Ereading and ebooks are slowly conquering the world.Compared to traditional paper books，ebooks in some schools and universities attract more interest because the information flow seems much easier to manage and comes in a greatly higher quantity.
Japan is known for the reformminded attitude towards the gadget(精巧装置) world and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework.
The digital textbook looks like the logical step in the world of learning.It is natural but it is also completely untraditional.
The plan of the largest publishing companies to get in line with the trend is to save a large quantity of paper and make the kids become interested in learning using a cool gadget.Many USA universities and colleges have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses and of course the procedure involves interactive software and also the chance of using the computer.
The traditional education system is still unwilling when it comes to giving up books.The standard approach of information taught out of a book and Shakespeare read out of an old school novel makes studying English as traditional as it can be.
In a world where kids would rather see the movie than read a book，the digital age has brought along a completely different flavor to reading.Bringing that flavor in school will make teaching a greener and also a completely different matter.
小题1:Why are ebooks so popular in the world?| A．It"s cheap to buy. | B．It"s effective to use. | | C．It"s convenient to bring. | D．It"s the latest fashion. |
小题2:Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “reformminded” in the second paragraph?| A．Oldfashioned. | B．Aggressive. | | C．Rejecting. | D．Progressive. |
小题3:In America，the students are encouraged to________．| A．apply the procedure of downloading the courses | | B．communicate with their teachers using computer | | C．research some interactive software for their studies | | D．do their homework in computer instead of in paper |
小题4:What"s the author"s attitude to the digital textbooks?| A．Being against. | B．Being for. | | C．Not mentioned. | D．Being neutral. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B |
电子书籍以自己独特的优势占据着人们生活、学习的视野及空间。
小题1:B 细节判断题。A、C没有提及。D与题干是变相重复。根据首段中的“because the information flow seems much easier to manage and comes in a greatly higher quantity”可知答案选B。
小题2: D 词汇猜测题。根据“and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework”可知日本是首批鼓励孩子用电脑做作业的国家之一，因此他们的态度是进步的、开放的。
小题3: A 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句中的“...have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses”可知答案。
小题4: B 推理判断题。文章整体都在讲数字阅读的好处；在文章最后一段作者认为：电子书籍更能激发学生阅读的兴趣；如果把电子书籍植入学校，将会使得教育成为一个更清新的和现在完全不同的事情。因此选B。 |
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Keeping pace with teachers is a fine way to study English.Teachers are experienced and their plans are systematic.But remember to work in a way that suits you.It"s important to learn from past mistakes as well.Keep a notebook to make a record of the mistakes you make－it"ll help you avoid making the same ones later.
The time of life may be hard，but you"re not alone.You may be busy studying，but you can show your care by calling your friends or sending short messages.Don"t let your friendships die.
It"s as important to live well as it is to study well.Going to bed no later than 11：30 pm is vital.It puts you in the right mood for the next day.You needn"t follow a special diet，but make sure you are eating nutritious meals each day.
The person who plays well，studies well.Having a lot of schoolwork doesn"t mean having to give up other activities.Playing basketball or having a talk with your classmates can relax yourself.Time_out is not a waste of time but helps you study more efficiently.
Besides taking the big exam，you have other choices for college.I took the independent enrollment exam held by Peking University and some other students even were preparing to study abroad.Pay attention to any relevant information you can find，whether it"s from school，the news media or other sources.
小题1:What should you do if you want to keep your friendship fresh?| A．Have frequent talks with them. | | B．Always have lunch with them. | | C．Remain them at some distance. | | D．Keep connection by some ways. |
小题2:The third paragraph is mainly about________．| A．study | B．friendship | C．relaxation | D．health |
小题3:Which one is the closest meaning to “Time out” in Paragraph 4?| A．Sleep. | B．Exercise. | C．Continuation. | D．Pause. |
小题4:The passage is mainly written by a(n)________．| A．editor | B．student | C．teacher | D．parent |
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There are a great number of people in the world while few people are great.I think there is probably only one great person out of 10，000 at best，and most probably much less than that.
The reason why there are only few of them is that most people do not pay the price of greatness.There are so many people who want to be great，why only very few of them actually pay the price? The answer to the question explains the difference between the almost 100% people who want to be great and the much less than 0.01% who actually be so.The reason is that the road to greatness is full of pains.
Greatness requires sacrifices and there is no sacrifice without pain.The kind of sacrifices required for greatness is the ones that make the process continuously painful for long time.If you only want to be good it may be painful just every now and then，and many people can still handle it.But being great is a total difference.The pain is much deeper and it is continuous，so very few people can endure this kind of pain.Most people naturally choose things that bring pleasures to them.It"s unnatural to choose pain over pleasure，let alone doing it continuously for long time.But that"s what I believe is the secret to greatness: The secret to greatness is choosing pain over pleasures continuously for long time.
小题1:What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?| A．To compare. | B．To list statistics. | | C．To lead up to the topic. | D．To give information. |
小题2:If one person only wants to be good，what will he/she face?| A．Occasional pains. | B．Continual work. | | C．Constant pains. | D．Various difficulties. |
小题3:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．Pleasures mean greatness. | | B．Greatness equals sacrifices. | | C．What"s greatness. | | D．Greatness lies in continuous pains. |
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In our whole life，we will come across different kinds of people and things.____，our views of the world，life and value have been changing all the time.To be honest，one of my English teachers has made a great ____on me.
Although she was short，old and ugly，she was talented，____and passionate(热诚的)．Thus，we called her “a crazy stone”．She didn"t mind it____；instead，she seemed to love her____very much.In addition，she was so____with students that she knew how to raise our____and get along well with us.Therefore，we studied English well and___her.
To be honest，I am fond of listening to____told by others in my daily life.Maybe I have heard so many that it is____for me to laugh.But she was a(n)____．Her jokes were always so funny，for she always led you to the scenes of them and____an interesting atmosphere.Although I____the university ten years ago，I still remember several jokes，one of which I would like to____with you.
Before having an English lesson，there was a handsome boy who made a selfintroduction.He said that he was able to do____and finally made a conclusion that he was rather untalented.After hearing that，Stone____the teacher"s desk and said an old saying: “Innocence is the virtue(美德) for____”．Hearing this we all burst into laughter.
Although I met several good teachers when I was in the high school and during my college，“a crazy stone” is the best teacher in my____．It was she that made me get____in English.It was she that educated me how to fight for success and____difficulties.
| 小题1: | | A．But | B．Although | C．Because | D．Therefore |
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| 小题2: | | A．expression | B．promise | C．influence | D．reputation |
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| 小题3: | | A．humorous | B．serious | C．active | D．bright |
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| 小题4: | | A．after all | B．at all | C．above all | D．in all |
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| 小题5: | | A．description | B．occupation | C．nickname | D．students |
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| 小题6: | | A．strict | B．friendly | C．popular | D．familiar |
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| 小题7: | | A．force | B．enthusiasm | C．inspiration | D．power |
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| 小题8: | | A．respected | B．agreed | C．pushed | D．thanked |
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| 小题9: | | A．lessons | B．experiences | C．tales | D．jokes |
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| 小题10: | | A．impossible | B．easy | C．difficult | D．likely |
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| 小题11: | | A．model | B．teacher | C．laugher | D．exception |
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| 小题12: | | A．enjoyed | B．came | C．created | D．reduce |
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小题13:．| A．lived in | B．came into | C．left for | D．graduated from |
| 小题14: | | A．spend | B．communicate | C．share | D．talked |
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| 小题15: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
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| 小题16: | | A．stood on | B．walked to | C．broke down | D．pushed away |
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| 小题17: | | A．men | B．students | C．women | D．teachers |
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| 小题18: | | A．heart | B．life | C．school | D．world |
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| 小题19: | | A．hurt | B．down | C．interested | D．rewarded |
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| 小题20: | | A．ignore | B．overcome | C．escape | D．face |
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Being able to call on the old boy"s network helps you get your foot in the door，but has little impact on your later success.Having good connections does change your possibility of being offered a higher wage when you start working，but has no impact on your eventual wage.Coming from a wealthy background has little impact on lifetime earnings.Over time，brain power soon overtakes(超过)，and intelligence is the factor，which will determine your earnings and success.The speed of your rise through the ranks is determined largely by your own intelligence.
The study monitored earnings and promotions over the course of 25 years.Scores were used to assess the SocioEconomic Background(SEB)－wealth and connections－and standard Army intelligence tests used to assess intelligence.The study is sure to infuriate(激怒)those angered by wealthy groups such as Oxford"s upper－crust(上流社会)Bullingdon Club，of which both David Cameron and Borris Johnson were members.
Professor Yoav Ganzach says that these findings have a positive message for those，who can"t rely on nepotism(裙带关系)for their first job.“Your family can help you start your career and you do get an advantage，but it doesn"t help you progress.And once you start working，you can go wherever your abilities take you，” he says.When intelligence and SEB are pitted directly against once another(相互较量)，intelligence is a more accurate predictor of future career success，he say.
小题1:How many factors which may influence one"s career are mentioned in the passage?小题2:Who will be encouraged most after reading the passage?| A．People who are lack of money. | | B．People who can"t depend on nepotism. | | C．People with high intelligence. | | D．People with wide connections. |
小题3:What"s the main idea of the passage?| A．Earnings and promotions are up to your own. | | B．A study conducted by Professor Yoav Ganzach. | | C．SEB is very important in one"s first career. | | D．Success is determined by your own brain power. |
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(2013·高考天津卷，D)When asked about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，an absolute delight，which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids，happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫不掩饰的)．
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement，love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy－love，marriage，birth－also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults，happiness is complicated (复杂的)．
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can enjoy what we have，the happier we are.It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends，the freedom to live where we please，and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love.When the kids and my husband came home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don’t think that my grandmother，who raised 14 children，had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family，and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We，however，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have.We’re so selfconscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us－it’s about how we see what happens to us.It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It’s not wishing for what we don’t have，but enjoying what we do possess.
小题1:As people grow older，they________.| A．feel it harder to experience happiness | | B．associate their happiness less with others | | C．will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness | | D．tend to believe responsibility means happiness |
小题2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?| A．She cares little about her own health. | | B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling. | | C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life. | | D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework. |
小题3:What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?| A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness. | | B．Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’ case. | | C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings. | | D．Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life. |
小题4:People who equal happiness with wealth and success________.| A．consider pressure something blocking their way | | B．stress their right to happiness too much | | C．are at a loss to make correct choices | | D．are more likely to be happy |
小题5:What can be concluded from the passage?| A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative. | | B．Each man is the master of his own fate. | | C．Success leads to happiness. | | D．Happy is he who is content. |
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