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LouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames绰号.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.TheysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebagMusiciansoftencalledhimPopsasasignofrespectforhisinfluence影响ontheworldofmusiC.Bornin1901inNewOrleansbegrewuppoorbutlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.ArmstrongoftensaidJazzandIgrewuptogether.Armstrongshowedagreattalent天赋formusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet短号ataboy’shomE.InhislateteensArmstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.HeplayedinparadesclubsandonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.AtthattimeNewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.TherethetaleofLouisArmstrongbegins.FromthenuntiltheendofhislifeArmstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverbewentArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong.Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanity仁爱andwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosayListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyle风格andalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworlD.HisdeathonJuly61971washeadlinenewsaroundtheworlD.1.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe.A.lookedlikeamusicianB.wasamusicianofmuchinfluenceC.showedaninterestinmusicD.traveledtoplaymodernmusic2.Thethirdparagraphisdeveloped.A.byspaceB.byexamplesC.bytimeD.bycomparison3.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongistrue?A.HistalebeginsinNewOrleans.B.HewasbornbeforejazzwasinventeD.C.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shomE.4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB.TheFatheroftheJazzStyleC.TheMakingofaMusicianD.TheSpreadofPopularMusic
Somepeoplehavethefeelingthatnothingcanbedoneabouttheirpoorreadingability能力.TheyfeelhopelessaboutitCanyoulearntoreadbetterormustyouagreethatnothingcanbedoneaboutit?Tobesurepeoplearedifferent.Youcannotexpecttodoeverythingaswellascertainotherpeopledo.Ifallthestudentsinaclasstriedoutforbasketballsomewouldbeverygoodplayers;otherswouldbeverypoorandmanywouldbeinbetween.ButeventheverypoorplayercanbecomemuchbetterplayersiftheyareguidedintherightwayandwithplentyofpracticE.Itisthesamewithreading.Someseemtoenjoyreadingandtoreadwellwithoutanyspecialhelp.OthersfindreadingaslowandtiringjoB.Inbetweentherearealldegreesofreadingability.Manyexperimentshaveshownthatjustabouteverypoorreadercanimprovehisreadingability.Intheseexperimentsthepoorreadersweregiventestsofreadingability.Aftersomeofthecausesoftheirpoorreadingwerediscoveredtheyweregivenspecialinstructionandpracticeinreading.Afterafewmonthsanothertestofthesamekindwasgiven.Innearlyallcasesthesepeoplehadraisedtheirreadingscores.1.WiththeexampleofbasketballplayerstheauthorshowsA.whycertainpeoplearepoorreadersB.thattherearedifferencesinpeople’sabilitiesC.whysomepeoplearegoodbasketballplayersD.thatgoodbasketballplayerscanbegoodreaders2.Toimprovetheirreadingabilitypeopleshould.A.worklongandhandB.takedifferentformsoftestsC.flowandpracticeD.trydifferentreadingmaterial3.Theexperimentsmentionedinthetextshowthat.A.goodreadersseemtoenjoyreadingB.almostallpoorreaderscanmakeprogressC.causesofpoorreadingaredifficulttofindoutD.testshelppeopleimprovetheirreadingability
Until1954itwasthoughtthatnomancouldrunonemileinlessthanfourminutes.Asyears1therecordcamecloserandclosertofourminutesandRogerBannisterayoungEnglish2begantobelievebemight3thisalmostmagicbarrier.ItwasacoldafternoononMay6th1954whenBannisterknewbehada4chancE.Bannisterhadbeen5hardandwasveryfitbuttheweatherconditionswereareal6tohim.Describingthe7laterBannistersaidOnthewaytothetrackthewindblewstrongly.AsI8forthestartIglancedattheflag.Itmoved9now.ThiswasthemomentwhenImademydecision.ThegunfireD.Mylegs10tomeetnoresistanceasifIwas11forwardbysomeunknownforcE.Thenoisefromthefaithful12gavemegreaterstrength.Ifeltthe13ofalifetimeshadcomE.Iwasdrivenonbya14offearandpridE.Mybodyhadlongsinceusedupallitsenergy15itwentonrunningjustthesamE.Thiswasthecriticalmomentwhenmylegswerestrongenoughtocarrymeoverthelastfewyardsasthey16couldhavedoneinpreviousyears.WhenIleaptat冲向the17tapeIfellalmost18.IknewIhaddoneitevenbeforeI19thetimE.TheannouncementcamE.‘ResultoftheonemileTimethreeminutes’thetestwas20inthenoiseofexcitement.1.A.passedalongB.passeddownC.wentbyD.wentover2.A.coachB.athleteC.captainD.judge3.A.defeatB.moveC.beatD.break4.A.realB.luckyC.seriousD.false5.A.competingB.trainingC.fightingD.attending6.A.eagernessB.pleasureC.reliefD.worry7.A.accidentB.eventC.issueD.topic8.A.didupB.madeupC.putupD.linedup9.A.safelyB.heavilyC.thinlyD.gently10.A.seemedB.usedC.happenedD.had11.A.draggedB.drawnC.pulledD.pushed12.A.massB.residentsC.crowdD.team13.A.momentB.periodC.whileD.date143.A.concentrationB.collectionC.combinationD.classification15.A.soB.butC.orD.as16.A.neverB.everC.evenD.still17.A.startingB.lastingC.finishingD.running18.A.unconcernedB.unconsciousC.unknownD.unnoticed19.A.offeredB.toldC.announcedD.beard20.A.stuckB.involvedC.lostD.spread
ItwasthenightofthefullmoonatimewhichalwaysdrivesJava'syoungpeoplemadwithexcitement.Fireworkswerelitlongbeforethemoon1.Thebignoisebroughtpeopleout2thewarmnighttoenjoytheinterestingscenE.Everywheretherewerethepaperremainsof3__fireworkslyingonthegrounD.Littleboys4moreandcoveredtheirearsastheywaited_5fortheexplosions.Themoonappearedabovethehorizon地平线:huge6ballhighabovethecityandthe__7filledwithpeopleasJavabegantoenjoyoneoftheyear'sgreatest_8_:'theNightoftheFullMoon'afestival节日thatisespeciallypopular9_youngpeoplE.MoreandmoreyoungJavanese10togetherandwalkedslowlythroughthe11Jokingandchattingtheymovedtowardsthemountain_12thecity.Theycontinuedtoclimb13theyreachedtheoldtemple寺庙atthe14ofthemountain.Aftertheywere_15thetempletheydranktheirwaterandatetheirmoon-cakes-delicioushome-madeones16ofdriedfruitandnuts.Outsideonthemountainyoungpeople17__cross-leggedincircleschattingandtellingeachotherjokes.And18intheirhundredsmoreyoungpeoplecontinuedtomaketheirwayupthemountainto19thebrightlyshiningmoon.Bymidnightthefireworkshadstoppedshootingupfromthe20cityinthevalleybelowthem.ButduringthenightthesoundcontinuedtobeheardfromthedistancE.1.A.letoutB.gaveoutC.cameoutD.setout2.A.intoB.atC.ofD.from3.A.burningB.usedC.explodingD.broken4.A.litB.boughtC.piledD.removed5.A.patientlyB.calmlyC.worriedlyD.excitedly6.A.silverB.newC.colorfulD.gold7.A.mountainsB.valleysC.streetsD.shops8.A.gamesB.meetingsC.sportsD.events9.A.forB.toC.withD.in10.A.dancedB.gatheredC.drankD.shouted11.A.villageB.sceneC.nightD.ground12.A.ontheedgeofB.onthewaytoC.inthecenterofD.inthedirectionof13.A.whileB.untilC.unlessD.though14.A.tipB.backC.topD.bottom15.A.insideB.nearC.offD.across16.A.fondB.littleC.fullD.free17.A.jumpedB.satC.stoodD.bent18.A.soB.evenC.yetD.still19.A.followB.showC.noticeD.admire20.A.cleanB.grayC.peacefulD.empty
ThesummerIwastenmymotherdecidedtobringustotheworldofart.MybrotherandIwerenotveryexcitedwhenwerealizedwhatmymothermeant.WhatshemeantwasnotthatwecouldtakedrawingclassesorpaintingclassesbutthatwewouldhavetospendoneafternoonaweekwithherattheFineArtsMuseum.Beforeeachvisittothemuseumshemadeusreadaboutartistsandpaintingstyles风格.Itwasalmostasbadasbeinginschool.Whowantstospendthesummerthinkingaboutartistswhenyoucouldbewithyourfriendsattheswimmingpool?FirstwehadtoreadaboutancientEgyptians古埃及人andtheirstrangewayofpaintingfacesandthengotolookatthematthemuseum.My12-year-oldbrotherthoughtthiswassofunnybutIwasnotinteresteD.LaterwehadtolearnaboutartistsintheMiddleAgeswhopaintedpeoplewearingstrangelongclothing.Wehadtolookatpicturesoffatbabieswithwingsandcurly鬈曲的hairandwithnoclothesonflyingaroundtheedgesofpaintings.Icertainlycouldn'tseewhatwassogreataboutart.OnourlastvisittothemuseumsomethinghappenedwhenIsawapaintingbyawomancalledMary.InitawomanwasreadingtoachilD.Thecolorsweresoftandgentleandyoucouldtellbythemother'sexpressionhowhappyshewasjusttobewiththechilD.Icouldn'tstoplookingatthispainting!IwantedtoseeeverypaintingMaryhadevermade!Itwasreallyworthlookingatsomanypaintingstofindapainterwhocouldinterestmesomuch.1.Theaimofthemother'splanwasto_________.A.takethemtovisitthemuseumB.introducethemtotheworldofartC.askthemtoreadaboutartistsD.showthemdifferentpaintingstyles2.Whatwasthewriter'sexperienceinthemuseumbeforethelastvisit?A.Shecametofeelhermother'slovE.B.Shelikedmanypaintings.C.Shehardlyenjoyedherself.D.Shecouldunderstandthepicturesoffatbabies.3.Whatmadethewritergothroughachangethatsummer?A.OneofMary'spaintings.B.A.strangewayofpainting.C.ArtistsintheMiddleAges.D.Hermother'sinstruction.4.Fromthetextwecansee_________.A.theimportanceofcuriosityB.theeffectofartC.thevalueoflearningD.thepoweroffamilyeducation
Dogswag摇摆theirtailsindifferentdirectionsdependingonwhethertheyareexcitedandwantingtomoveforwardorthreatenedandthinkingofmovingbackastudyhasfounD.ResearchersinItalyexaminedthetailwaggingbehaviorof30dogscatchingtheirresponsestoarangeofstimuli刺激物withvideocameras.Toconductthestudytheychose15maledogsand15femaleonesagedbetweenoneandsixyears.ThedogswereallfamilypetswhoseownershadallowedthemtotakepartintheexperimentatBariUniversity.Thedogswereplacedinalargewoodenboxwithanopeningatthefronttoallowforthemtoviewvariousstimuli.TheyweretestedoneatatimE.TheresearchersledbyProfessorGiorgioVallortigaraoftheUniversityofTriestefoundthatwhenthedogswereshowntheirowners—apositiveexperience—theirtailswaggedenergeticallytotherightsidE.Whentheywereshownanunfamiliarhumantheywaggedtotherightbutwithsomewhatlessenthusiasm.Theappearanceofacatagaincausedaright-handsidewagalthoughwithlessintensityagain.TheappearanceofalargeunfamiliardogsimilartoaGermanshepherdchangedthedirectionoftailwaggingtotheleft.Researcherssupposedthedogwasthinkingofmovingback.Whenthedogswerenotshownanystimulitheytendedtowagtheirtailstotheleftsuggestingtheypreferredcompany.Whilethechangesinthetailwaggingwerenoteasilynoticedwithouttheaidofvideoitwasthoughtthatthefindingscouldhelppeoplejudgethemood心情ofdogs.Computerandvideosystemsforexamplecouldbeusedbyprofessionaldogtrainerstodeterminethemoodofdogsthattheywererequiredtoapproach.1.Thevideocameraswereusedtocatchthedogs’responsesbecause.A.itwaseasiertocatchthedogs’responsechangesinthetailwaggingB.thedogswereputinthewoodenboxesandtestedoneatatimE.C.theyenabledthedogs’ownerstoknowabouttheirdogs’habitD.thedogswaggedtheirtailsindifferentdirectionswhentheywereindifferentmoods2.Theunderlinedwordintensityinthepassagemeans.A.surpriseB.worryC.excitementD.interest3.Whentherearenostimuliadogwill.A.wagtotheleftB.wagtotherightC.notwagatallD.wagtotheleftandthentotheright4.Theunderlinedwordtheyrefersto.A.thedogsB.thetrainersC.thesystemsD.theresearchers5.Thepurposeofdoingtheexperimentis.A.totraindogsfortheirownersB.tohelppeoplejudgethemoodofdogsC.tohelpdogsfindcompanyD.tohelppeoplechoosetheirpetdogs
WhenImethimIhadalotofangerinsideofmE.I’velivedmywholelifeinSpanishHarlembutinmyneighborhoodthereareshoot-upsallthetimE.Iknowkidswhohavebeenshotorbeatenup.Ihavefriendswhoendedupinprison.IcouldhaveendedupthatwaytoobutMr.Clarkwouldn’tletthathappen.Mr.ClarkworkedlonghoursmakingsureIdidmywork.MygradesrosE.InfactthescoresofourwholeclassrosE.OnedayhetookourclasstoseeThePhantomoftheOperaanditwasthefirsttimesomekidshadeverbeenoutofHarlem.Beforetheshowhetreatedustodinneratarestaurantandtaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull.Wedidnotwanttolethimdown.Mr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney’s2000TeacheroftheYear.Hesaidhewoulddrawthreenamesoutofahat;thosestudentswouldgowithhimtoLosAngelestogettheawarD.ButwhenthetimecametodrawnamesMr.ClarksaidYou’reallgoing.Ongraduationdaytherewerealotoftears.Wedidn’twanthisclasstoenD.In2001hemovedtoAtlantabuthealwayskeptintouch.HestartedgivinglecturesabouteducationandwroteabestsellingbookbasedonhisclassroomrulesTheEssential55.In2003Mr.ClarktooksomeofusonatriptoSouthAfricatodeliverschoolsuppliesandvisitorphanages孤儿院.ItwasthemostamazingexperienceofmylifE.It’snowmydreamtoonedaystartagroupofwomen’sclubshelpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.1.WithoutMr.Clarkthewriter.A.mighthavebeenputintoprisonB.mightnothavewontheprizeC.mighthavejoinedawomen’sclubD.mightnothavemovedtoAtlanta2.TheEssential55is.A.ashowB.aspeechC.aclassroomruleD.abook3.Howmanystudents’nameswerefinallydrawnoutofahatbyMr.Clark?A.NoneB.ThreeC.Fifty-fivE.D.All.4.Inthepassagethewriterintendstotellusthat.A.Mr.ClarkwenttoSouthAfricabecausehelikedtravelingB.Mr.Clarkhelpedtosetupagroupofwomen’sclubsC.agoodteachercanhelpraisehisorherstudents’scoresD.agoodteacherhasagoodinfluenceonhisorherstudents
SportsshoesthatworkoutwhethertheirownerhasdoneenoughexercisetowarranttimeinfrontofthetelevisionhavebeendevisedintheUK.Theshoes—namedSquareEyes—containanelectronicpressuresensorandatinycomputerchiptorecordhowmanystepsthewearerhastakeninaday.A.wirelesstransmitterpassestheinformationtoareceiverconnectedtoatelevisionandthisdecideshowmucheveningviewingtimethewearerdeservesbasedontheday’sefforts.ThedesignwasinspiredbyadesiretofightagainsttherapidlyballooningwaistlinesamongBritishteenagerssaysGillianSwanwhodevelopedSquareEyesasafinalyeardesignprojectatBrunelUniversityinLondonUK.Welookedatcurrentissuesandchildhoodoverweightreallystoodoutshesays.AndIwantedtotacklethatwithmydesign.Onceachildhasuseduptheirdailyallowancegainedthroughexercisethetelevisionautomaticallyswitchesoff.AndfurthertimeinfrontoftheTVcanonlybeearnedthroughmoresteps.Swancalculatedhowexerciseshouldtranslatetotelevisiontimeusingtherecommendeddailyamountsofboth.Healthexpertssuggestthatachildtake12000stepseachdayandwatchnomorethantwohoursoftelevision.Soevery100stepsrecordedbytheSquareEyesshoesequalspreciselyoneminuteofTVtimE.Existingpedometers计步器normallyclipontoabeltorslipintoapocketandkeepcountofstepsbymeasuringsuddenmovement.Swansaysthesecanbeeasilytrickedintorecordingstepsthroughshaking.Buthershoehasbeenbuilttobeharderforlazyteenagerstocheat.Itispossiblebutitwouldbealotofeffortshesays.Thatwasoneofmymaindesignconsiderations.1.AccordingtoSwanthepurposeofherdesignprojectisto________.A.keeparecordofthestepsofthewearerB.dealwithoverweightamongteenagersC.enablechildrentoresistthetemptationofTVD.preventchildrenfrombeingtrickedbyTVprograms2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofSquareEyesshoes?A.Theyregulateachild’seveningTVviewingtimE.B.Theydetermineachild’sdailypocketmoney.C.Theyhaveraisedthehotissueofoverweight.D.Theycontaininformationofthereceiver.3.Whatisstressedbyhealthexpertsintheirsuggestion?A.Theexactnumberofstepstobetaken.B.TheprecisenumberofhoursspentonTV.C.TheproperamountofdailyexerciseandTVtimE.D.ThewayofchangingstepsintoTVwatchingtimE.4.Comparedwithothersimilarproductsthenewdesign________.A.makesitdifficultforlazyteenagerstocheatB.countsthewearer’sstepsthroughshakingC.recordsthesuddenmovementofthewearerD.sendsteenagers’healthdatatothereceiver5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SmartShoesDecideonTelevisionTimeB.SmartShoesGuaranteeMoreExerciseC.SmartShoesMeasureTimeofExerciseD.SmartShoesStopChildhoodOverweight
Lifeisfilledwithchallenges.Aswegetolderwe1realizethatthosechallengesaretheverythingsthan2usandmakeuswhoweareItisthesamewiththechallengesthatcomewith3.Whenwearefacedwithachallengeweusuallyhavetwo4.Wecantrytobeatitofforwecandecidethatthething5thechallengeisn’tworththe6andcallitquits.Althoughtherearecertainly7whencallingitquitsittherightthingtodoinmost8allthatisneededis9andcommunication.Whenwearecommittedtosomethingitmeansthatnomatterhow10orhowuncomfortablesomethingiswewillalwayschooseto11itandworkitthroughinsteadofrunningawayfromit.Communicationismakinga12fordiscussionandtalkingabouthowyoufeelasopposedtojustsayingwhattheotherpersondidwrong.13youcansaytoafriendIgotmyfeelingshurt.14Youhurtmyfeelingsyouaregoingtobeablesolvetheproblemmuchfaster.Indealingwithmanychallengesthatfriendshipwillbringtoyoutrytoseethemfor15theyare:smallhurdlesyouneedtojumpor16onyourwaythroughlifE.Nothingissobigthatitis17togetoverandhurtonly18tomakeusstronger.Itsallpartofgrowingupit19toeveryoneandsomedayyouwill20allofthisandsayHardasitwasitmademewhoIamtoday.Andthatisagoodthing.1.A.seemtoB.cometoC.hopetoD.tryto2.A.designB.promoteC.directD.shape3.A.confidenceB.pressureC.friendshipD.difficulty4.A.opportunitiesB.expectationsC.choicesD.aspects5.A.demandingB.deservingC.predictingD.presenting6.A.commentB.lossC.troubleD.expense7.A.spansB.timesC.datesD.ages8.A.casesB.fieldsC.partsD.occasions9.A.assessmentB.commitmentC.encouragementD.adjustment10.A.doubtfulB.shamefulC.harmfulD.painful11.A.keepB.controlC.faceD.catch12.A.spaceB.planC.topicD.room13.A.IfB.AsC.WhileD.Unless14.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.orratherD.orelse15.A.whatB.whoC.whereD.which16.A.passbyB.comeacrossC.getthroughD.runover17.A.unnecessaryB.necessaryC.impossibleD.possible18.A.servesB.meansC.aimsD.attempts19.A.opensB.appealsC.goesD.happens20.A.lockdownonB.lookbackonC.lookforwardtoD.lookupto
Britishresearchershavefoundthatchildren'sIQpredictstheirprobabilityofbecomingvegetarians素食者asyoungadults.Recentstudiessuggestthatvegetarianismmaybeassociatedwithlowercholesterol胆固醇reducedriskofoverweightandheartdiseasE.Weknowfromotherstudiesthatbrighterchildrentendtobehaveinahealthierfashionasadults--they'relesslikelytosmokelesslikelytobeoverweightlesslikelytohavehighbloodpressureandmorelikelytotakeexerciseleadauthorCatharineGalesaidThisstudyprovidesfurtherevidencethatpeoplewithahighIQtendtohaveahealthierlifestylE.InthestudyGale'steamcollecteddataonnearly8200menandwomenaged30whoseIQhadbeentestedwhentheywere10yearsofagE.ChildrenwhoscoredhigheronIQtestsatagel0weremorelikelythanthosewhogotlowerscorestoreportthattheywerevegetarianattheageof30GalesaiD.Theresearchersfoundthat4.5percentofparticipantswerevegetarians.Ofthese2.5percentwereveganand33.6percentsaidtheywerevegetarianbutalsoatefishorchicken.TherewasnodifferenceinIQscorebetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetarianbutalsoatefishorchickentheresearchersadD.Oneexpertsaidthefindingsaren'tthewholeanswerhowever.Wedon'tknowthebeliefsorattitudesoftheparentsofthechildrennordoweknowiftherewasaparticulareventthatledthesechildrentobecomingvegetarianintheirteensoradulthoodsaidLonaSandonandassistantprofessorattheUniversityofTexasSouthwesternMedicalCenteratDallas.1.FromthearticleweknowthatA.brighterchildrenarelikelytobecomevegetarianswhentheyare10B.peoplewithahigherIQwillnotbeoverweightC.brighterchildrenarelikelytohaveahealthierlifestyleD.overweightmaycausehighbloodpressure2.Accordingtothepassageweknowvegetarianismmaybeassociatedwith______A.lowercholesterolB.overweightC.heartdiseaseD.Alltheabove3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordveganmean?A.someonewhoonlyeatsvegetablesB.someonewhochoosesnottoeatmeatorfishC.someonewholikeseatingmeatandfishD.someonewhotikeseatingvegetables4.ThisstudyleftsomeunansweredquestionsEXCEPT_______A.Didthevegetarianchildrengrowupinafamilywithavegetarianparent?B.Didthechildreneataprimarilyvegetariandietattheageof10?C.Weremeatlessmealsregularlyservedintheparticipants'families?D.DidthevegetarianchildrenreallyhaveahighIQ?5.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.HowtobecomeavegetarianwhenchildrengrowupB.BeingvegetarianscanreducetheriskofoverweightandheartdiseaseC.TheimportanceofIQtovegetariansD.HighIQchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianwhentheygrowup
Todayabout70countriesuseDaylightSavingTimeDST.DaylightSavingwasfirstintroducedduringWorldWarIinAustraliA.DuringtheworldwarsDSTwasusedforthelatesummersbeginningJanuary1917and1942andthefullsummersbeginningSeptember1942and1943.In1967Tasmaniaexperiencedadrought干旱.TheStateGovernmentintroducedonehourofdaylightsavingthatsummerasawayofsavingpowerandwater.TasmanianslikedtheideaofdaylightsavingandtheTasmanianGovernmenthasdeclareddaylightsavingeachsummersince1968.PersuadedbytheTasmanianGovernmentallstatesexcepttwopassedalawin1971foratestuseofdaylightsaving.In1972NewSouthWalesSouthAustraliaandVictoriajoinedTasmaniaforregulardaylightsavingbutQueenslanddidnotdosountil1989.TasmaniaQueenslandandSouthAustraliahavehadirregularplansoftenchangingtheirdatesduetopoliticsorfestivals节日.Forexamplein1992Tasmaniaextended延长daylightsavingbyanextramonthwhileSouthAustraliabeganextendingdaylightsavingbytwoweeksfortheAdelaideFestival.SpecialdaylightsavingplansweremadeduringtheSydney2000OlympicGames.ThedifferencesindaylightsavinginAustraliacontinuetocauseseriousproblemsintransportandmanyothersocialactivities.Italsoreducesthenumberofhoursintheworkingdaythatarecommontoallcentersinthecountry.Inparticulartimedifferencesalongtheeastcoastcausemajordifferencesespeciallyforthebroadcastersofnationalradioandtelevision.1.DaylightSavingTimewasintroducedinTasmania_______________.A.tostopthedroughtin1967B.tosupportgovernmentofficialsC.topassaspeciallawinthestateD.tosavewaterandelectricity2.AccordingtothetextwhichstatewasthelasttouseDST?A.VictoriA.B.QueenslanD.C.SouthAustraliA.D.NewSouthWales.3.WhatcanwelearnaboutDSTinsomeAustralianstates?A.Itdoesn’thavefixeddates.B.Itisnotusedinfestivals.C.Itsplanwaschangedin2000.D.Itlastsfortwoweeks.4.WhatdoweknowabouttheuseofDSTfromthelastparagraph?A.Thereexistsomeundesirableeffects.B.Ithelpslittletosaveenergy.C.Itbringsaboutlongerworkingdays.D.RadioandTVprogramsbecomedifferent.
IwashavingmydinneratMcDonald’soneeveningwhensooldcoupleslowlywalkedin.They1theirmeal.Tookatablenearthewindowandstarted2foodoutoftheplatE.TherewasonehamburgeroneorderofFrenchfries炸薯条andonedrink.Theman3thefoodintotwohalvesandcarefullyplaced4beforehiswifE.Hetookasip一小口ofthedrink.Hiswifealsotookoneandthen5thecupdownbetweenthem.That6oldcouple!Alltheycan7isonemealforthetwoofthemthoughtI.8themanbegantoeathisFrenchfries.I9tomyfeetwentoverandsaidthatIwas10tobuyanothermealforthem.Bethe11refusedmeandsaidthattheymadeita12toshareeverything.13theladydidn’ttakeabiteShesatthere14herhusbandeatandtakingturns轮流sippingthedrinkAgainI15tobuythemsomethingbutwasrefusedWhenthemanfinishedeatingandwas16hisfacewithanapkin纸巾.I17nolongerstandit.ImadeanoffertothemathirdtimE.18beingpolitelyrefusedIaskedthelady19Madamwhyaren’tyoueating?Yousaidthatyoushareeverything20isitthatyouarewaitingfor?TheteethsheanswereD.1.A.servedB.requestedC.collectedD.ordered2.A.carryingB.rakingC.fetchingD.bringing3.A.dividedB.cutC.changedD.formed4.A.itB.thisC.thatD.one5.A.gotB.settledC.setD.turned6.A.funnyB.crazyC.strangeD.poor7.A.affordB.payC.demandD.choose8.A.WhileB.SinceC.AsD.Until9.A.cameB.struggledC.rushedD.rose10.A.anxiousB.willingC.satisfiedD.quick11.A.warmlyB.proudlyC.kindlyD.seriously12.A.wayB.habitC.caseD.model13.A.SurprisinglyB.SadlyC.ShockinglyD.Bitterly14.A.seeingB.noticingC.watchingD.finding15.A.wantedB.askedC.plannedD.attempted16.A.wipingB.touchingC.bathingD.washing17.A.shouldB.couldC.mightD.would18.A.InB.UponC.AfterD.With19.A.curiouslyB.carefullyC.naturallyD.plainly20.A.HowB.WhoC.WhyD.What
WhenIwasyoungmyparentsranasnackbarinoursmalltown.OneeveninginearlyAprilmymothertoldmetofillinatthesnackbar1aworkerwhohadtheflu.ItoldherIwouldmessitup2IhadneverworkedatthebarbeforE.I3thatinsteadofmakingmoneyIwouldendupowingit.Youcandoitsaidmymother4youwon’tgetmuchbusinessuntillunch.ButI’llneverremembertheordersandI’mnogood5money.PleaseMomdon’t6mE.ThenI’llhelpyoushesaiD.Ishruggedmyshoulders.Ithoughtmymother’s7wasabadonebutI8.WhenIgottothebarthenextdayIfoundmymotherwas9.Becausetheweatherthatdaywasrainyandcoldpeoplewantedhotsnacksanddrinks.10IwasreallyslowattakingtheordersandmakingchangE.Thelineofpeoplegrewandeverybodyseemed11IwassonervousthatmyhandsshookandI12acupintopieces.Whatamess!Thenmymothercameto13meandshealsoshowedmehowtomake14.Ifsomeonegaveme$5forsomethingthatcost$3.25Ihandedover15quartersandadollarandsaid75centsmakesfourdollarsplusonedollarmakesfivE.Thingswentmore16afterthat.BytheendofthedayIcouldrememberorders17thebillandmakechangequicklywithasmilE.Iwasevenalittle18whenthesuncameoutanddriedupbusiness.Mymothersaidshewasproudofmeandwhenshe19thatIworkatthesnackbaragainnextyearIdidnotevenshrug.Iwastoobusy20therestaurantIwouldopenoneday.1.A.toB.forC.afterD.over2.A.becauseB.thoughC.untilD.while3.A.promisedB.noticedC.worriedD.hoped4.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Yet5.A.ofB.onC.aboutD.with6.A.blameB.foolC.frightenD.make7.A.ideaB.barC.dayD.answer8.A.guessedB.obeyedC.beggedD.admitted9.A.angryB.sadC.worryD.ashamed10.A.AtleastB.AtlastC.AtmostD.Atfirst11.A.surprisedB.impoliteC.pleasedD.impatient12.A.damagedB.destroyedC.brokeD.ruined13.A.scoldB.helpC.beatD.save14.A.moneyB.lunchC.coffeeD.change15.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five16.A.smoothlyB.fairlyC.simplyD.conveniently17.A.turninB.countoutC.takeoverD.addup18.A.discouragedB.disturbedC.disappointedD.distrusted19.A.thoughtB.statedC.announcedD.suggested20.A.imaginingB.preparingC.examiningD.describing
Overthelast70yearsresearchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifferencE.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreebygenes.Howeverofallthefactorswealthandagearethetoptwo.Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.ButonceyoucanaffordtofeedclotheandhouseyourselfeachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifferencE.Researchersfindthatonaveragewealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex.Inthepasthalf-centuryaverageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountriesyethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesamE.Onceyourbasicneedsaremetmoneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriendsneighborsandcolleagues.Dollarsbuystatusandstatusmakespeoplefeelbetterconcludesomeexpertswhichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways-scientistsoractorsforexample-mayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.InaresearchProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesires-notjustformoneybutforfriendsfamilyjobhealth-rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhadtendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap差距IndeedthesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealonE.ThegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincomE.saysMichalos.AnotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisagE.OldagemaynotbesobadGivenalltheproblemsofaginghowcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfiedasksProtessorLauraCarstensen.InonesurveyCarstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionsquestionnairE.Shefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeoplebutnegativeemotionsmuchlessoften.Whyareoldpeoplehappier?Somescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithitorthey’remorerealisticabouttheirtimerunningoutolderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon’t.Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhavebutalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforevershesays.Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85forexamplemaybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.1.Accordingtothepassagethefeelingofhappiness.A.isdeterminedpartlybygenesB.increasesgraduallywithageC.haslittletodowithwealthD.ismeasuredbydesires2.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs.A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriendsC.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests3.Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore.A.optimisticB.successfulC.practicalD.emotional4.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif.A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendshipC.theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD.thehopeforgoodhealthisgreater
BantheBand乐队Everyyearourschoolhasadanceforallthestudents.It’salittlefunnyseeingfriendsincleanshoesandtrousersorcolorful__1____insteadoftheusualschooluniform.Mostofusthinkthedanceisgreat_2___---eventheteachersenjoybeingtherE.___3__twoweeksagosomeonesaidthattherewouldbeno____4__bandthisyear---onlyCDs.Idon’t___5it!Amycriedoutduringthelunchbreak.Someonesaidtheschoolcouldn’t__6__abandandtheythinkit’stoonoisyanyway/addedDaniel.WellIdon’tthinkit’s__7__enoughwithoutaband!declaredAngelA.andI’mgoingtoseewhatcanbedonE.Angelawasasgoodasher_8__.Intheafternoonshewenttoseetheschoolheadmasterwhoagreedtogivethe__9__somemorethought.Andhesuggestedthatone__10__forhavingabandwastoincreasethepriceofeachticketfrom$5to$10.Angelahadto___11__outwhetherthestudentswouldliketodothat.Ineedallofyoutohelpmeshe__12__toourgroupbeforeschoolthenextday.Mr.Berrygavemealistofallthenamesandsuggestedweaskeachonetheir__13__aboutthebandandtheextracost.___14___thedayweaskedaroundasAngelasuggestedandwrotedownpeople’sfeelingsaboutthebandandthecost.Wewereamazedhowmuch__15__therewasforthebandandeveryoneagreedtopaytheextra$5.I’msurprisedsmiledMr.Berrywhenwegavehimthe__16__.Ireallythoughtthatonlyafewpeople__17__theirbandandthatthecostwouldbetoohigh.OK.Angelayournext__18__istofindagoodbandandlinethemupforthedancE.Angelawasallsmilesand__19__thenewstoAmyandDaniel.You’re__20__smiledDanieltoAngelaashethoughthowclosetheycametohavingalessthanperfectdancE.1.A.shapesB.dressedC.flowersD.pictures2.A.funB.workC.effortD.progress3.A.BesidesB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Therefore4.A.newB.liveC.foreignD.marching5.A.meanB.needC.acceptD.believe6A.leadB.serveC.affordD.form7.A.goodB.clearC.usefulD.easy8.A.lookB.behaviorC.mindD.word9.A.scheduleB.situationC.viewD.action10.A.possibilityB.concernC.decisionD.chance11.A.callB.findC.carryD.point12.A.admittedB.repliedC.apologizedD.announced13.A.knowledgeB.instructionC.opinionD.information14.A.OnB.ForC.ByD.During15.A.trustB.moneyC.supportD.care16.A.resultsB.noticesC.questionsD.examples17.A.welcomedB.wantedC.defendedD.invited18A.taskB.businessC.exerciseD.duty19.A.showedB.wroteC.brokeD.read20.A.amusingB.interestingC.excitingD.amazing
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.
HuntingThedaysofthehunterarealmostoverinIndiA.Thisispartlybecausethereispracticallynothinglefttokillandpartlybecausesomestepshavebeentakenmainlybybanningtiger-shootingtoprotectthoseanimalswhichstillsurvivE.SomepeoplesaythatManisnaturallyahunter.Idisagreewiththisview.Surelyoutearliestforefatherswhoatfirstpossessednoweaponsspenttheirtimediggingforrootsandwerenodoubtthemselvesoftenhuntedbymeat-eatinganimals.Ibelievethemainreasonwhythemodernhunterkillsisthathethinkspeoplewilladmirehiscourageinoverpoweringdangerousanimals.OfcoursetherearesomewhotrulybelievethatthekillingisnotreallytheimportantthingandthatthechiefpleasureliesinthejoyofthehuntandthebeautiesofthewildcountrysidE.Therearealsothoseforwhomhuntinginfactoffersachancetoprovethemselvesandriskdeathbydesign;thesemengooutafterdangerousanimalsliketigerseveniftheysaytheyonlydoittoridthecountrysideofathreat.Icanrespectreasonslikethesebuttheyareclearlydifferentfromtheneedtostrengthenyourhighopinionofyourself.Thegreatestbig-gamehuntersexpressedintheirwritingssomethingofthesefinermotives动机.OneofthemwrotE.Youmustproperlyrespectwhatyouareafterandshootitcleanlyandontheanimal’sownterritory领地Youmustfixforeverinyourmindallthewondersofthatparticularday.ThisisbetterthanlettinghimgrowafewyearsoldertobeattackedandwoundedbyhisownsonandeventuallyeatenhalfalivebyotheranimalsHuntingisnotacruelandsenselesskilling–notifyourespectthethingyoukillnotifyoukilltoenrichyourmemoriesnotifyoukilltofeedyourpeoplE.Icanunderstandsuchbeliefsandcancomparethesehunterswiththosewhohuntedlionswithspears矛andbravelycaughtthembythetail.Butthisisverydifferentfrommanytiger—shootsIhaveseeninwhichmodernweaponswereuseD.Theso—calledhuntersfiredfromtalltreesorfromthebacksoftrainedelephants.Suchmethodsmadetigersseemnomoredangerousthanrabbits.1.ThereisnomorehuntinginIndianowpartlybecause___.A.itisdangeroustohuntthereB.huntingisalreadyoutofdateC.hunterswanttoprotectanimalsD.therearefewanimalslefttohunt2.Theauthorthinksmodernhunterskillmainly____.A.tomakethecountrysidesafeB.toearnpeople’sadmirationC.togainpowerandinfluenceD.toimprovetheirhealth3.Whatdowelearnaboutthebig-gamehunters?A.TheyhuntoldanimalsB.TheymistreatanimalsC.TheyhuntforfoodD.Theyhuntformoney4.Whatistheauthor’sviewonthetiger-shootshehasseen?A.Modernhunterslackthecouragetohuntface-to-faceB.ModernhuntersshouldusemoreadvancedweaponsC.ModernhuntersliketohuntrabbitsinsteadoftigersD.Modernhuntersshouldputtheirsafetyfirst
Malariatheworld'smostwidespreadparasitic寄生虫引起的diseasekillsasmanyasthreemillionpeopleeveryyear—almostallofwhomareunderfiveverypoorandAfrican.Inmostyearsmorethanfivehundredmillioncasesofillnessresultfromthediseasealthoughexactnumbersaredifficulttoassessbecausemanypeopledon'torcan'tseekcarE.Itisnotunusualforafamilyearninglessthantwohundreddollarsayeartospendaquarterofitsincomeonmalariatreatmentandwhattheyoftengetnolongerworks.IncountrieslikeTanzaniaMozambiqueandtheGambianofamilyvillagehospitalorworkplacecanremainunaffectedforlong.Malariastartssuddenlywithviolentchillswhicharesoonfollowedbyanintensefeverandoftenheadaches.Astheparasitesmultiplytheytakeovertheentirebody.Malariaparasiteslivebyeatingtheredbloodcellstheyinfect感染.Theycanalsoattachthemselvestobloodvesselsinthebrain.Ifitdoesn'tkillyoumalariacanhappenagainandagainforyears.ThediseasepassedontohumansbyfemalemosquitoesinfectedwithoneoffourspeciesofparasitE.Togetherthemosquitoandtheparasitearethemostdeadlycoupleinthehistoryoftheearth—andoneofthemostsuccessful.Malariahasfivethousandgenesanditsabilitytochangerapidlytodefenditselfandresistnewdrugshasmadeitnearlyimpossibletocontrol.Studiesshowthatmosquitoesarepassingonthevirusmorefrequentlyandtherearemoreoutbreaksincitieswithlargepopulations.Someofthedisease'sspreadisduetoglobalwarming.Fordecadesthefirst-choicetreatmentformalariaparasitesinAfricahasbeenchloroquineachemicalwhichisverycheapandeasytomakE.Unfortunatelyinmostpartsoftheworldmalariaparasiteshavebecomeresistanttoit.SuccessfulalternativesthathelppreventresistancearealreadyavailablebuttheyhavebeeninshortsupplyandareveryexpensivE.Ifthesedrugsshouldfailnobodyknowswhatwouldcomenext.1.Accordingtoparagraph1manypeopledon'tseekcarebecause___.A.theyaretoopoorB.itisunusualtoseekcareC.theycanremainunaffectedforlongD.therearetoomanypeoplesufferingfromthedisease2.Peoplesufferingfrommalaria___.A.havetokillfemalemosquitoesB.haveabilitytodefendparasitesC.havetheirredbloodcellsinfectedD.havesuddenfeverfollowedbychills3.Whichofthefollowingmaybethereasonforthewidespreadofthedisease?A.Itsresistancetoglobalwarming.B.Itsabilitytopassonthevirusfrequently.C.Itsoutbreaksincitieswithlargepopulations.D.Itsabilitytodefenditselfandresistnewdrugs.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.A.nodrugshavebeenfoundtotreatthediseaseB.thealternativetreatmentisnoteasilyavailabletomostpeopleC.malariahasdevelopeditsabilitytoresistparasitesD.nobodyknowswhatwillbethedrugtotreatthedisease5.WhichofthefollowingquestionshasNOTbeendiscussedinthepassage?A.Howcanweknowoneissufferingfrommalaria?B.Howmanypeoplearekilledbymalariaeachyear?C.Whyaretheresomanypeoplesufferingfrommalaria?D.Whathasbeendonetokeeppeopleunaffectedforlong?
Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughbloodthebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan'tfixthedamagE.Sometimestheyareafraidtotrysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.Dr.RobertWhiteafamousprofessoranddoctorthinksheknowsawaytohelp.HethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycolD.Ifitisverycoldthebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobsthenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys'bloodgothroughamachinE.ThemachinecooledtheblooD.Thenthemachinesentthebloodbacktothemonkeys'brains.Whenthebrain’stemperaturewas10°CDr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.AftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswereliketheyhadbeenbeforE.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.1.Thebiggestdifficultyinoperatingonthedamagedbrainisthat_______.A.thetimeistooshortfordoctorsB.thepatientsareoftentoonervousC.thedamageisextremelyhardtofixD.theblood-coolingmachinemightbreakdown2.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby_______.A.takingthebloodoutofthebrainB.tryingtheoperationonmonkeysfirstC.havingthebloodgothroughamachineD.loweringthebrain'stemperature3.WithDr.White’snewideatheoperationonthedamagedbrain_______.A.canlastaslongas30minutesB.cankeepthebrain'sbloodwarmC.cankeepthepatient’sbrainhealthyD.canhelpmonkeysdodifferentjobs4.Whatistherightorderofthestepsintheoperation?A.sendthecooledbloodbacktothebrainB.stopthebloodtothebrainC.havethebloodcooleddownD.operateonthebrainA.abcdB.cabdC.cbdaD.bcda
Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyintheseclaysofinflation通货膨胀?LeftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvaluehoweverhightheinterestratE.OnlyabravemanoraveryrichonedarestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavingsandevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclockswhichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques.IsometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflifE.TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsounD.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermissionanditfastensitsyoungroundpeople'swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves.WhetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonalitybutitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetimE.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuringthetimeofclayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.TheyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshouttiretimE.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings.HowevermenquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingthetimE.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandlesusedsandinhour-glassesandinventedwater-clocks.Indeedanyseriousstudentofantiqueshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalacesstatelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast.AntiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensivebutoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhomE.Afterallifyouaregoingtoberuledbytimewhynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit?1.Accordingtothepassagecollectingantiqueclocks____.A.canhardlykeepthevalueofyoursavingsB.willcostmuchofyoursavingsC.mayincreaseyourwealthD.needsyourbravery2.Byquoting引用theremarkofabeingfromanotherplanettheauthorintendsto____.A.suggesthumanbeingsarecontrolledbyaclockB.describewhyclockscanruletheplanetEarthC.tellreaderswhatclockslooklikeD.comparechockstohumanbeings3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytomeasurethetime?A.Countingthebeatingofone'sownheart.B.Makinguseofcandlessandandwater.C.Observingshadowscastbythesun.D.Keepingslavesbusydayandnight.4.Theunderlinedphrasestatelyhomesinparagraph4means_________.A.state-ownedhousesB.housesinverygoodconditionC.grandhousesopentothepublicD.houseswherestatesmenmeetregularly5.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A.tointroducethecultureofantiqueclocksB.tooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocksC.tocomparedifferentwaystomakeafutureprofitD.toexplainconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingtime
Lyinginthesunonarockthecougar美洲狮sawJebandhissonTombeforetheysawit.JebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhandsmakinghimselflookbigtothecougarItworkeD.ThecougarhesitatedreadytoattackJebbutreadytoforgetthewholethingtoo.JebletgoofhisjacketgraspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbodymakingacross.Nowthecougar’senemylookedevenbiggeranditroseupreadytomoveawaybutunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeB.Tomnoshoutedhisfather.ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombroketreeJebthrewhimselfonthecougarjustasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfellThecougarwasonJebinaflashforgettingaboutTomwhichwaswhatJebwanteD.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachanceevenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar’sclaws爪子gotintohisleftshoulderJebswunghisfistatitseyesandhitharD.Theanimalhowled吼叫andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.ThenoutofthecornerofhiseyE.JebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather.KnifeTomshoutedJeB.Theboyrantohisfather’sbagwhileJebstartedshoutingaswellashittingtokeepthecougar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeB.ThecougarwasmovingitsheadinandouttryingtofindawaythroughthewallJebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknifeintothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.Thewholefighthadtakenaboutthirtyseconds.1.WhydidJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougar?A.TogetreadytofightB.TofrightenitawayC.ToprotecttheboyD.Tocooldown2.Whatdoweknowaboutcougars?A.TheyareafraidofnoisesB.TheyhesitatebeforetheyhitC.TheyarebiggerthanwethinkD.Theyliketoattackrunningpeople3.HowdidJebtrytoholdthecougar’sattention?A.BykeepingshoutingandhittingB.BymakingawalloutofhisarmsC.BythrowinghimselfonthecougarD.Byswinginghisfistsatthecougar’seyes4.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.ThecougarjumpedfromtherockB.TomstruggledfreeofhisfatherC.JebaskedTomtogettheknifeD.JebheldTomacrosshisbody
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