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Most city parks are places where you can escape from big，ugly structures of metal and stone．The Manhattan High Line is different．Raised 25 feet above the ground，this massive metal structure once supported a rail line．The line opened in 1934 but it was hardly used after the 1960s，and much of it was torn down．However，one stretch remained in a region of Manhattan．The railway structure was ugly and everyone knew that at some time，it would have to be removed．
But the High Line was not destroyed．In fact．now the old rail line serves as one of the most peaceful places in the city．The idea to change the rail line into a park came from Joshua David and Robert Hammond．In 1999，they attended a community meeting to decide the fate of the High Line．David and Hammond were the only people at the meeting interested in saving the historical structure. Later on，when they asked railway officials to take them up to look at the High Line，they saw a mile and a half of wild flowers growing in the middle of the city，and they realized that the High Line had potential to become a park．There was growing interest in improving urban centers，and so the project quickly gathered funds for construction．
The first section of the High Line opened in 2009 and immediately became popular with tourists and locals alike．Each part of the park has a different atmosphere．Some areas are like balconies with wonderful city views．Other sections have wide lawns and walkways planted with wild flowers．Only the final section remains the way it has been for the last fifty years—a railway line overgrown with weeds．
小题1:What is the text mainly about?

A．A park．	B．A train line．
C．City transport．	D．A historical monument．

小题2:Which of the following is NOT true about the High Line?

A．It is above ground level．	B．Only part of the line remains.
C．It is now a popular park．	D．Trains still use the line.

小题3:Why did David and Hammond want to save the High Line at first?

A．They thought it would make a good park．

B．They wanted to reopen the train line．

C．They thought it had historical value．

D．They were interested in improving the city.

小题4:Why were people easily persuaded by David and Hammond’s idea?

A．They wanted to make cities nicer places．

B．They wanted to see the wild flowers too.

C．They realized the High Line was important.

D．They knew that funds were available．

小题5:We can infer from the last paragraph that the park is ______________.

A．popular with tourists	B．similar to what it used to be
C．various in its design	D．1ike natural countryside

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：文章大意：文章主要介绍了曼哈顿一座与众不同的城市公园。
小题1:主旨大意题。根据文章大意：文章主要介绍了曼哈顿一座与众不同的城市公园，可以得出文章的题目。故A正确。
小题2:细节理解题。从第一段The line opened in 1934 but it was hardly used after the 1960s，and much of it was torn down．可知现在已经不用了。故D正确。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文章第二段David and Hammond were the only people at the meeting interested in saving the historical structure.可知他认为它具有历史价值。故C正确。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段There was growing interest in improving urban centers，and so the project quickly gathered funds for construction．可知答案。故A正确。
小题5:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容尤其Each part of the park has a different atmosphere．可以推测出公园在不同的地方有不同的设计。故C正确。

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How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question，as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic(基因的)tests，for everything from baldness to breast cancer，and the list is growing．Question is do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance，Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson，one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’(老年痴呆症)．
“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease，that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious，through which you see the rest of your 1ife as you wait for that disease to hit you．It could really mess you up．”Said Dr．Robert Green，a Harvard geneticist.
“Every ache and pain，”Smith suggested，could be understood as“the beginning of the e nd．”“That’s right．If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer"s disease，then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot，you think the disease has started．”
Dr．Green has been thinking about this issue for years．He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s．It was thought that people who got bad news would，for lack of a better medical term，freak out．But Green and his team found that there was “no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives．In fact，most people think they can handle it．People who ask for the information usually can handle the information，good or bad，said Green．
小题1:The first paragraph is meant to ．

A．ask some questions	B．introduce the topic
C．satisfy readers，curiosity	D．describe an academic fact

小题2:Which of the following is true of James Watson?

A．He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.

B．He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer"s disease．

C．He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.

D．He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease．

小题3:According to Paragraphs 3 and 4，if a person is at a higher genetic risk，it is .

A．advisable not to let him know

B．impossible to hide his disease

C．better to inform him immediately

D．necessary to remove his anxiety

小题4:The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to .

A．break down

B．drop out

C．leave off

D．turn away

小题5:The study led by Dr．Green indicates that people .

A．prefer to hear good news	B．tend to find out the truth
C．can accept some bad news	D．have the right to be informed

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In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) several seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you don"t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
小题1:Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A．Because they may have several seasons in one day

B．Because they often have very good weather

C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D．Because the sky is sunny all day

小题2:From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A．sunshine and snow	B．black clouds
C．summer and winter	D．spring and autumn

小题3:In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A．their friends ask them to do so	B．it often rains in England
C．they are going to sell them	D．they are their favourite things

小题4:The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.

A．Bad Seasons	B．Summer or Winter
C．The Weather in England	D．Strange English People

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Many people think that the most popular way of communicating with other people is through the mouth. But what they don’t know is that actual communication using the mouth accounts for(占……比例)only around 10%(or even less)of all the means to communicate a message.

Moreover, you can never determine the truthfulness or honesty of people by what they say alone. In fact, words expressed through the mouth often do not reflect what people really think or feel. The more reliable way you can determine their true inner feelings and thoughts is by reading their body language. Everybody communicates using these gestures and if you understand the gestures and their meanings you will be able to read people and know what they are really communicating to you. One researcher even went as far as to say that we speak to hide what’s on our minds. But gestures cannot lie.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you can “see through” the emotions of other people? Let’s say you ask a person whether he can do an important task. He says “OK”. But deep inside, you are questioning yourself, “Is he really willing to do this job? ” or “Does he have the confidence in finishing this task? ”You can’t question him directly because that would be like belittling him. And even if you ask him those questions, his replies will not tell you what he really feels or thinks. So the most useful way is to observe his body language. Expressions like smiling, frowning(皱眉), pouting(撅嘴), facial reddening, sweating, toe curling and sideways glances are visible hints that can help you make a right judgment.
小题1: According to the passage, we know　　　.

A．words through the mouth are the most common way in communication

B．body language is the quickest way to help people understand each other

C．expressions are the most powerful tool to judge whether a man is confident or not

D．you may know what a person really thinks with the help of reading his body language

小题2:What does the underlined sentence mean in the second paragraph?

A．We can express ourselves well by body language.

B．We use words to prevent others knowing our true thoughts.

C．Spoken words can fully reflect our true self.

D．We use body language to help express ourselves.

小题3:The underlined word in the third paragraph can be replaced with　　　.

A．looking down upon	B．speaking highly of
C．laughing at	D．believing in

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More than half a century ago, there were 4, 000 drivein movie theaters in the United States, and watching a movie from your car was a popular way to spend an evening. But with the number of driveins reduced to just a few hundred, outdoor movie has been popping up across the nation. Going to an openair theater has become a modern summer pastime for an increasing number of movie fans.
In recent years, outdoor movie screenings have come up in parks, vacant lots and shopping malls around the nation. On average, about 1,000 people attend each movie night. It attracts a lot of young professionals, young workers and residents nearby. For some, the outdoor movies bring back the memories of the drivein theaters of their youths. But for the majorities, they think it is comparable to the atmosphere of driveins, as they can bring friends, food, good wine, and watch the movie together.
The returning of Americans" love affair with outdoor movies makes Stephen Bastas ever busier. His sevenmember crew sets up screens in various locations mostly in the Washington area every day throughout the summer. They are doing pretty well and they hope to continue the trend. And it looks like they are going to. That"s because many fans say there is nothing like watching a movie on a breezy summer evening under the stars.
小题1:In the first paragraph, the author tries to tell us ________.

A．outdoor movies attracts more movielovers

B．summer brings back more drivein movie fans

C．drivein movie theaters have already disappeared

D．watching a movie from your car is becoming more popular

小题2:Most people choose to go to an outdoor movie mainly because they can ________.

A．have snacks before the movie

B．cheer up with young friends

C．bring back good old days

D．enjoy the casual atmosphere

小题3:From the text, we can learn that Stephen Bastas is most probably ________.

A．a movie maker

B．an outdoor movie fan

C．a movie director

D．an openair theater operator

小题4:How does stephen Bastas feel about the future of outdoor movies？________.

A．Optimistic	B．Amazed
C．Worried	D．Disappointed

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Since we are social beings，the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (有压力的) conditions.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems.People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over types of illnesses，from depression to heart disease，show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness，and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways.First，friends，relatives and coworkers may let us know that they value us.Our selfrespect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties.Second，other people often provide us with informational support.They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them.Third，we typically find social companionship supportive.Taking part in freetime activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles.Finally，other people may give us instrumental support—money aid，material resources，and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.
小题1:Interpersonal relationships are important because they can________.

A．deal with life changes

B．smooth away daily problems

C．make people live more easily

D．cure types of illnesses

小题2:The researches show that people’s physical and mental health________.

A．has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

B．lies in the social medical care systems which support them

C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes.

小题3:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”？

A．takes place of	B．makes up of
C．lessens the effect of	D．gets rid of

小题4:Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of________.

A．instrumental support

B．informational support

C．social companionship

D．the strengthening of selfrespect

小题5:What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．Effects of stressful conditions.

B．Kinds of social support.

C．Ways to deal with stress.

D．Interpersonal relationships.

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