阅读理解。 About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to

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阅读理解。     About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio (影棚) to take
part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number
of interesting things.
     We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge
of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into
position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two
famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors
put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers
down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong
wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
     The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures
taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood in front
of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water"s edge on an island. By a simple trick like
this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
     Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full
three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!1. Who is the author?A. A cameraman.
B. .A film director.
C. A crowd-scene actor.
D. A workman for scene setting.2. What made the author feel cold?A. The heavy snowfall.
B. The man-made scene.
C. The low temperature.
D. The film being shown.3. What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?A. A new scene would be filmed.
B. More stars would act in the film.
C. The author would leave the studio.
D. The next scene would be prepared.

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1-3: CBA

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阅读理解。      For those who are tired doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can
tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app(application).
     Strange though it may seem - "my wife already does that" was a common response among attendees
viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week - Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install (安装) a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them "smart".
     Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it"s Wi-Fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.
     The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work or on the bus.
     Samsung says it"s not just something new - the app connection actually has some practical uses.
     "If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go," said
spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
     The company also says that with electricity rate (电价) varying depending on the time of day, more
control over when the machines are used can help save money.
     Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do -enable
laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on
their phones while watching TV. 1. What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES?A. The machine will be a big success.
B. their wives like doing the laundry.
C. The machine is unrelated to their life.
D. This kind of technology is familiar to them. 2. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing
B. They can be controlled with a smartphone
C. They are difficult to operate
D. They are sold at a low price3. We can conclude form Samsung"s statements that ___________.A. the app connection makes life easier
B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning
C. smartphone can shorten the drying time
D. we should refresh clothes back at home4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. The laundry should be frequently checked
B. Lazy people like using such machines
C. Good technologies also cause problems
D. Television may help do the laundry.

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阅读理解。     Top lists are lecturing people on everything from"100 books to read ".
     Aren"t you just tired of being told what to do with your time?
     Now you have a list to end all lists!
     Take a look at the following two examples from the list of "101 things not to do":
     Swim with Dolphins (海豚)?
     Swimming with dolphins is one of the world"s most profitable tourist activities. However, every
dolphin will welcome having their busy ,tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming pushing around them
in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get
caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨).
     Here"s a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they"re just opening mouths.
     Here"s a little secret. Dolphins look like smilingat you, but actually ther"re just opening their mouths.
     Go to See the Mona Lisa?
    There must be something about the mysterious (神秘的) smile. The 6 million people who visit the lady
in the Louvre every year can"t all be wrong, after all. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of
you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact,it is hard for you to see the
painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. After queuing for hours, many
tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most.
     If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn"t just be smiling, she"d laughing.
So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to
Do Before You Die. Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20％ discount.1. According to the passage,swimming with dolphins________.A. is the world"s most popular tourist activity
B. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins
C. will make tourists busy and tired
D. can cause danger to dolphins2.what does the author think about going to see the Mona Lisa?A. Tt is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile.
B. It is not as satisfying as expected.
C. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough.
D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.3.The list of "101 things not to do"is made most probably because its author_______.A.thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other lists
B.believes other lists are not humorous enough
C.intends to persuade people to read more lists
D.wants to provide a list different from other lists43.What is the main purpose of the passage? A.To advertise a book
B.To introduce a website
C.To comment on popular lists
D.To recommend tourist activities.

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阅读理解。     In his 1930 essay "Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren ", John Keynes, a famous economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs ,which are independent of what other have ,
and relative needs ,which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought that although relative needs may indeed be  insatiable (无止境的) ,this is not true of absolute needs.
    Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for
superiority .He was greatly mistaken ,however ,in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable
demands
    Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demand for almost all
goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for
example ,the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. Their goal is to share a
special meal that stands out from other meals.
     There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demands for quality. For example ,Porsche, a famous
car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the market. Priced at
over $120,000,it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 2004 the producer
introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. People who
really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.
     By placing the desire to be superior to other at the heart of his description of insatiable demands,
Keynes actually reduced such demands. However, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits.1. According to the passage, John Keynes Believed that_______.A. desire is the root of both absolute and relative needs
B. absolute needs come from our sense of superiority
C. relative needs alone lead to insatiable demands
D. absolute needs are stronger than relative needs2.What do we know about the couble in Paragraph 3?A. They want to show their superiority
B. They find specialty important to meals
C. Their demands for food are not easily satisfied.
D. Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality. 3. What does the underlined word "escalation" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Understanding.
B. Increase
C. Difference
D. Study4.The author of the passage that ______.A. absolute needs have no limits
B. demands for quality are not insatiable
C. human desires influence ideas of quality
D. relative needs decide most of our spending

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阅读理解。     Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to
distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to
deserving causes,accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city
believe in fairytales (童话).
     The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the
Braunschiveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag;
similar plain white anonymous (匿名)envelopes, each containing  €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten
and a church.
     The envelopes keep coming, and; so far at least  €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of
them was sent to the newspaper "s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a
14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the
Braunschiveiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of  € 500 inside with
a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.
     "I was driving when I heard the news," Claudia Neumann, the boy"s mother, told Der Spiegel
magazine. "I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless."
     The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course
of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
     "For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of
himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood
character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
     Henning Noske,the editor of the Braunschiveiger Zeitung, said: "Maybe it is an old person who is
about to die. We just do not know." However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city"s hero,
for fear that discovery may stop the donations.1. The Braunschiveiger Zeitung is the name of ______.A. a church
B. a bank
C. a newspaper
D. a magazine2.Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?A. The donation amounted to  €190,000.
B. The donation was sent directly to his house.
C. The money will be used for his education.
D. His mother felt astonished at the donation.3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. the donator is a rich old man
B. the donation will continue to come
C. the donation comes from the newspaper
D. the donator will soon be found out4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Money Is Raised by the Newspaper.
B. Newspaper Distributes Money to the Needy.
C. Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes
D. Robin Hood Returns to the City

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短文填词。People often don" t do what they really want to for fear
of failure. You don"t apply for a job    1   case you don"t
get it. You don"t perform at the school concert b   2 others
might laugh at you. A lack of confidence can l   3   to a lot
of suffering. The key to o   4 this problem is to believe in
yourself. This might be  5 (容易)said than done, but there
are many w  6 to help you do this. Talk about your problem
with a friend or look    7 advice on the Internet. Imagine
yourself being  8   (成功)and practise breathing techniques
to keep you calm when you get nervous. And the   9 important
thing is: believe you can do it. When you"ve   10 (学会)to do
that, you are well on your way.

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