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Thesummerbeachseasonisprimetimeforsharkattacks.ItseemslikesharksareattackingallthetimE.Butthatissomethingofanillusion.Thenumberofattacksisverysmall.Howdoesasharkhunt?Musclesandfinsgivethesharkitsspeedandmaneuverabilityinthewater.A.shark’sfrontfinsactlikethewingsofaplaneandletitflythroughthewater.Thetailactslikeahigh-powerpropellerButthebigthingthatgivesthesharkitsedgeintheoceanisitssensorypackagE.Thepackageincludestheshark’seyesearsskinnoseandmouthasweiraselectricsensing.A.shark’snoseisprobablyitsmostimportantsensE.Ifyouweretoputasingledropofbloodinaswimmingpoolagreatwhitesharkcouldsmellthat.Andtheycantellthedirectionthatthesmelliscomingfrom.SharkshandletheirelectricsensingusingcelllocatedintheheaD.Wheneversomethingmovesusingitsmusclesasharkcandetecttheelectricalimpulsesflowingtothosemuscles.A.sharkcanelectricallyseeanythingthathasmusclesevenifitishidingorthewaterisnotclear.Sharksevenhavevibrationsensorsintheirskin.Evensomethingmovesnearthesharktubespickupthepressurechangesandhairsinsidethetubessendsignalstothebrain.Thisextrasenseallowsasharktoturnquicklyandattackagain.Whenyouputallthesedifferentsensestogetheritmakesthesharkanearlyidealhunter.A.sharkcandetectpreyfrommilesawayandthenuseeyeselectrosensingandmovementsensingtohomein.StrangelysharksdonotseemtousethesesensestohomeinonpeoplE.Theverylownumberofsharkstellsusthatsharksdonothuntpeopleinaregularbasis.OntheotherhandpeoplelovetohuntsharksMillionsofsharksdieeveryyear.Withoutprotectionextinctionisadefinitepossibility.68.Fromthetextwecanknowthat_________________.A.itistruethatsharksareattackingallthetimeB.asharkcanseeanythingthathasmusclesevenifitishiding.C.sharksdealwiththeirelectricsensingusingcelllocatedintheskinD.whatgivesthesharkitsspeedandmaneuverabilityisfinsandmuscles69.Whatgivesthesharkitsedgeintheoceanaccordingtothetext?A.ItsmusclE.B.ItsnosE.C.ItssensorypackagE.D.Itsfins70.Theunderlinedphrasehomeinonmeans___________.A.swimB.moveC.huntD.smell71.Inthistextthewriterimpliesthat__________.A.therearamanysharkattacksB.humansbeingsshouldprotectsharksC.humanbeingsdislikehuntingsharkD.sharks’noseisveryimportant
Manypeoplethinkthatthemostpopularwayofcommunicatingwithotherpeopleisthroughthemouth.Butwhattheydon’tknowisthatactualcommunicationusingthemouthaccountsforonlyaround10%orevenlessofallthemeanstocommunicateamessagE.MoreoveryoucanneverdeterminethetruthfulnessorhonestyofpeoplebywhattheysayalonE.Infactwordsexpressedthroughthemouthoftendonotreflectwhatpeoplereallythinkorfeel.ThemorereliablewayyoucandeterminetheirtrueinnerfeelingsandthoughtsisbyreadingtheirbodylanguagE.Everybodycommunicatesusingthesegesturesandifyouunderstandthegesturesandtheirmeaningsyouwillbeabletoreadpeopleandknowwhattheyarereallycommunicatingtoyou.Oneresearcherevenwentasfarastosaythatwespeaktohidewhat’sonourminds.ButgesturescannotliE.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitwouldbelikeifyoucanseethroughtheemotionsofotherpeople?Let’ssayyouaskapersonwhetherhecandoanimportanttask.HesaysOK.ButdeepinsideyouarequestioningyourselfIshereallywillingtodothisjob?orDoeshehavetheconfidenceinfinishingthistask?Youcan’tquestionhimdirectlybecausethatwouldbelikebelittlinghim.Andevenifyouaskhimthosequestionshisreplieswillnottellyouwhathereallyfeelsorthinks.SothemostusefulwayistoobservehisbodylanguagE.Expressionslikesmilingfrowningpoutingfacialreddeningsweatingtoecurlingandsidewaysglancesarevisiblehintsthatcanhelpyoumakearightjudgment.1.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.wordsthroughthemoutharethemostcommonwayincommunicationB.bodylanguageisthequickestwaytohelppeopleunderstandeachotherC.expressionsarethemostpowerfultooltojudgewhetheramanisconfidentornotD.youmayknowwhatapersonreallythinkswiththehelpofreadinghisbodylanguage2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthesecondparagraph?A.WecanexpressourselveswellbybodylanguagE.B.WeusewordstopreventothersknowingourtruethoughtsC.Spokenwordscanfullyreflectourtrueself.D.Weusebodylanguagetohelpexpressourselves.3.Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedwith______.A.lookingdownuponB.speakinghighlyofC.laughingatD.believingin
A.peerisapersonwhoisaboutthesameageasyou.Peersaffectyourlifewhetheryouknowitornotjustbyspendingtimewithyou.Peerscanhaveagoodeffectononeanother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinsolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebookandnoweveryone’sreadingit.Howeversometimespeersaffectoneanotherinanotherway.Forexampleonekidinschoolmighttrytogetanothertocutclasswithhimyoursoccerfriendmighttrytopersuadeyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshertheballorakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoshopliftwithhim.Somekidsgiveintopeerpressurebecausetheywanttobelikedtofitinorbecausetheyworrythatotherkidsmaymakefunofthemiftheydon’tgoalongwiththegroup.Othersmaygoalongbecausetheyarecurioustotrysomethingnewthatothersaredoing.Theideathateveryone’sdoingitmayinfluencesomekidstoleavetheirbetterjudgmentsortheircommonsensesbehinD.Peerpressurecanbeextremelystrongandhardtogetridof.Experimentshaveshownhowpeerpressurecaninfluencesomeonetochangeher/hismindfromwhatshe/heknowsforsureisacorrectanswertotheincorrectanswer－justbecauseeveryoneelsegivestheincorrectanswer!Thatholdstrueforpeopleofanyageinpeerpressuresituations.ItcanbehardtowalkawayfrompeerpressurebutitcanbedonE.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.Innerstrengthandself-confidencecanhelpyoustandfirmwalkawayandresistdoingsomethingwhenyouknowbetter.68.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.PeershaveagoodeffectB.ChildrengiveintopeerpressureC.PeerpressureishardtoresistD.Peerpressure69.TheunderlinedwordshopliftinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.dosomeshoppingB.carrygoodsforshopsC.stealinshopsD.taketheliftupstairsinshops70.ThewriterwillNOTagreethat________.A.onlychildrenchangetheircorrectanswerstoincorrectonesbecauseofpeerpressureB.peershaveaneffectononeanotherC.peerpressurecanbegotridofD.peerswillbelieveinthemselvesifthereareotherpeerswhoagreewiththem71.Bywritingthepassagethewriterintendsto________.A.tellpeopletofollowother’sopinionsB.warnpeopletostayawayfromtheirpeersC.tellitishardtowalkawayfrompressureD.persuadepeopletodotherightthingregardlessofpeerpressure
Shouldstrugglingstudentsbebannedfromclubsandsports?GettingabadgradeinRockinghamVt.couldgetyoukickedofftheteam!Schoolofficialsthereareconsideringk*s#5^unewguidelinesthatwouldpreventstudentswithbadgradesfromparticipatinginextracurricularactivitiessuchassportsandclubs.Theproposalwouldaffectstudentsineighthgradeandbelow.SchoolboardmemberMikesaysthepolicywouldmotivatestudentstoworkharderinschool.Hedraftedalettertocoachesparentsandafter-schoolprogramleaderstoencouragethemtoallowonlykidswhoaremeetingcertainacademicstandardsintotheirprogram.NoteveryonegivessuchpolicyanA+.Somepeoplearguethatnostudentshouldbeexcludedfromafter-schoolactivities.Theysaytakingpartinextracurricularactivitiescanhelpkidsdobetterinclassbyimprovingtheirparticipationandconcentrationskills.Theysaya2009studyfromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionfoundthattimespentinextracurricularphysicalactivitiesdoesnottakeawayfromstudents’abilitytodowellintheclassroom.Infactitmayevenhelpboostgirls’academicperformancE.Studentsthemselveshavedifferentopinions.SCHOOLCOMESFIRSTWhynotrequiregoodgradestoparticipateinthoseactivities?Kidsneedtounderstandthatgradesareimportant.SchoolcomesfirstperioD.Gettinggoodgradeshelpyouwithlifehelpyougotocollegegetajobandsoon.Banningunderachievingstudentsfromextracurricularactivitiesnotonlygivesthemmotivationtogettheirgradesupbutallowsmoretimetostudyorgethelpfromatutor.DON’TBANSTUDENTSEverystudentshouldbeabletoparticipateinextracurricularactivitiesnomatterwhathisorhergradesarE.Extracurricularactivitiescanhelpkidsconcentratemoreondoinghomework.Theycanhelpkidsdevelopmentallyandphysically.A.schoolpolicythattellskidswithbadgradesthattheycan’tbeinsportsortheschoolplayislikejudgingabookbyitscover.EverystudentisuniquE.A.kidmayhavealearningdisabilityanattentionissueoradifficulttimestudyinginhisorherhomeenvironment.Hisorherteachersshouldfindwhythestudentisstruggling.Togethertheyshouldfindoutasolutionthatwillkeepthestudentintheactivity.72.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordexcluded?A.protectedB.approvedC.blamedD.banned73.What’stheauthor’sattitudetothepolicythatpreventsstudentswithbadgradesfromparticipatinginextracurricularactivities?A.supportiveB.criticalC.neutralD.indifferent74.Inthesecondparagrapha2009studyisusedbythecriticsto.A.Toindicatetheauthorisagainstthepolicy.B.Toemphasizethereisnoneedtobanthestudentswithbadgradestotakepartinextracurricularactivities.C.Tosuggestgirlscanbenefitfromextracurricularactivities.D.Toprovegradeshavenothingtodowithextracurricularactivities.75.Somedon’tthinkthepolicyisreasonableforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT.A.EverykidisuniquE.B.Extracurricularactivitieswillbenefitstudentsmentallyandphysically.C..GradeswillhelpstudentsgetajoB.D.Onecanlearnmorethatcan’tbelearnedinclass.
Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.EveryonewasinbedexceptmE.UnderthestronglightIlookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestuff东西theycallbooks.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.WhencanIgotobedIaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswerinfactIdarednot.TheclockstrucktwelvE.Ohdear！IcrieD.TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed！WepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworlD.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.TheclockstruckonE.Iwasquitedesperate绝望的now.IforgotallIhadlearneD.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcoulD.IprayedOhGodpleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.IdopromisetoworkhardafterwardsAmen.MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.A.fewminuteslaterwithmyheadonthedeskIfellasleep.Whentheauthorwasgoingoverhislessonsalltheothersinthehousewere________.A.asleepB.outsideC.workinginbedD.quietlylaughingathimTheunderlinedwordwretchedinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.veryhappyB.disappointedC.veryunhappyD.hopefulReviewinghislessonsdidn’thelphimbecause_______.A.hewasexcitedB.hewasnervousC.hewasworriedD.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexaminationThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe__________.A.TheNightBeforetheExaminationB.WorkingFarintotheNightC.A.SlowStudentD.GoingOverMyLessons
Ifyoulookupthewordcreateinthedictionaryyouwillfinditmeanstobringintobeingtocausetoexistsomethingeachofusdoesdaily.WearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewwayFirstthisincludesanawarenessofoursurroundings.ItmeansusingallofoursensestobecomeawareofourworlD.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture质地aswellastastewhenweplanameal.Aboveallitistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.A.secondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.IfwebelievetheexpressionThereisnothingnewunderthesunthecreativityisremakingorrecombining重组theoldinnewways.Forexamplewemightdothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurnitureorwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.A.thirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideastoaskforthemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewideaisonething;toputtheideatoworkisanother.Thesethreepartsofcreativityareincludedinallthegreatworksofgeniusesbuttheyarealsoincludedinmanyofourday-to-dayactivities.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?A.Toprepareforameal.B.Toarrangethefurnitureinaspecialway.C.TobuysomebooksfromabookstorE.D.Towritealetterwiththecomputer.Thereisnothingnewunderthesunreallyimpliesthat_________.A.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisofearlierthingsB.anewthingisonlyataleC.wecanseldomcreatenewthingsD.wecanhardlyseereallynewthingsintheworldWhatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputintopractice?A.It’smoredifficuttocreateanewthoughtthantouseitinpracticE.B.Tofindanewthoughtwillclearlyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.C.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.D.OnemaycomeupwithanewthoughtbutcannotputitintopracticE.Thebesttitleforthispassageis__________.A.HowtoDevelopOne’sCreativityB.WhatIsCreativityC.TheImportanceofCreativityD.CreativityaNotFarawayThing
TheDarwinMyth:TheLifeandLiesofCharlesDarwinByBenjaminWikerListPrice:$27.95Price:$18.45foraclubmemberorwhenyourordersareover$50YouSave:$9.5034%ProductDescriptionInthe150yearssincethepublicationofOriginofSpeciesCharlesDarwinhasbeenconsideredbetweentwoextremes---agreatbiologistorheretic持异端学说者.Howeverthetruthismuchmoredifficulttounderstandthanthat.InanycaseDarwin’stheoryofevolutionandnaturalselectionhadthegreatestinfluenceinhistory.InTheDarwinMythauthorBenjaminWikeroffersafull-sideanalysisofDarwin’stheoriesaswellasthesocialscientificandreligiouseffectofhiswork.Scientistsoftencausedebates争论thatwilllastforgenerationsfortheirnewtheory.StillnoscientisthascausedmoredebatesthanCharlesDarwin.Tosomeheistherevolutionaryfatherofevolution.Toothershistheoryofevolutionunconsciouslydisagreeswithmanyideasinmoderneugenics.优生学InTheDarwinMyth:TheLifeandLiesofCharlesDarwinauthorBenjaminWikerwillmakethemclear.ContentsSowhoisCharlesDarwin?Whatdidhereallybelieveandwhatdidhisresearchreallyprove?InthisbookBenjaminWikercutsthroughthemyths.InTheDarwinMythWikertellsus:★HowDarwinsetouttocreateagodlessTheoryofEvolution★WhymanyofhisbestfriendscriticizedDarwin’stheoryandwhyheneverdefendedhimself;★WhyDarwin’stheoryinacertainwaysupportedslaveryaninstitutionhehated;★HowmuchofwhatweknowaboutDarwincomesfromhisautobiography自传whichthekeypointsarecompletelymisleading.1.IfyoubuythreecopiesofTheDarwinMythatatimehowmuchshouldyoupay?A.$88.35B.$55.35C.$50D.$27.972.AccordingtothepassagewhatisTheDarwinMythmainlyabout?A.AnanalysisofDarwin’stheoryandthedebatesabouthim.B.A.briefintroductiontoDarwin’slifE.C.HowDarwincreatedTheoryofEvolution.D.WhymanypeoplecriticizedDarwin’sTheoryofEvolution.3.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.TheDarwinMythisDarwin’sautobiographyB.ThedebateaboutDarwin’stheoryhasbeengoingonsinceOriginofSpecieswaspublisheD.C.Darwintheoryagreeswithmoderneugenics.D.Darwinhimselfsupportedslavery.4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.DarwinlostmanyofhisbestfriendsbecauseofhistheoryB.Darwin’sautobiographyhasmisledmanyreaders.C.BenjaminWikerwasoneofDarwin’sfriendswhoknewhimwellD.TheDarwinMythwillendthedebatesaboutDarwin
HowtoMaketheMostofYourTimeTimemanagementisimportantinourdailylifE.Thereneverseemstobeenoughhoursinthedaytoaccomplishallyouneedtodo.Herearesometipsthatmightbeofsomehelptoyou.1.Setupaplan.Goforaweekatatimeandprioritizethemostimportantones.Includethingsyouwanttoaccomplish.Focus关注mostlyonthethingsthatareimportanttoyou.2.Controlyourstress.Nomatterwhatkindofpressuremountsonyoutrytokeepcool.Stressing-outcanleadtoanearlybreakdownwhichisdefinitelycounter-productive事与愿违whenyouhavealistofthingstodo.It’seasiertotakea10-minutebreakandcooloffthanworkallweekwithbuiltupstress.3.Shutyourdoor.WhenworkingunderascheduleperformyourimportanttaskswithyourdoorshuttogetthemdonE.ThiswillensureabetterqualitytimetogetwhatneedstobedonE.4.FocusononethingatatimE.Forgettryingtomulti-task!Youwillloseconcentrationanditwilltakeyoulongertoaccomplishwhatyousetouttodo.5.Justsayno.Ifyouareconstantlyinterruptedandyoureallydon’thavethetimetohelpoutjustsayno.You’reonlyonepersonandyoucan’tsavetheworldbyyourself!6.StopwastingtimeonthephonE.Whiletalkingonthephonekeepyourconversationsshortandtothepointandyou’llwastemuchlesstimE.7.BerealistiC.Youcanonlydowhatyoucando.Don’tsetouttoaccomplishtheimpossiblE.Doyourbestbutkeeprealisticexpectationsofyourself.8.Relax.Themostimportantthingisremembertotaketimetorelaxandregroup.Youneedabreakeverynowandthentokeepworkingefficiently.Evenifit’sa10-minutewalkgetawayfromyourlistandgetrefresheD.Asfamiliestodaygetbusierandbusierit’simportanttoyourownmentalhealthtokeepthingsontrack.Don’tdelay;getyourlifeonordernow.48.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordprioritizeinParagraph2mean?A.choosesomethingbythinkingcarefully.B.recognizethedifferencebetweenthings.C.putmanythingsinorderofimportanceD.getridofsomethingthatisunwantedWeshouldavoidstressingoutbecause________________.A.itmaycauseustofailtoworkefficientlyB.itmaylimitthespeedtogetthingsdoneC.wedon’thaveenoughenergytokeepworkingD.wearesupposedtohaveabreakwhileworking50.Whichstatementwouldtheauthoragreeto?A.Trymulti-tasksandwecangetmoredonE.B.Itisimpolitetorefusetohelpothersatwork.C.Havingbreaksregularlymaydelayourtasks.D.ItiswisetobeawareofwhatwecanachievE.51.Bywritingthetexttheauthorwouldliketo_______________.A.askreaderstosharetheirtimemanagementskills.B.offersomeadviceonhowtomakefulluseoftimeC.invitereaderstodiscusshowtoimprovelifequalityD.persuadereaderstospendlesstimeondailyroutine
THELittleMermaidafairytalebyDanishauthorHansChristianAnderseniswellknown.IttellsofayoungmermaidwhofallsinlovewithaprincE.Shewantstobewiththeprincesoshegiveshertonguetoawitchwhogivesherlegsforherfishtail.Butthestoryhasanunhappyending.ThelittlemermaidnevergetstobewiththeprincE.AttheDenmarkPavilion展馆atShanghaiExpo2010visitorswillhaveachancetomeetthelittlemermaiD.Howso?IntheformofthefamousstatuefromCopenhagen.PetersenNielsLundPetersenadesignerofthepavilionsaidtheideawastofindsomethingfortheChineseandtheDanishtosharE.Thebrewer酿酒商CarlJacobsenofCarlsberggavethestatuetothecityofCopenhagenin1913.TheworkofEdvardErichsenthestatueisoneofthemostwell-lovedinDenmark.About75percentofalltouristswhovisittheDanishcapitalgotoseetheLittleMermaiD.VisitorstothepavilionwillfindtheLittleMermaidinthewaterfromCopenhagen’sharbor---justassheisinherhomecity.Twodecadesagotheharborwasfilthywithpollutionfromfactories.Todayitissocleanthatlocalpeoplewillsometimestakeaswiminit.Visitorstothepavilionwillbeabletotakeofftheirsocksandshoesanddiptheirtoesinthewater.ThepavilionwillgivevisitorsasenseoflifeinamodernDanishcity.TheycanrideabicycleinaDanishbicyclepathvisitaparkontheroofandhaveanorganicpicnicthereChinaDailyreports.60.ThestatueoftheLittleMermaidwillbeatShanghaiExpo2010because.A.itwascreatedbyfamousauthorHansChristianAndersenB.thefairytaleoftheLittleMermaidispartoftheChineseschoolcourseC.theDanishgovernmentthinksitcanintroducepeopletothehistoryofthecountryD.thedesigneroftheDenmarkPavilionbelievesitwillbesomethingthattheChineseandtheDanishcanshare61.Theunderlinedwordfilthyprobablymeans.A.dirtyB.cleanC.undevelopedD.well-known62.AttheDenmarkPavilionvisitorswillbeabletodoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.enjoyanorganicpicnicB.rideabicyclealongaDanishbicyclepathC.seeafilmcalledTheLittleMermaidD.diptheirtoesinthewaterbythelittlemermaidstatue63.WiththepavilionDenmarkwantsto.A.showoffthemodernlifethereB.recommenditsbicycleandfoodindustryC.remindvisitorstoliveanenvironmentallyfriendlylifeD.attractpeopletoswiminthewaterfromCopenhagen’sharbor
Menhavealwaysbelievedthattheyaresmarterthanwomen.Nowastudyhasfoundthatwhilethisiscertainlytruemenalsohavetodealwiththefactthattheyarealsomorestupidthanthefairersex.InthestudyscientistsmeasuredtheIQof2500brothersandsistersandtheyfoundanunevennumberofmennotonlyinthetoptwopercentbutalsointhebottomtwopercent.Thestudy'sparticipantsweretestedonsciencemathsEnglishandmechanicalabilities.Thoughthereweretwiceasmanymenaswomeninthesmartestgrouptherewerealsotwiceasmanymenamongthedolts.Theaggregatescoresofmenandwomenweresimilar.Oneofthestudy'sauthorspsychologyprofessorTimothyBatessaidthatthephenomenonmaybebecausemenhavealwaysbeenexpectedtobehighachieversandwomenhavebeenrestrictedtospendmoretimetakingcareoftheirhomE.ThefemaledevelopmentalprogrammaybetiltedmoretowardsensuringsurvivalandthesafetyofthemiddlegrounD.theDailyMailquotedProfessorBatesofEdinburghUniversityassaying.TheresearchtallieswithpastresultsthatmenweremorelikelythanwomentoreceivefirstclassUniversitydegreesorthirdsandwomensecuredtheseconds.Ithasbeensaidthatmenaremorereadytotakeriskwhenitcomestoacademics.Womenhavealwaysfoundtobesteadierintheirlearning.A.paststudyhasshownthatwomenaresecuringmorefirstsandsecondswhilemenarecontinuingtoreceivemorethirds.Theargumentforthechangeisthattheincreaseofcourseworkatthecostofexamsfavorswomen'ssteadyapproach.51.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellusthat________.A.manaresmarterthenwomenB.manaremorestupidthewomenC.anewfactabouttheIQofmenandwomenhasbeenfoundD.menaremorelikelytoreceivefirstclassuniversitydegrees52.AccordingtoTimothyBateslesswomenareinthesmartestgroupbecause_________.A.theyarebornstupidB.theyhavetospendmoretimetotalecareoftheirhomethanmenC.theydon’tliketotakeriskD.theyarenotexpectedtobehighachievers53.Theunderlinedwordtallieswithintheeighthparagraphmeans________.A.agreewithB.dealwithC.goagainstD.gowith54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.Womenaresteadierintheirlearning.B.menaremorereadytotakeriskineverythingC.womenaresecuringmorefirstsandsecondsD.womenaredoingmuchbetterinacademy55.WhichofthefollowingquestionshasNOTbeendiscussedinthepassage?A.Whyaremensmarterthanwomen?B.Whyaremenmorestupidthanwomen?C.Howdoestheresultgoalongwiththepastresearch?D.Howcanwehelpthemeninthebottom?
Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filledpainfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfacttheoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresultmanypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriageraisingchildrenprofessionalachievementreligiouscommitment预担的义务self-improvement.Askabachelor单身汉whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfunadventureexcitement.Marriagehassuchmomentsbuttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.ButcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchilD.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.Accordingtotheauthorabachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause________.A.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsiblilitiesB.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleC.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageD.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitementRaisingchildrenintheauthor’sopinionis________.A.amoraldutyB.athanklessjobC.arewardingtaskD.asourceofinevitablepainFromthelastparagraphwelearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom________.A.hatredB.misunderstandingC.prejudiceD.ignoranceTounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust________.A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone’slifetimeB.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC.putupwithpainunderallcircumstancesD.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun
Hee-haw!Scoresoffarmsacrossthecountryareopeninguptoovernightguests.Thebesthavealltheappealofafirst-rateinn-----plushereamoothereamoo.Sureyouandyourkidsplantoconquerthethemeparks.Inthemeanwhilewhynotmakealittlehay?FarmstaysarefastbecomingthegreatAmericanalternativetothepre-packagedvacation.LIBERTYHILLFARMRochesterVt.;802/767-3926;www.libertyhillfarm.com.Adults$75teens$50kids12andunder$35includingbreakfastanddinner;sharedbaths.BethandBobKennettrunafarmstraightoutofastorybook.You’llfindBethinthekitchenrollingoutdough生面团forapiE.Bob’sbusywithotherwork.Guestssleepinsevensunnybedroomsrightinthefarmhouseandcanparticipateinanyofthefarmjobs.Maybeyouandyourkidswon’tbeupat6A.m.tomeetthemilktruckbutyoucanhelpwiththemilkingtwiceadaycollecteggsandpicksweetcornandwildblackberriesinseason.HULL-OFARMDurhamN.Y.;518/239-6950;www.hull-o.com;Adults$110kids10—14$605—9$502—4$35under2freeincludingbreakfastanddinner;privatebaths.Itstartedin1993asawaytobringinsomeextramoneyatatimeoffallingmilkprices.ButsoonafterFrankandSherryHullopenedtheirCatskillMountainsdairyfarmtoovernightvisitorstheydiscoveredtheylovedit.AsyoudriveupSherrygreetsyouontheporch入口处ofthe1825farmhousewithacow-shapedcookiejar.Beforelongyourkidsareplayingaroundwiththecowssheepducksgoatsandgettingreadyforahayride乘坐装满干草的牛车出游.MERAMECFARMCABINSBourbonMo.;573/732-4765;http://www.wine-mo.comDoubleswithprivatebath$75$10peradditionalperson.TrailandridingfeesextrA.ClimbontothebackoftheFordpickupandcatchupwiththeherD.OnegentlecownamedCricketwillevenletthekidssitonherback.Atthebarn牲口棚Carolwillintroduceyoutothehorses---15MissouriFoxTrotters---andleadyouonatrailrideoverthehillsanddownalongthespring-fedMeramecRiverwhereeveryoneswims.Grabafishingpoleandheadbacktotheriver.WhenyouhaveyourfillofthewildtryCarolandDave’sfavoriterestaurantsorwineries酿酒厂within20milesofthefarm.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimpliesthat___________.A.youcanenjoythebestcuisineatthefirstraterestaurantB.somefarmprovidecountryexperiencesaswellasgoodaccommodationsC.farmworkishardbutyoucanenjoyitalotplayingwiththeanimalsD.ifyouwanttohearacow’scrypleasestayonabestfarmWecanlearnfromthethreeadsthat_____________.A.Hull-OFarmwasnotbuiltforovernightvisitorsB.FrankandSherryHullrunafarmoutofastorybookC.kidscansitonagentlecow’sbackonHull-OFarmD.youcan’tmilkacowifyougetuplateonLibertyHillFarmTheBrownshavea13-year-oldsonand11-year-olddaughter.IftheystayonLibertyHillFarmforonenighthowmuchwilltheypay?A.$175.B.$220.C.$235.D.$250.Whowillbemostlikelyinterestedinthewebpage?A.Kidswhowanttofindpleasureinthethemeparks.B.Peoplewhoexpecttobeemployedonthefarm.C.Researcherswhoareinterestedinraisingcowsonfarms.D.Thosewhoplantohavefamilyvacationsonworkingfarms.
JohnH.JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansasCityin1981.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix.Hewasreachingthehighschoolagebuthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks.Fortunatelyhehadastrong—willedcaringmother.JohnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimesSonyoucanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelievE.Shetoldhimnottodependonothersincludinghismother.YouhavetolearnsuccessshesaiD.Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon’tsucceedbuttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkharD.Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation.Shealsoknewthatbelievingandhardworkdon’tmeaneverything.Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakehersonwhowasthen15toChicago.Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor.John’smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork.ButhereJohncouldgotoschoolandherehelearnedthepowerofwords--asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchool.Hiswishwastopublishwww..comamagazineforblacks.WhileothersdiscouragedhimJohn’smotherofferedhimmorewordstolivebyNothingbeatsafailurebutatry.Shealsolethimpawn典当herfurnituretogetthe$500heneededtostarttheNegromagazinE.Itisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedjohncloselyuntilhebecomeverysuccessful.Healwayskeepshismother’swordsinmind:Sonfailureisnotinyourvocabulary!NowJohnH.Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica--worth$150million.Whatdoesthestorymainlywanttoshowus?A.Thekeytosuccessforblacks.B.ThementalsupportJohn’smothergavehim.C.Theimportanceofagoodeducation.D.HowJohnH.Johnsonbecamesuccessful.WhydidJohn’smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?A.BecausehisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoung.B.Becauselifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometown.C.BecauseJohnneededmoreeducationbadly.D.BecausetherewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.John’smotherdidn’tbelieveinordependonothers.B.John’smotherbelievedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkingharD.C.John’smotherthoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobE.D.John’smotherthoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkingharD.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceNothingbeatsafailurebutatry.inPassage5mean?A.Nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry.B.IfyoutryyouwouldsucceeD.C.A.tryisalwaysfollowedbyafailurE.D.A.failureisdifficulttobeatevenifyoutry.
Foodsometimesgetspoisonedwithharmfulthings.A.personwhoeatssuchfoodcangetanillnesscalledfoodpoisoning.Foodpoisoningisusuallynotseriousbutsometypesaredeadly.ThesymptomsoffoodpoisoningusuallybeginwithinhoursofeatingthepoisonedfooD.Feverisoneofthemostcommonsymptoms.Certainmicroorganisms微生物causemosttypesoffoodpoisoning.Bacteriaandothermicroorganismscanpoisoneggsmeatvegetablesandmanyotherfoods.Afterenteringthebodythesetinylivingthingsrelease释放poisonsthatmakepeoplesick.Somechemicalscanalsocausefoodpoisoning.TheyareoftenaddedtofoodwhileitisbeinggrownprocessedorprepareD.Forexamplemanyfarmersspraychemicalsoncropstokillweedsandinsects.Somepeoplemayhaveabadreactiontothosechemicalswhentheyeatthecrops.SomeplantsandanimalscontainnaturalpoisonsthatareharmfultopeoplE.Theseincludecertainkindsofseafoodgrainsnutsseedsbeansandmushrooms.Whenpeoplehandlefoodproperlytheriskoffoodpoisoningisverysmall.Microorganismsmultiplyrapidlyindirtyplacesandinwarmtemperatures.Thismeansthatpeopleshouldnevertouchfoodwithdirtyhandsorputfoodonunwashedsurfaces.Foodshouldbekeptinarefrigeratortostopmicroorganismsfromgrowing.Meatneedstobecookedthoroughlytokillanydangerousmicroorganisms.Peopleshouldalsowashfoodcoveredwithchemicalsbeforeeatingit.FinallypeopleshouldnoteatwildmushroomsorotherfoodsthatgrowinthewilD.Someofthesefoodsmaycontainnaturalmaterialsthatarepoisonoustohumans.Inadditionsometypesoffishcanbepoisonous.Mostpeoplerecoverfromfoodpoisoningafterafewdaysofrestinganddrinkingextrawater.IfpeopleeatnaturalpoisonstheymustgotothehospitalrightawaytohavetheirstomachsemptieD.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Foodwhenpoisonedcanmakepeoplesick.B.Foodpoisoningmeansdeath.C.Foodpoisoningcomesinvarieties.D.Foodpoisoningcanbeserious.2.Weknowfromthepassagethatthesymptomsoffoodpoisoning__________.A.arealwaysaccompaniedbyafeverB.aretoocommontobenotedC.canbenoticedwithinhoursD.canheignored3.FoodpoisoningcanbecausedbyallthefollowingEXCEPT__________A.somechemicalsB.lowtemperaturesC.sometinylivingthingsD.certainnaturalmaterials4.FromParagraph5wecanlearnthat__________A.mushroomsshouldnotbeeatenB.vegetablesaresaferthanmeatandseafoodC.naturalpoisonsaremoredangerousthanchemicalsD.differenttypesoffoodshouldbehandleddifferently5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________A.naturalmaterialsaresafeinfoodprocessingB.chemicalsareneededinfoodprocessingC.foodpoisoningcanbekeptundercontrolD.foodpoisoningisoutofcontrol
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AToooftenweaccuseothersofnotlisteningpretendingthatweourselvesarefaultlessyetinourheartsweknowthatmanyofthemistakeswemakecomeaboutbecausewehaven’tlistenedcarefullyenough.Wegetthingswrongbecausewehaven’tlistenedcarefullyenough.Wegetthingswrongbecausewehaven’tquiteunderstandwhatsomeonemeantwhentheyweretalkingtous.Anyonewhohasevertakentheminutesofalongmeetingwillknowhowharditistoremember---despitethebenefitofnotes---exactlywhateveryonesays.Butsuccessdependsongettingright---andthatmeanslistening.Listeningisnotthesamethingashearing;itisnotaneffortactively.Itdemandsattentionandconcentration.Itmaymeanquizzingthespeakerforadditionalinformationorforclarification---itisalwaysbettertoaskthantocontinueregardlessandgetthingswrong.Howeverifyouallowyourmindtowanderontosomethingelseevenforafewminutesyou’llmisswhatthespeakerissaying---probablyattheverymomentwhenheorsheissayingsomethingcritical.Andnothavingheardyouwon’tknowyou’vemissedanythinguntilit’stoolatE.ThemostcommonbadhabitwehaveistostartthinkingofwhatwearegoingtosayaboutthesubjectlongbeforetheotherspeakerhasfinisheD.Wethenstoplistening.Evenworsethisoftenaddsrudenesstoinattentivenessasonceyouhavedecidedwhattosaythereisafairchanceyouwillinterrupttosayit.Goodlistenersdon’tinterrupt.Infactitisoftenworthexplainingthemainideaofwhatyouhavelistenedwell.Aboveallbepatientandacceptthatmanypeoplearenotverygoodcommunicators.It’shelpfultorememberthatthewayspeoplemoveandpositionthemselveswhiletheyarespeakingcanrevealagreatdealaboutwhattheyaresaying.Equallyimportantyoushouldputyourselfintheotherperson’splacebothintellectuallyandemotionally;itwillhelpyoutounderstandwhattheyaregettingatandformaresponsE.Butdon’tbetooclever.Facedwithaknow-allmanypeoplekeepquietbecausetheyseenopointincontinuing.51.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Don’tbetoocleverB.BeagoodlistenerC.Don’tmissanythingcriticalD.Thinkofthespeaker52.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedsentencewhattheyaregettingatmeans______.A.whattheyimplyB.whattheylikeC.whattheyattackD.whattheyachieve53.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisthewriter’sopinion?A.Ifyouwanttobeagoodlisteneryoushouldbeverycleverandemotional.B.Speakerswon’tcontinuetalkingwhentheirlistenersexplainwhatthey’vehearD.C.Ifyoudon’twanttogetthingswrongit’simportanttobeagoodlistener.D.It’shardtobeagoodlistenerbecauselisteningtestsyouonyourintelligencE.54.Whatisthelessonwecanlearnfromthispassage?A.Don’taccuseothersofnotlisteningwhiletalkingwiththem.B.Don’tgetanythingwrongifyoumisswhatthespeakerissaying.C.Listeninginattentivelymaycostyouthelossofyoursuccess.D.Thinkcarefullyofwhatyou’regoingtosaybeforethespeakerfinishes.
AskidsmyfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.Thewoodswasourpart-timeaddressdestinationpurposeandexcusE.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathomehismothermightsayOhhe’soutinthewoodswithatone语气ofairyacceptancE.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegymorevenawayfromhisdesk.Forusten-year-oldsbeingoutinthewoodswasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhilE.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring探索.Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorationsthoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickind:somethingusuallycameupalongtheway.SaywestayedinthewoodsthrowingrocksshootingfrogspickingblackberriesdigginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanItalianburialmounD.OftenwegotlostandhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewerE.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfullybeskeptical:thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweightandwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly----tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.ItwasinatreetoothatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanenD.Bythensomeofushasreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence青春期.InMarchthemonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwintertwofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.WeclimbedatreeandallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwerereallywereratherbigtobeupinatreE.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteriA.Theauthorandhisfiendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto_______.A.avoiddoingtheirschoolworkB.playgoldandothersportsC.spendtheirfreetimeD.keepawayfromtheirparentsWhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly.B.Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C.Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D.TheactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanneD.Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly.TheunderlinedwordskepticalinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.doubtfulB.calmC.seriousD.optimisticHowdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A.LongandunforgettablE.B.LonelybutmemorablE.C.Boringandmeaningless.D.Happybutshort.
ManyyearsagowhenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenverIwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation加油站about50milesfromOklahomaCitywhereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafrienD.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister收款台Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoffbuthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.A.carpulledupbehindmE.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend's.WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecarthehusbandgavemehisbusinesscarD.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingmE.SoonafterwardIreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.YearslaterIdrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonalldayandthebattery电池wasdeaD.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership-ashopsellingcars-wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?IaskedandexplainedmytroublE.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.TheywouldacceptnopaymentsowhenIgothomeIwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.NoonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyouanditmeantalothesaiD.Thankyou-twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity_________.A.tovisitafriendB.toseehisparentsC.topayatthecashregisterD.tohavemoregasforhiscarThewordstookoffunderlinedinParagraph2mean______.A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setupWhathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.ThecouplesenthimabusinesscarD.C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause_______.A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.themeetinglastedawholedayC.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistanceBytellinghisownexperiencestheauthortriestoshow______.A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblemsC.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks
Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?InterviewsandinvestigationsshowthatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeoplesharE.FirstofallsuccessfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoaheaD.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.TheyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlifesuchasnaturethepastandotherpeoplE.Butinthemeantimetheyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempowering给人以权力的thingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelifeonpurpose---theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.IntheiropinionhavingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantfactthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeoplE.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurposetheirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo---anditshowspeoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheirdevotiontotheirjobs.Tolivetheirlifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besidestheynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlifetheyarewillingtodowhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Topachieversalwayskeepinmindthattheydon’thaveforever.Ratherthanseeingitnegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetoencouragethemselvestomoveonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.65.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howdopeoplelivetheirlifeonpurpose?B.Howcanpeoplebesuccessful?C.Howdopeoplemakeplans?D.Howdopeopledobusiness?66.Bylivinglifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplecan________A.doalotofworkwithoutusingmoremoney.B.concentrateontheirjobsC.dobusinesswithmanypeopleeasily.D.sharewhattheyhavewitheveryoneunselfishly.67.ThepronounitLine10.ParA.2refersto_____A.themainconcernofsuccessfulpeopleB.thejobthatsuccessfulpeopledoC.thedevotionwithwhichsuccessfulpeopledotheirjobD.thebusinessthatsuccessfulpeopledowithotherpeoplE.
LastyearIhadawonderfulexperiencE.IwentonastudentexchangetoJapan.ItwasanexcitingtimeofmylifeandIlearnedmanythingsabouttheschoolsysteminJapan.IwasinGrade11whichissecondyearofhighschoolinJapanbutIwasyoungerthanmostofmyclassmates.That’sbecauseJapanesechildrenenterfirstyearofelementaryschoolinAprilfollowingtheirsixthbirthday.IstartedschoolwhenIwasstillfiveyearsolD.InJapanChildrenattendelementaryschoolforsixyearswheretheystudyJapanesearithmeticsciencesocialstudiesmusiccraftsphysicaleducationandhomeeconomicssimplecookingandsewingskills.DuringtheirthreeyearsinmiddleschoolEnglishisaddedtothislist.MostschoolshaveaccesstocomputersandtheInternet.Theclassesinmyschoolseemedratherbigtomearound30studentsinatypicalhighschoolclass.Weatelunchintheclassroominsteadofacafeteriaandenjoyedahealthynutritiousmealpreparedbytheschoolorbyalocalschoollunchcentreinsteadofeatingthesamedrysandwicheseveryday.IreallyliketheJapaneseinterpretationofschoollunches.Ialsoenjoyedthefieldtripsandactivities.AtJapaneseschoolstherearemanyschooleventsduringtheyearsuchasfielddaywhenstudentscompeteintug-of-warfieldtripsandartsandculturalfestivals.64.ThewriterwenttoJapan_____lastyear.A.tovisithisfamilymembersB.tofinishhishighschoolthereC.tostudyasanexchangestudentD.todoresearchonschoolsysteminJapan65.ChildreninJapanmaystarttheirelementaryschoolattheageof____.A.5B.6C.7D.1166.JapanesestudentsstarttolearnEnglish_____.A.beforetheystarttheirschoolyearB.whentheyareinelementaryschoolC.whentheyareinmiddleschoolD.whentheyareinhighschool67.Inthewriter’scountrystudentsprobably_____.A.havelunchintheclassroomB.havedifferentluncheverydayC.havelunchathomeD.havesandwichesforlunch
第二部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列四篇短文从每小题后所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑Imagineaclassroommissingtheonethingthat’slongbeenconsideredanecessaryparttoreadingandwriting------paper.Nonotebooksnotextbooksnotestpaper.Norarethereanypencilsorpenswhichalwaysseemtorunoutofinkatthecriticalmoment.A.paperlessclassroomiswhatmoreandmoreschoolsaretryingtoachievE.Studentsdon’tdoanyhandwritinginthisclass.Insteadtheyusepalmsizeorspecially-designedcomputers.TheteacherdownloadstextsfromInternetlibrariesandsendsthemtoeverystudent’spersonalcomputer.HavingcomputersalsomeansthatstudentscanusetheWeB.Theycanlookupinformationonanysubjectthey’restudyingfrommathtosocialsciencE.HighschoolteacherJudyHarrelinFloridaUSdescribedhowherclassusedtheWebtolearnaboutthewarinAfghanistan阿富汗beforE.Wecouldtoucheverysideofthecountrythroughdifferentsitesfromtheforesttorefugeecamps难民营shesaiD.Usingabookthat’sthreeorfouryearsoldisimpossiblE.Andexamscangoonlinetoo.AtahighschoolinTennesseeUSstudentstaketestsontheirowncomputers.Theteacherrecordsthegradesonthenetworkforeveryonetoseeandthencopiesthemtohisownelectronicgradebook.A.paperlessclassroomisabigsteptowardsreducingthewasteofpaper.HighschoolteacherStephanieSorrellinKentuckyUSsaidsheusedtogiveabout900piecesofpapereachweektoeachstudent.ThinkaboutthemoneyandtreeswecouldsavewiththecomputershesaiD.Butwithallthistechnologythere’salwaystheriskthatthemachineswillbreakdown.Soincaseofapowerfailureortechnicalproblemspapertextbooksarestillwidelyavailableforthesehi-techstudents.46.Whatdoesrunoutofinkatthecriticalmomentinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Pensmaynotwritewellatthecriticalmoment.B.Pensgetlosteasilysoyoumaynotfindthematthecriticalmoment.C.Pensmayhavelittleornoinkatthecriticalmoment.D.Pensuseinkwhilepencilsdon’t.47.ThehighschoolteacherJudyHarrellusedtheexampleofherclasstoshowthat______.A.theWebcouldtakethemeverywhereB.theWebtaughtthemalotC.theWebisagoodtoolforinformationD.theWebbetterthanthetextbookscangivethelatestandcomprehensive全面的information48.Thepaperlessclassroomswillbenefit______most.A.studentsB.teachersC.treesD.computers
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AEventstookplacearoundtheworldlastweektocelebrateInternationalWomen’sDay.TheMarcheighthobservancecameasthousandsofdelegatesfromonehundredthirtycountriesmetattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.Theydiscussedprogressonaplanofactionforwomen'sequality.ThedocumentwasapprovedtenyearsagoataconferenceinBeijing.Itcallsforimprovedhealthcareforwomenalongwitheconomicandpoliticalgains.Italsocallsforeffortstoreducehumanrightsviolationsagainstwomen.InAsialastTuesdaythereweredemonstrationsagainstunfairtreatmentofwomen.InWashingtonSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRiceheldaConferenceofWomenLeaders.LauraBushthepresident'swifespokeattheeventwhichhadrepresentativesfromfifteenMuslimnations.ThefirstladypraisedrecentpoliticalgainsforMuslimwomen.InAfghanistanforexamplePresidentHamidKarzaihasappointedthefirstfemalegovernorofaprovincE.InIraqwomenholdalmostone-thirdofthe249seatsinthenewlyelectedNationalAssembly.AndMissusBushnotedthatnearlyhalfthevotersinthePalestinianpresidentialelectionwerewomen.InternationalWomen’sDaybeganinnineteenteninCopenhagenDenmark.ItwasdesignedtobuildsupportforvotingrightsforwomenworldwidE.MissusBushnotedthatittookAmericanwomenmanyyearstoberecognizedasfullcitizenswiththerighttovotE.LastweekjustbeforeInternationalWomenDay'shundredsofwomenandmendemonstratedinKuwaittodemandtherightforwomentovotE.Thegovernmenturgedparliamenttoactquicklytodebatesuchreforms.AlsolastMondayHumanRightsWatchreleasedareportonsexualviolencebysoldiersandmembersofarmedgroupsineasternCongo.TheNewYork-basedgroupsaystensofthousandsofwomenandyounggirlshavebeenrapedandbeaten.Yetitsaysalmostallthecrimeshavegonewithoutpunishment.51.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thedocumentonwomen’sequalityhasnotbeenapprovedyet.B.Muslimwomen’srightshavebeenimproveD.C.Palestinianwomenaretotallyequalnow.D.Kuwaitwomenurgedgovernmenttoreform.52.AbouthowmanywomenhavebeenelectedintoNationalAssembly?A.166B.83C.249D.12453.Youcanmostprobablyreadthetextin________.A.atextbookB.amagazineC.anewspaperD.abiologybook54.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A.InternationalWomen’sDayB.Women’sequalrightsC.Howtoensurewomen’sequalrightsD.HowdopeoplecelebrateInternationalWomen’sDay
Physedphysicaleducationismakingacomebackasapartoftheschoolcorecurriculum核心课程butwithadifferencE.Whilegroupsportsarestillpartofthecurriculumthenewwayistoteachskillsthatareusefulbeyondgymclass.Insteadoflearninghowtoclimbaropechildrenaretaughttoliftweightsbalancetheirdietsandbuildphysicalendurance忍耐力.InthiswaykidsaregiventhetoolsandskillsandexperiencessotheycanleadaphysicallyactivelifetherestoftheirlifE.Consideringthat15percentofAmericanchildren6to18areoverweightsupporterssaymoremoneyandthoughtmustbeputintophysedcurriculum.Inmanycasesthatmaymeannotjustreplacingtheoldgym-classmodelwithfitnessprogramsbutalsostartingupphysedprogramsbecauseschoolboardsoftenputP.E.onthechoppingblock砧板cuttingitentirelyordecreasingitsteachersorthedaysitisofferedsaysAliciaMoag-StahlbergtheexecutivedirectorofActionforHealthKids.ThedifferenceinphysedprogramsispartlyduetothelackofanationalstandarD.PhysicaleducationneedstobepartofthecorecurriculumsheaddeD.Thewisdomofthenewapproachhassomescientificsupport.ResearchersattheUniversityofWisconsinhaveshowedhoweffectivethefit-for-lifemodelofgymclasscanbE.Theyobservedhow50overweightchildrenlostmoreweightwhentheycycledandskiedcross-country越野thanwhentheyplayedsports.Theresearchersalsofoundthatteachingsportslikefootballresultedinlessoverallmovementpartlybecausesomereluctantstudentswereabletositonthebench.Anotherproblemwithsimplyteachinggroupsportsingymclassisthatonlyasmallpercentageofstudentscontinueplayingthemaftergraduatingfromhighschool.ThenewmethodteachesskillsthattranslatetoadulthooD.Accordingtothepassagewhatisusuallytaughtintheoldgymclass?A.LiftweightsB.ClimbaropeC.CycleD.HaveabalanceddietWhatdoesAliciaMoag-StahlbergmeanbysayingsomeschoolboardsputP.E.onthechoppingblock?A.SchoolsdonotpayenoughattentiontoP.E.B.SchoolswelcomeP.E.butdonothavetimeforit.C.SchoolsputP.E.inthefirstplacE.D.Schoolscutdownothersubjects’timeforP.E.WhichisNOTthereasontocarryoutphysedprogramsaccordingtothepassage?A.Moreteenagersareoverweight.B.TraditionalgroupsportsteachingisnoteffectivE.C.StudentsneedtolearnsomeskillstohelpthemleadaphysicallyactivelifE.D.Physedprogramsneedlessmoneytosupport.Howmanyproblemsarementionedinthepassagewithsimplyteachinggroupsports?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.OneWhat’sthedifferencebetweenthecome-backphysedandtheordinarygym-classmodelA.ThePhysedteachesgroupsports.B.ThePhysedprovidesmorefitnessprograms.C.ThePhysedteachestoolsandskillswhichcouldbeusedinthefuturelifE.D.ThePhysedhasmoresupportfromthegovernment.
CPeopleturntomagic魔力chieflyasaformofinsurance--thatistheyuseitalongwithactionsthatactuallybringresults.Forexamplehuntersmayuseahuntingcharm咒语.Buttheyalsousetheirhuntingskillsandknowledgeofanimals.Thecharmmaygivehunterstheextraconfidencetheyneedtohuntevenmoresuccessfullythantheywouldwithoutit.Iftheyshootalotofgame猎物theycreditthecharmfortheirsuccess.ManyeventshappennaturallywithoutmagiC.Cropsgrowwithoutitandsickpeoplegetwellwithoutit.ButifpeopleusemagictobringagoodharvestortocureapatienttheymaybelievethemagicwasresponsiblE.Peoplealsotendtoforgetmagic'sfailuresandtobeimpressedbyitssurfacesuccesses.Theymayconsidermagicsuccessfulifitappearstoworkonly10percentofthetimE.EvenwhenmagicfailspeopleoftenexplainthefailurewithoutdoubtingthepowerofthemagiC.Theymaysaythatthemagicianmadeamistakeinrecitingthespellorthatanothermagiciancastamorepowerfulspellagainstthemagician.Manyanthropologists人类学家believethatpeoplehavefaithinmagicbecausetheyfeelaneedtobelieveinit.Peoplemayturntomagictoreducetheirfearanduncertaintyiftheyfeeltheyhavenocontrolovertheoutcomeofasituation.Forexamplefarmersuseknowledgeandskillwhentheyplanttheirfields.Buttheyknowthatweatherinsectsordiseasesmightruinthecrops.Sofarmersinsomesocietiesmayalsoplantacharmorperformamagicritetoensureagoodharvest.66.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriterofthepassagemaybe_______.A.ahunterB.afarmerC.amagicianD.ananthropologist67.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.MagicAndHunting.B.MagicAndFarming.C.WhyMagicWorks?D.WhyPeopleBelieveinMagic?68.TheunderlinedwordspellParagraph2mostlikelymeans______.A.magicwords.B.magicevents.C.wordsorexpressionsD.magicians.69.Peoplebelieveinmagicbecause________.A.magicpowersaregreaterthannaturalpowersB.magiccanturndreamsintorealityC.theyarenotsureofthemselvesD.magiccanbringgoodresults70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtureaccordingtothepassage?A.Eventhoughmagicfailsbelieversinmagicwillexplainthereason.B.BelieversinmagicusuallyoverstatethepowerofmagiC.C.PeopleusemagictoreducetheiruncertaintyandgivethemextraconfidenceD.Magiccansolveproblemspeoplecan’tdealwithinanaturalway.
WhenyouareatoddswithsomeoneclosetoyoutheOne-MinuteDrillcanshowyouhowtoexpressyourfeelingseffectively–andhowtolistenmoreskillfully.Allitrequiresistwoindividualswhoarecommittedtoimprovingtheirrelationship.Setasideatleasttenminutesandthensitfacingeachother.DecidewhowillbetheTalkerandwhowillbetheListener.Itmakesnodifferencebecauselateryouwillchangeroles.HowtoperformtheOne-MinuteDrillForapproximately30secondstheTalkercansayanythingheorshewants.Yourjobwillbetoexpressyourthoughtsandfeelings.Youcandiscussproblemsyou'vehadahardtimetalkingabout.Remembertolimityourselftoabout30seconds.WhentheTalkerfinishestheListenerwillsummarizewhattheTalkerjustsaidaswellashowtheTalkerwasfeelinginsideasaccuratelyaspossiblE.TheTalkernowgivestheListeneragradebetween0and100percenttoindicatehowaccuratethesummarywas.Iftheratingis95percentormoreyoucanchangeroles;thenewTalkercancontinuewiththesametopicormoveontosomethingentirelynew.Howeverifthegradeisbelow95percenttheTalkershouldpointoutwhattheListenermissedorgotwrongandrepeattheprocessuntiltheoverallratingis95percentormorE.ThenyoucanchangerolesandrepeattheexerciseforaslongasyoubothlikE.HowitworksThirtysecondsofemotionallychargedinformationissufficientlychallengingforanyonE.Expressyourfeelingsinstrongcleardirectlanguagebutasyourpartnerwillbelisteningattentivelyyouwon'tneedtoshoutexaggerateorputyourpartnerdown.TheListenershouldsitandlistenrespectfullywithoutinterrupting.Lookintoyourpartner'seyesbutavoidusingnegativebodylanguagE.Ifyouliketakeafewnotes.SotheTalkermightsay:WhenIcomehomefromworkIfeeltiredandIneedsomequiettimE.ButyoutellmeI'msupposedtospendtimewiththekids.ThismakesmefeelfrustrateD.IworkhardandI'mexhaustedattheendoftheday.IfeellikeIdeservealittletimetorelaxnotlistentomoredemands.InresponsetheListenermightsummarizelikethis:Youjusttoldmethatyoufeelexhaustedwhenyoucomehomeatnightbecauseyou'vebeenworkinghardallday.WhenItellyouIwantyoutospendtimewiththekidsyoufeelfrustratedandtickedoffbecauseyou'retiredandyouneedtimetorelax.Youseemeasverydemandingandyou'reprobablyfeelinglikeIdon'tappreciateyou.ThefirsttimeyouattempttheOne-MinuteDrillyoumaygetalowscorE.Don'tworrybecauseyou'llgetuptospeedquickly.Onceyou'vetriedthisexerciseafewtimesyou'llfindthatyoucannearlyalwaysgetratingsof95percentorbetteronthefirstorsecondtry.WhoistheOne-MinuteDrillintendedfor?A.ThosewhoaretoactsomerolesinacertainplayforthefirsttimeintheirlifE.B.Thosewhoarepreparingfortheinterviewinordertomakeagoodfirstimpression.C.Thosewhohavedifficultycommunicatingwiththeircolleaguesorfamilymembers.D.Thosewhohavetroubledrelationshipswiththeirfriendsorfamilymembersandtrytoimprovethem.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.IntheOne-MinuteDrilltheTalkerandtheListenerchangerolesintheprocess.B.TheTalkershouldtalkabouthis/herthoughtsandfeelingsinabriefway.C.TheListenershouldlistencarefullyrespectfullyandlatersummarizeaccurately.D.AftertheTalkerfinishestalkingtheListeneristogivehim/heragradE.FromtheexamplegiveninHowitworkswecanguessthatthetalkmightbebetween_____.A.husbandandwifeB.fatherandsonC.motheranddaughterD.sisterandbrotherWhatdoestheunderlinedparttickedoffprobablymeaninthisreading?A.fastasleepB.veryangryC.burstintotearsD.markedwithasymbol
Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedifperhapsithadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?Worsehaveyouevergivenapresentandwatchedyourfriendlookasthoughshehadopenedthewrongbox?MaybesherespondedwithapoliteWhythankyoubutyouknewyouhadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimesgowrong?Andwhatdoyourchoicesgoodandhadreflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?ChoosingtherightisanartIbelievE.Itcallsforempathy－theabilitytoputyourselfintosomeoneelse’sheadandheart.We’reallabletodothis;infactwe’rebornwithakindofnaturalempathy.Aftertheearliestperiodofchildhoodhoweveritneedstobereinforced加强－byourparentsteachersfriends.Whenitisn’twe’renotabletounderstandotherpeople’sfeelingsassharply.Thiscanshowinthegiftsweselectandsocanmanyotheremotionalqualities.Thinkbacktothepresentsyou’vegivenoverthepastyearthetimeandeffortyouputintoyourselectionhowmuchyouspentyourthoughtswhileyouwereshoppingandyourfeelingswhenthereceiveropenedthepackagE.KeepinmindthatwhatyouchoosedisplaysyourinnerworlD.Ofcourseyoumayexpressyourselfdifferentlywithdifferentfriendsrelativesandotherpeopleyouknow.Weliveinasocietywhereexchangingpresentsisanimportantpartofcommunication.Ignoringthetraditionwon’tmakeitgoaway.IfyoureallydislikesuchatraditiontellyourfriendsaheadoftimE.60.Theunderlinedexpressionyouhadmissedthemarkmeansyouhadfailedto_________.A.makeherfeelbetterB.keepyourfriendshipC.receiveapresentinreturnD.gettheexpectedeffect61.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.NaturalempathyneedstobereinforceD.B.Emotionalchangesinfluenceone’schoiceofgifts.C.Selectingtherightgiftisanabilitypeoplearebornwith.D.Choosinggiftsrequiresonetounderstandthereceivers.62.Inthethirdparagraphtheauthortellsusthat_____________..A.attentionshouldbepaidtothereceivers’responsesB.onelearnsfromwhathedidinthepastC.thechoiceofgirlsreflectsone’semotionalqualitiesD.oneshouldspendmoretimechoosinggifts63.Thebestpossibletitleforthispassageis___________.A.WaysofChoosingGiftsB.AnImportantTraditionC.ExchangingPresentsD.MessageinaGift
YoumayhaveneverheardofLadislaoBirobutyouhavecertainlyheardofthepenheinvented—theballpointpenorbiro.BeforeBiroinventedhispenpeoplewrotewithfountainpens.Theinksmudged弄脏andblottedandthepenssometimesleakeD.Inthe1930sBirowasamagazineeditorinBudapestinHungary.Henoticedthattheinkswhichthemagazine’sprintersuseddriedveryquickly.Birowonderedifquick-dryinginkscouldbeusedinpens.Hecameupwiththeideaofatubeofinkwithafree-movingballontheenD.Asapersonwrotetheballcollectedinkfromthetubeandrolleditontothepaper.Thepenwouldbecheapandcouldbethrownawaywhentheinkranout.BirobegantoworkonhisinventionbutbeforehecouldpatentittheSecondWorldWarbrokeout.Biroleftwar-tornEuropeandfledtoBuenosAiresinArgentinA.ThereheandhisbrotherGeorgwhowasachemistbegantoimprovethepen.Intheearly1940sBirobegantomanufacturehisnewpenthebiro.In1944hesoldhisinventiontoanothercompanywhobegantomass-producethepenfortheBritishandAmericanarmedforces.Birowaspleasedthathispenwaspopularbuthedidnotgainmuchfromhisinvention.ThebirowaslatersoldtotheFrenchfirmBicwhonowselltwelvemillionpensaday.BirosankintoobscurityinSouthAmericA.HisnamehoweverhasbecomeahouseholdworD.48.ThereasonsforthepopularityofballpointpensaretheseEXCEPTthat_______.A.theinksdriedveryquicklyB.theywerecheapC.theywereeasytocarryaroundD.theyweremass-produced49.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoBiro?A.appliedforpatentforfirstballpointpenB.begantomanufacturepensC.fledfromHungarytoescapeNazisD.soldhisinventionA.acdbB.cdabC.acbdD.cabd50.Theunderlinedpartsankintoobscuritylastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.A.becameunknowntomanypeopleB.becamepopularwithpeopleC.lostinterestinbusinessD.lostalotofmoney51.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutBiro?A.Heissuccessfulinbusiness.B.Heisanimportantinventor.C.Heisafamousmagazineeditor.D.Heisapopularwriter.
Imadeapledge发誓tomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottagE.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsandsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.Thespeakerwasquoting引用aBiblicalshèng jīng 的passageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtful体贴的oftheirwives.ThenhewentontosayLoveisanactofwill.A.personcanchoosetolovE.TomyselfIhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusbanD.WellfortwoweeksthatwouldchangE.AnditdiD.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaidThatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.OhTomyounoticedshesaidsurprisedandpleasedmaybealittlepuzzleD.AfterthelongdriveIwantedtositandreaD.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.IstartedtorefusebutthenIthoughtEvelyn'sbeenaloneherewiththekidsalltheweekandnowshewantstostaywithmE.Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappythat'showthewholevacationpassedImadeanewpledgetokeeponrememberingtochooselovE.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperimenthowever.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.LastnightatourcottagepreparingforbedEvelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.What’sthematter?Iaskedher.TomsesaidinavoicefilledwithdistressdoyouknowsomethingIdon’t?Whatdoyoumean?Well...thatcheckup体检Ihadseveralweeksago...ourdoctor...didhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tomyou'vebeensogoodtomE.amIdying?Ittookamomentforitalltosinkin.ThenIburstoutlaughing.NohoneyIsaidwrappingherinmyarms.You'renotdying;I'mjuststaringtolivE.InthefirstparagraphNoifsandsorbutsprobablymeans___.A.unnecessarilyB.unexpectedlyC.impossiblyD.unconditionally72.FromthestorywemayinferthatTomwenttothebeachcottage___.A.withhisfamilyB.withEvelynC.aloneD.withhischildren73.DuringthetwoweeksonthebeachTomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause___.A.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesB.hehadmadealotofmoneyinWallStreetC.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandD.shewasseriouslyillTheunderlinedwordsonethinginthepassagerefertothefactthat___.A.hepraisedhersweaterwhichpuzzledherB.sheinsistedonvisitingamuseumwhichhehatedC.heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn'ttellherD.hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedyingBysayingI'mjuststartingtoliveTommeansthat___.A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB.heisjustbeginningtoenjoyhislifeasalovinghusbandC.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD.heisbeginningtofeelregretfulforwhathedidtohiswife
MountEverestisthehighestmountainintheworlD.ItisintheHimalayanMountainsbetweenNepalandChinaanditis8900metershigh.SirEdmundHillaryfromNewZealandandTenzingNorgayfromNepalwerethefirstpeopleevertoclimbMountEverest.Theyclimbeditin1953.Menfromseveraldifferentcountriesclimbeditafterthat.JumkoTabeiaJapanesefromHokkaidowasthefirstwomantomakethisdifficultclimB.A.Tokyonewspapertelevisionorganizedtheclimbin1975.Theychosefifteenwomenfrommountaineering登山clubstogotoNepal.Thegroupclimbedforseveraldays.Thentherewasanavalanche雪崩.Theheavyiceandsnowinjuredtenofthewomen.TheyhadtostopclimbingtheotherfivewomencontinueD.OnlyMs.Tabeiwasabletoclimbingthelast70meters.ShewasstandingonthetopoftheworlD.ShewasthefirstwomantherE.Ms.Tabeiwas35yearsoldatthetimE.Sheis1meter50centimetersandweighs42kilograms.ShesaysthatsheisanordinaryhousewifE.Shestartedclimbingmountainsin1960.SheclimbedeverymountaininJapan.ThensheclimbedMountAnnapurnaanotherhighmountainintheHimalayas.Finallysheclimbedtheworld’shighestmountain.WhenshereachedthetopshethoughtI’matthetopandI’mgladthatI’matthetop.Thensheclimbedbackdownthemountain.1.Ms.Tabeiwasgreatbecause_________.A.shewasthefirstoneevertoclimbMountEverestB.shehadclimbedeverymountaininJapanC.shewasthefirstwomanthatclimbedtheworld’shighestmountainD.shehadclimbedmanymountainsthoughshewassmallandyoung2.Theheavyiceandsnowinjuredtenofthewomen.Thewordinjuredmeans________.A.killedB.hurtC.buriedD.froze3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.NoneofthegroupreachedthetopofMountEverest.B.Ms.TabeiwasoneoftheotherfivewomenwhoreachedthetopofMountEverest.C.TheotherfivewomenreachedthetopofMountEverestbutMs.TabeiwasthefirstonE.D.Ms.TabeiwastheonlyoneofthegroupwhoreachedthetopofMountEverest.4.Ms.Tabeihadpracticedclimbingfor_________years.A.fifteenB.twenty-twoC.thirteenD.ten5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThehighestmountainintheworlD.B.ThefirstwomantosetfootonthehighestmountainintheworlD.C.HowtoclimbthehighestmountainintheworlD.D.TheexplorationtothehighestmountainintheworlD.
D.HavingtoomuchconfidenceisnotgooD.Andnowanewstudyhasprovedthisbyfindingthatoverconfidentteenagestudentscanstuntcrucial决定性的readingskills.Thestudyshowsaclearconnectionbetweenoverconfidentstudentsandlowreadingcomprehension.Whilesomeself-confidenceishelpfuloverconfident15-year-oldsareoftenbelow-average平均水平readersinall34countrieswestudiedsaysMingMingChiutheleadauthorofthestudy.Incontrastunder-confident15-year-oldsaremorelikelytobeabove-averagereadersinall34countriestheexpertaddeD.Thedifferenceliesinastudent’sabilitytoexactlyassess估计andevaluatehisorherownreadinglevelaccordingtoChiu.Thosewhocanaccuratelyassesstheirstrengthsandweaknessesareusuallyinabetterpositiontoidentifyrealisticgoalsandachievethem.Ifanoverconfidentstudentchoosesabookthatistoohard—suchasTheLordoftheRingsratherthanHarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone—heorshemightstopreadingafterafewpagesandletitsitonabookshelfsaysChiu.Incontrastamoreself-awarestudentismorelikelytofinishaneasierbookandcontinuereadingmorebookstheexpertaddeD.67.TheunderlinedwordstuntinParagraph1canbereplacedby.A.improveB.helpC.preventD.find68.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Under-confident15-year-oldsarelesslikelytobeabove-averagereaders.B.Overconfident15-year-oldsareoftenbelow-averagereaders.C.Under-confident15-year-oldsaremorelikelytobebelowaveragereaders.D.Overconfident15-year-oldsareoftenabove-averagereaders.69.Peoplewhocanexactlyassesstheirstrengthsandweaknessescan.A.chooseabetterbookB.gainmoremoneyC.haverealisticgoalsandachievethemD.haveagreatimprovementintheirmarks70.Amoreself-awarestudentismorelikelyto.A.stopreadingafterafewpagesB.putthebookonabookshelfC.finishaneasierbookD.writebooks
Sayyoumeetwithdifficultywhat’sthefirstthingyoudo?Callyourbestfriendandaskforhelp?Itturnsoutthatdoingthismaybebetterforyouthanyouthink.Researchersfindthatfriendshiphasabiginfluenceonyourhealthwell-beingandbusiness.Onestudyfromscientistsrecentlyfoundthatolderpeoplewithalargecircleoffriendswere22%lesslikelytodieduringa10-yearperiodthanthosewithfewerfriends.OtherresearchersdiscoveredthathavingastrongsocialnetworkcouldimprovebrainhealthasweagE.Evenmoreinterestingfeelingclosetoyourfriendsmaygiveyouadifferentviewonthings.Researchersgathered34collegestudentsoutsideandaskedthemtoestimatethesteepness估计陡峭程度ofahillafterclimbingit.ThosestandingwithfriendsgavelowerestimatesandthelongerthefriendshadknowneachotherthelesssteepthehillappeareD.Whatisthereasonthatfriendscanmakeobstaclesseemlessdifficult?PeoplewithstrongerfriendshipnetworksfeelthatthereissomeonetheycanturntosaidKarenA.RobertodirectorofthecenterofthehospitalatVirginiaTech.Friendshipisavaluedresource宝贵的资源.Itistrulythefact.Friendsmakeyourlifebetter.Theyprovidesupportinhardtimes.Theyinspireyoutomakechangesinyourlifeencourageyoutosetgoalsandcheeryouoneverystepofthewayuntilyoureachthem.Wanttofindoutmoreaboutthepoweroffriendship?ReadBeaBetterFriendMakeNewFriendsandKeeptheOld.1.Accordingtotheauthorifyou’velostyourjobyoushould.A.turntoyourbestfriendB.askforadvicefromyourteacherC.faceitbravelybyyourselfD.askyourparentsforhelp2.WecanlearnfromthestudyinParagraph2that.A.peoplewithalotoffriendscanstayawayfromillnessesB.peoplewithmanyfriendsmayenjoyalongerlifeC.22%ofthepeoplewhohavefewerfriendshaveashortlifeD.thosewhohavefewerfriendsmaydie10yearsearlier.3.TheunderlinedwordobstaclesinParagraph4probablyreferstosomething___________A.thatyouarehopingtoachievebyaplanB.thathappenstoyouwhenyouareworkingC.thatmakesitdifficultforustoachievesomethingD.thatyouhavebeentryingtodo4.Thefifthparagraphwaswrittentotellusthat.A.weshouldmakemanyfriendsB.truefriendshipliveslongC.friendshiphaschangedusD.friendshipshouldbevalued
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