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You either have it, or you don’t-a sense of direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
If you are using a map, turn it so that it relates to(与……有联系) the way you are facing.
If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree-something easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
Simplify(简化) the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as towerblocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.
Now you will never get lost again!
小题1:Children have the ability to find the way around when they are ______ years old.
A.5B.6 C.7D.8
小题2:Which of the following things cannot be used as landmarks?
A.Tower blocks.B.Hills.C.Wells.D.Bikes.
小题3:What does the underlined word “emphasize” mean in the passage?
A.To give special importance to something.
B.To express thanks for somebody.
C.To understand or become aware of a fact.
D.To admire somebody.
小题4:Scientists believe that __________.
A.some babies are born with a sense of direction
B.people learn a sense of direction as they grow older
C.people never lose their sense of direction
D.everybody has a sense of direction from birth
小题5:What may be the best title of the passage?
A.A research on direction.
B.A sense of direction.
C.People’s ability of finding the way.
D.Scientists’ research on skills.

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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
解析

试题分析:这篇短文重点讲述了人们与生俱来的方向感的问题,作并就如何提高自己辨别方向的能力提出了几点建议。
小题1:根据第三段“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, research director of the project.描述,可知选C。
小题2:根据短文第最后一段Simplify(简化) the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you.描述,结合常识,能够移动的物品不适宜作为地标,故选D。
小题3:联系本段下文描述,可知这个单词是强调的含义,故选A。
小题4:根据第二段Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works.描述,可知选D。
小题5:这篇短文重点讲述了人们与生俱来的方向感的问题,故选B。
点评:本文浅显易懂,层次分明,学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文,一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文,根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
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“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be  1 .”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a   2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said  3 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a   4  to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.
My first goal was to   5  an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway  6  passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to   7  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster   8 to add these activities to our school program.
An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with   9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his   10 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
小题1:
A.heardB.chosenC.invitedD.followed
小题2:
A.politeB.loudC.warmD.cheerful
小题3:
A.proudly B.quicklyC.nervouslyD.regretfully
小题4:
A.suggestionB.chanceC.messageD.change
小题5:
A.printB.inventC.createD.send
小题6:
A.withB.byC.throughD.without
小题7:
A.carry outB.try outC.work outD.find out
小题8:
A.agreedB.wantedC.expectedD.asked
小题9:
A.prideB.surpriseC.patienceD.hope
小题10:
A.luckB.spiritC.lifeD.success

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The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how   1  you have worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to those who   2  not to take the test.”
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a ‘B’? This is your last   3 .” Two more students decided to go.
Only seven students were still in the classroom. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just   4  an ‘A’ in this class. Keep believing in   5 .
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not  6  in what they have learned are ‘B’ students at most.
The same is   7  in our daily life. The ‘A’ students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have   8  both successes and failures. They have got life’s lessons, not only from normal education, but from events in their   9 , and have become   10  people. You see, one should always believe in himself.
小题1:
A.luckilyB.terriblyC.quietlyD.hard
小题2:
A.dislikeB.goC.preferD.start
小题3:
A.chanceB.troubleC.testD.idea
小题4:
A.givenB.sentC.discoveredD.received
小题5:
A.himselfB.yourselfC.themselvesD.ourselves
小题6:
A.confidentB.luckyC.difficultD.easy
小题7:
A.wrongB.impossibleC.trueD.good
小题8:
A.heard ofB.dreamed of C.learned from D.caredabout
小题9:
A.studiesB.activitiesC.livesD.trips
小题10:
A.ruderB.braver C.worseD.better

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A year ago,I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head,shrugging his shoulders, he said,“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
小题1:A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because       .
A.I had no interest in them
B.English idioms were very difficult
C.I did not realize the importance of them
D.my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them
小题2:At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant       .
A.I had talked too much
B.I had to stop talking
C.he was not interested in the topic
D.he was only interested in the Great Wall
小题3:“… was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means       .
A.interestingB.importantC.terribleD.unlucky
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.
B.The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.
C.The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.
D.The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.
小题5:After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.
A.I felt very silly
B.the Englishman became a real fool
C.I became more carefully in everything
D.I thought the Englishman had made me a fool

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One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.
“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said。” Help me check the prices, please.”
The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”
“Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said。. “Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ”
Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.
小题1:The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.
A.cheaperB.nicer C.more expensiveD.saved a little money
小题2:Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.
A.spent more money B.paid less money
C.lost some money D.saved a little money
小题3:From the passage we know the children were _________.
A.happy B.clever C.tired D.lazy
小题4:Mrs. Wilson will _____________.
A.never call a taxi
B.go on buying things in the supermarket
C.buy things near her home
D.not go shopping with her children
小题5:The best title for the passage is ____________.
A.Cutting Price B.Corner StoreC.Supermarket D.Shopping

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Linda is a 15-year –old American girl. She is outgoing and likes making friends. Her parents are very   1 .They have no tome to stay with Linda,  2 she spends a lot of time on the Internet(网络) every day. She likes  3    with other people on QQ and her QQ name is Lily.
Last year, Linda got to know a young man on the Internet.   4 name is Mike. Mike is 18 years old. He lives  5  Toronto, Canada. He is very friendly and 6
He likes to tell jokes and makes Linda happy. Linda talked with him on QQ for long hours every night. A few days later, Mike posted a 7 of himself(他自己) to Linda. He is 8 and good-looking in the photo. Linda likes him very much and they become good friends.
Last month, Linda’s parents went to Toronto for a meeting (会议). Linda wanted to visit his friend Mike. She asked her parents to  9  her there. When Linda arrived at Mike’s house, she found her 10was only a nine-year-old boy .He wasn’t that tall man in the photo. How surprised Linda was!
小题1:
A.friendlyB.youngC.busyD.shy
小题2:
A.soB.becauseC.butD.And
小题3:
A.runningB.singingC.cookingD.talking
小题4:
A.MyB.HisC.YourD.Her
小题5:
A.onB.inC.withD.at
小题6:
A.successful( 成功的) B.boringC.withD.funny
小题7:
A.cimeraB.photoC.bookD.movie
小题8:
A.uglyB.heavyC.tallD.short
小题9:
A.takeB.stopC.waitD.study
小题10:
A.teacherB.cousinC.friendD.student

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