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Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenyoutrytofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmentalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdayorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotfeelsorryaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageismainlyabout________.A.theindirectvalueofschoolworkB.theimportanceofbeinggoodatallsubjectsC.knowingone'sstrongorweaksubjectsatschoolD.usingschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareerInthewriter'sopinionforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably________.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudyIfastudent'sschoolrecordisnotgoodaccordingtothepassagehe________.A.maydowellinhisfutureworkB.won'tbeabletofindasuitablejobC.maybeacompletefailureinthefutureD.willregretnothavingworkedharderatschoolThewholepassagecentersaround________.A.knowingoneselfinlookingforajobB.developingone'sabilitiesusefulinschoolC.gainingmuchknowledgebyworkinghardatschoolD.choosingacareeraccordingtowhatoneisskilledin
Justasmankindhasalwayshadadesiretoflythehumanracehaswantedtoswimunderthewatersinceprehistorictimes.Picturesofprimitivedevicestoenablepeopletobreatheunderwaterhavebeenfounddatingfrom3000yearsagobutourdreamofmovingfreelybeneaththeoceanwavesforlongperiodsoftimewasonlyrealizedabout60yearsagowhenFrenchdivinglegendJacquesCousteaudevelopedthefirstpracticalSelfContainedUnderwaterBreathingApparatusSCUBA.SincethenthesportofSCUBAdivinghasgonefromstrengthtostrength.LoversofSCUBAdivinglikethefeelingofweightlessnessthepeaceandquietunderthewatertheabilitytomoveinthreedimensionsandthesenseofadventuretheygetwhileonadivE.SCUBAdiversoftentraveltosomeofthemostbeautifulandremoteplacesintheworldinthesearchforrareunderwaterfloraandfauna动植物.PalauTheRedSeaTheMaldivesandHawaiihavemanyofthemostpopulardivingsitesbutrecreationaldiversoftenhavetomakedowithlessexoticlocaldestinationsliketheNorthSeainBritain.SCUBAdivingisnotwithoutitsdangershowever.Themixtureofnitrogenandoxygendiversbreatheunderwatercombinedwiththepressureunderthewatercanbedeadlyifadiverrisestooquicklytothesurfacecausingaconditioncalled‘thebends’.Diverscanalsogetlostortrappedwhendivingonwrecksandfatalities死亡areparticularlycommonincavedivingwherediversaddtothedangersofdivingbyswimmingthroughundergroundcavesfilledwithwater.Divingcanalsobeharmfultotheunderwaterenvironment.HoweverwithproperprecautionsdivingcanopenupawholenewworldfarfromthestressesofdailylifE.63.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?A.Advertisesomepopulardivingsites.B.Describehowtodiveunderwater.C.WarnpeopleagainstdivingintheseA.D.GiveinformationaboutSCUBAdiving.64.Whatcanthereaderlearnfromthetext?A.ThereisuncertaintyaboutSCUBAdivingsafety.B.Divershavecausedalotofdamagetotheenvironment.C.SCUBAdivingisanoldsportwithalonghistory.D.DiversalwaysfacethepressuresintheirlifE.65.HowmightthewriterdescribeSCUBAdiving?A.Interesting.B.Relaxing.C.FrighteningD.Unpleasant.66.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorismostlikelytosuggestifhecontinuestowrite?A.Gettingouttodiveunderwater.B.Stoppingdamagingenvironment.C.MakingbetteruseofSCUBA.D.GettingoverthetroublesofdailylifE.
MeaningofHappinessAreyouhappy?IaskedmybrotherLanonedayYes.No.Itdependswhatyoumeanhesaid.ThentellmeIsaidwhenwasthelasttimeyouthinkyouwerehappy?April1967hesaidItservedmeright我活该forputtingaseriousquestiontosomeonewhohasjokedhiswaythroughlife.ButLan’sanswerremindedmethatwhenwethinkabouthappinessweusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinaryatopofpuredelight3637Irememberplayingpoliceandrobbersinthewoodsgettingaspeakingpartintheschoolplay.Ofcoursekidsalsoexperiencelowsbuttheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureaswinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved.Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.38Icanstillfeelthepainofnotbeinginvitedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.Ialsorememberthegreathappinessofbeinginvitedatanothereventtodancewithaveryhandsomeyoungman.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringgreatjoy—birthlovemarriage—alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Lovemaynotlast;lovedonesdie.Foradultshappinessiscomplex.Mydictionarydefineshappyasluckyorfortunate.ButIthinkabetterdefinitionofhappinessistheabilitytoenjoysomething.39It'seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeinglovedthecompanyoffriendsthefreedomtolivewherewepleaseevengoodhealth.Whilehappinessmaybemorecomplexforusthesolutionisthesameasever.Happinessisn'taboutwhathappenstous;it'stheabilitytofindapositiveforeverynegativeandviewadifficultyasachallenge.40A.Forachildhappinesshasamagicquality.B.YouneverknowwhathappinessmeanstoadultsC.Sowechaseitandmakeitequaltowealthandsuccess.D.Andthosepeaksseemtogetrarertheolderweget.E.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehavethehappierweare.F.It'snotwishingforwhatwedon'thavebutenjoyingwhatwedopossess.G.Suddenlyit'sconditionalonsuchthingsastearsloveandpopularity.
Asbananasripenthegreenskinturnsye11owgradually.Chemicalchangesoccurinthef1eshofthefruitaswellstarch淀粉changestosugarpectin果胶breaksdownlosingitsstiffnessandthef1eshsoftens.Isripeningfruitaself－containedsystemoristherateofthesechangesaffectedbytheenvironmentWedesignedtheexperimentbelowtoseeifdifferentatmospheresproducedbydifferentpackagingaffectedtherateofripening.YouwillvarytheatmospheresurroundingunripebananasandobservetheeffectontheripeningprocessNowsetupthebananasintheirenvironmentsasfollows1.Puttwogreenbananasinapaperbagandfo1dthetopovertosealouttheair.2.Putonegreenbananaandtheveryripebananaintheotherpaperbagandfoldoverthetop.3.Puttwogreenbananasinaplasticbagandsealit.4.Wrap包onegreenbananatightlyinaplasticbag.5.Leaveonegreenbananaexposedtotheair.Leavethefruita1oneorfivedaystoripen.Ripeningfruitbreathes.ThismeansthatittakesupoxygenandgivesoffC02.Oxygenisextremelyimportantandnecessaryforthechemicalreactionsinvolvedinripening.Inadditionripeningfruitgivesoffanothergascalledethylene乙烯.Notonlyisethyleneaproductofripeningfruititalsopromotesthefurtherripeningofthefruit.Paperbagstendtokeeptheethyleneinbuttheyallowoxygenandethylenetopassthroughslowly.PlasticbagsdonotallowthefreeflowofoxygenorethylenE.Inthisexperimentthegreenbananainpaperbagwiththeripebananashouldripenmostquickly.Thegreenbananasinthepaperbagshouldripenfasterthanthebananasintheplasticbag.Thebananaleftexposedtoairhasanunlimitedsupplyofoxygensoitwillturnbrownmostquickly.Youwillnoticethatthesideofthisbananathatrestsonthecounterwillripenmorequicklythantheothersidesbecauseithastheclosestcontact接触withitsownethylenE.Thebananathatistightlywrappedinplastichasnooxygensupplyandshouldripenmostslowly.Nowcanyouseewhybananasaresealedinplasticinmanysupermarkets72.WhatmakesthegreenbananainBag2ripenmorequicklythantheonesinBag1A.EthylenefromtheveryripebananA.B.ThefreeflowofoxygenorethyleneC.C02fromtheveryripebananA.D.Thelimitationofoxygensupply.73.HowcanweslowdowntheripeningofbananasexposedtotheairA.Torestthemonthecounter.B.Tokeeptheminthebasket.C.ToputthemonthegrounD.D.Tohangthemupfromtheceiling74.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.theripeningbananaisaself-containedsystemB.therateofripeningbananasisaffectedbytheenvironmentC.wrappedbananasexperiencenochemicalchangestoripenD.ripeningbananasgiveoffoxygenC0andethylene75.WhyarebananassealedinplasticinmanysupermarketsA.Tomakethemripenmorequickly.B.Tomakethemripenmoreslowly.C.Tomakebananafleshsoften.D.Toturngreenbananasyellow.
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NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.ThepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperiencE.Theyhopeitmightreduceorpossiblyerase抹去theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovemberexpertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrancE.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.SofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereducednotthatthememoriesareeraseD.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.SomethinkitisahadideaWhileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmarE.TheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotionssaidRogerPitmanaprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity特质.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofpast.AllofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhowearE.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesoutsaidRebeccaDresseramedicalethicist.32.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepillC.awayoferasingpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill33.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan.A.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories34.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepillsB.thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiencesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealthD.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica35.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?A.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.
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Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarity熟悉andnostalgia怀旧.It'sfuntocomehomE.ItlooksthesamE.ItsmellsthesamE.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.Homeiswherewecanrememberpainlivesandsomeotherexperiences;Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;IwonthreechampionshipsherE.IfIclosemyeyesIcanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthomE.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass-topwoodentablE.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'semptybutit'swheremyearliestmemoriesarE.ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdaysandwhereIcriedonHalloween----whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeformE.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistableIcanseemyfavoriteroominthehousemyparents'room.Itissimple:abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachsidE.TheirbedismysafezonE.Icanjumponitanytime-wakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.I'mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheartonaphysicalproperty住宅onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles.ItisproofIlivedIgrewandIlearneD.SometimeswhenIfeellostIliedownandshutmyeyesandIgohomE.Iknowit'swhereI'llfindmyfamilymydogsandmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI'llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon'tmindbecauseIwanttohearhersaymynamewhichremindsmeI'mhomE.24.Whydoestheauthorcallherparents'bedhersafezoneParagraph3?A.Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay.B.HerparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithhertherE.C.Hergrandparents'photosarelinedoneachsidE.D.HerneedscanbesatisfiedtherE.25.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor'sfistbedroom.B.Manypeopleoftheauthor'sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomesC.Theauthor'sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.D.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalmominLosAngeles.26.Sometimeswhenshefeelslosttheauthorwill_______.A.trytobringbackasenseofhomeB.liedowninbedtohaveadreamC.OpenthewindowatnightD.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Todescribethestateofherfamily.B.TodeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthousE.C.ToexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhomE.D.TolookbackonherchildhooD.
Therearerobotsallaroundus.Somedoverycomplicatedjobslikeflyingairplanesanddrivingsubwaytrains.AndsomedoonesimplejoB.Whenanautomaticwashingmachineisswitchedonwaterpoursin.Themachinewaitsuntilthewateriswarmenoughforwashingclothes.Itdoesthisbyfeedback反馈.Informationaboutwhatishappeningisfeedbackintotherobottotellwhattodonext.Oureyesearsandothersensesareourfeedback.Theytelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Sorobotsarelikehumanbeingsintwoways.Theyworkandtheyhavefeedback.Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanhumanbeings.Theyworkquicklyanddonotmakemistakes.Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.AndtheynevergettireD.Sorobotsareveryusefulinfactories.Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs.FirsttheirelectronicbrainmustbeshownhowthejobisdoneA.personmovestherobot’sarmsandhandsthrougheachpartofthejoB.ThemostintelligentrobotscanmoveandseE.Theireyesarecameras.Theirfingerscanfeelshapesandsizesoftheobjects.Theserobotshavecomputerbrainslinkedtotheireyesandfingerswhichcontroltheiractions.Theexpensiverobotsareusedinscientificresearch.Theydosuchjobsashandlingradioactivematerials.59.Inthispassagetheauthortellsusthat.A.robotsareverypopularB.therearevariouskindsofrobotsC.weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimesD.robotscanbeeasilycontrolled60.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoinformyouaboutrobots?A.TheyshouldbegreatlyimprovedB.TheywillprobablytakeoverinthefutureC.TheyareveryhopefulandusefultohumansD.Theyaremachinesthatbreakdownalot61.Theauthorsaysthatinindustry.A.robotsbreakdownalotB.robotscandomanyjobsC.robotsonlygetinthewayD.robotssometimescausetroubles62.Thefactthatarobotnevergetsboreddoingthesamejobmeansthat.A.itisverymuchlikehumanbeingsB.itcandoboringjobsforpeopleC.itwillneverborepeopleD.itwillworkmuchbetterthanhumanbeings
Whenanantdiesotherantstakeitoutofthenestoftenwithinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdeaD.Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehaviour.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologistascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.HefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherantsI'mdead—takemeawaywhenitisdeaD.Butthere'saquestiontoanswer:Asweknowifanantisdeaditstopsmoving.Butwhenanantissleepingorknockedunconsciousitisalsonotmoving.Howeverotherantsdon'tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?ChoefoundthatantshaveanotherchemicalontheirbodieswhichtellsnearbyantssomethinglikeWait—I'mnotdeadyetwhenitisnotdeaD.ChoesuspectsthatwhenanantdiesthechemicalthatsaysWaitI'mnotdeadyetquicklygoesaway.Whenotherantsdetectthedeadchemicalwithoutthenotdeadyetchemicaltheymoveawaythebody.TotesthistheoryChoeandhisteamputdifferentchemicalsonants.WhenthescientistsusedtheI'mdeadchemicalotherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.WhenthescientistsusedtheWait—I'mnotdeadyetchemicalotherantsleftthetreatedantalonE.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthenotdeadyetchemicaloverridesthedeadchemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhenanantdiesthenotdeadyetchemicalfadesaway.Othernearbyantsthendetecttheremainingdeadchemicalandremovethebodyfromthenest.Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.57.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.B.ShowingthemainideaofthepassagE.C.IntroducingthebackgroundofthepassagE.D.GivingasummaryofthepassagE.58.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordoverridesinthefourthparagraph?A.isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethan59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.B.Whenanantdiesitcantellothersusingacertainchemical.C.A.livingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.D.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.60.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?A.Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.B.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimalsespeciallyinants.C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehaviorandthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.D.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown
Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AItookthebustoworkformanyyears.Noonekneweachother;thepassengersallsattheresleepilyinthemorning.Thebuswascheerlessandsilent.Oneofthepassengerswasasmallgreymanwhotookthebustothecenterforseniorcitizenseverymorning.Nooneeverpaidverymuchattentiontohim.OneJulymorninghesaidgoodmorningtothedriverandsmileD.Thedrivernoddedguardedly.Therestofusweresilent.Thenextdaytheoldmanboardedwithabigsmileandsaidinaloudvoice:Averygoodmorningtoyouall!Someofuslookedupamazedandmurmuredgoodmorninginreply.ThefollowingweeksourfriendwasdressedinaniceoldsuitandtiE.ThethinhairhadbeencarefullycombeD.Hesaidgoodmorningtouseverydayandwegraduallybegantonodandtalktoeachother.OnemorningheevenhadabunchofwildflowersinhishanD.Thedriverturnedaroundsmilinglyandasked:HaveyougotyourselfagirlfriendCharlie?WenevergottoknowifhisnamereallywasCharliebuthenoddedshylyandsaidyes.Theotherpassengerswhistledandclappedathim.Charliewavedtheflowersbeforehesatdownonhisseat.EverymorningafterthatCharliealwaysbroughtflowers.Somepassengersalsobroughtflowersforhim.ThebusbecameahappyplacE.ThenonemorningasautumnwasclosinginCharliewasn’twaitingathisusualstop.Whenhewasn’ttherethenextdayandthedayafterthatwestartedwonderingifhewassickorhopefully-onholidaysomewherE.Whenwecamenearertothecenterforseniorcitizensoneofthepassengersevenaskedthedrivertowait.Weallheldourbreathswhenhewenttothedoor.TheoldgentlemanwasfinebutoneofhisclosefriendshaddiedovertheweekenD.Howsilentweweretherestofthewaytowork.ThenextMondayCharliewaswaitingatthestopandwithoutatiE.Insidethebuswassilent.1.Thestoryismainlydevelopedby___________.A.timeB.logicC.comparisonD.causeandresult2.Greetedwithgoodmorningfromtheoldmanpeopleaboardthebusatfirst___________.A.felttiredandsleepyanddidn’twanttotalkB.greetedhimbackloudlyandpolitelyC.guardedagainsttheconversationfromstrangersD.feltsurprisedandbecameangrywithhim3.WhenthepassengersfoundtheoldmanwasnotwaitingatthebusstopasusualtheydidNOT___________.A.buyflowersandwaitforhimtocomeB.feelanxiousandworriedabouthimC.misshimandexpecttoseehimD.hopehewasgoingonholidayratherthanfallingill4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat___________.A.thedriverdidn’tliketheoldmanatfirstB.peopleusuallywearatiewhentheyarehappyC.passengersbroughtflowerstoexpressgratitudetotheoldmanD.theoldmanhadagreatinfluenceonthepassengers’emotion5.Thepurposeofthepassageisto___________.A.introducetheoldgentlemanandpraisehisgooddeedsB.persuadeustobecomefriendlyandconsideratetopeoplearoundC.tellustokeepsilentwhensomebodypassesawayD.criticizethosewhoremainsilentwhentheyaregreeted
Weallknowthateveryonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolderbutmen'smindsdecline衰退morethanwomen'saccordingtotheresultsofaworldwidesurvey.Generaldifferencesseemtobeinherentinmaleandfemalebrains:Menarebetteratmaintaininganddealingwithmentalimagesusefulinmathematicalreasoningandspatialskillswhilewomentendtoexcel擅长atrecallinginformationfromtheirbrain'sfiles.ManystudieshavelookedforaconnectionbetweensexandtheamountofmentaldeclinepeopleexperienceastheyagebuttheresultshavebeenmixeD.Somestudiesfoundmoreage-relateddeclineinmenthaninwomenwhileotherssawtheoppositeorevennorelationshipatallbetweensexandmentaldeclinE.Thoseresultscouldbeimproperbecausethestudiesinvolvedolderpeopleandwomenlivelongerthanmen:Thementestedarethesurvivorssothey'retheonesthatmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedeclinesaidstudyteamleaderElizabethoftheUniversityofWarwickinEnglanD.Scientistssurveyedcompletedfourtasksthattestedsex-relatedcognitiveskills:matchinganobjecttoitsrotatedformmatchinglinesshownfromthesameangletypingasmanywordsinaparticularcategory范畴aspossibleinthegiventimeE.g.objectusuallycoloredgrayandrecallingthelocationofobjectsinalinedrawing.Thefirsttwoweretasksatwhichmenusuallyexcel;thelatteraretypicallydominatedbywomen.WithineachagegroupstudiedmenandwomenperformedbetterintheirseparatecategoriesonaveragE.Andthoughperformancedeclinedwithageforbothgenderswomenshowedobviouslylessdeclinethanmenoverall.49.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcanNOTbetypedintothesamecategory?A.cloudB.sheepC.treesD.goose50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingthearticle?A.MendobetterthanwomenwhenitcomestolearningEnglish.B.Womenstandoutatrememberingpeople’snames.C.MenexcelattypingasmanywordsinaparticularcategoryaspossibleinthegiventimE.D.Womenexcelatdealingmathematicproblems.51.Oneimportantfactorthataffectsthecorrectnessoftheresultsisthat_________.A.theoldmentestedmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedeclineB.peoplesurveyedarealloldC.peopletakingpartinthistestcamefromallovertheworldD.womenlivelongerthanmen52.Theauthoraimstotellusthat__________.A.women’smindsperformbetterthanmen’sB.men’smindsdeclinemorewithageC.everyonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolderD.asurveyonhuman’sminddeclinewasdonerecently
AfterImasteredmyfirstconcerto协奏曲atage14myparentsdecidedtogetmeaniceviolin.ItriedoutdozensofinstrumentsbeforeIfoundmymatch:aGermanviolin.ItwasbeautifulbutwhatIlikedbestaboutitwasitsvoicE.ConfidentandstrongitwaseverythingIlongedtobE.I’mnotsurehowmuchthatviolincostbutmyparentsmademepromisenevertoletitoutofmysight.Theydidn’tunderstandthatdraggingalargeviolincaserancountertomydailymiddleschooltaskofbeinginvisible看不见.Iwasastrangeabsent-mindedkiD.WhenIspokeupinclassmycommentsbroughtconfusedsilencefromteachersandwildlaughterfromstudents.LikeadeerinawolfpackItriedtobequietandstill.IncontrastmynewviolinwasalmostshockinglylouD.Togetherwecoulddrownouttherestofmymiddleschoolorchestra—whichwasencouragedsincetheotherkidsmadesoundslikecats’crying.ForoneglorioushoureverydayIwasshoweredwithattention.EveryonewantedtohearwhatIhadtosay.BetweenclassesIbentunderthecombinedweightofmyviolincaseandabackpackfilledwithbooks.Myposturesufferedbutmyconfidencegrew.WithmyviolinbymysideIfoundmyvoicE.MoreandmoreIcontributedtoclassdiscussionsandevenmadeacoupleoffriends.TodayI’mjustanamateurviolinistwitharegulardayjoB.AsIsitinmycommunityorchestrasometimesIfeeljealous嫉妒的ofmyfellowmusicians’instrumentswiththeirelegantvoices.ImaynotbethebestviolinistaroundbutatleastI’mstilltheloudest.21.TheunderlinedpartrancountertoinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.wassimilartoB.wentalongwithC.wastheoppositeofD.hadsomethingincommonwith22.WeknowfromParagraph2thattheauthor________.A.didnotfitinatschoolB.wasanexcellentstudentC.wasstrongandconfidentD.didnotattendclassesregularly23.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinParagraph3?A.Disappointment.B.Anger.C.PridE.D.Regret.24.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Theviolinchangedtheauthorinsomeway.B.Theauthorhatedtheloudvoiceofhisviolin.C.TheviolinalwaysmadetheauthorembarrasseD.D.TheauthorwasthebestviolinistinhiscommunityorchestrA.
WeallhavefoundmemoriesoftakingafewlazymonthsoffafterthestressofA-levels.Aswedrawtotheendofanacademicallyandsociallypackedyeartheideaofdoingthesameagainisappealing.Butaftergraduationthere’llbefewoccasionswhenwecanenjoysuchextendedholidaysfreetodoaswewish.Sonowthatsummerhasarrivedlet’stakefulladvantagE.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatsummervacationsaretheperfecttimetogotravelingespeciallyifyouavoidthepriceyschoolholidayperioD.Ticketsgoupgreatlywhenyouturn26somakethemostofcheaperrateswhileyou’reeligible.Findingareliablecompanythatwon’tcheatyouisextremelyimportantasisdiscoveringaprogramthatappealstoyourowninterests.Thereareplentyofwebsiteswhereyoucanseeotherpeople’srecommendations.Ofcourseformostofusmoneyistight—buttoavoidoverspendingyoucancombineemploymentandadventurE.HannahWarnapsychologystudentattheUniversityofWinchesterisspendinghersummeratCampAmericaanincreasinglypopularventurewhereBritishstudentsenjoyagoodtimeonasummercamp.BeingthrownintosomethingwhereIdon’treallyknowwhattoexpectisexciting.shesays.Itgivesmeachancetoexperiencebeingawayfromhomeinadifferentway.Thosewithatalentforlanguagesmightalsoconsiderworkingabroadasanaupair.Theworkmaybechallengingbutit’sachancetoinvolveyourselfinanewculturewhileyouremployerpaysmostofthebill.Ifyouhaveanideaaboutthesortofcareeryou’dlikegettingworkexperienceiswisE.Inmanycareersgraduatingwithonlyyourdegreetoshowforyourthreeorfouryearsjustwon’tmakeit.SendapplicationsoffearlyandtoasmanyplacesaspossiblE.Makesureyoutakeawell-earnedbreakthissummer.24.Theauthorintendstotellusinthepassage.A.waystomakemoneyinsummerB.goodmemoriesoftheschooldaysC.stressgoesawayduringthesummerholidaysD.tipsonhowtospendthesummervacation25.Thepassageimpliesthat.A.studentscanenjoybeneficialpricewhentravelingB.studentswhoquitschoolshouldpaymorefortravelC.studentswillbeofferedparttimejobsinthevacationD.studentswillhavealongersummervacationthanever26.Theunderlinedwordeligibleinthepassagemeans.A.relaxedB.outstandingC.qualifiedD.standardized27.TheauthortookHannahWarnasanexampleto.A.suggestCampAmericaoffersjobstostudentsB.showpsychologystudentsaregoodatplanningC.indicateCampAmericaservesEnglishstudentsD.implystudentscantravelaroundfornothing
Asyoumayexpectlifeinspaceismuchdifferentfromlifeonearth.Soofcoursepeopleneedsometimetogetusedtoit.Howdotheyliveworkandplayupthere?Spacefoodkeepsgettingmorelikethefoodweeatathomeontheearth.Inthepastastronautscouldeatonlyfreeze-driedfooD.Butnowthespacestationhaswatermicrowaveovensandfridges.Soastronautscaneatmoreusualkindsoffoodlikefruitvegetablesandicecream!AllpeopleintheISS国际空间站havetheirownrooms.There’snogravitysotheyhavetoattachthemselvestotheirbedsorthey’llfloataway!ThatmayseemlikeahardwaytosleepbutastronautssaythatsleepinginspaceisactuallynottoobaD.ThisismoreimportantinspacethanonEarth.There’snotmuchgravityinspacE.Astronautsdon’tstandupsitdownorwalkinspacesotheirmusclesdon’thavetoworkmuch.Theyexerciseonbikesandothermachinesforabouttwohourseverydaywhilethey’reinspacE.InthiswaytheycanstillkeepstrongandhealthywhentheygetbackhomE.Easythingslikebrushingyourteethcanbehardinspacewithlowgravity.Waterdoesn’tflowoutofatapitfloatsinabubble水泡!Astronautsusedaspecialhose软管totakeshowers.Andwhenthey’refinishedtheyuseavacuum真空的hosetosuckthedirtywateroffoftheirbodies.Howdoyougotothetoiletinspace?Theyuseaspecialairtoilet.Itusesairnotwatertotakeeverythingaway.Whatdoastronautsdowhentheyaren’tworking?Theyreadbooksplaycardslistentomusicorsende-mailtotheirfriendsandfamily.Sometimestheyjustsitandlookoutthewindow.Doesn’tsoundlikemuchfun?ButwhatifyoucouldseeplanetEarthoutofyourwindowwithasunsetorsunriseevery45minutes?1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthispassage?A.LifeInSpacE.B.SpaceFooD.C.ShowersInSpacE.D.A.VisitToSpace2.Fromthispassageweknowthat_______.A.astronautseatquitedifferentfoodinspacefromwhattheyeatontheearthB.astronautsateonlyfruitinspaceinthepastC.astronautscanonlyeatfreeze-driedfoodnowD.astronautscanonlyeatfruitandvegetablesnow3.Astronautsattachthemselvestobedsoasto________.A.keepthemselveswarmB.preventthemselvesfromfloatingawayC.haveagoodsleepD.feelbetter4.Astronautshavetodoexercisefortwohourseverydaybecause________.A.theyhavenothingtodoinspaceB.theyaretoldtodosoC.theydosotokeephealthyD.theydosotopreventthemfromsleeping5.Fromthelastparagraphwecanguessthat________.A.thesunmovesfastaroundtheearthB.theearthcirclesroundthesunveryfastC.theearthisverysmallD.thespaceshipcirclesroundtheearthonceevery90imnutes
YesterdayandTodayLifeinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbedifferentfromlifetoday.Betweenthenandnowmanychangeswilltakeplacebutwhatwillthechangesbe?Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleinworldandmostofthemwilllivelongerthanpeoplelivenow.ComputerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreusefulandtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhomE.Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolsthen.PeoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsportswatchingTVandtravel.Travelingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinourfoodtoo.MorelandwillbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhousesforallthepeoplE.ThentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheepsomeatwillbemoreexpensivE.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.InsteadtheywilleatmorefruitandvegetablE.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.Workinthefuturewillbedifferenttoo.Dangerousandhardworkwillbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthismanypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.28.Inthenextcenturypeopledon’thaveto.
Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-freE.ButeightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyeD.NoproblemIthought:we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthatwiththeloan贷款we’dneedpluspetrolinsuranceparkingpermitsandtaxwewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyideA.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouseatubestation10minutes’walkawayandabusstopattheendofthestreet.A.newcarclubhadjustopenedinourareaandoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacarIreasonedthensurelywewerethatfamily.Butmynewcar-freeideasadlywasn’tsharedbymyfamily.MyteenagedaughterswerehorrifieD.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeingtoopoortoaffordacar?Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythoughtandIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.Myfriendstoowereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?anambulanceHowwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?busesandtrainsPeoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideasbeforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.EightmonthsonIwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.TheideathatyouhavetoownacarespeciallyifyouliveinacityisallintheminD.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransportandyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcostsbutwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:doIreallyneedacar?CertainlytheanswerisnoandI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.28.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-freeB.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccidentC.thecostofanewcarwastoomuchD.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim29.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?A.SupportivE.B.Disapproving.C.OptimistiC.D.UnconcerneD.30.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?A.Argueagainstit.B.TaketheiradvicE.C.Thinkitover.D.LeaveitalonE.31.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.B.LifewithoutacarisalittlebitharD.C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.D.A.car-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryonE.
Didyougrowupinonecultureyourparentscamefromanotherandyouarenowlivinginatotallydifferentcountry?Ifsothenyouareathird-culturekid!Thetermthird-culturekidorTCKwascoinedinthe1960sbyDr.Ruth.ShefirstcameacrossthisphenomenonwhensheresearchedNorthAmericanchildrenlivinginIndiA.Caughtbetweentwoculturestheyformtheirveryown.46About90percentofthemhaveauniversitydegreewhile40percentpursueapostgraduateordoctordegreE.Theyusuallybenefitfromtheirinterculturalexperiencewhichhelpsthemtogrowintosuccessfulacademicsandprofessionals.47Infactmanyhardshipsmayarisefromthisphenomenon.A.third-culturekidmaynotbeabletoadaptthemselvescompletelytotheirnewsurroundingsasexpecteD.Insteadtheymayalwaysremainanoutsiderindifferenthostcultures.Maxforexampleexperiencedthisfundamentalfeelingofstrangenessthroughouthislifeasathird-culturekiD.48Whilethiscanbeawaytocreateanetworkoffriendsallaroundtheworlditcanbedifficultforathird-culturekidlikeMaxtomaintainclosefriendshipsandrelationships.Forathird-culturekiditisofteneasiertomovetoanewforeigncountrythantoreturntotheirhomecountry.AfterlivinginAustraliaandSouthKoreaformanyyearsLouisfinallyreturnedtoTurkeyasateenager.Butshefeltoutofplacewhenshereturnedtothecountrywhereshewasborn_49Shedidnotsharethesamevaluesasherfriends’evenyearsaftergoingbackhomE.Whileathird-culturekidmustletgoofhis/heridentityasaforeignerwhenhe/shereturnsthehomecountrycanprovetobemoreforeignthananythinghe/shecameacrossbefore.Thepeergrouptheyfacedoesnotmatchtheidealizedimagechildrenhaveofhome50Asapartofthegrowingculturethird-culturekidsmayfinditagreatchallengeforthemtofeelathomeinmanyplacesA.Yetbeingathird-culturekidisnotalwayseasy.B.Ingeneraltheyoftenreachexcellentacademicresults.C.Thisoftenmakesithardforthemtoformtheirownidentity.D.HowevertheirparentscanhelpthemseetheopportunitiesofamobilelifestylE.E.Theirexperienceabroadhelpsthemgainabetterunderstandingofculturaldifferences.F.Unlikeotherteensofherageshedidn’tknowanythingaboutcurrentTVshowsorfashiontrends.G.Additionallymakingnewfriendsandsayinggoodbyetooldoneswillatsomepointbecomeroutineforathird-culturekiD.
EveryWednesdayIgotoCantataAdultLifeServicesalocalretirementcommunityinBrookfieldIllinoisUSwithmyclassmatestodocommunityservicE.AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantatamylifechangedforever.ThatmaysoundabitdramaticbutvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlifE.Ourvisitslastaboutanhourandwebring2530studentseverytimE.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe'retherE.YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantaboutlifebackthenbutnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallytherE.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossiblE.Whetheritwastalkingto98yearoldHurricaneHildaaboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshedancedwithafamousactorIwascompletelyattractedbyeverysinglememorytheresidentswantedtosharewithmE.Eventheresidentswhodon'thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencesatisfying.IremembervisitingMrs.Robinson.Shecouldn'trecallmuchaboutherpastbutshetoldmeshe'dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoherrambling漫谈.Itmademerealizethatit'sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That'ssomethingIwon'tforgetanytimesoon.Ifthere'sonethingI'verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantatait'sthatpresence—justbeingthere—meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesarethere'salwaystimetomakesomeone'sday.Formeitfeelsgreattobeasourceofhappinessasmileonabaddayoralisteningearforoldmemories.Andattheendofthedaythat'sallthatmatters.It'seasytofeellikeyoudon'thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly—especiallywhenyou'reateenager.Butthat'snottrueatall.Ihatetobeoverlyclichéd陈词滥调的herebutagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadultsit'simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderlyandtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.1.Whatdothevolunteersdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.2.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.3.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?A.Wedon'thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.B.Ageisjustanumber.C.Itisimportanttohelptheelderly.D.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.
Didyouknowthatsomethingassimpleasthewallpaperonyourcomputercantellpeoplealotaboutyou?AccordingtoresearcherDonnaDawsonourcomputerssaysomethingaboutwhatwe'relikebecausetheyarepartofourpersonalspacE.A.pictureofachildorfamilyonthescreenoftenmeansthepersoncaresdeeplyabouttheirlovedones.A.photoofthepersonsurroundedbyfriendsshowstheyvaluetheirpopularityandprobablyworkwellwithotherpeoplE.Ontheotherhandpicturesshowingexamplesofpastsuccesseslikewinningaprizemaymeanapersonisonlyinterestedinthemselves.Picturesofnatureandnaturalscenerytellpeoplethatyouaredriventosucceedandusethepicturestorelaxandremovethepressure压力inyourlifE.CityscapespicturesofcitiesortownsshowthatyouenjoytravelandadventurE.Mostpeoplewithcityscapesastheirwallpaperareoptimistic乐观的happypeoplewhofeelevenbetterthinkingabouttheplacesthey'vevisitedorwanttovisit.Picturesofanimalsshowthatyouareoptimisticandkind-hearteD.Youareoftenhappyandyouenjoylifeandactyoung.Cartoons漫画ordrawingsshowthatyouareamultitaskersomeonewhodoesmanythingsatoncE.Youhavemanyresponsibilitiesbutyoudealwiththemwell.That'sonereasonyoulikehavingsomethingtosmileaboutwhenyoulookatyourcomputerwallpaper.Thenwhatdoesplainbluewallpapertellusaboutaperson?AccordingtoDawsonapersonwithplainbluewallpaperprobablyvaluestheirprivacyandkeepsworkfrombecomingtoopersonal.29.A.prizephotoaswallpapersuggestssomeone_____.A.hasastrongwishtosucceedB.isconfidentabouthimselforherselfC.caresonlyabouthimselforherselfD.worksverywellwithothers30.Thosewholookonthebrightsideofthingsarelikelytohavewallpaperlike_____.A.picturesofnatureandnaturalsceneryB.cityviewsorpicturesofanimalsC.picturesshowingtheirpastsuccessesD.photosofstayingwithfriends31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WheretoLookforYourComputerWallpaperB.ComputerWallpaperShowsYourPersonalityC.HowtoPlaceWallpaperonYourComputerD.ComputerWallpaperInterestsEveryone
MymomtakesprideinthefactthatIwastalkinginthreeandfourwordsentencesbeforeIwastenmonthsolD.Somesayit’sagiftwhileotherssimplythinkItalktoomuch.AsmythirtiescametoacloseIfoundmyselfreflectingonmylifE.I.’mveryhappyandhavenosignificantregrets.HoweverwhenIlookedbackonthosetimesofdifficultyIsawaclearcommondenominator特征;Ididn’tseemtoknowwhentostoptalking.Whetheritwashurtingsomeone’sfeelingsorhavingcarelesslytoldasecrettheincidentcouldhavebeenavoidedhadIclosedmymouthsooner.SoIdecidedtopracticethepowerofquiet.TotakethisstepIneededtounderstandhowpeoplecouldsitcomfortablyinagroupandnottalk.Whydoesmyhusbandfeelcompletelycontenttosaynothinginaconversation?He’shighlyintelligentandhaswonderfulopinionsbuthe’llsitquietlyandjustlisten.Evenwhenhe’saskedapointedquestionhe’llanswerwithfewwordswhilestillcommunicatingeffectively.Whatatalent!Canyouimaginebeinghappyjustlistening?InsurveyingthoseIknowwhotalklessthanIdoIgottwoanswers—theyeitherdidn’tfeelconfidentenoughtospeakuportheyjustdidn’tfeeltheneedtoparticipateintheconversation.Ofcoursetherewereotherreasonsfornottalkingbutthesewerethetwomostpopularanswers.Thefirstonedidn’tworkformE.I.’mjustfinelettingpeopleknowwhatIthinkaboutthemandhopefullyitwillmaketheconversationmuchmoreinteresting.Thesecondonedidn’tworkeither.IdofeeltheneedtoparticipatE.Ifeelitphysicallylikeanelectricalpulsethroughmybody;sometimesit’ssostrongthatitcausesmetobehavebadlyintheformofinterruptingorspeakinginanunusuallyloudvoicE.Ihadtolookfurther.Aninterestingthinghappenedonthisjourneytothepowerofquiet.Duringmyweeklyyogaclassitcametomelikeananswersoclearthatthewordsranginmyheadlikesoftheavenlybells.ItalkedtoomuchsopeoplewouldknowIcaredaboutthem.ItwasmywayoftakingcareofthoseIlovE.IdecidedbeforemyfortiethbirthdaythatfromthatdayforwardthosearoundmewouldknowIlovedthemandcaredwhattheythoughtandfeltbutIwasgoingtopracticethepowerofquiet.Asmyforty-secondbirthdayapproachesIcansaythatdecidingtotalklesshasbeenmoreaboutfocusingonqualityratherthanquantity.I.’vefoundthatlisteningmoreshowsthosewhoIcareaboutthatIreallydocarehowtheyfeel.NowwhenIbreakinitmeansmoretothem.OhsureIstillhavemyshortperiodsoftalkingtoomuchbutforthemostpartthishasbeenoneresolutionthatIcancallasuccess.21.InParagraph3thewritermentionsherhusbandmainly______.A.toshowhowonecommunicateseffectivelyB.toexplainthereasonforhissilenceinaconversationC.togiveanexampleofthosewhohavethepowerofquietD.togiveherhighopinionofhiscommunicationskills22.ByIhadtolookfurtherthewritermeansshehadto______.A.lookintothefutureinordertosucceedinpracticingthepowerofquietB.tryhardertopreventherselffromtalkingtoomuchC.surveypeopleinotherareaswhotalklittleD.findoutotherreasonswhysheshouldtalkless23.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter’scharacter?A.KindbutpessimistiC.B.LovingandactivE.C.SelflessbutprouD.D.StubbornandsensitivE.
Whenmyparentswerealivetheyweren’twellofffinancially.YettheyhelpedtheirtwoolderdaughterstimeaftertimE.MysisterspaidMomandDadbackpartofthetimebutwhenDaddypassedawayhiscashjournalshoweddebtsduefromseveralofhischildren.Iwasnotamongthem.IseldomborrowedmoneyandwhenIdidatthebeginningIsetarepaymentplanandstucktoit.ItwasamatterofprideformE.WhenyouthinkthatIwasraisedinthesamehouseholdwithmybrothersandsistersandhadthesameparentsitishardtofigureoutwhyIwastheonlyonewhocouldn’tstandtoowethem—oranyone—money.Maybeit’sbecauseIwatchedmyparentsstruggletohelpmyoldersistersoutwhentheywereinfinancialdifficultiesthemselves.Maybeit’sbecauseofthatreasonIwasjusttooproudtodependonanyoneelsE.ThesedaysIamtheoneofthoseotherpeopleturntoforhelpwhentheyneedit.JustasIcan’tstandtooweotherpeopleIcan’tstandtosaynotoanyonewhopresentsacrediblecaseofneeD.SoIamwhatiscalledanenabler.Beinganenablerisaninsidious隐伏的disorder.Itstartssimplyenoughwhenyouhelpsomeonewithanextraordinaryexpensecreatedbyanunusualevent.Thenwhenpeoplefindoutyouwillprovideaidtheyaskyoumoreandmoreandyou—beinganiceperson—justkeepgiving.It’sahardcycletobreakandIpersonallyhavenocluehowtoescapE.I’mnotangry.I’mnotholdingagrudgE.Idon’ttrytotellmychildrenormysistershowtoruntheirlivesbecausetheyaskmeformoney.YetIwouldbesoproudofallofthemiftheyweretomakemoreofanefforttohandlethingsthemselvesperhapsbydoingsomefinancialplanning—likeplanningnottospendmoneytheydon’thave!AndIdon’tseewhytheycan’tdothis.AfterallI’mnotlassoingthemandforcingthemtotakemymoney.I’mjustnotgoodatsayingno.SoIaskyouwhatcanIdowhensomanypeoplearoundmehavenoshameinowingothersmoney?OntheotherhandIamdoingthemagreatdisservicebymykindness.IrememberasachildhowmyfatheralwayssaidthesetwothingsIfatfirstyoudon’tsucceedtrytryagainandIcan’tgetstuckinthefencE.I’lltrytopullitdown.AsanenablerIhavepreventedmychildrenfromlearningtokeeptryinginsteadofturningtomeforhelp.Yestheycouldchangetheirwaysandlearntogetalongontheirownbutwhywouldtheydothat?Whoamonguswouldchoosetobeoutofacarbecausewecan’taffordtofixitwhenMomwillsupplythemoneytogetitfixed?YesIamanenabler;andIamwrongingmychildrenbyenablingthemtobelessthanself-sufficient.IhaveknownthisforalongtimebutIstillcan’tsayno.55.Theauthorwillfeelproudwhen.A.herchildrenmakeprogressatschoolB.shecanhelpherchildrenorhersistersC.shecanpaybackthemoneysheowedD.herchildrenlearntofixacarwithherhelp56.Whycouldn’ttheauthorstandtooweherparents’money?A.ShethoughtitwouldbeembarrassingtoseekhelpfromtheolD.B.Shewantedtoshowshewasmoresuccessfulthanhersisters.C.Shedidn’testablishagoodrelationshipwithherparents.D.Shecouldn’tbearherparents’difficultstateinfinancE.57.Theunderlinedworddisserviceisclosestinmeaningto.A.favorB.harmC.hopeD.encouragement58.Whatpreventsthechildrenfromchangingtheirwaysandgettingalongontheirown?A.Theirmother’skindaction.B.TheirfinancialstatE.C.TheirlackofcreativityandcouragE.D.TheirtraditionalculturE.59.Whatshouldtheauthordowhenothersseekhelpfromher?A.Justrefusethembysayingno.B.Trytotellthemhowtoruntheirlives.C.RemindthemtopaybackhermoneyintimE.D.Tryherbesttoprovidethemwithnecessaryhelp.60.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?A.FinancE.B.Education.C.CulturE.D.LifE.
Listencarefullyworkingpeoplewewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.Timeisprecious.PeoplearespendingmoneybuyingtimE.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddleburyConneticut.Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimeOtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.ThesentenceSaying‘yes’toyourselfmeans_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplannedWhenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltywayInWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthemIfapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend
Whattodoifyoudon'tfeelpopular?●Trytotakepartinactivities.Callyourfriends.Plantodosomething.Theworstfeelingisstayinghomealonebecauseitmakesyoufeelevenmorelonely.●Trytomakenewfriends.Choosefriendscarefullynotjustbecauseyouthinkthey'repopular.AndremembermakinggoodfriendstakestimE.ChoosingapopularpersontobefriendswithisokayiftheyarenicE.●Beyourself保持独立.Ifyouwanttobecomefriendswithsomeonewho'spopulardon'tmakeyourselfintosomeoneyouarenotjusttoimpressthatperson.●BenicE.Befriendly.Beoutgoing开朗的.Butdon'toverdoit!TalktotrustedfriendsifyouarefeelingreallybaD.Oryoumightwanttowriteitdownillajournal期刊ordiary.●Dosomethingspecialforyourself.Youcouldtakepicturesofyourfriendsorcollecttheirschoolpicturesandtakeacollage拼贴画tohangonyourwall.Thiswillremind提醒youwhenyouarefeelingunpopularthatyoureallydohavefriends.●Thinkupyourownideas.ThesesuggestionsmightnotworkforeveryonE.Whattodoifyouhaveaproblemwithyourteacher?●Talktoyourparentsoranotheradultwhowilllistentoyouandperhapscanhelp.Talktoyourfriends.Maybetheyhavehadproblemswiththesameteachertoo.●Don'tgivetheteacherareasontohaveproblemswithyou.Doyourworkcompleteyourtaskattendtheclassseriouslyandtakenotes.Maybeyoujustneedtogivetheteacherachance机会.●Trytofindoutwhattheproblemis.●Talktotheteacherifyoufeelcomfortabledoingthis.Don'tbenasty闹别扭的butexpressyourconcerns关心.Listentotheteacheraswell.●Justacceptthefactthatyou'renotgoingtoloveallyourteachers.25.Whatdowemeanbysayingnotfeelingpopular?A.Notlikedbyourclassmatesorworkmates.B.Notdoingwhatwewant.C.Notshowinganyinterestinanything.D.Notsohappy.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordoverdomean'?A.Dosomethingtoomuchorinanextremeway.B.Tryyourbesttodosomething.C.Dosomethingcarefully.D.WorktooharD.27.ThewriterA.believesthatyourfriendwillhelpyououtifyoutaketheirpictures.B.suggeststhatyoudiscussthereasonofproblemwithyourteacherwhenyoufeeluncomfortablE.C.wantsyoutoknowthatstudentsusuallyhatesteachers.D.isnottoosureifhisadvicewillcertainlyworkonyou.28.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WhyWeHaveProblemsatSchool.B.AlwaysBeYourself.C.HowtoHandleProblemsatSchool.D.Don'tBeAfraidofProblemsWithOthers.
GROWINGupintheBayAreaInoticedthatonlythosewhocouldaffordmusiclessonsandexpensiveinstrumentsweregivenaccesstomusiC.Thisdidn’tmakesensetomE.IcreatedLessonsforLifetomakelearningmusicarightnotaprivilegE.Wematchunderserved服务匮乏的studentswhootherwisewouldnothaveaccesstoone-on-onemusicinstructionwithvolunteertutorsfromhighschoolsandcolleges.LessonsforLifestartedoutasacommunityserviceprojectinhighschool.Iwasintent急切的onmakingmusicarealityforstudents.IrememberreceivinganemailfromayounggirlClairerequestingtoparticipateintheprogram.ClairehadadisabilityandshedescribedhowlisteningtomusicmadeherfeelconnectedtotheworlD.Shehadalwayswantedtoplaytheviolinbutherschooldidn’thaveamusicprogram.ClaireplannedontakingthreebusesfromherhomeinOaklandtoSanFranciscototakelessons.AtthatmomentIunderstoodIhadtoturnLessonsforLifefromacommunityserviceprojectintoanon-profit.AtfirstmycommunitylaughedatthisideA.TeachersandfriendscommentedthatIwassimplytooyoung.Thisonlysparked激发myambition.IfIcoulddoitIcouldshowotheryoungwomenthattheycanstartmeaningfulcompaniesandnon-profitstoo.InthatmomentIdecidedtobealeaderandarolemodelmakingtheimpossiblelookpossiblE.AfterfiveyearsIamleadinganon-profitandamapartofarevolutioninmusiceducation.NataliethefirststudentIinstructedisnowintheYouthSymphonyandplansonbecomingaprofessionalmusician.OtherstudentssharesimilarstoriestoNatalie’s.WeareteachingourkidsnotonlyhowtoplaymusicbutalsohowtotakeachanceandcreatE.Yetstilltheybegantheirjourneys.Youarereadyforgreatness.Theonlyriskisnottrying.Inmyjourneyofleadershipfriendsofallageshaveaskedmehowtheytoocanbuildmeaningfulandsuccessfulcareersforthemselves.Itellthemthatonlytheycanturnthemselvesintoleaders.AsMikeDooleyoncesaidTheonethingallfamousachieversinanyfieldhaveincommonisthattheyallbegantheirjourneyswhentheywerenoneofthesE.21.WhatcanwelearnfromthearticleaboutLessonsforLife?A.Onlythosewhocouldaffordmusiclessonsandexpensiveinstrumentscouldattendit.B.Itwasintendedtohelpstudentswhocouldn’taffordone-on-onemusicinstruction.C.Theauthorlovedmusicsomuchthatshestartedteachingmusictodisabledpeopleinhercommunity.D.Itstartedoutasahighschoolnon-profitwithvolunteertutorsfromhighschoolsandcolleges.22.Whatwastheauthor’sreactiontotheridiculeanddisbeliefaroundher?A.Angrythenshestartedhercompanyrightaway.B.DefeatedwhichmeantthatshegaveuptheideaforawhilE.C.UnsurebutshecontinuedtomaketheimpossiblepossiblE.D.Determinedtoachievehergoalandtoshowthatotherscandoittoo.23.WhatareParagraphs3-5mainlyabout?A.Howtheauthorhassucceededinhercareer.B.Whytheauthordecidedtobealeader.C.Whentheauthorbeganleadinganon-profit.D.HowClaireandNatalieinfluencedtheauthor.24.Accordingtotheauthorhowcanyoubuildameaningfulandsuccessfulcareer?A.Lookbeforeyouleap.B.CareaboutwhatothersneeD.C.Justdoitandyoucanmakeit.D.BepassionateaboutyourcausE.
Whatareyoufeelingrightnowasyoustarttoreadthis?Areyoucurious?Hopingthatyou’lllearnsomethingaboutyourself?Boredbecausethisissomethingyouhavetodoforschoolandyou’renotreallyintoit—orhappybecauseit’saschoolprojectyouenjoy?Perhapsyou’reattractedbysomethingelselikefeelingexcitedaboutyourweekendplansorsadbecauseyoujustwentthroughabreakup.EmotionslikethesearepartofhumannaturE.Theygiveusinformationaboutwhatwe’reexperiencingandhelpusknowhowtoreact.Wesenseouremotionsfromthetimewe’rebabies.Youngchildrenreacttotheiremotionswithfacialexpressionsorwithactionslikelaughingorcrying.Theyfeelandshowemotionsbuttheydon’tyethavetheabilitytonametheemotionorsaywhytheyfeelthatway.Aswegrowupwebecomemoreskilledinunderstandingemotions.Insteadofjustreactinglikelittlekidsdowecanidentify定义whatwefeelandputitintowords.Withtimeandpracticewegetbetteratknowingwhatwearefeelingandwhy.Thisskilliscalledemotionalawareness.Emotionalawarenesshelpsusknowwhatweneedandwantordon’twant!Ithelpsusbuildbetterrelationships.That’sbecausebeingawareofouremotionscanhelpustalkaboutfeelingsmoreclearlyavoidorsettleconflicts冲突betterandmovepastdifficultfeelingsmoreeasily.Somepeoplearenaturallymoreintouchwiththeiremotionsthanothers.Thegoodnewsisthateveryonecanbemoreawareoftheiremotions.ItjusttakespracticE.Butit’sworththeeffort.EmotionalawarenessisthefirststeptowardbuildingemotionalintelligenceaskillthatcanhelppeoplesucceedinlifE.5.Howdoyoungchildrenreacttoemotions?A.Withlaughterandshouts.B.Withsignsandexpressions.C.Withfacialexpressionsandactions.D.Withgesturesofdifferentkinds.6.Fromthepassageweknowthatemotionalawarenessactually_________.A.enablesustoliveinsocietymoreeasilyB.letspeopleunderstandothersbetterC.bringsaboutconflictsbetweenpeopleD.smoothsawaydifficultiesinourlife7.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.sciencefiction.B.Anadvertisement.C.A.sciencemagazinE.D.A.televisionshow.
Iwasdrivingdowntheroadtheotherdaylisteningtosweetmusiccomingoutofmycarradio.MyheartfeltpeacefulmymindwasclearandmysoulwasfulloflovE.Evenwithallitsproblem:lifeseemedgooD.Thenthemusicstoppedandthenewscameon.Therewastalkofanotherfamousmillionaireindrugrehab康复afteranincidentwiththepolicE.Therewasnewsonthemurderofapoormanwhoselifewassupposedtobechangedafterwinningthelottery.Therewasevenadiscussiononhowmuchgreedandexcess放肆haddamagedourworlD.Everystoryseemedtopointonceagaintotheoldsayingthatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness.HearingthemmademethinkofamovieIsawmanyyearsagoonMotherTeresa'shomeforthedyinginIndiA.WhatstruckmemostwhenIwatcheditwasn'ttheunbearablepovertytherE.Itwasn'tthesicknessandsufferingthatthepeoplethereweregoingthrough.ItwasratherthepeacefulsmilesoflovekindnessandhappinessthattheysharedwiththeSistersandwitheachother..Thesepeoplehadnothing.Manywerestrugglingattheendofdeath.Yettheyknewthesimpletruththatsomanyofusherearestilllearning:JoyisFreE.WecanhavejoyandspreadjoyeverydayofourlifeherE.Don'tloveoradmiredollarsignsandthinkthatmoneywillbringyouhappinessthen.Joycan'tbepurchaseD.Itcan'tbeowneD.Itcanonlybechosenandthengivenfreelytoothers.Intheeyesofeternity永恒moneyisonlyworthlesspaper.TheonlythingthatmattersisthelovewithinyouandthelovethatyougivetotheworlD.Makethatyourlegacy遗产andyourlifewillforeverberichinjoy.4.AlltheinformationaboutthemoviementionedinParagraph2istrueEXCEPT______.A.itwasaboutMotherTeresa'scontributionsB.itlefttheauthoradeepimpressionC.peopleinitwereverykindandhappyD.peopleinitwereextremelypoorandsuffering5.BysayingMakethatyourlegacytheauthormeans______.A.GiveyourfortunetoyourcominggenerationsB.TreatyourfortuneasveryvaluablethingsC.PassyourjoyontoyourcominggenerationsD.Havejoyandspreadjoytopeoplearoundyou6.Whichsectionofanewspaperisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Business.B.CulturE.C.LifE.D.Entertainment.
TheScarofLoveSomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishousE.Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwaterheranoutofthebackdoorleavingbehindshoessocksandshirtashewent.Heflewintothewaternotrealizingthatasheswamtowardthemiddleofthelakeanalligator短吻鳄wasgettingclosE.Themotherinthehousewaslookingoutofthewindowandsawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.IngreatfearsherantowardthewateryellingtohersonasloudlyasshecoulD.HearinghervoicethelittleboybecamealarmedandmadeaU—turntoswimtohismother.ItwastoolatE.Justashereachedherthealligatorreachedhim.Fromthedockthemothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorsnatched抓住hislegs.Thatbegananunbelievabletug-of-war拔河比赛betweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuchstrongerthanthemotherbutthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.A.farmerhappenedtodrivebyheardtheirscreamsrushedfromhistrucktookaimandshotthealligator.RemarkablyafterweeksandweeksinthehospitalthelittleboysurviveD.Hislegswereextremelyscarredbytheterribleattackoftheanimal.Andonhisarmsweredeepscratcheswherehismother’sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloveD.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyafterthetrauma外伤askedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedthepantlegs.AndthenwithobviouspridehesaidtothereporterLookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarmstoo.Ihavethembecausemymumwouldn’tletgo.YouandIcanidentifywith认同thatlittleboy.Wehavescarstoo.Notfromanalligatorbutthescarsofapainfulpast.Someofthosescarsareunsightlyandhavecausedusdeepregret.Butsomewoundsmyfriendsarebecausewehaverefusedtoletgo.28.Theunderlinedpartthetwointhesecondparagraphrefersto.A.thesonandthealligatorB.themotherandthesonC.thedriverandthealligatorD.thealligatorandthemother29.Fromthepassagewecaninfer.A.ThemotherwasunwillingtoletthealligatorgoB.ThemotherwasactuallystrongerthanthealligatorC.ThesonwasproudofhisscarsonhisarmsD.Thesonwasashamedofhisscarsonhislegs30.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhatisthewriter’srealmeaning?A.Toforgetthepastistobetray.B.Weshouldforgetthescars.C.Woundsaredifferentfromscars.D.Weshouldlearntoletgosometimes.31.Whattypedoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.Comparison.B.Narrationwithcomments.C.Classification.D.Analysis.
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