One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided
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One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with 36 .
I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be 37 .
I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to 38 on the bus.
In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the answer be 361?”
Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I 39 to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a 40 .
I thought I had made it safely through the whole day, 41 what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied.
My parents looked at each other. My father 42 again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said.
“Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another 43
and were becoming annoyed.
“Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.
“It 44 the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for 45 information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don’t really achieve anything.”
“I guess my experiment didn’t work,” I said, and I told my father about my 46 .
“I think it worked 47 !” my father said. “You made a discovery, didn’t you? What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.”
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小题1:D
小题1:C
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解析
小题1:考查名词：A. actions行动B. answers回答C. gestures手势D. questions问题，从第一句话的questions. 可知选D
小题1:考查形容词：通过提问可以使我的思维变快。选C
小题1:考查动词：从前面的“Is this seat taken?”可知填si，选B
小题1:考查词组：manage to do设法做到。选D
小题1:考查名词：问问题成了一个习惯（habit）。选A
小题1:前面说一天安全度过，后面说吃饭的时候遇到的问题，是转折。选C
小题1:考查动词：爸爸又试了一下。Try，选A
小题1:考查名词：父母交换了表情。选A
小题1:考查词组：depend on取决于，这取决于问题。选D
小题1:考查动词：一些问题问了是为了找到信息的。选B
小题1:考查名词：我告诉爸爸自己的想法。选B
小题1:考查副词：我想这很有效（perfectly）。选C
举一反三
I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift behind because I wanted the gift that my older sister Maria had.My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.
I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners’ class.
If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear that I didn’t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.
During this time, drawing and painting—which had been my two favorites—all but left my mind. It must have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just would not give up.
At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms. White. “Alice, you won the contest!” she said loudly.
“Really?” was all I could reply.
“Yes,” Ms. White said. “They’re going to give you a prize. And that’s not all. The winner is also accepted into Wildale’s Summer Fine Arts Institute.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists were accepted each summer.
That night I didn’t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria’s gift, not mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.
小题1:Alice wanted to be a gymnast because ________.
| A．she had been good at sports | B．her sister’s show was perfect |
| C．she hated drawing and painting | D．her parents wanted her to do so |
| A．Satisfied. | B．Worried. | C．Hopeful | D．Regretful. |
| A．Alice’s parents disagreed with her choice of gymnastics |
| B．Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first |
| C．Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town |
| D．Alice couldn’t believe the news that she got the prize for painting |
| A．We should value our own gifts. | B．It takes time to find one’s gifts. |
| C．We could develop different gifts. | D．It’s never too late to show our gifts. |
“I have been 38 for 8 years now.” I said, after hearing her words.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested(请求).
I thought she was kidding and I 39 smiled. When I had bought the medicine, she asked me to play some music. I thought for a moment and 40 to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart, 41 she had so much passion(热情)for and interest in music, and it’s one of my favourite songs.
I played the song to the best of my ability(能力), putting as much emotion into it as possible. She 42 it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling, “Young man!”
I 43 , and saw an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the 44 song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get out of bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good.” she said. With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her 45 and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It was 46 to its name, returning to one’s heart to 47 and joy.
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I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of my roommates are very interested in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as a part of their life. I’ve asked them to give it up, but they wouldn’t listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else?
Ted
Dear Ted,
Drop it. Your roommates, as grown—ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn’t break school rules or violate(妨碍)other people’s interests.
Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation from hard study. If they play too often and have little time to study, they will reap what they have sown（自食其果）, but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory(宿舍). However, you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren’t angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two.
Victor
小题1:Ted wants his roommates to_______.
| A．break their computers |
| B．sell their computers to teachers |
| C．play games in the day, not at night |
| D．stop playing computer games |
| A．can break school rules or violate other people’s interests |
| B．have their rights to disturb Ted |
| C．can relax themselves while playing games on the net |
| D．can study even better if they play games on the net |
| A．report to the teachers | B．harm his good name in the dormitory |
| C．stop talking with his roommates | D．learn how to get on well with others |
However, Ed has to guard against Florida’s changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed’s entire orange crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed is prepared for the frost(霜). When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer(层) of ice around the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.
What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is taken in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed has effectively used this method to save many orange crops.
But Ed still faces difficulties. The trees must be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity(数量)of water must be used. Too much water can form a thicker layer of ice that will break the tree’s branches(树枝). Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat, so Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.
Computer technology may help Ed with some of these worries. With equipment(设备), air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can calculate(计算) when the temperature will drop below freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently( ) the trees should be watered. Ed finds looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and, his customers will have the benefits(利益) of computer—age oranges.
小题1:The passage is mainly about______.
| A．a farmer expert cares for his orange trees |
| B．the different uses of computers |
| C．growing oranges in Florida’s changeable weather |
| D．different ways of frost protection |
| A．using a wind machine to drive away the cold air |
| B．equipping his orange trees with a computer |
| C．watering it at the proper time |
| D．picking his fruit at the first sign of frost |
| A．removes the need for frost protection |
| B．prevents temperature from dropping |
| C．tells farmers why outdoor temperatures change |
| D．helps the farmer get a better harvest |
We’re going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe . When we arrive in Europe, we’re going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.
It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip. We’ll go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that, too.
( ) 1. How many people will go to have a trip?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six
( ) 2. My father will not go on the trip because .
A . he doesn’t like travels B. he like staying at home
C. he is too old to travel D. nobody wants to take him along
( ) 3 . We’re coming back home by .
A. sea B. air C. bus D. train
( ) 4. In Europe we will .
A. go sight-seeing at the seaside B. to go to different countries by ship
C. buy a lot of presents D. go from place to place by train or by bus
( ) 5. My brother and my children would like to .
A. do some shopping in Europe B. study the Italian language in Italy
C. enjoy a trip by ship D. learn French in France
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