题目
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The sellers put a paid announcement in a local newspaper. It tells when and where the yard sale will take place. These sales are very popular during weekends in spring, summer, and autumn.
Early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the house. Then they sit all day in the sunlight -- like tired guests at a party -- waiting for someone to take them home.
Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale. Sometimes, there are more clothes than anything else. Cooking equipment is also popular. So are old toys, tools, books, tables, and chairs. Then there are objects called "white elephants." A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless. It may be an electric light shaped like a fish. You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it. To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy.
Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect. It may be old toy trains, for example, or paintings of dogs. Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before. Most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special. They might buy an object simply because it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating over prices, even if they really do not need the object. Later, they may hold their own yard sale to sell all the things they have bought.
小题1:What kind of things will go to a yard sale?
A.Cheap and ugly things. | B.Things people no longer use. |
C.Things out of season. | D.Things of great value. |
A.something that can cause n feeling of pain |
B.something disliked by the owners while appreciated by others |
C.something sold at the lowest price |
D.a toy shaped like a fish |
A.find Valuable paintings | B.look for something special |
C.find a bargain | D.kill their time |
A.It may not be held when the weather is very cold. |
B.It can last for a whole day. |
C.It is usually held with a party. |
D.It is held outdoors. |
A.people may find something of great value on a yard sale |
B.yard sales only attract those who have a low income |
C.things on a yard sale can cost people a lot |
D.most people who go to yard sales want to make money |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:A
解析
小题1:根据第一段描述,可知旧货销售主要卖的是人们不再用的东西,故选B
小题1:根据倒数第二段A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless. It may be an electric light shaped like a fish. You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it. To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy. 描述,可知选B
小题1:根据Most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special. They might buy an object simply because it costs so little.描述,可知大多数人去旧货市场是为了买便宜货.故选C
小题1:根据短文第一段They put them outside their house. They put on a "For Sale" sign. And, as simple as that, they have a yard sale. 及下文描述,可知旧货拍卖无需和团体一起举行,故选C
小题1:根据最后两段To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy. Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect.描述,可知人们也可能从旧货拍卖上买到价值巨大的东西,故选A
核心考点
试题【“Everybody loves a bargain.” Is a well-known saying. One person’s useless, ugly,】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japans rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than their counterparts did in the ten other countries surveyed.
While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression." Those things that do not show up in the test scores, personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored," says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party"s education committee." Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild." Last year Japan experienced 2,125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World WarⅡ had weakened the "Japanese morality of respect for parents."
But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles." In Japan," says educator Yoko Muro, "it’s never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure." With economic growth becoming centralization, fully 76 percent of Japans, 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.
小题1: In the Westerners eyes, the postwar Japan was_____ .
A.under aimless development | B.a positive example |
C.a rival to the West | D.on the decline |
A.Women"s participation in social activities is limited. |
B.More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. |
C.Excessive emphasis has been placed on the basics. |
D.The life-style has been influenced by Western values. |
A.Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder. |
B.Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as creativity. |
C.More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity. |
D.Dropping out leads to frustration against test taking. |
A.the young are less tolerant of discomforts |
B.the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the U.S. |
C.the Japanese endure more than ever before |
D.the Japanese appreciate their present life |
Author Alan McGinIlis cites an interesting study about the power of positive encouragement.A second-grade teacher complained that her children were spending too much time standing up and roaming around the room rather than working.
Two psychologists observed the behavior of the children and the teacher. Every ten seconds they noted how many children were out of their seats. They counted 360 unseated children throughout each 20-minute period.They also noted that the teacher said "Sit down!" seven times during the same period.
The psychologists tried an experiment.They asked the teacher to tell the children to sit down more often. This time they noted that she commanded her students to sit down 27.5 times in an average 20-minute period, and now 540 were noted to be out of their seats during the same average period.Her increased scolding actually made the problem worse.
Then the experimenters tried a different task.They asked the teacher to quietly praise those children who were seated and working.At this time, children"s roaming was decreased by 33%.They showed their best behavior when they were praised more and blamed less.
People who motivate others to take great action are almost always those who encourage more than criticize; who praise more and blame less.
Perhaps the woman"s question is the correct one after all."Do you give validation?" I hope I can always answer “YES”.
小题1:When parking her car in an attended lot, the woman ________.
A.made a very silly mistake | B.was laughed at by the manager |
C.got great praise from the manager | D.failed to pay the cost of parking at last |
A.they were motivated by the psychologists |
B.they were inspired by the teacher"s attitude |
C.they regretted roaming around the classroom |
D.they changed their relationship with the teacher |
A.it is better to blame others than to praise others |
B.sometimes it"s hard to receive praise from others |
C.criticizing children does no good to their growth |
D.we all know how to encourage others by praising |
A.To show the power of encouragement. |
B.To show how the teacher praises children. |
C.To show his argument is scientifically based. |
D.To show the teacher is a successful motivator. |
A.Neutral | B.Negative | C.Positive | D.Reasonable |
Most scientific progress is the result of careful consideration of work that has already been done. The wonderful world which lies before us today has been put up by hardworking men with clear heads and inventive mind, and these who follow them along life’s road will improve on their efforts. It is sometimes necessary to question and even to disbelieve some of the statements made by experts. Action or experiment can often end an argument or achieve a breakthrough.
When men were wondering whether it was possible to reach India by sailing westwards from Europe, and whether there was any land on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Christopher Columbus decides to act. He gathered some men, invited them to go on board his three ships, and set out across the dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean. He was successful in finding land, but it was not India. The result of his action was that the arguments came to the end.
Any young man who wishes to do research must be courageous enough to question old beliefs and do some original thinking about them. Although we seem to know so much, there are many things we don’t know. Even when we pull an atom to pieces, we do not really know what the pieces are, we often do not reach the reality behind what we discover, and the more we learn, the better we realize our ignorance.
小题1:Christopher Columbus decided to set out his trip because he wants to ________
A.travel round the world |
B.bring words into action |
C.discover the truth with action |
D.bring the argument to an end |
A.the more ignorance we will become |
B.the more brilliant we are |
C.the more confident we are of ourselves |
D.the more we know about our ignorance |
A.men who do not believe in others but themselves |
B.those who work hard and dare to break way from old ideas |
C.those who can make improvements on other people’s work |
D.men who work extremely hard in following their teachers |
A.the Atlantic was dangerous to get across |
B.India was to the west of the Atlantic |
C.There was land on the other side of the Atlantic |
D.it was possible sail to India by crossing the Atlantic |
Daniel, Buremburg, Germany
Actually, the original technophobes were the Luddites, a group of cloth workers in 19th century Britain during the Industrial Revolution. The Luddite cloth workers, who traditionally made cloth by hand, were worried that machines were going to take away their jobs and way of life. These machines could make cloth much faster and cheaper than humans. In 1811 and 1812 the Luddites destroyed the machines that they hated so much, but the British government supported the factory owners. Many Luddites were arrested. Charlotte Bronte’s novel Shirley will tell your parents all about it.
Laura, Valencia, Spain
Laura makes some interesting points, I think. Technophobes has been a common theme in science fiction. Frankenstein, one of the first science fiction, is a warning of what could happen if humans began to experiment with human life.
Freda, Copenhagen, Denmark
One thing you could try is to find hardware that is designed for older people to use. An example is the mobiles made by the US company, Jitterbug. Instead of icons and menus the Jitterbug phones ask users simple “yes/no” questions and have larger keypads. The company realized that there are potentially 100 million older users in the US alone.
Graham, Patras, Greece
小题1:The underlined part “the technophobes” in the passage refers to ______.
A.those who are ready to try new technology |
B.those who are addicted to the Internet |
C.those who refuse to use modern technology |
D.those who are devoted to inventing new things |
A.They called themselves the technophobes. |
B.They got full support from their factory owners. |
C.They preferred to keep their traditional working methods. |
D.They were killed by the government. |
A.Laura. | B.Freda. | C.Daniel. | D.Graham. |
A.a personal blog | B.a letter between friends |
C.a personal diary | D.a speech on new technology |
A.Daniel would buy her parents a novel written by Shirley. |
B.Charlotte Bronte wrote about technophobes in her novel Shirley. |
C.Daniel would buy her parents cell phones with icons and menus. |
D.Daniel worried about her children using e-mails. |
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote.But Alex determined to put his dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.This is the shadow land (虚幻世界) of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we"re paying $ 6,000 a year." $ 6,000 was real money in 1960.It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.Besides, he could write in his spare time.As the dollars were dancing in Alex"s head, something cleared his senses.He had dreamed of being a fulltime writer."Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly.
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There"s everything you"ve made of yourself so far.I"m not sure I ever felt so low."
Finally his work was published in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience.The shadows had turned into focus of attention.
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before.Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents.Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room.It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence (坚毅) it takes to stay the course (坚持到底)in the shadow land.
小题1:Why did Alex give up his job?
A.Because he didn"t like the working conditions. |
B.Because he couldn"t earn enough to make a living. |
C.Because he felt he had no potential in his job. |
D.Because he wanted to be a full-time writer. |
A.He refused the job offer. |
B.He was willing to give them a hand. |
C.He expected them to pay him more money. |
D.He would write in his spare time. |
A.Determined. | B.Modest. | C.Shy. | D.Brave. |
A.Look before you leap. | B.Two heads are better, than one. |
C.Hold on to your dream, and it will come true. | D.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. |
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