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The singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells people they can‘t always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I‘ve always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.
This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I haven‘t been able to see her and she is having a roug h time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it. I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job.
I have been working at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to go see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mom that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successfu l person. I believe that you can‘t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.
1．The author‘s parents often told him the saying quoted from the song because .
A．He liked to complain to them about his life
B．They expected him to learn from the singer
C．He always wanted to get everything he wanted
D．They tried to educate him to do things for himself
2．What does the world ―killer‖ underlined in the second paragraph refer to?
A．Something that is quite troublesome. B．Something that is very difficult.
C．A person who kills purposely. D．A person who treats women very badly.
3．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The author was lazy and unwilling to work hard.
B．The author‘s father was too mean to give him money.
C．The author‘s actual action won support from his mother.
D．The author was unable to tear himself away from his girl friend.
4．By writing the passage, the author tries to show .
A．we can do nothing without money
B．fathers are strict while mothers are kind
C．it‘s hard for parents to bring up their children
D．we should try to rely on ourselves for everything
B
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Director: Michael Bay
Genre: Action︱Adventure︱Sequel︱Sci-Fi︱3D
The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a dangerous space race. The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft on the Moon and must race against the Decepticons to find its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers‘ final battle. Shockwave, a longtime ―Transformers‖ character, rules Cybertron while the Autobots and Decepticons battle it out on Earth.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2011
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: David Yates
Genre: Action︱Adventure︱Sequel︱Fantasy︱3D
In part II, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding world evolves into an all-out war. This final adventure continues Harry, Ron, and Hermione‘s attempt to find and destroy V oldemort‘s remaining Horcruxes.Harry Potter is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice to bring an end to his nemesis.
Winnie the Pooh
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2011
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Don Hall, Stephen J. Anderson
Genre: Sequel︱Family Animation
Winnie the Pooh is a 2011 American traditionally animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Based upon the characters of the children‘s books Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus, the film features two previously unadapted stories from the original books.
In the movie, Owl sends the whole gang to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary bad character, and it turns out to be a very busy day for Winnie the Pooh who simply set out to find some honey.
1. Which of the following is not the genre of Transformers: Dark of the Moon?
A. Action.
B. Sequel.
C. 3
D. D. Fantasy.
2. According to the Movie Express above, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is mainly about ______.
A. a journey of Harry, Ron, and Hermione
B. high risks of the final adventure
C. an all-out war between good and evil forces
D. a fear of Lord V oldemort
3. Who might be most interested in the Movie Express of Winnie the Pooh?
A. Would-be parents.
B. Families with children.
C. Writers of children‘s books.
D. Honey lovers.
More than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their children, a new survey showed last Tuesday.
The survey, published by the Bank of America, studied the rich with $ 3 million or more in assets. It found that ―surprisingly few of those surveyed have well-developed plans to preserve and pass on their assets to their children‖.
The majority of the 457 people surveyed are self-made, first-generation rich. Fifty-two percent of parents have chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are, and 15 percent have given away nothing about the family wealth. One in there parents said they had never thought to do it.
They are worried that their children would become lazy, spend money freely, make bad decisions and even become a target for gold diggers.
Only 34 percent strongly agreed that t heir children would be able to handle any inheritance(遗产) they plan to leave them.
―There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation,‖ said Sallie Krawcheck, president of the Bank of America Globai Wealth and Investment Manage ment. ―Our research, however, uncovered changing views of what one generation owes the next.‖
The trend is led by the world‘s richest man Bill Gates, who promised in 2008 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会), and not to his children.
―We want to five it back to society in the way that it will have the most positive impact,‖ he said.
Of his plans for his children, Gates said: ―I will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage… they will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.‖ 1．We can learn from the passage that .
A．rich parents may not know how to manage their inheritance
B．rich parents don‘t equal rich kids, at least in the US
C．American children don‘t get to inherit their parents‘ wealth
D．poor children don‘t expect themselves to be as rich as their parents
2．According to the survey, most rich Americans .
A．think they owe their children nothing
B．think it best to give their money back to society
C．doubt their children‘s ability to handle wealth
D．are confident of their children‘s ability to handle wealth
3．The underlined word ―they‖ in Paragraph 6 refers to .
A．responsible children B．Bill Gates and his wife
C．first-generation rich D．rich parents
4．From the last paragraph, we can see that Bill Gates wants to show .
A．the trend of leaving no inheritance to children
B．the positive impact of charity on society
C．the way of giving back to society
D．the importance of independence for children
Squirrels often communicate with whistles, chirps and chucks, which sound like the word ―chuck‖．Whistles and chirps are like the sounds that many birds make．Now scientists have translated some of their squirrel-speak．
Hare, a professor of zoology at the University of Maniloha in Winnipeg, and his team managed to record squirrels' alarm calls．The researchers studied the sounds and then played them back to 60 wild squirrels, which the scientists approached individually with a video recorder to capture(抓拍）their reponses．Some squirrels lifted their heads up and became．Alert(警惕的）．Creatures that were more frightened simply ran for their lives and dived into caves．"In effect then, whistles that mix with chucks say 'there's an enemy of average threat that's here', and whistles without chucks say 'there's an enemy of seemingly average threat around here somewhere', while pure chirps say, 'I'm hiding here because there's an immediate danger．' " Hare told．Discovery News．
Hare and some other researchers believe such sounds arc part of an advanced language that develops just as all other communication systems．
Although squirrels risk their lives when they call out to warn others of threats, other squirrels might admire this behaviour, thus increasing ly the caller‘s social status, like humans who look up to heroes. Hare added that other animals, such as birds, probably understand at least some squirrel language, since they also may benefit from the alarm calls.
In fact, another Canadian study found that deep-voiced, black-capped chickadees have their own language too．According to certain research, there are a lot of tidings in chickadees' calls, such as directing fellows' activities, keeping in contact between mates, and raising alarms．While chickadees and other birds are often welcomed into gardens by homeowners, squirrels are frequently viewed as pests(害兽）. Hare wishes a greater understanding of the complex social lives and communication systems of squirrels will provide ―hope that humans will gain a greater appreciation and stop doing harm to these animals‖.
1．The text mainly talks about ．
A．the study on the language of squirrels
B．the comparison between squirrels and chickadees
C．the calling for the protection of squirrels
D．the ways for squirrels to escape from their enemies
2．If a squirrel is in a very dangerous situation, it would probably make ____．A．whistles with chucks B．pure chirps
C．whistles without chucks D．repeated chucks
3．The underlined word ―tidings‖ in pardgmph 6 probably means ____．
A．difficulties B．poises C．messages D．languages 4．What can be learned from this text?
A．Squirrels communicate with cach other as humans do.
B．Some squirrels understand the recorded alarm calls.
C．Other animals also well understand the language of squirrels．
D．Birds such as chickade es don‘t have their own language．
After moving to the United States, immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American，a new study finds．That's one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America．The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents' food choices．After being questioned about their ability to speak English，75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite. Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.
When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study, Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes，such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches．In that experiment, 55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories，including 12 grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat（饱和脂肪）. "People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in，"said Sauna Cheryan，an author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington." If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives，this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health." Cheryan added．
Social pressures，the study concluded, are at the heart of the problem．"In American society today, being American is associated with being white．Americans，who don't fit this image even if they were born here and speak English，feel that pressure to prove that they're American," said Cheryan．
1. The author wants to show that __________.
A. more and more Asians enjoy high-calorie snacks
B. immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in
C. most Americans are at the risk of heart disease
D. all the American people have a bad eating habit
2. According to the survey, __________.
A. Asian-Americans care less about their health
B. 25 percent of Americans like junk food
C. choosing food is related to Asian-Americans' situation
D. immigrants are forced to eat junk food
3. The underlined word "fare" in Paragraph 4 most probably means" __________".
A. food offered as a meal
B. a person taking a taxi
C. money spent on food
D. an arranged thing to do
4. According to Sauna Cheryan, __________.
A. what immigrants have done is ridiculous
B. American traditional foods are healthier
C. immigrants risk their health in order to fit in
D. American culture affects immigrants deeply
5. Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habit?
A. The situation of employment.
B. The traditional culture.
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to
remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn't seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: "Look!", but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet.
They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses?" he said. "Why didn't you wake me up?"
"I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds."
"Are you sure you didn't dream it?"
"You were the one who was sleeping!"
'Typical, he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
1. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers________
A. made friends with local residents
B. complained about the poor living conditions
C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most
D. recorded their experiences in different ways
2. What does the phrase "heroic forms" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Racing cars.
B. Wild horses.
C. Eye-catching locals.
D. Running dogs.
3. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
A. He always missed out on the best thing.
B. He had already taken beautiful pictures.
C. A sound sleep was more important.
D. The next trip would be better.
4. What is 'the passage mainly about?
A. How to view wildlife in Africa.
B. Running into wildlife in Africa.
C. Tourist attractions in southern Africa.
D. Possible dangers of travelling in the desert.
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When Boris left school，he could not find a job．He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives，but they had problems of their Own。He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．Still he went on
money-locker。You‘d better find a way of opening it.‖
―But what can I do?‖
―Get out and have a look round,‖ advised his uncle in a vague sort of way．―See wha t people want；then give it to them，and they will pay for it.‖
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer．He worked hard，made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit．A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself．He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag(障碍). But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles．Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last，Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside．
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?
A. Goodwill is the key to success．
B. The world is a money-locker
C．No education, no future D. Difficulty of starting a small business
2.Which of the following best describes Boris‘job hunting experience?
A. Surprising
B. Encouraging
C. Boring
D. Disappointing
3. Boris start his career by .
A. cycling around the town
B. developing a waste ground
C. repairing cycles
D. buying empty shops
4. Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because .
A. it was not so expensive
B. he had a lot of old customers there
C. he could make good use of his skills there
D. there were good opportunities there
5. We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris .
A. still couldn‘t make good profits
B. set off in a successful career
C. found a lot of gold coins by accident
D. had great difficulty running his business
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Wherever she goes, Molly leaves her mark. Without saying a word, she speaks to people with her kind eyes. Even when she walks away, she leaves an impression．Molly's mark is a smile, stamped into the ground by the horseshoe at the bottom of her false leg．
A few years ago, Molly was badly attacked by a dog．The dog bit all four or Molly‘s legs and left large cuts in her face. Molly's owner, Kate Harris, took her to an animal hospital．Doctors there were abl e to save Molly‘s life, but soon one of her legs became very infected(感染).
At first, doctors thought Molly would have to be put to sleep．But Molly changed their minds. This pony, doctors noticed, shifted her weight, and rested her good leg from time to time. Doctors knew t hat Molly had amazing intelligence, and that she wanted to live.
Several doctors operated on Molly, and removed her infected leg. A false leg was made for her. The leg was a hollow cast with a pole at the bottom for balance. Doctors gave Molly a special horseshoe at the bottom of the leg. This horseshoe she had had a stamp of a smile face in it!
other ways, too.
Kaye Harris took Molly to the false leg center. There were children there who, like Molly, had artificial arms or legs. They were amazed to see a pony with a false leg. Molly made them smile and gave them hope. Soon, Molly began to visit schools, nursing homes, army bases and hospitals. A book was even written about Molly!
1．Molly is the name of a .
A．dog B．horse C．parent D．child
2．Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．Molly can speak to people in kind words.
B．Kay Harris took Molly to a children‘s hospital after the attack.
C．In the beginning, doctors had planned to end Molly‘s life.
D．Molly sometimes leaves smiling marks on people‘s faces.
3．What is unique about Molly?
A．Molly has a false leg with a horseshoe shaped like a smiling face.
B．Molly ran a race and won the first prize.
C．Molly often visits places such as schools and parks.
D．Molly has become a symbol of hope for people of all ages.
4．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．A Book on Molly B．A False Leg
C．A successful Operation D．Leaving her Mark
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Now in a world piled high with smartphones，tablets and e-readers，technology has entered the classroom in ways unimaginable. Taking classes can be fun too. A11 you have to do is swipe your fingers on your phone screen and download same Apps, which can make your study more fun and efficient. Balancing study and play in a college setting has never been easy----and with the following few apps, it'll be tough to tell the two apart.
Evernote
Use: note-taking
Can be used on：Phone/iPad/iPod touch，Android，BlackBerry，PalmOS and Windows Phone 7 Price：free
It's hard to imagine that with all the magical gadgets, the eager, studious types would still take out a notepad，pencil，and highlighter-and take notes in class. While it's not an actual planner or calendar App，if you take notes to stay organized，then Evemote is for you. The main thing about Evernate is that all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud(云储存平台上)---and then you can access them from any web-connected computer via the Evemote App or a web browser. Evernote also support audio and photo notes-rather handy if you want to record your lecture or take photos of any projected notes. But，of course, ask for permission first. Wikpanion
Use：research database
Can be used on：iPhone/Pad/iPod touch
Price：free（Wikipanion Plus for＄4, 99，or 31．87 yuan)
Now，you don't necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymore. You can get access to the research databases just on your
longer on the main screen. Instead，there's a small icon located at the bottom of the app，which can be used to access all the sections of an article. You can also open the links in Safari(苹果)Safari(浏览器)．According to the developers' site, loading Wikipedia pages with Wikpanion is a lot faster than accessing the Wikipedia site from the iPhone's browses. To be honest，we agree.
Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days
Use: English learning application
Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Price：For a limited time you can get the App for only＄0. 99---half price.
Still learning English with a workbook? if so，you are behind the times. Get 21th Century Newspaper's new iPhone App，"Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days". When you download the App on your iPhone，you can listen to the hottest bilingual news selected from the newspaper's official website(www. i2lst. cn) and read by native speakers. Users can enjoy the audio bilingual news with synchronized subtitles and fantastic pictures while immersed in an authentic language environment. With a simple tap，the sentence you choose will be repeated. "Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days" has ranked No. 1 on the Chinese education App list. For a limited time you can get the App for only＄0. 99---half price.
1. This passage mainly aims at_____
A, students B, travellers C. advertisers D. teachers
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. You can get the last App mentioned for only＄0. 99----half price.
B. Wikipanon is free.of charge.
C. Evernote has ranked No. 1 on the Chinese education App list.
D. All these three programs are imaginary.
3.From the passage，we know that＿·
A. students would still take out a notepad，pencil，and highlighter to take notes with Evernote
B. with Wikpanion，you can record your lecture or take photos of the notes
C. accessing the-Wikipedia site from the iPhone's browser is a lot faster than loading Wikipedia pages with Wikipanon
D, with Evernote，all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud
4. Which is the best title?
A. How to Be a Studious student?
B. Gadgets Make Study Fun
C. The Internet Is Very Important in Our Life
D. It's Necessary to Have an iPhone
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For high school leavers starting out in the working world，it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习)．In some countries，schools have programs to help students onto the path to work．In the Unites States，however，such programs are still few and far between．
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses，students are likely to get higher earnings in later years．The students are more likely to stay in school，graduate and go on to higher education．
In Germany，students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships．German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment．
Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track．Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country‘s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills．
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high sch001．James Madison High School in New York，for example，encourages students to choose classes on career—based courses．The school then helps them gain on—the-job experience in those fields while they‘re still at high school．However，even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work，the job market is daunting．In the US，unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row．
―The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the Summer job experience，they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job，‖said Michael，a researcher in the US. 1．In the author‘s opinion．American high school leavers__________.
A．have enough career-related courses
B．need more career advice from their schools
C．perform better in exams than German students
D．can get higher earnings in later years
2．According to Robert Schwartz，_________．
A．there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US
B．students should get contact with the working world at high school
C．education reform should focus on students‘perform ance in exams
D．teenagers in the US can‘t miss out on the summer job experience
3．What can be inferred from the text?
A．Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain hi曲at the moment．
B. Students with career—based courses never have problems finding a job．
C. US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment．
D．High school leavers with no practical skills can‘t find a job absolutely
4．What‘S the main idea of the text?
A．Arguments about recent US education reform．
B．Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers．
C．The lack of career—based courses in US high schools．
D．Advice for American high school leavers．
5·The underlined word ―daunting‖ in Paragraph 6 most probably means___________. A．discouraging B．interesting C．creative D．unbearable
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Like any good mother; when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what．she could to help her 3 - year - old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby．They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's stomach．
Finally, Michael's little sister is born．But she is in serious condition．With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal (初生的) intensive care unit at St．Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee．The days go by．The little girl gets worse．The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, ―There is very little hope．Be prepared for the worst．‖
his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says．
Karen makes up her mind．She will take Michael whether they like it or not．If he doe sn‘t see his sister now, he may never see her alive．
She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU．He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, " Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed．Never disturb patients here．The mother rises up strongly and said?" He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"
Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside．He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live．And he begins to sing．In die pure hearted voice of a 3 - year - old, Michael sings: " You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray．．．" Instantly the baby girl responds．The pulse rate becomes calm and steady．
The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it " the miracle of a brother's song．" The medical staff just called it a miracle．Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!
Never give up on die people you love．
1．What may the underlined words "the infant" refer to?
A．The baby．B．Karen．C．Mary．D．Michael
2．What do we know about the little sister after she was born?
A．She was driven to St．Mary's shop． B．A doctor came to see her in her house．
C．She was very thin and couldn't speak．D．She was in great danger．
3．Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?
A．Because he could make his sister alive．
B．Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital．
C．Because his sister was going to die soon．
D．Because his father wanted to take him away．
4．What do we know about the head nurse?
A．The head nurse was careful．B．The head nurse was rude．
C．The head nurse was responsible．D．The head nurse had no sympathy．5．What is the general idea of the text?
A．A boy' s singing saved his sister' s life．
B．The little girl is well enough to go home．
C．Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease．
D．No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit．
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It‘s true that quite a few most respect ed scientific authorities have confirmed that the world is becoming hotter and hotter. There‘s also strong evidence that humans are contributing to the warming. Countless recent reports have proved the same thing. For instance, a 2010 summary about the cli mate science by the Royal Society noted that: ―The global warming over the last half-century has been caused mainly by human activity.‖
You may not believe that humans could change the planet‘s climate, but the basic science is well understood. Each year, billions of tons of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere because of human activity. As has been known for years, these gases hold heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible(看不见的) blanket.
According to the scientific research, however, the warming observed by now matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build-up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere –not the warming we would expect from other possible causes.
Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming recorded so far, that would g ive birth to a difficult question. As Robert Henson puts it: ―If some newly discovered factor is to blame for the climate change, then why aren‘t carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be?‖
The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths – one with human influence and one without. That obviously isn‘t possible, and so most scientists are carefu l not to state human influence as an absolute certainty.
1. In most scientists‘ opinion, the global warming is mainly caused by ________.
A. solar activity
B. volcanic activity
C. natural factors
D. human factors
2. The text is developed by ________.
A. giving typical examples
B. following the order of space
C. analyzing a theory and arguing it
D. comparing and finding differences
3. The underline word ―identical‖ in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. totally different
B. exactly the same
C. extremely important
D. partly independent
4. Which of the following can be the best title?
A. Are All the Scientists Really Scientific?
B. Where Is Global Warming Leading Us to?
C. Are Humans Definitely Causing Global Warming?
D. What‘s Relation of Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases?
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Talk to yourself
It may be obvious, but the best way to get better at a language is to speak it. Even if there is no one around to speak to, talk to yourself. Name things as you pass them – chair, television, cat, tree, school. Learn basic phrases like –?it is cold today‘ or ?it is sunny today‘ and use whichever is appropriate when you first look out of the window. This simple language learning tip will help this everyday vocabulary sink in and become second nature.
Talk to friends
Even if they don‘t speak the language, talk to the people you know in your new language. Warm them in advance that you are practicing your new knowledge and they will know what‘s coming. Even a simple ?good morning ‘ or ?see you later‘ in your new language will make those phrases more natural to you. Your friends may even start to pick up a few phrases as well.
this will help you pick out the rhythm and the pronunciation even better. You will also come to further understand and better appreciate the culture behind the language.
Make mistakes
The easiest language learning tip to try! Go ahead a nd speak and write! Don‘t be afraid to make mistakes, because I guarantee you will! In fact, you will learn as much from your mistake as you will learn from your success. Never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back. Without making any mistakes, how will you ever to be fluent or even comfortable with the language?
Find a language club
When you are ready, try to find a language club in your area. Speaking with other people who have already gone through or are still going through the process of learning the language can be extremely helpful. They will give you lots of language learning tips and helpful advice.
1. If you want to keep everyday vocabulary in your mind, you‘d better _____________.
A. try to find a language club in your area
B. talk to yourself and name things as you pass them
C. not to be afraid to make mistakes
D. listen to music in your new language
2.According to the passage , we know ___________
A. the more mistakes we make, the more fluent our English might be
B. "talking to yourself" is the best way to learn a language
C. If someone doesn‘t speak your new language, you should not practice with them.
D. Not all language clubs are helpful.
3. You will master the usage of your new language if you ________ according to the material.
A. talk to yourself
B. talk to friends
C. listen to music
D. find a language club
4.The main idea of this passage is ___________ .
A. the more practice, the better your English will be
B. practicing speaking English in different ways
C. language learning tips
D. some advice on English learning
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Does a Tea Break Make You More Efficient?
China has been drinking tea since the time of Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Britain‘s relationship with tea is much short er, but tea enjoys pride of place as the UK‘s national drink. According to the UK Tea Council, British people drink an average of three cups a day or a national total of 165 million cups every day.
With figures like these, it is no surprise that time spent taking tea affects the working day in Britain. A recent survey found that 24 minutes a day are lost to making, buying and drinking tea and coffee. That is, ￡400 a year is lost in working hours per employee, or 190 days over a lifetime. So, should employers be worried about this lost working time, or does the tea break make up in other ways?
One argument is that caffeine improves mental state: a drink of tea or coffee can make you active and focus on work.
―But if they‘re often drinking it and then go without, they‘ll feel tired and won‘t work well.‖ Psychologist Cooper instead emphasizes the role tea breaks play in office life, and in building social relationships. ―We need to make people more active and see other people. The tea break is one way of doing this,‖ says Cooper.
And Professor Rogers also points out the comfort effect of a hot drink: ―We warm our hands on them on a cold day; they‘re comforting and play a big role in our everyday life. Whatever the caffeine‘s doing, I‘d say these 24 minutes aren‘t wasted.‖
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Tea Breaks cannot make people more active at work.
B. British people drink more tea than people in other countries.
C. Tea break plays an important role in people‘s life in Britain.
D. A lot of time has been wasted drinking tea in the working day.
2. We learn from a recent survey that in Britain _______.
A. ￡400 is lost in working hours for each person
B. tea breaks take up 24 minutes in a working day
C. people spends 190 days drinking tea and coffee each year
D. people drink 165 million cups in working hours every day
3. What‘s Psychologist Coopers‘ attitude towards tea break?
A. Doubtful.
B. Uncertain.
C. Negative.
D. Positive.
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Bonus(奖金) culture has become the subject of many studies nowadays. Many people have been angered by the way some bankers and high officials seem to have been rewarded for failure. Others find the idea of offering many-million-dollar bonuses morally disgusting.
But few have asked whether performance-related bonuses really do improve performance. The answer seems so obvious that even to ask the question can appear ridiculous. Indeed, in spite of all the complaints about them, financial encouragements continue to be introduced in more and more areas, from healthcare and public services to teaching and universities.
So it may come as a shock to many to learn that paying for results can actually make people perform badly in many circumstances, and that the more you pay, the worse they perform.
No one is arguing that bonuses can help companies and institutions attract and keep the best staff. Nor does anyone argue against the idea that you can encourage people to do specific tasks by linking payments to those tasks. Rather, the point is about how to get the best out of people. Do employees really perform better if you promise to pay them more for getting results?
There are some obvious reasons why such payments can fail. It has been argued, for instance, that cash bonuses contributed to the financial crash, because traders had little enthusiasm to make sure that their companies enjoyed long-term survival.
Most bonus projects are poorly designed, says Professor Malcolm Higgs. He thinks the reason is that organisations try to keep bonus arrangements simple. Nevertheless, he thinks bonus projects can work as long as they link the interests of individual employees with the long-term goals of a business.
Bonuses can also encourage cheating. ―Once you start making people‘s rewards dependent on outcomes rather than behaviours, the evidence is people will do whatever they can to get those outcomes,‖ says Professor Edward Deci. ―In many cases the high officials simply lied and cheated
design or cheating. In 1971, he asked students to solve puzzles, with some receiving cash prizes for doing well and others getting nothing. Deci found those offered cash were less likely to keep working on puzzles after they had done enough to get paid.
These studies suggest that offering rewards can stop people doing things for the pure joy of it. This was the basis for a series of books by Kohn in which he argues that rewarding children, students and workers with grades, scholarships and other ―bribes‖ (贿赂) leads to low-quality work in the long run.
Those who believe in the power of bonuses fail to distinguish between inner drive and outside pressure — wanting to do something because you like it for itself in contrast to doing something because you want t he reward, Kohn says. ―It‘s not just that these two are different, it‘s often that the more you reward people for doing something, the more their inner drive tends to decline.‖
A ―do this and get that‖ approach might improve performance in the short term, but over longer periods it will always fail, Kohn says. People who receive bonus will naturally play safe, become less creative, cooperate less and feel less valued, he adds. What‘s more, the studies also suggest that offering rewards can also stop people taking responsibility.
1. The effect of performance-related bonuses has not been well studied because people _______.
A. take the function of bonuses for granted
B. see that bonus offering is done everywhere
C. think financial encouragement is disgusting
D. are shocked by the practice of rewarding for failures
2. According to Malcolm Higgs, designs that _________ are the good ones.
A. drive people to finish short-term tasks
B. help to attract and keep good employees
C. link financial rewards with the quality of the outcomes
D. connect individual interests with long-term business goals
3. If a person plays safe to get a bonus, he is probably being ________.
A. more enthusiastic
B. more risk-taking
C. less daring
D. less responsible
4. Which of the following do you think the author would most probably agree with?
A. Companies should make their bonus projects simple.
B. The benefit of bonus helps to get the best out of people.
C. The biggest problem with bonus is it creates cheating.
D. Bonus offering can stop people doing things for pure joy.
5. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. What Is Bonus?
B. Does Bonus Work?
C. Why Bonus Offered?
D. How Bonus Works?
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A cancer-stricken British teenage said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online―Bucket List‖ of things she wanted to do before dying. Alice Pyne，l5，created an internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. ―I‘ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn‘t look like I‘m going to win this one,‖ s he wrote .
For her list，at the site https://www.doczj.com/doc/1a14199546.html,, she has included making everyone sign up to
Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter．
―Oh, dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!‖ she wrote after her site attracted huge attention．―Thank you so much for a ll your lovely messages to me。‖
Pyne，who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed(透露)the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.
1．What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her ―Bucket List‖?
A．People around the world sent messages to support her.
B. People sent gifts to her from all over the world.
C. A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.
D. The media called on people to help her．
3．Alice Pyne wrote her ―Bucket List‖ to .
A. catch people‘s attention
B. say goodbye to a few friends
C. give comfort to two terminally ill men
D. express her last few wishes
4．It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne .
A. is unaware of her own conditions
B. is very sad to know that she will die
C. is calm to know that death is approaching
D. is still quite confident in fighting against cancer
4．Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne‘s ―Bucket List‖?
A．To ask people to donate bone marrow.
B. To get a cool computer．
C. To swim with shark.
D．To meet a boy。‘
5. Take That will arrange to .
A．meet Pyne in person B. help Pyne in any possible way
C. donate money to Pyne
D. invite Pyne to join the band
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I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way.
Several weeks ago，I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines．I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds late r, as if he didn‘t even notice he was doing it, he got up again．I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me．I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up．Could he be more intent while standing up？
This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success．This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life．
Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits，and all you can do is loving and accepting them．As parents，throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids' best cheerleaders，guiding
in his own way and not mine．We need to learn to accept our kids' ways of doing things．Some way may have worked for me but doesn't mean we need to carry it through generations．There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique．It makes us free and happy and that's just the way I want my kids to live their own life．
1. At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him________.
A. pay more attention to his study
B. keep silent in the room
C. finish his homework on time
D. get right answers
2. Inspired by the case of his son，the author began to doubt________.
A．the importance of parents B．the old form of education C．the relationship between kids and their parents D．the good grades of some kids
3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?
A. We should help kids correct their wrong ways.
B. Parents should study their kids‘ DNA.
C. Kids should be taught to behave themselves.
D. Parents should love and accept their kids.
4. The author has stopped asking his son to sit down because __________.
A. he has changed his traditional ideas
B. his son wants to be unique
C. his son doesn‘t follow his advice
D. his son‘s DNAis different
5. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. Study hard and you'll be successful
B. Be friendly to your children
C. Children's success in their own style
D. Parents' help with their children's study
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The brown widow spider became established in Southern California in early 2000 and has become part of the local spider family in urban Los Angeles and San Diego. The brown widow spider is continuing its expansion in Southern California and could possibly move northward into Central California.
The brown widow is suspected to have evolved in Africa although it was first described from South America, which adds confusion as to where it might have originated. It is a tropical and subtropical spider having established populations in Hawaii, Florida, parts of Australia, South Africa and Japan. In North America, the brown widow was restricted for many decades to the Florida peninsula. However, around the year 2000, it started showing up in other Gulf Coast states. Brown widows are now known from Texas to Georgia and South Carolina.
The brown widow builds its web in protected sites around homes and in woody vegetation with branches. Some typical sites selected by brown widows for web building are empty containers such as buckets and nursery pots, mail boxes, entry way corners, under eaves, storage closets and garages, undercarriages of motor vehicles that are stationary for long periods, and the undersides of outdoor furniture. They choose places that are more exposed than sites chosen by black widows and therefore, appear to be at higher risk for interactions with humans as far as bites are concerned.
One recent study demonstrates that the brown widow spider is less poisonous than other widow species. The reason for the weaker effect of brown widow bites on humans is possibly because the brown widow does not have much poison as its larger relatives, but it is really a threat to humans as to its poison. The two major symptoms of a brown widow bite were that the bite hurt when it
There is no specific information regarding the control of brown widows by farm chemicals. Most current advice is what is used for controlling spiders in general. Therefore, most commercially available farm chemicals should work on brown widows. Avoiding a mess of the house and the garage should reduce nest sites for them. Also, one should store garage items in plastic bags where there might be interactions with spiders. These items include rarely worn garments such as gardening clothes and gloves, recreational items like sports equipment (i.e., baseball gloves) and other items where spiders can crawl up into holes where fingers can be inserted.
1. The author wrote this article to _______.
A. announce the result of a research on spiders
B. introduce the ways to get rid of the spiders
C. report a new finding of the widow species
D. warn readers against the brown widow
2. From the passage we can conclude that _______.
A. brown widows are spreading northward
B. the brown widow originated from Africa
C. brown widows now can be found in all countries
D. there used to be no brown widows in North America
3. The third paragraph is mainly about _______.
A. the brown widow‘s web building
B. the characteristics of the brown widow
C. the habitat preferences of the brown widow
D. the brown widow‘s threaten to human beings
4. It can be inferred that _______.
A. brown widows can be killed with any farm chemicals
B. at present people can only control brown widow spiders
C. the brown widow has more poison than the black widow
D. victims bitten by the brown widow needn‘t see the doctor
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Frederic Mishkin, who's been a professor at Columbia Business School for almost 30 years, is good at solving problems and expressing ideas. Whether he's standing in front of a lecture hall or engaged in a casual conversation, his hands are always waving and pointing. When he was in graduate school, one of his professors was so annoyed by this constant gesturing that he made the young economist sit on his hands whenever he visited the professor's office.
It turns out, however, that Mishkin's professor had it exactly wrong. Gesture doesn't prevent but promotes clear thought and speech. Research demonstrates that the movements we make with our hands when we talk form a kind of second language, adding information that's absent from our words. It's learning's secret code: Gesture reveals what we know. It reveals what we don't know. What's more, the agreement (or lack of agreement) between what our voices say and how our hands move offers a clue to our readiness to learn.
Manyof the studies establishing the importance of gesture to learning have been conducted by Susan Goldin-Meadow, a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago. "We change our minds by moving our hands," writes Goldin-Meadow in a review of this work. Particularly significant are what she calls "mismatches" between oral expression and physical gestures. A
moving from one level of understanding to another. The thoughts expressed by hand motions are often our newest and most advanced ideas about the problem we're working on; we can't yet absorb these concepts into language, but we can capture them in movement.
Goldin-Meadow's more recent work strews not only that gesture shows our readiness to learn, but that it actually helps to bring learning about. It does so in two ways. First, it elicits (引出) helpful behavior from others around us. Goldin-Meadow has found that adults respond to children's speech-gesture mismatches by adjusting their way of instruction. Parents and teachers apparently receive the signal that children are ready to learn, and they act on it by offering a greater variety of problem-solving techniques. The act of gesturing itself also seems to quicken learning, bringing new knowledge into consciousness and aiding the understanding of new concepts. A 2007 study by Susan Wagner Cook, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Iowa, reported that third-graders who were asked to gesture while learning algebra (代数) were nearly three times more likely to remember what they'd learned than classmates who did not gesture.
1. According to Paragraph 1, Frederic Mishkin was asked to sit on his hands because __
A. he could litter express his ideas that way
B. he always pointed his finger at his professor
C. his professor did not like his gesturing
D. his gestures prevented his professor from thinking
2. How is gesturing important in acquiring knowledge?
A. It draws tasteful responses from others and increases learning speed.
B. It promotes second language learning and quickens thinking.
C. It provides significant clues for solving academic problems.
D. It reduces students' reliance on teachers' instruction.
3. What can be inferred from the passage about gesture-speech mismatches?
A. They can stimulate our creativity.
B. Instructors should make full use of them.
C. Teachers can hardly explain new concepts without them.
D. They serve as a stepping stone to solving real life problems.
4. What could be the best title of the passage?
A. Hand Motions, a Second Language
B. Gesturing: Signal of Understanding
C. New Uses of Gesturing
D. The Secret Code of Learning
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Which is sillier: denying we ever went to the moon or trying to convince the true nonbelievers? Once upon a time – July 20, 1969, to be specific – two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while. Ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years. The end.
Unfortunately, not quite. A fair number of Americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is a fairy tale. They believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U.S. technology was the ―bestest‖ in the whole wide world.
Which is the harder thing to do: Send men to the moon or make believe we did? The fact is the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. You can do it with computers whose entire
However, last fall NASA considered spending $15,000 on a public-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that Americans had in fact gone to the moon. That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first aired in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax. The show‘s creator is a publicity hound (猎狗) who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. Mr. X (as I will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in print) recently followed Buzz Aldrin around and call ed him ―a thief, liar and coward‖ until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old Mr. X in the face.
Anyway, NASA‘s publicity campaign began to slow down. The nonbelievers took the campaign as NASA‘s effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round —I mean, that we had gone to the moon —was simply a waste of money. (Actually, the $15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by James E. Oberg, an astronomy writer who, with Aldrin, has contributed to Scientific American.)
If NASA‘s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house. Armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, so maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience. Or NASA could just buy Aldrin a commemorate plaque (纪念匾) for his recent touch on the face of Mr. X.
1. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that some Americans believe _______.
A. moon landings were invented
B. U.S. technology was the best
C. moon landing ended successfully
D. the Mojave Desert was the launching base
2. According to the writer, which of the following is to blame for the story about the hoax?
A. NASA‘s publicity campaign.
B. The Fox television program.
C. Buzz Aldrin.
D. James
E. Oberg.
3. According to the writer, Mr. X _______.
A. told a faithful story
B. was not treated properly
C. was a talented creator
D. had a bad reputation
4. The believers think that NASA‘s publicity campaign is ________.
A. proof to hide the truth
B. stupid and unnecessary
C. needed to convince the non-believers
D. important to develop space technology
5. What is implied in the last paragraph?
A. NASA should not bother with the non-believers.
B. Armstrong was a very private and determined person.
C. Armstrong should be as outspoken as Buzz Aldrin.
D. NASA should send more astronauts to outer space.
6. The tone of the article is _______.
A. angry
B. conversational
C. humorous
D. matter-of-fact
阅读理解 B 42、Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech "I Have a Dream" before the Lincoln Memorial. The "dream" is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later. Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever. (1)、Martin Luther King was murdered when he was 39 years old. A：T B：F 答案：A (2)、Martin Luther King was a black minister only. A：T B：F 答案：B (3)、Martin Luther King's Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years. A：T B：F 答案：A (4)、The underlined word "delivered" in the second paragraph could be replaced by "gave". A：T B：F 答案：A (5)、The best title for this passage is "Civil Rights Law". A：T B：F 答案：B 43、A public house which was recently bought by Mr. James is up for sale. He is going to sell it because it is haunted (闹鬼的). He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. James had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost (鬼) must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, he shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept it even if he gives it away. (1)、Mr. James was the owner of the public house. A：T B：F 答案：A (2)、Mr. James had not turned off the lights that night. A：T B：F 答案：B (3)、Mr. James built the house. A：T B：F 答案：B (4)、Mr. James found sixty empty bottles. A：T B：F 答案：B (5)、The writer of the passage believes Mr. James' story. A：T B：F 答案：B 44、Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry. In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. And large families can not be moved from place to place as smaller families can. So, at present people tend to have smaller families. In the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consists only of a man and a woman. A small number of families may take child raising as their chief work. At the same time they may also raise other people's children, leaving those families free to move from job to job. (1)、The passage discusses influence of science and industry on American families. A：T B：F 答案：A (2)、Families of the past, the present and the future are described in the passage. A：T B：F 答案：A (3)、People no longer want to have children. A：T B：F 答案：B (4)、Grandparents will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future. A：T B：F 答案：B (5)、Large families cannot fit in with a highly industrialized society. A：T B：F 答案：A 45、My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere. The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them first and then told them what we were going to do that day. When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar! They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be into seeing all this. I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more. Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too!
（英语）高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 The setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball team—all of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking of team rules. They were there to support their coach's decision to take them off the team. They were there to let the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness. While the school had been out for the New Year's holiday, the five girls had gone to the party with several of their friends. There was alcohol there. And they all drank some. Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldn't back down on her rules. And the players—two junior students and three senior students—agreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coach's decision. “We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did was definitely not worth it. We hope this event will make everyone realize that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community,” one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball team for nothing.” The five left the floor to deafening applause. The team may not win another game this year. But they've learnt something about personal responsibility, the effect of one's action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life. （1）It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were kicked off the team were ________. A. very good players on the team B. addicted to alcohol and drugs C. three junior students and two senior students D. scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol （2）What did the girls do to support their coach's decision? A. They didn't fight for Danville High School any more. B. They all gave speeches to apologize in the local press. C. They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium. D. They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life. （3）Which word best describes the coach Rainville? A. Indifferent. B. Strict. C. Stubborn. D. Cruel. （4）Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Growing up with pain B. A bad mistake C. Team rules are everything D. Basketball girls in high school 【答案】（1）A
（英语）英语阅读理解练习题20篇及解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Many people have long dreamed of being able to fly around as simply as riding a bicycle. Yet the safety and strength of a flying bike was always a big problem. Over the past 10 years, developments in technology have moved the dream of personal flying vehicles closer to reality. Now, two groups of inventors say such vehicles may be available soon. The British company Malloy Aeronautics has developed a prototype (原型) of its flying bicycle. Grant Stapleton, marketing sales director of Malloy Aeronautics, says the Hoverbike is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly. It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed, he adds. Mr. Stapleton says safety was the company's main concern. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors ( 交叠式旋翼 )to power the vehicle. The company is testing a full-size prototype of the Hoverbike, which will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams. In New Zealand, the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a full-size prototype of its personal flying device, called the Jetpack. It can fly for more than 30 minutes, up to 1,000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour. Peter Coker is the CEO of Martin Aircraft Company. He said the Jetpack “is built around safety from the start. In his words, reliability is the most important element of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself, very similar to a Formula One racing car.” The Jetpack uses a gasoline-powered engine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr. Coker says it also has a parachute (降落伞) that can be used should there be an emergency. “It starts to work at very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot,” he adds. Mr. Coker says the Jetpack will be ready for sale soon. （1）We can learn from the passage that the Hoverbike . A. can hardly get in and out of small spaces quickly B. can fly for over 30 minutes, up to 1,000 meters high C. has been used by the police and emergency rescue teams D. can be transported quickly after being folded and packed （2）The writer uses the example of For One racing car to show that . A. the Jetpack is very safe and reliable B. the engine of the Jetpack is powerful C. the actual structure of the Jetpack is unique D. the Jetpack can reach a great speed and height （3）The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer s to. A. the jet stream B. the engine C. the Jetpack D. the parachute （4）What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage? A. To describe the problems of inventing flying vehicles. B. To introduce the latest development of flying vehicles. C. To show the differences between two flying vehicles. D. To advertise the two personal
Passage 1 Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the countr y. If one likes garden, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city. B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country. C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London. D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside. 2. With the same money needed for ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden C. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden 3. When the garden is in blossom, the one ________ has been rewarded. A. living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden. C. having a garden of his own. D. having been digging, planting and watering 4. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ________ if they had to live outside London. A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they didn’t deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life 5. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________. A. deal with B. do away with C. escape from D. prevent from 很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归。
阅读理解训练 I. Where is Love? How can we find Love? Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy. They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever. When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the ,s son was also surprised at his At the same time, the old womanmost beautiful smile in the world.”,s pleasure and asked why. mother“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,”she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.” If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life. 1.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was . A. looking for a seat in the park B. passing the street C. looking at some birds D. having a pizza 2.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because . A. the old woman still felt hungry B. he wanted to see the smile again ,t like the drink C. he didnD. the old woman paid him for it 3.The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile . A. after the little boy went home B. before it grew dark C. when she was drinking Coke D. after the little boy hugged her ,s mother was surprised to see her son was very 4.The boywhen the door opened. A. pleased B. sad C. unhappy D. angry 5.Which of the following is TRUE? A. The little boy failed to find Love. B. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last. C. The little boy decided never to go home. D. The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him. II. Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning
（英语）英语阅读理解练习题及答案含解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Castle Dale is a small town in central Utah. My grandpa's farm is a few miles to the north. I grew up there. Milking a cow, feeding the chickens and cutting firewood were daily routines. Grandpa had me carrying a broom to do snow cleaning when it was actually taller than I was. This was the work kids like me learned to do at a young age. I was tall, very tall at a really young age. My unusual height caused people to look, ask questions, laugh, tease, and sometimes even challenge me to fight. I was teased cruelly as a kid. It wasn't fair, I knew, but that was just the way it was. Luckily, I was taught at a very young age a very important lesson. I am different and that's Okay—I'm unique and I matter. No one could ever take that away from me. I knew this then, and I know this now. That alone helped me through the frustrations and heartaches of normal life. When I was in junior high school, I realized something else that helped me cope. Most teasing came from one of two places—people who were either jealous or ignorant (愚昧). I couldn't change the way they were, but I could change the way I felt. I was not going to feel bad because of their ignorance or jealousy. It wasn't worth it. Realizing this didn't stop them, or change the fact that these comments hurt. It did, however, give me a way to understand these people and deal with their treatment in a way that was okay for me. These things still happen today. It will probably happen the rest of my life. I will always be 7 feet, 6 inches (2.29 meters) tall. I wouldn't change that for anything. People will always look because it is not every day that you see someone that tall. I learned that at a young age and I now try to teach my own children that they are unique and they matter. That is the message I give to you. Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay. （1）The author mentioned his hometown to show us _______. A. he is from an ordinary family B. his grandpa is strict with him C. he loves this lovely small town D. he had to do a lot of labor work （2）The author was often teased because _______. A. he grew up in a small town B. he was much taller than others C. he fought with people easily D. he didn't want people to watch him （3）What was the author's attitude towards being teased? A. He accepted the fact of being different and let it go. B. He felt angry failing to change others' opinions. C. He felt hurt hearing people's negative comments. D. He hated people's ignorance and jealousy. （4）Which of the following may best describe the theme of the passage? A. Everything comes to the man who waits. B. It is the first step that is troublesome. C. Speech is silver, silence is gold. D. Keep your head up. 【答案】（1）A