题目内容
I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a1but didn't realize how much until classes began.
I2on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often,3finishing my homework before it was4to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I5finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the 6I received showed my lack of 7.I realized that I needed to find some sort of8.So, the next day I created a9 that would 10my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea,11I was only able to 12it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much13.So I tried another plan. This one14lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of 15I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then,16the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time. This is the17I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is18. Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.
My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm19that I've learned to balance things and it has helped20me for what is to come after graduation.
- 1.
- A.disaster
- B.challenge
- C.trouble
- D.competition
- A.
- 2.
- A.kept
- B.caught
- C.took
- D.got
- A.
- 3.
- A.as well as
- B.in order to
- C.instead of
- D.not only
- A.
- 4.
- A.point
- B.late
- C.ready
- D.time
- A.
- 5.
- A.seldom
- B.always
- C.hardly
- D.never
- A.
- 6.
- A.degree
- B.rank
- C.grade
- D.title
- A.
- 7.
- A.intelligence
- B.confidence
- C.exercise
- D.effort
- A.
- 8.
- A.balance
- B.skill
- C.change
- D.improvement
- A.
- 9.
- A.form
- B.timetable
- C.method
- D.system
- A.
- 10.
- A.average
- B.arrange
- C.divide
- D.organize
- A.
- 11.
- A.and
- B.but
- C.so
- D.then
- A.
- 12.
- A.accept
- B.collect
- C.follow
- D.insist
- A.
- 13.
- A.pressure
- B.influence
- C.question
- D.doubt
- A.
- 14.
- A.provided
- B.included
- C.formed
- D.needed
- A.
- 15.
- A.anything
- B.something
- C.nothing
- D.everything
- A.
- 16.
- A.under
- B.among
- C.from
- D.with
- A.
- 17.
- A.skill
- B.method
- C.experience
- D.way
- A.
- 18.
- A.important
- B.valuable
- C.limited
- D.up
- A.
- 19.
- A.glad
- B.convinced
- C.sure
- D.ungrateful
- A.
- 20.
- A.enable
- B.prepare
- C.practise
- D.equip
- A.
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of the individual.
People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours ? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table .I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had invaded his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!
If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler !But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?
1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London because______.
A.he had no place to sit |
B.someone had invaded his “space” |
C.too many people shared a section with him |
D.some other people talked about things he didn’t know about |
2.“… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.
A.you are alone outside the house |
B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own |
C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun |
D.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people |
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.British people dislike marking their space. |
B.You always feel at home in another country. |
C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats. |
D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country. |
4.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.
A.own private spaces by living in houses |
B.have one corner of their own in public places |
C.realize the importance of “space” in communication |
D.create their private spaces by talking with local people |
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1.
With the invention of the Internet several decades ago, do you feel that since then it has made us human beings feel more connected to the world and one another, or has it isolated(使孤立)us and made us feel more alone than ever before?
What about you as an individual?
● 2.The Internet enables us to know what’s happening in the world. We couldn't imagine talking to people everywhere in the world twenty years ago.
●3. It unites us because we talk to others from all around our country and tha world, but the Internet can be addicting, and keep us away from people for a while, There is an inherent (内在的) human need for direct human contact (e.g. touching, talking face to face, etc.) that the Internet has all taken away.
● 4. It has given me freedom beyond my imagination. I’m home-bound with many duties to attend to. My life is a bit too crowded. Duties duties duties. I get lost many times not knowing who I really am!This medium is my best friend. It just lets me BE!I can speak here without fear or favour.
● 5. Chatting online is completely different from hanging out with friends outside or hearing their voice over the phone.I find that it’s not just the Internet that has increased this sense of isolation,even iPods,MP3s,such devices kind of separate us,make us lose focus on the everyday happenings of life.
A.I think that the Internet isolates as well as unites us. |
B.I believe it unites us more than it isolates us. |
C.Do you feel that the Internet unites us or isolates us? |
D.What is happening in the world today? |
E. The Internet is playing a more and more important role.
F. I think it has isolated us more.
G. I am truly grateful for this new technology.