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| Two years ago,Wendy Hasnip,47,experienced a brain injury that left her speechless for two weeks. When she finally recovered, she found herself talking with what seemed to be a French accent. "I phoned a friend the other day, and she spent the first ten minutes laughing," Hasnip said at the time, "while I have nothing against the French." Hasnip suffered from foreign accent syndrome(外国口音综合症), a rare condition in which people find themselves speaking their own language like someone from a foreign country. The condition usually occurs in people who have experienced a head injury or a stroke -a sudden loss of consciousness, sensation,or movement caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel(血管)in the brain. The condition was first identified during the Second World War in a Norwegian woman whose head was injured during an attack by the German military. The woman recovered but was left with a German-sounding accent, to the horror of fellow villagers who avoided her after that. Researchers have discovered that the combined effect of the damage to several parts of the brain makes victims lengthen certain syllable,mispronounce sounds,and change the normal pitch(音高)of their voice. Those changes in speech add up to what sounds like a foreign accent. Another researcher,a phonetician(语言学者),says victims of the syndrome don"t acquire a true foreign accent. Their strangely changed speech only resembles the foreign accent with which it has a few sounds in common. When an English woman named Annie recently developed foreign accent syndrome after a stroke, she spoke with what seemed to be a Scottish accent. However, Annie"s Scottish coworkers said she didn"t sound at all like a Scot. | |||
| 1. According to the passage,people __________ may have foreign accent syndrome. | |||
| A. whose parent has experienced a head injury B. who have lived in a foreign country for a long time C. who have lost their consciousness owing to a stroke D. who have learned foreign language from their coworkers | |||
| 2. If a person suffers foreign accent syndrome, __________. | |||
| A. his coworkers will be afraid of him and avoid contacting with him B. he has more chance of suffering stroke again C. he will speak a fluent foreign language like native speakers D. his speech only has a few sounds in common with the foreign accent | |||
| 3. Writing this passage,the writer"s main purpose is to __________ . | |||
| A. introduce foreign accent syndrome and some related information B. warn people not to be at the risk of experiencing a stroke C. make it clear that foreign accent syndrome can be cured D. tell a story of an injured woman during the Second World War | |||
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I woke up one morning last week to read a story about an athlete who had seemed to have | |||
| 1. The main character in this passage is__________. | |||
| A. the writer himself B. Marion Jones C. IAAF president D. US federal agents | |||
| 2. It is still a worry that __________. | |||
| A. Marion Jones has cheated the public so long B. Marion Jones may be remembered as a fraud in sporting history C. IAAF president will not forgive Marion Jones D. cheating is still widely existing in sports competition | |||
| 3. The writer values __________ most in this passage. | |||
| A. Marion Jones" deciding to tell the truth B. the honesty and hard work in sports competition C. trophies, medals and champions D. the spirit of Olympic Games | |||
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| I am a man who has been egoistic (自我为中心的) and I have had a lack of respect for myself and others around me. I participated in(参加) various transformation workshops, however, it made no difference. I remained stuck in my life. As a result, I became separated from my family and reached rock bottom in my life. Having reached there, I resisted transforming myself. After some time, I thought to myself, start believing in yourself and it will make a difference in your life. I first started loving myself and then all those around me. I started respecting myself and then others around me. My selfworth increased. Sangeeta is my workmate. She"s transparent, honest and respectful. She"s very poor and has a large family to support. In addition, her husband doesn"t hold a regular job. In short, she"s struggling in life. On a cold winter morning, when she came to work, I found her shaking. I asked whether she had a pullover (毛线套衫). She didn"t reply. I had my answer. The next day when she came to work again, I gave her the money to buy a pullover for herself. The expression of thankfulness in her eyes was something that will remain with me for a long time. A few weeks ago, she was ill and didn"t come to work. Instead, she sent her friend to do her work. The moment I realized Sangeeta was sick, I gave her friend the money to buy medicines for her treatment. It took Sangeeta some time to recover from her illness. The first thing I cared about was whether she needed any more help of any kind. And she said, "Sir, you"ve done enough for me. I"m grateful to you." That was the moment when I realized that I"m walking my path. Sometimes, I still fall down, but I get up and start walking again even though I may have hurt myself in the process. | |||
| 1. According to the passage, attending transformation workshops ________. | |||
| A. made the author closer to his family B. changed the author"s attitude C. had little effect on the author D. helped the author get along well with others | |||
| 2. What did the author mean by saying "I had my answer" in Paragraph 4? | |||
| A. He knew Sangeeta had no pullover. B. He knew Sangeeta was too proud to admit her poverty. C. He knew Sangeeta was in danger at that time. D. He had the chance to change Sangeeta"s attitude towards him. | |||
| 3. When Sangeeta was ill, the author ________. | |||
| A. gave her financial help B. helped Sangeeta do her work C. bought her medicines for treatment D. met with refusal when offering help | |||
| 4. The passage is mainly about ________. | |||
| A. an unforgettable experience B. changes which happen to the author C. a woman who changed the author"s life D. the relationship between Sangeeta and the author | |||
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| One of my closest friends has a family tradition that I quite like, and I"ve been slowly trying to implement(实施) in my own family. Basically, each year after Thanksgiving dinner, all of the people sit around in the living room and each person takes a few minutes and talks about the thing they are most thankful about over the last year. Everyone in the family takes the question seriously and answers it honestly, giving thanks for what really matters and adds value to their life. This is something I"ve actually thought about a lot in the last year, and I really came up with two things, one obvious and one not so much. The first one, obviously, is the conception and birth and healthiness of my daughter. She"s a healthy, happy twomonthold baby who smiles a lot and very much enjoys sitting on her dad"s lap. I am so thankful for having this wonderful baby in my life, and thankful that she has the gift of good health. The second one isn"t my financial turnaround (as some of you might have expected-that was what I was most thankful for last year). Instead, I am thankful for the discovery of the value of writing in my life. A year ago, The Simple Dollar was only a few weeks old and was far from popular yet-according to my data, on Thanksgiving Day last year I had about 60 subscribers. The process of writing was bringing me enjoyment. This past year showed me otherwise, and I am deeply thankful for it. After thinking about it for a while, I began to realize that it is a very powerful and wonderfully positive exercise. You spend time reflecting deeply on the positives in your life, and you often realize that even when things are bad, you do have lots to be thankful for because there is a lot of good in your life, and it can shine a bright light even in a dark spot in your life. I hope to repeat this each year on Thanksgiving, because it brought forth a pretty strong joy in my life today. | |||
| 1. What does the family tradition mentioned in the first paragraph refer to? | |||
| A. Having Thanksgiving dinner together. B. Enjoying the warm family atmosphere together. C. Talking about the things they appreciate most. D. Talking about their attitude towards future life. | |||
| 2. The author is thankful for the fact that ________. | |||
| A. she has a happy and healthy baby B. her daughter likes playing with her dad C. her daughter makes her dull life full of fun D. her daughter is losing weight | |||
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. | |||
| A. the author keeps doing exercise to strengthen her body B. the author once suffered financial difficulty C. the author will not go on writing until she discovers the value of writing D. writing has made the author known nationwide | |||
| 4. According to the last paragraph, what does the author realize? | |||
| A. People should have low expectation. B. People should find a suitable career. C. People should reflect on their mistakes. D. People should hold a positive attitude. |