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AcouplefromMinneapolisdecidedtogotoFloridaforalongweekendtowarmthemselvesupduringoneparticularlyicycoldwinter.Theyplannedtostayattheverysamehotelwheretheyspenttheirhoneymoon20yearsago.TheybothhadjobssoitwasdecidedthatthehusbandwouldflytoFloridaonaThursdayandhiswifewouldfollowhimthenextday.Uponarrivingasplannedthehusbandcheckedintothehotel.Therehedecidedtoopenhislaptopandsendhiswifeane-mailbackinMinneapolis.Howeverheaccidentallyleftoffoneletterinheraddressandsentthee-mailwithoutnoticinghiserror.Inthesametime:InHoustonawomanhadjustreturnedfromherhusband’sfuneral葬礼.Hewasaministerofmanyyearswhohadbeencalledhometogloryfollowingaheartattack.Thewomancheckedhere-mailexpectingmessagefromfamilyandfriends.Uponreadingthefirstmessageshefainted昏厥andfelltothefloor.Hersonrushedintotheroomfoundhismotheronthefloorandsawthecomputerscreenwhichread:To:MyLovingWifeFrom:YourDepartedHusbandSubject:I’vearrived!I’vejustarrivedandhavebeencheckedin.Iseethateverythinghasbeenpreparedforyourarrivaltomorrow.Lookingforwardtoseeingyouthen.Hopeyourjourneyisasuneventful平静asminewas.P.S.SureishotdownherE.46.WhydidthecoupledecidetogotoFloridaforweekend?A.TovisittheirfamilyandfriendsB.ToescapefromtheirbusyworkC.ToescapefromthecoldwinterD.Toattendafriend’sfuneral47.Whatmistakedidthehusbandmakeaftercheckingintothehotel?A.HecheckedintoawronghotelB.HeforgettobringthelaptopC.HeforgottomailhisletterD.Hemisspelledherwife’saddress48.Theexpressioncalledhometogloryprobablysuggeststhatthemanhad.A.diedandgonetoheavenB.calledhisfamilytosayhelloC.beenawardedanhonorD.gonebacktohishometown49.Howdidthewomanprobablyfeelafterreadingthee-mail?A.PleasedB.FrightenedC.AmazedD.Moved50.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Hiswifewouldn’tgotoFloridaforhiserror.B.Thewomanlikedtochatwithherfriendsbye-mailC.ThecoupleheldtheirweddinginFlorida20yearsago.D.Thewoman’shusbanddiedofaheartattack
IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinanaccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastotreatanother.Yethechargedme$155eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartwasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimE.AndIleftwithoutgettingacent.MyexperiencetaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:FirstlyinAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendshiphonororprofessionalmorality.SecondlyforeignersarestillbeingunfairlytreateD.SowhenwetalkaboutAmericaweshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.39.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause_____A.HefeltsorryforthefirsttimE.B.Hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney.C.HeknewthedoctorwasaverygoodonE.D.Hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer.40.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto_____.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury41.Theunderlinedwordchargeinthesecondpassagemeans____.A.beresponsibleB.accuseC.askasapriceD.claim42.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsinAmericA.
WhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.ButasIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistoryIgettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.Howeverastheunfortunatelytruestatementgoestheonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon'tseemtolearnfromhistory.PerhapsatleastinteachinghistorytomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.A.secondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.Wecannotevenunderstandwhyweareandwherewearewithouthistorymuchless更不必说trytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobE.Iteachmychildrenhistoryforonemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudio录音机tapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.ItwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.ifindoingsoyoungpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplisheD.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitlerpeoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.16.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto__________.A.instructtheparentshowtoteachtheirchildrenhistoryB.showtheimportanceofhistoryinpoliticsC.explainthereasonswhychildrenstudyhistoryD.introducethewriter’sownwayofteachinghistory17.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.Manypeoplearen'tcleverenoughtolearnwellfromthepast.B.Manypeoplefailtomakegooduseofhistoryandmakethesamemistakes.C.Manypeoplefeelithardtounderstandhistory.D.Manypeoplehavenointerestinstudyinghistory.18.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonforstudyinghistoryaccordingtotheauthor?A.Onecanlearnfromhistoryinordernottomakethesamemistakes.B.ItcanhelpustounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimatE.C.Withouthistoryonecanbenothingbutafoolineveryaspect.D.Onecanknowtheprincipleofdoingsomethingandnotdoingsomething.19.Somepositivehistoricalfiguresarementionedinthelastparagraphtoshow__________.A.peoplecanbeinspiredtodogoodwhilealsolearningtofightagainstevilB.peoplemayalsolearnfrombadhistoricalfiguresC.morecelebrationsshouldbeheldtohonortheirachievementsD.today’speoplecanalsoachievewhattheyachieved20.Whatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Howtoteachhistoryeffectively.B.Somenegativereasonsforstudyinghistory.C.Howtogetmorepeopletostudyhistory.D.Somebadhistoricalfigures.
ManyyearsagoIlivedinawesterncountry.MyveryfirstjobwasinthecityandIwasexcitedtogotoworkbypublictransport!Ihadneverbeenemployedbeforeandmychancesoftravellingonabusbymyselfhadalwaysbeenveryslim.SoIwasveryhappywithmynewlifestyle!Ilefthomeeachmorningintimetocatchthe8.05busfromthemainroaD.OneautumnmorningIcouldseethebusapproaching.Icouldalsoseeanelderlyladywalkingwithalovelydogbesideher.Thereweresomeyoungstersbehindher.Thebusarrivedandwegoton.Onlyeightpassengerswerepermittedtotravelstanding.IwasinsidethebuswhentheconductorcalledOnlyeightstandingpassengers!Couldthelastonetogetonpleasegetoff?Isawthoseyoungstersinsiderightinfrontofmeanditoccurredthattheyhadjumpedthequeue!Iturnedandsawtheelderlyladywithherdogabouttogetoff.Imovedquicklytogetinfrontofher.IencouragedhertostayknowingverywellIwouldbelatethatmorningbutitdidn'tbothermE.ItwasonlyasImovedpasthertogetoffthebusthatIrealized--shewasblind!Herdogwasherguidedog!WellIeventuallygottotheofficE.Aftertheday'sworkIwenttothebusstandinfrontofmyofficetomakethereturnjourney.Whatapleasantsurprise!Theladyandherdogwerethere!IwasreallypleasedbecauseIwouldgetabetterchancetospeakwithher.IstartedtheconversationandsherecognizedmyAsianaccent!SheaskedifIwasthesamepersonwhohelpedherthatmorning.Amazing!Fromthereonwardsitwasonelonghappyconversation.ThesebeautifulmemoriesarestillfreshinmyminD.ByhelpingothersIfeelcontent!51.Fromthefirstpassagewecanlearnthattheauthor_______.A.oftentraveledbybusonherownB.enjoygoingtoworkbypublictransportC.foundabetterjobnowthanbeforeD.wasbornintoawealthyfamily52.Accordingtothepassagewhooughttogetoffthebus?A.TheoldladyB.ThedogC.OneofthoseyoungstersD.Theauthor53.Theauthorofferedtogetoffandpersuadedtheoldladytostaybecauseshe_______.A.didn’tlikethoseyoungstersB.didn’twanttostandinthebusC.wantedtohelptheelderlyladyD.hadmuchtimetogotowork54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestshowsthethemeofthepassage?A.ThereisnoplacelikehomE.B.ThereiskindnesstobefoundeverywhereC.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormD.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.
Someyearsagowritinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday'seventsfeelingsandimpressionsinmylittlebluediary.IdidnotreallyneedtoexpressmyemotionsbywayofwordsbutIgainedacertainsatisfactionfromseeingmyexperiencesforeverrecordedonpaper.Afterallisn'taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?WhenIwasthirteenyearsoldIwentonalongjourneyonfootinagreatvalleywell－equippedwithpensadiaryandacamerA.DuringthetripIwasbusyrecordingeveryincidentnameandplaceIcameacross.Ifeltproudtobespendingmytimeproductivelydutifullypreservingforfuturegenerationsadetaileddescriptionofmytravels.OnmylastnightthereIwanderedoutofmytentdiaryinhanD.Theskywasclearandlitbytheglareofthemoonandthewallsofthevalleylookedthreateningbehindtheirscreenofshadows.IautomaticallytookoutmypenAtthatpointIunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.AllIrememberedofthepreviousfewdayswerethedullcharacterizationsIhadsetdowninmydiary.NowIonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.Istilllovetorecordideasandquotationsthatstrikemeinbooksorobservationsthatareparticularlymeaningful.Itakepicturesbutnotveryoften—onlyofobjectsIfindreallybeautiful.I'mnolongerblindlysatisfiedwithhavingsomethingtorememberwhenIgrowolD.IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamerabusypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuturE.Idon'twanttowakeuponedayandhavenothingbutapileofpicturesandnotes.MaybeIwon'thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI'llforgetcertainfactsbutatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsidemE.Idon'tlivetomakememories—Ijustliveandthememoriesformthemselves.56.Beforetheageofthirteentheauthorregardedkeepingadiaryasawayof________.A.observingherschoolroutineB.expressinghersatisfactionC.impressingherclassmatesD.preservingherhistory57.Whatcausedachangeintheauthor'sunderstandingofkeepingadiary?A.Adullnightonthejourney.B.Thebeautyofthegreatvalley.C.Astrikingquotationfromabook.D.Herconcernsforfuturegenerations.58.Whatdoestheauthorputinherdiarynow?A.Notesandbeautifulpictures.B.Specialthoughtsandfeelings.C.Detailedaccountsofdailyactivities.D.Descriptionsofunforgettableevents.59.Theauthorcomestorealizethattoliveameaningfullifeis________.A.toexperienceitB.tolivethepresentinthefutureC.tomakememoriesD.togiveaccuraterepresentationsofit
OneschoolnightthismonthIwalkedquietlyuptoAlexandermy15-year-oldsonandtouchedhischeekgentlyinamannerIhopedwouldseemcasual.Ayearagohewouldhaveignoredthisdisturbancebutnowhereactedimpatientlyandleanedbacktohiscomputerscreen.Imadeamistake:breakingintomyteenager'spersonalspacE.TheaverageteenagerhasprettystrongfeelingsabouthisprivacyLaraFoxandherfriendHilaryFrankeltoldmE.Mr.FrankelandMr.Foxboth17aretheauthorsofBreakingtheCodeanewbookthatseekstobridgethegenerationaldividebetweenparentsandadolescents.Itisbeingpromotedbyitspublisherasthefirstself-helpguidebyteenagersfortheirparentsakindofKidsAreFromMarsParentsAreFromVenusthatexplainsthelanguageandactionsofteenagers.Thegirlsdealtwithissuesincludinghangingoutlatemoneyschoolpressuressmokingetc.PersonallyIwelcometheiropinions.Themostcommonmisstepsininteractingwithteenagersarisefromthewarbetweenparentsexercisingtheirrightstoknowwhatgoesonundertheirroofandteenagersfirmlyguardingtheirprivacy.Teenagerscanbequicktointerprettheirparents'remarksandrespondwithangerthatmaskstheirvulnerability脆弱.MsFoxsaidWhatwewantaboveallisyourapproval.Don'tforgetnomatterhowmuchweactasifwedon'tcarewhatyousaywebelievethethingsyousayaboutus.NancyaNewYorkchild-raisingexpertsaidshedidn'tagreewitheverythingtheauthorssuggestedbutfoundtheirargumentsreasonable.Whenyourkidsaresaying'Youdon'tgetitandyouneverwill'therearelotsofwaystorespondsothattheywilllistenandthatiswhatthewriterspointout.MyparentshelpedmeseethatMr.Foxtoldmeeventhoughtheyusedtostayoutlateandridetheirbicyclestoschooltimeshavechangedandthewayparentseducatechildrenisdifferent.Thesedaysthereisamajorfearfactorinbringingupkids.Parentsworryabouttheirchildcrossingthestreet.Thewriterssaidtheyhopedsimplytothrowlightonteenagethinking.63.Accordingtothetwogirlsteenagersnowadaysare____.A.independentB.intelligentC.inconsiderateD.sensitive64.TheunderlinedsentenceYoudon'tgetitandyouneverwillinthe4thparagraphimpliesthat____.A.theteenagersdon'twant/toadmittheirweaknessB.theteenagersthinkthattheirparentswillneverunderstandthemC.theparentsdonotnecessarilyforceintotheworldoftheirchildrenD.thegenerationgapcannotbeshorteneddespitetheirparents'efforts65.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat____.A.teenagersshouldguardtheirprivacyB.Nancytotallyagreeswiththetwogirls'opinionsC.parentsaremoreconcernedaboutchildren'ssafetyD.thetwogirlshaveobtainednumeroussupportfromthepublic66.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookKidsAreFromMarsParentsAreFromVenus?A.Itisoneofthebest-sellers.B.Itisalsowrittenbythetwogirls.C.Thetwobookshavethesimilartheme.D.Thetwobookshavedifferentopinions.
Itwaseleveno'clockthatnightwhenMr.Pontellierreturnedfromhisnightout.HewasinanexcellenthumorinhighspiritsandverytalkativE.Hisentranceawokehiswifewhowasinbedandfastasleepwhenhecamein.Hetalkedtoherwhileheundressedtellingheranecdotesandbitsofnewsandgossipthathehadgatheredduringtheday.Shewasovercomewithsleepandansweredhimwithlittlehalfutterances.Hethoughtitverydiscouragingthathiswifewhowasthesoleobjectofhisexistenceshowedsolittleinterestinthingswhichconcernedhimandvaluedsolittlehisconversation.Mr.Pontellierhadforgottenthecandiesandpeanutsthathehadpromisedtheboys.Stillhelovedthemverymuchandwentintotheroomwheretheyslepttotakealookatthemandmakesurethattheywererestingcomfortably.Theresultofhisinvestigationwasfarfromsatisfactory.HeturnedandshiftedtheyoungstersaboutinbeD.Oneofthembegantokickandtalkaboutabasketfullofcrabs.Mr.PontellierreturnedtohiswifewiththeinformationthatRaoulhadahighfeverandneededlookingafter.Thenhelithiscigarandwentandsatneartheopendoortosmokeit.Mrs.PontellierwasquitesureRaoulhadnofever.Hehadgonetobedperfectlywellshesaidandnothinghadmadehimsick.Mr.Pontellierwastoowellfamiliarwithfeversymptomstobemistaken.Heassuredherthechildwasburningwithfeveratthatmomentinthenextroom.Hereproachedhiswifewithherinattentionherhabitualneglectofthechildren.Ifitwasnotamother'splacetolookafterchildrenwhoseonearthwasit?Hehimselfhadhishandsfullwithhisbusiness.Hecouldnotbeintwoplacesatonce;makingalivingforhisfamilyonthestreetandstayinghometoseethatnoharmdonetothem.Hetalkedinadullrepeatedandinsistentway.Mrs.Pontelliersprangoutofbedandwentintothenextroom.Shesooncamebackandsatontheedgeofthebedleaningherheaddownonthepillow.Shesaidnothingandrefusedtoanswerherhusbandwhenhequestionedher.Whenhiscigarwassmokedouthewenttobedandinhalfaminutewasfastasleep.Mrs.PontellierwasbythattimethoroughlyawakE.Shebegantocryalittleandwipedhereyesonthesleeveofhernightdress.Shewentoutontheporchwhereshesatdownandbegantorockherselfinthechair.Itwasthenpastmidnight.Thecottageswerealldark.Therewasnosoundexceptthehootingofanoldowlandtheeverlastingvoiceoftheseawhichbrokelikeamournfullullaby催眠曲uponthenight.ThetearscamesofasttoMrs.Pontellier'seyesthatthedampsleeveofhernightdressnolongerservedtodrythem.Shewentoncryingtherenotcaringanylongertodryherfacehereyesherarms.Shecouldnothavetoldwhyshewascrying.SuchexperiencesashadjusthappenedwerenotuncommoninhermarriedlifE.Theyseemedneverbeforetohaveweighedmuchagainsttheabundance充足ofherhusband'skindnessandauniformdevotionwhichhadcometobeself-understooD.Anindescribableoppressionwhichseemedtogenerateinsomeunfamiliarpartofherconsciousnessfilledherwholebeingwithvaguepain.Itwaslikeashadowlikeamistpassingacrosshersoul'ssummerday.Itwasstrangeandunfamiliar;itwasamooD.ShedidnotsitthereinwardlyscoldingherhusbandexpressingsadnessaboutFatewhichhaddirectedherfootstepstothepathwhichtheyhadtaken.Shewasjusthavingagoodcryalltoherself.Themosquitoessucceededindrivingawayamoodwhichmighthaveheldherthereinthedarknesshalfanightlonger.ThefollowingmorningMr.Pontellierwasupingoodtimetotakethecarriagewhichwastoconveyhimtotheship.HewasreturningtothecitytohisbusinessandtheywouldnotseehimagainattheIslandtillthecomingSaturday.HehadregainedhiscalmnesswhichseemedtohavebeensomewhatweakenedthenightbeforE.Hewaseagertobegoneashelookedforwardtoalivelyweekinthefinancialcenter.84.Mr.Pontelliercomesbackhomefromhisnightoutina/an______stateofminD.A.excitedB.confusedC.depressedD.disappointed85.ThewriterwouldmostlikelydescribeMr.Pontellier’sconductduringtheeveningas______.A.impatientandgenerousB.enthusiasticandresponsibleC.concernedandgentleD.inconsiderateandself-centered86.Inparagraphs8to13Mrs.Pontellier’sreactionstoherhusband’sbehaviorsuggestthat______.A.sheacceptsunquestioninglyherroleoftakingcareofthechildrenB.thisisoneofthetimesshehasacknowledgedherunhappinesswithherhusbandC.herrelationshipwithherhusbandisnotwhathasmadeherdepressedD.sheisangryaboutsomethingthathappenedbeforeherhusbandleft
Inthenearfuturewemaybeusingoureyestooperateoursmart-phonesandtabletsevenwhenitcomestoplayingpopulargameslikeFruitNinja.TheGazeGrouphasbeendevelopingeye-controlledcomputertechnologyfornearly20years.Butthosedeviceshavebeenfirstlydesignedtohelpthosewithdisabilitiesandareveryexpensive.Afterawhilewefiguredoutthatprobablythebestwayistogoforamass-marketwaysaysGaze’sSuneAlstrupJohansen.whereeverybodywouldhavethisavailable.JohansenandsomeofhiscolleagueshaveformedanewcompanytheEyeTribewhichishopingtodevelopthetechnologyonamasscommerciallevel.Thetechnologyworkswiththehelpofthecomputingdevicetowardtheuser’sface.Aftermakingsureoftheuser’seyemovementsthetechnologyisthenabletoeasilyfindwhereaperson’seyesaremovingandthenallowtheeyestocontrolacursor光标.Oursoftwarecanthendeterminethelocationoftheeyesandknowwhereyou’relookingonthescreentomakesurewhatyou’relookingatreadsanexplanationontheEyeTribesite.Therehasbeenagradualchangetowardhands-freetechnologyinrecentyearsparticularlyinthegamingworld.RecentlyXboxreleasedtheKinectdevicewhichletsuserscontroltheirXboxandplaycertaingamesusingonlytheirhandslegsandvoices.Butstillmostofthesedeviceshavebeenmoreofagimmickthanapracticalwaytouseone’shandstocontrolamobiledevice.Johansensaidareplaceablefilter滤光器wouldbeacheapconvenientwayformostconsumers.AndevenascompanieslikeTheEyeTribeworktocreatesuchaproductfortheaverageusermakingtheeye-controlledtechnologymoreaccessibleandlessexpensivewillhavesimilarbenefitsforphysicallydisabledusers.FormorearticlesonmodernsciencepleaseCLICKhere.47.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Anintroductionofanewdevice.B.Anintroductionofsmart-phones.C.Anintroductionofeye-controllingtechnology.D.Anintroductionofanewtechnologyforthedisabled.48.Theunderlinedwordgimmickprobablymeans.A.atrickB.awayC.alieD.adream49.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat.A.theeye-controllingtechnologywasfirstdevelopedfortheblindB.thepresentdeveloping0fthetechnologywillbringnogoodC.thereisnosuchaphoneaswecanuseonlywithoureyesatpresentD.theeye-controllingtechnologyisonlyintendedforthedisabledpeople50.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom.A.anexperimentreportB.asciencefictionC.aschooltextbookD.asciencewebsite
OncewhenIwasateenagermyfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.Finallytherewasonlyonefamilybetweentheticketofficeandus.ThisfamilymadeabigimpressiononmE.Therewereeightchildrenallprobablyundertheageof12.Youcouldtelltheydidn’thavealotofmoney.Theirclotheswerenotexpensivebuttheywereclean.Thechildrentalkedexcitedlyabouttheclowns.Itwasclearlyaveryimportantdayoutforthem.ThefatherandmotherseemedhappyastheycouldbE.TheticketsladyaskedhowmanyticketsthefatherwantedheproudlyansweredPleaseletmebuyeightchildren’sticketsandtwoadults’ticketssoIcantakemyfamilytothecircus.TheticketladytoldhimthepricE.Theman’swifeloweredherheaD.Therewasnolongerasmileontheman’sfacE.HequietlyaskedHowmuchdidyousay?TheticketladyagaintoldhimthepricE.Themanobviouslydidn’thaveenoughmoney.Buthowcouldhetellhiskidsthebadnews?Seeingwhatwashappeningmydadtooka$20notefromhispocketanddroppeditonthegrounD.Wewerenotrichourselvesatall!HethentappedthemanontheshoulderandsaidExcusemesiryoudroppedthis.Themanunderstoodmyfatherwashelpinghim.Hepickedupthemoneylookedstraightintomydad’seyesandintearsreplieD.Thankyou.Thisreallymeansalottomeandmyfamily.Althoughwedidnotgotothecircusthatnightwedidn’tgohomewithunhappiness.36.WhydoesthewritersayTheirclotheswerenotexpensivebuttheywerecleanParagraph2?A.Toshowthechildrenwerewelllookedafter.B.Toshowcheapclothescouldbepopular.C.ToshowhowhardthemotherworkeD.D.ToshowhowrichthefamilywerE.37.Whywasthepoormanunhappyafterhespokewiththeticketlady?A.Hehadlosthismoney.B.Hischildrenwerenoisy.C.Theticketsweresoldout.D.TheticketsweretooexpensivE.38.Whodidthe$20notebelongto?A.Thepoorman.B.Thewriter’sfather.C.Thepoorman’swifE.D.Theticketlady.39.Whywasthepoormanintearsattheendofthestory?A.Hefoundthemoneyhelost.B.Hewantedotherstohelphim.C.Hemadehischildrenunhappy.D.Hewasthankfulforthekindness.40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablytrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepoorman’sfamilysawthecircusthatnight.B.Thetwofamiliesbecameclosefriends.C.Thewriter’sfatherearnedsomemoney.D.Thewritersawthecircsthatnight.
Whenyoutidyyourmessybedroomitgetsaloteasiertofindthings.Dreamsmayworkthesamewayforamessybrainhelpingyoulearnbyorganizingmemoriesandideas.TotesthowmuchdreamscanhelplearningRobertStickgoldhadsomestudentsplayashape-fittinggamecalledTetris饿罗斯方块forafewhoursandthengotosleep.SoontheyweredreamingoffallingTetrisshapes.InterestinglytheworstTetrisplayershadthemostTetrisdreamsandimprovedtheirgamethemost.Similartestshaveshownthesameresultsforallkindsofskills.AswedreammanyimportanttasksaregettingdonE.Thebraindecideswhattokeepandwhattoforget.Itisconnectingnewexperiencestoolderlearning.Infactthebrainislearningallnightlong.Anotherimportanttaskofdreamsmaybetohelpusdealwithemotions情绪.Atnightemotionsareinthedriver'sseat.PeoplewhohavehadanupsettingexperienceoftendreamaboutitafterwarD.Oftenthedreameventchangessomehow—anotherwaythebraintriestomakethememorylessupset.Soifyourbestfriendmovesawayyoumightdreamthatyou'retheonewho'smoving.Infactdreamshaveaprovenpowertoimprovemoodandpeoplewhodreamaboutwhat'sbotheringthemusuallyfeelbettersoonerthanthosewhodon't.Everybodydreamsforacoupleofhourseverynight—inthecourseofyourlifeyou'llspendabout25yearsasleepand6yearsdreaming.There'sprobablynosingleanswertothequestionwhywedreambuttheredoesn'thavetobE.Onedreammighthelpyourememberyourmathfactswhileanothermightleadtoanewinventionorgiveyouafuncrazystorytotellyourfriends.It'sallinanight'sworkforourbusymysteriousbrains.61.RobertStickgold'stestshowsthat________.A.gamesareusefulformemoryB.taskscanonlybesettledthroughdreamsC.playersstoplearningindreamsD.dreamscanhelpimproveskills62.WecanlearnfromParagraph4that_______.A.dreamscangetridofsufferingsB.onemaybelessupsetafteradreamC.onlydriverscandealwithemotionsD.dreamscancopywhatoneexperienced63.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Dreamingdoesharmtoone'smooD.B.Dreamingaffectsthequalityofsleep.C.It'seasytofindoutthesecretsofdreaming.D.It'snotsoimportanttoknowthecauseofdreaming.64.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?A.Thebenefitsofdreams.B.Dreamsandemotions.C.Dreamsandmemories.D.Thepatternsofdreams.65.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanthistextbefound?A.Entertainment.B.Tourism.C.SciencE.D.Advertisement.
Onceonadarkwinter'sdaywhentheyellowfoghungsothickandheavyinthestreetsofLondonthatthelampswerelightedandtheshopwindowsblazedwithgasastheydidatnightanodd-lookinglittlegirlsatinacabwithherfatherandwasdrivenratherslowlythroughthemainstreet.SaraCreweleanedagainstherfatherwhoheldherinhisarmsasshestaredoutofthewindowatthepassingpeoplewithanold-fashionedthoughtfulnessinherbigeyes.AtthismomentshewasrememberingthevoyageshehadjustmadefromBombaywithherfatherCaptainCrewE.ShewasthinkingofwhatastrangethingitwasthatatonetimeonewasinIndiainthehotsunandtheninthemiddleoftheoceanandthendrivinginastrangevehiclethroughstrangestreets·Papashesaidinalowmysteriouslittlevoicewhichwas.almostawhisper.Whatisitdarling?CaptainCreweansweredholdinghercloserandlookingdownintoherface.Isthistheplace＂SarawhispereD.YeslittleSaraitis.Wehavereacheditatlast.ItseemedtohermanyyearssincehehadbeguntoprepareherminD.fortheplaceasshealwayscalledit.Hermotherhaddiedwhenshewasbornsoshehadneverknownormissedher.Heryounghandsomerichfatherseemedtobetheonlyrelationshehadintheworld.Duringhershortlifeonlyonethinghadtroubledherandthatthingwastheplaceshewastobetakentosomeday.TheclimateofIndiawasverybadforchildrenandassoonaspossibletheyweresentawayfromit-generallytoEnglandandtoschool.Couldn'tyougotothatplacewithmePapa＂shehadaskedwhenshewasfiveyearsold.Couldn'tyougotoschooltooIwouldhelpyouwithyourlessons.ButyouwillnothavetostayforaverylongtimelittleSarahehadalwayssaiD.YouwillgrowsofastthatitwillseemscarcelyayearbeforeyouarebigenoughandcleverenoughtocomebackandtakecareofPapA.Shehadlikedtothinkofthat.Shelikedtotalktohimandreadhisbooks-thatwouldbewhatshewouldlikemostintheworldandifonemustgoawaytotheplaceinEnglandtoattainitshemustmAkeuphermindtogo.Shelikedbooksmorethananythingelseandwasinfactalwaysinventingstoriesofbeautifulthingsandtellingthemtoherself.CaptainCreweheldherverycloselyinhisarmsasthecabrolledintothebigdullsquareinwhichstoodthehousewhichwastheirdestination.60.Thestoryhappened_______.A.onamoonlessnightB.onafoggydayC.onahotdayD.onastarrynight61.SaraCrewecametoEnglandto_______A.visitherrelativesB.seehermother'shouseC.receiveeducationD.buybooksforherfather62.WecanlearnfromthestorythatSaraCrewewas_______.A.scepticalB.curiousC.cheerfulD.imaginative
IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreek.Otherscametooandwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyouseeandtheyaresquare.Itisabadwaytolivefortherecanbenopowerinasquare.YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircleandthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincirclesandeverythingtriestoberound.Intheolddayswhenwewereastrongandhappypeopleallourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenationandsolongasthecirclewasunbrokenthepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircleandthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlightthesouthgavewarmththewestgaverainandthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbelief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacircle.TheskyisroundandIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaballandsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincirclefortheirsarethesameasours.Thesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacircle.Themoondoesthesameandbothareround.Eventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchangingandalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywere.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhoodandsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirdsandthesewerealwayssetinacirclethenation’scircleanestofmanynestswheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.ButtheWasichusIndianwordforwhitepeoplehaveputusinthesesquareboxes.Ourpowerisgoneandwearedyingforthepowerisnotinusanymore.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.Wherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshouldboysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofage.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobefull-grown.67.AccordingtothepassagetheIndians.A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomesB.refusedtomovefromroundplacesC.livedinroundplacesbutwereforcedtoliveinsquarehousesD.livedinroundplacesbutthendecidedtomoveintosquarehouses68.Twothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare.A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditionsB.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefsC.theIndians’oldandnewpowerD.peopleandnature69.Inthesecondparagraphthefourquartersrefersto.A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouseB.thefourkindsofnaturalpowerC.thefourseasonsD.thefourdirections70.AccordingtotheauthoroncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses.A.theyhadtomovetootherhousesB.boystookmoretimetogrowintomenC.theyforgottheoldwayoflifeD.everyonewasnothappy
Marywillneverforgetthefirsttimeshesawhim.Hesuddenlyappearedinclassonedaywearingsunglasses.Hewalkedinasifhewouldbuytheschool.Andthewordquicklygotaround5hewasfromNewYorkCity.ForsomereasonhesatbesideMary.Maryfeltpleasedbecausethereweremanyemptyseatsintheroom.Butshequicklyrealizedthatitwasn’theritwasprobablythefactthatshesatinthelastrow.Hewaswrong6hethoughthecouldescapeattentionbysittingattheback.Itmighthavemadeitalittleharderforeverybodybecauseitmeanttheyhadtoturnaroundbutthatdidn’tstopthekidsintheclass.OfcoursewhenevertheyturnedtolookathimtheyhadtolookatMary7madeherfeellikeastar.Doyouneedthoseglasses8medicalreasons?theteacheraskeD.ThenewboyshookhisheaD.ThenI’dappreciate9ifyoudidn’tweartheminclass.IliketolookatyoureyeswhenIamspeakingtoyou.Thenewboylookedattheteacherforafewsecondsandalltheotherstudentswonderedwhattheboywoulddo.ThenhetookthemoffgaveabigsmileandsaidItiswearingthem10mademecool.
Iamastrongbelieverthatifachildisraisedwithapprovalhelearnstolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.SeveralweeksagoIwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhekeptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathlines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdowntellinghimthatheshouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslaterasifhedidn'tevennoticehewasdoingithegotupagain.IwasgettingfrustratedbutthenithitmE.Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandaccuratewhenhestoodup.Couldhebemoreintentwhilestandingup?ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraisedtobelievE.Iwasraisedtobelievethataquietcalmchildwasasurewaytosuccess.ThischildwouldhavethedisciplinetostudyhardgetgoodgradesandbecomesomeoneimportantinlifE.NowthosesamepeopleperhapscometorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeirownsetsofDNAandpersonalitytraitsandallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.Asparentsthroughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthatweneedtobeourkids'bestcheerleadersguidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirway.IhavestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentratE.ObviouslyheisconcentratingjustinhisownwayandnotminE.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkids'waysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedformebutdoesn'tmeanweneedtocarryitthroughgenerations.ThereisnothingsweeterthanbeingindividualanduniquE.Itmakesusfreeandhappyandthat'sjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlifE.61.Atthebeginningtheauthortriedtokeephissonseatedinordertomakehim________.A.paymoreattentiontohisstudyB.keepsilentintheroomC.finishhishomeworkontimeD.getrightanswers62.Inspiredbythecaseofhissontheauthorbegantodoubt________.A.theimportanceofparentsB.theoldformofeducationC.therelationshipbetweenkidsandtheirparentsD.thegoodgradesofsomekids63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.Weshouldhelpkidscorrecttheirwrongways.B.Parentsshouldstudytheirkids'DNA.C.Kidsshouldbetaughttobehavethemselves.D.Parentsshouldloveandaccepttheirkids.64.Theauthorhasstoppedaskinghissontositdownbecause________.A.hehaschangedhistraditionalideasB.hissonwantstobeuniqueC.hissondoesn'tfollowhisadviceD.hisson'sDNAisdifferent65.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Studyhardandyou'llbesuccessfulB.BefriendlytoyourchildrenC.Children'ssuccessintheirownstyleD.Parents'helpwiththeirchildren'sstudy
Welivednearbyahospitalandrentedtheupstairsroomstothepatientsfromthehospital.AsIwaspreparingsupperonesummereveningtherewasaknockatthedoor.Iopenedittoseeatrulyterrible-lookingman--notallerthanmyeight-year-oldson.Buttheshockingthingwashisface-twistedfromswelling.Hetoldmehe'dbeenhuntingforaroomsincenoonbutwithnosuccess.Iguessit'smyfacebutmydoctorsayswithafewmoretreatmentsItoldhimwewouldfindhimabeD.WhenIhadfinishedthedisheshetoldmehefishedforalivingtosupporthisdaughterherfivechildrenandherhusbandwhowashopelesslydisabledfromabackinjury.Hedidn'ttellitbywayofcomplaint;infacteveryothersentencebeganwithathankstoGodforablessing.Hewasgratefulthatnopainaccompaniedhisdiseasewhichwasapparentlyaformofskincancer.Beforeheleftforhisbusthenextdayheaskedifhecouldcomebackandstaythenexttimehehadatreatment.Itoldhimhewaswelcometocomeagain.Intheyearshecametostayovernightwithustherewasneveratimethathedidnotbringusfishoroystersorvegetablesfromhisgarden.WhenIreceivedtheselittlegiftsIoftenthoughtofacommentourneighbormadeafterheleftthatfirstmorning.Didyoukeepthatterrible-lookingmanlastnight?Iturnedhimaway.Youcanloseroomersbyaccommodatingsuchpeople!MaybewedidloseroomersonceortwicE.Butoh!Ifonlytheycouldhaveknownhimperhapstheirillnesseswouldhavebeeneasiertobear.Iknowourfamilyalwayswillbegratefultohaveknownhim;fromhimwelearnedwhatitwastoacceptthebadandthegoodaswell.58.WhenImetthemanforthefirsttime_____.A.heneededsomethingtoeatB.mykidwasfrightenedbyhimC.hewantedaplacetostayovernightD.Ithoughthewas8yearsold59.Themanwasrefusedbytheneighborbecause_____.A.themanwasnotrichB.hemightloseroomersC.hehadnoemptyroomD.themandidn'tbringhimgifts60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheman?A.Hehadskincancer.B.Godhelpedhimtorecover.C.Hesupportedalargefamilybyfishing.D.Hedidn'tcomplainabouthisdifficulties.61.Themanfelt_____tolifE.A.passiveB.confidentC.gratefulD.regretful62.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.NeverjudgeabookbyitscoverB.GiveothersahandC.AcceptthegoodandthebadD.Bethearchitectoflife
Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.CharilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailwaywavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia马来西亚.IwasmoveD.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcarsothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.IdidnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandrereaD.Ilookedaboutthetrain.TherewasnotonefamiliarfacE.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysiA.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlifE.TheneverythingcamealivE.ThemountainsseemedtospeaktomE.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttimE.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.Soonthetrainpulledup停车atButterworth.IlookedatthepeopleallaroundmE.Theyalllookedbeautiful.WhenmyunclearmedwithasmileIthrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug拥抱.IhadneverdonethisbeforE.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmilE.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.66.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe_________A.adventurousB.pleasantC.excitingD.dull67.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.ThefriendlycountrypeoplE.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.68.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordrelishinthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon69.Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaruB.TheCauseway.C.ButterworthD.SingaporE.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.
WhenIlivedinSpainsomeSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheylefttheyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation住所.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’housesbecausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvicebuttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthousestheysaidbecausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.IthoughtthiswasstrangE.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappeneD.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglishandtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidaysis‘vacaciones’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresulttheystayedathotels!Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanishtheword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglishitmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroadandthatyoumusttakeadifferentroaD.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsigntheythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.InsteadtheroadendedinalargeholD.Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis.whensomeoneofferedmesomemorE.coffeeIsaid‘Thankyou’inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemoreHowevertomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!LaterIfoundoutthat‘Thankyou’inFrenchmeans‘Mothankyou.’68.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEnglandC.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar69.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause______.A.theywouldbeabletopractisetheirEnglishB.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotelsC.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinnerD.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodationthere70.NOVACANCIESinEnglishmeans______.A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays
DearBettyMyroommate’sfamilywantsmetocelebrateThanksgivingDaywiththemintheirhomE.IacceptedtheinvitationandI’mexcitedaboutgoingbutI’malittlenervousaboutittoo.ThesocialcustomsinmycountryaredifferentfromthoseheresoI’malittleworriedaboutmakingmistakes.ShouldIbringagiftsuchascandyorflowers?ShouldIarriveontimeoralittlelate?AtthedinnertablehowcanIknowwhichforkorknifetouse?HowcanIletthefamilyknowthatI’mthankfulfortheirkindness?YoursKnowingNothingDearKnowingNothingIt’sagoodideatobringagiftwhenyougotoadinnerparty.Flowersarealwayswelcomeoryoucanbringabottleofwineifyouknowthefamilydrinkit.YoushouldarriveontimeorfivetotenminuteslatE.Don’tgetthereearly.Ifyouaregoingtobemorethanfifteenminuteslateyoushouldcallandtellthem.TrytorelaxatthedinnertablE.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtousetherightforkknifeorspoonjustwatchtheotherguestsandfollowthem.Ifyoustillhavenoideaofwhattododon’tbeshyaboutaskingthepersonnexttoyou;it’sbettertoaskthemthantobesilentlyuncomfortableandnervous.Ifyoulikethefoodsayso.Ofcourseyou’llthankthehostandhostessforthemealandfortheirkindness.It’salsoagoodideatosendacardtothankthemthedayafter.YoursBetty41.KnowingNothingwrotealettertoBettyto_____.A.tellBettysomegoodnewsB.askforsomeadviceC.answersomequestionsD.invitehertodinner42.AccordingtoBettyKnowingNothing______whengoingtoadinnerparty.A.canonlybringsomeflowersB.can’tbringwineC.shouldarriveontimeorfivetotenminuteslateD.shouldarrivetwentyminuteslate43.BettydoesNOTadviseKnowingNothingto_____.A.relaxatthedinnertableB.watchtheotherguestsC.askthepersonbesidehimD.keepsilentattable
Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirownmostofthemareclutching紧握atoneanother’shandsforreassurancE.TheyclaimtheywanttodressastheypleasE.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusiC.Butsomehowtheyallenduphuddled聚在一起roundlisteningtothesamerecorD.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon蚕茧intoalargercocoon.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.ThesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbE.Andmanyoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Wellgotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome–withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.60.Inthispassagetheauthorwantstotell_______.A.teenagerstotrytopursuetheirrealselvesB.readerstotrytobepopularwithpeoplearoundC.parentstotrytocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD.peopletotrytounderstandandrespecteachother61.Theauthordisapprovesofrebellingteenagers_______.A.growingawayfromtheirparentsB.followingthepopularitytrendC.walkinganewwayontheirownD.turningtotheirfriendsforhelp62.Thephraselargercocoonattheendofthesecondparagraphrefersto_______.A.thedistractiveandvariablesocietyB.thedazzlingmusicworldC.theparentalcareandloveD.thepopularitywaveinthesociety63.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadvertisements?A.Convincing.B.InstructivE.C.Influential.D.AuthoritativE.
WhenIgrowupIwanttobE.Almostallofushavethoughtaboutorbeenaskedtothinkaboutourfuturecareers.Ouranswersmaydiffergreatly.Evennowyouraspirationsmayhavechangedfromwhenyouwereinprimaryschool.Howeveritseemscareeroptionsaren’tonlybasedonpersonaltastE.InasurveycarriedoutbyTeensdoctorslawyersandbankersweresomeofmostpopularcareersthatpeoplesaidtheyhopedtofollow.ThisisinlinewithasimilarsurveycarriedoutintheUKinMay2011byjobwebsitemonster.Co.ukinwhichmedicinewasthetopchoiceamongUKteenagersagedbetween13and17.Medicineandlawaretwooftheoldestandbestknownprofessions.Theirprestige威望maycomefromthefactthatdoctorsandlawyersaresomeofthemostesteemedmembersofsocietyandtheymakegoodmoney.Joiningthesehigh-profileprofessionsisoftenseenasasignofupwardsocialmobility.Itisequallyunsurprisingthatbankingisnowoneofthemostcommoncareerchoices.Youngstersworldwidethinkofbankingandseethemoneyrollingin.Wealthisincreasinglybecomingoneofthemostimportantindicatorsofasuccessfulcareer.BritishyoungmenlisttheUKtycoonAlanSugarMicrosoftfounderBillGatesandFacebookchiefMarkZuckerbergastheirtoprolemodelsfortheirwealth.JustasChineseteenagersseebeingabankerasagoodandfunpathwaytowealth.Howevernoteverychildhasthemakingsofdoctorlawyerorbanker.Theyarethosewhoseefulfillmentandhappinessinotherareasandmanyteenagersdaretoinkmoreindividualityintotheircareeroptions.AstheTeens’surveydiscoveredavarietyofunconventionaljobs---coffeeshopownergourmet美食家waiteratafastfoodrestaurant---areamongteenagers’careerchoices.Theycanbeequallyinterestingandrewardingjobs.Witheverychoicecomesresponsibilityandchallengeandallcareerpathsrequirespecificeducationandtrainingyouhavetolearntobalanceoptimismandconfidencewithbeingrealisticaboutyourparticulartalentsandskills.66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Careersinteenagers’minD.B.Choosingagoodjobisveryimportant.C.TeenagersintheUKlikedoctors.D.ThechoiceofcareerneedschallengE.67.WhatisthetopcareerchoiceamongUKteenagersagedbetween13and17accordingtothearticle?A.MedicineB.LawC.BankD.Education68.Accordingtothearticleallofthefollowingarethebenefitsofbeingadoctorexcept_______.A.respectfromothersB.theoldestprofessionC.highpayD.upwardsocialmobility.69.Whatdoyoungstersthinkisincreasinglybecomingoneofthemostimportantindicatorsofasuccessfulcareer?A.PrestigeB.FulfillmentC.HappinessD.Wealth70.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Accordingtoyourparticulartalentsandskillsyoucanchooseyourfavoritecareer.B.SpecificeducationandtrainingcanhelpgetagoodjoB.C.Whatevercareeryouchooseyoushouldbalanceoptimismandconfidencewithbeingrealisticaboutyourparticulartalentsandskills.D.ResponsibilityisthemostimportantwhenyouchooseagoodjoB.
EveryweekdaymorningItakethe8:30bustogotomyjoB.Iknowbysightseveralpeoplewhoalsorideinthatbus.Someofthegirlsworkasmaids.Theygetoffateachstopinonestwosorthrees.Butatonecornersomethingwonderfulhappens.BeforethebusstopsalittledogracesoutofthenearesthousE.Hedoesn'tlookattwoofthemaidswhogetoff.ButforthethirdhehasajoyfulHello!Fromheadtotailhislittlebodywagshishappiness.EveryoneonthebuswatchesuntilthemaidandthedoggointothehousE.Onedaynotlongagothemaidwasn'tonthebus.Iwonderedifthedogwouldbewaitingforher.Sureenoughhewas!HestoodatthebackdoorofthebusforaminutE.Icouldseehisjoyfulwelcometurningintofearfulworry.Wherewasshe?Thedriverclosedthebackdoor.Thedograntothefrontdoor.IttooshutinhisfacE.EveryoneonthebusfeltsaD.Poorlittlepup!Helookedsounhappystandingthere!Thedrivercouldn'tstandit.Heopenedthedoorandlookeddownatthedog.Shedidn'tcometodayhesaidinaloudkindvoicE.AmaninafrontseatleanedforwarD.MaybeshewillcometomorrowhecalleD.Thedogwaggedhistailasiftosaythankyou.Hewatchedthebusaswepulledaway.Thenheturnedtotrothome──alonE.Thenextdayeveryoneonthebuswashappytoseethemaidbackagain.Yesthedogwaswaitingforher.Thewelcomehegaveherwasevenwarmerandmoredelightedthanusual.Weallsmiledatoneanother.Howbrightandgoodthemorningsuddenlyseemedtous!61.Whatdothepeopleonthebususuallyseeatonecorner?A.A.littledogcomingclosetothebuswhenitstops.B.Twomaidsgetoffthemomentthebusstops.C.A.dogwaitingforsomeonE.D.A.doggreetsamaidmerrilyandfollowsherintoahousE.62.Onedaythemaidwasn'tonthebusandthedog___.A.didn'tappearB.stoodwaitingatthebusstoptillwepulledawayC.ranaroundlookingforthemaidD.wentbackassoonashefoundthemaidwasn'tthere63.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasepulledaway?A.leftB.ranawayC.putawayD.draggedaway64.Thenextdaypeopleonthebuswerehappyfor___.A.themaidwasamongthemagainB.shewouldnottakethesamebusC.shewasnotontheirbusD.shewaswaitingforanemptybustocome65.Wecansafelysaythisstoryisabout___.A.amagicdogB.ayoungmaidthathasmagicpowersC.abusthatcanproducemagicalresultsD.thecloserelationshipbetweenamaidandherdog
ProudlyreadingmywordsIglancedaroundtheroomonlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.ConfusedIglancedtowardmystone-facedteacher.HavingnochoiceIslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedoverhopingtohidemyself.Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?QuicklyIflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.SincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountryIhadneverheardofthatnamebeforE.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellowitbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!OneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanutswhiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmericA.Istaredatthescreenwonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice:flip掷acoin.Heads—thecommanderandtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!TailsmyreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutterGeorgeWashingtonCarver.WeekslaterstandingbeforethisunfriendlymassIwastotallylost.OhwellIloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydeskburningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.AsaclassmatebeganhisreportitallbecameclearMyreportisonGeorgeWashingtonthemanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.Thewholeworldbecamequiet!HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviouslymygradewasawful.HeartbrokenbutfearlessIdecidedtoturnthisarounD.ItalkedtoMissLancelotbutsheinsisted:Nore-dos;nonewgradE.IfeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustifiedandIbelievedIdeservedasecondchancE.ConsequentlyIthrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.TenmonthslaterthatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster’sofficewithmygrandfathernowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.IsmiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgradE.Justiceissweet!61.Whatdidtheauthor’sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?A.Controversial.B.Ridiculous.C.Boring.D.Puzzling.62.Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?A.HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.B.Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.C.Heforgothisteacher’sinstruction.D.Hedidn’tknowwhytheteachergavesuchatask.63.TheunderlinedwordburninginParA.3probablymeans_______.A.annoyedB.ashamedC.readyD.eager64.Intheendtheauthorturnedthingsaround_______.A.byredoinghistaskB.throughhisowneffortsC.withthehelpofhisgrandfatherD.undertheguidanceofhisheadmaster
Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhenyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveenoughtimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonwhyit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasextremelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.59.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy60.AccordingtoParagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly61.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas62.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.DoYouReallyLackTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?
RecentlyIfullyunderstoodthatalittlefavorcouldreallymakeabigdifferencE.MydaughterandIwereaccidentallyintimetocatchafallingheartjustbeforeithitthegrounD.MaryexplainedshehadtocallCindyintotaketheplaceofanotherassistantmanagerwhowassickbutfeltterribleaboutitwhenshediscovereditwasCindy’sbirthday.CindyinsistedthatitwasjustfinE.ButthatwasnotwhatMarythoughtsoshegatheredenoughmoneyfromotheremployeestothrowasurprisepartyforCindy.SinceneitherMarynoranyoftheotheremployeescouldleavetopickupthegoodiestheywereturningtomeforhelp.DayslaterMarytoldmethewonderfulrestofthestoryCindycriedandcriedwhenwesurprisedher.AfterthepartyCindytoldusthatherboyfriendhadchosenthatmorningtobreakupwithher.Totopthatoffsheonlyhad26centsleftinherbankaccount.WeweresurprisedattheseriesofunexpectedeventsthattookplaceinordertocircleCindywithloveandcatchherfallingheartjustbeforeithitthegrounD.56.WhydidCharleneaskafavorofthewriter?A.ShehadtoseethedoctoronFriday.B.Shewantedtocelebrateherdaughter’sbirthday.C.ShehadanunexpectedappointmentonTuesday.D.Sheneededtoprepareforherdaughter’sbirthday.57.WhatcanwelearnaboutMary?A.Shewasalearnedcareerwoman.B.Shehaduneasyrelationshipswithherassistants.C.SheknewCindy’slovestorybeforethesurpriseparty.D.SheplayedthemostimportantroleinthiscircleoflovE.59.Theunderlinedwordgoodiesrefersto_________.A.GiftsforCindyB.GoodstoriesC.ClosefriendsD.Goodsonsale
Theweatherisgettinghotter.Youarethirstyplayingbasketballorridinghomefromschool.A.colddrinkmaybejustthething.Butbecarefulwhatyouaredrinking.Somethingthatlookscoolmaynotbegoodforyourhealth.Thereareplentyofenergydrinksonthemarket.Mostofthemhavebeautifulcolorsandcoolnames.Thelistsonthemtellyoutheyarehelpfultoyourhealth.Soundsgreat!Butafteracarefulcheckyoumayfindthatmostenergydrinkshavelotsofcaffeine咖啡碱inthem.Thesedrinksareespeciallyaimedatyoungpeoplestudentsbusypeopleandsportsplayers.MakerssometimessaytheirdrinksmakeyoubetteratsportsandcankeepyouawakE.Butbecarefulnottodrinktoomuch.Caffeinemakesyourheartbeatfast.BecauseofthistheInternationalOlympicCommitteeIOChaslimited限制itsusE.CaffeineinmostenergydrinksisatleastasstrongasthatinacupofcoffeeorteA.Possiblehealthdangershavesomethingtodowithenergydrinks.Justoneboxofenergydrinkcanmakeyounervoushavedifficultysleepingandcanevencauseheartproblems.Scientistssaythatteenagersshouldbediscouragedfromtakingdrinkswithalotofcaffeineinthem.26.ManypeoplelikedrinkingenergydrinksbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.A.theyhavebeautifulcolorsandcoolnamesB.theyhavelotsofcaffeineC.theycankeepthemawakeandbetteratsportsD.theyaresaidtobehelpfultohealth27.Themainreasonforpeoplenottodrinktoomuchenergydrinksisthattheymaycause______.A.heartproblemsB.nervousnessC.sleepingdifficultyD.possiblehealthdangers28.Theunderlinedworddiscouragedcanbereplaced替换with______.A.encouragedB.stoppedC.helpedD.disliked29.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat______.A.advertisementsareimportantingettingpeopletobuyenergydrinksB.energydrinksarehelpfultoteenagers’studyC.sportsplayersneedtodrinkalotofenergydrinksD.energydrinksareespeciallyaimedatteenagers30.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?______A.What’stheUseofEnergyDrinks?B.WhoCanDrinkEnergyDrinks?C.What’sThatinEnergyDrinks?D.WhyCan’tWeBuyEnergyDrinks?
Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Ifwedidn’tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysix-year-oldsonBillywalkingtowardthewoods.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort.MinutesafterhedisappearedintothewoodshecamerunningoutagaintowardthehousE.Momentslaterhoweverhewasonceagainwalkingtowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour:walkingcautiouslytothewoodsthenrunningbacktothehousE.FinallymycuriositygotthebestofmE.Iwentoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked;beingverycarefulnottospillthewaterheheldinthem.Branchesandthorns荆棘slappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.AsIleanedintospyonhimIsawthemostamazingsitE.Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlyingonthegroundobviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterliftitsheadwithgreatefforttodrinkthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy'shanD.IstoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartworkingsohardtosavealifE.Asmytearsbegantohitthegroundtheyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmorE.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGodHimselfwasweepingwithpridE.56.Whydidtheauthorfollowherson?A.Becausetheremightbedanger.B.BecausehersonwasdoingagooddeeD.C.Becauseshewascurious.D.Becausesheintendedtohelp.57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.RainwasingreatneeD.B.Therewerefewtreesinthewoods.C.Billycarriedwaterwithhissmallhands.D.Billywalkedintothewoodsandthenreturnedoverandoveragain.58.WhatBillydidmainlyshowedthathewas________.A.caringB.beautifulC.childlikeD.brave59.Whichisthecorrectorderofthedevelopmentofthestory?①Theauthorwasmovedtotears.②Billyfedthewatertothebabydeer.③Billywalkedtowardsthelargedeer.④Itbegantorain.⑤TheauthorfollowedBillyintothewoods.A.③②⑤①④B.④①③②⑤C.⑤③②①④D.⑤②①③④
Shoppingisnotassimpleasyouthink!Thereareallsortsoftricksatplayeachtimewereachoutforthatparticularbrandofproductontheshelf.Coloringforexamplevariesaccordingtowhattheproducersaretryingtosell.Healthfoodsarepackagesingreensyellowsorbrownsbecausewethinkoftheseashealthycolors.Icecreampacketsareoftenblueandexpensivefoodslikechocolatesaregoldandsilver.WhensomekindofpainkillerwasbroughtoutrecentlyresearchersfoundthatthecolorsturnedthecustomersoffbecausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffectivE.Eventuallyitcameonthemarketinadarkblueandwhitepackagebecausewethinkofitassafeandwhiteascalm.Thesizeofaproductcanattractashopper.Butquiteoftenabottledoesn’tcontainasmuchasitappearsto.Itisbelievedthatthebetter-knowncompaniesspendonaverage70percentofthetotalcostoftheproductitselfonpackaging.Themostsuccessfulproducersknowthatit’snotenoughtohaveagoodproduct.ThefounderofPearssoapwhofor25yearshasusedprettylittlegirlstopromotetheirgoodscametotheconclusion:Anyfoolcanmakesoapbutittakesageniustosellit.64.Whichofthefollowingmaytrickashopperintobuyingaproductaccordingtothetext?A.ThecostofitspackagE.B.Thepriceoftheproduct.C.ThecolorofitspackagE.D.Thebrandnameoftheproduct.65.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph3meansthatthecolors________.A.attractedthecustomersstronglyB.hadweakeffectonthecustomersC.trickedthecustomersintoshoppingD.causedthecustomerstoloseinterest66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ChoiceofGoodProductsB.DisadvantagesofProductsC.EffectofPackagingonShoppingD.BrandNamesandShoppingTricks
Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt收据?Orisitthelookontherecipient'sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.Itoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatlalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;Mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad'sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirling卷曲的blackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframeIknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.61.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas.A.doingshoppingB.havingadebateC.leavingforWyomingD.readingamessage62.Theauthor'sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom..A.aphotoofaflowerB.astoryaboutakidC.acallfromthemotherD.atextaboutChristmas63.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3referstoapoemby_.A.thefatherB.theauthorC.EdgarAllanPoeD.WilliamBlake64.Theauthormadethegiftby.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.drawingthebackgroundbyhandC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.matchingthewordswithpictures65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone'sheart.C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.D.TodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.
ThesunisshiningwhenIgetonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssitjammedtogetherinheavyclothes.Noonespeaks.That’soneoftheunwrittenrulesofChicagocommuting.Althoughweseethesamefaceseverydayweprefertohidebehindournewspapers.Thesceneisstriking:peoplewhositsoclosetogetherareusingthosethinsheetsofnewsprinttokeeptheirdistancE.AsthebusapproachestheMagnificentMileavoicesuddenlyringsout:Attention!Attention!Papersrattle发出细小声.Neckscrane伸长.Thisisyourdriverspeaking.Welookatthebackofthedriver’sheaD.Hisvoicehasauthority权威.Allofyouputyourpapersdown.ThepaperscomedownaninchatatimE.Thedriverwaits.Thepapersarefoldedandplacedonourlaps.Nowturnandfacethepersonnexttoyou.GoaheaD.Amazinglywealldoit.Stillnoonesmiles.Ifaceanolderwomanherheadwrappedtightlyinaredscarf.Iseehernearlyeveryday.Oureyesmeet.Wewaitunblinking眼睛都不眨一下forthenextorderfromthedriver.NowrepeataftermeItisacommanddeliveredinthetonesofadrillsergeant操练军士.Goodmorningneighbor!OurvoicesareweakandtimiD.Formanyofusthesearethefirstwordswehavespokentoday.Butwesaythematthesametimelikeschoolchildrentothestrangersbesideus.Wesmileandcan’thelpit.Wehavesaidit;thebarrierhasbeenbroken.Goodmorningneighbor.Itisnotsohardafterall.Someofusrepeatit.Othersshakehands.Manylaugh.ThebusdriversaysnothingmorE.Hedoesn’tneedto.Notasinglenewspapergoesbackup.IhearlaughterawarmsoundIhaveneverheardbeforeonbusNo.151.Thisdayisstartingoffbetterthanmost.58.Onhearingthesuddenutterance发出ofAttention!thepassengers___________.A.stoppedreadingandputdowntheirnewspapersimmediatelyB.lookedupfromthenewspaperstoseewhowasspeakingC.satstillwithoutresponseD.werefrightened59.TheunderlinedwordcommutinginParagraph1mostprobablymeans___________.A.dailytravelingbetweenhomeandworkB.long-distancerideC.communicationtechnologyD.behaviorpatterns60.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepassengersonthecrowdedbusweresoabsorbedinreadingtheirnewspapersthatnoonespokE.B.ThepassengerswerephysicallyclosetogetherbutmentallytheykepteachotherataterribledistancE.C.Thepassengersdidn’tfollowthedriver’sinstructionatfirst.D.Whenthebusdriversaidnothingmorethepassengerspickedupandreadtheirnewspapersagain.61.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheWarmthofCommunicationB.TheExchangeofInformationC.ThePowerofObservationD.TheAttitudetoLoneliness
Whenwewalkthroughthecityweallexperienceakindofinformationoverloadbutwepayattentiononlytothosethatareimportanttous.Wedon’tstopwekeepourfacesexpressionlessandeyesstraightaheadandindoingsowearenotjustprotectingourselvesbutareavoidingoverloadingotherpeopleaswell.Wemakeuseofstereotypes刻板的模式asconvenientwaystomakequickjudgementsaboutsituationsandpeoplearoundus.Theymaynotalwaysbeaccurateandtheycanoftenbedangerouslywrongbuttheyareusedregularly.TheproblemwiththestereotypesisthattheyrestrictexperiencE.Byusinglimitedcluestoprovideuswitharapidopinionofotherpeopleorplaceswemaychoosetolimitourcommunication.Wemaydecidenottogotocertainplacesbecausewebelievetheywillnotoffersomethingweenjoy.Inthecitystylesofdressareparticularlyimportantwithregardtoself-presentation.DifferentgroupsoftenuseclearlyidentifiablestylesofclothessothattheycanbeeasilyrecognizeD.Itisbecomingincreasinglycommonforbrandnamestobeplacedontheoutsideofclothesandthislabelingmakesiteasytosendoutinformationaboutfashionandpriceinstantlyandletsotherstellatadistancewhetheranindividualhassimilartastesandisasuitablepersontoassociatewith.InEnglandwheresocialgroupingorclasscontinuestomakesocialdistinctions区分clotheshairstylespeople’spronunciationandthemannerofspeakingareallcluestooursocialgroup.Classdistinctionstendtoberelativelyfixedalthoughinthecitywheregreatervarietyispermittedtheyaremorelikelytobesecondarydeterminingfactorsoffriendshipandassociation.67.Peoplewalkingincitiesignorethesurroundingsbecause__________.A.theydonotwishtotalktootherpeopleB.everyoneelseisexpressionlessC.theenvironmentisalreadyfamiliartothemD.thereistoomuchinformationtotakein68.Accordingtothepassagethemaindisadvantageofusingstereotypesisthatthey__________.A.arelikelytoleadusintodangeroussituationsB.maymakeusmisssomepleasantexperienceC.canrarelybereliedonD.makeusmentallylazy69.Fromthepassagewemayconcludethat_________.A.stereotypescanhelptounderstandpeoplefullyB.peoplearebecomingmoreinterestedinfashionC.dressingcansendmessagesaboutindividualsD.stereotypescandomoreharmthangoodtopeople70.ItwouldappearthatinEnglandaperson’sclass__________.A.mightbelessimportantinmakingfriendsinacityB.ismainlydeterminedbyhispronunciationC.playslessofarolethanitdidinthepastD.issomethingthatcanbechangedeasily
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