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ThenameofAlexanderGrahamBellstrikesabellastheinventorofthetelephonE.Whatmostpeopledonotknowhoweveristhatthisgreatscientistengineerinventorandinnovatorwasamongstthefirstadvocatesofrenewableenergyasasolutiontothedecreasingcoalandoilresources.Afterhisresearchinacoustics声学thatledtotheinventionofthetelephonein1876AlexanderGrahamBellstartedtotakeakeeninterestinthegreenhouseeffect.ThehistoryofrenewableenergystartedlongbeforeAlexanderGrahamBell'stimE.Camphene莰烯themostpopularlampfuelofthe1850ssoldfor50centsagallon.Alcoholpoweredironscoffeeroastershotwaterheatersandstovesandevenalcoholfueledcarswerecommoninthosedays.ThediscoveryofrockoilsoonchangedthescenE.Thelowercostsofkerosene煤油thetaxbenefitsofkerosenetaxedat10centsagallonasopposedtoD|S2pergallonofcampheneandthemarketingandexpansioneffortsofoilcompaniessoonmadegasolineandkerosenecheaperandeasilyavailablE.AlexanderGrahamBellwasamongstthefirsttounderstandthatincreasinguseoffossilfuelswouldharmtheenvironmentandthatthedaywasnotfarawaywhenthesourcesofsuchnonrenewableformsofenergywoulddryup.Heintroducedthetermgreenhouseeffecttoexplainthephenomenonoftheworldbecomingwarmerduetotheburningoffossilfuels.By1914AlexanderGrahamBellstartedexploringvariousrenewableenergysourcesaspossiblealternativefueloptions.Heconsideredtheavailablealternativesofwaterpowerwoodanddirectuseofthesun'sraysbutsoonidentifiedalcoholasthebestsubstituteforfossilfuelsabletomeetthedemandsofthefuturE.InhisarticleintheNationalGeographicMagazineVolume31ofFebruary1917AlexanderGrahamBellsuggestedalcoholasacleanbeautifulandefficientfuel.Thebigadvantageofalcoholwascleanburningwithoutanyharmfulemissionsandthepossibilityofaguaranteedcontinuoussupplybytheproductionofanannualsupplyofalcohol.1.FromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthatBell________.A.wasn'twellknownforadvocatingtheuseofrenewableenergyB.wasmoreinterestedinthegreenhouseeffectthaninacousticsC.startedtostudyrenewableenergysourcesbefore1876D.startedthetimeofusingrenewableenergy2.WhatdidBellthinkofthefossilfuelsaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyhaddoneharmtopeople'shealth.B.Theywouldbeusedupafterafewyears.C.Theywouldharmtheenvironment.D.Theyshouldbetaxedhighly.3.AccordingtoBellwhat'stheoutstandingbenefitofalcoholasasubstituteforfossilfuels?A.Cleanburning.B.Lowcosts.C.Lowtax.D.Easyproduction.4.WhatistheBESTtitleforthispassage?A.AlexanderGrahamBellandhisinventionsB.AlexanderGrahamBellandrenewableenergyC.AlexanderGrahamBell'ssuccessinscientificresearchD.AlexanderGrahamBell'sstoriesofprotectingtheenvironment
TheancientMayabuiltmanylargecitiesinwhatisknownastheirclassicperiodwhichlastedfromabout250A.D.untilabout900.Eachcityhaditsownkingandrulingclass.Thecitiestradedwithoneanotherbutoftenfoughtaswell.Aroundtheyear900theMayaabandonedmanyoftheircities.ArchaeologistsandotherscientistshavelongpuzzledoverwhytheMayaleft.Theyhaveexaminedthecitiescarefullyandstudiedthesettlementsthatsurroundthem.InCopantheyfoundmanytoolsdatingfrom500toabout1000andafewtoolsdatingfromabout1000to1200.Theyfoundthatnonewmonumentshadbeenbuiltafter822.FromplantremainstheyconcludedthattheareaaroundCopanhadbeenfarmlandandotherevidencesuggestedthatthelandhadbeenoverfarmeD.InviewoftheevidencethescientistsconcludedthatalargepopulationhadlivedinCopanuntilabout1000butthatasmorepeoplefarmedthelandthesoilhadlostitsrichnessandproducedfewercropscausingtheMayatheretosufferfrommalnutrition营养不良asananalysisofskullshasshown.AsaresultpeoplebegantoleaveCopanaroundtheyear1000.WarmayalsohavecausedtheMayatoabandonsomeoftheircities.Forexampleitisthoughtthatarival敌对cityCaracolmayhaveonceconqueredTikal.100yearslaterTikalreturnedtopowerandtherulingfamilybuilttemplestohonouritsvictory.Howeverbytheendofthe800sTikalwasnolongerpowerfulanditsinhabitantsleft.AlthoughwedonotknowforcertainwhymanyancientMayaabandonedtheircitiestoday'sMayamayprovideuswithclues.ThemodernMayastillliveonthelandsinMexicoandGuatemalathattheirancestorsoccupieD.ManypresentdayMayastillhaveancientbeliefsandfarmingpracticesandstudyingthesemayhelpusdiscovermoreaboutancientMayaculturE.1.AccordingtothetextweknowthatCopanflourishedfrom________.A.500to822B.250to900C.822to1000D.1000to12002.InCopanscientistsfoundevidencethattheMaya________.A.hadbeendefeatedbythepeopleofCaracolB.hadoverfarmedthelandandsufferedfrompoorhealthC.hadbeeninvolvedinaconflictwithTikalD.hadleftthecitybecauseofawar3.It'sprobablethatscientistswillnotagreeonwhytheMayaabandonedtheircities________.A.untilmorecitiesarefoundB.withoutmorephysicalevidenceC.untilmodernpracticesarebetterunderstoodD.withoutcomparingtheMayatootherancientcultures4.ThescientiststhinkstudyingthebeliefsandpracticesofthemodernMayawillhelpthemunderstandancientMayancivilizationbecausethemodernMaya________.A.areidenticaltotheancientonesB.havethebestfarmingpracticesC.knowwhattheirancientcivilizationwaslikeD.carryonsomeoftheirancestors'beliefsandpractices
ThefollowingstorytookplacelongagoinIsrael.Onedaywhengovernmentofficialswererebuildinganofficetheyfoundamouseholeinacornerandusedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.A.whilelatertheyindeedsawmicerunningoutoneafteranother.TheneveryonethoughtthatallthemicehadescapeD.ButjustastheywerejustabouttostarttocleanuptheysawtwomicesqueezingoutattheexitoftheholE.Aftersomeendeavorthemicefinallygotout.Thestrangethingwasthataftertheycameoutoftheholetheydidnotrunawayimmediately.InsteadonechasedaftertheotherneartheexitoftheholE.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.Everyonewaspuzzledsotheysteppedclosertotakealook.TheyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldnotseeanythingandtheotheronewastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsohecouldpulltheblindonewithhimtoescapE.Afterwitnessingwhathappenedeveryonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.DuringmealtimethegroupofpeoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtochataboutwhathappenedtothetwomicE.OneseriousRomeofficialsaid:Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofemperorandminister.Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid:Thatwaswhy!ThustheRomeofficialshowedhisarrogance.AsmartIsraelisaid:IthinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewashusbandandwifE.Againtheothersthoughtforawhileandallfeltitmadesense;sotheyexpressedagreement.ThereforetheIsraeli’scountenance脸色面色showedself-satisfaction.AChinesewhowasaccustomedtothefirmtraditionofloyaltytoparentssaid:Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofmotherandson.OnceagaintheothersthoughtforawhileandfeltthiswasmorereasonablE.SotheyexpressedagreementyetanothertimE.ThereforethefaceoftheChineseshowedprofessionalmodesty.Atthatmomentonepure-mindedSamaritan撒玛利亚人whowassquatted蹲onthegroundrestinghischininhishandsbewilderedly为难地lookedatotherpeopleandasked:Whydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertainrelationship?SuddenlytheatmospherefrozE.ThenthegrouplookedbackattheSamaritanandremainedspeechless.TheRomeofficialtheIsraeliandtheChinesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshameanddidnotdaretoresponD.Infactthetrueloveisnotestablishedonbenefitfriendshipandloyaltyorbloodrelationship.Insteaditisbasedonnorelationship.1.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribethestoryaccordingtothepassage?A.MicecameoutoneafteranotherforcedbysmokE.B.GovernmentofficialsfoundamouseholeinanofficE.C.TwomoremicecameoutoftheholE.D.OnemousetriedtobitethetailoftheotheroneneartheexitoftheholE.E.Governmentofficialswereabouttocleanup.A.b-a-e-c-dB.b-a-c-d-eC.c-b-a-e-dD.c-a-d-b-e2.Whydidn’tthetwomiceescapeimmediately?A.Theydidn’tknowaboutthedanger.B.Onewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.C.Theycouldn’tfindtherightdirectiontorunaway.D.Onewastryingtohelptheothertoescapetogether.3.WhatdoesthesentenceThatwaswhy!meaninParA.5?A.Thatwasjustthereasonwhyyouthinkthetwomicewereemperorandminister?B.Thatwasjustthereasonwhythetwomiceranaftereachother?C.Thatwasjustthereasonwhyonemousehelpedtheothertoescapefromthehole!D.Thatwasjustthereasonwhyweshouldbelieveyourwords?4.Whydidtheylowertheirheadsinshameaccordingtothepassage?A.Theydidnotdaretoanswer.B.TheyfailedtoanalyzetherelationshipbetweenthemicE.C.Theyregretteddrivingapoorblindmouseaway.D.Theydidnotexpressthemselvesmuchbetter.
EdmundHalleywasanEnglishscientistwholivedover200yearsago.Hestudiedtheobservationsofcomets彗星whichotherscientistshadmadE.Theorbitofoneparticularcometwasaverydifficultmathematicalproblem.Hecouldnotfigureitout.Neithercouldotherscientistswhodealtwithsuchproblems.HoweverHalleyhadafriendnamedNewtonwhowasabrilliantmathematician.Newtonthoughthehadalreadyworkedoutthatproblembuthecouldnotfindthepapersonwhichhehaddoneit.HetoldHalleythattheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofanellipse椭圆.NowHalleysettowork.Hefiguredout解决计算出theorbitsofsomeofthecometsthathadbeenobservedbyscientists.Hemadeasurprisingdiscovery.Thecometsthathadappearedintheyears15311607and1682allhadthesameorbit.Yettheirappearanceshadbeen75to76yearsapart.ThisseemedverystrangetoHalley.Thedifferentcometsfollowedthesameorbit.ThemoreHalleythoughtaboutitthemorehethoughtthattherehadnotbeenthreedifferentcometsaspeoplethought.Hedecidedthattheyhadsimplyseenthesamecometthreetimes.Thecomethadgoneawayandhadcomebackagain.Itwasanastonishingidea！Halleyfeltcertainenoughtomakeaprediction预言ofwhatcometwouldhappeninthefuturE.Hedecidedthatthiscometwouldappearintheyear1758.Therewere53yearstogobeforeHalley'spredictioncouldbetesteD.In1758thecometappearedinthesky.HalleydidnotseeitforhehaddiedsomeyearsbeforE.EversincethenthatcomethasbeencalledHalley'scometinhishonor.1.EdmundHalleyfiguredouttheorbitof________.A.somedifferentcometsappearingseveraltimesB.thesamecometappearingatdifferenttimesC.threedifferentcometsappearingthreetimesD.severalcometsappearingatthesametime2.Halleymadeasurprisingbutcorrectpredictionintheyear________.A.1704B.1705C.1706D.17073.Thispassageingeneralisabout________.A.HalleyandotherscientistsB.theorbitofacometC.NewtonandHalleyD.Halleyandhisdiscovery4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.EdmundHalleywasanAmericanscientist.B.Halleymadehisdiscoverybydoingexperiments.C.Newtonwasafamousmathematician.D.TheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofanarounD.
GAOMIShandongOctober11Xinhua—ChinesewriterMoYansaidonThursdaythathewasverysurprisedatwinningtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturE.SpeakingtoreportersatahotelinhishometownGaomiCityineastChina’sShandongProvinceMosaidIwasverysurpriseduponwinningtheprizebecauseIfeltIwasnotveryseniorintermsofqualificationamongChinesewriters.Therearemanygoodwritersandmyrankingwasnotsohigh.IamveryhappyhesaidIwashavingdinnerwhenIreceivedthenews.IwassurpriseD.ThankyouforcomingallthewaytoGaomi.ThisshouldbeaseasonofredsorghumbutnosuchcropisplantedanymorE.IbelievenoneofyouhaveseenthecrophesaiD.TheNobelPrizeinLiteratureisaveryimportantliteratureprizebutnotthetopawarD.Itrepresentstheopinionsofthejury评审团.IamsatisfiedwithmymajorworksandIstillkeepwritingbyhanD.MyworksareChineseliteraturewhichispartofworldliteraturE.TheyshowthelifeofChinesepeopleaswellasthecountry’suniquecultureandfolkcustoms.MeanwhilemynovelsdescribedhumanbeingsinthebroadsensE.Iwroteintheperspectiveofahumanbeing.TheseworksstandbeyondregionsandethnicgroupshesaiD.ThefolkartsandfolkcultureaccompaniedmygrowthandIwasinfluencedbytheculturalelementsIwitnessedthroughmychildhooD.WhenIpickedupthepenforliteraturecreationthefolkculturalelementsinevitablyenteredmynovelsandaffectedandevendeterminedtheartisticstylesofmyworksheaddeD.Mo’swinbroughtjoytootherwritersandreadersthroughoutthecountryasheisthefirstChinesenationaltowintheNobelPrizeinLiteratureinitscentury-longhistory.Bornintoafarmer’sfamilyinavillageinGaomiMohasbeenknownsincethelate1980sforhisnovelssuchasRedSorghumwhichwaslateradaptedintoafilmbydirectorZhangYimou.347W1.MoYanwassurprisedatwinningtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturebecausehefelt.A.hewasnotasfamousasotherwritersB.hewasnotthebestwriterinChinaC.hewasborninafarmer’sfamilyD.hedidn’thavegoodeducation2.AccordingtoMoYan.A.redsorghumshouldbeplantedinhishometownB.theNobelPrizerepresentstheopinionsofthepublicC.hestillkeepsthehabitofwritingbyhandD.hisnovelsdescribedhumanbeingsofallregions3.ByreadingMoYan’sworkswecan.A.learnalotabouttheChinesefolkcultureB.increaseoursenseofnationalprideC.formavividpictureofhischildhoodD.learnmoreaboutthehistoryoftheNobelPrize4.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMoYan?A.RomantiC.B.Self-confident.C.Humorous.D.Modest.5.Wheremightyoufindthearticle?A.Inanovel.B.Inatravelbook.C.Inanewspaper.D.Inastudentbook.
Thereisonetypeofillnessintheworldthataffectsmorepeoplethananythingelseandisverydeadly.Ifuntreatedthisillnesscouldaffecteverythingyoudo.Whatisthisillness?Depression.Seriousdepressionrequiresprofessionaltreatment.Self-induceddepressionissomethingeachofuscanchange.Everyone’scircumstancesaredifferentbutthecausesofself-induceddepressionarecommon:lowself-esteemhurtfulthinkingandabadattitude.Sohowcanwechangethewaywethinkfeelandcultivateacheerfulattitude?Firstwemustlookatourselvestrulyandhonestlyexaminingourmotivesforwhatwewishtoachieve.Ifyouaredissatisfiedbecauseyoufeelyouhaven’torcan’tdoanythingthenonestepisneeded—tosetgoals.Alwaysstartyourgoalsrelativelysmallandeasytoattain.Thinkofthemassandonegrainmaybeinsignificantbutasagrouptheyformthebeach.Onceyouhavesetandattainedsmallgoalsforyourselfmoveontoslightlylargermorechallenginggoals.Ittakesmorethanjustsettinggoalstobehappy.Ittakespositivethinking.Howcanweattainthis?Thereareanumberoffactorsthatcanmakeusthinknegativelyandoneofthoseisdiet.Inmyopinionapersonwhoeatsalotoftake-outandfastfoodisfeedingtheirbodyjunk.StartbyeatingbetterfoodswhichgivethebodymuchNEEDEDminerals.Ifyourphysicalbodyishappyit’smucheasierforyourmentalbodyorthinkingabilitytobehappy.Nextexercise.Halfanhouradayisrecommendedforpositivewellbeing.Thenthinkaboutgoodmemoriesyouhadorgenerallythinkofthingsthatmakeyousmile.Remembereverythingyouwearcostsmoneybuttowearasmileisfree.Asmilecanbethedifferencebetweenanaveragedayandagreatday.Ifyoufollowthesestepspositivechangeisinevitable.66.WhichofthestatementsaboutdepressionisTRUE?A.Depressionisakindofillnessthatcan’tbecuredlikesomecancer.B.Depressioncanallbecuredsuccessfullybypatientsthemselves.C.Thosewhosufferfromdepressionliveinsimilarcircumstances.D.Thosewhosufferfromdepressionfeeldissatisfiedwiththemselves.67.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat____________.A.apracticalgoalcanhelppeopletoachieveasenseofsuccessB.weshouldn’tbesatisfiedwithsmallgoalsthatareinsignificantC.weshouldavoidchallenginggoalsthatmayleadtofailureD.peoplecanenjoyhappinessonlyiftheysetreasonablegoals68.InordertoachievepositivethinkingapersonshoulddothesethingsEXCEPT_________.A.eathealthierfoodsB.setchallenginggoalsC.exercisehalfanhouradayD.alwayswearasmile69.Whatcanweinferfromthereadingpassage?A.Thosewhocanachievesmallgoalscansurelyachievebigones.B.Takeoutandfastfoodcannotprovidepeoplewithenoughminerals.C.Youcanonlyexercisehalfanhourifyouwanttogetridofdepression.D.Smileisthecheapestthingcomparedtootherpossessionsyouhave.70.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Somewaystodealwithdepression.B.Thedangerdepressioncanbringtopeople.C.Howtokeeppositivethinking.D.Theargumentthatdepressioncanbechanged.
JoanRiverswasdeterminedtobecomeasuccessfulcomedian喜剧演员.AsfarbackasIremembershesaidIwantedacareerinshowbusiness.Butpeopleweretellingmeno.ShewaslivinginadirtycheaphotelandhadbeenturneddownbyeverytalentagentinNewYorkwhenshegotherfirstjobin1958.Howexciting!Maybethiswasherbigbreak.ButafterheractonthefirstnightthemanagercalledheroversayingYou'refired.IwascompletelydisappointedshesigheD.Fired!Firedfrommyfirstjob!Iwentbacktomyhotelroomhelpless.Ireallycouldnotstopcrying.SoonshewasbookedagainandthenfiredfromhersecondjoB.There'sjustnoworkalltheagentswouldsayshakingtheirheadsorworseyetYou'retooolD.If_you_were_going_to_make_it_you_would_have_made_it_by_now.EvenhermothertoldherYouhavenotalent.You'rethrowingyourlifeaway.Ihadnomoney.Myofficewasaphonebooth电话亭inGrandCentralStation.IlivedoutofonesmallsuitcaseandsleptinmycarsaidJoanRiversafamouscomedianauthormotherbusinesswomanandbestknownforherEmmyAwardwinningtelevisiontalkshowandmanyothersuccesses.WhatdoesJoanhavetosayaboutallthosetoughpresuccessdays?Allinall—notaneasytimE.Itdidhoweverservetoshapethedeterminationandaninner内在的strengththatIhavecalledoninmylifemanytimessincE.AndJoan'sfinalwordstousNeverstopbelieving!Nevergiveup!Neverquit!Never！5.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AStoryfromJoanRiversB.DeterminationHelpsMakeItC.AComedian—JoanRiversD.FailureIstheMotherofSuccess6.TheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphimpliesthatJoanRivers________.A.wasanunluckypersonB.wouldn'tsucceedinthefutureC.weretoooldtodoanythingD.wouldbecomeagreatcomedian7.AccordingtothetextJoanRivers________.A.oncebuiltherofficeinatelephoneboothB.wasnotgoodatfindingjobsC.hadwrittenmanyfamousnovelsD.didwellinthetelevisiontalkshow8.What'sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Totellreadersnottogiveupdoinganything.B.TotellJoanRivers'sinterestingstory.C.TotellreadershowtofindajoB.D.Totellreadershowtobeagreatcomedian.
EdmundHalleywasanEnglishscientistwholivedover200yearsago.Hestudiedtheobservationsofcomets彗星whichotherscientistshadmadE.Theorbitofoneparticularcometwasaverydifficultmathematicalproblem.Hecouldnotfigureitout.Neithercouldotherscientistswhodealtwithsuchproblems.HoweverHalleyhadafriendnamedNewtonwhowasabrilliantmathematician.Newtonthoughthehadalreadyworkedoutthatproblembuthecouldnotfindthepapersonwhichhehaddoneit.HetoldHalleythattheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofanellipse椭圆.NowHalleysettowork.Hefiguredout解决计算出theorbitsofsomeofthecometsthathadbeenobservedbyscientists.Hemadeasurprisingdiscovery.Thecometsthathadappearedintheyears15311607and1682allhadthesameorbit.Yettheirappearanceshadbeen75to76yearsapart.ThisseemedverystrangetoHalley.Thedifferentcometsfollowedthesameorbit.ThemoreHalleythoughtaboutitthemorehethoughtthattherehadnotbeenthreedifferentcometsaspeoplethought.Hedecidedthattheyhadsimplyseenthesamecometthreetimes.Thecomethadgoneawayandhadcomebackagain.Itwasanastonishingidea！Halleyfeltcertainenoughtomakeaprediction预言ofwhatcometwouldhappeninthefuturE.Hedecidedthatthiscometwouldappearintheyear1758.Therewere53yearstogobeforeHalley'spredictioncouldbetesteD.In1758thecometappearedinthesky.HalleydidnotseeitforhehaddiedsomeyearsbeforE.EversincethenthatcomethasbeencalledHalley'scometinhishonor.1.EdmundHalleyfiguredouttheorbitof________.A.somedifferentcometsappearingseveraltimesB.thesamecometappearingatdifferenttimesC.threedifferentcometsappearingthreetimesD.severalcometsappearingatthesametime2.Halleymadeasurprisingbutcorrectpredictionintheyear________.A.1704B.1705C.1706D.17073.Thispassageingeneralisabout________.A.HalleyandotherscientistsB.theorbitofacometC.NewtonandHalleyD.Halleyandhisdiscovery4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.EdmundHalleywasanAmericanscientist.B.Halleymadehisdiscoverybydoingexperiments.C.Newtonwasafamousmathematician.D.TheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofanarounD.
Hobbswasanorphan.Heworkedinafactoryandeverydayhegotalittlemoney.Hardworkmadehimthinandweak.Hewantedtoborrowalotofmoneytolearntopaintpicturesbuthedidnotthinkhecouldpayoffthedebts.OnedayalawyersaidtohimOnethousanddollarsandhereisthemoney.AsHobbstookthepackageofnoteshewasverydumbfounded.Hedidn'tknowwherethemoneycamefromandhowtospendit.HesaidtohimselfIcouldgotofindahotelandlivelikearichmanforafewdaysorIgiveupmyworkinthefactoryanddowhatI'dliketodo:paintingpictures.IcoulddothatforafewweeksbutwhatwouldIdoafterthat?Ishouldhavelostmyplaceinthefactoryandhavenomoneytoliveon.IfitwerealittlelessmoneyIwouldbuyanewcoatoraradioorgiveadinnertomyfriends.IfitweremoreIcouldgiveuptheworkandpayforpaintingpictures.Butit'stoomuchforoneandtoolittlefortheother.Hereisthereadingofyouruncle'swillsaidthelawyertellingwhatistobedonewiththismoneyafterhisdeath.Imustaskyoutorememberonepoint.Yourunclehassaidyoumustbringmeapapershowingexactlywhatyoudidwithhismoneyassoonasyouhavespentit.YesIseE.I'lldothatsaidtheyoungman.26.Hobbswantedtoborrowmoneyto________.A.studyabroadB.workabroadC.payoffthedebtsD.learntopaintpictures27.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddumbfoundedinParA.2probablymean?A.SurpriseD.B.FrighteneD.C.SatisfieD.D.ExciteD.28.WiththemoneyhegotatfirstHobbs________.A.plannedtohaveahappylifeforafewdaysB.decidedtogoonwithhisworkinthefactoryC.wastogiveadinnertohisfriendsD.hadnoideawhattodo29.Hobbswasaskedto________.A.tellthelawyerwhathedidwiththemoneyafterspendingitB.readhisuncle'swillC.tellthelawyerwhatwastobedonewiththemoneyD.buysomepictures30.What'stheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.ALargeSumofUnexpectedMoneyB.HowtoSpendtheSumofMoneyC.APoorOrphanD.ARichUncle
WhenBorisleftschoolhecouldnotfindajoB.Hetriedhardandpestered纠缠hisrelativesbuttheyhadproblemsoftheirown.Heansweredadvertisementsuntilhecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorestamps.BorisgrewannoyedthendepressedthenalittlehardeneD.StillhewentontryingandstillhefaileD.Hebegantothinkthathehadnofutureatall.Whydon'tyoustartyourownbusinessoneofhisunclesadvisedhim.Theworldisamoneylocker.You'dbetterfindawayofopeningit.ButwhatcanIdoGetoutandhavealookroundadvisedhisuncleinavaguesortofway.Seewhatpeoplewant;thengiveittothemandtheywillpayforit.BorisbegantocyclearoundthetownandfoundasuitablepieceofwastegroundintheenD.Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.Heworkedhardmadefriendswithhiscustomersandgraduallymanagedtobuilduphisgoodwillandprofit.A.fewmonthslaterhefoundthathehadmoreworkthanhecoulddealwithbyhimself.Hefoundanumberofemptyshopsbuttheywereallnogood:inthewrongpositiontooexpensiveorwithsomeothersnags障碍.Butatlonglasthemanagedtofindanemptyshoponanewestatewheretherewereplentyofcustomersbutnocompetition.Borisandhisassistantstaughtthemselveshowtorepairscootersandmotorcycles.SlowlybutsurelytheprofitsincreasedandthebusinessdevelopeD.AtlastBorismanagedtoopenthemoneylockerandfoundbanknotesandgoldcoinsinsidE.13.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoodwillIstheKeytoSuccessB.TheWorldIsaMoneylockerC.NoEducationNoFutureD.DifficultyofStartingaSmallBusiness14.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBoris'jobhuntingexperience?A.Surprising.B.Encouraging.C.Boring.D.Disappointing.15.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatBoris________.A.stillcouldn'tmakegoodprofitsB.setoffinasuccessfulcareerC.foundalotofgoldcoinsbyaccidentD.hadgreatdifficultyrunninghisbusiness
HeidemarieSchwermer'sunbelievablestorybegan22yearsagowhensheamiddleagedteacherbreakingawayfromadifficultmarriagetookhertwochildrenandmovedtothecityofDortmundinGermany'sRuhrareA.Oneofthefirstthingsshenoticedwasthelargenumberofhomelesspeopleandthisshockedhersomuchthatshedecidedtoactuallydosomethingaboutit.Shehadalwaysbelievedthehomelessdidn'tneedactualmoneytobeacceptedbackintosocietytheyonlyneedachancetomakethemselvesusefulsosheopenedashopcalledGiveandTake.ItwasaplacewhereanyonecouldtradestuffandskillsforotherthingsandskillstheyneedeD.Theideadidn'treallyattractmanyofDortmund'shomelesspeoplE.Insteadhersmallshopwaspopularwithmanyofthecity'sunemployedfolkwhowereeagertotradetheirskillsandoldstuffforsomethingtheyneedeD.HeidemarieSchwermer'sshopeventuallybecamesomewhatofaphenomenoninDortmundandevencauseditscreatortoaskherselfsomequestionsaboutthelifeshewasliving.Shestartedtorealizeshewaslivingwithalotofstuffshedidn'treallyneedanddecidednottobuyanythingelsewithoutgivingsomethingaway.By1995theshophadchangedherlifesomuchthatshewasspendingalmostnothingaseverythingsheneededseemedtofinditswayintoherlifE.Soin1996shetookthebiggestdecisionofherlife:tolivewithoutmoney.HerchildrenhadmovedoutsoshesoldtheapartmentinDortmundanddecidedtolivenomadically流浪地tradingthingsandservicesforeverythingsheneedeD.Itwassupposedtobea12monthexperimentbutshefoundherselflovingitsomuchthatshejustcouldn'tgiveitup.15yearslatershestilllivesaccordingtotheprinciplesofGiveandTakedoingvariouschoresforaccommodation膳宿andlovingeveryminuteofit.1.WhatisHeidemarieSchwermer'sunbelievablestoryabout?A.Astrongwomanwhobroughtuptwoyoungchildren.B.AgenerouswomanwhohelpedthehomelesspeoplE.C.Asmartwomanwhoopenedashopindependently.D.Aspecialwomanwhohasgivenupusingmoneyfor15years.2.Schwermerthoughtwhatthehomelessactuallyneededwas________.A.donationstoimprovetheirlivesB.chancestoshowtheirabilitiesC.moneytobuynecessitiesD.housestolivein3.WhateffectdidSchwermer'sshopeventuallybringabout?A.TheincreaseoftheemploymentratE.B.Herchildren'sdissatisfaction.C.HugeprofitsandfamE.D.ThechangeofherlifestylE.4.InwhichyeardidSchwermerfinallydecidetoliveherlifewithoutmoney?A.In1989.B.In1995.C.In1996.D.In2011.
Babygirlsmaketheirwaydirectlyfordollsassoonastheycancrawlwhileboyswillheadforcarsastudyhasshown.Thefindingsthefirsttoshowdifferencesinveryyoungbabiessuggestthereisabiologicalbasistotheirpreferences.PsychologistDrBrendaToddfromCityUniversityLondoncarriedoutanexperimentinvolving90babiesaged9monthsto36months.Thebabieswereallowedtochoosefromseventoys.Someweretypicallyboys’toys—acaradiggeraballandablueteddy.Therestweregirls’toys:apinkteddyadollandacookingset.TheywereplacedameterawayfromthetoysandcouldpickwhichevertoytheylikeD.TheirchoicesandtheamountoftimetheyspentplayingwitheachtoywererecordeD.Oftheyoungestchildren9monthsto14monthsgirlsspentsignificantlylongerplayingwiththedollthanboysandboysspentmuchmoretimewiththecarandtheballthanthegirlsdiD.Amongthetwoandthree-year-oldsgirlsspent50percentofthetimeplayingwiththedollwhileonlytwoboysbrieflytouchedit.Theboysspentalmost90percentoftheirtimeplayingwiththecarwhichthegirlsbarelytoucheD.Therewasnolinkbetweentheparents’viewonwhichtoysweremoreappropriateforboysorgirlsandthechildren’schoices.DrBrendaToddsaidChildrenofthisagearealreadyexposedtomuchsocialization.Boysmaybegiventoysthatgowhilegirlsgettoystheycancareforwhichmayhelpshapetheirpreferences.Butthesefindingsagreewiththeformerideathatchildrenshownaturalinterestinparticularkindsoftoys.Therecouldbeabiologicalbasisfortheirchoices.Malesthroughevolutionhavebeenadaptedtoprefermovingobjectsprobablythroughhuntinginstincts本能whilegirlspreferwarmercolourssuchaspinkthecolourofanewbornbaby.356W1.Babyboysandgirlshavedifferenttoypreferencesprobablybecause.A.babyboysaremuchmoreactiveB.babygirlslikebrightcoloursmoreC.theirparentstreatthemdifferentlyD.thereisanaturaldifferencebetweenthem2.Bothbabyboysandbabygirlsliketoplaywithaccordingtothestudy.A.aballB.ateddyC.acarD.adoll3.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A.Nine-month-oldbabyboysdon’tplaywiththedollatall.B.Two-year-oldbabygirlssometimesplaywiththecarandtheball.C.Theolderthebabiesarethemoreobvioustheirpreferenceis.D.Parentsshouldteachtheirbabiestoshareeachother’stoys.4.WhatconclusiondidDrBrendaTodddrawfromtheresultsofthestudy?A.Adultspurposelyinfluencetheirbabies’preferences.B.Babies’preferenceisn’taffectedbysocialsurroundings.C.Babyboyspreferringmovingtoyswillbegoodathunting.D.Babygirlspreferringwarmercolourswillbewarm-hearteD.5.Wemayreadthisarticleinasectionofanewspaper.A.scienceB.healthC.educationD.entertainment
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelvE.Hehadlittleschooleducation.InspiteofthishebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistimE.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemensbutheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwainhispennamE.MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infacthewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'stendercarehemanagedtosurvivE.Asaboyhecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbours.Hedidn'tliketogotoschoolandheconstantlyranawayfromhomE.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi密西西比河.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather'sdeathin1847MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinterwhoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Thenheworkedasaprinterariverboatpilot领航员andlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiodhestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.In1870MarkTwaingotmarrieD.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876andHuckleberryFinnin1884whichmadehimfamousandbroughthimagreatfortunE.UnfortunatelyMarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments投资andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904hiswifediedandthenthreeoftheirchildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70hishairwascompletelywhitE.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties领带.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril211910.1.MarkTwainleftschoolat12to________.A.workasaprinterB.writestoriesC.jointhearmyD.makealiving2.WhichofthefollowingaboutMarkTwainisNOTtrue?A.Hewasnotahealthyboy.B.Hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.C.Hegainedlotsofmoneybywriting.D.HehadahappychildhoodbutasadlaterlifE.3.ArrangethefollowingfactsaboutMarkTwain'slifeinorderoftimE.A.workingasaprinterB.workingasariverboatpilotC.workingasaminerD.joiningthearmyE.workingasafulltimewriterA.abcdeB.abdceC.acbdeD.cabde4.________broughthimfameandlotsofmoney.A.HisworksB.HisinvestmentsC.HisprintingD.Hisfamily5.TheBESTtitleofthispassageis________.A.MarkTwain'sWorksB.MarkTwain'sLifeC.MarkTwain'sFameD.MarkTwain'sSuccess
Celebrities名人aremoreinlovewiththemselvesthantheaveragepersonaccordingtoanewstudy.IncaseanyoneneededproofanewstudysupportsthewidelyheldperceptionFamouspeoplearemorenarcissistic自我陶醉的whichmeanstheyaremoreinlovewiththemselvesthantheaveragepersonis.ThatistheconclusiondrawnbyDrewPinskyandS..MarkYoungoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniawhosestudyof200celebritieswillappearintheJournalOfResearchinPersonality.Itisnottheentertainmentindustrythatturnsstarsintonarcissiststhestudyfound.Ratheritsuggeststheself-adoring自恋的peopleseekjobsinshowbusiness.Thestudywhosesubjectswerea11celebritiesfromPinsky’s‘Loveline’radioshowfoundthatrealityTVstarswerethemostnarcissisticofallcelebrities.Femalestarswerealsomorelikelythanthemalestarstoexhibitnarcissisticcharacteristics.It’scommonsensethatcelebritiesarenarcissistssaidJeremyRitzlinalongtimeHollywoodpsychologistwhohasnotseenthestudy.Everyoneknowsfamouspeoplearereallyinlovewiththemselveshesaid.Soitwouldbenaturalfornarcissiststobeattractedtowardthestageandspotlightwhereotherpeoplewillalsothinkhighlyofthem.PinskyanassistantclinicalprofessorofpsychiatryatUSC’SKeckSchoolofMedicinesaidnarcissistsdesireattentionareoverconfidentbehavestrangelyandlacksympathy.Howevertheyareeasily-likedespeciallyonfirstmeetingareoutgoingandperformwellinpublicaddedPinskywhohashostedtheradioshowLovelinefor20years.Celebrityguestsappearingontheprogramwererandomlychosentoparticipateinthestudy.Theyanonymously匿名地tooktheNarcissisticPersonalityInventorytest.whichratesself-lovelevelsbasedonsevencomponentssuperiorityexhibitionismentitlementvanityauthorityexploitativenessandself-sufficiency.【小题1】Whoaremostlikelytobeself-adoringinthestudy?A.Thewomenstars.B.ThemenstarsC.Theaveragepeople.D.Itisnotmentionedinthepassage.【小题2】Accordingtotheforthparagraph.thefactcelebritiesarenarcissists.A.iscommonintheentertainmentindustryB.isamisunderstandingofJeremyRitzlinC.isknowntomostofthepeopleD.isunrealonthestage【小题3】AccordingtoPinskynarcissistsmayNOT.A.hopetoattractattentionB.bekindtopoorpeopleC.believeinthemselvesD.belikedbyotherseasily【小题4】Howwerethecelebritiessurveyedinthestudy?A.TheywereinterviewedbyDrewPinskyandS..MarkYoung.B.TheywereinvitedtotheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.C.TheyappearedonPinsky’s‘Loveline’radioshow.D.TheytooktheNarcissisticPersonalityInventorytest.【小题5】TheauthorofthispassagewantstotellUS.A.howpsychologistsmakeastudyB.howentertainmentindustryproducescelebritiesC.howpeoplethinkofthefamousstarsD.howcelebritiesfeelaboutthemselves
Hobbswasanorphan.Heworkedinafactoryandeverydayhegotalittlemoney.Hardworkmadehimthinandweak.Hewantedtoborrowalotofmoneytolearntopaintpicturesbuthedidnotthinkhecouldpayoffthedebts.OnedayalawyersaidtohimOnethousanddollarsandhereisthemoney.AsHobbstookthepackageofnoteshewasverydumbfoundeD.Hedidn'tknowwherethemoneycamefromandhowtospendit.HesaidtohimselfIcouldgotofindahotelandlivelikearichmanforafewdaysorIgiveupmyworkinthefactoryanddowhatI'dliketodo:paintingpictures.IcoulddothatforafewweeksbutwhatwouldIdoafterthat?Ishouldhavelostmyplaceinthefactoryandhavenomoneytoliveon.IfitwerealittlelessmoneyIwouldbuyanewcoatoraradioorgiveadinnertomyfriends.IfitweremoreIcouldgiveuptheworkandpayforpaintingpictures.Butit'stoomuchforoneandtoolittlefortheother.Hereisthereadingofyouruncle'swillsaidthelawyertellingwhatistobedonewiththismoneyafterhisdeath.Imustaskyoutorememberonepoint.Yourunclehassaidyoumustbringmeapapershowingexactlywhatyoudidwithhismoneyassoonasyouhavespentit.YesIseE.I'lldothatsaidtheyoungman.36.Hobbswantedtoborrowmoneyto________.A.studyabroadB.workabroadC.payoffthedebtsD.learntopaintpictures37.WiththemoneyhegotatfirstHobbs________.A.plannedtohaveahappylifeforafewdaysB.decidedtogoonwithhisworkinthefactoryC.wastogiveadinnertohisfriendsD.hadnoideawhattodo38.Hobbswasaskedto________.A.tellthelawyerwhathedidwiththemoneyafterspendingitB.readhisuncle'swillC.tellthelawyerwhatwastobedonewiththemoneyD.buysomepictures39.What'stheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.ALargeSumofUnexpectedMoneyB.HowtoSpendtheSumofMoneyC.APoorOrphanD.ARichUncle
CopernicuswasborninTorunPolandonFebruary191473.Littleisknownabouthisearlylifeexceptthathisfatherdiedwhenhewas10.Anuncleadoptedhimhistwosistersandhisbrother.Theunclesawtoitthatthetwoboysreceivedagoodeducation.CopernicuswenttotheUniversityofCracow.TherehestudiedsuchsubjectsasLatinmathematicsandastronomy.ItwasprobablyatthattimethathechangedhisPolishnameNiklasKoppernigktotheLatinformofNicolausCopernicus.In1496CopernicuswenttoItalywherehespentthenext10yearsstudyingatvariousuniversities.InCopernicus'timepeoplestillbelievedthatallthings—thesunthestarsandtheplanets—movedaroundtheearth.ItwasanoldbeliefthatfewmenhadeverquestioneD.Aristotlehadbasedhistheoryofastronomyonthisbelief.BecausetheChurchhadlongbeenthecenteroflearningthetheorywasalsolinkedtoreligiousbeliefs.In1506CopernicusreturnedtohishomelanD.AfewyearslaterhebegantoworkfortheChurch.AllthoseyearsCopernicuscarriedonhisworkinastronomy.Hehadjustthemostbasicequipmentandlikeotherscientistsofhisdaymadeobservationswithonlyhiseyes.Stillusingmathematicsandlogic逻辑Copernicusworkedoutadifferenttheorywhichheldthattheplanetswentaroundthesun.Copernicusdidnotannouncehisideas.HedidnotwanttomaketroublE.Buthecouldnothidethescientifictruth.SohetalkedabouthistheorywithhisfriendswhostronglyadvisedhimtohavehisworkpublisheD.HisgreatbookOntheRevolutionsoftheHeavenlyBodiesappearedattheveryendofhislifE.CopernicussawthefirstcopyonthedayhediedMay241543.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCopernicus?A.Hehadtwobrothersandasister.B.HeusedtobecalledNiklasKoppernigk.C.Helosthisfathersoonafterhewasborn.D.Hespent10yearsattheUniversityofCracow.2.Fromthepassagewecanseethatastronomyis________.A.thelifeexperienceofgreatmenB.themovementofthestarsandtheplanetsC.thescientificstudyofnaturalobjectsinspaceD.thetheoriesdevelopedbyscientistsofoldtimes3.Copernicusdevelopedhistheory________.A.usingvarioustelescopesB.basedonAristotle'sbeliefsC.throughobservationsandreasoning推理D.undertheencouragementofhisfriends4.Thewriterofthepassagetellsusthat________.A.CopernicusdidnottellabouthisdiscoveryuntilthedayofhisdeathB.formanyyearsCopernicusdaredtodonothingopenlyagainsttheChurchC.pushedbyhisfriendsCopernicusdecidedtowriteabookinMay1543D.shortlybeforehegotbacktoPolandCopernicusstartedtoworkfortheChurch5.Copernicushadhisgreatbookpublishedbecause________.A.hedidn'tagreewithAristotleB.hecouldnothidethescientifictruthC.heworkedfortheChurchD.hisfriendsadvisedhimtodoso
GeorgeBernardShawthegreatestandfunniestBritishdramatist剧作家ofthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturywasborninDublinIrelandonJuly261856.Hisearlylifewasnothappy.Hisfatherwasaselfishmanwhodranktoomuchandcouldnotsupporthisfamilyproperly.Hismotherwasadisappointedunhappywomanwhofoundmorepleasureinstudyingmusicthaninherchildren.Bernardandhistwosistersreceivedlittleloveandattentionfromtheirmotherwhiletheywereyoung.AttheageoftenShawenteredschool.Atfirsthewasthebeststudentbutsoonhewasatornearthebottomofhisclass.AlthoughhedidnotlikeschoolBernardwasagoodbrightcuriousstudent.HislifelonginterestineverythingfrommusicandarttomachinesandmedicinebeganfromschoollifE.TheinterestsofthistirelessschoolboywereliteratureandmusiC.Heoftenentertained使快乐hisclassmateswithstorieshereaD.EarlyattheageoffifteenhewenttoworkinanofficE.Hedidwellasanofficeclerkbutafterfiveyearshedecidedthathewantedtobeawriter.HeleftIrelandandwenttoLondonwherehebegantowriteseriously.SeventyfouryearslaterthegreatdramatistdieD.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordselfishmean?A.impossibleB.reasonableC.remarkableD.irresponsible2.BernardShawgrewup________.A.withouthisparents'loveB.intheschoolC.withhissisters'helpD.inahungryfamily3.Bernardlikedreadingso________.A.hewasatthebottomofhisclassB.hecouldspendhissparetimeinthelibraryC.hecouldtellhisclassmatesalotofstoriesD.hecouldforgethisunhappylife4.GeorgeBernardShawdiedin________.A.1876B.1896C.1930D.1950
ErikWeihenmayerwasbornwithaneyedisorder.Asachildhiseyesightbecameworseandthenattheageof13helosthissightcompletely.HoweverhedidnotlosehisdeterminationtoleadafullandactivelifE.Erikbecameanadventurer.Hetookupparachutingwrestlingandscubadiving.Hecompetedinlongdistancebikingmarathonsandskiing.Hisfavoritesportthoughismountaineering.AsayoungmanErikstartedtoclimbmountains.HereachedthesummitofMountMcKinleyin1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000metrerockwallofEICapitan.TwoyearslaterwhileclimbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriendtheystoppedforatimeat13000feetabovesealevel—inordertogetmarrieD.In1999heclimbedAconcaguathetallestmountaininSouthAmericA.AndthenonMay252001attheageof33Eriksuccessfullycompletedthegreatestmountaineeringchallengeofall.HeclimbedMountEverestthehighestmountainintheworlD.Erikinventedhisownmethodforclimbingmountains.Hecarriestwolongpoles:onetoleanonandtheothertotestthewayaheadofhim.Theclimberinfrontofhimwearsabelltoguidehim.Erikisagoodteammember.Hedoeshisshareofthejobsuchassettingtiptentsandbuildingsnowwalls.AlthoughhecouldnotenjoytheviewErikfelttheexcitementofbeingonthesummitofEverest.HehopesthathissuccesswillchangehowpeoplethinkabouttheblinD.WhenpeoplethinkaboutablindpersonorblindnessnowtheywillthinkaboutapersonstandingontopoftheworlD.64.WhenwasErikborn?A.In1968.B.In1995.C.In1967.D.In1969.65.Whatwasunusualabouthiswedding?A.HegotmarriedonthesummitofMountMcKinley.B.HegotmarriedwhenclimbingMountEverest.C.Hisweddingwasheldafterhepreparedalot.D.Hisweddingwasheldat13000feetabovesealevel.66.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappened?a.HetoppedMountMcKinley.b.HebecameblinD.c.HechallengedMountEverest.d.HereachedthepeakofKilimanjaro.e.HeclimbedtherockwallofEICapitan.A.bedcaB.baedcC.abedcD.bacde67.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.ErikwasproudbecausehereachedthetopoftheEverest.B.ErikwassuccessfulinlifE.C.Erikwasblindbuthappy.D.Erikhopestochangepeople'sviewsontheblinD.
ArthurMiller1915－2005isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsofthe20thcentury.Miller'sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustriaHungarydrawnlikesomanyothersbytheGreatAmericanDream.HoweverheexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearly1930s.Miller'smostfamousplayDeathofaSalesmanisapowerfulattackontheAmericansystemwithitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatusasindicatorsofworth.InWillyLomantheherooftheplayweseeamanwhohasgotintotroublewiththissystem.Willyisburntoutandinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomforsentimentifhecan'tdotheworkthenheisnogoodtohisemployertheWagnerCompanyandhemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthisandatalossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.HerefusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheenD.Whenitwasfirststagedin1949theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviewsanditwontheTonyAwardforBestPlaytheNewYorkDramaCritics'CircleAwardandthePulitzerPrizeforDramA.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxburyConnecticutontheeveningofFebruary102005the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.31.WhydidArthurMiller'sfathermovetotheUSA?A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.B.HewasattractedbytheGreatAmericanDream.C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.D.HisfamilybusinessfaileD.32.TheplayDeathofaSalesman________.A.exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworldB.discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompanyC.talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMillerD.focusesontheskillsindoingbusiness33.WhatcanwelearnaboutWillyLoman?A.Hetreatshisemployerbadly.B.HerunstheWagnerCompany.C.HeisavictimoftheAmericansystem.D.Heisregardedasaherobyhiscolleagues.34.AfteritwasfirststagedDeathofaSalesman________.A.achievedhugesuccessB.wonthefirstTonyAwardC.waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmenD.wasseverelyattackedbydramatists35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ArthurMillerandhisfamily.B.TheawardsArthurMillerwon.C.ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienceD.D.ArthurMillerandhisbestknownplay.
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelvE.Hehadlittleschooleducation.InspiteofthishebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistimE.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemensbutheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwainhispennamE.MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infacthewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'stendercarehemanagedtosurvivE.Asaboyhecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbours.Hedidn'tliketogotoschoolandheconstantlyranawayfromhomE.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi密西西比河.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather'sdeathin1847MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinterwhoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Thenheworkedasaprinterariverboatpilot领航员andlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiodhestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.In1870MarkTwaingotmarrieD.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876andHuckleberryFinnin1884whichmadehimfamousandbroughthimagreatfortunE.UnfortunatelyMarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments投资andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904hiswifediedandthenthreeoftheirchildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70hishairwascompletelywhitE.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties领带.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril211910.1.MarkTwainleftschoolat12to________.A.workasaprinterB.writestoriesC.jointhearmyD.makealiving2.WhichofthefollowingaboutMarkTwainisNOTtrue?A.Hewasnotahealthyboy.B.Hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.C.Hegainedlotsofmoneybywriting.D.HehadahappychildhoodbutasadlaterlifE.3.ArrangethefollowingfactsaboutMarkTwain'slifeinorderoftimE.A.workingasaprinterB.workingasariverboatpilotC.workingasaminerD.joiningthearmyE.workingasafulltimewriterA.abcdeB.abdceC.acbdeD.cabde4.________broughthimfameandlotsofmoney.A.HisworksB.Hisinvestments
MiangMynameisMiangIcomefromThailanD.IwouldliketotellyouaboutmyfavoriteholidaywhichisChineseSpringFestivaltakingplaceinJanuaryorFebruaryeveryyear.MyfamilyisChineseandwecelebratethisdayalltogethertoo.MyauntpreparessometraditionalChinesedishessuchasduckchickenfishporkandsoon.Wewillhaveagettogethertoenjoyallthesedeliciousfoodespeciallyakindoffood—dumplings.JanineMyfavoriteholidayisChristmas.OnChristmaswedanceplaymusicandsing.Wehavegreatfunonthatday.WeeatChristmassweetsandmanyspecialfoods.Wedecorateourhousewithcolorfullights.IloveChristmasmainlybecauseitisJesus'birthday!ZheniaMyfavoriteholidayisNewYear.WecelebratetheNewYearonthe31stofDecember.FatherFrostcomeswithhisgranddaughterSnegoorochkaonthisnight.HecomesatnightandputshispresentsundertheNewYearTreE.WehaveapartyandstayupuntilmidnighttoseetheNewYearinandtheOldYearoff.Wecooktastyfoodforparties.PatMynameisPatandIamfromThailanD.MyfavoriteholidayisSongkran.ItisaThaiNewYearcelebration.Ittakesplacefromthe13thto15thofApril.Peoplepourwateroneachotheronthisholiday.Itisalotoffun.Peoplealsobuynewclothesandtheyhavebigparties.MalenaIamMalenaandI'mfromArgentinA.MyfavoriteholidayisNewYear.Wecelebratewithfireworksatmidnight.IgotoPuntadelEstewithmyfamily.WeusuallyeatArabianfoodkibbeLajmayinandsoon.44.OnChineseNewYear'sDayMiang'sauntmaycookallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.duckB.dumplingsC.LajmayinD.pork45.WecaninferthatFatherFrostandSnegoorochkamostprobablyare________.A.presentsellersB.Zhenia'srelativesC.charactersintalesD.fatheranddaughter46.What'sthetopicofthispassage?A.Anunforgettableday.B.Myfavoriteholiday.C.HolidaysintheworlD.D.FoodonNewYear.47.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonthatJaninelovesChristmas?A.Becausethereisalotoffun.B.BecauseitisJesus'birthday.C.Becauseshecangetalotofpresents.D.Becauseshecanstaywithherfamily.
NapoleonasacharacterinTolstoy’sWarandPeaceismorethanoncedescribedashavingfatlittlehands.NordoeshesitwellorfirmlyonthehorsE.Heissaidtobeundersizedwithshortlegsandaroundstomach.TheissuehereisnottheaccuracyofTolstoy’sdescription—itseemsnotthatfarofffromhistoricalaccounts—buthischoiceoffacts:otherthingsthatcouldbesaidofthemanarenotsaiD.WearemeanttounderstandthedifferenceofawarringcommanderinthebodyofafatlittleFrenchman.Tolstoy’sNapoleoncouldbeanymanwanderinginthestreetsandputtingalittleofpowderedtobaccouphisnose—andthatisthepoint.Itisawaythenovelistusestoshowthemoralnatureofacharacter.AnditturnsoutthatasTolstoyhasitNapoleonisacrazyman.InasceneinBookThreeofWarandPeacethewarshavingreachedthecriticalyearof1812NapoleonreceivesarepresentativefromtheTsar沙皇whohascomewithpeaceterms.Napoleonisveryangry:doesn’thehavemorearmy?HenottheTsaristheonetomaketheterms.HewilldestroyallofEuropeifhisarmyisstoppeD.Thatiswhatyouwillhavegainedbyengagingmeinthewar!heshouts.AndthenTolstoywritesNapoleonwalkedsilentlyseveraltimesupanddowntheroomhisfatshouldersmovingquickly.StilllaterafterreviewinghisarmyamidcheeringcrowdsNapoleoninvitestheshakenRussiantodinner.HeraisedhishandtotheRussian’s...faceTolstoywritesandtakinghimbytheearpulleditgently...Tohaveone’searpulledbytheEmperorwasconsideredthegreatesthonorandmarkoffavorattheFrenchcourt.Wellwellwhydon’tyousayanything?saidheasifitwasridiculousinhispresencetorespectanyonebuthimselfNapoleon.Tolstoydidhisresearchbutthecompositionishisown.1.Tolstoy’sdescriptionofNapoleoninWarandPeaceis.A.farfromthehistoricalfactsB.basedontheRussianhistoryC.basedonhisselectionoffactsD.notrelatedtohistoricaldetails2.NapoleonwasangrywhenreceivingtheRussianrepresentativebecause.A.hethoughtheshouldbetheonetomakethepeacetermsB.theTsar’speacetermswerehardtoacceptC.theRussiansstoppedhismilitarymovementD.hedidn’thaveanymorearmytofightwith3.WhatdidNapoleonexpecttheRussianrepresentativetodo?A.Towalkoutoftheroominanger.B.Toshowagreementwithhim.C.TosaysomethingabouttheTsar.D.Toexpresshisadmiration.4.TolstoyintendedtopresentNapoleonasamanwhois.A.ill-manneredindealingwithforeignguestsB.fondofshowingoffhisironwillC.determinedindestroyingallofEuropeD.crazyforpowerandrespect5.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?A.A.writerdoesn’thavetobefaithfultohisfindings.B.A.writermaywriteaboutaheroinhisownway.C.A.writermaynotberesponsibleforwhathewrites.D.A.writerhashardlyanyfreedomtoshowhisfeelings.
AgirlbecameavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCarewhichmeantvisitingandtakingcareofapatientsufferingfromanincurablediseasewithdaysnumbereD.ThegirlwasassignedtolookafteranoldmansufferingfromcancerwhosechildrenlivedabroaD.Theirlivingconditionswerenotsatisfactorywhiletheoldmanhadalotofsavings.Shewasexpectedtocomforthimandkeepuphisspirits.EverySaturdaythegirlcameontimetokeephimcompanytellinghimstories.Whenhewashavinganintravenousdrip静脉滴注shewouldhelpmassagehisarms.Thedoctorfoundthepatientmuchimprovedmentally.Theoldmanbegantoinvolvehimselfactivelyinthemedicaltreatmentandheseldomshoutedatothers.ButsomethingthathappenedmadethedoctoruneasyandpuzzleD.Eachtimethegirllefttheoldmanwouldgivehersomemoney.Thedoctordidnothingtointerfere干涉unwillingtooffendtheoldman.A.monthlatertheoldmanshowedevidentsignsofdeclineaftersufferingcoma昏迷afewtimes.WhenrescuedfromthelatestcomatheoldmantoldthedoctorhislastwishIhavedeepsympathyforthegirl.Willyoubekindenoughtohelpherfinishherstudies?Butthedoctorknewthatherfamilywaswelloffandshehadnodifficultypursuingherstudies.Sometimessheevencametothehospitalinherfather’scar.Whenthegirlcameattheweekendafterthedeathoftheoldmanthedoctortoldherthebadnews.Shewasverysadandburstintotears.Thenshehanded$500tothedoctorsayingTheoldmanhadallalongthoughtIcametodothejobbecauseofpoverty.HegavememoneysothatIcouldcontinuemyschooling.NowhegottheanswertothepuzzlE.InthelastperiodofhislifetheoldmanfounditarealpleasuretobeabletohelpagirlbadlyinneeD.352W1.Ifyou’reavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCarewhatkindofpeopledoyouhavetoattendto?A.Thepatientsinneedofhelp.B.Thepeoplesufferingfromcancer.C.Thepatientswithoutmanydaysleft.D.Thepeoplesufferingfromdiseases.2.Whatcanweinferabouttheoldman?A.Hehadalotofsavings.B.Hewassufferingfromcancer.C.Heoftenlosthistemperbeforemeetingthegirl.D.Heaskedthedoctortohelpthegirlfinishherstudies.3.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Thedoctortoldtheoldmanthetruth.B.Theoldman’schildrenwerewealthy.C.Thegirl’sfatherencouragedhertoacceptthemoney.D.Thegirldidn’taccompanytheoldmanwhenhedieD.4.Whatistherealreasonresultingintheoldman’smentalimprovement?A.Thegirl’scomfortandcarE.B.ThepleasureofbeinghelpfultopeopleinneeD.C.People’sunderstanding.D.Hischildren’sprogress.
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