题目内容
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of
36 .
For more than half of that 37 he was in separation. He lived for ten months in total 38 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 39 with wooden boards the windows of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 40 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do
41 but scream. Not wanting to give his 42 the satisfaction of knowing they’d
43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 44 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the 45 and crawled under his bed. He found a hole that 46 air from the outside. As he 47 the hole, he saw a weak ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 48 , though all he could see was a 49 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 50 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 52 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is 53 . It seems to run forever 54 a faint hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 55 —even the worst conditions.
36. A. scream B. support C. hope D. thought
37. A. month B. time C. war D. prison
38. A. darkness B. sadness C. happiness D. silence
39. A. placed B. strengthened C. fixed D. covered
40. A. wondered B. required C. reminded D. feared
41. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
42. A. friends B. enemy C. soldiers D. army
43. A. quitted B. wounded C. satisfied D. broken
44. A. as B. though C. after D. since
45. A. wall B. board C. floor D. window
46. A. took in B. put out C. gave off D. let in
47. A. left B. entered C. approached D. passed
48. A. above B. inside C. outside D. below
49. A. very B. single C. right D. specific
50. A. usefulness B. gratefulness C. isolation D. depression
51. A. freedom B. choice C. courage D. perseverance
52. A. through B. over C. by D. out
53. A. lucky B. interesting C. straight D. strong
54. A. from B. on C. over D. against
55. A. changes B. happens C. matters D. relates
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Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.
One of the studies looked at nearly 400northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood .But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人)may wash lots of TV.
Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched拍average of tess than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of me than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores , it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn’t have TVs in their bedrooms
【小题1】According to the Califomia study, the low-scoring group might 。
A.have watched a lot of TV |
B.not be interested ted in math |
C.be unable to go to college |
D.have had computers in their bedrooms |
A.Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. |
B.Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest[来 |
C.TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. |
D.The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain |
A.More time should be spent on computers.
B.Children should be forbidden from watching TV.
B.TV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms
D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done
【小题4】What would be the best title for this text?
A.Computers or Television |
B.Effects of Television on Children |
C.Studies on TV and College Education |
D.Television and Children's Learning Habits |