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36 a traffic jam on his way to work shortly 37 receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late for work. Although there was a good reason for Sam’s being late — serious illness at home — he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t 38 any longer. His supervisor(主管) was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal
39 .
Yes, the boss was. When Sam entered the office at 9:35, it was as 40 as a locker room(更衣室)— everyone was hard at work. Sam’s supervisor 41 him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin (露齿笑) and 42 out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m 43 a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?”
The room burst into 44 . The supervisor clamped off(忍住) a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had 45 his job — with the only tool that could win, a laugh.
Humor is a most effective, yet 46 ignored, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want 47 his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel.
36. A. hit B. struck C. beat D. made
37. A. since B. when C. before D. after
38. A. benefit B. matter C. work D. affect
39. A. debate B. speech C. excuse D. argument
40. A. noisy B. quiet C. clean D. messy
41. A. shouted at B. put up with C. looked forward to D. came up to
42. A. stretched B. gave C. handed D. expanded
43. A. searching for B. preparing for C. applying for D. answering for
44. A. laughing B. laugh C. laughters D. laughter
45. A. lost B. saved C. got D. found
46. A. frequently B. occasionally C. never D. regularly
47. A. despite B. with C. without D. by
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试题【A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的) attack — when a】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble？Have you ever dreamed something that 36 later？Maybe you have ESP.
ESP stands 37 Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called 38 sixth sense. It seems to let people 39 about events before they happen, or events 40 are happening some 41 away.
There are thousands of stories on 42 . Scientists are studying 43 to find out what’s behind these 44 mental messages. Here’s an example, one of hundreds of 45 that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a road 46 a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “There’s room for one more.” The man felt the driver was Death, 47 he ran away. The next day, the 48 was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There’s room for one more”. Then the man saw that the driver’s face was the same face he 49 in the dream. He would not 50 the bus. As the bus drove off, it 51 crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was 52 ！
Some people say stories like this are lies or 53 . Others, including some scientists, 54 that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about 55 mind.
36. A. came true B. came across C. came on D. came up
37. A. up B. for C. by D. out
38. A. a B. the C. an D. this
39. A. knowing B. to know C. know D. known
40. A. that B. what C. in which D. as
41. A. orbit B. distance C. position D. spot
42. A. demand B. board C. sale D. record
43. A. them B. it C. those D. him
44. A. certain B. bright C. strange D. successful
45. A. tasks B. results C. expressions D. dreams
46. A. when B. while C. where D. which
47. A. or B. but C. so D. and
48. A. driver B. captain C. woman D. man
49. A. has seen B. had seen C. saw D. sees
50. A. get on B. take off C. make of D. have on
51. A. immediately B. quickly C. finally D. suddenly
52. A. saved B. killed C. preserved D. examined
53. A. projects B. discoveries C. organizations D. coincidences
54. A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell
55. A. the human B. the westerner C. the Egyptian D. the candidate
Hearing loss, in fact, is the most obvious medical consequence of noise pollution, but it is hardly the only one, explains environmental psychologist Arline Bronaft. In her research, Bronzaft found that constant noise exposure could reduce children’s learning ability and cognitive(认知的) development. Beyond all that, regularly, “you’ve got to take a break
from sound,” says Bronzaft.
The bad news, says Blomberg, is that “the last century was the noisiest in history.” The good news, he continues, is that the greener we get, the quieter we’ll also get. Electric cars and lawn equipment, for instance, make less noise, just as more fuel-efficient vehicles do. Improved technology can also provide measures to make the problem less serious. Fire engines and police cars could replace those loud sirens(警报器) with other models; and you can turn down the volume inside your home by replacing noisy household appliances with quieter, energy-saving models.
“ I don’t think you can name a noise source that I can’t find a way to make quieter,” says Blomberg. But the real challenge is to change people’s attitudes. “ In the 1960s, we made it unacceptable to throw litter out of the window of your car,” he says. Today it’s time to recognize that “noise is to the soundscape as litter is to the landscape.” The goal is to “create a culture where you do not throw your aural (听觉的) litter out of the window.
64. What do we know about the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse?
A. It was founded by the city leaders.
B. It was supported by NASCSR.
C. It can rearrange the time of street sweeping.
D. It aims to help those who want more peace and quiet.
65. Which of the following makes the most noise?
A. Electric cars. B. Loud sirens. C. Lawn equipment. D. Police cars.
66. As Blomberg says, _____________.
A. it’s impossible to make a noise-maker quieter
B. it’s difficult to quiet people down
C. in the 1960s, throwing “sound” out of the window was forbidden
D. street sweeping should be stopped forever
67. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Reducing Noise Pollution B. Children’s Mental Development
C. Vehicles that Make Less Noise D. Forbidding Throwing Litter
Up to 30% of children around the world complain of headaches at least once a week. Out of a variety of possible factors tested in a larger study, the authors chose to look at the ones related to the children’s family and leisure time.
According to the study, boys who experience more than one family quarrel per week have a 1.8 times higher risk of developing headaches. The amount of free time available to them seems to be even more important: boys who seldom have time to themselves have a 2.1 times higher risk of developing headaches.
The behavior of parents when children complain of headaches also seems to play a major role. Both positive and negative responses from parents teach children that they can gain advantages from headaches. These responses have a particularly strong effect on the frequency of symptoms in girls, with supportive responses raising the risk of recurrent(周期性的) headaches by 25%.
The genders also differed with respect to headache frequency. Twice as many girls as boys had their symptoms at least once a week. The ages of the children, however, seemed to have no more than a minor effect on their headaches.
The study may become a reminder for parents, especially for those unpeaceful families.
68. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How family quarrels and lack of free time can promote headaches in children.
B. A new study on the frequency of headaches in children.
C. Factors which lead to children’s having headaches.
D. Advice for parents wanting to keep their children from having headaches.
69. We learn from the study that ______________.
A. most children have headaches at least once a week
B. the way a family behaves is the chief factor for the headaches of children
C. parents are to blame for the increase in headaches in children
D. girls are more likely to get headache symptoms than boys
70. Parents should learn from the passage that ______________.
A. they should spend more time with their children
B. they should avoid quarreling
C. they shouldn’t care when their children have headaches
D. they should treat boys and girls differently
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
第二节完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
It was New Year’s night, An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful（悲哀的）eyes towards the deep 36 sky, where the stars were 37 like white lilies(百合花)on
the surface of a clear calm lake．Then he threw them on the earth．Where a few more 38 people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the 39 ，He had already passed sixty of the 40 leading to it，and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret．Now his health was poor，his mind 41 ，his heart sorrowful，and his old age short of 42．
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him．and he recalled the 43 moment
when his father placed him at the 44 to the two roads-one leading to a 45 ．sunny place．
covered with flowers，fruits and resounding with soft，sweet songs；the other 1eading to a deep，
dark cave．which was endless． 46 poison flowed instead of water and where deviIs(恶魔)and
poisonous snakes hissed and crawled．
He saw the 47 fading away in the darkness．and these were the days of his 48 life；He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared，and this was the 49 of himself．His regret，which was like a sharparrow．Struck deeply into his heart．Then he remembered his friends in his
childhood．who entered on life together with him．But they had 50 to success and were now
honored and happy on this New Year’s night
The clock in the high church tow struck and the sound made him remember his parents’
early love for him．They had taught him and 51 to God for his good．But he chose the 52
way．With shame and grief he 53 no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived．
His darkened eyes were full of tears，and with a despairing 54 ，he burst out a cry；“Come back，my 55 days!Come back!”
36．A．grey B,blue C. black D. cloudy
37．A．floating B, flashing C hanging D shinning
38．A．purposeless B purposeful C hopeful D hopeless
39．A．house B tomb C church D birthplace
40．A．dreams B moments C incidents D stages
41．A．strange B pale C blank D shallow
42．A．allowances Bcomforts C experiences D memories
43．A．serious B awful C tough D desperate
44．A．end B entrance C origin D base
45．A. lonely B noisy C quiet D peaceful
46．A．which B that C whose D where
47．A．people B lights C stars D clouds
48．A．accustomed B rewarded C wasted D occupied
49．A．symbol B fate C future D outcome
50．A．lost their heart B devoted their attention
C．made their way D given their way
51．A．prayed B attached C adjusted D turned
52．A．ordinary B unfamiliar C wrong D difficult
53．A．would B could C should D dared
54．A．anxiety B effort C patience D attempt
55．A．early B good C old D shamdful
Going in at the waist is said to be a sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too,Wonmen such as Nigella Lawson with a big difference between thir waist and hip measurements scored significantly better in tests than those with thinner,straighter frames,, Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be skinny-what mattered was that her waist should be smaller than her hips, A ratio of 3:5 was found to be idea,
The study ,by the Universities of Pittsdburgh and California,involved 16,000 women and girls,
According to the scientists，the results are no mere quirk of nature．They claim that the fat
Around culvy hips and thighs(大腿)holds higher levels of-3 fatty acids which are essential for
the growth of the brain during pregnancy．The fat which collects around the waist，howover．is
more likely to contain-6 fatty acids，which areless suited to brain growth．
Reporting in the joumal Evolution and Human Behaviour，the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more likely to do well in cognitive tests than others．they claim that this could help explain why the children of teenage mothers．who might not yet be physically mature enough to have developed real curves-tend to do less well in school．
As wel las boosting(提升)brainpower,一3 fatty acids found in oily fish arc considered to be of huge health benefit Although the study analysed women’s bodies only,一3 fatty acids are also stored in men’s hips ,However it is not known whether men with wide hips benefit from the same brain power boost,．
72.Which shows the possible shape of an hour glass?
73．Suppose the following measurements are taken from four women．Which of them is more likely to have bright children?
A. Waist：60cm；Hip：100 cm B．Waist：60cm：Hip：80cm
C. Waist：55 cm；Hip 1 60cm D．Waist：120cm；Hip：110cm
74.The underlined sentence‘"the results are nomere quirkofnature，"possible tells us the results
A. can be explained scientifically B are strange and hard to explain
C. have just come about by chance D are very interesting
75．According to the researchers，teenage mothers tend to have less bright children because
A．they aren’t so good at child care
B．they usually have less fat than mature women
C．they area’t physically strong enough
D．their waist and hip measurements differ less
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