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Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Thestreamswerelonggonebackintotheearth.Ifwedidn’tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysix-yearoldsonBillywalkingtowardthewoods.HewasobviouslywalkingwithagreatefforttryingtobeasstillaspossiblE.MinutesafterhedisappearedintothewoodshecamerunningoutagaintowardthehousE.Momentslaterhoweverhewasonceagainwalkinginthatslowpurposefullongsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour:walkingcautiouslytothewoodsthenrunningbacktothehousE.FinallymycuriositygotthebestofmE.Iquietlywalkedoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked;beingverycarefulnottospill洒出thewaterheheldinthem.Branchesandthornsslappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.HehadamuchgreaterpurposE.AsIlookedathimsecretlyIsawthemostamazingsitE.Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlayingonthegroundobviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterandheatexhaustionliftitsheadwithgreatefforttolapupthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy’shanD.IstoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartIhaveeverknownworkingsohardtosavealifE.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohitthegroundtheyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmorE.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGodHimselfwascryingwithpridE.21.Whydidtheauthorfollowherson?A.BecausetheremightbedangerB.BecausehersonwasdoingagooddeedC.BecauseshewascuriousD.Becausesheintendedtohelp22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.RainwasingreatneedatthetimeB..BillycarriedwaterwithhissmallhandsC.TherewerefewtreesinthewordsD.Billywalkedintothewoodsmanytimes23.Whichisthecorrectorderofthedevelopmentofthestory?①Theauthorwasmovedtotears②Billyfedthewatertothebabydeer③Billywalkedtowardsthelargedeer④Itbegantorain⑤TheauthorfollowedBillyintothewoodsA.⑤③②①④B.③②⑤①④C.④①③②⑤D.⑤②①③④24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ImportanceofWaterB.TheWaterofLifeC.HowtoSaveAnimalsD.AnimalsinDanger
TotravelaroundtheworldisthedreamofmanyadventurouspeoplE.ButveryfewpeoplecanaffordaglobaltourbecausehotelsfoodandairplaneticketsaretooexpensivE.Somepeoplehoweverhavethoughtofsomewaystorealizetheirdreams.LauraCodyandTanbayTheuneacouplefromBritaindecidedtotravelaroundtheworlD.Theyhavefoundagoodwaytopayfortheirtrips.Theylookafterpetsforrichhouseowners.InexchangetheycanstayinthehousesforfreE.Theyhavelookedafterhorsescowscatsdogsandfish.IntwoyearsthecouplehasbeentoAustraliaGermanySpainandItaly.Theyhavestayedinbigcitiesandsmallvillages.Thehomeownersareusuallyverygenerousandhavegiventhemfoodwineanddaytrips.AnotherpersonwhotriestorealizehertraveldreamisphotographerRhiannonTaylor.Shetravelsaroundtheworldtovisitreviewandtakephotosofthebesthotels.ShesharestheplacesshestaysandthefoodsheeatsontheInternetwithtensofthousandsoffollowers.Withthesewaysofmakingmoneytravelingaroundtheworldisnolongeradream.MoreandmoreyoungpeoplearethinkingcreativelytomaketheirdreamcometruE.25.Whydomostpeoplefeelhardtomaketheirtraveldreamcometrue?A.Becausetheycanhardlyfindhotels.B.Becausethefoodisnothealthy.C.Becausethecostoftravelishigh.D.BecausetheyareafraidofadventurE.26.Thebestwordtodescribethewayofrealizingthetraveldreamis.A.specialB.creativeC.richD.adventurous27.ItisknownfromthepassagethatLauraandTanbaypaidfortheirtripsby.A.stayinginthehouseforfreeB.beinggivenfoodanddaydrinksC.goingtoAustraliaandothercountriesD.lookingafterpetsforrichhouseowners28.AccordingtothepassageTaylorisaphotographerwhosharesherphotos.A.ontheInternetB.duringhertravelC.withhundredsoffollowersD.duringstayinginhotels
AtthetimeofchildhoodIoftenwonderedwhenIcouldhavethechancetogotothecity.WelivedonafarminthewinterespeciallywewerequiteoutofffromtheoutsideworlD.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatmylifehasitstoo.MoneyisabigadvantagE.Goingoutcostssomuchnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andtheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Aseverycoinhastwosidessodoeslivinginthecitywhichalsohasitsdisadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryoutasteincultureorentertainment娱乐活动.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising-andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Iscitylifebetterthanthecountrylife?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteens十几岁ortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.21.Whatwasthewriter'sdreamwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.Leavinghomeforthecity.C.MovingtothecountrysidE.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.22.Inthispassagethewritertriesto.A.persuadethereadertoliveinthecityB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflife23.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring推理.B.Bycomparing比较.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.
Firstlady’scampaignbringschangeWASHINGTONAP—Wal-Mart沃尔玛isputtingspeciallabels标签onsomeproductstohelpshoppersquicklynoticehealthierones.Millionsofschoolchildrenarehelpingthemselvestovegetablesfromsaladbarsintheirlunchroomsandkids’mealsatOliveGardenandRedLobsterrestaurantscomewithasideoffruitorvegetablesandaglassoflow-fatmilk.Thesechangesaretakingplacedueto由于thecampaignagainstchildhoodfatnessforwhichthefirstladyMichelleObamabeganfightingthreeyearsago.Fatnesshasbecomeaseriousprobleminthecountry.Aboutone-thirdofU.S.childrenareoverweightwhichputsthematincreasedriskforanynumberofdeadlyillnessesincludinghighbloodpressureandheartdiseasE.StillMrs.ObamafaceschallengE.Noteveryonewelcomeshereffort.Someblameherforgoingtoofarandsayshehasnorighttotellwhatpeopleshouldandshouldn’teat.Butnutrition营养supportersandotherspraiseherforusingherinfluencetohelpbringintereststothetablE.Theysaidthefirstladyhasraisedpublicawarenessaboutfatnesswhichwillhelpdecreasechildhoodfatnessrates.Thereisevidenceofsmalldecreaseinchildhoodfatnessratesinsomepartsofthecountry.NewYorkreporteda5.5percentdropinfatnessratesinkindergarteners幼儿园througheighth-gradersbetweenthe2006-07and2010-11schoolyears.InPhiladelphiathedropwas4.7percentamongstudentsingradesK-12.Fightingagainstchildrenfatnessishardworkbutit’swellworththeeffort.Thefirstladyisplanningapromotionaltour.Shehasbeentalkingupthecampaignagainstchildhoodfatnessondaytimeandlate-nightTVshowsandontheradio.ShealsoplansdiscussionsnextweekonGoogleandTwitter.We’vebeenspendingalotoftimeeducatingandre-educatingfamiliesandkidsonhowtoeatwhattoeatthefirstladysaiD.We’restartingtoseesomechangesandwe’restartingtoshowsomeimprovement.21.Whatisthepurposeofthecampaignstartedbythefirstlady?A.Tocallonhealthyeating.B.ToreducechildhoodfatnessratE.C.Toshowtheharmcausedbyfatness.D.Toeducatepeoplehowtoavoidillness.22.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThepopularityofhealthyfooD.B.Theimportanceofbalanceddiet.C.Children’spreferenceforvegetables.D.Thechangesbroughtoutbythecampaign.23.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutMrs.Obama??A.Sheisanexpertinhealthyeating..Shehaswonsupportofthewholenation.C.Sheshowsgreatconcernaboutchildhoodfatness.D.ShemakesgooduseofmediatoincreaseherinfluencE.
TheSpringFestivalasoneofthegrandestandmostimportantfestivalsissupposedtobeatimeforthewholefamiliestoreunitetogether.Howeveraspeople’senthusiasmfordigitalhongbaoincreasedtheamountofthetimetheyspendwithfamilymembersduringtheholidaydecreases.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticism批评overdigitalhongbaothatithasgivenrisetoawideberthtofamilyreunion.IusedtodiscussprogramsintheSpringFestivalGala春晚withmyfamilymembersbutthisyearIhardlyhadthetimetowatchthegalabecauseIwasstaringatmycellphoneallthetimesaidKanga30–yearoldradiostationeditor.IwenttoKaraokewithmycousinsduringtheholidayandIwasgraspingdigitalhongbaothewholetimeevenwhenIwassingingKaraokE.OnthelastdayoftheholidayIstartedtoregretspendingtoomuchtimeonthesedigitalhongbao.ThereforeinsteadoffightingforhongbaoIwatchedTVwithmymomthatnight.Ilefthomefeelingsorry!Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithmyparents.ButKangsaidregretcamewithasenseofachievementwhenhemanagedtobringclassmatestogether.NextyearIwillstillplaythegamebutwithlessmoneyandforasmalleramountoftimeKangsaiD.DongChenyuateacherfromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversitysaiditunfairtoblamehongbaofordestroyingfamilyreunion.Whentelevisionwasinventedpeopleaccuseditofstandinginthewayofface-to-facehumancommunication.ThesameaccusationcameupontelephoneandtextmessageserviceswhentheywerefirstinventeD.ThesamegoeswithdigitalhongbaoDongsaiD.Itdoesnothingbutoffersanewwayofhumancommunication.Therestispeople’schoicE.Aslongasnooneexpectstoearnmoneyfromthisandtakesthisasameansofgambling赌博it’sagoodwaytoimprovehumanconnectionsDongsaiD.25.TheunderlinedwordalienatedinParagraph1mostprobablymeans____.A.improvedB.encouragedC.separatedD.ended26.HowdidMr.KangfeelaboutdigitalhongbaoaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Hefeltregrettedspendingtoomuchmoney.B.Hehadastrongpreferenceforit.C.HewashappytospendtoomuchofhistimE.D.Hefeltasenseofguiltyingettingit.27.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Dongsaidaboutdigitalhongbao?A.Mr.Dongisinfavorofthedigitalhongbao.B.ItwillbeoutoffashioninnearfuturE.C.Lotsofpeoplewilluseittoearnmoney.D.Itwillbringustroubleinholidayreunion.28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpringFestivalReunionB.FamilyReunionDestructionC.NewHolidayEnthusiasmD.Double-edgedSword
Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifeforsports.Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatchingandonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.Thenumberofgunnershowevergrowsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulateadesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulationbutcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn'tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproveD.WildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalonE.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoottheyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.TheonlyanswerthenistobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeoplE.Nowitistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-buildingbutweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.Ifastheywouldhaveyoubelievegun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-characterthenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.25.Accordingtothetextmostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause_____.A.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacterC.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol26..Theunderlinedwordagonyinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.formB.conditionC.painD.sadness27.Accordingtothetextthefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually_____.A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafelyB.praisehuntingascharacter-buildingC.describehuntingasanexerciseD.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto_____.A.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlifeB.blamethemajorityofpeopleC.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building
In2014mybestfriend’smotherdiedofcancer.ItwasatragedybutasusualAlicemymotherusedherpowerofhealingandgothisfamilybackontheirfeet.IfyouaskedmyfriendsaboutmymothertheywouldsayThatwomanhasaheartofgolD.Iagreeonehundredpercent.IthinkthereasonwhysheissuchawonderfulpersonisthattheHolySpiritliveswithinher.SheisveryholyandhaspersuadedmetogotochurchwithhereverySunday.Aboutsixyearsagomymomdecidedtopursueherlifelonggoalofbecomingateacher.SheknewitwouldbehardworkraisingthreekidsdoinghouseworkandstudyingatthesametimE.Howevershebelieveditwouldpayoff.Whatmymotherdidn’trealizewasthatnotallthingspayoffinthisunfairworlD.Afterfourhardyearsofschoolshegraduatedonawarmspringday.ItwasunbelievablE.MyauntdroveupfromVirginiatocelebratethisfantasticday.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevercriedfrombeinghappy.It’sstrangehowfastalifecanchangE.TwomonthslatertheunpredictablehappeneD.Mymotherwasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosis多发性硬化症.IcouldnotbelievethiscouldhappenafterallthegoodshehaddoneforpeoplE.Iwasveryconfusedandcriedeveryday.MyfaithinGodjustdisappearedandsodidmymom’sdreamofbecomingateacher.ThenIdecidedImustmoveonwithmylifeandacceptthefactthatshemightnevergetbetter.SincemydecisionIhavefoundawonderfulgirlfriendwithwhomIplantospendtherestofmylife.ThroughtheyearsIhavealwaysbeenabletochangenegativesituationsintopositiveones.I’mhappywithmylifenow.25.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlice?A.HonestB.HelpfulC.GreedyD.Unconcerned26.WhatelsedidAlicehavetodowhenstudying?A.Driveacarandgotochurch.B.Teachstudentsandraisekids.C.Dohouseworkandteachatschool.D.LookafterchildrenandkeephousE.27.Accordingtothetexttheauthor’smother______.A.recoveredfromillnessB.nolongerhadfaithinGodC.didn’trealizeherdreamasateacherD.changednegativesituationsintopositiveonesunwillingly28.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.MotherGaveMeLifeExperienceB.FightingagainstKindsofDiseasesC.BeliefinGodBroughtMeGoodLuckD.HowtoBecomeaResponsibleandActiveMan
WhentheInternethitsanindustrytheresultisusuallyprettydramatiC.Newcomerswithrevolutionarybusinessmodelsblowawaytheoldestablishedplayers.ThinkwhathappenedtoKodakwhenphotographywentdigitalandwhathappenedtohighstreetbookshopswhenAmazongotgoing.Nowitistheturnofhighereducation.RightnowthischangeisfocusedontheMooc—shorthandformassiveopenonlinecourses.Essentiallythesearepackaged-uppiecesoflearningthatlastafewweeksareoftenputtogetherbyatopprofessoratatopuniversityandareavailabletoanyonewithacomputer.Enrolment登记isunlimitedtherearenoentryrequirementsandtheyarecompletelyfreE.Moocproviderswilltellyouproudlythattheirproductisnotanalternativetogoingtouniversityit’sanalternativetonotgoingtouniversity.OneofthebigplayersintheMoocworldisCourserasetupbyAndrewNgandDaphneKollertwocomputerscienceprofessorsatStanfordUniversityintheUnitedStates.AbouttwoyearsagoProf.NgdecidedtoputlecturesfromhisMachineLearningcourseonlinewithsurprisingresults:Iputoneofcoursesonlineanditreachedanaudienceof100000studentshesays.ToputthatnumberintocontextIusedtoteach400studentsayearatStanfordwhichmeanstoreachacomparablesizedaudienceIwouldhavehadtoteachatStanfordfor250years.IthinkMoocshaveahugepotential.Thetechnologythatallowsoneprofessortoteachnotjustonestudentbut100000reallychangestheeconomicsofhighereducationProf.Ngsays.Onceyouhavecreatedthecoursecontentitcostsalmostnothingtosighupanotherstudent.Whatthatmeansiswecanaffordtoconnecteveryoneinheworldtoagreateducation.29.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheNewWillReplacetheOldB.ScienceIsDevelopingVeryQuicklyC.GreatChangesTakePlaceEveryDayD.TraditionalIndustriesCanHardlySurvive30.WhatdowelearnaboutMoocs?A.TheyareusuallyverycheapB.TheyarelimitedtocollegestudentsC.TheyaregivenbyfamousprofessorsD.Theyhavelimittostudents’number31.Prof.NggavesomenumbersinParagraph5toshow________.A.thehigherqualityyouMoocsB.thelargeinfluenceofMoocsC.thegreatconvenienceofMoocsD.thequickdevelopmentofMoocs32.What’sProf.Ng’sattitudetowardsMoocs?A.UnclearB.DoubtfulC.ObjectiveD.Optimistic
SummerRainTheworstdaysofanysummeraretherainyones.Wespendallyearlookingforwardtoniceweatherandlonghotdays.Allofwinterwithitscloudydaysandbittercoldwedreamofthoseendlessdaysatthebeachlyingonthesandandenjoyingthebrightandburningsun.Andthensummercomesanditrains.AsachildIwouldwakeuptorainysummerdaysandcomeclosetocrying.Itwasn’t’fair.Wesufferedthroughmonthsofschoolandexperiencedbadweatherforthoseshorttenweeksoffreedomandpleasantweather.Onthoserainysummerdays.IhadnothingfuntodoandcouldonlysitinsidestaringoutattherainlikeabirdinacagE.Iwasanonlychildsotherewasnooneelsetoplaywith.MyfatherworkedfromhomesoIwasnottrulyalonebuthecouldnotactivelyplaywithmesincehewasatwork.ItwasthosedaysthatIwouldwatchwhateverwasontelevisionorreadanybooksthatIcouldfinlyingarounD.I’ddragthroughthedayandprayeachnightthattherainwouldnotbetherethenextday.AsanadultthoughmyopinionofsummerrainhaschangeD.Whenyouhavetoworkeverydaysummerisnotasexciting.Everythingseemsdull.Suchamindsetmakesyoucheerforanythingnewofdifferent.Ispendthewinterdreamingofsummerandthesummerdreamingofwinter.WhensummercomesIhatehowhotitis.AndthenIlookforwardtotherainbecausetherainbringswithitacoldfrontwhichmakesmecomfortablE.Rainydaysarestilltheworstdaysofthesummerbutsummerraintodaymeanspositivelybeautiful—andconsiderablycooler—weathertomorrow.21.Whentheauthorwasachildhe.A.hatedrainydaysB.likedstayingindoors.C.preferredcoolerweatherD.dreamedonsummerdays22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.wasoftenleftaloneathomeB.hadnobrothersofsistersC.preferredreadingtoplayingoutsideD.couldenjoythebrilliantsuninwinter23.Asanadulttheauthorviewssummerraindifferentlybecause.A.heknowsitwon’tlastlongB.hissummerholidayisveryshortC.rainmakestheweathercoolerD.hecanbetterdealwithhisholiday
Theslaverydrama12YearsaSlavewontheAcademyAwardforbestpictureonSundaymakinghistoryasthefirstmoviefromablackdirectortowinthefilmindustry’shighesthonorin86yearsoftheOscars.Cananyonetellmeyourideasaboutthismovie?----GreatMartin12YearsaSlaveisasurprisinglyunderwhelmingmoviE.Itismoveofastringofpictureaboutseveralheartlessandevilwhitemenandwomenwhoarejustmeanwithoutthemotivationofrunningaplantationontheirminds.Thereisverylittlecharacterdevelopmentandmostofthefilmreliesonwhattheaudiencealreadyknowsandfeelsaboutslavery.----GeminiJeffNeverhaveIbeenstunnedintoanemotionalsilenceafterwatchingafilminthetheater.I’vecomeoutoffilmsbeforethinkingMygodthatwasunbelievable’bikewhenIsawTheLordoftheRingforthefirsttimebutthisfilmjusthitsyouonanotherlevelentirely.Yousitthereafterit’soverwonderingifwhatyou’djustexperiencedwasteal.ThedayafteryoufeelthesamE.--PaulJohnsonThismovieisjustanaveragemovieaboutslavery.AreyoukiddingmesegregationmoviesareadimeadozenandthismoviebeatoutGravityforGoldenGlobes?GravityhasneverbeendonebeforE.12YearsaSlaveIwatchedonceandwillneverwatchagain.IwatchedGravity5timesandstillloveit.---DominionatorThismoviewasrealisticandengagingateveryseconD.EventhedramaticpauseswereworthwhileanddefinitelynotawasteoftimE.Thescriptinferredandhintedateventsratherthanjustplainsayingthemandthatwasgenius.Outstandingphotographyamazingspecialeffectsandtheactingistop-notch.Therewereafewpeoplethatwalkedoutduringsomescenes.Whatashame!---Apols29.ThemainpurposeofGreatMartin’swritingis_______.A.togiveabriefintroductionofthemovieB.tosharehisownopinionswithothersC.toinviteanswerstohisquestionD.toexplainwhyheasksthequestion30.Theunderlinedwordstunnedinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.puzzledB.shockedC.disappointedD.concerned31.Amongthefourspeakerswhomadepositivecommentsonthemovie?A.GeminiJeffandPaulJohnsonB.PaulJohnsonandDominionatorC.GeminiJeffandDominionatorD.PaulJohnsonandApols32.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesPaulJohnson’sideasabout12YearsaSlave?A.ItleavelittleroomforcharacterdevelopmentB.ItreachestheheightofTheLordoftheRingsC.Itdoesn’tdeservesuchhighpraiseD.Itamazestheaudiencewithitsspecialeffects.
AtanairportIoverheardanoldfatherandhisdaughterintheirlastmomentstogether.ThefathersaidtohisdaughterIloveyouIwishyouenough.Shesaid:Daddyourlifetogetherhasbeenmorethanenough.YourloveisallIeverneeded.IwishyouenoughtooDaddy.Theykissedgood-byeandsheleft.HewalkedovertowardthewindowwhereIwasseated.IcouldseetheoldmanwantedtocryHestoppedandaskedmeDidyoueversaygood-byetosomeoneknowingitwouldbeforever?YesIhaveIreplied.SayingthatbroughtbackmemoriesIhadofexpressingmyloveandappreciationforallmydadhaddoneformE.Forgivemeforaskingbutwhyisthisaforevergood-bye?Iasked.Iamoldandshelivesmuchtoofaraway.Ihavechallengesaheadandtherealityis-hernexttripbackwillbeformyfuneralhesaid.Whenyouweresayinggood-byeIheardyousayIwishyouenough.''MayIaskwhatthatmeans?Hebegantosmile.Thatisawishthathasbeenhandeddownfromothergenerations.Hepausedforamomentandlookingupasiftryingtorememberitindetailhesmiledevenmore.Whenwesaiditwewerewantedtheotherpersontohavealifefilledwithenoughgoodthingshecontinuedandthenturningtowardmehesharedthefollowingasifhewererecitingitfrommemory.Iwishyouenoughsuntokeepyourattitudebright.Iwishyouenoughraintoappreciatethesunmore.Iwishyouenoughhappinesstokeepyourspiritalive.Iwishyouenoughpainsothatthesmallestjoysinlifeappearmuchbigger.Hethenbegantosobandwalkedaway.21.Howdidthefatherfeelashewasseeinghisdaughteroffattheairport?A.SaD.B.DisappointeD.B.ExciteD.D.Regretful.22.Thefather’squestioninthesecondparagraph___________.A.movedtheauthordeeplyB.hurttheauthor’sfeelingsC.calleduptheauthor’smemoriesD.taughttheauthoralessononlife23.Whydidthefathertreatthisseparationasaforevergood-bye?A.Becausetheyhadlivedtogethertoolongtokeepon.B.Becausehehadknownthathewasgoingtodieverysoon.C.Becausehisdaughterwouldn’tcomebacktovisithimagain.D.Becauseitwashardforhisdaughtertotripbackbeforehisdeath.24.WhatdoesenoughinthesentenceIwishyouenoughprobablyreferto?A.Manygreatmemoriesofthepast.B.Abundantgoodthingsinone’slifE.C.Enoughwishesfromothergenerations.D.Muchhappinesstokeepone’sspiritalivE.
A.thiefwhodroppedawinninglotteryticketatthesceneofhiscrimehasbeengivenalessoninhonesty.Hisvictimwhopickeduptheticketthenclaimedthe$25000prizemanagedtotracehimandhandedoverthecash.TherobberyhappenedwhenmathsprofessorVinicioSabbatucci58waschangingatireonanItalianmotorway.Anothermotoristwhostoppedtohelpstoleasuitcasefromhiscaranddroveoff.TheprofessorfoundthedroppedticketandputitinhispocketbeforedrivinghometoAscoliineasternItaly.NextdayhesawthelotteryresultsonTVandtakingouttheticketrealizeditwasawinner.Heclaimedthe60millionlire里拉prizE.ThenhebeganabattlewithhisconsciencE.FinallyhedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitehavingbeenrobbeD.HeadvertisedinnewspapersandontheradiosayingI’mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedmE.Ihave60millionlireforhim—alotterywin.PleasemeetmE.Anonymity匿名guaranteeD.ProfessorSabbatuccireceivedhundredsofcallsfrompeoplehopingtotrickhimintohandingthemthecash.Buttherewasonevoiceherecognizedandhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.Therobbera35‐year‐oldunemployedfatheroftwogavebackthesuitcaseandburstintotears.Hecouldnotbelievewhatwashappening.Whydidn’tyoukeepthemoney?heaskeD.TheprofessorrepliedIcouldn’tbecauseit’snotminE.Thenhewalkedoffspurningthethief’sofferofarewarD.61.ThesentenceThenhebeganabattlewithhisconsciencE.inParagraph2impliesallofthefollowingexceptthat_________.A.heknewwhatheshoulddoassoonashesawthelotteryresultsB.hehesitatedaboutkeepingthemoneyforsometimeC.hethoughtforamomentofavenginghimselfontherobberD.hecametorealizethathonestyismoreimportantthanmoney62.HundredsofpeoplephonedProfessorSabbaturccibecausethey_________.A.wantedtomakefunofhimB.hopedtogetthemoneyC.knewwhotherobberwasD.lostthelotteryticket63.Howdidtherobberfeelwhenthevictimwantedtofindhim?A.ExcitedB.FrightenedC.AshamedD.Incredible64.Thewordspurninginthelastsentencecanbereplacedby__________.A.acceptingB.claimingC.rejectingD.cancelling65.Ifthestoryappearsinanewspaperthebesttitlemightbe__________.A.A.Thief’sLuckyDayB.A.PopularMathsProfessorC.A.MagicLotteryD.A.RewardofHonesty
①TherearesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelifE.②ForonethingthereareseveralsimilaritiesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelifE.Firstthemostimportanttaskinhighschoolandcollegelifeisbothstudying.Studyingisthemostimportanttaskasastudent.SecondweneedagoaltofightforinbothhighschoollifeandcollegelifE.ToleadameaningfullifewehavetosetupagoaltoachievE.③ForanothertherearealsosomedifferencesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelifE.Firstourstudyingisalsothebiggestdifferences.Inhighschoolwearerequiredtofollowourteachers’stepsandfinishtheirhomeworkeveryday.Whileincollegetherearenoteachersgivingsuchdetailedrequirementstousandwecanchoosestudyornotaccordingtoourownwilling.Whatandhowtostudytotallydependsonus.Thereforetheabilityofself-controlisveryimportantincollegelifE.Secondtheflexibility灵活性oftimeisanotherdifferencE.Inhighschoolwehavenomuchleisure空闲exceptforourtimeofstudy.HoweverincollegewehavemuchleisurecontrolledbyourselvesexceptthetimeofclassesandwehavemoretimetodowhatwelikE.Finallycollegelifeismuchmorevariousandrich.Besidesstudywecanattendmanyotheractivitieswhichmakeourcollegelifemorewonderful.④InshorttherearebothsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelifE.Howevernomatterwhichperiodweareinweneedtomakefulluseofeverydaysothatwewillneverfeelregretful.42.Whattotallydependsonusstudentsincollegelife?A.Whototeachus.B.Whenandwheretostudy.C.WhatandhowtostudyD.Whethertofollowtheteachers’steps.43.Howmanydifferencesaretherebetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelife?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five44.Whichisthecorrectstructureofthepassage?A.①②--③④B.①②--③--④C.①--②--③④D.①--②③--④45.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.CollegelifeB.HighschoollifeC.HighschoollifeandcollegelifeD.Highschoolandcollegerequirements.
Switchingthelightsofforwearingablindfold蒙眼布whileeatingcouldbeafastwaytoloseweightaccordingtoscientists.Thesimpletrickworksbecauseitstopsdinerseatingforpleasureratherthanforcalories.Italsotriggers引发apartofthebrainthatisworriedthatunseenfoodmaygobaD.AnexperimentbytheUniversityofKonstanzinGermanyfoundthatpeoplewhowereblindfoldedconsumedninepercentfewercaloriesbeforetheyfeltfullcomparedtothosewhocouldseE.Theyalsovastlyoverestimated高估howmuchtheyhadeatenbecausetheycouldnotseehowmuchwasleftontheplatE.Blindfoldedvolunteersestimatedtheyhadeaten88percentmorethantheyactuallyhaD.Scientistsbelievethatnotseeingfoodonthetablealsoallowsthebodytoknowwhenitisfullinrealtimeratherthanrememberingpastexperienceswhereitmighthavetakenafullplatetofeelfull.Intheexperiment50peoplewereblindfoldedand40wereallowedtoseetheirfooD.Allweretoldnottoeatwithintwohoursoftheexperiment.Theywerethengiventhree95gbowlsofchocolateicecreamandinvitedtoeatfor15minutes.Theirbowlsweretakenawayandtheremainingice-creamweighedwhiletheparticipantswerequizzedonhowmuchtheythoughttheyhadeaten.Onaveragethegroupwhocouldseeate116gwhiletheblindfoldedgroupsate105g.Howevertheblindfoldedgroupbelievedtheyhadeaten197gwhilecomparedwith159gforthenon-blindvolunteers.Theywerealsoaskedhowpleasanttheice-creamtastedandtheblindfoldedgroupratedlowerthanthosewhocouldseE.Theexperiencedpleasureofeatingwassignificantlylowerintheblindfoldedgroup.NotseeingthefoodmighthavedecreasedtheappetitE.SightplaysanimportantroleintheeatingexperienceandintheoveralldiningexperiencE.PreviousstudieshaveshownthatthevisualinfluenceoffoodplaysalargepartinthetastE.Whilerestaurantsthatallowdinerstoeatinthedarkstatethatittriggersothersensesinfacteatingindarknessislikelytotastefarmilderthanusual.32.Withthelightsoutdinerseatlesspartlybecause______.A.theywanttoquicklyfinishtheirmealsB.theyworryaboutthequalityofthefoodC.theyfocusmoreonfunthanthecaloriesD.theytrusttheirfeelingsmorethanever33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheblindfoldedgroup______.A.spentamuchlongertimeeatingthesamefoodB.thoughtthefoodtastedbetterthanusualC.dependedonpastexperiencestofeelfullD.believedtheyatemorethantheyreallydid34.Thelasttwoparagraphstellusthat______.A.findingsofthisexperimentdifferfromthepreviousstudiesB.sensesratherthansightplayanimportantroleinthetasteC.dinersarelikelytolosetheirappetiteeatingindarknessD.restaurantsbenefitalotfromallowingdinerstoeatinthedark35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.informthereadersoftheresultofanexperimentB.offerreasonsforpeopletoeatinthedarkareasC.providestatisticsrelatedtoeatinginthedarkD.persuadethereaderstoloseweightinanewway
Icantellyoufromexperiencebothprivateandpublicschoolshaveonethingincommon.Lookaroundyourschool.Whatdoyousee?Beautifulbuildings?Goodteachers?I’lltellyouwhatIsee:theneedtohavethemostexpensiveclothingnewestphonemostexpensivecaretC.Thinkaboutit.Doyoufindyourselfwantingtoone-up胜过yourfriends?Behonest.IknowIhaveatsomepointintimE.InmyschoolparkinglotforexampletherearemoreBMW’sandMercedesthanonecouldpossiblyimaginE.WhenIlookatmy2006HondaCRVthebutterfliesinmystomachstartflappingtheirwingswildly.Dopeoplelookatmedifferentlybecausemycarisold?Whataboutmyphone?Whatabouttextmessaging?Earlierthisyearinmystatisticsclassmyteacheraskedourclasshowmanytextseachstudentreceivedinthepast24hours.MycountwastwelvE.Twentyminuteslaterpeoplestartedtocomeupwiththeanswersof200ormorE.I.firmlybelievethatpeoplewereincompetitionwitheachother.Whocouldgetthemosttexts?HavingonlytwelvetextssenttomemademefeelterriblE.Wasitbadthathardlyanyonehadtextedme?MyteacherwouldneverhavethoughtthathisquestionwhichintendedabetterunderstandingofthecoursemademeuncomfortablE.Howaboutthedifferencebetweengradelevelsinhighschool?Comeon.Thereisadistinctdifferencefrombeingaseniorandafreshman.Atgatheringstheseniorclassboos喝倒彩everyothergradesometimescausingfights.BeingaseniorIdon’twanttomakenegativecommentsonpeopleinothergradelevels.Highschoolishardenoughasitis.Freshmensophomoresandjuniorsdon’tneedfourhundredstudentstoremindthem.TryingtoimpresseveryoneisharD.Mostofthestresswehaveasteensislivinguptoeveryoneelse’sexpectations.Theonlypeopleweneedtoimpressareourselves.Beincompetitionwithyourselfandyou’llliveahappierlifE.71.Whatisthecomonthingbeteenprivateandpublicschoolsaccordingtothewriter?A.Goodteachingresourses.B.Greatneedforadvancedtechnology.C.Students’competitionformaterialthings.D.Havingabeautifulenvironment.72.Howdoesapersonfeelifhehasabutterflyinhisstomach?A.ProuD.B.Nervous.C.Confident.D.Angry.73.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentsaboutthenumberofthetextstheyreceived?A.Itwasconnectedwithwhathewasteaching.B.Hewantedtolearnabouttheirsocialhabits.C.Hewantedtomakehisclassinteresting.D.Hetriedtostopthemtextinginhisclass.74.Wecanlearnfromthefourthparagraphthat_________.A.thewriterfindsithardtogetonwellwithothersB.thewriterisaconsideratepersonC.studentsinlowergradesshouldberemindedtobehavewellD.fightsandquarrelsarecommonbetweendifferentgrades75.Toliveahappierlifeteensareadvised_________.A.tostopbuyingexpensivethingsB.todothingsastheyareexpectedC.toleaveagoodimpressiononothersD.tostopcompetingwithothers
LastyearIcalledemergencyservicesbecauseIfoundmypartnerunconsciousonthefloor.WithinminutesapolicecarandambulancearrivedfilledwithpolicedoctorsandnurseswhomovedmypartnerawaytotheemergencydepartmentwherehereceivedthecriticalcarethatheneedeD.AweeklaterstillmarvelingattheimpactofahandfulofstrangersIwrotethank-younotestothosehelpfulpoliceanddoctorsandnursesandbakedforthem.Itwasasmallgesturewithabigimpact.WhenIdroppedoffcakesatthepoliceandfirestationstheythankedmeforthegifts.IdroveawayfeelinglightandhappypartlybecauseI’ddoneagooddeedbutmostlybecauseIwasamazedthatthereareselflesspeoplewhodolife-savingworkandexpectnothinginreturn.Researchhasshownthatsharingthoughtsofgratitudeandperformingactsofkindnesscanboostyourmoodandhaveotherpositiveeffectsonyourhealth.Whenyoufeelthankfulforthingsyou’vereceivedorsomethingthat’shappenedthat’sgratitudE.It’simpossibletofeelitinavacuum;othersarealwaysresponsiblewhetherthey’relovedonesstrangersorahigherpower.GratitudeishowyourelatetootherswhenyouseeyourselfinconnectionwiththingslargerthanyourselfRuchsays.Todaymanypeopledon’tstoptoappreciatewhattheyhavemuchlessexpressgratitudE.Ourinstant-gratificationlifestylemaybetoblamE.WithcommercialandsocialmediaeverythingisspeedingtheyoungergenerationtomakethemfeelthattheyarethecentreoftheuniversesaysTamikoZablithfounderoftheLondon-basedetiquetteconsultingfirmMindingManners.Ifit’sallaboutthemwhythankothers?Whynotthankothers?Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoexpressgratitudeincreasetheirhappinesslevelslowertheirbloodpressurelevelsgetbetterqualitysleepimprovetheirrelationshipshaveapositiveimpactontheirdepressionlevelsandarelessaffectedbypain.Becausegratitudeisafairlynewfieldofstudyresearchersarestilltryingtoidentifyitscause-and-effectrelationshipwithvarioushealthbenefits.61.Theauthor’spartnerwassavedlargelydueto_____________.A.hisgoodluckB.therescuers’jointeffortsC.theauthor’simmediatereactionD.hisreceivinggoodtreatment62.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasthesimilarmeaningwiththeunderlinedsentence?A.TohelpothersoutisavirtuetoeveryonE.B.Helpingotherswillbenefityourselfaswell.C.Casualhelpwillmakeabigdifferencetoothers.D.Don’tmissdoinganygoodthinghoweverinsignificantitis.63.Thefirsttwoparagraphsserveas______________.A.anintroductiontothetopicofthetextB.adescriptionofhispartners’beingsavedC.anexplanationofthepolice’spersonalvaluesD.awayofexpressingtheauthor’sgratitude64.Whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A.ManypeoplearewillingtoexpresstheirgratitudE.B.ThegratitudetrainingshouldbecarriedoutatanearlyagE.C.Sayingthank-youcanhavepositiveeffectsonyourphysicalandmentalhealth.D.Researchershaveknowntherelationshipbetweengratitudeandhealthbenefits.65.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthistext?A.ThepowerofgratitudeB.MypassionforgratitudeC.Mypartner’srescueD.People’sattitudetogratitude
Switchingthelightsofforwearingablindfold蒙眼布whileeatingcouldbeafastwaytoloseweightaccordingtoscientists.Thesimpletrickworksbecauseitstopsdinerseatingforpleasureratherthanforcalories.Italsotriggers引发apartofthebrainthatisworriedthatunseenfoodmaygobaD.AnexperimentbytheUniversityofKonstanzinGermanyfoundthatpeoplewhowereblindfoldedconsumedninepercentfewercaloriesbeforetheyfeltfullcomparedtothosewhocouldseE.Theyalsovastlyoverestimated高估howmuchtheyhadeatenbecausetheycouldnotseehowmuchwasleftontheplatE.Blindfoldedvolunteersestimatedtheyhadeaten88percentmorethantheyactuallyhaD.Scientistsbelievethatnotseeingfoodonthetablealsoallowsthebodytoknowwhenitisfullinrealtimeratherthanrememberingpastexperienceswhereitmighthavetakenafullplatetofeelfull.Intheexperiment50peoplewereblindfoldedand40wereallowedtoseetheirfooD.Allweretoldnottoeatwithintwohoursoftheexperiment.Theywerethengiventhree95gbowlsofchocolateicecreamandinvitedtoeatfor15minutes.Theirbowlsweretakenawayandtheremainingice-creamweighedwhiletheparticipantswerequizzedonhowmuchtheythoughttheyhadeaten.Onaveragethegroupwhocouldseeate116gwhiletheblindfoldedgroupsate105g.Howevertheblindfoldedgroupbelievedtheyhadeaten197gwhilecomparedwith159gforthenon-blindvolunteers.Theywerealsoaskedhowpleasanttheice-creamtastedandtheblindfoldedgroupratedlowerthanthosewhocouldseE.Theexperiencedpleasureofeatingwassignificantlylowerintheblindfoldedgroup.NotseeingthefoodmighthavedecreasedtheappetitE.SightplaysanimportantroleintheeatingexperienceandintheoveralldiningexperiencE.PreviousstudieshaveshownthatthevisualinfluenceoffoodplaysalargepartinthetastE.Whilerestaurantsthatallowdinerstoeatinthedarkstatethatittriggersothersensesinfacteatingindarknessislikelytotastefarmilderthanusual.32.Withthelightsoutdinerseatlesspartlybecause______.A.theywanttoquicklyfinishtheirmealsB.theyworryaboutthequalityofthefoodC.theyfocusmoreonfunthanthecaloriesD.theytrusttheirfeelingsmorethanever33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheblindfoldedgroup______.A.spentamuchlongertimeeatingthesamefoodB.thoughtthefoodtastedbetterthanusualC.dependedonpastexperiencestofeelfullD.believedtheyatemorethantheyreallydid34.Thelasttwoparagraphstellusthat______.A.findingsofthisexperimentdifferfromthepreviousstudiesB.sensesratherthansightplayanimportantroleinthetasteC.dinersarelikelytolosetheirappetiteeatingindarknessD.restaurantsbenefitalotfromallowingdinerstoeatinthedark35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.informthereadersoftheresultofanexperimentB.offerreasonsforpeopletoeatinthedarkareasC.providestatisticsrelatedtoeatinginthedarkD.persuadethereaderstoloseweightinanewway
TheCrownePlazaHotelinCopenhagenisofferingafreemealtoanyguestwhoisabletoproduceelectricityforthehotelonanexercisebikelinkedtoagenerator发电机.Theideaistogetpeoplefitandreducetheircarbonfootprint足迹.Guestswillhavetoproduceatleast10watthoursofelectricity—roughly15minutesofcyclingforsomeoneofaveragefitness.GuestsstayingatPlazaHotelwillbegivenmealticketsworth$36oncetheyhaveproduced10watthoursofelectricity.Thebicycleswillhavesmartphonesattachedtothehandlemeasuringhowmuchpowerisbeinggeneratedforthehotel.Theplanaworld-firstwillstarton19Aprilandrunforayear.Onlyguestsstayingatthehotelwillbeabletotakepart.FrederikkeToemmergaardhotelspokeswomansaidManyofourvisitorsarebusinesspeoplewhoenjoygoingtothegym.TheremightbepeoplewhowillcyclejusttogetafreemealbutgenerallyIdon’tthinkpeoplewilltakeadvantageofourprogrammE.Copenhagenhasacyclingtraditionand36%oflocalscycletoworkeachdayoneofthehighestpercentagesintheworldaccordingtothewebsitevisitcopenhagen.Dk.USenvironcntalwebsitetreehuggercomrecentlyvotedCopenhagentheworld’sbestcityforcyclists.BecauseCopenhagenisstronglyconnectedwithcyclingwefeltthebicyelewouldworkwellasasymbolofthehotel’sgreenprofile形象.IfsuccessfultheelectricbicyclemealprogrammewillbespreadtoallCrownePlazahotelintheUKthehotelsadinastatement.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefreemealprogramme?A.Topromotethehotel’sgreenideA.B.TomakethecityknowntotheworlD.C.Toattractpeopletothehotelrestaurant.D.Togetgueststostaylongeratthehotel.29.Howcanaparticipantgetafreemeal?A.Bybecomingaprofessionalcyclist.B.Bycyclingtoproducesomeelectricity.C.BylikingasmartphonetoabicyclE.D.Bymonitoringhisorhercarbonfootprint.30.Whoaremostlikelytoenterfortheprogramme?A.ThepoorlocalpeoplE.B.Theenvironmentactivist.C.Health-conscioushotelguests.D.VisitorsfondofCopenhagenfooD.31.Accordingtoparagraph3.Copenhagenhasoneoftheworld’s.A.bestchainhotelsB.greenestnaturalenvironments.C.longestbikepathsD.highestratesofpeoplecyclingtowork
LastyearmyboyfriendsuggestedthatIshouldruntheLondonmarathon马拉松andIlaugheD.HelaughedtoobuthelaughedtoolongandtoolouD.Thatmademethink.Irealizedthathedidn'tbelievethatIcoulddoit.ThatmademeangryanddeterminedNowheknowsthatIcan!Trainingwasn'teasybutIkeptgoing.Ididn'tneedspecialtrainingbutIdidneedtobuyverygoodshoes.EachdayIwentalittlefurther.BytheendofthreemonthsIwasrunningfivedaysaweek.SometimesintheeveningsIran10kmonSundaymorningsIsometimesranabout30km.Iusedtocomehomehaveashowerandeatmybreakfast.Ifeltwonderful!OnthedayoftheraceinLondonIlinedupwithabout30000otherrunners.Thefasterrunnerswereatthefrontwhileslowerrunnerslikemewereplacedfurtherback.Inthatwaytheprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnerswerenotsloweddownbytheamateurs业余爱好者.Atfirstthereweresomanyrunnersclosetogetherthatwewerealmostfallingovereachother.Wecouldonlyrunveryslowlybutthatwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantthatwedidn'trushofftooquickly.GraduallytherunnersspreadoutandtherewasmorespacE.Therewerethousandsofpeoplewatchingusalongtherouteandtheycheeredandclappedeveryoneeventheslowestrunner.Itwaswonderful!Forthefirst10kmIfeltveryhappyandmylegsfeltverycomfortablE.Howeverat15kmIgotapaininmysideandrunningbecamedifficultbutIkeptgoingandthepaindisappeareD.Atthe30km.arkIfeltextremelytiredandwantedtostopbutIkeptongoing.Icoveredanother3kmandthenIbegantofeelbetteragain.BythetimeIreachedthe35kmmarkIknewIwasgoingtogettotheendofthecoursE.Somehowthatconfidencemademefeellighterandfasteranditseemedasifmylegsflewoverthelastfewkilometers.IpassedhundredsofslowerrunnerssomeofwhomhadpassedmeearlierandIfeltwonderful!AsIcameroundthelastbend弯道andsawthefinishinglineIcouldseethreerunnersaheadofmE.Iracedpastallofthemtofinishtheraceinjustunderfourhours.Thewinnerhadcompletedtheracein2hoursand10minutesbutIdidn'tcare!Ihadrun42kmandcompletedmyfirstmarathon!27.Thewriter'sboyfriendlaughedatherbecauseA.hethoughtshecouldrunthemarathonB.he.didn'tthinkshecouldrunthemarathonC.hewantedhertorunthemarathonD.shewantedtorunthemarathon28.WhentheracebeganA.allthefasterrunnerswereaskedtostandbeforethosesloweronesB.manyrunnersfellovereachotherC.alltherunnerswereaskedtorunslowlyD.theprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnersranveryfast29.ThehardesttimeforthewriterwaswhensheA.hadrunfor15kilometersB.gotapaininhersideC.reachedthe30kilometermarkD.wasabouttoreachthefinishline30.ThepassagesuggeststhatitisbettertostartalongraceslowlyA.thantorunatthesamespeedallthetimeB.thantoruntoofastatthebeginningC.thantorunslowlyattheendD.thantorunveryfastallthetime
Trafficjams?Flightdelay?Youwon’tmindsomuchwhenyouarelisteningtosomethingterrifiC.TheColdfinchThisisabignoveleverybody’sbeentalkingaboutallfallandyouhaven’thadtimetoreaD.WhynottakeTatt’sbeautifulproseandwonderfulstorytellingtogo?HeaudioavailablefromnumerousonlineplatformsindigitalorCDformatisnarratedbyactorDavidPittu.StillFoolin’sEmNeedalaugh?Whodoesn’tthistimeofyear?Thebelovedcomedian’sbiographyisjusttheticketasCrystallooksbackonhis65yearswithhumorandhardwonwisdom.Readbythefunnymanhimself.TheCuckoo’sCallingUnlessyouhavebeentrappedinaprisonatHogwartsyouknowthisdetectivenovelbyRobertGallbraithwasreallywrittenbyJ.K.Rowling.Buthaveyouheardityet?TheaudioisnarratedbyactorRobertGlenister.MyStorybyElizabethSmartTheextraordinarilycourageousElizabethSmartkidnappedat14fromSaltLakeCitybedroomandrescuedalmostayearlatertellsherstoryinherownvoicE.LifeAfterLifeWhatifyoucouldliveagainandagainuntilyougotitright?KateAtkinston’snovelaboutUrsulaToddfirstbornin1910wasabigbitthisyearwithcriticsandreaders.TheaudioisnarratedbyactressFenellaWoolgar.WhenWeWeretheKennedysMonicaWood’smemoirabutfaithfamilyandgrowingupinthe60’satrikesachordineverybodywhoreadsit.Recordedbytheauthor.Let’sExploreDiabeteswithOwlsLet’sgetsnarled咆哮ineverykindoftrafficdelaywhilewelistentoseriouslyfunnystoriesreadbyDavidSedaris.Infactwe’rehopingforastormattheairportwiththisonE.21.Whatdothesevenbooksabovehaveincommon?A.TheycanallbelistenedtoB.TheyareallpopularnovelsC.TheyareallavailableonlineforfreeD.Theyareallwrittenbyfamouswriters22.Ifyouwanttoimproveyoursenseofhumoryouhadbetterchoose_____.A.TheGoldfinchB.StillFollin’sEmC.LifeAfterLifeD.WhenWeWeretheKennedys23.WhatdowelearnaboutTheCuckoo’sCalling?A.ItwasreadbyJ.K.RowlingB.ItdealtwitharomantictopicC.ItwaspublishedunderapennameD.ItwaswrittenbyRobertGalbraithandJ.K.Rowling24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TheGoldfinchisthebestsellerB.ElizabethSmarttellsusafictionalstoryC.KateAtkinsonisthemaincharacterofLifeAfterLifeD.Thelastbookinvolvesatrafficdelaycausedbyastorm
Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:aninterestingweekofpoetry.Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonething—theimportanceofspokenwords.InscienceandengineeringclassestheinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboarD.ButinthispoetryclasstheinstructorsjusttalkeD.Theydidn’twriteanythingontheboarD.Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjectsstudentsneedtofindlayers层次ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimpleclearandonthesurface;otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesn’thappenmuchinundergraduate本科scienceclassesbutitisimportantlateringraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities人文学科.BoththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperiencE.Onepoetryinstructorforexamplenowseestheimportanceofusingcarefulcleardefinitions定义whenheexplainsapoem.Healsoplanstobemoreinformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.Firsthumanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Secondthepoetryclasswasfun.OneengineerdecidedWeneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents.ButperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthisAlloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycanteachbetter.27.Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?A.TheteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboarD.B.Theteacherswereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.C.Thestudentswereprofessorsfromauniversity.D.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.28.Theexperimentwasdesignedtofindout________.A.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclassB.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudentsC.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclassD.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindsciencehard29.Findinglevelsofmeaningis________.A.importantforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesB.difficultforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesC.commonforundergraduatestudentsinscienceD.easyforundergraduatestudentsinscience30.Whatdidthescienceprofessorslearnaftertheexperiment?A.Theyshouldchangethewaytheyteach.B.A.poemcouldbeexplainedincleardefinitions.C.A.poetryclasscouldbemoreinformativE.D.TheirteachingwasanenjoyableexperiencE.
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