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My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was         to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it         so many times on television,         now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the         of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle         home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it         4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much        , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small         of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating        .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts        . The first things you see are large white         clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way        . Thousands upon millions of pounds of         can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a        of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is      . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital        .
And that’s exactly how success        : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the         and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However,         you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost         for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
小题1:
A．advisedB．hopedC．scheduledD．reminded
小题2:
A．rise upB．come upC．step upD．go up
小题3:
A．butB．andC．asD．therefore
小题4:
A．universeB．worldC．natureD．air
小题5:
A．getsB．drivesC．runsD．jumps
小题6:
A．costsB．weighsC．measuresD．sells
小题7:
A．smallerB．greaterC．biggerD．smoother
小题8:
A．rocketsB．workersC．speakersD．actors
小题9:
A．off your mouthB．out of your stomachC．off your mindD．out of your chest
小题10:
A．blowB．followC．glowD．flow
小题11:
A．gasB．smokeC．mistD．steam
小题12:
A．downwardB．upwardC．forwardD．outward
小题13:
A．pullB．liftC．pushD．pressure
小题14:
A．distanceB．degreeC．heightD．speed
小题15:
A．ordinaryB．absoluteC．apparentD．present
小题16:
A．attitudeB．altitudeC．routeD．rail
小题17:
A．puts offB．pays offC．takes offD．drops off
小题18:
A．hardestB．easiestC．simplestD．biggest
小题19:
A．whileB．ifC．unlessD．until
小题20:
A．uselessB．carelessC．wirelessD．priceless

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:A

试题分析：文章介绍作者和弟弟近距离观看航天飞机的发射，通过这次经历，作者感受到航天飞机的巨大的成功，也意识到事业上的成功也于此相似，坚持困难的第一阶段以后，事情就会越来越顺利。
小题1:考查动词辨析：A. advised建议，B. hoped希望，C. scheduled排定，安排，将……列表，D. reminded提醒，发现号计划在一个九月的蓝色天空早上10：14分升空。Be scheduled to do sth计划做…，选C
小题2:考查动词短语辨析：A. rise up耸立， 上升，起来造反， 起义，B. come up提出，想出，C. step up加紧，D. go up上升，我在电视上看见它升空好几次，选D
小题3:考查连词辨析： A. but但是，B. and并且，C. as因为，D. therefore因此，但是现在离看见它发射只有几分钟了。这两句话是转折关系，选A
小题4:考查名词辨析：A. universe宇宙，B. world世界，C. nature自然，本质，D. air空气，这是成功的本质的最后的诠释：成功会象火箭一样腾飞，选C
小题5:考查动词辨析：A. gets得到，B. drives驾驶，C. runs跑，D. jumps跳，站的靠近航天飞机可以带回家一个难忘的观点。选B
小题6:考查动词辨析：A. costs花费，B. weighs重达，C. measures   衡量，D. sells卖，航天飞机有15层大楼的高度，重达450万磅。选B
小题7:考查形容词辨析：A. smaller更小，B. greater更大，C. bigger更大，D. smoother更光滑，根据下文的： so much easier.可知在电视上这个成果看起来更小更容易。选A
小题8:考查名词辨析：A. rockets火箭，B. workers工人，C. speakers演讲者，扬声器，D. actors演员，通过上百个朝向美国宇航局电站的便携式扬声器开始倒计时。选C
小题9:考查短语辨析：A. off your mouth    B. out of your stomach  C. off your mind    D. out of your chest，这足够让你的心从胸口跳出来，选D
小题10:考查动词辨析：A. blow吹，吹气，使爆炸，奏出，演奏，B. follow跟随，C. glow发光，灼热，脸红，洋溢，D. flow漂流，当时间到了,一边助推火箭点燃,八个爆炸螺栓引爆，选A
小题11:考查名词辨析：A. gas气体，B. smoke烟，C. mist薄雾，视线模糊不清，D. steam蒸汽，雾，〈口〉精神，精力，根据下文的：Through the steam, you see the fire power.你首先看见的是巨大的白色蒸汽云爆炸，选D
小题12:考查副词辨析：A. downward向下，B. upward向上，C. forward向前，D. outward向外，然后航天飞机开始离开发射台，向上攀爬。选B
小题13:考查动词辨析：A. pull拉，B. lift举起，C. push推，D. pressure按压，成千数百万磅的推动很难提升航天飞机。选C
小题14:考查名词辨析：A. distance距离，B. degree程度，C. height高度，D. speed速度，但随着日益减轻,航天飞机冲向天空,进入太空达到超过17000英里每小时的速度。选D
小题15:考查形容词辨析：A. ordinary普通的，B. absolute绝对的，C. apparent表面的，D. present现在的，在场的，就是在发射航天飞机的前几分钟，伟大的成功的道理出现了，选D
小题16:考查名词辨析：A. attitude态度，B. altitude纬度，C. route 路线，D. rail铁轨 ，航天飞机燃料消耗的85%在第一2分钟就达到15层超级结构的轨道高度，选B
小题17:考查动词短语辨析：A. puts off推迟，B. pays off还清，有回报，C. takes off脱下，起飞，D. drops off减少，落下，送下车，那就是成功是怎么起飞的，选C
小题18:考查形容词辨析：A. hardest最难的，B. easiest最容易的，C. simplest最简单的，D. biggest最大的，根据下文的and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. 可知你开始成功事业的第一步是最难的。选A
小题19:考查连词辨析：A. while虽然，B. if如果，C. unless除非，D. until直到，如果你在开始阶段坚持下来，这有时几乎是无用的，选B
小题20:考查形容词辨析：A. useless无用的，B. careless粗心的，C. wireless无线的，D. priceless无价的，根据下文的：everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger. 可知有一段时间这个阶段是没有用的，坚持下来就会越来越容易，选A。
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Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.
The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命) can be prolonged.
Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary(遗传的) diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.
Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.    
小题1:What does "these two killers" in the second paragraph refer to? 
A．gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.
B．The two murderers who killed the cloned baby
C．The two diseases of cancer and heart disease
D．Hereditary diseases and cancer
小题2: What's the main idea of the third paragraph?
A．How gene technology can be applied in the field of treating hereditary diseases.
B．Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.
C．Gene technology can help people to give birth of a baby.
D．Gene technology can help the English imperial family out
小题3:In what way gene technology can help to treat hereditary diseases?
A．Using gene technology, people with hereditary diseases can have more living days.
B．Using gene technology, scientist finds the wrong gene and corrects it.
C．Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.
D．Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology.
小题4:What is the main purpose of writing this passage?
A．Expressing the writer's idea that gene technology will benefit people
B．Telling people the advantages of gene technology
C．Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people
D．Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.                             
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.                                               
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.                                                              
66. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.                                                 
A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves                                       
B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health      C. they are travelling fast all the time                                                    
D. they are becoming busier with their work  
67. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.   
A. not fearing stress                                                B. knowing the art of relaxation         
C. high sense of responsibility                                  D. having control over performance   
68. Which of the following statements is true?  
A. We can find some ways to avoid stress. 
B. Stress is always harmful to people. 
C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.  
D. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress.  
69. In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______. 
A. "making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"                                                         
B. "reaction to stress both chemically and physically"                                                     
C. "responding to crises quickly"
D. "losing heart at the signs difficulties" 
70. In the last sentence of the passage, "do so " refers to ______.     
A. "expose ourselves to stress"                              
B. "find ways to deal with stress" 
C. "remove stress from our lives"                   
D. "established links between diseases and stress"
A culture’s values can be mirrored by its humor. Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature”, disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness.
However, Mordechai Gordon, Ph. D of Education, insists, “Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious.” I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humor is important.
In the United States, every four years an election occurs. Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like “The Daily Show” have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the masses by metaphorically(隐喻地) airplane-ing politics into our mouths. They make politics fun.
Of course, politics is only one type of humor. Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self- image. On the topic of self-image, Hari Kondabolu stands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”, describing their hit song “Don't Cha” as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious offence in American culture.
A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner. Amongst other things, mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.
Of course, humor is not always used for good purposes. Humor can be linked to vulgarity (粗俗)and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with one another.
Though 1ife may seem tough and depressing at times, all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles(皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasn’t aware of.
With that in mind, remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity.
小题1:Hobbes believes that humor__________.
A．was for people to view the world from another angle
B．resulted in narrow-mindedness of human beings
C．had the power to mirror personal glory and national values
D．was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better
小题2:The fourth paragraph is developed mainly__________.
A．by comparisonB．by processC．by exampleD．by classification
小题3:What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A．The author is determined to face life with a sense of humor.
B．The author feels helpless and sad about getting older.
C．Never be the one who laughs at other people.
D．Chaplin wasn’t aware of being laughed at.
Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did foolish experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?

Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for(满足于)just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics, ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientists sometimes stop to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
小题1: The passage tells us that Charles Darwin　　　　.
A．was a great English scientist
B．always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
C．thought even the simplest thing was important
D．didn’t get well with others
小题2: The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means　　　　.
A．throw awayB．store up
C．put to useD．realize
小题3: The author of the passage tries to　　　　.
A．convince us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C．prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed
D．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Darwin really did foolish experiments.
B．According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.
C．It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.
D．Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.
Each morning during fifteen- minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out it had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep       , an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let’s see how the smile muscles       me during the day. I would think of the things I had to be       for, work up a big smile and then enter. It       people when I passed them on the street to give them a       smile. Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have       smiled in your life, and see how much better you feel and look. It’s one of the best ways to       worrying, and start living. When I began to do this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.
小题1:
A．outsideB．upwardC．insideD．forward
小题2:
A．helpedB．upsetC．satisfiedD．disappointed
小题3:
A．readyB．eagerC．thankfulD．famous
小题4:
A．greetedB．pleasedC．puzzledD．welcomed
小题5:
A．cheerfulB．forcedC．strangeD．bitter
小题6:
A．neverB．justC．alreadyD．ever
小题7:
A．keepB．stopC．hateD．protect
A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon          into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the          and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of          — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some          looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to         themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in         , the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,          behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is          for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the          of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself          no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.          all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went          the best cups. And then you began               each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the        ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor         the quality of life we         . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we          to enjoy the coffee God has          for us. God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just          the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the          to God.
小题1:
A．devotedB．exchangedC．thoughtD．turned
小题2:
A．sitting-roomB．living-roomC．bedroomD．kitchen
小题3:
A．cupsB．pansC．bowlsD．aprons
小题4:
A．plainB．cleanC．uglyD．fine
小题5:
A．devoteB．helpC．takeD．pick
小题6:
A．stomachB．handC．eyeD．mouth
小题7:
A．runningB．leavingC．hidingD．piling
小题8:
A．wiseB．importantC．normalD．necessary
小题9:
A．reasonB．energyC．resourceD．source
小题10:
A．likesB．reducesC．addsD．relies
小题11:
A．AsB．WhatC．ThatD．Which
小题12:
A．forB．intoC．byD．on
小题13:
A．lookingB．guidingC．eyeingD．exchanging
小题14:
A．teaB．waterC．wineD．coffee
小题15:
A．worsenB．beatC．changeD．rise
小题16:
A．dislikeB．liveC．makeD．use
小题17:
A．failB．succeedC．wishD．try
小题18:
A．soldB．gaveC．boughtD．provided
小题19:
A．keepB．sayC．makeD．do
小题20:
A．cupsB．argumentC．restD．thinking
During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany's mom.
Tiffany's mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn't give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was annoyed with her.
Whenever I didn't get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany's mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. "Every time, my morn would calmly say "Poor Tiffany". I couldn't understand her. "She shouldn't be feeling sorry for Tiffany!" I thought. "She should be feeling sorry for me."
One day, I couldn't help saying to Mom, "Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her? " I burst into tears.
My mom sat down next to me and said softly. "Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught. "
I looked up at her. "What are you talking about?"
Mom said with care, "One day she will really want something. Maybe she'll find out that she can't have it. Her mother won't always be around to give her money, and what's more, money can't buy everything. "
She continued, "I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. You'll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she won't. You'll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won't. When Tiffany is a grown woman, she'll wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you've got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food. "
It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom's words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.
小题1:During the author's elementary school years, she        .
A．wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany's
B．went to school with Tiffany every day
C．usually compared her lesson with Tiffany's
D．sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany
小题2:Why did the author's mom always say "Poor Tiffany"?
A．She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.
B．She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.
C．She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother.
D．She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.
小题3:What do we learn about the author's mother?
A．She was strict and taught the author to be independent.
B．She cared for other people's children more than her own.
C．She thought that life lessons were as important as money.
D．She was so poor that she couldn't give the author much money.
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?
A．The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.
B．The author's mother felt sorry for Tiffany.
C．Tiffany's mother took the author's mother's advice.
D．The author is thankful to her mother now.
Many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollar to spend on what we desire We can buy lottery tickets, enter contests or spend hours building a business or invest in the stock market. We are sure that when we have plenty of money, we will be happy.
While having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness, having a lot of money does not. It is reported that Americans whose income goes from $20,000 a year to $50,000 a year are more likely to be happy. But beyond $50,000, happiness does not increase as salaries go up. It is because we are never satisfied. Catherine Sanderson, a psychology professor at Amherst College says, "We always think if we just had a little more money, we’d be happier. But when we get there, we are not."
Daniel Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard notes,"The more you make, the more you want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy. We incorrectly assume we’Il get more pleasure from more, and we don’t."
The things money can buy don't make you happy either. A lot of research suggests that you won't find the "good life" buying expensive "toys". You finally buy that BMW you've always wanted and it soon loses its appeal. Then, instead of wondering if a new car is what really makes you happy, you decide you just need a different new car. It is an endless cycle.
To really be happy, you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. One secret of happiness is people. Surveys have found that people need people. Those who have five or more close friends are 50% more likely to describe themselves as "very happy". Good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than larger salary. Andrew Oswald, an economist at England's University of Warwick says, "B you are looking for happiness in life, find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary."
So invest your time and energy in people. The reward is much bigger in terms of happiness!
小题1:In Paragraph 1 the author intends to tell us the "belief" that
A．we are unhappy because we often lack money
B．people can buy what they want if they have enough money
C．more money will make one's dreams come true
D．happiness will result from more money
小题2:Which of the following statements would the author agree to?
A．Having some money brings happiness to some degree.
B．The more money one earns, the sadder one becomes
C．Buying expensive things will surely bring pleasure
D．We get nothing from buying expensive things we want.
小题3:Why does happiness not increase with pay rises?
A．Most of us have a psychological problem.
B．People are not content with what they get.
C．It is human nature to be unhappy.
D．Happiness has nothing to do with money.
小题4:In order to find happiness we should
A．always make new friendsB．take no notice of our salaries
C．focus on good relationshipsD．invest our money in our friend

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