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WhenCharlesStrattonwasfivehestoppedgrowing.HismothertookhimtoseethefamousshowmanP..T..Barnum.Mr.Barnumthoughtasmallpersonwouldbetheperfectadditiontohisshow.HehiredCharles’parentsalongwithhimandtheytraveledtheworldtogether.Hegavethetwo-foot-tallCharlesanameGeneralTomThumb.HetaughtTomhowtosingdanceactandtelljokes.WhenhefeltTomwasreadytoperformonstagehemadeupads.TostirupgreatinteresthesaidthatTomwaselevenyearsoldandhadcomefromEngland.DuringtheshowTomfoughtbattlespretendedlywithtallpeople.Healsodanceduponawoodenplateheldbyapersonwhowaseightfeettall.Tom’sactwasverypopularandbroughtinalotofmoney.BythetimeTomwasanadulthehadgrownveryrich.Hehadbecomeabillionaireattheageoftwentyfive.FortunatelyforTomMr.BarnumaddedmorelittlepeopletohisshowandTombecameluckyinloveaswell.OneofthelittlepeoplewasLaviniaWarrenaschoolteacher.Tomwasabletowinherloveandtheymarried.Theceremonyandreceptionwerethetalkofthetown.Theywereattendedbymanyrichandfamouspeopleandbyabout2000guests.CrowdsfilledthestreetsofNewYorktohavealookattheirtinyweddingmarriage.ThecoupleevenmetwithPresidentAbrahamLincolnontheirhoneymoonjustbeforegoingtoliveinTom’shouseinConnecticut.TheirweddingwhichtookplaceduringtheCivilWarprovidedawelcomeescapefromthesadproblemsofwar.Notwillingtoletthisbitofsunshinefadecommunitiesthroughoutthecountrysponsored发起TomThumbweddings.Intheseweddingssmallboysandgirlsalldressedupwentthroughmarriageceremonyforfun.1.Talkofthetownmeans.20090903A.itwasinthenewspaperB.peoplespreadbadrumorsaboutitC.itwasthemostpopularhappeningsD.itwasdiscussedinacitymeeting2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutTom’swedding?A.Ithelpedpeoplecheerupinadarktime.B.Peoplegaveittoomuchoftheirattention.C.Itwasfunnyandridiculous.D.TomandLaviniawerestupid.3.Tomwoulddanceonawoodenplateheldbyapersonwhowaseightfeettallbecause.A.thewoodenplatewouldmakeitsoundasifTomwasdancingB.itmadeTomlooktallerC.theeight–foot–tallmanwastheonlytallpersonTomtrustedD.thedifferencebetweenthemwouldmakeTomlookevensmaller4.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Weddingsalwaysmakepeoplefeelfullofsunshine.B.Peoplearealwaysdisappointedduringwartime.C.Entertainmentcanserveanimportantpurpose.D.Peopleshouldbemarriedwhentheyaresmallchildren.
Happinessisforeveryone.Youdon'tneedtocareaboutthosepeoplewhohavebeautifulhouseswithlargegardensandswimmingpoolsorthosewhohavenicecarsandalotofmoneyandsoon.Why?BecausethosewhohavebighousesmayoftenfeellonelyandthosewhohavecarsmaywanttowalkonthecountryroadsintheirfreetimE.Infacthappinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyourheartintoit.Whenyouareintroubleatschoolyourfriendswillhelpyou;whenyoustudyhardatyourlessonsyourparentsarealwaystakinggoodcareofyourlifeandyourhealth;whenyougetsuccessyourfriendswillsaycongratulationstoyou;whenyoudosomethingwrongpeoplearoundyouwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Andwhenyoudosomethinggoodtoothersyouwillfeelhappytoo.Alltheseareyourhappiness.Ifyounoticethemyoucanseethathappinessisalwaysaroundyou.Happinessisnotthesameasmoney.Itisafeelingofyourheart.Whenyouarepooryoucanalsosayyouareveryhappybecauseyouhavesomethingelsethatcan'tbeboughtwithmoney.Whenyoumeetwithdifficultiesyoucansayloudlyyouareveryhappybecauseyouhavemorechancestochallengeyourself.Soyoucannotalwayssayyouarepoorandyouhavebadluck.Asthesayinggoeslifeislikearevolvingdoor.Whenitclosesitalsoopens.Ifyoutakeeverychanceyougetyoucanbeahappyandluckyperson.1.WhenyoufalldowninaPEclassbothyourteacherandyourclassmateswill_________.A.laughatyouB.playjokesonyouC.quarrelwithyouD.helpyouup2.Whatwillyourfriendssaytoyouwhenyoumakegreatprogress?A.OhsodoI..B.Congratulations!C.Goodluck!D.It'sjustso-so3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplewhohavecarswouldneverliketowalkintheopenair.B.Youcangethelpfromotherswhenyoumakemistakes.C.Youcanstillbeahappypersonevenifyouhavelittlemoney.D.Happinessisalwaysaroundyouthoughdifficultiescometowardsyou.
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Lastweekthemanagerofanoldjeweler'sshopreceivedalettermarkedpersonalsoofcoursehissecretarygaveittohimunopened.Ashewasverybusytheletterlayonhisdesktilltea-time.Thenheopeneditanda$10notefelloutontohisdesk.Withthenotewasashortletter.Thisiswhatitsaid:DearsirInl935Igotengaged订婚.ButunfortunatelyatthattimetherewasalotofunemploymentandIlostmyjob.IwassixmonthswithoutajobandthenIgotworkagainButofcourseIwasveryshortofmoney.Icametoyourshoptobuyaweddingring.TheassistantbroughtsomeringsformetolookatbutshewascalledawayforamomentandIputoneoftheringhasinmypocket.WhenshecamebackIsaidIdidnotknowthesizeofmygirlfriend'sfinger.SoIlefttheshopWithoutbuyingaring.MywifediedashortwhileagoandthefactthatIneverpaidforherringhasbeenonmyconscience良心alltheseyears.Atthetimetheringcost$2soIguessthatisabout$10attoday'sprice.AndIamsendingyouthatamountYourstrulyA.customerWellwellwellsaidthemanagerLifeisfullofsurprises!1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ACustomerPaysHisBillB.AnOldJeweler's3hopC.TheManagerandtheLetterD.Aletterwith$102.Whydidn'tthesecretaryopentheletter?Because__________________.A.hewasverybusyB.itwasapersonalletterC.therewasa$10noteinitD.theletterwasunimportant3.Whathappenedtothewriteroftheletterin1935?A.Hewasengagedtoagirl.B.Hewasoutofworkforsixmonths.C.Helostaring.D.BothA.andB.4.Thefollowingarewrongabouttheassistantexceptthat______________.A.shelostherjobB.shewasshortofmoneyC.shewascalledawaywhileservingthecustomerD.sheputoneoftheringsinherpocket
Ifyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorryyoumustbegoodatsayingityourselfespeciallytoyourownchildren.Buthowyousayitcanbequitetricky.IfyousaytoyourchildrenIamsorryIgotangrywithyoubutwhatfollowsthatbutcanmaketheapologyineffective:Ihadabaddayoryournoisewasgivingmeaheadacheleavesthepersonwhohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingforhisbadbehaviorinexpectinganapology.AnothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologizewithoutactuallydoingsoistosayI’msorryyou’reupset;thissuggeststhatyouaresomehowatfaultforallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhattheotherpersonhasdone.Thenthereisthegeneralall-coveringapologywhichavoidsthenecessityofidentifyingaspecificactthatwasparticularlyhurtfulorinsultingandwhichthepersonwhoisapologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.SayingI’muselessasaparentdoesnotcommitapersontoanyspecificimprovement.Thesepseudo-apologiesareusedbypeoplewhobelievesayingsorryshowsweakness.Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrentoapologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrengthandthereforenotresorttothesepseudo-apologies.Butevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinecontrition悔悟childrenstillneedhelptobecomeawareofthecomplexitiesofsayingsorry.Athree-year-oldmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatotherchildrenfeelpainjustashedoesandthathittingaplaymateovertheheadwithaheavytoyrequiresanapology.Asix-year-oldmightneedremindingthatspoilingotherchildren’sexpectationscanrequireanapology.A12-year-oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebiscuittinwithoutaskingpermissionisacceptablebutthatborrowingaparent’sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.1.Accordingtotheauthortrickymeans__________.A.simpleB.complicatedC.cautiousD.various2.Itisnotadvisabletousethegeneralall-coveringapologybecause_______.A.itisonlyanemptypromiseB.itisnotnecessaryC.itisneitherclearnoreffectiveD.itishurtfulandinsulting3.Inteachingchildrentosaysorry______.A.parentsshouldoftensaysorrytotheirchildrenB.parentsshouldbepatientandtolerantC.thesignificanceofitshouldbeinvolvedD.theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccount4.Accordingtothepassageapologizingproperlyis________.A.asocialissuecallingforimmediateattentionB.abigproblemfacedbyeveryfamilyC.asignofsocialprogressD.notassimpleasitseems
JulieZingesertextsathomeatschoolinthecarwhilehermotherisdriving.Shetextsduringhomeworkafterpompon舞绣球practiceandasshewalksthefamilydog.Shetakeshercellphonewithhertobed.Everysooftenthehum嗡嗡声ofanewmessagewakestheRockvilleteenfromsleep.IwoulddiewithoutitJulie15saysofhertextlife.ThisdoesnotsurprisehermotherPamwhoononerecentafternoonscannedthephonebillandfoundheryoungestdaughterinonebusymonthhadsentandreceived6473textmessages.ForPamZingeserthekeyproblemisnotcost—it's$30amonthforthefamily’sunlimitedtextingplan—buttheeffectsofsomuchmessaging.PamwondersWhatwillthisgenerationlearnandwhatwilltheyloseintheendlessstreamofsentencefragments碎片abbreviationsandemoticons?Parentseducatorsandresearchersaresharingsimilarconcernsastextmessaginghasexplodedacrosstheformativeyearsofthenation'syoungestgeneration.Teensnowdomoretextingontheircellphonesthancalling.Nationallymorethan75billiontextmessagesaresentamonthandthecraziesttextersare13to17.Teenswithcellphonesaverage2272textmessagesamonthcomparedwith203callsaccordingtotheNielsenCo.Thetaptaptapofconnectivitycanbenefitteenagersatatimeinlifewhentheycannotalwaysgettogetherinartunscheduledway.Textersaresharingasenseof69题saidMimiItooftheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine.Forfamiliesthetextworldcallbringconvenienceasneverbeforeinarrangingtidesdoingerrands差事lettingparentsknowofchangingplans.Butsomeexpertssaytherearedownsidesstartingwithdeclinesinspellingwordchoiceandwritingcomplexity.Somesuggesttoomuchtextingisrelatedtoaninabilitytofocus.1.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthatJulieZingeser__________A.joinsinallkindsofactivitiesB.sendsandreceivestextsallthetimeC.doesnothingbesidestextingD.doeseverythingbytexting2.Paredisapprovesofherdaughter'stextingbecausesheworriesthatitmaybe________A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.harmfulineverywayD.badforlanguagelearning3.Theunderlinedphrasetheformativeyearsinthe3rdparagraphreferstotheperiodwhen________A.someone'scharacterdevelopsB.someoneexperimentswithnewthingsC.someonelearnstospeakD.someonegrowsfrombabyintoadult4.Thewordmissingintheblankinthe4thparagraphmustbe_______A.independenceB.overexcitementC.co-presenceD.non-attendance5.Theoriginaltitleofthearticleshouldbe:6473TextsaMonthBut_______.A.atWhatCost?B.Whatfor?C.WhoCares?D.HowCouldltBe?
Everyyearmalaria疟疾sickensaboutfivehundredmillionpeoplE.MorethanonemillionofthemdiemostlyyoungchildrenandpregnantwomeninAfricA.Forseveralyearsinsub-SaharanAfricatheGlobalFundandothergroupshavebeenpayingforbednetstreatedwithlong-lastinginsectpoison.Malariaisspreadbymosquitobites.ThegroupshavealsoinvestedinantmalariadrugsforA.C.T.artemisinin-basedcombinationtherapy.RecentlyateamfromtheWorldHealthOrganizationvisitedEthiopiaGhanaRwandaandZambiA.ThesecountrieswerethefirsttodistributethebednetsandmedicinE.TheGlobalFundtoFightAIDSTuberculosis肺结核andMalariarequestedastudytoseeiftheinterventionswerehelping.Theresearchersfoundthattheanswerisyes.TheylookedatrecordsofchildrenunderfivE.Theyfoundthatmalariadeathsfellbysixty-sixpercentinRwandabetweentwothousandfiveandtwothousandseven.Deathsfellbyfifty-onepercentinEthiopiathirty-fourpercentinGhanaandthirty-threepercentinZambiA.TheteamreportedthatlimitedsuppliesofbednetscouldhelpexplainthemorelimitedeffectsinZambiaandGhanA.ButthefindingsinGhanaweremoredifficulttoexplainbecausedeathsfromcausesotherthanmalariafellmoresharply.Thereportsaysthiswasinkeepingwithgeneralimprovementsinhealthservices.Thefullreportcanbefoundatwho.intonthepagefortheglobalmalariaprogram.InanothernewstudyresearchersreportedthatvitaminA.andzinctreatmentsmightalsohelpprotectyoungchildrenfrommalariA.ScientistsinBurkinaFasofoundthatmalariarainfectionratesfellbythirty–fourpercentinagroupofchildrentreatedwithvitaminA.andzinC.ThefindingsappearinNutritionJournalanopenaccesspublicationthatcanbereadfreeofchargeatnutrition.com.1.Whichisprobablythemostusefulinfightingmalariaaccordingtothepassage?A.Bednets.B.MedicinE.C.VitaminA.andzinctreatments.D.Killingmosquitoes.2.WhydidateamfromtheWorldhealthOrganizationvisittheAfricancountries?A.TohelptheAfricancountriestofightmalariA.B.ToidentifywhethertheirefforttofightmalariawaseffectivE.C.TostudywhichpeopletendtobeinfectedwithmalariA.D.TostudywhatmeasurescanbetakenagainstmalariA.3.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.MalariaonlyappearsinAfricA.B.MalariaisnolongerathreattoAfricancountries.C.Theresearchersaredisappointedwiththeresultofthestudy.D.PeopleallovertheworldaretryingtotreatmalariA.4.Whichonesummarizesthepassagebest?A.ASuccessStoryforMalariaControlinAfricaB.MalariainAfricaC.SayNotoMalariaD.HowtoTreatMalaria
Gossipmovessoquicklythatfewpeoplehavetimetocovertheirearseveniftheywantto.IhateitwhenothersgossipaboutmesaidMandyMiraglia16ahighschoolstudentfromCaliforniabuttobehonestgossipaboutmyfriendsmakesmefeelIamtrustedandbelongtothegroup.Miragliaisnottheonlypersonfeelinglikethat.Gossiphaslongbeenlookeddownonaslittlemorethannonsenseandbadmanners.ButrecentresearchhasshownthatgossiphasmanypositiveeffectsonyoursociallifE.TherehasbeenatrendamongpeopletodislikegossipsaidDavidSloanWilsonProfessorfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkinBinghamtonUSbutgossipappearstobeaveryimportantformofbehaviorinagroupoffriendsdefiningtheirgroupmembership.For18monthsKevinKniffinfromtheUniversityofWisconsinUSresearchedthebehaviorof50peoplE.HefoundthatgossiplevelspeakedwhenasportsteamincludedaslackersomeonewhoregularlymissedpracticesorshoweduplatE.Othermembersoftheteamwouldsoonstarttojokeabouttheslacker’sshortcomingsbehindhisbackbecausetheythoughttheywerebadforthewholeteam.GossipaboutthemistakesofseniormembershelpsnewcomersrebuildtheirconfidenceafterafailurE.Italsohelpsrelievesocialandprofessionalanxiety.Long-termstudiesshowthatpeoplearoundtheworlddevotefromafifthtotwo-thirdsormoreoftheirdailyconversationtogossipandmenappeartobejustaseagerforgossipaswomen.Itishardtojudgegossipbutitismorepowerfulthanyouthink.1.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat______________.A.gossipisbadmannersB.gossiphasmanygoodeffectsC.gossipissomewhatlikenonsenseD.gossipismorepowerfulthanadvice2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordslackermeanaccordingtothecontext?A.Someonewhovaluestheteambenefitmuch.B.Someonewhodoesnotdowhattheyshouldwell.C.Someonewhoisactiveinsports.D.Someonewhoshowsnomuchinterestinsports.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Gossipisausefulwayofbuildinggroupmembership.B.Gossipcanpossiblymakesomeoneconfident.C.Generallywomenarefonderofgossipthanmen.D.Actuallyeveryonegossipstosomedegreeintheirdailyconversation.
AsIwasreadingarecentstoryinSlateon20-somethingscomplainingabouthowtheeconomywasruiningtheirlifeplansIcouldn’thelpbutthinkthe20-somethingssoundedlikeabunchofspoiledchildrenwhogrewupexpectingeverythingtobeeasyforthem.Asa20-somethingmyselfIcertainlysharetheirdisappointment:myhusbandandIprobablywon’tbeabletobuyahouseuntilwe’reinour40sandwetooareburdenedbystudentloans贷款.Butwhyshoulditbeanydifferent?BeingyoungpersonsinAmericashouldn’ttheytakeupallofthechallengesandopportunitiesthatthiscountryoffers?ConsidersomeoftheseviewssharedintheSlatestory:Jennifer29ownerofatwo-bedroomapartmentwithherhusbandworriesthatshewon’tbeabletohavechildrenforatleastadecadebecausetheycan’taffordtobuyahouseyet.IreadthatandIthoughtwhatplanetisshelivingonwhereyouneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids?Hassheevervisitedadevelopingcountryorevendowntownareasinthisone?Homeownershipisaluxury奢华notafertilityrequirement.A26-year-oldinthestorydespairs绝望thathecan’taffordtogetaPh.D.inliterature.WellthatsoundsabitlikeexpressingdisappointmentthatnoonewillpayyoutowritepoetryonthebeachinThailandforfiveyears.Yesit’ssadthattheseyoungpeoplefeelsolost.ButIthinktheproblemistheirextremelyhighexpectationsnoteconomicreality.BethKoblinerauthorofGetaFinancialLife:PersonalFinanceinYourTwentiesandThirtiessaysthatshethinkspeople’sexpectationsareslowlyadjustingbuttoday’s20-somethingsgrewupatatimewheneveryone’swealthappearedtobeexpanding.Theirparentsprobablysawtheirhomevaluesrisealongwiththeirinvestments.SoyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeanssaysKobliner.Thisrecession衰退willcertainlyplayaroleinforcingthoseexpectationsintomorerealisticgroup.Inthemeantimeitseemsalotbetterforourmentalhealthtofocusonbeinggrateful－forourone-bedroomapartmentsforlivinginmoderncitiesorperhapsjustforbeingabletoeatthreemealsaday－thanonlongingforsomekindofluxurylife.1.Whatmakestheauthorthinkthe20-somethingssoundlikeabunchofspoiledchildren?A.Theyexpecteverythingtobeeasyforthem.B.Theycomplainthattheeconomyisspoilingtheirlifeplans.C.Theyarereluctanttofaceallofthechallenges.D.Theyareburdenedbystudentloans.2.TheunderlinedwordfertilityinParagraph3probablymeans.A.babyproductionB.pleasantC.babycomfortD.essential3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe20-somthingswithhighexpectationinParagraph5?A.Intolerant.B.Negative.C.Unbelieving.D.Understanding.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowYoungPeopleAffordtoContinueTheirStudyB.WhyYoungPeopleCan’tAffordtoBuyaHouseC.WhenYoungPeople’sHighHopesCreateDespairD.Whatthe20-somethings’HighExpectationsAre
OnaFridaynightapooryoungartiststoodatthegateoftheNewYorkrailwaystationplayinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman.Thenextdaytheyoungartistcametothesameplaceandputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentfromthedaybeforehetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditunderhishat.Thenhebegantoplaytheviolin.Itsoundedmorepleasantthanever.Soonhewassurroundedwithpeoplewhowereattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.ItsaidLastnightagentlemannamedGeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometoclaim认领itsoon.Afterabouthalfanhouramiddle-agedmanrushedthroughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaidYesit’syou.Iknewthatyouwereanhonestmanandwouldcertainlycomehere.TheyoungviolinistaskedcalmlyAreyouMr.GeorgeSang?Themannodded.TheviolinistaskedDidyoulosesomething?It’salotteryticketsaidtheman.TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.Isit?heasked.Georgenoddedandtookthelotteryticketandkisseditthendancedwiththeviolinist.TheviolinistwasastudentatanartscollegeandhadplannedtoattendadvancedstudiesinVienna.LaterhisclassmateaskedtheviolinistAtthattimeyouneededmoneytopaythetuition学费andyouhadtoplaytheviolinintherailwaystationeverydaytomakemoney.Whydidn’tyoukeepthelotteryticketforyourself?TheviolinistsaidAlthoughIdon’thavemuchmoneyIlivehappily.ButifIlosehonestyIwon’tbehappyforever.Throughourliveswecangainalotandlosesomuch.Butbeinghonestshouldalwaysbewithus.1.WhatdidtheyoungartistdoattherailwaystationonFriday?A.Heplayedtheviolintomakesomemoney.B.HewaitedforthetraintoVienna.C.HecametobuyatraintickettoVienna.D.HewalkedaroundtheNewYorkrailwaystation.2.AccordingtothewordsonthepaperwhichsentencebelowisTRUE?A.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhishat.B.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhisimportantthing.C.Itwasalotteryticketandheneededtofindtheowner.3.Fromthisarticlewecanlearnthat____.A.weshouldsharewithothersifwefindsomethingvaluableB.weshouldknowtheimportanceofhonestyandleadahappylifeC.keepthelotteryifyoufindoneD.playingtheviolincouldmakeyoufeelhappy
Afterwinningabiggameathletesareoftenaskedhowtheyattainedthatsuccess.MostsaytheirachievementistheresultofhardworkandintensepracticE.Usuallyathletessayhowharditistowinthebiggames.Attheoppositeendofthespectrumhoweveristhefactthatlosingthebiggameorinmycaseallthegamescanbeeventougher.Fromthespectators’pointofviewlastyear’sbasketballseasonformyhighschoolteamwasnothingshortofanembarrassment.Andwhile0and20iscertainlynothingtobeproudofthatseasonhadabiggerimpactonmethananyotherandprobablymorethananyseasonsincE.AsateamcaptainIknewitprobablywouldn’tbetheeasiestyearbutdidIeverthinkwewouldloseeverygame?Ofcoursenot.SincesixofourtopplayershadgraduateditwasclearthatwewereayoungteamwhowouldstrugglE.Thestrugglebeganearlierthanexpectedthoughasourteam’strainingcenterwassuspended暂停fortheseasonandtwokeymembersdecidedtoquitaftertwoweeks.Atsomepointquittingprobablypassedthrougheveryplayer’smindbutintheendweallstuckitoutswearingtoworkevenharder.Thentherecameatimewhenevenourowncoachhadgivenuponus.PersonallyIfeltlikeitwasnolongerworthgivingmyall.Ithoughtifeventhecoachdoesn’tbelieveinuswhyshouldI?Butjustasmyhopebegantofadeateammatecalledameeting.HesaidNobodythinkswe’regoingtowinbutasteammatesandfriendsweoweittoeachothertogiveitouralleverygamE.Sureitwasacommonplaceremarkbutitwasthatmomentthattaughtmehowtobealeader.IthitmethenthatImayhavebeenacaptainbutIlikeothersinmypositioncertainlydidn’tdeservetherolE.Asaleaderyoucanneverquitontheteamwholooksuptoyou.ItisonethingtobenamedcaptainandfeelgreatandgothroughthemotionsbutitisquiteanothertobearealcaptainandmakesureeveryoneworkstotheirpotentialallthetimE.Iamsureitisgreattogothroughhighschoolwithoutlosingandbringinghomeawards.ButinallhonestyIappreciatethefactthatmyteamlosteverygamelastyear.Itmaynothelpmetobecomeabetterbasketballplayerbutitalreadyhasmademeabetterleaderandperson.1.Whatwasthebiggestproblemwiththeauthor’steamlastseason?A.Severalkeymemberswereunabletoplaythegames.B.Theircoachnolongerwantedtoinstructthem.C.Therewerenoactualleadersontheteam.D.Mostofplayerslosthopeandwantedtoquit.2.BysayingweoweittoeachothertogiveitouralleverygamE.Paragraph4theteammatemeansthatallofthemshould________.A.trytheirbestonthecourtB.beresponsibleforthelossesC.feelthankfulforwhatthey’vedoneD.gettogethertowineverygame3.Inthetexttheauthorseemstosuggestthatagoodleadershould.A.beconfidentabouthimselfB.makesureeveryonegoesalloutC.workhardtowinthegamesD.feelgreatabouthisteam4.Whatisthemainideatheauthoraimstoexpressinthetext?A.Successistheresultofhardwork.B.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.OnecanlearnsomethingfromthefailurE.D.Arealleadershouldnevergiveup.
ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA.–Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneeD.A.Howmanypeoplehaveparticipatedinthewell–receivedcompetition?B.Doesthewell–receivedcompetitionoftalltaleshaveanorigin?C.Whowastheconstantwinneroftheannualcompetitionoftalltales?D.Isthereanysecrettowinthecompetition?E.Doesthecompetitionwintheheartsofthepeopleallovertheworld?F.Whoistheannualcompetitionoftalltalesgiventohonour?1.JohnGrahamwontheannualcompetitionoftalltaleswhichisheldattheBridgE.InninSantonBridgeinBritain’sLakeDistrict.Theworld’sbiggestliarhasbeencrownedaftertellingataleaboutaGermanWorldWarIIsubmarineinvadingBritaintogetdigitaltelevisiondecoders.The69–year–oldGrahamwhohaswonthetitlefivetimesbeforeinsistedtoBBCradiothatitwasatruestory.2.TheannualWorld’sBiggestLiarCompetitionwhichnowdrawstouristsandcompetitorsfromaroundtheworlddatesbacktothe19thcenturywhenitwasfoundedtohonorafamousmancalledWillRitson1808–1890.3.ThecontestisalwaysheldattheBridgeInn.RitsonwasapopularpubownerwholivedinthewesternLakeDistrict.Healwayskepthiscustomersinterestedwithhisfunnystories.OfcourseRitsonwasaveryhonestandsinceremanwhoinsistedthatallhistalesweretruE.4.EachyearacontestisheldtoawardthetitleofTheBiggestLiarintheWorldtothepersonwhoisworthyoffollowinginRitson’sfootsteps.Morethan120peoplefromacrossthecountryandfromasfarawayasSwedenandSouthAfricahavetakenpartinthisinterestingcompetition.5.CompetitiorshavefiveminutestotellthebiggestliE.Lastyear’swinnerSuetoldthetruthoftellingasuccessfullieIthinkyouhavegottokeepthatelementoftruthandthenaddsomemadandfantasticalelements.Ifyoustartoffinaspaceshipthenyou’velostpeoplestraightaway.Politiciansandlawyersarebannedfromenteringastheyarejudgedtobetooskilledattellinglies.
Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulsesandfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoralfreedom.Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyafriend.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.Fitsofangerbringfitsofdisease.Whomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemad.KeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfiercenessmakeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringwithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.1.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One’smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone’slife.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.2.WhatisthecorrectinterpretationofWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemad?A.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheymakeyoucrazyfirst.B.Ifyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinished.C.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.3.Ifamanlacksself-controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT_________.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.strongfeelingsD.self-confidence4.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticleisto___________.A.explainthatself-controlisthekeytosuccessB.teachpeoplehowtocontroleverythinginordertomakeagreatsuccessC.distinguishallkindsofself-controlandsuggestwaysforkeepingitD.advisepeoplenottolosetempersoastomakeandkeepmorefriends
Howdoyoufeelafteryou'vestayeduplatetofinishschoolwork?Orthedayafteraslumberparty?Scientistsnowsaythatyouranswerstothesequestionsmaydependonyourgenes.GenesarestretchesofDNAthatworklikeaninstructionmanualforourcells.Genestellourbodiesandbrainswhattodo.Peoplehaveabout40000genesandeachgenecanhavedifferentforms.SoforexamplecertainformsofsomegenesmakeyoureyesbluE.Otherversionsofthosegenesmakeyoureyesbrown.Inasimilarwaynewresearchsuggeststhatagenecalledperiod3affectshowwellyoufunctionwithoutsleep.Thediscoveryaddstoolderevidencethatperiod3helpsdeterminewhetheryouliketostayuplateorgetupearly.Theperiod3genecomesintwoforms:shortandlong.EveryonehastwocopiesofthegenE.Soyoumayhavetwolongstwoshortsoroneofeach.Yourparticularcombinationdependsonwhatyourparentspassedontoyou.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofSurreyinEnglandstudied24peoplewhohadeithertwoshortortwolongcopiesofperiod3.Studyparticipantshadtostayawakefor40hoursstraight.Thentheytookteststhatmeasuredhowquicklytheypushedabuttonwhennumbersflashedonascreenandhowwelltheycouldrememberlistsofnumbers.Resultsshowedthatthepeoplewiththeshortformofperiod3performedmuchbetterontheseteststhanthepeoplewiththelongformdiD.Inbothgroupspeopleperformedworstintheearlymorning.That'sthetimewhentruckdriversandothernight-shiftworkerssaytheyhavethemosttroubleconcentrating.Afterthefirstroundofexperimentsparticipantswerefinallyallowedtosleep.Peopleinthegroupthatperformedwellontheteststookabout18minutestonodoff.Peoplewiththelongperiod3genebycontrastfellasleepinjust8minutes.Theyalsospentmoretimeindeepsleep.Thatsuggeststhatpeoplewiththelongformofthegeneneedmoreanddeepersleeptokeeptheirbrainsworkingattopform.1.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatgenescannot________.A.tellourbodiesandbrainswhattodoB.makeoureyesblueorbrownC.decidehowwellyouworkwithoutsleepD.ensurewhetheryou’regoodatdriving2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheperiod3iswrong?A..Itaffectswhetheryouliketostayuplateorgetupearly.B..Itcomesintwoforms:shortandlong.C..Onehaseithertwolongsortwoshortsofit.D..YourparentsdeterminewhatparticularcombinationyouhavE.3.Peoplewiththeshortformofperiod3__________.A..needtogotobedearlyandgetupearlyB..canworkbetterthanthepeoplewithlongformofperiod3withoutsleepC.takelesstimetofallasleepaftertheystayuplateD.needmoreanddeepersleeptokeeptheirbrainsworkingattopform4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThePeriod3GeneB.TheFunctionofGenesC.WakeupSleepyGeneD.StayupLateorGetupEarly?
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ManyadultsseeteensasenergetiC.ManyofusseeourselvesasprouD.Thisthinking1manyadultsandustootohavetheideathatifwecan’thandleschoolor2lifewellwe’rejustnottrying.Butinmyopinionthatmaynotbe3.EarlierthisschoolyearIwasleavingmyclassoneFriday4suddenlyitfeltlikeIhadpulledamuscleinmyback.IknewIwasill.AfterafewdaysIstoppedeating.ThismeantIlost5;theclothesthatIboughttwoweeksearlierbegan6loosE.ThistimemyparentsgotscareD.7Istartedsleepingless.Myeyelids眼皮wereconstantly8.Irefusedto9thatIwasill.Ikeptmyjobworking25hoursaweekinashop;Ididn’t10anyclasses.WhenIwashurtingIdidn’tmindandkeptongoing.11itkillsyouitmakesyoustrongerright?ButnowIfindmyselfthinking.Isit12it?I’mtakingtheclassesandwritingforthenewspaperbecauseitlooksgood13collegeapplications.AndI’mworking25hoursaweeksothatonceIgetintomydreamschoolIcan14it.HereIamalreadysickfromthe15ofworkI’mdoinginandoutofschool.Sowhatgoodisan16applicationifI’mbadlyill?Whatisthe17ofdoingthisworkifIcan’tenjoytheresults?Infactbywritingmy18I’mtellingallthepeoplewho19muchaboutthefutureandworryaboutitnow.Thisismywarning:Don’tclimbthe20diveifyoudon’tlikethedeepenD.1.A.makesB.forcesC.causesD.intends2.A.stillcB.evenC.justD.yet3.A.trueB.reasonableC.usefulD.valuable4.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.when5.A.reliefyB.hopeC.weightD.direction6.A.hangingB.holdingC.changingD.dressing7.A.InfactB.InadditionC.IndisorderD.Ingeneral8.A.weakB.shutC.looseD.heavy9.A.insistB.recognizeC.acceptD.consider10.A.loseB.dropC.giveD.take11.A.UnlessB.IfC.ThoughD.Before12.A.paidB.similartoC.equaltoD.worth13.A.atB.toC.onD.with14.A.controlB.manageC.supportD.afford15.A.amountB.setC.kindD.crowd16.A.suitableB.impressiveC.believableD.unusual17.A.effectB.ideaC.pointD.tip18.A.timeB.effortC.feelingD.story19.A.wonderB.careC.missD.realize20.A.highB.deepC.hardD.far
NEWYORK-OneinfiveU.S.workersregularlyattendsafter-workdrinkswithcoworkerswherethemostcommonmishapsrangefrombadmouthinganotherworkertodrinkingtoomuchaccordingtoastudyreleasedonTuesday.Mostworkersattendso-calledhappyhourstobondwithcolleaguesalthough15percentgotohearthelatestofficegossipand13percentgobecausetheyfeelnecessarysaidthesurveyconductedforCareerBuilder.comanonlinejobsitE.Astowhathappenswhentheafter-workdrinksflow16percentreportedbad-mouthingacolleague10percentsharedasecretaboutacolleagueand8percentsaidtheydranktoomuchandactedunprofessionally.Fivepercentsaidtheyhadsharedasecretaboutthecompanyand4percentconfessedtosingingkaraokE.While21percentofthosewhoattendedsaidhappyhoursweregoodfornetworking85percentsaidattendinghadnothelpedthemgetclosertosomeonehigheruporgetabetterposition.Anequalnumberofmenandwomensaidtheyattendedhappyhourswithco-workerswithyoungerworkersaged25to34mostlikelyandworkersover55leastlikelytoattenD.Overall21percentofworkersattendhappyhourswithco-workersand;ofthosenearlyaquartergoatleastonceamonth.ThesurveywasconductedonlinebyHarrisInteractiveonbehalfofCareerBuilder.comamong6987full-timeemployeesbetweenFebruary11andMarch13.HarrisInteractivesaidtheresultshadasamplingerrorofplusorminus1.2percentagepoints.1.HarrisInteractivemadethesurveytofindout________.A.howU.S.workersspendtheirafter-worktimeB.whatU.S.workersdoatafter-workdrinksC.therelationshipsbetweenU.S.workersD.whoaremostlikelytoattendafter-workdrinks2.________ofworkerswhoattendafter-workdrinksspeakillofacolleaguE.A.4percentB.8percentC.16percentD.10percent3.Accordingtothepassagemostofthosesurveyedbelievedattendingafter-workdrinks________.A.benefitedthemalotB.couldprovideinformationC.onlymadethemrelaxedD.wasofnohelptothem4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_________.A.workersover55don’tliketoattendhappyhoursatallB.about75%ofworkersgomorethanonceamonthC.10.5%ofmaleworkersattendhappyhourswithco-workersD.about700workerssurveyedsharedasecretaboutaco-worker5.Afterthesurveyitcanbeinferredthat_________.A.alltheworkersopposeafter-workdrinksB.theworkersmaychangetheirattitudestowardsafter-workdrinksC.alltheworkerssupportafter-workdrinksD.alltheworkersaresuggestedgoingtoattendafter-workdrinks
ThereisanewtrendthathasstartedinsomeItaliancities.ItiscalledCittaSlow.CittainItalianmeanscity.TheconceptofCittaSlowaimstoimprovepeople’squalityoflifebycreatingamorecaringandecologicallycorrectenvironmentthroughtheenjoymentoffoodarttheatrecommunitygatheringplacesandsoon.Slowcitiesarecharacterizedbyawayoflifethatenablespeopletoliveslowly.TraditionsandtraditionalwaysofdoingthingsarevalueD.Slowcitieshavelesstrafficlessnoiseandfewercrowds.ThesecitiesstandupagainstthefastpaceoflifeoftenseeninothercitiesthroughouttheworlD.TownsinItalyhavebandedtogethertoformanorganizationcalledtheSlowCityMovement.TheglobalorganizationhopestohelptheworldbydecidingwhichcitiescancallthemselvesSlowCitiesandwhichcitiescannot.TheprinciplesoftheSlowCityMovementarethosewewouldlikeallcitiestoliveby.Hopefullythemovementwillcontinueandcitiesthatcannotmeetthestrictcriteriawillcontinuetoworktowardstheseprinciples.TheSlowCityMovementisalreadyverypopulararoundtheworlD.LondonisoneofthecitiesthataretakingpartandithasitsownwebsitE.Thewebsitesays:TherearepeopleincitiesallovertheworldwhohavefoundallsortsofwaystobringasenseofrelaxationtoplaceswhereitcanoftenbestressfultolivE.SlowLondonprovidesaplaceforthesepeopletomeetandsharetheirideas.1.CittaSlowis.A.amovementstartedinsomeItaliancitiesB.anewtrendalreadypopulararoundtheworldC.awayoflifethatenablespeopletoliveslowlyD.aconceptagainstthefastpaceoflife2.Accordingtothepassagetoimprovepeople’squalityoflifeitiseffectiveto.A.practiceasyourpreviousgenerationsdidB.persuadeallpeopletotravelonfootC.payasinglevisittothetheatreD.putemphasisuponthefastpaceoflife3.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueabouttheSlowCityMovement?A.TheSlowCityMovementwasinitiatedinItaly.B.LondonistakingpartintheSlowCityMovement.C.TheSlowCityMovementistryingtoformthestandardofslowcities.D.OnlysomecitiesareslowonesbythecriteriA.4.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.CittaSlowB.SlowCitiesC.SlowCitiesandtheSlowMovementD.TheSlowCityMovement
Thelibraryisoneofthemostfrequentedplacesinwesterncolleges.Studentsturntoitforresearchworkshopdiscussionsdownloadingaprofessor'sPPTpresentationandmanyotherservices.ComparedwithChineselibrariescollegelibrariesintheUSandUKtendtooffermoreresources.ForexampleapostgraduateatYaleUniversitycanborrowasmanyas225booksatatime.Inadditiontoborrowingbooksthereareonlineanddigitalresourcesincludingaudioandvideorecordingsmapssheetmusicanddatabases数据库offeringitemsfromnewspapersmagazinesandtranscriptsaswellasteachingPPTs.AnotherusefulserviceinwesterncollegelibrariesistheInterlibraryLoan.Thisallowsastudentatoneschooltoborrowbooksfromanotherschool.Theloanrequestismadethroughthestudent'scollegelibrarywhichgetsthebookgivesittotheuserandarrangesforitsreturn.Technologyhasbroughtmoreservicestostudentsandhasmadelibrariesattractive.Someuniversitieshaveinstantmessenger即时通讯工具ormobiletextservicestoaskthelibrarianforinformation.Earlierthisyear.HarvardUniversitylaunchedanewScanandDeliverserviceallowingstudentstomakerequestsforbookexcerpts摘录andjournalarticles.Requestsmadethroughthesystemarehandledbylibrarystaff.Thestudentreceivesane-mailwithanInternetlinktoafilecontainingthescannedpages.Theserviceisfreeandallrequestedmaterialcomeswithinfourdays.Itusedtobethatlibrariesdidn'tallowfoodordrinks.Butthatruleischangingandmanyofthemnowcontainacafesostudentscanspendasmuchtimeastheywantinlibrary.ActuallysomeUScampuslibrariesarenowall-nightaffairsorhaveatleastonestudyloungeopenallnight.1.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tbelongtothelibrary'sservice?A.Offeringonlinedigitalresources.B.Providingaudioandvideomaterials.C.Supplyingfoodanddrinksforfree.D.Helpingborrowbooksfromotherlibraries.2.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Bothstudentsandlibrarieshavebenefitedfromtechnology.B.Informationcanbesentoutbyinstantmessenger.C.Studentscangelrequestedexcerptsthroughe-mail.D.Theserviceinlibrarieshasbeengreatlyimproved.3.What'sHarvardUniversity'snewservice?A.ThestudentscangetscannedmaterialsthroughtheInternet.B.Thestudentscanborrowmorethantwohundredbooksatatime.C.Thestudentscangotootherschoollibrariestoborrowbooks.D.Requestedmaterialscanbedeliveredtotheirstudentsbypost.4.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto____.A.makeacomparisonbetweenChineselibrariesandthewesternones?B.introducesomenewservicesofferedbythewesterncollegelibrariesC.informreadersabouttheuniversitylibrariesinthewesterncountriesD.showhowlibrarystaffworkinwesterncollegelibrariesnowadays
WASHINGTON-ItisannouncedFridaythatWhiteHousevisitorrecordswillbeopeneduponaregularbasisforthefirsttimeinmodernhistoryprovidingthepublicanunusuallydetailedlookatwhogetstheopportunitytohelpshapeAmericanpolicyatthehighestlevels.AmericanshavearighttoknowwhosevoicesarebeingheardinthepolicymakingprocessthepresidentsaidinawrittenstatementissuedbytheWhiteHousewhilehevacationedwithhisfamilyatCampDavid.BytheendoftheyeartheWhiteHousewillbeginpostingonlineeverymonththenamesofthepeoplewhovisitedinthelast90to120days.Eachperson'sfullnamewillbelistedalongwiththedateandtimetheyenteredandleftandthenameofthepersontheyvisited.About70000to100000peoplevisittheWhiteHouseeachmonthandtherecordswillincludetouristsaswellaspeopleconductingbusiness.TheWhiteHousepointedoutseveralexceptionstothepolicy:purelypersonalguestsoftheObamafamily;thosecasesinwhichthedisclosure透露ofvisitors'nameswouldthreatennationalsafetyinterests;andthosewhocomeforparticularlysensitivemeetingslikecandidatesforaSupremeCourtnomination提名.Officialssaidonlyasmallnumberwillfitinthelattercategoryandtheirnameswouldeventuallybedisclosedaftertheyarenolongersecretlikeafteranominationispubliclyannounced.Moreovertheysaidthenumberofundisclosedvisitorswillbetoldtomakeclearhowfewtheyare.1.WhywilltheWhiteHousevisitorrecordsbeopentothepublic?A.ToattractmorevisitorstotheWhiteHouse.B.ToallowpeopletoknowmoreaboutthelifeoftheObamafamily.C.Toletthepublicknowwhoareinfluencingthepolicies.D.Toaskthepublichelpcorrectthepoliciesmadebythegovernment.2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A.allthevisitors'nameswillbepostedonlinesoonaftertheirvisitsB.notallvisitorsareallowedtovisittheWhiteHouseC.somevisitors'namescanbefoundonlineuntilthey'renotsecret3.Accordingtothepassagewhosenamemightbekeptsecretforsometime?A.Atourist.B.Abusinessman.C.Aforeignstudent.D.Aforeignminister.4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheWhiteHousewillopentherecordsofthevisitorstothepublicB.InAmericamoreandmorepeoplearebecomingpolicymakers.C.TheAmericanshavearighttoknowwhoaremakingpolicies.D.PresidentObamahasannouncedanewpolicywhileonholiday.
AtonetimenoonecouldtravelonanEnglishroadfasterthanfourmilesanhour.Thatwasthelawuntil1896.A.manhadtowalkinfrontofacarwhichcouldnotgofasterthantheman.Atnightthemanhadtocarryaredlamp.OnceCharlesRollsbroughtacarfromFrancetoEnglandbuthewantedtodrivefasterthanfourmilesanhour.InordertohavenotroublewiththepolicehehadatalkwithsomeofthepoliceofficerswhoorderedtheirpolicementolooktheotherwaywhenthecarcamealongtheroaD.ThiswasagoodplaninthecountrybutnotsoeasytofollowinthebusystreetsofLondon.OnenightRollsandsomefriendsstartedfromLondonontheirjourneytoCambridgE.OneofthemenwalkedinfrontwiththeredlampbuthewalkedasfastashecoulD.Thepolicebecameveryinterestedinwallsandshop-frontswhentheyheardthecarandnotoneofthemsawit.Theyreachedahillbutwhatawasteoftimeitwastodrivedownthehillatfourmilesanhour!Rollswasgettingreadytojumpintothecarbutthenhenoticedapolicemanwhowasnotlookingtheotherway.Theslowcarreachedhim.Goodeveningsaidthepolicemanlookingatthecar.GoodeveningsaidRollsholdingthelamp.Oneofthesehorselessthingssaidthepolicemanlookingatitwithinterest.YessaidRollsandwaiteD.I’veoftenwantedarideinonebutofcoursepolicemencan’tbuythingslikethat.HeturnedandlookedhopefullyinRolls’sfacE.JumpinsaidRolls.Thankssaidthepolicemananddidso.NowhesaidsittingdownYoucanletitgojustasyoulikedownthishill.Thereisn’tanotherpolicemanonthisroadforamileandahalf.1.Thepolicemenweretoldtolooktheotherwaysothat_______.A.theycouldwatchthecarcomingfromtheotherdirectionB.Rolls’scarcouldgofasterthanfourmilesanhourC.theycouldmakesurenoonewasinthewayD.thecarwouldnothitthemontheroad2.Inwhatwaydidthepolicemencarryouttheorderfromtheirofficers?A.TheygreetedRollswhenthecarcamealong.B.Theywalkedinfrontofthecarwitharedlamp.C.TheypretendedtobeattractedbysomethingelsE.D.Theystoodondutyevery1.5milesalongtheroaD.3.ThepolicemanwhosaidGoodeveningtoRollswantedto_______.A.teachRollsalessonB.takeafreeridehomeC.haveatalkwithRollsD.haveacarrideexperience4.AfterthepolicemanjumpedintothecarRolls_______.A.darednotdrivethecarfasterthanhewasallowedtoB.coulddriveasfastashewishedwithinacertaindistanceC.coulddriveonanyroadhelikedfortherestofthejourneyD.drovehiscarasfastashecoulddownthehilltoCambridge
GrowingupthedaughterofanoutstandingeducatorAndreaPetersonknewatayoungagethatshewantedtoserveothers.ItwaswiththismindsetthatshestartedtotakeadegreeinmedicinE.HoweverwhilevisitingherbrotherswhowereawayatcollegestudyingmusiceducationsherealizedthatshetoowasdrawntoteachmusiC.InhertenyearsatGraniteFallsshehasrevitalized复兴themusicprogramsatboththeelementaryandhighschoollevelstotheextentthatanadditionalmusicteacherwashiredbythedistricttoassistwiththeworkloaD.ThegrowthofthemusicprograminGraniteFallsSchoolDistricthasencouragedstudentstoparticipateincountystateandnationalmusiccompetitionsandwonalotofprizesforthedistrict.TeachingmusicisonlypartofPeterson'sinstruction－itservesasavehicletootherareas.Musicisanamazingtooltounlockstudents'potential.Themostvisiblebenefitfromtheirsuccessinmusicistheirincreasedconfidenceandself-esteemPetersonsaiD.HoweverIdon'tbelieveitistheonlybenefitnorthemostpowerful.Itistrulyexcitingtoseehowmymusicteachingcantransferbacktootherclassrooms.WiththisphilosophyPetersonintroducedacross-curriculumprogramwhereshetakeslessonstaughtinotherclassessuchasEnglishandmathandexpandsupontheminaneight-weekunit.OneofthemostpopularprojectsinPeterson'sclassesisthecreationandperformanceofamusicalIntheactivitystudentscreateaplayfromoneofthebookstheyhavereadinanotherclass.Studentsworktogethertochoosethemusicthatbestfitswiththeoverallfeeloftheplayandthenperformitforthegreatercommunity.ThroughAndrea'seffortsthesekidshavehelpedtoputGraniteFallsWashingtononthemapformusicaltalents.ParentsstaffandcommunitymemberscontinuetobeinaweofwhatsheisabletobringforthfromthechildrensaidDebraRoseHowellacolleagueofPeterson'satMonteCristoElementarySchool.1.AtthebeginningAndreaPetersonplannedtoworkasan.A.teacherB.doctorC.educatorD.musician2.The2ndparagraphmainlytellsabout.A.AndreaPeterson’slifeatGraniteFallsB.countystateandnationalmusiccompetitionsC.thegrowthofthemusicprograminGraniteFallsSchoolDistrictD.AndreaPeterson’scontributionstoGraniteFalls’musicprograms3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefitthestudentsgetfromAndreaPeterson’sclass?A.Musictalentdevelopment.B.Increasedself-confidencE.C.Abilityinlearningothersubjects.D.PrizesforEnglishandmaths.4.Thefollowingsentencestellwhatthestudentshavetodoabouttheirmusicalproject.Whichistherightorderoftheevents?a.Theychosepropermusicfortheirplay.b.Theyadaptthestoryintoaplay.c.Theyputontheplayforthewholeschoolorthewholecommunity.d.Theypracticeperformingtheplay.e.Theychooseastorytheyhavereadinanotherclass.A.e→b→a→d→cB.e→b→c→a→dC.a→e→b→d→cD.a→b→e→d→c5.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AFamilyofEducatorsB.TenYearsatGraniteFallsC.AnOutstandingTeacherD.SuccessfulMusicProjects
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