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MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinswerefirstmadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremonaItalyabout200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyothers.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren’tthesamE.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecialbutmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Theysaythattoday’sviolinswillalsosoundwonderfulsomeday.ButthereisaproblemherE.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.TheremustbesomethingdifferentaboutCremonaorthoseItalianviolinmakers.OtherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsisthewooD.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.ItmustnotbetooyoungortooolD.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonsknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.IthastobetherightsizeandshapE.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthiswasthesecretoftheItalians.MaybetheyunderstoodmorethanwedoabouthowtocutthewooD.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistsmeasuredtheseoldviolinsverycarefully.TheycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizeandshapE.ButthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldonE.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnishwhichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremonA.Theirsecretmaybelostforever.YoungmusicianstodayhopethisisnottruE.Theyneedfineviolins.Buttherearen’tverymanyoftheoldviolinsleft.AlsotheoldviolinsareveryexpensivE.RecentlyafamousoldItalianviolinwassoldforaboutUS$300000!1.Thispassageisabout________.A.makingviolinsB.musicalinstrumentsC.scientificideasD.theoldItalianviolins2.Thebestviolins____________.A.aremadewithmoderntechniquesB.werelostmanyyearsagoC.weremadeinItaly200yearsagoD.weremadebyscientists3.Somepeoplethinkthatmodernviolins__________.A.willsoundbetterinthefutureB.willsoundworseinthefutureC.soundwonderfulnaturallyD.willneverbeasoldasthosefromCremona4.Violinsmadetoday________.A.lookthesameastheoldonesB.soundthesameastheoldonesC.arebetterthantheoldonesD.havethesamevarnishastheoldones
Untilthe1960'salmosteveryoneintheU.S.followedtraditionandgaveallthechildreninthesamefamilythesamelastnameorsurnameasitiscalleD.Butduringthe60'syoungparentsbegangivingtheirchildrenstrangenames—nameslikeMoonglowEternalPeaceandSunshinE.SomestatespassedlawscontrollingthenamesthatparentscouldusE.Butafteracourtcasein1981afederaljudgeruledthatparentsarefreetogiveanysurnamestheywishtotheirchildren.Soforthelastfewdecadesmoreparentsarenotgivingtheirchildrenthefamily'ssur-names.Someinsistthatwhileit'sOKforaboytohavethefather'sfamilynameagirlshouldhavethemother'sfamilyname.ThusPhilipGaylordandPanZimmitticouldbebrotherandsister.Someparentsthinkthatusingfamilysurnameisold—fashionedandboring.OnecouplegavetheirsonthelastnameSuebecausetheyliketheJohnnyCashsongA.BoyNamedSuE.Andfinallysomeparentsthinkthatgivingtheirchildrendifferentsurnamesisjustaneatthingtodo.SothefirstsonofaNewYorkfamilyhasthelastnameWashington—Lincolnafterthetwofamouspresidents.ThedaughterhasthelastnameAnthony—Tubmanaftertwowomenwhofoughtforwomen'srights.Thischangeinnamingcustomspresentstwoproblems.FirstifeachpersoninthefamilyhasadifferentlastnamefamilyrecordswillbeveryconfusablE.Itwillbehardtotrackaperson'sfamilyandrecordkeepingwillbedifficult.Secondsomephysiologistsareafraidthatdifferentsurnameswillthreatenfamilyunity.Sincenameshaveanimportanteffectonone'sidentify身份theythinkbrothersandsisterswillnotfeelconnectediftheyhavedifferentlastnames.SothisproblemofnameswillgetworseasnewanddifferentlastnamesincreasE.GetreadytomeetWelcomeBabyDarlingsisterofAren'tWeGladYou'reHereandIt'sAboutTimE.1.InAmerica________togivechildrendifferentsurnamesthesedays.A.itisallowedbythelawB.itbreaksthelawC.itisoneofthecustomsD.itisunusual2.Inthesecondparagraphofthepassageaneatthingtodomeans________.A.agoodthingtodoB.aterriblethingtodoC.adirtyfilingtodoD.acleanthingtodo3.Accordingtosomepsychologiststhedifferentlastnameswillletbrothersandsistersfeeltheyare________.A.enemiesB.ascloseasbeforeC.goodfiendsD.separated4.Fromthelastparagraphwecanseetheauthor_____thischangeinnamingcustoms.A.isforB.isagainstC.doesn'tcareD.doesn'tnotice
AlotofmanagementtrainingeachyearforCircleKCorporationanationalchainofconveniencestores.Amongthetopicsweaddressinourcourseistheretention保护力ofqualityemployees----arealchallengetomanagerswhenyouconsiderthepayscale标准intheserviceindustry.DuringthesediscussionsIasktheparticipants参加者Whathascausedyoutostaylongenoughtobecomeamanager?SometimebackanewmanagertookthequestionandslowlywithhervoicealmostbreakingsaidItwasa＄19baseballglovE.CynthiatoldthegroupthatsheoriginallytookaCircleKclerkjobasaninterim临时的positionwhileshelookedforsomethingbetter.Onhersecondorthirddaybehindthecountershereceivedaphonecallfromhernine-year-oldsonJessiE.HeneededabaseballgloveforLittleLeaguE.Sheexplainedthatasasinglemothermoneywasverytightandherfirstcheckwouldhavetogoforpayingbills.Perhapsshecouldbuyhisbaseballglovewithhersecondorthirdcheck.WhenCynthiaarrivedforworkthenextmorningPatriciathestoremanageraskedhertocometothesmallroominthebackofthestorethatservedasanofficE.CynthiawonderedifshehaddonesomethingwrongorleftsomepartofherjobincompletefromthedaybeforE.ShewasconcernedandconfuseD.Patriciahandedherabox.IoverheardyoutalkingtoyoursonyesterdayshesaidandIknowthatitishardtoexplainthingstokids.ThisisabaseballgloveforJessiebecausehemaynotunderstandhowimportantheiseventhoughyouhavetopaybillsbeforeyoucanbuygloves.Youknowwecan’tpaygoodpeoplelikeyouasmuchaswewouldliketo;butwedocareandIwantyoutoknowyouareimportanttous.Thethoughtfulnessempathyandloveofthisconveniencestoremanagerdemonstratesvividlythatpeopleremembermorehowmuchanemployer雇主caresthanhowmuchtheemployerpays.AnimportantlessonforthepriceofaLittleLeaguebaseballglovE.1.Amongmanyoftheproblemsintheserviceindustrytalkedaboutinthispassageis.A.howtoensurehisemployees’highpayB.howtoattractmorecustomersC.howtolookcarefullyaftertheemployeesD.howtokeepthegoodemployeesfromleaving2.AlthoughanewmanagerCynthiawoulddoherjobwellinkeepingqualityemployeesbecauseshe.A.hadmasteredallthecoursesforthemanagerB.hadalreadyformedgoodrelationshipwiththeemployeesC.knowthewayhowtodealwithheremployeesD.hadherownpersonalexperience3.Thispassageshowsusthattorunabusinesswellitisnecessaryformanagerstolettheiremployeesknow.A.howmuchtheycangetfortheirjoB.B.whatgoodpositionstheycangetlaterC.theyareverynecessarytothebusinessD.theyareniceaswellasuseful4.Thestorytoldinthispassagetellsusthatemployeescareabout.A.onlyhowlargeapaytheycangetB.lovefromthemanagingpeopleratherthanonlymoneyC.iftheirchildrencouldbeproperlytakencareofD.whatpositiontheycanbeoffered
FarmersmightthinktheideaofgrowingfoodforfunsoundsstrangE.ButtherearesomepeoplewhodoitallthetimE.TheygrowsomevegetablesbecausetheirnaturalcolororshapeispleasingtoseE.Theygrowothersbecausescientistshavedevelopednewcolorsordifferentsizesfortraditionalvegetables.Oneexampleisthebellpepper.Seedcompaniessellseedsforseveraldifferentkindsofbellpeppers.Onepepperisaweakyellowcolorwhenitbeginstogrow.ThenitscolorchangestowhitE.Asitgrowsitchangescolortwomoretimes--toorangethenreD.Ifyouarenotinterestedinpeppersthatchangecolorsastheygrowyoucangrowsomethatremainonecolor.Youcantrychocolate-coloredpeppers.OrpurplE.Orlavenderones.EachkindofpepperhasitsownspecialtastE.Forthebestpossibletastehoweverpeppersshouldbeleftonthevinefortwoorthreeweeksaftertheyappearready.Thisgivesthemfullflavorandgreatlyincreasesthevitaminstheycontain.Anotherunusualplantisknownastheyard-longbeanasparagusbeandowghokorsnakebean.Itgrowsuptoonemeterinlength.ItisanimportantpartofthefoodsupplyinareasofAsiA.Americanfarmerslikeitbecauseitisdifferentyettastesverymuchlikethegreenbeanstheytraditionallygrow.Eachbeanhasfromtentotwentyseeds.Theoutsideorpodcanbeeaten.Someoftheverylongbeansaregreenoutsidebuthaveblack-and-whiteorredseeds.Gourdsareplantsthatpeopleliketogrowbecauseofthemanydifferentshapes.Theyalsohavemanyuses.Someroundgourdsaredriedpaintedandmadeintocontainers.Othershavelongnecksandbigbodies.Thesearedriedcutandmadeintocontainerstopourdrinkingwater.A.kindofgourdcalledtheluffaisusedtomakesponges.Whenitisfullygrownitisremovedfromthevineandpermittedtodryforafewweeks.Thegourdisplacedinwaterforafewhours.TheoutershellisthenremoveD.Thegourdisplacedinthesuntodry.Whenitisfullydryitiscutintopiecesforuseassponges.LuffaspongeshavearoughsurfacE.Theycanbeusedtocleanawaydeadskincellswhichmakesthemapopularskin-careproduct.1.Whichofthefollowingaboutthesnakebeanisnottrue?A.Itsanothernameisyard-longbean.B.Itgrowsuptoonemeterinlength.C.Americanfarmerslikeitbecauseofitsdifferenttastes.D.Itsoutsidecanbeeaten.2.Peoplegrowthebellpeppermainlytoenjoyits____.A.shapesB.colorsC.flavorsD.vitamins.3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtomakesponges?A.ThebellpepperB.ThesnakebeanC.AnykindofgourdD.TheluffA.4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.GrowingunusualVegetablesforfun.B.GrowingfoodwithdifferentpurposesC.BellpeppersshowingdifferentcolorsD.FarmersstrangeideaofgrowingfooD.
BusterBrownwasathief—andagoodonetoohethought.He’dneverbeencaughtbythepolicebecausehenevertookchances.Hewasalwayspreparedforanyunforeseeneventoremergency.Confidentlyhestoodoutsidethehouseofhisintendedvictim受害者andreadthesignonthefrontgateofthehouse.Don’tworryaboutthedog—beawareoftheowner!itsaid.Bustersmiledandfoundhiswayin.Thehouselookedquitenormaloutsidebutinsideitwasveryexoticwithfascinatingobjectsondisplay.Ashebeganputtingthemintohisbagadogcameintotheroom.ItstoppedwhenitsawBusterthenwaggeditstailmadlyandwentovertohimlickinghisoutstretchedhanD.GoodboyBusterwhispereD.Whatagreatguarddogyouare–tryingtolickmetodeath.Satisfiedhe’dmadefriendswiththedogBusterbegantowanderroundthehousechoosingitemstoputinhisbag.Hisskilledeyepickedoutonlythebestantiques古董:apairofsilvercandleholdersasilvertea-and-coffeeserviceetC.Hisnewfriendthedogsatandwatchedasifwonderingwhatwashappening.WellboyBusterwhisperedfinally.Thatmightdo.AnymoreandIwon’tbeabletocarryit!Heswungtheheavybagintohisshouldersjustasthelightsonnearlyblindinghim.HeshieldedhiseyeswithhishanD.You’reaverysillypersonthefigureinthedoorwaysaidhisvoicedryasdust.AsthemancamecloserBustercouldseehewaswelldresseD.HisfaceseemedfamiliarbutBustercouldn’tquiteplacewherehehadseenhimbeforE.YoushouldhavetakenmorenoticeofthesignoutsidethemanraspeD.IknewaboutthisattemptedrobberylastweekandIalsoknowyouwillendupbehindbarsfor20years.Fancytryingtorobthehouseoftheworld’sgreatestfortune-teller!1.WhywasBustersoconfident?A.Hewasnotafraidofdogs.B.HeknewtheownerofthehouselivedalonE.C.HehadneverbeencaughtbythepolicE.D.Thehousehadnosecurityalarm.2.HowdidBusterdecidewhichobjectstotake?A.Hetookthosethatwereeasytocarryinhisbag.B.Hetookonlythebestantiques.C.Hetookthosethatbeknewbecouldselleasily.D.Helookedforsilverobjects.3.WhatpunishmentwaitsforBusterBrown?A.Aprisonsentencewithhardlabour.B.AlongprisonsentencE.C.AheavyfinE.D.Communityservicefor20years.
Onedayanexpertdidanexperimentthatthestudentswouldneverforget.Ashe1infrontofthestudentshesaidOKtimeforan2.Hepulledoutawide-mouth3andsetitonthetablE.Healsotooksomefist-sized拳头大小的rocksandcarefully4themintothejar.Whenthejarwasfilledtothetopandnomorerockswould5insideheaskedIsthisjarfull?6intheclassshoutedYes.TheexpertrepliedReally?He_7_underthetableand8somegravel砾石.Hedumped倒somegravelinand9thejarcausinggraveldownintothe10betweenrocks.Hethenaskedthesamequestionagain.ProbablynotonestudentanswereD.Good!HereplieD.Hethenbroughtoutsomesandandstarteddumpingthesandintotheplaces11betweentherocksandthegravel.Oncemoreheaskedthesamequestion.12!theclassshouteD.OnceagainhesaidGood!Thenhegrabbed拿somewaterandbeganto13itinuntilthejarwasfull.ThenheaskedWhat'sthepointofthisexperiment?Onestudent14hishandandsaidThepointisnomatterhow15yourscheduleisifyoutryreallyhardyoucan16fitsomemorethingsinit!Notheexpertrepliedthat'snotthepoint.Thisexperiment17usifyoudon'tputthebigrocksin18youwillnevergettheminatall.Whatarethe‘19rocks’inyourlife?Timewithyourlovedonesyoureducationyourdreamsandsoon.Remembertoputtheserocksinfirst20you'llnevergettheminatall.1.A.spokeB.stoodC.bentD.lay2.A.classB.testC.examD.experiment3.A.jarB.bowC.plateD.cup4.A.ledB.broughtC.placedD.carried5.A.fitB.putC.stayD.come6.A.SomeoneB.NobodyC.EveryoneD.One7.A.reachedB.heldC.putD.looked8.A.pulloffB.pulledoutC.pulloverD.pulledon9.A.movedB.shookC.coveredD.pressed10.A.spacesB.roomsC.airD.place11.A.markedB.dugC.takenD.left12.A.NoB.CertainlyC.YesD.Ofcourse13.A.pipeB.pourC.flowD.take14.A.roseB.wavedC.raisedD.shook15.A.importantB.fullC.muchD.poor16.A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.even17.A.teachesB.writesC.saysD.gives18.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last19.A.beautifulB.dullC.importantD.big20.A.butB.andC.orD.while
AgoodteacherismanythingstomanypeoplE.InmyownexperiencethepeopleIrespectthemostandthinkaboutthemostaretheteacherswhodemanded要求themostdiscipline纪律fromtheirstudents.ImissoneteacherinparticularthatIhadinhighschool.Ithinkshewasagoodteacherbecauseshewasaverystrictperson.Irememberveryvividly清晰地asignoverherclassroomdoor.ItwasasimplesignthatsaidLaboratory—inthisroomthefirstfivelettersofthewordwasemphasized强调notthelastseven.InotherwordsIguesslabor劳动forherwasmoreimportantthanoratorywhichmeansmakingspeeches.ShepreparedherworkverycarefullyanddemandedustodothesamE.Wegotlotsofhomeworkfromher.OnceshehadbrokenherarmandeverybodyintheclassthoughtthatmaybethehomeworkloadwouldbereducedbutitcontinuedjustthesamE.Shecheckedourworkbystampinghernameatthebottomofthepaperstoshowthatshehadreadthem.Ithinksometimesteacherswhodemandthemostarelikedtheleast.Butastimegoesbythisdisciplinereallyseemstobenefit有益于thestudents.1.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredagoodteacherbythewriter?A.Apatientteacher.B.Anhonestteacher.C.Astrictteacher.D.Ahard-workingteacher.2.Theteacherputupthesignoverherclassroomdoor___.A.toremindthestudentsthatthisroomwasalaboratoryB.toadvisethestudentstofollowthedisciplinesC.towarnthestudentsnottobecarelessD.totellthestudentstoworkhardintheclassroom3.Whentheteacher’sarmwasbrokenshe___.A.gaveherstudentstheusualamountofhomeworkB.gaveherstudentslesshomeworkC.askedherstudentstocheckthehomeworkthemselvesD.gaveherstudentsmorehomework4.What’sthewriter’sopinionofdiscipline?A.Itmakesthestudentsdisliketheirteachers.B.Itdoesgoodtothestudentsinthelongrun.C.It’stoomuchforyoungchildren.D.Itdoesmoreharmthangoodtothestudents.
Happybirthday!Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity成熟－orsowehopE.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracle奇迹ofgrowthinothersaswell.ForinstanceseeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelprouD.ForAmericanslikepeopleinmostculturesgrowingupisawonderfulprocess过程.Butgrowingold?That’sadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-oriented以年轻人为中心AmericanculturE.MostAmericansliketolookyoungactyoungandfeelyoung.AstheoldsayinggoesYou’reasyoungasyoufeel.OlderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyareratherthanhowmanyyearsolD.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoungoratleastyoungatheart.ManyolderAmericansfindthegoldenyearstobeanythingbutgolden.Economicallyseniorcitizensoftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirement退休atage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincomE.Socialsecurity安全benefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifferencE.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition营养medicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination.In1987AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely－evencheatedandrobbeD.Howeverdressedasayoungpersonshereceivedmuchmorerespect.UnfortunatelytheelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peoplearelivinglonger.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-agedbabyboomersarerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles皱纹arein.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers.1.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause___________.A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdaysB.peoplecanbecomemorematureandwiserC.peoplecanreceivemanypresentsD.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart2.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat___________.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdomB.AmericanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldageC.AmericancultureisveryyoungD.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage3.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3means_______.A.ThegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcareB.TheoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutritionmedicalcareorhousingC.TheoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood4.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedwordincanbereplacedby________.A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast
PeopleusedtosayThehandthatrocksthecradle摇篮rulestheworldandBehindeverysuccessfulmanthere’sawoman.Bothofthesesayingsmeanthesamething.Menruletheworldbuttheirwivesrulethem.MostoftheAmericanwomenlikemakingtheirhusbandsandsonssuccessfulbutsomeofthemwantmoreforthemselves.Theywantgoodjobs.WhentheyworktheywanttobebetterpaiD.Theywanttobeassuccessfulasmen.TheAmericanwomen’sliberationmovementwasstartedbywomenwhodon’twanttostandbehindsuccessfulmen.Theywanttostandbesidemenwiththesamechanceforsuccess.Theydon’twanttobetoldthatcertainjobsorofficesareclosedtothem.Theyrefusetoworksidebysidewithmenwhodothesameworkforahigherpay.Aliberatedwomanmustbeproudofbeingawomanandbelieveinherself.IfsomebodysaystoherYou’vecomealongwaybabyshe’llsmileandanswernotnearlyasfarasI’mgoingtogobaby!ThemovementisquitenewandmanyAmericanwomendonotagreE.Butithasalreadymadesomeimportantchangesinwomen’slives---inmen’slivestoo.1.Thehandthatrocksthecradlerulestheworldheremeans.A.theworldisnowruledoverbywomenB.womenplayanimportantroleinmen’slivesandworkC.amancan’tsucceedwithoutawomaninhisofficeD.awomanusedtoruleherhusband2.ThoseAmericanwomenwishto.A.havethesamechanceforsuccessasmenB.getbetterjobsthanthemenworkingtogetherC.earnmoremoneythantheirhusbandsD.devotemoretotheirworkthantotheirfamily3.Aliberatedwomanmust.A.takeprideinherhusband’ssuccessB.befondofanddevoteherselftoherchildrenC.beproudofbeingawomanandtrustherselfD.standbeforeorbesideherhusband4.You’vecomealongwaybabyhereprobablymeans.A.you’vecomequitealongwaytoseeyourbabyB.yourbabyisfarfromwhereyouworkC.thereisstillalongwayforwomentogoD.you’veachievedgreatsuccessinfreeingyourself
ThegreatadvantagesoftheelectrictrainoverthesteamtrainIthinkarethatitdoesnotsmell.Whenoneisina1drawnbyasteamlocomotive机车onealwayshasthe2smellofburningcoalaroundone.Ifoneopensthewindowtolookoutatthe3andtogetsomefreshaironeis4withlittlebitsofcoal-ashwhichgetintoone'shairandeyesandsoonforceonetoshutthewindowagainandwithdraw退缩intothe5atmosphereofone'scompartment车厢.Inatunnel6distressreachesapeakfortherethesmokeisforcedintoa7areafromwhichitescapesintothetrainitselfthroughanysmallcracks缝隙itmay8.Inalongtunnelthe9growsworseandworsewhileone'seyessmart刺痛andtheelectriclightinthecarriagegrowsnolonger10hiddenbehindthesmokE.WithanelectriclocomotiveontheotherhandonecanenjoytheviewandthefreshairwithoutinconveniencE.Ireallythinkthatonegetspartoftheextra11outoftravelingthroughtheAlpsorTyrolbytrainforthesimple12thatthetrainsthereare13operatedsothatthetravelerwho14becomeusedtohavinghisairdirtiedby15andconsiderssuchaconditionas16believesthatthereissomethingextra-specialabouttheTyroleseair.Ofcourse17airispurerandfresherthantheairoftheplains18thesmokeofasteamtrain19notallowthisconditionto20.1.A.boatB.carC.trainD.truck2.A.slightB.sweetC.unpleasantD.natural3.A.viewB.peopleC.wheelsD.street1354.A.finishedB.leftC.delightedD.covered5.A.impureB.friendlyC.informalD.warn6.A.one'sB.hisC.itsD.their7.A.tidyB.openC.smallD.special8.A.haveB.getC.receiveD.find9.A.smellB.roadC.noiseD.scenery10.A.blindingB.badC.dullD.bright11.A.joyB.moneyC.timeD.work12.A.impressionB.ruleC.theoryD.reason13.A.quicklyB.confidentlyC.smoothlyD.electrically14.A.willB.canC.hasD.should15.A.smokeB.sandC.dustD.gas16.A.terribleB.normalC.disagreeableD.unusual17.A.villageB.suburbC.mountainD.forest18.A.butB.orC.forD.so19.A.shouldB.wouldC.mustD.need20.A.improveB.remainC.changeD.disappear
Morethansevenhundredstudentswillserveforthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesnotasvolunteersbutasinterns实习生workingformonthsbeforetheeventandduringtheGamestohelpensureitssuccess.Aco-operationagreementwassignedbetweentheBeijingOrganizingCommitteefortheGamesoftheXXIXOlympiadGOCOGand16Beijing-baseduniversitiesandcolleges.Theschoolswillpreparethestudentstobeinterns.AlthoughtheinternswillworkwithoutpaytheyareconsidereddifferenttovolunteerswhowillalsoprovideservicesfortheGames.Well-knownschoolssuchasPekingUniversityTsinghuaUniversityRenminUniversityofChinaBeijingNormalUniversityandBeijingJiaotongUniversityareincludedonthelist.TheinternswillworkmuchlongerthantheGames’volunteerssincetheyhavetobegintheirworkatBOCOGasearlyasoneyearbeforetheGamesstartwhilemostofthevolunteersworkonlyduringthe16daysoftheGames.TheyhavetofinishtherequiredlessonsoftheiruniversitiesfirstandthenlearnmoreintheirspecialtiestoqualifytoworkfortheBOCOG.TheywilltakesomespecialclassesonOlympicknowledgeandcertainprofessionallessonsoutsidetheuniversitytomeettheneedsofservingintheOlympics.The706internswillbemadeupof446postgraduates118undergraduatesand142highervocationalstudents.Theywillcomefromsuchmajorsasforeignlanguagesmediaandcommunicationslogisticsandlegalaffairs.Accordingtouniversityofficialstheundergraduateswillbestudentswhohavebeenadmittedtocollegethisyear2005whilethepostgraduateswillbethosewhoenternextyear.1.Theinternswillbechosenfrom__________.A.studentswhosehomesareinBeijingB.studentsstudyinginBeijingC.only6famousschoolsD.schoolsalloverChina2.What’sthedifferencebetweentheinternsandthevolunteers?A.Thevolunteersreceivenopay.B.TheinternsworkduringtheGames.C.Thevolunteerscomemainlyfromuniversities.D.Theinternsprovidelongermorespecializedservices.3.Thechosenstudentswillbebusybecausetheyhaveto__________.A.learnbothinandoutsidetheuniversityB.graduateaheadoftimeC.lookforpart-timejobsD.learnmanyextrasubjectsatcollege4.AchosenundergraduatewillbegintoworkforBOCOG__________.A.inhisorherfirstcollegeyearB.inhisorhersecondcollegeyearC.inhisorherthirdcollegeyearD.inhisorherfourthcollegeyear
MyelderbrotherSteveintheabsenceofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassixgavemeimportantlessonsinvaluesthathelpedmegrowintoanadult.ForinstanceStevetaughtmetofacetheresultsofmybehavior.OncewhenIreturnedintearsfromaSaturdaybaseballgameitwasStevewhotookthetimetoaskmewhathappened.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhadsoaredthroughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindowbreakingtheglasswithacrashSteveencouragedmetoconfess认错toher.AfterallIshouldhavebeenplayingintheparkdownFifthStreetandnotinthepathbetweenbuildings.AlthoughmykneesknockedasIexplainedtoMrs.HoltIofferedtopayforthewindowfrommypocketmoneyifshewouldreturnmyball.IalsolearnedfromStevethatpersonalpropertyisasacredthing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroomIwantedtokeepitbutSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelseinspiteofthefactthatithadlittlevaluE.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfathercarvedfromapieceofcheapwood.IreturnedthepentomyteacherMrs.Davidsandstillrememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.YetofalltheinstructionsStevegavemehisrespectforlifeisthemostvividinmymind.WhenIwastwelveIkilledanoldbrownsparrowintheyardwithaBBgun.ExcitedwithmyaccuracyIscreamedtoStevetocomefromthehousetotakealook.Ishallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentandstaredatthebirdontheground.TheninadeadquietvoiceheaskedDidithurtyoufirstMark?Ididn’tknowwhattoanswer.HecontinuedwithhiseyesfirmTheonlytimeyoushouldeventhinkofhurtingalivingthingisifithurtsyoufirst.AndthenyouthinkalonglongtimE.IreallyfeltterriblethenbutthatmomentstandsoutasthemostimportantlessonmybrothertaughtmE.1.Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?A.TherelationshipbetweenmarkandStevE.B.TheimportantlessonMarklearnedinschoolC.Steve’simportantroleinMark’sgrowingprocess.D.MarkandSteve’srespectforlivingthings.2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhenMarkconfessedtoMrs.Holt__________.A.hefeltsurprisedB.hewaslight-heartedC.hefeltfrightenedD.hekneltbeforeher3.InthestoryaboutthepenwhichofthefollowinglessonsdidSteveteachhisbrother?A.Respectforpersonalproperty.B.RespectforlifE.C.Sympathyforpeoplewithproblems.D.Thevalueofhonesty.4.AccordingtothewriterwhichwasthemostimportantlessonStevetaughthisyoungbrother?A.Respectforlivingthings.B.Responsibilityforone’sactions.C.Thevalueofthehonesty.D.Careforthepropertyofothers.
Everyculturehasarecognizedpointwhenachildbecomesanadultwhenrulesmustbefollowedandtests1.InChina2teenagerscangettheirIDcardsat16manyonly3themselvesasanadultwhentheyare18.IntheUSwhereeveryonedrivesthemain_4_tothefreedomofadultlifeislearningtodrivE.At165teenstaketheirdrivingtest.Whentheyhavetheir6theydriveintothegrown-upworlD.7wantstoridethecheesebustoschoolsaidEleanorFulham17.Sherecalledthepressure8fromkidsfromwealthierfamilies.It'slikeyou'renotcool9youdon'thaveacarshesaiD.10recentresearches41percentof16to19-year-oldsintheUSowncars11from23percentin1995.Althoughmostofthesecarsareboughtbyparentssometeensgetpart-timejobstohelp12.Notallfamiliescan13carsfortheirchildren.Incitieswithsubwaysand14parkingsometeenagersdon'twantcars.Butinrichsuburbanareaswithoutsubwaysandwherebicyclesaremoreforfunthan15itisstrangeforateenagernottohaveacar.16policesay16-year-oldshavealmostthreetimesmoreaccidentsthan18and19-year-olds.Thishasmademanyparents17beforelettingtheirkidsdrivE.JulieSussmanofVirginiadecidedthathersonChad15willwaituntilheis17to18hislearner'spermit.Chadsaidhehasacceptedhisparents'decisionalthoughithascausedsometeasing奚落fromhisfriends.TheysaythatIam19hesaid.ButI'dratherbealivethandrivingandIdon'treallytrustmyfriendsontheroadeither.InChina20morefamiliesgetcarsmore18-year-oldslearntodrivE.Willthisbecomeanimportantsigntobecominganadult?1.A.passedB.overcomeC.happenedD.existed2.A.unlessB.whileC.asD.though3.A.rateB.insistC.seeD.resist4.A.entryB.stepC.paceD.stage5.A.fewB.moreC.ChineseD.American6.A.licenseB.visaC.chequeD.budget7.A.SomeoneB.AnyoneC.EverybodyD.Nobody8.A.formerlyB.physicallyC.especiallyD.eventually9.A.thatB.unlessC.onceD.if10.A.AccordingtoB.ThankstoC.ComparedtoD.Devotedto11.A.upB.downC.almostD.only12.A.earnB.sacrificeC.payD.buy13.A.acceptB.supplyC.gatherD.afford14.A.limitedB.economicalC.freeD.vain15.A.independenceB.convenienceC.transportationD.Or16.A.SoB.AlsoC.ButD.Besides17.A.refuseB.pauseC.continueD.promise18.A.insistonB.leavealoneC.applyforD.putout19.A.fortunateB.willingC.greedyD.unlucky20.A.withB.althoughC.asD.while
YellowstoneWeatherYellowstoneNationalParkisathighaltitude海拔.Mostoftheparkisabove7500feet2275meters.Yellowstone'sweatherisunpredictablE.Insummeritmaybewarmandsunnywithtemperaturesinthehigh70s.Atnightinanygivenmonththetemperaturemaydropclosetofreezing.Soitisbesttocomepreparedforcoldeveningsandmorningsespeciallyifyouarecampingorhiking.WhenyouleaveyourcampsitepleaseleaveitpreparedforpossiblethundershowersandwinD.Asunnywarmdaymaybecomefiercelystormywithwindrainsleetandsometimessnow.Withoutenoughclothingandeasydayhikeorboattripcanturnintoabattleforsurvival.SeasonalWeatherInformationSpringColdandsnowcontinueintoMayalthoughtemperaturesgraduallyclimb.Earlyinspringdaytimetemperaturesaverageinthe40sto50s;bylateMayandJunetheymayreachthe60sand70s.Nighttimelowsfallbelowfreezing.SummerDaytimetemperaturesareusuallyinthe70soccasionallyreachingthe80sinthelowerelevations高度.Nightsarecooltemperaturesmaydropinthe40sand30s--sometimeseventhe20s.Junecanbecoolandrainy;JulyandAugusttendtobesomewhatdrieralthoughafternoonthundershowersarecommon.FallWeathercanbepleasantalthoughtemperaturesaverage10--20degreeslowerthansummerreadings.Nighttimelowscanfallintotheteensandlower.Snowstormsincreaseinfrequencyastheweeksgobyortowardstheendofthefallseason.WinterTemperaturesoftenstaynearzerothroughoutthedayoccasionallyreachinghighinthe20s.Suhzeronighttimelowsarecommon.Annualsnowfallaveragesnearly150inchesinmostofthepark.Athigherplaces200--400inchesofsnowhavebeenrecordeD.1.Theauthorwritesthispassagemostprobablyforthosewhoplanto________inYellowstoneNationalPark.A.doresearchworkB.takeabusinesstripC.havesportsgamesD.spendtheirholidaysortakeatour2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesYellowstone'sweather?A.Yellowstone'sweatherisgenerallychangeableanditsnowsmostoftheyear.B.It'sneithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.C.Weatherinfallispleasantandtemperaturesneverfallbelowfreezing.D.It'sprettywarminthedayandverycoolatnightthroughouttheyear.3.IfyouareplanningtospendyourholidaysinYellowstoneNationalParkinsummerwhatshouldyoutakewithyou?A.JustsomelightclothingsuchasT-shirtsorskirts.B.Justsomewarmclothingsuchassweatersandcoats.C.Bothlightclothingandwarmclothing.D.Eitherlightclothingorwarmclothing.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreadingsreferto?A.literatureworksB.booksC.announcementsD.figures
Arecentstudyoffersapictureofhowdangerousitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalonE.Howeverthepossibilityofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Itwasalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreasedgreatlyafter10p.mandespeciallyaftermidnight.Withpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalatenightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytohelpsolvetheproblemistohavestatessettingupso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems等级执照制.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfabletodriveinthepresenceofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithalimitednumberofpassengersbeforegraduatingtofulldrivingonhisown.AbouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplacE.Thesystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudies.1.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.B.Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.C.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D.Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.2.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto_______.A.theirfrequentdrivingatnightB.theirimproperwayofdrivingC.theirlackofdrivingexperienceD.theirdrivingwithpassengers3.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat________.A.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule.B.theyshouldbestoppedfromtakingonpassengersC.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.D.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved4.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem_________.A.isunderdiscussionB.isabouttobesetupC.hasbeenputintoeffectD.hasbeenperfected
I’mRichKleinfeldtwithsomeexpressionsusingthewordheart.Peoplebelievedforalongtimethattheheartwasthecenterofaperson’semotions.Thatiswhythewordheartisusedinsomanyexpressionsaboutemotionalsituations.OnesuchexpressionistoloseyourhearttosomeonE.WhenthathappensyouhavefalleninlovE.Butifthepersonwhowonyourheartdoesnotloveyouthenyouaresuretohaveabrokenheart.Inyourpainandsadnessyoumaydecidethatthepersonyoulovedishard-heartedandinfacthasaheartofstonE.AtthattimeyoumaydecidetopouroutyourhearttoafrienD.Tellingsomeoneaboutyourpersonalproblemscanoftenmakeyoufeelbetter.Ifyourfrienddoesnotseemtounderstandhowpainfulyourbrokenheartisyoumayaskhertohaveaheart.Ifshesayssheissorrysheshowsgreatconcernforhowyoufeel.Yourfriendmayhoweverwarnyounottowearyourheartonyoursleeve袖子.InotherwordsdonotleteveryoneseehowlovesickyouarE.Intheever-popularmotionpictureTheWizardofOz绿野仙踪theTinManseeksaheart.HewantedtofeeltheemotionoflovE.TheCowardlyLioninthesamemoviedidhaveaheart.ButhelackedcourageandwantedtoasktheWizardofOztogivehimsomE.YoucouldsaythattheCowardlyLionwaschicken-hearteD.ThatisanotherwayofdescribingsomeonewhoisnotverybravE.Achickenisnotfamousforitsbravery.Thussomeonewhoischicken-hearteddoesnothavemuchcouragE.Whenyouarefrightenedorconcernedyourheartisinyourmouth.YoumightsayforexamplethatyourheartwasinyourmouthwhenyouaskapayrisE.Ifbosssaysnotoyoudon'tloseheartbestrong-hearteD.Sitdownwiththebossandhaveaheart-to-hearttalk.Beopenandhonestaboutyoursituation.Thebossmayhaveachangeofheart.Thenyoucouldstopworryingandputyourheartatrest.1.Themainideaofthispassageprobablyis.A.totellushowtoexpressemotionswithphraseswiththewordheartB.totellusthattheheartisthecenterofemotionsC.totellussomeinterestingphraseswiththewordheartD.totellustheimportanceofthecorrectuseofphraseswiththewordheart2.Ifyouarefascinated迷住了bysomeonewecansaythatyou.A.losesomeone’sheartB.pouroutyourhearttosomeoneC.loseyourhearttosomeoneD.winsomeone’sheart3.Ifsomeonehaslittlecourageheorshemaybedescribedas.A.hard-heartedB.achangeofheartC.strong-heartedD.chicken-hearted4.Youhavebeenadmitted录取intoafamousuniversityandthenyou’ll.A.havestrongheartB.loseheartC.putyourheartatrestD.haveaheart
Scientistswouldliketoplaceahugemirrorinspaceabovetheearth.ItmightbesixtymileswidE.Itwouldbeusedtocatchtheraysofthesun.Itwoulddirectthesun’sraysupontheearthasachildmightdotomakesunlightdanceonthewallwithahandmirror.Whydotheywanttodothis?Thesun’srayscouldbehelpfulinmanyways.Theycouldlightupcitiesbynight.Thewarmrayscouldstopfrostswhichmightcomeatnightandhurtfruitcrops.Theycouldmeltdangerousicebergsintheocean.PerhapstheycouldhangcloudmovementsandbringrainwhereitisneedeD.1.Thehugemirrorwould_________.A.stand60milesinheight.B.be60milesfromsidetosideC.cover60milesabovetheearthD.be60milesabovetheearth.2.Thestronglightfromthemirrorcouldpossibly_________.A.hurtfruitcropsB.setfiretocitiesC.bringlongerdaytimeD.shinebrighterthanthemoon3.Thehugemirroris__________.A.somethinginastoryB.isbeingmadeC.justanideaD.tobemadesoon.
Thesedaysifyoustillthinkthecellphoneisjustfortalkingyouwillgetlaughedat.Yesit’struevoice-onlyhandsetshavebecomeoutofdatE.Today’sdo-it-allmobileshavealotincommonwiththecomputer.Theonlydifferencemaybethattheyfitinyourpocketandyoupaybytheminutestousethem.Someofthethingsacellphonecandoforyouwillbeavailablethisyear:SurfatspeedCellphonesthatletyouusetheWebhavebeenaroundforyears.Sowhat’snew?Wellfasterthird-generation3GnetworksletyousurfatanywherE.ThisthenallowsacarriertosendvideomusicandgamestoyourphonE.PossiblechoicesarefromLGElectronicVX8000andMotorolaV1150.ListenasyougoTheproblemwithmostcellphoneMP3playersisthattheyholdonlyahandfulofsongs.Butthat’sabouttochangE.SonyEricsson’snewW800icanholdaround150songsinits500MBmemory.AndSumsung’sSPH-V5400evencomeswitha1.5GBharddrivE.Mobilephonesmayeventuallyreplacemini-MP3playersespeciallyforteens.SaycheeseCameracellphonesarenotneweither.Butmostofthemhavelimitations:around1-megapixel百万像素.Butnewtechnologyhasmade2-megapixelunitsmorecommonand3-megapixelunitsareshowingupsoon.Some2-megapixelmodelslikeSonyEricsson’sK750iofferlimitedzoomandfocuscontrols.OtherslikeLG’srecentMMA7110canevencapture30minutesoffull-motionvideo.PortableTVYousayyoulikewatchingTV?That’swhatSumsungMM-A700wantstogiveyou.ThenewmodelletsuserswatchpopularTVprograms—forafeE.OtherchoicesareNokia’s6620Sanyo’sMM7400andNEC’sN940.TheNECmodelletsyouwatchpublicTV—nofeE.Theabovearejustahandfulofwhatyouwillseeinthecomingmonths.FurtherdowntheroadyourmobilephonemayplayahostofotherrolessuchasmobilecreditcardpositionlocatorSowhatistherethatacellphonecan’tdo?1.Whichofthefollowingmodelsshouldyouchoosetolistentothemusic?A.Sumsung’sSPH-V5400andNokia’s6620B.SonyEricsson’sW800iandSumsung’sSPH-V5400C.SonyEricsson’sW800iandNEC’sN940D.Sanyo’sMM7400andNEC’sN9402.What’sthedifferencebetweenNEC’sN940andothermodels?A.ItallowsyoutosurftheInternetatahighspeedB.Itcancapture30minutesoffull-motionvideoC.Itcanholdasmanyas150songsD.ItletsyouwatchpublicTVforfree3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AllthefunctionsofthemodelsmentionedinthepassagearecompletelynewB.Cameracellphonesof3-megapixelunitswillappearsoon.C.ItiscertainthatacellphonecandoanythinginthenearfutureD.Today’sdo-it-allmobileshavenothingincommonwiththecomputer4.Thispassagemaybe___.A.aninstructiontosomenewmodelsofcellphonesB.anadvertisementtryingtopersuadeyoutobuynewcellphonesC.asciencefictiontryingtoattractreaders’attentionD.asurveytofindthedevelopmentofcellphones.
MUNICH—AlbertEinsteinandLeonardoDaVinciwereintheclub;BillClintonandBillGatesarealsoamongitsmostfamousmembers.Left-handedpeoplehoweverareconsideredlessintelligentorunskillfulwiththeirhands.Schoolsinmanycountriesmayallowchildrentowritewiththeirlefthandsbutinthemeantimetheideathatchildrenshouldbere-educatedtowritewithrighthandshasnotyetbeenremovedfromtheheadsofmanyparentsandgrandparentssaysElizabethWerthmuelleroftheLeft-handers’InitiativeinFuldaincentralGermany.InternationalLeft-handedDaywasheldonAugust131976---itwasapublicholiday--intheUSA.Nowadaysinterestissteadilygrowingandthereareseveraladvicecenterstoprovideadviceandactivelycampaignagainsttheopinionthatleft-handersareunskillful.Psychologistandpsychotherapist精神病医生JohannaBarbaraSattlerwhofoundedthefirstadvicecenterforleft-handersinMunichin1985canonlyshakeherheadoversomeoftheconclusionsshe’shearD.Left-handedpeopledienineyearsearlierthantheright-handersisonerumor.谣言Sattlersaysthattheprocessofchangingwritinghandsmeansasuddenattackonthebrain.Memoryandspeechdefects缺点aretheresultsshesaysbecauseleftorright-handednesswhichscientistssayisinanycaseinherited遗传iscontrolledbythehemispheres大脑半球ofthebrain.Theseareconnectedtotheoppositebody-halfbycrossednerves.Inleft-handerstherighthemisphereisfunctionallydominant支配.Itisprimarilyresponsiblefordeterminingspacepreferencesandthought.Thisexplainswhyleft-handedpeopleareoftendescribedasparticularlycreativE.Butintheworkplacetheyoftenhaveproblemsinusingtechnicaldevices.HoweveritisalwaysbettertochooseanotherjobthantobeforcedtousetherighthandsaysExpertSattler.Incontrastto30yearsagoleft-handersarenolongerforcedtoswitchtotheirrighthandinGermanschoolsyetmanyteachersstillhavenoideahowtheycanhelpleft-handerswithpracticaladvicE.Insteadthesechildrenoftenhavetohearthattheyhavetogetalongwiththeproblemthemselves.1.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat___________.A.scientistsintheworldareallleft-handersB.artistsintheworldareallleft-handersC.famouspeopleallovertheworldaremembersofthisspecialclubD.somefamouspeoplemaybeleft-handers2.Fromthethirdparagraphwelearnthat___________.A.studentsinmanyschoolsmustwritewiththeirlefthandB.studentsinmanyschoolssometimeswritewiththeirlefthandC.manyparentsinsistthatstudentswritewiththeirrighthandD.manyparentsinsistthatstudentswritewithbothhands2463.Itshowsinthispassagethatleft-handersare____________.A.unskillfulintheworkshopB.oftenfullofimaginationintheirworkC.alwaystryingtodefeatright-handersD.oftensimple-mindedandfoolish4.Fromthelasttwoparagraphwefindthat________.A.people’sopinionaboutleft-handershaschangedB.GermanstudentsseldomgethelpfromtheirteachersC.left-handersatGermanschoolsfeeldisappointedD.left-handersatGermanschoolsfindnotroubleusinganything
Thenexttimeyoutryforahigh-rankingpostyoucouldletyourpossiblebosslistentoarecommendingphonecallmadebyUSPresidentGeorgeWBushorBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair.Ofcourseneitherofthemcouldreallydothatforyou-youwouldjustborrowtheirvoices.AT&Tlabswillstartsellingspeechsoftwarethatitsaysissogoodatreproducingthesoundsofahumanvoicethatitcanrecreatevoicesandevenbringthevoicesoflong-deadfamouspeoplebacktolifE.Thesoftwarewhichturnsprintedtextintospeechmakesitpossibleforacompanytouserecordingsofaperson’svoicetosaythingsthatthepersonneveractuallysaiD.Possiblecustomersforthesoftwarewhichispricedinthethousandsofdollarsincludetelephonecallcenterscompaniesthatmakesoftwarethatreadsdigitalfilesaloudandmakersofautomatedvoicedevices装置.Theadvancesraiseseveralproblems.Whoforexampleownstherightstoafamousperson’svoice?Someexpertsevenbelievethatnewcontractswillbedrawnthatincludevoice-licensingclauses.Andalthoughscientistssaythetechnologyisnotyetgoodenoughtocommitfraud假冒wouldthesynthesized合成的voicesatlastbeabletotrickpeopleintothinkingthattheyweregettingphonecallsordigitalaudiorecordingsfrompeopletheyknow?EvenMrFruchtermanoneofAT&Tlab’spossiblefirstcustomerssaidhewonderedwhatthenewtechnologymightbring.Justlikeyoucan’ttrustaphotographanymorE.Hesaidyouwon’tbeabletotrustavoiceeither.1.Withthehelpofthespeechsoftwareitismostpossible__________.A.toimproveafamousperson’sspeechB.tosaywhatyouwantinanother’svoiceC.tomakeaspeechmuchmoreeasilyD.tohelpyoutofindabetterjob2.Itthespeechsoftwarewerewidelyused___________.A.peoplewouldnolongerbelieveeachotherB.itwouldnotbenecessarytogoforaspeechbyafamouspersonC.noradioorTVbroadcasterswouldbeneededD.recordingofavoicealonewouldnotbetakenasaproofinthecourt3.Accordingtothepassageyoucaninferthat___________.A.thesoftwarewillturnouttobeanimmediatesuccessinthemarketB.thegovernmentwillforbidthesaleofthesoftwareinthemarketC.it’shardtodecidewhetherthesoftwarewillenjoypopularityD.thesoftwarewillsoonprovetobenothingbutrubbish4.Thepassagemainlywantsto__________.A.introduceanewsoftwareB.explainthedisadvantageofanewinventionC.advertiseanewkindofproductD.describethefuturemarketofanewproduct
Stopthatman!VernonshouteD.Hehasabomb!Everywherepassengerswere1therefeetandscreaming.Guerrerostoppedwithhis2tothetoilets.3awayfromme!heshouteD.Guerrerolistentome!Vernon4himovertheheadsoftheothers.TherewasasilenceasGuerrero5backathim.WeknowwhoyouareVernonwenton.Andweknow6you’retryingtodo.Weknowallabouttheinsurance保险andthebomB.That7thattheinsuranceisno8.Doyouunderstand?It’sworthnothing.Ifyoudieyou’lldiefornothingandyourfamilywillgetnothing.9thanthatthey’llbeblamedandmadeto10.ThinkofthatGuerrero.GuerrerohesitateD.VernonkepttalkingandhopedthatGuerrerowould11him.Amancameoutofoneofthe12behindGuerrero.Atthe13ofthedooropeninghe14.Gettheguywiththecase!He’sgotabomb!somebodyshouteD.Guerrero15pastthemanandranintothetoilet.Hehadnotreallyunderstood16thathadhappenedinthelastfewminutesbutheunderstoodthat17somanythingsinhislifehisgreatplanhad18.Hislifehadbeenafailureandnowhis19wouldbeafailurebeafailuretoo.Ashepulledthestring导火索hewondered20whetherthebombwouldbeanotherfailurE.Inthelastsecondofhislifehelearnedthatitwasnot.1.A.runningoverB.jumpingoverC.runningtoD.jumpingto2.A.backB.bodyC.sideD.face3.A.WalkB.TakeC.StayD.Put4.A.criedoutB.calledtoC.shoutedatD.spokeagainst2465.A.staredB.foughtC.talkedD.hit6.A.thatB.whatC.howD.when7.A.tellsB.explainsC.meansD.expresses8.A.harmB.goodC.valueD.profit9.A.soonerB.BetterC.RatherD.Worse10.A.sufferB.worryC.argueD.fight11.A.hearB.listentoC.seeD.lookat12.A.toiletsB.kitchensC.seatsD.passages13.A.movementB.sightC.signD.sound14.A.hidB.fellC.turnedD.rolled15.A.pushedB.walkedC.rushedD.hurried16.A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.something17.A.unlessB.afterC.likeD.as18.A.lostB.brokenC.failedD.removed19.A.powerB.lifeC.planD.death20.A.proudlyB.bitterlyC.excitedlyD.curiously
It’s2035.Youhaveajobafamilyandyou’reabout40yearsolD.WelcometoourfuturelifE.Gettingreadyforworkyoupauseinfrontofthemirror.Turnredyousay.YourshirtchangesfromskybluetodeepreD.Tinypreprogrammedelectronics智能电子元件arerearrangedinyourshirttochangeitscolor.Lookingintothemirroryoufindithardtobelieveyou’re40.Youlookmuchyounger.Withamazingadvancesinmedicinepeopleinyourenervationmaylivetobe150yearsolD.You’renotevenmiddle-aged!AsyougointothekitchenandpreparetopouryourbreakfastcerealintoabowlyouhearToloseweightyoushouldn’teatthatfromyourshoes.Theyreadthetinyelectroniccodeonthecerealboxtofindoutthenutritiondetails.Youdecidetolistentoyourshoes.KitchenwhatcanIhaveforbreakfast?A.listofpossiblefoodsappearonthecounteraskitchencheeksitsfoodsupplies.Readyforyourtriptospaceyouaskyoursonanddaughter.In2005onlyspecially-trainedastronautswentintospace—andveryfewofthem.Todayanyonecangotospacefordaytripsorlongervacation.YourbestfriendevenworksinspacE.HandingyourchildrenthreestrawberrieseachyouaddThedoctorsaidyouneedtheseforspacetravel.Thankstomedicaladvancesvaccinationshots防疫针areathingofthepast.Ordinaryfoodscontainspecificvaccines.Withtheberriesintheirmouthsthekidsheadforthefrontdoor.It’stimeforyoutogotowork.Yourcarchecksyourfingerprintsandunlocksthedoors.MyofficeautopilotyoucommanD.Yourcardrivesitselfdowntheroadandmovessmoothlyintotrafficonthehighway.Yousitbackandunrollyoure-newspaper.Thelatestnewsdownloadsandfillstheviewer.Lookingthroughthepagesyouwatchthenewsasvideofilmratherthanreadit.1.Whatchangesthecolorofyourshirt?A.Themirror.B.Theshirtitself.C.Thecounter.D.ThemedicinE.2.Howdotheshoesknowthatyoushouldn’teatthebreakfastcereal?A.Bypouringthebreakfastintoabowl.B.Bylisteningtothedoctor’sadvicE.C.Bytestingthefoodsuppliesinthekitchen.D.BycheckingthenutritiondetailsofthefooD.3.Thestrawberriesthechildreneatserveas______.A.breakfastB.lunchC.vaccinesD.nutrition4.Howisthetextorganized?A.InorderoftimeB.Inorderoffrequency.C.InorderofpreferencE.D.InorderofimportancE.
OnesummermorningIwaswalkinginthestreetwhenIranintoastrangerpassingby.Iam1!wasmyreply.ThenhesaidExcusemetoo!Ievendidn’tnoticeyou.Wewerevery2thisstrangerandI.Thenwewentonour3aftersayinggoodbyE.Butathome4storyistolD.HowwetreatourlovedonesyoungandolD.Laterinthekitchen5Icookedourmealmydaughterwalkeduptomeverystill.WhenIturnedaroundInearly6herdown.getoutofthe7!Ishoutedwithafrown.Shesteppedaway8withherlittleheartbroken.Ididn’trealizehowrudelyIhadspoken.ThatnightwhenIlayawakeinbedGod’squietvoicespoketomeandsaidWhile9withastrangeryouare10andpolitebutwiththoseyouloveyouarequicktoget11andlookaroundthe12flooryouwillfindsomeflowersshebroughtforyou.She13themherself-----pinkyellowandyourfavoritebluE.Shestoodtherequietlyandyou14sawthetearsinhereyes.Bythistimemy15hadbeguntofall.Iquietlywentandkneltbyherbed16mydearIsaidArethesetheflowersyoupickedforme?ShesmiledI17theminanapkin纸巾justforyou.Iknewyou’dlikethemespeciallythe18IsaidIamsorrythatI19themtoday----andI20haveshoutedatyouthatway.1.A.angryB.sorryC.excitedD.surprised2.A.calmB.happyC.politeD.careful3.A.roadB.talkC.argumentD.way4.A.adifferentB.thesameC.asurprisingD.amoving5.A.afterB.asC.beforeD.if6.A.putB.turnedC.knockedD.threw7.A.wayB.lineC.placeD.road8.A.hurriedlyB.silentlyC.angrilyD.excitedly9.A.goingB.fightingC.speakingD.meeting10.A.excitedB.calmC.quietD.pleased11.A.movedB.angryC.puzzledD.surprised12.A.bedroomB.diningroomC.sittingroomD.kitchen13.A.boughtB.pickedC.stoleD.made14.A.almostB.hardlyC.seldomD.even15A.hairB.flowersC.tearsD.daughter16.A.GetupB.StandupC.WakeupD.Situp17.A.putB.wrappedC.tiedD.found18.A.redB.pinkC.blueD.yellow19.A.destroyedB.forgotC.noticedD.missed20.A.shouldn’tB.couldn’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t
Indian'ssnakecharmersaretoberetrainedaswildlifeteachersunderaplantopreventtheiruniqueskillsandknowledgefrombeinglost.Thecharmerswhomakesnakesdancetothesoundofflutes笛子usedtobeatraditionalfeatureofIndianlifeperformingintownsandvillagesuntiltheywerebannedin1972tocontrolthetradeinsnakeskins.ThegovernmentisnowconsideringaplantotrainthesaperasastheyareknowntovisitschoolsandzoostotellchildrenaboutforestsandwildlifE.Thereisalsoaproposaltosetupadialasnakecharmerservicetohelphouseholderstodealwithunwelcomeintruders.ForgenerationstheyhavebeenafeatureofIndianlifebutnowtheycan'tearnalivingforfearofarrestsaidBeharDuttaconservationistbehindtheplansifapolicemandoesn’tcatchthemanimalrightsactivistsreportthem.Manysnakecharmershavecontinuedtoworkclandestinelysincethebandespitethethreatofuptothreeyearsinjail.Buttheirtrademarkcloth-coveredbasketshungfromabamboopolecarriedacrosstheirshouldersmakethemaneasytargetforpolicE.ThefateofShishaNath56fromBadarpuravillagejustoutsideofDelhiistypicalofpractitioners从业者ofthedyingart.IusedtoearnenoughtosupportmyfamilyandsendmychildrentoschoolhesaiD.Nowit'shardtoearneven$1aday.Mychildrenwanttobesnakecharmers.It’souridentity.Welovetheworkbutit’sbecomeimpossiblE.NextmonthDutt’sprojecttotrain30snakecharmerswillbeginatasnakeparkinPunewesternIndiawhereexpertswillenrichtheirhome-grownskillswithsomeformalknowledgE.Morethanthelawthoughitisthedishonestattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymanthatangersmanysnakecharmers.We'redisturbedallthetimebutwhenpeoplewantasnakeremovedfromthehousetheyrushtoussaidPrakashNathwhowasorderedrecentlytothehomeofSoniaGandhitheCongresspartyleader.1.Accordingtothepassagesnakecharmerswillberetrainedaswildlifeteachersmainlybecause___.A.schoolsneedlargenumbersofsuchteachersB.mostofthemcannotsupporttheirfamiliesC.theirperformancesonthestreetarebannedD.thegovernmentplanstosavethedyingart2.Thepurposeoftheproposeddialasnakecharmertelephoneserviceis___.A.togiveperformanceofsnakedancingB.toteachhouseholdershowtocatchandkillsnakesC.tooffercleaningservicetowealthyhouseholdersD.tohelpremoveunwantedsnakesfromthehouses3.Thewordclandestinelyinparagraph4canbebestreplacedbytheword___A.secretlyB.publiclyC.subconsciouslyD.diligently4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Snakecharmerscaneasilyberecognizedbythepoliceonthestreet.B.Childrenofsnakecharmerswouldnotliketocontinuetheirfathers'joB.C.Snakecharmersarequiteangrywiththeattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymen.D.Theanimalrightsactiviststakeanegativeattitudetowardssnakecharmers.
Montyownsahorseranch农场inSanSedro.Oncewhenaskedabouthis__1__hetoldthestoryaboutayoungmansonofahorsetrainer.Onedayathighschooltheboywasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhe__2__.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghis__3__ofsomedayowningahorseranch.He__4__abouthisdreamingreatdetailand__5_drewadiagramof200-acreranch__6__thelocationofeverythingimportanttherE.Thenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhegothispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwitha__7__thatreadSeemeafterclass.Theboywenttotheteacher.TheteachersaidThisisanunrealisticdream__8__ayoungboylikeyou.Youcomefroma__9_family.Owingaranchrequiresalotofmoney.Thereis__10__wayyoucouldeverdoit.Thenheadded_11_youwillrewritethispaperwithamore_12__goalIwillreconsideryour_13__.Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongand_14__.Finallytheboyturnedinthesamepapermakingno__15__atall.HesaidYoucamkeeptheFandIwillkeepmy__16__.MontysaidIwastheboy.Andthe__17_partofthestorywasthattwosummeragothat__18__teacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whenhewasleavingtheteachersaid‘WhenIwasyourteacherIwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsI__19__alotofkids’dreams._20__youhadenoughcouragenottogiveupyours.’1.A.lifeB.successC.familyD.education2.A.gotupB.cameupC.turnedupD.grewup3.A.ideaB.changeC.goalD.design4.A.thoughtB.arguedC.reportedD.wrote5.A.stillB.evenC.onlyD.nearly6.A.findingB.reachingC.describingD.showing7.A.suggestionB.warningC.articleD.notice8.A.forB.asC.aboutD.in9.A.specialB.poorC.nobleD.successful10.A.noB.oneC.someD.another11.A.SinceB.UnlessC.ThoughD.If12.A.challengingB.excitingC.practicalD.important13.A.articleB.futureC.hopeD.grade14.A.farB.hardC.wideD.late15.A.answersB.commentsC.changesD.mistakes16.A.dreamB.paperC.wordD.decision17.A.saddestB.latestC.bestD.funniest18.A.sameB.friendlyC.rudeD.familiar19.A.valuedB.realizedC.hadD.stole20.A.ClearlyB.HopefullyC.FortunatelyD.Confidently
Eleven–year–oldAngelahadsomethingwrongwithhernervoussystem神经系统.Shewasunableto1.Infactshecouldhardlymakeany2.Althoughshebelievedthatshehada3chanceofrecoveringthedoctorssaidthat4ifanycouldcomebacktonormalaftergettingthisdiseasE.Havingheardthisthelittlegirlwasnot5.Therelyinginherhospitalbedshe6thatnomatterwhatthedoctorssaidhergoingbacktoschoolwas7.ShewasmovedtoaspecializedhealthcenterandwhatevermethodthatcouldbetriedwasuseD.Stillshewouldnot8.Itseemedthatshewas9.Thedoctorswereallfondofherandtaughtherabout10thatshecouldmakeit.EverydayAngelawouldliethere11doinghermentalexercisE.Oneday12shewasimaginingherlegsmovingagainitseemedasthoughamiracle奇迹happened:Thebedbeganto13!LookwhatI’mdoing!Look!Icandoit!Imoved!Imoved!she14.Ofcourseatthisverymomenteveryoneelseinthehospitalwas15.Moreimportantlytheywererunning16safety.Peoplewerecryingandequipmentwas17.YouseeitwasanearthquakE.Butdon’t18thattoAngelA.Shehas19thatshediditjustasshehadneverdoubtedthatshewouldrecover.Andnowonlyafewyearslatershe’sbackinschool.Youseetosuchapersonwhocan20theearthsuchadiseaseisasmallproblemisn’tit?1.A.seeB.hearC.talkD.walk2.A.progressB.differenceC.movementD.achievement3.A.poorB.goodC.littleD.special4.A.fewB.allC.someD.most5.A.satisfiedB.delightedC.surprisedD.discouraged6.A.insistedB.sighedC.fearedD.promised7.A.trueB.doubtfulC.certainD.impossible8.A.getupB.giveupC.turnupD.standup9.A.disappointedB.proudC.troubledD.undefeatable24610.A.thinkingB.expectingC.pretendingD.imagining11.A.sadlyB.madlyC.carefullyD.faithfully12.A.asB.sinceC.afterD.before13.A.flyB.moveC.rollD.speak14.A.jumpedB.wonderedC.screamedD.recovered15.A.frightenedB.pleasedC.touchedD.encouraged16.A.inB.byC.forD.with17.A.risingB.fallingC.missingD.gathering18.A.tellB.doC.giveD.show19.A.noticedB.supposedC.believedD.discovered20.A.pushB.shockC.shakeD.save
Inboth2004and2005LiYongwaselectedastheMostValuableTVShowHost.Hehasbeenatthe1ofthelistfortwoyears.Heisconsidered2andintelligent机智的.HenotonlylaughsmostbutalsolaughsratherwildlyinfrontofthecamerA.Hemovesfreelybetweenthestageandthe3wheneverhewants.Hetalkswhilehewalks.Heneverfalters支吾地说andhealwayssaysDon’tleaveandwe’llbeback4theadvertisementatthe5.6alongfaceabigmouthandsmalleyesLiYongisasortofugly.Someonesaidthattheaudiencewouldn’tlikehimwhenhefirstappearedonthescreen.ButnowhebecomesChina’smostpopularTVshowhost.Iwouldn’thavebecomepopularwithoutCCTV.Idon’t7myselfacelebrity名人.Iamjustahostorapublic8.Idon’tfeellikeafamousperson.Idon’tbelievethatmy9willalwaysbetherE.Iknow10IwillfallonthestagethenIwillwalkaway.Iwon’thaveothers11meaway’hesaiD.Maybeyoudon’tbelievethatLiYongdidn’tliketotalkwithotherswhenhewasyoung.HewasborninXinjiang.Inhischildhoodheloved12.Healwayswentaroundthestreetwithhispalette调色板andpaintedeverythinghe13.After14seniormiddleschoolhebecamemoreandmoreactivE.Hedidn’t15histeachers’orders.HealwaysmademuchtroublE.Teacherscouldn’tbelievehewouldenteracollegE.Buthemadeuphismindto16inenteringCommunicationUniversityofChinA.Nowalltheteachers17taughthimsaytotheirstudentsproudlyLiYong－my18.DoyouhaveadreamtobeaTVhost?Don’tworryaboutyour19.Justtryyourbest.Maybeonedayyouwillalsostandonthe20ofCCTV.1.A.footB.topC.beginningD.end2.A.puzzledB.humorousC.handsomeD.funny3.A.listenersB.readersC.viewerD.audience4.A.untilB.afterC.soonafterD.behind5.A.cameraB.performersC.actorsD.otherhost6.A.HavingB.growingC.BecauseofD.With7.A.thinkB.considerC.thinkaboutD.look8.A.figureB.personC.relationD.pressure9.A.popularityB.positionC.impressionD.voice10.A.onedayB.alldayC.anotherdayD.theotherday11.A.takeB.pushC.totakeD.topull12.A.singingB.dancingC.watchingTVD.drawing13.A.heardB.touchedC.sawD.observed14.A.leavingB.graduatingC.enteringD.admitting15.A.listenB.obeyC.hearD.follow16.A.tryB.succeedC.manageD.attempt17.A.whatB.whichC.whoD.whom18.A.friendB.workmateC.proudD.student19.A.weightB.faceC.heightD.appearance20.A.studioB.stageC.cinemaD.theatre
Theyoungboywassittingonthegroundintherefugee难民campplayingwithanemptytin.Otherchildrenwerestandingaroundwatchinghimwithenviouseyes.Envy?Ofanemptytin?Thistinwasindeednoworthlesspieceoftrash-----itwasasplendidtruckcompletewithwheelsandgrille铁棚andfloor.Thevehicleevenhadremotecontrolafrayedpieceofstringfromtheenginetothehandoftheowner.Thetinhadlostallitsoriginalmarkings.ButitsfirstloadhadprobablybeensardinE.Laterthetinhadbeenleftwithotherrubbishbehindtherefugeecampclinicandtheboyhadfounditononeofhisdailyexpeditionsintothebigworld.Forthousandsofrefugeechildrenatinlikethisrateshighontheirlistofwants.Itcanbeusedformanypurposesasjewelleryasatoyfordrinkingorasamedicinebox.Manyrefugeechildrenwouldconsideritthehappiestdayoftheirlivesiftheyreceivedahandfulofmarbles弹珠asapresent.TheydreamofgiftswhichchildrenindevelopedcountriestakeforgranteD.Maybeabooktoreadorapencilandanexercisebookoftheirveryown.Theirimaginationcancreatetoysbutitcan’tcreatebooks.Someoneelsemustprovidethem.A.morecostlyandvaluablegifttheycan’timaginE.1.Otherchildrenenviedtheyoungboybecausetheboy.A.hadarealtrucktoyB.gotsomesardinestoeatC.receivedahandfulofmarblesD.hadsomethingtoplaywith2.Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraphofthetext?A.ThesocietyshoulddonatesometoysfortherefugeechildrenB.TherefugeechildrenaremoreimaginativeratherthancreativeC.ThesocietyshouldoffertherefugeechildrenthingsforstudyD.Therefugeechildrenaremorecreativeratherthanimaginative3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnEnviableToyPresentB.ASplendidTruckC.SardineTin------APreciousToyD.A.PoorRefugeeCamp
TodayIamknownformyvoicE.PerhapsthegreatesthonorcamewhenIwasaskedtoreadabookontapE.Butit1alongtimetobelievesuchgoodthingscouldhappentomE.WhenIwasayoungsterIstuttered口吃2badlythatIwascompletely3tospeakinpubliC.4whenIwas14ProfessorDonaldCrouchcametoourschool.Hewasaretiredcollegeprofessor.Englishwashis5subject;poetrywashisdeepestlovE.Heheldabookofpoems6itwereadiamondnecklaceturningpagesasifuncoveringtreasures.WhenheheardourschoolwasteachingShakespeareandotherclassicshecouldnolonger7notbeingapartofourschool.Whenhe8thatInotonlylovedpoetrybutwas9itwebecamecloser.Therewashoweverone10betweenus－ProfessorCrouchcouldnotstandthe11thatIrefusedtoreadmypoemstotheclass.Jimpoetryis12tobereadaloudhesaiD.Youshouldbeabletospeakthosebeautifulwords.Ishookmyheadand13.ThenhetrickedmE.AfterhandinginapoemIwaitedforhis14.Itdidn’tcomE.InsteadonedayasthestudentsgatheredtogetherhechallengedmE.JimIdon’tthinkyouwrotethis.I15himindisbelief.WhyIstartedangerfloodingmE.ofcourseI16!Wellthenhesaidyou’vegottoproveitbygettingupandrecitingit17memory.Bythentheotherstudentshadsettledattheirdesks.WithkneesshakingIwalkedup.ForamomentIstood18.ThenIbeganandkeptgoing.Irecitedmypoemallthewaythrough!AfterwardsProfessorCrouchcongratulatedmeand19metoreadotherwriters’poetrybeforepubliC.BeforelongIdiscoveredIdidhavean20andfoundmyfellowstudentsactuallylookedforwardtohearingmerecitE.1.A.lastedB.tookC.spentD.wasted2.A.soB.fairlyC.suchD.rather3.A.uncertainB.unlikelyC.unbelievableD.unable4.A.SoB.BesidesC.ThenD.Therefore5.A.goodB.importantC.selectedD.favourite6.A.evenifB.sothatC.asthoughD.ifonly7.A.protectB.helpC.keepD.stand8.A.learnedB.recognizedC.decidedD.proved2469.A.writingB.readingC.recitingD.saving10.A.differenceB.difficultyC.promiseD.similarity11.A.truthB.ideaC.factD.belief12.A.saidB.meantC.taughtD.prepared13.A.answeredbackB.turnedupC.turnedawayD.stuckto14.A.correctionB.praiseC.returnD.comment15.A.repliedtoB.laughedatC.pointedtoD.staredat16.A.couldB.didC.shouldD.had17.A.withB.ofC.fromD.in18.A.changelessB.hopelessC.carelessD.breathless19.A.enabledB.persuadedC.encouragedD.supported20.A.voiceB.soundC.appearanceD.interest
Sometimesthereader’srequestisnotanimportantonebutthenewspaperwhichreceivesitusuallytriestogivetherequestedhelp.Onereaderwrote:MytwochildrenloveSecretariatthehorsethathasbeenwinningalltheraces.TheywouldliketoknowifitwouldbepossibletogetoneofSecretariat’sshoes.TheresultwasthatthechildrenweresentoneoftheracingshoeswornbythefamoushorsewhenhewonatChurchillDownsinKentucky.Sometimesthereisarealproblemtobesolved.Duringthespringof1973MRFIXITlearnedthatayoungnursefromthePhilippineswasneardeathinanAmericanhospitalthousandsofmilesfromhomE.ShehadnorelativesintheUnitedStatesandnoclosefriends.MRFIXITlocatedhersisterinthePhilippinesandhelpedthesistergetthegovernmentpaperssheneededinordertovisittheUnitedStates.Inthemeantimereadersofnewspapersentmoneytopayforhertravel.ThoughthereweremanydifficultiestheyoungnursemanagedtohavesisterathersidebeforeshedieD.1.Secretariatis__________.A.ApopularEnglishsingerB.afamousracinghorseC.asplendidAmericanfilmD.awonderfulhorseshoe2.WhatisMRFIXIT?A.it’sapersonwhooftenhelpsothersB.it’sareaderwhooftenreadssomethingnewC.it’samanwhooftenasksforunimportantthingsD.it’sagreatofanewspaperwhichisoftenhelpful3.Wherewasthenursefrom?A.AsiaB.AfricaC.AmericaD.Europe4.Thewordlocateinthispassageprobablymeans_______.A.knowB.findC.sendD.take
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