四川省广安市2020高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解九月选练(5)

阅读理解九月选练（3）AA Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays. HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar,vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.TransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.1. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A. have meals and meet with friendsB. Buy drinks and enjoy concertsC. Do homework and watch TVD. Add money to your ID and play chess2. Where and when can you cook your own food?A. The Globe, FridayB. The Lower Ca fé, SundayC. The TWU Cafeteria , FridayD. The McMillan Hall , Sunday.3. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _________.A. is open six days a weekB. offers services free of chargeC. trains students in medical careD. gives advice on mental health4. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?A. By applying onlineB. By filling in a sign-up formC. By calling the centreD. By going to the centre directly 参考答案1-4 AADBBPeople aren’t walking any more--- if they can figure out a way to avoid it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to maila small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car.And I wasn’t in any hurry, either, I had merely bec ome one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的), for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced –and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise--- the most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.5. What was life like when the author was young?A. People usually went around on foot.B. people often walked 25 miles a dayC. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.D. people considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.6. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove thatA. middle-aged people like getting back to natureB. walking in nature helps enrich one’s mindC. people need regular exercise to keep fitD. going on foot prevents heart disease7. Wh at is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph6?A. A queue of carsB. A ray of traffic lightC. A flash of lightningD. A stream of people8. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?A. To tell people to reflect more on life.B. To recommend people to give up drivingC. To advise people to do outdoor activitiesD. To encourage people to return to walking参考答案5-8.A BADCChoosing the Right Resolution (决定)Millions of Americans began 2020 with the same resolution they started 2020 with, a goal of losing weight. However, setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake.To reach our goal of losing weight --- the output, we need to control what we eat --- the input ( 输入). That is, we tend to care about the output but not to control the input. This is a bad way to construct goals. The alternative is to focus your resolution on the input. Instead of resolving to lose weight, try an actionable resolution: “I’ll stop having dessert for lunch,” or “I’ll walk every day for 20 minutes.” Creating a goal that focuses on a well-specified input will likely be more effective than concentrating on the outcome.Recently a new science behind incentives (激励) , including in education, has been discussed. For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children to do better in school. In some cases, he gave students incentives based on input, like reading certain books, while in others, the incentives were based on output, like results on exams. His main finding was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect on output. Fryer’s conclusion was that the in tensives for inputs might be more effective because students do not know how to do better on exam, aside from general rules like “study harder.” Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over which they have much more control.As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have a much higher chance of success. And it’s easier to start again if you fail, because you know exactly what you need to do.If you want to cut down on your spending, a good goal would be making morning coffee at home instead of going to a cafe, for example. This is a well-specified action-based goal for which you can measure your success easily. Spending less money isn’t a goal because it’s too general. Similarly, if you want to spend more time with your fami ly, don’t stop withthis general wish. Think about an actionable habit that you could adopt and stick to, like a family movie night every Wednesday.In the long run, these new goals could become a habit.9. The writer thinks that setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake because_______ .A. it is hard to achieve for most AmericansB. it is focused too much on the resultC. it is dependent on too many thingsD. it is based on actionable decisions10. In Roland Fryer’s research, some students did bett er than the othersbecause _________ .A. they obeyed all the general rulesB. they paid more attention to examsC. they were motivated by their classmatesD. they were rewarded for reading some books11. According to the writer, which of the following statements is a good goal?A. “I’ll give up dessert.”B. “I’ll study harder.”C. “I’ll cut down my expense”D. “I’ll spend more time with my family”12. The writer strongly believes that we should ________ .A. develop good habits and focus on the outcomeB. be optimistic about final goals and stick to themC. pick specific actions that can be turned into good habitsD. set ambitious goals that can balance the input and output参考答案9-12BDACDThe baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert （警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze （凝视） starts to lose its focus — until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise （同样地）when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.13. Babies are sensitive to the change in______.A. the size of cardsB. the colour of picturesC. the shape of patternsD. the number of objects14. Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.B. To see how babies recognize sounds.C. To carry their experiment further.D. To keep the babies’ interest.15. Where does this text probably come from?A. Science fiction.B. Children’s literature.C. An advertisement.D. A science report.参考答案13-15DCD。

2020高三英语9月月考试题（含解析）第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AApplications for the 2018／19 academic year are now open.What’s it all about?The British Council in China is offering up to five ‘Generation UK—China’ scho larships for outstanding UK students who wish to study at mainland Chinese universities in“September 2018 or February 2020 for one semester or one year.Academic scholarships can be used at any mainland Chinese institution approved by the Ministry of Education to accept foreign students.You can decide where you want to be based and which subjects(at a non-degree level) you wish to study.The majority of students choose to study in Beijing.Do I need to speak Mandarin(普通话)?There are no language requirements for this programme.However，please check the course requirements of the Chinese institution you wish to study in.All language courses are suitable for complete beginners in Mandarin.However，there is the opportunity to be placed in classes for intermediate and advanced learners.In this case，you can expect an informal language test upon arrival to make sure you get put in the right class.If this is your first experience with the Mandarin language，we strongly recommend that you learn a few of the basics before you go.Why should I go?With 1.4 billion speakers worldwide，Chinese truly is a global language.Graduates who speak more than one language are highly sought—after，and with China’s increasing role in the world market，Mandarin is becoming a favourite among employers.Chinese universities attract many international students for their high-quality teaching and offer various scholarships.This is an opportunity to experience life in a completely different culture，gain new skills and improve your career prospects.1. What is the programme about?A. The UK students must study in China for one year.B. It offers scholarships for all outstanding UK students.C. Students can use scholarships at any Chinese institution.D. It gives scholarships for UK students to study in China.2. What is Chinese language requirement for the programme?A. Students must learn Mandarin from the basic level.B. It is necessary for students to have advanced level.C. Students had better gain some primary knowledge of Chinese.D. All the institutions have the same language requirements.3. What is the purpose of the programme?A. To attract students to study in China.B. To advertise the British Council in China.C. To introduce different universities in China.D. To stress the importance of the Chinese language.【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A【解析】这是一篇应用文。

语鹅市安置阳光实验学校阅读理解九月选练（2）ASummer school is something a kid will never forget. For some, it’s a way to advance past their classmates. For most, summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates. I can remember being forced into taking a summer school course. It was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation, it was my mother.I was a 16-year-old kid in a new school. My school did not offer summercourses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the city.It was an experience I will never forget. I was not concerned with making friends. I was there to get credit for a course that I should have received for the previous semester. It was my doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this.The fees were lowest but the experience was amazing. I enjoyed it so much that I didn’t miss a day. The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire month. I passed the course with an A. I was thrown into an awkward situation and actual ly enjoyed it. My friends didn’t even know I took the course. Most of them were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day.Awkward situations are so important for personal growth. This situation made me feel more independent. I made friends. I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. While attending college, I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of college. Some kids get pushed too much but some don't get pushed enough. I was never pushed enough.Enable your children to struggle for success. If your child needs summer school you explain to them why it’s important. Some parents are surprised by the situation and may want to be more involved in their children's education. Follow through and follow up.21. Most students go to the summer school in order toA. find good jobs graduationB.become top students in their classC. have a chance to make more friendsD.graduate successfully on time22. Which of the following was NOT the benefit got by the authorthrough attending summer school?A. It helped him get rid of bad habits.B.It helped him make new friends.C. It helped him understand what sacrifice and hardwork were.D. It increased his independence.23. What does the author think of summer school?A. He thinks it is awkward.B. He thinksit is significant.C. He doesn't think it is suitable.D. Hethinks nothing of it.参考答案(A ) 21-23 DABBEurope is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of cities for culture­hungry but time­poor travelers.London and ParisIt takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar,a high­speed railway service. The two capital cities have been competingin fashion, art and nightlife for decades－but each secretly looks up to the other.No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris' Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit. Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantee.In Paris, you'll see diners linger over red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.Vienna and Bratislava Austrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city Bratislava are an hour apart by train. But since they are linked by the Danube River, the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century’s Habsburg dynasty splendor to sci­fi restaurants.Vienna is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending of architecture and nature in the grand Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of Vienna coffee, which has made its way to the world's cultural heritage list.Bratislava is best known for its fine dining－the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meat­laden dinner here in a n amazing setting.24. What’s the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?A. They help each other.B. They attack each other.C. They admire each other.D. They don't like each other.25. What are the advantages of Paris mentioned in the article?a. The Louvre Museumb. Free access to museumsc. More outdoor attractionsd. Better wines and perfumesA. acB. cdC. acdD. bcd26. Which of the cities should you choose if y ou are interested in sci­firestaurants?A. London.B. Paris.C. Glasgow.D.Bratislava.27. Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities because ________.A. they are not expensive to visitB. they are best knownto the worldC. they are always enemies between each otherD. they are close but different in many aspects参考答案( B) 24-27 CADDCIt may surprise bookworms, but apparently masterpieces such as Jane Eyre are lacking in something —sound effects. An electronic-book firm is adding background noises and music to the works of Charlotte Bronte, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Shakespeare in the hope of attracting younger readers. In one example, a description of rain lashing againsta window in a Sherlock Holmes story will be “enhanced” with matchingnoises.The first multimedia e-books —with sounds to accompany novels — will be available this Friday in the UK. The Booktrack releases are available to iPad users, with other tablet computer versions to follow. The concept is already in use in the U.S., where the classics come with added sound effects. Readers for example can hear the china cups chinking in Mr. Darcy’s garden as they r ead Pride And Prejudice.A story by Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie will be released later in the year with a specially crafted orchestral score. Rushdie’s story In The South will be released with a soundtrack provided by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.The Power Of Six by Pittacus Lore, a novel for young adults, is one of the first to be tested with a soundtrack which builds in suspense in keeping with the plot. It works by timing the speed of each reader and the software measures the “turning” of a page and moves the music or sounds along accordingly. It has been created by Booktrack which synchronizes (使同步) music to each novel. It is funded by Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal.Mr. Thiel said, “It’s always exciting to witness the creation of a new form of media. The technology promises to captivate readers in a different way.”However, they have been greeted with horror by traditionalists, who say the technology takes away the pleasure of having one’s imagination stimulated by a story. They also raise the prospect (预期) of having toask an overly eager reader to turn their book down. David Nicholls, whose bestseller One Day was recently turned into a film starring Anne Hathaway, said, “This sounds like the opposite of reading. It would be a distraction.”28. What’s the purpose of the electronic-book firm adding sound effects to masterpieces?A. To add some creative factors to the e-books.B. To arouse interest of the readers.C. To satisfy the readers’ great need.D. To promote the technology progress.29. Where was the idea that sounds are added to accompany novels first put forward?A. Britain.B. Australia.C. New Zealand.D. America.30. The following should be done to make a soundtrack work, EXCEPT_________.A. measuring how long each reader spends in readingB. increasing the volume of the music or soundsC. making out the reading speedD. changing the music or sounds with pages turned31. What’s Mr. Thiel’ attitude to the future of the new form of media?A. Doubtful.B. Indifferent.C. Hopeful.D. Pessimistic.参考答案( C) 28-31 BDBCDI heard many parents complaining that their teenage children arerebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet.But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents.Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another’s hands for reassurance.They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many oftoday’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts tha t you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come – with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.32. In this passage, the author wants to tell _______.A. teenagers to try to pursue their real selvesB. readers to try to be popular with people aroundC. parents to try to control and guide their childrenD. people to try to understand and respect each other33. The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers _______.A. growing away from their parentsB. following the popularity trendC. walking a new way on their ownD. turning to their friends for help34. The phrase “larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refersto _______.A. the distractive and variable societyB. the dazzling music worldC. the parental care and loveD. the popularity wavein the society35. What does the author think of advertisements?A. Convincing.B. Instructive.C. Influential.D. Authoritative.参考答案(D) 32-35 ABDC。

人教版高三英语选修9Unit5练习试卷及答案(2)第二部分阅读理解(共 20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)AThe idea that eating fruits and vegetables will cut one’s appetite did not work out in a new study; in fact, adding fruit juice before meals boosted (增强) hunger and weight gain for some participants.Eating apples and grapes before lunch helped people feel fuller and eat slightly less than when they drank an amount of fruit juice as an appetizer in the experiment. However, putting volunteers on a fruit- and vegetable-heavy diet for months made no long-term difference in their assessments of their own hunger and fullness, researchers found.Some doctors have hoped that encouraging people to eat greater volumes of fruits and veggies might help them feel full for longer and prevent overeating and weight gain. But the new study suggests loading up with more carrots and oranges every day won’t stop hunger over the long run. The findings follow results from the same trial showing 34 participants, some overweight, some a healthy weight, gained between 3.5 and 5 pounds when they were given eight weeks of fruit juice to be added to their diet.“If you tell people to add anything to their diet, you’re going to potentially have no weight loss, even with fruits and vegetables,” said Barbara Rolls, chair of nutritional sciences at the Pennsylvania State University in University Park.That’s especially true for drinks, she said, since the body regulates hunger and thirst differently — and people will not eat less to make up for juice or other calorie-filled drinks.Richard Mattes from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and his colleagues found that when they fed volunteers a regular lunch, they ate an average of 785 or 821 calories of it, depending on the day. When the same participants started a meal with fresh and dried fruit, and then went on to the main course, they ended up eating 678 calories of lunch, the fruit course included. When they started with fruit juice instead, the volunteers took in a total of 891 calories.31. According to the experiment, we know that .A. a fruit- and vegetable-heavy diet only has a short-term effectB. drinking plenty of fruit juice leads to weight lossC. children should eat more fruit and vegetablesD. most participants achieve the goal to reduce weight32. According to what Barbara Rolls said, we know that .A. most of people prefer juice to fruit and vegetablesB. adding juice to the diet can help people stay fullC. people always feel hungry and thirsty at the same timeD. adding fruit to the diet can’t make people lose weight33. Which of the following ways is more effective in weight loss?A. Drinking enough fruit juice before your meal.B. Having three meals at the fixed time every day.C. Eating fresh and dried fruit before your meal.D. Eating plenty of carrots and apples.34. What does the underlined word “appetizer” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Sweet food eaten at the end of a meal.B. Things eaten or drunk before a meal to encourage theappetite.C. Things eaten to help people make weight control easier.D. Things that make people absorb more nutrition.BThere was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old. I would get up every morning at the orphanage (孤儿院), make my bed and go to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in the same dormitory.After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent (宿舍管理员) chasing the beautiful butterflies who lived by the hundred in the bushes around the orphanage. I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, took them out from the net and then stuck straight pins (别针) through their head and wings, pinning them on a heavy cardboard sheet. How cruel it was to kill something of great beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the butterfly he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and trying to get away but it was still pinned by the other wing with a straight pin. Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled. I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly. I tried to make it stick back on so it could fly away before the house parent came back. But it would not stay on thebutterfly.The house parent came walking back out of the back door by the garbage room and started shouting at me. I told him that I did not do anything but he did not believe me. He picked up the cardboard paper and started hitting me on the head. There were all kinds of butterfly pieces going everywhere. He threw the cardboard down on the ground and told me to pick it up and put it into the garbage can. Then he left. I tried to fit all the butterfly pieces back together so I could bury them whole, but it was too hard. So I put them into an old shoe box and buried them in the bottom of the bushes.Every year when the butterflies would return to the orphanage and try to land on me I would try and shoo them away because they did not know that the orphanage was a bad place to live and a very bad place to die.35. When the house parent went to answer the telephone, the writer .A. tried stealing the cardboard paper that was left on the back stepB. tried his best to save a live butterfly that was caught just nowC. dropped the cardboard on the floor and stepped on it angrilyD. picked some butterflies down and put them into his album36. Why did the butterfly pieces go everywhere?A. The pins on the cardboard paper were not fixed firmly.B. The house parent hit the writer with the cardboard paper.C. The writer failed to make them stick back on the cardboard paper.D. The butterflies tried to fly away and ended up breaking offtheir wings.37. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?A. The dead butterflies should have a peaceful rest.B. The dead butterflies should be broken into pieces.C. The butterfly pieces should have gone with the wind.D. The butterfly pieces should be thrown away like the garbage.38. 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With two flat-head screwdrivers, a wire stripper, a knife that uses standard blades and more things, the Artifact Pocket Keychain Tool helps you be prepared for almost anything no matter where you go.FResQMe, The Keychain Version of the Original LifeHammer (Yellow) - Pack of 2Shipping Weight: 2.4 ouncesProduct Dimensions: 8 x 10 x 3 inchesASIN: B000IDUW5CItem model number: GBORQMTWINYPrice:$17.5, save 10%Product description: The sharp stainless steel blade ensures quick cutting of any seatbelts. The stainless steel spring-loaded head can break through side and rear tempered glass easily. And the loop protector clip allows your ResQMe to conveniently fit ona key ring.39. According to the passage, LaCie iamaKey v2 is .A. a perfect tool for lighting a dark pathB. a key made to open many different locksC. a mobile device designed for storing dataD. a powerful tool for escaping in any accidents40. The tools mentioned in may be the most useful for a driver in case of a car accident.A. A and BB. C and DC. C and FD. D and F41. Which of the following tools is the smallest in size?A. Gerber 22-41770 Artifact Pocket Keychain Tool.B. Swiss Tech UKCSB-1 Utili-Key 6-in-1 KeyChain MultiT ool.C. ResQMe, The Keychain Version of the Original LifeHammer (Black).D. LaCie iamaKey v2 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive 131106.42. What’s the item model number of ResQMe (Yellow) - Pack of 2?A. RQM BLA.B. GBORQMTWINY.C. 73001.D. 131105.DA young man was plagued (使苦恼) by the deadlines he had to meet at work, and he always saw his children only when they were asleep. He did not know what to do. One day, his father turned up with a colorful plant and said, “Tomorrow when you leave for work, simply touch the youngest of the leaves and say, ‘To you I leave my household prob lems, for now I am a man of the world.’; when you return from work at night, touch the same leaf and say, ‘I am returning to my wife and kids, and I’m not a man troubled by his work.’” Before long the young man regained balance in his life.If only everyone could find a plant like that! This is probably the most serious mistake one can make as a parent and a family person — bringing work home. It just spoils everything! The best thing to do is to reach your office a little early and leave a little late, rather than carry work home. That way, you can be completely there for your kids once you are home.Just as it is important not to bring work home, it is also important to leave family problems and tensions home before you step into the office. Carrying family problems to the workplace is totally unprofessional. If you are going to come to the office and you’re still stuck up on your child’s homework, your boss is not going to like it. The best way to take care of this is to completely put yourself into the task at hand, so that you can block out anything else that may be a distraction.Use two different phones, one for your professional life and one for your family and friends. That way, you can choose who you want to be available to at what time in the day and on which days of a week.The weekend is a time in the week when you can totally be afamily man or woman. If you plan your work well, you will be able to meet all deadlines and still be with your family without feeling guilty of having left work undone. If you are unable to give your family time during the week, then divide the week into working days and weekends, and do justice to both of them.The thing is that we get only one life. So we can never be prepared for certain things. We do not have the experience of becoming a parent when we become a parent for the first time. We do not have the experience of being married when we get married for the first time. Sometimes, this is why certain situations in life overwhelm us. But if it is not your own, you can definitely learn a few things from the experiences of those around you. So do not shy away from talking to your family, friends and relatives. Do not feel like it is a failure on your part that you cannot manage to do something.Sometimes we fail to realize the fact that we do not always have to choose between two things; sometimes the solution to a problem is to choose both the things. There can be a win-win answer to such questions. So take the time out for both the things, as they are both important in life.43. Why was the young man always unhappy?A. He didn’t have a colorful plant at home.B. His children stayed up too late every night.C. He always had to do what his father told him.D. He couldn’t balance his work and family life.44. In the au thor’s opinion, the greatest mistake for a parent is to .A. leave the office too earlyB. reach the office too lateC. mix work with family lifeD. bring just one phone every day45. According to the third paragraph, people should .A. bring work home as it is a kind of new fashionB. combine work with pleasure wherever they areC. pay attention to their work when they’re at workD. solve family problems first before they go to work46. We can learn from the passage that .A. it is necessary to learn from the experiences of othersB. people needn’t worry about their work on weekendsC. people should get prepared for unexpected thingsD. it is disturbing that there are so many phones in the officeEIt was the summer of 1998 and I was living with my parents at our seafront house in T enerife. I was trying to study hard for my engineering degree in September.I went up to the roof for a break and watched people sunbathing and swimming in the natural rock pool below our house. It was a sunny day — a blue, cloudless sky over a calm sea. But as I looked into the distance, I discovered a series of three or four big waves racing towards the shore. I’d seen these mini-tsunamis (海啸) many times before. They must have been at least four meters high and were heading at speed in the direction of the pool. Most people know to look out for them, but from the screams that started coming from the beach, I could tell someone was in trouble.Without thinking, I ran down into the street, grabbing my bodyboard (冲浪板) on the way, and shouted at a stranger to go inside my house and call the coastguard. My neighbor Moises had heard the screaming as well and was also outside with his bodyboard, so together we rushed to the steps that led down to the sea.Once we got closer, we discovered two people floating about 400 meters out. The waves had pulled them into the open sea from the pool. Everyone was in a state of confusion. I knew that the nearest boat would take at least 30 minutes to reach us. Waiting for help wasn’t a choice. I wasn’t accustomed to this sort of emergency —I’d never been trained as a lifeguard —but I didn’t think twice about trying to save them. I suppose in a way I wanted to impress everyone; at the age of 19, a situation like that can seem like a good opportunity to show off.Moises and I dived into the water and it took us 10 minutes to get to them. When we finally reached them, they were almost lifeless, pale and motionless. They were young, not much older than 16. We could tell they were still alive from their small breaths but it was clear they wouldn’t have been able to stay afloat much longer. I grabbed the boy and pulled him over my board. Moises moved the girl on to his board. We discussed pushing them back to the shore, but we were too far out. We had to wait, trying to keep them on the boards, patting their faces to wake them up, telling them to be strong, all the while swimming hard to keep ourselves afloat.30 minutes later, I began to feel a bit scared. Keeping the two people on the boards was extremely tiring. Finally, in the distance, we discovered a small boat with three lifeguards heading towards us. When the boat pulled up, we helped push the couple on board, only to be told that there was no room for us. It seemed pretty unprofessional to leave us there — we were a couple of miles from the shore. People who had watched what happened came to meet us and check if we were OK, but there was no round of applause. Everything was back to normal.That night, I stopped to think about the whole event. It all felt a bit strange. A friend had gone to the hospital and found out that the two people were in good condition, but they probably would have died if they’d been in the sea for any longer. I knew it was a big deal that we’d saved them, but at the same time i t didn’t seem like that much effort. I was hoping to experience some sort of sense of wellbeing or peace for my good deed, but none of that came. I didn’t feel like a hero. I’m sure that anyone who could swim would have done the same thing.47. We can know from the passage that .A. a stranger ordered the writer to call the coastguardB. the writer judged by the screams that someone needed helpC. the writer decided to rush out to help others on second thoughtD. one of the writer’s neighbors rushed out wit h several coastguards48. Why did the writer pat the boy’s face after putting him onto the board?A. To discuss something with him.B. To let the boy remember him.C. To keep himself afloat.D. To make the boy awake.49. The underlined part in Paragraph 6 implies that .A. they didn’t know what to doB. they had to swim backC. waiting for help was a good choiceD. the lifeguards didn’t want to save them50. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?A. It was a big deal for him to save the boy.B. He should not have risked his life to save the boy.C. There should have been some audiences for him to show off.D. The lifeguards would have saved the boy if he hadn’t appeared.第三部分书面表达(共两节，满分50分)第一节完成句子(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列各小题，根据所给的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。