阅读理解。 Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have th
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阅读理解。 |
Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you. Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before. Memory "tricks" work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barbershop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office. We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people"s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when "tricks" of our memory can cause us great trouble. |
1. If you want to have a good memory, you should ______. |
A. force yourself to remember things B. make a conscious effort of practice and exercise C. never stop learning D. try hard to remember things |
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? |
A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door. C. The writer remembered to lock the door. D. The writer remembered unlocking the front door. |
3. What can we infer from the last paragraph? |
A. Absent-mindedness stories can bring people fun. B. Absent-mindedness is more troublesome than forgetfulness. C. Absent-minded professors are often amused by the incidents, too. D. Absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to all other people. |
4. Which of the following could be the best title for this passage? |
A. The Key to a Good Memory B. "Tricks" of Memory C. The Dangers of Forgetfulness D. The Dangers of Absent-mindedness |
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1-4: BAAB |
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阅读理解。 |
It doesn"t make any difference how long your speech is. Unless you tune in the first 60 seconds, the chances are they will tune you out. Take the fellow who opens: "On my way over to the club tonight, I ran into a bum (流浪汉) who asked me for $ 49.50 for a cup of coffee. I told him he"d do much better if he asked for a quarter. He said, "Do you think I"m going into the Ritz in these clothes?"" We know his purpose: to win his audience over with humor. His bit of humor, however, has no connection with his speech. He has his audience laughing at the wrong time. Once you have an audience laughing it"s hard to get them to switch to an entirely different train of thought. There is nothing wrong with humor in a speech as long as it has something to do with the purpose of his speech. To open a speech with humor just to be entertaining invites an almost sure"turnoff" for the remainder of the talk. |
1. What, in a speech, determines its failure or success? |
A. The purpose of the speech. B. A sense of humor. C. The opening remarks. D. A forceful ending. |
2. If a speaker decides to be humorous, his humor should _________. |
A. be connected with his subject B. make his audience laugh C. be fresh and different D. be reserved for the end |
3. What do the underlined words mean? |
A. bring your speech to an end B. cause your audience to lose interest C. make your audience go away at once D. have your audience laugh with you |
4. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? |
A. The opening part of your speech should not be long. B. Humor is important in the success of your speech. C. Your humor should be relevant (相关的) and timely. D. An outstanding speech is full of jokes. |
阅读理解。 请先通读下列短文,然后从所给的七个选项中选出能填入空格的最佳选项。 |
Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. 1 . If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become angry and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country"s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. 2 . Tourism should also improve the health and happiness of the local inhabitants. Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. 3 . On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, first-class roads and other support facilities (设施) needed by tourist attractions. 4 . If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money. Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. 5 . If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost. |
A. This means other parts of the country"s economy can suffer B. Tourism can bring a lot of benefits C. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants (the people living there) of a country D. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build E. All of these support facilities cost money F. Therefore, tourism plays an important part in local economy G. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists |
阅读表达。 阅读下面短文, 然后简要回答下面5个问题。要求答语: 结构正确、书写工整、字迹清楚。 |
When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said"the phone". Personally I could do without the phone, which makes me unusual, because the telephone is changing our life more than any other piece of technology. Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone didn"t exist, would she have anything to talk about? Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone."The mobile saved my life," says Lucy. She had an accident in her Volvo. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance. Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows Marketing Manager of a large company to ring his sales staff all around the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went. Point 4 The telephone separates us. A person said,"We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near-but we didn"t meet for the first two weeks!" Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers at the same time on chat lines. We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts while they"re space-walking. And with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access the Internet, the biggest library on Earth. |
1. Why is the writer unusual? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why is the mobile phone important to us according to Para.3 (Point 2)? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Does the person in Para.5 (Point 4) feel happy or sad about the telephone? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does the underlined phrase"hook up to" mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Please draw up a title for the passage. _____________________________________________________________________________________ |
阅读理解。 |
Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends-you are in a slightly (稍微的) unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you-loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself. Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a govemment official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard. |
1. Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is ____. |
A. noisy B. quiet C. having a rest D. serious |
2. The situation in the class is ____ that in your house. |
A. not very different from B. sometimes the same as C. sometimes not. the same as D. not the same as |
3. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ____. |
A. to show your ability B. to be very gentle C. to make sure that you can be heard D. to put the official at ease |
4. The main idea of this passage is ____. |
A. that we should talk in different ways in different situations A. that we must speak loudly to make ourselves heard when stating our opinions in serious situations B. that we must keep silent at any time C. that we must talk with the class |
阅读理解。 |
It is natural for young people, at times, to blame their parents for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems, and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often look down upon their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt, when young. For example, young people like doing things without careful consideration: it is one of their ways of showing that they can accept a challenge. Older people worry more easily: most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. So my advice to you is this: when you want to borrow the family car or get your mother to mend something for you, you will have better success if you can possibly ask in advance. Young people often annoy their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not the main reason. They feel cut off from the adult world. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music and entertainers, or vocabulary, clothes and hairstyles annoy their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are better, at least in a small way, and they are leaders in style and taste. Sometimes you don"t obey because you do not want your parents to accept what you do. If they did accept, it looks as if you are tricking your own age group. But in that case, you are supposing that you are the underdog: you can"t win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough, after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents" control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself. If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of the plan. You can impress others, especially parents, with your sense of responsibility, so that they will give you the right to do what you want to do. |
1. According to the passage, all the following complaints are true EXCEPT that ______. |
A. parents have no sense of humor at all B. parents are always behind the times C. parents talk too much about certain problems D. parents don"t believe their children can deal with crises |
2. What does the author suggest to young people to win support from their parents? |
A. Ignoring them. B. Controlling them. C. Entertaining them. D. Cooperating with them. |
3. We can learn from the passage that ______. |
A. young people are not allowed to join adult society because they have their own culture B. it is impossible for young people to get along well with older people C. older people tend to forget what they felt when they were young D. older people often lead the way in fashion |
4. The underlined word "underdog" in the 5th paragraph refers to a person who _____. |
A. keeps dogs as pets B. seems less likely to succeed C. likes to cheat his own age group D. looks down upon others around him |
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