10．Science has a lot of uses．It can uncover laws of nature.cure diseases.make bombs.and help bridges——青夏教育精英家教网——

10．Science has a lot of uses．It can uncover laws of nature，cure diseases，make bombs，and help bridges to stand up．Indeed science is so good at what it does that there's always a temptation （诱惑） to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful．David Brooks，author of The Social Animal：The Hidden Sources of Love，Character，and Achievement，appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation．
Brooks gained fame for several books．His latest book The Social Animal，however，is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books．It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics．The book focuses on big questions：What has science revealed about human nature？What are the sources of character？And why are some people happy and successful while others aren't？
To answer these questions，Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines．Considering this，you might expect the book to be a dry recitation （背诵） of facts．But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox （非常规的），and perhaps unfortunate way．Instead of introducing scientific theories，he tells a story，within which he tries to make his points，perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention．So as Harold and Erica，the hero and heroine in his story，live through childhood，we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction．Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters．
On the whole，Brooks'story is acceptable if uninspired．As one would expect，his writing is mostly clear and，to be fair，some chapters stand out above the rest．I enjoyed，for instance，the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own．While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters，the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere．These problems partly involve Brooks'attempt to translate his tale into science．

56．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2？（No more than 10words）The purpose of writing The Social Animal．/The main topics of the book．Or：The weighty topics in"The Social Animal"，written by Brooks．
57．Why does Brooks use a story to introduce scientific theories？（No more than 15words）Because he tries to make his points through the story or keep reader's attention．Or：To make his points and keep the reader's attention．
58．According to The Social Animal，how can we learn about the science of child development？（No more than 10words）As Harold and Erica live through their childhood．Or：By reading the story of Harold and Erica．Or：By following the story of living through childhood．
59．Please explain the underlined word"weighty"in English．（No more than 1word）Serious．Or：Important．Or：Significant．Or：Great．Or：Big．Or：Crucial．Or：Heavy…．
60．Do you like Brooks'way of dealing with science in The Social Animal？Why？（No more than 20words）Yes，I do．Because he introduces scientific theories through a story，which is much easier for people to understand．．

9．Acting&Musical Theater
The Summer Acting&Musical Theater program，which starts on Friday，July 3 and ends on Thursday，July 23，is created for talented students who have been inspired by musical theater．
The program develops the abilities of experienced performers who are serious about the field and eager to work hard．Our goal is to help you grow creatively through full-time，college-level theatre training under the direction of popular professional performers and teachers．
The students can improve their performance skills and can get the knowledge about the history of theater，the style of theater and so on．Students will complete the program with improved audition （试演） skills．
Classes aim to improve your command of body，mind and voice．Students will take a trip to see at least one professional production with program teachers．An exhibition of the students'class work will be presented at the conclusion of the program to family，friends，students from other Summer College programs，and the University community．
Program Costs：
Accommodation：3，359； Traffic：2，234．
Audition requirements：
Auditions should include the following video materials：
●Two different songs；
●One age-suitable monologue （独白）；
●One short dance part；
●A personal statement regarding your background and training，experience in performances，and personal goals in theater；
●Each part of the audition should be about one minute in length；
●You should be the only person shown in the audition；
●The audition is given online with your application．

Typical day：
9：00 am to noon classes focus on musical theater，including acting，voice，movement，dance and scene study．
1：00 to 4：00 pm classes involve additional work in acting，movement，and voice，along with rehearsals（排练）for public performances．

36．What do you know about the program？A
A．The program will last for three weeks．
B．The program helps students grow healthily．
C．Students can have chances to audition in films．
D．The program provides accommodation for free．
37．The underlined word"production"in Paragraph 4 refers toB．
A．writing
B．performance
C．conference
D．guidance
38．It can be learnt from the passage that studentsC．
A．seldom attend classes in the morning
B．cannot be taught by well-known actors
C．will get some information about theater
D．will usually perform for college students
39．The audition materials include the following EXCEPTA．
A．a performance with your partner
B．a short dance part in one minute
C．an online introduction of yourself
D．a suitable monologue in one minute
40．What is the purpose of the passage？D
A．To tell us how to hold a musical theater program successfully．
B．To call on more and more students to pay attention to theater．
C．To introduce the development of the Summer Acting program．
D．To attract more students loving performances to attend the program．

8．假设你是李津，你的初中同学阿飞写信告诉你他现在英语写作成绩不好，所以很焦虑，请回信给他一些鼓励和建议，内容包括：
1．不要焦虑，不要失去信心；
2．给他几点建议；
3．相信他一定能学好英语．
注意：词数不少于100；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．
Dear He Fei，
Dear He Fei，
I've received your letter and deeply understand how you feel now．However，don't be disappointed or even doubt yourself as you are not the only one who finds it difficult to write well．I suppose the following suggestions might be of some help to you．
To begin with，it is essential to memorize some words，phrases as well as sentence structures，because they are the basis of language learning，just like bricks in a building．Additionally，read English articlesuch as possible and recite the good ones so that you may know how to put them to use whenever possible．Last but not least，keep in mind that there are many things that can't be learnt immediately，so never be frustrated when you fail in one or two exams．
Anyway，just keep going with a strong belief that you can improve your written Englishas long as you never give up．Just as the saying goes："Practice makes perfect．"
Yours
LiJin．

7．I can tell you from experience，both private and public schools have one thing in common．Look around your school．What do you see？Beautiful buildings？Good teachers？I'll tell you what I see：the need to have the most expensive clothing，newest phone，most expensive car，etc．Think about it．Do you find yourself wanting to one-up （胜过） your friends？Be honest．I know I have at some point in time．
In my school parking lot，for example，there are more BWM's and Mercedes than one could possibly imagine．When I look at my 2006 Honda CRV，the butterflies in my stomach start flapping their wings wildly．Do people look at me differently because my car is old？
What about my phone？What about text messaging？Earlier this year in my statistics class my teacher asked our class how many texts each student received in the past 24 hours．My count was twelve．Twenty minutes later，people started to come up with the answers of 200 or more．I firmly believe that people were in competition with each other．Who could get the most texts？Having only twelve texts sent to me made me feel terrible．Was it bad that hardly anyone had texted me？My teacher would never have thought that his question which intended a better understanding of the course made me uncomfortable．
How about the difference between grade levels in high school？Come on．There is a distinct difference from being a senior and a freshman．At gatherings，the senior class boos（喝倒彩） every other grade，sometimes causing fights．Being a senior，I don't want to make negative comments on people in other grade levels．High school is hard enough as it is．Freshman，sophomores and juniors don't need four hundred students to remind them．
Trying to impress everyone is hard．Most of the stress we have as teens is living up to everyone else's expectations．The only people we need to impress are ourselves．Be in competition with yourself and you'll live a happier life．

71．What is the common thing between private and public schools according to the writer？C
A．Good teaching resources．
B．Great need for advanced technology．
C．Students'competition for material things．
D．Having a beautiful environment．
72．How does a person feel if he has a butterfly in his stomach？D
A．Proud． B．Angry． C．Confident． D．Nervous．
73．Why did the teacher ask the students about the number of the texts they received？A
A．It was connected with what he was teaching．
B．He wanted to learn about their social habits．
C．He wanted to make his class interesting．
D．He tried to stop them texting in his class．
74．We can learn from the fourth paragraph thatB．
A．the writer finds it hard to get on well with others
B．the writer is a considerate person
C．students in lower grades should be reminded to behave well
D．fights and quarrels are common between different grades
75．To live a happier life，teens are advisedD．
A．to stop buying expensive things
B．to do things as they are expected
C．to stop competing with others
D．to leave a good impression on others．

6．A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty．His victim，who picked up the ticket，then claimed the $25，000 prize，managed to trace him，and handed over the cash．The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabhatucci，58，was changing a tire on an Italian motorway．Another motorist，who stopped"to help"，stole a suitcase from his car and drove off．The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy．
     Next day，he saw the lottery results on TV and，taking out the ticket，realized it was a  winner．He claimed the 60 million lire（里拉） prize．Then he began a battle with his conscience．Finally，he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed．He advertised in newspapers and on the radio，saying，"I'm trying to find the man who robbed me．I have 60 million lire for him--a lottery win．Please meet me．Anonymity（匿名） guaranteed．"
      Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash．But there was one voice he recognized--and he arranged to meet the man in a park．The robber，a 35-year-old unemployed father of two，gave back the suitcase and burst into tears．He could not behave what was happening．"Why didn't you keep the money？"he asked．The professor replied，"I couldn't，because it's not mine．"Then he walked off，spurning the thief's offer of a reward．

61．The sentence"Then he began a battle with his conscience．"in Paragraph 2 implies all of the following except  thatA．
A．he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results
B．he hesitated about keeping the money for some time
C．he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber
D．he came to realize that honesty is more important than money
62．Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabhatucci because theyB．
A．wanted to make fun of him
B．hoped to get the money
C．knew who the robber was
D．lost the lottery ticket
63．How did the robber feel when the victim wanted to find him？D
A．Excited
B．Frightened
C．Ashamed
D．Incredible
64．The word"spurning"in the last sentence can be replaced byD．
A．accepting
B．claiming
C．canceling
D．rejecting
65．If the story appears in a newspaper，the best title might beA．
A．A Thief's lucky Day
B．A popular Maths Professor
C．A Magic lottery
D．A Reward of Honesty．

5．Announcements
Bret Harte vs．Calaveras alumni boys
The annual Bret Harte vs．CHS graduates boys basketball game will be held at 7 p．m．，Saturday，Nov.30，at Calaveras High．All players must have played at least one year of varsity（校队） basketball．Cost to play is 30．Admissionforaudienceis5 for adults and $2 for kids.6-year-old kids and kids who are under 6 are admitted free．For more information，call Kraig Clifton at 743-0679 or Jeff Eltringham at 736-0162．
CHS girls basketball Skills
The Calaveras High School girls basketball program presents the Junior Redskins Winter Skills，a developmental basketball program for girls in fifth through eighth grades that will be held from 2 p．m．to 4：30 p．m．，Sundays．Sign-ups are still being accepted for the second of the two five-week sessions，which will be held on five consecutive（连续的） Sundays beginning on Jan.8，2017．Cost is $25 per session．Each participant receives a T-shirt at the end of each session．For more information or to sign up，call Jeremy Malamed at 217-4563 or email sports．calent@gmail．com．
CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies
Calaveras High School（CHS） is looking for a head boys/girls swim coach and a baseball coach for the 2016 spring season．Applications will be accepted and jobs will remain open until filled．Interview dates are to be set．Anyone interested can stop by the district office or the high school for an application．For more information，call Mike Koepp at 754-1811．
Foothills Little League sign-ups
Foothills Little League will hold sign-ups for the 2017 season from 6 p．m．to 8 p．m．，Wednesday，Dec.6，at Pizza Factory in Valley Springs．All players must provide proofs of residency and a birth certificate．For more information，call Shawn Threet at 304-7399 or leave a message at 772-1516．
Yoga in Rail Road Flat
Yoga is being offered at Rail Road Flat Elementary from 9：30 a．m．to 11 a．m．，Fridays with instructor Kristine Louise．Costs are a 5 instructorfeeand2 donation to The Friends of Rail Road Flat School．For more information，visit friendsofrrfschool．org．

56．Who will take part in the game to be held on Nov.30？C
A．Boys who are studying in CHS at present．
B．All the students graduated from CHS．
C．Boys who were on the CHS basketball team．
D．Any audience who is from Bret Harte．
57．If you want to watch girls play basketballB．
A．you can make a call to Kraig Clifton
B．you can realize your goal on Jan.15，2017
C．you can buy a T-shirt with the girls'names
D．you can visit sports．calent@gmail．com
58．As an excellent baseball coach you will focus onD．
A．CHS girls basketball Skills
B．Foothills Little League sign-ups
C．Bret Harte vs．Calaveras alumni boys
D．CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies
59．If you want to register in Foothills Little LeagueC．
A．you must provide your graduate certificate
B．you must show your personal signature
C．you must provide your personal identification
D．you must prove to be a local resident
60．If two adults take two children to practice yoga they should payD．
A．14 dollars
B．8 dollars
C．20 dollars
D．28 dollars．

4．_____is known to all is that watching TV properly may make our mind broad and our life rich．（　　）

3．While the book was not welcomed by scholars，I believed that it would make an important___to the general readers．（　　）

2．My parents always remind us that by no means____no respect for our teachers．（　　）

1．As students，___full use we have made of our time to study，there's still room for improving．（　　）

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