I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from m

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from m

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I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt"s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then . I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times".
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up , and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
小题1:What can we learn about the author from paragraph 4?
A.She worked as a translator.
B.She attended a lot of job interviews.
C.She paid telephone bills for her family.
D.She helped her family with her English.
小题2:The author believes that _________________ .
A.her future will be free from troubles
B.it is difficult to learn to become patient
C.there are more good things than bad things
D.good things will happen if one keeps trying
小题3:What is the best title of the passage?
A, how I turn to be optimistic            B. I am leaving for America
C. my life in America                  D. the importance of optimism
答案

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
解析

试题分析:
小题1:D 细节题。根据第四段第一句  My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.说明我的英语是家里最好的,所以我经常用我的英语来帮助家人,故D正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据最后一段1,2行From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up ,说明只要我们不放弃,美好的事物就一定会到来。故D正确。
小题3:A 主旨大意题。本文叙述的是我搬家以后从一个悲观失望的人变成了一个积极乐观的人,故A正确。
点评:本文叙述的是我搬家以后从一个悲观失望的人变成了一个积极乐观的人。集中考查细节题,要求考生在阅读时,在文章的关键点做好标志和符号,以减少回读的次数,提高阅读的速度和效率。
举一反三
If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice. There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills, you should first master the skills of reading and listening.
Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.
As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening. For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.
If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve quickly, and you can be a fluent English speaker one day.
小题1:According to the writer, which should you improve first among the four skills?
A.Reading and listening.B.Reading and writing.
C.Writing and speaking.D.Speaking and listening.
小题2: To improve your reading, when you read you should ______.
A.look up all the new words in the dictionary
B.think about what you are reading actively
C.spend more time studying grammars
D.copy as many words and sentences as possible
小题3:The underlined phrase “come across” in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by “______”.
A.meet B.discoverC.hear D.look for
小题4:The passage is mainly about how to ______.
A.choose suitable listening materials
B.deal with new words in reading
C.improve your reading ability as quickly as possible
D.become fluent in speaking and writing English

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Everybody hates rats(老鼠). But in the earthquake capitals of the world—Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey—rats will soon be man’s new best friends.
What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can’t get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.
How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat’s brain gives a signal(信号). This is sent to a small radio on its back and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When rat’s brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.
Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “Robots’ noses don’t work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that. ” Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don’t need electricity!
The “rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Corps in Scotland says, “It would be fantastic. A rat could get into spaces we couldn’t get to, and a rat would get out if it wasn’t safe. ” Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building, but only after an earthquake, of course.
小题1: In the world earthquake capitals, rats will become man’s best friends because they can ______.
A.take the place of man’s rescue jobs
B.find the position of people alive who are trapped in buildings
C.serve as food for people alive who are trapped in buildings
D.get into small spaces
小题2:From the third paragraph we know the rescuers can judge a person is alive by ______.
A.the noise made by the rat
B.the rat’s unusual behavior
C.the signal sent by the radio on the rat’s back
D.the smell given off by the person
小题3:In doing rescue jobs, ______.
A.rats smell better than dogs
B.dogs don’t need to be trained to smell people
C.robots’ sense of smell can be affected by other smells around
D.rats can see in the dark and they are smaller than robots
小题4:Rats have all the following advantages EXCEPT that ______.
A.they are more fantastic than other animals
B.they are less expensive to train than dogs
C.they don’t need electricity
D.they are small and can get into small places

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Hurricane(飓风) reached the northeastern United States today and caused death and destruction everywhere. The killer storm carried winds of 135 miles per hour. The high winds and heavy rains created extremely dangerous waves. It is not yet known how many people died or were hurt in this storm, but it is said that the numbers will be very high.
With the arrival of the tornado season, the National Weather Service is again telling people how to protect themselves from these deadly storms. The winds from tornadoes are the most violent winds on earth. They can blow up to 400 miles per hour. A tornado looks like a funnel(漏斗). It is also very loud. It may sound like a train coming at you. In fact, the winds from a tornado can pick up a train and throw it around. If a tornado is seen in your area, it is very important that you protect yourself. A basement (地下室) is the safest place to go. Try to wait under a table in the basement. Stay away from windows. If you are outside or in your car, try to find a narrow place to hide.
As the area tries to deal with the worst flood of the century, there are many heartwarming stories of people helping other people. From all over the world people have sent food and clothes to help the thousands who have had to leave their homes. Many volunteers have come to help to make sandbags and use them to build walls against the overflowing river. While the result of this disaster will be terrible for many, it is beautiful to see people coming together to help others and save lives.
小题1:What does the underlined word “tornado” mean?
A.台风B.龙卷风C.洪水D.冰雹
小题2:Which of the following is WRONG about tornados?
A.They look like a funnel.
B.They come regularly every year.
C.They are the most violent winds on Earth.
D.They carry winds of 135 km per hour.
小题3:According to the passage, a person who sees a tornado in his area had better NOT ______.
A.drive his car away as fast as possible
B.go to the basement and wait under a table
C.find a narrow place to hide
D.stay away from windows
小题4:We can learn from the passages that ______.
A.nobody tried to help the local people
B.hurricane damaged the northwestern coast of US
C.when there is flooding, sandbags can be made and used to build walls
D.people are often taught how to protect themselves from snowstorms

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The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had  11 himself. On the suicide note was written: “It’s hard to  12 when nobody cares if you die.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  13 moment about the importance of making people feel
 14 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to  15  and to write a note “telling someone how and why you  16 him or her.”
Sandy, who had a  17  relationship with her mother, decided to write her mother. Her letter  18  “We’ve had some  19  times and I haven’t always been a very good 20 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the  21 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never  22 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not  23 up on me”.
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy  24 but said little.
The next morning, Sandy found a 25  on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life.  26 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and  27 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 28 it all last night. Your note saved my  29 .”
Be careful not to underestimate the  30 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.
小题1:
A.sacrificedB. defeatedC. abandonedD. killed
小题2:
A. liveB. imagineC. struggleD. think
小题3:
A. sadB. finalC. teachableD. great
小题4:
A. ashamedB. valuedC. excitedD. scared
小题5:
A. dieB. failC. retireD. survive
小题6:.
A.missB. hateC. admireD. appreciate
小题7:
A. closeB.casualC.badD.personal
小题8:
A. readB. wroteC. spokeD. told
小题9:
A. freeB. delightfulC. usualD. rough
小题10:
A. daughterB. student C. friendD. trainer
小题11:
A. bestB. wisestC. luckiestD. gentlest
小题12:.
A. trustB. doubtC. considerD. predict
小题13:
A. takingB. goingC. givingD. looking
小题14:
A. coldlyB. hesitantlyC. shylyD. tightly
小题15:
A. noteB. giftC. noticeD. reminder
小题16:
A. SinceB. UntilC. ThoughD. When
小题17:
A. confidenceB. courageC. respectD. heart
小题18:
A. endB. makeC. getD. fall
小题19:
A. lifeB. timeC. moneyD. honor
小题20:
A. pushB. priceC. meaningD. power

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Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers.Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示)a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
“Our brain has billions of nerve cells.These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says.“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”
The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮)and sends them to a computer.The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the computer react to commands from the brain.
Prof.Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands.“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices.One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set two goals.One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.
小题1:BCI is a technology that can         .
A.help to update computer systemsB.link the human brain with computers
C.help the disabled to recoverD.control a person"s thoughts
小题2:How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?                                    
A.By controlling his muscles.B.By talking to the machine.
C.By moving his hand.D.By using his mind.
小题3:The team will test with real patients to         .
A.make profits from themB.prove the technology useful to them
C.make them live longerD.learn about their physical condition
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.Switzerland, the BCI Research Center
B.New Findings About How the Human Brain Works
C.BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled
D.Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

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