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Benjamin Franklin only studied in school for two years. But he liked to read and write very much. Once he discussed a question with his friend in letters. His father found the letters and read them. He felt Ben did not express himself well. Nor did Ben make his meaning clear. He agreed that his father was right, From then on, he paid more attention to the style of his writing so that he could write better.
About that time he bought a copy of the British periodical(周刊) called The Spectator (《观察家》). He read it over and over. He thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to write in the same style.
With this in mind, he studied some of the stories and made a note of the thought in each sentence. Then, a few days later, without looking at the magazine, he tried to write the stories. He tried to express each thought as fully as it had been expressed before. Then he compared his writing with the magazine. He found some of his faults in the compositions.
In this way he discovered he needed to know many more words. He felt that writing poetry would help him since that needed to use many different words which had the same meaning. So he turned some of the stories into poems; and after a time, he wrote them as stories again. He insisted on doing this for a long time.
He learned much from his efforts and went on to practise his writing. Then he became the first famous writer in American history.
小题1:Benjamin liked ______ very much when he was ______ .
A.languages; youngB.writing; youngC.writing; old enoughD.languages; old enough
小题2:What did his father do to him?
A.He found his son’s letters written very well
B.He felt his son expressed himself very well
C.He told his son what he wrote wasn’t so good
D.He bought a copy of The Spectator for him
小题3:How did Benjamin practise writing?
(1) He studied the stories in the magazine and made notes.
(2) He rewrote some of the stories and tried to express their thought fully.
(3) He turned some stories into poems, and then turned them back again.
(4) He tried hard to publish his poems in the periodical The Spectator.
A.(1)(2)(3)B.(2)(3)(4)C.(1)(3)(4)D.(1)(2)(4)

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小题1:B           
小题1:C
小题1:A
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It’s great fun to explore new places—it feels like an adventure, even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.
·Do the map reading if you’re being driven somewhere. It’ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you’re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you’ll have to move to the back seat.
·Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You’ll need a good map, a compass(指南针), a raincoat, a cellphone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies. Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is not in getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.
See if your school or a club organizes orienteering(越野识途比赛) activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it’s not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.
小题1: Sitting beside the driver, you should _______.
A.direct the driver when necessary
B.look ahead to see where there’s a turn
C.move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable
D.Keep looking at the map to find a place to go to
小题2: Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?
A.To get information when in danger.
B.To be saved in case of an accident.
C.To share the fun with him/her in exploration.
D.To tell him/her what’s going on with the group members.
小题3: Orienteering activities can _______.
A.make people work fastB.help people stay healthy
C.help people organize other activitiesD.make people get prepared for sports.
小题4: The text mainly talks about _____.
A.the fun of explorationB.what to bring for exploration
C.the way to use a map in explorationD.how to prevent getting lost in exploration.

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If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means —practice.
Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can’t read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.
So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practice remembering.
小题1: According to the passage, few people know that _____.
A.arms or legs become weak if they are not used for some time
B.when they start using their arms or legs again, they slowly become strong again
C.a person’s memory becomes weak if he does not practice remembering things
D.it is their own fault if their arms or legs are weak
小题2:The author thinks that if a person has a poor memory, ____.
A.it is his own faultB.his parents are to blame
C.he is just unluckyD.his arms must be weak
小题3: According to the passage, we learn that all of us can ____.
A.become very strongB.become very clever
C.improve our memory by practicingD.know how to improve our memory

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Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen.  16  middle school and part of high school, I  17  to keep up. I was not a bad student,but I just didn’t understand  18  they were teaching because I have a learning  19 . I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to  20  . I wanted to make something of myself, and  21  I wasn’t a failure.
22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t  23  to go to a big school, which narrowed (缩小) my  24  to a small college which could be    25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I  26  two, but they just didn’t  27  . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was  28  by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school  29  me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so  30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college  31  the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n)  32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and  33  Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived. “Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard  34  from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect(理想的)school. I had found my home for the next four years.
小题1:
A.DuringB.ThroughC.UntilD.Under
小题2:
A.struggledB.startedC.forgotD.turned
小题3:
A. howB.thatC.whyD.what
小题4:
A.experienceB.advantageC.disabilityD.habit
小题5:
A.work B.collegeC.hospitalD.home
小题6:
A.believeB.proveC.feel D.imagine
小题7:
A.BecauseB.AfterC.WhenD.Before
小题8:
A.wantB.manageC.decideD.refuse
小题9:
A.plansB.decisionsC.choicesD.purposes
小题10:
A.honorableB.imaginableC.suitableD.comfortable
小题11:
A.expectedB.leftC.visitedD.dreamed
小题12:
A.workB.fitC.matchD.satisfy
小题13:
A.askedB.invited C.admittedD.attracted
小题14:
A.tellingB.warningC.advisingD.reminding
小题15:
A.worriedB.surprisedC.frightenedD.excited
小题16:
A.stoppedB.lastedC.sawD.held
小题17:
A.oldB.famousC.familiarD.new
小题18:
A.cared forB.looked forC.headed for D.asked for
小题19:
A.day and night B.over and overC.more or less D.up and down
小题20:
A.warmB.cold C.sadD.sorry

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Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Interact forum(论坛)asking what“PK”meant.
“My family has been watching the‘Super Girl’singing competition TV programme.My little daughter asked me what’PK’meant,but I had no idea,”explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online,it is impossible not to know this term.In such Internet games,“PK”is short for“Player Kill”,in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the“Super Girl”singing competition.“PK”was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
Like this father,Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students’compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand.A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language,but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons  that she didn’t understand.
“My‘GG’came back this summer from college.He told me I’ve grown up to be a‘PLMM’.I loved to‘FB’with him together;he always took me to the‘KPM’,”went one composition.
“GG”means Ge Ge(Chinese pinyin for brother).“PLMM”refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei(beautiful girl).“FB”means Fu Bai(corruption).“KPM”is short for KF.Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long(dinosaur,referring to an ugly looking female)ora Qing wa(frog,referring to an ugly looking male)is,you will possibly be regarded as a CaiNiao!
小题1:By writing the article,the writer tries to         
A.explain some Internet language
B.suggest common Internet language
C.laugh at the Beijing father
D.draw our attention to Internet language
小题2:What does the writer think about the term“PK”?                       
A.Fathers can’t possibly know it.
B.The daughter should understand it.
C.Online game players may know it.
D.“Super Girl”shouldn’t have used it.
小题3:The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons          
A.are used not only online
B.can be understood very well
C.are welcomed by all the people
D.cause trouble to our mother tongue
小题4:The underlined word“jargons”means“       ”in Chinese.
A.行话B.粗口C.歌词D.趋势

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A new study says that birds living in big cities sing shorter, faster songs that are higher-pitched (高音调的) than those sung by their brothers in the forests. The researchers think that the birds adjust their songs to allow themselves to be heard over the noises of the city, especially the low traffic noise.
To study how urban birds song, Hans Slabbekoorn and Ardie den Bore, biologists at the University of Leiden in Netherlands, travelled around Europe and recorded bird songs in ten major cities and in nearby forests. The species they focused on, the great tit (大山雀), is widespread across Eurasia and one of the few types of birds that thrives in big cities.
Singing is crucial (重要的) for males, which use their songs to attract mates and mark out their territory. The changing songs could play a role in eventually causing the city birds and the forest dwellers to evolve into separate species.
The findings could also help explain why usually only a few bird species thrive in cities. By contrast, many more bird species tend to be found in forests and other undeveloped habitats.
Studies like this could eventually help researchers predict how urbanization (都市化) will affect birds, using this knowledge could help urban planners design more pleasant city environments, study co-author Slabbe-koorn said. “You can make a city much more livable if you pay attention to where the noise goes and where the people go,” he said. “It would be easy to fit the birds into those models.” Then cities wouldn’t be strictly for the people, but also for the birds.
小题1: Which is the best title of the passage?
A.Birds Change Songs to Suit Country Life
B.Birds Change Sex to Suit Urban Life
C.Birds Change Living Habits to Suit Urban Life
D.Birds Change Songs to Suit Urban Life
小题2: Males usually sing their songs to ____.
A.evolve into another species
B.attract mates and mark out their living area
C.attract city people’s attention and make them supply food
D.allow themselves to be heard over the noises of the city
小题3: The underlined word “thrives” in the second paragraph means “____”.
A.diesB.survivesC.suffers D.travels
小题4:What is NOT the effect that studies of birds’ songs have?
A. Predicting how course of the city’s expanding will affect birds.
B. Helping the city planners design more pleasant city environments.
C. Making cities more livable for both the birds and people.
D. Driving the urban birds back to the forest.
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