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ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset'

?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected

B.Hecouldn'

treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

D.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

22.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase"

signedoff"

inParagraph1?

A.providedfewerchannelsB.endedalltheirprograms

C.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies

23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.

C.Byhavingitrepaired.D.Byswitchingchannels.

24.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Humorous.B.Anxious.C.Cautious.D.Curious.

B

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OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:

Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe"

Children'

sRoom"

.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereonthebook'

scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical（相同的）tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.

Mymother'

scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:

Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.

BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy"

miraculous"

（奇迹般的）experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

28.Thebookcaughttheauthor'

seyebecause_________.

A.itremindedhimofhisowndogB.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

C.hefounditstitleeasytounderstandD.helikedchildren'

sstoriesverymuch

29.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.

C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.

B.Theauthor'

smotherreadthesamebook.

C.Theauthor'

smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.

D.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.

31.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheCharmofaBookB.Mom'

sStrictOrder

C.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.MyPassionforReading

D

WhenTomSzakyseesajuicecontainerthrownaway,hedoesn'

tseerubbish,butheseesapencilcase.Sweetwrappers?

Abeautifulkite!

Butthesearenottheimaginingsofadreamer.Forthe28-year-oldCEOofTrenton,NewJersey-basedTerraCycle,they'

reabusinessmodel.

Thefast-talkingSzakyisleadingthenewindustryofupcycling（升级改造）.Insteadofrecycling,TerraCycletakespackagingheadedforlandfills（废物填埋池）andreusesit—moreorlesswhole.TerraCycle'

s85employeesmakenearly200products,soldatshopssuchasPetco,Kmart,WholeFoodsMarket,andTarget.

Szaky'

s$7.4millioncompany,nowalsomovingaheadinMexico,Canada,theUnitedKingdomandBrazil,isquitedifferentfromthebusinesshefoundedwithhisclassmateJonBeyerin2002asafreshmanatPrincetonUniversity.Thetwoenteredabusinesscompetitionwithaplantosellorganicplantfertilizersmadefromwormwaste.Theylostthecompetition,butstartedthebusinessanyway.

Withtheirgoal—tomakeproductsentirelyoutofrubbish---suddenlyclear,SzakyknewthetimewasrighttodropoutofPrinceton.

TerraCycle'

sfirstproductuseddining-hallwastetofeedthewormsandthrown-awaybottlestopackagethefertilizer.Theresult:

acheap,greenbreakthrough.Wordspread,andin2004.HomeDepotbegancarryingthefertilizerinitsCanadianstores.

ToSzaky,wastedoesnotexistinnature.TerraCycleisa"

secondchance"

employerof,say,apieceoffurniture,anicecreamcontainer.AsSzakypointsout,"

Thebiggestproblemwithmostgreen,fair-trade,andorganicproductsisthattheytendtocostmore.AtTerraCycle,everythingismadefromrubbish,andrubbishisfree.Peopleshouldbeabletoprotecttheplanetwithouthavingtopayacostforthatright."

32.WhatisTomSzakynow?

A.AstudentatPrincetonUniversity.B.AnemployeeofHomeDepot.

C.TheCEOofTerraCycle.D.Themanagerofafoodcompany.

33.HowdidSzakygettheideaofupcycling?

A.Fromhisvisitstoforeigncompanies.

B.FromhisstudiesatPrincetonUn