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DHere’sanunusualstory:adiamondrightwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.ThemagicianLiuQiandiscovereditinfrontofanaudienceofraillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGalA.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagainandmadehimthehottestmagicianinChinA.AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwanLiuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStatesJapanSouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagiC.Liuisknownforhisinteractionactingtogetherwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship演出技巧.It’sactuallythinkingratherthanone’soperationskillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmoreinteresting.LiusaiD.LiuQian’ssuccessdatesbacktohischildhooD.Bornin1976inTaiwanhefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsolD.Attheageof12hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContestwhichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagicianDavidCopperfielD.YetLiuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.Howeverhisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Toimprovehisperformingskillshehasperformedonstreetsroadsandfieldsforpassers-bypolicemenandfarmers.Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.WehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowdsLiusaiD.68.Thestoryisabout________.A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagicianB.whypeoplelovemagicC.whatmagictricksareD.howfashionablemagicis69.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause________.A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagicB.itarousestheircuriosityC.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappenD.itisacenturies-oldart70.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.HewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewasyoungB.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.HebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.71.Fromthestoryweknowthat________.A.LiuQiancompetedinmanymagiccompetitionsB.LiuQianofteninvitesaudiencestobeinhismagicshowC.LiuQianperformsonstreetsinordertoincreasehisfameD.LiuQiandoesstreetshowtomakemoney
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分AOurfirstwinterinCanadawasthehappiestwehaveeverexperienceD.WewerelivinginthecountrysidethenandhadjustarrivedfromHongKongthatautumn.OneeveninginmidDecembersnowbegantofall.WhenwelookedoutofthewindowandsawthatitwassnowingweallcheereD.ItwasthefirstsnowwehadeverseenandwewereexciteD.Wecouldhardlywaitforthesnowtostopsothatwecouldgooutloplay.Nextmorningwhenwewokeupitwasstillsnowing.Weswitchedontheradioandlearnedthatmorethanteninchesofsnowhadfallenduringthenightandthatsincetheroadswereblockedtherewouldhenoschoolthatday.WejumpedupanddownforjoyandbegmothertoletusgooutsidetoplayinthesnowShesaidwecouldgooutafterbreakfastifwedressedwarmlyandpromisedtocomebackassoonaswefeltcolD.WhenwewentoutthesnowhadalmoststoppeD.Theroadspathsgardensandplaygroundswereallhiddenunderawhiteblanketofsoftsnow.Itwasthemostbeautifulsightwehadeverseen.Justthenwesawsomeneighbourschildrencomingouttoplay.Weranovertojointhem.TogetherwebuiltasnowmanandasnowhousE.AfterthatwetookturnsslidingdownahillonalargepieceofcarboarD.WewerehavingsomuchfunwhensuppertimecamE.Motheralmosthadtoforceustogoinandeat.56.ThechildreninthestoryhadcomefromHongKong______beforetheeventdescribedinthestoryhappenedA.ayearB.thesummerC.afewweeksD.thewinter57.Thechildrenwerejumpingwithjoywhentheysawthesnowbecause.A.theywouldgotoschoolthefollowingdayB.itwasthefirsttimetheyhadseensnowC.theirmotherwouldbuythemwarmclothesD.theylikedcoldwinter58.Whenthechildrenaskedtheirmotherloletthemgoouttoplayshe____.A.askedthemtogotoschoolB.refusedtoletthemgooutsideC.toldthemtoswitchontheradio.D.toldthemtowaituntilafterbreakfast
三阅读理解共两节40分第一节共15小题每小题2分共30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项ALastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucsonArizonahemovedthereafewyearsagoandIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareatallhandsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandhisfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotassuccessfulashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekendsIusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosayfeelingonguarD.Onthefirstdayofmyvisitwewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wewalkedalongthatafternoondidsomeshoppingateonthestreettableandlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical挑剔的airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?ThenextdaydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhooD.AlthoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyearsIneverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.AftersomanyyearsI’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.AndinsodoingI’mdelightedwithmynewfrienD.InhisnewhomeinArizonamydadisbacktomefromwherehewas.56.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?A.HewassilentmostofthetimE.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.57.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekendshewouldfeel.A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe58.Theunderlinedwordsmynewfriendinthelastparagraphreferto.A.theauthor’ssonB.theauthor’sfatherC.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD.thecaféowner
EMorethansevenhundredstudentswillserveforthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesnotasvolunteersbutasinterns实习生workingformonthsbeforetheeventandduringtheGamestohelpensureitssuccess.A.co-operationagreementwassignedbetweentheBeijingOrganizingCommitteefortheGamesoftheXXIXOlympiadGOCOGand16Beijing-baseduniversitiesandcolleges.Theschoolswillpreparethestudentstobeinterns.AlthoughtheinternswillworkwithoutpaytheyareconsidereddifferenttovolunteerswhowillalsoprovideservicesfortheGames.Well-knownschoolssuchasPekingUniversityTsinghuaUniversityRenminUniversityofChinaBeijingNormalUniversityandBeijingJiaotongUniversityareincludedonthelist.TheinternswillworkmuchlongerthantheGames’volunteerssincetheyhavetobegintheirworkatBOCOGasearlyasoneyearbeforetheGamesstartwhilemostofthevolunteersworkonlyduringthe16daysoftheGames.TheyhavetofinishtherequiredlessonsoftheiruniversitiesfirstandthenlearnmoreintheirspecialitiestoqualifytoworkfortheBOCOG.TheywilltakesomespecialclassesonOlympicknowledgeandcertainprofessionallessonsoutsidetheuniversitytomeettheneedsofservingintheOlympics.The706internswillbemadeupof446postgraduates118undergraduatesand142highervocationalstudents.Theywillcomefromsuchmajorsasforeignlanguagesmediaandcommunicationslogisticsandlegalaffairs.Accordingtouniversityofficialstheundergraduateswillbestudentswhohavebeenadmittedtocollegethisyear2005whilethepostgraduateswillbethosewhoenternextyear.72.Theinternswillbechosenfrom__________.A.studentswhosehomesareinBeijingB.studentsstudyinginBeijingC.only6famousschoolsD.schoolsalloverChina73.What’sthedifferencebetweentheinternsandthevolunteers?A.Thevolunteersreceivenopay.B.TheinternsworkduringtheGames.C.Thevolunteerscomemainlyfromuniversities.D.Theinternsprovidelongermorespecializedservices.74.Thechosenstudentswillbebusybecausetheyhaveto__________.A.learnbothinandoutsidetheuniversityB.graduateaheadoftimeC.lookforpart-timejobsD.learnmanyextrasubjectsatcollege75.AchosenundergraduatewillbegintoworkforBOCOG__________.A.inhisorherfirstcollegeyearB.inhisorhersecondcollegeyearC.inhisorherthirdcollegeyearD.inhisorherfourthcollegeyear
TherearenumeroussimilaritiesbetweenMuhammadAliandhis23-year-olddaughterLailA.Sheistheonlyoneofhisninesonsanddaughterstohavethosegenesthatledtothering拳击场.Herfather’sgreatstatushadnothingtodowithLaila’sdecisiontopursueaboxingcareer.Shehasalwaysbeenproudofhisachievementsbuthewasneveragreatmantoher—justdaD.WhatattractedhertotakeupboxingwastheunusualsightoftwowomenintheringonthetelevisionscreenwhenshewasabouttowatchaMikeTysonfightfiveyearsago.ShewasveryexcitedandsaidtoherselfIcandothat.Laila’sfatherwouldpreferhernottotakeupthedangeroussport.JohnnyMcClainherhusbandandmanagerformerboxerhimselffeelsthesameway.Eventhoughboththemeninherlifeworryaboutherthey’re100percentsupportivE.Theydon’twantmetogethurtshesays.LongbeforeenteringtheringLailawasafighter.Beingthedaughterofanoutstandingboxermadeheraneasytargetforhighschoolkidstoseehowtoughshewas.Theynotshefailedinthetest.ForthepublicherbiggesttesttookplacelastsummerintheNewYorkStatewhenshetookonJacquiFrazierLydethedaughterofJoeFrazierherfather’smostfamousopponent对手duringthe1970s.Thatfightprovidedthebiggestshotinthearmthatwomen’sboxinghasreceiveD.Newsreporterspouredin.SomecalleditAli/Frazier－GenerationⅡ.Nomatchinvolvingwomenhadeverattractedsomuchattention.Lailahadanarrowvictoryinthefight.Likeitornotsheacceptsthefactthatsheisthefaceoffemaleboxing.Andshehopesthathernameandfamewillhelpgetthepublictotakeitmoreseriously.ThenameAlihasandalwayswillbringherattention.Butsheisdeterminedtomakeherownmarkonopponents’facesaswellasinboxinghistorybooks.ShesaysIwantwomen’sboxingtogetitsduerespect.ZxxkLailatookupboxingbecauseof________.A.herfather’sgreatstatusB.aMikeTysonfightC.heradmirationforherfatherD.herinterestinboxingFromthepassagewecanknow________.A.Laila’shusbandisstillaboxernowB.LailawantstomakecontributionstothesportofboxingC.Laila’shusbanddoesn’tthinkboxingisadangeroussportD.whenLailawasinhighschoolsheoftenfailedinthefightwithotherkidsWhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParA.5mean?A.ThatfightprovedthatLailawasapersonofphysicalpower.B.Thatfightmadefemaleboxingmorepopular.C.Thatfightprovidedpeoplewithagoodchangetoenjoythemselves.D.Lailamadeherfirstpublicappearanceinthatfight.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepasssage?A.A.femaleboxer—LailaAliB.Thebest-knownfightC.Ali/Frazie－GenerationⅡZxxkD.MuhammadAliandhisdaughter
Aswehaveseenthefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease–especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviorssuchaspooreatinghabitssmokingandfailuretoexercisE.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.ImagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweightbutdoesnoteatverynutritiousfoodswhofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionallywhogoestoworkeverydaybutisnotanoutstandingworkerwhodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunkandwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcountsbutsleepsalotandoftenfeelstireD.Thispersonisnotill.HemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardiseasE.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerelynotillandsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalledwell.Inrecentyearshoweversomehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplythetermswellandwellnessonlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexerciseandtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody'scondition.Mostimportantperhapspeoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicapmaybewellinthisnewsenseiftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.Wellnessmayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachievebutasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.AndbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysoflivingtheconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylifE.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson______.A.keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalconditionB.monitoringpatients'bodyfunctionsC.removingpeople'sbadlivinghabitsD.ensuringpeople'spsychologicalwell-beingInthefirstparagraphpeopleareremindedthat_____.A.goodhealthismorethannotbeingillB.drinkingevenifnottoexcesscouldbeharmfulC.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfitD.preventionismoredifficultthancureTraditionallyapersonisconsideredwellifhe______.A.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabitsB.doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicapsC.isabletohandlehisdailyroutinesD.isfreefromanykindofdiseaseAccordingtowhattheauthoradvocateswhichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsideredhealthy?A.Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.B.PeoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdiseaseC.Peoplewhotrytobeaspossibleregardlessoftheirlimitations.D.PeoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcarE.
Itiseveryoneagreesahugetaskthatthechildperformswhenhelearnstospeakandthefactthathedoessoinsoshortaperiodoftimechallengesexplanation.Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Individualchildrenvarygreatlyintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeakingandlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwillobeyspokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeakthoughthewordobeyishardlyaccurate精确asadescriptionoftheeagerandhappycooperationusuallyshownbythechilD.Beforetheycanspeakmanychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygesturesandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttotrace探察thedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoisesandthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesouttoshowjoysadnessandsoon.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicatetheycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguagE.Itisagreedtoothatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewsounds.Thisself-imitation自我模仿leadsontoimitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeoplE.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasaspeech.1.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout____A.thedevelopmentofbabies’earlyformsoflanguageB.thedifficultiesofbabiesinlearningtospeakC.babies’strongdesiretocommunicateD.babies’intentiontocommunicate2.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthesecondparagraphistoshowthatchildren____.A.usuallyobeywithoutaskingquestionsB.arenotactiveintheprocessoflearningtospeakC.areborncooperativeD.learntospeakbylistening3.Fromthepassagewelearnthat____.A.earlystarterscanlearntospeakwithinonlysixmonthsB.childrenshowastrongdesiretocommunicatebymakingnoisesC.imitationplaysanimportantroleinlearningtospeakD.childrenhavevariousdifficultiesinlearningtospeak4.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe____.A.HowBabiesLearntoSpeakB.EarlyFormsofLanguageC.AHugeTaskforChildrenD.NoiseMakingandLanguageLearning
Whenyouaretalkingtosomebodyatapartydoyoufocusentirelyonthepersonyouarespeakingwithordoesyourattentionkeepjumpingaroundtheroomtoalltheotherpeoplethere?General1yifthepersonissomeoneyoureallywanttotalktoyouwillfocusonhim.Mostotherpeoplewillonlygetabouthalfofyourattention.YoumaythinkthatthisisOKbecauseifyoudon’treallywanttotalktohimthenwhatdoesitmatterifyoudon’tgivehimyourfullattention?Considertwothings.Firstyoumayjustnotrealizetheimportanceofthatconversation.IfyouareatanetworkingmeetingandyouhopetomeettheCEOofCompanyXbutyouenduptalkingtosomeonewhohasalow-leveljobatadifferentcompanythenyoumayletyourattentionwander走神asyouspeaktohim.Butmaybeyoudon’trealizethatthispersonhasalreadymettheCEOandcouldintroduceyou.Doyouthinkhewilldothatifhefeelsyoudon’treallycareaboutspeakingtohim?Thisdoesn’tmeanyouneedtospendthewholetimetalkingtohim.Fiveortenminutesofrealattentive专心的conversationcanbeworth30minutestoanhourofpartialattention.Secondwhetheryouwanttospeaktosomeoneisbasedonthesituation.YoucanloveyourwifebutifshetriestotalktoyouwhileyouarewatchingsomethingyoulikeonTVwhereisyourattentiongoing?Makeyourowndecisionbutifyouwanthertofeelvaluedgiveheryour100%attention.Thenicethingisthatinmanycasesyoucangiveheryourattentionforafewminutesandthenreturntowhatyouweredoing.YoumissverylittleshefeelsvaluedandallisgooD.60.Theauthor’sopinionismadebelievablemainlyby________.A.givingexamplesB.usingfiguresC.askingquestionsD.description61.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsyouthat________.A.youshouldfocusonwhoeveryouaretalkingtoB.youshouldbeinterestedineveryoneatapartyC.youcanrefusetotalktosomeoneyoudon’tlikeatapartyD.youshouldbepatientwitheveryoneataparty62.Apersonwhohasalow-leveljobprobably________.A.wouldliketotalktoyouB.istheoneyou’relookingforC.wantstomakefriendswithyouD.iswellworthfocusingon63.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Alwaysbefriendlytoothersataparty.B.Improveyourcommunicationskillsbyfocusingonothers.C.Itisimportantforyoutobeactiveataparty.D.YoushouldrespectyourwifeatanytimE.
III阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下面短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑April27isTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayinBritain.StartedatfirstintheUniteStatesandbroughttoBritainin1994TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayhasbecomeaspecialdayforgirlsbetween11and15.Onthatdaythousandsofgirlstakeadayoffschoolandgotogetherwithoneoftheirparentstotheirworkplaces.Thepurposeofthisdayistobroadengirls’horizonsandraisetheirself-confidencE.Formanyyearspeoplehavethoughtthatboyscandobetterthangirlsinsociety.ButactuallygirlscanbewhatevertheywanttobejustlikeboyswhetheritisapilotanurseorachiefexecutivesaysthechairmanoftheOurSonsandDaughtersCharitableTrustanorganizationwhichsupportedtheactivityoftheDay.Nowthegirlshaveacloselookatwhattheirparentsaredoingandthismayhelpthemtobemoreself-confidentwhentheyarefacedwithachoiceofwork.Schoolsandmanycompaniessupporttheactivitytoo.Palmers’GreenHighSchoolforgirlsinnorthLondonhasmadethedaynecessarypartofcareerseducation.ZarinaBart15fromPalmers’GreenwentwithhermothertoherLawyer’sofficethisyear’sTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.Shefounditinterestingtoseehermotheratwork.It’sreallystrangeseeingMumatwork---runningaroundgettingseriousandtellingpeoplewhattodo.Shehasalwayslikedthisideaofgoingintolawandthinksitlikelythatshewillfollowinhermother’sfootsteps.Havingachancetoseehowhermotherworkshasgivenhermoreself-confidencE.Expertsbelievethatgirlswithhigherself-confidenceaimhigherandaremorelikelytobesuccessfulinlifE.Parentshavemostimportanteffectontheconfidenceofteenagegirls.Ifparentsbelieveintheirdaughtersandshowexamplesbothatworkaswellasathomeforthemthiswillgivealotofhelptogirls.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayissurelyastepintherightdirection.1.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.RaisingSelf-confidenceB.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayC.GirlscanbeExcellenttoo!D.FollowingFootsteps2.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2that__________.A.WomenpilotsarepopularinBritainB.GirlsaresureabouttheirfuturejobsC.PeoplehavewronglybelievedthatgirlscandoaswellasboysD.Formanyyearsboyshaveacomparativelywiderchoiceofwork3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayisBritishinorigin.B.OnTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDaychildrenaretakentotheirparents’workplaces.C.Palmers’GreenHighSchoolforgirlsfavorsTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.D.ParentsalwaysshowgoodexamplesfortheirchildrenbothatworkandathomE.4.AfterherexperienceonTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayZarinafelt__________.A.confidentaboutherstudyB.strangetoworkinalawyer’sofficeC.sureaboutwhattochooseasherfuturecareerD.interestedinfollowinginherfather’sfootsteps5.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayis__________.A.favorableB.unclearC.criticalD.notsure
WhenLewAlcindorwas13andobviouslystillgrowingagroupofschoolsbeganofferinghimscholarships奖学金.TheAlcindorsdecidedtosendtheironlychildtoPowerMemorialAcademyasmallschoolonManhattan’sWestSidE.AtPowerAlcindorcameunderthecontrolofCoachJackDonohueastrictyoungmanwhoalreadygainedhisfameasoneofthebestcoachesinthecity.DonohuebroughtAlcindoralongslowly.Asafirst-yearstudenttheboywasnotabletodomuchbutwavehislongskinnyarmsandshootabasketnowandthen.Butbythesecondyearwhenhewas15yearsoldandnearly7feettallAlcindorwasquickandskillfulenoughtomakethehighschoolAll-AmericanteamandtoleadPowertoanundefeatedseason.Fromthenonhesimplygotbetter.Somerivalcoaches对方教练usedtotaketheirteamsquicklyawayfromthefloorbeforePowerwarmedupsothattheirplayerswouldnotseehimanysoonerthantheyhadto.Wearingsize16D.shoesandsuckingalollipop棒棒糖Alcindorwouldloosenupbystartinghisleapinglay-ups擦板球.Thenhewouldcasuallyshoottheballwitheitherhandtothedelightofthefans.WhenreportersandphotographersbegantofollowAlcindorcloselyDonohueprotectedhisboyfirmly.HesimplyorderedLewtotalktonomemberofthepressandthissuitedLewfinE.Hewasnotcomfortabletalkingtogrown-upsperhapsbecausehetoweredoverthem.Discouragedphotographersbeganfollowinghiminsecretasthoughhewereaneasily-frightenedgiraffE.OnceafterduckingintoasubwaytoescapeAlcindortoldafriendthatitwasallbecominglikepolicemenandrobbers.PeoplewantyounotforyourselfDonohuewarnedhimbutbecauseyou’reabasketballplayer.Don’tforgetthat.1.ManyschoolsofferAlcindorscholarshipsbecause______.A.hewasyoungB.hewashardworkingC.hewastallforhisageD.hewasskillfulatplayingbasketball2..WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDonohueasayoungcoach?A.seriouspopularandslowB.tallskillfulandsuccessfulC.kindpowerfulandundefeatedD.well-knownstrictandexperienced3..WhydidsomerivalcoachestaketheirteamsawayfromthefloorbeforePowerwarmedup?A.TheirteamsrefusedtoplayPower.B.TheirteamsfearedtoseeAlcindor.C.TheirteamswouldlosecouragE.D.Theirteamswouldloseinterest.4..Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.HowDonohueprotectedAlcindorfromthepress.B.HowAlcindordislikedmeetingreporters.C.WhythepressfollowedAlcindorclosely.D.WhythepublicwantedAlcindorbadly.
Jerrywasalwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshadsomethingpositivetosay.OnedayIwentuptoJerryandaskedhimYoucan’tbeapositivepersonallofthetimE.Howdoyoudoit?JerryrepliedEverytimesomeonecomplainstomeIcanchoosetoaccepthiscomplaintsorIcanpointoutthepositivesideoflifE.IchoosethepositivesideoflifE.SeveralyearslaterIheardthatJerrywasshotbythreearmedrobbers.LuckilyJerrywasfoundrelativelyquicklyandrushedtothehospital.FinallyJerrywasreleasedfromthehospitalwithfragmentsofthebulletsstillinhisbody.AboutsixmonthsaftertheaccidentIsawhim.IaskedhimwhathadgonethroughhismindastherobberytookplacE.ThefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthatIshouldhavelockedthebackdoorJerryreplieD.ThenasIlayonthefloorIrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:IcouldchoosetoliveorIcouldchoosetodiE.IchoosetolivE.Weren’tyouscared?JerrycontinuedThedoctorsandnursesweregreat.TheykepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefinE.ButwhentheywheeledmeintotheemergencyroomandIsawtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnursesIgotreallyscareD.IntheireyesIread‘He’sadeadman.’IknewIneededtotakeaction.Whatdidyoudo?IaskeD.WelltherewasabigstrongnurseshoutingquestionsatmesaidJerry.SheaskedifIwasallergictoanything.‘Yes’IreplieD.Thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformyreply.Itookadeepbreathandyelled‘Bullets!’OvertheirlaughterItoldthem‘IamchoosingtolivE.OperateonmeasifIamalivenotdeaD.’JerrylivedthankstotheskillofhisdoctorsbutalsobecauseofhisamazingattitudE.Ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehavethechoicetolivefully.56.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeJerry?A.ImpolitE.B.ConcerneD.C.Stubborn.D.OptimistiC.57.WhatdidJerryfirstthinkofwhentherobberyhappened?A.Hemightbeshotbythearmedrobbers.B.Heshouldn’thaveleftthebackdoorunlockeD.C.Howhecouldcallthepolicemen.D.Hemightberobbedofmanythings.58.FromtheexpressionsofthedoctorsandnursesJerryrealizedthat_______.A.theydidn’twanttosavehislifeB.hewasn’tseriouslywoundedC.theythoughthehadlittlechancetoliveD.hewastreatedasadeadman
WhilestayingwithafamilyIfoundtheirteenagesonDavidaged16didn’tsharehistruefeelingswithhisparents.IfhisparentswerepresentwhenIaskedhimhowhefeltaboutthingshewouldlookdownorawayorsaysomethingunrelatedsuchasTodayIwillgoout.orOkayIguess.Howeverwhenwewerealonehewouldopenupandtellmehowhefelt.ForexamplewhilesittingatthedinnertableIaskedhimhowhefeltabouthishistoryclassandtheteacher.Hethoughtforamomentbutsaidnothing.IthoughthewasafraidtoanswerinfrontofhisparentssolaterIaskedhimagaininprivatE.HesaidOnascale级别of0-10itisabigfatzero.HeisthemostboringteacherIhaveeverhaD.Iaskedhimwhyhedidn’ttellmethisearlier.Hesaiditwasbecausehisparentsdidn’twanttohearthat.Theyjustwantedtohearthateverythingwaswonderfulandtheyalwaystoldhimtostopcomplaining.Thismademethinkalot.Mybeliefisthatchildrenarebornwiththedesiretosharefeelings.Ialsobelievetheyarebornwithperfectemotionalhonesty.Unfortunatelysuchvaluablethingsaredisappearinggradually.ItreallyisagreatlosswhichIbelievewillnegativelyaffectboththechildren’sabilitytoknowaboutthemselvesandtheirsuccessinfuturerelationships.Iseethesituationasamissedopportunityanopportunityforparentstogetclosertotheirchildrenanopportunitytounderstandtheirchildrenandtohelpthemfeelunderstood;howevercommunicationgaps分歧havebeenmadE.Parentsaremoreinterestedincorrectingtheirchildren’swaysofexpressingthemselvesthaningettingtoknowtheirchildren.70.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_________.A.DavidisnotgoodattalkingB.DavidlikesshowinghistruefeelingsinpublicC.DavidhateshisparentsD.Daviddislikeshishistoryteacher71.Accordingtotheauthorchildrenwhodon’tshowtheirtruefeelings____________.A.won’tsucceedintheirfuturecareersB.willnothavegoodrelationshipwiththeirparentsC.won’thaveclearideasofthemselvesD.willhavenodifficultygettingalongwithothers72.Theauthorthinksthatparentsshould____________.A.stopcomplainingabouttheirchildrenB.trytounderstandtheirchildren’struefeelingsC.findmorewaystocommunicatewiththeirchildrenD.correcttheirchildren’swaysofcommunication
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIntheirbookTimetoEattheDog:TheRealGuidetoSustainableLivingRobertandBrendaValesaykeepingamediumsizeddoghasthesameecologicalimpactasdriving10000kmayearina4.6literLandCruiser.We’renotactuallysayingitistimetoeatthedog.We’rejustsayingthatweneedtothinkaboutandknowtheecologicalimpactofsomeofthethingswedoandthatwetakeforgranteD.Constructinganddrivingthejeepforayearrequires0.41hectaresoflandwhilegrowingandmanufacturingadog’sfoodtakesabout0.84hectares—or1.1hectaresinthecaseofalargedogsuchasaGermanshepherD.ConvincingflesheatingcatsanddogstogovegetarianforthesakeoftheplanetisanonstartertheValessay.Insteadtheyrecommendkeepinggreenersmallerandmoresustainablepetssuchasgoldfishchickensorrabbits.Thebook’splayfultitleandserioussuggestionthatpetanimalsmaybeusefullyrecycledbybeingeatenbytheirownersorturnedintopetfoodwhentheydiemaynotappealtoanimalfans.Annoyingastheideamaybethequestionisvalidgiventheplanet’sgrowingpopulationandlimitedresourcesRobertValesaiD.Issuesaboutsustainabilityareincreasinglybecomingthingsthataregoingtorequireustomakechoiceswhichareasdifficultaseatingyourdog.It’snotjustaboutchangingyourlightbulbsortakingaclothbagtothesupermarkethesaiD.It’saboutmuchmorechallenginganddifficultissuesheaddeD.Onceyouseewherecatsanddogsfitinyouroverallbalanceofthingsyoumightdecidetohavethecatbutnotalsotohavethetwocarsandthethreebathroomsandbeameateateryourself.56.Theauthorsgavetheirbooktheplayfultitleto________.A.makeitamusingB.createavividimageC.showwritingskillsD.arousepeople’sconcern57.InParagraph3thewritermainlywantstotellus________.A.theamountofconsumedlandB.theneglectedecologicalimpactC.somefamiliarexamplesD.someactualfigures58.Whatdoessustainabilitymeanaccordingtothepassage?A.Goingvegetarian.B.Raisingcatsanddogs.C.Usingaclothbag.D.KeepingagreenerlifE.59.Whomaynotliketheideaofrecyclingpetanimals?A.Manufacturers.B.Drivers.C.Animalfans.D.Theauthorities.60.Whatdotheauthorsthinkoflivingasustainablelife?A.Challenging.B.Inspiring.C.Inviting.D.Touching.
OnSeptember222007108ChinesecitiestookpartinCar-FreeDayaglobaleventheldeveryyearforthefirsttimE.Chinabecametheworld’ssecond-largestautomarketandthird-largestcar-makerin2006.Ithasalsobecomethesecond-largestgreenhousegasproducerintheworldandisrapidlycatchingupwiththeUnitedStates.InthissenseChina’sparticipationwillgreatlypromotetheCar-FreeDaymovement.ThenumberofcarsontheroadisgoinguprapidlyinChinA.InBeijingabout1000newcarsareaddedtothestreetsonanaverageday.CarscertainlyofferpeopleplentyoffreedomtomovearounD.ButinmanyChinesecitiesappearanceoftoomanycarshasturnedintoamajorproblem.Gettingstuckintrafficjamsisaneverydayexperiencefordrivers.Evenworseistheenvironmentalimpact影响causedbycars.Accordingtoanationalreportonasmogday79percentoftheairpollutioniscausedbycars.Thegrowingnumberoftrafficaccidentsisanotherproblem.Over100000peoplediefromtrafficaccidentseveryyearinChinawhichisbyfarthehighestnumberofroaddeathsintheworlD.108cities’participationinCar-FreeDayshowsgrowingpublicconcernaboutthetrafficandenvironmentalproblemscausedbycars.Onthisdayallcarswerebannedfromrunninginselectedareasoftheparticipatingcities.Peoplewereencouragedtowalkcycleandusepublictransport.Accordingtoexpertsthecarbonmonoxideintheatmosphereproducedbycarswasreducedby3000tonsonCar-FreeDay.Withcleanerairandsmoothertrafficflowonthedaymorecitieswillhopefullywanttojointheeventnextyear.AndmorepeoplemightsharethehopethatCar-FreeDayisnotjustonSeptember22butapossibility365daysoftheyear.59.FromthepassagewecanknowthatChina______.A.hastheworld’shighestnumberofroaddeathsB.hastheworld’slargestautomarketC.istheworld’slargestgreenhousegasproducerD.istheworld’ssecond-largestcar-maker60.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthepassage?A.ThecausesofcargrowthinChinA.B.TheeffectsofcargrowthinChinA.C.ThehistoryofWorldCar-FreeDay.D.ThepopularityofWorldCar-FreeDay.61.Car-FreeDayinChinawill______.A.beheldalltheyearroundB.stopairpollutionandtrafficjamsC.attractmorepeopletojoininD.reducetheproductionofcars
SoongMei-lingwasoneofthemostwell-knownChinesewomenofthetwentiethcentury.Mei-lingwasborninHainanin1898theyoungestdaughterofCharlieSoong.Attheageof8shewassenttotheUnitedStatestogotoschoolwhereshedidwell.ShegraduatedfromWellesleyCollegeinMassachusettsin1917withadegreeinEnglishLiteraturE.BecauseofhereducationMei-lingspokeexcellentEnglish.AftergraduationMei-lingreturnedtoChinaandshemetChiangKai-shek蒋介石in1920.Shemarriedhimin1927afterhisdivorcE.DuringthewaragainstJapanMei-lingactedasherhusband’sinterpreterandtranslator.SheworkedhardtopromotetheChinesecauseduringthewarespeciallyintheUnitedStates.In1943shebecamethefirstChinesenationalandonlythesecondwomantospeakbeforetheUSCongress国会.Afterthedefeat溃败ofherhusband’sgovernmentin1949Mei-lingmovedtoTaiwan.Shelivedthereuntilherhusband’sdeathin1975.ShethenemigratedtotheUSAandlivedonherfamily’sestate别墅inLattingtonLongIslandnearNewYork.Shespentmuchoftimepainting.Mei-lingdiedpeacefullyatherapartmentinNewYorkonOctober232003attheageof105.41.Mei-lingwasbornin______A.1920B.1927C.1917D.189842.AftergraduationMei-ling_______A.wentbacktoChinaB.studiedEnglishLiteratureC.livedinMassachusettsD.spokelittleEnglish43.DuringthewaragainstJapanMei-ling________A.washerhusband’sinterperterandtranslatorB.touredtheUnitedStatesC.spenthertimeinLongIslandD.livedinTai’wan44.SoongMei-ling______A.wastheoldestSoongsisterB.lovedmoneyC.diedintheUSAD.marriedDrSunYat-sen孙中山
BTheinfluenceofAmericaisincreasinginmycountry.SpanishpeopledrinkCocaColawearbluejeanswatchHollywoodmovieslistentoAmericanmusicandeatfastfoodandtheydothesethingseveryday.IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculturebecausepeopleareofteninfluencedbywhattheyseeinthemovies.Mostoftheprogramsanddocumentaries纪录片wewatchonTVarefromAmericaandmostofthemovieswegotoseearemadeinHollywooD.InthelastfewyearsthegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.NowinourcinemasatleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEuropE.AmericancultureisapartofSpanishlifenow.It’scertainthatmanythingsfromAmericaareasmuchapartofpeople’slivesasSpanishthings.ForexampleCocaColaisasfamiliartoeverybodyasanytypicalSpanishproduct.I’veknownaboutCocaColaformywholelifE.Howeverit’sdifferentwithWesternfastfooD.ForexampleIdon’tthinkMcDonald’sisassuccessfulinSpainasitisinothercountries.InmyopiniononeofthereasonsmaybethelifestyleoftheSpanishpeoplE.TheSpanishpeoplenormallyeatathomE.OntheotherhandmaybeMcDonald’shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.It’struethatineverycityinSpainyoucanfindaMcDonald’sanditismorepopularamongtheSpanishchildrenthanamongtheadults.Inanycaseit’sobviousthatAmericancultureisbecomingmoreandmoreapartofourliveseveryday.60.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat____.A.theinfluenceofAmericaonSpaincanbefoundeverywhereB.mostSpanishpeopledon’tliketolistentotheirownmusicC.fastfoodspreadsfromSpaintotheUnitedStatesD.someSpanishactorsgotoAmericatoimprovetheiractingskills61.WhatplaysanimportantpartinthespreadingofAmericancultureinSpain?A.Americannovels.B.Hollywoodmovies.C.McDonald’s.D.AmericanmusiC.62.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatMcDonald’sisnotassuccessfulasitisinothercountries?A.Itsfastfoodcontainstoomuchfat.B.Hethinksitisunhealthy.C.Spanishpeopleseldomeatout.D.Spanishadultsdon’tlikeitsfastfooD.63.WhatdoyouthinkSpanishtapasmightbe?A.Thenameofadrink.B.Thenameofarestaurant.C.A.clothingbranD.D.A.certainkindoffooD.
Lastweek169junior1studentsatNo.35MiddleSchoolofShenyangtooktheirfirstno-teacherexam.aftertheteacherhandedouttheexampaperhelefttheroomandnevercameback.A.studentcollectedinthepaperswhentheexamendeD.thattestwasnotonlyatestofknowledgebutalsoatestofmoral道德.Wewantedtoshowstudentshowimportanthonesty诚实issaidCaiWenguotheschool’sheadmaster.Theschoolsaysnocheating作弊happenedinthetest.Nextyearitwants80%ofitsexamstobewithoutteachers.Butstudentshavedifferentideas.Iwashappyandexcitedduringtheexambecausemyteacherstrusted信任mE.saidLangYudana13-year-oldgirlinClass11.Schoolsmusttruststudentsalotnottouseinvigilators监考人.ButIthinkitistooearly.Somestudentswillcheatiftherearenoinvigilators.AndthestudentswillnotbeabletoaskforhelpwhenneedeD.saidHuaShA.Idon’tlikehavinginvigilatorsinexams.Whentheywalkaroundtheclassroomtheymakemenervous.IwouldgethighermarkswithoutthemintheroombecauseIwouldfeelmorerelaxeD.LiuQingxisaiD.Ithinkit’sveryimportanttohaveinvigilatorsinexams.Manystudentswanttochecktheiranswerswitheachotheraftertheyhavefinishedpapers.Andtheycanalsokeeptheclassroominorderwhensomethingunusualhappens.TheymaymakemenervousbutIstillthinkweneedthem.ShangguanYuansaiD.NotusinginvigilatorsmaybeagoodideA.Butbeforeusingitschoolsmusttellstudentstheimportanceofhonestyandtrytofindwaystosolvesomethingunusualinexams.1.Thepassagemainly主要地talksabout.A.howtopassanexamB.howtomakestudentshonestC.whetherthereischeatinginexamsD.whetherinvigilatorsareneededinexams2.No.35MiddleSchoolofShenyangheldano-teacherexamto.A.letthestudentshaveagoodrestB.teachthestudentsinabetterwayC.helpallthestudentspasstheexam.D.findwhetherthestudentswerehonest3.Fromwhatthestudentshavesaidweknow.A.invigilatorsreallyhelpthemalotB.allofthemthinkitisagoodideaC.somethingunusualneverhappensinexamsD.notallofthemagreewiththehead4.WhatdoesHuaShathinkaboutno-teacherexams?A.It’sagoodideatohaveno-teacherexamsbutsomethingmustbedonefirst.B.Iftherearenoinvigilatorsthestudentswillcertainlygetlowermarks.C.Examswithoutinvigilatorswillneverbeheldsincestudentsarenothonest.D.Shethinksit’sthebestwaytoshowthatschoolstrusttheirstudentsalot.5.InthesentenceAndtheycanalsokeeptheclassroominorderwhensomethingunusualhappenstheyrefersto指.A.studentsB.headmastersC.invigilatorsD.schools
BAlmost200countriesmetfortwoweeksinCopenhagenDenmarkataUnitedNationsconferenceonclimatechangE.Itwasduetoconcludeadealdesignedtosetacarboncuttingframeworktocover2012-2050.Intheendonlyfiveofthemreachedanagreement:theUnitedStatesChinaIndiaBrazilandSouthAfricA.PresidentObamapraisedtheagreementlastFriday.HesaidManypeoplearedisappointedintheagreementbutthecompromiseisbetterthannothing.ThevoluntaryagreementknownastheCopenhagenAccordurgesmajorpolluterstomakedeepercutsintheemission排放ofgreenhousegases.Greenhousegasemissionssuchascarbondioxidearepartlycreatedbyburningoilandcoalfortransportationandelectricity.TheagreementsetstargetstopreventtheEarth’saveragetemperaturefromrisingmorethantwodegreesCelsiusabovepre-industriallevels.Andtheplancallsfor100billiondollarsayearinaidtopoornationstodealwithclimatechangE.Thiswouldstartin2020.Buttheagreementisnotlegallybinding约束.Itfailstosetdetailedtargetsforcutsincarbonemissions.Anditfailedtoearnthesupportofallthenationsatthetalks.India’senvironmentministerpraisedtheunitedpositiontakenbyIndiaChinaBrazilandSouthAfricA.Hesaiditpermittedthemtoavoidthelegallybindingtargetsandinternationalsupervisionproposedbydevelopedcountries.Indiahaspromisedtocutemissionsbyatleasttwentypercentbuttheysayrichnationscreatedtheproblemsotheyshouldtakemostoftheresponsibilityforreducinggreenhousegases.ChinarejectedaccusationsthatitwasresponsiblefortheresultsatCopenhagen.A.ForeignMinistryspokeswomansaiddevelopedcountriesdidn’tperformwellatthetalks.ShesaidChinahastakenitsownmeasurestofightclimatechangeandsupportspressingaheadwithinternationalcooperation.Chinaandotherlargedevelopingcountrieshaveaccusedrichnationsoffailingtoofferbigenoughcutsintheirownemissions.TheyalsosaywealthynationsdidnotofferenoughmoneyandtechnologytohelppoorcountriesdealwithclimatechangE.InEuropepoliticiansandenvironmentalistsexpresseddeepdisappointmentthatworldleadersfailedtoreachastrongeragreement.UnitedNationsSecretaryGeneralBanKi-moonsaystheCopenhagenAccordisonlyabeginningandthathewillworkwithworldleaderstoreachalegallybindingtreaty条约inthecomingmonths.46.What’sthemainpurposeoftheCopenhagenconference?A.TosigntheCopenhagenAccorD.B.Toreachalegallybindingagreementoncuttingcarbonemissions.C.TodiscussmeasuresofcontrollingtheworldclimatechangE.D.TopreventtheEarth’saveragetemperaturefromrising.47.WhichistrueabouttheagreementtheCopenhagenAccord?A.Itwillcollect$100billiontohelppoorcountriestodealwithclimatechangE.B.IthasearnedthesupportofallthenationsattheconferencE.C.Ithassetdetailedtargetsforbigenoughcutsincarbonemissions.D.Itisfarfromasatisfactoryagreementwhichshouldbelegallybinding.48.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.theCopenhagenconferencehasachievedmostofitsdesignedgoalsB.astrongeragreementwithlegaleffectwillsoonbereachedC.bigdifferencesstillremainbetweendevelopinganddevelopedcountries.D.developedcountrieswon’tmakecutsintheemissionofgreenhousegases49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTChina’sattitudetowardstheissueofclimatechange?A.ChinashouldberesponsiblefortheresultoftheworldclimatechangE.B.RichcountriesshouldoffermoremoneytohelppooronesdealwithclimatechangE.C.ChinasupportspressingaheadwithinternationalcooperationtofightclimatechangE.D.Majorpollutersshouldmakedeepercutsintheemissionofgreenhousegases.50.BysayingtheCopenhagenAccordisonlyabeginningBanKi-moonimpliesthat______.A.thereisstillalongwaytogoB.thereislittlehopetorealizethegoalC.toolittleisachievedatthisconferenceD.heisdisappointedwiththeworldleaders
第二部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项Almost40yearsagoacommunityserviesorganizationstartedprovidingeyecareinGujaratStateinwesternIndia.TheRgtaryClubofNavsarioperatesaneyehospitaland9areaeyecentersinandaroundNavssriwhoseservicesareforthepoorestpeople.ThegroupopenedthehospitaltheRotaryEyeInstituteofNavsariin1970.Indiahasonlyaboutoneophthalmologistforevery120000people.TheInstitutehoweverhastensuchspeciallytrainedeyedoctors.Ithasrestoredorimprovedtheeyesightofthousandsofpatients.Manypeoplewitheyeproblemscannoteasilygettoabigcityforexaminationsandtreatment.Theyliveinvillagesandhavenotransportation.TheInstituteestablishedeyecenterscalledcampsinplacesfarfromthecity.Teamsfromittravelasfaras150kilometerstoseepatients.Peoplegototheirnearestcampwheremedicalworkersexaminetheireyes.Theworkerslookforconditionsincludingglaucomanightblindnessandotherproblems.Somepeoplearefoundtohavecataractsabnormalgrowthsontheeyethatcanleadtolossofeyesight.Indiahasabout13millionpeoplewiththecondition.Cataractpatientsgetfreeoperationstocorrecttheproblem.Rotarygroupsalsooperateeyebanks.Doctorsatthesecentersreplacedamagedeyeswiththehealthyeyesofdonorswhohavejustdied.OnesuchcenteristheRotaryRajahEyeBank.ItoperatesincooperationwiththeRajahEyeCareHospitalinChennai.TheEyeBankopenedin1996.Hundredsofpatientshavereceivednewcorneasfromdonorssincethen.Thecorneaistheclearfrontpartoftheeyethattransmitslight.2millionpeopleinIndiaareblindbecauseofproblensofthecornea.TheRotaryRajahEyeBankholdscontinuingeyedonationcampaigns.Iturgespeopletoleavethegiftofsighttootherswhentheydie.1.WhichofthefollowingisTrueabouttheRotaryClubofNavsari?A.TheRotaryClubofNavsariisacommunityserviceorganization.B.TheRotaryEyeInstituteofNavsarihasonlyoneeyedoctor.C.TheRotaryClubofNavsariincludes9areaeyecentersinbigcities.D.TheRotaryClubofNavsarioffersfreeoperationstoallthepoorpatients.2.TheunderlinedwordophthalmologistinParagraph2refersto______.A.aphysicianwhospecializesineyesB.aworkerworkingincountrysideC.apatientsufferingeyeproblemsD.avolunteerworkingineyecenters3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thereare13millionIndianshavingeyeproblemsintotalB.theRotaryEyeInstituteofNavsariislocatedinthecenterofIndiaC.themedicaltreatmentisconvenientforthelocalresidentsD.communicationsinNavsariaredifficult4.AccordingtothelastparagraphtheRotaryRajanEyeBankgetsnewcorneasmainlyby_____.A.cloningB.donatingC.cooperatingD.forcing5.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby______.A.providingtypicalexamplesB.makingadefinitionC.comparingtwodifferentareasD.presentingtwoexamplesanddrawingaconclusion
BBeverleyhadbeenfeelingdullboredandabitoutofit.HementionedhismoodstateofmindwhengoingtoAndrewforasportsmassagE.HewonderedwhetherheshouldtakeupTaiChi.ButAndrewdidn’tthinkso.TaiChiisgreatforpeoplewhowanttofeelgroundedbutthatisn’tyourproblemhesaiD.Whatyouneedissomethingmoreexcitinglikedancing.Infuturetherapists理疗专家maywellsuggestthatyoufightyoursadnesswithacourseinkickboxingandfamilydoctorsmightsuggestthatyoutakearestinthemountainsinsteaD.We’velongbeenawarethatexercisehasbenefitsbeyondthephysicalones;thatactivitycanrelaxyouandhelppsychologicalwell-beingbyreducingstressanxietyandsadness.Nowsometrainersandsportspsychologistsaregoingfurtherandexamininghowtoidentifythecorrectexerciseforaclient’s当事人specificstateofmindandpersonality.ProfessorStuartBiddleanexerciseandsportspsychologistbasedatLoughboroughUniversityEnglandhasresearchedtheeffectsofexerciseonmoods.Oneofhisfindingswasthatifyourproblemislowself-esteemweighttrainingshouldbeyourbag.WorkingwithweightsbuildsstrengthhesaysandcreatesastrongerbodyimagE.Angermanagementmeanwhiledemandsburstsofexplosive爆发性的activityfromsportssuchasboxingortennis.Thisisbecauseangermakesthebodyrelease释放adrenaline肾上腺素whichcausesheartrateandbloodpressuretoriseandmusclestobecometighter——thephysiologicalchangesrequiredifyouaretodefendyourself.Researchshowsthatthepunch-bag用拳头击打沙袋methodofreleasingdisappointmentandangerthroughhittingaboxingopponent对手ortennisballcanhelpwithfightingissues.Theyhavealsofoundthatteamworkisgoodforself-esteemandthatthosewhoarebroughttogethertoworkinasocialsettingbecomemorelively.Whichtypeofexercisewillbesthelpisofcoursedowntotheindividual.Clearlybeforeyoucanfindthebestphysicalactivityforyourselfyouhavetoknowyourneeds.Askyourselfafewquestionssuchas:WhatdoIneedinmylife?Whichissuesaredifficultforme?AmIsadortroubled?Onlythencanyoudecidewhetheryouneedtakinguportakingdown.5.WhydidAndrewthinkBeverleyshouldn’ttakeupTaiChi?A.BecauseBeverleywastooweak.B.BecauseBeverleywastoofoolish.C.BecauseBeverley’smindwasoutofcontrol.D.BecauseBeverleylackedactivity.6.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Psychologistshaven’trealizedtherelationshipbetweenexerciseandhealth.B.Peoplehavealreadyrealizedtherelationshipbetweenexerciseandspirits.C.Boxingandtennisarethebestwaystoincreaseone’sself-esteem.D.Trainersandpsychologistsdon’tagreewitheachotheronexercisE.7.ProfessorStuartBiddlethinksthat____.A.angershouldbeexaminedbydoctorsB.angershouldbetakenawaybymedicineC.angershouldbegivenoffbyactivitiesD.angershouldbeheldbackbyoneself8.Themainideaofthispassagemaybe____.A.sportsbuildupyourbodyB.sportsarehelpfultoyourmindC.hearttroubleisduetoangerD.anxietyandsadnessareharmfultoyou
Mysecretofstayingyoungisquitesimpledevoteyourattentiontothepartofyouthat’syoungandgrowing—yourbrain.Keepyourmindawakeandyouwillstayyoungallover.Theseareexcitingtimes.Takeaninterestintheworldaroundyouandmakeapointoflearningonenewthingeveryday.Nomatterhowoldyouareit’snottoolatetomakeyourlifemoreinteresting.Iknowahousewifewithoutknowledgeinthepastwhomadeherselfintoanexcellentindustrialdesigner.Iknowanoldelectricalengineerwhohasbecomeahighlypaidartist.Getovertheideatheyouaretoooldtogobacktoschool.Iknowamanwhoenteredamedicalcollegeat70.Hegothisdegreewithhonorsandbecameafamousdoctor.Anothermanwenttoalawschoolat71andnowisanactivelawyer.NomatterhowoldpeoplearestayingyoungiseasyforthosewholiveinthefuturE.Youcandoitifyouareactiveenoughtotry.Keepyourmindactiveandawakethat’stheonlyyouthelixir.54.WhichofthefollowingbestexpressthemainideaofthispassageStayingyoungistheonlyyouthelixir.Learningatleastonenewthingeveryday.Nevertoolatetogobacktoschool.Thesecretofstayingyoung.55.Ifyouwishtostayyoungaboveallyoushould.A.keepyourmindawakeandactiveB.makeyourlifemoreinterestingC.keepyourmindfrombeingharmedD.keepintoughwithotherpeople56.Theimpliedmeaningofthepassageisthat.A.anyonecanlearntodosomethingnomatterhowoldtheymaybE.B.theelectricalengineerlearnedtobeanartisttobecomefamous.C.themanwhoenteredthemedicalcollageat70cameoutatthetopofthelist.D.everyonecanbesuccessfulifyoutrytolearnnomatterhowoldhemaybe57.Thewordelixirinthelastsentenceprobablymeanssomethingthatcankeeppeople.A.healthyB.wealthyC.youngD.happy
六阅读理解AMarkTwaintellsaboy’sstoryinTheAdventureofHuckleberryFinn.HuckisapoorchildwithoutamotherorhomE.Hisfatherdrinkstoomuchalcoholandalwaysbeatshim.Huck’ssituationhasfreedhimfromtherestrictionofsociety.Heexploresinthewoodsandgoesfishing.Hestaysoutallnightanddoesnotgotoschool.Hesmokes.HuckrunsawayfromhomE.HemeetsJimablackmanwhohasescapedfromslavery奴隶制.Theytraveltogetheronaraft木筏madeofwooddowntheMississippiRiver.MarktwainstartedwritingHuckleberryFinnasachildren’sstory.Butitsoonbecameserious.ThestorytellsaboutthesocialevilofslaveryseenthroughtheeyesofaninnocentchilD.Huck’sideasaboutpeoplewereformedbythewhitesocietyinwhichheliveD.Soatfirsthedoesnotquestionslavery.HuckknowsthatimportantpeoplebelieveslaveryisnaturalthelawofGoD.SohethinksitishisdutytotellJim’sownerswheretofindhim.LaterHuckcomestounderstandthatJimisagoodman.HefindshecannotcarryouthisplantoinformJim’sownersofhiswhereabouts下落.InsteadhedecidestohelpJimescapE.HedecidestodothisevenifGodpunishedhim.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theoutline概要ofTheAdventureofHuckleberryFinn.B.ThechildhoodofHuckleberry.C.ThereasonwhyMarkTwainwrotethestory.D.Theeffectofslavery.Theunderlinedwordrestrictionprobablymeans_________.A.somethingthatyouareexpectedtodo.B.somethingthatyouarenotallowedtodo.C.somethingthatyouareabletodo.D.somethingthatyoulookforwardto.3.Theunderlinedexpressionhedoesnotquestionslaverymeansthat________.A.heissureabouteverythingofslavery.B.hehasnoquestiontoasktheowneroftheslaves.C.hethinksthatslaveryisreasonablE.D.hebelievesthatslaveryiswrong.4.Whatcanheinferredfromthetext?A.Huckisawhiteboy.B.Huck’schildhoodisareflection反映ofthatofMarkTwain’s.C.It’sHuck’ssituationthatmakeshimdecidetotravelwithJim.D.HuckwillbepunishedbyGodforwhathedoes.5.WhydoesHuckchangehismindatlast?A.HehasmadefriendswithJim.B.Hefindsouttheweaknessofslavery.C.Godtellshimtodoso.D.HefindsthatJimisagoodman
DanielBrownwasjustfiveyearsoldwhenheclimbedintothefamilycarandletitrollawaydowntheroaD.Hewasonlythreewhenhefloodedthekitchen.HismotherAngelaBrownisindespair.SheisverybusylookingafterhernewbabyalittlegirlcalledLauraaswellasDaniel.ShetoldusDanielissofullofcuriosity.AtthatmomentwehearahugecrashandthensilencE.WegoupstairsandfindDanielcrawlingoutofawardrobe衣橱hehaspulledoverontothefloorswithabookinhishanD.It’sforyouMumhesaysandlooksupathismumandsmiles.Seven-year-oldDanielhasalovelyfacE.HehasgoldenhairbigbrowneyesandafriendlysmilE.IhavetoadmitthatDanieldoesn’tlooklikeanaughtyboy.AngelatoldmeallaboutitOnceIfoundhimashewasabouttoputJasperinthewashingmachinE.JaspersheexplainedistheBrowns’dog.WhenIaskedhimwhyhesaidthathethoughtJasperwasdirty!It’samazinghowonelittleboycancausesomuchtroublE.Anothertimehecutoffallthehairofthelittlegirlnextdoor.Shewasgoingtoattendhersister’sweddingandtheneighborshaven’tspokentoussincE.AngelatoldmeaboutDaniel’smostexpensivecrimeIwasabouttodothewashingupwhenthebabystartedcrying.Danieldecidedtohelpandfilledthekitchensinkwithwater.WhenIcameinthewaterwasalreadyfloodingthekitchenandwasabouttofloodthehall.ThecarpetwasruinedandhadtobereplaceD.Ihopethingswillgetbetterashegetsolder.AmazinglyDanielisquitewellbehavedinschool.ThismaybebecauseheisrarelyboreD.MeanwhilehecontinuestobethenaughtiestlittleboyinEnglanD.WillhisbabysisterLauragrowuptobethenaughtiestlittlegirl?69.WhatdidDanieldowhilehismotherwastalkingtotheauthor?A.Hedroveawaythefamilycar.B.Hecutoffthehairofthegirlnextdoor.C.Hefloodedthekitchen.D.HefelltothefloorwiththewardrobE.70.WhywasDanielgoingtoputthedoginthewashingmachine?A.Hemeanttocleanthedog.B.Hewantedtopunishedthedog.C.HeintendedtomaketroublE.D.Hewishedtodrawhismother‘sattention.71.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________________.A.themotherspoiledtheboy.B.theboyfoundschoollifeinteresting.C.themotherlosthopeintheboy.D.theboyhadnofreedomathomE.
BOnedaywhenIwasafreshmaninhighschoolIsawakidfrommyclasswalkinghomE.HisnamewasKylE.Hewascarryingallofhisbooks.IthoughttomyselfWhywouldanyonebringhomeallhisbooksonaFriday?Hemustreallybeanerd书呆子.SoIshruggedmyshouldersandwenton.AsIwaswalkingIsawsomekidsrunningathimknockingallhisbooksoutofhisarmsandhelandedinthedirt.HisglasseswentflyingandIsawthemlandinthegrassabouttenfeetfromhim.Isawthisterriblesadnessinhiseyes.IjoggedovertohimandashecrawledaroundlookingforhisglassesIhandedhimhisglasses.HesaidThanks!ThereWasabigsmileonhisfacE.ItwasoneofthosesmilesthatshowedrealgratitudE.IhelpedhimpickuphisbooksandaskedhimwherehelivedItturnedouthelivednearmesoIaskedhimwhy!hadneverseenhimbeforE.Hesaidhehadgonetoaprivateschoolbeforecomingtothisschool.IwouldhaveneverhungoutwithaprivateschoolkidbeforE.WetalkedallthewayhomE.HeturnedaprettycoolkiD.IaskedhimifhewantedtoplayfootballonSaturdaywithmeandmyfriends.Hesaidyes.OverthenextfouryearsKyleandIbecamebestfriends.GraduationdayarriveD.Kylewasvaledictorianofourclasssohehadtoprepareaspeechforgraduation.InhisspeechhesaiD.Graduationisatimetothankthosewhohelpedyoumakeitthroughthosetoughyears.Iamgoingtotellyouastory.IstaredatmyfriendindisbeliefashetoldthestoryofthefirstdayWemet.HehadplannedtokillhimselfovertheweekenD.HetalkedofhowhehadcleanedouthislockersohisMomwouldn'thavetodoitlaterandwascarryinghisstuffhomE.HegavemealittlesmilE.ThankfullyIwassaveD.MyfriendsavedmefromdoingtheunspeakablE.Iheardthegaspgothroughthecrowdasthishandsomepopularboytoldusallabouthisweakestmoment.45.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordvaledictorianinthesecondparagraphmean?A.Agraduatewhodeliversafarewellspeechinaclass.B.Agraduatewhoistheyoungestinaclass.C.Astudentwhoisthemostpopularinaclass.D.Astudentwhocannotgraduateontimeinaclass.46.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthattheauthor______.A.wasgoodatplayingfootballinhighschoolB.hadnotlikedtomakefriendswiththestudentsfromprivateschoolsbeforeC.seldomhelpedothersD.didnotstudyhardinhighschool47.Notuntilthegraduationdaydidtheauthorknow_______.A.therealreasonwhyKylecarriedallhisbookshomethefirstdaytheymetB.KylewashisbestfriendC.KyleenjoyedmakingspeechesinfrontoftheclassD.Kyle'smanyweaknesses48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingthisstory?A.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.B.HelpingothersisaVirtuE.C.Youractionispowerful:withonesmallgestureyoucanchangeaperson'slifE.D.Weshouldhaveapityontheweak.
BOneofmyfondestmemoriesasachildisgoingbytheriverandsittingidlyonthebank.ThereIwouldenjoythepeaceandquietwatchthewaterrushdownstreamandlistentothechirpsofbirdsandtherustlingofleavesinthetrees.Iwouldalsowatchthebamboo竹子treesbendunderpressurefromthewindandwatchthemreturngracefullytotheiruprightororiginalpositionafterthewindhaddieddown.WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree’sabilitytobouncebackorreturntoitsoriginalpositionthewordresilience恢复力comestominD.Whenusedinreferencetoapersonthiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadilyrecoverfromshockdepressionoranyothersituationthatstretchesthelimitsofaperson’semotions.Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareabouttosnap突然折断?Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouareatyourbreakingpoint?Thankfullyyouhavesurvivedtheexperiencetolivetotalkaboutit.Duringtheexperienceyouprobablyfeltamixofemotionsthatthreatenedyourhealth.Youfeltemotionallydrainedmentallyexhaustedandyoumostlikelyendured忍耐unpleasantphysicalsymptoms症状.Lifeisamixtureofgoodtimesandbadtimeshappymomentsandunhappymoments.Thenexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappymomentsthattakeyouclosetoyourbreakingpointbendbutdon’tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou.IfthegoinggetstoughandyouareatyourbreakingpointshowresiliencE.Likethebambootreebendbutdon’tbreak!60.Whenthewritertalksaboutthebambootreeshewantstotellus.A.hecan’tforgetthosebambootreesB.heusedtowatchthembendunderpressoureandreturntotheiruprightpositionC.hestillremembersthegooddaysasachildD.headmiresthecharacterofthebambootrees61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.WhenyouhaveovercomesomedepressionyoushowresiliencE.B.Whenyouareabouttosnapwesayyouareresilient.C.IfyoufeellikeyouareatyourbreakingpointyouarefortunatE.D.Ifyoufeelmentallyexhaustedyouarelikelytoexperiencepleasantphysicalsymptoms.62.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingTryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou?A.Youshouldmakethebestofthesituation.B.Youshouldtryyourbesttogetthebestsituation.C.Youshouldtryyourbestnottobedefeatedbythesituation.D.Youshouldtryyourbestnottogiveupthebestsituation.63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyfondestmemoriesB.GoodtimesandbadtimesC.EnjoythepeaceandquietD.Bendbutdon’tbreak
Comparedtothewholedevelopmentofhistoryyourlifecouldbelikeacandlewhichislitandthenblownoutimmediately.Inotherwordslifeisshort—veryshort.MissinganyofthejoyslifeoffersisterriblE.Sodon’tletfearsconqueryourshortandvaluablelifE.Ifyourlifeisbeingcontrolledbyyourfearsyouaremostcertainlycheatingyourself.Courageisthemental精神上的musclethatconquersfear.LikeallmusclesthemoreyouuseitthestrongeritwillbecomE.Courageisnotsomethingyouarebornwith.ThatistosayitmustbedevelopeD.Ithasbeensaidthatifyoufacethethingyoufearbravelyyourfearwillleaveyou.ForyearsIbelievedthatcourageouspeoplehadnofear.Iwaswrong.EddieRichenBacherputitverywellwhenhesaidThereisnocouragewithoutfear.Weallhavefears;howevernoteveryonegivesintotheirfearseasily.Thereisverylikelysomethingyouhavewantedtodoforyears—movetoanothercitystartyourownbusinessapplyforabetterpositionorgowhereveryoulikE.Whateveritisyoushoulddoit.Rememberlifeisnotapracticerun.Thisisit.A.littlecourageleadstomorE.ObservethosepoorpeoplewhohavenocouragE.Theyonlytiptoe蹑手蹑脚地走throughlifehopingtheycanmakeitsafelytodeath.YouandInevermeanttolivethatway.LearntolivethewayyoulikebynolongerlivingasyoudislikE.MakegooduseofyourdayandhavecouragE.That’slife!64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcourage_______.A.canbedevelopedquicklyB.needstobeusedmoreoftenC.isformedwhenoneisbornD.makesoneveryexcited65.Whatnewopiniondidtheauthordevelop?A.Allcourageouspeoplehavefears.B.Thosewhoarebravehavenofear.C.ThereisnofearwithoutcouragE.D.A.bravepersoncanliveasafelifE.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.Person’sLifeIsShortB.Don’tFearAnythingC.NeverGiveUpEasilyD.CourageConquersFear
CA.youngwomancarryingathree-year-oldchildgotonabus.Theconductor售票员hurriedtogiveherawarmwelcomeandthenkindlyaskedtheotherpassengerstomakemoreroomforthewomanandherchilD.Onseeingthispeoplebegantotalk.YouknowthisconductorusedtobeveryrudE.Nowsuddenlyhehaschangedhisbadbehaviorsaidamiddle-agedman.Yesheshouldbepraisedandwemustwritealettertothecompanysaidasecondpassenger.That'srightanotherladysaidIwishanewspaperreporterwereheresothatmorepeoplecouldlearnfromthisconductor.JustthenagentlemanwholookedlikeateacherturnedtotheconductorandsaidExcusemebutcanIknowyournameplease?YourexcellentservicemustbepraiseD.Beforehecouldopenhismouththethree-year-oldchildsittingontheyoungwoman'slapinterruptedIknowhisnamE.IcallhimDaD.46.Thepassengerswere________toseetheconductor'skindnesstothewomanandthechilD.A.excitedB.unpleasedC.interestedD.surprised47.Onepassengersuggestedwritingalettertothecompanyto______.A.makeademandformorebusesB.thanktheconductorforhisgoodserviceC.criticizetheconductorforhisrudebehaviorD.inviteanewspaperreportertowriteabouttheconductor48.Whatwasthegentleman?A.A.teacher.B.A.newspaperreporter.C.Notknownfromthestory.D.Theconductor'sfriendfromhiscompany.49.Thewordheinthelastparagraphrefersto_______.A.thegentlemanB.theconductorC.themiddle-agedmanD.thethree-year-oldchild50.Itisclearfromthestorythattheconductor_______.A.haschangedhisattitudetowardshisworkB.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetoallpassengersC.hasnotchangedhisrudebehaviortopassengersprobablyD.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetowomenwithchildren
DorotheaShawis71yearsoldandnearlyblindandshechosetolivealonefarawayfrompeoplE.ShelivesinBelize—acountythesizeofWaleswithapopulationonlythatofSwanseA.HerhomeisatGalesPointatinyvillagewhichcanbereachedonlybyseaorair;aftera10-milewalkintothehillsonefinallyreachesapieceoflandandtwosmallhousessohiddeninthethickover-grownforestthatonlyahandfulofpeopleknowDorotheaistherE.Sheliveshappilyandtotallyalone–growinghervegetableslookingafterhertreesanddogscatsandchickens.Onceamonthorsoanoldfriendpassesbywithherfoodsuppliesandletters-usuallyincludingaletterfromhersisterinScunthorpeandsomebitsofclothingfromfriendsinCanadA.SometimesalocalmanwillcomeandcutwoodforherandagroupofBritishsoldierswillcomeacrossherandbegreetedwiththeofferofacupofcoffeE.AtnightsheliesinhertinysleepingroomwiththedogsonthefloorthecatsonthetablenearthetypewriterandoneofthehenssettleddowninacornerofthebookshelfandlistensforhourstoanySpanishEnglishGermanorFrenchbroadcastsshecanfindonherradio.Sometimesshegetslonelybutmostofthetimetheanimalsandtheradioarecompanyenough.Butrecentlytheverythingsthatshehadtriedtogetfreefromsowellhavebeguntocatchupwithher.Thepeaceoftheforesthasbeendestroyedbythenoiseofearth-movingmachinesnotmanymilesaway.Whatsheonceonlyheardofdistantlyontheradioisnowonherdoorstep.Thingsbegantochangethreeyearsago.Thenewmainnorth-southroadinBelizewascutthroughtheforestonlyfourorfivemilesaway.NowmorepeopleknowI’mherE.Shesays.Ifeelmoreandmoreuneasyeachday.Dorothea’ssmallhouses________.A.areentirelysurroundedbytreesB.havealwaysbeenherhomeC.werebuiltforjustafewpeopleD.areinacountywiththesamepopulationasWalesDorothealivesinthetinyvillagebecause________.A.shedoesn’tlikelivingnearpeopleB.sheistoooldtomoveC.machinesdestroyedherhomeD.there’snowhereelseforhertoliveDorotheadoesn’tgetlonelysinceshehas_______withher.A.hersisterB.someanimalsC.friendsfromCanadaD.apostmanDorotheaspendsalotoftime__________.A.growingallthefoodsheneedsB.cuttingdowntreesC.listeningtotheradioD.studyinglanguages
SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustreaD.AAftermyhusbanddiedsuddenlyfromaheartattackmyworldcrashedaroundmE.Mysixchildrenwereallunder10andIwasburdenedwiththeresponsibilitiesofearningalivingandcaringforthechildren.IwasfortunatetofindawonderfulhousekeepertocareforthechildrenduringtheweekbutfromFridaynightstoMondaymorningsthechildrenandIwerealonE.OneFridayeveningIcamehomefromworktofindabigprettyGermanShepherd牧羊犬onourdoorstep.ThisdogseemedtointendtoenterthehousE.ThechildrenlikedGermanimmediatelyandbeggedmetolethimin.Iagreedtolethimsleepinthebasement.ThatnightIsleptpeacefullyforthefirsttimeinmanyweeks.Thefollowingmorningwemadephonecallsandcheckedlost-and-foundadsforGerman’sownerbutwithnoresults.OnSundayIhadplannedtotakethechildrenonapicniC.SinceIthoughtitbesttoleaveGermanbehindincasehisownercamebywedroveoffwithouthim.WhenwestoppedtogetgaswewereamazedtoseeGermanracingtothegasstationafterus.NowaywashegoingtobeleftbehinD.MondaymorningIlethimoutforarun.Hedidn’tcomebackandwewerealldisappointeD.Wewereconvincedthatwewouldneverseehimagain.Wewerewrong.ThenextFridayeveningGermanwasbackonourdoorstep.AgainhestayeduntilMondaymorningwhenourhousekeeperarriveD.Thispatternrepeateditselfeveryweekendforalmost10months.WegrewmoreandmorefondofGerman.Wetookcomfortinhisstrongwarmpresenceandwefeltsafewithhimnearus.AsGermanbecamepartofthefamilyheconsideredithisdutytocheckeverybedroomtobesureeachchildwascozyinbeD.EachweekbetweenGerman’svisitsIgrewalittlestrongeralittlebraverandmoreabletohandle;everyweekendwewerenolongeraloneandenjoyedhiscompany.ThenoneMondaymorningwepattedhimontheheadandlethimoutforwhatturnedouttobethelasttimE.WeneversawGermanagain.65.Thedogfirstcametothefamilywhen________.A.itwasneededmostB.thewriterbecamestrongenoughC.thewriterwasawayonabusinesstripD.thewriterwasbusyontheweekday66.ThefamilyplannedtogoonapicnicwithouttheGermanShepherdbecause_______.A.itwastoowildtocontrolB.itwastooyoungtowalksofarC.theownermightcomebytopickitupD.itmightspoilthetrip67.Thewriterwas________theGermanShepherD.A.afraidofB.gratefultoC.crueltoD.annoyedwith68.Whichofthefollowingcan’tbeusedtodescribethedog?A.LoyalB.Beautiful.C.Lovely.D.WilD.
DAsIwasreadingarecentstoryinSlateon20-somethingscomplainingabouthowtheeconomywasruiningtheirlifeplansIcouldn’thelpbutthinkthe20-somethingssoundedlikeabunchofspoiledchildrenwhogrewupexpectingeverythingtobeeasyforthem.Asa20-somethingmyselfIcertainlysharetheirdisappointment:myhusbandandIprobablywon’tbeabletobuyahouseuntilwe’reinour40sandwetooareburdenedbystudentloans贷款.Butwhyshoulditbeanydifferent?BeingyoungpersonsinAmericashouldn’ttheytakeupallofthechallengesandopportunitiesthatthiscountryoffers?ConsidersomeoftheseviewssharedintheSlatestory:Jennifer29ownerofatwo-bedroomapartmentwithherhusbandworriesthatshewon’tbeabletohavechildrenforatleastadecadebecausetheycan’taffordtobuyahouseyet.IreadthatandIthoughtwhatplanetisshelivingonwhereyouneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids?Hassheevervisitedadevelopingcountryorevendowntownareasinthisone?Homeownershipisaluxury奢华notafertilityrequirement.A.26-year-oldinthestorydespairs绝望thathecan’taffordtogetaPh.D.inliteraturE.WellthatsoundsabitlikeexpressingdisappointmentthatnoonewillpayyoutowritepoetryonthebeachinThailandforfiveyears.Yesit’ssadthattheseyoungpeoplefeelsolost.ButIthinktheproblemistheirextremelyhighexpectationsnoteconomicreality.BethKoblinerauthorofGetaFinancialLife:PersonalFinanceinYourTwentiesandThirtiessaysthatshethinkspeople’sexpectationsareslowlyadjustingbuttoday’s20-somethingsgrewupatatimewheneveryone’swealthappearedtobeexpanding.Theirparentsprobablysawtheirhomevaluesrisealongwiththeirinvestments.SoyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeanssaysKobliner.Thisrecession衰退willcertainlyplayaroleinforcingthoseexpectationsintomorerealisticgroup.Inthemeantimeitseemsalotbetterforourmentalhealthtofocusonbeinggrateful－forourone-bedroomapartmentsforlivinginmoderncitiesorperhapsjustforbeingabletoeatthreemealsaday－thanonlongingforsomekindofluxurylifE.67.Whatmakestheauthorthinkthe20-somethingssoundlikeabunchofspoiledchildren?A.Theyexpecteverythingtobeeasyforthem.B.Theycomplainthattheeconomyisspoilingtheirlifeplans.C.Theyarereluctanttofaceallofthechallenges.D.Theyareburdenedbystudentloans.68.TheunderlinedwordfertilityinParagraph3probablymeans.A.babyproductionB.pleasantC.babycomfortD.essential69.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthecomplaintsofthe20-somethings?A.Theycan’thavechildrenforatleastadecadetobuyahousE.B.Theyhaveonlyone-bedroomapartmenttolivein.C.Theycan’tbuyahouseuntil40becauseofstudentloans.D.TheydespairatnotbeingabletoaffordaPh.D.inliteraturE.70.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Totelluswhattheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe20–somethings.B.Toexplainwhyyoungpeoplecan’taffordtobuyahousE.C.Tosuggestwhatweshoulddowhenyoungpeople’shighhopescreatedespair.D.Toexplainwhatthe20–something’shighexpectationsarE.
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