A shopping center is a place where many different shops and stores are collected under one roof. You can buy everything there and there are also banks, restaurants and, sometimes, a post office.
There are other places in the United States which are called five-and –ten-cent stores because they used to sell things for 5 to 10 cents. Today they sell almost anything and some of the things cost several dollars. Supermarkets are found in all the cities. They sell food and many other goods. You walk around the supermarket, choose the things you want, put them into a special basket prepared by the store and pay for them all together at the door. Supermarkets often stay open later than other stores.
Stores are usually open every day of the week except on Sunday. Some close on Saturdays in July and August.
小题1:The shops and stores in a shopping center are .| A．in the same building | B．on the top of a big roof | | C．close to your house | D．near banks and restaurants |
小题2:A five-and-ten-cent store usually sells .| A．expensive things | B．small and cheap things | | C．things worth many dollars | D．everything you need in the house |
小题3:________have baskets ready for people to carry the things they are going to buy.| A．Shopping centers | B．Fine stores in America | | C．Five-and-ten-cent stores | D．Supermarkets |
小题4:Which of the following can be the topic of the article?| A．What a shopping Center is? | B．Why people like supermarkets? | | C．Three types of places for shopping. | D．Old and new stores. |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C |
试题分析：文章简要介绍了三种不同的购物去处--购物中心、5-10美分商店、超市的情况。购物中心融合了各种不同类型的商店，在那里可以买到各种各样的商品。5-10美分商店里出售的是一些便宜的小商品；大型超市提供食品和其它商品。
小题1:根据第一段第一句“A shopping center is a place where many different shops and stores are collected under one roof.”可知，这些商店、超市在同一所大楼内，故选A。
小题2:根据第二段“which are called five-and –ten-cent stores because they used to sell things for 5 to 10 cents”可知，这些5-10美分的商店，售卖的是价格在5-10美分之间的小东西，故选B。
小题3:根据第二段“put them into a special basket prepared by the store and pay for them all together”可知，超市里有供客人放东西的篮子，故选D。
小题4:文章主要介绍了一些商店的情况，像购物中心、5-10美分的小商店、大型的超市等，文章没有侧重讲哪一种商店，A项片面；B、D两项未提及；故选C。 |
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试题【A shopping center is a place where many different shops and stores are collected】；主要考察你对
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There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the home from work in the evenings. A man will be the newspaper, but seconds later，with his head down, it as if he is trying to it . Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger next to him. place where unplanned short sleep is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so that the professor has to ask another student to the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation happens when a student starts falling into sleep and the of the head pushes the arm down off the , and the movement causes the of the body to move together and finally he falls down to the floor. The student wakes up on the floor with no of the reason for getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when . Police reports are full of that happen when people fall into sleep and go the road. If the drivers are , they are not seriously hurt. One woman’s car, , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of and thought it was raining. When people are really , nothing will stop them from falling asleep—no matter where they are.
| 小题2: | | A．buying | B．folding | C．reading | D．delivering |
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| 小题3: | | A．acts | B．shows | C．looks | D．sounds |
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| 小题4: | | A．eat | B．open | C．find | D．finish |
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| 小题5: | | A．lying | B．waiting | C．talking | D．sitting |
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| 小题6: | | A．Next | B．Every | C．Another | D．One |
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| 小题7: | | A．happens | B．ends up | C．lasts | D．returns |
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| 小题8: | | A．bravely | B．loudly | C．happily | D．carelessly |
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| 小题9: | | A．leave | B．watch | C．keep | D．shake |
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| 小题10: | | A．size | B．shape | C．strength | D．weight |
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| 小题11: | | A．bed | B．desk | C．shoulder | D．book |
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| 小题12: | | A．rest | B．position | C．action | D．side |
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| 小题13: | | A．memory | B．problem | C．question | D．purpose |
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| 小题14: | | A．thinking | B．working | C．walking | D．driving |
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| 小题15: | | A．changes | B．events | C．ideas | D．accidents |
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| 小题17: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．calm | D．strong |
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| 小题18: | | A．in time | B．at first | C．as usual | D．for example |
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| 小题19: | | A．dust | B．grass | C．water | D．bush |
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| 小题20: | | A．lazy | B．drunk | C．lonely | D．tired |
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You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it．You do not need to be strong．But you need to be quick．And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.
First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat．The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
Let"s start with the wind blowing from behind．This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction．Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat．It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat．Then it will catch the wind best.
If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat．In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat．It should be at a 45° angle to the boat．It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn"t flap (摆动)．It shouldn"t look like a flag on a flagpole．If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.
Sailing against the wind is not possible．If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop．You may want to go in that direction．It is possible, but you can"t go in a straight line．You must go first in one direction and then in another．This is called tacking．When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.
小题1:What should you consider first while sailing?| A．Sailors" strength. | B．Wave levels. | | C．Size of sails. | D．Wind directions. |
小题2:What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?| A．The boat. | B．The sail. | | C．The wind. | D．The angle. |
小题3:What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?| A．Move in a straight line. | B．Allow the sail to flap. | | C．Lower the sail. | D．Tack the boat. |
小题4:Where can you probably find the text?| A．In a popular magazine. | B．In a tourist guidebook. | | C．In a physics textbook. | D．In an official report. |
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Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime．A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water．He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still away．A mother who has not the words or years can teach her daughter the poem that begins " Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or the story of Cinderella or Snow White ．
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following: we have learned something, additional learning increases the of time we will remember it．In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them．We continue to listen to and ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle．twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White．We not only learn but
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The law of over learning explains why cramming （突击学习） for an examination． it may result in a passing grade, is not a way to learn a school course．By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is soon to forget almost everything he learned．A little over learning, , is usually a good investment toward the future．
| 小题1: | | A．only | B．hardly | C．still | D．even |
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| 小题2: | | A．walk | B．drive | C．travel | D．ride |
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| 小题3: | | A．thought about | B．cared for | C．showed up | D．brought up |
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| 小题4: | | A．rewrite | B．repeat | C．sing | D．recite |
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| 小题5: | | A．Before | B．Once | C．Until | D．Unless |
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| 小题6: | | A．accuracy | B．unit | C．limit | D．length |
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| 小题7: | | A．remind | B．inform | C．warm | D．recall |
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| 小题8: | | A．recite | B．overlcarn | C．research | D．improve |
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| 小题10: | | A．convenient | B．demanding | C．satisfactory | D．fast |
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| 小题11: | | A．possible | B．likely | C．probable | D．perhaps |
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| 小题12: | | A．at most | B．by the way | C．on the other hand | D．in the end |
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Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are ____. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to ____ it. Creativity isn’t always ____ with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time ____ think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking ____ ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words ____ with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ____ to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original ____; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t ____. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new ____. If your goal is to learn to ski, ____, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now ____ this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a ____ point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the ___ in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their ____. The best fishermen think like fish!
| 小题1: | | A．wrong | B．unbelievable | C．reasonable | D．realistic |
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| 小题2: | | A．put up with | B．catch up with | C．make use of | D．keep track of |
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| 小题3: | | A．equipped | B．compared | C．covered | D．connected |
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| 小题4: | | A．skillfully | B．routinely | C．vividly | D．deeply |
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| 小题5: | | A．familiar | B．unrelated | C．creative | D．imaginary |
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| 小题6: | | A．presented | B．marked | C．lit | D．associated |
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| 小题7: | | A．ideas | B．ambitious | C．achievement | D．technique |
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| 小题8: | | A．experience | B．service | C．present | D．object |
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| 小题9: | | A．work | B．last | C．exist | D．change |
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| 小题10: | | A．possibilities | B．limitations | C．tendency | D．practice |
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| 小题11: | | A．in fact | B．in particular | C．as a whole | D．for example |
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| 小题12: | | A．devote | B．adapt | C．lead | D．keep |
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| 小题13: | | A．private | B．global | C．different | D．practical |
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| 小题14: | | A．features | B．themes | C．creatures | D．characters |
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| 小题15: | | A．positions | B．dreams | C．images | D．directions |
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1. Mean old ladies
There is always a reason why an old lady gives you a serious look – you are being too loud, dressed improperly or not crossing the street in the right place. Sometimes it can be lovely, but if you are already having a bad day, a mean old lady can drive you mad.
What to do about it:
I’ve come to realize that when people start conflicts, it is actually an expression of their inner state expressed in an outside way. You, your personality, your looks or your actions have nothing to do with it. It is not personal, so why take it personally?
2. That person, who cuts in front of everybody in line
This is something that gets me angry. Even if I am not in a hurry, I still feel bad for the other people in line who are being treated unjustly. Are you more patient than I am or do you feel annoying too?
What to do about it:
If we have negative thoughts then we are wasting our energy on negativity. Situations like this could be a great opportunity to learn to control our first negative responses and practice understanding. After all, the person may just have a quick question or maybe there is an emergency.
Friends that tell you “I told you so”
It is one thing to admit that you made a mistake and another to hear it from a friend. Friends should be there to support you and cheer you up when you are feeling down, not make themselves feel better at your expense, right?
What to do about it:
It helps to remember that when people say “I told you so”, they may mean, “Please listen to my advice to avoid future mistakes.” If this is not the help you need – voice it out, without getting defensive.
小题1:According to the author, what can you do when meeting with a mean old lady? | A．Take it personally. | B．Take it seriously. | | C．Don’t apologize to her. | D．Don’t get upset. |
小题2:When seeing someone cutting in line, we’d better ________. | A．stop him immediately | B．treat it with a good state of mind | | C．pretend not to see it | D．teach him a good lesson |
小题3:The third tip intends to advise you ________. | A．not to keep silent at a friend’s improper suggestion | | B．to tell your friend if they have misunderstood you | | C．not to talk to your friend if they feel better at your expense | | D．to apologize to your friend when you’ve done something wrong |
小题4:What is the best title for this passage? | A．What to do when meeting with these people? | | B．How to ask your friends for help when in trouble? | | C．How to give advice to your friends when asked to? | | D．What to say when faced with different situations? |
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