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14．Present or Future？
Americans are future-minded．They really live in the future．The present is just a way station． This enthusiasm for the future is really not shared even by all European countries．The French are known to be present-minded while the British are often called past-minded．For Japanese Zen followers，time is like a pool of water．Things just happen．There is no past，present or future．Egyptians are well known for their past mindedness．
I did not grow up with a telephone．So the Yellow Pages were something brand new for me when I first arrived in the U．S．．I still had the habit of going to a store only to find out that it didn't have what I needed．My wife used to ask，"Didn't you call before going there？"The concept of calling ahead of time requires planning and a future mind，while my upbringing was in a present-minded culture．
One thing my nuclear family enjoys when my mom visits is her cooking．So normally I ask my mom a couple of days in advance what things she needs for the upcoming meals．She is always sure that she has everything．The truth is that many times，in the middle of cooking，she will ask for items we don't have．That shows a present mind．You deal with it when you get there instead of doing advanced planning．
Listening to weather forecasts and then living your life accordingly is a sign of a future mind． Normally，when I get to work and see everyone walking around with their umbrellas，I figure that it will rain today．Here people are trained from their childhood to figure out at least that day's expected weather before leaving the house．I am normally missing my umbrella because it was not raining and the sky did not have dark clouds．Here my present mind gets me wetevery time．
Mainstream Americans have put inside themselves the clock to a degree which is beyond the comprehension of many cultures across the globe．So the annoyance many Americans face when working with people from other cultures is understandable．In today's dialogue，building the bridge to the 21st century may turn out to be easier than building bridges with other cultures，which may appear to be so foreign．However，they are vital partners for our interdependent life on this planet．

60．The author was most likely born inB．
A．America       B．France    C．Britain    D．Egypt
61．Which is true about the author？A
A．He was more future-minded than his mother．
B．He received most of his education in Japan．
C．He learned to check the weather before going out．
D．He disliked calling the store before going shopping．
62．What's the main idea of the last paragraph？D
A．Americans value time more than any other culture．
B．Americans should be understood by other cultures．
C．Communication between cultures is easier than before．
D．Harmony should be achieved despite cultural differences．

分析 作者通过讲述尽管建立跨文化的桥梁比建立通往21世纪的桥梁还要难，但是我们还是应该理解要理解不同文化的差异并且和谐相处．

解答 BAD
60    B   细节题．由第一段第四句"The French are known to be present-minded while the British are often called past-minded．"和第二段最后一句"The concept of calling ahead of time requires planning and a future mind，while my upbringing was in a present-minded culture．"可知作者是在那种"着眼当下"的文化中长大的，并且法国人就总是着眼当下，由此可推断作者是一个法国人，故正确答案为B．
61     A   细节题．由第三段第二句"So normally I ask my mom a couple of days in advance what things she needs for the upcoming meals．"可知作者与自己的母亲相比显得更放眼未来，所以A项正确．B项，文中没有相关内容，所以B项错误．C项，由第四段第二句"Normally，when I get to work and see everyone walking around with their umbrellas，I figure that it will rain today．"可知C项错误．D项，文中没有相关内容，所以D项错误．故正确答案为A．
62    D  主旨题．由最后一段最后两句"In today's dialogue，building the bridge to the 21st century may turn out to be easier than building bridges with other cultures，which may appear to be so foreign．However，they are vital partners for our interdependent life on this planet．"可知作者认为尽管建立跨文化的桥梁比建立通往21世纪的桥梁还要难，我们还是应该理解不同的文化，因为对于这个星球来说这很重要．由此可推断作者写最后一段是想告诉人们要理解不同文化的差异并且和谐相处，故正确答案为D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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78．What does the passage mainly talk about？The cause of stress in teenagers．
79．Poor academic performance causes stress for children because it tendsto be laughed at and looked down upon by both teachers andpeers．
80．How can parents know that their teenagers are under stress？
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81．The common causes of stress in teenagers introduced by the author are：
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B．Critical．
C．Optimistic．                        
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19．A．The likely reason of global warming
B．Global warming-a world problem
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D．What we should do to avoid greenhouse gases producing
E．The earth is becoming warmer
F．Different opinions on the cause of global warming
61．E
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62．C
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63．A
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64．F
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65．D
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53．What's the text mainly about？A
A．Julia Rhodes and her work．        
B．Why Julia Rhodes works in RES．
C．The importance of renewable energy．
D．How出e wind can produce Dower．
54．What can we know about Julia Rhodes？C
A．She once worked as a farmer to make a living．
B．She has worked in RES ever since graduation．
C．She likes her job as a wind farmer very much．
D．She is in charge of forty wind farms in the UK．
55．What can we learn about RES from the text？B
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B．It plays a leading role in the wind sector．
C．It is an important branch of RES-Gen．
D．It provides regular servicing for its contractors．
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"Wait，let me tell you…"
"Would you like me to throw it away fro you？"I asked．
"Son，wait a second，"he said．"Son，some wines get better over time．The longer you wait to drink it，the better it will be．Although this may seem strange，it is true．"
When I was young，I didn't have any understanding of what this meant，but now，this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years．
In our society，we forget this simple rule：The longer you want for certain things，the better they will be．But we want the best job as quickly as possible； we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible； we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends．When we do this，we lose something of great importance．
We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don't get ready enough to get there．This has a negative effect on our society．When trying to go to the right college，we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work，we may not study enough for the test，and end up failing．We need to be ready for whatever comes，ready for the unexpected．Wine gets better over time，so do the things in our paths of life．

56．Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine？B
A．Because it smelt terrible．
B．Because it had been kept for years．
C．Because it was mixed with something else．
D．Because his father drank too much that night．
57．What the author's father saidA．
A．made the author puzzled when he was a little child．
B．was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author．
C．threw the author into deep thought then．
D．was an excuse to drink the wine．
58．In the author's opinion，if we do things too quickly，we willD．
A．do it better
B．save much time
C．graduate from college more quickly
D．miss something useful to us in life
59．Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage？B
A．Well begun is half done．
B．More haste，less speed．
C．Failure is the mother of success．
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart．
4．Hellen Keller lived in the USA．She was a great woman．When Hellen was a baby，she got very sick．Several weeks later，the doctor said："She is better，but now she can't see and hear．"Her mother and father were very sad．
After a few years，things got worse； there was no way for Hellen to speak to other people．She heard nothing．She didn't understand anything．
Then one day a teacher came to live with Hellen and her family．The teacher helped Hellen learn about words．Hellen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word．When she was old enough，she went to college．Hellen was very famous．She helped many blind and deaf people．She traveled around the world and helped many people．
The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful woman．She was blind and deaf，but she found a way to see and hear．
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案．
56．After a few weeks，HellenC．
A．couldn't hear but see everything          B．could hear but see nothing
C．could neither hear nor see               D．Could hear and see
57．Ctaught Hellen the first word．
A．Her mother     B．Her father      C．Her teacher      D．Her friend
58．Hellen Keller was famous becauseD．
A．She was an American．
B．She traveled around the world．
C．She went to college．
D．She was blind and deaf，but she helped many people in the world．

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