The holiday is upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yo

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The holiday is upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, "Why bother with books? We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot of more colorful entertainment. Books are history!" But don"t be fooled. I"m sure there"s still a lot to be said for reading.
One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it"s far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or an article than it is from the TV or the Internet.
But another more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to make it as

easy to read as possible. While "easy" may be attractive, unfortunately it"s of little use for any long-term development of reading skills and the general language level. Because of that, there"s still no substitute (替代品) of a book.
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it"s something you do by and for yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It"s hard work, but somewhere down the line, you"ll find that what once seemed like a duty is n

ow a pleasure.
小题1:How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?

A．Three

B．Two

C．One

D．Four

小题2: According to the passage, we basically need a ________ in reading.

A．television

B．pencil

C．notebook

D．dictionary

小题3:In the author"s opinion, reading on the Internet may_________.

A．develop long-term reading skills	B．improve the general language ability
C．not take the place of reading books	D．be an effective way of reading

小题4: The passage is written mainly to _________.

A．share the pleasure of reading books	B．advise readers to read books
C．stress the importance of reading online	D．help readers to choose good books

答案

小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B

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The world has changed and being intelligent isn’t normally equal to being a successful person. Look at the example of the blue whale : it has a huge brain, but it still doesn’t know how to avoid whalers or use its large size and weight to deal with those who try to use their body for profit. Scientists hold an opinion that the blue whale just likes some highly intelligent people who fail to succeed. Those highly intelligent people can’t succeed in life because they can’t communicate well with the world around them.
Intelligence is a word in life that makes you think you are better than others. Intelligence can blind these very people from how others view them. These people also think that the route to power and success results purely from intelligence and they sometimes live in a fantasy world that they create by their supposed brain power.
This is a distance that develops whether or not they realize it and sometimes, a person can be disliked simply because of his or her intelligence. This distance is sometimes so far apart that it gets to the position where they can’t listen to each other. One side thinks the other is stupid and the other thinks he/she is haughty（傲慢的）. And most of the time it is the intelligent people who lose themselves in this situation. They become unpopular with most of the people around them. This affects them in whatever they do and sooner or later they will lose their confidence.
It doesn’t help that they get a culture shock - especially when they leave college and realize success and richness don’t always and sometimes never come naturally with intelligence. While some might think this is a dramatic picture to paint, it is sometimes the end result of some people.
小题1: The example of “the blue whale” is used to show ____.

A．communication is more important than intelligence

B．human beings are always more intelligent than animals

C．humans should have the sense of protecting animals

D．the blue whale is the largest animal in the world

小题2: Those supposed intelligent people often believe that ____.

A．they should make their life the same with others

B．they should live in a better world than the others

C．they are sure to be successful because of their intelligence

D．other people’s opinion should be seriously considered

小题3: What makes the intelligent people lose their confidence?

A．They become separated from other people and lose their support.

B．They often can’t get higher positions though they are intelligent.

C．They can’t persuade those stupid people to accept their ideas.

D．They often can’t make good use of their advantages.

小题4: We can infer that the end result of the supposed intelligent people would be ____.

A．great achievements	B．more efforts
C．failure in the future	D．proper changes

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My teacher held up a piece of broken glass and asked，“Who broke this window?” Thirty boys tried to think about not only what they had done，but also what our teacher may have found out．She seldom became angry，but she was this time．
“Oh，” I thought．I was the one who broke the window．It was caused by a naughty throw of a baseball．If I admitted guilt，I would be in a lot of trouble．How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didn’t even get an allowance. “My father is going to have a fit，”I thought．I didn’t want to raise my hand，but some force much stronger than I was pulled it skyward．I told the truth. “I did it.” It was hard enough to say what I had．
My teacher took down a book from one of our library shelves and I had never known my teacher to strike a student，but I feared she was going to start with me. “I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face．“Here is that field guide about birds that you are constantly checking out. It is yours now．It’s time we got a new one for the school anyway．You will not be punished as long as you remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed, I am rewarding you for your truthfulness.” I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide--the very one that I had been saving up money to buy.
All that remains of that day is my memory and the lesson my teacher taught me. That lesson stays with me every day and it will echo forever.
小题1:From the story, we can learn that the boy.

A．didn’tbreakthewindowonpurpose.

B．lackedthestrengthtoadmithisguilt.

C．triedtothinkaboutwhathehaddone.

D．didn’tknowwhattheteacherwouldfindout.

小题2:If the boy admitted guilt, he thought he would NOT .

A．bepunishedbytheteacher	B．makehisfatherangry
C．payforthebrokenwindow	D．getabirdfieldguide

小题3:Which of the following best describes the changes in the boy’s feelings?

A．Afraid-Surprised-Thankful	B．Frightened-Amazed-Proud.
C．Regretful-Guilty-Excited.	D．Nervous-Afraid-Satisfied.

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Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.
Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test --- unless the person cheats again.
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.
If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.（291 words）
小题1:Some students like cheating mainly because_________.

A．the material in the test is very difficult

B．they want to do better than the others

C．cheating can make hard things seem very easy

D．they have little time to study their lessons

小题2:We can learn from the passage______.

A．cheaters are often thought highly of

B．people show no respect for those who cheat

C．parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble

D．kids cheat in the test because of swim practice

小题3:In the passage those cheaters are advised to_______.

A．spend more time on school than on sports

B．find good solutions instead of cheating

C．try hard to be intelligent rather than lazy

D．ask their classmates for good methods of study

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really __1__your feeling?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special    2   that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”
The    3  was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   4    , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”
Again, his   5   was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 6   because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 7       in a hurry. Remember?”
“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he 8    all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 9   . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everythinghad been thrown all over the place, and you   10  me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt 11   . I hugged Keith and asked him to 12    me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his 13   , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”
Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 14   thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too 15    and didn’t keep it as their father.

小题1:

A．showed

B．hurt

C．attended

D．expressed

小题2:

A．candy

B．book

C．picture

D．toy

小题3:

A．challenge

B．message

C．idea

D．fact

小题4:

A．complained

B．apologized

C．continued

D．explained

小题5:

A．suggestion

B．answer

C．memory

D．blame

小题6:

A．hospital

B．church

C．school

D．garden

小题7:

A．settled down

B．went on

C．set off

D．got up

小题8:

A．knew

B．imagined

C．discovered

D．remembered

小题9:

A．angry

B．worried

C．happy

D．satisfied

小题10:

A．praised

B．punished

C．helped

D．educated

小题11:

A．terrible

B．hopeless

C．inspired

D．encouraged

小题12:

A．support

B．criticize

C．suspect

D．forgive

小题13:

A．mother

B．brother

C．sister

D．father

小题14:

A．strange

B．interesting

C．important

D．difficult

小题15:

A．lightly

B．rudely

C．equally

D．truly

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Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I"m going to fly to New York next week because I"ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don"t know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn"t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o"clock and said, "Now I"m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn"t remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
小题1: Dick flew to New York because ___.

A．he went there for a holiday

B．he had work there

C．he went there for sightseeing (观光)

D．his home was there

小题2:Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A．Because she didn"t know his address yet

B．Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C．Because she might send him another telegram

D．Because she couldn"t leave her husband by himself in New York

小题3:Where did Dick stay in New York?

A．In the center of the city.	B．In a hotel.
C．In a restaurant.	D．At his friend"s house.

小题4: Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A．The manager (经理) of his hotel.	B．The police office.
C．The taxi driver.	D．His wife.

小题5:Which of the following is not true?

A．Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B．Dick didn"t work on the first night of his arrival.

C．Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

D．Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

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