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Attheageof95OlgaKotelkoattractedgreatattentionattheWorldMastersAthleticsChampionships.This5ft-tallCanadianbecametheoldestrecordedwomanindoorrunnerhighjumperandlongjumperatthecompetition.Olganowhasmorethan30worldrecordstohernameandhaswonmorethan750goldmedals.ButsheseesherselfasnothingspecialdescribingherselfasjustaplainJanE.Asoneof11childrenbroughtuponafarmshehasalwaysbeenactivemilkingcowsanddoingotherhousework.Shehasnowoutlivedallherbrothersandsistersandmostofherfriendsbutwhenaskedwhathersecretisshesaysthereisn’tonE.Ithinkyourageisjustanumber.It’snotyourbirthday;it’showyouagethatmakesthedifferencE.It’syourattitudetoallthethingsthathappeninyourlifethatplaysthebiggestpart.Socanweallturnourselvesintononagenarian九十多岁的superheroes?ResearchfromNewcastleUniversitysuggeststhatasevery24hourspassweaddanextrafivehourstoourlives—that’sover2monthseachyear—partlybecauseofimprovinglivingconditionsandmedicaldevelopment.AndintheUKthenumberofpeoplewhoarelivingintotheir100thyearhasnearlyincreasedbyfourtimessincethe1980s.Soageingisnotaterriblething.WhileOlga’sgenes基因mighthelpherwe’renotallprisonerstoourown.Afterall75%ofourlaterlivescouldbedowntothelifestylewechoosetoleaD.A.gooddiet饮食andregularexercisearekey.Besidesdevelopingfriendshipsinmid-lifealsoworks.DrHollanddirectorofAstonUniversity’sresearchcentreforhealthyageingsays:Themorefriendsyouhavewhenyou’re50-60yearsoldthelesslikelyyou’retobelonelyinlaterlife;thelesslonelyyouarethelesslikelyyou’retobeillastheyearsgoby.28.OlgaKotelkowaswell-knownattheWorldMastersAthleticsChampionshipsbecause.A.shewastheoldestsportswomanthereB.shecompetedinseveraleventsC.shesetanewworldrecordD.shewonagoldthere29.WhatdidOlgaKotelkomeanbydescribingherselfasaplainJane?A.Shewashard-working.B.ShewasoncenamedJanE.C.ShewasveryactivE.D.Shewasverycommon.30.OlgaKotelko’swordssuggestthat.A.weshouldn’tcountourageuplikenumbersB.weshouldn’tcelebrateourbirthdayaswegetoldC.weshouldtrytohaveapositiveattitudetowardslifeD.weshouldlearntochangeaccordingtowhathappens31.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.howlongwelivedoesn’tcompletelydependongenesB.OlgaKotelkosucceededbecauseofhergoodgenesC.it’shardforthemiddle-agedtomakefriendsD.it’sunavoidableforpeopletogetold
TheworldisfilledwithsmarttalentededucatedandgiftedpeoplE.Wemeetthemeveryday.A.fewdaysagomycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.HeknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginE.IwasamazeD.Thesadtruthis:Greattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100000ayear.A.businessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.ItwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephraseTheyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesJobmeansjustoverbroke破产'.AndunfortunatelyIwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeoplE.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligencemostworkerslivewithintheirmeans.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearnmorethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteachHowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald’s?almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.IthenaskSoifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburgerhowcomeMcDonald’smakesmoremoneythanyou?Theanswerisobvious:McDonald’sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonsomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbui1dingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.TheworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeoplE.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.16.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat__________.A.hehasasharpsenseofhearingB.heisreadytohelpothersC.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing17.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby__________.A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.livewithinwhattheyearnC.liveintheirowncircleD.dointheirownway18.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.Theyhavenospecializedskills.C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.TheylackfinancialintelligencE.19.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus___________.A.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorB.whatschoolsshouldteachstudentsC.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobD.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney
Theworld'srichestmanmightseemtohaveitallbutBillGateshasoneregret.Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages.SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit红迪网theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrenchArabicorChinesE.HesaidItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotAsandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary.Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest.IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn'tkeepitup.Gateswhoisworth$79.3billionpraisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinesE.MarkZuckerbergamazinglylearnedChineseanddidaQ&A.withChinesestudents—unbelievableisn'tit?hesaiD.Thisisn'tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguagE.Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights.LastFebruaryGatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswifeMelindawouldlikelywantSamuelL.Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic传记片.Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet.AshetookthetopspotonForbes福布斯28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtimehesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestospendingonclothesandfoodbutthatheenjoysinvesting投资inshoesandrackets球拍whenheplaystennis.Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardwaythebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak.Don'tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.PamstillworkingonthisproblemhesaiD.28.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph8mayactuallymeanthat______________..A.itisimportanttolayagoodfoundationoflifeB.foodandclothingarebasicneedsforpeople'slifeC.hedoesn'tspendmuchmoneyonfoodandclothesD.henevercaresaboutbuyingfoodandclothing29.WhatadvicedidBillGatesgive?A.AvoidstayinguptoolatE.B.Beagoodlanguagelearner.C.DothedishesyourselfathomE.D.Pickupthe$100billsinthestreets.30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BillGatesisalsothefounderofFacebook.B.BillGatestoppedthelistofForbes28times.C.BillGateswasgoodatlearninglanguagesinhighschool.D.BillGates'wifewantsSamueltoplayagamewithGates.
LeonardodaVinci达芬奇beganpaintingtheMonaLisain1503.Hewasworkingonaspecialpaintingforachurchatthetimebutthechurchpaintingwasnotgoingwell.AnItalianbusinessmanaskeddaVincitopaintapictureofthebusinessman’ssecondwifE.ThisisthewomanwhocanbeseenintheMonaLisA.AllinalltheMonaLisaisaverygoodexampleofdaVinci’swork.DaVinciusesdarknessandlightinacleverwayinthepainting.DaVincilovedscienceandmaths.Rightawayapersoncanseethatthereisalotofgeometry几何学intheMonaLisA.ThefaceoftheMonaLisaismadeofmanycirclesandroundshapeslikeballs.EvenhersmilecanbeseenasasmallpartofalargecirclE.Thewomaninthepaintingissittingonabalcony露台andmountainscanbeseenbehindher.DaVincilovedtostudyrocksandmountainssothesecanbeseenoverandoverinhisotherpaintings.ThewomanissittingwithherkneestothesidE.Herheadisturnedtolookoutofthepainting.Herhandsareheldtogetherinfrontofher.Thiswayofsittingisnowusedbymanyartistswhentheyarepaintingapictureofamanorwomantoday.5.WhopaintedtheMonaLisa?Abusinessman.B.HissecondwifE.C.LeonardodaVinci.D.Thebusinessman’swifE.6.Thewomaninthepaintingis______.A.anItalianbusinesswomanB.LeonardodaVinci’swifeC.thewifeofabusinessmanD.awomanfromthechurch7.Whereisthewomaninthepainting?A.Onabalcony.B.OnakneE.C.Onamountain.D.Onarock.8.Whatcanapersonseeinthepainting?A.A.lotofgeometry.B.Cleveruseoflightanddarkness.C.Mountains.D.AlloftheabovE.
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WhenshemovedthecoveringclothtolookuponhistinyfaceshewasshockeD.Thedoctorturnedquicklyandlookedoutthetallhospitalwindow.Thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Timeprovedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfect.Whenherushedhomefromschoolonedayandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarmsshesighedknowingthathislifewastobefullofheart-breaksforhisimperfectappearancE.Hegrewuphandsomeforhismisfortuneandpopularwithhisfellowstudents.Hemighthavebeenclassmonitorbutforthat.HedevelopedagiftatalentforliteratureandmusiC.Twoyearswentby.OnedayhisfathersaidtothesonYou’regoingtothehospitalson.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneeD.Butit’sasecret.Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccessandanewpersonturnedup.Histalentsblossomedintogeniusandhisschoolandcollegebecameaseriesofsuccess.LaterhemarriedandenteredthediplomaticservicE.OnedayheurgedhisfatherWhogavesomuchformeImustknow!Icouldneverdoenoughforhim.Idonotbelieveyoucouldsaidthefatherbuttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknow...notyet.Theyearskepttheirsecretbutthedaydidcome---oneofthedarkestdaysthatasonmustendurE.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scasket棺材.Slowlytenderlythefatherreachedoutahandandraisedthethickreddish-brownhairtoshowthatthemotherhadnoouterears.MothersaidshewasgladsheneverletherhairbecuthewhisperedgentlyandnobodyeverthoughtMotherlessbeautifuldidtheyRealbeautyliesnotinthephysicalappearancebutintheheart.Realtreasureliesnotinwhatcanbeseenbutinwhatcannotbeseen.Realloveliesnotinwhatisdoneandknownbutinwhatisdoneandnotknown.9.TheunderlinedwordthatinParA.3standsfor________.A.hishandsomeappearanceB.hisimperfectappearanceC.hispopularityD.histalentforliteratureandmusic10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theboycouldn'thearclearlywithoutearsatfirst.B.Thesondidn'tknowthetruthuntilhismotherdieD.C.Withdonatedearstheson’slifedevelopedsmoothly.D.Thesonattemptedtorepaythedonator’skindness.11.Whydidtheboy'smotherneverhaveherhaircut?A.Becauseshelikedherthickandbrownhair.B.Becauseherhairaddedtoherbeauty.C.BecauseherlonghairwasherpridE.D.Becauseherhairhelpedtokeepasecret.12.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.MisfortunateBoyB.Mother’sHairC.Mother’sSecretLoveD.A.SuccessfulEarOperation
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IhadworriedmyselfsickoverSimon’smothercomingtoseemE.IwasanewteacherandIgaveanhonestaccountofthestudents’work.InSimon’scasethegradeswereawfullylow.Hecouldn’treadhisownhandwriting.Buthewasabrightstudent.Hediscussedadultsubjectswithnearlyadultcomprehension.Hisworkinnowayreflectedhisabilities.SowhenSimon’smotherenteredtheroommypalms手掌心weresweating.Iwascompletelyunpreparedforherkissesonbothmycheeks.Icametothankyoushesaidsurprisingmebeyondspeech.BecauseofmeSimonhadbecomeadifferentperson.Hetalkedofhowhelovedmehehadbeguntomakefriendsandforthefirsttimeinhistwelveyearshehadrecentlyspentanafternoonatafriend’shousE.Shewantedtotellmehowgratefulshewasfortheself-respectIhaddevelopedinherson.Shekissedmeagainandleft.IsatstunnedforabouthalfanhourwonderingwhathadjusthappeneD.HowdidImakesuchalife-changingdifferencetothatboywithoutevenknowingit?WhatIfinallycametorememberwasonedayseveralmonthsbeforewhensomestudentsweregivingreportsinthefrontoftheclassJeannespokequietlyandtoencouragehertoraisehervoiceIhadsaidSpeakup.Simonistheexpertonthis.Heistheonlyoneyouhavetoconvinceandhecan’thearyouinthebackoftheroom.Thatwasit.FromthatdayonSimonhadsatupstraighterpaidmoreattentionsmiledmoreandbecamehappy.Anditwasallbecausehehappenedtobethelastkidinthelastrow.Theboywhomostneededpraisewastheonewhotookthelastseatthatday.IttaughtmethemostvaluablelessonovertheyearsofmyteachingcareerandI’mthankfulthatitcameearlyandpositively.A.smallkindnesscanindeedmakeadifferencE.36.WecaninferthatwhenSimon’smotherenteredtheroomthewriterfelt_______.A.satisfiedB.nervousC.happyD.surprised37.WhydidSimon’smothercometovisitherson’steacher?A.Becausesheworriedaboutherson’spoorwork.B.Becauseshewantedtoshowhergratitudetotheteacher.C.BecauseSimonaskedhertodoso.D.Becauseshewantedtoknowherson’sperformanceintheschool.38.Whattheteachersaidinparagraph3isintendedto_______.A.encourageJeannetospeaklouderB.encourageSimontoworkhardC.askJeannetoconvinceSimonD.tellthestudentsthatSimonwasexpertonthat.39.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.tellthestoryofSimonB.tellteachershowtobekindtostudentsC.advisethereaderstobekindtoothers.D.shareavaluablelessonwithreaders.
ChristmasEvewastomorrow.IhopedoneofthepackagesthatheldacamerahadalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastreE.ItwastheonlythingIwanteD.Ihadbeendroppinghintstomyparents.Ilovetakingphotos.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom’soldcamerA.I’malwaystryingtocapture捕捉thoseperfectmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom’sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor—abigpinkcat.IfeltsodisappointeD.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.StacyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican’twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn’twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforasecond?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame—howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat.StacythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgetting?IaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You’llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.IpulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofindMycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera—mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile—andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:LOVE.1.TheunderlinedphrasedroppinghintsinParagraph1means________.A.talkingoftenB.sendingpresentsC.suggestingindirectlyD.takingpictures2.WhydidStacyfeeldisappointedatfirst?A.Hermothercouldn’tunderstandheratall.B.Hermotherdidn’tbuyheranyChristmasgift.C.Shemistookhersister’sChristmasgiftforhers.D.Shedidn’tfindherpresentinhermom’sroom.3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.hermotherboughtStacyabigpinkcatB.hermotherknewwhatgiftStacywantedC.Stacythoughtit’sOKtohaveanoldcameraD.StacyfinallygothergiftonChristmasEve4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ChristmasgiftaswishedB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.wonderfulChristmasD.Lovecannotbebought
MywifeandIhavealwaysbeenfriendlywiththeclerksatthelocalconveniencestorE.Idon’tthinkmanypeopleappreciatewhatadifficultjobthesefolkshavE.TheyworkforalittleoverminimumwageandIoftenwonderhowtheymakeendsmeet.OneoftheclerksCharliewasalwayswearinghisglassesbuthedidn’toneday.Iaskedhimaboutitandhesaidthey’dbeenoutoforderandthathecouldn’taffordanewpair.Hisfamilyneededmoney.ItwasobviousthathewashavingadifficulttimE.Wewantedtohelphimsoweturnedtoourowneyedoctorforassistancewithaplan.WehadhissecretarycontacthimaskinghimtocomeinforaneyeexamforfreE.Wetoldthedoctortolethimorderwhateverglasseshewantedandthatwewouldpayforthem.AlthoughCharliequestionedwhatwasgoingonthedoctorjusttoldhimthatsomeonehadofferedthemoneyforhisnewglasses.Whenwewentintopaythebillthedoctortoldushewassotouchedbyourideathathewaivedtheexamfeeandonlychargedusforhalfthepriceoftheglasses!ItwassowonderfultoseeCharlieinhernewglassesandheenjoyedtellingalltheregularcustomershowthegiftcameabout.I’msurethatuponhearingherstoryideasofkindnessmayhaveemergedinthemindsofmany.12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthejobatthelocalconveniencestore?A.less-stressedB.tiringC.easyD.low-paid13.Whydidn’ttheclerkCharliewearglassesoneday?A.ItwasverywarmandfinE.B.Hisoldglasseswerebroken.C.Hisglassesweremissing.D.Heforgottowearhisglasses.14.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.CharliewasayoungmanwithskillsB.CharlieknewwhopaidthemoneyforthenewglassesC.Charliedidn’tsupporthisfamilywithenoughmoneyD.Charlieentirelyacceptedthemoneyforthenewglasses15.Theunderlinedwordwaivedinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.gaveupB.tookupC.cutdownD.putoff
SusanWilliamswenttoaboardingschool.Hereisoneofthelettersshewrotetoherparentsfromtheschool.DearMomandDadI’mafraidIhavesomeverybadnewsforyou.Ihavebeenverynaughtyandtheschoolprincipal校长isveryangrywithmE.Sheisgoingtowritetoyou.YoumustcomeandtakemeawayfromherE.Shedoesnotwantmeintheschoolanylonger.ThetroublestartedlastnightwhenIwassmokingacigaretteinbeD.ThisisagainsttherulesofcoursE.Wearenotsupposedtosmokeatall.AsIwassmokingIheardfootstepscomingtowardstheroom.IdidnotwantateachertocatchmesmokingsoIthrewthecigaretteaway.Unfortunatelythecigarettefellintothewaste-paperbasketwhichcaughtfirE.Therewasacurtainnearthewaste-paperbasketwhichcaughtfiretoo.Soonthewholeroomwasburning.Theprincipalphonedforthefiredepartment.Theschoolisalongwayfromthetownandbythetimethefiredepartmentarrivedthewholeschoolwasinflames.Manyofthegirlsareinthehospital.TheprincipalsaysthatthefirewasallmyfaultandyoumustpayforthedamagE.Shewillsendyouabillforaboutamilliondollars.Iamverysorryaboutthis.MuchloveSusan.P.S.NoneoftheaboveistruebutIhavefailedmyexams.Ijustwantyoutoknowhowbadthingscouldhavebeen!4.Susanwrotehome________.A.totellherparentsaboutthefireB.toaskforamilliondollarsC.totellherparentsshehadfailedherexamsD.totellherparentsshehadtoleaveschool5.IntheletterSusantoldherparentsthattheprincipalwasangrywithherforthereasonthat_____.A.shehadfailedherexams.B.shehadbeencaughtsmokinginbeD.C.itwasherfaultthattheschoolhadcaughtfirE.D.shehadnotphonedforthefiredepartmentintimE.6.Susantoldherparentsaboutthefire________.A.towarnthemaboutwhattheprincipalwoulddoB.tomakethemfeelworriedC.tomakethemlessangryatherrealnewsD.tomakethemlaugh7.HowtruewastheletterbeforetheP.S.?A.PartlytruE.B.AlltruE.C.CompletelyuntrueD.Thestorydoesn’treallytellus.
OneHalloweenalittleboyandhisfriendwentoutforafunnightoftrick-or-treating.Atfirsteverythingwasgreat.Theyweregettinglotsofcandyastheywentfromhousetohousebutthentheysawahousewhichtheyhadn’tbeentobeforE.Itwasaveryspooky阴森森的housE.Beingyoungandbravetheydecidedtogouptothedoorandknock.Afterallscaryhousesmighthavethebestcandy!Astheywalkedupthelongwindingpaththeysawthingsthatchilled使恐惧themtothebone!Theyheardsoundsthatfrightenedthem.Maybetheyshouldturnback.Butthelittleboysbeingverybravejustwantedtoseewhatwasinthathousesotheywentonnotdeterredbythethingstheyheardorsaw.AstheyslowlymadetheirwayuptothedoortheyimaginedwhatmightbeinsidE.Maybeitwouldbeawitchormaybeaghost!Afterknockingseveraltimesthedoorslowlycreaked嘎吱作响open.Totheirsurpriseamonster怪物slowlycameouttogreetthem.Theyweresoscaredthattheycouldn’tmove!Whatcouldtheydo?ThenthelittleboyhadanideA.HesaidTrickortreat!Thenthebigscarymonstermuchtothekids’surprisereachedoverandbroughtoutahugebowlofthebestcandiestheyhadneverseen.Wowthekidsthoughtthiswasgreat!ItturnedoutthatthehousewasdecoratedforHalloweenandthebigscarymonsterwasjustwearingacostumejustlikethekids.SincetheyweretheonlykidsandwerebraveenoughtogotothescaryhousetheycouldtakeasmuchcandyastheywanteD.24.Thispassageis______.A.afunnyHalloweenstoryB.mainlyabouttwobravekidsC.mainlyaboutaspookyhouseD.mainlyaboutthecustomofHalloween25.Whydoyouthinkthekidswerebraveenoughtoenterthestrangehouse?A.Becausetheywerepreparedforwhatwouldcometothedoor.B.Becausetheyexpectedtomeetothertrick-or-treatersinsidE.C.BecausetheywerecuriousaboutwhatwasinthehousE.D.Becausetheywereanxioustogetmorecandy.26.Accordingtothepassagewecanseethat________.A.nobodyhadeverbeentothehouseB.theownerofthehousewascreativeC.amonsterlivedinthehouseD.therewasawitchinthehouse27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.themonsterwasafraidofthephrasetrickortreatB.thetwokidswerealsowearingcostumesC.notallfamiliespreparedcandyforbravekidsD.someotherchildrenhadbeentothehousebeforethetwokids
WatsonenteredMr.Smith'sofficE.Thebosswasahardman.Hefiredpeoplewhodidn'tdowellwithoutgivingthemasecondchancE.WatsonsaidMr.Smiththispastyearyourdepartmenthasn'tearnedmoney.We'regoingtodropthatdepartment.It'sfinisheD.I'msorry---butyou'llhavetogo.Butsir---ifIjusthadalittlemoretimE.ForthemomentIneedthejobtokeepmysonatRiversideSchool.What'sthat!saidtheboss.Riverside!Ididn'tknowyouhadaboytherE.That'sanexpensiveschoolforamanwithyoursalary.Iknowsir.Buthelikesittheresomuch！He'sastarathleteandthebestboxerintheschool.TheboyscallhimChamp冠军therE.Thebosssatperfectlystillforalongtime—afaraway恍惚的lookinhiseyes.ThensuddenlyhesaidWe'vegottocloseyourdepartmentWatson.Butyou'lltakeoveranewjobinanotherdepartment.Itmeanslongerhours—maybemorepay.Nowgetout.You'rehereforlifE.WatsongotoutwithsurpriseonhisfacE.Thenthebosstookaletterfromthetopdrawerofhisdesk.ItwasHerbie'slastletterfromRiversideSchoolwrittenafewdaysbeforehedieD.Hehadreaditoverandoveragainwithsickpain.Theletterread:Ican'tsaytheboyshereareanynicertomethantheotherswerE.Iguessit'sthesameeverywherewhenyou'reacripple跛脚的人.Butdon'tworryaboutmeDaD.They'vegotagoodchemistrydepartmentherE.Andthere'soneboyherewhoisreallygreat.He'satrackstarandboxingchampandjusttopsinchemistry.TheboyscallhimChamp.HemadethemstopthrowingmybooksarounD.AndheknockedaboydownwhohitmE.HeisthebestfriendIeverhaD.DadwhenIgrowupIwanttodosomethingforChamp.Somethingbig—thathewon'tevenknowabout.YoursonHerbie5.Mr.SmithwantedtofireWatsonbecause________.A.WatsonwouldtakeoveranewjobinanotherdepartmentB.WatsonhadhissonstudyinRiversideSchoolC.Watson'ssonknockedaboydownwhohitHerbieD.Watson'sdepartmentdidn'tearnmoneythatyear6.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.Mr.Smithdidn'tknowthatChampwasWatson'ssonatfirstB.Mr.SmithwastoldnottofireWatsonbyHerbieC.Mr.SmithdecidedtogiveWatsonanotherchanceinnotimeD.Mr.SmithwantedtorealizeChamp'sdream7.AccordingtothetextwhichwordscanbestdescribeMr.Smith?A.SympatheticandgratefulB.SelfishandgreedyC.HardworkingandstrictD.Easy-goingandoptimistic8.Theauthorwrotethetextinorderto________A.makeourchildrenenjoylife[学科B.shareamovingstorywithusC.provideuswithtipsonwork[学&D.helpustodealwithourboss
Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrongorDoctorStrongasheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywherE.NowanartshowcalledDoctorStrongFromThentoNowistravelingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublisheD.Sincethenhehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworlD.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfulhand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures:TheCatintheHatHortontheElephantTheGrinchWhoStoleChristmasandhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseuminCaliforniaorganizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginaldrawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooksalthoughwritteninafunnywayhaveseriousmessages.ForexampleinMcElligot’sPoolhedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussedthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBookwrittenin1984.DoctorStrongisalmosteight-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritessortiesthatinterestpeopleofallages.HesaysheusedeasywordssothateveryoneevenachildcanunderstanD.21.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin_____.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravelingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.1984whenhisbookMcElligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished22.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause_____.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascatselephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolorfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway23.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis_____.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeasocialartshowofhiswonC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoexposeuncoversomeserioussocialproblems
ParkerNettlesisonly3yearsoldbutheknowswhatlovelookslikewhenheseesit.WhilewalkingwithhisparentsindowntownCharlestonAmericaonSundayinagatheringtohonorthevictims受害者ofashootinglastweekthelittleboypassedtwowomengivingoutfreehugs.Thecitywasfullofemotionthatdaywithover10000peoplegatheredtohonorthevictimsoftheshooting.Allofthechurchesrangtheirbellstogetherat10A.m.NettlessaidTohimit’sjustahug.Hedoesn’tunderstandthathe’shuggingtwoblackwomenandthathe’sawhiteboy.Hedoesn’tunderstandthatjustlastweektherewasanotherwhiteboywhodecidedtomurderseveralblackpeople—justbecausethey’reblack.Thereisstillthecolorbar种族歧视hereinAmericA.Somewhitepeopleturnuptheirnoseattheblack.Nettlesandhiswifesaythey’vemadeanefforttoexposetheirsontolovesincethedayhewasborn.Teachinghimthattherearebothlovinghandsandangryhandsthey’veencouragedhimtousehishandsforpositiveactions.LastyearNettlessawParkerrubbingablackstudent’sarmandsaidthatwasthefirsttimehissonbecameawareoftheconceptofskincolor.EvenwithallthehatethecityhasseenrecentlyeveryonecametogetherlaterthatdaytoholdhandsandmarchacrosstheArthurRavenelBridgetohonorthevictims.ThefamilydroveoverthebridgeasParkerlookedoutofthewindowinamazement.Heevenlearnedthepeacesignsignalandenjoyedwavingandsayingpeacetoeveryonewalkingby.I’mgladParkergetstoseeourcityrespondinthiswayandprovethatlovewinsNettlessaiD.GoingthroughtheseexperienceswillshapehimintoamuchbetterpersonthanmywifeandIcouldhaveeverdonE.27.PeoplegatherindowntownCharlestononSundayto___________________.A.askforandgivehugs.B.fightforequalrightsC.celebrateafestivalD.honorsomevictims28.WhatdidParkerNettlesdointhegathering?A.StrikingthebellinthechurchB.GivingfreehugstotwowomenC.Marchinginhismother’sarmsD.Sittinginthecarwithhisfather29.Theunderlinedpartturnuptheirnoseatmostprobablymeans________________.A.driveawayB.thinkhighlyofC.lookdownupD.dependon30.WhatdoesNettlesthinkoftheexperiencetohisson?A.ItwillhelphimbecomebravE.B.Itwillmakehimagoodperson.C.ItwilllethimunderstandlovE.D.ItwillteachhimsomethingaboutpeacE.
A15-year-oldboywasinjuredinacaraccidentwhenthecarhewastravelinginwashitbyatruckatastreetcorner.Theboywastakentoanearbyhospital.Thedoctorssaiditappearedthattheboyhadnothingmoreseriousthanabrokenleftlegbuttherewasapossibilitythattheboymighthavesomeinsideinjuries.Theboywasconscious清醒的whenhewassenttothehospital.LuckilyhismotherwhowasdrivingwasuninjureD.ShesaidthatthetruckappearedsosuddenlythatshethoughtshewasgoingtodiE.SheturnedhercarsharplytotheleftandthetruckhititonthepassengersidE.Thedriverofthetruckwasa50-year-oldmanwhowasunemployedanditwasclearthathehadbeendrinkingbecausethepolicefound18emptybeercansinsidehistruck.HoweverthemandenieddrinkingevenifhehadfailedthepolicetestfordrinkingsayingNoIhaven’tdrunkanything.WhenaskedtotouchhisnoseearsandmouthwithhiseyesclosedhewasunabletotouchanypartofhisheaD.Sothepoliceputhimintothebackseatofapolicecar.ButthemankeptcryingMabelwhereismyMabel?Ican’tfindhernow.IwantmyMabel.ThepoliceaskedhimifMabelwashiswifE.HesaidShe’smydogmydog!Where’smybaby?LaterinthedaythepolicefoundadogwitharingaroundherneckonwhichwaswrittenMabelhalfablockawayfromwheretheaccidenthappeneD.PerhapsthemanwaslookingforhispetdogafterdrinkingwhentheaccidenthappeneD.AsaresultthemanwastakentothecityjailfordrivingafterdrinkinganditseemedthatMabelwouldbeleftalonE.25.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheaccident?A.Theboy’smotherwasinjureD.B.Theboywasdrivingthecar.C.A.carranintoatruckatacorner.D.Thetruckdriverdrankbeer.26.Howdidthemotherfeelwhenshesawthetruckcoming?A.amazedB.frightenedC.puzzledD.concerned27.Whatdidthedoctorsthinkoftheboy?A.HewasOKbecausehewasconscious.B.HemaybeinjuredinsidE.C.Hisrightlegwasbroken.D.Hewasgoingtodieofabrokenleg.28..whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedworddeniedinthesecondparagraph?A.admittedB.determinedC.disagreedD.preferred
In1939twobrothersMacandDickMcDonaldstartedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadinoCaliforniA.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyearsfirstatheaterthenabarbecuerestaurantthenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperationtheyofferedanewshortenedmenu:Frenchfrieshamburgersandsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewidea:quickservicenowaitersorwaitressesandnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity一致性forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutineforthepreparationoftheirfoodandtheyinsistedontheircooks’stickingtotheirroutinE.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopularparticularlyforlunch.PeopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontimE.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopeneD.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroC.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthespecialattractionofthebrothers’fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttorunothercopiesoftheirrestaurants.TheagreementincludedtherighttocopythemenutheequipmenteventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldengatE.TodayMcDonald’sisreallyahouseholdnamE.In1976McDonald’shadover$lbillionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostsurprisingsuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________________.A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservicesB.howMcDonald’sbecameabillion-dollarbusinessC.thebusinessideasofMacandDickMcDonaldD.RayKroc’sbusinesstalent25.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesEXCEPT__________________.A.adrive-inB.atheaterC.acinemaD.abarbecuerestaurant26.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat__________________.A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroC.B.theplacetheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceoftheirdrive-inC.fortyyearsagotherewerelotsoffast-foodrestaurantsD.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman27.Thepassagesuggeststhat__________________.A.creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccessB.RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothersC.MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheirideastoRayKrocD.Californiaisthebestplacetogointobusiness
Whenmengettogethertheyseldomtalkabouttheirfeelingsorinnerthoughts.Howevertheytalkaboutalotliketheirnewestcomputerhowtorepairtheircarorevenbusiness.Talkmightmovetothebestplacetofindfishorwomenjumptocomputergamesthencontinuetothesportoftheseason.Theyalsoliketotelljokeseachotherandspendafairamountoftimeplayingone-upandboasting吹牛.Menseldomcalleachothertochat.Whenmanmeetswomanheusuallywantstomakeagoodimpression.Manysinglementryhardtocarryonamusingfunandpleasantconversations.Theyuseconversationtodiscoverherinterestsandfeelingsinordertolearnhowtobeattractivetoher.Somemeneitheroutofnervousnessorignorancespendmostofthetimetalkingaboutthemselvesoftenappearingtobragabouttheirachievementsortalkendlesslyabouttheirproblemsorwork.Eventhequietestmantalkstohiswomanwhenloveisnew.Whenwomengettogethertheytalkaboutfeelingsandrelationshipstheirworkandtheirfamily.Theyenjoytalkingbutalsowantthegiveandtakeoftalkthenlisten.Womenoftencalleachothertochat.Conversationisanimportantpartofmostwomen'slives.Asrelationshipsprogresshowevermanyamanturnsonthetelevisionandforgetshowtotalk.ThisraisesangerandcryfromhiswomanpartnerwhosaysYounevertalktomeanymore.Somemenstarttalking.Manyhowevermainlydiscusstheirownachievementsandproblems.Whenthewomanstartstalkingaboutherfavoritesubjectsfeelingsfamilyrelationshipsfriendsandherworkmanymenloseinterestorbringtheconversationbacktothemselves.Prettysoonthemanisbacktostaringatthetelevisioneachnightwonderingwherehisrelationshiphasgone.Thewomanistalkingtoherfriendsmomsisterorneighboroftenaboutthatveryrelationshipandhowsheishurting.24.Whatcanweknowaboutmenfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Theyliketotalkaboutpracticalmatters.B.Theyarewillingtoexposetheirinnerthoughts.C.Theyprefertotakeadventuroustravels.D.Theyoftencalleachothertochataboutwork.25.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpartbragaboutinParagraph4?A.showoffB.dreamaboutC.putforwardD.carefor26.Whatisthesametopicinbothmen’sandwomen’stalk?A.Family.B.Jokes.C.Friends.D.Work.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Howamanmakesagoodimpressiontoawoman.B.Goodrelationshipbetweenmenandwomen.C.Mentalkwomentalkdotheytalktogether?D.Talkingthewomen’smaintoolincommunication.
Aworld-famousCanadianauthorMargaretAtwoodhascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevicetheLongPen.AftermanytiringbooksigningsfromcitytocityAtwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet手写板usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingendinanothercityaroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams网络摄像机andcomputerscreens.WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement地下室.AtfirsttheyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobE.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversionsincludingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.TheinvestingfinallycompletedtestrunsweremadeinOttawaandtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.FromhereAtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtimE.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.ItcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovincE.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareuseD.It’sreallyfunsaidtheownerofabookstorewhowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthorbuttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning.TheresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorablE.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.ButshesaidItwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.15.HowdoestheLongPenwork?A.Itcopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignaturE.C.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimself.D.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.16.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen?A.Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty.B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.D.IthasbeencompletedbutnotputintousE.17.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture?A.ToallowauthorandfantoexchangevideosB.ToimprovecreditcardsecurityC.Tokeeparecordoftheauthor’sideas.D.Todraftlegaldocuments.
ItravelalotinmyworkandwhatIdislikeaboutmyjobiseatingalonE.Italwaysmakesmefeellonelytoseeotherslaughingandtalking.SoroomserviceforseveralnightswasabetterchoiceformE.AfterhavingroomservicethreenightsatahotelinHoustonhoweverIneededtogetoutofmyroom.Althoughtherestaurantopenedat6:30Iarrivedat6:25.Thewaiteratthefrontdeskmadeacomment评论aboutmybeingtherereallyearly.Iexplainedmydislikeofeatingaloneinrestaurants.HethenseatedmeatalovelytableandaskedmewhetherIwouldmindifhesatdownwithmeforawhilE.Iwasglad!Hesatandtalkedwithmeabouthiscareergoalsandthedifficultyofbeingatworkonnightsweekendsandholidays.Hesaidhehadn’tenoughtimetobewithhisfamily.After15minuteshesawsomecustomersatthefrontdeskandexcusedhimself.Inoticedthatbeforehewenttothefrontdeskhestoppedinthekitchenforamoment.ThenanotherwaitercameoutofthekitchenandhadawonderfulchatwithmE.BeforeIleftthatnightsomeotherwaiterseventhecookhadcomeoutofthekitchenandsatwithme!WhenIaskedformybillaboutonehourlaterallthepeoplewhohadsatdownwithmecameoverinabiggrouptomytableandpresentedmewitharedrosE.AndIcried!WhathadbegunasalonelynightendedasabeautifulexperiencE.33.Theauthoraskedforroomservicebecause_______.A.alotofmoneywouldbesavedinthiswayB.hedidn’tliketoeatwithotherpeoplearoundC.hedidn’twantedtoberecognizedbythewaitersD.seeingpeoplelaughingandtalkingmadehimfeelbad34.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthatthewaiteratthefrontdesk______.A.knewhowtoattractmorecustomerstohisrestaurantB.foundithardtobalancehisworkandhisfamilyC.wasgettingtiredofhispresentjobD.hadneverhadsuchachancetotalkabouthisworries35.Theauthorwantstotellusthat______.A.peopleareactuallyalllonelyintheirownwayB.restaurantsshouldputtheneedofcustomersfirstC.thekindnessofstrangerscanmakeyoulesslonelyD.restaurantsarefullofsurprisesforlonelypeople
TenyearsagoIusedtobeveryfit.IrodeabiketoworkandIgotalotofexerciseatweekends.Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.InthosedaysIdidn’tearnverymuch.IhadajobinanofficE.Itwasn’taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing.ThenabouteightyearsagoIgotamuchbetterjoB.Thepaywasbetterbutthehourswerealotlonger.Iboughtacaranddrovetoworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.AndIbegantoputonweighttoo.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksatweekendsbecauseIjustdidn’thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymorE.There’salotofstressinmyjoB.PerhapsthatiswhyIstarteddrinkingmorethanIusedto.ForexampleIusedtohaveonlyhalfaglassofwhiskywhenIgothomebutthenIstartedfillingmyglasstothetopandinsteadofhavingoneglassIwouldhaveseveral.Istartedsmokingalottoo.Ineverusedtosmokeatall.TwomonthsagoIhadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn’tbelieveit.Luckilyitwasn’tveryserious.Thedoctoradvisedmetostopsmokingandtoeatless.HealsoadvisedmetoworklessandgetmoreexercisE.ButIjusthaven’tanytime!Myjobtakeseverythingoutofme!SometimesIwonderifIshouldgetanotherjoB.PerhapsIcoulddosomethinglikeIusedtodo.ButifIdothatIwon’tearnasmuch.Ihaveafamilytosupport.Ihavetothinkofthemtoo.Ijustdon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.Whatdoyouthink?32.Comparedwithtenyearsagowhatisworsefortheauthornow?A.HisjoB.B.Hispay.C.Hismeansoftransport.D.Hishealth.33.AccordingtothepassagewhentheauthorgotthebetterjobwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Hegothigherpay.B.Hisworkinghoursweren’tlong.C.Hefounditverystressful.D.Hehadlittlefreetimeatweekends.34.Aftertheauthorhadaheartattackthedoctoradvisedhim_____.A.nottoworkanylongerB.totakealongvacationabroadC.tostopsmokingandtakeexerciseD.nottoeatoutanymore35.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorisnotsurewhatheshoulddonow.B.Theauthorhastakenthedoctor’sadvicE.C.TheauthorhasgotanothernewjoB.D.Theauthorfeelsmuchbetternow.
TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan’tevenunderstandabitofmusiC.I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.ButoneyoungermusiciansaidThereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonthandI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewithortoputitanotherwayyouarewhoyourfriendsarE.Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’repositiveornegativethey’rerubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusiciansorblameothersandyouplaytheroleofvictimchancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit’stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucallfriends.Thisisaneasyexercise:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwithandsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandardforyourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandarD.Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou’relookingforormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.32.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.friendinneedisafriendindeedB.HowtomakefriendshiplastforeverC.YouarewhoyourfriendsareD.Friendsarethemostimportantinone’ssuccess33.Theunderlinedsentencethey’rerubbingoffonyouinParagraph6means______.A.they’llpushyouaheadB.they’llinfluenceyouC.they’llcoveryourshortcomingsD.they’llhelpyouachieveyourgoal34.Themusicians’wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow______.A.themusicians’livingconditionsarequitepoorB.peoplehavepoortasteinmusicC.peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthesamethingD.youngpeoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding35.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor______.A.musiciansB.managersC.negativepeopleD.peoplewantingtosucceed
MygrandfatherJackis96yearsoldandhehashadaninterestinglifE.HehastravelledalotinhislifeintheFarEast.HevisitedtheTajMahalinIndiaandthePyramidsinEgypt.Hehunted狩猎lionsinAfricaandrodeacamelintheSaharaDesert.HesaysthemostbeautifulplacehehastravelledtoisKathmanduinNepal.JackhasmarriedtwicE.Hisfirstwifediedwhenshewas32.HemethissecondwifeMariawhilehewascyclingroundFrancE.Theyhavebeenmarriedfor50yearsandtheyhavelivedhappilyinasmallvillagesincetheygotmarrieD.JacksaysthathehasneverbeenillinhislifE.ThesecretofgoodhealthaccordingtomygrandfatherisexercisE.Hegoesswimmingeverymorning.Hehasdonethissincehewasaboy.Healsohasaglassofwineeverynight！Perhapsthatishissecret!49.WhichofthefollowingdoesJackthinkisthemostbeautifulplace?A.Kathmandu.B.ThePyramids.C.TheSaharaDesert.D.TajMahal.50.WheredidJackmeetMaria?A.InIndiA.B.InNepal.C.InFrancE.D.InEgypt.51.WhatdoesJackdoeverynight?A.HehasaglassofwinE.B.Hegoesswimming.C.Hehuntslions.D.Heridesacamel.
Itwasanextremelycoldwintermorningandthesnowhadstartedtomeltthedaybeforeitfrozeagain.IwaswalkingwithmydogswishingthatIcouldteachthemtousethebathroomindoorsandthenIlookedupandnoticedthemorningsunrisE.Lightpinkandpurplecloudswerefloatingacrossthesky.ThoughtheweatherwassocoldtheskylookedlikeheavensmilingatmE.IthankedlifeforthisbeautifulgiftasItookanotherstepinthesnow.WhenitstoppedsnowingIsteppedon一itwasicy.SuddenlymyfeetflewintotheairmybodycrashedtothegroundmyshoeslippedoffmyshootandIfoundmyselfstillstaringatthesunrisebutwithanachingbutt屁股mybackonthegroundandtwoworrieddogslicking添myfacE.A.strangesoundwascomingoutofmymouthbutitwasalaugh.Ilaythereforafewminuteslaughingandenjoyingthisfunnything.Thatwasn’tthefirsttimeagoodlaughhadsavedmefromdangerandpainandIamsureitwillnotbethelast.LaugherisoneofourgreatestgiftsfromlifE.ItexercisesthebodylightenstiiCilColtaildCOmfbrtStheSOlll.ItaisCrCiiiinclsUSthatwecanchoosehappinessoverdespair.Thenexttimeyoufeellikelaughingthendonotholditbackandjustletitout.Mayyoursoulalwayssingwiththesongofsweetlaughter!1.Whydidtheauthorgooutthatwintermorning?A.Toteachhispetssometricks.B.Toadmirethebeautifulsnowflakes.C.Totrainhisdogstousethetoilet.D.Toworkoutforhishealth.2.Whathappenedtotheauthor?A.A.passingcarcrashedintohim.B.Hehadafallwhilewalking.C.Hewasshickenbytheanimals.D.Hehadhislegsbroken.3.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HavetheLastLaughB.A.GoodLaughC.TheBenefitsofKeepingPetsD.PiideOoesBeforeA.Fail
Lastsummerafter16yearsintheUnitedStatesItraveledtothecityinRussiawhereIgrewup.Iwasthefirstinmyfamilytoreturnafterallthoseyears.Mymomgavemeahand-drawnmapshowingthelocationofmygrandfather’stombatthelocalcemeteryandsheaskedmetovisitit.ItwasreallyimportanttoherthatIgotherE.MygrandfatherdiedwhenIwaslittleandshewantedmetorememberhim.Hewasstillverymuchaliveinhermindandshewantedhimtocontinuetoliveinmymindaswell.SoIpromisedthatthefirstthingI’ddowhenIarrivedwouldbetovisitthecemetery.HoweverIgotcaughtupinworkandIhadalotofcatchinguptodowithmychildhoodfriends.Itwasn’tuntiladaybeforeIwasleavingthatIfoundtimetogotothecemetery.Itwaslateintheafternoonandrightbytheentrancewasaladywhowassellingflowers.Bythenshehadonlysevencarnationsleftinherbucket.IboughtthemallbutwhenIreachedformywalletIrealizedIdidn’thavethemapwithmE.Ihadnoideawhathadhappenedtothatmap.AndIhadnoideawheremygrandfather’stombwaslocateD.Icouldcallmymomandaskher.ButtheproblemwasthatIhadalreadytoldherI’dgonetothecemetery.WhatwasIgoingtosay?IfoundthemainofficE.FortunatelyitwasopenandinsidewasasmallofficE.Behindthecounterwasanoldwomanandshesaidshe’dhelpmelocatemygrandfather’srecords.Acoupleofminuteslatershecamebackwithaprintout.Itturnedouttherewere17AbrahamPikarskisonthelist.IchosethetwowhoseageIbelievedcloselymatchedmygrandfather’s.Isetofftolookforthem.IhopedthatatleastonewouldhaveaportraitonthetombstonE.ThiswayI’dknowwhichtombwasminE.IfoundthefirsttombanditsaidAbrahamPikarskionitbuttherewasnoportrait.Onlyaninscription碑铭:FromtheLovingWifeandChildren.IhadnoideawhetherthiswastherightonesoIwentofftolookfortheotheronE.IfoundittooanditwasvirtuallyindistinguishablefromthefirstonE.ItsaidAbrahamPikarskinoportrait.Theinscriptionwasslightlydifferent.Itsaid:FromtheGrievingFamily.Ihadnoideawhattodo.Wasmyfamilythelovingoneorthegrievingone?IwasstandingtherewaitingthinkingmaybesomesortofspecialfeelingwouldcometomE.MaybeI’dfeelsomesortofcloserelationshipwiththepersonwhowaslyingtherE.IputthreecarnationsonthattombandIwentbacktothefirstonE.IstoodtheretooforawhileandagainIwashopingthatI’dfeelsomethingspecial.ButitwasgettinglateandIhadtopackforthetripbacktoNewYorksoIputthreecarnationsonthistomB.IstoodtherewiththelastflowerinmyhanD.WhichAbrahamPikarskishoulditgoto?ShouldIjustthrowitaway?Ihadtocomeupwithsomesortofasolution.ThensuddenlyIknewwhattodo.IputthatfloweronthatsametombwhereIwasstanding.Ithoughtifthisisreallymygrandfatherwhoislyingtherethenallisgoodandhegotthemost.Butifnotthenletthisbekindofcomforttothestrangerbecausesomebodyelse’sgrandsoncameallthewayfromAmericatopayhisrespects.IwentbacktothehotelandflewhometoNewYorkthenextday.Ineverfoundthatmapagain.MomandDadpickedmeupattheairport.OnthewayhomefromtheairportmymomstartedcryingI’msohappythatyoutookthetimetovisityourgrandfather’stomB.ItreallymeanssomuchtomE.YouknowwhenyoucalledandtoldmeyouwentthereIthoughtyouwerejustsayingittomakemefeelgooD.WhenIwasstillintheairthismorninghercousinwholivesinRussiahadcalledandtoldmymotherthatshehadjustcomefromthecemeteryandhadseenmyflowerstherE.SomymomknewthatIhadreallydonethis.ShouldIaskherhowmanyflowershercousinsaw?Threeorfour?ButthenIdecidedthatmaybeIshouldnotsayanythingatall.65.Theauthorvisitedhisgrandfather’stombjustbeforehereturnedtoAmericabecause________.A.helostthemaphismotherdrewforhimB.heoccupiedhimselfwithmanythingsC.hewasn’twellfamiliarwiththecemeteryD.hedidn’thaveaffectionforhisgrandfather66.Thereasonwhytheauthordidn’tturntohismotheristhat________.A.hewasunwillingtoberegardedasaliarB.hecouldn’tmakeupareasonableexcuseC.heintendedtorecoverthemapbyhimselfD.hewasabletolocategrandfather’stomb67.Theauthorchosethetwotombsoutofthe17accordingto________.A.theirappearanceB.theirinscriptionC.theirageD.theirlocation68.Whydidtheauthor’smothercryonthewayhome?A.Hepaidrespecttoastranger.B.TheauthorkepthispromisE.C.ShekeptgrandfatherinminD.D.Hercousinfoundtheflowers.69.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanknowthat________.A.hewasashamedofhavingtellingalietohismotherB.hewascontenttohavepresentedthefollowerstoastrangerC.hewasawareofwhichtombwashisgrandfather’sintheendD.hethoughtitmadenosensetofigureoutthelocationofthetomb70.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.journeytohometownB.A.tombembarrassmentC.A.pleasantcoincidenceD.A.hand-drawnmap
OnedaywhenIwas12mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibraryandborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoreaD.InthelibraryIfoundmywayintotheChildren’sRoom.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.ThecoverofabookcaughtmyeyE.ItpresentedapictureofabeaglE.IhadrecentlyhadabeaglethefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachilD.Hewasmysecretsharerbutonemorninghewasgonegivenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.IneverforgotmybeaglE.WithoutopeningthebooktitledAmostheBeaglewithaPlanIborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.UndertheshadeofabushIstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadveryveryslowlywithdifficulty.ThoughpageswereturnedslowlyIgotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwholikeminehadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhomE.ThatdogwasmydogandIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworlD.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:IhadreadabookandIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotreaD.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmymiraculous奇迹般地experiencethatsummerbutshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.AndyearslatershewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbookswasawardedaPhDinliteratureandauthoredhisownbooksarticlespoetryandfiction.ThepowerofthewordshashelD.24.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto_____.A.encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemC.lethimspendameaningfulsummerD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons25.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause_____.A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsB.hefounditstitleeasytounderstandC.hewasremindedofhisowndogD.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch26.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.C.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.D.TheauthorhashadhappysummerseversincE.27.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum’sStrictOrderC.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.TheCharmofaBook
TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyfortheLondonbus.ThebusforLondonwouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelvE.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginlinesandotherswerewalkingabout.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwascryingtokeeptheminorder.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnowhereforhimtosit.Hewalkedintothestationcafé.HelookedupattheclocktherE.ItwasonlytwentytotwelvE.Hefoundaseatandsatdownfacingalargemirroronthewall.JustthenJohnoneofTom’sfriendscameinandsatwithTom.Whattimeisyourbus?askedJohn.OhthereisplentyoftimeyetansweredTom.OhI’llgetyousomemoreteathensaidJohn.Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.Goodheavens!It’sgoingback-ward!hecrieD.Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit’shalfpasteleven.YouarelookingattheclockinthemirrorsaidJohn.Tomwantedtokickhimselfforbeingsofoolish.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.Hehasneverlikemirrorsincethen.27.TheLondonbusleft______.A.at11:55B.at5:12C.before11:55D.after11:5528.Tomwentintothestationcafébecause________.A.JohnaskedhimtohaveacupofteaB.hewantedadrinkthereC.hewouldmeetafriendofhisD.itwasearlyyetandhewantedtofindaplacetosit29.Whattimewasitinfactwhenhelookedattheclockinthemirror?A.HalfpasttwelvE.B.Halfpasteleven.C.TwentytotwelvE.D.HalfpastonE.30.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TommissedhisbusB.Hehaslikemirrorsincethen.C.Thenextbuswouldleavesoon.D.TomarrivedLondonontimE.
IwasinaterriblemooD.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedmE.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.WanttogoforaridetodayBeck?It’sabeautifulday.No!Leavemealone!ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.IforgottobemadatthemandwhenIcamehometofindanoteonthetablE.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital.WhenIreachedthehospitalmymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensivE.Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911thankGod!IfhehadmovedDaddythere’snotellingwhatmighthavehappeneD.Abrokenrib肋骨mighthavepierced穿透alung...MymothermayhavesaidmorebutIdidn’thear.Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:LeavemealonE.MydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmorE.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurledthosewordsathimearlierintheday?Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgentlyafraidofhurtinghim.DaddyIamsosorryIt’sokaysweetheart.I’llbeokay.NoIsaidImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknowthatmorning?Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly.HelookedatmeandsaiD.SweetheartIdon’trememberanythingaboutthatdaynotbeforeduringoraftertheaccident.ButIrememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbeforE.HemanagedaweaksmilE.MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.21.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause_______.A.hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriends.B.hisfatherhadaterribleaccidentC.hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriendsD.hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinema22.Whydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?A.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.B.Becausehedidn’tgetalongwithhisfather.C.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.D.Becausehecouldn’tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.23.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat_____A.hehadapoormemoryB.hedidn’thearwhathissonsaidC.helosthismemoryaftertheaccidentD.hejustwantedtocomforthisson24.WhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?A.Don’thurtotherswithrudewords.B.Don’ttreatyourparentsbadly.C.Don’tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.D.Don’tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.
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