewinterisapproachingyourskatesaresettocomeoutjustwaitingtobeuseD.Impressyourfriendswithyournewtrickonhowtoice-skatebackwardswiththehelpofthesetips.Skatingbackwardsoniceisabitdifficultbutonceyoumasterthebasicthere'snothinglikeit.FollowthestepsgivenbelowandyouwillbeabletoskatebackwardsinnotimE.StandStraightThefirstthingthatyouneedtodoisstandstraight.Ifyoufeelthatyouarefallingbackwardsthenjustputyourchinupandslightlybendyourknees.Don'tworry;thishappenstoall.ConfidenceisWhatYouNeedThemostimportantstepwhilelearninghowtoskatebackwardsishavingenoughconfidenceinyourselfandinwhatyouaredoing.Howcanyouachievethis?BypracticE.Justpracticerollingbackwardsdownagentleslopeeverysingledayorjustbypushingofffromawallorsomethingofthatsort.Butbeforeyoudothatmakesurethattheplacewhereyouarepracticingisfreefromanykindofdebris碎片becauseotherwiseyoucouldendupinthehospitalduetosomeaccident.Whilegoingbackwardsjustgetusedtothefeelingofmovingbackwards.Oneoftheimportanticeskatingtipsandtechniquesisthatifyoufeelthatyouarelosingyourbalancethenscissor做剪式运动yourskates.Keeppracticingthistillyouareconfidentaboutit.MaintainSpeedConfidentnow?Great!NowthenextstepistomaintainyourspeeD.Whilerollinginastraightlinewithoneskatewiththeothertrysculling滑浆thatiskeeppushingyourselfbackwardswithanoutwardsstroke滑动.Nowbringtheskatewhichyouwereusingtoscullandthenagainrepeatthesameprocess.Makesurethatyouputmostofyourweightontheskatewhichismovingstraightandnottheonewithwhichyouaresculling.Nowtrythesamethingusingtheotherfoot.Againkeepdoingthistillyouareconfidentenough.IncreaseYourSpeedNowOnceyouareconfidentthatyoucanscullwitheitherfootthenextthingthatyouhavetodoisincreaseyourspeeD.Trysomeofyourowntricksnow.ScullwitheitherfootorwithbothatthesametimE.ScullandBeAwareWhileyoukeeponefootstraightkeepscullingwiththeother.Youcandothatsimultaneouslywithbothfeet.Concentrateonwhatyouaredoingbutdon'tgetsoinvolvedthatyoudon'tseewhereyouaregoing.IfyouarenotwatchingyourbackyoumightjustbangagainstsomethingorsomeonE.46.Accordingtothetextconfidencecomesfrom________.A.constantexerciseB.strictcoachesC.highspeedD.goodtechniques47.Whichistherightorderofice-skatingbackwards?A.IncreasingyourspeeD.B.Beingabletoscullwithonefoot.C.Beingabouttostandstraight.D.Tryingsomedifferenttricks.A.c→a→d→bB.c→b→d→aC.c→b→a→dD.a→c→b→d48.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexpress_________.A.onemustbebravetolearntoice-skatebackwardsB.skatingandkeepingcautiousarebothimportantC.it'sdifficulttoconcentratewhenice-skatingbackwardsD.it'sacommonthingtohitsomeonewheniceskatingbackwards49.Thepurposeofthetextis_______.A.tooffersomeadviceonice-skatingbackwardsB.tointroducethecultureofice-skatingbackwardsC.toexplainadvantagesofice-skatingbackwardsD.tocomparedifferentwaysofice-skatingbackwards
Mostgoodinterviewerswillmakeanefforttoestablishandkeepeyecontact.Makesurethatyoudonotfindyourselflookingdownoraway.Ifyouwearglassesbesuretobuythenon-glarelenses.DonotstarE.Rapidlynoddingyourheadcanleavetheimpressionthatyouareimpatientandtooeagertoaddsomethingtotheconversation--ifonlytheinterviewerwouldletyou.Slowernoddingontheotherhandemphasizesinterestshowsthatyouarevalidating确认thecommentsofyourinterviewerandencourageshimtocontinuE.Tilting倾斜theheadslightlywhencombinedwitheyecontactandanaturalsmileshowsfriendlinessandapproachability可接近的.Yoursmileisoneofthemostpowerfulpositivebodysignals.EverybodylooksbetterwhentheysmilE.OfferanunforcedconfidentsmilE.Avoidatallcoststhetechniquethatsomeapplicantsuse:grinningidiotically傻笑forthelengthoftheinterviewnomatterwhat.Thiswillonlycommunicatethatyouareinsincere虚假的.It’sworthrememberingthatthemouthprovidesaseeminglylimitlesssupplyofopportunitiestoconveyweakness.Thismaybedonebytouchingthemouthfrequently;fakingacoughwhenconfusedwithadifficultquestion;orgnawing咬onone’slipsabsentmindedly茫然地.Employinganyoftheseinsinceritysignswhenyouareaskedaboutsaywhyyoulostyourlastjobwillconfirmorinstillsuspicionsaboutyourhonesty.32.Themouthmaymakeyourweaknessknownby________accordingtothepassagE.A.pretendingtobecoughingB.havinganunforcedsmileC.blowingakissD.showingyourteeth33.Themainpurposeofthistextisto________.A.tellyouhowtocommunicatewithotherseffectively.B.showyouhowtomakeyourselfmoreunderstandableC.remindyouofrespectingtheinterviewer.D.giveyousomeadviceonfacialsignalsforjobinterviews34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsuspicioninthelastparagraphmean?A.understandingB.uncertaintyC.expressionD.agreement35.Whichfacialsignalcancauseyoutoloseanopportunityofbeingemployed?A.Gnawingonone’slips.B.A.naturalbodysignal.C.A.naturalsmilE.D.Touchingthemouthfrequently..
ThegeneralobjectiveofpublicinterestadvertisingistoinformpersuadeorremindpeopleabouttheparticularideacauseorphilosophybeingadvertiseD.Thiskindofadvertisingisoftenusedbynon-businessinstitutionssuchasschoolshospitalsandcharityorganizations.Wealsoseeadvertisingbyassociations.Inadditionwewitnessmillionsofdollars’worthofadvertisingplacedbygovernmentorganizations.MuchgovernmentadvertisingannouncestheavailabilityofsuchvaluablegovernmentservicesasconsumerassistancewelfareaidorcareerguidancE.Howeverwiththeresourceavailabletoitthegovernmentcanalsouseadvertisingtechniquesforpropagandapurposes.Manystategovernmentsuseadvertisingtoattractnewbusinessestouristsorworkerstoaidtheireconomy.Becauseofthefactthatpublicinterestadvertisingisnonprofitthewordsitusesaremuchmoredifferentfromtheother3kindsofadvertising.ItspurposeisnottourgereaderstospendtheirmoneybuttodisseminateakindofconceptoradvocateasocialethiC.Theheadlineofpublicinterestadvertisingalsoactsasaroleofattraction.Theaveragewordsofthemare10.6andmostofthemarecuriousheadlines60%andemotionalheadlines30%.Wecanknowfromthestatisticsthatattractingthereaderisstillamaintaskfortheheadlineofpublicinterestadvertisingbecauseonlywhenthereadersfeeltheadvertisingwillbenefitthemnomatterphysicallyormentallyshouldtheyhavethepatiencetoreaditfurther—that’stheruleofalltheadvertisements.Ialsonoticethatonly10%ofthoseadvertisementsincludetheiradvertiser’sbrandwhichshowsthatthepublicinterestadvertisementsdonotaimtopropagandizeanycompanyororganization.Straight-linebodycopyisthemostfrequentlyusedform—whichis50%ofthe20ads.75%ofthoseadshaveusedimperativesentences.Mostofthesesentencesareurgingreaderstotakeactionimmediatelyforothersorsocialethics.Allthesedatashowthefactthatpublicinterestadvertisingdoesnotpleasereadersbybeautifulwordsororiginalideasbuttouchthemthroughtruefeelings.32.Governmentsspendmillionsofdollarsonadvertisementsmainlyto________.A.promotespecialproduceorbusinessB.showmercyonlessdevelopedorganizationsC.spreadakindofconcepttothepublicD.giveawaymoneytocharitiesandschools33.AccordingtothepassagepublicinterestadvertisingismainlyusedbyallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.charityorganizationsB.cinemasC.governmentservicesD.associations34.Whatpublicinterestadvertisementshaveincommonwithotheradvertisementsisthattheyare________.A.interestingB.expensiveC.attractiveD.tiring35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Publicinterestadvertisingencouragespeopletobuygoods.B.PublicinterestadvertisingsometimesforcesconceptsuponthepubliC.C.Wecannotseeanyadvertiser’sbrandinpublicinterestadvertisements.D.Thewordsofpublicinterestadvertisementsaremostlyemotional.
WhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.ButasIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistoryIgettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvinced确信的thattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.Howeverastheunfortunatelytruestatementgoestheonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon'tseemtolearnfromhistory.PerhapsatleastinteachinghistorytomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.A.secondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.Wecannotevenunderstandwhyweareandwherewearewithouthistorymuchless更不必说trytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobE.Iteachmychildrenhistoryforonemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudio录音机tapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.ItwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.ifindoingsoyoungpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplisheD.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitlerpeoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.9.WhatmessagecanwegetfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.Manypeoplefailtomakegooduseofhistoryandmakethesamemistakes.B.Manypeoplearen'tcleverenoughtolearnwellfromthepast.C.Manypeoplefeelithardtounderstandhistory.D.Manypeoplehavenointerestinstudyinghistory.10.InParagraph3theauthorshowsthathistoryisusefulbecause___________.A.itmakesthecurrentpoliticalsituationgosmoothlyB.ithelpsusunderstandwhythingsarethewaytheyarE.C.ithelpsusrealizetheimportanceofhistoricaleventsD.ithelpspeopleacceptthepresentsituationwheretheylive11.Whatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Somenegativereasonsforstudyinghistory.B.Howtogetmorepeopletostudyhistory.C.Howtoteachhistoryeffectively.D.Somebadhistoricalfigures.12.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto____________.A.inspiretheparentstoteachtheirchildrenhistoryB.showtheimportanceofhistoryinpoliticsC.introducethewriter’sownwayofteachinghistoryD.explainthereasonswhychildrenstudyhistory
Ascientistturnsouttobeabletoseethefuturebyofferingeachoffour-year-oldsapieceofcandyandwatchinghowheorshedealswithit.SomechildrenreacheagerlyforthetreattheyseE.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersaredeterminedtowaituntilthelastmoment.BythetimethechildrenreachhighschoolsomethingremarkablehashappeneD.A.surveyfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldshadenoughself-controltoholdoutgenerallygrewuptobemorepopularadventurousconfidentanddependablE.ThechildrenwhogaveinearlierweremorelikelytobelonelyeasilyfrustratedandinflexiblE.Actuallytheabilitytoputoffrewardisasignofemotionalintelligencewhichdoesn'tshowuponanIQtest.Thehardwareofthebrainandthesoftwareofthemindhavelongbeenscientists'concerns.Butbraintheorycan'texplainwhysomepeopleremainupbeatinthefaceoftroublesthatwoulddefeatalessresistantperson.HerecomesthetheoryofDanielGolemanwriterofEmotionalIntelligence:whenitcomestopredictingpeople'ssuccessbrainabilityasmeasuredbyIQmayactuallymatterlessthanthequalitiesofmindoncethoughtofascharacter.EQisnottheoppositeofIQ.Whatresearchershavebeentryingtounderstandishowtheyworktogether;howone'sabilitytohandlestressforinstanceaffectstheabilitytoconcentrateandputintelligencetousE.AmongtheingredientsforsuccessresearchersnowgenerallyagreethatIQaccountsforabout20%;therestdependsoneverythingfromsocialclasstoluck.WhilemanyresearchersinthisrelativelynewfieldaregladtoseeemotionalissuesfinallytakenseriouslysomefewfearthatEQresultsinmisusE.24.Theexperimentwiththefour-year-oldsmakesitclearthat________.A.theageof4isapropertimeforscientificexperimentB.emotionalintelligencewon'tshowupuntiladolescenceC.candycanbeusedtomeasureaperson'semotionalintelligenceD.theabilityofself-controlplaysaroleinpersonalsuccess25.TheunderlinedwordupbeatinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.kindB.optimisticC.disappointedD.powerless26.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexperimentatthebeginningofthetext?A.Toamuseboththechildrenandreaders.B.Toprovethescientist'swisdom.C.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.D.ToshowushowtodoanIQtest.27.Whatismostlikelytobewrittenintheparagraphthatfollows?A.InformationaboutfamouspeoplewithhighEQ.B.SomereasonswhyEQisarelativelynewfielD.C.ExamplesshowingtheoppositevoiceaboutEQ.D.Strongdemandforbasicemotionaleducation.
IwasadanceteacherwhenIfirstbeganworkingwithpeoplewhohavedisabilities.Ihadthirtystudents.Thesewereteensandadultsuptotheageof40.Welearnednewstepstogether.Welaughedtogetherandwesharedaloveofmusicandfellowship.IhadonepupilDanwhodidn’tappeartogetmuchoutoftheclass.Ineverhadeyecontactwithhim.WhenIlefttheclasstotraveldownthestairstoreachthemainfloorofthebuildinghemovedworriedlyasablindpersonmightdoinunfamiliarcondition.OnedayhisparentsmetmeshoppingdowntownandtoldmethattheyweresogratefulthatIwasteachingtheclass.Theysaidthatmyclasswasthehighpointoftheirson’sweek.Weretheyjustbeingpolite?AweeklaterasnowstormheldmeupandIwaslaterthanusualpullingintotheschoolparkinglot.AheadofmebyonerowofcarsandovertoonesidewasmystudentDanandhisworker.Icouldseehisfaceashemovedtowardthebuilding.HewasexciteD.IwatchedDanruntowardthebuildinginanticipationof期待着hisweeklytreatmyclass.IcriedasithitmethatthoughIcouldnotseeinclassallthatDangotfromtheclassitsurelymeantalottohim.Dandidindeedlovetheclass.Hewasgettingenjoymentoutofit.TodaywhenIteachcoursesattheCollegetostudentsIremindthemthatchildrencanstandonthesidelinesandseemtobeuninterestedandyettheycanbelearningatthesamepaceasthosewhoareinthemiddleoftheactivity.WhenIteachthisIthinkyesandthisistrueforthosewithdisabilitiestoo!Teachwiththewonderfulenthusiasmandyouareboundtoreachyourstudents.Doyourjobwithaloveforothersandyouwillbesuccessfulnomatterwhatyourjobinvolves.25.Thewriterfoundherworkingwithdisabilities_______.A.boringB.confusingC.satisfyingD.challenging26.ThewriterhaslearnedfromDanthat______.A.ateacherissuretoreachhisstudentsB.kidswithdisabilitiesneedmoreloveC.studentslearnindifferentwaysD.astudentsmakeachievementsoutofaclass27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThewriterwasdoubtfulwhenhearingwhatDan’sparentssaiD.B.Dandidn’tgetmuchoutofthedancingclass.C.Danreceivedmoreattentioninthewriter’sclass.D.ThewriterwasimpatientwithDanatfirst.28.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.studentwithdisabilityB.LearningwithDanC.EnjoyingalessonwithchildrenD.Sharinglovewithstudents
Prom高中毕业舞会isadayyou’llneverforget.It’soneofthemostimportanteventsofyoursenioryearoneyoucertainlydon’twanttomiss.AboutamonthbeforepromIstartedmycountdown倒计时.Ittookmeaboutaweektofindmydress.IboughtitsecondhandbutitwasthemostbeautifuldressI’deverseen-nottoofancyjustthelookIwanteD.MyshoeswereboughtfromWal-Mart.ItmightnotseemthebestplaceforshoesbuttheyweresocomfortablethatIcouldn’twaittodanceallnightlonginthem.MycousinMelissadidmyhairandmake-up.Ireceivedsomanycompliments恭维atpromaboutmyhairandmake-upandIfeltgratefultoher.Ihadmuchfunwithagroupoffriends.WedancedforfourhoursandIfeltasifmyfeetweregoingtofalloff.Afterthatcamethedessertbuffet自助餐.Therewerefourtofivetablesfilledwithsweets.Ionlyhadapieceofchocolatecheesecakeandthislittlecupofstrawberrydessertbutbothweretodiefor.Bythetimethecasino老虎机andmagicianarrivedeveryonewassupertireD.IwantedtosleepbutIwentoutintothehallwithfriendsandtookpictures.Ataround6:30amweheadedintothebreakfasthallforbreakfastandgoodbyes.Althoughitwasn’tthelasttimewewouldbeseeingeachotheritfeltasifwewereleavingbehindsomuch.PromisgoingtobeoneofthebesttimesinyourlifE.Don’tthinkofitasadancE.Thinkofitasalife-changingmoment.IknowitwasformE.25.Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheauthor’s_______.A.plansforthepromB.decisiontoattendthepromC.regretsatthepromD.preparationsfortheprom26.Atthepromtheauthordidallexcept______.A.dancingB.sleepingC.takingphotosD.eatingsweets27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheprom?A.ItisagoodchancetodanceB.ItisanoccasiontosaygoodbyeC.Itisalife-changingeventwithfunD.Itisthemostimportanttoseniorstudents28.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A.GoingtopromB.SeniorpromsC.BesttimeinyourlifeD.Lastmomentofsenioryear
Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulnesshappinessgoodnessandself-respect?Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorizedashonorhelpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.Here'sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilentandprofitfromtheclerk'smistakewewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneakyexcitement.LaterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortunE.Ontheotherhandifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditemtheclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.Thenwhatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?Inthefirstcasewherewedon'ttelltheclerkacoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocesswewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstratethatwecannotlietrustedsinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrastbringingtheerrortotheclerk'sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.ImmediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorablE.Uponleavingthestorewefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreaseD.Wheneverwetakehonorableactionwegainthedeepinternalrewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility.Thereisabeautifulpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.Honorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.HonorableactionsleadustoahappierexistencE.Andit'seasytothinkandacthonorablyagainwhenwe'rehappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbedifficulttostartonceit'sstartedit'seasytocontinuE.Keepingondoinggooddeedsbringsuspeaceofmindwhichisimportantforourhappiness.45.Accordingtothepassagethepositiveactionintheexamplecontributestoour___.A.self-respectB.financialrewardsC.advertisingabilityD.friendlyrelationship46.Theauthorthinksthatkeepingsilentabouttheunchargeditemisequalto___.A.lyingB.stealingC.cheatingD.advertising47.Thephrasebringingtheerrortotheclerk'sattentioninParA.5means___.A.tellingthetruthtotheclerkB.offeringadvicetotheclerkC.askingtheclerktobemoreattentiveD.remindingtheclerkofthechargeditem48.Howwillwefeelifwelettheclerkknowhermistake?A.We'llbeveryexciteD.B.We'llfeelunfortunatE.C.We'llhaveasenseofhonor.D.We'llfeelsorryfortheclerk.49.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtoLiveTruthfullyB.ImportanceofPeacefulnessC.WaysofGainingSelf-respectD.HappinessthroughHonorableActions
October151970wasdeclaredInternationalWhiteCaneSafetyDayIWCSDforthefirsttimebythePresidentoftheInternationalFederationoftheBlindIFB.ThisdatewasadoptedatthefirstconventionoftheIFBheldinColomboonOctober41969.TheobjectoftheexerciseistoenablethegeneralpublictohaveabetterunderstandingofblindnessandvisualhandicapandtomakepeoplemoreawareofthewhitecaneasamobilityaiD.Peguillyd'Herbemontwasbornon25thJune1888intoanoldFrenchnoblefamilyofthesamenamE.Inheryouthsheledtheconventionalandprotectedexistencelackofgreatactivityofagirlfromagoodfamilyanexistenceremindingofthelifeofthearistocracy贵族beforetheFrenchRevolution.ShenevervisitedapublicschoolbutwaseducatedbyGermanandEnglishgovernessesandnuns.HermovementswererestrictedandweremainlyconfinedtothefamilypositionsinParisandBelgiumbutshespentmostofhertimeatthecastleofCharmoisnotfarfromVerdun.IntheprocessofhelpingindividualblindpeopleacrosstheroadPeguillyd'Herbemontwasmadeawarebynarrowscrapes刮擦whichalmostledtoaccidentsofthedangeroussituationofthevisuallyimpairedbroughtaboutbythesteadilyincreasingtrafficontheroads.Shefirstspokeaboutmeasurestoprotecttheblindagainststreethazardstohermotherin1930butshewasoftheopinionthatitwasunfitforaladyofgoodsocietytocreateapublicoutcryandadvisedhertosticktothetranscriptionofbooksapopularpastimeofladiesofrankatthetimE.Buttheideadidnotleaveher.Theurgentwishtoencouragetheintegration成为一体oftheblindintosocietybyprovidingthemwithameansofmovingaboutmorefreelywithoutendangeringothersandatthesametimeattractingtheattentionofpassers-byreadytoofferassistancecausedhertotaketheunusualstepofwritingtotheeditoroftheParisdailyEchodeParisinwhichshesuggestedissuingtheblindoftheParisregionwithwhitestickssimilartothoseusedbythetrafficpolicE.TheeditortookuptheideapublisheditinNovember1930andsawtoitthattherelevantauthoritiesactedwithatypicalspeeD.Thusitwasthatthewhitecanereceivedofficialbackingandon7thFebruary1931.41.Theunderlinedwordstheexerciseherereferto______.A.thefoundingoftheIFBB.thedeclarationofIWCSDC.theconventionoftheIFBD.thefirstconventionoftheIFB42.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutPeguillyd'Herbemont?A.Sheledatypicalaristocratlifewhenshewasyoung.B.ThoughshecouldtravelaroundEuropeshespentmosttimeatCharmois.C.ShewastaughtGermanandEnglishatapublicschool.D.Sheworriedaboutpossiblestreethazardsfortheblindwitnessingmanytrafficaccidents.43.______gaveherthewhitecaneideA.A.HerconcernaboutthedangeroussituationfortheblindcausedbytheincreasingtrafficB.TheaccidentshehadwhenhelpingblindpeopleacrosstheroadC.ThescrapesshegotwhencrossingtheroadD.Herurgentwishtointegrateintosocietytogetherwiththeblind44.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peguillyd'Herbemont'smotherdidn'twanthertodrawthepublic'sattention.B.ItwascommonforpeopletowritetonewspaperstovoicetheiropinionatthetimE.C.Peguilly'sstrongdesiretohelptheblindmadehernotalooker-onbutanadvocatE.D.TheeditorcontributedalottothedeclarationofInternationalWhiteCaneSafetyDay.45.Thispassagemainlywantstotellus______.A.Peguillyd'Herbemont'sachievementsB.howtocarefortheblindC.thefunctionofthewhitecaneD.howInternationalWhiteCaneSafetyDaycameintobeing
Atonetimecomputerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocuments文件becausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewrittenstoredandsentelectronicallyalotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputersalthoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroducedtheprintersstartworkingovertimE.IfeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdownsaysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.PerhapsthebestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitselfwhichseesprintingasoneofitsmostpromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocumentamedicalrecordorjustaone-linee-maileveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.AsthecompanyseesitthemoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns环境问题havebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareofbecauseofrecycling回收利用saidKellyQuirkedirectoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.TheactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwoodsuchasagriculturalwastE.28.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto.A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinessesB.theopeningupofnewmarketsC.theprintingofhighqualitycopiesD.theincreaseduseoftheInternet29.Environmentalistsbelieveonepossiblewayofdealingwiththepapersituationis.A.toencourageprintingmorequalitydocumentsB.todevelopnewprintersusingrecycledpaperC.tofindnewmaterialsformakingpaperD.toplantmorefast-growingtrees30.Hewlett-PackardCo.hasdecidedtodevelopnewtechnologiesbecause.A.peopleareconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.printersinmanyofficesareworkingovertimeC.smallcompaniesneedmorehardcopiesD.theyseeagrowingmarketforprinters31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ComputersandPrintersB.E.-mailandtheBusinessWorldC.InternetRevolutionandEnvironmentD.ModernTechnologyandNewMarkets
StudentsfromFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiamiwalkedonwaterThursdayforaclassassignment.Todoittheyworeaquatic水上的shoestheydesignedandcreateD.AlexQuinoneswasthefirsttomakeittotheothersideofa175footlakeoncampusinrecordtime—justoveraminutE.Quinoneswhoworeoversizedboatlikeshoesalsowonlastyearandwillreceive$500.StudentshadtoweartheaquaticshoesandmakeitacrossthelakeinordertoearnanAontheassignmentforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCanavesMaterialsandMethodsConstructionClass.It'straditionalinaschoolofarchitecturetodoboatsoutofcardboardforaboatracE.IthoughtourstudentswerealittlebitmorespecialthanthatCanavessaiD.Wedecidedtodothewalkonwatereventtotakeittothenextlevel.Atotalof79studentscompetedintheracethisyearin41teams.Only10teamsfailedtocrossthelakE.OtherswhofellgotbackupandmadeittotheenD.Theraceisopentoallstudentsandanyoneinthecommunity.Theyoungestpersontoeverparticipatewasa9yearoldgirlwhocompetedinplaceofhermotherwhiletheoldestwasa67yearoldfemalE.AlargecrowdoncampusjoinedCanavesashecheeredontheracers.HeshoutedencouragingwordsbutalsolaughedassomeunsteadilymadetheirwaytotheenD.ApartofthisisforthemtohavemoreunderstandingofdesigningandmakeitworkbetterhesaiD.Itisalsoalessoninlifeforthestudents.Anythingincludingwalkingonwaterispossibleifyoudotheresearchtestitandgothroughthedesignprocessseriously.29.Forwhatpurposedidthestudentstakepartintherace?A.Togoacrossthelaketoschool.B.TopassProfessorCanaves'class.C.Totesttheirbalanceonthewater.D.Towintheprizemoneyof$500.30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Moststudentsfinishedtheclassassignmentsuccessfully.B.ThestudentswhofellintothewaterwerecriticizedseriouslybytheProfessor.C.ThestudentsworeshoesdistributedbyProfessorCanavestowalkacrossthelakE.D.Thestudentstookpartintheracetochallengetheirphysicalabilities.31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.AlexQuinonesisatopstudentintheuniversity.B.It'sacustomforthepeopleinthecommunitytogetinvolvedinstudentactivities.C.Thestudentwhomadeittotheendintheracewouldsucceedintheirprofessionalcareer.D.ProfessorCanavesattachesimportancetohandsonlearningexperiencE.32.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.showhisapprovaloftheuniqueteachingstyleB.inspireteacherstobemorecreativeC.reportaninterestingassignmentD.encouragemorepeopletotakepartintherace
Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsagobutithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeitsmellitdrinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeoplethemorepollution.ManyyearsagotheproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeoplE.WhenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplacemanmovedtoanotherplacE.ButthisisnolongertruE.ManisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworlD.Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworldbutitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesinthecityandfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.ItiscausedbyheavytraffiC.Wearesurethatiftherearefewerpeopledrivingtherewillbelessairpollution.TheearthisourhomE.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingthelandwaterandairclean.AndwemusttakecareoftheriseinpollutionatthesametimE.25._____ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller.A.BecauseoftheriseinpollutionB.ThankstosciencedevelopmentC.BecausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnightD.Becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear26.Hundredsofyearsagolifewas_____itistoday.A.mucheasierthanB.aseasyasC.muchharderthanD.ashardas27.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Hereitmeans____.A.rubbish垃圾B.noisepollutionC.airpollutionD.waterpollution28.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause_____A.itmakesmuchnoiseB.itmakesusangrymoreeasilyC.itmakesourriversanlakesdirtyD.itisbadforalllivingthingsintheworld
Manyofushaveheardstoriesaboutteacherswhocanseeintoastudent'sfuturE.Evenifastudentisnotperformingwelltheycanpredictsuccess.Weareconvincedthatthisabilitythisgiftisevidencethattheywerecalledtoteach.Ifthegiftofsightisevidencehowgreatermustbethegiftoftouch.Ihaveastory.IgrewupinthefiftiesinapoorAfricanAmericanneighborhoodinStocktonCaliforniathathadneithersidewalksnoranelementaryschool.Eachdayalwaysingroupsatourparents'insistencemyfriendsandIwouldleavehomeearlyenoughtowalkeightblockstoschoolandbeinourseatswhenthebellrang.Forfourblockswewalkedondustyroads.BythefifthblockwewalkedonsidewalksthatledtolovelyhomesandtoFairOaksElementarySchool.ItwasatFairOaksinasixthgradeEnglishclassthatImetMs.VictoriaHunterateacherwhohadahugeinfluenceonmylifE.Duringreadingperiodsshewouldwalkaroundtheroomstopatourdesksstandoverusforasecondortwoandthentouchus.Withoutsayinganythingtousnothingcouldbreakthesilenceofreadingperiodsshewouldplacetwofingerslightlyonourthroatsandholdthemthereforseconds.IlearnedmanyyearslaterwhenIwasastudentatStanfordUniversitythatteacherstouchthethroatofstudentstocheckforsub-vocalization默读whichslowsdownthereadingspeeD.IdidnotknowatthetimewhyMs.HunterwastouchingourthroatsbutIwasaseriousandrespectfulstudentandsoduringsilentreadingperiodIdidwhatMs.Huntertoldustodo.IkeptmyeyesonthematerialIwasreadingandwaitedforhertoplaceherfingerslightlyonmythroat.OnedayoutofcuriosityIraisedmyheadfrommybook—thoughnothigh—sothatIcouldseeMs.HunterawhitewomanfromCanadamovingupanddowntherowsstoppingatthedesksofmyclassmates.Iwantedtoseehowtheyreactedwhenshetouchedtheirthroats.Shewalkedpastthem.IwasconfuseD.Didshepassthembybecausetheyweremodelstudents?Whatdidwethestudentswhoweretouchednotdoright?Isatupstraighterinmychairthinkingthatmywayofsittingmightbetheproblem.IwasconfuseD.SeveraldayslaterIwatchedagainthistimeraisingmyheadalittlehigher.NothingchangeD.Ms.Huntertouchedthesamestudents.AlwaysshetouchedmE.Shetouchedmewithherhands.ShealsotouchedmewithherbeliefinmyabilitytoachievE.ShemotivatedmebydemandingthebestfrommeandbylettingteachersIwouldmeetinjuniorhighschoolknowthatIshouldbechallengedthatIwouldbeseriousaboutmywork.IamconvincedthatshetouchedmebecauseshecouldseemeinthefuturE.ThatwastrueofallofusatFairOakswhosatstillandsilentasMs.Hunterplacedherfingerslightlyonourthroats.WeleftFairOaksasbeststudentsenteredJohnMarshallJuniorHighSchoolfinishedatthetopofourhighschoolclassandwentontoearngraduatedegreesinvarioussubjects.Ms.HuntersawusachievingandshetouchedustomakecertainthatwewoulD.IwasnotsurprisedthatshecametomygraduationceremonyatEdisonHighSchoolinStocktonorthatshetalkedtomeaboutfinishingcollegeandearningaPh.D.SheexpectedthatofmE.Shegavemeabeautifullywrappedbox.Insidewasagiftthebeautyofwhichmultipliesevenasittouchesme:anecklacetowhichIcanaddcharmsforeachstageofmylifE.55.Accordingtothewriterwhatisaspecialabilitymanygoodteacherspossess?A.Theabilitytomakeallstudentsbehavewell.B.Theabilitytotreatdifferentstudentsinthesameway.C.Theabilitytodiscoverastudent'spotentialtosucceeD.D.Theabilitytopredictthenearfutureofapoorstudent.56.WhenshesawMs.Hunterwalkpastsomestudentswithouttouchingtheirthroatsthewriterfelt______.A.disturbedB.puzzledC.ashamedD.annoyed57.AccordingtothepassagehowdidMs.Huntermotivatethewriter?A.Bycorrectingthewayshesat.B.Byhavinghighexpectationsofher.C.BysendingheravaluablenecklacE.D.Bycommunicatingwithherparentsoften.58.WhatdoesthewritermeanbyanecklacetowhichIcanaddcharmsforeachstageofmylifeparagraph6?A.A.giftwhichencouragesmetodowellonthejourneyofmylifE.B.A.giftwhichbecomesmoreandmorevaluableastimegoesby.C.A.necklacewhichIwearonallimportantoccasionsinmylifE.D.A.necklacewhichsuitsmeandaddstomycharm.59.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsMs.Huntermightbedescribedas_____.A.disappointedB.gratefulC.doubtfulD.sympathetic60.Whichofthefollowingservesasthebesttitleforthestory?A.Ms.Hunter'sSurpriseB.Ms.Hunter'sChallengeC.A.Teacher'sTouchD.A.Teacher'sMemory
Oneofthemainchallengesfacingmanycountriesishowtomaintaintheiridentityinthefaceofglobalizationandthegrowingmulti-languagetrenD.OneofthemainreasonsforeconomicfailureinmanyAfricancountriesisthefactthatwithafewimportantexceptionsmother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinanyoftheindependentAfricanstates.saidNevilleAlexanderDirectoroftheProjectfortheStudyofAlternativeEducationinSouthAfricaattheUniversityofCapeTown.InresponsetothespreadofEnglishandtheincreasedmulti-languagetrendsarisingfromimmigrationmanycountrieshaveintroducedlanguagelawsinthelastdecadE.Insometheuseoflanguagesotherthanthenationallanguageisbannedinpublicspacessuchasadvertisingposters.Oneofthefirstsuchlegalprovisionswasthe1994ToubonlawinFranceandtheideahasbeencopiedinmanycountriessincethen.Sucheffortstogovernlanguageuseareoftenconsideredasfutilebylanguageexpertswhoarewellawareofthedifficultyincontrollingfashionsinspeechandknowfromresearchthatlanguageswitchingamongbilingualsisanaturalprocess.ItisespeciallydifficultfornativespeakersofEnglishtounderstandthedesiretomaintainthepurityofalanguagebylaw.SincethetimeofShakespeareEnglishhascontinuallyabsorbedforeignwordsintoitsownlanguagE.Englishisoneofthemostmixedandrapidlychanginglanguagesintheworldbutthathasnotbeenabarriertoacquiringsuperiorityandpower.AnotherreasonforthefailureofmanynativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandtheroleofthestateregulationisthatithasneverbeentheAnglo-Saxonwayofdoingthings.Englishhasneverhadastate-controlledauthorityforthelanguagesimilarforexampletotheAcademicFrancaiseinFrancE.TheneedtoprotectnationallanguagesisformostwesternEuropeansarecentphenomenon-especiallytheneedtoensurethatEnglishdoesnotunnecessarilytakeovertoomanyfields.PubliccommunicationeducationandnewwaysofcommunicationpromotedbytechnologymaybekeyfieldstodefenD.50.NevilleAlexanderbelievesthat__________.A.mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinallAfricancountriesB.globalizationhasresultedintheeconomicfailureofAfricaC.globalizationhasledtotheriseofmulti-languagetrendD.lackofmother-tongueeducationcanleadtoeconomicfailure51.Theunderlinedwordfutileinparagraph2mostprobablymeans___________.A.workableB.practicalC.uselessD.unnecessary52.WhydomanyEnglish-speakingcountriesnotsupportthelanguageprotectioneffortsdescribedinthepassage?A.Theyhavealonghistoryoftakingwordsfromotherlanguages.B.Theywanttheirlanguagetospreadtoothercountries.C.TheythinklanguageprotectionlawsareineffectivE.D.Itreducesalanguage'sabilitytoacquireinternationalimportancE.53.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Englishhastakenoverfieldslikepubliccommunicationandeducation.B.ManyaspectsofnationalculturearethreatenedbythespreadofEnglish.C.MostlanguageexpertsbelieveitisimportanttopromoteanationallanguagE.D.EuropeanshavelongrealizedtheneedtoprotectanationallanguagE.54.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________.A.FightingagainsttheruleofEnglishB.ProtectinglocallanguagesandidentitiesC.Globalizationandmulti-languagetrendD.Tomaintainthepurityoflanguagebylaw
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