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18．We often think that our affairs，great or small，must be tended continuously and in detail，or our world will fall apart，and we will lose our places in the universe．That is not true，or if it were true，our situations would be so temporary that they would have disappeared anyway．
Once a year or so I give myself a day away．On the eve of my day of absence，I inform my family and close friends that I will not be reachable for twenty-four hours； then I turn off the telephone．I turn the radio to an all-music station，preferably one which plays the comforting golden oldies．I sit for at least an hour in a very hot tub； then I lay out my clothes in preparation for my morning escape，knowing that nothing will disturb me．On the morning I wake naturally，for I will have set no clock．I dress in comfortable shoes and casual clothes and leave my house going no place．If I am living in a city，I wander streets，window-shop，or gaze at buildings．On the getaway day I do not want to know my name，where I live，or how many responsibilities rest on my shoulders．I hate meeting even the closest friend，for then I am reminded of who I am，and the circumstances of my life，which I want to forget for a while．
When I return home，I am always surprised to find some questions I sought to avoid have been answered and some problems I hoped to flee have become settled in my absence．A day away can drive away anger，transform indecision，and renew the spirit．
Every person needs to take one day away，a day in which one consciously separates the past from the future．Jobs，family，employers，and friends can exist one day without any one of us．Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are dealt with，no solutions searched for．Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us．

68．On the getaway day，the authorB．
A．leaves home without telling anybody
B．enjoys doing anything as she likes
C．leaves her house but reaches no place
D．hates all the circumstances of her life
69．With a day away，the authorD．
A．has to work harder to make up for the lost time
B．has found solutions to those unsettled problems
C．has successfully avoided seeking questions
D．finds herself feeling relaxed and refreshed
70．What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？B
A．We need to learn to ignore others'care．
B．Worries in life won't leave us automatically．
C．If we don't care for others，nor will others care for us．
D．We need to face up to any problems arising in life．
71．What does the author mainly intend to tell us？D
A．Whatever affairs we have，we must take them seriously．
B．Whoever we are，we deserve equal rights to enjoy ourselves．
C．Wherever we go，we should remember to renew our spirits．
D．However occupied we are，we need to take some time for ourselves．

17．Although some surfers have been skateboarding for more than 50years，skateboarding did not peak until the 70s．In 1962，a surfer attached roller skate wheels to a board and began selling the skateboards to other surfers．The surfers used this new device to practice"surfing"while not in the water．They improved their balance and technique and had fun while practicing．
In 1973，another California surfer designed a skateboard with plastic wheels．The new wheels were stronger and made less noise．At this time，real skateboards were designed and tricks and moves were developed by skateboard lovers．In many of the tricks，skateboarders seem to resist gravity for an instant but they actually use gravity to make their tricks work．
Skateboarding works best on paved areas such as parking lots．In the 70s and 80s，paved areas with a good downhill slope attracted a growing number of skateboarders．Due to complaints about noise and accidents involving skateboards and pedestrians，skateboarding was banned in many cities．Responding to the need for entertaining skateboarding，some communities built skateboard parks．In recent years，skateboarding has become more popular than ever before．
What is responsible for the fame of skateboarding？Gravity．Teens love to experiment with the forces of gravity．Any object with mass has gravity．Gravity gives us"weight"．More significantly，gravity causes acceleration or in skateboarding terms，"speed"when moving downward from a hill or ramp（坡道）．When skateboarders are standing at the top of a ramp or hill，their weight is transformed into kinetic（运动的）energy as the skateboarder takes off down the hill．Gravity accelerates the skateboarder downhill．Gravity is what keeps the skateboarder moving and it is also what keeps skateboarding swift and exciting．

60．What do the first three paragraphs mainly tell us about skateboarding？C
A．Its popularity
B．Its performing areas
C．Its development
D．Its designs
61．Which of the following is the right order of the events？C
a．Skateboarding was banned in many cities．
b．Plastic wheels were used on skateboards．
c．Skateboard parks were built in some communities．
d．Roller skate wheels were attached to a board．
e．Real skateboards were designed．
A．a，b，c，d，e．
B．d，e，b，c，a．
C．d，b，e，a，c．
D．b，d，e，a，c．
62．According to the last paragraph，the heavier a skateboarder is，A．
A．the faster he moves down the hill
B．the slower he moves up the hill
C．the faster he moves up the hill
D．the slower he moves down the hill
63．What is the first key factor that determines the performance of skateboarding？D
A．energy
B．mass
C．direction
D．gravity．

16．I often teach about happiness and what has become clear is this：There are some qualities always unhappy people have．Here are some of them．
Happy people know life can be hard and tend to live through hard times．They take responsibility for how they got themselves into a mess，and focus on getting themselves out of it as soon as possible．Unhappy people see themselves as victims of life and stay stuck in the"look what happened to me"attitude instead of finding a way through and out to the other side．
Most happy people believe in the good in people instead of thinking everyone is out to get them．Generally open and friendly towards people they meet，happy people foster（培养）a sense of community around themselves and meet new people with all open heart．Unhappy people are distrustful of most people they meet and don't think strangers can be trusted．Unfortunately，this behavior slowly closes all chances of meeting new friends．
Unhappy people believe someone else's good fortune steals from their own．They believe there's not enough goodness to go around and always compare others'against theirs．This leads to jealousy（嫉妒）．Happy people know that others'good luck and circumstance are just signs of what they also can achieve if they try hard enough．They believe in unlimited possibilities and don't get stuck in thinking one person's good fortune limits their possible outcome in life．
There's only so much space between the two ears．Unhappy people fill that space with constant worry and fear．Happy people experience fear and worry too，but make an important difference between feeling it and living with it．When fear or worry crosses a happy person's mind，they'11ask themselves if there's an action they can take to prevent their fear or worry from happening and they take it．If not，they realize they're spinning in fear and they lay it down．
32．Paragraph 2mainly shows that unhappy people tend toC．
A．focus on what they really want
B．get worried about what will happen
C．stay focused on the past misfortunes
D．find a way to live through hard times
33．According to paragraph 3and 4，unhappy peopleB．
A．1ike making some new friends
B．hate seeing others with good fortune
C．are more likely to be cheated by strangers
D．believe they can get good luck by working hard
34．What is imphed about happy people？C
A．They don't think life is hard．
B．They hardly ever fear anything．
C．They try to get out of their fear or worries．
D．They don't believe in every people they meet．
35．How is the text mainly developed？A
A．By making comparisons．
B．By giving examples．
C．By showing detailed data．
D．By proving some theories．

15．[1]"Maybe when I'm 90years old，I'll get used to having everything I do taken for granted，"a young homemaker told a secret to her neighbor，"If Bill would compliment me once in a while，he'd make my life much happier．"
[2]Few of us realize how much we need encouragement．Yet we must bask（沐浴于） in the warmth of approval now and then or lose our self-confidence．
[3]All of us need to feel needed and admired．But unless we hear words of praise from someone else，how can we know that we are valued friends or co-workers？
[4]Anyone who wants to improve his relationships with others need only show a sympathetic understanding．The way to express this understanding and to give others the feeling of importance and worthiness boils down to this：always look for something in the other person you can admire and praise and tell him about it．
[5]We each have a mental picture of ourselves，a self-image．To find life reasonably satisfying，that self-image must be one we can live with，one we can like．When we are proud of our self-image，we feel confident and free to be ourselves．We function at our best．When we are ashamed of our self-image，we attempt to hide it rather than express it．We become hard to get along with．
[6]A miracle happens to the person whose self-pride has been raised．He suddenly likes other people better．He is kinder and more cooperative with those around him．Praise is the polish that helps keep his self-image bright and sparkling．
[7]What has this to do with your giving praise？A lot．You have the ability to perform that kind of miracle in another person．When you add to his self-pride，you make him want to like you and to cooperate with you．
[8]In a classic bit of advice，Lord Chesterfield suggested to his son that he should follow the example of the Duke de Nivernoise："You will recognize that he makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves．"
[9]The effects of Praise can be great indeed．A new minister called to a church whose members were jokingly referred to as"a refrigerator"by other ministers decided against criticizing his people for their coolness toward strangers．Instead，he began welcoming visitors and telling them how friendly the members of the church were．Things gradually changed．"Praise transformed the ice-cube members into warmhearted human beings，"he said．

66．From paragraph[1]and paragraph[2]we can learn thatA．
A．the young homemaker had a thirst for Bill's praise
B．the neighbor reminded Bill to compliment the homemaker
C．it is well-known that we all need encouragement very much
D．getting other people's approval leads to losing self-confidence
67．According to the passage，we become difficult to get on with probably becauseB．
A．we want to show our self-image
B．we are not satisfied with our self-image
C．a miracle happens to other people
D．we are ashamed of being praised
68．The example in paragraph[8]tells us thatC．
A．Lord Chesterfield advised his son to praise the Duke de Nivernois
B．the Duke de Nivernois made Lord Chesterfield pleased with his son
C．praising other people will help win other people's compliment
D．receiving words of praise should go before praising other people
69．In paragraph[9]，"a refrigerator"was quoted probably becauseD．
A．it was always freezing cold in the church
B．the new minister criticized his people coolly
C．the church took the shape of a refrigerator
D．the members of the church were unfriendly to strangers．

14．When we perceive other people，we seldom describe a person in cold and objective words．"She was 5feet 8inches tall，had fair hair，and wore a colored skirt．"More often，we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes，emotions，motivations，abilities，ideas and characters．Furthermore，we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly---perhaps with a two-second glance．
We try to obtain information about others in may ways．Social scientist Berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others：watching，without being noticed，a person interacting with others，particularly with others who are known to you so you can compare the observed person's behavior with the known others'behavior，observing a person in a situation where social behavior is relatively unrestrained or where a wide variety of behavioral responses are called for； deliberately structuring the physical or social environment so as to observe the person's responses to specific stimuli； asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her； and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about another person：questions，self-disclosures（自我表露），and so on．
Getting to know someone is a never-ending task，largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are often imprecise．You may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him．If we accept the idea that we won't ever fully know another person，it enables us to deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and description It will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent（前后不一致） behavior．Ironically （讽刺性的） those things that keep us from knowing another person too well （e．g．，secrets and deceptions） may be just as important to the development of satisfying relationship as those things that enables us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person （e．g．，disclosure and truthful statements．）

74．The word"pinpoint"（in 1st para0is closest in means toC．
A．appreciate
B．obtain
C．identify
D．interpret
75．What do we learn from the first paragraph？D
A．People like to be described in cold，objective words．
B．It is impossible to get inside of a person．
C．It is difficult to describe a person in words．
D．Getting to know a person is usually no easy job．
76．It can be inferred from Berger's suggestions thatC．
A．people do not reveal their true self on every occasion
B．the best way to know a person is by making comparisons
C．in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directly
D．face-to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover information about a person
77．The author's purpose in writing the passage is toA．
A．discuss the various aspects of getting to know people
B．provide ways of how to obtain information about people
C．warn readers of the negative side of people's characters
D．give advice on appropriate behaviors for social occasions．

13．On October 24，1929-"Black Thursday"-a wave of panic selling of stocks swept the New York Stock Exchange．The Great Depression began．By 1932，thousands of banks and businesses had failed．Industrial production was cut in half，farm income had fallen by more than half，wages had decreased 60percent，new investment was down 90percent and one out of every four workers was unemployed．
The Republican president，Herbert Hoover was unable to take measures to deal with the economic collapse．So in the 1932election，he was defeated by Democrat Franklin D．Roosevelt，who promised"a New Deal for the American people"．
Within the"Hundred Days"，Roosevelt rushed through Congress a number of laws to aid the recovery of the economy．The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work in reforestation and flood．
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided state and local relief funds．The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to reduce production，thus raising crop prices．The Tennessee Valley Authority built a network of dams in the Tennessee River area to generate electricity，control floods and manufacture fertilizer．The National Recovery Administration regulated fair competition among businesses and ensured bargaining rights and minimum wages for workers．
The Social Security Act of 1935established contributory old age and survivors'pensions，as well as a joint federal state program of unemployment insurance．
The Work Progress Administration was one of the most effective of the New Deal measures．Financed by taxes collected by the federal government，the WPA created millions of jobs by undertaking the construction of roads，bridges，airports and other public buildings．It kept workers in the job，thus preserving their skills and their self-respect．
The New Deal programs did not end the Depression．But the economy improved as a result of this program of government intervention．
66．According to the passage，"Black Thursday"is the dayC．
A．of selling stocks
B．of reducing industrial production
C．the Great Depression began
D．the New Deal was implemented
67．The New Deal is a number of lawsD．
A．to make young people plant trees and build dams
B．to aid state and local relief funds
C．to deal with workers
D．to deal with economic problems
68．The WPA was an effective measure becauseB．
A．it provided workers jobs of building roads and airports
B．it preserved workers'skill and self-respect
C．it provided financial aids to workers
D．it ensured workers'minimum wages
69．Roosevelt made his New Deal programs effective throughD．
A．his presidential power
B．government taxation
C．congress reputation
D．government intervention．

12．I still remember the days when I was a youthful student in an engineering school．I lived a casual life，without caring about the future．I smoked，drank with friends and made girlfriends．Little did I realized that casualness would certainly lead to loss．
Two years had passed and I was staring down a report card that highlighted FAIL in more than half the subjects．I didn't care，at least not till my dad found out about it．You see，I studied in India and unlike the United States where the students are expected to finance their own education，my dad financed me．
Then came the day when my dad found out my habit of smoking．He lost his temper but he just told me，"son，your allowance is cut in half from this moment on．"It hit me like a roundhouse kick from Bruce Lee．I was jolted（震摇） out of my bones!I couldn't comprehend how to pay off the debts that I had accumulated in college．I owed everybody money：the grocery store，the bars，the restaurants，my friends，ect．I was living a life filled with credit．
When I came back to college，I knew if I din't change the way I live my life I wouldn't be able to pay everybody off．So I decided to make some changes，drastic changes．I quitted smoking，cut off from my friends who led me down the wrong road，starting hanging out in libraries and reading my engineering books．
One year later，I went from a miserable failure to a magna cum laude（优等成绩）． Life was never the same again．．This incident made me know that anything is possible if you take action and do something about it，however small or large．Even today it still motivates me when I feel that I'm about to lose or give up．It reminds me that I can do it!
46．Father decided to cut the author's allowance when he found his sonD．
A．drank with friends B．made girl friends
C．failed in most subjects D．had the habit of smoking
47．The author didn't care about his study untilD．
A．he entered the engineering school
B．he was in heavy debt he couldn't bear
C．he decided to give up smoking
D．his allowance was cut in half
48．The underlinedsentence in the last paragraph means that the authorB．
A．paid off his debt and life wasn't hard for him any more
B．removed his habits and didn't lead a casual life
C．never hung out with his friends but study all day
D．began to live a happy life due to his good grades
49．Which of the following is TRUEC？
A．The author did well in making good friends in the school．
B．The author made great progress with the help of his friends．
C．Students tend to earn money for college expenses in America．
D．Students were encouraged to do part-time jobs in Indian schools．
50．The author's purpose of writing this article isC．
A．to introduce his university life to teenage readers
B．to those lazy students to study hard at school
C．to show you can overcome any difficulty if you take action
D．to call on the readers not to develop bad habits in college．

11．I am a thirty-year-old Asian woman and I work in my family's furniture business in Mombasa，Kenya．I have a disability caused by a spinal（脊柱的） injury．
I started school at the age of three but my physical activity was severely limited due to the nature of my disability．The word pity and the puzzle-horror look on people's faces as they stare at me have been my life's companion since those early days．
I had always dreamt of becoming a lawyer but I had to give up further education due to my health condition．But I still wanted to see whether there was some life out there beyond the narrow limits of my local community．Somehow I always hoped，still，I could find a means to overcome this limitedness．
However，I am very fortunate to have a positive family．They have also faced challenges having a disabled member in the family，but they have never made me feel different or treated me differently．
Having personally experienced a lot of discrimination，I decided that it was time to create awareness about disability in my community．I went to work at the Rotaract Club，an organization that assists the poor in society．However，I noticed that it runs on an easy charity model-food，clothes，sometimes cash．Even though this approach serves immediate needs，I knew that we needed to and could do more．
Being the only disabled member in the club made it difficult to express my views．So，as soon as I retired from the Rotaract Club I produced Dear Diary．It is a play which is based on my real life experiences as well as those with similar experiences．I insist that the Asian community need to look deeply into its beliefs towards persons with disabilities and establish structures of social support for them．Someone must teach them that an individual's inner self is even precious．

46．Why did the author give up her further educationA？
A．Because she was in a poor health condition．
B．Because she had to operate her family business．
C．Because she couldn't bear people's discrimination．
D．Because she wanted to help the poor in her community．
47．What does the author think of her familyC？
A．Fortunate and different．
B．Positive but Poor．
C．Positive and supportive．
D．Supportive but poor．
48．The author retired from the Rotaract Club becauseD．
A．it couldn't meet her immediate needs．
B．it ran on a total different charity model．
C．there wasn't any other disabled member．
D．the author couldn't express herself freely．
49．The purpose of the author's producing Dear Diary is toB．
A．record her life experiences of being disabled
B．call on people to care for the disabled
C．show the lives of her family members
D．express her beliefs towards the disabled
50．What can we learn from the passageA？
A．The author attaches great importance to the inner self．
B．The author overcame her limitedness to become a lawyer．
C．The author has faced difficulties creating a new club．
D．The author looks deeply into the real life of the Asian community．

10．Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada．Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing．
    Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival．This is why it is celebrated in late fall，after the corps are in．But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest．On December 4，1619，the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City，Virginia．They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic．
    The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest．The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in 1620．They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel．Many of the Pilgrims died．But the next year，they had a good harvest．So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast．The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast．Everyone brought food．
    In time，other colonies（殖民地） began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving．But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day．During the Civil War，Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it．He proclaimed（宣布） the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving．Today，Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November．Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbors．But the Canadian thanks-giving day falls on the second Monday in October．

43．Thanksgiving Day is celebratedC．
A．in spring
B．in summer
C．in autumn
D．in winter
44．The first to celebrate thanksgiving wereA．
A．some people from England
B．the American Indians
C．Sarah Josepha Hale
D．Governor Bradford
45．We can infer from the passage that New England must beA．
A．in the USA
B．in Great Britain
C．in Canada
D．on some island off the Atlantic
46．The passage mainly tells usB．
A．how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA
B．how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated．
C．that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday
D．how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places．

9．It's going to be a chaotic（混乱的）day．How do I know？It's Monday．OK，joking．But，I do predict that today will be filled with the normal last-minute tasks，fire drills，and unforeseen events．So，how do you keep yourself from being swept away in the stream of chaos？How do you remain calm while others are rushing and panicking？There is a problem…Panic!When things don't go as planned，how do you react？Are you the calm one who works to fix things？Or the one running around like Chicken Little screaming that the sky falling？Getting upset or alarmed can seem like natural reactions to a problem．
Here are a few tips to help you remain calm in the face of the storm：
●Don't Panic   You are better able to find a solution if you aren't panicking．If you can keep your head when others are losing theirs，you will be able to make a clear decision in the chaos．
●There Aren't Many True Emergencies   My time as a Naval Officer taught me about true emergencies．In the military，when there is a problem，people can get hurt or die．This is not usually the case when the office copier or email server goes down．Keep things in perspective．There are very few true emergencies in life．
●Avoid the"Fight or Flight"When you are stressed，your body will want to go into"fight or flight．"Your body was designed to keep you safe from danger，but its natural reflexes aren't always the best solution against a project gone away．Keep your emotions in check and ensure that your physical reflexes don't make bad decisions for you．
●Head Into The Problem   While everyone else is running away，true leaders walk into a problem．Sticking your head in the sand only makes things worse．Instead of trying to ignore the situation，get to the heart of the issue as soon as possible．Only then can you address it．
How Will You React？When you find yourself ready to lose it，take a step back．Ask，"Is this truly an emergency？"Keep your head when others are losing theirs．And you'll find that you are that much closer to a solution．

35．The author writes the first paragraph in order toC．
A．describe a chaotic day
B．advocate a way of life
C．introduce a topic
D．make a joke
36．In order to make a wiser decision in the chaos you shouldB．
A．lower your head
B．keep your head
C．shake your head
D．stick your head
37．The example of the author's time as a Naval Officer is used to illustrateA．
A．there are seldom true emergencies in life
B．there are many true emergencies in life
C．some emergencies are really urgent
D．some emergencies can't be predicted
38．What would be the best title for the passage？D
A．Fight Or Flight
B．True emergencies
C．Less Talking，More Doing
D．Keep calm in the face of the storm．

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