1Do you think telling lies, whether a little or a lot, isn't that big of a deal? Well, that depends on the situation. If someone asks, "Does this dress make me look fat?" We might all lie. We might say, "Of course not. You look great." Lying to spare someone's feelings is one thing. Lying to destroy(毁坏)someone's character is another."What's really terrible is that you can't cancel a big lie," says a man we'll call Morgan. "I promise if you go house to house to say, 'I feel terrible I wrongly charged my neighbor with stealing,' the lie will spread like a fire. You can't call back a lie very easily."Morgan goes on to say that lies have hurt people more than guns."We have a grandfather in our church whose son-in-law told people the man treated his own children badly," Morgan says. "To this day, we don't know whether it is true or not. I would doubt it, but I can't take a chance, especially if he is working with young people in our church.""I worked with a man who was stealing money from our boss," says a man we'll call Fred. "He was good at lying and doctoring the books(做假账).I worried, 'If I turned him in, and he got out of the trouble, my career at our company would come to an end.'"Fred says he came up with a plan to drop hints(暗示)to the company owner. "I found printed materials on the dishonest worker. I started mailing them to the company owner without leaving my name. Then one day, over lunch, I told my boss he should have the books checked carefully. He got the hint."Fred told us that when the books were checked, the dishonest worker tried to blame(责怪) him for the mistakes. However, Fred told the company owner he had been dropping hints for some time. The boss got the picture. Fred kept his job. The dishonest guy was sent away.How to make a liar(说谎者)public takes work. It can be done, but you might have to give others time to accept the truth. The slower you move, the more control you will have.1. The underlined phrase "spare someone's feelings" in Paragraph 1 means "_____ ".A. destroy someone's feelingsB.avoid hurting someoneC. put someone in a bad moodD. express someone's ideas2. Which of the following can be used to conclude Paragraph 2?A. It's no use crying over spilt(洒出的)milk.B. Every man has his misses.C. There is no smoke without fire.D. Pride goes before a fall.3. How does the writer develop this passage?A. By listing numbers.B. By comparing.C. By giving examples.D. By following order of time.4. What can we know from the passage?A. It was true that the grandfather treated his own children badly.B. It is not difficult to let a dishonest man tell the truth.C. Fred's boss believed the dishonest worker's words and sent Fred away.D. To make a liar public, we should find out useful ways first.2Last summer, after 16 years in America, I travelled to Moscow where I grew up. I was the first in my family to return. Mum gave me a hand-drawn map showing the location of my grandfather's grave（坟墓）. She asked me to visit it. I promised her it would be the first thing I'd do.But it wasn't until a day before I was leaving that I found time to visit.By the entrance to the cemetery（公墓）, a lady was selling flowers. She had only seven left.I bought them all, but it was then that I realized the map was lost and never found.I could call my mum. It was already morning in New York.But the problem was that I had already told her I'd gone to the cemetery. What was I going to say? That I decided to go again but lost the map?Then I found the office. An old woman searched the records and found two Abraham Pikarskis with no further details.I set off to look for them, hoping that at least one would have a picture on the stone.I found the two graves. Both said Abraham Pikarski, no pictures, nothing else.Which grave was mine?I put three flowers on the grave in front of me and went back to the first one. I also put three flowers there.I stood there with the last flower. Which Abraham Pikarski should it go to? Should I just discard it so that each Abraham Pikarski got an equal number? Finally, I put the flower on the grave. If this is really my grandfather's, he got the most. If not, let this be a respect to the stranger.I flew home to New York the next day. When Mum saw me, she started crying."Mum, it's only been a week..."She said, "Son, thank you for visiting Grandfather's grave. It really means so much to me. When you called and told me you went there, I thought you were just comforting me. But this morning, my cousin called from Moscow, saying she saw your flowers on your grandpa's grave."Should I ask her how many flowers her cousin saw? Three or four?1. Why didn't the writer call Mum for the location of his grandfather's grave?A. Because it was midnight in New York.B. Because he found the hand-drawn map.C. Because his mum didn't know where Grandfather's grave was.D. Because he didn't want Mum to know he broke his promise.2. The writer's mother cried because _________________________.A. she missed her father so muchB. she hadn't seen her son for a weekC. the writer visited his grandfather's grave for herD. the writer put four flowers on his grandfather's grave3. In which situation does the writer have no difficulty making a decision?A. How to deal with the last flower.B. Whether to visit his grandfather's grave.C. Whether to phone Mum for the grave's location.D. Whether to ask Mum how many flowers her cousin saw.4. This passage shows the writer's character mostly through the use of __________.A. description of his thoughts and actionsB. his long dialogues with other peopleC. description of his looks and personalityD. other people' thoughts about him3Many people complain about their bad memory, especially when they are older. How can we improve our memory?Many people think that repeating things is the best way to remember them. While this undoubtedly helps short-term memory（remembering a telephone number for a few seconds, for example), psychologists（心理学家）doubt whether it can help you remember things for very long.The British psychologist E. C. Stanford seemed to prove this point when he tested himself on five prayers（祈祷文）that he had read aloud every morning for over 25 years. He found that he could remember no more than three words of some of them! More helpful, especially for remembering numbers, is grouping the information. The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919931848. But look at them in chunks, and it becomes much easier: 1492 1789 1993 1848.According to experts, there are many ways of training your memory. Many of them involve forming a mental picture of the things to be memorized. One method, which may be useful in learning foreign languages, is to create a picture in your mind connected to a word you want to remember.Another method is to invent a story that includes all the things you want to remember. In experiments, people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this skill; when tested afterwards, on average, they were able to recall 90% of them!However, not all of us are interested in learning long lists of names and numbers just for fun. For those studying a large amount of information, psychologists suggest that the best way to form meaningful connections is to ask yourself lots of questions as you go along. So, for example, if you were reading about a particular disease, you would ask yourself questions like: "Do people get it from water?", "What parts of the body does it influence?" and so on. This is said to be far more effective than time spent "passively" reading and re-reading notes.1. Which of the following is TRUE about repeating things according to the passage?A. It helps short-term memory for sure.B. It makes remembering things interesting.C. It helps to remember things for long.D. It makes remembering prayers effortless.2. The underlined word "chunks" in Paragraph 2 probably means “_____________”.A. detailsB. turnsC. groupsD. lines3. What can we infer from the passage?A. Creating a picture is useful in learning Maths.B. Inventing a prayer trains our memory quickly.C. Remembering long numbers is easy for people.D. Asking yourself questions activates the memory.4. What's the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?A. To complain that his memory is bad.B. To recognize some memory problems.C. To explain some memory experiments.D. To share some ways of improving memory.4“How did you know I had a visitor with me?” asked Watson in amazement. “I sometimes believe you have eyes in the back of your head!”“I don’t, but I do have a very well polished silver coffeepot in front of me!” Holmes laughed. “And whom do I have the pleasure of greeting?” he asked.“I am Dr. James Mortimer, Mr. Holmes. It concerns the death of my good friend and patient, Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles Baskerville had no children, so his entire estate(财产) now pass to his nephew, Sir Henry Baskerville, who has been living in America for many years.” Dr. Mortimer took a letter out of his pocket which was given to him by Sir Charles just before his death 3 months ago. “ If I may, I should like to read the letter to you.” He adjusted his glasses.“Baskerville Hall, 1742. To my sons, Rodger and John. The legend（传说，传奇）has been told by my father who was told by his father before him. It began 100 years ago in 1642 when thisgreat Baskerville Hall was occupied（占有）by Hugo Baskerville ---a wild, ugly, cruel man. Hugo wanted to marry the daughter of a neighbouring farmer. One day, with his five evil friends, he rode to the farm and kidnapped the girl. He brought her to Baskerville Hall and locked her in an upstairs room while he and his friends having a drinking party below. The poor girl was very frightened, but she managed to climb out of the window. Hugo, however, soon noticed that she had gone. He chased the girl on his black horse with his hunting dog showing the way. His friends joined the chase until a strange sight stopped them. There lay two bodies--Hugo’s and the girl’s. Standing over Hugo’s body was a huge black beast（野兽）tearing out his throat（喉咙）.“I really don’t like fairy tales ”said Holmes. “What exactly is it you want me to do?”“I need you to advise me what to do with Sir Henry Baskerville who’s arriving here today”.1. How does Mr. Holmes know there’s a visitor?A. Dr. Watson phoned an hour agoB. He has eyes in the back of his head.C. He saw it from the mirror.D. A well polished silver coffeepot which serves as a mirror.2. What was the letter about that Dr. Mortimer read to Watson and Holmes?A. A story describing the terrible things running in the Baskerville familyB. A research that Dr. Mortimer had done on the Baskerville familyC. A newspaper article reporting Sir Charles Baskerville’s deathD. A letter that Charles Baskerville had written to Dr. Mortimer3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Hugo Baskerville kidnapped a poor girl and killed her.B. Dr. Mortimer was a member of the Baskerville family.C. Sir Henry Baskerville is nephew of Sir Charles Baskerville.D. Henry Baskerville was the owner of Baskerville Hall in 1642.4. Why did Dr. Mortimer visit Holmes?A. Because he wanted Holmes to investigate(调查) Sir Charles’death.B. Because he wanted advice about the arrival of Sir Henry.C. Because he wanted Holmes to stop Sir Henry going to Baskerville Hall.D. Because he wanted to make sure that Charles’ brother was dead.5Here is a real-life story of The Tortoise and the Hare《龟兔赛跑》.Every year in Australia, the strongest long-distance runners race more than 500 miles from Sydney to Melbourne. The race takes more than five days to complete. It attracts world-class athletes-the kind who become spokespeople for sneakers and sports drinks.In 1983, however, as the competitors lined up to race, they were joined by a 61-year-old farmer wearing overalls and work boots. His name was Cliff Young. The other runners mistook him for a spectator（观众）. He explained that on his family's sheep farm, he often had to round up 2,000 or so animals by himself. "Sometimes I had to run after those sheep for two or three days. I believe I can run this race." he said.When the race began, the younger runners flew past Cliff. Instead of running after them, Cliff shuffled (拖着脚走）along in an unusual way. The other runners and the spectators thought he would never finish the race. But something happened. When all the other runners took a break tosleep, Cliff kept running. The other runners caught up to him each morning, but finally Cliff was too far ahead to be passed. On the fifth day, he left all of the young, world-class athletes behind. He was the first competitor to cross the finish line and he set a new course record.Cliff received＄10, 000 for winning the race. He said he did not realize there would be prize money, and he gave the funds to his fellow runners. Doing this made him a hero in Australia. Since then, many runners have used his shuffling stride. No one sleeps during the race anymore, either. The farmer changed long-distance racing and proved that age and style aren't everything.1. What helped Cliff Young win the race?A. Staying awake for five days.B. Running faster than the others.C. Studying new ways of running.D. Wearing unusual running clothes.2. Why did the other runners think that Young was a spectator?A. They saw him on the sidelines.B. He was not a spokesperson for sneakers.C. They knew he was a farmer.D. He was not dressed like a runner.3. According to the passage, what made Young a hero in Australia?A. He managed to set a world record.B. He proved that dressing doesn't matter.C. He gave his prize money to other runners.D. He received an award of＄10,000.4. How did Young change long-distance running?A. He raised the age limit for runners.B. He introduced a new way of running.C. He raise the award for the race.D. He encouraged other farmers to enter.6Where can you learn about the cultural relies(文物)of our country? You may visit museums or read books, but now a CCTV show may give you a more fun way to learn about them.The show is called National Treasure, it has 10 episodes (集) it shows 27 treasures from 9 museums across China. In order to make ancient culture relics come alive, the show uses different ways to explain the story history and culture behind them.Although it's a show about old relics, it looks modern and technical(技术的),An IMAX-sized LED sired screen on the stage shows the treasures in detail.The treasures are presented(呈现) by National treasure keepers(守护者), both famous people and common people. Instead of just telling the stories and history behind the treasures, the show invites famous actors to be national treasures keepers, And they act out, this stories on the stage. The actors even use the funny words to make their performances interesting and alive. For example, on the show, actor Wang Kai played Emperor Qianlong TV viewers loved his performances.While telling the stories behind the treasures, National treasure keepers also tell their own stories. For example, an old man named Qiu Qingnian is good at making natural paints for repairing ancient paintings. For many years he has been looking for mines(矿) deep inside mountains. On the TV program, he shows TV viewers how to make natural paints.The show has become widely popular with its interesting plots(情节), good performances and funny words. It has promoted (推广)ancient cultural relics and has encouraged more people to visit museums.1.The show National Treasure was produced to___________.A look for national treasure keepers B. make ancient cultural relics come aliveC .show the modern technology D. invite some famous actors to act out2. From the passage, we can learn something about the show National Treasure Except ________.A actors good performances B. the stories with interesting plotsC. Qiu Qingnian's memesD. the history and culture behind3. What column(专栏)in a magazine might the passage come from?A Health B. History and culture C. Sports D. Science and technology4. The writer's main purpose of writing the passage is__________.A. to tell us what national treasure keepers doB. to explain why National Treasure is popularC. to teach us the ways of making natural paintsD. to introduce the TV show National Treasure7Painting and writing on walls is nothing new. In prehistoric (史前的) times, people in Africa and Europe painted pictures of animals and people in caves. Graffiti has been found at ancient sites in Greece, Italy, Syria and Iraq. In the Roman town of Pompeii in Italy, archaeologists found a lot of graffiti written in Latin, including political and romantic messages, and even some magic spells! In the 1970s, young people in New York used pens to write their names, or “tags”, on walls around the city. One of the first “taggers” was Demetrius, a teenager from a Greek family. He wrote his tag on walls in his neighbourhood and in subway stations on the way to school. Other teenagers saw Demetrius’s tag and started writing their own tags on walls, buses and subway trains all over New York. Then, some teenagers stopped using pens and started using paints. Their tags were bigger and more colourful and appeared on trains, buses and walls around the world. In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started to make pictures too.In many countries, it is a crime to paint on walls and street artists can have problems with the police. In other countries, street art is permitted in certain places. Nowadays, street art is more popular with the public. In some cities, there are street art festivals. In Bristol in the UK, there is a street art festival in August every year. Artists paint all the buildings in a street. Lots of people come to watch the artists and take photos. Street art can be seen in galleries (美术馆) too. There have been exhibitions of stre et art in galleries in Paris, London and Los Angeles.Most street artists are young people who paint in their neighborhood or home city. Many of them use the Internet to communicate and share photos of their pictures with other street artists around the world. Although we don’t know what will happen to street art in the future, we can be sure that it is here to stay!1. Graffiti in ancient times includes different kinds of themes EXCEPT .A. names and tagsB. magic spellsC. animals and peopleD. romantic messages2. Which is the correct order according to the passage?①Demetrius wrote his tags on walls.②Many graffiti artists made pictures too.③Other teenagers wrote their own tags on walls.④There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries.⑤More colourful tags appeared on trains, buses and walls.A. ①③⑤②④B. ①③⑤④②C. ④③①②⑤D. ④①③②⑤3. What does “permitted” mean in Paragraph 3?A. protectedB. allowedC. punishedD. warned4. The main purpose of the article is .A. to tell why graffiti and street art will disappearB. to tell the development of graffiti and street artC. to tell what will happen to street art in the futureD. to tell the relationship between graffiti and street art参考答案：1 BACD2 DCBA3 ACDD4 DACB5 ADCB6 BCBD7 AABB。
