Prisoner Mitchell King had a visitor— his wife. King was serving a six-year prison term in Auckland, New Zealand for armed robbery. But his wife didn’t want to be away from him for that long. So they held hands and they stuck. She’s rubbed her palms with super glue.
Their new-found closeness was short-lived. And their separation painful. Her technique is not one I'd recommend(introduce) for a closer relationship.
But if you want more closeness; if you desire relationships that are deeper and broader, more meaningful and longer-lasting, then remember the word \
T is for TRUST. Trust is the glue that holds people together (not Super Glue). A relationship will go nowhere without it. R is for RESPECT. \Anna Cummins. It's about respecting others and letting them know that you value them.
A is for AFFECTION. Sometimes affection means love. Sometimes it means a touch. Always it means kindness.
V is for VULNERABILITY(harm). Though we may feel afraid to let another too close, no relationship will go anywhere without risking vulnerability. Entrepreneur Jim Rohn says, \love.
E is for EMOTIONAL INTIMACY(亲密). Learn to be open. Learn to communicate freely. What kinds of relationships you make are largely determined by how openly you have learned to communicate.
L is for LAUGHTER. Victor Borge got it right when he said, \most enjoyable.
For relationships that can really go somewhere, just remember the word \6．The author intends to _________ by showing us the example in Paragraph One. A. condemn the wife for her silly behavior B. introduce new ways for closer relationships C. tell us King and his wife would never be separated D. encourage us to follow the wife’s technique 7．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph Four refers to? A. Trust. B. Glue C. Closeness. D. TRAVEL 8．Which of the following agrees with what Jim Rohn says? A. Walls should be built to keep out the sadness. B. It’s unnecessary to avoid vulnerability for closer relationships. C. Love will be kept out if you let another too close. D. We shouldn’t let another too close because of vulnerability. 9．What does Victor Borge really mean by his word in the ninth paragraph? A. Laughter will keep the shortest distance. B. Laughter will make a closer relationship. C. No relationship will go without laughter. D. Laughter is necessary to make friends. 10．What would be the best title for this passage? A. Relationships. B. The story of a prisoner.
C. A technique for good relationships. D. Tips on closer relationships. 【答案及简析】
6．B 意图推断题。作者从一个极端的故事引出了写作内容，即介绍如何加深友谊。 7．A 词义猜测题。上上文看，it指代的是trust这一概念。
8．B 细节理解题。引用Jim Rohn的话是为了说明，如果担心因关系太近会造成伤害，是不明智的，因为与他人保持距离的同时，也就把朋友间的欢乐及关爱给隔开啦。
9．B 细节理解题。笑可以拉近两人的距离，可以促进友谊的发展。 10．D 主旨大意题。从文章内容和文章体裁可以准确判断答案应为D。 C
China's largest water diversion project may start supplying water to Shandong Province by 2007 and Beijing by 2010, an official confirmed Tuesday.
The worsening water shortage in the two areas, caused by decades of drought, may be alleviated with water from the mighty Yangtze River in the South which will be diverted into the parched North, he said.
The water diversion project consists of three 1,300-kilometre canals that will carry water from the Yangtze along the eastern, middle and western parts of the country.
Zhang Jiyao, director of the State Council's office in charge of the South-to-North Project, told a national conference that ground will be broken in more places along two of the lines of the ambitious water diversion scheme, the largest of its kind in the world. Before next year's flood season, construction of four new sections along the two lines will push the project further along the fast track. That would bring the total sections under construction to 13, since construction started in 2002 with an estimated investment of 124 billion Yuan (about US$15 billion).
When finished, the two water diversion canals will be capable of transferring 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year. 11．China's largest water diversion project is being constructed to__________. A. supply water to Shandong Province.
B. remove the worsening water shortage in Beijing. C. alleviate the shortage of water in the North. D. break ground in more places.
12. From the whole passage we can infer that__________. A. the water diversion project is the biggest in China, but not in the world. B. the water diversion project is the largest both in China and in the world. C. the project will cost 124 billion dollars. D. the project will be finished by 2010. 13. When finished, ________. A. the project will solve the water problem once and for all. B. the project will supply 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year. C. the shortage of water in the North will be alleviated. D. the drought in Beijing and Shandong province will disappear. 14. According to the passage, which one is true?
A. The shortage of water in the North is only because there are too many people. B. The whole project will be completed by the year 2010.
C. The total sections under construction will be 13 till the whole project is finished.
D. The whole water diversion project is made up of three canals. 【解题导语】本文讲的是南水北调的事情。 【答案与解析】
11．C 细节理解题。文章第二段, 因数十年干旱导致的缺水将因把丰富的长江水引入北方而得以缓解. 12. B 细节理解题。文中有“the largest of its kind in the world.”说明B项正确.
13. C 细节理解和生活常识题。通过南水北调工程北方的用水短缺问题将得以缓解, 而不是彻底解决. 14. D 细节理解和生活常识题。文章第三段表明南水北调工程分为东,中,西三条线路.
Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.
Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it. If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too. No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.
15．The main purpose of the article is to ________. A. explain how shyness developed B. prove that shyness can overcome
C. persuade readers that shyness is natural D. recommend ways of dealing with shyness 16．Which of these can you conclude from reading the article? A. The attempt to overcome shyness is always worthwhile. B. Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness. C. The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful. D. Shy people never have any fen. 17．What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness? A. The author of the article. B. Shy men and women. C.Popular entertainers. D. doctors and psychologists. 18. Where would this article probably appear?
A. On the front page of a newspaper. B. In a popular magazine.
C. In a science textbook. D. In an encyclopedia(百科全书)。 【解题导语】
羞怯心理与生惧怕，本文教你如何克服羞怯心理，做个有胆识有魄力的人。 【答案与简析】
15. D 主旨大意题。文章用了排比段落，先总说羞怯心理，然后分别介绍克服羞怯心理的办法。
16. A 句意理解题。文章最后一段提到：Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards这句话等同于D项。 17. D 细节理解题。本题根据第一段You can build your confidence by following some suggestions form doctors and psychologists可知答案。
18. B 判断推理题。本文讲的是如何克服羞怯心理，根据文意最有可能出现这类文章的是在杂志上，而报纸头版、百科全书以及理科教材要么太专业要么意义重大。 E
A painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and arduous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm----two entirely different movements. Singers and instruments have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner's responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion, and each overlapping tone has to sound clear. This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts（使面对）student conductors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sounds with fanatical but selfless authority. Technique is of no use unless it is combined with musical knowledge and understanding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at home in the language of music that they can enjoy performing works written in any century. 19. In writing this passage, the purpose of the author is ___________. A. to tell us we use different sense at paints and music B. to recommend music needs more technique
C. to inform us that to become a musician needs long and arduous training D. for the students who are to go in for music
20. If you are a string performer, you have to _____________. A. use your left hand to draw the bow and the right to move up and down B. have your both hands perform the same movements. C. own technique, musical knowledge and understanding D. practice more and more without any training 21. The problem of getting clear texture is that ____________. A. confronts student conductors B. the student conductors have to know every note and how it should sound and how to control the sounds fanatically. C. the sounds are too easy to control D. the composer’s work cannot be seen on the wall. 22. According to the passage, _______________. A. a composer cannot perform the music at all.
B a composer has to utterly depend on student conductors
C. student conductors need more training and knowledge on music to be great artists. D. Great artists are thoroughly at home in the language of music. 【解题导语】本文讲述的是演奏乐器和理解乐音的不易。 【答案与解析】
18. C 细节理解和推理能力题。纵观全文，作者用大量篇幅讲述的是演奏乐器和理解乐音的不易。
19. C 细节理解题。 A项左右颠倒。B项应是不同的运动。D项不合常理。
21. B 细节理解，语法和常识题。A不合语法。C，D项不合本题考查细节理解.只有B项与文章一致。
22. D 细节理解题。许多作曲家也是演奏家，故A错。作曲者的作品依赖演奏者而非学生，故B错。根据文章学生需要培训，乐理知识和悟性才能成为伟大的艺术家，故C不全面。D与文章最后一句一致。 第五组 A
For many of us, printed books are satisfying in ways beyond the words they contain. Billions of printed books have been published, read and saved in the 600 years since movable type was invented, so why mess with a good things?
Sony Electronics is doing just that, betting that readers will be won over by the convenience of readability of its new electronic book devices. Sony's reader, the PRS-505, can hold 160 books in its fixed memory, enough to line the shelves on a good-sized wall in the average American home. The $299 device is about the size of a paperback book, but a half-inch thick and weighs less than a pound.
The Sony book reader is revolutionary not only in its storage capacity. The font（字体） is highly readable and adjustable by size. Unlike laptop computers, you can put the Sony in your purse, read it in direct sunlight and even bookmark the pages. And you can connect it to your PC to download books.
Surprisingly, though the reader has liberated the book from paper, electronic books aren't always a bargain. For example, David Baldacci's \（零售） for $15.19 at the Sony site, while Amazon（卓越网） will deliver a hard copy to your mailbox for $16.19.
The Sony reader also lets you store and play or display music. So what's not to like about the Sony? Well, for many bibliophiles, a lot. Book lovers like to have, hold and keep their volumes, which don't need charging. You can write notes in the margins, and enjoy the ambience they provide on your book shelves.
The need for electronic reading devices is likely to grow as more people worried about the billions of tons of paper used for printed material. Many believe the time will come when devices like the Sony reader are as common as printed newspapers and magazines today. 1．What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The age of the electronic book reader is coming B. Printed books are out of date
C. The Sony reader meets many readers’ needs D. The revolution in book readers 2．According to the passage, the Sony book reader _________. A. is as light as a laptop computer B. can hold more than 200 books C. is convenient to carry around D. cannot be connected to a PC 3．What is the author’s point when he mentions “Stone Cold”? A. Amazon’s printed books are very cheap
B. “Stone Cold” can be got from the Sony site and Amazon C. The Sony book reader is not very cheap to use D. The Sony book reader can benefit its buyers a lot
4．The underlined word “bibliophiles” in Paragraph 5 refers to “__________”. A. music lovers B. book lovers C. electronic reading devices D. Sony readers
5．According to the author, what’s the future for the electronic reading devices? A. They’ll replace printed newspapers and magazines