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TowhomitmayconcernThisletterdescribestheworsttravelexperienceIhaveeverhad.Theproblemswehadweretheresultofpoormanagementandthoughtlessemployees.Yourairlineshouldbeashamedoftreatingitscustomerssopoorly.OnJanuary5wearrivedinDenverfromHoustonandcheckedinforournextflight.Itwasn'tlongbeforetheagentannouncedthatourflightwouldbedelayedbecauseofamechanicalproblem.TheequipmentwasinAspenandtheyexpectedittoberepairedsoon.SoonshortlyturnedtomuchlaterandduringthedelayweathertemporarilyclosedtheAspenairport.TheweatherclearedinAspenandtheplanetookoffverylateforDenver.Whileitwasintheairtheagentannouncedthattheplanewouldbeusedforthenextflightandthatourflightwasbeingcancelled.Thiscancellationstruckmeasbeingunfair.Therewasamadscramble争先恐后asthe50orsopassengersscheduledforourflightfoughtforseatsonlaterflights.Whenthedustsettledwewerewait-listedonthe9'-00flightthenextmorning.Wehadtospendthenightintheairport.Cominghomewasnobetter.BecauseofamechanicalproblemitlookedlikewewouldmissourconnectioninDenver.TheagentassuredustheywouldholdtheNewarkflightforus.NeedlesstosaytheflighttoHoustontaxiedoutaswepulledintothegate.Arrangementsweremadeforustotakethenextflightsowesatintheairportfor5hours.WhenwefinallyarrivedinHoustonourskisweremissing.Asofthiswritingtheskishavenotbeenfound.Nothingyoucandowillmakeusfeelbetteraboutourflights.Ifyouarearesponsiblebusinesshoweveryouwilldowhatyoucantoseethatpassengersinthefuturearetreatedbetter.WithgreatdispleasurePhyllisDooley64.WhenPhylliswroteherlettershefelt______.A.tiredB.fooledC.annoyedD.ashamed65.WhatwasPhyllis'destinationwhenshelefthomeonJanuary5?A.Denver.B.Houston.C.Aspen.D.Notmentioned66.WhathappenedtoPhyllisonherdaycominghome?A.ShetookataxitoHoustonairport.B.HerflighttoHoustonwascancelled.C.Herflightwasdelayedforfivehours.D.ShemissedherconnectioninDenver.
河南省开封市2008届第四次模拟考试B.篇Markfeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunitysohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea'scitycouncilwoman女议员wasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasdecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therearechartsforparkingproblemscrimeandforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.Theproblemsaretoobighethought.HeturnedtothemannexttohimandsaidIthinkthisisawasteofmytimE.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferenceherE.Markthoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop.PeopleshouldjusttakecareofthemselveshedecideD.That'senoughtodo.Ican'ttakeonalltheproblemsoftheworlD.AshenearedthebusstopMarksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandababy.Shewastryingtounlockhercarbutshedidn'thaveafreehanD.AsMarkgotcloserherotherchildalittleboysuddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhimbutasshemovedherbagshiftedandthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy'sarmandledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief.Thanks!shesaiD.You'vegotgreattiming!JustbeingneighborlyMarksaiD.Asherodehomeheglancedatthewallsofthebus.OnoneofthemwasSmallactsofkindnessaddup.MarksmiledandthoughtMaybethat'sagoodplacetostart.60.InMark'sopinion_________.A.nobodywassoableastosolvetheproblemsB.hewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblemsC.manypeopleweretooselfishtothinkaboutothersD.healreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo61.Theunderlinedworddartedinparagraph5canbebestreplacedby________.A.walkedB.marchedC.wanderedD.rushed62.WhatistheimplicationoftheWordsonthebuswall?A.Youshouldbekindtoyourneighborsandtheywilltreatyouthesameway.B.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.C.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.D.It'sasmallacttohelpapersoninneeD.63.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howindividualscanhelpmakeadifferenceB.runninganeighborhoodmeetingtosolveitsproblemsC.citizens'reactionstotheproblemstheyfaceD.solvingproblemsthroughgroupaction
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewell－prepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.Bytheirremarkstheysour_the_pleasure_of_society_offendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotchangethisbadhabititwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixed－upintheirquarrels.1.Peoplewhoareunhappy________.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings2.Theunderlinedphrasesourthepleasureofsocietyinthesecondparagraphmostnearlymeans________.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife3.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons4.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes5.Inthispassagethewritermainly________.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
安徽省利辛二中2010届高三上学期第四次月考B.WhenIwasalittlekidafatherwaslikethenightintherefrigerator.Everyhousehadonebutnoonereallyknewwhateitherofthemdidoncethedoorwasshut.Mydadleftthehouseeverymorningandalwaysseemedgladtoseeeveryoneagainatnight.HeopenedthejarofpicketswhennooneelseathomecoulD.Hewastheonlyoneinthehousewhowasn’tafraidtogointothebasementbyhimself.Wheneveritrainedhegotthecarandbroughtitaroundtothedoor.WhenanyonewassickhewentouttogettheprescriptionfilleD.Hesetmousetraps.Hecutbacktherosessothethorns刺wouldn’tsnagyouwhenyoucametothefrontdoor.Heoiledmyrollerskatesandtheywentfaster.WhenIgotmybikeheranalongsidemeforatleastathousandmilesuntilIgotthehangofit.Hesignedallmyreportandmycards.Hetookalotofpicturesbutwasneverinthem.HetightenedupMother’ssagging松垂的clotheslineeveryweekorso.Iwasafraidofeveryoneelse’sfatherbutnotmyown.WheneverIplayedhousethemotherdollhadalottodo.IneverknewwhattodowiththedaddydollsoIhadhimsayI’mgoingofftoworkmowandthrewhimunderthebeD.WhenIwasnineyearsoldmyfatherdidn’tgetuponemorningandgotoworkhewenttothehospitalanddiedthenextday.Therewerealotofpeopleinthehousewhobroughtallkindsofgoodfoodandcakes.WehadneverhadsomuchcompanybeforE.HeneverdidanythingIdidn’tknowhisleavingwouldhurtsomuch.60Thephrasegotthehangofit.InParagraph3meansbeingabletoAheldthebikeB.repairedthebikeC.controlledthebikeD.ranasfastasbike61FatherdidalotofthingsincludingbesidesgoingofftoworkAmakingrollerskatesB.helpingmomwashclothesClookingafterthesickD.seeingtotheflowersinthegarden62FromthepassagewecaninferthattheauthorseemedNOTtowhenshewasachildAenjoyplayinghousewithotherchildrenatallBbeawareofhisfather’sroleinthehouseatfirstCbeafraidofgoingintothebasementaloneDmisshisfathermuchafterhepassedalways63FromthepassagewecanseethatfatherAloveshisfamilyverymuchB.lovesonlyabouthisworkCisverycarelessD.alwaysactsstrangely
AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieveD.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.36.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.37.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.38.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomE.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.InlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreacheD.39.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage40.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads
四川省棠湖中学2010届高三考前适应训练E.篇AftertoolongontheNetevenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend‘sLiverpudlianaccentsuddenlybecomestoodifficulttounderstandafterhisclearwordsonscreen;asecretary‘stoneseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbE.Timeitselfbecomesfluid-hoursbecomesminutesandalternatelysecondsstretchintodays.Weekendsonceahighlightofmyweekarenowjusttwoordinarydays.ForthelastthreeyearssinceIstoppedworkingasaproducerforCharlieRoseIhavedonemuchofmyworkasatelecommuter.Isubmit提交articlesandeditthembyE-mailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendlivesinEnglandsomuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediateD.IfIdesiredIcouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfoodandmanagemymoneyloveandwork.InfactattimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathomegoingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheblizzardof96onTV.Butafterawhilelifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vemerged融合withmymachinestakingdatainspittingthembackoutjustanothernode波节ontheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It’slikeattendinganA.A.meetinginabarwitheveryoneholdingahalf-sippeddrink.Wehavebecometheopponents’worstnightmarE.WhatfirstseemedlikealuxurycrawlingfrombedtocomputernotworryingabouthairandclothesandfacehasbecomeanavoidancealackofdisciplinE.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interactioncomingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.AttimesIturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittochatterinthebackgroundsomethingthatI'dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramssoothe安慰mebutthenI'mjarred使感不快bythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperasorcompulsively强制性能地needingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.DatelineFrontlineNightlineCNNeverypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandoverevenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetomE.WorkmovesfromforegroundtobackgrounD.57.Comparedtotheclearwordsofherboyfriendonscreenhisaccentbecomes____A.unrealB.unbearableC.misleadingD.notunderstandable58.WhatdoesthelastparagraphmeanA.HavingworkedonthecomputerfortoolongshebecameabitstrangE.B.SheissointerestedinTVprogramsthatsheoftenforgetsherwork.C.ShewatchesTValotinordertokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.D.SheturnsonTVnowandtheninordertogetsomecomfortfromTVprogram.59.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothecomputer?A.Shehasbecomeboredwithit.B.ShedislikesitbecauseTVismoreattractivE.C.ShedislikesitbecauseitcutsoffherrelationwiththeoutsideworlD.D.Shelikesitbecauseitisveryconvenient.60.Theunderlinedphrasecomingbackoutofthecaveprobablymeans_______.A.goingbacktothedreamingworldB.comingbackhomefromtheoutsideworldC.restoringdirecthumancontactD.gettingawayfromlivingastrangelife
WhenmygrandmotherwasraisingmeinStampsArkansasshehadaparticularroutinewhenpeoplewhowereknowntobewhinersenteredherstorE.MygrandmotherwouldaskthecustomerHowareyoudoingtodayThomasThepersonwouldreplyNotsogoodtodayHenderson.Youseeit'sthissummerheat.Ijusthateit.ItjustmakesmetireD.It'salmostkillingmE.ThenmygrandmotherwouldstandcalmlyherarmsfoldedandsayUh－huhuhhuh.Assoonasthecomplainerwasoutofthestoremygrandmotherwouldcallmetostandinfrontofher.ThenshewouldsaythesamethingshehadsaidatleastathousandtimesitseemedtomE.Janedidyouhearwhatso－and－socomplainedaboutAndIwouldnoD.GrandmotherwouldcontinueJanetherearepeoplewhowenttosleepallovertheworldlastnightpoorandrichandblackandwhitebuttheywillneverwakeagain.Thosedeadpeoplewouldgiveanythinganythingatallforjustfiveminutesofthisweatherthatpersonwascomplainingabout.SoyouwatchyourselfaboutcomplainingJanE.Whatyou'resupposedtodowhenyoudon'tlikeathingischangeit.Ifyoucan'tchangeitchangethewayyouthinkaboutit.Don'tcomplain.Ihavelearnedalotfrommygrandmother.HeropinionsalwayshitthenailontheheaD.Whiningisnotonlyimpolitebutcanbedangerous.6.TheunderlinedwordwhinersinParagraph1referstothosepeoplewho________.A.complainoftenB.enterastoreregularlyC.areafraidofhotweatherD.thinklittleofthemselves7.Fromwhattheauthor'sgrandmothersaidwecaninferthat________.A.shetriedtocomfortthewhinersB.shewasimpolitetothewhinersC.shewasagainstwhiningD.shesharedthewhiners'opinions8.Theauthor'sgrandmothertoldherto________.A.besympathetictothedeadB.treasureeverymomentofherlifeC.keepawayfromthewhinersD.getusedtothingsshedisliked9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GrandmotheronceownedastoreinStampsArkansas.B.TheauthorwastolddifferentthingsafterdifferentwhinersleftGrandmother'sstorE.C.Theauthorwastoldthatshecouldchangeherwayofthinkingaboutthings.D.Grandmother'sopinionthatpeopleshouldn'tcomplainwasreasonablE.10.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.Toshowthatcomplainingisnotonlyrudebutharmful.B.Totellusastoryabouthergrandmother.C.Toshowhowtoliveone'slifetothefullest.D.Totelluspeople'sdifferentattitudestowardscomplaining.
We'veallexperiencedagoodcry.Shedding流sometearscanoftenmakeusfeelbetterandhelpusputthingsinperspective.Butwhyiscryingbeneficial?Andistheresuchathingasabadcry?Theresearchersanalyzedthedetailedaccountsofmorethan3000recentcryingexperiencesandfoundthatthebenefitsofcryingdependentirelyonthewhatwhereandwhenofaparticularcryingepisode一段经历.Themajorityofpersonsreportedimprovementsintheirmoodfollowingashortperiodofcrying.Howeveronethirdreportednoimprovementinmoodandatenthfeltworseaftercrying.Crierswhoreceivedsocialsupportduringtheircryingepisodewerethemostlikelytoreportimprovementsinmood.Researchtodatehasnotalwaysproducedaclearpictureofthebenefitsofcryinginpartbecausetheresultsoftenseemtodependonhowcryingisstudied.Theresearchersnoteseveralchallengesinaccuratelystudyingcryingbehaviorinalaboratorysetting.Volunteerswhocryinalaboratorysettingoftendonotdescribetheirexperiencesasmakingthemfeelbetter.Rathercryinginalaboratorysettingoftenresultsinthestudyparticipantsfeelingworse;thismaybeduetothestressfulconditionsofthestudyitselfsuchasbeingvideotapedorwatchedbyresearchers.Thismayproducenegativeemotionswhichneutralize使无效thepositivebenefitsusuallyconnectedwithcrying.Howevertheselaboratorystudieshaveprovidedinterestingfindingsaboutthephysicaleffectsofcrying.Criersdoshowcalmingeffectssuchasslowerbreathingbuttheyalsoexperiencealotofunpleasantstressincludingincreasedheartrateandsweating.Whatisinterestingisthatbodilycalmingusuallylastslongerthantheunpleasant.Thecalmingeffectsmayoccurlaterandovercomethestressreactionwhichwouldaccountforwhypeopletendtoremembermostlythepleasantsideofcrying.Researchhasshownthattheeffectsofcryingalsodependonwhoissheddingthetears.Forexampleindividualswithanxietyormooddisordersareleastlikelytoexperiencethepositiveeffectsofcrying.Inadditiontheresearchersreportthatpeoplewholackinsightintotheiremotionallivesactuallyfeelworseaftercrying.67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________________.A.peopledon'tlikebeingseencryingB.cryinginpublicmakespeoplefeelbetterC.abadcryisascommonasagoodcryD.agoodcrycansometimeshelpusfaceproblemsrightly68.Thebeneficialeffectsofcryingcanbeshownwhen_________.A.yourbreathbecomesslowB.yousweatalot.C.yourfaceturnspaleD.youarebeingwatched69.Whowillbeleastlikelytofeelworseaftercrying?A.Peoplewhoreceivehelpincourseofcrying.B.Peoplewhofailtounderstandtheiremotions.C.Peoplewhoareanxiousandnervous.D.Peoplewhosemoodisnotinorder.70.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A.thetypesofcryingB.thewayofcryingC.thepsychologyofcryingD.thecausesofcrying
贵州省兴义九中09-10学年高三上学期期中考试B.ItwastheafternoonofDecember24thedaybeforeChristmas;andasthenewestdoctorinourofficeIhadtowork.TheonlythingthatbrightenedmydaywasthebeautifullydecoratedChristmastreeinourwaitingroomandagiftsenttomebyafellowIwasdating-adozenlong-stemmedredroses.AsIwascleaningmyofficeourreceptionistcameandsaidtherewasaladyinthefrontofficethaturgentlyneededtospeakwithmE.AsIsteppedoutInoticedayoungtired-lookingwomanwithababyinherarms.Nervouslysheexplainedthatherhusband-aprisonerinanearbyprison-wasmynextpatient.Theguardswerescheduledtobringhimtotheofficethatafternoon.Shetoldmeshewasn’tallowedtovisitherhusbandinprisonandthathehadneverseenhisson.Herrequestwasformetolettheboy’sfathersitinthewaitingroomwithheraslongaspossiblebeforeIcalledhimforhisappointment.Sincemyschedulewasn’tfullIagreeD.AfterallitwasChristmasEvE.Ashorttimelaterherhusbandarrived-withchainsonhisfeetandhandsandtwoarmedguardsasbodyguards.Thewoman’stiredfacelituplikeourlittleChristmastreewhenherhusbandtookaseatbesideher.IkeptglancingouttowatchthemlaughcryandsharetheirchilD.AfteralmostanhourIcalledtheprisonerbacktomyofficE.WhileIworkedtheguardsstoodjustoutsidemydoor.Thepatientseemedlikeagentleandmodestman.Iwonderedwhathepossiblycouldhavedonetobeheldundersuchconditions.ItriedtomakehimascomfortableaspossiblE.AttheendoftheappointmentIwishedhimaMerryChristmas-adifficultthingtosaytoamanheadedbacktoprison.HesmiledandthankedmE.Healsosaidhefeltsaddenedbythefacthehadn’tbeenabletogethiswifeanythingforChristmas.OnhearingthisIwasinspiredwithawonderfulideA.I’llneverforgetthelookonboththeirfacesastheprisonergavehiswifethebeautifullong-stemmedroses.I’mnotsurewhoexperiencedthemostjoy-thehusbandingivingthewifeinreceivingormyselfinhavingtheopportunitytoshareinthisspecialmoment.60.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.ThewriterwasanewcomertoherofficE.B.AfellowsentheradozenredrosesasChristmaspresent.C.ShewasinlowspiritsbecauseshehadtoworkbeforeChristmas.D.Shewasatworkwithalightheart.61.Theyoungwomancametothewriter’sofficeforthepurposeof.A.havingherbabyexaminedB.givingherhusbandachancetomakehisescapeC.havingherhusbandexaminedD.gettingachanceforherfamilytogettogether62.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.tobesenttohospitalB.tobeseparatedfromhisfamilyC.tobecomfortableD.tobecomeaprisoner63.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromthestory?A.Thewifeexperiencedthemostjoyinreceiving.B.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.C.Theprisonerwastreatedwithmercy.D.WhoeverbreaksthelawshouldbepunisheD.
ItwasgraduationdayattheuniversitywhereIworkandabeautifuldayquiteunlikethefirstgraduationIattendedasayoungprofessor.OnthatcolddayyearsagoaswewatchedthestudentswalkingintothehalloneofmycolleaguesturnedtomeandsaidGraduationwillbeoneofthehappiestandoneofthesaddesttimeofyourlife.AtmyinquiryheansweredBecausethestudentsyouhavegottentoknowhavetoleave.Asyearswentbymypreviousconfusionaboutmycolleague'swordsnolongerexisted.WhenIcameacrossnaughtystudentsIhavehadtorethinkwhyIchosetobeateacher.Itobviouslyisn'tthemoney.OnceaformercomputersciencestudentofminecalledmeaskingmeifIwantedtohaveachange.HewasworkingatNintendoCorporation.HissalarywashigherthanmycurrentonethoughIhavemoreeducationandhaveworkedforoveradecade.Withmyprogrammingskillshesaidhecouldgetmehired.Ithankedhimbutdeclinedhiskindoffer.AfewdaysbeforethiscurrentgraduationwhileworkingonfinalgradesIfoundanoteastudenthadslippedinwithherhomework.Shethankedmeforbeingherteacherandsaidthethingsshehadlearnedinmyclass—notaboutmathbutaboutlife—wouldbethingsshewouldrememberlongafterthemathskillshadfadedaway.AsIfinishedreadingIrememberedwhyIhadbecomeateacher.NowonthissunnygraduationdayasIagainobservedtheseaofbluehatsandgownsIdidsowithreneweddedication奉献andadeepersenseofsatisfaction—IwillalwaysbegratefulthatIamateacher.51.Hearinghiscolleague'sdescriptionofgraduationforthefirsttimetheauthor__________.A.quiteagreedwithhiscolleagueB.wasverypuzzledC.thoughtitveryfunnyD.wasverysad52.Thecomputersciencestudentcalleduptheauthorbecausehe___________.A.wantedtoinformtheauthorofhispresentjobB.triedtopersuadetheauthortoworkwithhimC.wantedtheauthortosharehisjoyandsatisfactionD.thoughttheauthorwasn'tfittobeateacher53.Theunderlinedpartbluehatsandgownsrefersto___________.A.universitycolleaguesB.graduates'clothesC.lifememoriesD.decorationsinthehall54.Theauthorwrotethispassageto__________.A.expresshisdevotiontobeingateacherB.comparetwodifferentgraduationceremoniesC.talkaboutthemeaningofgraduationD.giveadviceonhowtobeagoodteacher
贵州省丰都中学2010届高三10月月考A.Myson.ThephrasefeltdifficultandstrangethefirsttimeIsaiditandIhadtopracticeitathousandtimes.Istartedsayingthewordstomyselfthedaywhentheultrasoundtoldmewewerehavingababy.Finallymysonwasborn.Thenursecameoutofthedeliveryroomholdingatinyhowlinghumanbeingwrappedinawhitesheethissmallhandsanddelicatefingersshakingnervously.BabySanchez?sheaskedlookingattheroomfullofexpectantfathers.Istoodupholdingmybreath.Sheshowedmemybaby.MysonIwhispereD.Thelittleguyscreamedwaaaaaaaaaah.ButinmyheartIheardhimcryoutDaaaaaaad!Idon’tcareifeveryoneintheroomwillsweartheydidn’thearmybabysaythat.IcalledhimMysonandhecalledmeDadandthat’sthat.PeopleaskmeWhatdidIfeelatthatmoment?Ican’tevenbegintoanswer.I’mawriteryetItryhardtofindtherightwords.Joyfulisn’tpowerfulenough.Bliss狂喜isnotsweetenough.Peacefulisn’tcalmenough.Happyisn’ttenseenough.AftermysonwastakenawaytothenurseryIsatdownandshutmyeyes.Buttearsescapedthemaway.Thenoutofthebluemy80-year-oldfatherenteredandweembraceD.DadIwhispereD.Mysonmyheartheardhimsaying.Suddenlythepast33yearsfoldedintothepresentandIwasnowthebabybundledinwhitewithmyfatherstandingovermE.MysonIimaginedhimsaying.Daaaaaaaaaad!Icriedmylittlelungsout.AtthatpointIknewIwasgoingtobeagreatfather.TheoldmaninfrontofmeseemedtoagreE.Hesmiledandwewalkedoutoftheroominsearchofthetinyhumanbeingthatwouldchangeourlivesforever.36.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.HissoncalledhimDadwhenthewritercalledhimMyson.B.Allthepeopledidn’thearthebabysayexceptthewriter.C.Sanchezisthewriter’sfamilynamE.D.ThebabywastakenawaybecausethenursefoundtherewasamistakE.37.Theauthorcouldn’ttellhowhefeltatthemomentbecause____.A.hewasawriterB.hewastooexcitedC.hewastoonervousD.it’safeelingtoocomplextoexpress38.WecanlearnthefollowingfromthepassageEXCEPTthat____.A.theauthorgothisfirstbabyB.heprobablyhadalungdiseaseC.theauthordidn’treallyhearDaaaaadfromhisbabyD.thebabywouldchangetheauthor’slife39.Whywasthewritersurehewasgoingtobeagreatfather?A.BecausehissonissogifteD.B.Becausehehadmuchexperienceinbringingupchildren.C.Becausehisfatherpromisedtohelphim.D.BecausehisfatherhadalreadysethimagoodexamplE.
Ifthereisanysinglefactor因素thatmakesforsuccessinlivingitistheabilitytobebenefitedbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyze分析defeatandactuallylearnsomethingfromitinthisnextundertaking从事的工作.Wronglytakedefeatforfailureandyouaresureindeedtofail.Foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail;itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.Defeatsarenothingtobeafraidof.Theyarecommonincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.ButdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitanalyzeitandlearnwhyyoufaileD.DefeatinotherwordscanhelptogetridofitsowncausE.NotonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccessbutnothingcancausewithinussuchastrongwishtosucceeD.Ifyouletababygraspastickandtrytopullitawayhewillholditmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightishungup.Itisthissamereaction反应thatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeateD.Ifyoumakefulluseofthepowerwhichdefeatgivesyoucancompletewithitfarmorethanyouareableto.59.ThepersonwhowasabletoanalyzedefeatislikelyA.toachievesuccessB.tobeafraidofhisdefeatC.toletababygraspastickD.tomakealiving60.TheauthorA.advisesyoutomixdefeatwithfailureB.ordersyoutomixdefeatwithfailureC.wantsyoutowronglytakedefeatforfailureD.warnsyounottowronglytakedefeatwithfailure61.Whatdoestheauthoradviseonetodowiththepowerwhichdefeatgives?A.Oneshouldexplainit.B.Oneshouldexamineit.C.Oneshoulduseittowinsuccess.D.Oneshouldknowitsusefulness.
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasMothersatdoingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworlD.YearslaterduringherfinalillnessMotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.ButthedeskshesaidisforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedmesheshoweditinaction.ButasayounggirlIwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional感情易激动的.ButshelivedonthesurfaceAsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamilyIlovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.IwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgivemE.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.NonecamE.Myhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestfinallypeace—itseemedthatnothinghappeneD.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Nowthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenworkIcleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletterfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.GivemeananswermyletterasksinanywayyouchooseMotheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.67.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk________.A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher68.Thepassageshowsthat__________.A.MotherwroteherdaughterincarefulwordsB.MothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwordsC.MotherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddoneD.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter69.Thewordgulfinthepassagemeans________.A.partoftheseagoingfarinlandB.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughterC.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughterD.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung70.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter’sletter?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.ShereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedieD.C.Foryearssheoftentalkedabouttheletter.D.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinherlifE.
IfyoulookforabookasapresentforachildyouwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearwhenthereisnonewHarryPotter.J.K.Rowling'swizardisnotalone:thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren'sbookswhichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasThelordoftheRings.Yetdespitethatreadingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin199723%saidtheydidn'tlikereadingatall.In200335%diD.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputesgames.MaybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpilE.EitherwayChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre－budgetreportheannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsix－year－oldswhoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf－hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationearlierthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschememade20months'progressinjustoneyearwhereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths'progressandsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheiragE.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschooltheyreadwellbutreadlessoftenforfunthanthoseelsewherE.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanexpectlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECDbeingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantagE.6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofParagraph1?A.Manychildren'sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.B.Manyhigh－qualitychildren'sbookshavebeenpublisheD.C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.D.ThesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreaseD.7.Statisticssuggestedthat________.A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersB.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingC.aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperlyD.alargepercentageofchildrenreadregularly8.WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?A.Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.9.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook－lovingchildren________.A.takegreateradvantageoftheprojectB.showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglifeC.arelikelytosucceedintheireducationD.wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers10.Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe________.A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupils'readingdifficultyB.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren'sbooksC.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfunD.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading
Whenachildistoldheisuncoolitcanbeverypainful.Hemaysayhedoesn'tcareandevenactinwaysthatareoppositeofcoolonpurposE.Butultimatelythesearesimplywaystohandlesadnessbypretendingit'snottherE.Helpingachildfeelbetterinschoolhadtobecareful.IfyousayWhyareyouworriedaboutwhatotherchildrenthinkaboutyou?Itdoesn'tmatter!childrenknowthatitdoesmatter.Insteadanactivewaymaybebest.YoucouldsayI'mgoingtodoacoupleofthingsforyoutohelpyoufeelbetterinschool.Ifaboyishavingtroublemakingfriendstheteachercanhelphim.Theteachercanarrangethingssothathehaschancestousehisabilitiestocontributetoclassprojects.Thisishowtheotherchildrenlearnhowtovaluehisgoodqualitiesandtolikehim.A.teachercanalsoraiseachild'spopularityinthegroupbyshowingthathevaluesthatchilD.ItevenhelpstoputhiminaseatnexttoaverypopularchildorlethimbeapartnerwiththatchildinactivitiesetC.Therearethingsthatparentscandoathometoo.Befriendlywhenyourchildbringsothershometoplay.Encouragehimtoinvitefriendstomealsandthenservethedishestheyconsidersuper.Whenyouplantripspicnicsmoviesandothershowsinviteanotherchildwithwhomyourchildwantstobefriends.Whatyoucandoistogivehimachancetojoinagroupthatmaybeshuttinghimout.Thenifhehasgoodqualitieshecanstarttobuildrealfriendshipofhisown.56.A.childwhohasbeeninformedofbeinguncoolmay________.A.carenothingaboutitB.developasenseofangerC.dosomethinguncoolpurposelyD.pretendtogethurtverymuch57.A.teachercanhelpanunpopularchildby________.A.seeingthechildastheteacher'sfavouriteB.askingthechildtodosomethingforpartnersC.forcingotherchildrentomakefriendswiththechildD.offeringthechildchancestoshowhisgoodqualities58.Howcanparentshelptheirchildfitinbetter?A.Bycookingdeliciousfoodforhim.B.Bybeingkindtohisschoolmates.C.ByforcinghimtoinvitefriendshomE.D.Bytakinghimtohavepicnicsinthepark.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Childrendoesn'tcareothers'commentsonthem.B.It'sonlyteacher'sworktomakechildrenpopular.C.Parentsshouldtaketheirchildrenoutforpicnicandshowsmoreoften.D.Invitingchildren'sfriendstofamilyactivitiesisgoodforthemtomakefriends.60.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.howtohelpanunpopularchildB.whysomechildrenareunpopularC.whoisresponsibleforunpopularchildrenD.howtofindoutgoodpointsofunpopularchildren
江西重点中学盟校2010届高三第二次联考E.篇There’stalktodayabouthowasasocietywe’vebecomeseparatedbycolorsincomecityvssuburbredstatevsbluE.Butwealsodivideourselveswithunseendottedlines.I’mtalkingaboutthepropertylinesthatisolateusfromthepeoplewearephysicallyclosestto:ourneighbors.Itwasadisasteronmystreetinamiddle-classsuburbofRochesterTownseveralyearsagothatgotmethinkingaboutthis.Onenightaneighborshotandkilledhiswifeandthenhimself;theirtwomiddle-schoolchildrenranscreamingintothenight.ThoughthecouplehadlivedonourstreetforsevenyearsmywifeandIhardlyknewthem.We’dseethemjoggingtogether.Sometimesourchildrenwouldsharecarstoschoolwiththeirs.Someoftheneighborsattendedthefuneral葬礼andcalledonrelatives.Someonelaidasinglebunchofyellowflowersatthefamily’sfrontdoorbutnothingelsewasdonetomarktheloss.Withinweeksthechildrenhadmovedwiththeirgrandparentstoanotherpartofthetown.TheonlyindicationthatanythinghadchangedwastheForSalesigninfrontoftheirhousE.Afamilyhaddisappearedyettheimpactonourneighborhoodwasslight.Howcouldthatbe?DidIliveinacommunityorjustinahouseonastreetsurroundedbypeoplewhoseliveswereentirelyseparate?FewofmyneighborsIlaterlearnedknewothersonthestreetmorethancasually;manydidn’tknoweventhenamesofthoseafewdoorsdown.Whyisitthatinanageoflowlong-distanceexpensesdiscountairlinesandtheInternetwhenwecancreatecommunityanywhereweoftendon’tknowthepeoplewholivenextdoor?Maybemyneighborsdidn’tmindlivingthiswaybutIdiD.IwantedtogettoknowthepeoplewhosehousesIpassedeachday–notjustwhattheydoforalivingandhowmanychildrentheyhavebutthedepthoftheirexperienceandwhatkindofpeopletheyarE.WhatwouldittakeIwonderedtobreakthroughthebarriersbetweenus?Ithoughtaboutchildhoodsleepovers在外过夜andthefamiliarfeelinganddeepunderstandingIusedtogetfromwakingupinsideafriend’shomE.Wouldmyneighborsletmesleepoverandwriteabouttheirlivesfrominsidetheirownhouses?72.Theunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphprobablyreferstothetalkabout____.A.howasocietyisdividedbydottedlinesB.thepropertylinesseparatingusfromourneighborsC.thecouple’sdeathD.understandingeachotherbetweenneighbors73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheauthor’sdescription?A.Thehusbandkilledhimself.B.Thecouplehadthehabitofjoggingtogether.C.Theirchildrenmovedtolivewithgrandparentsafterthecouple’sdeath.D.Theauthorneverknewthecoupleuntiltheydiedsevenyearslater.74.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthattheauthor_____inhischildhooD.A.hadoncesleptintheopenairoutsideB.hadsleptinhisfriend’shomemorethanonceC.hadsleptathomebutwokeuptofindhimselfinsidehisfriend’shomeD.usedtoliveinhisfriend’shome75.Followingthelastparagraphtheauthorwillperhaps_____.A.leavehishomeandbeganhiswritingcareerB.sleepintheopenairandwriteabouthisexperiencesC.sleepinhisneighbors’homesandwriteabouttheirfamilylivesD.interviewhisneighborsandwriteabouttheirhouses
Evenifyouarenaturallyshythesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.1.TakepicturesOneofthegreatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventorpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselvesandit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosayIfyou’dlikeIcanemailittoyou.Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafuneventemailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.2.EataloneinpublicYoumightfeelself-consciouseatingbyyourselfbutithasanimportantbenefit:youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealonE.PeoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyouorbeingrudeifyouareinaconversationwithsomeoneelsE.Bringabookornewspapertoreadthiswillmakeyoufeellessself-conscious.Plushavinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaconversationifthey’vereadit.3.JoinaclasssportsteamorclubYogasalsadancingvolleyballToastmastersapubicspeakingclubaclassforworketC.Takeupanewhobbyorcontinueanoldone!Theseareallgreatplacestomeetnewpeopleprimarilybecauseyouwillbeforcedtoseethesamepeopleoverandoveragainintheclass.Youwillautomaticallymakefriendswiththemifyouhaveacommoninterestandareforcedtoseeeachotheragain.Tips:*Inthebeginningneverturndownaninvitationfromsomeoneevenifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tnormallydo.*EmailyournewfriendswithfunthingstodoinsteadofalwaysaskingwhattheirplansarE.Iftheyhaveabetterplanyoucandropyoursandjointhem.Thiswillhelpestablishyouassomeonewhoiscontributingvalueinsteadofjusttakingitpeoplewantthisinafriend.*Don’tletlittlethingsinlifeupsetyouorbeanegativeperson.Peopledon’twanttobearoundsomeonelikethat!66.______cangiveyouanexcusetostartnewconnections.A.TakingpicturesofothersB.EatingbyyourselfinpublicC.ReadinginterestingbooksD.joininggroupactivities67.Whenhavingmealsyou’dbetter_______ifyouwanttomakenewfriends.A.sitonyourowninpublicplacesB.startaconversationwiththosewhohavefriendsasideC.inviteotherstoyourapartmenttoeattogetherD.approachotherstoshowconsciousfriendliness68.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanadvantageofjoiningaclass?A.Ithelpsyoufindoutyourinterestandtakeupanewhobby.B.Ithelpsyoufindoutpeoplewhoshareacommoninterestwithyou.C.Itoffersanopportunitytomeetthesamepeoplerepeatedly.D.Itisagoodwaytomeetnewpeopleandmakefriendsinanewcity.69.Whichofthefollowingpiecesofadviceisatipfromthetext?A.Trytobeoutgoingandtalkativeinsteadofbeingshy.B.Neverturndownaninvitationfromyourfriends.C.Offersuggestionsonhowtospendtimetogether.D.Don’tgiveanegativeresponsetoanyresponsetoanyrequest.70.Bywritingthetexttheauthorintendstotellus_______.A.whyyoushouldchangewhenyoumovetoanewcity.B.whyyoushouldmakenewfriendsinanewcity.C.howyoucanmakenewfriendsinanewcity.D.howyoucankeepintouchwithstrangers.
WalkingacrossthecampusofPittsburgh'sCarnegieMellonUniversityonedelightfulspringdayIcameuponatablefilledwithyoungpeoplechattingandenjoyingthefineweather.SeveralhadidenticalblueT-Shirtswith'Trilogy@CMUwrittenacrossthem—TrilogybeinganAustinTexas-basedsoftwarecompanywithareputationforrecruiting招聘ourtopstudents.Iwalkedovertothetable.Areyouguysheretorecruit?Iasked.Noabsolutelynottheyrepliedfirmly.We'renotrecruiters.We'rejusthangingoutplayingalittleFrisbee飞盘withourfriends.HowinterestingIthought.They'vecometocampusonaworkdayallthewayfromAustinjusttohangoutwithsomenewfriends.AsIlaterlearnedtheyweregiftedstudentswhohadinkedthehighest-payingdealinthehistoryoftheirdepartment.IaskedoneyoungmanwhyhewasgoingtoasmallercityinTexas.Thecompanyisexcellenthetoldme.Therearealsoterrificpeopleandtheworkischallenging.ThoughhehadseveralgoodjoboffersfromPittsburgh'shigh-techfirmsandknewthecitywellhesaidhefeltthecitylackedthelifestyleoptionsculturaldiversityandtolerantattitudethatwouldmakeitattractivetohim.Ashesummeditup:HowwouldIfitinhere?Whatachangefrommyowncollegedaysjustalittlemorethan20yearsagowhenstudentswouldputontheirdressiestclothesandcarefullyhideanycounterculturetendenciestoprovethattheycouldfitinwiththecompany.Todayapparentlyit'sthecompanytryingtofitinwiththestudents.TheseyoungmenandtheirlifestylerepresentalivelynewforceintheeconomyandlifeofAmerica.TheyaremembersofwhatIcallthecreativeclass:afast-growinghighlyeducatedandwell-paidpartoftheworkforceonwhoseeffortscorporateprofitsandeconomicgrowthincreasinglydepend.Theydonotconsciouslythinkofthemselvesasaclass.Yettheyshareacommonbeliefthatvaluescreativityindividualitydifferenceandadvantage.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheriseofthecreativeclassB.NewideasaboutrecruitmentC.ChangedworkingculturesD.Ataleoftwocities60.Whyweretheyoungpeopleontheuniversitycampus?A.TogetrecruitedinPittsburgh.B.Tocelebratetheirsuccessfulrecruitment.C.Torelaxthemselvesawayfromwork.D.Tomeettheiroldschoolmates.61.Theunderlinedwordinkedinparagraph2probablymeans____.A.fulfilledB.obtainedC.settledD.signed62.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardstheyoungpeople?A.CriticizingB.ApprovingC.DisappointingD.Disgusting63.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____.A.theyoungpeopleprefertoworkinasmallquietcityB.thehighpayisthemainattractiontotheyoungpeopleC.PittsburghhasmanyadvantagesoverAustinD.Pittsburghdoesn'thaveenoughattractionstotheyoungpeople
LuckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunitysaidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.I’veneverwatchedhershowbutwhenaself-madebillionairegiveslifeadviceit’sprobablyworthlisteningto.HerpointisthatblindluckisveryrarE.Youmayhavetobeluckytofindagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou.Ifyou’reaChineseyoumayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump树桩forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck.AbookbytheUKpsychologistRichardWisemancalledTheLuckFactorargueswecanallmakeourselvesluckier.It’snotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense香hopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune;it’spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday.Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhisstudies.Firsthedividedvolunteersintotwogroups;thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.HegaveeveryoneanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinsidE.Onaveragetheunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographswhiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.Why?OnthesecondpageofthenewspaperacommandStopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaperwaswritteninbigletters.TheunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessagE.It’seasytocomparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinalocalpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoareluckyinfactkeepanopenmindanddon’tgothroughthesameroutineeveryday.IfirstcametoChinain2002whenitwasconsideredaratherstrangethingtodo.LikemanyforeignersmyplanwastoteachEnglishforoneyear.SevenyearslaterandstillhereI’vehadmanygreatopportunitiessuchaswritingfornewspapersandmagazines.IdidnotdreamthesewouldhavebeenpossiblE.I’vealsoneverbeensickhadanaccidentgotintoafightorhadproblemswiththepolicE.Coincidence?AfterreadingaboutProfessorWiseman’sstudiesIthinknot.AsWisemanadvisesIusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinkingbutit’simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeelabouteachchoiceyoumakE.Yourfeelingactsasawarningforapotentialproblem.FinallytrytoturnbadluckintogooD.EvenifyoudofalldownandbreakalegthetimespentathomecanbeusedwiselytostudyEnglish.68.Whichofthefollowingproverbsmostagreeswiththewriter’spoint?A.MakethebestofabadjoB.B.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C.Allisnotgoldthatglitters.D.A.goodheartconquersillfortunE.69.WhatdoyouknowaboutOprahWinfrey?A.ShebecamefamousthroughherfamilybackgrounD.B.ShewasveryluckyandseldomsufferedsetbacksinherlifE.C.SheisaBritishtalkshowhost.D.Shebecamesuccessfulbyherowneffort.70.ThewriterquotedtheChinesetaleofafarmerinordertoshow__________.A.luckisinyourownhandB.badluckcanturnintogoodC.youshouldnotsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyouD.mancanconquernature
江苏省金坛一中2009届高三5月模拟A.篇Iloveitatnight.It’speaceful.AndwhenitcoolsdownIsometimesdosomeironing.Idon’treallycareforit.Iworkfull-timeandtoobusyformosthousework.Iremembertheoldwomanwhotaughtmetoiron.Iwasabout15andsomehowgotalive-injobtakingcareofawomanwhohadbeenanable-bodiedhealthywomanuntiltheaccidentthatcausedhertobeparalyzed瘫痪.Thewomanhadanelectricwheelchair.Shecouldmoveherheadandarmsbutnotherhandsorfingers.Shehadthisclamp夹子attachedtoherarmandI’dhavetoopenitandputacuporapencilinitandthenshecouldmoveit.Shewouldtellmehowtodothings.Shewouldinstructmeingreatdetailonthecorrectwaytodothings.Herhomewasperfectandbeautiful.ShewouldfollowmearoundinherelectricwheelchairtomakesureIdideverythingexactlyright.I’msureshehadbeenaperfecthomemaker.Shewouldhavemefoldeverythingincludingsocksandpillowcases.Iwouldcomplainsilentlyandwishterriblethingsonher.Shetaughtmetherightwaytomakethebedandtuck塞thecorners.Iknowsometimesshe’dgetfrustratedandimpatientwithmE.Iknewshewantedtograbitanddoitherself.Butsheneveryelled大叫orscoldeD.OnlyinsistedIdoitright.Ididn’tlikeitmuchbutIdidit.TodayIcanironprettywell.Iknowwheretostartonashirttherightwaytodothecollarandsleeves.NowthatIthinkaboutitIdon’tthinksheisanoldlady.Ithinkshemighthavebeenaboutmyagenow.AnywaywhenIironIthinkofherandsilentlythankherforallthethingsIlearneD.51.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthewriterofthepassagenowis________.A.ahousewifeB.afull-timeworkerC.aclothesmakerD.acollegestudent52.Thewriterusedtotakecareoftheladybecause______.A.shewantedtolearnhowtodohouseworkB.shewasarelativeofthedisabledwomanC.shewantedtoearnsomemoneywhilesleepingandeatingthereD.shehadtodosomethinginreturntotheladyforherkindness53.Whentheladytaughtthewriterhowtodohouseworkthelittlegirlwas______.A.eagertolearnB.unwillingtolearnC.forcedtolearnD.carefultolearn54.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheladynow?A.SympatheticB.FearfulC.HatefulD.Grateful
Maybeyou’rereallybusy.Maybeyoudon’thavemuchtosay.Ormaybeyou’rejustlazy.Notaproblem.Thisfreeserviceworksbylettingyoubroadcastagrouptextmessagetoyourfriends’mobilephonesfromeitheryourownphoneaninstantmessageoranonlineformattwitter.com.Allyournotesarethenstoredanddisplayedonyourpersonalprofilepageonthesitewhichincludeslinkstoyourfriends’Twitterpagesathumbnailpictureofyourchoiceandashortbio.AllthisiswhatthenewserviceTwittercanbringyou.Justremembertokeepitshort:postsarelimitedto40charactersandthetopicisinvariablyWhatareyoudoing?MoreoftenthannotitturnsoutTwitter’s100000members--twiceasmanyasithadjustamonthagoaccordingtoTwitterbusinessdevelopmentdirectorBizStone--aresimplykillingtimE.EvenPresidentialhopefulJohnEdwardsisonitalthoughheseemstobetheonlyonethinkingaboutmorethanlunch.AsItypethisCarolineismullingoversomeGirlScoutcookiesIanHockingiswaitingforJessicatoarrivesowecaneat!andHlantzishavinganicecupofSoftStarmintteA.Thechatter闲话aboutTwitterturnedintoavirtualroartwoweeksagoduringtheSouthbySouthwestMultimediaFestivalinAustinTexaswhenthebarebonesserviceownedbyBloggerfounderEvanWilliams34wasnamedthebestbloggingtoolandattendeesusedittomeetupatparties.NeverthelessTwitterhasbeenthetoptermonblogsearchengineTechnoratiforthepasttwoweeks.PlentyofpeoplewouldhappilyhaveTwittersilencedratherthantoleratethebeepingalertforyetanothernewtextmessagE.ButI’mbettingthatTwitterwillgetalotnoisierbeforenetizensmoveontothenextnewthing.Wecyber-junkiesneedanewthrillandwhatisbetterthanaservicelikeTwitterthatcombinessocialnetworkingbloggingandtexting?Andifyoudon’tlikeitwellinthewordsofoneTwitfromSanFranciscoI’msosicktodeathofTwitter-haters.Ifyoudon’tlikeitwhywasteyourtimewritingreadingortalkingaboutit?68.Thistextisintendedto__________.A.pointoutthevirtuesandfaultsofTwitterB.tellpeoplehowtouseTwittertocommunicateC.giveageneraloutlineofTwitter.comD.introduceanewandeasywayofinstantcommunication69.AccordingtothetextTwitterisdesignedmainlyforthepurposeof___________.A.promotingproductsandservicesB.talkingaboutsmalldailythingsC.discussingserioussocialmattersD.attractingvotersforpresidentialelection70.WeknowfromthetextthatTwittermaybesuperiortoBloggerinthat________.A.itlimitseachuser’stextingunder140wordsB.itsavesusers’timeandthinkingC.itcanbeeasilyoperatedthroughusers’mobilephonesD.itisnewlyinventedbyBloggerownerEvanWilliams71.ByquotingoneTwitfromSanFranciscotheauthorimpliesthat___________.A.likeitornotTwitterwillbeacceptedbymoreandmorepeopleB.ifonedoesn’tlikeTwitterhe/shecanchoosenottomentionitC.writingreadingandtalkingaboutTwitterisawasteoftimeD.twitterusersnaturallyhaveastrongdislikefornon-Twitterusers

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