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LookwhatIfound．"

OverthetopofthepaperIwasreadingcameacrispylongobjectthatcausedmetojump．Itwasasnakeskinthathadbeenshedbyoneofourmanygardensnakes．

"

Isn'

titbeautiful?

saidmywide-eyedseven-year-old．

Istaredattheorganicwrapperandthoughttomyselfthatitreallywasn'

tthatbeautiful,butIhavelearnednevertoappearuninterestedwithchildren．Theyseeonlygoodqualityandexcellenceintheworlduntileducatedotherwise．

"

Whydoesitdothis?

Sarahasked．

Snakesshedtheirskinbecausetheyneedtorenewthemselves,"

Iexplained．"

Whydotheyneedtorenewthemselves?

Isuddenlyrememberedanarticleonthispagemanyyearsagowherethewriterwasexpressingherconceptofrenewal．Sheusedlayersofpaperoverawalltodescribehowwehideouroriginalselves,andsaidthatbypeelingawaythoselayersonebyone,weseetheoriginalbeneath．"

Weoftenneedtoshedourskinsandthosecoatingsthatwecoverourselveswith,"

Isaidtomynowabsorbeddaughter．"

Weoutgrowsomethingsandfindotheronesunwantedorunnecessary．Tillssnakenolongerneedsthisskin．Itisprobablytoocrinkly（起皱的）forhim,andheprobablydoesn'

tthinkhelooksassmartinitasheoncedid．"

Sarahwasgettingthepoint．Aswetalked,Iknewthatshebegantounderstand,althoughslightly,thatrenewalispartofprogress;

thatweneedtotakeagoodlookatourselves,ourrooms,schoolworkandcreativity,andseewhatweneedtokeepandwhatweneedtocastoff．Iwascarefultopointoutthatthisisanaturalconsequenceoftheirgrowth．

Isee,Dad,"

saidSarahandjumpedoffmylapandranoff．

Ihopedshewouldrememberthis．Thatoften,inordertofindourrealselvesunderneaththelayersofcommunityandculturewithwhichwecoverourselvesyearafteryear,weneedtostartexaminingtheselayers．Weneedtogentlypeelsomeaway,aswerecognizethemtobeworthlessorunnecessary;

oratbest,storetheonesthrownawayasmementoes（念想）ofourpromotiontoabettervitalityorspirit．

59．Atthefirstsightofthesnakeskin,theauthorwas______．

A．scaredB．puzzledC．uninterestedD．excited

Passage2（2009,北京,A）

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'

shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee-—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto"

thehardtimes."

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:

almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!

Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!

Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt_______.

A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed

Passage3（2010,东城一模,D）

Everyprofession,everyart,andeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabulary.ItsfunctionispartlytonamethingsorprocesseswhichcannotbedescribedinordinaryEnglish．Suchspecialtermsarenecessaryintechnicaldiscussionofanykind．Beinguniversallyunderstoodbythespecialistsoftheparticularscienceorart，thesetermshavetheexactnessofamathematicalformula（公式）.Besides，theysavetime,foritismuchmoreconvenienttonameaprocessthantodescribeit．

Differentoccupations,however,differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.Intradesandhandicrafts，andotherprofessions,likefarmingandfishery,thathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmeninthepast,thetechnicalvocabularyisveryold．Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfibreofourlanguage.Asaconsequence,thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound；

andmoregenerallyunderstood,thanmostothertechnicalities．

Yeteveryprofessionstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainextremelyunfamiliar,eventoeducatedspeech.Andtheamounthasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyears.Newtermsareinventedwiththegreatestfreedom，andabandonedunconcernedlywhentheyhaveservedtheirturn．Mostofthenewinventionsofwordsandexpressionsarerestrictedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralconversation．

Yetnoprofessionis，nowadays，asallprofessionsoncewere，aclosedassociation.Specialistsindifferentfieldsshareideasandassociatefreelywitheachother.Furthermore,whatiscalled“popularscience”familiarizeseverybodywithmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperiment,thoughmadeinaremotelab,isatoncereportedinthenewspaper,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit—asinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwordlesstelegraph.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonplace.

69．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Nontechnicalwordsmaybereplaced.

B．Mediahelpstopopularizespecialterms.

C．Variousprofessionalsexchangetheirterms.

D．Educatedpeopleknowmosttechnicalterms.

Passage4（2012，东城一模，D）

Whatexactlyisintelligence?

Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene（基因）linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.

RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.

SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”

Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors（因素）inintelligence.

TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses（天才）doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!

69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.

B.HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.

C.MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.

D.TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.

Summary:

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Practice

Passage5（2011,北京,A）

“IWentSkydivingat84!

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Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthedreamin2001,whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunity（社区）announcedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave.Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.

Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiret