The idea about the phoenix goes back to Ancient Egypt, where we find the phoenix

The idea about the phoenix goes back to Ancient Egypt, where we find the phoenix

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The idea about the phoenix goes back to Ancient Egypt, where we find the phoenix described as a handsome, eagle-like bird, with part-golden, part-red plumage, that spent most of its life in the Arabian deserts. It was rarely seen and according to one version of the story, only appeared in Egypt once every five hundred years, when it flew to Heliopolis, “city of the sun”, and deliberately burnt itself to ashes by settling on the altar (祭坛) flame there! However, it seems it did not really die because from those same ashes a young, fully formed phoenix was born and flew away, apparently back to Arabia.
It is pretty obvious that no one has ever seen or will see a living phoenix. The interesting thing is that we can find certain clues which may explain one aspect of the Egyptians’ idea. It may sound unbelievable, but some birds are apparently quite charmed by flames and small fires, especially members of the crow family. One zoologist actually proved this by setting fire to some straw near to a tame(驯养的)rook, a large black bird like a crow. Far from becoming nervous and backing away, the bird deliberately stood over the flames, with raised and vibrating wings. It didn’t get burnt, but the image it presented by its strange behavior was almost exactly like that shown in illustrations of the mythical phoenix!
Why birds should occasionally behave in this strange way is not clear. One idea is that they carefully use the heat of the flames to relieve the annoyance caused by their feather mites (虱) which all birds have. Whatever the reason, it is quite possible that the Ancient Egyptians saw birds behaving in this way, from time to time, and used it as the basis of their phoenix myth, adding fanciful details which closely linked it to their worship of the sun and their belief in resurrection.
Nowadays, the phoenix is much less important to us than it was to the Egyptians. But the logo of modern fire insurance companies, which employ the phoenix as one of their symbols, refers that in one sense the idea of it remains.  
小题1: According to the passage, the phoenix _________ .
A.is a handsome and eagle-like bird living in Arab
B.used to be seen when the Egyptians held religious activities
C.has never really existed in the world
D.is the king of all kinds of birds
小题2: The reason why birds stand above flames is probably that _________ .
A.the phoenix used to do soB.they may get rid of the mites
C.they want to burn their feather D.they can heat themselves
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A.The ancient Egyptians worshiped the phoenix.
B.The scientists have discovered why birds are attracted by fire.
C.The modern people still favor the idea of the phoenix.
D.The mythical tales about the phoenix were based on facts.
小题4:Which of the following is closest to the underlined word “resurrection” in the 3rd paragraph?
A.living foreverB.offering warmth
C.coming back to lifeD.staying healthy
小题5:What does the phoenix probably mean in the logo of a fire insurance company?
A.Our company can protect you from being harmed by fire.
B.If your property is destroyed by fire, we will help you build it up again.
C.Our company will always be energetic and wealthy.
D.If needed, we will save you at the risk of losing lives.

答案

小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
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While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.
Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.
During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.
Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.
We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.
小题1:Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?
A.Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.
B.Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.
C.Because she had nothing else to do except reading.
D.Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.
小题2: According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________.
A.made the family’s trip more excitingB.include five books all together
C.have someone called Seamus in themD.can help people deal with their problems
小题3: The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________.
A.she wanted to keep her trip in memoryB.she loved this name very much
C.her son doesn’t have Irish bloodD.it is a perfect name for a boy
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?
A.They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.
B.They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.
C.They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.
D.They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.
小题5: Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Funny Stories Of My FamilyB.Seamus And Harry Potter
C.How We Got To LouisianaD.How My Son Got His Name

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Everyone has got two personalities一the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behavior, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night,of course,people frequently change their position.The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
●If you go to sleep on your back,you’re a very open person.You normally trust peop1e and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas.You don’t like to upset people,so you never express your real feelings.You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
●If you sleep on your stomach,you are a rather secretive person.You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset.You’re very stubborn,but you aren’t very ambitious.You usually live for today not for tomorrow.This means that you enjoy having a good time.
●If you sleep on curling (蜷缩) up,you are probably a very nervous person.You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive.You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people.You prefer to ________________________________.
●If you sleep on your side,you have usually got a well-balanced personality.You know your strengths and weakness.You’re usually careful.You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious,but you don’t often get depressed.You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
小题1:What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
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小题2:Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
You always stick to your own opinion,but you don’t have far-reaching goals.
___________________________________________________________________________
小题3:Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________
小题4:which of the positions do you think is true to you? How can you improve the weakness of  your personalities? (Please answer within 30 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________
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小题5:Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
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One in five American families will move every year. Moving is one of the most stress-producing events a family has to go through. Experts say it can be harder for children. How do you help your child adjust to the changes?
The Ricardos moved from their old house to a new home. Same family, same dog-but it was harder for 9-year-old Elena. She hated the room, the house and everything. She hated leaving her friends the most.
“ I was so emotional. I mean, saying goodbye to all my friends…..my very close friends, who was my neighbor, made me so sad,” says Elena.
For some children, the emotional stress of moving is not much more different from the emotions when someone has died.
“There’s that sense that, ‘I’ve lost my friends, my friends, my base, my school, my teachers-everything I knew that made me feel safe is all gone now. I have to start over,” says Dr. Tim Jordan.
Starting over is exactly Dr. Tim Jordan’s advice. Make new friends, enter the new school and enter the new neighborhood. And here are some other pieces of advice.
● Explain clearly to the children why the move is necessary.
● Familiarize(使熟悉) the children as much as possible with the new area with maps, photographs or the daily newspaper.
● After the move, got the children to join in activities in the place.
● Help the children keep in touch with friends from the neighborhood before through telephone, letters, e-mail, and personal visits.
小题1:
Which of the following is useful to reduce the children’s stress before the move?
A.Let doctors give children some advice.
B.Try letting children accept the fact of moving.
C.Let children keep in touch with their former friends.
D.Copy the new environment in the old home.
小题2:
What can we know from the passage?
A.Most American children can get used to the changes in moving.
B.Dr. Tim Jordan lost his family, friends, teachers after moving.
C.The emotional stress of moving is the same in some way as that of knowing someone’s death.
D.the Ricardos lost their dogs after moving to their new house.
小题3:
The passage mainly wants to _____
A.tell parents the reasons of moving.B.explain the reasons of stress.
C.give parents some advice on moving.D.teach parents how to move.

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People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It’s something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives. There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some way of doing away with their shyness. In my opinion, it’s a waste of time. I don’t mean that we should do nothing about it; quite the contrary, I think we need to separate the basic fact of shyness from our ability to take part in a social environment.
Look at one of the most famous shy people of them all, Johnny Carson. This man is painfully shy, yet for decades he made a living talking and associating with different people every night, in front of a national audience. Carson has never done away with his shyness, but he has successfully found a way to deal with it to the extent that he could be, not just a talk show host, but a legend (传奇) among talk show hosts. Look also at Sally Fields, who has recently admitted her problem with shyness. This is a woman who has appeared in many films, TV shows and interviews, yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her.
I guess that our shyness is there because each of us is born with some insecurity (不安全感) and this insecurity prevents us from reading out to others the way people with a more open personality do. As we grow up and become adults, we allow our social skills to grow and develop. But we are still stuck in kindergarten or elementary school or wherever it was when our shyness took root in our soul.
小题1:. In the author’s view, shyness can be explained as _________.
A.a disease that can be easily cured
B.a not very normal mental condition
C.an emotional disability
D.something we pick up after birth
小题2:. The author believes it’s a waste of time to ____________
A.develop a healthy personality
B.talk with as many people as possible
C.study where shyness comes from
D.look for ways to do away with one’s shyness
小题3:. Which of the following is TRUE of Johnny Carson?
A.He dared to speak in front of a national audience.
B.He did away with his shyness carefully.
C.He was described as a hero in some legend books.
D.He failed to become a good talk show host.
小题4:. The author thinks that our shyness is there because _______
A.we are not open enough
B.we don’t feel safe at heart
C.we try to reach out to others all the time
D.we lack certain social skills

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One day, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bircks left over!   36 carry the bricks down by hand I decided to lower them by a pulley(滑车), which fortunately was  _37 to the side of the building on the sixth floor.
Fastening the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof and  _38 the bricks into a barrel (桶). Then I went back to the  _39 and untied the rope,   40 it tightly to insure a __41__  fall of the 500 punds of bricks. You know, I only weighed 135 pounds. Due to my __42 _ at being pulled off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and  _43  to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I went on at a rather  _44 _ rate up the building.
Near the third floor, I met the barrel __45 , which made my collarbone(锁骨)broken, __46 _ only slightly, I didn’t stop. At approximately(大约)the same time, the barrel  _47__ the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel.   48 the bricks, the barrel now weighed about 50 pounds. I refer you again to my weight of 135 pounds.  _49   you might imagine, I began a rapid down.
Also near the  _50 _ floor, I met the barrel coming up, which made my legs broken. The encounter(相遇)with the _ 51 _ slowed me enough to reduce my  _52 when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and  53 , only three vertebrae(椎骨)were broken. However, as I __54__there on the bricks in pain, unable to move, and  _55  the barrel six stories above, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope!
小题1:
A.Rather than B.Other thanC.Better thanD.Instead of
小题2:
A.connectedB.attached C.addedD.joined
小题3:
A.broughtB.carriedC.loadedD.took
小题4:
A.ceilingB.floor C.roofD.ground
小题5:
A.grabbingB.pulling C.fasteningD.holding
小题6:
A.suddenB.quick C.slowD.peaceful
小题7:
A.carelessnessB.surpriseC.excitementD.joy
小题8:
A.forgotB.had C.tookD.began
小题9:
A.slowB.rapid C.strangeD.special
小题10:
A.coming downB.going upC.going downD.coming up
小题11:
A.SlowedB.Calmed C.RelaxedD.Cooled
小题12:
A.fellB.beat C.hitD.knocked
小题13:
A.BesidesB.WithoutC.WithD.Beyond
小题14:
A.AsB.When C.WhileD.Which
小题15:
A.firstB.ground C.secondD.third
小题16:
A.bricksB.barrel C.pulleyD.rope
小题17:
A.painB.weight C.injuriesD.speed
小题18:
A.unluckilyB.surelyC.undoubtedlyD.fortunately
小题19:
A.satB.lay C.stoodD.bent
小题20:
A.noticedB.rememberedC.watchedD.saw

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