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One morning a few years ago,Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept. For this busy man,it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work,he might wear himself out and die an early death.
Only after a week"s leave—during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach—was Rudenstine able to return to work.
In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. Surprisingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying:“I am so busy.”
We say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress. The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. To be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax—this has become the model of a successful life.
Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing us with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom.
How have we allowed this to happen? I believe it is this: we have forgotten the Sabbath, the day of the week—for followers of some religions—for rest and praying. It is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful. It is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals,walk and sleep. It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world.
Rest is a spiritual and biological need;however,in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities,we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest. The Sabbath gives us permission to stop work. In fact, “Remember the Sabbath ”is more than simply permission to rest;it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow.
50. The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “______”.
  A. a signal of stress                                  B. a warning of danger
  C. a sign of age                                      D. a spread of disease
51. According to Paragraph 4,a successful person is one who is believed to ____.
  A. be able to work without stress              B. be more talented than other people
  C. be more important than anyone else   D. be busy working without time to rest
52. Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they ____.
  A. think that taking a rest means lacking ambitions
  B. fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life
  C. fail to realize that religions force them to rest
  D. think that taking a rest means being lazy
53. What is the main idea of this passage?
  A. We should balance work with rest.
  B. The Sabbath givers us permission to rest.
  C. It is silly for anyone to say “I am so busy.”
  D. We should be available to our family and friends.
答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
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试题【One morning a few years ago,Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept. For thi】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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根据对话内容, 从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
—I’m so happy that this term is over. We can enjoy the summer holidays.
—Me too. We can relax ourselves at last.
—   61  
—Yes, I’ll go back to my hometown. It has been a long time since I visited it last time.
—   62   
—Yes, and also do some farming.
—   63    
—Yes, I do that every summer during holidays.
—I didn’t know that a city boy could do farm work..  64     I’d like to learn to do some farming.
—Of course, my grandparents would be happy to see you.
—   65    I’m afraid…
—I’m sure. They are very kind persons.
A.Are you sure?
B.Do you have a plan for your holidays?
C.Would you like to go with me together?
D.Are you going to see your grandparents?
E. How are you going to spend your holidays?   
F. You mean you know how to farm.
G. Can I go there with you?
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第一部分 完形填空(共两节, 20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
完形填空(1) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
If you wear socks on your ears, you won’t be punished. Crossing a street against a red light is another matter — it’s against the law. Laws are __1___________ rules made by governments. They keep peace and create order. __2___________ people break laws, their governments punish them. Long ago, people lived only in small tribal groups. They lived together, followed the same __3_____________, and worshipped the same gods. There were no formal laws. __4_____________, people were guided by their customs, morals, and religion.
Over time, cities began to form. Laws became more formal and were written down in legal codes. In about 1750 BC, the king of Babylon __5_____________ one of the first legal codes, the Code of Hammurabi. It listed certain crimes and told how they should be punished. The ancient Romans helped shape our modern view of law. In the 600s BC, citizens of Rome wrote down all of their basic laws on twelve bronze tablets. The Romans declared that no citizen, __6_____________ the ruler, was above the law. Modern law codes are rooted in the Roman system. Such law codes are statutory, meaning they are created and changed by legislatures, not by courts.
Another system of law __7_____________ later in England. Before the 12th century AD., each part of England had its own rules and customs. From the 12th century onward, England became a single nation. The courts of the land made sure people __8_____________ a common set of customs — the English common law.
Unlike the Roman system of law, the common law was never written down in one place. Instead, the courts made decisions about the law __9__________ earlier court decisions. Those decisions are called examples. Each case must be decided in the same way as earlier cases. But if a case has some new aspects, the decision made will set a new example. That way, courts gradually change the law __10____________ society changes.
1.    A. police               B. political                   C. official                     D. officer
2.    A. Unless                     B. Until                        C. Though                    D. When
3.    A. laws                        B. traditions                  C. action               D. principles
4.    A. Instead                     B. Including                 C. Besides                    D. Moreover
5.    A. imagined                  B. assumed                   C. created                     D. supposed
6.    A. except for                B. not even                   C. in addition to            D. besides
7.    A. took effect        B. made up                   C. got over                   D. picked up
8.    A. formed                    B. provided                  C. presented                  D. followed
9.    A. set about                  B. based on                   C. came to                    D. taken over
10.   A. before               B. after                        C. despite                     D. as
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第三部分语法填空 (共2篇,20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
语法填空(一)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷标号为46~55的相应位置上。
Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads.
So   46          do people travel those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway or bus   47            you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people   48            (share) one bus or train, there is less traffic and, more   49              (importance), less pollution.
Which of the types of mass transit   50           (describe) below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can hold       dozens of people, imagine what a bus        51             (two) the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are known as double-deckers (cars with two floors).
Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not   52            (common)         for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the   53             (ride) on the roof tap(敲击)when they want to be dropped off.
Many large cities around the world take advantage of the space beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other             54         (neighbor). Both the Japanese and French have developed        High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America average 130 kph, the French TGV ( high-speed-train ) is the world’s fastest,         55               (average) over 270 kph!
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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the  36  just inside the entrance  37 . It said: Remember,  38 , one of our customers gets  39  goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!
For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards  40 , like many of her  41 , to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never  42  hoping. The  43  in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her  44  buying so many things but failed. She 45  dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, "Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 46 doesn"t need to be paid!" One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 47 . But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her  48  than she found that she had forgotten to  49  tea. She dashed back to the  50 ,got some tea and went towards the  51 . As she did so, she saw the  52  came.  53  his hand he said, "I want to  54  you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket  55 !"
36. A. notice   B. report C. board  D. newspaper
37. A. did       B. promised    C. made  D. agreed
38. A. every day     B. every month      C. twice a week      D. once a week
39. A. excellent     B. free    C. extra   D. unexpected
40. A. waited  B. came   C. hoped D. went
41. A. friends  B. neighbors   C. relatives     D. customers
42. A. got rid of     B. got along with   C. gave up      D. gave out
43. A. counter B. cushion      C. food   D. cupboard
44. A. against  B. for      C. with    D. about
45. A. often    B. always       C. usually       D. seldom
46. A. bill       B. hand   C. car      D. basket
47. A. anxiously     B. seriously    C. crazily       D. wonderfully
48. A. pockets B. car      C. basket D. house
49. A. buy      B. find    C. take    D. have
50. A. shop     B. counter      C. department D. supermarket
51. A. door     B. entrance     C. cash-desk   D. shelves
52. A. secretary      B. policeman  C. manager     D. salesman
53. A. Putting out   B. Holding out       C. Shaking     D. Waving
54. A. congratulate B. tell     C. inform       D. thank
55. A. is yours       B. means nothing   C. belongs to you   D. costs nothing
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II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)(共20小题;选择题5小题,每小题1分;非选择题15小题,每小题2分,计35分)
A) 选择题:阅读下面的短文,根据文意从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。(Read the following passage which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage.)
Mexic Past and Present
Hundreds of years ago, Native-American tribes lived in Mexico. The Aztecs built beautiful cities. They had a calendar (历法) and a written  language. However, the Spanish destroyed the Aztecs in 1521. For the next 300 years, Spain ruled over Mexico. That"s why Mexicans speak Spanish.
Every September 16 the Mexican people hold a celebration in Mexico City, their country"s capital. It is their Independence Day. On that date in 1821 they told Spain they would no longer be ruled.
Breaking free from Spain caused a war. When it was over, the Mexicans had their own government. They made their own laws.
Today America and Mexico are friends, but it wasn"t always that way. President James Polk wanted America to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He tried to buy what is now the American southwest from Mexico. Mexico would not sell. So from 1846 to 1848 Mexico and America fought a war to ascertain where their borders would be. When the war ended, Mexico had lost a lot of land. Now the Rio Grande River forms the border between the two nations. America is on the north side of the river. Mexico is on the south side.
Mexico has mountains and a hot, dry climate. Crops can grow on only a small part of the land. Still, Mexicans grow much of the coffee, oranges, and sugar used in the US. Mexicans have influenced building styles in southwestern US and added words such as patio and canton to American English. Americans also enjoy eating many Mexican foods like burritos, tacos, tortillas, and tamales.
46. According to the passage, what happened second on a historical timeline?
A. Mexicans declared their independence from Spain.
B. The Spanish ruled Mexico.
C. The Aztecs lived in Mexico.
D. Americans fought a war with Mexico.
47. The passage says that President Polk wanted ________.
A. the US to expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean
B. Mexico to change its Independence Day to July 4th
C. Mexico to become one of the states of the Union
D. Americans to adopt the Mexican language
48. Another word for the underlined word “ascertain” is ________.
A. inspect      B. discover     C. change      D. determine
49. Mexicans have the following influences on America EXCEPT ________.
A. building styles         B. vocabulary
C. clothes                 D. food
50. Before the Aztecs were conquered, these Native Americans probably ________.
A. didn"t speak Spanish     
B. couldn"t read or write any language
C. didn"t have tools          
D. didn"t understand the concept of time
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