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Iclearlyrememberthedaywhenmylittlebrotherwasborn:January11994.Oneofmyfavoritefamilyphotosshowsmelyingwithmymotherinthehospitalbedhappybutun-awareofthesmallsleepingbabyinthebackgrounD.Istayedwithmygrandparentsfortheweekendofmybrother’sbirthexcitedaboutmynewbrotherbutnotyetawareofwhathavingalittlebrotherwouldmean.Ididn’ttrulyrealizewhatwasgoingonuntilwewereinthehospitalroomatDukeUniversity—coincidentally碰巧地thesameroominwhichIhadbeenborntwoyearsearlier.WhenIlookedatmybrotherforthefirsttimeIfeltamixtureoffearandinterest.LittledidknowthatsmallpinkcreaturewouldgrowuptobeoneofmyfavoritepeopleintheworlD.InrealitythoughIamtwoyearsolderthanmybrotherIammoreoftenthannottherealbabyinthefamily.IamverylackingwhenitcomestocommonsensE.InstructionsconstantlyconfusemeandIfrequentlyfindmyselftotallypuzzledbythingslikeknowinghowtostartthewashingmachineormanagethestoragesettingsonmyiPhonE.That’swhereGibsoncomesin.ThepoorkidhashadtoguidemethroughmoretasksthanIwouldcaretoadmitbuthenevercomplains.ThoughIshouldprobablybetoldtofigureitoutmyselfhealwayscomesthrough.I’menviousofhisabilitytoreadilyanswertheever-presentWhatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?questionatfamilygatherings.Beadoctorhesays—asolidanswercompletelyoppositetomyshakyoneWellI’manEnglishmajorso...MybrothertrulyismybestfrienD.Nooneunderstandsmebetterandthereisn’tanyoneelseIwouldwanttobestuckwithinourfamily.ImaynothaveaclearideaofwhereI’mheadedbutheisstuckwithmE.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Mybrotheristherealbabyinthefamily.B.Iamgrowingmoreslowlythanmybrother.C.InfactIseemtobelessmaturethanmylittlebrother.D.MybrothergetsmorelovefromthefamilythanIdo.26.Whatdoesthebrotheroftenhelptheauthordo?A.Helphimwithhisstudies.B.Helphimdealwithmanydailytasks.C.ComforthimwhenheisinabadmooD.D.Givehimadviceonhowtochooseamajor.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A.TheRealBabyintheFamilyB.MyStrangeFamilyGatheringsC.TheFeelingofHavingaBrotherD.StuckwithMe—MyNot-So-LittleBrother
AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolifE.FrankHurley’spictureswouldbeoutstanding----undoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journalism---iftheyhadbeenmadelastweek.Infacttheywereshotfrom1914through1916mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck海滩byacameramanwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Manyoftheimageswerestoredinanicechestunderfreezingwaterinthedamagedwoodenship.TheshipwastheEnduranceasmalltightNorwegian-builtthree-masterthatwasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamenandscientists27meninalltothesouthernmostshoreofAntarctica’sWeddellSeA.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforceapassagebydogsled雪橇acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCaptainRobertFalconScotthaddonE.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchback.AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwell-researchedstoryTheEnduranceadventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scott’slastjourneycompletedasbelayinatentdyingofcoldandhungercaughttheworld’simaginationandafilmmadeinhishonordrewcrowds.ShackletonaonetimeBritishmerchant-navyofficerwhohadgottowithin100milesoftheSouthPolein1908startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyagetomakemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurleyaconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarcticwashiredtomaketheimagesmostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublisheD.13.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?A.TheyweremadelastweekB.TheyshowedunderseasceneriesC.TheywerefoundbyacameramanD.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure14.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?A.FrankHurleyB.ErnestShackletonC.RobertFalconScottD.CarolineAlexander15.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyage?A.ArtisticcreationB.ScientificresearchC.MoneymakingD.Treasurehunting
Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’sarounD.It’scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21butsinceithascaughtoneventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetoseeandoftentasteawidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarketsitcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistencesuchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecialit’sstillworthatryasistheknobbly多疙瘩的Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelsE.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinettebutyou’llneedawarmshelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowitsoit’sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.Attheeventsyoucanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditionsandbecausethesearefamilyaffairschildrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruitincludingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards果园.IfyouwanttohavearealorchardexperiencetryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdalenearFavershaminKent.8.Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?A.Attendexperts’lectures.B.Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.C.Plantfruittreesinanorchard.D.Tastemanykindsofapples.9.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?A.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.Ithasaspecialtaste.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase＂apipedream＂inParagraph3mean?A.Apracticalidea.B.A.vainhope.C.Abrilliantplan.D.A.selfishdesire.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowhowtogrowapples.B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.D.Topromoteappleresearch.
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MoveoverPsy.There’sanewviralmusicvideoontheInternetthat’sgettingmillionsofpeopledancingandlaughing.PsyisasingerwhocreatedGagnamStyleamusicvideowhichfeaturedacatchytuneandinterestingdancE.ThenewmusicvideocalledTheFoxWhatdoesthefoxsay?hasrecentlygoneviral.At123000000viewsitmayevencatchuptoGagnamStylE.ThevideoasksthequestionWhatdoesthefoxsay?It’sagoodquestion.Anditseemsatleastaccordingtothemusicvideothereisnogoodanswer.Actorsinthevideodressupliketheanimalsthey’resingingabout.Oneofthebrothersdressesuplikeafox.Thereisasurprisingandsillydanceinthevideothattakestheviewerabitoff-guard.Thevideo’sappealisthesong’ssimplerhythmandcatchychorus副歌.Themakersofthevideoneverexpectedthevideotodowelloreventobetakenseriously.InfactitstartedoutasajokE.ThesongwaswrittenbytwobrothersfromNorwayVegardandBardYlvisKer.Thebrothershavetheirownlate-nighttalkshowinNorway.Theythoughtthevideowouldbesobadthatitwouldgivethemsomethingtotalkaboutontheirshow.OntheirwebsitetheysaythevideowassupposedtoentertainafewNorwegiansforthreeminutes—andthat’sall.Butpeoplestartedlovingit.Somepeoplesaythatonceyoulistentothedelightfullysillysongyouwanttolistentoitagainandagain.ThebrothershavebeenguestsonsomemajorNorthAmericantalkshows.Theysaythey’rehappyaboutthesuccessoftheirvideobuttheyknowthattomorrowsomethingelsecouldcomealongandbeevenbigger.28.WhatcanbelearntaboutthemusicvideoinventedbyPsy?A.ItfeaturedthetraditionalstyleofKoreanmusiC.B.Itwasdifficultforpeopletofollow.C.Itwasnamedafteranewvirus.D.Itcouldmakepeoplerelaxalot.29.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenewmusicvideoTheFox?A.Itcancatchtheviewers’hearteasilybyitsamusingtuneanddancE.B.ItfeaturesthesamestorywiththemusicvideoGagnamStylE.C.ItanswersthequestionWhatdoesthefoxsay?exactly.D.Ithastherealanimalsinthevideo.30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatnowadaysmostpeople______.A.liketoenjoymusicwithsimpleandeasystylE.B.havedifficultyinunderstandingtheviralmoviemusiC.C.areworkinghardfortheadvancementofclassicmusiC.D.aretiredofmanymusicvideoswhicharepopularizedthroughInternettooquickly.31.Theunderlinedwordoff-guardinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.AnnoyeD.B.OffendeD.C.UnexpecteD.D.RelaxeD.
SurvivingHurricaneSandy飓风桑迪NatalieDoan14hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockawayNewYork.LivingjustafewblocksfromthebeachNataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavesfromherhousE.It’stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecialshesays.OnOctober292012thatoceanturnedfiercE.ThatnightHurricaneSandyattackedtheEastCoastandRockawaywashitespeciallyharD.FortunatelyNatalie’sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity’sbridgecloseD.WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextdaytheyfoundtheirneighborhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie’sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfaraway.Allaroundherpeopleweresufferingespeciallytheelderly.Natalie’sschoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarilyattendaschoolinBrooklyn.InthefollowingfewdaysthemenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspiredNataliE.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.NeighborsdevotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuilD.Teenagersclimbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerlesshigh-risebuildings.MymomtellsmethatIcan’tcontrolwhathappenstomeNataliesays.butIcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit.Natalie’schoicewastohelp.Shecreatedawebsitepagematchingsurvivorsinneedwithdonorswhowantedtohelp.NataliepostedinformationaboutaboynamedPatrickwholosthisbaseballcardcollectionwhenhishouseburneddown.WithindaysPatrick’scollectionwasreplaceD.Inthecomingmonthsherwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids:Christopherwhoreceivedanewbasketball;CharliewhogotanewkeyboarD.Nataliealsoworkedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-neededsuppliestoRockaway.Hereffortsmadeherafamousperson.LastAprilshewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouseandhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChangE.Todaythescars创痕ofdestructionarestillseeninRockawaybuthopeisintheair.Thestreetsareclearandmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt.Ican’timaginelivinganywherebutRockawayNataliedeclares.MyneighborhoodwillbebackevenstrongerthanbeforE.59.WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricaneshefound_________.A.somefriendshadlosttheirlivesB.herneighborhoodwasdestroyedC.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklynD.theelderlywerefreefromsuffering60.AccordingtoParagraph4whoinspiredNataliemost?A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuilD.B.Thepeopletrappedinhigh-risebuildings.C.Thevolunteersdonatingmoneytosurvivors.D.LocalteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeoplE.61.HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?A.Shegavehertoystootherkids.B.Shetookcareofyoungerchildren.C.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp.D.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform.62.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A.LittlepeoplecanmakeabigdifferencE.B.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.Eastorwesthomeisbest.D.Technologyispower.
Feelinglonelyhasabiggerinfluenceonolderpeople’slifeexpectancy预期寿命thansmokingtopgovernmentadviserDavidHalpernsaidearlierthisyear.ThisshockingfactgiventhatlonelinessisreachinghighlevelsintheUK–with3.1millionover–65sgoingmorethanaweekwithoutseeingafriendorfamilymember–hascausedquiteadebatE.LaterretirementageisoneideaforhowthegovernmentmightrespondbutIthinkwecanmakeachangewithoutwaitingforanewlaw.Mysolution?Yupyouguessedit:theweB.OKI’mnotmadenoughtosuggestthatapieceofelectronicequipmentisamagicbullet灵丹妙药tolonelinessbutIdohandonheartthinkthatencouragingmoreolderpeopletogetonlineisthesimplestandcheapesttoolwecanequipthemwithsotheycanreawakenoldorformnewfriendships.OneofmyfavoritejobsasDigitalChampionisjudgingAgeUK’sInternetChampionoftheYearAwarD.Lookingthroughthisyear’sshortlistitwasobviousthateachparticipanthadbeensuddenlyfilledwithadesiretosocializebecauseofthewaythenethadwidenedtheirsocialcirclE.Readingtheshortlistwhatalsostruckmewashowfarfromrocketsciencegettingolderpeopleonlineis.Oneofthisyear’swinnersBrendahasagreatstorythat’sbothtotallyspecialandalsoverytypical.Brendafeltextremelylonelyafterherhusband’sdeath.SeveralmonthslatershegotonlinE.HavingquicklygotusedtousingthecomputerBrendaamazinglymanagedtomakecontactwithasoldierwhohadstayedwithherfamilyduringtheSecondWorldWar.Startinguptheirfriendshipagainaftermorethanhalfacenturyisthekindofmiracle奇迹theInternethasmadeusalmosttakeforgranted–butwhichwouldhavebeenalmostunthinkablejusttenyearsago.28.Whydidtheauthorsuggestthewebasasolution?A.Itisanall-purposetool.B.Itisstronglyadvisedbythegovernment.C.Itistheonlywayolderpeoplemakenewfriends.D.Itcansolvetheproblemoflonelinessinaneasyway.29.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheshortlist?A.ParticipantshadasimilarsocialcirclE.B.ParticipantsfounditdifficulttogetonlinE.C.ParticipantsbenefitedgreatlyfromtheweB.D.Participantskneweachotherbecauseofthenet.30.AsalonelyoldwomanBrenda_____.A.searchedhardforheroldfriendB.becameanewfriendofasoldierC.livedaloneformorethanhalfacenturyD.gotintouchwithanoldfriendonthenet31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FriendsOnlineB.DebateonLonelinessC.EncourageOlderPeopleD.HelpanInternetBeginner
Everyonelooksforwardtoprogresswhetherinone'spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesaperson'sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadabetterwayofdoingthings.Allthesehoweverremainstrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings.Howeveratthebackofthemindsofmanypeopleespeciallythosewhomissthegoodolddaysefficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunicationbecomesefficientpeopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywishto.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.WiththecommunicationgadgetssuchasmobilephonesandiPadspeopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.A.personalvisitcarrieswithittheadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson'spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheotherpersonoff.Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.UnskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedonE.Howeverwiththeimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexamplemanyhandcrafts手工艺品arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemandnowthatthesupplyisquickandefficientthedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.Neverthelesswemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Infactprogresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.ItisonlywithprogressandtheinventionofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstatE.NewtechnologyisrequiredforoldproductstostayolD.Itispeople'sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.TechnologyisflexiblE.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdependsonpeople'sattitudE.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoareunabletorethinktheirattitudesandviewsofsociety.WhenweacceptprogressandadaptittosuitourneedsanewpastiscreateD.70.AccordingtoParagraph1progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewillingto.A.liveabetterlifeB.lookforbettermethodsC.changewaysoflivingD.accepttechnologyandadvancesteadily71.Theunderlinedwordgadgetsisclosestinmeaningto.A.toolsB.messagesC.barriersD.skills72.Theauthorexplainsefficiencycomeswithapriceby.A.describingaprocessB.usingexamplesC.followingtimeorderD.makingclassification73.Comparedwithhome-madehandicraftsmachinemadeproducts.A.lackgreataccuracyB.lackthepersonaltouchC.areofhighvalueD.arequitewelcome74.WhatcanbelearnedabouttechnologyfromParagraph4?A.Itcandestroyoldtraditions.B.Itcanleadtosocialprogress.C.Itcanbeusedtocorrectmistakes.D.Itcanbeusedtopreserveoldproducts.75.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.ProgresscansuittheneedsofdailylifE.B.Peoplereviewthepastwithgreatregret.C.Technologyshouldbeintroducedinafixedway.D.People'sattitudedecidestheuseoftechnology.
Themallswerefilledwithpeopleseekinggiftsfortheirlovedones.Someofthemallsremainedopenaroundtheclockpartlytosatisfyourneedstobuygifts.Behindthematerialisticaspectofshoppingforgiftsliestheideaofcaringbeingattentivetothedesiresofspecialpeopleinourlives.Howevertouseawell-wornplayonwords:itisourpresencenotourpresentsthattrulycounts.Manyofusunfortunatelycanbesoinattentiveeveninthepresenceofourlovedonesthatwemightaswellnotbethereatall.Attentionisoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveeachother.CompaniesaroundtheglobespendbillionseveryyearonadvertisingtocatchourattentionforjustashortmomentatatimE.Wholeindustries—mediaentertainmenteducation—relyonthepreciousgiftofourattentionfortheircontinuedexistencE.A.babylackingattentionforalongtimeislikelytobepsychologicallyunhealthy.Inearliertimesbothdietandattentioncouldbeleftunregulated没人管的withoutmajorcauseforconcern.Therewerenaturalchecksandbalances:limitedavailabilityoffoodmeantfewgotfatforexamplE.Similarlyinbygonetimeswemighthavespentafewhourscommunicatingwiththevillagestoryteller;todaywatchinganentireTVserieswhilespeakingtonobodyiscommon.Intraditionalsocietieswithsmallerpopulationeveryonewouldgetafairdealofattention.OnmanyissueswemightgotoseeGrandmaorGrandpa;nowwehaveGoogleandWikipediA.Shejustwantsattention.peopletendtothinklittleofthosedoingthingssimplyforattention.Butthetruthisthathumanbeingsneedattentionandgivingattentiontoeachotheristoalargeextentwhathumancivilizationisbasedupon.ThisperhapsexplainstherunawaysuccessofsocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebook.WhileweusesuchsitesformicroHoggingideavoicingandstatusupdates—therealityisthatweareoftendoingnomoreorlessthanfulfillingourbasichumandriveforattentionexchangE.IfriendyouyoufriendmeIretweetyouyouretweetmE.Thecharmingeasewithwhichwecannowgetandgiveattentioniswhymanypeopleappearoverlyattachedtotheirsmartphones.Itisalsoavicious恶性的circlE.Asevermorepeoplearebusyexchangingattentiononlinethereisincreasinglylessattentiontobepaidintherealworldwhichforcesmorepeopletoseektheirattentionexchangeonlineorelseriskattention-starvation.Theverynatureofattentionexchangeisbeingrapidlytransformedandthereisadangerthatsomeofuswilldevelopunhealthypractices.JustaseatingredmeateverydayisabadideasoitiswithtoomuchattentionexchangE.Thebiologicalconsequencesofourtechnologicaladvancementinfoodproductionarehighlyvisible;heartdiseasediabetesandobesity.Theconsequencesofourtransformedattentionexchangeswillbepsychologicalandsocialandsomaytakelongertoidentifybuttheywillbeequallydamaging.Face-to-faceattentionisbecomingrarerandthereforemorevaluablE.Inasenseitispriceless.Anditisagiftthatcanbegivenall-year-rounD.59.PeopleusesocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebookto__________.A.obtaininformationB.giveattentiontoothersC.voicetheiropinionsD.noticeandgetnoticed60.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs6-7?A.Morepeoplewillriskattention-starvationinfuturE.B.ThenatureofattentionexchangeisrarelychangeD.C.Technologicaladvancementcontributestoalldiseases.D.Transformedattentionexchangesdoharmtosociety.61.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthepassageisto__________.A.advocatemorefocusonreallifeattentionB.analyzethenecessityofattentiongivingC.givepracticaltipsonattentionexchangeD.recommendsomesocialnetworkingsites
LastweekIvisitedoneofmyoldneighborhoodsinWashingtonD.C.IhadnotbeentherefortwentyyearsandasIwalkedalongthestreetmymindwasfloodedbymemoriesofthepast.IsawtheoldapartmentbuildingwhereIhadlivedandtheplaygroundwhereIhadplayeD.AsIviewedtheseoncefamiliarsurroundingsimagesofmyselfasachildtherecametominD.HoweverwhatIsawandwhatIrememberedwerenotthesamE.IsadlyrealizedthatthebestmemoriesarethoseleftuntoucheD.MyoldapartmentbuildingasIrememberwasbrightandalivE.ItwasmorethanjustaplacetolivE.ItwasamoviehouseaspacestationorwhatevermyyoungmindcouldimaginE.Iwouldstealawaywithmyfriendsandplayinthebasement.Thiswasalwaysexcitingbecauseitwassocoolanddarkandthereweresomanythingstheretohideamong.Therewasasmallriverinthebackofthebuilding.Wewouldgotheretolieintheshadeoftreesandenjoyourselves.HoweverwhatIsawwascompletelydifferent.Theapartmentbuildingwasnowindisrepair.Whatwasoncemorethanaplacetolivelookedhardlyworthlivingin.Thewindowswereallbroken.Theoncecleanwallswerecoveredwithdirtymarks.TheriverwashardlyrecognizablE.ThewaterwaspollutedandthetreesandflowerswerealldeaD.Theoncesweet-smellingrivernowsmelledterriblE.Itwasreallyheartbreakingtoseeallthis.IdonotregrethavingseenmyoldneighborhooD.HoweverIdonotthinkmyinnocentchildhoodmemoriescaneverbethesamE.IsupposeitistruewhentheysayYoucannevergohomeagain.58.Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassagethewritertellsusthat_________.A.hewasveryimaginativewhenhewasachildB.hecamefromaverypoorneighborhoodC.helivedinWashingtonD.C.fortwentyyearsD.hehadpleasantmemoriesofhisoldneighborhood59.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhevisitedhisoldneighborhoodinWashingtonD.C.?A.VerysaD.B.QuiteexciteD.C.Veryregretful.D.GreatlysurpriseD.60.Onhisvisittohishometownthewriterfoundtheoldapartmentbuilding__________.A.hadbeenrepairedB.seemedunfittoliveinC.couldhardlyberecognizedD.lookeddirtyandsmelthorrible61.Youcannevergohomeagaininthelastsentenceofthepassagemeansthat_________.A.avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackmanysadmemoriesB.oneshouldneverrevisithishometownaftermanyyearsofabsenceC.onewillneverfindhishometownthesameasitwasinhischildhoodmemoryD.avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackone'spleasantmemoriesofhome
OnlinepurchaseshavesoaredduringtheChineseNewYearholiday.It’sthedeadofwinterinShanghai.DeliverymanLiuJiaandhiscolleaguesstartthedaywhenmostofpeoplearestillasleep.WorkingatadistributionpointofashoppingwebsiteinShanghaitheypromisetodeliverproductswithinthreehoursofanorderbeingplaceD.Ibuymostofmygroceryonlineespeciallytheheavyitems.It’sconvenientandcheapcomparedtothesupermarketinmyneighborhoodCustomerChenHongsaiD.OrderssuchasthesehaveincreasedfortheNewYearforcingLiuJiatoworkaroundtheclock.Theordersareusuallyricelaundrydetergent洗涤剂tissuepaperandsnacksmostlyfoodandarticlesforeverydayuseLiuJiasaiD.AccordingtoanindustryreportChina’sB2CBusinesstoCustomeronlinesalesaregrowingatanannualrateof25percent.CompetitionbetweenonlinegiantslikeTaobaoandJingdongisnowfiercerthanever.Theessenceofonlineshoppingisthatcustomerscanbuyproductseasily.Sothecompetitionisabout:firstlytherangeofproducts;secondlythedepthundereachcategoryofproducts;thirdthepriceanduserexperiencePanBiaovicepresidentofYHD.comsaiD.E-commerceisoneofChina’sfastestgrowingsectors.It’schangedpeople’sbuyinghabitsandeventheirlivinghabits.Andit’shadahugeimpactontheretailindustry.Tomakeonlineshoppingmoreconvenientmajorsitesareinvestingheavilytobuildpaymentsystemsandlogistics物流networks.Onaveragearetailernowcandelivergoodstothemajorityofcitieswithin3daysandtotownsandmoreremoteareasinthecountrywithinaweek.CompetitionwillproduceanumberofgoodcompaniesmakingbetterproductsandservicesthatcustomersneeD.InthefieldofE-commerceweareleadingtheworldintermsofproductsservicesandindustrydevelopmentLiuYinbinassociateprofessorwithDeptofInformationManagementShanghaiUniversitysaiD.Expertsalsosaycustomersareincreasinglymakingtheironlinepurchasesfrommobiledevicesopeningupvastnewopportunitiesandcompetitionforretailers.32.WhatcanweknowaboutLiuJia?A.HeworksasanonlinestoreownerinShanghai.B.Hebeginsworkingwhenmostofpeoplearestillasleep.C.Hehastoworkdayandnighttodeliversomanyproducts.D.HemaydeliverproductswithinthreehoursofanorderbeingplacedatanytimE.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordessenceinParagraph3mean?A.Way.B.InfluencE.C.Result.D.AdvantagE.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ChenHongbuysmostofherelectronicproductsonlinE.B.PanBiaoencouragesretailerstoopenupnewchances.C.China’sB2Conlinesalesaregrowingatarateof25percent.D.LiuYinbinthinkscompetitionwillhelpmakebetterproductsandservices.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttopicofthepassage?A.OnlineshoppingincreasesrapidlyforChineseNewYear.B.MostcustomersbuyfoodandarticlesforeverydayusE.C.TaobaoandJingdongarecompetingfiercely.D.Customerslikebuyingmobiledevices.
MymomonlyhadoneeyE.Ihatedhershewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.ShecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosellanythingforthemoneyweneedeD.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.IrememberthatitwasfielddayandmymomcamE.IwassoembarrasseD.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymomMomwhydon'tyouhavetheothereye?!You'reonlygoingtomakemealaughingstock.Whydon'tyoujustdie?MymomdidnotresponD.ThatnightIwokeupandwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.MymomwascryingtheresoquietlyasifshewasafraidthatshemightwakemE.Itookalookatherandthenturnedaway.BecauseofthethingIhadsaidtoherearliertherewassomethingpinchingatmeinthecornerofmyheart.EvensoIhatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeyE.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessfulbecauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyharD.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudiedandgotadmittedtotheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhaD.ThenIgotmarrieD.I'mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit'saplacethatdoesn'tremindmeofmymom.ThishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbiggerwhensomeoneunexpectedcametoseemeWhat?!Who’sthis?!ItwasmymotherStillwithheroneeyE.ItfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonmE.Mylittlegirlranawayscaredofmymom’seyE.AndIaskedherWhoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!asifItriedtomakethatreal.IscreamedatherHowdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!AndtothismymotherquietlyansweredohI’msosorry.ImayhavegottenthewrongaddressandshedisappeareD.Thankgoodnessshedoesn’trecognizemE.IwasquiterelieveD.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocareorthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylifE.OnedayaletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhousE.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.AfterthereunionIwentdowntotheoldshackthatIusedtocallahousejustoutofcuriositythereIfoundmymotherfallenonthecoldgrounD.ButIdidnotshedasingletear.ShehadapieceofpaperinherhanditwasalettertomE.Shewrote:MysonIthinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.andIwon’tvisitSeoulanymorebutwoulditbetoomuchtoaskifIwantedyoutocomevisitmeonceinawhile?Imissyousomuch.AndIwassogladwhenIheardyouwerecomingforthereunion.ButIdecidednottogototheschoolForyouI’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeyeandIwasanembarrassmentforyou.YouseewhenyouwereverylittleyougotintoanaccidentandlostyoureyE.AsamotherIcouldn’tstandwatchingyouhavingtogrowupwithonlyoneeyesoIgaveyoumineIwassoproudofmysonthatwasseeingawholenewworldformeinmyplacewithyoueyE.ThecoupletimesthatyouwereangrywithmE.Ithoughttomyself‘it’sbecausehelovesmE.’Iloveyou.YoumeantheworldtomE.MyWorldShatteredIhatedthepersonwhoonlyliveformE.IcriedforMyMotherIdidn’tknowofanywaythatwillmakeupformyworstdeeds68.Thewriterthoughthismotherwassuchanembarrassmentbecause_________.A.hismotheronlyhadoneeyeB.hismotherranasmallshopatafleamarketC.hismotherwenttohisschoolD.hismotherwasdesperatelypoor69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter’smothergavehimoneofhereyesB.ThewritergotmarriedafterhadfinishedschoolinanothercityC.Thewriter’sclassmatelaughedathimbecauseofhismotherD.Thewriter’smothergotawrongaddressandcouldn’tfindherson70.Whichoneisthebesttitle?A.AnembarrassmentoraprideB.A.letterfrommymotherC.CharmoftheloveD.Theroadtogrowth
Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclonenotinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.AshegrowsyoualsoageandyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievablE.Youbegintorealizethatyourboyinyourfootstepscouldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlifE.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecameavo-techstudent技校学生.They’recalledmotorheadsbytherestofthestudentbody.WhenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhimmotorheadIwasshockeD.Heyhe’sagoodkidIwantedtosay.Andsmartreally.Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsareindeeddifferent.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls光荣榜.Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshavE.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrasheD.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.HeyIcanfixitsaidJody.IdoubteditbutlethimgoaheadforIhadnothingtolosE.Mysonwithothermotorheadsfixedthecar.Theygotparts零件fromajunkyardandabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thelostwas$25insteadof$80.Sincethatfirstrepairjobabrokenair-conditioneranon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixeD.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.TheyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworlD.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprintersengineersneedmechanicsandarchitectsneedbuilders.MostimportantIhavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelsE.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.ButhemademinE.41.Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A.ToavoidbecominghisclonE.B.ToresemblehiminappearancE.C.Todevelopinadifferentdirection.D.Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.42.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?A.Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.B.Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegreE.C.Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework.D.Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.43.Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat_______.A.Hissonhadtheabilitytofixit.B.itwouldsavehimmuchtimE.C.itwouldn’tcausehimanymorelossD.othermotorheadswouldcometohelp.44.Intheauthor’seyesmotorheadsare_______.A.tidyandhardworkingB.cheerfulandsmartC.lazybutbrightD.relaxedbutrude45.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A.Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B.Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C.Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D.Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.
BaliiswithoutdoubtoneofthemostculturallyrichislandsintheworlD.Infactitscarvedtemplesdancesandriceterraceallseemtooperfecttobetrueevendowntothepeople’ssmileD.Buttakeacloserlookatthosesmilesandtheperfectseemabittooperfectandforgoodreason.ThoseflattenedteetharetheresultofanimportantpieceofdentistrythateveryyoungBalinesemanorwomanexperiencesintheirlifeknownasnotperformedfortoothfiling锉ToothfilingispartofBali’sreligioustraditionandisnotperformedforcosmetic美容的reasons.InfactsoimportantisthetoothfilingceremonythatwithoutittheBalinesebelievetheymayexperienceseroussocialorbehavioralproblemslaterinlifeortheirpersonalitymaychangealtogether.ItisheldtopurifythebodyandmindwhichiscentraltoBalinesereligiouslifE.AccordingtotheBalineseateverystageinaperson’slifeheorsheislikelytobeinfluencedbythesupernatural—fromdemonsandlayaktogoodspiritswhichmaybringgoodluck.TheBalinesebelievethatlongpointedteethgivethepersontheanimalsidesofhumannaturesuchasdesireangerandgreeD.Andthoseanimalsidesaremorelikelytoshowupwhentheteetharesharp.Topreventthisthepintsoftheteetharefileddowntogetherwiththepointsofthelowerteethinapotonggigiceremony.Howeverpeoplewhohavetheirteethfiledwillsufferearlytoothdecay蛀牙sincetheprotectionisremovedfromthepointsoftheteethexposingthemtoaciddecay.Thepotonggigiceremonyisusuallyperformedforthemembersofthesamefamilytogethersinceitisaveryexpensiveoccasiontohost.ItisoftennecessarytowaituntiltheyoungestchildisofagE.A.specialchairistobemadefortheceremonyfrombamboocoveredwithcoconutleavesblanketsandflowers.Surroundingtheplatformisfoodtheconingguests.25.TheBalinesehavetheirteethflied______.A.tohaveaperfectsmileB.forcosmeticreasons.C.outofreligiousbeliefD.tochangetheirpersonality26.Theunderlinedwordlayakinthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.evilspiritsB.physicalfitnessC.goodspiritsD.tooth-filingexperts27.Itcanbelearnedformthepassagethat______A.theBalinesebelievethatsharpteethwouldbringgoodluckB.thenaturalprotectionwillbedamagedintoothfilingC.thetoothfilingmustbedoneforonepersonatatimeD.thetooth-filingceremonytakesplaceinadentist’sroom28.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.CosmeticWonder—ToothFilingB.Bali—aCulturallyRichIslandC.ThepotongGigiCeremonyD.Bali’sToothFilingTradition
Whatisyourbiggestpersonalgoal?Haveyouconsiderit?Forreal–youcantakeaseconD.You’vegottofeelthistolearnit.Takeafewsecondsandthinkofyourpersonalbiggestgoalokay?Imaginedecidingrightnowthatyou’regoingtodoit.Imaginetellingsomeonethatyoumeettodaywhatyou’regoingtodo.Imaginetheircongratulationsandtheirhighimage印象ofyou.Doesn’titfeelgoodtosayitoutloud?Don’tyoufeelonestepcloseralreadylikeit’salreadybecomingpartofyouridentity?Wellbadnews:youshouldhavekeptyourmouthshutbecausethatgoodfeelingnowwillmakeyoulesslikelytodoit.Repeatedpsychologytestshaveprovedthattellingsomeoneyourgoalmakesitlesslikelytohappen.Anytimeyouhaveagoaltherearesomestepsthatneedtobedonesomeworkthatneedstobedoneinordertoachieveit.Ideallyyouwouldnotbesatisfieduntilyouhadactuallydonethework.Butwhenyoutellsomeoneyourgoalandtheyacknowledgeitpsychologistshavefoundthatit’scalledasocialreality.Themindiskindoftrickedintofeelingthatit’salreadydonE.Andthenbecauseyoufeltthatsatisfactionyou’relessmotivatedtodotheactualhardworknecessary.Sothisgoesagainsttheconventionalwisdomthatweshouldtellourfriendsourgoals.PeterGollwitzerwroteawholebookaboutthisandin2009hedidsomenewteststhatwerepublisheD.Itgoeslikethis:163peopleacrossfourseparatetests–everyonewrotedowntheirpersonalgoals.Thenhalfofthemannouncedtheircommitmenttothisgoaltotheroomandhalfdidn’t.Theneveryonewasgiven45minutesofworkthatwoulddirectlyleadthemtowardtheirgoalsbuttheyweretoldthattheycouldstopatanytimE.Nowthosewhokepttheirmouthsshutworkedtheentire45minutesonaverageandwhenaskedafterwardsaidthattheyfeltthattheyhadalongwaytogotostillachievetheirgoals.Butthosewhohadannounceditquitafteronly33minutesonaverageandwhenaskedafterwardsaidthattheyfeltmuchclosertoachievingtheirgoals.Soaudiencenexttimeyouwanttotellsomeoneyourgoalwhatwillyousay?SilenceExactly–welldonE.64.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofhavingpersonalgoals.B.Whyit’snotnecessarilywisetoannounceyourpersonalgoalstoothers.C.Studiesonwhypeopletendtokeeptheirpersonalgoalssecret.D.Tipsonachievingyourpersonalgoals.65.Accordingtothearticlewhenyoutellyourfriendsyourgoals_______.A.youmakeyourselfbelievethatyouareclosetoachievingthemB.theyfeeljealousofyoursatisfactionandstandinyourwayC.youfeelmorepressuretotrytomakethemhappenD.itbecomeseasierforyoutomakethemcometruethankstothesupportofothers66.WhatdidPeterGollwitzerfindinhistests?A.Writingdownpersonalgoalsinspiredpeopletoworkhardtoachievethem.B.Thosewhokeptworkinghardtendedtofeelthattheywereclosertorealizingtheirgoals.C.Thosewhodidn’ttellotherstheirgoalsweremorelikelytoachievethem.D.Thosewhomadetheirgoalspublicworkedharderthanthosewhokeptthemsecret.
Therewasiceontheroadandthedoctor'scarhitatreeandturnedoverthreetimes.Tohissurprisehewasnothurt.HegotoutofthecarandwalkedtothenearesthousE.Hewantedtotelephonethegarage汽车修理站forhelp.Thedoorwasopenedbyoneofhispatients.OhDoctorshesaidIhaveonlyjusttelephonedyou.Youmusthaveaveryfastcar.YouhavegothereveryquicklyindeeD.TherehasbeenaverybadaccidentontheroadoutsidE.Isawitthroughthewindow.Iamsurethedriverwillneedyourhelp.29.Wherewasthedoctorgoinginhiscar?A.Wedon'tknow.B.Toapatient'shomE.C.ToagaragE.D.TohisownhomE.30.Whichofthefollowingwasthecauseoftheaccident?A.CarelessdrivingB.A.treehadfallenacrosstheroaD.C.A.slippery滑roaD.D.Therewasathickfog.31.Thedoctorwenttothehousebecause_______.A.heknewoneofhispatientslivedthereB.hehadreceivedacalltogothereC.hewantedtousethetelephoneD.hewasinjuredandcouldwalknofurther32.Whydidthewomanpatienttelephonethedoctor?A.Sheneededmedicaltreatment.B.Shebelievedsomebodyelseneededadoctor.C.ToaskhowquicklythedoctorcouldcomE.D.Toaskwhetherthedoctorwascomingonhisregularvisit.
ThereisoneholidayintheyearwhichiscompletelyAmericanThanksgivingDay.ItisthedaywheneveryonegoesbackhometospendthedaywithhisfamilytohavethetraditionalThanksgivingdinnerofroastturkeytotalkaboutoldtimes.ThisisastoryofThanksgivingDayandofoneman'seffortsunderratherspecialcircumstancestocarryonthesetraditions.OldPetetookhisseatthisdayonhisusualbenchinUnionSquarE.EveryThanksgivingDayfornineyearsPetehadtakenthissameseatexactlyatoneo'clockandeachtimethesamepleasantthinghadhappeneD.ButthistimePetehadcomeheremorefromhabitthanfromhunger.CertainlytodayPetewasnothungry.HehadjusthadadinnersoenormousthathecouldhardlybreathE.Thebuttonsonhisraggedshirtandcoatwereabouttoburst.HewassofullofsoupoystersroastturkeyapplepieicecreamandadozenotherrichfoodsthattheNovemberbreezeandthefirstlightfallofsnowfeltcoolandpleasanttohisfacE.ThemealhadbeencompletelyunexpecteD.HehadbeenpassingoneofthelargehomesonFifthAvenuewheretherelivedtworicholdladies.ItseemsthatitwastheircustomeachThanksgivingtoplaceaservantatthefrontentrancewithorderstobringinthefirsthungrylookingpersonthatpassedandthengivehimaThanksgivingdinnerofeverythinghecouldeat.OnthisparticularThanksgivingDayPetehadpassedtheservanthadbroughthiminandbeforePeteknewithewasbeingservedlikeakingwithmorefoodthanhecouldeat.PetesatonthebenchnowhardlyabletomovE.HehappenedtolooktotheleftandthereinthedistancehesawtheOldGentlemancomingtowardhim.HewantedtogetupandrunbuthewassofulloffoodthathestayedrighttherE.EveryThanksgivingDayfornineyearstheOldGentlemanhadcomehereandfoundPeteonthissamebenchandthentakenhimtoarestaurantandboughthimaThanksgivingdinner.ItwasakindoftraditionwhichtheOldGentlemanwhohadnofamilyandlivedalonehadtriedtocontinuE.TheoldmanwastallandthinandsixtyyearsolD.Hewasaristocraticlookingandhealwaysdressedinblack.Hishairwaswhiterandthinnerthanithadbeentheyearbeforeandheleanedmoreheavilyonhiscanethanheusedto.Howdoyoudo!saidtheOldGentleman.IamgladtoseethatthechangesofanotheryearhavepermittedyoutomoveinhealththroughthisbeautifulworlD.EachtimetheOldGentlemanhadsaidexactlythissamething.Itwaspartofthetradition.OldPetetoobegantofeelasthoughhehimselfwasnowapartofthetraditionandhethereforedidnothavethecouragetotelltheoldmanthathehadalreadyeaten.ThisdinnerseemedtomeansomuchtotheOldGentleman.ThankyousirsaidOldPeteatlast.I'llgowithyougladly.I'mveryhungrysir.TogethertheOldGentlemanandPetewalkedsouthtothesamerestaurantwhereeachyearPetehadhisThanksgivingdinner.TheysatatthesametablE.TheOldGentlemanseemedpleasedandhappy.WhenthewaiterbroughtdishafterdishoffoodtoPetetheOldGentlemansatquietlyandsmileD.UnderthecircumstancePetehadtoeat.Itwaspartofthetraditionandsoheatelikeahero.Soupoystersroastturkeypieheateeverythingalthoughwhenheenteredtherestauranteventhesmellofmorefoodalmostmadehimsick.AtlastPeteleanedbackwiththebattlewon.Thankyousirhesaidwithsomeeffortforafinedinner.TheypartedastheydideachyearatthedoortheOldGentlemangoingsouthPetenorth.AroundthecornerPetestoppedforamomentfeltaterriblepaininhisstomachthenfelltothesidewalkunconscious.A.littlelateranambulancecamE.Inthehospitaltheydiscoveredthathehadhadanattackofindigestion.AnhourlateranotherambulancebroughttheOldGentlemantothesamehospital.AtfirsttheythoughtitwasalsoindigestionbutlateroneofthenursessaidThatniceoldgentlemanoverthere--youwouldn'tthinkthatitwasacaseofstarvation.ProudoldfamilyIsupposE.Hetoldmethathehadn'teatenathingforthreedays.58.ThisyearOldPetecametotheUnionSquarebecause______.A.hewashungryandexpectedtofindsomefoodB.hehadnowheretogoontheThanksgivingDayC.hewantedtomeettheOldGentlemanandcheckhishealthD.itwasaconventionforhimtoaccepttheOldGentleman’sdinner59.Whydidn’tOldPeterefusetheinvitationfromtheOldGentleman?A.BecausehefelthehadmoreroomforfooD.B.Becauseherealizedhewasinvolvedinthetradition.C.BecausehefeltmovedbytheOldGentlemen’sgenerosity.D.Becausehedidn’tdaretotelltheoldmanhehadalreadyeaten.60.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlytheOldGentlemenobservedThanksgivingDaytraditions.B.Thetwogentlemenwerebothhospitalizedbecauseofhunger.C.TheThanksgivingdinnerofferedbytheOldGentlemanismorethandinneritself.D.ThefoodintherestauranttastesbetterthanthatinlargehomesonFifthAvenuE.61.WhatcanwelearnfromthetwoThanksgivingDayGentlemen?A.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.B.TheyarereallygentlementruetotheirworD.C.Theyaretoovaintoexpresstheirtruefeelings.D.TheconductofthetwogentlemenisreallyabsurD.
Teensmirrornegativefeaturesofmom’sfriendshipsThemannerbywhichamotherinteractswithherfriendsservesasarolemodelforhowanadolescentchilddevelopshis/herownpeerfriendships.Unfortunatelyteensoftenpickuponthenegativeelementsinarelationshipsuchasconflictandantagonismandthencopytheseattitudesintotheirownrelationships.Thenewstudyinvestigatedapreviouslyunderstudiedassociation—howaparent’sfriendshipsinfluencetheemotionalwell-beingoftheiradolescentchildren.ForthestudydoctoralstudentGaryGlickandAmandaRosePh.D.studiedthedevelopmentoffriendshipsandotherpeerrelationshipsduringadolescenceandtheirimpactonpsychologicaladjustment.Theyfoundthatadolescentsmaymimicthenegativecharacteristicsoftheirmothers’relationshipsintheirownpeer-to-peerfriendshipssuggestingthatmotherscanserveasrolemodelsfortheiradolescentsduringformativeyears.Additionalfindingssuggestthatadolescentsinternalizetheirreactionstotheirmothers’conflictwithadultfriendswhichmayleadtoanxietyanddepression.Previousresearchofthistypefocusedonelementary-agedchildrenbutMUresearcherswantedtoexpandtheirstudytofocusontheformativeadolescentyears.Youthranginginagefrom10to17andtheirmotherswerepolledseparatelytomeasureperceivedpositiveandnegativefriendshipqualitiesinbothgroups.Resultsshowedthatpositivefriendshipqualitieswerenotalwaysimitatedbyadolescents;howevernegativeandantagonisticrelationshipcharacteristicsexhibitedbymothersweremuchmorelikelytobemimickedbytheyouthstudieD.Weknowthatconflictisanormalpartofanyrelationship—beitarelationshipbetweenaparentandachildoramotherandherfriends—andwe’renottalkingphysicalaltercationsbutverbalconflictsGlicksaiD.Butbeingexposedtohighlevelsofsuchconflictgenerallyisn’tgoingtobegoodforchildren.ParentsshouldconsiderwhethertheyaregoodrolemodelsfortheirchildrenespeciallywheretheirfriendsareconcerneD.Whenthingsgoawryparentsshouldtalkwiththeirchildrenabouthowtoactwiththeirfriendsbutmorespecificallyhownottoact.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmimicinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?A.adoptB.influenceC.copyD.change67.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeusedtodescribetheresultoftheresearch?A.Evenavicioustigerwillnoteatitscubs.B.LikemotherlikedaughterC.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoisonD.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.68.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A.ResearchersdidsimilarresearchinthisfieldbeforeB.ThepresentresearchisaboutpupilsofallagerangesC.ManyadolescentpupilsnowadaysarelivingseparatelywiththeirmothersD.Thenewstudyonlymeasurednegativefriendshipqualitiesofmothersandchildren69.Whatcanweconcludefromthenewstudy?A.TheresearcherscarriedoutthestudyofthiskindforthefirsttimeB.TheteenagersalwaysreacttotheirmothersbehaviourveryobviouslyC.TheteenagerswereinvestigatedtogetherwiththeirmothersD.Theteenagersimitatemorenegativemodelsthanpositiveonefromtheirmothers70.Whatsuggestionismadebytheauthortosomemotherswhohaveconflictwiththeirfriends?A.Parentsshouldmakefriendswiththeirchildren’sfriends.B.Parentsshouldforcetheirchildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.C.Parentsshoulddiscusssomedosanddon’tsaboutfriend-makingwiththeirchildrenD.Parentsshouldexposetheirchildrentoasmuchconflictastheycan
IamPeterHodesavolunteerstemcellcourier.SinceMarch2012I’vedone89trips—ofthose51havebeenabroaD.Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells干细胞inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoicepacksandthat’showlongtheylast.Inallfromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfromadonor捐献者tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatientwe’vegot72hoursatmost.SoIamalwaysconsciousoftimE.IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmericA.IpickedupthestemcellsinProvidenceRhodeIslandandwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.ButwhenIarrivedatthecheck-indeskatProvidencetheladyonthedesksaid:WellI’mreallysorryI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou—therearenoflightsfromWashington.SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid:Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededforapatient-pleasepleaseyou’vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom.Shejustdroppedeverything.Shearrangedforaflightonasmallplanetobeheldformere-routed改道methroughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduleD.Forthiscourierjobyou’reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou’regotsomethingthatispotentiallygoingtosavesomebody’slifE.29.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordcourierinParagraph1?A.providerB.deliverymanC.collectorD.medicaldoctor30.WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?A.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.C.TheoperationneedsthatmuchtimE.D.Theicewon’tlastanylonger.31.WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?A.ToLondon.B.ToNewark.C.ToProvidencE.D.ToWashington.
Bynowweareallawarethatsocialmediahashadatremendousinfluenceonourcultureinbusinessontheworld-at-largE.SocialmediawebsitesrevolutionizedthewaypeoplecommunicateandsocializeontheWeB.Howeverasidefromseeingyourfriends’newbabyonFacebookorreadingaboutJustinBieber’slatestconflictwiththelawonTwitterwhataresomeoftherealinfluences?Socialnetworksoffertheopportunityforpeopletore-connectwiththeiroldfriendsandacquaintancesmakenewfriendsshareideasandpicturesandmanyotheractivities.UserscankeeppacewiththelatestglobalandlocaldevelopmentsandparticipateincampaignsandactivitiesoftheirchoicE.ProfessionalsusesocialmediasiteslikeLinkedIntoenhancetheircareerandbusinessdevelopment.Studentscanworktogetherwiththeirpeerstoimprovetheiracademicandcommunicationskills.Unfortunatelythereareafewdownsidestootosocialnetworking.Ifyouarenotcarefulimmoralpeoplecantargetyouforcyberbullyinganddisturbanceonsocialsites.Schoolchildrenyounggirlsandwomencanfallvictimtoonlineattackswhichcancreatetensionandsuffering.Ifyouareavictimofcyberbullyingdonottakeitlyingdownbuttrytotakeappropriatelegalactionagainsttheattacker.Manycompanieshaveblockedsocialnetworksasaddictedemployeescandistractthemselvesonsuchsitesinsteadoffocusingonwork.InfactstudiesshowthatBritishcompanieshavelostbillionsofdollarsperyearinproductivitybecauseofsocialmediaaddictionamongemployees.Alsowhatyoucarelesslypostonthecancomebacktotroubleyou.Revealing泄露personalinformationonsocialsitescanmakeusersvulnerable易受伤害的tocrimeslikeidentitytheftstalkingetC.ManycompaniesperformabackgroundcheckontheWebbeforehiringanemployeE.IfapotentialemployeehaspostedsomethingembarrassingonsocialmediaitcangreatlyaffecttheirchancesofgettingthejoB.Thesameholdstrueforourrelationshipstooasourlovedonesandfriendsmaygettoknowifwepostsomethingundesirableonsocialnetworks.Socialmediahasitsadvantagesanddrawbacksaseachcoinhastwosides.Itisuptoeachusertousesocialsiteswiselytoenhancetheirprofessionalandsociallifeandexercisecautiontoensuretheydonotfallvictimtoonlinedangers.58.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatsocialnetworks_________.A.guideuserstomakerightchoicesB.offerprofessionalsgoodchancesC.benefitusersinvariouswaysD.helpstudentsfinishtheirhomework59.Facedwithproblemscausedbysocialmediasomecompanies________.A.takelegalactionagainsttheattackersB.avoidpostingembarrassinginformationC.refusetohirepotentialaddictedemployeesD.forbidtheuseofsocialnetworksduringworktime60.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.OurcarelessnesswhenweareusingsocialnetworksmaycauseustosufferalotB.WehadbetterkeepawayfromsocialnetworksbecauseofitsdisadvantagesC.Wewon’tgetemployedifwe’vepostedsomethingunreliableonsocialnetworks.D.Iffacedwithcyberbullyingweshouldholditbacktoavoidconflictswithohters61.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.shareexperiencesinusingsocialmediaB.providesomeadviceonsocialproblemsC.raisepublicawarenessofsocialproblemsD.remindpeopletowiselyusesocialmedia
RichardBransonanEnglishbusinessmagnatehashadgreatglobalsuccess.HeisbestknownasthefounderofVirginGroupwhichconsistsofmorethan400companies.SowhatIaskedishismostimportantsecrettosuccess?Hisanswerwassimple:lookforthebestinotherpeoplE.Throughouthislifehe'sneverthoughtillofotherpeoplE.Helooksforthebestandpraisesthem.Bransonattimesseemsalmostnothuman.He'stoogoodatwhathedoes.Nogreat.Nearlyperfect.WhenhestartssomethingheisverylikelytosucceeD.HehasfallenoutwithothersthoughlikeanyoneelsE.Heishuman.Hetoldme:Lifeisshortandtheworldismuchsmallerthanonerealizes.Youaregoingtocomeacrosspeopletimeandtimeagaininthemostsurprisingplaces...Asaleaderit'sevenmoreimportanttobeouttherepraisingandencouragingpeoplE.Ifyoudofalloutwithsomebodyinlifeevenifyouthinkitwastheirmistakegivethemacall.Befriendthem.Goouttolunchwiththem.Thegreatestleadersintheworldhavetaughtforgiveness.PerhapsthemostextremeexampleisNelsonMandelawhoinvitedhisformerprisonguardtohisinauguration就职典礼andevenhadlunchwithamanwhointhepastwantedhimtobesentencedtodeath.Lifeistooshort.WearehumansandsometimeswemakemistakesandangerpeoplE.Whatdefinesusisnotthosewhoareabletoavoidconfrontation对抗butthosewhoareabletodealwithit.Thehumanbodyisabletoself-healwhenwearecut.Inthatsamemannerwemusthealourpastrelationships.Bransonwinsrespectfromthosearoundhim.A.natural-bornleaderheisalwaysdeepinthoughtandhungryformore;alwaysonestepaheaD.AnditwasRichardBransonwhotaughtmeaboutforgiveness.25.RichardBranson'ssuccessliesinhis________.A.determinationB.effortsC.judgmentD.generosity26.TheexampleofNelsonMandelaismentionedtoshow________.A.hewasoneofthegreatestleadersB.hesufferedalotinprisonC.greatpeoplesetagoodexampleofforgivenessD.thepowerofforgivenessismagical27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.InviteyourenemiestolunchB.RichardBranson'ssuccessstoryC.Whatisforgiveness?D.Thekeytosuccess
ItiswellknownthatEinsteinwasthefatherofthefamousTheoryofRelativity.Butdoyouknowitowes归功agreatdealtoMaritsEinstein’sformerwife?In189617-year-oldEinsteinwenttoZurichtostudyphysics.TherehemetagirlfromHungary.Theystudiedinthesameclass.ThesameinterestbroughtthetwotogetherandtheyoungmanfellinlovewithMarits.In1903whenEinsteinwas24yearsoldhemarriedMaritswhowas4yearsolderthanhE.AftertheirmarriageEinsteindevotedhimselftotheresearchofthegreattheory.TogiveherhusbandmorehelpMaritsgaveupherownworkandbecameagoodwifeandassistant.ShetriedherbesttoencouragehimwheneverpossibleandshewassurethatherhusbandwouldsucceeD.Theyoftendiscussedthetheorywhilewalkingoutsideorsittingtogetherintheroom.TheyevendiscusseditintheirletterswhenoneofthemwasawayfromhomE.In1914theEinsteinsmovedtoBerlinandsettledtherE.AtthattimeEinstein’stheoryprovedtobecorrectandhehadbecomefamousallovertheworlD.Maritswasveryproudofhimandhissuccess.ButitwasnotlongbeforetheFirstWorldWarbrokeout.MaritsaswellashertwosonswhowereallonholidaysinSwitzerlandcouldn’tcomebacktoBerlin.ThewarnotonlystoppedEinstein’sworkbutbrokeupthewarmhappyfamily.In1919EinsteinandMaritshadtogetdivorced离婚.EinsteinhimselfhoweverlatersaidthatMaritswasreallyanoutstanding杰出的woman.33.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatthepassageismostlyabout.A.Einstein’sfamoustheoryB.thelifeofEinsteinandhisformerwifeC.Einstein’sformerwifeD.Marits’sloveforEinstein34.EinsteinfellinlovewithMaritsmainlybecausethey.A.wereinthesameschoolB.hadthesameinterestC.appreciatedeachotherD.camefromdifferentcountries35.Bytheyearof1914Einsteinhad.A.becomefamousallovertheworldB.beenproudofhissuccessC.sufferedfromthe1stWorldWarD.losttouchwithMarits
Manyblindpeopleuseguidedogstohelpthemgetsafelyfromplacetoplaceandtowarnthemofdanger.Butwhatcanblindpeopledoiftheyareallergic过敏的todogsorjustdon'tlikethem?ForsomepeopletheanswerisprovidedbytheGuideHorseFoundation.JanetandDonBurlesonfoundedtheorganizationin1999.TheybegantrainingminiaturehorsestohelpguideblindpeoplE.Miniaturehorseslookjustlikeregularhorsesonlymuchsmaller.Theyaregenerallylessthan34inchestall.Cuddleswasthefoundation'sfirstguidehorseinfullservicE.Shebecame45-year-oldDanShaw'shelper.Shawhasaneyediseaseandhissightisverypoor.OnenightwhilefillingoutaformtogetaguidedogShawheardanewsstoryonTVaboutpeopletraininghorsestoguidetheblinD.ShawloveshorsesandwantedaguideanimalthatwouldlivealongtimE.HeappliedandayearlaterCuddlesandShawbegantrainingasateam.OnatriptoNewYorkCuddleshelpedShawsafelytourTimesSquareaverybusypartofthecityatnight.ThenextdayCuddlescalmlyrodetheelevatorwithShawtothecrowdedtopoftheEmpireStateBuildingafamoustallbuilding.CuddlesevenguidedShawontheboatridetotheStatueofLibertyandtraveledonthesubwaysystem.ShawsaysthatheisveryluckytohaveCuddles.HebelievesthatCuddleshaschangedhislifeforthebetterbygivinghimthechancetodothingshimselfandmakinghimfeelmuchmoreconfidentabouthimself.21.TheGuideHorseFoundation.A.wassetupbyonepersonB.hasdifferentkindsofhorsesC.trainshorsestoguideblindpeopleD.hasahistoryofseveralhundredyears22.Accordingtothetextminiaturehorses.A.liveashorterlifethanguidedogsB.aremuchsmallerthanregularhorsesC.aremorefriendlytopeoplethandogsD.aredifferentfromregularhorsesinmanyways23.WeknowfromthetextthatDanShaw.A.becameblindatage45B.hasagreatloveforhorsesC.heardaboutguidehorsesfromafriendD.gotaguidehorseassoonasheapplied24.CuddleschangedDanShaw'slifeby.A.makinghimfamousB.helpingtocalmhimC.givinghimconfidenceD.helpinghimstartanorganization25.Thetextiswrittentotellusthat.A.specialanimalscanhelppeopledoseeminglyimpossiblethingsB.blindpeoplearebravetofacemanychallengesC.horsesarebetterthandogsasguideanimalsD.NewYorkCityisamagicalcity
Failureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:asstart-upfatigue疲惫andperformancefatiguE.Intheformercasewekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayitthemoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryrealevenifnotactuallyphysicalnotsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.YearsagoIwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.ApplyingmyownruleIdeterminedtowritetheminalphabeticalorder按字母顺序neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughideA.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.PerformancefatigueismoredifficulttohandlE.Thoughwillingtogetstartedwecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthathoweverhardweworkwefailagainandagain.InsuchasituationIworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscioustakeover.WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica大英百科全书Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.NothinglikethishadeverbeendonebeforeanddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutionsbutnoneofthemworkeD.MyfatiguebecamealmostunbearablE.OnedaymentallyexhaustedIwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolveD.ItriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitselfnotwithmE.RelievedIsatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.AnhourlaterIwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinminD.Intheweeksthatfollowedthesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovidedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbeforeIfeltnofatiguE.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.HumanbeingsIbelievemusttrytosucceeD.SuccessthenmeansneverfeelingtireD.51.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto.A.delaytasksB.workhardC.seekhelpD.acceptfailure52.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.53.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.54.Accordingtotheauthortheunconsciousmindmayhelpus.A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleepC.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:A.WaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems
WaystoCreateaHappyHouseholdEveryfamilyisdifferentwithdifferentpersonalitiescustomsandwaysofthinkingtalkingandconnectingtooneanother.Thereisnoonerightkindoffamily.ButwhetherparentsarestrictortolerantirritableorcalmhomehastobeaplaceofloveencouragementandacceptanceoftheirfeelingsandindividualityforkidstofeelemotionallysafeandsecurE.Italsohastobeasourceofdon'tsandlimits.Mostofuswantsuchanatmospheretoexistinourhomesbutwithtoday'sstressesthisoftenseemsharderandhardertoachievE.FromtimetotimeithelpstotakestockandthinkaboutthechangeswecouldmaketoimproveourhomeemotionalclimatE.Hereareafewthatwill.HowwetalktoourchildreneverydayispartoftheemotionalatmosphereweweavE.Besidesgivingthemopportunitiestobeopenabouthowtheyfeelwehavetowatchwhatwesayandhowwesayit.Weoftenforgethowmuchkidstakeparentalcriticismstoheartandhowmuchtheseaffecttheirfeelingsaboutthemselves.PsychologistMartinSeligmanfoundthatwhenparentsconsistentlyblamekidsinexaggeratedwayschildrenfeeloverlyguiltyandashamedandwithdrawemotionally.LookatthedifferencebetweenRogerthisroomisalwaysapigsty!Youaresuchaboy!andRogeryourroomisamesstoday!Beforeyougoouttoplayithastobepickedup.OnewaytellsRogerhecanneverdoanythingright.Theothertellshimexactlywhattodotofixthingssohecanbebackinhismom'sgoodgracesanddoesn'tsuggesthehasapermanentcharacterflaw.Forcriticismtobeconstructiveforchildrenwehavetocitecausesthatarespecificandtemporary.Anotherconstructivewaytocriticizechildrenistoremindthemoftheimpacttheiractionshaveonus.Thispromotesempathyratherthanresentment.Apredictabledailyframeworkclearandconsistentrulesandanorganizedhousemakekids--andparents--morerelaxedandcomfortableandthatmeanseveryonehasemotionalbalancE.Whenconflictstensionsorcrisesoccurtheroutineisareassuringandfamiliarsupportareliableharborofourlivesthatwon'tchangE.Thinkaboutyourmornings.Doyourkidsgoofftoschoolfeelingcalmandconfident?Oraretheyupsetandill-tempered?Whatabouteveningsandbedtime?DoyouhaveangryfightsoverhomeworkorhowmuchTVchildrencanwatch?A.calmbedtimeroutineisonegoodmedicineforthedarkfearsthatsurfacewhenkidsarealoneinbedwiththelightsturnedout.Yetaroutinethat'stooinflexibledoesn'tmakeroomforkids'individualtemperaments气质preferencesandcharacters.TimetogetherisatsuchapreciousinmosthouseholdsthatmanyfamiliesliketheMartinsholdregularfamilymeetingssoeveryonecanairandresolvetheweek'sworriesaswellassharethegoodthingsthathappeneD.WhentheMartinsgatheronFridaynighttheyalsotaketheopportunitytoanticipatewhat'sscheduledfortheweekaheaD.Thatwaytheyeliminatemostly!thoselast-minuteanxietiesoverwhethersomeonehassoccershoesforthefirstpracticethebooksforareportoraridetoamusiclesson.Everydaylifeisfullofopportunitiestoestablishlovingconnectionswithourkids.Researchershavefoundthatparentswhospendtimeplayingjokingwithandsharingtheirownthoughtsandfeelingswiththeirkidshavechildrenwhoaremorefriendlygenerousandloving.Afterallgivinglovefostersloveandwhatconvincesourkidsthatwelovethemmorethanourwillingnesstospendtimewiththem?Manyparentssaythatoftentheyfeelmostintuneemotionallywiththeirkidswhentheyjusthangouttogether--sprawlingonthebedtowatchTVwalkingdowntheblocktogethertomailalettertalkingonlongcarrideswhenkidsknowtheyhaveaparent'scompleteattention.AtthesetimesthehurtfeelingsandthesecretfearsarefinallymentioneD.Partofencouraginglovingfeelingsisinsistingthatkidstreatothersincludingsiblingswithkindnessrespectandfairness--atleastsomeofthetimE.Inonefamilykidswriteonachartinthekitchenattheendofeachdaythenameofsomeonewhodidsomethingniceforthem.
Thetheorythatoppositesattractisamythscientistshavefoundafterdiscoveringthatpeopleareonlyattractedtothosewhoholdthesameviewsandvaluesasthemselves.Inafindinghailedasa‘paradigmshift’fortheunderstandingofrelationshipsresearchersfoundthatlike-mindedpeoplewillbedrawntogetherbutkeeptheirdistancefromthosewhodonotadheretotheirbeliefs.ItsuggeststhatstrangershopingtohititoffwoulddobettertoplaytotheirsimilaritiesratherthantryingtoimpresstheotherpersonwithattributeswhichmakethemuniquE.TofindouthowimportantsimilaritywastoformingrelationshipsresearchersfromWelleslyandtheUniversityofKansasapproachedmorethan1500randompairsincludingromanticcouplesfriendsandacquaintancesandaskedthemtocompleteasurveyabouttheirvaluesprejudicesattitudesandpersonalitytraits.Theinformationwasthencomparedtoseehowsimilarordifferenteachpairwasandtoseewhetherpeopleinlongerrelationshipshadmoreincommon.Itemergedthatallpairingsheldsimilarlifeviewseveniftheyhadonlyjustmet.Inasecondexperimenttheresearcherssurveyedpairswhohadjustmetinacollegeclassroomsettingandthensurveyedthesamepairslater.Therewasvirtuallynochangeinbeliefsovertimesuggestingthatifcouplesgointoarelationshiphopingtochangetheopinionsoftheotheritisunlikelytowork.ProfBahnsfromWelleslyCollegesaid:Thoughtheideathatpartnersinfluenceeachotheriscentralinrelationshipsresearchwehaveidentifiedalargedomaininwhichfriendsshowverylittlechange--personalityattitudesandvaluesandaselectionofsocially-relevantbehaviors.Tobeclearwedonotmeantosuggestthatsocialinfluencedoesn'thappeninrelationships;howeverthere'slittleroomforinfluencetooccurwhenpartnersaresimilarattheoutsetofrelationships.Anythingthatdisruptstheharmonyoftherelationship--suchasareasofdisagreementespeciallyonattitudesvaluesorpreferencesthatareimportant--islikelytopersist.Changeisdifficultandunlikely;it'seasiertoselectpeoplewhoarecompatiblewithyourneedsandgoalsfromthebeginning.Howevertheresearcherswarnthatthequestforsimilarityinfriendscouldresultinalackofexposuretootherideasvaluesandperspectives.58.Theunderlinedwordattributesinparagraph2probablymeans_____________?A.causesB.identificationsC.characteristicsD.contributions59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplewhowereinlongrelationshipshadmoresimilarities.B.WhenpartnersaresimilaratthebeginningofrelationshipssocialinfluenceseemslimiteD.C.Anythingthatdamagestheharmonyoftherelationshipcanbechanged.D.Overtimethecouplespossessingdifferentvaluesareexpectedtochangeeachother.60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SimilaritiesinRelationshipsB.ChangesofValuesC.SocialInfluenceBetweenPartnersD.Oppositesdon’tAttract.
Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions探险butthistimeitwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.ShewasonlytenyearsolD.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter'sagE.Similarlyhisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethenhehadneverlookedback.LarrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshorE.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Thentherewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.LarrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguidE.ChildrenhisagewerenotevenallowedtodivE.AfterthefirstexpeditionLarry'slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.InhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisbackLarrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimeshiswaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleasthewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry'sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.FortunatelyforhimamanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfreE.LarrydidnotevenknowwhatthetimeWas.howmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearrayoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.Larrylookedathisdaughter.ShelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasheragE.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.AlreadyshelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanLarryhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.56.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.57.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodivE.58.WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?A.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.B.Todiveintothedeepwater.C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotomoreconveniently.59.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn'twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.C.Larryhadapoormemory.D.LarryenjoyedtheadventurE.60.WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?A.BecomeasuccessfuldiverB.MakeagooddivingguidE.C.Takealotofphotounderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.
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