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In1939twobrothersMacandDickMcDonaldstartedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadinoCaliforniA.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyearsfirstatheaterthenabarbecuerestaurantandthenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperationtheyofferedanewshortenedmenu:Frenchfrieshamburgersandsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:quickservicenowaitersorwaitressesandnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity一致性forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutineforthepreparationoftheirfoodandtheyinsistedontheircooks'stickingtotheirroutinE.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblypopularparticularlyforlunch.PeopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontimE.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopeneD.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroC.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheuniqueappealofthebrothers'fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise特许经营othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementincludedtherighttocopythemenutheequipmenteventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches.TodayMcDonald'sisreallyahouseholdnamE.ItsnamesforitssandwicheshavecometomeanhamburgerinthedecadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-centhamburgers.In1976McDonald'shadover$1billionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.21.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservicesB.howMcDonald'sbecameabillion-dollarbusinessC.howtobuildupasuccessfulrestaurantD.RayKroc'sbusinesstalent22.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept________.A.adrive-inB.acinemaC.atheaterD.abarbecuerestaurant23.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat________.A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKrocB.ThelocationwastheonlyreasonforthegreatpopularityoftheMcDonalds’drive-inC.Fortyyearsagotherewerenumerousfast-foodrestaurantsD.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman24.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutMacandDickMcDonald?[:]A.Theywerealwayssatisfiedwiththeirmodestsuccess.B.Theysoldcheesefor19centsintheirrestaurant.C.TheyallowedRayKroconlytocopytheirmenu.D.TheystucktotheroutinefortheirfooD.
1234PENSisyourNo.1sourceforpromotionalpensadvertisingpensandlogopens.Wehavebeeninbusinesssince1976soyoucanbeconfidentthatyou'redealingwithatrustednameintheindustry.Everyonelovesafreepenandbyprovidingyourcustomerswithapenfeaturingyourcompanynamelogoormessageyoucanbesurethatyourcompanynamewillalwaysbeontheirmind!Ourcustomimprintingservicecomesatnoextrachargesothepriceyouseeisthepriceyoupayforthepersonalizedpens.★Doyouneedpensfast?InaRUSHfortradeshowsoracorporateevents?Tryour48hourpromotionalpensrushservicefreeofchargE.Wepresentyouwithmanystylesandtypesofprintedpen.Letusknowwhichpromotionalpenyoulikeandwithin48hoursyouwillhavethepens.★Wanttousethetraditionalmethodofpromotionalpenstoreachouttocustomersbutdon'twanttocausemoredamagetotheenvironment?1234PENSnowofferseco-friendlyadvertisingpenstosuitanycompany'spromotionalneeds.1234PENScanconfidentlyofferproductswhicharemadefromeco-friendlymaterialsincludingpapercardboardcornstarchpinebambooandevenrecycledplasticwaterbottles.1234PENSoffersaselectionofeco-friendlyretractableandstick-typeballpointpensmechanicalpencilsandhighlightersallforlessthan$2.00each.Imprintingoflogosandcorporateinformationisavailableinsixteendifferentcolors.Eachpenhastheuniversalrecyclingsymbolprintedonitshowingclientsthecompany'scommitmenttotheenvironment.Feelfreetocallusat8447367oremailusinfo@1234PENS.comifyouhaveanyquestions.59.Whatdoweknowabout1234PENS?A.Ithasahistoryofover30years.B.Ithasbuiltupalargepenmarket.C.Ithasitsnameprintedoneachpen.D.ItchargesalowpriceforextraservicE.60.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph3?A.Thedifferenttypesoftheproducts.B.Thehighqualityoftheproducts.C.Thequickserviceof1234PENS.D.Thetradeshowsof1234PENS.61.Whatisspecialaboutthepensproducedin1234PENS?A.Theyaredesignedin16styles.B.Theycomein48differentcolours.C.Theirmaterialislessharmfultotheearth.D.Theirpriceismuchlowerinthepenmarket.62.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.A.persuadepeopletoordertheproductsB.explaintheprocessofmakinglogopensC.showpeoplehowtochoosedifferentpensD.introducethedifferentservicesof1234PENS
Heleantdowntothepickpocket.Theheavingandgaspinghadstoppedbuthewasstillmakingashowofhisbreathlessness.That’sbetterMallonsaiD.Canyoustandup?Trytostandup.Herehesaidandgrippedthepickpocket’sarmandforcedhimuprightuntilhesawhisfaceforthefirsttimE.AsthepickpocketlaboredforbreathhegazedupatMallonwithhisdarkeyes.Howcouldyou?theyaskeD.MallonmighthavesaidBecauseyoutriedtostealfrommE.Buthewasstillconsciousoftheflushofjoyhe’dfeltwhenhisblowstruckhome—whenheknewhe’dhurttheman.Wherethatjoycamefromhecouldn’tsaybutheknewthatitsrootsweredeeperthansomeclumsyfailedtheft.Fatdropsofrainbegantopatterontheawning雨篷.Howareyou?MallonsaiD.Canyouwalk?Thepickpocketturnedawayandleantagainstthestorewindowwithbothhandsandhisheadsanklowerashisshouldersroseandfell.A.gray-hairedwomaninsidethestorerappedontheglassandmadeashooingmotion.Whenthepickpocketignoredhersherappedharderandkeptrapping.IhavetogoMallonsaiD.I’msorry.Helookedupatthesky.I’msorryhesaidagainandsteppedintotherainandwalkedquicklyupthestreet.OneoftheBangladeshiumbrellasellerswasworkingthecornerandMallonhadjustpaidseveneuroswhenheheardawomanshouting.Hedidn’twanttolookbackbutdiD.ItwasthewomanfromtheshoppushingandbattingthepickpocketawayfromthewindowwhilehebentdownandcoveredhisheadlikeaboxertryingtogetthroughthelastsecondsofarounD.MallonslippedhiswalletbackintohisjacketpocketandtooktheumbrellathattheBangladeshihadopenedforhim.Thepickpocketwasoutonthesidewalknowintherain.Thewomanstoodjustundertheawningwithherarmscrossedoverherchest.ExcusememadamMallonsaidcominguptothem.Thismanisn’twell.Heneedstorestamoment.IknowthesepeopleshesaiD.OurRomansdon’twantthemherE.Therainfellinsheetsrandownthepickpocket’sshinyscalpandfacedownhisleatherjacket.HereMallonsaidandofferedhimtheumbrellabutheonlylookedatMallonwithhishurtdarkeyesandthenloweredhisheadagain.MallonbumpedhimintheshoulderwiththehandleoftheumbrellA.Goon—takeit!hesaiD.AndfinallywithabeatenunwillinglookthepickpocketdiD.Andthatwaswhenhesawataxiroundthecornerwithalightglowingonitsroof.Mallonranoutwavinghisarmandthecabturnedsharplytothepavementsendingalotofwateroverhisshoes.Heopenedthedoorbutcouldn’thelplookingback.Thepickpockethadloweredtheumbrellatothegroundupsidedownandwasleaningontheshaftheadlowneckbaredtothesky.WaitMallonsaidtothedriver.Hewentbackandgrabbedthepickpocket’ssleeveandpulledhimtothecaB.GetinMallonsaidandtooktheumbrellaandpushedhimintothebackseat.HeleanedinsidE.O.K.wheredoyoulive?NoGypsies!thedriversaiD.Hewastwistedaroundglaringatthepickpocket.Gypsy?Lookhe’snotwell.I’llpayMallonaddeD.ThedrivershookhisheaD.NoGypsies.Gethimout.Mallonlookedatthedriver’snameplate:MicheleKadarE.It’sthelawhesaidIfyoudon’ttakeusSignorKadareI’llreportyouandyou’llloseyourlicensE.Believeme—Iamquiteserious.ThedriverfastenedthosepaleeyesonMallonandturnedandputhishandsonthesteeringwheel.HeraisedhiseyestotherearviewmirrorandheandMallonexchangedstares.O.K.Mr.AmericanhesaiD.Youpay.67.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?A.Mallonshouldn’thavesavedthepickpocket.B.ThepickpocketblamedMallonforhisfailuretosteal.C.Thepickpocketdidn’tthankMallonforhisoffer.D.Mallonmusthavebeatenthepickpocketbeforehelpinghim.68.WhereshouldthesentenceHehesitatedthenturnedback.beplaced?A.Betweenparagraphs5and6.B.Betweenparagraphs6and7.C.Betweenparagraphs7and8.D.Betweenparagraphs8and9.69.Fromtheattitudesofthewomanandthedrivertowardsthepickpocketwecanconcludethat_____.A.thepickpocketfrequentlystolearoundthewoman’sstoreB.theGypsieshadabadreputationinRomeC.everyonewasprotectedbythelawinRomeexcepttheGypsiesD.thepickpocketcouldn’tpurchaseanythinginthewoman’sstore70.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thetaxididn’ttakethepickpockettohishouseintheenD.B.ThepickpocketsucceededinstealingsomethingfromMallon.C.TheumbrellasellergaveanumbrellatoMallonfreeofchargE.D.ThepickpocketwasalittlesuspiciousofMallon’sintentiontohelphim.
Rainydaysdon’thavetogetyoudownahappinessexperthasclaimeD.PaulDolanProfessorofBehavioralScienceattheLondonSchoolofEconomicssaidthatpeopleonlyfeelmiserableinbadweatherbecausetheythinkaboutittoomuch.Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewholiveinwarmsunnyclimatesarenohappierthanthoseinchillywetclimateshesays.SotheBritishtalkingabouttheweathermaybemakingusgloomier沮丧的thantheweatheritself.Hesaid:AstudywasdonethatmeasuredthehappinesslevelsofpeopleinCaliforniacomparedtotheNorthWest.TheyexpectedthatpeopleinCaliforniawouldbehappierbecauseitismoresunnybuttheyfoundthatlevelsofhappinesswereexactlythesamE.Ifitissunnyeverydayyougetusedtoitandthesunshinedoesn’tmakeyouanyhappier.Mostofthetimetheweatherdoesn’taffectourwell-beingatall.Butwhenwethinkaboutitandthinkthatitdoesthat’swhenwegetmiserablE.InhisnewbookHappinessByDesignDolanarguesthatwecanthinkourselveshappybytakingourattentionawayfromwhatmakesussaD.Mostofouranxietiescomefromwhatmightbeheargues.IfyouwanttobehappierpayattentiontothethingsthatmakeyoufeelgooD.HealsoclaimedthataproblemsharedwasnotalwaysaproblemhalveD.Heclaimedthathumansareactuallyverygoodatbeingabletogetovertragedyandloss.ProfessorDolanalsoadmittedforthefirsttimethathehadastammer口吃whichhadmadehisearlylifemiserablE.Heclaimeditonlygotbetterwhenhelearnednottopayattentiontohisspeechproblem.ThingsareneverasbadasyouimaginethembeinghesaiD.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmiserableinthesecondparagraphmean?A.GooD.B.Unhappy.C.Cheerful.D.Confident.60.PeopleinCalifornia___________comparedtopeopleintheNorthWest.A.aremuchhappierB.can’tenjoysunnydaysC.aremoreusedtosunnydaysD.havelowerlevelsofhappiness61.WhatisDolan’ssuggestionforbeinghappy?A.Don’tthinktoomuchaboutyourself.B.Don’tfocusonwhatmakesyousaD.C.Avoidcomparingyourselftoothers.D.Avoiddoingmanymiserablethings.62.Wherecouldthispassagehavebeentakenfrom?A.A.report.B.A.noticE.C.A.poster.D.A.questionnairE.
Ifyouwereallowedtobringalaptoptoclasswouldyouprefertotakenotesbytypingorwithpaperandapen?Mostpeoplewouldprobablypreferalaptop.Andthereasonisobvious:youcanwritemuchmorequicklyusingakeyboardandthereforetakedownmoreinformation.Butthetruthisthatfasterisn’talwaysbetter.A.newstudy–donebyPamMuellerofPrincetonUniversityandDanielOppenheimerattheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles–foundthatstudentswhotookhandwrittennotesactuallylearnedmorethanthosewhousedlaptopsreportedTheAtlantiC.InthestudyMuellerandOppenheimerhad65collegestudentswatchavideoofalectureandtakenoteseitherwithpensorlaptops.StudentswerethenaskedtocompletedifferenttestsbasedonhowwelltheyrememberedandunderstoodthelecturE.Resultsshowedthatpenusersperformedbetterthanthosewhotooknoteswiththeirlaptops.CuriousabouttheresultsMuellerandOppenheimercomparedthenotesofthetwogroupsandimmediatelysawthedifference–penusers’noteswereshorterandtakenmostlyintheirownwords.Laptopusershoweverusuallytypedownword-by-wordwhatthelecturersaidinamindlessway.Accordingtoresearchersthesetwodifferentkindsoftakingnotesshowhowstudents’brainsworkwhileinclass.Studentswithlaptopsalwaystrytotakemorenotessotheyusuallywritedowninformationwithoutprocessing处理itsmeaning.PenusershoweverknowthattheycannotpossiblyrecordeverywordinalecturE.InsteadtheylistenthinkandfocusonunderstandingthecontentofthelecturE.Besidesbrainactivitiesthereisanotherreasonthatlaptopsarenotsousefulinclass.AccordingtoScientificAmericanwhencollegestudentsuselaptopsinclasstheyspendonaverage40percentofclasstimedoingthingssuchasvisitingsocialmediasitesorshoppingwhichobviouslyharmstheirschoolperformancE.Indeedtechnologyismakingourliveseasierandenablingustodothingsinmoreefficient高效的ways.Butlearningmaynotbeoneofthosethings.AsScientificAmericansaid:Whenstudentsaretakingnotestheyneedfewergigs电脑性能andmorebrainpower.63.AccordingtoPamandDaniel’sstudycomparedtothetraditionalwayoftakingnotesusinglaptopsislikelyto______.A.helpstudentslearnbetter.B.givestudentslessinformationofwhattheteacherhassaidC.helpstudentsunderstandlessonsbetterD.makestudents’noteslongerbutlessuseful64.WhatcanweconcludefromtheEighthparagraph?A.Collegelaptopusershavepoorereyesight.B.Collegelaptopuserspossiblypaylessattentiontolessons.C.Collegelaptopuserscommunicatelesswitheachother.D.Collegelaptopusershavelesstimeforsocialmediaandshopping.65.What’sScientificAmerican’sattitudetowardtheuseoflaptopstotakenotes?A.WorrieD.B.Curious.C.SupportivE.D.Negative反对的.
AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders想知道:CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?Certainly!therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.‘Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.ForexamplespeakersofBritishEnglishsayinhospitalandHaveyouapen?Americanssayinthehospital!andDoyouhaveapen?.Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslikebirdandhurt.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.ForexamplecolourandhonourareBritishcolorandhonorareAmerican.Thesedifferencesingrammarpronunciationspellingandvocabularyarenotimportanthowever.ForthemostpartBritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguagE.32.AccordingtothispassageastudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat_______.A.BritishpeoplecannotunderstandhimB.AmericanpeoplecannotunderstandhimC.thegrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim33.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin________.A.spellingB.pronunciationC.GrammarD.alloftheabove34.Whatisnotmentioned提及inthepassage?A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.D.HowimportantthedifferencesarE.35.Most________sayDoyouhaveawatch?A.BritishpeopleB.AmericansC.ChildrenD.teachers
Twofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday'swork.BothweretireD.TheyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverheaD.Ah!saidonefarmertomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell.ThesecondansweredNonsense胡说therainwillonlykillthecrops庄稼.Sotheybegantoquarrel争吵.Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.BothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackclouD.Whatcloud?askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.ThecloudwasnolongertherE.56.Thetwofarmerswere_____.A.goinghomeB.goingtothefieldC.goingtoworkD.goingtoseetheirfriend57.Thetwofarmers_____onthatday.A.hadaholidayB.didn'tworkC.workedhardD.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother58.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky_____.A.itwillrainsoonB.itwillbefineC.itwillgethotD.thesunisshiningbrightly59.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause_____.A.theywerehungryB.itrainedC.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheotherdidn'tthinksoD.theybothhopedforrain60.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He_____.A.wantedtomakefriendswiththemB.joinedtheminthequarrelC.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarrelingD.hadnothingstodo
Mr.Johnsonagedtwenty-threebattledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot行李箱.Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch沟渠atRomneyMarsinKentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.FortunatelythewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowlyMr.JohnsonsaidIcouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.Mr.JohnsonasweetsalesmanofSittingHomeKentfirsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot汽车行李箱.ThenhebeganhisstruggletoescapE.LaterhesaidItwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylifE.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrew拧开的螺丝thebackseattogetintotheboot.IhammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehearbutnohelpcamE.Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseatandafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrench扳钳andbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.ItwastheonlychanceIhaD.FinallyitgavebutassoonasImovedthebootlidthewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambledmovewithdifficultyasthecarfilledup.Hishandsandarmswerecutandbruised擦伤.Mr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearbywherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swifeMrs.LucyBates.HuddledinablankethesaidThethirtyminutesseemedlikehours.Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisiblecanbeseenpolicesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.52.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewspaperarticle?A.TheStoryofMr.JohnsonA.SweetSalesmanB.CarBootServeAsTheBestEscapeRouteC.DriverEscapedThroughCarBootD.TheDriverSurvivedA.TerribleCarAccident53.WhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostimportanttoMr.Johnson?A.Thehammer.B.Thecoin.C.Thescrew.D.Thehorn.54.FinallyitgaveParagraph5meansthat________.A.luckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.atlastthewrenchwentbrokenC.thelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.thechancewaslostatthelastminute55.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.theditchwasalongaquietcountryroadB.theaccidenthappenedonarainycolddayC.Mr.Johnson’scarstoodonitsbootasitfelldownD.thepolicehelpedMr.Johnsongetoutoftheditch
ClaraBartonfounderoftheAmericanRedCrossgainedworldwidehonorforherdedicationtoeasinghumansufferingandearnedthenicknameAngeloftheBattlefielD.Bartonwasbornintoaliberalfreethinkingfamilyin1821.Herelderbrothersandsistershappilytutoredherinmathandreadingsowhensheenteredschoolatthreeyearsoldshecouldreadandspellthree-syllablewords.36_______ConcernedaboutBarton'sdifficultyinmakingfriendsherparentssenthertoaboardingschoolhopingitwouldmakehermorecomfortablewithherpeers.37_______Bartonlostherappetiteandcriedconstantly.AfteronlyonetermshehadtobebroughthomE.ThenBartonstayedoutofschooltonurseherolderbrotherthroughaseriousinjuryandalsovolunteeredtocareforpoorfamiliesduringasmallpox天花outbreak.In1861theCivilWarbrokeout.ThesightofwoundedsoldierstouchedBartondeeply.ShebegantocollectanddistributefoodbandagesmedicinesandothersuppliesfortheUnionarmy.38_______Therewithlittleconcernforherownsafetyshecookedmealsassistedsurgeonsandcomfortedwoundedsoldiers.EventuallybecauseofworkingtoohardBartoncollapsedillwithtyphoidfever.39_ItwastherethatshelearnedofanorganizationbasedinSwitzerland一calledtheInternationalRedCrosswhoseworkmirroredherown.ShortlyafterBartonarrivedbackhomein1873hersisterdieD.40____Whenrecuperating休养atahealthfacilityinNewYorkshebeganplanningfortheestablishmentofanAmericanwingoftheInternationalRedCross.Althoughatfirstthegovernmentresistedhereffortsfinallypaidoff.TheAmericanRedCrosswasofficiallyorganizedonMay211881.HerinfluencelivesontodayintheworkoftheorganizationshefoundeD.A.Bartonfellintoadeepdepression.B.Unfortunatelyithadtheoppositeeffect.C.Manypeoplefeltsorryforthelossofhersisterandherownhealth.D.Bartonriskedherlifetotransportwagonloadsofsuppliestothefrontlines.E.WhensherecoveredherdoctorsprescribedalongrestfultriptoEuropE.F.BartonspentthefollowingseveralmonthslearningbasicsaboutSwissCross.G.Sheeasilykeptupwiththeolderchildrenacademicallybutdidnotfitinsocially.
Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions探险butthistimeitwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.ShewasonlytenyearsolD.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sagE.Similarlyhisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethenhehadneverlookedback.LarrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshorE.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Thentherewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.LarrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguidE.ChildrenhisagewerenotevenallowedtodivE.AfterthefirstexpeditionLarry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.InhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisbackLarrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimeshiswaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleasthewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.FortunatelyforhimamanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfreE.Larrydidn’tevenknowwhatthetimewashowmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearrayoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.Larrylookedathisdaughter.ShelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasheragE.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Alreadyshelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.35.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodivE.36.WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?A.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.B.Todiveintothedeepwater.C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotomoreconveniently.37.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn’twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.C.Larryhadapoormemory.D.LarryenjoyedtheadventurE.38.WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?A.Becomeasuccessfuldiver.B.MakeagooddivingguidE.C.Takealotofphotosunderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.
Haveyouputanysaltinit?Certainlynotma’amansweredMarieamazedbythequestion.YoutoldmeyourselfthatIwasnevertoputsaltinit.UponthisMadameDuparcsnatchedupthesaucepanwithoutsayinganotherwordturnedtothecupboardandstretchedoutherhandtowardoneoffoursalt-cellarswhichalwaysstoodtherE.Thenshesprinkledsaltintothesaucepan---orifnotsaltsomethingwhichshetookforsalt.Thehasty-puddingmadeMariepoureditfromthesaucepanintoasoup-platewhichhermistresshelD.MadameDuparcherselfthentookittoherfatherMonsieurDeBeaulieu.Thensheandherdaughterandoneofhersonsremainedwiththeoldmanwhilehewaseatinghisbreakfast.Marieleftinthekitchenpreparedtocleanthesaucepan;butbeforeshecoulddososhewassuddenlycalledintwodifferentdirectionsbyMadameDeBeaulieuandMadameDuparC.Theoldladywishedtobetakentomassandhermistresswantedtosendheronanumberoferrands.Itwashalf-pastelevenintheforenoonbeforeshegotbacktothekitchen.ThefirstnewsthatmetheronherreturnwasthatMonsieurDeBeaulieuhadbeensufferingeversincenineo’clockfromaviolentattackofvomitingandcoliC.MadameDuparcorderedhertohelptheoldmantobedimmediately;andinquiredwhenthesedirectionshadbeenfollowedwhetherMariefeltcapableoflookingafterhimherselforwhethershewouldpreferthatanurseshouldbesentfor.Beingakind-heartedwillinggirlalwaysanxioustomakeherselfusefulMarierepliedthatshewouldgladlyundertakethenursingoftheoldman;andthereuponherbedwasmovedatonceintoMonsieurDeBeaulieu’room.MeanwhileMadameDuparcfetchedfromaneighboringapothecary’soneoftheapprentices学徒oftheshoptoseeherfather.Theapprenticewasquiteunfittomeettheemergencyofthecasewhichwascertainlyseriousenoughtorequiretheattentionofhismasterifnotofaregularlyqualifiedphysician.Insteadofapplyingandinternalremediestheapprenticestupidlytriedblistering.Thiscourseoftreatmentprovedutterlyuseless;butnobetteradvicewascalledin.AfterhehadsufferedforhourswithoutreliefMonsieurDeBeaulieubegantosinkrapidlytowardtheafternoon.Athalf-pastfiveo’clockhehadceasedtoexist.ThisshockingcatastrophestartlingandsuspiciousasitwasdidnotappeartodisturbthenervesofMadameDuparC.ShelostnotimeinsendingforthenearestnursetolayoutthebodyofMonsieurDeBeaulieu.OnenteringthechamberofdeaththenursefoundMarietherealoneprayingbytheoldman’sbedsidE.Hediedsuddenlydidhenot?saidthenursE.VerysuddenlyansweredMariE.Hewaswalkingaboutonlyyesterdayinperfecthealth.Soonafterwardthetimecamewhenitwascustomarytopreparesupper.Mariewentintothekitchenmechanicallytogetthemealready.MadameDuparcherdaughterandheryoungestsonsatdowntoitasusual.MadameDeBeaulieuoverwhelmedbythedreadfuldeathofherhusbandwasincapableofjoiningthem.WhensupperwasoverMarieassistedtheoldladytobeD.Thenwornoutthoughshewaswithfatigueshewentbacktothenursetokeephercompanyinwatchingbythedeadbody.MonsieurDeBeaulieuhadbeenkindtoMarieandhadspokengratefullyofthelittleattentionsshehadshownhim.Sherememberedthistenderlynowthathewasnomore;andshecouldnotfinditinherhearttoleaveahiredmournertobetheonlywatcherbyhisdeath-beD.Allthatnightsheremainedintheroomentirelyignorantofwhatwaspassingthewhileineveryotherpartofthehouse—herownlittlebedroomincludedasamatterofcoursE.Aboutseveno’clockthenextmorningaftersittingupallnightshewentbackagainwearilytothekitchentobeginherday’swork.Hermistressjoinedherthereandsalutedherinstantlywithascolding.YouarethemostcarelessslovenlygirlIevermetwith.SaidMadameDuparC.Lookatyourdress;howcanyouexpecttobedecentonaSundayifyouwearyourbestpairofpocketsonweek-days?65.WhatimplicationcanwedrawfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParA.3?A.Saltwassomethingnecessarytomakethehasty-pudding.B.MadameDuparcdeliberatelysprinkledsaltintothesaucepan.C.Saltwaslikelytobemistakenforotheringredients.D.MadameDuparcwascriticizingMarieinasilentway.66.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatMarie_________________.A.intendedtoputsaltintothehasty-puddingB.cleanedthesaucepanafterthebreakfastC.fetchedaphysicianfromtheapothecary’sD.hadabusydaywhenthedisasterhappened67.ParA.6mainlytellsusthat________A.MonsieurDeBeaulieuwasn’tproperlytreatedB.itwasimpossibletofetchaqualifiedphysicianthenC.theapprenticemakeamistakeduringthetreatmentD.MadameDuparcknewnothingaboutmedicaltreatment68.WhenMonsieurDeBeaulieufellill_______A.Marieundertookthenursingofhimwillingly.B.allthefamilymemberswereconcernedabouthimC.thenurseknewexactlythereasonforhisillnessD.Mariewasseverelyscoldedforleavinghimalone69.ThecauseofMonsieurDeBeaulieu’sdeathprobablyliesin______A.Marie’scarelessattendanceonhimB.theindifferencefromhiswifeC.thesaltpreviouslyputintohisbreakfastD.hisoldageandpoorhealthcondition70.Accordingtothearticleit’ssafetoconcludethat_____A.MadameDuparcwasdeeplyworriedaboutherfatherB.therewasnothingsuspiciousintheoldman’sdeathC.theapprenticeshouldanswerfortheoldman’sdeathD.somethingterriblewasgoingtohappentoMarie
Twofriendswerewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringthejourneytheyhadanargumentandonefriendslapped掴theotheroneintheface.Theonewhogotslappedwashurtbutwithoutsayinganythin9wroteinthesandTodaymybestfriendslappedmeintheface.’’Theykeptonwalkinguntiltheyfoundanoasis绿洲wheretheydecidedtotakeabath.Theonewhohadbeenslappedgotstuckinthemire泥沼andstartedgoingdownbuthisfriendsavedhim.AfterhewasoutofdangerhewroteonastoneTodaymybestfriendsavedmylife.ThefriendwhohadslappedandsavedhisbestfriendaskedhimAfterIhurtyouyouwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteonastone.Why?Theotherfriendreplied.Whensomeonehurtsusweshouldwriteitdowninsandwherewindsofforgiveness宽恕canblowitaway.Butwhensomeonedoessomethinggoodforuswemustengraveitinstonewherenowindcaneverblowitaway.’’46.Themanwhowasslapped_____afterhewashurtbyhisfriend.A.wasveryhappyB.wasveryangryC.hatedhisfriendverymuchD.didn’tsayanything47.TheunderlinedwordengravemeansinChinese.A.放在B.雕刻C.悬挂D.张贴48.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatatlastthetwofriends_________.A.becamebetterfriendsB.becameenemiesC.hatedeachotherD.didn’ttalktoeachother49.Fromthepassageyoucanknow________.A.youshouldarguewithotherswhentheyhurtyouB.youshouldlookforsomesandtowritethingsinC.youshouldrememberthegoodthingsothersdoforyouD.youshouldlookforsomestonestowritethingson50.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WritingintheSandB.AngryFriendsC.SandandStoneD.WritingontheStone
AnationmournsthelossofitsformerleaderNelsonMandelawhohasdiedafteralongillness.MandelawasbornonJuly181918.WhenMandelawasninehewassenttolivewithhisfather’sfriendawealthyclanchief.InschoolMandelalearnedabouthisancestors'struggleswithdiscrimination.HelatertraveledtoJohannesburgwherehestudiedlawandopenedthecountry’sfirstblacklawpracticE.HealsojoinedtheAfricanNationalCongressagroupthatfoughtforracialequality.In1948thegovernmentintroducedapartheidwhichleftthecountry'snonwhitemajoritywithfeweconomicopportunities.InresponseMandelatraveledthroughoutSouthAfricaandencouragedpeopletotakepartinnonviolentdemonstrationsagainstthegovernment’sracialsegregationpolicies.Hewasarrestedfororganizinganti-governmentactivitiesandeventuallysentencedtolifeinprison.IhavecherishedtheidealofafreesocietyinwhichallpersonslivetogetherinharmonyandwithequalopportunitieshesaiD.IfneedsbeitisanidealforwhichIampreparedtodiE.Mandela’simprisonmentledtoprotestsaroundtheworldandlimitsontradeagainsthiscountry.OnFebruary111990SouthAfricanpresidentF.W.deKlerkreleasedMandelafromprisonandthetwoworkedtogethertoendapartheiD.ThreeyearslatertheywontheNobelPeacePrizefortheirefforts.In1994nonwhiteswerefirstallowedtovoteinelections.Mandelawaselectedpresidentbyanoverwhelmingmajority.Mandelasteppeddownaspresidentin1999.ThatsameyearhecreatedtheNelsonMandela’sChildrenFundacharitythathelpspoorSouthAfricanChildren.ChildrenarethewealthofourcountryhesaiD.OvertheyearsMandelacontinuedworkingtopromotepeacearoundtheworlD.In2007hehelpedfoundTheEldersanorganizationofworldleaderscommittedtoendingconflictsandpromotinghumanright.WhenyouwanttogetaherdtomoveinacertaindirectionhesaidyoustandatthebackwithastickThenafewofthemoreenergeticcattlemovetothefrontandtherestofthecattlefollow.YouarereallyguidingthemfrombehinD.Thatishowaleadershoulddohiswork.24.WhenMandelawasyounghe_____.A.struggledfortheequalrightsofnonwhitesB.wastrainedtobecomeaclanchiefC.becamethecountry'sfirstlawyerD.wasbroughtupinJohannesburg25.TofightagainstapartheidMandelacalledonpeople______.A.nottodobusinesswiththewhiteB.toachieveequalityinapeacefulwayC.topreparetodieforafreesocietyD.tojoininanti-governmentbravely26.AccordingtothepassageMandela______.A.askedchildrentocreatewealthforAfricaB.wasforcedtoleaveofficein1998C.attachedgreatimportancetochildrenD.foundedacharitywithhisNobelPrize27.WhatMandelasaidinthelastparagraphsuggeststhat______.A.aleadershouldactastheenergeticcattleinaherdB.aleadershouldpromotehumanrightsbyforceC.aleadershouldtaketheleadinendingconflictsD.aleadershouldguideothersinpromotingpeace
Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompanywhetheritbeofbooksorofmen.Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.ItisthesametodaythatitalwayswasanditwillneverchangE.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouthandcomfortingandconsolingusinagE.Menoftendiscovertheiraffinity亲密toeachotherbythemutuallovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathirD.Thereisanoldproverb‘Lovemelovemydog.Butthereismorewisdominthis:Lovemelovemybook.Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthinkfeelandsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogetherandheinthem.Agoodbookisoftenthebesturn瓮ofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout;fortheworldofaman’slifeisforthemostparttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwordsthegoldenthoughtswhichrememberedandcherishedbecomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.TemplesandstatuesdecaybutbookssurvivE.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughtswhichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’smindsagesago.WhatwasthensaidandthoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpagE.Theonlyeffectoftimehavebeentosift筛outthebadproducts;fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygooD.Booksintroduceusintothebestsociety;theybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverliveD.Wehearwhattheysaidanddid;weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive;wesympathizewiththemenjoywiththemgrievewiththem;theirexperiencebecomesoursandwefeelasifwewereinameasureactorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribE.ThegreatandgooddonotdieeveninthisworlD.Embalmed加以防腐处理inbookstheirspiritswalkabroaD.ThebookisalivingvoicE.Itisanintellecttowhichonestilllistens.40.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordimmortality?A.difficulttofindB.lastforalongtimeC.veryimportantD.hardtodestroy41.Howdowegetclosetothegreatestmindsthroughreading?A.bytalkingtothemaboutwhatwethoughtB.byexperiencingwhattheyhavegonethroughinlifeC.bysharingtheirfeelingandreadingtheirmindsD.byactingwiththemonthestage42.Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A.CompanionshipofbooksB.LifewithoutbooksC.UnforgettablebooksD.Sortingoutbooks43.Thispassageismainlydevelopedby__________.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingtheorderofimportance
OnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsintothemountains.Theyputuptheirtentsandthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometersfromtheircampitstartedtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisfacE.HecouldnotfindtheroaD.Bobknewthereweretworoads.OneroadwenttothecampandtheotherwenttohishousE.Butallwasthewhitesnow.EverythingwasthesamE.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?BobhadanideA.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhappenifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometersinsuchcoldweather!ItwasgettinglatE.Theyrodeonandon.AtlastthehorsesstoppeD.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.BoblookedarounD.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Bobandhisfriendswantedthehorsestotakethemto_____.A.Bob’shomeB.thecampC.theforestD.themountains2.Theirhorsesstoppedbecause_______.A.itwasgettingdarkB.theyweretiredC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn’shouse3.Bobandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto_______.A.watchthetreesintheforestB.buildtheircampC.findtheirwayhomeD.enjoythemountainsinthesnow4.Thestoryhappened_________.A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldhousefarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen
MarkandhisbrotherJasonbothwerelookingattheshiningnewcomputerenviously.Jasonwasdeterminednottogoagainsttheirfather’swishesbutMarkwasmoreadventurousthanhisbrother.Helovedexperimentingandhisaimwastobecomeascientistlikehisfather.Dadwillbereallymadifhefindsoutyou’vebeenplayingwithhisnewcomputer.JasonsaidHetoldusnottotouchit.Hewon’tfindout.MarksaidI’lljusthaveaquicklookandshutitdown.Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather’sequipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.Itwasastrange-lookingmachine–onehisdadhadbroughthomefromthelaboratorywhereheworkeD.It’sanexperimentalmodelhisfatherhadexplainedsodon’ttouchitunderanycircumstances.ButhiswarningonlyservedtomakeMarkmorecurious.WithoutanyfurtherthoughtMarkturnedonthepowerswitch.Thecomputerburstintolifeandsecondslaterthescreenturnedintocolorsshiftingandchangingandthentwobigwhitewordsappearedinthecenterofthescreen:SPACETRANSPORTER.Yes!MarkcriedexcitedlyIt’sacomputergamE.Iknewit!Dad’sonlybeenpretendingtowork.He’sreallybeenplayinggamesinsteaD.A.newmessageappearedonthescreen:ENTERNAMESVOYAGER1:VOYAGER2:Mark’sfingersflewacrossthekeyboardashetypedinbothoftheirnames.INPUTACCEPTED.STARTTRANSPORTPROGRAM.AUTO-RETRIEVEINITIATED自动回收程序已启动.ThescreenturnedevenbrighterandanoisesuddenlyroseinvolumE.Ithinkwe’dbettershutitoffMarkJasonyelledreachingforthepowerswitch.HewasreallyfrighteneD.Buthishandneverreachedtheswitch.A.singlebeamofdazzlingwhitelightburstoutofthecomputerscreenwrappingtheboysinitsglow光芒untiltheythemselvesseemedtobeglowing.ThenitdieddownjustassuddenlyasithadburstintolifE.AndtheboyswerenolongertherE.OnthescreentheletterschangeD.TRANSPORTSUCCESSFUL.DESTINATION:MARS.RETRIEVEDATE:2025.21.WhydidMarktouchthecomputeragainsthisfather’swarning?A.Hewassomuchattractedbyit.B.HewantedtopracticehisskillC.HewantedtotakeavoyagE.D.Hewaseagertodoanexperiment.22.MarkthoughtSPACETRANSPORTERonthescreenwasthenameof.A.asoftwareproducerB.acompanywebsiteC.acomputergameD.anastronomyprogram23.WhydidJasonwanttoshutoffthecomputer?A.HewasafraidofbeingscoldeD.B.Hewasafraidsomethingdangerousmighthappen.C.Hedidn’twanttoplaygamesanymorE.D.Hedidn’tliketheloudnoiseandlight.24.Whathappenedtotheboysattheendofthestory?A.Theywereblownintotheair.B.Theyweresenttoanotherplanet.C.TheywerehiddeninthestronglightD.Theywerecarriedawaytoanothercountry
DanielDefoeabout1660—1731wasanimportantnovelistintheEnglishliterature文学.WhenhewasyoungheservedasasoldierandhadbeentoSpainItalyFranceandGermany.Atthesametimehewentinforpolitics.Hecaredmuchaboutthedevelopmentofcapitalism资本主义.Hehadwrittenalotofarticlesagainstitandhewasputintoprisontwiceforthat.ItwasnotuntilthathewasnearlysixtythathebegantowritethefamousnovelRobinsonCrusoewhichwaspublishedinMay1709.Itspreadsorapidlythatthestorywasknowntoeveryhouseholdverysoon.RobinsonCrusoecanbedividedintothreeparts.ThefirstpartisaboutCrusoe’sthreevoyagesthesecondpartabouthishuntinghidingincavesfarmingandhishardstrugglesagainstnatureonasmallislandthethirdaboutthethingswhichhappenedafterhisreturnfromtheislanD.ThesecondpartisthebodyofthenovelinwhichRobinson’scharactersareclearlyshown.DefoewrotehisnovelinasimplestyleandhislanguageiseasytounderstanD.HisnovelwritingsetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.InhislaterpartoflifeHewasinpoorhealthandlivedverypoorly.HediedonApril241731.26.DenielDefoewas_______andthewriterof_______.A.anEnglishmanATaleofTwoCitiesB.anAmericanAMillionPoundNoteC.aFrenchTheLostNecklaceD.anEnglishRobinsonCrusoe27.HowoldwashewhenhebegantowritehisfamousnovelRobinsonCrusoe?A.Hewasinhissixties.B.Hewasinhisfifties.C.Hewasover60.D.Hewassixty.28.RobinsonCrusoecanbedividedinto______partsandthefirstisabout_______.A.threehisjourneysbyseaB.threehischaractersC.twohislonelylifeD.fourhisfame29.Everyhouseholdinthispassagemeans________.A.allmembersofafamilyB.allpeopleC.everybuildingD.personslivinginthesamehouse30.WhatwasDefoe’scontribution贡献totheEnglishliterature?A.Hewroteaveryinterestingstory.B.Hemadepeoplehappywhilereadinghisstory.C.HesetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.D.Hewasactiveinpoliticsandwasagainstcapitalism.
TheBrownBearMywifeLauraandIwereonthebeachwiththreeofourchildrentakingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmallmovingaimlessly.JustafewminuteslaterIheardmydaughtershoutingDad!Thebearisrightbehindus!AnaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminutE.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback----thesignofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormallyprobablybecauseofhunger.Iheldmycameratripod三脚架inbothhandstoformabarrier屏障asthebearrushedintomE.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshouldersandthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.EvensothiswasafightIhadtowin:Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamilywhowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.ThebearhitatthecameracuttingitoffthetripoD.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomysidE.MyarmcouldnotmoveandIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.DrawingbackmyfreehandIstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfiveorsixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfurtryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling扭打withthebearatthispoint.ThenassuddenlyasitbegunthefightendeD.Thebearmovedbacktowardstheforestbeforereturningforanotherattack---thefirsttimeIfeltpaniC.Obviouslysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreatthebearmovedoffdestroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjuredbuttheresultforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I’mproudthatmyfamilyremainedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcomE.21.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorderto________.A.catchshorebirdsB.protectthechildrenC.startanattackD.setupabarrierforitself22.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit_______.A.gotinjuredB.feltsafeC.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera23.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir______.A.prideB.calmnessC.patienceD.cautiousness24.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?A.Theresultforuswasthebest.B.TheresultforuswasgooD.C.Theresultforuswastheworst.D.TheresultforuswasbaD.
WhenDeKalbWalcottIIIwasjust8yearsoldhisfatheraChicagofirechieflethimtagalongonacall.DeKalbsaysalotofkidsidolizedbasketballplayerMichaelJordanwhenhewasgrowingupinChicagointhe1990s.Nothim.IwantedtobelikeDeKalbWalcottJr.hesaysofhisfather.Sowhenhisdadaskedifhewantedtogoonthatcallwithhimwhenhewas8DeKalbwasexciteD.I'mjumpingupanddownsayingMomcanIgo?CanIgo?'TheexperiencechangedDeKalb’slifehetellshisdadonavisittoStoryCorps.Myeyesgotbigfromthemomentthealarmwentoff.theyoungerDeKalbsays.ThisisthelifethatIwanttolivesomeday.Now27theyoungerDeKalbislivingthatlifE.Hebecameafirefighterat21andwenttoworkalongsidehisdadattheChicagoFireDepartment.Beforehisfatherretiredthepairevenwentoutonacalltogether—fathersupervising监督son.Youknowit'severythingformetowatchyougrowhisfathersays.ButhealsorecallsworryingaboutoneparticularfirethathissonfaceD.Ireceivedaphonecallthatnight.Andtheysaid'WellyoursonwasatthisfirE.'Isaid'OKwhichwayisthisconversationgoingtogo?'DeKalbWalcottJr.recalls.Andtheysaid'buthe'sOK.Andheputitoutallbyhimself.Everybodyherewasproudofhim.'Andthewordwentaround'Whowasouttheremanagingthatfire?Ohthat'sWalcott!That'sWalcottupthere!'Soyouknowmomentslikethatit'sheavenonEarthforadaD.DeKalbWalcottJr.retiredin2009.TheyoungerDeKalbsayshe'sproudofbeingasecond-generationfirefighter.YouknowitmakesmelookforwardtofatherhoodaswellbecauseI'mdefinitelylookingforwardtopassingthattorchdowntomyson.51.TheunderlinedphrasetagalonginParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.putoutfireB.watchbasketballC.followhisfatherD.askhismother’spermission52.DeKalbWalcottIIIdeterminedtobecomeafirefighterattheageof_________.A.8B.21C.27D.3553.WhatdidDeKalbWalcottJrwanttodobeforehewastoldthatthefirewasputout?A.GoonwiththeconversationB.PutitoutallbyhimselfC.SupervisehissonD.Gotothefirescene54.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.DeKalbWalcottJrisproudtobeasecond-generationfirefighter.B.DeKalbWalcottIIIwantshissontobecomeafirefightertoo.C.DeKalbWalcottJrwantstopassthetorchtoDeKalbWalcottIII.D.DeKalbWalcottIIIisproudthathissonhasbecomeanexcellentfirefighter.
Forbessetouttodeterminewhichmaster’sdegreeswouldprovidethebestlong-termopportunitiesbasedonsalaryandemploymentoutlook.Tofindthemid-careeraveragepayfor35populardegreesweturnedtoPayscalE.comwhichletsuserscomparetheirsalarieswiththoseofotherpeopleinsimilarjobsbygatheringreal-timesalarydatafromits35millionprofiles.WethenlookedattheBureauofLaborStatistics’employmentestimatedatatoseehowfastemploymentwasexpectedtoincreasebetween2010and2020inpopularjobsheldbypeoplewitheachdegreE.Finallyweaveragedeachdegree’spayrankandestimatedgrowthranktofindthebestandworstmaster’sdegreesforjobs.PhysicianassistantdegreeisatthetopoftheForbes’third-annuallookatthebestmaster’sdegreesforjobs.Physicianassistantsaremedicalprofessionalswhoprovidediagnosticandpreventativehealthcareservicesundertheguidanceofdoctors.BothanagingpopulationandhealthcarereformarecontributingtoahigherdemandforhealthcareservicessaysKatieBardaroPayscale’sleadeconomist.Theydon’tearnasmuchasdoctorsbuttheirmid-careeraveragepayis$97000.Anotheradvantageofaphysicianassistantdegree:Employmentopportunitiesareexpectedtogrow30%by2020fromthe2010employmentnumbersaccordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.ByourcountcomputersciencefollowsclosebehindastheNo.2bestadvanceddegreeforjobs.Mid-careeraveragepayforthesegradsis$109000sixthbestoutofthe35degreesinoursurvey.Employmentopportunitiesforcomputersciencedegree-holdersareexpectedtoexpandabout22%between2010and2020.Electricalengineeringphysicsandeconomicsdegreesalsomakethetop10allwithanaveragemid-careersalaryofmorethan$110000ayear.Notallmaster’sdegreeholdersenjoyanywherenearsuchoptimisticjobprospectsorextraordinarypay.Biologychemistryandhistorydegreesaretowardthebottomofthelist—butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’reuseless.Ifyou’reenthusiasticaboutthesefieldsthelowerpayandslimmerjobprospectsshouldn’tpreventyoufrompursuingamaster’s.Beforeyoumakeadecisionyoushouldbearonethinginmind:master’sdegree-holdersdon’tnecessarilyearnmorethanotherpeopleinsimilarjobs—sodon’tbaseyourdecisiontopursueoneontheideathatyou’llbringinbiggerpaychecks.It’salsoimportanttothinkaboutwork-lifebalanceandemployeesatisfactionforthecommonjobsassociatedwiththesedegrees.YouneedtoconsideroverallhappinessBardarosays.Ifobtainingamaster’sdegreecausesanimbalanceduetotimedevotedtoeducationandpotentiallymorestressatworkthenonewillneedtodecideifthesecostsareworthit.60.Physicianassistantdegreeranksfirstonthelistbecause__________.A.Physicianassistantsaremedicalprofessionals.B.Physicianassistantsenjoythehighestpaycomparedwithothergrads.C.Thequalificationsofphysicianassistantsarenotsecondtothoseofdoctors.D.Thedemandofphysicianassistantsisexpectedtoexpandlargelyandtheyarewell-paiD.61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.$100000orsoisasatisfyingpayformostofthegrads.B.ItisthefirsttimethatForbeshasdoneasurveyofthiskinD.C.Biologydegreeswereoncehotforthosemaster’sdegreepursuers.D.DoctorsearnmorethanthoseinelectricalengineeringontheaveragE.62.AccordingtowhatBardarosaidinthelastparagraphwemaysafelyconcludethat__________.A.obtainingamaster’sdegreeisamustB.amaster’sdegreeisnotalwaysworthpursuingC.obtainingamaster’sdegreeleadstoanimbalancebetweenworkandlifeD.thosewithmaster’sdegreesareboundtoearnmorethanotherpeopleinsimilarjobs
Petramaybethetreasureoftheworldhiddenamongmountains.Itsmostbeautifulscenerymakesitthegreatestancientsitestillstandingnowadays.CommonsensesaysPerhapsthere'snothingontheplanetthatresemblesit.Withoutdoubtthere'snothingintheworldthatresemblesit.Therockcarved雕刻的roseredtownofPetraisfilledwithmysterious_charm;_ithadbeendesignedtostrikewonderintoallwhoenteredit.PetraisthemostwellknownandbeautifulsiteinJordanthatisabout262kmsouthofAmmanand133kmnorthofAqabA.TheDeadSeais80kmnorthofit.ItwasthelegacyfromtheNabataeanswhosettledinthesouthwestofJordanalotmorethan2000yearsback.BecauseofitsexcellentculturebuildingsandmanywaterchannelsPetrahasbecomeaUNESCOworldheritagesiteandoneoftheNewSevenWondersoftheWorldthatattractsvisitorsallovertheworlD.Togetthereyoumustpassthroughakilometerlongcooldarkandnarrowgorge峡谷whosetwohighsideskeepthesunlightout.SuddenlythegorgeopensrightintoanaturalsquarecoveredwithPetra'smostwellknownmonuments遗址whichglowinthebrightsun.Theoldtownshowsthevisitorsitsbeautifullook.ItleadspeopletothinkaboutthecreativityoftheNabataeanswhomadePetraastheircapital.Petraflourishedformorethan400yearsataboutthetimeofRomeuntilithadbeenoccupiedbytheRomanlegionsin106AD.Petrahas800monumentsincludingbuildingstombsbathshallstemplesandstreetswhichweremostlycarvedintheprettysandstonE.Petrasightsareintheirfinestatthebeginningofmorningandlateafternoon.OncethesunwarmsthecolorfulstonesyouwillseethegreatnessofPetrasinceitwasseenfirstwhendiscoveredin1812afterbeinglostthroughthe16thcenturyfornearly300years!4.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat________.A.PetraisonthetopofahighmountainB.PetraisapalaceofthekingintheolddaysC.noplaceintheworldcanbesimilartoPetraD.theNabataeansbuiltPetrain106AD5.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasemysteriouscharminParagraph1mean?A.TheunbelievablepowertoattractpeoplE.B.AllkindsofvisitorsfromtheworlD.C.A.numberofusualplacesofinterest.D.Theshopsrestaurantsandhotels.6.AccordingtothewriterPetrais________.A.about133kmsouthofAqabaB.about262kmnorthofAmmanC.80kmsouthoftheDeadSeaD.inthesoutheastofJordan
Caneatingachocolatebareverydayreallypreventage-relatedmemoryloss?No.Butanewresearchshowsthatlargeamountsofflavones黄酮substancesfoundincocoateaandsomekindsofvegetablesmayimproveage-relatedmemoryfailurE.Dr.ScottSmallisaprofessorofneurologyatColumbiaUniversityinnewYorkCityHeistheleadwriterofaresearchpaperdescribingtheeffectsofcocoaflavonesonbrainactivityHisstudyinvolved37volunteersagedbetween50and69.Researchersgavethemahigh-levelflavonesdrinkmadefromcocoabeansoralow-levelflavonesdrink.Foraperiodofthreemonthssomesubjectsgot900milligramsofflavonesaday.Theothersgot10milligramsofflavoneseachday.BrainimagingandmemorytestsweregiventoeachstudysubjectbeforeandafterthestudyDr.Smallsaysthatthesubjectswhohadthehigh-levelflavonesdrinkshowedmuchimprovementonmemorytests.Theresearcherswarnthatmoreworkisneededtobedonebecausethisstudywasperformedonlyonasmallgroup.Dr.JoannMansonistheleadresearcherofafour.yearstudyinvolving18000adults.Thisstudywilluseflavonescapsules胶囊Thestudysubjectswillbedividedintotwogroupsandwilltaketwopillsperday.ThecapsulesusedwillallLookthesamE.Butonegroup'scapsuleswillcontainflavoneswhiletheothergroupwilltakecapsulesmadeofaninactivesubstanceorplaceboDr.Mansonsaysit'snotnecessaryforpeopletostarteatingmorechocolatebecause3personwouldhavetoeatahugeamountofchocolatetogetthesamelevelofflavonesgiventotheLestsubjects.Headdsmanymanufacturershaveplannedtoremovetheflavonesfromtheirchocolateproducts.SimilarityDr.saysacocoa-basedflavonesextract提取maybedevelopedinthefutureButhesaysthatmorestudiesareneededtoseehowmuchflavonesisgoodforourhealth32.WhatwasdonetothesubjectsbeforeandafterDr.Small'sstudy?A.Theywereaskedtotakeahigh-levelflavonesdrinkB.TheyweregivencapsulescontainingflavonesC.TheyweregivenbrainimagingandmemorytestsD.Theywereaskedtotaketwopillsofflavonescapsulesperday33.What'sthesimilarityofthe2experiments?A.Bothusehigh-levelflavonescapsulesB.ThenumberofthesubjectsisthesameC.DrinksandplacebosareusedinbothexperimentsD.Thesubjectsaredividedintotwogroupsinbothexperiments34WhywillDr.Mansoncarryoutthefour-yearstudy?A.ToprovethefirstexperimentiswrongB.TocarryouttheexperimentfurtherC.Totesthowmuchflavonescanimproveourmemory.D.Toshoweatingchocolateisbettertoimprovememory.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.It'snotnecessaryforustoeatchocolateB.ThemoreweeatflavonesthebetterourhealthwillbeC.InthefuturewecangetflavoneswithouteatingchocolateD.It'seasyforpeopletogetthesamelevelofflavonesgiventothetestsubjects
PresidentBarackObamaandFirstLadyMichelleObamaendedtheirfirsttriptoIndiaonMonday.TheFirstCouplesetoffontheten-daytourofAsiaonFriday.Obama’sgoalsforthetouraretoimprovetiesbetweentheUSandtheregionandtopromote促进economicgrowthandjobcreation.ThePresidentandhisteamwillreturntoWashingtonD.C.onNovember14.TheObamasbegantheirtripinMumbaiIndiathefinancialandeconomiccenterofthecountryonNovember6.Theretheymetwithgovernmentofficialsbusinessleadersandschoolgroups.UpfirstontheschedulewasavisittoamemorialattheTajMahalPalaceandTowerHotel.Obama’sseconddayinIndiawaslighterthanthefirst.ThePresidentialvisittookplaceonDiwaliortheFestivalofLights.Thefive-dayreligiousfestivaliscelebratedeachyearbyHindusSikhsandothers.TheObamasspenttheholidayvisitingwithlocalschoolchildren.OnMondayMichelleObamajoined15IndianschoolgirlsonafieldtriptoamuseumofIndiancraftwork.DuringthetourtheFirstLadystressedtothestudentstheimportanceofeducation.Mostofthechildrenonthetriparethefirstgirlsintheirfamiliestoattendschool.MrsObamaalsoencouragedtheyoungwomentostayfittellingthemthatshelikestoexercisebecausewomenhavetostaystrong.EarlytomorrowtheObamaswilltraveltoIndonesiathecountryinwhichthePresidentspentfouryearsasaboy.AfterthattheywillflytoSeoulSouthKoreatoattendtheGroupofTwentyorG-20economicsummit.Theconferencebringstogetherleadersfrom20wealthyanddevelopingnationsandtheEuropeanUnion.Theymeettwiceayeartoaddresschallengesthataffecttheglobaleconomy.ThefinallegofthetourwillbeinJapanwhereObamawillattendtheAsia-PacificEconomicCooperationsummit.32.AccordingtoParagraph1whatarethegoalsfortheten-daytour?A.ToimprovetiesbetweentheUSandAsiA.B.Todosight-seeinginthecountries.C.Tohelpeconomygrowfaster.D.Tohelpcreatemorejobs.A.abcB.acdC.adD.abcd33.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.WhattheFirstCoupledidinIndiA.B.HowlongtheFirstCouplestayedinIndiA.C.IntroductiontoatraditionalholidayinIndiA.D.WhattheFirstCouplethoughtoftheirtourinIndiA.34.DuringthefieldtriptoamuseumofIndiancraftworktheFirstLady_____.A.askedwhyonlythefirstgirlscouldgotoschoolB.toldthestudentstheimportanceofcraftworkC.explainedwhywomenmuststaystrongD.encouragedthestudentstostudyhard35.WecanknowfromthepassagethatMrObama_____.A.willstayinIndonesiaforfourdaysB.willstayinJapanfortheshortesttimeC.hasn’tattendedtheGroupofTwentybeforeD.willattendanimportantconferenceinSeoul36.HowmanycountriesdoestheFirstCoupleplantovisitintotalintheirten-daytourinAsia?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.
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