Whatdoyouthinkisthemostusefulinventionofalltime？
ByCindyWu
Therearemanythetrain，thecar，andtheairplanetheusefulmachines，butthesearenotmy____．Foraneveryday，usefulinvention，Ivotefortheairconditioner．IliveinTaibei，andduringthesummerthetemperaturecanbe39degreesCelsiusormore．It'ssohot!I'mnotjokingwhenIsaidthat，iftherearenoairconditioners，peopleherecannotworkorstudy．Alotofpeoplemightalsogetsick____coolair．
ByJorge
ThemostusefulinventionofalltimeissurelytheInternet．Wecannowreachpeopleanddobusinessfaster．I___aclothingstoreinMexicoCity，andthere'salotofcompetition．Inotonlyhaveawebsiteasothers，butalsoownaonlinestoreonTaobao．com．Now，peoplefromallovertheworldcanbuymyclothingusingtheInternet．IcankeepintouchwithfriendsandfamilyinMexicoandaroundtheworldusingemail．It'sfasterthan____mail，andit'scheaperthanusingthephone!
ByKazuo
IalsothinkthattheInternetisuseful．But，inmyopinion，thereisan"invention"thatisevenmore____，andthat'selectricity．Ofcourse，thisisnotaman﹣madeinvention，butpeoplelikeBenjaminFranklinandAlessandroVoltalearnedhowtouseit．Ifthereisnoelectricity，manyoftheworld'sgreatestinventionswouldnot____．
【1】A.chooseB.choicesC.thoughtsD.think【2】A.withB.inC.withoutD.during【3】A.ownB.oweC.designD.build【4】A.usuallyB.uselessC.usualD.useful【5】A.importantlyB.importantC.efficientD.efficiently【6】A.jobB.doC.useD.work
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CultivateGratitude
★Lovewillappearquicklyifyouhavegratitude（【2】beingworried．
TesttheRealityofFear
Testtherealityoffear【3】：★Writedownthreethingsyou'reafraidof．★Lookateachpointandaskyourselfsomequestions．
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★Takingactionisthebestwaytocontrolfear．★Itwillmakeyourfear【5】．
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2,000teenagersinsmallvillages
2,000teenagersinbigcities
Takeoutthetrash
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Makethebed
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Dothedishes
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Foldtheclothes
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MaymeClaytonandHerCollection
Personalinformation
●Sheliked【1】books,magazinesandletterswrittenbyAfricanAmericans.●Shediedwhenshewas83yearsold.
Hercollection
●Comparedwithotherbooks,thebooksshecollectedcouldn’tbefound【2】●Theonlycopywrittenand【3】byPhillisWheatleywasinhercollection.●Shehadalargecollection,【4】books,paper,photographsandotherthingsbyblackleadersandartists.●Hercollectionsareofgreat【5】toAfricanAmericanhistoryandculture.
Theunderlinedword“passage”inParaghaph2means.
A.change
B.choice
C.text
D.extension
PassageTherewas,asusual,acrowdoffolkaboutthedoor,butnonethatRiprecollected.Theverycharacterofthepeopleseemedchanged.Therewasabusy,bustling,disputatioustomeaboutit,insteadoftheaccustomedphlegmanddrowsytranquility.HelookedinvainforthesageNicholoasVedder…Questions:
Fromwhichworkisthispassagetaken？
PassageArmsandtheclarionforthebattle,butthesongofthanksgivingtothevictory!answeredtheliberatedDavid.Friend,headded,thrustingforthhislean,delicatehandforwardsHawkeye,inkindness,whilehiseyestwinkledandgrewmoist,IthanktheethehairsofmyheadstillgrowwheretheywerefirstrootedbyProvidencefor,thoughthoseofothermenmaybemoreglossyandcurling,Ihaveeverfoundmineownwellsuitedtothebraintheyshelter.ThatIdidnotjoinmyselftothebattle,waslessowingtodisinclination,thantothebondsoftheheathen.Valiantandskilfulhastthouprovedthyselfintheconflict,andIherebythankthee,beforeproceedingtodischargeotherandmoreimportantduties,becausethouhastprovedthyselfwellworthyofaChristianspraise.Questions:
ThisnovelwaswrittenbythefirstAmericannovelist.Whatishisname？
PassageFromthelistlessreposeoftheplace,andthepeculiarcharacterofitsinhabitants,whoaredescendantsfromtheoriginalDutchsettlers,thissequesteredglenhaslongbeenknownbythenameofSLEEPYHOLLOW,anditsrusticladsarecalledtheSleepyHollowBoysthroughoutalltheneighboringcountry.Drowsy,dreamyinfluenceseemstohangovertheland,andtopervadetheveryatmosphere.SomesaythattheplacewasbewitchedbyahighGermandoctor,duringtheearlydaysofthesettlement;others,thatanoldIndianchief,theproductorwizardofhistribe,heldhispowwowstherebeforethecountrywasdiscoveredbyMasterHendrickHudson.Questions:
Whoisthewriterofthisshortstoryfromwhichthepassageistaken？
PassageWhoisthatman,Hester？gaspedMr.Dimmesdale,overcomewithterror.IshiverathimDostthouknowtheman？Ihatehim,Hester!Sherememberedheroath,andwassilent.Itellthee,mysoulshiversathim,mutteredtheministeragain.Whoishe？Whoishe？Canstthoudonothingforme？Ihaveanamelesshorroroftheman.Minister,saidlittlePearl.Icantelltheewhoheis!Quickly,then,child!saidtheminister,bendinghisearclosetoherlips.Quickly!—andaslowasthoucanstwhisper.Pearlmumbledsomethingintohisear,thatsounded,indeed,likehumanlanguage,butwasonlysuchgibberishaschildrenmaybeheardamusingthemselveswith,bythehourtogetherAtallevents,ifitinvolvedanysecretinformationinregardtooldRogerChillingworth,itwasinatongueunknowntotheeruditeclergyman,anddidbutincreasethebewildermentofhismind.Theelfishchildthenlaughedaloud.Dostthoumockmenow？saidtheminister.Thouwastnotbold!—thouwastnottrue!answeredthechild.Thouwouldstnotpromisetolakemyhand,andmothershand,tomorrownoontide!Questions:
Whichfictionisthisexcerptfrom？
PassageProphet!saidI,thingofevil!—prophetstill,ifbirdordevil!—Whethertemptersent,orwhethertempesttossedtheehereashore,Desolateyetallundaunted,onthisdesertlandenchanted—Onthishomebyheritorhaunted—tellmetruly,Iimplore—Isthere—istherebalminGilead？—tellme—tellme,Iimplore!Questions:
Givethetitleoftheworkandthefullnameoftheauthor.
PassageStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningRobertFrostWhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.Hishouseisinthevillage,though;HewillnotseemestoppinghereTowatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.MylittlehorsemustthinkitqueerTostopwithoutafarmhousenearBetweenthewoodsandfrozenlakeThedarkesteveningoftheyear.HegiveshisharnessbellsashakeToaskifthereissomemistake.TheonlyothersoundsthesweepOfeasywindanddownyflake.Thewoodsarelovely,dark,anddeep.ButIhavepromisetokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.Question:Trytoanalyzethepoem.
Pleaseanalyzethesymbolicmeaningsofthispoemwithyourunderstandingofthethemeimpliedinit;
[单选,材料题]Thesubjectofthispassageis________．根据以下内容,回答下面的题目。ResearchershavefoundthatREM(rapideyemovement)sleepisimportanttohumanbeings．ThistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrencE．Thedeeperaperson’ssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement．TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM(non-rapideyemovement)toREMsleep．Breathingbecomesfaster,theheartrateincreases,and,asthenameimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly．AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep．ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams．Accordingtothepassage,howoftendoesREMsleepoccurinonenightA．whypeoplesleepB．thehumanneedforREMsleepC．thecharacteristicofREMsleepD．physicalchangesinthehumanbody
itisimpliedinthispassagethat__________.a.mothershavethepracticetogotoworkb.workingmothershavenotimetostaywiththeirchildrenathomec.youngwageearnersareeconomicindependentd.mother'spositioninafamilyhasbeenraised
thewriterofthispassagemustbe__________.a.anamericanb.achinesec.aprofessord.astudent
itisimpliedinthepassagethata.apple'sonlinestoreofsoftwareappsisalwaysbusyb.apple'ssmartwatchwillreduceitsdependenceontheiphonec.shiftinggoodsaroundeatsawayatamazon'sprofitsd.theoutlookofsoftware-basedfirmsisquiteuncertain
nothinghasbeenmentionedinthepassageabout_____.a.oneofthemajorcontributorsb.theever-increasingatmosphericconcentrationsofgreenhousegasesc.bigandheftycowsd.livestock’snormaldigestionprocesse.howtocutdownthecattlepopulationsf.bigindustriesandgas-guzzlingvehicles
nothinghasbeenmentionedinthepassageabout__________.a.oneofthemajorcontributorsb.theever-increasingatmosphericconcentrationsofgreenhousegasesc.bigandheftycowsd.livestock'snormaldigestionprocesse.howtocutdownthecattlepopulationsf.bigindustriesandgas-guzzlingvehicles
anothergoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.a.whatmakesafamilyb.thelifeoftheinuits.c.livingwithhardship.d.thefailureofthenuclearfamily.
itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheearth'ssupplyofnaturalmedicinesa.mayneverbeexhausted.b.maybedroppingrapidly.c.issurprisinglybig.d.isasrichasever.
passagetwoquestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a.itisaportuguesecompanysellingcoffeeinnewyork.b.itsmostimportanttaskistoconductcoffeestudies.c.itrepresentsseveralcountriesthatexportcoffee.d.itsroleistoregulateinternationalcoffeeprices.
passagetwoquestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard．a.theyarestable．b.theyareclose．c.theyarestrained．d.theyarechanging．
questions下列arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard．
43.thispassagesuggeststhatagoodauditoriumshoulda.getridofallreflections.b.nothaveabsorbers.c.achieveapleasingmixtureofsoundd.havesmoothsurfaces.
farmanimalsinthispassagearefor________a.farmingb.leatheronlyc.naturalbalanced.man'sneed
agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe________a.thearcticsummerb.marmotsandsquirrelsc.keepingwarminthearcticd.freezingtemperatures
20.thetopicofthepassageis:__________a.whatwouldlifebelikewithoutmemoryb.memoryisofvitalimportancetolife.c.howisaperson'smemorydifferentfromananimal'soracomputer's"d.whatiscontainedinmemory
thewholepassageimpliesthat__________a.onlyhumanbeingshaveproblem-solvingintelligenceb.aperson'smemoryisdifferentfromacomputer'sineveryrespectc.animalsareabletosolveonlyverysimpleproblemsd.animalssolveproblemsbyinstinctsratherthanintelligence
why,accordingtothepassage,didancientchinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecentrea.becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.b.becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.c.becausepeoplewantedtomakeitlooknicer.d.becausepeoplewantedtosavetheexpensivemetaltheyweremadefrom.
thepassageismeantto__________a.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceb.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterc.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfamed.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer
aspointedoutatthebeginningofthepassage,peopleusedtothinkthatairpollution__________.a.causedwidespreaddamageinthecountrysideb.affectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheunitedstatesc.haddamagingeffectonhealthd.existedmerelyinurbanandindustriesareas
thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe__________.a.china’scontributiontothereductionofpovertyintheworldb.worldbank’sextraordinaryprogressinrecentdecadesc.india’sleadingroleinreducingglobalpovertyd.globalprogressinreducingpoverty
fromthepassage,welearnthat__________.a.worldbankhasdonenothingtohelpthepoorintheworldb.imfonlyhelpstherichintheworldc.worldbankcontrolsallthebanksintheworldd.therearesome.demonstrationsagainstworldbankinrecentyears
welearnfromthepassagethattheestablishmentoflaborday__________.a.wasacceptedbymostbossesasacompromiseb.markedaturningpointintheworkers’struggleformolefightsc.indicatedtheimprovementoftheworkers’welfared.signaledtheendof“wageslavery”
thepassagemainlydiscusses__________.a.thelimitationsofeyecontactb.theexchangeofideasthrougheyecontactc.properbehaviorindifferentsituationsd.theroleofeyecontactininterpersonalcommunication