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Keeping a Positive Attitude

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She had asked the government for _______to move the books to a _______place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. _______, she brought books home every. night, _______, her car late after work. Her friends, came to _______her when the, war broke out. Anis, who owned . a restaurant _______to. hide some books. All through the, _______, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, _______them over the seven-foot wali and _______them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war _______. Then nine days later, a fire burned the _______to the ground.

One day, the bombing(轰炸) stopped and the _______left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be _______. again while, the city was _______. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and _______peace and a new library.

【1】A. working B. meeting C. personal D. religious

【2】A. discussed B. raised C. reported D. handled

【3】A. doubtful B. angry C. worried D. curious

【4】A. practical B. expensive C. reliable D. valuable

【5】A. then B. still C. rather D. even

【6】A. explanation B. confirmation C. agreement D. information

【7】A. large B. public C. safe D. distant

【8】A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Secretly D. Seriously

【9】A. starting B. filling C. parking D. testing

【10】A. stop B. rescue C. warn D. help

【11】A. agreed B. pretended C. happened D. intended

【12】A. war B. way C. building D. night

【13】A. put B. passed C. opened D. threw

【14】A. hid B. exchanged C. burnt D. distributed

【15】A. approached B. broke out C. ended D. continued

【16】A. restaurant B. city C. library D. wall

【17】A. neighbours B. customers C. friends D. soldiers

【18】A. sold B. moved C. saved D. read

【19】A. quiet B. bombed C. taken D. busy

【20】A. believe in B. dreamed of C. carried about D. looked for

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In the summer holiday following my eighteen birthday, I took driving lessons. I still remember how hard my first day was. Before getting into the car, I thought I had learned the instructor’s orders. So once I started the car, my mind goes blank, I forgot all what he had said to me. The instructor kept repeating the word, “Speed up!” “Slow down!” “Turning left!” I was so much nervous that I could hardly tell which direction was left. A few minutes late, the instructor asked me to stop the car. It was a relief and I came to a suddenly stop just in the middle the road.

Psychologists have long known that emotions can affect the way people perceive things. That’s in part because chemicals from your brain might affect how you process what you see. “Color is such an important part of our experience,” says lead author Christopher Thorstenson, a psychologist at the university of Rochester, in New York. There’s reason, he says, that sad people commonly describe the world as “colourless” and “gray”, and happy people use words like “bright” and “colorful”.

In the experiment, the researchers randomly assigned people to one of two groups. People in the sadness group watched a sad scene from The Lion King. Those in the “amusement” group watched a comedy.

Everyone was then asked to look at red, yellow, green, and blue patches (斑点) that had been changed to a grayish colour. “Some of the patches are pretty difficulty to make out,” Thorstenson admits he says it takes some time to figure out their shade. People were scored on how accurate their colour perception was. Then they completed an emotional evaluation.

The result? Sad people had a hard time seeing the difference between shades along the blue-yellow colour axis (色轴). But they did not have problems seeing colours in the red-green spectrum (光谱). Thorstenson says this could be the result of an evolutionary need to see red as a response to anger.

Thorstenson says these results highlight the possible important of dopamine in sight. Dopamine is a chemical that sends signals to the brain. Researchers are hoping to focus more on dopamine in the future. “We know dopamine affects how we see colours, too,” Thorstenson says “How we feel can really influence how we see the world around us” he says.

【1】According to paragraph 2, how people describe the world reflects ________.

A. how they feel B. how they think

C. their world view D. their language skills

【2】In the experiment, the participants were asked to watch different programs so as to ________.

A. check their feelings B. influence their moods

C. develop their interests D. test their personalities

【3】Why were the patches made grayish in the experiment? ________

A. To make them look prettier

B. To make them hard to recognize

C. Because it changed the participants’ attitudes

D. Because it was good for the participants’ eyes

【4】Which colour is easier to recognize for sad people? ________

A. Blue B. Yellow

C. Red D. Gray

I recently started a new job in a small office, where four of us shared a fridge. In that fridge is a Brita water filter pitcher(布里塔水过滤器). One of my【1】(colleague) complained(抱怨) the water tasted "dirty". It went on for a few days. She suggested that the water should【2】(test) out. She was【3】(surprise) that I could drink the water without any trouble. I started to doubt my taste, but the water really tasted fine.

Finally, she became aware that the problem was【4】(actual) her cup. She simply forgot to clean it for a long time,【5】affected the water inside it. She cleaned her cup, and drank the water with no problem.

I can’t help but look at this, and reflect on the world we live in. Too often we quickly blame other people, other things, anything else【6】ourselves. The world isn’t perfect, but I think we should take a step back sometimes and ask【7】(we) some tough questions. Can I be better? Is my heart really pure? Can I help this situation with【8】(kind)?【9】I want to tell you is: please clean your cup. Because when you do, the water will taste much【10】(good).

【1】If you are going to the USA for the man-made attractions, you can drive along ________.

A. Route 1 B. Route 6

C. the Las Vegas Strip D. the California coast

【2】Why are the photos of the hotels in US cities and resorts real in www.oyster.com?

A. Because there are qualifications of the authority.

B. Because they are taken by inspectors of the website.

C. Because there are comments of customers on each photo....

D. Because they were taken by customers who once lived there.

【3】Travel ideas for a big family with kids and the old are available at ________.

A. www.oyster.com B. http://byways.org

C. www.mousesavers.com D. www.101 usaholidays.co.uk

【4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A. California’s Napa Valley is famous for its wine.

B. www.mousesavers.com is a newly established website.

C. The National Scenic Byways Program covers all the roads in the USA.

D. Discounted tickets of Walt Disney World are not available for everyone.

【题目】阅读理解
Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.
Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.
（1）Music has magical power because it ________.
A.is a kind of language
B.can be played much louder than words
C.receives a personal radio signal
D.can influence a person's spirit
（2）One can learn from the second paragraph that the Beatles ________.
A.were the biggest band in American history
B.are not accepted by modern American people
C.appeared at a special time in American politics
D.represented the roots of American culture
（3）One will do all of the following while listening to music EXCEPT ________.
A.feeling very refreshed
B.having emotional changes
C.painting some vivid pictures
D.feeling inspired by the composer
（4）It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.
A.has been influenced by the Beatles
B.enjoys drinking tea in his spare time
C.admires President John Kennedy very much
D.likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer

【1】Only athletes_____ _____ _____(达到) the agreed standard for their events will be admitted as competitors.

【2】_____ _____(那就是为什么) they are called the Winter Olympics.

【3】No other countries could join in,_____ _____(也不) slaves or women!

【4】_____ _____ _____(从那时起), I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.

【5】I _____ _____ _____(一直被用) in offices and homes since the 1970s.

Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy (书法) to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list The result? It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there’s still hope for the paint brush. China’s Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.

In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin, “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up.” says the teacher.

【1】What can we learn about the Character Hero? ________

A. It’s the most-viewed TV programs in China.

B. It’s open to people of all ages and all walks.

C. It draws great public attention across the country.

D. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.

【2】Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?

A. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.

B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.

C. Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology.

D. Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often.

【3】According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is ________.

A. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive

B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry

C. necessary for adults to survive in China

D. an ability to be developed only when you are students

【4】Where does this text probably come from? ________

A. A science report. B. A news report.

C. Children’s literature. D. An advertisement.