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阅读下面短文掌握其大意然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项LearningtoAcceptIlearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.1hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthybutratherwhenhewas2andill.Myfatherwas3astrongmanwholovedbeingactivebutaterribleillness4allthataway.Nowhecannolongerwalkandhemustsitquietlyinachairallday.Eventalkingis5.OnenightIwenttovisithimwithmysisters.Westarted6aboutlifeandItoldthemaboutoneofmy7.Isaidthatwemustveryoftengivethingsup8wegrow---ouryouthourbeautyourfriends---butitalways9thatafterwegivesomethingupwegainsomethingnewinitsplacE.Thensuddenlymyfather10up.HesaidButPeterIgaveup11!WhatdidIgain?IthoughtandthoughtbutIcouldn’tthinkofanythingtosay.12heansweredhisownquestion:I13theloveofmyfamilyIlookedatmysistersandsawtearsintheireyesalongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso14byhiswords.AfterthatwhenIbegantofeelirritated愤怒的atsomeoneI15rememberhiswordsandbecome16.IfhecouldreplacehisgreatpainwithafeelingofloveforothersthenIshouldbe17togiveupmysmallirritations.Inthis18Ilearnedthepowerofacceptancefrommyfather.SometimesI19whatotherthingsIcouldhavelearnedfromhimifIhadlistenedmorecarefullywhenIwasaboy.FornowthoughIamgratefulforthisone20.1.A.AfterwardsB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Meanwhile2.A.tiredB.weakC.poorD.slow3.A.alreadyB.stillC.onlyD.once4.A.tookB.threwC.sentD.put5.A.impossibleB.difficultC.stressfulD.hopeless6.A.worryingB.caringC.talkingD.asking7.A.decisionsB.experiencesC.ambitionsD.beliefs8.A.asB.sinceC.beforeD.till9.A.suggestsB.promisesC.seemsD.requires10.A.spokeB.turnedC.summedD.opened11.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything12.A.SurprisinglyB.ImmediatelyC.NaturallyD.Certainly13.A.hadB.acceptedC.gainedD.enjoyed14.A.touchedB.astonishedC.attractedD.warned15.A.shouldB.couldC.wouldD.might16.A.quietB.calmC.relaxedD.happy17.A.readyB.likelyC.freeD.able18.A.caseB.formC.methodD.way19.A.doubtB.wonderC.knowD.guess20.A.awardB.giftC.lessonD.class
Windisthegreatmakerofwaves.Thereareexceptionssuchasthetidal潮汐的wavessometimesproducedbyearthquakesunderthesea.Butthewavesmostofusknowareproducedbywindsblowingoverthesea.Nowbeforeconstructinganimaginarylifehistoryofatypicalwaveweneedtoknowcertainphysicalthingsaboutit.AwavehasheightfromtroughlowpointtocresthighPoint.Ithaslength-thedistancefromthiscresttothatofthefollowingwave.Theperiodofthewavemeansthetimeittakesforsucceedingcreststopassafixedpoint.Noneofthesethingsstaysthesame-foralldependuponthewinduponthedepthofthewaterandmanyothermatters.Thewaterthatmakesupawavedoesnotadvancewithitacrossthesea.Eachdropofwaterturnsaroundinalittlecirclewiththepassingofthewavebutreturnsverynearlytoitsoriginalposition.Anditisfortunatethatthisisso.Forifthehugemassesofwaterthatmakeupawaveactuallymovedacrosstheseasailingwouldbeimpossible.Ifwewanttofindthespeedofawavewemayusethefollowingway:Speed=wavelength×frequencyHerewavelengthisthedistancebetweentwohighpointscrestsfrequencymeansthenumberofcyclespersecond.1.Whatcauseswaves?A.Earthquakesandnothingelse.B.Onlywind.C.Windcausesmostwaves.D.Windcausessomewaves.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewaterofawavemovesawayacrossthesea.B.Thewaterofawaveremainsalmostatthesameplace.C.Thewaterofawavegoeswiththepassingofthewave.D.Thelengthofawavemeansthedistancefromthetopofawavetothebottom.3.ThespeedofWave1is100cm/sfrequency10.ThefrequencyofWave2is300whileitsspeedistwicethatofWave1.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Thewavelengthsofthetwoareequal.B.ThewavelengthofWave1is10timeslongerthanthatofWave2.C.ThewavelengthofWave2islongerthanthatofWave1.D.ThewavelengthofWave1islongerthanthatofWave2.
Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplainedmoreorlessjustlythattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyalwayswanttocontrolthem;thattheydonottrustthemtodealwithproblems;andthattheyhavenosenseofhumoratleastinparent-childrelationships.YoungpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclotheshairstylesandmusiC.Actuallythisisnotwhattheyreallyintendtodo.TheyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepteD.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Thenifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorclothesorhairstylesmaketheirparentsangrythisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.TheyfeeltheyarebetteratleastinasmallwayandthattheyareleadersinstyleandtastE.Sometimesyoudonotobeyordersandareproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentstosayyestowhatyoudo.Iftheydoitlooksasifyouareunfaithfultoyourownagegroup.Butinthatcaseyouwillprobablythinkthatyouaretheunderdog:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhoodwhenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Ifyouplantocontrolyourlifeco-operationcanbepartofthatplan.Youcanpersuadeothersespeciallyyourparentsintodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Getthemtofeelyoursenseofresponsibilityandinitiativesothattheywillallowyoutodowhatyouwanttodo.1.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout________.A.children’scomplaintsabouttheirparentsB.misunderstandingsbetweenchildrenandtheirparentsC.thecontroloftheparentsovertheirchildrenD.children’sabilitytodealwithproblems2.Theunderlinedwordirritateinthispassageisclosestinmeaningto_______.A.tomakesomeoneexcitedB.tomakesomeoneangryC.topleasesomeoneD.tocomfortsomeone3.Childrenchoosetohavecertainstrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausethey_______.A.wanttoshowtheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirownB.haveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtasteC.havenootherwaytoenjoythemselvesbetterD.wanttomaketheirparentsangry4.Childrendonotwanttheirparentstosayyestowhatevertheydobecausethey_______.A.havealreadybeenacceptedintotheadultworldB.feelthattheyarebetterinasmallwaythantheadultsC.arenotlikelytowinoveradultsD.haveadesiretobeindependent
SusanWilliamswenttoaboardingschool.Hereisoneofthelettersshewrotetoherparentsfromtheschool.DearMomandDadI’mafraidIhavesomeverybadnewsforyou.IhavebeenverynaughtyandtheschoolprincipalisveryangrywithmE.Sheisgoingtowritetoyou.YoumustcomeandtakemeawayfromherE.Shedoesnotwantmeintheschoolanylonger.ThetroublestartedlastnightwhenIwassmokingacigaretteinbeD.ThisisagainsttherulesofcoursE.Wearenotsupposedtosmokeatall.AsIwassmokingIheardfootstepscomingtowardstheroom.IdidnotwantateachertocatchmesmokingsoIthrewthecigaretteaway.Unfortunatelythecigarettefellintothewaste-paperbasketwhichcaughtfirE.Therewasacurtainnearthewaste-paperbasketwhichcaughtfiretoo.Soonthewholeroomwasburning.Theprincipalphonedforthefiredepartment.Theschoolisalongwayfromthetownandbythetimethefiredepartmentarrivedthewholeschoolwasinflames.Manyofthegirlsareinthehospital.TheprincipalsaysthatthefirewasallmyfaultandyoumustpayforthedamagE.Shewillsendyouabillforaboutamilliondollars.Iamverysorryaboutthis.MuchloveSusan.P.S.NoneoftheaboveistruebutIhavefailedmyexams.Ijustwantyoutoknowhowbadthingscouldhavebeen!1.Susanwrotehome________.A.totellherparentsaboutthefireB.toaskforamilliondollarsC.totellherparentsshehadfailedherexamsD.totellherparentsshehadtoleaveschool2.Susantoldherparentsaboutthefire________.A.towarnthemaboutwhattheprincipalwoulddoB.tomakethemfeelworriedC.tomakethemlessangryatherrealnewsD.tomakethemlaugh3.HowtruewastheletterbeforetheP.S.?A.PartlytruE.B.AlltruE.C.CompletelyuntrueD.Thestorydoesn’treallytellus.
I.nmanycountriesthestandardoflivingenjoyedbytheirpeolehasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.Sadlynoteveryoneinthesecoyntriesissofortunateandmanypeopleinrichcontriesarehomeless.Thereasonsforhomelessnessarevariousbutpoverty贫穷isundoubtedlyoneofthemaincauses.Thehomelesspeoplemayhavebecomejoblessandthenbeenunabletopaytheirrentandsonolongerhavearoofovertheirheads.Oftenthefactthatunemployedpeoplegethelpfromthegovernmentpreventsthisfromhappeningbutnotalways.Somehomelesspeoplearementallyillandhavenoonetolookafterthem.SomeareyoungpeoplewhoforonereasonoranotherhavelefthomeandhavenowheretolivE.Manyofthemhavehadaseriousdisagreementwiththeirparentsandhavelefthomechoosingtogotoacityandliveonthestreets.Sometimestheyhavetakensuchactionbecausetheyhavebeenunabletogetonwithastep-parent.Manyhomelesspeoplegetintothehabitofbeggingtogetenoughmoneytostayalivebutmanyofthegeneralpublictefusetogiveanythingtobeggars.Oftentheyaremovedonbythepolicebeingaccused指控whetherrightlyorwronglyofforcefulbegging.TherearemanywhodisrespecthomelespeoplE.Somecynics愤世嫉俗的人declarethathomelesspeoplechoosetolivethelifewhichtheyleaD.Butwhowouldwillinglychoosetoliveinzshopdoorwayunderabridgerorinacardboardbox?1.Accordingtothetextwhatcausessomepeopletobehomeless?A.Lackofmoney.B.Theincreasedstandardofliving.C.Nogovernmenthelp.D.Agreementwiththeirparents.2.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.thehomelesarewillingtoliveunderabridgeorinacardboardboxB.youwillnotfindhomelesspeopleincountrieswithahighstandardoflivingC.thementallyillliveonthestressbecausetheywantthecompanyofotherhomelesspeopleD.theunemployedwhoreceivehelpmaystillbeamongthehomeless3.Inparagraph2aroofovertheirneedsmostprobablymeans_________.A.acapB.acarC.ahomeD.acovering
IwasthemiddlechildofthreebuttherewasagapoffiveyearsoneithersideandIhardlysawmyfatherbeforeIwaseight.ForthisandotherreasonsIwassomewhatlonely.Ihadthelonelychild’shabitofmakingupstoriesandholdingconversationswithimaginarypersonsandIthinkfromtheverystartmyliteraryambitions文学志向weremixedupwiththefeelingofbeingisolated孤独andundervalueD.IknewthatIhadanaturalabilitywithwordsandapoweroffacingunpleasantfactsandIfeltthatthiscreatedasortofprivateworldinwhichIcouldgetmyownbackformyfailureineverydaylifE.HoweverthequantityofseriouswritingwhichIproducedallthroughmychildhoodwouldnotadduptohalfadozenpages.Iwrotemyfirstpoemattheageoffourorfivemymothertakingitdowntodictation.Icannotrememberanythingaboutitexceptthatitwasaboutatigerandthetigerhadchair-liketeeth-agoodenoughexpression.Atelevenwhenthewarof1914-18brokeoutIwroteapoemwhichwasprintedinthelocal地方的newspaperaswasanothertwoyearslateronthedeathofKitchener.FromtimetotimewhenIwasabitolderIwrotebadandusuallyunfinishednaturepoems.IalsoabouttwiceattemptedashortstorywhichwasafailurE.Thatwasthetotalofthewould-beseriousworkthatIactuallysetdownonpaperduringallthoseyears.1.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph2refersto.A.thequantityofseriouswritingB.thewriter’sfirstpoemC.thewriter’schildhoodD.thetigerinthepoem2.Fromthetextwelearnthatasalittleboythewriter.A.hadnoplaymatesB.showedhisgiftforwritingC.putoutlotsofpoemsandstoriesD.gothisfirstpoempublishedin19163.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewriter?A.Hewasleastfavouredinhisfamily.B.Hehadmuchdifficultyintalkingwithothers.C.HehadanunhappychildhoodforlackofcarE.D.Hislonelinessresultedinhisinterestinwriting.
Haveyougotanywonderfulplansforyourcomingwintervacation?Herearesomewonderfulfilmsforyoutokilltime.AwayWeGoWithababyonhiswayayoungcoupleBurtandVeronalookattheirlivesandarepuzzledaboutwhattheyreallywant.Sotheyhittheroadandseekaplacetocallhome.Ontheirjourneytheyvisitahandfulofcharactersandlearnedalot.It’sabouttakingthescenicrouteinlifepreparingforthehopeandexcitementandfearofnewbeginningswhileneverforgettingtolookoutofthewindow.OrphanEstherabrightandwell-behavedchildhoweverisnotasinnocentassheappears.SoonafterbeingtakenhomethepeaceofheradoptivefamilyiscompletelychangedYouwantagoodhorrorfilmaboutachildfromhell?Thenyougotone!Donotinanycasestakechildrentoseeit.500DaysofSummerTomisinlovewithSummerfromthemomentheseesher.Canheacceptthatshesimplylikeshimfornownotforforever?ThemovieisaboutTomwrestlingwiththatreality.TomremembershisloveSummerasaseriesofjoysandbafflements.ButSummerisjustherselfandhecannothaveher.Hereisararemoviethatbeginsbytellingushowitwillendandisabouthowtheherohasnoideawhy.2012ThedirectorRolandEmmerichsuccessfullydressesacornystorywithanoldMayanpredictionwhichisbelievedbymanytohappeninthecoming2012andasaresultattractsmillionsofpeopleintothecinema.It’sjustanentertainingHollywoodblockbuster大片withplentyofjokesinsteadofadescriptionofwhattheendoftheworldisreallylike.Don’ttakeittooseriously!1.Thispassageaimsto__________.A.makecommentsonfilmsforacinemaB.introducefilmsforafilmcorporationC.recommendseveralfilmsforfunD.advertiseseveralfilmsforawebsite2.Ifyoubringyourseven-year-oldsistertothecinemawhichofthefollowingfilmshouldyouavoid?A.AwayWeGo.B.Orphan.C.2012.D.500DaysofSummer.3.AmongallthecharactersmentionedinthepassagewhodirectedfilmsinHollywood?A.RolandEmmerich.B.TomandSummer.C.BurtandVerona.D.Esther.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.OrphanisacomedyaboutEstheradoptedbyakindfamily.B.500DaysofSummerisaromancewithahappyending.C.AwayWeGoshowsbeautifulsceneryontheyoungcouple’sjourney.D.TheancientMayanpredictionisgoingtohappenin2012.
DavidBeckhamhadadream:tobethefirstEnglishplayertoappearinfourWorldCups.ButnowitappearsthatdreamisoverafteraseriousinjurytohisAchillestendon跟腱whichmeanshecouldbeoutofactionforaroundsixmonths.Withthisyear'sWorldCupinSouthAfricaonlythreemonthsawaysadlyBeckhamlookssettomissout.TheinjuryhappenedwhileBeckhamwasplayingforACMilanagainstACChievointheItalianleague.Afterattemptingtokicktheballhefelltothegroundandhobbledoffthepitchbeforebeingstretchered被担架抬走away.Itisnotyetknownwhetherhehascompletelysevered切断hisAchillestendonoronlytornit.TheplayerhasnowflowntoFinlandforassessmentandtreatmentbyakneespecialist.EnglandmanagerFabioCapellofearstheworstforBeckham'sWorldCupchances.WehavetowaitfortheresultsofthescanbutitlookslikeheisoutoftheWorldCuphesaidinastatement.IspokewithhimafterthegameonSundaynighttooffermysupport.DavidisagreatprofessionalandhasworkedveryhardtobereadyfortheWorldCupsomissingitwillbeabigblow.Beckham'sformermanageratAmericanclubLAGalaxyAlexeiLalasechoed共鸣Capello'swordsofsupport:ItisahorriblesituationforBeckham.IknowhowmuchitmeanttohimtobeintheWorldCupandhowimportanthewastotheEnglandteam.DavidBeckhamisnow34andsomeareaskingwhetherthisseriousinjurycouldmeanhiswholecareerisover.Whateverhappensasoneoffootball'sbest-knownandpopularplayersBeckhamwillhavenoshortageofencouragementfromfansaroundtheworld.SomewillrememberBeckham'smiraculousrecoveryfromanAchillesinjuryin2006whenhewasbackonthepitchafteronlyeightweeks.IfhecouldrepeatthesamefeatintimefortheWorldCupitreallywouldbethestuffoffairytales.Soperhapsallisnotlost.OptimistswilltakeheartfromAlexeiLalas'words:Youneverwanttowriteoff排除DavidBeckhamashehasshownushisabilitytobounceback恢复原状.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Beckhamhadadream?B.Beckham---agreatfootballplayer!C.TheendforBeckham?D.WorldCupinSouthAfrica!2.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingmissingitwillbeabigblow?A.Missingtheworldcupwillbeabigsuccess.B.MissingBeckhammeansagreatfailure.C.MissingBeckhammeansanimportantopportunityfortheAmericanclubLAGalaxy.D.MissingtheworldcupmeansabigdisappointmentforBeckham.3.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat________.A.BeckhamwilldefinitelynotbeabletoplayfootballagainB.BeckhamwascuredbyagreatkneespecialisthefoundC.BeckhamhashisabilitytobouncebackD.BeckhamislikelytomisstheworldCup4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordstakeheartprobablymean?A.getdisappointedB.gethelpC.getencouragedD.gethurt
JuanitoEstrellahasbeenahousekeepingmanagerontheUS-basedlargepassengershipCarnivalSpiritfor18monthsandfeelshehasfoundthesuitablepositioninhiscareer职业.Hehasalwayswantedtotravel.IguessIamareallyrestlessspirit.IIiketravelingsowhenthechancecameIjumpedatithesays.Thechancecameintheformofanewspaperadvertisementforworkoncruiseships游船.AtthetimeEstrellawasthehousekeepingmanagerataMelbournehotel.Heappliedandaftertwointerviewsamedicalcheckandpoliceclearancethejobwashis.Estrellaisresponsible负责的forthecleanlinessoftheshipmakingsurethat160crewworkproperly.Ienjoyitbecausethereisnootherwork-youwakeupeachdayinadifferentplaceandadifferentcnlturE.It’sexcitingwhenyougotothenextcountryandyoudon’tunderstandthelanguagehesays.EstrellalikesbeingbusyandgettingtoknowpeoplefromallovertheworlD.The1000crewcomefrom94countriesandEstrellahaslearntSpanishandalittleCroatian.Butthereisadownside.Youcannotgetreallydrunk...becauseyouhavesafetyresponsibilitiestoyourselfandothershesays.Youdon’treallythinkabouthomE.Youstarttothinkabouthomeonlywhenyougetclosertoyourvacationandwonderwhatyou’llbedoing.Liteontheshipisanythingbutcruising.Estrellaandhisfellowsworkatleast10hoursadaysevendaysaweek.Hewarnsthejobisnotforeverybody.Youhavetolovebeingbusyandbepreparedtoworkeveryday-andtogiveupdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.InhissparetimeiftheshipsailsintoaportEstrellaexploresitotherwiseheworksoutinthecrew’sgymgoesontheinternetorcallshomE.1.WhatdoweknowaboutEstrella?A.Heisveryfondoftraveling.B.Hedoesn’tdrinkwinenow.C.HecannotspeakaforeignlanguagE.D.Heusedtobeahousekeepingmanager.2.Theunderlinedworddownsideinparagraph5probablymeans.A.disappointmentB.disadvantageC.failureD.loss3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Estrelladoesn’toftenfeelhomesickbecauseofhiswork.B.Theworkontheshipisnotsuitableforamarriedperson.C.Estrellacanfindnootherjobexcepttheoneontheship.D.Thepeopleontheshiparefrom94countries.4.Inthelastparagraph.thewriterthinksthatlifeontheshipis.A.notatiringjourneyatallB.justaninterestingvoyageC.farfromavoyageforpleasureD.morethanapleasanttravelbysea
BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUKcollegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.RecentlytwomajorUSstudentloanlenders—CitibankandJPMorganChase—announcedtheywereleavingthestudentloanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredittheyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloansthatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUSmanyundergraduatestopuptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloanalthoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2005-2006academicyear$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.TheshortfallinprivatefundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentshard.AcrosstheAtlanticUKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants助学金.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddensteepincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthousessince80percentofUKmortgageschemes住房抵押贷款计划havedisappeared—adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.InlargecitiesUKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof£103.Yetdespitestudents’sufferingthenumberofthisyear’suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumps经济萧条时期peopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarkets.1.Accordingtothepassagebanksareunwillingtoofferstudentsloansbecause________.A.thestudentsarepoorandsometimestheycan’tpayoffthedebtB.bankspreferlendingthemoneytotheyoungprofessionalsC.banksdon’thaveenoughmoneyleftatthepresenttimeD.theythinkcollegestudentsarenotstudyinghard2.TheunderlinedphrasetopupinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.putupB.makeupC.fillupD.pickup3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UKcollegestudentshavetopaymoreiftheywanttorenthouses.B.MoreUKstudentswanttofurthertheirstudyincollege.C.ItisnotsoeasyforUSstudentstoloanmoneynow.D.Collegestudents’tuitionfeeshaverisengreatly.4.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.therearenoprivatestudentloanlendersintheUKB.loansforUScollegestudentswillbeincreasednextyearC.privatefundingfallsalittlebecauseofhigher-interestloansintheUSD.privateloansplayaveryimportantroleinfinancingUSstudents’education
Aslateas1800women’sonlyplacewasinthehomE.TheideaofwomaninthebusinessworldwasunthinkablE.MenwerecertainthatnowomancoulddoagoodjoboutsideherhomE.Thiswassuchawidelyacceptedideathatwhenthewell-knownBrontesistersbeganwritingbooksin1864theyhadtosigntheirbookswithmen’snamesinsteaD.Teachingwasthefirstprofession职业opentowomensoonafter1800.Buteventhatwasnotaneasyprofessionforwomentoenterbecausemostschoolsandcollegeswereopenonlytomen.OberlinCollegeinOhiowasthefirstcollegeinAmericatoacceptwomen.Hospitalnursingbecamerespectable值得尊敬的workforwomenonlyafterNightingalebecamefamous.Seeingthatshewasnotonlyanursebutalsoarichandwell-educatedwomanpeoplebegantobelieveitwaspossibleforwomentonursethesickandstillbeladies.MissNightingaleopenedEngland’sfirsttrainingschoolfornursein1860.Theinventionofthetypewriter打字机in1867helpedtobringwomenoutofthehomeandintothebusinessworlD.By1900thousandsofwomenwereworkingatrealjobsinschoolshospitalsandofficesinbothEnglandandAmericA.Somewomenevenmanagedtobecomedoctorsorlawyers.TheideathatwomencouldworkinthebusinessworldhadbeenaccepteD.1.Whycouldn’twomenbecometeacherseasily?Because___________A.thefirstprofessionopentothemwaswriting.B.mostschoolsandcollegeswereopenonlytomen.C.theywantedtobenursesinsteaD.D.theyhadtoworkinthebusinessworlD.2.Thearticlesuggeststhat___________.A.awomancandoallkindsofprofessionaljobsbetterthanamanB.womencannotlearntousetypewriterC.allnursesarerichandwell-educatedD.nursingisagoodprofessionforwomen3.Thearticleismainlyabout__________.A.womenareinthebusinessworldB.thefamousBrontesistersC.schoolsandcollegesinAmericaD.rightsforAmericanwomen4.Whichfactdoesthearticleleadyoutobelieve?A.TheBrontesistersthoughtthattheyweremen.B.England’sfirsttrainingschoolfornurseswasinOhio.C.Therearemorementhanwomeninprofessionaljobs.D.WomenfinditnecessarytoworkharderthanbeforE.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thetypewriterwasmadeinthe1970’s.B.MostwomeninEnglandaredoctorsorlawyers.C.People’sideasaboutwomen’sworkhavechangeD.D.The18thcenturysawachangingworldforwomen.
Theworld’soceansareslowlygettingmoreacidic.sayscientists.TheresearchersfromCaliforniareportthatthechangeistakingplaceinresponsetohigherlevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.Theloweringofthewaters’pHvalueisnotgreatatthemomentbutcouldcauseaseriousthreattocurrentoceanlifeifitcontinuestheywarn.KenCaldeiraandMichaelWickettfromtheLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratoryreporttheirconcernsinthejournalNature.Increasinguseofoilfuelsmeansmorecarbondioxideisgoingintotheairandmostofitwilleventuallybeabsorbedbyseawater.Onceinthewateritreactstoformcarbonicacid.Scientistsbelievethattheoceanshavealreadybecomeslightlymoreacidicoverthelastcentury.Theseresearchershavetriedtopredictwhatwillhappeninthefuturebycombiningwhatweknowaboutthehistoryoftheoceanswithcomputermodelsofclimatechange.ThislevelofaciditywillgetmuchmoreextremeinthefutureifwecontinuereleasingintotheatmospheresaidDrCaldeira.Andwepredicttheamountoffutureaciditywillexceed超过anythingwehaveseenoverthelastseveralhundredmillionyearsletaloneperhapsafterraredisastrouseventssuchasasteroid小行星impacts.Howeveritisnotabsolutelyclearwhatthatmeansforoceanlife.MostorganismslivenearthesurfacewherethegreatestpHchangewouldbeexpectedtooccurbutdeep-oceanlifeformsmaybemoresensitivetopHchanges.Coralreefs珊瑚礁andotherorganismswhoseshellscontaincalciumcarbonate碳酸钙maybeparticularlyaffectedifthewater’saciditylevelskeepgoinguptheteampredict.TheycouldfinditmuchmoredifficulttobuildthesestructuresinwaterwithalowerpH.Inrecentyearssomepeoplehavesuggestedstoringcarbondioxidefrompowerstationinthedeepoceanasawayofdealingwithglobalwarming.ButDrCaldeirasaidthatsuchastrategyshouldnowbere-considered.Previouslymostexpertshadlookedatoceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideasagoodthing---becauseinreleasingintotheatmospherewewarmtheplanetandwhenisabsorbedbytheoceanitreducestheamountofgreenhousewarming.1.Theoceanisbecomingmoreacidicdueto__________.A.thehigherlevelofintheairB.thewarmingatmosphereC.theincreasinguseofoilfuelsD.thelowerwaterpHvalue2.AccordingtoDrCaldeira__________.A.moreoilfuelswillbeusedinthenearfutureB.oceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideisagoodthingC.thefuturesituationoftheamountofacidityisextremelyseriousD.scientistsmaypredictclimatechangeswithcomputermodels3.Ifthewater’saciditylevelkeepsrising__________.A.thewaters’pHvaluewillbecomehigherandhigherB.somedisastrouseventswilloccurmoreoftenthanbeforeC.organismslivingnearthesurfacearemoresensitivetopHchangesD.oceanlifewhosestructurescontaincalciumcarbonatemaybeaffected4.Mostexpertsoncebelievedstoringcarbondioxideintheoceanwouldreduce__________.A.theabsorbedbytheoceanB.theamountofgreenhousewarmingC.theacidityoftheoceanD.thegradualreleaseof5.Thepurposeofthispassageisto__________.A.showpeoplethefindingsofaresearchteamB.introduceDrCaldeiraandhisteam’sresearchC.warnpeopleofthehigherlevelofD.informpeopleofhowacidtheoceanisnow
Thetwothings–snowandmountains–whichareneededforaskiareaarethetwothingsthatcauseavalancheslargemassofsnowandicecrushingdownthesideofamountain—oftencalledWhiteDeath.Itwasthethreatoftheavalancheanditsrecordasakillerofmaninthewesternmountainsthatcreatedthesnowranger.Hefirststartedonavalanchecontrolworkinthewinterof1937–38atAltaUtahinWasatchNationalForest.Thismountainvalleywasbecomingwellknowntoskiers.Itwasdangerous.Infactmorethan120personshadlosttheirlivesin1936andanother200diedin1937asaresultofavalanchesbeforeitbecameamajorskiareA.ThusdevelopmentofAltaandothermajorskiresortsinthewestwasdependentuponcontrollingtheavalanchE.TheForestServicesetouttodoitanddidwithitscorpsofsnowrangers.Ittakesmanythingstomakeasnowranger.Thesnowrangermustbeinexcellentphysicalcondition.HemustbeagoodskierandaskilledmountainclimberHeshouldhaveatleastahighschooleducationandthemorecollegecoursesingeologyphysicsandrelatedfieldshehasthebetter.Hestudiessnowterrainwindandweather.Helearnstheconditionsthatproduceavalanches.Helearnstoforecastavalanchesandtobringthemroaringondownthemountainsidestoreducetheirkillingstrength..ThesnowrangerlearnstodothisbyusingartillerybyblastingwithTNTandbythedifficultandskillfulartofskiingavalanchesdown.Thesnowrangerdressedinagreenparkawhichhasabrightyellowshoulderpatchmeanssafetyforpeopleonskislopes.Hepullsthetriggerona75mm.Recoillessrifleskiswaistdeepinpowdertestingsnowstabilityortalkswiththeskiarea’soperatorashegoesabouthisworktoprotectthepublicfromthehazardsofdeepsnowonsteepmountainslopes.1.Thesnowrangersareemployeesof_______A.theForestServicE.B.theResourceBureau.C.theTouristBoarD.D.theSportsBureau.2.Asnowrangerhimselfmustbe______A.acollegegraduatE.B.aphysicist.C.ageologist.D.amountaineer.3.A.snowrangerusesverypowerfulgunsA.towarnskiersofanapproachingavalanchE.B.tosignalforhelpinanemergency.C.tocreateanavalanchE.D.tocommunicatewiththeskiarea’operator.4.Theprimarydutyofthesnowrangeris_______A.Tomakesureskiareaoperatorsarefollowingsafetyrules.B.Topredictandcontrolavalanchesinmountainousareas.C.Tocheckskisandrepairthem.D.Toforecasttheweather.5.ThepassageimpliesthatasnowrangerA.knowshowtouseapistol.B.mustwritelengthyreportsonhiswork.C.maytravelmanymileswhenheisonduty.D.hasalongworkingday.
Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearagoweshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitwhatwedideachdayweshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountrybutoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.SometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowritE.Forexampleweknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinchina4000yearsagobecausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnedtowritE.Sometimesofcourseevenifthepeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappeningsandthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerationsformostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall'rememberedhistory'.Someofithadnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotmexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryisbecausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecordssuchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.Rememberedhistorycomparedwithwrittenhistoryislessreliable可靠的.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaysamostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.A.writtenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustoremembertheeventsthathappenedinthepast.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecordsofthepastthereisnohistory.2.WhydoweknowlittleaboutwhathappenedinCentralAfrica200yearsago?A.TherewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimE.B.Peopletherehadnotknownhowtowriteinthosedays.C.ThewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedinafirE.D.PeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecorD.3.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingisnot'rememberedhistory'?A.Historybasedonaperson'simagination.B.Storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth.C.Songsanddancesaboutimportanteventsinthepast.D.Spokenstoriesaboutthepast.4.'Rememberedhistory'isregardedasvaluableonlywhen__________.A.itiswrittendownB.itprovestobetrueC.nowrittenaccountisavailableD.peopleareinterestedinit5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowifourancestorshad___________.A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventB.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD.mademoresongsanddances
WANTTOHIREA.LONDONBUS?LondonUnitedBuswayshasbeencarryingLondonersbyhorse-tramelectrictramwayandomnibussince1894.TodayworkingforTransportforLondonwehaveover650redLondonbuses.Gettingmarried?WhynothireaworldfamousRoutemasterandmakeyourweddingtrulyspecial?Ourclassicbushasbeenre-sprayedtoitsoriginalconditionandfittedouttolooklikeitdidinitsheyday全盛时期.ProvidedwithapolitefullytraineddriverandconductorandPAsystemwecancarryupto70ofyourguests.Haveaspecialoccasion?Whetherit’sacompanyeventbirthdayorasportingexperiencewehaveabusforeveryoccasion.OurDoubleDeckerbuseswillholdupto72ofyourguestsandSingleDeckersupto30.Allofourbusescomewithafullytraineddriver.NeedaStadiumService?WecarryfanstoandfromRichmondStationtoTwickenhamStadiumformatchesandconcertsthroughouttheyear.WealsooperateservicestothenewWembleyStadium.DownloadthepdfdocumentfordetailsofourStadiumServices.HIREA.VEHICLEPleasenotepassengersarenotallowedtostandonanyPrivateHirevehiclE.Foracustomisedquotation:PleaseclickOnlinePrivateHireQuotationTel:02084005502Fax:02084005101Email:hireabus@lonutD.co.uk1.AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofaRoutemasterEXCEPT____.A.beingnewlyproducedB.afullytraineddriverC.aPAsystemD.carryingupto70guests2.Ifyouarehavingabirthdaypartywith71guestswhatkindofvehiclewillyouhire?A.ARoutemaster.B.ADoubleDeckerbus.C.ASingleDeckerbus.D.Ahorse-tram.3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.A.thebusescanonlybehiredthroughtheInternetB.LondonUnitedBuswayshasahistoryofmorethan200yearsC.allthepassengersonthePrivateHirevehiclesshouldbeseatedD.LondonUnitedBuswaysprovidesmatchesandconcertsthroughouttheyear4.Whereisthetextmostlikelytobefound?A.Inalocalnewspaper.B.InatraffichandbookC.InamagazinE.D.OnawebsitE.
Forcenturiestheonlyformofwrittencorrespondence通信wastheletterswereandaresentbysomeformofpostalservicethehistoryofwhichgoesbackalongway.indeedtheegyptiansbegansendinglettersfromabout2000BCasdidtheChineseathousandyearslater.Ofcoursemodernpostalservicenowaremarchmoredevelopedandfaster.dependingastheydooncarsandplanesforedelivery.Yettheyarestelltooslowforsomepeopletosendurgentdocuments紧急文件andletters.Theinventionofthefax传真machineincreasedthespeedofdeliveringdocumentsevenmorE.WhenyousendafaxyouaresendingacopyofapieceofcorrespondencetosomeonebytelephoneservicE.Itwasnotuntiltheearly1980sthatsuchaservicewasdevelopedenoughforbussinessestobeabletofaxdocumentstoeachother.ThefaxserviceisstillverymuchinusewhencopiesofdocumentsrequiretobesentbutasawayoffastcorrespondenceithasbeenlargelytakentheplaceofbyemailEmailisusedtodescribemessagessentformonecomputerusertoanother.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantageswithemails.ifyousendsomeoneanemailthenhewillreceiveitextremelyquickly.NormalpostalservicesareratherslowasfarasspeedofdeliveryisconcerneD.Howeverifyouwritesomethingbyemailwhichyoumightlaterregretandsenditimmediatelythereisnochanceforsecondthoughts.atleastifyouarehavetoaddressandseal封theenvelopeandtakeittothepostbox..thereisplentyoftimetochangeyourmind.Themessageisthinkbeforeyouemail!1.Wecanlearnfromthetexthat__________.A.emailislesspopularthanthefaxserviceB.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomefasterC.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomeslowerD.thefaxservicehasahistoryaslongasthepostalservicedoes2.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.thefaxservicehadbeenfullydevelopedbythe1980sB.lettershavebeenusedinChinaforabout1000yearsC.thefaxmachinewasinventedafterthe1980sD.lettershavebeenusedinEgyptforabout2000years3.Inthelastparagraphthewrinintentingsthinkbeforeyouemailtoshowthen________.A.youmayregretifyouthan’tyourenvelopeB.youmayregrelbeforeyousendsomethingbyemailC.you’dbetternotsendyouremailinahurryD.youregrsebeforeyouontimetosendanemail4.Thetextmadtrydealwith_________.A.theprogressincorrespondenceB.theadvantageoffaxmachinesC.theadvantageofemailsD.theinventionoffaxmachines
Thehighnoiseofmodernlifemayaffectspeechandlanguagedevelopmentintheveryyoungaccordingtoastudythatfoundtheauditory听觉的partsofthebrainsofyoungmiceareslowertoorganizeproperlyinthepresenceofcontinuoussounds.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscorearedagroupofratsinanenvironmentofcontinuousbackgroundnoiseandfoundthattheirbraincircuitsthatreceiveandinterpret解释sounddidnotdevelopatthesamerateasanimalsthatwereraisedinaquieterenvironment.EdwardF.ChangandMichaelMerzenichco-authorsofthestudyappearinginthejournalSciencesaidthatthecontinuousnoisedelayedtheorganizationofauditoryneurons神经细胞duringacriticaltwo-to-three-weekperiodaftertheratpupswereborn.Forratsnotexposedtothenoisetheauditorycortex皮层neuronsduringthisperiodgatheredintoasmallerareaandbegandevelopingaselectiveresponsetosounds.Butforthenoise-exposedratsthisorganizationwasslowedcausingadelayinthedevelopmentoftheabilitytodiscriminate辨别specificsoundtones.Theresearcherssaidittookthreeorfourtimeslongerfortheratsraisedinanoisyenvironmenttoreachthebasicbenchmarks基准ofauditorydevelopmentseenintheratpupsnotexposedtonoises.Althoughtheratisnotaperfectmodelforwhathappensinhumanstheauthorsnotethestudydoessuggestthathighlevelsofnoisemightpossiblyaffectsomelanguagelearninginbabies.Thesefindingssuggestthatenvironmentalnoisewhichiscommonlypreasentincontemporarychild-rearingenvironmentscanpotentiallycontributetoauditoryandlanguage—relateddevelopmentdelaystheauthorswroteinSciencE.Theauthorsnotedthatalthoughthebraindevelopmentwasdelayedinratsexposedtothenoisetheirbrainsdideventuallymature成熟的normally.1.ThescientistsatCaliforniaUniversitystudiedrats____________.A.ofdifferentagegroupsB.withdifferenthabitsC.indifferentenvironmentsD.fromdifferentareas2.Theratsexposedtonoisecomparedtothosenotexposed_________.A.weremoresensitiveB.weredullerC.grewupmoreslowlyD.gatheredtogethermorequickly3.Theresultoftheresearchmainlytellsusthatnoise_________________.A.delaysbraindevelopmentB.stopsbabygrowthC.affectsspeechandlanguageD.destroysbrains4.Thefindingoftheresearcharesaidtohavespecialconnectionswith____________.A.causesofnoisesB.medicalscienceC.otherlivingthingsD.humanbabies
RedisusedinmanyAmerican_______.Itcanbeusedtospeakofhappinessasin"ared-letterday".Thisisadaywhensomethingspecialhappens.Theexpressionprobablyis______onchurchcustoms.Almostforsixhundredyearschurchcalendarshavebeen______withredtoindicatespecialholidays.Today'scalendars日历stillaremarkedthatwaywiththe______ofholidaysandspecialdays______inreD.TheexpressionRed-letterDayisoftenheardineverydayconversation.A.red-letterdayisespeciallyhappy.Itmaybeaday_____you'velongwaitedforaweddingdayforexample______itmaybeadaywithahappytimE.Youmighttellyourfriendthatyesterdaywasred-letterdaybecauseyou_____somemoneyinthestatelottery彩券.Redalsoisusedinsomeexpressionsthatare_____happy.Red-HandedisonE.TobeCaughtRed-Handedistobecaughtactuallyperformingawrong_____.You'reguilty.1.A.languagesB.wordsC.storiesD.expressions2.A.seenB.fromC.basedD.followed3.A.doneB.markedC.writtenD.painted4.A.namesB.datesC.daysD.meanings5.A.printedB.copiedC.typedD.written6.A.whenB.asC.ofwhichD.that7.A.andB.butC.forD.or8.A.paidB.werepaidC.wonD.lost9.A.lessB.notC.fewD.little10.A.matterB.thingC.actD.job
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwerelostinthedarkforestatnight?Thefirstsensiblelessonisthatyoushouldn’tbothertryingtofindyourwayinthedarkatallbutjuststayoutuntildawn.Becausethenyouwon’ttripoverthings?Nomainlybecauseyou’llhaveanideaofdirection.Thesunrisesintheeast.Butyouwillbeamazedathowmanypeopleforgettheyknowthat.Apparentlytheareaunderneathahollybushprovidesagoodmakeshiftshelter—theyarethickandevergreen.Thenextthingtodo—orrathernottodo—ispanicfortheobviousreasonthatunlessthereissomeonetheretohearyouscream.itwillgetyounowhere.Justtrytothinkofnicehappythings.Thereisalwaysapointinfilmswhenapersonwhoislostinthedesertorthesnowdehydrated脱水的andexhaustedcomesacrossasetoftheirownfootprintsandrealizestheyhavejustwalkedinahugeroundcircle.Itiswrongtooweittotheunequalstrengthsordifferentlengthsofyourlegs.Experimentsprovethatwithoutthesunorthemoonorlandmarksasafixedguidelotsofsmallerrorsaddupovertimesothebraincan’tcorrectlyidentifythestraightaheaddirection.Tojustgetoutofsomewherepickaspotonthehorizonandjustheadforit.Thereareseveralwaystofinddirectionsinthedarkandbyfarthebestistoestablishnorthusingthestars.MostpeoplecanidentifythePloughwhichispartofUrsaMajor.Itlooksalotlikeasaucepan.ThePloughrotates旋转throughtheskybutlet’simaginethesaucepanlyinghorizontallywithitshandleontheleft.Youneedtotracealinefromthestarattheright-handbaseofthepanthroughthestarattheright-handrim边沿andfollowitupwards;theNorthStarisroughlyfivetimesthedistancebetweenthosetwo‘pointerstars.ThendropaverticallinefromtheNorthStartothehorizonandthat’snorth.TonightisverycloudyandIcan’tseethePlough.Maybeluckilyitisquitewindy.Keepinmindthatalmostallofourweathercomesfromasouth-westerndirection.ThisonlyworksifyouareintheBritishIsles.Tofindthedirectionyoucanthrowlightbitsofdried-outgrassintheairandseewhichwaytheyblow;oriftherearecloudsandpatchesofclearskyseewhichwaytheyblowacrossthestars.Youcanalsogetanideaofdirectionfromleggyplants.Iftheylookasiftheyhavebeenblownovertheywillprobablybepointingnorth-east.Iftheyaresimplyleaninginonedirectionastheygrowthere’sagoodchancethatitissouththeywillbereachingtowardsthesun.Thelastthingtodoistojudgeyourdirectionandoffyougo.1.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.WhattodoifyouarelostB.HowtoprotectyourselfintheforestC.HowtosurviveintheforestD.Howtodirectyourwayoutofthewild2.WhichofthefollowingpicturesmatchesthedescriptionofthepositionoftheNorthStar?3.Whywillpeopleoftenwalkinacircleiftheyarelostinthedesertorthesnow?A.Becausewithoutanythingtorefertofordirectionsthebrainwillbeconfusedbyerrors.B.Becauseoneofthelegsislongerandstrongerthantheother.C.Becausethedesertorthesnowusuallycoversalargeareaforpeopletogetacross.D.Becausepeopleusuallyfeeldehydratedandexhaustedinthedesertorthesnow.4.IfyouwerelostintheTalklimakanDesertinChina____wouldNOTbedependableforyoutoidentifythedirections.A.thesunB.theNorthStarC.themoonD.thewind
CatherineDestivelleisrockstar.Shelovesrockbutshecan’tsingorplaytheguitar!SheisarockclimberandabigstarinFranceandItaly.Sheisthemostfamouswomanclimberintheworldbecausesheclimbswithoutropes.SheclimbsinmanycountriesbutmostoftenintheFrenchAlpsnearChamonixwhereshelives.ShestartedclimbingnearherhomeinPariswhenshewasfivE.ThenatfourteenshejoinedtheFrenchAlpineClubtolearnmorebutimmediatelysheclimbedbetterandmorequicklythantheoldermembersofthecluB.ShewonherfirstcompetitioninItalyin1995.ThreeyearsagoshefoundanewrouteuptheDruMoun-tainnearChamonix.TheclimbtookelevendaysandforfourdaysthesnowwassoheavrythatshecouldnotmovE.LastyearotherclimberstriedtofollowthenewDestivelleRoutebuttheyfaileD.Theyaregoingtotryagainthisyear.Peoplealwaysaskheraboutherclimbing.ShesaysIclimbbecauseI’minlovewithmountains.Iliketouchingtherockandreadingthefaceoftherock.Ilikeitalot.Ifeltathomeonthesideofamountain.IpreparewellbeforeIgosoI’mneverworrieD.Catherinechoosesnewmountainfrombooks-likebuyingfromashoppingcatalogue目录!IseeanicemountainsandIgotoclimbit!HernextmountainisinPakistan.SheisgoingtherenextmounthIt’smuchbiggerthantheDrusoit’sgoingtotakelongertoclimB.AnAmericanclimberJeffLoweiscomingwithmetohelp.1.CatherineDestivelleiscalledastarbecause__________.A.shewonacompetitionin1995B.shelovesrocksC.she’safamouswomanclimberD.shefoundanewrouteuptotheDruMountain2.ShehadgreattroublefindinganewrouteuptheDruMountainbecause____________.A.shelostherwayB.theclimbtook11days.C.sheneededhelpfromanAmericanclimberD.therewasheavysnow3.Onthesideofamountainshefeels__________A.worriedB.easyandhappyC.ikegoinghomeD.well4.Wecaninferfromthepassagepeopleoftenaskher____________.A.Whydoyoulikeclimbing?B.AreyouinlovewithanAmericanclimber?C.Doyouenjoyreadingbooksonmountains?D.Whatdoyodobeforeyougoclimbing?
Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhaveevertaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Therearehoweverdifferentideasabouthowtoteachitorhowmuchpriority优先itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexities复杂性ofspelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocal焦点的pointofhisteacher'sinterestclearlyabrightchildwillbelikelytoplaysafe.HewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrangechoosingtoavoidadventurouslanguagE.That'swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.IwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperiencE.Thisworkisterrible!TherearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisterriblE.Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwritingbutitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessaywhichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrorsbutifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild'sideasanexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.1.Teacheraredifferentintheiropinionsabout______.A.thedifficultiesinteachingspellingB.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopmentC.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskillsD.thenecessityofteachingspelling2.Theunderlinedexpressionplaysafeprobablymeans_________.A.towritecarefullyB.todoasteacherssayC.tousedictionariesfrequentlyD.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof3.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat___________.A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreelyB.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwritingC.teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakesD.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers4.Theauthorseemstothinkthattheteacher'sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis_________.A.unfairB.reasonableC.foolishD.careless5.Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis________.A.theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskillsB.thecomplexitiesofspellingC.thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositionsD.therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacomposition
Mostpeoplegotoadoctorintheirowntownorsuburb郊区.ButpeopleintheAustralianoutbackcan’tgettoadoctorquickly.Thenearestdoctorissometimeshundredsofkilometersawaysotheyhavetocallhimonatwo-wayradio.Thisspecialdoctoriscalledtheflyingdoctor.HevisitssickpeoplebyplanE.Whensomeoneisverysickthedoctorhastoflytotheperson’shomE.Hisplanelandsonaflatpieceofgroundneartheperson’shousE.Sometimesthedoctorhastotakethepatienttohospital.Flyingdoctorstakeabout8600peopletohospitaleachyear.Howevermostofthetimethepersonisn’tverysickandthedoctordoesn’thavetovisit.Hecangiveadviceontheradiofromtheofficeattheflyingdoctorcenter.Hecantellthepatienttousesomemedicinefromaspecialmedicinechest箱子.Thereisoneofthesechestsineveryhomeintheoutback.Eachbottletube管子andpacket包inthechesthasanumber.Thedoctoroftensayssomethinglikethistaketwotablets药片frombottle5everyfourhours.1.SomepeopleintheAustralianoutbackcan’tgettoadoctorquickly.Because_________A.therearefewdoctorsthereB.thenearestdoctorissometimesveryfarawayfromthemC.thereisalwaysheavytrafficontheroadD.theydon’twanttoseeadoctor2.Thewordoutbackinthepassageprobablymeans__________.A.thepartofacountryfarawayfromcitiesB.downtownB.forestD.market-place3.Thedoctorthereusuallygoestovisithispatient__________.A.byseaB.byairC.onfootD.inacar4.Ifthepersonisn’tverysickthedoctoronly_________.A.tellshimtohavearestB.tellshimwhatfoodtoeatC.giveshimsomeadviceD.giveshimsomemedicine5.Fromthepassageweknowthat_________.A.peopleinAustraliaareseldomillB.everyfamilyintheoutbackhasaspecialmedicinechestC.aflyingdoctorisamanwhofliespeopletohospitalD.thereareveryfewhospitalsinAustralia
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