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sometimes comes suddenly.We must therefore plan to live forever,but live as if we will die tomorrow.We live on,I'm sure,in the lives of those we loved,and therefore we ought to have a caref or what they will remember and what they will treasure.If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true,there might be fewer knives on our streets today.?
1?According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph—— A?puts forward the subject of the text? B?shows the author's pity on the kid C?acts as an introduction to the discussion?
D?makes a clear statement of the author's views 2?In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ———— A?how much he misses his parents now?
B?why his parents often appear in his dream C?when Lucien will get over all his sadness?
D?how proud he was when he succeeded in life 3?What feeling did the author's mother express in her reply? A?ProudB?HappyC?DisappointedD?Worried. 4?In the author's opinion,the value of a person's life is
A?to leave behind a precious memory to the people related B?to have a high sense of duty to the whole society C?to care what others will remember and treasure D?to share happiness and sadness with his family
5?What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem? A?Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns. B?Advise parents stay with their children safely at home. C?Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death. D?Try to keep violence and murder far away from society. Passage 18?
Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper,and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on.After his mom dried her hands on an apron(围裙),she read it,and this is what it said: For going to the store for you $ 0.50 For cutting the grass in the garden $ 4.00 For cleaning up the yard this week $ 3.00 For cleaning up my room this week $ 2.00 For setting the table for meals this week $ 1.00 For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $ 1.50 For getting a good report card $ 5.00 Total owed:$ 17.00
Well,I'll tell you,his mother looked at him standing there with expectation,and boy,I could see the memories flashing through her mind.So,she picked up the pen,turned over the paper he had written on,and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me,No Charge.Forall the nights that I've sat up with you,doctored you and prayed foryou,No Charge.For all the trying times and all the tears that you've caused through the years,there's No Charge.
When you add it all up,the cost of my love is No Charge.
For all the nights that were filled with fear,and for the worries I knew were ahead,No
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Charge.For the toys,food,clothes,and even wiping up your nose,there's No Charge.And when you add it all up,the full cost of real love is No Charge,Son.
Well,friends,when our son finished reading what his mother had written,there were great big old tears in his eyes,and he looked straight up at his mother and said:“Mom,I sure do love you.\he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote：“PAID IN FULL\
1.What might the mother be doing when the boy came into the kitchen? A.Getting the dishes readyepairing the cooker. C.Washing the dishes.D.Setting the table for supper.?
2.How many members in this family were mentioned in the story? A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five.?
3.According to the boy's bill,his mom owed him ———— for his helping with the housework. A.$7.50B.$10.50C.$12.00D.$17.00?
4.The writer's purpose of writing this story is to———— A.show real love is pricelessB.show housework is endless C.prove the mother is wise D.prove the boy is selfish? Passage 19?
A lot of us lose life's tougher battles by starting a frontal(正面的) attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receivingan ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this bynowfamiliar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9∶35. The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!%understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm? \room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile andwalked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win, a laugh. Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected(忽略), means of handling thedifficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologiing, saying “no,\getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are dong more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力) than people in any other forum.? 1.Why was Sam late for his job?? A.Because he was ill.?
B.Because he got up late.
C.Because he was caught in a traffic jam.? D.He was busy applying for a new job.?
2.The main idea of this passage is ————? A.Sam Maynard saved his job with humor? B.humor is important in our lives C.early bird gets the worm?
D.humor can solve racial discriminations?
3.The phrase “clamped off \——
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A.tried to hold backB.tried to setC.charged.gave out?
4.Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?? A.Many lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor. B.It wasn't the first time that Tom came late for his work. C.Tom was supposed to come to his office at 8∶30. D.Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.? Passage 20?
It was a very happy family.The life was fairly welloff.Father,Leopold,was a music master in
Austria.Mother was warm?hearted.There were two children,Marianne,a schoolgril,and little Wolfgang,a child not quite four years old.Marianne was learning to play the piano,and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practised.How patient her father was,and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress,very good progress,and that was excellent.And there,almost lost in the big chair,sat Wolfgang,who nev er had to be told to keep quiet when Marianne was practising.
One evening at sunset Leopold patted Marianne's shoulder,saying she had done wel l.At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.What a joke that was! Pickingup his baby son,Leopold laughed and said,“Look at your small hands.You must wait,little man!”? There was no end of fun during tea,and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang
wanting to play a difficult piece.When the meal was finished,Marianne helped to clear away the dishes.Suddenly Leopold got up.“Listen!”said he in a surprised voice.“Listen!”“Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!”
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen. His wife following,Leopold walked quietly upstairs,the lamp in one hand,his music book in
the other.He pushed open the door,and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness.“I love it.”whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Moart's life of music.
1.Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practised the piano because —— A.he liked his sisterB.he loved music
C.he didn't feel wellD.he didn't want to make a noise ———— 2.Wolfgang's father told him he couldn't play the piano yet because A.he was too smallB.his sister was taking lessons
C.he had to help his motherD.he had to wait for his sister to finish practising 3.At tea?time the family had . —————— A.no funB.a little funC.a lot of funD.little fun
4.Shortly after tea Leopold heard the music from upstairs.He was astonished because . ———— A.Marianne had never played the piece so beautifully B.Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen C.Wolfgang was playing in the darkness D.Wolfgang loved the piece so much? Passage 21?
Peter Fern was mad on mountains.Climbing was the love of his life.Church towers,seaside
cliffs,rock faces,ice mountains,anything—“If it's there，”he used to say,“then I want to climb it.”So the news of his marriage gave me a surprise.I'd never known him to take much interest in girls.Well,well,Peter Fern,a married man! I couldn't get over it.I wondered whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky adventures.
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She was French perhaps—from that place where he usually spent his
holidays.Chamonix,wasn't? it? From Chamonix he's climbed Mont Blanc on his seventeenth birthday,and one of the Aifuilles the day after! That was it,then;she was French,from a family,most of whom liked climbing.No dou…No other explanation.
A month later I met them both in town.Anna surprised me because she was English.She was a
dancer in the theatre.“Never climbed more than sixty steps in my life”she told me.“Peter has his interests,and I've got mine.No problems.”“None at all,”Pater said,smiling.“Where did you spend your honeymoon(蜜月)?”I asked.“Somewhere far from theater and mountains,was it?”“We had a week's holiday,”Anna said,“I flew to New York to see the drake Dancers on Broaay.A wonderful show!”Peter said,“Didn't want to miss the good weather.So I went to Switerland and climbed the north face of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop.Great fun,the Eiger.Grand place for a honeymoon! I'll show you the photographs we took one day.”
1.“Peter was mad on mountains” means . ————
A.he enjoyed climbing mountainsB.he was angry on mountains
C.he lost his senses on mountainsD.he enjoyed climbing mountains very much 2.The writer had thought the only reason why Fern married was that the girl. ———— A.might be French living near the mountain,and from a mountaineer family B.would not stop his climbing C.perhaps came from French D.might live near the mountain
3.Peter and Anna's marriage is probably . —————— A.a failure because neither of them likes the other's love B.happy because each of them respects the other's love C.painful because each of them would do one's own thing
D.a mistake because either of them wouldn't care the other's love 4.Peter's marriage surprised the writer because . ——————
A.Peter didn't like girlsB.Peter was too absorbed in mountain climbing C.Peter was madD.Peter's wife was a dancer? Ⅴ.教育文化类?
Passage 22? Students Pay to Change to Popular Majors
For most students in universities,20,000 yuan is a big sum.But Xiao Wang paid the money soon after she learned that she could change to the popular Economics Department. By paying 20,000 yuan with the help of her parents,Xiao Wang can study the economics major she prefers.“It is difficult for graduates in chemistry to find a good job in recent years,”she said.Xiao Wang is only one of the many freshmenthat pay to change to popular majors.Many universities throughout China offer similar services.The charges for changing majors are from 5,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan,according to a recent report on the Yangi Evening News.The fee(费用)is decided by university authorities based on the popularity of each major,the report said.The most popular majors include computer science,law,finance(金融),information engineering and foreign languages.A saying popular among students may explain the phenomenon(现象).Studying a good major is much better than studyingin a famous university.
Some educators warn students against rushing blindly to today's popular majors.They may not be popular years later,the China Youth Daily said.But it seems that many students are careeroriented(以职业为宗旨),instead of being interestbased.
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Education.But there are no official rules on the charges.In spite of the high charges,demands to change majors are still increasing.The paper said about 100 students in the English language department of a school in Harbin changed from other departments.The department planned to admit only 50 freshmen this year.
These charges have become a big income for some universities,the paper said.It is expected a normal school in Harbin will get an income of 30 million yuan this year.
1.Xiao Wang would rather pay 20,000 yuan to change to the Economics Department because—— A.her parents have persuaded her to do so B.she prefers to study the major C.she can have a promising future
D.transferring to another major is very popular in university
2.The following are the most popular majors in China today except .———— A.la.computerC.EnglishD.chemistry
3.The fees that freshmen hand in to change to a new major are decided by ———— A.headmasterB.the Ministry of Education?
C.university authoritiesD.the China Youth Daily 4.The Writer wrote the passage to . —————— A.encourage students to change to popular majors
B.expect universities to charge less money for changing majors C.tell us a new phenomenon in universities
D.warn the students to be careful if they want to change majors Passage 23?
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Colombia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard. They were all started before the American Revolution made the 13 colonies into states.?
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men attended colleges. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin,Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and no kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers. In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to becomedoctors. Later lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, Harvard beganteaching modern languages, such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek. Soon it began teaching American history. As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.?
Special colleges for women were started. New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming, engineering and business. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are divided into smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all.? 1?The story doesn't say so, but it makes you think that———— A?universities have changed over the years?
B?today all the students study to become teachers or ministers? C?all colleges were much alike in the early years? D?the students learned foreign languages only? 2?As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach ———— A?everything that was known?
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