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The keeper of the spring cleared away the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt(淤泥) that would _______ have choked and polluted the fresh flow of water.

A. thus B. otherwise

C. therefore D. later

B

【解析】考查副词辨析。 A. thus“所以”; B. otherwise“否则”; C. therefore“所以”; D.later“后来”,该句句意为“这个泉水的守护者清除了树叶和树枝,挖掉了‘如果不去掉将会’堵塞污染清澈水流的淤泥。”所以该空选择B. otherwise相当于if it hadn’t been wiped away.

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On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's dress and picked out a beautiful skirt."Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago.She never wore it.She was saving it for a special occasion." he said.I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral (葬礼) of my sister, after her unexpected death.

He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral.Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion.Every day you're alive is a special occasion."

I'm thinking about his words, and they've changed the way I live my life.I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings.Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer."Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their importance on my vocabulary.If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing,I want to see and hear and do it now.

Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold hack or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives.Every morning when I open my eyes.I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift.So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life.

1.Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn't wear it?

A.She waited for a special occasion to wear it on.

B.She wanted to keep it for someone else.

C.She saved it till she grew up.

D.She would give it to herself as a gift some day.

2.What does the underlined word "cherish" mean?

A.Treasure. B.Waste. C.Own. D.Save.

3.From his experience, the author learns that _______.

A.everybody can have a happy life through efforts

B.every day in our lives is worth cherishing

C.enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives

D.everybody will have some things left to do after his death

4.What does the author write this passage for?

A.To show how to make good use of every day in life.

B.To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-law's words.

C.To tell people to cherish every day and find the meaning of life.

D.To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves in life.

5.What's the best title for this passage?

A.Every Day Is a Gift

B.My Sister Jan

C.What Is the Meaningful Life Like

D.The Most Important Time in Your Life

Here are a few tips to help you, the workaholic, re-focus and get the best out of life.

EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP! Make it a point to get at least eight hours of sleep and plenty of rest. Don't believe that you can always "catch some sleep or rest later." Your body cannot make up for lost sleep or rest time because it is not physiologically possible.

STRICTLY FAMILY ON WEEKENDS! Resolve to make Saturdays and Sundays strictly for family time. And stick to this! Mondays until Fridays you make an excuse not to relax and spend time with your family because it's work time, why not make a similar excuse for Saturdays and Sundays? "I can't work today because I'm spending time with my family."

GET SOME FOOD IN! Make sure you get food in your stomach. Workaholics are known to be food-skippers. If you can't afford to get off your desk or from doing paperwork, have food delivered to you. It's always a good idea if you have crackers on your drawer to ease the hunger pangs.

CONFINE WORK! Resolve to confine work in your office. Don't bring work to your home! Keep those files in your office desk where they belong. Practice working only within your working hours. If you have an eight-to-five working schedule, stick to it.

WORK UP THOSE MUSCLES! Exercise, exercise, exercise! Set aside at least an hour each day or every other day for exercise. You body needs to be conditioned, and working non-stop isn't going to give it the proper physical conditioning it needs. Since most workaholics tend to have their behinds stuck on their chairs, it's even more important that you get some exercise.

MAKE A PLAN! Plan your day. Work on only one or two things at a time. It's much easier to work on something and finish it first and then move on to the next rather than do a number of things all at the same time and never finish or accomplish anything at the end of the day. Make out a list of priorities. Write down things that need to be worked on immediately or are urgent, keeping the least ones at the bottom of your list. After you've done this, be guided by this list. Turning this activity into a habit will also help you manage your time better, be more organized, and accomplish more.

1.The passage is intended for ________.

A. those who are hardworking

B. those who consider work the center of their life

C. those who keep themselves healthy and alive

D. those who live a busy, successful and happy life

2.According to the passage, which of the following is not mentioned as a practical tip for a workaholic?

A. Don’t be food-skippers

B. Don’t have your behinds stuck on your chairs

C. Make up for lost sleep whenever possible

D. Make sure of time available for your family

3.By making a plan, the author mean ________.

A. working on only one or two things each day

B. finishing a number of things at once

C. organizing your time and finishing urgent things first

D. accomplishing as much work as possible at any given moment

4.The underlined word “confine” in paragraph 5 possibly means ________.

A. give up B. start C. practice D. restrict

5.If there were one more tip, it could be ________.

A. WORK TO LIVE B. LIVE TO WORK

C. MAKE WORK YOUR LIFE D. STOP TO ENJOY WORKING

This is VOA. The National Cryptologic Museum is on Fort George G. Meade, a military base near Washington, DC. The method of hiding exact meanings is called coding. People have used secret codes throughout history to protect important information. The National Cryptologic Museum celebrated 60 years of cryptologic excellence in 2012. One event there marked the sixtieth anniversary of the National Security Agency. Two former NSA workers shared their memories of operating a code machine called Sigaba.

In 1940, an American woman named Genevieve Grotjan found some information being repeated in Japanese coded messages. Her discovery helped the United States understand secret Japanese diplomatic messages. After the United States understood the code, it was possible to study messages from the Japanese ambassador to Germany and to his supervisors in Japan.

Understanding these messages helped the United States prepare for a possible war in the Pacific with Japan. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, an American Naval officer named Joseph Rochefort struggled to understand the Japanese navy code. He worked on the American base at Pearl Harbor. It was early in 1942. The American naval commander in the Pacific Ocean was Chester Nimitz. His forces were much smaller than the Japanese Naval forces. And the Japanese had been winning many victories. Joseph Rochefort had worked for several months to read the secret Japanese Naval code called JN-25. If he could understand enough of the code, he would be able to give Admiral Nimitz very valuable information.

From the beginning of 1942, the Japanese code discussed a place called "AF." Joseph Rochefort felt the Japanese were planning an important battle aimed at "AF." After several weeks, he and other naval experts told Admiral Nimitz that their best idea was that the "AF" in the Japanese code was the American-held island of Midway. Admiral Nimitz said he must have more information to prepare for such an attack.

The Navy experts decided to trick Japan. They told the American military force on Midway to broadcast a false message. The message would say the island was having problems with its water-processing equipment. The message asked that fresh water be sent to the island immediately. This message was not sent in code.

Several days later, a Japanese radio broadcast in the JN-25 code said that "AF" had little water. Joseph Rochefort had the evidence he needed. "AF" was now known to be the island of Midway. He also told Admiral Nimitz the Japanese would attack Midway on June 13.The battle that followed was a huge American victory. That victory was possible because Joseph Rochefort learned to read enough of the Japanese code to discover the meaning of the letters "AF."

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At the beginning of World War Two, the United States Marine Corps asked members of the Navajo tribe to train as Code Talkers.

The Cryptologic Museum says the Marine Corps Code Talkers could take a sentence in English and change it into their language in about 20 seconds. A code machine needed about 30 minutes to do the same work.

The Navajo Code Talkers took part in every battle the Marines entered in the Pacific during World War Two. The Japanese were very skilled at breaking codes. But they were never able to understand any of what they called "The Marine Code."

The Cryptologic Museum has many pieces of mechanical and electric equipment used to change words into code. It also has almost as many examples of machines used to try to change code back into useful words.

1.The NSA was founded__________.

A. in 1940 B. 1942 C. in 1952 D. in 2012

2.According to the passage, which one is not right?

A. “Cryptologic” implies containing some hidden information

B. The US decoded “AF” and won the victory in Midway Islands

C. Both Rchefort and Nimitz were American navy commanders

D. The US Marine Corps was fallen for in Midway Islands battle

3.The Americans used the Navajo language in their coding system during the Second World War for the reason that .

A. unusual language was successfully used for codes

B. it was commonly used in coding system worldwide

C. the United States Marine Corps invented it then

D. it was the most beautiful language in the world

4.This passage is probably adapted from ____________.

A. an evening paper B. a science fiction

C. a broadcasting program D. a travel guidebook

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Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!

After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.

Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.

Everyone witnessed something exemplary(可作榜样的) in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the future.

1. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?

A. He gave something to author’s dad.

B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.

C. He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.

D. He did a magic show for the author and her father.

2. The author considered her father’s action to be ____.

A. funny B. understandable

C. worthless D. honorable

3.Their passage mainly tells us that we should ____.

A. learn to be grateful to others

B. find ways to thank others

C. try to learn from each other

D. respect soldiers and waitresses

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