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Youmaythinkthatsailingisadifficultsportbutitisreallynothardtolearn.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.AndyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewinD.FirstyoumustaskyourselfWhereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomingfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside?Youmustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let'sstartwiththewindblowingfrombehinD.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angletotheboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromthesideitisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscaseyoumustkeepthesailhalfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewindbutitshouldn'tflap摆动.Itshouldn'tlooklikeaflagonaflagpolE.Ifitisflappingitisprobablyouttoofarandtheboatwillslowdown.SailingagainstthewindisnotpossiblE.Ifyoutrythesailwillflapandtheboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossiblebutyoucan'tgoinastraightlinE.Youmustgofirstinonedirectionandtheninanother.Thisiscalledtacking.Whenyouaretackingyoumustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.24.Whatshouldyouconsiderfirstwhilesailing?A.Sailors'strength.B.Winddirections.C.Sizeofsails.D.Wavelevels.25.WhatdoesthewordItunderlinedinParagraph4referto?A.Thesail.B.ThewinD.C.Theboat.D.TheanglE.26.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagainstthewind?A.MoveinastraightlinE.B.Allowthesailtoflap.C.Tacktheboat..D.Lowerthesail27.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.InatouristguidebookB.Inaphysicstextbook.C.Inanofficialreport.D..InapopularmagazinE.
TheG.reatBarrierR.eefismorethanworthyofitsnamE.Coralofallshapessizesandcolorscovermorethan130000sq.mi.offthecoastofAustraliamakingittheworld’slargestreefsystemandsupportingasurprisingvarietyofmarine海上的lifE.ButtodaytheGreatBarrierReefisdying.ThetemporarywarmingeffectofamajorElNinoevent—combinedwithongoingclimatechange—hasheatedthewatersaroundthereeftonearlyunprecedentedlevels.Thatwarminghasinturndrivenamassbleaching漂白使变白thathassuckedthecolor—andthelife—outofthecoral.AndtheGreatBarrierReefisn’talonE.ThisisthelongestbleachingeventeverrecordedsaysDavidKlineaScrippsInstitutionofOceanographyscientist.It’strulyglobalandit’slookingveryseverE.Bleachingoccurswhenoceandisruptions—warmwaterpollutionalgaeovergrowth—driveawaythesymbioticorganismsthatliveonthecoralandgiveitcolor.Withinweeksthereefcoulddieleavingbehindaforestoflifelessbonewhitecoral.Scientistsbelievethebleachingnowunderwaymaykillmorethan15%oftheworld’scoral.It’snotjustamatterofaquaticaesthetics.Reefsactasnaturalbarriersthatprotectcoastalcommunitiesfromstormsandflooding.Marinelifedependsoncoralreefsashabitatswhilecoastaltownsdependonthemastouristdraws.ButabiggerworrymaybewhatthebleachingsuggestsaboutfutureclimatechangE.TherapiddeathofcoralreefsdemonstratesthatclimatechangeisirreversiblyaffectingtheworldrightnowevenaspolicymakerstreatwarmingassomethingtobedealtwithinthefuturE.ClimatechangemaybeslowsometimesbutothertimesittakesgreatleapsforwardsaysStevePalumbianoceanscientistatStanfordUniversity.Thisisoneofthoseleaps.Localsolutions—likereducingfishingandcleaninguppollution—canhelpslowreeflossbutscientistssayaglobalproblemrequiresaglobalsolution.Nearly200countriesagreedlastyeartoworktokeepglobaltemperaturesfromrisingmorethan3.6°Fby2100butthatgoalwillbetoughtoreach.Andifgovernmentsfailcoralreefswillbeonlythefirstvictims.58.WhichofthefollowingisaccountingfortheGreatBarrierReef’sdyingfortune?A.bleachinghaslittleimpactonaglobalscaleB.thewatersaroundthereefareextremelyheatedC.ElNinoeventinducesinfluentialclimatechangeD.thecolorandthelifeofthecoralhasbeensuckedbybleaching59.Thereeflosscaneffectivelybeslowedby_______.A.reducingfishingandcleaninguppollutionB.achievingthegoalofglobaltemperaturerisingceilingC.attainingthegoalofglobaltemperaturefallinglowerlimitD.avoidingdamagingcoralreefsphysicallyandartificially60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ElNinoandtheGreatBarrierReefB.TheBarrieroftheGreatBarrierReefC.BleachingandtheGreatBarrierReefD.HowtoSolveProblemstheGreatBarrierReefFaces
Goldfishhaveprettyboringlivessomaybeit’sagoodthingtheycanonlyconcentratefornineseconds!Butaccordingtonewresearchhumansarebecominglikegoldfish.Ourattentionspan时长isgettingshorter...andit’sallbecauseoftechnology.WemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotheronthewebsaysDoctorTedSelkeracomputerscientistfromMassachusettsandwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentratE.Withmillionsofwebsitestochoosefromtheattentionspanoftheaverageinternetuserisjustseconds.Thereareotherdigitaldistractions分心too:emailinstantmessagingandquickiemoviesonwebsites.SomepeopleareworriedabouttheeffectonyoungpeoplE.YouneedtimetounderstandandthinkaboutwhatyoureadsaysJuliaWoodfromLondon.Youngpeoplesearchthenetallthetimeandtheirbrainsbecomefullofuselessinformationbutthereisnotimetomakesenseofit.Iamtryingtopersuademypupilstoreadmorebookssothattheyconcentrateononesubjectforlonger.Otherteachersaretryingmoreunusualmethodstoimprovestudents’concentration.AnneSavanfromWaleswassoworriedaboutherstudentsthatshestartedplayingMozartduringhersciencelessons.Shesaysthatithadanamazingeffect:Themusicmadethemcalmerandtheirconcentrationwasmuchbetter.Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem.RayColeaneducationalpsychologistsays:Onthewebyoungpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn’tworthreading.Theymightlookatfiveunhelpfulwebsitesveryquicklybeforestoppingandreadingasixthusefulwebsitemorecarefully.Inaworldwithsomuchinformationavailablethisisanimportantskill.24.Whydoesthewritermentiongoldfish?A.TointroducebackgrounD.B.TointroduceatopiC.C.Tosettleproblems.D.Tosuggestawayout.25.WhatmaycauseashorterattentionspanaccordingtoDr.TedSelker?A.Skippingaroundtheinternet.B.Timetodigestinformation.C.Traditionalmethodsofreading.D.Makingdecisions.26.Whatwillhelpstudentsovercomeashortattentionspan?A.Receivingemails.B.Textingmessages.C.Readingmorebooks.D.Watchingquickiemovies.27.WhatisRayCole’sattitudetowardslookingthroughwebsitesquickly?A.Cautious.B.UnfavorablE.C.Skeptical.D.SupportivE.
YouareanewmanagerattheAmericanbranchofyourGermanfirminChicago.WithafewminutestosparebetweenmeetingsyougotogetaquickcupofcoffeE.HeyDavidhowareyou?oneoftheseniorpartnersatthefirmasksyou.GoodthankyouDr.Greeryoureply.You’vereallybeenwantingtomakeaconnectionwiththeseniorleadershipatthefirmandthisseemslikeagreatopportunity.ButasyoustarttothinkofsomethingtosayyourAmericancolleaguebreaksintostealyourspotlight.SoArnoldyourcolleaguesaystoyourbossinsuchacasualmannerthatitmakesyourGermansoulcringe畏缩Sowhat’syourSuperbowlprediction?Imeanyou’reaNinersfanright?TheconversationmovesonandyouwalksilentlybacktoyourdeskwithyourcoffeE.YouknowhowimportantsmalltalkisintheU.S.andyoufeeljealousofpeoplewhocandoitwell.There’snothingsmallabouttherolethatsmalltalkplaysinAmericanprofessionalculturE.PeoplefromothercountriesareoftensurprisedathowimportantsmalltalkisintheU.S.andhownaturallyandcomfortablypeopleseemtodoit------withpeersmenwomenandevenwithsuperiors.YoucanbethemosttechnicallyskilledworkerintheworldbutyourabilitytoprogressinyourjobintheUnitedStatesishighlydependentonyourabilitytobuildandmaintainpositiverelationshipswithpeopleatwork.Andguesswhatskilliscriticalforbuildingandmaintainingtheserelationships?Smalltalk.WhatcanyoudoifyouarefromanothercultureandwanttolearntousesmalltalkintheU.S.tobuildrelationshipsandestablishtrust?Workhardtohone磨练yourownversionofAmerican-stylesmalltalk.Watchhowothersdoit.Youdon’thavetomimicwhattheydo;infactthatwouldlikelybackfirebecausepeoplewouldseeyouasinauthentiC.Butifyoucandevelopyourownpersonalversionthatcangoalongwaytowardmakingyoufeelcomfortableandcompetence.28.Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthepassageby______.A.offeringaplotB.describinganinterestingsceneC.makingcomparisonsD.tellingasmalljokes29.WhatdoweknowaboutGermanpeople?A.Theydon’tmakesomuchsmalltalk.B.Theyhatemakingsmalltalk.C.Theyusuallymakesmalltalkinworkbreaks.D.Theyaregoodatmakingsmalltalktoo.30.WhatmakespeoplefromothercountriessurprisedinAmericanprofessionalculture?A.Americanworkers’abilitytomakeprogress.B.Americanworkers’attitudetowardssuperiors.C.Thespecialmeaningofsmalltalk.D.Therolesmalltalkplaysinworksettings.31.Whatdoesbackfireunderlinedinthelastparagraphmean?A.haveawarmatmosphereB.havetheoppositeeffectC.haveagoodresultD.haveahardtime
AboutthistimeeveryyearIgetverynostalgic怀旧的.Walkingthroughmyneighborhoodonafallafternoonremindsmeofatimenottoolongagowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheairchildrenplayinggamesonahillandthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelow.Iwasoneofthosechildrencarefreeandhappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyoneblocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreetforsixteenyears.Ilovemystreet.OnesidehassixhousesonitandtheotherhasonlytwohouseswithasmallhillinthemiddleandahugecottonwoodtreeononeenD.WhenIthinkofhomeIthinkofmystreet.OnlyIseeitasitwasbeforE.UnfortunatelythingschangE.OnedaynotlongagoIlookedaroundandsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecomE.Lifeonmystreetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighborsarequicklygrownoldfriendsaregrowingupandleavingandthecityisplanningtodestroymyprecioushillandsellthepropertytocontractors.Itishardformetoacceptthatmanyofmywonderfulneighborsaregrowingoldandwon’tbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemoriesofthecoupleacrossthestreetwhosattogetherontheirporchswingalmosteveryeveningthewidownextdoorwhoyelledatmybrotherandmeforbeingtooloudandthecrazyoldmaninablacksuitwhodroveanoldcar.IncontrasttothosepeoplethepeopleIseetodayareveryoldneighborswhohaveseenbetterdays.ThemanintheblacksuitsayshewantstodieandanotherneighborjustsoldhishouseandmovedintoanursinghomE.Theladywhousedtoyellatusistootiredtobotheranymoreandthecoupleacrossthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfrontporchthesedays.ItisdifficulttowatchthesepreciouspeopleastheyneartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonceIthoughttheywouldliveforever.Thecomingsandgoingsoftheyoungergenerationofmystreetarenowmostlygoingsasfriendsandpeersmoveon.OnceuponatimemylifeandthelivesofmypeersrevolvedaroundhomE.Theboundaryofourworldwasthegutterattheendofthestreet.WegotpleasurefromplayingnightgamesorfromabreathtakingrideonatricyclE.Thingsaredifferentnowasmyfriendsbecomeadultsandmoveon.Childrenwhorodetricyclesnowdrivecars.Thekidswhoonceplayedwithmenowhavenewinterestsandvaluesastheygotheirseparateways.Somehavegoneawaytocollegelikemeafewgotmarriedtwowentintothearmyandonewenttoprison.Watchingallthesepeoplegrowupandgoawaymakesmelongforthegoodolddays.Perhapsthebiggestchangeonmystreetisthefactthatthecityisgoingtoturnmyprecioushillintoseverallotsfornowhomes.Forsixteenyearstheviewoutofmykitchenwindowhasbeenaviewofthathill.Thehillwasafundamentalpartofmychildhoodlife;itwasthehubofsocialactivityforthechildrenofmystreet.Wespenthourstherebuildingfortssleddingandplayingtag.Theviewoutofmykitchenwindownowisverydifferent;itisoneoftractorsanddumptruckstearingupthehill.WhenthehillgoestheneighborhoodwillnotbethesamE.ItisapieceofmychildhooD.ItisavisualreminderofbeingakiD.WithoutthehillmystreetwillbejustanotherpeainthepoD.TherewasatimewhenmystreetwasmyworldandIthoughtmyworldwouldneverchangE.ButsomethinghappeneD.PeoplegrowupandpeoplegrowolD.PlaceschangesandwiththechangecomestheheartacheofknowingIcannevergobacktothetimesIloveD.InayearorsoIwillbegonejustlikemanyofmyneighbors.IwillalwayslookbacktomyyearsasachildbuttheplaceIrememberwillnotbethesilentstreetwhosepeaceisinterruptedbythesoundsofconstruction.ItwillbethehappynoisysomewhatstrangebutwonderfulstreetIknewasachilD.32.Thewriterfindsithardtoacceptthefactthat_____________.A.manyofhisgoodneighborsaregrowingoldB.theladynextdoorwhousedtoyellathimandhisbrotherisnowawidowC.thelifeofhisneighborshasbecomeveryboringD.themaninhisblacksuitevenwantedtoendhisownlife33.Thebiggestchangeonthewriter'sstreetis_____________.A.removingthehilltomakewayforresidentialdevelopmentB.thebuildingofnewhomesbehindhiskitchenwindowC.thefactthattherearemuchfewerpeoplearoundthaninthepastD.thechangeinhischildhoodfriends'attitudetowardstheirneighborhood34.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayingmystreetwillbeanotherpeainthepod?A.hisstreetwillbeverynoisyanddirtyB.hisstreetwillsoonbecrowdedwithpeopleC.hisstreetwillhavesomenewattractionsD.hisstreetwillbenodifferentfromanyotherstreet35.Whichcouldbeagoodtitleforthepassage?A.ThePastofMyStreetwillLiveForeverB.UnforgettablePeopleandThingsofMyStreetC.MemoryStreetIsn’tWhatItUsedtoBeD.TheBigChangesofMyStreet
OurMommyandMetimebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmotherChristieandIwereoutinourfrontyardswatchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridetheirbikesupanddown.IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalonesaidChristiE.Thenweworkedoutaplan:WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenoutI’llwatchherotherthreE.AndwhenshewatchestwoofmineI’lltakesomeoneout.ThechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaofMommyandMetimE.Christie’sdaughterMcKenziewentfirst.Whenshereturnedtheotherchildrenaskedhertonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.She’slikeadifferentchildwhenthere’snooneelsearoundChristiesharedwithmequickly.WithhermotheralltoherselfMcKenziedidn’thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzieIalsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildrenduringouralonetimes.ForexampleIamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughterwhoisseldomclosetomeholdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering口吃的sonTomdoesn’tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn’thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.AndtheothersonSamwho’salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.TheMommyandMetimeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild---talkingsharingandlaughingwhichhasbeenthebiggestgain.EverychilddeservestobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhilE.32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thehappylifeoftwofamilies..B.Theexperienceoftheonlychildbeingwithmother.C.TheadvantageofspendingtimewithonechildatatimeD.Thebasicneedsofchildren.33.RightafterMcKenziecamebacktheotherchildrenwere_____________.A.happyB.curiousC.regretfulD.friendly34.Whatisoneofthechangestheauthorfindsinherchildren?A.Tomhaslessdifficultyinspeaking.B.Samholdsherhandmoreoften.C.Thedaughteractslikealeader.D.Theboysbecomebetterfollowers.35.Theauthorseemstobelievethat___________.A.havingbrothersandsistersisfunB.parentsshouldwatchothers’childrenC.it’stiringtolookafterthreechildrenD.everychildneedsparents’fullattention
HappinessisforeveryonE.Youdon'tneedtocareaboutthosepeoplewhohavebeautifulhouseswithlargegardensandswimmingpoolsorthosewhohavenicecarsandalotofmoneyandsoonWhyBecausethosewhohavebighousesmayoftenfeellonelyandthosewhohavecarsmaywanttowalkonthecountryroadsattheirfreetimE.Infacthappinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyourheartintoit.Whenyouareintroubleatschoolyourfriendswillhelpyouwhenyoustudyhardatyourlessonsyourparentsarealwaystakinggoodcareofyourlifeandyourhealthwhenyougetsuccessyourfriendswillsaycongratulationstoyouwhenyoudosomethingwrongpeoplearoundyouwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Andwhenyoudosomethinggoodtoothersyouwillfeelhappytoo.Alltheseareyourhappiness.Ifyounoticeabitofthemyoucanseethathappinessisalwaysaroundyou.Happinessisnotthesameasmoney.Itisafeelingofyourheart.Whenyouarepooryoucanalsosayyouareveryhappybecauseyouhavesomethingelsethatcan'tbeboughtwithmoney.Whenyoumeetwithdifficultiesyoucansayloudlyyouareveryhappybecauseyouhavemorechancestochallengeyourself.Soyoucannotalwayssayyouarepoorandyouhavebadluck.Asthesayinggoeslifeislikearevolving旋转的door.Whenitclosesitalsoopens.Ifyoutakeeverychanceyougetyoucanbeahappyandluckyperson.5.Thosewhohavebighousesmayoftenfeel________.A.happyB.lonelyC.freeD.excited6.WhenyoufalldowninaPEclassbothyourteacherandyourclassmateswill________.A.laughatyouB.playjokesonyouC.quarrelwithyouD.helpyouup7.Whatwillyourfriendssaytoyouwhenyoumakegreatprogress?A.OhsodoI.B.Congratulations!C.Goodluck!D.It'sjustsoso.8.Whichofthefollowingisthispassageabout?A.Badluck.B.Goodluck.C.Happiness.D.LifE.
TherearemanystereotypesaboutthecharacterofpeopleinvariouspartsoftheUnitedStates.IntheNortheastandMidwestpeoplearesaidtobeclosedandprivatE.IntheSouthandWesthowevertheyareoftenthoughtofasbeingmoreopenandhospitablE.AsksomeonefromSt.Louiswherethenearestsandwichshopisandheorshewillpolitelygiveyoudirections.A.NewYorkermighteyeyouatfirstandafterdecidingitissafetotalktoyoumightgiveyouaratherunexpectedexplanation.A.personfromGeorgiamightbeverykindaboutdirectingyouandevensuggestsomedifferentplacestoeat.A.Texanjustmighttakeyoutotheplaceandtreatyoutolunch.Americanstereotypesareabundant.NewEnglandersareoftenthoughtofasbeingfriendlyandhelpful.Southernersareknownfortheirhospitalityandwarmth.PeoplefromthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatesareoftenconsideredveryoutgoing.Thesedifferencesincharactercanbetracedtodifferentfactorssuchasclimatelivingconditionsandhistoricaldevelopment.WhentravellingfromplacetoplaceAmericansthemselvesareoftensurprisedatthedifferingdegreesoffriendlinessintheUnitedStates.65.Themainideaofthepassageis_____________.A.evenAmericansaresurprisedatthedifferencesamongthemselvesB.therearemanydifferencesincharacterindifferentpartsoftheUSA.C.therearemanyreasonsforthedifferences.D.stereotypesaboutpeoplearenotnecessarilytruE.66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.NewYorkersareusuallyopenwithstrangers.B.PeoplefromtheSouthareusuallyconsideredgoodhosts.C.ThefriendliestAmericanstravelfromplacetoplacE.D.Differentpartshavedifferentcustomsandhabits.67.Thedifferenceslieinthefollowingexcept______oftheparts.A.theweatherB.thehistoryC.geographyD.thenames68.NewEnglandersareoftenthoughtofasbeing_____________.A.hospitalandwarmB.outgoingC.friendlyandhelpfulD.alloftheabove
IusedtothinkthatlifeinJimThorpePennsylvaniawasfilledwithnever-changingroutines.IhatedthateveryoneseemedtoknoweverythingabouteveryoneelsE.Everyoneseemedtoenjoytalkingaboutotherpeopleandtheirlives.Ialsodidn’tlikethefactthatpeopleseemedveryclose-mindeD.IfelttrappeD.IfeltlikeIwasmissingoutonopportunities.ItseemedtomethatcitylifewouldbetheoppositE.ThenItookmyfirsttriptoNewYorkCity.Icouldn’twaittoexperiencethecity.HoweverwhenIarrivedintheBigAppleitwasn’tatallwhatIhadimagineD.IknewitwashometothousandsofpeoplebutIhadn’thadtheleastexpectationtoseesomanypeopleonthestreetatonetimE.AllthestreetswerefilledwithpeoplE.IalsofeltalittlesurprisedtoseethateveryonewasinahurryandeverythingmovedatsuchafastpacE.WhenItookthesubwayforthefirsttimeIsaidhellotothemiddle-agedwomannexttomE.Shelookedatmewithdislikeanddidn’tsayaworD.AfterjustonedayIrealizedhowimportantmysmalltownistomE.NowIappreciatethefamiliarfacesIseeeveryday.Ilikethefeelingofsecurityandbelongingmytownoffers.JimThorpegivesmeasenseofcommunityandtogethernessthatthecitydoesn’tprovidE.Irealizejusthowmuchasimplehellodoesforastranger—itreallycanmakeyourdayalittlebetter.Mybigtripshowedmethatmysmalltownreallyhasinstilled注入moralsandvaluesinmethatIdidn’tevenknowIhaD.IwouldneverhaveknownwhatabigplacemytownholdsinmyheartifIhadnottakenthattriptoNewYorkCity.21.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutlifeinJimThorpeatfirst?A.Peopletherecaredlittleaboutothers.B.Peopletherelikedtoacceptnewthings.C.LivingtherewasagreatdisadvantagE.D.Thereweremanychancesofcareerdevelopment.22.WhatsurprisedtheauthormostinNewYorkCity?A.Thegesturesofgreeting.B.Themoderntransportation.C.ThefastpaceoflifE.D.Thecrowdedstreets.23.Whatmadetheauthorchangehis/herattitudestohis/herhometown?A.TravellingtoNewYorkCity.B.ThefamiliarfacesinJimThorpE.C.A.bigplaceinhis/hertown.D.Everybodylikestalkingaboutothers.
IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelvesmostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.InfactIgrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives观点bycreatingworldswecouldstepintotakepartinandlivein.WiththisunshakablebeliefIatfourteendecidedtobecomeawriter.Heretooreadingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosaybutbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.HehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswithoragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworlD.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoreadbecauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworkswhatdoesn’tandintheendtogetherwithlotsofpracticewhatvoicehehas.NowIamincollegeandhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction文学作品.Asalawstudentmyreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume量ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelsE.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlifE.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoadallfromthecomfortofmyownarmchairtoexperiencethoughsecondhandexcitingexperiencesthatIwouldn’tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetimE.21.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?A.HeneverwatchedTV.B.Hereadwhathehadto.C.HefoundreadingunbelievablE.D.HeconsideredreadingpartofhislifE.22.Theunderlinedwordvoiceinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.anideaB.asoundqualityC.awayofwritingD.aworldtowriteabout23.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?A.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A.WhydoIread?B.HowdoIread?C.WhatdoIread?D.WhendoIread?
Ifyourparentsweretosurpriseyouwithapresentonyourbirthdaywhichonewouldyoupreferatriptotheamusementparkoranewpairofshoes?AccordingtoScienceDailyaboutone-thirdofthepeoplearelikelytoprefershoestoafuntrip.Thesepeoplearecalledmaterialistsnamelythosewhovaluematerialgoodsmorethanexperiences.Butwhichofthetwochoicesmakespeoplehappier?Backin2009RyanHowellaprofessoratSanFranciscoStateUniversityfoundthatinthelongrunexperiencesmakepeoplehappierthanpossessions.Thisisbecausethejoyofreceivinganewobjectfadesovertimeasyougetusedtoseeingiteveryday.Experiencesontheotherhandcancontinuetobringyoujoyinthefuturethroughhappymemories.Butmaterialistsshouldatleastbehappywhentheyfirstbuysomethingshouldn'tthey?TofigureitoutHowelldidanotherstudy.HeclassifiedagroupofadultsaccordingtotheirpersonalitytypesrangingfromlessmaterialistictomorematerialistiC.Eachpersonwasaskeddifferentquestionstoseehowtheyfeltaboutspendingmoneyonmaterialgoodsversusspendingmoneyonexperiences.Asexpectedthemorematerialisticparticipantsgotlesshappinessfrompurchasesthanthelessmaterialisticbecausesuchpurchasesdidn'tfitwiththeirpersonalitiesandvalues.ButtoHowell'ssurprisehefoundthatmaterialistsweren'tanyhappiereveniftheyspentmoneyonmaterialitems.Thisisbecausematerialistsworrythatothersmaycriticizeorlookclownontheirchoices.TherearecertainvaluesystemsthatarerejectedbysocietysaidHowell.Whenwefindoutsomeoneismaterialisticwethinklessofthemandthatdrivestheirhappinessdown.Anotherreasonisthatmaterialisticpeoplealwaysfocusonwhattheydon'thaveinsteadofwhattheyhavenow.Thismakesthemfeellesssatisfiedandgrateful.Ifyouhappentobeamaterialisticpersonthere'ssomethingyoucantry.IfmaterialistsmakemoreaccuratepurchasesratherthantryingtoimpressotherstheywillbehappierHowellsaiD.YoushouldalsorememberwhatanancientGreekphilosopheroncesaidDonotspoilwhatyouhavebydesiringwhatyouhavenot;rememberwhatyounowhavewasonceamongthethingsyouonlyhopedfor.32.WhatdidRyanHowellfindinhisstudies?A.Materialgoodsbringpeoplelesshappinessthanexperiences.B.Aboutone-thirdofthepeopleprefermaterialgoodstoexperiences.C.Materialistshavemorefunspendingmoneyongoodsthanonexperiences.D.Receivinganewobjectbringslastingjoywhilethejoyofanexperiencefadessoon.33.WhatdidRyanHowellwanttofindoutbydoinganotherstudy?A.Howtojudgewhetherapersonisamaterialist.B.Whymaterialistsarenothappywiththeirpurchases.C.Howmaterialistsfeelwhentheyspendmoneyongoods.D.Whethermaterialistsarehappywhentheyfirstmakepurchases.34.WhydoestheauthorusetheancientGreekphilosopher'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Toadvisematerialisticpeoplenottotrytoimpressothers.B.TopersuadepeopletobesatisfiedwithwhattheyhavE.C.Toproveit'sunwisetobematerialisticanddesiretoomuch.D.Totellreaderswhattheydesirenowmightonedaybecometheirs.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AreYouaMaterialist?B.HowToAcquireHappiness?C.TheBestPresentFortheBirthdayD.WhichCanMakePeopleHappier?
AtailgatepartyisasocialeventheldonandaroundtheopentailgateofavehiclE.TailgatingwhichoriginatedintheUnitedStatesofteninvolvesconsumingalcoholicdrinksandfrillingfooD.Tailgatepartiesusuallyoccurintheparkinglotsatstadiumsbeforeandoccasionallyaftergamesandconcerts.Peopleattendingsuchapartyaresaidtobetailgating.Manypeopleparticipateeveniftheirvehiclesdonothavetailgates.Theideaforeatingoutofthebackofacarmayhavestartedin1866withCharlesGoodnightaTexasfarmer.HenoticedthatthecowboysheemployedneededawaytoeatontheroadsohetransformedaU.S.Armywagon马车intoamobilekitchen.Therehungryworkerscouldeatrelaxandsocializeafteralongdayofworking.NowadayspeopletailgateforlotsofreasonseverythingfromcollegefootballgamestoJimmyBuffetconcerts.Inschoolsandcommunitiessomeathleticdepartmentscoachesandparentsofstudentathletesrelyonpost-gametailgatingpartiestobuildcommunityandsupportfortheirprogramandteam.Whatpeopleconsideressentials必备fortailgatingspreadsisn’tthesameacrossthecountry.Differentareasofthecountryhavetheirownfavoritefoodsfortailgating.Whilefoodslikeburgersandchipsmaybecommoneverywheresomeareashavespecialties.ForinstancethoseinLouisianamayconsiderjambalayaatailgatingmustwhilethoseintheMidwestsimplycan’tgowithoutbrats.AndtheWestCoast?Don’tbesurprisedtoseegrilledfishorpastA.Whiledishesmaydifferfromareatoareaonethingisthesameacrossthecountry:beer.24.WhydidCharlesGoodnightinventamobilekitchen?A.ToshowoffhiscookingskillsB.TobuildacanteenC.Tocelebratethearmy’svictoryD.Toattractmorecowboys25.Whatcanwelearnabouttailgateparties?A.TheyareusuallyheldbeforeconcertsB.TheyaremainlyheldforcowboysC.TheyarealsooccasionstomakefriendsD.Theyaremeantforfootballteams26.Whatdopeoplethinkamustforalltailgateparties?A.BeerB.SportsC.MusicD.Vehicleswithtailgates27.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThespreadoftailgatingB.ThepopularityofjambalayaC.FavoritefoodsontailgatepartiesD.Necessaryequipmentfortailgating
Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan’ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds’nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptiveparentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon’tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan'tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusthereither.29.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby___________.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured30.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans_______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.32.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?
Youmayhaveexperiencedthefrustration挫败感ofbeingslappedwithaparkingfine罚款orfindingyourcarheldfirmlyintheplaceafterleavingitparkedprecariously不安全的foracoupleofminutes.Butnowahigh-techcarstickerthat'sdesignedtobestucktoacar’swindscreencouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituationbyallowingatrafficwarden管理员togetintouchwiththem.TheTowStopstickersendsatextmessagetoadriverwhenitistouchedbyatrafficwardentoallowmotoriststosendareplyandgivethemtimetomovetheircarimmediately.It’sdesignedtosavedriverstimeandmoneybygivingthemachancetomovetheircarinsteadofhavingittowed拖awaybutreliesonthegoodwilloftrafficwardens.Frankfurt-basedITconsultant顾问DanielKalliontziscameupwiththeideaandisraisingfundsonIndiegogotoputhis4£43stickerintoproduction.Carownerscanbuythestickerandplaceitinsidetheircar'swindscreenhavingsetitupwithimportantinformationsuchastheirphonenumber.Themessagewillaskthemtomovetheircarimmediately.Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthewardenusingtheirsmartphonewhichwillappearonthesticker'sscreen.TheymaychoosetowritesomethingalongthelinesofbackintwominutesinabidtoavoidafinE.ThesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficwardensandcriticallyaGermanlaw.Thelawstates:AnofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehiclE.Itcouldbecheaperfortheauthoritiestocontactthedriverthantotowhiscar.24.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Toarousereaders’interestinthenewinvention.B.Totellreaderssomewaysofparkingcars.C.ToshowdrivershowtoavoidparkingfinE.D.Todisclose揭示howtrafficwardensfinedrivers.25.DanielKalliontziscameupwiththeideaoftheslickersothat______.A.trafficcanbesmoothB.driverscanavoidbeingfinedC.carscanbeputinsafeplacesD.lawscanbecarriedout26.Iftrafficwardenwantstosendatextmessagetothedriverheshould_______.A.slapthewindscreenB.strikethewheelC.useasmartphoneD.touchthesticker27.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.aGermantrafficwardenisrequiredtoremindcarownerstomovetheircarsB.theTowStopstickerwillcostdriversmuchtimeandmoneyC.notmanydriverswillmindbeingfinedD.carownersmustbuythestickersbylaw
HowtoBecomeClevererOnceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomeclevererbecausehismotheralwayscalledhimfoolishboy.That’seasyansweredthefisherman.Iknowonewaytomakeyoubecomecleverer.Really?OfcoursE.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoueatoneyou’llbecomeclevererindeeD.PayonlythreepoundsforonefishheaD.Theboypaidhimthreepoundsandthefishermancutoffafishheadandhandedittohim.A.rawfishheadisnotgood—notevenforahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateitupintwogulps.Doyoufeelanything?askedthefisherman.Notinmyheadsaidtheboy.Theboylayonthegroundandthought.Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.IhadpaidhimthreepoundsforthefishheaD.Whycouldn’tIhavethewholefishforsoupaheadforbrainandonepoundleftover?Hejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman.Youthief!Youarefoolingme!ThefishermanlaughedsayingThefishheadworksnowyouseE.17.Theboyateuptherawfishheadonlyintwogulpsbecausehe__________.A.enjoyitB.wantedtotasteitC.tookitasagoodmedicineD.wasafoolishboy18.Theboycametothefishermaninorderto__________.A.buyafishheadB.askthefishermanaquestionC.buyawholefishD.A.andC.19.Theboypaidthreepounds.Heshouldhavehad__________.A.awholefishB.afishheadandonepoundbackC.awholefishandonepoundbackD.awholefishafishheadandonepoundback20.__________helpedtheboybecomecleverer.A.A.goodmealB.TherawfishheadC.NothingD.Whathadhappened
Thefirstandbestofvictoriesforamanistoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoralfreedom.Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyfriends.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhoeverthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakethemmaD.KeepcoolsaysWebsterangerisnotargument.BecalminarguingsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbeginswithfoolishnessandendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastandgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingtoo.28.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Self-controlisimportantforaman.B.Weshouldlearntobestrong.C.A.manwhokeepscoolwon’tloseanygamE.D.Thegreatheroesinhistoryknewhowtocontrolthemselves.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.Ifyouaremadthegodswillfailyou.B.Ifyouloseyourtemperfirstgodswillfailyoufirst.C.Ifyoucan’tcontrolyourselfyouwillbecrazy.D.Ifthegodswanttofailyoutheywillmakeyoumadfirst.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtopassage?A.Thefirstandbestofvictoriesforamanistoconquerhimself.B.Youwillmakeasmallmistakeseriousifyoudon’tkeepcool.C.Youmustmeasureaman’sstrengthbythepowerofthefeelingswhichconquerhim.D.Angerbeginswithfoolishnessandendswithregret.31.Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpyouavoidangeraccordingtothepassage?A.Beingcalminarguing.B.Checkingyourtemperorangerbyspeakinglow.C.Keepingyourmouthshut.D.Tryingtomaketheotherangryfirst.
IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogotothejazzconcertlastFriday.TheadvertisementinthepapersaidthatyoucouldbuyticketsatthetheatreboxinRichlandHillsanydaybetween10:00and4:00.SinceIworkfrom9:00to5:30theonlytimeIcouldgotothetheatrewasduringmy45-minutelunchbreak.UnfortunatelythetheatreisontheothersideofthetownandthebusservicebetweenmyofficeandRichlandHillsisnotverygooD.Butifyouareluckyyoucanmaketheroundtripin45minutes.LastMonday.Istoodatthebusstopfor15minuteswaitingforthebusBythetimeIsawonecomearoundthecornertherewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip.SoIgaveupandwentbacktotheofficE.ThesamethinghappenedonTuesdayandagainnextday.OnThursdaymyluckchangeD.Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthetheatreinexactly20minutes.WhenIgottherehoweverIfoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxofficeIheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.RealizingIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinlinE.Icaughtthenextbusandheadedbackacrossthetown.ByFridayIrealizedmyonlyhopewastomakethetripbytaxiitwasexpensivebutIfeltitwouldbeworthittoheartheconcert.Thetripbytaxionlytook10minutesbutfeltlikeanhourtomE.WhenIgottothetheatreIwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginlinE.ThereasonhoweverIquicklydiscoveredwasthattheyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.21.ThemanlearnedthattherewouldbeaconcertlastFriday.A.fromthenewspaperB.fromhisfriendsC.fromoneofhiswork-matesD.overtheradio22.Hetriedtogotothetheatreeverydaybutmanagedtogetthereonly_______.A.onceB.threetimesC.twiceD.fourtimes23.Onedaythemantook_______togettothetheatrebybus.A.forty-fiveminutesB.fifteenminutesC.overanhourD.justtwentyminutes24.Theunderlinedwordrelievedmaybestbereplacedby___________.A.surprisedB.puzzledC.pleasedD.sorry
Whenyouarecuriousaboutsomethingandwanttoknowmoreaboutityoucanusethewayofaskingquestions.Askingquestionsisthefirststeptomakediscoveriesandfindinterestinganswers.Thestepsbelowcanguideyouduringtheresearch.Step1Onanotecardorpieceofpaperwritedownthesubjectthatyouareinterestedin.Justgetthemainideadown.ForexampleyoumightwriteDiscovermoreaboutdinosaurs.Step2Nextstopandthinkforamomentaboutwhatyoualreadyknowaboutyoursubject.Listwhatyoualreadyknowlikethesentencesbelow1DinosaurslivedlongbeforehumanbeingsappeareD.2Dinosaurslivedontheearthformorethan150millionyears.3Somedinosaursfedonplantssomeonmeat.Step3WhatcanyoudowithwhatyouwanttolearnByaskingquestions.Onyourpaperstartwritingdownquestionsaboutthedinosaursasyouthinkofthem1What‘sthebestweatherfordinosaurstolivein2Howmanykindsofdinosaursarethere3HavedinosaursreallydisappearedStep4Armedwithyourlistofquestionsyoucannowgotothenearestlibraryorcomputertobeginyourresearch.Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubjectyou‘llprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.Forexampleyoumightdiscoverthatdinosaursdisappearedabout65millionyearsago.WhyWhathappenedAskingnewquestionscanhelpyouresearchyoursubjectmorewidely.Thenexttimeyoufindsomethinginterestingtoresearchtaketimetoorganizeyourthinkingbyaskinggoodquestions.Andremember—learningmorealwaysbringmorequestions.21.Whenyoudosomeresearchyoushouldtakethefollowingsteps_____.①listwhatyouwanttoknow②choosearesearchsubject③listwhatyoualreadyknow④discovernewproblemsA.①④③②B.②③①④C.③②④①D.④③①②22.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceArmedwithyourlistofquestionsmeanA.Puttingyourlistofquestionsunderyourarm.B.Discussingyourquestionswithyourclassmates.C.Writingdownyourlistofquestions.D.Takingyourlistofquestionswithyou.23.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrueA.YoucanfindalltheanswersonlinE.B.Learnmoreandyou‘llhavenoquestions.C.Duringtheresearchyoumaykeepfindingnewquestions.D.Askingquestionsistheonlywayforresearch.24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.A.DiscoveringDinosaursB.AskingGoodQuestionsC.FindingSubjectsD.HavingInterestingAnswers
Ifyouwanttoseeathingwellreachoutandtouchit!Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.YoureyescantellyouthataglassballisrounD.Butbyholdingitinyourhandsyoucanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheballyoureallyseeit.Withyourskin皮肤youcanfeelbetter.Forexampleyourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhandtoo.Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?TheymustliketofeelthesoundsofmusiC.AllchildrensoonlearnwhatDon’ttouch!means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshopswetouchthingswemightbuy:foodclothes.Toseesomethingwellwehavetotouchit.Thebottomsofourfeetcanfeelthingstoo.Youknowthiswhenyouwalkonwarmsandcoolgrassorahardfloor.Allfeeldifferentunderyourfeet.Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeettheclothesonyourbodytheaironyourskin.Atfirstitisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedtothem!Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.TheirsignssayDotouch!Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.Ifyouwanttoseebetterreachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallysee!1.Bytouchingthings______.A.youwillhaveastrangefeelingB.youcanlearnmoreaboutthemC.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutyourhandD.youcantellwhatcolorstheyreallyare2.Youcantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocketwith______A.yourfingers.B.youreyes.C.yourfeet.D.yourback.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferto?A.Thesoundofadropofwater.B.Dotouch.C.ThesoundofveryloudmusiC.D.Don’ttouch.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Touchingishelpingustoseethingsbetter.B.Feelingthingsisagoodwayforustolearn.C.Wecan'tfeelthethingsonshowinanymuseum.D.OurskinsmayhelpustofeelthesoundsofmusiC.
Tohaveasecondchildornotthisisaquestion.AconcernaboutonlyonechildiswhetheronechildnecessarilymeansalonelychilD.ManyparentsofonlychildfeelguiltyoftheirdecisiontohaveonlyonechilD.Therearenootherchildreninthefamilyforthechildtoassociatewithwhichmayleadtothechildfeelinglonelyattimes.Anothercommonargumentagainsthavingjustonechildmaybemorespoiledthanonewithsiblings.Manypeoplebelievethatasinglechildwillnothavelearnedtonegotiatewithothersandrespectthegive-and-takeinvolvedinmanyrelationships.SomethinkthismayleavethechildlesscapableofinteractingwellwithpeoplehisorherownagE.DespitetheseargumentsthenumberofparentschoosingtohaveonlyonechildisincreasingintheworlD.Forsomesingle-childparentsthepressuresofdevotingtimeandenergytoasecondchildcanresultinthemselectinghavenomorechildren.Forotherparentsthefinancialburdenofhavingasecondchildmaybethemajorconsideration.Anotherimportantconsiderationistheincreasingageatwhichwomengivebirthtochildren.Advocatesofsingle-childfamiliesarguethatthereareadvantagesforthechildaswellastheparents.Withjustonechildtheparentscangiveandthechildcanreceivemorequalitytimeandattention.HoweverthereisnosimpleanswertothequestionofwhetherornottohaveasecondchilD.ThecircumstancesaffectingeachsetofparentsareuniquE.Theimportantthingintheendistomakeadecisionthatboththewifeandthehusbandfeelconfident.32.Whataretheadvantagesofchildrenwithbrothersorsisters?A.LesspressureandbetterenergyB.MorerespectandgreaterfamilywealthC.HigherintelligenceandmoreattentionD.Lesslonelinessandbettersocialcompetence33.Whatpreventsomeparentsfromhavingasecondchildaccordingtothepassage?A.WorkpressuresB.LimitedtimeenergyandmoneyC.ThehealthandwealthofthefirstchildD.Thenegotiationsbetweenparentsandchildren34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThebirthofasecondchildmakesmanyparentsguiltyB.Thenumberofsingle-childparentsisdecreasingC.NowadayswomendelaygivingbirthtochildrenD.Familycircumstanceshavelittleeffectonparents’decision35.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.ByprovidingexamplesB.BylistingsuggestionsC.ByofferingdescriptionsD.Byanalyzingreasons
It’sgenerallybelievedthatpeopleactthewaytheydobecauseoftheirpersonalitiesandattitudes.Theyrecycletheirgarbagebecausetheycareabouttheenvironment.Theypay$5foracaramelbruléelattebecausetheylikeexpensivecoffeedrinks.It’sundeniablethatbehaviorcomesfromourinnerdispositions性情butinmanyinstanceswealsodrawinferencesaboutwhoweareassuggestedbythesocialpsychologistDarylBernbyobservingourownbehavior.Wecanbestrangerstoourselves.Ifweknewourownmindswhywouldweneedtoguesswhatourpreferencesarefromourbehavior?Ifourmindswereanopenbookwewouldknowexactlyhowmuchwecareabouttheenvironmentorlikelattes.ActuallyweoftenneedtolooktoourbehaviortofigureoutwhowearE.Moreoverwedon’tjustuseourbehaviortolearnaboutourparticulartypesofcharacter—weinfercharactersthatweren’ttherebeforE.OurbehaviorisoftenshapedbylittlepressuresarounduswhichwefailtorecognizE.Maybewerecyclebecauseourwivesandneighborswoulddisapproveifwedidn’t.Maybewebuylattesinordertoimpressthepeoplearoundus.Weshouldnotbelievethatwealwaysbehaveasaresultofsomeinnerdisposition.Whateverpressurestherecanbeorinferencesonecanmakepeoplebecomewhattheydothoughitmaynotbeincompliance符合withtheirtruedesires.ThereforeweshouldallbearinmindKurtVonnegut’sadvice:WearewhatwepretendtobesowemustbecarefulaboutwhatwepretendtobE.29.Accordingtothepassagepersonalitiesandattitudesarecommonlybelievedto______.A.determineone’sbehaviorB.reflectone’stasteC.influenceone’ssurroundingsD.resultfromone’shabits30.WhichofthefollowingwouldDarylBernmostprobablyagreewith?A.A.kindpersonwillofferhisseattotheolD.B.OnebuyslatteoutoftrueloveofcoffeE.C.Onerecyclesplasticstoprotecttheenvironment.D.Thereturnofawalletcanindicateone’shonesty.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?A.Wefailtorealizeourinnerdispositions.B.Wecanbeinfluencedbyoutsidepressures.C.Ourbehavioristheresultofourtruedesires.D.Ourcharacterscanshapeoursocialrelationships.32.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?A.Personalitiesandattitudes.B.Preferencesandhabits.C.Behaviorandpersonalities.D.Attitudesandpreferences.
Whenwasthelasttimeyoufaceddisappointmentfromacertainoutcomethatdidnotmeetyourexpectations?ItcouldbeanyeventinyourlifE.PerhapsyourmeetingatworkdidnotgoaswellasyouexpecteD.YournewjobwasnotwhatyouexpecteD.MaybeyourrelationshipdidnotworkoutthewayyouhopeditwoulD.Disappointmentsaredissatisfactionsthatarisewhenyourexpectationsarenotmetbyoutcomes.Inshortayouhadanexpectationbthingsdidnotunfoldagainsttheexpectation.Everydaypeopledealwithdisappointments.DependingonhowbigthedisappointmentisandhowyouchoosetodealwithitthefeelingofdisappointmentmaydisappearafterashortwhileorhangoveryourlifeforanextendedperiodoftimE.Ifnothandledproperlydisappointmentscanleadtodepressionandeventuallylackofconcern.Contrarytowhatpeoplemaythinkdisappointmentsareactuallypositivephenomenafortwomainreasons.1.PassiontowardacauseDisappointmentisthereflectionofyourpassiontowardsomethingwhetheritisacertaingoaldreamdesireoroutcomE.Whereverthereisacausetherewillbeaneffect--inthiscasethepassionisthecauseanddisappointmentistheeffect.Ifyoudon’tcareaboutsomethingyouwouldn’tbefeelingdisappointedwouldyou?Theverypresenceofdisappointmentsuggeststhatthisissomethingyoucareaboutsomuchthatyouwouldfeelbadoverit.Thehigheryourdisappointmentthestrongeryourpassionforthisis.AsMartinLutherKingJrputsitTherecanbenodeepdisappointmentwherethereisnotdeeplovE.Thisdeeploveiswhatdrivesyoutowardyourgoalsdreamsanddesires.ThisdeeplovewillbewhatfuelsyouinlifebringingyoutoplacesyouhaveneverbeenbeforE.Thisdeeploveiswhatmakeslifeworthliving.Rememberthatdisappointmentisalwaysabetteremotionalstatethanneutralitywheretheindividualfeelsindifferenttowardanything.Iwouldmuchratherbefeelinganegativeemotionanydaythanfeelingabsolutelynothing.Theabilitytofeeliswhatsetsusapartfromnon-livingbeings.TofeelnothingistobearobotoramachinE.2.RepresentinganopportunityforprogressDisappointmentalsosignalsanopportunityforprogressandgrowth.Ifyouaredisappointedinanoutcomeitmeansthereisactuallyacertainerrorinyourframeworkofthoughtwhichneedscorrecting.Wheneveryouaredisappointeditmeansyouhavecertainmentalillusions错觉aboutrealitywhichyouneedtoaddress.Ifyourunderstandingofrealityarealwaysrightyouwillneverfeeldisappointedatall.BycorrectingyourillusionsandgettingamoreaccuratepictureoftherealityyouareequippedwithmoreknowledgE.Thisknowledgeisasourceofpowerpowerforyoutoacttowardyourgoals.Thinkofdisappointmentasatroubleshootingtoolwhichhelpsyouironoutthetwistsinyourunderstandingofreality.Byusingtheknowledgefromyourpreviousexperienceyoucanactmoreaccuratelytowardyourdesires.Themoreyoudealwithdisappointmentandlearnfromitthecloseryouwillgettowardyourgoalsanddreams.TitleWhyDisappointmentIsGood66______Disappointmentisdissatisfactionwithunexpectedoutcomes.FactsIf67____________handleddisappointmentscanresultindepressionandlackofconcern.Meanwhiletheycanalsobepositive68______________.ReasonsPassiontowardsacause1.Disappointment69_____________aperson’spassiontowardsagoaldreamdesireoroutcomE.2.Disappointment70_____________thatyoucareaboutsomethingverymuch.3.Feelingdisappointedis71____________thanfeelingnothingatall.4.Theabilitytofeeldistinguisheshumanbeings72__________machines.Representinganopportunityforprogress1.Disappointmentisa73___________ofanopportunityforprogressandgrowth:there’sanerrortobe74____________.2.Disappointmentprovidesyouwithpowertoacttowardsyourgoal.3.Disappointmentcanbeconsideredasatroubleshootingtoolthatcanhelpyou75_____________realitybetter.
EachofusfailsfromtimetotimE.Ifwearewiseweacceptthesefailuresasanecessarypartofthelearningprocess.Butalltoooftenweconveytoourchildreneitherbywordsorbyactionsthatfailureissomethingtobeashamedofthatnothingbuttopperformancemeetsourapproval赞许.Donniewasmyyoungestthird-grader.Hisfearoffailurekepthimfromclassroomgamesthatotherchildrenplayedexcitedly.Heseldomansweredquestions—hemightbewrong.Heseldomfinishedhisworkbecauseherepeatedlycheckedwithmetobesurehehadn’tmadeamistakE.Itriedmybesttobuildhisself-confidencE.ButnothingchangeduntilmidtermwhenMaryAnneastudentteacherwasassignedtoourclassroom.Shewasyoungandprettyandshelovedchildren.MypupilsDonnieincludedher.ButevenenthusiasticlovingMarywasbaffledbythislittleboywhofearedhemightmakeamistakE.Thenonemorningwewereworkingmathproblems.Donniehadcopiedtheproblemswithpainstakingneatnessandfilledinanswersforthefirstrow.PleasedwithhisprogressIlefthischildrenwithMary.ButwhenIreturneD.Donniewasintears.He’dmissedthethirdproblem.Marylookedatmeindespair.SuddenlyherfacebrighteneD.Fromthedeskwesharedshegotacanister小筒filledwithpencils.LookDonnieshesaiD.I’vegotsomethingtoshowyou.Sheremovedthepencilsandplacedthemonhisdesk.SeethesepencilsDonnie?shecontinueD.TheybelongtoMrs.LindstromandmE.Seehowtheerasersareworn?That’sbecausewemakemistakestoo.Lotsofthem.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyoumustlearntodotoo.Shekissedhimandcontinued:I’llleaveoneofthesepencilsonyourdesksoyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakeseventeachers.Donnielookedupwithloveinhiseyesandjustaglimmer少许ofasmilE.ThePencilbecameDonnie’sprizedpossession.ThattogetherwithAnne’sfrequentencouragementandpraiseforevenDonnie’ssmallsuccesses.graduallypersuadedhimthatit’sallrighttomakemistakes—aslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.21.WhydidDonnierarelyfinishhiswork?A.BecauseheseldomansweredthosedifficultquestionsB.BecausehespenttoomuchtimecheckinghisanswersC.Becausehecouldn’tworktogetherwithhisclassmatesD.Becauseheneverdidhisworkuntiltheverylastminute22.ThewordbaffledinParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.encouragedB.impressedC.satisfiedD.confused23.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeMaryAnneassheisshowninthearticle?A.PatientandinspiringB.CreativeandmodestC.DeterminedandstrictD.Considerateandproud24.Thestorywaswrittenmainlyto.A.telluswhoinfluencedDonniegreatlyB.singthepraisesofMaryAnneC.givealifelessonaboutfailureD.showushowtouseerasers
Customsaresocialhabits.Theyhavebeenhandeddownthroughgenerations代amonggroupssocialclassesetC.Customscanbedescribedaswaysofdoingthings.Theyareparticularly特别stronginsocialpracticesontheoccasions场合ofbirthsmarriagesanddeaths.InChinathesedayssomepeopleincitiesarelearningfromWesterncustoms.ForexamplesomebridesdressinthelongwhitedressthatisusualbridalwearinmanyWesterncountries.Everypeople民族hasspecialcustomsforNewYear.TheHanpeoplehavemanyinterestingSpringFestivalcustoms.AndnowquiteanumberofpeoplelivinginthecitieshavefollowedtheWesterncustomsofsendingNewYeargreetingcardsforJanuary1st.OneinterestingcustominChinaisthatmotherswrap包uptheirbabiestightly紧紧的.ThisisnotthecustominWesterncountrieswherebabiesareusuallydressedinloosegarments.61.Itistruethatcustoms.A.havebeenformedduringashorttimeB.havebeenformedlittlebylittleC.havebeenquicklyformedandchangedD.haveneverbeenchanged62.Inthispassagethewordgarmentis.A.akindoffoodB.abedC.asortofclothesD.aroom63.HowdotheChineseyoungpeoplelearnfromWesterncountriesattheirmarriages?A.Thebrides新娘haveonthewhiteclothes.B.Menwearthewhitecoats.C.Theirparentsallhaveattendedtheirmarriages.D.Theirmarriagesareonlyheldinthemen’shomes.64.Fromthispassageweknow.A.thepeoplealloverChinaspendNewYearinthesamewayB.peopleinthevillagesandcitiessendNewYeargreetingcardstoeachotherC.eachpeoplehashisspecialcustomforNewYearD.mostofChinesepeopletakeSpringFestivalseriously65.ThedifferenceaboutclothingbetweenChineseandWesternbabiesisthat.A.ChinesebabiesareusuallydressedinnewclothesB.ChinesemothersareusedtodressingtheirbabiesincolourfulclothesC.WesternbabiesaredressedinbiggerclotheswhileChinesebabiesareusuallywrappedD.WesternbabieshavemoreclothesthanChinesebabies
SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedasthereareawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception接待.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn'tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IenteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaiD.I’llgiveyoutwentypounds.It’sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthat.It’snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I'llbuyitIsaiD.Whatdoyoumean?You'vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI'vechangedmyminD.Iamsorry.I'llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YoumustbecrazyhesaiD.ThensuddenlythepennydroppeD.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You'rerightIsaiD.AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid‘Wouldyoumendthischairforme?’Iwouldn'thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon'tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI'llmendthisforyoushallwesayforafiver?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter_________.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair30.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper____.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter'spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter31.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas_________.A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny
ThedayofmyholidayarrivedbutIwasn’tlookingforwardtoit.IhadlittlemoneyandhadonlybeenabletoaffordtostaywithmyAuntRosainSpain.SoIwasn’treallyexcitedasIknewexactlywhatitwasgoingtobelike;LotsofnoisycousinsandAuntRosabeggedmetotakeherforaridE.AfterIhadcheckedinImademywayslowlytothedeparturegatE.AsIwaswaitingtoboardtheplanIkeptthinkingaboutmyidealholidaydestination;Jamaicawithitslongsandybeachesandcrystalclearwater.AssoonastheplanetookoffIfellfastasleepandonlywoketothesoundoftheannouncement;LadiesandgentlemenpleasefastenyourseatbeltsaswewillshortlybelandinginKingston.Ifrozeinmyseat.WasIdreaming?Kingston?Jamaica?Ihadboardedthewrongplane!ImmediatelyaftertheplanelandedIexplainedthesituationtotheauthorities.ItseemstherewerealsothreeofotherpassengersheadingforSpain.Apparentlyithadbeentheairline’sfaultsincetheflightnumbersforSpainandJamaicawereexactlythesame!ThereforewithnoflighttoLondonforaweektheairlinehadnochoiceexcepttopayforourstay.SothereIwaslyingonthebeachenjoyingthemusicandmarvelousfoodofJamaica!AsforAuntRosaIsupposeshejusthadtolivewithoutme!33.WhydidthewaiterchoosetospendherholidaywithherauntinSpain?A.Shecouldhardlyaffordanybettertrip.B.HerauntbeggedhertogotherE.C.Shemissedhercousinsverymuch.D.Spainwasheridealdestination.34.Inthestorythewriterendedup_____.A.headingforSpainfromJamaicaB.flyingtoLondonimmediatelyC.enjoyingafreebeachholidayD.complainingtotheauthorities35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TerribleAdventureB.NiceDreamC.A.Well-PlannedD.LuckyMistake
YourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigurE.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereatingforpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious难为情whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces----andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffooD.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlightgetmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudypeoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizingwhilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaintgobluE.Don’tforgettheclock----ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories卡路里permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetimeandtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes.Andwhileyou’reatitactuallysitdowntoeat.IfyouneedsomehelpslowingdownturnonrelaxingmusiC.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplatE.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmalleronetotalintake摄入jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashortwideglassthanatallskinnyglass.25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.A.healthydietsB.housebuyingC.theirbodyshapeD.theirhomecomforts26.A.homeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.A.reducefoodintakeB.digestfoodbetterC.regaintheirappetitesD.burnmorecalories27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?A.Usesmallerspoons.B.Turndownthelights.C.Eatquickly.D.PlayfastmusiC.28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?B.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?C.WaysofServingDinnerD.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness
Haveyouevernoticedthatthemoreyouhavethemoreyouwant?Let’sfaceit.Thinkingourlifeisgoodenoughdoesn’tcomenaturallytomanypeoplE.Whenwehavehighexpectationsofeverythinginlifewewillrunintodisappointment.Onlywhenweareawarethatneedsaredifferentfromdesirescanwelivewithsatisfaction.HereareafewideastohelpyoubehappierwithwhatyouhaveandwhoyouarE.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.MostpeoplewantthingstobebetterthantheyareorwhenthingsaregoingwellweforgettoappreciatewhatwehavE.LearntoreflectonhowmuchbetterthingsarethantheycouldbE.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Writedown5thingsyouaregratefulforrightnow.Whenweholdontoregretsfromdecisionswehavemadeitcanreallypoisonourwell-being.Manypeopleregretsomethingtheycannolongerchangewhichendsupholdingthembackfrommovingforwardinamorepositivemanner.Whathappenedinthepastisdoneandgonesoworktostaypresentandbemindfulofthecurrentmomenttofindmorejoyandfulfillment.WhenweuseotherpeopleasthemeasuringstickforourpersonalsuccessandqualityoflifewearelikelytobelesssatisfieD.Socialcomparisonscanprovideusefulinformationwhenwetrytolearnfromothersbuttheyalsoholdourperspectiveinadiscontentedposition.CompareyourselflesswithotherssoyoucanbesatisfiedmorE.Whenyouarefocusedonyourbigambitionsandfuturegoalsyoumightelidethedailypleasuresthatsurroundyou.Learntoslowdownandabsorbthewonderandbeautyaroundyou.Staypresentandfocusonthetaskyou’reundertakingatthemoment.Don’tletthelifepassyoubybecauseyou’realwaysonthegoanddistractedbyambition.Practicelookingatlifethroughthelensofcontentmentanditwillbecomemorenatural.27.Howcanwelivewithcontentment?A.TochangeourlifestylE.B.TohaveamotivationinlifE.C.Togivelessattentiontowhatwearegratefulfor.D.Torealizethedifferencebetweenneedsanddesires.28.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Letgoofregrets.B.Makewisedecisions.C.Rememberthepast.D.Knowthepresentsituation.29.TheunderlinedwordelideinParagraph5probablymeans__.A.enjoyB.neglectC.changeD.create30.Whatshouldyoudotoputyourselfinagoodmood?A.LearnfromsuccessfulpeoplE.B.Focusonyourfuturegoals.C.Maketimeforsimplepleasures.D.CreatechancetolearnmorE.
Whenwe’relittleourmotheristhecenterofourattentionandwearethecenterofhers.Soourmother’characteristicsleaveanindelible持久的impressionandweareforeverafterattractedtopeoplewithherfacialfeaturesbodytypepersonalityevensenseofhumor.Ifourmotheriswarmandgivingasadultswetendtobeattractedtopeoplewhoarewarmandgiving.Ifourmotherisstrongandeven-temperedwearegoingtobeattractedtoafair-mindedstrengthinourmates伴侣.Themotherhasanadditionalinfluenceonhersons:shenotonlygivesthemcluestowhattheywillfindattractiveinamatebutalsoaffectshowtheyfeelaboutwomeningeneral.Soifsheiswarmandnicehersonsaregoingtothinkthat’sthewaywomenarE.TheywillprobablygrowuptobewarmandresponsiveloversandalsobecooperativearoundthehousE.Conversely相反的amotherwhohasadepressivepersonalityandissometimesfriendlybutthensuddenlyturnscoldandrejectingmayraiseamanwhobecomesadance-awaylover.Becausehe’sbeensoscaredaboutlovefromhismotherhe’safraidofcommitmentandmaypullawayfromagirlfriendforthisreason.Whilethemotherdeterminesinlargepartwhatqualitiesattractusinamateit’sthefather—thefirstmaleinourlives—whoinfluenceshowwerelatetotheoppositesex.Fathershaveanenormouseffectontheirchildren’spersonalitiesandchancesofmarital婚姻的happiness.Justasmothersinfluencetheirson’sgeneralfeelingstowardwomenfathersinfluencetheirdaughter’sgeneralfeelingsaboutmen.Ifafatherlavishespraiseonhisdaughteranddemonstratesthatsheisaworthwhilepersonshe’llfeelverygoodaboutherselfinrelationtomen.Butifthefatheriscoldcriticalorabsentthedaughterwilltendtofeelshe’snotverylovableorattractivE.Inadditionmostofusgrowupwithpeopleofsimilarsocialcircumstances.Wehangaroundwithpeopleinthesametown;ourfriendshaveaboutthesameeducationalbackgroundsandcareergoals.Wetendtobemostcomfortablewiththesepeopleandthereforewetendtolinkupwithotherswhosefamiliesareoftenmuchlikeourown.51.Whydoourmother’scharacteristicsleaveusanindelibleimpression?A.Becausewearelikelytobeattachedtopeoplewithhercharacteristics.B.Becausemotherandherchildarethecentersofeachotherwhenherchildisveryyoung.C.BecauseourmotherisbetterthanourdaD.D.Becauseourmotherisawomanwhoiskindtous.52.WhatcanweknowfromParagraphs2and3?A.Themotheronlyinfluenceshersons.B.ThesonsalwaysthinkwomenarewarmandnicE.C.A.motherwhohasadepressivepersonalityissuretoraiseadance-awaylover.D.Themotherhasanadditionalinfluenceonhersons.53..WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.IfourmotheriswarmandgivingwelovetobetogetherwithwarmandgenerouspeoplE.B.Ifourmotherisstrongandeven-temperedwearegoingtobeattractedtoafair-mindedstrengthinourmates.C.Mothernotonlygivesherchildrencluestowhattheywillfindattractiveinamatebutalsoaffectshowtheyfeelaboutwomeningeneral.D.Fathersinfluencetheirdaughter’sgeneralfeelingsaboutmen.54.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlavishesinParagraph5probablymean?A.Usesmuch.B.UseslittlE.C.Neveruses.D.Seldomuses.55.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Mothers’influenceontheirsons.B.Parents’influenceontheirchildren.C.Parents’impressionontheirchildren.D.Fathers’influenceontheirdaughters.
IncollegeSpringBreak春假isusuallyassociatedwiththebeachpartiesandsleeplessnightsbringingaboutrelaxationfreetimeandfriends.StudentswhowishtospendtheirbreakdoingsomethingproductiveandrewardinghowevermaychoosetoparticipateintheAlternativeBreakProgram.ItplacescollegestudentsincommunitiesbothathomeandabroaD.TheProgramallowsstudentstotakepartinvariousprojectsdealingwithissuessuchasliteracy识字homelessnessandtheenvironment.Itincludeshelpingkidswiththeirlessonsraisingmoneyforfamiliesinneedandcollectingdataforenvironmentalresearch.Thehopeisthatbygettingthemselvesinvolvedindifferentenvironmentsstudentswillhavetheopportunitytolearnaboutmembersofcommunitiesandbroadentheirview.Inturntheywillincorporate融合theirexperiencesandlessonslearnedintotheirowncommunities.InawordtheProgramaimstoencouragestudentstobeactivecitizensandengagethemselvesinmakingadifferenceinsociety.Inthespringof2006about36000studentsintheUSAparticipatedintheAlternativeBreakProgram.SamanthaGiacobozzinowdirectoroftheProgramhasbeenonfivealternativebreaktripsherselfincludingtripstoNewOrleansIndiaandDominicanRepubliC.IwasastudentwhowentonalternativebreaktripsandhadmylifetotallytransformedbythatexperienceshesaiD.EveryyearwemeetmanystudentswhohaveattendedtheProgram.Youcanseechangesintheirlifethatareconnectedwiththeiralternativebreakexperiences.TheProgrambeganin1991.TodayithasbecomeincreasinglypopularwithcollegestudentsintheUnitedStates.61.WhomatchoosetoparticipateintheAlternativeBreakProgram?Nomarethan10words62.WhatistheaimoftheProgram?NOmorethan15words63.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordtransformedinParagraph5?1word64.WhatisSamantha'sattitudetowardtheProgram?Nomorethan10words65.IfyoutakepartintheProgramwhichprojectareyouinterestedin?Andwhy?Nomorethan25words
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