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LastJulymyparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncleinSeattleacityonthenorthwestAmericancoast.DaddidsomeresearchandhadnodifficultyinfindinguscheapticketsonlinE.Onthedayofourflightwehadtowakeupveryearly.WhenwecheckedourbagsinwefoundthatonebagweighedtoomuchsowehadtopayafinE.AfterthatDadinsistedthatwegoandhavesomebreakfastattheairportrestaurant.WehadalotoffunwatchingmanydifferentpeopletherE.ThenwerealizeditwasgettinglatesowerushedtothegatE.Ittookonehourforeveryonetogetontheplanebutfinallythedoorwasshutandwewereonourway!IthinkmyfavoriteexperienceduringourtripwasourvisittoMountRainieravolcanonearSeattlE.ItwasnothinglikeIhadexpecteD.BeforeweleftmyauntlentushatstoprotectusfromgettingsunburnedsoIsupposedthatitwouldbeveryhot.ImaginemysurprisewhenwedroveupthemountainandIdiscoveredthetopwascoveredinsnowandice!MyuncleledustoasmallpathbeyondthemaintrailstoincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlifE.Wewalkedoverasmallhillandsuddenlybeforeusthereappearedafieldofsnow.Smallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow;underneaththesnowwecouldhearrushingwater—asmallstream.Littleanimalsstoodstilltoavoidbeingnoticed;tinybirdsroseintotheair.ItwasthemostbeautifulsightthatI’deverseen.25.Whatticketdidthefatherbuyforthefamily?A.Bus.B.Ship.C.Train.D.AirplanE.26.Whydidtheypayafine?A.BecausetheygotuplatE.B.Becausetheydidn’twaitinlinE.C.BecausetheycametotheairportlateD.Becausetheirbagwasoverweight.27.Whatwasthewriter’smostimpressiveexperience?A.TheflighttoSeattlE.B.Thebreakfastintheairport.C.ThevisittoMountRainier.D.Thediscoveryofasmallstream.28.Whydidtheychooseasmallpathinsteadofthemaintrails?A.ToenjoymoreofthewildlifE.B.TotakeashortcuttosavetimE.C.ToavoidthesnowyroaD.D.Toavoidbeingattackedbyanimals.
BobwasborninCambridgE.Whenhewasinelementaryschoolheaskedhismothertotakehimtoparksintheircommunitysohecouldcollectemptysodacans罐torecyclE.HismotheragreedaslongashesavedpartofthemoneyheearnedforcollegE.Bob’smotherremembersBobasthemostdeterminedofhersevenkids.Bob’shardworkpaidoff.OnFridayhewillbecomethefirstpersoninhisfamilyoriginallyfromElSalvadortograduatefromcollegE.Andhe’sgraduatingwithuniversityhonors.Forhishonorsthesis毕业论文heresearchedunmannedsolar-powered太阳能airplaneswhichBYUstudentshavebeenbuildingandtestingforabout10years.Bob’sstudyhelpsdiscoverthebestwaytoflyasolar-poweredairplanesothatitusestheleastamount数量ofpower.Thegoalistodesignandbuildanairplanethatfliesuncertainly.Bob’sthesishelpslaythebasisforthiswork.Myparentswerealwayshard-workingBobsaiD.Theyoftentellushardworkleadstosuccess.Bob’sfathertaughthimtoreadattheageof3andhismotheriscurrentlyastudentatUtahValleyUniversityinawaytobecomingadentist.Bobrecognizedheovercamesomeobstacles障碍togetwhereheis.ForstartersEnglishishissecondlanguagE.Healsofacedstereotypes模式化的形象.AlthoughBobneverdoubtedthathewouldbeacollegegraduateotherpeoplebelievedhewouldn’tbecausehedidn’tcomefromafamilyofhighincomE.TherewereotherobstaclesaswellbutBobviewedthemallasopportunities.Bob’smothersaysshefeelsveryhappyandproudthathersonisabouttograduatewithhonorsandrememberstheefforthe’smadetogettherE.HehasworkedveryharD.HestartedsomethingandnowhehasfinisheditCathysays.Ihavealwaystoldhim‘Ifthisisyourdreamthenyoucangetit!Keepworkinghardandyoucangetit!’24.FromthepassagewecanknowthatBob’shonorsthesis_____.A.makeshismotherfeelsurprisedB.helpstosavethepowerofflyingasolar-poweredairplaneC.isdonewithBYUstudentsD.doubtsthewayofflyingasolar-poweredairplane25.AccordingtothepassageBob_____.A.researchedunmannedsolar-poweredairplanesfor10yearsB.paidforallhisstudybycollectingemptysodacansC.workedhardandhasgraduatedfromcollegeD.wasaffectedbyhisfamilyandhasmadesomeachievements26.PeoplethoughtBobcouldn’tgraduatefromcollegebecause_____.A.hisparentshadlittlemoneytosupporthimB.histeacherdidn’tthinkhecouldgraduateC.hedidn’tworkhardonhisstudyD.hedidn’tdaretofacetheobstaclesforshortofconfidence27.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.A.Bob’smotherisonthewaytobecomingadentistB.Bob’smotherworksintheircommunity.C.Bon’sfatherwillgraduatefromUtahValleyUniversityonFridayD.Bob’sfatherlearnttoreadattheageof3
HankViscardiwas26yearsoldwhenheputonhisfirstpairoflongtrousersandhisfirstpairofshoes.Forthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehadalwayswantedtobeafullfivefeeteightinchestall.Hankhadbeenbornwithoutlegs.Untilhewassevenhisworldwasaworldofrepeatedoperations.Atlasthehadnotlegsbutstumps残肢thatcouldbefittedwithakindofspecialboots.OutofthehospitalHankoftenfoundpeoplestaringathimwithcruelinterest.ChildrenlaughedathimandcalledhimApeManbecausehisarmsdragged拖onthegrounD.Hewenttoschoollikeotherboys.HisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearsinsteadoftheusualtwelvE.AftergraduationHankworkedhiswaythroughcollegE.Hesweptfloorswaitedontableorworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.DuringallthisbusylifeHankhadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hankwouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.Hankfelthimselfgocoldallover.Howeverthedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificial人造的legs.FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirrorandsawhimselfforthefirsttimefivefeeteightinchestall.Butthiswasnottheendyet.Hehadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroomandmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloorbuthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.HeclimbedthestairsandlearnedtodancE.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.WhenWorldWarⅡcamehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajoB.Hetooktheregulartraining.Hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardithemanwithoutlegs.5.ItcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallisA.anaverageheightforanadult成人B.tootallforanaveragepersonC.tooshortforanaveragepersonD.noneoftheaboveD.hisarmsweretoolong6.Thewriterimpliesinthestorythat.A.theRedCrosswasonlytoogladtogivehimajobB.theRedCrossgavehimajobbecausehewasagoodsoldier.C.theRedCrossgavehimajobafterhetalkedtosomebodyheknewintheorganizationD.theRedCrosswasnotwillingtogivehimajobatfirst7.WhenHankmarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.A.hedideverythingtheothersoldiersdidB.hedidmostofthethingstheothersoldiersdidC.hedidsomeofthethingstheothersoldiersdidD.hetooksomespecialtraining
ThebookAliensAteMyHomeworkissetinasmalltownintheUnitedStates.BythewaythecharacterstalktoeachotherandthedescriptionofitemsfromtheirdailylivesIthinkthestorytakesplacewithinthelast10years.ItisastoryaboutaboynamedRodAllbrightwhogoestoschoollikeanyothernormalkiD.Unfortunatelytheclassbully恃强凌弱者alwayspicksonhimbecauseheisoverweight.Whilehe’sworkingonaschoolprojectforthesciencefairtinyaliens外星人comecrashingthroughhisbedroomwindowinaspaceship.TheyhavecometotheearthtogetanotheralienanevilonenamedBKR.Heisknowninothergalaxies星系forhiscruelties.Rodgetsbulliedthroughouttheentirenovel.Thebully’snameisBillyBeckerwhoisalsocalledBKR!RoddoesnotdiscoverthatBillyisabadalienuntillateron.Thisbookhaslotsofactionandthemaincharacterisfuntoreadabout.ThemostexcitingpartiswhenthealiensandRodfindoutthatBKRisBillyBeckerandtheyskipschoolandgotosearchhishousE.TheygetcaughtwhenBKRcomeshomefromschool.Hetrapstheminastoringdevicewherehekeepshisalienitems.Theybreakfreeofthedeviceandescapefromhishousewithsomedifficulty.RodAllbrightisfuntoreadaboutbecausehecannevertellaliE.Thisgetshimintotroublewhenthealienseathishomeworkandhecan’tmakeupanexcusefortheteacher.Themainideathattheauthorsharesisthattherecouldbeothergalaxiesoutintheuniversewithintelligentlifeformswhocouldbealmostthesameashumans.InthisbookthealiensarejustlikehumansinthewaytheythinkeventhoughtheylookdifferentandhaveadifferentlanguagE.Ihavelearnedthatifyouarenicetopeopletheywillbeniceinreturn.ThisisproveninthebookbecauseRodisnicetothealiensandtheyreturnthefavor.57.Thetinyalienscometotheearthto_________.A.lookforresourcesB.doresearchontheearthC.findanalienwhohasgotlostD.catchacruelalien58.What’stherighttimeorderforthefollowingevents?A.BillyisfoundtobeBKR.B.Tinyalienscometotheearth.C.RodandthetinyaliensgotosearchBKR’shousE.D.RodandthetinyaliensaretrappedbutlaterescapE.A.abcdB.abdcC.bacdD.bcad59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystobekindtoothers.B.Itpaystoworkforthesciencefair.C.Aliensarecrueltohumans.D.AliensandhumansarealikE.60.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.aliensB.schoolbullyingC.asciencefictionstoryD.aboy’sschoollife
Myfirstjobwasworkingforawomen’sclothesmanufacturerattheageof15.ItmademerealizewhatIdidn’twanttodoformyfutureemployment.TheonlyadvantageofthisjobwasreceivingawageattheendoftheweekandsometimesgettingclothesforfreeiftheyweretomytastE.IcarriedondoingthisforonlyayearasmystudiesatschoolweregettingmoreseriousandIwantedtostudymoretogettherightgrades.AfterIhadfinishedcollegemyfirstrealjobwasworkingforaplaypublisherincentralLondon.IrememberwritingaletterofapplicationforthepostofadministrationforSamuelFrenchLimiteD.IhadputsomucheffortintowritingitnotrealizingthatthiswouldbemyfirststepintheprocessoffindingoutwhatIreallywantedtodoformyfutureemployment.Ididn’tthinkIwouldgetthejobbutasitturnedoutIgotatelephonecallquicklyandstartedaweeklater.IrememberbeingexcitedthatIwouldbeworkingforapublisherinLondon.AlthoughIhadthoughtIwouldprefertoworkforabookpublisheraplaypublisherwasjustasenjoyablE.LookingbacknownotallfirstjobsturnouttobeenjoyablE.Someofmyfriendsworkedinsupermarketswhiletheywereatcollegejusttoearnabitofmoney.IrememberthinkinghowmuchhappierIfeltworkinginaclothesfactorythaninasupermarket.YearslaterIcanseehowgooditistoexperienceworkatanearlyageasitgivespeopletheopportunitytodecidewhatkindofcareerwillbemostsuitableforthemoneday.TheboringtaskofajobwillmakeapersonwanttopursueaneducationtogetintotherighttypeofemploymentwhichwaswhatIhadrealizedintheenD.21.Theauthordidherfirstjobforonlyayearbecause_______.A.theclothesmadetheredidn’tsuithertasteB.shereallydidn’tlikesuchaboringjobC.shewantedtogettherightgradesatschoolD.shedidn’tgetwellpaidattheendoftheweek22.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorinthethirdparagraph?A.ShewasconfidentthatshecouldgetthefirstjoB.B.ShetelephonedSamuelFrenchLimitedforapost.C.Shewasawareoftheimportanceofwritingtheapplicationletter.D.Sheusedtothinkshewouldprefertoworkforabookpublisher.23.Itcouldbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor_______.A.tookherfirstjobinordertosupportherpoorfamilyB.realizedwhatherfirstjobmeanttoherfutureemploymentC.hadagreatinterestinherfirstjobinaclothesfactoryD.thoughtherfriends’jobinsupermarketswasmoreinteresting24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MyExperienceinaClothesFactoryB.TheQualitiesofaPlayPublisherC.ImportanceofEarlyWorkExperienceD.TheSecretstoGettheRightGrades
Itwas2008whenIfirstsawhim.AsIworkinhospitalIseeavarietyofpeoplE.IoftenwonderwhatitfeelsliketobefreetowalkarounD.Anotherpartofmesaysdon’tweallhavesomekindofthingsthatkeepsuspresseddown?HisnamewasunlikewhatIhaveheardbefore—JineshPaul.SurprisinglyoneofthemeaningsofhisfirstnameisEnlightenedMaster.NowafterthesemanyyearsIamwonderinghowtruehisnamewasofhim.Jineshwasaround7or8yearsoldwhenIfirstmethim.Hewasacuteandsoft-spokenboyfromMunnarasouthernplaceinIndiA.Hehadsomethingspecialthatdrewmetohaveacloseracquaintancewithhim.Heworethatsimplesmile;asmilethattriedtohidesomepain.InhissmilewassomethingIdon’tknowwhatitmeanstocarry.Buttherehewasgoingaroundwithcourageandpoise风度Ihaveseenonlyinafew.Heworeamaskrequiredofpeoplewhoundergochemotherapy化疗forhewasbattlingleukemiaatypeofbloodcancer.Hisfatherwaswithhimallalong.FirsttimeIsmiledandsaidaHiandJineshgentlyrespondedback.Hewassoinnocent.Hehadjusttakenacourseofchemotherapyandwaspreparingtoleaveforhishometown.Hisfatherwaskindenoughtosharehisson’sdiagnosisandtherapy诊断和治疗.Icoulddonothingtocomforthimjustasmileandacoupleofwords.Theywereoff.Ineverthoughtourrelationshipwouldgrowinthenextfewyears.Afewmonthslatertheywereagaininthehospitalforafollow-upandtheirregularconsultation.IbumpedintothemattherestaurantattachedtothehospitalandIrecognizedthatcutelittlefacenowwithoutthemaskhavingacapcoveringthenshavenheaD.Hewashavingbreakfastwithhisfather.IsaidaHelloandaskedthe1ittlemanwhetherherecognizedmE.ItwasanhonourthatherememberedmE.Ourjourneygrewfurther.Ispentmanyminuteswithhimandweexchangedphonenumber.IpromisedIwouldvisithimlaterandcarriedon.Hewasstayingintheannex附属toourhospital.Hestartedshowingmethedrawingsandcraftshehaddoneforhehaddonequiteabitofthemandhaddecoratedhisroom.HowmanytimesdoIfailtodecoratemylife?Ilearntalesson.JineshandIhadourshareofthoughts.Ipresentedmygift;hewassohappy.ItookacoupleofpicturesandwavedbyE.Fromthenoneverytimehecametothehospitalforhischeckupwewouldmeet.Wealsospokeoverthephonewhilehewasawayinhishometown.Thiswentonforthepastyears.Jineshcametothehospitalagainthisyearforhischeckupandhisbloodcountswerelow.OnJuly72012JineshbreathedlastafterhisbattlE.IstillfindithardtothinkthatitallhappeneD.HewascomposedenoughtosayGoodbyestopeopleheknewduringhislastdays.UnfortunatelyIcouldnotseehimthelasttimehecametothehospital.ButJineshhasbecomeanimportantpartofmylifE.WhatshouldIthink—thatthisbattlewasoveratlast?Waslifeunfairtohim?Didn’thedeservetoseeandenjoythethingsthatmanyofustakeforgranted?Idon’tknow!ButonethingIknowforsurE.Jineshisoneofthereal-lifeHeroes.IwillmissyouJinesh.Iloveyou.YOUAREA.HERO!63.WhichisthemostproperplacetoputthesentenceEveryonecarriessomeload负荷;JineshtoohadonE.A.BeforeParagraph3.B.BeforeParagraph5.C.BeforeParagraph7.D.BeforeParagraph10.64.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingeventsthathappenedinthisstory?①IcameacrossJineshandhisfatheratahospitalrestaurant.②JineshpickedupleukemiA.③Jineshdiedinourhospitalafterhisbattlewasover.④Jineshsharedwithmehiscreations.⑤Jinesh’sfathersharedhisson’sdiagnosisandtherapy.⑥JineshwascalmenoughtosaygoodbyetoeveryonE.A.②⑤①④③⑥B.②①④⑤③⑥C.②⑤①④⑥③D.②①④⑤⑥③65.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.TrytobeaheroinyourownlifE.B.Facingdifficultiesdon’tgiveup.C.Wearingasmileisgoodinhardships.D.Weshouldn’tfailtodecorateourownlifE.
QueenVictoriawasbornon24May1819.ShewasthegranddaughterofGeorgeIII.andherfatherEdwardwasfourthinlinetothethronE.EdwardmarriedPrincessVictoriafromGermanyandthecouplehadjustonechildAlexandrinaVictoriawhowasbornatKensingtonPalacein1819.WhenshewasayounggirlVictoria’sfatherdiedfollowed6dayslaterbyKingGeorgeIII.ThethronethenpassedtoKingWilliamIVbuthealsodiedearly.ThisleftVictoriatobecrownedattheageof18inJune1837.QueenVictoriawastoreignuntilherdeathonJanuary22nd1901.TheVictorianperiodalsowitnessed目睹greatadvancesinscienceandtechnology.ItbecameknownasthesteamageenablingpeopletoeasilytravelthroughouttheUKandtheworlD.QueenVictoriawasasymbolofthisperioD.ShewasanenthusiasticsupporteroftheBritishEmpirE.ShecelebratedatLordKitchener’svictoryintheSudanandshesupportedBritishinvolvementintheBoerWar.ShewasalsohappytobeinchargeoftheexpansionoftheBritishEmpirewhichwastostretchacrosstheglobE.In1877QueenVictoriawasmadeEmpressofIndiabytheimperialistDisraeliFamouslyattheendoftheVictorianperiodpeoplecouldsaythesunneversetsontheBritishEmpire.29.WhowasthegrandfatherofQueenVictoria?A.EdwarD.B.WilliamIV.C.GeorgeIII.D.CharlieI.30.WhenwasVictoriamadeEmpressofIndia?A.In1837.B.In1877.C.In1840.D.In1819.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthedevotionofQueenVictoria?A.SupportingtheBritishEmpirE.B.SupportingBritishinvolvementintheBoerWar.C.ExpandingtheBritishEmpirE.D.ConqueringIndonesiA.32.Whichhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinparagraph2?A.govern.B.expanD.C.quit.D.livE.
Iworkinanursinghomeandmyjobistotakecareoftheelderly.ThisyearaverysweetoldladythatIcaredforAlicehadgonethroughadifficulttimE.ShegotdementiaandsoshehadbeeninthehospitaltwicE.InNovemberIwasfinallyabletogetherbacktoherhome.AlicehadthoughtherdaughterwascomingtovisitheronChristmasdayandthattheyweregoingtohavethewholefamilytogetherliketheolddays.WhenshefinallyrealizedthatthathappymomentwasnotgoingtohappenshewasverysaD.KnowingthatherdaughterwascomingafterChristmaswasnotenoughtomakeherfeelhappyIhatedtheideaofherbeingaloneontheholiday!OnChristmasEveIgaveherasurprisebyaskingifshewouldliketogotoacandlelightserviceatchurchthatnight.InsteadoftakinghertomychurchItookhertoheroldneighborhoodchurchwhereallherfriendswerE.WegotthereearlyandIgotheraseatwhereherfriendscouldseeherastheycamein.Thensoonsomeofherfriendscametothechurchandtheyrushedovertogreetherandsitwithher.ThecandlelightservicewasbeautifulandAlicegotalotoflovefromheroldandnewfriendstherE.ThetruthofthestoryisthatIamtheonewhogotthebestgift:thesmileonAlice’sfacE.32.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatAlice_____.A.didn’tlikelivinginthenursinghomeB.wasthrownoutbyherdaughterC.returnedtoherhomeafterleavingthehospitalD.expectedtospendChristmaswithherdaughter33.WheredidAlicespendherChristmasEveaccordingtothestory?A.InheroldhousE.B.Inheroldneighborhoodchurch.C.InthenursinghomE.D.Inthehospital.34.WhatwasthebestgiftthattheauthorgotonChristmasEve?A.Alice’shappiness.B.PraisefromAlice’sfriends.C.ThanksfromAlice’sdaughter.D.ThecandlelightservicE.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.specialcandlelightChristmasEveB.ThedreamofanoldlonelyladyC.A.realpresentD.Thetruelove
IwasblindbutIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickandhatedaskingforhelp.AfterallIwasateenagegirlandIcouldn’tbearpeopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlikethem.Imusthavebeenaterribledangerontheroads.Comingacrossmewanderingthroughthetrafficmotoristsprobablywouldhavetostoprapidlyontheirbrakes.Apartfromthattherewereallsortsofdisastersthatusedtooccuronthewaytoandfromwork.OneeveningIgotoffthebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebusesandasusualIranintosomething.I’mawfullysorryIsaidandsteppedforwardonlytorunintoitagain.WhenithappenedathirdtimeIrealizedIhadbeenapologizingtoalamppost.ThiswasjustoneofthestupidthingsthatconstantlyhappenedtomE.SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstopwhichwasarequeststopwherethebuswouldn’tstopunlesspassengerswantedtogetonoroff.NooneelsewasthereandIhadtoguessifthebushadarriveD.GenerallyinthissituationbecauseIhatedshowingIwasblindbyaskingforhelpItriedtoguessatthesounD.SometimesIwouldstopabiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdrewaway.IntheendIusuallymanagedtoswallowmyprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp.Butatthisparticulareveningnoonejoinedmeatthestop;itseemedthateveryonehadsuddenlydecidednottotravelbybus.OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespassorIthoughtIdiD.ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemforfearofmakingafoolofmyselfIletthemallgoby.IstoodtherealoneforhalfanhourwithoutstoppingonE.ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop.24.Thegirlrefusedtoaskforhelpbecauseshethought_________.A.shemightberecognizedB.askingforhelplookedsillyC.shewasnormalandindependentD.beingfoundblindwasembarrassing25.Afterthegirlgotoffthebusthateveningshe_________.A.begantorunB.hitapersonasusualC.hitalamppostbyaccidentD.wascaughtbysomething26.Whatwastheproblemwithguessingatthesoundtostopabus?A.OthervehiclesalsostoppedtherE.B.Itwasunreliableformakingjudgments.C.Morelorriesthanbusesrespondedtothegirl.D.Ittooktoomuchtimeforthegirltocatchthebus.27.Finallythegirldecidedtowalktothenextstophoping__________.A.tofindpeoplethereB.tofindmorebusesthereC.tofindthebusbyherselfthereD.tofindpeoplemorehelpfulthere
MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsolD.Thenjustlastyearthecityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing用推土机推平thetreesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozersIaskedmyselfWhydon’ttheyjustleaveitalone?LookingbackIthinkwhatsentencedtheparttooblivion别遗忘wasthedrought旱灾wehadaboutfouryearsago.UpuntilthenSouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalksclimbedthetressandswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.TheparkwasalmostlikemyownyarD.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschangeD.Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktressandprettysoonthetreesstarteddyingtoo.NexttheparkswimmingpoolwascloseD.ThecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkepttheparkandprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymorE.Asthedroughtlastedintothefalltheparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soontheonlypeopleintheparkwerebeggarsandotherpeopledownontheirluck.Peoplesaiddrugswerebeingsoldortradedtherenow.TheparkhadgottenscaryandmymothertolduskidsnottogothereanymorE.Thedroughtfinallyendedandthingsseemedtogetbacktonormalthatiseverythingbutthepark.Ithadgottenintosuchbadshapethatthecityjustletitstaythatway.ThenaboutsixmonthsagoIheardthatthecitywasgoingtoredevelopcertainworn-outareasofthecity.Itturnedoutthatthecityhadplannedtogetridoftheparksellthelandandletsomeonebuildrowsofapartmentbuildingsonit.Thechain-linkfencingandthebulldozersdidtheirwork.Nowweliveacrossthestreetfromsixrowsofapartmentbuildings.Eachofthemisthreeunitshighandstretchesablockineachdirection.Theneighborhoodhaschangedwithoutthepark.ThestreetsIusedtoplayinarejammedwithcarsnow.Thingswillneverbethesameagain.SometimesIwonderthoughwhatchangesanotherdroughtwouldmakeinthewaythingsaretoday.32.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhesawthefenceandbulldozers?A.ScareD.B.ConfuseD.C.Upset.D.Curious.33.Whywasthewritertoldnottogototheparkbyhismother?A.Itwasbeingrebuilt.B.Itwasdangerous.C.ItbecausecrowdeD.D.Ithadturnedintoadesert.34.Accordingtothewriterwhateventuallybroughtaboutthedisappearanceofthepark?A.Thedrought.B.ThecrimE.C.Thebeggarsandtherubbish.D.Thedecisionsofthecity.35.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthatifanotherdroughtcame______.A.thesituationwouldbemuchworseB.peoplewouldhavetodeserttheirhomesC.thecitywouldbefullypreparedinadvanceD.thecitywouldhavetoredeveloptheneighborhood
BruceJunFanLeewasborninthehouroftheDragonbetween6and8A.m.intheYearoftheDragononNovember271940attheJacksonStreetHospitalinSanFrancisco’sChinatown.Todayaplaque牌匾inthehospital’sentryrememberstheplaceofhisbirth.Bruce’sbirthinthehourandtheyearofDragonisapowerfulsymbolinChineseastrology星相学.ItwouldbeastrongindicationofthepowerfullifethatwastobelivedbyBruceLeeandtheexplosiveinfluencehislifewouldhaveoncountlessothers.AttheageofthreemonthsLeeHoiChuenhiswifeGraceandbabyBrucereturnedtoHongKongwhereBrucewouldberaiseduntiltheageof18.ProbablybecauseofthelongoceanvoyageandthechangeinclimatesBrucewasnotastrongchildinhisveryearlyyearsaconditionthatwouldchangewhenhetookupthestudyofkungfuattheageof13.Attheageof13BrucewasintroducedtoMasterYipManateacheroftheWingChunstyleofkungfu.ForfiveyearsBrucestudieddiligentlyandbecameveryproficient.RegardingYipManasamasterteacherandwisemanBrucerespectedhimgreatlyandfrequentlyvisitedwithhiminlateryears.WhenhefirsttookupkungfuheusedhisnewskillstofighthisenemiesbutitdidnottakelongforBrucetolearnthattherealvalueofmartialartstrainingisthattheskillsofphysicalcombat搏斗buildupconfidencetothepointthatonedoesnotfeeltheconstantneedtodefendone’shonorthroughfighting.InhighschoolBrucenownolongeraweakchildwasbeginningtoimprovehisbodythroughhardtraining.OneofhisaccomplishmentswaswinninganinterschoolBoxingChampionshipagainstanEnglishstudent.GiventhegracefulmovementswhichwouldlaterbespectacularlydisplayedinhisfilmsitisnosurprisethatBrucewasalsoanexcellentdancerandin1958hewontheHongKongChaChaChampionship.Attheageof18BrucewaslookingfornewprospectinhislifeaswerehisparentswhowerediscouragedthatBrucehadnotmademuchprogressacademically.HisfamilydecidedthatitwastimeforhimtoreturntothelandofhisbirthandfindhisfuturetherE.InAprilof1959with$100inhispocketBruceboardedasteamshipandbeganhisvoyagetoSanFrancisco.32.TheplaqueattheentranceoftheJacksonStreetHospitalisconsideredas________.A.anobvioussignofBruce’spowerfullifeB.astronginfluenceofBruce’slifeonothersC.areminderofBruceLee’sbirthplaceD.apowerfulsymbolinChineseastrology33.Brucedidn’thaveastrongbodyuntil________.A.hepracticedboxinginhighschoolB.hetookupkungfuwithMasterYipManC.hewonadancingchampionshipD.hereturnedtothelandofhisbirth34.LearningkungfudiligentlyfromMasterYipManBrucesoonrealizedthat________.A.onecan’tmasterkungfuskillswithoutmuchpracticeB.onlythroughphysicalcombatcanonedefendhishonorC.onecanneverdefeathimselfunlesstrainedbyamasterD.excellentkungfuskillscanstrengthenone’sconfidenceconsiderably35.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.Brucedidn’thaveoutstandingacademicachievementsinschoolB.MasterYipManofferedtoteachBruceChinesekungfuforfreeC.Bruce’sparentssenthimbacktoSanFranciscoforbettereducationD.Brucemadeabigfortunebyparticipatinginboxingcompetitions
ChildreninBosnia-Herzegovinaallknowtheancientstoryofthepoorwomanwhocaughtagoldenfishreleaseditandinreturngainedwealthandhappiness.Accordingtoa1998AssociatedPressstorythisBalkanfairytaleturnedintorealityforonepoorfamily.BeforethestartoftheBosnianwartheMalkocfamilylivednexttoasmalllakeinthenorthwesternvillageofJezero.Onedayin1990SmajoMalkocreturnedfromatriptoAustriawithanunusualgiftforhisteenagesonsDzevadandCatib:anaquarium鱼缸withtwogoldfish.TwoyearspassedbeforeBosnianSerbforcesadvancedonJezero.Thewomenandchildrenfledandthemenstayedbacktoresisttheattackingsoldiers.SmajoMalkocwaskilleD.WhenhiswifeFehimasneakedbackintothedestroyedvillagetoburyherhusbandandrescuewhatremainedoftheirbelongingsshetookpityonthefishintheaquarium.SheletthemoutintothenearbylakesayingtoherselfThiswaytheymightbemorefortunatethanus.Fast-forwardto1995FehimaMalkocreturnedwithhersonstoJezero.NothingbutruinsremainedoftheirhomeandtheirvillagE.ThroughmistyeyesshelookedtowardthelakE.GlimpsingsomethingstrangeshewalkedovertotheshorE.ThewholelakewasshiningfromthethousandsofgoldenfishinitshesaiD.ItmademeimmediatelythinkofmyhusbanD.ThiswassomethingheleftmethatIneverhopedfor.DuringtheyearsofkillingallaroundthelakelifeunderwaterhadflourisheD.AftertheirreturnFehimaMalkocandhersonsstartedcaringforandsellingthegoldfish.By1998homesstoresandcoffeeshopsallovertheregionfeatureaquariumscontainingfishfromJezero.TheMalkochouserebuiltonitsoriginalsiteisoneofthebiggestinthevillagE.TwonewcarsareparkedinfrontandthefamilysaysithasenoughmoneytoquitworryingaboutthefuturE.ItwasaspecialkindofgiftfromourfatherDzevadMalkocsaiD.WheneveronegivesonecanneverunderestimatewhatagiftofloveoranactofkindnessmightproducE.65.Whydidthewomanletthefishoutintothelake?A.ShethoughtofthefairytalE.B.ShedidsoinmemoryofherhusbanD.C.Sheshowedmercytothem.D.Sheintendedtogetrewardfromthem.66.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewomansetthegoldenfishfreeB.ThewomanburiedherhusbandC.ThewomanslippedbackhomeD.ThefamilyrebuiltthehouseE.ThefamilysoldthegoldfishA.cbaedB.cabedC.bcadeD.bdace67.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A.Themoregoldenfishthewealthieryou’llbE.B.GoldenfishpromiseagoodfortunE.C.Nopainsnogains.D.Giveanditwillbegiventoyou.
Jimmyisanautomotivemechanicbuthelosthisjobafewmonthsago.HehasagoodheartbutalwaysfearedapplyingforanewjoB.Onedayhegatheredupallhisstrengthanddecidedtoattendajobinterview.Hisappointmentwasat10amanditwasalready830.Whilewaitingforabustotheofficewherehewassupposedtobeinterviewedhesawanelderlymanwildlykickingthetyreofhiscar.Obviouslytherewassomethingwrongwiththecar.JimmyimmediatelywentuptolendhimahanD.WhenJimmyfinishedworkingonthecartheoldmanaskedhimhowmuchheshouldpayfortheservicE.Jimmysaidtherewasnoneedtopayhim;hejusthelpedsomeoneinneedandhehadtorushforaninterview.ThentheoldmansaidWellIcouldtakeyoutotheofficeforyourinterview.It'stheleastIcoulddo.PleasE.Iinsist.JimmyagreeD.UponarrivalJimmyfoundalonglineofapplicantswaitingtobeintervieweD.Jimmystillhadsomegreaseonhimafterthecarrepairbuthedidnothavemuchtimetowashitofforhaveachangeofshirt.Onebyonetheapplicantslefttheinterviewer'sofficewithdisappointedlooksontheirfaces.FinallyhisnamewascalleD.Theinterviewerwassittingonalargechairfacingtheofficewindow.RockingthechairbackandforthheaskedDoyoureallyneedtobeinterviewedJimmy'sheartsank.WiththewayIlooknowhowcouldIpossiblypassthisinterviewhethoughttohimself.ThentheinterviewerturnedthechairandtoJimmy'ssurpriseitwastheoldmanhehelpedearlierinthemorning.ItturnedouthewastheGeneralManagerofthecompany.SorryIhadtokeepyouwaitingbutIwasprettysureImadetherightdecisiontohaveyouaspartofourworkforcebeforeyouevensteppedintotheofficE.Ijustknowyou'dbeatrustworthyworker.Congratulations!JimmysatdownandtheysharedacupofwelldeservedcoffeeashelandedhimselfanewjoB.24.WhydidJimmyapplyforanewjob?A.Hewasoutofwork.B.HewasboredwithhisjoB.C.Hewantedahigherposition.D.Hehopedtofindabetterboss.25.WhatdidJimmyseeonthewaytotheinterview?A.Afriend'scarhadaflattyrE.B.Awildmanwaspushingacar.C.AterriblecaraccidenthappeneD.D.Anoldman'scarbrokedown.26.HowdidJimmyfeelonhearingtheinterviewer'squestion?A.Hewassorryfortheotherapplicants.B.TherewasnohopeforhimtogetthejoB.C.Heregrettedhelpingtheoldman.D.TheinterviewerwasveryrudE.27.WhatcanwelearnfromJimmy'sexperience?A.Wherethere'sawillthere'saway.B.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.GoodisrewardedwithgooD.D.TwoheadsarebetterthanonE.
BarackObamahasreallygonewilD.TheUSpresidenthastakenpartinthesurvivaltelevisionshowRunningWildWithBearGryllswhichwillaironNBClaterthisyear.IntheshowObamagoesonanadventurewithhostBearGryllslearninghowtosurviveintheAlaskanwilderness.EdwardMichaelBearGrylls41hasbecomeknownaroundtheworldasoneofthemostfamousoutdooradventurers.TheBritonhasappearedonanumberofwildernesssurvivalshowsinwhichhehasclimbedsailedandeatenbugsorcowtonguE.Obamadoesn’thavetoeatbugsorcowtongueonhisadventurewithGrylls.Buthedoeshavetoeatleftovers-abloodysalmon三文鱼.ItwaspartlyenjoyedbyabearthatleftsomemeatbehinD.AlthoughheisfarfromtheWhiteHousekitchenObamaseemstoenjoytheoutdoors.AspresidentIaminwhat’scalledthebubble保护膜andtheSecretServicemakessurethatI’malwaysoutofdanger...butIsometimeswanttogetouthesaidinavideo.HoweverObama’sappearanceontheshowisn’tjustforfun.HetookparttoraiseawarenessoftheeffectglobalwarminghashadontheUS’slargeststateAlaskA.21.OnhisadventureObama______.A.hastoeatsomethingstrangelikebugsB.enjoyscowtonguewithGryllsC.takesinsomeunusualfoodD.neverhasanydifficulty22.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.ObamahasbeentiredofthelifeintheWhiteHouseB.USpresidentshaveneverbeenindangerbecauseoftheSecretServiceC.thefoodpreparedintheWhiteHouseisnotasgoodasthefoodoutdoorsD.thelifeoutsidetheWhiteHouseissometimesattractivetothepresident23.ThepurposeofObama’sappearanceontheshowis_____.A.tohavesomefunB.topromoteenvironmentalprotectionC.toenjoythewildernessinAlaskA.D.togetoutoftheWhiteHouseforachange24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GryllsisthemostwellknownoutdooradventureraroundtheworlD.B.TheTVshowwithObama’sappearanceisnowonaironNBC.C.ObamalearnshowtosurvivewithhostBearGryllsinAfricanwilderness.D.Gryllshasspecialabilitiestosurviveinthewild
InreflectingontheeventsofmylifethathaveimpactedmeIreturnedtothenightofAugust12006.IfoundmyselfinahallinNewYorkCitysittingbymymothernotatalltiredalthoughwehadflownthedaybeforeanddrivenfivehourstothecityforAnEveningwithHarryCarrieandGarpacharityeventwithreadingsbythreeauthors.Theexcitementrushingthroughmekeptmeawakeandthinking;IwasstandingandapplaudingawomanasshepreparedtoreaD.TheHarryPotterserieswasmygatewaytomyacademicadolescencE.Iwassofascinatedbythemagicworldthatmymotherbegantakingmetoacademicconferencesfocusedonthebooks.Since2005IhaveattendedpresentationsabouttheLatinoriginoftermsandspellstheancienttalesandtheideaofmagiC.Thesebooksopenedmyeyestothewholeworldandtoknowledgeitself.Theykeptmybrainworkingoverthesummers.MoreimportantlytheyhelpedmeadopttheideasusefulinschoolandbeyondthatthereisalwaysanotherwaytodosomethingortounderstandanissuE.Withuncertaintyanddoubtcomecreativeideasandnewwaystolookatproblemsthatmayresultinnewdifferentfasterandeasiersolutions.Andallthiscamefromalittlemagicfromabookthatmanypeopleseeasaseriesforchildren.IalsoattendedlecturesaboutMs.Rowling’sabilitytobeautifullywritethestorywitheverysmalldetailconnectedtosomethingelseforexampledetailsinbooksbyJonathanSwifttoChaucertoDickensandAustin.IlearnedthatlikeallgreatbooksRowling’sstoriesencouragedaconnectionacrossmindbodyandsoul.AlthoughtheserieshasbeencriticizedbythosewhobelieveitencouragesbadbehaviorinchildrenIwasabletoheardiscussionsbythosewhoclaimedthatthesebooksteachwonderfulmessagesifonegetsitsdeepermeaning.Itismygeneration’ssharedtext;allcollegefreshmenarefamiliarwiththestoriesandthatgivesusasetofcommonbeliefsandideasthathelpusstarttolearnnewthings.8.WhatdidtheauthordoonthenightofAugust12006?A.Heflewforacharityevent.B.HedrovetiredlybackhomE.C.Helistenedtoreadingsbysomeauthors.D.Heenjoyedtheexcitementofdriving.9.TheHarryPotterbooksledtheauthorto____.A.gettingjobsinsummersB.studyingharderinschoolC.writingbooksforchildrenD.viewingthingsinnewways10.Fromthelecturestheauthorknewmoreabout____.A.storywritingskillsB.Rowling’slifestoriesC.criticismagainstbooksD.greatauthorsinhistory11.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A.Shedecidestowritesimilarstories.B.Sheintendstogotomajorinwriting.C.Shedoesn’thaveherfamily’ssupport.D.Shemaycontinuetoreadmagicstories.
A.50-year-oldAmericancamebacktohisschool.TheteachersaskedhimtogiveatalktothesmallboysandgirlstherE.Thetalkwasabouttheloveoftheirgreatcountry.Allthelittleonesweresittinginalargemeeting-room.Theoldofficerwentupandbeganspeaking.HesaidBoysandgirlsIstudiedinthisschoolfortyyearsago.WhenIwasatyouragewewerenotashappyasyouaretoday.Thinkaboutitandanswermewhyareyousohappynow?Nosoundcamefromthechildren.TheoldmanwaitedforalongtimE.ThenashortboyinthefrontputuphissmalldirtyhanD.Goodboy!Pleaseanswermedearsaidtheofficer.WithabigsmileonhisfacetheboystoodupandsaidIfyouspeaklongenoughwewon’thavetohavemathsandbiologylessonsthismorning.21.Theoldmancamebacktotheschool______.A.tolistentoatalkB.tohavelessonsC.togiveatalkD.toseethechildren22.Theoldofficerfoundthatthechildrenatthatschoolwere______everbeforE.A.asgoodasB.aswellasC.ashappyasD.muchhappierthan23.Howmanyyearsdidtheoldofficergraduatefromthisschool?A.FiftyyearsB.FortyyearsC.Fifty-fiveyearsD.Thirtyyears24.Accordingtothestoryweknowthat________.A.theshortboydidn’tlikestudyinghislessonsB.allthechildrenlikedthetalkC.theshortboylikedthetalkverymuchD.somechildrenlikedtolistentofunnytalk
WhenIwasgrowinguponafarminIowawedidn'ttalkaboutmoneyinmyfamily.Myparentsvaluedteachingmybrotherssistersandmeaboutsavingbudgetingandearningmoneybutconversationsaboutourfamily'seconomicsituationandfinancialdecisionswererarE.Thiswastypicalatthetime-especiallyintheMidwestoftheUSsotomyfriendsandmemoneywasenvelopedinsomelevelofsecrecy.Laterwhenmyfamilyhitadifficulttimewebeganhavingmoreopenconversationsaboutmoney.Andwhilethosetalkswereverydifficultatfirstitwasarelieftounderstandmoreaboutourfamily'sfinances.Obviouslytimeshaven'tchangedmuchwhenitcomestofamilymoneytalks.RecentresearchbyanAmericaninstituteindicatesthatmoneyremainsamongthelowestpriorities优先事项inconversationsbetweenparentsandtheirchildren.Infactparentsaremuchmorelikelytohaveprioritizeddiscussionsaboutprettymucheverythingelsebeforemoney.They'realsowaitingtohavethesediscussionsuntiltheirkidsareolder-100naverage-whichcancausethemtomissmanyopportunitiesduringtheirchildren'sformativeyears.Talkingaboutmoneywithyourkidscanbedifficultformanydifferentreasons-especiallyifyourfinancesseemverypersonalandprivateorifyouhaveanxietyaboutbillsyourself.Butdiscussingmoneyinacalmandopenwayispivotaltohelpingyourchildrenlearnaboutandbecomecomfortablewithfinancesbeforethey'reexpectedtomanagetheirown.Whileyoucertainlydon'tneedtoprovidedetailedinformationaboutyourincometoyourchildrenitcanbeveryeffectivetoincludetheminmeaningfulfinancialdiscussions-evenatanearlyagE.Havingregularfamilyconversationsaboutmoneywillhelpthemlearnaboutfinancialconcepts概念likesavingandbudgetingdevelopfinancialdecision-makingskillsandformahealthyrelationshipwithmoney.32.Whentheauthor'sfamilyhadadifficulttimeshebeganto_.A.learnhowtoearnandsavemoneyB.understandtheimportanceofsavingC.tellherfriendsabouthermoneyproblemsD.knowaboutherfamily'seconomicsituation33.AccordingtoParagraph2Americanparentsnowadaysare____.A.convincedchildrenunderloshouldknowaboutmoneyB.stillunwillingtotalkaboutmoneywiththeirchildrenC.mostworriedabouttheirchildren'shealthandsafetyD.gettingtorealizetheimportanceoffamilymoneytalks34.Theunderlinedwordpivotalinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby____.A.importantB.embarrassingC.interestingD.cruel35.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetotalkingaboutmoneywithchildren?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.
IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelvesmostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.InfactIgrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives观点bycreatingworldswecouldstepintotakepart.in.andlivein.WiththisunshakablebeliefIat.fourteendecidedtobecomeawriter.Heretooreadingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosaybutbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.HehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswithoragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworlD.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoreadbecauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworkswhatdoesn’tandintheendtogetherwithlotsofpracticewhatvoicehehas.NowIamincollegeandhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction文学作品.AsA.lawstudentmyreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume量ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelsE.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlifE.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoadallfromthecomfortofmyownarmchairtoexperiencethoughsecondhandexcitingexperiencesthatIwouldn'tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetimE.21.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?w_ww.k#s5_u.co*mA.HeneverwatchedTV.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_omB.Hereadwhathehadto.C.HefoundreadingunbelievablE.D.HeconsideredreadingpartofhislifE.22.Theunderlinedwordvoiceinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.anideaB.asoundqualityC.awayofwritingD.aworldtowriteabout23.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_omA.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?w_ww.k#s5_u.co*mA.WhydoIread?B.HowdoIread?C.WhatdoIread?D.WhendoIread?
ThreeKingsDayinMexicoAmongthemostlooked-forward-toholidaysbychildrenisThreeKingsDay.ThiscelebrationtakesplaceonJanuary6.OnthisdaychildrenparentsandfriendsgettogetherintheeveningandhaveacupofhotchocolatewitharoscadereyesThreeKing’sBread.ThisisatypicalbreadthathastinypiecesoffruitorangeskincherriessugarontopandtinybabytoysinsidewhichsymbolizetheBabyJesus.Thisholidayhasareligiousbackground;howeveritisconsideredanationalholiday.SaintPatrick’sDayinIrelandOnthe17thofMarcheveryyearIrelandcelebratesaspecialdaycalledSaintPatrick’sDay.Peopledrawshamrocks三叶草ortheIrishflagontheirfacestolookcool.Therearealotoffloats花车goingthroughthestreetswithpeopleonthemplayingIrishmusicanddoingIrishdancing.LotsofpeopledressupforadayattheparadeorathomE.IntheeveningpeoplegotothepubtolistentoIrishmusicanddrinkGuinness.Thereisalsoahugefireworkdisplayontheriverwhichthousandsofpeoplegotowatch.SaintPatrick’sDayisagreatfestivalandpeoplethathaveneverseenitshouldgotoIrelandtoseeit.SemanaSanta:EasterCelebrationinSpainSemanaSantaiscelebratedalloverSpain.Yearsagoitwasjustareligiouscelebration.Womenandmenworeblackclothingthemenalwayswithablacktieandeverybodywasveryserious.Todayhowevermanypeoplewhoenjoyitalsothinkabouthavingfun.Duringthisweekreligiousimagesaredisplayedinthestreets.Theseimagesaremadeofgoldandsilver.Fortyorfiftymencarryeachimageontheirshouldersalwaysatnight.ManyvisitorsfromallovertheworldcometoSpainforSemanaSantaandenjoythiscelebration.45.WhichofthefollowingisbothTRUEofThreeKingsDayandSemanaSanta?A.BothofthefestivalshaveareligiousbackgrounD.B.BothofthefestivalstakeplaceinMexico.C.Peopleeatatypicalbreadonbothofthefestivals.D.Peoplewearspecialcostumesonbothofthefestivals.46.WhichdaydoestheSaintPatrick’sDayfallon?A.January6.B.March17.C.May10.D.October20.47.OnSaintPatrick’sDayyoucan______.A.haveacupofhotchocolateintheeveningB.makeaspecialbreadinthekitchenC.enjoyafireworkdisplayontheriverD.seemanyreligiousimagesinthestreet48.ManyyearsagoonSemanaSantapeoplehadto_______.A.singanddancebytheriverB.drawshamrocksontheirfacesC.wearblackclothesD.drinkalotofwine
Onceuponatimetherewasanemptystorybook.Thebooklookedgreatwithanimpressivecoverbutallitspageswereblank.YoucanimaginehowpeoplefeltwhentheypickedupthebookwithgreathopE.Theywouldalwaysthrowitawayatlast.Notfarfromtherealovelyinkwell墨水池hadbeenfullofinkforyearsbutforgottenandleftinthecornerbyhisowner.Complainingabouttheirbadlucktheinkwellandthestorybookjustspenttheirdays.Onetimewhenthebookwasthrownawayheendedupnexttotheinkwell.Fordaysthetwoswapped交换storiesabouttheirbadluckandtheycouldhavecarriedonforyearsifaswan天鹅featherhadnotfloateddownandlandednexttothem.HavingfallenfromhisswanthefeatherfeltlonelyandabandonedforthefirsttimeinhislifE.Hecriedandcriedandthebookandtheinkwelljoinedinlettingoutalltheirsadnessattheyearsofneglect.Howeverunlikehiscompanionsthefeathersoontiredofcrying.Hedeterminedtoimprovethesituation.Dryinghistearsheclearlysawhowthethreeofthemworkingtogethercouldachievealotmorethanjustsuffering.Heconvincedhisfriendstowriteastoryafterseveralfailedattempts.Thestorybookopeneduphisbestpagestheinkwelldidn'tspill溢出evenadropandthefeathercontributedgreatbeautifulwriting.Togethertheymanagedtowritealovelystoryaboutthreefriendswhohelpedeachothertoimprovetheirlives.ThenayoungteacherpassedbylookinggreatlytroubleD.Hefoundthestorybooktheinkwellandthefeather.Theteacherreadthebookandfoundthestoryamazing.Hepickedupthethreeartists.Whenlessonsbeganhetoldthestorytohispupilsandforthefirsttimehekepttheattentionofallhispupils.Everynightfromthenonthefeathertheinkwellandthestorybookgottogetherandwroteanewstoryfortheyoungteacher.TheyfeltsohappyathavingmanagedtoimprovetheirfatE.24.Whenpeopleturnedoverthepagesofthestorybooktheywouldfeel________.A.shockedB.curiousC.excitedD.disappointed25.Whathappenedtothestorybookandtheinkwellaftertheymet?A.TheycomplainedtoeachotherabouttheirsadlifE.B.TheysoongottiredoftalkingabouttheirsadlifE.C.Theydecidedtoimprovetheirsituationtogether.D.Theycriedalldaytoletouttheirsadness.26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefeather'splanofwritingastory?A.Itwashappilyacceptedbythestorybookandtheinkwell.B.Itwashardforthestorybookandtheinkwelltoacceptatfirst.C.Thebookandtheinkwelldidn'tcarryitoutcarefullyatfirst.D.ItwasmeanttorecordthesadlifeofthethreE.27.Whatwastheimportantturningpointinthelifeofthestorybookandtheinkwell?A.Meetingeachother.B.Meetingthefeather.C.Beingpickedupbytheteacher.D.Beingthrownawaybytheirowner.
BANG!thedoorcausedareverberation回声.ItwasjuststandingtherewithfatherstandingononesideandmeontheothersidE.Wewerebothingreatanger.Neversetfootinthishouseagain!stormedfather.WithtearswellingupinmyeyesIrushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshiningcausingrathersadfeelings.Iwanderedaimlessly.A.youngfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastmE.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandcarefreE.ButnowIdon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingolD.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.ItfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopeneD.IwanderedthestreetswithoutadestinationinminD.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreetsuntilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlivedIsawthatthelightwasstillon.Ithoughttomyself:Isfatherwaitingformeorishestillangrywithme?Infactitwasnothing.Perhapsdadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatmehenevershowedanypityoranymomentsofregret.Thiswashowhealwayswas.HehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnaturE.Thelightwasstillon.AmIwrong?IwhisperedmaybeWiththekeyinmyhandIwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.AtlastIdecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love----it’ssecondtononE.62.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?A.IopenedthedoorandenteredthehousE.B.Iranoutintothestreetangrily.C.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.D.IrecalledmyhappychildhooD.E.Ibegantowalkaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.A.ebdcaB.bedcaC.becdaD.ebcad63.Accordingtotheauthorwhydidhisfatheroftenshoutathim?A.Perhapsthefatherwasgettingolderandolder.B.Perhapsthesonhadalreadygrownup.C.Perhapstheyneveragreedwitheachother.D.Perhapsthefatherhadbeenusedtodoingthat.64.WhatdidtheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceMyheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight?A.Hefeltlonelybecausethereweresofewpeopleonthestreet.B.Hefeltuncomfortablebecauseitwasaveryhotnight.C.Hedidn’tknowwheretogoatall.D.Hehadabadcoldonsuchahotday.65.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardshisfatherattheendofthestory?A.Helovedhisfather.B.Hewasworriedabouthisfather.C.Hewasafraidofhisfather.D.Hewasdissatisfiedwithhisfather.
Amanhadtwolargepots.罐子Oneofthepotshadacrack裂缝initsowhiletheotherpotalwaysdelivered运送afullpotofwaterattheendofthelongwalkfromthestreamtohishousethecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalffull.Thiswentoneverydayforyears.OnedayaneighboraskedthemanOneofyourpotshasbeenbrokenforyears.Itcanonlydeliverhalfitsloadsoyoudon’tgetfullvaluefromyourefforts.Whydon’tyoubuyanewone?ThemansmiledandsaidPleasefollowmetomyhouseandyoumayseesomebeautifulflowers.Onthewaytotheman’shousetheneighbortooknoticeofthesunwarmingthebeautifulwildflowersonthesideofthepath.ThemansaidtotheneighborDidyounoticethattherewereflowersonlyononesideofthepathbutnotontheotherside?That’sbecauseIhavealwaysknownabouttheflaw缺陷ofmypot.Iplantedflowerseedsononesideofthepath.EverydaywhenIwalkbackfromthestreamthebrokenpotwatersthem.ForyearsIhavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecorate装饰myhousE.WithoutthebrokenpotIwouldnothavethisbeauty.24.Howmuchwaterdidthemancarryhomeeveryday?A.A.fullpot.B.Twofullpots.C.Halfapot.D.Oneandahalfpots.25.Whatdidthemandowiththebrokenpot?A.Hethrewitaway.B.Heusedittowaterflowers.C.HechangeditforanewonE.D.Heplantedsomeflowersinit.26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheman______.A.toldalietohisneighborB.acceptedhisneighbor’ssuggestionC.tookadvantageoftheflawofhispotD.didn’tlikehisbrokenpot27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.manandhisneighborB.A.wayofplantingflowersC.A.storyofabrokenpotD.A.warm-heartedman
Drivingtoafriend’shouseonarecenteveningIwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’srooftop.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmomentsthinkingaboutwhatapityitisthatmostcitypeople---myselfincluded---usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEuropeandthemoonmeantalottohimthen.IthadtouchedmuchofhislifE.Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.Westayedinaforestresthousewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.OurgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynightandindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutsidE.Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.NotalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbehearD.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknownabottomlesswellofsilencE.Andabovemewasthefullmoonwhichstruckmedeeply.Todayourlivesarefilledwithglassmetalplasticandfiber-glass.Wehavetelevisioncellphonespagerselectricityheatersandovensandair-conditionerscarscomputers.StrugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringdaymostofitspentindoorsIthoughtBeforelongIwouldliketoliveinasmallcottagE.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountains.Andperhapswritebutnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthereandwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchedthemoon.1.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________.A.TouchedbytheMoonB.ThePleasuresofModernLifeC.A.BottomlesswellofSilenceD.BreakawayfromModernlife2.Thewriterfeltsorryforhimselfbecause__________.A.therewastoomuchpollution.B.hefailedtoseethefullestmoon.C.hedidn’tadapttomoderninventionsD.thereweretoomanyaccidentsontheroaD.3.WhatimpressedthewritermostinthemountainousjungleofnorthernIndia?A.Nomodernequipment.B.Completesilence.C.Thenicemoon.D.Thehighmountain.4Modernthingsarementionedmainlyto___________.A.showthatthewriterlikescitylifeverymuch.B.tellusthatpeoplegreatlybenefitfrommodernlifE.C.explainthatpeoplehavelesschancestoenjoynaturE.D.showthatwecanalsoenjoynatureathomethroughthem.5.Theauthorwrotethepassageto__________.A.expressthefeelingofreturningtonaturE.B.showtheloveforthemoonlight.C.advisemodernpeopletolearntolivE.D.wanttocommunicatelongingformodernlifE.Lostyearsareworsethanlostdollars一寸光阴一寸金寸金难买寸光阴
ItwasabadtimeformE.Iwaslowemotionallyandtiredphysically.ProbablybecauseofthisIhadntshavedforafewdays.AlsobecauseIhadbeendoingsomerepairsatmydaughter’shouseIwasdressedquitescruffily不整洁地•BoardingthebustogohomeIsawitwasalmostfullsoIfoundarail扶手toleanagainst.Thatwaswhenayoungwomansittingwithherchildstoodupandofferedmeherseat.‘Wow1thought.OutloudIsaidDoIlookthatoldandtired?SherepliedYoulooklikeyouvehadatoughday.ithankedhersincerelyandstayedstanding.A.momentlateramanrosefromhisseatatthebackofthebusandmadehiswaytowardsmesqueezingpastseveralpeopleontheway.Thenhetoldmeabouthisaddictionproblemsaskedmyadviceandjustchattedaboutlifeforafewminutes.Thenhewentbacktohisseat.Veiyrandom!WatchinghimgoIalsolookedatthebus-loadofpeoplebetweenmeandhisseat.Hehadn’tchosentotalktothosestrangers.Hechosetotalktothisstrangerforwhateveritmeanttohimandwhatevercomfortitbroughthim.Why?That´swhenitoccurredtomE.ImusthavelookedlikeIhadbeenwherehewas.IprobablylookedlikeamanwhowouldunderstandadifficultlifE.Iwashumbledandupliftedatthesametimebytherealizationthatevenwhenweareatourlowestwecanstillhelpothers一ifwelooklikewemightbeabletomeetthemwheretheyliveorwalkawhileintheirworlD.24.vVhydidtheyoungwomanofferherseattothewriter?A.BecauseshethoughtthewriterlookedveryolD.B.BecausethewriterlookedveryfriendlyC.Becausethewriterlookedhumorous.D.BecausethewriterlookedexhausteD.25•WhatcanweleamaboutthemanfromParagraph3?A.Hewasanacquaintanceofthewriter.B.Hefeltfamiliarwiththewriter.C.Hemaybetakesdrugsheavily.D.HelacksconfidentinlifE.26.Theunderlinedwords4SthisstrangerinParagraph4probablyrefertoA.theyoungwomanB.onepassengerC.thewriterD.thedriver27.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.UnusualappearanceinterestsstrangersB.MeetthemwheretheyliveC.SmalltalksmakeadifferenceD.Acceptwhattheyare
Afour-year-oldgirlseesthreebiscuitsdividedbetweenastuffedcrocodileandateddybear.Thecrocodilegetstwo;thebearonE.Isthatfair?askstheexperimenter.Thegirljudgesthatitisnot.Howaboutnow?askstheexperimenterbreakingthebear’ssinglebiscuitinhalf.Thegirlcheersup:Ohyesnowit’sfair.Theybothhavetwo.Strangelychildrenfeelverystronglyaboutfairnessevenwhentheyhardlyunderstandit.Adultscareaboutfairnesstoo---buthowmuch?Onewaytofindoutisbyusingtheultimatum最后通牒gamecreatedbyeconomistWernerGuth.JackisgivenapileofmoneyandproposeshowitshouldbedividedwithJill.JillcanacceptJack’sultimatumotherwisethedealisoffandneithergetsanything.SupposeJackandJilldon’tcareaboutfairnessjustaboutaccumulatingcash.ThenJackcanofferJillaslittleashelikesandJillwillstillaccept.Afterallalittlemoneyismorethannomoney.ButimagineinsteadthatJackandJillbothcareonlyaboutfairnessandthatthefairestoutcomeisequality.ThenJackwouldofferJillhalfthemoney;andJillwouldn’tacceptotherwisE.Whathappenswhenweaskpeopletoplaythisgameforreal?Itturnsoutthatpeoplevaluefairnessalot.Anyoneofferedlessthan20-30%ofthemoneyislikelytorejectit.Receivinganunfairoffersmakesusfeelsick.Happilymostoffersareprettyequitable;indeedbyfarthemostcommonisa50-50split.Butchildrenandadultsalsocareaboutaverydifferentsortofunfairnessnamelycheating.Thinkhowmanygamesofsnakesandladdershaveendedinargumentswhenonechildaccidentallymiscountshermovesandanotherchildobjects.Butthissenseoffairnessisn’taboutequalityofoutcome:gamesinevitablyhavewinnersandlosers.Herefairnessisaboutplayingbytherules.Bothfairness-as-equalityandfairness-as-no-cheatingmatter.Whichismoreimportant:equalityorno-cheating?Ithinktheanswerisneither.Thenationallottery彩票likeotherlotteriescertainlydoesn’tmaketheworldmoreequal:afewpeoplegetrichandmostpeoplegetnothing.Neverthelesswehopeitisfair---butwhatdoesthismean?Thefairness-as-no-cheatingviewpointhasareadyanswer:alotteryisfairifitisconductedaccordingtotherules.Butwhichrules?NoneofushastheslightestideaIsuspect.SupposethatburiedinthesmallprintatlotteryHQisarulethatforbidspeoplewithaparticularsurnamelet’ssayMoriarty.SoaMsMoriartycouldbuyaticketeachweekforyearswithoutanychanceofsuccess.Howwouldshereactifshefoundout?Surelywithanger:howdaretheorganisersletherplayweekafterweekwithoutmentioningthatshecouldn’tpossiblywin!She’dreasonablyfeelunfairlytreatedbecause___________________.Toprotest抗议againstunfairnessthenistomakeanaccusationofbadfaith.Fromthisviewpointanequalsplitbetweenthecrocodileandthebearseemsfairbecausenormallyatleastitistheonlysplittheywouldbothagreeto.Butwerethegirltolearnthatthecrocodiledoesn’tlikebiscuitsorthatthebearisn’thungryIsuspectshe’dthinkitperfectlyfairforonetoytotakethewholE.Inequalityofbiscuitsoranythingelseisn’tnecessarilyunfairifbothpartiesarehappy.Andtheunfairnessofcheatingcomesfromthesamesource:we’dneveracceptthatsomeoneelsecanunilaterally单方面地violateagreementsthatwehaveallsignedupto.Soperhapsthefour-year-old’sintuitions直觉aboutfairnessisthebeginningsofanunderstandingofnegotiation.Withasenseoffairnesspeoplewillhavetomakeusacceptableoffersorwe’llrejecttheirultimatumsandstickbythereasonablerulesorwe’llbeonthewarpath.Soasenseoffairnessiscrucialtoeffectivenegotiation;andnegotiationovertoystreatsetcispartoflifE.65.Itcanbeinferredthatintheultimatumgame_____.A.JackkeepsbackallthemoneyB.JillcannegotiatefairdivisionwithJackC.JackhasthefinalsayinthedivisionofmoneyD.Jillhasnochoicebuttoacceptanyamountofmoney66.FromParagraph2to4wecanconclude_____.A.peoplewillsacrificemoneytoavoidunfairnessB.fairnessmeansasmuchtoadultsastochildrenC.somethingisbetterthannothingafterallD.a30-70splitisacceptabletothemajority67.Whichofthefollowingdoesfairness-as-no-cheatingapplyto?A.divisionsofhouseworkB.favoritismbetweenchildrenC.banneddrugsinsportD.schoolingopportunities68.WhichofthefollowingbestfitsintheblankinParagraph7?A.thelotterydidn’tfollowtherulesB.shewascheatedoutofthemoneyC.thelotterywasn’tequalatallD.shewouldneverhaveagreedtothoserules69.Thechieffactorinpreventingunfairnessisto_____.A.observeagreementsB.establishrulesC.strengthenmoralityD.understandnegotiation70.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______A.declaretheimportanceoffairnessB.suggesthowtoachievefairnessC.presentdifferentattitudestofairnessD.explainwhywelovefairness
Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher—Mrs.Thompson.ShetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesamE.ButthatwasaliE.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddarD.Hedidn'tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenlikeallherotherstudentsTeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother'sperfume香水.TeddysaidMrs.ThompsontodayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.SuddenlysherealizedthatwhatTeddyreallyneededwasmotherlylove.Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatverydayshestoppedteachingreadingwritingandmath.Insteadshebegantoteachchildren.Mrs.ThomsponpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy'smindseemedtocomealivE.ThemoresheencouragedhimthefasterheimproveD.BytheendofthesixthgradeTeddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.HewrotethathehadfinishedhighschoolthirdinhisclassandshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelifE.HewenttocollegE.Mrs.ThompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesignedTheodoreF.StoddardM..D.医学博士.Thestorydoesn'tendtherE.OnhisweddingdayDr.Stoddardwhispered耳语inMrs.Thompson'searThankyouMrs.ThompsonforencouragingmE.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Mrs.ThomsponwithtearsinhereyeswhisperedbackTeddyyouhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Ididn'tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.4.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashameD.B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.C.ShechangedTeddy'sseattothefrontrow.D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.5.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?A.Heoftentoldlies.B.Hewasgoodatmath.C.HeneededmotherlycarE.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.6.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.B.Shebecamestrictwithherstudents.C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.7.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.D.ShehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeoplE.
InthebookTheBestLittleGirlintheWorldKessahasaseriouseatingdisorder进食障碍calledanorexianervosA.ButsheisnotalonE.Manypeoplehavethiseatingdisorder.InthebeginningofherstoryKessaisanormal15-year-olD.Sheisgoodatmanythingsespeciallydancing.Shehasdancedformanyyearsandlovesit.Onedayherdanceteachertellshertocontinueeatingrightbutmaybeloseafewpounds.OnceKessahearsthisshetakesthingstoofar.Insteadofcuttingdownonsnacksandjunkfoodshedecidesnottoeatatall.Shedoesnoteatbreakfastlunchordinner.Shebeginslosingweightandbecomesslimmer更加苗条的andslimmer.Butshelosesweighttoapointwheresheisunhealthy.Asherpooreatinghabitscontinueherparentsstartgettingasmuchhelpaspossibletocure治疗theirbeautifuldaughter.ButitisjustashardforKessa’sparentstodealwithherdisorderasitisforher.Everydaysheexercisestolosemorepoundsandplanswhatandwhenshewilleat.HerparentstryeverythingbutKessadecidesnottohaveanyfatonherbody.Kessa’sdoctorandparentsfinallytakehertothehospital.Sheisnowsothinthatshecanhardlywalk.TheresheisgivengoodcarE.IntherestofthebookKessagoesthroughalotoftroubleinordertocurehereatingdisorder.ThisbookIthinkcanhelptopreventpeoplefromdoingthistothemselves.ItshowsthetroublethatpeoplegothroughjusttobeslimmerandalltheterriblethingstheymustexperiencetobecureD.ItisabookIthinkeveryteenagershouldreaD.28.WhatdoesKessadotoloseweight?A.Shestopseating.B.SheeatslessjunkfooD.C.Shehasthreesmallmealsaday.D.Shedancesmanymorehoursaday.29.WhatdoweknowaboutKessa’seatingdisorder?A.Itiscausedbyherdanceteacher.B.It’stooserioustobecureD.C.Itmakeshersufferalot.D.It’sanunusualillness.30.Thebookmentionedinthetextismainlyabout_____.A.howtocureeatingdisordersB.theimportanceofeatingrightC.agirl’sfightagainstaneatingproblemD.whysomanypeoplehaveeatingdisorders
AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondonandhewouldwakeupeverymorningandgotothesubway.HewouldgetthetrainrighttoCentralLondonandthensitatthestreetcornerandbeg.HewoulddothiseverysingledayofhislifE.Hesatatthesamestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.HishousewasdirtyandthebadsmellcomingoutofthehousewashorriblE.TheneighborscouldnotstandthesmellanymoresotheyaskedthepoliceofficerstocleartheplacE.TheofficersknockeddownthedoorandcleanedthehousE.Thereweresmallbagsofmoneyalloverthehousethathehadcollectedovertheyears.Thepolicecountedthemoneyandtheysoonrealizedthattheoldmanwasamillionaire百万富翁.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewswithhim.WhentheoldmanarrivedhomethateveningoneoftheofficerstoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymoreashewasarichmannowamillionairE.Buttheoldmansaidnothingatall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusualwenttothesubwaygotintothetrainandsatatthestreetcornerandcontinuedtobeg.ClearlythisoldmanhadnogreatplansdreamsoranythingsignificantforhislifE.Welearnnothingfromthisstoryotherthanstayingfocusedonthethingsweenjoydoing.WhatmakesushappyiswhatmattersintheendnotwhatweacquirE.28.Whydidthepoliceofficerscleartheoldman’shouse?A.Becausetheoldmanhadnotimetoclearithimself.B.Becausetheneighborsoftheoldmanaskedthemtodo.C.Becausetheycouldn’tstandtheterriblesmell.D.Becausethepoliceofficerswerekind-hearteD.29.Thepoliceofficersstoodoutsidetheoldman’shouseinorderto__________.A.TelltheoldmanthattheyknockeddownhisdoorB.AsktheoldmantocleanhisdirtyhouseC.Maketheoldmancountthemoneyinsmallbags.D.TelltheoldmanthathewasamillionairE.30.Whatdidtheoldmandoafterthepoliceofficertoldhimthenews?A.Hedidwhatheusuallydidthenextday.B.Hestayedathomedoingnothing.C.HelockedthedoorandwenttothesubwayatoncE.D.Hesatinfrontofhishouseandcontinuedtobeg.31.Fromthestorywecaninferthat__________.A.theoldmancaredaboutnothingbutmoneyB.theoldmanwantedtodowhatheenjoyeddoingC.thepolicemenwouldtakeawayallthemoney.D.theoldmanwouldnotbeganymore
You’veheardofCharlesDarwinright?Thefamousscientistwhoputforwardatheoryofevolution.YoumighthavejustalsoheardofAlfredRusselWallacewhoworkedtogetherwithDarwinontherevolutionaryworkOntheOriginofSpecies^publishedin1859.ButwhataboutPatrickMatthew?Patrickwho?youmightask.WellDarwinandWallacegotthefamebutMatthewdidthelegworktoo.ThisBritishhorticulturalist园艺种植家actuallythoughtaboutevolutionfirstasDr.MikeWealegeneticistatKing’sCollegeLondonexplains.Hesays:Matthewpublishedabriefoutlineoftheideaofspeciesbeingabletochangeintootherspeciesthroughnaturalselection.Andhedidthat27yearsbeforeDarwinandAlfredRusselWallacE.AndtheyrecognizedthathedidsobutotherpeoplesincehavesimplifiedthestoryandtendedtoconcentratejustonDarwin.SoPatrickMatthew’srelativeobscurity默默无名maysimplybedowntous—thegeneralpublic—wantingtosimplifythings.ButDr.PatriciaFaraseniortutoratClareCollegeCambridgepointsoutthatDarwin’sworkmighthavereceivedmoreattentionbecausehehadpowerfulfriends.Dr.PatriciaFaraexplainsthatDarwinhadthemostfamousmostoutstandingmembersofthescientificsocietyinVictoriantimeswhowerepushingonhisbehalf.Havingascientifictheorybeingacceptedisnotjustamatterofwhetherthetheory’sright.MaybeitistimeforustorememberPatrickMatthewapioneerofthestoryofsurvivalthroughadaptationthatisattheheartofevolution.12.WhatmakesDarwinandWallacefamous?A.Theirgreatrelationship.B.TheirworkwithMatthew.C.Theirextraordinarytheory.D.Matthew’slegwork.13.WhatdidMatthewdobeforethebookOntheOriginofSpecieswaspublished?A.Heworkedwithahorticulturalist.B.Hepublishedtheideaofevolution.C.Hesimplifiedastory.D.HeconcentratedonDarwin.14.AccordingtoDr.PatriciaFaraMatthew’sobscuritywastheresultof.A.hislackofpowerfulfriendsB.hislackofpeople’sattentionC.hisspecialcharacteristicsD.people’stendencyofsimplification15.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencesuggest?A.FriendshelpDarwin’stheorygetaccepteD.B.A.theorywillbeacceptedififsright.C.PeopleknowverylittleaboutMatthew.D.WeshouldtrytorememberMatthew.
Onemantellsofdrivingonalongandlonelyroadthelast65milesofitunpavedinordertowatchIndiandancesinthestateofArizonA.AfterthedanceshereturnedtohiscaronlytofindthatithadaflattirE.Heputonthespareanddrovetotheonlyservicestationinthattown.Doyoufixflats?heinquiredoftheattendant.Yescametheanswer.Howmuchdoyoucharge?heaskeD.WithatwinkleinhiseyethemanrepliedWhatdifferencedoesitmake?ThisiswhathasbeencalledaHobson’schoice.A.Hobson’schoiceisasituationthatforcesapersontoacceptwhateverisofferedorgowithout.AccordingtoBarbaraBerlinerthephrasewasinspiredbysixteenth-centuryentrepreneur企业家ThomasHobson.Therewasnochoicebythecustomer—itwasstrictlyHobson’schoicE.ButoftenwereallyhaveachoiceandthechoicedoesmakeadifferencE.Wemaynotalwaysbelieveit.Wemayfeelasifwehavenochoicebutalmostalwaysthereisachoiceinthematter.Andwhenwerealizethatwedomostthingsbychoicethenwearetakingcontrolofourownlives.SomeonechallengedmetotryanexperimentthatcompletelychangedmyperspectivE.Forthenextsevendayshesaideliminatethewords‘Ihaveto’fromyourvocabularyandsay‘Ichooseto’.Don’tsay‘Ihavetoworklatetonight’.Insteadsay‘Ichoosetoworklate’.WhenyouchoosetodoityoutakecontrolofyourlifE.Insteadofsaying‘Ihavetostayhome’try‘Ichoosetostayhome’.ThewayyouspendyourtimeisyourchoicE.YouareresponsiblE.Youhavecontrol.InjustsevendaysIwasnolongersayingIhavetoandIfeltbetteraboutmydecisions.IlearnedthatthereisverylittleinmylifeIactuallyhavetodo.YouandIdecidetodocertainthingsbecausewebelievethatitwillbeforthebest.WhenweeliminateIhavetofromourvocabularieswetakecontrol.Tryitforaweekandyouseewhathappens.Ithinkyou’llseeit’sachangeforthebetter.26.WhatdidtheattendantmeanbysayingWhatdifferencedoesitmake?A.Themandidn’tneedtopayforthework.B.ItwasunnecessaryforthemantoaskaboutthepricE.C.TherewasnoneedforthemantohavethetirefixeD.D.Themanshouldkeepsilent.27.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheexperiment?A.Hecouldbecomemorechallenging.B.Hecouldspendmoretimerelaxinghimself.C.Heshouldtakepleasureinhelpingothers.D.HeactuallychangedhisattitudestowardslifE.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordeliminatemean?A.Remember.B.Repeat.C.RemovE.D.RecitE.29.Thepurposeofthetextisto_____.A.adviseustoacceptothers’advicemodestlyB.explainwhatHobson’schoiceisC.tellaninterestingstoryabouttheauthorD.adviseustobecomeactiveinlife
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