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| The ups and downs of life may seem unpredictable.But scientists know there are clear __1__ that almost all people share.Even if you've passed your "best", you still have other __2__ years to come. Certain important highpoints come later in life. When are you __3__? From 18 to 25, according to I. Q.scores; but you're wiser and more __4__ with increasing age.At around 30, mental abilities begin to decline, __5__ your ability to do maths.But your ability to complete other tasks __6__.For example, your vocabulary increases over time.At 60, your brain __7__ almost four times as much information as it did at age 21.Because of this, some psychologists suggest that "maturity quotients" (M.Q.) be used to measure intelligence for __8__. When are you happiest? You have the best __9__ sense of yourself from 15 to 24, when you feel energetic all the time.The best professional sense is from 40 to 49.Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to __10__, but when we are over 30, we believe that they're behind us.After age 30, we're more __11__ and don't view happiness as a goal in itself.If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, then __12__, we feel, will follow. When are you most creative? Generally between 30 and 39, but it __13__ with different professions. The highpoints in areas such as science and economics come __14__-most Nobel prize winners did their top research in their 20's and 30's-bu  t for people who keep an active mind, there is no upper age __15__. | ||||
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| 语法填空 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空. The blacksmith Jones worked hard in his shop.The son of Mr.White, (1)________ rich neighbor, came to see him everyday."Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉)?" said Jones."It may be (2)________ use to you one day." After a little practice, the boy found he could make some of the finest tacks.Old Mr.White died and because of the war the son lost all his goods.He (3)________ (force) to leave home and live in another country.It happened (4)________ in this village many shoemakers spent a lot of money (5)________ (buy) tacks for their shoes and sometimes they were not able to buy them (6)________ there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.Young Mr.White, who was finding (7)________ difficult to earn his (8)________ (day) bread, told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him (9)________ (settle) in his workshop.The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer.Soon Mr.Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village."How funny," he said, "Even making tacks can bring a fortune.My trade is (10)________ useful to me than all my former riches." |
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| The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families.But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image (印象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless fami  ly quarrels.An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past."We were surprised by just how positive today's young people seen to be about their families," said one member of the research team."They're expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well.There's more negotiation (商 议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decisionmaking process.They don't want to rock the boat." So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends."My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me," says 17yearold Daniel Lazall."I always tell them when I'm going out clubbing.As long as they know what I'm doing, they're fine with it." Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees."Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation.  For example, as long as I'd done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night.But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that." Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected.It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts.A researcher comments, "Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings.But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over." 1. What is the popular images of teenagers today? A. They worry about school. B. They dislike living with their parents. C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. D. They quarrel a lot with other family members. 2. The study shows that teenagers don't want to ________. A. share family responsibility B. cause trouble in their families C. go boating with their family D. make family decisions 3. Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today's parents ________. A. go to clubs more often with their children B. are much stricter with their children C. care less about their children's life D. give their children more freedom 4. According to the author, teenage rebellion ________. A. may be a false belief B. is common nowadays C. existed only in the 1960s D. resulted from changes in families 5. What is the passage mainly about? A. Negotiation in family. B. Education in family. C. Harmony in family. D. Teenage trouble in family. |
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| The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs' story about death When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big  choice in life.I was diagnosed with cancer.The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months.My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors' code for preparing yourself to die. I lived with that diagnosis all day.I was completely in despair.Later that evening, I had another biopsy (活组织检查) and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery.I had the surgery and I'm fine now. This was the closest I've been to facing death.To tell the truth, no one wants to die.And yet death is the destination we all share.No one has ever escaped it.It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life.Don't be trapped by dogma (教条)-which is living with the results of other people's thinking.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary. 1. The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because________. A. he had to rest at home B. his disease was not serious at all C. his disease couldn't be cured D. he had to wait for the result of the test 2. How did the author feel after the diagnosis? A. Angry. B. Excited. C. Optimistic. D. Hopeless. 3. What helps the author to make a big choice in life? A. The cancer. B. Knowing the coming death. C. The doctors. D. The desire for longer life. 4. What does the author think of death? A. He thinks it is nothing to be scared of. B. He thinks it is not the end of life. C. He thinks it is impossible to avoid. D. He thinks it is the beginning of a new life. 5. In Steve Jobs' opinion, we should ________. A. follow others' advice B. take no notice of diseases C. take exercise and keep healthy D. have the courage to follow our heart |
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| Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir (回忆录) of Ralph W. Tyler who is one of the most famous men in American education. Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19yearold college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked_on_teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education. Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W.Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work.In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing. Tyler became wellknown nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the EightYear Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins. Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years.There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to see  k anindependent spirit in their work. Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired.He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad.Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives (目标) that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools. 1. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler's memoir? A. Top managers. B. Language learners. C. Serious educators. D. Science organizations. 2. The words "hooked on teaching" underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________. A. attracted to teaching B. tired of teaching C. satisfied with teaching D. unhappy about teaching 3. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years? A. The University of Chicago. B. Stanford University. C. Ohio State University. D. Nebraska University. 4. Tyler is said to have never actually retired because ________. A. he developed a new method of testing B. he called for free spirit in research C. he was still active in giving advice D. he still led the EightYear Study 5. What can NOT we learn about Ralph W. Tyler in this article? A. When and where he was born. B. Where he studied and worked. C. His devotion to American education. D. His life with his family. |
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| 基础写作 假设你是一名导游， 你将带领一个外国旅游团游览广东省。请用英语写一份导游词，简介广东。 [写作内容] 1. 广东省位于中国大陆东南部，南临南海，海岸线总长3368公里，岛屿众多； 2. 广东省历史悠久，简称粤； 3. 广东素有“水果王国”之称， 香蕉、甘蔗、荔枝、菠萝是其中的四大名果； 4. 广东是华南工业发达之省，水陆交通便利，海运发达； 5. 其中，经济特区有深圳、珠海、汕头等； 6. 广东省有“食在广东”的美称。 [写作要求] 1. 只能用5个句子表达全部内容； 2. 短文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总句数； 3. 参考词汇：海岸线coastline; 甘蔗sugar cane; 荔枝lychee; 菠萝pineapple; 经济特区special economic zone。 [评分标准] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。 Ladies and Gentlemen， Welcome to Guangdong Province.I'm Wang Qian.And I'm more than glad to be your guide. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Finally, I sincerely hope every one of you will enjoy yourself here. |
| 读写任务 阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 A little boy was walking down a path where he came across a rattlesnake.The snake asked, “Please little boy, can you take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see the sunset one last time before I die.” The little boy answered, “No, Mr.Rattlesnake.If I pick you up, you'll bite me and I'll die.” The rattlesnake said, “No, I promise.” The little boy thought about it and finally took the rattlesnake close to his chest and carried it up to the top of the mountain. They sat there and watched the sunset together.Then the little boy took the rattlesnake to his home to give him some food and a place to sleep.The next day the rattlesnake asked, “Please little boy, will you take me back to my home now? It is time for me to leave this world, and I would like to be at my home now.” The little boy felt he had been safe all this time and the snake had kept his word, so he would carried him back to the woods as asked. Just before he  laid the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit him in the chest.The little boycried out and threw the snake upon the ground.“Mr.Snake, why did you do that？” The rattlesnake looked upon at him and ginned, “You knew what I was when you pick me up.” [写作内容] 1. 以约30词概括上文的主要内容； 2. 以约120词就“遵守承诺的重要性”发表你的看法，内容包括： (1)讲述一个违背承诺或遵守承诺的故事； (2)你对诚信的  看法。[写作要求] 1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子； 2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 [评分标准] 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ |