题目内容
There is something ______(神秘的) about the childhood of this famous writer.
mysterious
In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no 36 for stillness.
And when we are 37 to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often 38 something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re 39 .
This comes at a 40 : we lose that time for 41 , for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And 42 yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get 43 done.
Take a moment to think about 44 you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering 45 or checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always 46 through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your 47 ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be 48 . Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. 49 be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d 50 it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more 51 .
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. 52 you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too 53 . Slow down. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of 54 for it.
55 the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.
A. place B. chance C. freedom D. time
A. forced B. ordered C. invited D. told
A. have B. find C. buy D. get
A. familiar with B. curios about C. used to D. interested in
A. cost B. risk C. loss D. danger
A. play B. food C. sleep D. consideration
A. further B. worse C. farther D. deeper
A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
A. how B. where C. why D. whether
A. questions B. problems C. phones D. messages
A. walking B. rushing C. stepping D. going
A. school B. youth C. work D. life
A. silent B. patient C. still D. quiet
A. Nearly B. Just C. Ever D. Already
A. like B. decide C. choose D. need
A. activity B. peace C. study D. research
A. Because B. Until C. Once D. Unless
A. frequently B. slowly C. fast D. quickly
A. asking B. sending C. calling D. waiting
A. Value B. Miss C. Owe D. Hold
Is it time to kick Russia out of the BRICs （金砖四国）? If so, it may end up sounding like a famous ball-point pen maker-BIC. An argument is being made that Goldman Sach’s famous marketing device（策略）,the BRICs, should really be the BICs.
“Is Russia really worth the name BRICs?” asks Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in an article for Foreigh Policy. Aslund, who is also co-author with Andrew Kuchins of “The Russian Balance Sheet”, thinks the Russia of Putin and Medvedev is just not worthy of inclusion alongside Brazil, India and China in the list of future economic powerhouses. He writes:
“The country’s economic performance has fallen to such a weak level that one must ask whether it has any say at all on the global economy, compared with the other members of its group. I have just returned from Moscow, which is always dull around this season. For the last seven years, Russia has taken very few measures to improve its economy. Instead, the state has been living on oil and gas. ”
Economically, Aslund has the numbers on his side. The International Monetary Fund figures that the Russian economy will fall by 6.7 percent in 2009, while China will grow 8.5 percent and India 5.4 percent. There is less of a case for Brazil, with a fall of 0.7 percent, but it is still doing
far better than Russia.
But the BRICs are not just about economy. As is mentioned above, it is a marketing device to encourage investors to focus on the big promising players. From an investment standpoint, it could be argued that Russia is leading the BRICs. Its stock（股票）market is up 128 percent this year while around 80 percent is for the other three.
At very least, however, Russia’s economic underperformance and stock market outperfoumance does suggest it is indeed one of the group.
According to the passage, which country will enjoy the biggest increase in 2009?
A．China. B．Russia. C．Brazil. D．India.
According to Aslund, Russia shouldn’t be a BRIC partly because_______.
A．Russia’s economic performance is far worse than the other three
B．Russia’s leaders are not good at managing economy
C．Russia has taken effective measures to improve its economy
D．Russia will no longer attract investors from other countries
From the passage we know that ________.
A．Anders Aslund is working for the Russian government
B．Russia outperfoumed the other three countries in stock market
C．most people disagree Russia is included in BRICs
D．the BRICs would end up being the BICs sooner or later
The author seems to ________.
A．suggest it’s time to kick Russia out of the BRICs?
B．feel worried about the economy of the BRICs
C．think Russia is worth being one of the group
D．show disappointment to Russia’s economy
Xu Shu was much valued by Liu Bei for his strategic talents. After several victories on the battleground against Cao Cao, Xu was made the chief military advisor. Cao Cao was greatly surprised at the news. “If you want this person,” one of his advisors said, “you can bring his mother to Xuchang and send a forged letter in his mother's handwriting, asking Xu Shu to desert Liu Bei and come here. As Xu is well-known for a strong filial（孝顺的） affection, surely he will come.” This plot worked. For Xu, on receiving the letter, cried tearfully, asking Liu Bei for an immediate departure. Feeling sad, though, Liu persisted in his stay for another night, during which the two aired their sad feelings.
The next day Liu laid a banquet outside the city for Xu. Holding the latter's hand, Liu said, “After we separate today, only heaven knows when and where we will meet again.” He wept bitter tears.
After setting off on his way, Xu suddenly turned his horse and returned. “I almost forgot an important matter.” He said to Liu. “Ten kilometers from Xiangyang City, in a place called Long zhong, there is a talent called Zhuge Liang. Do you want to meet him？” Liu expressed his willingness at once, but also aired doubt about whether Zhuge Liang was as talented as Xu. “He tells positions of stars in the heavens,” Xu assured him, “and recognizes everything on earth. He knows a person's real nature at the first meeting----the number one talent under the heaven. If you have him as your military advisor, you'll have the country under your name.” Liu suggested a visit to Zhuge by Xu on his behalf. At this, the latter shook his head in disapproval. “You must go and offer your invitation personally, and his acceptance depends entirely on your sincerity.” With these words said, Xu turned his horse and left. Later, Liu paid three trips to Zhuge's straw house, another favorite story among Chinese people.
The underlined word “forged” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.
A. forced B. false C. friendly D. touching
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Zhuge was able to tell a person’s personality at first sight.
B. No sooner did Xu receive the letter than he departed for Cao Cao.
C. Liu showed little interest in visiting Zhuge because he was doubtful of the stranger’s ability.
D. Liu showed his disapproval when Xu advised him to call on Zhuge in person.
The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.
A. There was no doubt that Zhuge was competent as a military advisor
B. No one would be better than Zhuge in terms of giving military advice
C. Zhuge was such a talent that he could make the country named after Liu
D. With the help of Zhuge, Liu would be able to rule the whole country
The paragraph following the last one most probably deals with __________.
A. why people considered Zhuge as a talent
B. the difficulty Xu met with on the way to meet his mother
C. the plot Cao Cao made to bring Xu’s mother to Xuchang
D. how Liu sincerely invited Zhuge to assist him in military affairs
The text is developed in the order of __________.
A. space B. logic C. time D. cause and result
Women are now as likely to use the Internet as men—about two-thirds of both genders, yet a new study shows that gaps remain in what each sex does online.
American men who go online are more likely than women to check the weather, the news, sports, political and financial information, the Pew Internet and American Life Project reported Wednesday. They are also more likely to use the Internet to download music and software and to take a class.
Online women, meanwhile, are bigger users of e-mail, and they are also more likely to go online for religious information and support for health or personal problems.
“For men, it’s just, ‘give me the facts,’” said Deborah Fallows, who wrote the report based on six years of Pew surveys, “For women, its ‘Let’s talk about this. Are you worried about this problem?’ It’s keeping in touch and connecting with people in a richer way.”
About two- thirds of the 6,403 adults surveyed by Pew during 2005 said they use the Internet. By gender, it was 68%of the male respondents, and 66%of the female participants---a statistically insignificant(不重要的)difference given the study’s margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2%points. In 2002, by contrast, the gap was slightly larger: 61%vs. 57%.
The surveys find that for many activities, such as getting travel information or looking up a phone number, men and women are equally likely to use the Internet.
According to the passage, which of the following is not what American men who go online do?
A. Checking the weather and the news. B. Searching for religious information.
C. Downloading some music. D. Taking a class.
What is the probable meaning of the sentence “gaps remain in what each sex does online”?
A. There are some difference between men and women in the US.
B. There is a slight difference between the numbers of men and women online in the US.
C. Men and women in the US have difference tastes about what they do online.
D. Men and women in the US have difference way of surfing the Internet.
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. A small part of women in the US go on line today.
B. Women in the US going on line are only concerned with personal problems.
C. Men are still more likely to use the Internet than women.
D. The gap between both sexes going online in 2002 was slightly larger than that in 2005.
What’s the author’s purpose of writing the article?
A. To tell us the different aims of men and women in the US who go online.
B. To show why men and women are equally likely to use the Internet.
C. To teach us how to surf the Internet.
D. To offer us some information of both sexes’ going online in the US.
MOST recently, my world has been shaken by the death of a teacher at my school. He was Dr Allan Woolley and he was only 52. Suddenly he took his own life, which remains a mystery.
That morning, everyone sensed that something wasn't right. During our lessons, an announcement was made that an assembly (集会) was scheduled for morning break, which was only done in emergencies.
Once morning break came, the entire school gathered in the main hall. As our headmaster marched out to announce the "momentous (重大的) news", it felt like the air around us trembled . Many students broke down in tears, and the reaction afterward was intensely powerful and unifying .
The headmaster said that students were allowed to miss lessons and have a free period to collect themselves if they found the news too distressing (悲伤的). Many students went outside and shared memories of Dr Woolley to control theirselves.
Dr Woolley taught me chemistry two years ago, but up until his death he still taught many of my close friends. Many of my friends were so shocked that they still couldn't believe the person that they had owed (欠) some homework to was now dead.
It was heart-warming to spend time with teachers that morning and get to know more about them. Despite the time of sadness, I feel that every cloud has a silver lining. Although Dr Woolley's death is something nobody wanted to see, we must move on.
What did the students feel at the news of his teacher’s death?
A.unhappy B shocked C.surprised D.silent
What does the underlined word “collect” in Paragraph4 mean?
A. bring something together B.calm down
C. increase in amount D.get and keep
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The real cause of Dr Woolley’s death is known to us.
B.Many students didn’t prepare themselves for the bad news so that they felt very sad.
C.It takes the whole school some time to recover from the dispressing news.
D.Dr Woolley’s death allows students to understand teachers better.
It can be inferred from the underlined sentences in the last paregraph that______.
A.Dr Woolley’s death made students sad.
B.There is still some comfort and hope in trouble
C.Dr Woolley’s death disappointed students greatly
D.We should forget the fact to study better.
The best title for the passage should be_______.
A. Our School Faces a Tragedy
B. Dr Woolley—A Great Teacher
C. The Living Live For the Death
D. Lesson From the Death.
