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ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefree,Jebthrewhimselfonthecougar,justasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfell.ThecougarwasonJebinaflash,forgettingaboutTom,whichwaswhatJebwanted.

Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachance,evenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar’sclaws（爪子）gotintohisleftshoulder,Jebswunghisfistatitseyesandhithard.Theanimalhowled（吼叫）andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.Thenoutofthecornerofhiseye,JebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather.

“Knife,Tom”shoutedJeb.

Theboyrantohisfather’sbag,whileJebstatedshoutingaswellashitting,tokeepthecougar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeb.Thecougarwasmovingitsheadinandout,tryingtofindawaythroughthewallJebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknife,intothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.

Thewholefighthadtakenaboutthirtyseconds.

56.WhydidJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougar?

A.TogetreadytofightB.Tofrightenitaway

C.ToprotecttheboyD.Tocooldown

57.Whatdoweknowaboutcougars?

A.Theyareafraidofnoises

B.Theyhesitatebeforetheyhit

C.Theyarebiggerthanwethink

D.Theyliketoattackrunningpeople

58.HowdidJebtrytoholdthecougar’sattention?

A.Bykeepingshoutingandhitting

B.Bymakingawalloutofhisarms

C.Bythrowinghimselfonthecougar

D.Byswinginghisfistsatthecougar’seyes

59.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?

A.Thecougarjumpedfromtherock

B.Tomstruggledfreeofhisfather

C.JebaskedTomtogettheknife

D.JebheldTomacrosshisbody

B

TheBookofLife

Sofar,scientistshavenamedabout1.8millionlivingspecies（物种）,andthat’sjustasmallnumberofwhatprobablyexistsonEarth.Withsomanyplants,animals,andotherlivingthingscovetingtheplanet,itcanbetoughtofigureoutwhattypeofgrassisgrowingbytheroadsideorwhatkindofbirdjustflewby.

Asoon-to-be-startedWebsitemighthelp.AninternationalteamofresearchershasannouncedthecreationofWeb-basedEncyclopedia（百科全书）ofLife（EoL）.TheprojectaimstolisteveryspeciesonEarthinasingle,easy-to-usereferenceguide.

Togettheencyclopediastarted,thecreatorswilluseinformationfromscientificdatabases（数据库）thatalreadyexist.Andeventually,inspecialsectionsofthesite,non-scientistswithspecializedknowledgewillcometohelp.Bird-watchers,forexample,willbeabletoinputwhatbirdsthey’veseenandwhere.Tomakesuretheencyclopediaisaccurate,scientistswillreviewmuchoftheinformationaddedtoit.

AstheEoLdevelops,youmightfinditusefulforschoolprojects.Thesitewillfeature（以……为特色）specialpagesforkidswhoarestudyingecosystemsintheirneighborhoods.AnotherconvenientfeatureoftheEoListhatyou’llbeabletopickthelevelofdetailyouwanttoseetomatchyourinterests,age,andknowledge.

Itnowtakesyearsforscientiststocollectallthedatatheyneedtodescribeandanalyzespecies.ThecreatorsoftheEncyclopediaofLifehopethattheirnewtoolwillspeedupthatprocess.

60.TheWeb-basedEoLaimsto__________.

A.findoutwhatcoverstheearth

B.listalllivingthingsonEarth

C.workoutthenumberofbirds

D.savetheexistingplants

61.OnecharacteristicoftheEoListhat__________.

A.itisrunbyschoolstudents

B.itfocusesondifferenttypesofgrass

C.itprovidesdifferentlevelsofinformation

D.itallowsnon-scientiststoreviewitsdata

62.Inthelastparagraph,"

thatprocess"

means__________.

A.analyzingspeciesB.creatinganewtool

C.collectingdataD.describingspecies

C

Somepeoplebringoutthebestinyouinawaythatyoumightneverhavefullyrealizedonyourown.Mymomwasoneofthosepeople.

MyfatherdiedwhenIwasninemonthsold,makingmymomasinglemotherattheageofeighteen.WhileIwasgrowingup,welivedaveryhardlife.Wehadlittlemoney,butmymomgavemealotoflove.Eachnight,shesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylife,“Kemmons,youarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.”

Atfourteen,IwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.Everyday,mymotherspoketomeinhergentle,lovingvoice,tellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaid,IcouldwalkagainifIwantedtobadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.Ayearlater,Ireturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!

WhentheGreatDepression（大萧条）hit,mymomlostherjob.ThenIleftschooltosupportthebothofus.Atthatmoment,Iwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.

Overtheyears,Iexperiencedvariouslevelsofbusinesssuccess.ButtherealturningpointoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasdissatisfiedwiththesecond-classhotelsavailableforfamiliesandwasangrythattheychargedanextra$2foreachchild.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.ItoldmywifethatIwasgoingtoopenamotel（汽车旅馆）forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.Therewereplentyofdoubtersatthattime.

Notsurprisingly,momwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.Sheworkedbehindthedeskandevendesignedtheroomstyle.Asinanybusiness,weexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother’swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoul,Ineverdoubtedwewouldsucceed.Fifteenyearslater,wehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1,759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.

Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituation.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourself,nothingcanstopyou.

63.WhatKemmons’momoftentoldhimduringhischildhoodwas______.

A.caringB.movingC.encouragingD.interesting

64.Accordingtotheauthor,whoplayedthemostimportantroleinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?

A.Doctors.B.Nurses.C.Friends.D.Mom.

65.WhatcausedKemmonstostartamotelbyhimself?

A.Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.

B.Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels.

C.Hismom’ssupport.

D.Hiswife’ssuggestion.

66.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons’mother?

A.Modest,helpful,andhard-working.

B.Loving,supportiveandstrong-willed.

C.Careful,helpfulandbeautiful.

D.Strict,sensitiveandsupportive.

67.WhichofthefollowingledtoKemmons’successaccordingtothepassage?

A.Self-confidence,hardwork,highereducationandapoorfamily.

B.Mom’sencouragement,cleargoals,self-confidenceandhardwork.

C.Cleargoals,mom’sencouragement,apoorfamilyandhighereducation.

D.Mom’sencouragement,apoorfamily,highereducationandopportunities.

D

Almosteverychildisscaredofsomething,frommonstersinthecupboardtodogsinthepark.Butthefactthatsuchfearsarecommonandnormaldoesn’tmeantheycanbetakenlightly.Kidsexperiencefearsandphobias（恐惧症）muchmorestronglythanadults.Andtheinfluenceofthefearcanbephysicalaswellaspsychological（心理的）.Itcanbuildupsotheyalmostseemscaredofeverything--akindofchildhoodanxiety.Dr.Creswellsays:

“Yourchildmayalwaysseemtoexpecttheworsttohappenandlackconfidenceinhisorherabilitytodealwithanychallenge.”Sodon’tmakethesameoldmistakeoftreatingthemasifthey’resillyforbeinga“scaredycat”.Handlingthefearsisessential.

Childrencanbebornnervousand,ifyouhavesuchababy,you’lltendtopreventthemfromgettingworried.Soiftheyfeardogs,you’llkeepthemawayfromdogs,butinfactthatcanjustconfirmtothechildthatdogsarescary.Whatisworse,keepingyourchildawayfromwhattheyfearcanturnthatfeelingintoaphobia.Instead,youshouldencouragethemtogetintouchwiththethingtheyfear,inasafeandsupportiveenvironment.Dr.AndyField,aresearcherofchildhoodfears,says:

“Youshouldn’tforce,forexample,adoganxiouschildtogouptoadog.Butyoucanapproachityourself,showthemthereisnothingtobeafraidof,stroke（抚摸）it,andtalkaboutthedogbeingfriendly.Onceyourchilddarestostrokeadog-onethat’sgoodwithchildren,ofcourse---thenyoushouldencouragethemtocarryonuntiltheyfeelcalmer,andrewardthemfor‘beingbrave’.”

68．Children’sfearsareusuallytakenlightlybecause.

A．theywillnotdevelopintophobias

B．theirinfluenceispsychological

C．theyexistwidelyintheworld

D．theywilldisappeargradually

69．Ifwefailtohelpchildrentoovercomefears,theywill.

A．makethesameoldmistake

B．overcomethembythemselves

C．experiencetheworstofthings

D．growuplackingself-confidence

70．AccordingtoDr.AndyField,ifachildisafraidofacat,parentsshould.

A．tellthechildnottobeafraidofit

B．showthechildhowtoapproachit

C．keepthechildawayfromit

D．askthechildtostrokeit

E