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— Why didn't you answer my call?

— sorry. I _______ an old friend and we _______all the time.

A.have met; are talking B.met; talked C.met; are talking D.met; were talking

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What prize did Kitty win?

A. B. C.

—Any successful book like Harry Potter ________reading.

—Yes, and most readers of the books can't wait ________what happens next in these magical stories.

A.needs, seeing B.needs, to see C.need, to see

The ________ (关系) between humans and nature is of great importance.

Imagine you are in a jumping contest。 Animals and insects can also enter this contest. But they might just leave humans in the dust!

The first event is the long jump. The human athlete is Mike Powell. In 1991, he jumped nearly 30 feet, which is the world record for the long jump. That is about five times his own height.

His competitor in the long-jump contest is a frog named "Rosie the Ribbiter" Rosie set the world record for frogs in 1986 by jumping more than 21 feet. Her record has never been broken by any other frog. Compared to Mike Powell, Rosie's jump is not that amazing. But wait! Rosie is only about 10 inches long when her legs are stretched (伸展) to their full length. She can jump more than 25 times her size. Rosie, the frog, wins the long jump event.

The next event is the high jump. Javier Sotomayor, the world record holder, can jump a bar (横杆) 8 feet high. That is about as high as the ceiling in most homes.

Looking around for someone to challenge his record, Javier might need a magnifying glass (放大镜),The next contestant is a tiny insect called the spittlebug (吹沫虫).

The spittlebug can jump 28 inches into the air. It is only a quarter-inch long, less than the width of a pencil. If the spittlebug were the same size as Javier, it would be able to jump 600 feet into the air. That is like a human jumping over a building 55 stories (层) high!

Though the humans lose the "jumping contest", their competitors would probably agree that Mike and Javier are still pretty excellent athletes. If only Rosie and the spittlebug could speak!

1.In the writer's opinion, Rosie and the spittlebug's jumping abilities are ________.

A.surprising B.promising C.helpful D.fearful

2.What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?

A.Humans jump much better than animals and insects.

B.Humans jump as well as animals and insects.

C.Animals and insects jump much better than humans.

D.Humans jump as badly as animals and insects.

3.How does the writer develop the text?

A.By giving instructions. B.By making comparisons.

C.By following the order of time D.By following the order of

Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. 1. When they talk to an Indian, he or she often shakes his or her head. They might think that the Indian does not agree what they said. 2..

The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads a little when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes” .3.

At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. 4. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir!” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

A.The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head.

B.Body language can be very difficult to understand.

C.But some people will probably be puzzled(疑惑的) when they first go to India.

D.But in fact, he or she is trying to say “Yes!”

E.If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

He lost his key. It made him ________ in the cold to wait for his wife’s return.

A.to stay B.stayed C.stay

Guinness World Records Museum

Welcome to the Guinness World Records Museum! Here you will be surprised to see many things beyond your imagination.

Address: 329 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205

Opening Hours:

From September to April:

10:00 am to 7:00 pm from Sunday to Thursday

10:00 am to 9:00 pm on Friday and Saturday

From June to August:

10:00 am to 10:30 pm from Sunday to Thursday

10:00 am to 11:30 pm on Friday and Saturday

Ticket Price:

Adult: $ 14.95 for 2 attractions (景点); $ 18.95 for 4 attractions; $ 22. 95 for all attractions

Child (4－12) : $ 8.95 for 2 attractions; $ 11.95 for 4 attractions; $14. 95 for all attractions

★ It is free for the old over 60!

In the GWR Museum you can enter the different exhibition halls (展览厅). In each of these halls you can see many different kinds of world records. In some halls you are even given a chance to do something so that you can know better about how a record was set. If you feel tired, just come into the Rest Area, where you can either have a cup of coffee or have some delicious snacks. But please remember, never take your food or drinks into the exhibition halls.

For more information, please contact (联系) us!

Tel: 1－323－4636433

Website: http: //www. guinnessmuseumhollywood. com

1.When can you visit the Guinness World Records Museum?

A.At 9 o’clock am in August on Friday. B.At 7 o’clock am in June on weekends.

C.At 8 o’clock pm in March on weekends. D.At 2 o’clock pm in December on weekends.

2.How much should an 8-year-old son and his mother pay to visit two attractions?

A.$ 8.95. B.$ 14.90. C.$ 23.90. D.$ 14.95.

3.What should you remember when you visit?

A.Never take food or drinks into the exhibition halls. B.Don’t do anything in the exhibition halls.

C.You can only enter a few exhibition halls to visit. D.There is no Rest Area in the museum.

4.What can we do in the exhibition halls?

A.We can have a cup of coffee. B.We can know better about how a record was set.

C.We can have some delicious snacks. D.We can set a new world record.

Why Wisdom （智慧）Doesn't Work as Well as We Think It Does

We relate wisdom to age. Most of us believe that gaining wisdom is like picking up stones on a path: the longer you're on the path, the more stones you'll collect.

It seems a reasonable inference, then, the older you are, the more wisdom you have. Older people usually make fewer careless mistakes, and they often know the best course of action in a given situation. But I think there's another explanation at play here, which we might consider in the light of what we know about human decision-making.

There are two different ways of decision-making: plans and habits. Here's an example of how these ways differ. If you’re driving somewhere for the first time, you'll need a plan. You will need to know whether to turn left or right, because you don’t already have that information stored away in your head. On the other hand, you don't need a plan when you're going somewhere familiar （熟悉的） because the order of steps that will take you there is stored as a habit. But if you find that the road is blocked by fallen trees, you’ll have to think about another way. Such a plan allows you to more easily deal with new situations, but they require a lot more attention.

The use of plans and habits changes over the course of our lives. A baby can't use habits to make decisions, because any situation she’s in will be a new one. As we build up a store of familiar situations, the more we can depend on habits. The older you are, the more likely your behavior is based on tried- and-true habits rather than fresh planning.

But what does this tell us about wisdom? Well, it suggests that wisdom is interactive, not static: it is a relationship between a person and their surroundings （环境），The reason that wisdom seems to come out so effortlessly from well-seasoned minds is that they have a store of habitual information about how to act in a given situation.

But it also makes a worrying prediction: if older people were put in a new situation, with which they had no familiarity, they wouldn't make better decisions than someone who is young. It is the same with mistakes. Older, seemingly wiser people make fewer mistakes because they're familiar with surroundings they often deal with. If you controlled for the familiarity of the situation, then people in different age groups would probably make the same number of mistakes. Younger people might even make fewer mistakes, because they are better at coming up with fresh plans.

While wisdom gives you expertise within a particular environment, it doesn't mean that you'll be able to generalize that to new experiences. It's not that we necessarily get wiser as we get older, but we put ourselves in fewer situations where we are likely to make mistakes.

1.What do we know about the two ways of decision-making according to the passage?

A.Using plans or habits to make decisions is an ever-changing process.

B.The use of plans and habits requires lots of attention and effort.

C.When going somewhere familiar, we need to work out a plan.

D.Younger people depend more on habits to make decisions,

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Younger people have a great advantage in becoming wiser.

B.Older people are better at making careful plans before action.

C.Older people seem wiser because they’ve stored more habitual information.

D.Younger people make more mistakes when they're in unfamiliar surroundings.

3.What does the underlined word “static” probably mean in Paragraph 5?

A.Uncontrolled. B.Unchanged. C.Increasing. D.Surprising.

4.What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To stress the importance of gaining wisdom.

B.To compare the two different ways of decision-making.

C.To call on younger people to learn more from older people.

D.To remind us to view the wisdom of older people reasonably.

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