Most of us grow up taking certain things for granted. We tend to assume that experts and religious leaders tell us" the truth". We tend to believe that things advertised on television or in newspapers

第1题

Sports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us

healthy.But these are not their only use.They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together.In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain.The brain then has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs, and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go.All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully.For those who work with their brains most of the day.The practice of such skills is especially useful.

Sports and games are also very useful for character-training.In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues (品德) as unselfishness, courage, discipline (遵纪守法) and love of one's country; but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effects on a child's character as what is learned by experience.The ordinary day-school cannot give much practical training in living, because most of the pupils'time is spent in classes, studying lessons.So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up.If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.

36.When we play tennis we have to ()

A.use, first, our eyes, then the brain and finally the muscles

B.make our eyes, brain and muscles work almost at the same time

C.use mainly the arms and legs to hit the ball

D.use mainly the muscles so that the ball is met and hit back

37.The “complicated chain of events”refers to ()

A.the passing of information and making of decisions

B.the meeting and hitting back of the ball

C.the coordinated (协调的) movements of eyes, brain and muscles

D.a lot of practice before playing tennis

38.By character-training, the author means that sports and games can help children ()

A.live a better life when they grow up

B.know better how to behave properly in their future life

C.understand better the virtues they learn in books

D.All of the above

39.According to the author, a child's character can be most deeply influenced by ().

A.what he does out of class

B.what he learns in books

C.his place in society

D.his lessons at school

40.What kind of virtue can playing football build in a player？ ()

A.Selfishness.

B.Tearn spmt.

C.Love for himself.

D.Friendliness.

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第2题

A fine piece of music, a masterpiece of painting, or a first-rate play has the power to ca

pture and hold out fullest and most concentrated attention. We are completely wrapped up in it, and everything works out right. The music comes to the right close at the right time and in the right way. The play ends, not necessarily on a happy note, but in a way that seems inevitable (不可避免的) and appropriate. As we grow more and more aware of the painting, its parts seem to belong together and to be made for each other. We perceive harmony (和谐) in the object and feel harmony within ourselves.

When the aesthetic (美学的) experience has ended, we often feel uplifted and refreshed. Our eyes and ears, our insight into other persons, or our understanding of moral values may be sharpened and refined. We may feel more at home with ourselves. Works of art have value for use in all these.

It is this value that marks the difference between great art and simple entertainment. A work that is fairly easy to understand and appreciate takes little effort on our part. It may give us pleasure. But it does not involve our emotions or our attention at a deep level. It may take our minds off our troubles for a time, but it does not give us the spiritually enriching experience of vital and orderly design.

To enjoy the value of works of art, we must be ready to give a great deal to them. The greatest works of music and poetry often present difficulties. We cannot expect to master them all at once, and we cannot always find what is worthy in them at a glance. It is possible to get some satisfaction out of music while reading a newspaper or peeling (削皮) potatoes. But we must listen with full attention before we can find the riches in great works of music.

Which of the following is nearest in meaning to "We are completely wrapped up in it" (Paragraph One)？

A．We are totally absorbed by such fine piece of art.

B．We feel that the music seems to be around us.

C．Something wraps us when we are appreciating such a fine piece of art.

D．Such a fine piece of art makes us feel very excited.

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第3题

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He wondered why these huge elepha

nts were being held byonly a small rope tied to _________61 (they) front leg. No chains.no cages(笼子）？________62 (clear, the elephants could,at any time, break away from the ropes,but they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these ________63 (animal just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well&39;” 64________ trainer said, “when they were very young and much 65________ (small, we used the same size ropeto tie them and, at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot breakaway. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”

The man was 66________ (surprise. These elephants could at any time break free from the ropes but because they67________ (believe they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life with a belief 68________ we cannot do something, simply becausewe failed at it once before？

Failure is part of 69________ (team. We should never give 70________ the struggle in life.

61_________

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

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第4题

The underlined part in the sentence “Most of us, I suppose, take up our position some

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第5题

Why do Westerners love their pets so much, almost as if they were their children? I su

Why do Westerners love their pets so much, almost as if they were their children？ I suppose one reason is that for more than one hundred years many children's books in England and in America were animal stories.By this we mean stories that gave the animals human names, human voices, human emotions, and even faces that look almost human.Many of these stories taught a moral lesson, like honesty or kindness or hard work.My mother read animal stories to me as a child, and my wife and I read some of the same animal stories to my boys when they were small, and now they read animal stories to their children.Some are the same stories about dogs and cats and rabbits and horses.So children in America grow up with good feelings toward animals. Many families would like to have a purebred dog or cat, that is an animal whose parents come from a single kind of animal.But purebred animals are expensive.And those that are registered with a special dog or cat club are even more expensive since there is a written record of their ancestors for many generations.What often happens is that a family's first pet will come from some friend whose pet has had babies.Or they may get a pet from an animal shelter.Every city and many smaller towns have a humane society which cares for animals that are found and for animals which people no longer want.They try to find the owner of lost pets and to find homes for the others.Over the years my wife and I and our children have gotten some very nice dogs for our family from animal shelters, usually at no cost.

But some families do not want a house dog or a house cat.They want an outside dog or cat.So the animal stays outsides the house most of the time.Special dog houses are made for such dogs to use, especially at night in the colder parts of North America.

1.Why do Western people love their pets so much？ ()

A.Because their children don't have many friends.

B.Because they have leisure time and enough money.

C.Because they are influenced by animal stories.

D.Because they regard pets as their children.

2.Since they have heard a lot of animal stories, American children tend to () .

A.love animals when they grow up

B.treat animals rudely

C.live with animals

D.dislike animals

3.A purebred dog refers to a dog()

A.which is brought up by one family

B.whose parents come from the same area

C.whose parents belong to the single kind of dog

D.which is bred in a pure house

4.How do most Americans get their first pet？ ()

A.They buy it from a pet shop

B.They pick up one from the street

C.They always get one from the animal shelter

D.They get it from their friends

5.Not all pets stay with their masters in the house all the time for().

A.it's good for them to stay outside

B.people think they are dirty

C.Some people don't want a house dog or a house cat

D.they don't like to stay in their masters' house

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第6题

To better understand the negotiation practices of other cultures, it is important for us t

o be aware of the standard negotiation practices in the United States. Americans grow up believing in the motto "He who hesitates is lost."【C1】______ , most Americans conduct business at lightning speed. It is not【C2】______ for contracts to be signed during the first business meeting. These rapid contracts are【C3】______ by the fact that middle managers have the【C4】______ to make quick decisions without consulting the boss or 【C5】______ with the group. Brief small talk often【C6】______ the business interaction,【C7】______ the short-term rewards, and financial arrangements quickly become the focus.【C8】______ contracts are helpful but not necessary because a person's last successes are deemed more important. Communication is usually indirect, informal, competitive and【C9】______ argumentative.

Negotiation in Western Europe is different from【C10】______ in the United States. For the French, business is a very formal issue, and any【C11】______ of a casual attitude will have a negative influence on the transaction. Their eye contact tends to be so intense that even North Americans may feel【C12】______ . In Germany, business is also conducted very formally【C13】______ great attention to order, planning, and schedules. Because of this slow methodical process, it is virtually impossible to speed up a business transaction. Humor, compliments, and personal questions are not a part of German negotiations.【C14】______ , business may begin immediately after an introduction. Although the Dutch are also straightforward and【C15】______ in negotiations, business is conducted at a slower pace than in the United States.

Swedes are also very serious about business. They show little【C16】______ during negotiation and expect the same from you.【C17】______ is important to Swedish negotiations, and they tend to avoid confrontation. They may【C18】______ a discussion abruptly if they think it will lead to an argument over a sensitive topic. In conversation, Swedes do not【C19】______ exaggeration or superficiality. However, silence is part of their language pattern, so they expect【C20】______ to be filled with long pauses.

【C1】

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

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第7题

A variety of social problems are closely linked to poverty. It is well【C1】______that child

ren who grow up in poverty are more likely to .be【C2】______in illegal activity, have higher teenage pregnancy rates,【C3】______lower academic achievement, and suffer【C4】______a host of other social problems than those who do not grow up in poverty. The【C5】______of the poor population may also have important【C6】______for the overall competitiveness of the American economy, not only【C7】______it brings the added tax burden, but also because immigrants earning poverty level wages clearly do not have the kind of skills【C8】______to compete in an increasingly global marketplace.

In【C9】______to the impact on American society in【C10】______, looking at poverty among immigrants is also important because it is one way of【C11】______the consequences of current immigration policy. It also gives us a good idea of what immigrants【C12】______in the future are likely to do in the United States if immigration policy【C13】______unchanged. Very high poverty rates imply that a significant proportion of immigrants are unable to【C14】______in the modern American economy. This is【C15】______important because without a change in immigration policy, 10 million new immigrants will likely settle【C16】______in the country in just the next decade. Of course, the poverty rate for immigrant households does not tell us exactly【C17】______those admitted in the future will fare.【C18】______, looking at past immigrants is probably the best means we have of【C19】______how tomorrow's immigrants will do if the same selection criteria【C20】______to be used.

【C1】

A．estimated

B．established

C．suggested

D．believed

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第8题

Text 3 Of all the components of a good night’s sleep, dreams seem to be least within our

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Of all the components of a good night’s sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead people speak. A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by the late 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just “mental noise” -- the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind’s emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is “off-line.” And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sleep and feel better, “It’s your dream,” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychology at Chicago’s Medical Center. “If you don’t like it, change it.”

Evidence from brain imaging supports this view. The brain is as active during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep -- when most vivid dreams occur -- as it is when fully awake, says Dr, Eric Nofzinger at the University of Pittsburgh. But not all parts of the brain are equally involved; the limbic system (the “emotional brain”) is especially active, while the prefrontal cortex (the center of intellect and reasoning) is relatively quiet. “We wake up from dreams happy or depressed, and those feelings can stay with us all day.” says Stanford sleep researcher Dr. William Dement.

The link between dreams and emotions show up among the patients in Cartwright’s clinic. Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don’t always think about the emotional significance of the day’s events -- until, it appears, we begin to dream.

And this process need not be left to the unconscious. Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over recurring bad dreams. As soon as you awaken, identify what is upsetting about the dream. Visualize how you would like it to end instead; the next time is occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its course. With much practice people can learn to, literally, do it in their sleep.

At the end of the day, there’s probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping or “we waken up in a panic,” Cartwright says. Terrorism, economic uncertainties and general feelings of insecurity have increased people’s anxiety. Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist. For the rest of us, the brain has its ways of working through bad feelings. Sleep -- or rather dream -- on it and you’ll feel better in the morning.

31. Researchers have come to believe that dreams ________.

[A] can be modified in their courses

[B] are susceptible to emotional changes

[C] reflect our innermost desires and fears

[D] are a random outcome of neural repairs

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第9题

Zoos are among mankind's oldest institutions, dating back at least 4,500 years, and probab

ly more. Across the world they have brought together and displayed live wild animals for people to look at and over the years hundreds of millions have. Any institution with so long a history and so universally attended must reach something in people deeper than idle curiosity. Since it is fashionable to speak of roots today, it might be suggested that zoos allow us to stay in touch with our most primitive roots in a primeval world where human survival depended on knowing the shapes and habits of wild animals. So important were wild creatures to our distant ancestors that they were the most frequent subjects of paintings on cave walls, formed the basis for virtually all early religions, and were in numerous instances worshipped as gods.

Now our survival is threatened more by what we ourselves have worked, and by the stresses of living among these creations, than it is by wild animals to whom we relegate less and less living space with each passing year. In this world the need for good zoological gar-dens is urgent. The exponential growth of human population and the ever-increasing sprawl of cities does more than rob land from wildlife: it pushes the animals father away from city dwellers. People live in brick, concrete, and glass environments where they lose all touch with wilderness; children grow up who have never tried to catch a frog, never seen a hawk soar or a deer step daintily into a forest clearing—let alone watched a herd of elephants amble across the river or a pride of lions stalk prey.

People who have the time and money can take an occasional trip to the remaining wilderness and find, in places where wild animals still live, the renewal of spirit that comes from prolonged visits to wild country. For millions of others who are unable to leave the cities or can't afford to, good zoos laid out among plants and trees can bring what conservationist Lan Player calls "a taste of wilderness''. Perhaps more important in the long run, zoos can help give deprived people an awareness that we share the world with many other animals and should have a decent regard for their worth and right to live. If zoos did no more than accomplish these two ends, they would serve a noble purpose.

As it happens, however, today's zoos can do far more. They can become breeding centers for those wild species whose continued existence has become precarious. The team "captive breeding" has been used to describe this new role of zoos, and this book describes the effort the most important task that zoos have yet undertaken.

In the second sentence of the first paragraph, "hundreds of millions" refers to the great number of_____ .

A．mankind's various institutions

B．zoos across the world

C．live wild animals displayed

D．people who have visited zoos

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第10题

The first day of school a new classmate touched my shoulder, “Hi, handsome! I’m Rose.

I am 87 years old.Can I give you a hug？” I turned around and found a little 31 lady with a warm smile.I said heartily: “Of course!”

“ 32 are you in college at such an age？” I asked.

She joked, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get 33 , have children, and then travel around.”

“No seriously,” I asked.

“I always 34 of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the year, Rose became an icon(偶像)and she easily made friends.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the 35 of the others.At the end of the term we invited Rose to our football party.I’ll never forget what she said.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the 36 to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you 37 your dreams, you die! There’s a huge difference 38 growing old and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability.But 39 One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that it’s never too 40 to be all you can possibly be.

31.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.old

B.young

C.big

D.small

32.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.How

B.When

C.Why

D.What

33.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.married

B.dressed

C.lost

D.mad

34.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.told

B.heard

C.reminded

D.dreamed

35.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.question

B.attention

C.relation

D.emotion

36.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.secrets

B.stories

C.reasons

D.results

37.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.have

B.find

C.take

D.lose

38.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.in

B.on

C.between

D.among

39.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.stopping playing

B.having a dream

C.growing older

D.growing up

40.Which is the best one to fill in the blank？()

A.early

B.late

C.young

D.small

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