What is your favorite color ? Do you like yellow orange, or red? If you do, you

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What is your favorite color ? Do you like yellow orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colors do influence our moods(情绪) yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing(使人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London .The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory the workers will better, harder and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
小题1:An active person may like_____

A．yellow, orange, or red	B．yellow, black. or red
C．orange, blue ,or black	D．black, red or orange

小题2:Most people feel more ___ in a yellow room than in a dark green one

A．tired

B．bored

C．worried

D．relaxed

小题3:More people killed themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge probably because___

A．the bridge was very tall	B．the bridge was too crowded
C．people didn’t kike the bridge	D．The color of the bridge was depressing

小题4:In the factory when the machines are painted orange ,the workers will work___

A．worse

B．harder

C．more slowly

D．more angrily

小题5:Which could be the best title for the passage?

A．Cheerful Colors	B．Your Favorite Color
C．The Secret of Color	D．the Color of a Bridge

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：这篇短文中作者告诉了我们一些关于颜色我们可能不知道的事情。颜色可以影响我们的心情，在文章中，作者给出了很多例子来说明，各种颜色是怎样影响我们的心情的。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Do you like yellow orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life可知，如果你喜欢黄色、橙色或红色，那么你一定是一个积极的人。由此可知选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第二段的开头Colors do influence our moods(情绪) yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one可知，颜色能影响人的情绪。黄色的房间比深绿色的房间更能使人愉快。故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文第二段中On the other hand ,black is depressing(使人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London .The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge可知，黑色使人压抑，在泰晤士河畔有一座黑色的桥，在这座桥上自***的人要比在其他桥上的更多。由此可知选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中In the factory the workers will better, harder and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.可知，如果工厂里的机器是橘色，那么工人们会工作得更好、更卖力，出现的事故也更少。由此可知选B。
小题5:主旨大意题。这篇短文中作者告诉了我们一些关于颜色的事情，颜色可以影响我们的心情，在文章中，作者给出了很多例子来说明，各种颜色是怎样影响我们的心情的。故选C，颜色的秘密。A选项意为：使人高兴的颜色，这个题目太片面，因为文中也提到了使人压抑的颜色；B选项意为：你最喜欢的颜色，这个题目不符合文意；D选项意为：桥的颜色，这个题目也是太片面了。

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阅读短文，真确的写T，错误的写F
Finland is a great country to visit, especially for relaxing. You can easily find peace and quiet there because much of the country is covered with forests. It also has lots of hills and thousands of lakes and islands .Depending on the season, visitors can enjoy themselves in bird--watching ,hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities .There is even a part of Finland where people can see the beautiful Northern Lights.
If you are a nature lover, you will discover plenty to enjoy in Finland .You will also find that the people of Finland are easy-going, This might be because they spend a lot of time having a sauna（桑拿） to relax themselves together .Finland even has a competition that is about spending time in one sauna. In the Sauna World Championships, People try to stay as long as they can in sauna .This is really a hot competition! Finland is always considered as one of the best places in the world to live, from its capital ,Helsinki .,to its great number of lakes and forests.
Finland is truly one of the world’s greatest treasures.
小题1:Forests cover much of Finland.
小题2:Visitors can enjoy hiking and fishing whenever they visit Finland.
小题3:The Northern Lights can be seen in a part of Finland.
小题4:The people of Finland are serious and hard--working.
小题5:Havimg a sauna is a popular way for people to relax themselves in Finland.

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阅读短文，然后完成短文后的表格，每空一词。
From 8：30 pm to 9:30pm on Saturday, March 23^rd, 2013, a great number of people around the world turned off the lights for Earth Hour. It is a bit like an environmental New Year, providing a chance to help care for our earth and make people around the world learn how important it is to do that.
What did you do for Earth Hour this year? Let’s share the Earth Hour stories.
Emma was on one of the mountains near the city and took photos of my city. It was great to watch the stars and the moon after a busy day that she could enjoy this relaxing moment.
Albert works as a waiter in a restaurant. Their restaurant was still open even for Earth Hour as they got lots of reservations(预定) that night. So they spent the hour working by candlelight. And guess what? Their customers loved that and promised to come for next Earth Hour.
Brandon turned off the main power to his house and went for a walk for Earth Hour. It was a little strange to walk in the dark, but it was only for one hour. Just think of what it must have been like before the invention of light bulb!
Mary invited her friends who know and support Earth Hour activities. They actually had a candlelight and they talked about the old happy days that they spent together in college.
Information Card

The date of Earth Hour in 2013	March___小题1:____
Albert’s job	A___小题2:____
What Brandon did when it was dark	Went for a ____小题3:___
Who stayed with Mary during the hour	Her ___小题4:____
The number of people who talked about their stories	_____小题5:___

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任务型阅读阅读短文，按要求完成各题（5分）

Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect（建筑师）．He was born in 1912 in Seattle．Washington．His parents came from Japan．
Minoru went to college to study architecture．Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college．Often he worked from four o’clock in the morning until midnight．He slept in a room with 100 other men．Later in life．Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers．
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work．Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning．He got up and started to draw the building that was in his dream and he still remembered．Yamasaki used a new design for the buildings．These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel，and Tower in Los Angeles，California．
Yamasaki was different from other architects．His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness．Many of his designs have pools of water，flowers，and windows on the roof to let in light．He always designed buildings to please people．He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life．

Yamasaki worked for several companies．But his success began when he started his own company．In 1956，he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St．Louis．Missouri．He won two more awards over the next five years．In l962，he designed the World Trade Center in New York．It is very famous．
In l993，a bomb exploded（炸弹爆炸）in the World Trade Center．But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design．
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings．They had to be built his way．He refused to change the design of his buildings，even if he lost a job．
Minoru Yamasaki died in l986．He designed more than 300 buildings．People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very longtime．
小题1:根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。
In the first paragraph the writer of the passage tells us ____________ and ____________ Minoru Yamasaki was born．
小题2:根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。
The buildings that Minoru Yamasaki designed are different from the other architects’ because his buildings always make people feel______________ and ______________
小题3:根据短文内容回答问题。
From which sentence in the passage can we know Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings?

小题4:把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。

小题5:根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限8个词以内）回答问题。
Minoru Yamasaki was a well—known American architect．What is he famous for?

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Have you ever complained(抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better, so farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure(失败) can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic(乐观的) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
小题1:What will you find if you see the world with your warm heart?
小题2:Why will farmers have a good harvest according to the passage?
小题3:What is the terrible thing when we face failure?
小题4:How do we make life easy and pleasant?
小题5:What’s the best title of this passage?

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Time can be categorized (分类) into three general types:
Predictable Time: Such activities as classes, team practice, eating and sleeping. If you know the restaurant is open between 7:00am and 7:30pm, you should plan to eat sometime between that block of time.
Discretionary Time: This is free time that can be planned in a manner matching with your lifestyle and to carry through the most important considerations in your life.
Imposed Time: Activities including unexpected and difficult or dangerous situations which happen suddenly and which require quick action to deal with them.
How to manage your Time:
Value Your Own Situation. The first step is to know yourself. People work differently. Some people are very active in the early morning and can carry out much at that time. Others find that their most powerful time is later in the day.
Get Organized. Make a shopping list or make some type of planned notebook. This may seem simple but you would be surprised how many people do not use these necessary things.
Prepare a To-Do List. Consider all that you wish to complete and make a list. Prioritize (优先排序) these items using three rules A, B, C:
A=" Most" important goal that needs to be completed very soon
B=" Next" important goal that does not have immediate necessity
C=" Finally," do all other things.
Plan Your Time. Fill in any spaces purposely left blank, and block out time to sleep. Be realistic, most college students don’t go to bed at 9 pm. Choose time for recreation each day.
Plan Study Time. Students should study 2-3 hours for every unit, for a total of 25-35 hours per week.
Time management is a system of learning to give first concern to the tasks you wish to complete. The key to being a good time manager is to learn to make full use of discretionary time and try to use it successfully.
小题1:What does the underlined phrase “Imposed Time” mean?

A．Unreasonable time.	B．Valuable time.
C．Busy time.	D．Unpredictable time.

小题2:Which of the following can be considered as Rule A according to the To-Do List?

A．Study for the final exam.

B．Play in the sports club in free time.

C．Visit an art museum at the weekend.

D．Hand in the history report tomorrow morning.

小题3:What is the passage mainly about?

A．Time preference.	B．Time management.
C．Importance of managing time.	D．Instructions of saving time.

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