London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people.

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London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people. The river Thames runs through London.
People from all over the world visit London to see Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. There are many museums, theatres and parks in London, as well as offices and factories. London began as a Roman settlement called Londinium. The plague(瘟疫) came to London in the 1600s, followed by the Great Fire of 1666. The city was badly bombed in World War II.
London is very slowly sinking into its foundations and the level of the river Thames is slowly rising. As a result, extra-high tides could flood a large part of London. To prevent this happening, a great barrier（屏障）has been built across the Thames at Woolwich. If very high tides happen, the barrier can be raised and London will be safe.
小题1:London is the capital of _________, which began as a __________ settlement.

A．England; Norman	B．UK; Frenchman
C．Scotland; English	D．UK; Roman

小题2:According to the passage, from 1600 to now, ________ great disasters have happened in London.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

小题3:The reason why a great barrierhas been built across the Thames at Woolwich is that_________.

A．London is very slowly sinking into its foundations

B．the level of the river Thames is slowly rising

C．extra-high tides could flood a large part of London

D．all of the above.

答案

小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:D

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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
　 Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The l

ights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful

problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
　 Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
　 Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you don’t have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
小题1:What is mainly discussed in this passage?

A．The use of sunglasses.	B．The history of sunglasses.
C．The sunglasses wearing.	D．Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses.

小题2:Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?

A．She was a movie star.

B．She wanted to follow a movie star.

C．Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes.

D．It was good to wear sunglasses when wa

tching TV

小题3:Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______.

A．they wore sunglasses

B．they went out in the sun too much

C．the lights on movie sets were too bright

D．their scripts were written in very small writing

小题4:Now people wear sunglasses ______.

A．just to protect their eyes	B．for fashion and to protect their eyes
C．because of bright lights	D．because movie stars wear them

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There are three kinds of goals: short-term, intermediate and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with present activities. Such goals can be achieved in a week or two, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation (基础), our long-term goals cannot be achieved without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the time and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate goals build on the foundation

of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school years, or they could extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you never allow yourself to become discouraged. As you complete each step, you will have more belief in your ability to grow and succeed.
Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static (静态的) thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
小题1: The long-term goals mean______.

A．something static and easy to get if we complete our short-term goals

B．something easy to reach if we complete a short-term goal in time

C．nothing but our dream

s of future

D．a lot, such as a dream, and aspiration (热望) or a wish in our life

小题2:When we complete each step of our goals, ______.

A．we will win final success	B．we become down-hearted
C．we should encourage ourselves	D．we should think about changing our goals

小题3: It is the most important for us student

s to have ___________ first.

A．long-term goals	B．intermediate goals
C．short-term goals	D．dreams of future

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

A．Three Kinds of Goals	B．How to Reach Goals
C．Changeable Goals	D．Moveable Goals

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Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there"s a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job"s pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;
1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?
There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.
2) How do you handle change?
Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don"t happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.
3) Do you enjoy working with computers？
I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you"ll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.
4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？
This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won"t know immediately to a smaller setting where you"ll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.
5) How do you like to get paid?
Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.
Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I"ve seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.
小题1:What is unnecessary in your job hunting?

A．Assessing your skills	B．Going to different areas
C．Matching your skills with a position	D．taking your personality into consideration

小题2: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.	B．Interactive jobs make people shy easily.
C．Extreme people tend to work with others.	D．Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

小题3:What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

A．Design.

B．Changes.

C．Cooperation.

D．Hobbies.

小题4:What is the best title for this passage?

A．Lifestyles and Job Pay	B．Jobs and Environment
C．Job Skills and Abilities	D．Personalities and Jobs

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Beware of those who use the truth to cheat. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say,“I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery（抽奖）. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he deliberately omitted important information. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic (策略). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an as saying, “During Government Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net (净余的) gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might say, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples (丘疹).” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of lif

e: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
小题1: Which statement is true according to the article?

A．Whenever people tell the truth, they are really lying.

B．The truth can be used in dishonest ways

C．All governors help their states.

D．You can’t trust gamblers (赌博的人)

小题2:The author clearly wants people to .

A．vote for female candidates

B．know that lies are lies

C．never trust anyone

D．think carefully about what they read and hear

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

A．Lying With the Truth	B．Everyone Lies
C．Yucky Corporation	D．Nose Pimples

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A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is 36 because he doesn’t understand how to make 37 use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their 38 .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real 39 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for 40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will 42 his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 43 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44 in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not 45 too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents 46 the idea. He 47 their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to 48 . Then, he was very poor at math, 49 as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which 50 of the other students had been able to solve. He 51 in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at 52 .
Alder now 53 with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it 54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability.

小题1:

A．clever

B．shy

C．useless

D．stupid

小题2:

A．big

B．full

C．high

D．great

小题3:

A．age

B．ability

C．brain

D．knowledge

小题4:

A．decision

B．plan

C．effort

D．promise

小题5:

A．work

B．study

C．improvement

D．success

小题6:

A．Truly

B．Really

C．However

D．Therefore

小题7:

A．lead to

B．strengthen

C．improve

D．get rid of

小题8:

A．an experience

B．an example

C．a thought

D．a story

小题9:

A．state

B．mind

C．start

D．ending

小题10:

A．blame

B．expect

C．get

D．win

小题11:

A．developed

B．organized

C．discovered

D．found

小题12:

A．broke

B．refused

C．doubted

D．accepted

小题13:

A．manage

B．argue

C．try

D．act

小题14:

A．only

B．almost

C．just

D．then

小题15:

A．none

B．all

C．some

D．most

小题16:

A．broke

B．succeeded

C．failed

D．believed

小题17:

A．physics

B．medicine

C．English

D．math

小题18:

A．studies

B．works

C．plays

D．graduates

小题19:

A．early

B．deeply

C．later

D．simply

小题20:

A．discourage

B．love

C．surprise

D．disappoint

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