a US visitor visa twice, the old couple finally gave up their hope of going to America to experience Thanksgiving Day. A. Having been refused B. Being refused C. Having refused D. To be refused 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it. People in the US often attend conferences or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners(计划书) — some in electronic form — to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to press more life out of their time.

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger. And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. However, time is one of life’s most precious gifts.

The main idea of the passage is _______.

A. time is money B. different attitude toward time in the world

C. how to save time D. how Americans treat time

In the fourth paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that _________.

A. Americans respect others’ time in daily life

B. Americans seldom call after 10:00

C. Americans inform before paying a visit to their friends

D. when planning an event, Americans usually fix time ahead of time

The underlined phrase “think twice” (in Paragraph 4) probably means “_______ “.

A. think for a second time B. be careful

C. be afraid D. pay attention

It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. Americans like time better than anything else

B. generally speaking, Americans respect their time

C. on the whole, Americans treasure their time

D. Americans consider their time is difficult to master and predict

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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to visit China at an “ appropriate” time this year, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday. Colonel Tu Qiming, director of the American and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Affairs Office at the National Defence Ministry, made the remark during Sino -US defence talks this week. This is the first ever “special defence policy dialogue” between the two defence ministries, according to the Chinese military.

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FRANCES Agriculture Ministry has confirmed (证实) the first case of mad cow disease detected in a goat last Friday. The goat killed in 2002 tested positive for mad cow disease. It is the first case in the world of the fatal disease being found in an animal otwww..comher than a bovine. The human form of mad cow disease causes brain - wasting, personality change, loss of body function, and ends in death. The European Commission has not advised any change in farming and consuming goats, said the French Ministry in a statement published last Friday.

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MOBILE phone sales hit a new record in 2004, with some 684 million units sold around the world, the US research institute Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. The number represents an increase of 32 per cent over 2003, when 571 million units were sold. Strategy Analytics predicts a more modest rise of 8 per cent for this year, to 735 million. Finnish cellphone provider Nokia stayed out in front in 2004, with sales of 207.6 million units, giving it a market share of 30.4 per cent. Motorola moved to No 2, just ahead of the South Korean company Samsung.

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SIX male penguins (雄企鹅) at a German zoo are proving stubbornly resistant to females brought in from Sweden to make them into breeding (繁殖). Of the ten male penguins at the zoo, six have formed into " homosexual" couples and have shown no interest in the females, making breeding an impossibility. So the zoo imported the four female penguins from Sweden last month, full of hope that the new arrivals could “turn” the males. But so far, the boys are remaining strictly with the boys.

How many countries are mentioned in the pieces of news?

A. Six. B. Five. C. Three. D. Seven.

From the fourth piece of news we know that ．

A. the scientists haven’t succeeded in doing their experiment

B. the scientists have successfully got six female penguins into breeding

C. the Sweden girls made the boys show interest in them

D. German boys don’t like Sweden boys

Which of the following are the suitable headlines for the pieces of news?

A. a. US Defence Secretary Visit Likely B. a. US Defence Secretary Visit Likely

b. France Confirms 'Mad Goat" Case b. France Confirms ' Mad Goat" Case

c. Nokia Stays on Top c. Mobile Phone Sales

d. Male Penguins and Female Penguins d. Birds of a Feather

C. a. Defence Policy Dialogue D. a. Sino - US Talks

b. Mad Goat Disease b. Mad Goat Case

c. Mobile Phone Sales c. Motorola' s Sales Reduced

d. Importing Female Penguins d. Boys and Girls

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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book   36  hand. Of course, we may   37  with our guide-books the history and   38  developments of a town and get to know them.   39  then, if we take out time and   40  in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we   41  it as a whole, we begin to have some   42  ,which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just   43  this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets   44   in this particular way, and not in any   45  why?
Here even the best guide-book   46  us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the   47  appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的)   48   of a town. However, one may get some idea of what I   49  look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine   50  the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town   51  to develop.
What is the   52  of studying towns in the way? For me, it is   53  that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A   54  visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive   55  just reading about it in a guide-book.
36. A. in          B. at                  C. by                 D. on
37. A. write        B. study               C. tell               D. remember
38. A. strange      B. similar             C. separate           D. special
39. A. But         B. Before              C. Since             D. Until
40. A. look at       B. work               C. stay              D. wail
41. A. look at       B. look after         C. look for         D. look up
42. A. ideas         B. opinions            C. feelings        D. questions
43. A. of              B. for             C. like              D. as
44. A. open            B. run                 C. begin           D. move
45. A. one             B. more             C. other            D. such
46. A. helps           B. tricks           C. fails             D. satisfies
47. A. old             B. normal            C. first           D. present
48. A. capital         B. meaning          C. design          D. change
49. A. used to         B. seemed to        C. had to           D. happened to
50. A. what            B. how             C. when            D. where
51. A. stops           B. appears          C. starts           D. continues
52. A. point           B. view             C. problem         D. difficulty
53. A.nearly           B. simply           C. generally        D. hardly
54. A.costly           B. formal              C. group           D. personal
55. A. from           B.than                C. through            D. with

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1.If you like to enjoy the most sunshine of the year, you’ll probably book the ticket to ．

A．San Francisco B．New York C．Chinatown D．Los Angeles

2.What is special about San Francisco is that you can_________.

A．enjoy wonderful nights B．visit famous squares

C．see famous plays D．ride a horse-drawn carriage

3.How can you book the flight tickets?

A．By phone. B．On the Internet C．With a personal visit. D．Through a hotel.

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce three famous cities. B．To attract tourists to book flights.

C．To introduce some travel experts. D．To recommend tourist activities.

It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she 36 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, 37 we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden 38 feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 39 , whether it was 40 in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing 41 and beggary．

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 42 it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I 43 us up．Nora was 44 about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 45 our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 46 myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn 47 ．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this? 48 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed．She 49 us right over．

The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed． 50 inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears．

Professionals call such a（n） 51 a “volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 52 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and 53 clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve 54 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ------ which of us has 55 more?

1. A．pulled B．glanced C．pointed D．aimed

2. A．would B．need C．can D．must

3. A．general B．heavy C．funny D．simple

4. A．area B．part C．eyesight D．world

5. A．insects B．animals C．plants D．birds

6. A．coldness B．suffering C．illness D．ignorance

7. A．delivered B．returned C．devoted D．posted

8. A．held B．hurried C．lined D．signed

9. A．casual B．sorry C．astonished D．excited

10. A．valuable B．creative C．shocking D．simple

11. A．push B．stop C．allow D．warn

12. A．away B．back C．up D．out

13. A．Therefore B．Obviously C．Still D．Also

14. A．called B．promised C．invited D．helped

15. A．Although B．Though C．Because D．Once

16. A．visit B．stay C．adventure D．challenge

17. A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable

18. A．wear B．make C．order D．collect

19. A．let B．watched C．made D．noticed

20. A．increased B．tried C．benefited D．seized

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