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每日一练41倒数第二周星期一AWhen should people be made to retire? 55? 65? Should there be a compulsory age limit?Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations. Other people, however, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier because of the regulations of a company or the nation. This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.Some people think there are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. First of all, older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. A second point is that older employees are often extremely faithful employees and are more willing to carry out company policies than younger less committed staff. However, a more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over. Age is irrelevant to a working life. Surely if older employees are told they cannot work after 60, this is age discrimination. That they become old does not necessarily mean they are going to be sick. Old people could be more aware, experienced and committed than some youngsters.Others, however, think that allowing older people to work indefinitely is not a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Old people are only ambitious workaholics who are too selfish and egocentric to believe that a younger person could do better. Actually, many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unit for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization. In addition, without age limits, however, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans or roles. A third point of view is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life’s labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure. We now have youngsters who can't find jobs because old people are choosing not to retire. Old people are not retiring because this new generation of "old people" think they will never die due to modern advances in medicine.With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual's freedom and right to work and can deprive society of valuable experience and insights. I feel that giving workers more flexibility and choice over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual.41. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To explain the compulsory age limit.B. To discuss the retirement age.C. To examine people’s working life.D. To introduce a particular stage.42. Which of the following is NOT a reason for allowing old people to continue workingaccording to the passage?A. Their contribution should be valued.B. Their experience should be made use of.C. They can help the youngsters.D. They are loyal employees.43. It can be inferred in the fourth passage that ______.A. the young people have more creative spiritsB. modern advances in medicine make old people never dieC. pensions and freedom are not given to the old nowD. old people believe that a younger person could do better44. The passage is arranged as follows:A. ○1B. ○1C. ○1D. ○1○2○2○3○4○2○2○3○4○5○3○3○5○4○4○5○545. What is the author’s opinion on the retirement age?A. The author thinks when to retire depends on the employees themselves.B. The author is against lengthening the retirement age.C. The author thinks that retirement age varies from country to country.D. The author is in favor of allowing old people to continue working.BClassical philosophers called humans "the rational(理性的) animal". Clearly, they never looked closely at ants. A new study suggests that ant colonies avoid irrational decisions that people and other animals often make．Consider the following scenario: You want to buy a house with a big kitchen and a big yard, but there are only two homes on the market---one with a big kitchen and a small yard and the other with a small kitchen and a big yard. Studies show you'd be about 50% likely to choose either house---and either one would be a rational choice. But now, a new home comes on the market, this one with a large kitchen and no yard. This time, studies show, you'll make an irrational decision: Even though nothing has changed with the first two houses, you'll now favor the house with the big kitchen and small yard over the one with the small kitchen and big yard. Overall, scientists have found, people and other animals will often change their original preferences when presented with a third choice．Not so with ants. These insects also shop for homes but not quite in the way that humans do. Solitary worker ants spread out, looking for two main features: a small entrance and a dark inside. If an ant finds an outstanding hole---such as the inside of an acorn or a rock crevice---it brings another worker ant to check it out. As more ants like the site, the number of workers in the new hole grows. Once the crowd reaches a critical mass, the ants race back to the old nest and start carrying the queen and larvae to move the entire colony．To test ant rationality, Stephen Pratt, a behavioral ecologist at Arizona State University in Tempe, and a colleague designed a series of possible nests for 26 ant colonies. The duo cut rectangular holes in balsa wood and covered them with glass microscope slides. The researchers then drilled holes of various sizes into the glassslides and slipped plastic light filters under the glass to vary the features ants care about most. At first, the colonies only had two options, A and B. A was dark but had a large opening, whereas B was bright with a small opening. As with humans, the ants preferred both options equally: The researchers found no difference between the number of colonies that picked A versus B．Then the scientists added a third option, called a decoy（干扰项）, that was similar to either A or B in one characteristic but clearly worse than both in the other (a very bright nest with a small opening, for example). Unlike humans, the ants were not tricked by the decoy, the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Although a few colonies picked the third nest, the other colonies did not start favoring A or B and still split evenly between the two．Pratt speculates that ant colonies avoid making the irrational decision because, unlike humans, each ant doesn't evaluate all options before making a choice. When the scouts find a nest, they're unaware of what else is out there, and either they pick the nest or they don't. "The group may do better precisely because the individuals are ignorant," Pratt says．Melissa Bateson, an ethnologist at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, believes the findings could have "really interesting implications for the benefits of collective decision-making, which we could learn something from." Many grant-review boards, for example, behave like ants: Reviewers see only a subset of the total grant applications and thus have to make a decision without seeing every option．46. The survey of house buying is mentioned to _________．A. reveal the serious housing problems of modern society．B. explain how to make a more reasonable choice when buying houses．C. show that in fact humans are not so rational as known when making choices．D. criticize the selfishness of human nature．47. Choose the correct order of the steps for ants to move to a new place．a. An ant finds an ideal hole with two main features．b. The ants race back to carry the queen and larvae to move．c. Another worker ant is brought to check it out．d. Worker ants are sent out．e. More ants come to the site until they have enough workers．A. a-c-e-b-dB. d-a-c-e-bC. a-e-c-d-bD.d-a-e-c-b48．Which of the following options could be an appropriate decoy to the experiment in paragraph 5?A. a dark nest with a small openingB. a dark nest with a large openingC. a bright nest with a small openingD. a dark nest with a very large opening49. According to Stephen Pratt, why are the ant colonies able to make the rationalchoice in comparison with humans?A. They are not aware of more optional places．B. They have clever worker ants to make the discoveries．C. They are not well educated and intelligent as humans．D. Ants are better at making collective choices with their ignorant partners．50. The best title for the passage would be _________．A. Can't Decide? Ask an AntB. Better Choice, Better LifeC. Man, Be RationalD. Who lies? Philosophers or ScientistsCThe addictive pull of Internet shopping is dragging thousands of victims into a rise of debt, including thousands of women who have run up huge credit card bills they cannot repay.The appeal of 24-hour access and the explosion in goods and services on offer has seen a 10 percent increase in credit card debts in the UK this year.Much of it has accounted for online spending. The latest report on Internet usage shows the number of adults logging on at home has risen from 10 million in October last year to 15.5m this month.The report by Continental Research, which has monitored Internet access in the UK for the past six years, found that while online shopping used to be experimental it is now becoming habitual, especially for women.Colin Shaddick, who heads the company, said, "Women are logging on in record numbers ---online shopping has certainly played a big role in this." The study found that ave rage annual spending online is £700 a year for each Internet shopper.The draw of the Internet is especially strong for collectors. Business lecturer Stephen Hall, who has been buying and selling books since he was a child, now has a collection worth £40,000.He is passionate about the opportunities offered by shopping online. "You can find a book in minutes that you could spend months hunting down at auctions or second-hand bookshops," he said. "It can easily become addictive, and all the collectors I know use the Internet. I suspect you do waste money because you are less likely to send back a book to Little Rock, Arkansas, than take it back to the high-street shop."Like Stephen Hall, most of us can shop online sensibly---but for some it provides an easy, anonymous and accessible way to feed their habit. It also provides secrecy---a central part of any addiction. Dr Samantha Haslett, a psychologist and expert in addiction at the Promos counseling centre, said, "It's compulsive in the same way as alcohol and gambling, and addicts find themselves completely unable to stop themselves, despite debt mounting and relationships breaking up. It's the thrill and the buzz of purchasing that ignores all the negative consequences."[ People laugh at shopping addictions, but it's the same as food overeating: bulimics don't eat nice stuff, or things that are good for them. Shopping addicts are the same: they'll buy things they don't need or want or like. What they're buying is of no importance compared to the thrill they get spending money and acquiring something new.I've counseled people who have bought piles of bed linen and curtains and just left them piled up in the corner of the room.I have seen people's marriages ruined. There's something more damaging about Internet shopping too because it takes place in the home, so the trick and secrecy is that much closer to the partner who is being tricked.Tennis star Serena Williams this year admitted to kicking an Internet shoppingaddiction that saw her spending up to six hours a day online in an attempt to avoid being seen out in public. "Every day I was in my room and I was online," Williams said. "I wasn't able to stop and I bought, bought, bought. I was just out of control."Confidence is also growing in online security. Danny Meadows-Klue, chairman of Interactive Advertising Bureau, the Internet commercial watchdog, said, "Online card fraud（欺诈）is a drop in the ocean compared to total credit card fraud, but it is increasing. We want to increase consumer confidence by encouraging shoppers to take simple steps to protect themselves."But there are still barriers to online shopping, declares James Goudie, a consumer psychologist at North Umbria University. "For certain items some people prefer to shop personally, for example to try on an item of clothing and feel the quality. Payment of delivery charges is also off-putting."51. It can be learned from the passage that_______.A. people have run into debts mainly because of their Internet shopping addictionB. many people don’t tend to get back their refund though the goods quality is poorC. avoiding been noticed by the public entirely leads to Serena’s shopping addictionD. the reason for online shopping results from much less credit fraud on the Internet52. According to Dr. Samantha Haslett, we can draw a conclusion that_______.A. the main reason for ruining people’s marriage contributes to shopping onlineB. it is the convenience of Internet that brings about people’s shopping addictionC. a great many things women purchase on the Internet are of little practical useD. spending money by clicking the mouse can satisfy customers’ desire gre atly53. The underlined word “off-putting” in the last passage means_______.A. annoyingB. pleasantC. excitingD. tense54. Which of the following do you think the author would most probably agree with?A. Shopping online has advanced the consumers’ debt increase in a way.B. many items are piled up in the room corner because they are out of date.C. shopping addiction is harder to be removed than alcohol and gambling.D. paying by credit can account for the phenomenon of online shopping.55. Which do you think can be the best title of the passage?A. Net Shopping Cost People Much MoneyB. Warm Tips on Internet ShoppingC. Net Shopping Hooks Army of AddictsD. Shopping Online Is Very PopularDWanda, the neighborhood witch, was a good witch and had been one for about 221 years. Her fondest dream was to become a fairy godmother. She had been going to the Fairy Godmother Academy for 103 years, learning fairy godmother magic: how to turn pumpkins into coaches, how to make things vanish in clouds of smoke, even how to change mice into horses and footmen.Just that very morning the principal of the Academy had said Wanda was ready for her final test. She was to change the first animal she met into something else. Theanimal was to be so happy at becoming whatever it became that it would say, "Oh, happy day! I'm a..." If it did, Wanda would pass the test. She would become a fairy godmother, with a sparkling pink dress, a golden crown, and a magic wand tipped with a shining star.However, if she failed, she would have to start school all over again—all 103 years of it."Good luck," the principal said as Wanda left the Academy.The very first animal Wanda bumped into was Charley, a little green frog who sat in a pond by the side of the road catching bugs with his long, sticky tongue and croaking "Baroomp! Baroomp!"When Charley saw Wanda he jumped onto a lily pad. "Hi," he cried. "Witch way are you going? Ha, ha. That's a joke, Wanda. ‘Witch way are you going?’ Get it?""I get it, Charley," replied Wanda, "but it's not much of a joke. Anyway, I'm glad you're here. I have a surprise for you. You'll be so happy." Then, without even an "if you please," Wanda waved her wand, said a magic word, and poof (吹熄蜡烛的声音)! Charley, the little green frog, turned into a prince!He was a handsome prince but a wet one. The lily pad had collapsed under his weight and dumped him into the water. Charley-turned-prince stood up and looked at his reflection in the water. "Hey!" he cried. "You turned me into a prince! It's a surprise all right, but I don't want to be a prince. I want to be a frog! Change me back right now!""Oh, dear," Wanda said. "You know I don't like to be yelled at, Charley. Now you've made me forget the reverse spell. But who wouldn't rather be a prince than a frog?""I wouldn't!" cried Charley. "I want to be a frog!" He stuck out his tongue, missing a bug flying by the end of his nose. "Look at that, Wanda! I was such a good fly catcher. And I had eyes on top of my head, too. I could see forward and backward and sideways all at once, but look at me now. With my eyes in front of my face, I can only see one direction at a time. I don't even have a castle, Wanda. What kind of prince is that? I'd really rather be a frog. Please change me back!""I can't, Charley. But you'll learn to be happy as a prince. As for a castle, I can take care of that." She waved her wand, and suddenly a castle appeared by the banks of the pond. It had stone walls, oaken doors, and pennants waving from its turrets. "Your very own palace, Charley! You'll have servants, eat fancy foods and ice cream.""Bah!" Charley interrupted. "Who wants servants, or ice cream and fancy foods?I want bugs!" He stuck out his tongue and looked down his nose at it, cross-eyed. "This tongue is no good—it's too short!" he cried. "I can't even see it."Again Wanda waved her wand. "Look, Charley, musicians," she said. Out of the castle marched dozens of musicians blowing trumpets, tootling flutes, and banging drums. "See? Your own band. They'll play music, and you can sing and dance and snap your fingers to your heart's content.""I don't want to sing and dance!" Charley cried. "And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers?""Snapping fingers!" exclaimed Wanda. "That's it, Charley. That's what I forgot!" She snapped her fingers, cried "Upsi-doodle!" and poof! The castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.Charley hopped onto a lily pad. He looked at himself in the water. "You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I'm a frog."Wanda smiled and thought to herself, "So I have to go back to school for another 103 years. Who cares? Charley's happy, and that's what really counts."Well, it wasn't exactly ‘Oh, happy day! I'm a prince,’ but the principal of the Fai ry Godmother Academy decided that ‘Oh, happy day! I'm a frog’ was close enough. Wanda hadn't thought about herself. She had only wanted to make Charley happy. Thinking about others was the most important thing fairy godmothers had to do.The principal waved her magic wand. Look! Wanda the Witch became Wanda the Fairy Godmother...sparkling pink dress, magic wand with a star, and all.56. Which of the following can best describe Wanda according to this passage?A. selfish and stubbornB. thoughtful and helpfulC. determined and braveD. diligent and understanding57. By thinking “So I have to go back to school for another 103 years”, Wanda thought _______.A. she failed the testB. she made the frog unhappyC. she would be punished by the principalD. she needed to improve her skill58. The most important thing for a fairy godmother to do is _________.A. always care about the othersB. completely succeed to learn all the skillsC. fully satisfy the principalD. easily become friends with frogs59. How did Wanda turn the prince back to a frog?A. By waving her wand with a starB. By snapping her fingers and saying some wordsC. by crying “Upsi-doodle!” and a poofD. By blowing trumpets, tootling flutes, and banging drums60. What does the passage want to tell us?A. Where there is a will, there is a way.B. Practice makes perfect.C. A good heart conquers ill fortune.D. Failure is the mother of success.参考答案。

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每日一练34倒数第四周星期四ABob Dylan is one of America’s greatest songwriters. Now he has written a book about his life that critics have praised. Bob Dylan’s book, “Chronicles: Volume One,” was published in October. It has been among the best-selling books in America. The New York Times newspaper named it one of the five best non-fiction or true- life books in 2004. And recently, the National Book Critics Circle named it one of the five finalists for best biography or autobiography of last year.Bob Dylan grew up in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota. As a young man, in 1961, he moved to New York City with his guitar. He wanted to become a folk singer and musician. In his book, he writes about his experiences playing and singing other people’s songs in clubs in the Greenwich Village area. He writes about many artists, writers and musicians who influenced him.The main influence on him was the great folk singer Woody Guthrie. Guthrie was living in a hospital in New Jersey because he had a serious disease. Dylan visited him often and played Guthrie’s songs to him. Later, Dylan became extremely famous for the songs he wrote. The media called him the “voice of a generation.”Bob Dylan writes that his wife and five children were the most important part of his life. He describes trying to find privacy for his family at his home in Woodstock, a town in New York State. But people from all over the country came to visit him and destroyed his peace.Dylan also writes about spending time in New Orleans, Louisiana, while recording the album “Oh Mercy” in 1980. He writes about the process of recording the album. And he writes about the friendly people he met in Louisiana. One was a store owner named Sun Pie, who even gave Dylan a sign for his car that said “World’s Greatest Gra ndpa.”Critics have compared Bob Dylan’s book “Chronicles” to one of his songs. They say it brings to life images, faces and places. They say the book forms layers of meaning through rich details. “A song is like a dream,” Dylan writes, “and you try to mak e it come true.”41. Dylan became very famous mainly because ____.A. he wrote lots of songs which were quite popular with the people in his timesB. he used to visit the great folk singer Woody Guthrie and play his songs to himC. he was praised by critics.D. he sang the songs written by well-known writers and musicians42. When living with his family in Woodstock, Dylan ____.A. devoted much of his time to song writingB. visited lots of famous singers and musiciansC. completed his book “Chronicles: Volume One”D. was unwilling to meet too many people from all over the country43. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The town of Hibbing was the place where Dylan began his career.B. Dylan had a great influence on a folk singer with the name Woody Guthrie.C. The album “Oh Mercy” was the most successful works of Dylan.D. The store owner in Louisiana may be one of Dylan’s fans.44. We can infer from the passage that ____.A. Dylan expressed the hope and dream of the people of his times in his songsB. Dylan tried to shut himself from the outside world and devoted himself to his careerC. Dylan’s fame was mainly built on the success of his autobiography “Chronicles”D. Dylan beca me famous after the recording of his album “Oh Mercy”BA. CybercampsB. Glen CoveC. FarmingdaleD. Camp Blue Bay46. In Cybercamps, you will learn ____.A. how to design a Web pageB. how to do Red Cross swimmingC. how to improve your level of subjectsD. how to play tennis47. If you apply for Glen Cove for a week, you may pay ____.A. $425B. $1,062.5C. $749D. $4,25048. If you want to enroll a camp for your daughter, you may call ____.A. 206-442-4500B. 519-676-0904C. 516-756-1751D.516-741-2550CDetermined to make school more related to the workplace, Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon, developed a school-to-work program. In their first year, studentsare offered some job pathways in natural resources, human services, health care, business, arts and communication. The following year, each student chooses one of the pathways and examines it in depth, spending three hours a week watching someone on the job. Such a program is also in practice in some other states.The school-to-work program is built around a partnership. For example, Eastman Kodak, a major employer in Colorado, introduces students to business by helping them construct a model city using small pieces of wood. “The children use the models to decide on the best place to set up schools,” says Lucille Mantelli, director for Eastman Kodak in Colorado. Kodak introduces math by teaching fifth graders to use their pocket money properly. They also provide one-on-one job watching experiences and offer chances of practice for high school juniors and seniors. “Students come to the workplace two or th ree hours a week,” explains Mantelli. “They do the job for us. We pay them and they get school credits (学分). We also give them our views on their performance and developmental opportunities.”In these partnerships, everybody wins. The students tend to take more difficult courses than students in schools that don’t offer such programs. Business benefits by having a better prepared workforce needed in future years. “It’s a way for us to work with the school systems to develop the type of workforce we’ll need in future years,” Mantelli continued. “We need employees who understand the basics of reading and writing. We need them to be good at math and to be comfortable working on a team.”“Our theory is that they can learn as much outside the classroom as in. All students have the ability to change the world, not just to live in it. To do that, they have to know how to solve problems and use critical thinking skills. We need to encourage them to dream about jobs that go beyond what they see today,” concludesa school-to-work program organizer.49. Using the example of Eastman Kodak in Colorado, the writer shows us ____.A. what the school decides to doB. why the students get paid for their jobsC. where the students have their math classD. what role the business plays in the program50. The main purpose of the school-to-work program is to _____.A. offer students more difficult coursesB. introduce new job opportunities to schoolsC. improve relations between students and teachersD. make what students learn in school related to the workplace51. According to the text, Lucille Mantelli is ____.A. a math teacherB. a school designerC. a company managerD. a program organizer52. What does the writer mean by s aying “…everybody wins.” (Paragraph 3)?A. Students get school credits by taking examinations.B. Both students and business benefit from the program.C. The working conditions of the company have improved greatly.D. Every teacher and student gets paid for working outside the school.DThree Yale University professors agreed in a discussion that the automobile was what one of them called “Public Health Enemy No. 1 in this century.” Besides polluting the air and overcrowding the cities, cars are involved in more than half the disastrous accidents, and they contribute to heart disease “because we won’t walk anywhere any more”, said Richard Weinaman, professor of medicine and public health.Speaking of many of those man-made dangers of the automobile, Arthur W. Galson, professor of biology, said it was possible to make a kerosene-burning turbine car that would “lessen smog by very large factor”. But he expressed doubt whether Americans were willing to give up moving about the countryside at 90 miles per hour in a large vehicle. “Americans seem wedded to the motor car—— every family has to have at least two, and one has to be a convertible (敞篷车) with 300 horsepower,” Professor Galson continued. “Is this the way of life that we choose because we trea sure these values?”For Professor Sears, part of the blame lies with “a society that regards profit as a supreme value, under the illusion that anything that’s technically possible is, therefore, morally justified”. Professor Sears also called the country’s dependence on its modern automobiles “terrible economics” because of the large horse-power used simply “moving one individual to work”. But he admitted that Americans had painted themselves into a corner by allowing the national economy to become so dependent on the automobile industry.“The solution,” Dr. Weeinerman said, “is not to find a less dangerous fuel but a different system of inner city transportation. Because of the increasing use of cars, public transportation has been allowed to wither (衰弱) and grow worse, so that if you can’t walk to where you want to go, you have to have a car in most cities,” he declared. This, in turn, Dr. Weinerman contended, is responsible for the “arteriosclerosis (动脉硬化)” of public roads, for the pollution of the inner city and for the middle-class movement to the suburbs.53.The main idea of the passage is that ____.A. Americans are fond of their carsB. public transportation in America is well-developedC. American cars are too fastD. automobiles endanger health54. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.A. people are more interested in fast automobiles than in their healthB. Americans feel more closely tied to their cars than to their wivesC. kerosene-burning engines would pollute the environment more thangasoline-burning engines doD. kerosene-burning cars would go faster than gasoline-powered cars55. In paragraph 3, Professor Sears implies that ____.A. technology is always good for peopleB. technology is not always good for peopleC. financial profit is more important than environmental protection in the societyD. American people care about both environmental pollution and technologicaldevelopment56. According to Dr. Weinerman, the solution is that ____.A. public transportation should be improved so that people can become lessdependent on their carsB. people should get rid of their cars and take bus to workC. one family should own just one carD. a fuel less dangerous than gasoline must be foundEWith only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species. That’s a move similar to what Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”.Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos and DNA of end angered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr.Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.“The n uclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available (capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It t akes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction.I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we ca n learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”57. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to _______.A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandasB. save endangered animals from dying outC. collect DNA of endangered animals to studyD. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another58. According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be thelack of _______.A. available panda eggsB. host animalsC. qualified researchersD. enough money59. The best title for the passage may be _______.A. China’s Success in Pandas CloningB. The First Cloned Panda in the WorldC. Exploring the Possibility to Clone PandasD. China —the Native Place of Pandas Forever60. From the passage we know that _______.A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dogB. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbitC. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researchesD. about two thousand species will probably die out in a century参考答案41-44 ADDA 45-48 CABD 49-52 DDCB 53-56 DACA 57-60 BACD。

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杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练45倒数第二周星期五AA woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”“We don’t list ‘mother’as an occupation…‘housewife’cover s it,”said the recorder.One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?”she asked.The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?”Coolly, with out any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.As I drove into our driveway, buoyedup (依托) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13, 7, and 3.Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.41. What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?A. The wo man felt ashamed to admit what her job was.B. The recorder was impatient and rude.C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.42. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?A. curiousB. indifferentC. puzzledD. interested43. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?A. Because the author cared little about r ewards.B. Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.44. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?A. To s how how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.BAre you looking for something different this summer? We’ve lined up a list of some unusual camps.Learn to fly a jetThis is the real training that all fighter and test pilots have. Learn the cockpit(驾驶室) and how to put your plane through its paces. Finally, you fight a mock battle with your teammates.It’s held at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alaska. There are both weekend and summer camps for anyone 9 and up. Kids 7 to 12 also can pair with a parent. The cost is $749 for kids-only camps and $349 each for parent/child camp.Be Steven SpielbergAt Film Camp, you will get to write, direct, shoot and edit your own moive. Run by the New York Film Academy, you ca n choose from a variety of camp locations: New York, Disney-MGM Studios in Florida, Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Harvard University, Paris or Florence, Italy.Everyone helps one another by working behind the camera, as gaffer/ grip and other jobs that have to be done when you make a movie. Tuition for a one-week camp is $1,500, while a four or six week training run $5,900 to $6,900.Join the circusAt Circus Smirkus you can learn how to ride a unicycle, and throw a pie in someone’s face.Kids 8 to 16 can choose between one-or two-week sessions, with the two-week camp ending in a circus show for the families.The camp is located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. The cost is $825 for one week ($300 extra with a parent) and $1,500 for two weeks ($500 extra with a parent).Live the ultimate(终极的) summer fantasyLearn to ride the waves this summer and tour one of the world’s only sea turtle hospitals at Surf Camp. The weeklong camp also includes trips to local islands.Surf Camp is located at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The cost is $475 per week for kids 8 to 12. Check it out at Strike a chordAt Power Chord Academy， teens 12 to 18 will be placed in a band that best mee ts their age, experience and style. You will lead the life of a band member: recordingin a studio, playing a concert and making a video.45. Which camps can you join if you want your father to be able to take part?A. The camp at the US Space $ Rocket Center and Circus SmirkusB. The Power Chord Academy and Film CampC. The camp at the US Space & Rocket Center and Film CampD. Circus Smirkus and Surf Camp46. How much does one have to pay if he wants to attend a 2-w eek circus camp with your mom?A. $2250B. $1500C. $3000.D. $200047. Surf Camp can provide the following for campers EXCEPT ______.A. surfingB. care for sea turtlesC. meetings with lovers of surfingD. travel to local island48. For whom is Power Chord Academy intended ?A. People who a re crazy about filmsB. People who are fond of adventuresC. People who go in for sportsD. People who love musicCI try to be a good father. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.Ei ghty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles(1 mile = 1.6km) in marathons. Ei ght times he’s not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also pulled him 2.4 miles in a dinghy(小游艇) while swimming and pedaled(蹬车) him 112miles---all in t he same day. And what has Rick done for his father? Not much---except save his life.This love story began in Winchester, Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled （使窒息） by the umbilical cord(脐带) during birth, leaving him brain–damaged and unable to control his limbs.When Rick was 11, the Hoyts took him to hospital and asked if there was anything that could be done to help the boy communicate. “No way,”Dick was told. “There’s nothing going in his brain.”“Tell him a joke,”Dick suggested. They did. Rick laughed. It turned out that a lot was going on in his brain. Equipped with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor(光标) by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate.And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out（啄出）, “Dad, I want to do that.”How was Dick, who had never run more than a mile at a time, going to push his son 5 miles? Still, he tried. That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,”he typed, “When we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled any more!”And that sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon. In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying tim e for Boston the following year.Then somebody said: “ Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon（三项全能）?”Now they’ve done 212 triathlons.This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 23th Boston Marathon,in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992-only 35 minutes off the world record.And Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he had a heart attack during the race. Doctors found that one of his arteries was 95 percent blocked. “If you hadn’t been in such great shape,” one doctor told him, “you probably would have died 15 years ago.”So, in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other’s lives.49. The underlined word “limbs” in para. 3 means______.A. fingersB. feetC. arms and legsD. wrists and knees50. Which of the following is True according to the passage?A. Rick was unable to communicate until he was equipped with a computer.B. The charity that Rick’s sc hool organized for him totally changed his life.C. Since the first triathlon they did in 1983, they have finished 212.D. To comptete in a triathlon, Dick and Rick had to practice swimming, driving and running.51. The author says that Rick saved Dick’s life be cause ______.A. Rick’s situation encouraged his father when he was terribly sick.B. Rick helped his father get the best treatment.C. all the efforts Dick put in to running with Rick kept him fit.D. when his father had a heart attack 2 years ago, Rick saved him.52. What might be the best title of the passage?A. A brave son who never gives up hopeB. Son’s success resulting from father’s helpC. A distinguished father who devotes himself to sportsD. A family team we can all learn fromDPeople who play computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests.In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive skills didn’t get any smarter.Researchers recruited(招募) participants from views of the BBC’s science show Ban g Goes the Theory. More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week.They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn’t play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet. All participants were given an “IQ test” before and after the experiment.Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn’t do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet.“If you’re (playing these games) because they’re fun, that’s absolutely fine,”said Adrian Owen, assistant director at Britain’s Medical Research Council, the study’s lead author. “But if you’re expecting these games to improve your IQ, our data suggests this isn’t the case.”Computer games that are supposed to improve memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills are played by millions of people worldwide, though few studies haveexamined if the games work.“There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world,” said Art Kramer, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, US.Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can help produce new brain cells.Other experts said brain games might be useful, but only if they weren’t fun.“If you set the level for these games to a very high level where you don’t get the answers very often and it really annoys you, then it may be useful,” said Philip Adey, a professor of psychology at King’s College in London.If people are enjoying the brain games, Adey said they probably aren’t being challenged and might as well be playing a regular video game.He said people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power. “To stimulate the intellect, you need a real challenge,”Adey said, adding computer games were not an easy shortcut. “Getting smart is hard work.”53. According to the article, which of the following is NO T useful to develop brain power?A. learning a languageB. getting some physical exerciseC. playing challengable gamesD. playing fun games54. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. playing brain games is as ef fective a means of improving the brain as Super Mario.B. playing Super Mario is a better means of improving the brainC. playing brain games can’t improve cognitive skillsD. playing computer games can train the brain55. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Many studies show that brain games are an effective means of improving cognitive skills.B. The skills used in brain games can be transferred to real life.C. Participants took IQ test twice during the research because scientists wished to assess if brain games were effective in improving cognitive skills.D. Surfing the Internet is a more effective means of improving cognitive skills than video games.56. Which is another way of summing up Adey’s argument in the last paragraph?A. Practice makes perfectB. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. No pains, no gains.D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.ESome chimpanzees seem to react like humans in the face of a fellow chimp’s death, two new studies have found. Chimps appear to comfort the dying, experience sadness at death and have trouble letting go.In one study, researchers at the University of Stirling and at Blair DrummondSafari Park in Britain watched how three chimpanzees reacted as a fourth chimp, an elderly female named Pansy, sickened and died.Park officials had separated Pansy from the other chimpanzees for treatment when she be came ill in November 2008. But when her breathing became irregular a few weeks later, the other three chimps were allowed to join her.In the 10 minutes before she died, the three animals –an elderly female named Blossom, Blossom’s adult son Chippy and Pansy’s adult daughter Rosie –frequently groomed (梳理毛发) and touched Pansy. They stood in close, and Chippy shook her arm, apparently testing for signs of life. When they got no reaction, “they appeared to arrive at a decision that something had changed, and she was no longer the same as she was beforehand,” said lead researcher James Anderson, from the University of Stirling. “It seems they are clearly able to distinguish the difference between being alive and unresponsive .”Soon, both Blossom and Chippy left Pansy’s side. Even though it was not her usual sleeping area, Rosie stayed and slept by her mother’s body almost the entire night.Sixteen hours after Pansy’s death, zookeepers removed the body, with the three chimps watching quietly. For several days afterward, the group refused to make a nest at the area where Pansy had died.In the second study, chimpanzee mothers were observed in the forests of Bossou, Guinea, after a disease had swept through a group of 19 chimpanzees, killing five, including two infants . The mothers of those infants continued to carry the corpses (尸体) around, even as the bodies dried out. One mother carried her baby for 19 days; the other mother carried hers for 68 days.“We have two explanations here – one is that there is a very strong bond between chimpanzee mothers and chim panzee infants,” said lead researcher Dora Biro, a biologist at the University of Oxford.“Another possibility is that they were aware of the death and this was just their way of dealing with it,” Biro added, pointing to human inability to let go of objects that remind us of people we have lost.Craig Stanford, a US expert, called the studies’ findings interesting, but said that although humans and chimpanzees shared similar emotions to some degree, it would be dangerous to extrapolate (推断) too much about c himps’ understanding of death.57. The studies have found that some chimpanzees ______.A. feel deep affection for their mothersB. are as clever as humansC. are afraid of death like humansD. seem to have emot ions similar to those of humans58. According to the first study, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Pansy was separated from other chimpanzees until her death when she became seriously ill.B. Chimpanzees seem to know the difference between life and death.C. Blossom was the saddest if the three chimpanzees.D. After Pansy died, the other three chimpanzees refused to sleep in their nest.59. Al l of the following might explain why chimpanzee mothers carried the corpses of their babies around for a long time OTHER than ______.A. the very strong relationship between chimpanzee mothers and their infants.B. that the chimpanzees might know what death was.C. that the bodies of the infants might bring back memory of their babies.D. that they wanted to find a good place to bury them60. From what Craig Stanford said we can infer that ______.A. it’s doubtful whether chimpanzees really have a full understanding of deathB. humans and chimpanzees have the same emotionsC. it would be dangerous for chimpanzees to understand deathD. humans and chimpanzees belong to the same family参考答案41-45 DCCBA 46-50 DCDCA 51-55 CDDCC56-60 CDBDA。

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每日一练43倒数第二周星期三AEven when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where yo u aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions. Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energ y levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.41. If someone can’t work wi th 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factoris ________.A．a schedule without gaps B．breaks and distractionsC． the limited time D．the limited energy42. According to paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can___________.A．work without any rest B．focus on many things at a time C．find some more time in a day D．do some exercise regularly43. After a few weeks off, what was the change of the writer’s life?A．He had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items.B．He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.C．He found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier.D．He pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule.44. The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to___________.A．prove what the real limiting factor isB．show us how busily he needs to workC．explain how important a healthy body isD．tell us what an odd experience he has45. What is the best title of the passage?A．Are You Really Lacking in Time? B．How Can You Work Efficiently?C．What Makes Your Energy Limited? D．When Should You Do Exercise?BAs the queen prepares to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, one of her closest relatives and oldest friends has been allowed to give a deep description of the family life of the royals. There have been hundreds of other books declaring to offer a quick look behind the Palace doors, but this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the royal family and has shared their lives----not only throughout the Quee n’s reign but also th rough that of her father, King George VI.The Final Curtsey was written by Her Majesty’s cousin and childhood playmate, the Honorable Margaret Rhodes. It tells in detail the story of Mrs. Rhodes’s relationship with the royal family over eight decades. The book, showed with delightfully informal and never-before-seen pictures, has been written with the full knowledge of the Queen, who has read and approved parts of it.Mrs. Rhodes lives on the royal farm in Windsor Great Park, in a house given to her by the Queen in 1980. She tells how it was offered out of the blue one day when she and the Queen---whose 60 years on the throne next year will be marked with many national famous people---were out riding. She suddenly turned around and said, “ Could you bear to live in the suburb?” Therefore Mrs. Rhodes is now still living here.Born in 1925, the youngest daughter of the 16th Lord Elphinstone and his wife Mary, the Honorable Margaret Rhodes has led an extraordinary life. She was the childhood playmate of her cousin, the Queen; she was a wartime MI6 spy; she was a lady-in-waiting to her aunt, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, from 1991 until the latter’s death in 2002. At the Queen’s 80th birthday in April 2006, Margaret gave an interview to the BBC in which she proved that, in her own opinion and despite several false reports, the Queen would not abdicate(退位). Now, at the age of 86, she has written a charming autobiography that paints a first-time close portrait of the private world of the royal family.Elsewhere in the book she reveals how the Queen Mother was a fan of the TV shows Two Fat Ladies and Dad’s Army. Perhaps more surprisingly, she was also a fan of the poet Edith Sitwell and the Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, who was a regular and favoured guest.Life at Birkhall, the Queen Mother’s home of the edge of the Balmoral Estate, is described along with sometimes noisy dinners. Mrs. Rhodes recalls: “At the end of the meal, Queen Elizabeth would start a series of toasts. As well as ‘Hooray for…’with glasses held high, there was even more of ‘ Down with…’ with glasses almost disappearing beneath the table.”46. Compared with other books about the royal family, what is the biggest advantageof The Final Curtsey?A. It predicts whether the Queen will leave the Palace.B. Its author is the Queen’s cousin who knows her well.C. Its author presents readers a really different Queen.D. It discloses when the Queen will retire to work on the farm.47. From the third paragraph we know Mrs. Rhodes ________.A. had to obey the Queen’s order to live a happy life.B. knows well that the Queen is very kind.C. didn’t expect that she would have a chance to live on the farm.D. didn’t want to disappoint the Queen before other famous people.48. Which of the following statements about Mrs. Rhodes is NOT right?A. She once worked as a maid in the Palace to serve the Queen.B. She became the playmate of the Queen at a young age.C. She once worked as a spy during the war when young.D. She believes that the Queen will not give up her power.49. What makes Mrs. Rhodes write The Final Curtsey?A. She wishes to earn enough money to buy the royal farm.B. She hopes to prove her relationship with the Queen is good.C. She wants to remind the Queen of remembering the Queen Mother.D. She wants to present her life and the world of the royal family in a private but real way.CIt was a cold night in December. Two beggars were sitting on a busy street corner in the downtown section of the city. The cold wind made them huddle together for heat and comfort. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some ignoring them on purpose and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their existence. Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the hats which lay in front of them on the icy sidewalk. Some people, feeling particularly generous, would even pull out a bill or two from their wallets and drop them into the beggars' hats and then continued their walking.Today was not a bad day for begging. The men were able to collect enough for a decent meal at the coffee shop down the street and a few candles to light up their shelter in the alley behind the train station. As the crowd began to die down, they started to pack up their bundles and head for their evening shelter.Just as they were getting ready to leave the street corner, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a wealthy man--they could tell that from the finely tailored business suit he was wearing and the gold watch chain that adorned(装饰) his left pocket.The first beggar looked at the second and whispered with excitement, "He's coming our way!"The two tried not to look directly at the man as he stepped closer to them,but they couldn't help gazing up with anticipation as he reached into his pocket and took something out."Thunk" was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped doubly in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and continued on his way, not making a backward glance."How insulting!" said the first beggar, as soon as the rich man was out of sight. "He could have easily left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he played a joke on us with a piece of rock candy."He looked at the wrapped offering with disgust. "Who does he think we are--children? There's no way we can even eat this--we have no teeth."The beggar picked up the object with the very tips of his fingers and threw it into the gutter. He watched as it floated a few yards in the stream of muddy water and disappeared into the drain at the end of the street. Then, he gathered up his things and walked away.The second beggar looked down at the morsel in his hat, then at his departing friend. His first impulse was to toss the donation in the trash can under the street light. But his second thought made him change his mind."I haven't had anything like this for ages," he thought. "I can't chew it, but I can suck on it for a while, and the sugary juices will stay in my mouth for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet."He opened the paper eagerly, then paused as his hands touched the white tissue paper inside. "Maybe I should save it for another time," he thought. "It won't spoil, and I could eat it later when I'm really hungry."The beggar paused for a moment, then he said aloud, "He wanted me to have it anyway. I might as well enjoy it now."With that, he unfolded the white tissue paper, but to his surprise, there was no hard rock candy inside. Instead, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.50. The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.A. explanationB. introductionC. commentD. background51. The two beggars started to leave the street corner when ________.A. darkness fellB. they felt too coldC. few people passed byD. the wind began to blow hard52. The two beggars thought the man was rich from _______.A. his way of walkingB. his appearanceC. the jewellery he woreD. the shiny shoes53. What did the first beggar think of the rich man?A. He was too meanB. He was very kind and warm-heartedD. He treated them as children D. He looked down upon the poor.54. The underlined words “ the morsel in his hat” probably refer to ________.A. the food the second beggar left overB. the coins the second beggar collectedC. the rock candy the rich man gave the second beggarD. the donation from the rich man55. What can we learn from the story?A. He that can have patience can have what he willB. Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.C. He who laughs last laughs bestD. Every dog has its day.DFrom bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face a cold prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession(衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.“In the Confucian mindset, the right thing to do is to share the burden, which is the sense of collective(集体的) responsibility. While in the West, it’s more about individual survival,” said Michael Benoliel, associate pr ofessor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousand, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.Japan’s jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong’s was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals from abroad.56. The underlined word “prospect” in the first paragraph most probably means_________.A．weather B．scene C．future D．place57. Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that_________.A．it’s helpful to the economy recoveryB．it costs the company less money to surviveC．it will keep the experienced and skilled workersD．it can form a team working harder and more loyally58. According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on _________.A．human rights B．sharing responsibilityC．personal profits D．individual survival59. In which company can we infer the job cuts will be probably the most severe? A．A local American group.B．A small Japanese company.C．A German branch of a Korean multinational.D．A Hong Kong’s unit of a French company.60. The passage mainly tells us ________.A．the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today B．the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present C．the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturnD．the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession参考答案。

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每日一练31倒数第四周星期一AHave you ever gone to work to find that one of your coworkers is coughing and sneezing all day long? You do your best to keep a safe distance and wonder: Why did he or she come to work when they were ill? The reality for many Americans is that they do not have enough paid sick time each year to afford them the luxury of staying home because they don’t feel well.This problem doesn’t just affect the working employees who are sick，though. In an article by James Warren for Bloomberg Business Week, a second-grade school teacher, Stilli Klikizos shares about the sick children that must stay in school all day long because their parents can’t get off work to come and get them. In the past school year, she had several children who were unable to be picked up at school who were later diagnosed with H1N1.There is a movement called the Healthy Families Act in Congress that would change this situation for many Americans. The Healthy Family Act would require employers with 15 or more employees to provide 7 paid sick days a year for their workers. These days could be used not only for days when the worker is sick, but the time can also be used when caring for others, or going to routine doctor’s appointments.Those who are against the Act argue that many businesses are struggling to make ends meet owing to recession (经济衰退), and point out that this is the wrong time to force employers to add an additional expense.Those who support the Healthy Families Act say that our nation can’t afford to not take these measures. When an individual goes to work sick, they are possibly infecting their coworkers, clients and customers.According to a report by Katie Couric on the CBS evening news, three fourths of low wage earners get docked when they are sick. Those individuals include daycare workers and restaurant workers, whose health can affect the health of many.41. Why do many Americans still come to work when they are sick?A. They often ignore the illness if not serious.B. They work in high spirits.C. The cost of staying home is great.D. The cost of medical treatment is high.42. In the article mentioned in this passage, James Warren intends to say ______.A. children need more thoughtful and considerate careB. teachers are responsible for taking good care of children at schoolC. parents shouldn’t leave the sick children at schoolD. adults’ not having enough paid sick time may be bad for children43. According to the Healthy Families Act, ______.A. all the employers are required to provide 7 paid sick days a year for their workersB. the employees can use the paid sick days to take care of their sick childrenC. the employees could demand their companies pay for their medical billsD. the employees can use the paid sick days to take a trip so as to relax themselves.44. Why are some people against the Healthy Families Act?A. Many companies’ financial situations are not so good due to the recession.B. Companies have no such duty to provide paid sick time.C. The nation can’t afford to do as the Act requires.D. Usually one’s illness won’t infect his coworkers and customers.45. The term "get docked" (Para 6) probably means"______ ".A. get firedB. get paidC. lose their healthD. lose part of wagesBIf it is not only possible but even easy to predict which ten-year-old boys are at greatest risk of growing up to be persistent offenders (惯犯), what are we doing with the information? The last thing that we should do is to wait until their troubles have increased in adolescence and then attack them with the new Criminal Justice Bill.If this bill becomes law, more young people will be drawn into prisons and all the evidence shows that this worsens rather than improves their future. The introduction of short sharp punishment will simply give more young people a taste of something else they don’t need and if you want to train someone to be anti-society, "I can’t think of a better way to do it" says the writer of this report.The Cambridge Institute of Criminology comes up with five key factors that are likely to make for adolescence crimes: a low income family, a large family, parents regarded by social workers to be bad at raising children, parents who themselves have a criminal record, and low intelligence in the child. Of the 63 boys in the sample who had at least three of them when they were ten, half became criminals—compared with only a fifth of the sample as a whole.Three more factors make the prediction more accurate: being judged troublesome by teachers at the age of ten, having a father with at least two criminal records and having another member of the family with a criminal record. Of the 35 men who had at least two of these factors in their background, 18 became persistent offenders and 8 more were in trouble with the law.The role of the schools is recognized as extremely important. The most reliable prediction of all on the futures o f boys came from teachers’ ratings of how troublesome they were at the age of ten. If the information is there in the classroom, there must be a response that brings more attention to those troublesome children: a search for things to give them praise rather than academic achievement, a refusal to allow them to go on playing truant, and a promoting of ambition and opportunity which should start early in their school careers.46. According to the author, adolescence crimes should be dealt ______.A. before they become adolescentsB. when they are put into prisonC. when they are in the period of adolescenceD. when the problem becomes serious47. The number of young offenders could be reduced by the way of ______.A. setting new legal systemB. helping with their academic performanceC. applying brief periods of severe punishmentD. knowing about their backgrounds48. Ten-year-old children likely to become offenders are usually______.A. spoilt children from small familiesB. bright children in a poor familyC. slow children with many brothers and sistersD. children whose parents gain wealth dishonestly49. The writer concludes that potential offenders could be helped by ______.A. making less trouble through self disciplineB. being given more encouragement at schoolC. being permitted to leave school as they likeD. stricter treatment from teachersCI am beginning to wonder whether my grandmother isn’t right when she complains, as she frequently does, that children nowadays aren’t as well-behaved as they used to be. Whenever she gets the opportunity, she recounts in detail how she used to be told to respect the elders and betters. She was taught to speak only when she was spoken to, and when she went out on her own, she was reminded to say 'please' and 'thank you'. Children in her day, she continues, were expected to be seen and not heard, but these days you are lucky if you ever hear parents telling their children to mind their p’s and q’s.If you give her the chance, she then takes out of her drawer the old photograph album which she keeps there, and which she never tires of displaying. Of course when you look at pictures of her parents, you feel sure that, with a father as stern-looking as that, you too would have been "seen and not heard". He had a lot of neatly cut hair, long side-whiskers and a big moustache. In the photographs, he is always clutching (抓住) his coat with one hand, while in the other he holds a thin walking stick. Beside him sits his wife, with their children around her: Granny and her elder brothers. It always occurs to me that perhaps those long, stiff, black clothes were so clumsy to a little girl, that she hadn’t enough breath left to be talkative, let alone mischievous (淘气的). It must have been a dull and lonely life too, for she stayed mainly at home during her childhood, while her brothers were sent away to school from an early age. Despite their long black shorts and their serious expressions inthe photographs, I always suspect that their lives were considerably more enjoyable than hers. One can imagine them telling each other to shut up or mind their own business, as soon as their parents were out of sight.Going to see Granny on Sundays used to be a terrible experience. We would always be warned in advance to be on our best behavior, since my mother made a great effort to show how well brought up we were, in spite of our old, comfortable clothes, our incomprehensible (to Granny) slang, and our noisy games in the garden. We had to change into what Granny described as our "Sundays best" for lunch, when we would sit uncomfortably, kicking each other under the table. We were continually being ordered to sit up straight, to take our elbows off the table, to wait till everybody had been served, not to wolf down our food, nor to talk with our mouths full. At length we would be told to ask to be excused from the table and ordered to find quiet occupations for the rest of the day. We were always very bad-tempered by the evening, and would complain angrily all the way home.Yet though we hated the Sunday visit, we never questioned the rules of good manners themselves. I remember being greatly shocked as a child to hear one of my friends telling her father to shut up. I knew I could never have spoken like that to my father and it would never have occurred to me to do so.However, my childhood was much freer than Granny’s. I went to school with my brother and I played football with him and his friends. We all spoke a common language, and we got up to the same mischief. I would have died if I had had to stay indoors, wear a tight dress, and sew.But I do sometimes look wistfully (惆怅地) at an old sampler which hangs in the hall, which was embroidered (刺绣) by an even more distant relative—my great-great-aunt, of whom, regrettably, no photograph remains. It was done as an example of her progress in learning. The alphabet is carefully sewn in large colored childish letters from A to Z, and below it a small verse reads:Mary Saunders is my name,And with my needle I worked the same,That by it you may plainly seeWhat care my parents have for me.It must have taken that little five-year-old months and months of laborious sewing, but, in a circle in a bottom corner of the sampler, there is a line: "Be Ever Happy".50. The writer’s grandmother will complain that ______.A. children used to be mischievousB. children behave worse than they did in the pastC. children are often reminded of what to doD. children are very badly behaved51.Visiting Granny on Sundays was a terrible experience because ______.A. the writer was not so well raised as she was required to pretendB. Granny continually warned the writer to be on her best behaviorC. Granny was always describing the writer’s "Sunday best"D. the writer was always blamed for not behaving well52. From Paragraph 4, we can infer that the writer ______.A. seldom spoke to her father in the way her friend didB. was never questioned about the rules of good mannersC. never doubted the value of the strict rules at that timeD. was worried that her friend’s father would be shocked53. The writer looked wistfully at the sampler, because______.A. it was embroidered by a relative.B. she wished she could sew herself.C. it called to mind the values of good old days.D. she had no photographs of Mary Saunders.54. By sewing "Be Ever Happy" in the sampler, Mary Saunders ______.A. suggested she was unhappy thenB. indicated happiness was hard to gainC. expected we would find happiness in sewingD. hoped happiness would be everlastingDIn golf, we talk about handicaps. The lower the handicap, the better the golfer.A golfer with a handicap of 12 tends to play better than one with a handicap of 20.It means that for a golf course that normally takes a professional 72 strokes (击球) over 18 holes to play, a 12-handicap golfer would complete his full game with a score of 84 strokes.When it comes to creative thinking, is there such a handicap system? Can we describe a person as a 12-handicap in his creative thinking ability?Fortunately or unfortunately, there is no such system yet for creative thinking. But we all suffer from a handicap when it comes to creative thinking. Some of us are better players at such an activity, with ideas flowing freely. Some of us are average or green hands at such thinking, failing often and feeling very frustrated.But don’t fear. Creative thinkers can be like golfers striving to reduce their handicaps. It takes learning and practice, and re-learning and re-practice until you become better at it.How do you learn to be a creative thinker? Just like the game of golf, you need to have an interest. Is your interest purely social, business or personal? Do you have a desire to improve?Most golfers challenge themselves to reduce their handicaps for personal satisfaction and enjoyment, so do you have this burning desire to be a better creative thinker?Next comes the learning process. Some golfers are self-taught. They learn from watching golf tournaments live or on TV. They watch videotapes of golf professionals.They read golf books.To self-teach yourself in creative thinking, you can buy books on the subject or borrow books from community and university libraries. Some creative books list a bibliography (书目) of other useful reference books on the same subject. If you are resourceful, you can visit as many schools, colleges, universities, or community libraries as possible.You need to think about what you read. Study the different creative thinking processes and methods, and experiment with them on your own or among friends. Practice makes you remember better. Practice also makes perfect, as the saying goes.Many golfers take up lessons from teaching professionals rather than learning from friends who might not teach correctly. If you can, sign up for creative-thinking lessons offered by famous companies.Don’t just attend the creative-thinking courses. Be a committed student, always following up on what you have learned and exploring more. Although I train teams in creativity and innovation, I am still reading widely on the subject, reflecting on my company’s methods, improving on the teaching of methods, and experimenting with and adapting to new techniques.The greatest handicap is yourself, your own mind. If you have been brought up to believe that you are not creative and you keep telling yourself or people that you are not creative, then you are not helping yourself. A golfer who has a negative self-image is also ruining himself and his game.Cancel the negative self-image from your mind. Each time the negative thought flashes in your mind, replace it with a positive self-image, such as "I have the capacity to be very creative. I can be a creative thinker." Then affirm (肯定) this new image daily, several times a day. It might help if you write down such affirmative statements and paste them in places to remind you several times each day.Focus on this creative image of yourself daily. Twice a day if possible, even if it is only 10 minutes each time. Focus and imagine yourself being creative in your studies, work, meetings, at home, and in different situations.Then train yourself to succeed as you have imagined. It means actually thinking and experimenting with different creative techniques on practical cases. It also means reading to enrich your mind daily, even if it is but half an hour a day.Keep on learning, practicing, reviewing, re-learning and re-practicing, and I am confident that you can bring down your creative thinking handicap.55. Creative thinking is different from golf in that ______.A. creative thinkers suffer from no handicapB. there is no handicap system for creative thinkingC. creative thinkers have to deal with more obstaclesD. creative thinking has nothing to do with personal satisfaction56. The underlined word "handicap" (Para. 4) can best be replaced by ______.A. uncertaintyB. disadvantageC. inconvenienceD. discomfort57. According to the passage, ______ is the greatest barrier for creative thinking.A. lack of self-confidenceB. lack of the interest in exploring moreC. not attending the creative thinking courseD. having no interest in reading books on creativity58. To cancel the negative self-image from your mind, you have to ______.A. borrow books every dayB. attend courses on creativityC. assure yourself that you are creativeD. experiment with different techniques on practical cases59. What kind of writing technique is employed by the author to make his point clear?A. Comparison.B. Definition.C. Description.D. Explanation.60. The article is written to ______.A. provide informationB. share a storyC. express feelingsD. encourage people参考答案41－45 CDBAD 46－49 ADCB 50－54 BACCD55－60 BBACAD。

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杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练46倒数第一周星期一AI was rushing around trying to get ready, and was pulling my hair back in a ponytail when I heard a honk. I knew it was Nate to pick me up. Nate and I were really close friends; we told each other every thing, even our deepest secrets. I rushed to the door. Little did I know that I would come home with an entirely different outlook on life. No good-bye, or "I love you" to my mom and dad; I was too consumed with the thought of getting out of my house.We drove to my friend's house to pick up others. Nate and I waited outside. When they finally came to the door, they waved for me to come inside. We went to Cheri's bedroom, and she pulled a bottle of whiskey from under her bed. We passed it around, and I took a drink. I started to feel the alcohol get to me as I continued to drink.I knew it was stupid, but I did it anyway.We walked to Nate's car with the bottle in hand. All of this drinking seemed to take me away from reality and into a state of happiness, and I think that's why I continued to drink. When I got into the car with the others, Nate could smell the alcohol. I don't think he liked the idea of us drinking in his car. We ended up driving around for most of the night. The last thing I remember was going to a gas station downtown.I hear lots of stories about what we did that night, but I can't remember any of it. What I do recall is people saying I needed to go to the hospital. I remember being frustrated because I couldn't stand the thought of that. I kept wanting to tell e veryone" No," but I couldn't make myself say it. Finally Nate decided that he had no choice. I no longer could keep my eyes open, and was getting worse by the minute.Suddenly, everything was rushing around me, and I heard people yelling and running around. It was like I was deaf and hearing for the first time. Everything was happening at once. My whole body was trembling. I've never felt so helpless. I started to cry and turned my head. I saw my dad, watching me helplessly. I could see in his eyes that he wished he could do something ... but he couldn't.I had every nurse and doctor in my room that night. I had friends coming to see me at 3 o'clock in the morning. I was so close to death I could see it ... and that's what changed me. I didn't know it was possible to be that frightened. That night as I sat there in that hospital bed, I re-thought my life.I lost a lot of things that night, including the respect of the people I love most. But while I lost others' respect, I gained respect for myself. The thing I am most grateful for is what I didn't lose that night – my life. I hope no one is as stupid as I was that night. Everyone deserves more than that.41. What did the author and his friends do that night?A. They drank a lot and drove around for most of the night.B. They did many that she didn’t recall after abusing alcohol.C. They had a big party in Cheri’s home and drove away.D. They were sent to the hospital because of heavy drinking.42. What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?A. I suddenly had some difficulty with hearing after drinking.B. I could hear something again after being deaf.C. I regained my consciousness for a little while.D. People are yelling for fe ar that I would be deaf.43. It can be learned from the passage that_____________________.A. I didn’t know that I would come home with a different lookB. I didn’t like the idea of being sent to the hospital and refused itC. Nate sent me to the hospital after finding my worsening situationD. my father did everything he could in order to save my life44. How did the author feel about the whole event?A. Regretful.B. Sorrowful.C. Grateful.D. Stressful.45. What’s the best title for this passage?A. Never Lose the Respect of Your Loved OnesB. The Night My Whole Life ChangedC. My Most Grateful ThingD. Respect LifeBChinese International SchoolApplication FormBefore an applicant can be invited to take part in an assessment, an application form should be returned to the Admissions Office, and the application fee of HK$1,000 cannot be returned. For overseas applicants wishing to pay in currencies other than HK dollars, the fee is US$145. Checks are also good for payment to “Chinese International School”.The application should include:※Applicant’ academic report from the last school year.※ A recent passport-sized photo (attached to the application form).※ A copy of the applicant’s Hong Kong ID card or a passport showing a valid Hong Kong visa.※ Only for applicants applying under a Corporate Nomination(提名) Right: A company letter confirming the nomination.Please note that the application fee is non-refundable. Applicants who would like to re-apply for another academic year are asked to submit a new application and application fee.AcceptanceApplicants will be informed of their acceptance status in writing by postal mail. Initial(最初的) offers for Reception will be sent out from late March once all assessments have been completed.Some applicants who have been assessed may be held on a reserve list. Acceptances may also be made on a conditional basis among the applicants on the reserve list.Applicants who have been assessed but who h ave not been admitted are welcometo reapply for the next academic year. Please note that such applicants will be as ked to submit a new application and application fee.Confirmation of Acceptance and Enrollment(录取)Once an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family will be asked to confirm acceptance and hold the student’s place with immediate payment of the required fees for the Nomination Right (HK$ 500), plus t he sum of HK$ 7,500 as the first tuition (学费) payment.In addition, enrollment will not be considered complete until the following have been received, normally one month before the start of the new school year: ∙Physical examination results∙Tuition (first month)46. According to the passage, if the applicants reapply for an academic year, ______.A. the application fee can be reduced to a halfB. applicants on a reserve list needn’t be assessedC. a new application and application fee are to be requiredD. the initial application form should be returned to the Admissions Office47. Which of the following is true?A. Once applicants are refused, they can’t apply for it again.B. Applicants held on a reserve list will not be admitted.C. Applicants don’t have to get a company letter to confirm their application.D. The applicants should show either a Hong Kong visa or a Hong Kong ID card.48. How will the applicants possibly be informed of the acceptance status?A. By fax.B. By e-mail.C. By regular mailD. By telephone.49. According to the Application Process, the first tuition payment is ______.A. HK$ 500B. HK$7, 500C. HK$1, 000D. US$ 14550. If an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family ______.A. will be asked to submit a new applicationB. will receive physical Examination resultsC. will be asked to only pay the first month feeD. will be asked to confirm acceptance and pay the feesCBEIJING - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has helped 17,000 HIV carriers and AIDS patients in China since 2004, experts said on Wednesday."TCM performs as an effective supplement to Western therapy in terms of alleviating patients' symptoms, including fever, cough, asthenia and diarrhea, thus making life easier for them," said Wang Jian, deputy director of the TCM Center for AIDS Prevention and Treatment with the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.China started to give AIDS patients free TC M therapy in a pilot project carried out among 2,300 patients in five provinces in 2004. By last October, the projects had expanded to 19 provinces.The TCM therapy is usually applied to carriers whose immune system is not tooweak to receive the Western medication that is largely known as antiretroviral therapy; or to patients who suffer side effects from the therapies.A biological indicator for this is CD4, a type of cell in the immune system. When a carrier's CD4 count reaches 350 per cubic millimeter or below they will need western treatment."According to our clinical research on around 8,900 patients over the past four years, their CD4 decreased by 12 per cubic millimeter each year after taking TCM therapy, while the control group that did not take any medicine lost 30 to 50 cells a year," Wang said."However, the combination of Western therapy and TCM is even better, with the patients' CD4 increasing by 15 each year.""Although TCM therapy cannot cure the disease completely, it can surely help the patients in some way," said Amir Housman Kashmir, a clinical PhD in Chinese Medicine from Iran, currently based in Beijing.In 2010, Kashmir met two non-Chinese AIDS patients who received TCM therapy in China."One of them used TCM therapy for six months and felt his immunity was improved. The other had caught some skin and pulmonary diseases, but later the symptoms were not so severe," Kashmir said. "It was from that time that I started to believe in the effectiveness of TCM therapy in curing AIDS.""As a TCM doctor, I have seen a good number of people visiting China to try TCM therapy to treat other chronic diseases. I have to say TCM works well in curing chronic diseases, but I believe there is still space for improvement, especially in terms of introducing the drug's working mechanism to Western doctors."According to Wang Jian, Chinese herbal medicines work differently from Western anti-HIV drugs. The Western therapies target blocking viral replication, but TCM therapy works towards increasing people's immunity.Wang said that Chinese government has assigned 220 million yuan ($34.49 million) since 2004 for TCM therapy research, and further efforts will be made to develop better treatment based on a combination of TCM and Western Medicine.By the end of 2011, China is estimated to have 780,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, including 154,000 patients with full-blown afflictions, official statistics show.51. Which of the following statements is a supportive argument for the passage?A. Since 2004, 17, 000 HIV carriers and AIDS patients in China have got treated.B. The W estern therapy can cure AIDS completely while TCM one can’t.C. By last October 24 provinces in China had carried out TCM therapy for AIDS.D. As is well known, AIDS patients have their immune system greatly weakened.52. According to this passage, an AIDS patient whose CD4 count decreases from 400 per cubic millimeter might get the best result by receiving ____________.A. the TCM therapyB. the Western therapyC. no treatment at allD. both Western and TCM therapy53. The article implies that _______.A. it was in China that Kashmir had a good knowledge of the therapy for AIDSB. TCM therapy has a better effect on chronic disease than the western oneC. the Western therapy does greater damage to immune system than TCMD. the Chinese government has made further effort to fight against AIDS54. What is the passage mainly discussed?A. TCM is a new therapy for curing AIDS.B. TCM can help to fight AIDSC. TCM is a better cure for AIDS at present.D. AIDS is spreading in China.55. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?A. On the website of TCM center.B. In a medical magazine.C. In a newspaper.D.On TV.DLast week Adele's second album, 21,sold 257,000 copies in the UK, a sales figure that would look incredible as an opening sales week for any album by any global superstar. The fact that the album was celebrating its 10th week at No 1, and that each of the previous nine weeks it had sold over 100,000 copies, makes what Adele has achieved look miraculous. The last female singer to spend that long at No 1 in the UK was Madonna in 1990 with her greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection.For Adele, the success of 21 is part of a perfect storm of talent, timing and a connection that went beyond gender, age and credibility. But what does it say about the state of the music industry? Does Adele's success signal a return to the MOR(适合大众口味的音乐) musical depression, when the likes of James Blunt dominated the charts? Her success may well lead to a great many similar acts aiming for an MOR audience, but that's more the fault of an industry desperate to recreate any kind of success by creating poor copies until the world shouts "stop now".What seems to have set Adele apart is her apparent ordinariness, besides that incredible voice. While Gaga parades around in a dress made of meat and Beyoncé orbits a world out of touch to the majority of most human beings, Adele's chain-smoking, girl-you'd-like-to-go-to-the-pub-with persona stands out. Even for a British act, her ordinariness goes against trend, with fellow Jessie J adopting a very American habit of over-emoting, talking about a "journey" and making the idea of being a pop star seem fairly difficult.It's this universality and broad appeal that's helped her translate talent into sales. While the first single from 21, Rolling in the Deep, appealed to Radio 1 listeners and bloggers, the second single, Someone Like You, is so successful that silenced the grand O2 Arena during this year's Brit Awards. The press can write pages and pages in that there's enough of a connection of musicians – Rick Rubin worked on the album, there's a cover of the Cure, Mumford & Sons were an influence –while the gossip magazines have been excited by the fact that the album is one long break-up record, eager to find the ex.In 1990, Madonna was a global superstar with a back catalogue of era-defining hits to her name. She was untouchable and, tellingly, unknowable. She was (and still is) a megastar, but a megastar of a d ifferent age. These days, we want to know a bit more about our artists; that they have relationship problems, walk their dog. Her selling point and appeal is precisely the fact that she exists at the point between everyday ordinariness and pop star.For now, Adele's success should be celebrated, especially for becoming an unlikely global star on her own terms. The danger is that we're headed for a lot of fairly boring pop, a situation that led to the "birth" of Gaga a few years back. Pop goes in cycles and it feels like we're headed back towards the very middle of MOR.56. Adele’s achievement seems unbelievable for the reason that ____________.A. the sales of her second album achieved an incredible success last week in the UKB. her second album ranked first in a row with the incredible average sales per weekC. Madonna was the last female singer in the UK to stay at No. 1 as long as she didD. she is such an ordinary singer with so fascinating a voice in the music industry57. According to the author, the success of Adele’s second album __________________.A. to a large extent depends on her apparent talent for musicB. is because of her extraordinariness and the wonderful voiceC. lies in gift, timing and something beyond sex, age and trustD. is largely due to the state of the music industry currently58. Compared with other female pop stars, what does the author think of Adele?A. She stands out in a totally different way from Gaga and Beyoncé.B. She and Madonna are contemporary megastars in music.C. Only she and Madonna spent that long at No.1 in the UK.D. Jessie J and she both have an American habit of expressing themselves.59. What helped Adele successfully turned her gift of singing into sales?A. Her musical talent.B. The joint work of musicians in the album.C. Her incredible voice.D. Her universality and broad appeal.60. The author thinks that the current musical trend in the UK is _______________.A. satisfyingB. disappointingC. dangerousD. desperate参考答案41-45 BCCAB 46-50 CDCBD 51-55 DDDBC 56-60BCADB。

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倒数第一周星期二AJames Pribram, a surfer, was in Canada on a business trip. He earns his living in a sports company, and also spends time teaching schoolchildren to take good care of the ocean environment. He had three days left before he was due to fly home to California.His mother had recently fallen and suffered an injury. Although it wasn’t life-threatening, she needed his help. All he knew was that he needed to go to see her as soon as possible. James wrapped up his luggage in the early morning and booked an immediate flight home.A day later, in Laguna Beach, California, 22-year-old Maira Khan was walking along the Pearl Street Beach with her friend Meghan and younger brother Aadil. Maria was careful not to go into the water—she’d never learned how to swim. She and Meghan took some photos. Maria stepped out onto a reef(礁石), climbed up one of the larger rocks and turned her back to the ocean. That’s when the wave hit. It swept her from the rock and tossed(扔) her like a piece of wood. She was thrown onto a rock and then was taken into water. The reef tore at her arms and legs as she was struggling.Aadil looked on in horror, not sure what he could do. Just then, a tall figure rushed towards them, and then ran straight into the water. He dove into the surf, grabbed Maria around the waist and pulled her safely to the shore. Paramedics(急救人员) arrived soo n after. “Take care,” the man said, and left the scene as quickly as he’s arrived. Who was Maria’s mystery hero? Maria aske d if anyone around had recognized him. “He’s a surfer,” she was told. “His name is James Pribram.”That afternoon, James had brought his mother lunch. They went outside to eat on her balcony, which overlooked the Pearl Street Beach. When he saw Maria, he knew what was about to happen, “Call 911,” he told his mother. Then he ran down to the beach as fast as he could and saved Maria’s life. Was it the only concern for his mother that brought James home early?41. What can we learn about James Pribram from the passage?A. He was having a holiday in Canada.B. He worked in a big business company.C. He went home three days in advance.D. He was a Pea teacher in a sports school.42. James Pribram hurried home to________.A. attend to his injured motherB. take his mother to hospitalC. see his mother who was dyingD. see his mother who fell ill43. Maria was swept into the sea by the big wave when she was ________.A. walking along the Pear Street BeachB. taking photos with her brother and friendC. standing on a rock with her back to the seaD. stepping out onto a reef near the sea44. What can we infer from this passage?A. Maria’s arms and legs were hurt.B. Maria could swim to the beach by herself.C. Maria’s brother would save his sister.D. James Pribram gave first aid to Maria.45. According to the author, Maria might have died if ______.A. James hadn’t been a brave teacherB. James hadn’t seen Maria from the balconyC. the paramedics hadn’t arrived soonD. James’ mother hadn’t called 911BTiger Mom,You’ve been criticized a lot since you published your memoir(回忆录), Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. One problem is that some people don’t get your humor. They think you’re serious about all things, and they think Lulu and I are oppressed(压制) by our ill mother. That is not true.But for real, it’s not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don’t hear us laughing over each other’s jokes. They don’t see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don’t know how much fun we ha ve when the six of us — dogs included —squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix.I admit: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I’d gone to and some piano camps I wish I’d skipped. But now that I’m 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), I’m glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did.A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can’t think for themselves. Well, that’s funny. I think your strict parenting forced me t o be more independent. Early on, I decided to be an easy child to raise. Maybe I got it from Daddy — he taught me not to care what people think and to make my own choices —but I also decided to be who I want to be.Everybody’s talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you rejected because they weren’t good enough. Funny how some people are convinced that Lulu and I are scarred for life. Maybe if I had poured my heart into it, I would have been upset. But let’s face it: It took me 30 se conds; I didn’t even sharpen the pencil. That’s why, when you rejected it, I didn’t feel you were rejecting me. If I actually tried my best at something, you’d never throw it back in my face.…And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you.Yours,Sophia46. In the author’s opinion, why do some people criticize her mother?A. They don’t know the truth.B. They have a different culture.C. They aren’t strict with their children.D. They don’t have a good sense of humor.47. Many people think that the author _________.A. is a robot kidB. has a happy familyC. has a humorous motherD. is an easy child to raise48. The author is satisfied with her parents’ way of raising her because _________.A. she has learned to obey othersB. she has become more independentC. she is about to leave the tiger denD. she has never been disturbed by tea parties49. According to the last paragraph, the author _________.A. was good at making cardsB. was deeply hurt by her motherC. tried her best at making the birthday cardsD. thought it reasonable for her mother to reject her cardCIn a new study showing how large weather systems are closely linked, scientists report that tiny airborne particles(颗粒) affect how much rain falls over a region. Some of these particles, called aerosols (浮粒), occur naturally and include dirt and dust. Other aerosols come from human activities and represent air pollution. Once these particles get swept up into a cloud, they start to make changes.The scientists found a link between large amounts of aerosols and extreme weather: The clouds in dry regions may hold their water longer, contributing to droughts. Clouds drifting over moist areas may lose their water more quickly, leading to severe rains. Both situations may pose severe problems for farmers.“Haze, storms, drought and flood: We found very strong evidence that they are well connected,” Zhanqing Li, an atmospheric scientist, told an audience of scientists at a recent meeting in Washington, D.C. Li, from the University of Maryland in College Park, worked on the new study connecting the dots between pollution and rainfall.The scientists wanted to know how aerosols in the air affect cloud development over many years. To find out, they studied 10 years’ worth of data from the clouds that soared over measuring devices in central Oklahoma. They learned that rainfall depended on the amount of aerosols in the clouds, as well as the type of cloud and amount of moisture(水分).If you’re near a window, look up at a cloud and really look at it. If you look up again in a few minutes, you’ll see that the cloud has changed shape and probably moved. Clouds contain cloud droplets, tiny quantities of water too small to overcome the wind and fall to the ground. Clouds also contain water molecules(水分子) that condense, or concentrate, on aerosols, forming drops of water. When drops get heavy enough, they fall as rain.50. What is the main idea of the passage?A. What has a big impact on what comes down?B. How does rain form in the sky?C. What will fall down in the rain?D. How can the aerosols be removed?51. According to the passage, we can learn that ________ .A. the rainfall determines the grain output.B. the rainfall relies on the aerosols in the air.C. the aerosols come mainly from pollution.D. the human activities reduce the rainfall52. If large amounts of aerosols exist in the clouds over a dry region, ________.A. serious floods probably happen in the regionB. serious droughts may happen frequentlyC. such aerosols will affect cloud developmentD. the aerosols can give out too much water53. To know how aerosols affect cloud development, ________.A. Zhangqing Li has found strong evidenceB. scientists have worked hard for ten yearsC. scientists have invented measuring devicesD. many types of cloud have been gathered54. Where is the passage adopted from?A. Human & HealthB. Atoms & ForcesC. Earth & SkyD. Tech & MathDA student walks into his first class and realizes he forgot all about the midterm exam. He knows he needs to bring his grades up, and getting a zero will make it nearly impossible. He quickly jots down some notes and shoves them under his lap hoping it will help him pass. Cheating is a major concern in all academic environments. Students are creating new and more outrageous(令人吃惊的) ways of cheating every day; some claim that certain accounts of cheating can be justified, but overall it can always be prevented.Cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned. Copying homework and cheat sheets are some of the most basic ways students in all education levels have cheated. Some students think nothing about writing a few answers on their hand, in a gum wrapper, or boldly using a study guide to cheat. Desperate students have even gone as far as to steal the test or scan in bottle wrappers and put answers into the nutrition label. The internet has now become available in almost every location. Computers can be accessed at school, at home, and now even on cell phones. This opens a doorway for even more methods of cheating to be born.There are countless opinions on whether or not cheating can be justified. The truth is this behavior will always be a matter of opinion with each scenario of cheating. Students often rationalize their cheating by claiming they forgot to look over the material or did not understand what the teacher or professor was saying. Some may counter these arguments by saying that the student could have set reminders or asked the teacher to explain the material before the day of the test. Some other reasons students believe cheating is justified are their heavy workloads and trying to find time for school, sports, friends, and family. This may be true in certain instances, however, all students have these problems, and it is unfair to the students refrain(制止) from cheating when the student who is dishonest receives a better grade. The majority of students who think cheating is acceptable may believe the reason for thisis that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments, or that the information is too much for the course.It may be difficult to accomplish, but cheating can be prevented. Teachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. These options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驱逐) a student, which will most likely hinder their plans of getting into another college. One simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. Another simple way to avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. This prohibits(阻止) students from getting the answers off of a neighbor's test, but students still have the option of using other cheating tactics.There may be a million ways to cheat and get away with it, but there are few times, if any, that it is justified. Cheating never has to be a necessity and is never worth compromising morals and losing years worth of working towards a degree. This problem is spreading throughout America; with everyone's help, it can be stopped.55. Which is the best title of this passage?A. To cheat or not to cheatB. Show your opinion on cheatingC. Debates on cheatingD. Different ways of cheating56. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.A. cheating through the Internet is the most basic wayB. students who cheat in exams are clevererC. millions of ways to cheat have been fashionedD. students cheat in exams to score better grades57. The reason that is given by most students who think cheating is understandable is that ________.A. they don’t understand their teachers’ wordsB. they bury themselves in a lot of homeworkC. they don’t have enough time to complete the study tasksD. they forget to look over the material58. What is the disadvantage of scolding the cheating students according to the passage?A. They may continue to cheat next time.B. They may be hurt mentally.C. They may use other cheating tactics.D. They may get on badly with their teachers.59. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 means?A. preventB. benefitC. confuseD. protect60. What is the author’s attitude towards cheating?A. It is reasonableB. It is necessaryC. it can be praisedD. It must be prevented参考答案。

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倒数第一周星期一AI was rushing around trying to get ready, and was pulling my hair back in a ponytail when I heard a honk. I knew it was Nate to pick me up. Nate and I were really close friends; we told each other everything, even our deepest secrets. I rushed to the door. Little did I know that I would come home with an entirely different outlook on life. No good-bye, or "I love you" to my mom and dad; I was too consumed with the thought of getting out of my house.We drove to my friend's house to pick up others. Nate and I waited outside. When they finally came to the door, they waved for me to come inside. We went to Cheri's bedroom, and she pulled a bottle of whiskey from under her bed. We passed it around, and I took a drink. I started to feel the alcohol get to me as I continued to drink.I knew it was stupid, but I did it anyway.We walked to Nate's car with the bottle in hand. All of this drinking seemed to take me away from reality and into a state of happiness, and I think that's why I continued to drink. When I got into the car with the others, Nate could smell the alcohol. I don't think he liked the idea of us drinking in his car. We ended up driving around for most of the night. The last thing I remember was going to a gas station downtown.I hear lots of stories about what we did that night, but I can't remember any of it. What I do recall is people saying I needed to go to the hospital. I remember being frustrated because I couldn't stand the thought of that. I kept wanting to tell everyone" No," but I couldn't make myself say it. Finally Nate decided that he had no choice. I no longer could keep my eyes open, and was getting worse by the minute. Suddenly, everything was rushing around me, and I heard people yelling and running around. It was like I was deaf and hearing for the first time. Everything was happening at once. My whole body was trembling. I've never felt so helpless. I started to cry and turned my head. I saw my dad, watching me helplessly. I could see in his eyes that he wished he could do something ... but he couldn't.I had every nurse and doctor in my room that night. I had friends coming to see me at 3 o'clock in the morning. I was so close to death I could see it ... and that's what changed me. I didn't know it was possible to be that frightened. That night as I sat there in that hospital bed, I re-thought my life.I lost a lot of things that night, including the respect of the people I love most. But while I lost others' respect, I gained respect for myself. The thing I am most grateful for is what I didn't lose that night – my life. I hope no one is as stupid as I was that night. Everyone deserves more than that.41. What did the author and his friends do that night?A. They drank a lot and drove around for most of the night.B. They did many that she didn’t recall after abusing alcohol.C. They had a big party in Cheri’s home and drove away.D. They were sent to the hospital because of heavy drinking.42. What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?A. I suddenly had some difficulty with hearing after drinking.B. I could hear something again after being deaf.C. I regained my consciousness for a little while.D. People are yelling for fear that I would be deaf.43. It can be learned from the passage that_____________________.A. I didn’t know that I would come home with a different lookB. I didn’t like the idea of being sent to the hospital and refused itC. Nate sent me to the hospital after finding my worsening situationD. my father did everything he could in order to save my life44. How did the author feel about the whole event?A. Regretful.B. Sorrowful.C. Grateful.D. Stressful.45. What’s the best title for this passage?A. Never Lose the Respect of Your Loved OnesB. The Night My Whole Life ChangedC. My Most Grateful ThingD. Respect LifeBChinese International SchoolApplication FormBefore an applicant can be invited to take part in an assessment, an application form should be returned to the Admissions Office, and the application fee of HK$1,000 cannot be returned. For overseas applicants wishing to pay in currencies other than HK dollars, the fee is US$145. Checks are also good for payment to “Chinese International School”.The application should include:※Applicant’ academic report from the last school year.※ A recent passport-sized photo (attached to the application form).※ A copy of the applicant’s Hong Kong ID card or a passport showing a valid Hong Kong visa.※ Only for applicants applying under a Corporate Nomination(提名) Right: A company letter confirming the nomination.Please note that the application fee is non-refundable. Applicants who would like to re-apply for another academic year are asked to submit a new application and application fee.AcceptanceApplicants will be informed of their acceptance status in writing by postal mail. Initial(最初的) offers for Reception will be sent out from late March once all assessments have been completed.Some applicants who have been assessed may be held on a reserve list. Acceptances may also be made on a conditional basis among the applicants on the reserve list.Applicants who have been assessed but who have not been admitted are welcome to reapply for the next academic year. Please note that such applicants will be asked to submit a new application and application fee.Confirmation of Acceptance and Enrollment(录取)Once an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family will be asked to confirm acceptance and hold the student’s place with immediate payment of the re quired fees for the Nomination Right (HK$ 500), plus the sum of HK$ 7,500 as the first tuition (学费) payment.In addition, enrollment will not be considered complete until the following have been received, normally one month before the start of the new school year: ∙Physical examination results∙Tuition (first month)46. According to the passage, if the applicants reapply for an academic year, ______.A. the application fee can be reduced to a halfB. applicants on a reserve list needn’t be assessedC. a new application and application fee are to be requiredD. the initial application form should be returned to the Admissions Office47. Which of the following is true?A. Once applicants are refused, they can’t apply for it again.B. Applicants held on a reserve list will not be admitted.C. Applicants don’t have to get a company letter to confirm their application.D. The applicants should show either a Hong Kong visa or a Hong Kong ID card.48. How will the applicants possibly be informed of the acceptance status?A. By fax.B. By e-mail.C. By regular mailD. By telephone.49. According to the Application Process, the first tuition payment is ______.A. HK$ 500B. HK$7, 500C. HK$1, 000D. US$ 14550. If an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family ______.A. will be asked to submit a new applicationB. will receive physical Examination resultsC. will be asked to only pay the first month feeD. will be asked to confirm acceptance and pay the feesCBEIJING - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has helped 17,000 HIV carriers and AIDS patients in China since 2004, experts said on Wednesday."TCM performs as an effective supplement to Western therapy in terms of alleviating patients' symptoms, including fever, cough, asthenia and diarrhea, thus making life easier for them," said Wang Jian, deputy director of the TCM Center for AIDS Prevention and Treatment with the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.China started to give AIDS patients free TCM therapy in a pilot project carried out among 2,300 patients in five provinces in 2004. By last October, the projects had expanded to 19 provinces.The TCM therapy is usually applied to carriers whose immune system is not too weak to receive the Western medication that is largely known as antiretroviral therapy; or to patients who suffer side effects from the therapies.A biological indicator for this is CD4, a type of cell in the immune system. When a carrier's CD4 count reaches 350 per cubic millimeter or below they will need westerntreatment."According to our clinical research on around 8,900 patients over the past four years, their CD4 decreased by 12 per cubic millimeter each year after taking TCM therapy, while the control group that did not take any medicine lost 30 to 50 cells a year," Wang said."However, the combination of Western therapy and TCM is even better, with the patients' CD4 increasing by 15 each year.""Although TCM therapy cannot cure the disease completely, it can surely help the patients in some way," said Amir Housman Kashmir, a clinical PhD in Chinese Medicine from Iran, currently based in Beijing.In 2010, Kashmir met two non-Chinese AIDS patients who received TCM therapy in China."One of them used TCM therapy for six months and felt his immunity was improved. The other had caught some skin and pulmonary diseases, but later the symptoms were not so severe," Kashmir said. "It was from that time that I started to believe in the effectiveness of TCM therapy in curing AIDS.""As a TCM doctor, I have seen a good number of people visiting China to try TCM therapy to treat other chronic diseases. I have to say TCM works well in curing chronic diseases, but I believe there is still space for improvement, especially in terms of introducing the drug's working mechanism to Western doctors."According to Wang Jian, Chinese herbal medicines work differently from Western anti-HIV drugs. The Western therapies target blocking viral replication, but TCM therapy works towards increasing people's immunity.Wang said that Chinese government has assigned 220 million yuan ($34.49 million) since 2004 for TCM therapy research, and further efforts will be made to develop better treatment based on a combination of TCM and Western Medicine.By the end of 2011, China is estimated to have 780,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, including 154,000 patients with full-blown afflictions, official statistics show.51. Which of the following statements is a supportive argument for the passage?A. Since 2004, 17, 000 HIV carriers and AIDS patients in China have got treated.B. The W estern therapy can cure AIDS completely while TCM one can’t.C. By last October 24 provinces in China had carried out TCM therapy for AIDS.D. As is well known, AIDS patients have their immune system greatly weakened.52. According to this passage, an AIDS patient whose CD4 count decreases from 400 per cubic millimeter might get the best result by receiving ____________.A. the TCM therapyB. the Western therapyC. no treatment at allD. both Western and TCM therapy53. The article implies that _______.A. it was in China that Kashmir had a good knowledge of the therapy for AIDSB. TCM therapy has a better effect on chronic disease than the western oneC. the Western therapy does greater damage to immune system than TCMD. the Chinese government has made further effort to fight against AIDS54. What is the passage mainly discussed?A. TCM is a new therapy for curing AIDS.B. TCM can help to fight AIDSC. TCM is a better cure for AIDS at present.D. AIDS is spreading in China.55. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?A. On the website of TCM center.B. In a medical magazine.C. In a newspaper.D.On TV.DLast week Adele's second album, 21,sold 257,000 copies in the UK, a sales figure that would look incredible as an opening sales week for any album by any global superstar. The fact that the album was celebrating its 10th week at No 1, and that each of the previous nine weeks it had sold over 100,000 copies, makes what Adele has achieved look miraculous. The last female singer to spend that long at No 1 in the UK was Madonna in 1990 with her greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection.For Adele, the success of 21 is part of a perfect storm of talent, timing and a connection that went beyond gender, age and credibility. But what does it say about the state of the music industry? Does Adele's success signal a return to the MOR(适合大众口味的音乐) musical depression, when the likes of James Blunt dominated the charts? Her success may well lead to a great many similar acts aiming for an MOR audience, but that's more the fault of an industry desperate to recreate any kind of success by creating poor copies until the world shouts "stop now".What seems to have set Adele apart is her apparent ordinariness, besides that incredible voice. While Gaga parades around in a dress made of meat and Beyoncé orbits a world out of touch to the majority of most human beings, Adele's chain-smoking, girl-you'd-like-to-go-to-the-pub-with persona stands out. Even for a British act, her ordinariness goes against trend, with fellow Jessie J adopting a very American habit of over-emoting, talking about a "journey" and making the idea of being a pop star seem fairly difficult.It's this universality and broad appeal that's helped her translate talent into sales. While the first single from 21, Rolling in the Deep, appealed to Radio 1 listeners and bloggers, the second single, Someone Like You, is so successful that silenced the grand O2 Arena during this year's Brit Awards. The press can write pages and pages in that there's enough of a connection of musicians – Rick Rubin worked on the album, there's a cover of the Cure, Mumford & Sons were an influence – while the gossip magazines have been excited by the fact that the album is one long break-up record, eager to find the ex.In 1990, Madonna was a global superstar with a back catalogue of era-defining hits to her name. She was untouchable and, tellingly, unknowable. She was (and still is) a megastar, but a megastar of a different age. These days, we want to know a bit more about our artists; that they have relationship problems, walk their dog. Her selling point and appeal is precisely the fact that she exists at the point between everyday ordinariness and pop star.For now, Adele's success should be celebrated, especially for becoming an unlikely global star on her own terms. The danger is that we're headed for a lot of fairly boring pop, a situation that led to the "birth" of Gaga a few years back. Pop goes in cycles and it feels like we're headed back towards the very middle of MOR.56. Adele’s achievement seems unbelievable for the reason that ____________.A. the sales of her second album achieved an incredible success last week in the UKB. her second album ranked first in a row with the incredible average sales per weekC. Madonna was the last female singer in the UK to stay at No. 1 as long as she didD. she is such an ordinary singer with so fascinating a voice in the music industry57. According to the author, the success of Adele’s second album __________________.A. to a large extent depends on her apparent talent for musicB. is because of her extraordinariness and the wonderful voiceC. lies in gift, timing and something beyond sex, age and trustD. is largely due to the state of the music industry currently58. Compared with other female pop stars, what does the author think of Adele?A. She stands out in a totally different way from Gaga and Beyoncé.B. She and Madonna are contemporary megastars in music.C. Only she and Madonna spent that long at No.1 in the UK.D. Jessie J and she both have an American habit of expressing themselves.59. What helped Adele successfully turned her gift of singing into sales?A. Her musical talent.B. The joint work of musicians in the album.C. Her incredible voice.D. Her universality and broad appeal.60. The author thinks that the current musical trend in the UK is _______________.A. satisfyingB. disappointingC. dangerousD. desperate参考答案41-45 BCCAB 46-50 CDCBD 51-55 DDDBC 56-60BCADB。

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杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练47倒数第一周星期二AJames Pribram, a surfer, was in Canada on a business trip. He earns his living in a sportscompany, and also spends time teaching schoolchildren to take good care of the oceanenvironment. He had three days left before he was due to fly home to California.-threatening, His mother had recently fallen and suffered an injury. Although it wasn’t lifeshe needed his help. All he knew was that he needed to go to see her as soon as possible. Jameswrapped up his luggage in the early morning and booked an immediate flight home.A day later, in Laguna Beach, California, 22-year-old Maira Khan was walking along thePearl Street Beach with her friend Meghan and younger brother Aadil. Maria was careful not togo into the water—she’d never learned how to swim. She and Meghan took some photos. Mariastepped out onto a reef(礁石), climbed up one of the larger rocks and turned her back to theocean. That’s when the wave hit. It swept her from the rock and tossed(扔) her like a piece ofwood. She was thrown onto a rock and then was taken into water. The reef tore at her arms andlegs as she was struggling.Aadil looked on in horror, not sure what he could do. Just then, a tall figure rushed towardsthem, and then ran straight into the water. He dove into the surf, grabbed Maria around the waisttheand pulled her safely to the shore. Paramedics(急救人员) arrived soon after. “Take care,”　man said, and left the scene as quickly as he’s arrived. Who was Maria’s mystery hero? Mari asked if anyone around had recognized him. “He’s a surfer,” she was told. “His name is J Pribram.”That afternoon, James had brought his mother lunch. They went outside to eat on herbalcony, which overlooked the Pearl Street Beach. When he saw Maria, he knew what was aboutto happen, “Call 911,” he told his mother. Then he ran down to the beach as fast as he could andsaved Maria’s life. Was it the only concern for his mother that brought James home early?41. What can we learn about James Pribram from the passage?A. He was having a holiday in Canada.B. He worked in a big business company.C. He went home three days in advance.D. He was a Pea teacher in a sports school.42. James Pribram hurried home to________.A. attend to his injured motherB. take his mother to hospitalC. see his mother who was dyingD. see his mother who fell ill43. Maria was swept into the sea by the big wave when she was ________.A. walking along the Pear Street BeachB. taking photos with her brother and friendC. standing on a rock with her back to the seaD. stepping out onto a reef near the sea44. What can we infer from this passage?A. Maria’s arms and legs were hurt.B. Maria could swim to the beach by herself.sister.C. Maria’s brother would save hisD. James Pribram gave first aid to Maria.45. According to the author, Maria might have died if ______.A. James hadn’t been a brave teacherB. James hadn’t seen Maria from the balconyC. the paramedics hadn’t arrived sooncalled 911D. James’ mother hadn’tBTiger Mom,You’ve been criticized a lot since you published your memoir(回忆录), Battle Hymn of theTiger Mother. One problem is that some people don’t get your humor. They think you’re seriousabout all things, and they think Lulu and I are oppressed(压制) by our ill mother. That is not true.But for real, it’s not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. Theydon’t hear us laughing over each other’s jokes. They don’t see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don’t know how much fun we have when the six of us —dogs included — squeezeinto one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix.I admit: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I’dgone to and some piano camps I wish I’d skipped. But now that I’m 18 and about to leave the tigerden(穴), I’m glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did.A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can’t think for themselves.funny. I think your strict parenting forced me to be more independent. Early on, IWell, that’sdecided to be an easy child to raise. Maybe I got it from Daddy — he taught me not to care whatpeople think and to make my own choices — but I also decided to be who I want to be.talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you rejected Everybody’sbecause they weren’t good enough. Funny how some people are convinced that Lulu and I arescarred for life. Maybe if I had poured my heart into it, I would have been upset. But letIt took me 30 seconds; I did n’t even sharpen the pencil. That’s why, when you rejected it, I didnfeel you were rejecting me. If I actually tried my best at something, you’d never throw it bac my face.…And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you.Yours,Sophia46. In the author’s opinion, why do some people criticize her mother?A. They don’t know the truth.B. They have a different culture.C. They aren’t strict with their children.D. They don’t have a good sense of humor.47. Many people think that the author _________.A. is a robot kidB. has a happy familyC. has a humorous motherD. is an easy child to raise48. The author is satisfied with her parents’ way of raising her because _________.A. she has learned to obey othersB. she has become more independentC. she is about to leave the tiger denD. she has never been disturbed by tea parties49. According to the last paragraph, the author _________.A. was good at making cardsB. was deeply hurt by her motherC. tried her best at making the birthday cardsD. thought it reasonable for her mother to reject her cardCIn a new study showing how large weather systems are closely linked, scientists report thattiny airborne particles(颗粒) affect how much rain falls over a region. Some of these particles,called aerosols (浮粒), occur naturally and include dirt and dust. Other aerosols come from humanactivities and represent air pollution. Once these particles get swept up into a cloud, they start tomake changes.The scientists found a link between large amounts of aerosols and extreme weather: Theclouds in dry regions may hold their water longer, contributing to droughts. Clouds drifting overmoist areas may lose their water more quickly, leading to severe rains. Both situations may posesevere problems for farmers.“Haze, storms, drought and flood: We found very strong evidence that they are wellZhanqing Li, an atmospheric scientist, told an audience of scientists at a recent connected,”　meeting in Washington, D.C. Li, from the University of Maryland in College Park, worked on thenew study connecting the dots between pollution and rainfall.The scientists wanted to know how aerosols in the air affect cloud development over manyyears. To find out, they studied 10 years’ worth of data from the clouds that soared over measuring devices in central Oklahoma. They learned that rainfall depended on the amount of aerosols in theclouds, as well as the type of cloud and amount of moisture(水分).If you’re near a window, look up at a cloud and really look at it. If you look up again in a fewt the cloud has changed shape and probably moved. Clouds contain cloudminutes, you’ll see thadroplets, tiny quantities of water too small to overcome the wind and fall to the ground. Cloudsalso contain water molecules(水分子) that condense, or concentrate, on aerosols, forming drops ofwater. When drops get heavy enough, they fall as rain.50. What is the main idea of the passage?A. What has a big impact on what comes down?B. How does rain form in the sky?C. What will fall down in the rain?D. How can the aerosols be removed?51. According to the passage, we can learn that ________ .A. the rainfall determines the grain output.B. the rainfall relies on the aerosols in the air.C. the aerosols come mainly from pollution.D. the human activities reduce the rainfall52. If large amounts of aerosols exist in the clouds over a dry region, ________.A. serious floods probably happen in the regionB. serious droughts may happen frequentlyC. such aerosols will affect cloud developmentD. the aerosols can give out too much water53. To know how aerosols affect cloud development, ________.A. Zhangqing Li has found strong evidenceB. scientists have worked hard for ten yearsC. scientists have invented measuring devicesD. many types of cloud have been gathered54. Where is the passage adopted from?A. Human & HealthB. Atoms & ForcesC. Earth & SkyD. Tech & MathDA student walks into his first class and realizes he forgot all about the midterm exam. He knows he needs to bring his grades up, and getting a zero will make it nearly impossible. He quickly jots down some notes and shoves them under his lap hoping it will help him pass. Cheating is a major concern in all academic environments. Students are creating new and more outrageous(令人吃惊的) ways of cheating every day; some claim that certain accounts of cheating can be justified, but overall it can always be prevented.Cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned. Copying homework and cheat sheets are some of the most basic ways students in all education levels have cheated. Some students think nothing about writing a few answers on their hand, in a gum wrapper, or boldly using a study guide to cheat. Desperate students have even gone as far as to steal the test or scan in bottle wrappers and put answers into the nutrition label. The internet has now become available in almost every location. Computers can be accessed at school, at home, and now even on cell phones. This opens a doorway for even more methods of cheating to be born.There are countless opinions on whether or not cheating can be justified. The truth is this behavior will always be a matter of opinion with each scenario of cheating. Students often rationalize their cheating by claiming they forgot to look over the material or did not understandwhat the teacher or professor was saying. Some may counter these arguments by saying that the student could have set reminders or asked the teacher to explain the material before the day of the test. Some other reasons students believe cheating is justified are their heavy workloads and trying to find time for school, sports, friends, and family. This may be true in certain instances, however,all students have these problems, and it is unfair to the students refrain(制止) from cheating when the student who is dishonest receives a better grade. The majority of students who think cheatingis acceptable may believe the reason for this is that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments, or that the information is too much forthe course.It may be difficult to accomplish, but cheating can be prevented. Teachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. These options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驱逐) a student, which will most likely hinder their plans of getting into another college. One simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is arisky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. Another simple way to avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. This prohibits(阻止) students from getting the answers off of a neighbor's test, but students still havethe option of using other cheating tactics.There may be a million ways to cheat and get away with it, but there are few times, if any,that it is justified. Cheating never has to be a necessity and is never worth compromising moralsand losing years worth of working towards a degree. This problem is spreading throughout America; with everyone's help, it can be stopped.55. Which is the best title of this passage?A. To cheat or not to cheatB. Show your opinion on cheatingC. Debates on cheatingD. Different ways of cheating56. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.A. cheating through the Internet is the most basic wayB. students who cheat in exams are clevererC. millions of ways to cheat have been fashionedD. students cheat in exams to score better grades57. The reason that is given by most students who think cheating is understandable is that ________.A. they don’t understand their teachers’ wordsB. they bury themselves in a lot of homeworkC. they don’t have enough time to complete the study tasksD. they forget to look over the material58. What is the disadvantage of scolding the cheating students according to the passage?A. They may continue to cheat next time.B. They may be hurt mentally.C. They may use other cheating tactics.D. They may get on badly with their teachers.59. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 means?A. preventB. benefitC. confuseD. protectng?60. What is the author’s attitude towards cheatiA. It is reasonableB. It is necessaryC. it can be praisedD. It must be prevented参考答案。

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杭州外国语学校高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练45倒数第二周星期五AA woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”“We don’t list ‘mother’as an occupation…‘housewife’ cover s it,”said the recorder.One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked.The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?”Coolly, with out any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.As I drove into our driveway, buoyedup (依托) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13, 7, and 3.Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.41. What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?A. The wo man felt ashamed to admit what her job was.B. The recorder was impatient and rude.C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.42. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?A. curiousB. indifferentC. puzzledD. interested43. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?A. Because the author cared little about r ewards.B. Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of. 44. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?A. To s how how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.BAre you looking for something different this summer? We’ve lined up a list of some unusual camps.Learn to fly a jetThis is the real training that all fighter and test pilots have. Learn the cockpit(驾驶室) and how to put your plane through its paces. Finally, you fight a mock battle with your teammates.It’s held at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alaska. There are both weekend and summer camps for anyone 9 and up. Kids 7 to 12 also can pair with a parent. The cost is $749 for kids-only camps and $349 each for parent/child camp.Be Steven SpielbergAt Film Camp, you will get to write, direct, shoot and edit your own moive. Run by the New York Film Academy, you ca n choose from a variety of camp locations: New York, Disney-MGM Studios in Florida, Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Harvard University, Paris or Florence, Italy.Everyone helps one another by working behind the camera, as gaffer/ grip and other jobs that have to be done when you make a movie. Tuition for a one-week camp is $1,500, while a four or six week training run $5,900 to $6,900.Join the circusAt Circus Smirkus you can learn how to ride a unicycle, and throw a pie in someone’s face.Kids 8 to 16 can choose between one-or two-week sessions, with the two-week camp ending in a circus show for the families.The camp is located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. The cost is $825 for one week ($300 extra with a parent) and $1,500 for two weeks ($500 extra with a parent).Live the ultimate(终极的) summer fantasyLearn to ride the waves this summer and tour one of the world’s only sea turtle hospitals at Surf Camp. The weeklong camp also includes trips to local islands.Surf Camp is located at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The cost is $475 per week for kids 8 to 12. Check it out at Strike a chordAt Power Chord Academy， teens 12 to 18 will be placed in a band that best meets their age, experience and style. You will lead the life of a band member: recording in a studio, playing a concert and making a video.45. Which camps can you join if you want your father to be able to take part?A. The camp at the US Space $ Rocket Center and Circus SmirkusB. The Power Chord Academy and Film CampC. The camp at the US Space & Rocket Center and Film CampD. Circus Smirkus and Surf Camp46. How much does one have to pay if he wants to attend a 2-w eek circus camp with your mom?A. $2250B. $1500C. $3000.D. $200047. Surf Camp can provide the following for campers EXCEPT ______.A. surfingB. care for sea turtlesC. meetings with lovers of surfingD. travel to local island48. For whom is Power Chord Academy intended ?A. People who a re crazy about filmsB. People who are fond of adventuresC. People who go in for sportsD. People who love musicCI try to be a good father. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.Ei ghty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles(1 mile = 1.6km) in marathons. Ei ght times he’s not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also pulled him 2.4 miles in a dinghy(小游艇) while swimming and pedaled(蹬车) him 112miles---all in t he same day. And what has Rick done for his father? Not much---except save his life.This love story began in Winchester, Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled（使窒息）by the umbilical cord(脐带) during birth, leaving him brain–damaged and unable to control his limbs.When Rick was 11, the Hoyts took him to hospital and asked if there was anything that could be done to help the boy communicate. “No way,” Dick was told. “There’s nothing going in his brain.”“Tell him a joke,”Dick suggested. They did. Rick laughed. It turned out that a lot was going on in his brain. Equipped with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor(光标) by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate.And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out（啄出）, “Dad, I want to do that.”How was Dick, who had never run more than a mile at a time, going to push his son 5 miles? Still, he tried. That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,”he typed, “When we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled any more!”And that sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon. In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying tim e for Boston the following year.Then somebody said: “ Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon（三项全能）?”Now they’ve done 212 triathlons.This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 23th Boston Marathon, in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992-only 35 minutes off the world record.And Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he had a heart attack during the race. Doctors found that one of his arteries was 95 percent blocked. “If you hadn’t been in such great shape,” one doctor told him, “you probably would have died 15 years ago.” So, in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other’s lives.49. The underlined word “limbs” in para. 3 means______.A. fingersB. feetC. arms and legsD. wrists and knees50. Which of the following is True according to the passage?A. Rick was unable to communicate until he was equipped with a computer.B. The charity that Rick’s sc hool organized for him totally changed his life.C. Since the first triathlon they did in 1983, they have finished 212.D. To comptete in a triathlon, Dick and Rick had to practice swimming, driving and running. 51. The author says that Rick saved Dick’s life be cause ______.A. Rick’s situation encouraged his father when he was terribly sick.B. Rick helped his father get the best treatment.C. all the efforts Dick put in to running with Rick kept him fit.D. when his father had a heart attack 2 years ago, Rick saved him.52. What might be the best title of the passage?A. A brave son who never gives up hopeB. Son’s success resulting from father’s helpC. A distinguished father who devotes himself to sportsD. A family team we can all learn fromDPeople who play computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests.In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive skills didn’t get any smarter.Researchers recruited(招募) participants from views of the BBC’s science show Ban g Goes the Theory. More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week.They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn’t play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet. All participants were given an “IQ test”before and after the experiment.Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn’t do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet.“If you’re (playing these games) because they’re fun, that’s absolutely fine,”said Adrian Owen, assistant director at Britain’s Medical Research Council, the study’s lead author. “But if you’re expecting these games to improve your IQ, our data suggests this isn’t the case.”Computer games that are supposed to improve memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills are played by millions of people worldwide, though few studies have examined if the games work.“There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world,” said Art Kramer, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, US.Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can help produce new brain cells.Other experts said brain games might be useful, but only if they weren’t fun.“If you set the level for these games to a very high level where you don’t get the answers very often and it really annoys you, then it may be useful,” said Philip Adey, a professor of psychology at King’s College in London.If people are enjoying the brain games, Adey said they probably aren’t being challenged and might as well be playing a regular video game.He said people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power. “To stimulate the intellect, you need a real challenge,” Adey said, adding computer games were not an easy shortcut. “Getting smart is hard work.”53. According to the article, which of the following is NO T useful to develop brain power?A. learning a languageB. getting some physical exerciseC. playing challengable gamesD. playing fun games54. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. playing brain games is as ef fective a means of improving the brain as Super Mario.B. playing Super Mario is a better means of improving the brainC. playing brain games can’t improve cognitive skillsD. playing computer games can train the brain55. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Many studies show that brain games are an effective means of improving cognitive skills.B. The skills used in brain games can be transferred to real life.C. Participants took IQ test twice during the research because scientists wished to assess if brain games were effective in improving cognitive skills.D. Surfing the Internet is a more effective means of improving cognitive skills than video games.56. Which is another way of summing up Adey’s argument in the last paragraph?A. Practice makes perfectB. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. No pains, no gains.D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.ESome chimpanzees seem to react like humans in the face of a fellow chimp’s death, two new studies have found. Chimps appear to comfort the dying, experience sadness at death and have trouble letting go.In one study, researchers at the University of Stirling and at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Britain watched how three chimpanzees reacted as a fourth chimp, an elderly female named Pansy, sickened and died.Park officials had separated Pansy from the other chimpanzees for treatment when she became ill in November . But when her breathing became irregular a few weeks later, the other three chimps were allowed to join her.In the 10 minutes before she died, the three animals – an elderly female named Blossom, Blossom’s adult son Chippy and Pansy’s adult daug hter Rosie –frequently groomed (梳理毛发) and touched Pansy. They stood in close, and Chippy shook her arm, apparently testing for signs of life. When they got no reaction, “they appeared to arrive at a decision that something had changed, and she was no long er the same as she was beforehand,” said lead researcher James Anderson, from the University of Stirling. “It seems they are clearly able to distinguish the difference between being alive and unresponsive .”Soon, both Blossom and Chippy left Pansy’s side. Even though it was not her usual sleeping area, Rosie stayed and slept by her mother’s body almost the entire night.Sixteen hours after Pansy’s death, zookeepers removed the body, with the three chimps watching quietly. For several days afterward, the group refused to make a nest at the area where Pansy had died.In the second study, chimpanzee mothers were observed in the forests of Bossou, Guinea, after a disease had swept through a group of 19 chimpanzees, killing five, including two infants . The mothers of those infants continued to carry the corpses (尸体) around, even as the bodies dried out. One mother carried her baby for 19 days; the other mother carried hers for 68 days.“We have two explanations here –one is that there is a very strong bond between chimpanzee mothers and chimpanzee infants,” said lead researcher Dora Biro, a biologist at the University of Oxford.“Another possibility is that they were aware of the death and this was just their way of dealing with it,” Biro added, pointing to hu man inability to let go of objects that remind us of people we have lost.Craig Stanford, a US expert, called the studies’ findings interesting, but said that although humans and chimpanzees shared similar emotions to some degree, it would be dangerous to extrapolate (推断) too much about chimps’ understanding of death.57. The studies have found that some chimpanzees ______.A. feel deep affection for their mothersB. are as clever as humansC. are afraid of death like humansD. seem to have emot ions similar to those of humans58. According to the first study, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Pansy was separated from other chimpanzees until her death when she became seriously ill.B. Chimpanzees seem to know the difference between life and death.C. Blossom was the saddest if the three chimpanzees.D. After Pansy died, the other three chimpanzees refused to sleep in their nest.59. Al l of the following might explain why chimpanzee mothers carried the corpses of their babies around for a long time OTHER than ______.A. the very strong relationship between chimpanzee mothers and their infants.B. that the chimpanzees might know what death was.C. that the bodies of the infants might bring back memory of their babies.D. that they wanted to find a good place to bury them60. From what Craig Stanford said we can infer that ______.A. it’s doubtful whether chimpanzees really have a full understanding of deathB. humans and chimpanzees have the same emotionsC. it would be dangerous for chimpanzees to understand deathD. humans and chimpanzees belong to the same family参考答案41-45 DCCBA 46-50 DCDCA 51-55 CDDCC56-60 CDBDA。

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每日一练39倒数第三周星期四ASitting in the front row in her college classes carefullytaking notes, Nola Ochs is just as likely to answer questionsas to ask them. That’s not the only thing marking her off fromher classmates at Fort Hays State University. She’s 95, andwhen she graduates on May 12th, it's believed she'll becomethe world's oldest person to be awarded a college degree.She didn't plan it that way. She just loved to learn as a teenager on a Hodgeman County farm, then as a teacher at a one-room school after graduating from high school and later as a farm wife and mother.“Even as I grew older, that enthusiasm for study was still there. I came here with no thought of it being an unusual thing at all,” she said.She's getting offers for television appearances, and reporters show up wanting to interview her. She says she enjoys it. “It brings attention to this college and this part of the state.”She added, “I don't think much of my age. It might limit what I can do. As long as I have my mind and health, i t's just a number.”Ochs started taking classes at Dodge City Community College after her husband died in 1972.After taking a class here and there over the years, she was close to having enough hours for an undergraduate degree.At 5-foot-2, her white hair pulled into a bun (圆形发髻) , she walks energetically down hallways to classes with her books in a big handbag.Students nod and smile; she's described as witty (睿智的) , charming and down-to-earth.“Everybody has accepted me, and I feel just like another student,” she said.“The students respect me.”An added joy for Ochs is that her 21-year-old granddaughter, Alexandra Ochs, will graduate with her.Just like any other eager college graduate, the elder Ochs can't wait for life’s next challenge. “I’m going to seek employment on a cruise ship as a storyteller,” she said, smiling. The determined look in her eye leaves no doubt. She’s serious.41. The first paragraph mainly tells us that Nola Ochs is______.A. hard-workingB. successfulC. differentD. energetic42. From the underlined sentence “She didn't plan it that way”, we know that Nola Ochs didn't ______.A. mean to become the oldest college graduateB. want to stop learning as a young girlC. plan to be a farm wife and motherD. really enjoy learning at such an old age43. What's Nola Ochs' attitude towards her age?A. She feels sad about it.B. She is proud of it.C. She tries to fight against it.D. She pays little attention to it.44. In the passage nothing is said about Ochs' ______.A. educational experience,B. relationship with othersC. major subjectD. physical appearanceBThese days, there are very few wild animals left in theUK. The wolves have gone. The bears have been hunted toextinction. Fortunately, there are a few badgers（獾）--- Oh,well, actually, not for long as the British government has justdecided to kill them too ! But why?Badgers are fascinating creatures. The black and white mammals live underground in “ setts ”, which they dig out of the earth. They are extremely brave, fighting off larger animals such as bears and wolves. The problem is that some badgers carry “ Bovine Tuberculosis ” ( BTB ), an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Bovis ( M. Bovis ) which can cause TB in some other animals, including cattle.For farmers, this is a serious issue. In 1998 in the UK, almost 6,000 cows were killed to control the disease. And in 2010, more than 30,000 animals were destroyed. It’s expensive too. Bovine TB costs the UK about ￡100 million per year. And some believe that the disease could end up costing the economy ￡9 billion over the next 40 years if nothing is done about it.Experts say that badgers are responsible for about 50% of the infected cattle. So, after much debate, the government has agreed to a badger cull（杀戮）. This will mean about 30,000 of the innocent creatures will be wiped out to fight the disease. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman admitted that there was “ great strength of feeling ” about it, but said, “ I believe this is the right way forward. ”Of course, many are against the measure, including conservationists and animal rights activists. They claim that killing the badgers in controlled zones wouldn’t work because badgers from neighboring areas would simply move into the empty setts and become infected too. Furthermore, they believe that the way cattle are raised intensively, and transported around to lots of different farms during their lives is probably the biggest cause of the spread of the disease.Most ordinary people are against the measure too. A survey suggests about two-thirds are against killing the badgers, with majorities against killing them regardless of age, region and gender. One of the alternatives to the cull involves using vaccine(疫苗) on badgers. However, this costs an average of ￡2,250 per year per square kilometer. Trapping and shooting badgers costs ￡2,500 per year, but shooting free-running badgers only costs about ￡200 per year ( per square kilometer ).So, with that in mind, it’s easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. Money talks!45. Why does the government want to kill the badgers ?A. Because there is no other choice to cut the spread of the disease.B. Because badgers carry TB, a disease which can infect other animals.C. Because they almost wiped out an entire population of cattle.D. Because it might be an effective way to fight TB at the least expense.46. Which of the following statements is TRUE ?A. Some people object to culling because it costs much more to trap and shoot badgers.B. In the following four decades, ￡9 billion will be spent on TB.C. Based on the survey, people of different age groups, regions and both gendersare against killing the badgers.D. Caroline Spelman thought badgers should be culled despite people’s strong reaction.47. Who is strongly for the killing the badgers according the passage?A. The governmentB. Most ordinary peopleC. ConservationistsD. Animal rights activists48. What is the author’s attitude toward government’s decision?A. SupportiveB. CriticalC. ObjectiveD. Unconcerned49. Which is the best title for the passage?A. the Control of TBB. the Voice of the BadgersC. Badger DangerD. the Threat of the BadgersCBEIJING - Hailing Mo Yan as the first Chinese citizen thatwon the Nobel Prize in Literature, the public has started toconsider the way to enhance Chinese literature's global presence.The prize indicates that Chinese contemporary authors and their works are getting the world's attention, which promptswriters and amateurs to continue their work, according to Wang Meng, a renowned Chinese writer. But "the prize came a little late," said Xue Yongwu, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication with Ocean University of China (OUC). There have been many accomplished writers of modern and contemporary literature in China, including Lu Xun, Ba Jin and Mao Dun, who should have won the prize earlier, he noted. China's splendid ancient literature, which extends thousands of years, has been widely acknowledged across the world. However, the contemporary literature failed to get enough recognition from outside the country due to its short history and complex political influences, he explained. Language has also been a barrier. Only a small proportion of Chinese literature has been translated into foreign languages, mainly English. The quality of some translated editions needs improvement, said Xue.In addition to language skills, translation requires high-level comprehension and explanation of culture and art. It's hard for people without any literature background to produce a translation that fully reserves the aesthetic(美学的) sense of the original version, according to Ren Dongsheng, professor with the College ofForeign Languages of OUC. The 57-year-old writer is known for his description of Chinese rural life. The settings for his works range from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution. Mo combines hallucinatory(幻觉的) realism with folk tales, which is more appealing to the taste of Western readers than the styles adopted by many of his peers, such as Yu Hua, Su Tong and Wang Shuo, said Zhang Hongsheng, dean of the Literature Department of the Communication University of China.However, "Nobel Prize is not the unique standard to judge the achievements of a writer. Prizes presented by different organizations adopt various evaluation criteria," said Xu Yan, a literature critic. The quality of a literary work is always judged by the topic, language, structure, the way of story-telling, imagination and some other significant elements. People's tastes vary from different social background and cultural mechanism, she added.Chinese contemporary literature, which appeared in 1949, has seen a trend of diversification since the country adopted the market economy in 1992. "The prize is a positive sign that the West begins to recognize Chinese literature. But it's an acknowledgement of individual efforts, and Chinese literature revival still has a long way to go," said Zhang. Xue called upon Chinese writers to produce quality works with international perspectives. Good literature should reveal social problems and people's concerns while create the beauty of art. "The society should provide favorable environment for the growth of Chinese writers," he stressed. Seeking increasing world attention requires Chinese writers to maintain the national characteristics and uniqueness. "Chinese elements are the last to lose in successful writings," Zhang said.China's book market has witnessed booming sales of Mo's masterpieces over the past days. Zhicheng Classic Bookstore, registered at T-Mall of China's largest online retailer , said 1,500 volumes of Mo's latest novel Frog were sold out in six hours after Mo won the prize. The store has received 1,200 reservation orders by 3:30 pm Friday. The book, about China's family-planning policy, also moved up to 14th from 560th on the list of the most populous book at the withinin two days. Cao Yuanyong, deputy editor-in-chief of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing Group, said the company is producing the new edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works, which is expected to refill the empty shelves of many book retailers in a week.50. The article is mainly about_________.A. Mo Yan's Nobel win sparks piracy concernsB. Mo Yan's hometown to hail Nobel successC. Mo Yan sees income soar following Nobel winD. Mo Yan sparks discussion about Chinese literature51. The underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 2 means _______A. well-knownB. criticalC. fantasticD. admirable52. Which of the following is NOT the reason for Chinese contemporary literature failedto win the Nobel in the past from the opinions of Xue Yongwu?A. Short historyB. Individual effortsC. Political influencesD. Language translation53. According to Zhang Hongsheng, what is the main characteristics of Mo Yan’s wo rks?A. Combining hallucinatory realism with folk tales.B. His description of Chinese urban lifeC. Settings from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution.D. Providing different social background and cultural mechanism54. In order to make Chinese contemporary literature better acknowledged across theword, what is the most important from the opinions of Zhang Hongsheng?A. International characteristicsB. International perspectivesC. Chinese elementsD. Favorable environment55. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. New edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works has been sold out.B. Only online bookstores sold out his works after Mo won the prize.C. The novel Frog was listed the most populous book at the .D. Mo Yan’s works are bestsellers in the bookstores at present.DHe came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move.“What’s the matter, Schatz?”“I’ve got a headache.”“You’d better go back to bed.”“No, I am all right.”“You go to bed. I’ll see you when I’m dressed.”But when I came downstairs he was dressed, sitting by the fire, looking a very sick and miserable boy of nine years. When I put my hand on his forehead I knew he had a fever.“You go up to bed,” I said, “You are sick.”“I’m all right,” he said.When the doctor came he took the boy’s temperature.“What is it?” I asked him.“One hundred and two degree.”Downstairs, the doctor left three different medicines in different colored capsules with instructions for giving them. The germs of influenza(流感) can only exist in an acid condition, he explained. He seemed to know all about influenza and said there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic(传染病) of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia(肺炎).Back in the room I wrote the boy’s temperature down and made a note of the time to give the various capsules.“Do you want me to read to you?”“All right. If you want to,” said the boy. His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes. He lay still in the bed.I read aloud from Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates; but I could see he was not following what I was reading.“How do you feel, Schatz?”“Just the same, so far,” he said.I sat at the foot of the bed and read to myself while I waited for it to be time to give another capsule. It would have been natural for him to go to sleep, but when I looked up he was looking at the foot of the bed, looking very strangely.“Why don’t you try to sleep? I’ll wake you up for the medicine.”“I’d rather stay awake.”After a while he said to me, “you don’ t have to stay here with me, Papa, if it bothers you.”“It doesn’t bother me.”“No, I mean you don’t have to stay if it’s going to bother you.”I thought perhaps he was a little lightheaded and after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven o’clock I went out with my gun and the young hunting dog… I killed two quail(鹌鹑), and missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey of quail close to the house and happy there were so many left to find on another day.At the house they said the boy had refused to let anyone come into the room.“You can’t come in,” he said. “ you mustn’t get what I have.”I went up to him and found him in exactly the position I had left him, white-faced, but with the tops of his cheeks flushed(发红) by the fever, staring still, as he had stared, at the foot of the bed.I took his temperature.“What is it?”“Something like a hundred,” I said. It was one hundred and two and four tenths.“It was a hundred and two,” he said.“Who said so?”“The doctor.”“Your temperature is all right,” I said, “It’s nothing to worry about.’“I don’t worry,” he said, “but I can’t keep from thinking.”“Don’t think,” I said. “Just take it easy.”“I am taking it easy,” he said and looked straight ahead. He was evidently holding tight onto himself about something.“Take this with water.”“Do you think it will do any good?”“Of course it will.”I sat down and opened the Pirate book and began to read, but I could see he was not following, so I stopped.“About what time do you think I am going to die?” he asked.“What?”“About how long will it be before I die?”“You aren’t going to die. What’s the matter with you?”“People don’t die with a fever of one hundred and two. That’s a silly way totalk.”“I know they do. At school in France the boys told me you can’t live with forty-four degrees. I’ve got a hundred and two.”He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine o’clock in the morning.“You poor Schatz,” I said. “Poor old Schatz. It’s like miles and kilometers. You aren’t going to die. That’s different thermometer. One that thermometer thirty-seven is normal. One t his kind it’s ninety-eight.”“Are you sure?”“Absolutely,” I said, “It’s like miles and kilometers. You know, like how many kilometers we make when we do seventy miles in the car?”“Oh,” he said.But his gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly. The hold over himself relaxed too, finally, and the next day it was very slack(松弛的) and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.56. The author writes about the doctor’s visit in order to _____________.A.show the doctor’s knowledge about in fluenza and its treatment.B.Show the boy’s illness was quite serious.C.Create a situation of misunderstanding around which to build a story.D.Show the father was very much concerned about the boy’s illness.57. The word “It” in “Papa, if it bothers you.” refe r to ___________.A. the boy’s high temperatureB. the father giving the medicine to the boyC. the father staying with the boyD. the boy’s death58. It can be inferred from the story that by the time the father gets home from hunting, it is___.A. early in the afternoonB. close to eveningC. at noonD. late in the morning59. From the story we know that the boy kept tight control over himself because___________.A. he did not want to be a bother to othersB. he wanted to recover quickly so that he could go hunting with his father.C. he was afraid that he would die if he lost control over himselfD. he thought he was going to die and he must show courage in the face of death60. That the boy cried very easily at little things of no importance the next daysuggests that___.A. he couldn’t control his emotions when he finally relaxedB. his father would go out hunting without him if he didn’t cryC. something went wrong with his brain after the feverD. he often complained about unimportant things as a spoiled boy参考答案41-44 CADC 45-49 DCABC 50-55 DABACD56-60 CDBDA。

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杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练48倒数第一周星期三(A)Some of you must have complained why there are so many English words that you have to memorize every day. However, do you know how many words the English language has exactly? Maybe ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or even one million!Every 98 minutes, there is a new English word being created. Last time when words were being added to the language at this rate was during the days of William Shakespeare. The widespread popularity of English has brought the most fertile (丰富的) period of word creation. About 1.53 billion people speak English as a primary, a second or a business language. The Global Language Monitor, located in the state of Texas in the US, has been recording English word creation since 2003. Now, there are almost one million English words.Words that are predicted to be the one millionth include “defollow”, “defriend”, “noob”, and “greenwashing”. “Defollow” and “defriend” are Internet words, describing what users do with a person they do not wishto stay in touch with on the Internet. “Noob” is an offending name for someone new to a particular task or community. The word “greenwashing”refersto what companies do to appear environmentally friendly. And “chiconomics” means a difficult time in fashion. O f course, there isa possibility that the one millionth word will be a sixth choice. The Global Language Monitor once expected that the millionth English word would be “imminent” in 2006, but the organization has put off that expected date more than once. Other experts have have expressed doubts about its methods because they don’t think that there is an agreement about how to classify a word.61. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. There are over one billion people speak English as a primary language.B. The one millionth word has six choices.C. The Global Language Monitor is in America.D. There is an agreement about how to classify a word.62. How many words can be created in a day?A. 15B. 20C. 25D. 3063. What’s the meaning of “defollow”, “defriend” according to the passage?A. You add a friend on the Internet.B. You don’t want to keep in touch with your friend on the Internet.C. You delete the friend that you don’t want to stay in touch with.D. You don’t like your friend any more.64. We can infer that this passage was written _____.A. in 2003B. in 2005C. in 2006D. after 2006(B)Feeling blue about the world? “Cheer up.” says science writer Matt Ridley. “The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.”Ridley calls himself a rational optimist—rational, because he's carefully weighed the evidence; optimistic, because that evidence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and good. And this is what he's set out to prove from a unique pointof view in his most recent book, The Rational Optimist. He views mankind as a grand enterprise that, on the whole, has done little but progress for 100,000 years. He backs his findings with hard facts gathered through years of research.Here's how he explains his views.1 ) Shopping fuels inventionIt is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, better cars, and, of course, more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us. This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off we'll be.2) Brilliant advancesOne reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longerlived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs—food, clothing, fuel and shelter—have grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hour's light cost six hours' work. In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes' work to pay for. In 1950 it was eight seconds. Today it's half second.3 ) Let's not kill ourselves for climate changeMitigating (减轻) climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself. A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossilfuel (化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by wellmeaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stoppeda nosebleed by putting a tourniq uet (止血带) around our necks.65. What is the theme of Ridley's most recent book?A. Weakness of human nature.B. Concern about climate change.C. Importance of practical thinking.D. Optimism about human progress.66. How does Ridley look at shopping?A. It encourages the creation of things.B. It results in shortage of goods.C. It demands more fossil fuels.D. It causes a poverty problem.67. The candle and lamp example is used to show that ________.A. oil lamps give off more light than candlesB. shortening working time brings about a happier lifeC. advanced technology helps to produce better candlesD. increased production rate leads to lower cost of goods68. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?A. Cutting carbon is necessary in spite of the huge cost.B. Overreaction to climate change may be dangerous.C. People's health is closely related to climate change.D. Careless medical treatment may cause great pain.（C）Psychology(心理学) has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals, modern therapy(疗法) seems to focus on the physical disease. Patients may feel they are treated like broken machines. Somedoctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medicine. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M. D．， have shown that a typical cancer patient has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent recovery. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change that. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the “whole” patient.The attitude of a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy, an Xray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor(肿瘤) in the body. In the mental picture, the patient “sees” a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton asks him to imagine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying and his blood carry away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight the disease.Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease.Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestions therapy. At first, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he is asleep, or rather in a trance(催眠状态). Then the physician makes “a suggestion” to the patient about the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestions to help adults deal with the strong pain of some disease. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with chronic(慢性的)diseases. Asthma (哮喘)is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily.Physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated by it. For example, Dr. Basil R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twentyfive of the children had excellent results. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. Another fortythree were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurre d less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors have also used suggestions to change habits like nailbiting, thumbsucking, and sleeprelated problems.Many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology and that psychology has important applications in medicine.69. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. How suggestion therapy benefits adults and children.B. How modern therapy focuses on the disease.C. Responses from the medical world.D. How to use the mind against disease.70. How does psychological therapy work?A. The patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cure him.B. The doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patient's problems.C. The doctor, the medicine, and the patient work together to fight disease.D. The patient uses his mind to cure himself.71. What can we learn from the studies of Carl Simonton, M. D．？A. The medical treatment can cure the patient's mental disease.B. The treatment of a patient by treating the body and the mind is necessary.C. The mental treatment is more important than medical treatment.D. Few patients have emotional response to the disease.72. The use of psychological therapy is helpful to some patients in that ________.A. the medical effect is better with psychological therapy than without itB. the patients can see a powerful beam of radiation hitting their tumor cellsC. the patients' attitudes towards themselves have changedD. the patients are easy to accept the methods the doctors use to treat them73. It can be learned from the passage that suggestion therapy cannot be used to ________.A. help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseasesB. help the patients with chronic diseasesC. help change some bad habitsD. help cure patients of insomnia(失眠症)74. According to the passage, which of the following remains unknown so far?A. The value of mental therapy.B. The effectiveness of suggestion therapy.C. The working principle of suggestion therapy.D. The importance of psychology in medical treatment.(D)Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a longhandled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it, and all joy left him. The fence was long and high. He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repeated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat down.He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day. They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets—nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the idea.At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light. Calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.While Tom was working, Ben Rogers appeared. Ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked along it, he was making noises like the sound of a ri verboat. First he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. Then he said “Ding－Dong －Dong”，“Ding－Dong－Dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. And he made other strange noises. When he came close to Tom, he stopped.Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stared a moment and then said: “Hello! I'm going swimming, but you can't go, can you？”No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came nearer. Tom's mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on working.Ben said, “Hello, old fellow, you've got to work, hey？”Tom turned suddenly and said, “Why, it's you, Ben! I wasn't noticing.”“Say —I'm going swimming. Don't you wish you could? But of course you'd rather work—wouldn't you? Of course you would.”Tom looked at the boy a bit, and said “What do you call work？”“Why, isn't that work？”Tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly.“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. All I know is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”“Oh come, now, you don't mean to say that you like it？”The brush continued to move.“Like it? Well, I don't see why I shouldn't like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day？”Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more and more interested. Soon he said，“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”Tom thought for a moment, and was about to agree, but he changed his mind.“No—no—it won't do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I don't think there is one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it well enough.”“No—is that so? Oh come, now —let me just try. Only just a little.”“Ben, I'd like to, but if it isn't done right, I'm afraid Aunt Polly … ”“Oh, I'll be careful. Now let me try. Say —I'll give you the core of my apple.”“Well, here —No, Ben, now don't. I'm afraid …”“I'll give you all of it.”Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, Tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to laugh,but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired, Tom sold the next chance to Billy for a kite; and when Billy was tired, Johnny bought it for a dead rat —and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, Tom had won many treasures.And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the time, with plenty of company, and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadn't run out of whitewash, Tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.He had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to get.75. How many characters are mentioned in this story?A. 4.B. 5.C. 6.D. 7.76. Why did Tom take all his bits of toys out of his pockets?A. Because he was tired and wanted to play with his toys.B. Because he wanted to throw his toys away.C. Because he wanted to give his toys to his friends.D. Because he wanted to know if he could buy help with his toys.77. Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he changed his mind because ________.A. Tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himselfB. Tom planned to make Ben give up his apple firstC. Tom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashingD. Tom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better78. We can learn from the passage that ________.A. Tom was interested in whitewashing the fenceB．Tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help othersC. Tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it for himD. Tom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of hiswork with the eye of an artist79. What made Ben Rogers eagerly give up his apple and offer to brush the fence for Tom?A. His warm heart and kindness to friends.B. His curiosity about Tom's brushing job.C. Tom's threat.D. Aunt Polly's idea.80. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?A. The Happy WhitewasherB. Tom And His FellowsC. Whitewashing A FenceD. How To Make The Things Difficult To Get参考答案。

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倒数第十周星期五AMy six-year-old granddaughter stared at me asif she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."1 was not satisfied to let the matter rest there.I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition(定义)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it's an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques aretreasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old.""I'm only 67,"I renunded Jenny.We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that washanded down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It's very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now that's an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up andscratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "Butthe marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to displaywith pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.".lt was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my housefor a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn't buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They'd been in onehome and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over theplace. They'd lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. ccl don't have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?""Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.1. Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to .A. list all the important characteristics of antiquesB. tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiquesC. change Jenny's shallow understanding of antiquesD. express her disappointment at being called "antique"2. Which of the following information did grandma convey to Jenny?A. The desk reminded her of her dear relatives.B. The marks on the picture showed its age and value.C. There was usually a sad story behind each antique.D. She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.3. By saying "I don't have any antiques but you" (Paragraph 7), Jenny meant .A. grandma was a treasure to herB. antiques were rare and valuableC. she had nothing but a few possessionsD. grandma and antiques had a lot in common4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.B. Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love.C. Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor.D. Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.5. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Jenny's AntiqueB. A Story of AntiquesC. A Tour of AntiquesD. Grandma's AntiqueBIf you have questions about developing your study practices,the first place to look is in our Study Guides. 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So we will not correct work for you, but will help you understand what youneedto know to correct it yourself in the future. Everyone works differently, so we maymakea number of suggestions - it will be up to you to try them out and see what worksestfor you.If you'd like to discuss a coursework assignment which you are currently working on,it may be helpful if you can email your work to the adviser you are seeing oefore your meeting (contact details are here), with a note sessions are quite short, you might prefer that develop your work, rather than reading it!Please note:saying what you would like to discuss. Aswe spent the time discussing how you can． We cannot pravide subject-specific advice. For this,it is best to consult your course tutor. If you would prefer totalk to someone else, try your personal tutor, or the Senior Tutor in your department. Your department or school office will be able to advise on who that is.We do not proof-read work. See our guide to Effective Proof-reading to help youto develop develop your own proof-reading practices.Study Advisers are not trained to teach English as a Foreign Language. For basicprinciples relating to common errors in academic English, please see our guide to Academic Writing. If you feel you need more detailed help, there are also links onthe Academic Writing pages to more comprehensive websites, including some with interactive exercises.If English is not your first language, the In-sessional English SLrpport Programme (IESP) provides training courses in academic writing skills, speaking skills, and pronunciation practice.There is a smll charge for students not payingfull overseas fees.Booking an advice sessionSessions may be booked in advance by calling 0118 378 4242 0r emailing studyadvice@. Please include a contact phone number in any messages you leave.6. The underlined word "tailor_made" in Paragraph 2 most probably means .A. valuableB. suitableC. availableD. acceptable7. As sessions are time-limited,it is helpful if you can .A. predict what suggestion works best for youB. bring some non-marked work for commentsC. prepare what you'd like to discuss in advanceD. consult with your adviser on your work by phone8.If a Chinese student plans to take an English pronunciation training course, he/shecansee the guide to .A. Study GuidesB. Effective Proof-readingC. Academic WritingD. In-sessional English Support Programme9, What is the purpose of the passage?A. To give some professional subject advice.B. To promote the individual advice sessions.C. To stress the importance of a friendly adviser.D. To provide four websites offering study guides.CYou are careful with your money: you collect all kinds of coupons; look forgroup-buydeals if you eat out; you don't buy clothes unless in a sale. Does all thismake you a wiseconsumer?Let's do the math first: you walk into a coffee shop and see two deals for a cupof coffee. The first deal offers 33 percent extra coffee. The second takes 33 percentoff the regular price. What's the better deal? Well, they are about the same, you'd think. And you'd be wrong. The deals appear to be equal, but in fact, they are different. Here's the math: Let's say the standard coffee is 10 yuan and let's divide the amountof coffee into three portions(部分). That makes about 3.3 yuan per portion, The firstdeal gets you 4 portions for 10 yuan (2.5 yuan per portion) and the second gets you3 portions of coffee for 6.6 yuan (2.2 yuan per portion) and is therefore a better deal.In a new study published by the Journal of Marketing, participants were askedthe same question, and most of them chose the first deal, the Atlantic website reported.Why? Because getting something extra for free feels better than getting the same for less. The applications of this view into consumer psychology(心理) are huge. Instead of offering direct discounts, shops offer larger sizes or free samples.According to the study, the reason why these marketing tricks work is that consumers don't really know how much anything should cost, so we rely on parts of our brains that aren't strictly quantitative.There are some traps we should be aware of when shopping. First of all, we are heavily influenced by the first number. Suppose you are shopping in Hong Kong. You walk into Hermes, and you see a 100,000 yuan bag. "That's crazy." You shake your head and leave. The next shop is Gucci, a handbag here costs 25,000 yuan. The price is still high, but compared to the 100,000 yuan price tag you just committed to your memory, this is a steal. Stores often use the price difference to set consumers' expectation.Another trap we often fall to Is that we are not really sure what things are worth. And so we use clues(暗示) to tell us what we ought to pay for them. US economist Dan Ariely has done an experiment to prove this. According to the Atlantic, Ariely pretended he was giving a lecture on poetry. He told one group of students that the tickets cost money and another group that they would be paid to attend. Then he informed both groups that thelecture was free. The first group was anxious to attend, believing they were getting something of value for free. The second group mostly declined, believing they were being forced to volunteer for the same event without reward.What's a lecture on poetry by an economist worth? The students bad no idea. That's the point. Do we really know what a shirt is worth ? What about a cup of coffee? What's the worth of a life insurance.policy? Who knows? Most of us don't. As a result, our shopping brain uses only what is knowable: visual(祝觉的) clues, invited emotions, comparisons, and a sense of bargain. We are not stupid. We are just easily influenced.10. The first paragraph of the passage is intended toA. ask a questionB. introduce a topicC. give some examplesD. describe a phenomenon11. The writer takes the math for example in Paragraph 2 to show . _.A. consumers usually fall into marketing trapsB. consumers' expectation is difficult to predictC. consumers' purchasing power is always changingD. consumers rely on their own judgment when shopping12. What consumer psychology is mentioned in the passage?A. The first number has little influence on which item should be bought.B. Consumers never use visual clues to decide how much should be paid.C. Getting something extra for free is better than getting the same for less.D. Consumers never rely on parts of the brains that aren't strictly quantitative.13. According to the passage, shops use the following tricks to make more profits EXCEPT.A. showing price differencesB. offering larger sizesC. providing free samplesD. giving direct discounts14. What can we know from US economist Dan Ariely's experiment?A. Ariely's free lecture enjoyed popularity among students.B. The students actually didn't know what the lecture was worth.C. The second group was willing to be volunteers without reward.D. The first group was eager to find out the value of Ariely's lecture.DOne morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from afar, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the sacred church and then left tightlyholding the bread,He was an orphan(弧儿), whose parents were killed in World War Illeaving him alonein the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the orphanage, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.John believed the existence of God, so every Sunday morning in any case be would go to the cburch to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reciting the Bible.He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn'tenter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.John was quietly counting. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe for a while and walked away.As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was thesmall boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands tremble."Are you John?"John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded."Do you believe in God?" the pastor petted John on his head stained with dust."Yes,l do!" This time John told him loudly."So you believe in yourself?"John looked at the pastor, without a word.The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good heart."His face tunung red, John said timidly, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he loweredhis head.The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them andput them against his wrinkled face."Ah:" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark smallhands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun."Do you see, John?""What?""You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?"In God's eyes, all cluldren are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.On that morning embracing the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous chefin Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet thesunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.15. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph lisA. presenting contrastsB. showing causesC. offering analysesD. providing explanations16. Why didn't John go inside whenever he went to the church?A. He was frightened to be recognized by the pastorB. He was not welcomed by those singing in the church.C. He was ashamed of his dirty clothes and identity as a thief.D. He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him.17. John felt when the pastor walked up to him.A.excitedB.nervousC.satisfiedD.angry18. Which of the following questions did John respond to firmly?A. 6'Are you John?"B. "Do you see, John?"C. "So you believe in yourself?"D. "Do you believe in God?"19. Which of the following can best reflect the pastor's great influence on John?A. John became a famous chef.B. John admitted his bad behavior.C. John believed the existence of God.D. John spread warmth to other orphans.20. According to the passage, the sunshine cupped in hands can bringA. cheers and confidence B, dreams and imaginationC. courage and lindnessD. orgiveness and satisfaction参考答案1-5 CBADA 6-9 BCDB 10-14 BACDB 15-20 ACBDDC。

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杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练44倒数第二周星期四AHis parents were told to take him home to die after his rare leukaemia(白血病) returned a THIRD time. “They said there w as nothing more they could do and gave him a few weeks to live,” says his mum Claire, 26. “But that was six months ago and just look at him now! No one can explain why the cancer has suddenly disappeared. The surgeon who phoned me with the news said he couldn’t believe it.I just burst into tears.”Jordan, now three, began his amazing battle with leukaemia at just ten weeks old. Claire and her husband Gerry, 30, were told their son only had a 10% chance of survival. Jordan put up with six months of chemotherapy(化疗) despite being the youngest patient with cancer that doctors at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital in Glasgow had ever treated. And after he had a bone marrow transplant (骨髓移植) in April, 2006 it seemed that the cancer was gone. “He started nursery and we really thought we had put this behind us,”says Claire. But in February the following year Jordan fell ill again and was saved by more chemotherapy and a transplant of matching stem cells(干细胞) from a baby in Barcelona. His family sighed with relief again. But in November 2008 blood tests showed it was back. “The doctors told is to enjoy what few weeks he had left,” says Claire.But just before Christmas after further blood test, came the phone call Claire and Gerry had never dared dream of. Jordan had another test in February which was also clear. Ken Campbell, of the leukaemia Research Fund, told us: “There is no medical explanation for his recovery.”41. Which is the right order of the followi ng events?a.Jordan started nursery.b.Jordan had the important blood test showing he was all right.c.Jordan got a terrible disease leukaemia.d.Jordan had a transplant of matching stem cells from a baby.e.Jordan’s parents were told he could only survive for a few weeks.A. a-c-b-d-eB. c-a-d-e-bC. c-e-d-b-aD. c-e-a-d-b42. From the passage we can know ______.A.Jordan’s mother didn’t believe what the doctor said about her son’srecovery.B.Jordan was not the youngest patient with leukaemia in Yorkhill Children’sHospital.C.it was the doctors who saved littl e Jordan’s life.D.nobody knows the reason for the di sappearance of the cancer.43. The underlined part on paragraph2 probably means “ ______”.A.our son had been left behind usB.life was too hard for usC.the difficulties were goneD.only doctors knew the story behind our son44. The writer’s purpose of describing the story is to tell us ______.A.cancer is not frightening any moreB. Jordan is a brave boyC.the boy’s recovery is an unbelievable wonderD. the boy’s recovery is an interesting storyBIt looks a bit like the coolers used to keep drinks fresh on a sunny day but the cool box being tested in hot Mozambique serves a higher purpose---saving lives from malaria(疟疾).The new cool box is intended to keep malaria medicines at 25 degrees Celsius(77 degrees Fahrenheit) or below in poor rural areas without electricity where the temperature can reach 45 degrees Celsius.“At the beginning, the cool boxes will be used to store malarial drugs,”said Parfait Komlan Edah, advisor to John Snow Incorporated, a US company developing the coolers.“we will change the treatment pattern and procedure because the drugs are expensive and they have to be well stored to be effective,” he said.The project, funded by the US Agency for International Development, started in 2006 and is stil l at an experimental stage. The coolers are currently being tested in three regions of Mozambique---Maputo, Tete and Zambezia.The tests will determine whether the coolers are adopted for use nationwide.In Mozambique, malaria is the leading cause of death among children admitted to pediatric(儿科的) services and there has been an increase in cases of malaria in recent years.Faced with the sudden increase in malaria, Mozambique’s health ministry last year decided to expand the use of rapid diagnostic tests for the disease that can give a result within minutes.The only trouble was that diagnostic tests have to be stored at the temperature of 25 degrees Celsius or below and are currently only available in p rovincial hospital that have refrigeration facilities.“The project was faced with the dilemma(进退两难的处境) of how to ensure quality products despite the hot, humid weather and lack of electricity common in remo te health facilities,” Edah said.The solution was to design “evaporative(蒸发的) coolers”---similar in size to a small refrigerator. The coolers have a water tank at the top that is regularly refilled. When water evaporates from the tank it passes along wicks that stick out of the cooler, keeping the contents of the box cool.In a message on world Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed the importance of national malaria programmes.Nelson Nkini, head of Proserv, a Mozambican non-governmental group supplying mosquito nets treated with anti-malarial substances, said preventing the disease was cheaper than curing it because of the cost of medicines.45. If the cool boxes are used, ______.A.medicines can be stored at any degree CelsiusB.malaria will disappear in MozambiqueC.malaria medicines will be used more effectivelyD.the temperature will become lower in Mozambique46. The situation in Mozambique is that ______.A.the official department doesn’t know what mainly causes children’s deathB.the projec t funded by the US Agency for International Development is fightingagainst malariaC.the use of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria is being expanded in the wholecountryD.diagnostic tests can be currently available in most rural hospitals47. Which can be the best title for the passage?A. A project in MozambiqueB. Fighting against malariaC. Preventing the spread of malariaD. Super cooler gives hope for malaria victimsCWhen Gen told me, “I think I need to get you home before the others find you here…”“No!”I immediately said. “Why?”She asked. Right then, I knew the real answer to her question.I was twenty, and seldom experienced anything exciting and interesting. So I didn’t want to go back home where my parents would later pretend the kidnapping(绑架) incident didn’t hap pen, to prevent the media knowing the news. I didn’t want to go back home where they would later lock me up in my room so I wouldn’t be trusted to go out with my friends again.So I explained, “The people, who are really after me, might know what you did by now. But if we’d just wait a few days before going back, they probably wouldn’t expect it.” She thought for a while and slowly said, “Well, the problem is, we can’t really stay here. My bother’s wife is coming home tomorrow and I wouldn’t know how to explain why a stranger is in her house.”“Oh, so that was your brother out there?” I asked, interested in the man who she was talking to outside the room. “Oh, yeah. Sorry I couldn’t introduce you. He’s retired, you see…” Gen said with a smile. “You mean…he used to be…like you?” I asked. “Yeah…” She laughed. “Well, since he got married, his wife wouldn’t allow him to do all these dangerous things, so he’s stopped…”she told me.How could a girl with this type of personality be a professional kidnapper?I couldn’t really see it in her. After a while, she said enthusiastically, “I think we should get some breakfast first. Then, we’ll think of something to do after.”About 10 minutes later, Gen set my meal down on the bed. So I ate my meal while Gen told me funny stories about school. If all kidnapping experiences could be likethis, I could definitely get used to it.48. The writer wasn’t willing to go home because ______.A. he liked to stay with his friendB. he wanted to enjoy Gen’s funny storiesC. he wanted to have breakfast with GenD. he felt it exciting and fun to be kidnapped49. From Paragraph 2, we know that ______.A. the writer’s parents were very strict with himB. the writer was often kidnapped by othersC. the writer was seldom trusted by his friendsD. the writer hated his parents due to their cruelty50. Gen decided to get the writer home in order to avoid ______.A. being arrested by the policemenB. meeting with something dangerousC. being found by her brother’s w ifeD. being criticized by her brother51. According to the passage, Gen’s brother ______.A. was responsible for Gen’s guilty behaviorB. has already retired as a result of his old ageC. was sometimes kind and friendly to a strangerD. was persuaded to quit kidnapping by his wife52. The writer most probably thought that ______.A. it was unbelievably unlucky when you were kidnappedB. a threatening situation could be a chance to have a different lifeC. it was Gen’s personality that made her a successful kidnapperD. Gen was a kind but foolish girlDIn July 2008, Zheng Jie made her own bit of sporting history for China. At the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Zheng beat Ana Ivanovic, who was then the world number one, on the way to a place in the semifinals. It was the first time that a Chinese player had reached a Grand Slam tournament semifinal (大满贯半决赛).“ After my performance at Wimbledon when I returned to China, I was welcomed by a huge crowd at the airport. I was excited that I could turn so many people’s attention to the tennis,” said Zheng.Zheng was born in Chengdu, Sichuan in July, 1983 and donated her winnings from Wimbledon to the Sichuan earthquake relief—fund (救济金).She followed up her Wimbledon performance with a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympic Games.“To me the Olympics is a wonderful memory of my career path. When I watched the five-star flag rising up in my own country, it’s hard to describe or express the feelings of pride with words,” she said. Zheng’s singles displays in 2008 represented new progress in her career and reminded the world of the potential of Chinese tennis.Zheng’s parents didn’t play tennis themselves but encouraged her to take upthe sport just to stay fit, but Zheng became lost in the game.In fact, Zheng was often overlooked by her coaches. She said, “Actually I played really well, but just because I wasn’t taller or stronger than others, the coaches didn’t think I was fit for tennis. But I really like playing tennis. If you say I can’t make it, I’ll prove it to you that I can.”Now Zheng Jie has become the top of Asian tennis. She may prove to be the first of many Chinese players to make a great impact in the tennis world in the years to come.53. According to the first two paragraphs, Zheng Jie ______.A. is the first Chinese player to join in an international tennis competitionB. got a bronze prize at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in July 2008C. is the first Chinese tennis player to reach a Grand Slam tournament semifinalD. makes more and more Chinese people interested in playing volleyball54. Zheng Jie’s original purpose of playing tennis was to ______.A. realize her parents’ dreamsB. win prizes in future competitionsC. become slimmer and more beautifulD. keep in good health55. What can we know from the passage?A. Zheng Jie won her coaches’ attention at the very beginning.B. Zheng Jie’s height affected her performance in the training.C. Zheng Jie didn’t like playing tennis much at the beginning.D. Zheng Jie’s success proved the potential of Chinese tennis.56. The following words can all be used to describe Zheng Jie EXCEPT ______.A. warm—heartedB. carelessC. determinedD. self--confidentETalking to plants makes them grow, especially if you’re a woman, according to an experiment by the Royal Horticultural Society ( RHS 皇家园艺学会).Women gardeners' voices speed up growth of tomato plants much more than men's, it found.In an experiment run over a month, they found that tomato plants grew up to two inches taller if they were serenaded by the sweet tones of a female rather than a male.Appropriately the most effective talk came from Sarah Darwin, whose great-great grandfather was legendary botanist (植物学家)Charles Darwin, one of the founding fathers of the RHS' Scientific Committee. She read a passage from On the Origin of Species and beat nine other “voices”.Her plant grew nearly two inches taller than the best perf orming male and half an inch higher than her nearest competitor.The experiment began in April, 2009 at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey. A variety of recorded voices was picked to play to 10 tomato plants over a month. Every plant was played a voice through headphones connected to the plant pot, and the conditions for all the plants remained the same throughout the experiment. To ensure the experiment was fair, two control plants were also left to grow in silence.The results showed that women on average saw their plants rise by an inch ontheir male counterparts. Some men were so bad that their plants actually grew less th an a plant that was left completely alone.Colin Crosbie, the leader at RHS, said: “We’re not sure why the female voice is more effective. It could be that they have a greater range of pitch and tone that affects the sound waves that hit the plant. Sound waves are an environmental effect just like rain or light.”57. What is the best title for the passage?A. Plants can’t grow faster without female voices.B. Women’s voices are more useful than men’s.C. Women’s voices make plants grow faster.D. Voices have positive effects on the growth of plants.58. The underlined word “serenaded”in Paragraph 3 most probably means “______”.A. sung songs toB. spoken toC. talked aboutD. played music to59. According to the passage, ten ______ were used in the experiment.A. tomato plantsB. headphonesC. tape recordersD. plant pots60. What can we know about the findings of the experiment from the passage?A. The women’s voices made the plants grow faster by half an inch than the men’s.B. Sarah Darwin’s plant grew 2 inches taller than her nearest competitor’s.C. The plants which grew in silence did not necessarily grow the slowest.D. The women’s plants grew 2 inches taller than the men’s on average.参考答案41—45: BDCCC 46—50：BDDAC 51—55：DBCDD56—60: BCBAC。

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倒数第一周星期四AHow to be PreparedElectricity, water, gas and telephone may not be working after an earthquake. The police and fire department are likely to be tied up. You should be prepared to take care of yourself for least three days, preferably for a week.This list can also be applied to other disaster, such as floods or wildfires.●food and water (a gallon a day per person )● a first aid kit● a fire extinguisher suitable for all types of fires●flashlights, a portable radio extra batteries●blankets, clothes, shoes and money (ATMs may not work)●baby and pet foodIt’s also a good idea to decide beforehand how where your family will reunite if separated during a quake and to conduct in-home practice drills. You might choose an out-of-the-area friend or relative that family members can call to check on you. During an earthquakeIf you are indoors, stay there. Get under and hold onto a desk or table, or stand against an interior wall. Stay away from exterior walls, glass, heavy furniture, and stay away from windows and outside walls and do not use the elevator.If you are outside, get into the open, stay into the open. stay away from buildings, power lines or anything else that could fall on you.If you are driving, move the car out of traffic and stop .avoid parking under or on bridges or overpasses. Try to get clear of trees, light posts, signs and power lines.If you are in a crowded public place, avoid panicking and do not rush for the exit. Stay low and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.After an earthquakeIf the phone is working, only use it in case of emergency. Likewise, avoid driving if possible to keep the streets clear for emergency vehicles.Be aware that items may fall out of cupboards or closets when the door is opened, and also that chimneys can be weakened and fall with touch. Check for cracks and damage to the roof and foundation of your home.Listen to the radio for important information and instructions. Remember that aftershocks， sometimes large enough to cause damage in their own right, generally follow large quakes.If you leave home，leave a message telling friends and family your location.41.Which of the following items is unnecessary to prepare before an earthquake？A. batteriesB. Credit cardC. MedicineD. Cash42.When an earthquake comes，you should ______.A. stay away from heavy objectsB. rush for the exit immediatelyC. hide yourself in the kitchen D call the police right away43.when a earthquake is over，you should______.A. drive car to take your family to the safe placeB. call your relatives to tell them you are safeC. check the security of your homeD. clear up the mess as soon as possible.44. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage.A. You’d better make it clear how and where your family will reunite if separated during a quake after the quake happens.B. If the pone still works, only use it when necessary.C. If you are in a crowded public place, avoid panicking and do rush for the exit.D. If you are indoors, get into the open.45. What does the underlined word “aftershock ” mean?A. A mess one has to deal with after a terrible thing.B. A further reaction following the shock of a deeply disturbing thing.C. A less serious quake following a large earthquake in the same area.D. An instruction the government gives to solve problems.BRiding School：You can start horse—riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a. m. and 8：30 P. m. （3：30 p. m. on Saturdays）. There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：9：00 a. m. —8：30 p. m.Phone：（412）396—6754 Fax：（412）396—6752Sailing Club：Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification. You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. Have fun with other course members, afterwards in the clubroom. There are 10 weekly two-hour 1essons（Tuesdays 6 p. m.～8 p. m. ）.Opening Hours：Tuesdays：6：00 p. m. —8：00 p. m.Phone：（412）396—6644 Fax：（412）396—6644Diving Centre：Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week，in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely. You only need swimming costume and towel. Reduced rates for couples.Opening Hours：Monday and Friday：6：30 p. m. —8：30 p. m.Phone：（412）396—6312 Fax：（412）396—6706Medical Center：The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also，all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.Opening Hours：24 hour from Monday to SundayPhone：（412）396--6649 Fax：（412）396—6648Watersports Club：We use a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing，and water-skiing，A beginners’ course consists of ten20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently，but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a. m to 4 p. m，with lessons all through the day. Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：9：00 a. m. —4：00 p. m.Phone：（412）396—6899 Fax：（412）396—689046. If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous，you should join .A. Watersports ClubB. Diving CentreC. Sailing ClubD. Riding School47. If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings，you mayfax .A. （412）396—6648B. （412）396—6706C. （412）396—6752D. （412）396—687648. If you are planning to explore the ocean depths. you should attend your lessonsat .A. 24 hour from Monday to SundayB. Monday through Friday：7：00 a. m. —10：00 p. m.C. Tuesdays：6：00 p. m. —8：00 p. m.D. Monday and Friday：6：30 p. m. —8：30 p. m.49. You want to do an activity one evening a week and get a certificate in the end，you can go to .A. Watersports ClubB. Diving CenterC. Sailing ClubD. Riding School50. Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?A. Good equipment.B. Well trained staff members.C. Various less expensive medicines.D. Nursery for newly-born babiesCAs computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more. Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widespread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer. All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that’s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.“When I’m writing with a pen, I find I often can’t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic (审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion. Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one’s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的) and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.51. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.B. To type or to Handwrite.C. Writing by Computer will Replace Writing by Hand.D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.52. The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because __________.A. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays.B. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently.C. they found it not easy to remember how to write a character.D. computers have become a trend and fashion in China.53. Which of the following statements is NOT the advantage of handwriting?A. Handwriting contains the writer’s emotion.B. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.C. Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence.D. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.54. The underlined expression “taking stock in” probably means ___________.A. getting bored withB. getting dependent onC. becoming curious aboutD. getting curious about55. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that ___________.A. more and more students will give up writing on a computer.B. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day.C. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting.D. the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality.DIt had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.Over the phone, his mothe r told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he satquietly remembering his childhood days.“Jack, did you hear me?”“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce(回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it,” Mom told him.“I told that old house he lived in,” Jack said.“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important… Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral,” Jack said.Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture… Jack stopped suddenly.“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked.“The box is gone,” he said.“What box?” Mom asked.“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box, He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.“Now, I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.“Mr. Harold Belser”, it read.Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside.“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.Inside he found these word s carved: “Jack, Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”“Oh, my god! the thing he valued most…was.. .my time.”Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” Janet, his assist ant, asked.“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.“Oh, by the way, Janet…thanks for your time!”56. Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago?A. College and career prevented him from remembering Mr. Bleser.B. Jack was too busy with his business and family to think about Mr. Belser.C. Jack was too busy realizing his dreams to think about Mr. Belser.D. His present busy life washed away his childhood memories.57. Jack’s mother told him on the phone about Mr. Belser EXCEPT that _________.A. Mr. Belser often asked how Jack was doingB. Mr. Belser’s funeral would take place on WednesdayC. Mr. Belser had asked for Jack’s mailing addressD. Mr. Belser had pleasant memories of their time together58. Why did Belser send Jack his gold watch? Because __________.A. he was grateful for Jack’s time with him.B. he had no children or relatives.C. he thought he had to keep his word.D. Jack had always wanted it during his childhood.59. Why did Jack say he needed some time to spend with his son?A. He was very tired of his work and wanted to have a good rest.B. He had promised to spare more time to stay with his son.C. He had missed his son and his family for days.D. He came to realize the importance of the time with his family.60. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?A. The Good Old TimesB. What He Valued MostC. An Old Gold WatchD. The Lost Childhood Days参考答案41-60。

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杭州外国语学校2022年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练50倒数第一周星期五AGrown-ue to Autraia to worB more Chinee tudent wi chooe to ive in AutraiaC more Chinee tudent wi chooe to further their education in AutraiaD the oe bo Sha new were e ot of the bo woud not want omeone ie Sha on their team, but the father ao undertood that if hi on, menta and a much-needed ene of beonging and ome confidenceSha’ father auch The bo ooed around and aid, “We’re oing b i run 分 and the game i in the eighth inning 局I gue he can be on our team and we’ tr to in to bat in the fina inningSha trugged over to the team’ bench and hirt with a broad mie and hi father had a ma tear in hi ee and warmth in heart The bo aw the father’ o at hi on being a cce of the eighth inning, Sha’ team cored a few run but wa ti behind b three In the toe hi wa, he wa obviou ofu ut to be in the game and on the fied In the bottom of the fina inning, Sha’ team cored again Now, Sha wa chedued to be net at bat Woud the et Sha bat and give awa their chance to win the game？Suring home and eeing hi mother tearfu hug her itte hero of the da!50 Not eing the hero for hi team？A The oeB The audience and the both team cheered for himC The anD One of the o54 What to ou thin i the theme of the tor？A Everone ha hi own trength even if menta or e, we are not aone, and with the uinded how it wa a a tutterer on uch occaionC he thought Coin Firth had a wonderfu ance in the fimD he wanted to mae hi wife reaie wh the fim wa o the eamade fun of at chooB “Genteman” wa ver difficut for a 7th grader to mered D Triced58 What doe the underined entence in man hi other’ heut be hai did not augh at him59 To give a a round tone in hi mouthB hi wife ee to ar u to eage i conveed in the if we tr hardB The imiar torie of the writer and King George VI gain great admirationC The uffer we had at our ear age wi have a heav infuence on our future ifeD Stuttering i uch a参考答案41-60 BBCA DDCAC ADBAB BAABCD。

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每日一练42倒数第二周星期二AIf you can read a clock, you can know the time of the day. But no one knows what time itself is. One way to think about time is to imagine a world without time. But there could be no movement, because time and movement cannot be separated.In early human history, the only changes that seemed to repeat themselves evenly were the movements of objects in the sky. The most easily seen result of these movements was the difference between light and darkness. The sun rises in the eastern sky, producing light. It moves across the sky and sinks in the west, causing darkness. The appearance and disappearance of the sun was even and unfailing. The periods of light and darkness it created were the first accepted periods of time. We have named each period of light and darkness one day. People saw the sun rise higher in the sky during the summer than in winter. They counted the days that passed from the sun’s highest position until it returned to that position. They counted 365 days. We now know that is the time Earth takes to move once around the sun. We call this period of time a year.They also developed a way to use the changing faces of the moon to tell time. The moon was “full” when its face was bright and round. The early humans counted the number of times the sun appeared between full moons. They learned that this number always remained the same---about 29 suns. We now know this period of time as one month.Early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants. They moved in groups or tribes form place to place in search of good. Then, people learned to plant seeds and grow crops. As hunters, people did not need a way to measure time. As farmers, however, they had to plant crops in time to harvest them before winter. They had to know when the seasons would change. So, they developed calendars.No one knows when the first calendar was developed. But it seems possible that it was based on moons, or lunar months.41. The underlined word “unfailing” (in para.2) is closest in meaning to “_______”.A. reliableB. everlastingC. limitedD. changing42. Which of the following is NOT the method early people used to tell time?A. Sun positionB. Sun lightnessC. Moon shapeD. Planting crops43. Why did people invent the first calendar to measure time?A. Because early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants.B. Because early farmers had to grow and harvest crops in time.C. Because early people had to search for food in groups.D. Because early humans moved in groups or tribes from place to place.44. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Why early people developed calendars is not clearB. When the first calendar was developed remains unknown.C. What early people based the first calendar on is certain.D. How early people counted a day is still unknown.45. It can be concluded from the text that ______.A. time and movement are loosely related even at present daysB. the light and darkness differences of the sun were the only movements in skyC. the period of twenty-nine suns is called one monthD. early humans first accepted periods of time created by the moon.BI've been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes greatly. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us meet with. If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to seize a fleeting(稍纵即逝的) thought, the thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking that it is.Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you've persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near.Instead of staring at a blank screen start filling it with words no matter how bad. Halfway through your available time, stop and rework your raw writing into something closer to finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.46. When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind “cannot work inparallel” (Line 4, Para. 1) in the writing process, he means ________.A. no one can be both creative and criticalB. they cannot be regarded as equally importantC. they are in constant conflict with each otherD. one cannot use them at the same time47. What prevents people from writing on is ________.A. putting their ideas in raw formB. attempting to edit as they writeC. ignoring grammatical soundnessD. trying to capture fleeting thoughts48. What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?A. To organize one's thoughts logically.B. To choose an appropriate topic.C. To get one's ideas down.D. To collect raw materials.49. One common concern of writers about “free writing” is that ________.A. it overstresses the role of the creative mindB. it takes too much time to edit afterwardsC. it may bring about too much criticismD. it does not help them to think clearly50. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. It introduces the author’s writing method.B. It tells us something about the creative mind.C. It stresses the importance of critical mind.D. It shows the difficulties to write on the fly.CProbably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internetis saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers.Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, whenpower-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearlya year. “We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” saysMerrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing p ress, the telephone, the computer, andelectricity.”You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet.Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes,stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys,autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after you’ve movedon to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love can’t keep in touch.A company called offers a plac e for you to store “afterlifee-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”.Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable(能预测的) future. Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left.What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. “The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum. “The last 80% is happening now.”51. What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark?A. Today’s c ars and airplanes are extremely overpriced.B. Information technology is developing at an amazing speed.C. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult.D. There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry.52. The author gives the example of to make the point that____.A. there are some genius ideas on the InternetB. almost anything is available on the InternetC. people can find good bargains on the InternetD. some websites provide novel services to increase hits53. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?A. There is a link between income and computer ownership.B. Many American children don’t put computers to good use.C. Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls.D. The U.S. will stay ahead in the information technology in years.54. Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlinedin the fifth paragraph?A. Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him.B. Think nothing of it. It was my pleasure.C. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar.D. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment.55. What is the message the author intends to convey?A. The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day.B. The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly.C. We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings.D. Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age.DHans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the monthswent by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”“How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.“I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plain ly to you.”Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen o ff a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.56. From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________.A. was extremely wise and nobleB. was highly valued by the MillerC. admired the Miller very muchD. had a strong desire for fortune57. “Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ___________.A. “Different words may mean quite different things.”B. “Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.”C. “I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life.”D. “I think being generous is the base of friendship.”58. From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________.A. serious but kindB. helpful and generousC. caring but strictD. selfish and cold-hearted59. What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy?A. True friendship between them.B. A lack of formal education.C. A sudden change of weather.D. Blind devotion to a friend.60. The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________.A. entertain the readers with an incredible joking taleB. show the friendship between Hans and the MillerC. warn the readers about the danger of a false friendD. persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller参考答案。

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倒数第十周星期四AOne day, Mr. Arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as ever. He was explaining the story of mankind to his pupils. He told them that, in the beginning, men were nomads; they never stayed in the same place for very long. Instead ，they would travel about, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they would move off somewhere else. He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate(耕作)the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily available. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to complete, like building towns, cities, and all that were in them. All the children were listening attracted by this story, until Lucy jumped up:“And if that was so important and improved everything so much, why are we nomads all over again, Mr. Arnold?”Mr. Arnold didn’t know what to say. Lucy was a very intelligent girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean?“We have all become nomads again,” continued Lucy, “The other day, outside the city, they were cutting the forest down. A while ago a Gsherman told me how they fish. It’s the same with everyone: when there’s no more forest left the foresters go elsewhere, and when the fish run out the fis hermen move on. That’s what the nomads did, isn’t it?9，The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept developing it until the land was bare. And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized.The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T-shirt, with a message that said “I am not a nomad!”And ，from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, they would make sure that they got the recycled kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought up on farms.And so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric men had done, so many thousands of years ago.1. Why would early humans travel about in the beginning?A. To experience different lifestyles.B. To go sightseeing in different places.C. To find what they could to feed themselves.D. To do more exercise to build themselves up.2. From Paragraph 2，we can know that ______•A. people got tired of living in the same placeB. people gradually got used to living in citiesC. people spent a long time in learning to keep animalsD. people tended to settle down after learning farming3. In the teacher’s op inion ，Lucy’s argument was ______A. reasonableB. ridiculousC. puzzlingD. shocking4. Which of the following agrees with the message “I am not a nomad” (Paragraph7)?A. People eat young fish for its delicious taste.B. People use recycled materials as much as possible.C. Fishermen move elsewhere when there is no fish left.D. Foresters leave the place where wood is not available.5. The writer tries to make us believe that ______.A. mankind has been progressing mainly through traveling aboutB. it’s unwise for mankind to use the land in an uncontrolled wayC. if S quite good for students to learn more about the history of mankindD. teachers should encourage students to voice their own opinions bravelyIt’s nice to have friends. Sometimes you need one person to talk to. You can play games, hang out or even just talk on the phone. Consider these suggestions to meet people and form strong, lasting friendships. Well, take your time, and don’t rush. ♦Join an organization or a club with people who have common interests. You don’t necessarily have a lot of common interests with people in order to make friends with them. But if you have something in common with them, it can make it a lot easier to talk to them and plan activities. Whatever your age and whatever your interests, there is an organization or a club for you. Social networking sites such as Facebook , Twitter are also a great way to meet new people and learn more about them. ♦Join a sports team. As long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a local team with a laid-back attitude could be a great way to make new friends. A sports team isn’t the only way. If you play instruments or sing ，try joining a band. ♦Make small talk. Keep the conversation light and cheery. Even if you’re complaining about something, make sure it’s something you’re both dissatisfied with, and emphasize the positive —how such a situation can be avoided in the future. Many conversationalists say that it is good to follow a 30/70 (30% talking, 70% listening) pattern during small talk when possible. ♦Ask them out for lunch or coffee. That will give you a better opportunity to talk and get to know each other a little bit better. A good way to extend yourself is to say: “Hey, well, I've got to go, but if you ever want to talk over lunch or coffee or anything like that, let me give you my number or e-mail address.” This gives theperson the opportunity to get in touch with you; they may or may not give you their information in return, but that’s fine. Maybe they don’t have time for new friends~~don’t take it personally! Just offer your information to whoever seems to be potentially a good friend, and eventually somebody will get in touch.♦Be loyal(忠诚的）to a friend.You've probably heard of fair-weather friends. They’re the ones who are happy to be around you when things arc going well ，but are nowhere to be found when you really need them. Part of being a friend is being prepared to spare time and energy in order to help out your friends. If a friend needs help with an unpleasant thing, or if he or she just needs a shoulder to cry on ，be there. If your friends make a joke ，laugh with them. Never complain about a friend.♦ Be a good listener.Many people think that in order to be seen as ‘friend material’ they have to appear veryinteresting. Far more important than this ，however, is the ability to show that you’re interested in others. Listen carefully to what people say, remember important details about them (their names, their likes and dislikes), ask questions about their interests, and just take the lime to learn more about them. You don’t want to be the guy or girl that always has a better story than anyone else or that changes the subject suddenly instead of continuing the flow of conversation.♦ Be trustworthy.One of the best things about having a friend is that you have someone to whom you can talk aboutanything, even secrets that you hide from the rest of the world. The key to being a good friend is the ability to keep secrets, so it’s no se cret that you shouldn’t tell other people things that were told to you in confidence.6. According to the given information, what quality do you need to have if you want to make friends?A. Patience.B. Curiosity.C. Bravery.D. Humor.7. Those who can enjoy a happy life together but it’s hard to go through hardness hand in hand are________A. loyal friendsB. close friendsC. dishonest friendsD. fair-weather friends8. While having a conversation with your friends, you should avoid_______.A. applying the 30/70 patternB. talking too much about yourselfC. showing interest in their topicsD. knowing more details about them9. To be a reliable friend ，you'd better_______.A. have some common interests with your friendsB. find something to complain about with your friendsC. keep the secrets that your friends have told youD. exchange your personal information with your friendsCHow good are you at saying “no”？For many, it’s surprisingly difficult. This is especially true of editors, who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do. Consider these scenes:It’s late in the day. That front-page package you’ve been working on is nearly complete; the last editing and it’s finished. Then enters the chief editor, who makes a suggestion requiring a more-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box. You want to scream: “No! It’s done!” What do you do? The first rule of saying no to the boss is ‘don’t say no，. He probably has something in mind when he makes the suggestion, and it’s up to you to find out what. The second rule is 'don't raise the risks by challenging his authority，. That issue is already decided. The third rule is ‘be ready to put forward choic es and consequences，. The boss’s suggestion might be appropriate, but there are always consequences. He might not know about the pages backing up that need attention ，or about the designer who had to go home sick. TeII him he can have what he wants, hut explain the consequences. Understand what he’s trying to accomplish and propose(提议）a Flan B that will make it happen without destroying what you’ve done so far.Here’s another case. Your least-favorite reporter suggests a silly story idea. This one should be easy, but it’s not. If you say no, even politely, you risk holding back further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. This case is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter(过滤）story suggestions.Two steps are necessary. First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed. Reporters can bear rejection of their ideas if they believe they are given a fair hearing. Your natural reaction and strong rejection, even of a worthless idea, might not qualify as systematic or fair.Second, the people you work with need to make a “What if ".?，，agreement covering ‘‘What if my idea is turned down?，，How are people expected to react? Is there an appeal process? Can they perfect the idea and resubmit it? By imagining “What if...?” situations before they happen, you can reach understanding that will help ease youout of opposition.10. This passage is mainly about_______.A. the cases where ideas are rejectedB. the ways to give different opinionsC. the skills of saying noD. the methods for solving disagreements11. Instead of directly refusing y our boss’s suggestion, you should_______.A. pretend that you are sickB. seek what he is thinking aboutC. state that your design is quite perfectD. ask him to give the reason for his suggestion12. By saying “This one should be easy •••” (Paragraph 4)，t he writer means it’s easy to_______A. understand the silly story ideaB. let others politely say noC. fool your least-favorite reporterD. turn down that reporter’s idea13. Why is it important to set up a system for stories to be proposed and reviewed?A. To allow reporters enough time to change their attitude.B. To develop reporters5 strong sense of fairness.C. To encourage reporters to give valuable ideas.D. To guarantee reporters chances to give further explanations.14. What is conveyed in the last paragraph?A. Sometimes we may view a problem from another angle.B. We may relax ourselves by raising questions when we're in trouble.C. “What if …？” situations help improve our relationship with others.D. It’s almost impossible for others to accept o ur ideas at once.DRed roses were her favorites; her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, “Be my Valentine(情人)，” like all the years before.Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say, “I love you even more this year, than last year on this day. My love for you will always grow, with every passing year.” She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear. She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day. Her loving husband did not know that he would pass away. He always liked to do things early. Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine. She cut away some stems, placed them in a very special vase, and set the vase beside the picture of his smiling face. She would sit for hours in her husband’s favorite chair, staring at his photo and the roses sitting there.A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate. Loneliness and solitude had become her fate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentine’s Day before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses in, and just looked at them in shock. Then, she went to get the telephone to call the florist(花匠）shop. The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain why someone would do this to her, causing her such pain.“I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago，” the owner said, “I knew you'd call, and you would want to know. The flowers you received today were paid for in advance. Your husband always planned ahead. He left nothing to chance.”“There is a standing order that I have on file down here. And he has paid, well in advance; you'll get them every year. There is also another thing that I think you should know. He wrote a special little card ... he did this years ago.” “Then, should ever, I find out that he's no longer here. That’s the card ... that should be sent to you the following year.” She thanked him and hung up the phone ，her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking, she slowly reached to get the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. Then ，as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote: “Hello my love, I know it’s been a year since I was gone.I hope it h asn’t been too hard for you to overcome. I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real. If it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say. You were the perfe ct wife.”“You were my friend and lover; you satisfied my every need. I know it’s only been a year, but please try not to grieve. I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”“When you get the se roses, think of all the happiness that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. But, my love, you must go on; you have some living still.”“Please ... try to find happiness, while living out you r days. I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways. The roses will come every year, and they will only stop when your door’s not answered, when the florist stops to knock. He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out. But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt. To take the roses to the place, where I’ve instructed him, and place them where we are, together once again.”15. How did Rose feel when she received roses a year after her husband’s death?A. Surprised and disappointed.B. Happy but confused.C. Proud but frightened.D. Sad and puzzled.16. What can we know about Rose's husband when he was alive?A. He knew his wife loved roses more than himself.B. He preferred to make arrangements ahead of time.C. He gave his w ife a pleasant surprise every Valentine’s Day.D. He was so busv that he had to order roses in advance each year.17. The writer presents many details of the note intended for Rose to show that_______.A. true love is permanent whatever happensB. remembering the happy times is inspiringC. sending roses is the best wav to express loveD. forgetting about the past means a sense of relief18. The underlined word “grieve” (Paragraph 7) is closest in meaning to_______A. kill yourselfB. feel deep sorrowC. marry againD. buy roses19. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_______A. roses won't be delivered anywhere if no one answers the doorB. Rose won’t be able to get through the difficult days without her husbandC. someday roses will be sent where Rose and her husband are buriedD. sometimes the florist comes five times a day to check whether Rose is out20. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Roses for RoseB. Be My ValentineC. An Unexpected GiftD. A Loving Couple参考答案1-10CDABBADBCC 11-20BDDADBABCA。