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Whenaconsumer消费者findsthatsomethingheorsheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptowhattheproducersaysforitthefirststepistopresentthewarranty保单oranyotherrecordthatmighthelpatthestoreofbuying.Inmostcasesthisactionwillproduceresults.Howeverifitdoesnottherearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplain投诉directlytothestoremanager.IngeneralthehigheruptheconsumertakeshisorhercomplaintthefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettleD.Insuchacaseitisusuallysettledintheconsumer'sfavourtakingitastruethatheorshehadajustright.Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossiblebutiftheycannotgettotheplaceofbuyingitisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmlyandespeciallywhentheconsumercanshowclearlywhatiswrongwithwhatwasboughtinquestion.Ifthiscannotbedonetheconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrongratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.ForexampleTheleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear.isbetterthanThisstereo立体音响doesnotwork.Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetotheproducer.IfsotheconsumershoulddothisstatingthecomplaintaspolitelyandasfirmlyaspossiblE.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievetheexpectedresulttheconsumercangoastepfurther.Heorshecanthreaten恐吓totakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoapublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumers'rights.1.Whenaconsumerfindswhatheboughthasafaultinitheshouldfirst________.A.complainpersonallytothemanagerB.showsomethingprovableinwrittenformtothestoreC.threatentotakethemattertocourtD.writeafirmletterofcomplainttothestore2.Themosteffectivecomplaintaboutwhatwasboughtcanbemadeby________.A.showingthefaultofittotheproducerB.sayingfirmlyitisofpoorqualityC.askingpolitelytochangeitD.explainingexactlywhatiswrongwithit3.Thepassagetellsus________.A.howtomakethecomplainthaveagoodeffectB.howtosettleaconsumer'scomplaintC.howtoavoidbuyingsomethingwrongD.howtodealwithcomplaintsfromconsumers4.Accordingtothepassagethelastwayaconsumerhastouseis________.A.towritetotheproducerB.toquarrelwiththemanagerC.towarnthesellerthatheorshewillturntothecourtoraconsumers'organizationforhelpD.tocollectseveralfighterstothreatentheseller
Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulnesshappinessgoodnessandself-respect?Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorizedashonorhelpsyoucreatethiskindoflifeofgoodfeelings.Here’sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilentandprofitfromtheclerk’smistakewewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneakyexcitement.LaterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortunE.Ontheotherhandifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditemtheclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.Thenwhatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?Inthefirstcasewherewedon’ttelltheclerkacoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocesswewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstratethatwecannotbetrustedsinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrastbringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.ImmediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorablE.Uponleavingthestorewefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreaseD.Wheneverwetakehonorableactionswegainthedeepinternalrewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility.Thereisabeautifulpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.Honorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.HonorableactionsleadustoahappierexistencE.Andit’seasytothinkandacthonorablyagainwhenwe’rehappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbedifficulttostartonceit’sstartedit’seasytocontinuE.Keepingondoinggooddeedsbringsuspeaceofmindwhichisimportantforourhappiness.63.Accordingtothepassagethepositiveactionintheexamplecontributestoour______.A.self-respectB.financialrewardsC.advertisingabilityD.friendlyrelationship64.Thephrasebringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattentioninParA.5means______.A.tellingthetruthtotheclerkB.offeringadvicetotheclerkC.askingtheclerktobemoreattentiveD.remindingtheclerkofthechargeditem65.Howwillwefeelifwelettheclerkknowhermistake?A.We’llbeveryexciteD.B.We’llfeelunfortunatE.C.We’llhaveasenseofhonor.D.We’llfeelsorryfortheclerk.66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtoLiveTruthfullyB.ImportanceofPeacefulnessC.WaysofGainingSelf-respectD.HappinessthroughHonorableActions
ShortandshyBenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteams.Footballtenniscricket—anythingwitharoundballIwasuseless.hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland’sruralDevonshirE.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.ThenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfrienD.GraduallySaunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbodyincreasinghisspeedstrengthandendurancE.Atage18heranhisfirstmarathon.ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwaywhobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sSchoolofAdventureinScotlandwherehelearnedabouttheoldman’scoldwaterexploits成就.IntriguedSaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditionsthendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuturE.JourneystothePolearen’ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboysandmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy.JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn’tsay‘You’recompletelycrazy’Saunderssays.In2001afterbecomingaskilledskierSaundersstartedhisfirstlongdistanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPolE.Hesufferedfrostbitehadacloseencounter遭遇withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPoleandhe’sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.ThisOctoberSaunders27headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbacka1800milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.51.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen________.A.hestartedtoplayballgamesB.hegotamountainbikeatage15C.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining52.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway________.A.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasyB.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaundersC.hiredSaundersforhiscoldwaterexperienceD.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic53.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?A.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotlanD.B.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPolE.C.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPolE.D.HewasthefirstBritontoskitotheNorthPolE.54.TheunderlinedwordIntriguedinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.excitedB.convincedC.delightedD.fascinated55.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole________.A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymatesB.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpeditionC.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorersD.madehimwellknowninthe1960s
HowwasschoolBenIaskedmygrandsonafterhebegankindergarten幼儿园thisyear.Theworkistoolong...andthere’snotenoughtimetoplayhereplieD.Icouldn’thelpbutrememberBen’sownmothermydaughterJaneandherreaction反应tothefirstdayofschool.Juliewasalsodisappointedwiththefirstdayofschoolandsowasherlittlesister.Iwanttogo‘sool’andyounotletme！mythreeyearolddaughterannouncedangrilyafterherbigsistergotonthebigyellowschoolbus.WhenJuliereturnedhomethatafternoonIaskedherthesamequestionthatIaskedBenHowwasschoolJulieJulierepliedIdidn’tlearntoreadtoday.Thisyearastheschoolbuswentbymyhousemymindwentbacktothoseschooldaysagain.Icouldalmostsmellthechalkdustintheair.Ialsowonderwhatthechildrenthesedaysmanagetogetchosentodoinordertogetoutofschoolforafewmomentssincetherearenoeraserstoclean.Itwasfuntobechosenforerasercleaningduty.Thiswasataskfinishedbygoingoutsideandbeatingeraserstogetherwhilesneezingandcoughing.No_wonder_so_many_babies_now_have_allergies_过敏症it’s_simply_because_we_all_have_chalk_dust_in_our_lungs!OnthefirstdayofschooltheexpectationwassogreatthatIwouldreadylongbeforeitwastimetoleaveforschool.Wedidn’tmisshavingbackpacksbecausewehadcigarboxes.Wecarriedoursmallsuppliesinsideacigarboxfromoneofthelocalstores.Wesavedthecigarboxesandusedthemfromyeartoyearuntiltheyfellapart.Thefirstdayofschoolwasexciting.Itwasanewbeginning.ThedoorsofknowledgehadbeenopeneD.Thefirstdayofschoolisaneventinourlivesthatmostofusremember.It’sabigstepforasmallchildtowardleavingbabyhoodbehindandsothereisn’tenoughtimetoplay.NomatterhowoldwegetnorhowmuchwelearnitstillseemslikeTheworkistoolong...andthere’snotenoughtimetoplay.50.WhydidJanebecomeangryaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseshedidn’tlearntoreadonthefirstdayofschool.B.Becausetherewastoomuchworkforhertodoatschool.C.Becauseshehadnotimetoplayatschool.D.Becauseshewasn’tallowedtogotoschool.51.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4suggeststhat________.A.theauthorwasthinkingofherschooldaysjokinglyB.theauthorwarnedstudentsagainsttheharmofchalkdustC.theauthorsufferedfromanallergybecauseofchalkdustD.theauthordoubtedwhetherherlungshadchalkdust52.Intheopinionoftheauthorthefirstdayofschoolis________.A.adaywhenachildisthehappiestB.adaywhenachilddoesmuchworkC.thebeginningofgreatlearningD.theendofchildhoodfulloftoys53.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A.Childrenhavetoomuchhomeworktodonow.B.Teachersshouldmaketheirclassesinterestingonthefirstdayofschool.C.Schooldayshaven’tchangedoveryears.D.Peopleneverhaveenoughtimetoplayoncetheystartschool.
BenicetopeoplE.Thissoundslikeaplatitude老生常谈butI’llneverforgetmyfather’swords.Iwas10andIhadbeenmeantosomeonE.HesaidThereisnopointinbeingmeantoanyoneatanytimE.Youneverknowwhoyou’regoingtomeetlaterinlifE.Andbythewayyoudon’tchangeanythingbybeingmean.Usuallyyoudon’tgetanywherE.Rememberyoucandoanythingyouwanttodo.Don’tletanyonesay‘You’renotsmartenoughit’stoohardit’safoolishideanoonehasdonethatbeforegirlsdon’tdothat.’Mymomgavemethatadvicein1973.Anditallowedmetoneverworrywhatothersweresayingaboutmycareerdirection.Alwaysdothebestjobyoucandoatwhateveryou’reassigned分派evenifyouthinkit’sboring.JerryParkinsonmybossatP&Gtoldmethisin1979.HereIwasfreshoutofHarvardBusinessSchoolHBSandIwasassignedtodeterminehowbigtheholeintheIvoryshampoobottleshouldbe:3/8ofaninchor1/8ofaninch.IdidresearchfocusgroupsandIwouldcomehomeatnightwonderinghowIhadgonefromHBStothis.ButlaterIrealizedanyjobyou’regivenisanopportunitytoproveyourself.Don’tbeacredithog.Ifyou’reconstantlyintheneighborhoodofgoodthingsgoodthingswillhappentoyou.TomTierneywhowasmybossatBainin1981andisnowontheeBayboardtoldmethis.It’struethatyougetaheadbypraisingotherpeoplE.Finallyin1998IwasinNewYorkwatchingthetickeraseBaywentpubliC.Myhusbandisasurgeon外科医生.Icalledhimandtoldhimthegreatnews.AndhesaidThat’snicE.ButMegrememberthatit’snotbrainsurgery.63.Wecanlearnthat________fromthepassagE.A.BenicetopeopleisthetopicthatpeoplelikeB.it’snotnecessaryforusalltobetoomeanatanytimeC.IneverforgetanywordthatfatherspoketomeD.wewon’tbesuccessfulifwearetoomeantoothers64.Howmanypiecesofadviceweregivenbyherfamily?A.Two.B.Four.C.ThreE.D.OnE.65.Thispassagewaswrittenby_________order.A.storydevelopmentB.timeC.workingconditionsD.ideas66.Theauthor’shusbandismoreconcerned__________thaneBay’sgoingpubliC.A.hissuccessB.opportunitytoprovehimselfC.brainsurgeryD.hiscareer
Sittingintheplayareaofthedoctor’sofficemychildrenPaulfourandBaileythreebuiltaLegotowerwhilewewaitedtobecalledforPaul’sexamination.GoodjobyouguysIsaidtryingnottosoundtootireD.Myhusbandwasawayonbusinessanditwasdifficultbeingalonewiththekids.AttimesIfeltlikeIwaslivinginthejungle丛林ratherthanthesuburbs.Don’tputtheLegoinyourmouthBaileyIsaiD.Paulgrabbed抓取itfromhim.That’snotnicePaulIsaiD.HegavebacktheLego.Ilookedaroundthewaitingroom.AwomanwaseatingsomethingacoupleweretalkingandanoldgentlemaninabluejacketwasreadingamagazinE.IwishedIcouldsitquietlyforawhilE.IwantedtobeabletotakearestorgoshoppingalonE.AtonceIwasashamedofmyself.WhatkindofmotherwasI.GodIthoughthelpmetobetheverybestmomIcanbE.Thenursecameintothewaitingroomtogetus.JustatthatmomenttheoldgentlemaninthewaitingroomputdownhismagazineandcameuptomE.WithasmileonhisfacehesaidYourchildrenaremostcertainlyluckytohavesuchawonderfulmother.ThankyouIrepliedinalowvoiceandwatchedhimwalkbacktohisseat.Wefollowedthenurseintotheexaminationroom.WhilesheweighedPaulItoldherhowthatmanhadmademyday.MotherhoodisstillajunglesometimesbutnowwhenIfeeltiredIremembertheencouragingwordsoftheoldgentleman.56.Thewriterwenttothedoctor’sofficebecause________.A.oneofherchildrenlikedtoplaythereB.hersonPaulneededanexaminationC.shewastiredandneededtoseeherdoctorD.shewantedtohaveallherchildrenexamined57.FromParagraph2weknowthewriterfeltthatlookingafterherchildrenalonewas________.A.unfairB.happyC.hardD.interesting58.Intheoldgentleman’sopinionthewriter________.A.livedaveryhardlifeB.wasaverygoodmotherC.didn’tloveherchildrenenoughD.wasluckytohavesolovelychildren59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThewriteroftenwentshoppingalonE.B.Thewriter’shusbandwasalwaysonbusiness.C.Thewriterdoesn’tknowhowtobeagoodmother.D.Thewriterwasgreatlyencouragedbytheoldgentleman’swords.
MysonPaulgotajobinaguitarstorE.ItwasthefirsttimethathedidsuchajoB.Thepaywasbasedonasmallsalary薪水andhissales.TheyofferedhimsometrainingonhowtoapproachacustomerintroducetheproductandmakethesalE.Howeverhewasn’tdoingwell.Hewasverypuzzled困惑的.OnemorningPaulsaidtomeMomyouusedtobeasalestrainer.CanyoutellmewhyI’mnotdoingwellIsaidThekeyisthatyoumustlovethepeopleyouaresellingaproductto.NevercountthemoneyyouwillmakeinyourminD.Dowhatisbestforthemeventhoughtheyarejustbuyingsomethingsmall.Hepromisedhewouldtrytodoso.AftersometimehissalesbegantoincreasE.HebecamethetopsalesmaninthestoreandhissalarywasraiseD.Aftersixmonthshebecameoneofthetoptensalesmeninthewholechainofguitarstoresaroundthecountry.Thiscompanyheldabigpartyonceayeartohonor给予荣誉theirtoptensalespeoplE.Famouscarsgreathotelsandwonderfuldinnersweretheprizes.PaulwasofcourseincludeD.AfterthedinnerthebossofthecompanyaskedPaulhowdidyoumakeitPaulansweredIdon’twanttotellyou.Youwon’tbelievemE.OfcourseI’llbelieveyou.TellmE.IstartedlovingthepeoplewhocameinPaultoldhim.ThebossrepliedOkayPaulnowtellmehowyoureallydidit.71.ThispassagemainlytellsusPaul________.A.successfullyincreasedhissalesbylovingcustomersB.learnedfromhismotheraboutthemeaningoflifeC.foundthewaytosucceedindoingeverythingD.foundthebestwaytoplaytheguitar72.WhatdoweknowaboutPaul?A.Heusedtochangejobs.B.Hewassurethathecouldn’tdothesalesjobwell.C.Hedidn’tknowwhyhefailedtodothesalesjobwell.D.Hedidthesalesjobjustinordertomakesomepocketmoney.73.Theunderlinedwordapproachinthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.passbyB.dealwithC.lookafterD.comenearto74.Paulaskedhismotherforadvicebecause________.A.hisfatheraskedhimtodothatB.hismotherwasaverysuccessfulbusinesswomanC.hismotherwasanexperiencedworkerinthatstoreD.hismotherusedtotrainpeoplehowtosellproducts75.WhatcanwelearnfromthedialoguebetweenPaulandhisboss?A.Paulplayedajokeontheboss.B.Thebossdidn’tbelievewhatPaulsaiD.C.ThebossfinallyknewhowPaulsucceedeD.D.Pauldidn’twanttotellthebosshowhesucceedeD.
MarkbegantointroducetheguestspeakertothelistenersbutthenstoppedforawhilE.HehadforgottenhernamE.Barbarahidhervaluablethingswhenshewentonvacation.Whenshecamebackshecouldn’trememberwhereshe’dputthem.Perhapsyou’vehadsuchexperienceslikethesE.MostpeoplehavE.Butmostofthemhaven’trealizedthattheyhaveamemoryproblem.Neitherdotheyknowasimplebutimportantfact:MemorycanbeimproveD.Ifyou’lljustacceptthatthefollowingwillshowyouhow.Firstrelax.Ifyouareoverworriedaboutsomethingyou’llforgetit.Ifyoukeeptellingyourselfthatyourmemoryisbadyourmindwillcometobelieveitandyouwon’trememberthings.Whenyouforgetsomethingdon’tfollowupwithsayinglikeOhmygod!Ialwaysforgetthings!Suchwordswillhaveabadresultonyouandyourmemory.Butrelaxingisn’tenough.Toimproveyourmemoryyou’llneedtotakeanactiverolE.LikeyourbodyyourmemorycanbemadestrongthroughexercisE.Lookforopportunitiestoexerciseyourmemory.Forexampleifyou’relearningalanguagetrytoactivelyrememberalotofnewwords.Ifyoudon’ttakenoticeofthingsactivelyyouwon’trememberthem.Soyoucanmakepicturesofwhatyouseeinyourmindeveryday.Forexampledon’tjustputyourkeysdown!Ifyouwanttofindthemagainmakeamindpictureoftheplacewhereyou’reputtingthem.41.Thefirsttwoparagraphsjusttellus.A.Barbarawasaveryrichperson.B.examplesofmemoryproblemsC.Markoftenforgothisfriends’namesD.languageproblemsoftwopersons42.Whenyouforgetthingsyou_______.A.mustbetoocarelessB.shouldn’ttakenoticeoftheresultC.mustacceptthefactD.shouldn’tloseheartaboutyourmemory43.Thewordopportunitiesinthefifthparagraphmeans_______.A.placesB.doctors.C.chancesD.positions44.Accordingtothepassage_____canmakeyourmemorybetter.A.realizingyourmemoryproblemsB.talkingtoyourfriendsC.doingsportseverydayD.makingmindpicturesofwhatyousee45.Thepurposeofthepassageistohelpyou______.A.tointroducetheguestB.toimproveyourmemoryC.toremembernewwordsD.toforgetunhappythings
Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguestswhowereafatheranddaughterandputthelidonthecupwithaclink.ApparentlythinkingofsomethinghehurriedintotheinnerroomleavingthethermosonthetablE.Histwoguestsheardachestofdrawersopeningandarustling.Theyremainedsittingintheparlortheten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindowthefatherjustabouttotakehiscupwhenthecrashcamerightthereintheparlor.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.Itwasthethermoswhichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllookedoverhershoulderabruptlystartledstaring.Itwasmysterious.Neitherofthemhadtoucheditnotevenalittlebit.Trueithadn’tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplaceditonthetablebutithadn’tfallenthen.Thecrashofthethermoscausedthehostwithaboxofsugarcubesinhishandtorushbackfromtheinnerroom.HegawkedatthesteamingfloorandblurtedoutItdoesn’tmatter!Itdoesn’tmatter!Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.ThenhemutteredSorryItoucheditanditfell.Itdoesn’tmatterthehostsaiD.LaterwhentheyleftthehousethedaughtersaidDaddydidyoutouchit?No.ButitstoodsoclosetomE.Butyoudidn’ttouchit.IsawyourreflectioninthewindowpanE.Youweresittingperfectlystill.ThefatherlaugheD.Whatthenwouldyougiveasthecauseofitsfall?Thethermosfellbyitself.Thefloorisuneven.Itwasn’tsteadywhenMr.LiputittherE.Daddywhydidyousaythatyou?Thatwon’tdogirl.ItsoundsmoreacceptablewhenIsayIknockeditdown.Therearethingswhichpeopleacceptlessthemoreyoudefendthem.Thetruerthestoryyoutellthelesstrueitsounds.ThedaughterwaslostinsilenceforawhilE.ThenshesaidCanyouexplainitonlythisway?OnlythiswayherfathersaiD.56.TheunderlinedwordsblurtedoutinParagraph4means_______.A.saidquietlyB.saidmysteriouslyC.saidquicklyD.saidpatiently57.Thelocationofthethermosbeforeitfellwas__________.A.ontheflooroftheinnerroomB.onthewindowpaneC.onasmalltableintheparlorD.behindthefatheranddaughter58.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatthefather_________.A.didn’tknowMr.LiverywellB.didn’tthinkMr.LiwouldbelievethetruthC.wassorrythathetoldthetruthD.wasastubbornman59.Youcaninferfromthestorythatthedaughter_______.A.thoughtherfathershouldtellthetruthB.knewwhythethermosfellC.knockedoverthethermosD.understoodwhyherfatherdidso60.Thestoryshowsusthat___________.A.peoplerarelytellthetruthB.ifyoudefendyourselfpeoplewillbelieveyouC.peopleshouldtaketheblameforsomethingthattheydidn’tdoD.youcan’talwaysmakepeoplebelievethetruth
SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn'tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedasthereareawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception接待.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn'tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth－soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IenteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?HelookeditovercarefullyandsaidYesnotabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforitsir?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaidI'llgiveyoutwentypounds.It'sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthatit'snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I'llbuyitIsaiD.Whatdoyoumean?You'vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI'vechangedmyminD.Iamsorry.I'llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YoumustbecrazyhesaiD.ThensuddenlythepennydroppeD.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You'rerightIsaiD.AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid'Wouldyoumeanthischairforme?'Iwouldn'thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon'tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI'llmendthisforyoushallwesayforfivepounds?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamused感到有趣bythewholething.56.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter_____.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair57.Theunderlinedwordapproachinthesecondparagraphmeans_____.A.planfordealingwiththingsB.decisiontosellthingsC.ideaofrepairingthingsD.wayofdoingthings58.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper___.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter'spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter59.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?A.￡5.B.￡7.C.￡20.D.￡27.60.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas_____.A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny
ItwasverycoldandIhadbeenwatchingahomelessmanmakehimselfcomfortableinashelterontheriverbank.Hisshelterwasatarpaulin油布tiedtorockstokeepthewindfromblowingitaway.Hehadbeenlivingthereforoveramonth.Ineversawhimwithwarmclothingorfood.IknewwhatIwantedtodo.WhenItoldmyparentswhatIwantedtodotheywerealarmed.Theysaidlcouldbeputtingmyselfatrisktakingaboxtoahomelesspersonatnight!ButIknewinmydeepheartthatIwouldbesafe.Igotabox.MyparentswatchedasIaddedwarmglovesaheavyblanketintotheboxuntilitwasfull!ThenIputaChristmascardontop.ItsaidEventhoughwehardlyknoweachotherIwanttowishyouamerryChristmas!Iputtenone-dollarbillsinsideitaswell.Myfatherinsistedhewenttherewithmeasitwas10pmonChristmasEvE.Isaidhecoulddrivemebuthehadtostayinthecar.Heagreed.Itooktheboxandwalkedtowardshishouse.IcalledSirIhaveaChristmasboxforyou!Goaway!heshouteD.SirIrepeated.Goaway!heshouteD.Why?Iaskedhim.HewalkedoverandIexpectedtoseeanangryface.InsteadIsawtwoofthemostbeautifulgentleblueeyesIhaveeverseen.MerryChristmas!IsaiD.Whyareyoudoingthis?heasked.BecauseyoumattertomeIsaid.WiththatIgavehimthebox.Tearscametohiseyesandhethankedme.Igotbacktothecarandwatchedhimcarrytheboxlikeitwasfilledwithgold.Ididn'twanttoembarrass使困窘himbywatchinghimanymoresoDadandIleft.56.Theunderlinedwordalarmedcanbestreplacedby_____.A.pleasedB.worriedC.disappointedD.surprised57.Whydidtheauthoraskhisfathertostayinthecar?ABecausehewantedtoprovehewasbrave.BBecausehebelievedthehomelessmanwasbad.C.Becausehewantedtoprotecthisfatherfrombeinghurt.D.Becausehedidn'twantthehomelessmantofeelbaD.58.whenthehomelessmansawtheauthorfirsthewas_____.A.quiteangryB.veryexcitedC.quitepuzzledD.verycurious59.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextistotellreadersthat____.A.itiseasiersaidthandoneB.povertyisthemotherofhealthC.wherethereisawillthereisawayD.awillinghelperdoesnotwaituntilheisasked
BrazilandBarcelonaforwardRonaldinhohasbeennamedthe50thEuropeanFootballerofYearatgreatpartyinParisheldtowardstheendof2005.Ronaldinho25yearsoldbecamethethirdBraziliantowinthetitleafterRonaldowhowonitin1997and2002andRivaldowhowonitin1999.Tobeherewithallthosegreatplayersisadream.Thisgivesmehugeencouragementtokeepworkingandtrytodowell.IhavethechancetodoforalivingwhatIlikemostinmylifeandthat’splayingfootball.IcanmakepeoplehappyandenjoymyselfatthesametimesaidRonaldinhoafterreceivingthegoldencupattheparty.ThewasnowayRonaldinhocoldnotsucceedashewasalwaysfullofuncontrollabledesireforfootball.Hewouldplayonthedirtinthewoodeveninhisliving–room-notingelsestavedinhismind.Hebegantoshineontheinternationalgameswhenhewas17helpingBrazilwintheUnder—17WorldChampionship锦标赛.Hewasonhiswaytobecomingoneoftheworld’sgreatestplayerswithhisroleinBrazil’sWorldCupvictoryin2002.With22goalsinhisfirstinBarcelonahereceivedfootball’smostvaluablehonorin2004:theFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYear.Heisn’tonlyabletowingamesonhisownhekeepsourspiritshighbecauseheisalwaysinagoodstateoffeelingssayshiscaptain.Youcanchallengehimpushhimtriphimandevenpreventhimonpurpose-nothingcanstophim.Anditshowsinhisgames.He’snotsatisfiedwithmovingtheballfromonepointtoanother;hehastodanceitaway.AndwitheverymatchRonaldinhocreatesanewsignaturemove.Whennotingseemspossiblehecando.60.ThenationalityofRivaldois.A.FrenchB.EnglishC.BrazilianD.Spanish61.HowoldwasRonaldinhowhenhefirstjoinedBarcelona?A.17yearsoldB.25yearsoldC.20yearsoldD.Lessthan25yearsolD.62.WecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthorwantstogiveusanintroductionofA.thegreathonorshereceivedinrecentyearsB.agreatandgiftedBrazilianfootballplayerC.afamoussportsmanintheworldD.EuropeanFootbalerofYear63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Attheageof17RonaldinhohelpedhiscountrytowintheWorldCup.B.Ronaldowonthetitle—EuropeanFootballerofYeartwicE.C.HeismoreinterestedinfootballthaninanythingelsE.D.Hisfanswanttogethissignatureaftereverygame64.IntheopinionofhiscaptainRonaldinho.A.hastosignhisnamebeforeeveryfootballgameB.isnotsatisfiedwitheverymachheplayedinC.isabletodoalmosteverythingpossibleD.canmakehisteammatesinhighspirits.
WithoutanyhesitationhesaidI’dbebetteroffdeaD.Hearingthosewordscomeoutofmybestfriend’smouthtoremyheartapart.Hehasrepeatedthatphrasemorethanonceandmymindcontinuallyplaysitoverlikeavoicerecording.Imethimaboutthreeyearsago.Afterknowingmeforsixmonthshetoldmeabouthisstruggleswithdepression.Sadnesswasnottheonlyemotionthatcameoverme;IwasshockeD.HeseemedsooutgoingandhappyallthetimE.Isoonlearnedthathewasphysicallyandemotionallyabusedasayoungchildcausinghimtohavesuicidalthoughts.Herefusestotalktoothersabouthisdepressionbecausehenowdistrustsadultsespeciallythoseinhisfamily.NeverthelesshefeelsasifIunderstandhimandthatIknowtherightwordstospeak.Thereforewhenitcomestohelpinghimconvenienceisnotinmyvocabulary.ItdoesnotmatterwhereIamorwhatIamdoingforhealwayscomesfirst.Manystudentsathisschoollaughathimwhentheynoticescarsonhisarmsfromcutting.Asheseesitotherkidshaveeveryrighttomakefunofhim.ButnooneholdssucharightsoIencouragehimtoignoretheheartlesskidswhotreathimbadly.WhenhefeelstheweightofjudgingeyesorhatefulvoicesIalwaysremindhimthatIcareabouthimunconditionally.JusthearingmesayIwillalwaysbehisbestfriendseemstogivehimthesecurityheneedstokeepongoing.MybestfriendoncetoldmethatifhehadnothadmehewouldnotbealivE.HesaidthatmyencouragingwordsconvincedhimnottotakehislifE.Ourfriendshiphastaughtmethatasinglekindwordcaninfluencesomeone’slifE.WiththefragilityoflifeasitisIbelieveinthenecessityofencouragement.56.Accordingtothefirstparagraphwhattheauthor’sfriendsaidmadetheauthorfeel______.A.puzzledB.heartbroken.C.frightenedD.hopeless57.Bysayingconvenienceisnotinmyvocabularytheauthormeans______.A.heisalwaysreadytohelphisfrienD.B.hehardlysparestimetohelphisfrienD.C.hehasnogoodexcuseforrefusinghisfrienD.D.heisnotgoodatcommunicatingwithhisfrienD.58.Fromthepassagewelearnthattheauthor’sfriend________.A.hadahappychildhoodbuteverythingchangedlaterB.wantedtosharehisstorybutnoonelisteneD.C.tookitforgrantedthathewasmadefunofD.wasalwaysofsadappearance59.Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromhisexperiences?A.Howtomakeabigdifferencetoothers.B.Theimportanceofencouragement.C.HowtogetridofdepressionD.Thenecessityofsecurity
Inacoldwinteracouplehadtomoveoutfromtheluxuryvillabecauseofbankruptcy.ThehusbandworkeddayandnighttosupportthefamilybutwithnocareofhiswifE.Soshethoughthedoesn'tlovemeanymorehejustcareshisbusiness...notme.OnedayshebegantotakeabathhestoppedheratthedoorLetmetakeitfirstOK?WhynotletmeshowerfirstsheaskeD.IwastiredsweetieyoutakeitlaterOK?ShewastotallydepresseD.Onamorosedayshefoundnothingtodoandturnedonhiscomputerafewwordsblurredhereyes...itwashisdiary:TodayIwasquitesadsheaskedmewhyIwasalwaystakingthebathfirstandIsaidtoherIwasexhausteD.ShewasunhappyinhermindItreatedhernotaswellasusualbuthowcanIdo?Iwasn’tasrichasbefore!Wemovedtothesmallapartmenttherewasonlyashowerinsuchafreezingwinter.ButIfoundthatifonepersontooktheshowerfirsttheroomcouldgetalitterwarmsoeverytimeIrushedtothebathroomfirst.Iwasthinkingthatwhenshetooktheshowertheroomwouldgetwarmeratleast1℃2℃or3℃NowIcan'tgivehercomfortablelifebringhertheluxuryrestaurantbuyexpensivedressesforherbutatleastIcangiveher1℃lovE.56.Whywasthehusbandalwaystakingthebathfirst?A.Becausehewastiredfromwork.B.Becausehedidn’tloveheranymorE.C.Becausehewantedtogetthebathroomwarmer.D.Becausehetreatedhiswifenotaswellasusual.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbankruptcyinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A.crashB.movingC.diseasesD.failure58.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe______.A.AtroubleB.1℃loveC.HusbandandwifeD.Aromanticlovestory
Backin2007IrentedaroominJohorBahruMalaysiawhilestudyingformyMastersprogrammeinSingaporE.Itravelleddailyby__36__acrosstheJohorSingaporeCausewayformy__37__whichwereusuallyintheevening.Itwasquite__38__bythetimeIgotbacktothebusstationinJohorBahruandIwouldstillneedtotakeanotherbushomE.OnenightI__39__thelastbusanddidn’thaveenoughmoneytotakeataxi.WithnootherchoiceIdecidedto__40__thetwokilometrejourneyhomewhichwouldhavebeenfine__41__Iwerenotsotiredthatday.Italsodidn’t__42__thattheroutewasprettyrough凹凸不平的anddark.ButIwalkedforwardwith__43__withthepromiseofanight’srest__44__meon.Afterwalkingforafewminutesacar__45__infrontofmE.Thedriverwholooked__46__askedwhereIwasheadeD.Notmanypeoplewalkthroughherehesaidand__47__mearidE.Hereally__48__meupashewentoutofhiswaytogetmetomyapartment.Whatwasmore__49__howeverwasthestorybehindit.Duringtheridethedrivertoldmethatwhenhesawmewalkingitmadehimthinkofhis__50__whousedtowalktoworkbythe__51__roadandthoughheoftensawhisuncleonthewayhehad__52__offeredarideashewasheadedinadifferentdirection.__53__hisunclepassedawaybecauseofanillnessanduntiltodayhestillfeels__54__fornotbeingkindertohisunclE.Sowhenhe__55__mewalkingthatnighthejusthadtostopandhelp.36.A.busB.bikeC.carD.train37.A.jobB.classesC.tasksD.home38.A.earlyB.lateC.coldD.hot39.A.caughtB.tookC.missedD.left40.A.driveB.enjoyC.runD.walk41.A.ifB.thoughC.becauseD.unless42.A.suggestB.helpC.sayD.mean43.A.pleasureB.hungerC.fearD.difficulty44.A.pushingB.turningC.holdingD.putting45.A.pulledB.stoppedC.brokeD.went46.A.concernedB.disappointedC.excitedD.worried47.A.hadB.askedC.offeredD.got48.A.cheeredB.broughtC.gaveD.picked49.A.worseB.interestingC.upsetD.meaningful50.A.grandfatherB.uncleC.fatherD.mother51.A.busyB.newC.mainD.same52.A.sometimesB.alwaysC.oftenD.never53.A.SadlyB.ExactlyC.GraduallyD.Actually54.A.puzzledB.luckyC.guiltyD.grateful55.A.knewB.sawC.recognizedD.followed
Howdoyouknowifyourhomeisaneasyaimforthefts?Aroundtheholidaysmanyfamiliesdon’tconsidertakingpropermeasurestopreventtheirhomesfromsufferingholidaythefts.Withjustafewsimplestepsyoucanbettermakesureofthesafetyofyourhomeduringalloftheholidaycelebrations.HereareafewtipsformakingitdifficulttotellyouareawayfromhomE.●Eitherhaveatrustedneighborpickupyourmailandnewspapersortellyourmailpersontoholdyourmailuntilyoureturn.NothingsaysHeywearenothome!likewhenyourpostboxisfilledwithallkindsofmailsandyouhavemanydifferentnewspapersinyourdriveway.●Setseveraldifferentlightsinyourhouseonrandomtimers随机定时器.Don’tleaveyouroutdoorlightsonallthetimE.Insteadputyouroutsidelightsontimerstobeonduringthenights.Ifanoutdoorlightremainsonfordaysatatimeitmeansthatnobodyishometoturnitoff.●Ifyouhavepetsthatyouarenottakingwithyouonvacationleavethemwithafriendratherthanhavingsomeonecomeintoyourhouseeverydaytotakecareofthem.WhentheftsseeaneighbororfriendenteringyourhouseeverydaytheywillknowyouarenothomE.●Closeallyourcurtainswhenyouleavetown.ThisiseffectivetodeterpossibletheftsasnoonecanseewhatisinyourhousE.Iftheydon’tknowwhatisinsidethentheyarelesslikelytoruntheriskofbreakingin.●Thisarticlejusthassuggestedafewtipstohelpyoukeepyourhousesafewhileyouareonholiday.Nothingcantrulyprotectyourhomeunlessyouhaveitmonitoredbyaprofessionalhomesecuritysystem.71.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.totellushowtopreventthetheftsaroundtheholidaysB.tolettheoutdoorlightsonallthetimeC.totellusmanyfamiliessufferingfromthetheftswhiletheyareonholidayD.totellyoutohaveyourneighborgotoyourhousetotakecareofyourpet.72.Ifyouareonholidayinotherplacesthelightsinyourhouseshould________.A.belitinanirregularwayB.bekeptonallthenightC.bereplacedbyrandomtimersD.beturnedononlyonceoneday73.Tomakeyourhomeiswellprotectedwhatdoesthewriteradviseyoutodo?A.HaveallthecurtainsclosedB.StopyourmailserviceatonceC.TurntoyourcloseneighborsorfriendsD.Equipyourhomewithsecuritysystem74.Mostofthetipsmentionedinthetextseemto______.A.beverypopularwithfamiliesB.havenoeffectonpreventingtheftsC.giveafalseimpressiononthefts.D.bealittlehardtobebroughtintoeffect.75.Theunderlinedworddeterprobablymeans___________.A.discoverB.discourageC.surpriseD.attract
JennyIoftenthinkifIamasimportanttoyouasyouaretomE.Wehadanunhappytimeyesterday.Ireallyfeltsadafteritandalmostapologized道歉toyou.HoweveryoucouldstilllaughandtalkwithotherslikenothinghadhappeneD.IsuddenlyrealizedthatIwasnotthatimportanttoyou.Youdidn’tevenrealizethatIwasangryandsaD.What’smoreyouevenforgotmybirthdaythisyear.GoodbyemyfrienD.Ihaveclosedmyfeelingtowardyou.ItissadtosaygoodbyemyfrienD.Butitismeaningless无意义的forustobefriendsanylonger.LucyDearLucyI’msorrythatIhurtyousomuchyesterday.ButhereissomethingIreallyneedtotellyou.Ineverthoughtthequarrelwehadyesterdaywasasseriousasyouthought.Ijustfelttiredanddidn’tfeellikegoingshopping.SusanandLilyarealsomygoodfriends.Icouldn’tpretend假装notseeingthemwhentheypassedby.Ialsocouldn’tletthemknowIwasbluebecauseofthequarrel.Ididn’twantthemtofeelsadjustbecauseIwassaD.I’myourbestfriendbutIdon’twanttobeyouronlyfrienD.Idon’twanttobewithyouallthetimebecausesometimesIneedtohavemyowntimE.Iwanttospendsometimewithmyotherfriendsandmybrother.Pleasetrytomakemorefriends.Youwillfeelmuchhappierifyouhavemorefriends.AndrememberI’myourbestfriendforever!Jenny41.What’sthepurposeofLucy’sletter?A.TotellJennythatsheisreallysorryforwhathappenedyesterday.B.TotellJennyshedoesn’twanttobefriendswithheranylonger.C.ToaskJennynottobefriendswithSusanorLily.D.ToaskJennyifshemeansmuchtoher.42.What’sthecauseofthequarrelyesterday?A.Jennylaughedandtalkedwithothers.B.Jennydidn’tnoticethatLucywassaD.C.Jennydidn’twanttogoshopping.D.Jennydidn’trememberLucy’sbirthday.43.IntheletterJennysuggestsLucyshould________.A.makemorefriendsB.leaveheraloneC.makefriendswithSusanandLilyD.spendmoretimewithherfamily44.Accordingtothepassageifwesaysomeoneisbluewemeanhe/sheis________.A.angryB.sadC.kindD.happy45.AfterreadingJenny’sletterwelearnthat________.A.JennyandLucyarebothstudentsB.Lucydoesn’tknowhowtokeepahealthyfriendshipC.afriendinneedisafriendindeedD.LucyisJenny’sonlyfriend
Inthedinningroomofmygrandfather’shousestoodaheavygrandfather’sclock.Mealsinthedinningroomwerea1______forourfourgenerationstobecomeonE.Thegrandfather’sclockalwaysstoodlikeatrustedoldfamilyfriend2______usplayingjokesandtellingstorieswhichwasalreadya3______ofourlifE.AsachildtheoldclockinterestedmE.Iwatchedandlistenedtoitduring4______.Iwassurprisedhowat5______timesofthedaytheclockwouldstrikethreetimessixtimesormorewithawonderfulgreat6______thatechoedthroughoutthehousE.Theclockchimedyearafteryearapartofmy7______apartofmyheart.Evenmore8______tomewasmygrandfather’sspecialactioneachday.Hemeticulously9______theclockwithaspecialkeyeachday.ThekeywasmagictomE.It10______ourfamily’smagnificentclocktickingandstrikingallyearrounD.1.A.timeB.possibilityC.problemD.pleasure2.A.seeingB.hearingC.watchingD.looking3.A.startB.partC.signalD.mark4.A.storiesB.jokesC.periodsD.meals5.A.busyB.urgentC.happyD.different6.A.shockB.soundC.songD.music7.A.memoriesB.mindsC.comfortD.information8.A.comfortableB.hopefulC.wonderfulD.skillful9.A.openedB.woundC.turnedD.started10.A.madeB.controlledC.keptD.fixed
Manypeopleoftenlosetheirfriendsandtheydon’tknowhowtokeepalongfriendship.Sohowcanyoukeepalongfriendship?Thefollowingpassageexplainsverywellaboutthismatter.Thefirstthingyouneedtodoistobecomeagoodlistener.Inthiswayyoushowyourfriendsthatyouareinterestedintheirlives.Youwanttoknowmoreaboutthemandyouwanttohelpthemsolvetheirproblems.Theywillcherishthefriendshipmoreiftheyknowyoucareaboutthem.Thenextthingisthatyoushouldrespectotherpeople’sprivacy隐私.Peopleusuallydon’tlikeotherstoknowabouttheirprivatelifesoyoushouldshowrespecttowardtheirprivacy.SometimestheyneedsomesuggestionsfromothersbutthisdoesnotmeanthatotherscanknowabouttheirentirelifE.Sorespectforprivacyisamustforkeepingalongfriendship.ThethirdimportantthingisthatyouneedtobeabletoforgivE.YoumustrememberthatnobodyisperfectinthisworlD.ItisimportanttoforgiveothersandnottoblamethemforthemistakestheyhavealreadymadE.Youarenotperfecteither.ThusyouneedtoapologizetoothersforthemistakesyoumayhavemadE.Payattentiontothethreethingsaboveandyouwillbeabletohavelongfriendships.46.Thispassageiswrittentotellus________.A.whyalongfriendshipisimportantB.whatwecandoforourfriendsC.howtomakefriendswithothersD.howtokeepalongfriendship47.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthefirstthingthatweneedtodo?A.Toknowmoreaboutourfriends.B.Toshareourhappinessandsadness.C.Tobegoodatlisteningtoourfriends.D.Tohelpourfriendssolvetheirproblems.48.Whatdoesthewritersuggestyoudoifyourfriendmakesamistake?A.Blamehim.B.Forgivehim.C.Tellhimwhyitisso.D.Leavehimimmediately.49.Thewritermostprobablythinksthat________.A.everyonemakesmistakesB.somepeopleareperfectC.peopleoftenmakestupidmistakesD.weshouldn’tapologizefpreverymistake
OnenightIdecidedtospendsometimebuildingahappierandcloserrelationshipwithmydaughter.Forseveralweeksshehadbeen36metoplaychess棋withhersoIsuggestedagameandsheeagerly37.Itwasaschoolnighthoweverandatnineo’clockmydaughteraskedifIcould38mymovesbecauseshe39togotobed;shehadtogetupatsixinthemorning.I40shehadstrictsleepinghabits41Ithoughtsheoughttobeableto42someofthisstrictness.Isaidtoher43youcanstayuplateforoncE.We’rehaving44.Weplayedonforanotherfifteenminutesduringwhichtimeshelooked45.FinallyshesaidPleaseDaddydoitquickly.NoIreplieD.Ifyou’regoingtoplayit46you’regoingtoplayitslowly.Andsowe47foranothertenminutesuntil48mydaughterburstintotearsand49thatshewasbeaten.ClearlyIhadmade50.Ihadstartedtheeveningwantingtohavea51timewithmydaughterbuthad52mydesiretowintobecomemore53thanmyrelationshipwithmydaughter.WhenIwasachildmydesiretowin54mewell.AsaparentI55thatitgotinmyway.SoIhadtochangE.36.A.guidingB.askingC.trainingD.advising37.A.allowedB.expectedC.repliedD.accepted38.A.changeB.repeatC.hurryD.pass39.A.agreedB.neededC.beggedD.hated40.A.knewB.learnedC.guessedD.heard41.A.soB.forC.butD.or42.A.putupB.takeupC.pickupD.giveup43.A.AsusualB.GoaheadC.BythewayD.Comeon44.A.patienceB.luckC.funD.success45.A.excitedB.proudC.anxiousD.angry46.A.wellB.againC.fairlyD.regularly47.A.discussedB.continuedC.countedD.argued48.A.nervouslyB.immediatelyC.strangelyD.suddenly49.A.promisedB.admittedC.wonderedD.discovered50.A.amistakeB.adecisionC.anattemptD.aneffort51.A.freeB.differentC.fullD.happy52.A.managedB.recognizedC.allowedD.reduced53.A.importantB.attractiveC.practicalD.interesting54.A.offeredB.servedC.controlledD.taught55.A.realizedB.apologizedC.imaginedD.explained
Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolinatheaward-winningcube-shaped立方体形状的beachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashed破碎topiecesbyHurricaneHugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989HugostruckSouthCarolinakilling18peopleanddamagingordestroying36000homesinthestatE.BeforeHugomanynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructedandenforcement执行ofbuildingcodeswasn'tstrictaccordingtoarchitectRayHuffwhocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhousE.InHugo'swakeallnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricterbetter-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan'sIslandshouldbeabletosurviveCategory3hurricaneswithpeak最高点的windsof179to209kilometersperhour.AtfirstsightthehouseonSullivan'sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshell外形makesitlooklikealargepartylantern灯笼atnightaccordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving蒙蔽.Thehouse'swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.TofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamageHuffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings木桩-longslendercolumnsofwoodanchored锚deepinthesanD.Pilingsmightappearinsecure不安全的buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehousE.Theyalsoliftupthehouseabovestormsurges波涛.Thepilingsallowthesurgestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.Theseswellsofwatercomeashoreatfantasticspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildingssaidHuff.Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyhiddenbythehouse'sground-to-roofshell.Theshellmasks掩饰thepilingssothatthehousedoesn'tlooklikeit'sstandingwithitspantlegspulledupsaidHuff.IntheeventofastormsurgetheshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehousethearchitectexplaineD.1.AfterthetragedycausedbyHurricaneHugonewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinearerequired_______.A.tobeeasilyreinforcedB.tolooksmarterindesignC.tomeetstricterbuildingstandardsD.tobedesignedintheshapeofcubes2.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause________.A.itisstrengthenedbysteelrodsB.itismadeofredwoodC.itisintheshapeofashellD.itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete3.Themainfunctionoftheshellis_______.A.tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouseB.togivethehouseabetterappearanceC.toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouseD.toslowdownthespeedoftheswellingwater4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheshellshouldbe________.A.funny-lookingB.waterproofC.easilybreakableD.extremelystrong
You'veheardofthefatsuitandthepregnancysuitnowmeetAGNES—theoldpersonsuit.AGNESstandsforAgeGainNowEmpathy换位体验SystemandwasdesignedbyresearchersatMIT'sAgeLabtoletyouknowwhatitfeelslike—physically—tobe75yearsold.ThebusinessofoldagedemandsnewtoolssaidJosephCoughlindirectoroftheAgeLab.Whilefocusgroupsandobservationsandsurveyscanhelpyouunderstandwhattheolderconsumerneedsandwantsyoungmarketersnevergetthat‘Ahha!’momentofhavingdifficultyopeningajarorgettinginandoutofacar.That’swhatAGNESprovides.Coughlinandhisteamcarefullyadjustedthesuittomakethewearerjustasuncomfortableasanoldpersonwhohasspentalifetimeeatingpoorlyandnotdoingmuchexercise.Specialshoesprovideafeelingofimbalancewhilebracesonthekneesandelbowslimitjointmobility.Glovesgivethefeelingofdecreasedstrengthandmobilityinthehandsandwristsandearplugsmakeitdifficulttohearhigh—pitchedsoundsandsofttones.Ahelmetwithstraps带attachedtoitpressesthespine脊柱andmorestrapsattachedtotheshoesdecreasehamstringflexibilityandshortensthewearer'sstep.AGNEShasbeenusedmostrecentlybyagroupofstudentsworkingonadesignofanupdatedwalker.Bywearingthesuittheycouldseeforthemselveswhatdesignandmaterialswouldmakethemostsenseforaphysicallylimitedolderperson.Coughlinsaidthesuithasalsobeenusedbyclothingcompaniescarcompaniesandretailgoodscompaniestohelpthemunderstandthelimitationsofanolderconsumer.AGNESisnotthedestinyofeverybodyhesaid.Sheisabadlybehavedladywhodidn'teatandexerciseverywell.Asecondarybenefitwe’vefoundwithAGNESisthatithasbecomeapowerfultooltogetyoungerpeopletoinvestintheirlong-termhealth.56.AGNEShasbeendevelopedto.A.maketheusersmorecomfortableB.1etusunderstandoldpeoplebetterC.helpoldpeoplemovemorequicklyD.producenewtoolsfortheold-agebusiness57.Accordingtothearticleyoungmarketersnever.A.feelthesamewayasoldpeopledoB.seetheeffortsoldpeoplemakeC.askwhatoldpeopleneedandwantD.sayAhha!whentheymeetwithdifficulty58.The3rdparagraphmainlytellsabout.A.howtheAGNESwearerfeelsB.howAGNEShasbeendevelopedC.howoldpeopleactD.howAGNESworks59.Anupdatedwalkerunderlinedmostlikelyrefersto.A.someonewhotravelsalotB.aphysicallylimitedoldpersonC.someequipmentthathelpsoldpeoplewalkD.acompanywhoseserviceinvolvesoldpeople60.WhichmaybeafactresultingfromthesecondarybenefitofAGNES?A.Youngpeoplerespectoldpeople.B.Old-agebusinessimprovestheirservice·C.Oldpeopleeatandexercisewell.D.Youngpeopleeatandexercisewell.
WhenyouarelittlethewholeworldfeelslikeabigplaygrounD.IwaslivinginConyersGeorgiathesummeritallhappeneD.IwasasecondgraderbutmybestfriendStephaniewasonlyinthefirstgradE.Bothofourparentswereatworkandmostofthetimetheyletusgoourownway.ItwasahotafternoonandwedecidedtohaveanadventureinStephanie'sbasement.AsIopenedthebasementdoorbeforeuslaythebiggestroomfullofamazingthingslikegunsdollsandoldclothes.Irandownstairsandspottedaredsteelcan.Itwaspaint.Ilookedbeyonditandtherelayevenmorepaintinbrightcolorslikepurpleorangeblueandgreen.StephanieIjustfoundusaprojectfortheday.Getsomepaintbrushes.Wearefixingtopaint.ShescreamedwithexcitementasItoldherofmysecretplansandimmediatelywegottowork.WegatheredallthebrusheswecouldfindandmovedallofourmaterialstomyyarD.Thereontheroadinfrontofmyhousewepaintedbigstripes条纹ofcolorsacrossthepavement人行道.Stripebystripeourcolorsturnedintoabeautifulrainbow.Itwasfantastic!Thesunwasstartingtosink.IsawacarinthedistanceandjumpedupasIrecognizedthecar.Itwasmymother.Icouldn'twaittoshowhermymasterpiecE.Thecarpulledslowlyintothedrivewayandfromthelookonmymother'sfaceIcouldtellthatIwasindeeptroublE.MymothershutthecardoorandwalkedtowardsmE.HereyesglaringsheshoutedWhatintheworldwereyouthinkingIunderstoodwhenyoumadecastlesoutofleavesandclimbedtheneighbors'treesbutthis！Comeinsiderightnow！Istoodthereglaringbackatherforaminuteangrybecauseshehadinsulted侮辱myart.Nowgocleanitup！MotherandIbegancleaningtheroaD.TearsrandownmycheeksasIsawmybeautifulrainbowturnintoblackcement.ThoughyearshavenowpassedIstillwonderwheremyrainbowhasgonE.IwonderifmaybewhenIgetolderIcanfindmyrainbowandneverhavetobrushitaway.Iguessweallneedsomesortofrainbowtobrightenourlivesfromtimetotimeandtokeepourhopesanddreamscolorful.56.Whatdidthewriterwanttodowhenhismothercamehome?A.TointroduceStephanietoher.B.Topreventherfromseeinghispainting.C.ToputthematerialsbackintheyarD.D.Toshowhisartworktoher.57.Inhismother'seyesthewriter________.A.wasabornartistB.alwayscausedtroubleC.wasaproblemsolverD.workedveryhard58.Theunderlinedwordrainbowinthelastparagraphrefersto______.A.therainbowintheskyB.thestripesonthepavementC.somethingimaginativeandfunD.importantlessonslearnedinchildhood59.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatparentsshould______.A.encouragechildrentopaintB.valuefriendshipamongchildrenC.discoverthehiddentalentinchildrenD.protectratherthandestroychildren'sdreams
OnmyfirstdayofteachingIfoundthatIspent85percentofmyenergydiscipliningand15percentteachingknowledgE.OfcourseIhadsomewonderfulseriousstudentswhowoulddowellwherevertheywereinlifebutothersworkedhardtopushthemselvestothelimit限度.AtnightIwenthomeexhaustedoftenneartears.WhatgavemetheideaIwantedtoteach?AndthentherewasMatthew.AfterschoolMatthewwouldcomeintomyclassroomtodusterasersoremptythewastepaperbasket.WhydoyoucomeintovisitmeIaskedhimonenight.Becauseathomenoonelistenstomewashisreply.LaterIfoundoutthattherewereelevenchildreninhisfamilywithMatthewnearthemiddlE.OnetimewhenhecametoseemehesaidMissAusmusthekidsaresayingthatyouandMrD.likeeachother.MatthewMrD.isanicemanandwebothteachsomeofthesamestudents.Heisnotmyboyfriendandit’snotsomethingthechildrenshouldbetalkingaboutanyway.AnothertimehesaidWillyouwaitformesoIcanmarryyouwhenIgrowupSorryMatthewbutthatwon’tworkIansweredinagentleway.WhenmybirthdayarrivedhismothermademeacakE.Shedelivered递送itafterschoolandasMatthewwascarryingituptheschoolstepshetripped绊倒droppingthecakE.Ifoundhimintears.ItoldhimthatbringingmeacakewasveryveryspecialwhetherIwasabletoeatitornot.AftermysecondyearofteachingIsaidgoodbyetoMatthewandhisfamily.Yearspassedandin1992Iwentbacktothelittletowntovisit.Matthew’sparentsstilllivedinthesamehousE.Hismothergreetedmewarmly.JanetshesaidThanksforallthetimeyouspentencouragingMatthew.Youtaughthimtobelieveinhimself.YouarethereasonhewenttocollegE.Ihadmadeadifferenceinthelifeofayoungboy.ButIwonder...didMattheweverknowthedifferencehemadeinmine?56.Bysayingothersworkedhardtopushthemselvestothelimittheauthormeantotherstudents________.A.wereforcedtochallengethemselvesB.madeeffortstochallengetheirclassmatesC.neededtobeencouragedtolearnD.dideverythingtheycouldtodowell57.WhydidMatthewvisittheauthorafterschool?A.BecausehehadlesscommunicationathomE.B.BecausehewonderedifshelikedMrD.C.Becausehedecidedtomarryherwhenhegrewup.D.Becausehewasgoingtocelebrateherbirthday.58.UndertheinfluenceoftheauthorMatthewbecame________.A.honestB.sincereC.confidentD.hardworking59.WhatdifferencedidMatthewmaketotheauthor?A.HeencouragedhertowinMrD.’slovE.B.Hemadeherbecomeenthusiasticaboutdisciplining.C.Hegaveherthecouragetocontinueteaching.D.HegothertounderstandwhatwastruelovE.
RecentlyoneofmybestfriendswhomI'vesharedjustabouteverythingwithsincethefirstdayofkindergartenspenttheweekendwithmE.SinceImovedtoanewtownseveralyearsagowe'vebothalwayslookedforwardtothefewtimesayearwhenwecanseeeachother.Overtheweekendwespenthoursandhoursstayinguplateintothenighttalkingaboutthepeopleshewashangingaroundwith.Shestartedtellingmestoriesabouthernewboyfriendabouthowheexperimentedwithdrugsandwasintootherselfdestructivebehaviour.Iwasblownaway!Shetoldmehowshehadbeenlyingtoherparentsaboutwhereshewasgoingandevenstealingouttoseethisguybecausetheydidn'twantheraroundhim.NomatterhowhardItriedtotellherthatshedeservedbettershedidn'tbelievemE.HerselfrespectseemedtohavedisappeareD.ItriedtoconvinceherthatshewasruiningherfutureandheadingforbigtroublE.IfeltlikeIwasgettingnowherE.Ijustcouldn'tbelievethatshereallythoughtitwasacceptabletohangoutwithabunchoflosersespeciallyherboyfrienD.BythetimesheleftIwasreallyworriedaboutherandexhaustedbytheexperiencE.IthadbeensofrustratingIhadcomeclosetotellingherseveraltimesduringtheweekendthatmaybewehadjustgrowntoofaraparttocontinueourfriendshipbutIdidn't.Iputthepoweroffriendshiptothefinaltest.We'dbeenfriendsforfartoolong.IhadtohopethatshevaluedmeenoughtoknowthatIwastryingtosaveherfromhurtingherself.Iwantedtobelievethatourfriendshipcouldconqueranything.AfewdayslatershecalledtosaythatshehadthoughtlongandhardaboutourconversationandthenshetoldmethatshehadbrokenupwithherboyfrienD.IjustlistenedontheotherendofthephonewithtearsofjoyrunningdownmyfacE.ItwasoneofthetrulyrewardingmomentsinmylifE.NeverhadIbeensoproudofafrienD.56.Inthewriter'sopinionherfriend________.A.wasagirlwithnoselfrespectB.couldfindabetterboyfriendC.wasbraveenoughtosticktoherownchoiceD.didn'tvaluethewriter'ssuggestion57.Whatdidthewriterworryabout?A.Shewouldlosethefriendshipwithher.B.Herfriend'sparentswouldbeworriedabouttheirdaughter.C.Herfriendwouldgetintogreattroublewiththeboy.D.Herfriend'sboyfriendwouldbeingreattroublE.58.WemaylearnfromParagraph3thatthewriter________.A.didn'twanttogoanywhereelseB.understoodherfriend'shangingwithherboyfriendC.couldn'tbelievethatherfriend'schoicewasacceptableD.doubtedthatshecouldinanywayhelpherfriend59.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.FriendshipstartingfromchildhoodisnotreliablE.B.FriendshipisacureforanyinjuryinlifE.C.Friendshipshouldbeeverlastingoncebegun.D.FriendshipcanhavemagicalpowerinlifE.
ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI'msorryIcan'tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican'twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso:Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststardingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Howlorigwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesitsdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There'snowaywecanfindodtwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit'sdownitwon'tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let'sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They'restillflyingaren'tthey?Iwouldn'tknowshesaidpointinoatthedarkscreen.Only'IT'knows.'It'can'ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordssoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.Somepeoplewentwhite;somepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickeD.theirluggagE.86.Thebesttitleforthearticleis_________.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningThingC.TheComputerof.theAirportD.AskingtheComputer87.WhatCouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers'questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.88.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Theauthorcouldn'tleaveforWashingtonbecauseoftheweather.B.Allthecomputersintheairportweredown.C.Thepassengerscouldgetontheplaneeventhecomputerwasdown.D.Thegirlknewnothingabouttheflightwithoutthecomputer.89.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A.amoderncomputerwon'tbedown.B.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers
IfeelveryexcitedatthethoughtthatinanotherweekIshallbewithyouagainonholiday.IhaveenjoyedmystayinEnglandverymuchindeeD.MrBrownandclassmatesarenicetomebutastheysayinEnglandThere_is_no_place_like_homeandIthinkyoufeelthisaboveallatChristmastimE.I’mleavinghereearlyonThursdaythe23rdandIshallarriveinBasleonFridaymorningsoIshallbehomesomewhereaboutlunchtimE.CanyoumeetmeatthestationasIshallhavealotofluggage?InsomeofmyearlierlettersIhavetoldyouallabouttheotherstudentsherewellIwanttoaskmyPolishfriendJantocomeandspendChristmaswithus.WillthatbeallrightHisfatherandmotherdiedlastyearhecannotgohomeforChristmasandhehasnofriendinEnglandexcepttheBrowns.Heisaniceboy.IknowyoualllikehimandIfeelsurehewillenjoyChristmaswithus.ItisveryshortnoticebutyouarealwayspleasedIknowifwebringourfriendshomE.HoweverIhavenotyetinvitedhimasIthoughtitwasbettertoaskyoufirst.Pleaseletmeknowassoonaspossibleifitwillbeallright.64.Thewriterwasveryexcitedatthethoughtthat________.A.shewouldbebackhomewithhernewfriendB.shewouldbewithherparentsinanotherweekC.herparentswantedtoseeherverymuchD.shewouldgoonstayinginEngland65.WhendidsheexpecttoarriveinBasle?A.OnThursdaythe23rD.B.OnFridaymorning.C.Thenextday.D.Theseconddayafterherholiday.66.Shewantedsomeonetomeetherbecause________.A.shewastoldtodosoB.shewouldbetiredoutafterthetripC.shewouldcarryalotofthingsD.shedidn’tknowwherethestationwas67.TheunderlinedsentenceThereisnoplacelikehomeinthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.thereisnotaplacethatthewriterlikesB.thereisnoplacethatthewritercanliveinC.thewriter’shomeisnotinLondoninfactD.thereisnoplacewhichisnotlikeahouse
Formostpeopleshoppingisstillamatterofwanderingdownthestreetorloadingacartinashoppingmall.SoonthatwillchangE.Electroniccommercetradeisgrowingfastandwillsoonbringpeoplemorechoices.Therewillhoweverbeacost:protectingtheconsumerfrombeingcheatedwillbeharder.ManygovernmentsthereforewanttoapplystreetregulationstotheelectronicworlD.Butpoliticianswouldbewisertoseecyberspaceasabasisforaneweraofcorporateself-regulation.Consumersinrichcountrieshavegrownusedtotheideathatthegovernmenttakesresponsibilityforeverythingforthestabilityofthebankstothesafetyofthedrugsortheirrightstorefundwhengoodsarefaulty.Butgovernmentscannotenforcenationallawsonbusinesseswhoseonlypresenceisonthescreen.Eveninacountrywhereaclearrighttocompensationexiststheon-linecustomerinTokyosaycanhardlygotoNewYorktogetarefundforaclothespurchasE.Oneanswerisforgovernmenttocooperatemore:torecognizeeachother’srules.Butthatrequiresyearsofworkandvolumesofdetailedrules.Andplentyofcountrieshaverulestoofancifulforsobercountriestoaccept.ThereishoweveranotherchoicE.Lettheelectronicbusinessesdotheregulationthemselves.Theydoafterallhaveaself-interestindoingso.Inelectroniccommerceareputationforhonestdealingwillbeavaluablecompetitiveasset.GovernmentstoomaycompetetobetrusteD.Forinstancecustomersorderingmedicineson-linemayprefertobuyfromtheUnitedStatesbecausetheytrusttherigorousscreeningoftheFoodandDrugAdministration;ortheymaydecidethattheFDA’srulesaretoostrictandbuyfromSwitzerlandinsteaD.Customerswillstillneedtousetheirjudgment.Butpreciselybecausethetechnologyisnewelectronicshoppersarelikelyforawhiletobealotmorecautiousthancustomersofthenormalsort.Andthenewtechnologywillalsomakeiteasierforthemtocomplainwhenacompanyletsthemdown.InthiswayatleasttheadventofcyberspacemayargueforfewerconsumerprotectionlawsnotmorE.46.Accordingtotheauthorwhatwillbethebestpolicyforelectroniccommerce?A.Self-regulationbythebusiness.B.Strictconsumerprotectionlaws.C.Closeinternationalcooperation.D.Governmentprotection.47.Incaseanelectronicshopperboughtfaultygoodsfromaforeigncountrywhatcouldhedo?A.RefusetopayforthepurchasE.B.GotothesellerandaskforarefunD.C.Appealtoconsumerprotectionlaw.D.ComplainaboutitontheInternet.48.Intheauthor’sviewbusinesseswouldplaceahighemphasisonhonestdealingbecauseintheelectronicworld________.A.internationalcooperationwouldbemuchmorefrequentB.consumerscouldeasilyseekgovernmentprotectionC.agoodreputationisagreatadvantageincompetitionD.itwouldbeeasyforconsumerstocomplain49.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinlicensingnewdrugstheFDAintheUnitedStatesis________.A.veryquickB.verycautiousC.veryslowD.rathercareless50.Ifacustomerbuyssomethingthatdoesnotmeethisexpectationwhatistheadvantageofdealingthroughelectroniccommerceoverthepresentnormalone?A.Itwillbeeasierforhimtoreturnthegoodsheisnotsatisfiedwith.B.Itwillbeeasierforhimtoattaintherefundfromtheseller.C.Itwillbeeasierforhimtogethiscomplaintsheardbyotherconsumers.D.Itwillbeeasierforhimtocomplainaboutthistothegovernment.
MymomisalwaysatworkandmysistersareneveraroundsoIhavenothingtodo.Myhouseisboring.ThetrainletsmeescapeandexplorE.Ihavebeentakingthetrainforfiveyears.I’velearnedthatit’sfastandconvenient.IliveabouttwomilesfromtheBlueLineImperialstation.Iliketakingthetrainbecauseitgivesmefreedom.Myfavoriteplacetogoisdowntown.ItakethetraintoMacy’sPlazainfrontofthe7thStreetStationtodosomeshoppingatBordersorVictoria’sSecretortogetsomethingtoeatatthefoodcourt.With25centsyoucantaketheDASHbusfromthestationtogettotheFashionDistrict.SinceIlikemakingaccessories首饰likeearringsIlovegoingtherebecauseofallmedealsonjewelrysupplies.IalsogototheAmericanApparelfactorybecausetheclothestherearecheaperandthestoreishugE.ItakethetraintotheMuseumofContemporaryArtwithfriendsonthefirstSundayofeverymonthsincewecangetinforfreE.WetouraroundthemuseumandgettodoanartprojectattheenD.Ilikegoingtothemuseumbecausetherearealotofwonderfulthings.Thecoolthingaboutthetrainisthatitconnectstoothertrainlineswhichletsyouseedifferentpartsofthecity.TheGoldLinerunsfromUnionStationnortheasttoPasadenaandnoweasttoEastL..A.TheRedLinegoesfromdowntowntoHollywooD.ThePurpleLinegoesfromUnionStationtoKoreatownandtheGreenLinegoesfromNorwalktoseveralbeaches.WhenIdon’tknowhowtogetsomewhereIgotomtA.nettypeinmystartingpointandendpointandgettimesandroutes.Ihardlyevergetlost.71.WecaninferfromParagraph1that________.A.thewriter’ssistersarealwaysbusywiththeirworkB.thewriterdoesn’tgetalongwellwithherfamilyC.thewriterdoesn’tknowhowtokilltimeD.thewriterdoesn’tlikestayingathomealone72.Whatdoesthewriteroftengotodowntownfor?A.ToeatpizzA.B.Todotheshopping.C.Tovisitherfriends.D.Tomakeaccessories.73.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatthewriter________.A.doesn’tlikespendingtimewithherfriendsB.oftentakesacourseofartappreciationinamuseumC.goestoamuseumsoastofindsomewonderfulthingsD.visitsamuseumwithherfriendsonceamonth74.Ifthewriterwantstogotosomebeachesshewouldtake________.A.theGoldLineB.theGreenLineC.thePurpleLineD.theRedLine75.Thewriterseldomgetslostbecause________.A.sheoftentakesamapwithherB.sheisfamiliarwitheverylineC.sheoftenhasatravelguidewithherD.sheoftenreferstoawebsiteforbusandtrainlines
Everybodyisafraidofsomething.That’swhatmorethan1700kidstolduswhenweaskedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsandaskedwhichonefrightenedthemmost.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey调查①ScarymoviesandTVshows②Scarydreams③Thunderstormshurricanes飓风andotherhorribleweather④Warandterrorism__行动⑤Soundsheardatnight.Butnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.AndwhatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdealforsomeoneelsE.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn’tonourlist.Whatisfear?Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it’sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat’sagoodthingbecausefearistheretoprotectus.We’rebornwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthatcouldbedangerous.ThebabycriesandtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorherhelpingthebabyfeelsafeandOKagain.Realvs.PretendThebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetoldertheyunderstandmoreandstartseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam’simaginationleadshimtothinkofwitcheshecantellhimselfWaitaminutE.They’reonlypretendthings.Idon’tneedtoworryaboutthem.Thesamegoesforthedark.Akid’simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.What’sundermybedIsthatathiefIhearWiththehelpofaparentkidscangetmorecomfortableinthedark.Usinganightlightorshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere’snothingtherecanhelpkidsfightthatfear.68.Whatdidthewriterfindoutfromthesurvey?A.Somepeoplehaveneverexperiencedfear.B.Kidsdon’tlikewatchingscarymovies.C.Allpeopleareafraidofsomething.D.PeopleoftencryloudlywhentheyarescareD.69.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.ThelistoffearsisnotcompletE.B.Thethingspeoplefearareofnobigdeal.C.Kidshavemorefearsthanpeoplethink.D.Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.70.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordpretendinParagraph4mean?A.Ugly.B.Usual.C.Unreal.D.Lovely.
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