The Take By Martina Cole Hardcover; 448 pages Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 0747269718 Price : ￡85 Jackie Jackson, who lives in Essex, UK, is preparing a party. Friends and family gath 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My Teacher in the School of Life
I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes   36   30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class, listening to him   37   what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would 38 . I’m the principal (校长) of the school now , but for a few minutes I was back in 1975,   39 what the future held.
I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he had been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he   40 me, as much by example as 41 , that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve   42   .
Neither of us could know how our 43 would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English. I worked for Dr Offutt, the then department chair. After several years, I was 44 department chair, and our relationship changed   45 . I thought that it might be 46 chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt   47 me throughout. He knew when to give me   48   about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.
In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have.   49   , he encouraged me to seize the new     50 .
Five years ago, I became the   51   of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could   52 on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have a (n)   53   wealth of lessons to teach.   54 his students don’t know it yet, I know how   55   they are; I’m still one of them.
36．A．mostly        B．exactly        C．only               D．simply
37．A．explain       B．predict        C．speak          D．teach
38．A．keep           B．achieve       C．choose        D．take
39．A．preparing        B．discovering     C．wondering       D．realizing
40．A．assisted       B．reminded      C．advised       D．convinced
41．A．words         B．action         C．explanation     D．models
42．A．the others        B．everyone       C．others         D．anyone
43．A．relationship     B．position      C．situation       D．condition
44．A．pointed       B．named        C．given          D．taken
45．A．already       B．yet          C．still          D．again
46．A．foolish        B．surprising        C．uncertain     D．challenging
47．A．promoted        B．accepted      C．supported     D．welcomed
48．A．advice        B．information     C．notice         D．thought
49．A．Otherwise       B．Therefore        C．Furthermore    D．Instead
50．A．choice        B．opportunity     C．occupation      D．possibility
51．A．teacher       B．principal     C．officer        D．clerk
52．A．live         B．look               C．depend        D．take
53．A．rich         B．little           C．valuable      D．endless
54．A．Once          B．Even if       C．Unless        D．Until
55．A．fortunate     B．curious       C．innocent      D．satisfied

Baths and bathing have been considered of an important medical therapy to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a bath tub and water system built over 3 000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some public baths as many 3 000 persons could bathe at the same time.
Treating diseases by bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing, or hydrotherapy, first became popular in Europe and by the late 1 700’s also became popular in the United States.
For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to be clean was avoided, and perfume(香水) was used to cover up body and smell.
By the 1 700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently.
In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “the great unwashed”. In one American city, for example, a person could only take a bath every 30 days! That was a law.
Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase that chance of disease.
Therefore in the United States people generally bathe often.
1．What does the word “hydrotherapy” underlined in the second paragraph refer to?
A．A bathing tub.            B．Medical bathing.
C．Ordinary bathing.           D．Warm public baths.
2．Until when did doctors believe that ordinary bathing was good for health?
A．Until the 16th century     B．Until the 17th century.
C．Until the 18th century.    D．Until the 19th century.
3．Where did the ordinary bathing first become popular according to the passage?
A．In Africa.        B．In Europe.
C．In the USA.            D．The passage doesn’t tell us.
4．Which of the following statements is not true?
A．Bathing was important to Greeks and Romans.
B．The Greek built water systems.
C．The Greek had warm public baths.
D．The Greek used bath tubs.
5．The passage is mainly about ______.
A．bathing in the USA
B．the good points and bad points of bathing
C．the history of bathing
D．the modern medical bathing

Anyone who ever wondered why a dying plant, say, a freshly-cut red rose may appeal to a lady friend, might take some comfort in science, which once again offers us a reasonable answer to one of the world’ s great mysteries.
Beyond a common preference in people for blue, “the long history of color preference studies has been described as ‘confusing and contradictory(矛盾的)’,” write scientists Anya Hurlbert and Yazhu Ling of England’ s Newcastle University, authors of a new study in the journal Current Biology. “This fact is perhaps surprising,” they said, “though the popularity of the concept that little girls differ from boys in preferring pink.”
But the scientists believe they have an answer to this scientific mystery, discovering women’s preference for red, hidden above the average liking for blue.
In their study, the pair quickly flashed color cards, displaying many different aspects, at 208 volunteers, mostly Britishers but with a number of Han Chinese, who moved to the United Kingdom recently. Tested in three different experiments, the researchers found out a small but significant preference for reddish colors in the female volunteers.
Puzzled, the authors realized that most of the difference between men and women came in the form of a preference for green VS red in the color cards, regardless of the other slight differences such as the slightly blue ones that everyone liked. Why might this be?
Evolution might offer an answer, they reason. Human color perception(感知), the assessment of three separate color types — red — green — blue— in our vision (视觉) is a relatively recent addition to our line of mammals(脯乳动物)
Adding weight to their argument, they found the women who are most typically feminine(女性的) on a psychological survey also had the biggest preference for reddish colors. “My love is like a red, red rose,” wrote the Scottish poet Rober Burns in 1794.
【小题1】What does the first paragraph probably tell us ?

A．Scientific research can help people solve the mystery.

B．When we are tired, we can turn to science for help.

C．Science can make our study interesting and contradictory.

D．We should turn to scientific invention for comfortable life.

【小题2】The word “pair” in Para.4 refers to _____.

A．boy and girl	B．the two authors
C．research and result	D．pink and blue

【小题3】According to the passage, ______________.

A．boys like blue better than girls

B．girls like pink better than boys

C．men like red better than women

D．men and women both like green

【小题4】How did the scientist do the research?

A．By asking questions	B．By telephoning the interviewees
C．By adding numbers	D．By doing experiments

【小题5】What is the purpose of writing this article?

A．To sell products packed in red	B．To introduce the history of color
C．To inform us of a research finding	D．To analyze men’s taste for color

The Take
By Martina Cole
Hardcover; 448 pages
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 0747269718
Price : ￡85
Jackie Jackson, who lives in Essex, UK, is preparing a party. Friends and family gather for the party to welcome her husband Freddie.
But it’s not your typical welcome back event. After six years in prison, Freddie thinks he is the Essex equivalent to the Godfather. And he’s going to make sure everyone knows it.
Lovers and Players
By Jackie Collins
Hardcover; 512 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0743268024
Price: ￡97
Amy is a pretty young New York heiress（女继承人）, she is engaged to an older man—Max Diamond, a powerful real estate(房地产) businessman.
At the party before the wedding, she runs into Jett, Max’s younger half-brother. Jett is just back from Italy, where he is a successful model. They have no idea who each other are. One night of romance leads to big complications.
Angels and Demons
By Dan Brown
Hardcover; 768 pages
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 037543318X
Price: ￡128
Robert Langdon, the hero of the best-selling history thriller Da Vinci Code, makes his original appearance in Angels and Demons. In this book, Langdon tried to solve the mystery of a century-old underground organization and save the Vatican from a tomb.
66. Which of the following statements about The Take is NOT true?
A. It’s published by Headline Book Publishing Ltd.
B. It’s the cheapest one of the three books mentioned.
C. Jackie Jackson and Freddie are husband and wife.
D. Jackie Jackson was in prison for six years
67. Which of the following descriptions about Max and Jett are TRUE?
A. They are twins.               B. They share one common parent
C. They are businessmen           D. They are models
68. If you are interested in mysterious stones, you will probably read______.
A. The Take    B. Lovers and Players    C. Da Vinci Code   D. Angels and Demons
69. It’s possible that Da Vinci Code was written by ______.
A. Jackie Collins    B. Martina Cole     C. Dan Brown D. Robert Langdon
70. In which column of the newspaper will you read the passage?
A. Best-selling UK Fictions
B. Best-selling US Essays
C. Best-selling French Fictions
D. Best-selling Romantic Love Stories

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