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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Peter,ahighschoolstudent,wasprettybusywithschool,andhewasonthesoccerteam.Highschoolwashard,becauseeveryonewantedtohaveniceclothes,hangout,drivecars,andallthesecostmoney.Peter’sfatherwasthesortofguythatbelievedyouhadtoearnwhateveryougot,sohewasn’tjustabouttohandoverlotsofmoneyforPetertousetohavefun.So,hehadtogetajob.
Duringhisfreshmanyearsummervacation,hisclassmategothimajobworkingonahay(干草)farm.Hethrewhayupintowagonsasthetractordrovearoundfields,andthentheystacked(剁起)itinthehotbarn.Itwasahot,lowpayingjob.
Heonceworkedafewnightsaweekatagrocerystore.Heputthingsontheshelf.Itwasalotofliftingandcarrying,andhisarmswerestrongfromthisandthepreviousjob.Itwasdullanddidn’tpaymuch.
Hetooksometimeoffwhensoccergotserious,butthefollowingsummerhetriedworkingatalumberyard.Itwashotoutside,buthegotalotofexerciseliftingandcarryingthingslikeboardsanddrywall.Healsolearnedalotaboutbuildingsupplies.Itstilldidn’tpaywell.
Fromthere,hespentayeardoingsometutoringforafriendofthefamily,butthatwaspiecemeal.Hisfirstrealjobcamethelastyearatschool,whenhefixedregistersandworkedoncomputersatabigboxstore.Itwashisfavoritejobyet,butitstilldidn’tpaywell.
WhatPeterrealizedwithallofthesejobswasthatheneededabetterpayingjob!
Theonlywaytogetthatwastogettrainedoreducated.Hecouldgotoschoolandgeta2yeardegreeinanofficeortechnicalposition.Hisotherchoicesweregoingtoa4yearcollegeorjoiningthearmy.Hewasn’tsurewhathewasgoingtodoyet,butheknewhehadtodosomething.Jobswerealotofwork,moneywashardtoearn,buthelikedstayingbusyandbeingabletobuythings.Peterwantedthemostoutoflife,andthatmeanteducation.
1.HowmanyjobshadPetertaken?
A.ThreeB.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
2.AllthejobsPeterhadtakenhadonethingincommon:
________.
A.TheyweredoneduringhisvacationB.Theyweredullandtiresome
C.TheyneededhardlabourD.Theydidn’tpaywell
3.________wasthemostimportantforPeterifhewantedagoodjob.
A.ConfidenceB.EducationC.OpportunityD.Wisdom
4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.
A.Peterknewwhattodoforhisfuture
B.Peter’sfatherdidn’tcareabouthim
C.itwasveryhardforPetertomakehischoices
D.Peterwasdeterminedtodowhateverheliked
B
It’ssummermovietimeagain.Checkoutourlistoffourfilms.
HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban
ReleaseDate:
November4
Story:
It’sthesummerbeforeHarryPotter’sthirdyearatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.Adangerousmurderer,SiriusBlack,hasescapedfromtheWizards’Prison.AndhewasorderedtokillHarryPotter.
AroundtheWorldin80Days
November16
Thisversionoftheclassicnovelsetin1872focusesonPassepartout(HongKongactorJackieChan),aChinesethiefwhoseeksrefuge(庇护)withastrangeLondonadventurer,PhileasFogg.PassepartoutuseshismartialartskillstodefendFoggfromdangerashetravelsaroundtheworldin80days.
Spider-Man2
November30
PeterParkerisstillcomingtoaccepthisdualidentity(双重身份)asthecrimesuperheroSpider-Man.HewantstorevealhissecretidentitytoMaryJane,meanwhile,hisAuntMayisintrouble.ThisisDrOttoOctaviuswhohasappearedtobringheralotoftroubles.
KingArthur
November7
KingArthurispresentedasacleverrulerwhomanagestounitealltheknightsinBritain.UndertheguidanceofMerlinandthebeautiful,braveGuinevere,Arthurwillstruggletorealizehisdreams.
5.WhencanyouseethefilmactedbyJackieChan?
A.November4.B.November30.C.November16.D.November7.
6.InSpider-Man2,AuntMay’stroubleiscausedby______.
A.Spider-ManB.PeterParkerC.MaryJaneD.DrOttoOctavius
7.Whatkindofarticleofthispassage?
A.Anewsreport.B.Afunnydiary.C.Anadvertisement.D.Acomposition.
C
AnAfricanproverbsaysthatasinglehandcannottieabundle.Everyoneneedscompanionstohelpthemsailthroughtheroughseasoflife.Eventhestrongestandrichestpersonstillneedsfriends.Ourmoneyandstrengthwouldhavenovalueifwehadnofriendstosharewithus.Thebestfriendshipisagive-and-takerelationship.Weneedthesupportofourfamily,friendsandthecommunity.Inturnwealsogivesupporttothesociety,ourfriendsandourfamily.
Theword“friend”hasmanymeanings.Itcouldbethebusdriverwhotakesyoutoandfromworkeveryday.Itcouldbeaparent,acolleague,awifeorhusband,abrotherorsister,oreventheunknownpersonwhohelpedyoujustoncewhenyoucouldnotfindyourway.Realfriendssharenotonlyourhappinessbutoursorrowsaswell.Thismayexplainwhywehavetheexpression“afriendinneedisafriendindeed”.
Friendshipislikethesunshinethatkeepsuswarm.Itisliketherefreshingraindropsonthefieldsthatgivethefarmershopeofagoodplantingseason.Withoutfriendsourlifewouldbelikeadesertwhereouronlyfriendwouldbelonelinessandsadness.Themostfortunatepersonistheonewhohasfriendsfromalllevelsinthesociety.Adrivermightfindfriendsnotonlyamonghiscolleaguesbutamongfarmers,bankers,traders,students,politiciansorteachers.Weshouldneverforgetouroldfriendswhenwemakenewones.Weshouldtreasureeachofourfriendswhetherpoororrich,beautifulornot.Eachfriendisuniqueinhisorherownway.Andalltogether,theyenrichlifeandmakeitverycolourful.
8.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?
A.Howtosailthroughtheseaoflife.
B.Friendsandfriendship.
C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
D.Neverforgetoldfriendswhenmakingnewones.
9.Whatisthecorrectunderstandingoffriendsaccordingtothewriter?
A.Friendswhoshareourhappinessarenotrealfriends.
B.Friendswilltakeusthroughroughseas.
C.Friendsneverexpectanythingfromothers.
D.Friendscanbedifferentpeoplearoundus.
10.Anunknownpersoncanbeafriendaswellwhen.
A.hehelpsyouwithwhatyouneed
B.heistoldhowtofindhisway
C.hebecomesoneofyourfamily
D.heisadrivertakingyoufromandtowork
11.Theunderlinedword“unique”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans“”.
A.special
B.poor
C.rich
D.valuable
D
Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeeareconsumedacrosstheglobeeachday,andit’slikelythatmanytastebitter.
Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefanscanmaketheirdrinktastesweeterbysimplychangingthecolouroftheircups.
Scientistsclaimthatblueandglassmugs,whicharepopularinsomecoffeeshops,canreducecoffee’sbitterness,withoutanyneedforsugar,andthatcoffeedrunkfromwhitecupstastesthebitterest.
Toprovetheirclaims,theresearchersinvited36volunteersandusedthreedifferentcoloredcups--blue,whiteandtransparentglass--todoanexperiment.
Intheexperiment,coffeeconsumedfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothertwocoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest.
Thescientistsbelievethatthecolourbrownmaybeassociatedwithcoffee’sbitternessbecausecoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownestandtastesthebitterest.
“Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolourofacoffeecupdoesinfluencetheperceived(感受到的)tasteandflavorofcoffee,”saidDrGeorgeDoornofFederationUniversityAustralia,“butthepotentialeffectsmaybedifferentbetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.”
“Anyhow,theeffectofthecolourofthecupontheflavorofthecoffeesuggeststhatcafé
owners,baristas(服务员),aswellascoffeecupmanufacturersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecolouroftheircups,”headded.
However,theideathatcolourcanalterthetasteoffoodanddrinkisnotnew.
Astudypublishedlastyearrevealedthatred,strawberry-flavoredmousse(慕斯蛋糕)servedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterand15percentmoreflavorousthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.
12.Whatcolorofthecupcanbestreducecoffee’sbitternesswithoutaddingsugar?
A.Blue.B.Brown.C.White.D.Transparent.
13.Thescientistsused________todotheexperimenttoprovetheirclaims.
differentbrandsofcoffee
differentcoloredcoffeecups
severalvolunteers
severalmanufactures
A.①②B.②③C.②④D.③④14.Whydoescoffeeinwhitecupstastetheleastsweet?
A.Becausewhitecupsarenotasbeautifulasothercups.
B.Becausewhitecupsmakecoffeeappearthebrownest.
C.Becausewhitecupsreducethesugarinthem.
D.Becausewhitecupsarebetterusedtoservecakes.
15.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Blackplatesincreasethesweetnessoffoodanddrink.
B.Strawberry-flavoredmousseis10percentsweeterthancoffee.
C.Peopleconsumemorethan2.5billioncupsofcoffeeacrosstheglobeeveryyear.
D.Peoplecanmakecoffeetastesweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircoffeecups.
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。
选项中的两项为多途选项。
ThreeCriticalTruthsWeForgetAllTooSoon
Somuchhappensinourliveseverydaythatweoftenforgetwhatwehavelearned.Ineffect,theonlythingfasterthanthespeedofourthoughtsisthespeedofourforgetfulness.
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●Smallstepsgetyoutobigplaces.
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