第二节：下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句（第1～5题）。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Become reliable.
B. Make some money.
C. Know about your mind.
D. Be good with discomfort.
E. Be ready for opportunities.
F. Learn to deal with uncertainty.
A Guide for Young People: What to Do with Your Life
You can’t figure out the future. Even young people who have a plan (be a doctor, lawyer, research scientist, singer) don’t really know what will happen. Life doesn’t go according to plans. So if you can’t figure out the future, what do you do? Don’t focus on the future. Focus on what you can do right now that will be good no matter what the future brings. ______ The best things in life are often hard, and if you shy away from difficulty, you’ll miss out. You’ll live a life of safety. Learning is hard. Building something great is hard. Writing a book is hard. A marriage is hard. Running a marathon is hard. All are amazing. How do you get good at this? Do things now that are uncomfortable and hard, on purpose.
______ Starting a business, for example, is an amazing thing to do. But if you’re afraid of the unknown future, you’ll avoid it. You can’t know how things will turn out, and so if you need to know how things will turn out, you’ll avoid great projects, businesses, opportunities. But if you can be OK with not knowing, you will be open to many more possibilities. If you’re good at what you are not sure of, you could do all kinds of things.
______ Most people don’t realize that fear controls them. They don’t notice when they fail to fix their attention, or consider doing things they told themselves they wouldn’t do. It’s hard to change mental habits because you don’t always see what’s going on in your head. Learn about how your mind works, and you’ll be much better at all of this.
______ I don’t think money is that important, but it is necessary in your life. Making money is hard. You have to make someone believe in you enough to hire you or buy your products/service, which means you have to figure out why you’re worthy of someone believing in you. You have to become worthy. And you have to learn to communicate that to people so they’ll want to buy or hire you. Whether you’re selling cookies door-to-door or trying to get a job as a cashier, you have to do this.
______ If you do all of the above, or at least most of it, you’ll be amazing. You’ll be way, way ahead of pretty much every other person your age. And good fortune will come your way, if you have your eyes open: job opportunities, a chance to build something with someone, an idea for a start up that you can build yourself, a new thing to learn and turn into a business. Take risks — that’s one of the advantages of being young. And if none come along, create your own.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。
1First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station. Although the power stations themselves are strongly built’, the ．containers used for the transport of the materials are not． 2 Unfortunately, both’ of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through heavily populated areas．
Second, there is the problem of waste． 3It is impossible to make these wastes non—radioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways ．that scientists have invented．For example? they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea．However, these methods do not ’solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers．
Third, there may occur the danger of a leak or an explosion at the power station．As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely to take place． 4However, it can happen．
Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry． 5
| A．It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land． |
| B．There are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power． |
| C．All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years． |
| D．The general public are strongly against the nuclear program． |
E．So it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program．
F．Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail．
G．But when they are taken together, the probability of disaster is extremely high．
阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根据自己在音乐方面的兴趣（61---65）选择适合自己的音乐会，阅读下面音乐会的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们的音乐会，并在答题纸上将相应的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he
hasn’t joined them fo
r a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This
weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western
music... Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her
parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t
care much about how much the ticket might cost.. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his
girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a
part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not
earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much..
. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend
concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according
to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.
A B
| Prince of the piano: Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best-selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1,000 melodies and created a “New Romantic” style through a repertoire which combines his “trademark” originals with classics and pop standards. In fact, despite his natural shyness and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage; a Richard Clayderman concert is a real “Spectacular”. Place: The Great Hall of the People Time: 8:00---10:00 pm, August 7 Price: 180---1,680 yuan Tel: 7310-5268 |
Raymond’s Solo Concert: Raymond, the talented singer who shifts freely between musical, folk songs and hip hop, is to give a solo concert this weekend. The event will be part of the Asian tour promoting his new album. His concert has very high ticket prices, but his fans have bought tickets worth one million yuan in just four days.Place: Grand Theatre Time: 8:30---10---30 pm, August 6 Price: 280---2,000 yuan Tel: 7310-4568 |
C D
| Live Music: Audiences in the city will be able to make a date with one of the most famous German orchestras on the evening of Aug. 10 at Century Theatre. Conducted by Florian Stubenvoll, the orchestra will perform 11 classics including Beethoven’s “Fledermaus Overture”, Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40”, and four pieces by Johann Strauss. Place: Century theatre Time: 8:00---10:30 pm, August 10 Price: 120---680 yuan Tel: 7310-6668 |
Beijing Rocks: “The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans special performance. Eight Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience can even decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm. Place: Worker’s Stadium Time: 8:00---11:30 pm, August 4,8,9 Price: 90---680 yuan Tel: 7310-5818 |
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| Jazz Night: Enjoy real American jazz from Hebie Brown, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to China. Get your tickets quickly. Place: The jazz club Time: 10:00pm till late, August 7,9,11 Price: 100---200 yuan Tel: 7310-2938 |
Scottish Dancing: Want to g et your body some exercise while enjoying live music? Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. There will be instructors demonstrating the dances. The live band is also excellent.Place: Jack Stein’s Time: 7:30---10:30 pm, August 5---7 Price: 70 yuan including one drink Tel: 7810:1968 |
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Laughter and tears are part of living. But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not
asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course we should laugh during the happy times.
1
Erma Bombeck is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that covered a more
serious topic: cancer in children. Erma talks with lots of children with cancer and learns an important life lesson from them. 2
She tells the experience of 15-year-old Jessica from Burlington, VT. Jessica’s leg was amputated (锯掉) at the knee because of cancer. Jessica tells about playing soccer. She kicked the ball hard and it flew off in one direction while her artificial leg flew another way. Then “the tall, pretty person that I am,” she said, “sat on the floor in laughter.”
Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer, but she laughed about dealing with its results. 3
Then there is the story of 17-year-old Betsy. She made her way to the radiation room(放射室) for
her regular radiation therapy. As usual, she dropped her hospital coat and, wearing only her birthday suit, climbed onto the table and waited. After a couple of moments she began to realize something disturbing: the extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought, but rather painters giving an estimate on painting! 4And like Jessica, her ability to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult things a young person can endure(忍受) — cancer.
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh. 5And you’ll smile at the end.
| A．She was learning to wear an artificial leg. |
| B．And her laughter helped her cope. |
| C．You would be happy if you find reasons to laugh. |
| D．Betsy laughed heartily about the incident. |
E. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?
F. If you can laugh even when the going gets rough, you’ll make it.
G. She learns that all cancer survivors prefer to laugh.
根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。 选项中有一项为多余选项。
E. Find a reason in everything you do |
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You may have goals of losing weight, dreaming of pursuing a passion or interest, plans of achieving success in your career and relationships, but without positive motivation, all these remain goals, plans and dreams if you are not motivated to achieve them and make them into reality. Positive thoughts play a major role in your outlook in life and in giving you the motivation to reach for you dreams. If you are optimistic that you can do the task at hand, or you can reach your goals, you will be motivated to take those steps towards achieving it.
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Whether it is nature’s beauty, or great relationships from friends and family, being able to find inspiration has a positive impact in getting yourself motivated to do what you want to achieve and live a better life, so strive to make friends and keep a happy relationship with your family.
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One of the things that can contribute to lack of motivation is doing the same things every day and getting stuck into it without knowing where you are heading. Sometimes you have to explore other opportunities, learn new skills and explore other interests. Do not be afraid to take risks, explore new ways of achieving your goals and get out of your comfort zone at times to discover new things around you and take advantage of new opportunities in life.
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A tired and stressed body most often leads to lack of motivation to do what you want to do. Have a regular exercise. This will not only make you become stronger physically but will also lift up your mood to tackle (处理)life’s challenges each day.
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Most often, we feel mostly motivated if there is a need to do it. Finding the reason why you live your life each day will truly make everything easy and help you get motivated. Dedicating(致力于) your efforts to someone you love and treasure is also a good motivation that you can give yourself. No matter what challenges you have to face, for as long as you know that you are doing it for someone you love, you will find yourself motivated to do it.根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
John: Tom, would you please read this letter of application I’ve just written? 6 I really want to get a job.
Tom: It looks fine to me. But I have one suggestion.
John: Good! I’m interested in your advice.
Tom: 7 You should include more information about your work experience.
John: Good idea, Tom. What do you think about the second part?
Tom: 8
John: You are right. I’ll change it. How do you feel about the last part of the letter?
Tom: Very good. 9
John: I agree. 10 Do you think the end is all right?
Tom: Oh, yes, Jack. But personally I believe a business letter should end with “very truly yours”, not “sincerely”.
| A．If you don’t think it’s good, please say so. |
| B．I’d better tear up the letter and start over again. |
| C．But, unless I miss my guess, you should say something about your family too. |
| D．Just make the few changes, I think, it will be perfect. |
E.I appreciate your helping me.
F.Now that you ask me, I think it’s too short.
G.If I were you, I’d write about my education first.