Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit?
If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who got hold of the elephant’s tail insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.
Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water in the third. Now put your left hand in the ice water. Put your right hand in the hot water. After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it’s hot!
小題1: What makes people think about simple facts differently?
A．The fact that simple facts differ from one another.
B．The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact.
C．The fact that people often disagree with one another.
D．The fact that it’s hard to make up one’s mind about simple facts.
小題2:Which of the following temperatures can the word “l(fā)ukewarm” be applied to?
A．Around 1℃B．Above 60℃C．Around 25℃D．Below 0℃
小題3:After reading the last paragraph, we may think of       .
A．Newton’s lawB．Gallileo’s theory of falling objects
C．Einstein’s theory of relativityD．Marx’s On Capital
小題4:The main idea of this passage is        .
A．people often judge something according to his own experience
B．people often agree about simple facts
C．it’s hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact
D．don’t care too much about simple facts

小題1:B
小題1:C
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小題1:A
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A．youngB．oldC．otherD．our
小題2:
A．oldB．olderC．elderD．eldest
小題3:
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A．moneyB．freedom C．choiceD．help
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“I didn’t  34   you , ” Tom said , “ I am almost deaf . ”
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小題2:
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“The economic or financial situation in retirement is very important,” Westerlund says．“We don’t know if the decrease in fatigue and depressive symptoms is because of the removal of something bad while in work or the addition of something good while in retirement．But no matter the reason, if life in retirement is not comfortable, then we won’t see the improvements we did.”
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“OK，you two here．but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me．“Get away from us!” he shouted back，there being expression of support from his sister．
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A．How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault．
B．How to blame our children in a more interesting way．
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The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?
Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.
The study’s authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you’re just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.
In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."
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小題1:What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?
A．It is a highly profitable industry.
B．It is based on the concept of positive thinking.
C．It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.
D．It has yielded positive results.
小題2:What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?
A．Encouraging positive thinking many do more harm than good.
B．There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.
C．Unhappy people cannot think positively.
D．The power of positive thinking is limited.
小題3:What does the author mean by "… you’re just underlining his faults" (Line 4, Para. 3)?
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B．You are pointing out the errors he has committed.
C．You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.
D．You are trying to make him feel better about his faults.
小題4: What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic?
A. It is important for people to continually boost their self-esteem.
B. Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one’s mood.
C. Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.
D. People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings.
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Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China's space science. As a world-famous expert on aerospace rockets and aerodynamics, he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics, engineering cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事業(yè)).
He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, and Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study in MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one year later. After receiving master's degree in MIT, he went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and mathematics.
In 1955, six years after the founding of People's Republic of China, Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles. In 1956, Qian Xuesen put forward “Proposal on the Development of China's Aviation Industry for National Defense”. With the support from Zhou Enlai, the premier, and marshal Nie Rongzheng, Qian Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China's first missile and rocket research and development structure, the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(從此以后), he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China's missile, rocket and spacecraft.
Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen, China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later, China launched its first man-made satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, to the earth orbit on April 24, 1970, becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, France and Japan. The satellite floated around the earth, blaring(高聲播放)the song Dong Fang Hong, which has the same name as the satellite.
As a forerunner leading the development of China's aerospace science and technology, Qian Xuesen also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi, former chief designer of China's manned-space project, has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. “He suggested that rocket of the second generation should be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general designers.” Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen, Sun Jiadong, general designer of China's lunar orbiter project, is very grateful. “He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes, he seldom blamed us, but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the future.”
Honored as Father of China's Missile and King of Rockets, Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past, but looked forward to the future.
小題1:When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
A．In 1955.B．In 1935. C．In 1936. D．In 1934.
小題2:Which of the following is about the five countries that launched man-made satellite independently before 1970?
A．The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the UK, France, China and Japan.
B．The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, Japan, Canada and China.
C．America, France, Japan, China and Australia.
D．The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, America, France, Japan and China.
小題3: What does the underlined word “forerunner”(Paragraph 5) probably mean?                                 
A．A leader.
B．A competitor. C．A pioneer.
D．A successful scientist.
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true?
A．In 1956, he made good preparations for the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defence.
B．He made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese aerospace
undertaking.
C．He returned to China, bringing China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
D．He devoted all his life to China’s space science.
小題5:It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that _________.
A．Qian Xuesen is very concerned about the development of young scientists
B．The help of Qian Xuesen is beneficial to young scientists
C．Qian Xuesen gives many opportunities to general designers
D．When the chief designers do something wrong, Qian Xuesen helps them find out the cause

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Dr. Marie Curie is known to the world as the scientist who discovered radioactive metals i.e. Radium and Polonium.
Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered two new elements and studied the x-rays they emitted. She found that the harmful properties of x-rays were able to kill tumors. By the end of World War I, Marie Curie was probably the most famous woman in the world. She had made a conscious decision, however, not to patent methods of processing radium or its medical applications.
Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867 in Poland and died on July 4, 1934. Her co-discovery with her husband Pierre Curie of the radioactive elements radium and polonium represents one of the best known stories in modern science for which they were recognized in 1901 with the Nobel Prize for Physics. In 1911, Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel prize, this time for chemistry, to honor her for successfully isolating pure radium and determining radium's atomic weight.
As a child, Marie Curie amazed people with her great memory. She learned to read when she was only four years old. Her father was a professor of science and the instruments that he kept in a glass case fascinated Marie. She dreamed of becoming a scientist, but that would not be easy. Her family became very poor, and at the age of 18, Marie became a governess. She helped pay for her sister to study in Paris. Later, her sister helped Marie with her education. In 1891, Marie attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie, a well-known physicist.
Marie Curie contributed greatly to our understanding of radioactivity and the effects of x-rays. She received two Nobel prizes for her brilliant work, but died of leukemia, caused by her repeated exposure to radioactive material.
小題1:The underlined word “emitted” in the 2nd paragraph means_______.
A．gave offB．gave awayC．set outD．set off
小題2:According to the passage, which order of the following is right?
① Marie Curie worked as a governess. ② Marie Curie met and marry Pierre Curie.
③ Marie Curie learned to read. ④ Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel Prize.
⑤ Marie Curie discovered radium.
A．①②③④⑤B．③①②⑤④C．①②③⑤④D．③①②④⑤
小題3: When did Marie Curie win a Nobel Prize for a chemistry?
A．In her twentiesB．In her thirtiesC．In her fortiesD．In her fifties
小題4:What does the passage mainly talked about?
A．Marie Curie discovered radiumB．Marie Curie, a famous chemist
C．Marie Curie won two Noble PrizesD．The brief biography of Marie Curie

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