Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward(胆小鬼)．But you will never really know the answer to that question until you are tested in real life．Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowards．Other people think of themselves as cowardly, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes．
Lenny Sputnik had always thought of himself as a nervous person．He got worried before examinations．He worried about his job and his health．All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy．Then, on 15th January 1982, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington．Lenny went to the river to see what was happening．Then he saw a woman in the ice-cold water．Suddenly Lenny did not feel afraid．He kept very calm and did a very courageous thing．He jumped into the Potomac, swam to the woman, and kept her head above the water．Seventy-eight people died that day．Thanks to Lenny Sputnik, it was not seventy-nine．
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood．This chemical is called adrenalin．With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and are ready to fight or run away．However, when you are completely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin．When this happens, the muscles become very hard and you find that you cannot move at all．You are then disabled with fear．That is why, when we are very frightened, we sometimes say that we are ‘petrified’．This word comes from the Greek word ‘peters’ which means ‘stone’．We are so frightened we have become like stone．
(1)
According to the writer's opinion, a brave person can be judged by ________
[ ]
A．
his words
B．
his thought
C．
his action
D．
his looks
(2)
From what Lenny did, we can conclude that ________
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A．
Lenny had a good chance
B．
Lenny was brave
C．
Lenny liked swimming
D．
Lenny wanted to be a hero
(3)
In great danger, a hero always keeps ________．
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A．
nervous
B．
worried
C．
calm
D．
disappointed
(4)
Adrenalin in our body is ________．
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A．
harmful
B．
useless
C．
changeable
D．
dangerous
(5)
If a person's body produces too much adrenaline, he will ________．
Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job I’m not a football commentator(评论员),though-just an English teacher in japan．
I came to japan two years ago, and didn't think I would stay, but japan has that effect on you. People after endup tiving bere longer than they planned
I think it’s best to teach in a biggest eity where there are onther foreigners to mix with. Rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bovd Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for geueral quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices．
I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL eourse first. Beeause your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表)of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part time．
Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on. But whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here．
The schools are reluetam to take time off –even teachers with tichets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off．
(1)
From the passage we know in japan the write likes to live in________．
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A．
Tokyo
B．
a small town
C．
a city of middle site
D．
a bit city
(2)
According to the writer, one had better________first to do private teaching better．
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A．
take a TEFL course
B．
decide his or her own lessons
C．
find students
D．
build up a full schedule
(3)
The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that________．
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A．
there ar many foreigners in japan
B．
Japan is good for nightlife
C．
they can teach English privately in japan
D．
japan has something more nuractive than expected
(4)
The underlined word“reluetant”in the passage may probably mean________．
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A．
kind
B．
unwilling
C．
free
D．
careless
阅读理解
I was in arush as always, but this time it was for an?date I just corldn’t be late for!I found myself at a checkout counter behind ar?woman seeingly in no nuny as she paid for her groceries．A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had humied into the store to pick up some flowers．I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upconing evening．I did not want to be Late for this date．
We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation bitween strangers．The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me．She smiled．It was a nice smile-warm and reasuring-and I retuned her gift by smiling back．
“
Must be a special lady,” wboever it is that will be getting \those beautiful flowers．”she said．
“
Yes, she’s speciao,” I said ,and then to my cnbarrassment ,the words kept coming out．“It‘s only our second dute, but somchow I am just having the feeling she’s‘the one，’”jokingly, I addcd,“The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me．”
“
Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who buings her such lovely slowers and who is obviorsly in love with her,” the woman said．”My husband rscd to bring me flowers every week-even when tines were tough and we didn’t have much money．Those were incredible days; be was very romantic and-lf course- I miss him since he’s passed away．”
I paid for my flowers as se was gathering up her groceries．There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her．I touched her on the shoulder and said“You were right, you know．These flowers are indeed for a very special lady．”I hand??the fowes and thanked her tor such a mice conversation．
It took her a moment to realize htat I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased．“You have a wonderful evening ,”I said．I left het with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers．
I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story．A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this stoty had hdlped to seal it for ber-that was the nigtht than I won her heart．
(1)
Why was the writer in a hurry that day?
[ ]
A．
He was to meet his girlfriend
B．
He had to go back to school soon．
C．
He was delayed by an elderly lady
D．
He had to pick up some groceries．
(2)
What does the underlined phrase“her gift”(Paragraph 2)refer to?
[ ]
A．
Her words
B．
Her smile
C．
Her flowers
D．
Her politeness．
(3)
Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?
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A．
She told him a nice story
B．
She allowed him to pay first．
C．
She gave him encouragement
D．
She liked flowers very much．
(4)
What is the message conveyed in the story?
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A．
Flowers are important for a date
B．
Small talk is helpful．
C．
Love and kindness are rewarding
D．
Elderly people deserve respecting．
阅读理解
One morning more than thirty years ago．I entered the Track Kitehen, a reandeant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的)to the most powerful came for breakfast．I noticed and empty chair next to an elderly．Unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled．He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone, I asked if I might join him．He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast．
We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide range of things．We never introduced ourselves．I was concemed that he might are no money and not be able to afford something to eat．So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked．
“May I get you something?”
“A coffee would he nice．”
Then I bought him a cup of coffee．We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee．Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and beaded for the exit．At the door I met one of my friends．He asked．
“How did yountre to know Mr．Galbreath?”
“XXX?”
“The man you were sitting with．He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs．”
I could hardly believe it．I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world's richest and most powerful men!”
My few minutes with Mr．Galbreath changed my life．Now I try to treat everyone with respect．no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and XXX．
(1)
wint ar underhand word “dishevcled mean?
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A．
ybtendly
B．
unndy
C．
centle
D．
kned
(2)
The author beght coffce for the old man because ________．
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A．
he wought the old man was poor
B．
he wanted to start a conserstion
C．
he intended to how his politeness
D．
he would like to thank the old man
(3)
How did the auther probably feel after he talked with his friend?
[ ]
A．
Proud
B．
Pitiful
C．
Surpricd
D．
Rectful
(4)
What is the inegge mainly expressed in the story?
[ ]
A．
we should learn to he generous
B．
It is honorable to help those in need．
C．
People in high postans are not like what we expect
D．
We should avoid judging people by their appearances．
阅读理解
Modcm inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly．Motor-cars cover a bundred miles in little more than an hour．Aireraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed．Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending．Every ycar motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving preeious seconds in handling tasks．
All this saves timc, but at a prick．When we lose or gain half a day in speeding aeross the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so．We get the uncomfoerable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel tlru they have been left bebind in anot ar nine zoors Again pending too long at compulers resul's in painti ninrts and fingers．Mobile phones also to dange according to some seientists; too much uss may thesmit h bul radiation into our brains, a we do not like to think about．
Howave, what do we do with the time we have saved?Certainly not or so it seems．We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time．Pcrhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imavination take us into another world．
There was a time when some people's lives were devotcd simply to the cultivation of the land or the eare of eattle．No multi-tasking there; their lives wenl on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern．There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this．Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faeed;：they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone．Modem machinery has freed peope fre that primitive existcnee．
(1)
The new rooucts opcome more and more time-saving beeause．
[ ]
A．
our lose e u speed uts never-ending
B．
mo is liwhcd
C．
shi pnces are increasingly high
D．
the manufacturers boast a lot
(2)
What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to?
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A．
I maginary life
B．
Simple life in the past
C．
Times of inventions
D．
Time for constant activity
(3)
What is the author's attitude towards the modem teehnology?
