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All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all things clean and tidy.
You could turn your back for a moment in my mother's house, leave a half written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had "put it back where it belonged." as she explained.
My wife, on one of her first visits to my mother's house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused(疑惑的), she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.
These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all inclined to (有......的倾向) forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find the every sign of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. "Do you remember what I was doing?" was a question frequently asked, but rarely answered.
Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of clean windows, and my brother does the cleaning in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to lift his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week.
68. Which of the following is TRUE about my mother?
A. She enjoyed removing others' drinks. B. She became more and more forgetful.
C. She preferred to do everything by herself. D. She wanted to keep her house in good order.
69. My wife could not find her biscuits and drink in my mother's house because _______.
A. she had already finished them B. my mother had taken them away
C. she forgot where she had left them D. someone in my family was holding them
70. The underlined part to the fifth paragraph suggests that my sister _______.
A. is happy to clean windows B. loves to clean used windows
C. is fond of clean used windows D. likes clean windows as my mother did
71. This passage mainly tells us that _______.
A. my mother often made us confused B. my family members had a poor memory
C. my mother helped us to form a good habit
D. my wife was surprised when she visited my mother
I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek。Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square. It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square.
You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting rich. The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and strong wind gave strength and continuous power.
This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our brief. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
Our places were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation’s circle, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children.
But the “white people” have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age. But now it takes them very much longer to grow up.According to the passage, the Indians _______.
A.don’t have modern instruments in their homes |
B.refused to move from round places |
C.lived in round places, but were forced to live in square houses |
D.lived in round places, but then decided to move into square houses |
Two things being compared in the passage are _______.
A.the Indians’ past and present living conditions |
B.the Indians’ past and modern beliefs |
C.the Indians’ old and new power |
D.people and nature |
In the second paragraph “the four quarters” refers to _______.
A.the four rooms of the Indian’s house |
B.the four kinds of natural power |
C.the four seasons |
D.the four directions |
According to the author, once the Indians moved into square houses, _______.
A.they had to move to other houses |
B.boys took more time to grow into men |
C.they forgot the old way of life |
D.everyone was not happy |
The food we eat seems to have great effects on our health. Although science has made great steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to diet as well. Different cultures are subject to certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery.
In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐) and nitrites(亚硝酸盐), commonly used to keep color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels(标签) of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cows and chick and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.
Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although the FDA has tried repeatedly to control these, the practices continue.How has science done a bad service to mankind?
A.Diseases caused by food have been done away with. |
B.It has caused a lack of information about the value of food. |
C.Some harmful materials have been added to our food. |
D.Scientists have made food more expensive to eat. |
What are nitrates used for?
A.They help process packaged food. |
B.They keep the color in meats. |
C.They cure diseases of cows and chickens. |
D.They cause the animals to become fatter. |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.You can find out harmful additives on the packaging labels of food. |
B.Drugs given to animals are not all for medical reasons. |
C.Researchers knew about the harm of food additives about 60 years ago. |
D.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world. |
According to the passage, the FDA might be _________.
A.an organization which controls the safety of food |
B.a producer which makes additives |
C.a factory which processes food |
D.a hospital which cures cancer |
The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it proves down upon you.Air pressure is a wonderful force.When you swim underwater, you can feel water push down your body.The air all around you does the same.However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this.The pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere.This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilometers above the Earth's surface.
The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home.But make sure that you are supervised, because you will need to use matches.
What you need
·A hard-boiled egg without the shell
·A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg
·A piece of paper
·A match
Method
1)Check that the paper will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle.
2)Tear the paper into strips and put the strips into the bottle.
3)Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle.
4)Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle.
Result
Astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle.Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment.But be careful when you handle matches.
Why it happened
As the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen (air)in the bottle.The egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside.This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle.The air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle.The outside air presses against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! That proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on it.Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?
A.The bottle could break. |
B.You need to light the paper with a match. |
C.The egg needs to be shelled. |
D.The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle. |
In the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can__.
A.equalize the air pressure inside and outside |
B.make a seal in the neck of the bottle |
C.finish up the oxygen inside the bottle |
D.produce more oxygen inside th![]() |
How did the egg put into the bottle?
A.The oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in. |
B.It became salt without the shell. |
C.The neck of the bottle was wide enough. |
D.The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle. |
The experiment is carried out to prove ____.
A.water pushes on your body when you swim underwater |
B.the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere |
C.the pressure of air around us has a powerful force |
D.the air pressure is not equalized around us |
Preparing for the Next Job Market
The latest spike in the unemployment rate is being felt across the board ?in 98 percent of metropolitan areas, in high-wage and low-wage jobs, among young and old, women and men, but especially men.
This landscape means that young Americans who are trying to plan their futures right now have some hard choices.Do they go to college and take on debt without hope of getting a job? And what about high school students? Do they have any chance of securing a job without a college degree? Perhaps the education system needs to react to this rapidly moving economic crisis.
In our current economic collapse, the connection between education and employment could not be more different than it was during the Depression.Education
must now hold center stage, not because of an enemy abroad but because of the global economy.The jobs of the future will demand levels of education, particularly skills in mathematics, technology and science, which exceed those now taught in high school.
A healthy society should strive for full employment.In our times, that goal cannot be realized, or even approximated by creating jobs for the unskilled.The long-term prospect for economic recovery depends on the extent to which we improve our educational system.And this is where America is now at its weakest.
Our high schools produce graduates who do not write well enough, have limited reasoning skills and are unable to use the tools of mathematics.Their command of science is far inferior to that of their counterparts in other nations.And all too many young people drop out.We may still have the best university system, but it benefits only a minority.
We will need more engineers, scientists and service providers, particularly in the health professions, with a quality of education that cannot be obtained in the current system.Radical change, not reform, is called for.
What should be done? First, high school should be cut short and end when students are 16.Second, a new generation of two-year college programs tied to a wide range of specific skills that the economy needs should be created.Third, access to four-year colleges should be expanded, giving more Americans the chance to acquire the deep learning that makes breakthroughs in technology possible.Fourth, we need to recruit more public school teachers and train them better, particularly in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, so that our children can be prepared to compete.Nowadays, students graduating from high school____.
A.write well enough |
B.have limitless reasoning skills |
C.can't use the tools of mathematics |
D.command science as much as their counterparts in other nations |
What should we do to improve the quality of education?
A.Students shouldn't study in high school until 16. |
B.We should create a new generation of two-year college programs tied to a wide range of specific skills the economy needs. |
C.We should limit access to four-year colleges. |
D.We ought to recruit more private school teachers and train them better. |
What does the word "collapse" in the third paragraph mean?
A.success | B.failure | C.![]() |
D.booming |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Young Americans planning their futures have difficult choices. |
B.Education must hold center stage due to the global economy. |
C.The best university system benefits a majority. |
D.A health society should struggle for full employment. |
Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually lasts only a few minutes or a few hours.This kind of loneliness is not serious.In fact, it is quite normal.For some people, though, loneliness can last for years.Now researchers say there are three different kinds of loneliness.
The first kind of loneliness is temporary.This is the most common type.It usually disappears quickly and does not need any special attention.
The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a certain situation, for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place.Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.
The third kind of loneliness is the most severe.Unlike the second type, chronic (长期的) loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause.People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and being close to others.Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.
Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, such as friends, family members, co-workers, etc.We depend on various people for different reasons.For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share interests and activities.However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more.They question then" own popularity.
Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease.While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal and healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad and sometimes dangerous condition.Wh
ich of the following can be the cause of situational loneliness?
A.Sleeplessness. | B.Changing work. |
C.Heart disease. | D.Social contacts. |
The underlined word "it" in the last sentence of the third paragraph refers to _____ .
A.headaches | B.situational loneliness |
C.sleeplessness | D.temporary loneliness |
How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?
A.Just ignore it. | B.Talk to friends. |
C.Go to see a doctor. | D.Ask your teachers for guidance. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.People feel lonely in a certain situation. |
B.There are only three types of loneliness in our life. |
C.Loneliness doesn't affect people much. |
D.Scientists have found ways to help habitually lonely people. |