A student was one day taking a walk with a professor. The professor was very popular with students for his ways of 11 . As they were walking, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they 12 belonged to a poor man who was working in a field close by.
The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let’s play a 13 on him: we’ll hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his 14 when he cannot find them.”
The professor said, “We should 15 amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. You are 16 , and may give yourself a much greater pleasure 17 helping the poor man. Let’s put a coin into each shoe, and then we will 18 ourselves and watch how the
19 affects him.” The student did so. Before long, the poor man came across the
20 to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
While putting on his coat he 21 his foot into one of his shoes, feeling something
22 . He bent down to see what it was, and found the coin. 23 and wonder appeared on his face. He stared at the coin, turning it around, then looked around on all sides without
24 anyone. He put the money into his pocket, and 25 to put on the other shoe, and his surprise was 26 upon finding the other coin.
He fell upon his 27 , looked up to heaven, and let out a sincere thanksgiving in which he spoke of his wife, sick and 28 , and his children who 29 bread, whom this timely help would save from dying.
The student stood there deeply affected, his eyes filled with tears. “Are you not much better
30 than if you had played a trick?” said the professor.
11. A. instructionB. contributionC. explanationsD. suggestions
12. A. expectedB. understoodC. supposedD. doubted
13. A. gameB. roleC. sideD. trick
14. A. regretB. confusionC. excitementD. sorrow
15. A. alsoB. simplyC. neverD. really
16. A. kindB. richC. braveD. young
17. A. by means ofB. in case ofC. for fear of D. with regard to
18. A. cheatB. treatC. examineD. hide
19. A. discoveryB. accidentC. experienceD. practice
20. A. fieldB. yardC. gardenD. road
21. A. wipedB. kickedC. slippedD. felt
22. A. wetB. hardC. bigD. hot
23. A. SatisfactionB. SurpriseC. DelightD. Shame
24. A. seeingB. meetingC. callingD. knowing
25. A. intendedB. pretendedC. continuedD. refused
26. A. doubledB. decreasedC. shownD. imagined
27. A. feetB. kneesC. legsD. hands
28. A. discouragedB. frightenedC. helplessD. careless
29. A. likedB. earnedC. soldD. lacked
30. A. puzzledB. encouragedC. interestedD. pleased
“Another bad day at school?” my father asked as I came into the room.
“How could you tell? I didn’t shut the door heavily or anything,” I replied. Over the past two months I had either done this or thrown my backpack across the room every time I came home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new house.
“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough,” Papa said, as he put his arm around my shoulder. “What you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will make new friends.”
“You don’t know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have won the championship. They won’t even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here. All I get to play is right field, and that’s the worst!”
Papa turned toward me. “Things will get better, I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were named David Lorenzo?”
“Yes, your name is David and grandfather’s name is Lorenzo.”
“Very good, and what makes your grandfather so important?”
“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that,” I answered.
“That is only partly correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico, he had been a teacher. When he came to America he could only get low-paid labor jobs because he didn’t speak the language. It took him two years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because he knew change could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that?” my father asked.
I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard,” I said sheepishly.
“Your grandfather taught me that if you let people see your talent, they will accept you for who you are. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it takes a few years for people to see who you are,” said Papa.
All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now?”
Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? You need some work.”
31. Why was the author unhappy that day?
A. Because he moved to a new country.
B. Because his baseball team lost the game.
C. Because he wasn’t offered a chance to pitch.
D. Because he quarreled with his friends at school.
32. The father successfully changed his son’s mood by ______.
A. asking him to train harderB. telling his grandfather’s story
C. playing baseball with himD. introducing him some new friends
33. The underlined word “sheepishly” probably means ______.
A. cautiouslyB. patientlyC. rudelyD. shyly
34. What can we infer about the author?
A. He thinks his father lives in the past.
B. He’d rather live with his grandfather.
C. He will continue to dislike school and everything.
D. He will try his best to adapt to the new environment.
B
The majority of Indian women wear a red dot (圆点) between their eyebrows. While it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital (婚姻的) status, the practice is primarily related to the Hindu religion. The dot goes by different names in different Hindi dialects, and “bindi” is the one that is most commonly known. Traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction: Men as well as women wear it. However, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one.
The position of the bindi is standard: center of the forehead, close to the eyebrows. It represents a third, or inner eye. Hindu tradition holds that all people have three eyes: The two outer ones are used for seeing the outside world, and the third one is there to focus inward toward God. As such, the dot serves as a constant reminder to keep God in the front of a believer’s thoughts.
Red is the traditional color of the dot. It is said that in ancient times a man would place a drop of blood between his wife’s eyes to seal their marriage. According to Hindu beliefs, the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple. Today, people go with different colors depending upon their preferences. Women often wear dots that match the color of their clothes. Decorative or sticker bindis come in all sizes, colors and variations, and can be worn by young and old, married and unmarried people alike. Wearing a bindi has become more of a fashion statement than a religious custom.
35. Why did people in India start wearing a red dot on their forehead?
A. To indicate their social rank.
B. To show their financial status.
C. To show their religious belief.
D. To highlight their family background.
36. What is the importance of the third eye in Hindu tradition?
A. To pay respect to God.
B. To stay in harmony with nature.
C. To see things with a subjective view.
D. To observe the outside world more clearly.
37. Why was red chosen as the original color of the bindi?
A. The red dot represented the blood of God.
B. Red stood for a wife’s love for her husband.
C. The word “bindi” means “red” in some Hindi dialects.
D. Red was supposed to bring good luck to a married couple.
38. Which of the following statements is true about the practice of wearing a bindi today?
A. Bindis are now used as a decorative item.
B. Bindis are worn anywhere on the face now.
C. Most Indian women do not like to wear bindis anymore.
D. Wearing a bindi has become more popular among Indian men.
C
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A. It has a history of over 30 years.
B. It has built up a large pen market.
C. It has its name printed on each pen.
D. It charges a low price for extra service.
40. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?
A. The different types of the products.
B. The high quality of the products.
C. The quick service of SmartWR PENS.
D. The trade shows of SmartWR PENS.
41. What can we learn about SmartWR PENS from Paragraph 4?
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C. Their material is less harmful to the earth.
D. Their price is much lower in the pen market.
42. The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
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D
Dear David,
I’m glad you would like to share your feelings with me. It’s hardly surprising that your feelings of not being “grown up” have come on strongly at this point in your life, just before you’re about to become a father. You are asking: will I make a good father? How will I cope? Should I have brought another little person into the world? Can I provide for it? Heeelp! I think nearly every sensitive about-to-be-parent must have these occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy (不适) before the birth and it would be most unusual if you didn’t share them.
It’s difficult, honestly, to feel grown-up unless you have something less grown-up to relate to. A hen-pecked (惧内的) boss may feel like a seven-year-old when he’s at home. But as he walks through the office door, and knows he’s going to be surrounded by staff looking to him for advice, he grows into a fully mature man. And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as we age, a kind of progression of states, from the baby to the adult. Most people feel, on Tuesday, about three years old, and on a Wednesday, around 80. I remember feeling very grown-up at eight, a time when I was weighed down with responsibility. These days, much older, I can, in the company of people I feel at ease with, feel like a young girl.
There’s a common remark that “all men are little boys”, but it’s not true. It’s more true that men often behave like little boys. But nearly all people, at some moments in their lives, are capable of great maturity.
Once your baby arrives, you’ll soon feel less childlike, or rather, less often. When your child tries to put its fingers into the electric plug, the adult in you will rise up to prevent it. You’ll see you have very little in common with a needy child, particularly if it’s looking to you for comfort and support.
Comfort yourself, David, with two truths. One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they, like you, feel frightened. And remember that people who haven’t grown up don’t go around talking about the fact that they don’t feel grown-up.
Hope my advice will be helpful and good luck to you and your little one.
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Advice
43. According to the passage, Miss Advice thinks David’s self-doubt ______.
A. valuableB. naturalC. unusualD. bearable
44. From Paragraph 2, we can learn that people’s sense of maturity ______.
A. will increase with age
B. is obviously seen at home
C. changes with different situations
D. becomes stronger with familiar people
45. Miss Advice holds that ______.
A. all men behave like little boys
B. people tend to laugh at the subject
C. men with a baby feel more grown-up
D. people enjoy talking about their immaturity
46. Miss Advice wrote the letter to ______.
A. teach people how to grow up
B. offer suggestions to a future father
C. encourage people to be responsible
D. solve problems of the less grown-up
E
The extraordinary Eastgate Building in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city, is said to be the only one in the world to use the same cooling and heating principles as the termite mound (白蚁堆).
Architect Mick Pearce used precisely the same strategy when designing the Eastgate Building, which has no air-conditioning and almost no heating. The building — the country’s largest commercial and shopping complex — uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building of its size. The Eastgate’s owners saved $3.5 million on a $36 million building because an air-conditioning plant didn’t have to be imported.
The complex is actually two buildings linked by bridges across a shady, glass-roofed atrium (天井) open to the air. Fans suck fresh air in from the atrium, blow it upstairs through hollow spaces under the floors and from there into each office through baseboard vents (通风口). As it rises and warms, it is drawn out via ceiling vents and finally exists through forty-eight brick chimneys.
During summer’s cool nights, big fans blow air through the building seven times an hour to cool the empty floors. By day, smaller fans blow two changes of air an hour through the building, to circulate the air which has been in contact with the cool floors. For winter days, there are small heaters in the vents.
This is all possible only because Harare is 1600 feet above sea level, has cloudless skies, little dampness and rapid temperature swings — days as warm as 31℃ commonly drop to 14℃ at night. “You couldn’t do this in New York, with its fantastically hot summers and fantastically cold winters,” Pearce said.
The engineering firm of Ove Arup & Partners monitors daily temperatures. It is found that the temperature of the building has generally stayed between 23℃ and 25℃, with the exception of the annual hot period just before the summer rains in October and three days in November, when a doorkeeper accidentally switched off the fans at night. And the air is fresh — far more so than in air-conditioned buildings, where up to 30% of the air is recycled.
47. Why was Eastgate cheaper to be built than a conventional building?
A. It was designed in a smaller size.
B. No air conditioners were fixed in.
C. Its heating system was less advanced.
D. It used rather different building materials.
48. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Fresh air from outside.B. Heat in the building.
C. Hollow space.D. Baseboard vent.
49. Why wouldn’t a building like Eastgate work efficiently in New York?
A. New York has less clear skies as Harare.
B. Its dampness affects the circulation of air.
C. New York covers a larger area than Harare.
D. Its temperature changes seasonally rather than daily.
50. The data in the last paragraph suggests Eastgate’s temperature control system ______.
M: Well, mom started having a headache suddenly at 5.
W: Then?
M: Then she had a temperature and we rushed her to hospital in the evening.
W: 53
M: Not me. My father did. 54
W: How is she now? 55
M: She’s doing better but the doctor says she must be there till tomorrow.
W: I wish your mother a speedy recovery.
M: Thank you.
A. Do you feel tired？
B. I had meant to go.
C. Is she still there at hospital?
D. I’m sure I missed a lot of fun.
E. I was there for 3 hours since 7.
F. What was the matter with you?
G. Did you spend the night at hospital?
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[1] Many American fathers have got gifts from their families in honor of Father’s Day. Some men may be hoping for a shiny new grill (烤架) to bring smoky, fiery (燃烧的) happiness to cooking outdoors. More than half of Americans say they cook outdoors throughout the year. But the warmer months bring more people outside. So this is a good time for food safety expert to make their efforts to educate the public.
[2] Disease-control officials say that about one in six Americans get sick from food each year. 130,000 have to go to a hospital for food poisoning. And 3,000 die. Health officials say these numbers usually increase during this time of year as more Americans cook and eat outdoors.
[3] The United States Department of agriculture started its Meat and Poultry Hotline in 1985. The Meat and Poultry Hotline has expanded its programs to include Spanish language services. Also, people can ask questions through email and live chats and get information on social media sites.
[4] The hotline receives about 70,000 telephone calls a year from people with food safety questions. They teach consumers every day, one to one, about how to handle food safely and to prevent food-related illness. In addition, they also take calls that are related to complaints about food products that have led to foods being recalled, and that has probably saved lives.
[5] One of the Hotline workers said, “One of the most important things is to make sure your meat is fully cooked. It’s not recommended that anybody be having a rare hamburger when they are cooking out in the summer. If you’re cooking eggs, make sure the yolks (蛋黄) are fresh. And drinking or eating things that contain uncooked eggs is surely not a good idea.”
56. What can we learn about Americans from the 1st paragraph? (No more than 6 words)
