In ancient Egypt, pyramids were built during the time of the Old Kingdom. Pyramids were tomb —places 1 the ancient Egyptians buried their kings. The first pyramid was the Step Pyramid 2
( build) about 5 000 years ago. Pyramids were huge. They had rooms inside like storage rooms and bedrooms. 3 took a lot of people many years to build the pyramids. The Egyptian king provided food, shelter, and clothing for the workers and their families. This is how the workers 4 (pay). After a pyramid was built, its pyramid city 5 (continue) to develop. The workers left, but guards were in their place. A pyramid had to be guarded. The kings, like all ancient Egyptians, were buried with items they used while they were alive. The idea was 6 they would enjoy their afterlife more.
A kings grave 7 (usual) had a lot of gold and jewels in it. Everybody knew that a pyramid held great wealth. This attracted many robbers. Therefore, the e expense
of a pyramid was not only in construction costs — It continued 8 the pyramid was built. The punishment for robbing 9 tomb was very serious. Traps and secret passages were also built inside the pyramids to catch 10 ( rob). If you tour the pyramids in Egypt today, you might find a guide who can show you some of the secret passages.
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The professor stood before his class of 30 senior biology students，about to pass out the final exam．“I have been privileged to be your 1 this semester，and I know how hard you have all worked to 2 for this test．I also know most of you are 3 to medical school next fall，”he said to them．
“I am well aware of how much 4 you are under to keep your GPAs up，and because I know you are all 5 of understanding this material，I am prepared to 6 an automatic B to anyone who would 7 not to take the final．”
The relief was audible(听得见的)as a number of students jumped up to 8 the professor and departed from class．The professor looked at the handful of students who 9 ，and offered again，“Any other takers? This is your last 10 .”One more student decided to 11 .
Seven students remained．The professor closed the door and took attendance．Then he 12 the final exam．There were two sentences typed on the 13 :
“14 ，you have just received an A in this class．Keep believing in yourself．”
I 15 had a professor who gave a test like that．It may seem like the easy 16 of grading exams，but it’s a 17 that any teacher in any discipline(治学严谨)could and should give．Students who don’t have 18 in what they’ve learned are B students at best．
The same is 19 for students of real life．The A students are those who believe in what they’re doing 20 they’ve learned from both successes and failures．
1．A．instructor B．colleague C．relative D．principal
2．A．1ook B．call C．prepare D．send
3．A．over B．off C．out D．back
4．A．pressure B．control C．threat D．guidance
5．A．fond B．afraid C．capable D．worthy
6．A．report B．suggest C．introduce D．offer
7．A．pretend B．prefer C．deserve D．happen
8．A．thank B．scold C．punish D．amuse
9．A．stopped B．remained C．gathered D．succeeded 10．A．opportunity B．effort C．goal D．1esson
11．A．flee B．vote C．go D．exist
12．A．handed out B．put down C．set aside D．picked up
13．A．desk B．paper C．computer D．blackboard 14．A．Cheers B．Thanks C．Heavens D．Congratulations
15．A．never B．once C．often D．ever
16．A．cause B．way C．design D．structure
17．A．help B．mark C．test D．reward
18．A．energy B．interest C．patience D．confidence
19．A．potential B．true C．impossible D．wrong
20．A．because B．although C．when D．unless
(1) 1-5 ACBAC 6-10 DBABA 11-15 CABDA 16-20 BCDBA
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Sometime in the future, the familiar early newspaper on the front porch(门廊) will disappear.
And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You'll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You'll
even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. You can save it your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts
working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.
Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they don't need to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable. Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the
paper industry.
1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers according to the passage?
A. They are cheaper than traditional newspapers
B. They are more convenient to read
C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to
D. You can easily save information for future use
2. Journalists are against computer newspapers because .
A. they don’t know how to use computers
B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read
C. they think the new technology is bad
D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers
3. Why will it take a long time to complete the changeover?
A. Newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry
B. Computer newspapers are too expensive
C. The popularization of computers needs a long time.
D. Both A and C
4.We can infer from the passage that
A. all technological changes are good
B. new technology doesn't always replace the old one
C. new technology will eventually replace the old one
D. traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Computer newspapers are well liked
B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer
C. Newspapers are out of fashion
D. New communications technology is used widely
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七选五
Successful people are the center of any hot discussion. Actually any successful individual is flesh and blood just like you. 1 It's the small differences that help them stick out from the rest.
1. Ordinary people dream of a better future, while successful people create a better future.
We all want to live a better life: more happiness, more freedom and better health. 2 However,the average person will focus on dreaming, while the successful one spares no efforts to create that dreamy future.
2. 3
Everyone has doubts and negative thoughts once in a while. It's just human nature and the way our brains function. Many people accept these thoughts as truths and let them control their lives. On the contrary, great people are conscious of the impact their thoughts have, and try to influence their thinking to make it work for them.
3.Ordinary people prefer short-term satisfaction while successful people choose long-term rewards.
Do you know anyone who hates to be rewarded? Neither do we 4 In the era in which we are taught to praise comfort over anything else, it's easy to settle for instant pleasure. However, successful people recognize that oftentimes you need to wait to experience
the true pleasure.
4. Ordinary people praise overabundance(过多) while successful people praise limitation(限制).
A typical person loves to gather wealth. 5 However, one of the features of truly successful people is that they can limit a lot of things in order to focus on the ones that are actually important.
A.They are not born miracles.
B. People often get lost in comparing themselves to others
C. The more he has, the happier he believes he will be
D. To some degree, everyone tries to work on achieving them.
E. But there's a difference in how people respond to satisfaction
F. The thing both of them have in common is that they enjoy having some free time.
G. Ordinary people let their thoughts influence them, while successful people influence their thoughts.
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