【题目】Autumn means different things to different people. “It all depends on your personality,” said British naturalist Richard Mabey. “Personality shapes your view of the season,” he said. “You may see it as a fading-away,a packing-up (结束),or as a time of packing in another sense—the exciting gathering of resources before a long journey.”

If this is true,perhaps it tells us a little about,for instance,Thomas Hood,the 19th Century English poet. About November,he wrote:

No warmth,no cheerfulness,no healthful ease

No shade,no shine,no butterflies,no bees

November!

On the other hand,another English poet John Keats,already sensing he was seriously ill,was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English languageTo Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about it.

According to Richard Mabey,Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down,but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example,just at the moment that Keats's “gathering swallows” (in To Autumn)are departing for Africa,millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland,Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain. According to scientists,before falling,the leaves transfer their chlorophyll(叶绿素) and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe keeping over winter. What remains is the natural antioxidants (防老剂) in the leaves: the yellow and orange carotenoids (类胡萝卜素),and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn,the bright-red anthocyanin (花青素).High colour is not a signal of deterioration (退化) and decline,but of detox (排毒的) ability and good health.

A century after Keats,the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal: Suppose we saw ourselves burning-like maples in a golden autumn. And that we could break up like autumn leaves...dropping their substance like chlorophyll. Wouldn't our attitude towards death be different?”

【1】From Thomas Hood's poem,we may infer that ________.

A.he suffered a lot from cold November

B.he missed the shining summer days very much

C.he had a negative attitude towards autumn

D.he enjoyed butterflies and bees very much

【2】In autumn,leaves turn yellow before falling because ________.

A.they can't bear the freezing

B.they can't get enough water from the wood part

C.chlorophyll and carbohydrates have been lost through leaves

D.chlorophyll and carbohydrates have come back to the wood part

【3】From the passage we can learn that ________.

A.autumn has different faces in different people's eyes

B.John Keats was a good biologist as well as a poet

C.all creatures move from the cold north to Britain for winter

D.the three poets were only known for their poems about autumn

【4】Which word can best describe Loren Eiseley's attitude towards autumn?

A.Fearful.B.Optimistic.C.Doubtful.D.Realistic.

【题目】

【1】The history students hoped to compare the ________(文明) of ancient China and Japan.

【2】What a ________(巧合)!I wasn't expecting to see you here.

【3】Animals can become unusually ________(好斗的) when they are upset by a sudden environmental change.

【4】The company has been ________(转变) from a family business to a multimillionpound operation.

【5】________(担着) with the necessities, we made it convenient for our travel.

【6】Everyone in my office likes Smith, because he is very ________(灵活的) in dealing with relations.

【7】The heating system in the hotel has an __________(自动的) temperature control.

【8】It's __________(不合法的) to read other people's private letters without their permission.

9It's a pity that there were only more than one hundred ________(幸存者) in the earthquake that happened in Lushan country.

10In nature,there are lots of violent ______(现象) which man is still unable to deal with.

11Countless people have made great ______(贡献) to the development of our nation.

12Large quantities of money were ________(捐助) to the drought-hit areas in the south of China in the spring of 2010.

13There are three ________ (候选人) standing in the election of the director.

14Interest is the best teacher, so a lack of interest is a(n) ________ (保证) of failure.

15A number of ________ (潜在的) buyers have expressed interest in the company and placed an order for some of its products.

【题目】I got invited to go with some friends to a game at another school. A senior will be driving us, and I think she’s a good driver, but it’s someone my parents don’t know. I want to tell my parents where I’m going, but what if I ask and they say “no”? I’ll end up wishing I never mentioned it and just went ahead and did it anyway.

If you want more privileges, it’s best to build a track record of honesty and trust. Letting a parent know where you’re going is always a good idea.

You may worry that telling your parents puts you at risk of getting “no” for an answer. But there’s a good chance your parents might be OK with you going. If you go but don’t tell them, you risk losing something more important — your parents’ trust.

Parents who find out their kids did something behind their backs may be less likely to give permission to do things in the future. When trust is broken like this, parents wonder if teens are trying to hide something — and what they imagine can be far worse than the reality.

Before you talk to your parents about the game, think about which approach will help them feel most comfortable with giving you more freedom. Maybe they’d like to meet the person driving or talk to friends who have driven with her in the past. If your parents have questions or hesitate about letting you go, find out what their worries are and then do your best to answer them.

【1】From Paragraph 1 we know that the writer _________.

A. appears nervous B. feels confused

C. looks worried D. seems discouraged

【2】What is the best way to get parents’ permission according to the passage?

A. To get more privileges from them.

B. To risk gaining their permission.

C. To keep off the track of reality.

D. To be honest and win their trust.

【3】What does the writer really want to tell us?

A. Which effective approach to use.

B. How to deal with strict parents.

C. How to win over parents.

D. How to get freedom from parents.

【4】Who do you think the passage is intended for?

A. Parents. B. Friends. C. Drivers. D. Teenagers.

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