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My dream ended when I was born. Although I never knew it then, I just held on to something that would never come to pass. Dreams really do exist. But in the morning when you wake up, they are remembered just as a dream. That is what happened to me.
I always had the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员)turning around and around and hearing people applaud for me. When I was young, I would turn around and around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. 
Reality woke me up when I heard someone saying, "I don"t know why you bother trying to dance. Ballerinas are pretty and slender(苗条) girls. Besides, you don"t have the talent to even be a ballerina." I remember how those words hurt every feeling in my body. I fell to the ground and wept for hours. 
I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I would sit there for hours and stare at my reflection(倒影). There I was, looking nothing like a pretty ballerina dancer. Reflections don"t lie. Once the waves would come, my reflection was washed away just like my dream to dance.
As I grew older, I began to realize that the reason my dream was even born was because it was something that was inside of me. The dream I had was never nurtured(培育) and cared for, so it slowly died. It"s not that I wanted it to die, but I allowed it to die the day I started listening to the words, "You can"t do it." When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that you can"t only settle for dancing in the wildflowers, you have to move on to the platform.
小题1: Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?
A.Care for your dream
B.Dream and reality
C.Nothing is impossible
D.Efforts to be a ballerina will pay
小题2:The author didn’t realize her dream of being a ballerina mainly because_______.
A.she was bored of dancing and performing
B.she had lack of self-respect
C.her health conditions allowed her dream to die
D.she was deeply affected by others easily
小题3:From the passage, it can be inferred that _________.
A.the author was once a pretty and slender girl with wonderful dream.
B.we should dare to give up our dream facing much pressure and difficulty
C.if you stick to your dream and never say die, you will enjoy a bright life
D.You should necer give up.
小题4:What is the main purpose of writing the passage?
A.to complainB.to praiseC.to warnD.to criticize
小题5:The underlined expression “settle for” in the last paragraph means_________.
A.turn downB.take upC.give upD.settle down

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析

小题1:主旨大意题。本文大意:当梦想遭到现实的撞击时,总会发出凄美的破碎声。心灵被梦想的碎片刺痛,散落的碎片上还残留着斑斓的颜色。然而,心灵的疼痛却有着催人成长的力量。梦想的幻灭,是因为它没有得到精心的照料。去呵护你的梦想吧!勇敢地站在舞台中央,跳一曲快乐的人生芭蕾。故A项为最佳答案。
小题2:细节理解题。由第三段中 “I remember how those words hurt every feeling in my body. I fell to the ground and wept for hours.”和最后一段中 “but I allowed it to die the day I started listening to the words,”可知, 别人的话左右了作者的梦想, 使她的梦想成为泡影。故D项为正确答案。
小题3:推理判断题。由本文的写作目的和最后一段可以推出, 我们要精心照料和呵护我们的梦想,从不言败,勇敢地面对困难和差距,享受属于自己的美好人生。故C项为正确答案。A、D项表述片面;B项与文章的基调不符。
小题4:本文作者以自身的经历告诫我们, 要精心经营我们的梦想, 用我们的努力去迎接现实的挑战, 不能人云亦云, 让别人控制你的梦想。故C项为最佳答案。
小题5:词义猜测题。本句的意思为:当我从多年的梦想醒来的时候,我意识到你不能只勉强接受在花丛中飞舞,勇敢地站在舞台中央,跳一曲快乐的人生芭蕾。take up意思为 “接受,开始从事”。
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It is common to consider learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with the many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to affect the behavior of workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later outputs knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences.
小题1:The author thinks “Learning”in the passage most refers to_________.
A.life-long learningB.family learning
C.learning after graduationD.behavior learning
小题2:The underlined siblings in the second paragraph probably means______.
A.teachersB.classmatesC.doctorsD.brothers or sisters
小题3: Which period of children’ life does they begin to how to behave well according to the passage?
A.After they go int society
B.Before they enter school
C.When they are at school
D.Before they are born
小题4:Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A.As a matter of fact, learning begins with formal school education
B.Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate their students.
C.People need to understand how certain experiences change their behaviors.
D.Employers should study the principles of learning to manage their workers well.
小题5:The author tries to tell us ______in the last paragraph
A.learning is closely related to memory and experience
B.psychologists are interested in the wat the brain stores knowledge
C.psychologists are more interested in a person’s behavior
D.the relationship between learning, brain and behavior

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American schools do not have separate classes for boys and girls. If boys want to cook or to sew, they can learn these things in classes that are no longer just for girls. If girls want to repair cars, they can now learn this in school. Most students like to have boys and girls on the same baseball team.
Many boys and girls dress alike in school. They were blue jeans and sport shirts. Some have long hair and some have short hair. Sometimes a boy has longer hair than a girl.
Even the language is different. Students learn to say fire fighter instead of fireman, police officer instead of policeman, and letter carrier instead of mailman. A person does not need to be a man to fight a fire or to deliver the mail.
Most people think that these changes are good. They give all people an equal chance to be happy and to do what they want to do with their lives. Fathers like to tell their sons that they can grow up to be president. Today, mothers can tell the same things to there daughters.
小题1:Students in American schools learn to say police officer instead of policeman because____.
A.boys don’t like to be a policeman
B.girls don’t like to be a policeman
C.police officer sounds better than policeman
D.a police officer can be a policeman or policwoman
小题2: We may infer from the text that in the past in American schools____.
A.there were many differences between boys and girls
B.boys could do everything but girls couldn’t
C.boys and girls were the same in everything
D.girls only learned how to sew and cook
小题3:The underlined word “ They” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
A.American schoolsB.these changesC.most peopleD.American students
小题4:What does “mailman” mean?
A.MilkmanB.PostmanC.WriterD.Reporter
小题5:What do most people think of the changes in American schools?
A.SurprisingB.StrangeC.GoodD.Bad

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A
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
小题1:Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?
A.He was silent most of the time.B.He was too proud of himself.
C.He did not love his children.D.He expected too much of her.
小题2:When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ______.
A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe
小题3:What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A.More critical.B.More talkative.C.Gentle and friendly.D.Strict and hard-working.
小题4:The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ______.
A. the author’s son                                      B. the author’s father
B. the friend of the author’s father                D. the café owner
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C
Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鲸) Watching
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.
· Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.
· Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.
· Keep noise levels down — no horns, whistles or racing of engines.
· Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.
· Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.
· Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.
· Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales.
· Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if traveling side by side with whales.
· When whales are traveling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.
· Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.
· If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.
· Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines.
小题1:64. For whom is this text written?
A.Tour guides.B.Whale watchers.
C.Vessel operators.D.Government officials.
小题2:65. When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should ______.
A.move close to the beachB.increase speed gradually
C.keep its engine running slowlyD.remain at the back of the whales
小题3:66. When going side by side with whales, the vessel should ______.
A.keep moving in the same directionB.surround the whales with other boats
C.travel closer and closer to the shoreD.take a good viewing position
小题4:67. What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?
A.400 metres.B.300 metres.C.200 metres.D.100 metres.

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In 2003, the government banned Internet cafes from receiving customers under18. However, Shanghai plans to bring online games as well as cartoons and comics to its schools. “The influence of online games on young people cannot be ignored, ”said Weng Tiehui, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (SMEC). “We should choose the right game for them as online games are becoming part of their life.”
School teachers shared the same idea. "My students are like studying machines who are busy with homework all day," said Chen Hong, who is a teacher of Chinese in Shanghai Weiyu Middle School . "We should find ways to let them relax and online games may be a good way to do this."
"In role-playing games, you imagine yourself as a hero who fights against outlaws and saves their victims," said Shen Xia, a teacher from Shanghai Hongxing Middle School. "That is a good feeling for a kid. They gain success and confidence from the game. But the important thing is to make sure they don‘t become escapists, mixing up reality and the imaginary world. "
"Multi-media has proven to be an effective teaching tool. Students enjoy learning something while they are playing games," said Yan, an expert on education from the Shanghai Educational Press Group , "Online games will be a new teaching method in which they can learn at the same time as entertaining themselves. "
"I have dreamed that one day students will have courses via online games, "Yan added.
"The idea is practical, "Li Lijun, director of the Public Relations Department of Shanda, China’s online game giant; told the Shanghai Star. “If it proves to be successful, it will start a revolution in educational theory and practice. "  
小题1:The above writing is most likely to appear in _________.
A.an official paperB.a government noticeC.a newspaperD.a meeting memo (备忘录)
小题2:According to Weng Tiehui, deputy director of the SMEC, __________.
A.it is not practical to forbid young people playing online games completely
B.online games have strong influence on young people so they should be banned
C.young people can"t go without online games which are becoming part of their life
D.internet cafes should be allowed to receive customers under 18
小题3: According to the teachers and experts, online games have the following advantages EXCEPT that _____.
A.online games will let their students relax after busy work
B.online games will make their students become a hero
C.online games wilt bring good experiences to their students
D.online games will become an effective teaching tool
小题4:What is the purpose of the above writing?
A.To inform its readers of some information.
B.To argue about the advantages and disadvantages of online games.
C.To give some comments on online games.
D.To give a support to online games.
小题5: What can be inferred from the above writing?
A.Hopefully, young people in Shanghai will be playing online games at school.
B.Online games will bring success to young people in Shanghai.
C.Young people in Shanghai are having courses via online games.
D.School teachers have opposite opinions about online games.

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