题目
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Competitors have to do two things.The first is to stand still.The second is to place their hands anywhere
on the body of a car,and keep it there.
This is where things start getting difficult.Lots of people are doing the same thing.And the winner of
the "handathon" contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time.That person gets to
own the car.
It still seems to be an easy thing to do.At the beginning it is.Anyone can stand still.But when the
contest has been going for four or five days,standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world.
And keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention.After a few days,the
hand seems to belong to someone else-someone who wants to go home and get some sleep.
Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat,drink or do whatever else is
necessary.No one is allowed to lean on the car for support.Winners need to be able to show great
powers of attention.They also need to be able to develop special skills.
Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete
to enter.Entrants in the Longview handathon certainly don"t seem to do much preparation.Most say they
will prepare by "getting lots of sleep".Others say they will "eat healthy food" or "pray for success".The
whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end.
Handathons are competitions,but there is little rivalry (敌对) between competitors.They help each
other out and keep each other"s spirits up.People who drop out early return with food,drink and
encouragement.
B. keep hands in place for long
C. wave hands as long as possible
D. do the same thing as in a marathon
B. Not leaning on the car.
C. Eating and drinking in five minutes.
D. Having strong powers of attention.
B. It doesn"t need to make any preparation.
C. Anyone who is interested can join in it.
D. People get along well with each other in it.
B. It is the easiest of all sports.
C. It can purify people"s spirits.
D. It is not good competing in a handathon.
B. The person who takes part in it has to place his hands anywhere on the body of a car,and keep it there.
C. The person who takes part in it can have a break during the course of the competition.
D. Handathons are competitions,so competitors don"t encourage each other.
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me-monists (记忆能手). Born in Russia in about 1900, he spent much of his life performing memory
skills that people found difficult to believe. He could memorize long lists of numbers after reading them
through once, and he could then recite them forwards or back-wards. He could also remember the same
numbers months later. He could easily remember lists of names, dozens of playing cards or hundreds of
cities.
Although he had a wonderful memory, he found some normal skills very difficult. For example, he
found it difficult to learn to read. He also found it difficult to recognize patterns in words or numbers.
When presented with a long list of numbers like this: 1234 4231 5678 8765 6789 9876 he could not
see that there was a pattern. If he could see or hear a collection of numbers, he could remember it.
However, this did not mean that he could understand what he was looking at. He could remember long
complex mathematical formulas, but could not understand what the numbers meant.
Solomon suffered from a condition known as Synaesthesia. This meant that all of his senses were
connected in a special way. In other words, when he heard a particular word he also experienced a
unique taste, or saw a unique color. Each word that he heard brought a particular description into his
mind. Each word for him was unique, because he remembered it as a taste, a smell, a color or a sound,
or all of them together.
He was not a clever man except this ability and people found him rather stupid. He found it difficult to
become friends with other people because his mind was so different. In a way, his memory was a curse (祸根). He remembered everything, and that made it difficult for him to understand anything.
B. if Solomon read a list of numbers he could immediately remember them
C. Solomon could memorize long list of numbers and found their patterns
D. people thought Solomon could remember the most things in the world
B. never knew what people meant when they said to him
C. could not work out some simple math problems
D. found everything he did was meaningless
B. confuses feelings with c61ors or tastes
C. often connects words he (or she) hears with things he (or she) experienced
D. each word he (or she) hears changes its meaning completely
B. some people are actually quite stupid though they seem clever
C. having a good memory does not mean having good intelligence
D. the more you can memorize, the more stupid you will certainly be
however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably
don"t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other
hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.
When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often
gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That"s why
Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good,
says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem
to show the same idea.
The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less
depression(抑郁). They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on
sleeping.
So it doesn"t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important.
Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it"s worth hurting yourself by
staying angry with someone else.
Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it"s OK. Instead, it"s a
way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.
B. based on his own experience
C. by mentioning some studies
D. by mentioning some typical patients
B. introduce a famous expert
C. let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces
D. show how to control one"s temper
B. keeping up
C. getting rid of
D. learning about
B. People who are able to forgive feel less depression.
C. People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping.
D. People who are able to forgive feel less tired.
B. Forgiveness Is Good for Health
C. A Secret to Keeping Health
D. Anger Is Bad for Health
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The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where
we"ve never been before. But just as in face-to-face communication, there are some rules of
behavior that should be followed when online.
The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. Imagine
how you"d feel if you were in the other person"s shoes. For anything you"re about to send: ask
yourself, "Would I say this to the person"s face?" If the answer is "no", rewrite and reread.
Repeat the process till you feel sure that you"d feel comfortable saying the words to the
person"s face.
If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct(本能反应)is to fire back in the
same manner. But try not to do so. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat
software to block their messages. If it was caused by disagreement with another member,
try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions
of others in the chat room.
If you do decide to tell someone in the chat room about a mistake, point it out politely. At
the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that
you have offended.
It is not polite such as their age, sex, and marital status. Unless you know the person
very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don"t ask such questions.
2. Why should we ask ourselves "Would I say this to the person"s face?" when we are to send a
message online? (Please answer within 20 words.)
3. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph to complete the sentence.(Please answer within
10 words.)
4. Which rule do you think is the best? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
the years I fondly (天真地) thought__1__him as my "Valentine man".
My first recollection of the__2__he could bring to Valentine"s Day came when I was six. That morning
at the breakfast table I found a card and a giftwrapped package at my chair. The card was__3__"Love,
Dad" and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to__4__my birthstone,a ruby (红宝石).There
is__5__difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six,and I remember__6__that ring with pride
that all the cards in the world__7__not surpass (超越).
__8__I grew older,the gifts gave__9__to heartshaped boxes filled with my__10__chocolate and
always included a__11__card signed "Love,Dad".In those years my thankyou became__12__of a
perfunctory (敷衍) response. The cards seemed less__13__,and I took for granted that the Valentine
would__14__be there.I had__15__my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from "significant
others" and "Love,Dad" just didn"t seem quite__16__.
His final card remains on my desk today. It"s a__17__of how special fathers can be and how
important it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a__18__of love
with simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.
Those things never__19__,nor does the memory of a man who never__20__being my valentine.
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| 阅读理解。 | |||
| People in the United States honor their parents with two special days:Mother"s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father"s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible (有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care. These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother"s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father"s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories. Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is "the thought that counts". Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays. | |||
| 1.Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents? | |||
| A. Parents bring up children. B. Parents give love and care to children. C. Parents educate children to be good persons. D. Parents pass away before children grow up. | |||
| 2.What do you think "florists" do? | |||
| A. They sell flowers. B. They make and sell bread. C. They offer enough room for having family parties. D. They sell special gifts for Mother"s Day and Father"s Day. | |||
| 3.Which do you think is right about "carnation"? | |||
| A. It has only two kinds of colors. B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother"s Day or Father"s Day. C. It"s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes. D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May. | |||
| 4. What do you know from the passage? | |||
| A. Mother"s Day and Father"s Day are both in May. B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past. C. Not all the children respect their parents D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home. | |||
| 5. On Mother"s Day and Father"s Day, . | |||
| A. people usually have family parties B. everyone goes to visit the cemetery C. children always go to parents" home D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts |