I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends.However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially(开始) determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life.I think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life. As months went on and his health grew worse, I noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him.He had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity(人性).His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him. During the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice (安养院) came to the home to regulate(调节) his medication (药)and provide any other needed support.He didn"t complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him. Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others.You often can"t learn these important attributes(属性)in the lap of luxury(处在优裕舒适的环境中), and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind. 小题1:Which word can best describe the man"s initial reaction as soon as he was diagnosed with cancer?A.Satisfied. | B.Sad | C.Surprised | D.Concerned. | 小题2:What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?A.He was operated on immediately. | B.He researched cancer treatments. | C.He retired from his job | D.He felt sad, doing nothing. | 小题3:What was the man"s main source of comfort after several months with the disease? A.His family and friends. | B.The care from others | C.His doctors’ encouragement. | D.His belief in humanity. | 小题4:What did the author learn from his friend’s story? A.Getting comfort from God. | B.Extending life as possible. | C.Caring for yourself and enjoying luxury. | D.Giving more respect to friends |
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文章讲述了作者的一个朋友的了癌症,起先是积极寻找治病的方法,后来却转向上帝和信仰寻求安慰。从这件事中,作者学会了珍惜家庭和朋友。并发表议论,我们在舒适的环境中是不会学会到这些重要的属性的。 小题1:C细节理解题。由文章第一段and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends.可知,他最初的反应时惊讶。故选C 小题2:B细节理解题。由文章第一段he was initially(开始) determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life.可知,他最初去寻找所有能够治疗疾病或延续他生命的方法。Look into 的意思是“调查,寻找”。故选B 小题3:D细节理解题。由文章第二段第二句but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity(人性).及整个第二段可知,他主要的安慰是对上帝及人性的信仰。故选D 小题4:D判断推理题。由最后一段but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others.可推出D正确 |
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A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolutions: we stopped talking to one another. I was walking in the park with a friend recently,and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and…I became invisible, absent from the conversation. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another, With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. You can"t even call a person to get the phone number of another person my more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated. I am not against modern technology. I own a cell phone, an ATM card a voice mail system, and an email account. Giving them up isn"t wise…they"re a great help to use. It"s some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy. More and more .I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn"t really have time to talk, The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier…or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts. So I"ve put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging. with people who live near me,no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I"m at home. 小题1:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A.The Advance of Communications Technology | B.The Consequences of Modern Technology | C.The Story of Communications Revolution | D.The Automation of Modern Communications | 小题2:The sentence “Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent,”means that .A.the people sitting beside you have to go away to receive a phone call | B.you can hardly get in touch with the people sitting beside you | C.modem technology makes it hard for people to have a face-to-face talk | D.people can now go to work without going to the office | 小题3:The writer feels that the use of modern communications is .A.encouraging | B.disappointing | C.satisfying | D.embarrassing | 小题4:The passage implies that .A.modern technology is bridging the people. | B.modern technology is separating the people | C.modern technology is developing too fast | D.modern technology is interrupting our communications |
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By 2012,the world may need to cope with as many as 50 million people who have fled their homeland,not for political or economic reasons but because the environment has been so badly changed that it cannot support life. The statement has been released by the United Nations to mark UN Disaster Reduction Day. More people are made homeless by environmental disasters than by war,according to the research by the Red Cross. That reality is proved by the earthquake in Pakistan. The widely publicized disaster has brought aid from the global community,according to Janos Bogardi,director of the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security. “If we can move swiftly in and give them a new start where they are,then they may stay in the area. Otherwise,they become environmental refugees. Environmentalrelated migrations are most acute in SubSaharan Africa,but they also affect millions of people in Asia and India. Meanwhile,the United States is witnessing increased pressure from victims of mismanaged and worsening soil and water conditions in Mexico and Latin America.” he says. Janos Bogardi says these refugees suffer from the impact of gradual environmental change—global warming,sea level rise,air and water pollution and more intense storms,floods and droughts that degrade the land. This is a slow process,but unfortunately a process that is very difficult to go backwards once final damage is done. Janos Bogardi says they are calling on the global community to recognize the serious situation of environmental refugees and to work together to lessen the impact of environmental disaster. 小题1:What may be the best title of the passage?A.50 Million environmental refugees by 2010 | B.Environmental refugees—an international problem | C.The cause of environmental disasters | D.Global aid pouring in | 小题2:Janos Bogardi’s attitude towards solving the problem is that of being ________.A.constructive | B.compromising | C.controversial | D.conservative | 小题3:According to the passage,the following are the main reasons for migrations except ________.A.earthquake | B.water conditions | C.global community | D.worsening soil | 小题4:What is implied in the passage?A.People all over the world have realized the impact of environmental disasters on refugees. | B.It is time for us to take some measures to solve the problem of environmental refugees. | C.The damaged soil can recover soon if people take care of it. | D.It is good for people to go elsewhere to make a living. |
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Most recently, it"s very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews. Naturally, it"s easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us. We—as parents—are so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them. As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me. So, I"ll let them fail. I"ll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow. And failure along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc.—will be part of growth for them. Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is, my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today. From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish. My children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate everything now. It"s a small price to help them learn a skill they"ll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don"t accompany them on job interviews. 小题1:Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?A.Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties. | B.Because they think they can help them on the questions. | C.Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews. | D.Because their kids strongly request them to do so. | 小题2:According to the author, what is beneficial to kids" development?A.Sheltering them. | B.Keeping them safe. | C.Leaving them alone. | D.Blaming them. | 小题3:Why does the author stress failure in kids" life?A.To make them stronger than other kids. | B.To help them grow in this tough world. | C.To help them develop all social skills. | D.To make them learn to compromise. | 小题4:Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A.Never Shelter Your Kids | B.Let Your Kids Fail | C.Be Eager to Grow Up | D.Live Without Parents |
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The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his__16__important inventions was the train. He _17__his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the __18__engine on the train, he met with __19__from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would __20__ cows, horses and sheep, that the _21__ would burst or that the hot coals from it would __22_ their houses. At that time, __23__people believed what they said. George Stephenson __24__the people that the train could go on small _25_, could pull carriages __26_goods and passengers and there was __27__to them. It was a very __28__ matter for him to __29__ them believe. However, after _30_, he was able to do it; and the first train that __31__by Stephenson himself __32_ what he had said. The first day _33_the people along the way _34_the noises of the train __35__ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
小题1: | A.very | B.a lot | C.most | D.much |
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小题2: | A.made | B.bought | C.introduced | D.did |
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小题3: | A.electrical | B.soil | C.steam | D.oil |
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小题4: | A.success | B.troubles | C.people | D.pleasure |
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小题5: | A.kill | B.buy | C.interest | D.take away |
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小题6: | A.smoke | B.noise | C.driver | D.engine |
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小题7: | A.pull down | B.blow away | C.set fire to | D.pass |
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小题8: | A.most | B.few | C.only a few | D.the rich |
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小题9: | A.said | B.spoke | C.told | D.warned |
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小题10: | A.roads | B.rivers | C.steam | D.rails |
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小题11: | A.short of | B.full of | C.empty of | D.without |
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小题12: | A.no great danger | B.dangerous | C.a lot of danger | D.few danger |
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小题13: | A.easy | B.difficult | C.pleasant | D.light |
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小题14: | A.get | B.cause | C.make | D.force |
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小题15: | A.sometime | B.some time | C.a few times | D.sometimes |
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小题16: | A.was sold | B.was driven | C.was pulled | D.helped |
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小题17: | A.believed | B.seemed | C.sensed | D.proved |
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小题18: | A.of | B.when | C.while | D.for |
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小题19: | A.caught sight of | B.listened to | C.heard | D.thought |
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小题20: | A.nearby | B.in the distance | C.on the far | D.from the distance |
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In the last few years, some researchers have decided to study why kids lie(撒谎),So they made up a special team of 12 students, all under the age of 21. Each student was given 36 cards, and each card listed a topic that teens sometimes lie about to their parents, The researchers worked through the cards with the teens, learning what things the kid was lying to his parents about, and why. By the end of the interviews, the kids saw for the first time how much they were lying and how many of family’s rules they had broken. It was reported that 98% of the teens had lied to their parents. Out of the 36 topics, the average(平均) teen was lying to his parents about 12 of them. The teens lied about what movie they went to, and whom they went with .They lied about how they spent their afternoons while their parents were at work, and something like that. Most parents hear their child lie and think he’s too young to understand what lies are or that lying is wrong. They believe their child will stop when he gets older. Many books also advise parents to just let lies go — they’ll grow out of it. But the truth is that kids grow into it. In studies where children are observed(观察) in their natural environment, a 4-year-old child will lie once every two hours, while a 6-year-old child will lie about once every hour and a half. 小题1:The researchers started the project by .A.playing cards | B.free talking | C.doing a survey | D.discussion | 小题2:The topics on 36 cards are mostly between kids and .A.parents | B.teachers | C.researchers | D.friends | 小题3:From this passage, the teens lied on about of the 36 topics as an average.小题4:On this topic, the advice from many books for the parents is that they .A.needn’t worry about it too much | B.should take it serious enough | C.had better do something to stop it | D.should regard it as a great problem |
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