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Everywhere you will always find “the white—haired boy”, sometimes called “the fair-haired boy” He gets special treatment, as if he were above everybody else. You will find him in school, in college, at home, or where you work.
In school, he is the teacher’s pet, her darling who can do nothing wrong. Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her. He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean, He is always raising his hand, ready with an answer to the teacher’s questions. And he knows all the answers. He “gets into your hair”, especially if you are at the bottom of the class and the teacher thinks you are stupid. How you hate the white-haired boy!
In college, he walks—more often strides—across the school grounds as if he owned them. Sometimes he wears a colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter proudly worn on the front of it—as a big B, for Bullfinch University. What broad shoulders, what muscles he has! He makes the girls happy by just smiling at them. He has the mark of success on him.
At home, “the fair-haired boy” is mother’s choice, her favorite. Sometimes, he is the oldest son—at times, the youngest. If you are in between, you are out of luck.
On the job, you might meet another of these “white-haired boys”; you cannot escape him. For some strange reason, he is the man who always moves ahead. He gets better and better jobs, with more and more money. But you stand still, wondering why, and trying to explain to your-self why you hate him so much.
Then, you discover that there are others who share your feelings, ready to “let their hair down” —to tell you their private thoughts. One of them asks: “What does he have that I haven’t got?” You ask yourself the same question.
Finally, there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him. Is it perhaps because he has been made boss and you find yourself working for him?
小题1:From the passage we can know that “the white-haired boy” refers to

A．a child who is mother’s favorite	B．a student who is hated by everybody
C．a pet who is hated by everybody	D．a person who is lucky all the time

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

A．He sets a shining example to you	B．He makes you a little angry.
C．He cuts your hair too short.	D．He does up your hair.

小题3:In the author’s opinion, the reason why you finally stop hating the white-haired boy is that

A．you have no choice but to face the facts	B．you decide to try your best to be better than him
C．you have been made boss by him	D．you are beginning to admire him

小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Try to Be Attractive	B．Let Your Hair Down
C．The White-haired Boy	D．The Top Student

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C

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In Britain arrangements for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the responsibility of the bride"s family．In most cases it is mainly friends and relations of both families who are invited but when bride"s father is a businessman of some kind, the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social connections with clients or customers and other people whose goodwill may be of advantage to him．it is, however, the bride"s mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed invitation cards．
In the case of a church wedding, the vicar of each parish(教区) in which the bride and bridegroom live is normally informed about a month in advance of the ceremony so that an announcement of the coming wedding can be made in church on each of three Sundays before it takes place．Anyone who may know of an existing marriage of either partner is ordered to give information, though this means of avoiding bigamy must have been more effective in the days when people attend the religious service and the bride usually wears the traditional long white dress and veil, while her bridesmaids, who are children, wear long dresses in attractive colors．This may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual．
The reception which follows may be held in a restaurant, a local hall or, when there are few guests, in the bride’s own home．Refreshments are provided, a special iced wedding-cake is cut(usually to the accompaniment of speeches)and distributed to the guests, toasts are drunk and dancing may follow．At some point in the celebrations, the bride goes off to change into everyday clothes and then leaves the party with her husband to go on their honeymoon, the journey they will make together, often in romantic surrounding abroad．
小题1:It is the bride"s parents who normally have to________．

A．make all the arrangements for the wedding

B．provide hospitality for the people attending

C．decide who shall be invited

D．pay all expenses involved

小题2:What possible difference is suggested between a church and a civil wedding?

A．Civil weddings are less commonly followed by a reception．

B．It is less usual for guests to attend the civil wedding formalities．

C．Guests at civil weddings are less formally dressed．

D．There could be less attention paid at the latter to convention and picturesque effect．

小题3:The reception normally takes place in the bride’s home if________．

A．this is a large one．

B．there is enough room to entertain the people invited．

C．the parents cannot afford to hire a hall．

D．there is to be no party afterwards．

小题4:The couple leave for their honeymoon________．

A．after the church or register office ceremony

B．immediately after the cake has been cut and the speeches made

C．at the end of the reception

D．as soon as the bride is ready

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For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in．The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs．Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom(生育高峰)generation, a longer life span means that the nation"s elderly population will expand greatly over the next 50 years．By 2050,25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65,up from 14 percent in 1995．The change sets questions for government and society, of course．But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well．“In addition to the doctors, we"re going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California"s (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学)．
Lawyers can specialize in“elder law”, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse(虐待) and age discrimination(歧视)．Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers,74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history．“Any students who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money, ”one professor says．
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC．She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria．” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it．She says,“I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying．”
小题1:“．．．Old is suddenly in”(Line 1, Para．1) most probably means “_______”．

A．America has suddenly become a nation of old people

B．gerontology has suddenly become popular

C．more elderly professors are found on American campuses

D．American colleges have been full of old students

小题2:Why can businessmen make money in the growing elder market?

A．Retirees are more willing to spend money．

B．They can employ more gerontologists．

C．The elderly have a great purchasing power(购买力)．

D．There are more elderly people working than before．

小题3:Who can make big money m the new century according to the passage?

A．Retirees who are willing to spend money．

B．The volunteer workers in retirement homes．

C．College graduates with an MBA or law degree．

D．Professionals(专业人员)with a good knowledge of gerontology．

小题4:It can be seen from the passage that the increase of America"s elderly population_______．

A．will provide good job opportunities in many areas

B．will be just an unbearable burden on society

C．may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination

D．will create more students in universities

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Criticism is judgement．A critic is a judge．A judgement study and think about the material presented to him, accept it, correct it, or reject it after thinking over what he has read, watched or heard.
Another word for criticism is appreciation．When I criticize or appreciate some objector another, I look for its good points and bad points．In reading any printed or written matter, I always have a pencil in hand and put any comments in the book or on a separate paper．In other words, I always talk back to the writer.
That sort of critical reading might well be called creative reading because I am thinking along with the author, asking him questions, seeing whether he answers the questions and how well he answers them．I mark the good passages to store them in my memory piece of writing; where, how and why could or should I improve upon it?
You might think that doing what I suggested is work．Yes, it is, but the work is a pleasure because I can feel my brain expanding, my emotion reacting and my way of living change.
Reading exercises is a great influence on a person．If pictures, still or moving, accompany the reading, the memory will retain the material for a long time.
Just as evil books can corrupt, so also can good books gradually work a change on a corrupt person.
Let"s get back to the beneficial effects of thinking while reading．It helps us to enlarge our minds．We understand more about the universe, its people and many of its wonders．We learn to think and observe in new ways．We certainly do get a feeling for the language we are reading．All good writers in any language have been readers who read critically and continuously.
小题1:The writer says a critic________．

A．asks what he does not understand

B．talks back to the author

C．understand the background on which the works are based

D．looks for the good and bad points of the material he has read

小题2:According to the writer, creative reading is________.

A．raising questions and answering them for the author.

B．reading and giving comments on the materials one has read.

C．thinking in the same line with the author.

D．storing up facts in one"s memory.

小题3:By the phrase “thinking along with” in the third paragraph, the writer means________.

A．following one"s thought closely	B．accepting
C．considering	D．agreeing

小题4:According to the writer, critical reading________.

A．makes a person rich	B．enables a person to write fluently
C．broaden a person"s horizons	D．gives a person extra work.

小题5:We can learn from the passage that all good readers ________.

A．understand more about their surrounding than others.

B．have a thorough insight to the problem in life.

C．have the feeling of the language they read.

D．have read extensively(广泛地)and critically

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Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate”. But not all experts agree that this is a good idea.
One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them “people-literate”.
David Tebbutt thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an important difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers for them to experiment on, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have. They are not told what to do. They find out. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask. People don"t have to learn computer terms(术语), but the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming “people-literate”.
小题1:Which of the following is David Tebbutt"s idea on the relationship between people and
computers?

A．Computer learning should be made easier.

B．There should be more computer clubs for experts.

C．People should work harder to master computer use.

D．Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them.

小题2:We can infer from the text that “computer-literate” means ______.

A．being able to afford a computer

B．being able to write computer programs

C．working with the computer and finding out the value

D．understanding the computer and knowing how to use it

小题3:The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computertowns ___.

A．help to set up more computer clubs	B．bring people to learn to use computers
C．bring more experts to work together	D．help to sell computers to the public

小题4:David Tebbutt started Computertown UK with the purpose of ______.

A．making better use of computer experts	B．improving computer programs
C．increasing computer sales	D．popularising computers

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There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation(通货膨胀) is so high that clever people pay for a taxi ride before, instead of after the trip. The story may not be true, but inflation was almost that serious in Germany from July 1920 until December 1923. Prices went up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 50 billion percent higher-arise of almost 2,500% a month.
There was so much paper money, and it had so little value, that people carried bags full of money around to pay for things. One woman tells the story of standing outside a shop with a basket full of 500,000 marks(马克) notes. She wanted to buy just one piece of meat, and she hoped she had enough money. But when she was looking, a thief robbed her. He didn"t take her money, he threw it away and took the basket instead.
At first workers demanded to be paid every day, but as the situation became worse, they had to be paid twice a day. But they had to run out and spend the money at once, or it would lose its value. People bought anything that was for sale, but food was almost impossible to find. Farm workers refused to take money. They wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.
New policies ended the inflation in 1923, when the government introduced a new money, but about half of the German people lost everything in those three and a half years.
小题1:According to the text, in Germany the prices in 1920 were ______.

A．the lowest in history	B．the highest in history
C．higher than those in 1923	D．lower than those in 1923

小题2:The thief stole the basket instead of the money in it because he thought ______.

A．the basket was what he needed most

B．the money was of no value

C．the basket was more valuable than the money

D．he couldn"t buy a piece of meat with the money

小题3:The farm workers demanded to be paid in potatoes because they believed ______.

A．the potato was valuable	B．the money might lose its value
C．the potato was too expensive	D．the money could not buy potatoes

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