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阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案

 A young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a  1  jacket. He needed a haircut  2    and was unshaven. The young man examined an  3    car carefully and  4  turned to speak to the salesman.

 “ 5    does this car cost?he asked.

 “One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,the salesman said.

 “I'll have    6  of them, the young man said.

 The salesman  7  . He found it  8  to be polite. You are joking,  9  ,he said. I'm afraid we  10    help you. This car is not for sale.

 The salesman showed his customer the  11  and the young man left the shop  12  a word. He went to a  13  on the other side of the street and  14  sixteen cars. The  15  salesman was polite and  16  . The young man took a bundle of notes  17  his pocket and  18  the car in cash. He  19    that the cars were for himself and his fifteen  20  . He said that  21  and his colleagues(同事)worked on a Norweigian  22  boat. We have all  23  a lot of money this season, the man said, and we want to buy cars.

    24  , the second salesman was  25    .

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

(1) Anice

  

Bdirty

  

Cbrown

  

Dnew

  

[  ]

  

(2) Aimmediately

  

Bvery

  

Cbadly

  

Dwell

  

[  ]

  

(3) Anew

  

Bexcellent

  

Ccheap

  

Dexpensive

  

[  ]

  

(4) Athen

  

Bsoon

  

Csuddenly

  

D    impolitely

  

[  ]

  

(5) AHow    much

  

BWhat    price

  

CHow    many

  

DWhat    money

  

[  ]

  

(6) Aall

  

Bsome

  

Csixteen

  

D    fifteen

  

[  ]

  

(7) Ashouted

  

Bwas    surprised

  

Csmiled

  

Dwas    glad

  

[  ]

  

(8) Aimpossible

  

Bpossible

  

Chard

  

Deasy

  

[  ]

  

(9) Aof    course

  

BI    don't believe you

  

Cthanks   

  

D    I think so

  

[  ]

  

(10)Acan

  

Bhave    to

  

Ccan't

  

Dmustn't

  

[  ]

  

(11)Ajacket

  

Bcar

  

Croom

  

Ddoor

  

[  ]

  

(12)Ain

  

Bwith

  

Cwithout

  

D    except

  

[  ]

  

(13)Ashop

  

Bsupermarket

  

Cbank

  

Dshowroom

  

[  ]

  

(14)Aplaced    an order for

  

Bcalled    for

  

Casked    fo

  

Dpaid    for

  

[  ]

  

(15)Akind

  

Bold

  

Csecond

  

D    first

  

[  ]

  

(16)Aquick

  

Bhonest

  

Chelpful

  

Dhard-working

  

[  ]

  

(17)Ainside

  

Bout    of

  

Cfrom    of

  

Doutside

  

[  ]

  

(18)Apaid    for

  

Basked    for

  

Ccalled    for

  

Dsent    for

  

[  ]

  

(19)Acried

  

Btold

  

Cexplained

  

Dwished

  

[  ]

  

(20)Apeople

  

BChildren

  

Cfamilies

  

DColleagues

  

[  ]

  

(21)Aher

  

BThey

  

Che

  

Dhim

  

[  ]

  

(22)Afishing

  

Btravel

  

Cwar

  

Dsailing

  

[  ]

  

(23)Amanaged

  

Bearned

  

Cgot

  

Dstole

  

[  ]

  

(24)AAs    usual

  

BNaturally

  

CAs    a result

  

DAs    a rule

  

[  ]

  

(25)Asad

  

Bdelighted

  

Csorry

  

Dthankful

  

[  ]

  

阅读理解

  How can you hear you friends’ voices when they are far away and you can’t make a longdistance call?Beside the web camera system with your computer, we have a new hige-tech way to solve the problem and ease your pain of missing them.

  The Japanese company Combiwith created a system-“talking picture”.It makes people in pictures speak!

  The“talking picture”has a special pen.It is actually a pen-shaped scanner.It can scan information yhin special-made pictures.A connected player will then play the information out loud.

  First, you need to take a picture and record what you want to say with the company.The will then make special barcodes(条形码)onto your picture(you can’t see those codes).Those codes are your voice and your words.When you hold up the pen to scna your piture with barcodes.a player connected to the pen will start to play.It plays things you’ve recorded.That way the invention makes the“you”in the picture speak!

  Do you want your friends and families talking out of pictures?Have them make pictures like that, and yu can hear them whernever you want, only with the“talking picture”system.The systm can play messages fo rup to 12minutes.

  “The pictures would be useful for those who hope to hear the voice of someone living far away,”said Mayumi Fuji, a spokeswoman for the company.“Grandparents, for example.longing to kow about their grandchildren would be happy to hear their voices when they see the picture.”Fuji said.

  But it si troublesome to go to the company for taking a special pilcture first, And, it is much more expensive than using a telephone.The phote with barcodes costs between 17,040 and 17,990(日元)(160and 169dollars).The larger picture you want, the more you pay.

  Now.just raise a finger, lonely people can have their loved ones speak put of pictures, But, whether the“talking picture”is practical or not, let’s wait and see.

(1)

What does“talking pictures”mean according to this article?

[  ]

A.

The picture can play what’s been recorded as if the person in the picture“talks”

B.

You can have a talk with the person in the picture whenever you want to.

C.

The picture can tell you wonderful stories to ease your pain.

D.

The picture can tell what’s on your mind when you are looking at it

(2)

If you want to make a talking picture, you need to do all things except ________

[  ]

A.

take a picture and record what you want tjo say with the company

B.

make special barcodes onto your picture

C.

have a pen-shaped scanner to go with the picture

D.

dial numbers to make a long-distance call

(3)

Which of the following is no true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

The talking picture system can play messages for 12minutes at most

B.

It will cost you more to take a larger talking picture

C.

It might take a lot of trouble to make a talking picture.,

D.

You can make a talking picture by just raising a finger.

(4)

What is the attitude of the author toward the“talking picture”?

[  ]

A.

Subjective.

B.

Uncertain

C.

Positive

D.

Negative.

阅读理解

  When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

  For kids, happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫不掩饰的).

  In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

  In adulthood the things that bring deep joy-love, marriage, birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的)

  My definition fo happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”.The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even goo health.

  I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love.When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

  Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don't think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.

  We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have.We’ve so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier

  Happiness isn't about what happens to us-it's about how we see what happens to us.It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It's not wishing for what we don't have, but enjoying what we do possess.

(1)

As people grow older, they

[  ]

A.

feel it harder to experience happiness

B.

associate their happiness less with others

C.

will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D.

tend to believe responsibility means happiness

(2)

What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?

[  ]

A.

She cares little about her own health

B.

She enjoys the freedom of traveling

C.

She is easily pleased by things in daily life

D.

She prefers getting pleasure from housework

(3)

What can b informed from Paragraph 7?

[  ]

A.

Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness

B.

Psychologists’opinion is well proved by Grandma’case

C.

Grandma often found time for social gatherings

D.

Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life

(4)

People who equal happiness with wealth and success

[  ]

A.

consider pressure something blocking their way

B.

stress then right to happiness too much

C.

are at a loss to make correct choices

D.

are more likely to be happy

(5)

What can be concluded from the passage?

[  ]

A.

Happiness lies between the positive and the negative

B.

Each man is the master of his own fate

C.

Success leads to happiness

D.

Happy is he who is content

   Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and hs team, from East Caronlina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to increasing credit card debt among their children during their students years. Their work is published online in Springer's Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

   Credit card debt among college students has been a growing concern for researchers and policymakers over the last decade. In addition, there is growing concern among educators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but because of financial reasons, and credit card especially. Hancock and colleagues' study is the first to examine how parental interactions, and financial knowledge and attitudes may have a cumulative effect(累积效应)on the number of credit cards students own and their level of credit card debt.

   The researchers analyzed data for 420 undergraduate students from seven different American universities, who took part in the College Student Financial Literacy Survey. According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of students had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one. Those students who reported that their parents argued about finances were more likely to have more than two cards than the students whose parents who did not argue about finances.

In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over $500.

The researchers conclude, "It is clear that the influence of parents cannot be neglected. Researchers, educators and policymakers should work in finding effective ways to increase the positive financial behaviors fo college students. We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy financial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root."

31. In Adam Hancock's research, student's credit card debt is related to their _________.

   A.knowledge            B.concerns           C.school            D.parents

32. When college students have credit card debt, they may ________.

   A.quit school                                B.fail in their exams  

   C.study financial knowledge                    D.have more credit cards

33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

   A. More than 400 students i a university took the survey.

   B. The survey was conducted with the paper questionnaire.

   C. Nearly all the students in this survey have credit cards.

   D. Students have fewer cards if their parents argue more.

34. If you have two or more credit cards, you are more likely to ________.

   A.get wealthy           B.have argument       C.buy more things   D.become in debt

35. As a student, what can yo learn from the passage?

   A. We need to turn to our parents when we have credit card debt.

   B. We should build correct financial attitudes when we are young.

   C. We shouldn't have credit cards so that we can avoid argument.

   D. We can have more credit cards to make life more comfortable.

                                      

 You’re sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns(打哈欠). Suddenly, you’re yawning with him, though you’re not tired.

   This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious(有感染力的) yawning, which showed that humans communicate regularly with out words.

   Hugo Critchley, a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critechley, our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we’re feeling. “Emotions are closely linked with states of internal(内部的) responses,” he explained. “ There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expression. When we’re in a group, these signals can spread to another person. For example, there’s the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.

Hugo Critchley further explained, “Our bodies synchronies and when we like the other person, we ever copy his behavior. Next time you chat with a friend, take note fo how you’re sitting― it’s pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe it’s our way of telling each other that we’re partners. Through body language, humans give each other very subtle(微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions.”

So, what lessons can we learn from this? “ Spend time with happy people― otherwise your health could suffer,” said Critchley.” When we’re sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when we’re happy, our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright, our skin glows, we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us.”

65. According to Hugo Critchley, ________.

   A. emotions are as visible as facial expressions

   B. we yawn more frequently when we have a cold

   C. emotions are connected with states of internal responses

   D. the change of blood pressure is not linked with the change of emotions.

66. The underlined word “synchronies” in Paragraph 4 means “_____”.

   A. move slowly  B. change rapidly  C. relax temporarily  D. respond accordingly

67. From the passage we can learn ________.

   A. sadness is as contagious as happiness

   B. anger is less contagious than friendliness

   C. surprise is more contagious than smile

   D. surprise is the most contagious among emotions

68. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. Emotions have delicate influence on fellow humans.

   B. Children like copying the actions of fellow humans.

   D. People tend to communicate more with body language.

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