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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项.

There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) ______ came and said, "Please let me ______a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall ______ . So he ______ the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the ______ wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s ______looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain ______ between the two walls ______ neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in ______ supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a ______ and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is ______ too!"

The king went to ______ the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large ______of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

______! Each line was______ the same as that on the opposite wall. The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he ______ how the second man had made it. “ I just ______ the wall with the cloth," the man said ______ .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting ______ up on it!

The ______ is a reflection(反映) of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

1.A.editor B.artist C.server D.actress

2.A.paint B.copy C.put D.get

3.A.created B.destroyed C.ruined D.built

4.A.persuaded B.realized C.allowed D.determined

5.A.opposite B.ordinary C.same D.similar

6.A.with B.without C.beneath D.under

7.A.put up B.put back C.put away D.put on

8.A.even if B.as if C.so that D.in case

9.A. little B. few C.enough D.useless

10.A.mirror B.cloth C.stick D.curtain

11.A.present B.free C.ready D.useful

12.A.see B.touch C.research D.cover

13.A.number B.series C.amount D.many

14.A.Exciting B.Amazing C.Frightening D.Interesting

15.A.probably B.exactly C.certainly D.hardly

16.A.knew B.warned C.noticed D.wondered

17.A.drew B.faced C.dug D.wiped

18.A.briefly B.naturally C.safely D.correctly

19.A.set B.added C.showed D.took

20.A.story B.king C.world D.painter

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More and more people are aware that an afternoon nap(小睡) can do a body good. But there are still doubters out there. To help spread the power of the afternoon nap, we list some common misunderstandings about napping we still hear.

Misunderstanding # 1 : Napping is only for the lazy.

Fact: Around a third of American adults nap on the average day, and for good reason: A short nap can improve everything from alertness(警觉) and memory to creativity and productivity(生产效率). And none of these sounds like laziness to us!

Misunderstanding # 2 : If I take a nap, I’ll only wake up feeling worse.

Fact: That weak feeling after you wake up from a nap is real (it even has a name: sleep inertia), but it’s not a guarantee(保证). How you feel after your nap is a factor of how long you sleep. Experts generally agree that a nap should last no longer than 30 minutes. “If it takes longer than 30 minutes, you end up in deep sleep. You’re going into a stage of sleep where you find it very difficult to wake up.” said sleep expert Michael J. Breus, Ph. D. Next time you’re in the mood for a nap, set your alarm for 20 to 30 minutes, tops.

Misunderstanding # 3 : You mustn’t nap at work.

Fact: In fact, in the office environment, we’re all for catching a few winks (眨眼) during the workday. Some companies have even created special rooms for afternoon naps as more and more employers come around to the idea that a well-rested workforce is a more productive workforce. If your employer doesn’t offer a place to lay your head, try to find an empty conference room where you can close the door and turn off the lights. Really want. You can also take a nap during your lunch break on a park bench or in your car.

Misunderstanding # 4 : I’ll be more productive if I just finish this task, rather than waste time sleeping.

Fact: Yes, you’ll be away from your desk if you spend 10 to 30 minutes sleeping. But you’ll likely make up for that “wasted” time afterward. “My research shows that people feel tired after a long time of work during the day,” Sara Mednick told Bloomberg Businessweek. “It’s difficult to keep energetic and productive all day.” However, a nap can leave you feeling refreshed and more ready to deal with the task at hand.

1.According to the passage, a short nap has the following benefits EXCEPT .

A. making people think more quickly

B. improving people’s memory

C. allowing old people to live longer

D. raising people’s work efficiency

2.How you feel after your nap is connected with ________.

A. the way of sleep B. the place of sleep

C. the environment of sleep D. the length of sleep

3.Sara Mednick indicates that _________.

A. taking a short nap at work is a waste of time

B. people become less productive without a nap

C. people become less productive after a nap

D. napping is only for the lazy and young children

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. The advantages of taking a nap.

B. The more naps you take, the more productive you become.

C. 4 things people get wrong about napping.

D. How to take an afternoon nap correctly.

A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”

The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.

I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.

“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Every student would yell. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”

A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.

1. The author took the job to teach writing because ______.

A. he wanted to be expected

B. he had written some storied

C. he wanted to please his father

D. he had dreamed of being a teacher

2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?

A. He would be aggressive in his first class.

B. He was well-prepared for his first class.

C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.

D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.

3.Before he started his class, the author asked the students to ______.

A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards

B. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper

C. cut some cards out of the construction pape

D. write down their names on the paper cards

4. What did the students do when the author started his class?

A. They began to talk.

B. They stayed silent.

C. They raised their hands.

D. They shouted to be heard.

5. The author chose the composition topic probably because ______.

A. he got disappointed with his first class

B. he had prepared the topic before class

C. he wanted to calm down the students

D. he thought it was an easy topic

It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.

Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that "To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it." Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.

Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. "The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty." According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.

Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank "fillers". In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.

32.1.The author mentions Dr. Johnson's comment to show that ___________ .

A. most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson

B. Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation

C. the comment was accurate two hundred years ago

D. English conversations usually start with the weather

2.What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?

A. A social trend. B. An emotional state.

C. A historical concept. D. An unknown phenomenon.

3.According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that____________ .

A. Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather

B. there is nothing special about the English weather

C. the English weather attracts people to the British Isles

D. English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty

4.What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?

A. To explain what English weather-speak is about.

B. To analyze misconceptions about the English weather.

C. To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.

D. To convince people that the English weather is changeable.

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。所选答案涂在答题卡1-5的位置上。

Some animals can be trained to help humans. For example, specially trained dogs help blind people walk around the town safely.Some kinds of monkeys can be taught things too. 1. The monkeys pick up the phone when it rings, carry shopping bags and do housework.

In the wild,animals and humans are not usually friends. 2. In Africa,the honey guide bird works with humans to find food. The bird likes to eat grubs(幼虫)- a type of insect that lives inside a beehive(蜂巢). It knows how to find beehives but it can’t open them and get the grubs.People like to eat honey,but they aren’t very good at finding beehives. 3. The bird flies to a beehive and people follow it. When the people open the beehive and take the honey, they give the grubs to the bird.

In Laguna in the south of Brazil,fishermen and dolphins work as a team.The ocean isn’t very clean,so the fishermen can’t see the fish. 4. When the dolphins find a large group of fish,they make a noise to tell the fishermen.Then the dolphins push the fish to the beach.The fishermen wait in the water near the beach and catch a lot of fish in their nets.The fishermen’s nets make it easier for the dolphins to catch fish too.In Laguna,fishermen and dolphins have been working together for many years. 5. Meanwhile,the dolphins must be happy to help because they teach their babies how to work with the humans!

A. So the bird and the people help each other.

B. They attack each other for food or something else.

C. However, dolphins can find them easily by using sounds.

D. In fact, they usually help to get enough food for their babies.

E. The fishermen teach their children how to work with the dolphins.

F. They can learn how to help people who can’t use their arms or legs.

G. However,there are a few interesting examples where they can work together.

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