The author is most probably a . A. teacher B. psychologist C. philosopher D. doctorIn spite of ill health and a physical incapacitythat threatened her career, Carson McCullers completed a novel in the summer of 1961 that made the best-seller list before its official publication; date by virtue ofprepublication sales.In an interview at her home, the noted novelist looked back on some of her problems of recent years and spoke without emotion of her latest book, Clock without Hands, her first in fifteen years, "For many years I had been thinking of the novel and finally wrote it this passed year. ""The tall, frail novelist, forty-three years old in 1961, suffered a series of strokes in her twenties that left her partially incapacitated, and she also admitted that a mental block kept her away from writing for many years after the strokes.Mrs McCullers once wrote that "writing is a wandering, dreaming occupation. " But beyond the admission that she works" very hard" at her writing, she is shy about discussing her work. She is remote from literary fashions, and she has never learned to intellectualize her art, but she reads her critics and takes them seriously.Clock Without Hands depicts Mrs McCullers' native South and the slow passing of the old way of life through the lives of a dying pharmacist , a white judge and former congressman, his rebellious grandson, and two Negroes. Among her earlier noted works are Member of the Wedding, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and Ballad of Sad Cafe. 查看更多

 

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He wasn’t sick. He wasn’t old. And he wasn’t losing. He had a very good final season and won his last game in 2008. And then he walked away.

Lloyd Carr was 62. That’s a few years earlier than retirement(退休) age in America and many years earlier than some college football coaches say goodbye. How was Carr, who coached University of Michigan, able to leave so easily?

“ It can be intoxicating,” Carr admits. “The Saturday afternoons and the crowds. And when you win, there’s nothing like it.”

But the job needs hard work. The pressure to win. The endless training. The hours are so long that sleeping at the office is a normal thing. I reported Carr’s career at Michigan from 1995 to 2007. I saw him run onto the field before 100,000 cheering fans, saw him enjoy a share of a national championship with a 12-0 season.

And when I visited him recently in retirement, the difference was noticeable. He seems much calmer, relaxed, more at peace. He says, “As much fun as it is, there’s a period when you have other things to deal with.”

Carr knew he wanted to travel, see the world, read more, do other work. He is now connected with a children’s hospital, does some speaking, plays golf, and enjoys relaxing with his wife, Laurie, and their many grandchildren.

Several of today’s big-name coaches are all about Carr’s retirement age. Nick Saban turns 59 this month. Jim Tressel is 57. Frank Beamer is already 63. None of them seems to be slowing down.

So when, I ask Carr, is the right moment to leave such a great job?

He thinks. Finally, he says, “When you love it and can still walk away from it. That’s the right moment.”

1.Lloyd Carr stopped working as a coach because he _______.

A.was too old                            B.was injured seriously

C.had other things to experience             D.followed others’ examples

2.The underlined word “intoxicating” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

A.exciting           B.disappointing       C.surprising         D.puzzling

3.It can be inferred from the text that Lloyd Carr ________.

A.was always free after retirement

B.was a failure as a football coach

C.missed the time when he coached

D.enjoyed his retirement life very much

4.The author is most probably ________.

A.a(chǎn) football player                        B.Lloyd Carr’s assistant

C.a(chǎn) retired coach                         D.a(chǎn) sports reporter

 

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It's time to remind myself what I love about life here in California,USA, to remember what I desperately miss when I go home.

Real radio

In the USA there are so many radio stations that those iPod tuner things don’t work at all. There is, simply, no dead air. It took me a while to discover the USA's many pub­lic radio stations, which don't broadcast any advertisements. KCRW is my favorites station, for its blend of indie music and current affairs. But I also listen to KJAZZ and KPCC. But before you feel jealous it’s all online. My favorites: American life Snap Judgement and Henry Rollins live every Saturday night. Take listen online for free News? Well, there's not a lot of news from South Africa, and when it is, it's bad and full of fear, so I ignore it. But I care about any place I live in, and that includes the USA. And on public radio, the USA is covered in depth, from the perspective of individual stories rather than statistics.

The festivals

I’m jealously watching tweets and Facebook boasts and reviews from SXSW — seems like half the people I used to work with in South Africa are there,meeting Grumpy Cat and watching bands they’ve always wanted to see live. It’s great to know that these 1000s of festivals are so close, and that one day,if film school schedule ever allows me to leave campus for more than a few days, I can go to one or two of them. I have already ex­changed my much loved Ford Mustang for a bigger, less sexy car — a car spacious enough to sleep in — so that next year I can be there, not just dream of it.

The famous people

When I go back to SA, I'm often asked if I’ve spotted any famous people. It's awkward for me. I feel the the same way about it as I feel when an American asks me if there are lions in the streets. Except yes, I have. No,not lions. I have met some famous people. I chatted to RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad outside a dub in West Hollywood. Many of my professors are famous directors. The problem is, once you meet these famous people, they're just people, FFS. This feels disappointing at first, like you're missing a Jesus mo­ment of some sort. But if you think about it, it's inspiring. What it means, is that I, litlle me (right now, also "just a person") could be a famous just-a-person person one day, and get to make all the films I just dream of now.

1.The underlined sentence "There is,simply, no dead air." probably means____.

A. there is no useless radio programmes in the USA

B. there is no useful radio programmes in the USA

C. there is no polluted air in the USA

D. there is no advertisements from the radio programmes in the USA

2.There are so many festivals that_____.

A. I often leave campus for more than few days

B. I often attend some of them in person

C. I bought a bigger Ford? Mustang

D. I can share many reviews and performances online with my friends in South Africa

3.The author thinks the famous people in the USA _____.

A. are just Like lions????????????? ???????????? B. are well-known but ordinary

C. are disappointing????????????? D. are inspiring

4.The author is most likely to be _____.

A. a director in America????????????? ?????????? B. a professor in South Africa

C. a student in America????????????? ???????? D. an actor in South Africa

 

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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck? “And Paul, why didn't pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends—or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog, "and that's being friendly. But "lucky dog"? There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little, what he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

62. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how to interpret what people say

B. what to do when you listen to others talking

C. why we go wrong with people and how to avoid these mistakes

D. why we go wrong with people sometimes

63. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that       .

A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk  

B. we tend to doubt what our friends say

C. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

D. people usually state one thing but mean another.

64. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to______.

A. being friendly   B. a bit of envy    C. lucky dog               D. your luck

65. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is     __.

A. notice the way the person is talking

B. take a good look at the person talking

C. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes

D. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture

66. The author is most probably a ______.

A. teacher     B. psychologist   C. philosopher    D. doctor

 

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So I’m driving the lovely and patient older daughter to work. At 7 a. m., she pushes the seat
warmer button as her new Honda zooms across L. A., the City of Padded Shoulders.
"Oh, look, I’m low on gas," she says.
First, we pick up her boss, then we pick up her other boss. They are all headed to Staples Center for some awards show. My daughter does something in public relations, I’m not sure what. But when this show comes along, she gets very busy.
"In the past two nights I’ve gotten, like, seven hours sleep," she notes, the implication being that I sleep all the time, which is pretty much true.
In Los Feliz, a dashboard light confirms that we are, indeed, low on fuel. This does not perturb my daughter.
"Don’t worry, we’ll get there," she says.
My daughter says nothing about getting back home, which is my job. I’ve just agreed to drop her off, so she can avoid traffic later. My task is simple, though now full of uncertainty.
I don’t know how I ended up dropping my daughter and her bosses off at 7 a.m. on a Sunday. I just know that J.D. Salinger may now be dead, but I still feel like Holden Caulfield -- at the mercy of too many yammering adults.
Now, I’ve had mixed luck with adults.
Apparently, my daughter’s job in PR is to keep everyone happy while telling the truth as much as possible. I sent her to college to study that. Now she is an expert.
"After you drop us off, you can get gas," my daughter assures me.
I have been her chauffeur for 26 years. By the time she was 3, I’d snapped her into a car seat some 14,000 times. I took her to seventh-grade dances, ski trips, college.
Even after all that, we continue to have a civil relationship, sort of a queen-mum-and-her-
driver sort of dynamic. When I screw up, she just raises her pretty chin and snorts. It’s very British.
By the way, my daughter now has a nicer car than I do, which is a sign she is doing well. Or, as with so many young people, she is up to her hoop earrings in consumer debt.
1.Which of the following statements in NOT true about the author’s daughter?
A.She is fashionable.   B.She always tells the truth.
C.She is doing well in her work.       D.She lives a fast-paced life.
2.The author’s tone suggests that_________.
A.he is feeling left behind when his daughter has grown up and begun adult life
B.he is content with his grown daughter
C.he does not like his daughter’s bosses
D.he will not believe his daughter any more
3.It can be concluded from the passage that_________.
A.the author won’t have any difficulty in getting gas
B.the daughter cares for her father a lot
C.the author has done a lot to help his daughter get where she is 
D.the British people have pretty chin and snort often
4.By referring to J. D. Salinger and Holden Caulfield, the author is most probably_________.
A.recalling his daughter’s childhood
B.mentioning his family members who are now dead
C.comparing his situation to a scene in a famous literary work
D.telling a story about his daughter’s friends
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A.A PR’s Busy Life
B.Relationship Between Dad and Daughter
C.A Loving Father
D.Go Ahead and Fill Her up, Dad

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Writing being largely a self-taught occupation, texts on how to get about it -though great in number- seldom are of much use. .www.7caiedu.cn

You try, and fail. Then try again. Until at last, if you have some gift for it, the failures become less frequent, or at any rate less apparantly.

It is this ability to cover up one’s defects that is finally regarded as accomplishment or achievement.

Along the way there are the discouragements of unkind criticism, outright rejection, troublesome insecurity and irregular inability to meet debts.

It is uncommon, therefore, to come across a book containing advice of much practical value for anyone toying(漫不經(jīng)心地考慮) with the dangerous idea of staring on a writing life.

A friend recently lent me such a book, however - one I wish I’d had the luck to read years ago, and which I would recommend to any young person devoted to making a career of words. It is the autobiography (自傳) of the English novelist Anthony Trollope, first published in 1883, the year after his death.

Needing some means to support himself, Trollope at age 19 worked as a junior clerk in the British postal service. He was at his desk at 5:30 each morning to write for three hours. And he remained in the mail service 33 years, long after reputation and prosperity had come to him.

Now, what of his advice in his works?

1. For safety’s sake, arm yourself with some other skills, some other line of work to fall back on(求助)。 That way, failure at writing, though the disappointment may appear, will not mean ruin.

2. Do not depend too much on inspiration. Writing is a craft, which Trollope compared to the craft of shoemaking. The shoemaker who has just turned out one pair of his work sets to work immediately on the next pair.

3. Have a story to tell, but, more important than that, people with characters who will speak and move as living creatures in the reader’s mind. Without memorable characters, story alone is nothing.

4. Meet your deadlines. Life is endlessly “painful and troublesome” for writers who can’t finish their work on time.

5. Do not be carried away by praise. And, above all, do not be injured by criticism.

6. Understand the risks of writing for a living. “The career, when successful, is pleasant enough certainly; but when unsuccessful, it is of all careers the most painful.”

1.This passage mainly discusses__________.

A.the difficulties and risks of making a career of words

B.the uselessness of instructions contained in writing guidebooks

C.the autobiography of the 19th century English novelist Anthony Trollope

D.sound advice provided in Anthony. Trollope’s autobiography

2. From the context we can figure out that the underlined word “defect” in Paragraph 3 means__.

A.a(chǎn)dvantage

B.fault

C.truth

D.disadvantage

3.According to the author, writing _______.

A.is basically a self-taught occupation and no instructions on how to deal with it are of any practical use

B.is a “trial and error” process and it does not count whether you have the gift for writing or not

C.for a living is the most pleasant of all careers, full of praise and enjoyment

D.sometimes provides good hopes of winning public praise and escaping povert

4.From the passage we may infer that the author is most probably        

A.a(chǎn)n instructor of writing

B.a(chǎn) writer

C.a(chǎn)n educator

D.a(chǎn) publisher

 

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第一、二、三部分

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21―25 CBCDC          26―30 AABAD        31―35 DBBCB

36―40 BABDC          41―45 BABDB         46―50 DCACC         51―55 ACDBA

56―60 ABCCB          61―65 CABDC         66―70 CCBDB         71―75 CDDBD

第四部分

76. Winning Combination;

or A Successful Team Beats with One Heart;

or There Is no "I" in "team"

77. They are more than just teammates, but they are brothers.

78. that is the case

79. Yes,it is. Because a successful team beats with one heart. Only in this way can we achieve our goals and enter our ideal university.

80. 他的無私(的行為)向年輕隊(duì)員們表明了,促進(jìn)全隊(duì)更好的發(fā)展才是唯一重要的事情。

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Nowadays ,with the growing popularity of computers, teachers, students and their parents are paying less and less attention to handwriting.

According to a recent survey, about 85. 5 percent of middle school students think that their handwriting is poor. Yet for various reasons, many students don't want to improve their handwriting. 51. 5 percent of the students think that they can just use a computer, so there is no need to waste time improving their handwriting, and 32. 3 percent believe that they are so busy with the study that they do not have time to practise. 10. 9 percent think that practising handwriting is useless.

As the saying goes, writing style shows the man. Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial, especially for middle school students. Therefore, in my opinion, more emphasis should be placed on this aspect in future.

(Text 1)

M: Do you know if the flower shop is still open?

W: Yes, it's open till six. I'm sure.

(Text 2)

W: Did you see Sue? Her dog was hit by a car this afternoon.

M: I know. It died before the driver took it to the hospital.

(Text 3)

M: I hate memorizing vocabulary.

W: Well, it's part of learning a second language so there is not a whole lot you can do about it.

(Text 4)

M: This should be State Street up here on the left.

W: It's not. I think you should have turned left at the last crossroads.

(Text 5)            .

W: I'm glad I don't have your job, working all night and sleeping in the daytime.

M: Oh. I stopped that when I got my promotion. Now I'm on three days and off two days.

(Text 6)

M: Mary, tomorrow is your mother's 50th birthday, do you know?

W: Of course I do. How shall we celebrate it?

M: First of all, a birthday present. What about buying her a beautiful skirt?

W: That's a good idea. It'll make her look younger. And a big birthday cake, too, with 50 candles.

M: That's right. Shall we have a special dinner?

W: How about a Chinese dinner?

M: Fine. Where shall we have it?

W: We can have it at home. I've learnt to cook a few dishes from a Chinese friend. I'm sure Mum will like them.

M: A11 right. Are you going go do the shopping as well?

W: Why don't we go together, Dad?

M: OK. When?

W: How about this afternoon?

(Text 7)

M: Hello, Mrs. Thomas. What can I do for you?

W: Well, I've been having bad stomach pains lately, doctor.

M: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. How long have you been having them?

W: Just in the last few weeks. I get a very sharp pain about an hour after I've eaten.

M: I see. Do you get this after every meal?

W: Let me think. No, it's usually in the afternoons, after lunch.

M: Well, what do you have for lunch?

W: Oh, I mostly just have a quick hamburger and rush back to the office. We're very busy at the moment.

M: Well, I don't think it's anything serious. Maybe you eat too quickly. It's bad for your health.

W: My husband is always telling me that.

M: Anyway, I'll give you something for it and we'll see what happens. Take the medicine three times a day.

W: After meals or before?

M: After eating.

W: Thank you, doctor.

M: You're welcome.

(Text 8)

M: Did you hear what's on TV tonight?

W: No. What?

M: My favorite movie of all time: Star Wars!

W: Oh, I love that movie, too. What time does it start? Remember we have to go to the company party this evening.

M: Oh, yeah. I'm not sure what time the movie starts. What time is the party?

W: It's from 5: 30 to 7: 30.

M: Well, if the movie doesn't start too early, like at 8 : 00 or something, we're OK.

(Text 9)

M: I'm looking for a part-time job on campus.

W: Then you've come to the right place. The employment office is here just to help students like you find jobs on campus.

M: I’m glad to hear that, because I really need to start earning some money.

W: Well, how many hours a week do you want to work?

M: At least ten hours a week. And I don't think I can handle more than twenty hours with all the courses I'm taking.

W: And when are you free to work?

M: Every weekday from noon on. And of course I wouldn't mind working on the weekends.

W: Please fill out this form with some information about your skills, and leave it with me today. Then you can call me back tomorrow, and maybe I'll have some news for you.

(Text 10)

Good evening. This is the 9 o' clock news. First the headlines. A gas explosion in Southern France is believed to have killed more than 40 people. The cause of the explosion is still unknown. Three aid workers were killed when their trucks were attacked early this morning. All three of the workers were from France. A Russian rocket lifted off at 3:37 a.m. Saturday carrying the first space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito, and two astronauts on a journey to the international space station. A tour bus carrying sleeping middle school students from Boston slid off a highway, Friday morning, killing at least four children and injuring about thirty. And Prince Andrew has finally opened the new bridge over the River Thames at Greenwich. Now those stories in more detail …

 

 


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