You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it．You do not need to be strong．But you need to be quick．And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.
First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat．The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
Let"s start with the wind blowing from behind．This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction．Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat．It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat．Then it will catch the wind best.
If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat．In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat．It should be at a 45° angle to the boat．It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn"t flap (摆动)．It shouldn"t look like a flag on a flagpole．If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.
Sailing against the wind is not possible．If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop．You may want to go in that direction．It is possible, but you can"t go in a straight line．You must go first in one direction and then in another．This is called tacking．When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.
小题1:What should you consider first while sailing?| A．Sailors" strength. | B．Wave levels. | | C．Size of sails. | D．Wind directions. |
小题2:What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?| A．The boat. | B．The sail. | | C．The wind. | D．The angle. |
小题3:What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?| A．Move in a straight line. | B．Allow the sail to flap. | | C．Lower the sail. | D．Tack the boat. |
小题4:Where can you probably find the text?| A．In a popular magazine. | B．In a tourist guidebook. | | C．In a physics textbook. | D．In an official report. |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A |
试题分析：本文主要介绍了帆船运动的一些常识。就帆船顺风、侧风和逆风行驶进行了详细的阐述。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：“Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?”可知是先要考虑风向。选D
小题2:猜词题：从前面的句子：you must keep the sail half way outside the boat 可知这里的it指代风帆。选B
小题3:细节题：从最后一段的句子：You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking.可知在逆风行船的时候要抢风行驶，选D
小题4:文章出处题：从文章整体看是给大家一些帆船的知识，应该出自时尚杂志。选A |
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试题【You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to le】；主要考察你对
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Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime．A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water．He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still away．A mother who has not the words or years can teach her daughter the poem that begins " Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or the story of Cinderella or Snow White ．
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following: we have learned something, additional learning increases the of time we will remember it．In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them．We continue to listen to and ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle．twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White．We not only learn but
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The law of over learning explains why cramming （突击学习） for an examination． it may result in a passing grade, is not a way to learn a school course．By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is soon to forget almost everything he learned．A little over learning, , is usually a good investment toward the future．
| 小题1: | | A．only | B．hardly | C．still | D．even |
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| 小题2: | | A．walk | B．drive | C．travel | D．ride |
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| 小题3: | | A．thought about | B．cared for | C．showed up | D．brought up |
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| 小题4: | | A．rewrite | B．repeat | C．sing | D．recite |
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| 小题5: | | A．Before | B．Once | C．Until | D．Unless |
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| 小题6: | | A．accuracy | B．unit | C．limit | D．length |
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| 小题7: | | A．remind | B．inform | C．warm | D．recall |
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| 小题8: | | A．recite | B．overlcarn | C．research | D．improve |
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| 小题10: | | A．convenient | B．demanding | C．satisfactory | D．fast |
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| 小题11: | | A．possible | B．likely | C．probable | D．perhaps |
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| 小题12: | | A．at most | B．by the way | C．on the other hand | D．in the end |
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Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are ____. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to ____ it. Creativity isn’t always ____ with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time ____ think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking ____ ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words ____ with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ____ to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original ____; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t ____. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new ____. If your goal is to learn to ski, ____, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now ____ this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a ____ point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the ___ in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their ____. The best fishermen think like fish!
| 小题1: | | A．wrong | B．unbelievable | C．reasonable | D．realistic |
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| 小题2: | | A．put up with | B．catch up with | C．make use of | D．keep track of |
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| 小题3: | | A．equipped | B．compared | C．covered | D．connected |
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| 小题4: | | A．skillfully | B．routinely | C．vividly | D．deeply |
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| 小题5: | | A．familiar | B．unrelated | C．creative | D．imaginary |
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| 小题6: | | A．presented | B．marked | C．lit | D．associated |
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| 小题7: | | A．ideas | B．ambitious | C．achievement | D．technique |
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| 小题8: | | A．experience | B．service | C．present | D．object |
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| 小题9: | | A．work | B．last | C．exist | D．change |
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| 小题10: | | A．possibilities | B．limitations | C．tendency | D．practice |
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| 小题11: | | A．in fact | B．in particular | C．as a whole | D．for example |
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| 小题12: | | A．devote | B．adapt | C．lead | D．keep |
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| 小题13: | | A．private | B．global | C．different | D．practical |
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| 小题14: | | A．features | B．themes | C．creatures | D．characters |
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| 小题15: | | A．positions | B．dreams | C．images | D．directions |
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1. Mean old ladies
There is always a reason why an old lady gives you a serious look – you are being too loud, dressed improperly or not crossing the street in the right place. Sometimes it can be lovely, but if you are already having a bad day, a mean old lady can drive you mad.
What to do about it:
I’ve come to realize that when people start conflicts, it is actually an expression of their inner state expressed in an outside way. You, your personality, your looks or your actions have nothing to do with it. It is not personal, so why take it personally?
2. That person, who cuts in front of everybody in line
This is something that gets me angry. Even if I am not in a hurry, I still feel bad for the other people in line who are being treated unjustly. Are you more patient than I am or do you feel annoying too?
What to do about it:
If we have negative thoughts then we are wasting our energy on negativity. Situations like this could be a great opportunity to learn to control our first negative responses and practice understanding. After all, the person may just have a quick question or maybe there is an emergency.
Friends that tell you “I told you so”
It is one thing to admit that you made a mistake and another to hear it from a friend. Friends should be there to support you and cheer you up when you are feeling down, not make themselves feel better at your expense, right?
What to do about it:
It helps to remember that when people say “I told you so”, they may mean, “Please listen to my advice to avoid future mistakes.” If this is not the help you need – voice it out, without getting defensive.
小题1:According to the author, what can you do when meeting with a mean old lady? | A．Take it personally. | B．Take it seriously. | | C．Don’t apologize to her. | D．Don’t get upset. |
小题2:When seeing someone cutting in line, we’d better ________. | A．stop him immediately | B．treat it with a good state of mind | | C．pretend not to see it | D．teach him a good lesson |
小题3:The third tip intends to advise you ________. | A．not to keep silent at a friend’s improper suggestion | | B．to tell your friend if they have misunderstood you | | C．not to talk to your friend if they feel better at your expense | | D．to apologize to your friend when you’ve done something wrong |
小题4:What is the best title for this passage? | A．What to do when meeting with these people? | | B．How to ask your friends for help when in trouble? | | C．How to give advice to your friends when asked to? | | D．What to say when faced with different situations? |
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Busy as I am every day, I always open my computer and check my email. Most of the time I am simply doing finger exercises, another form of piano practice without beautiful tones. Sometimes, however, I receive a gift, reminding me of the gifts in my life. The following passage is one of those gifts.
Peter Jones is a 92-year-old, short, calm and proud man. Every morning he is fully dressed by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and face perfectly shaved even though hi is unable to see anything. He would move to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years old has recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After hours of waiting patiently in the entrance hall of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. As he moved his walking stick skillfully to the elevator, the nurse provided a visual description of his tiny room. “I love it,” he stated with enthusiasm. “Mr. Jones, you haven’t been the room,” said the nurse.
“That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” he replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged…it’s how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice: I can spend the day in bed complaining of the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.”
Each day is a gift, and as long as we are alive. We’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories we’ve stored just as Mr. Jones does.
小题1:What do we know about Mr. Jones ?| A．He is a blind but very neat. | | B．His wife died many years ago. | | C．He likes playing the piano. | | D．His room in the nursing home is big. |
小题2:How did Mr. Jones feel about his room in the nursing home?| A．worried | B．curious | C．disappointed | D．content |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to ________.| A．the furniture | B．the room | C．a decision | D．a gift |
小题4:What would be the best title for the text?| A．Each Day is a Gift | B．Be Always Grateful | | C．Living in a nursing room | D．Arrange Your Mind Every Day |
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With the development of society, the choice of food and drinks for children is more diversified than ever before. However, every coin has two sides. Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the statistics. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.
Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants then probably children would buy less take-away food.
There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree to this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.
There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime（消遣）, it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food. What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.
The above are the main reasons for this problem, and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as guiding them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.
小题1:What is suggested by the author to deal with “overweight”?| A．Blaming the shops selling unhealthy and fatty foods. | | B．Asking young children to walk to school every day. | | C．Living an active life and removing bad eating habits. | | D．Not watching TV or playing computer games after school. |
小题2:Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?
小题3:The author writes the passage to ______________| A．show people a social problem | B．provide facts for government | | C．advise solutions to a problem | D．compare opinions with people |
小题4:The underlined word “diversified” in the first paragraph most probably means ________.| A．various | B．difficult | C．expensive | D．available |
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