We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this

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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought m

e to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my luncheon（午餐）soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出）“ The cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
小题1:The author’s father took her to the top of a church tower to ____________.

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. find out how many ways lead to the square

C. inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

小题2:What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?.

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the mad cook.　

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

小题3:The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph suggests that__________________.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to the writer’s mother.

B. the author’s mother was angry with the cook.

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully.

D. the method the author thought of was effective.

小题4:What did the author’s mother think of her luncheon soup after she tasted it?

A. It was delicious.	B. It wasn’t so bad as the author said.
C. It is terrible..	D. It was as good as her cook did.

小题5:By sharing her own experiences, the author tries to tell us ____________.

A. when one road is blocked, try another

B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is

D. about the church tower near her home

答案

小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A

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In many parts of the world，cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them. So the idea that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe. But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers.
The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughboroug

h in the UK is part of an international research program. The team there believes that by 2020 all cars will be computerized, which will mean much saving，no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car of the 21^st century will drive itself, and it will not be owned by one individual. Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.
According to Dr. David Davis，who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which had blocked up our cities, polluted our air, and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.
Davis says cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices to regulate the distance between one car and another. The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front. Computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people. By 2010, Dr. David Davis believes, car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road, whatever the weather conditions, by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen. And by 2020, cars will travel in convoy linked to each other electronically. Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form “road-trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount.” says Davis. “But all the others in the train would bum about ten percent 0f the normal amount, and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.”
小题1: We know from the passage that governments and car manufacturers .

A. do not believe the prediction that no one will own cars by 2020

B. are devoted to the technological revolution in car industry

C. consider the predictions seriously

D. have put the super-intelligent car into mass production

小题2: Which of the following will be the characteristic of the cars of 2020?

A. The car will speed up out of control．

B. We will own as many cars as we want．

C. All cars will be driven by computers．

D. Cars will produce more pollution than present ones．

小题3:The leader of the research team believes that the present car culture will change because .

A. cars play a very important role in daily life

B. many societies would stop functioning without cars

C. cars should not be owned by one individual

D. it causes many deaths to human society

小题4:The expression closest in meaning to the phrase “in convoy” in the last paragraph is .

A. in line B. sidelong

C. side by side D. shoulde

r to shoulder

小题5: What will happen if cars are joined to each other electronically in 2020？

A. Motorists will get a clear view of the road．

B. The weather condition will not have effect on motorists．

C. There will be less pollution caused by car．

D. All trains will burn less fuel than present．

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Copywriting is the art of sending a message in writing, especially in advertisements, for the purpose(目的) of persuading someone to do something. This is especially true when writing descriptive(描述性的) copy. Why? Because customers’（顾客） senses don’t work on paper. They only work in person. That’s why copywriters have to create a sensory experience for their customers through their words.
When copywriters create descriptions, they often leave a lot to be desired. There is no interaction(互动) or experience. Descriptions should be descriptive. Successful descriptions should fill the gap of what customers would see, hear, smell, taste or feel as if they were standing before the product. Successful descriptions should also draw customers’ attention and create an actual event as if they could be right there.
Do you make cinnamon rolls(肉桂卷)？You wouldn’t want to describe them simply as “delicious” or “smell great”. Instead, you’d want to bring your customers to the experience of enjoying them. Some

thing like this will work better: Completely NOT your grandma’s cinnamon rolls! Freshly bake them right in your own oven. As the strong pleasant smell of these excellent rolls begins to float in the air, your nose will start to feel excited and you’ll immediately know they are worth the wait.
When writing descriptive copy, choose the senses that are most proper and focus on them. If describing food, certainly you’ll think about not only what you’re tasting, but also what you smell and see. If you’re writing travel copy, you’ll focus on sights, s

ounds as well as feelings. Your goal i

s to have your readers close their eyes and imagine they are in the same experience as you are.
小题1:The purpose of copywriting is to .

A．create a pleasant experience

B．develop customers’ five senses

C．persuade people to do things

D．give people rich imagination

小题2:The writer develops the third paragraph mainly .

A．by cause and effect(因果)	B．by order in space
C．by order in time	D．by examples

小题3: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．People’s five senses

B．Copywriting and advertisements

C．Descriptive copywriting

D．Copywriting and the five senses

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Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my__ 21 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was   22   and he told me he needed a    23   to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to   24   and he gratefully did so.
25   he got in he told me that he was a   26   and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 27   to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 28   would stop for him so he could be there before the   29   office closed. With some 30   driving we managed to make it there in about 10   31 . I then asked him how he   32   on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 33   for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 34   me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my   35  and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 36 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 37 . I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 38   one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the world 39  offers us what we need. In the man’s 40   it was a ride, in mine the chance to help someone else.

小题1:

A．never

B．always

C．sometimes

D．seldom

小题2:

A．opinion

B．way

C．case

D．condition

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“How can I learn English well?” This is a question many students ask. In my opinion, the most effective way is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite(背诵) the text and write it out, you’ve learned it fairly well. And if you can tell, in your own words, what the lesson says, you’re a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.
This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you’ll find it not half so hard as you might have thought. Learning this way, you will make rapid progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English.
Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able to laugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news. When using English, try to forget your mother tongue. Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to see English through translation.
小题1:In the writer’s opinion, the most effective way in learning English is _______.

A．to practise speaking, writing and feeling it

B．to memorize the English words and grammatical rules

C．to translate everything into his own language

D．to forget your own native language

小题2:“Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way.”This sentence means that memorizing your own language can ________.

A．stop you mastering English	B．help you study English well
C．make English easy to learn	D．help you notice mistakes

小题3:The underlined words“to feel the language” here means________.

A．to get a knowledge of English by touching

B．to be able to read and write English

C．to be able to experience the rich feeling of the language

D．to translate English into your own by imagining

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Can dogs and cats get along well in the same home? People who are thinking about getting a dog as a friend for their cat are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found that if the cat is taken back home before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. In two-thirds of the homes cats and dogs have a good relationship.
However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression(侵略，好斗) and fighting were found in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body languages are just different. For example, when a cat turns its head away it means aggression, while a dog doing the same means submission(顺从).
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers found a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “Dog”, and dogs can learn how to talk “Cat”.
What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to become smarter. They can learn to read each other’s body languages, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was expected. Once familiar with each other’s body language, cats and dogs can play together, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa.
The importance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets — to people who don’t get along well, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even countries. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
小题1:The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A．early

B．mostly

C．quickly

D．smoothly

小题2:Some cats and dogs may fight when ________.

A．they are cold to each other

B．they look away from each other

C．they misunderstand each other’s body languages

D．they are introduced at an early age

小题3: What is found surprising about cats and dogs?

A．They eat and sleep together.

B．They watch each other’s behaviors.

C．They learn to speak each other’s language.

D．They know something from each other’s voices.

小题4:It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ________.

A．have common interests	B．are less different than was thought
C．have a common body language	D．are not so smart as was expected

小题5: What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?

A．We should learn to get along well with others

B．We should know more about animals.

C．We should live in peace with animals.

D．We should learn more body languages.

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