Have you ever wished you could solve complex math problems without thinking? What about learning to play the piano in just three days? Or mastering several foreign languages within a month?
Eddie Morra, the main character in the movie Limitless can do all these things. But he isn’t Superman or Harry Potter. Eddie has taken pills called NZT.
Thriller Limitless came out in China on October 13. In the movie, Eddie is faced with “writer’s block”. He hasn’t written a single word of a novel, and his deadline has passed. And there’s more bad news: his girlfriend breaks up with him. By chance, Eddie runs into a relative who is a drug dealer. He gives Eddie some pills called NZT that allow people to make use of 100 percent of their brains. With the magic pills, Eddie’s life changes completely. He can recall everything he has ever read, seen or heard. He gains a sixth sense that allows him to predict future events. He even becomes a kungfu master by simply memorizing actions in Bruce Lee’s movie.
Before long he has finished his novel, won back his girlfriend and stepped into the financial world. He becomes rich incredibly quickly and is soon employed by a powerful Wall Street company. However, bad side effects are just around the corner. The effects of the pill last for only one or two days, and Eddie has to find more supplies of the pills. Meanwhile, the pills start to have other effects on him. Eddies’ mind loses the ability to control the actions of his body. What does destiny hold for him? Will he be able to go back to his normal life?
“Eddie’s fate turns out to be a barbed （讽刺的） joke… a sharp-eyed comic fable for an age of greed (贪婪)and speed.” writes A. O. Scott, a movie critic with the New York Times.
The drug isn’t real-----yet, some researchers say such memory-enhancing drugs might not be far off. Would you take such a pill despite its side effects? Is the ability to remember everything a blessing or a curse?
小题1:Which of the following happened to Eddie after he took the pill?| A．He can easily call everyone in the world. | | B．He can expect what will happen next with his sixth sense. | | C．He can control a powerful Wall Street company and becomes rich. | | D．He can make a special pill to improve his own memory. |
小题2:What’s A. O. Scott’s opinion of the movie?
A. The movie can help slow our pace in life.
B. The movie turned out to be only a joke.
C. The movie can help invent a memory-enhancing drug.
D. The movie aims to show something is wrong with our society.
小题3:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?| A．Memory-enhancing is sure to do good to us. | | B．More people will take pills to enhance their memory. | | C．People are soon likely to remember everything. | | D．Such a pill to enhance memories may soon be invented. |
小题4:What is writer’s purpose of writing the passage?| A．To give us the information of a new movie. | | B．To inform us of a new research on a new drug. | | C．To suggest a good way to improve memory. | | D．To tell us something about a new drug to enhance our memory. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A |
试题分析：
小题1:细节题，由第三段倒数第二行He gains a sixth sense that allows him to predict future events.可以知道吃药后有第六感，所以选B
小题2:推理题，由倒数第二段A. O. Scott所说的话“吃药后产生第六感是个讽刺的笑话”，可以知道有些事是错的，可以知道答案，所以选D
小题3:推理题，由最后一段的第一行such memory-enhancing drugs might not be far off.可以推出这样的药可能被发明，所以选D
小题4:推理题，由第三段说的在一部电影里，一个人吃药药后，一切都不变得很顺利，所以可以知道目的是介绍电影，所以选A
点评：本文阐述了某个电影里有个主人公吃药后一切变得很顺利的故事，从这个故事得出一些结论。先通读全文，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题，要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。 |
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One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 37 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 38 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 39 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small photos that 40 even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 41 behind the desk in the booth. “ 42 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 43 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 44 his office in Morrison Building, 45 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 46 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 47 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.
How are you with 48 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 49 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 50 of a happy and rewarding life. 51 , some things are worth waiting for. 52 presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting, 53 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 54 --- we cannot avoid it. How is your 55 coming along?
| 小题1: | | A．proudly | B．respectfully | C．patiently | D．curiously |
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| 小题2: | | A．angry | B．hungry | C．frightened | D．thirsty |
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| 小题3: | | A．a question | B．a reason | C．an opinion | D．an idea |
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| 小题4: | | A．serious | B．difficult | C．regular | D．convenient |
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| 小题5: | | A．hurt | B．encouraged | C．attracted | D．shocked |
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| 小题6: | | A．clerk | B．secretary | C．passer-by | D．friend |
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| 小题8: | | A．looking for | B．working for | C．sending for | D．paying for |
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| 小题9: | | A．called up | B．returned to | C．visited | D．left |
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| 小题10: | | A．worried | B．disappointed | C．satisfied | D．surprised |
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| 小题11: | | A．description | B．preparation | C．excuse | D．lecture |
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| 小题12: | | A．Tore | B．Saved | C．Developed | D．destroyed |
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| 小题13: | | A．your wife | B．your family | C．patience | D．determination |
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| 小题14: | | A．hoping for | B．waiting for | C．ready for | D．fit for |
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| 小题15: | | A．lesson | B．experience | C．purpose | D．quality |
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| 小题16: | | A．For example | B．After all | C．Right now | D．So far |
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| 小题17: | | A．Every age | B．Every shop | C．Every day | D．Every office |
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| 小题18: | | A．accept | B．control | C．change | D．improve |
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| 小题19: | | A．certain | B．interesting | C．precious | D．easy |
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| 小题20: | | A．photo taking | B．job hunting | C．decision making | D．wait training |
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It"s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 16 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 17 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 18 like me. She said, "There"s an old saying—the 19 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 20 to the mosquitoes. " Not 21 it, I replied, "Grandma, that"s just an old wives" tale!"
Well, less than a week 22 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 23 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 24 , but they all proved useless.
Late one 25 in my cousin"s home, I couldn"t bear the 26 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 27 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 28 she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 29 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 30 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others" 31 , only to find they were all sleeping 32 as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites, I came to 33 my grandma"s silly tale. From then on, I"ve always tried to keep a(n) 34 mind about those strange old wives" tales 35 they do have some truth to them.
| 小题1: | | A．leaving | B．passing | C．visiting | D．finding |
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| 小题2: | | A．persuaded | B．reminded | C． warned | D． informed |
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| 小题3: | | A．students | B．foreigners | C．passengers | D．visitors |
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| 小题4: | | A．earlier | B．longer | C．sooner | D．later |
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| 小题5: | | A．grows | B．goes | C．flows | D．remains |
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| 小题6: | | A．expecting | B．understanding | C．recognizing | D．believing |
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| 小题7: | | A．after | B．before | C．when | D．as |
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| 小题8: | | A．shade | B．pile | C．cloud | D．blanket |
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| 小题9: | | A．touched | B．bitten | C．defeated | D．discovered |
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| 小题10: | | A．morning | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．night |
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| 小题11: | | A．noise | B．hit | C．pain | D．effect |
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| 小题12: | | A．woke up | B．shouted at | C．looked for | D．dropped on |
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| 小题13: | | A．blamed | B．interrupted | C．moved | D．frightened |
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| 小题14: | | A．having | B．watching | C．making | D．helping |
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| 小题16: | | A．houses | B．flats | C．rooms | D．homes |
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| 小题17: | | A．joyfully | B．anxiously | C．soundlessly | D．worriedly |
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| 小题18: | | A．tell | B．know | C．remember | D．accept |
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| 小题19: | | A．open | B．active | C．clear | D．honest |
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| 小题20: | | A．and | B．so | C．because | D．until |
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James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman"s Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．
Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (文盲）．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife．
A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．"He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry"s granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading．
"If he can do it．I"m going to try," Mr. Henry said．Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC’s and children"s books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life．
He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．
His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book"s release last month．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．
小题1:Which of the following is true of Mr. Henry?| A．He couldn"t read when he was retired． | | B．He was not a good student at school． | | C．Only his family members knew he was illiterate． | | D．He published his book at the age of 91． |
小题2:Mr. Henry made up his mind to study because he ．| A．had some trouble with his granddaughter | | B．couldn"t sign the document he was given | | C．wanted to share his own experience with others | | D．was inspired by George Dawson"s story |
小题3:In his book, Mr. Henry didn"t mention ____．| A．his family story | B．his school education | | C．his journeys at sea | D．his work experiences |
小题4:What"s the main idea of the last paragraph?| A．Nearly 800 copies of the book were sold． | | B．The book was sold well in Germany． | | C．His book was popular both at home and abroad． | | D．Hollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movie． |
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Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
小题1:Frank took a short business course in order to __________.| A．earn more money for his family | | B．learn something from a salesman | | C．get away from the farm | | D．get enough to eat |
小题2:Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ________.| A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods | | B．he cut down the price by half | | C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way | | D．the sign he put on the table was well designed |
小题3: The price of the knives was cut down by half because _________.| A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day | | B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory | | C．the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap | | D．the knives were produced in one factory |
小题4:__________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.| A．His business skills and his wealth | | B．The low price of the goods he sold | | C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives | | D．His natural skill for showing things |
小题5:The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.| A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right. | | B．If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way | | C．stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money | | D．stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful |
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Hank Viscardi was born without legs．He had not legs but stumps（残肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest．Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ （猿人）because his arms practically dragged on the ground．
Hank went to school like other boys．His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve．After graduating from school, he worked his way through college．He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices．During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps．But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer．He would soon have to use a wheel chair．
Hank felt himself got cold all over．However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs（假腿）．Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be a full five feet eight inches tall．By this time he was already 26 years old．
Hank had to learn to use his new legs．Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again．There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching．He went out on the street．He climbed stairs and learned to dance．He built a boat and learned to sail it．
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job．He took the regular training．He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers．Few knew that he was legless．This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs．
小题1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ．| A．he didn’t talk to then | | B．he kept away from them | | C．his arms touched the ground when he moved | | D．he couldn’t use his arms |
小题2:The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross ．| A．was only glad to give him a job | | B．gave him a job because he was a good soldier | | C．gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization | | D．was not willing to give him to job at first |
小题3:When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he------| A．did everything the other soldier did | | B．did most of the things the other soldiers did | | C．did most of the things the other soldiers did | | D．took some special training |
小题4:The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi ．| A．had no friends | | B．never saw himself as different from others | | C．was very shy | | D．was too proud to accept help from others |
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