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　　See in your mind’s eye where you really want to be in ten years’ time．Choose your own values, activities, and relationships rather than copying others．Complete this exercise to learn what you really want in life．

　　While working with troubled teens, I used to have them do the Ten Years in the Future exercise．I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future．Most of these boys and girls didn’t think about the next week, much less ten years to come．Like the Cheshire cat says in Alice in Wonderland,“If you don’t know where you want to go, then it doesn’t really matter what road you take!”

　　Of course, this lack of“foresight”was a major reason their lives were pretty messed up．We had some great conversations as they really thought about what they wanted．For most of them, this was the first time they had ever thought this way!

　　But the real story is what happened to me．I did the exercise right along with them on many occasions, writing my dreams and visions in detail．In my letter to a friend, I had moved to the country, built my own home, authored a book, and started my own business working from home．

　　Over the next ten years, something magic happened．All my dreams and visions became a reality, almost as if arranged by an unseen hand．I realized that something very powerful was happening, more powerful than I realized initially(最初)．I did write books and start my business．We did move to the country and I did build my own home．

　　This letter to a friend will become a magnetic factor in your life．Your vision will guide you in your yearly goals, your monthly goals, and your daily activities．

　　You must write your letter as if it has already happened．For example：

　　“Leslie, I just wanted to make contact again and tell you about my life．I started my own gardening business in 2015 and it’s really taken off．”

　　“Dear Harold, I met the love of my life in 2016 and we moved to Hawaii where Frank works in a bookstore and I give surfing lessons everyday．We love it．”

　　Remember, describe all the details as if they have already happened．Write to a real person who you think you may still know in ten years．This will help make it more real for you．

　　Sit down and write your Ten Years in the Future letter today．

(1)

The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicates that ________．

[　　]

A．

you should have a goal

B．

you had better not copy others

C．

you may do what you want to do

D．

you may have different ideas

(2)

It seems that the author’s dreams and visions became a reality because the author ________．

[　　]

A．

had put something magic in the letter

B．

could foresee what would happen

C．

was experienced in writing the Ten Years letter

D．

took what was written in the letter as a guide in life

(3)

According to the author,“Leslie”in your letter should be the person that ________．

[　　]

A．

does the same exercise as you

B．

will become your friend in ten years

C．

you know now and may still know in the future

D．

you can imagine when you write your letter

(4)

The author advises you to write the Ten Years in the Future letter ________．

[　　]

A．

as soon as possible

B．

in ten years’ time

C．

when you have time

D．

as often as possible

(5)

Determine the topics in this passage．

a．The author’s own experience with the Ten Years in the Future exercise．

b．How the author got the idea of the Ten Years in the Future exercise．

c．How to write the Ten Years in the Future letter．

d．The author’s experience of working with troubled teens．

e．The difficulty in dealing with troubled teens．

f．How to improve your letter writing skill

[　　]

A．

a, d, f

B．

a, c, d

C．

b, c, d

D．

a, c, e

答案：1．A;2．D;3．C;4．A;5．B;
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　　Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their child-hood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shop-keeper and post-master in his early years.

　　

　　A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school?--West Point Military Academy (西点军校). One maybe surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined (罚款) because he broke the rules of the school.

　　

　　The jobs of U. S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions (决定). When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. It's a tiring job. ”

　　

1．How many American presidents are mentioned (提到) in this passage?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．Four.

　　

B．Five.

　　

C．Six.

　　

D．Seven.

　　 　　 　　

2．Who regarded the jobs of U. S. presidents as the tiring ones?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．Grant.

　　

B．Roosevelt.

　　

C．Eisenhower.

　　

D．Taft.

　　 　　 　　

3．In this passage, “keep an eye on”means ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．take care of

　　

B．see

　　

C．look at fixedly

　　

D．stare at

　　 　　 　　

4．The second paragraph mainly tells up ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．that Eisenhower became famous in the 2nd World War

　　

B．how Grant became a general

　　

C．that Grant and Eisenhower were both schoolmates

　　

D．that many of the U. S. presidents had served in the army

　　 　　 　　

5．Which of the following is true?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．Eisenhower was one of the U. S. presidents in the 19th century.

　　

B．Lincoln was elected the U. S. president after Grant.

　　

C．West Point Military Academy was founded in the 2nd World War.

　　 　　 　　 　　

D．Washington was born in a very poor family.

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　　Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthday and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person.

　　Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has were in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or his family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays. Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing at the door.

　　

　　“What have I done wrong?”Mr Dodds asked himself.“Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　

　　“Hello, Uncle”said the policeman,“My name's Mark.”

　　

(1) Mr. Dodds sees his sister ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　
　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．very little

　　

B．only at Christmas time

　　

C．only at the end of the year

　　

D．on Mark's birthday every year

　　
　　 　　 　　

(2) Mr. Dodds ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．has forgotten more than one Mark's birthday

　　

B．has not sent Mark anything on his seventeenth birthday

　　

C．always sends a Christmas card on Mark's birthday

　　

D．always sends Mark something on his birthday

　　

(3) When he heard a knock at the door, he was ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　
　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．cooking a meal

　　

B．parking his car

　　

C．at the door

　　

D．just beginning to cook a meal

　　
　　 　　 　　

(4) Mr. Dodds was surprised that ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．a policeman visited him

　　

B．Mark came to see him

　　

C．he had forgotten Mark's birthday

　　

D．someone was knocking at the door

　　

(5) Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Mr. Dodds? ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．Mr. Dodds always insists on his opinion

　　

B．Mr. Dodds is not strict in his work

　　

C．Mr. Dodds never makes a mistake

　　

D．Mr. Dodds does not care about others

　　

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　　Many people like the feeling of the gentle wind in spring．Many like to see the falling leaves dancing in the wind in autumn．But sometimes, when the wind becomes a storm, it can be very destructive(毁灭性的)．

　　A series of such storms struck the US last month and caused very serious damage and human pain．

　　Every year, major storms cause many problems around the world．There is nothing people can do to stop these powerful forces of nature．But new techniques are helping scientists to predict(预测)how, when, and where big storms will happen．The more exact scientists' warnings are, the better people can prepare for the storms．

　　Predictions are improving．“We've gotten better over the years, especially the last few years,”says Phil Klotzback, a scientist at an American university．How is a storm formed? Even if scientists know where a storm will happen, winds can suddenly change, carrying the storm to a new direction．“For a hurricane to happen, conditions have to be just right,”Klotzback says．

　　First, the ocean water needs to be warm enough so that it evaporates and rises into the air．As it rises, the vapor(水蒸气)cools and turns back into liquid．This process gives off heat．This produces energy like an engine that causes winds to increase．It drives the formation(形成)of a hurricane．

　　If wind speeds reach 40 miles per hour, the system is called a“tropical storm”(热带风暴), and it gets a name．At 75 miles per hour, it becomes a hurricane．

　　Hurricanes that hit the US start when a thunderstorm forms off the coast of Africa．Storms also develop over tropical waters in other parts of the world．

　　On average, 60 or 70 storms form off Africa every year．About 10 of them get names．There are usually about six hurricanes．Two tend to be very big, with winds of 115 miles per hour or higher．

　　The hurricane season lasts from June to November．Ninety percent of all hurricanes hit in August, September, and October．

(1)

According to the passage, hurricanes usually ________．

[　　]

A．

form off the coast of Africa and America

B．

travel at 40 miles per hour and get its name

C．

hit parts of the world in summer and autumn

D．

cause sea winds to rise and blow over the sea

(2)

The underlined word“evaporates”(in Paragraph 5)probably means“________”．

[　　]

A．

begins to move

B．

changes into a gas

C．

becomes hot

D．

gets lost

(3)

Which of the following about the information of a hurricane is in the correct order?

a．The ocean water evaporates and goes into the air．

b．Heat creates energy and causes winds to increase．

c．The vapor cools．

d．The ocean water is warm enough．

e．The vapor changes back into liquid．

f．This course gives out heat．

[　　]

A．

a, d, e, b, c, f

B．

a, b, c, f, d, e

C．

d, a, b, c, e, f

D．

d, a, c, e, f, b

(4)

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．

One out of six or seven storms get names．

B．

Every year at least 60 storms form off Africa．

C．

The speed of the biggest two hurricanes reaches 115miles per hour．

D．

About one third of the hurricanes tend to be very big．

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　　One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：

　　For washing the car　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　For making my own bed this week　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Going to the provision shop　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.50

　　Playing with little sister　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.25

　　Taking out the rubbish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Getting a good report card　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　And for sweeping the common corridor　　　　　　　　　＄2.00

　　Total　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄14.75

　　His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：

　　For nine months I carried you, growing inside me　　　　　　No Charge

　　For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you　No Charge

　　For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose　　　　　No Charge

　　When you add it all up, the full cost of my love　　　　　　　No Charge

　　Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”

(1)

What's the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．

Part-time Job

B．

Mother's Love, No Charge

C．

Payment for House Work

D．

Greedy Mother

(2)

The write wrote the passage in order to ________．

[　　]

A．

show that children should be paid for their housework

B．

show that children should not be paid for their housework

C．

show a clever way of teaching children

D．

tell children how to spend their spare time

(3)

How do you think of the mother in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Clever

B．

Greedy

C．

Cold－hearted

D．

Selfish

(4)

From the last passage we know that ________

[　　]

A．

the boy got all the money he wanted

B．

the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

C．

the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

D．

the mother was angry with what the boy said

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　　So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species(物种), and that’s just a small part of what probably exists on Earth．With so many plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is crawling up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by．

　　A soon-to-be-launched Website might help．An international team of researchers has announced the creation of a Web－based Encyclopedia of Life(EOL)．The project aims to catalogue every species on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide．

　　To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific databases that already exist．And eventually, in special sections of the site, nonscientists with specialized knowledge will join．Gardeners, for example, will be able to record the dates that their flowers first bloom each year．Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they’ve seen and where．The technology for this kind of tool has only recently become available．

　　As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects．The site will have special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems in their neighborhoods．To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate, scientists will review much of the information added to it．People who visit the site will be able to choose to skip pages that haven’t been reviewed．

　　Another convenient characteristic of the EOL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you see to match your interests, age, and current knowledge．If you wanted to learn about polar bears for a science class report, for example, you could use the“novice”setting to get basic information about the animals．On the“expert”setting, on the other hand．you could get much more detailed information about the history, literature, and exploration of polar bears．

　　It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species．The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new tool will speed that process．

　　Keep an eye on www.eol.org．Pages will begin to go up sometime next year, and you might find them useful for your school reports．The EOL team might have the basics for all 1.8 million entries online as early as 2017．Someday, you might add your own notes．

(1)

What is implied in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

[　　]

A．

No one can become an expert on spiders and birds．

B．

So many spiders have crawled up your leg

C．

There are far more than 1.8 million living species．

D．

Scientists have named a lot of living species

(2)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

You can find information of all living species online in 2017．

B．

Nonscientists will be able to add their own notes to the website．

C．

The kids preparing school reports can not have access to the informat’0 n’

D．

You are not free to choose the amount of detailed information．

(3)

What does the underlined word“novice”probably mean in Paragraph 5?

[　　]

A．

Beginner．

B．

Specialist．

C．

Scientist．

D．

Pupil．

(4)

Who are the intended readers of this passage?

[　　]

A．

Students．

B．

Researchers．

C．

Bird watchers or Gardeners．

D．

People in general

(5)

What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Exploring Polar Bears

B．

Visit Our Website Now

C．

How to Do School Projects

D．

E-book of Life．

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