Seventy - two hours passed．More than one hundred workers remained in the coal mine, though fifty had been saved．A.trappingB.trappedC.to be trappedD.being trapped 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

It was 11:30 in the evening. A ___1___ American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama ___2___ trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. Her car had ___3___ and at the moment she ___4___ needed a ride. Wet to the skin, she decided to flag down the next ___5___. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard ___6___ in those conflict-filled(矛盾冲突) 1960s. The man ___7___ her to safety in his car, and ___8___ a taxicab(a kind of car)for her. She seemed to be in a great ___9___. She wrote down his ___10___, thanked him and drove away. Several days went by and a ___11___ came on the man’s door. To his ___12___, a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was ___13___ to it. It read: “ Dear sir, thank you so much for assisting a(an) ___14___ colored woman on the freeway ___15___ night, The rain ___16___ wet all over not only my clothes ___17___ my spirits. Then you ___18___ along. Because of you, I was ___19___ to make it to my dying husband’s bedside just ___20___ he passed away. God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.

1. A. black B. white C. poor D. sick

2. A. railway B. freeway C. street D. avenue

3. A. broken up B. speeded up C. broken down D. slowed down

4. A. seriously B. badly C. fairly D. probably

5. A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. car

6. A. from B. by C. before D. of

7. A. put B. led C. fetched D. took

8. A. hired B. took C. sent D. asked

9. A. need B. help C. hurry D. trouble

10. A. address B. number C. name D. words

11. A. lady B. salesman C. letter D. knock

12. A. surprise B. delight C. joy D. satisfaction

13. A. offered B. given C. stuck D. written

14. A. aged B. dark C. lucky D. unhappy

15. A. another B. the other C. other D. any

16. A. let B. made C. had D. turned

17. A. and B. but C. or D. otherwise

18. A. got B. went C. ran D. came

19. A. able B. ready C. likely D. willing

20. A. after B. before C. until D. since

If you want to stay young, sit down and have agood think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are aging unnecessarily soon.

Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the

process of aging could be slowed down.With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University,

he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and jobs.

Computer technology enabled the researchers to get right measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect and emotion, and determine the human character. Contraction (收缩) of the front and side parts as cells died was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not clear in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy (补救) to the contraction normally associated with age using the head.

The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking (萎缩) brains as farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.

Matsuzawa's findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. "The best way to keep good blood circulation is through using the brain," he says, "Think hard and engage in conversation. Don't rely on pocket calculators."w

The team of doctors wanted to find out ______.

A. why certain people age sooner than others B. how to make people live much longer

C. the size of certain people's brains D. the people with more intelligence

On what are their research findings based?

A. A survey of farmers in northern Japan.

B. Tests performed on a thousand old people.

C. The study of brain volumes of different people.

D. The latest development of computer technology.

Matsuzawa thinks that _______.

A. our brains grow as we grow older

B. the front section of the brain does not shrink

C. sixty-year-old people have better brains than thirty-year-olds

D. the contraction of brains is connected with brain exercise

According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than others?

A. Farmers. B. Lawyers. C. Government workers. D. Shop assistants.w

People often hear each others' voices without ever seeing the faces they belong to. "Nowadays we are talking away on the phone without meeting people," says Seung-Jae Moon. And from business conference calls to chat lines, people often imagine they would recognize the speaker if they saw him or her. Seung-Jae Moon, a linguist of Korea found that, under certain conditions, they're actually right.
Moon decided to see just how close those mental pictures match up with reality and if there was any relation to how people speak rather than what they are saying. He recorded 16 Koreans, half men and half women, reading the same passage, and took a full-body photo and head shot of each speaker. Then he played the tapes for 361 Koreans and 173 Americans who did not speak Korean and asked his subjects to match up voice and picture. The Korean participants viewing full-body photos were quite perceptive. A majority linked 6 of the 8 women to the correct voice and did so for 5 of the 8 men. With the Korean group shown only faces, accuracy plummeted, but more than 20 percent of the subjects selected the same incorrect picture. The Americans showed no accuracy in matching the foreign voices to photos, but they too were consistent in their errors. That disconnection reveals conflicting ideas of physical and vocal beauty. Moon asked people to pick a favorite face and voice. Seventy percent of the Koreans picked one voice, but there was no agreement on a face. Americans didn' t agree on either count. And over 65 percent of both Koreans and Americans did not match their favorite face with their favorite voice.
Moon hopes to use software to break voices into components like pitch and hoarseness to narrow down which elements trigger certain mental pictures. "If we can map which characteristics of the voice triggers what kind of linage, and it doesn't matter whether that image is the right or wrong one of the actual speaker, then we can create an image through voice,' he says. That capacity could help to create computer-synthesized voices tailored to conjure up specific associations — audio books for children that inspire motherly visages, or warning alerts that bring to mind a stern police officer.
【小题1】People often think that they would ______ the speaker when they saw the speaker.

【小题2】Moon decided to do the experiment to ______.

A．see how close mental pictures match up with reality

B．how people speak

C．see if there was any relation to how people speak rather than what they are saying

D．both A and C

【小题3】He asked ______ Korean women to speak and recorded their voices.

【小题4】______ were more perceptive in recognizing full-body photos.

A．The Koreans	B．The American women
C．The Korean women	D．The Americans

【小题5】______ percent of Koreans and Americans matched their favorite face with their favorite voice.

There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.

Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.

Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.

Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Finding a job. B．College students’ part-time jobs.

C．Craigslist Web site. D．The relation between study and work.

2.By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.

A．sell your old things

B．do some shopping online

C．create your own announcement board

D．get useful information about 450 cities

3. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.

A．work on the airplane B．buy a parachute C．publish a book D．find a suitable job

4.It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A．companies often put job information in local shops

B．the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA

C．Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers

D．California Career Services mainly serves university students

5.How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that 16 him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still 17 asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the 18 where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were 19 to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to 20 them．

In the winter it is still dark 21 he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is 22 ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his 23 in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be 24 from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips， 25 him very excited．

Billy earns about$70 per month through hard 2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to 27 ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he 28 the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the 29 at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is 30 so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets 31 supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too 32 to help him,

Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel 33 about the number．

He dreams that he will get 34 customers as possible some day． 35 ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1.A．were B．take C．gets D．pick

2.A．sound B．falling C．fall D．soundly

3.A．corner B．street C．room D．department

4.A．given B．addressed C．handed D．delivered

5.A．carry B．bring C．send D．load

6.A．at which B．while C．that D．when

7.A．short B．black C．1ight D．long

8.A．mad B．way C．route D．path

9.A．protected B．stopped C．kept D．prevented

10.A．making B．1etting C．1eading D．causing

11.A．attempt B．job C．work D．struggle

12.A．abroad B．school C．college D．hospital-

13.A．costs B．spends C．pays D．uses

14.A．paper B．money C．newspapers D．records

15.A．depressed B．energetic C．fulfilled D．moved

16.A．very B．great C．greatly D．a lot of

17.A．1ikely B．reluctant C．tired D．willing

18.A．satisfying B．pleasant C．contented D．happy

19.A．many more B．as much C．as many D．much more

20.A．If that B．If so C．Besides D．What’s more

Seventy - two hours passed．More than one hundred workers remained ________ in the coal mine, though fifty had been saved．

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