The website “FarmersOnly.com” calls itself an online dating and friendship finde

The website “FarmersOnly.com” calls itself an online dating and friendship finde

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The website “FarmersOnly.com” calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.” 
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
小题1:Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to     .
A.help farmersB.represent farmers
C.support traditionsD.understand farmers
小题2:Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org?
A.It provides dating services.
B.Only farmers can become its members.
C.Its services are free.
D.Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.
小题3: The author of the text intends to     .
A.advertise for the two websites
B.urge readers to help farmers
C.intro duce two websites
D.encourage social activities
小题4:It can be inferred from the text that     .
A.farmers are easy to meet new people
B.the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life
C.all farmers desire marriage
D.more farmers get divorced in the USA

答案

小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:B
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Every pet owner loves his pet. There is no argument here.
  But when we asked our readers whether they would clone (克隆, 复制)their beloved animals, the responses(反应) were split almost down the middle. Of the 228 readers who answered it, 108 would clone, 111 would not and nine weighed each side without offering an opinion.
  Clearly, from readers’ response, this is an issue that reaches deeply into both the joy and final sadness of owning a pet. It speaks, as well, to people’s widely differing expectations over the developing scientific procedure.
  Most of the respondents who favored the idea strongly believed it would produce at least a close copy of the original; many felt the process would actually return an exact copy. Those on the other side, however, held little hope a clone could never truly recreate a pet, many simply didn’t wish to go against the natural law of life and death.
  Both sides expressed equal love for their animals. More than a few respondents owned “the best dog/cat in the world”. They thought of their pets as their “best friend”, “a member of the family,”“the light of my life.” They told moving stories of pets’ heroism, intelligence and selfless devotion.
  Then the loss is so disturbing---and the cloning so attractive. “People become very close to their animals, and the loss can be just as hard to bear as when a friend or family member dies,” says Gary Kowalski, author of Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet. “For me, cloning feels like an attempt to turn death away…It’s understandable. Death is always painful. It’s difficult to deal with. It’s hard to accept.”
  But would cloning reduce the blow? This question seemed to be at the heart of this problem.
小题1:So far as the cloning of pets is concerned, a recent survey shows that, of all pet owners, ____.
A.a lot more of them are for it
B.a lot more of them are against it
C.very few of them are willing to tell their opinions
D.about half of them are for it and the other half against it
小题2:While talking about the respondents from the readers, the expression “final sadness of owning a pet” refers to ____.
A.the death of one’s pet
B.the high cost of owning a pet
C.the troubles one has to deal with in keeping a pet
D.the dangers about the cloning of a pet
小题3:From what Gary Kowalski says, we can know that he ____.
A.has never thought about the problem of cloning
B.is going to write another book on pets
C.is in favor of the idea of cloning pets
D.is all against the cloning of pets
小题4:What is the key question at the heart of the problem of cloning pets?
A.Can cloning make the pain one suffers less when a pet dies?
B.Can pet owners afford the cost of cloning?
C.Does cloning go against the law of nature?
D.How reliably does cloning produce an exact copy of one’s pet?

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No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting(天气预报).
For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. That many people feel their joints(关节) hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
小题1:Which of the following can be used here to replace(取代) the underlined phrase “on the way”?
A.away.B.gone.C.disappearing.D.coming.
小题2:When you see the stars twinkle clearly at night, the weather will be _______.
A.warmB.rainyC.clear and fineD.cold
小题3:Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy?
A.A rainbow appears in the morning.
B.Some birds fly high.
C.The stars twinkle clearly at night.
D.Fogs appear in the morning just above a river.

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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!
小题1:What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
A.He agreed with her “enemy”.
B.he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.
C.He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.
D.He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.
小题2:The writer felt ______ when she did the things as her father had told her.
A.surprisedB.angryC.disappointedD.sad
小题3:Which of the following can we know from the passage?
A.The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.
B.The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.
C.The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.
D.The writer is grateful to her father.
小题4:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.My Parents
B.A Serious Criticism(批评)
C.What People Say About You Is Always Right
D.The Best Advice I Ever Had

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We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education.Our  21  have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us  22   everything to their kindness and love.
When we   23  them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or  24   them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of   25  our own love and gratitude to them.   26, elders have also been through all the years you are  27  and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is   28  that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new.All younger generations have always  29  with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human   30  .However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their   31
With changing times and  32  influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders.Youngsters should 33  express their views and if there are arguments, they should not   34  their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately   35  their places, and sit on the carpet.In buses and trains, youngsters are   36  to give up their places to older people.This is not a  37  of who has more rights.It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear  38_, or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a   39   disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become  40  that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
小题1:
A.youngstersB.elders C.parentsD.juniors
小题2:
A.devoteB.oweC.payD.contribute
小题3:
A.showB.explainC.exhibitD.point
小题4:
A.greetingB.receivingC.declaringD.showing
小题5:
A.expressingB.describingC.sendingD.suggesting
小题6:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Though
小题7:
A.experiencing with B.going throughC.suffering fromD.worrying out
小题8:
A.maybeB.likelyC.possibleD.probably
小题9:
A.quarreledB.dealtC.livedD.disagreed
小题10:
A.community B.organizationC.societyD.public
小题11:
A.experienceB.realityC.emotionD.information
小题12:
A.culturalB.specialC.environmentalD.position
小题13:
A.quietlyB.slightlyC.silentlyD.coldly
小题14:
A.riseB.raiseC.supportD.force
小题15:
A.give awayB.get rid ofC.give upD.send out
小题16:
A.expectedB.forced C.needed D.reminded
小题17:
A.doubtB.questionC.wonderD.challenge
小题18:
A.sufferingB.upsetC.troubleD.discomfort
小题19:
A.seriousB.lightC.heavyD.slight
小题20:
A.awareB.aliveC.knowingD.sensible

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Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.
Love
Love plays a pivotal role on our life.Love makes you feel wanted.Without love a person could go Hayward(不归路) and also become cruel and ferocious.In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad.But we always tend to take this for granted.It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings.Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.
Love plays a pivotal role on our life.Love makes you feel wanted.Without love a person could go Hayward(不归路) and also become cruel and ferocious.In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad.But we always tend to take this for granted.It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings.Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.
Happiness and Sorrow
Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment.Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow.Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.
Failure and Success
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.
Hope and Despair
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well.Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
小题1:In the passage, the author compares life to          .
A.packageB.joy and sorrow
C.failure and successD.hope and despair
小题2:In which section can readers probably read the passage?
A.OpinionsB.Politics C.EducationD.Lifestyles
小题3:How is the passage organized?
A.In order of rules.              B.In order of frequency.
小题4:What’s the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
A.If you work hard, you’ll have a better life in the future.
B.when choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow better.
C.What you only can choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.
D.Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice.
小题5:What’s the purpose of the passage?
A.To encourage people to love each other.
B.To tell people how to deal with happiness and sorrow.
C.To remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream.
D.To give readers some information about life.

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