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每日一练30倒数第五周星期五ASteve Jobs, the former chief executive of Apple, announced his resignation as head of Apple on Aug．24, 2011．The following is the letter from Steve Jobs to the Apple board．To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know．Unfortunately, that day has come．I hereby resign as CEO of Apple．I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee．As far as my successor（继任者）goes, I strongly recommend that we execute（执行）our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple．I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative（创意改革的）days are ahead of it．And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role．I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you．Steve Tim Cook, the newly appointed CEO of Apple, sent an email to the troops after Steve Jobs stepped down．Below is the full text of the email．Team:I am looking forward to the amazing opportunity of serving as CEO of the most innovative company in the world．Joining Apple was the best d ecision I’ve ever made and it’s been the privilege of a lifetime to work for Apple and Steve for over 13 years．I share Steve’s optimism for Apple’s bright future．Steve has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, as well as to the entire executive team and our amazing employees．We are really looking forward to Steve’s ongoing guidance and inspiration as our Chairman．I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change．I cherish and celebrate Apple’s unique principles and values．Steve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that —it is in our DNA．We are going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do．I love Apple and I am looking forward to diving into my new role．All of the incredible support from the Board, the executive team and many of you has been inspiring．I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is．TimCook, 50, once served in IBM and Compaq before he joined Apple in 1998．He was promoted to the chief operating officer in 2007 and has been the real CEO responsible for most of Apple’s day-to-day operations du ring Job’s medical leaves．It’s believed that the replacement will not affect Apple’s business at least in short term, but it is unclear whether Apple’s innovation and operational efficiencies will continue unabated．41．Which of the following is conveyed i n Steve Jobs’ letter to the Apple board?A．He announced his resignation and the Apple’s succession plan．B．He recalled his best years of working alongside his best friends at Apple．C．He expressed his expectation of Apple’s new successor Tim Cook．D．He showed his regret for being unable to meet his duties as CEO．42．What message does Cook mainly intend to communicate in his email to the team?A．Joining Apple is a best decision．B．Unique guidance makes Apple a success．C．Apple isn’t going to change．D．Optimism brings Apple a bright future．43．It can be inferred from the passage that ．A．Cook has been in charge of Apple’s daily operations since 2007B．Cook is proud of his promotion and regards it as a lifetime honorC．Steve Jobs refused to provide ongoing guidance because of his health problem D．Steve Jobs and Tim Cook share the same belief in Apple’s future 44．According to Tim Cook, what makes Apple the magical place that it is?A．Apple’s unique culture, principles and values．B．Apple’s b est quality products in the world．C．Apple’s successful sales promotion strategies．D．Apple’s great efforts to satisfy its employees．45．The public seem to take a（n）attitude towards Apple’s future in the long run．A．supportive B．uncertain C．pessimistic D．optimisticB46．All the flights in Europe were cancelled earlier in the year 2010 because ．A．the worldwide earthquakes forced the airports to stop their servicesB．the ash from the eruption of Icelandic volcano made flying too dangerous C．the airports had to do something to guarantee the security of the passengers D．a crash in Poland made all the flights grounded for safety reasons47．Of the following four prominent figures that passed away in 2010, who was the youngest?A．Corey Haim B．Dennis Hopper C．Norman Wisdom D．Tony Curtis 48．The underlined phrase “kick off” in the film section most probably means ．A．become more concerned about B．start one’s new careerC．arouse people’s enthusiasm in something D．take a giant leap forward49．When Mary Bale says “it’s just a cat, at the end of the day”, she is really ．A．puzzled B．annoyed C．guilty D．worried 50．We can infer from the passage that ．A．it’s the first time for the Spanish to celebrate their winning the football World CupB．the year 2010 witnessed the first appearance of 3D films in human history C．Arnold Schwarzenegger has a different accent from the standard American English D．Dubai is proud to have the worl d’s safest and tallest structureCWorking outside the International Space Station （ISS）, an astronaut is suddenly hit by a piece of space debris（碎片）that damages his spacesuit．Alarmed, he realizes he’s just seconds from disaster．Moving fast, his prepared robot partner slaps（拍打）an auto-patch over the tear in his spacesuit．Huge sighs of relief fill the ISS．Inside, the astronaut responsible for saving the spacewalker’s life controls everything the robot avatar has done —including rescuing its human partner —while it works outside the space station．R2:The Real DealA robot companion can come in handy to space travelers, whether they’re as far away as Mars or as close as a space station or moon base．Space-travelling avatars, controlled remotely by humans are still a concept．But earlier in the year 2011, NASA sent a humanoid robot into space for the first time．It’s called R2, short for Robonaut 2．The robot was delivered by the space shuttle Discovery and will remain on the ISS to be tested．NASA expects robots like R2 to be a huge help to astronauts．“Our goal is for robots to work side by side with humans,” says NASA’s Matt Ondler．R2 is controlled by humans using laptops．It’s programmed to perform a number of small tasks, such as “find an object．” In most situat ions, humans are still far better with their hands than robots．But that’s not necessarily true in space, where astronauts must wear bulky spacesuits and heavy gloves．And since they don’t need to eat, breathe, or go to the bathroom, robonauts have the advantage for lengthy jobs．R2 isn’t ready for spacewalks yet, but NASA hopes that future improvements will make this possible．“Robonauts will help our astronauts with the three D’s: jobs that are dirty, dull, and dangerous,” says Ondler．To The MoonSomeday the space agency hopes to send R2 to the moon．Sending a robot to the moon will befar less expensive than sending a human．A robot is stronger, can survive in tighter spaces, and doesn’t need air．Even better, robots don’t care how longit takes for NASA to return them to Earth．Once on the moon, the robonaut could perform experiments, send live video back to Earth, talk to classrooms full of kids, and explore the lunar surface．R2 will be able to move using legs, or by attaching its torso（躯干）to a four-wheeled rover （探测器） and becoming part of vehicle．And when R2’s battery is low, it can plug into a solar-powered recharging station and get some much-needed juice．All in all, a pretty sweet life for a humble robot!The future R2 would be designed to operate by itself．But for difficult tasks, a human operator would control it like an avatar in a video game．NASA will need people skilled at operating robonauts to ensure the success of future missions．So the next time your mom complains that you’re spending too much time on video games, just tell her you’re training for a job with NASA．51．In paragraph1, the writer gives a detailed description of a space accident to ．A．stress th e danger of an astronaut’s walk in spaceB．tell readers the unforgettable experience of an astronautC．show his concern for the present situation of space walkD．introduce what robots are likely to do for astronauts52．Why does the writer say Robonaut 2 is “The Real Deal”?A．It may have the advantage for complex and small tasks at low costs．B．It has been programmed to help astronauts with three D’s．C．It is flexible and can be easily controlled by humans beings．D．It proves to be a good companion for space travelers．53．By saying“All in all, a pretty sweet life for a humble robot!”, the writer means that ．A．an ordinary robot will be able to move freely in comfortable surroundings B．an ordinary robot will enjoy a comfortable life in space like humans on Earth C．a future robot will explore the moon easily by using a four-wheeled rover D．a future robot is stronger and will handle any difficulty in space easily 54．It can be learned from the passage that ．A．the future R2 will perform experiments without human controlB．humans are much smarter with their hands than robots in spaceC．someday humans might control an avatar on the moonD．sending a human to the moon will cost far less than sending a robotDThe end of my sophomore year was approaching．Mom called me at the dorm one evening during the last week of May．My summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa, helping out around their farm．The arrangement made good sense to all the family．I wasn’t fully convinced of that myself but guessed it was just one summer．Next year would be my little brother’s turn．I arrived late that afternoon．Grandma had fixed more food than the three of us could possibly eat．She loved me entirely too much．The next morning, Grandpa fixed breakfast for the two of us． He told me Grandma had tired herself out yesterday and was going to rest in bed a little longer．I made a mental note to myself to not askher to do things for me while I was there．I was there to help, not be a burden．Weeks passed．I gradually settled into a routine of daily work with Grandpa．In the evenings I usually read or talked with Grandma．She never grew tired of hearing about college or anything I was involved in．She told me stories about her childhood, family and the early years after she and Grandpa had married．The last Saturday in June, Grandpa suggested going fishing．We hadn’t expected what we saw when we got to the pond that morning: One of the swans was dead．Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their 50th anniversary．“Why don’t we see about buying another one,” I suggested, hoping the situation could somehow be righted．Grandpa thought for a few moments before answering．He finally said, “no．．．it’s not that easy, Bruce．You see, swans mate for life．” He raised his finger to point, holding the fishing pole in his other hand．“There’s nothing we can do for the one that’s left．He has to work it out for himself．”A few days later, we drove by the pond while doing our morning check on the cows．We found the other swan lying near the same spot we had found the first one．It, too, was dead．The month of July started with me and Grandpa putting up a new stretch of fence．Then July 12 came．That was the day Grandma passed away．Grandma had died suddenly that morning of a stroke．By the afternoon, my parents were there．The old house was soon crowded with relatives and Grandpa’s friends．The funeral was held the next day．Grandpa had insisted on having it as soon as possible．On the second day after the funeral, Grandpa announced at the breakfast table, “This is a working farm． We have a lot of things to do．The rest of you should get back to your own lives．” Most of the family had already left, but this was Grandpa’s way of telling the rest it was time for them to go home．My parents were the last to leave after lunch．Grandpa was not a man who could outwardly express his grief around others, and we all worried about him．The rest of the summer flowed by．We stayed busy working．I thought there was something different about Grandpa but couldn’t quite put my finger on it．September was nearing, and part of me did not want to leave．I thought of skipping the fall semester and staying around a few more months．When I mentioned it, grandpa quickly told me that my place was back at college．The day finally came for me to pack my car and leave. I shock his hand and chanced a hug. As Idrove down the driveway, I saw him in the rearview mirror．He waved to me and then walked to the pasture gate to start the morning livestock check．Mom called me at school on a stormy October day to tell me Grandpa had died．A neighbor had stopped by that morning for coffee and found him in the kitchen．He died of a stroke, the same as Grandma．At that moment, I understood what he’d clumsily tried to explain to me about the swan on that morning we fished together by the pond．55．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ．A．Bruce regarded working on the farm as a rare chanceB．Bruce longed to enjoy himself freely on the farmC．the brothers took turns to attend their grandparentsD．Bruce was not happy with his parents’ arrangement56．What did the writer think at the sight of the first dead swan?A．Another swan should be bought in place of the dead one．B．The other was bound to die since swans mate for life．C．Grandma would be in deep sorrow over its death．D．The living can do nothing for the dead．57．Grandpa quickly dismissed the family after the funeral because ．A．he wanted to carry on with his farm workB．he tended to deal with grief in life by himselfC．he didn’t want his normal life disturbedD．he took for granted the matter of life and death58．By “I couldn’t put my fingers on it”, the writer means that ．A．I could do nothing to help him out of griefB．I was so busy that I couldn’t give a hand to GrandpaC．I couldn’t tell exactly what was different about my GrandpaD．I stayed busy working and couldn’t keep Grandpa’s company59．Which of the following best describes Grandpa’s character?A．Outgoing, clumsy and considerate．B．Loyal, considerate and independent．C．Talkative, clumsy and independent．D．Romantic, outgoing and loyal．60．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A．Mate For Life B．Unforgettable Summer BreakC．Death of Swans D．Everlasting Love Story参考答案。
杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练08
杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练08倒数第九周星期三AI recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman．Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me．Fifty is supposed to be my father's age but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means．A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, "Fifty is what forty used to be " He had made an inspirational point．Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.You're not getting older, you are getting better．" says Dr．Joyce Brothers．This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion．And so, as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net, I am moved to share some thoughts on aging with you．I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally．Getting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies （悼词）. In tact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all: Grow old along with me!The best is yet to me．Whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by．I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend （混合）of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher was right when he said．" Old is always fifteen years from now．"1．The author seems to tell us in Paragraph 1 that____．A．time alone will tell B．time goes by quicklyC．time will show what is right D．time makes one forget the past 2．When the author turned fifty, people around him ____．A．tried to comfort him B．got inspiration with himC．were friendlier with him D．found him more talkative3．What does the writer mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A．He has become older．B．He is not good at high jump any more．C．He feels sorry that he is not so good at high jump as before．D．He wants to make it known that he was once good at high jump．4．The author considers his fifty years of life ____A．peaceful B．ordinaryC．satisfactory D．regretful5．We can infer from the passage that____A．the old should led asimple lifeB．the old should face the fact of agingC．the old should take more exerciseD．the old should fill themselves with curiosityBThe heat engine is certainly one of the most important devices that man ever invented．In its simplest meaning, the heat engine is a device that transforms heat energy into other forms of energy, such as mechanical and electrical energy．A great majority of the engines used today lie under the contributions that the heat engine made in the fields of industry, transportation, and the production of electricity gives us a deeper and more detailed look at the importance of heat engines．The heaf engine had a great role in the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century．Scientists developed machines, based on heat engines, which could increase the amount of goods produced, and at the same time, decrease the amount of time and money consumed．The manufactured goods became affordable to almost everyone, and they were not a luxury any more, After the introduction of the heat engine in the industrial field, the concept of mass production was first realized, and industry boomed as never before．Through history man has always tried to invent efficient means of transportation．However, it was not until the invention of the heat engine that this became possible．A new era replaced the old era of animal-powered transportation, an era whose characteristics were speed and comfort．The train was the first means of transportation that used the heat engine, and it introduced new horizons of long-distance travelling．However, it was another machine that replaced the horse as a personal means of transportation．It was called the car, and it also used the heat engine．The achievements of the car in a few decades wiped out centuries of horse transportation．Scientists realized the importance of electricity since the day it was discovered．Unfortunately, electricity was not available in nature for direct use．Scientists had to come up with ways of producing it．Here again, the heat engine was used to produce mechanical energy, which in turn can produce electricity．Today, many power-producing stations all over the world still use heat engines．They use coal or fuel oil to evaporate water, then the steam is used to turn a turbine which can produce electricity．In conclusion, heat engines proved to be one of the most important inventions．It is enough to observe the importance of industry, transportation, and electricity in our lives to know the importance of heat engines．Although the engines used today are quite different from the early ones, the same concept of changing heat into other kinds of energy is still used．6．What is the passage mainly about?A．The importance of electricity．B．The importance of heat energy．C．The importance of the heat engine．D．The importance of means of transportation．7．The underlined word "transforms" in Para．1 can be best replaced by _____．A．changes B．divides C．adapts D．breaks 8．Which of the following is TRUE after the scientist used heat engine in industry?A．Heat engines greatly promoted industry．B．More money and less time were spent in producing goods．C．Manufactured goods decreased a lot because of mass production．D．The invention of the heat engine resulted in the invention of electricity．9．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A．The animal-powered transportation was slow but comfortable．B．The heat engine is the greatest invention ever in the history of industry．C．The car is a means of personal transportation that is based on the heat engine．D．Before the invention of the heat engine, the animal was the only means of transportation．CI was a fat kid who grew into an overweight adult．I was constantly laughed at for being heavier than the other kids, leaving me feeling shy．I tried several diets, but none worked, and I ended up gaining weight．Another factor contributing to my weight gain was my love for cooking, especially rich, high-fat desserts, which I enjoyed preparing and, of course, eating．When I finished high school at the age of 18, I weighed 215 pounds．Lacking the self-confidence to go to a new, faraway school, I decided to stay close to home instead of going away to college．I continued with my unhealthful eating habits and felt more miserable as the weight came on, but I did nothing about it except buy larger plus-size clothes．My turning point came 10 years later at a friend's New Year's Eve party when I was at my all-time highest weight of 330 pounds．I caught my reflection in a mirror and the truth hit me: I was overweight and unhealthy, and unless I did something about it now, I would only get bigger and unhappier．After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss efforts and realized they didn't work because they required me to give up foods I loved．Then I would constantly think about food and binge, abandoning the diet altogether．If I took a common-sense approach and ate smaller portions of all foods, I would be able to satisfy my hunger and not feel deprived．My biggest challenge was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier lifestyle．At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to prevent myself from thinking about food．The result: Food was all I thought about．There had to be some way to combine cooking with healthful eating．I found the solution after reading several low-fat cookbooks．With some trial and error, I could modify my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious．The pounds started coming off, and when I started exercising （usually cardio and weight training five times a week）, they seemed to melt away．I didn't feel deprived, and I felt free to give my body the care and attention it deserved．I lost 165 pounds over the next two years．I had many ups and downs, but I was determined to go on．Another challenge to me was not to beat myself up if I ate something that was unhealthy and to take it as a sign to abandon my healthful habits．Instead, I vowed to start again and always keep my goal in mind．Thanks to losing weight and becoming fit I am in line with my body and myself．My dream is to help others realize the ease and benefits of low-fat cooking and eating．I've created and published a book of low-fat recipes（食谱）and run workshops and seminars（研讨会）on healthful eating．Now that I know what I can achieve when I set my mind to it, my dreams are no longer out of reach．I have finally found myself．Work out ScheduleRunning, stair climbing, step aerobics or kickboxing: 60 minutes/5 times a weekWeight training: 30 minutes/3 times a weekMaintenance Tips1．Make exercise a priority．After you work out, you'll be more likely to eathealthfully．2．You don't have to miss out on enjoying your favorite foods to lose weight．Just enjoy themin smaller portions．3．Don't beat yourself up if you slip．Get back to your regular exercise and eating program as soon as you can and forgive yourself．Have you recently made fitness a priority?10．What factors contributed to the narrator's failure in losing her weight at first?A．Her laziness in starting exercising．B．Her unwillingness to abandon low-tat desserts．C．Her passion for cooking and unhealthy eating habits．D．Her lack of maintenance tips．11．What did the narrator do as she kept on gaining weight?A．She tried a few low-fat diets．B．She decided to stay away from home．C．She bought herself clothes of larger sizes．D．She could do nothing except that she felt deprived．12．The narrator's story tells us that _____．A．it is important to have a balanced dietB．cooking by oneself will make one healthyC．trial and error is important in learning cookingD．reading cookbooks will help to build up a good eating habit13．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．She missed opportunity to attend college because of her shyness．B．She didn't attend the New Year's Eve party because of her weight．C．Her dream of becoming a beautiful girl came true after she lost weight．D．She didn't seriously consider losing her weight until she realized how fat she was．14．It can be concluded from the passage that _____．A．you will live a healthy life if you cook yourself every dayB．you will feel deprived if one fails to give attention to your bodyC．it is the most important thing for you to have some maintenance tips in order to keep fit D．being overweight can not only be bad for your health but also bring you much trouble in your lifeD"What's the most important thing you've done in your life?" The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers．The answer came to me in an instant．It's not the one I gave, because the situation wasn't right．As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known persons．But here's the true answer:The most important thing I've ever done occurred on October 8, 1990．I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn't seen for a while．Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other's lives．He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night．While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts．It was my friend's father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was beingrushed to the hospital．In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust．For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed （呆若木鸡）．Then I tried to figure out what I should do．Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself．My friend's son was in the care of doctors and nursed, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome．Be there for moral support? Well, maybe．But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they'd be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened．All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was get in the way．Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home．So I decided to head back to my house and check in with my friend later, As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts, I now faced another problem．I couldn't leave the keys in the truck．So I decided to go to the hospitaland give him the keys．When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting．As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife．I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next．Soon a doctpr appeared．He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died．For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence．After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they might want to spend a few moments with their son．My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their family．When they reached the door, my friend's wife saw me standing in the corner．She came over and hugged me and started to cry My friend hugged me, too, and said, "Thanks for being here．"For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye．It's the most important thing I have ever done．The experience taught me two lessons．First: The most important thing I've ever done happened when I was completely helpless．None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation．Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome．All I could do was stand by and watch it happen．And yet it was critical that I do just that -just be there when someone needed me．Second: The most important thing I've ever done almost didn't happen because of things I had learned inclassrooms and professional life．Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organize them．These skills are critical for lawyers．When people come to us for help, I almost forgot how to feel．Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital．From that one experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn't the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve．The most important thing in life is the kids' team you coach or the poem you write ?or the time when you're just somebody's friend．15．When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author_______．A．felt it was not an interesting questionB．thought for a while and spoke his mindC．gave an answer from a lawyer's point of viewD．didn't give the real answer16．When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought ______．A．he had to stay with his familyB．his friend did not need his help at allC．he would not be of much helpD．the baby would be in the doctor's care17．It can be inferred from the author's description of the scene at the hospital that ____．A．he found that he was in the wayB．he regretted that he went too lateC．he would have felt guilty if he had not been thereD．his friend would have felt better if he had not been there18．In the story the author means to tell the reader that ____．A．you can certainly help a friend if you want toB．it is better to be there when someone needs youC．family and relatives can not take the place of friendsD．more people are a great comfort when one is in trouble19．The author learned from his own experience that ____．A．what is taught in school is usually of no useB．a lawyer cannot leam much in classroomsC．a lawyer should know people's feelings firstD．he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically20．We leam from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph that the author _____．A．is fond of writing poemsB．is going to coach the kid's teamC．is determined to make friends with everybodyD．is fully aware of the importance of being helpful to those in need参考答案1-10BAACBCAACC 11-20CADDDCCBDD。
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每日一练32倒数第四周星期二AIt was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trev or, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)，saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.51. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?A. From radio broadcasts.B. From TV news.C. From a newspaper.D. From a stranger.52. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The author used to get to work four kilometers away from home by bike.B. The author’s husband often parked the bike outs ide the back door.C. Several strangers offered bikes to them, but they only accepted one of them.D. Somebody had stolen their bike before, but soon returned it to the author.53. What do we learn from the couple’s experience?A. Strangers are usually of little help.B. One should take care of their bike.C. News reports make people famous.D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.54. Why was the bike so important to the couple?A. They used it for work and daily life.B. It was their only possession.C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.D. The man’s job was bike racing.BOur planet is getting warmer, and ice at the North and South Poles is melting.Global warming may be happening on Mars too.When the sun shines on a planet, the planet’s surface reflects some of the sunlight back into space. Some other sunlight gets absorbed and warms the planet. Light-colored surfaces, such as white ice caps, reflect more sunlight than dark surfaces do. By contrast, dark surfaces absorb more of the sunlight, which makes them get hotter.Scientists who have compared pictures of Mars taken by satellites in the 1970s to images taken more recently have noticed that the Red Planet’s surface looks different than it used to. In some areas, the landscape looks much darker, while in others, it looks lighter. On the whole, the surface of Mars—especially in the planet’s southern hemisphere—has grown darker over the past 30 years.Most of those changes probably occurred because Martian winds blew away light-colored dust that had covered many regions. That exposed darker rocks that had been covered with dust.The darkening of Mars has caused the planet to get warmer, a new study suggests. Scientists calculated how much more sunlight and heat Mars absorbs now. They compared that to how much it absorbed in the late 1970s.They estimate that the planet’ s atmosphere is almost 1℃ warmer, on average, than it was 30years ago. Some areas of mars have warmed more than average. For example, the planet’s south pole may be 4℃ warmer than it was in the late 1970s.55. 30 years ago, the surface of Mars looked________.A. lighterB. darkerC. as dark as it is nowD. as light as it is now56. What is the main cause of climate change on Mars?A. Increases in the sun’s radiation.B. Increases in heat Mars absorbs.C. The change of Martian surface color.D. The change of Martian wind direction.57. The biggest temperature change may happen in _______.A. the northern hemisphere of MarsB. the southern hemisphere of MarsC. the north pole of MarsD. the south pole of Mars58. What is mainly discussed in the passage?A. Exploration on Mars.B. Global warming on Mars.C. Factors affecting climate change.D. The relationship between color and sunlight.CBooks for Children59. If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？A. Star of WonderB. The Not-So-Wise ManC. First Festival: ChristmasD. My Very First Christmas Book60. Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year-old child?A. 07459 40560.B. 07459 38922.C. 07459 45783.D. 07459 44116.61. If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?A. Pat Alexander.B. Beth Webb.C. Lois Rock.D. Elizabeth Goudge.DI told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that t he hill provided.My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly peoplewho pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote，“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened，vision cleared，ambition inspired and success achieved.” One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity(逆境).From time to time we all face hardships，problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.Douglas Bader was 21 when in 193l he had both legs cut off following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an i nspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to any-one who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind，you'll never use crutches(拐杖)or a stick，then have a go at everything. Go to school，join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never，never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”The biographies（传记）of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.62. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?A. Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise.B. People are silly to pay to go to the gym.C. Those who want to achieve success can't expect to live all easy life.D. People's attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed.63. The writer quoted Helen Keller and her saying as an example to demonstrate .A. one cannot achieve anything with an easy lifeB. only disabled persons can experience hardship deeplyC. one’s success is determined by nothing but his / her attitudeD. it’s rare for a deaf and blind person to gain a University degree.64. Following this passage，the author will further talk about .A. how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he facedB. what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you faceC. what great people have in commonD. why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity65. Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?A. Face adversity with a smileB. Different attitudes towards adversityC. Nothing is impossibleD. Life is full of adversity参考答案。
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杭州外国语学校 2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练 15倒数第八周星期五AWhen I was an education official in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times . Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother sent this letter to the newspaper:Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and I’m very proud of you.”I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.When you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings won’t amount to much.I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wan ted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jimwas the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just call ed to say I love you. Gotto go to work. Bye.” He gave me something to treasure forever.If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.You may never have another chance.1. According to the passage, we know that _______.A. Jim was always ashamed of himselfB. Jim did very well in his studiesC. Jim’s parents were patient with himD. Jim failed to finish his high scho ol2. The underlined word “ irritating ” in Paragraph 4 most probably means _______.A. annoyingB. aggressiveC. impatientD. surprising3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Many people loved him.B. Jim’s smile cheered up his family.C. Jim was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 20.D. Jim constantly expressed his love to his mother.4. By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to _______.A. mourn her son’s sudden death in a traffic accidentB. remind people to be cautious of motorcyclesC. tell parents to take better care of their childrenD. suggest people taking the chance to express their love in time5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Love your Family.B. Do it Today.C. Walk with Pride.D. Appreciate Smiles.BHave 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?There are isolating (孤立的 jobs that will drive an outgo ing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.2 How do you handle change?Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine. 3 Do you enjoy working with computers?I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people whoare happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well. 4 What type of work environment do you enjoy?This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.5 How do you like to get paid?Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and overagain with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.C. Extreme people tend to work with others.D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.7. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your positionB. There are more important things than assessing skills and matching them with the position whenyou select job.C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and matching them with the position when you select job.D. You should ignore your skills when you select job.8. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?A. DesignB. ChangesC. CooperationD. Hobbies9.What is the best title for this passage?A. Lifestyles and Job PayB. Jobs and EnvironmentC. Job Skills and AbilitiesD. Personalities and JobsCNow let us look at how we read. When we read a printed text, our eyes move across a page in short, jerky movement. We recognize words us ually when our eyes are still when they fixate (注视 . Each time they fixate, we see a group of words. This is known as the recognition span or the visual span. The length of time for which the eyes stop --- the duration of the fixation --- varies considerably from person to person. It also varies within any one person according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text. Furthermore, it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness.Unfortunately, in the past, many reading improvement courses have concentrated too much on how our eyes move across the printed page. As a result of this misleadingemphasis on the purely visual aspects of reading, numerous exercises have been devised to train the eyes to see more words at one fixation. For instance, in someexercises, words are flashed on to a screen for, say, a tenth or a twentieth of a second. One of the exercises has required students to fix their eyes on some central point, taking in the words on either side. Such word patterns are often constructed in the shape of rather steep (陡峭的 pyramids so the reader takes in more and more words at each successive fixation. All t hese exercises are very clever, but it’s one thing to improve a person’s ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently. Reading requires the ability to understand the relationship between words. Consequently, for these reasons, many experts have now begun to question the usefulness of eye training, especially since any approach which trains a person to read isolated words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him in reading a continuous text.10. The time of the recognition span can be affected by the following facts except________ .A. one’s familiarity with the textB. one’s purpose in readingC. the length of a group of wordsD. lighting and tiredness11. The author may believe that reading ______.A. requires a reader to take in more words at each fixationB. requires a reader to see words more quicklyC. demands an deeply-participating mindD. demands more mind than eyes12. What does the author mea n by saying “but it’s one thing to improve a person’s ability to see wordsand quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently.” in the second parapraph?A. The ability to see words is not needed when an efficient reading is conducted.B. The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to impr ove both the ability to see and to comprehendwords.C. The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to improve an efficient reading.D. The reading exercises mentioned has done a great job to impro ve one’s ability to see words.13. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The visual span is a word or a group of words we see each time.B. Many experts began to question the efficiency of eye training.C. The emphasis on the purely visual aspects is misleading.D.The eye training will help readers in reading a continuous text.14. The tune of the author in writing this article is ________.A. criticalB. neutralC. pessimistic D optimisticDJack London had endured more hardships by the age of twenty-one than most people experience in a lifetime. His struggles developed in him sympathy for the working class and a lasting dislike of hard work and provided inspiration for his careeras a writer.London grew up in San Francisco in extreme poverty. At an early age, he left school and supported himself through a succession of unskilled jobs --- working as a paper boy, in bowling alleys, on ice wagons, and in canneries and mills. Despite working long hours at these jobs, London was able to read constantly, borrowing travel and adventure books from the library.The books London read inspired him to travel, and his job experiences led him to become active in fighting for the fights of workers. He sailed to Japan on a journey aiming at catching seals and joined a cross-country protest march with a group of unemployed workers. After being arrested for vagrancy (流浪 near Buffalo, New York, London decided to educate himself and reshape his life. He quickly completed high school and entered the University of California.After only one term, however, the appeal of fortune and adventure proved uncontrollable. London gave up his studies and traveled to the Alaskan Yukon in 1897 in search of gold. Jack London was among the first of these miners. He may have searched for more than gold, however. London once commented, “ True, the new re gion was mostly poor; but its several hundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing space to those who else would have choked at home.” Although he was unsuccessful as a miner, London’s experiences in Alaska taught him about the humand esire for wealth and power and about humankind’s inability to control the forces of nature. While in Alaska, London also absorbed memories and stories that would make him known one hundred years later.Once back in California, London became determined to earn a living as a writer. He rented a typewriter and worked up to fifteen hours a day, spinning his Alaskan adventures into short stories and novels.According to legend, London’s piles of rejection slips from publishers grew to five feet in height!Even so, London preserved. In 1903, he earned national fame when he published the popular novel The Call of the Wild. He soon became the highest paid and most industrious writer in the country. During his career, he produced more than fifty books and earned more than a million dollars. Several of his novels, including The Call of the Wild (1903,the Sea-Wolf (1904,the White Fang (1906, have become American classics. In fact, he was a creative writer whose fiction explored several regions and their cultures: the Yukon, California, Hawaii, and the Solomon Islands. He experimented with many literary forms, from traditional love stories and dystopias (反面乌托邦小说 to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war communication, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai lepers (麻风病患者 . He was among the most influential figures of his day, who understood how to create a public persona and use the media to market his self-created image of poor-boy-turned-success. London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for spreading through his Beauty Ranch when he died of kidney disease at age 40. He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world.H is best works describe a person’s struggle for survival againstthe powerful forces of nature. “To Build a Fire”, for example, tells the story of a man’s fight to survive the harsh cold of the Alaskan winter. 15. _________made Jack London reconsider his life in the future. A. His job experience B. The books he read C. His being arrested D. Long-hour work 16. What is TRUE about Jack London? A. Jack London was poor all his life. B. Jack London got enough money while in the search of gold. C. The books Jack London read inspired him to travel and become active. D. Theexperience of gold searching made Jack London determined to write novels about Alaska adventures. 17. After the experience in Alaska, Jack London _________. A. realized the nature of human beings. B. knew people could control nature finally. C. regretted being there. D. thought highly of himself. 18. In paragraph 4, the sentence “True, the new region was mostly poor; but its several hundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing s pace to those who else would have choked at home.” implies _______. A. Jack London regarded Alaska a poor place as he never got any gold there. B. people would have been ill at home if they had never been to Alaska. C. People searching for gold there still have chance to win. D. Alaska was a poor but large region. 19. Which one of following works doesn’t belong to Jack London according to the passage? A. love stories B. poetry C. journalism D. essays 20. What CANNOT be learned from Jack London’s final succe ss? A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Practice makes perfect. C. Knowledge is powerful. D. Don't cry over spilt milk. 参考答案 1-10CADDBDBCDC11-20CCDACDACBD 6。
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倒数第十周星期三AMy daughter is a junior in high school and has been on an individualizededucation program since fourth grade ．She plans to go to college and intendsto finish with a master’s degree．Her performance is fairly good, but testscores are very low ．She has held many leadership and volunteer positions ．Wehave been advised to have her write an essay about how her learningdisability is a barrier that she has overcome ．Will that help or hurt her chances for admission?—DeborahFirst let me answer the question on low standardized test scores （ACT/SAT ）．There are hundreds of colleges that are “test optional” which meansstudents can choose not to release their test scores in the applicationprocess ．Admission decisions at these colleges for students who do notsubmit their test scores are made based on other factors ．A list of test optional colleges can be found at fairtest ．org ．It is important, however, to make sure that the college is the right fit academically regardless of the test optional policy ．You also asked if your daughter should write about her disability and if this would hurt her chances of being admitted ．Please know that colleges do not deny admission based on disability ．“Disclosing” a learning disability in a personal statement within the college application can certainly help ．By writing a personal statement, students can potentially demonstrate, for example, their understanding of the challenge they face ．They might also demonstrate an improved grade trend in that subject area, and show interest in more complex courses in spite of this disability ．More importantly, a student disclosure can show self-confidence, motivation and an understanding of the disability ．—Ms ．KravisMy son is still very young but he has an expressive language disorder ．Ittook more than two years of speech therapy for him to be able to learn tospeak at the same level as his 2 years old brother ．He is very smart, buthe struggles with language ．Unfortunately, many schools require foursemesters of foreign language to get in or to graduate ．Can these requirements ever be waived for someone like my son?—KarlaThe answer is yes ．There are many colleges that do not require foreignlanguage skills to enter or graduate ．In the K&W Guide we provideinformation about college entrance requirements, course substitution orwaiver policies, and college graduation requirements ．The operative wordsin your post were “my son is still very young．” Learning is a process and is developmental and there are a number of years for your son between age 8 and age18．Teach your son to find his passion, focus on his strengths and continue to remind him that he is “very smart,” and there will be options for us without Q A Q Aforeign language．—Ms．Kravis 1．What do we know about Deborah’s dau ghter?A．She is applying for a master’s degree．B．She is very active in her high school．C．Her disability prevents her studying well．D．She has difficulty overcoming her learning disability．2．According to Ms．Kravis, what can Deborah do about her daugh ter’s low test scores?A．Keep them secret B．Explain the reasonsC．Stress other aspects D．Work hard to improve3．What is Ms．Kravis’ attitude toward one’s declaring his/ her learning disability?A．Supportive B．Opposed C．Doubtful D．Indifferent 4．The unde rlined word “waived” in the passage probably means “_________”．A．replaced B．obtained C．abandoned D．performed 5．According to the text, Ms．Kravis is probably _________．A．an editor B．a school leaderC．a psychological doctor D．an educational expertBYou can tell a lot about a person from the clothes they wear, but you can also tell a lot about a person simply from the handbags they carry．It's hard to believe, but you can find out a number of things about a woman's personality just by looking at the type of handbag she sports．Below you will find a number of handbag styles and colors as well as what each specific type of handbag says about the owner．Styles:Under the Shoulder – Handbags which are smaller and fit tightly underneath the shoulder indicate class and sophistication．A women working in an upscale office or someone of high stature would choose this form of handbag．Big and Bulky –Big, bulky and oversized bags are casual and are often associated with younger individuals．These are used for individuals who carry a number of things （binders, books etc） and require a lot of space．Down-to-earth, lower-maintenance women would carry this type of handbag．Designer –Designer handbags often cost an arm and a leg and therefore are usually associated with high-maintenance females．Females who are confident and require top of the line accessories will settle for nothing less than a name-brand designer purse．Guys – watch out for these girls, they tend to be a handful．Cigar Box Purses – A women who carries a cigar box purse likes to be unique and stand out from the crowd．These women have minds of their own and cannot be told what to do．They are comfortable in their own skin and tend to be very independent．Leather with Buckles and Zippers – Women who choose leather purses with lots of buckles and zippers are leashing out their wild sides．These women tend to act before they think and are always ready for a good time．The extra buckles and zippers tend to signify a "bad girl" image．Colors:Bright Colors –Bright colored handbags like pink, purple, bright blue and green indicate that the woman is fun, friendly and approachable．Women who are out-going and sociable will tend to choose these colors．This is the type of woman who will strike up a conversation with a complete stranger．Black and Brown –Women who choose black or brown handbags tend to be more formal in manners and are often mistaken as being snobby or restricted．These types of handbags are often associated with down-to-earth women, who are shy at first, but open up after a while．They tend to exude a shy confidence, which is sometimes mistaken as someone who thinks she's better than others．The style and color of your handbag says a lot about you．Choose your handbag very carefully and remember you can choose more than one style．You may feel like being reserved one day and the center of attention another…it's natural to want different things in life．6．Who is likely to start a conversation with a complete stranger according to the passage?A．A woman with her handbag carried under the shoulder．B．A woman carrying an oversized handbag．C．A woman carrying a bright colored handbag．D．A woman who chooses a black or brown handbag．7．Women who choose leather purses with lots of buckles and zippers probably ______．A．make careful decisions B．enjoy having funC．act in bad manners D．become bad girls 8．Which of the following can best describe women who choose black or brown handbag?A．Reserved B．Friendly C．Wild D．Unique9．A woman who carries a cigar box purse likes to ______．A．follow others’ steps B．live a simple lifeC．act to their own mind D．work with othersCSAN FRANCISCO—A phone app（应用程序）in San Francisco gives information about open parking spots．City officials in San Francisco introduced the app to try to reduce traffic jams in the city, but some say it raises safety concerns．In this city, drivers searching for parking spots lead to 30 percent of all downtown jams, city officials think．Now San Francisco has found a solution —a phone app for spot-seekers that displays information about areas with available spaces．The system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensors（感应器）fixed in streets and city garages that can tell within seconds if a spot has opened up．Monique Soltani, a TV reporter, said she and her sister spent 25 minutes on Friday trying to park．“We were praying to the parking god that we’d find a spot,” she said．“If we had the app, we would not have to pray to the parking god．” But the system could come with serious consequences．Some people say that drivers searching for parking could end up focusing on their phones, not the road．“It could be really distracting（使分心的）,” said Daniel Simons, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois．City officials acknowledge the potential problem．They are urging drivers to pullover before they use the city’s iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home．Nathaniel Ford, executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said safety could actually improve if drivers quickly found a spot instead of circling and getting frustrated．San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages．If spaces in an area open up, the sensors communicate wirelessly with computers that in turn make the information available to app users within a minute, said Mr．Ford, of the transportation agency．On the app, a map shows which blocks have lots of places （blue） and which are full （red）．More than 12,000 people hav e downloaded San Francisco’s app, which is available now only for the iPhone but which city officials say they hope to bring to all similar devices．When it is started up, the city’s parking app warns drivers not to use the system while in motion．But safety advocates said that might not be sufficient．After all, they say, texting while driving is illegal in California and in many states, but a number of surveys, including one by the Pew Research Center, show that many Americans do it anyway．Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco, a pedestrian advocacy group, said she hoped the new parking app would lead to fewer accidents．“It’s an innovative idea,” she said．“The safe way for people to use the device is for them to pull over, which they know they should do．The question is whether they will．”But Ms．Soltani, the TV reporter, said using the app would probably join the group of activities already performed by drivers．“We’re already looking at Google Maps and Facebook on the phone while we drive,” she said．“Aren’t we always looking at something on our phone, or changing the radio, or drinking coffee? You’re always slightly distracted when you’re driving．”10．What is the phone app mentioned in the text mainly aimed at?A．Making full use of the parking spots．B．Making the traffic flow smoothly．C．Preventing traffic accidents．D．Benefiting iPhone users．11．According to the text, San Francisco city officials __________．A．don’t consider the app distractingB．advise drivers to park cars slowlyC．are aware of the app’s disadvantagesD．believe more parking spots are needed12．How do drivers locate the parking spots?A．Sensors✂computers✂app．B．App✂computers✂sensors．C．Sensors✂app✂computers．D．Computers✂app✂sensors．13．The phone app mentioned in the text ________．A．is a bit slow in reactingB．hasn’t been put into serviceC．was introduced several years agoD．can’t be downloaded to all phones14．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A．Daniel Simons thinks the app convenient．B．San Francisco will put more sensors into use．C．Most drivers open the app once they start their cars．D．Nathaniel Ford doesn’t doubt the practical use of the app．15．What’s the main idea of the passage?A．Safety concerns are voiced about a phone app aimed at helping drivers find parking spots．B．A phone app has been introduced to relieve the pressure on traffic in the city．C．Looking for parking spots contributes greatly to downtown traffic jams．D．Drivers’ attention is distracted in one way or a nother when they are driving．DTHE GOLDEN WINDOWSRetold by Laura E．RichardsAll day long the little boy had worked hard, in the field and barn（谷仓）and shed, for his parents were poor farmers, and could not pay a workman．But at sunset there came an hour that was all his own, for his father had given it to him．Then the boy would go up to the top of a hill and look across at another hill that rose some miles away．On that far hill stood a house with windows of clear gold and diamonds．They shone so brightly that it made the boy squint at them, but after a while the people in the house put up shutters, as it seemed, and then it looked like any common farmhouse．The boy supposed they did this because it was suppertime; and then he would go into the house and have his supper of bread and milk, and go to bed．One day the boy's father called him and said: "You have been a good boy, and have earned a holiday．Take this day for your own, and try to learn some good things．" The boy thanked his father and kissed his mother．Then he put a piece of bread in his pocket, and started off to find the house with the golden windows．It was a pleasant walk．His bare feet made marks in the white dust, and when he looked back, the footprints seemed to be following him, and keeping him company．His shadow, too, kept beside him, and would dance or run with him as he pleased; so it was very cheerful． By and by he felt hungry, and he sat down by a brown stream that ran through the alder hedge（桤木丛）by the roadside, ate his bread, and drank the clear water．Then he scattered the small pieces of bread for the birds as his mother had taught him to do, and went on his way．After a long time he came to a high green hill, and when he had climbed the hill, there was the house on the top．But it seemed that the shutters were up, for he could not see the golden windows．He came up to the house, and then he could well have wept, for the windows were of clear glass, like any others, and there was no gold anywhere about them．A woman came to the door, looked kindly at the boy, and asked him what he wanted．"I saw the golden windows from our hilltop," he said, "and I came to see them,but now they are only of clear glass．"The woman shook her head and laughed．"We are poor farmers," she said, "and are not likely to have gold about our windows．But glass is better to see through．"She let the boy sit down on the broad stone step at the door, and brought him a cup of milk and a cake, and asked him to take a break．Then she called her daughter, a child of his own age, nodded kindly at the two, and went back to her work．The little girl was barefooted like him, and wore a brown cotton dress, but her hair was golden like the windows he had seen, and her eyes were blue like the sky at noon．She showed the boy about the farm, and showed him her black calf with a white star on its forehead, and he told her about his own at home, which was red like a chestnut with four white feet．They became friends after they ate an apple together．However, when the boy asked her about the golden windows, the little girl nodded, and said she knew all about them; only he had mistaken the house．"You have come quite the wrong way!" she said．"Come with me, and I will show you the house with the golden windows, and then you will see for yourself．" They went to a knoll（圆丘）that rose behind the farmhouse, and the little girl told him that the golden windows could only be seen at a certain hour, about sunset．"Yes, I know that!" said the boy．When they reached the top of the knoll, the girl turned and pointed；there on a hill far away stood a house with windows of clear gold and diamond, just as he had seen them．And when they looked again, the boy saw that it was his own home．Then he told the little girl that he must go．He gave her his best pebble（鹅软石）, the white one with the red band, that he had carried for a year in his pocket, and she gave him three horse-chestnuts, one red like satin, one spotted, and one white like milk．He promised to come again, but he did not tell her what he had learned．He went back down the hill, and the little girl stood in the sunset light and watched him away．The way home was long, and it was dark before the boy reached his house, but the lamplight and firelight shone through the windows, making them almost as bright as he had seen them from the hilltop．When he opened the door, his mother came to kiss him, and his little sister ran to throw her arms about his neck, and his father looked up and smiled from his seat by the fire．"Have you had a good day?" asked his mother．Yes, the boy had had a very good day．"And have you learned anything?" asked his father．"Yes!" said the boy．"I have learned that our house has windows of gold and diamond．"16．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A．The boy had an hour in which to complete his tasks．B．The boy spent only an hour with his father each day．C．The boy was paid for only an hour of labor each day．D．The boy had an hour in which to rest from his work．17．The third paragraph mainly tells us that________．A．the boy had hard experiences to find the golden windowsB．the boy left different marks on the way in order not to be lostC．the boy was optimistic about his decision though it was not easyD．the boy was cheerful for so many people accompanied him on the trip 18．Which of the following words can best describe the boy?A．Faithful and braveB．Diligent and adventurousC．Polite but naughtyD．Imaginative but proud19．The author’s main purpose in including the character of the girl in this story is ________．A．to offer the boy someone to talk withB．to present the boy with a different view of his own houseC．to contrast the boy with someone who was satisfied with her lifeD．to provide the boy with a reason to visit the neighboring hilltop20．What can we learn from the passage?A．East or west, home is best．B．To see the trees but not the forest．C．Beauty is right here waiting for you．D．Where there is a will, there is a way．参考答案1-5 BAACD 6-9 CBAC 10-15 BCADDB 16-20 DCBBC。
浙江省杭州市外国语学校高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练45
杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练45倒数第二周星期五AA woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”“We don’t list ‘mother’as an occupation…‘housewife’cover s it,”said the recorder.One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?”she asked.The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?”Coolly, with out any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.As I drove into our driveway, buoyedup (依托) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13, 7, and 3.Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.41. What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?A. The wo man felt ashamed to admit what her job was.B. The recorder was impatient and rude.C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.42. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?A. curiousB. indifferentC. puzzledD. interested43. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?A. Because the author cared little about r ewards.B. Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.44. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?A. To s how how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.BAre you looking for something different this summer? We’ve lined up a list of some unusual camps.Learn to fly a jetThis is the real training that all fighter and test pilots have. Learn the cockpit(驾驶室) and how to put your plane through its paces. Finally, you fight a mock battle with your teammates.It’s held at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alaska. There are both weekend and summer camps for anyone 9 and up. Kids 7 to 12 also can pair with a parent. The cost is $749 for kids-only camps and $349 each for parent/child camp.Be Steven SpielbergAt Film Camp, you will get to write, direct, shoot and edit your own moive. Run by the New York Film Academy, you ca n choose from a variety of camp locations: New York, Disney-MGM Studios in Florida, Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Harvard University, Paris or Florence, Italy.Everyone helps one another by working behind the camera, as gaffer/ grip and other jobs that have to be done when you make a movie. Tuition for a one-week camp is $1,500, while a four or six week training run $5,900 to $6,900.Join the circusAt Circus Smirkus you can learn how to ride a unicycle, and throw a pie in someone’s face.Kids 8 to 16 can choose between one-or two-week sessions, with the two-week camp ending in a circus show for the families.The camp is located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. The cost is $825 for one week ($300 extra with a parent) and $1,500 for two weeks ($500 extra with a parent).Live the ultimate(终极的) summer fantasyLearn to ride the waves this summer and tour one of the world’s only sea turtle hospitals at Surf Camp. The weeklong camp also includes trips to local islands.Surf Camp is located at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The cost is $475 per week for kids 8 to 12. Check it out at Strike a chordAt Power Chord Academy， teens 12 to 18 will be placed in a band that best mee ts their age, experience and style. You will lead the life of a band member: recordingin a studio, playing a concert and making a video.45. Which camps can you join if you want your father to be able to take part?A. The camp at the US Space $ Rocket Center and Circus SmirkusB. The Power Chord Academy and Film CampC. The camp at the US Space & Rocket Center and Film CampD. Circus Smirkus and Surf Camp46. How much does one have to pay if he wants to attend a 2-w eek circus camp with your mom?A. $2250B. $1500C. $3000.D. $200047. Surf Camp can provide the following for campers EXCEPT ______.A. surfingB. care for sea turtlesC. meetings with lovers of surfingD. travel to local island48. For whom is Power Chord Academy intended ?A. People who a re crazy about filmsB. People who are fond of adventuresC. People who go in for sportsD. People who love musicCI try to be a good father. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.Ei ghty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles(1 mile = 1.6km) in marathons. Ei ght times he’s not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also pulled him 2.4 miles in a dinghy(小游艇) while swimming and pedaled(蹬车) him 112miles---all in t he same day. And what has Rick done for his father? Not much---except save his life.This love story began in Winchester, Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled （使窒息） by the umbilical cord(脐带) during birth, leaving him brain–damaged and unable to control his limbs.When Rick was 11, the Hoyts took him to hospital and asked if there was anything that could be done to help the boy communicate. “No way,”Dick was told. “There’s nothing going in his brain.”“Tell him a joke,”Dick suggested. They did. Rick laughed. It turned out that a lot was going on in his brain. Equipped with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor(光标) by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate.And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out（啄出）, “Dad, I want to do that.”How was Dick, who had never run more than a mile at a time, going to push his son 5 miles? Still, he tried. That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,”he typed, “When we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled any more!”And that sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon. In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying tim e for Boston the following year.Then somebody said: “ Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon（三项全能）?”Now they’ve done 212 triathlons.This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 23th Boston Marathon,in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992-only 35 minutes off the world record.And Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he had a heart attack during the race. Doctors found that one of his arteries was 95 percent blocked. “If you hadn’t been in such great shape,” one doctor told him, “you probably would have died 15 years ago.”So, in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other’s lives.49. The underlined word “limbs” in para. 3 means______.A. fingersB. feetC. arms and legsD. wrists and knees50. Which of the following is True according to the passage?A. Rick was unable to communicate until he was equipped with a computer.B. The charity that Rick’s sc hool organized for him totally changed his life.C. Since the first triathlon they did in 1983, they have finished 212.D. To comptete in a triathlon, Dick and Rick had to practice swimming, driving and running.51. The author says that Rick saved Dick’s life be cause ______.A. Rick’s situation encouraged his father when he was terribly sick.B. Rick helped his father get the best treatment.C. all the efforts Dick put in to running with Rick kept him fit.D. when his father had a heart attack 2 years ago, Rick saved him.52. What might be the best title of the passage?A. A brave son who never gives up hopeB. Son’s success resulting from father’s helpC. A distinguished father who devotes himself to sportsD. A family team we can all learn fromDPeople who play computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests.In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive skills didn’t get any smarter.Researchers recruited(招募) participants from views of the BBC’s science show Ban g Goes the Theory. More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week.They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn’t play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet. All participants were given an “IQ test” before and after the experiment.Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn’t do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet.“If you’re (playing these games) because they’re fun, that’s absolutely fine,”said Adrian Owen, assistant director at Britain’s Medical Research Council, the study’s lead author. “But if you’re expecting these games to improve your IQ, our data suggests this isn’t the case.”Computer games that are supposed to improve memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills are played by millions of people worldwide, though few studies haveexamined if the games work.“There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world,” said Art Kramer, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, US.Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can help produce new brain cells.Other experts said brain games might be useful, but only if they weren’t fun.“If you set the level for these games to a very high level where you don’t get the answers very often and it really annoys you, then it may be useful,” said Philip Adey, a professor of psychology at King’s College in London.If people are enjoying the brain games, Adey said they probably aren’t being challenged and might as well be playing a regular video game.He said people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power. “To stimulate the intellect, you need a real challenge,”Adey said, adding computer games were not an easy shortcut. “Getting smart is hard work.”53. According to the article, which of the following is NO T useful to develop brain power?A. learning a languageB. getting some physical exerciseC. playing challengable gamesD. playing fun games54. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. playing brain games is as ef fective a means of improving the brain as Super Mario.B. playing Super Mario is a better means of improving the brainC. playing brain games can’t improve cognitive skillsD. playing computer games can train the brain55. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Many studies show that brain games are an effective means of improving cognitive skills.B. The skills used in brain games can be transferred to real life.C. Participants took IQ test twice during the research because scientists wished to assess if brain games were effective in improving cognitive skills.D. Surfing the Internet is a more effective means of improving cognitive skills than video games.56. Which is another way of summing up Adey’s argument in the last paragraph?A. Practice makes perfectB. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. No pains, no gains.D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.ESome chimpanzees seem to react like humans in the face of a fellow chimp’s death, two new studies have found. Chimps appear to comfort the dying, experience sadness at death and have trouble letting go.In one study, researchers at the University of Stirling and at Blair DrummondSafari Park in Britain watched how three chimpanzees reacted as a fourth chimp, an elderly female named Pansy, sickened and died.Park officials had separated Pansy from the other chimpanzees for treatment when she be came ill in November 2008. But when her breathing became irregular a few weeks later, the other three chimps were allowed to join her.In the 10 minutes before she died, the three animals –an elderly female named Blossom, Blossom’s adult son Chippy and Pansy’s adult daughter Rosie –frequently groomed (梳理毛发) and touched Pansy. They stood in close, and Chippy shook her arm, apparently testing for signs of life. When they got no reaction, “they appeared to arrive at a decision that something had changed, and she was no longer the same as she was beforehand,” said lead researcher James Anderson, from the University of Stirling. “It seems they are clearly able to distinguish the difference between being alive and unresponsive .”Soon, both Blossom and Chippy left Pansy’s side. Even though it was not her usual sleeping area, Rosie stayed and slept by her mother’s body almost the entire night.Sixteen hours after Pansy’s death, zookeepers removed the body, with the three chimps watching quietly. For several days afterward, the group refused to make a nest at the area where Pansy had died.In the second study, chimpanzee mothers were observed in the forests of Bossou, Guinea, after a disease had swept through a group of 19 chimpanzees, killing five, including two infants . The mothers of those infants continued to carry the corpses (尸体) around, even as the bodies dried out. One mother carried her baby for 19 days; the other mother carried hers for 68 days.“We have two explanations here – one is that there is a very strong bond between chimpanzee mothers and chim panzee infants,” said lead researcher Dora Biro, a biologist at the University of Oxford.“Another possibility is that they were aware of the death and this was just their way of dealing with it,” Biro added, pointing to human inability to let go of objects that remind us of people we have lost.Craig Stanford, a US expert, called the studies’ findings interesting, but said that although humans and chimpanzees shared similar emotions to some degree, it would be dangerous to extrapolate (推断) too much about c himps’ understanding of death.57. The studies have found that some chimpanzees ______.A. feel deep affection for their mothersB. are as clever as humansC. are afraid of death like humansD. seem to have emot ions similar to those of humans58. According to the first study, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Pansy was separated from other chimpanzees until her death when she became seriously ill.B. Chimpanzees seem to know the difference between life and death.C. Blossom was the saddest if the three chimpanzees.D. After Pansy died, the other three chimpanzees refused to sleep in their nest.59. Al l of the following might explain why chimpanzee mothers carried the corpses of their babies around for a long time OTHER than ______.A. the very strong relationship between chimpanzee mothers and their infants.B. that the chimpanzees might know what death was.C. that the bodies of the infants might bring back memory of their babies.D. that they wanted to find a good place to bury them60. From what Craig Stanford said we can infer that ______.A. it’s doubtful whether chimpanzees really have a full understanding of deathB. humans and chimpanzees have the same emotionsC. it would be dangerous for chimpanzees to understand deathD. humans and chimpanzees belong to the same family参考答案41-45 DCCBA 46-50 DCDCA 51-55 CDDCC56-60 CDBDA。
杭州外国语学校2022年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练11
杭州外国语学校2022年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练11倒数第八周星期一AA man was on the side of the road hitchhiking（搭便车）on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road．The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him．Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop．The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel（方向盘）!The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve （拐弯处）coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve．Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky （幽灵般的）car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other, “Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”1. After he entered the car, the man found .A. it didn’t move at all.B. it moved very qui ckly.C. there was no driver in it.D. someone was pushing it.2. When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man .A. felt very curiousB. was extremely frightenedC. cried for helpD. remained as calm as possible3. According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?A. His reasonable behavior.B. His vivid description.C. His plain appearance.D. His honest attitude.4. We can infer from the passage that .A. it is unsafe for people to take a free rideB. the man was telling a lie to his listenersC. the car probably broke down on the wayD. the two young men were familiar with the man5. As a whole , the story of the man can best be described as .A. strangeB. puzzlingC. mysteriousD. funnyBVilla Nicoletta, Genuine RelaxationSomewhere in the world, there’s a place where stress isn’t allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day. If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoyyourself. There are not too many places in the world like this, but this is one of them. It’s luxurious. It’s ultra-private.Welcome to Villa NicolettaVilla Nicoletta is a 4-bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（复原活力）in a land of unspoiled peace. Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the island of St. Thomas and the pretty waters of Caret Bay, Villa Nicoletta offers the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy. You’ll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of bright diamonds at night.Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics.When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.Off Season: April 16 to December 14★4 bedrooms —＄5,700/week (8 people max)Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/nightPeak Season: December 15 to April 15★4 bedrooms —＄6,300/week (8 people max)Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night6. The villa can be rented to a maximum of _______ people at a time.A. fiveB. eightC. thirteenD. ten7. If a family with 6 people spends a fortnight’s Christmas holiday in the villa, how much will theypay?A. ＄12,600.B. ＄15,400.C. ＄11,400.D. ＄13,200.8. Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who _______.A. like adventureB. want to escape the noisy life of the cityC. enjoy the winter sportsD. seek excitement in the sea9. We can infer that _______.A. you can share the villa with other touristsB. the island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement parkC. fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in springD. you can go in for extreme sports in Villa NicolettaCResearchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive(认知的) areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age.People will be alert（警觉的）and receptive if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging in the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. “T he idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize large amounts of information,” says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute of Ageing. “Most of us don’t need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness.” Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skills, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work.Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, suggests that people in their old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, but older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier and better adjusted. “The point is, you need to do both,” Cohen says. Intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size.10. What is the passage mainly about?A. Special mental training for old people.B. Biochemical changes in the human brain.C. The influence of intellectual activities on brain-cell size.D. The importance of mental activities in the efficiency of the brain.11. A person who is said to be cognitively healthy should ________.A. be alert and receptive in mindB. who are highly intelligentC. be good at doing group workD. remember large quantities of information12. The findings of James and other scientists in their work _________.A. remain a theory to be further provedB. have been challenged by many other expertsC. are practiced by the researchers themselvesD. have been generally accepted13. According to Fozard's argument, people can make their brains work more efficiently by_________.A. constantly doing memory workB. making frequent adjustmentsC. going through specific trainingD. taking part in various mental activities14. Which of the following statements would Cohen most probably support?A. Older people should keep mentally active by challenging their brains.B. No matter whether it is done in group or alone, mental activity is always good for brain-cell health.C. Physical strength is more important to older people than mental health.D. People who engage in more mental activities but less physical ones are always happier.DAs Rosalie Warren stood at the mailbox in the lobby of her apartment building in May 1980, she shared the anxiety of many other college seniors. In her hand was an envelope containing her final grades. As she nervously opened it, Warren wondered whether her hundreds of hours of studying had paid off.They had.“I got five A’s,” she still recalls wit h elation. “I almost fell on the floor!”Warren would graduate from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy and history at age 80.Three years later, at age 83; she would receive her second degree from Suffolk, a master’s in ed ucation.Now, with both diplomas proudly displayed in her apartment, Warren is not finished with learning. Now 93, she continues for her 18th year at Suffolk under a program that allows persons 65 and over to attend classes tuition free. “It’s my life t o go to school, to enjoy being in an academic atmosphere,” she says.“That’s what I love.”Warren was born Rosalie Levey on Aug.29, 1900. Two years after she entered high school, her father died. Warren had to leave school for factory work to help suppo rt her family’s 10 children. Warren describes herself as a “person who always liked school,” and she says the move “broke my heart completely because I couldn’t finish high school.”In the end, however, “I went to school nights,” she recalls. “Any place I could find an outlet of learning and teaching, I was there.”A short time later, her mother became ill, and Warren had to care for her, once again putting her education on hold.Finally, in 1921, her mother, now recovered, drew from her saving to send Warren to Boston University for two years to study typing, stenography, and office procedures.Those courses helped Warren gain several long-term office positions over the next 60 years, but her great desire “to be in the academic field” continued.In 1924, she married Eugene Warren, and seven years later, her daughter, Corinne, was born. In 1955, by then a widow and a grandmother, Warren took a bus tour across the United States that was to last nine months. She said she wanted to see “things you never see in the West End.”When she returned home, she took a bookkeeping position and also enrolled in courses in philosophy, sociology and Chinese history.In 1975, when she was 75, Warren learned from a neighbor about Suffolk University’s tuitio n- free program for senior citizens.” I was at the registrar’s office the very next day,” she recalls. At first, she took one or two courses at a time, but encouraged by her professors, she enrolled as a degree candidate.“I had not studied for so many years,” she says, “but I was determined.” For the next four years, Warren, who calls herself a “student of philosophy,” worked toward her degree.Nancy Stoll, dean of students at Suffolk, says Warren is “an interesting role model for our younger students---that learning is a lifetime activity….She is genuinely enthusiastic about being here, and that permeates (散发) her activities and is contagious (传染的) to students and faculty.”15. What does the word elation mean in the sentence “I got fives A’s”, she st ill recalls with elation”?A. Great happinessB. Great surpriseC. Great prideD. Great honor16. How old was Warren when she got her first college degree?A. She was 79B. She was 23C. She was 80D. She was 7517. What kind of work did she do for 60 years?A. StudyingB. Factory workC. TypingD. Office work18. Which statement can be inferred from the underlined sentences?A. Because Warren needn’t pay her tuition; she went to study at Suffolk UniversityB. At first Warren had to pay for her courses at Suffolk UniversityC. Most of the students at Suffolk University are older than 65D. Suffolk University encourages older people to take courses19. It can be inferred from this passage that Rosalie Warren _______.A. c ame from a wealthy familyB. didn’t like working in an officeC. put her family before her educationD. didn’t like her family very much20. What is the main topic of this passage?A. Rosalie Warren’s familyB. Rosalie Warren’s lifeC. Rosal ie Warren’s educationD. Rosalie Warren’s studying at Suffolk University参考答案：1-10CBACDDABCD 11-20ACDBACDDCC。
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倒数第一周星期二AJames Pribram, a surfer, was in Canada on a business trip. He earns his living in a sports company, and also spends time teaching schoolchildren to take good care of the ocean environment. He had three days left before he was due to fly home to California.His mother had recently fallen and suffered an injury. Although it wasn’t life-threatening, she needed his help. All he knew was that he needed to go to see her as soon as possible. James wrapped up his luggage in the early morning and booked an immediate flight home.A day later, in Laguna Beach, California, 22-year-old Maira Khan was walking along the Pearl Street Beach with her friend Meghan and younger brother Aadil. Maria was careful not to go into the water—she’d never learned how to swim. She and Meghan took some photos. Maria stepped out onto a reef(礁石), climbed up one of the larger rocks and turned her back to the ocean. That’s when the wave hit. It swept her from the rock and tossed(扔) her like a piece of wood. She was thrown onto a rock and then was taken into water. The reef tore at her arms and legs as she was struggling.Aadil looked on in horror, not sure what he could do. Just then, a tall figure rushed towards them, and then ran straight into the water. He dove into the surf, grabbed Maria around the waist and pulled her safely to the shore. Paramedics(急救人员) arrived soo n after. “Take care,” the man said, and left the scene as quickly as he’s arrived. Who was Maria’s mystery hero? Maria aske d if anyone around had recognized him. “He’s a surfer,” she was told. “His name is James Pribram.”That afternoon, James had brought his mother lunch. They went outside to eat on her balcony, which overlooked the Pearl Street Beach. When he saw Maria, he knew what was about to happen, “Call 911,” he told his mother. Then he ran down to the beach as fast as he could and saved Maria’s life. Was it the only concern for his mother that brought James home early?41. What can we learn about James Pribram from the passage?A. He was having a holiday in Canada.B. He worked in a big business company.C. He went home three days in advance.D. He was a Pea teacher in a sports school.42. James Pribram hurried home to________.A. attend to his injured motherB. take his mother to hospitalC. see his mother who was dyingD. see his mother who fell ill43. Maria was swept into the sea by the big wave when she was ________.A. walking along the Pear Street BeachB. taking photos with her brother and friendC. standing on a rock with her back to the seaD. stepping out onto a reef near the sea44. What can we infer from this passage?A. Maria’s arms and legs were hurt.B. Maria could swim to the beach by herself.C. Maria’s brother would save his sister.D. James Pribram gave first aid to Maria.45. According to the author, Maria might have died if ______.A. James hadn’t been a brave teacherB. James hadn’t seen Maria from the balconyC. the paramedics hadn’t arrived soonD. James’ mother hadn’t called 911BTiger Mom,You’ve been criticized a lot since you published your memoir(回忆录), Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. One problem is that some people don’t get your humor. They think you’re serious about all things, and they think Lulu and I are oppressed(压制) by our ill mother. That is not true.But for real, it’s not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don’t hear us laughing over each other’s jokes. They don’t see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don’t know how much fun we ha ve when the six of us — dogs included —squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix.I admit: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I’d gone to and some piano camps I wish I’d skipped. But now that I’m 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), I’m glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did.A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can’t think for themselves. Well, that’s funny. I think your strict parenting forced me t o be more independent. Early on, I decided to be an easy child to raise. Maybe I got it from Daddy — he taught me not to care what people think and to make my own choices —but I also decided to be who I want to be.Everybody’s talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you rejected because they weren’t good enough. Funny how some people are convinced that Lulu and I are scarred for life. Maybe if I had poured my heart into it, I would have been upset. But let’s face it: It took me 30 se conds; I didn’t even sharpen the pencil. That’s why, when you rejected it, I didn’t feel you were rejecting me. If I actually tried my best at something, you’d never throw it back in my face.…And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you.Yours,Sophia46. In the author’s opinion, why do some people criticize her mother?A. They don’t know the truth.B. They have a different culture.C. They aren’t strict with their children.D. They don’t have a good sense of humor.47. Many people think that the author _________.A. is a robot kidB. has a happy familyC. has a humorous motherD. is an easy child to raise48. The author is satisfied with her parents’ way of raising her because _________.A. she has learned to obey othersB. she has become more independentC. she is about to leave the tiger denD. she has never been disturbed by tea parties49. According to the last paragraph, the author _________.A. was good at making cardsB. was deeply hurt by her motherC. tried her best at making the birthday cardsD. thought it reasonable for her mother to reject her cardCIn a new study showing how large weather systems are closely linked, scientists report that tiny airborne particles(颗粒) affect how much rain falls over a region. Some of these particles, called aerosols (浮粒), occur naturally and include dirt and dust. Other aerosols come from human activities and represent air pollution. Once these particles get swept up into a cloud, they start to make changes.The scientists found a link between large amounts of aerosols and extreme weather: The clouds in dry regions may hold their water longer, contributing to droughts. Clouds drifting over moist areas may lose their water more quickly, leading to severe rains. Both situations may pose severe problems for farmers.“Haze, storms, drought and flood: We found very strong evidence that they are well connected,” Zhanqing Li, an atmospheric scientist, told an audience of scientists at a recent meeting in Washington, D.C. Li, from the University of Maryland in College Park, worked on the new study connecting the dots between pollution and rainfall.The scientists wanted to know how aerosols in the air affect cloud development over many years. To find out, they studied 10 years’ worth of data from the clouds that soared over measuring devices in central Oklahoma. They learned that rainfall depended on the amount of aerosols in the clouds, as well as the type of cloud and amount of moisture(水分).If you’re near a window, look up at a cloud and really look at it. If you look up again in a few minutes, you’ll see that the cloud has changed shape and probably moved. Clouds contain cloud droplets, tiny quantities of water too small to overcome the wind and fall to the ground. Clouds also contain water molecules(水分子) that condense, or concentrate, on aerosols, forming drops of water. When drops get heavy enough, they fall as rain.50. What is the main idea of the passage?A. What has a big impact on what comes down?B. How does rain form in the sky?C. What will fall down in the rain?D. How can the aerosols be removed?51. According to the passage, we can learn that ________ .A. the rainfall determines the grain output.B. the rainfall relies on the aerosols in the air.C. the aerosols come mainly from pollution.D. the human activities reduce the rainfall52. If large amounts of aerosols exist in the clouds over a dry region, ________.A. serious floods probably happen in the regionB. serious droughts may happen frequentlyC. such aerosols will affect cloud developmentD. the aerosols can give out too much water53. To know how aerosols affect cloud development, ________.A. Zhangqing Li has found strong evidenceB. scientists have worked hard for ten yearsC. scientists have invented measuring devicesD. many types of cloud have been gathered54. Where is the passage adopted from?A. Human & HealthB. Atoms & ForcesC. Earth & SkyD. Tech & MathDA student walks into his first class and realizes he forgot all about the midterm exam. He knows he needs to bring his grades up, and getting a zero will make it nearly impossible. He quickly jots down some notes and shoves them under his lap hoping it will help him pass. Cheating is a major concern in all academic environments. Students are creating new and more outrageous(令人吃惊的) ways of cheating every day; some claim that certain accounts of cheating can be justified, but overall it can always be prevented.Cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned. Copying homework and cheat sheets are some of the most basic ways students in all education levels have cheated. Some students think nothing about writing a few answers on their hand, in a gum wrapper, or boldly using a study guide to cheat. Desperate students have even gone as far as to steal the test or scan in bottle wrappers and put answers into the nutrition label. The internet has now become available in almost every location. Computers can be accessed at school, at home, and now even on cell phones. This opens a doorway for even more methods of cheating to be born.There are countless opinions on whether or not cheating can be justified. The truth is this behavior will always be a matter of opinion with each scenario of cheating. Students often rationalize their cheating by claiming they forgot to look over the material or did not understand what the teacher or professor was saying. Some may counter these arguments by saying that the student could have set reminders or asked the teacher to explain the material before the day of the test. Some other reasons students believe cheating is justified are their heavy workloads and trying to find time for school, sports, friends, and family. This may be true in certain instances, however, all students have these problems, and it is unfair to the students refrain(制止) from cheating when the student who is dishonest receives a better grade. The majority of students who think cheating is acceptable may believe the reason for thisis that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments, or that the information is too much for the course.It may be difficult to accomplish, but cheating can be prevented. Teachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. These options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驱逐) a student, which will most likely hinder their plans of getting into another college. One simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. Another simple way to avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. This prohibits(阻止) students from getting the answers off of a neighbor's test, but students still have the option of using other cheating tactics.There may be a million ways to cheat and get away with it, but there are few times, if any, that it is justified. Cheating never has to be a necessity and is never worth compromising morals and losing years worth of working towards a degree. This problem is spreading throughout America; with everyone's help, it can be stopped.55. Which is the best title of this passage?A. To cheat or not to cheatB. Show your opinion on cheatingC. Debates on cheatingD. Different ways of cheating56. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.A. cheating through the Internet is the most basic wayB. students who cheat in exams are clevererC. millions of ways to cheat have been fashionedD. students cheat in exams to score better grades57. The reason that is given by most students who think cheating is understandable is that ________.A. they don’t understand their teachers’ wordsB. they bury themselves in a lot of homeworkC. they don’t have enough time to complete the study tasksD. they forget to look over the material58. What is the disadvantage of scolding the cheating students according to the passage?A. They may continue to cheat next time.B. They may be hurt mentally.C. They may use other cheating tactics.D. They may get on badly with their teachers.59. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 means?A. preventB. benefitC. confuseD. protect60. What is the author’s attitude towards cheating?A. It is reasonableB. It is necessaryC. it can be praisedD. It must be prevented参考答案。
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杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练50倒数第一周星期五AGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.41.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1?A..Children have a better memory than grown-ups.B. People remember well what they learned in childhoodC. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children are easy to remember.42. The author explains the law of overlearning by __________.A. presenting research findingsB. using examplesC. making a comparisonD. setting down general rules43. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is _________.A. a skill to deal with math problemsB. a special case of crammingC. a result of overlearningD. a basic step towards advanced studies44. What is the author's opinion on cramming?A. It's helpful only in a limited way.B. It leads to failure in college exams.C. It's possible to result in poor memory.D. It increases students' learning interest.BAustralia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education,Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.As a result, the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit (押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement."This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas," says Wang Lan, a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group (EIC), a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.However, in the past few years, many of Wang's student clients(客户) could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough. The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.A 22-year-old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago."According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan ($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents," Li says.She al so says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans."I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China," she says.Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC.45. What's the main idea of the passage?A. Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia.B. Australia is a most attractive place for students in China.C. More students will work in Australia after their graduation.D. Australia widens window of opportunity for international students.46. Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations?A. The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified.B. The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced.C. After graduation, some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia.D. Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult.47. After the new regulations are passed, _______ .A. more students will come to Australia to workB. more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia.C. more Chinese students will choose to further their education in AustraliaD. the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students48. How much can Li's parents save according to the new regulations?A. 140,000 yuanB. 550,000 yuanC. 410,000 yuanD. 86,850 yuan49. Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation?A. Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever.B. They can earn more money in Australia.C. The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness.D. They have to do so according to the new regulations.CShay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, “Do you think they’ll let me play?” Shay’s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.Shay’s father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around and said, “We’re losing by six runs (分) and the game is in the eighth inning (局).I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the final inning.Shay struggled over to the team’s ben ch and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. The boys saw the father’s joy at his son being accepted.In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the final inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously joyful just to be in the game and on the fiel d. In the bottom of the final inning, Shay’s team scored again. Now, Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. Would they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. The first pitch (投) came and Shay missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in , Shay swung at th e ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.The pitcher could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman and Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman, beyond the reach of all teammates, The audience and the players from both teams started screaming, “Shay, run to first! ”Neve r in his life had Shay ever run that far but made it to first base, wide-eye d and shocked.Everyone shouted, “Run to second!” Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time, could have thrown the ball to the second baseman, but he understood the pitcher’s intentions and he too intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head.All were screaming，“Shay，Shay，Shay，all the way Shay.” Shay reached third base when one opposing player ran to help him a nd shouted, “Shay, run to third.” As Shay rounded third, all were on their feet, crying, “Shay, run home！”Shay ranto home, stepped on the home base and was cheered as the hero who won the game for his team.That day, the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world. Shay didn’t make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day!50. Not expecting much, Shay’s father still asked the boy if Shay could play, mainly because thefather _________.A. understood Shay did need a feeling of being acceptedB. guessed his presence would affect the boy’s decisionC. learned some of the boys on the field knew Shay wellD. noticed some of the boys on the field were hesitating51. In the bottom of the final inning Shay was given the bat because the boys _________.A. believed they were sure to win the gameB. felt forced to give Shay another chanceC. found Shay was so eager to be a winnerD. would like to help Shay enjoy the game52. The smalles t boy threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head, probably becausethat boy ________.A. looked forward to winning the game for his teamB. was obviously aware of the pitcher’s purposeC. failed to throw the ball to the second basemanD. saw that Shay already reached second base53. Which of the following has nothing to do with Shay’s becoming the hero for his team?A. The opposing players failed to stop his r unning to home.B. The audience and the players from both teams cheered for him.C. The pitcher did not throw the ball to the first baseman.D. One of the opposing players ran to help him.54. What to you think is the theme of the story?A. Everyone has his own strength even if mentally or physically disabled.B. True human nature could be realized in the way we treat each other.C. Everyone can develop his team spirit in sports and please his parents.D. The results of the game should not be the only concern of the playersDThe opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to m y school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer(口吃者) wrote this screenplay(剧本).I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would t hen, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Rale igh was a gentlemen…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me tosay gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never ha d professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. Bu t even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the say way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.55. The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because __________.A. he desired to release his secret to his wifeB. he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasionsC. he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the filmD. he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular56. What can we learn from the example in Paragraph 2?A. Kids with a stutterer could be made fun of at schools.B. “Gentleman” was very difficult for a 7th grader to pronounce.C. It was impossible for a stutterer to pronounce even very simp le words.D. The teacher had a clever way to teach how to pronounce the word.57. Which word can best replace “nailed” in Paragraph 3?A. AttachedB. UncoveredC. HammeredD. Tricked58. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?A. The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people.B. The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat itC. The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s helpD. The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him.59. To give a speech as well as he can, the writer, reveals the fact that __________.A. he tried to talk with a small round stone in his mouth.B. his wife keeps encouraging him to practiceC. he still marks up all his speechesD. his teacher helps him to put a rise and fall in his tone60. What message is conveyed in the passage?A. Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we t ry hard.B. The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration.C. The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life.D. Stuttering is such a pain for childre n that we should give help and encourage them.参考答案41-60 BBCA DDCAC ADBAB BAABCD。