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.________ the warning message, more lives would have been lost in the flood.

A. Regardless of B. In spite of C. But for D. Except for

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One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 36 several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour （绕道）． 37 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some 38 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 39 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome． 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human failings．

After some time the ant 44 reached its destination --- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home．It was there that the ant met its 46 ．How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this 48 and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the 49 and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through 50 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 51 more than a burden．Isn’t our 52 like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the 53 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us．

A．came across B．came about C．got over D．dealt with

A．For B．At C．To D．With

A．brave B．tiring C．short D．magic

A．through B．across C．beside D．behind

A．satisfied B．frightened C．annoyed D．attracted

A．height B．size C．depth D．length

A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．But D．Moreover

A．living B．working C．sleeping D．walking

A．finally B．probably C．suddenly D．easily

A．lonely B．comfortable C．underground D．big

A．partner B．parent C．match D．friend

A．fix B．fit C．fill D．suit

A．trouble B．pleasure C．decision D．matter

A．insect B．problem C．feather D．hole

A．before B．after C．until D．once

A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing

A．study B．aim C．dream D．1ife

A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger

A．think B．wonder C．warn D．find

A．bad B．useless C．meaningful D．practical

My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau(衣橱) and picked out a wonderful skirt. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.

He took the skirt from me and put it on the bed.His hands touched the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion."

I'm still thinking about his words, and they've changed my attitude to life. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy,not suffer.I'm tryingto recognize these moment now and treasure them.

"Someday" and "one of these days" are being lost from my vocabulary.If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I' m not sure whatmy sister would have done if she had known she wouldn't have tomorrow .

I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.

If I knew that my hours were limited ,those little things left undone would make meangry. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touchwith someday.Angry and sorry because I didn't tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.

I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that everyday, every minute, every breath truly, is... a gift from God.

56．The best title for the passage would be______.

A．Everyday is A Gift B．My Poor Sister

C．Value Friendship Every Day D．Everyday is An Important Occasion

57．Jan bought the wonderful skirt but didn't wear it because______.

A．she wanted to wear it on special occassions

B．she kept it as a special gift for someone else

C．she saved it untill she grew older

D．she waned to keep it as a sweet memory

58．Which of the following is not the wirter’s attitude to life?

A．spending more time staying with family

B．attending social activities as often as possible

C．enjoying life and valuing every day

D．trying to get along well with friends

59．Which of the following can best explain the expression underlined “mend her fences for past things” in Paragraph 5?

A．try to be friendly again with someone

B．break her word

C．give up her point of view

D．keep her promise

60．The passage is intended chiefly to ______.

A．warn people to treasure every day and find the meaning of life

B．encourage people to be hard on themselves for a bright life

C．tell people how to get rid of being angry and sorry in life

D．persuade people to care for themselves more than others

The poorer mental function seen among alcoholics，many of whom also regularly smoke cigarettes，may be partly due to the long term effects of nicotine(尼古丁)，new research suggests.

“People who are also smokers are at a much higher risk，” Dr.Jennifer M.Glass of the University of Michigan's Addiction Research Center said. In her study，“Cigarette smoking has a bad effect on IQ and thinking，” she said.

This finding may seem counterintuitive(违反直觉的)，since many smokers show that they feel quicker and focused after smoking. Indeed，research shows that improved mental functioning is one of the immediate effects of nicotine exposure. Chronic(慢性的)smoking，however，is known to have the opposite effect. Studies show that up to 87 percent of alcoholics smoke cigarettes.

Yet，few studies have looked into cigarette smoking as a factor that might explain the cognitive(认知的)lack reported among alcoholics. To search for that association，Glass and her colleagues examined brain function among 172 men from the same area，including 103 men who abused alcohol. The team found that men with higher scores on the lifetime alcohol problems scale(LAPS)and those who reported a higher number of pack years of smoking both had lower IQ scores.

Upon further research，the researchers found that smoking also appeared to be independently associated with weaker word and space reasoning.

Thus，though smoking did not account for all of the decreased mental functioning observed among the alcohol abusers，it did seem to account for some of the effects，the report indicates.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Cigarette smoking contributes to decreased IQ and thinking.

B．Alcohol abuse is to blame for the poorer mental function.

C．Most of the alcoholics are also heavy smokers.

D．Non-smokers mostly have higher IQ scores.

2.The underline sentence “Chronic smoking, however, is known to have opposite effect” in paragraph 3 suggests:

A．Chronic smoking can improve mental functioning.

B．Chronic smoking has an immediate influence on mental functioning.

C．Chronic smoking has side effect on mental functioning improvement.

D．Chronic smokers feel quicker and focused after smoking.

3.From the passage we can learn that .

A．cigarette smoking is not related to reasoning

B．nicotine exposure can improve mental functioning temporarily

C．the long term effects of nicotine cause alcoholics

D．men with lower scores on the LAPS have lower IQ scores

4.It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．many alcoholics suffer a great deal from smoking

B．giving up smoking is significantly challenging for the alcoholics

C．alcoholics who do not smoke much have higher IQ scores

D．other factors can cause the poorer mental functioning besides smoking

5.The purpose of this passage is .

A．to warn us of the bad effects of smoking on IQ and thinking

B．to tell us why people are addicted to smoking

C．to give us some advice on how to improve IQ and reasoning

D．to compare the bad effects of alcohol and cigarette

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“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”

Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.

Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent—child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.

No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”

But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”

Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic(民主的) process that encourages everyone to have a say.

“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily done by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”

1.The underlined word gulf in Para.3 most probably means _________.

A．interest B．distance C．difference D．separation

2.Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?

A．Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.

B．Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.

C．Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.

D．Parents share more interests with their children.

3.The change in today’s parent-child relationship is _________.

A．more confusion among parents

B．new equality between parents and children

C．1ess respect for parents from children

D．more strictness and authority on the part of parents

4.By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side.” the author means that today’s parents _________.

A．follow the change

B．can set a limit to the change

C．fail to take the change seriously

D．have much difficulty changing their ideas

Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force —either against people or safes (保险箱). He was a real artist of his trade and it took him only 19 minutes to open the most difficult safe he had ever encountered. In about 10 years, helped by his brother Stefan and two friends, he took about $330,000 —from the safes of 28 banks in Austria. On his last job, early in 1999, he left the safe door open and $80,000 behind. With the money ws a note, "We don’t need all that much."

A witness (目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence. He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he would continue breaking the law, "I am a thief and I shall use every opportunity." Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.

Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested. "I want to be in a German prison,"he explained to the surprised police. "As German courts give much milder (温和的) sentences for crimes like mine and will reduce the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison."

In prison, Streit persuaded his keepers to let him make a Christmas Eve telephone call to his former keeper, Karl Schreiner of Stein Prison. "I’m sorry if I caused trouble. I didn’t want to embarrass anybody by escaping. Conditions weren’t that bad. In fact the food was better than it is here."

1.The underlined word "safecracker" in the first paragraph means "_________".

A．prisoner B．criminal C．stealer D．Robber

2.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Streit was caught by German customs police.

b. Streit left a note in the bank.

c. Streit was sent to Stein Prison.

d. Streit worked in a blacksmith shop.

e. Streit escaped from prison.

A．d-b-a-c-e B．b-a-c-d-e C．b-c-d-e-a D．d-b-c-e-a

3.What helped Streit escape from prison?

A．His living alone in prison. B．His good relations with the prison officials. C．His cooperation with other prisoners. D．His working in the blacksmith shop.

4.Streit was finally caught because _______.

A．his car was recognized by someone B．he left a note in the bank safe C．he was recognized by customs police D．he made a phone call to his former keeper

5.Streit preferred to serve his time in Germany because _______.

A．he hated working in the blacksmith shop in the Austrian prison B．the life of prisoners in Germany was better than those in Austria’s C．he wouldn’t have to stay that long in a German prison D．he could escape more easily from a German prison

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