“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment, it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.

Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的)rude messages by email.

However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.

We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.

1.What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?

A. People can tell good from bad behavior.

B. People care little about their behavior.

C. Radar is able to observe human behavior.

D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.

2.Some people are less willing to deal with humans because______.

A. they are becoming less patient

B. they are growing too independent

C. they have to handle many important messages

D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.

3.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ______.

A. Ridiculous B. acceptable

C. disgusting D. reasonable

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Technology can never be blamed

B. We should applaud good behavior.

C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.

D. Technology will take over lives one day.

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just ______ in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n) ______ and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was ______.

The doctor described the ______, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they ______ the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. The flames ______ my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

______, one of the boys who was quick—minded grasped my son and ______ him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in ______ to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.

After he ______ from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months ______ it takes that long for the skin to stop wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister,who had a 10-inch very ______ scar on her arm, “Nancy,if you ignore the scar,other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not ______ it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you. ’’

I ______ this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to _____ and returned to school with his head held high—glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not ______. So he made the ______ to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe ______ people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better. But you see, people will only judge you by your looks or your clothes if you are judging yourself by these same ______ standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value ______ yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

1.A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed

2.A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance

3.A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important

4.A. event B. process C. reason D. accident

5.A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved

6.A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted

7.A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly

8.A. pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled

9.A.shape B. place C. fact D. time

10.A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed

11.A. if B. while C. because D. although

12.A. normal B. violent C. obvious D. popular

13.A. mention B. notice C. 1augh D. hide

14.A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed

15.A. heart B. life C. practice D. admission

16.A. grow B. matter C. exist D. appear

17.A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request

18.A. invite B. cause C. allow D. remind

19.A. false B. strict C. moral D. general

20.A. by B. over C. beyond D. within

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a batter student in several ways. 1.___. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2.____. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.____.

The following methods may work best for you.

● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

● Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

● Write your notes in your own words.

●4._____.

● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.____.

A. Use words , not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

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Dear Doctor,

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to________home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest ________ went to school and I thought I might go back to ________

My husband was very ________ and helped me to make my decision.He pointed out all of the things I can do around the ________ , and said he thought I could be a great ________ in business.After several weeks of job-hunting, I found my ________ job, which is working for a small public relations firm.At first, my husband was very ________ of me and would tell his friends, "My clever little wife can ________that company she's working for."

But as his joking words were close to ________ , my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now ________ more money than he is.I can buy my ________ clothes and a new car.Because of our joint incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always________ of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very ________

We ________ about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(an) ________

I love my husband very much, and I do not want him to ________ lower, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know ________.Can you give me some ________ ? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my ________ and my new career?

Please help.

"DISTRESSED"

1.A.see B.look C.stay D.leave

2.A.person B.child C.man D.lady

3.A.school B.factory C.work D.study

4.A.grateful B.supportive C.disappointed D.selfish

5.A.group B.house C.firm D.husband

6.A.success B.failure C.mother D.helper

7.A.peaceful B.useful C.present D.familiar

8.A.proud B.fond C.tired D.satisfied

9.A.sell B.compete C.hire D.run

10.A.reality B.evidence C.goal D.glory

11.A.making B.building C.producing D.growing

12.A.cheap B.important C.own D.informal

13.A.dreamed B.believed C.agreed D.supposed

14.A.encouraging B.confident C.unhappy D.certain

15.A.communicate B.fight C.solve D.inspect

16.A.question B.absence C.life D.end

17.A.gain B.feel C.belong D.suffer

18.A.what B.where C.why D.how

19.A.duties B.education C.suggestion D.advice

20.A.boss B.child C.friendship D.husband

On November 15th, 2014, children aged 8 to 12 got together in five cities around the world to participate in the first Global Children’s Designation. The event that was organized by a Dutch company called Unexpect, challenged kids to come up with solutions for some of the world’s most pressing problems in a day!

The day began with the kids listening to the various challenges that were related to their particular cities and towns. The teams were then asked to brainstorm about which problem they were going to handle and how. There were so many amazing ideas produced on that day.

While some of the ideas were far from perfect, there were many that could be practical like the smart cars which can ease traffic pressure by telling traffic lights of its arrival and also guiding the drivers to the best possible route(路线).

Emer Beamer, the founder of Unexpect, says the purpose of the project is to introduce children to skills they probably never learn in class. She says that for most part, schools focus on teaching things that they will most likely never need to know again. She believes that for kids to be successful in the world, they should be learning how to be creative, handle new technologies and deal with unexpected situations.

Though the first global design challenge was relatively small, involving only a few hundred of the two billion youngsters that are bursting with ideas, the next one will be much bigger. That’s because in 2015, Unexpect plans to distribute free tool kits(成套工具) to any school that is interested in hosting their own Children’s Designation Challenge. We can’t wait to see what ideas kids will come up with next.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. kids have to solve given problem

B. only few kids have amazing ideas

C. kids have to solve the problem separately

D. kids are free to choose to solve any problem

2.What does the project of Unexpect aim to do?

A. To improve school education.

B. To share achievements of technologies.

C. To develop children’s creativity.

D. To predict some unexpected situations.

3.What will Emer plan to do to make the next global design challenge bigger?

A. Reward children with much more money

B. Call on schools to teach some common skills

C. Provide more schools with some tools for free

D. Invite all schools to participate in the project

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Children’s crazy ideas for the country

B. The first Global Children’s Designation

C. Emer Beamer, the founder of Unexpect

D. How to solve the world’s urgent problems

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