In the USA, books that tell how to do things are very popular today. Thousands o

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In the USA, books that tell how to do things are very popular today. Thousands of these “how to” books are selling __ in bookstores. In fact, there are about four thousand books with names that____the words “how to”. One book may tell you how to _    money, another may tell you how to spend it, and another may say how to give your money away.
Many “how to” books tell you how to__   They tell you how to choose a job and how to do it well. __     if you fail to get a job, you can buy a book called “how to__   _ money”. If you__   make any money at all, you may need a book with a name“how to live on nothing”.
Why do many of these books__   so popular? It is because life has become hard today and people have far more__  to face. “How to” books       people live through the modern life.

小题1:

A．well

B．soon

C．slowly

D．badly

小题2:

A．begin with

B．deal with

C．come up with

D．make up

小题3:

A．study

B．make

C．get

D．use

小题4:A. keep healthy B. make progress . get jobs D. do sports

小题5:

A．However

B．In general

C．Luckily

D．Instead

小题6:

A．need

B．invent

C．make

D．spend

小题7:

A．nearly

B．never

C．always

D．ever

小题8:

A．be

B．show

C．become

D．take

小题9:

A．methods

B．secrets

C．problems

D．opportunities

小题10:

A．ask

B．tell

C．help

D．lead

答案

小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:C

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了现在许多怎么做……的书变得很受欢迎。这是应为现代生活更艰难，人们会遇到更多的问题，而这种书会给人们带来帮助。
小题1:考查副词及语境的理解。A well好B soon 很快 C slowly 慢慢地D badly糟糕地。根据上下文可知数千本这种书销售的很好，故选A。
小题2:考查词组及语境的理解。A begin with以……开头B deal with处理C come up with想出D make up 组成。实际上，有大约四千本带有以How to开头的名字的书。故选A
小题3:考查动词及语境的理解。A study学习 B find找到C get获得D use使用。一本书可能告诉你主语赚钱，根据句意，故选C。许多的how to的书告诉你怎样获得工作，根据句意，故选C。
小题4:考查词组及语境的理解。A keep healthy保持健康 B make progress 取得进步C get jobs获得工作 D do sports 做运动
小题5:考查连词及语境的理解。A However然而B In general一般而言C Luckily幸运地 D Instead代替，根据上下句的转折故选，故选A。
小题6:考查动词及语境的理解。A need需要B invent 发明 C make制作D spend花费。如果你没能找到工作你可能会选择一本叫做怎样赚钱的书。make money赚钱，根据句意，故选C。
小题7:考查副词及语境的理解。A nearly几乎 B never 从不 C always 总是 D ever曾经。如果你几乎根本就没有转到钱，你也许需要一本叫做一无所有如何生存的书，根据句意，故选B。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。A be 是 B show 展示C become变成D take拿走为什么这些书中的许多变得如此的受欢迎？根据句意，故选C。
小题9:考查名词及语境的理解。A methods方法B secrets秘密C problems 问题D opportunities机会。因为今天的生活变得困难了，人们有更多的问题要面对，故选C。
小题10:考查动词及语境的理解。A ask问，请求 B tell 告诉 C help 帮助 D lead引导。怎么做的书帮助人们怎么过现代生活。help sb do sth ,帮助某人做某事，根据句意，故选C

举一反三

You may feel comfortable with some people. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half a life. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
How is it done? __小题1:__ If you follow the skills, you’ll make friends with people quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. __小题2:_ One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It’s a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to some other questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
__小题3:__ This point seems clear, but it isn’t. Your question should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.
Real listening at least means some things. _小题4:_ If someone sticks to one topic, it means he’s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones (语气) of voice. If the voice sounds boring, then, it’s time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well when to say good-bye. Remember to give him a handshake and say, “ I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.” __小题5:__ Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they’ve known you half their life.

A．Almost anyone will answer a question.

B．Here are several skills that good talkers have.

C．If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret.

D．First, it means not to change the subject of the conversation.

E. Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers.

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Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A couple of stone lions, a male (雄性) and a female (雌性), can often be seen in front of the gates of old buildings. The male lion is on the left with his right paw (手掌) on a ball, and the female on the right. And her left paw is touching a baby animal.
The lion is the king in the animal world because he is powerful. The ball shows the country or the family will be together forever, and the baby animal with the female shows that you will have many children.
The stone lions were also used to show the families were powerful. If you had no money or power, you couldn’t put the stone lions in front of your houses.
It was also popular to make bridges with stone lions. The best known of this is the Lugou Bridge (also as Marco Polo Bridge), built from 1189 to 1192. The stone lions on the bridge are most famous. Maybe there are 485 lions in all, maybe there are 498 or 501. A famous saying is that “the lions on the Lugou Bridge are uncountable(不可数的).”
小题1:What is a special animal in Chinese people?

A．Dragon(龙).

B．Tiger.

C．Lion.

D．Dog.

小题2:How many stone lions can often be seen in front of some old houses?

A．2

B．3

C．1

D．4

小题3:Who is the king in the animal world according to the text?

A．Tigers

B．Lions

C．Elephants

D．Bears

小题4:Which is NOT right below about the stone lions in front of the gates of the old houses?

A．The male lion is on the left with his right paw on a ball.

B．The female is on the right with her left paw touching a baby animal.

C．The common people couldn’t put a pair of stone lions in front of the gates of old buildings.

D．If someone puts a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, he must have a lot of babies.

小题5:Where do we often see stone lions besides in front of some gates?

A．On bridges.	B．In Hebei.
C．On towers.	D．By a river.

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Teachers say the digital age has had a good and a not-so-good influence on the American teenagers. More than 2,000 high school teachers took an online survey.
75 percent of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a “mostly good” use for their students" research habits and skills, But 87 percent agreed that these technologies "make the students not have enough attention.” And 64 percent said the technologies “do little to help them in courses.”
Judy Buchanan is a director of the National Writing Project. Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster. Teachers really like these tools, because they are ways to make some of learning exciting. Young people enjoy using these tools. And the goal is to help them become creative students of meaningful work, and not just that kind of copyist.
But one problem the survey found is that many students don"t have a good understanding of how to use the digital knowledge well. In other words, they trust(信任) too much of the information. Judy Buchanan says these students have not developed the skills they need to tell whether the online information is good or bad.
Another problem the survey found is something that might not seem like a problem, at all, being-able to quickly find information online. Teachers say the ability of their students to work hard to find answers is becoming weaker. They say students depend too much on search engines (引擎) and do not make enough use, of printed books or research, librarians.
Besides, many teachers are also worried about the problem that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others, instead of using their own abilities.
小题1: of the teachers agreed technologies may stop students from having enough attention.

A．50%

B．64%

C．75%

D．87%

小题2: How many problems are mentioned (提及) in the passage"?

A．One

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小题3:Teachers like the digital search tools because they can .

A．make some of learning exciting

B．help students find answers easily

C．tell whether the information is good or not

D．help students copy the work done by others

小题4:What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?

A．Digital search tools have quite a lot of advantages.

B．Students don"t know how to use the digital search tools.

C．Many teachers are worried about the students" abilities.

D．Students should learn how to use the digital tools in a right way.

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Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first languages. There is also math, science, history and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there’s cleaning, washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs(嫩枝) and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string(绳子).They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs 600yuan.This is more than the average（平均的） monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
小题1:The underlined word “Chores” probably means______.

A．网上冲浪

B．家务杂活

C．体育活动

D．家庭作业

小题2:Sports are very popular in Africa because children_______.

A．do not need money to play	B．can play all kinds of ball games
C．don’t like to go to school	D．don’t like to do their homework

小题3: In Africa ,how many hours can you use all your pay to surf the Internet in a year .And you only have the average pay.

A． 20 hours	B． more than 240 hours
C．about 240 hours	D．about 20 hours

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Millions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” and took the place of it with the less formal “cheers”, according to a survey.
Although the common person will say “thank you” nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to add a “cheers” or “ta” where it’s needed to show they are fashionable.
One in twenty now say “nice one” instead, while the younger are more likely to offer a “cool” than a “thank you”.
“Merci”, “fab” and even “gracias” were also listed as common phrases to use, as “much appreciated(感激)”.
One in twenty who took part in the survey of 2,000 people by the Food Network UK for Thank You Day, which is marked on November 24, 2011, said a formal “thank you” was now not often needed in everyday conversation. More than one in ten adults said they regularly won’t say thank you if they are in a bad mood. Most people stated that saying thank you was something that their parents trained them. A huge 70 percent of those questioned will say thank you to a person’s face without even meaning it, while one fifth avoid(避免)saying it when they know they should.
It seems our friends and family get the stress of our bad manners. Half of them admit (承认) they’re not good at thanking those closest to them. Many of them explain that they don’t say thank you because their family “already know I’m grateful”.
When spoken words won’t do, it falls to a nice text to do the job for most people.
One third will still send a handwritten thank-you note---but 45 percent admit it’s been more than six months since they tried to send one.
A quarter of British people say “thank you” with food, with 23 percent cooking a meal to show their appreciation to someone. Another 15 percent bake a cake.
It follows that 85 percent of people will be angry because of not getting the gratitude (感激)
they feel they should receive.
小题1:Most of the people who took part in the survey say that they say “thank you” _______.

A．when they are in good mood	B．completely out of habit
C．when they feel truly grateful	D．purely out of politeness

小题2:The underlined word “ditched” in Paragraph 1 means “________”.

A．gave up

B．used

C．shared

D．knew

小题3:It can be learned from the passage that _______.

A．different ways of expressing gratitude are all fashionable

B．people should avoid saying “thank you” nowadays

C．a thank-you note is still appreciated by most people

D．people in a bad mood never say “thank you”

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Most people express their gratitude to others by buying food for them.

B．About fifty percent of people try not to say thank you when they should.

C．Most people may feel natural when they fail to receive others’ gratitude.

D．Many people think it unnecessary to say thanks to their family members.

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