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  For nearly half a century, Mary Lasker, who died last week at 93, was America's leading crusader (社会活动参与者) against cancer. Yet much of the money she used to fight the disease came from a product which is now considered as a cancer cause—the cigarette.

  Her fortune first took shape in 1992 when advertising genius Albert Lasker was trying to raise American Tobacco Co. sales.“Get women to smoke”, a friend suggested,“and you'll double your market.”Lakser hired actresses and opera singers to support Lasker Strikes. For women worried about extra pounds, he coined the word,“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet.”Lucky Strike sales increased 312 percent in a year.

  By the time he met Mary Woodard in 1939, Lasker was one of America's richest men, thanks to Luckier and ads that brought in orange juice, facial tissue and sanitary napkins.“What do you want most out of life?”he asked her. She replied,“To help to develop the research in cancer, tuberculosis (结核病) and the major diseases.”They got married, and in 1942 she persuaded him to retire and devote his time and money to philanthropy (慈善业), especially medical research, which then had little private funding (利息) and almost not any support from the government.

  Albert's 1952 cancer death left Mary with one goal: a cancer cure. She sold off several painting—Matisses, Renoirs and Van Goghs—and gave the money to researchers. For ten years, she managed to persuade to give a high position to the National Institutes of Health. Result: NIT's funding rises quickly from $ 2.4 million in 1954 to nearly $ 11 billion in 1994. Richard Nixon, moved and encouraged by Lasker, declared a $ 100 million“War on cancer”and promised a cancer vaccine (疫苗) by 1976. That proved a different goal, but research has scored advances against several cancers. And Mary Lasker's advice remains a laboratory watchword:“If there are no leads, let us make them.”

1.The words“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet”were coined by Albert Lasker for the purpose of ________.

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A.tempting(劝诱)women to smoke so as to lose weight

B.persuading women not to eat sweets

C.telling women to smoke Lucky Strikes only

D.advertising Lucky Strikes

2.Albert gained his fortune by ________.

[  ]

A.selling orange juice

B.producing facial tissue and napkins

C.running tobacco businesses

D.none of the above

3.The money Mary used to fight cancer was from ________.

[  ]

A.The Lucky Strikes Co.

B.the government

C.her husband

D.her parents

4.Mary Lasker died ________.

[  ]

A.of cancer

B.from poverty

C.of T. B.

D.not mentioned in the passage

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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876.He was abandoned by his father, “Professor” William Henry Chaney,a fortune telling person,and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman,a music teacher.London’s stepfather,John London,whose surname he took,was a failed storekeeper. London’ youth marked by poverty. At the age of the he became a crazy reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Library, where Ina Coolbirth told him to read the works of Flaubert, Tolstoy and other major novelists.

After leaving school at the age of 14,London worked as a seaman,rode in trains as a wanderer and adopted socialistic views as a member of the protest armies of the unemployed.In 1894 he was arrested in Niagara Fails and put into prison for wandering. These years made him determined to raise himself out of poverty but they also gave later materials for such works as The Sea Wolf(1 904),which partly came from his horrible experiences as a sailor in the Pacific Ocean.

Without having much formal education,London spent much time in public libraries reading fiction,philosophy,poetry,political science,and at the age of 19 got admittance to the University of California in Berkeley.During this period he had already started to write.London left the school before the year was over and went to seek his fortune in the Klondike gold rush of 1 89 7.His attempt was unsuccessful.London spent the winter near Dawson City,suffering from illness.In the spring he returned to San Francisco with his notebook full of plans for stories.For the remainder of 1 89 8 London again tried to earn his living by writing.London’s first novel,The Son of the Wolf,appeared’in 1900.By 1904 Jack London was the author of 10 books.The Son of the Wolf got a wide audience as did his other Alaska stories,The Call of the Wild(1903),White Fang(1906),and Burning Daylight(1910).Jack London died on November 22,1916.

1.What did Ina Coolbirth tell London in the Oakland Public Library?(Within 15 words)

2.Why were London's horrible experiences as a sailor good for him?(Within 12 words)

3.What was wrong with London near Dawson City?(Within 5 words)

4.What is London’s first novel?(Within 5 words)

5.How is the text developed?(Within 5 words)

 

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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876.He was abandoned by his father, “Professor” William Henry Chaney,a fortune telling person,and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman,a music teacher.London’s stepfather,John London,whose surname he took,was a failed storekeeper. London’ youth marked by poverty. At the age of the he became a crazy reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Kibrary, where Ina Coolbirth told him to read the works of Flaubert, Tolstoy and other major novelists.

After leaving school at the age of 14,London worked as a seaman,rode in trains as a wanderer and adopted socialistic views as a member of the protest armies of the unemployed.In 1894 he was arrested in Niagara Fails and put into prison for wandering. These years made him determined to raise himself out of poverty but they also gave later materials for such works as The Sea Wolf(1 904),which partly came from his horrible experiences as a sailor in the Pacific Ocean.

Without having much formal education,London spent much time in public libraries reading fiction,philosophy,poetry,political science,and at the age of 19 got admittance to the University of California in Berkeley.During this period he had already started to write.London left the school before the year was over and went to seek his fortune in the Klondike gold rush of 1 89 7.His attempt was unsuccessful.London spent the winter near Dawson City,suffering from illness.In the spring he returned to San Francisco with his notebook full of plans for stories.For the remainder of 1 89 8 London again tried to earn his living by writing.London’s first novel,The Son of the Wolf,appeared’in 1900.By 1904 Jack London was the author of 10 books.The Son of the Wolf got a wide audience as did his other Alaska stories,The Call of the Wild(1903),White Fang(1906),and Burning Daylight(1910).Jack London died on November 22,1916.

56.What did Ina Coolbirth tell London in the Oakland Public Library?(Within 15 words)

57.Why were London's horrible experiences as a sailor good for him?(Within 12 words)

58.What was wrong with London near Dawson City?(Within 5 words)

59.What is London’s first novel?(Within 5 words)

60.How is the text developed?(Within 5 words)

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Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.

      Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

     Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

     Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

     In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased.  Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

     There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our

A. self-respect B. financial rewards C. advertising ability D. friendly relationship

The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___.

A. lying     B. stealing     C. cheating     D. advertising

The phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" (in para. 5) means___.

A. telling the truth to the clerk B. offering advice to the clerk

C. asking the clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item

How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

A. We'll be very excited.         B. We'll feel unfortunate.

C. We'll have a sense of honor.    D. We'll feel sorry for the clerk.

Which of the following can be the best title of this passage.*

A. How to Live Truthfully        B. Importance of Peacefulness

C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect   D. Happiness through Honorable Actions

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Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.
Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of mean excitement. Later we might tell our family of friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started ,it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
【小题1】According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our ______.

A.self-respectB.financial rewards
C.advertising abilityD.friendly relationship
【小题2】The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ______.
A.lyingB.stealingC.cheatingD.advertising
【小题3】The underlined phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” means ______.
A.telling the truth to the clerk
B.offering advice to the clerk
C.asking the clerk to be more attentive
D.reminding the clerk of the charged item
【小题4】How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
A.We’ll be very excited.
B.We’ll feel unfortunate.
C.We’ll have a sense of honor.
D.We’ll feel sorry for the clerk.
【小题5】Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A.How to Live Truthfully
B.Importance of Peacefulness
C.Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D.Happiness through Honorable Actions

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