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ThereisalwayssomethingthatwecannotforgetanditcanchangeourattitudetowardslifE.WhenIwasyoungmymotherlikedtomakebreakfastfoodfordinnerattimes.AndIrememberonenightinparticularwhenshehadmadedinnerafteralongharddayat41.Onthateveningsolongagomymomplacedaplateofeggssausageandextremely42toastinfrontofmydaD.Iremember43toseeifanyonenoticed!44allmydaddidwasreachforhistoast45atmymomandaskmehowmydaywasatschoolIdon’trememberwhatItoldhimthatnightbutIdoremember46himspreadbutterandjamonthattoastandeateverybite!WhenIgotupfromthetablethateveningIrememberhearingmymom47tomydadforburningthetoast.AndI.’llnever48whathesaid:HoneyIloveburnedtoast.LaterthatnightIwenttokissDaddygoodnightandIaskedhimifhereally49histoastburneD.HewrappedmeinhisarmsandsaidYourMomgot50aharddayatworktodayandshe’sreally51.Andbesidesaburnedtoastnever52anyone!53isfullofimperfectthingsandimperfectpeoplE.I.’mnotthebestatanythingandIforget54andanniversariesjustlikeeveryoneelsE.ButwhatI.’velearnedovertheyearsisthatlearningtoaccepteachother’s55—andchoosingtocelebrateeachother’sdifferences—isoneofthemostimportantkeystocreatingahealthygrowingand56relationshipwhereaburnedtoastisn’tadeal-breaker!Wecouldextendthistoany57.Infactunderstandingisthe58ofanyrelationshipwhetheritisahusband-wifeorparent-childorfriendship!Don’tputthekeytoyour59insomeoneelse’spocket—keepitinyourown.Sopleasepassmeatoastandyesaburnedonewill60befine!41.A.kitchenB.workC.homeD.school42.A.burnedB.deliciousC.smellyD.tasty43.A.hopingB.turningC.waitingD.hesitating44.A.AndB.ThusC.InsteadD.Yet45.A.smileB.stareC.laughD.shout46.A.cheeringB.admiringC.watchingD.studying47.A.reasonB.apologizeC.explainD.talk48.A.believeB.forgetC.doubtD.understand49.A.likedB.caredC.knewD.minded50.A.inB.throughC.outD.away51.A.angryB.hungryC.depressedD.tired52.A.poisonsB.ruinsC.hurtsD.chokes53.A.SocietyB.SchoolC.FamilyD.Life54.A.meetingsB.holidaysC.birthdaysD.games55.A.energyB.adviceC.faultsD.misunderstanding56.A.lastingB.familiarC.importantD.valuable57.A.associationB.relationshipC.situationD.condition58.A.baseB.resultC.courseD.beginning59.A.gloryB.successC.wealthD.happiness60.A.neverB.onlyC.everD.also
Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.A.recentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudyifthecatisadoptedbeforethedogandiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyounglessthan6monthsforcatsayearfordogsitishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.Howeveritwasn'tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomeswhileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.OnereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustoppositE.Forexamplewhenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggressionwhileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission.Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefullyresearchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother'slanguagE.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘Cat’.What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligencE.Theycanlearnhowtoreadeachother'sbodysignalssuggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslysuspecteD.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'spresenceandbodylanguagecatsanddogscanplaytogethergreeteachothernosetonoseandenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofA.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom梳理eachother.Thesignificanceoftheresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets─topeoplewhodon'tgetalongincludingneighborscolleaguesatworkandevenworldsuperpowers.IfcatsanddogscanlearntogetalongsurelypeoplehaveagoodchancE.25.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.A.theymisunderstoodeachother'ssignalsB.theylookawayfromeachotherC.theyarecoldtoeachotherD.theyareintroducedatanearlyage26.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?A.Theyeatandsleepeachother.B.Theylearntospeakeachother'slanguagE.C.Theyobserveeachother'sbehaviors.D.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother'svoices.27.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.A.havecommoninterestsB.haveacommonbodylanguageC.arelessdifferentthanwasthoughtD.arelessintelligentthanwasexpected28.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?A.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.C.Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony.D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.
Ihadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.Itwasastrangefarmer.IhadnevermethimbeforealthoughIhadheardpeopletalkabouthim.HesoundedquitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenallIcouldunderstandwasthatsomeonecalledMillyhadhadanaccident.Ihadn’ttheslightestideawhoshewasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.IthadbeensnowingheavilythatdayandIdidn’tknowtheway.IhadbeendrivingforatleastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplacE.HewasstandingtherewaitingformE.ShemeantmoretomethananyonE.evenmyownwife!hesaiD.Icouldseethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtakenplaceapossiblescandal__.Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetoldmehehadputherinthebarn厩.Iwouldn’tleaveheroutinthecold!hesaiD.Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnotexpectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureonthegrounD.Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn’tletanyonebutadoctortouchher!hesaidandburstintotearsagain.33.WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?A.Shewasthefarmer’swifE.B.Shehadanaccident.C.ShewashiddensomewherE.D.Shehadcausedascandal.34.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight.A.freehimfromascandalB.keepthewholethingsasecretC.lookintothematterD.bringMillybacktolife35.Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya.A.countrydoctorB.farmerC.newspaperreporterD.policeman
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ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversationitturnsintoanargument.WetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenlymymotherwillpushtheconversationintotheThirdWorldWar.SheisalwaystalkingaboutmylackofabrightfuturebecauseIdon'tplantobeadoctor.AndmuchtoherdisappointmentIdon'twanttodoanyjobrelatedtoscienceeither.InfactwhenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajor主修inEnglishandcommunicationsshenearlyhadaheartattack.Whycan'tyoubelikemycoworker'sson?shebemoansallthetimE.Hercoworker'ssonreceivedafour-yearscholarship奖学金andisnowearning70000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon'tknowwhattosayexceptthatIsimplycan'tbelikeMrPerfectasI'vecalledtheunnamedcoworker'sson.Ican'tbelikehim.I'mthetypeofpersonwholovestohelpoutinthecommunitywriteuntilthesungoesdownandmostofallwantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveitnotbecauseoffame名声orsalary.Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.I'veseenmymotherstruggletoraisemeonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6﹕30amandusuallycomeshomearound5pmoreven6pm.HoweverIwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctoritdoesn'tmeanI'llbesuccessful.I'dratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuturE.25.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?A.Thewriter'sstudies.B.WarsaroundtheworlD.C.Dinnerplans.D.Thewriter'sfuturejoB.26.TheunderlinedwordbemoansinParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.agrees.B.shouts.C.smiles.D.complains.27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaboutthewriter?______.A.Hewantstobelikehismother'scoworker'sson.B.HewantstofindajobinhiscommunityinthefuturE.C.HewantstodosomethinghereallylikesinthefuturE.D.Hedoesn'tthinkhismother'scoworker'ssonisperfect28.Wecanknowfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.thewriter'smotherworksveryhardforthefamily.B.thewriterdoesn'tknowwhathisfuturewillbelikE.C.thewriterdoesn'tthinkbeingadoctorisagoodjoB.D.thewritersometimesthinkshismother'sadviceisverygooD.
IloveyouBoB.IloveyoutooNancy.Itwas2A.m.andIwashearingmyparents’voicesthroughthethinwallseparatingmybedroomfromtheirs.Theirlovingwordsweresweettouching—andsurprising.MyparentsmarriedonSeptember141940afterabriefdating.Shewasnearly30andknewitwastimetostartafamily.Thehandsomewell-educatedmanwhocamebytheofficewheresheworkedlookedlikeagoodbet.Hewasattractedbyherfigureherblueeyes.Theromancedidn’tlastlong.Seedsofdifferencegrewalmostimmediately.Shelikedtotravel;hehatedthethought.Helovedgolf;shedidnot.HewasaRepublicanshealoyalDemocrat.Theyfoughtatthebridgetableatthedinnertableovermoneyovertheshortcomingsoftheirparents.Therewasahopethattheywouldchangeoncetheyretired退休andtheangrywindsdidcalmsomewhatbutwhatremainedchangeditselfintobrighthardbitterness.Ialwaysthoughtwe’dmymotherwouldbeginbeforemakingadetailedlistofmyfather’sfaults.ThecomplaintswererecitedsooftenIcanrepeatthembyhearttoday.AshelistenedmyfatherwouldsaysomethingangrilyinalowvoicE.Itwasn’tthehappiestmarriagebutastheir60thanniversary纪念日camenearermysisterandIdecidedtothrowaparty.Sixtyyearswasalongtimeafterall.Whynottrytomakethebestofthings?We’dprovidethecakestheballoonsthetoastsandthey’dfollowonerule:nofighting.TheagreementwashonoreD.Wehadawonderfulday.Whenwethoughtbackwefounditwasanimportantcelebrationbecausesoonafterthingsbegantochangeformyparents.51.BobmarriedNancybecauseof______.A.herniceappearanceB.hergoodeducationC.herromanticnatureD.herpositionasanofficegirl52.Whenthewritertoldthestorythemotherwasprobably______yearsolD.A.60B.70C.80D.9053.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter’sparents?A.TheirmarriageisatotalfailurE.B.Theyhaddifferenthobbies.C.Theyhadseriousmoneyproblem.D.Theystoppedquarrellingaftertheyhadchildren.54.Thepurposeforthewritertoholdthepartyis______.A.torecallthe60years’marriagelifeofherparentsB.tostopthelongfightingbetweenherparentsC.justtocelebrateherparents’60thanniversaryD.tohaveagoodtimeforfamily’sreunion55.SupposethispassageistakenfromtheReader’sDigestwhichcolumndoyouthinkitistakenfrom?A.EverydayHeroesB.MyPlanetC.TurningPointD.Unforgettable
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WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinnersomewillsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbacktograndma'sgeneration.TheirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilverandthedresscodewillbeSundaybest.Butinmanyotherhomesthischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware粗陶andstainlessinformalitywithdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandgueststhechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritainitspellseconomichardtimes.LastweekRoyalDoultonthelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trentannouncedthatitiseliminating1000jobs--one-fifthofitstotalworkforcE.Thatbringstomorethan4000thenumberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery陶瓷region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearlier.AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizingthelayoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.A.spokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthecompanyhasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrendtowardcasualdining.Familieseattogetherlessoftenheexplainedandmorepeopleeataloneeitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision.Evendinnerpartiesiftheyhappenatallhavegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursanddemandingfamilyschedulesbusyhostsinsistrightlythatit'sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentorarealdinnerparty.Toooftentheperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?Forgetit.Polishthesilver?Whohastime?YetthelossofformalityhasitsdownsidE.Thefinepointsofetiquette礼节thatchildrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparentsChewwithyourmouthcloseD.KeepyourelbowsoffthetablE.mustbepickedupelse-wherE.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybeableprofessionallybutinexperiencedsocially.28.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?A.BusyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformalityB.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.C.PeopleprefertoliveacomfortablelifE.D.Youngpeoplewon'tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.29.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat'RoyalDoultonis.A.asellerofstainlesssteeltablewareB.adealerinstonewareC.apotterychainstoreD.aproduceroffinechina30.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.A.theincreasedvalueofthepoundB.theworseningeconomyinAsiaC.thechangeinpeople'swayoflifeD.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad31.FormaltablemannersthoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentSociallife___________.A.arestillamustoncertainoccasionsB.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlaterC.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathomeD.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships
AlittlegirlwasenjoyingthebeautyofthegardeninherhomE.Herfatherhadseveralpreciousplants.HegrewthemwithgreatcarE.Thegirlwasamazedbyaplantfulloffineflowers.Shewentneartheplantandenjoyedthebeautyofitsflowers.Suddenlyshenoticedthattheplantwasgrowinginaheapoffilth污垢.Shecouldnotstandthepresenceofdirtatthebottomoftheplantwithsuchbeautifulflowers.Sheworkedoutaplantocleantheplant.Shepulledtheplantwithallherstrengthanduprootedit.Shethencarriedittotheroomandwashedtherootsinwatertillalltracesofdirtwerewashedaway.Shethenplacedtheplantonacleanstoneandwentawaythinkingthatshehaddoneagreatthing.Laterherfathercametothegardenandsawtheuprootedplant.Itsflowersandleaveshadwithered枯萎的andtheplanthadalmostdiedinthesun.Hislittledaughterrantohimtoshowhimherachievement.IhavecleaneditDaddyshesaidhappily.Itwasplantedindirtysoil.Nowitisclean.Thefathershowedherhowhertreatmenthadalmostkilledtheplant.Hetoldherthathehadcollectedthefilthysoilandusedittocovertheplant’srootsasitwasthebestwaytogrowthatplant.Itcouldgrowuphealthilyandproducefineflowersonlyifgrowninfilthysoil.Soheputtheplantintothedirtagain.Thegirlwassadthattheplanthadsufferedandwitheredbyhercleaning.29.Howdidthegirlfeelwhenshesawthedirtatthebottomoftheplant?A.Surprisedandhappy.B.SickandshockeD.C.FortunateandsatisfieD.D.Frightenedandhelpless.30.Howdidthefatherrespondtohisdaughter’sbehavior?A.Hecriticizedandpunishedher.B.Hetaughtherhowtoprotectplants.C.Heexplainedtoherwhatshehaddonewaswrong.D.Hetoldhertogrowthesameplantagain.31.Whydidthegirlfeelsad?A.Sheshouldhavefollowedherfather’sadvicE.B.Sheshouldn’thavewashedthedirtysoilaway.C.Sheshouldhavehelpedherfathercollectthesoil.D.Sheshouldn’thavebeensocareless.32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.Girl’sGreatAchievementB.A.PoorFatherandHisDaughterC.A.LittleGirlandThePlantD.A.DirtyPlant
IhatethenewAppleWatch.Hatewhatitwilldotoconversationtothepaceofthedaytomyfriendstomyself.Ihatethatitwillenablethethingsthatalreadymakelifesoincrementalnow-basedandhyper-connecteD.ThatandmakethingsfarworsE.NomyanimusforApple’ssmart-watch—excusemewearabletechnology—isforwhatitwilldotous.Thingsaretoocomplicatedasitis.AtdinnerwithfriendsorinameetingthatI’msupposedtocareaboutwhencanIlookatmyphone?Who’sphone-ignoreworthyandwho’snot?Atwhatpointislookingdownrude?Andhowlongintoaconversationtillallsidesgettocallatruceandtakeascreendive?Applesaysitssmart-watchwhichitrolledoutatoneofitsDearLeader-likeeventsinSanFranciscothisweekwillmakeinteractionsbetweenhumanandscreenlesscomplicatedandlessrudE.Insteadofreachingintopocketorpurseinfrontofsomeonetheuserwilljustglanceatthewrist.InfactApplecallsthenewfeatureinwhichthewatchistouchedtoaccesstheInternetaglancE.JustaglancenothingrudetherE.Ohreally?Rememberhowoff-puttingitwaswhenGeorgeBushtheeldercheckedhiswatchduringaquestionperiodfromtheaudienceinapresidentialdebate?Itmayhavecosthimtheelectionin1992.Peoplechecktheirphonesabout150timesaday.Nowimaginehowmanyglancesthey’lltakewithalltheinformationintheworldontheirwrists.Imaginehowmanypeoplewillattempttodrivewhileglancingtowalkwhileglancingtotalkwhileglancingtomakefriendswhileglancing.Tothecomplaintsthatoursmart-phoneaddictionhasproducedaworldwherenobodytalksmuchanymorenobodylistensandnobodyreadsyoucanaddanewonewiththesmart-phone:nobodymakeseyecontact.TimCooktheAppleC.E.O.seemslikeadecentandlikableguy—notechoverlordinaDarthVadersuit.ButhispresentationofthenewwatchonMondaycreepmeoutandofferedaroadmaptoaworldI’mnotsureIwanttojoin.CooktriedtohumanizeApple’slatestculture-disrupter.Youcantalktoyourwrist—it’saphone!Youcancheckyourheartbeat—it’sadoctor!Andifyoudon’tadequatelyexerciseduringtheweekyourwatchwillremindyouofyourfailure—it’sanag!Thereissomeevidencethatheavysmartphoneusemakesyoudumber.Thetheoryisthatahavingtheworldattheotherendofamobilesearchmakesforlazymindswhilepeoplewhodependlessontheirdevicesdevelopmoreanalyticalskills.Addtothisconcernsaboutprivacy:thatthewatchisatrackingdevicewhichsendsallyourpersonalinformationtoacentraldatabase—acorporatecontrolcenterthatalreadyknowsfartoomuchaboutthepreferencesandhabitsofsmartphoneusers.62.whichofthefollowingwouldbesuitableasatitleforthepassage?A.DigitalDogcollar?B.ApplefansC.ApplemakespeopleincrementalD.hatethenewapplewatch63.whichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.CheckinghiswatchduringaquestionperiodfromtheaudienceinapresidentialdebatemadeGeorgeBushfailinhiselectionin1992.B.ThatpeoplemakenoeyecontactisanewcomplaintsC.Cookhasmadeapple’slatestproductionhumanizedD.It’scertainthattheuseofsmartphoneheavilymakespeoplesillier.64.Theunderlinedphraseanimuscanbestbereplacedby____.A.HostilityB.followC.IgnoranceD.rely65.thelastparagraphisintendedtotellusthat________________?A.WeshouldpaymoreattentiontoprivacyB.PeoplewillgetintouchwithyoubyusingthetrackingdeviceC.Appleuser’spersonalinformationwillbesenttoapplecompanyforanalysingD.Thecorporatecontrolhaveknownallpreferenceandhabitsofsmartphoneusers
IlovetoreadbeforeIgotosleep.Itusuallymakesmefeelcalm.ButabigpartofthisdependsonwhatIreaD.IlovetoreadOorWullieandTheBroons.VeryoftenI’msmilingbeforeIgotosleep.IdecidetowriteaboutthisinablogbecauseIfindthatsomanyofusgotosleepwithstress.Beforewegotosleepwemayrunoverthedayinourmindsandworryabouttomorrow.WealsomaywatchthenewsonTVreadthenewsonoursmartphonesortabletsorevenanswerworkemails.Butthenewsisrarelyproclaiming宣告tousallthegoodthat’shappeningintheworldandworkemailsmakeusfeelthatwe’restillatwork.Allthesethingsmayleaveusastressfulsleep.OorWullieandTheBroonsarenottheonlythingsIeverreadatnight.IsometimesreadnovelsbutwiththeoddexceptionImostlyavoidanythingthatistoomentallytaxingorstimulatinglateatnightunlessit’ssomethingthatinspiresmeorisclearlyhelpfulinmylifE.AndevenifIdoreadsomethingmentallystimulatingwhenIfeelmyselfgettingtiredIlaythatbookdownandpickupatrustyoldOorWullieorTheBroonsforthelast10or15minutes.DoingthismakesmymindquietandhelpsensureIgetapeacefulnight’ssleep.ReadingaboutWullieorMawandPawBroonislikeacomfortblanketformE.I’dsuggestyoufindalight-heartedreadingasacomfortblanketatbedtimeespeciallyifyoufindyourselfstressedordepressedalotofthetimeorifyoufinddifficultyunwindingattheendofaday.ItisthethingthatcangentlyturnyourattentiontowardslightnessandeasE.Ifyourmaterialmakesyoulaughthenyoumayfeelevenbetter.Severalstudiesshowthatlaughterboostshappychemicalsinthebrainitstrengthenstheimmunesystemit’sgoodfortheheartanditismostdefinitelygoodformentalhealth.Itevenhelpsusimproveourrelationships.AndifyoudohappentopickupacopyofOorWullieorTheBroonsIhopeyoufinditjustasentertainingasIdo.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutOorWullieandTheBroons?A.Theymakepeoplerunoverthepastdays.B.Theyarethebestbookstoreadbeforesleeping.C.TheyareextremelypopularwithyoungpeoplE.D.Theymakepeoplefeelrelaxedandhappy.22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofastressfulsleepaccordingtothepassage?A.Havingthedayrunninginourminds.B.Tooexcitingreadingonsmartphones.C.WorryingabouttheuncertainfuturE.D.WatchingvariousnewsonTV.23.WhatisParagraph6mainlyabout?A.Whatmaterialbringsuslaughter.B.Howlaughteraffectsourhealth.C.Whatbenefitslaughterbringstous.D.Whylaughterisgoodforus.24.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellus_____.A.theimportanceofreadingbeforesleepingB.theimportanceofagoodmoodbeforesleepingC.howtomakeourselvesstayrelaxedbeforesleepingD.howtochooseabookworthytobereadbeforesleeping
Iwokeuplateandhadbreakfastinahurry.Ihadneverbeenlateanddidn’twantmybosstobeunsatisfieD.Howeveritseemedthatdaywasn’taluckyoneformefromtheverysecondIleftmyflat.ThemomentIwantedtorushdownstairsoneofmystilettoheels细高跟brokE.Ihadtoreturntochangemyredshoes.IalsohadtochangemypurseandotherlittlethingsthatIhadtriedtomatchwiththeshoes.IwassureIwouldbelateforwork.OnmywaytoworkIhadtowaitforoverhalfanhourbecauseofanaccident.Ihadnochoicebuttowait.IphonedmybossandhetoldmethatitwasnoproblembutheneededmeforthemeetingwiththeJapaneseclients客户thatmorning.FinallyIarrivedattheofficeonehourlater.Ihadtokeepcalmandbefreshforthemeetingtomaketheclientssurethatourplanwasthebestfortheirfuturecommercial商业的project.HoweverIlefttheplanIhadmadethenightbeforeathomeandwasgoingtopresent介绍ittotheclients.IwasabouttogetangrywhenIrealizedthatIhadadraft草稿ofitinmyofficE.Atlastthepresentationcametoanendanditturnedouttobeasuccess.ButIhavetosaythatIhadaterribledayfullofincidents事件.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonofthewriterbeinglateforherwork?A.Shegotuplateinthemorning.B.Shechangedherpurseandotherlittlethings.C.OneofhershoeheelsbrokE.D.Shehadatrafficaccidentonthewaytowork.12.Accordingtothepassagewhatcouldwelearnaboutthewriter?A.Herbosswasveryangrywithher.B.SheoftenarrivedatherofficeontimE.C.Sheleftherplanonthebus.D.Shewasnervousatthemeeting.13.Whatdidtheclientsthinkofthewriter’spresentation介绍?A.Dull.B.Justso-so.C.Excellent.D.TerriblE.14.Accordingtothepassagewhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.Shepresentedtheplantotheclients.B.OneofherstilettoheelsbrokE.C.ShearrivedattheofficE.D.Shephonedherboss.E.Shetriedtomatchherpursewithherredshoes.A.beacdB.bedcaC.dceabD.edcba15.Whicholdsayingcouldbeusedtodescribethewriter’sincidents?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.A.goodbeginningmakesagoodending.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.OnetroublenevercomesalonE.
DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.WhereareyougoingtostaytherehiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogoButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.WhichhotelaremythingsinhesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonightButthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.64.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthere65.WhydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhimA.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork66.WheredidDickstayinNewYorkA.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shousE.67.WhowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotelA.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.ThepoliceofficE.C.Thetaxidriver.D.HiswifE.68.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.
HeymomIwantyoutostopdroppingmeoffattheairportforsometripthatIamabouttotakeandstartbecomingmyseatmatE.Iwanttotravelwithyou----justyou.Iwanttoexploreanewplacewithawomanwhoraisedmewhoputupwithmyteenageranxietyandmyrebellious叛逆的collegeyears.Iwanttoseemyfavoritecitieswiththeladywhotaughtmebasiclifelessonssuchaslookingbothwaysbeforecrossingthestreethowtouseagluegunandthatthemostimportantthingintheworldistohelpothers.Ialwaysappreciatedthevacationsyouplannedforourfamily.IalsorememberhowyouwatchedmeasIreadTheGreatGatsbyonthebalconyatmidday.IwonderifyoufeltproudofmE.ThesedaysIamsickoftravelingtoplaceswithwishy-washy无主见的friends.IwanttotravelwithastrongwomanwhocanseehowcapableIamoflearningtospeakFrenchorhikingonaglacieroreatingsomethingasunpleasant-smellingfruit.NowIwantyoutoseehowmuchIgrowupwhileabroad---I’madifferentpersonMom.AndIknowyou’dbedifferenttoo.IknowthatsomeonehassharedasimilarburstofemotionwhiledivingintoAustralia’sGreatBarrierReefforthefirsttimE.SowhatdoyousayMom?Willyouthrowresponsibilitytothewind?Iwanttotravelwithyou.Let’sjustgo---wecangoanywhereintheworldjustyouandI.YoucanpicktheplaceandIwilldotherest.LoveKatka32.WhichofthefollowingisnotthelifelessonKatka’smothertaughther?A.Lookingbothwayswhencrossingthestreet.B.Howtouseagluegun.C.Exploringanewplacealongsidehermother.D.Offeringhelptootherswhenit’spossiblE.33.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph5mean?A.KeepyoupromisE.B.TakecareofmE.C.ChangeyourdailyroutinE.D.Haveabreakfromwork34.HowdoesKatkafeelwhenshewritesthisletter?A.Eager.B.Content.C.Doubtful.D.Upset.35.What’sthedaughter’spurposeofwritingthisletter?A.Tothankhermotherforallshehassacrificedforher.B.Toinvitehermothertoseetheworldtogether.C.Torecallherchildhoodwithhermother.D.Toshowhermotherhowtalentedsheis.
Doyourkidslikeplastictoys?WellIguessit’stimeforthemtoplaywithwoodentoys.Ihavealwayslikedkids’woodentoyssinceIwasfivE.IalwaysranalongonthebackofahobbyhorsepretendingtobeacowboyfromtheWestwhenIwasalittleboy.NowI’madadandIstilllikebuyingthesetimelessnaturalwoodentoys.TheywillneverbeoutofstylE.Mydaughterhasachild’srockinghorseandmytwosonshavewoodentrainsandcars.Thegreatthingaboutthistypeoftoysisthattheywilllastgenerationsiftheyaretreatedkindly.Eveniftheybreakmostofthetimetheycanberepairedusingspareparts备用零件boughtfromwooden-toymakersandifthepartisnottoocomplicated复杂的youyourselfcanmakethepartfromapieceofwooD.Whatiftheydobreakandcan’tberepaired?Wellatleasttheycanbedealtwith处理withouthavinganybadeffectsontheenvironment.Theycanbeturnedintowoodchippingsandusedforpathwaysinthecountryorplayareasforkids.Evenifthewoodentoyisburiedasrubbishwhichisveryrarethesedaysitwillnotharmthesoilortheenvironment.Ilikealltypesofwoodentoys.Thereissuchawidevariety种类ofwoodentoystodayandthechoiceisgettingbiggerdaybyday.Asanalternative替代品toplastictoyswoodentoyscan’tbebeaten.I’msureinthenearfuturewoodwillnodoubtbecomethenumberonematerial材料formakingtoysasplasticbecomesmoreandmoreexpensivebecauseofrisingoilpricesandtheenvironmentalissues话题aboutplastiC.Plastictoysmightharmkids’healthtoo.32.Whydoestheauthorsaywoodentoysaretimeless?A.Becausewoodentoyscanberepairedeasily.B.Becausewoodentoysdonotcostmuch.C.Becausewoodentoysaregoodfortheenvironment.D.BecausewoodentoyswillneverbeoutdateD.33.Accordingtotheauthorwoodentoyswhichcan’tberepairedwill______.A.betakenbackbythemakersB.needalotofmoneytodealwithC.notharmtheenvironmentD.becollectedbycollectors34.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.plasticwillbeusedupsoonerorlaterB.plastictoyswillnotbeallowedtobesoldverysoonC.woodentoyswillbecomemorepopularinthefutureD.woodentoyswillbecomemoreandmoreexpensive35.Wecaninferthatthispassageiswrittento_______.A.tellusthedisadvantagesofplastictoysB.adviseparentstobuywoodentoysinsteadofplasticonesC.tellushowmuchtheauthorandhischildrenlikewoodentoysD.advisetoymakerstomakewoodentoysratherthanplasticones
ItwasaFridaynightandIhadjustreturnedfromclimbingoneoftheredrocksofSedona.Myfacultyadviser指导老师BunnyapproachedmeasIwalkedtomydormroom.Shetoldmethatmymotherhadbeeninaterriblecarcrashandhadbeentakentotheintensivecareunitofanearbyhospital.Astrongsmellofmedicinebroughtanunpleasantfeelingtomyalreadyturningstomach.Mymother’sroomwasrightnexttothenurses’station.AsIcameintotheroomIsawherlyingonherside.Shestruggledtoturnaroundbutcouldn’t.Islowlycrept爬totheothersideofthebedandwithcaimnessI.saidhi.Gentlyholdingmymother’shandsItriedtokeepmycomposurE.Shewasrollinghereyesandtryingtotellmehowmuchpainshewasin.IturnedmyfaceawayfromhertryingtohidethetearsthatwererollingdownmyfacE.FromthatnightonmylifecompletelychangeD.Asmymotherstruggledfirsttostayaliveandthentorelearntowalkmysenseofpriorities优先changeD.Inthepastwehadmorethanourshareofthestrains紧张ofmother--daughterrelationships.TheaccidentthrewusinarelationshipsofinterdependencE.Welistenedtoeachotherandtrulyenjoyedeachother’scompany.MymotherneededmE.MymotherandIhadfaceddeathtogetherandlifetookonnewmeaningforbothofus.Ithasbeenovertwoyearssincemymother’scrash.IhavegrownmoreinthattimethaninalltheyearsbeforE.M.ymotherhastaughtmealotaboutparenthood:theworriestheprotectivenessandmostofallthesweetnessofunconditionaldevotionandlovE.29.Accordingtothetexttheauthor’sadvisertoldherthathermother___________.A.neededtobetakentohospitalrightawayB.hadsuddenlybecameseriouslyillC.hadbeenbadlyinjuredinacaraccidentD.neededtobeoperatedonatonce30.Whichwordinthetextcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordcomposureinthethirdparagraph?A.SensE.B.Calmness.C.Devotion.D.Company31.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhermother’saccident?A.Peopleshouldalwaystrytobementallystrong.B.ChildrenshouldtrytoliveanindependencelifE.C.Parentsneedtorespecttheirchildren’sopinions.D.Parents’loveforchildrenisselflessandlasting.32.Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A.theauthorhadgotalongwellwithhermotherbeforetheaccidentB.theauthorhadsufferedinacaraccidentjustlikehermotherC.theauthorbegantoshareherinnermost内心的feelingwithhermotheraftertheaccidentD.theauthor’smotherusedtobeverystrictanduncaring
ChristmasEvewastomorrow.IhopedoneofthepackagesthatheldacamerahadalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastreE.ItwastheonlythingIwanteD.Ihadbeendroppinghintstomyparents.Ilovetakingphotos.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom’soldcamerA.I’malwaystryingtocapture捕捉thoseperfectmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom’sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor—abigpinkcat.IfeltsodisappointeD.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.StacyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican’twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn’twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforasecond?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame—howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat.StacythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgetting?IaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You’llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.Ipulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofind...Mycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera—mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile—andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.1.TheunderlinedphrasedroppinghintsinParagraph1means_____.A.talkingoftenB.suggestingindirectlyC.sendingpresentsD.takingpictures2.WhydidStacyfeeldisappointedatfirst?A.Hermothercouldn’tunderstandheratall.B.Hermotherdidn’tbuyheranyChristmasgift.C.Shemistookhersister’sChristmasgiftforhers.D.Shedidn’tfindherpresentinhermom’sroom.3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.hermotherboughtStacyacameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentB.hermotherknewwhatgiftStacywantedforChristmasC.Stacythoughtit’sOKtohaveanoldcameraD.StacyfinallygothergiftonChristmasEve4.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThefamilyhappinesscapturedbythecamerA.B.TheniceChristmasthatStacyspent.C.ThebeautifulpicturesthatStacytook.D.ThetruelovethatStacygotfromherparents.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AChristmasgiftaswishedB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.AwonderfulChristmasD.Lovecannotbebought
Wehavealwaysbeeninterestedinthemoon.2000yearsagopeoplealreadyknewitmovedaroundtheearthandwhereitwouldbeintheskyatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Atthattimeeverythingaboutthemoonwaslearnedbywatchingitcarefullyinthesky.WhenscientistscouldusetelescopestostudythemoonmorecloselytheirideasbegantochangE.Theycouldseethemoonwasmadeofrocks.MostscientiststhoughtmoonrockswouldbedifferentfromthoseonEarth.Thiswasbecausetheybelievedthemoonhadoncebeenaplanetthathadbeencaughtintheearth'sgravity引力millionsofyearsearlier.In1969moonrockswerefinallybroughttotheearthandstudieD.Muchtotheirsurprisescientistsfoundthatexceptforwaterthemoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethings.Onceagainnewideaswereneededforthisnewinformation.AfteryearsofstudymostscientistsnowthinkthatthemoonwasoncepartofEarth.Theybelieveveryearlyinitshistorymaybe4millionyearsagosomethingaboutthesizeofMarshitEarth.Thissentbillionsofrocksintospacearoundourplanet.Theserocksslowlyjoinedtogetherandaftermanyyearsbecamethemoon.Inthefutureeventhoughourideasaboutthemoonmaychangeagainwewillstillbeinterestedinit.11.Nowwe’resure________________A.MoonrocksarequitedifferentfromthoseonEarth.B.MoonwasonceapartofEarth.C.MoonmovesaroundEarthandit’stheonlysatelliteofEarth.D.MoonwasonceaplanetcaughtinEarth’sgravity.12.In1969thereisabigeventthatis__________.A.humansFoundnowaterinMoonrocksB.scientistsmadeoutamodernspaceshipC.scientistsinventedanadvancedtelescopeD.humanslefttheirfootprintsonMoon13.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?A.Whypeopleareinterestedinthemoon.B.HowideasaboutthemoonhavechangedovertimE.C.Wherethemooncamefrominthepast.D.Thatpeoplehavefinallylearnedthetruthaboutthemoon.14.Before1969mostscientiststhoughtthemoonwas________.A.partoftheearthbillionsofyearsearlierB.olderthantheearthC.aplanetcaughtbytheearth'sgravityD.madeofthesamethingsastheearth15.Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat________.A.scientistsinthepastwerenotcleverB.theearthwasoncepartofthemoonC.newinformationbringsnewideasD.wenowknoweverythingaboutthemoon
Oncetherewasaforestwherealltheanimalslivedhappilytogether.OnedayafamilywenttospendthedayintheforestandthesonlefthissockstherE.Afterthefamilyleftabearcamebyfoundthesocksanddecidedtotrythemon.Theyfitsowellandhelikedthemsomuchthathewouldn’ttakethemoff.Alltheanimalstalkedaboutthebear’snewlook.Sooninthatforesttherebeganappearingsquirrelsinshirtsrabbitsinshoesandevenratswearinghats!TheforestdoctorshookhisheadtellinganimalsThiscan’tbegooD.Animalsdon’tneedclothes!Butnoonelistenedtohim.Theysaidhewasjustoutoffashion.Howeveritwasn’tlongbeforethefirstresultsoffashion-fevercamE.Severaltimesthesquirrelcaughthisshirtontreesstoppinghiminmid-jumpandsendinghimfallingtothegroundfromatreE.Theratcouldn’tgointohisholewithouttakingoffhishatfirst.Eventhebearbecauseofhissocksslippedfromtheriverrockandalmostkilledhimself.WhentheanimalscametoseethedoctorhegavethemallthesameadviceTakeoffthoseclothesbeforeonedaythey’regoingtokillyou.Thosewholistenedtothedoctor’sadvicestoppedhavingaccidents.Andtheanimalsrealizedthattheydidn’tneedclothesatall.Startingtowearthemhadbeenverydangerousandtheyhadonlydoneittomakeothersadmirethemandtogetattention.1.______foundthesocksandtriedthemon.A.ThesonB.ThebearC.TherabbitD.Therat2.Fromthestorywecanknowthat______.A.thefamilyhadagoodtimewiththebearB.theanimalsdidn’tlikethebear’snewlookC.thesquirrelcouldn’tgointohisholewithhishatonD.theforestdoctortoldtheanimalsnottowearclothes3.Whichofthefollowingcanexplaintheunderlinedsentenceitwasn’tlongbeforethefirstresultsoffashion-fevercame?A.SoontheanimalshadaccidentsbecauseoftheclothesB.SoontheanimalshadafeverbecauseoftheclothesC.SoontheanimalsbecamehealthierinthewarmclothesD.Soontheanimalsenjoyedwearingclothesverymuch4.Thestoryiswrittentotellus______.A.helpingothersishelpingyourselfB.weshouldbecarefulintheforestC.thingsthatfityourselfarethebestD.animalsmustbelookedafterwell
IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelvesmostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.InfactIgrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives观点bycreatingworldswecouldstepintotakepartinandlivein.WiththisunshakablebeliefIatfourteendecidedtobecomeawriter.Heretooreadingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosaybutbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.HehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswithoragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworlD.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoreadbecauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworkswhatdoesn’tandintheendtogetherwithlotsofpracticewhatvoicehehas.NowIamincollegeandhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction文学作品.Asalawstudentmyreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume量ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelsE.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlifE.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoadallfromthecomfortofmyownarmchairtoexperiencethoughsecondhandexcitingexperiencesthatIwouldn’tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetimE.21.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?A.HeneverwatchedTV.B.Hereadwhathehadto.C.HefoundreadingunbelievablE.D.HeconsideredreadingpartofhislifE.22.Theunderlinedwordvoiceinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.anideaB.asoundqualityC.awayofwritingD.aworldtowriteabout23.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?A.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A.WhydoIread?B.HowdoIread?C.WhatdoIread?D.WhendoIread?
For52yearsmyfathergotupat5:30ameverymorningwenttoworkandreturnedhomeat5:30pm.IneversawmyfatherstayedhomefromworkillnordidIeverseemyfatherlaydowntotakeanap.Hehadnohobbiesotherthantakingcareofhisfamily.Allheaskedfrommehisdaughterwastohelphimwhilehewasrepairingsomethingsowecouldhavesometimetotalk.For22yearsafterIlefthomeforcollegemyfathercalledmeat9:00ameverySunday.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthousemyfather67yearsoldspenteighthoursadayforthreedayspaintingmyhousE.HewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdonE.AllheaskedforwasaglassoficedteA.Fiveyearsagoatage71myfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingsetformydaughter.OnthemorningofJanuary161996mysistertelephonedme:myfatherwasinthehospitalwithananeurysm动脉瘤inFloridA.IgotonanairplaneimmediatelyandonthewayIrealizedthatIhadn'tcommunicatedwithhimasmuchasI'dalwayswantedto.Ivowed发誓thatwhenIarrivedIwouldhavealongtalkwithhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1:00amonlytofindthatmyfatherattheageof76hadpassedawayat9:12pm.ThistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalkortimetowaitformE.21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninfer推断thattheauthor'sfather______.A.wasagooddriverB.hadmanyhobbiesC.sometimesfellillD.wasingoodhealth22.Theunderlinedphraseotherthaninthefirstparagraphhasthesamemeaningas______.A.withoutB.includingC.exceptD.dueto23.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanknowthattheauthor'sfatherwasbornin______.A.1920B.1918C.1916D.192224.Theauthorwrotethearticleinorderto______.A.praiseherfatherB.rememberherfatherC.showherfatherwashealthyD.letherfatherbeknown
ClevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoicE.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.ChoicescanbeharD.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfastandtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtomE.Ihadjustturned30yearsoldandI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMackenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MackenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.AsayoungboyI’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventorandshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmireD.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParklistenedcarefullytomeandfinallysaidThatsoundslikeareallygoodideabutitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjoB.Thatlogicmadesomesensetomeandheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.SeeninthatlightitwasreallyadifficultchoicebutfinallyIdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehaunted萦绕byadecisiontonottryatall.AftermuchconsiderationItookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassionandI’mproudofthatchoicE.ForallofusintheendweareourchoicE.21.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.ThesupportofhiswifE.C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.ThesuccessfulbossthatheadmireD.22.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.23.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheattemptC.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazonC.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose
Whateveryourcareerandwhateveryourgoalsinlifeareideasaregoingtomattertoyou.OnegreatideacouldchangeyourlifE.Thethingisyouprobablydon’thaveasmanygreatideasasyou’dlikE.Perhapsyoufeelunimaginativeandunoriginal.Youkeephopingthatareallygoodideawilljustpopintoyourheadbutthatneverseemstohappen.Thegoodnews?Ideasaren’tmagicdustsprinkledbytheMuses.There’sanawfullotyoucandotogenerateideasanytimeyouwant.Firstyouneedtimetocomeupwithideas–andqualitytimewhereyou’renotworryingaboutthechoresoryouremails.Gettingqualitytimeideallymeanstakingawholedayawayfromyourregularresponsibilities.Goouttoacoffeeshopwithanotebookorshutyourselfinaroomathomewithoutinternetaccess.Getazoomed-outviewofyourlife:setasideworriesaboutbutwhatwouldpeoplethink?andisitsensible?andletyourselfdream.You’llbeamazedwhatyoucomeupwith.Everhadanideawhichyouimmediatelydismissed?YouprobablytoldyourselfThat’sstupidorIt’sbeendonebeforE.Whenyou’regeneratingideasandthinkingthroughpossibilitiesyou’llinevitablycomeupwithafewfalsestarts.SomeideaswillbeunoriginalundesirableorunworkablE.Butthat’snotabadthing.Oneideaoftenleadstoawholetrainofthought–andyoumightendupwithareallygoodideafromsomethingwhichseemedatfirstglanceunpromising.AlthoughI’mabitofanintrovert–Iliketospendafairamountoftimeonmyown–Ialsogetagreatbuzzfrombeingwithlike-mindedpeopleanddiscussingideasandprojectswiththem.You’veprobablyexperiencedsomethingsimilaryourself–maybeinabrainstormingmeetingatworkormaybejustatabarwithfriends.Theenergygeneratedbyseveralpeopletogethercansparksomebrilliantideas–oneswhichyou’dneverhavecomeupwithalonE.Howdoyoufindlike-mindedpeopletobounceideasoff?Youcouldtry:Localgroupssuchaseveningclasses;Gettingtogetherwithacoupleoffriendswhogetyourdreams;Findinganonlineforumofpeoplewiththesameinterestorgoalsasyou.Ideasdon’tjustappearinavacuum.They’reformedfromallthevariousinputthatyoutakein.SometimesanewsstorymightgiveyoutheperfectideaforaChristmaspresentforyoursisterorabookthatyou’rereadingmightgetyouthinkingaboutaparticulargoalinyourlifE.Themorewidelyyoureadthemoreopenyou’llbetonewideascroppingup.Thatmightmeanreadingamagazineorjournalarticlethat’sfaroutsideyournormalareaofexpertiseorturningtoabiographyofsomeonewhoyouknowalmostnothingabout.Agreatplacetostartisonline:blogsnewssitesforumsandevenTwitterandFacebookareallarichsourceofideasjustwaitingforyou.Howdoyoucomeupwithgreatideas?Andisthereaparticularareaofyourlifewhereyoufeellikeyou’relackinginspiration?Howtocomeupwithgreatideas—allthetime71_____qualitytimetothinkGettingidealqualitytimemeans72_____asideworriesaboutyourregular73_____suchasthehouseworkoryouremailsandlettingyourselfdreamforsometimE.Youmaycomeupwithsome74_____ideas.Don’tjudgeyourideasA.n75_____unimportantideasmight76_____outtobeareallygoodonE.Sodon’tdismissanyunoriginalundesirableorunworkableideas77______.Talktootherlike-mindedpeopleTalkingwithpeoplewho78______thesameinterestorgoalswithyoucaninspiresomebrilliantideas.Youcanfindsuchpeopleatworkatabarineveningclassesoronanonlineforum.ReadwidelyReadingwidelyhelpsyouputforwardnewideasandtheInternetisagreatplace79_____inideas.ConclusionWhateveryourcareerandwhateveryourgoalsinlifeareideasareof80_____toyou.
ChristmasEvewastomorrow.IhopedoneofthepackagesthatheldacamerahadalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastreE.ItwastheonlythingIwanteD.Ihadbeendroppinghintstomyparents.Ilovetakingphotos.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom’soldcamerA.I’malwaystryingtocapture捕捉thoseperfectmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom’sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor—abigpinkcat.IfeltsodisappointeD.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.StacyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican’twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn’twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforasecond?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame—howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat.StacythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgetting?IaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You’llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.Ipulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofind...Mycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera—mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile—andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.25.TheunderlinedphrasedroppinghintsinPara-graph1means_____.A.talkingoftenB.suggestingindirectlyC.sendingpresentsD.takingpictures26.WhydidStacyfeeldisappointedatfirst?A.Hermothercouldn’tunderstandheratall.B.Hermotherdidn’tbuyheranyChristmasgift.C.Shemistookhersister’sChristmasgiftforhers.D.Shedidn’tfindherpresentinhermom’sroom.27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.hermotherboughtStacyacameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentB.hermotherknewwhatgiftStacywantedforChristmasC.Stacythoughtit’sOKtohaveanoldcameraD.StacyfinallygothergiftonChristmasEve28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ChristmasgiftaswishedB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.wonderfulChristmas.D.Lovecannotbebought
ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversationitturnsintoanargument.WetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenlymymotherwillpushtheconversationintoWorldWar3.She’lltalkaboutmylackofbrightfuturebecauseIdon’tplantobeadoctor.AndmuchtoherdisappointmentIdon’twanttodoanyjobrelatedtoscienceeither.InfactwhenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajor主修inEnglishandcommunicationsshenearlyhadaheartattack.Whycan’tyoubelikemyco-worker’sson?shebemoans哀叹allthetimE.Hercoworker’ssonreceivedafour-yearscholarshipandisnowearning70000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon’tknowwhattoanswerexceptthatIsimplycan’tbelikeMr.PerfectasI’vecalledtheunnamedco-worker’sson.Ican’tbelikehim.IamthetypeofthepersonwholovedtohelpoutinthecommunitywriteuntilthesungoesdownandmostofallwantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveitnotbecauseofafameorsalary.Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.I’veseenmymotherstruggletoraisemeonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6:30amandusuallycomeshomearound5pmoreven6pm.HoweverIwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctoritdoesn’tmeanI’llbesuccessful.I’dratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuturE.1.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?A.thewriter’sstudiesB.thewriter’sfuturejobC.dinnerplansD.warsaroundtheworld2.WecaninferfromParagraph1thatthewriter’smother_____.A.doesn’twantthewritertomajorEnglishB.doesn’tthinkthewritershouldbeadoctorC.getsalongverywellwiththewriterD.doesn’tthinkworkinginthescientificfieldisagoodidea3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaboutthewriter?A.Hewantstobelikehismother’sco-worker’sson.B.HewantstofindajobinhiscommunityinthefuturE.C.Hedoesn’tthinkhismother’sco-worker’ssonisperfect.D.HewantstodosomethinghereallylikesinthefuturE.
Ouroldestdaughterishavingtroublelettinggoofanoldredsofa.It’snotthesofashe’shavingtroublelettinggoofasmuchasthememories.Itwastheirfirstsofa.Ithasbeenloadedandunloadedontomovingtrucksseventimes.Threekidshaveeatenonitdrippedonitandjumpedonit.Yetshe’shavingahardtimelettinggoandaskedifIthoughtthatwasstrange.CompletelyIsaid.Yougetitfromme.WhenwewerereadytogetridofourbabythingsIsoldourcrib婴儿床attheneighborhoodgaragesale.Ihadpiecesofitinthegarageandtheotherpiecesofitstillinthehouse.Ayoungwomansaidshewantedtobuyit.Mythroattightenedandthetearsbegantowell.ShepulledoutcashandIcheeredup.ButbythetimeIreturnedwiththeotherpiecestothecribIwasallsobbing.Haveyouconsideredthatmaybeyou’renotreadytosellit?thewomanasked.No-o-o-oIcried.It’sfinereallyIsaid.Takeit.Ourattachmenttostuffgrowsindirectrelationshiptotheamountoftimeithassatinoneplace.Thelongeritsitstheharderitistogetridofit.Youthink:Heywe’vehungontoitthislong–itmustbevaluable!Asthoughyellowingandalayerofdustincreasevalue.PeoplewhofinditextremelyhardtopartwiththingshavebeenmadeintoentertainmentinatelevisionshowcalledHoarders.Ifanepisode集ofthatisn’tdepressingenoughforyouproducersnowofferExtremeHoarders.BothofwhicharenottobeoutdonebyStorageWarsashowaboutaggressivepeoplewhobidonotherpeople’sstorageunits.LetthesofagoItoldmydaughter.Itserveditspurpose.Youcangetanewone.Givethekidssomecrackers饼干andjuiceanditwillbeliketheoldoneinsixweeks.1.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceYougetitfromme?A..Youcangetanothersofafromme.B..Youcangetmentalsupportfromme.C..YoubehavejustthesamewayIdo.D..Youareaskingtherightpersontohelpyou.2.Whenthewriterwassellingthecrib_____.A..shefeltrelievedthattherewassomeonewillingtobuyitB..sheshowedastrongattachmenttotheolditemC..shecouldn’tdecidewhetherornottosellitintheendD..shechangedhermindinhopesofkeepingitandincreasingitsvalue3.Thewriterreferstothetelevisionshowsto_____.A..provethatit’sdepressingtogetattachedtooldstuffB..explainwhatcontributestopeople’sattachmenttooldstuffC..showthatpeopleinTVshowslivethesamelivesasordinarypeopledoD..provethatit’sactuallycommonforpeopletofindithardtogetridofoldstuff4.Whichopinionmightthewriteragreewithaccordingtothearticle?A..Ifyougiveawayoldstuffregularlyyouarewasteful.B..Iftheoldstuffhasdonewhatitwassupposedtothenletitgo.C..Nothingismorevaluablethanyourloveforyouroldstuff.D..Theolderyourstuffisthelesstroubleyouhavegettingridofit.
Springbreakisrarelyapicnicforlow-incomekids.Whilemostchildrencountdownthedaystovacationstudentswholiveinpoorhouseholdsanxiouslycountthenumbersofmealsthey’llmisswhentheycan’tgetaccesstofreemealsatschool.Tomakesuretheonlyissueunderservedchildrenhavetoonlyworryaboutishowthey’llspendtheirtimeoffanumberofnonprofitsarefindinginnovativewaystobringmealstochildren.Duringspringbreakthat’s10missedmealsiftheyaregettingbreakfastandlunchatschoolsoit’sreallyimportantforustogetouthereBrendaO’BrianoftheCommunityFoodBankofEasternOklahomatoldNewson6.Acrossthecountry21atschoolaccordingtoFeedingAmericA.TocontinuefeedingthosekidsduringvacationnonprofitsliketheCommunityFoodBankstartedputtingnourishmentsystemsinplaceasschoolspreparedtoshutdown.ThatOklahomagroupispackingupitsmobilefoodtruckandparkingitatalocalcommunitycentersothatkidscangetahotmeal.Childrenunder18getfirstpriorityandanyleftoverscanthengotoadultsaccordingtoNewson6.ButthesituationisevenmoredifficultforstudentswhoattendschoolsthatclosefortwoweekswhichisgoingtobethecaseinFranklinIndianA.ThereGleanersFoodBankissendingout200packagestolow-incomekidspackedwith20poundsoffoodeachRossFraserFeedingAmerica’sdirectorofmediarelationstoldHuffPostinanemail.Whileaidgroupshavelongfocusedonfindinghungersolutionsduringthesummermonthsanumberoforganizationsareincreasinguptheireffortstoalsohelpsupportkidswhenschooltakesabreakinthespring.CurbingHungeraNewJersey-basedgrouprecentlylaunchedacampaign.ThroughitspartnershipwithAmpYourGoodthecampaignisrunningthreeseparateonlinefooddrivesthatprovidegoodsforlocalfoodbanks.Thecampaignvariesfromthestandardcollectionserviceinthatthecrowd-fundingmodelallowsdonorstoallocatefundsforspecificfooditemsthatorganizationsneeD.Forexample$14.50buys10poundsoforanges.DuetoourfooddeliverymethodfooddrivesonoursiteareabletoraisefreshproduceandotherhealthyfoodsenablingthemtohavemorepositiveimpactPatrickO’NeillCEOofAmpYourGoodtoldHuffPostinanemail.Ourplanistoturnthebillionsofcannedgoodsdonatedeachyeartofooddrivesintobillionsofapplesorangessweetpotatoesandotherhealthyfooditems.25.SpringbreakinFranklinIndianamaylast_________.A.5daysB.7daysC.14daysD.20days26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AdultsinOklahomaarenotallowedtotakefoodfrommobiletruck.B.21millionstudentsthroughoutAmericacanenjoyfreemealsatschool.C.Aidgroupshavelonghelpedsolvehungerproblemsduringspringbreak.D.Foodbanksbringmealstotheneedykidswhenschooltakesspringbreak.27.Theunderlinedwordallocateinparagraph12isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.distributeB.raiseC.increaseD.cancel28.AmpYourGoodcanprovidefreshproducefortheneedykidsmainlybecauseoftheir_________.A.friendlydonorB.lowcostC.specialdeliveryD.goodplan29.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Low-incomekidsgopicnicking.B.Hungerdoesn’ttakeaspringbreak.C.Healthyfoodareavailableforkids.D.Kidsgetaccesstofreemealsatschool.
EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:ItseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedlE.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.HedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticedsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyrE.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.29AccordingtothepassageEliasHowewas________.A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsC.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedD.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreams30.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedleD.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle31.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep32.Dreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause___.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem
FrankSmithsonwokeupandleanedovertoturnoffthealarmclock.Ohno!hethoughttohimself.Anotherdayatthatoffice;abosswhoshoutsatmeallthetimE.AsFrankwentdownstairshiseyesfellonalargebrownenvelopebythedoor.HewasoverjoyedwhenheopeneditandreadtheletterinsidE.BigwoodsFootballPools足球赌博公司wouldliketocongratulateyou.Youhavewonhalfamillionpounds.FranksuddenlycametolifE.Thecigarette香烟fellfromhislipsasheletoutashoutthatcouldbeheardhalfwaydownthestreet.At11:30Frankarrivedatwork.Pleaseexplainwhyyou’resolatehisbosssaiD.GoandjumpinthelakerepliedFrank.I’vejustcomeintoalittlemoneysothisisgood-byE.Findyourselfsomeoneelsetoshoutat.ThateveningFrankwassmokingaveryexpensiveHavanacigar雪茄whenaknockwasheardonthedoor.Herushedtothedoor.Outsideweretwomenneatlydressedingreysuits.MrSmithsononeofthemsaidwe’refromBigwoodsPools.I’mafraidthere’sbeenaterriblemistake1.WhatdoweknowaboutFrank?A.Hewasalazyman.B.Hewasaluckyperson.C.Hedidn’tmakealotofmoney.D.Hedidn’tgetonwellwithhisboss.2.WhenheheardtheknockatthedoorFrankprobablythought_______.A.someonehadcometomakeanapologyB.someonehadcometogivehimthemoneyC.hisfriendshadcometoaskaboutthefootballpoolsD.hisfriendshadcometocongratulatehimonhisluck3.Onhearingthere’sbeenaterriblemistakeFrankwasmostlikelytobe_______.A.disappointedB.worriedC.nervousD.curious
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