B. the peace agreement had reached America earlier C. the peace agreement had not been lost on the way D. peple of the two countries had taken some action
4. What attitude did the writer hold to the people who died in the War of 1812?
A. Curious.
B. Amazed.
C. Sympathetic.
D. Angry.
5. Which is the most appropriate title for this passage?
Passage 11
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display (陈列) of a nearby store occurred to me, I stepped in and suggested it to the store-keeper. If something interesting happens, the story of which I think the local Catholic (天主教的) priest (神父) could use, I call him up and tell him about it, though I am not a Catholic myself.
One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in a form that is not expected. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the post office manager a thank-you note. More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the post office manager appeared in the entrance. He had happened to hear our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special envelope to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”
A. Modern Technology and Communication B. People Today in the Small World. C. The Unnecessary War of 1812. D. People in the Information Age.
1. The writer at first regarded life as a process of getting probably because _____.
A. he was like most people in looks B. of most people around him C. he was educated to like most people D. of his early education
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The writer like most people brought up that way.
B. He was educated to consider life as a process of getting in the same way as most people do.
C. He discovered how important money was in his late thirties. D. He made some important discoveries after he was thirty. 3. The writer suggested an idea to he storekeeper _____.
A. in the store window B. in person C. about another store D. in a letter 4. When the writer needed a post-office box, _____.
A. his name went on a waiting list
B. he wrote the post office manager asking him to make one for him C. there had been many people requesting post-office boxes earlier than him D. he wrote the post office manager to complain
5. When answering the post office manager’s question, the writer said _____.
A. it was he
B. it was a post-office box
C. it was the important letter delivered to his home D. it was the thank-you note he had written Passage 12
Roger Sperry and Robert Ornstein of the California Institute of Technology won a Nobel Prize in 1972. They discovered that the human brain has two sides, and each side has different work to do. The left side of the brain controls language and number; it analyses (分析) and reasons. The right side controls our imagination; it controls our understanding of music and our
sense of rhythm (节奏). It is the right side of our brain which daydreams.
Great artists and great scientists are similar: they both use the two sides of their brain. It is well-known that Albert Einstein, as a great scientist, also enjoyed art, playing the violin and sailing. Einstein said his scientific discoveries grew from his imagination rather than from analysis, reason and language. He said that written and spoken words were not important in his thinking. He got ideas by using his imagination. He then used the left side of brain to use analysis, number and reason and then he used language to explain it.
Usual education in schools encourages us to use the left side of our brains. Language, number, analysis and reason are given more important in our schools than imagination and daydreaming. However, we are encouraged to hop when we have two perfectly good legs! Then why don’t we give more value to visual (可见的) thinking?
In fact, all of us need both sides of our brain. We need to use our imaginations to think of solutions to problems and to enjoy feeling and creative experiences. And we need to be logical and to be able to analyze and organize in order to live on this world.
It is true that some people find it easier to use one side of the brain rather than the other but all of us can use both sides and all of us benefit by using all the powers we have. Nietzsche, the well-known philosopher, said that we add to our knowledge by making conscious the unconscious. 1. A great composer composes music by using_____.
A. right side of his brain B. left side of his brain C. both sides of his brain D. neither side of his brain 2. Albert Einstein’s example suggests that _____.
A. all scientific discoveries are based on imagination rather than analysis B. people should do nothing but daydream C. using two sides of the brain is equally important D. scientists are good at imagining the happenings 3. It is implied in the passage that regular education _____.
A. should be praised because it suggest using both sides of the brain B. finds it important to imagine
C. claims that analysis and reason are of no value
D. fails to find the importance of using the right side of the brain
4. According to the author, when we have a meal, we _____.
A. ought to stop using the left side of the brain
B. should combine the functions of two sides of the brain
C. are likely to focus on the balance of food on our plate D. are advised to forget everything about the food
5. The author’s attitude towards using two sides of the brain is _____.
A. positive B. negative C. cold D. critical
III. Cloze
1. Do not put off until tomorrow the good you can do today. There are so many 1__ that can get in the way of a good or great deed. 2 of people who missed out on good opportunities are everywhere, and when it is too late, they 3 missing their chance to have been 4 service. Saying “tomorrow” just once instead of doing some good may lead to 5 of saying “tomorrow”, and tomorrow may never come. One delay is followed by another, and matters get out of hand quickly, even when 6 are made to correct them.
7 , we must take things on as soon as we see them. This is the 8 to progress and
success. One good deed can 9 us to new and greater opportunities to help those around us and 10 , make our life richer. One good turn leads to another, and thus, the good is made larger. 11 something great has been achieved, we are 12 to set our sights on the next opportunity to help that 13 . Each new opportunity may be bigger and better than the last. And so, I urge you to use all your efforts to do what good you can today 14 tomorrow.
Do not spend your time with things that are neither good 15 valuable. This will 16
you from mistake. If you are given a task that you do not believe is helpful, 17 it. Time will wash it away for you. At the same time, the beggings of something positive will have 18 . Do it at once! A kind word, or a(n) 19 to others is never a waste of your time, and you will reap the 20 of doing and enjoy peace of mind. 1. A. possibilities 2. A. Opportunities 3. A. dream 4. A. to
B. occasions B. Examples B. review B. of
C. abilities C. Excuses C. hope C. for
D. situations D. Explanations D. regret D. at
5. A. custom 6. A. attempts 7. A. However 8. A. hope 9. A. find 10. A. thus
B. habit
C. tradition C. desires
D. etique D. contempts D. Although D. answer D. found D. still D. Once D. asked D. arise D. regardless of D. and D. stop D. delay D. gave up D. language D. preference
B. complaints B. Otherwise B. secret B. wake B. yet
C. Therefore C. discovery C. awaken C. but C. In C. free C. rise
11. A. During 12. A. saved 13. A. arouse 14. A. if not 15. A. or
B. While B. allowed B. raise
B. instead of B. but
C. in spite of C. nor
16. A. protect 17. A. take
B. defend B. defeat
C. save C. win
18. A. built up 19. A. speech 20. A. benefits
B. cheered up B. service B. favors
C. warmed up C. urge C. habits
2. __1__ seven seconds, a chain __2__ helps you start making up your mind about others you meet. You show your true feelings, consciously or __3__, __4__ your eyes, face and body because you are the message. You must use your good qualities such as physical __5__, rate of speech, pitch and __6__ of voice and gestures so others will cooperate with you. When you are committed to what you talk about and __7__ beyond __8__, others listen to you. __9__ the most effective people never __10__, it is important to be yourself at your best and __11__ communicate with your __12__ being. __13__ others believe what they see __14__ what they hear, use your eyes to look directly __15__ others and __16__ to demonstrate your ease during the exchange. You can lighten up a situation __17__ using humor and by __18__ your true self without any huge changes in personality. You __19__ can make a good impression since only you __20__ be you. 1. A. Before 2. A. reaction
B. Within B. range
C. After C. change
D. Without D. action D. conscientiously D. though
3. A. unconsciously 4. A. thorough
B. self-consciously B. tough
C. conscientious C. through