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---It is not a secret that CEOs of major companies earn a large amount each year.

--- I agree. ____ the hard economic times, it seems that their salaries have remained the same.

A. Apart from          B. Thanks to             C. Regardless of      D. In regard to

 

【答案】

C

【解析】

试题分析:句意:—大公司的总裁薪水很高,这不是秘密。—我也这么认为,不管是不是经济困难时期,他们的薪水似乎保持不变。

考点:考查固定短语。

 

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A Charlotte N.C. man was charged with first-degree murder of a 79-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death. Can the guy be held responsible for the woman’s death? Prosecutors (公诉人) said that he can under the state’s murder rule, which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another person’s death while committing or fleeing from a severe crime—even if he or she doesn’t kill someone on purpose.

But, medically speaking, can someone actually be frightened to death? We asked Martin Samuels, chairman of the neurology department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Absolutely, no question about it.

The body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response, which was originally described by Walter Cannon,chairman of Harvard University’s physiology department from 1906 to 1942. If, in the wild, an animal is faced with a life-threatening situation, the automatic nervous system responds by increasing heart rate, increasing blood flow to the muscles, and slowing digestion, among other things. All of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast. This process certainly would be of help to early humans. However, in the modern world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response.

The autonomic nervous system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response. This chemical is poisonous in large amounts; it damages the organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart. There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death.

By the way, any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result. There are people who have died in excitement or in religious passion. There was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one, turned to his partner and said, “I can die now”, and then he dropped dead.

1.What is Martin Samuels’ attitude to the possibility of being frightened to death?

A. Approval.            B. Disapproval.                            C. Doubtful.     D. Indifferent.

2.What can we learn about the fight-or-flight response according to the passage?

A. The fight-or-flight response was raised and proved by Martin Samuels.

B. It is a natural protective method that can’t be found in all creatures but humans.

C. The ancient humans had a better fight-or-flight response than modern ones.

D. The fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organs.

3.What activity can we infer is less likely to damage the organs?

A. Winning an unexpected fortune.

B. Missing a dead family member.

C. Watching a horror movie.

D. Listening to a sweet song.

4.The purpose of the passage is ______.

A. to explain why people will die of a heart attack

B. to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failure

C. to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a death

D. to show strong emotions can cause a sudden death

 

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“What has caused you to stay 23 enough to become a manager?" I asked. After a while a new manager took the 24 and said slowly, "it was a baseball glove.”

Cynthia said she used to 25 a Circle K clerk job as an interim (时临的.) one while she looked for something 26 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a (an) 27 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 28 a baseball glove for the little League. She 29 that as a single mother, money was 30 , and her first check would have to go for paying 31.

When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you 32 to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 33 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills 34 you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 35 good people like you as 36 as we would like to; but we do 37 and I want you to know how 38 you are to us.”

The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 39 more how much a( n) 40 cares than how much he pays.

1.

A.topics

B.problems

C.difficulties

D.lessons

 

2.

A.employing

B.praising

C.keeping

D.improving

 

3.

A.soon

B.long

C.strong

D.calm

 

4.

A.position

B.decision

C.question

D.advice

 

5.

A.take

B.change

C.lose

D.consider

 

6.

A.lighter

B.easier

C.better

D.higher

 

7.

A.letter

B.call

C.answer

D.email

 

8.

A.bought

B.kept

C.needed

D.offered

 

9.

A.complained

B.explained

C.understood

D.admitted

 

10.

A.short

B.enough

C.spare

D.tight

 

11.

A.food

B.education

C.clothes

D.bills

 

12.

A.talking

B.crying

C.arguing

D.scolding

 

13.

A.easy

B.hard

C.simple

D.nice

 

14.

A.after

B.until

C.when

D.before

 

15.

A.value

B.remain

C.pay

D.fire

 

16.

A.much

B.many

C.pleasant

D.possible

 

17.

A.regret

B.agree

C.worry

D.care

 

18.

A.excellent

B.important

C.thankful

D.thoughtful

 

19.

A.remember

B.refuse

C.thank

D.realize

 

20.

A.mother

B.clerk

C.official

D.manager

 

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My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that  38 people spent a lot more time reading than they  39   watching television. She announced that my brother and I  40 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later, we realized her marks were a  42 . My mother was Illiterate(不识字的,文盲的)。

When I entered high school I was a(n) 43  , but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes.  I wanted to  44 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from  45  her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy  46 food and pay the bills. With everything  47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very  48  with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was  49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to  50 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 51  buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my  52 and became an A-student again, and eventually I  53 my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with  54  formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job  55 than parenting.(养育) This I believe.

1.

A.belief

B.work

C.education

D.promise

 

2.

A.majored in

B.got used to

C.dreamed of

D.got tired of

 

3.

A.lazy

B.easy-going

C.successful

D.reliable

 

4.

A.spent

B.paid

C.took

D.did

 

5.

A.could only

B.might not

C.must not

D.should often

 

6.

A.read to

B.discuss

C.teach

D.explain to

 

7.

A.joke

B.means

C.tool

D.trick

 

8.

A.A-student

B.B-student

C.C-student

D.D-student

 

9.

A.get rid of

B.hang out with

C.break away from

D.keep up with

 

10.

A.making

B.stopping

C.working

D.getting

 

11.

A.your brother

B.yourself

C.your sisiter

D.the family

 

12.

A.left over

B.give off

C.used up

D.carried out

 

13.

A.angry

B.pleased

C.disappointed

D.bored

 

14.

A.anything

B.everything

C.something

D.nothing

 

15.A knock into

B.gave an impression on

C. keep a roof over

D. have eyes in the back of

16.

A.let alone

B.let out

C.let in

D.leave alone

17.

A.guys

B.mother

C.studies

D.play

18.

A.made

B.realized

C.changed

D.tried

19.

A.little

B.much

C.few

D.high

20.

A.more interesting

B.less important

C.more important

D.less interesting

 

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22  the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t  23  to go to a big school, which narrowed (缩小) my  24  to a small college which could be    25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I  26  two, but they just didn’t  27  . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.

The day when I was  28  by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school  29  me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so  30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college  31  the rest of my senior year.

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1.A.During       B. Through     C. Until            D. Under   

2.A. struggled      B. started      C. forgot      D. turned

3.A. how            B. that         C. why          D. what

4. A. experience        B. advantage        C. disability       D. habit

5. A. work          B. college      C. hospital     D. home

6. A. believe       B. prove            C. feel         D.imagine

7. A. Because       B. After            C. When     D. Before

8. A. want          B. manage       C. decide       D. refuse

9.A. plans          B. decisions        C. choices      D. purposes

10. A. honorable        B. imaginable   C. suitable D. comfortable

11. A. expected     B. left         C. visited      D. dreamed

12. A. work         B. fit          C. match        D. satisfy

13.A. asked         B. invited      C. admitted     D. attracted

14. A. telling          B. warning      C. advising D. reminding

15. A. worried      B. surprised        C. frightened   D. excited

16.A. stopped       B. lasted           C. saw          D. held

17. A. old          B. famous       C. familiar     D. new

18. A. cared for        B. looked for   C. headed for   D. asked for

19.A. day and night                   B. over and over  C. more or less        D. up and down

20.A. warm          B. cold             C. sad          D. sorry

 

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