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When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we wear quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its  too.
One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and  the air is so  that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it became of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and , what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.
What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?

A.Staying on the farm. B.Moving to the countryside.
C.Leaving home for the city. D.Running away from the school.

Which of the following is true about the writer?

A.He is very old now. B.He is in good health.
C.He prefers driving a car. D.He lives in the city now.

In the passage, the writer tries to __________.

A.express his opinions about way of life B.describe his life in the countryside
C.an interest in the outside world D.persuade the reader to live in the city

How is the passage mainly developed?

A.By inferring. B.By comparing.
C.By listing examples. D.By giving explanations.
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Robert Frost was at heart a mean-spirited human being, not the kind of man one would expect to write poetry. He was born in San Francisco. Frost entered Dartmouth University in 1893, but dropped out, and switched to Harvard, which he attended for two years. He started a brief teaching career, where he was inspired to become a poet by some of his students’ work. Frost stopped teaching and became a farmer. During this time he wrote numerous poems, and a couple of short stories. While he was a farmer he started to think seriously about becoming a famous poet.
In almost all of his poems, Frost wrote in the first person. The first widely-read poem that he published was called My Butterfly. At first his audience was very small, but with his Collected Poems he became famous. Robert Frost received almost all the awards that there were for poetry. His poetry describes the forces of nature, and the violence and deep emotional(情感的) needs of human beings, which reflect the experiences of his childhood.
Robert Frost will always be known as one of the best poets in history. His way of putting emotion and violence into words is remarkable(非同寻常的). His talent for poetry is natural-born and he had discovered this when he started to farm. Even though he treated his wife and children terribly, he still became one of the best-known poets of his and our day.
We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.Robert Frost had been a famous writer before he started teaching
B.Robert Frost wrote his poems mostly in the first person
C.Robert Frost was very famous at the beginning of his writing career
D.Robert Frost began to write poems when he was a teacher

According to the passage, Robert Frost was famous for ________.

A.his teaching career B.his life experiences
C.showing strong feeling in his poems D.his interest in poems

The last paragraph of the passage mainly tells us ________.

A.why Robert Frost stopped farming
B.why Robert Frost was so famous
C.about his masterpieces(杰作)
D.about the way he treated his wife and children

From the passage we know that ________.

A.Robert Frost’s most famous poem is My Butterfly
B.Robert Frost began to write when he was in college
C.Robert Frost gave up studying at Dartmouth University
D.his poetry showed the violence of war and his childhood

The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.
If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.
When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.
The market may be something abstract (抽象的). But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.
Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A.Selling and Buying. B.Everything you do is producing for the market.
C.What is the market? D.What the market can do for you.

All of the following acts are producing for the market except________.

A.working in a bank B.volunteering at a nursing home
C.driving a taxi D.growing beans for sale

You are buying from the market when you________.

A.borrow a book from the library B.drive to the seaside for a holiday
C.look after your children D.dine at restaurant

The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean________.

A.serious B.important C.necessary D.real

The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today.
Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.
As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.”
“That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.”
Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108.
We can infer from the passage that the author________.

A.is one of Mrs. Jones’ children B.is a relative of Mrs. Jones
C.works in the nursing home D.is the owner of the nursing home

The room in which the old lady will live________.

A.is very comfortable B.is fairly big
C.isn’t well equipped D.is equipped with new furniture

Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she________.

A.couldn’t see what her room was like
B.thought the nursing home was her home
C.would have to live in the nursing home
D.had already made up her mind to be happy

Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?

A.Proud. B.Cheerful. C.Determined D.Honest

Literature is a term used to describe written as well as spoken material.Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction.
Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?
A lot of us read literature for pleasure and relaxation.It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books, such as comedies and novels, in our spare time.In a modern life full of pressure, it is our common desire to read some imaginary works and seek relaxation from the stress in life.
Reading literature is more than fun; it also enables us to acquire knowledge.As a general rule, literature represents a language or a people, and it often gives us an insight(洞察力)into the traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.
Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world.It helps us make sense of the world around us.It introduces us to new worlds of experiences.We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books.Eventually, we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how he/she says it.In a sense, we explore the human condition and analyze how and why people think the way they think and feel the way they feel.Literature enables us to think analytically and promotes open minds.We see the world through the eyes of different cultures and in turn learn the ways to deal with things that happen around.
So we can definitely say literature is of great importance to us.Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?

Topic
___________ should we read literature?
__________
of literature
It describes anything, whether written or spoken, by using
creative imagination.
Types
, drama and fiction

_of reading literature
▲To get pleasure and relaxation to get _______ of pressure in life.
▲To gain to make us learn about traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.
▲To offer people ways to more of the world, to appreciate literary works, to grow through the literary journey, to discover meaning in literature, and even explore ________ humans think and feel.
▲To help us think analytically and make us _________our minds.
___________
Why not start to read literature right now?

To err is human.To blame the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem.Perhaps it is the natural thing to do.The original quote about human nature went like this, “ To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal: people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes.Instead, we tend to do the opposite --- find someone else to pass the blame on to.However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
Common sense is what we call clear thought.Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan.Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything.People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time.There is a corollary(直接推论)to that: if good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?
According to the author, what is a sign of a man’s maturity?

A.Doing things his own way.
B.Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.
C.Making as few mistakes as possible.
D.Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing.

Which of the following is N0T based on common sense?

A.A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.
B.A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.
C.A company’s next move follows a good plan.
D.A lawyer acts on fine judgments.

What is the author’s opinion about a good excuse?

A.Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.
B.Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
C.A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.
D.Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.

What would be the best title for his passage?

A.A Mirror of Human Nature B.To Blame or to Forgive
C.A Mark of Maturity D.Truth or Excuse

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