In a cab, a woman seemed in such a hurry. She constantly rushed the cab driver t

In a cab, a woman seemed in such a hurry. She constantly rushed the cab driver t

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In a cab, a woman seemed in such a hurry. She constantly rushed the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts of getting to the airport as soon as possible that she was not aware they were going by a different route.
All of a sudden, a young man got inside the cab. He took her handbag in which she had put her visa, passport, and all the money for the trip.
The cab driver, who was in collusion with the robber, left her in the exactly middle of a dark street. She thought that she was rather unfortunate in the very situation.
During the very night, she was told a piece of shocking news. Tears came down her cheek. Flight 360, the plane that she should have got on board, had crashed. Had she not lost her important belongings, she could surely have lost the thing far more precious——her life.
Sometimes bad things really happen. There are times when nothing seems to go our way. So what should we do about it? We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the faith that we will get what we deserve. 
Don’t waste your time and energy on things that can’t be changed. Continuous worrying will only affect your health and you’ll be doing much more damage than what was previously done.
What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?
There was a man who won the lottery. He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on.
But when he one day made it to the front page of the newspaper again, it was a different story. He had been killed because of his riches. If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it. Life is so unpredictable. You never know what will happen next.
Live one day at a time. We sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble. But please don’t forget: sometimes misfortune can be the source of happiness. Live for the moment. Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine. Believe me. And believe in yourself. As Captain Planet always says, “The power is yours!”
小题1: The underlined phrase “in collusion with” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________.”
A.was forced byB.was fighting bravely against
C.was doing one’s best to begD.had cooperated with
小题2: From the passage, we learn that ________.
A.robbers are sure to get what they want
B.somebody never runs out of good luck
C.the woman was lucky to miss her flight
D.if one feels oneself lucky, he or she will continue to be so
小题3: The writer presents the second example in order to ________.
A.warn people of the danger of winning the lottery
B.tell people life is unpredictable
C.encourage people to buy lottery
D.persuade people not to be greedy
小题4: According to the author, which of the following choices is the correct attitude to adopt to life?
A.Never waste any time or energy because time is so limited.
B.One needn’t be worried or feel frustrated. Believe in yourself.
C.Even while everything appears to be going smoothly, we should keep fully alert.
D.Worrying about what you don’t have
小题5: The passage above is intended to tell us ________.
A.misfortune sometimes is a blessing
B.we should save up for a rainy day
C.fortune just goes with those prepared minds
D.both losses and gains go hand in hand

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A 
解析

试题分析:文章大意:塞翁失马,焉知祸福。文章告诉我们,面对突如其来的不幸不一定是坏事,不幸也有可能是幸福的来源。而幸运也许并不是好事。
小题1:D词义推测题。根据后面一句left her in the exactly middle of a dark street.可以推测短语in collusion with为“与……勾结”之意。故D正确。
小题2:C推理判断题。根据第四段中的Had she not lost her important belongings, she could surely have lost the thing far more precious——her life.这位女士很幸运地错过了航班。故C正确。
小题3:B推理判断题。文章中作者举第二个中彩票被***的例子,说明了人生有许多不可预测性。故B正确。
小题4:D推理判断题。根据文章大意及文章最后一段可知:我们应当自信,一个人不必要担心或感到沮丧。故D正确。
小题5:A大意推测题。根据文章所举的两个事例可知,文章想要告诉我们:塞翁失马,焉知祸福。故A正确。
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We are always told that TV is not good for us. If it is true, how come the TV-addicted kids of our young generation nowadays are much smarter than we are? In my family, the only persons who can work the TV remote control well are the children.
Probably TV really educates us. For example, we can learn a very useful medical fact: A man that has been shot always has time to speak a broken sentence when he is dying. “The killer was…” (dies)
But I suppose the biggest things that we learn from TV can be regarded as “Life Skills”. Bad things simply happen on either stormy or dark nights. Emotional breakdowns make people wander in the heavy rain without raincoats or umbrellas. And contrary to the scientists, the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash come on at exactly the same time, wherever the scenes are.
I’ve even got to know useful geographical facts from science-fiction shows: Aliens only speak the language of English no matter which planet they come from.
To make good use of something that we learn from TV can make our security better. Consider these truths. When you are really attacked by 20 bad guys, you needn’t worry about your being outnumbered. The criminals will hang back and take turns to approach you in ones and twos just so you can conveniently defeat them all. Bad guys who are completely covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to reveal that they are in fact, aha, women.
TV often teaches us a lot of important information as well about escaping from danger. Watch and learn. (1) If anyone is running after you down a passage, you will find that boxes have been conveniently placed near all the walls you need to jump over. (2) If you are tall and handsome, you can run from any number of armed criminals, and every shot will miss you.
Be warned, however, if your name card says “henchman” (帮凶) and you are part of a group of plain-looking people trying to catch a handsome individual, a single shot will kill you. But don’t be anxious: TV also delivers useful information for bad guys. All cars are inflammable (易燃的) and have amazing shock absorbers that enable them to fly into the air and land without damage — except police cars.
TV even teaches us about TV. Whenever anyone turns on a TV, it shows a news flash about someone they know. They then turn the box off immediately after that news item.
小题1: When the writer says “A man that has been shot always has time to speak a broken sentence when he is dying” (Paragraph 2), he shows his________.
A.humorB.sympathyC.deep concernD.medical knowledge
小题2: We can learn from Paragraph 3 that in the real world________.
A.bad things cause people to break down in the rain
B.bad things never happen on dark and stormy nights
C.people with emotional problems like to walk in the rain without umbrellas
D.you can’t hear the crack of lightning and see the accompanying flash exactly at the same time
小题3: On TV what usually happens when a person turns it on?
A.The program shown is always about the importance of TV.
B.The person always turns off the TV when it’s time for news.
C.The news shown is always about someone the person knows.
D.TV always shows news about famous people.
小题4: What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.Life skills can be learned from TV.
B.What happens in TV is quite different from reality.
C.Watching TV makes people more creative.
D.TV plays an important role in society.
小题5: The writer of this passage takes a(n) ________ attitude towards TV plays.
A.positiveB.casualC.negativeD.indifferent

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You don"t need to get in a time-traveling machine to see how technology will reshape our lives, such as the way we shop.Several new technologies that are to change your buying habits already exist.Let"s see what"s in store for your future shopping.
Try it on, virtually (虚拟的).Want to shop online for a new pair of eyeglasses? You don"t need to guess which pair looks best on you. Go and see the eBay Fashion iPhone app to try a pair of eyewear you"re checking out on a picture of your face.But what if you want to buy something bigger? Thanks to Microsoft Kinect"s motion tracking camera, you can cover clothes on your screen body.You can even choose the background of your virtual fitting room to enrich your shopping experience.
Get a perfect, custom fit.Everyone"s body is shaped differently.To get a perfect fit, you sometimes have to get your clothes changed.But by using 3D scanning technology, all the clothes you buy will fit your body perfectly.Some companies scan your body using High-tech to get the most accurate measurements, so they can make special clothes just for you.
High-tech shopping carts and checkout counters.High-tech shopping carts could, in time, be a common sight in malls and supermarkets.Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts are currently under test.The cart can follow you along the aisles (通道), controlled merely by your movement and your voice.In China, a supermarket chain introduced tablet-equipped carts that guide shoppers around the stores" aisles.
In the United States, several supermarkets use a device called Scan It that gives buyers the freedom to scan purchases on their own while they shop.While it"s great not having to line up at a checkout counter, we wouldn"t mind it if the store used Toshiba"s new Object Recognition Scanner.The machine identifies a product as soon as it"s placed in front of a camera just by its shape and color, even if it has no bar code.
小题1:What"s the best title for this text?
A.Ways for future shopping
B.Influence of new technology
C.Inventions to change habits
D.A new time-traveling machine
小题2:According to Paragraph 2, The eBay Fashion iPhone app can _____.
A.make vivid pictures of our face
B.help us sell more clothes online
C.create us a virtual dressing room
D.choose suitable eyeglasses for us
小题3:Which of the following can get the most accurate shape of our body?
A.Object Recognition Scanner.
B.The eBay Fashion iPhone app.
C.3D scanning technology.
D.Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts.
小题4:The Object Recognition Scanner can identify a product more quickly by____.
A.the customer"s voice
B.its shape and color
C.the customer"s movement
D.the bar code on it
小题5:What can we infer from this text?
A.Checkout counters will disappear from supermarkets in future.
B.Buyers can use Scan It to go around the supermarket by themselves.
C.High-tech shopping carts will be widely used in malls and supermarkets.
D.The new technologies are only dreams that are impossible to come true.

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My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been      with them after school. My wife,Qugen, and I are       he has other kids to be with and we have      and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn    _,so we have asked him to tell us       he"s going and to come home at a specified time.
The      started when Kevin didn"t come home on time. On one occasion,I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6:30,I needed to go       him. I found him at a friend"s house,and he looked       that he couldn"t continue playing. After we came home,I sat Kevin down for a talk about the       of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about him arriving a few       late,but after half an hour,I’m going to be    . He told me he understood.
The next day,I came home from work at about 6:30 p.m. and Qugen asked me to go and get Kevin        she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend"s house and a look of     appeared on Kevin"s face when he came to the door.
At     ,Qugen and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn"t come home on time again. He said he just wanted to       playing. This was      ,so Qugen and I decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This      no playing with his friends.
For the next week,whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin,we let him       to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his      .
As a      ,I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
小题1:
A.studying B.playingC.chattingD.quarreling
小题2:
A.gladB.luckyC.worriedD.sure
小题3:
A.madeB.allowedC.trainedD.forced
小题4:
A.amusementsB.communicationC. honestyD.responsibility
小题5:
A.whenB.whyC.whereD.whenever
小题6:
A.changesB.conflictsC.worriesD.problems
小题7:
A.looking forB.picking upC.waiting forD.calling up
小题8:
A.angryB.nervousC.disappointedD.ashamed
小题9:
A.quality B.importanceC.storiesD.ways
小题10:
A.hoursB.minutesC.daysD.times
小题11:
A.satisfiedB.shockedC.surprisedD.concerned
小题12:
A.ifB.unlessC.becauseD.so
小题13:
A.guiltB.disappointmentC.excitementD.hatred
小题14:
A.homeB.schoolC.work D.office
小题15:
A.finishB.keepC.learnD.stop
小题16:
A.impossibleB.impoliteC.unacceptableD.unbelievable
小题17:
A.meantB.suggestedC.showedD.implied
小题18:
A.replyB.apologizeC.tellD.explain
小题19:
A.decisionsB.wordsC.actionsD.friends
小题20:
A.teacherB.parentC.writerD.professor

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【1】People study their family history for different reasons. For some, genealogy(家谱学) is important to their religion(宗教信仰). Other people who get involved in genealogy may want to confirm (证实)stories they heard about a family member. Some people say their interest in genealogy came from an eight-part series on television called Roots. Roots was first broadcast in 1977 and was based on a book which describes how the author’s ancestor, long ago in Africa, as slave was brought to America. After watching Roots, many Americans wanted to study ________________.
【2】Finding family roots is not always easy. So how exactly does someone start a genealogical research?
【3】Experts say you should start with yourself. Write down your own history. One idea is to ask your parents what they can remember about their parents or grandparents. You can often find a lot of information in family pictures, letters and other documents.
【4】Resources on local history may also provide useful information. Large libraries may have hundreds of helpful books. In the United States, several groups have large collections of genealogical materials. These collections are open to the public.
【5】Governments often have many helpful records of genealogies. Governments usually keep official copies of birth, marriage and death records. Local governments may have copies of wills. These statements of final wishes often contain details about a person’s life and wealth.
【6】Today, many people use the Internet. There are thousands of websites related to genealogy. They can guide people to historical records and provide information about how to write down their family’s history.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about? ( no more than 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
小题2:How many ways are mentioned in how to start a genealogical research? ( no more than 2 words)[
_____________________________________________________________________
小题3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words. ( no more than 6 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
小题4:Why should people ask governments for help in the study of genealogy? ( no more than 8 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
小题5:What does the underlined word “They” (Paragraph 6 ) probably refer to ? (no more than 5 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
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All across California, honeybees are flying away from their hives(蜂箱) and dying. Empty hives are causing a lot of worry about some important food crops.
Bees give us a lot more than delicious honey. They are pollinators(授粉者)—they enable plants to produce the fruits and nuts we enjoy by carrying pollen from one plant or flower to the next. The wind pollinates oats, corn, and wheat, but many other plants (like apple and cherry trees and melon vines) depend on insects, bats, and birds. In the U.S., millions and millions of bees kept by human beekeepers fly around doing a lot of this important work for food crops. “Bees are worth protecting because their work adds so much to our diet,” says Dr. Jeff Pettis of the Bee Research Laboratory.
California’s almond (杏仁) crop alone depends on about half the bees in the country. But now the almond crop and many others could be in trouble with so many bees dying.
Researchers at government and university labs all over the country are trying to figure out why so many bees are dying. However, bees are hard to study. Most die away from the hive, so researchers don’t have dead bodies to examine. And when researchers return to a hive after two weeks, about half the bees they studied on their first visit will be dead, replaced by new ones in the natural life cycle of bees. “It isn’t like studying a large animal like a cow that doesn’t move around much and is easy to find out in the cow field,” says Pettis.
Researchers have some ideas about what could be affecting bee health. They could be sick from poisons widely used to kill insects, or they might not be getting enough good food to stay strong. Also, tiny insects called mites feed on bees. “A virus or bacteria could also be doing the killing.” explains Pettis.
小题1:What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.The wind helps pollinate.
B.Bees are important in food crops.
C.Bees give us a lot of delicious honey.
D.Cherry trees are pollinated by bees.
小题2:Bees are hard to study because ____________.
A.they move around too much
B.new bees soon replace all the bees studied by researchers
C.they are too tiny
D.they never return to hives
小题3:What could cause so many bees to die?
A.Poisons to kill birds.B.Eating too much.
C.Large insects.D.Some virus.
小题4:What can we learn from the article?
A.A large number of bees have died in the hive.
B.Without bees, some foods would disappear from our diet.
C.Only researchers in California want to know what kills bees.
D.Large animals are easier to study than tiny insects.

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