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Twothingschangedmylife:mymotherandawhiteplasticbikebasket.Ihavethoughtlongandhardaboutitandit’struE.Iwouldbeadifferentpersonifmymomhadn’tturnedasillybicycleaccessoryintoalifelessonIcarrywithmetoday.Mymotherandfatherwereunitedintheirwayofraisingchildrenbutitmostlyfelltomymothertoactuallycarryitout.LookingbackIhonestlydon’tknowhowshedidit.Managingthefamilybudgetmusthavebeenaveryhardtaskbutshemadeitlookeffortless.Ifwecomplainedaboutnothavingwhatanotherkiddidwe’dhearsomethinglikeIdon’tcarewhatso-and-sogotforhisbirthdayyouarenotgettingaTVinyourroom/acarforyourbirthday/alavishsweet-16party.Wehadtoearnourallowance零用钱bydoingchoresaroundthehousE.IcanstillrememberhowlongittooktopolishthelegsofourcoffeetablE.MybrotherscannodoubtrememberhoursspentcleaningthehousE.LikethetwolittlegirlsgrowingupattheWhiteHousewemadeourownbedsnooneleftthehouseuntilthatwasdoneandpickedupafterourselves.WehadtokeeptrackofourbelongingsandifsomethingwaslostitwasnotreplaceD.Itwassummerandonedaymymotherdrovemetothebikeshoptogetatirefixed—andthereitwasinthewindow.WhiteshinyplasticanddecoratedwithflowersthebasketwinkedatmeandIknew—Iknew—Ihadtohaveit.It’sbeautifulmymothersaidwhenIpointeditouttoherWhataneatbasket.ItriedtoholdoffatfirstIplayeditcoolforashortwhilE.ButthenIguessIcouldn’tstanditanylonger:MompleasecanIpleasepleasegetit?I’lldoextrachoresforaslongasyousay.I’lldoanythingbutIneedthatbasketIlovethatbasket.PleaseMom.Please?IwasdesperatE.YouknowshesaidgentlyrubbingmybackwhilewebothstaredatwhatIbelievedwasthecoolestthingeverIfyousaveupyoucouldbuythisyourself.BythetimeImakeenoughit’llbegone!MaybeRogerherecouldholditforyoushesmiledatRogerthebikeguy.Hecan’tholditforthatlongMom.Someoneelsewillbuyit.PleaseMomPlease?TheremightbeanotherwayshesaiD.AndsoourpayingplanunfoldeD.MymotherboughtthebeautifulbasketandputitsafelyinsomehidingplaceIcouldn’tfinD.EachweekIeagerlycountedmygrowingsavingsincreasedbyextraworkhereandtherewashingthecarhelpingmymothermakedinnerdeliveringorcollectingthingsonmybikethatalreadylookednakedwithoutthebasketinfront.AndthenweekslaterIcountedre-countedandjumpedforjoy.Ohhappyday!Imadeit!Ifinallyhadtheexactamountwe’dagreedupon.DayslatertheunthinkablehappeneD.A.neighborhoodgirlI’dplayedwithmillionsoftimesappearedwiththeexactsamebasketfixedtohershinynewbikethatalreadyhadallthebellsandwhistles.Irodehardandfasthometotellmymotheraboutthisdisaster.Thishorribleturnofevents.AndthencamethelessonI’vetakenwithmethroughmylife:HoneyYourbasketisextra-specialMomsaidgentlywipingawaymyhottears.Yourbasketisspecialbecauseyoupaidforityourself.55.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Thechildrenenjoyeddoinghousework.B.Theauthorcamefromawell-offfamily.C.Themotherraisedherchildreninanunusualway.D.ThechildrenwerefondoftheUSpresident’sdaughters.56.WhentheauthorsawthebasketinthewindowshE.A.fellinlovewithitB.staredathermotherC.recognizeditatonceD.wentuptothebikeguy57.Whydidtheauthorsaymanypleasestohermother?A.Shelongedtodoextrawork.B.Shewaseagertohavethebasket.C.Shefelttiredafterstandingtoolong.D.Shewantedtobepolitetohermother.58.ByusingnakedParagraph12theauthorseemstostressthatthebasketwas.A.somethingshecouldaffordB.somethingimportanttoherC.somethingimpossibletogetD.somethingshecoulddowithout59.Totheauthoritseemedtobeahorribleturnofeventsthat.A.somethingspoiledherpayingplanB.thebasketcostmorethanshehadsavedC.aneighborhoodgirlhadboughtanewbikeD.someoneelsehadgotabasketofthesamekind60.Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhermother?A.Savemoneyforarainyday.B.GoodadviceisbeyondallpricE.C.Earnyourbreadwithyoursweat.D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.
IlostbothofmyparentsinatragiccaraccidentwhenIwasfivE.Fortunatelyatthatageachilddoesn’tunderstandthefinalityofsuchanevent.Manyyearslaterattheageoftwenty-threeIwasplanningmyweddingtoSheldonwhocamefromacompletelovingfamilythetypeIexpect.SheldonandIhadalreadyboughtourfirsthomewithalargebeautifullylandscapedyarD.Asthedategrewcloserandwetookownershipofthehomewebegantocleanarrangeinsideandout.ThedaybeforeourweddingwewereputtingthefinaltouchestotheyarD.Weweresopleasedwiththeneatnessofitall.Butoneplantpuzzledus.A.rosebushlocatedjustoutsideourfrontdoorwascompletelybarrenofleavesorbuds.Itlookedlikeditmightbedeadbutsinceneitherofuscouldbesurewereluctantlydecidedtokeepitforthetimebeing.ThatsameeveningafterthedinnerIwastooexcitedtosleep.InsteadIdecidedIneededsomequiettimetoreflectontheweddingthenextday.Iwenttothebackyardandsatinthewarmclearstar-fillednight.ItwastherethatIrealizedtheonlythingmissingfrommyweddingdaywouldbemyparents.Therehadbeennotimetothinkofthisuntilnowandthethoughtfilledmewithsadness.Afteralleverygirldreamsofhavingherfatherwalkherdowntheaisleandhermothertheretocomfortheranxiety.AloneintheyardIbeganspeakingtomymomanddadjustasifIhadknowntheywerelistening.Givemeasignonmyweddingdaytoletmeknowyou’rewithmE.ThenextdaySheldon’sexcitedvoicerepeatedlycalledmynamE.Irushedtojoinhimatthefrontdoor.Ican’tbelievewhatI’mabouttoshowyou!HestoodasidE.Thebarrenrosebushhadtwohugerosesinfullbloom.TherewasnodoubtinmymindthatwewerewitnessingamiracleamiracleoflovE.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtouchesinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Smalldetails.B.Strongfeelings.C.Closeconnection.D.EnormouspressurE.2.Accordingtothepassagewhydidtherosebushconfusethewriter?A.Becauseitwasdifficulttotakecareof.B.Becauseithadasignofdyingaway.C.BecauseitgrewinawrongplacE.D.Becauseitsleaveswerealwaysfalling.3.Thewritercametotheyardthatnightto__________.A.relieveherpressureoflifeB.prayforherparentsC.seewhethertherosegrewD.thinkaboutherweddingcarefully4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.thewriterwasexperiencedinmanagingayardB.thewriterandherfiancékepttherosebushimmediatelytheysawitC.thewritercouldcelebrateherweddingoutdoorsD.thewriterwasfullofpitywithoutherparents’attendingherwedding
ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.HereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinstrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcanthathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.35.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily36.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney37.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.showedB.sentoutC.deliveredD.gaveback38.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.D.InSearchofNewFriends.
EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.HedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyrE.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestous.21.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedleD.howtostopthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle22.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep23.Dreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause________.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem
Intheveryearly1800’sayoungboyabout14yearsoldnamedJohnlivedinanorphanage孤儿院inOldEnglandalongwithseveralotherchildren.OrphanmeantunwantedandunloveD.Christmaswastheonedayoftheyearwhenthechildrendidn’tworkandreceivedagiftanorangE.Usuallytheytriedtotasteandpreserveitforsolongthatitoftenrottedbeforetheyeverpeeled剥开ittoenjoythesweetjuicE.ManythoughtwereexpressedasChristmastimeapproacheD.ThechildrenwouldsayIwillkeepminethelongest.Johnusuallysleptwithhisnexttohispillow.ThisyearJohnwasoverjoyedbytheChristmasseason.HewasbecomingamanandstrongerandsoonhewouldbeoldenoughtoleavE.HewouldsavehisorangeuntilhisbirthdayinJuly.ChristmasdayfinallycamE.Thechildrenweresoexcitedastheyenteredthebigdininghall.ImmediatelythemastershoutedJohnleavethehallandtherewillbenoorangeforyouthisyear.John’sheartbrokeviolentlywideopen.Heturnedandwentswiftlybacktothecoldroom.ThenheheardthedooropenandeachofthechildrenentereD.LittleElizabethwithherhairfallingoverhershouldersasmileonherfaceandtearsinhereyesheldoutapieceofragtoJohn.HereJohnshesaidthisisforyou.AsheliftedbacktheedgesoftheraghesawabigjuicyorangeallpeeledandquarteredandthenherealizedwhattheyhaddoneJohnneverforgotthesharingloveandpersonalsacrificehisfriendshadshownhimthatChristmasday.InmemoryofthatdayeveryyearhewouldsendorangesallovertheworldtochildreneverywherE.24.Thesechildrenwouldbehappiestwhen______.A.theygotthespecialgiftB.theypreserveditverylongC.theyfinallyenjoyedthesweetjuiceD.theyenteredthedininghall25.WhatwouldoverjoyJohnmostthenextyearaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Heplacedhisorangenexttohispillow.B.Hewouldeathisorangeonhisbirthday.C.Hewouldn’tgethisspecialgift.D.Hewouldstayintheorphanageforanotheryear26.AccordingtothetextwheredidJohn’sorangecomefromthisyear?A.ItwasmadeupofwhatthesechildrendonateD.B.Hismastergavehimawholeoneagain.C.ThesechildrenboughthimonE.D.LittleElizabethdonatedherstoJohn.
Notsolongagomostpeopledidn’tknowwhoShellyAnnFrancisPrycewasgoingtobecomE.ShewasjustanaveragehighschoolathletE.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherAmericanteenagerwithoutmuchofafuturE.Howeveronepersonwantstochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-oldShellyAnnasatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginningoftruegreatness.Hertimewerenotexactlyimpressivebutevensoheseemedtherewassomethingtryingtogetoutsomethingtheothercoacheshadoverlookedwhentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShellyAnnaplaceinhisverystricttrainingseasons.TheircooperationquicklyproducedresultsandafewyearlateratJamaica’sOlympicgamesinearly2008ShellyAnnwhoatthattimeonlyrankednumber70intheworldbeatJamaica’sunchallengedqueenofthesprint短跑.＂Wheredidshecomefrom?＂askedanastonishedsprintingworldbeforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneofthoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotimeonlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShellyAnnwastoprovethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicshesweptawayanydoubtsaboutherabilitytoperformconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metersOlympicgolD.ShediditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipinBritonbecomingworldchampionwithatimeof10.73—thefourthrecordever.Shelly-AnnisalittlewomanwithabigsmilE.ShehasamentaltoughnessthatdidnotcomeaboutbychancE.Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless.ShegrewupinoneofJamaica’stoughestinner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhousewhereshelivedinaone-roomapartmentsleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.WaterhouseoneofthepoorestcommunitiesinJamaicaisareallyviolentandoverpopulatedplacE.SeveralofShelly-Ann’sfriendsandfamilywerecaughtupinthekillings;oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwheresheliveD.Sometimesherfamilydidn’thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampionshipsbarefootedbecauseshecouldn’taffordshoes.HermotherMaximeoneofafamilyoffourteenhadbeenanathleteherselfasayounggirlbutlikesomanyothergirlsinWaterhousehadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime’searlyentryintotheadultworldwithitsresponsibilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupinWaterhouse’sroundaboutofpoverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annwastakinghertothetrackandshewasreadytosacrificeeverything.Itdidn’ttakelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhousE.OnasummereveninginBeijingin2008allthoselonghardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.Thebarefootkidwhojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpovertysurroundedbycriminalsandviolencehadwrittenanewchapterinthehistoryofsports.ButShelly-Ann’svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.ThenightshewonOlympicgoldinBeijingtheroutinemurdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwarsintheneighbouringstreetsstoppeD.Thedarkcloudaboveoneoftheworld’stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedforafewdays.＂Ihavesomuchfireburningformycountry＂ShellysaiD.SheplanstostartafoundationforhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentreinWaterhousE.ShehopestoinspiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeitawoman’saswellasaman’sworlD.AsMuhammadAliputsit＂Championsaren’tmadeingyms.Championsaremadefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethem.A.desireadreamavision.＂OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbeproudofisherunderstandingofthistruth.65.WhydidStephenFrancisdecidetocoachShelly-Ann?A.HehadastrongdesiretofreeherfamilyfromtroublE.B.Hesensedagreatpotentialinherdespiteherweaknesses.C.ShehadbigproblemsmaintainingherperformancE.D.Shesufferedalotofdefeatsattheprevioustrackmeets.66.WhatdidthesprintingworldthinkofShelly-Annbeforethe2008OlympicGames?A.Shewouldbecomeapromisingstar.B.Shebadlyneededtosethighergoals.C.Hersprintingcareerwouldnotlastlong.D.Hertalentforsprintingwasknowntoall.67.WhatmadeMaximedecidetotrainherdaughteronthetrack?A.Hersuccessandlessonsinhercareer.B.HerinterestinShelly-Ann’squickprofit.C.HerwishtogetShelly-Annoutofpoverty.D.HerearlyentranceintothesprintingworlD.68.WhatcanweinferfromShelly-Ann’sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?A.Shewashighlyrewardedforherefforts.B.Shewaseagertodomoreforhercountry.C.Shebecameanathleticstarinhercountry.D.Shewastheenvyofthewholecommunity.69.BymentioningMuhammadAli’swordstheauthorintendstotellusthat________.A.playersshouldbehighlyinspiredbycoachesB.greatathletesneedtoconcentrateonpatienceC.hardworkisnecessaryinone’sachievementsD.motivationallowsgreatathletestobeonthetop70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheMakingofaGreatAthleteB.TheDreamforChampionshipC.TheKeytoHighPerformanceD.ThePowerofFullResponsibility
ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethistothebutcherpersonwhosejobissellingmeat.andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyrecognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.ThedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupatoncE.Atnoonthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit.hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatpaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomerspeoplewhobuysth.fromashop.Butthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.ThebutcherfeltabitpuzzleD.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!15.Mrs.Smithtreatedherlittledogquite_________.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.rudely16.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrs.Smithgaveit_______.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds17.Fromitsexperiencethedogfoundthat________.A.onlythepaperwithMrs.Smith'swordsinitcouldbringitmeatB.thebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawitC.Mrs.SmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcherD.apieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeat18.Attheendofthestoryyou'llfindthat_______.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheatedbythecleveranimal
Itwasaterriblyrainywetwinterday.WhileIwaswalkingfromthelibraryaftergettingmyUniversityapplications申请fornextyearattheendofmylunchbreakamanwaswalkingtowardsmewithtwohugeboxesofbrochures小册子.IthoughtWhatonearthisthatmantryingtodo?Carryallthosethings?Thenallofasuddenhedroppedthemall!Itwasaterriblemesswithhundredsofbrochuresalloverthepathinfrontofme!OhnoIthought.Themansatdownandstartedtryingtopickallofthebrochuresup.Icouldn'tbelievehowmanypeoplewalkedonbywithoutevencaringatall.IthoughtI'mnotgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodon'tcareaboutthisman.I'mgoingtohelphim.SoeventhoughitwastheendofmylunchbreakfromworkandIwouldbelateifIstoppedtohelphimIdidn'tminD.IfIexplainedwhathappenedIwassuremybosswouldn'tmindtoomuch.SoIhelpedhimpickthemallup.ThenIaskedifhewouldlikeahandincarryingaboxtowherehewent.Hesaidyesgratefully.Icarriedoneoftheheavyboxes.TheboxIhadtocarrywasveryheavy-asI'mquiteapetite娇小的girl-butIdidn'tcomplain.IjusthelpedhimwithabigsmileacrossmyfacE.Wegotthereandhethankedmeverymuchforhelpinghimout.HealsogavemeoneoftheselovelybrochuresaboutallthewalksinandaroundtheBayofPlenty.Whatisabetterwaytospendmylunchtimethanhelpingsomeone?LuckilyIwasn'tthatlatebacktoworksonobodymindedatall!21.Theauthorwas__________whenshesawsomanypeoplepassbywithoutcaringandgivinghelptotheman.A.angryB.sorryC.surprisedD.bored22.Theauthorthoughtthatshewould________ifshehelpedthemanwiththebrochures.A.missherlunchB.getariseC.havetopayforthebrochuresD.arrivelateforwork23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.HappyLunchBreak.B.HelpingOthersIsMuchFun.C.A.GoodWaytoSpendLunchtimE.D.PickinguptheBrochures.
WhenIwasabout12Ihadanenemyagirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings缺点.SometimesshesaidIwasthin.SometimesshesaidIwaslazy.SometimesshesaidIwasn’tagoodstudent.SometimesshesaidItalkedtoomuchandsoon.Itriedtoputupwith忍受heraslongasIcoulD.AtlastIbecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.HelistenedtomequietlyandthenheaskedArethethingsshesaidtrueornot?Marydidn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?GoandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretruE.PaynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaiD.IdidashetoldmeandtomysurpriseIdiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretruE.IbroughtthelistbacktomydaD.Herefusedtotakeit.That’sjustforyouhesaiD.Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrueyou’llfinditwillbehelpfultoyou.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemallbuthearthetruthanddowhatyouthinkisright.ManyyearshavepasseD.ThesituationoftenappearsinmyminD.InourlifeweoftenmeetwithsometroubleandweoftengotosomeoneandaskforadvicE.Forsomeadviceyouwilltreasure珍惜allyourlife!11.Whatdidthewriter’sfatherdoafterheheardhercomplaints抱怨?A.HetoldhernottopayattentiontowhatherenemyhadsaiD.B.Hetoldhertowritedownallherenemyhadsaidabouther.C.Helethercontinuetoputupwithherenemy.D.Heagreedwithherenemy.12.Thewriterfelt______whenshedidthethingsasherfatherhadtoldher.A.sadB.angryC.disappointeD.D.surprised13.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowfromthepassage?A.TheenemythoughtthewriterstudiedharD.B.Theenemythoughtthewriterwaspretty.C.Thewriterisgratefultoherfather.D.Thewriterandherenemybecamebestfriendsatlast.
IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch大牧场inSanIsidro.Heletsmeusehishousetoholdeventstoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.ThelasttimeIwastherehegreetedmebysayingIwanttotellyouwhyIletyouusemyhousE.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofapoorhorsetrainerwhowouldgofromstable马厩tostablefarmtofarmtraininghorses.Asaresulttheboy’shighschoolwascontinuallyinterrupted打断.Onedayinthelastyearofhighschoolhewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtodowhenhegrewup.Hewroteaseven-pagepaperabouthisgoalofowningahorseranchingreatdetail.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandevendrewadetailedfloorplanforthedreamranch.Thenthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.Buthegotalowmarkwithanotethatread‘Seemeafterclass.’Theboywenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked‘WhydidIreceivealowmark?’Theteachersaid‘Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youcomefromapoorfamily.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.There’snowayyoucouldeverdoit.’Thentheteacheradded‘IfyouwillrewritethispaperIwillreconsideryourmark.’TheboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandharD.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid‘Looksonyouhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.HoweverIthinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.’Finallytheboyturnedinthesamepapermakingnochangesatall.Hewrote‘YoucankeepthelowmarkandI’llkeepmydream.’27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMontyRoberts?A.Hewasborninapoorfamily.B.Hereceivedagoodeducation.C.Heisraisingmoneyforthepoor.D.Heisahorsetrainerwhoownsabigranch.28.FromParagraph3weknowMontyRoberts_____.A.wasjustadaydreamerB.decidedtofollowhisfather’sexampleC.expectedtheteachertopraisehimD.hadagreatplanforhisfuture29.TheteacherthoughtMontyRoberts’sdreamwas_____.A.strangeB.greatC.pleasantD.impossible30.FromtheendofthetextwecaninferthatMontyRobertswasvery_____.A.carefulB.cleverC.determinedD.active
Iplacedthespaghetti意大利面infrontofeveryoneandsankintomychairwithabigsigh.ItwasThursdayandlikeeveryThursdayIwasexhaustedendjustsickofeveryoneandeverything.Mommy?askedmyolderdaughter.What?IpracticallyshouteD.Could'ttheyjusteatwithoutdemandinganything?ItseemsthatthespaghettiisovercookedshesaiD.Iglancedatmyhusbandandhejustgaveaslightnodinagreementwithraydaughter.Whycould’tIevencooksomethingsimpleasspaghetti?ThenIrememberedwhy.BecauseeverytimeIwastryingtogeldinnercookedIcouldbedistracted分心bysomanyotherthings.Ihungmyheadindefeatonceagain.SometimesIjustwantedtocry.Throughoutmyjourneyinmotherhood1haveconcludedthatmyabilitiesareanabsolutefailureattimes.ThisspaghettidinnerwasjustanotherexamplE.Idon'tevenknowhowtobalancethewifewiththemotheranymorE.Romanceisadistantmemory.Myonlygoalasamotheristosurvivebecausenotburningdownrayhouseorlosingakidwouldbeanaccomplishment..It'ssokayhoneymyhusbandsaidasHepattedmeonthebackIseeifwehaveafrozenpizzaorsomething.InoddeD.IknewwewouldlaughatthislaterbutitwasjustanothermomentoffailurE.IlookeddownatmyolderdaughterasIgotuptocarrytheawfulspaghettitothesink.ShehuggedmeandlookedupatmewithherbigbrowneyE.Icouldn'thelpbutsmilE.Thenshesaidthewordsthatcouldmakeanymother'smoodbetterIloveyouMommyandIstillthinkyouarethegreatestmommyever!1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriteraccordingtothefirstpartofthepassage?A.ShelikedeveryThursday.B.Shewassick.C.ShewasinabadmooD.D.ShehadonlyonechilD.2.Thespaghettiwasovercookedbecausethewriter.A.wasoccupiedwithtoomanythingsB.wasnotgoodatcookingC.hadnevercookedsuchfoodD.wasafraidofburningthehouse3.Whatmadetheauthorfeelbetter?A.Herhusband'swords.B.Herdaughter'swords.C.Herdaughter'scompany.D.Herhusband'scompany.
Mr.PeterJohnsonagedtwenty-threebattledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyesaperoute---throughtheboot行李箱.Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch沟渠atRomneyMarsinKentafterskidding打滑oniceandhittingabank.FortunatelythewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowlyhesaiD.Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.Mr.JohnsonasweetsalesmanofSittingHomeKentfirsttriedtoattracttheattentionofotherdriversbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.ThenhebeganhisstruggletoescapE.LaterhesaidItwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylifE.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittoopenthebackseattogetintotheboot.IhammereddesperatelytryingtomakesomeonehearbutnohelpcamE.Ittooktenminutestoopentheseatandafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundatoolandbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.ItwastheonlychanceIhaD.FinallyitgavebutassoonasImovedthebootlidthewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandclimbedoutofmycarasitfilledup.HishandsandarmcutandbruisedMr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearbywherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swifeMrs.LucyBates.CoveredwithablankethesaidThatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisiblepolicesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.thepolicehelpedMr.JohnsongetoutoftheditchB.theaccidenthappenedonaclearwarmdayC.theditchwasalongaremotecountryroadD.Mr.Johnsonhadatenderwifeandwaswellattended10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mr.Johnson’scarstoodonitsbootasitfelldown.B.Mr.Johnsoncouldnotescapefromthedoorbecauseitwasfullofsweetjam.C.Mr.Johnsonstruggledinthemudasheopenedthebackseat.D.Mr.Johnson’scaraccidentwaspartlyduetotheicyroaD.11.TheunderlinedpartFinallyitgaveinParagraph5meansthat______.A.LuckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.ThelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsC.AtlastthetoolwentbrokenD.Thechancewaslostatthelastminute12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ThestoryofMr.JohnsonasweetsalesmanB.CarbootcanserveasthebestescaperouteC.ThedriversurvivedaterriblecaraccidentD.Thedriverescapedthroughthecarboot
InclearertermssheletmyparentsandIeffectivelystealthecomputereveryFridaynightaftereveryoneleftaslongaswehaditbackSundaynightandreadyforMondaymorning.Thiswasmassiveincasethat'sunclear.Sheplayedfavoritesandmadeadeal.ShepickedmeoutbecausesheknewwithoutfocusthatIwouldbetroublE.TheyusedtojokethatIwouldbevotedmostlikelytobeaccusedofawhite-collarcrimE.Thiswasa$2000+computerinthemiddleofthe80s-theprideoftheschoolandtheyletmetakeithomE.Ican'timaginewhatwouldhavehappenedhadwebrokenit.EachFridayeveningmyDadwouldbackhispickupuptotheoutsidedoorofherclassandwewouldgoawaywiththeAppleII.I'dspendtheweekendprogrammingreadingthemassivespiralnotebooksofAppleinsidestructuresandgenerallystayingawayfromtroublE.AyearorsolaterwhenitwasclearthatIhadanabilityincomputersIcamehomefromschoolonedayandthefamilycarwasgoneandtherewasaCommodore64leftinitsplacE.MyMomandDadhadsoldthepickupandboughtaCommodore.Whenit's30yearslaterandyou'rehangingwithyourwifeandperhapswatchingyourkidsplayyouwillfindyourselfthinkingabouthowthiscrazyjourneyhappeneD.Iamstandingontheshouldersnotonlyofcomputersciencegiantsbutalsounsungheroeslikemyparentsandmy5thgradeteacher.IlookforwardtothetimewhenIwillmakesacrificesformykidsandthechildreninmylifE.IhopeImakethosedecisionsasunselfishlyasdidtheadultsinmylifE.ThankyouMrs.Hillforintroducingmetocomputerseventhoughyouwerebreakinghalfdozenrulestomakeithappen.ThanksMomandDadforbringingacomputerintoourhouseevenwhentherewasn'tmoneyforonE.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SheletmetakethecomputerhomE.B.SheletmehavethecomputerforfreE.C.Sheledmeintotheaccusationoftheft.D.Shehelpedmestealthecomputerfromtheschool.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordCommodorerefertointhetext?A.A.pickup.B.A.laptop.C.A.robot.D.A.personalcomputer.3.Whywastheauthorallowedtousethecomputeratweekends?A.BecausetheteacherwantedhimtostayathomE.B.BecausetheteacherwantedhimtohaveabusyweekenD.C.Becausetheteacherwantedhimtobeexposedtocomputer.D.Becausetheteacherwantedhimtobeacomputersciencegiant.4.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.Pitiful.B.Grateful.C.Regretful.D.Shameful.
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelvE.Hehadlittleschooleducation.InspiteofthishebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistimE.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemensbutheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwainhispennamE.MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infacthewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother’scarehemanagedtosurvivE.Asaboyhecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn’tliketogotoschoolandheoftenranawayfromhomE.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather’sdeathMarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinterwhoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Thenheworkedasaprinterariver-boatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiodhestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.In1870MarkTwaingotmarrieD.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876andHuckleberryFinnin1884whichmadehimfamousandbroughthimgreatfortunE.UnfortunatelyMarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments投资andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904hiswifediedandthenthreeofhischildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70hishairwascompletelywhitE.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril211910.1.InMarkTwain’schildhood________.A.helearnedalotatschoolB.heoftenwentswimmingwithotherboysC.hismotheroftenworriedabouthissafetyD.heoftenplayedgameswithotherboys2.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderaboutMarkTwain’sexperiences?A.Hebecameaminer.C.Hegotintodebts.E.Hebecameafull-timewriter.B.Heworkedasaprinter.D.HisfatherdieD.F.Hejoinedthearmy.A.a—d—b—c—e—fB.d—b—f—a—e—cC.d—a—f—e—b—cD.c—b—d—f—e—a3.BeforehisdeathMarkTwain_______.A.becameawhitemanB.wasinlowspiritsC.likedtobuyallkindsofclothesD.hadnothingon
Shewasworkingonsomehistoryessay.HerbookswereopenonthedeskandshehadanA4padthereandsomepencilsreadyfortakingnotes.AsIwatchedshesatbackonherchairandshetookupherhistorybook.Butmuchasshetriedtoreaditandmuchasshetriedtoconcentratehereyeskeptglancingupatthoseoldphotographs.Therewereaphotographofmeonmyownandaphotographofthetwoofustogether.TherewasalsoaphotoofwhenEggywassmallandwhenIwasonlyababy—maybeIhadevenjustbeenborn.AndshewasholdingmewithDad’shelpwhileMomlookedonrathernervouslyasifworriedthatEggymightdropmeonmyheaD.Thentherewerephotosofherandmebothofusgettingbiggerandolder.AndshewasalwaysthreeyearsaheadofmealwaysmybigsisterandIwasalwayshernaughtylittlebrotherdrivinghernutsandgettingheronhernerves.TherewasaphotographofallofustooofmeandEggyandMumandDadallstandingtheretogethersmilingatthenewcamerA.ThereIwas.AndtherewewerE.Andnothingwouldeverbringusbackormakeuswholeagain.Ifeltsosadagain—butIwouldn’tgiveintoit.IwasonamissionliketheysayandIhadtoseeitthrough.Ihadtosettletheunfinishedbusiness.Ihadtoforgiveandbeforgiven.Icouldn’tletEggygothroughtherestofherliferememberingthoselastwordsshe’deversaidtomejustbeforeIstormedouttogetrunoverbyatruck.You’llbesorryonedaywhenIamdead!Isaidtoher.NoIwon’tbe!she’dshoutedaftermeI’llbeglad!AndthenI’dnevercomeback.EggyIsaidEggyit’sHarry.Iamhererightbyyou.RightherE.Butdon’tbeafraiD.It’sOKEggyIamaghostnowthat’sall.Butit’sOKit’snothingtobefrightenedof.Iamnotgoingtohauntyouforever.IjustcamebacktoworkthingsoutwithyoutosayIamsorry.CanyouhearmeEggy?DoyouknowIamhere?Butshelookedbackdownatherhistorybookreachedoutandturnedapageover.Andshedidn’tknowthatIwasstandingrightbehindhersoclosethatIcouldreachoutandtouchher.IamtouchingyourshoulderEggy.Canyoufeelmyhand?Canyou?It’smeHarry.Don’tbeafraiD.Iamjusttouchingyourshoulderthat’sall.ButshewentonreadingthehistorybookandthenpausedandtookuponeofthepencilsandmadeafewnotesaboutHenrytheEighthandallthewivesheoncehadandwhyhehadthem.Eggy—it’smE.EggyNothing.Shelookedupfromherbookdaydreamingmaybelikeyoudointhemiddleofyourhomework.Hereyesfellonthephotosofherandmeatmyfourthbirthdayparty.Mygettingreadytoblowoutallthecandles.HergettingreadytohelpmeincaseIranoutofair.OhHarryshesaiD.OhHarry.Andshereachedoutandtouchedthephotojustlikeitwasfleshandbloodbutnotjust____________.Isawthepencilonthedesk.IrememberedtheleafonthetreeJelly’sParkerandArthurwiththefruitmachinE.Icoulddoit.IknewIcoulD.Ihadto.IfocusedmythoughtsonthepencilallofthemeverypartofmE.Itriedtoshinemythoughtsuponitasiftheywerethebeamofatorch.PleaseIthoughtpleasepleaseplease55.HowmanyphotographsdoyouthinkthereareonEggy’sdeskatleast?A.4B.5C.6D.756.TheunfinishedbusinessmentionedinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.havingmorephotostakenwithEggyB.expressinghisbeingsorrytoEggyC.sayinggood-byetoEggyD.returningtheschoolthingstoEggy57.Whichofthefollowingwaysofwritingimpressesyoumostinthestory?A.GivingadefinitionB.GivinganexampleC.RepeatedwordsD.Makingacomparison58.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinthestory?A.paperandchemicalsB.tearsandlaughterC.lifeanddeathD.trialanderror59.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatattheendofthestoryHarryprobablywill_______.A.writesomethingB.takeawaythepencilC.stealthepencilD.breakoffthepencilangrily60.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.TrustworthyBrotherB.AnUnforgettableAccidentC.A.RegularGuestD.A.SpecialMission
OnedaywhenIwas12mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibraryandborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoreaD.InthelibraryIfoundmywayintotheChildren’sRoom.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.ThecoverofabookcaughtmyeyE.ItpresentedapictureofabeaglE.IhadrecentlyhadabeaglethefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachilD.Hewasmysecretsharerbutonemorninghewasgonegivenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.IneverforgotmybeaglE.Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidenticaltomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.MyeyesranacrossthetitleAmostheBeaglewithaPlan.UnknowinglyIhadreadthetitlE.WithoutopeningthebookIborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.UndertheshadeofabushIstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadveryveryslowlywithdifficulty.ThoughpageswereturnedslowlyIgotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwholikeminehadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhomE.ThatdogwasmydogandIwasthelittleboyinthebook.AttheendofthestorymymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreuniononandonuntilmyownlostdogandIwereinmymindrunningtogether.Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworlD.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:IhadreadabookandIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotreaD.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmymiraculous奇迹般地experiencethatsummerbutshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.AndyearslatershewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbookswasawardedaPhDinliteratureandauthoredhisownbooksarticlespoetryandfiction.ThepowerofthewordshashelD.24.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto_____.A.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemB.lethimspendameaningfulsummerC.encouragehimtodomorewalkingD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons25.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause_____.A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsB.hefounditstitleeasytounderstandC.itremindedhimofhisowndogD.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch26.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?[A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.TheauthorhashadhappysummerseversincE.B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.D.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.28.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum’sStrictOrderC.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.TheCharmofaBook
Lookbackthroughhistoryatallthefamousanddistinguishedpersons.AlbertEinsteinIsaacNewtonetC.allhadonethingincommon:theywereallextremelycuriousabouttheworldaroundthem.Thisnaturalqualityoftheirswaswhatimprovedthemfromaveragepersonalitiestotruegeniuses.Curiositywillhaveyouaskingquestionsalways.Youwillgohuntingfortheanswersandwon’trestuntilyoufindthem.TheendresultisthatyouwilllearnalotandkeeponaddingtoyourknowledgethroughoutyourlifE.NowonderthenthatnaturallycuriouspeopleareoftenthemostknowledgeableonesarounD.DrivenbycuriositywhenyouheadouttoseekanswersitwillbelikegoingonanadventurE.Dependingonwhatyouseekyoumighthavetolookinnewplacesandlearnnewthings.Youarelikelytofaceencumbrancesandroadblocksonthewaybutyouwillkeepovercomingthemcontinuingonwardstillyoureachyourfinalgoalofcompleteunderstanding.Thisjourneyfromignorancetoknowledgeandallthethingsthathappeninbetweenwillbringyounewexperiences.CuriositywillnaturallymakeyoulearnunderstandandexperiencemorE.Assuchitwillmakeyoubetterexposedtoawholenewworldofpossibilities.ForinstanceyoumightbeanengineerbyqualificationbutifyouarecuriousyoumightwanttofindouthowarticlesontheInternetarewritten.Itmightevenhappenthatwhileexploringtheprocessofwritingyoumayfindoutthatyouactuallyenjoydoingitandthatpeoplelikereadingyourwork.Thusyourcuriositywouldhaveendedupopeningawholenewfieldofworkforyou.32.TheauthormentionsAlbertEinsteinandIsaacNewtonbecausebothofthem_________.A.areintelligentB.areverycuriouspersonsC.aregreatscientistsD.havedifferentpersonalities33.Whatmessagedoesthesecondparagraphmainlyconvey?A.CuriouspeoplearealwaysthemostknowledgeablE.B.Weshouldhuntforanswersinsteadofwaitingforthem.C.Curiosityisgoodforlearning.D.Naturallyaskingquestionsmakesyoucuriousconstantly.34.Theunderlinedwordencumbrancescanbereplacedby______A.difficulties.B.methods.C.aimsD.opportunities.35.Thebesttitleforthetextcouldbe___________.A.CuriosityNotforEveryoneB.YouWillExplorenewerPossibilitiesC.YourFutureIsControlledbyCuriosityD.ReasonsWhyCuriosityCanMakeYouSmarter
Picturethisscenea6-year-oldgirlisaloneonaraftwithnolifejacket200yardsfromtheshorewiththewindswhippingupthewater.SheispointingathercousinsandyellingoutTheyaredrowning!Youreyesscanleftonlytoseeathree-year-oldabovethesurfaceofthewaterandyourealizetwohandsareholdingherupthehandsof14-year-oldMallorywhoisstrugglingbelowthesurfaceofthewater.Threeseventeen-year-oldsfromSaltLakeCityTianaSkeenCaitlinCaldwellandJessicaOsterlohwereonthelakeforfuninthesunatBearLakewhentheyheardthecryforhelpandsawthisterrifyingscenE.Theteenswitnessedthethreeyounggirlsinthisverydangeroussituation.Theteensreactedquicklyandswamouttosavethegirlswhilecryingouttowardjetskiersandpeopleonthebeachforhelp.Fourteen-year-oldMallorywasstrugglingtoholdherlittlecousinRyleeabovewater.TheteensrescuedRyleejustintimebutcouldn’tfindMallory.Meanwhile6-year-oldSydneywasfloatingawayontheraftwithnolifejacket.Thegirlsflaggeddownajetskitogetherandbringherbacktothebeach.Thethreeteenheroines女英雄savedthe3-year-oldandthe6-year-oldbuttheyfeelMalloryistherealheroineassheheldher3-year-oldcousinabovethewateruntiltheteenswereabletorescueRyleE.Mallorywasfinallyfoundbutshediedonthewaytothehospital.Nowtheteenheroinesstronglyremindeveryonetowearalifejacketwhenonthewater.13.WhatwasMallorydoingwhentheaccidenthappened?A.Shewascryingoutforhelponaraft.B.Shewastryingherbesttocatcharaft.C.ShewastryingtohelphercousinsurvivE.D.Shewasstrugglingabovethesurfaceofthewater.14.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.lifejacketsarenotprovidedforfreeatBearLakeB.Mallorycouldn’thavebeenkilledwithalifejacketC.RyleewassavedbecauseshewasagoodswimmerD.childrenarenotallowedtoplayonthelakealone15.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.dangerousexperienceB.BearLakeC.A.lifejacketD.Threeteenheroines
Therewasamanplayingthepianoinabar.Hewasagoodpianoplayerandalwaysperformedinthisbar.Peoplecameinjusttohearhimplay.Butonenightacustomertoldhimthathedidn’twanttohearhimjustplaythepianoanymorE.Hewantedhimtosingasong.ThemansaidIdon’tsing.Butthecustomerwaspersistent固执的.HetoldthebarmanagerI’mtiredoflisteningtothepiano.Iwantthatmantosing!ThemanagershoutedacrosstheroomIfyouwanttogetpaidsingasong.Ourcustomersareaskingyoutosing!SohediD.Hesangasong.A.pianoplayerwhohadneversunginpublicdidsoforthefirsttimE.Andeveryonewassurprisedbyhissong—MonaMonaLisa.Hegotlotsofapplause掌声thatnight.Hehadsuchatalentforsingingbuthejusthadbeensittingonhistalentforthepastyears!Ifwithoutsuchachancehemayhavelivedtherestofhislifeasano-namepianoplayerinano-namebar.Howevernowhehadbecomeoneofthebest-knownsingersinAmericA.Youtoohaveskillsandabilities.Maybeyourtalentisnotasgreatasthesingerabovebutitmaybebetterthanyouthink!AndwitheffortmostskillscanbeimproveD.Soinyourlifeyoushouldbebraveenoughtotrydoingdifferentthingsandfindoutwhattalentsyoureallyhave!25.Whydidthemanstarttosing?A.Becausehewantedtomakemoremoney.B.Becausethebarmanagersaidhelikedhissong.C.Becausethemanageraskedhimtosingattherequestofacustomer.D.Becausehewantedtoshoweveryonethathehadatalentforsinging.26.Whatdoyouthinkofthebarmanager?A.Strict.B.RudE.C.Patient.D.KinD.27.Whatdotheunderlinedwordshejusthadbeensittingonhistalentprobablymean?A.Hedidn’tdiscoverhistalent.B.Hedidn’tsing.C.Hehadnotalentforsinging.D.Hehatedtosing.
Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuaryIhadtoconducttwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.BothhaddiedfullofyearsastheBiblewouldsay;bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllifE.TheirhomeshappenedtobeneareachothersoIpaidcondolence吊唁callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.AtthefirsthomethesonofthedeadwomansaidtomeIfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnowshewouldbealivetoday.It'smyfaultthatshedieD.AtthesecondhomethesonoftheotherdeadwomansaidIfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonmymother’sgoingtoFloridashewouldbealivetoday.ThatlongairplaneridetheabruptchangeofclimatewasmorethanshecouldtakE.It’smyfaultthatshe'sdeaD.Whenthingsdon’tturnoutaswewouldlikethemtoitisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferentlythestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priests牧师knowthatanytimethereisadeaththesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadlytheybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathomedelayingtheoperationwouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterallhowcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessensethatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.Thesecondelementistheconceptthatwearethecauseofwhathappensespeciallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthateverydisasterisourfault.TherootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhooD.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantile幼儿的mythofomnipotence万能.A.babycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneedsandthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandorderstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecriesandsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungrypeoplefeedhimandwhenheiswetpeoplechangehim.Veryoftenwedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantileconceptthatourwishescausethingstohappen.50.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeadelderlywomen?A.TheylivedoutanaturallifE.B.TheydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneridE.C.Theyweren'taccustomedtothechangeinweather.D.Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.51.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen'sfuneralsprobablybecause______.A.hewantedtocomfortthetwofamiliesB.hewasanofficialfromthecommunityC.hehadgreatsympathyforthedeadD.hewaspriestofthelocalchurch52.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause______.A.theycouldn'tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirdeepsorrowB.theybelievethattheywereresponsibleC.theyhadoverlookedthenaturalcourseofeventsD.theydidn'tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection53.Inthecontextofthepassage...theworldmakessenseLine2Para4probablymeansthat______.A.everythingintheworldisdecidedinadvanceB.theworldcanbeinterpretedindifferentwaysC.there'sanexplanationforeverythingintheworldD.wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld54.Peoplehavebeenmadetobelievesinceinfancythat______.A.everybodyisattheircommandB.lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmysteryC.everystoryshouldhaveahappyendingD.theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens
LikelotsofothergirlsandboyswhenLisaCaowasakidsheusedtowatchtheOlympics.IalwayswantedtobegoodatsportandIfoundathleticpotentialinmybodytheNewYorkCitycitizentellsherfriendbutnosportavailablesoshetookuppianolessons.Thenattheageof15shedecidedtodropthelessonsandputherathleticpotentialtothetestwithrunning.Atage18LisaCaoranherfirst-evermarathoninNewYorkCity.Andnowthe27-year-oldhas54marathons26.2milesandultramarathonsl00milesunderherbelt.Whatdoesittaketobeanultramarathoner?A.lotofdevotionevenwhendifficultiesoccursometimes.Makingtimeforrunningisreallyhardwhenlifeissobusyshesays.There'sabigwork-lifebalancethatIhavetokeep.Ihavetowakeupearlierontheweekends.Andohthepotentialforexcuses!WithNYC'swildwintersasoflateit'seasytoblametheweatherrolloverinbedandputoffasolidrun.Ihaveafixforthisthoughshesays.Cuteclothes.WiththehorribleweatherIboughtcuteclothesasmotivationtorunandactuallywearthem.Whileshe'strainingduringlowseasoninthewinterLisaCaotriestorunabaseof20to30milesperweektostayprepareD.Duringhighseasoninthespringandsummershe'llrunaround30to40milesbutshealsogetsalotofqualitymilesfromherraces.4.WhendidLisaCaorunherfirstmarathon?A.Attheageof27.B.Whenshewas15yearsolD.C.Threeyearsaftershebeganrunning.D.Nineyearsaftershedroppedherpianolessons.5.WhatmadeLisaCaohavethedesireofjoininginsports?A.BeingdifferentfromotherkidsofheragE.B.WantingtojoinintheOlympics.C.Havingnointerestinpianolessons.D.Havingathleticpotential.6.WhydoesLisaCaobuybeautifulclothesinterribleweather?A.Tohaveabettersleep.B.Tomotivateherselftokeeprunning.C.Toprotectherselffromanyharm.D.Tosavetimeforfurthertraining.7.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.A.sportwebsitE.B.A.sciencebook.C.A.collegeposter.D.A.footballmagazinE.
Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggamesshewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingoutshestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.ButsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.AndheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovieHomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStoryshowninlateApril.LizMurraya22-year-oldAmericangirlhasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.TherewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehousE.LizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajoB.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsolD.TheeffectofthatbecameaturningpointinherlifE.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddiedshedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudiesnevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnightshelivedonthestreets.Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstandingbyunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.IhadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytootherssuchasasafelivingenvironmenttoencourageherselfthatnexttonothingcouldholdmedown.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfatherwhohasalsodevelopedAIDS.Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetimE.Lizwantsmoviegoerswhooftenseefilmstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeisassimpleasmakingadecision.28.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?A.HermotherdiedofAIDS.B.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.C.ShegotadmittedintoHarvarD.D.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.E.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A.baecdB.abcedC.edbacD.beadc29.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC.whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife30.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A.Envyandcompetition.B.Willpoweranddetermination.C.Decisionsandunderstanding.D.Loveandrespectforherparents.31.WhenshewroteWhatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshemeantthat________.A.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallifeB.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesocietyC.shewoulddosomethingforherownlifeD.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld
Myfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled翻耕的soilmyhandsblackenedfromdigginginthegrounD.AsachildIlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegardenIrememberDadpushingthetiller耕作机aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:yellowandgreenonionswatermelonsalmostasbigasmerowsofyellowcomandourfavorite---redtomatoes.AsIgrewintoateenagerIdidn'tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDaD.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibilityithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolderhisloveforgardeningneverdisappeareD.AfterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirownDadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbeforE.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancerhestilltookcareofhisgarden.Butthenthecancerbitbybitinvadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.TherowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregonE.TootiredtoweedthemhesimplyletthembE.Heonlyplantedtomatoes.ForthefirstfewyearsafterhediedIcouldn'tevenbeartolookatanyone'sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.ThreeyearsagoIdecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.ThatmorningafterbreakingupafairamountofsoilsomethingcaughtthecomerofmyeyeandIhadtosmileItwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathanhappilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.21.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?A.Thegardenwasplantedwithcolorfulflowers.B.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilledbyhisfather.C.Helovedwhathisfathergrewinthegarden.D.Heenjoyedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.22.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamiliestheauthor'sfather.A.stoppedhisgardeningB.turnedtootherhobbiesC.devotedmoretogardeningD.focusedonplantingtomatoes23.Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor'sfatherwasseriouslyill?A.Theauthor'ssontookchargeofit.B.Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.C.ThegardenwasalmostdeserteD.D.Itbroughttheauthoragreatharvest.24.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.theauthor'ssonplayedhappilyinthegardenB.theauthor'ssonremindedhimofhisownfatherC.theauthor'ssonwasverygladtohelptheauthorD.theauthor'ssonwillcontinuegardeningaswell
Theteacherwhodidthemosttoencouragemewasasithappenedmyaunt.ShewasMyrtleC.Manigaultthewifeofmymother’sbrotherBill.Shetaughtinsecondgradeatall-blackSummerSchoolinCamdenNewJersey.DuringmychildhoodandyouthAuntMyrtleencouragedmetodevelopeveryaspectofmypotentialwithoutregardforwhatwasconsideredpracticalorpossibleforblackfemales.Ilikedtosing;shelistenedtomyvoiceandpronounceditgood.Icouldn’tdance;shetaughtmethebasicdancingsteps.Shetookmetothetheatre—notjustchildren’stheatrebutadultcomediesanddramas—andherfaiththatIcouldappreciateadultplayswasnotdisappointed.Myauntalsotookdownbooksfromherextensivelibraryandsharedthemwithme.Ihadbooksathomebuttheywereallseriousclassics.EvenasachildIhadastronglikingforhumorandI’llneverforgetthejoyofdiscoveringDonMarquis’sArchy&Mehitabelthroughher.MostimportantperhapsAuntMyrtleprovidedmyfirstopportunitytowriteforpublication.A.writerherselfforoneoftheblacknewspapersshesuggestedmynametotheeditorasayouthcolumnist.MycolumnbegunwhenIwasfourteenwassupposedtocoverteenagesocialactivities—anditdid—butitalsogavemethefreedomtowriteonmanyothersubjectsaswellasthehabitofgatheringmaterialthedisciplineofmeetingdeadlinesandaftergraduationfromcollegesixyearslaterasolidcollectionofpublishedmaterialthatcarriedmynameandwasmypassporttoaseriesofwritingjobs.TodayAuntMyrtleitstillanenthusiasticsupporterofherfavoriteniece.Likeadiamondshehasreflectedabrightmultifaceted多面的imageofpossibilitiestoeverypupilwhohascrossedherpath.21.WhichofthefollowingdidAuntMyrtledototheauthorduringherchildhoodandyouth?A.Shelenthersomeseriousclassics.B.Sheintroducedhertoadultplays.C.Shediscoveredhertalentfordancing.D.Shecultivatedhertasteformusic.22.WhatdoesArchyandMehitabelinParagraph3probablyreferto?A.A.seriousmasterpiece.B.A.writerofhighfame.C.A.bookofgreatfun.D.A.heartbreakingplay.23.AuntMyrtlerecommendedtheauthortoanewspapereditormainlyto__________.A.develophercapabilitiesforwritingB.giveherachancetocollectmaterialC.involveherinteenagesocialactivitiesD.offerheraseriesofwritingjobs24.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatAuntMyrtlewasateacherwho__________.A.trainedpupilstobediligentandwell-disciplinedB.helpedpupilsovercomedifficultiesinlearningC.emphasizedwhatwaspracticalorpossibleforpupilsD.gavepupilsconfidenceinexploitingtheirpotential
Ivividlyrememberwalkingbacktomyhouseaftercollectingtheafternoonmails.Isawacreditcardstatementanothercreditcardstatementandourbankstatements.ItwasinthatmomentthatIfeltadeeptension.IrealizedthateventhoughIhadmarriedamanwhoIabsolutelylovedandadoredIreallydidn’thaveaclearsenseofhowhehandledmoneyandhowthetwoofusweregoingtocombineourdifferentapproachestohandlingmoneyinourmarriagE.Iwasmoreorganizedanddetailedbuthewasmoreofalaid-backtypE.IknewthatgettingonthesamefinancialpagewasakeyfactorincreatingasuccessfulmarriageandfinancialfuturE.Iaskedmyhusbandifhewouldbewillingtosetupatimeeachweektotalkaboutourfinancesanddevelopaplanforgettingridofourcreditcarddebt.Myhusbandsaidhewouldbewillingtodothis.Admittedlyhewasskeptical—butwilling.WecametorefertoourweeklymeetingsasourFinancialDates.Wedidn’treallyhaveaclueastowhatweweredoing.Allweknewwasthatweneededtogiveourfinancesseriousattention.SomeDateswerefilledwithtenseconversations.OtherDateswerefilledwithlaughterjoyandcreativity.HoweverwekeptshowingupforourDatesandwenevergaveup.Whatstartedoutasameansforsurvivalbecameapowerfulconnectingthreadinourrelationship.Somethingshiftedwithinus.Insteadofourfinancesbecomingasourceofdivisivetensionthatpulledusaparttheybecamethegluethatheldustogetheraswebecameaunifiedteam.IstillrecallthedaythatweexcitedlycrossedoffourlastcreditcardpaymentonthechartwehadcreateD.WehadfinallyarriveD.WewerefreE.Wehadbeengivenwingstofly.NowwheneverIfeelhugestressIaskmyselfHowamIcontributingtowhatishappeningrightnow?Thisgivesmetheultimatepowertotakeaction.EventhoughmyhusbandandIdon’thaveanyguaranteeagainstfuturechallengesIamleftwithsomethingdeepwithinthatisunshakableandthatcanneverbetakenaway—thememoryofourpastsuccessesandthepowertointegrate整合theselessonsinmyday-to-daylifE.4.Whydidtheauthorfeelnervouswhencollectingtheafternoonmails?_______A.ShewasnotsureabouthermarriagE.B.Shedidn’tknowhowtohandlemoney.C.Shecouldfeelthepressureofthehugedebt.D.Shewasremindedofthequarrelsinthefamily.5.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordlaid-backinthesecondparagraph?_____A.relaxeD.B.skeptical.C.lazy.D.confident.6.WhatcanwelearnfromtheFinancialDates?______A.Theyshowedthecouplecleardirectionatfirst.B.Theyleftthecouplenothingbutdeepsadness.C.TheywereonceinterruptedbutquicklycontinueD.D.Theystrengthenedthecouple’srelationshipatlast.7.Wecaninferthatwhenfacedwithstresstheauthorwill_______.A.trytochangethesituationB.focusonwhatcontributestoitC.getpowerfromthememoryD.feelfreetodowhatshelikes
Atagasstationamanstopstodepositandthencashhispaycheck.A.machineknowshisfaceandinaminutethemanleaveswithhiscash.Atalargeuniversitystudentsuseahand-scanningmachinethatauthorizestheirentryintothegym.Thosepeopleareusingsmartmachineswhichidentifypeoplebytheirphysicalcharacteristics.Thesenewdevicesusefingershandsfaceseyesandvoices.Somemachinesmayevenusesmells.Thisnewtechnologycalledbiometricsgetsinformationfrompartsofthebody.Inthepastbiometricmachineswereusedmainlyingovernmentagenciesorinprisons.Butnowthatthecostofthetechnologyislowerthesemachinesarestartingtobeusedeverywherefromborderservicestoschools.Somepeoplehoweverareconcernedthatthesemachineswillmeanthedestructionofpersonalprivacy.Theyworrythatthemachineswillgetpersonalinformationaboutthem.IknowitseemslikethesemachinesareinvadingourprivacybutactuallybiometricmachineshelptoprotectitsaysJayTarkettwhoworksatacompanythatdevelopsthemachines.TheycanbeusedinsteadofpasswordsonacomputerforexamplE.Theycanalsoidentifycriminalsatairports.Soreallytheyhelptopromotepublicsafetyandalltheinformationstorediskeptconfidentialbythemachineitself.Somepeopledon’tliketheideaofusingfingerprintsbecausetheyassociatethemwithcriminalsandfeelliketheyarebeingaccusedofsomething.Inadditiontheydon’tworkforsomepeoplesuchasbricklayerswhoweardowntheirfingerprints.Yetfacerecognitiondoesworkwellbecausethesubjectdoesn’treallyhavetodoanything.Tocashacheckatabankforexamplethecustomerhastodonothingmorethanlookatamachinesimilartoanautomaticteller.Ifthefacematchesthepicturekeptonfilethecustomergetsthemoneywithnoproblems.TheneedtocarryidentificationwithyoufromplacetoplacethenwouldallbutceasE.Ithasbeenfoundthatthehandscanworkswellinthecollegegym.Beforethismachinewasusedstudentsatthecollegeenteredthegymusingcardssimilartocreditcards.Theproblemwasthatstudentsoftenlostorforgottheircards.Withthehand-scanningmachinehowevertheproblemwassolvedrightaway.Butthemachinesarestillnewandtherecanbeproblems.ForexamplevoicerecognitionworksonthephonebutitisnotpreciseandcanbetrickeD.Anotherconstraintwenoticewithmachinesthatusefacerecognitioninparticularisthattheycanbefooledifpeoplecolortheirhairorgainalotofweight.Howeverthisparticularproblemmaybesolvedbyanewtypeoftechnologythatscansaperson’siristhecoloredpartoftheeyE.ItcanevenidentifythepersonfromafewfeetawayrecognizingacustomerasheorsheapproachestheATM.50.TheunderlinedwordbiometricsParagraph1refersto______.A.anewtechnologywhichusesthephysicalfeaturestoidentifyapersonB.anewmachinewhichidentifiespeoplebytheirfacesandvoicesC.anewtechnologywhichcanidentifycriminalsatairportsD.anewmachinewhichrecognizesacustomerasheorsheapproachestheATM51.Byprovidingtwoexamplesattheverybeginningtheauthor’sintendsto______.A.indicatethepopularityofsmartmachinesB.describetheconveniencesmartmachinesofferC.introducethetopicofthetextD.explainhowsmartmachineswork52.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Biometricmachinesarestartingtobeusedinmanyfieldsasthecostislower.B.Byusingfacerecognitionmachinespeopledon'thavetocarryidentificationeverywherE.C.Biometricmachinescanpromotepublicsafetyastheycandiscovercriminalsatairports.D.Biometricdeviceswillinvadepeople’sprivacyandgiveawaytheirpersonalinformation.53.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.anintroductionofbiometricmachinesB.anadvertisementforbiometricmachinesC.abriefdescriptionofhandscanningmachines’benefitsD.ananalysisofbiometricmachines’valueineconomy54.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheuseofbiometricdevices?A.CautiousB.OptimisticC.NegativeD.Doubtful
BornintheStateofNewYorkonMay14th1984MarkZuckerbergwasaninstantsuccess.InhishighschoolyearshewasconsideredoneoftopstudentsintheclassicsbeforemovingintotheartssciencesandliteratureagainpickinguphighmarksandreceivingacademicpraisE.ItearnedhimadmissiontoHarvardUniversity.AsarebelliousyetrelativelyquietstudenthecreatedawebsitecalledFacemashintheuniversity–aninstantlycontroversialwebsitethatencouragedstudentstorateeachotherbasedonappearancE.Thesitewascontroversialforseveralreasons.Thefirstwasitsillegaluseofphotographswhichtheuniversityandstudentstookissuewith.Thesecondwasitscontroversialnature–noteverystudentlikedbeingrankedbasedontheirappearancE.Thethirdwasitshugeresourceuse–whileitwashostedonHarvardserversitwasthemostpopularpageintheuniversity’sentirenetwork.Zuckerbergwassoonforcedtoshutthesitedownbutitspopularityandcontroversyhadmadehimconsideritsfuturepotential.HesoonturnedthesimplesiteintoapersonaloneforHarvardstudentsencouragingthemtonetworkwiththeirpeersatthecollegE.ItwasthentogetherwithhistwofriendsthattheylaunchedTheFacebookwhichimmediatelyspreadtoothercollegesandgrewintoapublicservicethatanyonecouldaccessintheUnitedStateswhethertonetworkwithfriendsandfamilyortoplaygames.ThecompanyhasbeencriticizedfrequentlyneverthelessZuckerberghasremainedtruetohisinitialvision–tocreateawebsitethattheentireworldcanusetocommunicateopenlyandeasilywithoneanotherandtokeeptheuserexperiencecleanandpurE.Theendresultisoneoftheworld’sbiggestonlinebusinesses.Althoughitstruevalueisdebatableit’ssafetosaythatFacebookanditscreatorMarkZuckerbergaretwoofthetwenty-firstcentury’smostinfluentialcontroversialandpotentiallypowerfulfigures.1.WhenMarkZuckerbergwasastudenthe_____________________.A.encouragedstudentstosetupbusinesslikehimB.alonecreatedawebsitecalledFacebookC.hadgoodacademicperformanceD.wasoftenpraisedbyteachersforthewebsitehecreated2.ThereasonwhyZuckerbergshutthesitedownwasprobablythat__________.A.hiswebsitewasnotpopularB.hewasdoubtedforthewayheusedphotographsC.heneededtimetoreconsiderhischoiceD.hestoleresourceonHarvardserver3.WhichwordscanbestdescribeZuckerberg?A.QuietandshyB.Easy-goingandsmart.C.RebelliousandcreativE.D.Talentedandoutgoing.4.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe________________.A.TheDevelopmentofFacebookB.A.TalentfromHarvardUniversityC.TheFoundationofFacebookD.MarkZuckerbergandhisFacebook
BalzacwasgoodatbuyingthingsatitslowestpricE.Onedayhewantedtobuyavaseinashopwindowthatwasmuchmoreexpensivethanhecouldoffer.Notbeingabletomaketheshopkeepercutdownitspriceverymuchheleftwithoutfurthertalking.Collectingahalfdozenofhisfriendsheexplainedhiswishtothemandtheyworkedaplan.ThefirstwouldentertheshopandmakeanofferlowerthanthemarkedpricE.Notgettingthevaseathispricehewouldwalkout.Shortlyafteranotherwouldenterandaskforapricelowerthanthefirst.InthiswayeachoftheotherswouldofferapricelowerthantheonebeforeandthelastofhisfriendsmadeagreatefforttoattempttogetitatthelowestpricE.BeforelongBalzachimselfwouldreturnoffermorethanthelasttwoorthreepersonsmadeandtrusttoluck.Theplanworked---Balzacgotthevaseathisprice!28.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.vaseinthewindowwasplacedmuchhigherthanBalzaccouldreach.B.AtfirstthepriceofthevasewasmuchhigherthanBalzaccouldoffer.C.BalzacalwayswantedtobuyavasethatwasmuchmoreexpensivethanhecouldpayD.Balzacwasverypoor.Hecouldn’tbuythevaseatahighpricE.29.HowmanyfriendsdidBalzacgather?A.SixB.TwelveC.TenD.Five30.Whoaskedforthelowestprice?A.ThefirstonE.B.ThesecondonE.C.Thelastofhisfriends.D.BalzaC.31.WhatkindofpersondoesthewritertrytotellusaboutBalzacandhisfriends?A.UnkindB.DishonestC.SelfishD.Clever
BeforeIhadmysonIspenttwoyearsworkingwithchildrenwithdisabilities.Ilearnedthatshoutingandthreatsofpunishmentwouldresultinadisaster.Comingupagainsttheirbehaviorcouldonlymakethejobharderandtheirbehaviormoreextreme极端的.Ifoundsomethingthatworkedthough..Therewasaverynaughtyboyinthenurseryandateacherwhowasgenerallyveryconfidentwiththechildrenwasaskedtotakechargeofhim.OnedaytheboyjoinedadiscussionintheroomnexttominE.Hisappearancecreatedanatmosphereoftension紧张.Hespenttheentiresessionrunningaroundhittingandkickinganddestroyingthings.Iwasinthecraftroomworkingwithsomeotherchildrenwhenmyco-workertoldmethatthisboy’steacherwasintearsandcouldnotgetcontrolofthesituation.Asweweretalkingtheboyranin.Itoldmyco-workerthatIwouldtakecareofhim.Iclosedthedoor.Hewasfullofenergythrowingthingsaroundandmakingahugemess.ButIcouldseethathewasdoingallthesetoannoymE.Heneededcommunicationandthiswastheonlywayheknewhowtoaskforit.SoIsatbackdownandkeptquiet.Thenhesloweddown.Italkedtohimaboutit.WecontinuedlikethisforafewminutesbeforeIslippedintotheconversation:Sowhathappenedtoday?ItwaspurelyaquestionnoblameorangerinmytonE.IbelievethatifIhadcriticized批评himthegatethatwasslowlyopeningwouldhaveshutfirmlycloseD.Hetoldmethattheteacherdidn’tlethimdowhatheknewwellforthegoodofsafetybutaskedhimtodowhathedislikeD.HealsoadmittedthathehadenjoyedmakingherrunaroundandsawitasagamE.Iexplainedthathisteacherhadnotseenitasagameandwasveryupset.Thisagainwasstatedsimplyasafact.IsuggestedthatnexttimehehadasessionhetalkaboutwhathehopedtodoatthestartwhichmightbeeasierforeveryonE.Heagreedandwasquietforamoment.ThenhelookedatmewithtearsinhiseyesbeforequietlyaskingifhecouldgotofindhisteachertoapologizE.1.Theboymadetroubleforhisteacherbecausehe______.A.wascriticizedfordestroyingthingsB.wastoldnottoshoutloudlyatotherchildrenC.wasmadetodothingsagainsthiswillD.wasblamedforcreatinganairoftension2.Whydidn’ttheauthordoanythingabouttheboy’sbadbehavioratfirst?A.Shedidn’twanttomakeitworsE.B.Shedidn’tmindthehugemessatall.C.Shewastiredofshoutingandthreats.D.Shehadn’tthoughtofagoodway3.Theauthormanagedtogettheboytotalktoherby______.A.playinggameswithhimB.givinghimagoodsuggestionC.describinghisteacher’sfeelingsD.avoidingsayingcriticalwords4.Whydidtheboyhavetearsinhiseyesintheend?A.Hewassorryabouthisreputation.声誉B.Hewasregretfulabouthisbehavior.C.Hewasfearfuloftheauthor’swarning.D.Hewassadfortheauthor’smisunderstanding.
WhenhewroteTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnMarkTwainturnedtoHannibal.TherelationshipbetweenHannibalandTwainbeganinNovember1839whenTwain’sfatherdecidedtoleavethevillageinFloridaandmoveeastabout35milestothesomewhatlargerandmoreprosperousHannibalonthebanksoftheMississippiRiver.TwainmarkedhisfourthbirthdayaboutaweekafterthefamilysettledtherE.Heshowedlittlepromiseofbecomingalong-termresident.HoweverbecausehishealthwassopoorthathisparentsprobablyfearedhewouldnotsurvivechildhooD.Duringthefamily’sfirstfewyearsinHannibalTwainwastooyoungtounderstandfullythechangesgoingonaroundhim.AboutthetimethefamilymovedintotheirnewhomE.Twain’shealthimprovedalot.InsteadofhavingtoleadaquietindoorlifehecouldroamthestreetsofHannibal.Climbthesurroundinghillsexplorethearea’scavesandsplashaboutinlocalswimmingholes.Hereveledinhisnewfoundfreedomspendingnearlyallhisfreetimeplayingoutdoorswiththeotherboysintownandsoonbecomingaleader.Twain’scarefreedaysdidnotlastlongonMarch241847hisfatherdieD.ForthenextsixyearshisbrotherHenryandhissisterPamelalivedwiththeirmotherinthefamilyhomE.Twainbegantakingoddjobsafterschooltobringinextramoney.Withinayearofhisfather’sdeathhequitschoolandbecameanapprentice学徒printerandwhenhisbrotherOrionboughttheHannibalJournalin1851Twainwenttoworkforhimasaprinterandeditorialassistant.ThestorieshewroteforOrion’spaperhisfirstpublicationstaughthimthathemuchpreferredwritingtotypesetting.ThuswhenhedecidedtoleaveHannibalinMay1853healreadyhadanideaofhisfuturecareer.33.WhydidlittleMarkTwainmoveandliveinHannibal?A.Becausehewantedtoliveinalargerandmoreprosperouscity.B.BecausehewantedtowrotehisnovelstherE.C.BecausehisfatherbroughthimtherE.D.Becausehewantedtobecomealong-termresidentofHannibal.34.WhendidMarkTwainbecomehealthy?A.AssoonashearrivedinHannibal.B.AtthetimewhenhisfamilymovedintotheirnewhomE.C.AfterhisfatherdieD.D.AtthetimewhenhisfamilymovedintotheiroldhomE.35.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_________.A.thehappychildhoodofMarkTwainB.howMarkTwainbecameafamouswriterC.howMarkTwaintoearnmoneytosupporthisfamilyD.whyMarkdecidedtoleaveHannibal
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