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Like a backward tape, time returns to my mom"s teens.She is waiting for admission results from a famous high school.She has studied for the test but with joy, since she feels no suffering in learning.Suddenly I spy her jumping and laughing, waving a paper in her hand while her family stands nearby, more shocked than happy.No one else from their village has ever passed the test.
Later, at her new high school, I proudly watch as she continues to rise to the top.Many of her essays are published in newspapers, and her classmates seek her advice when a test is approaching. She never refuses them, and I feel honored to be related to such an intelligent person.
As I walk with her through her journey, I finally come to the point I have been looking forward to most: her life in America. After passing several tests and finding a kind boss to sponsor her, she becomes a college student at University of California, Los Angeles. At first, I sense her loneliness and panic as she tries to adapt to her new surroundings.Though her English is broken and she knows little about American culture, I can tell she is more than grateful to be here. Here she has access to electricity and running water, and most importantly, better schools. At UCLA, she has so many opportunities to grow and advance in her field.
Her journey to America was for just one reason: education.Though having an education will better her life, I know she doesn"t do it for herself.My mom wants her children to have an easier life that will not require hard labor.I see what my mom goes through, and I"m filled with gratitude that she has made the brave choice to move here.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, the writer"s mother considers learning to be        .
A.easy and joyfulB.bitter but rewarding
C.costly and boringD.exciting but fruitless
小题2:Which of the following does the writer"s mother do at high school?
A.Working as a newspaper deliverer.
B.Feeling proud of her intelligence.
C.Working hard to be honored and awarded.
D.Giving her classmates advice before tests.
小题3:How does the writer"s mother pay for her college education?
A.By doing a part-time job.
B.By asking her parents for support.
C.With the financial support from a kind boss.
D.With the help from her teachers and classmates.
小题4:What is the final aim of the writer"s mother"s going to America?
A.To accumulate wealth.
B.To benefit her children.
C.To make her parents live better.
D.To become famous in her field of study.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析

试题分析: 本文叙述作者母亲的求学经历,来证明教育不仅仅会让自己受益,还会使孩子受益。
小题1:A 细节理解题。根据第一段提到She has studied for the test but with joy, since she feels no suffering in learning她感觉学习是没有任何痛苦的,所以推断出妈妈认为学习是很轻松的,所以选A项。
小题2:D 细节理解题。根据第二段提到Many of her essays are published in newspapers, and her classmates seek her advice when a test is approaching她的许多短文发表在报纸上,当考试来临 时,她的同学会寻求她的意见,所以选D项。
小题3:C 细节理解题。根据第三段提到After passing several tests and finding a kind boss to sponsor her, she becomes a college student at University of California, Los Angeles当她通过一系列考试和找到一个好心的老板赞助她之后,她成为一名大学生,所以选C项。
小题4:B 细节判断题。根据最后一段提到  Her journey to America was for just one reason: education来美国 的目的是教育,再根据Though having an education will better her life, I know she doesn"t do it for herself.My mom wants her children to have an easier life that will not require hard labor受教育不仅仅是为了自己更是为了下一代,所以选B项。
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Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world.  Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts:
Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(调查对象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%).
iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry),  and France (43% vs 25% Android).
In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.
Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobile-social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to41% in Brazil.
Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%.
Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in second-place Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this.
小题1:Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?
A.Windows Mobile>iOS>Symbian>Android
B.Android>Windows Mobile>iOS>Symbian
C.iOS>Android>Symbian>Windows Mobile
D.Symbian>Android>Windows Mobile>iOS
小题2:In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?
A.Brazil.B.Japan.C.Mexico.D.Argentina.
小题3:In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
A.Health.B.Environment.C.Technology.D.Entertainment.

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Many people don"t realize the importance of music education in the schools today.A new study showed, however, music education is extremely important.
In college, music education is one of the largest programs.Teachers have to learn general education materials and techniques. They must learn to play every instrument; they must learn music history and music theory; they must learn instrument repair and teaching methods; they must learn conducting and so much more.At the same time, much of our culture and tradition is absorbed in music.
Music plays a very important role in our education.
Music helps with math and science. Students learn to count, and how to multiply and divide.Students also use science to help them discover what sounds good together and what doesn"t.Students also need science to understand something called the “overtone series", which is about how music is produced by vibration(颤动)and why.
Students learn a lot about languages through music.Many songs are written in other languages, including ancient ones.Students must learn to translate these works to understand what they are singing about. A song is likely to be a famous short work set to music; so students are exposed to that very often while singing.
Students learn a huge amount of cooperation (协作)of body parts through music, so parts of the body can work better together.Students must use motor(肌肉运动的)skills in order to play an instrument.Singers and wind(管乐器)players must learn breath control and be in good shape to play.
Students learn about art. Some famous pieces were written about important pieces of art, and students learn about the artists and styles as they"re playing the music.
Music education also brings higher thinking to our children.It allows them to think about complex patterns.Students have to be aware of what every other musician does at every time.In that way, it develops cooperation, as well.They tend to develop more ability for learning.
As one can see, music is very important to education.
小题1:According to the passage, learning music in college will be quite         
A.easyB.stressfulC.attractiveD.useless
小题2:As to the benefits from music, which of the following is NOT included in the passage?
A.Calculation.B.Language study.
C.Relaxation.D.Cooperation of body parts.
小题3:The underlined word "that" in Para.5 refers to“            ".
A.the musicB.the language
C.the cultureD.the work
小题4:What can we know from the passage?
A.Science and music are extreme poles.
B.Only the wisest person can learn music well.
C.Music is good to our all-round development.
D.All of us know the importance of music clearly.

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An estimated 80 percent of American adults think music lessons, though at times boring and challenging in the eyes of some kids, improve children’s ability to learn or their performance in school . They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.
Researchers at Harvard University, however, have found that there’s one thing musical training does not do. Samuel Mehr, the leading researcher of the new study, said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child’s intellectual development. The evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds and their parents. One group attended music class; the comparison group went to a class that places importance on the optical arts-arts that can be seen.
“We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes,” said Mehr.
Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. Only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons.
He does not believe that IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence. Therefore, the researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks, then the results were compared to those of children who did not take lessons.
Music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best schools later of their life, but the training is still important.
Mr Mehr notes that the works of writer William Shakespeare are not taught , so the children will do better in physics. He says Shakespeare is taught because it is important for cultural reasons.“And I don’t think music needs to be any different than that.”
小题1:What attitude do most American grown-ups have towards music lessons? _________
A.Uninterested B.Approving C.Doubtful D.Uncertain
小题2:The underlined word“optical”in Paragraph 2 probably means       .
A.visual B.colorful C.traditional D.serious
小题3:According to Samuel Mehr, _________ .
A.many studies show that music training can improve IQ
B.IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence
C.music can enable a child to go to a better school
D.music should be taught for cultural reasons
小题4:The study shows that       .
A.early music training has negative effects
B.musical lessons should be stopped at school
C.musical training doesn’t improve kids’ intelligence
D.playing musical instrument makes kids more creative

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Boys at the top of the pecking order(长幼次序) either by birth or because their older brothers died score higher on IQ tests than their younger brothers. 
Norwegian researchers now report that it’s a matter of what they call social rank in the family that gives the first born the highest scores or, if the first born had died young, the next oldest. 
Kristensen and Bjerkedal studied the IQ test results of 241,310 Norwegian men drafted(征兵) into the armed forces between 1967 and 1976. All were aged 18 or 19 at the time. 
The average IQ of first-born men was 103.2, they found second-born men averaged 101.2, but second-born men whose older brother died young scored 102.9. And for third-borns, the average was 100.0. But if both older brothers died young,the third-born score rose to 102.6.
The findings provide “evidence that the relation between birth order and IQ score is dependent on the social rank in the family and not birth order as such.” they concluded.
It’s an issue that has been hotly discussed since at least 1874,when Sir Francis Galton reported that men in noticeable positions tended to be firstborns more often than would have been statistically (统计) expected.
Since then, several studies have reported higher intelligence scores for firstborns, while other analyses have questioned those findings and the methods of those reports.
“These two researchers prove that how study participants(参与者) were raised, not how they were born, is what actually influences their IQs,” said Sulloway, an American professor, who was not part of the research team.
“The elder child pulls ahead,” he said, “perhaps as a result of learning gained through the process of tutoring younger brothers and sisters”. 
“The older child benefits by having to organize and express its thoughts to tutor youngsters”, he said, “while the later born children may have no one to tutor.”
小题1:According to Norwegain researchers’ finding, which of the following is linked to boys’ IQ?
A.Birth orderB.Position in the family
C.Parents’ social rankD.Educational experience
小题2:What does the sentence “It’s an issue that has been hotly discussed” underlined in Paragraph 6 mean?
A.Many people take interest in IQ study.
B.IQ study has gone further and further.
C.Many people do research on boys’ IQ.
D.Opinions are divided on the conclusion.
小题3:According to Kristensen and Bjerkedal’s test results, parents can make youngsters smarter by ________.
A.treating them as the oldest child
B.teaching them as the oldest child
C.talking to them as much as possible
D.encouraging them to express thoughts

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Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. “No, he isn’t. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk.”
It was like some sort of cosmic joke. I could still recall the day that determined my fate. It was October in Ottawa and the summer breezes had given way to the autumn rainfall of leaves. The snow would begin soon. The crispness (清爽) of coming frost was in the air. My casually mentioning Wyatt’s behavior to Dr. Martin aroused his worries. He started asking me questions about Wyatt’s activities speech pattern and emotions. I still see clearly in my mind the cleanness of the room and all its belongings when the doctor turned to me and said, “He almost sounds autistic (自闭) .”
I couldn’t face that picture in my mind. I had to run to get away from this all too painful place that was reminding me of what was to be my child’s life-being strange.
I could not remember how many times I told myself, “This is normal. He is a little boy who is not talking yet,” when my asking questions met with his blank-eyed response in a restaurant; how many times I would tell myself, “He loves to play on his own for hours at a time and he never gets into trouble,” when Wyatt was playing games that no one else could imagine, let alone join in while other boys in the park were playing together or in small groups played around a sand pail(桶) or toy truck. My life was changing direction. So was Wyatt’s.
I started to hide Wyatt from my friends and neighbor especially from a good friend. It was too painful to let others know about my boy acting strange.
It was a Thursday afternoon and I found one half of a great pair of kitchen scissors was missing. They were unbelievably sharp and could be taken apart so they could be washed or the blades (刀片) sharpened. I knew Wyatt had taken the missing blade.
“Wyatt,” I began as patiently as I could, “Do you see this?” I held up the blade. “Do you know what this is?”
Wyatt put a bunch of Fruit Loops in his mouth. No response.
“Wyatt!” I forced eye contact with him. “Where are the other scissors? See these.” I showed him the half pair.
He smiled big. Ate Fruit Loops. Turned the TV on and off. Still no response.
I didn’t know what to do. It was really hard. “Wyatt,” I tried once more, “Mommy wants these scissors. Can you go get them for Mommy? It will make Mommy so happy if you bring me the scissors.”
“Watch Spongebob.” Wyatt asked as he slid down from his kitchen stool and ran off, leaving me shaking my head and wondering in exactly which way this situation was going to end badly.
Five minutes later, I turned my head to see Wyatt coming downstairs, his favorite doll in one hand, the missing half pair of kitchen scissors in the other. I immediately ran over and took it from him.
“Wyatt!” I hugged him. “Thank you for bringing me the scissors! Good job! You did it! These scissors need to stay in the kitchen. These are Mommy’s scissors!”
Wyatt laughed, looked at me straight in the eye and said, “Mommy so happy!”
I came close to tears. A realization dawned on me that he was the best gift I had ever gotten even though he was not as normal as other children. And why did I hide him from others as if he were some dark and terrible secret. No! He was my pride. It was a long, hard battle to get him to this point, expressing his wants and needs without turning to violence in embarrassment. With love and patience I have found the beautiful, happy boy who would teach me more about life.
And that is the solution.
小题1:From the first part of the story we can get to know that the son’s problem was _______ to the mother.
A.a heavy blowB.a white lie
C.an unforgettable lessonD.a ridiculous experience
小题2:Why could the mother recall the day so clearly when the doctor told her his son’s illness?
A.the questions the doctor asked puzzled her.
B.the cleanness of the doctor’s room stuck her
C.His son’s illness was beyond her wildest expectation.
D.The sudden change of weather left her a deep impression.
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following indicates that Wyatt is not normal?
A.He never gets into trouble
B.He responds with blank eyes.
C.He plays with others for hours.
D.He likes watching TV programmes.
小题4:Wyatt brought the missing half of the scissors back to his mother because ____________.
A.his mother forced him to do that
B.he could get his favorite doll in reward
C.he intended to delight his mother
D.he realized that the sharp blade would cause danger
小题5:What seems to be the solution at the end of the passage?
A.Never hiding Wyatt from normal kids.
B.Turning to violence in disappointment occasionally.
C.Making Wyatt a kind and joyful boy with great care.
D.Helping Wyatt learn to talk and become an astronaut.

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