摘要： the patient improved and at last the doctor told him that he was completely recovered. A. Little by little B. Little of little C. Step in step D. Bit in bit
Modcm inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly．Motor-cars cover a bundred miles in little more than an hour．Aireraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed．Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending．Every ycar motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving preeious seconds in handling tasks．
All this saves timc, but at a prick．When we lose or gain half a day in speeding aeross the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so．We get the uncomfoerable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel tlru they have been left bebind in anot ar nine zoors Again pending too long at compulers resul's in painti ninrts and fingers．Mobile phones also to dange according to some seientists; too much uss may thesmit h bul radiation into our brains, a we do not like to think about．
Howave, what do we do with the time we have saved?Certainly not or so it seems．We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time．Pcrhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imavination take us into another world．
There was a time when some people's lives were devotcd simply to the cultivation of the land or the eare of eattle．No multi-tasking there; their lives wenl on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern．There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this．Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faeed;：they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone．Modem machinery has freed peope fre that primitive existcnee．
(1)
The new rooucts opcome more and more time-saving beeause．
[ ]
A．
our lose e u speed uts never-ending
B．
mo is liwhcd
C．
shi pnces are increasingly high
D．
the manufacturers boast a lot
(2)
What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to?
[ ]
A．
I maginary life
B．
Simple life in the past
C．
Times of inventions
D．
Time for constant activity
(3)
What is the author's attitude towards the modem teehnology?
One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens(警笛)sounded．These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong．A house, only one block away, was on fire．Nine of the university's students lived there．
From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up．The victims of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night．The very next day, everyone gotintogear to do their part in helping them．Flyers(小传单)were posted with items that were immediatelyneeded, just to get these students through this next couple of days．Boxes for donations and money jarswere placed in every residence hall(学生宿舍)．
As a residence director，I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could．I knew that college students don't have much, but I asked them to clo their best：“Every little bit will help．" I really didn't think they could do much．l．was proved wrong．
At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition, where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations．l announced．that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party．
Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition．Within minutes, the place exploded．The single large box that I had placed in the lobby(太厅)was over-flowing．We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim．Members of the resident assistant staff and I began t．o count the items．l was astonished by what I saw, andI was inspired by these kids．
When we came to the final tally(得分), the winners tumed to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well．They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party．
Tears welled up in my eyes．I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donateall that they could．And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward．l was touchedand so very proud of them．
(1)
The writer mainly wanted to ________ by the story．
[ ]
A．
tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire
B．
praise the college students helping the victims selflessly
C．
tell us how successful the wing competition was
D．
show he was deeply moved by the college students' action
(2)
The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means ________．
[ ]
A．
be eager
B．
take action
C．
be prepared
D．
start working
(3)
At first, the residence director thought ________．
[ ]
A．
it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything
B．
it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students
C．
the college students would donate not much
D．
the college students would donate all the items they had
(4)
The wing competition was held ________．
[ ]
A．
on Tuesday evening
B．
on Thursday
C．
on Wednesday evening
D．
the very next day
(5)
How did the resi ence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes?
When 70-year-old Bernie Meyers of Wilmette, Ill, died suddenly a cancer, his eight-year-old granddaughter Sarah Meyers didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to him．For weeks Sarah said little about what she was feeling．But then one day she came home from a friend’s birthday party with a bright helium balloon(氦气球)．“She went into the house,”her mother recalls,“and came out carrying the balloon and an envelope addressed to ‘Grandpa Bernie, in Heaven Up High．’”
The envelope contained a letter in which Sarah told her grandfather that she loved him and hoped somehow he could hear her．Sarah wrote her return address on the envelope, tried the envelope to the balloon and let it go．“The balloon seemed so fragile,”her mother remembers．“I didn’t think it would make it pass the trees．But it did．”
Two months passed．Then one day a letter arrived addressed to“Sarah Meyers’ Family”and bearing(盖有)a York, Pa(宾州)post mark．
“Dear Sarah, family & friends,
Your letter to Grandpa Bernie Meyers safely reached the address and was read by him．I understand they can’t keep material things up there, so it drifted back to Earth．Those who live in Heaven just keep thoughts, memories, love and things like that．Sarah, whenever you think about your grandpa, he know and is very close by with love．
Sincerely yours
Don Kopp(also a grandpa)
Kopp, a 63-year-old retired clerk, had found the letter and the nearly deflated balloon while hunting in northeastern Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州)——almost 600 miles from Wilmette．The balloon had floated over at least three states and one of the Great Lakes before coming to rest on a tree．
“Though it took me a couple of days to think of what to say,”Kopp notes,“it was important to me that I write to Sarah．”
“I just wanted to hear from Grandpa somehow,”says Sarah．“Now I think I have heard from him．”
(1)
What did Sarah want to do after her grandpa died?
[ ]
A．
She wanted to say good-bye to him
B．
She wanted to post a letter to her grandpa
C．
She wanted to give her grandpa a birthday gift, a helium balloon
D．
he wanted to make an experiment with a helium balloon
(2)
How did Sarah send a letter to her grandpa?
[ ]
A．
She put the letter into the balloon
B．
She stuck the letter on the balloon
C．
She used the helium balloon to tie the letter to
D．
She wrote something on the balloon and then let it go up
A new law is leading to debate in Wisconsin．The state recently lowered its minimum(最小的)hunting age．Under the new plan, children as young as 10 may hunt with an adult．Each pair can have only one gun or bow, and the adult and child must stay within arm's reach of each other at all times．
Some say the new plan is on target．They believe that teaching more kids how to hunt will protect Wisconsin's traditions．Hunting is a way of life for many residents in the state．However, other people say giving kids control of weapons is asking for trouble．They worry that someone will get hurt．
Should kids be allowed to hunt? Student reporters Michael Tobin and Emily Jue express their opinions about the issue．
Yes．Hunting is a valuable skill for kids to learn．
I think children under the age of l2 should be able to hunt because hunting can be a very useful skill．If you were stranded(陷于困境的)in the wild with nothing but a gun, you would have a better chance of survival if you knew how to use it．
The law makes sure that kids learn with an adult present．Having an experienced hunter that you know teaching you is extremely valuable．Paul Huchette, a retired businessperson from Latrobe, Pa．, agrees．“Kids under the age of l2 should be able to hunt under the supervision(监管)of a parent,” Huchette says．
Michacl Tobin, Oregon
No．Hunting is dangerous for young children．
I believe that children should not be allowed to hunt．Placing a gun in a child's hand isn't safe and could result in unthinkable consequences．You are teaching young children to get joy through killing and by watching animals suffer．They can also use their guns at the wrong time for the wrong reasons．
Also, children aren't physically mature enough．They can easily miss their targets and hurt themselves or others．How would you feel if a bullet came whizzing(飞驰而过)by your house?
“Teaching young children a sport that involves killing an animal isn't very wise,” says Lily Cao, a fifth grader from Houston, Texas．
Emily Jue, Texas
(1)
We can learn from Para．2 that by lowering its hunting age, Wisconsin is likely to ________．
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A．
protect the state's hunting traditions
B．
stop l0-year-olds from hunting
C．
put more animals in danger
D．
take stricter control of weapons
(2)
How does Michael Tobin feel about the state's new law?
[ ]
A．
Inspired．
B．
Embarrassed．
C．
Upset．
D．
Doubtful．
(3)
Which of the following statements agrees with Emily Jue's view?
[ ]
A．
Children should be allowed to hunt together with parents．
B．
Many young children are not aware how to use guns properly．
C．
Parents should be patient while teaching children to hunt．
D．
Children are usually confused about what animals should be protected．
Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences in life．Some researchers believe the first sound a baby makes when born could be a sign of anger．Anger may be the original or first emotion we feel and 1 ．Imagine, before thirst, hunger, love, 2 or any other descri-bable feelings, we may experience anger．Not only is anger a natural emotion, but also it is in many cases a 3 emotion．Anger can 4 individuals to do positive and memorable acts．Sometimes, we have to be 5 at something bad and unjust, or even with our parents, 6 we can do what needs to be done to correct wrongs or make things better．But of course, that is not 7 we usually think of anger．
Most people think of anger as an emotion we 8 keep under control． 9 are sometimes sent to their rooms or punished for expressing anger in an excessive(过度的)way, and pa-rents usually tell a child to “get control” of himself when the child 10 anger．We may get angry with friends or at work, but we know it is usually not 11 to show it．We have to control the anger or 12 what may be the negative consequences．Very 13 in life, we have learnt that anger is something that must be controlled．We've learnt this for a good 14 ．
We know that uncontrolled anger may 15 fights, car accidents, bad relationships with others, unacceptable social behaviors, and many other problems．Meanwhile, many experts say that if one 16 his anger in, it can even contribute to severe physical and 17 health problems．So what can we do to understand and 18 this natural emotion that we call anger?
Experts offer many 19 to excessive and harmful anger, such as talking about what causes the anger with someone who you trust and is a good friend, 20 a situation that causes anger, beating on a pillow, exercising more in one's daily life and many other methods．