阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was  16 . Even so, Roebling could not  17  the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he  18  convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their  19  and began to build their dream bridge.
Only a few months  20  the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and  21  injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or  22 . Surely now the project would have to be  23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not  24  and his mind remained as  25  as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea  26  him. All he could move was one finger, so he  27  the arm of his wife with that finger,  28  to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his  29  with one finger until the bridge was  30  completed.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that  31  a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible  32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small  33  what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most  34  dream can be realized with  35  no matter what the chances are.

【小题1】
A.impossibleB.unnecessaryC.hardD.excellent
【小题2】
A.recognize B.acceptC.ignoreD.believe
【小题3】
A.attempted to B.sought to C.failed toD.managed to
【小题4】
A.familyB.crewC.classD.team
【小题5】
A.since B.beforeC.afterD.when
【小题6】
A.severely B.slightly C.poorlyD.hardly
【小题7】
A.workB.sayC.eatD.talk
【小题8】
A.continued B.abandoned C.interruptedD.accomplished
【小题9】
A.defeatedB.hurtC.frightenedD.destroyed
【小题10】
A.sharpB.broadC.nobleD.advanced
【小题11】
A.beatB.occurred C.happenedD.hit
【小题12】
A.waved B.feltC.touchedD.held
【小题13】
A.appealing B.speakingC.indicatingD.advising
【小题14】
A.ordersB.instructionsC.suggestionsD.movements
【小题15】
A.quicklyB.partlyC.eventually D.slowly
【小题16】
A.overcomesB.acquiresC.fightsD.removes
【小题17】
A.awardB.fortuneC.statusD.goal
【小题18】
A.combined withB.separated fromC.compared to D.concerned about
【小题19】
A.primaryB.distantC.lifelongD.good
【小题20】
A.determinationB.knowledgeC.confidenceD.strength

One would have to be a fool to overlook (忽视)the importance of using positive(积极的) thinking for you rather than allowing negative thinking to work against you. In recent years, research in psychopharmacology (精神药理学) has proved what many people have known over the centuries: a positive attitude is good for you, good for your health, good for your wealth, good for everything. Researchers found that a positive attitude produces a specific chemical reaction which makes people feel better, while negative thinking results in a decline of hormone (荷尔蒙) and shuts down the immune (免疫的) system. This leads to illness and depression. Positive thoughts will make you feel better. Even if you must begin by literally forcing yourself to be positive (faking it, so to speak), it will become contagious (会传播的) and the positive thoughts will generate nice little chemicals and good feelings which will reinforce the positive thoughts.
For example, if you force yourself to smile or laugh, even when you don't feel like smiling or laughing, if you keep at it for a few minutes, you will soon feel like it. Feelings can generate (导致)thoughts, but thoughts can also generate feelings. Control your thoughts and you can control your feelings. Positive thinking is important in all aspects of our lives. There is probably no single factor more important in determining your success in achieving your career objectives than your own attitude.
It's often been said that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. And in the office of militant (好战) negativism, the positive workers shine like gold. You cannot control external events, but you can learn to control your reaction to those events and thereby have a positive attitude and be happy. This vital key to success is totally within your control. Use it.
【小题1】We can infer from the passage that         .

A.positive thinking can cure you of your diseases
B.positive thinking can easily be generated by anyone
C.a decline of hormone may cause you to be depressed
D.a specific chemical reaction is the cause of negative thinking
【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.Feeling and thoughts can generate each other.
B.It's easier to control thoughts than to control feelings.
C.Your success depends wholly on your attitude.
D.Keeping smiling will surely make you successful.
【小题3】Just like a one-eyed man in the land of the blind, you should             .
A.control your feeling to what is happening to you
B.be king in your office
C.pay no attention to what is going on around you
D.take positive attitude in the office of militant negativism
【小题4】The best title to the passage is             .
A.The Bad Effect of Negative ThinkingB.Why Should People Think
C.Thinking: The Vital WayD.Positive Thinking Benefits People

I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆).I wish it were so.At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents.You should be learning to stand on your own feet.But take a good look at the present rebellion.It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents.Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(紧握)at one another's hands for reassurance.

They claim they want to dress as they please.But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music.But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together.Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it.They have come out of their cocoon(茧) into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way.Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market.These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. 

And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children.All this adds to a great barrier(障碍) for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over.The path is worth following, You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party.You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records.You may have some thoughts 'that you don't care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it.Find yourself.Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are.That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

1.In this passage, the author wants to tell         .

A.teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

B.readers how to be popular with people around

C.parents how to control and guide their children

D.people how to understand and respect each other

2.According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them            

A.have much difficulty understanding each other

B.lack confidence

C.dare not cope with (处理) problems single-handed

D.are much afraid of getting lost

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.There is no popularity that really counts.

B.What many parents are doing is helping their children find their own paths.

C.It is bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.

D.Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same.

4.What does the author think of advertisements?

A.Convincing.               B.Influential.

C. Instructive.              D.Authoritative(权威的).

5.During the teenage years, one should learn to       .

A.differ from others in as many ways as possible

B.get into the right reason and become popular

C.find one's real self

D.rebel against parents and the popularity wave

 

D

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

77. The results of the test show that ______

A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.

B. breakfast has much to do with people’s health.

C. a person will work better if he has simple breakfast

D. breakfast only affects those who work with their brains.

78. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will____.

A. not lose weight                                             B. be healthier

C. gain weight                                              D. lose weight  

79. We can infer from the passage that _____

A. one can work better without breakfast.

B. morning diet will do good to your health.

C. reducing lunch and supper will help lose weight.

D. breakfast is more important than lunch and supper.  

80. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Good Breakfast                                            B. Why Eating Breakfast?

C. No eating, No gaining                                 D. What is breakfast

 

 

The British are the most voracious(如饥似渴的) newspaper readers in the world.

   They read newspapers at breakfast ; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on bus, as they go to work; and on the way back home, after work, they are engaged in reading an evening newspaper.

    There are many" morning papers", both national and provincial. The most famous is The Times. Different from what many foreigners believe, this is not a government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own views of the Communist Morning Star. The Labor Party and the Trades Union Congress no longer have a daily newspaper to represent them.

Bold headlines and a variety of photographs are features of the British press. Some newspapers, such as the sober Daily Telegraph and The Times, use photographs sparingly(节省). The more“popular”newspapers, using the small or "tabloid"(小报) format, such as the Daily Express, the Mail, the Daily Mirror and the Sun, use pictures extensively and also run strip cartoons and humorous drawings, some of which present striking pictorial comment on politics.

Besides offering features common to newspapers all over the world, British newspapers specialize in pages devoted to criticism of the arts and a woman's page. One feature found in many foreign newspapers is missing in British papers:the serial(连载).

Nearly all papers pay special attention to the reporting of sports and athletics. The evening newspapers are often bought because the buyer wants to know the winner of a race, or to get good tip for a race that is still to be run. There is no censorship(审查) of the press in Britain (except in wartime), though of course all newspapers—like private persons—are responsible for what they publish, and can be sued for libel (为诽谤而被起诉) for publishing articles that go beyond the bounds of decency(正派), or for ignorance of court”. (e.g. calling a man a murderer while he is still being tried.Such cases are not often)

1.Which of the following does NOT serve as an evidence(证据) that the British are the great newspaper readers?

A.They read newspapers at breakfast.       B.They read newspapers at work.

C.They read newspapers on bus.           D.They read newspapers on the way back home.

2.Many of foreigners think that_______.

A.The Times is an organ (喉舌) of the government

B.The Times has its own views on politics

C.The Times is the most famous newspaper in the world

D.The Times pays too much attention to the reporting of political events

3.British newspapers are characterized by ________.

  A.bold headlines                       B.various kinds of photographs

C.striking pictorial comment on politics      D.both A and B

4.Which of the following conclusions can NOT be drawn from the passage?

A.Englishmen always take every possible chance to read newspapers.

B.In Britain, newspapers must be carefully examined by the authorities(当局) before their publication for fear that they present anything offensive.

C.Few British newspapers publish libelous articles.

D.The Times is one of the world-famous newspapers.

 

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