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Ihadaninterestingexperienceplayingtable-tennislastyear.Iwasplayingagainsta1opponent对手.Thescorewas20to17inher2.Iwonthenextthreepointswhichmadethescore20to20.I3mypaddleonthetableandthankedmyopponentandbegantowalkaway.Shecalledme4andsaidwehadtocontinueuntiloneofus5.LookIsaidifwe6oneoftwoeventswilltakeplacE.EitheryouorIwillwin.IfyouwinIwillbeginto7myskill.IfIwinyouwillbeunhappy.Isn’titbettertoknowthatwebothplayed8thatweenjoyedthecompetitionandthatweplayedtoaneven相等score?Thiswasa9endingformyopponentandforthepersonswatchingthiscontest.Itmade10tometoleavewithatiegameanimpasse僵局:nowinnerno11!Somyfriendshereistheproblem12mE.Ourpresenttechnologymakesitpossiblefornationsto13othernationswithtimeforretaliatory报复strikes.Insuchanucleartimethere14benowinnersonlylosers.Undertheseconditionstheonlychoiceto15globaldestructionisglobalimpassE.Thiswouldbea16tiegamewherenonationwinsandnonationloses.Animpassereachedthroughcompromise妥协.Thisisbecausecompromisebecomestheonlymeansof17.Wecannotdestroythisbeautifulplanetbyholdingonto18understandingofvictory.The19victoryisinachievingadesirableimpassE.Noonewins20nooneloseseither.1.A.tiringB.poorC.fineD.brave2.A.favorB.sideC.leadD.place3.A.threwB.placedC.stuckD.dropped4.A.upB.overC.onD.back5.A.lostB.wonC.gaveupD.tiredout6.A.performB.stopC.continueD.leave7.A.doubtB.hateC.practiceD.desert8.A.hardB.fairC.poorlyD.well9.A.closeB.surprisingC.satisfyingD.reasonable10.A.progressB.roomC.senseD.time11.A.loserB.fighterC.successD.player12.A.encouragingB.frighteningC.shockingD.troubling13.A.destroyB.attackC.invadeD.rule14.A.mayB.shouldC.canD.must15.A.escapeB.fleeC.acceptD.avoid16.A.differentB.smallC.hugeD.familiar17.A.survivingB.livingC.stayingD.pleasing18.A.anoldB.anunusualC.thesameD.acomplete19.A.greatB.onlyC.sameD.equal20.A.whileB.butC.asD.since
Onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownproclaimingthathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholevalley.SuddenlyanoldmanappearedandsaidWhyyourheartisnot1asbeautifulasminE.Theoldman’sheartwasfullof2withsomepiecesremovedandothersput3buttheydidn't4quiterightandtherewereseveraljaggededges.5insomeplacesthereweredeepgougeswherewholepieceswere6.TheyoungmanlaugheD.Comparingyourheartwithminemineisperfectandyoursisamessofscars.YesbutIwouldnever7withyousaidtheoldman.Youseeeveryscar8apersontowhomIhavegivenmylovE.Itearoutapieceofmyheartandgiveittothemand9theygivemeapieceoftheirheartthatfitsintothe10placeinmyheart.Butbecausethepiecesaren't11IhavesomeroughedgeswhichI12becausetheyremindmeofthelovewe13.SometimesIhavegivenpiecesofmyheartawayand14personhasn'treturnedapieceofhisorherhearttomE.Thesearetheemptygouges—givingloveistakingachancE.Althoughthesegougesarepainfultheystay15remindingmeoftheloveIhaveforthosepeopletooandIhopesomeday16mayreturnandfillthespaceIhavewaiting.Sonowdoyouseewhattruebeautyis?Theyoungmanwalkeduptotheoldmanreachedintohis17heartrippedapieceoutandofferedittotheoldman.Theoldmanplaceditinhisheartthentookapiecefromhisoldscarredheartandplaceditinthe18intheyoungman'sheart.Itfitbutnotperfectly19thereweresomejaggededges.Theyoungmanlookedathisheartnotperfect20butmorebeautifulthaneversincelovefromtheoldman'sheartflowedintohis.Theyembracedandwalkedawaysidebyside1.A.almostB.farC.nearlyD.ever2.A.scarsB.cutsC.marksD.gouges3.A.inB.outC.onD.back4.A.suitB.fitC.setD.put5.A.AfterallB.AboveallC.InfactD.Asaresult6.A.damagedB.woundedC.leftD.gone7.A.admireB.tradeC.envyD.share8.A.representsB.commitsC.showsD.suggests9.A.seldomB.neverC.oftenD.usually10.A.emptyB.properC.previousD.bleeding11.A.perfectB.exactC.well-designedD.man-made12.A.hateB.cherishC.likeD.fear13.A.giveB.haveC.shareD.sacrifice14.A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.one15.A.openB.freshC.stillD.live16.A.somebodyB.myfriendsC.theyD.he17.A.emptyB.beautifulC.perfectD.whole18.A.spaceB.middleC.woundD.gouge19.A.whereB.thoughC.unlessD.as20.A.atallB.anymoreC.furthermoreD.still
MyfirstjobwasatalocaldinerwhereIworkedforsevenyearsandlearnedsomanylessonsespeciallyfromafellow1.Helenwasinher60sandhadextraordinaryself-respectsomethingIwasreallylacking.IlookeduptoHelen2shewasdoingwhatsheloved3people--andnobodydidit4.Shealwaysmadeeveryonecustomersandco-workers5andfeelgood.Beingawaitresschangedmylife.Oneofmy6customerswasFredHasbrook.HealwaysateanomeletandwhenIsawhim7Itriedtohaveitonhistameassoonashesatdown.ThankstothenewfoundconfidenceI8fromHelenIdreamedofhavingmyown9.ButwhenIcalledmyparentstoaskforaloan贷款theysaidwejustdon'thavethe10.ThenextdayFredsawmeandaskedWhat'sup?You’renotsmilingtoday.I11mydreamwithhimandsaidFredIknowIcandomoreifsomebodywouldjusthavefaithinme.Beforelonghehandedmecheckstotaling$50000--alongwitha12thatreadTheonlycollateral抵押品onthisloanismytrustinyour13asaperson.Goodpeoplewithadreamshouldhavethe14torealizethatdream.ItookthecheckstoMerrillLynchwherethemoneywasprovidedforme.I15workingatthedinermaking16fortherestaurantIwouldopen.Myplansfailed17andIlostthemoney.LaterIdecidedtoapplyforajobatMerrillLynch.EventhoughIhadnoexperienceIwas18andendedupbecomingaprettygoodagent.19IpaidbackFredthe$50000plus14-percentannualinterest.FiveyearslaterIwasableto20myownfirm.1.A.memberB.waitressC.citizenD.student2.A.becauseB.thoughC.whileD.unless3.A.helpingB.respectingC.servingD.praising4.A.fasterB.betterC.harderD.later5.A.drinkB.digestC.smileD.sing6.A.regularB.favoriteC.toughD.fresh7.A.eatingB.greetingC.orderingD.coming8.A.foundoutB.BpickedupC.gotbackD.tookaway9.A.restaurantB.confidenceC.houseD.work10.A.choiceB.wayC.ideaD.money11.A.exchangedB.discussedC.sharedD.analyze12.A.letterB.signC.noticeD.note13.A.honestyB.responsibilityC.devotionD.motivation14.A.patienceB.luckC.timeD.chance15.A.lovedB.practicedC.continuedD.enjoyed16.A.adjustmentsB.plansC.decisionsD.suggestions17.A.insteadB.thereforeC.thoughD.meanwhile18.A.hiredB.rejectedC.encouragedD.determined19.A.FortunatelyB.ExcitedlyC.PersonallyD.Eventually20.A.designB.openC.manageD.expand
If2005wastheyearthatDingJunhuiexplodedontotheinternationalsnookerscenethen2006couldbetheyearhebecamealegenD.HewonthefamousNorthernIrelandTrophyafterbeatingformerworldNo.1RonnieO’Sullivan9-6inAugust2006andshotuptofifthplaceintheWorldSnookerProvisionalRankings.WiththefirsttitleofthenewsnookerseasonattheWaterfrontHallinBelfastDingbecameonlythesecondplayerinsnookerhistorytowinthreerankingtitlesbeforehis20thbirthdayfollowingthe2005ChinaOpenandUKChampionship.DingwasbornonApril11987inYixingJiangsuProvincE.HistalentwasdiscoveredbyhisfatherwhenhewasjusteightyearsolD.Systematictrainingstartedwhenheturned11.InordertofindbettertrainingfacilitiesforDinghisfathergaveuphissmallbusinessandtookhissontoDongguanGuangdongProvincE.Fatherandsonsharedaneight-square-meterroomcreatedbypartitioningthelocalsnookercluB.FinallyDing’smothersoldtheirhouseintheirhometownandarrivedattheirnarrowroom.ParentallovewasallthatsupportedDing.HepracticedveryharD.EvenasaprofessionalplayerlivinginEnglandhepracticedeighthoursadayfrom10amto6pmwithoutadayoff.Theireffortsbegantopayoffwhen13-year-oldDingstartedtowinprizesinanAsianinvitationaltournament.Heturnedprofessionalattheageofsixteen.Dinghasconfirmedhisreputationassnooker’smostexcitingyoungtalentandperhapstheonewiththepotentialtodominateworldsnookerinyearstocomE.HoweverthecommentsDingandhisfathermadeonthemiracleDingperformedwerecontroversial.AccordingtothemediawhenDingquestionedtheimportanceofschoolinghisfatherdescribedwhathedidforDingasnothingbutabetonlife!1.Thewholepassageiscenteredupon_________.A.hardworkcontributingtosuccessB.asuccessfulsport—snookerC.DingJunhui’swaytosuccessD.thefather-sonrelationship2.Theunderlinedworddominateinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby_________.A.taketheleadinB.takepartinC.takeadvantageofD.takeholdof3.InwhichyearDingJunhuiwasnotanamateurforsnookeranymore?A.1998B.2000C.2003D.20054.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyearof2005istheturningpointforDingJunhui.B.HistalentforsnookerwasfirstdiscoveredbyhiscoachwhentraineD.C.HeissuretobetheonewiththepotentialtodominateworldsnookerinthecomingyearsD.Hissuccessismainlyowingtohisparents’loveandsupportaswellashishardpracticE.5.Theauthor’srealattitudetowardsthecommentsmadebythefatherinthelastparagraphisthatofbeing_________.A.optimisticB.subjectiveC.positiveD.oppositive
AsmytrainwasnotduetoleaveforanotherhourIhadplentyoftimetospare.Afterbuyingsomemagazinestoreadonthe1Imademywaytotheluggageofficeto2mysuitcase.Therewereonlyafewpeoplewaiting.Itookoutmywallettogetthe3formycasebutIcouldn'tfinditinmywallet.I4everypocketbutstillcouldn'tfindit5.WhenmyturncameI6thesituationsorrowfullytotheassistant.Themanlookedatmesuspiciouslyasiftosaythathehadheardthistypeof7manytimesandaskedmeto8thesuitcase.Itoldhimthatitwasanoldbrown-looking9nodifferentfromthemanycasesIcouldsee10theshelves.Theassistantthengavemeaformandtoldmetomakean_11_ofthechiefitemsinthecase.Iftheywere12hesaidIcouldtakethecaseaway.Itriedto13allthethingsIhadpackedandwrotethemdownas14aspossiblE.15IhaddonethisIwenttolookamongtheshelves.Therewerehundredsofcasestherewhichmadeitmore16formetofindmine.FinallyIfoundmycaselyingonitssidehighupinacorner.Afterexaminingthethingsinsidetheassistantwas17thatitwasmineandtoldmeIcouldtakethecaseaway.AgainItookoutmywalletthistimeto18him.AsIpulledoutaten-euronotethelostreceiptslippedout19it.Icouldseetheassistantnoddinghisheadknowinglyasiftosaythathehad20seenthishappenbeforetoo!1.A.roadB.voyageC.journeyD.flight2.A.leaveB.collectC.checkD.weigh3.A.receiptB.ticketC.billD.note2464.A.touchedB.reachedC.clearedD.searched5.A.everywhereB.somewhereC.anywhereD.nowhere6.A.announcedB.explainedC.realizedD.interpreted7.A.replyB.accidentC.storyD.truth8.A.describeB.introduceC.checkD.open9.A.packageB.bagC.thingD.parcel10.A.overB.inC.behindD.on11.A.recordB.exampleC.listD.comment12.A.correctB.properC.mistakenD.wrong13.A.imagineB.remindC.recognizeD.remember14.A.reallyB.trulyC.fairlyD.justly15.A.BeforeB.WhileC.AfterD.Until16.A.importantB.urgentC.necessaryD.difficult17.A.doubtfulB.surprisedC.certainD.curious18.A.payB.chargeC.thankD.give.19.A.fromB.ofC.withD.off20.A.neverB.oftenC.seldomD.ever
It'sdifficulttogettheyoungtolistentoanythingyousaythesedays.TheyhaveshutthemselvesofffromtheworldwithearplugsattachedtotheirpersonalstereossuchasMP3players.AndwithmorethanthreemillioniPodsandMP3playerssoldinBritaineveryyear.it'snotjusttheyoungwhohavebeeninthepersonalstereohabit.Butatwhatriskisourhearing?WhenMP3playersandiPodsareturnedtofullvolumethesoundcanreach104dB分贝themaximum最大值allowedbyEUsafetystandardsbutalmostasloudasapneumaticdrill气钻110dBTheadvicefromscientistsistoturndownthevolumeandlimituseofsuchmachinestoanhouradaytheproducersalsorecommendtakingregularbreakstogivetheearsarest.YetresearchbytheRoyalNationalinstitutefortheDeafRNIDshowedthat39percentoftheyoungdon'tpracticesafelistening.Theworryisthattheycouldbecreatingproblemslaterinlife.Peoplewithgoodhearinghavetinyhaircellsthatlinetheinnerearandtransmit传递signalstothebrainwhichitinterpretsassounD.Whenrepeatedlyexposedtouncomfortablyloudnoisesloudisdefinedasabove80dBincludingmusicthroughheadphonesandatconcertsthosehaircellsrequirearushofbloodoroxygenotherwisetheyeffectivelydie.Temporary临时的hearinglossortinnitusringingintheearsisasignthathaircellsaretryingtorecoverbutovertimerecoverybecomesimpossible.AtUKcinemassoundlevelsof110dBhavebeenrecorded.Musicplayedinnightclubsissoloudastobecomparableinsomecasestostandingtwofeetawayfromanaeroplaneasittakesoff110dB.Thelevelatwhichpainstartstohappenforsoundis140dB.1.WhenyouuseMP3playeryoushoulddothefollowingexceptA.turnittothevolumeB.takeregularbreaksC.useitlessthananhouradayD.turndownthevolume2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.YoungpeopleliketheirpersonalstereossuchasMP3players.B.MorethanthreemillioniPodsandMP3playersaresoldinBritaineveryyear.C.ItisnodoubtthatsonicBritishyoungpeople’shearingisatrisk.D.Morethan50percentoftheBritishyoungpeopledon'tpracticesafelistening.3.Thehighestsafesoundshouldn'tbelouderthanA.80dbB.140dbC.104dbD.110db4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWarningThatFailsonDeafEarsB.MP3Players——HearingKillersC.TheCausesofHearingLossD.HairCellsSufferingfromLoudNoises
About500yearsagotheSpanishexplorerChristopherColumbusprovedtheEarthwasrounD.NowAmericanauthorThomasFriedmantellsustheEarthisflatinhisbestseller:TheWorldIsFlat:A.BriefHistoryoftheTwenty-FirstCentury.Ifheisnotjokingthenwhyistheworldflat?Friedmanowesittotechnologicalforces.BecauseoftheInternetandtheWorldWideWebhebelievesgeographicalbarriersaredisappearing.Individualsandcompaniesaroundtheworldcancooperateorcompeteonthesamelevel.BillGatesexplainsthemeaningofthistransformationbest.ThirtyyearsagohetellsFriedmanifyouhadtochoosebetweenbeingbornageniusinShanghaiandanaveragepersoninPoughkeepsieacityinsoutheastNewYorkyouwouldhavechosenPoughkeepsiebecauseyourchancesoflivingaprosperouslifeweremuchgreatertherE.NowGatessaysIwouldratherbeageniusborninChinathananaverageguyborninPoughkeepsiE.Thisshowsthatsuccesstodayisdeterminedmorebyabilitythanbylocation.Globalization3.0ashecallsitisdrivenbyambitiousindividuals:freelancers自由撰稿人andcreativenewbusinessesallovertheworldespeciallyinIndiaandChinA.Theycancompetenotjustforlow-wagemanufacturingbutincreasinglyforthehighest-endresearchanddesignworkaswell.Bigcompanieshaveplayedanotherimportantroleinthisglobalizationprocess.Theymovetheirfactoriesfromonecountrytoanothertocutcosts.It'susualnowforanengineerinChinatobeworkingforanAmericancompany.TheInternetkeepstheminconstanttouchwiththeirAmericanpartners.PeopleeverywherefromtheUStoChinahaveproceduresofthesamestandardforgettingtheirworkdonE.TheReutersnewsagencyprovidesagoodexamplE.ThecompanymoveditsoperationofficesfromLondonandNewYorktoIndiA.TheIndianemployeeshavethenecessarytechnicalskills.Butthesalariesandofficerentsarelessthanone-fifthofwhattheywouldbeinNewYorkorLondon.1.ThefactthatBillGatesmadeadifferentchoiceshowsthat______.A.successislargelydeterminedbywhereyouliveB.ageniusissuretosucceedC.ShanghaihastakentheplaceofNewYorknowD.onecansucceedfromanywhereaslongasheisintelligentenough2.WhyistheworldflataccordingtoFriedman?A.BecausetheEarthhaschanged500yearslater.B.Becausegeniusescanbefoundeverywhereallovertheworld.C.Becausegreatprogressinscienceandtechnologymakestheworldseemsmaller.D.Becausethe21stcenturymakestraveleasier.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneoftheadvantagesofglobalization?A.LowercostforfactoriesB.Low-wagemanufacturingC.CheaprentsD.Low-pricedproducts4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.A.ageniusplaysaroleintheadvancementofscienceandtechnologyB.bothcooperationandcompetitionbetweenbusinessesleadtoglobalizationC.ChinaandIndiaarecatchingupwiththewesterncountriesD.businesscompetitionhelpstospeedupglobalization
Beginningcollegeisexciting:newideastoexplorenewchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemade;yourfuturebeginsherE.Howeveryouwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmedbythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlifE.Whilesomeofusmayhavetheknow-howIguesstherearemoreofuswhocanbenefitfromlearningabouttheexperiencesofotherswhohavewalkedthecollegehallsbeforeyou.Thefollowingyoumayfindofuseaboutlifeoncampus:·Planwell.Therearesomanynewthingstodoatanewcollegeoruniversity.Giveyourselftimetomakenewfriendsandbecamefamiliarwiththecampusbutdon’tforgetwhyyouaretherE.Givesometimeforsocialactivitiesandmanageyourtimewisely.·Ifyoudon’thaveasystemforplanningyourtimenowlikeadaytimeracomputerdatabookgetonE.Mostofalldon’tdependonyourmemory.·Don’tmisstheguidelines.Therestrictionsrulesandregulationsofallkindscanusuallybefoundinyourstudent’shandbook.Considerthemwell-balancedfoodforthought.Whatdatesareimportant?Whatpiecesofpaperneedtobehandedin?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinyourstudentresidence住处?Whohastherightforwhat?Whatdoyouneedtocompletetograduate?·WritethewordSTUDYonthewallsofourbedroomandbathroomandmaybeitwillhelptowriteitonapieceofpaperandstickitonthetelephoneTVandthekitchentablE.Considerthis—youarepayingthousandsofdollarsforyourcoursE.YoupayeverytimeyouhavetorepeatorreplaceacoursE.·Buildyouridentity.Thisisthetimeforyoutodecidewhattodoandwhatnottodo.Takeasmuchtimeasyouneedtoexplorenewideas.Donotbeafraidofthebeyond.Thisislearningtomakegoodchoices.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToofferadviceoncollegelifE.B.Toexplainwhycollegelifeisexciting.C.TodescribetheimportanceofcollegelifE.D.TopersuadeyoutogotocollegE.2.Accordingtothepassagewhyisitexcitingtobegincollegelife?A.BecauseyouwillhavemorefreedomatcollegE.B.BecauseyouwillnolongerbeafraidofthebeyondC.BecauseyouprepareforyourfuturecareerandlifetherE.D.Becauseprofessorstherewillprovideyouwithmanynewideas.3.Theunderlinedwordknow-howrefersto_____.A.anunderstandingofhowthingsaregoingatcollegeB.practicalknowledgeabouthowtobehaveandwhattodoatcollegeC.collegehallswhererulesandregulationsarepresentedD.anenvironmentcompletelydifferentfromtheoneyou’reusedto4.Accordingtothepassagecollegestudents_______.A.needn’tlearnfromthosewhowenttocollegebeforethemB.spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonsocialactivitiesC.shouldknowwhattheyhavetofightforoncampusD.aresupposedtorepeatorreplaceatleastonecourse
ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluenced影响ustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.1.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.2.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.3.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.4.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.
The400phonemessagessaiditall.Veterans老兵wantedtotalkandJeffBeersamilitaryhistoryexpertandthesonofaretiredNavymanwasreadytolisten.BeershadvolunteeredfortheVeteransHistoryProjectaprogramattheLibraryofCongressdevotedtocollectingandsavingtheoralhistoriesofAmerica's19millionveterans.LocalnewspaperslistedBeer'sphonenumberandtheresponsewasimpressivE.Hehasvideotaped52veterans.MostofthemareshockedthatanyonewouldbeinterestedintheirsmallstorysaysBeersTheyask‘Whynow?’Butithastobenowbeforeit'stoolatE.TheU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsestimatesthat1.847veteransdieeachday.BeersandtheothervolunteersarecollectingtheI-was-theredetail.OneofthemostmovingcamefromaWorldWarIIPOWprisonerofwar:Hehadtomarch500milesthroughtheBlackForestinwinter.Theyatebarksoupandsleptatlocalfarms.TheWorldWarIIgenerationconsistsofmostofthe700historiesgatheredsincetheprogrambeganin2001.ButsaysdirectorEllenLovelltheywanttohearfromveteransofeverywar.Iinterviewedmybrother-in-lawanarmysurgeoninVietnam.shesaysHesaidhesharedthingswithmethathe'snevertoldanyonE.1.Whatdoweknowfromthepassageabouttheveterans?A.Theyliveaveryhappylifeafterthewar.B.Theyoftentelltheirstoriestoothers.C.Theyarehighlyrespectedbyothers.D.Theyarebecomingfewerandfewerinnumber.2.Howdidtheveteransfeelwhentheywereinterviewed?A.Happy.B.SaD.C.SurpriseD.D.DisappointeD.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph1referto?A.Veteranswantedtotalk.B.JeffBeerswasreadytolisten.C.Theveteranshadmanystories.D.Thereweremanyphonemessages.4.WhatisJeffBeersmostinterestedin?A.HistoricalrecordsofWorldWarII.B.Storieswrittenbynewspaperreporters.C.StoriesmosttalkedaboutbythepubliC.D.Veterans'wartimeexperiences.
DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinwesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers'exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers'exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos袋鼠.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.1.Australiais_____.A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghaiC.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearth2.TheskyinAustraliaisbluebecause_____.A.enoughlawshavebeenmadebythegovernmentB.manylawshavebeenmadetofightagainstpollutionC.thecitiestherehavegotlittlewaterpollutionD.thepopulationthereisnotlargE.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustraliA.C.PerthliesinthewestofAustraliA.D.NoothercityislargerthanPerthinAustraliA.4.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningaspickupinparagraph3A.Pleasepickmeuponyourwayhomethisafternoon.B.Hepickedupdancingwhenhelivedamongthedancers.C.Shepickedupthemagazinesonthefloorandputthemontheshelf.D.Mompickedupherjacketfromthedrycleaner's.
Avisionexplosion爆炸wastherewaitingforusasweenteredtheundergroundjazzbar.Thefive-memberlivebandwasplayingloudenergeticmusiC.Theeagercrowdcouldn'tgetenoughofit.Somenoddedinsatisfaction.Otherstappedtheirfeet.ButmostwereoutonthedancefloorlaughingastheythrewtheirbodiesaroundtothemusiC.Withsceneslikethisit'snowonderIhaven'tbeenabletoleaveParis.ThereisalwayssomethinggoingonherE.Ineverplannedtogotoajazzbarinthiscity.Iworriedatfirstthatitwasn'tFrenchenough—IcaneasilyseejazzathomE.ButsomeoldfriendsofminewhoarestudyinginParistoldmethatIwouldn'tregretit.Itdidn'ttakelongformetoagreE.Thesceneinfrontofmeisinanexcitedmess.There'snoroomonthetinydancefloor.MyfriendtellsmethatthisspacewasonceusedasaprisonroomduringWorldWarII.She'snotjoking.Prisonersatthattimemusthavebeenshockedseeingthedampstonebasement.Icouldn'tthinkofamorecompletecontrasttothejoyondisplaytonight.NojazzbarinAustraliawouldhaveahistorylikethis!TheleaderofthebandisanoldFrenchsaxophonistinhis70s.He'scoolandsomekindofleadersometimeswalkinguptothemicrophonetosingacoupleofwords.I'mtoldthathehasbeenplayingatthisbarforover45years.SohowcouldIrefusewhenhepointstousandtellsustogetonthedancefloortoo?Ifeelcompletelyoutofplace—therearesomeskilleddancersabout.Clearlymanycomehereeveryweek.Buttheenergypullsusthroughandwehaveaball.ItiseasilymyfavouritetimeinParis.Icertainlydidn'texpectthat.Adriane-mailedmerecentlytosaythathehadarrivedhomesafely.Iplantoreturnsoontoo.OfcourseIwillhavetofindawaytopullmyselfoutofParisfirst.1.HowdoestheauthorlikethecityofParis?A.Hedoesn’tlikethecitybecauseofitsnoisybars.B.HewantstoescapeParistoreturnhomequickly.C.HeisveryinterestedinJazzbarsinParis.D.ThehistoryoftheJazzbarisashametoParis.2.Whydoesthewriterfeeloutofplace?A.BecausehewantstoleaveandgobackhomE.B.Becauseheisnotagooddancer.C.Becauseheisnotusedtoadancelikethis.D.BecausethemusicistoolouD.3.ThewritermentionsAustraliaprobablybecause______.A.hewantstoshowthedifferencesbetweenthejazzbarsinthesetwoplacesB.hecouldn’tfindawaytoleaveParisC.hemisseshisfriendAdrianbackhomeD.AustraliahasjazzbarssimilartoonesinParis4.Itcanbelearnedthat______.A.everyoneinthebarenjoyshimselfB.thebarsinAustraliaareusuallyquietC.explosioncanhappenanytimeinParisbarsD.theleaderofthebandwasborninthe70s
WASHINGTONMarch13—When17-year-oldMaryMastermansetouttobuildaspectrograph摄谱仪sheknewitwouldbenoeasytask.ThedeviceaninstrumentusedtoidentifycharacteristicsofdifferentkindsofmoleculescancostthousandsofdollarsandMarywasbuildingonabudget.Iwantedtobuildonethatwaslowercostingsoitwouldbemoreavailabletoanyoneinterestedinspectrography摄谱术MarysaiD.AsenioratWestmooreHighSchoolinOklahomaCityMarybuiltthespectrographathomefor$300andherprojectwonthetopprizeofa$100000scholarshipintheIntelScienceTalentSearchMondaynightinWashington.ThemostchallengingpartwastryingtogetittoworksaidMarywhosaidshehopedtoattendStanfordortheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Ihadtokeepcomingupwithcreativewaystoadjustorchangesomethingshesaid.Ittookthreemonthstobuildandanotherthreemonthsbeforeitactuallyfunctionedproperly.Marysaidshechosetobuildaspectrographbecauseofitsmanyapplicationsinforensics法医检查medicineandartworkanalysis.Some1700studentsenteredthisyear’scontestand40finalistswerechosenallofwhomwonalaptopcomputerandacashprizE.Thefinalistswerealmostequallydividedbysex.Sixwomenwereamongthetop10.Thesecond-placewinnerwasJohnPardon17ofChapelHillN.C.whoresearchedtheunfoldingofsimpleclosedcurves.Hewona$75000scholarship.DmitryVaintrob18fromSouthEugeneHighSchoolinEugeneOrE.wonthethird-placea$50000scholarshipforamathematicsprojectexploringloophomology.NewYorkproduced12finalistsmorethananyotherstatE.TwoNewYorkersplacedinthetop10.ElizabethMarincolapresidentofScienceServicethenonprofitgroupthatadministersthecontestsaidwinnershadacertainspark.TheyhaveadeeppassionfortheirresearchMs.MarincolasaiD.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?AltogetherMaryspent6monthstobuildacheapspectrographwhichcouldworkwithrealfunctions.3.Whatwasthefinalresultofthecontest?Andwhatconclusioncanwedrawfromthecontestresult?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.4.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphintoChinesE.
Hegrewupamongknights国际象棋中的马kingsandqueens.At16Norway’schessgeniusMagnusCarlsenispushingtobecometheworld’syoungestworldtitlecontender竞争者.CarlsenwhowasintroducedtothegamebyhisfatherHenrikwhenhewasalittleboybecametheworld’syoungestinternationalgrandmaster大师at13.Nowheis17thintheWorldChessFederation’srankingoftopplayers–apositionmuchdesiredforaplayerhisagE.I’mgoingfortheworldchampionshipsaysMagnusthethirdyoungestgrandmasterinworldhistory.ButformerchampionGaryKasparovandIndia’sViswanathanAnandtheWorldChessFederation’scurrentnumberonealreadyseehimasapossiblepersonwhowilltaketheirpositionaftertheyhaveleft.FromayoungageCarlsenshowedsignsofextraordinaryintelligencE.Attheageoftwohealreadyknewallthecarbrandnames.Atfivewhateverhebuiltwithhistoyswasveryuniqueandoutstandinghisfathersays.Itisalsoreportedthathelearntthenamesofeverycountryoftheworldwiththeirflagcapitalandsizebyheart.ButhisfirstattemptsatthegamewereembarrassingandhewasfarfromtheMozartofChess.Ialmostgaveuphisfatherremembers.ButasMagnuswatchedhisfatherandoldersisterplayhebegantolikethechallengE.Afterplayinghisfirsttournament决赛ateighthisbabyfacebecameacommonfeatureinchesscircles.WhenaskedwhathedoeswhennotplayingchessMagnus’answerstoaninterviewer’squestionscomeeasily.Girls?Ihaven’tdonemuchinthatfielD.Money?Hasneverbeenaproblem.Hobbies?Ilovetoplayfootballspendtimewithmyfriendsandbeinfrontofmycomputeraspeoplemyagedo.AndlistentomusiC.Butthenstrangelyenoughmathisnothisthing.IwasdefinitelythebestinmyclasswhenIwaslittlebutnowIhateithesays.Sowhat’sthesecretbehindhissuccesssofar?BeforeamatchIwillsleepalothesays.Thereareveryoftenbaddreams;likethatthepersonIamplayingwithcheats.1.Magnusbegantoshowhistalentinchessattheageof______.A.13B.16C.8D.52.WhyisMagnusgoodatchess?A.BecauseheplayedhistournamentataveryyoungagE.B.Becauseheisbetteratmathsthanothers.C.Becausehehadagoodrestbysleepingalotbeforeeachmatch.D.Becausehewasbornwithaspecialabilitytocreateandlearnnewthings.3.AsafamouschessplayerMagnuslikestodothefollowingthingsexcept______.A.gettingtogetherwithkidsofhisageB.playingfootballC.playinghiscomputerD.datinggirls4.MagnusisconsideredtobeMozartofChessbecause______.A.Magnus’hobbyoflisteningtomusicplaysapartinhissuccessB.MagnushasthesamegiftforchessasMozarthasformusicC.MagnuswasnotquickatlearningchessinthebeginningD.MagnusdecidedtobecomeMozartwhilestillyoung
WhentalkingaboutOlympicswewillneverforgetJuly13th2001thedayMr.SamaranchdeclaredBeijingwouldhostthe2008Olympics.Atthatvery1allChinesepeoplewereinspiredbyitandjumpedwith2.Whydidweallfeeldelighted?ItisobviousthattheOlympic3willburninBeijingfromOlympicCitytotheGreatWall.AsourconceptsfortheGames4‘theGreenOlympicstheHigh-techOlympicsandthe5Olympics’theGameswillgiveusachancetohave6exchangesandtoshowsplendidChinesecultureanditspeople’spositiveattitudes.Inordertoreach‘theGreenOlympics’governmentand7havealottodo.Forinstancethegovernment8betterthepublictransportationsuchas9themetrotransportnetwork.Theintroductionofone-way2-yuanpricesystemisagoodexamplE.Itboosts推进theuseofthepublictransportation.10residentsmustmindtheirbehavior.Weshouldparticipateinvarious11improvementactivities.‘TheHigh-techOlympics’pushesourenterprisestobemore12.Nowadaysthemediaalways13to‘softpower’andmanypeoplebelieve‘thePeople’sOlympics’ispartofit.We14theAthensOlympicsnotforhowmanymedalsGreecegot15foritspeople’spositiveattitudes.Asthe16weshouldbemorefriendlyandhospitable好客的.A.17societyfulloflovewherepeopleareconfidentandhelpeachotherisrequired.Itcanbethebest18cardtomakepeopleallovertheworldrememberChinA.TheOlympicfirehasbeenburning.Tomakeitthebestoneinhistory19shouldmakeacontribution.Actionsspeak20thanwords.Let’sworktogetherandbeavolunteerforthe2008BeijingOlympicGames!1.A.momentB.secondC.minuteD.time2.A.entertainmentB.joyC.funD.amusement200805313.A.torchB.spiritC.fireD.heat4.A.stateB.goC.sayD.run5.A.Human’sB.Nation’sC.Citizen’sD.People’s6.A.culturalB.politicalC.technicalD.social7.A.civiliansB.athletesC.residentsD.customers8.A.wouldB.CouldC.mightD.should9.A.runningB.improvingC.settlingD.putting10.A.ThusB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.However11.A.friendlyB.scientificC.athleticD.environmental12.A.attractiveB.potentialC.creativeD.traditional13.A.occurB.referC.happenD.turn14.A.rememberB.remindC.requestD.require15.A.thoughB.whileC.yetD.but16.A.guestB.hostC.friendD.player17.A.competitiveB.thankfulC.harmoniousD.diverse18.A.nameB.postC.greetingD.credit19.A.nobodyB.someoneC.theyD.everyone20.A.louderB.harderC.higherD.stronger
Moresurprisingperhapsthanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandthriving.AsSkolnicknotesAmericansareamarryingpeople:relativetoEuropeansmoreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungeragE.Moreoverafteradeclineintheearly1970stherateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorcerateneedstobetakeninthispro-marriagecontext:some80percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thusmarriageremainsbyfarthepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofpeopleinoursociety.Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily?Twenty-fiveyearsagothetypicalAmericanfamilyconsistedofahusbandawifeandtwoorthreechildren.Nowtherearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren.Andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife’spreviousmarriageorthehusband’sorboth.Sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriagesometimestheyaresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses.Thusonecanfindtheverytypeoffamilyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenfromonlythepresentmarriagemarriageswithfull-timechildrenfromthepresentmarriageandpart-timechildrenfromformermarriages.Therearestep-fathersstep-mothershalf-brothersandhalf-sisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!Theseareenormouschangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevensoeveninthemidstofallthisthereremainsoneconstant;mostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarrieD.1.BycallingAmericansmarryingpeopletheauthormeansthat__________.A.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheU.S.A.thaninEuropeB.moreAmericansprefermarriageandatayoungeragethanEuropeansC.mostdivorcedindividualsremarryD.marriageisthemostimportantpartofAmericanlife2.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat__________.A.traditionalmarriagenowrunsintodifficultyB.marriageratehasbeenrisingsincethe1970C.marriagerateinEuropeisratherlowD.Europeansmarrywhentheyarequiteold3.Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday’sAmericanfamilies?A.TherearenonuclearfamiliesanymorE.B.A.familyusuallyconsistsofahusbandawifeandtwoorthreechildren.C.A.childusuallyhasfourgrandparents.D.ManytypesoffamilyrearrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptablE.4.Part-timechildren__________.A.dopart-timejobstoearntheirlivingB.spendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromthepreviousmarriageC.aresharedbetweentheformerspousesD.arequiteunusualevenintheU.S.A.5.EventhoughgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinthestructureofAmericanfamilies_________.A.thefunctionsofmarriageremainunchangedB.mostAmericanspreferasecondmarriageC.thevastmajorityofAmericansstillhavefaithinmarriageD.nuclearfamilyisaliveandthriving
ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.Earlyinthe1900smost1townsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas2onbothsideswithmany3businesses.Hereshopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsofmerchandise:clothingfurniturehardwaregroceries.4someshopsoffered5.Theseshopsincludeddrugstoresrestaurantsshoe-repairstoresandbarberorhairdressingshops.6inthe1950sachangebegantotakeplacE.Toomanyautomobileshad7intoMainStreet8toofewparkingplaceswere9toshoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowdedmerchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopenspace10thecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircar-driving11needeD.Andopenspaceiswhattheygotwhenthefirstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcentresormalls12asacollectionofsmallnewstores13crowdedcitycenters.14byhundredsoffreeparkingspacecustomerswere15awayfromdowntown商业繁华areastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing16ofshoppingcentersled17tothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstores.Bythelate1970smanyshoppingmallshadalmost18intosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe19ofonestopshoppingmallsweretransformedintolandscaped景色优美的parks20benchesfountainsandoutdoorentertainment.1.A.BritishB.AmericanC.AustralianD.Japanese2.A.builtB.designedC.laidD.lined3.A.variedB.leftC.storedD.broken4.A.YetB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Except5.A.medicineB.foodC.clothesD.services6.A.ThoughB.BecauseC.WhileD.But7.A.leftB.crowdedC.remainedD.stressed8.A.whileB.soC.thoughD.or9.A.availableB.freeC.valuableD.ready10.A.overB.fromC.insideD.outside11.A.teachersB.doctorsC.customersD.assistants12.A.startedB.foundedC.endedD.organized13.A.outofB.awayfromC.nexttoD.closeto14.A.AttractedB.ConqueredC.CreatedD.Amazed15.AignoredB.includedC.drivenD.drawn16.A.chanceB.methodC.popularityD.difference17.A.inreturnB.inturnC.inhonorD.incharge18.A.developedB.simplifiedC.desertedD.reduced19.A.cheapnessB.truthC.convenienceD.happiness20.A.inB.onC.withD.without
Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggamesshewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingoutshestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butsheovercame克服theseterribleproblemstowinahighlycompetitivescholarship奖学金andgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.AndheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovieHomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStoryshowninlateApril.LizMurraya22-year-oldAmericangirlhasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupwithtwodrug-addictedparents.TherewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehousE.LizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajoB.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsolD.TheeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlifE.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddiedshedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudiesnevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnightshelivedonthestreets.Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstandingbyunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.IhadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytootherssuchasasafelivingenvironmenttoencourageherselfthatnexttonothingcouldholdmedown.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfatherwhohasalsodevelopedAIDS.Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetimE.Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeisassimpleasmakingadecision.1.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?A.HermotherdiedofAIDS.B.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.C.ShegotadmittedintoHarvarD.D.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.E.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A.baecdB.abcedC.edbacD.beadc2.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC.whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife3.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A.Envyandencouragement.B.Willpoweranddetermination.C.Decisionsandunderstanding.D.Loveandrespectforherparents.4.WhenshewroteWhatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshemeantthat________.A.shehadnoplaceintheworldB.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesocietyC.shewoulddosomethingforherownlifeD.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld
Ifweareaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearagowemighthavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandwrittenitinaccount陈述ofwhatwedideachdayweshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeprecordoftheimportanthappeningsintheircountrybutoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.SometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowritE.ForexampleweknowagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4000yearsagobecausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnedtowritE.SometimesofcourseevenifthepeoplecannotwritE.Theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappeningsandthosehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations代formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycallrememberedhistory.Someofithasnowbeenwrittenhistorybecausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecordssuchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.1.Whichofthefollowingideasisnottalkedinthepassageabove?_________.A.Rememberedhistoryislessreliable可靠的thanwrittenhistory.B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplayamostimportantpartinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Wheretherearenowrittenrecordsthereisnohistory.D.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivities活动helpsustoanswersomequestions.2.Rememberedhistoryrefersto_________.A.historybasedonaperson’simagination想象.B.Storiesofimportanthappeningspassedfrommouthtomouth.C.Songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents事件.D.BothB.andC.3.Rememberedhistoryisregardedasvaluableonlywhen_________.A.itiswrittendownB.thereisnowrittenaccountC.itprovestobetrueD.peopleareinterestedinit4.Itcanbeinferred推断fromthepassagethatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowifourancestors祖先had_________.A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventB.notburnedtheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldexactlystoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD.mademoresongsanddances
Youmightnothaveguesseditwouldhappen.Thewholebasketballworldhasbeenshockedbyit.WhowouldhavethoughttheUSDreamBasketballteamwouldbeknockedoutoftheWorldBasketballChampionshipandfinishsixth---onhomesoil?Nodoubtthatwemadehistoryalthoughitwasn’tthetypeofhistorywewantedtomakesaidUSforward前锋BenWallacE.ThereweredozensofreasonsforthefailureoftheUSteam:theteamhardlypracticedandwasunfamiliarwiththeinternationalrulesandstyleofplay;thedunk扣篮hasbecomesoimportantintheUSgamethatthereislessemphasisonlearningthebasicsofplayingbasketball;thegapisnarrowingbetweenUSbasketballandtherestoftheworlD.AnotherobviousanddisappointingfactisthattheAll-AmericanDreamTeamwasnotquiteasdreamyasprevious先前的USteams.WhileallothercountriesbroughttheirbesttherewerenoAmericansuperstarsthateveryonewashopingtosee:ShaquilleO’NealorKobeBryant.TheproblemseemstobehowtomaketheUSplayerswanttorepresenttheircountry.HowcanonetakeagroupofmultimillionairebasketballplayersandtellthemthatbeatingtheAlgerianBasketballNationalTeamisagoodwaytospendpartoftheirAugustandSeptember?GeorgeKarlthecoachoftheUSteamsaidAlossbytheUSteamsoundslikeagoodwaytodoit.YugoslaviawonthecompetitiononSeptember8th.1.WhenBenWallacesaidNodoubtthatwemadehistoryalthoughitwasnotthetypeofhistorywewantedtomakehemeant____________.A.theAmericanbasketballteamwontheWorldBasketballChampionshipforthefirsttimeinhistoryB.theAmericanbasketballteamlosttheWorldBasketballChampionshipforthefirsttimeinhistoryC.theAll-AmericanDreamTeamlosttheWorldBasketballChampionshipforthefirsttimeinhistoryD.thedreamingAll-AmericanTeamlosttheWorldBasketballChampionshipforthefirsttimeinhistory2.Whichteamwonchampionshipthistime?A.theUSteamB.theYugoslavianTeamC.theAlgerianteamD.notmentioned3.AllthefollowingthingsaccountforthefailureoftheUSteamexcepttheonethat__________.A.theUSplayersdidn’tknowthebasicsofplayingbasketballB.theUSplayersdidn’tdoteamworkwellC.thisUSDreamTeamwasn’taswellorganizedastheformeronesD.theUSplayersdidn’tcaremuchaboutwhethertheywouldwinornot4.Thepassagedoesn’tsaysodirectlybutwecanconcludefromitthat__________.A.theUSbasketballhasfallenbehindthatinsomepartsoftheworldB.practiceisneededforgoodteamworknomatterhowwelleachplayerplaysC.themillionaireplayersoftheUSteamwereinterestedinbeatingtheAlgerianteamD.theUSteamjustwonthesixthplacethistime
Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?DuringtheirfirstfourminutestogetheraccordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.Everytimeyoumeetsomeoneinasocialsituationgivehimyourundividedattentionforfourminutes.A.lotofpeople’swholeliveswouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.Whenweareintroducedtonewpeopleweshouldtrytoappearfriendlyandself-confident.IngeneralhesaysPeoplelikepeoplewholikethemselves.Ontheotherhandweshouldnotmaketheotherpersonthinkwearetoosureofourselves.HearingsuchadviceonemightsayButI’mnotafriendlyself-confidentperson.That’snotmynaturE.Itwouldbedishonestformetoactthatway.InreplyDr.Zuninwouldclaimthatalittlepracticecanhelpusfeelcomfortableaboutchangingoursocialhabits.Wecanbecomeaccustomedtoanychangeswechoosetomakeinourpersonality.It’slikegettingusedtoanewcar.ItmaybeunfamiliaratfirstbutitgoesmuchbetterthantheoldonE.Butisn’titdishonesttogivetheappearanceoffriendlyself-confidencewhenwedon’tactuallyfeelthatway?PerhapsbutaccordingtoDr.Zunintotalhonestyisnotalwaysgoodforsocialrelationshipsespeciallyduringthefirstfewminutesofcontact.Thereisatimeforeverythingandacertainamountofplay-actingmaybebestforthefirstfewminutesofcontactwithastranger.Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone’shealthortomentionfaultsonefindsinotherpeoplE.Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruthaboutone’sopinionsandimpressions.Theauthoralsodeclaresthatinterpersonalrelationsshouldbetaughtasarequiredcourseineveryschoolalongwithreadingwritingandmathematics.InhisopinionsuccessinlifedependsmainlyonhowwegetalongwithotherpeoplE.Thatisatleastasimportantashowmuchweknow.1.Whenfirstintroducedtonewpeopleweshould__________.A.befriendlyandsureofourselvesregardlessoftheotherpeople’sfeelingB.alwaystellthewholetruthevenifithurtsC.appearfriendlyandself-confidentatleastforthefirstfewminutesD.mentionfaultswefindintheotherpeople2.Accordingtotheauthor’sadviceinterpersonalrelations_______.A.shouldbesetasarequiredcourseinschoolsB.aremoreimportantthanothercoursesinschoolC.arelessimportantthanreadingwritingandmathematicsD.istheonlykeytoone’ssuccessinlife3.Theunderlinedword‘play-acting’inthefourthparagraphmeans_________.A.beingtotallyhonestB.beingalittledishonestC.actingoutwhatonefeelsD.actinginaplay4.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe______________.A.TheKeytoSuccessB.BestWaystoMakeFriendsC.PersonalRelationsD.TheFirstFourMinutes
Manypeoplewillremembertheflightofthespaceshuttle航天飞机ChallengerinJune1983.TheachievementofSallyRideAmerica’sfirstwomanastronauttoflyintospacemadethisflightespeciallymemorable.StudentsfromtwoCamdenNewJerseyhighschoolshoweverareprobablytorememberNormaratherthanSallywhenevertheythinkabouttileflight.Normadidn’ttravelalone.Shebroughtabout100companionsalongwithher.Normawasanantaqueenantwhowithhersubjectmadeupthefirstantcolony群体totravelintospace.Theantswerepartofascienceexperimentdesignedbystudentstotesttheeffectsofweightlessnessoninsects.Theequipmentdesignedbythestudentsfortheircolonyfunctionedperfectlythroughoutthelongspacetrip.Theyoungscientistsandtheirteacherswereverysadtofindthattheirinsectastronautshadalldiedatsomepointbeforethecontainerwasreturnedtotheschoolandopened.Theproblemdidn’toccurinspacebutonthegroundafterchallengerhadlanded.Thecontainerremainedinthedesertfornearlyaweekbeforetheantcolonywasmoved.Thehotdrydesertairdriedoutthecolony’scontainerandtheantsdiedfromlackofmoisture水分.Theprojectwastermedsuccessbecauseitdidprovideusefulinformation.Studentswillcontinuetheireffortstopinpoint精确找到whatwentwrong.Theywilltrytopreventthesamedifficultiesfromreoccurringonfuturemissions.Theydon’twanttobediscouragedeitherbythedemiseoftheantsorbythe$10000shuttlefaretheywillhavetopaytosendthenextcolonyofantsintospace.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.SallyRideAmerica’sfirstwomanastronaut.B.Howtokeepantsaliveinspace.C.Howtomakeequipmentforinsectsinspace.D.Anexperimentwithantsinspace.2.Accordingtothepassageweknowthattheunderlinedworddemiseisanotherwordfor.A.deathB.colonyC.insectD.moisture3.Wedon’tthinktheprojectwasafailure.Thisisbecause.A.everythingwentassmoothlyasexpectedB.thestudentshadpinpointedexactlythereasonC.somethingimportanthadbeenlearnedD.thestudentshadsucceededintheexperiment4.Theantswerenotabletolivebecause.A.noonefedtheminspaceB.theydriedoutinthedesertC.weightlessnessdamagedthemD.spacecausedtoomuchpain5.Wecanconcludethatantsonthenextspacetrip.A.willhavetobekeptaliveinacontainerfullofwaterB.willhavetobesentintospacewiththefirstwomanastronautC.shouldbeputintoacontainerwherethereisenoughfoodD.shouldbeputintoacontainerwhichisnottoodry
McDonald’shasbeenbotheredbypeopleblamingitformakingthemfatandbyanimal-rightsprotesters抗议者soithasrespondedwithagooddeeD.Itistellingitsmainmeatsupplierstoslowlystopusingantibiotics抗生素by2004.ThefastfoodchainisoneofthebiggestUSmeatbuyersanditmaybecausinganendtotheageofdangerousoveruseofantibiotics.Thecattleindustrybeganusingthedrugsinthe1950sandsoonbecameapracticE.Antibioticscanhelpfattenanimals.AnimalsfedbyantibioticsgrowfasterandsospaceissaveD.Thathelpssolvetheproblemofcrowdedconditiononfarms.Today70percentofallantibioticsusedintheUSaremixedintoanimalfeeD.Thatamountsto24millionpoundsofdrugsayearandgoodearningsforthecompaniesthatmakethedrugs.Humanseatthemeatofanimalsfedbyantibioticsregularlyandbacteria细菌inhumanstendtodevelopimmunity免疫力toantibioticsovertimE.Sodoctorshavetouselargeramountsofantibioticstocurebacterialdiseases.Evenmoreworryingcattlethathavebeenfattenedwithantibioticscanspreadotherinfectionsthatresistantibioticstohumans.ThefirsttimetheyareusedantibioticswipeoutmostoftheirbacteriA.ButthefewthatsurvivebegingrowingtowarddrugresistancE.Andtheymaybecomemoredeadlyintheprocess.ThemedicalmagzineClinicalInfectiousDiseaseshasconcludedthatagriculturaluseofantibioticsincreasethenumbercrueltyandduration持续时间ofinfections.McDonald’sworkedcloselywiththenonprofitgroupUSEnvironmentalDefenceandotherorganizationsoverthelastyeartotrytocutoutantibiotics.Itisrighttoinsistthatfarmersneedtoendapracticethatharmsanimalsandhumans.Withits30000restaurantsin118countriesthechainhasrealinfluenceinthecattleindustry.Ifconsumersrespondfavorablytherestofthefastfoodindustrywillnodoubtfollow.Obviouslythere’sgreatpublicityvalueintheMcDonald’saction.Thisgivesthecompanyanimageofenvironmentalconcern关心.Italsoremovescustomers’focusfromthefatandsaltproblemofitsfooD.Sothepraiseforstoppingmeatantibioticsisentirelyworththeeffort.1.Toanswerpeople’scriticizingMcDonald’shas______.A.paidforthelossofthecustomersB.stoppedthepracticeforsometimeC.turnedtothelawforhelpD.takensomemeasurestosatisfythem2.Thebasicgoalthatthecattleindustryusesantibioticsliesin________.A.reducingcostsB.thepopulartasteC.preventingdiseasesD.itshighnutrition3.Paragraph4mainlytellsus______.A.theanimalsusingantibioticstospeedupweighthavetwobadeffectsB.overuseofantibioticscancauseresistanceofantibioticstohumansC.bacteriainhumanswillaffecttheimmunitytoantibioticsD.antibioticsmightbestoppedusinginhumanlife4.Theauthor_______stoppingtheuseofantibioticswhenraisinganimals.A.isforB.isagainstC.isuncertainaboutD.showsnoopinionof
Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownupandoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspainsandthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilitiestomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparentsheisfedlookedafterandlovedwhateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inadditionlifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild-thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowell-known.Butachildhashisparentsheisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothingsorbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownlivinghecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfoodhisclothesandhisroombuthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachildhewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparentshemaygotoprison.Ifhoweverheworkshardkeepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealthhecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.1.Accordingtothesecondparagraphthewriterthinksthat.A.lifeforachildiscomparativelyeasyB.achildisalwayslovedwhateverhedoesC.ifmuchisgiventoachildhemustdosomethinginreturnD.onlychildrenareinterestedinlife2.Afterachildgrowsuphe.A.willhavelittletimeplayingB.hastobesuccessfulinfindingajobC.canstillaskforhelpintimeoftroubleD.shouldbeabletotakecareofhimself3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleareoftenstratifiedwiththeirlife.B.Lifeislessinterestingforoldpeople.C.AdultsarefreertodowhattheywanttodoD.Adultsshouldnolongerrelyonothers.4.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.lifeisnotenjoyablesinceeachagehassomepainsB.youngmencanhavethegreatesthappinessiftheyworkhardC.childhoodisthemoreenjoyabletimeinone’slifeD.oneisthehappiestifhecanmakegooduseofeachageinhislife5.Theparagraphfollowingthispassagewillmostprobablydiscuss.A.examplesofsuccessfulyoungmenB.howtobuildupone’spositioninsocietyC.joysandpainsofoldpeopleD.whattodowhenonehasproblemsinlife
LearningjustasmuchoutsidetheClassroomEveryThursdayafternoonmyarthistoryclassmeetsnotinourusuallecturehallhutintheYaleUniversityArtGallery美术馆.Wespendourone-hourclassdiscussingtwoorthreeofthepaintingsmanyofwhicharebyartiststhatwehavealreadystudiedinclass.Theprofessorbeginsbyselectingoneworkofart.Aftergivingusaquickbackgroundontheartisthe'llopenupforclassdiscussion.Everyoneisstronglyencouragedtogiveopinionstothework.Noteverypiecewestudyisnecessarilyfamousorstrikinginappearanceandsubjectmatteryetwealwaysmanagetomakesomeinterestingobservations.InAmericaprofessorsalwaystakeeveryopportunitytopushtextbooksasideandexposestudentstorealworldexperiences.Withsomecreativityalmostanysubjectcanbeappliedtosuchbeyondtheclassroomlearning.Myarthistoryclasstripstothegalleryarebutoneexample.Manyotherdisciplines学科alsoofferopportunitiestolearnoutsidetheclassroomforinstancebusinesspsychologyartjournalismandbiology.A.friendofminefromYaletakinganadvancedpsychologycoursespendseverySaturdayworkingwithmentallydisabledchildren.Hermorningsarespentplayingwiththekidsandstudyingtheirsometimesuncontrolledbehavior.Thenintheafternoonshewritesareportonherobservations.Studentsgenerallyappreciatetheseuniquelearningopportunities.They'realmostalwaysfunandinterestingandprofessorslikethembecausestudentslearnsomuchinjustafewshortmonths.Noonedenies否认thevalueofclassroomlearning.Butitcanonlytakestudentssofar.Slidesandtextbooksmaydoagoodjobofcarryingfactsanddatesbutcreativityandoriginality创造性ofthoughtcannotbetaught.Theycanonlybegotthroughfirst-handexperience.1.Thewriterstudiesarthistory.A.inalecturehallB.inanartgalleryC.inasimplewayD.inapracticalway2.TostudyartistsweshouldfirstA.meetandtalkwiththemB.payavisittotheirhometownsC.getsomeinformationabouttheirbackgroundD.copysomeworksoftheirs3.InAmericanuniversitiesitispopularforprofessorsto.A.createtextbooksbythemselvesB.teachtheirlecturesthroughrealworldexperiencesC.asktheirstudentstomemorizethetextsD.sharetheirexperienceswiththestudents4.Thewriterintroducesoneofhisfriends'experiencestousinordertoA.giveusanexampleB.praisetheprofessorC.praisehisfriendD.adviseustostudypsychology5.ThewriterholdstheopinionthatA.learningoutsidetheclassroomisthebestwayB.teachersshoulddevelopstudents'creativityC.professorshadbettershortentheirlecturesD.studentsshouldputtheirtextbooksaway
In1901H.G.WellsanEnglishwriterwroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorerslandedonthemoontheydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothemoonpeopletheymet.InturnthemoonpeopleexpressedtheirsurprisE.Whytheyaskedareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyouevendon’tuseyourownspace?H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.HoweverthequestionthatthemoonpeopleaskedisstillaninterestingonE.A.growingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.UndergroundsystemsarealreadyinplacE.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.InsomecitiessuchasTokyoSeoulandMontrealtherearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.TheChunnelatunnelconnectingEnglandandFranceisanotherrepresentativeprojectofundergroundsystems.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan’sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystemscalledAliceCities.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflatsofficesshoppingandsoon.A.solardomewouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspacE.Thesurfacetheysaycanbeusedforfarmsparksgardensandwilderness.H.G.Wells’moonpeoplewouldagreE.Wouldyou?1.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthemoonpeople________.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology2.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2referto?A.Discoveringthemoon’sinnerspacE.B.Usingtheearth’sinnerspacE.C.Meetingthemoonpeopleagain.D.TravelingtoouterspacE.3.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Officesshoppingareaspowerstations.B.Tunnelscarparksshoppingareas.C.Gardenscarparksundergroundcities.D.parksshoppingcentrestunnels.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AliceCities-citiesofthefuturE.B.SpacetravelwithH.G.Wells.C.EnjoylivingundergrounD.D.Buildingdownnotup.
Theevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparentswhichistheoppositeofthepopularly-heldimage形象ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithadeverbeeninthepast.Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositive肯定的today’syoungpeopleseemtobeabouttheirfamiliessaidonenumberoftheresearchteam.They’reexpectedtoberebellious叛逆的andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds:theywantacarandmaterialgoodsandtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiation商议anddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildrenandchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat捣乱.Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentomesays17-year-oldDanielLazall.IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoingthey’refinewithmE.SusanCromewhoisnow21agrees.Lookingbackonthelast10yearstherewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.ForexampleaslongasI’ddoneallmyhomeworkIcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.MaybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpecteD.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagerebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.A.researchercomments评论Oursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe1960swheneveryonerebelleD.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover.1.Whatisthepopulariftheteenagertoday?A.Theyworryaboutschool.B.Theydislikelivingwiththeirparents.C.Theyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroubles.D.Theyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembers.2.Thestudyshowsthatteenagersdon’twantto__________.A.sharefamilyresponsibilityB.causetroubleintheirfamiliesC.goboatingwiththeirfamilyD.makefamilydecisions3.Comparedwithparentsof30yearsagotoday’sparents____________.A.gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildrenB.aremuchstricterwiththeirchildrenC.carelessabouttheirchildren’slifeD.givetheirchildrenmorefreedom4.Accordingtothewriterteenagerebellion__________.A.maybeafalsebeliefB.iscommonnowadaysC.existedonlyinthe1960sD.resultedfromchangesinfamilies5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Negotiationinfamily.B.Educationinfamily.C.Harmonyinfamily.D.Teenagetroubleinfamily.
IwaswalkingalongthedesertedmainstreetofasmallseasidetowninthenorthofEnglandlookingforsomewheretomakeaphonecall.MycarhadbrokendownoutsidethetownandIwantedtocontacttheAutomobileAssociation.LowgreycloudsweregatheringacrosstheskyandtherewasacolddampwindblowingofftheseawhichnearlythrewmeoffmyfeeteverytimeIcrossedoneofthesidestreets.Ithadrainedinthenightandwaterwasdrippingfromthebaretreesthatlinedthestreet.IwasgladthatIwaswearingathickcoat.TherewasnosignofacallboxnorwasthereanyoneatthatearlyhourwhomIcouldask.IhadthoughtImightfindashopopensellingtheSundaypapersoramilkmandoinghisroundsbutthetownwascompletelydeaD.TheonlylivingthingIsawwasathinfrightenedcatoutsideasmallrestaurant.ThensuddenlyIfoundwhatIwaslookingfor.Therewasasmallpostofficeandalmosthiddenfromsightinadarknarrowstreetnexttoitwasthetown'sonlypubliccallboxwhichbadlyneededacoatofpaint.IhurriedforwardbutstoppedinastonishmentwhenIsawthroughthedirtyglassthattherewasamaninsidE.Hewasfatandwaswearingacheapblueplasticraincoat.Icouldnotseehisface—hewasbendingoverthephoneandhedidnotevenraisehisheadatthesoundofmyfootsteps.SurprisedIremainedstandingafewfeetawayandlitacigarettetowaitmyturn.ItwaswhenIthrewthedeadmatchonthegroundthatInoticedsomethingbrightredtrickling流淌fromunderthecallboxdoor.1.Whattimedidthestoryhappen?A.Onanearlywintermorning.B.Onacoldwinterafternoon.C.Onarainysummermorning.D.Onawindysummerafternoon.2.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribetheauthor'simpressionofthetown?A.Dirtyandfrightening.B.WetandcrowdeD.C.EmptyanddeaD.D.Busyandunpleasant.3.Whydidtheauthorgointotheseasidetown?A.Tofindagasstation.B.TobuyaSundaypaper.C.Totelephoneforhelp.D.Togetsomemilk.4.Whydidn'tthemanraisehisheadwhentheauthorcamenear?A.Hewasannoyedatbeingseenbytheauthor.B.Hewasangryatbeingdisturbedbytheauthor.C.Hehadprobablyfallenasleep.D.HehadprobablybeenmurdereD.
Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuylargenumbersofnewspapersmagazinesandbooks-especiallypaperbacks平装书whicharestillcheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuyproperbookstooprintedongoodpaper.TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializein以为主book-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharingCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.HerebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefoundfromthecelebratedonewhichissaidtobethebiggestbookshopintheworldtothetinydustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens'timE.Someoftheseshopsstockorwillmakeeffortstogetanykindofbook.butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooksinartbooksinforeignbooksinbooksoneconomicspoliticsoranyothersubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializessolelyinbooksaboutballet.AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks.CharingCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forreallycheapsecond-handbooks.collectorsmustgotosomelesswell-knownplacestoFarringdonRoad.forexampleintheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Bookshopsarethefinestbuildingsinthisarea.Insteadthebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandputlotsofbooksontosmallbarrows手推车whichlinethestreets.Thecollectorssomeprofessionalsandsomeamateurs业余爱好者whohavebeenwaitingforthemrunquicklytowardsthebooks.Inplaceslikethisonecanstilloccasionallypickupforafewpenceanoldbookthatmaybeworthmanypounds.1.AccordingtothepassageweknowthatA.LondonerslikeborrowingbooksfromlibrariesB.LondonerslikebuyingbooksmagazinesandnewspapersC.LondonerslikereadingbooksinlibrariesD.Londonersdon'tlikebuyingproperbooks2.ChafingCrossRoadiswell-knownforA.lendingbooksB.publishingbooksC.printingbooksD.sellingbooks3.Theunderlinedwordsolelyinthesecondparagraphmeans.A.whollyB.partlyC.onlyD.seldom4.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Whereexpensivenewbooksaresold.B.WherecheapnewbooksaresoldC.WherecheapoldbooksaresoldD.Whereexpensiveoldbooksaresold
FearisafactoflifeeveryonefacesfromtimetotimE.Inmostcasesfearisahealthyreactiontoadangeroussituation.Butsometimesfearcanbesoextremesooverwhelmingthatitinterfereswithnormalliving.Thatiswhathappenedtomedrivingcross-countrylastsummer.I’dagreedtohelpmybrotherMacmovefromtheEastCoasttoCaliforniA.HewoulddrivearentaltruckloadedwithhisbelongingsandIwouldfollowhiminhissedanthenflyback.Wefigureditwouldbeasimpletripwithfourorfivemotel摩托旅馆stopsalongtheway.LivingandworkingincoastalGeorgiaformostofmylifeIdidn’thaveagreatdealoflong-distancedrivingexperiencE.LookingbackonittodayIcanseethatI’dalwaysfeltatwingeoffearwhendrivingoversmallbridgesandalonghillyhighways.AndasIwasgettingreadyforthetripIhadavague模糊的concernaboutthesteepmountainroadsthatlayaheaD.ButIthoughtIwouldgetusedtothem.AswecrossedsomehighbridgesneartheBlueRidgeMountainsonthefirstlegofourtripakindofbreathlessnessgripped抓住measinkingrollingsensationinthepitofmystomach.Itendedtoveerslightlyawayfromtheedgeoftheroadwayandthedrop-offbeyonD.Myknuckles手指关节whitenedfrommytensegriponthesteeringwheel.AttheendofeachbridgeagreatrushofreliefwouldcomeovermeonlytobereplacedinshortorderbyfearofthenextobstaclE.WhenwestoppedinNashvillethefirstnightImentionedmyfeelingstoMacwhoisthepracticalsort.Ohthat’snothinghesaidcheerfully.Lotsofpeoplehatedrivingonmountainroadsandhighbridges.Justturnupthemusiconyourradioandfocusonthat.KeepyourmindoccupieD.1.WhichisNottheauthor’sattitudetowardsfear?A.FearcansometimesdisturbyourlifE.B.ItisnaturaltofeelfearineverydaylifE.C.Indangeroussituationsfearmaydogoodtoyourbody.D.Wheneveryoufeelfearyouarelikelytomakeawrongdecision.2.HowdidtheauthorandhisbrothergotoCalifornia?A.Theyrentedatruckanddroveitinturn.B.Theauthorandhisbrotherdrovedifferentvehicles.C.TheauthordrovewhilehisbrotherflewtoCaliforniA.D.Theauthordrovearentedcarwhilehisbrotherdrovethetruck.3.Totheauthorthetripis___________.A.frighteningB.pleasantC.nervousD.exhausting4.Macaskedhisbrothertoturnontheradioandfocusonthatinordertolethim_______.A.keepusinghisbrainsB.killtimeduringthelongtripC.thinkofotherthingsinsteadoffearD.enjoythebeautifulmusicalongtheway
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