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17．Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good：the iPad．Instead of looking at nature，I checked my e-mail．Instead of paddling a small boat，I followed my Twitter feed（推特简讯）．Instead of reading great novels，I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning．I was behaving as if I were still in the office．My body was on vacation，but my head wasn't．
So this year I made up my mind to try something different：withdrawal（退出）from the Internet．I knew it wouldn't be easy，since I'm bad at self-control．But I was determined．I started by giving the iPad to my wife．
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past，making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration （沮丧）．I was trapped，forced to go through with my plan．Largely cut off from e-mail，Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites，I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio-and how much radio can one listen to，really？I had to do what I had planned to do all along：read books．
This experience has had a happy ending．With determination and the strong support of my wife，I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet，realizing finally that it was I，not the iPad，that was the problem．I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi．"I don't need it，"I said．
However，as we return to post-vacation life，a harder test begins：Can I continue when I'm back at work？
There are times when the need to know what's being said right now is great．I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely．But I hope to resist the temptation （诱惑）to check my e-mail every five minutes，which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two
I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive．Here I hope this one worked．

24．What do we know about the author's last summer vacation？D
A．He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view．
B．His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel．
C．He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable．
D．He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation．
25．What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year？A
A．He handed his iPad to his wife．
B．He cut off his cellphone signal．
C．He refused to cheat in his house．
D．He listened to the radio most of the time．
26．When back at work，the author will probably choose toC．
A．stay away from the Internet for ever
B．continue to read more and more books
C．keep control of when and how to use the Internet
D．stop checking what is being said right now completely
27．What is the author's opinion of a great vacation in the passage？D
A．A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day．
B．A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued．
C．A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to．
D．A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative．

分析本文主要讲的是，作者通过自己的亲身经历认识到，在旅行和休息放松过程中，不要再做与工作有关的事情，放弃那些会让人分心的事物，这样人们才能真正地放松起来，享受假期．

解答 DACD
24．D 细节题．根据第一段的最后一句话I was behaving as if I were still in the office．My body was on vacation，but my head wasn't得知我在度假的时候表现出好像仍然在工作一样，身体在度假，但是大脑不是，故选D．
25．A 细节题．文章But I was determined．I started by giving the iPad to my wife我决定把平板交给我的妻子，故选A．
26．C 细节题．I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely．But I hope to resist the temptation （诱惑）to check my e-mail every five minute…这句话告诉我们作者回来之后，学会了如何控制使用电脑，故选C．
27．D 细节题．最后一句话I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive作者任务真正的度假是让自己变得更有创造力，故选D．

点评做本题的关键在于对整篇文章的深入理解，弄清句与句之间以及句子与所在段落的关系；由于本文结构清晰，内容明确，所以在做本题时，可以根据每一部分的中心意思或根据上下句的内容，推测出空缺部分的意思；另外，还可以通过仔细阅读备选项，排除与本文无关的选项或找到与相应段落意义相关的选项．

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17．We are not born with courage，but neither are we born with fear．Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences，by what someone has told you，by what you've read in the papers．Some fears are reasonable，like walking alone in a bad part of town at two o'clock in the morning．But once you learn to avoid that situation，you won't need to live in fear of it．
Fears，even the most basic ones，can totally destroy our ambitions．Fear can destroy fortunes．Fear can destroy relationships．Fear，if left uncontrolled，can destroy our lives．Fear is one of the many enemies hidden inside us．
Let me tell you about three of the other enemies we face from within．The first enemy that you've got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference．What a tragic disease this is!"Ho-hum，let it slide．I'll just drift（漂流） along．"Here's one problem with drifting：you can't drift your way to the top of the mountain．
The second enemy we face is indecision．Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise．It will steal your chances for a better future．Take a sword to this enemy．
The third enemy inside is doubt．Sure，there's room for healthy skepticism（怀疑）．You can't believe everything．But you also can't let doubt take over．Many people doubt the past，doubt the future，doubt each other，doubt the government，doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities．Worst of all，they doubt themselves．I'm telling you，doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success．It will empty both your bank account and your heart．Doubt is an enemy．Go after it．Get rid of it．
Title：Facing the enemies within

What they are	（81）How theyaffect you	How you can deal with them
Fear	（82）Destroy your ambitions，fortunes，relationships and even lives．	Bring it under control．
Indifference	Just get you to drift along，in which case，you can never （83）make it to the top of the mountain．	Destroy it before it destroys you．
Indecision	（84）Steal your opportunity，enterprise and your chances for a better future．	Take a sword to it．
Doubt	●Destroy your life and your chances of success． ●Empty your heart as （85）well as your bank account．	Go after it and remove it．

5．We are what we eat because what we eat every day has （61）agreat effect on our health．Therefore，we should make every effort to change our bad eating habits．（62）Aswe all know，baked or fried foods may be（63）tasty（taste） but eating too much of them will（64）probably（probable） result in some illnesses．Moreover，some food that costs us a great deal of money and is not healthy is junk food．
Compared with people in the West，Chinese people used（65）to eat（eat） more grain and vegetables，but（66）less（little） meat，which is a good eating habit．However，things are quite different now．With the rapid economic（67）growth（grow）of our country，now we are also eating a lot of food that is high in sugar and fat．We（68）are taking（take）the risk of eating out without considering the balance of our diet．
The food we choose affects our health，sowe must keep it in （69）ourmind that the food we choose should give（70）us（we） the nutrients（营养物） we need．

12．The aged man oocupied a quality position in the morning market and began to sell eggs．

2．Watching Harryzoom（快速移动）around on a flying broom could make you feel dizzy．

9．One day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes．Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain（徒劳）．Later，when the potatoes were harvested，everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost．Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open．The following year was the same．And year after year，whoever had business in the field always had Nancy's ring in his mind．
Then the farm changed hands but it went no farther than to cousins．So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed．Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses．Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring，and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in．At this time，when he came there，he found it．He picked it up，put it carefully into his pocket，left his horse，and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy's hand．
21．How did Nancy come to lose her ring？D
A．She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field
B．She lost it while watering the plants in the field．
C．She lost it while working in the field．
D．She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field．
22．What did the ploughman do after finding the ring？D
A．He picked it up and put it in his pocket．
B．He ran back to tell everybody in the village．
C．He placed it in a secret spot．
D．He returned it to the owner．
23．What can you infer from the story？B
A．The ring was invaluable．
B．People on the farm were honest and helpful．
C．The ring's disappearance was the work of supernatural power．
D．Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again．

6．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2．只允许修改10处，多者不计分．
Generally，we prefer to do things the way we considered to be the best．However，it is important to listen to those who love us and want to give us an advice when we have serious problems in our lives．Parents have gained some life experiences and they know what to act in different situations．That's why we should
ask them for help first when they have problems．Therefore，there are moments when we avoid them and don't want to follow them．With time passed，my brother as well as I have realized that our parents are right．Please turn for your parents when in trouble，for they worth trusting and ready to offer help all the time．

7．One day when I was 12，my mother gave me an order：I was to walk to the public library，and borrow at least one book for the summer．This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem-inability to read．
In the library，I found my way into the"Children's Room．"I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random．The cover of a book caught my eye．It presented a picture of a beagle．I had recently had a beagle，the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child．He was my secret sharer，but one morning，he was gone，given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him．I never forgot my beagle．
There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked like my dog．I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover．My eyes ran across the title，Amos，the Beagle with a Plan．Unknowingly，I had read the title．Without opening the book，I borrowed it from the library for the summer．
Under the shade of a bush，I started to read about Amos．I read very，very slowly with difficulty．Though pages were turned slowly，I got the main idea of the story about a dog who，like mine，had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home．That dog was my dog，and I was the little boy in the book．At the end of the story，my mind continued the final scene of reunion，on and on，until my own lost dog and I were，in my mind，running together．
My mother's call returned me to the real world．I suddenly realized something：I had read a book，and I had loved reading that book．Everyone knew I could not read．But I had read it．Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them．
I never told my mother about my amazing experience that summer，but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year．And years later，she was proud that her son had read thousands of books，was awarded a PhD in literature，and authored his own books，articles，poetry and fiction．The power of the words has held．
24．The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order toC．
A．encourage him to do more walking
B．let him spend a meaningful summer
C．help cure him of his reading problem
D．make him learn more about weapons
25．The book caught the author's eye becauseB．
A．it contained pretty pictures of animals
B．it reminded him of his own dog
C．he found its title easy to understand
D．he liked children's stories very much
26．What can be inferred from the last paragraph？A
A．The author has become a successful writer．
B．The author's mother read the same book．
C．The author's mother rewarded him with books．
D．The author has had happy summers ever since．
27．Which one could be the best title of the passage？A
A．The Charm of a Book
B．Mum's Strict Order
C．Reunion with My Beagle
D．My Passion for Reading．

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