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Thekeyistogetyourlifebackinbalance.Makesureyouresisttheurgetoanswereverymessageyoureceive,andconsiderleavingyourmobilephonebehindoccasionallywhenyougoout.Mostimportantly,makeapointofspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily,andmaketimetore-learntheartofface-to-faceconversationinsteadofconductingyourrelationshipsbymeansoftextmessages.Notonlywillyousavetimeandmoney,butyoumayalsorediscoverthepleasureoftruecommunication.
76.Howdoestheauthorintr
oducethetopicofthetext?
(nomorethan5words)
77.FillintheblankinParagraph2withproperwords.(nomorethan8words)
78.Whatemotionaldifficultiesmaybethecausesoftextaddiction?
79.Whatdoexpertssayabouttext
addiction?
(nomorethan14words)
80.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?
(nomorethan8words)
(二)2009.天津卷
第一节:
阅读表达(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题.
AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart(购物手推车).Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.
SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging(吃力地携带)groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.
OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.
OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.
ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.
Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?
”oneshopperreplied.
ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!
Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony(假冒的)customers.
AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.
Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.
1.Theunderlinedwords“chrome-platecontraptions”inParagraph1referto________________________(Nomorethan3words)
2.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?
(Nomorethan10words)
3.WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?
4.WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?
5.WhatdoyouthinkofGoldman?
Pleasegiveyourreasons.(Nomorethan20words)
(十一)
Modernlifeisalotlesstotheadvantageoffriendshipsandneighborlinessthanitusedtobe.TheaverageAmericanmoveseveryfiveyears.Peopledrivestraightintotheirgarages,hirelawnservices,hangoutintheirbackyardsinsteadoftheirfrontporches(前走廊).Thesedays,neighborsdon'
tevenknoweachother'
snames.
Goodneighborsandgoodfriendsarealotlikeelectricityorrunningwater:
Wedon'
tknowhowmuchwedependonthemuntilwedon'
thavethem.Infact,theauthorsofarecentbook,RefrigeratorRights,claimthatrefrigeratorsaresignsofcloserelationships--afterall,youwouldn'
tsnatchadrumstick(鸡腿)fromtherefrigeratorofastranger.
Thesurprisingthingisthatallittakestostrengthenyourrelationshipwithfriendsandneighborsisrespectfortheirfeelings,concernfortheirproperty,andahelpinghandwhenit'
sneeded.Here'
showtodevelopyourrelationshipswithtwotypesofvitallyimportantpeopleinyourlife.
_________________.Atruefrienddoesn'
tfleewhenchangesoccur.Thesignofagoodfriendisonewhostaystruethroughitall--marriage,parenthood,newjobs,newhomes,thelosses.Justbecausesituationschangedoesn'
tmeanthepersonhasto.
Friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn'
tanbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake.Somakesureyouaren'
tbeingaburdentoyourfriends.Besensitivetohowmuchyourfriendcanandcan'
tofferyou--beittime,energy,orhelp--anddon'
tstepovertheline.Meanwhile,friendshipsthatdrain(耗尽)youwillnotlast.Ifafriendshipisoutofbalanceinthisway,you'
llneedtotalkthesituationthrough.
1.Whichsentenceinthepassageistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?
Atruefriendwillstaythesameevenwhenthesituationschange.
2.FillintheblankinParagraph4withapropersentence.(Within10words)
_______________________________________________________________
3.Whatadviceisgiveninthelastparagraph?
(Within10words)
4.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwillgoontalkingaboutifthepassagecontinues?
5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinese.
(十二)
ThehospitalburnunitisapopularplaceonthedayafterThanksgiving.Ifoundthatoutthreeyearsago,whenmy18-month-olddaughtertouchedaradiatorpipewhileplayingaroundourfriends'
farmhouse.Insteadoffeastingonleftoverstuffing,Irushedmychildasshescreamedtohospital.InsteadofgettingajumponmyChristmasshopping,Ilearnedhowtotakecareofsecond-degreeburns.
Ourstoryhadahappyending.Withweeksoftwice-dailytreatmentsatMommyandPapa'
skitchen-tableburnclinic,mydaughter'
shandshealed.Butotherchildrenwesawattheoutpatientburnclinicweren'
tsolucky.Isawhands_____________________,amouththatwouldneversmilestraight,ascalpthatwouldnevergrowhair.Alltheparentshadstoriesofaccidentsaseasyasours:
acupofteaknockedfromasidetable,atumble(摔倒)intoaspaceheater."
Heatersandsoup,"
oneveterannursetoldmeatthehospital."
That'
sallitis.Heatersandsoup."
Mostoftheinjuriesweretohandsandwrists,andmostcamefromcontactwithhotliquidsorfromtouchinghotobjects.Notonlydosmallchildrennotrealizethedangerposedbyhotobjects;
theirskinismuchthinnerthanthatofadults.Theyburnmorequickly,andtheburnstendtobedeeperandmoresevere.
Traditionalfiresafetyeducationfocusedonpreventingfires.ThenumberofchildreninjuredbyplayingwithfirehasdeclinedsubstantiallywhentheConsumerProductSafetyCommissionrequiredthatcigarettelightersbechild-resistant."
Weknowpeopleknowaboutsmokealarms,"
saysChrissy,programmanagerforSafeKidsUSA,anonprofitthatworkstoreducechildhoodinjuries.Now,firesafetyexpertshopethatpubliceducationeffortswillturntoburnsthatcanbejustasterribleasinjuriescausedbyflame.
Peopleusedtobewarnedofthefireburns.
__________________________________________________________________________
2.FillintheblankinParagraph3withapropersentence.(within10words)
3.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
(within10words)
4.Forwhatpurposedoestheauthormention“acupoftea”or“atumbleintoaspaceheater”inParagraph2?
(within10words)
(十三)
HappinessisU-shaped,forwearehappieratthestartandendofourlivesbuthitaslumpwhenwearemiddle-aged,BritishandUSresearcherssay.
EconomistsfromtheUniversityofWarwick,centralEngland,andfromDartmouthCollege,NewHampshire,lookedatdataonthementalhealthoftwomillionpeoplefrom80countries.
InBritain,theprobabilityofdepressionformenandwomenpeaksataround44yearsofage,WarwickUniver