WHAT can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough．A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later．
The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise．The researchers noted that if you want to get_ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work．
“If a person has lots of friends, he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yan, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding．“Also, friends always help each other．They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed．” She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”．
Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism （交友狂症）．A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts．
But Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US, disliked the idea that quantity trumps （胜过） quality in the age of Friendaholism．“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing．” said Daum．She admitted that some Internet social networkers just want to get as many of not-really-friends as possible．Although she agreed that social ties grease （润滑） the wheels of life, she also warned, “Finding a real friend is something that really matters．”
63．What CANNOT be learned about friends from the passage?
A．They enlarge social circles for you．
B．They offer encouragement when you are upset．
C．Only talented friends help you to earn success．
D．Friends enable you to overcome difficulties．
64．In the age of Friendalholism, ________．
A．there are networking websites to help people make friends
B．a person with popularity is sure to enter a top university
C．facebook helps social networkers make as many friends as possible
D．there are always more not-really-friends than actual ones
65．The underlined words probably mean ________．
A．expect B．struggle C．graduate D．succeed
66．Meghan Daum holds the attitude towards making friends that ________．
A．actual friends outweigh not-really-friends
B．the more friends one has, the better
C．friends can help make a big fortune
D．social relations can hardly make one’s life better |
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A |
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Justin’s bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated（瘪掉的）basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.
“What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?” his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack--a smaller version of his bedroom--a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore.
Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.
“Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker combination?” he asked. “I lost the piece of paper it was written on. I have a science class in two minutes and if I’m late on the first day it’ll make me look bad for the rest of the year.” Kenny looked really worried.
“Relax,” Justin said, taking his backpack off and unzipping the top. “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the combination down? Well, I know how we can recover what you wrote.”
He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint marks on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the marks. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.
“That’s amazing!” Kenny said. “I owe you one.” And he dashed off to open his locker.
It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
小题1:Why is Justin’s room such a mess? | A．He always forgets to clean it. | B．He shares the room with his brother. | | C．He has no time to clean it. | D．He never throws anything away. |
小题2:In what way is Justin’s backpack a smaller version of his bedroom?| A．He uses it as a place to store objects. | | B．He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment. | | C．His parents tell him to clean it all the time. | | D．He’s had it for as long as he can remember. |
小题3:The underlined phrase "pleaded with" means| A．ignored | B．asked | C．pushed | D．Ordered |
小题4:How does Kenny feel toward Justin?| A．Annoyed. | B．Disinterested. | C．Grateful. | D．Angry. |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
| 小题1: | | A．complaining | | B．telling | | C．hoping | | D．pretending |
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| | 小题2: | | A．pleased | | B．disappointed | | C．exhausted | | D．encouraged |
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| | 小题3: | | A．looking | | B．turning | | C．coming | | D．tidying |
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| | 小题4: | | A．went on | | B．went down | | C．went out | | D．went through |
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| | 小题5: | | A．candles | | B．matches | | C．lights | | D．flashlights |
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| | 小题6: | | A．happily | | B．patiently | | C．hopefully | | D．helplessly |
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| | 小题7: | | A．steps | | B．words | | C．knocks | | D．screams |
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| | 小题8: | | A．dark | | B．quiet | | C．noisy | | D．crowded |
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| | 小题9: | | A．newcomer | | B．stranger | | C．guest | | D．settler |
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| | 小题10: | | A．called | | B．disturbed | | C．watched | | D．offered |
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| | 小题11: | | A．surprisingly | | B．delightedly | | C．impatiently | | D．willingly |
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| | 小题12: | | A．gently | | B．kindly | | C．politely | | D．violently |
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| | 小题13: | | A．lend | | B．sell | | C．harness | | D．borrow |
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| | | 小题15: | | A．holding | | B．hiding | | C．fetching | | D．lifting |
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| | 小题16: | | A．suggested | | B．commanded | | C．sent | | D．forced |
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| | 小题17: | | A．frightened | | B．pleased | | C．puzzled | | D．surprised |
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| | 小题18: | | A．failure | | B．success | | C．complaint | | D．determination |
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| | 小题19: | | A．warmth | | B．coldness | | C．kindness | | D．sympathy (同情) |
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| | 小题20: | | A．doubtfully | | B．hardly | | C．actually | | D．nearly |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
While my friends went away to their universities in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirits 31 at the prospect of starting all over again.
32 by strange classmates, I felt as though I was in a maze（迷宫）and felt 33 for my-self. There were some complex feelings in my mind. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.
To make 34 worse, I recalled my failure again and again, 35 put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling 36 during class.
One of my teachers noticed my depression and one day he asked me to come to his office, where he told me about his 37 towards life. He said we might 38 from making mistakes, but it’s important to model ourselves into people we 39 . All the growing 40 and the embarrassing things we 41 are parts of the process. We never stop 42 , so learn from it and keep up your spirits up! If you are optimistic, things you want may 43 to you! 44 feelings rushed through me. I 45 saw the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.
With the teacher’s help, I finally 46 my depression. From then on, I no longer 47 my head but began smiling at my classmates. I put up my hand 48 in class and tried to answer the teacher’s questions correctly.
I 49 have a thirst to go to my dream university, 50 I’m not afraid of failure because I can benefit from it.
| 小题1: | | A．sank | B．failed | C．disappeared | D．ran |
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| 小题2: | | A．Hit | B．Surrounded | C．Struck | D．Loved |
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| 小题3: | | A．unlucky | B．angry | C．sorry | D．afraid |
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| 小题4: | | A．scores | B．studies | C．experiences | D．matters |
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| 小题6: | | A．high | B．down | C．lonely | D．happy |
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| 小题7: | | A．way | B．method | C．measure | D．attitude |
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| 小题8: | | A．learn | B．suffer | C．hear | D．judge |
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| 小题9: | | A．reach | B．enjoy | C．like | D．hate |
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| 小题10: | | A．aches | B．pains | C．joys | D．injuries |
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| 小题11: | | A．feel | B．experience | C．taste | D．get |
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| 小题12: | | A．standing up | B．growing up | C．going up | D．rising up |
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| 小题13: | | A．refer | B．turn | C．stick | D．happen |
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| 小题14: | | A．Warm | B．Thoughtful | C．Cool | D．Regretful |
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| 小题15: | | A．suddenly | B．generally | C．naturally | D．sadly |
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| 小题16: | | A．got on | B．got over | C．got off | D．got out |
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| 小题17: | | A．buried | B．shook | C．bowed | D．nodded |
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| 小题18: | | A．freely | B．hopefully | C．quickly | D．confidently |
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| 小题20: | | A．otherwise | B．or | C．but | D．instead |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two days before Thanksgiving, I was trying to open my mouth wide enough for a mirror and a roll of steel wire. Metal braces (牙齿矫正器)had been on my 31 for weeks, but this was the day for the wire to be adjusted. Only those who have had braces will understand the terrible 32 of being “wired”. For the next 24 hours, it felt like every tooth was being 33 slowly by a giant clawhammer (拔钉锤). 34 drinking water caused pain.
By Thanksgiving Day, I had got used to it. 35 I didn’t use my teeth, the pain was bearable. But this was a day when teeth had to 36 longer than usual. We were 37 at my grandparents’ house with relatives. The house was filled with so many pleasant 38 that we could hardly resist the food. When grandma said, “Dinner is ready!” all the kids 39 to be first in line. I was so excited that I 40 the braces in my mouth and 41 my way up to the head of the line.
I piled my plate high with my favorite corn-on-the-cob(玉米棒子)and 42 my mouth to enjoy it. The pain was 43 . I felt I would never be able to eat again. I put my plate away and ran outside in 44 .
Grandma then took my plate to the 45 . She cut all the corn off that cob and rescued me from my 46 . She handed me my plate piled high with corn. “Thanks,” I said 47 . Then I looked up and 48 a strange light in her eye, a light that is still 49 to me after more than fifty years. That was the Thanksgiving when I discovered something more 50 than good food.
| 小题1: | | A．tongue | B．hands | C．teeth | D．head |
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| 小题2: | | A．subject | B．situation | C．chance | D．production |
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| 小题3: | | A．pushed | B．planted | C．opened | D．pulled |
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小题5:As long as B.Even though C.In case D.As though
| 小题6: | | A．play | B．work | C．hurt | D．shake |
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| 小题7: | | A．mixed | B．called | C．gathered | D．surrounded |
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| 小题8: | | A．experiences | B．words | C．colours | D．smells |
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| 小题9: | | A．rushed | B．started | C．stepped | D．walked |
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小题10:A thought of B.got out of C.complained about D.forgot about
| 小题11: | | A．forced | B．created | C．led | D．gave |
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| 小题12: | | A．narrowed | B．opened | C．cleaned | D．shut |
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| 小题13: | | A．normal | B．violent | C．regretful | D．common |
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| 小题14: | | A．time | B．anger | C．surprise | D．tears |
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| 小题15: | | A．kitchen | B．bedroom | C．clinic | D．restaurant |
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| 小题16: | | A．fear | B．loneliness | C．pain | D．interest |
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| 小题17: | | A．sadly | B．kindly | C．shyly | D．gratefully |
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| 小题18: | | A．checked | B．passed | C．caught | D．filled |
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| 小题19: | | A．attractive | B．mysterious | C．natural | D．untrue |
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| 小题20: | | A．important | B．popular | C．useful | D．expensive |
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(C)
Some people say we need
to plant trees in places
where rock concerts or
conferences are held in
order to absorb the carbon
dioxide created by the
event. This picture shows
how trees can help.
Photosynthesis （光合作用）
①Photosynthesis takes place
when there is sunlight.
② Carbon dioxide in air enters
the leaves through tiny holes
called stomata ( 气孔).
③ Leaves contain chlorophyll
( 叶绿素 ) which traps the
sun"s energy.
④ Plant"s roots gather water
from the soil.
⑤ Leaves use chlorophyll and
sunlight to change the water
and carbon dioxide into food,
or sugar, for the plant.
⑥ Oxygen is released into the air.
63. According to the passage, which of the following plays an important part in catching the sun"s energy?
A. Roots B. Branches C. Leaves D. Trunks
64. What is the best title of the diagram(图表)?
A. How trees absorb carbon dioxide?
B. How the air can be made cleaner?
C. Trees play an important part in our daily life.
D. How trees get food in the soil?
65. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. the food for trees is made from the water and sugar in the soil
B. photosynthesis can"t take place at night
C. photosynthesis can take place at any time
D. trees help little in improving the air conditions
66. According to the passage, where should more trees be planted?
A. near the river B. near the cinema
C. along the highway D. on the mountain |
