Helen Thomas, born on August 4, 1920, is a famous news reporter, a Hearst Newspapers columnist, and member of the White House Press Corps．She served for fifty-seven years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International(UPI)．She is called “First Lady of the Press”．
Born in Kentucky, Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University．Upon leaving college, Helen served as a copy girl in an old company in Washington．In 1943, Ms．Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps．Thomas served as president of the Women's National Press Club from 1959 to 1960．
In November, Helen began covering then President-elect John F．Kennedy, following him to the White House in January 1961 as a UPI correspondent．She later became White House Bureau Chief for UPI, where she was employed until her resignation on May 17, 2000．Thomas then became a White House correspondent and columnist．
Thomas was the only woman journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China in January, 1972．She has traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit．The World Almanac has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America．
On March 21, 2006, Thomas was called upon directly by President Bush for the first time in three years．Thomas asked Bush about Iraq．Helen Thomas has written four books and she is also a popular speaker at events nationwide．
(1)
What's the correct order of the events?
a．Thomas joined the UPI and the Washington Press Corps．
b．Thomas traveled with President Nixon to China．
c．Thomas served as president of the Women's National Press Club．
d．Thomas resigned．
e．Thomas was called upon by President Bush．
f．Thomas became a White House correspondent and a columnist．
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A．
a,b,c,d,e,f
B．
a,c,b,d,f,e
C．
a,c,b,d,e,f
D．
a,d,e,f,c,b
(2)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
Thomas made speeches about events nationwide．
B．
Thomas has written four books．
C．
Thomas covered every Economic Summit when traveling with US presidents．
D．
Thomas became a correspondent after she graduated from the university．
(3)
From the passage, we can conclude that Thomas is a ________ woman．
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A．
courageous
B．
ambitious
C．
successful
D．
stubborn
(4)
After reading the passage it can be inferred that ________．
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A．
Thomas worked in the White House for 57 years．
B．
Thomas is the most influential woman in America
C．
President Bush received Thomas once in his term．
D．
Thomas has traveled around the world with Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton．
Sociologists, working in western countries, have found that a large number of women wished they had been born men．The number is said to be as high as 6％ in Germany．
“Women often wish they had the same chances as men have, and think it is still men's world,”said Dr James Helen, one of the sociologists who did the study．
Many men say that they have more duties than women．A man has to make money to support his family and to make the important decision, so it is right for men to be paid more．Some are even against their wives working at all．When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children cannot be taken good care of．If women take full--time jobs, they won’t be able to do what they are best doing：making a nice home and bringing up the children．
Some women disagree．They say they want to get out of their homes and to have freedom to choose between work and home life．Women have the right of equal pay and equal chances．
Anne Harper has a very good job．She also believes in“Women’s Liberation”,“I don’t wish I were a man,”she says,“and I don’t think many women do．But I do wish people would stop treating us like second－class people．At work, for example, we usually do the work that men do but get paid less．There are still a lot of jobs only to men-usually they are the best ones．If you are a man, you have a much better chance of living a wonderful life．How many women scientists are there…or engineers?”
(1)
Many men think ________．
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A．
women can’t do what men can
B．
men have to work much harder than women
C．
men can make money more easily than women
D．
women’s duty is mainly to do housework at home
(2)
Some women have different ideas．They say that ________．
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A．
women need chances to go out of the home more often
B．
women want more freedom in deciding the kind of life they want
C．
if women are given equal pay, they can do everything instead of men
D．
women are no longer interested in taking care of their homes
(3)
Anne Harper didn’t wish to be a man ________．
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A．
because she believed in “Women’s Liberation”
B．
but she wished to get the same job as men
C．
because she had got a good job
D．
but she wished to be treated the same as a man
(4)
Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
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A．
There are more men scientists, engineers than women ones．
B．
Women are second－class people, so they shouldn’t live a better life．
C．
Women do the same jobs as men, but get paid less than men．
D．
There are some best jobs that women have few chances to take．
(5)
Anne Harper thought that ________．
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A．
women should live a better life than men
B．
women should be really liberated
C．
women should be given better jobs than men
D．
women should live a more wonderful life than men
阅读理解：
Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard．After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table．That’s when it happened：my father did not reach for the check．
Conversation continued．Finally I realized that I should pick up the check!After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed．I reached for the check, and my view of myself suddenly changed．I was an adult．I was no longer a kid．
Some people mark off(区分)their lives in years, I measure mine in small events．I didn’t become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me “mister．” These events in my life are called “milestones”(里程碑)
There have been other milestones．The cops(policemen)of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was．Then one day they were suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was．They were just big kids．With that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player．Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it．
I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did．Now it’s what I do best．I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean．I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra attract me．I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties．I used to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I fond myself watching them, and maybe I’ll get a book on the subject．I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought I’d want, feel close to my ancestors(祖先)long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son．I still lose…
One day I bought a house．One day－what a day!–I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father．I thought then it was a milestone for me．One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him, too, another milestone．
(1)
The tone established in the passage is one of ________．
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A．
sad regret
B．
amusement
C．
happiness
D．
deep feeling
(2)
The author mentions the event in the restaurant because ________．
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A．
that was one of his milestone
B．
he paid the bill but he didn’t want to
C．
he became a father with dollars
D．
that was the last restaurant meal with his parents
(3)
“Then they were suddenly neither．” Suggests that ________．
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A．
suddenly they became older than I was
B．
suddenly I knew that they was neither bigger nor older than I was
C．
suddenly I realized that I made mistake
D．
suddenly I found myself no longer a kid
(4)
Which of the following best expresses the author’s thinking?
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A．
One day is worth two tomorrow
B．
To save time is to length life
C．
When an opportunity is lost, it never comes back to you
D．
Time and tide wait for no man
阅读理解：
We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? ”“When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck? ”“And Paul-why didn't pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car? ”When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．But when we look back, it's too late．
Why do we go wrong about our friends-or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words．Suppose someone tells you, “You're a lucky dog．”That's being friendly．But“lucky dog”? There is a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But bringing in the“dog” bit puts you down a little．What he may be saying is that he doesn t think you deserve your luck．
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for”is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important．It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night．
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minure you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．
(1)
According to the passage, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ________．
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A．
we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B．
we tend to be annoyed when we check what they say
C．
they sometimes state one thing but mean another
D．
we tend to doubt what our friends say
(2)
What does the underlined word“it”in the second paragraph refer to?
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A．
Being friendly．
B．
A bit of envy．
C．
A lucky dog．
D．
The good luck．
(3)
According to the passage．the writer most probably is a ________．
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A．
teacher
B．
psychologist
C．
philosopher
D．
doctor
(4)
This passage is mainly about ________．
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A．
how to tell the real meaning behind our words
B．
what to do when you listen to others talking
C．
how to avoid mistakes when communicating with people
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