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IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegeneticengineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.IthinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmediA.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper2.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.A.menuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.3.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievessomemediawilldieout4.Thephrasefeedoffinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.dependonB.competewithC.fightwithD.killoff
Iworkedasawaitressforafewmonths.IwasnotagreatwaitressandIworkedinarestaurantthatservedmostlyolderpeoplewhohoweverhavenotlearnedthattenpercentoftheirexpenseisnolongeratipthatwaitressescanliveon–letaloneacollegestudentworkinghardfor20hoursaweek!OnenightwhenIwasstillworkingtwohoursaftershift轮班wassupposedtofinishallthatIwantedwasformylasttabletoclearoutsoIcouldcleanandgohomE.MylastcustomercaughtmeonherwayoutandaskedifIhadchangeforatwenty.Idugthroughmypocketandturnedoutmynight’searnings—asmallamountof$14.ShesmiledatmeandsaidThatisenough.MyeyeswerefulloftearsasImadetheuneven不等价的exchangE.ThankyouIsaidinalowvoicE.IheardherlittleboyaskwhyshedidthatandsheexplainedthatI’dhadahardnightandshejustwantedtohelpmeout.IevenheardherwordsReachoutyourhandswhensomebodyneedshelp.InoticedthelittleboynoddedhisheaD.Notonlydidherkindnesstouchmyhurriedandtiringlifebutshealsotaughthersonanimportantlessonthatnight.IdonotknowhernamebutIwillalwaysrememberher.1.Accordingtothepassageatthattimetheauthorwas___________.A.afull-timeworkerB.stillacollegestudentC.aschool-leaverD.asecretaryinabigcompany2.Whydidthewomanwantanunevenexchange?A.ShewastothanktheauthorforherservicE.B.ShewasingreatneedofchangetobuyagiftforhersonC.Shewasonlytoteacherhersonalesson.D.Sheonlywantedtogiveahandtotheauthor.3.Whatwasthewoman’sson’sattitudetowhatshedidatlast?A.UnbelievablE.B.AcceptablE.C.DisappointeD.D.AmazeD.4.Whatdidthewomanprobablyteachherson?A.ToliveahardlifE.B.Togiveawaitressamorethan10%tip.C.Toshowkindnesstothosewhoneedhelp.D.TomakeanunevenchangE.
C.SometimespeoplerecallpasteventsdifferentlyfromhowtheyhappeneD.Haveyoueverconfuseddatesandeventsfromyourlifeorpeople’snames?Don’tbetoohardonyourselfifthisisthecase;ithappenstoalmosteveryonE.Everydayourbrainprocessesanamazingamountofinformation.Infactallourexperiencesarebasedonthewayourbraininterpretstheinformationitreceivesfromoursenses.Itisimpossibletostoreallofthisinformationsosomeofitgetslost.Thepartsthatremainmakeupourmemories.Allourthoughtsandmemoriesdependonthewayoursensesworkandwecannotalwaystrusteverythingoursensestellus.Ifyouhaveevertriedtomakeyourownshortfilmonadigitalcamerayouwillhavenoticedthattheimagesyourecordareoftenblurry模糊不清.Tostopthesamethingfromhappeningwhenweseethingswithourowneyesourbrainisalwaysfillingintheblanks.BeforeoureyescanevenfocusonanobjectourbrainhascreateditsownpictureofitsothatwecanmovesmoothlyfromlookingatonethingtoanotherwithouttheworldlookingstrangE.Ifwearemovingquicklyorarenotfocusingproperlyourbrainmaynotcorrectlyguesswhatisaroundus.MemoryisthewaywestoretheinformationthatoursenseshaveexperienceD.Aswehavediscussedaboveoursensesdonotalwaysseethingsaccuratelysoourmemoryisjusthowwestoreourinterpretationsoftheseexperiences.WhenourbraintakesinnewexperiencesitusestheinformationweretrievefromourmemoryasareferencE.Thismeansthatweoftendonotrememberthedetailsofthingsbutjusttheimportantparts.Whenwelookatsomethingweoftendonotreallylookcloselyatitbutwemerelylookatthedifferenthintsthathelpusindentifyit.Thisalsohappenswithourhearingandspeaking.ItisnaturalforstudentsofEnglishtoconfusethewordkitchenwiththefamiliarwordchicken.Asthesoundsaresimilarthemindmistakenlyidentifiesthenewwordwiththeonethatisfamiliar.ThisisperhapsthemostcommonreasonwhypeoplemakemistakeswhentheylearnanewlanguagE.72.Sometimesthingspeoplerememberarequitedifferentfromhowtheyreallyhappenedbecause______.A.notallpeoplearesmartenoughB.themainpartoftheinformationgetslostC.peoplearetoostrictwiththemselvesD.informationwasprocessedincompletely73.Takingtheshortfilmonadigitalcameraforanexampletheauthormeans_____.A.imagesrecordedbycamerascouldnotbeaccurateB.brainmayformanimagerypicturewithoutreferenceC.blurrypicturesarecausedbytoofastcameramovementsD.theprocessofvisionisaninterpretiveconstructbythebrain74.TheunderlinedwordretrieveinParagraph3probablymeans______.A.recallB.changeC.borrowD.differ75.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEintermsofmemory?A.MemoryisexactlywhatsenseshaveexperienceD.B.Memoriesaremadeupoftheinformationremaininginminds.C.Memoryisthewaytostoreinformationexperiencedbysenses.D.Memoriessometimescanbeobstaclestolearningsomethingnew.
A.heartattackcanhappentoanyonE.Let’ssayit’s5:20pmandyou’redrivinghomealoneafteranunusuallyharddayonthejoB.You’rereallytiredupsetandfrustrateD.Suddenlyyoustartexperiencingterriblepainsinyourchestandtheyspreadtoyourarmandupintoyourjaw.YouareonlyaboutfivemilesfromthehospitalwhichisnearestyourhomE.Unfortunatelyyoudon’tknowifyou’llbeabletomakeitthatfar.You’vebeentrainedinaCPRcoursebuttheguywhoteachesthecoursehasn’ttoldyouhowtoperformitonyourself.Whatcanyoudo?Sincemanypeoplearealonewhentheysufferaheartattackthisarticleseemstobequiteuseful.Withouthelppeoplewhoseheartsstopbeatingproperlyandwhobegintofeelfaint头晕的haveonlyabout10secondsleftbeforetheyfaint.Howevertheycanhelpthemselvesbycoughingoverandoververyloudly.A.deepbreathshouldbetakenbeforeeachcoughandthecoughmustbedeepandprolongedcomingfrominsidethechest.Deepbreathsandcoughingmustberepeatedabouteverytwosecondswithoutstoppinguntilhelparrivesoruntiltheheartisfelttobebeatingnormallyagain.Deepbreathsgetoxygenintothelungsandcoughingmovementssqueeze挤压theheartandkeepthebloodcirculating.Thesqueezingpressureontheheartalsohelpsitbeatnormally.Inthiswaypeoplewhoaresufferingaheartattackcangettoaphoneandbetweenbreathscallforhelp.Tellasmanyotherpeopleaspossibleaboutthisasitmaysavetheirlives!64.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Thegoodthingaboutcoughing.B.Howtohelppeoplesurviveaheartattack.C.Howtoavoidhavingaheartattack.D.HowtosurviveaheartattackwhenalonE.65.AccordingtothepassageCPRismostprobablysomethingdoneto________.A.regainaperson’sbreathandheartbeatB.oneselftohelpsurviveaheartattackC.teachpeoplehowtostayingoodconditionD.trainpeoplehowtostaycalmwhenfacingdanger66.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwhat’stheuseoftakingdeepbreathsduringaheartattack?A.Ithelpstosqueezetheheart.B.Ithelpstokeepthebloodcirculating.C.Ithelpstogetoxygenintothelungs.D.Ithelpstoreducethepainsinthechest.67.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercouldyoureadthispassage?A.HealthcarE.B.Advertisement.C.Family.D.Education.
Warning:readingtoomuchCinderellatoyourdaughtermaydamageheremotionalhealthinlaterlifE.A.papertobedevelopedattheinternationalcongressofcognitivepsychotherapy认知心理疗法inGothenburgsuggestsalinkbetweentheattitudesofwomenabusedbytheirparentsandearlyexposuretothewrongsortoffairytales.ItsaysgirlswhoidentifiedwithCinderellaRapunzelandBeautyinBeautyandtheBeastweremorelikelytosayindestructiverelationshipsasadults.ThetheorywasdevelopedbySusanDarkerSmithapsychotherapistattheUniversityofDerby.Sheinterviewed67femaleabusesurvivorsandfoundthat61putupwithsevereabusebecausetheybelievedtheycouldchangetheirpartnerswithpatiencecompositionandlovE.Thesameviewwastakenbymalesurvivorswhohadbeenabusedaschildren.Hardlyanyofthewomeninacontrolgroupwhohadnotexperiencedabusethoughttheycouldchangetheirpartnersinthisway.Thesameviewwastakenbymalesurvivorswhohadbeenabusedaschildren.Thesewomenandmensaidtheywouldleavearelationshipratherthanputupwithabusefromapartner.MsDarkerSmithfoundtheabusedwomenweremuchmorelikelytoidentifywithCinderellaandothersubmissivefemalecharactersinfairytaleswhowerelaterrescuedbyastrangerprinceorhero.Althoughmostgirlsheardthestoriesdamageappearedtobedonetothosewhoadoptedthecharactersasrolemodels.Theybelieveiftheirloveisstrongenoughtheycanchangetheirparents’behaviorsshesaiD.Overexposureinchildrentostoriesthatemphasizethetransformationalqualitiesoflovemaymakewomenbelievetheycanchangetheirpartners.ForexampletheymightneverhaveunderstoodtheobviousflawinthestoryofRapunzelwhoremainedlockedinahightoweruntilrescuedbyaknightonawhitehorsewhobrokethedoordown.ThequestionsaidMsDarkerSmithiswhyshedidnotbreakthedoordownherself.Thepassageisespeciallyintendedfor_________.A.parentswithyoungdaughtersB.girlswholikereadingfairystoriesC.girlswhothinktheycanchangetheirpartnersD.parentswithgrown-updaughtersCinderellaRapunzelandBeautyinBeautyandtheBeastaresimilarinthat_________.A.TheyallmarriedsomeprincesB.TheyallchangedtheirpartnerswithloveC.TheywereallabusedbytheirpartnersD.TheyallputupwithabuseWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthewomeninacontrolgroup?A.Theydon’tbelieveinfairytales.B.Theydon’tbelieveinthetransformationalqualitiesoflovE.C.TheyhavealsoexperiencedabusE.D.TheysurvivedabusE.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsubmissiveinthe3rdparagraphprobablymean?A.kind-heartedB.passiveC.gentleD.easy-going
三阅读理解2分/题共分30分Mostdogownersfeelthattheirdogsaretheirbestfriends.Almosteveryonelikesdogsbecausetheytryhardtopleasetheirowners.Oneofmyfavoritestoriesisaboutadogwhowantedhisownertopleasehim.OneofmyfriendshasalargeGermanshepherd牧羊狗namedJack.EverySundayafternoonmyfriendtakesJackforawalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfrienD.HestayedalongtimeandhetalkedandtalkeD.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackforhiswalkbutthevisitordidn’tleavE.Jackbecameveryworriedabouthiswalkinthepark.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowndirectlyinfrontofthevisitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinuedtalking.FinallyJackcouldn’tstanditanylonger.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbutthistimeheheldtheman’shatinhismouth.Germanshepherdsaren’ttheonlyintelligentdogs.AnotherintelligentdogisaSeeingEyedog.Thisisaspecialdogwhichhelpsblindpeoplewalkalongthestreetsanddomanyotherthings.WecallthesedogsSeeingEyedogsbecausetheyaretheeyeoftheblindpeopleandtheyhelpthemtosee.SeeingEyedogsgenerallygotospecialschoolsforseveralyearstolearntohelpblindpeoplE.36.ThewritertellsthestoryaboutthedogJacktoshowthat____.A.italwaystriedtopleaseitsmasterlikemanyotherdogsB.italwayswanteditsmastertopleaseitunlikemanyotherdogsC.itwasmoreintelligentthanmanyotherdogsD.itwasthemostfaithfuldogofhisfriend’s37.Jackcametositinfrontofthevisitorinorderto______.A.pleasehimB.bepleasedC.askhimtoleaveimmediatelyD.invitehimforawalk38.TheunderlinedsentenceFinallyJackcouldn’tstanditanylonger.Means______.A.JackcouldnolongerputupwiththevisitorB.JackcouldnolongerstandbuthemightsitdownC.JackwasverytiredandwantedarestD.Jackwasveryangrywiththeowner39.Seeingthedogholdinghishatinitsmouththevisitorwouldprobably______.A.thinkthedogwasfoolishandboringB.kickedthedogawaybyhimselfC.beatthedoginfrontofitsownerD.getupandsaygood-byetohisfriend40.Whichofthefollowingtitleswouldbethebestforthepassage?A.Dogs─AGreatHelptoPeopleB.Dogs─OurFaithfulFriendC.AnIntroductiontoDogsD.FamousDogsinGermany
Makeafive-minutefilmandwin!Doyoulovethesummerholidaysbuthatebeingbored?Thenwhydon’tyouentertheFilmStreetSummerShortsCompetitionbymakingashortfilmthissummerwithyourfamilyandfriends?WhatyouhavetodoToenterthecompetitionyouhavetomakeashortfilmthatisaround5minuteslongItcanbeshorterbutnotlonger!onadigitalcameraormobilephone.AwardsThebestshortfilmenteredintoourcompetitionwillbeshowninFilmStreet’sCinemaandyou’llwinaCineworldCinemaspassforyourselfandthreemoreforothermembersofyourfilmmakingcrew演职员.IfyouhaveaCineworldCinemapassyoucanwatchasmanyfilmsasyoulikeforayearforfreeatanyCineworldCinema!RulesWecan’tshowfilmsthattellothersabouteitheryouroranyotherkid’snameoraddressWecan’tshowfilmsthathurtharmorinsult侮辱otherpeople.Wecan’tshowfilmsthathavebadlanguage.Copyrightchecklist版权清单Gettingpermissiontousesomeoneelse’sworkinyourfilmcanbeexpensivesocheckyourfilmtomakesurethat:Yourfilmisoriginalandyouhaven’tcopiedsomeoneelse.Therearenoscenesofbranding商标onshopsightsbooksmagazinesorCDs.Therearenoscenesofsomeoneelse’sartworkAddressandDatePostyourfinishedfilmontapeCDorDVDbyMondayOctober1st2007to:FilmStreetSummerShortsCompetitionFirstLightMoviesUnit6ThirdFloorTheBond180-182FazeleyStreetBirminghamB55SESowhat’sstoppingyou?StartmakingyourFilmStreetSummershortnow!Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?A.ChildrenB.ParentsC.TeachersD.ActorsHowmanyCineworldCinemaspasseswillthewinneroftheawardedinall?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.FourFromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat_________.A.thewinner’sshortfilmcanbeshowninanycinemaB.thecompetitionisheldbyCineworldCinemasC.thewinnercanwatchfilmsforfreeforoneyearatanyCineworldCinemaD.thewinnerwillbepaidforhisshortfilmTheunderlinedwordoriginalisclosestinmeaningto____________.A.interestingenoughB.fullofexcitingmomentsC.goodforchildrenD.madebyyourself
Sometimepeoplecalleachotherscared-catbuthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?Whenacatisfrighteneditsheartstartsbeatingfasteritsmusclesgettenseandtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsbloodstream.Althoughthecatdoesn'trealizethisitsbodyisgettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinuestheanimalwilldooneoftwothings:Itwilldefenditselforitwillrunawayasfastasitcan.SomethinglikethisalsohappenstopeoplE.Whenweareexcitedangryscaredorarousedbyotheremotionsfeelingsourbodiedgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.OutheartsbeatfasterandourmuscledgettensE.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.Wetoogetreadytodefendourselvesorrun.HumanbeingshoweverhaveaproblemthatanimalsneverfacE.IfwegivewaytoourfeelingsandletthemtakeoverwecangetintotroublE.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginanger—orhitsomebody—andregretteditlater?Haveyouevershoutedatateachertoldsomebodyyouwerelonelyorsaidyouwereinloveandthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?Itisn'talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.Doesthismeanthatit'ssmarteralwaystohideourfeelings?No!IfyoukeepfeelingsofangersadnessandbitternesshiddenawayorbottledupinsideyourbodystaystensE.PhysicalillnesscandevelopandyoucanfeelchurnedupinsidE.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.Itisn'tgoodtokeeppleasantfeelingsinsideeither;allfeelingsneedtobeexpresseD.Feelingsthatyoukeepallbottledupinsidedon'tjustgoaway.It'sasifyouboughtsomebananasandstucktheminacupboarD.Youmightnotbeabletoseethembutbeforelongyou'dsmellthem.Andifyouopenedthecupboardchancesareyou'dseelittlefruitflieshoveringalloverthem.They'dberotten.YoucantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboarD.Youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon'texistbutthey'llstillbearounD.Andatlastyou'llhavetodealwiththemjustlikethosebananas.Thebesttitleforthisarticleis_________.A.EmotionsAffectOurBodiesB.WhatHappenstoaFrightenedCatC.WhatHappenstoAnExcitedPersonD.FeelingsthatPeopleHaveTheunderlinedwordschurnedupinthefourthparagraphmean_________.A.graduallythey'lldisappearB.theywon'texistanymoreC.theywillhoveralloverD.yourbodystaystenseTheauthorwrotethisarticleinorderto_________.A.tellusthatitisn'tgoodtokeepfeelingsinsideB.giveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelingsC.makeusfacetheproblemthatwehavetodealwithfeelingsD.makeusknowthatitisn'talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreely
WhenIwasyoungIwishedforagoodcarandabighousE.Thatwasmyideaofsuccess.Itookalltheadvancedclassesandtriedtodowellintheexamswithmymindsetongoingtoakeyschool.IjustknewthatIwouldsomehowbecomefamousandbeabletoaffordthecarandthedreamhousE.AllthewaythroughjunioryearsmymindwasplanningthisbeautifulfuturE.ThenintheeleventhgrademanylosseschangedmyminD.Firstoneofmyfriendsdiedat16.Soonaftermygreat-grandmotherpassedawayfollowedbymybelovedfourth-gradeteacher.Theseeventsleftmenotknowingwhattodoorwheretogo.Deathhadnevertouchedmesoclosely.Afteralongperiodofemptinessitfinallystruckme:Lifeisnotpromisedandneitherisfuturesuccess.ThoughIwasattemptingtoachievematerialsuccessIwasnotenjoyingmydailylifE.Irealizedthatfindinginnerpeacepurposeandhappinesswillstickwithmeforeverandthatisrealsuccess.Enjoyinglife'spreciousquirks偶发事件makesanordinarypersonmoresuccessfulthanawealthypersonwhoisn'tcontentandtakeseverythingforgranteD.Thesummerbeforesenioryearsmyattitudechangedgreatly.InsteadofmemorizingfactsIbeganlearningskills.InsteadoffocusingonthefutureIfocusedontodayandthemanyblessingsandsuccessesthatcamewithit.IstillgetexcellentgradesbutnowIdevoteweekstostudyinginsteadofstrugglingforexamsandIthinkaboutthefuturewithadeepersenseofmeaning.Formebeingsuccessfulmeanstrulylivinglifeeachday.68.Thereasonwhytheauthorchangedhisideaofsuccessis____.A.thathecan'taffordhishouseB.thathisbelovedteacherwasdeadC.thathedidn'tknowwhattodoorwheretogoD.thathelostafewbelovedpersonsinashorttime69.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?A.ThetruemeaningofthelifE.B.ThetruemeaningofstudyingC.Howtoachievesuccess.D.Hisopinionaboutsuccess.70.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThewriterthinksthesuccessisnotpromiseD.B.HisteacherdiedbeforethedeathofhisgrandpA.C.Thewriterdidn’tdowellinalltheexams.D.Hedidn’twanttotakealltheexams.
Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.A.mangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.HispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvancE.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.IftheshophasitinstockthesalesmanpromptlyproducesitandthebusinessoftryingitongoesforwardatoncE.Allbeingwellthedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminuteswithhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foramanslightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewantsordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.InthatcasethesalesmanasthenameimpliestriestosellthecustomersomethingelseheoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequireD.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutewithoutleastconsideration;hedoessowithskillandpolish完美:IknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwantsirbutwouldyouliketotryitforsizE.IthappenstobethecoloryoumentioneD.Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatmentandtheusualresponseis:ThisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsizebutIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.HershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneeD.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewantsandsheisonlyhavingalookround.Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion:indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsherevenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokesmostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdressesawomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanothertoandfrooftenretracingherstepsbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.ItisatiresomeprocessbutapparentlyanenjoyableonE.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.Accordingtothepassageaman’sshoppingisbasedon_______.A.hismoneyB.hishobbiesC.hisneedD.hisfriendsWhydoesaladywelcomesuggestionsfromanyonewhilebuyingadress?A.Becauseshewantstobuyadressthateveryonethinkssuitsher.B.Becauseshedoesn’tknowhowtobuyadress.C.Becauseshedoesn’tknowwhethertobuyitornot.D.BecauseshewantstoshowherselfoffinpubliC.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Mostmenhavepatiencewithtryingitonwhilebuyingajacket.B.Mostwomenhaveapoorsenseofvaluewhenbuyingadress.C.Awoman’sshoppingisbasedonherneeD.k+s-5#uD.Amandoesn’tpaymuchattentiontothepriceoftheclotheshewantstobuy.Thepassagemainlytalksaboutthe______betweenmenshoppersandwomenshoppersforclothes.A.similaritiesB.differencesC.varietiesD.intentions
第二部分:阅读理解共25小题;第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分;满分45分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.和D中.选出最佳选项.AWhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithmE.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandtrainmeupforlovE.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottosharE.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafrienD.Wewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool.butshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper.Andoneofuswouldsay:Let'sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.WewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistlE.ThenwewouldreadthemalouD.AttheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstoppeD.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafrienD.Hewasindespair失望andIwasindespair.ButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetimE.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.WewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparteD.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesminE.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.pachofusappearssometimesinafunnyway.intheother'sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesameminD.Inmymostinterestingmoments.Ioftenthink:YesImusttell....Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologistwhowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfrienD.41.InParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans____A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifitobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon42.AccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend_______A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.Iovetodiscovernewthings43.Inthedarkestmomentstheauthorwouldpreferto_______A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilence44.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions
CHowhassmokingbeencontrolledinrecentyears?Peoplewereaskedtostopsmokinginarangeofpublicplaces—suchasdoctors’surgeriescinemastheatresandchurches—overthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturybutitwasaftertheKing’sCrossUndergroundfireonNovember181987causedbyacigaretteendwhichresultedin31deathsthatrestrictionsonsmokinginpublicplacesgainedrapidandwidespreadacceptancE.Howdidabanonsmokinginpublicplacescomeintoplace?In1998theSmokingKillsWhitePapersetoutanationalstrategytoreducesmokingprevalence流行andpassivesmokingincludinginpublicplaces.Themeasureswerevoluntaryandpoorlycarriedout.AfterapublicconferenceinEnglandin2004theGovernmentdecidedtochooseforlawmaking.Scotlandwentfirstwithabanin2006followedbytheothernationsayearlater.Whatisthecurrentlaw?Anypersonwhosmokesinenclosedpublicplacesincludingpubsofficesonpublictransportandworkvehiclesisbreakingthelaw.Itdoesnotextendtoprivatehouses.Itisalsoanoffenceforpeopleinchargeofpremises营业场所topermitotherstosmokeinthem.Howwasitreceived?Itwaswelcomedbymostorganizations—exceptforsomepubownersandrestaurateurs.ManyworkplacesintheUKhadalreadyintroducedsmoke-freepoliciesconsistentwiththelegislation法律法规beforeitwascarriedoutwhileothershavegonebeyonditsbasicrequirements.Allrailwayfacilitiesincludingplatformsfootbridgesandotherareas—whetherornotfittingthedefinitionofanenclosedpublicspace—arecoveredasareallfootballgroundsandsomecricketandathleticsstadiums.Schoolgroundsarenotrequiredtobesmoke-freeunderthelegislationbutthemajoritynowarE.Howhasitbeenforced?Compliance服从inpublicpremiseshasbeenhighwithinspectionssuggestingthat99percentofplaceswerestickingtotherules.Thenumberofpeoplechargedforsmokingincarshasbeenverylowwhichwasduetotheproblemsdefiningandidentifyingworkvehicles.Theysaidthatatotalbanonsmokinginvehicleswouldendthisconfusion.Hasitimprovedhealth?StudiesinearlyadoptersofthelawincludinginScotlandsuggestareductioninhospitaladmissionsforheartdiseasewhichhasbeenshowntobelinkedtopassivesmoking.ThereisalsostrongevidenceofimprovedratesofsmokingendandadropinthenumberofcigarettesconsumedbythosewhocontinuetosmokE.63.Whendidthefirstlawcomeouttobansmokinginpublicplaces?A.1987.B.1998.C.2004.D.2006.64.WhichofthefollowingbehaviorsmayNOTbeagainstthelaw?A.JackoftensmokesintheofficewhenheisalonE.B.A.taxidriverissmokingwithaladyinhiscar.C.TomsmokeswhilethinkingofhisfutureathomE.D.Maxsmokesforrelaxationduringtime-outinthestadium.65.Whomightfeelunhappyaboutthelawaccordingtothearticle?A.A.restaurantowner.B.A.companymanager.C.A.carowner.D.A.policymaker.66.Whatcanyouinferfromthearticle?A.Mostheartdiseaseshavebeenprovedtobelinkedtopassivesmoking.B.A.newlawwillsooncomeoutwithatotalbanonsmokinginvehicles.C.The1987firehasconvincedmorepeoplethatsmokingisbadforhealth.D.Mostoftheschoolgroundsarenotsmoke-freeasitisnotbannedinthelaw.
LastsummerIwentthroughatrainingprogramandbecamealiteracyvolunteer扫盲志愿者.ThetrainingIreceivedthoughexcellentdidn'ttellmehowitwastoworkwitharealstudenthowever.WhenIbegantodiscoverwhatotherpeople’sliveswerelikebecausetheycouldnotreadIrealizedthetrueimportanceofreading.MyfirststudentMariewasa44-year-oldsinglemotherofthreechildren.InthefirstlessonIfoundoutshewalkedtwomilestothenearestsupermarkettwiceaweekbecauseshedidn'tknowwhichbustotakE.WhenItoldherIwouldgetherabusscheduleshetoldmeitwouldnothelpbecauseshecouldn'treadit.Shesaidshealsohaddifficultyonceshegottothesupermarketbecauseshecouldn'talwaysrememberwhatsheneedeD.AlsoshecouldonlyrecognizeitemsbysightsoiftheproducthadadifferentlabelshewouldnotrecognizeitastheproductshewanteD.AsweworkedtogetherlearninghowtoreadbuiltMarie’sself-confidencE.Shebegantomakerapidprogressandwasevenabletotakethebustothesupermarket.Afterthissuccessfultripshereportedhowself-confidentshefelt.AttheendoftheprogramshebeganhelpingheryoungestsonTonyashyfirstgraderwithhisreading.IfoundthathelpingMarietobuildherself-confidencewasmorerewardingthananythingIhadeverdonebeforE.AsaliteracyvolunteerIlearnedagreatdealaboutteachingandhelpingothers.InfactImayhavelearnedmorefromtheexperiencethanMariediD.Whatdidthewriterdolastsummer?A.Sheworkedinthesupermarket.B.ShehelpedsomeonetolearntoreaD.C.Shehelpedsomesinglemothers.D.Shewastrainedbyaliteracyvolunteer.Whydidn'tMariegotothesupermarketbybusatfirst?A.Becauseshelikedtowalktothesupermarket.B.Becauseshedidn'thaveabusschedulE.C.Becauseshecouldn'taffordthebusticket.D.Becauseshecouldn'tfindtherightbus.HowdidMarieusetofindthegoodsshewantedinthesupermarket?A.Sheknewwherethegoodswereinthesupermarket.B.SheaskedotherstotakehertotherightplacE.C.Shemanagedtofindthegoodsbytheirlooks.D.Sherememberedthenamesofthegoods.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaboutMarie?A.ShecoulddomanythingsshehadnotbeenabletobeforE.B.Shewasabletoreadstorieswiththehelpofherson.C.Shedecidedtocontinueherstudiesinschool.D.Shehelpedtobuildupmyself-confidencE.
AdventureinAfricabyConnieLeeBerryAges7-985pagesKid'sFunPressDecember2007AdventureinAfricaiswrittenforchildrenagedbetween7and9andmayjustbemyfavoritebookintheIncredibleJourneySeries.InthisbookthetwomaincharactersMaxandSamaretakentoanAfricanSafaricamp.EvenwithallthecaretakenbythestafftoensurethesafetyandcomfortofthecampthingsdogowrongandthetwobrothersfindthemselvesrescuinganelephantandtheirtourguidewhilebravingthenativewildlifeandhabitatofAfricA.AdventureinAfricaisoneoffourbooksinthisseriesoffluentreaders’paperbacktraveladventurebooksbyConnieLeeBerry.Thefont字体isquitelargeandthereareroughlyadozenmapsimagesandpicturesinthebookwhichwillattractyoungerreaders.Asanextraattractionthebackcoverofthebooklistssomeactivitiesforchildrentodo.www..comTheanimalphotoswereexcitingespeciallywhentheboyswereabletorideanelephant!Thepicturesonthecoverlooklikeregularphotosoffamilyvacations.A.largeinteractive互动的companionwebsitewww.ijbooks.comallowsreaderstojoininactivitiescontestsandacluB.Thepriceofthebookisonly＄3.95USnow＄1lowerthanbeforeandAdventureinAfricaisabargain.HurryuptoorderonE.60.ThebookAdventureinAfricaiswrittenfor_________.A.allthereadersB.youngparentsC.youngkidsD.highschoolstudents61.Fromthefirstparagraphwegettoknow_________ofthebook.A.thegeneralideaB.thedesignC.theauthorD.theprice62.Thelastwordinthepassage‘bargain’probablymeans‘something_________.A.cheapB.expensiveC.usefulD.priceless63.Thepurposeofthewriteris_________.A.totellreaderssomethingaboutAfricaB.toaskreaderstojoinincontestsC.tointroducethebookD.toattractyoungreaderstobuyit
IV.阅读理解30%ThefutureistimethatistocomE.Thefutureisnotthepresentorthepast.Itislater.Wehaveseenmanypossiblefuturesinsciencefiction.Theyrangefromtheworld’spolaricecapsmeltingtonuclearwinters.ButnotallfuturesarethismorbiD.WehaveseenthehumanracespreadalloverouruniversehumansandalienslivinginharmonytogetherallovertheuniversE.Itisverylikelythatwewillmakesomekindofbreakthroughinourabilitytotravelthroughspacesometimeinthenext150years.Thiswouldgiveustheabilitytoruleotherplanets.Ultimatelytheearthwilldiewhetheritbe1000yearsor100000years.Wewillbeforcedtomovetoanotherplanetthen.It’sreallyjustamatteroftimE.Whenwedosowhatwillwediscover?PersonallyIthinkeveryonewillbespeakingthesamelanguagein200years.A.worldgovernmentdefinitelyseemstobeinourfuturE.Itisstableandhasfewwars.Indeedtheonlytypeofwarsthatcanhappenisthecivilwar.Andwhatifwefacealiens?Iftheyarefriendlywewouldprobablybenefitalotfromputtingourknowledgetogether.Theymusthaveadvancedtechnologytotravelforgreatdistances.Wecouldseriouslybenefitfromtheirtechnology.Butiftheyaren’tfriendlythenweareintroublE.Hopethatwehavebecomeadvancedenoughsmartenoughandgenerallyabetterracebythetimewemeetthem.Butthisisallprobablybeingdiscussedfornothingbecauseanyraceoutthereamongthestarsisprobablyascuriousasweareaboutothercreatures.1.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph1canbereplacedby___________.A.unpleasantB.shockingC.expectedD.serious2.Whatwillhumansdoiftheearthdies?A.Humanshavetofacedeath.B.HumanswilltravelandliveinspacE.C.Humanswillmovetoanotherplanet.D.HumanswillgobacktothepasttimE.3.AccordingtotheauthorthefollowingstatementsarerightaboutaliensEXCEPTthat_________.A.wecanlearnfromaliensiftheyarefriendlyB.whenaliensarrivehumanswillbesmarterthanthemC.aliensmaybeascuriousaswehumanbeingsaboutotherplanetsD.alienshavemoreadvancedtechnologythanus4.Afterreadingthepassagewecanknowthatthepassageisbasedon_________.A.scientificfactsB.timeandspaceC.advancedtechnologyD.theauthor’simagination
DAresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenoughtheanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.TosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirthandnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligencE.Ontheotherhandachildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirthbutwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisviewnowheldbymostexpertscanbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytosaythatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.ThecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopletheclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligencE.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsistersparentsandchildrenusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceandthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginethatnowwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendoneforexampletoauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedevelopingandthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.ThisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherbutwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligencE.67.Byusingtheexamplethattwopeoplecloserinbloodrelationshiparecloserinintelligencethatwriterwantstoprove_________.A.intelligenceisgivenatbirthB.intelligencecanbedevelopedbyenvironmentC.intelligencecanbedevelopedbyexperienceD.educationplaysanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofeducation68.Achildwholivesinrichandvariedsurroundingsturnsouthigherinintelligencebecause________.A.hisfamilyisrichandthereforecanaffordtodevelophisintelligenceB.hecanbreakthelimitsofintelligencefixedatbirthC.hisfamilyisrichandprovideshimwithvarioushealthyfoodD.thesesurroundingsarelikelytohelphimreachthelimitsoftheirintelligence69.Writerofthisarticlebelievesthat_________.A.thedevelopmentofone’sintelligenceisdeterminedbymanyfactorsworkingtogetherB.environmentplaysthemostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofintelligenceC.educationplaysthemostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofintelligenceD.birthplaysthemostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofintelligence70.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe__________.A.IntelligenceB.BirthandEnvironmentC.TheAnswertoaQuestionD.IntelligenceandEducation
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑FebruaryhaslongbeenamonthofromancE.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheairromanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thdayitisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinnerbuyherflowersandchocolateswritepoemssingtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDayadaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRomE.Whentheemperor皇帝decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwiveshedidn’tallowmarriagE.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscoveredtheemperorsentencedhimtodeath.WhileinprisonitissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguarD.BeforehisdeathhewroteheraletterwhichhesignedFromyourValentineanexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint圣徒aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.NowadaysValentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeoplE.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparentsteachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdpartiesatwhichtheywillexchangesmallgiftsandeatheart-shapedcakes.TheideaistohavefunandencouragepeopletoshareinthespiritofSt.ValentinE.61.WhydidtheemperorinRomenotallowmarriageinhiscountry?A.BecausetherewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattimE.B.Becausehethoughtmenwithoutwivescouldbebettersoldiers.C.Becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeoplE.D.BecausehewantedtocontrolthebirthratE.62.Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause______.A.hekilledoneofthesoldiersB.hestolealotoffoodC.hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderD.hedidn’twanttobeasoldier63.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.studentsinChinasendcardstotheirteachersB.itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaC.itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaD.Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanow64.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.Valentine’sDayB.ABravePriestC.Valentine’sDayinChinaD.A.RomanticMan
第三部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ASoonitmaybehardertostopandsmelltheroses.Growinglevelsofairpollutionfrompowerplantsandautomobileshavereducedflowerfragrances芬芳byupto90percentintheUS.Thatiscomparedwithpre-industriallevelsanewstudyhasfounD.Thetrendisunpleasantforhumannosesbutmaybelife-threateningforbeesandbutterflies.Manyinsectsfindflowersbyfolowingthescent香味producedbythoseflowerssaidthestudiesleadauthorJoseD.FuentesanenvironmentalscientistattheUniversityofVirginiA.Theincreasingpollutionmakesitdifficultforthemtolocatetheflowersandfeedontheirnectar花蜜.Scientistshavealradyknownthatflowersproducescentmolecules分子thatbondwithpollutants.Theprocessbreaksdowntheplants'sweetsmell.Withmorepollutionintheairthescentmoleculesdon'tremaineffectiveaslongandtravelshorterdistancesonthewinD.Thenewstudysuggeststhatinthemid-19thcenturywhenpollutionlevelswerefirstrecordedscentmoleculeswouldhavebeenabletotravelsome1000to1200meters.Todayinthepollutedairfounddownwindoflargecitiesscentstmayonlymakeitsome200to300meters.ThereportwasrecentlypublishedinthejournalAtmosphericEnvironment.Beefarmershavereportedthatbeepopulationsaredroppingdramaticallyinmanypartsoftheworldinrecentyears.Couldthesemissingscentsbeafactor?Scientiststryingtohindthecauseofbeepopulationdeclineshaveblamedbacteriapesticidesandevencellphoneradiation.JayEvansanentomologist昆虫学者attheUSDepartmentofAgriculture'sbeeresearchlaboratorywasinterestedinthenewstudy.Buthesayshehasn'tseenbeebehaviorthatsuggeststroublewithscents.OverthelastcoupleofsummersIdon'tthinkthebeesinthisareawerebringinginmuchlessfoodhesaiD.ItmightbethattheyhadtoworkharderbutitseemslikeaslongastherewerebeestocollectfoodtheywerefindingflowerssomewherE.ButFuentesfearsthatthefadingsmellofflowersmaystressinsectsthatarealreadyfacedwithotherthreats.TheeffectsshowninthesestudieswillsimplyexacerbatewhateverthebeesaregoingthroughrightnowhesaiD.It'ssomethingthatisreallyworthwhilepayingattentionto.56.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howgreatlyairplooutionaffectsourlives.B.Effectsofairpollutiononbeepopulations.C.Measurestofightairpollution.D.TherapiddeclineofbeepopulationsintheworlD.57.AccordingtothepassageJayEvansprobablyagreesthat______.A.beesaretheinsectthatsuffersmostfromairpollutionB.beesareatriskofdyingoutowingtoairpollutionC.thefadingsmellofflowersdoesn'taffectbeessogreatlyaswasthoughtD.asisoftenthecasebeesfailtolocatetheflowersbecauseofthemissingscents58.Thewordexacerbateinthelastparagraphbutoneprobablymeans______.A.worsenB.improveC.getridofD.decrease59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Themoreairpollutionthereisinaregionthegreaterthedestructionoftheflowerscents.B.Bacteriapesticidesandcellphoneradiationareblamedforcausingthedeclineofbees.C.Thescentmoleculesproducedbyflowersinalesspollutedenvironmentoculdtravellongerandfarther.D.Airpollutiondoesmoreharmtoinsectssuchasbeesandbutterfliesthanhumanbeings.
第三部分阅读理解供15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑IwassurethatIwastobekilleD.Ibecameterriblynervous.Isearchedinmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigaretteswhichhadescapedtheirsearch.IfoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghandsIcouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatchestheyhadtakenthosE.Ilookedthroughthebarsatmyjailer.HedidnotmakeeyecontactwithmE.IcalledouttohimHaveyougotalight?HelookedatmeshruggedandcameovertolightmycigarettE.Ashecamecloseandlitthematchhiseyesinadvertently不经意地lockedwithminE.AtthatmomentIsmileD.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.PerhapsitwasnervousnessperhapsitwasbecausewhenyougetverycloseonetoanotheritisveryhardnottosmilE.InanycaseIsmileD.Inthatinstantitwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwoheartsourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twanttobutmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandgeneratedasmileonhislipstoo.HelitmycigarettebutstayednearlookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmilE.Ikeptsmilingathimnowawareofhimasapersonandnotjustajailer.Andhislookingatmeseemedtohaveanewdimensiontoo.Doyouhavekids?heaskeD.YeshereherE.Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.Hetootookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyesfilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI’dneverseemyfamilyagainneverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyestoo.Suddenlywithoutanotherwordheunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outofthejailquietlyandbybackroutesoutofthetoxin.ThereattheedgeoftownhereleasedmE.Andwithoutanotherwordheturnedbacktowardthetown.MylifewassavedbyasmilE.Yesthesmile--theunaffectedunplannednaturalconnectionbetweenpeoplE.Ireallybelievethatifthatpartofyouandthatpartofmecouldrecognizeeachotherwewouldn’tbeenemies.Wecouldn’thavehateorenvyorfear!1.Whydidtheauthorsmiledtothejailerfirst?A.Becausehewantedtomakefriendswiththejailer.B.Becausehewantedtogiveagoodimpressiononthejailer.C.Becausehewantedtosharethecigarettewiththejailer.D.Thereasonwasunknowntohimandus.2.Whichofthefollowingisthefightorderaccordingtothestory?A.Iwassetfreeattheedgeoftown.B.Iwantedtoborrowalightfromthejailer.C.IwasarrestedandquitefrighteneD.D.Itookoutthepicturesofmyfamily.E.Thejailertookoutthepicturesofhisfamily.A.cbedaB.bcdaeC.cbdeaD.cdeba3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.A.BeforetheauthorwasreleasedhehadstayedthereforalongtimE.B.Bothoftheauthorandthejailerlovedtheirfamiliesverymuch.C.Theauthorhadnochancetoseehisfamilyagain.D.Thejailerwaspunishedbyhisleaderatlast.4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheuseofsmileB.Lifeinthejail.C.ThesmileD.LoveiseverywherE.
DThethingismyluck’salwaysbeenruineD.Justlookatmyname:Jean.NotJeanMarieorJeanineorJeanetteorevenJeannE.JustJean.DidyouknowinFrancetheynameboysJean?It’sFrenchforJohn.AndokayIdon’tliveinFrancE.ButstillI’mbasicallyagirlnamedJohn.IfIlivedinFranceanyway.ThisisthekindofluckI’vehadsincebeforeMomevenfilledoutmybirthcertificatE.Soitwasn’tanybigsurprisetomewhenthecabdriverdidn’thelpmewithmysuitcasE.I’dalreadyhadtotoleratearrivingattheairporttofindnoonetheretogreetmeandthengotnoanswertomymanyphonecallsaskingwheremyauntandunclewerE.Didtheynotwantmeafterall?Hadtheychangedtheirminds?Hadtheyheardaboutmybadluck—allthewayfromIowa—anddecidedtheydidn’twantanyofittoruboffonthem?Sowhenthecabdriverinsteadofgettingoutandhelpingmewithmybagsjustpushedalittlebuttonsothatthetrunk汽车后备箱poppedopenafewinchesitwasn’ttheworstthingthathadeverhappenedtomE.Itwasn’teventheworstthingthathadhappenedtomethatday.AccordingtomymommostbrownstonesinNewYorkCitywereoriginallysingle-familyhomeswhentheywerebuiltwaybackinthe1800s.Butnowthey’vebeendividedupintoapartmentssothatthere’sone—orsometimeseventwoormorefamilies—perfloor.NotMom’ssisterEvelyn’sbrownstonethough.AuntEvelynandUncleTedGardinerownallfourfloorsoftheirbrownstonE.That’spracticallyonefloorperpersonsinceAuntEvelynandUncleTedonlyhavethreekidsmycousinsToryTeddyandAlicE.Backhomewejusthavetwofloorsbuttherearesevenpeoplelivingonthem.Andonlyonebathroom.NotthatI’mcomplaining.StilleversincemysisterCourtneydiscoveredblow-outsit’sbeenprettyfrightfulathomE.Butastallasmyauntanduncle’shousewasitwasreallynarrow—justthreewindowsacross.Stillitwasaveryprettytownhousepaintedgray.Thedoorwasabrightcheerfulyellow.Therewereyellowflowerboxesalongthebaseofeachwindowflowerboxesfromwhichbrightred—andobviouslynewlyplantedsinceitwasonlythemiddleofAprilandnotquitewarmenoughforthem.Itwasnicetoknowthateveninasophisticated世故的citylikeNewYorkpeoplestillrealizedhowhomeyandwelcomingaboxofflowerscouldbE.ThesightofthoseflowerscheeredmeupalittlE.LikemaybeAuntEvelynandUncleTedjustforgotIwasarrivingtodayandhadn’tdeliberatelyfailedtomeetmeattheairportbecausethey’dchangedtheirmindsaboutlettingmecometostay.Likeeverythingwasgoingtobeallrightafterall.Yeah.Withmyluckprobablynot.Istartedupthestepstothefrontdoorof326EastSixty-NinthStreetthenrealizedIcouldn’tmakeitwithbothbagsandmyviolin.LeavingonebagonthesidewalkIdraggedtheotherupthestepswithmE.MaybeItookthestepsalittletoofastsinceInearlytrippedandfellflatonmyfaceonthesidewalk.Imanagedtocatchmyselfatthelastmomentbygrabbingsomeofthefencethegardenershadputup67.WhydidtheauthorgotoNewYork?A.SheintendedtogosightseeingtherE.B.Shemeanttostaywithheraunt’sfamily.C.Shewashomelessandadoptedbyheraunt.D.ShewantedtotryherluckandfindajobtherE.68.AccordingtotheauthorsomefactsaccountforherbadluckEXCEPTthat________.A.shewasgivenaboy’snameinFrenchB.thecabdriverdidn’thelpherwithherbagsC.hersisterCourtneydiscoveredblow-outsD.nobodyhadcometomeetherattheairport69.TheunderlinedphraseruboffoninParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.haveaneffectonB.playtricksonC.putpressureonD.throwdoubton70.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_________.A.theauthorlefthomewithoutinforminghermotherB.theauthorarrivedinNewYorkinaverywarmseasonC.heraunt’sfamilylivedamuchbetterlifethanherownD.herauntandunclewerelikelytoforgetaboutherarrival
Istillrememberthedayswhenlwasayouthfulstudentinanengineeringschool.IlivedacasuallifewithoutcaringaboutthefuturE.Ismokeddrankwithfriendsandmadegirlfriends.LittledidIrealizethatcasualnesswouldcertainlyleadtoloss.TwoyearshadpassedandlwasstaringdownareportcardthathighlightedFAIIinmorethanhalfthesubjects.Ididn’tcareatleastnottillmydadfoundoutaboutit.YouseE.IstudiedinIndiaandunliketheUnitedStateswherethestudentsareexpectedtofinancetheirowneducationmydadfinancedmE.Thencamethedaywhenmydadfoundoutmyhabitofsmoking.HelosthistemperbuthejusttoldmeSonyourallowanceiscutinhalffromthismomenton.Ithitmelikearoundhousekick回旋踢fromBruceLeE.Iwasjolted震摇outofmybones！Icouldn’tcomprehendhowtopayoffthedebtsthatIhadaccumulatedincollegE.Iowedeverybodymoneythegrocerystorethebars.therestaurantsmyfriendsetC.Iwaslivingalifefilledwithcredit.WhenIwentbacktocollegeIknewthatifIdon’tchangethewayIlivemylifeIwon’tbeabletopayeverybodyoff.SoIdecidedtomakesomechanges.drasticchanges.Iquitsmokingcutofffrommyfriendswholedmedownthewrongroadstartinghangingoutinlibrariesandreadingmyengineeringbooks.OneyearlaterIwentfromamiserablefailuretoamagnacurnlaude优等成绩.Lifewasneverthesameagain.ThisincidentmademeknowthatanythingispossibleifyoutakeactionanddosomethingaboutithoweversmallorlargE.EventodayitstillmotivatesmewhenIfeelthatl’mabouttoloseorgiveup.ItremindsmethatIcandoit！Theauthorwrotethistextwiththepurposeof.A.introducinghisuniversitylifetotheteenagereadersB.showingyoucanovercomeanydifficultyifyoutakeactionC.callingonthereadersnottodevelopbadhabitsincollegeD.introducinghisuniversitylifetotheteenagereadersTheauthordidn’tcareabouthisstudyuntil.A.hewasinheavydebthecouldn’tbearB.hedecidedtogiveupsmokingC.hisallowancewascutinhalfD.heenteredtheengineeringschoolTheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansthattheauthor.A.removedhisbadhabitsanddidn’tleadacasuallifeB.neverhungoutwithhisfriendsbutstudiedalldayC.begantoliveahappylifeduetohisgoodgradesD.paidoffhisdebtandlifewasn’thardforhimanymoreWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEA.Theauthordidwellinmakinggoodfriendsintheschool.B.Theauthormadegreatprogresswiththehelpofhisfriends.C.Studentswereencouragedtodopart-timejobsinIndianschools.D.StudentstendedtoearnmoneyforcollegeexpensesinAmericA.
OurMommyandMetimebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmotherChristieandIwereoutinourfrontyardswatchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridetheirbikesupanddown.IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalonesaidChristiE.Thenweworkedoutaplan:WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenoutI'llwatchherotherthreE.AndwhenshewatchestwoofmineI'lltakesomeoneout.ThechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaofMommyandMetimE.Christie'sdaughterMcKenziewentfirst.Whenshereturnedtheotherchildrenshoweredherwithtonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.she'slikeadifferentchildwhenthere'snooneelsearoundChristiesharedwithmequietly.WithhermotheralltoherselfMcKenziedidn'thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzieIalsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildrenduringouralonetimes.ForexampleIamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughterwhoisseldomclosetomeholdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering口吃的sonTomdoesn'tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn'thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.AndtheothersonSamwho'salwaysfollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.TheMommyandMetimeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild--talkingsharingandlaughingwhichhasbeenthebiggestgain.Everychilddeserves应得到tobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhilE.58.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thebasicneedsofchildren.B.TheadvantageofspendingtimewithonechildatatimE.C.Thehappylifeoftwofamilies.D.Theexperienceoftheonlychildbeingwithmother.59.RightafterMcKenziecamebacktheotherchildrenwere________.A.happyB.curiousC.regretfulD.friendly60.Whatisoneofthechangestheauthorfindsinherchildren?A.Tomhaslessdifficultyinspeaking.B.Samholdsherhandmoreoften.C.Theboysbecomebetterfollowers.D.Thedaughteractslikealeader.61.Theauthorseemstobelievethat________.A.havingbrothersandsistersisfunB.it'stiringtolookafterthreechildrenC.everychildneedsparents'fullattentionD.parentsshouldwatchothers'children
WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithmE.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandtrainmeupforlovE.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottosharE.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafrienD.Wewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsay:Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.WewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistlE.ThenwewouldreadthemalouD.AttheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstoppeD.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriendHewasindespair失望andIwasindespair.ButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetimE.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.WewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparteD.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesminE.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesameminD.InmymostinterestingmomentsIoftenthink:YesImusttell.Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist心理学家whowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfrienD.Intheeighthgradewhattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend’shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriendInParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans______.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondonAccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend_______.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachotherInthedarkestmomentstheauthorwouldpreferto______.A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilenceWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperienceB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions
Ifoundtheimaginationofbecomingagrandmothersomewhatdiscouraging.IwasyoungerthanIthoughtagrandmothershouldbewhenIgotthenewsthatIwasgoingtobecomeonemyself.IadmititwasnotarolethatIwasemotionallyreadytoaccept.IhadbeenayoungmotherandhadcertainlyhopedmydaughterwouldnotfacethatsamechallengE.Iremarriedwhenshewasateenagerandthenhadtwomorechildren.OngettingthenewsthatshewasexpectingIrememberthinkingWhatdoIknowaboutbeingagrandmother?—Ihaven’tevenfinishedraisingmyownkidsyet!Idon’tliketobeunpreparedsoIreadafewbooksaboutgrandparenting.ThatgavemealittlehelpbutIwasstilluncertain.IthoughtaboutothergrandmothersIknewandgotafewideasIlikedandafewmorethatIdidn't.ButIcouldn'tquitefigureoutwhatkindofgrandmotherIwantedtobE.ThenIthoughtaboutmyowngrandmotherGrannyasshe’sknownbymostpeopleandIknewIhadtheanswer.Ididn’trealizeituntilthatmomentbutmyowngrandmotherwastheexampleforthekindofgrandmotherIwantedtobE.IamfortunatethatIgottospendalotoftimewithmygrandparentswhenIwasalittlekiD.Here'swhatIlearnedfrommyGrannyGrandmothersalwayshaveacookiejar.FormyentirelifeGrannyalwayshadacookiejarfullofcookies.WhenIwasalittletinygirljustateyelevelwiththecounterGrannywouldgetthecookiejardownformE.WhenIwasalittleolderIlearnedhowtopullthechairoversoIcouldreach.AsIgottallerifIreallystretchedIcouldreachthecookiejarwithmyfingertipsandmoveitcloseenoughtogetitdownoffthecountertofindoutwhatkindoftreatwasinsidE.AlwaysthefirstthingIdidwhenIwenttoGranny'shousewascheckthecookiejarandtherewerealwayscookiesinit.ManyyearslaterI’lldrivemyownchildrentoGranny’shouseandthefirstthingPddoisgetusallacookiE.Sograndmothersmusthaveacookiejarandonmygranddaughte’sfirstChristmasmydaughterboughtmemyowncookiejar.ShesaidwhentheycametoseemeherdaughterwouldfindthetreatthewayshedidandIdiD.Thewriterthoughtitwasalittlediscouragingtobeagrandmotherbecause________.A.shewasnotoldenoughtobeoneB.shewasnotemotionallyreadytobeoneC.shethoughtherdaughterwastooyoungtobeamotherD.grandmothershouldbeolderthanshewasTheunderlinedphrasethatsamechallengeinthefirstparagraphrefersto________A.takingcareofagrandchildB.takingcareofababyC.beingayounggrandmotherD.beingayoungmotherItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.thewriterhasmanyhappymemoriesofhergrandmother’scookiejarB.thewriteralwayswantedtoknowwhatwasinsidehergrandmother’scookiejarC.thewriteroftendrovehergrandchildrentoseehergrandmother’scookiejarD.womenofthewriter‘sageallhaveacookiejarfortheirgrandchildrenWhatkindofgrandmotherdidthewriterwanttobe?A.Onewhohasajarfilledwithmanykindsofcookiesforchildrenandherself.B.Onewhogrowsupwithhergrandmother'scookiejarwithallkindsofcookies.C.Onewhoislikeherowngrandmotherwithacookiejartotreathergrandchildren.D.Onewhoalwaysmakesdifferentkindsofcookiestotreathergrandchildren.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A.Grandmother’sCookieJarB.Grandmother’sTreatforChildrenC.GrandmothersandGrandchildrenD.HappyMemoriesofCookies
Thefollowingpassageisahealthyprescription处方ofhowwecanapproachlifE.Itisnotaboutbeingfamousorbeingwealthyoraboutourgoodlooks.TrulyitisallaboutlovE.Therearetimeswhenwefeelasifweareseparatedfromtherest.Thisfeelingcreatesamentalprison.Thereforeweshouldtrytoworkhardtointernally内在地liberateourselvesbywideningourcircleofpitytoacceptalllivingthings.OpenyourhearttoothersandtrytounderstandWhensomeonereachesforyouholdouttothemyourhandFollowyourheartnomatterwhatotherpeoplesayDothingsthatmakeyouabletosmilethroughoutyourdayTreatotherpeoplethewayyouwouldlikethemtotreatyouDowhatyouknowisrightandtoyourheartandselfstaytrueRememberwhatlifeisallaboutitishowyoumakepeoplefeelWhatyoudowhereyougoandmakingdreamsbecomerealHelpingpeoplethroughinhardtimesofpainandstrifeWhatyoudoforothersiswhatisimportantinthislifE.Lookdeeperanddon’tjudgepeoplebywhatisontheoutsideItiswhatisinsidethatcountsandwhatpeopleoftenhideCarehelplovebehonestandbekindWithpurityandgoodnesswithinyourselfitishappinessyouwillfinD.Doallyoucaninthetimeyouhaveyouwon’talwaysbearoundRecapturethejoyoflittlethingsthatoncewereeasilyfoundAndifyoucandoallthisandlivealifeofloveYouwillbehelpedthroughlifebyallthoseupabovE.IwillleaveyouwiththeinspiringwordsofourlategeniusAlbertEinstein:TherearetwowaystolivelifE.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle奇迹.TheotherisasthougheverythingisamiraclE.60.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.livingalifeofloveB.helpingthoseinneedC.takingbackthejoyoflifeD.separatingourselvesfromothers61.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue?A.TreatingothersthewayotherstreatyouisrightforyourlifE.B.MakingyourdreambecomerealisselfishinyourlifE.C.Judgingpeoplebywhatisinsidecounts.D.Doingwhatyoucanmakesyourselfhappy.62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.DifferentwaysoflifeleadtocompletelydifferentresultsB.LifeisnotalwaysfullofmiraclesC.TherearetwokindsofmiraclesinlifeD.Lookingformiraclesinlifehelpspeoplefindhappiness
Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文掌握其大意然后从41—55各题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AlthoughAprildidnotbringustherainsweallhopedforandalthoughtheCentralValleydoesn’tgenerallyexperiencethesoundandlightningthatcangowiththoserainsit’sstillimportantforparentstobeabletoanswertheyouthfulquestionsaboutthunderandlightning.Thereasonthesetwowondersofnaturearesodifficultformanyadultstoexplaintochildrenisthattheyarenotverywellunderstoodbyadultsthemselves.Forexampledoyouknowthatthelightningweseeflashingdowntotheearthfromacloudisactuallyflashinguptoacloudfromtheearth?Oureyestrickusintothinkingweseeadownwardmotionwhenit’sactuallytheotherwayrounD.Butthenifwebelievedonlywhatwethinkandweseewe’dstillinsistthatthesunrisesinthemorningandsetsatnight.MostlightningflashestakeplaceinsideacloudandonlyarelativefewcanbeseenjumpingbetweentwocloudsorbetweenearthandaclouD.Butwithabout2000thunderstormstakingplaceabovetheeartheveryminuteofthedayandnightthere’senoughactivitytoproduceabout100lightningstrikesoneartheveryseconD.Parentscanusethunderandlightningtohelptheirchildrenlearnmoreabouttheworldaroundthem.Whenchildrenunderstandthatthelightoflightningflashingreachestheireyesalmostatthesamemomentbutthesoundofthethundertakesabout5secondstotraveljustonemiletheycanbegintotimetheinterval间隔betweentheflashandthecrashtolearnhowclosetheyaretotheactualspark闪光.1.AccordingtotheauthorintheareaoftheCentralValley___________.A.rainsusuallycomewithoutthunderandlightningB.itisusuallydryinAprilC.childrenpaynoattentiontothetwonaturalwondersD.parentsarenotinterestedinthunderandlightning2.Webelievethatlightningisadownwardmotionbecause___________.A.weweretaughtsobyourparentsfromourchildhoodB.wearetakeninbyoursenseofvisionC.itisacommonnaturalsightD.itisatruthprovedbyscience3.WhatisTRUEaboutlightningaccordingtothepassage?A.Onlyasmallnumberoflightningflashesoccuronearth.B.Lightningtravels5timesfasterthanthunder.C.Lightningflashesusuallyjumpfromonecloudtoanother.D.TherearefarmorelightningstrikesoccurringonearththanwecanimaginE.4.Theunderlinedwordactivityismostcloselyrelatedtothewords___________.A.cloudB.lightningstrikesC.lightningflashesD.thunderstorms5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat____________.A.weshouldnotbelievewhatweseeorhearB.thingsmovingdownwardaremorenoticeableC.peopleoftenhavewrongideasaboutordinaryphenomena现象D.adultsarenotasgoodaschildreninobservingcertainnaturalphenomena
Who’sincontrolofyourlife?Whoispullingyourstring?Forthemajorityofusit’sotherpeople–societycolleaguesfriendsfamilyorourreligiouscommunity.WelearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoungofcoursE.WewerebrainwasheD.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsitMostpeopleareotherpeoplE.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinionstheirlivesamimicry模仿theirpassionsaquotation.SowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweareitmakesusfeelgooD.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug—weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Thereforewearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlivesfailingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix一剂毒品weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.Butjustaswithanydrugthereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom--thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagendaandtheycomewiththeirownbaggageandintheendthey’remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.FurthermoreifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofotherswewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsanD.EveryonehasadifferentwayofthinkingandpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetimE.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway--makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues—notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothersbutinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.IfwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofotherswewillliveamoreauthenticeffectivepurposefulandhappylifE.67.WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat.A.wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersB.mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsC.otherpeople’sthoughtsaremoreimportantD.mostpeople’sthoughtsarecontrolledbyothers68.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A.Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.B.Wemayloseourselvestopleaseothers.C.Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D.Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.69.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.it’sbettertodowhatwelikeB.weshouldn’tcarewhatothersthinkC.weshouldn’tchangeourownopinionsD.it'simportanttoacceptothers’opinions70.Theauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlyby.A.analyzingcausesandeffectsB.providingexamplesandfactsC.discussingquestionsD.makingsuggestions
Ihearmanyparentscomplainthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling叛逆.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstartingactingindependentlymostofthemareholdingoneanother'shandsforreassurance放心.TheyclaimtheywanttodressastheypleasE.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusiC.ButtheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecorD.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginsuchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon茧intoalargercocoon.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlydevelopedamarketforteenagers.ThesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbE.Thisisagreatroadblockfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Buttheroadblockisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Wellgotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.That'stheonlykindofpopularitythatisreallyimportant.63.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell______.A.readershowtobepopularwithpeoplearoundB.teenagershowtolearntomakeadecisionforthemselvesC.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD.peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother64.Accordingtotheauthormanyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirownbutinfactmostofthem______.A.havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachotherB.lackconfidenceC.darenotdealwithanyproblemsaloneD.areverymuchafraidofgettinglost65.Theauthorthinksofadvertisementsas______toteenagers.A.instructiveB.attractiveC.beneficialD.influential66.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthatateenagershould______.A.differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossibleB.becomepopularwithothersC.findhisrealselfD.rebelagainsthisparentsandthepopularitywave
Inmosttownstodayyoucanseeteenagersstandingoverelectronicmachineswithflashinglightsshootingatspaceshipsfromotherplanetsanddroppingbombsonstrangemonsters恶魔.ThemachineshavenameslikeSpaceWarriorDarkInvaderandsoon.Itusedtobebelievedthatdamagewasdoneonlytothosestrangevisitorsfromouterspacebutnowitseemsthattheyarestrikingback.Manyteenagerslikeelectronicgamessomuchthattheycan'tstopplaying.Theyspendhourstightlyholdingthejoystickcontrolsandconstantlypressingbuttonsmarkedfire.TheydeveloppainsontheirfingersbecauseoftheconstantpressurE.Theyplayandplaythatthepainshavenochancetocureproperly.Therapidwristmovementrequiredtoguidethespaceshipacrossthescreencausesanotherproblem:themusclesofthewristandarmbecomesoinflamedandswollen充血红肿thattheypressagainstthebones.ThisconditioniswhatdoctorsnowcallSpaceWarrior'sWrist.Otherstrangeachesandpainsarealsolikelytoaffecttheelbowsandshoulders.Anotherevenmorealarmingproblemisshownbythecaseofa17-year-oldgirlwhichwasrecentlyreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.Shehadbeenplayingvariouskindsofelectronicgamesformorethantwohoursaday.HerfatherrepairedgamesandmachinesandshecouldusethecassettesandsystemsinhisworkshopasoftenasshelikeD.OnedayafterplayingagamecalledDarkInvadershelostconsciousness知觉andfelltothefloor.Doctorswhoexaminedherfoundshewassufferingfromanunusualillnesscausedbylightsflashingataparticularfrequency.Electronicgamesarefoundverypopularwith__________.A.peoplelivingintownsB.studentsstudyinginhighschoolsC.girlsworkingintheirfather'sworkshopsD.youngpeopleageabout13-19SpaceWarrior'sWristiscausedby__________.A.constantlypressingthebuttonsB.rapidlymovingacrossthescreenC.tightlyholdingthejoystickcontrolsD.inflamedandswollenmusclesofthewristThecaseofa17-year-oldgirlgivenbythewritershowsthatthewriter__________.A.supportsplayingelectronicgamesB.feelsverysorryforthegirlC.disagreedwithyoungpeople'splayingelectronicgamesD.feelshappyaboutyoungpeople'spoorhealthFromthepassagewecanconcludethatplayingelectronicgamesis__________.A.enjoyableandhelpfultothestudyB.excitingbutharmfultothehealthandstudyC.interestingbutharmlesstotheeyesD.amusingandsatisfying
WhenIwas19yearsoldIwasatadancecluB.Aswewerewalkingtomycaronecoldnightamanwalkeduptous.BehindhimwasawomancarryingasmallchilD.Thechildhadajacketonbutitwasn’tbuttonedup扣上.Themanbegantotellushewantedtoborrowsomemoneyforthenighttogethiswifeandkidintoahotel.Hehadajobbutnoplacetoliveinandwaswaitingforhefirstpaycheck.Hesaidhecouldgetourmailingaddressandmailthemoneyback.TheguyIwaswithreachedintohispockettogivethismana$20bill.AstheothermanwasextendinghishandouttotakethemoneyIputmyhandonmynewfriends’handandsaidCanItalktoyouforaminute?Itoldhimthateverydaypeopleaskedmymotherformoneyonherwaytowork.Shesaidtheymademoremoneythanshedidsimplybeggingformoney.Thesepeoplewerescammingthosewithsofthearts.Andiftheyweretrulyworriedabouttheirchildsufferingfromthecoldtheywouldhaveatleastbuttonedhisjacketorcoveredhimwithhisblanket.MynewfriendlookedatmewithdisappointmentandsaidMichelleIknowtherearepeopleouttherethattakeadvantageofothers.Ialsoknowtherearepeopleouttherethatareonepaycheckawayfrombeinghomeless.IfIgive$20to10peopleandonlyoneofthemreallyneedsitandusesitfortherightthingitisworthit.Iamnow37yearsoldandhaveneverforgottenwhathesaidtomE.Idon’tevenrememberhisnamE.ButIdorememberthatthatexperiencechangedthewayIlookatdifferentsituations.56.Whatdoweknowaboutthestrangeraccordingtothepassage?A.HehadbeenbeggingforalongtimenearthedancecluB.B.Hewouldspendthecoldnightatanexpensivehotel.C.Hewascarelessanddidn’ttakegoodcareofhischilD.D.Hemightbejustlyinginordertogetsomemoney.57.Whydidtheauthorputherhandonhernewfriends’hand?A.Shewantedtotellhimtogivesomemoremoneytothestranger.B.Shebelievedhermotherhadalreadygiventhestrangersomemoney.C.Shewantedtowarmhimnottobecheatedbythestranger.D.SheaskedherfriendtopaymoreattentiontothebabyinsteaD.58.Whichofthefollowingcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedwordscamminginthe3rdparagraph?A.cheatingB.respectingC.disappointingD.understanding59.Wecansafelysaythattheauthor’sfriendwas_________.A.funnyB.kindC.richD.brave
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