Most forest fires are caused by human carelessness, negligence, or ignorance. Forest fire prevention, therefore, is mainly a problem of creating a better understanding of the importance of forests, an awareness of the danger of fire in the woods, and a sense of personal responsibility to safeguard the forests from danger. This is not an easy job. A city dweller, used to paved street, does not easily change his smoking habits when he goes into the woods.

Careless smokers are responsible for thousands of forest fires each year. Many of these are started when cigarette butts and matches are tossed from automobiles. Others are caused by hunters, hikers, fishermen, or woods workers who are careless in disposing of their smoking material. The Forest Service has posted rules in many of the National Forests that prohibit smoking except in certain designated areas. Many of the states have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles. The prevention of smoker-caused fires, however, depends upon changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people who smoke in hazardous area.

The most important natural cause of fire is lightning. This accounts for 11 percent of forest fires on protected land for the entire nation. In the western states, lightning causes a much higher percentage of fire than it does in the east.

Advances in knowledge of fire weather are helping forest protection forces to know when to be alert for lightning-caused fires. Adequate and well-equipped forces can control them quickly and hold the damage to a minimum. Experiments in “seeding” thunder clouds to prevent or control the lightning itself have been in process for many years, but new breakthroughs are needed for any significant reduction in the lightning starts.

   1. The passage is chiefly about

     A. smoking in forests

     B. the chief cause of forest fire and their prevention

     C. changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people

     D. advances in knowledge of fire weather

   2. Preventing smoker-caused forest fires is mainly a problem of——.

     A. building the proper knowledge and habits in human beings

     B. safeguarding the forest from fire

     C. posting rules in forests

     D. holding the damage to minimum             

   3. Lightning-caused fires can be controlled quickly by——.

     A. hunters and woods workers         B. responsible smokers

     C. adequate and well-equipped forces     D changing people's habits

   4. Which of the following statements is not true?

     A. The chief causes of forest fires are human carelessness, negligence, or ignorance.

     B. Lightning, the important natural cause of forest fire, can be prevented or controlled by men.

     C.  Quite a few states in America have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles.

     D. “Seeding” thunder clouds are a good way to prevent forest fire.

 

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect ? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized (分类) as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.

Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item.If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement.Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune.On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thanks us for our honesty.We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness ?

In the first case where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen.Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief.In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect.We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends.We damage our own reputations by telling others.

In contrast bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen.Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable.Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased.Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions.Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions.Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence.And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy.While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue.Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our________.

     A.self-respect                  B.financial rewards

     C.advertising ability            D.friendly relationship

How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake ?

       A.We’ll be very excited       B.We’ll feel unfortunate

       C.We’ll have a sense of honor  D.We’ll feel sorry for the clerk

Which of the following can be the best title of this passage ?

       A.How to Live Truthfully    

       B.Importance of Peacefulness

       C.Ways of Gaining Self-respect

       D.Happiness through Honorable Actions


第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题1.5分。满分30分)
阅读下面一篇文章,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选
项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I  36  that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37  the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38 , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been  39  lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very   40  that she was pursuing (追求) her   41  to play the piano.
Then she asked me the same question.  
"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.
"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.
I    42  she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43  of the vitamins, she 44    me of our musical "  45 ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46   and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for    47  , and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my    48 , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.   49  I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"
I turned around. And there was an old lady    50   one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to   51  you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to    52   my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked   53  back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her   54  and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's   55   for peace and joy.
36. A. observed            B. watched           C. noticed           D. caught
37. A. on                B. at                      C. over              D. against
38. A. player             B. learner                  C. composer         D. starter
39. A. giving             B. attending                C. teaching          D. learning
40. A. interesting         B. exciting            C. aggressive        D. impressive
41. A. passion           B. interest             C. hobbies            D. emotions
42. A. found            B. felt                 C. hoped            D. thought
43. A. charge           B. purchase              C. bargain            D. obtaining
44. A. warned          B. required              C. asked             D. reminded
45. A. deal            B. contract              C. discussion          D. debate
46. A. for the moment    B. at the moment        C. for a moment       D. at a moment
47. A. music           B. me                   C. the piano          D. vitamins
48. A. knowledge       B. attitude                 C. mind              D. ability
49. A. Since           B. As                    C. While            D. Because
50. A. taking          B. making                C. having            D. moving
51. A. thank           B. praise                 C. admire            D. respect
52. A. get on          B. get up                         C. get off              D. get down
53. A. quickly         B. calmly                        C. happily           D. slowly
54. A. approval        B. appreciation             C. joy               D. thanks
55. A. heart          B. world                C. soul              D. Dream

They may be small and not able to speak, but babies are proving their amazing cleverness. Scientists began finding infants’ skills are more than they are supposed to be.
_________
Speaking of music, babies can’t seem to resist it. Not only are their ears turned to the beats, babies can actually dance to the music.
To test babies’ dancing ability, the researchers played recordings of classical music, rhythmic beats and speech to infants, and recorded the results. They also invited professional dancers to analyze how well the babies matched their movements to the music. The babies moved their arms, hands, legs feet and heads in response to the music, much more than to the speech. The finding suggests this dancing ability is innate(与生俱来的) in humans, though the researchers aren’t sure why it becomes weaker later in their life.
Learning Quickly while Sleeping
Babies can learn even while asleep, according to a 2011 study. In experiments with 26 sleeping infants, each just 1 to 2 days old, scientists played a musical tone followed by a puff of air to their eyes 200 times over the course of a half-hour. 124 electrodes(电极) stuck on the head and face of each baby recorded brain activity during the experiments. The babies rapidly learned to foretell a puff of air upon hearing the tone, showing a four-time increase on average in the chances of tightening their eyelids in response to the sound by the end of the experiments.
As newborns spend most of their time asleep, this newfound ability might be crucial to rapidly adapting to the world around them and help to ensure their survival, researchers said.
Judging Characters Well
Judging another person helpful or harmful is crucial when choosing friends. And that ability starts early. Kiley Hamlin of Yale University showed both 6-and 10-month-olds a puppet(木偶) show, in which one character helped another climb a hill. In another scene a third character pushed the climber down. The little ones then got to choose which character they preferred. For both age groups, most babies chose the helper character. This character-judging ability could be baby’s first step in the formation of morals, Hamlin thought.
【小题1】Which of the following subtitles can fill in the underlined blank?

A.Dancing to MusicB.Babies’ Amazing Abilities
C.Learning to Dance QuicklyD.Born to Dance
【小题2】The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to______.
A.the findingB.the dancing ability
C.the responseD.the baby
【小题3】The experiment with 26 sleeping infants prove that_______.
A.babies can learn even while asleep
B.babies can respond to the world around them
C.babies can tighten their eyelids in response to the sound
D.babies can communicate with others while asleep
【小题4】In the last experiment, most babies chose the helper character, showing that________.
A.babies can judge a person helpful or harmful
B.babies love to see a puppet show
C.babies were born to help others
D.babes have learned to help others


Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(归类) as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.[来源:学*科*网]
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and benefit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(鬼祟的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also show that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased.Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
79.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___.
A.lying    
B.stealing    
C.cheating    
D.advertising
80.The phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" (in para. 5) means___.
A.telling the truth to the clerk
B.offering advice to the clerk
C.asking the clerk to be more attentive
D.reminding the clerk of the charged item
81.How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
A.We'll be very excited.
B.We'll feel unfortunate.
C.We'll have a sense of honor.
D.We'll feel sorry for the clerk.
82 .Which of the following can be the best title of this passage.
A.How to Live Truthfully
B.Importance of Peacefulness
C.Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D.Happiness through Honorable Actions

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