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Ilaythereburiedaliveunderourhousewhenthebombhitourcity.Thegreat31_startedbythebombcamenearerandnearertousasworkerstriedto32us.Hurry!theycriedtooneanotherastheflames火焰camenearer.Atlasttheyreachedusand33meandmymotheroutfromundereverything34theflamesreachedus.LaterasIthoughtofthepilotoftheplanethat_35_thebombonourcityIcriedIhatehim.Ihatehim.Thepeoplewithmarkedfacesfromthe_36_ofthebombmademecryIhatehim.Isawpeoplesufferingaterrible_37death.AgainandagainIcriedasIsawthesepeopleIhatehim!SometimelaterthatmanappearedinameetingI_38.AsIlookedathimI_39himverymuch.ThenIlistenedtowhathetoldusofhis_40thedaywhenhedroppedthebombonourcity.IheardhimsayWhenIflewoverthecity_41wedroppedthebombIcried‘OhGodwhathaveI_42’.Icouldseethathefoundit_43tospeakofthatday.AsthishappenedIsuddenly_44myhatred仇恨ofhimwas_45.Itonlymademeunhappyalso.AsIdidthisitwasasifaheavyload负担_46myshoulders.ThenIdecidedto47him.Ididsoandmylifewas_48.Inowhelpthosewhosufferfrom_49otherpeoplE.Itrytohelpthemto_50everyoneasIamnowabletodo.31.A.soundB.heatC.fireD.light32.A.callB.reachC.findD.help33.A.putB.sentC.pulledD.brought34.A.afterB.asC.whenD.before35.A.madeB.droppedC.attackedD.set36.A.noiseB.energyC.effectD.power37.A.slowB.seriousC.sadD.hard38.A.joinedB.tookC.attendedD.gave39.A.hatedB.fearedC.honoredD.believed40.A.activityB.ideaC.experienceD.opinion41.A.whenB.afterC.asD.before42.A.gotB.heardC.doneD.seen43.A.difficultB.easyC.uselessD.proud44.A.imaginedB.realizedC.knewD.thought45.A.rightB.funnyC.necessaryD.wrong46.A.tookawayB.tookoffC.felloffD.fellon47.A.forgiveB.killC.defeatD.accept48.A.balancedB.changedC.continuedD.ruined49.A.punishingB.hurtingC.dislikingD.hating50.A.respectB.loveC.considerD.move
OnceNapoleonstayedinasmallinn.Thenextmorninghewenttothanktheinnkeeper.YouhaveservedmewellinnkeepersaidNapoleon.Iwishtorewardyou.Tellmewhatyouwant.Sirwewantnothingsaidtheinnkeeper.Butwillyoutellussomething?Whatisit?NapoleonaskeD.WehaveheardastorysaidtheinnkeeperthatonceduringthewarasmallvillagewastakenbytheRussians.YouhappenedtobeinthevillagE.Youhidwhiletheylookedforyou.Willyoutellushowyoufeltwhentheywerelookingforyou?Napoleonlookedveryangry.Hecalledintwoofhissoldiers.Thenhepointedtothedoor.ThesoldierstooktheinnkeeperandhiswifeoutintotheyarD.Attheendoftheyardwasawall.Theinnkeeperandhiswifewereledtothewall.ThesoldierstiedthehandsoftheinnkeeperandhiswifE.Napoleonwatchedsayingnothing.Pleasesir.beggedtheinnkeeperDon’tkillus!Wemeantnothing!Thesoldiersmovedback.Theinnkeepersawthemraisingtheirguns.ThenNapoleoncalled:Ready!Aim!ThewifescreameD.Stop!saidNapoleon.HewenttotheinnkeeperNowyouknowtheanswertothequestionyouaskedmejustnowdon’tyou?9.WhydidtheinnkeeperaskNapoleontotellhimhowNapoleonfeltwhenhewasbeinglookedfor?A.HewantedtoknowthedifferencebetweenageneralandanordinarypeoplE.B.HelookeddownuponNapoleonforhethoughtagreatmanshouldn’tbedefeateD.C.Heshowedhissympathy同情toNapoleonintimeofdanger.D.Hewasinterestedinother’sfailureespeciallyNapoleon’s.10.WhydidNapoleonorderedhismentotiethecouple?A.becausehewantedtoteachtheinnkeeperagoodlessonforbotheringhim.B.becausehewantedtokillthecoupletogetridofhisanger.C.becausehewantedtoshowthathewassoadmiringageneralthatnobodycouldupsethim.D.becausehewantedtomadetheinnkeeperknowthatagenerallikehimhadthesamefeelingastheordinarypeopleinfaceofdanger.11.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Napoleon’sTrickB.NapoleonandanInnkeeperC.Napoleon’sAngerD.Napoleon’sride
Everybodyisagenius.ButifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatreeitwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupiD.—AlbertEinsteinIfyouhaveakidwithspecialneedsintheschoolsystemchancesareyouhavecomeacrossthatsayinghangingonaclassroomwall.Myfive-year-olddaughterSyonahascerebralpalsy脑瘫anditmeanscombinedwithhercommunicationandsightproblemsthatnormalstandardisn'talwaysanaccuratemeasureofherabilities.BynowyouhaveprobablyheardaboutChrisUlmerthe26-yearoldteacherinJacksonvilleFloridawhostartshisspecialeducationclassbycallingupeachstudentindividuallytogivethemmuchadmirationandahigh-fivE.Icouldn'thelpbutberemindedofSyona'steacherandhowshesupportseachkidinaverysimilarway.UlmerrecentlysharedavideoofhisteachingexperiencE.Ihaveseentheirconfidenceincreaserapidly.hesaiD.AllIcouldthinkwas:howluckythesestudentsaretohavesuchgoodteachers.Syona'steacherhasanattitudethatcanbestbesummarizedinoneword:awesomE.Herteacherdoesn'tfocusonwhatcan'tbedone—shefocusesonwhatcanbedonE.OverthepastseveralmonthsmyhusbandDilipandIhaveseenSyona'sconfidenceincreasetenfolD.Sheuseswordsshewouldn'thavethoughtofusingbeforE.Sherecentlytoldmeaboutherclassmate'striptoEcuadorandwasveryproudwhenIunderstoodheronthefirsttry.IactuallywonderwhattheinfluencewouldbeifwedidsomethingsimilartowhatUlmerdoeswithhisstudentsinourhomE.We'verecentlystartedourdaybyremindingeachotherofthegoodqualitiesweallpossess.Ifweareremindedofourstrengthsonaregularbasiswewillbecomeincreasinglyconfidentaboutprogressandsuccess.24.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofAlbertEinstein'ssaying?A.Funny.B.TruE.C.StrangE.D.Confusing.25.WhatcanwelearnaboutSyona'steacher?A.SheisSyona'sfavoriteteacher.B.SheputsEinstein'squoteonthewall.C.Sheusesvideostoteachherstudents.D.Shehelpsincreaseherstudents'confidencE.26.WhydidSyonafeelproudinthethirdparagraph?.A.HermotherknewwhatsheexpresseD.B.Herprogresswasappreciatedbyherparents.C.ShehaddevelopedapositiveattitudE.D.ShehadbeentoEcuadorwithherclassmatE.27.Whatchangehastakenplaceintheauthor'sfamily?A.They'veinvitedUlmer'sstudentstotheirhomE.B.TheyvisitUlmer'sclassroomregularly.C.Theygiveeachotherpraiseeveryday.D.Theyfeelgratefultopeopleintheirlives.
Everwonderhowmuchacloudweighs?Whataboutahurricane?A.meteorologist气象学家hasdonesomeestimatesandtheresultsmightsurpriseyou.Let’sstartwithaverysimplewhitepuffycloud—acumuluscloud积云.Howmuchdoesthewaterinacumuluscloudweigh?PeggyLeMoneseniorscientistattheNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearchinBoulderColoradodidthenumbers.Thewaterinthelittlecloudweighsabout550tonsshecalculates.Orifyouwanttoconvertittosomethingthatmightbealittlemoremeaningful...thinkofelephants.Assume假设anelephantweighsaboutsixtonsshesaysthatwouldmeanthewaterinsideatypicalcumuluscloudwouldweighaboutonehundredelephants.Thethoughtofahundredelephants’worthofwaterfloatingintheskybegsanotherquestion—whatkeepsitupthere?Firstofallthewaterisn’tinelephant-sizedparticles微粒;it’sintinytinytinyparticlesexplainsLeMonE.Andthoseparticlesfloatonthewarmerairthat’srisingbelow.ButstilltheconceptofsomuchwaterfloatingintheskywassurprisingeventoameteorologistlikeLeMonE.IhadnoideahowmuchacloudwouldweighactuallywhenIstartedthecalculations计算shesays.Sohowmanyelephantunitsofwaterareinsideabigstormcloud—10timesbiggerallthewayaroundthanthepuffycumuluscloud?AgainLeMonedidthenumbers:About200000elephants.NowcometothecalculationsforahurricaneaboutthesizeofMissouriandthefiguresgetreallymassivE.Whatwe’redoingisweighingthewaterinonecubicmetertheoreticallypulledfromacloudandthenmultiplyingbythenumberofmetersinawholehurricanesheexplains.Theresult?Fortymillionelephants.Thatmeansthewaterinonehurricaneweighsmorethanalltheelephantsontheplanet.Perhapsevenmorethanalltheelephantsthathaveeverlivedontheplanet.32.TheweightofisNOTmentionedinthepassagE.A.acumuluscloudB.astormcloudC.ahurricaneD.atornado33.HowdidPeggyLeMonefeelabouttheresultofhercalculations?A.Shefounditnotconvincing.B.Shethoughtitneededfurthercalculations.C.SheconsideredthecalculationsinaccuratE.D.Shewasquitesurprisedatit.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.A.stormcloudweightsabout200000elephants.B.Thewaterinthecloudisinverytinyparticles.C.Therearelessthanfortymillionelephantslivingontheearth.D.ThewaterinahurricaneweightsmorethanthatinanyotherkindofclouD.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SurprisingResultsB.ElephantsintheSkyC.HowMuchaCloudWeighsD.HowMuchaHurricaneWeighs
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PerhapsthemostastonishingtheorytocomeoutofkineticsthestudyofbodymovementwassuggestedbyProfessorRayBirdwhistell.HebelievesthatphysicalappearanceisoftenculturallyprogrammeD.Inotherwordswelearnourlooks;wearenotbornwiththem.A.babyhasgenerallyunformedfacialfeatures.A.babyaccordingtoBirdwhistelllearnswheretosettheeyebrowsbylookingatthosearoundfamilyandfriends.ThishelpsexplainwhythepeopleofsomeregionsoftheUnitedStateslooksomuchalikE.NewEnglandersorSouthernershavecertaincommonfacialcharacteristicsthatcannotbeexplainedbygenetics遗传学Theexactshapeofthemouthisnotsetatbirthitislearnedafter.Infactthefinalmouthshapeisnotformeduntilwellafterpermanent永久的teethareset.Formanythiscanbewellintoadolescence青春期.A.husbandandwifetogetherforalongtimeoftencometolooksomewhatalikE.Welearnourlooksfromthosearoundus.Thisisperhapswhyinasinglecountrythereareareaswherepeoplesmilemorethanthoseinotherareas.IntheUnitedStatesforexampletheSouthisthepartofthecountrywherethepeoplesmilemostfrequently.InNewEnglandtheysmilelessandinthewesternpartofNewYorkStatestillless.ManySouthernersfindcitiessuchasNewYorkcoldandunfriendlyPartlybecausepeopleonMadisonAvenuesmilelessthanpeopleonPeachTreeStreetinAtlantaGeorgiA.Peopleindensely稠密地populatedurbanareasalsotendtosmileandgreeteachotherinpubliclessthanpeopleinruralareasandsmalltowns.RayBirdwhistellbelievesthatphysicalappearance______.A.haslittletodowithcultureB.canbeinfluencedbycultureC.isdecidedbycultureD.variesfromplacetoplaceRayBirdwhistellcantellwhatregionoftheUnitedStatesapersonisfromby______.A.howmuchheorshelaughsB.howheorsheraiseshisorhereyebrowsC.whatheorshelikesbestD.thewayheorshetalksPeoplewholive_____aremorefriendlyaccordingtothepassagE.A.indenselypopulatedareasB.inthecountryC.inNewYorkCityD.intheNorthThispassagemighthavebeentakenoutofabookdealingwith______.A.physicsB.healthC.chemistryD.noneoftheabove
JessicaWesterveltaSpanishteacheratBethlehemHighSchoolinNewYorkcreatedanactivitycalledHouseHunterswhichwasinspiredbythepopulartelevisionshowHouseHuntersInternational’’forherSpanishclassaboutfouryearsago.SimilartotheshowstudentsworkingroupspretendingtoberealhouseagentsandlookforthreehousesinSpanish-speakingcountries.Sheusestheactivitytoteachvocabularyrelatedtothehomechorestravelandvacation.Shecreatedtheexercisebecauseshewantedtoincorporateherstudents’interestsintothecurriculum课程.Atthetimeagroupofherstudentswerebigfansoftheshow.ThestudentslookforahomeforWestervelttobuytoliveinorrentforvacation.Shetellsthemwhatsheislookingforinahomeandgivesthemabudget.StudentsworkingroupsofthreeandeachgroupisresponsibleforfindingonehouseinaSpanish-speakingcountrythatfitstherequirements.ThegroupsusuallymakeabrochuredescribingthehousestheyfinD.Eachgrouppresentstheirfindingstotheclasswhiletheotherstudentstakenotes.TheentireactivityisdoneinSpanishsostudentsgettopracticetheirwritinglisteningandconversationskills.TheyalsogetsomeculturaleducationwhenresearchinghomesinSpanish-speakingcountries.Westerveltsaysthatstudentsplanningtotaketheclasslookforwardtoherproject.WesterveltsaysIthinkanytimethatyoucanfindawaytolinkintosomethingthattheyareinterestedinoutsideofschoolitmakesitmorerealisticforthemanditmakesthatactivitymuchmoreenjoyableforthem.29.HowdidWesterveltcomeupwiththeideaoftheactivity?A.ShegotitfromaTVprogram.B.Shewasinspiredbyherstudents.C.Shelearneditfromahouseagent.D.Shewastaughtthatinhighschool.30.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordincorporateinParagraph2?A.changeB.absorbC.forceD.persuade31.Whatarethestudentssupposedtodowiththehousestheyfind?A.LiveinthehousesforawhilE.B.Rentthehousesfortheirvacation.C.Writeanintroductiontothehouses.D.Chooseandbuyonefortheirteacher.32.WhatdoWestervelt’swordsinthelastparagraphmean?A.MostschoolactivitiesarenotenjoyablE.B.Studentsshouldberealisticaboutstudy.C.Out-of-schoolactivitiesareveryimportant.D.Learningshouldbecombinedwithinterest.
Longlongagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelaxbuttheyneverfeltappreciated得到赏识的fortheworktheydiD.OnedaytwodonkeysgotboreD.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelifesothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedtheyworkedtoohardandhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.IhaveanideahesaiD.Whatisyouridea?askedthedonkeys.Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeyssaidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaints.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaintandtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhiteandthenpaintedstripes斑纹overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinishedthedonkeysdidnotlooklikedonkeysatall.YounolongerlooklikedonkeystheoldmansaiD.Everyonewillbefooled欺骗.Iwillcallyousomethingelsezebras斑马.Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soonotherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthezebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecretthedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman.PleasemakeusintozebrastootheypleadeD.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.AshedidmoreandmoredonkeyscamE.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient不耐烦的.Theybegantokickaboutandtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddonkeysbecauseoftheirimpatiencehadtoreturntowork.1.Thetwodonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldmaninorderto_____.A.becomepatientB.askhimforhelpC.changeintozebrasD.havearest2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordpleadedinParagraph9mean?A.relaxedB.knockedC.agreedD.begged3.Whatfinallyhappenedtotheimpatientdonkeys?A.TheylookedforanotherwisemantopaintthemB.TheywerestilldonkeysworkinghardallthetimE.C.TheywonpraisefortheworktheydiD.D.Theyhatedthezebrasandfoughtwiththem4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.BeingpatientisveryimportantB.BothdonkeysandzebrashadtoworkhardC.Thewiseoldmanwaskilledbytheseimpatientdonkeys.D.Thereisalwaysagoodwaynottoworkhard
HenriCartier-Bresson1908-2004isoneofthemostoriginalandinfluentialfiguresinthehistoryofphotography.Hisphotographshelpedestablishphotojournalismasanartform.Henri'sfamilywaswealthy-hisfathermadeafortuneasatextilemanufacturer—butHenrilaterjokedthatduetohisparents'economicalwaysitoftenseemedasthoughhisfamilywaspoor.EducatedinParisHenridevelopedanearlyloveforliteratureandarts.AsateenagerHenriwasagainsthisparents'formalwaysofeducation.InhisearlyadulthoodhefellinlovewithseveralappetitesbutitwasartthatremainedatthecenterofhislifE.HenritraveledtoAfricain1931tohuntantelopeandboar.AndAfricafueledanotherinterestinhim:photography.HethenwanderedaroundtheworldwithhiscamerausingahandheldcameratocatchimagesfromfleetingmomentsofeverydaylifE.NotlongafterWorldWarⅡHenritraveledeastspendingconsiderabletimeinIndiawherehemetandphotographedGandhishortlybeforehewaskilledin1948.Henri'sworktodocumentGandhi'sdeathanditsimmediateeffectonthecountrybecameoneofLifeMagazine'smostprizedphotoessays.Henri'sapproachtophotographyremainedmuchthesamethroughouthislifE.Hemadeclearhisdislikeofimagesthathadbeenimprovedbyartificiallightdarkroomeffectsandevencutting.ThenaturalistinHenribelievedthatalleditingshouldbedonewhenthephotoistaken.In1952hisfirstbookTheDecisiveMomentarichcollectionofhisworkspanningtwodecadeswaspublisheD.ThereisnothinginthisworldthatdoesnothaveadecisivemomenthesaiD.In1968hebegantoturnawayfromphotographyandreturnedtohispassionfordrawingandpainting.4.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutHenri'sphotographycareer?A.HedevelopedapassionforphotographywhentravelingtoAfricA.B.HequitphotographyonpublishingTheDecisiveMoment.C.HedocumentedGandhi'severydaylifE.D.Hedevotedallhislifetophotography.5.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinparagraph2?A.Costly.B.Generous.C.Financial.D.Saving.6.WhatisspecialaboutHenri'sapproachtophotography?A.Heonlyshotphotosatdecisivemoments.B.Hepreferredtoedithisimagesinhisdarkroom.C.Hismostphotosdescribedthingsintheirnaturalways.D.Hetrieddifferentwaysandsettledonbeinganaturalist.
Iwasontheescalator电梯inamarket.TherewasanoldmanwhowasaboutfiveorsixpeopleinthefrontofmE.Peoplebehindhimwereallinahurryandsawhimasarock.TheoldmanknewtheseclearlyandtriedhardtostepasidE.IrememberSometimeswhenwalkingordrivingbehindanolderpersonI’vegotten不impatientandupset.I’msorry.Pleaseforgiveme!saidtheoldmanIdon’tmeantoholdyouup.Hethentriedhisbesttogetofftheescalator.Isuddenlywasthisinawholenewlight.Ifeltsicktomystomach.Theoldmanwasapologizing道歉toeveryonewhenweshouldhavehelpedhimtocalmhisfears.Onebyonepeoplewentaroundhimquickly.BythetimeIgottohimIaskedSircanIhelpyou?ThemanthoughtforawhilethensaidWellyesthankyou!Iplacedmyhandunderhisleftarmandwalkedawayfromtherushofpeoplequickly.Sowhatareyoushoppingforsir?OhtodayisMother’sDay.Iwanttobuysomethingformyneighbor.She’sasingle单身motherandsheisalwayssonicetomE.Hesaidstoppingsuddenlyashesearchedhispocket.Ohit’shere!IalwayscarrythemwithmehesaiD.Thenhetookoutsomebusinesscardsandhandedmeonewhichread:JohnSmith.Friendtoallenemytonoone!Isaidaprayer祈祷todayandyouweretheanswer.Thankyou!That’sforyouhesaiD.Thanksforstoppingtohelpanoldman.MyfriendyouhelpedmE.IknewwhyIwasunhappywiththeworlD.NowIknowhowtosolvetheproblem.Nomorewithme!1.Whydidtheoldmantryhardtostepaside?A.Becausehewasinahurry.B.Becausehedidn’twanttobeinotherpeople’sway.C.BecausetheescalatorwasverycrowdeD.D.Becausehewasasheavyasarock.2.Thewriterfeltsicktohisstomachmostbecause.A.theoldmantriedhardtostepasideB.theoldmanwasdifficulttogetofftheescalatorC.hewasimpatientandupsetfortheoldmanD.theoldmanwasapologizingtoeveryone3.Whatdidthewriterthinkaboutthepeoplethatpassedby?A.ColD.B.Boring.C.Warm.D.Friendly.4.ThesentenceIsaidaprayertodayandyouweretheanswer.Probablymeansthat.A.theoldmanneededthewriter’shelpthenhecameB.thewriterwasalwaysfriendlytootherpeopleC.theoldmanbelievedeveryonecouldbefriendsD.theoldmanhadlotsoffriendsandnoenemies5.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.A.weshouldalwayshelpoldpeopleB.weshouldshareourenjoymentwithourfriendsC.itwasvaluabletomakefriendswiththeoldmanD.ifwearekindtootherswewillbehappyinourlife
ManyyearsagoinJapanafarmerandhiswifehadthreechildrentwoboysandagirl.Theboyshelpedtheirparentsonthefarm.Thegirlwassmallandweak.Shewasoftenill.Shespenthertimedrawingcats.Herparentsdidn'tlikehersotheytookhertothetemple寺庙.Inthetemplethegirldrewcatsalldaylong.Theotherpeopleinthetempletriedtostopherbutshedidn'tlisten.SotheyaskedthegirltoleavethetemplE.Thegirlcametoatown.Shedidn'thaveanymoneysoshehadtostayinanemptyhouseoutsidethetown.Insidethehousetherewasonlyamat垫子ontheflooralightnearthewindowandalargepaperscreen屏风.Thegirldrewsomecatsonthepaperscreen.ShedrewcatsofeverykinD.Whenthescreenwasfullofcatsshelaydownonthematandwenttosleep.Thenextmorningwhenthegirlwokeupshewasverysurprised--therewasaverylargedeadmouseinthemiddleofthehouse!PeopleinthetownsaidThegirl'scatdrawingscametolife复活atnight.TheysavedthegirlfromthelargemousE.Thegirlleftthetownandwentonherway.Everywhereshewentpeoplewantedtobuyhercatdrawings.SoonshebecameoneofthemostfamousartistsinJapan.WhenyouvisitJapanyoumightbeabletoseeoneofherpictures.1.Whatdidthegirl'sparentsdo?A.Firemen.B.Artists.C.Zooworkers.D.Farmers.2.Whydidthepeopleinthetemplesendthegirlaway?A.ShedrewcatsallthetimE.B.Shedidn'thaveanymoney.C.HerparentsaskedhertogobackhomE.D.Peopleinthetownaskedhertoliveinthetown.3.WhichwasNOTintheemptyhouse?A.A.mat.B.A.light.C.A.paperscreen.D.A.basket.4.Whatdidthegirlfindthenextday?A.A.groupoflive活的cats.B.A.verylargedeadmousE.C.A.lovelyparrot.D.A.verystrongdog.5.Whathappenedtothegirlthen?A.Shestayedinthetown.B.ShestarteddrawingmicE.C.Shebecameafamousartist.D.Sheneverdrewanothercatagain.
Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeveryvoyageandtooktheirwages.Onthelastdayofonevoyagetheshipwasinasmallport.ItwaswintertimeandtheseawasverycoldsothecaptainsaidtohissailorsIfoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenightIwillgivehimmyship.ButifhecomesoutbeforethesunappearsIshallgethiswages.Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain’scheatingsotheydidn’ttrusthim.Butthenoneofthemwhothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptainsaidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewaterandthoughitwasverycoldhestayedinit.Whenitwasnearlymorningsomefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileaway.Youarecheatingthecaptainsaidtothesailor.Thefire’swarmingyou.Butit’shalfamileaway!saidthesailor.Afire’sfireansweredthecaptain.Ihavewon.ThesailorcameoutofthewaterandsaidPerhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywagesbutyoucan’tcookachicken.Icanansweredthecaptain.IfyoucookthischickensaidthesailorIshallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyearsbutifyoucan’tyouwillgivemeyourship.ThecaptainagreedtookthechickenandsaidWhere’sthefire?Thereitisansweredthesailor.OntheshorE.Butit’shalfamileawaysaidthecaptainangrily.‘Afire’sfire’yousaidansweredthesailor.Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewateritisenoughtocookyourchicken.26.Thecaptaingotthesailors’wages________.A.tobuyachickenforhimselfB.andkeptthemoneyforfutureuseC.bycheatinghimD.andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.AllthesailorsrefusedtogetintothewaterbecauseitwastoocoldB.Thecaptainknewthatthefirethefishermenmadewasenoughtowarmthesailorinthewater.C.Thecaptainsucceededincheatingthesailor.D.Itwasthesailorwhowascleverer.28.Thecaptaininsistedthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorbecausehe________.A.didn’twanttolosethebetB.didn’tbelievethesailor’ssuccessC.wantedtokeephispromiseD.wantedtoshowhiscleverness29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Thesailorsdidn’ttrustthecaptain.B.InordertohelpthesailorinthewaterthefishermenmadeafirE.C.ThecaptainfailedtocheatthesailorthistimE.D.Thesailordidn’tgetoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeareD.30.Whatisthetitleofthestory?A.HowaCaptainCheatedHisSailorB.HowaSailorGotaShipC.A.BraveSailorD.A.FireIsFire
Harryiseighteennow.Hestudiesinamiddleschool.Hisparentslikehimverymuchandhopehecanbecomeafamousman.Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim.Theycallhimatsixinthemorningafterbreakfasthisfathertakeshimtoschoolinacarandintheafternoonassoonastheyoungmancomesbackthesupperisready.Ofcourseheneverwasheshisclothesorgoestobuysomethingintheshops.OnceHarry’sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear.Leavinghetoldhiswifetotakegoodcareoftheirson.ThewomanhadtogetupearlieranddidallwhatherhusbanddidbeforE.AndtwomonthslatershewassotiredthatshewasillinbeD.NowtheyoungmangotintotroublE.Hecouldn’tdoanyhousework.Hehadtodoashismothertoldhim.Evenhedidn’tknowwheretogetonthebus!YesterdayHarry’smotherfoundhisshoeswerewornoutandtoldhimtobuyanewpairintheshop.Buthedidn’tknowhowtochoosE.Thewomanhadasigh叹息andgavehimashoepattern鞋样andtoldhimtobuyapairofshoeshimself.It’sSaturdaytodayandHarrydoesn’tgotoschool.Withapoliceman’shelphefoundashop.Theshopkeeperwasfriendlytohim.ThemanbroughtalotofshoesandaskedhimtochoosE.Whenhewastryingonapairsuddenlyherememberedsomethingandtookthemoff.ThemanwassurprisedandaskedWhat’sthematteryoungman?I’msorry.I’velefttheshoepatternathome!1.Harry’sparentsdoallinsteadofhimbecause_______.A.he’stooyoungB.hehaspoorhealthC.he’sbusywithhisstudiesD.theyhopehespendsalltimeonstudies2.Thewomanhadtolookafterhersonbyherselfbecause_______.A.herhusbandwasn’tathomeB.shewasstrongerthanherhusbandC.sheknewtheyoungmanwellD.shewasfreerthanherhusband3.WhenthemanwasinLondon_______.A.HarryhadtostayathomeB.Harrydidn’tfindthebusstopC.HarryfellbehindinhisclassD.Harrywouldn’tgotoschool4.Thewomantoldhersontobuyapairofshoesbecause_______.A.shedidn’tknowwhatkindheneededB.shewasbusywiththehouseworkC.somethingwaswrongwithherD.shewantedhersontodosomethinghimself
PrefaceScienceisadominant占优势的themeinourculturE.Sinceittouchesalmosteveryfacetofourlifeeducatedpeopleneedatleastsomeacquaintancewithitsstructureandoperation.TheyshouldalsohaveanunderstandingofthesubcultureinwhichscientistsliveandthekindsofpeopletheyarE.Anunderstandingofgeneralcharacteristicsofscienceaswellasspecificscientificconceptsiseasiertoattainifoneknowssomethingaboutthethingsthatexciteandfrustratethescientist.Thisbookiswrittenfortheintelligentstudentorlaypersonwhoseacquaintancewithscienceissuperficial;forthepersonwhohasbeenpresentedwithscienceasamustystorehouseofdriedfacts;forthepersonwhoseesthechiefobjectiveofscienceastheproductionofgadgets;andforthepersonwhoviewsthescientistsassomesortofmagician.Thebookcanbeusedtosupplementacourseinanysciencetoaccompanyanycoursethatattemptstogiveanunderstandingofthemodernworldor–independentlyofanycourse–simplytoprovideabetterunderstandingofsciencE.Wehopethisbookwillleadreaderstoabroaderperspectiveonscientificattitudesandamorerealisticviewofwhatscienceiswhoscientistsareandwhattheydo.ItwillgivethemanawarenessandunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandourcultureandanappreciationoftherolessciencemayplayinourculturE.Inadditionreadersmaylearntoappreciatetherelationshipbetweenscientificviewsandsomeofthevaluesandphilosophiesthatarepervasive普遍的深入的inourculturE.Wehavetriedtopresentinthisbookanaccurateandup-to-datepictureofthescientificcommunityandthepeoplewhopopulateit.Thatpopulationhasinrecentyearscometocomprisemoreandmorewomen.Thisincreasingroleofwomeninthescientificsubcultureisnotauniqueincidentbutratherpartofthetrendevidentinallsegmentsofsocietyasmorewomenentertraditionallymale-dominatedfieldsandmakesignificantcontributions.Indiscussingthesechangesandcontributionhoweverwearefacedwithalanguagethatisimplicitlysexistonethatusesmalenounsorpronounsinreferringtounspecifiedindividuals.Tooffsetthisbuilt-inbiaswehaveadoptedthepolicyofusingpluralnounsandpronounswheneverpossibleandwhenabsolutelynecessaryalternatingheandshE.Thispolicyisfarformbeingidealbutitisatleastanacknowledgmentoftheinadequacyofourlanguageintreatinghalfofthehumanraceequally.WehavealsotriedtomakethebookentertainingaswellasinformativE.Ourapproachisusuallyinformal.Wefeelasdomanyotherscientiststhatweshouldn’ttakeourselvestooseriously.Asthereadermayobserveweseescienceasadelightfulpastimeratherthanasagrimanddrearywaytoearnaliving.Accordingtothepassage‘scientificsubculture’meansA.culturalgroupsthatareformedbyscientists.B.peoplewhoseknowledgeofscienceisverylimiteD.C.thescientificcommunity.D.peoplewhomakegoodcontributiontosciencE.WeneedtoknowsomethingaboutthestructureandoperationofsciencebecauseA.itisnoteasytounderstandthethingsthatexciteandfrustratescientists.B.ScienceaffectsalmosteveryaspectofourlifE.C.ScientistsliveinaspecificsubculturE.D.ItiseasiertounderstandgeneralcharacteristicsofsciencE.ThebookmentionedinthispassageiswrittenforreaderswhoA.areintelligentcollegestudentsandlaypersonwhodonotknowmuchaboutsciencE.B.aregoodatproducingvariousgadgets.C.workinastorehouseofdriedfacts.D.wanttohaveasuperficialunderstandingofsciencE.AccordingtothispassageA.EnglishisasexistlanguagE.B.onlyinthescientificworldistheroleofwomenincreasingrapidly.C.womenaremakingsignificantcontributionstoeliminatingtheinadequacyofourlanguagE.D.malenounsorpronounsshouldnotbeusedtorefertoscientists.ThispassagemostprobablyisA.bookreview.B.theprefaceofabook.C.thepostscriptofabook.D.theconcludingpartofabook.
Sonyaandherfamilyhavebeenhomelesssinceshewas3yearsolD.Overtheyearstheyhavemovedmorethan15timestodifferentsheltersaroundNewYorkCity.MovingaroundwashardonSonyaAtschoolSonyahidherhomelessfromteachersandotherstudents.Shedidn’twanttobetreateddifferentlyfromotherkids.InsixthgradeSonyadiscoveredawaytodealwithsomeofherstress.Shebeganstudyingdanceathermiddleschool.ITwasawayformetoexpressmyselfinsteadofjustholdingeverythinginsheexplains.SoonSonyaauditioned试演forasummerdancecamprunbyAlvinAlleyafamousdancecompany.ShewasaccepteD.IwasexcitedsaysSonyA.DancingbecameanevenmoreimportantpartofSonya’slifeinhighschool.ButthingswerenotgoingwellforSonyaatschool.EachtimeherfamilymovedtoanewshelterSonyaoftentookcareofheryoungersistersandbrothers.Shehelpedthemgetreadyinthemorningandtookthemtoschool.TheywouldbeontimebutSonyawouldbelatE.WorryingaboutherfamilykeptSonyafromthinkingaboutherownfuturE.Thatchangedthesummerafter11thgradE.SonyalearnedshewouldhavetogotosummerschooltograduatE.Shebecamedeterminedtosucceednomatterwhat.Itwasawake-upcallshesays.Ihadtofocusonschoolandonmyself.Sonyamadeuptheworkthatshehadmissedandfinallygraduatedfromhighschool.NooneinherfamilyhadgonetocollegebeforE.ButinSeptember2015SonyaenrolledintheStateUniversityofNewYorkatPotsdam.Sheplanstobecomeadoctorforkidsandtoteachdancetochildrenwhohavedisabilities.4.AccordingtothetextSonya_____________.A.learnedtodanceattheageof3B.keptmovingtoabetterschoolC.hidtosecretsfromherteachersD.becamehomelessatanearlyage5.FromSonya’sexperiencewecaninfer__________.A.shecouldexpressherselfbydancingB.teachersandotherstudentslaughedatherC.SonyadeterminedtobeadoctorforpeoplewithdisabilitiesD.hersistersandbrothersstoppedherfromthinkingaboutherfuture6.BysayingITwasawake-upcallSonyameansthat__________.A.sheneededtoteachherselfB.shemustsupportherfamilyC.sheshouldfocusondancingD.shehadtofinishhighschool7.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.A.girlfindshopethroughdancE.B.Dancingmakespeopleconfident.C.Sonyadreamsofbecomingadancestar.D.MoreandmorekidsstayatsheltersinNewYork.
Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket毯子overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.TheairhostessspoketoherbuttheoldladysaidIhaveneverbeeninaplanebeforeandIamfrighteneD.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!ThenthecaptaincamE.HesaidMadamIamthecaptainofthisplanE.Theweatherisfinetherearenocloudsintheskyandeverythingisgoingverywell.ButshecontinuedtohidE.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.ThentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaidIamsorryyoungmanbutIdon’tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonethingShecontinuedkindlyYouandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!36.Anoldladyhad_________.A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket37.A.Shedidn’twantto________.A.turnitoffB.takeitoffC.talkaboutitD.getiton38._________spoketoher.A.HerhusbandB.OneofherfriendsC.TheairhostessD.Themannexttoher39.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.A.abroadB.inhospitalC.inaplaneD.home40.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome
Let’shaveajourney.WhynotflyoutandmeetmeDad?Isayoneday.Myfatherhadjustretiredafter27yearsasamanagerforIBM.HisjobfilledhisdayhisthoughtsandhislifE.WhilehewokeupandtookawarmshowerIscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallinPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatchIrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.Myfatherseesmedriftingaimlesslynothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.HewantsmetosettledownbutnowIwanthimtofindanadventurE.Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.What'sourfirststopasksmyfather.WhattimeisitStilldon'thaveawatchLessthananhourawayisMountRushmorE.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite花岗岩hismouthandeyesopenslowlylikethoseofalittleboy.Unbelievablehesays.HowwasthisdoneAfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.WestareupandIaskmyselfWouldIeverdevotemylifetoanythingNodirectionsnogoals.Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather'svoicE.NowIheartheminmyown.Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalParkwherewehaveapicniC.DidyouevertravelwithyourdadIask.Onlyoncehesays.Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother—butneversaidit.WhateverhecouldgivemehegavE.Thatlastsentence—it’sprobablythesamethingI’dsayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutmE.InGlacierNationalParkmyfathersaysI'veneverseenwatersobluE.IhaveinseveralplacesoftheworlD.IcankeeptravelingIrealize—andmaybearegularjobwon'tbeasdullasIfeareD.WeeksafterourtripIcallmyfather.Thephotosfromthetriparewonderfulhesays.We'vegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometimE.ItellhimI'vedecidedtosettledownandI'mwearingawatch.21.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_____.A.wasaveryfashionablemanagerB.wasunhappywiththeauthor'slifestyleC.gotboredwithhisjobsoheretiredD.likedtheauthor'scollectionofstamps22.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore?A.HeshouldpursueaspecificaiminlifE.B.HeshouldlearnsculptureinthefuturE.C.Hisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboy.D.HisfatherisinterestedinsculpturE.23.Fromtheunderlinedparagraphwecanseethattheauthor_____.A.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfatherB.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfatherC.learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfatherD.comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeans24.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?A.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.B.TheybegintochangetheirattitudestolifE.C.Thecallsolvestheirdisagreements.D.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloser.
WhenAllisonWinnwaseightandherfamilyadoptedadognamedCocotheyhadnoideahowmuchthelittlecreaturewouldchangeherlifE.CocohelpedmefeelbettersaysAllisonwhowasrecoveringfroml4monthsoftreatmentforabraincanceratthetimE.Shewouldcuddle偎依withmewhenIdidn'twanttoplay.AllisonlovedCocosomuchthatshetoldherparentsshewantedtohelpothersickkidsfindthesamekindofcomfort.Shestartedsmallraisingmoneybysellinglemonadeandhome-madedogbiscuitsinfrontofherhousE.Herfirstcustomerwasthemailman.Bytheendofthatsummershehadraisednearly$l000enoughtoadoptandtraintwodogsandgivethemtochildrenwithcancer.NowalittlemorethantwoyearslatersomegroupsgathertomakedogtreatsforAllison'scausE.HerorganizationtheStinkBugProjectnamedafterapictureshedrewinmemoryoftheendofhertreatmentisrunandmanagedinpartnershipwiththeMorganAdamsFoundation.StinkBughelpsfamiliesadoptpetsfromtheTrainedK9CompanionProgramwheretherescueddogsaretaughtcommands.Allison'smotherDiannaLitvakwhohelpsrunStinkBughopestoextendthepet-adoptionprogramstatewideandcontinuedonatingsomeofthemoneytohelpfundchildren'scancerresearch.Allisonhasfiguredouthowtohelp-inawaythatnooneelsehasLitvaksays.WeinvolveheryoungersisterEmilyherfriendstheadoptingfamiliesandsomeothers.IttooktheloveofalittlegirltowrapallthattogetherintooneamazingpackagE.Gotostinkbugproject.orgtodonateortobuyAllison'sdogbiscuits.24.AtthebeginningAllison'sfamily.A.wantedothersickchildrentogetthesamecomfortB.didn'tknowthesufferingsoffightingacancerC.thoughtadog'scompanywouldharmherhealthD.didn'texpectadogcouldchangehersomuch25.HowdidAllisonstarthercause?A.Shehelpedadvertiselemonadeandhome-madedogbiscuits.B.Sheearnedsomemoneybydoingsmallbusiness.C.A.mailmandonatedsomemoneytoher.D.SomegroupsgaveherahanD.26.AccordingtoParagraph4Allison'smotherfeels.A.calmB.worriedC.embarrassedD.proud27.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Helpingtomakedogtreats.B.AdoptingadogforyourchilD.C.Givingdogsandlovetokidswithcancer.D.Raisingmoneytotrainpets.
OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighriskIwenttoafrienD.HelookedatmeforamomentandthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:Beboldandbrave—andmightyforceswillcometoyouraiD.ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepastitwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfaileD.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.OntheotherhandwheneverIhadplungedintodeepwaterforcedbycourageorcircumstanceIhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energyskillsoundjudgmentcreativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealizE.Admittedlythosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.A.collegeclassmateofmineTimwasanexcellentfootballplayereventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayerwhohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoallinesaidTim.IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet—andstoppedhimcolD.Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surelytherewillbesetbacks挫折anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.Soalwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreameD.4.Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?A.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.5.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.C.Developmoremysteriouspowers.D.Learntomakecreativedecisions.6.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5?A.Confidencegrowsmorerapidlyinadults.B.Tryingwithoutsuccessismeaningless.C.RepeatedfailurecreatesabetterlifE.D.BoldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittlE.7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.
Mr.Brownworkedinafactoryofasmalltown.Hehadbeentherefortwentyyearsbeforeonedayhewassenttothecapitalforimportantbusiness.HewasquiteexcitedbecausehehadneverbeentherebeforE.BeforehesetoffheaskedhiswifeandthreedaughteriftheywantedhimtobuysomethingfortheminLondon.Mrs.Brownbegantothinkitoverandthenshesaidshewishedherhusbandwouldbeabletobuyanicenumberforherandsodidtheirthreedaughters.Ashewasafraidhewouldforgetithedrewanumbrellaonapieceofpaper.Tohisregrethelostitatthestation.OnthetrainMr.Brownsatoppositetoanoldwoman.Thewoman’sumbrellawassonicethathecarefullylookedatitandsaidtohimselfnottoforgettobuyafewumbrellaslikeit.WhenthetrainarrivedatthestationinLondonhesaidgood-byetotheoldwomantookhisbagandherumbrellaandwasgoingtogetoff.Waitaminutesirshoutedtheoldwoman.That’smyumbrella!NowMr.BrownnoticedthathehadtakenherumbrellA.HisfaceturnedredatonceandsaidinahurryOhI’mverysorryMadam!Ididn’tmeanit!SevendayslaterMr.Brownleftthecapital.Tohissurprisehemettheoldwomanandsatoppositetoheragain.Lookingatthefourumbrellastheoldwomanwassatisfiedwithherself.ItseemsthatIhadabetterresultthantheotherfourwomen.Shethought.33.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMr.Brownwas.A.aconductorB.athiefC.aworkerD.anumbrellamaker34.Theunderlinedworditinthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.histicketB.hisdrawingC.hisbagD.hisumbrella35HowdidMr.Browngetthefourumbrellas?A.Hepickedthemonthetrain.B.HeboughttheminLondon.C.Hestolethemfromfourwomen.DHebroughtthemfromhissmalltown.
Longagopeoplewhowererichorimportantrodehorsesthatwereverytall.TodayifagirlactslikesheisbetterthaneveryoneelseyoumightsaysheshouldgetoffherhighhorsE.YesterdaymychildrenwantedmetotakethemtotheplaygrounD.ButIhadtofinishmyworksoItoldthemtoholdyourhorses—waituntilIfinishwhatIamdoing.Mytwoboysliketocompeteagainsteachotherandplayinaviolentway.Ialwaystellthemtostophorsingaroundorsomeonecouldgethurt.Weliveinasmalltown.Itdoesnothaveanyexcitingactivitiestooffervisitors.Mychildrencallitaone-horsetown.LastnightIgotatelephonecallwhileIwaswatchingmyfavoritetelevisionshow.Idecidednottoansweritbecausewildhorsescouldnotdragmeawayfromthetelevision—therewasnothingthatcouldstopmefromdoingwhatIwantedtodo.Sometimesyougetinformationstraightfromthehorse’smouth.Itcomesdirectlyfromthepersonwhoknowsmostaboutthesubject.Letussayyourteachertellsyouthereisgoingtobeatesttomorrow.Youcouldsayyougottheinformationstraightfromthehorse’smouth.YoumayhaveheardthisexpressionYoucanleadahorsetowaterbutyoucannotmakehimdrink.Thatmeansyoucangivesomeoneadvicebutyoucannotforcehimtodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo.11.Howmanyidioms习语abouthorsedoesthepassagetalkabout?A.5B.6C.7D.812.What’stheprobablemeaningofholdyourhorses?A.waitamomentB.stopworkingC.keepontryingD.neverdothatagain13.Whenyougettheinformationstraightfromthehorse’smouthitmeanstheinformationis_____....A.reliableB.falseC.uselessD.frightening14.Whensomeoneforcesyoutodosomethingasheadvisesyoucansay______tohim.A.holdyourhorsesB.YoucanleadahorsetowaterbutyoucannotmakehimdrinkC.getoffyourhighhorseD.wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itmainlytalksabouthorseinthewest.B.ItmainlyintroducessomeidiomsabouthorsE.C.ItmainlyshowstheimportanceofhorsE.D.It’smainlyaboutthequalityofhorsE.
AtthirteenIwasdiagnosed诊断withkindofattentiondisorder紊乱.ItmadeschooldifficultformE.WheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasksIcouldnot.InmyfirstliteratureclassMrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonitallwithin45minutes.IraisedmyhandrightawayandsaidMrs.SmithyouseethedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit.Sheglanced匆匆一瞥downatmethroughherglassesyouarenodifferentfromyourclassmatesyoungman.ItriedbutIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.IhadtotakeithomE.InthequietnessofmybedroomthestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartomE.ItwasaboutablindpersonLouisBraillE.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Insteadheinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots点whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblinD.Wasn’tItheblindinmyclassbeingmadetolearnlikethesightedstudents?Mythoughtsspilledout突然涌出andmypenstartedtodancE.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.IndeedIwasnodifferentfromothers;IjustneededaquieterplacE.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblemswhyshouldIevergiveup?Ididn’texpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smithsoitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday----withanAonit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?13.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadinginclassbecause.A.HewasnewtotheclassB.HewastriedofliteratureB.Hehadanattentiondisorder.D.Hewantedtotakethetaskhome14.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage?A.Hehadgoodsight.B.Hemadeagreatinvention.C.Hegaveupreading.D.Helearnedalotfromschool.15.WhatwasMrs.Smith’sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?A.AngryB.ImpatientC.SympatheticD.Encouraging
Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesandplacesyouwishtovisit.Youcantalktofriendswhohavetravelledtotheplaces.Oryoucangoandseeacolourfilm.Oryoucanreadtravelbooks.Itwouldseemthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks.Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonalsubjective主观的accountoftravelswhichtheauthorhasactuallymadehimself.iftheyareinformativeandhaveagoodindex索引thentheycanbeusefultoyouwhenyouareplanningyourtravels.Thesecondkindarethosebookswhosepurposeistogiveapurelyobjective客观的descriptionofthingstobedoneandseen.Ifawell-readculturedpersonhaswrittensuchabookthenitisevenmoreuseful.Itcanbesortedasaselectedguidebook.Thethirdkindarethosebookswhicharecalledaguidetosomeplaceorother.Iftheyaregoodtheywillinadditiontotheirfactualinformationgiveananalysisoranexplanation.Likethefirstkindtheycanbeinspiringandinteresting.Buttheirbasicpurposeistohelpthereaderwhowishestoplaninthemostpracticalway.Whateverkindoftravelbookyouchooseyoumustmakesurethatitdoesnotdescribeeverythingaswonderfulexcellentormagical.Youmustalsonoteitsdateofpublicationbecausetravelisaverypracticalaffairandmanythingschangequicklyinthetwenty-firstcentury.FinallyyoushouldmakesurethatthecontentsarewellpresentedandeasytofinD.Thispassageisabout_______.A.howtotravelB.howtobuytravelbooksC.howtoreadatravelbookD.travelbooksThefollowingtravelbooksmaybeofusewhenyouplanyourtravelsexcept_______.A.thebookwrittenbysomepeoplewhohavehadthesametravelexperiencethemselvesB.thebookwhichtellsyouwhatisworthdoingandseeingbasedonthefactsC.thebookinwhichalotofbigadjectivesareusedtodrawyourattentionD.thebookwhichoffersyoualotofusefulinformationlikeatourguideThedateofthepublicationmustbenoticedbecause_______.A.theworldischangingandsoaretheplacesyouaregoingtovisitB.thepriceofthebookisalwayschangingC.theauthorofthebookmaybedifferentD.thecontentsofthebookarealwaysthesame
IcouldfeelthejudgingeyesofmyfamilyburningaholeintothebackofmyheadasIpickedupmyphonE.AllofasuddenthechatteringinthelivingroomdiedandallIcouldhearwasthesoundoftheturkeysizzling发出嘶嘶声intheoven.Lookather!She’sbeenonherphonealldaylong!It’sallyourfault!Childrenwillneverrespecteldersiftheyarenottaughthowtobehave!mygrandmothershouteD.Iwasveryshockedandangry!IopenedmymouthtosaysomethingbutwordsfailedmeandIjustsatdownquietlyonthechairlikeamouseinitstrap.IthoughtHerewegoagain.ItrulylovemyfamilyandIwoulddoanythingforthem.Ialsoknowthattheywoulddoanythingformeaswell.HowevertherearemomentsthatmakemefeelliketheyarejuststuckwithmE.Theyallagreeononething:technologyiswreckingmE.IfIamgoingtobetreatedlikeachildorcompletelyignoredIwillmostlikelynotenjoyyourcompanyandIfeellikethisappliesto适用于themajorityofthepeoplE.SoIsometimessimplyshutmyselfinmyroomandlistenedtothevoicescomingfromthelivingroomthinking:Theyallgrewupinaworldsodifferentthatitamazesmehowtheyhaveactuallygottenthisfar.TheydidnothavephonesoranytypeofadvancedtechnologywhichisbothgoodandbaD.Badbecausetheyhadalmostnotypeoffastcommunicationandgoodbecausetheywereforcedtointeract互动withoneanotherwhichissomethingtoday’ssocietyislackingin.Howevermaybeiftheymadeanefforttobeawareofhowthingsworknowadaystheywouldnotbesoagainsteverything.1.Whathappenedwhentheauthorpickeduphersmartphone?A.Herfamilylaughedather.B.Herfamilykeptsilent.C.ShefeltlikehavingheadachE.D.Shesmeltsomethingburning.2.Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.punishingB.encouragingC.ruiningD.saving3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorfeltithard________.A.todosomethingtopleaseherfamilyB.tosatisfyherfamily’shighexpectationC.togetalongwithherfamilyinsomewayD.tomoveoutorbreakawayfromherfamily4.Theauthorusesthelastparagraphtoshowthat________.A.itisimportanttostrengthenunderstandingamongthefamilyB.itisnecessarytotreateachotherwellinthefamilyC.itishardfortheolderpeopletoaccepttheadvancedtechnologyD.itisherdutytoprovideherfamilywithahappierlifeinthefuture
AbrahamLincolnPresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnotveryhandsomeandheknewOnedayLincolnwaswalkinginthestreetwhenhewasstoppedbyanuglyman.Themanhadapistol手枪inhishanD.HeaimedatLincoln’snosE.LincolnwasverysurprisedbuthestillaskedthemanpeacefullyWhatdoyouwantsir?IhavepromisedmyselfsaidthemanIfIfindamanwhoisuglierthanII’llkillhim.Lincolnlookedattheman’sfacecarefullyandsaidfinally.Pleasetakeaimatmesir.IfIwasuglierthanyouIwouldnotwanttolivE.1.WhydidthemanstopLincolninthestreet?A.Becausehewasveryugly.B.BecauseLincolnwashandsomE.C.BecausehethoughtLincolnwasuglierthanhim.D.BecausehethoughtLincolnwaslaughingathim.2.Lincolnwas______whenhewasaimedatwithapistolbytheman.A.frightenedB.excitedC.angryD.calm3.InLincoln’sopinion________.A.hewasasuglyasthemanB.hewaslessuglythanthemanC.hewasuglierthanthemanD.hewasashandsomeastheman4.Whatdidthemanpromisetodo?A.Topersuadeuglymentoliveactively.B.Tokillanyoneuglierthanhimself.C.Togrowintoahandsomeman.D.Tohelpthosewhowasugly.5.Wheredidthestoryprobablyhappen?A.InParisB.InLondonC.InWashingtonD.InJohannesburg
Howmanymendohousework?RecentlyaEuropeancommission委员会triedtofindoutpeople’sideasandreactionstothewomen’smovement.Aspartoftheirsurvey调查theyaskedmanymenandwomenthequestionWhodoesthehousework?Themenansweredverydifferentlyfromthewomen!Thehouseworktheyaskedpeopleaboutwas:preparingmealswashingdishescleaningthehouseandbabysitting.48%ofBritishhusbandssaidtheydidthesethings.37%ofDanish丹麦的menhelpedinthehousE.Butonly15%ofItalianmensaidtheydidthehousework;manyofthemsaidtheyneverhelpedatall!Buttherewasaninterestingpointofviewfromthewives.AccordingtoBritishwivesonly38%oftheirhusbandshelpedinthehousE.AndItalianwivessaidthattheirhusbandshardlyeverhelpeD.TheItalianandBritishmendidnottellthetruth!TheCommissionfoundthatDanishmenwerethemosttruthfulhusbands;theiranswerswerethesameastheirwives’answers.Dothemenyouknowhelpinthehouse?Doyouthinkthesurveygivesatruepictureinyourexperience?Writeandtelluswhatyouthink.Thesurveywascarriedoutin_______.A.BritainB.ItalyC.DenmarkD.EuropeThesubjectforthesurveyis_______.A.howmanyboysdothehousework?B.whodoesthehouseworkathomeC.howmanywomendothehousework?D.whoaremorediligentwivesorhusbandsFromthepassagewecanseethat_______.A.therearemorehusbandswhodidthehouseworkthanwivesB.husbandsdohalfofthehouseworkallthetimeC.therearemorewiveswhodothehouseworkthanhusbandsD.wivesdoalmostallthehouseworkathomeMore_______husbandshelpinthehousethan_______husbands.A.British;DanishB.Italian;DanishC.Danish;BritishD.Italian;British
TwelveyearsagoIwasa19-year-oldguylivingintheFrenchA1ps.InFebruary2004whileskiingtheback-countryinVald’IsereIfelloffthemountainresultinginarightlegbrokeninseveralpieces.Iwashelicopteredtohospitaloperatedonimmediately—andtherestartedmyadultlifE.BeforetheaccidentIwasonapathtowhatIhopedwouldbeacareerinrugby.After-wardsandparticipationincollisionsportwasgonE.Ifoundareplacementincycling.Unfortunatelybylate2012ItriedtocycleupMountVentouxbutitwashalfwayupwhenthepainhitmeandIgaveup.Adecisionneededtobemadeonanextstep.Ihadtohavemylowerrightlegcutoff.SeveralmonthslaterIhadmyfirstproperweight-bearingprosthetic假肢.IjumpedonatrainwithmybiketoMountVentoux.Thoughitcertainlywasn’tmyquickestIdidit.TwoweekslaterIwasluckyenoughtobegivenarunningblade;Ibouncedonitthatdayandthenracedmytriathlon三项全能ontheMonday.Sothatwasmeupandrunning-almost12yearssinceIhadlastrun.AlongwithmyrunningcoachIcompleteamakeeverykilometrecountprogrammeoffourrunsperweekalongsideabusycycleswimandgymschedulE.SofarthisyearIhaveraceda10kwithanunexpectedpersonalbestinJanuaryof38:04.IhavemyfirstspeedtriathloninlateMarchbeforeheadingtoNorthKoreatocompeteinthePyongyangMarathonon10April.IfmylifetimeallowsIwillattempttoraceineverycountryintheworlD.InthemeantimeI’llkeeponrunning—andwhenithurtsandI’mlowonmotivationI’llrememberhowfarI’vecomeandhowmuchfurtherI’vegottogo.4.Whathadbeentheauthor’sspecialinterestbeforetheaccident?A.Skiing.B.Running.C.Cycling.D.Rugby.5.HowwastheauthorssecondtryofcyclingupMountVentoux?A.Hefelloffandwasseriouslyhurt.B.Hegaveupbecauseofgreatpain.C.Hewasthequickesttogettothetop.D.Hesucceededingettingtothetop.6.Whatistheauthor’swish?A.ToraceallovertheworlD.B.Toparticipateincollisionsport.C.TocycleupMountVentouxagain.D.TocompeteinthePyongyangMarathon.7.Whichofthefollowingwordbestdescribestheauthor?A.EnthusiastiC.B.ConsideratE.C.DetermineD.D.Generous.
LucianoBaiettiaretiredschoolheadmasterfromItalyholdstheGuinnessrecordforthemostuniversitydegrees.The70-year-oldcurrentlyhas15bachelorsormastersdegreesfromvariousuniversitiesacrossItalyandisgettingreadytogethis16th.Gettingmorethanonecollegedegreeisnotexactlyunheardofbut15isapparentlyquiteimpressivesinceit’sonlybeendonebyoneman.AlthoughhespendshisdaysworkingaroundhishouseandgardenlikemostpeoplehisageatnightBarettiturnsintonstudentagain.Everymorningat3A.m.whenmostoftheworldissleepinghewakesupandstudiesbythelightofhisdesklamp.Heclaimsstudyinghelpskeephismindactiveandthateverydegreehehasobtainedhashelpedbroadenhisknowledgeoftheworldaroundhim.ThankstobooksIfeelfreE.AfterallthewordssharetheshareroothesaysreferringtotheItalianwordslibrobookandliberofree.Meclaimstohavebeeninspiredbythe19thcenturyFrenchessayistLouis-FrancoisBerlinwhoseportraitisalsoondisplayinhisstudyalongsidehismanyframeduniversitydegreesandwhomhedescribesasamanofcultureandknowledgE.BaiettifirstmadeitintotheGuinnessBookofRecordsin2002afterhiseighthdegreE.Thenhespentthenext15yearsaddingsevenmorebachelorsandmastersdegreestohiscollection.EachtimeIsetmyselfanewchallengetoseehowfarmybodyandmybraincango.At70-years-oldBaiettithinkshehasenoughenergyforatleastonemoredegreethistimeinfoodsciencE.ProbablythemostimportantthingaboutBaietti’sachievementisthathemanagedtogetmostofhisuniversitydegreeswhileworkingasheadmasterofasecondaryschoolandvolunteeringwithItaly’sRedCross.Thesecretwasalwaysgettingupat3inthemorningtomakesurethathisthirst渴求forknowledgedidn’taffecthisprofessionalactivityandhisfamilylifE.Hespent3hoursstudyingeverydayandthatwasapparentlyallheneededtopasshisexamsandwritehisthesis论文.32.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Louis-FrancoisBerlinisongoodtermswithBaietti.B.BaiettiisthefirstItaliantobreakaGuinnessrecordtwicE.C.NobodybutBaiettihasevergotmorethanonecollegedegreE.D.ChallenginghimselfopensupabroaderworldtoBaietti.33.Baietticanbebestdescribedas.A.honestandconsiderateB.optimisticandgenerousC.determinedandhardworkingD.reliableandimaginative34.ThekeytoBaietti’ssuccessis.A.thesupportfromhisfamilyB.hiseagernessforfameC.hisnonstopdailylearningD.hisunusualbrainandenergy35.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofBaietti?A.WellbegunishalfdonE.B.Nevertoolatetolearn.C.TakethingsastheycomE.D.Striketheironwhileitishot.
InthepasttenyearsAmerica’sNationalBasketballAssociationNBAhasgrownincreasinglydependentontherestoftheworldtosupplyplayers.WhenMichaelJordanandLarryBirdwongoldinBarcelonain1992theAmericanswerepraisedforteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.Thisseasonhowever20percentofNBArosters①willbefilledbynon-Americans.NBAcommissionerDavidStemhappilyembracesthetrenD.OnavisittoParisinOctoberSternoutlinedhisvisionforthefuturewhichislikelytoseeEuropehostingNBAgamesby2010.TheNBAisnowplanningtotakeChinabystorm.OurexperienceinChinahasbeenthatitisgoingtobeexplosiveinitsgrowthsaidStern.Thestrategy②inChinaistelevision.We’vemade14dealsinChinawithlocalandnationalnetworksoncableandsatellitE.ThesuccessofChinesecentreYaoMinghaspavedthewayfortheNBAmarketingblitzinChinA.TheNBAwhichisbroadcastedinmorethan200countriesin42languageswillputthattothetestinOctober2004whentheHoustonRocketsplaytwopre-seasongamesagainsttheSacramentoKingsinBeijingandShanghai.TheNBAknowsthatitneedsaglobalmarkettocompensatefortoughtimesonhomesoil.Itdoesn’tmatterwheretheplayerscomefromalltheNBAteamsnowknowthattheyhavetoscout③internationallysaidTerryLyonstheNBA’svice-presidentofinternationalpublicrelations.IthasincreasedthelevelofcompetitionherE.AsFrenchmanTonyParkerandArgentineEmanuelGinobilishowedinwinningchampionshipringswiththeSanAntonioSpurslastseasonmanypeoplecanearntherespectoftheirAmericanpeers.OtherssuchastheHoustonRockets’ChinesecentreYaoMing—numberonedraftpickin2002—andtheDetroitPistons’18-year-oldSerbDarkoMilicic—numbertwooverallinthisyear’sdraft—areicons④in-waiting.Itistheultimate⑤revolution—therestoftheworldteachingtheUShowtoplaybasketball.Notes:rostern.花名册strategyn.战略策略scoutvt.寻找觅得iconn.偶像ultimateadj.最后的根本的Choosethebestanswersaccordingtotheabove:Accordingtothereport___.A.MichaelJordanisstillplayingaveryimportantroleinNBAB.thepartplayedbytheforeignplayersinNBAwillbegreatC.YaoMingistoplaytwopre-seasongamesinNBAD.Europeancountrieswillhostthe2004NBAgamesTheunderlinedphrasetakeChinabystormhasthemeaningof___.A.NBAintendstomakeChinaitsmarketingcenterB.NBAisplanningtosetupsometrainingcentersinChinaC.there’llbeabigstormwhenNBAcomestoChinatoplayagainsttheSacramentoKingsD.theNBA’slivebasketgameswillbebroadcastedonalltheTVsinChina.WhatseemstobethebiggestchangethatishappeningtoNBA?A.NBAisexpectingmoreforeignplayerstojointheleaguE.B.China’srapiddevelopmentinsportsaffectsNBA.C.YaoMinghastakentheplaceofMichaelJordan.D.TheNBAwillstopteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.Whenthewritertalkedofhomesoilhewasreferringto__.A.farmsintheStatesB.nativeAmericansC.theNBAtrainingcenterD.theUSAWhichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheNon-AmericanBasketballPlayersB.NBAIsComingtoChinaC.TheForeignTiesThatBindtheNBAD.NBAIsMakingBigProgress
WhenIwasgrowingupIhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’deverknown.HeneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyardbutwasalwaysverykinD.WhenDoctorGibbswasn’tsavingliveshewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.HebelievedintheprincipleNopainnogain.Hehardlywateredhisnewtreeswhichflewinthefaceofconventional传统的wisdom.OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.HesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvivE.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhowiftheywerenotwateredtreeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.Soinsteadofwateringhistreeseverymorninghe’dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthatandhesaiditwastogetthetree’sattention.DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthomE.EverynowandthenIwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI’dwatchedhimplantsometwentyfiveyearsago.Theywerealltallandstrong.Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.WheneveracoldwindblewtheirbranchestrembleD.Adversity逆境seemedtobenefitDoctorGibb’streesinwayscomfortandeasenevercoulD.EverynightbeforeIgotobedIcheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeetwithhardship.There’salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewherE.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeprootssowhentherainsfallandthewindsblowwewon’tbetornapart.28.WiththetreesplantedDoctorGibbsoften__________.A.keptwateringthemeverymorningB.paidlittleattentiontothemC.talkedtothemtogettheirattentionD.beatthemtomakethemgrowdeeproots29.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthewayDoctorGibbsplantedtrees?A.strangeandharmfulB.interestingandfunnyC.originalandreasonableD.cruelandunacceptable30.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissons?A.Haveaneasylifewithouttoomuchtoworryabout.B.MeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuturE.C.HavegoodluckencounteringlesshardshipintheirlifE.D.Beabletostandtherainandwindintheirlives.31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.GrowingrootsB.DoctorGibbsandhistreesC.PrayersformysonsD.Wateringtrees
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