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A man wanted to become wealthy. He was told a story one day that there was a 41 pebble (鹅卵石) among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea. It could turn everything it touched into 42 . This pebble could be 43 only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was 44 when touched. The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to 45 the pebble.
46 he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He 47 this practice day after day. Each pebble that felt cold was 48 thrown into the sea.
One morning, he 49 to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other 50 .The man threw the pebble into the sea. He hadn’t 51 to, but he had formed a habit. Habits can be hard to 52.
In fact, if we repeat any behaviour 53 enough, it becomes a habit. But some habits can work in our favour, such as 54 attitudes and healthy ways of life. Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either 55 us or hinder (阻碍) us.
Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a 56 ? Then reinforce (强化) it by 57it at every opportunity.
When it comes to habits, 58 may not make perfect. But practice will certainly form 59 behaviour. Your habits will form who you are. So form the habits that are 60 to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be.
41 A. carved B. large C. magical D. heavy
42 A. gold B. water C. sand D. stone
43. A. created B. saved C. transformed D. recognized
44. A. smooth B. shining C. warm D. hard
45. A. search for B. look into C. make D. study
46. A. Unless B. When C. Although D. Until
47 A. continued B. developed C. tested D. analysed
48. A. luckily B. carelessly C. suddenly D. immediately
49A. attempted B. began C. decided D. happened
50. A. hands B. trees C. pebbles D. balls
51 A. asked B. meant C. remembered D. offered
52. A. overlook B. break C. learn D. forget
53. A. often B. carefully C. fast D. calmly
54 A. related B. positive C. public D. conservative
55. A. help B. trouble C. expose D. defeat
56. A. habit B. custom C. rule D. plan
57 A. changing B. retelling C. repeating D. considering
58. A. attitude B. attempt C. guidance D. practice
59. A. violent B. bored C. permanent D. strange
60. A. devoted B. true C. familiar D. beneficial
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B. present the main idea of the passage
C. prove the content of the passage is true
D. explain why modern technology is stupid
B. early adopters are probably welcomed by the tech companies
C. Mecca (para. 2) is a place where new digital cameras are designed
D. all the early adopters are very rich and enjoying buying anything new
B. What he buys proves useless and expensive.
C. He finds himself no longer the most fashionable.
D. What he buys doesn’t eventually become popular.
B. Because he had to buy another new camera in several years anyway.
C. Because the old camera made him feel upset and out of fashion.
D. Because early digital cameras were of poor quality and couldn’t last long.
B. Doubtful.
C. Critical.
D. Ashamed.
B. early adopters bravely spend much money buying new technology
C. early adopters are as a matter of fact clever investors of technology
D. early adopters help promote the development of technology
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(A)
Every object tells a story. Even the most ordinary objects can present to us powerful images. Sometimes it is the ordinary nature of these objects that actually makes them so extraordinary. Such is the case with an old leather shoe in a museum in Alaska. At first glance it does not look like much. It is a woman’s shoe of a style popular in the 1890s. But what is unique(独特的) about this shoe is where it was found. It was discovered on the Checkout Pass, the famous trail used by the people seeking gold in Alaska. Who it belonged to or why it was left there is not known. Was it perhaps dropped by accident as the woman climbed up the 1500 stairs carved outface? Or did she throw away goods that she didn’t need in order to travel lighter?
Over 100, 000 people with “gold fever” made this trip hoping to become millionaires. Few of them understood that on their way they would have to cross a harsh wildness. Unprepared for such a dangerous journey, many died of starvation and exposure to the cold weather.
The Canadian government finally started requiring the gold seekers to bring one ton of supplies with them. This was thought to be enough for a person to survive for one year. They would carry their supplies in backpacks(背包) each weighing up to fifty pounds; it usually took at least 40 trips to get everything to the top and over the pass. Whoever dropped the shoe must have been a brave and determined woman. Perhaps she was successful and made it to Alaska. Perhaps she had to turn back in defeat. No one will ever know for sure, but what we do know is that she took part in one of the greatest adventures in the 19th century.
1. The ordinary woman’s leather shoe is considered unusual because _______.
A. it was an important clue to life in the past B. it was found on a famous trail
C. it at one time belonged to a VIP D. it was a fashionable shoe at that time
2. According to this passage, many people who went to Alaska _______.
A. eventually became millionaires B. brought with them many shoes
C. had conflicts with the Eskimos D. were not properly equipped
3. The Canadian government made gold seekers bring one year’s supplies with them so that _______.
A. they would not die of hunger and cold
B. the army would have enough food for fighting a war
C. they would change these goods with the Eskimos
D. the supplies would make Alaska rich
4. No matter what happened to the woman who owned the shoe, _______.
A. she must have lived a happy life
B. she certainly dropped the shoe on purpose
C. her adventurous spirit is definitely admired
D. her other shoes were equally fashionable
(B)
Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!
It’s “no”.
What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.
Sweet and simple “no”.
Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(强制的) ‘yes’, ” she said.
Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying ‘no’… My advice is to say ‘yes’ only if you don’t mean ‘no’.”
Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend.
“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.
“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”
5. The sentence “Saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means _______.
A. you can have more time to play with others
B. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy
C. you are selfish and treat others rudely
D. you can deal with your business as you have planned
6. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _______.
A. secret way B. polite way
C. proud way D. guilty way
7. In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.
A. they say “no” at a suitable time
B. they say “no” as much as possible
C. they are afraid of saying “no”
D. they make others angry at them
8. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.
A. enjoys a wonderful life B. makes a lot of money
C. faces difficulty in life D. forgets to say “yes” in the end
(C)
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
9. From paragraph 1, we can know that in America _________.
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man
B. people can always rise to the top through their won efforts
C. college professors win great respect from common workers
D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors.
10. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _________.
A. servants in American are hard to get
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself
C. she can hardly afford servants
D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
11. The expression “ wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_________”.
A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table D. serve customers in a restaurant
12. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?
A. A Respectable Self-made Family B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor
C. Characteristics of American Culture D. The Development of Manual Labor
(D)
TODAY, Friday, November 12
JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms. Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen.
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco. Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St., from 8a. m. to 8p. m. Tel: 682—1158.
SATURDAY, November 13
JAZZ Lysis at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 60p.
MUSICAL HALL at The Star and Garter, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company. Good food and entertainment fair price. Tel: 789—6749.
FAMILY night out? Join the sing-along at The Black Horse. Sheen Road, Richmond.
JAZZ The John Bennett Big Band at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 80p.
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion(手风琴). Tel: 789—4536
SUNDAY, November 14
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco, free at The Lord Napier, Mort Lake High Street, from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.
FOLK MUSIC at The Derby Arms. The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio. Non-remembers 70p. Tel: 688—4626.
HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at The Bull, Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen.
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion.
13. Where and when can you hear the Mike Thomas Jazz Band?
A. At the Derby Arms on Friday.
B. At the Black Horse on Friday.
C. At the Star and Garter on Saturday.
D. At the Derby Arms on Sunday.
14. You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday. Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?
A. 789—6749. B. 789—4536. C. 682—1158. D. 688—4626.
15. You want to spend the Saturday by joining the entertainment with your family. Where should you go?
A. Disco at The Lord Napier.
B. The sing-along at The Black Horse.
C. The electric accordion at The Derby Arms.
D. Jazz at The Bull’s Head.
16. You want to spend the same day at two different places and don’t want to cross any street. Which of the following is your best choice?
A. The sing-along at the Black Horse and Jazz at The Bull’s Head.
B. The sing-along at The Black Horse and Folk Music at The Derby Arms.
C. Folk Music at The Derby Arms and Heavy Music with Tony Simon at The Bull.
D. Musical Hal lat The Star ＆Garter and Disco at The Lord Napier.
(E)
With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species(物种). That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”.
Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.
It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.
This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.
The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.
“The nuclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A& M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.
“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”
17. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to _______.
A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas
B. save endangered animals from dying out
C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study
D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another
18. According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of _______.
A. available panda eggs B. host animals
C. qualified researchers D. enough money
19. The best title for the passage may be _______.
A. China’s Success in Pandas Cloning
B. The First Cloned Panda in the World
C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas
D. China —the Native Place of Pandas Forever
20. From the passage we know that _______.
A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog
B. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit
C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches
D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century
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Section A
Conversation 1
1．What's wrong with the man?
A．He took the wrong direction．
B．He lost his way．
C．He missed the bus．
2．Which bus should the man take?
A．No．30．
B．No．2．
C．No．13．
Conversation 1
M：Excuse me．I'm going to the National Museum．Which stop should I get off at?
W：I'm afraid you're going in the wrong direction．This No．30 bus is bound for the airport．You should have caught a bus on the opposite side of the road．
M：Then which bus should I change to? Should I take bus No．2?
W：No．Just get off at the next stop, cross the road and take No．13 in the opposite direction．
Conversation 2
3．What can't the man believe?
A．That he hurt his arm．
B．That his team missed the goal．
C．That his team lost the game．
4．What's the man's attitude towards his team?
A．Confident．
B．Disappointed．
C．Surprised．
Conversation 2
W：I heard you hurt your arm in the football match last weekend．Are you OK?
M：It's nothing serious．I just can't believe that we lost to Class 2．After we scored the goal, we had a good chance to win, but we lost the game．
W：Don't take it so hard．Failure always makes us try harder next time．
M：You're right．I am confident that we will beat them next time．
Conversation 3
5．What time is it now?
A．5∶45
B．5∶55
C．7∶55
6．Where will the speakers probably go first?
A．A cinema．
B．A shopping center．
C．A restaurant．
Conversation 3
M：How about seeing a movie tonight, Helen?
W：That sounds great．I haven't been to a movie for quite a long time．
M：OK．Let me see．The movie starts at 7∶55．We still have two hours and ten minutes．Why don't we go out and have a quick dinner near the cinema?
W：Fine, but I have to stop at the shopping center first．
Conversation 4
7．What does the woman complain about?
A．The bill is not clear enough．
B．The bill is sent to a wrong address．
C．The bill she received is wrong．
8．Why do the mistakes occur?
A．The man is careless．
B．The old computer doesn't work well．
C．The man doesn't use the computer correctly．
9．What does the man promise to do finally?
A．Get a new computer．
B．No such mistake will happen again．
C．Send the presents to the woman．
Conversation 4
W：I'm afraid I have a complaint to make．
M：Please take a seat and tell me what is the matter．
W：I'm sorry to say that the bill you sent me is not right．
M：Not right, madam? That's strange．
W：Yes, I know．What's more, this isn't the first time．
M：Really? That's hard to believe．
W：It has happened five or six times in the past three months．
M：Well, I must apologize, madam．Maybe it's the old computer．
W：Well, don't you think it's about time you got it working properly? It's caused me a lot of inconvenience．
M：I agree entirely．I promise it won't happen again．
Conversation 5
10．Where does the conversation take place?
A．At home．
B．In a factory．
C．In a store．
11．What is the man so nervous?
A．He's been waiting for the call for a long time．
B．He's failed to answer the phone several times．
C．He's missed an important phone call．
12．What's the call about?
A．The man's company．
B．The man's new work．
C．The man's music．
Conversation 5
M：Linda, could you please turn down the music a little more?
W：OK．What's the matter?
M：Well, I'm expecting an important phone call, which has something to do with my new work．
W：You mean you've found a new job?
M：Yes, it's with a big company, so I don't want to miss the opportunity．
W：Don't worry．You'll be fine．
M：Was that the telephone?
W：I didn't hear anything．
M：I thought I heard it ring two or three times．
W：Sometimes when the windows are open you can hear the neighbor's phone ringing．
M：I've been waiting so long now．It's making me quite nervous．
W：Well, why not go outdoors to calm down and do what you want to do outside? I'll call you if the phone rings．
M：Thanks a lot．
Conversation 6
13．What's the man's reaction to his trip?
A．Optimistic．
B．Excited．
C．Nervous．
14．What will the man do when he checks in?
A．Examine his hand luggage．
B．Bring a boarding pass with his seat number．
C．Show his ticket and passport．
15．When should the man pay the departure tax?
A．When he checks in．
B．When he buys the ticket．
C．When he boards the plane．
Conversation 6
W：Mr．Jones, are you ready for the trip?
M：Oh, yes．I'm really excited about it, but could you tell me what I have to do at the airport? I've never flown before in my life．
W：I see．Now, as you enter, on your left you'll see a lot of check-in desks．You should go to your airline desk, okay? Actually that's very close to the entrance．
M：You mean as soon as I enter the airport, I will see the airline desk?
W：That's right．Once you are at the airline desk, show your ticket and passport to the clerk and place your luggage on the scales．
M：Is there any limit of my luggage?
W：Yes．Try not to have more than 25 kilograms altogether．Oh…and don't check in your hand luggage, as you'll bring it along with you on the plane．
M：Well．What should I do after checking in my hand luggage?
W：Then, the clerk will give you a boarding pass with your seat number printed on it．
M：A friend of mine told me something about a departure tax．What's that? Have I paid for it?
W：Don't worry．It's included in the price of your ticket．
M：Oh, thank you．
Section B
There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy．This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds．
The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful and positive things．They are in good spirits all the time．People like to make friends with them and are happy when they are successful．It can make you popular among your classmates and strengthen the relationship with others．
Those who are to be unhappy always think and speak the negative things．So they are continually discontented．Those people tend to criticize and offend others, which makes themselves disagreeable everywhere．No one loves them and treats them as their friends．No one shows respect to them, either．They should change this bad habit, or they would not live a happier life．
