When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg _36____a few coins, do you hurry on, not ___37___ what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly ___38___ some money? What should our attitude__39__ beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories． It ___40___ be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from． It seems ___41___ not to give some money to beggars．
__42____, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and ___43__what we have with those less lucky than ourselves． But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, ___44___ one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea． Quite a few people will not give to beggars． Let us look at their ___45__．
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up ___46___ to look pitiable and actually make a good ___47___ from begging． Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil（恶行）． __48___, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs． Thirdly, there is the opinion__49____there is no real excuse for begging． One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of ___50___ and self-dependence．
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be handled by the government __51____ordinary people． Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and __52____ help．
It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various __53___and we must __54___ them differently． A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the__55____．
| 小题2: | | A．knowing | B．expecting | C．demanding | D．settling |
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| 小题3: | | A．put away | B．hand over | C．take in | D．get out |
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| 小题6: | | A．warm-hearted | B．generous | C．cruel | D．considerate |
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| 小题7: | | A．Strangely | B．Honestly | C．Certainly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题8: | | A．give | B．donate | C．share | D．contribute |
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| 小题10: | | A．arguments | B．quarrels | C．sayings | D．talks |
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| 小题11: | | A．on show | B．on purpose | C．for fun | D．by accident |
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| 小题12: | | A．money | B．comfort | C．living | D．decision |
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| 小题13: | | A．Secondly | B．Surely | C．Possibly | D．Then |
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| 小题14: | | A．what | B．whether | C．that | D．which |
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| 小题15: | | A．goodness | B．pride | C．security | D．responsibility |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather than | B．or rather | C．other than | D．but also |
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| 小题17: | | A．produce | B．receive | C．earn | D．offer |
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| 小题18: | | A．cases | B．events | C．conditions | D．states |
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| 小题19: | | A．go with | B．communicate with | C．deal with | D．meet with |
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| 小题20: | | A．giver | B．receiver | C．villager | D．government |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：本文介绍在街上遇到行乞的人，要不要给他们钱，不同的人有不同的观点。
小题1:考查介词： beg for sth. 是一个固定的词组，意思是乞讨东西。选D。
小题2:考查动词：A.knowing知道B．expecting期望C．demanding要求D．settling解决，根据句意，这里的意思是：你是否匆匆走过，不知道怎么办。选A。
小题3:考查词组： put away 的意思是放好；hand over 的意思是递过去；take in 的意思是吸收或者欺骗；get out 的意思是滚出去。根据文章的意思，意思是你感觉很难过并急忙递过去一些钱。选B。
小题4:考查介词： attitude 和 towards 是固定搭配。选D。
小题5:这里考查的是情态动词表猜测的用法。本句是肯定句，所以can 不合适。而根据句意，当你不知道你的下顿饭在何方的时候，那生活肯定是非常悲惨的，所以要选择确定的 must，而不是might，因为might 一般都不是很确定。选A。
小题6:考查形容词：A.warm-hearted热心肠的，B．generous大方的，C．crue残忍的，D．considerate考虑周到的，根据上下文句意。不给乞丐钱似乎是残忍的，选C。
小题7:考查副词：A.Strangely奇怪地B．Honestly诚实地C．Certainly当然D．Surprisingly令人惊讶地，这里是表示肯定的意思，因为世界上伟大的宗教肯定是要信徒向善的，多做好事。选C。
小题8:考查词组： share...with...是固定搭配。选C。
小题9:这里考查的是定语从句中关系副词的用法。先行词是old days，定语从句缺少地点状语，用when引导定语从句。选B。
小题10:考查名词： arguments 的意思是论点；quarrels 的意思是争吵，吵架；sayings 的意思是名言； talks 的意思是闲谈。根据句子意思，A 选项是正确答案。
小题11:考查词组的意思。但on show 的意思是在展出中；on purpose 的意思是故意； for fun 是娱乐； by accident 碰巧。选B。
小题12:考查固定词组： make a living 是固定搭配，意思是谋生，养活自己，符合句意。选C。
小题13:考查副词：A.Secondly第二B．Surely 当然C．Possibly可能地D．Then然后，根据上文的first。可知选A。
小题14:考查同位语从句。同位词是opinion，后面是opinion的内容，选C。
小题15:考查名词：A.goodness好意B．pride骄傲C．security安全D．responsibility责任根据句意。一个人可以贫困，但是不能失去自尊和自立。选B。
小题16:考查词组意思。rather than 的意思是“而不是”；or rather 的意思是确指，表示进一步明确；other than 的意思是除…以外；but also 一般和not only 连用，意思是不但…而且…。这里需要的是rather than，表示问题应该有政府解决而不是个人。选A。
小题17:考查动词：A.produce生产B．receive收到C．earn挣钱D．offer提供，句子的意思是乞丐应该找政府部门寻求帮助，指客观上得到帮助。选B。
小题18:考查名词：case 在这里表示的意思是情况，而condition 表示情况是不可数名词，可数情况下condition 的意思是条件。选A。
小题19:考查词组： go with 意思是与…相配；而communicate with 意思是与某人交流；deal with 的意思是处理，符合句子意思。meet with 的意思是偶尔碰到。选C。
小题20:考查名词：A.giver给与者B．receiver接受者C．villager村民D．government政府根据句意，即使钱浪费了，可是给予者的善良是不会被带走的。选A。
点评：本文是议论文，作者分析透彻，反映的道理深刻，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据上下文，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。 |
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If you live in America in the 21st century you"ll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It"s become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing:"Busy!""Crazy busy!".It is,pretty obviously,a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation:"That"s a good problem to have,"or"Better than the opposite."
Notice it isn"t generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.It"s almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations they"ve taken on voluntarily,classes and activities they"ve "encouraged" their kids to participate in.They"re busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety,because they"re addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren"t either working or doing something to promote their work.It"s something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance(令人安心的保证），a measure against emptiness,obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy,completely booked,in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body,and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole,for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration."Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do,"wrote Thomas Pynchon.Archimedes" "Eureka"in the bath, Newton"s apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.
小题1:When many Americans say"Crazy busy", they mean______.| A．they are really tired of their present situation | | B．they are really proud of their present life | | C．they are complaining about their current work | | D．their life are full of all kinds of problems |
小题2:The writer mentions Archimedes" "Eureka"and Newton"s apple to show that________.| A．history is full of interesting stories | | B．Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries | | C．people may get inspiration when they are idle | | D．inspirations come from hard work |
小题3:The word "its" in the second paragraph refers to_______________________________.| A．ambition | B．anxiety | C．busyness | D．dread |
小题4:From the article,we can infer that ___________________________________.| A．generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy | | B．"Dead on their feet" means "being tired out" | | C．all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation | | D．The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness |
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This year, the World Mental Health Day on Oct 10 was marked by the theme: “Depression: A Global Crisis”. According to the World Federation for Mental Health and the WHO, depression has moved beyond the medical domain(领域) to become a social problem. Statistics from the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center show that of the 287,000 people who commit suicide in China every year, 70 percent are victims of depression.
“This equates to one depression victim taking their life every three minutes,” cited CCTV recently. According to the Beijing-based Capital Medical University, the number of depression patients has been on the rise in the past years and now accounts for 5 to 10 percent of the population, more than the global average of 5 percent.
Wang Shaoli, vice-president of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, a medical center specializing in mental health, said that what makes depression so widespread is that everybody can get it.
“No one is immune to depression,” said Wang. “It has become a social problem because depression kills one’s social capabilities, such as communication, and leads to a negative social mentality.”
According to Wang, depression can be treated with medicine and early psychological consultation. The real problem is the lack of awareness surrounding the issue.
“People with mental health illnesses are discriminated against,” said Wang. “So they are reluctant to go to hospital and often keep the pain to themselves, which only makes matters worse.” Only one in 10 depression victims are properly treated in China, according to the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center.
“When people get depressed, it becomes part of their thoughts, making them negative, even desperate,” said Wang. “And the ideas are difficult to change.” That’s why Wang suggests early intervention.
“Normally it takes about nine months to treat depression,” said Wang. “But in most cases, patients drop treatment half way when they feel some progress.”
小题1:How is Para1& 2 mainly supported when it tells that depression has become a social problem?| A．By giving data | B．By making definition | | C．By analyzing causes | D．By making comparisons |
小题2:According to the passage, which of the following are true EXCEPT________ ? | A．people with depression are more likely to commit suicide. | | B．the percentage of depression patients is larger in China than that in the world. | | C．more and more people have been suffering from depression. | | D．depression can destroy people’s immune system and social capabilities |
小题3:People with mental illnesses are unwilling to go to hospital because __________.| A．the victims think that they will get well soon | | B．they are discriminated against and don’t want others to know their illnesses | | C．there are few medical centers specializing in mental health | | D．there is no way to treat them |
小题4:In Wang Shaoli’s opinion, the better way to deal with mental problem is to _________.| A．force the victims to go to hospital | | B．keep their pain to themselves when it appears | | C．keep positive and get early psychological consultation | | D．more medical centers should be set up |
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As the new term starts, freshmen around the world are asking the same question: how can I make the best of four years at college? The New York Times received suggestions recently from PhD students and seniors at some of the top universities . Here is their advice.
“Many young people today are raised in a protective cocoon(茧)”, wrote Tim Novikoff, a PhD student at Comell. “College is a time to explore the world beyond and a chance to learn new things about yourself. Take classes in different subjects. Try lots of different clubs and activities.”
Remember also to take some time away from campus, suggested Willie Lin, a student at Washington University. “If you spend all of your time in school, then it becomes too easy to let criticism from an unkind professor or a conflict with a roommate take up large proportions.”
Try to find work assisting a researcher or a professor---this is the advice from Aman Singh Gill, a PhD student at Stony Brook University. And he also said, “With a window into the world of research, you will find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave sense of what you can accomplish.”
Many young people can’t imagine even a single day without devices such as computers and cell phones. But try to keep yourself off them, cautioned Christine Smallwood, a PhD student at Columbia University.
Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off. It’s the only way you’ll be able to read anything serious. “This will also have the benefit of making you harder to reach, and thus more mysterious and fascinating to new friends and acquaintances(熟人),” she suggested.
小题1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means we should _________.| A．spend more time at school | B．take some time out of school | | C．listen to criticism more | D．not argue with roommates |
小题2:Who thinks it is important to consider something critically?| A．Aman Singh Gill | B．Christine Smallwood | | C．Tim Novikoff | D．Willlie Lin |
小题3:As for modern information devices, the last two paragraphs mean to tell us ________.| A．to keep ourselves off them forever not to use them | | B．to turn them off | | C．to make a schedule to use them | | D．not to use them |
小题4:This passage is mainly about _________.| A．tips from some students for college life | | B．ways to read something serious regularly | | C．days without cell-phones and computers | | D．chances to go to university you really like |
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The English, as a race, are very different from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, Belgians and Dutch. It is claimed (声言) that living on an island 36 from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the 37 are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has 38 many attitudes and habits which make them 39 from other nationalities.
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a 40 , shy and reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he 41 well. In the 42 of strangers or foreigners he often seems embarrassed. You have only to walk around a city any morning or evening to 43 the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit 44 their newspapers or have a light sleep in a corner with no one speaking. 45 , to do so would seem most unusual to many foreigners. An Englishman pretending to be giving 46 to overseas visitors, once suggested, “On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers”. Obviously , he was not being 47 . There is an unwritten 48 clearly understood code (规则) of behaviour which, if 49 , makes the person immediately suspect(怀疑).
In many parts of the world it is quite 50 to show openly their enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc. The Englishman is somewhat 51 . Of course, an Englishman lacks no deep feelings, in fact , no less deeply than any other nationality, but he tends to display his 52 far less. This is reflected in his use of 53 . Imagine a man making a comment on the great 54 of a young girl. A more emotional man might 55 her as “extremely beautiful,” “precious”, however, an Englishman might just say, “Um, she is all right.” The girl who heard this should not be angry because "not bad" and " all right" very often have the same meaning as "first class" " excellent" and this unique style of language use is common in England.
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| 小题2: | | A．problems | B．arrangements | C．reasons | D．differences |
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| 小题3: | | A．developed | B．got | C．created | D．made |
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| 小题4: | | A．differ | B．separate | C．suffer | D．vary |
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| 小题5: | | A．noisy | B．rude | C．noble | D．quiet |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognizes | B．knows | C．sees | D．likes |
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| 小题7: | | A．front | B．absence | C．lack | D．presence |
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| 小题8: | | A．look at | B．find out | C．tell | D．keep |
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| 小题9: | | A．publishing | B．selling | C．reading | D．showing |
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| 小题10: | | A．In other words | B．On the contrary | | C．On the whole | D．In fact |
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| 小题11: | | A．advice | B．performances | C．speeches | D．way |
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| 小题12: | | A．funny | B．great | C．serious | D．careful |
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| 小题13: | | A．as well as | B．or | C．and | D．but |
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| 小题14: | | A．broken | B．made | C．explained | D．followed |
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| 小题15: | | A．enough | B．right | C．normal | D．impossible |
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| 小题16: | | A．proud | B．kind | C．hard | D．different |
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| 小题17: | | A．feelings | B．talents | C．gifts | D．behaviors |
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| 小题18: | | A．action | B．language | C．time | D．life |
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| 小题19: | | A．speech | B．mark | C．beauty | D．intelligence |
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A four-year study of 200 college students found that those who drink heavily and started drinking at an early age demonstrate poor decision-making skills, just like long-term, chronic(长期的) alcoholics. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia believe early onset binge drinking negatively affects psychological development.
The researches examined college students between the ages of 18 and 22. After three years, they tested them using the Iowa Gambling Test, which measures the tendency to make immediate (disadvantageous) or long-term (advantageous) choices.
Based on the students’ reported drinking habits, they were grouped into four categories: low binge drinkers, moderate binge drinkers, increasing binge drinkers and stable or high binge drinkers.
“Students in the stable or high alcohol use category, who had longer histories of binge drinking, made riskier and less advantageous choices, which reflect problems associated with planning for the future,” the researchers reported.
The study also found that only students who started binge drinking when they were younger showed impairment on the task.
“There is reason to think that heavy binge drinking during adolescence, when the brain is still rapidly developing, may have some negative legacy (遗传) on psychological development,” said Kenneth J. Sher of MU’s Midwest Alcoholism Research Center in a news release. “The interesting thing is that if we were to just look at binge drinkers and how impaired they are in the decision-making process as juniors, we’d really be obscuring(使模糊) the important issue, which is how long they’ve been binge drinkers and / or how early they started.”
小题1:What does the passage mainly tell us?| A．Four categories of heavy drinkers. | | B．Heavy drinking affects college students. | | C．Early onset binge drinkers are poor at decision-making. | | D．People drinking at an early age will develop into binge drinkers. |
小题2:Which category would make the most disadvantageous choice? | A．Low binge drinkers | B．moderate binge drinkers | | C．Increasing binge drinkers | D．Stable binge drinkers |
小题3:Early onset binge drinking negatively affects psychological development because _______.| A．adolescent students were not suitable for drinking | | B．drinking too much will slow the growth of the brain | | C．the brain has not fully developed during adolescence | | D．drinking will make the students make dangerous choices |
小题4:What Kenneth J. Sher says suggests that _______. | A．he is quite clear about what the important issue is | | B．if binger drinkers started late, there would be no bad effect | | C．the important issue is how impaired the students are in decision-making | | D．only early binge drinkers will have their decision-making ability affected |
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