Recently, a scientist did some experiments.He left a group of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candy.If they rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the candy.If, however, they didn't ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, they could then have two candies.

In videos of the experiment, he can see the children kicking, hiding their eyes--trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two candies.The results are different.Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute.Others lasted 15 minutes.

The children who waited longer went on to get higher SAT scores.They got into better colleges and had better adult success.The children who rang the bell quickest were more likely to have received worse teacher and parental evaluations (评价) 10 years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32.

The experiments are worth noting because people spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve education, how to become rich.But when the result is not good, they will come back to ask "how do we get people to get the sort of self-control that leads to success?" This is to enter the world of human nature.

So these experiments along with everyday experience, tell us that self-control is most important.Young people who can sit through sometimes boring classes to get a degree can work hard in order to learn a language well.They can avoid drugs and alcohol.For people without self-control skills, however, school is a series of failed ordeals(煎熬).No wonder they drop out and their later life is a group of foolish ideas, such as drug use, stealing and so on.

1.The scientist did some experiments to         .

A.test children's self control and later success

B.test children's intelligence of ringing the bell

C.find good ways of training children to learn

D.prove that children's education is important

2.We can learn from the experiment that        

A.all children tried to ring the bell for more candies

B.some children didn't get any candy in the end

C.the children have different self- control

D.the last one to ring the bell is most successful

3.What is the best title for this passage?

A.Ways of self-control training

B.Experiments on children's ringing the bell

C.Higher score, better achievements

D.Self-control is the key to success

 

After years of hearing drivers complain about scratches on their cars, Japan's Nissan Motor Company has officially announced the next big thing---a paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repairs itself within a few days.

The new material, developed by Nippon Paint Company, contains an elastic rubbery-like resin(弹性树脂) that is able to heal minor marks caused by car wash equipment, parking lot encounters, road debris (石头碎片) or even on-purpose destruction. The automaker admits its results vary depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, but adds this is the only paint like it in the world, and tests prove it works. Minor scratches, the most common type, are said to slowly fade over about a week. And once they're gone, there is no trace that they were ever there. The special paint is said to last for at least three years after it is first applied, but there is no word yet on whether more can be added after that period.

Nissan claims car washes are the worst offenders for this type of damage, accounting for at least 80 percent of all incidents. But the complete auto-healing won't come without scratching your wallet. The vehicle maker notes the special paint adds about $ 100 U.S. to the price of a car. It plans to use its new chemical mixture only on its X - Trail SUVs in Japan for now, as it looks for a more widespread presentation. And while plans to offer the feature overseas haven't been made yet, if it's a hit there, you can be almost sure market forces will drive it to these shores, as well.

1.From the article, we can find that_______.

A.the paint has already been used on cars by now

B.it beats other products of its kind in its lengthy effect

C.car damage is mainly caused by scratches and scrapes

D.marketing this paint in Europe is not under way

2.The paint used on cars can______.

A.last 3 years before it is re-applied again

B.fade only in a few days

C.help to protect cars from minor paint damage

D.reduce car scrape incidents to 20 percent

3.What can be inferred from the article?

A.The paint was developed by Nissan Motor Company.

B.The paint might work better in summer than in winter.

C.The mark on the car could disappear as soon as the paint is applied.

D.The paint is very popular in Japan.

 

The British are being encouraged to holiday at home as a major tourism drive offering Olympic themed discounts is launched next week.

    A new campaign offering 20. 12% discounted bills at participating venues (场所) will be announced publicly for the first time by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday to encourage "staycations".

    The scheme includes hotel accommodation, meals, guided tours and entry to attractions, with discounts funded by the industry. Government officials said more than three million hotel rooms were already lined up under the project, which is being backed by a range of companies, including Butlins. Attractions, such as the London Eye and Alton Towers, are also taking part. Reduced prices will also be offered on stays on the Royal yacht Britannia, now harboring in Leith, Edinburgh, and visits to Chatsworth, the historic house in Derbyshire.

    Tourists will be able to take advantage of the discount by using a dedicated website before the end of the Paralympics on September 9 to make bookings for this year and 2013.

    Mr. Hunt said, "With the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic Games, this year is the perfect opportunity for more of us to holiday in the UK "

    Mr. Hunt has travelled the UK, urging companies to take part in the scheme, telling them, "It's now or never for London tourism. We will never have a year like 2012 to show the world that this is, quite simply, the most exciting, vibrant, cosmopolitan city on the planet. The unavoidable complaints in the run up to an Olympics must not cloud the scale of the opportunity —including our biggest ever tourism marketing campaign to make sure we get a lasting benefit from being in the global spotlight. "

The scheme will be promoted by a £3 million television advertising campaign — the first of its kind in the UK.

    The government hopes the " Holidays at Home are Great" campaign — launched by Visit England — will create 12, 000 jobs, create 5.3 million extra short overnight breaks, and generate £480 million in extra spending over three years.

1.What Mr. Hunt said indicates that         .

A. he has no interest in the scheme        

B. he supports the idea of staycation

C. he doubts the benefit of the scheme     

D. he cares most about London tourism

2.What does the underlined sentence (in Para. 6) mean?

    A. London tourism will never have a precious opportunity.

    B. It is too golden an opportunity for London tourism to lose.

    C. It is now too late for London tourism to take this opportunity.

    D. London has ever had a valuable opportunity like the one in 2012.

3.How will the "Holidays at Home are Great" campaign probably benefit London?

    A. It will offer 20. 12% discount to travelers' expenses.

    B. It will attract more international travelers to visit London.

    C. It will create more job opportunities and bring in more money.

    D. It will prove London the most exciting, vibrant, cosmopolitan city on earth.

4.In which section of a newspaper will this article be presented?

    A. Entertainment.   B. Politics.     C. Finance.     D. News.

 

In the face of tragedy(悲剧), you must of course let yourself feel: Cry without holding back, tremble with fear, yell out in anger, accept and follow your feelings. This is part of the wise approach to tragedy: The Upward Path – the feeling of emotions(情感), the acceptance of them, and the coupling of the emotional mind with wisdom. Along this path, you’ll take the experience – no matter how sad or upsetting – as a learning event, just as all other points on your journey will prove to be. While tragic, you must recognize this is still a chance for all involved to grow. You should let both sadness and joy, fear and courage, dark and light fill your world, and learn to find your steady, calm center in the midst of the opposing forces. This is the Upward Path. Use the event as a chance to gain balance and discover wisdom – the wisdom of love and of letting go, of non-attachment and non-resistance, and using this experience to eventually help others in need of guidance.

    Being able to relate to others who have also experienced tragedy and inspire in them hope – of recovery, and of moving forward – is perhaps the greatest gift you can receive from tragedy. Turn the negative into positive, the pain into connection. After you’ve taken appropriate time to be sad, to feel your own pain, you should make it your work, your goal, your purpose to connect with others who need help. Show them how you’ve experienced feelings, achieved balance, and gained wisdom that you would never have otherwise had the chance to learn.

    Feel, but do not Feed on tragedy. Rather, let it inspire you to go beyond the person who you were before. With demise comes renewal, so let this loss be also your rebirth. No matter how hopeless it seems, no matter how difficult this becomes, you have the power to transform yourself into someone greater than you ever knew you could be. 

1.When following the Upward Path, the person facing tragedy should _______.

   A. free his emotions                

B. hold back all his feelings

   C. fill his world with positive ideas    

D. give in to tragedy and all opposing forces

2.According to the author, the greatest gift one gets from tragedy is being able to _______.

   A. seek solutions from others          B. understand and help others

   C. stay calm and resist change         D. forgive others and move on

3.The underlined word “demise” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

   A. sorrow            B. problem      C. difficulty       D. death 

4.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

   A. analyze the causes of tragedy       

B. tell people how to prevent tragedy

   C. suggest a way of dealing with tragedy

   D. encourage people to build friendship after tragedy

 

 

第二节:完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

请认真阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,  36_my teacher said again and again that it was important.

    One day, I happened to  37  an Englishman, on the road, and soon we began to  38  . As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”  I was  39  , I thought, perhaps this is not a  40  topic. Well, I’d  41  change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  42 _ the way, have you ever   43  there?”

    “Certainly, everyone back home will  44   me if I leave China without seeing  45 . It was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of   46  .” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “  47  !” I couldn’t  48  asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do  49  ”, he answered, gently surprised.

    I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

    Hearing this, theEnglishman  50   to tears. He began to  51 , “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’. It is an  52  of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention  53  English idioms.”

    Then I knew I had made fool of   54  . Since then I have been more  55  with idioms.

36.A.though         B.when                 C.if                  D. as

37.A.look            B.meet                 C.pick up              D. find out

38.A.walk           B.talk                   C.play                 D. go

39.A.pleased         B.angry            C.afraid               D. surprised

40.A.proper         B.strange               C.safe                 D. polite

41.A.to             B.better                     C.not                 D. like

42.A.On             B.In                    C.All                   D. By

43.A.gone           B.visited                C.seen             D. been

44.A.look at         B.think of             C.send for             D. laugh at

45.A.It              B.them            C.anything            D. something

46.A.fun            B.interest            C.business               D. mountain

47.A.Really           B.Good                 C.You don’ t say     D. You are right

48.A.be             B.help                  C.think            D. do

49.A.this            B.so                   C.anything            D. me a favor

50.A.laughed        B.cried                 C.moved               D. came

51.A.explain         B.shout                 C.prove               D. say

52.A.experience    B.expression           C.explanation             D. example

53.A.for          B.to               C.at                    D. in

54.A.me          B.myself                C.him                   D. somebody

55.A.helpful         B.popular           C.careful               D. satisfied

 

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