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1.西城
(C)
PaperboyByVinceVawter
What'sthebasicstoryline?
LittleManworksasapaperboyforthesummer,buthasnoideathatitwillchangehisattitudestowardslifeforever.Hisunexpectedadventureleadshimtonewfriends,problems,andworries.Thejobevenputshislifeindanger.
Whatwouldyousayaboutthisbook?
Ittellsaninterestingstory,providingadeepunderstandingofthelifeofsomeoneinaspecialsituation.—ByZachLewis
HouseofSecrets
ByNedVizzini
What'sthebasicstoryline?
AmanwritesanovelcalledTheBookofDoomandDesire.Thebookismagicalandhaspowersthatcouldbeharmfulifmisused.Thewriterputsaspell(符咒)onthebooksonobodycanuseit.Somepeoplewanttofindthebook.Theirsearchisverydangerous.Whathappensduringtheiradventure?
Readthebookandfindout.
Whatwouldyousayaboutthisbook?
Itincludesfunnystories,braveryandlove.Itisagreathookfromstarttofinish.
—ByAbhinavPiplani
BettertoWishByAnnMartin
What'sthebasicstoryline?
AbhyNicholsis8yearsoldandlivingwithherparentsinasmalltowninMaineduringtheGreatDepression(大萧条)Shecan'timaginewhatherfutureholdsforher.ButAbby'sworldischanging
fast.Therewillbegood-byestosayandhardchoicestomake.ThestoryfollowstheupsanddownsofAbby'slife.
Whatwouldyousayaboutthisbook?
Itisabookabouthowagirldealswithherproblems.Thewritershowsreadersthewayafamilygrows.Thestoryisabouthopeandlife.—ByAlaaOsman
MyBrotherIsaBig,FatLiar
ByJamesPatterson
What'sthebasicstoryline?
GeorgiaKhatchadorianisenteringHillsVillageMiddleSchoolandthinkseverythingisgoingwell.ButthingsaredifferentatHVMS.Herbrother,Rafe,waskickedoutbecausehebrokealltherules.
TheteachersthinkthatGeorgiaisjustlikeherbrother,sotheygiveherbadgrades.Tomakemattersworse,someboysoftenpickonher.WillGeorgiabeabletochangeherreputation?
Whatwouldyousayaboutthisbook?
Itisveryhumorous,andreaderswillneverwanttoputitdown!
—ByRylanJ.Daniels
53.WhatdoPaperboyandHouseofSecretshaveincommon?
A.Theybothtellhonestpeople'sstoriesB.Theybothincludesomeadventurestories.
C.Theybothpresentadeepunderstandingoflife.D.Theybothgiveadviceonhowtosolveproblems.
54.AccordingtoMyBrotherIsaBig,FatLiar,whyisGeorgiagivenbadgrades?
A.Sheputsherbrother'slifeindanger.B.Shebreaksalltheruleslikeherbrother.
C.Herteachersbelievethatshewillbehavebadly.D.Shedoesn'tstudywellandpicksonherclassmates.
55.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?
A.Apersonaldiary.B.Awebsitebookreview.C.Asciencereport.D.Achemistrytextbook.
(D)
Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoanobject.Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies,butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.
BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprintingclassesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.
“Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It’sgoingtohaveahugeinfluenceonsocietyasawhole.”saysKiChongTran,oneofthestudentsinarecentclass.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia(柬浦寨).
3DprintingservicesarecomingintoAmericanpeople'slife.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailer(零售商)thatprovidescopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.
“Theneedhasbeenamazing.Therehasbeenalotofinterestfrompeople.It'sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined.”
TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.
For$11,someoneuseda3Dprintertoproducetwosmallplasticpartsaspartofaknuckle(指节)forahand.Heworksforthecompanywhichistestingprosthesis(假肢)Hesaysthesame-dayornext-dayprintingserviceswillspeeduptestingofpartsandgetthemtopatientsfaster.
Staples,anAmericanstore,areselling3Dprintersonitswebsiteforaslowasabout$1,300.Aswithanytechnology—expertsexpecttheprintingspeedtoincreaseandthepricetogodown.
BryanJaycoxasksfor$15anhourtoprintanobject.Healsosetsthepricedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandupto$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices.
Mr.Jaycoxthinksthatwithinfiveyears,3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreuserfriendly.ButKiChongTransayseventoday'stechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.
"With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,sotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskillsbeyondjustlikelearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethat.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld.”
Hesaysit'snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.
56.Whatcan3Dprintersdoaccordingtothepassage?
A.Comeupwithanidea.B.Drawonapieceofpaper.
C.Helpusersreducethecost.D.Turnanideaintoanobject.
57.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthispassage?
A.Makeusers'lifebetter.B.Makefriendswithusers.
C.Make3Dprinterseasytouse.D.Use3Dprinterstomakemoney.
58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.3Dprintingisbecomingpopularintheworld.
B.Thereisno3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.
C.TheUPSStoreisthebiggest3Dprintingcompany.
D.3Dprintingplaysthemostimportantroleindailylife.
59.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thefutureof3Dprintingintheworld.
B.The3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.
C.Thedevelopmentandgrowthof3Dprintingbusiness.
D.The3Dprintingclassesandservicesindifferentplaces.
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You'rebuyingausedcar,movingintoanewhouse,ordecidingwhichdoctorshouldtreatyourillness.Thesearetimeswhenyouneedtogetdirectlytothecore(核心)ofanimportantmatter.
Askinggeneralquestionsgetslittlevaluableinformationandmayevenresultinunrealanswers,saysJuliaMinson,avisitingscholarindecisionsciencesattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUS.Thebestway,saysMinson,istoaskalotofquestionsthatdiscoverthereareproblems.
Let'ssaysomeoneissellingausediPod.Anexampleofageneralquestionis"Whatcanyoutellmeaboutit?
"Apositive-assumption(正面推测)questionis"Therearen'tanyproblemswithit,right?
"Butanegative-assumptionquestion,suchas"Whatproblemshaveyouhadwithit?
"willgetthemosthonestanswer,foundMinsonandherteam.
Inastudy,87%ofthesellerswarnedthebuyerstoproblemswhenaskedanegative-assumptionquestion,while59%ofthosedidthesamethingtoapositive-assumptionone.
Whenyouwantthetruth,youhavetoaskforit.Whatproblemsdoesthiscarhave?
Whatarethemostpartsofthisjob?
Howmanypeoplewithmykindofillnesshavebeensuccessfullytreated?
Yourquestionsshouldcommunicatethatyouaresuretherewillbedifficultiesandthatyouwanttoknowaboutthem.
53.Whatcanwedoifwewantthetruth,accordingtothepassage?
A.Askforitourselves.B.Talkwithhonestpeople.
C.Studyitourselves.D.Dosomeexperiments.
54.Whatkindofquestionshasthebestresult?
A.Generalquestions.B.Positive-assumptionquestions.
C.Carefulquestions.D.Negative-assumptionquestions
55.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtoFindHonestPeopleB.HowtoTalkwithothers
C.HowtoGetanHonestAnswerD.HowtoAvoidBeingCheated
D
Researchershaverecentlydiscoveredhowtomakefamiliesworkmoresuccessfully。
Asurprisingideahasappeared;thesinglemostimportantthingyoucandoforyourfamily,itseems,istodevelopafamilystory.
Ifirstheardthisideainthemid-1990sfromMarshallDuke,aprofessoratEmoryUniversity.Dukewasstudyingstoriesinfamilieswhenhiswife,achildren'slearningspecialist,madeadiscovery;"Thestudentswhoknowalotabouttheirfamilieswilldobetterwhentheyfacechallenges(挑战),"Sarasaid.Instead,Dukesetouttotestherconclusion.HeandEmoryworkmateRobynFivushdevelopedamethodcalledthe"DoYouKnow?
"degreethataskedchildrentoanswer20questionssuchas:
Doyouknowwhereyourgrandparentsgrewup?
Doyouknowwhereyourmumanddadwenttohighschool?
Doyouknowaboutanillnessorsomethingreallyterriblethathappenedinyourfamily?
DukeandFivushaskedthosequestionstomembersoffourdozenfamiliesin2001.Theythencomparedthechildren’sresultswithagroupofpsychological(心理学的)teststhechildrenhadtakenandreachedaconclusionthatagreedtoSara’stheory.Themorechildrenknewabouttheirfamilies,histories,thestrongertheirsenseofcontrolovertheirlives,thehighertheirself-respect,andthemoresuccessfullytheybelievedtheirfamiliesworkedfromgenerationtogeneration(代代传承).
“Wewereblownaway,”Dukesaid.TheresearchersmentionedthechildrenaftertheterribleeventsofSeptember11,2001.“Onceagain,”Dukesaid,“theoneswhoknewmoreabouttheirfamiliesprovedtobestronger.”
Whydoesknowingwherehergrandmotherwenttoschoolhelpachildovercomesomethingterribleanddifficult?
Dukesaidthatchildrenwhohavethemostself-confidencehavewhathecalls“astrongintergenerationalself”.Theyknowthattheycomefromsomethingbiggerthanthemselves.
Dukesuggestedthatparentsdothesameactivitieswiththeirchildrenagainandagain.Anykindofact