| 完形填空 There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guidebook in hand. Of course, we may __1__ with our guidebooks the history and __2__developments of a town and get to know them. But then, if we __3__ our time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we __4__ it as a whole, we begin to have some __5__, which even the best guidebooks do not answer. Why is the town just like this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets __6__in this particular way, and not in any __7__ way? Here even the best guidebook __8__ us. One can't find in it the information about how a town has developed to the __9__ appearance. It may not describe the original __10__ of a town. However, one may get some ideas of what it __11__look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine how the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town __12__ to develop. What is the __13__ of studying towns in this way? For me, it is __14__ that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes. A personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive than just reading about it in a __15__.
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| 语法填空 He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know 1. ________ important he is to you. The third Sunday of June-which 2. ________(fall) on June 19 this year-is Father's Day. The idea of Father's Day came from 3. ________American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day 4. ________(honor)her father. He raised six children by 5. ________ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads. The first Father's Day 6. ________(celebrate) on June 19,1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 7. ________(nation) Father's Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June 8. ________Father's Day. Here are some ways to show your love and respect: *Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards 9. ________ are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh. *If he has a computer, cover his desktop 10. ________words like "I love you Dad". *A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king. |
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| Traffic jam and cities, it seems, go hand in hand. Everyone complains about being stuck in traffic; but, like the weather, no one seems to do anything about it. In particular, traffic engineers, transportation planners, and public officials responsible for transportation systems in large cities are frequently criticized for failing to solve traffic jam. But is traffic jam a sign of failure? Long queues at restaurants or theater box offices are seen as signs of success. Should transportation systems be viewed any differently? I think we should recognize that traffic jam is an unpreventable byproduct of successful cities, and view the "traffic problem" in a different light. Cities exist because they promote social interactions and economic transactions. Traffic jam occurs where there are lots of people but limited spaces. Culturally and economically successful cities have the worst traffic problems, while decaying cities don't have much traffic. New York and Los Angeles are America's most crowded cities. But if you want access to major brokerage houses (经纪行), you will find them easier to reach in crowded New York than in any other large cities. And if your firm needs access to postproduction film editors or satelliteguidance engineers, you will reach them more quickly through the crowded freeways of LA than through less crowded roads elsewhere. Despite traffic jam, a larger number and wider variety of social interactions and economic transactions can be made perfect in large, crowded cities than elsewhere. Seen in this light, traffic jam is an unfortunate consequence of prosperity, not a cause of economic decline and urban decay. So while we can consider traffic jam as increasing costs on the areas of big cities, the costs of inaccessibility (交通不便) in uncrowded places are almost certainly greater. There is no doubt that traffic jam brings the terrible economic and environmental damage in places like Bangkok, Jakarta, and Lagos. But mobility is far higher and traffic jam levels are far lower here in the US, even in our most crowded cities. That's why, for now, we don't see people and capital streaming out of San Francisco and Chicago, heading for cities like California, and Illinois. |
| 1. We can conclude from the first paragraph that________. |
| A. traffic jam and weather are the two factors preventing the development of the big city B. traffic jam seems to be very difficult to deal with C. if traffic engineers try their best, traffic jam can be solved D. public officials are always criticized for misusing their power |
| 2. According to the passage, what's the author's opinion towards traffic jam? |
| A. In cities, traffic jam is unavoidable. B. Traffic jam is both a sign of failure and a sign of success. C. Traffic jam is the consequence of successful cities. D. For a successful city, traffic jam is not unpreventable. |
| 3. By saying "decaying" (in Para. 4), the writer probably means ________. |
| A. declining B. developing C. rich and successful D. strong and healthy |
| 4. According to this article, which statement about "New York" and "Los Angeles" is true? |
| A. The traffic jam in the two cities has been worsened. B. New York and Los Angeles are the most successful cities in the USA. C. It is easier to reach major brokerage houses in the two cities than in other cities. D. Despite the traffic jam in LA, you'll find a satelliteguidance engineer more quickly there. |
| 5. What can we learn from the last paragraph? |
| A. California is as crowded and successful as San Francisco. B. The traffic jam in San Francisco has resulted in the capital becoming empty. C. The traffic jam level in Jakarta is lower than that in the US. D. Traffic jam has caused terrible bad effects in cities such as Bangkok and Lagos. |
| Bad moods can actually be good for you,with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less gullible (轻信), improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory. The study, authored by psychology professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales,showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of, and paid more attention to, their surroundings than happier people, who were more likely to believe anything they were told. "Although positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, cooperation, and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger (引发) more attentive,careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world," Forgas wrote. "Our research suggests that sadness...promotes information processing strategies best suited to dealing with more demanding situations." For the study,Forgas and his team conducted several experiments that started with inducing happy or sad moods in their subjects through watching films and recalling positive or negative events. In one of the experiments,happy and sad participants were asked to judge the truth of urban myths and rumors and found that people in a negative mood were less likely to believe these statements. People in a bad mood were also less likely to make snap decisions based on racial or religious prejudices, and they were less likely to make mistakes when asked to recall an event that they witnessed. The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments, which Forgas said showed that a "mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style." "Positive mood is not universally desirable: people in negative mood are less prone to judgmental errors,are more resistant to eyewitness distortions (扭曲) and are better at producing highquality, effective persuasive messages," Forgas wrote. The study was published in the November/December edition of the Australian Science journal. |
| 1. The study suggests that when someone is in a bad mood,he ________. |
| A. is particular about everything B. shows less concern about others C. is willing to believe what he hears D. cares more about his surroundings |
| 2. Which of the following is connected with positive mood? |
| A. New ideas. B. Being stubborn. C. Being careful. D. Concentration. |
| 3. How did researcher put the subjects in good or bad moods? |
| A. By watching sports programs. B. By listening to happy or sad stories. C. By dealing with demanding situations. D. By thinking back on their past experience |
| 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? |
| A. Positive mood contributes to better judgement. B. Sad people remembered what they saw precisely. C. Cheerful people were less likely to believe rumors. D. People in bad mood tend to make quick decisions. |
| 5. The author intends to convice us that ________. |
| A. Joseph Forgas made a great discovery B. bad moods can actually be good for us C. we should think positively and negatively D. the Australian study is of practical value |
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