Dad loved children. And he always wanted a   21  family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.

Once, Dad   22  presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our   23  model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are   24  the 1953 model some time next month.”

But what he   25  most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted   26  that he had seen eleven people in our car, not   27  Mum and Dad.  28  , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You   29  the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”

Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the   30  . Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the   31 . When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was   32  except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been   33 . When he pointed at the child that had been   34  Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He   35   next door.”

1.                A．rich           B．lovely          C．close D．large

 

2.                A．surprisingly      B．nervously       C．generously    D．proudly

 

3.                A．dearest         B．smallest         C．latest     D．youngest

 

4.                A．ordering        B．selling          C．expecting D．improving

 

5.                A．hated          B．enjoyed        C．cared    D．hoped

 

6.                A．doubtfully       B．excitedly        C．calmly    D．directly

 

7.                A．counting        B．naming         C．showing  D．reading

 

8.                A．Immediately     B．Carefully        C．Angrily   D．Easily

 

9.                A．saw            B．missed         C．forgot    D．left

 

10.               A．truth          B．story           C．a(chǎn)dventure D．a(chǎn)ccident

 

11.               A．lecture         B．house          C．office D．a(chǎn)ctivity

 

12.               A．expensive      B．regular         C．correct    D．fine

 

13.               A．troublesome     B．careless        C．a(chǎn)ctive D．quiet

 

14.               A．found          B．caught         C．punished D．wounded

 

15.               A．goes to         B．belongs to      C．works D．plays

 

 

Vincent van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a(n) __21  and was even sent to the Belgian __22  community of Borinage. He discovered that the miners there __23  deplorable(悲慘的) working conditions and poverty-level wages. Their families  __24__  simply to survive. He felt concerned that the small amount of money he received from the church __25  him a moderate life-style, which, __26 , seemed to him unfair.

One cold February evening, while he watched the miners trudging(步履艱難)home, he __27  an old man staggering(蹣跚)toward him across the fields, __28 in a burlap sack for warmth. Van Gogh laid his own clothing out on the bed, __29 enough for one change, and decided to give__30 away. He gave the old man a suit of clothes and gave his overcoat to a pregnant woman whose __31 had been killed in a cave-in.

He lived on starvation rations and spent his money on __32  for the miners. When children in one family had fever, though __33  himself, he packed up his bed and took it to them.

A (an) __34  family in the community offered him free room and board. Van Gogh __35__ the offer, stating that it was the final temptation he must reject if he was to __36  serve his community of poor miners.

He believed that if he wanted them to __37  him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of love through him, he must love them enough to __38  with them.

He was aware of the wide chasm(鴻溝)between words and actions. He knew that our lives always __39  louder and clearer than words.

Others are “ __40 ” carefully to your actions. What are you saying to them?

1.	A．office clerk B．coal miner C．factory worker D．church minister

 

2.	A．mining B．religion C．poverty D．working

 

3.	A．shared B．suffered C．complained D．enjoyed

 

4.	A．tried B．managed C．struggled D．worked

 

5.	A．a(chǎn)llowed B．a(chǎn)warded C．protected D．provided

 

6.	A．in contrast B．in return C．in brief D．a(chǎn)s a result

 

7.	A．grasped B．spotted C．felt D．met

 

8.	A．enclosed B．surrounded C．wrapped D．packed

 

9.	A．put on B．gave up C．brought out D．set aside

 

10.	A．the other B．the rest C．the unwanted D．the unused

 

11.	A．husband B．brother C．sister D．father

 

12.	A．toys B．food C．medicine D．things

 

13.	A．poor B．lonely C．loveless D．feverish

 

14.	A．wealthy B．a(chǎn)ffected C．well-known D．nearby

 

15.	A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．praised C．refused D．evaluated

 

16.	A．carefully B．preparedly C．faithfully D．regrettably

 

17.	A．love B．trust C．praise D．help

 

18.	A．share B．connect C．fight D．live

 

19.	A．strike B．talk C．speak D．cry

 

20.	A．leading B．pointing C．moving D．listening

 

Some people have very good memory（記憶力） and they can easily remember quite long texts. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them again and again. The famous English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men of the world have a wonderful memory.

A good memory is greatly helpful in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children, like the boys and girls who live abroad(國(guó)外) with their parents, seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the students have so little time for it, and they are very busy with other subjects too.

A man’s mind is like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, Some people have very good memory（記憶力） and they can easily remember quite long texts.In the same way, there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever(永遠(yuǎn)) in our minds.

Memory is a diary, and we all carry it about us. We keep things we have experienced (經(jīng)歷)in this diary.

1.Which of the following is true?

A．Charles Dickens had a good memory because he was a famous writer.

B．People without a good memory cannot be great men of the world.

C．People became great because they have a good memory.

D．Many people may never become great though they have a good memory.

2.To learn a language well, one must ________.

A．live abroad                            B．write it every day

C．often hear it                           D．go to school

3.The writer thinks a camera in one’s mind can take photos of ______.

A．what we see

B．what we feel and hear

C．what we smell and taste

D．what we see, feel, hear, smell and taste

4.If you have a good memory, ________.

A．you can learn a second language easily

B．you can remember things for ever easily

C．you can learn your own language easily

D．you can remember things better

5.Which of the following is true?

A．We all keep a diary in our mind.

B．One has to do a lot of work before he can keep a picture in his mind forever.

C．A person with a good memory can remember things forever.

D．A good memory helps to remember everything forever.

 

Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my  21  . The sadness was so great that I found it hard to  22  _ at times.

Suddenly, I heard a  23  open and shut at the back of the church. Quick  24  hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a  25  and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.

“I’m    26 ,” he explained, though no explanation was   27  . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “ Why do they keep   28   Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I  29  . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t    30   this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the   31   funeral, sir.”

The solemnness (莊嚴(yán)) of the occasion    32  with the realization of the man’s mistake amused me and I could not help    33  . I looked at the man seated beside me. He was laughing，  34   . I imagined Mother laughing. At the  35  “Amen”, we ran out of the door and into the parking lot.

“I do believe we’ll be the   36  of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that   37   he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong    38  for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were   39  at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.

Whenever anyone asks us how we   40  , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”

1.       B.neighbor        C. mother     D.  aunt                    

2.                A．imagine        B．breathe         C．explain   D．sit

 

3.                A．box            B．bottle          C．door D．window

 

4.                A．noises          B．claps           C．songs D．steps

 

5.                A．mood          B．rush           C．mess D．row

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)ngry          B．a(chǎn)nxious         C．full  D．late

 

7.                A．necessary       B．natural         C．impossible D．uncertain

 

8.                A．confusing       B．calling          C．a(chǎn)sking    D．questioning

 

9.                A．shouted        B．cried           C．whispered D．reported

 

10.               A．who           B．when          C．why D．where

 

11.               A．special         B．wrong          C．same D．different

 

12.               A．filled          B．covered        C．stocked   D．mixed

 

13.               A．laughing        B．wondering      C．worrying  D．singing

 

14.               A．yet            B．too            C．either D．though

 

15.               A．first           B．middle         C．second    D．final

 

16.               A．talk            B．eye            C．word D．idea

 

17.               A．till            B．since          C．if D．before

 

18.               A．waiting         B．dream         C．thought   D．journey

 

19.               A．freed          B．protected       C．married   D．disturbed

 

20.               A．lived           B．met           C．stayed D．grew

 

 

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The word science is heard so often in modern times that almost everybody has an idea of its meaning. However, its definition is difficult for many people. The meaning of the term is confusing, but everyone should understand its meaning and objectives (目標(biāo)). Just to make the explanation as simple as possible, suppose science is defined as classified knowledge or facts.

Even in the true science, distinguishing fact from fiction is not always easy. For this reason great care should be taken to distinguish between beliefs and truths. There is no danger as long as a clear difference is made between temporary and proved explanations. For example, hypotheses(假設(shè)) and theories are attempts to explain natural phenomena. From these positions the scientist continues to experiment and observe until they are proved or discredited. The exact status of any explanation should be clearly labeled to avoid confusion.

The objectives of science are primarily the discovery and later the understanding of the unknown. Man cannot be satisfied with recognizing that secrets exist in nature of that questions are unanswerable; he must solve them. Toward that end, specialists in the field of biology and related fields of interest are directing much of their time and energy.

Actually, two basic approaches lead to the discovery of new information. One, aimed at satisfying curiosity, is referred to as pure science. Sometimes practical-minded people miss the point of pure science in thinking only of its immediate application for economic rewards. However, one should remember that the construction of the microscope had to come before the discovery of the cell. The host of scientists devoting their lives to pure science are not apologetic about ignoring the practical side of their discoveries; they know from experience that most knowledge is eventually applied.

The other is aimed at using knowledge for specific purposes--for instance, improving health, raising standards of living, or creating new consumer products. In this case, knowledge is put to economic use. Such an approach is referred to as applied science.

The1.of science
2.__________ of science	● To define science, we may3.________call it classified knowledge or facts.
● It is essential, though not 4._____  , for us to distinguish fact from fiction.
Objectives of science	Science is 5.______ at discovering and understanding the unknown.
Two basic 6._________to new discovery	Pure science	Scientists, who may be blamed for7.____ the practical side of their work, make discoveries out of 8._______.
9.______science	Knowledge is put to economic 10._______, for example, improving health, raising living standards and creating new products.