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1)What does the author say to do if you''re depressed?
A、Go somewhere by yourself.
B、Talk to someone about it.
C、Try to forget about it.
D、See a psychologist immediately
参考答案:B
2)What does the author say about group projects?
A、They are always unpleasant
B、They are always difficult.
C、Partners may not cooperate
D、Partners may be lazy.
参考答案:B
3) Why does the author recommend meeting many new people?
A、They may become your best friends.
B、They may influence your life.
C、They may help you someday.
D、They make your life more fun.
参考答案:B
4)What is the theme of the passage?
A、Relationships in college.
B、Homework in college.
C、Freedom in college.
D、Partying in college.
参考答案:A
5)How would you describe the author''s personality?
A、Shy and under confident
B、Strong but quiet.
C、Extremely pessimistic
D、Optimistic and outgoing.
Many people in the United States worry about not looking young and attractive. For many people, looking good also means being thin. Other people worry about their health. Many doctors say being overweight is not healthy. But are Americans really fat?
Almost 30 million Americans weigh at least 20 percent more than their ideal weight. In fact, the United States is the most overweight country in the world. "The stored fat of adult Americans weighs 2. 3 trillion (兆) pounds, " says University of Massachusetts anthropologist (人类学家) George Armelagos. He says burning off that stored energy would produce enough power for 900, 000 cars to go 12, 000 miles.
Losing weight is hard work, but most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat. Bookstores sell lots of diet books. These books tell readers how to lose weight. Each year, dozens of new books like these are written. Each one promises to get rid of fat.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way of losing weight?
A.To eat less fats and sugars.
B.To have surgery.
C.To take much exercise.
D.To work hard.
I had to learn to say “please”, “sorry”, “thank you”, whether I felt it or not. Once, while buying a ticket to Waterloo, I forgot to say “please”. The man at the counter was offended and would not give me the ticket until I had said “please”. When he handed me the ticket, he said “sorry”, and hurried inside to take the only empty seat.
On the way to the office one morning, a man collapsed in my compartment. At Waterloo, everybody left, but I stayed with him until the ambulance arrived and was an hour late getting to the office. I was told that it was not my job to look after strangers.
I found that many did not even look after their own parents who were old and helpless. In India, it is the duty of the children to look after their parent and old relatives. While serving a meal, my mother always gave food to the elderly relatives and children first and ate whatever was left over. The elderly never felt isolated. They lived with their families and contributed to the happiness of the house.
31. How long had the writer stayed in England?
A. Just a year
B. More than a year
C. Almost two years
D. About ten months
32. What does the word “rarely” mean in the first paragraph?
A. seldom
B. always
C. often
D. independent while the wife is dependent
33. What did the writer mean when he said “many had a natural gift for gossip”?
A. Many British people were born speakers
B. Many British people were talkative.
C. Many British people were hot-tempered.
D. Many British people were talented
34. What did the writer mean to say by giving us the examples in the second paragraph?
A. English people are very polite because they always say “thank you” or “sorry”.
B. English people enjoy teaching others lessons of politeness.
C. He had to learn to say “please”, “sorry”, “thank you”.
D. English people say polite words without sincere politeness.
35. What does the last paragraph suggest?
A. Many old people in England were lonely because they were not taken good care of.
B. Old people in India never felt isolated.
C. The writer’s mother always ate whatever was left over.
D. Old people in most countries are respected.
and twelve million golfers.These figures would not surprise most people.But many would be surprised to learn that twenty million Americans ride motorcycles (摩托车).Few people realize that motorcycling is fast becoming one of America’s most popular sports.
According to the Cycle News,many kinds of people enjoy motorcycling.They include black people and white people, businessmen, professionals, and blue-collar workers.Among them, about 55% are businessmen, 3% are in the professions and 9% in government service.
Such information is offered by the Cycle News in the hope of improving the general public’s impression of the sport.The public has tended to believe that all motorcyclists are wild and lawless young men.
There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes.A motorcyclist’s appearance has something to do with this dislike.Motorcyclists often look dirty; in fact, they are dirty.On the road, there is little to protect them from mud.For practical reasons, they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars.For the same reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors.Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimes suspected of having bad natures.
Probably motorcycles themselves also produce anger and fear.They are noisy, though some trucks are even noisier.But trucks are acceptable because they perform. a needed service.Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an uncomfortable noise just to give their riders pleasure.Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families and make babies cry.
Yet, as motorcycling becomes more and more common, it will be interesting to see how people in general feel about the sport.Perhaps it will someday become as “respectable” as tennis or golf.
11、According to the text, more and more Americans like___.
A.playing tennis
B.playing golf
C.motorcycling
D.car-racing
12、According to the Cycle News,over half of the motorcyclists are _____.
A.black people
B.white people
C.businessmen
D.professionals
13、The Cycle News wants to_________.
A.make motorcyclists lawful citizens
B.improve the image of motorcycling
C.persuade people to buy motorcycles
D.raise the status ofblue-coUar workers
14、Motorcyclists usually wear dark colors because_________.
A.they want to be respectable
B.they want to be impressive
C.the colors look different
D.the colors suit their sport
15、Some people dislike the motorcycle because it is___________.
A.noisy
B.heavy
C.costly
D.illegal
Peter: Molly, look at this. The newspaper says we should sort trash.
Molly: That would be great! I always hate it when people mixing all the trash together.
Peter: () Many communities have already done that.
Molly: Yeah. The benefits of sorting out trash are obvious.
Peter: For instance?
Molly: If trash is sorted, it can be transferred to factories instead of the disposal plant.
Peter: That makes sense. ()Molly: With trash separated, pollution caused by incineration can be avoided.
Peter: It is high time for us to sort out the trash. Trash is trash only when everything is mixed together. () they can be useful again.
Molly: () Things like paper, glass, and plastics can all be recycled. They can be reused.
Peter: Sorting is good. () If people have no idea how to sort their trash, they will still put all waste in the same bag.
Molly: You are right. People should be informed about how to do that in the first place. Moreover, sorting trash should be made easy for us. Otherwise, few people would bother to do it.
Peter: I hope everything goes smoothly!
Molly: I believe it will.
A. I couldn't agree more.
B. What else?
C. Once we separate and recycle them.
D. But I have a concern.
E. That is really a great advice.
Customs (3) from country to country, but the important thing (4) is not to do anything that might make other people feel (5), especially if they are your guests. You are expected to find a way to keep them from feeling foolish.
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The objection to mandatory retirement is that it throws people out of their jobs at a【C11】______ arbitrary age, with out any regard to their individual abilities. There is no【C12】______ to suggest that most people over the age of sixty-five or seventy are【C13】______ working; at the turn of the century, in fact,70 percent of men over sixty-five were 【C14】______ in the labour force. Mandatory retirement【C15】______ implies that people are capable of productive labour【C16】______ the day before their seventieth birthday, then【C17】______ become physically or mentally incapable of【C18】______ their jobs. It also implies that we treat all members of the same age group 【C19】______ they had identical competence or incompetence at their jobs when, in fact, the mental and the physical abilities of any group of people【C20】______ at the same time become more dissimilar, not more similar, as they grow older.
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C.very too
D.not
Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it imitated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another. At an appropriate time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy. The whole process would be accomplished in a subtle way to avoid giving an impression of over-familiarity that would be likely to produce irritation. After experiencing a wealth of powerful, well-timed friendship indicators, the user would be very likely to accept the computer as far more than a machine and might well come to regard it as a friend.
An artificial relationship of this type would provide many of the benefits that people obtain from interpersonal friendships. The machine would participate in interesting conversation that could continue from previous discussions. It would have a familiarity with the user's life as revealed in earlier contact, and it would be understanding and good-humored. The computer's own personality would be lively and impressive, and it would develop in response to that of the user. With features such as these, the machine might indeed become a very attractive social partner.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the ideal companion machine?
A.Active in communication.
B.Attractive in personality.
C.Enjoyable in performance.
D.Unpredictable in behaviour.
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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. "You’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer. "
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20 year career in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance (自由栏目) writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
The passage is meant to__________ 查看材料
A.warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C.show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D.encourage young people to pursue a writing career
"You're so brave!"
Why is it that a woman travelling alone, as I have often done for months at a time, is perceived to be "brave", whereas men who travel alone are entirely unremarkable?
You are only brave when you are afraid of something but still do it anyway.I have never been afraid of travelling alone.
The first time I travelled alone was when I was19.I was due to travel in Europe with a friend at the end of the summer.She announced by letter two days before our departure that she would be leaving me halfway at Vienna.It was too late by then to rope in another friend, so it was either to go home after Vienna, or keep going by myself.I kept going.I got on trains by myself, checked into hostels by myself and found my way around by myself.It was weird at first, but later I stopped worrying about it.
When I got back to Ireland after that trip, I felt proud of myself.I had done something I had assumed would be hard, and it had turned out to be not hard at all.
That was three decades ago, and since then I have travelled all over the world, usually on my own.I still do what I did then, which is to keep a diary.The greatest gift of solo travel has been those I've met along the way.I may have set off alone each time but I've encountered many people who became important to me.I met my husband in Kathmandu, Nepal.I met lifelong friends in Australia, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, India, Indonesia and many other places.
(1)What makes the author puzzled when she tells people of her experience?()
APeople's disbelief.
B.People's response.
C.People's approval.
D.People's criticism.
(2)What does the author say about her first time to travel alone?()
A.It was a trip by design.
B.She had to choose to go by herself.
C.It was harder than expected.
D.She set off all alone.
(3)What do the underlined words "solo travel" in the last paragraph mean?()
A.Group Travel.
B.Travelling with friends.
C.Travelling alone.
D.Travelling with music.
(4)How has the author benefited from her travel?()
A.She has overcome her fear of travelling alone.
B.She has written a couple of books.
C.She has received a great many gifts.
D.She has met many people all the way.
This typifies the way in which engineers work to help people and create a better quality of life. The fact that this country has the most efficient agricultural industry in the world is another good example. Mechanical engineers have worked with farmers and biologists to produce fertilizers, machinery and harvesting systems. This team effort has now produced crops uniformly waist high or less so that they are better suited to mechanical harvesting. Similar advances with other crops have released people from hard and boring jobs for more creative work, whilst machines harvest crops more efficiently with less waste. Providing more food for the rapidly increasing population is yet another role for the mechanical engineer.
According to the passage, when would most weight be imposed on hip-joints?
A.When one is walking.
B.When one is running.
C.When one is standing.
D.When one is lying down.