阅读理解.Frank works at a school called Tumul K’in,which means “New Day in the local language .The school was founded in 2001 by Belizean Filiberto Penados,who received funding from the United Nations 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Frank works at a school called Tumul K’in,which means “New Day” in the local language (Mayan Mopan).The school was founded in 2001 by Belizean Filiberto Penados,who received funding(基金) from the United Nations for the project.

Frank said that there were about 60 students in five grades at the school,and they ranged from 12 to 20 years old.

It was different from other schools in the area,Frank said.While most trained youths for work that would take them away from their villages,he said,Tumul K’in trained them for those things they could use locally,such as farming and various trades.

“The difference in education is that students at Tumul K’in learn everything from mathematics and science to agricultural practices and how to raise livestock(家畜),” he said.“The main idea is to help maintain the Mayan lifestyle of village living and help it to be passed on to the next generation.”

As for the radio station,Frank said that the effort was part of a programme originally founded by the UN.

“The radio station has been named ‘Ak Kutan FM’,or ‘New Day FM’.It will broadcast health information,such as where people can go to get tested for HIV,as well as report local and national news,” he said.For most,it was the first interaction(互动) with the local community that Mayans in this remote village would have.

“I can’t stress enough how little contact many villagers have had with the outside world,”Frank said.“Many have never left their village nor seen something like a telephone,refrigerator or even a world map.”

1.Tumul K’in was founded .

A.by the radio station “Ak’ Kutan FM”

B.with the help of the local people

C.with the help of an international organisation

D.with the help of the local Mayans

2.What’s the main function of the radio station “Ak Kutan FM”?

A.To show the local people how to stay healthy.

B.To help the local people maintain their own lifestyle.

C.To let the outside world know more about Mayan culture.

D.To allow the local people to have more contact with the outside world.

3.From the passage we can infer that .

A.Tumul K’in makes great contributions to the development of Mayan science

B.the Mayan villages haven’t developed very much in the past few years

C.more and more Mayans prefer to leave their hometown to work outside

D.the radio station “Ak Katan FM” has been popular with the local people

4.The passage is mainly about .

A.the education system of Mayans

B.the present living conditions of Mayans

C.the protection of the Mayan lifestyle

D.the programmes of developing Mayan culture

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The new discovery of oil is of great ______ to this area’s economy.

A. performance B. significance

C. satisfaction D. assumption

On the first day of the 11th grade, our new math teacher Mr. Washington asked me to go to the blackboard to do a math problem. I told him that I couldn’t do it. He asked, “Why not?” I paused, and then I said, “Because I’m educable mentally retarded (可教育智能迟滞).”

He came from behind his desk and looked at me. “Don’t ever say that again. Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality,” he said.

It was a very special moment for me. Doctors said that I was educable mentally retarded in the fifth grade, and I was put back into the fourth grade. When I was in the eighth grade, I failed again.

But Mr. Washington changed my life. This person always gave students the feeling that he had high expectations of them, and then all of the students did their best to live up to what those expectations were. He often said, “You have greatness within you.”

One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there greatness within me, sir?”

He said, “Yes, Mr Brown.”

“But what about the fact that I failed English, math, and history? What about that, sir? I’m slower than most kids.”

“It doesn’t matter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades don’t determine who you are or what you can produce in your life.”

“I want to buy my mother a house.”

“It is possible, Mr. Brown. You can do that.” And he turned to walk away.

“Mr. Washington?”

“What do you want now?”

“Uh, I’m the one, sir. One day you’re going to hear my name. I’m the one, sir.”

School was a real struggle for me. Mr. Washington put many demands on me. He made me believe that I could do it. At the end of that year, I was on the honor roll for the first time in my life.

Years later, I produced five programs on public television. When one of my programs was shown on the educational television channel, I had some friends call him. I was sitting by the phone waiting when he called me. He said, “May I speak to Mr. Brown, please?”

“Oh, Mr. Washington, is that you?”

“Yes, it’s me. You were the one, weren’t you?”

“Yes, sir, I was.”

1.What does Mr Washington mean by saying “Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality”?

A. You needn’t have the same opinion as others.

B. You should believe what other people say.

C. What other people say about you may not be correct.

D. The doctor made a mistake.

2.What happened to the author at last?

A. He entered a good university.

B. He earned much honor.

C. He got a good job.

D. He made television programs.

3. In the passage, the author implies that ________.

A. people shouldn’t believe what doctors say

B. no one can be successful with hard work and confidence

C. no one is really educable mentally retarded

D. a good teacher can change a student’s life

4.The best title for the passage would be “________”.

A. Don’t Believe Others B. I Am the One

C. My Best Teacher D. I Succeeded at Last

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Tips for a Happier Workplace

You don’t have to be friends with your co-workers, but you do need to be friendly. Read on for fresh ways to make your office a kinder, gentler place.

◆Give a happy “Hello! ”in the morning

Do you walk into the office, eyes down, and immediately start work? If so, you are likely to find that co-workers ignore(忽视)you or avoid you.___ 1. ___It’s really amazing how fast this small gesture can change unfriendly workplace relations.

◆Learn the art of small talk

Ask your co-workers about their interests—their favorite music, movies, and books, as well as their hobbies __2. __Once you know what catches their imagination, pick up stories from newspapers or magazines to help start conversations.

◆Ask what they think

People love to be asked for their opinion, so go out of your way to ask, “What do you think of this report? ” or “How do you think I should deal with this situation? ” _____3.____

◆Avoid gossip(流言飞语)

4._____So return the favor. When a co-worker walks towards you bearing a piece of gossip, respond(回应)with, “Really? ”and then change the subject or get back to work. If you don’t respond, the gossiper will move on.

◆___5.____

To win friends at work, start with good office etiquette(礼节). There’s nothing more frustrating(令人沮丧的)to busy co-workers than to have their emails and phone messages ignored. Your silence doesn’t just make their jobs harder; it also conveys(传达)an unpleasant message: You are unimportant to me.

A. Stop complaining.

B. Return calls and emails immediately.

C. Then give the advice giver a silent thank-you.

D. Always work as hard as anyone working for you.

E. You don’t want anyone talking about you behind your back, right?

F. Showing an interest in them will make them feel comfortable around you.

G. Get into the habit of greeting your co-workers with a smile as you arrive in the morning.

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A dam is like a wall that is built across a waterway to control the flow of the water.For many years,dams were built only of earth and rocks.Today,many dams are built of concrete.

When a dam is built,water is trapped and held behind the dam.This water forms a lake.The lakes can be used for recreation or for irrigating,or watering crops.The lakes also provide potable water,water that is safe for drinking.This potable water is piped from the lake into houses and other buildings.The lake water further serves as a home,or habitat,for fish and waterfowl.

Dams are often built to provide flood control.Just before the rainy season,the water in the dam is allowed to flow out very slowly.This lowers the water level in the lake so that snowmelt and rainfall can be stored there in every spring and used as needed during the rest of the year.

Some dams are built to use the power of falling water to make electricity.Such dams have powerhouses that contain machines;turbines and generators.Water falls from the lake to the river below the dam.As the water falls,it is sent through the powerhouse.There,the force of the water turns the turbines and generators and produces electrical power needed to light and heat buildings.

1.The word used to describe water that is safe for drinking is .

A.portable water B.dirty water

C.orange juice D.boiled water

2.According to the story,dams are built for different reasons.But all dams .

A.control the flow of water

B.are built of earth and rocks

C.provide electrical power

D.provide potable water

3.If the water level in the lake behind the dam is not lowered before the rainy season,the .

A.water in the dam will flow out too slowly

B.snowmelt and rainfall might cause a flood

C.lake will probably dry up

D.water can irrigate

4.When dams are built to provide electricity,which of the following happens first?Water .

A.is sent through the powerhouse

B.pressure turns the turbines and generators

C.falls from the lake to the river below the dam

D.runs fast

阅读理解。

Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again.They want to bring water to the deserts so that people can live and grow food there.They are learning a lot about the deserts,but more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time.Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.

Why is more and more land becoming deserts?Scientists think that people make deserts.People are doing bad things to the earth.For example,scientists tell the people how important plants are for stopping land becoming desert,but people don’t pay enough attention to the green plants.

Some places on the earth don’t get much rain.But they still don’t become deserts.This is because some green plants are growing there.Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places.Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier.Plants don’t let the wind blow the soil away.When a bit of rain falls,the plants hold the water.Without plants,the land can become desert more easily.The present fact is that green plants on the earth are fewer and fewer.If there were no green plants on the earth,the whole earth would become desert.

1.Deserts .

A.never have any plants or animals in them before

B.can all be turned into good land soon

C.have little water or plants

D.make the earth drier

2.Small green plants are very important to dry places because .

A.they don’t let the sun make the earth into good land

B.they don’t let the wind blow soil away

C.they are green

D.they have leaves

3.After reading this,we learn that .

A.plants can keep dry land from becoming deserts

B.it is good to get rid of the grass in the deserts

C.all places without much rain will become deserts

D.it is better for the dry land to grow grass than to grow trees

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The earthquake affected the students of the destroyed areas in many ways:losing parents,being scared and feeling lonely.How can we help them?Teens reporter talked with Lin Dan,the program director of the Sunshine in Your Heart Project at the Red Cross Society of China.

How will the earthquake affect the teenagers mentally?

They’ll have feelings of fear,anger and feel they are not safe.They will find it hard to focus.They will tend to cry,shout and tremble.And they might be afraid to be alone.

What will happen if they are not helped?

The teenagers will find it hard to live in a balanced way.If things get worse,they might not be able to focus on their studies.They might give up on life.

How can we help them overcome these problems?

The first thing is to build up trust with them.Show your sympathy and sadness,and be their friends.Then you have to give them a sense of safety.Tell them that there’s a solution to every problem.Thirdly,try to satisfy their psychological needs.Be a good listener if he or she needs to talk.

Some of us were not directly affected by the quake but have seen images on TV and feel scared.What should we do?

Talk with an adult or share your feelings with someone who might feel similar.If this doesn’t help,then you should see a doctor for professional help.

1.What’s the BEST title of the passage?

A.The scare caused by the earthquake

B.Dealing with the pain left behind after the earthquake

C.How to get a sense of safety

D.The psychological needs

2.The earthquake will affect the teenagers mentally.Which of the following statements is NOT included?

A.They’ll tend to cry,shout and tremble.

B.They may be afraid to be alone.

C.They’ll feel unsafe.

D.They’ll feel sympathetic.

3.The underlined word“psychological”in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to “ ”.

A.mental B.physical

C.material D.professional

4.From the passage,we can infer that .

A.the scare caused by the earthquake can be relieved quickly

B.seeing a doctor is the most important measure to deal with the problems

C.the images on TV can also affect people and even cause problems

D.to help them overcome these problems,we should always talk with them

完形填空。

Over dinner a few weeks ago,the novelist Lawrence Naumoff told a troubling story.He ________ students in his introduction to creative writing course at UNC Chapel Hill if they had ________ Jack Kerouac.Nobody raised a hand. ________ he asked if anyone had ever heard of Jack Kerouac.There are more blank________.

Naumoff began ________ the legend of the literary wild man.One student offered that he had a teacher who was just as ________.Naumoff asked the professor’s name.The student said ________ didn’t know.Naumoff then asked this oblivious(健忘的) scholar,“Do you know my ________?”

After a long pause,the young man replied,“No.”

“I guess I’ve always known that many students are just ________ my course to get a requirement out of the way,” Naumoff said.“But it was ________ to see that some even couldn’t go to the trouble of ________ the name of the person teaching the course.”

The other UNC professors at the ________ began sharing their own stories about the troubling state of curiosity on ________ .All of them have noted that such ignorance isn’t

________—students have always possessed far less knowledge than they should.But in the past, ________ tended to be a source of shame and motivation.Students were far more likely to be ________ by not-knowing,far more eager to fill such gaps by learning. _______,nowadays as one reviewer once said,“It’s that they don’t ________ what they don’t know.”

In our increasingly complex world,the amount of information required to master any ________ discipline—e.g.computers,life insurance,medicine—has expanded geometrically(几何学上).We are forced to ________ specialists,people who know more and more about less and less.Curiously,in a world where everything is worth knowing,nothing is.

1.A.helped B.greeted C.taught D.asked

2.A.read B.recognized C.visited D.wrote

3.A.But B.Or C.Then D.So

4.A.puzzles B.expressions C.smiles D.feelings

5.A.describing B.drawing C.showing D.painting

6.A.ugly B.handsome C.crazy D.angry

7.A.he B.she C.they D.we

8.A.story B.name C.address D.work

9.A.getting B.putting C.taking D.making

10.A.excited B.interested C.pleased D.disappointed

11.A.finding out B.looking for C.putting up D.pointing to

12.A.class B.dinner C.room D.house

13.A.train B.bus C.campus D.literature

14.A.old B.short C.long D.new

15.A.ignorance B.curiosity C.knowledge D.gaps

16.A.troubled B.moved C.touched D.respected

17.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.However D.Anyway

18.A.go through B.take in C.meet with D.care about

19.A.common B.simple C.particular D.easy

20.A.act B.become C.call D.want

短语填空

1.If he carries on driving like that, he will ___________(结束)in hospital.

2.I can always find someone I ________________(与......有相似之处) with.

3.Can you ______________ (理解)what she’s trying to say?

4.All I am, or can be, I ____________ (归功于)my angel mother.

5.You must _____________ (适应)the customs of the society you live in.

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