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In a book called Magnificent Obsession, by Lloyd C. Douglas, a description is given of people helping others but doing it secretly. When difficult problems worried a person, friends nearby would meet to discuss possible solution without the person knowing their actions. When a solution was agreed upon, one or two of the friends would carry out the plan and solve the problem secretly, to the great delight of the worried person. The helpers would stand by privately, content with their success. No reward was given to the problem solvers, not even a sincere “thank you”, because they were never known.
This idea is popular today but in a different way. The phrase “pay it forward” is now used when one person helps another. However, the person helped may not be able to repay the person or group that helped them. So rather than return the favor to their helpers, they are supposed to help someone else in the future, which means they pay it forward. It is a sense of responsibility(责任) which makes us want to give back in equal measure to the one who has helped us. But, in this case, the responsibility turns to helping someone in the future.
Suppose your elderly grandmother pays part of your schooling. She may tell you there is no need to repay her because it is a gift from someone who loves you very much. Nothing would please her more than to have you use her money to get a good education.
You may never be able to repay her for such a gift. However, she not only gave you some money, but she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it.
People with serious needs are everywhere. Many are children who need better clothes, more books and even better schools. Some are elderly people who can’t afford their medicine or a doctor’s care. Consider how you can “pay it forward” rather than pay money back to your grandmother.
小题1:The helpers in the book “Magnificent Obsession” were not rewarded because ______________.
A.they hadn’t solved the problems thoroughly
B.they had solved the problems secretly
C.they were friends of the worried individual
D.they expected to be paid back in the future
小题2:The underlined word “pay it forward” means ____________________.
A.to repay someone who has helped you
B.to pay someone else who needs help
C.to help someone who has helped you
D.to help someone else who needs help
小题3:What does the writer suggest with the example of “your elderly grandmother”?
A.We should learn to respect our grandparents.
B.We should work hard to get a good education.
C.We should also lend a hand to other people in need of help.
D.We should never forget to repay people for their help.
小题4:From the passage we know_________________.
A.everybody needs help
B.more children need help than elderly people
C.it costs a lot of money to “pay it forward”
D.nowadays many people help others without being repaid

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:短文大意:这篇短文主要讲述了《天荒地老不了情》这本书所要传达的一个思想,那就是把爱传递出去,告诉我们我们应该不求回报的帮助他人,因为我们每个人都不同程度的得到过他人的无偿的帮助。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段描述,可知这是帮助者得不到报答是因为他们的活动是秘密进行的。故选B。
小题2:词义猜测题。联系下文So rather than return the favor to their helpers, they are supposed to help someone else in the future, which means they pay it forward.描述,可知这个短语意思是帮助其他需要帮助的人。故选D。
小题3:推理判断题。根据However, she not only gave you some money, but she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it.描述,可知奶奶的意思是,我们应该帮助那些需要帮助的人。故选C。
小题4:细节理解题。根据最后一段This idea is popular today but in a different way.及上下文描述,可知当今有很多人不要报酬的帮助别人。故选D。
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This year 2, 300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions  (印象)  of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George"s family. In return, George"s son, Mike, spent a year in Fred"s home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months" study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected -much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The family"s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
"Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools." He says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two."
小题1:The whole exchange program is mainly to______.
A.help teenagers in other countries know the real America
B.send students in America to travel in Germany
C.let students learn something about other countries
D.have teenagers learn new languages
小题2:What did Fred and Mike agree on?
A.American food tasted better than German food.
B.German schools were harder than American schools.
C.Americans and Germans were both friendly.
D.There were more cars on the streets in America.
小题3:What is particular in American schools?
A.There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.
B.There are a lot of after-school activities.
C.Students usually take 14 subjects in all.
D.Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.
小题4:What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?
A.A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.
B.German schools trained students to be better citizens.
C.American schools were not as good as German schools.
D.The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students.

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Now scientists have discovered that the dogs behave like their masters, too. Just like children, they use a “ look and learn” ways when they go about their tasks.
Scientists at Oxford universities designed an experiment to test if the dogs have the ability to copy humans’ actions by using a simple wooden box. 10 owners showed their dogs how to open the wooden box .Sometimes they use their heads to push it and sometimes they use their hands.
10 dogs were divided into two groups---Group1 and Group2. In the first part of the test, Group1 were rewarded with a piece of meat for copying their owner’s actions. Group2 were rewarded with food for not copying and using other ways. With each dog the experiment was repeated hundreds of times. Scientists recorded the time to see which group was first to get 85% right. They found that Group1finished the task much sooner than Group2.
In the second part of the test, all the dogs were only rewarded for copying the way that their owners used. Group1 reached the 85% mark more quickly than Group2.
So the scientists draw a conclusion: “Like humans, dogs can copy actions that they see. Dogs’ imitative(仿效的)behavior is shaped more by their interactions(互动)with humans than by evolution(进化).”
Scientists said,“A dog’s behavior is influenced much like that of a child; they look and learn similar behavior. We hope that owners understand the importance of their actions and use this knowledge to set good examples and therefore have a good effect on the behavior of their pets.”
小题1:The scientists believe dog’s imitative behavior mainly comes from______________.
A.proper rewardsB.domestication
C.human-dog interactionsD.evolution
小题2:The best title may be “___________________”
A.Dogs can finish their tasks quickly.B.Dogs are interesting animals.
C.Masters always set good examples.D.Dogs behave like their masters.
小题3:From the experiment, we know __________________.
A.It took the two groups of dogs the same time to finish the required task.
B.The dogs that copied their masters finished the required task much sooner.
C.The dogs that were encouraged to copy their masters finished the task more slowly..
D.The dogs that were encouraged not to copy their masters finished the task more quickly..
小题4:According to the last paragraph, we can infer ______________.
A.a cruel man can raise a cruel dog
B.dogs can be influenced by anyone
C.dogs always behave positively
D.dogs are the best kind of pets

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You may have known several kinds of police, traffic police, and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving (节能) policemen?
A group of 22 of these new policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning (空调) no cooler than 26 ℃.

"If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26 ℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one summer. That"s one-third of all the usage of the city in the season," said a TV advertisement.
Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province, are going to follow Beijing"s steps in setting up a similar police team.
From 1986 to 2005, China met 20 warm winters. It means that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving the environmental problems every year.
To introduce a green life to the public, Beijing also held a show on energy-saving technology and productions last week. It attracted lots of attention.
"We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find right ways to do it in our daily lives," said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.
小题1:The job of the energy-saving policemen is ___________.
A.to set the air conditioning cooler
B.to check the use of energy in public places
C.to stop people using air conditioning
D.to make sure that more energy will be produced
小题2:Beijing will use ___________ million kilowatt-hours electricity in one summer.
A.1200 B.800 C.400D.133
小题3:Which of the following years" winters were all warm in China?
A.1984-1988.B.1999-2003. C.2002-2006. D.2005-2009.
小题4:According to Liu Qianguang, ___________.
A.there are few ways to protect the environment
B.it"s difficult to find good ways to save energy
C.it"s easy for one to do something good for the environment
D.it"s not easy for one to do something good for the environment

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Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.

Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. Many times , the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day — our relatives, friends, and neighbours — who will never give up when facing difficulty. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow.
小题1:Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.
A.will work hardB.will become heroes
C.will follow herD.will achieve her goal
小题2:The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ___________.
A.志愿者B.记者C.政客D.名人
小题3:From the passage we know that ___________.
A.there are fewer heroes than before
B.many common people set examples to us
C.heroes should be polite, patient and famous
D.heroes have to do some great things
小题4:The best title for this passage is ___________.
A.What Heroes DoB.Who Are Heroes
C.How Heroes LiveD.Where Heroes are

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April 27 is a special day in       .It"s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day     school and go with one of their parents to their work place. By doing this, it can     girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a closer look at     their parents are doing. This may help them in the  future to choose a     . Marry experienced a day ofwork at her mother"s office. This helped her     her mother"s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.  Schools and many companies     the activity, too. Some schools     make the day a necessary  part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be      than girls with low confidence.     parents can set good examples to their children both at work and at home,  then they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
小题1:
A.ChinaB.FranceC.BritainD.Japan
小题2:
A.offB.awayC.atD.of
小题3:
A.talkB.keepC.teachD.make
小题4:
A.whichB.whatC.thatD.whom
小题5:
A.placeB.schoolC.friendD.job
小题6:
A.thankB.understandC.praiseD.remember
小题7:
A.stopB.refuseC.chooseD.support
小题8:
A.justB.neverC.evenD.ever
小题9:
A.successfulB.politeC.friendlyD.honest
小题10:
A.BecauseB.IfC.WhileD.Though

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