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“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation(冲击声). It was just standing there, which father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger, “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.
The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling.I wandered aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me.I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.
But now...I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old.We differ in our ways of thinking.He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me.Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it.We are just like two people coming from two different worlds.It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind.My heart was frozen on this hot summer night.As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company.When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact, it was nothing.Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps.Perhaps he thought they were useless.I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.I can’t stand his words: “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers ?”
All the lights were off except father’s.
Dad was always like this.Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself.After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret.After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers.
This was how he always was.He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered ,maybe...With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been.At last, I decided to open the door, as soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks.I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all.Love—it second to none.
Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a.I opened the door and entered the house.
b.Sadly I ran out into the street.
c.I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d.I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
e.I walked about in the street without any aim.

A.b,e,d,c,a B.b,e,c,d,a C.b,e,a,c,d D.b,e,c,a,d

What made the writer think of his childhood?

A.The sight of the street lights.
B.The sight of the empty street.
C.The sight of a father with a child in his arms.
D.The sight of light in his own house.

Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

A.perhaps the father is getting older and older.
B.perhaps the son has already grown up.
C.perhaps they never agree with each other.
D.perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?

A.The father treats his son in an unfair way.
B.The father is actually kind to his son.
C.The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.
D.The father is always finding fault with his son.
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I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. And, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie”. As a young child I thought it was kind of cool. And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do, she generally advised me to lie.
“Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sue's house to play.”
“Tell Theresa you're sick,” she would advise. And generally I did. But I didn't seem blessed with her lack of conscience. On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue's house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.
I started thinking of all the lies that I'd heard her tell. I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didn't want to see them there anymore. Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawnmower he gave her for her birthday. Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadn't been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies. Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasn't there.
So, I started my own personai fight against her dishonesty. When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didn't want to talk to, I said, “Louise, mom is here, but she doesn't want to talk to you.” The first time I did it, she punished me, but I refused to apologize. I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie. And the next time it happened I did the same thing. Finally, she approached me and said, “I agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” She admitted that her methods weren't right, and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme.
Over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honest—and yet kind. Honesty should mean more than not lying. It should mean speaking the truth in kindness. Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term.
The author's mother ________.

A.thought white lies were not lies
B.helped the author get out of trouble with white lies
C.told the author to lie when in trouble
D.taught the author the importance of being honest

The author ________.

A.was thankful to her mother's advice
B.felt more awkward when being caught lying
C.found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie
D.felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty

It can be inferred that the author's mother ________.

A.met her friends in the same restaurant regularly
B.didn't get along with the author's teachers
C.was not popular among her friends
D.wanted to have something else for her birthday

Finally the author and her mother agreed that ________.

A.kindheartedness is more important than honesty
B.appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie
C.honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness
D.absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships

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A lot of people enjoy reading. But reading tastes differ widely. Some people only read newspapers or comics, some like reading novels, while others prefer books on astronomy, wildlife, or technological discoveries.
If I happen to be interested in horses or precious stones, I cannot expect everyone else to share my enthusiasm. If I watch all the sports programs on TV with great pleasure, I must put up with the fact that other people find sports boring.
Is there nothing that interests us all? Is there nothing that concerns everyone—no matter who they are or where they live in the world? Yes, dear Sophie, there are questions that certainly should interest everyone. They are precisely the questions this course is about.
What is the most important thing in life? If we ask someone living on the edge of starvation, the answer is food. If we ask someone dying of cold, the answer is warmth. If we put the same question to someone who feels lonely and isolated, the answer will probably be the company of other people.
But when these basic needs have been satisfied—will there still be something that everybody needs? Philosophers think so. They believe that man cannot live by bread alone. Of course everyone needs food. And everyone needs love and care. But there is something else—apart from that—which everyone needs, and that is to figure out who we are and why we are here.
Being interested in why we are here is not a “casual” interest like collecting stamps. People who ask such questions are taking part in a debate that has gone on as long as man has lived on this planet. How the universe, the earth, and life came into being is a bigger and more important question than who won the most gold medals in the last Olympics.
This text is most probably taken from ________.

A.a research paper B.a course schedule
C.a personal letter D.a book review

Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

A.Philosophical questions are as interesting as collecting stamps.
B.Thinking about philosophical questions is a serious interest.
C.Figuring out who we are and why we are here is man's basic needs.
D.Philosophy has universal appeal and concerns everybody in nature.

The author believes that ________.

A.no existing subject can interest everyone in the world
B.different people may have different interests and concerns
C.everyone has to figure out who we are and why we are here
D.people in modern society pay more attention to philosophical questions


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In celebration of our upcoming 85th anniversary, we invite you to create your own version of The New Yorker's dandy.
Entries to our third annual Eustace Tilley contest will be accepted from December 17th through January 18th.
Winners will be featured on Newyorker. com.
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Please help continue this important work by making a financial contribution today at bigapplecircus. org.

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A.Richard, a post­graduate from Quebec, Canada, who sent his design on Dec.20.
B.Amy, a 28­year­old Asian­American teacher, who sent her design on Jan. 20.
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D.John, a 68­year­old retired engineer from San Francisco, who sent his design on Jan. 10.

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A.James Surowiecki is the author of The Financial Page column.
B.James Surowiecki usually has discussions with people from different fields.
C.James Surowiecki speaks with a chairman about issues of medicine this month.
D.Visiting newyorker. com/go/vasella, you can watch the conversation of this month between James and an economist.

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A.Excellent treatment and care B.Trained professional doctors and nurses
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A.frightening B.threatening C.unique D.unusual

We can infer from the passage that ________.

A.it's harmless to have reactive nitrogen existing in the atmosphere
B.reactive nitrogen emissions help aggressive species less than crops
C.the harm to those delicate species has a negative impact on biodiversity
D.reactive nitrogen can fertilize soils and keep their biodiversity

The team of EU scientists released the second report of nitrogen emissions this week when ________.

A.no action was taken to stop nitrogen emission
B.governments were willing to protect areas harmed by nitrogen
C.“The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen” was agreed
D.nitrogen emissions were threatening wildlife sites' biodiversity

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Keeping Away From Nitrogen Emissions
B.Stopping Nitrogen Emissions
C.Air Pollution Damaging Europe's Wildlife
D.Saving Europe's Wildlife

I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. And, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie”. As a young child I thought it was kind of cool. And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do, she generally advised me to lie.
“Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sue's house to play.”
“Tell Theresa you're sick,” she would advise. And generally I did. But I didn't seem blessed with her lack of conscience. On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue's house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.
I started thinking of all the lies that I'd heard her tell. I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didn't want to see them there anymore. Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn­mower he gave her for her birthday. Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadn't been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies. Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasn't there.
So, I started my own personai fight against her dishonesty. When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didn't want to talk to, I said, “Louise, mom is here, but she doesn't want to talk to you.” The first time I did it, she punished me, but I refused to apologize. I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie. And the next time it happened I did the same thing. Finally, she approached me and said, “I agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” She admitted that her methods weren't right, and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme.
Over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honest—and yet kind. Honesty should mean more than not lying. It should mean speaking the truth in kindness. Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term.
The author's mother ________.

A.thought white lies were not lies
B.helped the author get out of trouble with white lies
C.told the author to lie when in trouble
D.taught the author the importance of being honest

The author ________.

A.was thankful to her mother's advice
B.felt more awkward when being caught lying
C.found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie
D.felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty

It can be inferred that the author's mother ________.

A.met her friends in the same restaurant regularly
B.didn't get along with the author's teachers
C.was not popular among her friends
D.wanted to have something else for her birthday

Finally the author and her mother agreed that ________.

A.kind­heartedness is more important than honesty
B.appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie
C.honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness
D.absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships

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