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8.It might have been a really bad stressful day,feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us.My husband was the first to shift his consciousness.He dressed accordingly and announced that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.
At first he stood alone,piling massive amounts of snow.Soon after a neighbor joined in my husband's quest to embrace the opportunity the winter presented.Maintaining less than desirable attitudes,we reluctantly put on our snow gear(用具) and headed outside.It wasn't long before we were smiling and enjoying the abundance of snow that Mother Nature had provided.Others came to our yard one by one to give a hand in the making of our giant snowman.
In the end we all stood back and marveled at what we had created.He was eleven feet high,twenty-five feet around at the base and decorated with many household items supplied by various families.There he stood,our glorious,gigantic (巨人般的) snowman.
People drove by and smiled.Some even stopped to enjoy his existence.The spirit that went into creating him seemed to catch on and we all enjoyed it while the cold temperatures allowed.
With the passing of time,the spring made its way back into our yard and the snowman changed form considerably.In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit longer somebody stopped by and changed the snowman's remains to look like a rabbit.
As I prepared for the start of another week,I decided to check my email before going to bed.I found a curious message that contained the subject line:enjoy the snowman.I decided to read the message even though I did not recognize who sent it.The words it contained melted my heart.
The email said:…your neighbor looks on in disbelief!I am sure you people are enjoying the sounds and smells,along with sights of spring.The energy displayed in Mr.Snowman or Ms,is filled with vigor and joyous energy.You and your family keep it up,as this is what the world needs now.Love sweet love.More power to you and your loved ones,keep sharing with the world around.
Perhaps it was more than snowman we built that day.I'd like to agree that it was.The message seems clear.Our circumstances will turn out to be what we make of them.The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours.

66.How did the author plan to spend that cold day at first?B
A.By having a busy day.   B.By staying at home.
C.By building a snowman.  D.By visiting neighbors.
67.The reason for her husband to make a snowman was thatC.
A.he had to please his neighbors
B.he was better at it than others
C.he wanted to cheer himself up
D.he must get the last chance before spring
68.From the passage we can know that the snowmanB.
A.was built only by the author's family
B.was surprisingly big in size
C.made people more forgiving
D.made building snowman popular
69.Which of the following statements on the email is not true?B
A.It was probably form a neighbor who didn't build the snowman that day
B.It was mainly written to share joys for the coming of spring
C.The writer of the email encouraged the author to keep being vigorous and joyous.
D.The author was deeply touched and inspired by its words.
70.According to the author,D.
A.there are many chances in our life
B.choices are more practical than possibilities
C.we must have our own ideas about our decision
D.we can determine our way of life through our choice.

分析 本文是一篇记叙文.文章讲述的是作者一家人和邻居们一起堆雪人,到雪人快要融化,一直带给人们的是快乐.

解答 66-70 BCBBD
66.B. 考查细节理解.根据第一句话It might have been a really bad stressful day,feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us.可知,因为寒冷和大雪将我们困在家里,所以作者最初是打算待在家里的;故选B.
67.C. 考查推理判断.文章开篇告诉我们,"这本会是压抑的一天.我感觉被这弥漫大雪和寒冷困在了屋里".丈夫出去堆雪人就是想让自己振作起来,而实践证明,也确实达到了目的,由此可以看出C项正确.
68.B. 考查事实细节.由第三段的"He was eleven feet high,twenty five feet around at the base and decorated with many household items supplied by various families.There he stood,our glorious,gigantic (巨人般的) snowman."可以看出,大伙堆的这个雪人是相当的大.
69.B.  考查事实细节.从文章倒数第二段中的Email的标题,以及倒数第二段邮件的内容来看,B项无法在原文中找到对应的内容,由此可以看出答案为B项.
70.D.考查主旨大意.文章的最后一段点明了文章的主旨,根据"The message seems clear.Our circumstances will turn out to be what we make of them.The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours."可知答案为D项.

点评 要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系,结合自己的生活常识和经验,再通过逻辑推理和判断,理解文章的言外之意,从而揭示文章的深层涵义.

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Magdalen College
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Merton College
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If your sleep is based on what your body tells you,you'll probably be sleeping more than you need.Also,your mornings may be less predictable if you're getting up at different times.
The solution for me has been to combine both methods.I go to bed when I'm sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time.So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5am),but I go to bed at different times every night-sometimes at 9:30pm,and other times at midnight.Most of the time I go to bed between 10-11pm.
However,going to bed only when I'm sleepy,and getting up at a fixed time every morning is my way.If you want to become an early riser,you can try your own.

60.According to the passage,the underlined phrase refers toB.
A.people who stay up until the next morning.
B.people who get up early in the morning.
C.people who feel sleepy in the morning.
D.people whose productivity is the highest in the morning.
61.Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?B
A.Because he/she wanted to form the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.
B.Because he/she had found that his/her productivity was higher when he/she got up
early.
C.Because he/she wanted to see which of the two main schools of thought on sleep
patterns was right.
D.Because he/she was told the high relationship between success and rising early.
62.The author experienced all the following EXCEPTD.
A.going to bed after midnight          
B.getting up early occasionally
C.pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping
D.asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits
63.The passage is mainly aboutA.
A.how to become an early riser         
B.how to have good sleep
C.wrong strategies for getting up early
D.main schools of thought on sleep patterns.

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