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WhenIwasinseventhgradeIwasacandystriper护士助手atalocalhospitalinmytown.Ivolunteeredabout30to40hoursaweekduringthesummer.MostofthetimeIspenttherewaswithMr.GillespiE.Heneverhasanyvisitorsandnobodyseemedtocareabouthiscondition.IspentmanydaysthereholdinghishandandtalkingtohimhelpingwithanythingthatneededtobedonE.Hebecameaclosefriendofmineeventhoughherespondedwithonlyanoccasionalsqueeze紧握ofmyhanD.Mr.Gillespiewasinacoma昏迷.IleftforaweekforavacationwithmyparentsandwhenIcamebackMr.GillespiewasgonE.Ididn’thavethecouragetoaskanyofthenurseswherehewasforfeartheymighttellmehehaddieD.SowithmanyquestionsunansweredIcontinuedtovolunteertherethroughmyeighth-gradeyear.SeveralyearslaterwhenIwasajuniorinhighschoolIwasatthegasstationwhenInoticedafamiliarfacE.WhenIrealizedwhoitwasmyeyesfilledwithtears.Hewasalive!IgotupthenervetoaskhimifhewasMr.Gillespieandifhehadbeeninacomaaboutfiveyearsago.Withanuncertainlookonhisfaceherepliedyes.IexplainedhowIknewhimandthatIhadspentmanyhourstalkingtohiminthehospital.HiseyeswelledupwithtearsandhegavemethewarmesthugIhadeverreceiveD.Hebegantotellmehowashelaytherecomatose昏睡的hecouldhearmetalkingtohimandcouldfeelmeholdinghishandthewholetimE.Hethoughtitwasanangelwhowastherewithhim.Mr.GillespiefirmlybelievedthatitwasmyvoiceandtouchthathadkepthimalivE.ThenhetoldmeabouthislifE.Weexchangedahugsaidourgood-byesandwentourseparateways.AlthoughIhaven’tseenhimsincehefillsmyheartwithjoyeveryday.IknowthatImadeadifferencebetweenhislifeandhisdeath.AsimportantlyhehasmadeagreatdifferenceinmylifE.Iwillneverforgethimandwhathedidforme:Hemademeanangel.25.Whentheauthorvolunteeredatalocalhospitalshe.A.mainlyhelpedthenurseswiththeirpaperworkB.madeuphermindtobecomeanurseherselfonedayC.spentmostofhertimetakingcareofamaninacomaD.becamefriendswithMr.Gillespie’svisitors26.Theauthordidn’taskwhereMr.Gillespiehadgonebecause.A.sheknewforsurethathehadrecoveredB.sheforgotallabouthimwhenshereturnedtothehospitalC.shehadbeenconcernedthathemightstayincomaforeverD.shefearedthathemighthavedied27.JudgingfromthearticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theauthorcontinuedhervolunteerworkinthehospitaluntileighth-gradE.B.TheauthormetMr.Gillespieatagasstationseveralyearslater.C.Mr.Gillespierecognizedtheauthor’svoicethemomenthemether.D.NooneinthehospitalbelievedthatMr.GillespiewouldrecoverfromhiscomA.28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthepointofthestory?A.ThosewithfaithinthemselveswillsucceeD.B.Ifyouspreadhappinessyouwillbehappyyourself.C.RespectpeopleandtheywilltryhardtoimprovE.D.KindnessislovingpeoplemorethantheydeservE.
ClaraBartonbornonChristmasin1821iswidelyknownasoneofthemosthonoredwomeninAmericanhistory.ShebeganteachingschoolwhenmostteachersweremenatthattimE.Latershebecameoneofthefirstwomenevertobeemployedbythegovernment.HercareerinhelpingthesickbeganwhenherbrotherDavidbecameherfirstpatient.HefelldownfromtheroofofahousewhenClarawasjust11yearsolD.Shestayedbyhissideandlookedafterhimforthreeyearslearninghowtogivehimallhismedicines.WhentheCivilWarbeganin1861sheimmediatelyrecognizedthatthepoorlyequippedsoldiersneededhelp.InsteadofwaitingforotherstostepinClaracollectednecessarythingsonherownaskedthepublicfordonationsandlearnedhowtostoreanddistributethemtosoldiers.Shealsoreadtothesoldiersandwrotelettersforthem.AftertheBattleofCedarMountaininnorthernVirginiain1862Claraarrivedatafieldhospitalatmidnightwithavehiclefullofsupplies.A.doctornamedPaulSmithatthathospitalwouldlaterwriteIthoughtheavenhadsentoutanangelthatnight—herassistancearrivedatexactlytherighttimE.In1869ClarawenttoEuropeandlearnedabouttheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross.UponherreturntotheUnitedStatesshesuccessfullyfoundedtheAmericanRedCross.Sheledtheorganizationforthenext23years.Herlastfieldmission使命aspresidentoftheAmericanRedCrosswastohelpthevictimsofthe1900GalvestonhurricanE.Shedidnotretire退休fromtheAmericanRedCrossuntilshewas83.TruetohernatureClaraalwayswenttowheretheneedwasthegreatest.TodaytheAmericanRedCrosscontinuesthemissionClarastartedmorethan100yearsago.WiththehelpofthousandsofvolunteerstheAmericanRedCrossprovidesrelieftovictimsofdisastersaswellashelpspeoplepreventprepareforandrespondtoallsortsofemergencies.32.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatClaraBartonwas_____.A.honestB.caringC.talentedD.modest33.AftertheCivilWarbrokeoutClaraBarton_____.A.joinedthearmyandfoughtbravelyB.wenttoEuropeforfurtherstudyC.continuedtoworkasateacherD.didalottohelpsoldiers34.SeeingClaraBarton’sarrivalDr.Smithmusthavefelt_____.A.excitedandgratefulB.proudandjoyfulC.shyandnervousD.sadandsorry35.WhatismainlydescribedinParagraph5?A.TheaimoftheAmericanRedCross.B.Theimportanceofvoluntarydonations.C.ClaraBartonandtheAmericanRedCross.D.ClaraBarton’scontributiontotheCivilWar.
JonathonWhite’shouseinVirginiaisfullofpresentsandfooD.Clothesandtoyssurroundhim.Bagsofpotatoeslinethewalls.Butthesethingsarenotforhim.Jonathongivesthemallaway.ManypeoplecelebrateChristmasbygivinggiftstofamilyandfriends.ButJonathonspreadsholidaycheertopeoplehehasnevermet.WhenJonathonwasinfourthgradehisclasslearnedabouttheAppalachianregion地区ofVirginiA.Jonathonwassurprisedtolearnthatalotofthekidsinthatpartofthestatedon’thavemanytoysorclothes.JonathontoldhisDadthathewantedtodonate捐赠someofhisowntoysandclothestokidsinAppalachian.OverthenextfewweeksJonathonaskedotherpeoplefordonations.NeighborsfriendsandkidsfromJonathon’sschooldroppedofftoysandclothesonhisdoorstep.EverydaynewpresentsappeareD.Soontherewasenoughtofilltwohugetrucks!JonathonandhisDaddrovetotheAppalachianMountainsandgaveawayallthepresents.Theirgoalhadbeentohelpfiveneedyfamilies.Theyhadenoughtohelpmorethan100families!OverthepastfewyearsJonathon’sgiftsforAppalachianProjecthasdonatedthousandsofboxesfilledwithtoysbooksclothesandfooD.JonathonandhisDadpackedallofthem.TheyvisitedadifferentpartoftheAppalachianregioneachyear.Jonathonsaysthebestpartofitiswhenkidsseethetoys.Allthefaceslightupwithexcitement.EachyearaftergivingawaythegiftsJonathonandhisDadreturnhometocelebratetheirholidaytogether.Theyaretiredbuthappy.A.fewmonthslaterJonathonwillstartcollectingdonationsagain.HeisalreadythinkingaboutwhathisChristmasvisitwillbringtoothersnextyear.21.BeforestartinghisprojectJonathonlearnedaboutkidsinAppalachia______.A.fromhisfatherB.fromoneofhisneighborsC.duringavisithereD.duringschooltime22.LotsofpresentsJonathonreceived______.A.wereboughtbyhisparents.B.weredonatedbypeoplearounD.C.werefromthosewholovedhim.D.weresenttohisschoolmates.23.JonathonandhisDadgototheAppalachiato______.A.collectdonationsB.spendChristmasthereC.sendChristmasgiftsD.getpeopletopackthegifts24.Thetextismainlyabout______.A.kidsintheAppalachianregionB.donationsfromAppalachiaC.aboyhelpingneedykidsD.aluckyboywithalotofpresents
Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpests昆虫havetheirspecialcolors?Colorsinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.Somebirdslikeeatinglocusts蝗虫butbirdscannoteasilycatchthem.Why?Itisbecauselocustschangetheircolorstogetherwiththechangeofthecolorsofcrops.Whencropsaregreenlocustslookgreen.ButastheharvesttimecomeslocustschangetothesamebrowncolorascropshavE.Someotherpestswithdifferentcolorsfromplantsareeasilyfoundandeatenbyothers.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesforlivesandappearonlyatnight.Ifyoustudytheanimallifeyou’llfindthemainuseofcolorsisprotectingthemselves.bearslionsandotheranimalsmovequietlythroughforests.Theycannotbeseenbyhunters.ThisisbecausetheyhavethecolorsmuchlikethetreE.Haveyouevernoticedanevenmorestrangeact?A.kindoffishintheseacansendoutakindofveryblackliquid液体whenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadovertheenemiescannotfindit.Anditimmediatelyswimsaway.Soithasliveduptonowthoughitisn’tstrongatall.41.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatlocusts.A.aresmallanimalsB.changetheircolorstoprotectthemselvesC.aredangeroustotheirenemies42.Howcanpestswithdifferentcolorsfromplantskeepoutofdanger?A.Theyrunawayquickly.B.Theircolorsaremuchliketheirenemies.C.Theyhidethemselvesinthedayandappearatnight.43.Bearsandlionscankeepsafebecausethey.A.havethecolorsmuchlikethetreesB.movequicklyC.likebrownandgraycolors44.Thekindoffishcanliveuptonowbecause.A.itisverybigandstrongB.theliquiditsendsoutcanhelpitescapefromitsenemiesC.theliquiditsendsoutcankillitsenemies45.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheChangeofColorsforAnimalsandPestsB.ColorsofDifferentAnimalsandPestsC.TheMainUseofColorsforAnimalsandPests
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SurprisinglynooneknowshowmanychildrenreceiveeducationinEnglishhospitalsstilllessthecontentorqualityofthateducation.Properrecordsarejustnotkept.Weknowthatmorethan850000childrengothroughhospitaleachyearandthateverychildofschoolagehasalegalrighttocontinuetoreceiveeducationwhileinhospital.Wealsoknowthereisonlyonehospitalteachertoevery1000childreninhospital.Littlewonderthelatestsurveyconcludesthattheextentandtypeofhospitalteachingavailabledifferagreatdealacrossthecountry.ItisfoundthathalfthehospitalsinEnglandwhichadmitchildrenhavenoteacher.Afurtherquarterhaveonlyaparttimeteacher.Thespecialchildren’shospitalsinmajorcitiesdobestgeneralhospitalsinthecountryandholidayareasareworstoff.Fromthissurveyonecanestimatethatfewerthanoneinfivechildrenhavesomecontactwithahospitalteacher—andthatcontactmaybeaslittleastwohoursaday.Mostchildreninterviewedweresurprisedtofindateacherinhospitalatall.Theyhadnotbeenpreparedforitbyparentsortheirownschool.Iftherewasateachertheyweremuchmorelikelytoreadbooksanddomathornumberworkwithoutateachertheywouldonlyplaygames.Reasonsforhospitalteachingrangefrompreventingachildfallingbehindandmaintainingthehabitofschooltokeepingachildoccupiedandthelatterisoftenalltheteachercando.Thepositionandinfluenceofmanyteacherswassummedupwhenparentsreferredtothemasthelibraryladyorjustthehelper.Childrentendtorelyonconcernedschoolfriendstokeepintouchwithschoolwork.Severalparentsspokeofrequestsforworkbeingignoredorrefusedbytheschool.Oncebackatschoolchildrenrarelygetextrateachingandaretoldtocatchupasbestastheycan.Manyshortstaychildpatientscatchupquickly.ButschoolsdoverylittletoeasetheanxietyaboutfallingbehindexpressedbymanyofthechildrenintervieweD.29.Theauthorpointsoutatthebeginningthat________.A.everychildinhospitalreceivessometeachingB.notenoughisknownabouthospitalteachingC.hospitalteachingisofpoorqualityD.thespecialchildren’shospitalsareworstoff30.Itcanbeinferredfromthelatestsurveythat________.A.hospitalteachingacrossthecountryissimilarB.eachhospitalhasatleastoneparttimeteacherC.allhospitalssurveyedoffereducationtochildrenD.onlyonefourthofthehospitalshavefulltimeteachers31.Childreninhospitalusuallyturnto________inordertocatchupwiththeirschoolwork.A.hospitalteachersB.schoolmatesC.parentsD.schoolteachers32.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthoris________.A.unfavorabletowardschildrenreceivingeducationinhospitalsB.infavorofthepresentstateofteachinginhospitalsC.unsatisfiedwiththepresentstateofhospitalteachingD.satisfiedwiththeresultsofthelatestsurvey
DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlaws法律tofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.wLastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers'exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.IneveryspringPerthhasthewildflower'sexhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.J.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos.Afterashortdrivefromanytown.youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleof'whitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.w1.Australiais______.oA.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghai2C.isnotaslargeasChinaD.thesecondlargestislandintheworldC.2.Thegovernmenthasmade______.fA.tooenoughlawstofightpollutionB.somanylawsthatitcanfightpollution7C.enoughlawsthatitcanhardlyfightpollutionD.enoughlawsbecausethepollutioninAustraliaisveryseriousg3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?mA.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustralia.W.C.PerthliesinthewestofAustralia.D.PerthisthebiggestcityinAustraliA.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?8A.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.eB.Weranbacklothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.A.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus./D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofsheep.A.
Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnaturecurediseasesmakebombsandhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation__todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooksauthorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLoveCharacterandAchievementappearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimalhoweverismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?ToanswerthesequestionsBrookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines学科.Consideringthisyoumightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox非常规的andperhapsunfortunateway.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheorieshetellsastorywithinwhichhetriestomakehispointsperhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandEricatheheroandheroineinhisstorylivethroughchildhoodwehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.OnthewholeBrooks’sstoryisacceptableifuninspireD.Asonewouldexpecthiswritingismostlyclearandtobefairsomechaptersstandoutabovetherest.IenjoyedforinstancethechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharactersthemoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewherE.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’sattempttotranslatehistaleintosciencE.21.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A.illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB.demonstratethevalueofBrooks’snewbookC.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks22.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A.Itsstrongbasis.B.Itsconvincingpoints.C.Itsclearwriting.D.Itsmemorablecharacters.23.Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A.Contradictory.B.SupportivE.C.Cautious.D.Critical.24.Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Problemswiththebook.B.Brooks’slifeexperiencE.C.Deathofthecharacters.D.Brooks’stranslationskills.
Whyaresomanypeopleafraidtofail?Quitesimplybecauseweforgetthatfailureispartofthehumanlifeandthateverypersonhastherighttofail.EverypersonisabletofightfailureandfinallysucceeD.MostparentsworkhardatpreventingfailureorprotectingtheirchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefaileD.Onewayistolowerstandards标准.Whenachildfinishesmakingatablethemotherdescribesitasperfecteventhoughitdoesn’tstandstill.Anotherwayistoblameothers.IfJohnfailsinsciencehisteacherisunfairorstupiD.There’saproblemwiththetwoways.ItmakesachildunpreparedforlifeintherealworlD.Youngchildrenneedtolearnthatnoonecanbebestateverythingnoonecanwinallthetimeandthatit’spossibletoenjoyagameevenwhenyoudon’twin.A.childoftenfeelsterribleofcoursewhenheisnotinvitedtoabirthdaypartyorisnotchosenintoafootballteam.ButparentsshouldnotsayItdoesn’tmatter.quickly.Theyoungshouldbeallowedtoexperiencefailureandbehelpedtocomeoutofit.FailurenevergivespeoplepleasurE.Ithurtsbothadultsandchildren.Butitcanbereallygoodtoyourlifewhenyoulearntouseit.YoumustlearntoaskWhydidIfail?.Don’tblameanyoneelsE.AskyourselfwhatyoudidwrongandhowyoucanimprovE.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelpdon’tbeshyaboutaskingthem.SuccessjustrepeatswhathasbeendonE.ItisnotasgoodateacherasfailurE.YoucanlearnhowtogiveagoodpartyfromanunsuccessfulonE.33.Howdomostparentspreventtheirchildrenfromfailure?A.Theydon’ttellthemthattheyhavefaileD.B.Theygivethemsomepresents.C.Theydon’tblameothers.D.TheyhelpthemtocomeoutoffailurE.34.Whichofthefollowingdoesapersonneedtolearnwhenhefails?A.It’simpossibletoenjoyagameifhemissesit.B.Heistheworstofall.C.Histeammatesarenotgoodenough.D.It’snaturalnottowinagameandnoonecanwinallthetimE.35.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LearningfromFailureB.WaysofPreventingFailureC.ReasonsofFailureD.GettingPleasurefromFailure
Onedayanoldwomanwastravelingaloneinthemountains.Suddenlyshesawsomethingshininginthestream.WhenshecamecloseshefounditwasapreciousstonE.Sheputthestoneintoherbagandwentonwithhertrip.Thenextdaytheoldwomanmetayoungmanwhowasalsoatravelerinthemountains.TheyoungmanlookedveryhungrysotheoldwomanopenedherbagtoshareherfooD.ThehungrytravelersawthepreciousstoneandaskedcarefullyThestoneisbeautiful.Wouldyouliketogiveittome?SurE.Whynot?thewomansaidandhandedthestonetohim.TheyoungmanlefthappilywiththestonE.HeknewitwasworthenoughtogivehimsecurityforalifetimE.Butafewdayslaterhecamebacktoreturnthestonetothewoman.I’vebeenthinkinghesaiD.IknowhowvaluablethestoneisbutIgiveitbackandhopethatyoucangivemesomethingevenmoreprecious.Givemewhatyouhavewithinyourbag.Thewomanopenedherbag.Itwasalmostempty.ShelookedattheyoungmanandsmiledIhavenothingspecialinmybagbutIdohavesomethingprecious—thejoyofgiving!Theyoungmanfeltashamedandleftsilently.21.Howdidtheyoungmanfindthepreciousstone?A.HefounditinhisfooD.B.Hedugitoutinavalley.C.Hesawitinthewoman’sbag.D.Henoticeditshininginthestream.22.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsecurityinParagraph4probablymean?A.Money.B.Worry.C.Health.D.TroublE.23.Themanreturnedthestonetothewomanbecause______.A.hefoundthestonewasnotpreciousB.heunderstoodtherealmeaningofjoyC.hefeltembarrassedattakingawaythestoneD.hewantedtogetsomethingevenmoreprecious24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.specialstoneB.ThejoyofgivingC.A.womanandayoungmanD.Anexperienceinthemountains
Aftersomanyyears’changesIconsiderhappinesstobeahabit.MyhappinessmovesmanypeoplearoundmE.WhenpeopleaskmewhyIamsohappyIonlytellthemthathappinessisjustakindofhabit.Iusedtohatethoseso-calledkindadvicegiventomebypeoplE.IobviouslyknowthatfewpeoplecanfollowtheadvicE.IseriouslyhurtmyselfintheendbecauseIcareabouteverything.Idon’twanttohearfriends’sweetwords.Iamnotusedtofriends’dishonesty.SuddenlyIdon’tliketheworldverymuchfeelingfrustratedanddisappointeD.SinceIcan’tchangetheworldIhavetoadapttothesociety.WhetherIamhappyornotIhavetolivethrough24hoursadayhappily.Ofcoursenooneisabletosmilehappilywhentheyarefacedwithsadness.HoweveryoucanadjustyourstateofmindwithintheshortesttimE.Itshouldbeknownthatsadnessisnotthebestsolutiontotroubles.SoIkeepthemottoinmind:PleaseleadahappylifE.ThemottoremindsmetospendeachdayhappilyateverymomentbecauseIlikeallofpeoplehopetoleadabetterlifE.AlthoughIamnotsatisfiedwithmymateriallifE.Ihavelearnedtomakeupthespiritualemptiness.Wecan’tlearnallofknowledgeinourlifE.Therearealwayssometruthsthatwecan’tunderstanD.Sometroubleswillcrowdintoourmindexpectedlyorunexpectedly.Lifeislikeadream.Unluckythingsaremorethanluckyones.ItisnoteasytoliveintheworlD.Weshouldgetonwellwiththepeoplearoundusandcherish珍惜theirfriendship.Lookingdownuponothersshowsthatyouhavenoenoughgoodquality.Eachofushashisowndifferentbackgroundsandlevelsofeducation.Whenyoulookdownuponothersotherswillalsolookdownuponyou.Thereforeyoushouldlearntogetonhappilywitheachofthepeoplearoundyou.Youshouldlearntodiscoveryourfriends’strengthsandlearnfromthem.Friend’sweaknessesformthebasisforyourfutureadvancement.IfyouhavesuchweaknessesyoushouldimprovethemintimE.Thisiswhatwearealwaysexpecting.HappinessisnotjustakindoffeelinginminD.Yourhappinesscanhelppeoplefeelsmileonyourfacewhichtellsthemthatyouarehappy.IfyouareverycarefulinlifeyouwillknowthemostbeautifulexpressionissmilE.Ifyouwanttohavethemostbeautifulexpressionintheworldeverydayyoushouldconsiderhappinesstobeahabit.21.Accordingtothepassagethewriterthinksthathappinessis______.A.ahabitB.adreamC.asadnessD.asmile22.Thewriterdoesn’tlikefriends’sweetwordsbecause______.A.peoplehurthimB.friendsdon’tlikehimC.heisnotusedtohisfriends’dishonestyD.hedoesn’tliketheworldanymore23.Thebestsolutiontotroublesinlifeis______.A.toenjoymateriallifeB.tohavegoodqualityC.tolookdownuponothersD.toleadahappylife24.Wearealwaysexpectingto______.A.findfriends’weaknessesB.improveourweaknessesC.adapttothesocietyD.careabouteverything
ChopstickshavebecomeacommontoolwithinAsiancultureandwithinrestaurantsacrosstheworlD.Althoughnooneknowsforsurechopsticksarethoughttobemorethan5000yearsolD.AppearingfirstinChinachopsticksbegantospreadtoKoreaJapanandlaterVietnamby500A.D.Chopsticksaretypicallymadefrombambooduetothefactthatbambooiseasytosplitratherinexpensivetoproduceandresistanttoheat.HowevermanyothermaterialshavebeenusedtoconstructchopsticksincludingpineboneandsandalwooD.OthertypesofchopstickshavebeenmadefromgoldsilverandbronzE.AncientbronzechopstickshavebeendiscoveredinChinadatingbacktotheShangDynasty.GenerallyChinesechopstickstendtoberoughly25centimeterslongandJapaneseonesmeasureabout18-20centimeters.WithintheAsianculturechopstickusagecontainsasuperstitious迷信的element.InChinait’spopularamongloversandnewly-marriedcouplestogiveeachotherchopsticksasagift.Thetwosticksneedtobethesamelengthandusedtogethershowingthecouple’scooperationandlovE.Uneven参差不齐的chopsticksareasignofabadtravelexperiencetocomE.Thosewhositatatablewithunevenchopsticksarecertaintomissthenextboatplaneortraintheyweresupposedtocatch.ThosewhodroptheirchopstickstothefloorwillhavebadluckinthenearfuturE.Thewayyouhandleyourchopstickscansayalotaboutyoudependingonwhatcountryyou’rein.ChopsticksshouldbeheldatthemiddleinChinA.Holdingthemattopsignalsfeelingsuperiorandholdingthematbottomisthewayofbeggars.InmanyAsianculturesit’sconsideredrudetoallowyourchopstickstostandstraightinabowlofricE.ChopsticksshouldnotbeusedtorootaroundinthebottomofyourbowlforfooD.28.Whyarechopstickschosenaspresentsbynewly-marriedcouples?A.Becausechopsticksarenecessaryandcommontoolsusedinthefamily.B.BecausechopsticksarecheapandcanbeusedlongintheirfuturelifE.C.Becausechopsticksstandforthecoupleslivingtogetherhappily.D.Becausechopsticksmaybringthemgoodluckwhiletraveling.29.Whatisconsideredimpolitewhenpeopleusechopsticks?A.HoldingchopsticksatthemiddleB.Droppingchopstickswhileeating.C.StandingchopsticksstraightinabowlofricE.D.Sendingchopsticksamonglovers.30.Whatisconsideredasafactofchopsticks?A.Itisclearwhenchopstickswereborn.B.BronzewasonceusedtomakechopsticksinChinA.C.ChinesechopsticksareoftenshorterthanJapaneseones.D.Beggarsholdtheirchopsticksatthebottom.31.Themainpurposeofthepassageistogiveinformationabout________.A.thedevelopmentandpopularityofchopsticksB.theproducingandspreadingofchopsticksC.thefunctionandusingcustomsofchopsticksD.thehistoryandusingmannersofchopsticks
MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneersbyChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofanualplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearlycivilengineers.December5thIcefortheMetropolisbyMalcolmTucker.WellbeforethearrivaloffreezerstherewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcateringMalcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewellsandhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswordCanalsbyLizPaynE.TheSmoudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits-ThamesIslandsbyMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/bookMoreinto:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoadLondonNI9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobiTel:0207713083621.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A.February6th.B.March6th.C.November7th.D.December5th.22.WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A.TheCanalPioneers.B.IcefortheMetropolisC.EyotsandAits-ThamesIslandsD.AnUpdateontheCotswordCanals23.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames?A.MirandaVickersB.MalcolmTuckerC.ChrisLewisD.LizPayneB.BillGatesisspendingalotofmoneyimprovingeducation.Hisquestion:Whatmakesagreatteacher?Youcanhelp!WhatdoYOUthinkmakesagreatteacher?KaraA.greatteacherhastobeslowtoangerandquicktopraisehiskidsintheclass.BenjaminA.greatteacherlistenstoeverystudentandsaysthatthereisnostupidanswer.Theymaketheclassinterestingandaskforopinions.TJIthinkagreatteacherissomeonewholovesthesubjectheisteachingwhetherit’sbiologyorchemistry.GreatteachersgetexcitedtogotoschoolandsharetheirknowledgE.AlexisA.greatteacherissomeonewhohasapassion激情forteaching.My1stgradeteachertaughtaslongasshecoulduntilcancertookher.ShetookthetimetoteachusallandtomakesurenoneofuswereleftbehinD.Shelovedtoteachandshelovedeverysingleoneofus.DorothyA.greatteacherwillpushyoubeyondwhatyouthinkyourlimits极限areandencourageyoutogofurther.A.greatteacherwillbeproudofyoureffortsevenifyoufail.CarolynA.greatteacherisonewhoiswillingtoteachevenwhentheschoolhasnomoneytopaythemtodoso.TheschoolIgraduatedfromissuchaschool.AlltheteacherswentseveralmonthswithoutpaybecausetheybelievedGodhadcalledthemtoteachatthisschool.DawnA.greatteacherisapersonthathaspatiencE.Whenthestudentscan’tunderstandrightawaytheydon’tputthemdown.A.greatteachercaresaboutmakingsureeachstudentistaughttherightinformation.Theyencouragethestudentsalotwhentheyarefrustratedwiththemselvesandencouragethemtotryhardineverythingtheydo.24.Accordingtothetextagreatteacher_____.A.isquicktoangerandpraisestudentsB.refusestoanswerstupidquestionsC.asksforstudents’opinionsintheclassD.isstrictandmakeshisclassserious25.Alexis’steacherstoppedteachingbecause_____.A.shewasbadlyillB.thestudentswereleftbehindC.thepaywastoolowD.shefoundanotherjob26.Whothinksagreatteacherwillpraiseyourhardworkthoughyoudon’tsucceed?A.KarA.B.TJ.C.Dorothy.D.Dawn.27.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DifferentteachingmethodsB.GreatteachersinhistoryC.BillGatesgivesmoneytoeducationD.Whatmakesagreatteacher?
OlympicmedalistJoJackson23-year-oldwonbronzeinthe400mfreestyleattheBeijingOlympicGames.ShebelieveseverycompetitionoverthenextfewyearswillbeasteppingstonetowardLondon2012.Theswimmerisdeterminedtoimprovefurtherfor2012andstartedbysettinganew400m-freestyleworldrecordearlyin2009.Jacksonalsogotsilverinthe800mfreestyleandbronzeinthe4x200mrelay接力aswellasfinishingfourthinthe200mfreestyleatthe2009WorldChampionshipsinRomE.LaterinBritainshebroketheshort-course400mworldrecordattheWorldLongCourseandCommonwealthGames.Theswimmeradmits2009wasasuccessfulyearbutrefusestogettoocarriedawayasshelookstowardthenextOlympics.We’vegotquiteafewcompetitionsbeforethenbutitisinthebackofyourmindshesays.It’sinLondonsoit’sspecial.Buteachcompetitionisasteppingstonetowardit.Eachyearwe’veimprovedasateam.WearelookingforwarD.JacksonhopesthesupportinLondonin2012willbesimilartothatattheForoItalico古罗马广场.IthadawonderfulatmospherewhenevertheItalianswimmerPellegriniwasswimming.Pellegriniwonthewomen’s200-meterfreestyleinaworld-recordtimeattheWaterCube水立方.IrememberitbeingsonoisymorethantheOlympicsshecontinues.IthinkitencouragedbothmeandPellegrini.It’sabsolutelyamazingtohavethousandscheerforusandtoknowthey’rethereforus.BeforetheOlympicsJacksonmustconcentrateonthecomingEuropeanChampionshipsinHungarywhereshewillonceagainbattleitoutwithPellegrini.26.JoJacksonbrokeaworldrecord_____.A.attheWaterCubeB.attheForoItalicoC.inBritainD.inRome27.Thecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsis______.A.TheBeijingOlympicGames.B.TheWorldLongCourseandCommonwealthGamesinBritain.C.TheWorldChampionshipsinRomE.D.TheEuropeanChampionshipsinHungary.A.abcdB.badcC.adcbD.acbd28.Theunderlinedphrasecarriedawayinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.surprisedB.tiredC.stressedD.excited29.WhydidJacksonliketheatmosphereattheForoItalico?A.ItwassimilartotheLondonOlympics.B.Herfamilywaspresenttosupporther.C.Thousandscheeredfortheathletes.D.Shewongoldinthewomen’s200-meterfreestyletherE.30.WhichofthefollowingaboutJoJacksonisTRUE?A.Sheisthebestinthe200mfreestylE.B.ShedidbetterthanPellegriniattheBeijingOlympics.C.Shewillbe26yearsoldatthenextOlympics.D.ShewillcompetewithPellegriniinHungary.
HaveyoueverbeentoLondon?Hereissomehotelinformationforyou.KingswayHallHotelWeofferqualityservice优质服务inKingswayHallHotel.ThislocationputsguestsineasyreachofmanyplacessuchastheBritishMuseumandPiccadillyCircus.OurhotelalsohasmodernWesternfoodandoffersaperfectdiningenvironment.Theloungebarisacomfortableplacetoenjoyadrinkwhilewatchingthetourists.TherearehundredsofdiningchoiceswithinwalkingdistancE.Non-smokingroomsarereadyforguests.HiltonDocklandsRiversideLocatedonthebankoftheThamesourhotelisabouttwomileseastofTowerBridgeand36milesfromLondonHeathrowAirport.Ourhotelhasabeautysalonaflowershopandaswimmingpool.Thehotelalsoofferslaundry洗衣店servicesbabysittingshiningshoesandlocalareatransportation.WindermereHotelLocatedinthecenterofLondonourhotelputsguestswithineasyreachofLondon’swell-knownbuildings.BuckinghamPalaceandtheRoyalParksarejustashortwalkaway.Within1.5milesyoucanvisitWestminsterAbbeyandtheHousesofParliament.ThetheatresHarrodsshoppingcentreandthedesignershopsofSloaneSquareandKnightsbridgeareallonlyashortwalkawayorataxirideaway.29.WhatdoesKingswayHallHotelprovideforitsguests?A.ChinesefooD.B.A.loungebar.C.Smokingrooms.D.Aswimmingpool.30.WhatisspecialaboutHiltonDocklandsRiverside?A.ItoffersdifferentkindsofserviceB.ItoffersareasonablepricE.C.Ithasconvenienttransport.D.IthasdeliciousfooD.31.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin______.A.atravelguideB.astorybookC.atechnicalreportD.ageographymagazine
TheFlamingoLasVegasisoneoftheoldestLasVegashotel.TherearelotsofwonderfulLasVegasshowsthatwillleaveagoodimpressiononyou.HerearetheLasVegasshowsbeingperformedatthehotel.DonnyandMarieDonnyandMarieisafamily-friendlyvarietyshow.Itisperformedbywell-knownDonnyandMarieOsmondonallweekdaysexceptonSundaysandonMondays.Theshowfollowsthewinningformulaoftheir1970sTVprogramincorporatingdancinghumorandalloftheirhitsongs.Itstartsat7:30pmandeachticketcostsatleast$91.25.OliviaNewton-JohnGrammyaward-winningsingerOliviaNewton-JohnishopelesslydevotedtoherfansopeningSummerNightstoperformmanyofherbest-lovedsongsduringherfourdecadeslongcareer.Alongsideaneight-piecebandNewtonJohnwillsharestoriesabouthercareerandsingmanysongs.Concert-goerscanbuymeetandgreetticketsat$249.Regularpriceticketsstartsfrom$78.5.Theshowstartsat7:30pmonTuesdaysWednesdaysThursdaysFridaysandSaturdays.VinnieFavoritoVinnieFavoritoisafamousactorwhoisknowntomakepeoplelaugh.Hisjokesareverypopular.Unlikeothercomedianswhousepre-developedmaterialVinnieFavoritogetshiscomedyfromhisinteractionwithpeopleintheaudiencE.Theticketsstartfrom$68.95.performancedaysaresixdaysperweekexceptSundays.Showtimeis8pm.XBurlesqueXBurlesqueisawonderfulshowperformedbysixdancingladies.Theshowisfilledwithpopularmusicthatsuitseveryone’stastefromrocktocountryandavarietyofdancingstylesthatalloweachdancertoshowcaseheruniquetalents.Theticketsstartfrom$50.26.itisadailyshowat10:00pm.29.Whatdoestheseshowshaveincommon?A.Theyarefreetochildren.B.Theyarehostedbyawoman.C.Theyareperformedeveryday.D.TheyareperformedintheFlamingoLasVegas.30.IfayoungcouplewantstoseeOliviaNewton-Johnintheflesh本人theyhavetopay______.A.78.5dollarsB.157dollarsC.249dollarsD.498dollars31.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythemostrelaxingshow?A.XBurlesqueB.VinnieFavorito.C.DonnyandMarie.D.OliviaNewton-John.32.Fromthepassagewecanlearntthat______.A.VinnieFavoritocomestoperformeveryday.B.OliviaNewton-Johnoftenholdsconcertsinsummer.C.ChildrenarenotallowedtoseeDonnyandMarieshow.D.VinnieFavorito’sjokescomefromcommunicatingwiththeaudiencE.
Howoftendoyouletotherpeoplelikeabaddriverarudewaiteroranangrybosschangeyourmood?SixteenyearsagoIlearnedalesson.IgotinataxiandwetookoffforGrandCentralStation.Weweredrivingintherightlanewhenallofasuddenablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriverusedhisbrakesthetiresmadealoudnoiseandattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedjust3cmfromthebackoftheothercar.Icouldn’tbelieveit.ButthenIcouldn’tbelievewhathappenednext.Thedriveroftheothercartheguywhoalmostcausedabigaccidentturnedhisheadaroundandhestartedshoutingatus.Icouldn’tbelieveit!Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.SoIsaidWhydidyoujustdothat?Thisguycouldhavekilledus!AndthisiswhenmytaxidrivertoldmewhatInowcallTheLawoftheGarbageTruck.HesaidManypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks.Theyrunaroundfullofgarbagefullofangeranddisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesuptheylookforaplacetodumpit.Andifyouletthemthey’lldumpitonyou.SoIstartedthinkinghowoftenIletGarbageTrucksrunrightovermeandhowoftenItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeoplE.IbegantoseeGarbageTrucks.Iseetheloadpeoplearecarrying.Iseethemcomingtodumpit.AndlikemytaxidriverIdon’ttakeitpersonally.Ijustsmilewavewishthemwellandmoveon.32.WhathappenedtotheauthoronhiswaytoGrandCentralStation?A.Hewascaughtinatrafficjam.B.Hehadafightwithhistaxidriver.C.Histaxialmostranintoanothercar.D.HistaxisuddenlygotaflattirE.33.Whentheauthorsawhistaxidriversmileandwaveatthedriveroftheblackcarhe_______.A.gotveryangryB.wasdeeplyimpressedC.feltquitedisappointedD.praisedhimforhismanners34.Theunderlinedparttheloadinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.thebadmoodB.poorhabitsC.wastematerialsD.greatpressure35.HowdidtheauthorlearntodealwithGarbageTrucks?A.Fightbackimmediately.B.Callthepoliceforhelp.C.DumpitonsomeoneelsE.D.Smileandmoveon.
Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestionyouhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology生物技术.WiththehelpofnewmedicinethehumanbodywilllastaverylongtimE.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidentsmurderandwar.Today’sleadingkillerssuchasheartdiseasecancerandagingitselfwillbecomedistantmemories.IndiscussionoftechnologicalchangestheInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cells细胞arethebasicunitsofalllivingthingsanduntilrecentlyscientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcellssuchasthoseofbraincellswouldnotlastforever.ButtheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicinE.Sometimebetween2050and2100medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorsopeoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans器官.Themedicinemadeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflifewillbuildnewbraincellsheartcellsandsoon－inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.ItisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistencebutmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuturE.28.Accordingtothepassagehumandeathisnowmainlycausedby________.A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwarC.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar29.Intheauthor’sopiniontoday’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin在于________.A.theInternetB.medicineC.braincellsD.humanorgans30.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause________.A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine31.Howlongcanhumansliveinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?A.Over100years.B.Morethan120years.C.About150years.D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.
OutsidehershabbycottageoldMrs.TailorwashangingoutlaundryonawirelineunawarethatsomechildrenlayhiddenintheleavesofanearbytreewatchinghereverymovE.Theyweredeterminedtofindoutifshereallywasawitch.Theywatchedasshetookabroomsticktocleanthedirtfromherstonesteps.Butmuchtotheirdisappointmentshedidnotmountthebroomstickandtakeaflight.Suddenlytheoldlady’sworkwasinterruptedbythecacklingofherhen—asignalthatanegghadbeenlaidinthewarmnestontopofthehaystack.TheoldbroomstickwasputasideasshehobbledofftowardsthehaystackfollowedbySootyablackcatshehadrescuedfromafoxtrapsometimeback.WithonlythreelegsitwashardforSootytokeepupwiththeoldlady.Thecatprovidedproof—thechildrenweresurethatonlyawitchcouldownablackcatwiththreelegs.TherestandingonawoodenboxwasMrs.Tailorstretchingouttogatherherpreciousegg.Takingtheegginoneofherhandsshebegantoclimbdownwhenwithoutwarningtheboxbrokeandtheoldladyfell.WehavetogotandhelpherwhisperedAmy.Whatifitisatrick?repliedBen.Don’tbesillyBen.IfshewereawitchshewouldhaveturnedusintofrogsalreadyreasonedMeg.ComeonAmylet’sgo.Thegirlsclimbeddownthetreeandranallthewaytothehaystack.Approachingcarefullytheycouldseeawoundontheoldlady’sfacE.Shehadknockedherheadonastoneandheranklewasdefinitelybroken.GoandgetDadAmyyelledtoherbrother.Tellhimabouttheaccident.TheboysdidnotneedanotherexcusetoleavE.TheyranasfastastheycouldforhelphopingthatMrs.Tailorwouldnotwakeandturnthegirlsintofrogs.21.Whywerethechildrenhidinginthetree?A.TheywantedtowatchMrs.Tailordoherhouseworkclosely.B.Theywereplayingahide-and-seekgameC.TheywantedtofindoutiftherumorsaboutMrs.TailorweretrueD.Theywerepretendingtobespies22.Mrs.Tailorstoppedsweepingwhen____A.herfrontstepswerecleanB.shenoticedthechildreninthetreeC.shewasreadytotakeaflightD.sheheardthehencackling23.BendidnotrushinhelpMrs.Tailorbecause_____A.hethoughtthatshecouldbetrickingthemB.heknewthattheycouldnothavebeeninthetreeC.hedidnotseetheoldladyfalldownD.hewasafraidofthethree-leggedcat24.Whichoftheseoldsayingsbestsuitsthestory’slessonforus?A.Makehaywhilethesunshines.B.Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.C.Peopleinglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones.D.A.birdinthehandsworthtwointhebush.
Arepeoplelesshappyormorehappytheoldertheyget?A.studyfoundthatpeoplegenerallybecomehappierandexperiencelessworryafterage50.Infactitfoundthatbytheageof85peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereat18.ThefindingcamefromaGallupsurveyofmorethan340000adultsintheUnitedStatesin2008.Atthattimethepeoplewerebetweentheageof18an85.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.Stresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Butthepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotions消极情绪werethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhadsimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.HoweverwomenatallagesreportedmoresadnessstressandworrythanmendiD.TheresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildrenbeingunemployedorbeingsinglE.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoagE.Sowhywouldhappinessincreasewithage?Onetheoryisthataspeoplegetoldertheybecomemorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.Theoriginal最初的goalofthestudywastoconfirmthepopularbeliefthatagingisconnectedwithincreasedsleepproblems.Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleageespeciallyinwomen.Butexceptforthatpeoplereportedthattheyfelttheirsleepqualityimprovedastheygotolder.69.Oldpeoplemaybehappierprobablybecause_________A.theirchildrenhavegrownup.B.theydon’thavetoworkeveryday.C.theycandowhatevertheylikebest.D.theyaremostlikelysatisfiedwithlifE.70.Accordingtothesurveywhenwilladultsfeelmoststressful?A.Intheirtwenties.B.Intheirfifties.C.Intheirseventies.D.Intheireighties.71.WhatmaymakeArthurStoneabitsurprised?A.Womenusuallylivelongerthanmen.B.Middle-agemenmostlyareveryrich.C.Oldpeopleusuallyhaveabettersleep.D.Mostofoldpeoplecan’tsleepwellatnight.72.Whichofthefollowingmaybethetopicofthispassage?A.Thedifferencebetweenmenandwomen.B.Oldpeople’sfeelingofhappiness.C.TheyoungpeopleandtheoldpeoplE.D.Theconnectionofsleepandhappiness.
Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld'sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowthbutmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthratesBrazilhadbetterresultswithoutreallytryingsaysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.Brazil'spopulationgrowthratedroppedfrom2.99％ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93％ayearbetween1981and1990andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.Martineputsitdowntoamongotherthingssoapoperasandinstallment分期付款plansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportantalthoughindirectroleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.GloblBrazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetworkshowsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweekwhilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction生育theydescribemiddleandupperclassvaluesnotmanychildrenwomenworkingsaysMartine.TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciousofotherpatternsofbehaviorandothervalueswhichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage.Meanwhiletheinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers.Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumption消费patternsandconsumptionwasincompatible不相容的withunlimitedreproductionsaysMartine.46.AccordingtothepassageBrazilhaslowereditspopulationgrowth________.A.byeducatingitscitizensB.bycarefulfamilyplanningC.bydevelopingTVprogramsD.bychance47.AccordingtothepassagemanyThirdWorldcountries________.A.haven’tgivenmuchattentiontobirthcontrolB.wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrateC.haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulationD.haven’trealizedtheimportanceofTVplaysinfamilyplanning48.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.considersitwascausedbyB.sumsitupasC.findsitareasonforD.comparesitto49.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause________.A.TheykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTVB.Theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflifeC.PeoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackageD.Theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures50.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?A.Theincreaseinbirthratewillincreaseconsumption.B.Thedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthrate.C.Consumptiongoeswithreproduction.D.Acountry’sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.
Robotsindustryisdevelopingsorapidlythatthereisnodenyingthatwemayonedayfindourselvessurroundedbyrobots.ThehumanoidhumanlikerobotswithtwolegssuchasHondaMotorCo.Ltd’sASIMOwouldlikelyhaveaneasiertimeclimbingupstairsinsidehomesthanarobotthatmovesonwheelsdeveloperssay.Butitwillbesometimebeforesuchdevicesmaketheirwayintopeople’shomes.[TheymaylooksmartbuttheyarestillquitestupidShimoyamasaiD.Idon’tthinktheywilleverbeassmartashumans.Whilesafetyisanobviousconcernrobotsalsoneedtobesensitivetopeople’sneeds.ResearchersatFujitsuFrontechLtdandFujitsuLaboratoriesresponsiblefordevelopingEnonaguideandpatrol巡逻robotdesignedforuseinshoppingmallsandcorporatefacilities公共场所areworkingonthis.Enonwhichhasahumanoidupperbodybutnolegsisequippedwithatouchscreenonitschestandspaceinitsstomachtocarryloadsweightingupto10kg.Inguidemodeitwillcheckanewcomerandapproachthepersonwithanodandagreeting:Areyouavisitor?Hello.Visitorsrequiringdirectionscanpointtoicons图标displayedonEnon’schestscreen.Iftherestroomiconispressedthescreenwilldisplayamapthatshowstheway.Therobotwillthenfaceandpointinthedirectionoftherestroomalthoughitwon’tactuallywalkthevisitortherE.EnonisnowinuseatfourlocationsinJapanincludingashoppingmallnearTokyo.Themaingoalistomakeitmorehelpfulfortheelderly.PeoplewhoworkinthetransportationsectoroftenaskwhetherwecanbuildarobotthatwillfindelderlypeoplewholooklostintrainstationsandaskthemiftheyareallrightsaidToshihidoMaritadirectorofFujitsuLaboratoriesLtd’sautonomoussystemlaboratory.ActuallythatishardtodoveryhardhesaiD.29.Whatcanweknowaboutrobotsaccordingtothetext?A.Theywillreplacehumanoneday.B.Theyaredifficulttocontrol.C.Theycandowhateverhumansdo.D.TheywillbewidelyusedinourlifE.30.WhatdoesShimoyamathinkofrobots?A.SafE.B.Friendly.C.StupiD.D.Kind-hearteD.31.Whatispeople’sconcernaboutrobots?A.Safety.B.AppearancE.C.Weight.D.SizE.32.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Thedisadvantagesofrobots.B.Thedevelopmentanduseofrobots.C.Thebenefitsthatrobotsbring.D.Thehistoryofrobots.
A.youngmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousers.Whenhegothomehewentupstairstohisbedroomandputthemon.Hefoundthattheywereabouttwoinchestoolong.Hecamedownstairswherehismotherandhistwosisterswerewashingupteathingsinthekitchen.Thesenewtrousersaretoolong.HesaiD.Theyneedshortening缩短byabouttwoinches.Wouldoneofyouminddoingthisformeplease?Hismotherandsisterswerebusyandnoneofthemsaidanything.Butassoonashismotherhadfinishedwashingupshewentquietlyupstairstoherson’sbedroomandshortenedthetrousersbytwoinches.Shecamedownstairswithoutsayinganythingtoherdaughters.Lateronaftersuppertheeldersisterrememberedherbrother’strousers.Shewasakind-heartedgirlsoshewentquietlyupstairswithoutsayinganythingtoanyoneandshortenedthetrousersbytwoinches.TheyoungersisterwenttothecinemabutwhenshecamebackshetoorememberedwhatherbrotherhadsaiD.Sosheranupstairsandtooktwoinchesoffthelegsofthenewtrousers.61.Theyoungmanboughtthenewtrousers_______hissizE.A.aslongasB.twoincheslongerthanC.asbigasD.twoinchesshorterthan62.Heasked_______toshortenhisnewtrousers.A.hismotherandsistersB.histwosistersC.hiseldersisterD.hismotherandoneofhissisters63.Hiseldersistershortenedthetrousers________.A.afterfinishedwashingB.beforeshewenttobedC.whenshecamebackfromthecinemaD.afterhavingsupper64.Thenextmorningtheyoungmanwouldfindthetrouserswere_______.A.twoinchesshorterB.fourinchesshorterC.sixinchesshorterD.eightinchesshorter
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclass阶级differences.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakofthe‘declineofclass’and‘classlesssociety’inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butarecentstudyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinaparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson’sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduringthe1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoicE.Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounds‘educated’and‘soft’.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas‘common’and‘ugly’.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsong‘CommonPeople’putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay‘wanttolivelikecommonpeople’theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworkingclasslifE.28.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain_________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent29.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.unattractiveB.educatedC.prejudicedD.regional30.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.A.havealongtraditionB.arebasedonregionalstatusC.aresharedbytheAmericansD.havechangedinrecentyears31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Themiddleclassisexpanding.B.A.person’saccentreflectshisclass.C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety.D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
Everybodyhashisorherfavoritemovie.Doyouwanttoknowmyfavoritemovie?Letmetellyou.KungFuPandaismyfavoritemovie.WhydoIlikeitverymuch?Welltherearethreereasons.FirstIlikepandasverymuchsoIlikethepandacalledPointhemovie.Heisfatbutheisveryfunny.SecondIlikeChineseKungFuverymuch.InthismoviemanyanimalscandoChineseKungFu.Thirdthestoryisverywonderful.Itisabouthowapandabecomesarealhero.IshouldlearnfromPoandbecomeagoodboy.Whataboutyou?What’syourfavoritemovie?21.WhoisPo?A.Thewriter.B.Thepandainthemovie.C.Thewriter’sbestfriend.D.Thedirectorofthemovie.22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.InthemoviePobecomesahero.B.Thewriterwantstobeagoodboy.C.Thewriterisfatbutheisveryfunny.D.Thewriter’sfavoritemovieisKungFuPanda.23.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ChineseKungFuB.MyfriendPoC.MyfavoriteKungFuD.WhyIlikeKungFuPanda
Trendscomeandgobutstyleiseternal.Sowhatisthelatestfashiontrendthatdefinesthisseason?Let’stakealookatthefashiontrendin2016andbethefirstonestoembracethelatesttrenD.Head----Itseemslikeeveryonewillbewearingabuckethatthisseason.Buckethatmightsoundabitold-fashionedforsomepeoplebutthe90strendisinseasonagain!Springandsummerarealwaystheseasonsforcasualclothessopairingthebuckethatwithcasualshortsorskirtswouldbeyouroutfittogointhisspringandsummerin2016.Bottom—Summeristheseasonwheneveryonegetsreadyforthehumidweather.Thecurrentseasontrendismakingeveryonehaveamorecomfortablesummerbecausewide-legbottomsisitrendagain.Perhapsnoteveryonelikeswide-legbottomsbecausethiscouldpossiblymakepeoplelookshorterchoosingahigh-waistwide-legbottomandmatchingitwithcroptopwilldefinitelymakeyoulooktallerandtrendyin2016.Dress---Bepreparedforembracingthefemininedetailsthisseason.Ruffles荷叶边aroundthesleeveorrufflesall-overthedresswillbeeveryone'sfavoritein2016.Alltheselittledetailswilltransformyourlookinseason.Simplecolorslikepinkandblackaredesigner’sfavoritesinthisseasontoo.Shoes---Manypeoplethoughtwedgesarealsotheshoestogoinspringandsummertimebutin2016veryflatflatsareintrendagain.Shoedesignersaretryingtohavemorecombinationsflatsorlow-heelswithlessofgenderidentity.Accessories----Nooutfitgoesperfectwithoutaccessories.Addingstatementaccessoriestoyoursimpleandnaturaloutlookthissummerisyourday-to-nightoutfit.Thesejewelsaredoingtomakeyoufeelcompletedindaytimeandsparkledatnight.28.Whatkindofpeoplewillbenefitalotmorefromthispassage?A.ScientistsB.TeachersC.DesignersD.Lawyers29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutbuckethatsinthesecondparagraph?A.Everyoneiswearingabuckethat.B.Buckethatsinthe90swereold-fashioneD.C.Nowadaysmostpeopledonotlikebuckethats.D.Maybeyouwillmatchthebuckethatwithcasualshortsthisspring.30.Fromthepassageweknowthatin2016______.A.accessorieswillbeanimportantpartofthefashionB.shoedesignersaretryingtohavehigh-heelsC.jewelryisnotconsideredafashionableitemD.simpleandnaturaloutlookthissummerisyourday-to-nightoutfit31.Whatwillfashioniconsdoin2016except______.A.preferflatshoesB.prefercomplexcolorsC.weardresseswithruffles荷叶边aroundthesleevesD.chooseahigh-waistwide-legbottomandmatchitwithcroptop
ElvisPresleywhowasoneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcenturymadetheRock&RollmusicpopulararoundtheworlD.Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilmsandhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.ElvisPresleywasborninapoorfamilyin1935.HisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurchwherehelearnedtosingandheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachilD.WhenhewasateenagerElvismovedfromTupelostoMemphisinTennesseewhereheattendedhighschoolbuthewasnotagoodstudent.Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestylethatiscalledcountryandwestern.In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother'sbirthday.ThepeopleattherecordingstudiolikedhissingingandhismusiC.Therewassomethingdifferentaboutit.ItwascountryandwesternmusicbutitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusicwhichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouthmusicknownasblues.ShortlyafterthatElvismetTomParkerwhobecamehismanagerandarranged安排concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisrosetofamealloverthecountry.LaterElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmslikeLoveMeTenderandKingCreolE.ButElvisfoundithardtolivewithsuccesslikemanyotherentertainmentpersonalities娱乐圈内的人士.Hebegantotakedrugsandhishealthbegantosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977hismanymillionsoffanswereshockeD.TheKingIsDead!thenewspapersaiD.ButtodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandhewillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock&Roll.21.Judgingfromthepassagewemayconclude____.A.ElvisforgothischurchmusicatalaterageB.hischurchsongshelpedhisdevelopmentinhissingingC.Elvisdidn'tgetanyhelpfromhisparentsinsingingD.hischurchsongsdidn'thelpdevelophisownstyle22.WhatwasElvis’sstyleofsinginglikemostprobably?A.Onlycountryandwestern.B.OnlycountryandbluE.C.Bothwesternandcountry.D.Notonlycountryandwesternbutalsoabitblues.23.Whatwasthemainreasonfordeath?A.A.caraccidentB.KillingbyothersC.TakingdrugsD.Heartattract
Theoddnessoflifeinspaceneverquitegoesaway.Herearesomeexamples.Firstconsidersomethingassimpleassleep.Itspositionpresentsitsownchallenges.Themainquestioniswhetheryouwantyourarmsinsideoroutsidethesleepingbag.Ifyouleaveyourarmsouttheyfloatfreeinzerogravityoftengivingasleepingastronautthelookofafunnyballed芭蕾dancer.I.’maninsideguyMikeHopkinssayswhoreturnedfromasix-monthtourontheInternationalSpaceStation.Iliketobewrappedup.OnthestationtheordinarybecomesstrangE.TheexercisebikefortheAmericanastronautshasnohandlebars.Italsohasnoseat.Withnogravityit’sjustaseasytopedalviolently.Youcanwatchamoviewhileyoupedalbyfloatingamicrocomputeranywhereyouwant.Butstationresidentshavetobecarefulaboutstayinginoneplacetoolong.Withoutgravitytohelpcirculateairthecarbondioxideyouexhale呼气hasatendencytoformaninvisible隐形的cloudaroundyouheaD.Youcanendupwithwhatastronautscallacarbon-dioxideheadachE.LeroyChiao54anAmericanretiredastronautafterfourflightsdescribeswhathappensevenbeforeyoufloatoutofyourseatYourinnerearthinksyou’refalling.Meanwhileyoureyesaretellingyouyou’restandingstraight.Thatcanbeannoying—that’swhysomepeoplefeelsick.Withinacoupledays—trulyterribledaysforsome—astronauts’brainslearntoignorethepanickysignalsfromtheinnerearandspacesicknessdisappears.Spacetravelcanbesodelightfulbutatthesametimeinvisiblydangerous.Forinstanceastronautslosebonemass.That’swhyexerciseisconsideredsovitalthatNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASAputsitrightontheworkdayschedulE.Thefocusonfitnessisasmuchaboutscienceandthefutureasitisaboutkeepinganyindividualastronautsreturnhomeandmoreimportantlyhowtomaintainstrengthandfitnessforthetwoandahalfyearsormorethatitwouldtaketomakearound-triptoMars.28.Whatisthemajorchallengetoastronautswhentheysleepinspace?A.SeekingawaytofallasleepquicklyB.ChoosingacomfortablesleepingbagC.DecidingonapropersleeppositionD.Findingarighttimetogotosleep.29.Theastronautswillsufferfromacarbon-dioxideheadachewhen_____.A.theycirclearoundontheirbikesB.theyusemicrocomputerswithoutastopC.theywatchamoviewhilepedalingD.theyexerciseinoneplaceforalongtime30.Someastronautsfeelsickonthestationduringthefirstfewdaysbecause_____.A.theirsensesstopworkingB.theirbrainsreceivecontradictory矛盾的messages.C.theyfloatoutoftheirseatsunexpectedlyD.theyhavetostandupstraight31.OneoftheNASA’smajorconcernsaboutastronautsis_____.A.howmuchexercisetheydoonthestationB.howtheycanremainhealthyforlonginspaceC.whethertheycanrecoverafterreturninghomeD.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation
MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeandthefirstpersontowinittwice.HoweverfewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.BorninSeptember1897IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.AlongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholarsIrenestudiedintheirownschoolandhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSevigneinParis.IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarIbeganIrenewenttohelphermotherwhowasusingX-rayfacilities设备tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.HerserviceswererecognizedintheformofaMilitary’sMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.In1918Irenebecamehermother’sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstituteandIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.LikehermotherIrenecombinedfamilyandcareer.LikehermotherIrenewasawardedaNobelPrizealongwithherhusbandin1935.Unfortunatelyalsolikehermothershedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity辐射能.IreneJoliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch171956.28.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?A.BecausesheusedX-rayfacilitiestohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldierstwicE.B.BecauseshecontributedtosavingthewoundeD.C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederiC.D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.29.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFredericJoliot?A.AttheCurieInstitutE.B.AttheUniversityofParis.C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSevignE.30.WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?A.In1926.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1932.31.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCurielikehermotherEXCEPT?A.IrenedevelopedleukemiA.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeoncE.D.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.
AmyPankratzspentafewnightsinthehospitalwithherdaughterIsabellawhocaughtabadflu.LyinginbedbesideIsabellaIcouldhearthecriesofchildreninpainsaysAmy.Itcompletelybrokemyheart.WhenIsabellawasgettingwellandcouldleaveherroomsheworeherprizedpossession—asuperherocape短斗篷Amyhadsewntoencourageher—andwalkedintothehallway.Thepinkcapewasaninstanthitwiththeotheryoungpatientswhoweredoingexercisearoundthenursingstation.ThenallthekidsweretakingturnswearingthecapegigglingAmysays.TheseweresomeofthesamechildrenIhadheardcryingthenightbeforeandheretheywereplayingandhavingfun—kidsjustbeingkids!FromthatmomentonAmybeganmakingComfortCapesforlittleonesbattlingwithseriousillnesses.IfeltGodpresentinganopportunityshesays.IhopedComfortCapescanhelpthesekidsfeelbravetoliftsomeofthefearaway.SincethenAmyhasmadeanddonatedmorethan5000capesintheUnitedStates.Amyusuallypaysformaterialsherselfalthoughsheacceptsdonations.ThecapesshemakesforkidsintreatmentaredifferentfromthoseherownchildrenhavE.BeforeAmystartstosewshelearnswhatimageorcharacterthelittleboyorgirlconnectswith.IchoosethepatterncolorandthemespeciallyforeachchildexplainsAmy.WhensheisnotsewingAmyisraisingawarenessofchildhoodcancersandlookingintowaystogetComfortCapestomorekidswhoneedthemIfacapecanhelpachildevenonlyforamomentforgethisillnessit’sworththetimespentsewingshesays.21.WhatmadeAmyfeelsadwhenshewasstayingwithherdaughterinthehospital?A.Herdaughter’sseriousillness.B.Thecriesofchildreninpain.C.ThetirednessfromsewingthecapE.D.Theillnessofchildreninherdaughter’sroom.22.WhatpurposedidAmyhavewhenshebeganmakingComfortCapesforsickchildren?A.Tomakethemfeelwarm.B.Tofindfriendsforherdaughter.C.Tomakethemhappyandfearless.D.Toraisetheawarenessofchildren’sillness.23.Accordingtothepassagewecangetthattheauthor’sattitudetowardAmy’sbehavioris.A.thankfulB.uncaringC.negativeD.supportive24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TurningSickKidsintoSuperheroesB.HowtoTreattheSickChildrenC.A.strongMomWhoHelpsOthersD.Amy:aConsiderateWoman
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