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When we talk about intelligence we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or upsetting situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.
For instance, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can do, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And if he can’t make things work out right, he doesn’t feel ashamed that he failed; he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook on life, a special feeling about life, and a special way of how he fits into it.
If you look at children, you’ll see great difference s between what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amount of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life --- he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.
1. In a new situation, an intelligent person ___________.
A. knows more about what might happen to him
B. is sure of the result he will get
C. is ready to face and fit himself in the situation
D. cares more about himself
2. If an intelligent person failed, he would _________.
A. try not feel ashamed
B. learn from his experiences
C. try to find all he could do
D. make sure what result he would get
3. The difference between bright children and non bright children lies in _______________.
A. their attitude towards life
B. the degree of cleverness
C. the amount of knowledge about the world
D. their way of thinking
4. The author of this passage will probably continue to talk about _________.
A. how to determine what intelligence is
B. how an unintelligence person should be taught
C. how to solve intelligent problems
D. how to educate children to deal with different situations
B
RIPTA at a Glance
The Rhode Island Public Transit (公共交通) Authority (RIPTA) is a public, independent authority. Founded in
1966, RIPTA is authorized to operate public transit services through the State of Rhode Island.
RIPTA has provided 44 years of statewide service (1966--2010)
Governed by an 8-member appointed Board of Directors
Serves 38 of 39 Rhode Island communities
Operates 7 days a week
Operates 3,300 daily trips on 58 statewide fixed bus routes
Manages the statewide ride program for seniors and people with disabilities
Operates flexible service in 6 Rhode Island communities
Provides Park & Ride Service at 27 sites around the State of Rhode Island
Operates seasonal Ferry (渡船)(May 16-October 16) service between Providence and Newport, Rhode Island
Operates 9.3 million fixed route automobile miles annually
Keeps a team of 241 fixed route buses, and 17 flexible vans
Uses 2.5 million gallons of fuel per year
Employs 844 people
Offers free statewide service on Air Quality Alert Days
Operates and maintains two facilities (设施) in Providence and one in Newport 2010 Ridership
Fixed Route Bus 24, 130, 167
Providence LINK 704, 301
Providence /Newport Ferry 42, 988
Flexible Service 375, 995
Ride Senior /Disabled Program 690, 432
Total: 25, 943, 883
5. What service does RIPTA offer?
A. Public transit nationwide
B. Public transit in Providence
C. Public transit across Rhode Island
D. Public transit in Newport
6. How many communities does RIPTA connect?
A. 58
B. 39
C. 38
D. 27
7. When is Providence /Newport Ferry open to the public?
A. On workdays.
B. All the year round.
C. On weekends.
D. In summer and fall.
C
Last week, I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked me if he could pray (祈祷). As we bowed our heads, he said, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you m ore if Mom gets us ice cream. And liberty and justice for all! Amen!”
Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman saying, “That’s what’s wrong with this country. Kids today even don’t know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why? I never!”
Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, “Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?”
As I told him that he had done a good job and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman came to the table. He said, “I happen to know that God thought you were a great prayer.”
“Really?” my son asked.
“I’m sure,” the man replied.
Then he added, “The woman never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul (心灵) sometimes.”
Naturally, I bought my kids ice creams at the end of the meal. My son stared at it for a moment, and then did something I will never forget for the rest of my life. He picked up his ice cream and, without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told her, “Here, t his is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes, and my soul is good already.”
8. The woman thought that ______.
A. the boy was too young to pray
B. the boy shouldn’t ask God for ice cream
C. there’s something wrong with the boy
D. the boy should keep silent before the meal
9. The boy cried because ______.
A. he didn’t get the ice cream he asked for
B. his mother was angry with him
C. the other customers laughed at him
D. it was rude to ask God for ice cream
10. In the author’s culture, it i s common that ______.
A. people pray before meals
B. people ask God for certain food when praying
C. ice cream is served before meals
D. children needn’t pray before meals
11. Why did the boy give the woman his ice cream?
A. He thought her soul was not good enough.
B. He didn’t like eating ice cream.
C. He ordered the ice cream for her.
D. He wanted to make the woman happy.
D
A Greenville man was put in prison on Friday after he tried to jump from a freeway overpass (立交桥), causing a traffic jam that led to the death of a man who was on his way to work.
Jack Eugene Duval Jr., 36, climbed onto the Wesley Street overpass on Interstate 30 in Greenville on Tuesday morning. Police came and tried to stop him, leading to a mile-long traffic jam. Jerry P. Garner, 64, crashed into a slow-moving truck in the traffic jam. Garner died at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Police persuaded Duval to come down after four hours on the overpass. He could be charged (指控) with blocking a highway passageway. The Department of Public Safety is looking into the crash.
Kevin Herbert, a pastor (牧师) at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Greenville, said, “Garner’s family held no ill will toward Duval. They could be very angry with Duval, but they’re showing a lot of kindness,” Herbert said. “They’re very glad that the gentleman didn’t jump from the bridge.”
“Among Garner’s survivors is Regina, a 9-year-old girl. He and his wife had adopted her as a baby,” the pastor said. “She is struggling with grief,” Herbert said. “She’s a daddy’s girl.” Garner’s son, Stephen Garner, said the drive on I-30 was one his dad took to work every day.
“My dad was a very kind man,” Stephen Garner said. “He would not have wanted that guy to jump. My mo m and family feel the same. I’m not angry, but I feel my dad would be here if it wasn’t for this ...
I thought I’d sit down and have coffee with my dad when we got older, but now I won’t do that.”
12. Jack Eugene Duval Jr. was taken into prison because ______.
A. he wanted to kill himself
B. he played a joke on police
C. he caused many traffic accidents
D. he blocked a highway passageway
13. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Garner died immediately when he crashed into the truck.
B. Garner was on his way to work when he had the accident.
C. The truck was moving slowly when Garner crashed into it.
D. Garner was not the only one in the car when the accident happened.
14. From what Kevin Herbert said in Paragraph 4, we can infer that ______.
A. Garner’s family didn’t feel very sad about his death
B. Duval was not responsible for Garner’s death
C. people were not angry at Duval’s action
D. Garner’s family are very kind-hearted
15. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. A man was sent into prison in Greenville after failing to kill himself.
B. A would-be bridge jumper was rescued by the policemen in Greenville.
C. A man died in a traffic jam caused by a would-be bridge jumper in Greenville.
D. A traffic accident caused by a traffic jam led to a broken family in Greenville.
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Many people think a telephone is a necessity. But I think it is a pest (有害的事物) and a time waste. Very often you find it impossible to escape from it. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation or when you are just going out, or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to ignore it? You are not. You think there may be some important news or message for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you ever rushed crippling from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number?
But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which i s only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn’t it important to have a telephone in case of sudden emergency—illness, accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity.
I think perhaps I had better try to justify (证明是有理的) myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstances—if I were a wealthy and powerful businessperson, for instance, or badly ill and had to lie in bed, I might find a telephone a necessity. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car as necessity. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent: one is mechanical invention, the other literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them, for I have had just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.
Title: The (1) _____________
Different
(7) about it Many people
It is (2) when one wants to make a call,
especially in time of (3) .
The author
It can (4) time and even be (5) .
Not everyone, (6) a businessperson or a sick
person who has to stay in bed, needs it.
I don’t need it because my job is writing.
(8) with it It always seems to ring when one is doing so mething else or doesn’t want it to ring.
Almost (9) can ignore it even if they want to.
One (10) to answer it only to find that he is misdialed.
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阅读理解专题 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。 A For a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school．And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in people's mind: rich, well-dressed and old． But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience． Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people．Because young people don't or won't come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools． The Houston Grand Opera's choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas” shortened versions（剧本）of child-friendly operas．This summer's production is Hansel ＆Gretel．By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level．The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists' Training Program． 1．Which is the main idea of this passage？ A．Opera is famous for its long history． B．Opera is only performed for rich people． C．Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive． D．Young people are not interested in opera． 2．The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means ______． A．breaking up the old rules B．changing the dresses C．making the audience at ease D．advertising themselves 3．Opera companies prefer to perform short versions because ______ ．A．they can be performed in public libraries B．short versions are easy to perform C．it is hard to find long versions D．they can make more people come to opera B Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position．If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay．There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job．Here are a few of those main areas; 1）Do you prefer working alone or with other people?
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高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案含解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Average humans can consume 15 or more drinks in plastic bottles a month. If you were born after 1978, and live until 80 years old, you will leave behind a minimum of 14,400 plastic bottles on this planet. These bottles take hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces of plastic, never to completely disappear. Most of the waste is consumed by fish and birds, which has shortened their lifetime greatly. The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic. It's a community in Panama that is going to be made of used bottles. The design process begins with building steel frames, which are then filled with these bottles. Once this step is complete, and electrical and plumbing (管道装置) lines are put inside, the plastic walls are covered by concrete—both inside and outside. So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic. Besides, the material will keep the house 17°C cooler than the outside, which is the biggest benefit to people living inside. The village is the brainchild (主意) of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several environmental projects. Having started a recycling program four years ago, during which a number of plastic bottles were collected, he started to think of how they could be put to use. Soon enough, he decided to use them to build houses, and came up with a basic idea for the construction process. The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protect the environment. The village will also create an education center that will teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter. Recycled bottles could neutralize the negative effect of your passage on this planet, and move closer to leaving only your “footprints”. （1）What does Paragraph 1 intend to tell us? A. The reason for buying fewer drinks. B. The difficult situation of wildlife. C. The amount of plastic waste. D. The seriousness of plastic pollution. （2）What is the biggest benefit to people living in the Plastic Bottle Village? A. The house will be much cooler than normal ones. B. The material of construction will be reduced a lot. C. The newly-made house can save a lot of electricity. D. The waste of the house can be consumed by fish and birds. （3）Which of the following words can best describe Robert? A. Creative. B. Courageous. C. Enthusiastic. D. Sensitive.（4）The main purpose of Robert's projects is to A. provide shelter for locals B. reuse all deserted plastic bottles C. popularize the use of plastic bottles D. raise people's environmental awareness 【答案】（1）D （2）A