On a very cold evening, an old man was trembling with his nearly icy hair and beard beside a river. Anxiously, he was waiting for a across the river. The wait seemed . The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.
, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by, and then another, till the last rider came near the old man.The old man caught the rider’s and said, “Sir, would you giving me a ride to the other side?”
his horse，the rider replied，“Of course not．”But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost . He could not get the ground．The horseman helped the old man onto his horse．He took the old man not just across the river, to the old man’s home.
As they the old man’s house, the horseman asked，“Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”
The old man stared at the rider straight in the eyes, and said, “I looked the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t .It would be even asking them for a ride.But in your eyes，I saw . I knew that you would help me．”
The words the rider deeply．“Thank you for what you’ve said，”he told the man．“I hope I will never leave others 28 because I’m too busy, and every citizen does in my heart.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his back to the White House.
A．trip B．ride C．help D．drive
A．cruel B．boring C．unfortunate D．endless
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Sadly D．Surprisingly
A．eye B．hand C．back D．face
A．like B．think C．please D．mind
A．Riding B．Speeding C．Stopping D．Leaving
A．stuck B．Shocked C．frozen D．injured
A．on B．down C．in D．off
A．and B．but C．so D．then
A．neared B．visited C．arrived D．left
A．came in B．came on C．came up D．came out
A．Even if B．What if C．As if D．Only if
A．out B．for C．into D．up
A．wait B．try C．ask D．care
A．Useless B．risky C．dangerous D．foolish
A．loyalty B．generosity C．ambition D．kindness
A．attracted B．comforted C．touched D．pleased
A．alone B．out C．away D．behind
A．live B．believe C．count D．help
A．living B．choice C．mind D．way
A young man rushes about a small room, hiding himself behind a chair, jumping on the desk, jabbing (刺) the air with his pencil. To an outsider there appears to be no __1__ for these strange acts. However, he is the __2__ of an experiment in hypnosis (催眠). Being hypnotized, the young man has __3__ the suggestion that there is a fierce dog in the room. So he acts as though there were.
According to the popular conception of hypnosis, a hypnotized person is in a __4__ like sleepwalking－seemingly awake yet out of touch with his or her normal __5__ awareness and self-control. There are, however, enormous __6__ between the sleepwalker and the hypnotized person. First, the sleepwalker, __7__ the hypnotized person, pays no attention to other people and doesn’t take instructions. Second, the sleepwalker doesn’t remember sleepwalking, while the hypnotized person __8__ everything that went on under hypnosis.
Obviously, sleep and hypnosis are different. But what exactly is hypnosis? Psychologists still don’t have a firm answer to this question. Although hypnosis has been already successfully __9__ to a large range of medical uses, there is little clear agreement as to how hypnosis works. Only when scientists can understand this, can the full potential (潜能) of hypnosis in medical treatment be __10__.
A．reason B．purpose C．doubt D．evidence
A．species B．target C．subject D．aim
A．received B．accepted C．admitted D．believed
A．time B．course C．development D．state
A．awake B．waking C．sleepy D．sleeping
A．influence B．relations C．similarities D．differences
A．unlike B．like C．for D．with
A．forgets B．destroys C．enjoys D．remembers
A．come B．put C．turned D．changed
A．exploited B．saved C．made D．kept
Have you ever noticed advertisements which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks or your money back”?
Of course, it never happens quite like that. The only language which is easy to learn is the native tongue. Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language in order to read the literature of the nation. Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How can they do it?
Some people try at home, with books or tapes; some use radio or television programs. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time. A few people have to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is easier to learn a language in the country where it is spoken in everyday life. However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not nesessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and books will help. But they cannot do the students’ work for them.
A．replaces B．takes C．follows D．happens
A．native B．common C．spoken D．special
A．spoke B．liked C．learnt D．disliked
A．world B．tradition C．time D．nation
A．that B．why C．what D．because
A．shows B．programs C．activities D．plays
A．However B．Also C．Afterwards D．Still
A．pay B．afford C．obtain D．gain
A．practical B．possible C．necessary D．successful
A．result B．succeed C．decide D．help
Human beings may be the most intelligent animal species, but most of us are not too sure what we mean when we talk about intelligence. One moment we all use the word to __1__ someone who knows the answer to a difficult questions, and the next we will say that someone is __2__ because they have made a lot of money. Intelligence is the ability to __3__ new approaches to solve problems, as __4__ to doing things out of habit or conditioning. Rats in a maze (迷宫) can learn __5__ the mistake that they made, but this isn’t really intelligence. A good example of intelligence is the way to learn a language isn’t directly __6__ to intelligence. As children, we are all programmed to learn to speak and it is not the __7__ that intelligent children always speak at a younger age. But as we grow older, intelligent people have an advantage because they will find ways of making the most of the __10__ they have.
A．refer B．say C．mention D．describe
A．intelligent B．aggressive C．capable D．successful
A．come up with B．put up with C．get up with D．make up with
A．contrast B．different C．opposed D．compared
A．of B．about C．from D．with
A．speed B．way C．effect D．goal
A．gets B．is C．makes D．takes
A．related B．joined C．compared D．combined
A．instance B．example C．case D．fact
A．abilities B．time C．money D．chance
There are many kinds of entertainment for children today－books, movies, games and sports are only a few of possibilities. Television is one of the most influential kinds of __1__. Studies show that elementary school children in the United States watch television about twenty-five hours a week.
Some people feel that television has had __2__ influence on children because it offers educational programs for them. One of the best and most __3__ programs is Sesame Street (芝麻街). One study __4__ that Sesame Street helps children do better in school. Many people hope that programs like this will provide a better education for children prom poor communities and schools.
Other people feel that television is bad for children. They feel that there are too many programs about __5__ and violence, and that even educational programs don’t help a child’s education. Children __6__ watch too much television, and therefore they don’t do a lot of other things that are important to them. Preschool children need to __7__ their language and communicate with people. When they are watching television they are only listening to the __8__, they aren’t communicating with anyone. When elementary school children watch television, they read a lot less. __9__ this, they don’t learn to read and write as quickly at school.
All children learn by doing, and they need time to __10__ in order to learn about the world. When they watch television, they play less. They also have less time to develop relationship with their parents and friends, and they have less time to exercise and develop their bodies.
A．electronic B．products C．entertainment D．teaching aid
A．no B．little C．a good D．a bad
A．popular B．obvious C．colourful D．demanding
A．assumes B．suggests C．declines D．claims
A．theft B．crime C．joke D．comedy
A．simply B．inevitably C．secretly D．independently
A．write B．listen to C．speak D．read
A．story B．people C．language D．radio
A．Except for B．In spite of C．As for D．Because of
A．play B．work C．watch D．speak
Since 1980 there have been four major developments in TV. The first is video, which has given __1__ the power to control what they watch and when they watch it. These days, fifty percent of homes have a VCR (video-cassette recorder) and millions more are being sold every year. The second is satellite TV. Thanks to DBS (__2__), dozens of new channels are now __3__ to anyone who buys a receiving “dish”.
The third development is cable－a system of hi-tech __4__, which provides even more channels. But not only that, cable also makes __5__ possible for you to communicate through your TV.
Fourthly, there’s HDTV (high definition television), which now offers a much __6__ and more realistic picture than was possible even a few years ago.
So more channels, more choice, more clarity (清晰). What is there left for __7__ to achieve in the future? The answer to that is two-way __8__. Modern technology means that 21st century televisions will be linked to computer data-banks. This way. Views will be able to ask questions about what they’re watching and the answers will appear on their __9__. This idea is called “hyper-media” and it’s still at an early __10__. But then, as we’ve just seen, TV had come a very long way in a very short time. The hyper0media revolution could happen sooner than any many people think.
A．listeners B．players C．viewers D．engineers
A．direct business system B．direct broadcast satellites C．digital broadcast sound D．data bank system
A．available B．access C．linked D．sent
A．televisions B．lines C．strings D．wires
A．it B．them C．this D．that
A．cheaper B．clearer C．colourful D．delight
A．TV B．invention C．viewers D．video
A．communication B．traffic C．dialogue D．operation
A．books B．minds C．screens D．computers
A．age B．time C．process D．stage