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NoahWebster,bornonOctober16,1758,isknownforTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.
Hehasbeencalledthe“FatherofAmericanScholarshipandEducation”.His“Blue-BackedSpeller”bookswereusedtoteachspellingandreadingtofivegenerationsofAmericanchildren.Buthowmuchdoyouknowabouthimbeyondthat?
Attheageof16,NoahWebsterbeganattendingYaleCollege.Unfortunately,hespenthisfouryearsatYaleduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,and,becauseoffoodshortages,manyofhiscollegeclasseswereheldinGlastonbury,Connecticut.Later,heservedinthearmy.
HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778,Websterwantedtocontinuehiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegree.Hehadtoteachschoolinordertopayforhiseducation.Hesetupmanysmallschoolsthatdidn'
tsurvive,buthewasagoodteacherbecauseinsteadofforcinghisstudentstolearn,likemostteachersdid,herewardedthem.
Heearnedhislawdegreein1781,butdidnotpracticelawuntil1789.Oncehestartedhefoundthelawwasnottohisliking.Websterdidnothavemuchmoney.
In1793,AlexanderHamiltonlenthim
$1500tomovetoNewYorkCitytoeditanewspaper.
InDecember,
hefoundedNewYork'
sfirstdailynewspaper,AmericanMinerva,andediteditforfouryears.Fordecades,hepublishedtextbooks,
politicalessays,areportonsomediseases,andnewspaperarticlesforhisparty,Hewrotesomuchthatamodern
listofhispublishedworksrequired655pages.
NoahWebsterdiedonMay28,
1843andwasburiedintheGroveStreetCemetery.
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2.
WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWebster'
slifeatYale?
A.Tiring.
B.Tough.
C.Smooth.
D.Normal.
3.WhatdidNoahwanttobeaftergraduationfromYale?
A.Ascholar.
B.Ateacher.
C.Alawyer.
D.Aheadmaster.
4.WhywasWebsteragoodteacher?
A.Becauseheoftenrewardedhisstudents.B.Becausehesetupmanysmallschools.
C.BecausehegraduatedfromYaleCollege.D.Becauseheforcedhisstudentstolearn.
B
Everykidwishestobeanadult.Butnowasgrown-ups,someadultsfindtheycannotleavechildhoodbehind.Theybecome"
kidults"
(kid+adult).Beingakidulthasbecomealifestyle-choiceamongyoungpeopleacrossAsia.
Somekidultscollecttoystheyonceplayedwith.HelloKitty,Garfield,andSnoopyhavemanyadultfansaroundtheworld.Itisnotunusualtoseea20-somethingwomanwithabig,Garfield-shapedcushiononhersofaoraHelloKittymobilephoneaccessory.(配件)
Otherkidultsstillenjoychildren'
sstoriesandfairytales.Forexample,BloomsburyevenpublishedtheHarryPotternovelswithanadultcover.Thatway,nooneelseonthesubwaywillknowthatanadultisactuallyreadingachildren'
sbook!
"
Kidultscanbelikevitaminstosociety.Adultswhovaluetheirchildhoodandholdontopure,child-likeemotionmaybeneededinsucharoughanddrysociety,"
saidLeeSojung,professorofForeignStudiesatHankukUniversity(韩国外国语大学).Headdedthatkidultculturemayfillthegenerationgapbetweenadultsandkids.Itcouldgivechildrenandtheirparentsbooks,movies,andcartoonshowstoenjoytogether.Hemayberight.
TimGreenhalgh,aprofessor,explainedthatsomekidultsjustrefusetogrowup.Theyvaluechildhoodbecauselifeinabusyandstressfulcityfrightensthem.Kidultswouldliketoforgettheirageandopenlyshowtheirfearofsocietyandadulthood.
5.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_________.
A.Kidultsmisstheirchildhoodsomuchthattheycan'
tgiveuptheirtoys
B.Bloomsburyknowssomekidultsdon'
twantpeopletoknowthattheyarekidults
C.Kidultsliketohavevitaminsverymuch
D.Sometoysaresointerestingthatevenadultslikethemverymuch
6.Accordingtotheauthor,beingakidultisgoodinsomewayEXCEPTthat_______.
A.itcanimprovetherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirkids
B.itcanhelpkidultsfeelrelaxed
C.itishelpfultosolvesomesocialproblems
D.itcanmakepeopleloyaltoone'
sparents
7.Accordingtothewriter,_______.
A.beingakidultisnothingwrongB.kidultshavementalproblems
C.oursocietyisverydullD.somepeoplecannevergrowup
C
Almosteveryoneacceptsthefactthatcrimecanneverbewipedoutentirely.Thuscontrolofcrimebecomesthefocusofpoliceandgovernmentaroundtheworld.Thequestionlawmakersmustansweris,“Whichsystemofcriminalpunishmentworksbestforsociety?
”Eachcountryhasdevelopeditsownideasforsolutiontothisquestion,andthesesolutionsthendeterminehowcriminalsarepunishedunderdifferentsystems.However,noneofthecurrentsysteminusehasproved100percenteffective.Therearemanyideasaboutpunishmentofcriminals.Somesystemslookonlyto(倾向于)getretribution(惩罚)againstcriminals.Thesesystemsworktofrightencriminalsawayfromrepeatingacrimeinthefuture.
Thesesystemsalsotrytodeter(威慑)othersinsocietybyusingthecriminalasanexampleofwhatcanhappentoapersonifheorsheiscaughtcommittingcrimes.Rehabilitation(悔过)isanotherphilosophybywhichmanysystemsofpunishmentoperate.Thegoalofthesesystemsistoreturnaformercriminaltosocietyafterarequiredperiodoftreatmentandtraining,usuallyinprisons.Theideaistohelpchangetheperson'
sbehaviorandapproachsothatheorshebecomesalaw-abidingcitizen.
Capitalpunishmentisanotherformofpunishmentwhichsystemsuseinextremecriminalcases,sometimesinvolvingsuchcrimesasamurder,rape,andviolenttheft.Inthesecases,thepersonisputtodeath.Today,capitalpunishmentisusedinrelativelyfewcountries.Manycountrieshavedoneawaywithit.Inotherwords,capitalpunishmentremainsonlyinofficiallylawbooksbutisrarelyused.However,capitalpunishmentremainsinuseinsomecountriesincludingtheUnitedStates.
8.Thepolicearoundtheworldusuallyconcentratetheirattentionon_______.
A.howtocatchthepersonwhocommitscrimes
B.howtopunishthepersonwhocommitscrimes
C.howtocontrolcrimes
D.howtodeterminethesystemofpunishmentofcriminals
9.Differentpurposesofthesystemsofcriminalpunishmentarementionedinthepassageexcept_________.
A.tofrightencriminalsandstopthemfromcommittingcrimesagain
B.towarnothersinsocietynottocommitcrimes
C.toreformcriminalsandhelpthemreturntosociety
D.tohelpcriminalsgetsomeknowledgeoflaw
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.ManycountriesincludingtheUSAhavegotridofcapitalpunishment.
B.Insomecountriescapitalpunishmentcanonlybefoundinlawbooks,butitishardlyused.
C.Capitalpunishmentisonlyusedinextremecriminalcases.
D.SomecountriesincludingChinastillusecapitalpunishment
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
“ThreeApples”changedtheworld.Thefirstoneseduced(引诱)Eve.ThesecondoneawakenedNewton.11HerearesomefamouswordsfromSteveJobstoshare.
OnCharacter
I’mtheonlypersonIknowthat’slostaquarterofabilliondollarsinoneyear.12
Ongooddesign
That’sbeenoneofmymottoes—focusandsimplicity.Simplecanbeharderthancomplex—Youhavetoworkhardtogetyourthinkingcleantomakeitsimple.Butit’sworthitintheendbecauseonceyougetthere,youcanmovemountains.
Onhisoutlook
13Goingtobedatnightsayingwe’vedonesomethingwonderful,that’swhatmatterstome.
Onyourworkinglife
Yourworkistofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.14Ifyouhaven’tfoundit,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.
Ontheimportanceofdeath
Noonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.15Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe,becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.
A.It’sverycharacter-building.
B.ThethirdonewasinthehandsofSteveJobs.
C.Thisisnotaone-manshow.
D.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.
E.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.
F.It’sreallyhardtodesignproductsbyfocusingongroups.
G.Beingtherichestmaninthecemetery(墓地)doesn’tmattertome.
第三节完形填空(共20小题;
每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Isatinthechairreflectingonthepastyear.Atthattime,my16Charleycameintotheroom.Charleytookonelookatmyfaceandshecould17Iwasoffinanotherworld.Charleysaid,“Youhavethat18onyourface!
Tellmewhatyouwere19”.“Well,Charley,”Ireplied,“Iwaslisteningtoasongontheradiothatasked20youhavedoneoverthelastyear.WhenI21ontheyear,I’verealizedIhavehadsuchgoodfortune,withafewbumps(碰撞)alongtheway.”
Charleyimmediatelyasked,“Tellmeaboutthethreethingsthat22youthemostduringthisyear.”
IsatthinkingifIhadto23onlythreethingsthatinfluencedme,whatwouldtheybe?
Afterafewminutes,Isaid,“OK,herearethethreethingsthatinfluencedmethemost:
Myfamily.ThroughouttheyearIhadmany24,butmyfamilywerealw