Compared to the whole development of history, your life could be like a candle which is lit and then blown out immediately. In other words, life is short —very short. Missing any of the joys life offers is terrible.
So don’t let fears conquer your short and valuable life. If your life is being controlled by your fears, you are most certainly cheating yourself. Courage is the mental (精神上的) muscle that conquers fear. Like all muscles, the more you use it, the stronger it will become. Courage is not something you are born with. That is to say, it must be developed. It has been said that if you face the thing you fear bravely, your fear will leave you.
For years I believed that courageous people had no fear. I was wrong. Eddie Richen Bacher put it very well when he said, "There is no courage without fear." We all have fears; however, not everyone gives in to their fears easily.
There is, very likely, something you have wanted to do for years —move to another city, start your own business, apply for a better position, or go wherever you like. Whatever it is, you should do it. Remember, life is not a practice run. This is it. A little courage leads to more.
Observe those poor people who have no courage. They only tiptoe (蹑手蹑脚地走) through life, hoping they can make it safely to death. You and I never meant to live that way. Learn to live the way you like by no longer living as you dislike. Make good use of your day and have courage. That’s life!
64. We can learn from the passage that courage _______.
A. can be developed quickly                 B. needs to be used more often
C. is formed when one is born                D. makes one very excited
65. What new opinion did the author develop?
A. All courageous people have fears.           B. Those who are brave have no fear.
C. There is no fear without courage.           D. A brave person can live a safe life.
66. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Person’s Life Is Short                   B. Don’t Fear Anything
C. Never Give Up Easily                    D. Courage Conquers Fear

Have you ever wished you could solve complex math problems without thinking? What about learning to play the piano in just three days? Or mastering several foreign languages within a month?
Eddie Morra, the main character in the movie Limitless can do all these things. But he isn’t Superman or Harry Potter. Eddie has taken pills called NZT.
Thriller Limitless came out in China on October 13. In the movie, Eddie is faced with “writer’s block”. He hasn’t written a single word of a novel, and his deadline has passed. And there’s more bad news: his girlfriend breaks up with him. By chance, Eddie runs into a relative who is a drug dealer. He gives Eddie some pills called NZT that allow people to make use of 100 percent of their brains. With the magic pills, Eddie’s life changes completely. He can recall everything he has ever read, seen or heard. He gains a sixth sense that allows him to predict future events. He even becomes a kungfu master by simply memorizing actions in Bruce Lee’s movie.
Before long he has finished his novel, won back his girlfriend and stepped into the financial world. He becomes rich incredibly quickly and is soon employed by a powerful Wall Street company. However, bad side effects are just around the corner. The effects of the pill last for only one or two days, and Eddie has to find more supplies of the pills. Meanwhile, the pills start to have other effects on him. Eddies’ mind loses the ability to control the actions of his body. What does destiny hold for him? Will he be able to go back to his normal life?
“Eddie’s fate turns out to be a barbed (讽刺的) joke… a sharp-eyed comic fable for an age of greed (贪婪)and speed.” writes A. O. Scott, a movie critic with the New York Times.
The drug isn’t real-----yet, some researchers say such memory-enhancing drugs might not be far off. Would you take such a pill despite its side effects? Is the ability to remember everything a blessing or a curse?
【小题1】Which of the following happened to Eddie after he took the pill?

A.He can easily call everyone in the world.
B.He can expect what will happen next with his sixth sense.
C.He can control a powerful Wall Street company and becomes rich.
D.He can make a special pill to improve his own memory.
【小题2】What’s A. O. Scott’s opinion of the movie?
A. The movie can help slow our pace in life.
B. The movie turned out to be only a joke.
C. The movie can help invent a memory-enhancing drug.
D. The movie aims to show something is wrong with our society.
【小题3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Memory-enhancing is sure to do good to us.
B.More people will take pills to enhance their memory.
C.People are soon likely to remember everything.
D.Such a pill to enhance memories may soon be invented.
【小题4】What is writer’s purpose of writing the passage?
A.To give us the information of a new movie.
B.To inform us of a new research on a new drug.
C.To suggest a good way to improve memory.
D.To tell us something about a new drug to enhance our memory.

首先,请阅读以下手机游戏介绍:

A

Angry Poo Game
Are you looking for a free game with amazing graphics, 100’s of levels, and completely original? Well then, Angry Poo may not be for you! This is a free game that might make you laugh for a few minutes. Laugh your head off at the hilarious sound effects.
B

Bingo
The classic bingo game with balls drawn from a basket, a lightboard showing the balls drawn to date and three cards on which you mark your squares as the numbers are drawn. It may not be the prettiest bingo game you can play, but it is the most functional!
C

Country Guess
A simple game where you are given hints about a country’s name and you have to guess what the country is. Test you geography skills. It’s a wonderful game that helps your learning of geography and entertains you at the same time while you’re playing.
D

Crazy Taxi
You’re a crazy cabbie racing against the clock! Swerve to avoid other cars…or just jump right over them! You must get to the checkpoint no matter what! It’s designed for the lovers of cars, and it also helps you develop driving skills too!
E

Attack of the Flying Goats
In this Adventure Game your mountain town is being attacked by a seemingly endless number of Flying Goats sticking their tongues out and wagging them at everyone! You've been recruited to take on the adventure of holding these creatures back at all costs.
F

Developer Rescue
The year is 2020. Apple Inc has finally decided to kidnapping the lead jailbreak developers they have hated for so many years. Upon learning of Apple’s plans you decide to rescue the developers before Apple can succeed in kidnapping them.
请阅读以下人员信息,然后匹配人员与相关游戏:
【小题1】Frank wishes to get a game for his new Apple phone. He loves to play those kinds of games in which his role is a pilot, a brave soldiers or a tough man of other kinds who fight to rescue people in trouble.
【小题2】Charlie wants to download a game with different levels of difficulty for his mobile phone. He wants it for free and hopes that it will bring him lots of laughter. Of course, he wishes it would have wonderful visual and sound effect.
【小题3】Eddie is a young man with sporting blood. He likes to do things that can bring him challenges and adventures. So when it comes to mobile phones games, he definitely wants to get one adventure games for his phone.
【小题4】For Brad Green, no games can attract him more than those related to cars. Now he would love to download a car racing games for his new phone. And of course, he wishes to get one that can help to improve his driving skills at the same time.
【小题5】Tony loves to play games with his new cell phone. It seems that nothing can prevent him from playing those games, his father Mr. Greg has got a new idea instead. He wants to find a game that could help with Tony’s knowledge of geography.

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