One of the most difficult problems a young person faces is deciding what to do.

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One of the most difficult problems a young person faces is deciding what to do. Some people, however, from the time they are six years old “know” that they want to be doctors or teachers or firefighters, but most of us do not get around to making a decision about a job until someone or something forces us to face the problem.
Choosing a job takes time, and there are a lot of things you have to think about as you try to decide what you would like to do. You may find that you will have to take special courses for a particular kind of work, or you may find out that you will need to get enough knowledge for a particular job.
Fortunately, there are a lot of people you can turn to for advice and help in making your decision. At most schools, there are teachers to give you information about jobs. And you can talk over your ideas with family members and friends who are always ready to listen and to offer suggestions.
小题1:In the third paragraph “turn to” means ______.

A．turn your face around

B．change into

C．go to someone for help

D．give advice

小题2:The best title of this passage is ______.

A．Getting a Job

B．Kind People to Help You

C．Choosing a job

D．Difficulties Facing Young People

小题3:The passage tells you that ______ for a particular job.

A．you should have ideas when you are a child

B．it’s impossible for you to get enough knowledge

C．you have to face the problem

D．you may enter a class to study

小题4:Making a decision about choosing your job ______.

A．needs friends

B．needs time

C．cost money

D．cost your ability

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B

解析

文章提及到选择自己工作时的相关事宜。
小题1:猜测词义题。根据上下文there are a lot of people you can turn to for advice and help in making your decision.可知该词组意为：向…求助。
小题2:主旨大意题。文章是关于选择自己的工作的相关情况。
小题3:推理题。根据文章第二段第二，三行可知C为正确答案。
小题4:细节题。根据第二段第一行Choosing a job takes time。

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Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house．In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went．
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming toward him．His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two．In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could．Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother．It was too late．Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him．From the shore, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs．That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two．The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go．A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile．
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived．His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal．And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved．
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his legs．And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms, too．I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go．”
Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they were made．
小题1:By saying “But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms, too” in paragraph 4,the boy really wants to show__________．

A．how deep the scars made by the crocodile were

B．what a brave and courageous boy he was

C．how many scars and scratches he had

D．how great and beloved his mother was

小题2:Hearing Mother’s shouts, the boy______．

A．remained in the middle at a loss

B．didn’t stop swimming forwards

C．swam back towards the shore

D．was ready to fight the crocodile

小题3:Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A．A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were swimming．

B．The crocodile bit the arms of the boy when it reached him．

C．There is always an interesting story behind every scar．

D．It was the farmer who shot the crocodile．

小题4:Which of the following will be the best title for the text?

A．Scars of Love	B．Women Hold up Half the Sky
C．A Terrible Experience	D．Don’t Judge by Appearances

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In America , driver’s education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course.
The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practice driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license.
Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel(steering wheel) and practice starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers （操作） required to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.
Drivers ED cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the driver’s side and one on the other side where the instructor sits. Thus , if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over. The car also has another special feature. On the top of the car is a sign that reads: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is a beginning driver, not very experienced and prone to driving slowly.
After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive(this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),they can go to a designated state office to take their driver’s test, which is made up of an eye examination, a written test, and a road test. The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license. If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class, he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title for this passage?_______.

A．Driving classes

B．Driving Learning

C．Driving Course

D．Driving Experience

小题2:In America, the driver’s course mentioned above_____.

A．is considered as part of the advanced education.

B．is given to any student wanting to get a driver’s license.

C．is carried on at the same time as other courses

D．is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools

小题3:To prevent accidents, a drivers Ed car_____.

A．has a sign inside it	B．has two sets of brakes
C．is big enough to hold five persons	D．can’t run very fast.

小题4:In the last sentence, with “ flying colors” means_____

A．happily

B．successfully

C．colorfully

D．quickly

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Have you ever walked outside thinking it was one temperature but quickly discovered it felt colder? That is because of the “wind chill” effect.
Wind chill is how cold people and animals feel when they are outside, not the actual temperature on the thermometer(温度计). It is based on how quickly your body loses heat when it is exposed to wind and cold. When the wind is strong, your body quickly loses heat, making the temperature of your skin drop.
When scientists first started calculating wind chill, they used research conducted in 1945 by explorers to Antarctica who measured how quickly water froze outside.
But water freezes faster than exposed skin, so the wind chill index based on that data wasn’t accurate.
In 2001, the US government began to measure wind chill more precisely by testing how quickly people’s skin froze.
Twelve volunteers were placed in a chilled wind tunnel. Equipment was stuck to their faces to measure the heat flow from their cheeks, forehead, nose and chin while they walked three miles per hour on a treadmill(跑步机).
The experiment revealed how quickly exposed skin can be damaged, particularly unprotected areas like your fingers, toes, the tip of your nose and your ear lobes. In fact, 40 percent of your body heat can be lost through your head! Signs you might have frostbite(冻疮) are when the skin turns white or pale and you lose feeling in that area.
The information collected from the volunteers helped scientists work out the math to compute wind chill. It involves wind speed and air temperature.
If, for example, the temperature outside is zero degrees Fahrenheit and the wind is blowing at 15 miles per hour, the wind chill is calculated at 19 degrees below zero. At that wind chill temperature, exposed skin can freeze in 30 minutes.
You can find a calculation table at www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/index.shtml.
Experts advise in cold weather that you wear loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing, worn on top of each other. Air caught between the clothes will keep you warm. The best cold-weather coats have head coverings made of woven material that keep out water. So next time the temperature drops and you want to play outside, listen to your parents when they tell you to wrap up warm!
小题1: According to the text, wind chill _______.

A．means how fast exposed skin freezes

B．doesn’t affect your head as much as other body parts

C．changes according to the temperature on the thermometer

D．changes from person to person depending on their health

小题2: When might a person have frostbite according to the passage?

A．When his skin turns red and he loses feeling in that area.

B．When he is running faster and he is losing strength quickly.

C．When his face is exposed and quickly loses heat even indoors.

D．When his skin turns pale and he has no feeling in that area.

小题3: What factors influence wind chill?

A．A person’s body temperature and will speed.

B．Wind speed and a person’s strength.

C．Air temperature and wind speed.

D．The location and air temperature.

小题4: What can we conclude from the passage?

A．It was in 1945 that scientists first began to calculate wind chill.

B．Compared with water, people’s exposed skin freezes more slowly.

C．The wind chill index based on Antarctica data is considered a standard.

D．With the development of technology, many previous researches have been proven wrong.

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When my daughter Kelsey was a child, she loved to join me in the garden. To 36 chaos(混乱)in my own garden beds, I provided her with a space of her own, so Kelsey’s Corner was born. There she was 37 to dig and plant as she wished. Over time, that small piece of land grew into a favorite place in the 38.
As she approached high school, Kelsey took her 39 off the garden. I didn’t 40 to accept this change. It seemed acceptable that something as boring as working in the dirt gave way to the mystery of a(n) 41 social life, so I began to take care of the space. Even so, I knew it always would be Kelsey’s Corner.
Now my daughter is eighteen and is in the 42 weeks of her high school career. Our mailbox is filled with college admission materials, 43 me that the world has come for this young lady and that she will soon answer its 44. Kelsey is looking forward to her wonderful college life 45 her mother and I are anxious about the coming life 46 our daughter around.
Kelsey’s Corner seems extremely deserted in this early spring 47 Kelsey’s leaving. One morning, when I 48 past Kelsey’s Corner, I noticed some green seedlings had 49 at the foot of some dead stalks(秆).
It’s 50 that life is a cycle. Kelsey’s leaving is 51 one point on the cycle. Now the life wheel will roll with Kelsey as she 52 into her adult life.
Let her live as she will and let her 53 when she can, and whether she comes alone or in 54, she will be welcome home. I’ll take care of Kelsey’s Corner faithfully. It will also cycle annually, rolling on towards a 55 stage of our lives, one that promises a rich harvest.

小题1:

A．defend

B．avoid

C．cover

D．tolerate

小题2:

A．willing

B．sorry

C．free

D．sure

小题3:

A．garden

B．family

C．corner

D．area

小题4:

A．emotion

B．awareness

C．mind

D．expectation

小题5:

A．wonder

B．support

C．realize

D．refuse

小题6:

A．attractive

B．peaceful

C．complex

D．changeable

小题7:

A．latest

B．last

C．beginning

D．former

小题8:

A．reminding

B．introducing

C．promising

D．ordering

小题9:

A．letter

B．cry

C．notice

D．call

小题10:

A．since

B．while

C．because

D．unless

小题11:

A．beyond

B．except

C．besides

D．without

小题12:

A．in spite of

B．in case of

C．because of

D．instead of

小题13:

A．imagined

B．wandered

C．performed

D．examined

小题14:

A．existed

B．planted

C．appeared

D．exposed

小题15:

A．doubtful

B．informal

C．probable

D．true

小题16:

A．only

B．rarely

C．always

D．seldom

小题17:

A．looks

B．moves

C．breaks

D．pulls

小题18:

A．return

B．recover

C．compete

D．join

小题19:

A．time

B．person

C．need

D．company

小题20:

A．strange

B．proper

C．different

D．common

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British paychologists have found evidence of a link between excessive(过度的) Internet use and depression, a research has shown.
Leeds University researchers, writing in the Psychopathology journal, said a small part of Internet users were classed as Internet addicts and that people in this group were more likely to be depressed than non-addicted users.
The article on the relationship between excessive Internet use and depression is from a questionnaire-based study of 1,319 young people and adults.
The respondents answered questions about how much time they spent on the Internet and what they used it for; they also complete the Beck Depression Inventory---a series of questions designed to measure the seriousness of depression.
The six—page report, by the university’s Institute of Psychological Science, said 18 of the people who complete the questionnaire were Internet addict.“Our research indicates that excessive Internet use is associated with depression, but what we don’t know is which comes first—are depressed people drawn to the Internet or does the Internet cause depression?” the article’s lead author Dr Catriona Morrison said.”What is clear is that, for a small part of people, excessive use of the Internet could be warning signal for depressive tendencies.”
The age range of all respondents was between 16 and 51 years, with an average age of 21.24. The average age of the 18 Internet addicts was 18.3 years. By comparing the levels of depression within this group to that within a group of 18 non—addicted Internet users, researchers found the Internet addicts had a higher chance of developing depression than non-addicts. They also discovered that addicts spent more time visiting sexually pleasing website, online gaming sites and online communities.
“The public speculation（推测）was further proved by this study. That’s to say, over-engaging in websites which serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction,” Morrison said.”We now need to consider the wider social influence of this relationship and clearly prove the effects of excessive Internet use on mental health.”
小题1:Internet addicts are people who ______ according to the passage.

A．use the Internet more than enough

B．feel depressed when using the Internet

C．seldom connect to the Internet

D．feel depressed without the Internet

小题2:What is confirmed by the study according to the passage?

A．Depression leads to excessive use of Internet

B．Depression results from excessive use of Internet

C．Excessive use of internet usually accompanies depression

D．Excessive use of internet is usually earlier to depression

小题3:It is thought by the public that online communities______.

A．can never replace normal social function

B．are intended to replace normal social function

C．are associated with psychological disorders

D．shouldn’t take the blame for psychological disorders

小题4:According to Dr Catriona Morrison, the public speculation________.

A．lacks scientific evidence	B．helps clarify their study
C．finds a theoretical basis	D．has little scientific value

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