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Mr.JonesoftheManorFarmhadlockedthehenhousesforthenightbutwastoodrunktoremembertoshutthedoor.WiththeringoflightfromhislanterndancingfromsidetosidehedrewhimselfalastglassofbeerandmadehiswayuptobeD.Assoonasthelightinthebedroomwentouttherewasabignoiseallthroughthefarmbuildings.WordhadgoneroundduringthedaythatoldMajortheprizeMiddleWhitepighadhadastrangedreamonthepreviousnightandwishedtocommunicateittotheotheranimals.Ithadbeenagreedthattheyshouldallmeetinthebigbarn谷仓assoonasMr.Joneswassafelyoutoftheway.AtoneendofthebigbarnMajorlayonhisbedofstrawcomfortably.HewastwelveyearsoldandhadlatelygrownratherheavybuthewasstillanicelookingpigwithawiseandeasygoingappearancE.Beforelongtheotheranimalsbegantoarriveandmakethemselvescomfortableaftertheirdifferentfashions.FirstcamethethreedogsBluebellJessieandPincherandthenthepigswhosettleddowninthestrawimmediatelybesideMajor.ThetwocarthorsesBoxerandClovercameintogetherwalkingveryslowlyandsettingdowntheirvasthairyhoofs蹄子withgreatcareforfearthatthereshouldbesomesmallanimalshiddeninthestraw.CloverwasamotherlybighorseapproachingmiddlelifewhohadneverquitegotherfigurebackafterherfourthkiD.Boxerwasanenormousbeastnearlyeighteenhandshighandasstrongasanytwoordinaryhorsesputtogether.A.whitestripedownhisnosegavehimasomewhatstupidappearanceandinfacthewasnotoffirstrateintelligencebuthewaswellrespectedforhissteadinessofcharacterandextraordinaryabilities.AfterthehorsescameBenjaminthedonkeyBenjamingotangryeasily.Heseldomtalkedandwhenhediditwasusuallytomakeallsuchremarks—forinstancehewouldsaythatGodhadgivenhimatailtokeepthefliesoffbutthathewouldratherhavehadnotailandnoflies.AloneamongtheanimalsonthefarmheneverlaugheD.Ifaskedwhyhewouldsaythathesawnothingtolaughat.16.Alltheanimalscametothebarnto________.A.voteforafarmmasterB.listentoMajor'sstrangedreamC.discusshowtowinaprizeD.sharehowtodriveMr.Jonesaway17.AccordingtothepassageCloverwas________.A.considerateandingoodshapeB.oldagedandoutofshapeC.afathorsewithagentleheartD.aprettyhorsewithanicecharacter18.WhatearnedBoxerhighrespect?A.Hisstrongbuildandgreatwisdom.B.Hiscalmcharacterandgreatpowersofwork.C.HisgoodtemperandstrongbuilD.D.HissteadycharacterandquickminD.19.WhichremarkcouldbetoBenjamin'staste?A.Lifeislikeaboxofsweets.B.Lifeisaninterestingjourney.C.LifeisabattlE.D.ThereisnothingexcitinginlifE.
Charlieamastercarpenterwasverywellrespectedinhiscommunity.Everyoneknewthatifhewantedthebestheshouldcallonhim.OfcoursethatmeantthatCharliewouldneverberich.Hisfellowcarpentersalwaystoldhimthatifyouusedinferior较差的materialsandcheaplabourthanyoucouldmakealotofmoney.Charliewouldnothearofit.OnedayJohntherichestmanintowncametoCharliE.Hesaidthathehadjustboughtthepieceoflandintown.Itoverlookedtheentirecity.HewasgoingtoEuropefor4monthsandwantedCharlietobuildhimthebesthouseintown.Sparenoexpenseandgivemethebest.Charliethoughtaboutthisanddecidedfinallyhewouldmakesomemoney.Hedidnotgethisusualgreatcarpentersandfinematerialsfromhisnormalsupplies.Hebuiltthehouseandcovereduptheflews瑕疵.After4monthshespentabout50%ofwhatheusuallyspentonahousE.JohncamebackfromEuropeandimmediatelycalledCharlieandaskedhimtomeethimatthehousE.WhentheymetJohnaskedhimifhehadusedthefinestmaterialsandsparednoexpensE.CharliethentoldhimthatheknewhewasnotrichandhadalwaysstruggleD.SohewantedtorewardCharlieforallofhisyearsofservicetothecommunitybygivingCharliethishousE.Therearemanytimesinourliveswhereweletdownalittlebit.Whenyoudoyouneverknowwhatisgoingtohappen.【小题1】Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearn______ACharliedidastherichmantoldhim.BthehousewaswellbuiltCCharliekeptsomeofthemoneytohimself.Dthehousewassonlyhalffinishedafter4months.【小题2】WhenCharlieheardthathewouldbegiventhehousehemusthaveleft______.AhappyB.regretfulC.luckyD.satisfied【小题3】whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?AA.goodcarpentershouldn’tearnmoneyfromhislabour.BA.carpentershouldn’tearnarichman’smoney.CTherichestmanoftenpunishedcarpentersDOneshouldalwaysbehonest.
HankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegs.Hehadnotlegsbutstumps残肢thatcouldhefittedwithakindofspecialbootsPeoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.Childrenlaughedathimandcalledhim‘ApeMan'猿人becausehisarmspracticallydraggedontheground.Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.Hisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelve.AftergraduatingfromschoolheworkedhiswaythroughcollegE.Hesweptfloorswaitedontableorworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylifehehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.Hankfelthimselfgotcoldallover.Howeverthedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs假腿.FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirrorforthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehasalwayswantedtobe-afullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsold.Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroomandmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloorbuthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.Heclimbedstairsandlearnedtodance.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.WhenWorldWarIIcamehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajoB.Hetooktheregulartraining.Hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardiamanwithoutlegs.46.ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhim‘ApeMan'becauseA.hedidn’ttalktothemB.hekeptawayfromthemC.hisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemovedD.hecouldn’tusehisarms47.ItcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallisA.anaverageheightforafullygrownpersonB.tootallforanaveragepersonC.tooshortforanaveragepersonD.noneoftheabove48.ThesentencehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajobimpliesthattheRedCross.A.wasonlygladtogivehimajobB.givehimajobbecausehewasagoodsoldierC.gavehimajobafterhetalkedtosomeonewhomheknewintheorganizationD.wasnotwillingtogivehimajobatfirst49.WhenHankmarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiersheA.dideverythingtheothersoldiersdidB.didmostofthethingstheothersoldiersdidC.didsomeofthethingstheothersoldiersdidD.tooksomespecialtraining50.ThewritersuggeststhatHankViscardiA.hadnofriendsB.neversawhimselfasdifierentfromothersC.wasveryshyD.wastooproudtoaccepthelpfromothers
Since1984Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyonegraffiti-coveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofarmorethan1800murals壁画havebeenpainteD.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti涂鸦arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernartthankstotheMuralArtsProgramMAP.ItsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractiveanditscitizensveryprouD.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia'sAnti-GraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP'sartisticdirector.WhenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisaboutshesaysIanswerthemwithoneword:hopE.EachyeartheMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.Someone-timegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.TheMAP'sworksaysGoldenisallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity社区.WhenaneighborhoodrequestsamuraltheMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessagE.SomemessageshavebeenSafeStreetsLoveandCareandPeaceWalk.TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsformuralseachweek.Lastyeartheworkerspainted140murals.Themakingofamuralenterspeople'scollectivememoryasanextraordinarypleasantmomentinneighborhoodhistorysaysGoldenwhobeganasamuralistinLosAngeles.60.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LovefromGraffitiWriterstoMuralistsB.MAPaNewCompanyinPhiladelphiaC.JaneanExcellentMuralArtistD.HopeOneWallataTime61.WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?A.Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.B.ProtectingtheneighborhooD.C.Fightingagainstgraffiti.D.Attractingmorevisitors.62.HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?A.Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.B.Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.C.Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.D.Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.63.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?A.Difficult.B.Dangerous.C.Experimental.D.Successful.
MerriganaformercollegeprofessorismakingstopsatuniversitiesacrossthecountryinhopesofencouragingmorestudentstothinkaboutcareersinagriculturE.Asidefromtryingtostopthegrayingof.America'sfarmersherworkismadetougherbyarecentblogpostingthatputagricultureatNo.1onalistofuselesscollegedegrees.Topfederalagricultureofficialsaretalkingaboutthepostingandithastheattentionofagriculturalorganizationsacrossthecountry.Therecouldn'tbeanythingthat'smoreincorrectMerrigansaiD.Weknowthattherearen'tenoughqualifiedgraduatestofillthejobsthatareoutthereinAmericanagriculturE.Inadditionagrowingworldpopulationthatsomeexpertspredictwillrequire70%morefoodproductionby2050shesaiD.Itrulybelievewe'reatagoldenageofagriculturE.Globaldemandisatanall-timerecordhighandglobalsuppliesareatall-timerecordlowssaidMattRushdirectoroftheTexasFarmBureau.ProductioncostsaregoingtobevaluableenoughthatyoungerpeoplearegoingtohavetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinagriculturE.TheDepartmentofAgriculturehasprogramsaimedatdevelopingmorefarmersandatincreasinginterestinlocallygrownfooD.TheNationalYoungFarmers'Coalitionhasalsobeenpushingforstateandfederalpolicychangestomakeiteasierfornewfarmers.RyanBestpresidentofFutureFannersofAmericahasbeenlivingoutofasuitcasetravelingthecountryandvisitingwithhighschoolstudentsaboutcareersinagriculturE.The21-year-oldBesthopeshismessage-thatthisisanewtimeinagriculture-willmotivatethenextgenerationtoturnaroundthestatistics.Neverbeforehavewehadtheinnovations创新intechnologywhichhaveledtoagricultureinthiscountrybeingthemostefficientithaseverbeenhesaiD.there’sreallyaplaceforeverybodytofitin.51.WhatisthenewchallengetoAmericanagriculture?A.Fewerandolderfarmers.B.Higherfuelprices.C.Morenaturaldisasters.D.Loweragriculturaloutput.52.WhyisMerriganvisitinguniversitiesacrossthecountry?A.Todrawfederalagricultureofficials'attention.B.Toselectqualifiedagriculturegraduates.C.Toclarifyarecentblogposting.D.Totalkmorestudentsintofarmingcareers53.AccordingtoMattRushAmericanagriculturewillprovideopportunitiesforyoungerpeoplebecause__________.A.thegovernmentwillcoverproductioncostsB.globalfoodsupplieswillbeevenlowerC.investmentinagriculturewillbeprofitableD.Americawillincreaseitsfoodexport54.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstoturnaroundthestatisticsinthelastparagraphmean?A.Tore-analyzetheresultofthenationalcensus.B.Toincreaseagriculturalproduction.C.Tobringdowntheaverageageoffarmers.D.ToinvestmoreinagriculturE.55.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthearticle?A.BusinessB.ScienceC.HealthD.Entertainment
Sheisacutequietgirl.Asadaughtershehasnosecretsfromhermotherwhoisverypleasedwithher.Butrecentlyshehasbecomesomewhatmysteriousnotsoopenasbefore:whatifshefallsinlovewhichistooearlyforagirlofheragE.Afterallsheisreachingthedangerousstage.Thesethoughtshavecausedtroubleinthemother’sminD.OneweekendthegirlcametotellhermotherthatshewasgoingtothecinemawithherschoolmatesandwouldreturnlatE.Thiswasthefirsttimehermotherhadagreedandshecouldn’thelpworryingbecauseherdaughterhadneverbeenawayatnightbeforE.Themotherwaitedtillnineandheruneasiness不安gottheupperhandoverher.Shedecidedtogoouttomeetherdaughter.Justatthatmomentthenoiseofacarpullingupdrewhertothewindowand---therewasherdaughterwavinggoodbyetoaboy.Herheartmissedabeat.WhenthegirlcameinthemotherwaswatchingTVpretendingnothinghadhappeneD.MumI’mback.Yeah.SorrytobelatE.Stillsittingup?YesOhthatWho’sthatboy?Thedaughterwasstunned发愣foramoment.Ah.It’smymonitor.HegavemealiftonhiswayhomE.MumI’mgoingtobedAllright.Gotosleepearly.Nextmorningwhenthemotherwenttothedaughter’sroomtodosometidyingshefoundherdiaryleftatherpillow.Afterafewminutes’hesitationshefinallyopenedittotheentryofthenightbeforE.Itread:Mumitwaslovethatmadeyouaskbutitwouldshowyourunderstandingofmeifyouhadn’t.Holdingthediarythemotherfellinthought.63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.Thegirlknewhermotherwouldaskherthequestionsabouttheboy.B.Whatthegirldidrecentlyworriedhermother.C.Themotherwaseagertoreadherdaughter’diarythenextday.D.Thegirl’diarywasalwaysunlockeD.64.Fromthediarywecanseethegirl_____________.A.thankedhermotherforaskingher.B.thoughthermothercaredaboutherverymuch.C.thoughtitwashermother’sdutytoaskedher.D.thoughtunderstandingisbetterthansimplelovE.65.Themainpurposeofthisarticleistoshowthatparentsshould_______.A.careaboutwhattheirchildrenreallythinkandhowtheyfeel.B.notgivemuchfreedomtotheirchildren.C.TalkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirearlylovE.D.Keepsilentabouttheirchildren’sprivacy.66.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthisstory?A.Mother’sTrueLovE.B.EarlyLoveBetweenStudents.C.ToAskorNottoAsk.D.DangerousAgE.
AjoblessmanappliedforthepositionofofficeboyatMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.YouareemployedhesaiD.Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheapplicationtofillinaswellasdatewhenyoumaystart.ThemanrepliedButIdon’thaveacomputerneitherane-mail.I’msorrysaidtheHRmanager.Ifyoudon’thaveane-mailthatmeansyoudonotexist.Andwhodoesn’texistcannothavethejoB.Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonlytendollarsinhispocket.Hethendecidedtogotothesupermarketandbuy10kgtomatoes.Hethensoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohourshesucceededtodoublehiscapital.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimesandreturnedhomehappilywith60dollars.ThemanrealizedthathecansurviveinthiswayandstartedtogoeverydayearlierandreturnlatE.Thushismoneydoubledortripledeveryday.Shortlyheboughtacartthenatruckandthenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.FiveyearslaterthemanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.Hestartedtoplanhisfamily’sfutureanddecidedtohavealifeinsurancE.Hecalledaninsurancebrokerandchoseaprotectionplan.Whentheconversationwasconcludedthebrokeraskedhimhise-mail.ThemanrepliedIdon’thaveane-mail.ThebrokeransweredcuriouslyYoudon’thaveane-mailandyethavesucceededtobuildanempirE.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?ThemanthoughtforawhileandrepliedYesI’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!【小题1】Whycan’tthemanhavethejobatMicrosoft?A.Becausehewaslazy.B.Becausehedidn’tpassthetest.C.Becausehedidn’thaveane-mail.D.Becausehedidn’thaveacomputer.【小题2】Theunderlinedwordtriplecanbereplacedby______.A.becomelargeB.become3timesC.increasequicklyD.decreasequickly【小题3】AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheworlD.B.Themandidn’tgiveupthoughhefailedtheinterview.C.Hestartedhiscareerbysellingtomatoesinthesupermarket.D.Thosewhohavee-mailscanworkatMicrosoft.【小题4】Themancanbedescribedas_______.A.helpfulandconsiderateB.positiveandgenerousC.smartandhardworkingD.stubbornandunselfish【小题5】Whichproverbcanbestdescribethestory?A.Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.B.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.C.Accidentswillhappen.D.Nopainsnogains.
Astudentwasonedaytakingawalkwithhisteacher.Astheywentalongtheysawapairofoldshoeslyinginthepath.Theywereapoorfarmer’swhowasworkinginthenearbyfielD.Thestudentturnedtotheteachersaying:wewillhidehisshoesandhideourselvesbehindthosetreesandwaittoseewhathewilldo.Myyoungfriendansweredtheteacherweshouldnevermakefunofthepoor.Whynotputacoinineachshoeandthenwewillhideourselvesandwatch?Thestudentdidsoandtheybothhidthemselvesbehindthetrees.Thepoormansoonfinishedhisworkandcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.AfterputtingonhiscoatheputhisfootintooneofhisshoesandfeltsomethingharD.Thenhebent弯腰downtofeelitwasandfoundthecoin.Surprisedhelookedatthecointurneditaroundandlookedatitagain.Hethenlookedaroundbutnopersonwasseen.HeputthemoneyintohispocketandcontinuedtoputontheothershoE.Hissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hecouldn’tcontrolhisfeelingsandfelltohiskneeslookeduptotheskyandexpressedhisthanks.ThenhespokeofhiswifesickandhelplessandhischildrenwithoutbreaD.Hesaidthehelpwouldsavethemfromdying.Thestudentstoodtheredeeplymovedandhiseyesfilledwithtears.Nowsaidtheteacherareyounotmuchhappierthanifyouhadhiddentheshoes?46.Whenthestudentsawtheshoeshewantedto________.A.stealthemB.findtheirownerC.playajokeontheowner.D.givetheownersomemoney47.Accordingtothepassagetheteacheris________.A.quietandhonestB.kindandfeiendlyC.patientandclever.D.strictandcareful48.Whenthefarmersawthesecondcoinhe________.A.wasveryexcitedandgratefulB.wasworriedandlookedupattheskyC.wassurprisedanddecidedtofindtheownerD.spokeofhisdifficultiesandaskedformorehelp49.Attheendofthestorythestudent________.A.wasveryproudofhimselfB.wasverypleasedwithhislifeC.feltverysorryabouthisfirstideaD.feltsadfornottakinghisteacher’sadvice50.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.B.AllgoodthingscometoanenD.C.WherethereisawillthereisawayD.Truehappinesscomesfromhelpingothers
Galaxysawamanandawomanwhocommunicatedwiththesignlanguageatthetrainstationwhenshewasonthewayhomeoneevening.Shenoticedthatthewomanaskedthemanforthedirection.Hetoldherthathedidnotknow.Galaxydecidedtohelpthem.Shehadlearnedthesignlanguagewhensheservedasavolunteerinthedeafandmute聋哑school.Thensheshowedthewomanthedirectionandleftheremailaddresstothemincasetheyneededherhelplater.Shereceivedanemailfromthatmanthenextday.KazrimwashisnamE.Galaxyrepliedhismailsincerely.Theybothstartedchattingonlinesoonafterandbeganseeingeachother.Althoughtheyonlycommunicatedwiththesignlanguageitneverbotheredher.Galaxywasfondofhimgradually.ObviouslyKazrimwasthesametoo.HepresentedGalaxywithabunchofsunflowersandaskedhersincerely.Areyouwillingtobemygirlfriend?GalaxywaspleasantlysurpriseD.Sherequestedhimtogivehersometimetopersuadeherparents.Asshehadexpectedherparentswereveryangryaftertheyhadlearnedoftheirlovestory.GalaxyexplainedKazrimisanexcellentandaveryoptimisticperson.Hehasaverypositiveattitudetowardslifeandwork.Hecaresforothersalways.Heis100%betterthanthenormal.Moreoverthemuteisstillahuman.HeshouldpossessaperfectandwonderfullovE.Herparentsaskedtoseehimthen.TheveryworriedGalaxytookKazrimhomeafewdayslater.WhentheywereonthetrainKazrimtoldherI’mgoingtotellyourparentsthatI’llbelookingafteryouwellwithallmylife!GalaxywasdeeplymoveD.AssoonastheyhadenteredthehouseGalaxyintroducedhimtoherparents.ShesaidThisisKazrim.JustrightafterherspeechanunbelievablethinghappeneD.Kazrimthrewthegiftawayandheldherinhisarmstightly.HesaidYOUCANTALK?ItwasthesamequestionthatGalaxywantedtoasktoo.Thefourpeoplewereshockedallofasudden.AsamatteroffactKazrimalwaysbelievedthatGalaxywasamuteandhestillfellinlovewithherdeeply.【小题1】HowdidGalaxyandKazrimgettoknoweachother?A.TheymeteachotherbychancE.B.Theywereintroducedtoeachother.C.Theyoncestudiedatthesameuniversity.D.Theybothservedinadeafandmuteschool.【小题2】HowdidGalaxyprobablycommunicatewithKazrimbeforeshetookhimhome?A.Writingwordsonpaper.B.UsingthesignlanguagE.C.Judgingfromhisexpression.D.SpeakinghernativelanguagE.【小题3】WhatdidGalaxyexpectherparentstodo?A.TohaveatalkwithKazrim.B.ToprepareforhermarriagE.C.TotreatKazrimasanormalman.D.ToacceptKazrimasherboyfrienD.【小题4】Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwoyoungpeoplefromthepassage?A.Theyfellinloveatthefirstsight.B.TheycheatedeachothertowinlovE.C.Theymistookeachotherforbeingmutes.D.TheyignoredtheangerofGalaxy’sparents.
BrendaBongoswasahappyartisticgirl.Shehadonebigambition—toplaythedrumsinabanD.Butonebigobstaclelayinherway.TobegoodenoughtoplayinabandBrendahadtopracticealotbutshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeoplE.Manyofthemaresick.Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves.Soshehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:abasementakitchenandeveninashower.Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy.OnedaywhilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTVsheheardthatsoundcannottravelinspacebecausethere'snoair.AtthatmomentBrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut.WiththehelpofalotoftimebooksandworkBrendabuiltaspacebubblE.ThiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinsidE.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit成套设备andachair.BrendagotintothespacesuitshehadmadeenteredthebubbleturnedonthemachineandplayedthosedrumslikeawildchilD.Itwasn’tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous.ManypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubblE.Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts.Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney.FinallyBrendawasarealmusicalastronautandhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinabanD.Yearslaterwhenaskedhowshehadachievedallthisshethoughtforamomentandsaid:Ifthoseoldpeoplenext–doorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtomeIwouldn'thavefoundasolutionandnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappeneD.41.WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?A.Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplay.B.Becauseshedidn'twanttodisturbothers.C.Becauseshedidn'thavealargehousE.D.Becauseshelikedtoplayinstrangeplaces.42.Brendastartedtogiveconcerts_______.A.aftershepracticedinherspacebubbleB.whenshebecamepartoftheuniquespacejourneyC.aftershebecamearealmusicalastronautD.whenpeoplecametoseeherinthespacebubble43.Brendabecamefamousbecause_______.A.shemadeaspacesuitB.shebecamearealmusicalastronautC.sheplayeddrumsinherspacebubbleD.sheplayeddrumsinaband44.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeBrenda?A.kindhardworkingandcleverB.bravekindandhardworkingC.lovelybraveandkindD.nervouskindandclever45.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat:_______.A.HelaughsbestwholaughslastB.It'snevertoooldtolearnC.TwoheadsarebetterthanoneD.Onegoodturndeservesanother
In1901H.G.WellsanEnglishwriterwroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorerslandedonthemoontheydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothemoonpeopletheymet.InturnthemoonpeopleexpressedtheirsurprisE.Whytheyaskedareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon’tevenuseyourinnerspace?H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.HoweverthequestionthatthemoonpeopleaskedisstillaninterestingonE.A.growingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.UndergroundsystemsarealreadyinplacE.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.InsomecitiessuchasTokyoSeoulandMontrealtherearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.TheChunnelatunnel隧道connectingEnglandandFranceisnowcompletE.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan’sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystemscalledAliceCities.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflatsofficesshoppingandsoon.A.solardome太阳能穹顶wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspacE.Thesurfacetheysaycanbeusedforfarmsparksgardensandwilderness.H.G.Wells’moonpeoplewouldagreE.Wouldyou?【小题1】.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthemoonpeople_____.A.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesB.knewsomuchabouttheearthC.understoodtheirlanguageD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology【小题2】.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferto?A.Discoveringthemoon’sinnerspacE.B.TravelingtoouterspacE.C.Meetingthemoonpeopleagain.D.Usingtheearth’sinnerspacE.【小题3】.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Tunnelscarparksshoppingareas.B.Officesshoppingareaspowerstations.C.Gardenscarparkspowerstations.D.Tunnelsgardensoffices.【小题4】.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AliceCities—citiesofthefuturE.B.SpacetravelwithH.G.Wells.C.Buildingdownnotup.D.EnjoylivingundergrounD.
ItisearlymorninginnorthernGazA.Thestreetsarefilledwithchildrenontheirwaytoschool.Mostcarrybackpacksalmostasbigasthemselves.Allaredressedincleanandtidyuniforms.ItisquiteanincongruoussightastheywalkpastpilesofdestroyedbuildingsfromIsrael’smilitaryoperationearlierthisyear.IntheElyenfamilyhomenine-year-oldHudaisnervous.Hermotherisstillpreparingsandwiches.Hudaisworriedshewillbelateforschool.Asbagsarepackedandhaircurledthereisnotmuchwriggle身体扭动roomforthethreeschool-agedchildrenherE.TheElyensliveinaweakone-bedroomshelter.TheirhousewasdestroyedandoneoftheircousinskilledinanIsraeliairstrikeinJanuary.Amertheirfatherisworriedaboutthewinter.Hetellsmehecannotaffordaproperroof.HehasbeenoutofworkforthreeyearseversinceIsraelforcedheavyrestrictions限制onbordercrossingsintotheGazaStrip加沙地带damagingthealreadyweaklocaleconomy.AmersayshehopeshischildrenwillfinishtheirschoolingregardlessofpovertyorviolencE.Hehadtoleaveschoolasayoungboytohelpsupporthisbrothersandsisters.HefirmlybelievesthateducationcanopendoorstoabetterlifE.ButmanyofGaza’sschoolchildrenarelessoptimistiC.TheyknowthatnomatterhoweducatedtheyareopportunitiesarescarcE.UnemploymentisunavoidablE.EscapingGazaforabetterlifeelsewhereisalmostimpossibleasneighboringIsraelandEgyptkeeptheircrossingswithGazaprettymuchsealedshut.Schoolingisalsorepeatedlyinterruptedbyconflict.ThisissometimesduetoviolencebutmainlybecauseofmilitaryactionbyIsrael.IsraelsaysthisisinresponsetorocketbyGazamilitants激进分子aimedatIsraelicitizens.55.Theunderlinedwordincongruousinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.notfamousB.notfamiliarC.notbeautifulD.lackinginharmony56.FromthepassagewecaninferthefollowingEXCEPT__________..A.Elyen’sfamilyisverypoor.B.therearefivepeopleinElyen’sfamilyintotalC.itisverydifficulttofindajobinnorthernGazaD.peopleinGazacanmakealivingbyescapingGaza57.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutAmeristrue?A.Hesupportshischildrentogotoschool.B.Hewillmanagetogetaproperroof.C.Hehadagoodeducationwhenhewasyoung.D.HethinksthateducationisoflittleimportancE.58.Themainideaofthepassageshouldbethat__________.A.thepresentsituationinGazaB.thechildreninGazaarehungryforlearningC.thelifeofpeopleinGazaD.thepoorchildreninGaza
HectoralwaysgaveeverythinghehaD.Butbecausehewasonlyhalfthesizeoftheotherboyshemostlyhadtositouthishighschoolfootballgames.EvensoHector’sfatherwasalwaysinthestandscheering.HenevermissedagamE.AfewyearslaterHectordecidedtotryoutforthecollegeteam.ThecoachkepthimonbecausehealwaysputallhisheartintoeachpracticE.Butstilltheboynevergottoplay.Unfortunatelyshortlybeforethebigplayoff决胜比赛gameHectorwastoldthathisfatherhaddieD.Thecoachsuggestedheshouldn’tcometothegamE.ButtheboywantedtobetherE.OnSaturdaythegamewasn’tgoingwell.HectorkeptaskingthecoachtogivehimachancE.Finallythecoachgavein.Whatasurprise!Hectorranpassedblockedandtackled擒拿likeastar.Histeambegantocatchup.Thescorewassoontied平局.NeartheendofthegameHectortooktheballandranallthewayforthewinningtouchdown触地得分.ThenthecoachcameuptohimKidIcan’tbelieveit.Youwerefantastic!Howdidyoudoit?HectorrepliedwithtearsinhiseyesWellyouknewmydaddiedbutdidyouknowthathewasalsoblind?46.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat_____.A.HectorwasashortboyinheightB.HectorplayedinmostgamesC.Hector’sfatherwasthecheeringleaderD.Hectornevermissedagame47.Hector’sfatherattendedeverygame_____.A.toplayfootballB.tocheerHectorC.todirectHectorD.topickupthefootball48.Duringthebigplayoff______.A.Hector’sfatherdiedB.HectorwashurtbadlyC.HectorplayedsurprisinglywellD.Hector’scoachdidn’tlethimplay49.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat______.A.HectorwaspermittedtojointhecollegeteamB.Hector’scoachwasnotsatisfiedwithhimC.HectorwassadbecausetheylostthegameD.Hector’sfathercouldn’tseeanything50.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.AllforaFather’sLoveB.AnExperiencedCoachC.A.PromisingFootballStarD.A.DeterminedPlayer
UpuntilaboutfiveyearsagostudentsatthisschoolcouldhavewornanythingtheywantedonHalloweensaidRosemarieNielsonasixth-gradeteacheratSt.TheresaSchoolaRomanCatholicelementaryschoolinthePelhamBaysectionoftheBronxwherethereisaprohibitionontoyweapons.Whenyouconsiderallthehorrificthingsthathavehappenedinrecentyearsincluding9/11Ican’tblameanyschoolforwantingtostayawayfromanythingthatmightpromoteviolenceMs.NielsonsaiD.MaryEllenManniellowhosedaughterCourtney9isafourthgraderatSt.GabrielSchoolaRomanCatholicelementaryschoolintheRiverdalesectionoftheBronxsaidsheunderstoodwhyofficialshadbannedweaponswithcostumes.They’relearningmoreaboutgunsfromissuesinthestreetthaneducationalissues.ThisyeartheschoolhasgoneonestepfurtherandisprohibitingallcostumesatitsHalloweenfestivities.Ms.Manniellosaidithadbecomeachaoticscenewithparentshelpingtheirchildrenchangeintotheircostumesatschool.Someparentssaidtheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumeswenttoofaranddeniedchildrenachancetoexpressthemselves.Halloweenhasalwaysbeentheonedaywhenitwasacceptableforourchildrentobedresssedlikesomebodytheyarenotlikeacowboyorapirateorapersonfromouterspaceandnowwe’retakingthatawayfromthemsaidLauraSantoroanursefromNewMilfordConn.whose7-year-oldsonJohnnyisasecondgraderatNorthvilleElementarySchooltherE.Ms.SantorosaidthathersonwoulddressasCapt.JackSparrowthecharacterplayedbyJohnnyDeppinthePiratesoftheCaribbeanmoviesattheschool’sHalloweenpartybutthathewouldnotbeallowedtotakeasword—partofapolicythatcaughtherbysurpriselastHalloween.IsentmysontoschoollastyeardressedasaspecialforcePowerRangerandhewastoldthathecouldn’ttakealonghisredlaserblasterwhichreallysurprisedmebecausethelaserisredandmadeofplasticandlightsupanditcouldnevereverbemistakenforarealgunMs.SantorosaiD.ImeancomeonthewholethingisgettingreallysaD.59.Whatdoyouthinkisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Tointroducetothepublictheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumes.B.Tostateparents’attitudestowardstheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumes.C.TotellthepublicthatchildrenshouldbringanyweaponsforHalloweencostumes.D.Toanalysethefactthattheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumesgoestoofar.60.Accordingtothepassagesomeparentsunderstandtheno-weaponpolicyforHalloweencostumesbecause____________.A.schoolsshouldtakeacautiousapproachtoHalloweentopreventviolencE.B.childrenarebuyingrealgunsinthestreetandthereisalwaysviolencenow.C.thoseparentsliketohelptheirchildrenchangeintotheircostumesatschool.D.childrenarelearningmoreaboutgunsfromeducationalissues.61.Whichofthefollowingisprobablyrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Childrencouldbringanyweaponsintoschoolfiveorsixyearsago.B.Theparentssurveyedarethosewhosechildrenareinelementaryschools.C.GunsarenecessaryonHalloweenforchildrentoexpressthemselves.D.JackSparrowisanactorwhoatonetimeactedasapirateinamoviE.62.Whatdotheunderlinedwordslaserblasterinthelastparagraphreferto?A.A.toyweapon.B.A.realgun.C.A.kindofcostumE.D.A.kindofplastiC.
AjoblessmanappliedforthepositionofofficeboyatMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.YouareemployedhesaiD.Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheapplicationtofillinaswellasdatewhenyoumaystart.ThemanrepliedButIdon’thaveacomputerneitherane-mail.I’msorrysaidtheHRmanager.Ifyoudon’thaveane-mailthatmeansyoudonotexist.Andwhodoesn’texistcannothavethejoB.Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonlytendollarsinhispocket.Hethendecidedtogotothesupermarketandbuy10kgtomatoes.Hethensoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohourshesucceededtodoublehiscapital.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimesandreturnedhomehappilywith60dollars.ThemanrealizedthathecansurviveinthiswayandstartedtogoeverydayearlierandreturnlatE.Thushismoneydoubledortripledeveryday.Shortlyheboughtacartthenatruckandthenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.FiveyearslaterthemanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.Hestartedtoplanhisfamily’sfutureanddecidedtohavealifeinsurancE.Hecalledaninsurancebrokerandchoseaprotectionplan.Whentheconversationwasconcludedthebrokeraskedhimhise-mail.ThemanrepliedIdon’thaveane-mail.ThebrokeransweredcuriouslyYoudon’thaveane-mailandyethavesucceededtobuildanempirE.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?ThemanthoughtforawhileandrepliedYesI’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!56.Whycan’tthemanhavethejobatMicrosoft?A.Becausehewaslazy.B.Becausehedidn’tpassthetest.C.Becausehedidn’thaveane-mail.D.Becausehedidn’thaveacomputer.57.Theunderlinedwordtriplecanbereplacedby______.A.becomelargeB.become3timesC.increasequicklyD.decreasequickly58.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheworlD.B.Themandidn’tgiveupthoughhefailedtheinterview.C.Hestartedhiscareerbysellingtomatoesinthesupermarket.D.Thosewhohavee-mailscanworkatMicrosoft.59.Themancanbedescribedas_______.A.helpfulandconsiderateB.positiveandgenerousC.smartandhardworkingD.stubbornandunselfish60.Whichproverbcanbestdescribethestory?A.Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.B.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.C.Accidentswillhappen.D.Nopainsnogains.
JohnvonNeumannwastheoldestof3childrenofanbankerandhisspeedoflearningnewideasandsolvingproblemsstoodoutearly.At17hisfathertiredtopersuadehimnottobecomeamathematicianbecausehemayleadapoorlifebeingamathematicianandsovonNeumannagreedtostudychemistryaswell.In1926at23hereceivedadegreeinchemicalengineeringandaPh.D.inmathematics.Fromthenonmathematicsprovidedwellenoughforhimandheneverhadtoturntochemistry.In1930vonNeumannvisitedPrincetonUniversityforayearandthenbecameaprofessortherE.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedin1932.In1933theInstituteforAdvancedStudywasformedandhebecameoneofthe6full-timepeopleintheSchoolofMathematicsEinsteinwasoneoftheothersWorldWarⅡhugelychangedvonNeumann'sareasofinterest.Until1940hehadbeenagreatpuremathematician.DuringandafterthewarhebecameoneofthebestmathematicianswhoputmathematicstheoriesintopracticE.DuringthelastpartofthewarhebecameinterestedincomputingmachinesandmadeseveralfundamentalcontributionsAfterthewarvonNeumanncontinuedhisworkwithcomputersandwasgenerallyveryactiveingovernmentservicE.HereceivedmanyawardswaspresidentoftheAmericanMathematicalSocietyandwasamemberoftheAtomicEnergyCommission.Hediedin1957ofcancer.VonNeumannmadeseveralgreatcontributionsandanyoneofthemwouldhavebeenenoughtoearnhimafirmplaceinhistory.Hewillberememberedasoneofthegreatestmindsofthe20thcentury.VonNeumannreallywasalegendinhisowntimeandthereareanumberofstoriesabouthim.HisdrivingabilityisapartofhislegenD.HereportedoneaccidentthisWay:IwasdrivingdowntheroaD.Thetreesontherightwerepassingmeinanorderlyfashionat60milesperhour.Suddenlyoneofthemsteppedinmypath.【小题1】AccordingtothetextvonNeumann'sfatherbelievedthat_____________.A.amathematiciancouldn'tearnalotofmoneyB.amathematicianneededagoodmemoryC.vonNeumannhadtheabilitytolearntwosubjectsatthesametimeD.vonNeumannhadthegiftforsolvingproblemsatahighspeeD.【小题2】vonNeumannpublishedhisfirstbookattheageof_________________A.23B.26C.29D.32【小题3】HowdidWorldWarⅡaffectJohnvonNeumann?A.HerealizedtheimportanceofengineeringB.HebegantoresearchhowtoputmathematicsintopracticE.C.Heleftcollegeandservedatthegovernmentdepartment.D.Helostinterestinchemistry.【小题4】WhichofthefollowingistrueofVonNeumann?A.HehadthreechildrenB.Hediedfromanaccident.C.HereceivedmanyrewardsinhislifeD.HeandEinsteinwereclassmatesinPrincetonUniversity.【小题5】FromthelastparagraphwecaninferJohnvonNeumannwas_____________.A.calmB.braveC.intelligentD.humorous
FirstladyMichelleObamahassomeadviceforsomeTennesseeHighSchoolgraduates:StrikeyourownpathincollegeandlifeandworktoovercomeinevitabledifficultieswithdeterminationandcouragE.Thefirstladytoldthe170graduatesthatshespenttoomuchofherowntimeincollegefocusingonacademicachievements.Whilehersuccessincollegeandlawschoolledtoahigh-profile备受瞩目jobshesaidsheendedupleavingtofocusonpublicservicE.Mymessagetoallofyoutodayisthis:Donotwasteaminutelivingsomeoneelse’sdreamshesaiD.Ittakesalotofrealworktodiscoverwhatbringsyoujoyandyouwon’tfindwhatyoulovesimplybycheckingboxesorpaddingyourGPA成绩.ShesaidtheschoolremindedherofherownhighschoolexperienceinChicago.MyNo.1goalwastogotoahighschoolthatwouldpushmeandchallengemeshesaiD.Iwantedtogosomewherethatwouldcelebrateachievement.A.placewhereacademicsuccesswouldn’tmakemeatargetofteasingorbullyingbutinsteadwouldbeabadgeofhonour.ButMrs.Obamasaidpitifullythatnotallstudentshavethesameopportunities.Unfortunatelyschoolslikethisdon’texistforeverykidshesaiD.Youarelucky.Thefirstladytoldgraduatesthatfailuremaybeapartoftheircollegelivesandcareersandthathowtheyrespondtoanydifficultieswilldefinethem.That’swhenyoufindoutwhatyou’rereallymadeofinthosehardtimesshesaiD.Butyouonlydothatifyou’rewillingtoputyourselfapositionwhereyoumightfall.Overcomingdifficultieshasbeenthehallmark特征ofmanygreatpeopleshesaiD.There’sthisguyBarackObamahelosthisfirstraceforCongressandnowhegetstocallhimselfmyhusbanD.Thefirstladyjoked:Icouldtakeupawholeafternoontalkingabouthisfailures.66.MichellewenttoTennesseeHighSchoolto_____.A.visitheroldschoolB.helpthevotesforObamaC.welcomenewstudentsD.givesomeadviceforthegraduates67.BytalkingaboutheracademicachievementsMichellewantedto_____.A.showoffhergreatsuccessincollegeB.betheexampleforthestudentsC.warnthatit’snotenoughtostudywellD.encouragethestudentstofocusonstudy68.AccordingtoMichelle’sdescriptionTennesseeHighSchoolislikelyto_____.A.teaseorbullystudentsB.receiveblackchildrenonlyC.promisestudentswithGPAD.honourstudentswithacademicsuccess69.HowcouldyoufindoutwhatyoureallyloveaccordingtoMichelle?A.PutyourselfinadifficultpositionandmeetthechallengE.B.Tryyourbesttobesuccessfulinacademicperformances.C.Tryeverythingyouareinterestedinandmakecomparison.D.Chooseatargetandinsistonitregardlessoffailures.70.MichellementionedObamaasanexampleof_____.A.winningthevoteB.overcomingdifficultiesC.beingatopstudentsD.doingpublicservice
PresidentBarackObamarodeabicycleattheWhiteHouseScienceFaironApril22.Butitwasn’tanordinarybikE.AshepedaledthePresidentstayedinplacewhiletheenergyfromhispedalingpoweredawaterfiltration过滤system.Hewastestinganinventioncreatedbyateamof14studentsfromNortheastHighSchoolinOaklandParkFloridA.PaytonKarr16andKionaElliot18attendedthefairasrepresentativesoftheproject.WewerehopingPresidentObamawouldridethebikebutwedidn’tactuallyexpecthimtoPaytontoldTFK.Itreallymeantalot.KionaagreeD.Itwasprettyawesometoseetheinventionwhichwasinventedbyagroupof14highschoolstudentsandoneteacheralongwiththehelpofcommunitymembersgottheinterestoftheleaderofournationshesaiD.TheprojectwasanideathatcameaboutafteroneoftheNortheaststudentsKalieHokevisitedHaitiaftertheterrible2010earthquakeandsawhowdifficultitwastofindcleanwater.Thestudentsinventedaportable便携的bicycle-poweredemergencywaterfiltrationsystemwhichcanprovide20-30peoplewithdrinkingwaterina15-hourperioD.TheteenshopetheirinventionwillonedaybeusedbyrelieforganizationsliketheRedCross.TheycantakeittoplacesafternaturaldisasterssothatwatercanbecleanforthepeopletheresaidPayton.PaytonandKionawereamongthe100studentsfrommorethan40statesinvitedtothethirdannualWhiteHouseScienceFairinWashingtonD.C.whichisalsoattendedbyleadersinscienceandeducation.PresidentObamastartedtheeventin2010tostimulatestudentsinterestedinSTEMScienceTechnologyEngineeringMaths.Wellifyou’reayoungpersonandyouproducethebestexperimentordesignyououghttoberecognizedforthatachievementObamasaidwhenhefirstannouncedthefair.PresidentObamapraisedtheprojectsduringaspeechtoattendeesafterthefair.ThesciencefairprojectsoftodaycouldbecometheproductsandbusinessesoftomorrowhesaiD.Ifyou’reinventingthingsinthethirdgradewhatareyougoingtodobythetimeyougettocollege?36.WhatisspecialaboutthebicyclePresidentObamarode?A.Itcanmoveveryfast.B.Itisextremelybeautiful.C.Itisusedtomakewaterclean.D.Itismadeofeco-friendlymaterials.37.Therepresentativesofthebicycle-poweredwaterfiltrationsystem_________.A.werebothcommunitymembersB.graduatedfromafamousuniversityC.finishedtheprojectwiththehelpoftheirparentsD.weresurprisedthattheirinventioninterestedObama38.Thebicycle-poweredwaterfiltrationsystemwasdesigned________________.A.attherequestoftheRedCrossB.forcityfamiliestogetpurewaterC.duringtheterrible2010earthquakeinHaitiD.toprovidepeopleindisasterareaswithcleanwater39.TheunderlinedwordstimulateinParagraph4canbereplacedby_________.A.helpB.inspireC.changeD.entertain40.WecanknowfromthelastsentenceinthepassagethatPresidentObama_____.A.wantedtheyouthtohavebigdreamsB.encouragedtheyouthtogotocollegeC.worriedtheyounginventorswoulddonothingincollegeD.believedtheyounginventorswouldhaveapromisingfuture
In1883.JohnRoeblingwasinspiredbyanideatobuildaspectacularbridgeconnectingNewYorkwiththeLongIslanD.HoweverbridgebuildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthiswasanimpossiblefeatandtoldRoeblingtoforgettheideabutRoeblingcouldnotignorethevisionhehadinhismindofthisbridgE.AftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionhemanagedtoconvincehissonWashingtonanupandcomingengineerthatthebridgeinfactcouldbebuilt.TheprojectstartedwellbutwhenitwasonlyafewmonthsunderwayatragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.WashingtonwasinjuredandleftwithacertainamountofbraindamagewhichresultedinhimnotbeingabletowalkortalkorevenmovE.Wetoldthemso.Crazymenandtheircrazydreams.''It'sfoolishtochasewildvisions.EveryonehadanegativecommenttomakeandfeltthattheprojectshouldbescrappedsincetheRoeblingsweretheonlyoneswhoknewhowthebridgecouldbebuilt.InspiteofhishandicapWashingtonwasneverdiscourageD.Onedayhewaslyingonhisbedinhospitalseeingtheskyandthetopsofthetreesoutsideforjustamomentwiththesunlightstreamingthroughthewindowsandagentlebreezebowingtheflimsywhitecurtainsapartwhenanideahithim.HedecidedtomakethebestuseoftheonlyfingerhecouldmovE.ThusheslowlydevelopedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswifE.Hetouchedhiswife'sarmwiththatfingerindicatingtoherthathewantedhertocalltheengineersagain.Thenheusedthesamemethodoftappingherarmtotelltheengineerswhattodo.Itseemedfoolishbuttheprojectwasunderwayagain.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeronhiswife'sarmuntilthebridgewasfinallycompleteD.【小题1】WhichofthefollowingistrueofWashingtonandhisfather?A.Theyarehardworkingandcourageous.B.TheyarestubbornandbolD.C.Theyarecreativeandpersistent.D.Theyarecuriousandmodest.【小题2】Inthethirdparagraphtheunderlinedphrase''wildvisionrefersto______.A.thetragicaccidentB.thebuildingofthebridgeC.thebraindamageD.thediscussionandpersuasion【小题3】WhatcanwelearnaboutWashington'swife?A.ShecouldunderstandWashingtonandhelpedhimalot.B.Shecouldn'tunderstandhimbuttookgoodcareofhim.C.Shedidn'tlikeWashington'sideaaboutbuildingthebridgE.D.ShetooktheresponsibilitytocontinuebuildingthebridgE.【小题4】Fromthepassageweknowthat_______whenRoeblingproposedbuildingthebridgE.A.peoplealloverAmericasupportedhimB.almostnobridgeexpertsintheworldsupportedhimC.hisfriendswerestronglyinfavorofhisideaD.manypeopleconsidereditwouldbeagreatfeat【小题5】Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.NOpainsnogains.B.Manyhandsmakelightwork.C.A.lightedheartisagoodmedicinE.D.Passioncreateswonder.
BecauseSuewasawayonholidayabroadMathewwasveryhappy.ExpectingalldaytorelaxhewasthinkingifheshouldreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavoriteTVtalkshowonhisfirstdayoffinmonths.It’sapieceofcakehesaidtohiswifE.I’lltakecareofourchildrenandyoucanpayavisittoyourmother.Thingsworkedwellatfirstbutjustafter8o’clockhisthreelittlenicechildren—TomJohnandJack—camedownstairsintheirnightclothesandcriedoutIsbreakfastreadydaddy.Whenfoodhadnotcometothetablewithin30secondsJohnstartedusinghissilverspoononJack’sheadasifitwereadrum.Jackbegantoshoutloudlyintimeexactlytothebeat节拍.TomchantedIcannotfindmybreadwhereisit?inthebackgrounD.Mathewrealizedhisnewspaperwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.Lifewasgettingworseandworseaftertheirbreakfast.TomworeJohn’sunderwearonhisheaD.JohnshuthimselfinthebathroomandatthatmomentJackcriedoutagainbecausehewasgoingtowethistrousers.Noneofthethreecouldfindcleansocksalthoughallthesockswerejustbeforetheirveryeyes.SomeonenamedNotMehadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.MathewknewthetalkshowhadalreadystarteD.By10o’clockthingsweremuchworseandlaterevenoutofcontrol.Jackwasjustwonderingwhythefishinthejardidn’teathisbreadandbutter.Tomwasshowingoffhistalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolorpencils.Johnthankfullyappearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroombutcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.MathewrealizedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossiblE.Atexactly12:22MathewphonedthedaycarecentrE.AllofasuddenImustgointoworkandmywifenotathomE.CanIbringmychildrenoverinafewminutes?TheanswerwasobviouslyyesbecauseMathewwassmiling.56.ThetimehiswifelefthomeMathewexpectedto__________.A.enjoyhisfirstdayoffworkB.watchTVtalkshowwithhischildrenC.gooutforawalkintheparkD.readthenewspapertohischildren57.WhichofthefollowingdidJohndo?A.Drewonthewall.B.ReadinaroomC.Fedthefish.D.Ateapplejam.58.WhichofthefollowingisNotMeunderlinedinParA.3?A.Oneofthefamily’sneighborsB.ThefatherC.ThemotherD.Oneofthethreekids59.ForwhatreasondidMathewaskthedaycarecentreforhelp?A.BecauseofhiswantingtocleanuphishouseB.BecausehesuddenlyhadtogotohisofficE.C.Becausehisfindingithardtomanagehisboys.D.BecausehehadtotakehiswifebackhomE.60.Thistextisdeveloped__________.A.byspaceB.bycomparisonC.bytimeD.byprocess
WomenareovertakingmenineducationandintheworkplaceaseniorGovernmentministersaidyesterday–creatinganewgenerationofstay-at-homefathers.UniversitiesministerDavidWillettspredictedrelationshipsandtraditionalhouseholdstructureswillbetransformedasthefemale’spoweraheadandwomenearnmorethantheirmalepartners.Mr.Willettssaidtherewasclearevidencefromschoolsthatboysarelaggingbehindandarebeingovertakenbyfemalestudentsatuniversity.Hesaid:Iamnotagainstwomenhavingthoseadvantagesbutthereisnowaratherstrikinggapifyoulookatthestatisticswhereitlooksasifapproximately50percentofwomenaregraduatingfromuniversitybythetimethey’re30andperhapsabout40percentofmen.Headded:Itmayleadtochangesinthepatternsofhouseholdliving.SotherearesomedeepquestionsherE.ThePhiladelphia-basedPewResearchCentrestudypublishedinTheAtlanticmagazinesuggestsfemalegraduatesarebeingputinsimilarsituationtothatfacedforsometimebyblackwomen.InAmerica70percentofblackwomenhavenohusbandandtherearetwiceasmanyblackwomenasblackmenwithuniversitydegrees.ManyeducatedBritishwomenbelievethereisalreadyadearthoftraditionalhusbands.ClaireDavis33whoworksinfinancialservicesandlivesinsouthLondontoldTheTimes:IhaveagoodjobandmyownflatandIcanprettymuchdowhatIwantbutalotofthemImeetaren'treallyoftherightquality.IfIlookatthefriendsIwenttouniversitywiththemendon'ttendtobedoingaswellasthewomen.40.DavidWilletts’attitudetowardwomen’sovertakingmenineducationandintheworkplacecouldbedescribedas.A.worriedB.positiveC.supportiveD.excited41.ClaireDavis’exampleisusedtoindicatethat.A.alotofwomenprefertobesingleB.blackwomendonotwanttobemarriedC.womenarelessexcellentthanmeningeneralD.excellentwomenhavedifficultyinlookingforagoodhusband42.Theunderlinedworddearthinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.shortageB.respectC.oversupplyD.pride43.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldprobablybe.A.SuccessfulWomenForcedtoMarryDownB.APoorGenerationofStay-at-homeFathersC.TheMarriages’InfluenceonEconomyD.TheAdvantagesoftheTraditionalFamilyPattern
TwofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforevereventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarteD.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.InfactaccordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolenceInourcountrytodaythegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonmentbuttheterriblerealityofviolence.Giventhatthisisthecasewhyaren'tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblemsdrivecarsorstayphysicallyfit?FirstofallstudentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidablE.A.reportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult侮辱.ForexampleafightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtimE.LaughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsultswhichinturncanleadtoviolencE.Theproblemisn'tinthesandwichbutinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidabletheycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution解决:staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmerheorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewordsname-callingandaccusationonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfirE.Ontheotherhandsoftwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.Afterbothsideshavecalmeddowntheycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution;listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorhersideandtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterwardthelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker'sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.Finallystudentsneedconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn'tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat'swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoaccomplish.Forexampleashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:Howdidthisstart?WhatdoIreallywant?WhatamIafraidoff?Astheissuebecomesclearertheconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.Evenifitdoesn'tcarefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschoolsbutthatdoesn'tmeanthereneedstobeviolencE.AfterstudentsinAtlantastartedaconflictresolutionprogramaccordingtoEducatorsforSocialResponsibility64percentoftheteachersreportedlessphysicalviolenceintheclassroom;75percentoftheteachersreportedanincreaseinstudentcooperation;and92percentofthestudentsfeltbetteraboutthemselves.Learningtoresolveconflictscanhelpstudentsdealwithfriends.teachers.parentsbossesandcoworkers.Inthatwayconflictresolutionisabasiclifeskillthatshouldbetaughtinschoolsacrossthecountry.58.Thisarticleismainlyabout______.A.thelivesofschoolchildrenB.thecauseofargumentsinschoolsC.howtoanalyzeyouthviolenceD.howtodealwithschoolconflicts59.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat________.A.violenceismorelikelytooccuratlunchtimeB.asmallconflictcanleadtoviolenceC.studentstendtolosetheirtempereasilyD.theeatinghabitofastudentisoftenthecauseofafight60.WhydostudentsneedtoaskthemselvesthequestionsstatedinParagraph5?A.TofindoutwhotoblamE.B.Togetreadytobuynewthings.C.Tomakeclearwhattherealissueis.D.Tofigureouthowtostoptheshoutingmatch.61.AftertheconflictresolutionprogramwasstartedinAtlantaitwasfoundthat______.A.therewasadecreaseinclassroomviolenceB.therewaslessstudentcooperationintheclassroomC.moreteachersfellbetteraboutthemselvesinschoolsD.theteacher-studentrelationshipgreatlyimproved
IthadbeensometimesinceJackhadseentheoldman.OverthephonehismothertoldhimMr.BelserdiedlastnightThefuneralisWednesday.Memoriesflashedthroughhismindlikeanoldnewsreelashesatquietlyrememberinghischildhooddays.WhenJackwasveryyounghisfatherdieD.MrBelserwholivedinthesameneighborhoodwiththemspentasmuchtimeashecouldtomakesureJackhadaman’sinfluenceinhislifE.HespentalotoftimeteachingJackhethoughtwhatwasimportantinhisfollowinglifE.IfMr.Belserhadn’ttaughthimhowtoweavehewouldn’tbeinthisbusinessnow.SohepromisedhismotherhewouldattendMr.Belser’sfuneral.You’dbetternotdriveyourcar.It’salongway.hismotherwarnedhim.BusyashewashekepthisworD.ThoughtiredfromtheearliestflightJacktriedhisbesttohelp.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwassmallbecausehehadnochildrenofhisownandmostofhisrelativeshadpassedaway.ThenightbeforehehadtoreturnhomeJackandhismotherstoppedbytoseetheoldhouseMr.BelseronceliveD.Nowitbelongedtohim.Heboughtthehousefromoneofhisrelatives.ThehousewasexactlyasheremembereD.Everystepheldmemories.EverypictureeverypieceoffurnitureJackstoppedsuddenly.Theboxonhisdeskwasgone!HeonceaskedtheoldmanwhatwasinsidE.Hejustsmiledandsaiditwasthemostvaluablethingtohimthoughitalmostcostnothingtoothers.HefiguredthatsomeonefromtheBelserfamilyhadtakenit.Iwillneverknowwhatwassovaluabletohim.Jackthoughtdisappointedly.ThreedayslaterreturninghomefromworkJackdiscoveredasmallpackageinhismailbox.Thehandwritingwasdifficulttoreadbutthereturnaddresscaughthisattention.Mr.HaroldBelseritreaD.Jackcouldn’twaittoopenit.Insidelaythefamiliarsmallbox.HisheartracingJackunlockedthebox.Insidehefoundagoldpocketwatchwiththesewordsengraved:JackThanksforyourtime!HaroldBelser.ThethinghevaluedmostwasmytimE.Jackheldthewatchbeforehischesttearsfillinghiseyes.【小题1】Whichofthefollowingmaybethetitleofthepassage?A.ASpecialFuneral.B.AKindOldMan.C.AThankfulYoungMan.D.APreciousGift.【小题2】WhatmightbetherelationshipbetweenJackandMr.Belser?A.Mr.BelserwasJack’sstepfather.B.Mr.BelserwasJack’sneighbor.C.Mr.BelserwasoneofJack’srelatives.D.Mr.BelserwasJack’sfather’sfrienD.【小题3】HowdidJackgettohishometowntoattendMr.Belser’sfuneral?A.BybicyclE.B.Bycar.C.Byair.D.Bythehigh-speedtrain.【小题4】WhatdidMr.BelserteachJackwhenhewasyoung?A.Howtokeephealthy.B.HowtoweavE.C.Howtocareaboutothers.D.HowtovaluetimE.【小题5】Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Weshouldspendmoretimewithourfamily.B.WeshouldkeepbusytosorkinourfuturE.C.Weshouldthinkofwaystokeephealthy.D.It’sthemostimportantthingtobesafE.
Mrs.AmatuliwasmyteacherinthefourthgradE.OnedayatlunchtimeIwasgettingreadytoeatmysameoldtunafish金枪鱼sandwichandsuddenlyMrs.AmatuliaskedmeifshecouldbuymysandwichfrommE.SheexplainedthatIcouldusethemoneytobuyahotlunchfromthecafeteriA.IwasthrilleD.IneverboughtmylunchatthecafeteriA.ItwastooexpensiveformyfamilyandIalwayscarriedmylunchandbroughtthebagbackhometouseagainthenextday.Mysandwicheswereeitherbologna大香肠ortunafish.Itrarelyvariedbeyondthat.YoucanunderstandmydelightwhenIhadtheopportunitytobuyahotlunch.WhenwefinishedlunchthatdayMrs.Amatulitookmeasideandsaidshewantedtoexplainwhyshehadboughtmysandwiches.Ireallydidn’tcarewhybutitgavemeafewminutesofherpreciousattentionsoIwasveryquietassheexplaineD.YouseeshewasCatholicandshetoldmethatCatholicsdidn’teatredmeatonFridays—theyatefishonFridays.OhIcouldn’twaittogethomeandtellmymamathatfromnowonIwantedtunafishonFridays.AftermymamaunderstoodwhyshegladlyfixedtunafishformeonFridays.SheevenfixeditonbrownbreadbecausesheknewMrs.AmatulilikedbrownbreaD.FromthenoneveryFridayIcouldgetinlinewiththerestofthekidsforahotlunch.Ididn’tcarehowmanyofthekidscomplainedaboutcafeteriafood—ittasteddivinetome!IrealizenowthatMrs.AmatulicouldhavefixedherselfatunasandwichofFriday.Butsheboughtmysandwichesbecauseshesawalittlegirlwhowasthrilledoverthesimpleactofhavingahotlunch.IwillneverforgetherforhercompassionandgenerosityandwhatIshoulddoistofollowherexamplE.36.Mrs.Amatuliboughtthewriter’ssandwichesbecause______.A.shewastiredofcafeteriafoodB.shehatedgettinginlinewithkidsC.shedidn’teatredmeatonFridayD.shewantedtoshowcaretothewriter37.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecafeteriafood?A.ItwasterrifiC.B.ItwasterriblE.C.Thewriterenjoyedit.D.Mostkidswerefondofit.38.TheunderlinedworddivineinParagraph5means______.A.perfectB.sweetCunpleasantD.special39.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Mrs.Amatulienjoyedtunafish.B.Thewritercouldn’taffordahotlunchatthecafeteriA.C.CatholicsonlyeattunafishonFridays.D.Cafeteriaprovidescoffeeforcustomers.40.Whichofthefollowingcanbestshowthethemeofthistext?A.Itishardtopleaseall.B.BettertogivethantoreceivE.C.LovemakestheworldgoarounD.D.ThemoreyouofferthemoreyouarerewardeD.
HectoralwaysgaveeverythinghehaD.Butbecausehewasonlyhalfthesizeoftheotherboyshemostlyhadtositouthishighschoolfootballgames.EvensoHector’sfatherwasalwaysinthestandscheering.HenevermissedagamE.AfewyearslaterHectordecidedtotryoutforthecollegeteam.ThecoachkepthimonbecausehealwaysputallhisheartintoeachpracticE.Butstilltheboynevergottoplay.Unfortunatelyshortlybeforethebigplayoff决胜比赛gameHectorwastoldthathisfatherhaddieD.Thecoachsuggestedheshouldn’tcometothegamE.ButtheboywantedtobetherE.OnSaturdaythegamewasn’tgoingwell.HectorkeptaskingthecoachtogivehimachancE.Finallythecoachgavein.Whatasurprise!Hectorranpassedblockedandtackled擒拿likeastar.Histeambegantocatchup.Thescorewassoontied平局.NeartheendofthegameHectortooktheballandranallthewayforthewinningtouchdown触地得分.ThenthecoachcameuptohimKidIcan’tbelieveit.Youwerefantastic!Howdidyoudoit?HectorrepliedwithtearsinhiseyesWellyouknewmydaddiedbutdidyouknowthathewasalsoblind?46.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat_____.A.HectorwasashortboyinheightB.HectorplayedinmostgamesC.Hector’sfatherwasthecheeringleaderD.Hectornevermissedagame47.Hector’sfatherattendedeverygame_____.A.toplayfootballB.tocheerHectorC.todirectHectorD.topickupthefootball48.Duringthebigplayoff______.A.Hector’sfatherdiedB.HectorwashurtbadlyC.HectorplayedsurprisinglywellD.Hector’scoachdidn’tlethimplay49.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat______.A.HectorwaspermittedtojointhecollegeteamB.Hector’scoachwasnotsatisfiedwithhimC.HectorwassadbecausetheylostthegameD.Hector’sfathercouldn’tseeanything50.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.AllforaFather’sLoveB.AnExperiencedCoachC.A.PromisingFootballStarD.A.DeterminedPlayer
An80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-oldhighlyeducatedson.Suddenlyacrow乌鸦restedontheirwindow.ThefatheraskedhissonWhatisthis?ThesonrepliedItisacrow.AfterafewsecondsthefatheraskedhissonthesecondtimeWhatisthis?ThesonsaidFatherIjustnowtoldyou;itisacrow.AfteralittlewhiletheoldmanagainaskedhissonthethirdtimeWhatisthis?Atthistimesomeexpressionofangerwasfeltintheson’stonewhenhesaidtohisfatherItisacrowacrow.AlittlelaterthefatheragainaskedhissonthefourthtimeWhatisit?ThistimethesonshoutedathisfatherWhydoyoukeepaskingmethesamequestionagainandagain?AlthoughIhavetoldyousomanytimes?Itisacrow.Areyounotabletounderstandthis?Alittlelaterthefatherwenttohisroomandcamebackwithanolddiarywhichhehadkeptsincehissonwasborn.OnopeningapageheaskedhissontoreadthatpagE.Thefollowingwordswerewritteninit:TodaymylittlesonagedthreewassittingwithmeonthesofA.Whenacrowwassittingonthewindowmysonaskedme23timeswhatitwasandIrepliedtohimall23timesthatitwasacrow.Ihuggedhimlovinglyeachtimeheaskedmethesamequestionagainandagainfor23times.IdidnotatallfeelangereD.Iratherfeltaffectionformyinnocent单纯的chilD.SoIfyourparentsreacholdagedonotlookatthemasaburdenbutbekindtothem.Beconsideratetoyourparents.59.Howmanytimesdidthefatheraskedhissonthesamequestion?A.TwicE.B.Threetimes.C.Tourtimes.D.Twenty-threetimes.60.Whatwaswritteninthediarymainlyshows_________.A.theson’sfoolishnessB.thefather’slonelinessC.thefather’sloveforhissonD.theson’scuriosity61.Afterreadingthediarythesonmostprobablyfelt_________.A.verydisappointedB.evenangrierC.ratherhappyD.deeplyashamed62.Whatlessonshouldwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldbeconsideratetoourparents.B.It’simportanttobeagreatfather.C.Weshouldformthehabitofkeepingadiary.D.Olddiarieshaveextraordinaryvalues.
BornonacoldnightinthechurchofasmallAustrianvillageSilentNighttheworld'smostfamousChristmascaroliscelebratingits190thanniversary.ThesongknownasStilleNachtintheoriginalGermanwasfirstperformedonDecember241818inthetinyvillageofOberndorfasalocalassistantpriestJosephMohrsoughttocomforthisfollowerssufferingfrompovertyandmiseryintheNapoleonicWars.HeaskedhisfriendFranzXaverGruberateachertocomposethemusicforsixverseshehadwrittentwoyearsbeforeandtheyperformedthesongtogetheratmasswiththehelpofasimpleguitarsaysRenateEbeling-WinklerahistorianandexpertonthetopiC.ThesongwasanimmediatesuccessbutremainedasecretformanyyearsuntilanorgandeliverymanfromTyroltooknoteofitonhiswaythroughthevillagE.ItsoonbecameafavoritewithTyroleansingerstravelingupanddownthecontinentinthewintertoearnmoney.AdmiredforitsfightingagainstNapoleonTyrolwasverypopularwithalliedcountries同盟国anditsbestsingersliketheRainerfamilywereworldstarssaidEbeling-Winkler.TheseartistsgaveSilentNightworldwidefameperformingitattheroyalcourtinLondonin1827inMoscowin1831andinNewYorkin1839.BythistimeitsoriginshadbeenlargelyforgottenandMohrdiedin1848withouteverknowingofhissong'ssuccess.FranzXaverGruberonlywasknownaboutitin1854whenthecarolwasalmostconsideredbelongtoMichaelHaydnthebrotheroffamedcomposerJosephHaydn.ButSilentNighthadalreadymadeitswayintoGermanschoolbooksandintotheCatholicandProtestantchurches.OftenseenasthetypicalChristmascarolithasbeentranslatedintomorethan330languagesbridgingsocialreligiousandculturaldividesandcontributingtoabriefbreakinthebattlefieldofWorldWarIonChristmasEvein1914.EveryyearthousandsoftouristsmanyfromAsiatraveltothelittlevillagetotakepartinaChristmasEveceremonyinfrontofthesmallchurch.Thisyear194yearsafterthefirstperformancetheSilentNightceremonywillbeagainheldintheafternoonandbroadcastlivesontheInternet.66.SilentNightwasfirstperformedinanchurch194yearsago.A.EnglishB.FrenchC.AustrianD.German67.WhenMohrfirstwrotethesonghemeantto.A.becomeworldfamousB.comfortthepeopleC.pleaseGodD.celebrateChristmas68.ItwaswhomadeSilentNightknownallovertheworlD.A.FranzXaverGruberB.MichaelHaydnC.TyroleansingersD.JosephMohr69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.JosephMohrdiedafterseeinghiswork’ssuccessB.SilentNightismorethanaChristmascarolC.SilentNighthasbecomepartoftheschooltextbooksworldwideD.mostAsiansareChristianfollowers70.TheunderlinewordmiseryinParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.reliefB.peaceC.sorrowD.inspiration
SamWaltonthefounderofWal-MartwasborninKingfishOklahomaonMarch291918.HewasraisedinMissouriwhereheworkedinhisfather’sstorewhileattendingschool.Thiswashisfirstretailing零售业experienceandhereallyenjoyedit.Aftergraduationhebeganhisowncareerasaretailmerchant.HesoonopenedhisfirstWal-Martstorein1962inRogersArkansas.Wal-MartspecializedinnamebrandsatlowpricesandSamWaltonwassurprisedatthesuccess.SoonachainofWal-MartstoressprangupacrossruralAmericA.Walton'smanagementstylewaspopularwithemployeesandhefoundedsomeofthebasicconceptsofmanagementthatarestillinusetoday.Aftertakingthecompanypublicin1970Waltonintroducedhisprofitsharingplan.TheprofitsharingplanwasaplanforWal-MartemployeestoimprovetheirincomedependentontheprofitsofthestorE.SamWaltonbelievedthatindividualsdon'twinteamsdo.EmployeesatWal-Martstoreswereofferedstockoptions认股权andstorediscounts.ThesebenefitsarecommonplacetodaybutWaltonwasamongthefirsttoimplement实现them.Waltonbelievedthatahappyemployeemeanthappycustomersandmoresales.Healsobelievedthatbygivingemployeesapartofthecompanyandmakingtheirsuccessdependentonthecompany’ssuccesstheywouldcareaboutthecompany.Bythe1980sWal-MarthadsalesofoveronebilliondollarsandoverthreehundredstoresacrossNorthAmericA.Wal-Mart’suniquedecentralized分散的distributionsystemalsoWalton’sideacreatedtheedgeneededtofurtherencouragegrowthinthe1980sduringgrowingcomplaintsthatthesuperstorewasstoppingsmallerandtraditionalstoresfromdeveloping.By1991Wal-MartwasthelargestUSretailerwith1700stores.WaltonremainedactiveinmanagingthecompanyaspresidentandCEOuntil1988andchairmanuntilhisdeath.HewasawardedtheMedalofFreedomshortlybeforehisdeath.56.SamWaltonfirstmadeahitinretailingwhen__________.A.heworkedinhisfather’sstoreB.hecreatedWalton'smanagementstyleC.achainofWal-MartstoressprangupacrossruralAmericaD.hespecializedinnamebrandsatlowprices57.WhatisthepurposeofWalton’scarryingoutprofitsharingplan?A.Tomakesurealltheemployeeshadtheirownshares.B.Toencouragetheemployeestoworkhardandmakejointefforts.C.Toselectexcellentemployeesforhisstores.D.Tomakemoreprofitforhimself.58.WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A.WithWalton’smanagementstyleemployeestreatedthestoresastheirown.B.Waltonwasn’toneofthemerchantswhofirstimplementedstockoptions.C.ThesmallerandtraditionalstoreswerewellaffectedbyWalton’sstores.D.InhisoldageWaltongaveallthemanagementtohismen.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordedgeinthelastparagraphmeanhere?A.Danger.B.DisadvantagE.C.AdvantagE.D.System.
AyoungwomanwasdrivingthroughthelonelycountrysidE.Itwasdarkandraining.Suddenlyshesawanoldwomanbythesideoftheroadholdingherhandoutasifshewantedalift.Ican’tleaveheroutinthisweatherthewomansaidtoherselfsoshestoppedthecarandopenedthedoor.Doyouwantalift?sheaskeD.Theoldwomannoddedandclimbedintothecar.AfterawhileshesaidtotheoldwomanHaveyoubeenwaitingforalongtime?TheoldwomanshookherheaD.Strangethoughttheyoungwoman.Shetriedagain.BadweatherforthetimeofyearshesaiD.TheoldwomannoddeD.Nomatterwhatshesaidthehitchhiker搭便车的人gavenoanswerexceptforanodoftheheadorashrug.Thentheyoungwomannoticedthehitchhiker’shandswhichwerelargeandhairy.Suddenlysherealizedthatthehitchhikerwasactuallyaman!Shestoppedthecar.Ican’tseeoutoftherearscreenshesaiD.Wouldyoumindclearingitforme?Thehitchhikernoddedandopenedthedoor.Assoonasthehitchhikerwasoutofthecartheterrifiedyoungwomanracedoff.Whenshegottothenextvillageshepulledup.ShenoticedthatthehitchhikerhadlefthishandbagbehinD.Shepickeditupandopenedit.Shegaveagasp—insidethebagwasagun.【小题1】Theyoungwomanstoppedthecarbecause______.A.theoldwomanaskedhertoB.sheknewtheoldwomanC.sheknockedtheoldwomandownD.shewantedtohelptheoldwomanoutinthebadweather【小题2】What’stheweatherlikethatday?A.SunnyB.CloudyC.RainyD.Windy【小题3】Theyoungwomanaskedthehitchhikertocleartherearscreenbecause_______.A.thiswasthewayshethoughtoftogetridofhimB.shecouldn’tseeoutoftherearscreenC.thehitchhikerwasveryhelpfulD.therearscreenwascoveredwithdirt【小题4】Thehitchhikerleftthebagwithaguninitbehindbecause_______.A.hewantedtogivetheyoungwomanawarningB.hehadn’texpectedthattheyoungwomanwouldleavehimbehindintherainC.itwashispresentfortheyoungwomanD.hewantedtokilltheyoungwomanwiththegun【小题5】Whatmightthemanbe?A.ateacherB.asoldierC.arobberD.anactor
TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork—heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.Teachingmeanseverythingtous.Timwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurposE.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevierTennesseE.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretirE.Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalookseE.Wedidn'twanttogivethechildrenrubbish.saysLindA.Thebooks—reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers—includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney'sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirareA.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciativeThisprogramintroducesustobooksI'veneverheardof.TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiE.saysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.【小题1】WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.TheinfluenceofhiswifE.D.ThenewsfromtheWeB.【小题2】WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.Writebooksforchildren.D.Retirefrombeingateacher.【小题3】AccordingtothetextDollyPartonis________.A.awellknownsurgeonB.amotherofafouryearoldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer【小题4】WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigninguponlinE.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.【小题5】WhatcanwelearnfromTim'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.HetriestosavethosewaitingtodiE.D.HeconsidershiseffortsworthwhilE.
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