We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.
How to use your NatWest Servicecard .
As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, wherever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money ( or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it. It is also a cheque guarantee for up to the amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 cash machines across the UK.
How to use your NatWest Cashcard
You can use your Cashcard as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo. It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide. You can spend or withdraw what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.
Using your cards abroad
You can also use your Servicecard and Cashcard when you’re abroad. You can withdraw cash at cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you see the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed.
We take a commission charge (手续费) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make. . We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.
How to use your Nat West Credit Card
With your credit card you can do the following：
* Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days interest-free credit.
* Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the Mastercard or Visa logos.
* Collect one AIR MILE for every￡20 of spending that appears on your statement（结算单）.
（This does not include foreign currency or traveller’s cheques bought，interest and other charges.）
小题1:If you carry the Servicecard or the Cashcard , ________.| A．you can use it to guarantee things as you wish | | B．you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently | | C．you can spend as much money as you like without a limit | | D．you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK |
小题2:If you withdraw￡200 from a cash machine abroad, you will be charged ________.| A．￡4.90 | B．￡4.5 | C．￡5.25 | D．￡5.3 |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?| A．You have to pay back with interest within 56 days. | | B．You will be charged some interest beyond 56 days. | | C．You can use the card in any shop across the world. | | D．You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveller’s cheques. |
小题4:The purpose of the passage is to show you how to ________.| A．play your cards right | | B．use your cards abroad | | C．draw cash with your cards | | D．pay for goods with your cards |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A |
试题分析：本文讲述的就是如何使用我们的银行卡，以及在使用的过程中的一些注意事项。
小题1:B 细节题。根据1,2部分The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money ( or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it. 和It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide说明有了这样的卡都很方便，故B正确。
小题2:A 计算题。根据文章We take a commission charge (手续费) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make.说明A手续费是2.25%，那么取200元就是A项。
小题3:B推理题。根据文章倒数第6行Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days interest-free credit.说明56天之内是免费服务，那么过了56天就要收费了。故B正确。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。根据How to use your NatWest Servicecard .How to use your NatWest Cashcard Using your cards abroad How to use your Nat West Credit Card说明本文主要讲述的就是如何使用我们的银行卡。
点评：本文属于信息筛选类短文短文，是高考中常见的考查类型，文本所给信息非常丰富，要求考生从中选出适合题目要求的信息。解此类题目时，考生可以先阅读题目和选项，了解具体要求，然后再仔细阅读文章，认真筛选甄别，这样的阅读就有的放矢，可以大大提高阅读的速度和效率。 |
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试题【We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.How to use your Nat】；主要考察你对
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Just listen
I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 36 , and especially if it’s given from the 37 . When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but 38 them. Just take them 39 . Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than 40 it.
One of my patients told me that when she 41 to tell her story, people often 42 to tell her that they had once had something just like what happened to her. Subtly, her pain became a story about themselves. 43 she stopped talking to most people. It was just too 44 . We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the 45 of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care.
I have ever learned to 46 to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾) 47 I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them 48 , to take them out of their 49 of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 50 them.
This 51 thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been 52 since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only because they were too 53 to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more 54 to connect than the most well-intentioned(善意的) 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．introduction | B．instruction | C．attention | D．relaxation |
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| 小题2: | | A．head | B．memory | C．mind | D．heart |
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| 小题3: | | A．talk to | B．listen to | C．object to(反对) | D．stick to(坚持) |
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| 小题5: | | A．denying(否认) | B．remembering | C．questioning | D．understanding |
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| 小题6: | | A．managed | B．tried | C．hoped | D．expected |
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| 小题7: | | A．encouraged | B．interrupted | C．discouraged | D．urged |
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| 小题8: | | A．Eventually | B．Immediately | C．Completely | D．Especially |
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| 小题9: | | A．impolite | B．meaningless | C．lonely | D．selfish |
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| 小题10: | | A．middle | B．focus | C．center | D．choice |
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| 小题11: | | A．respond | B．compare | C．link | D．regret |
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| 小题12: | | A．unless | B．if | C．until | D．when |
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| 小题14: | | A．experiment | B．mixture | C．judgment | D．experience |
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| 小题15: | | A．with | B．against | C．for | D．among |
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| 小题16: | | A．complex(费解的) | B．simple | C．single | D．complicated(复杂的) |
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| 小题17: | | A．mentioned | B．published | C．taught | D．proved |
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| 小题18: | | A．shy | B．greedy | C．active | D．proud |
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| 小题19: | | A．strength | B．energy | C．power | D．force |
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| 小题20: | | A．gestures | B．praise | C．criticism | D．words |
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Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be 36 to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 37 , a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the 38 antelope, or I will starve to 39 .” So almost simultaneously(同时地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the 40 sun.
This is 41 : full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go 42 when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will 43 the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam” 44 . Later, I knew an exam was a kind of 45 . In competitions, there are always winners and 46 . As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can 47 .
Each time I saw children playing games and heard their 48 , I wished I were that age again. 49 , I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I 50 my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition 51 meant. One day, I was 52_in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I 53 what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the 54 : it is kind and necessary.
I learned a lot from realizing this 55 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.
| 小题1: | | A．able | B．willing | C．ready | D．eager |
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| 小题2: | | A．On the contrary | B．At the same time | C．In other words | D．In the first place |
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| 小题3: | | A．fastest | B．weakest | C．slowest | D．strongest |
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| 小题4: | | A．death | B．survival | C．disease | D．suffering |
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| 小题5: | | A．sinking | B．setting | C．shining | D．rising |
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| 小题6: | | A．rule | B．life | C．study | D．exam |
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| 小题7: | | A．over | B．through | C．ahead | D．beyond |
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| 小题8: | | A．fall behind | B．pass by | C．catch up | D．hold back |
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| 小题9: | | A．felt | B．meant | C．referred | D．doubted |
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| 小题10: | | A．victory | B．defeat | C．process | D．competition |
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| 小题11: | | A．competitor | B．players | C．losers | D．failures |
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| 小题12: | | A．improve | B．conclude | C．acquire | D．handle |
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| 小题13: | | A．crying | B．laughter | C．whisper | D．delight |
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| 小题14: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题15: | | A．put up | B．brought up | C．made up | D．picked up |
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| 小题16: | | A．commonly | B．simply | C．obviously | D．really |
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| 小题17: | | A．succeeding | B．participating | C．taking | D．getting |
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| 小题18: | | A．doubted | B．acknowledged | C．knew | D．admitted |
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| 小题19: | | A．tough | B．important | C．content | D．opposite |
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| 小题20: | | A．experience | B．knowledge | C．fact | D．consequence |
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Play is the basic business of childhood, and in recent years more and more research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy （婴儿）, every child needs opportunity and the right material for play, and the main tools of play are toys. The main function of toys is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this, they must be good toys, which children will play with often and will come back to again and again. Therefore, it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development.
In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited(遗传的) abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby"s ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.
The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling(乱涂) and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others．
By the third stage of play development—from five to seven or eight years old— the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.
Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books and school become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, which lead up to new hobbies, but their significance has changed —to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.
小题1:The writer wants us to understand that a child_______.| A．cannot grow up without toys | B．matures（使成熟） through play | | C．uses toys as friends | D．has to be taught how to play |
小题2:According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents ________.| A．determine his character | | B．will not change after the age of three | | C．partly determine the standard he is likely to reach | | D．to a large extent determine the choice of toys |
小题3:The passage tells us that children are the most curious when they are about______.| A．two years old | B．one year old | C．six years old | D．four years old |
小题4:The article is about_______.| A．the importance of play | | B．the importance of books | | C．the relationship between play and work | | D．children’s speech development |
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Whenever my dog, Barney, comes into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen(围栏) we have set up for him by the back door. It’s not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures that’s what you do when you come inside after a car ride.
It’s the same with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then you’ll rarely question it after that.
This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didn’t even think about them. That’s just the way it was and that’s what you did. Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well.
For example, when you were a kid, you may have been told not to “talk back” and to just keep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young.
Now that you"re grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually causing you problems. In a relationship, not communicating isn"t going to work as your partner can’t read your mind. What works when you"re a child may not work when you become an adult.
When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that it"s not a safe thing to do. Lots of practice and years of experience says it’s not. Also, you don’t know to question the thought. It’s a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering (妨碍) you. As you are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed.
小题1:As with the dog Barney, people _______.| A．think in a habitual way | | B．enjoy having a car ride | | C．usually behave in a friendly way | | D．have a good memory |
小题2:According to the passage, as a kid, one tends to _________.| A．be afraid to make mistakes | | B．have the experience of playing with a dog | | C．learn much from adults like his/her parents | | D．form a habit which can keep his/her out of trouble |
小题3:In the writer’s opinion, adults should _______.| A．not“talk back” | | B．avoid causing any problem | | C．change the habit which will bring troubles | | D．value their habits formed in their childhood |
小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that ________.| A．the author’s husband must be good at training dogs | | B．childhood is the best time for developing good habits | | C．one can change his/her life by changing his/her thoughts | | D．you should change all your childhood habits when you grow up |
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Every day we go to school and listen to teachers, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends --- you are in a situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.
Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease in ordinary conversation but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.
小题1:When you speak to the class, you should speak __________.| A．as loudly as possible | B．in a low voice | C．loudly | D．forcefully |
小题2:The situation in the class is _________ that in your house.| A．not very different from | B．sometimes the same as | | C．sometimes not the same as | D．not the same as |
小题3:If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is _____________.| A．to show your ability | B．to be very gentle | | C．to make sure that you can be heard | D．to put the official at ease |
小题4:The main idea of this passage is __________.| A．that we must use different ways at different situations | | B．that we must speak loudly | | C．that we must keep silent at any time | | D．that we must talk with the class |
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