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It is not a secret that these are turbulent times that put everyone on edge all the time and it makes people angry with their families, co-workers, friends and relatives, frustrated (沮丧的)and highly annoyed just for the noise of the neighbors or the music coming from the opposite house. Anger and negative energy have a strong influence on everyone’s life, even when they don’t realize it.
Being in a calm state of mind is simply wonderful. Results of this can be seen when parents no longer shout at their children over any small thing and when one can keep him cool when bad things happen and doesn’t let the situation become worse by his negative influence.
Also results can be seen on a larger scale. In 1993 a very interesting scientific experiment called The US Transcendental Meditation experiment was conducted in Washington. A company called TM got 4,000 calm and relaxed people to simply sit and meditate (冥想) in a central Washington convention center. The results of this experiment showed that during those particular 8 weeks, violent crimes, such as murder, rape, assaults, clearly decreased by as much as 23%.
This is evident proof that meditation can change the state of mind, bring back peace of mind and collective meditation is contagious (蔓延的), just as anything done collectively is contagious. For example, a person has the urge to become aggressive (while in normal circumstances that person is very calm and normal), just because he is sitting at a stadium watching a football game and everyone around is shouting and is aggressive.
Isn’t increasing the quality of life worth spending 20 minutes of time on meditation? Yes, very few people follow through with a meditation method that should be a joy to do. Many start and leave it after only a few sessions.
So if collective meditation has proven that meditation works, that it calms people down and that it brings their levels of stress down, why not employ it in everyday life?
小题1:The underlined word “turbulent” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “     ”.
A.changelessB.disorderlyC.perfectD.expected
小题2:According to Paragraph 3, the scientific experiment      .
A.was to test whether meditation is useful
B.was conducted throughout America
C.asked the participants to do a lot of sports
D.had no particular requirements on the participants
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Violent crimes are closely related to aggressive characters.
B.People are sometimes easily annoyed by small things.
C.Many people fail to carry out a meditation method.
D.Meditation can cure people of many illnesses.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
解析

试题分析:文章介绍了冥想的好处,可以使人们放松,降低犯罪率。
小题1:猜词题:从后面的句子:that put everyone on edge all the time and it makes people angry with their families, co-workers, friends and relatives, frustrated (沮丧的)and highly annoyed just for the noise of the neighbors or the music coming from the opposite house.可知这个单词是:纷乱的,杂乱的,选B
小题2:推理题:从第三段的句子:The results of this experiment showed that during those particular 8 weeks, violent crimes, such as murder, rape, assaults, clearly decreased by as much as 23%.可知这个实验是为了弄清冥想是否有用。选A
小题3:细节题:从第三段的句子:This is evident proof that meditation can change the state of mind, bring back peace of mind and collective meditation is contagious (蔓延的),可知冥想可以使人放松,但没有说到可以治病。选D
点评:做阅读理解题首先要明确文章的中心意思,只有明确了中心意思,那么做阅读理解的试题才能做到游刃有余。阅读理解的主旨大意题其实主要考查考生把握全文内容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析归纳文章段落大意、重要情节、人物特征和写作特点等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明确了,若还具备分析长难句的能力,难的试题也会迎刃而解。
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People who are hit by lightning and survive often have long-term effects. These may include memory loss, sleep disorders, muscle pain and depression.
Experts tell people to seek the safety of a building or a hard-top vehicle any time they hear thunder, even if it is not raining. They say lightning can strike as far as sixteen kilometers from any rainfall. Lightning can travel sideways. And at least ten percent of lightning happens without any clouds overhead that you can see.
People who are outdoors should make sure they are not the tallest thing around. Bend low to the ground, but do not lie down. And do not stand near tall object. Get away from water and anything made of metal. A car is safe, but don’t touch any metal inside.
Safety experts say people in buildings should stay away from anything with wires or pipes that lead to the outside. The National Weather Service says if you plan to disconnect any electronic equipment, do so before the storm arrives. Do not  use a wired telephone. Do not use water. All these can carry electricity.
Some people think a person struck by lightning carries an electrical charge afterward. Experts say this is not true. It is safe to begin emergency treatment
Each year about four hundred people in the United States are struck by lightning. Last year forty four people died. The average is close to seventy. The National Weather Service says that is more than the number of people killed by severe storms.
小题1:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Lightning can happen even if there is no cloud.
B.Lightning can’t strike very far.
C.Lightning can’t travel sideways.
D.Don’t stay in a car when lightning happen.
小题2:We can learn from the passage that________.
A.it’s better to turn off any electronic equipment before the storm arrives.
B.a wired telephone is not safe to use in rainy days.
C.a person struck by lightning is said to carry an electrical charge afterward.
D.severe storms kill more people than lightning does.
小题3:The underlined word ”depression” probably means”_______”.
A.excitementB.a state of being forgettable
C.silenceD.a feeling of being sad
小题4:The passage is mainly about______.
A.where people should stay in case of lightning
B.some common knowledge about lightning safety
C.how lightning travels
D.a report written by the National Weather Service

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Why do parents have such a difficult time to communicate openly and honestly with their teens? For this, there are many reasons but most of them stem from not being able to properly understand their teens. It is a dangerous gap because parents will have to communicate with their teens about a wide variety of issues during the most important years of their lives. Thus, parents must know how to communicate openly and honestly with their teens.
Here are a few tips to make communication easier between parents and teenagers.
1. Try not to talk down to your teens. Make them feel as if their views really matter, which not only helps your discussions with your teen but bring you closer to him.
2. Imagine what it would be like to be a teen. Try to remember some of the negative feelings you experienced as a teenager and apply it to your teen"s situation.
3. Never make negative remarks to your teen about what she has said or done.
4. Remember how much courage it would have taken for your teen to come and talk to you about his personal issues. So listen respectfully.
5. Don"t ignore your teen"s feelings because it is usually a cry for help. For instance, if your teen is unusually angry, it may be time to spend a bit of quality time with your teen to determine what is wrong and where he is coming from.
It is, therefore, necessary for parents to strive to keep lines of communication open at all times with their teens. Try to remember what it was like to be a teenager and how vulnerable(脆弱的)you felt. Then you will be well on your way to help your teen communicate more openly and honestly.
小题1:Why don"t teens want to talk about their personal issues with their parents?
A.Because they can"t respect their parents.
B.Because they can"t understand their parents.
C.Because their parents won"t understand them well.
D.Because their parents are not honest.
小题2:When your son comes to you for help, you should NOT _____.
A.listen respectively B.treat him seriously
C.care about his feelingD.make negative remarks
小题3:Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined phrase  “talk down to”?
A.put downB.look down uponC.chat withD.quarrel with
小题4:The best title for this passage is _____.
A.Causes of generation gap
B.Relations between teens and parents
C.Suggestions for parents-children effective communication
D.Problems with communication between teens and parents

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Ben and his wife Susan were on their way to have dinner with their friends. It was a dark,windy night, and they did not know the way very well. They drove through a town until they found what they thought was the road to Dorling,where their friends lived. But it soon became clear that they were not on the road to Dorling at all. The road that they were on was getting narrower,and there were no other cars on it. The wind was blowing harder with every minute that passed.
They came to a small village .They drove past a church and then two houses without lights on. There was nobody about to tell them where they were,or where the road went. Just then,Ben saw a telephone box,twenty meters or so further on. While he walked back along the road to see if there was a name outside the church,Susan telephoned their friends and told them that they were still on their way.
Their friends were just saying that the dinner was already getting rather cold,when Ben came back to the telephone box,his head down against the wind. He said that there was a tree lying across the road,and that the telephone lines were down. Susan heard nothing more from their friends about the dinner.
小题1:Some time later Ben and Susan found they took a wrong road because ________.
A.their friends lived nearer than they drove
B.the road was getting narrower and their car alone was on it
C.the hard wind made them get lost
D.the road was not the same as before
小题2:Ben went to the church to see if there was a name outside because ________.
A.he was sure to find some people who knew Dorling
B.he hoped to get help from there
C.he wanted to telephone his friends where they were
D.he wanted to stay there for the night
小题3:Susan could hear nothing more from their friends because ________.
A.the telephone lines were broken by a tree
B.the strong wind made too much noise
C.they got angry
D.they had all left
小题4:From the passage we know ________.
A.Ben and his wife often went out for dinners
B.Ben and his wife lived in the country
C.both Ben and his wife were short­sighted(近视的)
D.Ben and his wife seldom(很少) went to Dorling

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Becoming a fireman is a challenging and competitive job today. A fireman’s main duty is being scheduled according to the fighting and extinguishment(熄灭) of fire which definitely requires being a strong man, both mentally and physically.
The duty of a fireman involves protection of life and property of the public. They are the servicemen who are decisively selected by an organization to deal with situations like fire. The duty of a fireman intentionally consists of helping innocent people in their time of need. Such type of jobs is one of those few jobs where service is provided for people when they need help immediately. This may include rescuing people from a building at fire, providing them with medical facilities, extinguishing fire in a house or in a large commercial building. Serving people is the main intention of these professionals. The satisfaction which a fireman gets from this type of job cannot be compared to any other profession in the world.
Such profession demands top-level commitment and professionalism from .those who have chosen it as a career. Fireman should possess the highest level of courage and patience to put their lives in danger for the sake of others. They undergo lessons of maintaining patience for long hours and go through complete preparation to become successful and well-organized professional firemen. There are certain tests that are recommended before becoming a fireman.
It’s not that easy to become a fireman nowadays. A fireman is supposed to deal with unexpected situations, and they should be skilled at communicating with others and be self-disciplined at the same time.
In order to be a good fireman, one must undergo(经历、接受) strict local fire department’s training program after passing all the tests. All the fire departments conclude a two-to-four-month course, including classroom training and practical training that cover firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions. Completing this training, trainees go through the department’s trial period of service that can last from three to six months, depending on the methods of selection.
Firemen usually work both indoors and outdoors. They have to be on duty at all times and mostly work in shifts of at least 8 hours. They are also provided with several benefits which include medical aid plan, pension fund, annual leave and many more.
Title: Fireman
Definition
The servicemen decisively selected by an organization to 小题1:_______ situations like fire.
小题2:      
● Helping innocent people 小题3:        they need help.
● Rescuing people from a building at-fire and providing them with medical facilities.
●小题4:       out fire in a house or in a large commercial building.
Requirements
● Having top-level commitment and professionalism.
● Being courageous and 小题5:        .
● Being strong both in body and 小题6: _________.
● Having good 小题7:       skills.
● Being self-disciplined.
小题8:       
● Firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions.
● The department’s trial period of service which possibly 小题9:_________ 3~6 months.
小题10:       
Medical aid plans, pension fund, annual leave and many more.
 
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When I was growing up, I seldom heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never   1  them to you when you are a   2 , it gets more and more   3 for him to say those words as you get older. To tell you the truth, I could hardly   4  when I heard those words from my father. Neither could I remind when I had last said those words to 5  . I decided to   6 my shyness aside and make the first move. 7  hesitating for some time, in our next  8 conversation, I spoke out the words suddenly, “Dad ... I love you!”
There was a  9 at the other end. It wasn’t after a while did he awkwardly(笨拙地) reply, “Well,  10 to you!” I laughed and said, “Dad, I  11  you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”Fifteen minutes later my mother called and  12  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad  13 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the 14  was (were) rolling down my cheeks as I finally “  15  ” the love. As we both sat there in tears, we  16  that this special moment had taken our father and son  17 to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father  18 escaped death from the following heart surgery. Many times since his return to the usual state of health, I have  19  , if I did not take the first step and Dad did not  20 the surgery, I would have never heard him say those words.
小题1:
A.speaksB.saysC.offersD.provides
小题2:
A.manB.motherC.childD.father
小题3:
A.easyB.possible C.delightedD.difficult
小题4:
A.forgetB.remember C.mindD.decide
小题5:
A.himB.herC.meD.them
小题6:
A.dropB.letC.setD.lose
小题7:
A.BeforeB.AfterC.When D.Since
小题8:
A.phoneB.emailC.letterD.record
小题9:
A.smileB.voiceC.cryD.silence
小题10:
A.sameB.difficultC.true D.similar
小题11:
A.hopeB.knowC.wonderD.doubt
小题12:
A.crazilyB.delightedlyC.nervouslyD.terribly
小题13:
A.concludedB.disturbedC.brokeD.carried
小题14:
A.hairsB.waterC.sweatD.tears
小题15:
A.understoodB.expressed C.heardD.saw
小题16:
A.discussedB.consideredC.believed D.realized
小题17:
A.decisionB.developmentC.relationshipD.situation
小题18:
A.narrowlyB.easilyC.unlikely D.generally
小题19:
A.saidB.thoughtC.dreamedD.apologized
小题20:
A.thinkB.fightC.fail D.Survive

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