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19．Have you ever heard the old saying，"Never judge a book by its cover"？This is （41）a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others．Some people have minds（42）which/that shine only in certain situations．A young people with an （43）unusual （usual） gift for writing may find himself speechless in the （44）presence （present） of a pretty girl when he speaks．He may not be able to find the right words．But don't make the mistake of thinking him stupid．With a pen and a piece of paper，he can express（45）himself （he） better than anybody．
Other people may fool you into overestimating their intelligence by putting up a good front．A student listening attentively and（46）taking （take） notes in class is sure to make a favorable impression （47）on his teachers．But he may score near the bottom of the class （48）when it comes to exams．
The only way（49）to determine （determine） a person's intelligence is to get to know him．The（50）more（much） situation you see，the better your judgment is likely to be．So take your time．Don't judge a book by its cover．

18．19-year-old Danny Bowman once spent 10hours a day taking selfies（自拍）．Now the British teen is talking about the real dangers of selfie addiction．
His addiction started at age 15and quickly went out of control，which made him want to kill himself due to anxiety that he couldn't take the perfect selfie．
"I always wanted to take the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn't，I wanted to die，"he tells Daily Mirror about his 200-selfie-a-day addiction．"The only thing I cared about was having my phone with me so I could take a picture of myself at any time of the day．""I lost my friends，my education，my health and almost my life，"Bowman says．
At Bowman's worst，he would cut class three times an hour to take a selfie，and eventually he dropped out of school at age 16，when his health started to fail．"I only ate an apple and a bowl of rice a day in order to be thinner，"he says．He didn't leave his house for six months because he always thought he was not handsome enough．"Danny's case is unusual，but this is a serious problem，"says Doctor David Veal，a mental health expert．
Bowman is believed to be Britain's first case and now receives treatment to help him deal with his technology addiction．"I think this kind of thing can happen to anyone．For me it showed itself in selfies； it could be something different for someone else，"he says．
25．What caused Danny Bowman's anxiety？B
A．His dropping out of school．
B．His selfie addiction
C．His staying indoors too long．
D．His lack of interest in study．
26．What happened at Bowman's worst？A
A．His schooling was badly influenced．
B．He took his phone wherever he went．
C．He had no interest in food．
D．He asked friends for advice．
27．What does Dr．David Veal think of selfie addiction？D
A．It has no real dangers．
B．It will disappear itself．
C．It can be easily controlled．
D．It can cause serious problems．
28．What Bowman says in the last paragraph suggests thatC．
A．technology addiction rarely happen
B．technology addiction can't affect anyone
C．technology addiction appears in different forms
D．one can easily get rid of technology addiction．

17．Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames （绰号）．Some people called him Bagamo．They said his mouth looked like a large bag．Musicians often called him Pops，as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music．
Born in 1901in New Orleans，he grew up poor，but lived among great musicians．Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth．Armstrong often said，"Jazz and I grew up together．"
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet （短号） at a boy's home．In his late teens，Armstrong began to live the life of a musician．He played in parades，clubs，and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River．At that time，New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians．Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal．
In 1922he went to Chicago．There，the tale of Louis Armstrong began．From then until the end of his life，Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went．Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the
American popular song．
His cornet playing had a deep humanity （仁爱） and warmth that caused many listeners to say，"Listening to pops just makes you feel good all over．"He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world．His death，on July 6，1971，was headline news around the world．
21．Armstrong was called Pops because heD．
A．looked like a musician
B．travelled to play modern music
C．showed an interest in music
D．was a musician of much influence
22．The third paragraph is developedB．
A．by space
B．by time
C．by examples
D．by comparison
23．Which statement about Armstrong is true？B
A．His tale begins in New Orleans．
B．His music was popular with his listeners
C．He was born before jazz was invented．
D．He learned popular music at a boy's home．
24．Which would be the best title for the text？C
A．The Invention of the Jazz Music．
B．The Making of a Musician
C．The Father of the Jazz Style．
D．The Spread of Popular Music．

16．Trying to create a happy family atmosphere can sometimes feel like a challenge in today's world．Everyone's busy，technology seems to take over a lot of spare time，and many adults and children feel stressed．However，there are some steps you can take to keep your family happy in the modern world．Step1：Eat Dinner Together Daily
Take time out from your activities to eat dinner together as a family．Talk about your day，reconnect with one another，and discuss your future plans．It's a great way for parents and kids to stay involved in one another's lives．Step 2：Allow your Children to Have a Voice
Telling kids，"It's my way or the highway，"isn't likely to yield happy results．Obviously，parents need to be in charge and need to be strict with kids accordingly，but kids should have some right in the family．Listen to your children's concerns，allow your children to offer input，and be willing to admit when you're wrong．
Step 3：Establish Clear Rules
Happy families need clear rules about expectations and behaviors that will not be tolerated．It can be helpful to write out a list of rules and keep them displayed in the house．Create rules that emphasize the importance of treating one another with respect．Encourage every family member to participate in establishing the household rules．Step 4：Develop Family Traditions
Family traditions can help a family feel united．Traditions don't need to be reserved for holidays．Instead，you can create weekly or even daily family traditions．For example，make Sunday nights family game night and take turns picking out board games．Or make a tradition at bedtime where each family member talks about the highlight of their day．Creating such traditions will help your family stay connected．
13．To maintain a close family connection，you may refer toA．
A．Step 1and Step 4
B．Step 1and Step 3
C．Step 2and Step 3
D．Step 3and Step 4
14．The underlined word"input"in Paragraph 3can be replaced by"C"
A．foods
B．mistakes
C．ideas
D．rules
15．What's the main idea of this passage？D
A．How to organize family activities．
B．Why kids should obey family rules．
C．How to develop family traditions properly．
D．How to create a happy family atmosphere．

15．Cold weather can be hard on pets，just like it can be hard on people．Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter as they are．Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time，thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors．This can put their pets in danger of serious illness．There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe．
Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad．If you have to take them out，stay outside with them．When you're cold enough to go inside，they probably are too．If you must leave them outside for a long time，make sure they have a warm，solid shelter against the wind，thick bedding，and plenty of non-frozen water．
If left alone outside，dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter．They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere．Watch them closely when they are left outdoors，and provide them with shelter of good quality．Keep an eye on your pet's water．Sometimes owners don't realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can't get anything to drink．Animals that don't have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside，which may contain something unhealthy for them．
9．What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1？D
A．They are often forgotten by their owners．
B．They are used to living outdoors．
C．They build their own shelter．
D．They like to stay in warm places．
10．Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather？B
A．To keep them from eating bad food．
B．To know when to bring them inside．
C．To help them find shelters．
D．To keep them company．
11．If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather，they mayA．
A．run short of clean water
B．dig deep holes for fun
C．dirty the snow nearby
D．get lost in the wild
12．What is the purpose of this text？B
A．To solve a problem．
B．To give practical advice．
C．To tell an interesting story．
D．To present a research result．

14．A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops（笔记本电脑）．
Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility（清晰度）．But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught．
Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes"mindlessly"by taking down word for word what the professors said．
In the first experiment，students were given either a laptop or pen and paper．They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills．Thirty minutes after the talk，they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts．
The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand．However，the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts．Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts．
The researchers'report said，"While more notes are beneficial，if the notes are taken mindlessly，as is more likely the case on a laptop，the benefit disappears．"
In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory，students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture．This time，the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam．
These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding，but that they also lead to superior revision in the future．
5．More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they canB．
A．digest concepts better
B．write more notes
C．get higher scores
D．understand lectures better
6．While taking notes，laptop users tend to beA．
A．mindless
B．skillful
C．thoughtful
D．tireless
7．The author of the passage aims toC．
A．examine the importance of long-term memory
B．explain the process of taking notes
C．stress the benefit of taking notes by hand
D．promote the use of laptops
8．The passage is likely to appear inB．
A．a newspaper advertisement
B．a science magazine
C．a computer textbook
D．a finance report．

13．I grew up in Malaysia．Since we did not have many toys，we used rubber bands （橡皮筋） to make a jump rope．Three years ago，when my daughters Michelle and Theresa were 9and 12years old，they were making bracelets （手环） using rubber bands．It struck me that I knew how to do that．I like to impress my daughters and show them that their dad is cool，so I tried it too．To my surprise，I couldn't work with the bands because my fingers were too big．
Since I studied engineering，I decided to come up with a solution （解决办法）．I ran down to my basement and found a piece of wooden board，some pushpins and hooks （图钉和钩子）．With the help of these things，I managed to make a bracelet．One of my daughters said，"Wow，that's cool，but I can make it by hand．"So I started to put two，three，four，five rows together．I crossed the bands into diamond patterns using rainbow colors，which is how the Rainbow Loom （彩虹织机） got its name．
My daughters were so excited that they showed the bracelets to their friends．We started to get requests for them．But they were still difficult to make．I thought，"If I can make a small，easy-to-use loom，I'm onto something big．"It took six months and a lot of support from my kids to perfect the idea．
I tried to sell the loom by making videos about how to use it and taking my daughters to stores to show it．Many store owners thought it might be too difficult to use．For a year，we sold it only on our website．When it became popular with kids，it got noticed by toy stores．
It is so exciting that a simple idea my kids and I came up with together at our living-room table has become a nationwide fad．
29．The author tried to show his daughters how to make bracelets butC．
A．was refused
B．regretted
C．failed
D．was misunderstood
30．The author made up his mind to find a method ofA．
A．making bracelets
B．using a jump rope
C．impressing his daughters
D．inventing the Rainbow Loom
31．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers toB．
A．looms
B．bracelets
C．friends
D．rainbows
32．What did store owners think of the author's invention at first？D
A．They thought highly of it．
B．They had a long wait for it．
C．They showed a great interest in it．
D．They thought there was no market for it．

12．Bamboo is one of the nature's most surprising plants．Many people call this plant a tree，but it is a kind of grass．
Like other kinds of grass，a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground，but it will grow back very quickly．A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5meters in 24hours!Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe．There are more than 1，000kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）．
Not all bamboo looks the same．Some bamboo plants are very thin．They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30centimeters across． This plant also comes in different colors，from yellow to black to green．
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years．They often use bamboo for building new buildings．As a matter of fact，the cables（绳索） that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo．The bridge has been in use for more than 1，000years，and is still holding strong．
In Africa，engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo．These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money，and their fields often die from no rain and no water．It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use．Bamboo pipes and drills（钻） can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered．
21．How is bamboo like grass？C
A．It is thin and easy to cut．
B．It grows everywhere．
C．It grows quickly after its cut short．
D．It is short and green．
22．The underlined sentence"while others may grow to more than 30centimeters across．"means"Some other bamboo plants may grow to be veryC．"
A．short
B．long
C．thick
D．tall
23．Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo？A
A．Because it is cheap．
B．Because it is colorful．
C．Because it drills fast．
D．Because it is used by Asians．
24．Which of the following is NOT true？D
A．There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors．
B．Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years．
C．Bamboo can be used for buildings，bridges and watering projects．
D．Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world．

11．In America，each of the states likes to promote itself with a slogan（口号）．I currently live in Utah，where the slogan is"Life Elevated"．It's a nod to outdoor entertainment in the high country，including the ski industry．I previously lived in Colorado，a land with red dirt，great mountains and golden plains．The slogan there is"Colorful Colorado"．Years ago I lived in the"Peach State"of Georgia，and I grew up in New Mexico as a little boy，whose slogan is"Land of Enchantment（魔力）"．
We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico，so I appreciate the story of a newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty breezes．She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it．The newcomer said，"Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly，doesn't it？""That's not dust，honey，"the shop owner replied，"That's ENCHANTMENT．"．That made the problem more acceptable．That an escalator（自动扶梯）broke．He posted a sign to warn customers．He chose not to use the traditional"Out of Order"or"Do Not Use"warnings．Instead，his sign read，"This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway．"He turned a minus into humor and made it a plus．
And in fact there are some things，like the weather，we can't change．All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them．I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation．Finding something amusing or enjoyable of difficulty，an irritation or a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do．Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor．
30．The first paragraph is severed as a（n）C．
A．predication　　
B．explanation
C．introduction
D．conclusion
31．How would the newcomer probably feel after hearing what the shop owner said？D
A．Angry．
B．Curious．
C．Nervous．
D．Relaxed．
32．What's the purpose of the writer's writing the passage？A
A．To encourage people to find the funny side in their daily life．
B．To show the effects of using slogans to raise the position．
C．To explain the skills of turning a disadvantage into humor．
D．To tell the strange experience of a bargain in an antique shop．

10．

It was Monday．Mrs Smith's dog was hungry，but there was not any meat in the house．
Considering that there was no better way，Mrs Smith took a piece of paper，and wrote the following words on it："Give my dog half a pound of meat．"Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently"Take this to the butcher（a person whose job is selling meat）．And he's going to give you your lunch today．"
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth，the dog ran to the butcher's．It gave the paper to the butcher．The butcher read it carefully，recognised that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to．The dog was very happy，and ate the meat up at once．
At noon，the dog came to the shop again．It gave the butcher a piece of paper again．After reading it，he gave it half a pound of meat once more．
The next day，the dog came again exactly at noon．And as usual，it brought a piece of paper in the mouth．This time，the butcher did not take a look at paper，and gave the dog its meat，for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers．
But，the dog came again at four o'clock．And the same thing happened once again．To the butcher's more surprise，it came for the third time at six o'clock，and brought with it a third piece of paper．The butcher felt a bit puzzled．He said to himself，"This is a small dog．Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today？"
Looking at the piece of paper，he found that there were not any words on it．
25．Why did the butcher give the dog meat every time it came？B
A．The dog would bite him if he didn't give him meat．
B．There was always a piece of paper in the dog's mouth．
C．Mrs Smith would pay him on time after the dog ate meat every time．
D．The butcher was very kind．
26．It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave itD．
A．might do it much harm
B．was worth many pounds
C．would help the butcher
D．could do it much good
27．The butcher did not give any meat to the dogD．
A．until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith
B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith
28．From its experience，the dog found thatA．
A．a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat
B．only the paper with Mrs Smith's words on it could bring it meat
C．the butcher would give it meat whenever he saw it
D．Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
29．At the end of the story，you'll find thatB．
A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal
C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
D．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more．

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