In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation（模仿） is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜譜) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.
In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意識地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.
In the field of entertainment, those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.
Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.
小題1:
.Imitation proves useful when you        .

A．know you are unique	B．lose the balance of life
C．begin to learn something new	D．get tired of routine practice

小題2:
To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should________.

A．forget daily fear and pain	B．choose the right example
C．a(chǎn)sk others for decisions	D．stay away from stars

小題3:
According to the author, the world moves on because of those who are          .

A．eager to influence others with their knowledge

B．ready to turn their original ideas into reality

C．eager to discover what their ancestors did

D．willing to accept others’ ideas

小題4:
The trouble a creator faces is          .

A．the lack of strong motivation	B．the absence of practical ideas
C．how to search for more materials	D．how to use imagination creatively

小題5:
The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to __________.

A．emphasize the importance of creativity.

B．criticize the characters of role models.

C．compare imitation with creation.

D．explain the meaning of success.

The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women, during the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances （家用電器）and convenience foods.
This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards, return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each them.
小題1: According to the passage, around the year1990 most women married       .
A. at about twenty five       B. in their early fifties
C. as soon as possible after they were fifteen D. at any age from fifteen to forty five
小題2:We are told that in an average family about1990        .

A．many children died before they were five

B．the youngest child would be fifteen

C．seven of eight children lived to be more than five

D．four of five children died when they were five.

小題3: When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother       .

A．would expect to work until she died

B．was usually expected to take up paid employment

C．would be healthy enough to take up paid employment.

D．was unlikely to find a job.

小題4: Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to       .

A．marry so that they can get a job

B．Leave school as soon as they can

C．give up their jobs for good after they are married

D．continue working until they are going to have a baby

小題5: According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to       .

A．stay at hone after leaving school

B．marry men younger than themselves

C．start working again later in life

D．Marry while still at school

In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web（蜘蛛織網(wǎng)）. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English… Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?
Second, is the goal（目標(biāo)）you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.
The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “l(fā)ive with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”
小題1: This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about __         .

A．the value of failure

B．how people would fail

C．famous failures

D．the cause of failure

小題2:The underlined phrase “made it” means ______ .

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．gave

D．got

小題3:The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems ______ .

A．productive

B．straight forward

C．sorrowful

D．deep

小題4:The author tells you to do all things except ______ .

A．The think about the cause of your failure

B．to check out whether your goals are right for you

C．to consider failure as a part or life

D．to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

小題5: Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Bruce and Edison were successful examples.

B．Failure may be regarded as a way toward success.

C．Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce.

D．One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting.

People bury treasure to stop other people from taking it. They choose a quiet place, dig a deep hole and bury the treasure in it. Then they make a map of where the treasure is or write down other clues（線索）that will help them or someone else to find it again.
In Britain a few years ago, a writer wrote about some treasure that he had buried. He put clues in the story to help readers find it. Thousands of people hunted for the treasure. They dug holes all over Britain, hoping to find it.
One of the most popular adventure stories ever written is Robert Louis Stephenson's “Treasured Island”, an exciting story about a young boy, Jim Hawkins, who is captured by pirates (海盜) and later finds some buried treasure.
Then there is the true story about a man who had to travel overseas for a year. He did not trust banks, so he buried his life savings in a park. Then he went away. On his return, he went straight to the park. But the park was no longer there. In its place there was a huge building.
And then there was the man who buried his savings, all in bank notes, in a waterproof（防水的）bag. When he dug it up years later, there was nothing left. Worms and insects had eaten the bag and everything in it.
And of course, these are stories about people who bury things and either forget where they have buried them or lose the map.
Although it is true that people sometimes lose their money because a bank fails, banks are still the safest place to keep our savings and treasures.
小題1:
People who bury treasure usually       .

A．do not trust banks

B．have a little money .

C．want to live in a quiet place.

D．expect to lose it

小題2:
The writer in Britain       .

A．really had buried something.

B．started a nationwide treasure hunt.

C．had lost his treasure and wanted people to help him find it.

D．caused trouble because people dug holes everywhere.

小題3:
. “Treasure Island”       .

A．is a story about pirates.

B．is about the adventures of Jim Hawkins.

C．is the most popular story ever written.

D．is a well-known fairy tale.

小題4:
The man who buried his money in a park       .

A．thought his money was safer there than in a bank.

B．travelled on the sea for a year.

C．got his life savings back again.

D．stayed away longer than he expected.

小題5:
From these stories we understand that       .

A．we cannot trust banks.

B．we should not trust anyone.

C．a(chǎn) waterproof bag is not proof against worms and insects.

D．insects eat anything.

Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reactions than a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to.
The awareness of being unclear is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on. “It’s like I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, “things are just so different here.”
小題1:The passage mainly tells us             .

A．that it’s not easy to travel abroad

B．that humor is very important in communication

C．of some characteristics in dealing with foreigners

D．of three main ways useful for communicating with foreigners

小題2:According to the passage, what characteristic should be most focused on?

A．Patience.	B．The awareness of being unclear.
C．The sense of humor.	D．Understanding each other.

小題3:“The awareness of being unclear” refers to           .

A．knowing the meaning of an exact situation

B．not stating clearly what happens

C．realizing the possible misunderstanding in a situation

D．being aware of the unclear situation

小題4:According to the writer, the Chinese students is           .

A．a(chǎn) hard-working student	B．recently back from the moon
C．interested in the study of moon	D．not used to the culture in America

小題5:Which of the following can best sum up the passage?

A．It is necessary to learn the language before you go to the country.

B．Americans are used to the culture of other countries.

C．One needs many characteristics to live in a foreign country.

D．To live in a foreign land one should get fully prepared.[

Texting in the street—your funeral
Millions of people are putting their lives at risk by texting their friends as they walk along busy streets, reported the Daily Mail.
One in ten  41  users has already been  42  because they are so lost in their phones that they fail to  43  lamp-posts or cars, according to Joanna Lumdsen of Aston University.
To test the danger of texting while  44  , Lumdsen did an experiment in which volunteers followed a  45  path while trying to  46  in a message on the phone.
Around them, screens  47  up instructions to avoid stepping on  48  colors on the floor.
She found that people missed one in five  49  because they were so busy with their phones.
“In  50  life this means that one in five lamp-posts or moving cars is  51
to go unnoticed by people  52  and walking,” she said.
Her research is looking for ways cell phone makers could improve the  53
of phones to make texting on the move  54  . That could  55  easier-to-use voice operated phones, or phones that respond to gestures.
“The safest thing is  56  people not to text while they walk along,” she said. “ 57  a lot of people in business are  58  to carry a mobile phone and be in  59  24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are under pressure to reply to calls  60  , and to respond to text messages and emails straight away.

小題1:	A． textbook B． electric bike C． mobile phone D． computer 小題2:	A． injured B． admitted C． attacked D． rewarded 小題3:	A． catch B． notice C． watch D． search 小題4:	A． riding B． working C． shopping D． walking 小題5:	A． colored B． marked C． narrow D． dangerous 小題6:	A． answer B． write C． type D． take 小題7:	A． brightened B． flashed C． lighted D． shone 小題8:	A． particular B． different C． similar D． various 小題9:	A． instructions B． explanations C． experiments D． solutions 小題10:	A． busy B． modern C． real D． lively 小題11:	A． possible B． probable C． maybe D． likely 小題12:	A． speaking B． texting C． thinking D． waiting 小題13:	A． appearance B． invention C． quality D． design 小題14:	A． easier B． safer C． quicker D． clearer 小題15:	A． include B． attend C． obtain D． consider 小題16:	A． by B． for C． with D． of 小題17:	A． But B． And C． While D． So 小題18:	A． expected B． driven C． intended D． honored 小題19:	A． service B． duty C． contact D． freedom 小題20:	A． immediately B． seriously C． conveniently D． pleasantly 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解 The neglected baby is crying alone. The young man, suffering from a lack of sleep, threatens suicide. The marriage fails because of the husband’s crazy behavior. Is this just another story of social breakdown in the modern age? Not really. But they are the effects of a real social problem—Internet Addiction(沉溺), or, Internet Addiction Disorder. The addiction is obvious from the popularity of one game alone: “Halo 2”. It’s a first-person shooter developed by Bungie Studios for the Xbox video game console. By early 2005, 1 million players worldwide had clocked up an amazing 100 million hours on the game, among which are 360, 000 Chinese players. China has about 94 million regular Internet users. Of these, a survey suggested, 4.4 million are teenagers who are so addicted to it that they neglect anything else. Video gamers who have gone too far show symptoms similar to those of alcohol and drug abusers. “The real world meant nothing to me when I was fully involved in online games. I lost track of time, space, hunger, pain, and everything,” explained Liu Pinyi, a 19-year-old college dropout. She has had treatment in Beijing for her addiction. What makes it similar to drugs is that online game addicts also develop a chemical imbalance in their brains. Gaming stimulates the production of a chemical compound that produces delighted or pleasant feelings. When they’re away from the screen, they suffer feelings of anxiety and headaches. Experts say young people are attracted to video games partly because they are partly because they are pushed right into the center of the action. This allows them to overcome a lack of confidence which people at that age can often suffer from. 小題1:What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing the first paragraph? A．To show his worries about Internet Addiction. B．To show harm of Internet Addiction C．To warn couples of the problem. D．To introduce the topic of the passage. 小題2: How much time in total had Chinese game players spent on “Halo 2” by early 2005? A．1 million hours. B．94 million hours C．100 million hours. D．36 million hours 小題3: When video gamers get lost in a game, they do the following EXCEPT that _______. A．They forget time, space, hunger and everything. B．They drink a lot of alcohol and use drug. C．They feel confident in the virtual games D．Their brains produce a chemical which makes them delighted. 小題4: what is the passage mainly about? A．Internet is bad for teenagers B．Actions should be taken to deal with Internet Addiction C．Web produces Internet Addiction Disorder D．Teenagers should not play video games 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解 A latest national survey has found that over half of China's netizens are suffering from various mental problems although some 62 percent of them claim at the same time that they are happy on the whole anyway. This is the result of China's first White Paper on Netizens' Health Conditions issued on Wednesday by 39.net, China's largest authoritative website on health sciences. It is the first most comprehensive health survey on netizens' health situation ever conducted in China in ten years' time. The white paper came out after two months of online and offline research that involved over 150 thousand netizens, covering topics and questions on health knowledge, mental situation, sense of health, and living habits. According to the white paper, more than 70 percent of China's netizens say they are suffering from mental problems such as bad memory, anxiety, depression, and a lack of confidence. And a similar 72 percent of them also say they are often suffering from diseases like insomnia, dizziness, joint degeneration and achings. Meanwhile, another 53 percent of netizens believe that white collar employees who have bigger work pressures are more likely to catch mental problems. The white paper adds, doing almost no sports and spending long time surfing online lead to the above mentioned health problems among netizens. Only 9 percent of netizens take up sports on weekends while over 40 percent stay home, surfing. And only 16 percent netizens can assure more than eight hours' sleeping daily. At present, China has a netizen population of 162 million, with a monthly consumption of 186 yuan, or about 25 dollars, on Internet surfing. 小題1:The national survey on netizens' health situation ________. A．was conducted by sohu.com B．is conducted every year C．was carried out online and offline D．covered about half a million netizens 小題2:Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined part "white collar"? A．White clothes. B．White offices. C．Office workers. D．White people. 小題3:All the following factors have been mentioned to cause the health problems among netizens EXCEPT ________. A．doing no sports B．spending long time online C．heavy work pressures D．shopping online 小題4: 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解 A large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said as high as 60% in Germany. “Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still men’s world.” Said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study. Anne Harper has a very good job for an international oil company. She also believes in“Women’s Liberation(解放)”. “I don’t wish that I were a man,” she says, “and I don’t think many women do .But I do wish that people would stop looking down upon us women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but we get less paid. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones that open only to men. If you’re a man, you have a much better chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there or engineers or scientists?” 小題1:What can we learn from the first paragraph? A．There are more Western European women wishing to be born men. B．Women in Western European countries wish to deliver boy-babies. C．60%women in Germany wish that they were born men. D．60% Western European women wish that they were born men. 小題2:“it is still men’s world.” means “______.” A．There’re more men than women in the world B．There’re more men scientists or engineers in the world C．Women cannot live on themselves without men D．Women have not been given the same chance as men 小題3: The “believes in” in paragraph 2 can be explained as _______. A．feels sure of the value of B．is sure of the existence of C．has some trust in D．learns something from 小題4: Anne Harper considers that women should ______. A．be really liberated B．live a better life than men C．be well paid D．get better jobs than men 小題5: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Usually the best jobs are open to men not to women. B．Women are less paid than men for doing the same job. C．Men pilots, engineers and scientists are more than women ones. D．Women are looked down upon as the second-class citizens. 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解 Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch (從頭開始 )? Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can't you be bothered to do? A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle they'd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs. Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health charity. The results were surprising. About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up. More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents (回答者) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them. This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (肥胖) before they start school.  Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said: "People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and obviously their pets too. "If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basic of tasks." And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%. The results pose (對... 提出) serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year. 小題1:For the interest of country people should         .     A．continue watching the same channel rather than get up to get the remote control B．carry out even the most basic of tasks C．get enough exercise to get fitter D．a(chǎn)dmit they do not get enough exercise 小題2:Which of the following statements agrees with British people?   A．They are fond of climbing the stairs. B．They are willing to accompany their children. C．They like sports and get enough exercise. D．They are suffering from obesity-related illnesses. 小題3:What does the word "idle" in paragraph 2 mostly probably mean?    A．a(chǎn)ctive B．lazy C．optimistic D．pessimistic 小題4:Which country is the writer most likely to come from? 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